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The largest contributor of air pollution in India is:
A)
Thermal plants
B)
Industries
C)
Vehicles
D)
Domestic wastes
According to national environmental and CPCB assessments commonly referenced in Indian general studies, the industrial sector (inclusive of manufacturing and power generation) is the largest aggregate contributor to air pollution in India (~51%).
Which one of the following was not included in the Fundamental Rights as given in the Constitution of 1950?
A)
Right to freedom of speech
B)
Right to property
C)
Right against exploitation
D)
Right to education
Right to Education was inserted into Part III as Article 21A by the 86th Constitutional Amendment Act in 2002; it was not present in the original 1950 Constitution (option d).
Sati was abolished in
A)
1818
B)
1826
C)
1829
The practice of Sati was legally abolished in December 1829 by the British administration under Governor-General Lord William Bentinck.
The rate of interest at which the RBI provides assistance to commercial banks is
A)
Bank Rate
B)
Repo Rate
C)
Cash Reserve Ratio
D)
Capital Adequacy Ratio
The Bank Rate is the interest rate charged by the Reserve Bank of India for providing rediscounting of bills and long-term financial assistance to commercial banks.
Landlords who reside far away from the lands neglecting the land conditions were called
A)
Indebted landlords
B)
Supervised landlords
C)
Absentee landlords
Landlords who live away from their agricultural estates and collect rent without supervising or investing in the land are known as absentee landlords.
Which of the following is the main component of Foreign Exchange Reserves?
A)
Foreign Currency Assets
B)
Gold
C)
Special Drawing Rights
D)
NRI deposits
Foreign Currency Assets (FCAs) constitute by far the largest single proportion of India's foreign exchange reserves.
Communalism in Nationalist India mainly refers to
A)
Communal divide between the landlords and the peasants
B)
Communal divide between the British and the Indians
C)
Communal divide between the Hindus and the Muslims
In modern Indian nationalist history, communalism refers to the political and social division based on religious identities, primarily between Hindus and Muslims.
“Go back to the Vedas” was a slogan of the
A)
Arya Samaj
B)
Brahmo Samaj
C)
Rama Krishna Mission
'Go back to the Vedas' was the famous clarion call given by Swami Dayanand Saraswati, the founder of the Arya Samaj (established in 1875).
Which of the following are the types of authority attributed to the President of India?
A)
Real and popular
B)
Titular and de - jure
C)
Constitutional and nominal
D)
Political and nominal
Under the parliamentary system of the Indian Constitution, the President of India is the Constitutional and nominal (de jure) head of state, whereas the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers hold de facto (real) executive authority.
The Election Commission of India functioned as a single member body till
A)
1989
B)
1990
C)
1991
D)
1992
From its establishment in 1950 until 15 October 1989, the Election Commission of India functioned as a single-member body consisting solely of the Chief Election Commissioner. On 16 October 1989, two additional Commissioners were first appointed.
The most important food crop in India is
A)
Wheat
B)
Cereals
C)
Rice
D)
Pulses
Rice is the staple food crop and the most important food crop for the majority of the Indian population.
Lame- duck session of Parliament means
A)
The first session of Parliament after the elections to the Lok Sabha
B)
The last session of Parliament before the dissolution of the Lok Sabha
C)
The session of Parliament in which the no – confidence motion is discussed
D)
A session of Parliament, which fails to pass any Bill
A 'lame-duck session' in parliamentary practice refers to the final sitting/session of the outgoing legislature held prior to dissolution, where incumbent members who were not re-elected to the subsequent parliament are referred to as lame ducks.
Ryotwari Settlement was made with
A)
Landlords
B)
Village
C)
Peasants
Under the Ryotwari system, introduced in Madras and Bombay Presidencies by Thomas Munro and Alexander Read, land revenue settlements were negotiated directly with individual cultivators/peasants (ryots).
In which of the following lists of the Indian Constitution is the subject of ‘Population control and family planning’ included?
A)
Concurrent List
B)
Residuary List
C)
Union List
D)
State List
'Population control and family planning' is Entry 20A in the Concurrent List (List III) of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India.
The title “Father of Modern India” was given to
A)
Mahatma Gandhi
B)
B. R. Ambedkar
C)
Raja Rammohan Roy
Raja Rammohan Roy is known as the 'Father of Modern India' for his contributions to social and religious reforms.
The Directive Principles were incorporated in the Constitution with a view to
A)
Ensuring a democratic government in the country
B)
Providing a strong central government
C)
Establishing a welfare state
D)
Raising the living standard of the weaker sections of society
The Directive Principles of State Policy (Part IV of the Indian Constitution) were incorporated to establish socio-economic democracy and achieve a welfare state.
Indian Councils Act passed in 1909 was the
A)
Morley-Minto Reforms
B)
Montague-Chelmsford Reforms
C)
Regulating Reforms
The Indian Councils Act 1909 is widely known as the Morley-Minto Reforms after Secretary of State John Morley and Viceroy Lord Minto (option a).
The Dravidian languages are a language family spoken mainly in southern India and parts of eastern and central India, the largest speakers of Dravidian language is:
A)
Malayalam
B)
Kannada
C)
Tamil
D)
Telegu
Telugu is the most widely spoken language in the Dravidian language family, with over 82 million native speakers according to the Census of India.
Per Capita Income is
A)
Total Income of the family/Number of family members
B)
Total number of population/National income of a country
C)
Total budget income/Number of families
D)
National Income/Total number of population
Per Capita Income (PCI) is a measure of the average income earned per person in a given area (usually a country) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the total National Income of the country by its total population.
- Option (d) is correct as it follows the standard economic formula: Per Capita Income = National Income / Total Population.
- Option (a) describes 'Average Family Income', not the national economic indicator of Per Capita Income.
- Option (b) is the inverse of the correct formula (Population divided by Income), which is mathematically incorrect.
- Option (c) refers to budget distribution per family, which is not the definition of Per Capita Income.
In the Balance of Payment, Trade or Visible account includes
A)
Banking charges and freight
B)
Export and import of goods
C)
FDI and sales of assets
D)
Insurance and remittances
The 'Trade' or 'Visible' account in the Balance of Payment specifically records the export and import of tangible goods.
TRYSEM was a programme of
A)
National Development
B)
State Development
C)
Regional Development
D)
Rural Development
TRYSEM (Training of Rural Youth for Self-Employment) was launched in August 1979 as a specialized component of the Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP) to empower rural youth.
Who, among the following, was not an extremist?
A)
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B)
Lala Lajpat Rai
C)
W.C. Banerjee
W.C. Banerjee (Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee) was a moderate leader and the first president of the Indian National Congress in 1885, unlike extremists like Tilak and Lala Lajpat Rai (option c).
The two main Socialist Parties of the British India were
A)
The CPI and the CSP
B)
The CPI and the CPM
C)
The CSP and the INC
The two major socialist formations in pre-independence British India were the Communist Party of India (CPI, 1925) and the Congress Socialist Party (CSP, 1934) (option a).
Which one of the following National emergencies was declared on ground of ‘Internal disturbance’?
A)
Emergency declared in 1962
B)
Emergency declared in 1971
C)
Emergency declared in 1975
D)
None of the above
In India, National Emergency under Article 352 has been declared three times: in 1962 and 1971 on grounds of 'external aggression' (Indo-China and Indo-Pak wars), and on June 25, 1975 on the ground of 'internal disturbance'.
Indian National Army was also called the
A)
Azad Hind Fauj
B)
Frontier Army
C)
Atmasaki
The Indian National Army (INA) is historically and famously known as the Azad Hind Fauj, revitalized under the leadership of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.