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Q.1) Which of the following statements regarding the Preventive Detention is incorrect?
a) If a person is arrested or detained under a law providing for preventive detention, then the protection against arrest and detention under Article 22 (1) and 22 (2) shall not be available
b) A detainee under preventive detention can have no right of personal liberty guaranteed by Article 19 or Article 21
c) A person may be taken to preventive custody only for 3 months at the first instance
d) All are correct
Q.2) In which of the following sessions of the Congress, its goal changed to attainment of Swaraj through peaceful and legitimate means?
a) Nagpur Session 1920
b) Banaras Session 1905
c) Kanpur Session 1925
d) Ahmedabad Session 1921
Q.3) Which of the following leaders were known as ‘No Changers’ after the incidence of Gandhi’s arrest in 1922?
1. Vallabhbhai Patel
2. Motilal Nehru
3. Rajendra Prasad
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1 and 2 only
Q.4) Consider the following statements regarding the scientific term ‘Genome’:
1. Genome contains all of the information needed to build and maintain that organism.
2. The term genome was created in 1920 by Hans Winkler.
3. It is a haploid set of chromosomes.
Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1 and 3 only
Q.5) Which of the follwoing are Landlocked Countries in Asia?
1. Armenia
2. Azerbaijan
3. Kazakhstan
4. Kyrgyzstan
5. the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Select the correct option using the codes given below.
a) 1, 2, and 3 only
b) 2, 3 and 4 only
c) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
d) 1, 2, 3 and 5 only
Q.6) With reference to an initiative called ‘the economics of ecosystems and biodiversity (TEEB)’which of the following statements is/are correct?(CSE: 2016)
1.it is an initiative hosted by UNEP IMF and world economic forum
2.it is a global initiative that focuses on drawing attention to the economic benefits of biodiversity
3.it presents an approach that can help decision-makers recognize demonstrate and capture the value of ecosystem and biodiversity
Select the correct and answer using the code given below
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 3 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1,2 and 3
Q.7) With reference to ‘red sanders ‘sometimes seen in the news consider the following statements:(CSE: 2016)
1.it is tree species found in a part of south India
2.it is one of the most important trees in the tropical rain forest areas of south India
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
Q.8) Which one of the following best describes the main objective of ‘Seed Village Concept’?(CSE: 2017)
a) Encouraging the farmers to use their own farm seeds and discouraging them to buy the seeds from others
b) Involving the farmers for training in quality seed production and thereby to make available quality seeds to others at appropriate time and affordable cost
c) Earmarking some villages exclusively for the production of certified seeds
d) Identifying the entrepreneurs in villages and providing them technology and finance to set up seed companies
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