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RPF Constable 2023 General Awareness Test - 56
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  • Question 1/10
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    Which of the following directs the State to provide ‘Equal justice and free legal aid’?

    Solutions

    The correct answer is Part IV of the Indian Constitution.

    Key Points

    • Part IV of the Indian Constitution deals with the Directive Principles of our State Policy (DPSP).
    • The DPSP is covered under Articles 36 to 51 of the Indian constitution.
    • According to Article 39A, the State shall secure that the operation of the legal system promotes justice, on a basis of equal opportunity, and shall, in particular, provide free legal aid, by suitable legislation or schemes or in any other way, to ensure that opportunities for securing justice are not denied to any citizen by reason of economic or other disabilities.
    • The DPSP is borrowed from the Irish Constitution.

    Additional Information

    • Part V of the Indian Constitution deals with the provisions related to the Union Government under articles 52 to 151.
    • Part VI of the Indian Constitution deals with the provision related to the State Government under articles 152 to 237.
    • Part VII of the Indian Constitution has been repealed by the 7th constitutional amendment act 1956. It was regarding Part B states which were princely states or group of princely states
  • Question 2/10
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    Which among the following is the longest river in South India?

    Solutions

    The correct answer is Godavari.

    Key Points

    • Godavari is the longest river in South India.
      • It is the largest peninsular river in India.
      • It originates from Brahmagiri hills in Maharashtra.
      • It flows through the Indian states of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh.
      • The Godavari is also referred to as “Dakshin Ganga’.
      • It is the second-longest river in India.
      • Sriram Sagar Dam, Jayakwadi Dam, and Ghatghar Dam are the major dams associated with the Godavari.
      • Manjira, Darna, Manair, Sabari, Pranahita, and Indravati are the major tributaries of the Godavari river.

    Additional Information

    • Narmada is the largest west-flowing peninsular river in India.
      • It flows through a rift valley between Vindhya and Satpura ranges.
      • The Sardar Sarovar dam is built on the Narmada river.
      • Narmada is also known as the lifeline of Madhya Pradesh'.
    • The Krishna River is the second-largest east-flowing peninsular river in India.
      • It originates near Mahabaleshwar.
      • It is also called "Telugu Ganga".
      • Almatti dam is constructed across the Krishna river.
    • The Tungabhadra River is a tributary of the Krishna river.
      • It is formed by the confluence of the Tunga River and the Bhadra River.
      • The Tungabhadra was known by the name "Pampa" during the epic period.

    Rivers map of India:

  • Question 3/10
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    Resolution of Poorna Swaraj was passed in which session of Congress?

    Solutions

    The correct answer is Lahore 1929.

    Key Points

    • Indian National Congress was founded in 28 December 1885 by A.O. Hume.
    • The first Congress session was held at Bombay under the presidentship of W.C. Bannerjee.
    • The resolution for Poorna Swaraj was passed in the Congress Session held at Lahore in 1929.
    • Congress session was held under the presidentship of Jawahar Lal Nehru.
    • The civil disobedience movement was launched in this session for complete Independence.
    • The decision to celebrate 26th January as Independence Day was taken.

    Additional Information

  • Question 4/10
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    What is the main occupation of the producers in the primary sector of an economy?

    Solutions

    The main occupation of the producers in the primary sector of an economy is Agriculture.

    Key Points

    • The primary sector of the economy includes any industry involved in the extraction and production of raw materials, such as farming, logging, hunting, fishing, and forestry.
    • The primary sector of the economy extracts or harvests products from the earth such as raw materials and basic foods.
    • Activities associated with primary economic activity include agriculture (both subsistence and commercial), mining, forestry, grazing, and gathering, fishing, and quarrying.
    • The three-sector model in economics divides economies into three sectors of activity:
      •  extraction of raw materials (primary),
      • manufacturing (secondary), and
      • service industries that exist to facilitate the transport, distribution, and sale of goods produced in the secondary sector (tertiary).
    • The primary activity is involved with the production or extraction of natural resources. It involves the cultivation of crops, fruits, vegetables, raring of livestock all of which are required for a living.
  • Question 5/10
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    The following planets rotates from east to west

    Solutions

    The correct answer is Venus and Uranus.

    Key Points

    • Our Solar System consists of the Sun and 8 planets:
      • Mercury (nearest to the sun)
      • Venus (Evening star, hottest planet)
      • Earth (Only living planet, blue planet)
      • Mars (the red planet)
      • Jupiter (the largest planet in the solar system)
      • Saturn (a planet with rings)
      • Uranus (coldest planet)
      • Neptune (farthest to the sun)

    Important Points

    • All Planets in our solar system rotate counterclockwise i.e. West to East except for Venus and Uranus.
    • Two planets Venus and Uranus are rotating from east to west in our solar system. 
    • Venus and Uranus are rotating in the opposite direction (clockwise) to the Sun, this is also known as a retrograde rotation.
  • Question 6/10
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    What type of missile did France successfully test during "Operation Durandal"?

    Solutions

    The Correct Answer is Nuclear Cruise Missile.

    In News

    • France successfully tests ASMPA-R Nuclear Cruise Missile.

    Key Points

    • France successfully tested the ASMPA-R nuclear air-launched cruise missile during "Operation Durandal".
    • The ASMPA-R was launched without its military payload from a Rafale B.
    • The ASMP, originally developed in 1986, had a range between 80 and 300 km, and used the TN 81 warhead of variable yield, between 100 and 300 kilotons of TNT.
    • Capital: Paris.
    • Currency: The euro banknotes and coins were introduced in France on 1 January 2002.
  • Question 7/10
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    The cause of inflation is

    Solutions

    The correct answer is Increase in money supply and Fall in production.

    Key Points

    • Inflation is a caused when there is an increase in money supply and fall in production.
    • Also occurs due to rising prices of goods and services in an economy.
    • When inflation occurs it leads to higher prices for basic necessities such as food, it can have a negative impact on society.
    • Inflation: Inflation in general terms refers to the persistent rise in the general price level in the country over a period of time.
      • During inflation, there is an increase in the money supply.
    • Causes of Inflation: 
      1. ​​A mismatch between demand and supply.
      2. When demand exceeds supply.
      3. Increase in money supply and fall in production.
      4. Due to changes in demand-side or supply-side or both.
    • Types of Inflation:
      • ​Creeping Inflation: Slows and on predictable lines.
      • Galloping Inflation: Very high.
      • Hyper Inflation: Large and accelerating.
      • Bottleneck Inflation: When supply falls drastically and demand remains the same.
    • Measures of Inflation:
      • ​Wholesale Price Index.
      • GDP deflator.
      • Consumer Price Index.
  • Question 8/10
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    Which city of the Indus valley civilization was famous for its dockyard?

    Solutions

    The correct answer is Lothal.

    Key Points

    • Lothal in Gujarat was a port town of the Indus valley civilization and is famous for its dockyard.

    Additional Information

    • Lothal has two primary zones: the upper and the lower town.
      • Within the citadel (the upper town) is a planned layout of wide streetsdrains, and rows of bathing platforms.
      • The remains of the lower town suggest that the area had a bead-making factory.
      • Along the eastern side is a basin measuring 217 m long and 26 meters in width, identified as a tidal dockyard.
      • The excavated site of Lothal is the only port-town of the Indus Valley Civilisation.
    • Mohenjo-Daro is located in the Sindh province of Pakistan.
      • The name Mohenjo-Daro is reputed to signify “the mound of the dead.”
      • The citadel was the upper town.
      •  In the lower town were substantial courtyard houses indicating a considerable middle class.
      • The Great Bath has been found here. It was used for ritual bathing.
      • Mohenjo-Daro featured numerous baths most homes had washrooms and an extensive sewage system.
    • Kalibangan is a site of the Indus valley civilization in Rajasthan.
      • The site contains both pre-Harappan and Harappan remains, and therein can be seen the transition between the two cultures.
      • The Harappan remains include a cemetery and a fortified citadel.
    • Dholavira is located in Gujarat.
      • It is famous for water conservation.
  • Question 9/10
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    Who is the author of the book ‘A Better India: A Better World’?

    Solutions

    The correct answer is NR Narayana Murthy.

    Key Points

    • The book talks about the ways to fulfill Gandhi's dream where the fruits of development would be available to every man, woman, and child.
    • The proverb of Sarve Jana Sukhino Bhavantu' or happiness to every man, is a long-cherished dream of our founding fathers.
    • N. R. Narayana Murthy serves on the ford foundation board of trustees. Murthy co-founded Infosys, an international software services firm based in Bangalore, India, in 1981.
    • He was the company's CEO until 2002 and its chairman through the following decade.

    Important Points

    • Shashi Tharoor prominent Indian diplomat and politician who, after long service in the international diplomatic corps, became an official in the government of India.
      • He was also a highly regarded author of both nonfiction and fiction books.
      • His most-notable nonfiction books included Reasons of State: Political Development and India’s Foreign Policy Under Indira Gandhi, 1966–1977 (1982), India: From Midnight to the Millennium (1997),
      • Nehru: the Invention of India (2003), the Elephant, the Tiger, and the Cell phone: Reflections on India, the Emerging 21st-Century Power (2007), and Pax Indica: India and the World of the 21st Century (2012).
      • Among his works of fiction are Show Business (1992), which filmed as Bollywood (1994), and Riot (2001).
    • Ratan Tata, in full Ratan Naval Tata, an Indian businessman who became chairman (1991–2012 and 2016–17) of the Tata Group,
      • In 2008 Tata oversaw Tata Motors’ purchase of the elite British car brands Jaguar and Land Rover from the Ford Motor Company.
      • Ratan Tata received the Padma Bhushan, one of India’s most distinguished civilian awards, in 2000.
    • Gurcharan Das is an author and former CEO of Procter & Gambler India He is the author of a much-acclaimed trilogy based on the classical Indian ideal of life's goals. India Unbound was a famous book.
  • Question 10/10
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    Which Schedule of the Constitution of India lists the States and Union Territories of India?

    Solutions

    First schedule lists the states and territories on of India.

    It lists any changes to their borders and the laws used to make that change.

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