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Q1. ‘Madad-i-Mash’ in Mughal administration was a
(a) Toll Tax
(b) Revenue freeland granted to learned person
(c) Pension provided to military officials
(d) Cultivation Tax
Q2. Which one of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution has never been enforcedin the country?
(a) Article 60
(b) Article 360
(c) Article 352
(d) Article 356
Q3. ‘Kaushal’ is an improved variety of
(a) Chickpea
(b) Cotton
(c) Groundnut
(d) Wheat
Q4. Green revolution was the result of adaption of New Agricultural method which was introduced in 20th Century during decades of (a) Fifties
(b) Sixties
(c) Seventies
(d) Eighties
Q5. Bhilai Steel Plant was established with help of
- Russia
- Britain
- Germany
- Poland
Q6. Who said that ‘Education is the manifestation of perfection already in man’?
(a) Swami Vivekanand
(b) Sri Vivekanan
(c)Ravindranath Tagore
(d) Subhash Chandra Bose
Q7. Which amongthe following pairs is matched incorrectly,?
(a) Bora-Adriatic Sea
(b) Mistral-Gulf of Lion
(c) Harmattan-Gulf of Guinea
(d) Simoom-Gulf of Tonkin
Q8. Argemone seed oil is used toadultrate
- Mustard oil
- Tea
- Milk
- None of these
Q9. In which of the following session of Indian National Congress, Subhash Chandra Bose was elected as President for the second time?
(a) Haripura Session
(b) Madras Session
(c) Tripuri Session
(d) Calcutta Session
Q10. Public Distribution System is aimed at
(a) Providing food security to the poor
(b) To prevent hoarding and black marketing
(c) To prevent overcharging by traders
(d) All of the above
Q11. Which one of the following is not a fundamental right?
(a) Right to Freedom
(b) Right to Equality
(c) Right to Property
(d) Right Against Exploitation
Q12. Name the Vegetable which is not blanched before drying
(a) Cauliflower
(b) Palak
(c) Onion
(d) Tom
Q13. Which of the following ocean currents does not belong to Indian Ocean?
(a) Agulhas Current
(b) Mozambique Current
(c) West Australian Ocean Current
(d) Benguela Current
Q14. Calliper grade is the maturity measurement for (a) Apple
(b) Mango
(c) Banana
(d) Pineapple
Q15. Guava fruit is botanically known as
(a) Drupe
(b) Berry
(c) Sorosis
(d) Pome
ANSWER
S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. ‘Madad-i-Mash’ was a land grant system in Mughal administration, to the Nobels, learned peoples etc.
In this system revenue free lands were granted to the learned persons.
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. Article 360 of the Indian Constitution has never been implemented into action.
Aricle 360 of the Indian Constitution empowers President to invoke financial emergency in India, in case of Financial Crisis.
No use of Article 360 (Financial Emergency) has ever been made.
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol.Kaushal’ is an improved variety of Groundnut.
Groundnut is the major oilseeds crop accounting for 45 percent of oilseeds area and 55 percent of oilseeds production of the country.
S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Green Revolution was a period that began in the 1960s during which agriculture in India was converted into a modern industrial system by the adoption of technology, such as the use of high yielding variety (HYV) seeds, mechanised farm tools, irrigation facilities, pesticides and fertilizers
S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) is located in Bhilai, in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.
It is India’s first and main producer of steel rails, as well as a major producer of wide steel plates and other steel products.
It was set up with the help of the USSR in 1959.
S6. Ans.(a)
Sol.Swami Vivekananda believed that “Education is the manifestation of the perfection already in man”.
Swami Vivekananda founded the Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission.
S7. Ans.(d)
Sol.Simoom is a strong, dry, dust-laden wind.
It is a local wind that blows in the Sahara, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Iraq, Syria, and the deserts of Arabian Peninsula.
The Gulf of Tonkin is a gulf at the northwestern portion of the South China Sea.
S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. Argemone seed oil is used to adulterate mustard oil.
It is often mixed with oil to increase the quantity.
S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. In Haripura session of Indian National Congress, Subhash Chandra Bose was elected as President of Congress for thefirst time in 1938.
He was reelected for the post in 1939 at Tripuri Session of the Congress, but this time he was opposed by Gandhi, Because Gandhi supported Dr. Pattabhi Sitaramayya, Hence, Subhash Chandra Bose, resigned from the post.
S10. Ans.(d)
Sol.The Indian food security system (Public Distribution System) was established by the Government of India under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution to distribute food and non-food items to India’s poor at subsidised rates.
It helps in ensuring Food and Nutritional Security of the nation.
It also helps in stabilising food prices and making food available to the poor at affordable prices.
It also prevents overcharging by traders.
Thus, all the given options are correct.
S11. Ans.(c)
Sol. Right to property is not a fundamental right , under Indian Constitution.
Earlier, it was a part of fundamental right but by 44th Amendment Act, 1978, it was made a legal right Under Article 300A.
S12. Ans.(c)
Sol. Vegetables that do not require blanching before drying are onions, green peppers, and mushrooms.
S13. Ans.(d)
Sol.The Benguela Current does not belong to Indian Ocean.
It is part of Atlantic Ocean.
It is the broad, northward flowing ocean current that forms the eastern portion of the South Atlantic Ocean gyre.
S14. Ans.(c)
Sol.Calliper grade is the maturity measurement for Bananas.
S15. Ans.(b)
Sol.Botanically, the Guava fruit is a berry or capsule.
Guava is a common tropical fruit cultivated in many tropical and subtropical regions.
