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Q231
In reference to the provisions as enshrined in the Constitution of India which of the following statements is incorrect ?
  • A Article 56 provides for the President of India
  • B In Article 75 is enshrined the appointment of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers
  • C Article 155 mentions the appointment of the Governor of a state
  • D Article 164 provides for the appointment of Chief Minister and Council of Ministers of a State
Answer: Option A
Q232
World Ozone Day is observed on-
  • A March 20
  • B June 5
  • C September 16
  • D October 3
Answer: Option C
Q233
Under the Permanent Settlement of 1793, the Zamindars were required to issue pattas to the farmers which were not issued by many of the Zamindars. The reason was-
  • A It was the responsibility of the British government
  • B There was no official check upon the Zamindars
  • C The farmers were not interested in getting pattas
  • D The Zamindars were trusted by the farmers
Answer: Option B
Q234
The Mongols under Chenghis Khan invaded India during the reign of-
  • A Feroz Tughlaq
  • B Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
  • C Iltutmish
  • D Balban
Answer: Option C
Q235
The most appropriate measure of a country’s economic growth is its-
  • A Net National Product
  • B Gross Domestic Product
  • C Net Domestic Product
  • D Per Capita Real Income
Answer: Option D
Q236
The Supreme Court of India tenders advice to the President on a matter of law or fact-
  • A Only if the issue poses a threat to the unity and integrity of the country
  • B Only if he seeks such advice
  • C On its own initiative
  • D Only if the matter relates to the Fundamental Rights of Citizens
Answer: Option B
Q237
Which of the following year was observed as the International year of Coral Reefs-
  • A 2007
  • B 2006
  • C 2008
  • D None of these
Answer: Option C
Q238
Mangroves in India account for about-
  • A 9% of world’s mangrove vegetation
  • B 5% of world’s mangrove vegetation
  • C 8% of world’s mangrove vegetation
  • D 3% of world’s mangrove vegetation
Answer: Option B
Q239
Which of the following was not the major achievement of Lord Hastings ?
  • A Subsidiary Alliance
  • B Suppression of Pindaris
  • C Treaty of Sagauli (1816)
  • D End of the Maratha Confederacy
Answer: Option A
Q240
When Sindh was conquered in 1843 by the Britishers, the Governor-General was-
  • A Lord Ellenborough
  • B Lord Auckland
  • C Lord Dalhousie
  • D Lord Hastings
Answer: Option A
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