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Static GK for IIFT, SNAP and XAT
1. Whichofthefollowingwas notoccupiedbytheBritishortheFrenchandjustremainedasabuffer
state?
(a)Thailand (b)Malaysia
(c)ndonesia (d)!hina
". !onsiderthefollowingstatements#
. $ndertheTreatyof%an&ingin1'"!hinatoo&
o*er+ong,ongfromtheBritish.
.The-econdpiumWarwasfoughtbetween
!hinaand/apan.
Whichoftheabo*estatementsis0arecorrect?
(a) (b)
(c)and (d)%one
. BytheTreatyofBo2ue3madetheBritishitsmost
fa*ourednation.3is
(a)
-outh
4frica (b)
!hina
(c)-ri5an&a (d)ndonesia
. By
1''67ietnamwascompletelyunder
the
possessionof
(a)theFrench (b)the8utch
(c)theBritish (d)the9ortuguese
6. 3occupied:gyptfromttomanTur&eyin1''".3
is
(a)France (b)9ortugal
(c)Belgium (d)Britain
;. TheMughal:mpirereacheditsgreateste. Fatwai4lamgiriwascreatedduringthereignof
(a)+umayun (b)-hah/ahan
(c)4urang=eb (d)4&bar
'. Whowasthefirst%i=amof+yderabad?
(a)Mujaffar/ung (b)%asir/ung
(c)-alabat/ung (d)!hin@uilich,han
A. Who
too&
away
the
9eacoc&
Throne
from
ndia?(a)%adir-hah (b)4hmed-hah4bdali
(c)Mahmudofha=ni(d)Muhammadhori
1C. Whomdid!hhatrapati-hi*ajiconsideredhisguru?
(a)!ho&hamela (b)Damdas
(c)Tu&aram (d):&nath
11. TheTreatyofWarnadi*idedtheMaratha,ingdombetween
(a)-ahujiand-ambhaji
(b)Dajaramand-ambhaji
(c)Dajaramand-ambhaji
(d)
-ahuji
and
-ambhaji
1".
Whodefeatedthe%i=amulMul&andimposedthe
Treatyof8urai-araionhim?
(a)-ahuji (b)-ambhaji
(c)BajiDao (d)-hi*aji
1. !onsiderthefollowingstatements
. TheMarathasrestored-hah4lamonthe
throneof8elhiin1>>".
.BajiDaowasalso&nownas%ana-aheb.
Whichoftheabo*estatementsis0arecorrect?
(a)
(b)
(c)and (d)%one
1. Whomdid-hahujithe&ingoftheMaratha,ingdom
madethe9eshwain1>1?
(a)Madha*rao (b)Bajirao
(c)Balaji7ishwanath (d)%arayanrao
16. /i=iyaduringtheMughal:mpirewasata
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. TheFrenchunder/osephFrancois8uplei
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(c)DaghujiBhonsle (d)8amaji
6. Whointroducedthedualgo*ernmentinBengal?
(a)Warren+astings (b)5ord!ornwallis
(c)Dobert!li*e (d)5ord!anning
;. !onsiderthefollowingstatements
. Theo*ernoreneralofBengalwasmadethe
o*ernoreneral
of
ndia
through
the
Degulating4ctof1>>.
.The!harter4ctof1'declaredthatnondian
shallholdanygo*ernmentpositionunderthe
company.
Whichoftheabo*estatementsis0arecorrect?
(a) (b)
(c)and (d)%one
>. Which4ctmadetheo*ernoreneralofBengal
generalauthorityo*erothertwopresidencies?
(a)Degulating4ctof1>>
(b)
!harter
4ct
of
1'1
(c)!harter4ctof1'
(d)!harter4ctof1'6
'. -wami8ayanand-araswatisparentalnamewas
(a)Mula-an&ara (b)Mula,rishnacharya
(c)m-an&ara (d)%arayan-an&ara
A. Whicho*ernoreneralofndiaabolishedthesati
system?
(a)Warren+astings (b)5ord!ornwallis
(c)5ord8alhousie (d)5ordBentinc&
C. 4ftertheprematuredeathofDajaDammohunDoy
theBrahmoMo*ementwasgi*enanewlifeby
(a)8ebendranathTagore
(b)-han&ar-eth
(c)4tmaram9andurang
(d)Dama&rishnaopalBhandar&ar
1. Whoamongthefollowingwasnotamemberofthe
Brahmo-amaj?
(a),eshab!handra-en
(b)8ebendranathTagore
(c)Mahade*o*indDanade
(d)
8war&anath
Tagore
. Whowasnotamemberofthe9rarthana-amaj?
(a)Mahade*o*indDanade
(b)4tmaram9andurang
(c)opal,rishnao&hale
(d)/yotiba9hule
. The8eccan:ducation-ocietywasformedunder
thespiritualguidanceof
(a)
-wami
7i*e&ananda(b)Mahade*o*indDanade
(c)-wami8ayananda-araswati
(d)DajaDammohunDoy
6. Whofoundedthe-er*antsofndia-ociety?
(a)opal,rishnao&hale
(b)4nnieBesant
(c)-ayyid4hmad,han
(d)5ouis7i*ian8ero=io
;. +iscampaignfortheupliftmentofthewea&ac2uired
thecharacterofanantiBrahminmo*ement.+eis
(a)
-ayyid
4hmad
,han
(b)Mohammad4li/innah
(c)/yotiba9hule
(d)Mahade*o*indDanade
>. ThefamousFergusson!ollegeof9unewasfounded
under
(a)8eccan:ducation-ociety
(b)Theosophical-ocietyofndia
(c)Britishndian4ssociation
(d)%oneoftheabo*e
'.
The
!entral
+indu
!ollege
at
7aranasi
was
foundedin1'A'by
(a)4nnieBesant
(b)5ouis7i*ian8ero=io
(c)-wami7i*e&ananda
(d),eshab!handra-en
A.
Thefirst+ead2uartersofthe4rya-amajwereat
(a)!alcutta(b)%asi&
(c)5ahore
(d)Bomday
6C. The-huddhiMo*ementwasstartedby
(a)-wami8ayanand-araswati
(b)
-wami
7i*e&ananda(c)Dama&rishna9aramahamsa
(d)Baba,hara&-ingh
". +enry5ouis7i*ian8ero=iofoundedthe(a)8eccan:ducation-ociety
(b)-er*antsofndia-ociety
(c)GoungBengalMo*ement
(d)TheosophicalMo*ement
StaticGK 9age3
61. !onsider
the
following
statements
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. Thepartofthe+imalayaslyingbetween-atluj
and,aliri*ersis&nownas9unjab+imalayas.
.
Thepartof+imalayaslyingbetweenTistaand
8ihangri*ersis&nownas4ssam+imalayas.
Whichoftheabo*estatementsis0arecorrect?
(a) (b)
(c)and (d)%one
6". Thenorthernpartofthewesterncoastalplainsof
ndiaisalso&nownas
(a)%orthern!ircar (b)Malabarcoast
(c),annad9lain (d),on&an
6. Whichisthelargestdrainagebasinintheworld?
(a)%ilebasin (b)4ma=onbasin
(c)!ongobasin (d)Mississippibasin
6. Thepattern formedwhenari*er isjoinedby its
tributariesatappro. Which
of
the
following
is
the
highest
pea&
of
theWesternhats?
(a)8odaBetta (b)4namudi
(c)/a*adi+ills (d)-he*roy+ills
6'. !onsiderthefollowingstatements
. Thebhabharbeltofthenorthernplainsliessout
h
oftheteraibelt.
.Thestreamsandri*ersreemergeintheterai
beltofthenorthernplains.
Whichoftheabo*estatementsis0arecorrect?
(a)
(b)
(c)and (d)%one
6A. Whichofthefollowingisnotatributaryofthendus
ri*er?
(a)-hyo& (b)Has&ar
(c)%ubri (d)5ohit
9age4
;C. !onsiderthefollowingstatements
. 9lantsta&eincarbondio
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;;. Whichofthefollowingisadistributaryofri*er
anga?
(a)Teesta (b)+ooghly
(c)8amodar (d)-araswti
;>. Whichofthefollowingismasswasting?
(a)the*arious&indsofuphillmo*ementsoccurring
onearthduetotheplatecollisions.
(b)
the
*arious
&inds
of
uphill
mo*ements
occurringonearthduetothegra*itationalpullfrommoon.
(c)the*arious&indsofdownhillmo*ements
occurringunderthepullofgra*ity.
(d)meltingoficebergsduetoglobalwarming.
;'. TheMohodiscontinuityisthe
(a)boundarybetween
earthscrustandearths
mantle.
(b)boundarybetweenearthsmantleandearths
core.
(c)lowerlayeroftheearthsmantle
(d)upperlayeroftheearthscore.
;A. !onsiderthefollowingstatementsaboutthe:arth#
. Theoutercoreissolidwhiletheinnercoreisin
li2uidstate.
.
Being
composed
mainly
of
non
metals
li&e
carbonsulphurandhydrogentheearthscore
isalso&nownasthenonmetalliccore.
Whichoftheabo*estatementsis0arecorrect?
(a) (b)
(c)and (d)%one
>C. !onsiderthefollowingstatements
.
8ensity
of
roc&s
increases
as
we
do
down
from
thecrusttothecoreoftheearth.
.
Thecontinentalcrust
is
less
densethanthe
oceaniccrust.
Whichoftheabo*estatementsis0arecorrect?
(a) (b)
(c)and (d)%one
>1. Themostabundantelementoftheearthscrustis
(a)-ilicon (b)". Which
of
the
following
is
not
a
metamorphic
roc&?
(a)neiss (b)-late
(c)ranite (d)Marble
>. !onsiderthefollowingstatements
. Thecontinentalcrustoftheearthisthinnerthan
theoceaniccrust.
Whichoftheabo*estatementsis0arecorrect?
(a)
(b)
(c)and (d)%one
>.
!onsiderthefollowingstatements
. Metamorphicroc&sarealsocalledprimaryor
basicroc&s
.gneousroc&sareformedwhenmagmacools
and
solidifies.
Whichoftheabo*estatementsis0arecorrect?
(a)
(b)
(c)and (d)%one
>6. !onsiderthefollowingstatements
. -haleisaresultofmetamorphosisofigneous
roc&s.
.+imalayasareresultofcollisionofcontinental
plates.
Whichoftheabo*estatementsis0arecorrect?
(a)
(b)
(c)and (d)%one
>;. !onsiderthefollowingstatements
.
The-an4ndreas faultisaresultof
collision
betweenoceanicandcontinentalplates.
.
Theinnercoreoftheearthismademostlyof
copperand=inc.
Whichoftheabo*estatementsis0arecorrect?
(a) (b)
(c)and (d)%one
>>.
Whichof the following isthedeepest la&ein the
world?
(a)!aspiansea (b)7osto&la&e
(c)Bai&alla&e
(d)9inatubola&e
>'. !onsiderthefollowingstatements
.
The9amir,notisthemeetingplaceofmany
+imalayanri*ers.
.
The9amir,notislocatedtothesouthofMount
:*erest.
Whichoftheabo*estatementsis0arecorrect?
(a)
(b)
(c)and
(d)%one
>A. Whichofthefollowingisthesecondhighestpea&
intheworld?
(a),anchenjunga (b),"
(c)5hotse (d)%anga9arbat
.
Theasthenosphereisalayerfoundatthetopof
theuppermantle.
StaticGK 9age5
>C. Which
of
the
following
is
the
coldest
place
in
the northern
hemisphere?
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(a)-wit=erland
(b)4ustria
(c)France
(d)$nited-tatesof4merica
A>. Whichofthefollowingisnowonthe*ergeof
e
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in89sincethe1AAC.
(b)
Between1A61and"CCCtheshareofagriculture
in89fellfrom6'Ito"6I
(c)-hareof theser*icessector in89wasless
thanindustrialsectorbetween1A61and"CCC.
(d)ndiasser*icesshareof89ishigherthanthe
a*erageforotherlowincomecountries.
111. :conomic
ne2uality
leads
to#(a)
!lassconflicts
(b):
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".
+a*efreeaccesstoliberalrefinancefacilities
from%4B4D8.
.
4rere2uiredtolendonlytowea&ersections.
Whichofthestatementsgi*enabo*earecorrect?
(a)1andonly (b)"andonly
(c)1and"only (d)1"and
1"6.
ndian
financial
system
has
pro*ided
for
the
transferof
resources
from
the
centre
to
the
statesthe
importantmeansofresourcestransferis0are#
(a)Ta. Whichamong thefollowingports inndia isalso
&nownastheJchildofpartitionK?
(a)9aradip (b),ol&ata
(c),andla (d)+aldia
1"'. mportsintoacountrygenerateincomefor#
(a)Foreignproducers
(b)8omesticmanufacturing
(c)
Traders(d)
Thego*ernment
1"A. Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedtochec&nflatio
n
temporarily?
(a)8ecreaseinmoneysupply
(b)ncreaseinwages
(c)8ecreaseinta. JDedTapeKinaneconomyrefersto#(a)Digidconformitytoformalrulesor:
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andfinancialclaims.
(b)
%ationsnete
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(c)odine (d)ron
16. Which
of
the
f
ollowing
isa
product
of
photosynthesis?
(a)C. Whichofthefollowingmetalsisthemostreacti*e?
(a)Hinc (b)!alcium
(c)ron (d)!opper
1>1. WhichofthefollowingmetalsisfoundintheFree-tate?
(a)
4luminium
(b)
Magnesium(c)!alcium
(d)!opper
1>". !onsiderthefollowingstatements. ""caratgoldisanalloy.
."caratgoldis*eryhard.
Whichoftheabo*estatementsis0aretrue?
(a)
(b)(c)and (d)none
StaticGK 9age11
1>.
4malgam
is
an
alloy
that
contains (a)
Hinc (b)
Mercury
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(c)Tin (d)!opper
1>. -olderisanalloyof
(a)Tinand!opper (b)Hincand5ead
(c)Hincand!opper (d)Tinand5ead
1>6. !onsiderthefollowingstatements
. 4lgaearegreenincolourbecauseofchlorophyll
present
in
them..
:*eryplanthaschlorophyllinitslea*es.
(a) (b)
(c)and (d)none
1>;. !onsiderthefollowingstatements#
. 9itcherplantisahomotroph.
.9roteinisoneoftheproductsofphotosynthesis
inplants.
Whichoftheabo*estatementsis0aretrue?
(a) (b)
(c)and (d)none
1>>. 7illiarefingerli&eoutgrowthsin
(a)esophagus (b)9ancreas
(c)-mallintestine (d)allbladder
1>'. Whatis depositedon ironduring theprocessof
gal*anisation?
(a)Hinc (b)4luminium
(c)!opper (d)Tin
1>A. 5iontailedmaca2ueisnaturallyfoundinwhichof
thefollowingstates?
(a)
ujarat (b)
Madhya
9radesh(c),erala (d)/ammuand,ashmir
1'C. Whichofthefollowingdestroyso=one?
(a)!arbon (b)!hlorine
(c)-ilicon (d)-ulphur
1'1. Whichofthefollowinggasesreducestheo. !onsiderthefollowingstatements
. Melamineisane
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(b)cyclones
(c)endangeredspecies
(d)nuclearreactors
1A. !onsiderthefollowingstatements
. Thecellsha*ingnuclearmaterialwithoutnuclear
membraneare&nownaseu&aryoticcells.
.Bluegreenalgaearepro&aryoticorganisms.
Whichoftheabo*estatementsis0arecorrect?
(a) (b)
(c)and (d)none
1A6. Whichofthe followingdoesnote
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1.a Thailand
is
the
only
-outheast
4sian
country
ne*erto
ha*ebeenoccupiedbyany:uropeanorotherforeignpower
e"andbecamethe first%i=amof
+yderabad.
A.a %adir -hahof
ran in*aded8elhi in1>'1>Aandplundered
thecity.+ealso too&
away the9eacoc&Throneandthe,ohinoordiamond.
1C.b Bha&ti-aints li&e-amarthDamdassincethe16thcenturyhad
created
in
theminds
ofthe
Marathasthe
abiding
senseof
mutuallo*eandfaithinoneod.
Thesesaintstoohadaninfluencewhichemphasised
on
theprinciplesof
good
wor&
and
purity
of
heart.
11.d 4ccording
to
thetreatytheMaratha
,ingdomwasdi*ided
intotwohal*es.
Thesouthernhalfofthe&ingdomwentto-ambhaji
whilethe%orthern+alfwent
to-ahuji.
1".
c The
Treaty
made
the
%i=am
surrender
the
whole
ofMalwa.
Bythis
treatyBajiDaoalsoobtained from%i=am theterritory
lyingbetweenri*ers%armadaand!hambalotherthan6Cla&h
rupees
as
war
compensation.
1.
a
The
Maratha
power
re*i*ed
in
norther
ndia
after
almost
a
decadeunderMadha*Dao .Following
thedeathof
%ajibud
8aula theMarathas
restored thee>".
BalajiBajiDaowas&nownas%ana-aheb
not
BajiDao.
1.
c 8 ur in g
difficult
times
diwan
Balaji
7ishwanath
stood
steadfastlyby-ahuji(sonof-ambhaji).+ence-ahujiele*ated
himtothepostof9eshwa.
16.b /i=iyaisapollta;6withtheMughal:mperor-hah4lam.Bythistreatythe
:mperorwasta&enunderthe!ompanysprotectionandwas
assigned4llahabadand,ara.
Furtherthe!ompanyalso
granted
the
:mperoran
annual
pension
of
rupees
";
la&h
in
return
forafarmanwhich
granted
the!ompany
thediwani
ofBengal.
".
a
Warren
+astings
stopped
the
annual
grant
of
:mperor
-hah
4lam.+e
also
too&away
4llahabadand,ara
fromthe
:mperorandsoldtheseterritoriesbac&to
the%awabof
4wadh .
".
c
The%i=am
of
+yderabadwas
the first ndianpower toaccept
thesubsidiaryalliancewithpleasure.
"6.
a
By
the
Treaty
of
Bassein
9eshwa
Baji
Dao
entered
into
subsidiaryalliancewith theBritish. n facthehadbeen forced
tosee&British
protectionafter/aswant
Dao+ol&arcaptured
9une.
BytheTreatyof4mritsarsigned in1'CAri*er-utlejhadbeen
fi.b
TheFirst
4nglo-i&hWar
too&placein1'61';.5ord
+ardingewastheo*ernoreneral
ofndiafrom1'to
1''.
"'.
c
4lthoughDobert!li*ega*ebirthtothe!o*enanted!i*il
-er*icesinndia
it
was5ord!ornwalliswhowasregarded
as
the
father
of
modern
ci*il
ser*ices.
t
was
!ornwallis
who
separated
the
commercial
and
there*enue
branches
ofthe
administrationwhilesimultaneouslye
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C.b TheBritishtoo&away
thefamousdiamond,ohinoorfrom
Maharaja8alip-inghafterdefeatinghim inthe-econd4nglo
-i&hWar.
1.b The
+ol&ars
dynastywasfounded
by
Malhar
Dao
withhis
head2uartersat
ndore.
".b DaghunathDao was
defeatedat4rgaonandagreed tosign
a treaty.
By
thistreatysignedat8eogaonDaghujiBhonsle
surrendered
rissa
to
the
British.
.a MajorBroadfootwhowassent
to9unjabby5ord+arding
e
as
thepoliticalagentof
theBritishdide*erything todi*idethe
-i&hnoblesand inducethe-i&harmy tocross
ri*er-utlej.By
theTreatyof4mritsarsigned in1'CA theri*erhadbeen fi.
a
The
Degulating
4ct
of
1>>
ga*e
the
o*ernoreneral
of
Bengalgeneralauthorityo*erothertwopresidencies
Bombayand
Madras.
'.a
A.d n
1'"A5ord
William
Bentinc&abolished
thesystem
ofsati
and
made
it
punishable
by
law.
C.a
4ftertheprematuredeathofDajaDammohunDoytheBrahmo
Mo*ementwascarriedforwardby
8war&anathTagorefor
some
time.
Butit
was
hisson8ebendranath
Tagore
whoinfusednewlifeintotheorganisationandintroducedtheregular
system
ofworship
in
the
Brahmo
temples.
1.
c Mahade*
o*ind
Danade
was
the
founder
ofthe
9rarthana
-amaj.
".
c 5ouis
7i*ian
8ero=io
taught
:nglish
literature
and
+istory
in
the+indu!ollegeof
!alcutta.TheGoungBengalMo*ement
re*ol*edaroundhim.+isattractionasateacherlayinmoti*ating
thestudents
toli*ebytruthandshunall&inds
of
*ices.
.d /yotiba9hule
was
not
amember
of
the
9rarthana-amaj.
+e
founded
the
-atyashodha&
-amaj.
.c The8eccan:ducation-ocietywas
formed in1''under the
spiritualguidanceof
-wami8ayananda-araswati.
t
hasasmallschool
which
in
courseoftimegrewintothefamous
Fergusson!ollegeof
9une.
;.
c
/yotiba
9hule
wasanacti*e
social
reformer
who
too&
up
sincerelythecauseofwomenanddowntroddenpeoplein
Maharashtra.But
his
campaignfor
theupliftmentof
the
economicallywea&ersections
ofthesociety
andtheremo*al
ofuntouchability
ac2uiredthecharacterofanantiBramhan
mo*ement.
+ebelie*edthattheplightof
thewea&ersections
is
due
to the
Brahmins
and
there*edic
traditions.
>.a
The8eccan:ducation-ocietywas
formed in1''under the
spiritualguidanceof-wami8ayananda-araswati.thasa
small
school
which
in
course
of
time
grew
into
the
famousFergusson
!ollegeof
9une.
'.a The!entral+indu!ollegeat7aranasiwasfoundedin1'A'
by4nnie
Besantunder
theTheosophical-ocietyofndia.
A.d n1'>6
8ayanand-araswatiformallyestablishedthe4rya
-amajunitatBombay.
6C.
a
-wami8ayanand-araswatistartedthe-uddhiMo*ement
to
con*ertthenon+indusinto+induism
61.b
Thepart
of
the+imalayas
lyingbetween-atlujand,aliri*ers
is&nownas
,umaon+imalayas.
6".d
%orthern
!ircar
is
thenorthern
part
of
eastern
coastal
plains
of
ndia.
The
Malabar
coast
and
the
,annad
9lain
are
thesouthern
andcentralstretchesof
thewesterncoastalplains.
6.b
With
its
hundreds
of
tributaries
the4ma=on
drains
a territory
ofmorethan>millions2&mroughlyhalfofwhich is inBra=il.
6.a 4trellis
drainagepatternde*elopswherehardandsoftroc&s
e.b 4namudi
at
";A6metres
is
thehighest
pea&oftheWestern
hats.
6'.b
Thenorthernplains
start
withthebhabharbelt
while theterai
belt
lies
southofthebhabhar.
Thestreamswhichdisappear in thebhabhar reemerge in the
terai
belt.
6A.d 5ohit
isa tributary
of
ri*erBrahmaputra.
;C.b
9lantsta&eincarbondio
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only"CI
of
the total
water
carried
by the ndus
ri*er
system.
TheBrahmaputrata&esa$turnonreachingtheMount%amcha
Barwaandenters ndiain4runachal9radesh throughagorge.
;;.b The
ri*er
anga
bifurcates
in
West
Bengal.
The
subsidiary
branch
theBhagirathi
winds
southto form
the+ooghly ri*er.
;>.c Thegra*ityoftheearthpullsallmaterialsonitssurface
downwards.
These
downward
mo*ements
are
calledmass
mo*ement
ormass
wasting.
;'.
a
TheMohodiscontinuitynamedafterthegeologistMohoro*icic
is
the
boundary
between
earths
crust
and
earths
mantle.
;A.d Theoutercore isa li2uidregioncomposedmostlyof ironwith
smalleramountsofnic&elandsulphur in li2uid form.Theinner
core is
solid
and
is
composed
mostlyof
iron
and
nic&el.
4s
thecore ismadeupof
mainlymetals
it
is
also&nowna
s
themetalliccore.
>C.
c The
continental
crust
is
lessdensethan
theoceaniccrust
becausethecontinentalcrust
ismadeofami1.
b ".
c raniteis
anigneous
roc&
of*isiblecrystalline formationand
te.d Thea*eragethic&nessoftheoceanic
crust
isabout6&m
whilethea*eragethic&nessofthecontinentalcrustisabout
C&m.
Theasthenosphere isa1CC&m thic& layer foundat the topof
thelowermantle.
>.b gneous
roc&s
are formedby thesolidificationofmagmawhile
metamorphicroc&sandsedimentaryroc&sarecomposedof
pree6.b -haleisasedimentary
roc&formedby
theconsolidationof
beds
of
clayor
mud.
When
two
continentalplates
con*ergeneither
platecan
be
forcedundertheother.nsteadfoldsmay
becreated.
The
+imalayasha*ebeenformedinthisway.
>;.d The-an4ndreasfaultisariftcausednotbycollisionbetween
plates
but
by themo*ement
of
plates
away
from
eachother.
The innercoreoftheearthis
solidandmadeofiron
nic&el
and
sulphur.
>>.
c 5a&eBai&althedeepest
la&eintheworld
isafreshwater
la&e located in-iberia.tisthedeepestla&e in theworldwith
a
mam.
tisestimatedto
contain
appro'.d The9amir,not is
themeetingplaceofmanymountains.t is
located
in
the
eA.b ,"
at
';11m
isthesecondtallest
mountainintheworld.
nlyMount:*erestis
tallerthan,".
'C.b 7er&hoyans&
isthecoldest
placeinthenorthernhemisphere
withamean/anuary
temperatureofL6!.
9age16
'1.b 1nauticalmileN1.'6"&m
'".d 4ccordingtothewidely
accepted5awofthe-ea(Maritime
5aw)eachnationthatborderstheoceanmayclaiman
:.
a
Madhuca
nsignisa
wild*ariety
of
mahua
is
now
onthe
*ergeof
e
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A'.
c The-tateofForestDeport
includesplantationsinnatural
forests
and
therefore
failstodeli*eraccurate
information
about
actuallossof
naturalforests.
AA.
c ayal
also&nown
as
Mithun
is
a
massi*esemidomesticated
oCs
and1A'Csthe!hip&omo*ement in ndia fought
forpreser*ation
of
theforeststhat
pro*ided
li*elihoodtothe
people.
1C1.
b
1C".
a
1C.
c
1C.b
1C6.
d
1C;.d
1C>.
a
1C'.
b
4sias
first
:9H
was
set
up
in
,andla
in
1A;6.
1CA.
a
11C.a-hareof theser*icesectorhasbeen increasing in89since
the
1AAC.
111.a
11".
c Both
the
centraland
state
go*ernments
shared
the
responsibility
of
regulating
the98-.
Whilethecentral
go*ernment
is
responsible
for
procurement
storage
transportation
andbul&
allocationof
foodgrains
state
go*ernmentshold
theresponsibility
fordistributing
thesame
totheconsumersthroughtheestablishednetwor&ofFair
9rice
-hops
(F9-s).
-tatego*ernments
arealso
responsible
for
operational
responsibilities
including
allocation
andidentificationoffamiliesbelow
po*erty
lineissueofration
cardssuper*isionandmonitoringthefunctioningof
F9-.
11.
c 4llahabad
Ban&
beganoperations
in
1';6.
11.bB+:5wasaccordedtheMaharatnastatusonthFebruary
"C1.
116.
c
11;.d
11>.c
11'.b
11A.d
4fter
1AA1
Deser*e
ban&
of
ndiahas
becomemore
independentinframingmonetarypolicyasfiscalpolicyis
prerogati*eof theo*ernmentof
theday.9ublic-ectorBan&s
dominate>6Iofdepositsand>1Iofad*ances intheban&ing
industry.9ublic
-ectorBan&s
dominatecommercialban&ing in
ndia.
1"".
d
1".
c
%ational8e*elopment!ouncil (%8!)is
ane.c
1"'.
d
1"A.a
1C.
c
11.b
1".
a
1.
b
1.
c
16.
a
1;.
d
1>.
a
1'.
d
1A.
d
1C.
b
11.
a
1".
dThe
cotton
te
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1"C.
d
1"1.
a
StaticGK 9age171;.
dThe
tertiary
sector
ofthe
economy
is
theser*ice
industry.
This
sectorpro*ides
ser*ices
to thegeneralpopulationandto
businesses.
4cti*ities
associated
with
this
sector
include
retailand
wholesale
sales
transportation
and
distribution
entertainment(mo*ies
tele*ision
radio
music
theater
etc.)
restaurantsclericalser*icesmediatourisminsurance
ban&ing
healthcare
and
law.
The2uaternary
sectorof
theeconomy
consists
of
intellectual
acti*ities.
4cti*itie sassociatedwiththissector
include
go*ernment
culturelibraries
scientific
researcheducation
and
information
technology.
1>.
bTheopeningofthe-ue=!analfurtherintensifiedBritishcontrol
o*erndiasforeigntradeasitreducedthetimeoftra*el
between
:ngland
and
ndia
considerably.
1'.
c
Themostimportantcharacteristicofndiasforeigntrade
throughout
thecolonialperiodwasthegenerationofalarge
e
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1;1.
d4mlacontains
ascorbicacid
Tamarindcontains
tartaricacid
and
5emoncontains
citricacid.
1;".cFormicacidis
widely
usedinthechemicalindustriesandin
dyeingandtanning.nnatureformicacidoccurs inthepoisons
of
stingingantsandotherinsects
andin
stingingnettles.
1;.aThegreenpigment
inplant
lea*escalledchlorophyllhelps
plant
lea*esto
capture
the
energy
of
thesunlight
for
photosynthesis.
-oil
has
bacteria
that
con*ert
gaseous
nitrogen
into
a
usableformandreleaseitintothesoil.
Theseareabsorbedbythe
plants
along
with
water.
1;.brganicmatterreleasesacids.f thesoil istooacidicitcanbe
neutralisedbyaddingbasesli&e2uic&lime (calciumo.
bMercury
combineswith
all
thecommonmetals
e.
d-olderis
an
alloy
of
lead
and
tin
(9b
and
-n).
t
is
used
for
weldingelectricalwirestogetherduetoitslowmelting
point.
1>6.a%ote*eryplanthaschlorophyllinitslea*es.-omeplantsget
their
chlorophyll
from
otherhost
plants.
They
are
parasitic
in
nature.
1>;.d9itcherplant
isaninsecti*orousplant.
Thisiswhyit
isa
heterotroph(one
who
dependsonthefoodproducedby
others).
-tarch
is
produced
by
photosynthesis
not
protein.
1>>.cTheinnerwallsof thesmall intestineha*ethousandsof finger
li&e
outgrowths
called
*illi.
The*illi
increasetheabsorption
surfaceareafor
digestion
pro*idingefficient
absorption
ofnutrients.
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1>'.
a
al*anisation
is
a
process
ofdepositing
a
layer
of
=inc
o
n
ironorsteeltopre*entrusting.
1>A.
c
Theliontailed
maca2ue(alsocalledBeardape)li*esinthe
rain
forests
of
Western
hats.
t
is
thought
to
be
the
rarest
old
world
mon&ey
and
is
in
serious
danger
of
e.dMelamineisane
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1'A.
bThegreencoatingoncoppersurfaceis
ami
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