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Kolkata is an example of a _____ port. |
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Answer & Explanation
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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 |
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2 . |
Which one of the following pairs is correctly
matched ? |
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Answer & Explanation
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Answer : Option
A
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N/A |
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3 . |
Under whose leadership was the Chittagong
Armoury Raid Organised ? |
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Answer & Explanation
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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. |
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4 . |
nsectivorous plants grow in soil which is
deficient in : |
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Answer & Explanation
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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 |
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5 . |
Water gas is the combination of : |
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Answer & Explanation
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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 |
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6 . |
National income can be calculated in all
except one of the following ways : |
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Answer & Explanation
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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. |
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7 . |
In which one of the following states is
laterite soil found ? |
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Answer & Explanation
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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 |
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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 & Explanation
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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. |
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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 & Explanation
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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) |
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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 & Explanation
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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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