PCS PRE 2012 Flashcards
the harappan civilization was mainly concentrated in
punjab, rajasthan and gujarat
the most common features of all indus valley sites are
elaborate drainage system and use of baked bricks
which one of the following is considered to be the homeland of the indo-aryans?
central asia and southern russia
why buddha’s eight-fold path is known as middle path?
balanced way of life
the war between chandragupta maurya and nanda kings is described in
mudrarakshasa
which of the following sultans of the slave dynasty did not belong to the ilbari tribe
qutabuddin aibak
which of the following bhakti movement saints wrote ‘vinay patrika’
tulsidas
who is regarded as the father of local self goverment in india
lord rippon
the non-cooperation movement did not envisage
deliverate violation of laws
permanent revenue system of lord cornwallis proved oppressive to the tenants because they were
exploited by the zamindars
the reason behind nana sahib’s taking leadership of the 1857 revolt was
the britishers refused to pay him the pension earlier paid to his father father peshwa bajirao II
which of the following played a very impotant role in the 1857 revolt at avadh
begum hajrat mahal
which of the following wasn’t a reform introduced by william bentick
abolishment of slavery
which of the following revolutionary activist died in lahore jail after 64 days of fast in 1929
jatin das
which of the following was not one of the people to have propounded the so called ‘two nation theory’ prior to pakistan resolution of the muslim league? 1. sir sayed ahmad khan 2. vir savarkar 3, lord curzon 4.mohammad iqbal
sir sayed ahmed khan
which of the following indian revolutionaries was the author of ‘indian war of independence’?
vinayak savarkar
industrial revolution first took place in
england
nazi ideology was synonymous with the hitler’s worldview. what the nazi ideology did not emphasise upon
empower women for achieving the goals
was australia part of the allies in the first world war
no
napoleon bonaparte was estd as the emperor of france in
1804
the world war 2 is said to have commenced when germany attacked
poland
which countries was attacked by germany on 10th may 1940
Belgium, france, luxembourg, netherlands
german instrument of surrender was signed on 29th april 1945 at
reims
sea breeze moves from
sea breeze moves from sea to land during night
the normal lapse rate throughout the troposphere is
6.5 degree celcius per 1000 mtr ascent
correct sequence of layers of the atmosphere from earth surface
troposphere, stratospehere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
which type of clouds are often accompanied by heavy rains
cumulonimbus
horse latitudes’ are characterised by
high pressure conditions, subsidence and piling of air, calm condition withe feeble winds
doldrums is a zone of
inter-tropical convergence
the coral polyups are found between the lattitudes of
25 N and 25 S
maximum water vapour that exists in the atmosphere by its volume of air is
3-4 percent
bio-gas plant used for producing domestic fuel products ______ gases, which burns without giving any smoke
methane
white revolution is related to
dairy
name the green house gases
ozone, methane, nitrous oxide
combustion of coal and oil releases
sulphur dioxide
the 11th schedule of the indian constitution is concerned with
panchayats
the provision of district planning committee is given in the
74th amendment act
86th amendment 2002 inserted
right to education under art. 21A and fundamental duty under art. 51K
who termed the right to constitutional remedies as the ‘the heart and soul of the constitution’
dr. br ambedkar
the basic structure of the indian constitution cannot be altered because
it has clearly emerged from the judicial interpretation
expression of ‘fundamental duties’ is a feature of indian constitution which was borrowed from
ireland
a nagar panchayat is constituted in a
transitional area (rural to urban)
panchayat samitis may not be constituted in a state having a population
not exceeding 20 lakh
the legacy of kapil sibal as the union education minister include
passage of RTE act, making class X board examination optional, replacing marks with grades
CAG has pointed out certain irregularities in allotment of spectrum to cell phone operators. what is spectrum?
it is the frequency channels which the operator can use for telecommunication
vijay kelkar commitee report 2012 is a roadmap for
fiscal consolidation
atom is
the smallest particle of an element, can exist inependently, can retain chemical properties of the element
why woollen clothes keeps us warm
wool is a bad conductor of heat, wool keeps air trapped in its fibres, wool resists escape of body heat to environment
at what temperature do the celsius and fahrenheit scales will read the same
40 degrees
pressure cooker helps us in cooking food faster because
it raises the boiling point of liquids dues to increase in pressure
densities of water and ice are
different
an aircraft, which is heavier than air, flies in air due to
difference in pressure on the upper and lower sides of the wings
rate of cooling of a body depends on
differece in temperature between the body and the surroundings
when a substance passes from solid state to vapour state without passing through liquid state, the phenomenon is called
sublimation
corrected vision of human eye can be acheived by prescription glasses which use the principle of
refraction
usually, the outside rear-view mirrors of a motor vehicle are
convex mirror
electric current flows in a conductor due to
potential difference
fact about speed and velocity is
speed is distance travelled by a body in a particular time, velocity is the speed in a particular direction, both speed and velocity depend on distance and time
at the time of a short circuit, the current in the circuit
increases heavily
correctly describe the magnetic field near a long straight wire carrying current
the field consists of concentric circles centered on the wire
a solar water heater cannot be used to get hot water on
a cloudy day
tell about the radio frequencies
higher the frequency, lower will be the wavelength
vaccines are used to build immunity to disease by
simulating disease in the body to produce antibodies
kidneys in human beings are part of the system for
excretion
the xylem in plants is responsible for
transport of water
dengue’ is caused by
aedes aegupti mosquito
to explore the planet mars, NASA last year launched a rover nicknamed
curiosity
the headquarters of the international monetary fund is in
washington DC
the idea of G-20 was proposed by
paul martin
the literacy raye of india as per the population census of india in 2011 was
0.7404000000000001
bhartiya sahitya akademi award winner, dalip kaur tiwana was awarded this honour for which of her writings
eho hamara jeewana
pilo wrote
mirza sahiban
waris shah wrote
heer ranjah
hasham shah wrote
sassi pannu
fateh burj is ____ metres tall
100 metres
fateh burj is taller than
qutub minar
fateh burj is a monument to commemorate
baba banda singh’s win over sirhind
fateh burj is located in
chappar chiri
what moved shaheed bhagat singh in his early life to resist the english rule
jallianwala bagh massacre
fact about singh sabha
it aimed at protecting the interests of sikhs through education and literature
namdhari movement also called kuka movement was started by whom and when
bhai ram singh on 1st april 1857
as per 2011 census the most and the least densely populated districts in punjab are
ludhiana and mukstar
in comparison to 2001 census the population of punjab as per 2011 census has increased
from 2.44 crores to 2.77 crores
over the last decade, punjab has achieved least growth in employment generation in
primary sector
sluggish growth in the agriculture sector in punjab is due to
per acre yield of crops has peaked, decrease in average land holding of farmers, increased dependence on ground water
punjab land records society (PLRS) was formed by the punjab goverment to
provide efficient land record related services
balari rakshak yojana launched by the punjab goverment is aimed at
correcting child sex ratio, reducing child mortality, encouraging family planning
mealy bug is a pest which affects the yield of _____ crop in punjab
cotton
in punjab the maximum number of ministers can be
18
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