General Studies Questions [Mix & Previous Years MCQs]

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In the Indo-Islamic architecture, the empty spaces are filled with using Mihrab, arches, vaults and domes. The term Mihrab can be defined as a semi-circular niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the qibla. Hence, a is the correct option.

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Per capita income is calculated by dividing the total national income by the total population of the year. Per capita income (PCI) or average income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area’s total income by its total population.

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Rainwater harvesting is the simple collection or storing of water through scientific techniques from the areas where the rain falls. It is a technique of increasing the recharge of groundwater by capturing and storing rainwater by constructing structures such as dug wells, percolating pit, check dams.

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Cultivable Wasteland refers to lands that are cultivable but not cultivated for more than five years. It comprises all lands available for cultivation, but not taken up for cultivation. Next to fallow lands, cultivable wastelands are important for agricultural purposes because they can be reclaimed through conservational practices or cultivation or grazing or agroforestry.

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Artesian Well refers to a type of well that normally gives a continuous flow, the water being forced upwards by hydraulic pressure.

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The Committee of Creditors (CoC) consists of all financial creditors of a corporate debtor (CD). It appoints and supervises the Insolvency Professional and selects the best resolution plan for the CD, playing a crucial role in timely resolution. The process is time-bound, requiring completion within 180 days, with a possible one-time extension of 90 days. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) proposed a code of conduct for CoCs to ensure transparency and fairness, prohibiting members from influencing decisions for personal gain and mandating unbiased decision-making.

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The most crucial portion of any computer is the Central Processing Unit (CPU). The CPU is the brain of the computer where most calculations take place.

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IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) and POP (Post Office Protocol) are the two most prevailing methods or protocols for retrieving email from a mail server. Both of these protocols are supported by almost all popular mail client programs like Outlook, Thunderbird and Apple Mail. Similarly, Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is an Internet standard for electronic mail (email) transmission. However, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is an “Internet-standard protocol for managing devices on IP networks”. Devices that typically support SNMP include routers, switches, servers, workstations, printers, modem racks and more. SNMP is widely used in network management systems to monitor network-attached devices for conditions that warrant administrative attention.

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Garbage collection involves traversing the entire file system, marking everything that can be accessed. Then, a second pass collects everything that is not marked onto a list of free space. Garbage collection for a disk-based file system, however, is extremely time-consuming and is thus seldom attempted. Garbage collection is necessary only because of possible cycles in the graph.

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Dot matrix printer creates each character from an array of dots that are usually formed by transferring ink by mechanical impact. It may be a serial printer, printing a character at a time, or a line printer. These printers are generally considered outdated, as they cannot create high-quality prints and are costly as well.