Quiz-02 Apr 12, 2022 | Archives . Please enter your email: 1. Which of the following statements with regard to the term ‘great circle’ is not correct? Equator is a great circle. A ship can save fuel and time by following the great circle arc between two points Only one great circle can be drawn on a sphere. A great circle results when a plane passes through the centre of a sphere. 2. Which of the following is specially true of anti-cyclones in the southern hemisphere? The air moves in a circular manner. Pressure increases from the outside to the centre. They often form over continents. The air moves in an anti-clockwise direction. 3. What do you understand by the word regur? Black soil found in the Deccan Grey-brown soil found in Russia Red colour sticky soil found in the Amazon area Black soil found in northern Argentina 4. Consider the following countries: Australia 2. Namibia Brazil 4. Chile Through which of the above does the Tropic of Capricorn pass? 1 only 2, 3, and 4 only 1, 2, and 3 only 1, 2, 3, and 4 5. Which of the following was not seen in the Nal Culture? Pink pottery Square seals Lions and fish Graves 6. Which of the following statements is false? Vedic god who was ‘Breaker of Forts’—Indra The oldest school of Indian philosophy—Samkhya Hiranyagarbha—a title given to Varuna The River Ravi in the Vedic age—Parushni 7. Which one of the following statements about the impact and fusion of the Hindu and Muslim cultures during the Sultanate period is false?a There were major changes in the social institutions. The hold of the caste system on the society did not loosen in any way. The concept of a separate community or nationality of Hindus and Muslims was absent. A mingling of the two cultures took place although not at every level. 8. Which of the following are true with regard to Akbar? He abolished Jizya and Pilgrim Tax in 1564 and 1563 AD respectively. He erected the ‘Ibadat Khana’ for holding religious discussions. His Din-i-Ilahi was a code of social conduct. He got the Khutba to be read in his name in 1574 AD 1 and 2 only 1, 2, and 3 only 1, 2, 3, and 4 1 and 4 only 9. Match the places and leaders of the 1857 Revolt. Leaders Places Begum Hazrat Mahal 1. Lucknow Kunwar Singh 2. Arrah Khan Bahadur Khan 3. Rohilkhand Maniram Dutta 4. Assam A-l, B-3, C-4, D-2 A-l, B-2, C-3, D-4 A-2, B-l, C-4, D-2 A-2, B-3, C-l, D-4 10. The Public Safety Bill on which the government was defeated in the Legislature in 1928 related to curbing industrial strikes health measures which offended Indian religious sentiments arming the government with power to deport, ‘undesirable’ and ‘subversive’ foreigners compulsory recruitment to the armed forces 11. Consider the following statements: Pellagra is a common disease in those areas where maize is the staple food item. Beriberi is a common disease in those areas where polished rice is the major food item. Which of the statements given above are correct? 1 only 2 only Both 1 and 2 Neither 1 nor 2 12. Paper becomes brittle and yellow with age. Why? The acid content in paper causes brittleness to develop. In the presence of visible light, photo-sensitised oxidation occurs. The ultraviolet component of sunlight causes photolysis of cellulose by direct cleavage of the cellulose polymer. 1 and 2 only 2 and 3 only 1 and 3 only 1, 2, and 3 13. Which of the following statements on photochromic glass is/are true? It darkens when exposed to light. It contains fine crystals of silver iodine or bromide which dissociate when exposed to sunlight to form minute particles of silver, which causes the darkening. It is unaffected by temperature. 1 only 2 only 1 and 2 only 1, 2, and 3 14. Which of the following organisations constitute the World Bank Group? International Development Association (IDA) International Finance Commission (IFC) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) 1, 2, and 3 only 3, 4, and 5 only 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 1, 3, and 5 only 15. Which of the following is not correctly matched? Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre : Thiruvananthapuram Indian Space Research Organisation : Bangalore Space Applications Centre : Ahmedabad National Remote Sensing Agency : Chennai 16. What is carbon footprint? It is a market-based approach for controlling pollution by providing economic incentives for achieving reductions in the emissions of pollutants. It refers to selling of carbon credits to customers. It is a certificate showing that a company or government has paid to have a certain amount of carbon dioxide removed from the environment. It is the total set of greenhouse gases emissions caused by an organisation or product or person. 17. Which of the following is wrongly matched? Cess—a compulsory levy collected by the government for a particular purpose from all persons Rate—a compulsory levy collected by the government from the beneficiaries of particular schemes Corporation tax—levied by corporations for civic amenities Proportional tax—a tax levied at the same time at all levels of the base 18. What is the role of ‘Over the Counter Exchange of India’ (OTCEI)? Help in the introduction of multi-tiered markets and import liquidity to them Help to overcome the balance of payment crisis To arrange funds from different foreign banks of developing/underdeveloped countries All of the above 19. The Supreme Court is a court of record. This implies— It can punish for its contempt. Its decisions are admitted as evidence and cannot be questioned in any court of law. It has to keep a record of all the important cases that are conducted in India. Its decisions, once taken, are binding upon it. 1, 2 and 3 only 1 and 2 only 1, 3 and 4 only 1, 2, 3 and 4 20. Which of the following is not a means by which Parliament controls the financial system? Parliament has to authorise the levy or collection of any tax. Money can be withdrawn from the Contingency Fund of India only if Parliament sanctions it. Parliament controls the financial system through the financial committees that scrutinise government expenditure. Parliament considers the Budget every year. Loading … © Spectrum Books Pvt Ltd.
