General Studies Practice Quiz Set 31

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General Studies - Multiple Choice Questions - SET 31

Useful for UPSC related exams, SSC-CGL, SSC CHSL, SSC MTS, RRB, CDS, and State Level Group-1 & Group-2 exams.

Source of Questions - NCERT 6th to 12th Textbooks and

Questions Included from UPSC previous year papers, State level Group-1 and group-2 Previous Papers

1Q) Who among the following described the Government of India Act 1935 as the "New Charter of Slavery"?

(A) M.K Gandhi

(B) Jawaharlal Nehru

(C) Subhash Chandra Bose

(D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

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⇨ Jawaharlal Nehru described the 1935 Act as a "New Charter of Slavery".

2Q) Who among the following started the "Servants of India Society"?

(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(B) Subhash Chandra Bose

(C) Bhagat Singh

(D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

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⇨ The "Servants of India Society" was formed in Pune, Maharashtra, on June 12, 1905 by Gopal Krishna Gokhale to unite and train Indians of various races and religions in welfare work.

3Q) Which of the following forest act categorized the forest in terms of Reserved forest, Protected forest, and village forest?

(A) India Forest Rights Act 1856

(B) Indian Forest Act of 1865

(C) Indian Forest Act of 1878

(D) Indian Forest Act of 1927

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⇨ Indian Forest Act of 1878 classified forests into three categories: reserved forests, protected forests, and village forests.

4Q) Which of the following statement is correct about World Environment Day?

(1) The first World Environment Day was observed on June 05, 1973, with the slogan "Only One Earth."

(2) The year 2023 will mark the 50th edition of World Environment Day under the theme “Solutions to Plastic Pollution”.

(3) World Environment Day 2023 Host country - Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) in partnership with the Netherlands.

(4) India last hosted World Environment Day in 2020 With “Beat Plastic Pollution” as the theme.

(A) Only 1 and 2

(B) Only 2 and 3

(C) Only 1, 2, and 3

(D) Only 1, 2, 3, and 4

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⇨ In 1972, the UN General Assembly designated 5 June as World Environment Day (WED).

⇨ The first World Environment Day was observed on June 05, 1973, with the slogan "Only One Earth."

⇨ The year 2023 will mark the 50th edition of World Environment Day under the theme “Solutions to Plastic Pollution”.

⇨ World Environment Day 2023 Host country - Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) in partnership with the Netherlands.

⇨ India last hosted World Environment Day in 2018 With “Beat Plastic Pollution” as the theme.

5Q) Which of the following is correctly matched with their units?

(1) Electric conductance - Siemens

(2) Magnetic Flux - Weber

(3) Magnetic Flux Density - Tesla

(4) Energy - Watt

(A) Only 1 and 2

(B) Only 2 and 3

(C) Only 1, 2, and 3

(D) Only 1, 2, 3, and 4

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⇨ Electric conductance - Siemens

⇨ Magnetic Flux - Weber

⇨ Magnetic Flux Density - Tesla

⇨ Energy; work; heat - Joul

6Q) Farmers can avoid the use of nitrogen fertilizers by planting which of the following plants among other crops?

(1) Beans

(2) Lentils

(3) Peas

(A) Only 1 and 2

(B) Only 2 and 3

(C) Only 1 and 3

(D) Only 1, 2, and 3

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⇨ Planting Leguminous Plants (such as beans, lentils, or peas) among other crops is a nature-based solution to converting nitrogen gas from the air into a form of nitrogen that plants can use.

⇨ Some other examples of Leguminous Plants include soybeans, clover, peanuts, chickpeas, mesquite, carob, and alfalfa.

7Q) Who among the following first proposed the cell theory?

(1) Theodor Schwann

(2) Matthias Schleiden

(3) Rudolf Virchow

(A) Only 1 and 2

(B) Only 2 and 3

(C) Only 1 and 3

(D) Only 1, 2, and 3

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⇨ Cell theory was proposed by Theodor Schwann and Matthias Jack Schleiden in 1839.

⇨ In 1855, Rudolf Virchow added the third tenet to cell theory, and he stated that "Omnis cellula e cellula" means that new cell arises from pre-existing cells.

⇨ The three tenets of the cell theory are:

⇨ (1) All organisms are composed of one or more cells.

⇨ (2) The cell is the basic unit of structure and organization in organisms.

⇨ (3) Cells arise from pre-existing cells.

⇨ The modern version of the cell theory includes :

⇨ (1) Energy flows inside cells.

⇨ (2) Hereditary information (DNA) is passed from cell to cell.

⇨ (3) All cells have a similar basic chemical composition.

8Q) Which of the following Mauryan provinces are correctly matched with their respective capital cities?

(1) Central Province; (2) Uttarapatha; (3) Dakshinapatha; (4) Avantiratha; (5) Prachya

(a) Taxila; (b) Pataliputra; (c) Ujjain; (d) Tosali; (e) Suvarnagiri

(A) (1)-(a); (2)-(b); (3)-(c); (4)-(d); (5)-(e)

(B) (1)-(b); (2)-(a); (3)-(e); (4)-(c); (5)-(d)

(C) (1)-(b); (2)-(c); (3)-(a); (4)-(e); (5)-(d)

(D) (1)-(a); (2)-(c); (3)-(b); (4)-(e); (5)-(d)

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⇨ The major Mauryan provinces and their capitals:

⇨ (1) Central Province - Pataliputra

⇨ (2) Uttarapatha (Northern Province) - Taxila

⇨ (3) Dakshinapatha (Southern Province) - Suvarnagiri

⇨ (4) Avantiratha (Western Province) - Ujjain

⇨ (5) Prachya (Eastern Province) - Tosali

9Q) Snow Leopard conservation breeding program is undertaken in which of the following place?

(A) Pin Valley National Park, Himachal Pradesh

(B) Jim Corbett, Uttarakhand

(C) Namdapha National Park & Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh

(D) Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park, West Bengal

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⇨ India has been conserving the snow leopard and its habitat through Project Snow Leopard (PSL) since 2019.

⇨ India is also a partner in the Global Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Protection (GSLEP) program since 2013.

⇨ The Government of India has launched a community volunteer program "HimalSanrakshak" on 23rd October 2020 to protect snow leopards.

⇨ India's first National Protocol has also launched in the year 2019 Snow Leopard Population Assessment which has been very useful for monitoring populations.

⇨ A snow leopard conservation and breeding program has been undertaken at the Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park in Darjeeling, West Bengal.

⇨ International Snow Leopard Day is observed on 23rd October.

⇨ It came into being on 23rd October 2013, with the adoption of the Bishkek Declaration by 12 countries on the conservation of snow leopards.

⇨ In 2015, the first International Snow Leopard Day was celebrated on October 23, 2015.

⇨ IUCN red status of "Snow Leopard": "Vulnerable"

10Q) Which of the following Ramsar sites are correctly matched with their respective states?

(1) Keoladeo National Park - Madhya Pradesh

(2) Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary - Tamilnadu

(3) Rudrasagar Lake - Tripura

(4) Hygam Wetland Conservation Reserve - Jammu & Kashmir

(A) Only 1, 2, and 3

(B) Only 2, 3, and 4

(C) Only 1, 3, and 4

(D) Only 1, 2, 3, and 4

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⇨ Keoladeo National Park - Rajasthan

⇨ Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary - Tamilnadu

⇨ Rudrasagar Lake - Tripura

⇨ Hygam Wetland Conservation Reserve - Jammu and Kashmir

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