Consider the following statements

1. he minimum age prescribed for any person to be a member of Panchayat is 25 years.

2. Panchayat reconstituted after premature dissolution continues only for the remainder period.

Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c)Both 1 and 2

(d)Neither 1 nor 2

A recent movie titled ‘The Man Who Knew Infinity’ isbased on the biography of

(a) S.  Ramanujan

(b) S. Chandrasekhar

(c) S.  N.  Bose

(d) C.  V.  Raman

Consider the following statements :

§ The Sustainable Development Goals were first proposed in 1972 by   a   global   think   tank   called the- ‘Club of Rome’.

§ The Sustainable Development Goals have to be achieved by 2030.

Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

With reference to the Agreement at the UNFCCC Meeting in Paris in 2015, which of the following statements is/ are correct?

§ The Agreement was signed by all  the member countries  of  the  UN and  it  will  go  into  effect  in 2017.

§ The Agreement aims to limit the greenhouse gas emissions    so that the rise in average global temperature by the end of this  century does not exceed  2 °C  or even 1•5 °C . Above pre-industrial levels.

§ Developed countries acknowledged their historical responsibility in global warming and committed to donate $ 1000 billion a year from 2020 to help developing countries to cope with climate change.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 2 only

c) 2 and 3 only

d) 1, 2 and 3

Recently, which of the following States has explored the possibility of constructing an artificial inland port to be connected to sea by a long navigational channel?

a) Andhra Pradesh

b) Chhattisgarh

c) Karnataka

d)Rajasthan

The Parliament of India acquires the power to legislate on any item in the State List in the national interest if resolution to that effect is passed by the

(a) Lok Sabha by a simple majority its total membership

(b) LokSabha by amajority  ofless than two-thirds of its to membership

(c) Rajya Sabha by a simple majority its total membership the Commonwealth

(d) Rajya Sabha by a majority of less than two-thirds of its members present  and voting

Consider the following pairs:

Famous place             Region

§ Bodhgaya               Bundelkhand

§ Khajuraho           Bundelkhand

§ Shirdi                   Vidarbha

§ Nasik (Nashik)        Malwa

§ Tirupati               Rayalaseema

Which   of   the   pairs   given   above   are correctly matched?

a) 1, 2 and 4

b) 2, 3, 4 and 5

c) 2 and 5 only

d) 1, 3, 4 and 5

The plan of Sir Stafford Cripps envisaged that after the Second World War

(a) India should be granted complete independence

(b) India should be partitioned into two before granting independence

(c) India should be made a republic with the condition that she will join the Commonwealth

(d) India should be given Dominion status

What was the main reason for the split in the Indian National Congress at Surat in 1907?

(a) Introduction of communalism into Indian politics by Lord Minto

(b) Extremists’ lack of faith in the capacity of the moderates to negotiate with the British

(c) Foundation of  Muslim  League

(d) Aurobindo Ghosh’s inability to be elected as the President of the Indian National Congress

Consider the following statements:

The Mangalyaan launched by ISRO

§ is also called the Mars Orbiter Mission

§ Made India the second country to have a spacecraft orbit the Mars after USA

§ Made India the only country to be successful in making its spacecraft orbit the Mars in its very first attempt

Which of the statements given   above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Recently, for the first time in our country, which of the following States has declared a particular butterfly as ‘State Butterfly’?

(a) Arunachal Pradesh

(b) Himachal Pradesh

(c) Karnataka

(d) Maharashtra

With reference to the cultural history of India, the memorizing of chronicles, dynastic histories and epic tales was the profession of who of the following?

(a) Shramana

(b) Parivraajaka

(c) Agrahaarika

(d)  Maagadha

With reference to the economic history of medieval India, the term ‘Araghatta’ refers to

(a) Bonded labour

(b) Land grants made to military officers

(c) Waterwheel used in  the  irrigation  of land

(d) Wasteland converted to cultivated land

With reference to ‘Astrosat’, the astronomical observatory launched by India, which of the following statements is/ are correct?

§ Other than USA and Russia, India is the only country to have launched a similar observatory into space.

§ Astrosat is a 2000 kg satellite placed in an orbit at 1650 km above the surface of the Earth.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d)  Neither 1 nor 2

In the cities of our country, which among the following atmospheric gases are normally considered in calculating the value of Air Quality Index?

§ Carbon dioxide

§ Carbon monoxide

§ Nitrogen dioxide

§ Sulfur dioxide

§ Methane

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1, 2 and 3 only

(b) 2, 3 and  4 only

(c) 1, 4 and 5 only

(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

Recently, linking of which of the following rivers was undertaken?

(a) Cauvery and Tungabhadra

(b) Godavari and Krishna

(c) Mahanadi and Sone

(d) Narmada and Tapti

Regarding ‘DigiLocker’, sometimes seen in the news, which of the following statements is/are correct?

§ It is a digital locker system offered by the Government under Digital India Programme.

§ It allows you to access your e-documents irrespective of your physical location.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a)1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d)  Neither 1 nor 2

Which of the following is/ are the vantage/ advantages of practising drip irrigation?

§ Reduction in weed

§ Reduction in soil salinity

§ Reduction in soil erosion

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1 and  2  only

(b) 3 only

(c) 1 and 3 only

(d) None of the above is an advantage of practicing  drip irrigation

‘European Stability Mechanism’, sometimes seen in the news, is an

(a) agency created by  EU  to  deal with the impact of millions of refugees arriving  from  Middle  East

(b)  agency of EU  that  provides financial assistance to eurozone countries

(c) agency of EU  to  deal  with   all the bilateral and multilateral agreements  on  trade

(d)agency of EU to deal with the conflicts arising among the member countries

Consider the following statements :

§ The International Solar Alliance was launched at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in 2015.

§ The Alliance includes all the member countries of the United Nations.

Which of the statements given above  is/ are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and  2

(d) Neither  1 nor  2