Question 1.- Consider the following statements:
1. The Census of 1881 was the first Census exercise conducted in the entire Indian sub-cthe ontinent .
2. The Census of 1881 was undertaken by W.C. Plowden, the then Census Commissioner of India.
3. The responsibility of conducting the decadal census rests with Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
Which of the above-given statements is correct?
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 1 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Question 2. Consider the following statements regarding Nalanda University:
1. Nalanda University was established during the reign of Chandragupta Maurya.
2. It was primarily a Jain monastic university and was fully residential university.
3. The original Nalanda University was destroyed by an invasion led by Bakhtiyar Khilji.
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2, and 3
Question 3. Consider the following:
1) Jatropha
2) Algae
3) Animal fat
4) Yellow grease
How many of the above given sources are used to produce Biofuel:
a) One only
b) Two only
c) Three only
d) All of the above
Question 4. Consider the following statements regarding green coal :
1. Green coal has a higher energy density and moisture content compared to conventional biomass.
2. Green coal has higher ash content but a lower sulfur content than conventional coal.
3. The combustion of green coal releases more sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides compared to conventional coal.
How many of the above statements are correct ?
a) One only
b) Two only
c) All three
d) None
Question 5. Consider the following statements regarding the Parliamentary and Presidential systems of government:
In a Presidential system, the executive is responsible to the legislature for its policies and acts.
In a Presidential system, the President is only the head of state and not the head of government.
Countries like Germany, Italy, and Japan follow a Presidential system of government.
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2, and 3
Question 6. Consider the following Indian research centres:
Maitri
Bharati
Dakshin Gangotri
Himadri
Sagar Nidhi
Which of the above are Indian research centres in Antarctica?
a) 1, 2, and 3 only
b) 1, 3, and 4 only
c) 1, 2, and 4 only
d) 1, 2, 3, and 5 only
Question 7. Madrid protocol signed in 1991 and enforced in 1998 establishes a comprehensive set of environmental principles and guidelines for activities and prohibition of all commercial mining and exploitation of mineral resources in which of the following regions ?
a) Arctic ocean
b) North sea
c) Antarctica
d) Greenland
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