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Which one of the following is not true about the powers of the Supreme Court?

 

A) The Supreme Court has original and exclusive jurisdiction in inter-governmental disputes. B) B.The Supreme Court has advisory jurisdiction on a question of law or fact which may be referred to it by the President of India.
C) The Supreme Court has the power to review its own judgment or order. D) The Supreme Court has the exclusive power to issue writs to protect the fundamental rights of the people.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The Supreme Court has the exclusive power to issue writs to protect the fundamental rights of the people.

Explanation:

The High Courts has similar power under the Article 226 of the Constitution. The high courts can also issue writs to protect the Fundamental Rights of the people.

 

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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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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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Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

 

P: Taking this as a small example, we need to set-up an action plan on a war-footing.
Q: Our country had earlier faced the problem with our neighbours backed defense hackers jamming our troop movement communication system giving false commands and creating a situation of uncertainty.
R: But our planning and implementation gap has always been unpardonably long.
S: The National Security Council is already in touch with server ministries like home, defense, communication, oil and natural gas, etc. to draw up plans.

A) QPSR B) PQRS
C) SPRQ D) QPRS
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) QPSR

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Election of the President of India and its manner can be amended by ______.

 

A) Simple Majority of Parliament B) Special Majority of Parliament
C) Special Majority of Parliament and consent of States D) No option is correct.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Special Majority of Parliament and consent of States

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Which article of the Indian Constitution provides for the institution of Panchayati Raj

A) Article 36 B) Article 39
C) Article 40 D) Article 48
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Article 40

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

This idea of the impossible (became) even more relevant when we come to the individual, who might consider certain accomplishments impossible without realising that with persistent effort and determination they could be achieved.

A) becoming B) becomes
C) was became D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) becomes

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