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Polity › DPSP

Polity › DPSP

2008

Which of the following is/are included in the Directive Principles of State Policy?

Options

(a)

1 Only

(b)

2 Only

(c)

Both 1 and 2

(d)

Neither 1 nor 2

Answer

(B)
Polity › Elections, Delimitation

Polity › Elections, Delimitation

2008

Consider the following statements:
1. The Legislative Assembly of each State shall consist of not more than 450 members chosen by direct election from territorial constituencies in the State.
2. A person shall not be qualified to be chosen to fill a seat in the Legislative Assembly of a State if he/she is less than 25 years of age.

Options

(a)

1 Only

(b)

2 Only

(c)

Both 1 and 2

(d)

Neither 1 nor 2

Answer

(B)
Polity › Elections, Delimitation

2008

Which one of the following is the largest (area wise) Lok Sabha constituency?

Options

(a)

Kangra

(b)

Ladakh

(c)

Kachchh

(d)

Bhilwara

Answer

(B)
Polity › Judiciary

Polity › Judiciary

2008

How many High Courts in India have jurisdiction over more than one State (Union Territories not included)?

Options

(a)

2

(b)

3

(c)

4

(d)

5

Answer

(B)
Polity › Person in News

Polity › Person in News

2008

Consider the following statements:
1. Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer was the Chief Justice of India.
2. Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer is considered as one of the progenitors of public interest litigation (PIL) in the Indian judicial system.

Options

(a)

1 Only

(b)

2 Only

(c)

Both 1 and 2

(d)

Neither 1 nor 2

Answer

(B)
Polity › Person in News

2008

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list:
List-I (Person) and List-II (Position):
A. Nagender Singh – 1. Chief Election Commissioner of India
B. A. N. Ray – 2. President, International Court of Justice
C. R.K. Trivedi – 3. Chief Justice of India
D. Ashok Desai – 4. Attorney General of India.

Options

(a)

1-4-2-3

(b)

2-3-1-4

(c)

1-3-2-4

(d)

2-4-1-3

Answer

(B)
Polity › Schedules/Parts

Polity › Schedules/Parts

2008

Under which one of the following Constitution Amendment Acts, four languages were added to the languages under the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India, thereby raising their number to 22?

Options

(a)

Constitution (Ninetieth Amendment) Act

(b)

Constitution (Ninety-first Amendment) Act

(c)

Constitution (Ninety-second Amendment) Act

(d)

Constitution (Ninety-third Amendment) Act

Answer

(C)
Science and Technology › Biology,Human Physiology

Science and Technology › Biology,Human Physiology

2008

Assertion (A): In the human body, liver has an important role in fat digestion.
Reason (R): Liver produces two important fat-digesting enzymes.

Options

(a)

Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A

(b)

Both A and R are individually true and R is not the correct explanation of A

(c)

A is true but R is false

(d)

A is false but R is true

Answer

(C)
Science and Technology › Biology,Human Physiology

2008

Consider the following statements about probiotic food:
1. Probiotic food contains live bacteria which are considered beneficial to humans.
2. Probiotic food helps in maintaining gut flora.

Options

(a)

1 only

(b)

2 only

(c)

Both 1 and 2

(d)

Neither 1 nor 2

Answer

(C)
Science and Technology › Chemistry

Science and Technology › Chemistry

2008

Which one of the following is also called Stranger Gas?

Options

(a)

Argon

(b)

Neon

(c)

Xenon

(d)

Nitrous oxide

Answer

(C)

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