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Which of the following statements about the Deccan Riots of 1875 is/are true?

1.TheDeccan Riots resulted in protection for peasants through the Deccan Agriculturalists Relief Act of 1879.

2.The riots did not spread to the whole of Maharashtra because of prompt suppression by the British.

3.The British were unable to contain the riots and they spread throughout Maharashtra.

4.The cotton boom in the Deccan that had been caused by the artificial demand generated by the American Civil War caused the impoerishment of the peasants.

 

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

 

A) 1 only B) 1 and 3 
C) 2 and 4 only D) 1,2,3 and 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1,2,3 and 4

Explanation:

In 1861, civil war broke out in the USA. USA was the largest supplier of cotton to Britain. Once the civil war broke out, the demand for cotton from India became high and this led to a surge in cotton cultivation in India and there was a period of ‘boom’ then.In May and June 1875, peasants of Maharashtra in some parts of Pune, Satara and Ahmednagar districts revolted against increasing agrarian distress. The Deccan Riots of 1875 targeted conditions of debt peonage (kamiuti) to moneylenders.In 1879, the Agriculturists Relief Act was passed which ensured that the farmers could not be arrested and imprisoned if they were unable to pay their debts.

 

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Which among the following Acts were repealed by Article 395 of the Constitution of India?

1.The Government of India Act, 1935

2.The Indian Independence Act, 1947

3.The abolition of Privy Council jurisdiction Act, 1949

4.The government of India Act, 1919

 

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1 and 2 only B) 1 and 3 only
C) 1, 2 and 3 only D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1 and 2 only

Explanation:

A395. Repeals The Indian Independence Act, 1947, and the Government of India Act, 1935 , together with all enactments amending or supplementing the latter Act, but not including the Abolition of Privy Council Jurisdiction Act, 1949.

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What is the name of the literary genre developed by the Khojas who are a branch of the Ismaili sect?

 

A) Ginan B) Ziyarat
C) Raag D) Shahada
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ginan

Explanation:

Ginans are devotional hymns or poems recited by Shia Ismaili Muslims.Although ginanscan be recited, studied, and listened to by non-Nizari Ismailis, ginans hold a special role in the cultural practice and rituals of Nizari Ismailis, specifically the community of Khojas, a caste of south asians of whom the majority now identify as Nizari Ismaili.

 

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Who is the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee?

 

A) The Chief of Army Staff B) The Chief of Naval Staff
C) The Chief of Air Staff D) The member who has been the longest on the Committee
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The member who has been the longest on the Committee

Explanation:

The senior most member of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) is appointed as its Chairman. Admiral Sunil Lanba is the current and the 23rd Chief of the Naval Staff of the Indian Navy.

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Yellow colour of papaya is due to

A) Caricaxanthin B) Carotene
C) Lycopene D) Papain
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Caricaxanthin

Explanation:

Papayas are yellow due to the presence of carotene and xanthophyll pigments i.e, Caricaxanthin present in the chromoplasts of the fruit pulp.

 

The coloration of the different tissues in plants is due to the plastids which are present in the cells. Leucoplasts are white in colour, chloroplasts are green in colour and chromoplasts are of various colours. These plastids can take any colour at different time. Therefore, green fruits ( chloroplasts) turn colurful (chromoplasts) at maturity.

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Nuclear membrane is absent in

A) Volvox B) Penicillium
C) Agaricus D) Nostoc
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Nostoc

Explanation:

Nostoc is a prokaryote. Prokaryotic cells lack membrane bound organelles and well organized nucleus, that is nuclear envelope is absent in these cells.

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The nuclear envelope, also known as the nuclear membrane, a bilayer membranes which surrounds the nucleus, and in eukaryotic cells it encases the genetic material.

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____________ is defined as the rate of doing work.

 

A) Energy B) Force
C) Power D) momentum
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Power

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The language adopted for preaching in Mahayana Buddhism was

A) Pali B) Brahmi
C) Sanskrit D) Prakrit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sanskrit

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