41. Who represents the savings of the private corporate sector?
[A] Dividends paid to shareholders
[B] Total profits of a company
[C] Undistributed profits
[D] Excess of income over expenditure
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Correct Answer: C [Undistributed profits]
Notes:
For the private corporate sector, retained profits adjusted for non operating surplus/deficit is considered as its Net Saving. Retained profits are those which are ploughed back into business after making commitments to depreciation provision for various fixed assets, debts, government and to share-holders.
42. In the context of the culture of medieval India, the terms ‘Ba-shara’ and ‘Be-shara’ refer to which of the following?
[A] Categories of Sufi Orders
[B] Types of land grants to the mendicants
[C] Types of fertile land
[D] Different types of protected minorities
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Correct Answer: A [Categories of Sufi Orders]
Notes:
The Sufi orders are broadly divided into two: ba-shara and be-shara, that is, those which followed the Islamic Law (shara) and those which were not bound by it. Both types of orders prevailed in India, the latter being followed more by wandering saints. Although these saints did not establish an order, some of them became figures of popular veneration, often for the Muslims and Hindus alike. Of the ba-shara movements, only two acquired significant influence and following in North India during the 13th and 14th centuries. These were the Chishti and Suharwardi silsilas.
43. In the medieval administration, ‘Qanungo’ was associated with which of the following?
[A] Spying
[B] Royal workshop
[C] Land revenue administration
[D] Law & order
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Correct Answer: C [Land revenue administration]
Notes:
Akbar took keen interest in the land revenue administration. Akbar adopted Sher Shah’ system but it had one problem. Fixing a central schedule of prices often led to considerable delays and resulted in great hardships to the peasantry since the prices fixed were generally prevailing in the city, and were higher than those in countryside. At first, Akbar revered to a system of annual assessment. The qanungos, who were hereditary holders of land as well as local officials conversant with local traditions, were ordered to report on the actual produce, state of cultivation, local prices etc. Due to the corruption of qanungos, this system also did not work out. So, after the Karori experiment, the Dahsala system worked out.
44. The open “Sigrees” or coal stoves often require fanning to sustain burning because of:
[A] tendency of carbon dioxide to form a layer along with dust smoke
[B] lack of oxygen in the surroundings of sigrees
[C] accumulation of smoke and dust over the sigrees
[D] interrupted release of moisture from the material
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Correct Answer: A [tendency of carbon dioxide to form a layer along with dust smoke]
Notes:
Burning coal requires oxygen to chemically react. The availability of oxygen is limited in the furnace by several factors such as the friction of the air against the coal. Blowing provides more oxygen to the flame and raises the temperature of the flame. Besides, it helps to prevent carbon dioxide from forming carbon monoxide with dust smoke so as to keep the supply of oxygen intact.
45. The first woman film star nominated to the Rajya Sabha was?
[A] Nargis Dutt
[B] Shabana Azmi
[C] Madhubala
[D] Meena Kumari
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Correct Answer: A [Nargis Dutt]
Notes:
Nargis Dutt, born Fatima Rashid but known by her screen name, Nargis, was an Indian film actress. In early 1970s, she became the first patron of Spastics Society of India, and her subsequent work with the organisation brought her recognition as a social worker, and later a Rajya Sabha nomination in 1980.
46. With reference to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, which of the following statements is not correct?
[A] It is a central-sector scheme.
[B] Social Audit of MGNREGA works is mandatory.
[C] Gram Sabha and the Gram Panchayat approve the shelf of works under MGNREGA and fix their priority.
[D] It guarantees the right to work.
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Correct Answer: A [It is a central-sector scheme.]
Notes:
- Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme guarantees “the right to work”, by legally providing at least 100 days of wage employment in rural India.
- The Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) in association with state governments. It is a centrally-sponsored scheme.
- Within 15 days of submitting the application or from the day work is demanded (demand-driven scheme), wage employment will be provided to the applicant, and allowances in case employment are not provided.
- Social Audit of MGNREGA works is mandatory.
- Gram Sabha and the Gram Panchayat approve the shelf of works under MGNREGA and fix their priority.
47. What is the name of official capital of Sri Lanka?
[A] Colombo
[B] Sri Jayewardenepura
[C] Ceylon
[D] Kandy
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Correct Answer: B [Sri Jayewardenepura]
Notes:
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is the official capital of Sri Lanka. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is a satellite city and within the urban area of Sri Lanka’s de-facto capital, Colombo. As Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte, it was the capital of the Sinhalese kingdom of Kotte from 1415 to 1565, largely owing to the lagoons, rivers, and swamps that still encircle it and provide a natural defense.
48. A translator for the assembly language to machine language is:
[A] Assembler
[B] Compiler
[C] Interpreter
[D] Linker
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Correct Answer: A [Assembler]
Notes:
Assembly language is converted into executable machine code by a utility program referred to as an assembler; the conversion process is referred to as assembly, or assembling the code.
49. In a computer system, which device is functionally opposite of a Keyboard?
[A] Trackball
[B] Joystick
[C] Mouse
[D] Printer
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Correct Answer: D [Printer]
Notes:
In a Computer System, Printer is functionally Opposite of a Keyboard. A keyboard is the most common input device that comprises a set of typewriter-like keys used to enter data into a computer. On the contrary, a printer is an output device capable of printing text and graphics on a paper. Printers convert processed data from a combination of electronic impulses into a printed form called hard copy.
50. Which one of the following is not a Satellite of Jupiter?
[A] Europa
[B] Ganymede
[C] Callisto
[D] Deimos
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Correct Answer: D [Deimos]
Notes:
Callisto, Europa and Ganymede are the satellites of Jupiter. Deimos is a natural satellite of the planet Mars.
