41.
Which among the following industries,
consumes maximum water in India?
(1) Engineering
(2) Textiles
(3) Thermal
power plants
(4) Paper
and pulp
Answer: 3
42. Plants
suitable for biomonitoring of Sulphur Dioxide pollution are:
(1) White
pine, moss and lichens
(2) Tomato
and lettuce
(3) Tobacco,
grapes and garden bean
(4) Apricot,
peach and gladiolus
Answer: 1
43. An
earthquake is rated as ‘major’ if its magnitude in Richter Scale is in the
range of:
(1) 4.0 –
4.9
(2) 5.0 –
5.9
(3) 6.0 –
6.9
(4) 7.0 –
7.9
Answer: 4
44. The
biggest hindrance in using biomass as a major energy source is:
(1)
Technology not well developed for commercialisation
(2) Energy
yield of low level.
(3) Large
amount of land required to grow energy crops
(4) Air
pollution due to combustion
Answer: 3
45. Assertion
(A): Climate change is going to increase social tension in
India.
Reason (R):
The frequency and intensity of the extreme weather events will have
serious
consequences for food security.
Code:
(1) Both (A)
and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(2) Both (A)
and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(3) (A) is
true, but (R) is false
(4) (A) is
false, but (R) is true
Answer: 1
46. The
first Open University established in India is:
(1)
Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, Nasik
(2) Nalanda
Open University, Patna
(3) Bhim Rao
Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad
(4) Tamil
Nadu Open University, Chennai
Answer: 3
47. In
1948, under whose Chairmanship a University Education Commission was set up to
reconstruct University Education in India?
(1) Sardar
Vallabh Bhai Patel
(2) Prof.
P.C. Joshi
(3) Dr. S.
Radhakrishnan
(4) Dr.
Vikaram Sarabhai
Answer: 3
48. University
and University-level institutions are categorised into:
(a) Central
Universities (b) State Universities
(c) Private
Universities (d) Deemed-to-be Universities
(e) Institutions
of Higher Learning
(f) Civil
Sector Institutions
Code:
(1) (a), (c),
(e) and (f)
(2) (b), (d),
(e) and (f)
(3) (a), (b)
(c) and (d)
(4) (c), (d)
(e) and (f)
Answer: 3
49. “e-Pathshala”
is an initiative by:
(1) UGC
(2) CBSE
(3) NCERT
(4) NCTE
Answer: 3
50. The
Council of Rural Institutes Authority is situated at:
(1) Ludhiana
(2)
Ahmedabad
(3) Pune
(4)
Hyderabad
Answer: 4
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