APPSC General Studies Mock Test - 7 - APPSC (Andhra Pradesh) MCQ

• The Parliament has exclusive powers to make laws concerning any of the matters enumerated in the Union List and Residuary list.

• Both the Parliament and state legislature can make laws concerning any of the matters enumerated in the Concurrent List even if a Central law exists. But, laws made by the state should not contravene Central laws.

Kanaganahalli is located near Sannati, Karnataka. In this sculptural depiction, the emperor with his queen and attendants are carved on a slab, with Ranyo Asoka (Raja Asoka) mentioned along with the stone portrait of Ashoka.

• Mohiniattam combines the grace and elegance of Bharatnatyam with the vigour of Kathakali. There is a marked absence of thumping of footsteps, and the footwork is gentle.

• Mohiniattam generally narrates the story of the feminine dance of Vishnu. It has its own Nritta and Nritya aspects like that of other classical dances.

• The Lasya aspect (beauty, grace) of dance is dominant in a Mohiniattam recital. Hence, it is mainly performed by female dancers. The dance is accompanied by music and songs.

• The costume is of special importance in Mohiniattam, with white and off-white being the principal colours and presence of gold-coloured brocade designs.

• There is no elaborate facial makeup. The dancer wears a leather strap with bells (Ghungroo) on her ankles. The element of air is symbolised through a Mohiniattam performance. "Atavakul or Atavus" is the collection of forty basic dance movements. Musical instruments used are cymbals, veena, drums, flute, etc. Famous proponents: Sunanda Nair, Kalamandalam Kshemavathy, Madhuri Amma, Jayaprabha Menon etc.

The Tattwabodhinī Sabhā ("Truth Propagating/Searching Society") was a group started in Calcutta on 6 October 1839 as a splinter group of the Brahmo Samaj, reformers of Hinduism and Indian Society. The founding member was Debendranath Tagore, previously of the Brahmo Samaj, eldest son of influential entrepreneur Dwarkanath Tagore, and eventually father to renowned polymath Rabindranath Tagore.

The correct answer is C: Elected by the legislature of the various provinces.

Explanation:

The Constituent Assembly of India was formed in 1946 to draft the Constitution of India. The members of the Constituent Assembly were not directly elected by the people but were indirectly elected by the provincial assemblies.

Under the Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946, a Constituent Assembly was to be elected by the members of the provincial assemblies. The members of the provincial assemblies were themselves indirectly elected, and the electorate consisted of a limited number of people, including elected members of local bodies and other special interest groups.

The Constituent Assembly consisted of a total of 389 members, including 292 from British India and 93 from the princely states. The members were chosen on the basis of proportional representation, with seats allocated to each province and princely state based on their population.

Thus, the correct answer is option C: Elected by the legislature of the various provinces.

(i) The minimum shares to be divested will be 51 per cent, and

(ii) the wholesale sale of shares will be done to a 'strategic partner having international class experience and expertise in the sector.

Vishnugopa was the ruler of Kanchi during the time of Samudragupta. In the southern Pallava kingdom of Kanchipuram, he defeated king Vishnugopa, then restored him and other defeated southern kings to their thrones on payment of tribute. Several northern kings were uprooted, however, and their territories added to the Gupta empire. At the height of Samudragupta’s power, he controlled nearly all of the valley of the Ganges (Ganga) river and received homage from rulers of parts of east Bengal, Assam, Nepal, the eastern part of the Punjab, and various tribes of Rajasthan.

Gallopin Inflation is a type of inflation that occurs when the prices of goods and services increase at two-digit or three-digit rate per annum. Galloping inflation is also known as jumping inflation.

• The provisions governing citizenship of India are enshrined in the Citizenship Act, 1955.
• The Constitution of India in Articles 5 to 11, only talks about who was a citizen till 26 January 1950.
• Provisions of Citizenship Act, 1955 Citizens have privileges as well as liabilities over non-citizens in a particular territory.
• 5 ways of acquiring Indian citizenship are:
  • By Birth
  • By Acquisition or Incorporation of Territory
  • By Descent
  • By Registration
  • By Naturalization​

All of the above are used to maintain money supply in the economy. They are quantitative  measures for the same.

Nathu la 
► It forms part of an offshoot of the ancient silk route and an important trade route Sikkim part of India and China.

The Commission consists of a Chairperson, five full-time Members and seven deemed Members. The statute lays down qualifications for the appointment of the Chairperson and Members of the Commission.

A wave’s size and shape reveal its origin. Steep waves are fairly young ones and are probably formed by local wind. Slow and steady waves originate from faraway places, possibly from another hemisphere. The maximum wave height is determined by the strength of the wind, i.e. how long it blows and the area over which it blows in a single direction.

Uttarmerur inscription is a tenth-century inscription on a temple wall of the brahman village of Uttaramerur that gives the details of village administration or Sabha under Cholas.

• Foreign service providers are not allowed to undertake a statutory audit of companies as per the provisions of the laws in India.

• There are also domestic regulations like the prohibition on the use of individual logos for partnership and single proprietorship accounting firms.

• These regulations need to be relaxed and streamlined to facilitate tie-ups and penetrate foreign markets given the potential for exporting these services by the outsourcing model.

• Bergschrund: At the head of a glacier, where it begins to leave a corrie's snowfield, a deep vertical crack opens up called a bergschrund (in German) or rimaye (in French). 

• This happens in summer when, although the ice continues to move out of the corrie, there is no new snow to replace it. In some cases, not one but several such cracks occur. 

• The bergschrund presents a major obstacle to climbers. Further down where the glacier negotiates a bend or a precipitous slope, more crevasses or cracks are formed.

The Constitution of India does not prescribe a minimum age for being a judge in the Supreme Court of India.

The international poverty line was originally set to roughly $1 a day till 2008.

To determine the territorial areas of the electoral constituencies throughout the country on the basis of the Delimitation Commission Act of Parliament.

The powers related to elections are

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  To act as a court for settling disputes related to granting of recognition to political parties and allotment of election symbols to them.

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  To appoint officers for Enquiring into disputes relating to electoral arrangements. To determine the code of conduct to be observed by the parties and the candidates at the time of elections.

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  To prepare a roster for publicity of the policies of the political parties on radio and TV in times of elections.

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  To advise the president on matters relating to the ' disqualifications of the members of Parliament.

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  To advise the governor on matters relating to the disqualifications of the members of the state legislature.

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  To request the president or the governor for requisitioning the staff necessary for conducting elections.

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  To supervise the machinery of elections throughout the country to ensure free and fair elections.

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  To advise the president whether elections can be held in a state under president’s rule in order to extend the period of emergency after one year.

a) Dogger Bank is a large sandbank in a shallow area of the North Sea about 100 kilometres (62 mi) off the east coast of England at North Sea 

b) Grand Bank of Newfoundland are a group of underwater plateaus southeast of Newfoundland on the North American continental shelf 

c) Georges Bank is a large elevated area of the sea floor between Cape Cod, Massachusetts(United States), and Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia (Canada). It separates the Gulf of Maine from the Atlantic Ocean. 

d) Agulhas Bank is a broad, shallow part of the southern African continental shelf which extends up to 250 km (160 mi) south of Cape Agulhas before falling steeply to the abyssal plain.

The depth of water exceeding 180 feet is not suitable for coral reefs because sunlight is too faint for photosynthesis to take place beyond this depth. Coral reefs require sunlight to survive, as it provides the energy for photosynthesis. The energy from photosynthesis is used by the coral polyps to create a calcium carbonate skeleton, which forms the basis of the reef.

Beyond a certain depth, sunlight cannot penetrate the water and becomes too faint for photosynthesis to take place. This depth is generally around 180 feet, although it can vary depending on factors such as water clarity and quality.

Therefore, both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

Ladakh -> Zaskar ->Pirpanjal ->Dhauladhar

Kargil and Leh are two districts in Ladakh. 

In 1979, Ladakh, a region in the northernmost part of India, was divided into two districts: Kargil and Leh. Prior to this division, Ladakh was considered a single district. The decision to divide Ladakh into two districts was made to improve administrative efficiency and governance in the region.

Kargil district is located in the western part of Ladakh and its headquarters is in the town of Kargil. Leh district, on the other hand, is situated in the eastern part of Ladakh, with its headquarters in the town of Leh. Each district has its own administrative structure and is responsible for the local governance and development activities within its jurisdiction.

The division of Ladakh into Kargil and Leh districts has facilitated better management of the region, as each district can focus on addressing the specific needs and concerns of its respective areas. It has also allowed for more effective implementation of policies and development initiatives tailored to the unique requirements of Kargil and Leh. Overall, the division of Ladakh into districts has played a crucial role in promoting local governance and enhancing the overall development of the region.

• All rocks whether igneous or sedimentary may become metamorphic or changed rocks under great heat and pressure.

• Their original character and appearance may be greatly altered by such forces, particularly during intense earth movements.

• In this manner, clay may be metamorphosed into slate, limestone into marble, sandstone into quartzite, granite into gneiss, shale into schist and coal into graphite.

• Bettiah Gharana: They perform the Nauhar and Khandar Vani styles with some unique techniques that only those trained within the families know.

• The famous family who expounds the system is the Mishras. The living member who performs regularly is Indra Kishore Mishra. Furthermore, the form of Dhrupad prevalent in the Bettiah and Darbhanga schools is known as the Haveli style.

• Talwandi Gharana: They sing the Khandar Vani, but as the family is based in Pakistan, it has become difficult to keep that within Indian music.

• There has been a divergence between the official tax rate and effective tax rate in India-defined as the ratio of the total tax collected to the aggregate tax base.

• The divergence occurs mainly on account of tax exemptions. A tax expenditure is also known as revenue foregone.

• But such forgone taxes does not necessarily mean that the Government has waived them off.

• The thinking of becoming happier by becoming richer is challenged by the law of diminishing marginal utility of income")—after a certain point, the gains are very small. 

• This means that poor people benefit far more than rich people from an added dollar of income. This is a good reason why tax-and-transfer systems among high-income OECD countries.

Following the Battle of Buxar in 1764, the Treaty of Allahabad was signed in 1765 between the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II, the Nawab of Awadh, Shuja-ud-Daulah, and Robert Clive of the East India Company. Under the terms of the treaty, Nawab Shuja-ud-Daulah agreed to several concessions:

1. Surrender of Allahabad and Kara: The Nawab had to cede the strategically important cities of Allahabad and Kara to the Mughal emperor. However, these territories would eventually come under British control through later agreements.

2. War Indemnity: The Nawab was forced to pay a hefty sum of rupees 50 lakh (5 million) to the East India Company as compensation for war expenses. This significantly burdened the Nawab's treasury.

3. Restoration of Balwant Singh's Estate: The Nawab had to relinquish control of the estate belonging to Balwant Singh, the zamindar of Banaras. This act aimed to appease the British who had previously supported Balwant Singh in a dispute.

Therefore, all three statements accurately reflect the concessions made by Nawab Shuja-ud-Daulah under the Treaty of Allahabad. This treaty marked a significant turning point in British expansion in India, strengthening their political and economic influence in the region