71. The chemical used in indelible ink (Election ink) is……..?
(A) Sodium Nitrate
(B) Potassium Nitrate
(C) Silver Nitrate
(D) Silver Iodide
Answer:
(C) Silver Nitrate
Explanation:
Election ink (indelible ink) heavily utilizes Silver Nitrate (). Upon exposure to ultraviolet light (sunlight), it undergoes a chemical reaction that permanently stains the skin to prevent double voting.
72. Who is the author of book “Rebooting Government”?
(A) Pranab Mukherjee
(B) Nandan Nilekani
(C) Arun Jaitley
(D) Manmohan Singh
Answer:
(B) Nandan Nilekani
Explanation:
Rebooting India: Realizing a Billion Aspirations is a thought-provoking book co-authored by Nandan Nilekani (the primary architect of Aadhaar) and Viral Shah, focusing on using technology to fix governance.
73. Who of the following has won the 2015 ICC Cricketer of the year?
(A) Steven Smith
(B) AB de Villiers
(C) Virat Kohli
(D) Brendon McCullum
Answer:
(A) Steven Smith
Explanation:
Australian batsman and captain Steve Smith was awarded the prestigious Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for being named the ICC Cricketer of the Year in 2015 for his phenomenal run-scoring form.
74. Who has the authority to decide the shares of States in the tax collected by the Central Government?
(A) Parliament
(B) NITI Aayog
(C) Finance Commission
(D) Finance Ministry
Answer:
(C) Finance Commission
Explanation:
Under Article 280 of the Indian Constitution, the Finance Commission is explicitly constituted by the President to evaluate and recommend the distribution of the net proceeds of taxes between the Union and the States.
75. Which of the following is the first country in the World to approve World’s first-ever dengue vaccine ‘Dengvaxia”?
(A) India
(B) Brazil
(C) Mexico
(D) China
Answer:
(C) Mexico
Explanation:
In December 2015, Mexico became the first country in the world to officially grant regulatory approval for Dengvaxia, the world’s first clinical dengue fever vaccine manufactured by Sanofi Pasteur.
