Quiz 9

1.  

The Guntenberg discontinuity is between

2.  

Which of the following are true with regard to temperature control of the atmosphere of a given place?

1. The major temperature contrasts on the Earth’s surface are between land masses and oceans.
2. During night, the water surface cools more rapidly than the land surface.
3. Temperature generally decreases with latitude on either side of the equator.
4. Temperature rises to a maximum during summer and falls to a minimum during winter.

3.  

What do you understand by the term ‘Advection’?

4.  

Identify the correct order of the processes of soil erosion from the following:

5.  

Which of the following was not a characteristic of the Harappan pottery?

6.  

Which of the following is not correct about sabha and samiti in the Vedic age?

7.  

The modern location of some old states is given below. Which is/are correctly matched?

1. Anga :             Bhagalpur and Monghyr
2. Magadha :      Patna and Gaya
3. Kosala :          Avadh
4. Panchala :      Badaun, Bareilly
5. Matsya :         Allahabad

8.  

The weeklies Al Hilal and Al-Balagh were started by

9.  

Veerapandya Kattabomman put up a stiff resistance to the British, refusing to accept their suzerainty. He was a ruler of Panchalakurichi in

10.  

Vallathol Narayana Menon wrote a series of poems on the national freedom struggle. He is also known for his role in

11.  

Consider the following statements:

1. The governor of a state has power to appoint the members of the State Public Service Commission.
2. The members of the State Public Service Commission hold office during the pleasure of the governor.

Which of the above statement is/are correct?

12.  

The NITI Aayog comprises of

1. Finance Minister of India as the chairperson.
2. Governing Council.
3. Regional Councils.
4. Special invitees nominated by the prime minister.

Codes:

13.  

The ex-officio Chairman of a Zonal Council is

14.  

Consider the following statements:

The Constitution of India provides that

1. the legislative assembly of each state shall consist of not more than 450 members chosen by direct election from territorial constituencies in the State.
2. a person shall not be qualified to be chosen to fill a seat in the legislative assembly of a state if he/she is less than 25 years of age.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

15.  

The Post-Sachar Evaluation Committee known as Kundu Committee recommended

1. to expand the ambit of ‘diversity’ index.
2. to increase participation of Muslims in higher education.
3. to expand 15-point programme.

16.  

With reference to the National Mission on Agricultural Extension and Technology (NMAET), consider the following:

1. Sub-Mission on Agricultural Extension (SMAE)
2. Sub-Mission on Seed and Planting Material (SMSP)
3. Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanisation (SMAM)
4. Sub-Mission on Plant Protection and Plant Quarantine (SMPP)

Which of the above is/are parts of the NMAET?

17.  

What do you understand by Bear raid?

18.  

What is acid rain?

19.  

Dialysis is used for people with defective kidneys. It involves the process of

20.  

Which of the following Indian sites/monuments is/are included in the UNESCO’s World Heritage List?

1. Brihadiswara Temple in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
2. Victoria Terminus (Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus) in Mumbai
3. Champaner-Pavagadh in Gujarat
4. Valley of Flowers in Uttarakhand
5. Sundarbans National Park in West Bengal
6. Khajuraho Temples in Madhya Pradesh