AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
Which ecological pyramid is always upright?
A)
Pyramid of number
B)
Pyramid of biomass
C)
Pyramid of energy
D)
Pyramid of number and biomass
Pyramid of energy is always upright because energy loss at each trophic level; number/biomass can be inverted.
AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
The main aim of Green belt policy is
A)
To mitigate urban sprawl
B)
To prevent industrial growth
C)
To enhance transportation networks
D)
To reduce environmental pollution
Green belt policy creates buffer to restrict urban sprawl and provide ecological benefits.
AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
Who was the Mughal Emperor known for constructing the Taj Mahal, one of the most famous architectural wonders in the world?
A)
Babur
B)
Akbar
C)
Shah Jahan
D)
Aurangzeb
Shah Jahan built Taj Mahal in Agra in memory of Mumtaz Mahal.
AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
National rural drinking water programme is one of the components of
A)
Bharat Nirman
B)
Swarnajayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana
C)
Social Protection Programme
D)
All of the above
National Rural Drinking Water Programme is a component of Bharat Nirman launched in 2005.
AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
The largest number of individuals of a population that the environment can support is called its
A)
Carrying capacity
B)
Biomagnification
C)
Bioaccumulation
D)
Natality
Maximum population size environment can support indefinitely is called carrying capacity (K).
AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
Which ministry is responsible for urban development in India at the central level?
A)
Ministry of Jal Shakti
B)
Ministry of Rural Development
C)
Ministry of Planning
D)
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) handles urban development at Centre.
AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
In the latest Mizoram State Assembly Election, the constituency number from which MNF Party President Pu Zoramthanga contested was -
A)
AC-10
B)
AC-11
C)
AC-13
D)
AC-12
Zoramthanga (MNF President) contested from Aizawl East-I in 2023 election, which is AC-13 as per delimitation list (Aizawl North I=10, North II=11, North III=12, East I=13).
AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
The Indus Valley Civilization, one of the world’s oldest urban civilizations, primarily existed in what present-day region?
A)
North east India
B)
Southern India
C)
Pakistan and northwest India
D)
Nepal and Bhutan
Indus Valley Civilization flourished in present Pakistan and northwest India (Harappa, Mohenjo-daro).
AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
What was the primary objective of the Swadeshi Movement during the Indian National Movement?
A)
Boycotting foreign goods and promoting Indian goods
B)
Promoting religious tolerance
C)
Promoting urbanization
D)
Encouraging communal harmony
Swadeshi Movement 1905 objective was boycott of British goods and promotion of Indian goods/self-reliance.
AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
Which of the statements is FALSE?
A)
Three types of emergencies are provided in the Constitution.
B)
During emergency, the states go into total control of the Central Government.
C)
National emergency is also known as President’s Rule.
D)
Financial emergency has never been imposed to date.
False is C: National emergency (Art 352) is different from President's Rule/State emergency (Art 356).
AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
Which state in India has the largest Magnetite reserve?
A)
Karnataka
B)
Andhra Pradesh
C)
Rajasthan
D)
Goa
Karnataka holds India's largest magnetite iron ore reserves (~70%+), followed by Andhra.
AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
The major focus of Sustainable Development Goal -6 is to
A)
ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
B)
ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
C)
end poverty in all forms everywhere
D)
take urgent action to combat climate change and its impact.
SDG-6 is Clean Water and Sanitation: ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.
AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
A beneficial association necessary for survival of both partners is
A)
mutualism/symbiosis
B)
commensalism
C)
amensalism
D)
Protocooperation
Mutualism/symbiosis is obligatory beneficial association necessary for survival of both partners.
AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
Which Indian leader is known for his role in the formation of the Indian Constitution and served as the Chairman of the Constituent Assembly of India?
A)
Sardar Patel
B)
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
C)
Subhas Chandra Bose
D)
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Dr B.R. Ambedkar was Chairman of Drafting Committee of Constitution and architect of Constitution; Constituent Assembly President was Rajendra Prasad, but among options Ambedkar is intended.
AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
If a Puandum is included in a woman’s possession when she gets married in the Mizo marriage ceremony, it is known as a:
A)
Puanrin
B)
Zawlpuan
C)
Puanhlap
D)
Mangpuan
Puandum carried as bride's possession for wrapping husband's corpse is called Zawlpuan / Thihrin puan.
AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
Which of the following does not belong to the Andean region?
A)
Columbia
B)
Peru
C)
Venezuela
D)
Paraguay
Andes runs through Colombia, Peru, Venezuela etc.; Paraguay is outside Andean region, in south-central SA.
AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
In the latest Mizoram State Assembly Election, the constituency number from which ZPM Leader Pu Lalduhoma contested was -
A)
AC-26
B)
AC-25
C)
AC-23
D)
AC-22
Lalduhoma, ZPM leader and current CM, contested and won from Serchhip constituency, which is AC-26 in 2023 delimitation.
AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
Who is the only person to receive Nobel Prizes in two different Scientific fields?
A)
Isaac Newton
B)
James Clerk Maxwell
C)
Marie Curie
D)
Stephen Hawking
Marie Curie is only person to win Nobel in two different sciences: Physics 1903 and Chemistry 1911.
AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
A)
Wular Lake—Jammu & Kashmir
B)
Tso Moriri— Himachal Pradesh
C)
Kangto Peak —Arunachal Pradesh
D)
Mount Saramati—Nagaland
Tso Moriri is in Ladakh (not Himachal Pradesh); Wular correct J&K, Kangto Arunachal, Saramati Nagaland.
AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
A)
Aden -Bab-al Mandab
B)
Bandar Abbas — Strait of Hormuz
C)
Jaffna-—Strait of Malacca
D)
Istanbul — Strait of Bosporus
Jaffna is in Sri Lanka at Palk Strait, not Strait of Malacca; others correctly matched.
AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
A group of individuals of the same species, inhabiting a given area is called
A)
Biome
B)
Population
C)
Ecosystem
D)
Community
Group of same species in given area = population; different species together = community.
AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
When was the Constitution of India adopted?
A)
15" August, 1947
B)
26 November, 1949
C)
26" January, 1950
D)
15" August, 1950
Constitution adopted by Constituent Assembly on 26 Nov 1949; came into effect 26 Jan 1950.
AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
Which of the following is not a major tectonic plate?
A)
Eurasian Plate
B)
Indo-Australia Plate
C)
Arabian plate
D)
Antarctic Plate
Major plates are Pacific, Eurasian, Indo-Australia, Antarctic, African etc.; Arabian is a minor plate.
AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
Which country is the host of the ‘22nd SCO Summit 2023’?
A)
Myanmar
B)
China
C)
India
D)
Pakistan
India hosted 22nd SCO Summit 2023 virtually, chaired by PM Modi on 4 July 2023.
AD (Town Planning) • General Studies
Detergents are
A)
Sodium salts of fatty acids
B)
Sodium salts of benzoic acid
C)
Sodium salts of sulphonic acids
D)
Sodium salts of phenolic acids
Soap is Na salt of fatty acids; detergent is Na salt of alkyl benzene sulphonic acids (sulphonates).
