The Durand Line is the highly porous, 2,670-kilometer international land border originally established in 1893 that distinctly separates the nations of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
72. In India which one of the following was the largest inland saline wet land?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Haryana
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Rajasthan
Answer:
(D) Rajasthan
Explanation:
The Sambhar Salt Lake, located in the state of Rajasthan, is historically and geographically recognized as India’s largest inland saline wetland.
73. Which of the following gas has an important role in maintaining atmosphere temperature
(A) Nitrogen
(B) Oxygen
(C) Argon
(D) Carbon dioxide
Answer:
(D) Carbon dioxide
Explanation:
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a major greenhouse gas that heavily absorbs and radiates infrared heat back toward the Earth’s surface, playing a massive role in maintaining the planet’s atmospheric temperature.
74. The intensity of the earthquake waves is recorded by
(A) Telescope
(B) Seismograph
(C) Monograph
(D) Sonograph
Answer:
(B) Seismograph
Explanation:
A seismograph (or seismometer) is the scientific instrument utilized by geologists specifically to detect and record the intensity, direction, and duration of seismic waves generated by earthquakes.
75. ‘Jhelum’ river is found in which city?
(A) Karachi
(B) Lahore
(C) Sanghai
(D) Srinagar
Answer:
(D) Srinagar
Explanation:
The Jhelum River, a major tributary of the Indus, prominently flows right through the heart of Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir.
76. Lok Sabha maximum membership strength is
(A) 512
(B) 532
(C) 552
(D) 572
Answer:
(C) 552
Explanation:
Under Article 81 of the Constitution of India, the maximum constitutionally sanctioned strength of the Lok Sabha (House of the People) is capped at 552 members.
77. A proposal made in the House of a legislature to elicit its decision on a subject is called ______
(A) Petition
(B) Privilege
(C) Motion
(D) Ordinance
Answer:
(C) Motion
Explanation:
In parliamentary procedure, a “motion” is a formal proposal presented by a member to the deliberative assembly for debate and a subsequent vote to elicit a firm decision.
78. Which act provided India to become an Independent State
(A) Indian Independence Act 1949
(B) Indian Independence Act 1946
(C) Indian Independence Act 1947
(D) Indian Independence Act 1948
Answer:
(C) Indian Independence Act 1947
Explanation:
The Indian Independence Act 1947 was the landmark legislation passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom that officially partitioned British India and established the independent dominions of India and Pakistan.
79. Local Government are the basis of
(A) Aristocracy
(B) Secularism
(C) Democracy
(D) Reservation
Answer:
(C) Democracy
Explanation:
Local government bodies (like Municipalities and Panchayats) represent decentralized governance. They form the foundational, grassroots basis of a functioning Democracy by allowing direct citizen participation in local administration.
80. What was the name of India’s first legislature
(A) Parliament
(B) Union Parliament
(C) Constituent Assembly
(D) National Assembly
Answer:
(C) Constituent Assembly
Explanation:
Following Independence, the Constituent Assembly of India (which was elected to draft the Constitution) functionally served as the newly sovereign nation’s first provisional Parliament/legislature.
