AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
Which of the following Sustainable Development Goals ensures ‘Zero-Hunger’?
A)
SDG-2
B)
SDG-12
C)
SDG-14
D)
SDG-17
SDG-2 is Zero Hunger: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition.
AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
Which of the following was assigned the role of overseeing the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in India?
A)
Finance Ministry
B)
NITI Aayog
C)
Reserve Bank of India
D)
All of the above
NITI Aayog was assigned role of overseeing SDG implementation in India and developing indicators.
AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
The final phase of clearance of the weeds in the Mizo jhuming cultivation is
A)
Pawhchhiat
B)
Hnuhpui lak
C)
Hnuhhram lak
D)
Hnuhno lak
Jhum weeding stages: Hnuhpui, Hnuhhram, A thual, last is Pawhchhiat (Sept-Oct) per Mizoram sources.
AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
Which of the following fixes ‘Poverty Line’ in India?
A)
Finance Minister
B)
Union Ministers
C)
Lok Sabha
D)
Planning Commission (Niti Aayog)
Poverty line in India is fixed by Planning Commission, now NITI Aayog, based on expert committee recommendations.
AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
Who elects the President of India?
A)
Electoral College
B)
The Parliament
C)
State Legislative Assemblies
D)
The people
President elected by Electoral College comprising MPs and MLAs (Art 54).
AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
Optical glass used in the construction of spectacles is
A)
Crooke’s glass
B)
Flint glass
C)
Hard glass
D)
Quartz glass
Crooke's glass contains cerium oxide, absorbs UV, used for spectacles/sunglasses; flint glass is for optical instruments.
AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
What is the power of the judiciary to examine the constitutional validity of legislative enactments and executive actions?
A)
Emergency powers
B)
Judicial activism
C)
Judicial review
D)
Advisory jurisdiction
Judicial review is power to test constitutionality of laws and executive actions.
AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
Which of the following has the power to grant pardons?
(i) President
(ii) Prime Minister
(iii) Governor
(iv) Chief Minister
A)
Only (i)
B)
Both (i) & (ii)
C)
Both (i) & (iii)
D)
Both (ii) & (iv)
President under Art 72 and Governor under Art 161 have pardon powers; PM/CM do not.
AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
The Gutenberg Discontinuity separates
A)
Crust and Mantle
B)
The outer Core and lower Mantle
C)
The upper Mantle and lower Mantle
D)
The upper Crust and lower Crust
Gutenberg discontinuity at ~2900km separates mantle and outer core; Moho separates crust-mantle.
AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
The phenomenon of occurrence of additional species found in the ecotone or transitional zone between adjoining ecosystems is known as
A)
Edge effect
B)
Root effect
C)
Raman effect
D)
Coolidge effect
Edge effect is increased species richness in ecotone due to overlapping species from adjoining ecosystems.
AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
Biotin is an organic compound present in yeast. Its deficiency in diet causes dermatitis and paralysis. It is also known as
A)
Vitamin B1
B)
Vitamin B12
C)
Vitamin H
D)
Vitamin E
Biotin, vitamin B7, was historically called vitamin H; deficiency causes dermatitis.
AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
Tropical cyclones that occur in the Atlantic Ocean are called
A)
Willy willies
B)
Hurricanes
C)
Typhoons
D)
Tornadoes
Atlantic tropical cyclones are called Hurricanes; in Pacific Typhoons, Australia Willy-willies.
AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
Who was the author of the book “Poverty and Un-British rule in India” which contributed to the growth of the nationalist economic critique of colonial rule in India?
A)
Harish Chandra Mukherjee
B)
Dadabhai Naoroji
C)
Bankim Chandra Chattapadhyay
D)
Devendranath Tagore
Dadabhai Naoroji wrote Poverty and Un-British Rule in India (1901), propounding drain theory.
AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
The Concept of ‘Vicious Circle of Poverty’ is related to
A)
Karl Mark
B)
Ragnar Nurkse
C)
Adam Smith
D)
J.Schumpeter
Ragnar Nurkse proposed Vicious Circle of Poverty in 1953 linking low income-low saving-low investment.
AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
How many medals has Mizoram won in the National Games 2023?
A)
10
B)
5
C)
7
D)
4
Mizoram won 5 medals (2 gold, 3 silver) at 37th National Games Goa 2023, finishing 27th.
AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
The primary objective of India’s Moon Mission, Chandrayan 3 is
A)
To search for the possibility of human settlement on the moon.
B)
To look for water residues on the moon’s surface.
C)
To study the moon’s atmosphere and temperature.
D)
To make a soft landing on the south pole region of the moon.
Chandrayaan-3 primary objective was to demonstrate soft landing near lunar south pole and rover operations, achieved Aug 2023.
AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
India signed a MoU with New Zealand to boost cooperation in -
A)
Tourism
B)
Export-Import
C)
Civil Aviation
D)
Technology
India and New Zealand signed MoU on 29 Aug 2023 to boost civil aviation cooperation (new routes, codeshare).
AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
Article 1 of the Indian Constitution describes India as...
A)
Hindustan
B)
a federation of States & Union Territories
C)
a Confederation
D)
a Union of States
Article 1 says India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States.
AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
Which among the following states do not enjoy Sixth Schedule autonomy?
A)
Assam
B)
Mizoram
C)
Manipur
D)
Tripura
Sixth Schedule states are Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram; Manipur not covered (has special hill councils).
AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
The Ozone layer lies in the
A)
Troposphere
B)
Stratosphere
C)
Mesosphere
D)
Heterosphere
Ozone layer that absorbs UV lies in the Stratosphere, around 15-35 km altitude.
AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
With which one of the following movements is the slogan “Do or Die” associated?
A)
Non-Co-operation Movement
B)
Civil Disobedience Movement
C)
Quit India Movement
D)
Swadeshi Movement
Gandhi gave 'Do or Die' (Karo ya Maro) call during Quit India Movement in 1942.
AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
Census of India is conducted by which of the following organizations?
A)
Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India
B)
Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India
C)
Central Statistical Survey
D)
National Sample Survey Organization
Census of India conducted by Office of Registrar General and Census Commissioner under Ministry of Home Affairs since 1961.
AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
Which one of the following gases contributes maximum to the green house effect on earth?
A)
carbon dioxide
B)
chlorofluoro carbon
C)
Freon
D)
methane
Among listed gases CO2 contributes maximum to greenhouse effect overall; water vapour not listed. Some texts say CO2 ~60% anthropogenic.
AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
Which of the following Committees was set up in India for identification of BPL families in urban areas?
A)
Hashim Committee
B)
Saxena Committee
C)
Tendulkar Committee
D)
None of these
Hashim Committee (2012) for urban BPL identification; Saxena Committee was for rural BPL.
AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
In dealing with cases of theft by Mizo chief and Upas, a is always imposed on a man who commits theft (of paddy, etc.) as a supplementary penalty.
A)
Fathang
B)
Chawng
C)
Zupui
D)
Salam
In Mizo customary law, Salam is the fine/animal penalty always imposed additionally for theft cases tried by chief.
