Common Entrance Exams : Test 6
1. Who coined the slogan “Delhi Chalo” ? “āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§” āĻļā§āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A. Mahatma Gandhi | B. Subhas Chandra Bose | C. Jawaharlal Nehru | D. B. R. Ambedkar
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: B. Subhas Chandra Bose (āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻˇ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§° āĻŦāĻ¸ā§)
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž / Explanation : The slogan “Delhi Chalo” (On to Delhi) was famously associated with Subhas Chandra Bose and the Indian National Army (INA) during the freedom struggle. (“āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§” āĻļā§āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻˇ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§° āĻŦāĻ¸ā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĻĻ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻĢā§āĻ (INA)-ā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¸āĻāĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻŽā§° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤ āĻāĻ āĻļā§āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ INA-ā§° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§° āĻ˛āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤)
2. Who was the first Mughal Emperor of India ? āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻŽā§āĻāĻ˛ āĻ¸āĻŽā§ā§°āĻžāĻ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A. Aurangzeb | B. Akbar | C. Babur | D. Jahangir
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: C. Babur (āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§°)
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž / Explanation : defeated Ibrahim Lodi in the First Battle of Panipat, establishing Mughal rule in North India. (āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§° āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻŽā§āĻāĻ˛ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽā§ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻĒāĻ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻŽā§āĻāĻ˛ āĻ¸āĻŽā§ā§°āĻžāĻāĨ¤ ā§§ā§Ģā§¨ā§Ŧ āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĒāĻĨā§° āĻ¯ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻ¤ āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ āĻāĻŦā§ā§°āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻŽ āĻ˛ā§āĻĄā§āĻ āĻĒā§°āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤āĻ¤ āĻŽā§āĻāĻ˛ āĻļāĻžāĻ¸āĻ¨ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻž āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤)
3. Who coined the slogan “Delhi Chalo” ? “āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§” āĻļā§āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A. Mahatma Gandhi | B. Subhas Chandra Bose | C. Jawaharlal Nehru | D. B. R. Ambedkar
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: B. Subhas Chandra Bose (āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻˇ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§° āĻŦāĻ¸ā§)
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž / Explanation : “Delhi Chalo” (On to Delhi) was famously associated with Subhas Chandra Bose and the Indian National Army (INA) during the Indian freedom movement. (“āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§” āĻļā§āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻˇ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§° āĻŦāĻ¸ā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĻĻ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻĢā§āĻ (INA)-ā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžā§° āĻ ā§°ā§āĻĨ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ˛ā§ā§° āĻĻāĻŋāĻļā§ āĻāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
4. Who was the first Mughal Emperor of India ? āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻŽā§āĻāĻ˛ āĻ¸āĻŽā§ā§°āĻžāĻ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A. Aurangzeb | B. Akbar | C. Babur | D. Jahangir
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: C. Babur (āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§°)
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž / Explanation : Babur was the founder and first Mughal emperor in India. In 1526, he defeated Ibrahim Lodi in the First Battle of Panipat and established Mughal rule in North India. (āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§° āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻŽā§āĻāĻ˛ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽā§ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻĒāĻ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻŽā§āĻāĻ˛ āĻ¸āĻŽā§ā§°āĻžāĻāĨ¤ ā§§ā§Ģā§¨ā§Ŧ āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĒāĻĨā§° āĻ¯ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻ¤ āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ˛ā§ā§° āĻā§āĻ˛āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻŦā§ā§°āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻŽ āĻ˛ā§āĻĄā§āĻ āĻĒā§°āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤āĻ¤ āĻŽā§āĻāĻ˛ āĻļāĻžāĻ¸āĻ¨ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻž āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤)
5. Where is the headquarters of the United Nations located ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āĻ¨: ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°āĻ¸āĻāĻā§° āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ'āĻ¤ āĻ ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤ ?
A. New York | B. Geneva | C. Delhi | D. Dhaka
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: A. New York (āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§°ā§āĻ)
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž / Explanation : The headquarters of the United Nations (UN) is located in New York City, USA. (ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°āĻ¸āĻāĻā§° (UN) āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŽā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻž āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°ā§° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§°ā§āĻ āĻāĻšā§°āĻ¤ āĻ ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤)
6. The Cannes Award is given for excellence in which field ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āĻ¨: āĻā§āĻ¨āĻā§ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻ¤ āĻā§āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻ¤āĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ “āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻāĻāĻž” āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ ?
A. Literature | B. Journalism | C. Economics | D. Film
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: D. Film (āĻāĻ˛āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ā§°)
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž / Explanation : The Cannes Film Festival is a major international film festival held annually in Cannes, France. Awards are given for excellence in cinema/film. (āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ˛āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻŽāĻšā§ā§āĻ¸ā§ą āĻĢā§ā§°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸ā§° āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻšā§°āĻ¤ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšā§ā§ąāĻž āĻāĻ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ˛āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻŽāĻšā§ā§āĻ¸ā§ąāĨ¤ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻ˛āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻ¤ āĻā§āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻ¤āĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻāĻāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤)
7. Which Governor-General abolished the Sati system ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āĻ¨: āĻā§āĻ¨āĻāĻ¨ āĻā§ąā§°ā§āĻŖā§° āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ā§°ā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ˛ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A. Lord Hastings | B. Lord Cornwallis | C. Lord William Bentinck | D. Lord Ripon
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: C. Lord William Bentinck (āĻ˛āĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻŦā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻ)
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž / Explanation : Lord William Bentinck abolished the practice of Sati in 1829 through Regulation XVII of 1829. (āĻ˛āĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻŦā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻā§ ā§§ā§Žā§¨ā§¯ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŖāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻˇāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤ āĻāĻ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻāĻ¨ Regulation XVII of 1829 āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽā§ā§°ā§ āĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¤āĨ¤)
8. Where is the headquarters of the United Nations located ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āĻ¨: ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°āĻ¸āĻāĻā§° āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ'āĻ¤ āĻ ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤ ?
A. New York | B. Geneva | C. Delhi | D. Dhaka
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: A. New York (āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§°ā§āĻ)
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž / Explanation: The headquarters of the United Nations (UN) is located in New York City, USA. (ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°āĻ¸āĻāĻā§° (UN) āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŽā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻž āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°ā§° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§°ā§āĻ āĻāĻšā§°āĻ¤ āĻ ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤)
9. Which Governor-General abolished the Sati system ? (āĻā§āĻ¨āĻāĻ¨ āĻā§ąā§°ā§āĻŖā§° āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ā§°ā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ˛ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?)
A. Lord Hastings | B. Lord Cornwallis | C. Lord William Bentinck | D. Lord Ripon
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: C. Lord William Bentinck
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž / Explanation: Lord William Bentinck abolished the Sati system in 1829 through Regulation XVII of 1829. (āĻ˛āĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻŦā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻā§ ā§§ā§Žā§¨ā§¯ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŖāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻˇāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤)
10. What is the retirement age for a Supreme Court judge in India ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āĻ¨: āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻāĻā§āĻāĻ¤āĻŽ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¯āĻŧā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžā§°āĻĒāĻ¤āĻŋā§° āĻ ā§ąāĻ¸ā§°ā§° āĻŦā§āĻ¸ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ ?
A. 60 | B. 65 | C. 64 | D. 62
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: B. 65 years (ā§Ŧā§Ģ āĻŦāĻā§°)
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž / Explanation: A Supreme Court judge of India retires at the age of 65 years. (āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻāĻā§āĻāĻ¤āĻŽ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¯āĻŧā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžā§°āĻĒāĻ¤āĻŋ ā§Ŧā§Ģ āĻŦāĻā§° āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¸āĻ¤ āĻ ā§ąāĻ¸ā§° āĻā§ā§°āĻšāĻŖ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤)
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1. Who coined the slogan “Delhi Chalo” ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āĻ¨: “āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§” āĻļā§āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A. Mahatma Gandhi | B. Subhas Chandra Bose | C. Jawaharlal Nehru | D. B. R. Ambedkar
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: B. Subhas Chandra Bose (āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻˇ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§° āĻŦāĻ¸ā§)
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž / Explanation: “Delhi Chalo” was famously associated with Subhas Chandra Bose and the Indian National Army (INA) during India’s freedom struggle. (“āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§” āĻļā§āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻˇ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§° āĻŦāĻ¸ā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĻĻ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻĢā§āĻ (INA)-ā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžā§° āĻ ā§°ā§āĻĨ āĻšā§āĻā§ “āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ˛ā§ā§° āĻĻāĻŋāĻļā§ āĻāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧāĻž”āĨ¤)
2. Consider the following statements regarding the Indian Constitution: āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¤āĻ˛ā§° āĻŦāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻš āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻā§°āĻ:
i. The President can return a Money Bill for reconsideration. (ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°āĻĒāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ§āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ¨ā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨āĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻ āĻĒāĻ āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĨ¤)
ii. The President can return an ordinary bill for reconsideration. (ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°āĻĒāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ¨ā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨āĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻ āĻĒāĻ āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĨ¤)
iii. A Constitutional Amendment Bill cannot be returned by the President for reconsideration. (āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻāĻļā§āĻ§āĻ¨ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°āĻĒāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒā§āĻ¨ā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨āĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻ āĻĒāĻ āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŦ āĻ¨ā§ā§ąāĻžā§°ā§āĨ¤)
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? āĻāĻĒā§°ā§° āĻā§āĻ¨āĻā§/āĻā§āĻ¨āĻā§āĻāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŦā§āĻ¯ āĻļā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ ?
A) i only / āĻā§ā§ąāĻ˛ ā§§ B) ii and iii only / āĻā§ā§ąāĻ˛ ii āĻā§°ā§ iii C) i and iii only / āĻā§ā§ąāĻ˛ i āĻā§°ā§ iii D) ii only / āĻā§ā§ąāĻ˛ ii
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: B) ii and iii only / āĻā§ā§ąāĻ˛ ii āĻā§°ā§ iii
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž / Explanation:
- Money Bill cannot be returned by the President. (āĻ§āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°āĻĒāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒā§āĻ¨ā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨āĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻ āĻĒāĻ āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŦ āĻ¨ā§ā§ąāĻžā§°ā§āĨ¤)
- An ordinary bill can be returned once for reconsideration. (āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻžā§° āĻĒā§āĻ¨ā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨āĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻ āĻĒāĻ āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĨ¤)
- A Constitutional Amendment Bill cannot be returned for reconsideration. (āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻāĻļā§āĻ§āĻ¨ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ¨ā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨āĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻ āĻĒāĻ āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŦ āĻ¨ā§ā§ąāĻžā§°ā§āĨ¤)
3. Which of the following rivers is known for forming an estuary rather than a delta ? āĻ¤āĻ˛ā§° āĻā§āĻ¨āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻĒā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŋā§ąā§°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻŽā§āĻšāĻ¨āĻž (Estuary) āĻāĻ āĻ¨ āĻā§°ā§ ?
A) Godavari / āĻā§āĻĻāĻžā§ąā§°ā§ B) Krishna / āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻŖāĻž C) Narmada / āĻ¨ā§°ā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻž D) Mahanadi / āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻ¨āĻĻā§
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: C) Narmada / āĻ¨ā§°ā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻž
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž / Explanation: The Narmada forms an estuary before entering the Arabian Sea. (āĻ¨ā§°ā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻž āĻ¨āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§°āĻŦ āĻ¸āĻžāĻā§°āĻ¤ āĻĒā§°āĻžā§° āĻāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻŽā§āĻšāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ āĻ¨ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤)
4. The “Doctrine of Lapse” was most prominently associated with which Governor-General ? “āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ” āĻā§āĻ¨āĻāĻ¨ āĻā§ąā§°ā§āĻŖā§° āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ā§°ā§āĻ˛ā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇāĻāĻžā§ąā§ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ ?
A) Lord Cornwallis / āĻ˛ā§°ā§āĻĄ āĻā§°ā§āĻŖā§ąāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ B) Lord Wellesley / āĻ˛ā§°ā§āĻĄ ā§ąā§āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ˛ā§
C) Lord Dalhousie / āĻ˛ā§°ā§āĻĄ āĻĄā§āĻ˛āĻšāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ D) Lord Canning / āĻ˛ā§°ā§āĻĄ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: C) Lord Dalhousie / āĻ˛ā§°ā§āĻĄ āĻĄā§āĻ˛āĻšāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž / Explanation: Lord Dalhousie prominently implemented the Doctrine of Lapse. (āĻ˛ā§°ā§āĻĄ āĻĄā§āĻ˛āĻšāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇāĻāĻžā§ąā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤)
5. Which part of the human brain is primarily responsible for maintaining balance and coordination ? āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§ą āĻŽāĻāĻā§ā§° āĻā§āĻ¨āĻā§ āĻ āĻāĻļāĻ āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ¤āĻ āĻĻā§āĻšā§° āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽā§āĻ¯ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻ ā§°āĻžāĻā§ ?
A) Cerebrum / āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāĻŦā§ā§°āĻžāĻŽ B) Cerebellum / āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ C) Medulla / āĻŽā§āĻĄā§āĻ˛āĻž
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: B) Cerebellum / āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž / Explanation: The cerebellum controls balance, posture and coordination of movements. āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻŽā§ āĻĻā§āĻšā§° āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽā§āĻ¯, āĻāĻāĻā§āĻŽāĻž āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ˛ā§° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŖ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
6. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of black soil ? āĻ¤āĻ˛ā§° āĻā§āĻ¨āĻā§ āĻ’āĻ˛āĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋā§° āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻā§āĻ¯ āĻ¨āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ ?
A) High moisture retention / āĻ
āĻ§āĻŋāĻ āĻā§°ā§āĻĻā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻž āĻ§ā§°āĻŋ ā§°āĻāĻž B) Rich in lime and iron / āĻā§āĻŖ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ˛ā§āĻšāĻžāĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āĻ§
C) Suitable for cotton / āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻšā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¯ā§āĻā§ D) Highly porous and excessively drained / āĻ
āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ
āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻ§āĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻļāĻ¨
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: D) Highly porous and excessively drained / āĻ āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻ§āĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻļāĻ¨
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž / Explanation: Black soil has high moisture-retention capacity and is particularly suitable for cotton. It is not highly porous with excessive drainage. (āĻ’āĻ˛āĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ āĻ§āĻŋāĻ āĻā§°ā§āĻĻā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻž āĻ§ā§°āĻŋ ā§°āĻžāĻā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻš āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āĻ āĻ āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻ§āĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻļāĻ¨āĻāĻžā§°ā§ āĻ¨āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤)
7. The power of the Supreme Court to review its own judgment is provided under: āĻāĻā§āĻāĻ¤āĻŽ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§° ā§°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻ¨ā§°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻā§°āĻžā§° āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻ¤āĻž āĻā§āĻ¨āĻā§ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻĻā§° āĻ āĻ§ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ āĻā§°ā§ ?
A) Article 32 / āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻĻ ā§Šā§¨ B) Article 137 / āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻĻ ā§§ā§Šā§ C) Article 143 / āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻĻ ā§§ā§Ēā§Š D) Article 145 / āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻĻ ā§§ā§Ēā§Ģ
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: B) Article 137 / āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻĻ ā§§ā§Šā§
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž / Explanation: Article 137 gives the Supreme Court the power to review its own judgments or orders, subject to laws and rules made under Article 145. āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻĻ ā§§ā§Šā§-āĻ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻ¤āĻŽ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§° ā§°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻĻā§āĻļ āĻĒā§āĻ¨ā§°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ (Review) āĻā§°āĻžā§° āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻ¤āĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
8. If the Reserve Bank of India increases the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR), the immediate likely effect would be: RBI-āĻ āĻ¨āĻāĻĻ āĻ¸āĻā§°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ (CRR) āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¤āĻžā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžā§ąā§ āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžā§ą āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦ?
A) Increase in banks' lending capacity / āĻŦā§āĻāĻā§° āĻāĻŖ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžā§° āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻ¤āĻž āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ B) Decrease in banks' lending capacity / āĻŦā§āĻāĻā§° āĻāĻŖ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžā§° āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻ¤āĻž āĻšā§ā§°āĻžāĻ¸ C) Increase in money supply / āĻ§āĻ¨ā§° āĻ¯ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ D) Increase in government expenditure / āĻā§°āĻāĻžā§°ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: B) Decrease in banks' lending capacity / āĻŦā§āĻāĻā§° āĻāĻŖ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžā§° āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻ¤āĻž āĻšā§ā§°āĻžāĻ¸
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž / Explanation: Higher CRR means banks must keep more money with RBI, so less money is available for lending. CRR āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻš’āĻ˛ā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻā§ RBI-ā§° āĻāĻā§°āĻ¤ āĻ āĻ§āĻŋāĻ āĻ§āĻ¨ ā§°āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻŦ āĻ˛āĻžāĻā§, āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻŖ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ˛āĻŦā§āĻ§ āĻ§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŽā§āĨ¤
9. Which of the following is correctly matched ? āĻ¤āĻ˛ā§° āĻā§āĻ¨āĻā§ āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžā§ąā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšā§āĻā§ ?
A) Gir — Rhinoceros / āĻāĻŋā§° — āĻāĻāĻĄāĻŧ B) Kaziranga — One-horned Rhinoceros / āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋā§°āĻāĻž — āĻāĻāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻĄāĻŧ C) Periyar — Wild Ass / āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžā§° — āĻŦāĻ¨ā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ§ D) Dachigam — Lion / āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŽ — āĻ¸āĻŋāĻāĻš
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: B) Kaziranga — One-horned Rhinoceros / āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋā§°āĻāĻž — āĻāĻāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻĄāĻŧ
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž / Explanation: Kaziranga is famous for the Indian one-horned rhinoceros. āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋā§°āĻāĻž āĻāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻāĻĄāĻŧā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤āĨ¤
10. The Battle of Saraighat was fought during the reign of: ā§°āĻžāĻāĻāĻĄāĻŧā§° āĻ¯ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻšā§āĻŽ ā§°āĻāĻžā§° āĻļāĻžāĻ¸āĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) Pramatta Singha / āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŽāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻāĻš B) Swargadeo Chakradhwaj Singha / āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§°ā§āĻāĻĻā§āĻ āĻāĻā§ā§°āĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻāĻš C) Rudra Singha / ā§°ā§āĻĻā§ā§° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻāĻš D) Siva Singha / āĻļāĻŋā§ą āĻ¸āĻŋāĻāĻš
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: B) Swargadeo Chakradhwaj Singha / āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§°ā§āĻāĻĻā§āĻ āĻāĻā§ā§°āĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻāĻš
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž / Explanation: The Battle of Saraighat (1671) took place during the reign of Chakradhwaj Singha, with Lachit Borphukan leading the Ahom forces. ā§°āĻžāĻāĻāĻĄāĻŧā§° āĻ¯ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ (ā§§ā§Ŧā§ā§§) āĻāĻā§ā§°āĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻāĻšā§° āĻļāĻžāĻ¸āĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¤ āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻšā§āĻŽ āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦā§°āĻĢā§āĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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11. Which Ahom ruler adopted the Hindu name “Swarganarayan” ?āĻā§āĻ¨āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻšā§āĻŽ ā§°āĻāĻžāĻ “āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§°ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻžā§°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŖ” āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽ āĻā§ā§°āĻšāĻŖ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) Sukaphaa / āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻĢāĻž B) Suhungmung / āĻā§āĻšā§āĻāĻŽā§āĻ C) Sudangphaa / āĻā§āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻĢāĻž D) Gadadhar Singha / āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻ§ā§° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻāĻš
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: B) Suhungmung / āĻā§āĻšā§āĻāĻŽā§āĻ
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž / Explanation: Suhungmung was also known as Dihingia Raja and adopted the Hindu name Swarganarayan. āĻā§āĻšā§āĻāĻŽā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻšāĻŋāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž ā§°āĻāĻž āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽā§ā§°ā§āĻ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§°ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻžā§°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŖ āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽ āĻā§ā§°āĻšāĻŖ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
12. Which Fundamental Right is available to both citizens and foreigners ? āĻ¤āĻ˛ā§° āĻā§āĻ¨āĻā§ āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ āĻ āĻ§āĻŋāĻāĻžā§° āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻžāĻā§°āĻŋāĻ āĻā§°ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻļā§ āĻāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§°ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¯ ?
A) Freedom of speech and expression / āĻŦāĻžāĻā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻŽāĻ¤ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžāĻļā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻž B) Equality before law / āĻāĻāĻ¨ā§° āĻāĻāĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¤āĻž C) Freedom to form associations / āĻ¸āĻāĻ āĻāĻ āĻ¨ā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻž D) Freedom of movement throughout India / āĻ¸āĻŽāĻā§ā§° āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤āĻ¤ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ˛ā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻž
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: B) Equality before law / āĻāĻāĻ¨ā§° āĻāĻāĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¤āĻž
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž / Explanation: Article 14 guarantees equality before law and equal protection of laws to all persons, including both citizens and foreigners (subject to constitutional exceptions). (āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻĻ ā§§ā§Ē-āĻ āĻ¸āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻāĻ¨ā§° āĻāĻāĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¤āĻž āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻāĻ¨ā§° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§ā§°āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻžāĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§° āĻ˛āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§°ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĨ¤)
13. Which atmospheric/optical phenomenon is primarily responsible for the formation of a rainbow ? ā§°āĻžāĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ āĻ¨ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ¤āĻ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻŽāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ/āĻĒā§āĻšā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻāĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ ?
A) Diffraction / āĻ āĻĒā§ąā§°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ B) Dispersion, refraction and internal reflection / āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ā§°āĻŖ, āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¸ā§°āĻŖ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĢāĻ˛āĻ¨ C) Polarisation only / āĻā§ā§ąāĻ˛ āĻŽā§ā§°ā§āĻŖā§āĻā§°āĻŖ D) Total internal reflection only / āĻā§ā§ąāĻ˛ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻāĻā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĢāĻ˛āĻ¨
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: B) Dispersion, refraction and internal reflection / āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ā§°āĻŖ, āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¸ā§°āĻŖ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĢāĻ˛āĻ¨
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž / Explanation: A rainbow forms when sunlight enters raindrops and undergoes refraction, dispersion and internal reflection before reaching our eyes. (āĻŦā§°āĻˇā§āĻŖā§° āĻā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯ā§° āĻĒā§āĻšā§° āĻĒā§ā§°ā§ąā§āĻļ āĻā§°āĻžā§° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¸ā§°āĻŖ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ā§°āĻŖ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĢāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻāĻā§, āĻ¯āĻžā§° āĻĢāĻ˛āĻ¤ ā§°āĻžāĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤)
14. Which of the following is the largest tributary of the Brahmaputra on its right bank in Assam ? āĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¤ āĻŦā§ā§°āĻšā§āĻŽāĻĒā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻĒāĻžā§°ā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻĻā§ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻāĻ¨ ?
A) Kopili / āĻāĻĒāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ B) Dhansiri / āĻ§āĻ¨āĻļāĻŋā§°āĻŋ C) Subansiri / āĻ¸ā§ā§ąāĻŖāĻļāĻŋā§°āĻŋ D) Burhi Dihing / āĻŦā§āĻĸāĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻšāĻŋāĻ
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: C) Subansiri / āĻ¸ā§ā§ąāĻŖāĻļāĻŋā§°āĻŋ
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž / Explanation: The Subansiri River is the largest tributary of the Brahmaputra. It joins the Brahmaputra on its north/right bank in Assam. āĻ¸ā§ā§ąāĻŖāĻļāĻŋā§°āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻĻā§ āĻŦā§ā§°āĻšā§āĻŽāĻĒā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻĻā§āĨ¤ āĻ āĻ āĻ¸āĻŽā§° āĻŦā§ā§°āĻšā§āĻŽāĻĒā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§° āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°/āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻĒāĻžā§°āĻ¤ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
15. The term “Fiscal Deficit” refers to: “ā§°āĻžāĻāĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ” āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ ?
A) Total expenditure minus total receipts excluding borrowings / āĻāĻŖ āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻĻāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻŋā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻŽā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ B) Revenue expenditure minus revenue receipts / ā§°āĻžāĻāĻš āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ ā§°āĻžāĻāĻš āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻŋ C) Total revenue minus capital expenditure / āĻŽā§āĻ ā§°āĻžāĻāĻš āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ§āĻ¨ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ¯āĻŧ D) Imports minus exports / āĻāĻŽāĻĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ ā§°āĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: A) Total expenditure minus total receipts excluding borrowings / āĻāĻŖ āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻĻāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻŋā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻŽā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž / Explanation: Fiscal Deficit = Total Expenditure − Total Receipts (excluding borrowings). āĻ ā§°ā§āĻĨāĻžā§, āĻā§°āĻāĻžā§°ā§° āĻŽā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻŖā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§°ā§ āĻŽā§āĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻŋā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻā§° āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĻā§āĻ¯āĻ ā§°āĻžāĻāĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋāĨ¤
16. Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched ? āĻ¤āĻ˛ā§° āĻā§āĻ¨āĻ¯ā§ā§° āĻ āĻļā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻāĻžā§ąā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšā§āĻā§ ?
A) Sanchi — Madhya Pradesh / āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻā§ — āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻļ B) Konark — Odisha / āĻā§āĻŖāĻžā§°ā§āĻ — āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻļāĻž C) Ajanta — Maharashtra / āĻ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻž — āĻŽāĻšāĻžā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§° D) Mahabalipuram — Kerala / āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŽ — āĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻ˛āĻž
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: D) Mahabalipuram — Kerala / āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŽ — āĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻ˛āĻž
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž / Explanation: Mahabalipuram (Mamallapuram) is located in Tamil Nadu, not Kerala. āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŽ (āĻŽāĻžāĻŽāĻ˛ā§āĻ˛āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŽ) āĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛āĻ¨āĻžāĻĄā§āĻ¤ āĻ ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤, āĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
17. Which Constitutional Amendment gave constitutional status to Panchayati Raj Institutions ? āĻā§āĻ¨āĻā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻāĻļā§āĻ§āĻ¨ā§ āĻĒāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤ā§ ā§°āĻžāĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻ āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻŽā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) 61st Amendment / ā§Ŧā§§āĻ¤āĻŽ āĻ¸āĻāĻļā§āĻ§āĻ¨ B) 69th Amendment / ā§Ŧā§¯āĻ¤āĻŽ āĻ¸āĻāĻļā§āĻ§āĻ¨ C) 73rd Amendment / ā§ā§ŠāĻ¤āĻŽ āĻ¸āĻāĻļā§āĻ§āĻ¨ D) 74th Amendment / ā§ā§ĒāĻ¤āĻŽ āĻ¸āĻāĻļā§āĻ§āĻ¨
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: C) 73rd Amendment / ā§ā§ŠāĻ¤āĻŽ āĻ¸āĻāĻļā§āĻ§āĻ¨
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž / Explanation: The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 gave constitutional status to Panchayati Raj Institutions and added Part IX to the Constitution.ā§§ā§¯ā§¯ā§¨ āĻāĻ¨ā§° ā§ā§ŠāĻ¤āĻŽ āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻāĻļā§āĻ§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻĒāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤ā§ ā§°āĻžāĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻ āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻŽā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ¸āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨āĻ¤ Part IX āĻ¸āĻāĻ¯ā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
18. Which gas is released in large quantities during incomplete combustion of fossil fuels ? āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāĻļā§āĻŽ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻ¨ā§° āĻ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻĻāĻšāĻ¨ā§° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻšā§ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻā§ āĻā§āĻ āĻ¨āĻŋā§°ā§āĻāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ ?
A) Oxygen / āĻ āĻā§āĻ¸āĻŋāĻā§āĻ¨ B) Carbon monoxide / āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻŦāĻ¨ āĻŽāĻ¨’āĻ āĻā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻĄ C) Nitrogen / āĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻā§ā§°’āĻā§āĻ¨ D) Hydrogen / āĻšāĻžāĻāĻĄā§ā§°’āĻā§āĻ¨
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: B) Carbon monoxide / āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻŦāĻ¨ āĻŽāĻ¨’āĻ āĻā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻĄ
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž / Explanation: Incomplete combustion occurs when there is insufficient oxygen, producing carbon monoxide (CO). āĻ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻĻāĻšāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻĒā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻ āĻā§āĻ¸āĻŋāĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻĨāĻāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻŦāĻ¨ āĻŽāĻ¨’āĻ āĻā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻĄ (CO) āĻā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
19. The Treaty of Yandabo was signed between: āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻāĻžā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻˇā§°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) British and Ahoms / āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻšā§āĻŽ B) British and Burmese / āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻā§°ā§ āĻŦā§ā§°āĻšā§āĻŽāĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯āĻŧ C) Ahoms and Burmese / āĻāĻšā§āĻŽ āĻā§°ā§ āĻŦā§ā§°āĻšā§āĻŽāĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯āĻŧ D) British and Koch / āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§āĻ
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: B) British and Burmese / āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻā§°ā§ āĻŦā§ā§°āĻšā§āĻŽāĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯āĻŧ
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž / Explanation: The Treaty of Yandabo was signed in 1826 between the British East India Company and the Burmese Kingdom, ending the First Anglo-Burmese War. (āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻŋ ā§§ā§Žā§¨ā§Ŧ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻŦā§ā§°āĻšā§āĻŽāĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯āĻŧ (Burmese) ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻˇā§°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻāĻāĻ-āĻŦā§ā§°āĻšā§āĻŽ āĻ¯ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ā§° āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻĒā§°ā§āĨ¤)
20. Which of the following is a function of the Election Commission of India ? āĻ¤āĻ˛ā§° āĻā§āĻ¨āĻā§ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻŋā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§° āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻ¯ ?
A) Appointment of Governors / ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ B) Conduct of elections to Parliament and State Legislatures / āĻ¸āĻāĻ¸āĻĻ āĻā§°ā§ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨āĻ¸āĻāĻžā§° āĻ¨āĻŋā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻā§°āĻž C) Audit of government accounts / āĻā§°āĻāĻžā§°ā§ āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒ-āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ āĻĒā§°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻā§°āĻž D) Appointment of Supreme Court judges / āĻāĻā§āĻāĻ¤āĻŽ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¯āĻŧā§° āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻļ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: B) Conduct of elections to Parliament and State Legislatures / āĻ¸āĻāĻ¸āĻĻ āĻā§°ā§ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨āĻ¸āĻāĻžā§° āĻ¨āĻŋā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻā§°āĻž
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž / Explanation: The Election Commission of India (ECI) conducts and supervises elections to Parliament, State Legislatures, and the offices of President and Vice-President. (āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻŋā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻ¸āĻāĻ¸āĻĻ, ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨āĻ¸āĻāĻž āĻā§°ā§ ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°āĻĒāĻ¤āĻŋ-āĻāĻĒā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°āĻĒāĻ¤āĻŋā§° āĻ¨āĻŋā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨āĻž āĻā§°ā§ āĻ¤āĻĻāĻžā§°āĻ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤)
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1. Which one of the following is a Ramsar site in Assam ? āĻ¤āĻ˛ā§° āĻā§āĻ¨āĻā§ āĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¤ āĻ ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤ ā§°āĻžāĻŽāĻāĻžā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ ?
A) Deepor Beel / āĻĻā§āĻĒā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ B) Pobitora / āĻĒā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ā§°āĻž C) Orang / āĻā§°āĻžāĻ D) Nameri / āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽā§ā§°āĻŋ
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: A) Deepor Beel / āĻĻā§āĻĒā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž / Explanation: Deepor Beel is a Ramsar Site in Assam and is located near Guwahati. It was designated as a Ramsar site in 2002. āĻĻā§āĻĒā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ āĻ¸āĻŽā§° āĻāĻāĻž ā§°āĻžāĻŽāĻāĻžā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻā§ā§° āĻāĻā§°āĻ¤ āĻ ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤ āĻ ā§¨ā§Ļā§Ļā§¨ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¤ ā§°āĻžāĻŽāĻāĻžā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
2. The “Green Revolution” in India was initially most successful in: āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤āĻ¤ “āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ˛ā§ą” āĻā§°āĻŽā§āĻāĻŖāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ āĻā§āĻāĻ˛āĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ§āĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻĢāĻ˛ āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) Eastern India / āĻĒā§āĻŦ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ B) North-Western India / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°-āĻĒāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻŽ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ C) North-Eastern India / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°-āĻĒā§āĻŦ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ D) Southern plateau region / āĻĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻŖ āĻŽāĻžāĻ˛āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āĻā§āĻāĻ˛
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: B) North-Western India / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°-āĻĒāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻŽ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž / Explanation: The Green Revolution initially achieved major success in Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, particularly in wheat production. (āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ˛ā§ą āĻā§°āĻŽā§āĻāĻŖāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦ, āĻšāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¨āĻž āĻā§°ā§ āĻĒāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻŽ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻļāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇ āĻ¸āĻĢāĻ˛ āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇāĻā§ āĻā§āĻāĻšā§ āĻā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨āĻ¤āĨ¤)
3. Which vitamin deficiency causes night blindness ? āĻā§āĻ¨āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨ā§° āĻ āĻāĻžā§ąāĻ¤ ā§°āĻžāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻāĻž ā§°ā§āĻ (Night Blindness) āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ ?
A) Vitamin A / āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨ A B) Vitamin B / āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨ B C) Vitamin C / āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨ C D) Vitamin K / āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨ K
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: A) Vitamin A / āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨ A
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž / Explanation: Vitamin A is essential for normal vision. Its deficiency can cause night blindness (Nyctalopia). (āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨ A āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžā§ąāĻŋāĻ āĻĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋāĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžā§° āĻ āĻāĻžā§ąāĻ¤ ā§°āĻžāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻāĻž ā§°ā§āĻ (Night Blindness) āĻš’āĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĨ¤)