APPSC General Studies Mock Test - 5 - APPSC (Andhra Pradesh) MCQ

• Lakshadweep is the smallest union territory of India.
• It consists of 36 islands with an area of 32 sq km.
• It's made up of 12 atolls, 3 reefs, and 5 submerged banks out of which ten Islands are inhabited.
• Lakshadweep is formerly known as Laccadive Islands.
• The name Lakshadweep in Malayalam and Sanskrit means ‘a hundred thousand islands’.
• Kavaratti is the capital of Lakshadweep.
• Minicoy is the second-largest and southernmost island and Andrott Island is the largest of the group.
• Minicoy is separated from the rest of the Lakshadweep by a Nine-degree channel.
• The eight-degree channel separates the Lakshadweep group from the Maldives.

Chola kingdom was divided into provinces (mandalam), their being generally eight or nine of these. Each mandalam was divided into valanadus (or districts). These in turn were subdivided into groups of villages, variously called kurram, nadu, or kottam. In some villages the ur and the sabha were found together.
Valanadu village is located in Manapparai Tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district in Tamil Nadu, India.
Kurram District is a district in Kohat Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. Until 2018, it was an agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas, with merger of FATA with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, it became a district.
 

Recommendations of the G. V. K. Rao Committee - Planning commission in 1985 appointed .The Committee on Administrative Arrangement for Rural Development and Poverty Alleviation Programmes under the chairmanship of G. V. K. Rao. The Committee came to the conclusion that bureaucratization of development administration opposed to the democratization has weakened the Panchayati Raj institutions. This has resulted in what is aptly called ‘grass without roots’. The recommendations to strengthen and revitalize the Panchayati Raj system made were -

1. The district-level body, Zila Parishad, should be primary in the plan of democratic decentralization.

2. It stated that “the district is the proper unit for planning and development and the Zila Parishad should become the principal body for the management of all development programs which can be handled at that level.”

3. The Panchayati Raj institutions at the district and lower levels must be assigned an important role with respect to planning, implementation and monitoring of rural development programs.

4. For effective decentralized district planning, some of the planning functions at the state level should be transferred to the district level planning units.

5. District Development Commissioner post must be created.

6. He would be the chief executive officer of the Zila Parishad.

7. He should be in charge of all development departments at the district level.

8. Regular elections to the Panchayati Raj institutions.

Thus, the committee assigned a primary role to the Panchayati Raj in local planning and development. It is in this respect that the recommendations of the G. V. K. Rao Committee Report (1986) were different from those of the Dantwala Committee Report on Block-Level Planning (1978) and the Hanumantha Rao Committee Report on District Planning (1984). Both the committees suggested that the basic decentralised planning function should be done at the district level.

• For Gandhi, the machinery, commercialisation and centralized state power were the curses of modern civilisation, thrust upon the Indian people by European colonialism.

• It was industrialism itself, Gandhi argued, rather than the inability to industrialise, which was the root cause of Indian poverty.

• This was until the 1940s that the Congress supported the above-given view of Gandhi to mobilise a mass movement against the colonial rule.

PMSSY was first launched in March 2006 with the primary objective of correcting the imbalances in availability of affordable/reliable tertiary level healthcare in the country in general and to augment facilities for quality medical education in the under-served States.

The correct answer is C: Both 1 and 2.
Explanation:
1. Mayor's term in a Municipal Corporation:
- In a majority of the states in India, the Mayor is elected for a one-year renewable term.
- This means that the Mayor can be re-elected for consecutive terms if they continue to have the support of the council members.
2. Main function of the Mayor:
- The primary function of the Mayor is to preside over the meetings of the Municipal Corporation Council.
- The Mayor ensures that the council meetings are conducted smoothly and that all discussions and decisions are made in accordance with the rules and regulations.
- In addition to presiding over meetings, the Mayor may also have other responsibilities depending on the specific rules of the Municipal Corporation they serve.

• When we divide NNP (Net National Product) by the total population of a nation we get the 'per capita income' (PCI) of that nation, i.e., ‘income per head per year'. 

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  A very basic point should be noted here that this is the point where the rates of depreciation followed by different nations make a difference.

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  Higher the rates of depreciation lower the PCI of the nation (whatever be the reason for it logical or artificial as in the case of depreciation being used as a tool of policy making). 

Article 3 of the Constitution of India vests the power to form new States in the Parliament.

• There are some units of the Indian Union which enjoy very little power. These are areas which are too small to become an independent State but which could not be merged with any of the existing States. 
• These areas, like Chandigarh, or Lakshadweep or the capital city of Delhi, are called Union Territories. These territories do not have the powers of a State.
• The Central Government has special powers in running these areas. Therefore, option 3 has no connection with the Principle of federalism. Rest two options ensure that the Union government does not subordinate the state government.

• The beginning of British political influence over India may be traced to the battle of Plassey in 1757, when the English East India Company's forces defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal.
• As result of the Battle of Plassey, the English proclaimed Mir Jafar the Nawab of Bengal and set out to gather the reward i.e. the company was granted undisputed right to free trade in Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa.
•  It also received the zamindari of the 24 Parganas near Calcutta.
• The victory of Plassey enabled the company and its servants to amass untold wealth at the cost of the helpless people of Bengal.

Hence, the correct answer is 'D'

By the terms of treaty between Chandragupta and Seleukos in 305 BC, Seleukos, ceded to Chandragupta:-

Satrapies of Arachosia ( modern Kandhar, in Afghanistan), and the Parponsidae (Kabul), together with portions of Aria (Herat) , and Gedrosia ( Baluchistan).

Godwin Austen (K2) is the highest peak in the given options. It is the world’s second tallest peak It is located in the Karakoram Range of the Himalaya in Northern Kashmir. Its height is 8611m.

The term liberty does not mean that citizens have unrestricted freedom. Their liberties are subject to reasonable restrictions.

Abu'l Fazl was assassinated while he was returning from the Deccan by Vir Singh Bundela (who later became the ruler of Orchha) between Sarai Vir and Antri (near Narwar) in a plot contrived by Akbar's eldest son Prince Salim (who later became the Emperor Jahangir)[16] in 1602, because Abu'l Fazl was known to oppose the accession of Prince Salim to the throne. His severed head was sent to Salim at Allahabad. Abu'l Fazl was buried at Antri.[17][18] Abu'l Fazl's son Shaikh Afzal Khan (29 December 1571 – 1613) was later appointed governor of Bihar in 1608 by Jahangir.

• A grant-in-aid is money coming from the central government for a specific project. This kind of funding is usually used when the government and parliament have decided that the recipient should be publicly funded but operated with reasonable independence from the state.

• A grant-in-aid is funds allocated by one government level to another level of government to be used for specific purposes.

Statement 1 is correct, while statement 2 is incorrect.

Explanation:

1. Tighter monetary policy is used by governments to reduce inflation, whether it is demand-pull or cost-push inflation. It involves increasing interest rates or reducing the money supply in the economy, making borrowing more expensive and discouraging excessive spending. This helps to reduce aggregate demand, thus cooling down inflationary pressures.

2. The statement is incorrect because tighter monetary policy is not intended to increase the money supply in the economy; rather, it is aimed at reducing the money supply. An increase in the money supply is associated with looser monetary policy, which is used to stimulate economic growth during periods of slow economic activity or recession.

According to the theory of demographic transition, in the first stage, birth rate and death rate both are high and the difference between them is quite low.

The correct option is A.
In 1327, Tughluq ordered to move his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad (in present-day Maharashtra) in the Deccan region of India. Muhammad bin Tughlaq himself had spent a number of years as a prince on campaign in the southern states during the reign of his father. Daulatabad was also situated at a central place so the administration of both the north and the south could be possible.

Black soil is a rich soil that is good for crops like cotton. It is found in various places around the world. It is most abundantly found in western central India, and also known as regur.

Answer: c

Explanation:

India successfully test-fired Prithvi missile interceptor a gen-next state-of-the-art interceptor missile and hence achieving a significant milestone in its ongoing Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) programme.

Prithvi Defence Vehicle is the interceptor indigenously developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) which is capable of killing an incoming missile with a strike range of around 2,000 km outside the earth’s atmosphere.

India is the fifth nation in the world to have a robust Ballistic Missile Defence system. Other countries are US, Russia, Israel and China.

The K2 peak, also known as Mount Godwin-Austen, is located in the Karakoram Range. The Karakoram Range is a mountain range that forms part of the larger Himalaya mountain system, located between the borders of Pakistan, India, and China. K2 is the second-highest mountain peak in the world after Mount Everest, with an elevation of 8,611 meters (28,251 feet). It is considered to be one of the most challenging peaks to climb due to its extreme weather conditions and steep, technical terrain.

• It is based on the Persian miniature painting style. It usually depicts the Mughal emperor and his household. 

• The royal pomp and show, the battles and the hunting scenes are also very popular. They focus either on the person in the picture or on trees, camels and falcons. Time period: 16th to 18th century

The Sangam age was a period of ancient Tamil history, lasting from around 300 BCE to 300 CE. It was a time of significant cultural and political development in South India, and is known for a number of distinct characteristics.

1. The use of iron: Iron was used extensively during the Sangam age, both for tools and weapons.

2. Its association with megaliths: The Sangam age is associated with the construction of megalithic burials, which are large stone structures used for funerary purposes.

3. The use of black and red ware: The use of black and red ware, a type of pottery, was prominent during the Sangam age.

4. The penetration of Mauryan influence into South India: The Sangam age was marked by the influence of the Mauryan Empire, which was a powerful political entity that controlled much of the Indian subcontinent at the time. This influence is evident in the political and administrative systems of the Sangam period.

Article No. 163 - Council of Ministers to aid and advise Governor Article 164 - Other provisions as to Ministers Article 166 - Conduct of business of the Government of a State Article 167 - Duties of Chief Minister

So, correct answer is Option C.

• Kalibangan - The lower town was fortified
• Harappa - The only place which yields the evidence of coffin burial
• Chanhudaro - Bead maker’s shop was unearthed
• Mohenjdaro - Associated with the discovery of a bearded men carved in steatite and a bronze dancing girl
• Surkotada - The Skeleton of a horse was discovered

• The cash reserve ratio (CRR) is the ratio (fixed by the RBI) of the total deposits of a bank in India which is kept with the RBI in the form of cash.

• This was fixed to be in the range of 3 to 15 per cent. A recent Amendment (2017) has removed the 3 per cent floor and provided a free hand to the RBI in fixing the CRR.

-On Site ATM - ATMs Inside the Bank

-Off site ATM - ATM outside the bank premises but is located at other places, such as shopping centres, airports, railways station and petrol stations.

-White Label ATM - ATM Provided by NBFC (Non Banking Financial Company)

-Green Label ATM - ATM Provided for Agricultural Transaction

-Orange Label ATM - ATM Provided for Share Transactions

-Yellow Label ATM - ATM provided for E-commerce

-Pink Label ATM - ATM for women banking

-Brown Label ATM - ATM are those Automated Teller Machines where hardware and the lease of the ATM machine is owned by a service provider but cash management and connectivity to banking networks is provided by a sponsor bank .