The 42^nd Amendment to the Indian Constitution is notable because it gives

In which of the following points is the Indian Constitution similar to that of British Constitution?

1. Bicameralism.

2. Appointment of state governors by the Centre.

3. Rule of Law.

4. Single Citizenship.

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Which one of the following was added as a Fundamental right through the Constitution (86^th Amendment) Act, 2002?

Which of the following items are placed under the purview of panchayats through the Eleventh Schedule of the Indian Constitution:

1. Implementation of land reforms

2. Khadi, village and cottage industries.

3. Adult and non-formal education.

4. Fire Services.

5. Regulation of slaughterhouses and tanneries.

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Consider the following pairs with respect to the veto power of the president:

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

With reference to the Controller General of Accounts (CGA), consider the following statements?

1. The Controller General of Accounts (CGA) is a constitutional body.

2. The office of CGA is working under the Department of Expenditure.

3. The office of the CGA has the mandate to establish and maintain a technically sound Management Accounting system. 

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following is not correct?

Consider the following statements with respect to the Doctrine Of Pleasure In India:

1. This doctrine has its origin in England.

2. This Doctrine of Pleasure is embodied in India in Article 141 of the Indian constitution.

3. Supreme Court Judges are expressly excluded by the Constitution from the rule of Pleasure.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following pairs:

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

With reference to the Union Territories, consider the following statements:

1. A regulation made by the President for a UT has the same force and effect as an act of Parliament.

2. Puducherry was declared as a Union Territory in 1962 on the basis of its cultural distinctiveness.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Sikkim became an Associate State of the Indian Union through

Consider the following statements:

1. Unlike a direct democratic system, people have no direct control over the outcome in representative democracy.

2. Alike the representative democracy, parliament in direct democracies are sovereign in nature.

Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?

Which among the following is/are the federal features of the Indian Constitution?

1. Dual Polity

2. Written Constitution

3. States not Indestructible

4. No Equality of State Representations

5. Integrated Election Machinery

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Consider the following statements.

1. The Directive Principles resemble the 'Instrument of Instructions' mentioned in the Government of India Act, 1935.

2. The idea of Directive Principles was taken from the Irish constitution who had copied it from the USA constitution.

Which among the above statements is/are correct? 

Consider the following statements regarding various Classical dances in India:

1. Kathakali is known as the 'Ballet of East'.

2. In Bharatnatyam, prominence is given on acting.

3. Pung is one of the most important musical instrument in Manipuri dance.

Which of the statement given above is/are correct?

With reference to Stupas, consider the following statements:

1. There were four Chhatris on the top of Stupas, which directly touched the Harmika.

2. Sanchi stupa has Pradakshinapatha enclosed within a Vedika with many narrative sculptures depicted on it.

3. The Amravati stupa is comprised of Buddha images symbolically presented.

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With reference to Jainism, consider the following statements:

1. Jain literature supported the development of regional languages.

2. The basic philosophy of Jainism was written after the demise of Mahavira.

3. Agamas are the text containing the teachings of Mahavira.

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Consider the following statements with respect to the Administration under Harshavardhana's rule :

1. Taxation was light and forced labour was rare.

2. Cruel punishments were discontinued by Harshavardhana.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following about the Moroccan traveller - Ibn Battuta’s account of India.

1. Coconut fibre found in India was so strong that it was used for making ropes which pulled ships.

2. Indian textiles such as fine muslins were in great demand in Asian markets.

3. Horses and human runners were often used to dispatch goods required at short notice.

Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements with respect to the Mughal administration :

1. Mir Bakshi looked after all matters pertaining to the military administration.

2. Mir Saman was the officer in charge of the royal Karkhanas or workshops.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Which of the following initiatives was/were taken by Muhammad Bin Tughluq to promote agriculture?

1. Abolition or reduction of agrarian cesses.

2. Introduced the practice of giving agricultural loans named Sondhar.

3. Creation of a new department of agriculture to extend the area under cultivation.

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Consider the following pairs with respect to Sufism:

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Which of the following were the main proposals of the Cabinet Mission Plan?

1. Grouping of existing provincial assemblies into three sections.

2. Three-tier executive and legislature at provincial, section and union levels.

3. Provinces were to have full autonomy and residual powers will be with the Centre.

4. Princely states were to be under the paramountcy of the British government.

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Consider the following statements with respect to the Champaran Satyagraha :

1. The reason for the discontent among the farmers was the low remuneration they received for the crop.

2. Raj Kumar Shukla persuaded Mahatma Gandhi to visit Champaran and work for the oppressed peasants.

3. The predominant system of Indigo cultivation in Champaran was the tinkathia system.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Who among the following was/were associated with the formation of Madras Mahajan Sabha?

1. M Viraraghavachariar

2. C. Rajagopalachari

3. P. Ananda Charlu

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Consider the following statements with regard to the Government of India Act 1935:

1. Act Abolished provincial autonomy in the provinces and introduced dyarchy at the provincial level.

2. Act provided for the adoption of dyarchy at the Centre.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statement regarding the Land Revenue System in British India:

1. Permanent Settlement declared Zamindars as the owner of the land.

2. In Ryotwari, revenue was based on the area of land.

3. Mahalwari was introduced in NWFP & Punjab.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 

Which of the following statement/s is/are correct about Moderate Nationalism?

1. They adopted peaceful and constitutional means to achieve their demands.

2. They were not loyal to the British.

3. The Moderates used petitions, resolutions, meetings, leaflets and pamphlets, memorandum and delegations to present their demands.

4. Some Moderates like Ranade and Gokhale favoured social reforms.

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Which of the following statement/s is/are correct?

1. The halocline zone, where salinity increases sharply.

2. Thermocline, where there is a rapid decrease in temperature.

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Which of the following factors causes the variability of insolation at the surface of the Earth?

1. The rotation of the earth on its axis.

2. The angle of inclination of the sun’s rays.

3. The length of the day.

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Which of the following countries are along the coastline of Baltic Sea?

1. Finland

2. Latvia

3. Belarus

4. Germany

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Consider the following statements regarding soil.

1. Bhangar is the new alluvium and is deposited by floods annually.

2. Black soils covers most of the deccan plateau.

3. The laterite soils develop in areas with high temperature and high rainfall.

Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?

Arrange the following tributaries of the Brahmaputra river from west to east

1. Manas

2. Dhansiri

3. Lohit

4. Tista

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It is the largest freshwater lake of India. The lake has been designated as a Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention. Local villagers harvest a type of grass from the lake as a raw material for use in the mat-making cottage industry.

Which one of the Ramsar sites is mentioned in the above paragraph?

Consider the following statements regarding the Seed Village Concept.

1. It relates to the organizing seed production in cluster (or) compact area.

2. Self-sufficiency and self-reliance of the village in terms of seed production

Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements.

1. It is rich in mineral resources like coal, iron, limestone, and uranium.

2. It receives maximum rainfall from the South-West monsoon.

3. A major seismic fault separates it from the Rajmahal hills. 

Which among the following physiographic regions of India is being described by the above statements?

Port Anjouan was in news, belongs to which of the following countries?

Consider the following statements:

1. Cape of Good Hope is the southern tip of Africa.

2. Cape Horn is the southern tip of the South American continent.

3. Puerto Williams in Chile is the world's southernmost city.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?

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Consider the following statements regarding International Space Station (ISS) :

1. The ISS was launched in 1998 as part of joint efforts by the U.S., Russia, Japan, Canada and Europe.

2. A space station permits quantum leaps in research in science, communications, and in metals and lifesaving medicines which could be manufactured only in space.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

'Country of Particular Concern (CPC)' recently seen in news. With reference to it, consider the following statements :

1. CPCs are countries whose governments either engage in or tolerate particularly severe violations of religious freedom.

2. India has received a CPC recommendation for third year in a row.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

'Self amplifying mRNA vaccine' recent seen in news. With reference to it, consider the following statement:

1. An mRNA vaccine use messenger RNA that encodes the spike protein of the coronavirus.

2. The basic disadvantage is that it requires a higher dose.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to The Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (1961), consider the following statements:

1. The Vienna Convention applies only to diplomats and civilian personnel.

2. The Vienna Convention holds that persons working as diplomats cannot be detained or arrested.

3. India is not a signatory of the Vienna Convention.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) is designed to ensure that no country is able to increase military engagement with Iran, North Korea and Russia without facing deterrent punitive action from the US.

2. The sanctions under CAATSA are multilateral and are part of the United Nations' decision.

Which of the statements given above is/ are correct? 

''SPARSH'' is seen in the news sometimes. It aims to

1. provide comprehensive services to defence pensioners

2. promotes the Government’s vision of ‘Digital India’

3. attain ‘Minimum Government, Maximum Governance

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Consider the following :

1. Reduced biodiversity

2. Decreased availability and quality of natural resources

3. Water shortages

4. Increased frequency of wildfires and flooding

5. Pollution caused by overuse of chemicals to control infestations

Which of the above is/are the impact/impacts of invasive species?

Consider the following statements with reference to Carbon Pricing :

1. Emission Trading is a market based approach to control pollution by providing economic incentives for reducing the emissions of pollutants.

2. Carbon tax is a fee on the carbon content of fossil fuels.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding International Energy Agency(IEA).

1. India is a full-time member of IEA.

2. For a country to become full-time member of IEA, it must have crude oil reserves equivalent to 90 days of the previous year's net import.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to Coal in India consider the following statement.

1. India’s thermal power plants are facing a severe coal shortage in recent times.

2. Hard coal deposit spread over 27 major coalfields, is mainly confined to western parts of the country.

3. Anthracite is the best quality of coal with the highest calorific value and carries 80 to 95% carbon content.

Which of the statement given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015:

1. The Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) is given the status of a statutory body under the act.

2. It permits juveniles between the ages of 14-18 years to be tried as adults for heinous offences.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to retrospective taxation, consider the following statements.

1. It allows a country to pass a rule on taxing certain products, items or services, and deals and charges companies from a time after the date on which the law is passed.

2. Retrospective Taxation hurts companies that had knowingly or unknowingly interpreted the tax rules differently.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following is/are the objectives of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana?

1. Achieve convergence of investments in irrigation at the field level.

2. Enhance the physical access of water on the farm and expand the cultivable area under assured irrigation.

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Consider the followings statements regarding principles of conservation agriculture:

1. Maintenance of permanent or semi-permanent soil cover 

2. Burning of crop residues to improve soil quality

3. Integrated disease and pest management

4. Controlled/limited human and mechanical traffic over agricultural soils.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Which of the following are the main objectives behind Biofortification?

1. Protein content and quality

2. Vitamin content

3. Micronutrient and mineral content

4. Oil content and quality

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Which of the following is evidence of Evolution?

1. Fossil remains

2. Embryological support

3. Homology

4. Similarities in proteins and genes

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Bagasse can be used to manufacture

1. Biofuel

2. Paper

3. Fertilizers

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Which of the following statements is/are correct concerning Friction?

1. Static friction supports the impending motion. 

2. Friction is the component of the contact force parallel to the surfaces in contact, which opposes impending or actual relative motion between the two surfaces.

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Which of the following statements about optical microscope is/are correct?

1. Both the eyepiece and objective of a microscope are convex lenses.

2. The magnification of a microscope increases with increase in focal length of the objective.

3.The magnification of a microscope depends upon the length of the microscope tube.

4. The eyepiece of a microscope is a concave lens.

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Consider the following statements describing the functions of plants:

1. Photosynthesis is a process to convert light energy from the Sun into chemical energy i.e., Carbohydrates are synthesized from carbon dioxide and water using sunlight

2. Fermentation or Zymology is a metabolic process that converts carbohydrates to alcohols and carbon dioxide

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following are not chemical changes?

1. Tempering of iron

2. Conversion of the iron piece into an electro-magnet by passing the current around the iron

3. Melting of iron

4. Rusting of iron

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Which of the following statements about carboxylic acids is/are correct?

1. Simple aliphatic carboxylic acids are soluble in water.

2. Higher carboxylic acids are practically insoluble in water.

3. The acidity of a carboxylic acid depends on the number of carbon atoms present in the hydrocarbon chain.

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Higher debt leading to lower growth, because:

1. Higher levels of public debt are accompanied by more taxes in the future to pay for the debt

2. Lower aggregate demand

3. Lower lifetime wealth

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Which of the following is the parameter to measure HDI?

1. Life expectancy at birth

2. Education

3. GNI per capita

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consider the following statements related to the Counter-cyclical Fiscal Policy Stance during the recession

1. In an expansionary fiscal policy, the government expenditure is increased and taxes are reduced.

2. The expansionary fiscal policy helps the government to deal with the recession in an economy.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct

Which of the following schemes are related to urban infrastructure launched by the Indian Government?

1. Smart cities

2. The National Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY)

3. Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)

4. Setu Bharatam Program

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In context with the New Industrial Policy of 1991, consider the following statements:

1. It led to the reduction of governments stake in Public Sector Enterprises.

2. Automatic approvals for technology-related agreements were abolished.

3. The policy made the entry of multinational companies into the Indian market easier.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following is/are the impact of Regulatory Forbearance on Bank Performance And Lending?

1. Forbearance lets undercapitalized banks operate without raising capital.

2. Lending to zombie firms.

3. Banks also engage in lending to poor quality firms to protect their already depleted capital. One way of ever-greening loans is lending a new loan to a borrower on the verge of default, near the repayment date of an existing loan, to facilitate its repayment.

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Which the following statements is correct with respect to Bank Rate?

Consider the following statements regarding the measurement of National Income:

1. Through the Income Method, National income is calculated by measuring the levels of income, rent, interest & profits by the factors of production.

2. While measuring the national income by Product Method, Consumption of raw materials is also included in the output of the enterprise.

3. The retirement pension is not included in the measurement of National Income.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding frictional unemployment

1. It is a type of unemployment that arises during workers transition from one job to another.

2. Frictional unemployment tends to fall during the recession.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

"These species are selected for conservation-related decisions because the conservation and protection of these species indirectly affects the conservation and protection of other species within their ecosystem. These are tied to its geographic species range. These help in the selection of potential reserve locations, as well as in determining the composition of the reserve".

Which of the following species is being described in the above-given passage?

Consider the following statements regarding “Carbon Offset”:

1. Carbon offsets are credits for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.

2. Carbon offsets are quantified and sold in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂e).

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements with respect to Ecological Pyramid

1. The pyramid of biomass in a sea is generally inverted.

2. The pyramid of energy in any ecosystem can never be inverted.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following plants may be classified as herbaceous plants?

1. Aloe vera

2. Neem

3. Banana

4. Tulsi

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Consider the following statements about the Global Environment Facility-

1. It was established during Rio Earth Summit 1992.

2. It is headquartered in Washington DC, jointly managed by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Bank, and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

3. It provides funds to the developing countries and transition economies for projects related to climate change, biodiversity, the ozone layer, etc.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding Stockholm Convention.

1. It is an international treaty that was designed to reduce the movements of hazardous waste between nations.

2. POPs are defined as “chemical substances that persist in the environment, bioaccumulate through the food web".

3. It addresses the movement of radioactive waste.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements with respect to Acid Rain :

1. It is primarily caused by the emission of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides.

2. It is rain with a pH of less than 5.4

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

NITI Aayog recently advocated a methanol economy to solve India's energy crisis. In this context, which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to methanol?

1. Methanol has a lower energy density than petrol.

2. The CO₂ emitted while using methanol can be recycled to produce methanol.

3. Methanol blending percentage of petrol in India is around 5%.

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