The Jataka tales are a voluminous body of literature native to India concerning the previous births of Gautama Buddha in both human and animal forms.
42. Most of the jute-mills of India are located along:
(a) Yamuna river
(b) Damodar river
(c) Mahanadi river
(d) Hugli river
Answer:
(d) Hugli river
Explanation:
Historically, the majority of India’s jute mills are heavily concentrated along the banks of the Hugli (Hooghly) River in West Bengal due to abundant water supply and cheap transport.
43. Which one is correct about the United Kingdom’s Constitution ?
(a) Fully written constitution
(b) Partially written and partially unwritten
(c) There is no constitution of UK
(d) Constitution of the United States governs UK
Answer:
(b) Partially written and partially unwritten
Explanation:
The UK constitution is often described as “unwritten” (uncodified), but it is actually a mix of written laws (like Acts of Parliament) and unwritten constitutional conventions.
44. The Hunter Commission was appointed after the :
(a) Black hole incident
(b) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
(c) Uprising of 1857
(d) Partition of Bengal
Answer:
(b) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
Explanation:
The Disorders Inquiry Committee, universally known as the Hunter Commission, was established in 1919 by the British government to investigate the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
45. The first census was conducted in India at the time of :
(a) Lord Dufferin
(b) Lord Lytton
(c) Lord Mayo
(d) Sir John Napier
Answer:
(c) Lord Mayo
Explanation:
Historically, the first census in India was conducted under Lord Mayo in 1872. None of the options provided in the source test paper are factually correct, indicating a likely error in the original exam’s question design.
