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Which of the following statementsregarding the Constituent Assembly of India is/are correct?

1.The Assembly was elected indirectly by the members of the Provincial Legislative Assemblies.

2.The elections were held on the basis of Universal Adult Franchise.

3.The scheme of election was laid down by the Cabinet delegation.

4.The distribution of seats was done on the basis of the Mountbatten plan.

 

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Explanation:

In India, the Universal Adult Franchise was introduced only in the post-independence period during the first general elections to the Lok Sabha and the State Assemblies.

Under the Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946, elections were held for the first time for the Constituent Assembly.

Constituent Assembly members were elected indirectly by members of the newly elected provincial assemblies, and initially included representatives for those provinces that formed part of Pakistan (some of which are now in Bangladesh).

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C, BASIC, COBOL, and Java are examples of ............language

A) low-level B) programming
C) computer D) high-level
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) high-level

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Which one of the following is applicable to collision-coalescence process of precipitation?

 

A) Clouds which do not extend beyond the freezing level B) Clouds which extend beyond the freezing level
C) All types of clouds D) Cirrocumulus cloud
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Clouds which do not extend beyond the freezing level

Explanation:

In colder clouds: droplets formed by Bergeron mechanism. But, in many parts of the world the air is too warm for ice crystals to form. This being the case, rain and snow cannot develop following the Bergeron Process. Instead, tiny droplets form as they collide into one another creating larger and larger droplet, this is known as collision-coalescence process. So, warmer clouds are associated with this keyword.

 

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Q:

The name Kunjarani Devi is associated with

A) Weight Lifting B) Target Shooting
C) Athletics D) Swimming
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Weight Lifting

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Name the Continents that form a mirror image of each other___

A) North America and South America B) Asia and Africa
C) Africa and South America D) Europe and Asia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Africa and South America

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Name the first Indian businessman who found place in the cover story of Forbes magazine

A) Anil Ambani B) Dr Reddy
C) Azim Hasham Premji D) Narayan Murthy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Azim Hasham Premji

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D.D.T. was invented by

A) Paul Muller B) John Dalton
C) Rudolf D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Paul Muller

Explanation:

Swiss chemist Paul Hermann Muller discovered DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane) noted its effectiveness as a pesticide during World War II to control malaria and typhus among civilians and troops, a discovery that earned him a Nobel Prize in 1948.

 

It was first synthesized in the year 1874.

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Which word or words explains the meaning of the following idioms:-

The alpha and the omega

A) The beginning and the end B) A nice act
C) The stars and the moon D) Very costly
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The beginning and the end

Explanation:

The alpha and the omega means the beginning and the end; the entirety of something. (Alpha and omega are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet).

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