Exam Details
Subject | general knowldege | |
Paper | ||
Exam / Course | ||
Department | ||
Organization | Karnataka Public Service Commission | |
Position | first division assistant | |
Exam Date | 2011 | |
City, State | karnataka, |
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List List -II Constitution Provision
Directive Scheduled Principles of Areas State Policy
Fundamental Uniform Civil Rights Code
Fundamental Abolition of Duties Untouchability
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Comptroller and Auditor General of India
National Commission for Scheduled Castes
Union Public Service
Commission
Planning Commission
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3. The northernmost Harappan site discovered so far is
Mandu in Jammu and Kashmir
Ropar in Punjab
Harappa in Pakistan
Alamgirpur in U.P.
4. Which of the following works defines an identity of Kamataka
Kavirajamarga
Manasollasa
Kalakeyavadha
Ramadhanyacharithe
5. Asokan inscriptions are found in the following scripts:
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3. Aramaic 4. Greek Find out the right combination of
answers.
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6. Assertion In the Indian Parliament a money bill cannot be introduced in the Rajya Sabha. Reason Whcther a bill is a money bill or not is to be decided by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
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Mauryas
Guptas
Vardhanas
Kushanas
9. Who was defeated and killed in the Founh Mysore war at Srirangapananam
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Hyder Ali
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Syyad Brothers
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Mysore
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Mumbai
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Govinda II
Amoghavarsha I
Dhrllva
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Advaita Philosophy. was propounded by
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Shankaracharya
Yamunacharya
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Justice Miller Committee was to repon on
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Ganapathi Disturbances.
Reservation for Backward Classes.
Vidhurashwatha Tragedy.
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Samath Lion Capital
Allahabad Pillar Capital
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18. Pair of dominant items exponed from Paradeep pon
Steel products and Cotlon textiles
Iron Ore and Manganese
Sugar, Jems Jewellery
Rice and Spices
19. Pair of towns which lie between rivers Aganashini and Sharavathi
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20. Karnataka was formed in J956 on the basis of the repon of
JVP Committee
Wanchoo Committee
Fazal Ali Commission
S.K. Dhar Committee
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21. The longest day In Southern Hemisphere is
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March 21
September 23
December 22
22. Which of the following States has international boundary with Myanmar and Bangladesh?
Tripura
Mizoram
Manipur
Orissa
23. Silver is most abundantly found in the State of
Rajasthan
Gujarat
Karnataka
Madhya Pradesh
24. Fossils of animals, plants and
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Plutonic rocks
SedimentalY rocks
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Igneous rocks
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Uttar Pradesh
Kerala
Rajasthan
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Mumbai and Mangalore
Pune and Mangalore
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Himachal Pradesh
Punjab
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A is wrong but R is right.
32. The Security Council Resolution 1973 approved a 'No-Fly Zone' over Libya In March 20 I authorizing 'All Necessary
Measures' to protect civilians by a vote of lOin favour, none
against, and 5 abstentions. The 5
abstentions were from
Columbia, Portugal, India, Germany, South Africa
China, Russia, India, France, Columbia
South Africa, Portugal, France, Germany, Brazil
Brazil, China, Germany. India, Russian Federation
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6.35 percent
8.36 percent
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Himachal Pradesh
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National Democratic Alliance, 1999-2004.
United Progressive Alliance 2004-2009.
United ·Progressive Alliance II, 2009
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All England Super Series
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Temple Town
Meenakshi Madurai
Vishwanath Kashi
Jagannath Puri
Vithoba Pune
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India
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
Pakistan
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Justice Somsekhar
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Karnataka
Madhya Pradesh
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Rolland Garros
Nevok Djokovric
David Fesser
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46. Pakistan's only Christian Cabinet Minister k.illed recently IS
Shahbaz Bhatti
Taseer Bhalli
Asia Bibi
Zafar Masih
47. According to National Investigation Agency's latest report, Pakistan's terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba IS recruiting youths from
West Bengal
Andhra Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Kerala
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Finland
New Zealand
Singapore
Denmark
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Marlin Monroe
Elizabeth Taylor
Mary Douglas
51. The Chief Editor of Wiki Leaks
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Christopher Lee
Dave Barber
52. A devastating Tsunami hit Japan on
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March, 15
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Sanjiv Bajaj
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P.J. Thomas
P.K. Kalmadia
K.R. Mathew
P.D. Dinakaran
55. The Libyan President who IS
recently in news
Hosni Mubarak
Muammar Qaddati
Abdullah Saleh
Hussain Ali
56. Aruna Shanbaug case was related to
Dowry-death
Euthanasia
Deportation
Defamation
57. The Karnataka Government recently banned in Malnad area
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Tamarind
Eucalyptus
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60. The !'oreign Secretary of India is
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arayan Rao
Nirupama Rao
G.K Pillai
61. BrahMos which is a supersonic
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India and Romania
62. The headquarters of the Arab ·League is based in
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Istanbul
Tripoli
BeiM
63. A film star recently elected to Rajya Sabha from Karnataka is
Rekha
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Parvathi Melton
Ramya
64. Why is pure (24 Carat) gold not suitable for making jewellery?
Pure gold does not sparkle very much.
Pure gold is too soft to be used in jewellery.
It is extremely difficult to retain its purity.
Pure gold is extremely rare to obtain.
65. The majority of the people of Bahrain are
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Ahmediyas
Sunnis
Parsis
66. The President of Afghanistan is Mohammed Usman Karzai
Hamid Karzai
Hamid Kafiullah
Mohammed Bhatl
67. The nuclear reactor lhat was severely damaged during the March 20 I I earthquake and
Tsunami in Japan is
The Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear plant.
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
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Himachal Pradesh
Karnataka
Kerala
69. The intensity of earthquakes IS measured by
A seismograph
Seismogram
.Barometer
Hydrometer
70. A satellite is in orbit around the earth in a circular orbit. If it is taken to an orbit of lower radius by remote control:
The gravitational force on the satellite and its speed
increase.
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its speed increases.
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71. The Committee headed by the former Supreme Court Justice
B.N. Srikrishna was constituted
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recommendations/options
pertaining to
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The Mizo issue
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The Telengana issue
72. A jet engine works on the principle of
Einstein's relation mc2
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Conservation of energy
Conservation of linear
momentum.
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viscosity of water
the sticky nature of the paint.
adhesive forces between the bristles.
surface tension.
74. Which of the following is an example of Doppler effect?
Sudden increase in the pitch
when a sound source is
moving away from the listener.
Sudden increase in pitch when the Iistener is moving away from the sound
source.
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moving sound source
passes the listener.
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1000 1729
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In the seeds
In the stem
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86. The website www.twitter.com. is nowadays used by people of various backgrounds to post views and comments. Who created twitter?
Mark Zuckelberg
Sabeer Bhatia
Jack Dorsey
Jimmy Wales
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87. The term algorithm refers to well-defined list of instructions, used in mathematics and computer science. What is the origin of this name algorithm?
Indian Persian
American Chinese
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compressible than air.
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Water is more expensive than air.
water may react with the tyres.
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has to vacate the seat m which he was elected earlier
has to vacate the seat m State Legislature as Parliament IS important than State
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Comptroller and Auditor General of India .
finance Minister
Planning Commission
finance Commission
93. Judges of the High Court are appointed by President m consultation with:
a collegium consisting of Chief Justice of India and two senior most judges of the Supreme Court.
a collegium consisting of Chief Justice of India and four semor most judges of the Supreme Court.
Chief Justice of India and Governor of the concerned State.
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Harappa in Pakistan
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Kavirajamarga
Manasollasa
Kalakeyavadha
Ramadhanyacharithe
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Kushanas
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Hyder Ali
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Mysore
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Mumbai
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Ganapathi Disturbances.
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Vidhurashwatha Tragedy.
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Rupar Lion Capital
Samath Lion Capital
Allahabad Pillar Capital
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
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Sugar, Jems Jewellery
Rice and Spices
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S.K. Dhar Committee
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March 21
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December 22
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Tripura
Mizoram
Manipur
Orissa
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Rajasthan
Gujarat
Karnataka
Madhya Pradesh
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other micro-organisms are found
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Gulbarga-Yadgir-Raichur
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Punjab
Uttar Pradesh
Kerala
Rajasthan
29. Konkan Railway connects these two places:
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Mumbai and Mangalore
Pune and Mangalore
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Himachal Pradesh
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A is right but R is wrong.
A is wrong but R is right.
32. The Security Council Resolution 1973 approved a 'No-Fly Zone' over Libya In March 20 I authorizing 'All Necessary
Measures' to protect civilians by a vote of lOin favour, none
against, and 5 abstentions. The 5
abstentions were from
Columbia, Portugal, India, Germany, South Africa
China, Russia, India, France, Columbia
South Africa, Portugal, France, Germany, Brazil
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Himachal Pradesh
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English
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Hindi
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National Democratic Alliance, 1999-2004.
United Progressive Alliance 2004-2009.
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China Masters Super Series
All England Super Series
Singapore Super Series
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Vishwanath Kashi
Jagannath Puri
Vithoba Pune
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India
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
Pakistan
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Justice Rajinder Sachar
Justice Chinnappa Reddy
Justice Somsekhar
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West Bengal
Karnataka
Madhya Pradesh
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Rolland Garros
Nevok Djokovric
David Fesser
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Shahbaz Bhatti
Taseer Bhalli
Asia Bibi
Zafar Masih
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West Bengal
Andhra Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Kerala
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Finland
New Zealand
Singapore
Denmark
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51. The Chief Editor of Wiki Leaks
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Christopher Lee
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52. A devastating Tsunami hit Japan on
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Sanjiv Bajaj
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P.J. Thomas
P.K. Kalmadia
K.R. Mathew
P.D. Dinakaran
55. The Libyan President who IS
recently in news
Hosni Mubarak
Muammar Qaddati
Abdullah Saleh
Hussain Ali
56. Aruna Shanbaug case was related to
Dowry-death
Euthanasia
Deportation
Defamation
57. The Karnataka Government recently banned in Malnad area
o
plantation of
Teak
Tamarind
Eucalyptus
Shikakai
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Cricket
Real estate
Tele-communications
Money-laundering
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arayan Rao
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G.K Pillai
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India and Romania
62. The headquarters of the Arab ·League is based in
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Istanbul
Tripoli
BeiM
63. A film star recently elected to Rajya Sabha from Karnataka is
Rekha
Hemamalini
Parvathi Melton
Ramya
64. Why is pure (24 Carat) gold not suitable for making jewellery?
Pure gold does not sparkle very much.
Pure gold is too soft to be used in jewellery.
It is extremely difficult to retain its purity.
Pure gold is extremely rare to obtain.
65. The majority of the people of Bahrain are
Shias
Ahmediyas
Sunnis
Parsis
66. The President of Afghanistan is Mohammed Usman Karzai
Hamid Karzai
Hamid Kafiullah
Mohammed Bhatl
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Tsunami in Japan is
The Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear plant.
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
The Higashi·Dori nuclear plant.
The Hamaoka nuclear plant.
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69. The intensity of earthquakes IS measured by
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Hydrometer
70. A satellite is in orbit around the earth in a circular orbit. If it is taken to an orbit of lower radius by remote control:
The gravitational force on the satellite and its speed
increase.
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The gravitational force on the sateIIite decreases but
its speed increases.
The gravitational force on the satellite and its speed decrease.
71. The Committee headed by the former Supreme Court Justice
B.N. Srikrishna was constituted
.to come out with various
recommendations/options
pertaining to
The Bodoland issue
The Mizo issue
The Gorkhaland issue
The Telengana issue
72. A jet engine works on the principle of
Einstein's relation mc2
Conservation of mass
Conservation of energy
Conservation of linear
momentum.
73. The bristles of a paint brush stay apart under water, but cling together when taken out. This is because of
viscosity of water
the sticky nature of the paint.
adhesive forces between the bristles.
surface tension.
74. Which of the following is an example of Doppler effect?
Sudden increase in the pitch
when a sound source is
moving away from the listener.
Sudden increase in pitch when the Iistener is moving away from the sound
source.
Sudden drop in pitch as a
moving sound source
passes the listener.
Continuous drop in pitch as the sound source approaches a listener.
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77. Curding of milk is an example of
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The intensity of blue light
from the sun is more.
Light of blue colour IS absorbed the least in the atmosphere.
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Magnesium
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flver water was found to be
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5.3 7.4
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Coulomb's law.
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Zinc
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1000 1729
1800 1829
85. The hot (Spicy) nature of chillies used in Indian cooking is due to the presence of Capsaicin (Capsaicinoids). Where exactly are Capsaicinoids found inside chillies?
In the seeds
In the stem
Outer membrane
Inner membrane
86. The website www.twitter.com. is nowadays used by people of various backgrounds to post views and comments. Who created twitter?
Mark Zuckelberg
Sabeer Bhatia
Jack Dorsey
Jimmy Wales
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87. The term algorithm refers to well-defined list of instructions, used in mathematics and computer science. What is the origin of this name algorithm?
Indian Persian
American Chinese
88. Why is water not used to fill vehicle tyres instead of air?
.
Water is far less
compressible than air.
Water can freeze in winter and cause balancing problems.
Water is more expensive than air.
water may react with the tyres.
89. Usually after heavy rains, a peculiar pleasant smell IS experienced. Why is this?
Due to certain chemicals
dissolved in the rain water.
Due to the action of certain bacteria growing in the damp soil.
Due to the dampness of plant (tree) leaves caused by the rain.
Due to the chemicals
associated with the wet
breeze.
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90. In case of conflict between
Union law State law in respect
of an item enumerated in both the State Union list
Union law will prevail.
State law will prevail with the territorial limit of that State.
Union law will give way to State law.
Both Union as well as State law shall have the same effecl.
91. As per the Constitution of India, if a person IS chosen as a Member of Parliament and also in House of a Legislature of a State, he/she
has to vacate the seat m which he was elected earlier
has to vacate the seat m State Legislature as Parliament IS important than State
has to vacate one seat at his
option either of Parliament
or State Legislature
if he does not vacate one .of the two seats in the period speci fled by rules made by
President, his seat In
Parliament shall become
vacant
92. Which of the following IS concerned with Accounts of Union and also known as guardian of 'Public Purse' of the Union of India
Comptroller and Auditor General of India .
finance Minister
Planning Commission
finance Commission
93. Judges of the High Court are appointed by President m consultation with:
a collegium consisting of Chief Justice of India and two senior most judges of the Supreme Court.
a collegium consisting of Chief Justice of India and four semor most judges of the Supreme Court.
Chief Justice of India and Governor of the concerned State.
Chief Justice of India and Chief Justice of the concerned High Court
94. Which one of the following Articles in the Constitution of India reflects the power of Parliament to make laws for glvmg effect to international
treaties, agreements and
conventions without,limit of its
subject mailer?
Art372(2)
Art51(C)
Art372(I)
Art 253
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Postal service
Defence
Audit and Accounts
Public Health
96. Maximum period of proclamation of emergency unless revoked is
2 years in all.
6 months from passing of the' resolution of proclamation ofemergency.
I year.
Infinite till revoked by President or Parliament.
97. In which one of the following cases it is not mandatory for the President or any other authority to consult the Union Public Service
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