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BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 1
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Which of the following is a secondary pollutant?

Detailed Solution for BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 1
A primary pollutant is an air pollutant emitted directly from a source. Examples of Primary pollutants are Oxides of carbon, oxides of Nitrogen, Oxides of Sulphur, Particulate matter etc.

A secondary pollutant is not directly emitted as such, but forms when other pollutants (primary pollutants) react in the atmosphere. Examples of a secondary pollutant include ozone, which is formed when hydrocarbons (HC) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) combine in the presence of sunlight; NO2, which is formed as NO combines with oxygen in the air; and acid rain, which is formed when sulfur dioxide or nitrogen oxides react with water.

Hence, the correct option is (c).

BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 2
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Which of the following states is set to develop the biggest zinc smelter in India?

Detailed Solution for BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 2
Gujarat government will be developing the biggest zinc smelter of the world in Dosawada, Tapi district, Gujarat. The state government and Vedanta group's Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in this regard.

Hence, the correct option is (c).

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BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 3
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The Principality of Andorra formally joined the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as _____ Member.

Detailed Solution for BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 3
Principality of Andorra formally joined the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as 190th Member as Ambassador of Andorra, Elisenda Vives Balmana signed IMF’s Articles of Agreement at IMF Headquarters in Washington D.C., USA (United States of America).

Andorra had applied for membership to the IMF in January 2020. Andorra’s Initial Quota in the IMF is SDR (Special Drawing Right) 82.5 Million or About USD 116.4 Million. The Initial Quota will determine its capital subscription, voting power, access to IMF financing, and allocation of SDRs. The membership will allow Andorra to benefit from IMF policy advice, get Annual Review or “health check” of its economy by IMF and access to IMF lending if needed.

Hence the correct answer is option (b).

BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 4
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Who coined the word ‘Laissez-faire’?
Detailed Solution for BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 4
“Laissez-faire’ was first coined by François Quesnay. It is an economic system which opposed government interference. It advocates the free market mechanism to bring efficiency in the economy. It is the base for capitalism and further popularised in Adam Smith’s book ‘Wealth of Nation’.

Hence, the correct option is (b).

BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 5
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A situation in which more people are employed to do a job which can be done with more efficiency by a smaller number of workers. This feature is related to which type of unemployment?
Detailed Solution for BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 5

  • Disguised Unemployment refers to a situation where more workers are employed to do a job which can be done more efficiently by a smaller number of workers. Excess of population and lack of capital is the principal reason for this.

  • Cyclical Unemployment is associated with an economic cycle of boom and depression.

  • Frictional Unemployment occurs due to immobility of labour.

  • Technical Unemployment occurs due to technical change. Workers can be replaced by machines.

Hence, the correct option is (b).

BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 6
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In which year the National Human Rights Commission was established?
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National Human rights Commission is a statutory body that came into effect after the enactment of the National Human Rights Commission Act, 1993. Therefore, the commission came into existence in 1993.

Hence, the correct option is (b).

BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 7
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Which schedule was added by 74th Amendment in the Indian constitution?
Detailed Solution for BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 7
The 74th amendment to the constitution of India in the year 1992 added the Chapter of Municipalities (Article 243W) and Twelfth schedule which contains a list of subjects under the municipal governance. It has 18 items.

Hence, the correct option is (d).

BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 8
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Which of the following committees is best known for recommending the constitutional status for Panchayats?
Detailed Solution for BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 8
In the year 1986 the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi appointed a committee on “Revitalization of Panchayati Raj Institutions for Democracy and Development”, the L M Singhvi committee recommended that the Panchayati Raj institutions should be constitutionally recognized, protected and preserved. The committee recommended that a new chapter should be added to the Constitution for the same purpose. It also suggested constitutional provisions to ensure regular, free and fair elections to the Panchayati Raj bodies.

Hence, the correct option is (c).

BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 9
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Punchhi Commission is related to:
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The Government of India constituted a Commission on Centre-State Relations under the chairmanship of Justice Madan Mohan Punchhi. So, Punchhi Commission is related to centre-state Relations which is not among the options given.

Hence, the correct option is (e).

BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 10
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Which one of the following is correct regarding the amendment of the Indian constitution?

1) Either house can introduce the bill in the parliament

2) Prior permission of President is required

3) Upon deadlock, a joint session of two houses can be organized.

Choose the correct option:
Detailed Solution for BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 10
The amending power of Parliament is given in Article 368 of the Constitution. The process of an amendment can be introduced in any house. There is no need to have prior consent of the President before introducing the bill. The President cannot use amendment power to amend the constitution. Whenever there is a deadlock between the two houses regarding this bill, there is no provision for holding a joint session to resolve the deadlock.

Hence, the correct option is (a).

BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 11
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Who has become the first Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court?
Detailed Solution for BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 11
Justice Vikram Nath, the senior-most judge of Allahabad High Court, was appointed as the first Chief Justice of the newly-constituted Andhra Pradesh High Court on 10th April.

The new Andhra Pradesh High Court was established on January 1 this year following the division of a combined high court of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

Hence, the correct option is (c).

BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 12
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State Finance Commission (SFC) is an institution created by which of the following Constitutional Amendments?
Detailed Solution for BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 12
The State Finance Commission (SFC) is an institution created by the 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments (CAs) to rationalize and systematize State/sub-State-level fiscal relations in India.

Article 243I of the Constitution mandated the State Governor to constitute a Finance Commission every five years.

Hence, the correct option is (b).

BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 13
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Which article of the Indian Constitution deals with All India Services?
Detailed Solution for BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 13
Article 312 deals with All-India Services i.e. the services common to both. Union and states. The Parliament under Article 312 has the power to introduce a new all-India service upon request of the Council of states or in the national interest.

Hence, the correct option is (c).

BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 14
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Which article prohibits the employment of children in factories?
Detailed Solution for BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 14
Article 24 of the Indian constitution clearly states that "No child below the age of fourteen years shall be employed to work in any factory or mine or employed in any hazardous employment." Therefore, the correct answer is (C). Article 22 of Constitution of India deals with Protection against arrest and detention in certain cases. Article 23 prohibits traffic in human beings and forced labour such as begar. Article 25 deals with religious freedom i.e Right to freedom of conscience and to profess, practice and propagate any religion.

Hence, the correct option is (c).

BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 15
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The Objective Resolution was moved by which of the following leaders in the constituent assembly on December 13, 1946?
Detailed Solution for BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 15
The philosophy underlying the Indian Constitution was embodied quite early in the Objective Resolution which was moved in the first session of the Constituent Assembly on December 13, 1946 by Pt. J.L. Nehru and adopted after considerable debate and deliberation in the Assembly on January 22, 1947.

Hence, the correct option is (a).

BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 16
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The base of a triangle is half the base of a parallelogram having the same area as that of the triangle. The ratio of the corresponding heights of the triangle to the parallelogram will be:
Detailed Solution for BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 16
4:1
BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 17
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A boatman goes 12 km upstream and back again to the starting point in 8 hrs. If the speed of water is 2 km/h, find the speed of the boat in still water.
Detailed Solution for BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 17
12(2B)=8(B2−4)

3B=B2−4

B2−3B−4=0

(B−4)(B+1)=0

B=4km/h

Hence, the correct option is (b).

BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 18
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Which of the following mountain ranges is not located in North America?
Detailed Solution for BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 18
The Atlas Mountain range exists in Africa.

It stretches through Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.

Hence, the correct option is (c).

BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 19
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Which of the following is an example of a terrestrial biome?
Detailed Solution for BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 19
Terrestrial biomes include grasslands, forests, deserts, and tundra. Grasslands are characterized as lands dominated by grasses rather than large shrubs or trees and include the savanna and temperate grasslands.

Hence, the correct option is (d).

BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 20
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Which of the following villages is the first carbon-positive settlement of India?
Detailed Solution for BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 20
Phayeng Village in Imphal West district of Manipur has become India’s first carbon-positive settlement. A village is given a carbon-positive tag if it sequesters more carbon than it emits, slowing accumulation of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and mitigating the effects of climate change.

Hence, the correct option is (c).

BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 21
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If (x / 5)+(5 / x) = -2 then what is the value of x3?
Detailed Solution for BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 21

x2 + 25 + 10x = 0

(x + 5)2 = 0

x = -5

x3 = (-5)3 = -125

Hence, the correct option is (a).

BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 22
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Which of the following statements is correct?
Detailed Solution for BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 22
Factor Cost refers to the cost of factors of production such as rent of land, interest on land, wages, etc. Whereas Market Price is the Price that consumer actually pays. It includes the component of Indirect Tax and Subsidy.

Factor Cost = Market Price – Indirect Tax + Subsidy.

Hence, the correct option is (b).

BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 23
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In the 42nd Constitutional Amendment 1976, which of the following words was added to the Preamble?
Detailed Solution for BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 23
42nd Amendment- In the Preamble of the Indian Constitution.

1. for the words "Sovereign Democratic Republic” the words "Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic” shall be substituted; and for the words "unity of the Nation", the words "unity and integrity of the Nation" shall be substituted.

Hence, the correct option is (e).

BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 24
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According to Census 2011, which of the following is the most urbanized state of India?
Detailed Solution for BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 24
According to census 2011, about 31.16% Indians live in urban areas.

Goa is the most urbanized state of India with over 62% urban population.

Hence, the correct option is (d).

BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 25
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Which of the following terms correctly refers to raising a number of crops from the same field during one agricultural year?
Detailed Solution for BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 25
Cropping intensity refers to raising of a number of crops from the same field during one agricultural year; it can be expressed through a formula. Cropping Intensity = (Gross Cropped Area / Net Sown Area) x 100.

Hence, the correct option is (c).

BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 26
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On which day International Day for Biological Diversity is observed?
Detailed Solution for BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 26
The United Nations has proclaimed May 22. The International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues. When first created in late 1993, 29 was designated The International Day for Biological Diversity. In December 2000, the UN General Assembly adopted 22 May as IDB, to commemorate the adoption of the text of the Convention on 22 May 1992 by the Nairobi Final Act of the Conference.

Hence, the correct option is (b).

BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 27
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In which of the following cases is there a provision of the joint sitting of Parliament?

1. Constitutional Amendment Bill

2. Money Bill

3. Ordinary Bill

Choose the correct answer:
Detailed Solution for BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 27
There is no provision for a joint sitting in case of both money bill and constitution amendment bill in order to resolve the deadlock. (So, statements 1 and 2 are wrong.) A joint sitting of both the houses can be called in case of a deadlock over an ordinary bill which is presided by the speaker of the Lok sabha. (statement 3 is correct). Therefore, the answer is (D) It is also to be noted that the Chairman of the upper house shall never chair the sitting of a joint session as he is also the Vice-president.

Hence, the correct option is (d).

BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 28
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Which of the following constitute a food chain?
Detailed Solution for BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 28
A food chain refers to a series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food. In the given options only (D) follows the series of eating and being eaten. Therefore, the rest of the options can be eliminated.

Hence, the correct option is (d).

BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 29
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What is the rank of India in the Global Hunger Index Report?
Detailed Solution for BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 29
The Global hunger index was launched on October 16 2020. It has been jointly prepared by Welt Hunger life and Concern Worldwide. This year, India has been ranked 94th Out of 107 countries. In 2018 India ranked 103 while in 2019 India was ranked 102.

Hence, the correct option is (c).

BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 30
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Recently India conducted ‘Operation Sunrise 2’ with which of the following neighbouring countries?
Detailed Solution for BPSC Practice Test - 14 - Question 30
The armies of India and Myanmar carried out a coordinated operation called Operation Sunrise 2 in their respective border areas, targeting several militant groups operating in Manipur, Nagaland and Assam.

Hence, the correct option is (d).

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