UP Police Computer Operator Mock Test - 1 - CUET Humanities MCQ

Presence of specific features or certain habits, which enable an organism to live naturally in a place is called adaptation. Adaptation of organisms differ depending on their place of dwelling. That is why a fish cannot live out of water and camel cannot live in sea. 

Litmus paper is used as an indicator to check acids and bases. Acids turn blue litmus red.

Light is a form of energy that enables us to see different objects around us.

Weight of the body is the force by which it is attracted by earth.
The spring force is the force exerted by a compressed or stretched spring upon any object that is attached to it. An object that compresses or stretches a spring is always acted upon by a force that restores the object to its rest or equilibrium position. So, the spring force does not always pushes a body.
Frictional force always acts opposite to the surface of contact.

The dispersion of light is the phenomenon of splitting of a beam of white light into its seven constituent colours when passed through a transparent medium. It was discovered by Isaac Newton in 1666. Newton discovered that light is made up of seven different colours. He passed a beam of sunlight through a glass prism. The glass prism split the light into a band of seven colours on his wall. He called this band of colours the ‘spectrum’. Thus the spectrum is a band of seven colours which is obtained by splitting of white light by a glass prism. The order of colours from the lower end of spectrum is violet (V), indigo (I), blue (B), green (G), yellow (Y), orange (O), and red (R). The sequence of the 7 colours so obtained in a spectrum can be remembered by using the acronym ‘VIBGYOR’. 

The Prime Meridian passes through Greenwich, London, and is associated with Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

The Earth's axial tilt causes the number of daylight hours to increase during the summer in the Northern Hemisphere, as the region is tilted towards the Sun.

The correct answer is Earth's silicate mantle and its liquid iron-nickel outer core.
Key Points

• The Gutenberg discontinuity occurs within Earth's interior at a depth of about 2,900 km below the surface at the boundary between Earth's mantle and outer core.
•  The Moho lies at a depth of about 35 km below continents and about 7 km beneath the oceanic crust.
• Modern instruments have determined that the velocity of seismic waves increases rapidly at this boundary.
• The Moho was named for Andrija Mohorovicic.

Sandbars are coastal erosional landforms that are long, narrow ridges of sand formed by the action of waves and currents.

The Bhakra-Nangal project is built on the Sutlej river in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh.

The Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project is located in Arunachal Pradesh and is built on the Subansiri River.

The demographic dividend refers to a period when a country's working-age population (15-64 years) is larger than the dependent population (0-14 years and 65 years and above), leading to potential economic growth.

Darjeeling, a popular hill station, is located in the state of West Bengal and is famous for its tea gardens and scenic beauty.

Statement 1 is correct. Foreign Currency Non-resident (Bank) Account (FCNRA) can be opened by NRIs and Overseas CorporateBodies (OCBs) with an authorised dealer.The accounts can be opened in the form of term deposits. Deposits of funds are allowed in Pound Sterling, Japanese Yen, US Dollar and Euro.

Rate of interest Applicable to these accounts are in accordance with the directives issued by the RBI from time to time.

Statement 2 is incorrect. When a resident becomes an NRI, her existing rupee accounts are designated as Non- Resident Ordinary Rupee Account (NRO Account).

Non-Resident External Account (NRE) can be opened by NRIs and Overseas Corporate Bodies (OCBs) with an authorised dealer and with banks authorised by RBI. They can be in the form of savings, current, recurring or fixed deposit accounts. Also, the deposits are allowed in any permitted currency. Rate of interest Applicable to the accounts are in accordance with the directives issued by the RBI from time to time.

In Chennai Grand Masters 2023 tournament, Indian chess prodigy, Dommaraju Gukesh clinched the title by holding compatriot Pentala Harikrishna for a draw. Meanwhile, Arjun Erigaisi secured the second spot.

Navratna Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has recently signed a contract worth Rs 445 crore with the Uttar Pradesh government for the next generation UP 'Dial 112' project. The company will provide comprehensive and state-of-the-art hardware, AI based software tools and cyber security tools for the 'Dial 112' project.

The Union government is planning to revive tax remission benefits on sugar exports, which were placed in the ‘restricted’ category in mid-2022.
The Remission of Duties and Taxes on Export Products (RoDTEP) scheme, which was launched in January 2021, aims to provide a mechanism for reimbursement of taxes, duties and levies that are incurred by the export entities in the process of manufacture and distribution of exported products.
The RoDTEP Scheme is a Department of Commerce scheme (Ministry of Commerce & Industry), and it is being implemented by the Department of Revenue(Ministry of Finance).

Veteran Indian batsman and former captain of the Indian team, Virat Kohli has become the Indian batsman who has scored the most runs in the World Test Championship (WTC). This new record was achieved in the first match of the ongoing Test series against the South African cricket team. He left Indian captain Rohit Sharma behind. Rohit has so far scored 2,097 runs in 42 innings of 26 Tests in the WTC. Virat has so far scored 2101 runs in 57 innings of 35 test matches.

The Ministry of Heavy Industries administers the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) Scheme. Instituted in 2015, this scheme aims to encourage the adoption of electric and hybrid vehicles in the country. The ongoing implementation of FAME India Scheme Phase-II by the Ministry of Heavy Industries spans a five-year period starting from April 1, 2019, with a total budgetary allocation of Rs. 10,000 crore. The initial phase, FAME I, provided purchase incentives across all electric vehicle categories. The subsidy under FAME-2 for electric vehicles is scheduled to conclude on March 31, 2024.

Inflation is the increase in the general price level of goods and services in an economy over time. It reduces the purchasing power of money, as each unit of currency buys fewer goods and services.

Drip irrigation targets water directly to the roots of plants, reducing water wastage and promoting efficient water use in agriculture.

The Planning Commission was responsible for formulating Five Year Plans in India. Although it was replaced by NITI Aayog in 2015, NITI Aayog does not undertake the formulation of Five Year Plans.

Laissez-faire is an economic theory that advocates minimal government intervention in economic affairs, including trade. It suggests that free markets should operate without restrictions, and the government should not interfere with the pricing, production, or distribution of goods and services.

The New Economic Policy emphasized privatization, reducing government intervention, and promoting market-oriented reforms.

The Calcutta Stock Exchange (CSE) is one of the oldest stock exchanges in India. However, the London Stock Exchange (LSE) is not a stock exchange in India.

When a country exports more than it imports, it is said to have a trade surplus. This situation indicates that the country is earning more foreign exchange than it is spending, which is beneficial for its economy.

In a mixed economy, there is coexistence of both public sector enterprises, owned by the government, and private sector enterprises, owned by individuals or corporations.