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1. The Constitution (73rd Amendment) made Panchayati Raj Institutions constitutional bodies. It mandates the creation of Gram Sabha as the foundation of the system. Gram Sabha consists of which of the following?
(a) All elected members of Gram Panchayat
(b) All registered voters of the village
(c) Only village elders
(d) Selected representatives from each ward
Ans: (b) All registered voters of the village
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2. The ‘Ryotwari System’, which established direct revenue settlement between the government and cultivators, was introduced in which region of British India?
(a) Bengal Presidency
(b) Bombay and Madras Presidencies
(c) Punjab Region
(d) Oudh and Bihar
Ans: (b) Bombay and Madras Presidencies
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3. The Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) is a low-pressure belt where trade winds converge. Its seasonal shifting is mainly responsible for:
(a) Jet stream formation
(b) Monsoon onset over India
(c) El Niño occurrence
(d) Ocean current reversal
Ans: (b) Monsoon onset over India
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4. GDP at factor cost is calculated by adding:
(a) Net Indirect Taxes to GDP at market prices
(b) Subsidies to GDP at market prices
(c) Indirect Taxes minus Subsidies to GDP at market prices
(d) Subtracting Net Indirect Taxes from GDP at market prices
Ans: (d) Subtracting Net Indirect Taxes from GDP at market prices
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5. Haemoglobin has a strong affinity for carbon monoxide because:
(a) CO is lighter than oxygen
(b) CO binds with haemoglobin 200 times more strongly than oxygen
(c) CO dissolves faster in blood plasma
(d) CO increases RBC count
Ans: (b) CO binds with haemoglobin 200 times more strongly than oxygen
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6. The Cabinet Mission Plan (1946) proposed a three-tier federation for India. Its main objective was:
(a) To provide complete independence
(b) To avoid partition at all costs
(c) To introduce provincial autonomy
(d) To reorganize Indian states linguistically
Ans: (b) To avoid partition at all costs
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7. Which of the following is the MOST important factor controlling the distribution of tropical rainforests around the world?
(a) Soil fertility
(b) Temperature variation
(c) Annual rainfall above 200 cm
(d) Latitude only
Ans: (c) Annual rainfall above 200 cm
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8. A person cannot be imprisoned for failure to repay a loan, as per:
(a) Article 20
(b) Article 21
(c) Article 22
(d) Article 23
Ans: (b) Article 21
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9. In nuclear fission, the energy released is primarily due to:
(a) Conversion of matter into energy
(b) High temperature inside nucleus
(c) Fast movement of electrons
(d) Neutrons converting into photons
Ans: (a) Conversion of matter into energy
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10. Which country shares its border with the largest number of countries in the world?
(a) India
(b) China
(c) Russia
(d) Brazil
Ans: (b) China
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