01-12-2021 MCQs Test

1. Which of the following statement is correct about Article 145(3) of the Constitution?

2. What is Green Hydrogen?

1. It is hydrogen produced using a technology that produces no greenhouse emissions.
2. The hydrogen created by splitting water using power from solar plants or wind turbines is the greatest example of green hydrogen.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

3. What are African Giant Snails?

4. Consider the following statements about Starlink:

1. It is a satellite internet constellation operated by NASA.
2. The constellation consists of mass-produced small satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO), which communicates with designated ground transceivers.

Which of the above statements is/are right?

5. Consider the following statements:

1. Presidentis permitted to suspend a Member of Parliament (MP).
2. The Rajya Sabha Chairman does not have the authority to suspend a member.

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

6. Consider the following statements:

1. According to Articles 102(1)(a) and 191(1)(a), an MP or MLA is prohibited from holding a profit-making post.
2. Articles 102 and 191 safeguard a legislator and executive who holds a government position if the office in issue is protected from disqualification by law.
3. The notion of the office of profit was derived from the British Parliamentary model and is in line with the English Act of Settlement 1701.

Which of the above statements are correct?

7. Consider the following statements:

1. The Krishna is the second largest eastward draining interstate river basin in Peninsular India.
2. It covers large areas in the States of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

8. Consider the following statements about a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC):

1. The CBDC is a digital form of fiat currency that can be traded using blockchain-backed wallets and is governed by the central bank.
2. It differs from decentralised virtual currencies and crypto assets, which are not issued by the government and do not have the status of ‘legal tender.’
3. CBDCs allow users to perform domestic and cross-border transactions without the involvement of a third party or a bank.

Which of the above statements are correct?

9. Consider the following statements:

1. Pyrolysis is the chemical decomposition of organic compounds in the absence of oxygen.
2. Pyrolysis transforms organic materials into a solid residue including ash and carbon, as well as minor amounts of liquid and gases.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

10. Consider the following statementsabout the APMC Bypass Act:

1. It mandated that States can only regulate, via their respective APMCs, designated physical premises called the ‘market yards’.
2. Via this Act, the Centre essentially wrested control of market areas outside these yards, now called ‘trade areas’, from the States.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?