NTSE STAGE 1 CONDUCTED BY SCERT UDAIPUR ORIGINAL PAPER (RAJASTHAN) ALONG WITH ANSWER KEY

NTSE STAGE 1 CONDUCTED BY SCERT UDAIPUR 2012

ORIGINAL PAPER (RAJASTHAN) ALONG WITH ANSWER KEY

61.       What is Guillotine?     

            (1) Mine of Coal          (2) Human Settlement            (3) Death Machine      (4) Shifting Agriculture

Ans.     (3)

Sol.      The guillotine is a device designed for carrying out executions during French Revolution by          Maximilien Robespierre,

62.       Massai Mara national Park is located in:       

            (1) India           (2) Pakistan     (3) Sudan        (4) Kenya

Ans.     (4)

Sol.      The Maasai Mara National Reserve is a large game reserve in south-western Kenya.

63.       In which country first time the cultivation of opium begin?   

            (1) Portugal     (2) India           (3) China         (4) Britain

Ans.     (BONUS). Answer given was 1 as per SCERT KEY

Sol.      The Portuguese had introduced opium into China in the early sixteenth century. The historical      evidence of opium cultivation was first from Mesopotamia

64.       Which treaty was imposed on Germany after first would war?        

            (1) Versailles   (2) Paris          (3) Vienna       (4) London

Ans.     (1)

Sol.      The Treaty of Versailles 1919 was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War l between    Germany and Allies.

65.       Who opened the first Cricket Club in India?

            (1) Britisher     (2) Hindu         (3) Zoroastrians           (4) Muslim

Ans.     (BONUS) Answer given was 3 as per SCERT KEY

Sol.      The Parsis founded the first Indian cricket club, the Oriental Cricket Club in Bombay in 1848.   The first Indian club, the Calcutta Cricket Club, was established in 1792 by Britishers.

66.       What is “Barchans”?  

            (1) Name of Sand dune          (2) Name of Village     (3) Name of Tree        (4) Name of Mountain

Ans.     (1)

Sol.      Barchans is a crescent-shaped shifting sand dune, convex on the windward side and steeper       and concave on the leeward.

67.       Which state coast line is called the Malabar?

            (1) Gujarat       (2) Kerala        (3) Rajasthan (4) West Bengal

Ans.     (2)

Sol.      The Malabar Coast is a long and narrow coastline on the south-western shore line of the   mainland Indian subcontinent in Kerala.

68.       Ranthambore is situated in:   

            (1) Rajasthan             (2) Arunachal Pradesh            (3) Assam       (4) Madhya Pradesh

Ans.     (1)

Sol.      Ranthambore National Park is one of the largest national parks situated in Rajasthan, India.

69.       The full form of C.N.G. is :    

            (1) Compund Natural Gas                  (2) Complex Natural Gas

            (3) Compund New Gas                      (4) Compressed Natural Gas

Ans.     (4)

Sol.      Compressed natural gas (CNG) is a fossil fuel substitute for gasoline (petrol).

70.       The ore of iron is:       

            (1) Haematite  (2) Uranium     (3) Bauxite      (4) Lignite

Ans.     (1)

Sol.      Hematite, also spelled as haematite, is the mineral form of iron.

71.       Gender ratio in India is:          

            (1) 880 / 1000             (2) 940 / 1000             (3) 300 / 1000             (4) 400 / 1000

Ans.     (2)

Sol.      Sex Ratio of India has improved from 933 in 2001 to 940 in 2011.

72.       Bhakra-Nangal Project is situated on the River?      

            (1) Satluj                      (2) Tungabhadra         (3) Damodar               (4) Mahi

Ans.     (1)

Sol.      Bhakra Nangal Dam is a gravity dam across the Sutlej River.

73.       When was “Indian Wildlife Protection Act” implemented?    

            (1) 1970                       (2) 1972                       (3) 1974                       (4) 1976

Ans.     (2)

Sol.      The Government of India enacted Wild Life (Protection) Act 1972 with the objective of effectively             protecting the wild life of this country and to control poaching, smuggling and illegal trade in          wildlife and its derivatives.

74.       Salty Water lake is :               

            (1) Jaisamand lake     (2) Rajsamand lake    (3) Didwana lake         (4) Gapsagar lake

Ans.     (3)

Sol.      Didwana is about 180 km west of Jaipur the pink city and capital of Rajasthan. It is 230 km East of Jodhpur. The famous salt lake – The Didwana salt lake is situated here.

75.       The Rainfall that occurs during winter season is known as :

            (1) Monsoon    (2) Cyclone     (3) Mango Shower      (4) Mavath

Ans.     (4)

Sol.      Winter rains locally known as Mahawat in Rajasthan.

76.       Who is the first Person of India?        

            (1) Prime Minister       (2) President   (3) Governor   (4) Chief Minister

Ans.     (2)

Sol.      The President is the first citizen of the country.

77.       The country that is not permanent member of United Nation Organisation is?        

            (1) Russia        (2) Britain        (3) China         (4) India

Ans.     (4)

Sol.      The permanent members of the Security Council, also known as the Permanent Five, Big Five,   or P5, include the following five governments: China, France, Russia the United Kingdom and    USA.

78.       “The long walk to freedom” is autobiography of?      

            (1) Nelsen Mandela    (2) Mahatma Gandhi (3) Barak Obama        (4) Amitabh Bachchan

Ans.     (1)

Sol.      “Long Walk to Freedom” is an autobiographical work written by South African President Nelson   Mandela.

79.       “Code of conduct” is related to?        

            (1) War            (2) Transportation       (3) Cereals      (4) Election

Ans.     (4)

Sol.      Election Commission of India issue code of conduct for political parties in elections.

80.       Who can seek information from government under “right to information Act”?       

            (1) Any citizen                                                 (2) Only Government officials

            (3) Only elected members of Loksabha         (4) Only elected members of Vidhan Sabha

Ans.     (1)

Sol.      The Right to Information Act 2005 (RTI) is an Act of the Parliament of India "to provide for setting            out the practical regime of right to information for citizens”.

81.       How many languages are there under article 8th in the Indian Constitution?

            (1) 22               (2) 20                           (3) 25                           (4) 15

Ans.     (1)

Sol.      The Eighth Schedule to the Indian Constitution contains a list of 22 scheduled languages.

82.       The first nation of the world which provided adult franchise is:        

            (1) America     (2) India                       (3) Brazil                      (4) New Zealand

Ans.     (4)

Sol.      New Zealand is the first nation in the world to achieve universal adult franchise.

83.       Which of the following Country has adopted the one (single) Party System?          

            (1) India           (2) America                 (3) Japan                     (4) China

Ans.     (4)

Sol.      Chinese Communist Party

84.       In which year Indian National Congress was established?   

            (1) 1889           (2) 1885                       (3) 1985                       (4) 1905

Ans.     (2)

Sol.      INC was founded on 28 December 1885.

85.       Out of the following which is not a union territory?   

            (1) Pondicherry           (2) Chandigarh            (3) Goa            (4) Daman and Div

Ans.     (3)

Sol.      Goa is a state.

86.       When was the “National Rural Employment Guarantee Act” Passed?        

            (1) 2001           (2) 2003                       (3) 2005                       (4) 2007

Ans.     (3)

Sol.      The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is an Indian job guarantee scheme, enacted by legislation on August 25, 2005.

87.       What is GDP?

            (1) Gross Daily Production                (2) Gross Domestic Production

            (3) Gross Domestic Power                 (4) Gross Development Production

Ans.     (2)

Sol.      Gross domestic product (GDP) is the market value of all officially recognized final goods and      services produced within a country in a given period of time.

88.       When is the National Consumer Day celebrated in India?    

            (1)  December, 24      (2) September, 16       (3) March, 8    (4) May, 25

Ans.     (1)

Sol.      In India, 24th December is observed as “National Consumer Rights Day”, since the Consumer     Protection Act, 1986 was enacted on this day.

89.       According to Census-2011 the literacy rate of Rajasthan?   

            (1) 48.34%                  (2) 54.90%                  (3) 67.06%      (4) 74.04%

Ans.     (3)

Sol.      Literacy rate of Rajasthan is 67.07% according to 2011.

90.       In which year did the Economic Liberalisation start in India?

            (1) 1991                       (2) 1996                       (3) 1999           (4) 2004

Ans.     (1)

Sol.      The economic liberalisation in India refers to ongoing economic reforms in India that started on    24 July 1991.

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