Army Cadet College (ACC) Mock Test - 10 - Army Cadet College (ACC) MCQ

Persons: A, B, C, D, E and F

1) E is sitting immediate left to the B.

2) A is sitting fourth right to the B.

3) F is sitting between A and D.

4) Final Sitting arrangement.

Hence, “C” is sitting immediate left to the D.

From the common explanation, we get all are facing away from the centre except Manu.

Hence, Option C is correct.

Final Arrangement:

Common Explanation:

References:

Eight students Kirti, Ayushi, Manu, Sona, Aarti, Bobby, Ankita and Divya are sitting around the square table.

Four students sit on each side while rest on each corner.

Students at the side face away from the centre and students at the corner faces towards the centre.

Inferences:

So, we need to arrange as follows to accommodate the information as stated in the question,

References:

Divya sits third to the left of Ayushi.

Kirti sits opposite to Manu and both faces away from the centre.

Inferences:

From the above references, we get the following two different cases:

Case 1:

Case 2:

References:

Neither Kirti nor Manu are beside Ayushi.

Sona sits immediate left of Ankita, who sits on the side of the table.

Bobby is not an immediate right of Ayushi.

Bobby is not adjacent to Manu.

Inferences:

So, from this case 2 will be eliminated as neither Kirti nor Manu are beside Ayushi.

Now, from case 1 we get the following final arrangements:

An equation that can be expressed in the form ax² + c = 0, where a and c are real numbers and a = 0 is a pure quadratic equation. Or the quadratic equation having only second degree variable is called a pure quadratic equation.

A sure event is an event, which always happens. For example, it's a sure event to obtain a number between “1”“1” and “6”“6” when rolling an ordinary die.

The probability of a sure event has the value of 11.

Moody's has upgraded India's GDP growth forecast for 2024 to "6.8%". This revision is attributed to India's status as the fastest-growing economy among G20 nations, stable inflation rates, and policy continuity, all of which contribute to its positive economic outlook.

The correct answer is Sir B.N.Rau

Key Points

Some important facts about constituent assembly:

• The Constitutional advisor (Legal advisor) to the Constituent Assembly-Sir B.N. Rau
• The first elected president of The Constituent Assembly- ​Dr Rajendra Prasad.
•  First interim chairman of the Constituent Assembly- Sachchidananda Sinha
• Sachchidananda Sinha took the charges on 9 Dec1946 but resigned on 11 Dec 1946 as Dr Rajendra Prasad was elected as the first chairman of the Constituent Assembly.
• The symbol (seal) of the Constituent Assembly- The elephant.
• The Secretary to the Constituent Assembly- H.V.R. Iyengar.
• The chief draftsman of the constitution in the Constituent Assembly- S.N. Mukerjee.
• The original Preamble illuminated, beautified and ornamented by Beohar Rammanohar Sinha.
• Prem Behari Narain Raizada calligraphed the original Preamble.

At DefConnect 2024, Rajnath Singh launched the Acing Development of Innovative Technologies with iDEX (ADITI) scheme, aiming to promote innovation in critical and strategic defence technologies. This scheme offers grants up to Rs 25 crore for research and development in defence technology.

The correct answer is 9 January.

Key Points

• Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) is celebrated on 9^th January every year to mark the contribution of the Overseas Indian community to the development of India.
• January 9 was chosen as the day to celebrate this occasion since it was on this day in 1915 that Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from South Africa.
• Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) conventions are being held every year since 2003.
• The 16^th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 9 January 2021.
• The 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention will be held from 8 – 10 January 2023 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
• The theme of the 17th PBD is "Diaspora: Reliable Partners for India's Progress in Amrit Kaal".

Additional Information

• Important days in January
  • 4^th January - World Braille Day
  • 9^th January - Pravasi Bharatiya Divas NRI Day
  • 11^th January - Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri
  • 12^th January - National Youth Day (Birth Day of Swami Vivekanand)
  • 15^th January - Army Day
  • 23^rd January - Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose birthday
  • 24^th January - National Girl Child Day of India

The correct answer is Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade.

Key Points

• Departments under Finance Ministry:
  • ​Department of Expenditure
  • ​Department of Revenue
  • ​Department of Financial Services
  • ​Department of Investment and Public Asset Management
  • ​Department of Economic Affairs
• Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade comes under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

Additional Information

•  Departments under Defence Ministry
  • ​Department of Defence (DOD)
  • Department of Defence Production (DDP)
  • Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare (DESW)
  • Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
  • Department of Military Affairs (DMA)
• Departments under the Ministry of Home Affairs
  • ​Department Of Border Management
  • Department Of Internal Security
  • Department Of Jammu, Kashmir And Ladakh Affairs
  • Department Of Home
  • Department Of Official Language
  • Department Of States

The correct answer is Tamil Nadu

Key Points

Keeladi:

• Keeladi is a tiny hamlet in the Sivaganga district in south Tamil Nadu.
• It is about 12 km southeast of the temple city of Madurai and is located along the Vaigai river.
• The excavations here from 2015 prove that an urban civilization existed in Tamil Nadu in the Sangam age on the banks of the Vaigai river.

Sangam Age:

• Sangam Age broadly refers to the Ancient History of the Tamilakam, a region south of the Krishna River.
• Kharavelas Hatigumpha inscription, dated to c. 155 BCE provides the earliest epigraphic evidence alluding to a confederacy of Tamil states- Tramiradesasanghatanam, which was 113 years old at the time and had long been a source of danger. 

Relation between Keeladi and Sangam age:

• The Sangam age is a period of history in ancient Tamil Nadu that was believed to be from the third century BCE to the third century CE.
• In 2019, a TNSDA report dated the unearthed artefacts from Keeladi to a period between the sixth century BCE and the first century BCE.
• The findings in the TNSDA report placed Keeladi artefacts about 300 years earlier than the previously believed third century BCE.
• A recent ASI report in 2015 discovered Keeladi, has pushed the Sangam age to 800 BCE based on these archaeological findings.
• Keeladi could also provide crucial evidence for understanding the missing links between the Iron Age (12th century BCE to sixth century BCE) to the Early Historic Period (sixth century BCE to fourth century BCE). 

B Sairam has been appointed as the new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL), the Singrauli-based major subsidiary of Coal India Limited. Sairam has 33 years of service experience in the coal sector.   

All 6,650 villages in Jammu and Kashmir have achieved Open Defecation Free Plus Model status, making it the first union territory in India to do so. This is a significant achievement, as it means that all villagers now have access to safe and sanitary toilets and that greywater and solid waste are being managed effectively.

The correct answer is Washington D.C.

• The World Bank Group (WBG) is a specialized agency of the United Nations and its headquartered in Washington D.C. 

Key PointsThe World Bank Group include five groups which are:

• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
• International Development Association (IDA)
• International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• Multilateral Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
• International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)
• To become members of the IDA, IFC, and MIGA, the countries must first become members of IBRD.

Additional Information

• World Bank approved 1 billion US$ aid to India to accelerate 'India's Covid 19 special protection response programme'.
• There are 2 goals for the world to achieve by 2030 –
  • End extreme poverty by decreasing the percentage of people living on less than $1.90 a day to no more than 3%.
  • Promote shared prosperity by fostering the income growth of the bottom 40% for every country.

The correct answer is South Africa .

In News

• In Women's Cricket, Australia lifted the ICC T20 World Cup Trophy for the sixth time.
• It was held in South Africa between 10 February and 26 February 2023.

Key Points

• In the final match on 26 Feb 2023, they defeated South Africa by 19 runs at Newlands, Cricket Ground in Cape Town.
• Earlier, winning the toss and deciding to bat first, Australia posted 156 for 6 in their allotted 20 overs.
• Beth Mooneyc top-scored with unbeaten 74 runs for Australia.

Additional Information

• Australia:
  • Capital - Canberra
  • Currency - Australian dollar
  • Prime minister -  Anthony Albanese.
• ​Other Sports News:
  • England Test captain Ben Stokes became the player to hit the most number of sixes in the history of Test cricket in the match against New Zealand on 18 February 2023.
  • Jean-Eric Vergne of team DS Penske won the first-ever Formula E race held in Hyderabad on 11 February 2023.
  • With his 36th point against the Oklahoma City Thunder on February 7, 2023, LeBron James became the National Basketball Association's all-time leading scorer.
  • Aditi Ashok clinched the Ladies European Tour Title with a nine-shot win, despite 1-over on final day, at the Magical Kenya Ladies Open on 5 February 2023.
  • Prajnesh Gunneswaran won the final of the $25,000 ITF men’s tennis tournament in Al Zahra, Kuwait, on 29 January 2023.
  • England captain Ben Stokes has been named the International Cricket Council Test Player of the Year for 2022.

The original sentence "Her mother bought the house" is in the active voice.

The correct option that expresses the same sentence in the passive voice is:

D. The house was bought by her mother.

The statement implies that inflation rates have attained levels that has been never seen before. The sentence is in present perfect tense which is indicated by the use of ‘have’. The blank will take a verb in the past participle form which means 'to attain a certain level'. Among the given options, only the word ‘reached’ fits in the given blank.

This eliminates all other options.

Meanings of the given words:

Heightened: make or become more intense.

Reached: attain or extend to (a specified point, level, or condition).

Standard: a level of quality or attainment.

Hence, the correct option is B.

Covert means not openly acknowledged or displayed

Synonyms: secret, furtive, clandestine, surreptitious, stealthy

We cannot win in Afghanistan while Pakistan gives covert support to the Taliban
The climax of the book, a covert operation in Iran, is flaccid and unconvincing
Legally, it will be a deniable covert action which will put the CIA in the lead

Let us first learn the meanings of the given words:

Span (verb): extend across.

Extend (verb): cause to cover a wider area or make larger.

Vary (verb): differ in size, amount, degree, or nature from something else of the same general class.

Range (verb): extend between specified limits.

The idea here is to express that there was a huge range of reasons why the protests in China had started. Grammatically only a verb in ‘-ing’ form will fit the blank, this eliminates ‘span’, ‘extended’ and ‘vary’. Now, between ‘scoping’ and ‘ranging’, ‘ranging’ is a better option to be placed before ‘from’.

Hence, option d is correct.

Auxin, cytokinin and gibberellins are growth promoting plant hormones while Abscisic acid is the growth inhibitior plant hormone.

The correct answer is Biosphere.

Concept:

Ecosystem:  

• It is a community or group of living organisms that live in and interact with each other in a specific environment.
• for eg: Tropical forests are ecosystems made up of living beings such as trees, plants, animals, insects and microorganisms that are in constant interaction between themselves and the physical (sun, temperature) or chemical (oxygen or nutrients) components.

Explanations:

• The ecosystem is the smallest unit of the Biosphere.
• The earth environment contains four components namely Lithosphere, Biosphere, Hydrosphere and Atmosphere.
• As the biosphere is comprised of a group of ecosystems linked together, hence ecosystem is considered as the "smallest unit of the biosphere.

Additional Information

• The Biosphere and Lithosphere are the components of the environment whereas the Mesosphere and Ionosphere are two of the layers of the Atmosphere.

India is divided into 6 natural or physiographic divisions.
1. The Himalayan range
2.The great Indian desert
3.The northern plains
4.The peninsular plateau
5.The coastal plains
6.The islands

Small scale industries manufacture products by hand and include cottage and household industry. These industries use lesser amount of capital and technology. For example, Basket-weaving, pottery, and other handicraft industries.

The majority of Africa is located in the Northern Hemisphere. 

• Africa is bisected by the Equator, meaning it spans both hemispheres.
• However, the larger portion of the continent lies north of the Equator.
• This includes significant regions like the Sahara Desert and countries such as Egypt and Nigeria.

Therefore,Correct Answer- Option A

The theory of consumer's surplus is based on the law of diminishing marginal utility. The law of diminishing marginal utility claims that as you consumer more of a commodity, the marginal utility derived from it decreases eventually.a