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51. (D) Lord Chelmsford was the viceroy ofIndia between 1916-1921. He is alsofamous for Montague-Chelmsford re-forms.
52. (C) 1. Elections of the grampanchayatare conducted by state's ElectionCommissioner through DistrictCollector and Tahasildar.
2. The elections are conducted forevery five years. The date of the1st meeting of elected members istaken as the a date of startingo f the functioning of thatgrampanchayat.
3. Tahasildar announces the date ofelection.
4. The number of members is fixedaccording to the population ofvillage.
1. The wants are prepared consideringthe number of members.
2. The list of voters is published andthe election is conducted asgeneral selection.
3. All the villagers having age morethan 18 years are voters.
4. The villagers having age more than21 years are eligible for contestingthe election if he fulfills theother requirements.
53. (C) In biology, a species is one of the basicunits of biological classification anda taxonomic rank. A species is oftendefined as the largest group of organismsin which two individuals are capableof reproducing fertile offspring, typicallyusing sexual reproduction.
54. (A) The circle that divides the day fromthe night on the globe is called theCircle of illumination.
55. (B) Economic rent is the revenue that canbe earned from the land or othernatural resource for which there is afixed supply — as economists like tosay, the supply is perfectly inelastic.Because the supply is perfectlyinelastic, the amount of its supply doesnot depend on any income that theresource can produce.
56. (A) Catalysis is the change in rate of achemical reaction due to the participationof a substance called a catalyst. Unlikeother reagents that participate in thechemical reaction, a catalyst is notconsumed by the reaction itself. Acatalyst may participate in multiplechemical transformations. Catalyststhat speed the reaction are calledpositive catalysts. Substances thatslow a catalyst’s effect in a chemicalreaction are called inhibitors. Substancesthat increase the activity of catalystsare called promoters, and substancesthat deactivate catalysts are calledcatalytic poisons.
57. (B) MS : A Life in Music is written by T.J.S.George.
58. (C) The Constitution states that the Vice-President can be removed by aresolution of the Rajya Sabha passedby an effective majority (more than50% of effective membership) andagreed to by a simple majority of theLok Sabha. [Article 67 (B)]
59. (A) According to Keynes’ ‘General Theoryof Employment, Interest and Money.’Business cycles are caused byvariations in the rate of investmentwhich are caused by fluctuations inthe marginal efficiency of capital.
Marginal efficiency of capital means theexpected profits from new investments.
60. (D) George Yule was 1st non-Indian to holdoffice of I.N.C. He was a Scottishbusinessman.
61. (B) The Betwa river is the tributary ofYamuna. The confluence of the Betwaand the Yamuna river is Hamirpurtown in Uttar Pradesh.
62. (B) 'The Lucknow Pact] was signed inLucknow session of the Congressbetween the Congress and MuslimLeague by efforts of M.A. Jinnah.
63. (C) July-December corresponds to the mainagricultural season in India, whileJanuary-June is a relatively ‘slack’season. Since more than 50% of India’sworkforce is engaged in agriculturesector, the slackness of this sectorimparts sluggishness to the entireeconomy.
64. (A) Turpentine is the volatile oil distilledfrom pine resin, which itself is obtainedby tapping trees of the genus Pinus.The solid material left behind afterdistillation is known as rosin.
65. (B) The cervical vertebrae of the spineconsist of seven bony rings thatreside in the neck between the baseof the skull and the thoraic vertebraein the trunk. Among the vertebrae of thespinal column, the cervical vertebraeare the thinnest and most delicatebones. Yet, in spite of their size, thecervical vertebrae have the huge jobsof supporting the head, protecting thespinal cord, and providing mobility tothe head and neck.
66. (D)67. (D) Acid rain is a rain or any other form of
precipitation that is unusually acidic,meaning that it possesses elevatedlevels of hydrogen ions (low pH). It canhave harmful effects on plants, aquaticanimals, infrastructure. Acid rain is
caused by emissions of sulfur dioxideand nitrogen oxides, which react withthe water molecules in the atmosphereto produce acids.
68. (D) Toxicology is the scientific study ofadverse effects that occur in livingorganisms due to chemicals. It involvesobserving and reporting symptoms,mechanisms, detection and treatmentsof toxic substances, in particularrelation to the poisoning of humans.
69. (D) Any straight line supply curve passingthrough the origin has an elasticity ofsupply equal to 1.
70. (B)71. (B) NEER stands for Nominal Effective
Exchange Rate which represents therelative value of a home country’scurrency compared to the other majorcurrencies being traded. It alsorepresents the approximate relativeprice a consumer will pay for animported good.
72. (A)73. (B) According to the Archimedes Principle,
on holding a piece of wood underwater, the upthrust on it will be lessthan weight of the wood.
74. (A) RBI promotes Deepak Singhal as itsnew executive director. He will lookafter six departments at the centralbank including the central securitycell, corporate strategy and budgetdepartment and human resourcesmanagement department amongothers.
75. (B) India is going to host the meet of theheads of anti-narcotics agencies ofBRICS nations to discuss issuesrelated to narco-terrorism and moneylaundering.This meet will be held ahead of theeight annual summit of BRICSscheduled in october 2016.
Addendum Something added or to be added, especially asupplement to a book
Anonymous Having an unknown or unacknowledged nameCorresponding parallel; equivalentDelight Great pleasure; joyDictum an authoritative declarationDisbelief Refusal or reluctance to believeDiscursive Covering a wide field of subjects; ramblingDour Marked by sternness or harshness; forbiddingEconomise spend sparingly, avoid the waste ofElementary relating to, or constituting the basic, essential, or
fundamental partEuphemism the substitution of a mild or indirect expression for
one thought to be offensive or bluntGloomy Partially or totally dark, especially dismal and drearyHauteur haughty manner or spirit; arroganceInauguration A formal beginning or introductionIncantation Ritual recitation of verbal charms or spells to produce
a magic effectIndifferent Having no particular interest or concern; apatheticInexplicable Difficult or impossible to explain or account forLiterate Knowledgeable or educated in a particular field or fieldsMasquerade A disguise or false outward show; a pretenseMethodical Arranged or proceeding in regular, systematic orderNeglectful not giving due care and attention Numerate Able to think and express oneself effectively in
quantitative termsPerseverance persistent determination Provision an arrangement or preparation made beforehand,
as to meet needsPseudonym a fictitious name adopted, esp by an authorRailing against To attack with harsh, often insulting languageRambling spreading out in different directionsSplurge To spend extravagantly or wastefullyTrio a group of three people or thingsTritium a radioactive isotope of hydrogenTriumvirate A group of three powerful individualsTrivet A metal stand with short feet, used under a hot
dish on a tableUtilitarian having a useful functionUtter to give audible, esp. verbal, expression to; speak or
pronounceVigour exuberant and resilient strength of body or mindVocational of, pertaining to, or providing instruction in an
occupation or tradeWrath angry, violent, or stern indignation
76. (C) Replace ‘five first’ with ‘first five’. The order of definite numeral adjectives is important.They are used in the order of (a) ordinal (first, second etc) + Cardinal (one, two etc) +Multiplicative (single, double etc)Ex. They have read the first five chapters of this book.
77. (B) Replace ‘further’ with ‘farther’. Further means ‘additional' while ‘farther' is used to showthe relative distance between two places.
78. (B) Replace ‘rose’ with ‘raised’. Rose is the past the verb ‘rise’ that means to get up, while'raised' is the past of the verb 'raise', which means 'to lift or move/ or to put forward forconsideration'.
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