RRB NTPC (CBT I) Full Mock Test - 8 - RRB NTPC/ASM/CA/TA MCQ

According to the English alphabet series and its positional value:

The logic follows here is:

So, from the figure, we can see that the missing term is JC6

Given:

A = Rs. 15,972

P = Rs. 12,000

T = 1.5 years

Concept used:

A = P(1 + R/100)^T

A = Amount

P = Principal

R = Rate per annum

T = Time in years

Calculation:

For compounded half yearly, Rate = R

Time = 3 half years

⇒ 15972 = 12000(1 + R/100)³

⇒ 1.331 = (1 + R/100)

⇒ (1.1) = (1 + R/100)

⇒ 100 + R = 110

⇒ R = 10%

Now, if at the same rate of interest, it is compounded annually,

Time = 1.5 years

Rate = 2R = 20%

For 1st year,

⇒ A = 12000(1 + 0.2)

⇒ A = 14400

At 2nd half year,

⇒ A = 14400(1 + 0.1)

⇒ A = 15,840

∴ The Amount compounded annually will be Rs. 15,840.

Given :

First 90 km at a speed of 40 km/hr

Second 180 km at a speed of 60km/hr

Third 120 km at a speed of x km/hr

Formula Used :

Average Speed = Total distance travelled/Total time taken

Calculation :

According to question,

⇒

⇒ 520/9 = 390 × 4x/(9x + 12x + 480)

⇒ 520/9 = 390 × 4x/21x + 480

⇒ 10920x + 249600 = 14040x

⇒ 3120x = 249600

⇒ x = 249600/3120

⇒ x = 80

∴ The correct answer is 80.

According to the given information-

1) A lives on 4th floor

2) Two persons live between A and F. F does not live on top floor.

3) Q lives on 2^nd floor.

4) M lives just above E.

Case 1:

Case 2:-

5) L is not an immediate neighbour of Q and does not live on the top floor. Therefore, case 1 is eliminated

The final arrangement is given below-

Hence, M lives on the top floor.

The correct answer is Oppenheimer
In News
Robert Downey Jr win Best Supporting Actor for in the Oscars 2024 for the film Oppenheimer
Key Points

• Robert Downey Jr. was nominated for "Oppenheimer".
• He won in the Best Supporting Actor category.
• The award highlighted his exceptional performance in the film.
• Other nominees included actors from "Barbie" and "Killers of the Flower Moon".
• This win added to the list of "Oppenheimer's" Oscar achievements.

Given Statements:

Some trains are buses.

No bus is a car.

Some cars are bikes.

The least possible Venn diagram for the given statement is:

Conclusions:

I. Some bikes are cars - True (Because, Some cars are bikes, so Some Bikes are also Car).

II. Some bikes are trains - False (Because, No definite relation given between Bikes are Trains, so it can be possible only).

So, Only conclusion I follows.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option D".

Given:

Wrongly entered marks = 93 and Correct marks = 39
Difference in average = 1

Calculation:

The total increase in average marks due to the wrongly entered score.

Total increase in marks = 93 - 39 = 54

The total increase in marks is also equal to the difference in the average times the number of students. We know that the average increased by 1.

Total increase in marks = Difference in average × No of students

⇒ 54 = 1 × No of students

No of students = 54 / 1 = 54

∴ The total number of students in the class is 54.

The correct answer is 2013.
Key Points
National Urban Health Mission (NUHM):

• It was launched by the Government of India in 2013 to improve the health status of the urban population, especially the poor and vulnerable sections.
• The National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) as a sub-mission of National Health Mission (NHM) has been approved by the Cabinet on 1st May 2013.
• NUHM aims to provide equitable and quality primary healthcare services to urban communities, focusing on maternal and child health, communicable and non-communicable diseases, and urban health infrastructure development.
• The mission is implemented in 779 cities and towns with a population of more than 50,000, and it covers around 7.75 crore people across the country.
• NUHM is a sub-mission under the National Health Mission (NHM), which was launched in 2013 by merging the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM).

Additional Information
List of some prominent health schemes in India:

• Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY): 2018
• National Health Mission (NHM): 2013
• Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY): 2008
• National Urban Health Mission (NUHM): 2013
• Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA): 2016
• Mission Indradhanush: 2014
• National Rural Health Mission (NRHM): 2005
• Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY): 2005
• Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY): 2017
• National Tuberculosis Elimination Program (NTEP): 2020 (renamed from RNTCP)
• Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program (RNTCP): 1997
• Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Campaign): 2014
• National AIDS Control Programme (NACP): 1992
• National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP): 2003 (merged program)
• National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP): 1975
• National Mental Health Programme (NMHP): 1982

Given:

Two circles with centers P and Q of radii 6 cm and 4 cm respectively touch each other internally.

Concept used:

Pythagoras' theorem states that the square of the length of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of squares of the lengths of the other two sides of the right-angled triangle.

Calculations:

Two circles with centers P and Q of radii 6 cm and 4 cm respectively touch each other internally.

⇒ PQ = 6 – 4 = 2 cm

The perpendicular bisector of PQ meets the bigger circle in A and B.

Let perpendicular bisector bisects PQ at O.

⇒ PO = PQ/2 = 2/2 =1 cm

Δ POA is a right-angled triangle at O.

By using Pythagoras' theorem

PA² = PO² + AO²

⇒ 6² = 1² + AO²

⇒ AO² = 35

⇒ AO = √35

According to the question,

AB = 2 × AO

= 2√35 cm

∴ The value of AB is 2√35 cm.

The correct answer is Subhash Chandra Bose.
Key Points
Forward Block:

• All India Forward Bloc (AIFB) is a Left Wing Nationalist political party founded by Subhas Chandra Bose in West Bengal in 1939.
• Forward Bloc of the Indian National Congress (INC) was formed on May 3, 1939, by Subhas Chandra Bose.
• On the formation of this party Netaji said that all were joining the Forward Bloc, they had to never turn their back on the Britisher's camp and must fill out the oath form by cutting their Finger and signing it with their blood the form.
• All India Conference of Forward Bloc held in Nagpur 1940.
• The conference passed a resolution titled "All Power to the Indian People", urging militant action for the struggle against the East India Company.

Additional Information
Subhas Chandra Bose:

• He was born on 23rd January 1897 in Cuttack, Odisha.
• Subhas Chandra Bose was an active leader of the Indian National Congress.
• After splitting from Congress, he made an Azad Hind Fauj in Singapore in 1942 to fight against the East India Company.
• In the year 1923, Subhas Chandra Bose was elected the President of the All India Youth Congress and also the Secretary of the Bengal State Congress.
• He also worked as the Editor of the Newspaper 'Forward', founded by Chittaranjan Das (Deshbandhu).

Image of the Forward Block:

Notes:
Subhas Chandra Bose earned the title of "Netaji" in Germany by the Indian soldiers of the Azad Hind Fauj.

Given:

The average weight of 14 students = 30 kg.

2 students of weight = 20 kg & 24 kg respectively, joined

Concept Used:

Average = Sum of observations/Total no. of observations

Calculations:

Total weight of 14 students = 14 × 30 = 420 kg

When 2 students joined then,

New total weight = 420 + 20 + 24 = 464 kg

New total number of students = 14 + 2 = 16

Then, the new average weight of the class = 464/16 = 29 kg.

Hence, the correct answer is 29 kg.

Concept:
Polygon: A 2-D shape which is formed by connecting lines or line segments.
Logic: Every figure consists of only polygons whereas
Option A) Consists of a circle and circle is not a polygon.

Therefore, is an odd figure.

The correct answer is Asaf Jah.
Key Points
Asaf Jah:

• Mir Qamar-ud-din Khan came to be known as Asaf Jah.
• After Aurangzeb died in 1707, Asaf Jah was appointed Governor of Oudh.
• In 1713, Aurangzeb's grandson Farukhsiyar gave him the title of Nizam-ul-Mulk Fateh Jung.
• He made him the subedar of six Deccan provinces.
• As the Mughal governor of the Deccan provinces, Asaf Jah had full control over its political and financial administration.
• Taking advantage of the turmoil in the Deccan and the competition amongst the court nobility.
• He gathered power in his hands and became the actual ruler of that region.
• He became the 1st Nizam of Hyderabad.

Additional Information
Farrukhsiyar (1713-1719):

• ​​After killing Jahandar Shah with the help of the Sayyid brothers, Farrukhsiyar became the 10th Mughal emperor.
• He followed a policy of religious tolerance by abolishing Jaziya and the pilgrimage tax.
• In 1717, he gave farmans to the British giving them the right to reside and trade in the Mughal Empire.
• In 1719, the Sayyid brothers, with the help of Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath, dethroned Farrukhsiyar.
• Later, he was blinded and killed.

The Sayyid Brothers:

• It refers to Abdullah Khan and Syed Husain Ali Khan.
• They became highly influential in the Mughal Court after Aurangzeb's death.
• They are termed "King Makers" during the anarchy following the death of emperor Aurangzeb in 1707.
• They created and dethroned Mughal Emperors at their will during the 1710s.

Murshid Quli Khan:

• He was also known as Mohammad Hadi.
• By Aurangzeb in 1700, he was appointed as Dewan of Bengal.
• In 1717, he was appointed as the Nawab Nazim of Murshidabad by Farrukhsiyar.
• Having great control over the region and noticing the commotion in Delhi.
• He declared himself Nawab of Bengal, becoming the province's first independent nawab.

Amongst the states that were carved out of the old Mughal provinces in the eighteenth century, three stand out very prominently.
All three states were founded by members of the high Mughal nobility who had been governors of large provinces –

• Sa‘adat Khan (Awadh)
• Murshid Quli Khan (Bengal)
• Asaf Jah (Hyderabad)

The Correct answer is Dev Prayag.
Important Points

• Devaprayag is the place of confluence of the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda River.
• Vishnuprayag is the place of confluence of the Dhauliganga and Alaknanda River.
• Rudraprayag is the place of confluence of the Mandakini and Alaknanda River.
• Karnaprayag is the place of confluence of the Pindar and Alaknanda River.
• Nandaprayag is the place of confluence of the Nandakini and the Alaknanda River. ​

Additional Information

• Alaknanda river is one of the headstreams of the Ganga.
• It rises at the confluence and feet of the Satopanth and Bhagirath glaciers in Uttarkhand.
• It meets the Bhagirathi River at Devprayag after which it is called as the Ganga.
• Its main tributaries are the Mandakini, Nandakini, and Pindar rivers.
• Bhagirathi river is one of the two most important headstreams of the Ganga which meets the Alaknanda at Devprayag to form the Ganga
• It rises at the foot of Gangotri Glacier, at Gaumukh, at an elevation of 3892m at the base of Chaukhamba peak in the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand.
  • Dhauliganga river originates from Vasudhara Tal, perhaps the largest glacial lake in Uttarakhand.
• It is one of the important tributaries of Alaknanda, the other being the Nandakini, Pindar, Mandakini and Bhagirathi.
• Dhauliganga is joined by the Rishiganga river at Raini.
• At Devprayag, the Bhagirathi meets the Alaknanda. Hereafter, it is known as the Ganga.
• The Alaknanda has its source in the Satopanth glacier above Badrinath.
• The Alaknanda consists of the Dhauli and the Vishnu Ganga which meet at Joshimath or Vishnu Prayag.
• The other tributaries of Alaknanda such as the Pindar join it at Karna Prayag while Mandakini or Kali Ganga meets it at Rudra Prayag.
• The Ganga enters the plains at Haridwar.

The correct answer is Rahul Singh
In News
Rahul Singh, a senior bureaucrat and a 1996-batch IAS officer of the Bihar cadre, has been appointed as the new chairperson of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).
Key Points

• Singh is currently serving as the Additional Secretary in the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT).
• Nidhi Chhibber, the outgoing CBSE chairperson, has been appointed as Advisor to the Niti Aayog.
• The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) approved Singh's appointment, as per an order issued by the Personnel Ministry.

Additional Information

• A P Das Joshi, a 1994-batch IAS officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre, will replace Singh as the new Additional Secretary in DoPT.
• Rajeev Kumar Mital has been appointed as the Director General of the National Mission for Clean Ganga under the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
• Gyanesh Bharti will take over as the Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Women and Child Development, while Deepak Narain has been named as the Additional Secretary and Financial Advisor in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

The correct answer is option B.

Key Points

• Office Vista is not a valid version of MS Office.
• Office XP, Office 2007, and Office 2003 are all valid versions of MS Office.

Additional Information

• Office XP (also known as Office 2002): It was released in 2001 and is no longer supported by Microsoft.
• Office 2007: It was released in 2007 and introduced the ribbon interface.
• Office 2003: It was released in 2003 and is no longer supported by Microsoft.

Given:

Number of animals = 35

Number of legs = 100

Calculations:

Let, the number of birds and dogs be X and Y respectively.

Number of animals = Number of heads

Now, according to the question,

⇒ X + Y = 35

⇒ X = 35 - Y ------(1)

Similarly, according to the question,

⇒ 2X + 4Y = 100 -----(2)

Substituting the value of 'X' from equation (1) in equation (2),

⇒ 2 × (35 - Y) + 4Y = 100

⇒ 70 - 2Y + 4Y = 100

⇒ 2Y = 30

⇒ Y = 15

Now, substituting the value of 'Y' in equation (1),

⇒ X = (35 - 15) = 20

∴ The number of birds is 20.

Ireland is a country and Dublin is its capital, whereas Greece is a country.

So the possible relationship diagram would be:

Hence, figure a is the correct answer.

The correct answer is Option C.
In News
Hindustan Times: Samudrayaan’s key test is complete, says govt.
Key Points
Samudrayaan:

• Recently, ​The National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) has completed a key test for India’s first manned submersible mission called Samudrayaan.
• It is India’s first manned mission to explore the deep ocean.
• Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES)
• It aims to develop a self-propelled manned submersible to carry three human beings to a water depth of 6,000 meters in the ocean. Hence, option C is the correct answer.
• It will also develop a suite of scientific sensors and tools for deep ocean exploration.
• It is designed to study the deep ocean resources and conduct biodiversity assessments as well.
• The mission will not disturb the ecosystem as the submersible is used solely for exploration purposes.
• The project is part of the larger Deep Ocean Mission, which supports the Central Government’s Blue Economy policy.

MATSYA 6000:

• It is a manned submersible vehicle developed by the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai.
• It was developed under the Samudrayaan mission to facilitate humans in the deep ocean in exploring mineral resources.
• It has an endurance of 12 hours of operational period and 96 hours in case of emergency.

Additional Information
Deep Ocean Mission:

• It is a mission-mode project to support the Blue Economy Initiatives of the Government of India.
• It has been launched as a Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
• It aims to develop technologies to harness living and non-living resources from the deep oceans

Given:

2x + 3y = 9 and xy = 3

Concept used:

(a + b)² = a² + b² + 2ab

a³ + b³ = (a + b)(a² - ab + b²)

Calculation:

2x + 3y = 9

on squaring both side we get

(2x + 3y)² = 9²

⇒ 4x² + 9y² + 12xy = 81

⇒ 4x² + 9y² + 12 × 3 = 81

⇒ 4x² + 9y² = 45

now,

8x³ + 27y³ = (2x)³ + (3y)³

⇒ (2x)³ + (3y)³ = (2x + 3y)(4x² - 6xy + 9y²)

⇒ (2x)³ + (3y)³ = 9 × (45 - 6 × 3)

⇒ 243

∴ The answer is 243.

Alternate Method
a³ + b³ = (a + b)³ - 3ab(a + b)

8x³ + 27y³ = (2x + 3y)³ - 3 × 2x × 3y(2x + 3y)

⇒ 9³ - 18 × 3 × 9

⇒ 729 - 486

⇒ 243

∴ The answer is 243.

The correct answer is GDP Deflator.
Key Points

• The GDP deflator is an economic indicator that measures inflation or deflation in an economy.
• It is calculated by dividing the nominal GDP by the real GDP and multiplying the result by 100.
• Nominal GDP is the value of all goods and services produced in an economy, unadjusted for inflation.
• Real GDP is the value of goods and services produced in an economy, adjusted for inflation.
• The GDP deflator helps compare the economic output of different years by adjusting for changes in price levels.

Additional Information
Disposable Income:

• Disposable income refers to the income remaining after deduction of taxes and other mandatory charges.
• It is the amount of money available for spending and saving after all deductions.
• Disposable income does not directly relate to GDP calculations or inflation adjustments.

Real Income:

• Real income refers to the income of individuals or nations, adjusted for inflation.
• It reflects the purchasing power of income, taking into account changes in price levels.
• Real income is not a measure of inflation or deflation, but rather a measure of the true value of income in terms of goods and services.

Per Capita Income:

• Per capita income is a measure of the average income earned per person in a certain area or region.
• It is calculated by dividing the total income of a region by its population.
• Per capita income is not directly related to inflation, deflation, or GDP calculations, but is a useful metric for comparing living standards and economic development between regions.

Given:

Time taken by pipe-1 to fill the tank = 20 hours

Time taken by pipe-2 to fill the tank = 24 hours

Efficiency of outlet pipe = 44 gallons/hour

Time taken to fill tank while working together = 40 hours

Formula used:

Total work = Efficiency × Time

Calculation:

Let the capacity of the tank be x gallons

Pipe-1's one hour work = x/20

Pipe-2's one hour work = x/24

And one hour work of all together = x/40

⇒ x/20 + x/24 - 44 = x/40

⇒ x/20 + x/24 - x/40 = 44

⇒ (6x + 5x - 3x)/120 = 44

⇒ 8x/120 = 44

⇒ 8x = 44 × 120 = 5280

⇒ x = 5280/8 = 660

Hence, the capacity of the tank is 660 gallons.

From the given figure;

Hence, there are "16" triangles in the given figure.

Statement: Should India start Covid-19 vaccination for the kids in the age group 2-12 years?

Arguments:

I. No, only very few countries have started Covid-19 vaccination for this age group.

→ Already such vaccines are developed that are safe and effective in protecting the kids from Covid-19, so instead of comparing how many countries have started vaccination we should focus on our own country.

Argument I is not strong.

II. Yes, suitable vaccine for kids of this age group has already been developed and found very effective in protecting them from Covid-19.

→ Yes, to protect the kids from Covid-19 it is recommended to vaccinate kids of this age group 2-12 years. Vaccination of children with approved vaccines is safe and effective.

Argument II is strong.

Hence, the correct answer is "Only argument II is strong".

The correct answer is A - (ii), B - (iii), C - (iv), D - (i).

Important Points
Champaran Satyagraha:

• Many movements were made in our country against the British under the leadership of Gandhiji.
• One of these movements was named Champaran Satyagraha, which was associated with the farmers.
• It was started on April 19, 1917
• The reason for the beginning of this movement was the forced cultivation of indigo by the British.
• Because by cultivating indigo, the land of the farmers was getting spoiled.

Rowlatt Satyagraha:

• This law was passed in March 1919 by the Imperial Legislative Council which gave them the power to arrest any person without any trial.
• To abolish this act, Gandhi and the other leaders called for a Hartal (suspension of work) to show Indians' objection to this rule, called the Rowlatt Satyagraha.

Kheda Satyagraha:

• The Kheda Satyagraha began on March 11, 1918, exactly four days after the major mill strike in Ahmedabad.
• Although Mahatma Gandhi was its spiritual head, the Kheda Satyagraha was mainly led by Sardar when the agricultural economy was devastated by famine, cholera and plague in the region.
• In view of such a situation, there should have been a waiver of rent, but the government officials were not ready to listen to this point of the farmers.
• When all the prayers of the farmers became fruitless, then Mahatma Gandhi announced the 'Kheda Movement' on March 22, 1918 and took over the reins of it.

Bardoli Satyagraha:

• The Bardoli Satyagraha, 1928 was a movement in the independence struggle led by Sardar Vallabhai Patel for the farmers of Bardoli against the unjust raising of taxes.

The correct answer is "Physalia".
Key Points

• Physalia also known as the Portuguese man-of-war, is a marine hydrozoan found in the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean.
• It is considered to be the same species as the Pacific man of war or blue bottle, which is found mainly in the Pacific Ocean.
• The Portuguese man of war is the only species in the genus Physalia, which in turn is the only genus in the family Physaliidae.
• The Portuguese man of war is a conspicuous member of the neuston, the community of organisms that live on the ocean surface.
• It has several venomous microscopic nematocysts which supply a painful sting effectively sufficient to kill fish and has been regarded to from time to time kill humans.
• Although it superficially resembles a jellyfish, the Portuguese man of war is in fact a siphonophore.
• Like all siphonophores, it's far a colonial organism, made of many smaller devices known as zooids.
• All zooids in a colony are genetically identical but fulfil specialized functions such as feeding and reproduction, and collectively permit the colony to function as an unmarried individual.

Additional Information

Adamsia:

• Adamsia is a genus of sea anemones withinside their own circle of relatives Hormathiidae.
• Species in this genus are collectively symbiotic with hermit crabs.
• The anemone gets a place to live and discards scraps of the crab's food in exchange for its help in the crab's defence.
• As those anemones grow, they secrete an attractive membrane, referred to as a carcinoecium, which overlies the crab's authentic snail shell and expands the residing area of the crab.
• This means the anemone does not have to change the substrate and the crab does not have to seek a larger shell as they both grow.

Nereis:

• Nereis is a genus of polychaete worms withinside their own circle of relatives Nereididae.
• It contains many species, the maximum of which might be marine.
• Nereis own setae and parapodia for locomotion and fueloline exchange.
• They can also additionally have sorts of setae, that are observed at the parapodia.
• Acicular setae offer support.
• Locomotor setae are for crawling and are the bristles which are seen outdoors of the Polychaeta.
• They are cylindrical in shape, located now no longer handiest in sandy areas, and they're tailored to burrow.
• They frequently hold to seagrass (Posidonia) or different grass on rocks and occasionally accumulate in huge groups.

Ancylostoma:

• Ancylostoma duodenale is a species of the roundworm genus Ancylostoma.
• It is a parasitic nematode worm and is commonly known as the Old World hookworm.
• It lives withinside the small gut of hosts which includes humans, cats and dogs, wherein it may mate and mature.
• Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus are the 2 human hookworm species that are typically mentioned collectively because of the motive of hookworm infection.
• They are dioecious.
• Ancylostoma duodenale is ample in the course of the world, consisting of Southern Europe, North Africa, India, China, Southeast Asia, and some areas in the United States, the Caribbean, and South America.

The image embedded in given figure is as shown below:

Hence, "Option B" is the correct answer.

Statement:

E < T = D ≤ Q > Z = G

Conclusions:

I. T < G ⇒ False (Since Q > G and T ≤ Q but there is no direct relationship between G and T.)

II. Z > D ⇒ False (Since D ≤ Q and Q > Z but there is no direct relationship between Z and D.)

Hence, "Neither conclusion I nor II is true".

The correct answer is The Kannauj Tripartite Wars.
Key Points

• ​The Kannauj Tripartite Wars is another name for the Tripartite Conflict.
• It took place in the ninth century to take control of northern India.
• Kannauj was important because of its key location along the Ganga commerce route and its link to the Silk Road
• The former capital of Harshavardhana's dominion in north India was Kannauj.
• The war involved the Rashtrakuta Empire, the Pala Empire, and the Pratihara Empire.
• For two centuries, this conflict raged.
• He made the city the state's capital, and the Pratihara state governed there for almost 300 years.

Additional Information
The Palas:

• The Pala Dynasty was founded by Gopala (765-769 A.D.).
• Eastern and Northern India were under his rule.
• He increased the Pala dynasty's influence in Magadha.
• Gopala's son Dharmapala (769–815) succeeded him as emperor.
• Bengal, Bihar, and Kannauj came under his rule.
• He overcame the Pratiharas to establish himself as the ruler of Northern India.
• He established various monasteries and the renowned Vikramasila University while remaining a devout Buddhist.
• Additionally, he rebuilt Nalanda University.

The Pratiharas:

• Due to their origins in Gujarat or South West Rajasthan, the Pratiharas were also known as Gurjara.
• They ruled throughout northern and western India between the eighth and eleventh centuries A.D.
• The Pratihara dynasty was started by Nagabhata I (725-740 A.D.).
• A crucial role in the union of the empire was played by Vatsaraja and Nagabhata II.
• The most powerful Pratihara ruler was Mihira Bhoja.
• From Kashmir to the Narmada and from Kathiawar to Bihar, the empire grew under his reign.

The Rashtrakutas:

• The Rashtrakutas dynasty was started by Dantivarman or Dantidurga (735–756).
• All of the areas between the Godavari and the Vima were ruled by Dantidurga.
• By defeating Chalukya King Kirtivarma, he is supposed to have taken control of Maharashtra.
• He took control of the kingdoms of Kalinga, Kosala, Kanchi, Srisril, Malava, and Lata.

The correct answer is Article 151.
Key Points
Comptroller and Auditor General of India:

• The Constitution of India (Article 148) provides for an independent office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG).
• He is the head of the Indian Audit and Accounts Department.
• He is the guardian of the public purse and controls the entire financial system of the country at both the levels of the Centre and the state
• Article 149 deals with the powers and duties of the CAG.
• His duty is to uphold the Constitution of India and the laws of Parliament in the field of financial administration.
• This is the reason why Dr. B R Ambedkar said that the CAG shall be the most important Officer under the Constitution of India.
• He is one of the bulwarks of the democratic system of government in India; the others being the Supreme Court, the Election Commission, and the Union Public Service Commission.

• Article 151 says that the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India submit the reports in relation to the accounts of the Union to the President, who shall further lay it before each of the houses in the Parliament.
• The current CAG is Girish Chandra Murmu.
• Article related to CAG are 148,149,150,151,279

Additional Information
Appointment and Term:

• The CAG is appointed by the president of India by a warrant under his hand and seal.
• The CAG, before taking over his office, makes and subscribes before the president an oath or affirmation:
  • To bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India;
  • To uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India;
  • To duly and faithfully and to the best of his ability, knowledge, and judgement perform the duties of his office without fear or favour, affection or ill-will; and
  • To uphold the Constitution and the laws.