Read the following sentences about
Desertification

1. Desertification means the expansion of existing deserts.

2. Loss of soil cover, mainly due to rainfall is responsible for more than 95 per cent of desertification in the country.

Choose the correct statement/s

A) 1 only

B) 2 only

C) both

D) none

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Consider the following sentences regarding Procedure of constitutional amendment

1. If the bill seeks to amend the federal provisions of the Constitution, it must also be ratified by the state legislatures of half of the states by a simple majority.

2. In case of a disagreement between the two Houses, there is no provision for holding a joint sitting of the two Houses.

3. The President can return the bill for reconsideration by the Parliament.

Choose the correct statement/s

A) 1 and 2 only

B) 2 and 3 only

C) 3 only

D) 1, 2 and 3

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Consider the following data

Suppose total strength of Lok Sabha: 545

Vacant Seats: 15

Strength becomes : 545-15=530

Members present, but decide not to vote: 60

Then the total members present and voting: 530-60=470

**Majority Strength : (470/2)+1=236

What kind of **Majority is defined by the above data taking reference of Indian Constitution

Choose a correct option

A) Simple Majority

B) Absolute Majority

C) Effective Majority

D) Special Majority

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Consider the following sentences regarding the Indian federal system

1. The Indian federal system is based on the ‘American model’.

2. In USA, two states can be merged just like in India.

Choose the correct statement/s

A) 1 only

B) 2 only

C) both

D) none

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In which of the following cases Effective Majority is needed

1. Removal of Vice-President

2. Removal of Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha,

3. Removal of Supreme Court Judge,

4. Removal of Lok Sabha speaker and

5. Removal of Deputy Speaker

6. Removal of CAG

Choose the correct option

A) 1, 3, 4 and 6 only

B) 1, 3 and 6 only

C) 1, 2, 4 and 5 only

D) 4, 5 and 6 only

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Chhaitra, Vaishakha , Jyeshtha , Ashadha .....and so on naming of months comes under the

A) Saka Calendar

B) Vikram Samvat

C) Mayan calendar

D) Hijri calendar

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Consider the following sentences regarding Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) vs Ribonucleic Acid (RNA)

1. Both DNA and RNA are made from monomers known as nucleotides, each containing a five-carbon sugar backbone, a phosphate group, and a nitrogen base.

2. DNA provides the code for the cell's activities, while RNA converts that code into proteins to carry out cellular functions

3. In RNA, the base uracil (U) takes the place of guanine (G).

Choose the correct statement/s

A) 1 and 2 only

B) 2 and 3 only

C) 1 and 3 only

D) 1, 2 and 3

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Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences is a laboratory of the

A) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

B) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

C) Department of atomic energy

D) Department of space

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