APPSC General Studies Mock Test - 4 - APPSC (Andhra Pradesh) MCQ

It is based on the principle of ability to pay. The tax levied by the union government on income of individuals is known as income tax.

Consultative Committees Formation: These committees are constituted by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs. These are normally constituted after the new Lok Sabha is constituted. This implies that these committees stand dissolved upon dissolution of every Lok Sabha and thus, are reconstituted upon the constitution of each Lok Sabha. Composition The guidelines regarding the composition, functions, and procedures of these committees are formulated by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs. The same Ministry also makes arrangements for holding their meetings both during the session and the intersession period of Parliament. These consist of members of both the Houses of Parliament. However, the membership of these committees is voluntary and is left to the choice of the members and the leaders of their parties. The maximum membership of a committee is 30 and the minimum is 10. Functions These committees are attached to various ministries/departments of the Central Government. The Minister/Minister of State in charge of the Ministry concerned acts as the chairman of the consultative committee of that ministry. These provide a forum for informal discussions between the ministers and the members of Parliament on policies and programs of the government and the manner of their implementation. The Consultative Committees are not Parliamentary Committees. A parliamentary committee means a committee that: Is appointed or elected by the House or nominated by the Speaker/Chairman. Works under the direction of the Speaker/Chairman. Presents its report to the House or to the Speaker/Chairman. Has a secretariat provided by the Lok Sabha/Rajya Sabha.

Shambaji Maharaj was captured by Muqurrab khan and his contingent of 25000 mughal troops in Sangameshvar. He was presented before the mughal emperor who ordered his execution. Muqurrab khan has also taken part in many seiges and he also became the defectors ruler of golcanda.

The most famous and the earliest biographer of Chaitanya, who wrote Chaitanya Charitamrita, was Kritivasa.

• Scattering of sunlight by aerosols can reduce visibility (haze) and provide the red colour during sunrises and sunsets. The Earth’s atmosphere was drastically affected by the dispersal of volcanic aerosols.

• Air pollution can lead to an increase in the water flowing through rivers. Pollutants known as aerosols reduce the amount of sunlight reaching the Earth’s atmosphere.

• This reduces evaporation, thus increasing river flow. During the 1980s, river flow in the central European river basin went up by 25% when aerosol levels in the region were at their peak. The study might help in dealing with water shortage, which is likely to be one of the biggest impacts of climate change.

Akbar (Abu'l-Fath Jalal ud-din Muhammad Akbar, 15 October 1542 – 1605) was the third Mughal Emperor. He was born in Umerkot, India. He was the son of Emperor Humayun. He became emperor at age 13. He is considered to be one of the greatest rulers of India. He was known as much for his inclusive leadership style as for his war mongering. He began a time of religious tolerance and appreciation for the arts. Akbar had great respect for the Rajputs.He realised that with their support, he could consolidate his empire.

Tobacco in India is introduced by Portuguese during the reign of Akbar.

Jahangir prohibited/banned the use of tobacco.

• Young Fold Mountains -- they have rugged relief and high conical peaks . Eg. Alps.
• Old Fold Mountains -- they have rounded features and low elevation . Eg. Appalachians and Urals . 
• Block Mountain -- Fault-block Mountains have a steep front side and a sloping back side. Eg. the Sierra Nevada mountains in North America. the Harz Mountains in Germany, Vosges in Europe 
• Volcanic Mountains -- Volcanic Mountains are formed when molten rock (magma) deep within the earth, erupts, and piles upon the surface. Eg. Mauna Kea Often fault- block mountains have a steep front side and a sloping back side. Examples of fault- block mountains include: the Sierra Nevada mountains in North America. the Harz Mountains in Germany

Following were the components of the Bombay plan -

• Agrarian restructuring

• Rapid industrialisation

• development of the essential consumer goods

• medium scale, small scale and cottage industries

• state to play an active role

• social welfare The Gandhian plan articulated a decentralized economic structure for India.

India takes its standard time from the meridian of 82°30' E, which is 5 (1/2) hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (0° longitude).

The Constituent Assembly had 11 sessions over two years, 11 months and 18 days. The Constitution makers had gone through the constitutions of about 60 countries, and the Draft Constitution was considered for 114 days. The final draft of the Indian Constitution was passed and adopted on 26 th November 1949.

• Though the Over the Over the Counter Exchange of an Ltd (OTCEI) was set up in 1989, it could commence trading only in 1992.

India's first fully computerised stock exchange was promoted by the UTI, ICICI, SBI Cap among others, to overcome problems such as lack of transparency and delays in settlements prevalent in the older stock exchanges.

The correct conditions for passing a constitutional amendment bill in India are:

1. Two-thirds of those present and voting in each house (Option 3)
2. Majority of the total membership of each house (Option 4)

Explanation:

In India, the process of constitutional amendment is governed by Article 368 of the Indian Constitution. According to this article, an amendment bill must be passed in each house (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha) by a majority of the total membership of that house and a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members present and voting.

This means that both the conditions mentioned above must be met for the successful passage of a constitutional amendment bill in each house of the Indian Parliament.

• The organised form of money market in India is just close to three decades old. However, its presence has been there but restricted to the government only.

• It was the Chakravarthy Committee (1985) which, for the first time, underlined the need of an organised money market in the country and the Vaghul Committee (1987) laid the blueprint for its development.

• Today, the money market in India is not an integrated unit and has two segments- unorganised Money Market and Organised Money Market.

India is the largest producer and exporter of tea in the world. The ideal climatic conditions for the production and growing of tea are as follows:

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  Temperature: 21°C to 29°C is ideal for the production of tea. High temperature is required in summer. The lowest temperature for the growth of tea is 16°C.

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  Rainfall: 150-250 cm of rainfall is required for tea cultivation.

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  Soil: Tea shrubs require fertile mountain soil mixed with lime and iron. The soil should be rich in humus.

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  Land: Tea cultivation needs well-drained land. Stagnation of water is not good for tea plants. Heavy rainfall but no stagnancy of water, such mountain slopes are good for tea cultivation.

• The Dancing Girl is the world's oldest bronze sculpture. Found in Mohenjo-Daro, this four-inch figure depicts a quasi naked girl wearing only ornaments, which include bangles in the left arm, and amulet and bracelet on the right arm. Hence, statement 1 is correct.
  
  
• She stands in a tribhanga dancing posture with the right hand on her hip. Hence, statement 2 is correct.

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• The statuette has large eyes, a flat nose, healthy cheeks, curly hair, and a broad forehead. She is a tall figure with long legs and arms, high neck, subdued belly, and sensuously modelled.
• The girl wears some bangles and a necklace. She has 25 bracelets on her left arm and four bangles on her right arm and is holding an object in her left hand. Her long hair styled as a big bun rested on her shoulder.

• For the monetarists, a particular level of money supply for a particular level of production is healthy for an economy.

• Extra creation of money over the same level of production causes inflation.

• They suggested proper monetary policy (money supply, interest rates, the printing of currencies, public borrowing etc.), to check situations of inflationary pressure on the economy.

• Monetarists rejected the Keynesian theory of inflation.

Twelfth Schedule It contains the following 18 functional items placed within the purview of municipalities

1. Urban planning including town planning;

2. Regulation of land use and construction of buildings;

3. Planning for economic and social development;

4. Roads and bridges;

5. Water supply for domestic, industrial and commercial purposes;

6. Public health, sanitation, conservancy and solid waste management;

7. Fire services; 8. Urban forestry, protection of the environment and promotion of ecological aspects;

9. Safeguarding the interests of weaker sections of society, including the handicapped and mentally retarded;

10. Slum improvement and up-gradation;

11. Urban poverty alleviation;

12. Provision of urban amenities and facilities such as parks, gardens, playgrounds;

13. Promotion of cultural, educational and aesthetic aspects;

14. Burials and burial grounds, cremations and cremation grounds and electric crematoriums;

15. Cattle ponds, prevention of cruelty to animals;

16. Vital statistics including registration of births and deaths;

17. Public amenities including street lighting, parking lots, bus stops and public conveniences; and

18. Regulation of slaughterhouses and tanneries.

Mehergarh is a large Neolithic and chalcolithic site located at the foot of the bolan pass on the kachi plan of buchistan in modern day Pakistan . Continuously occupied between about 7000 to 2600 bc , Mehergarh is the earliest known Neolithic site in the Northwest Indian subcontinent , with early evidence of farming , herding and metallurgy .

 Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) was launched in December 2000. Under the scheme one crore of the poorest and the Below Poverty Line (BPL) families covered under the targeted public distribution system were identified.

The correct answer is option C, Civil rebellion in Awadh.

The Massacre of Benares, also known as the Benares Mutiny, was a violent episode that occurred during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. It took place in the city of Benares (now Varanasi) in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The rebellion was part of a larger uprising against British colonial rule in India, which lasted from May 1857 to June 1858.

The rebellion in Awadh was one of the major centers of the uprising, and it encompassed several districts of the present-day Uttar Pradesh and the neighboring state of Madhya Pradesh. The rebels, consisting of both soldiers and civilians, challenged the British colonial government and tried to establish their own independent rule. The Massacre of Benares occurred when the British forces, led by General Neill, attacked the city and killed numerous civilians and rebels. The incident became notorious for its brutality and sparked outrage among the Indian people.

Today, Kuchipudi is performed in both solo and group performance styles. Although that is an evolution. Traditionally, Kuchipudi was solely a dance-drama tradition. Later, influenced by the popularity of Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi was adapted to a more disciplined, classical dance form. Kuchipudi also adapted to include solo performance repertoire like in the Bharatanatyam. In the modern Kuchipudi style, also referred to as the “Vempati style”, the solo repertoire is included.

Kuchipudi is one of the eight major Indian classical dances. It originated in a village named Kuchipudi and largely developed as a Hindu god Krishna-oriented Vaishnavism.

• A managed-exchange-rate system is a hybrid or mixture of the fixed and flexible exchange rate systems.

• Government of the economy attempts to affect the exchange rate directly by buying or selling foreign currencies or indirectly, through monetary policy" (i.e., by lowering or raising interest rates on foreign currency bank accounts, affecting foreign investment, etc.).

Differences between Articles 358 and 359 -

Article 358 extends to the entire country whereas Article 359 may extend to the entire country or a part of it.

Article 358 suspends Article 19 completely while Article 359 does not empower the suspension of the enforcement of Articles 20 and 21.

Flood Basalt volcanoes contains highly fluid lava that flows for long distances.. There can be a series of flows with some flows attaining thickness of more than 50 m. Some parts of the world are covered by thousands of sq. km of thick basalt lava flows. Individual flows may extend for hundreds of km.

The Deccan Traps from India, presently covering most of the Maharashtra plateau, are a much larger flood basalt province. It is believed that initially the trap formations covered a much larger area than the present.

The correct option is D.
Muhammad bin Tughlaq pursued a harsh taxation policy at the start as a result of which agricultural production suffered. To increase production and bring more land under cultivation, he appointed an official called Diwan-i-amir-i-Koh and tasked him to bring under cultivation a 100*100 sq km area. The scheme failed due to low fertility of soil, corruption, embezzlement of funds, bad management and lack of attention from the Sultan.
 

The anti defection law gives a clear cut constitutional recognition to the existence of political parties.