81. In the Parliament of India, Upper House is known as
(A) Lok Sabha
(B) Rajya Sabha
(C) Council of States
(D) Vidhan Sabha
Answer:
(B) Rajya Sabha
Explanation:
The bicameral Parliament of India consists of two houses. The Upper House is constitutionally known as the Council of States, which translates to the Rajya Sabha in Hindi.
82. Planning Commission was a
(A) Political Body
(B) Non-Political Body
(C) Quasi-Political Body
(D) Statutory Body
Answer:
(C) Quasi-Political Body
Explanation:
The Planning Commission of India (now NITI Aayog) was a non-statutory, extra-constitutional body established via an executive resolution. In political science exams, it is often referred to as a “quasi-political” or “non-statutory” advisory body.
83. The number of Fundamental Rights enjoyed by an Indian are
(A) Seven
(B) Ten
(C) Nine
(D) Six
Answer:
(D) Six
Explanation:
Originally the Constitution provided seven Fundamental Rights. However, after the Right to Property was removed as a fundamental right by the 44th Amendment in 1978, exactly six broad categories of Fundamental Rights remain.
84. The law of Natural Selection is associated with
(A) Dalton
(B) Darwin
(C) Kepler
(D) Mendel
Answer:
(B) Darwin
Explanation:
The theory of evolution by natural selection—which dictates that organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring—was formulated and famously published by Charles Darwin in On the Origin of Species
85. The instrument used to measure electric current is
(A) ammeter
(B) electrometer
(C) galvanometer
(D) spectrometer
Answer:
(A) ammeter
Explanation:
An ammeter (derived from Ampere Meter) is a dedicated electrical measuring instrument used directly to measure the continuous flow of electric current in a circuit in amperes.
