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__________ amends the Constitution.

A) Ministry of Defence B) Prime Minister's Office
C) Parliament D) Securities and Exchange Board of India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Parliament

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The 'Kyoto Protocol' is an international treaty that commits State parties to reduction in

A) poverty B) greenhouse gases emission
C) nuclear armaments D) agricultural subsidy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) greenhouse gases emission

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The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which commits its Parties by setting internationally binding emission reduction targets.

Recognizing that developed countries are principally responsible for the current high levels of GHG emissions in the atmosphere as a result of more than 150 years of industrial activity, the Protocol places a heavier burden on developed nations under the principle of "common but differentiated responsibilities."

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The tides in the sea are primarily due to

A) the atmospheric effect of the Earth B) the gravitational effect of Venus on the Earth
C) the gravitational effect of the Sun on the Earth D) the gravitational effect of the Moon on the Earth
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) the gravitational effect of the Moon on the Earth

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Article 29 of the Constitution of India grants which of the following rights?

A) Protection in respect of conviction for offences B) Traffic in humans beings prohibited
C) Protection of interests of minorities D) Prohibits taxes on religious grounds
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Protection of interests of minorities

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The Attorney General of India is appointed by whom?

A) Prime Minister of India B) Law Minister of India
C) Chief Justice of India D) President of India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) President of India

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

 

Without habit, personality could not exist; for we could never do a thing twice alike, and ___________ would be a new person each succeeding moment. The acts which give us our own peculiar _____________ are our habitual acts--the little things that do themselves moment by moment without care or attention, and are the truest and best expression of our real selves. Probably _______ one of us could be very sure which arm he puts ________ the sleeve, or which foot he puts into the shoe, first; and yet each of us ____________ formed the habit long ago of doing these things in a certain way.

 

and yet each of us ____________ formed the habit

 

 

A) certain B) certainty
C) certainly D) be certain
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) certainly

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_______ is the study of the physical form and external structure of plants.

A) Physiology B) Anatomy
C) Phytomorphology D) Cytology
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Phytomorphology

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Which city is located on the banks of the river Alaknanda?

A) Badrinath B) Ayodhya
C) Allahabad D) Lucknow
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Badrinath

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