Quiz–4

1.

What is the current account of balance of payments?

2.

The terms black knight, poison pill, porcupine, shark repellents in economics are associated with

3.

What is ‘Bharatiya Nirdeshak Dravya’?

4.  

Which of the following is not an activity prohibited in all the ocean regulation zones in India?

5.  

Match the following.

1.   Sitar                                  1.     Sultan Hussain Sharqi
2.   Indo-Persian ragas         2.      Amir Khusrau       
3.   Introduced Khayal          3.      Raja Man Singh                   
4.   Introduced Malhar

6.  

India’s earliest contact with Islam came through

7.  

What does the word iqta stand for?

8.  

In the early period of British rule, several civil rebellions broke out. Which of the following statement/s is/are correct about the nature of these rebellions?

1. They were generally protests against the new form of revenue administration.
2. They had leaders of traditional outlook.
3. They had an all-India participation in one or two cases.
4. They formed the base for future constitutional agitation by the Congress.

9.  

Which of the following cannot be considered a cause for the rise of Extremism?

10.  

The tinkathia system practised in Champaran, and which hurt the peasants, demanded that

11.  

Consider the following statements with regard to representative democracies:

1.  Parliamentary system of government is accountable to the legislature and can stay in power only insofar as it enjoys the confidence of the legislature.
2. The non-existence of a fixed executive tenure tends to make a parliamentary system unstable.
3. With a strong central authority, the presidential system of democracy ensures separation of powers to protect citizen’s rights and prevent executive despotism.
4. The presidential system is not suitable to meet emergency situations arising in a plural society.

                 Which of the above statements are correct?

12.  

A joint sitting may be called

1. only in case of national emergency
2. to enable a constitutional amendment to be passed in a hurry
3. when taxes approved by one House of Parliament are rejected by the other

13.  

Which of the following statements are not correct?

1. The tribal areas in Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura are specified in the Sixth Schedule and these areas are treated as autonomous districts.
2. The Third Schedule of the Constitution mandates tribal advisory council.
3. For appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court, the minimum age limit is fifty-five years.
4. Cases pending before a court cannot in any case be brought before Lok Adalat.

14.  

The right to seek advisory opinion of the Supreme Court on any question of law or fact belongs to

15.  

A trellis drainage pattern develops in a region which is

16.  

Which of the following statements is/are correct with regard to soils?

1. Terra Rosa soils form under semi-arid conditions.
2. A laterite soil can form from any type of rock.
3. Hardpan is a layer of hard deposits which occurs in the lower layers of some soils.
4. Peat soils develop best under hot and arid climatic conditions.

17.  

Consider the following statements:

1. On the planet Earth, the fresh water available for use amounts to about less than 1% of the total water found.
2. Of the total fresh water found on the planet Earth, 95% is bound up in polar ice caps and glaciers.

                 Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

18.  

Which one of the following is the appropriate reason for considering the Gondwana rocks as most important of rock systems of India?

19.  

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

            List I                              List II

         (Device)                         (Conversion)

A. Battery charger          1. Electrical energy into mechanical energy

B. Battery                        2.  Mechanical energy into electrical energy

C. Washing machine      3.  Chemical energy into electrical energy

D. Dynamo                      4.  Electrical energy into chemical energy

      A B C D

20.  

What is aripan?