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1. In the federation established by The Government of India Act of 1935. Residuary Power were given to the- (a) Federal Legislature (b) Governor General (c) Provincial Legislature (d) Provincial Governors 2. The formation of ozone hole in the Antarctic region has been a cause of concern. What could be the reason for the formation of this hole? (a) Presence of prominent tropospheric turbulence; and inflow of chlorofluorocarbons (b) Presence of prominent polar front and stratospheric Clouds; and inflow of chlorofluorocarbons (c) Absence of polar front and stratospheric clouds; and inflow of methane and chlorofluorocarbons (d) Increased temperature at polar region due to global warming.
3. In the areas covered under the Panchayat (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996, what is the role/power of Gram Sabha? 1. Gram Sabha has the power to prevent alienation of land in the Scheduled Areas. 2. Gram Sabha has the ownership of minor forest produce. 3. Recommendation of Gram Sabha is required for granting prospecting licence or mining lease for any mineral in the Scheduled Areas. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 4. The Narmada river flows to the west, while most other large peninsular rivers flow to the east. Why?
  1. It occupies a linear rift valley.
  2. It flows between the Vindhyas and the Satpuras.
  3. The land slopes to the west from central India.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.  (a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 3 (d) None 5. Which of the following phenomena might have influenced the evolution of organisms?
  1. Continental drift
  2. Glacial cycles
Select the correct answer using the code given below. (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 ANSWERS 1. (b) - Residuary powers were vested in the Governor -General, who could, in his discretion, assign any such power by a public notification to the federal legislature or the provincial legislature. 2. (b) - Antarctic polar front creates harsh ozone depletion where nitric acid in polar stratospheric clouds reacts with chlorofluorocarbons forming chlorine that catalyzes photochemical destruction of ozone. Since Polar stratospheric clouds are medium on which reservoir chlorine compounds gets converted to ozone by killing chlorine radicals which can be applied for creating hole in ozone layer. 3. (b) - Panchayat Extension to Scheduled Areas (PESA) Act in 1996 was principally introduced to give self rule authority to tribal people so that they can govern themselves with their resources. Under Panchayat Extension to Scheduled Areas (PESA) Act, Gram Sabhas will compulsory performs executive functions which lead to finalization of plans for village Panchayats, arranging good schemes, certificates related to utilization of funds, power related to land acquisition, managing village markets, control money lending an ownership of minor forest produce. 4. (b) - Narmada River is among the major rivers in peninsular India which flows from east to west towards rift valley, so statement 1 is correct. Narmada enters structural channel between Vindhya and Satpura ranges and flows across Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat in Gulf of Khambhat, so statement 2 is also correct but that is not the reason for flow towards west. 5. (c) - Evolution result in alteration of heritable traits of biological species over succeeding production. Continental drift theory based on large continent Pangaea broke glacial cycle leaving signs of evolution at both stages which influences evolution. With presence of unique primates found in Australia and South America, the effect of continental drift on evolution exits whose final evolution stage Genus Homo took place in last glacial cycles.  






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