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Answer:

Explanation:

Approximately 1/8 (12.5 %) of the ice is visible above water
Answer:
and 7/8 (87.5 %) of the ice is submerged below the surface.

This is because ice and snow are less dense than water.
Here we must note that if the iceberg is made up of only
compact ice, its visible part may be even 1/10th part
because the compact part is relatively denser. But the top
of the iceberg is usually made up of snow which is not
that much compact and that is why the correct answer of
this question is 1/8th.

Explanation:
Millimeter Waves correspond to the EHF Band which
runs the range of frequencies from 30 to 300 gigahertz,
above which electromagnetic radiation is considered to
be low (or far) infrared light, also referred to as terahertz
radiation. This band has a wavelength of ten to one
millimetre. The Microwaves have wavelength of from as
long as one meter to as short as one millimeter, or
equivalently, with frequencies between 300 MHz (0.3

GHz) and 300 GHz. Thus statement 2 is incorrect.

Answer:

Explanation:

This is a simple question which needs you to know about

the common reaction of Sulphuric Acid when it is spilled

on paper, starch sugar or even cotton. These products get

burnt due to the reaction and the end products are

Carbon and Water. Water is absorbed by the acid, thus
Answer:
acid becomes a little dilute. The reaction is exothermic.
Explanation:
Please note that the Sulphuric acid has a very high
A social reform body, was founded by swami Dyananda
affinity for water and due to this, it is also used as a
saraswaty in 1875. Under the
Dehydrating agent in making of Dry Fruits. Further, the
education and science many amongst the educated
reaction is highly exothermic, it is always advised to put
Indians were tending to become Christian. The arya
acid into water than water into acid.
samaj, like the brahma samaj and the prarthana samaj,

was started to stop this process and largely succeeded in

its efforts. Its motto was go back to the Vedas and it
influence of western

wanted to reform society on the model of the Vedas and

discard all later
outgrowths. It upheld monotheism,
condemned polytheism and the use of image. It was

opposed to caste restriction and child marriages and it
supported
sea-voyage,
female
education
and
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remarriages of widows. It aimed at uplifting the down-
Service Commission (referred to in this Chapter as Joint
trodden classes or castes amongst the Indians. It claimed
Commission) to serve the needs of those States.
that Hinduism was a proselytizing religion and by what

is known as the suddhi (purification) movement
it
converted many non-Hindus to Hinduism and thus gave

a new dynamic force to Hinduism. It has done a great

deal of social and educational work, especially in the

Punjab. At first

it confined its educational efforts to
sanskritic studies only, but later on one section of it led

by Lala Hansraj supported the cultivation of western
Answer:
education as well as founded the dayananda Anglo Vedic

college at Lahore. The orthodox section continued to
believe in the necessity of reviving the Vedic ideal
in
modern life and founded the gurukul at haridwar in 1902.

It has a still a large following in upper India.

Explanation:
Article 323 (2) It shall be the duty of a State Commission
to present annually to the Governor of the State a report
as to the work done by the Commission, and it shall be
the duty of a Joint Commission to present annually to the
Governor of each of the States the needs of which are
served by the Joint Commission a report as to the work

done by the Commission in relation to that State, and in

either case the Governor shall, on receipt of such report,

cause a copy thereof together with a memorandum

explaining, as respects the cases, if any, where the advice

of the Commission was not accepted, the reasons for such
non-acceptance to be laid before the Legislature of the

State.

Answer:

Explanation:
The second statement is incorrect. LEDs are known for
their performance and LED emit more light per watt than

the CFLs.

Answer:
Explanation:
Ranganath
Mishra
Commission
was
set
up
by
Government of India to study and find solution for the

minority status of India. Its report was submitted in 2007.

It had suggested to curtail the reservation to the SCs, STs

and OBCs while giving reservation tominorities. The
Answer:
Explanation:
three recommendations of this report were: 15% of jobs in

government
services
and
seats
in
educational
institutions for minorities ; Reserve 8.4% out of existing
Article 315 (2):Two or more States may agree that there
OBC quota of 27% for minorities; SC reservation to Dalit
shall be one Public Service Commission for that group of
converts.
States, and if a resolution to that effect is passed by the

House or, where there are two Houses, by each House of

the Legislature of each of those States, Parliament may
by law provide for the appointment of a Joint State Public


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Way. The group comprises more than 54 galaxies

(including dwarf galaxies), with its gravitational center

located somewhere between the Milky Way and the

Andromeda Galaxy. The galaxies of the Local Group cover
a 10 million light-year diameter and have a binary

(dumbbell) shape. This group itself is part of the Virgo

Supercluster. Thus second statement is not correct. Virgo

Supercluster contains the Virgo Cluster in addition to the
Answer:

Local Group, which in turn contains the Milky Way and

Andromeda galaxies. At least 100 galaxy groups and
clusters
are
located
within
its
diameter
of
33

megaparsecs. It is one of millions of superclusters in the

observable Universe.

Answer:

Explanation:

SONAR TARI is a collection of poems by Rabindranath

Tagore and contains more than forty poems in Bengali.

Rest all three are dramas.
Answer:

Explanation:
The First statement is incorrect because

Chelmsford Reform has accepted and favored the idea of
formation of the liquistic units. The second statement is

also incorrect because Annie Besant has opposed this

Answer:
Explanation:
A galaxy is a group of large number of stars in the sky
which have generally the same origin of evolution, such
idea..

as our Milky Way. A galaxy may contain billions of stars.

A cluster of galaxies, which may have up to 10 or even
Answer:
more galaxies is called a local group. Clusters of galaxies
Explanation:
are known as a super galaxy, or a super cluster. This may

have up to 50 or even 1,000 galaxies. The Milky Way is a
member of the Virgo super cluster. However, before that
its is a part of smaller "Local group". Local Group is the
group of galaxies that includes Earth's galaxy, the Milky
Montague-
74th amendment bill was related to the Constitution and

Composition of a municipality only. The rest two options
given in this question, are left to the states to decide
about them.

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Answer:

Explanation:
Answer:
Third Round Table met from 17-11-1932 to 24-12-1932. In
Explanation:
the beginning of the next year, a White Paper on
High electronegativity of fluorine (4.0 for F) gives the

carbonfluorine
bond
(Carbon
polarity/dipole
moment
and
2.5)
the
C-F
significant
bonds
are
considered to be the strongest bonds in the organic
Constitutional Reform was released whose report became

the basis of Government of India Act 1935. The Civil
Disobedience Movement was partially withdrawn in 1933
and fully in 1934. The GOI act was enacted on 2-8-1935.
Chemistry. Please note that C-F bond is shorter than any

other carbonhalogen bond, and shorter than single
carbonnitrogen and carbonoxygen bonds, despite

fluorine having a larger atomic mass. Please also note

that Fluorine is the most reactive of the halogens.

Fluorine is the most electronegative element currently

known. This means the elemental form, F, will actively

seek another electron to satisfy the octet rule (8 electrons
Answer:
in the outer s and p shells). This extra electron could
Explanation:
come from anything. Because of this, Fluorine is the
After the independence of India and Pakistan in 1947, the
strongest known oxidizer. It is only found naturally on
use of the waters of the Indus and its five eastern
earth as 19F, its only stable isotope. Aqueous HF
tributaries became a major dispute between India and
[Hydrofluoric acid], is weak acidic.
Pakistan. The irrigation canals of the Sutlej valley and the

Bari Doab were split - with the canals lying primarily in

Pakistan and the headwork dams in India disrupting

supply in some parts of Pakistan. The concern over India

building large dams over various Punjab rivers that could

undercut the supply flowing to Pakistan, as well as the
possibility that India could divert rivers in the time of

war, caused political consternation in Pakistan. India and

Pakistan signed the Indus Waters Treaty in 1960. The

treaty, which was brokered by World Bank, gave India

Answer:
control of the three easternmost rivers of the Punjab, the

Sutlej, the Beas and the Ravi, while Pakistan gained
control of the three western rivers, the Jhelum, the
Explanation:
Chenab and the Indus. India retained the right to use of
It was the Stanley's dispatch in 1850 that recommended
the western rivers for non irrigation projects.
that the Government of India should take up the

responsibility of primary education and advised that the
Government should impose the local taxes to bear the

expenditure of Education.

Answer:
Explanation:

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Aravallis Range literally meaning 'line of peaks' running
Apart from the announcements mentioned in 1, 2 and 3
approximately 800 km from northeast to southwest
point, of this question, please note that following were
across states of Rajasthan, Haryana, and Gujarat and
also declared in the same:
Pakistani provinces of Punjab and Sindh. Vidhyan
1.
Mountains are extensively distributed in India Eastern
A month's extra pay for soldiers and subordinate

Civil Servants
Gujarat, to sasaram (Bihar).
2.
Establishment of a new university at Dhaka

3.
Declaration of eligibility of Indians for getting a

Victoria Cross
4.
Creation of a Governor-in Council for United Bengal
5.
Reduction of Assam into a Chief Commissionership
4th point given in the questions was a part of Minto

Morley reforms.

Answer:
Answer:
Explanation:
Explanation:
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan was anxious to put Muslims back
This question has capability to trap almost all of you. The
into favor with the British, but the things were of later
first knowledge we have to apply that in Government of
period than 1888. At that time, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
India Act 1919 the spheres of the central and provincial
made it his special endeavor to persuade his co-
governments were demarcated by a division of subjects
religionists to keep aloof from the Congress, which was
into'
showing growing signs of opposition towards British
"central
policy and administration. In 1888 Sir Syed Ahmad
administered by the Government of India or in which
established the United Patriotic Association, which
extra-provincial
included Muslims as well as Hindu members, all of whom
provincial subjects' included subjects in which the
were opposed to the Congress. In 1893 he formed the
interests of the provinces essentially predominated. The
Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental Defence Association of
Dyarchy was for the Provincial Governments. The
Upper India, confining its membership to Muslims and
provincial subjects were divided into two categories viz.
Englishmen.
reserved' and transferred. Each province was to be

governed in relation to 'reserved' subjects by a Governor

in Council, and in relation to 'transferred' subjects by a
central'
and'
subjects'
provincial'.
included
interests
all
were
Generally
speaking,
subjects
dominant,
directly
whilst
Governor acting with ministers. This system was known

include in the ' transferred' list those departments which

offered the most opportunity for local knowledge and

social service and those in which mistakes that might

as Dyarchy. In the selection of subjects to be transferred

to ministers, the guiding principle followed was to
occur would not be irremediable. Broadly speaking, '

reserved ' subjects comprised all subjects which were not
transferred to ministers and embraced such subjects as
Land Revenue, finance, and law and order.

Answer:
Explanation:


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1.

The first political organization of the Bombay

Presidency was the Bombay Association which was

started on 26 August 1852, to vent public grievances

to the British.
Answer:
2.
The first organization in the Madras Presidency to
Explanation:
vent for the rights of Indians was the Madras Native
If Earth was an ideal black body which absorbs all the
Association
radiation from the Sun and emit the radiation due to this
Lakshminarasu Chetty in 1849. In May 1884, S.
heating, its temperature would have been 5.3 C. The
Ramaswami
Earth and other planets are not perfect black bodies, as
established the Madras Mahajana Sabha.
they do not absorb all the incoming solar radiation but
3.
which
was
Mudaliar
established
and
P.
by
Gazulu
Anandacharlu
Mary Carpenter came to India in 1866, to fulfill her
reflected part of it back to space. The ratio between the
long cherished desire to, after she met Raja Ram
reflected and the incoming energies is termed the
Mohan Roy in 1833. But in India, she met Keshab
planetary albedo. Earth reflects 36-37% of this incoming
Chandra Sen, the leader of Brahmo Samaj, who asked
light and it corresponds to the Earth Albedo 0.367.
her toform an organization in Britain to improve

communication

reformers. In 1870 she established National Indian

Indian

Answer:

Explanation:

Sir Pherozshah Mehta is known as Lion of Mumbai, this
Answer:
Parsi businessman became the Municipal commissioners
Explanation:
of Bombay Municipality in 1873 and remained its
Dwarkanath
Landholders
and

1831,
British
Association.

In
between
Society
Tagore
along
had
with
the
president for 4 times. In 1890, he became president of
Kumar
Indian National Congress. He started Bombay Chronicle,
established
Prasanna
Tagore, Radhakanta Deb, Ramkamal Sen and Bhabani
an English-language weekly newspaper.
Charan Mitra. British India Society was founded in 1839

in England with the efforts of William Adam, one of the

friends of Raja Ram Mohan Roy.

Answer:
Explanation:
BOD is amount of dissolved oxygen needed by aerobic
biological organisms in a body of water to break down
organic material present in a given water sample at

certain temperature over a specific time period, for

running rivers, it would be minimum and for Untreated

Answer:
Explanation:
Municipal waste water it would be maximum.


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Answer:
Answer:
Explanation:
Explanation:
This is a very important question on a very important
It was Hasarat Mohani, who moved this motion but the
provision in constitution of India. The above provision
motion was rejected because of impracticality. It is told
has been enshrined in the Article 249. As per this article,
to us that Hasrat Mohani was a member who could not
the resolution has to be passed by
speak English, and rest all could.
members present and voting that it is necessary or

expedient in the national interest in the Council of States

The Battle of Wandiwish ended with Treaty of 1763.

As per terms of this treaty, the Chandranagar and
Pondicherry was returned to France.
The French were now allowed to have trading posts
but
forbade
French
traders
from
administering them. So statement 2 is incorrect.

The Battle of Wandiwish was the last nail in the
coffin of the French ambitions of an Indian Empire
and only after this the British became dominant
power in India. So statement 3 is correct.
4.
The first statement is also correct,
because After
Battle of Chinsura, we don't find any significant

remnants of the Dutch in India.

Answer:
Explanation:
3.

Answer:
India

in

2.
and NOT the Lok Sabha. So statement 2 is incorrect.

1.
two thirds of the

Explanation:
The first two statements are correct. The lack of a
magnetosphere and extremely thin atmosphere of Mars
are a challenge: the planet has little heat transfer across
its surface, poor insulation against bombardment of the
solar wind and insufficient atmospheric pressure to
retain water in a liquid form (water instead sublimates to
a gaseous state). Mars is also nearly, or perhaps totally,
geologically dead; the end of volcanic activity has
apparently stopped the recycling of chemicals and
minerals between the surface and interior of the planet.
The current understanding of planetary habitabilitythe
ability of a world to develop and sustain lifefavors
planets that have liquid water on their surface. This most
often requires that the orbit of a planet lie within the
habitable zone, which for the Sun currently extends from

just beyond Venus to about the semi-major axis of Mars.

During perihelion Mars dips inside this region, but the
Lok Sabha is required
planet's thin (low-pressure) atmosphere prevents liquid

water from existing over large regions for extended

periods. The past flow of liquid water demonstrates the
planet's potential for habitability. Some recent evidence
has suggested that any water on the Martian surface may

have been too salty and acidic to support regular

terrestrial life. The 4th statement is not correct because

presence of water ice as well as traces of oxygen have

been reported at Mars.

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An isomeric transition is a radioactive decay process that

involves emission of a gamma ray from an atom where

the nucleus is in an excited metastable state, referred to

in its excited state, as a nuclear isomer. The emission of a

gamma ray from an excited nuclear state allows the

nucleus to lose energy and reach either a lower energy
Answer:
state, sometimes its ground state. In certain cases, the
Explanation:
excited nuclear state following
This is a very fundamental question. Antigen is a protein

or sugar (carbohydrate) contained on the surface of a
cell, foreign object or infectious organism that the
immune system can recognize and decide to attack. The
immune system identifies antigens as being 'self' (normal
to the body) or foreign (not normally found in the body).
In normal animals, the immune system only attacks
foreign antigens (e.g. antibodies should only be produced
a nuclear reaction or
other type of radioactive decay, has a half live that is

more than 100 to 1000 times longer than the average 1012 seconds, and this excited state is referred to as a
metastable nuclear excited state. Some nuclei are able to
stay in this metastable excited state for minutes, hours,
days, or occasionally far longer, before undergoing
gamma decay, in which they undergo radioactive decay
with primary emission of a gamma ray.
against foreign antigens). Antibody is a protein made by

a B cell that binds to a very specific antigen. Each
different B cell (plasma cell) makes only one type of
antibody and this antibody is very specific for a

particular antigen. When an antibody finds a foreign
antigen, it binds to the antigen and then calls other

inflammatory cells over to kill it.

The second statement has been tweaked. For a vaccine to
work, it needs to induce the body to produce antibodies

against the cause of the disease. The mechanism by

which vaccination works is complex and involves many

chemical and cellular reactions within and between the

immune system cells of the body. Basically, the role of

vaccination is to expose the naive immune system

(immune system that has not yet been exposed to the
Answer:
foreign proteins/sugars - termed antigens - contained on
Explanation:
attacking organisms) to viral and bacterial antigens

contained within the vaccine so that, in the future, if the
body gets attacked by a related virus / bacteria the
immune system will recognize (remember) the antigens
contained on these infectious disease organisms
and
activate very quickly (within hours as opposed to weeks

with an unvaccinated, inexperienced immune system) to
kill them. By having a large, mature immune response
activate more rapidly, the hope is that the invading
disease-causing organisms will be neutralized more
quickly (before they get to replicate or invade deep into
the body), thereby resulting in only mild, if any, clinical
disease.

Time zones centered at intervals of 15 as difference of 1

hour translates to 15; Earth rotates (Sun apparently
moves) through a circle of 360 in 24hours. So it needs to
be a multiple of 15. In India's case the
15norm can't serve because GMT+5 hours is 75E falling
in extreme west of the country, but central in Pakistan
and so it is Pakistan standard time. GMT+6 hours (90E)
falls outside the bulk of Indian landmass, centrally in
Bangladesh and hence is adapted as Bangla Standard
Time. Instead 82.5E passing (near Allahabad) through the
middle of the country longitudinally with almost equal
stretches to east & west, is just right and so was selected
for Indian Standard Time. 82.5 = 75 + 7.5 ~ 5hrs+1/2 hr.


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Answer:

Explanation:

Please note that Kukas were the first reformist sects,

which raised and took up the issue of cow protection in

1871 onwards. It was followed by some Cow Protection

Societies or Gaurakshini Sabhas by members of Arya

Samaj in 1880s, but the most fierce anti-cow slaughter
Answer:
propaganda in India was seen in the decade of 1890 and
Explanation:
witnessed some violent activities in this context.
The Speaker and Deputy speaker of the Lok Sabha remain

in office as long as they are members of the house. If they

cease to be member of the house they have to vacate

their office. Immediately after dissolution of Lok Sabha ,

the speaker has not to resign
till a new speaker is

elected. So, all statements are incorrect. The first

statement is incorrect because the post of speaker and
deputy speaker is not under pleasure of the President.

Answer:

Answer:

Explanation:

These are common names of the Turtles found in India.

Turtles are placed in reptiles. The five species are Green
Answer:
turtle (Chelonia mydas), Loggerhead (Caretta caretta),

Olive
Explanation:
Chiru
is
the
common
name
of
Tibetan
antelope
(Pantolops hodgsonii), and it is a threatened species of

Antelopes. To enhance protection of Chiru, its prime
Ridley
(Lepidochelys
olivacea),
Hawksbill
(Eretmochelys imbricata) and Leatherback (Dermochelys

coriacea).

habitats have been declared as Wildlife Sanctuaries viz.

Karakorma Wildlife Sanctuary and Changthang Cold

Desert Wildlife Sanctuary. I just wanted to make you

aware that Jammu & Kashmir Government has its own

wildlife Protection act of 1978. Chiru is in list I of that act
and it is also protected by the Indian wildlife act. Thus it

one of the few species which are protected by the two

acts.


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and for this purpose a handicraft must be chosen , based

upon the environment of the child. Following this

conference, a committee under Dr. Zakir Hussain was
Answer:
appointed
Explanation:
to
formulate
the
scheme
of
the
basic
education. The aim of the basic education was to develop
Qualified Foreign Investor
the qualities of the ideal citizenship and more aspect
1.
Must not be a Resident of India or not a SEBI
should be give to the Indian culture than the literacy.
registered Foreign Institutional Investor (FII)/Sub

Account /Foreign Venture Capital Investor(FVCI)

2.
Must be a resident of a country other than India,

which is either a member of Financial Action Task

Force (FATF) or a member of a group which is a

member of FATF and is signatory to International

Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCOs)

Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding or a

signatory of a bilateral MOU with SEBI.
3.
4.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India SEBI, in
Answer:
consultation with Government of India and Reserve
Explanation:
Bank of India later decided to amend its earlier
India has a total of 178 registered GI products, and
provisions with respect to Foreign Investor in
Karnataka tops the chart with 31 tags. While Kerala and
mutual funds and equity share markets.
Andhra Pradesh share the second spot with 20 tags each,
As per the new definition, resident of a country that
Tamil Nadu has got 18 GI products.
is a member of a group which is a member of FATF

will also be eligible to be considered as QFI.

Therefore, all the residents of the 6 member

countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council and the 27
member countries of the European Commission

would now be eligible to be considered as QFI.

Answer:

Explanation:

Snippets from The Hindu & TOI

In its application for GI tag, the society traced the history

of Veena and said it was one of the three celestial musical
Answer:
instruments - along with flute and mridangam - finding
Explanation:
references from Vedic times. Identified with goddess
On July 31, 1937, Gandhi had published an article in the
Saraswati, veena is mentioned in the Ramayana and the
Harijan. Based upon this article, an all India National
Mahabharata. It also cites references associating the
Education Conference was held on October 22 and 23,
instrument
1937,
Hayagreeva and Mahakavi Kalidasa.
which
was
called
the
Wardha
Educational
with
sage
Agastya,
sage
Narada,
Lord
Conference. The resolution at this conference was that
The current form of the Saraswathi Veena with 24 fixed
through out this period of 7 years, the education should
frets evolved in Thanjavur during the reign of Raghunath
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Nayak, Sanjay Gandhi said citing the Thanjavur Nayakar
232. At the center of the planet, the temperature may be
History. He said the veena is four feet in
up to 7,000 K and the pressure could reach 360 Gpa.
length consisting of a large resonator (kudam), a wooden
Because much of the heat is provided by radioactive
bridge (kudurai), a tapering hollow neck (dandi), a smaller
decay, scientists believe that early in Earth history,
non-functional resonator and seven strings of the Veena.
before isotopes with short half-lives had been depleted,
The body of the Thanjavur Veenai is painted and
Earth's heat production would have been much higher.
engraved with delicate wood work, which usually
This
consists of picture of god and goddess, motifs of flowers
approximately 3 billion years ago, would have increased
or birds. It is played by sitting cross-legged with the
temperature gradients within the Earth, increasing the
instrument held tilted slightly away from the player, the
rates of mantle convection and plate tectonics, and
application said.
allowing the production of igneous rocks such as
The instrument is unique to Thanjavur as the wood from
komatiites that are not formed today. The Orbital
a particular strain of matured jack fruit tree is unique to
characteristics of the EarthMoon & Earth-Sun system
the region. The craftsmanship and the skill in making the
are sources of Tidal Energy rather.
instrument were handed over from one generation to the

other of Viswakarmas.
If granted, Thanjavur Veena would become 19th product

to obtain GI recognition from Tamil Nadu. This, however,
extra
heat
production,
twice
present-day
at

will be the first musical instrument of the state, Sanjay

Gandhi told TOI.

Answer:

Explanation:
Answer:
1.
grant or right to exclude others from making, using
Explanation:
or selling one's invention and includes the right to
The Earth's internal heat comes from a combination of

residual heat from planetary accretion (about 20%) and
heat produced through radioactive decay (80%). The
major
heat-producing
isotopes
in
the
Earth
license others to make, use or sell it.

2.
frivolous
3.
isotopes
in
the
Earth
are
potassium-40, uranium-238, uranium-235, and thorium-
Evergreening refers to prolonging the life of the
original patented product. Here the innovator is just

trying to extend patent protection and prevent
accretion of such an object from material falling from
heat-producing
not necessarily alter the utility and features of the
liberated (usually in the form of heat) during the
heat produced through radioactive decay (80%). The
re-arrangement,
patent by making minor incremental changes that do
apart, to infinity. It is also the amount of energy that is
of residual heat from planetary accretion (about 20%) and
mere
substance that does not result in increased efficacy.
amount of energy required to pull all of the material
infinity. Earth's internal heat comes from a combination
and a mere discovery of a new form of a known
Gravitation played a role during planetary accretion. The

loose material, held together by gravity alone, is the
invention,
farming method, mere presentation of information
232.
gravitational binding energy of an object consisting of
Section 3 of the Act contains an exhaustive list of

what cannot be considered an invention, such as a
are
potassium-40, uranium-238, uranium-235, and thorium-
major
The Indian Patents Act 1970 defines a patent as a
competition from manufacturing the same product.

4.
Section 3(d) of the Indian Patents Act is specially

intended to prevent evergreening.


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byproducts offers environmental advantages by
diverting
material
from
the
wastestream,
materials, conserving virgin materials, and allaying

the
reducing the energy investment in processing virgin
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pollution.
2.
Although flyash offers environmental advantages, it

also improves the performance and quality of

concrete. Flyash affects the plastic properties of

concrete by improving workability, reducing water

demand, reducing segregation and bleeding, and

lowering heat of hydration.

3.
Flyash increases strength, reduces permeability,
Answer:
reduces corrosion of reinforcing steel, increases
Explanation:
sulphate resistance, and reduces alkali-aggregate
1.
Secondary or second generation patents are

patents
directed
to
new
developments
or
reaction.
4.
than concrete made with only portland cement. The
improvements of the subject-matter of the basic
techniques for working with this type of concrete are
patent.
2.
Secondary
or
'second
generation'
patents
and UK. These are patents granted in relation to new
budget of a job.

subject

matter of the basic patent. The Indian Patents Act

does not have any provision on secondary patents.
developments
3.
standard for the industry and will not impact the
are
acknowledged in the regulated markets like the US
Flyash reaches its maximum strength more slowly
or
WTO-administered
improvements
of
Trade-Related
the
aspects
of

effect in 1995, allow the member countries to adopt,

consistently

Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), which came into

with
the
other
provisions
of
the
agreement, measures to prevent or control practices

in the licensing of intellectual property rights that

are
abusive
licensing
and
and
anti-competitive.
government
use
Compulsory
without
the

authorisation of the right holder are also allowed,

subject to certain conditions aimed at protecting the

legitimate interests of the right holder.
Answer:

Explanation:

Under the Vienna Convention of 1961, an ambassador

enjoys immunity from criminal, civil and administrative
jurisdiction for discharging his diplomatic duties, except

in circumstances such as property he personally owns,

matters
of
succession,
or
for
any
commercial
or
professional activity outside of his official capacity.

Answer:

Explanation:

1.
Flyash is one of three general types of coal

combustion byproducts (CCBPs). The use of these


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accepted by the company. Only a part of the risk is

accepted in the other. Depending on the assessment,

the underwriter would decide whether to provide
Answer:
full or partial underwriting.
Explanation:
4.
Whenever the RBI issues public debt on behalf of the
It is mandatory under the Motor Vehicles Act 1988 to get
government, it appoints underwriters to the issue.
your car insured as soon as you purchase it.There are two
Primary dealers in gilts and banks usually act as
types of car insurance: 'Third Party Insurance' and
underwriters. It has happened several times that a
'Comprehensive Insurance'.
primary issue of gilts by RBI has devolved on the
Third party insurance protects a policy holder against
underwriters.
losses which arise due to bodily injury/death to a third

party or any damage to its property. It is mandatory by
law to have third party insurance.
However this insurance doesn't protect you against

losses which arise due to bodily injury/death to you, your
vehicle
and
compensated
co-passengers.
for
any
If
damages
you
to
want
you,
to
be
your
co-
passengers and your vehicle in addition to third party

coverage, then purchase comprehensive car insurance.

Comprehensive car policy is better as it provides both

third party coverage and damages/loss to one's own

vehicle, co-passengers or self.

Answer:

Explanation:

1.

Demutualisation is the process through which any

member-owned
organisation
becomes
shareholder-owned company. this company could

either be listed on a stock exchange or closely held

by its shareholders.

2.
Originally, the term applied specifically to insurance

companies

entities from being mutually owned by policy
Answer:
holders.
Underwriting means an agreement, with or without

conditions, to subscribe to securities of a corporate
2.

subscribe to the securities offered to them.

Underwriting
is
shareholder-owned
exchanges than to insurance companies.
when the existing shareholders or the public do not

commonly
understood
in
the
context of capital markets and public issue of

securities. However, the term has a wider application
and covers insurance as well as the issue of public
debt by the government. In insurance, underwriting

is basically the process of risk assessment by an

insurance company. It involves determining the

likelihood of the insured event happening and then

estimating its likely cost.
3.
into
3. In India, demutualisation relates more to the stock
Explanation:
1.
converting

It is through underwriting that the insurance firm

selects applicants for insurance and classifies them.
Answer:
Underwriting can either be total or partial. Under
Explanation:
total underwriting, the entire risk of insurance is

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The amount the government borrows in the bond and
certain criteria before they gain recognition, either
money markets to fund fiscal deficit is referred to as net

borrowings of the government. it also borrows to repay
as a state party or as a national party.

2.
outstanding loans which if added to the net borrowings
The criteria for recognition are

a.
constitute gross borrowings. The government is the
years
around three fourth of the total bond issuance in the

markets
is
accounted
for
by
Either that the party has been conducting

its activities for a continuous period of five
biggest borrower in the debt market. Kindly note that

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b.
government
Or that the party has got at least 4% of the

votes
polled
in
elections to
the
state
securities. The difference between the fiscal deficit and
assembly or the lok sabha in a particular
the net borrowings is funded from other sources such as
state.
special deposits, state provident funds et al.
3.
Incidentally, for computing this vote share, votes

polled by a party in seats where it has forfeited its
deposit are not taken into account. This is to
discourage the practice of parties putting up non-

serious candidates all over the state merely to meet
the 4% cut-off. A party that meets the 4% criterion in

a particular state is recognised as a 'state party' in

that state.

4.
be recognised as a state party in at least four states.

Recognition is not a permanent thing. Parties that

have once been recognised can be de-recognised, if
they fail to meet the relevant criterion in subsequent

elections.

To gain recognition as a national party, a party must
5.
The main advantage of a party being recognised by

the EC is that, it gains exclusive use of an election

symbol for all its candidates. If it is a state party, a

symbol is reserved for the use of that party all across

the state. Similarly, if it is a national party, all its
Answer:
candidates anywhere in India will have the exclusive

right to use the symbol allotted to the party. Thus
Explanation:
parties like the BJP, the Congress, CPM and BSP,
The fourth activity does not bring any change.
which are recognised as national parties, will have

Pradesh will not be entitled to the symbol reserved

for the TDP in AP. In fact, the TDP in AP has the same

Answer:
Explanation:
1.
On the other hand, a TDP candidate outside Andhra

the same symbol anywhere in India.

6.
All political parties must register themselves with
symbol as the Samajwadi Party in UP.

the EC. However, not all parties that are registered

with the EC are 'recognised' by it. They have to fulfil

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Explanation:
feel that the revenue deficit is a more significant

measure than the fiscal deficit.

Answer:
Explanation:

The primary deficit is the fiscal deficit minus interest

payments and debt servicing. What it tells us is the

extent to which the government's borrowings are used to

service old loans. A high primary deficit would indicate
Answer:
that the government is borrowing well beyond what it
Explanation:
needs to pay the interest on existing loans. Unless there
Conceptually, we can think of the fiscal deficit as a

measure of the extent to which a government is spending
beyond its means. In precise mathematical terms, fiscal
are no interest payments whatsoever (which is unlikely, if

not impossible), the primary deficit would always be
lower than the fiscal deficit
deficit is the difference between the total expenditure of

the government, and the sum of all its "revenue receipts"
as well as those "capital receipts", which do not create

any payment obligations for the future.

Answer:

Answer:
Explanation:
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries

(Opec) was set up in 1960 by Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi

Arabia and Venezuela. Other countries such as Nigeria,

UAE and Qatar joined in later. Currently, Opec has eleven

members.
Its
principal
aim
is
'coordination
and
unification of petroleum policies of member countries

and
the
determination
of
the
best
means
for

safeguarding

collectively. Eleven countries are now members of the

group. These countries account for about 40% of the
interests,
individually
and
world's crude oil production and about three-quarters of
Answer:
crude oil reserves. Opec's exports represent 55% of the
Explanation:
Revenue
their
crude oil traded internationally. According to current
deficit
the
estimates, more than 80% of the world's proven oil
revenue
reserves are located in OPEC Member Countries, with the
expenditure. Revenue expenditure refers to normal
bulk of OPEC oil reserves in the Middle East, amounting
recurring expenses on things like salaries, subsidies and,
to 66% of the OPEC total. OPEC Member Countries have
above all, interest payments. Again, many economists
made significant additions to their oil reserves in recent
government's
is
the
revenue
difference
receipts
and
between
its
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industry, realizing intensive explorations and enhancing
Crude oil containing a high fraction of sulphur is sour
recoveries. As a result, OPEC's proven oil reserves
crude. By the same token, low sulphur crude will be
currently stand at 1,199.71 billion barrels.
'sweet'. Sulphur has to be removed during the refining

process. Therefore, 'sweet' crude is more valuable
compared to 'sour' crude. Mumbai High crude produced

by ONGC is sweet crude. Dubai-Fateh, one of the crude
oils in the Opec 'basket' is a sour crude with high sulphur

content.

Answer:

Explanation:

Opec sets a limit on the production of crude oil for

individual members and for the group as a whole. Opec

used to collect pricing data on a 'basket' of seven crude

oils and uses this price to monitor world oil market

conditions. It was later replaced by
a new OPEC
Reference Basket (ORB) in 2005. The ORB is made of :

1.
Saharan Blend (Algeria)
2.
Girassol (Angola)

3.
Oriente (Ecuador)
4.
Iran Heavy (Islamic Republic of Iran)

5.
Basra Light (Iraq)
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6.
Kuwait Export (Kuwait)
Explanation:
7.
Es Sider (Libya)
Gross domestic product (GDP), as the name suggests, is a
8.
Bonny Light (Nigeria)
broad measure of the output of goods and services in an
9.
Qatar Marine (Qatar)
economy. Of course, it is not a matter of simply adding
10. Arab Light (Saudi Arabia)
up the value of all output. Rather, what the GDP
11.
Murban (UAE)
measures is the sum total of "value-added". The reason
12.
Merey (Venezuela).
for this is that we would want to avoid the double

Prior to 15 June 2005, the OPEC Basket consisted of the
counting that would inevitably be part of a process of
following:
simply adding up the value of all output. For instance, if
1.
Arab Light (from Saudi Arabia)
we were to add the value of output of all auto component
2.
Bonny Light (from Nigeria)
manufacturers and the value of output of all carmakers,
3.
Fateh (from Dubai)
we would have counted car components twice. By
4.
Isthmus (from Mexico, a non-OPEC country)
looking only at value-added, GDP measurements prevent
5.
Minas (from Indonesia)
this double counting from happening.
6.
Saharan Blend (from Algeria)
There are two ways in which GDP can be measured. One
7.
Tia Juana Light (from Venezuela)
way to do it is by measuring it at the production stage,

and the other is to measure it as the sum total of
consumption. Both should yield the same result. In
measuring output from the production side, it is broadly

divided into three sectors: agriculture, industry and

services. Measured from the consumption side, GDP is
equal to the sum of private consumption, government
consumption, investment, and net exports (exports

minus imports).

Assertion:

Reason:
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Answer:

Explanation:

GDP at market prices is inclusive of the indirect taxes

levied by the government on producers in the economy.

Since producers pass these taxes onto the consumers, the

value of these taxes is added to the price of the output.
As against this, the subsidies obviously depress the price

and hence the value of the output correspondingly. As a
result, the value of the aggregate output goes up by the

aggregate net indirect tax (taxes minus subsidies). GDP at

factor cost, on the other hand, measures the value of

output without the additional price imposed by taxes (or

reduced by subsidies). It is thus the total of all factor (or

input) costs, including wages (cost of labour), interest

(cost of capital), rent, and profit (which is the cost of
Answer:
entrepreneurship), which explains why it is called GDP at
Explanation:
factor cost. Obviously, GDP at market prices would be

higher than GDP at factor cost, except in the extremely
unlikely hypothetical situation of net indirect taxes
(taxes minus subsidies) being negative.

The Constitution ensures that the State observes an

attitude of neutrality and impartiality towards all
religions. To start with, there shall be no 'state religion'
in India. Article 27 stipulates that the State shall not
compel anyone "to pay any taxes, the proceeds of which
are specifically appropriated, in the payment of expenses

for the promotion or maintenance of any particular

religion or religious denomination." Further, no religious

instruction
shall
be
provided
in
any
educational
institution "wholly maintained out of State funds."

Moreover,
"no
person
attending
any
educational

institution recognised by the State or receiving aid out of

State funds, shall be required to take part in any religious

instruction" against his or her will (Article 28).

Secondly, every person is guaranteed the freedom of

conscience and the freedom to profess, practice and
propagate his/her own religion, subject to restrictions
Answer:
imposed by the State in the interests of public order,
Explanation:
morality and health.
LNG is liquefied natural gas. Natural gas is a mixture of
Every individual has the right to practice and propagate
hydrocarbons, composed primarily of methane. When
not only matters of faith or belief but also all those
natural gas is cooled to a temperature of approximately -
rituals and observations, which are regarded as integral
260 degree F at atmospheric pressure, it condenses to a
parts of a religion by the followers of its doctrines.
liquid called liquefied natural gas (LNG). One volume of
According to the Supreme Court, regulation by the State
this liquid takes up about 1/600th the volume of natural
cannot interfere with things which are essentially
gas at a stove burner tip. LNG weighs about 45% as much
religious. Not only does the individual have the freedom
as water of a similar volume. LNG is odourless, colourless,
to profess, practice and propagate his/her religion, there
non-corrosive, and non-toxic. Natural gas is a naturally
is also a right guaranteed to every religious group or
occurring gas mixture composed primarily of methane
denomination, to establish and maintain institutions for
(typically, at least 90%), but may also contain ethane,
religious and charitable purposes. (Articles 25 & 26).
propane and heavier hydrocarbons. LNG does not have an
Besides guaranteeing the fundamental right to religious
odor. However, manufacturers often add traces of a
freedom, the Constitution stipulates that the State shall
substance like T-butyl mercaptan to give it a foul smell.
not discriminate against a citizen in any matter, in
particular in the matter of employment, on the ground of

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religion. No citizen can be discriminated against on the
Three
grounds of religion, caste and so on, as regards access to
Priyadarshika
public places (Article 15) and admission to educational
Banabhatta and Mayura were scholars patronized by
institutions (Article 29).
Harsha. Famous work Harshacharitam was composed by

Banabhatta,

Harhavardhana.

Answer:
Explanation:
Sanskrit
works
were
in
Nagananda,
composed
which
he
by
Ratnavali
and
Harshavardhana.
depicts
the
life
of

Participatory notes (commonly known as P-notes) are
Answer:
instruments used by foreign funds and investors who are

not registered with the Securities and Exchange Board of

India (Sebi) but are interested in taking exposure in

brokerages and domestic institutional brokerages. They

are, in fact, offshore derivative instruments issued by

foreign institutional investors and their sub-accounts

against underlying Indian securities. Participatory notes
Indian securities. Participatory notes are generally issued

overseas
by
the
associates
of
India-based
foreign
are issued where the underlying assets are securities

listed on the Indian bourses. Foreign institutional

investors who do not wish to register with the Sebi but

would like to take exposure in Indian securities also use

participatory notes.
Answer:
Participatory notes have attracted significant market

attention recently because of huge inflow of foreign

funds into Indian stock markets through this route. Since

the ultimate beneficiary of transactions carried out using
participatory notes is not known to the market regulator
and the tax authorities, there is scope for misuse and tax
avoidance. Also, since participatory notes do not attract
the attention of the market regulators of the countries in

which they are issued, the entities holding participatory
notes virtually go unregulated.

Answer:

Explanation:

The conversion of a foreign bank with branch presence

into
subsidiary
is
called
subsidiarisation.
This
arrangement protects Indian capital and operations from

external economic shocks as such outfits follow local
guidelines.
Answer:
Explanation:

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Answer:
Explanation:

The Amazon Rainforest covers most of the Amazon Basin

of

South
America.
This
region
includes
territory
belonging to nine nations. The majority of the forest is

contained within Brazil, with 60% of the rainforest,
followed by Peru with 13%, Colombian Amazon with 10%,

and with minor amounts in, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia,
Guyana, Suriname and France (French Guiana). States or

departments in four nations bear the name Amazonas

after it. The Amazon represents over half of the planet's

remaining rainforests, and it comprises the largest and
most species-rich tract of tropical rainforest in the world.

Answer:

Explanation:

You can eliminate the first two statements by a common

sense. Island genetics, the tendency of small, isolated
genetic pools to produce unusual traits, has been

observed in many circumstances, including insular

dwarfism and the radical changes among certain famous

island chains, for example on Komodo. The Galpagos

islands are particularly famous for their influence on

Charles Darwin. During his five weeks there he heard that

Galpagos tortoises could be identified by island, and

noticed that Finches differed from one island to another,
Answer:
but it was only nine months later that he reflected that
Explanation:
such facts could show that species were changeable.
The first statement is incorrect. The CSTO grew out of the
When he returned to England, his speculation on
framework of the Commonwealth of Independent States,
evolution deepened after experts informed him that
and first began as the CIS Collective Security Treaty (CST)
these were separate species, not just varieties, and
which
famously that other differing Galpagos birds were all
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Tajikistan
species
finches.
Though
the
finches
were
signed
on
May
15,
1992,
by
Armenia,
less
and Uzbekistan, in the city of Tashkent. Azerbaijan
important for Darwin, more recent research has shown
signed the treaty on September 24, 1993, Georgia on
the birds now known as Darwin's finches to be a classic
December 9, 1993 and Belarus on December 31, 1993. The
case of adaptive evolutionary radiation
treaty came into effect on April 20, 1994.The second

statement is correct. On December 21, 2011, Russia has
won the right to veto the establishment of new foreign
of
was

military bases in the member states of the Collective

Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO).


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Answer:

Explanation:
The Berlin Plus agreement was a comprehensive package

of agreements made between NATO and the European
Union on 16 December 2002. With this agreement the EU

was given the possibility to use NATO assets in case it

wanted to act independently in an international crisis, on
the condition that NATO itself did not want to actthe

so-called "right of first refusal. The first statement is also
correct, however, some Asian states have joined NATO in

its "Partnership for Peace" programme.

Answer:

Answer:

System (HS) goods nomenclature, and administers the

technical aspects of the World Trade Organization (WTO)

Agreements on Customs Valuation and Rules of Origin.

World

Explanation:
The
WCO
maintains
Customs
intergovernmental
the
international
Organization
organization
Harmonized
(WCO)
is
headquartered
an
in
Brussels, Belgium.

Answer:

Answer:

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Answer:
Explanation:
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Strategic reserves of oil refer to volumes of crude oil
placed in underground storage, which are not included in

the country's proved reserves. These reserves are mainly
Explanation:
Special nuclear material is a term used by the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission of the United States to classify
fissile materials.

maintained by countries that have to depend on imports

to meet their demand for unforeseen emergencies that
could disrupt supplies.
India has begun the development of a strategic crude oil
reserve sized at 37,400,000 barrels (5,950,000 m3),

enough for two weeks of consumption. Petroleum stocks

have been transferred from the Indian Oil Corporation

(IndianOil) to the Oil Industry Development Board (OIDB).

The OIDB then created the Indian Strategic Petroleum

Reserves
Ltd
(ISPRL)
The facilities are:

1.

serve
as
the
controlling
government agency for the strategic reserve.

to
Mangalore, State of Karnataka. Capacity of 11.22

million barrels (1,784,000 m3).
2.
Padur village, Udipi in the state of Karnataka.

Capacity of 18.7 million barrels (2,970,000 m3).
3.

Visakhapatnam, State of Andhra Pradesh. Capacity of

7.48 million barrels (1,189,000 m3).
Answer:

Explanation:
An EEFC account can be held only in the form of a current

account. No interest is payable on EEFC accounts. The

account holders do not have to convert foreign exchange

into Rupees and vice versa, thereby minimizing the
transaction costs.

Answer:
There is no restriction on withdrawal in Rupees of funds
Explanation:
held
amount
The fiduciary issue is the part of the issue of notes and
withdrawn in Rupees shall not be eligible for conversion
coins that is not backed by gold. All notes are Fiduciary
into foreign currency and for re-credit to the account.
today.
SEZ Units cannot open EEFC Accounts. The EEFC account

balances can be hedged.

in
an
EEFC
account.
However,
the

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Answer:

Explanation:
Answer:
Competition Law , section 53D.(1)The Chairperson of the
Explanation:
Appellate Tribunal shall be a person, who is, or has been a
C Rajgopalachari served as Governor of West Bengal from
Judge of the Supreme Court or the Chief Justice of a High
1947 to 1948, Governor-General of India from 1948 to 1950,
Court. Please note that Honble Dr. Justice Arijit Pasayat,
as Union Home Minister from 1951 to 1952 (invited after
former Judge of Supreme Court, has been appointed as
Patel's death) and the Chief Minister of Madras state from
the First Chairperson of the Appellate Tribunal.
1952 to 1954. He

Congress and with NG Ranga, founded the Swatantra

Party, which fought against the Congress in the in 1960s

and early 70s. He has written the song Kurai Onrum Illai,

which is sung in the Carnatic Music.

Answer:
Explanation:

Answer:

resigned from the Indian National

Answer:
Explanation:
The
first
statement
decentralization
has
which
been
says that
Demographic
granted
Constitutional
There are two dimensions of this experiment. One is
recognition is correct and is core philosophy of 73rd and
when Ice floats in water and another is as mentioned in
74th amendment acts. The second statement is an
the question. When Ice floats in water, the level of water
\advantage of Demographic decentralization and is a
will remain unchanged when the ice melts away because
correct statement. However, the third statement is
in this situation, Ice replaced water which is "equal to its
incorrect. This is because we have seen that Higher levels
weight". But when the floating ice is taken down in the
of the Political and bureaucratic establishments have
bottom of the bucket and tied over there with a string,
actually retarded the process as they have been reluctant
and let melt away, the level of water will come down
to part their powers.
because now the ice was replacing the water "equal to its

volume " and Ice has a lower density of water. So The

answer of this question is "The level of water will go
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Answer:

Explanation:

Ahrar Movement founded in 1910 and it was just confined

to some parts particularly Punjab. Its leaders were

maulana Muhammad Ali, Hakim Ajmal Khan, Mazhar ul

Haq , Maulana Zafar Ali Khan etc. It was started in

opposition to the Aligarh Movement which was loyalist

to the British.
Answer:

Explanation:
The first statement is incorrect because, the term

scheduled Caste was coined by the Simon Commission

and not by the GOI Act 1935, though later GOI Act 1935

used this term in article 309. The second statement is

incorrect because Constitution of India does not give a

definition of SC or ST. Article 341 empowers the President

of India to notify by an order the Schedules castes of a

state in consultation with the Governor (But not with an

administrator of UT). So statement 3 is incorrect.

Statement 4 is also incorrect because parliament by law

has the right to include or exclude the schedules castes.

Answer:
Explanation:
Samarth Ramdas and
Tulsidas were contemporary of
Akbar.

Answer:
Explanation:
Humans, as well as those of the higher mammals, have

circular red blood corpuscles. There is an exception to

the camels which have oval red corpuscles. This is also

the same with reptiles, birds and fishes. This facilitates

their flow in a dehydrated state. These cells are also more
Answer:
stable in order to withstand high osmotic variation

without rupturing when drinking large amounts of water
100-150 liters in one drink.

Explanation:
The Public Accounts Committee consists of not more
than 22 members comprising 15 members elected by Lok
Sabha every year from amongst its members according to
the principle of proportional representation by means of

single transferable vote and not more than 7 members of
Rajya Sabha elected by that House in like manner are

associated with the Committee. So, the first statement is

correct. The Chairman is appointed by the Speaker from

amongst its members of Lok Sabha. So statement 2 is

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incorrect. The Speaker, for the first time, appointed a
phytomass.
member of the Opposition as the Chairman of the
compensated by the activity of the microorganisms in
Committee for 1967-68. This practice has been continued
the upper soil horizons.
since then. A Minister is not eligible to be elected as a

member of the Committee. If a member after his election

to the Committee is appointed a Minister, he ceases to be

a member of the Committee from the date of such
So,
the
above
mentioned
infertility
is

appointment. The Public Account Committee carries out
the examination of the Appropriation Accounts relating

to the Railways, Defence Services, P&T Department and
other Civil Ministries of the Government of

India and
Reports of the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India

thereon as also the Reports of the Comptroller and

Auditor-General on Revenue Receipts mainly form the

basis

of
the
Comptroller
deliberation
and
of
the
Auditor General
Committee.
is
the
The
friend,
philosopher and guide of the Committee. He attends the

sittings of
the Committee and assists it
in its
deliberations. So statement 3 is correct.

Answer:
Explanation:
In November 1938, a Pirpur Committee which was
submitted by the Muslim league had presented its report
in which it charged the congress for interference with

the religious rites, suppression of Urdu and propaganda

of

suppression in economy of the Muslims.

Answer:
Explanation:
Hindi,
denial
of
legitimate
representation
and

Answer:
Explanation:
Lord Reading
was Viceroy of India from 1921 to 26. He
was a Jew and only Jew Viceroy of India. During his time,
Railway Budget was separated from the General Budget.
The Taiga soil is poor in nutrients in comparison to the
The famous Kakori Train Incident also took place during
temperate deciduous forests. This is because the fallen
his tenure. The RSS was also founded in 1925 by KBH
leaves and moss can remain on the forest floor for a long
during his time.
time in the cool, moist climate. This would result in poor

organic contribution to the soil. Further, the Taiga soil is

acidic due to the falling pine needles. Since the soil is

acidic, the acidity aids in the decomposition of the

mineral components and the minerals are washed away
in the lower horizons. This becomes accessible to the tree

roots. This causes infertility of the soil. The leaching of

the nutrients , along with the permeability of the soil

gives it a light colored eluvial soil horizon leached of
most base forming cations such as Calcium.

Since the soil is acidic due to the falling pine needles, the

forest floor has only lichens and some moss growing on

it. However, please note that diversity of soil organisms

in the boreal forest (southern Taiga) is high, comparable
to the tropical rainforest. The Taiga soils are dominated

by the microscopic fungi. These microscopic fungi play
Answer:
an important role in the decomposition of the dead
Explanation:

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Islington Commission had recommended one-fourth
Board of Revenue was established first by the East India
(25%)
posts for Indians, the Montagu-Chelmsford
Company in 1786 in Bengal . It was originally charged
reforms proposed that one-third of total appointments
with the administration of the land revenue and other
to higher posts should go to Indians, Lee commission
revenues were brought in its ambit later. The Boards of
recommended two fifth (40%). Lee Commission's main
Revenue are existing in in India even today as state level
recommendation was that 20 percent of the superior
agencies,
posts should be filled by promotions from provincial civil
administration in the state.
services and of the remaining 80 percent future entrants,
which
are
concerned
with
the
revenue
40 percent should be British and 40 percent Indians

directly recruited.

Answer:
Explanation:
Please note that as per article 76, The Attorney-General
shall hold office during the pleasure of the President, and
shall receive such remuneration as the President may
determine. This means we need to eliminate this option.
The condition mentioned in question are for two other
posts given in question. Article 324 says "Provided that
the Chief Election Commissioner shall not be removed
from his office except in like manner and on the like
grounds as a Judge of the Supreme Court and the
conditions of service of the Chief Election Commissioner
shall not be varied to his disadvantage after his
appointment".

Answer:
Explanation:

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Approximately 1/8 (12.5 %) of the ice is visible above water

and 7/8 (87.5 %) of the ice is submerged below the surface.

GHz) and 300 GHz. Thus statement 2 is incorrect.

This is a simple question which needs you to know about

the common reaction of Sulphuric Acid when it is spilled

on paper, starch sugar or even cotton. These products get

Carbon and Water. Water is absorbed by the acid, thus

acid becomes a little dilute. The reaction is exothermic.

Please note that the Sulphuric acid has a very high

A social reform body, was founded by swami Dyananda

affinity for water and due to this, it is also used as a

saraswaty in 1875. Under the

Dehydrating agent in making of Dry Fruits. Further, the

education and science many amongst the educated

reaction is highly exothermic, it is always advised to put

Indians were tending to become Christian. The arya

acid into water than water into acid.

samaj, like the brahma samaj and the prarthana samaj,

was started to stop this process and largely succeeded in

its efforts. Its motto was go back to the Vedas and it

wanted to reform society on the model of the Vedas and

outgrowths. It upheld monotheism,

condemned polytheism and the use of image. It was

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remarriages of widows. It aimed at uplifting the down-

Service Commission (referred to in this Chapter as Joint

trodden classes or castes amongst the Indians. It claimed

Commission) to serve the needs of those States.

that Hinduism was a proselytizing religion and by what

is known as the suddhi (purification) movement

converted many non-Hindus to Hinduism and thus gave

deal of social and educational work, especially in the

it confined its educational efforts to

sanskritic studies only, but later on one section of it led

by Lala Hansraj supported the cultivation of western

education as well as founded the dayananda Anglo Vedic

modern life and founded the gurukul at haridwar in 1902.

done by the Commission in relation to that State, and in

either case the Governor shall, on receipt of such report,

cause a copy thereof together with a memorandum

explaining, as respects the cases, if any, where the advice

Government of India to study and find solution for the

minority status of India. Its report was submitted in 2007.

It had suggested to curtail the reservation to the SCs, STs

and OBCs while giving reservation tominorities. The

three recommendations of this report were: 15% of jobs in

institutions for minorities ; Reserve 8.4% out of existing

Article 315 (2):Two or more States may agree that there

OBC quota of 27% for minorities; SC reservation to Dalit

shall be one Public Service Commission for that group of

States, and if a resolution to that effect is passed by the

House or, where there are two Houses, by each House of

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Way. The group comprises more than 54 galaxies