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GK GS Test 124
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    Harijan, an English language journal, was published by
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    Harijan (‘children of God’) was Mahatma Gandhi’s famous English-language weekly launched on 11th February 1933 to promote fight against untouchability and to liberate those who were discriminated. Harijan had an enormous impact on Hindu society, deliberately pricking the conscience of the orthodox community. The articles were written by the Mahatma himself or his associate Charles Freer Andrews. Rabindranath Tagore provided poems on untouchability for most issues.

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    The Kheda Satyagraha was launched by MK Gandhi in support of
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    MK Gandhi launched Satyagraha at Kheda in Gujarat in support of the peasants who were not able to pay the land tax due to failure of crops. During this struggle, Sardar Vallabhai Patel emerged as one of the trusted followers of Gandhi.

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    Arrange the flowing ports of India in the order that of their location from North to South:
    Solutions

    The port of Kandla is located at 23.0081° N (approximately). The port of Kolkata lies a little further south. The city of Mumbai has two ports-Mumbai Port Trust and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust. These are further south in Maharashtra. The port of Marmugao lies in Goa state below Maharashtra.

    Thus, the correct answer is B.

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    Eight-degree channel separates which of the following?
    Solutions
    It is so named as it lies on the 8-degree line of Latitude. The maritime boundary between the Maldives and India runs through the channel. Its traditional name is Maliku Kandu.
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    Consider the following statements:

    1) The Citizenship Act of 1955 prescribes five ways of acquiring citizenship.

    2) The Citizenship Act, 1955, prescribes three ways of losing citizenship.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    Solutions

    The Citizenship Act of 1955 prescribes five ways of acquiring citizenship, viz., birth, descent, registration, naturalisation and incorporation of territory. The Citizenship Act, 1955, prescribes three ways of losing citizenship whether acquired under the Act or prior to it under the Constitution, viz., renunciation, termination and deprivation.

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    Which of the following Fundamental Rights is not available for foreigners?
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    Fundamental rights are the basic human rights enshrined in the Constitution of India which are guaranteed to all citizens. They are applicable without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, gender, etc. Significantly, fundamental rights are enforceable by the courts, subject to certain conditions.


    These rights are called fundamental rights because of two reasons:


    1. They are enshrined in the Constitution which guarantees the


    2. They are justiciable (enforceable by courts). In case of a violation, a person can approach a court of law.


    Fundamental Rights available to both citizens and foreigners


    (Except enemy aliens) are:


    1. Equality before law and equal protection of laws (Article 14)


    2. Protection in respect of conviction for offences (Article 20)


    3. Protection of life and personal liberty (Article 21)


    4. Right to elementary education (Article 21A)


    5. Protection against arrest and detention in certain cases (Article 22)


    6. Prohibition of traffic in human beings and Forced labour (Article 23)


    7. Prohibition of employment of children in Factories, etc. (Article 24)


    8. Freedom of conscience and free profession, practice and propagation of religion (Article 25)


    9. Freedom to manage religious affairs (Article 26)


    10. Freedom from payment of taxes for promotion of any religion (Article 27)


    11. Freedom from attending religious instruction or Worship in certain educational institutions (Article 28)


    Fundamental Rights available only to citizens and not to foreigners:


    1. Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth (Article 15)


    2. Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment (Article 16)


    3. Protection of six rights regarding freedom of: (i) speech and expression, (ii) assembly, (iii) association, (iv) movement, (v) residence, and (vi) profession (Article 19)


    4. Protection of language, script and culture of minorities (Article 29)


    5. Right of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions (Article 30)

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    Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:

    LIST I
    Terms

    1) Globalisation
    2) Privatisation
    3) Liberalisation

    LIST II
    Meaning
    a) Process of reducing or removing restrictions on international trade
    b) Process of interaction and integration among the people, companies and government of different nations
    c) Called as denationalization or disinvestment
    Solutions
    Globalization is a Process of interaction and integration among the people, companies and government of different nations through trade, investment and information technology.

    Privatization is the process of transferring an industry from the public sector to the private sector leading to denationalization and disinvestment.

    Liberalization is removal or reduction of restrictions on the free exchange of goods between nation like reducing duties and surcharges, relaxing licensing rules, quotas.
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    Which of the following statements describes the Supreme Court’s power of judicial review ?
    Solutions

    Judicial Review is the power of the Supreme Court of India to examine the constitutionality of legislative and executive orders of both the Central and state governments. If on examination, they are found to be violating the Constitution (ultra-vires), they can be declared as illegal, unconstitutional and invalid, i.e., null and void, by the Supreme Court and consequently, those cannot be enforced by the Government.

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    Cells are the basic building blocks of life. Choose the incorrect match of parts of cell and their functions:
    Solutions

    Lysosomes help to rapidly destroy and digest damaged cells and their parts –hence, these also known as suicide bags. They clean up the cell debris. Cellular respiration is carried out by Mitochondria.

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    Which of following microbes is source of protein?
    Solutions
    Plasmodium parasite reproduces inside the host’s body.

    Cyanobacteria are algae, they help to pump oxygen into Earth’s atmosphere.

    Yeast is a type of fungi and used by human in foods.

    Spriulina is a type of microbes and is a good source of protein.

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