1 .Kolkata is an example of a _____ port.
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| Answer : Option B |
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| The port of Kolkata is a reverine port in the city of Kolkata, located around 126 miles from the sea. It is the oldest operating port in India, and was constructed by the British East India company, after the company received trading rights from the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb |
2 .Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
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| Answer : Option A |
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| N/A |
3 .Under whose leadership was the Chittagong Armoury Raid Organised ?
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| Answer : Option C |
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| The Chittagong Armoury Raid also known as Chittagong uprising, was an attempt on 18 April 1930 to raid the armoury of police and auxiliary forces from the Chi ttagong armoury in Bengal province of British India by armed revol uti onari es f or Indi an Independence led by Surya Senpopularly known as Master-da. |
4 .nsectivorous plants grow in soil which is deficient in :
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| Answer : Option B |
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| Insectivorous plants grow in mineral poor soil or very wet areas where all the nutrients are washed from the soil regularly. Without these minerals that the plants can pull from the soil, they struggle to survive. So, insectivorous plants supplements their meager food making skills by trapping insects and dissolving them to absorb their essential minerals-like nitrogen |
5 .Water gas is the combination of :
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| Answer : Option B |
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| Water gas i s a synthesis gas, containing carbon mono-oxide and hydrogen. It is a useful product but requires careful handling due to its flammability and the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. The gas is made by passing steamover a red-hot carbon fuel such as coke. $H_ 2$ O + C --> $H_2$ + CO |
6 .National income can be calculated in all except one of the following ways :
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| Answer : Option C |
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| National Income can be calculated by 3 ways. 1. Sum of all expenditures 2. Sum of all incomes 3. Sum of all outputs. There is no any role of "sum of all savings" in Calculating National Income. |
7 .In which one of the following states is laterite soil found ?
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| Answer : Option C |
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Laterite is a soil and rock type rich in ironand aluminium, and is commonly considered to have formed in hot and wet tropical areas. Laterite Soil in India are found in the Eastern Ghat of Orissa, the southern parts of western Ghat, Malabar coastal plains and Ratnagiri of Maharahtra and some part of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Meghalaya, Western parts of west Bengal etceconomy is –
(a) Factors of production are owned by the individuals.
(b) Every individual has freedom to start business of his own.
(c) All economic activities are guided by the motive of profit.
(d) Individuals are the owners and acquire property and pass it on to next heir after death.
(e) Government has little role to play in the functioning of the economy and prices of goods and services are determined by the market forces of demand and supply.
Therefore, from the options, consumer’s sovereignty can be the suitable feature of free market economy |
8 .I f a c hange i n al l i nput s leads to a proportionate change in output, it is a case of :
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| Answer : Option B |
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| If a change in all inputs leads to a proportionate change in output, it is a case of constant returns to scale. |
9 .Who among the following was nota member of t he Draf t ing Commi tt ee of I ndian Constitution?
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| Answer : Option B |
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Rajendra Prasad was not among the members of the Drafting Committee of Indian Constitution. The Drafting committee members were –
--> Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (Chairman)
--> K. M. Munshi ( Ex-Home Minister, Bombay)
--> Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer (Ex-Advocate General, Madras)
--> N. Gopalaswami Ayengar (Ex. Prime Minister (J & K) member of Nehru Cabinet)
--> BL Mitter (Ex-Advocate General, India)
--> MD. Saadullah (Ex-Chief Minister of Assam, Muslim League Member)
--> D.P. Khaitan (Lawyer) |
10 .Which one of the following Committee's Report recommended the establishment of the Institutions of Lokpal and Loka-Yukta ?
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| Answer : Option C |
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| Fi rst Admi ni s trati ve Ref orms committee's Report recommended the establishment of the Institutions of Lokpal and Loka-Yukta. Gorwal'a Report :On regulation of stock exchange. Appleby Report : On offshore - i that anal yses off shore deal data and provides expert insights into the world of offshore transactions. Asok Mehta Commi ttee : This committee is related with Panchayati Raj. |
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