BPSC Test 08

Ans: (B)

Solution: Increased concentrations of sulfur dioxide (SO₂) and nitrogen oxides (NO₂) are the primary causes of acid rain. These gases are emitted from industries, thermal power plants, and automobiles.

SO₂ and NO₂ are changed into acids (H₂SO₄ and HNO₃) when they combine with oxygen and water.

In 2014, the United Nations General Assembly declared 15 July as World Youth Skills Day, to celebrate the strategic importance of equipping young people with skills for employment, decent work and entrepreneurship.

As of July 2021, 19 of the 36 States and union territories of India are home to the World Heritage Sites, with Maharashtra having highest number of sites (5).

Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary falling under Kokrajhar district and some adjacent areas of Dhubri district of Assam. It is famous for the golden langur and is the second protected habitat for golden langur in India.

It can only recommend long-term, policy changes but cannot influence or see their progress on the ground.

World Milk day was established by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations in 2001.

Every year November 26 is celebrated as National Milk Day in India to commemorate the birth anniversary of the Father of India’s White Revolution, Dr Verghese Kurien also nicknamed as “Milkman of India”.

One of the six principal organs of the United Nations is responsible for coordinating the economic and social fields of the organization, specifically in regards to the fifteen specialized agencies, the eight functional commissions, and the five regional commissions under its jurisdiction.

Paris and Los Angeles will host the Olympic Games 2024 and 2028 respectively,

It recommended that state should interference in food trade in the event of famine.

The conference was held under the Presidentship of Sir Sultan Mohamed Shah (Aga Khan III) with Fazal Rahimtoola being its Secretary.

Shyamji Krishnavarma (1857–1930) was the founder of the Indian Home Rule Society, India House and The Indian Sociologist in London.

The book ‘The Problems of the East’ was written by Lord Curzon which was published in 1894.

Bal Gangadhar Tilak emphasized self-rule for India and spearheaded the Swadeshi Movement during 1904-1908 and act as the leader of the extremist faction and also called the ‘Father of Indian Unrest.

Harishchandra Mukherjee helped in the movement nil darpan ,the revolt of Indigo cultivators.

The first book published in India was by the Jesuit of Goa in 1557 AD.

Diwan-e-Amirkohi” was the Department of agriculture.

Tebhaga movement (1946–1947) was significant peasant agitation, initiated in Bengal by the All India Kisan Sabha of peasant front of the Communist Party of India.

Dadabhai Naoroji was elected for the Liberal Party in Finsbury Central at the 1892 general election, was the first British Indian MP.

The theory states that an industry will be located where the transportation costs of raw materials and the final product is at the least.

Some important examples of primary activities are Gathering, hunting, fishing, lumbering, animal rearing, farming, mining and dairy. 

Horticulture refers to the cultivation or processing of fruits, vegetables, ornamental plants, and flowers and mostly occur in Temperate regions of the world.

A line representing points of equal amounts of cloud cover is called Isoneph.

The ‘One Belt, One Road’ (OBOR) initiative is a foreign policy and economic strategy of China. On the seas, the initiative will focus on jointly building smooth, secure and efficient transport routes connecting major sea ports along with road.

Article 21 states that “No person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to a procedure established by law.”

The National Capital Goods Policy is a manufacturing sector policy devised by the Government of India aimed at increasing the production of capital goods from the 2014-15 value of approximately Rs. 230, 000 Cr to Rs. 750, 000 Cr by 2025.

The Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 or PESA is a law enacted by the Government of India for ensuring self governance through traditional Gram Sabhas for people living in the Scheduled Areas of India.

The World Economic Outlook (WEO) is a report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

It accounts for 53.66 % of the total India’s GNP.

The formula of National Income is: NI = C (household consumption) G (government expenditure) I (investment expense) NX (net exports).

When RBI purchases government securities in the open market, it increases the reserves or money of commercial banks and allows them to provide loan and investments. This tends to lower interest rate by RBI.

Mixed economy is one in which both public and private enterprises exist together.

Absolute poverty is defined as a condition characterized by severe deprivation of basic human needs, including food, safe drinking water, sanitation facilities, health, shelter, education and information. It depends not only on income but also on access to services.

Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya (15 September 1860 – 14 April 1962) was an Indian civil engineer, statesman and the 19th Diwan of Mysore, serving from 1912 to 1919.

Indira Gandhi government nationalized the 14 biggest commercial lenders on 20 July 1969.

It Exposes low growth occurrence of the Indian economy during 1950-80. It was coined by Professor Rajkrishna, an Indian economist, in 1978.

Gilt-edged securities refer to high-grade bonds that some national governments and private organizations issue in an effort to generate revenue.

Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan and Loktak Lake, Manipur are enlisted in the Montreux record from India.

Montreux Record under the Convention is a register of wetland sites.

Chilka lake has been removed from the list.

Water vapor is the most abundant greenhouse gas in the atmosphere.

Lichens are well known as sensitive indicators of air pollution, particularly for sulfur dioxide.

Bioremediation relies on stimulating the growth of certain microbes that utilize contaminants like oil, solvents, and pesticides for sources of food and energy. These microbes convert contaminants into small amounts of water, as well as harmless gases like carbon dioxide.

It is the largest wintering ground for migratory birds in Indian sub-continent.

Ecological Footprint accounting measures the demand on and supply of nature.The Ecological Footprint tracks the use of productive surface areas i.e. cropland, grazing land, fishing grounds, built-up land, forest area, and carbon demand on land.

RSPM refers to particulate matter with diameter of less than or equal to 10 micrometres.

Roughage, or fiber, has long been recommended to help with digestive issues like constipation, but it also plays many other important roles in your body. For example, the roughage in plant foods can promote optimal gut health, help to manage weight, and even reduce your risk of heart disease.

It is composed of around 270 bones at birth – this total decreases to around 206 bones by adulthood after some bones get fused together.

Angiography or arteriography is a medical imaging technique used to visualize the inside, or lumen, of blood vessels and organs of the body, with particular interest in the arteries, veins, and the heart chambers.

All options are correct.

Sericulture is the process of cultivating silkworms and extracting silk.

Biomagnification refers to the condition where the chemical concentration in an organism exceeds the concentration of its food when the major exposure route occurs from the organism’s diet.

The most common cause of blue baby syndrome is water contaminated with nitrates. After a baby drinks formula made with nitrate-rich water, the body converts the nitrates into nitrites. These nitrites bind to the hemoglobin in the body, forming methemoglobin, which is unable to carry oxygen.

Newton’s third law is based on action and reaction on different objects.

Reduction in area increases the resistance of the.(R∝1/A). As P=V2/R, so brightness of bulb decreases gradually with its period of use.

The ICMR is funded by the Government of India through the Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.

IRFA (Indian Research Fund Association) was redesignated as the Indian Council of Medical Research (with Dr. C.G. Pandit as its first Director) in 1949.

Functions:

It play a major part in ensuring that our foodstuffs keep their taste and colour and remain edible over a longer period.

It is important for avoiding oxidation of fats and fat-containing products i.e development of unpleasant off-flavours and odours- becomes evident, is delayed.

Vitamins and various amino acids can easily be destroyed by exposure to air, and antioxidants serve to protect them.

It also help to slow down the discoloration of fruit and vegetables.

Examples:

stopping apples going brown is to add a small amount of lemon juice.

The ascorbic acid (vitamin C) contained in many citrus fruits is a natural antioxidant and for this reason finds frequent use in food production (E 300-E 304) and are added to protect soft drinks, jams, condensed milk and sausage.

Other natural antioxidants are the tocopherols (E 306-E309), which are members of the vitamin E family. Tocopherols are found mainly in nuts, sunflower seeds and soya and maize shoots, and they are mostly used for preserving vegetable oils, margarine and cocoa products.

Non-biodegradable pollutants:

DDT, plastics, polythene, bags, insecticides, pesticides, mercury, lead, arsenic, metal articles like aluminum cans, synthetic fibers, glass objects, iron products, and silver foils etc.

All options are correct.

All options are correct.

A fuse is an electrical safety device that protects an electric circuit from excessive electric current. Fuses are destroyed during overload conditions. When reasonable to do so (and economically sensible), circuit breakers are used instead because they are not destroyed during overload conditions.

A string of Pearls includes container facility in Chittagong (Bangladesh), facility at Karachi and Gwadar port in Pakistan and at Colombo, Hambantota (both in Sri Lanka) and other facilities.

Megasthenes was an ancient Greek historian, diplomat and Indian ethnographer and explorer.

Rajatarangini (“The River of Kings”) was written in Sanskrit by Kashmiri historian Kalhana in the 12th century CE which consists of 7826 verses and are divided into eight books called Tarangas (“waves”).

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The Coriolis force is quite different at the equator than it is at the Poles. This is why there is no Coriolis force at the equator and why hurricanes rarely form near the equator. The Coriolis force is simply too weak to move the air around low pressure.

The states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are the major cotton producing areas in India.

Maharashtra has about 122 cotton textile mills in its organised sector and it thus is the largest cotton producing state of India.

Lancashire is in UK. Other area in UK is Manchester.

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Tamil Nadu is the highest wind energy producer state with capacity of 9608 MW.

Jamshedpur Steel Plant functions under Tata Steel.

Brundtland (1987): Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the needs of future generations to meet their own needs.

The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistic composite index of life expectancy, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and per capita income indicators, which are used to rank countries into four tiers of human development.

Royal bengal tiger is the symbol of RBI.

The Hydrocarbon Vision 2025, presented by the erstwhile NDA regime in 2000, envisaged that 25 per cent of the potential area would be fully explored by 2005, 50 per cent by 2010, 75 per cent by 2015 and 100 per cent by 2025.

The word biodiversity is a contraction of the phrase “biological diversity” and was first coined in 1985 by Walter Rosen of the National Research Council.

The Montreux Record is a register of wetland sites on the List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance.

The main gases responsible for the greenhouse effect include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and water vapor (which all occur naturally), and fluorinated gases (which are synthetic).

The Olive Ridley Turtle is the known living fossil known for living more than 150 years.

Pygmy, in anthropology, member of any human group whose adult males grow to less than 59 inches (150 cm) in average height. A member of a slightly taller group is termed pygmoid.

The United States of America is the leading country by reserves of anthracite and bituminous coal in the world.

correct answer is 1, 3 and 4.

Major Committees

1. constituent assembly chairman – B. R. Ambedkar
2. Union Power Committee – Jawaharlal Nehru
3. Union Constitution Committee – Jawaharlal Nehru
4. Provincial Constitution Committee – Vallabhbhai Patel
5. Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights, Minorities and Tribal and Excluded Areas – Vallabhbhai Patel. This committee had the following subcommittees:
   1. Fundamental Rights Sub-Committee – J. B. Kripalani
   2. Minorities Sub-Committee – Harendra Coomar Mookerjee,
   3. North-East Frontier Tribal Areas and Assam Excluded & Partially Excluded Areas Sub-Committee – Gopinath Bordoloi
   4. Excluded and Partially Excluded Areas (Other than those in Assam) Sub-Committee – A V Thakkar
6. Rules of Procedure Committee – Rajendra Prasad
7. States Committee (Committee for negotiating with states) – Jawaharlal Nehru
8. Steering Committee – Rajendra Prasad
9. National Flag and HOC Committee – Rajendra Prasad
10. Committee for the function of the Constitution Assembly – G V Mavlankar
11. House Committee – B Pattabhi Sitaramayya
12. Language Committee – Moturi Satyanarayana
13. Order of Business Committee – K M Munshi

India’s first-ever conservation reserve for blackbuck is in the Meja forest division of Allahabad (Prayagraj).

Federalism in India means relationship between the Centre government and state governments in India.

• Article 44: The State shall endeavour to secure for the citizen a Uniform Civil Code through the territory of India.
• Article 49: The State shall protect every monument or place of artistic or historic interest.
• Article 50: The State shall take steps to separate judiciary from the executive in the public services of the State.

Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya are India’s greenest states.

The historic Objectives Resolution was moved by Jawahar Lal Nehru on 13 December 1946 and was adopted on 22 January 1947.

In October 1955, after two years of study, the Commission, comprising Justice Fazal Ali, K. M. Panikkar and H. N. Kunzru, submitted it’s report.

Bioremediation refers to the use of microorganisms to degrade contaminants that pose environmental and human risks.

Constitution under Article 368 grants power to the Parliament to amend whenever there is a necessity.The doctrine of basic structure is  a judicial innovation to ensure that the power of amendment is not misused by Parliament.

Article 25-28 deals with the Right to Freedom of Religion in India.