Que 70. The First Mysore War fought between the British and Hyder Ali in 1767-69 A.D., came to an end by the

(A) Treaty of Madras

(B) Treaty of Mysore 

(C) Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle

(D) Treaty of Pondicherry

Answer - (C) Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle

Que 69. What are the folds found in the mucous lining of the empty stomach ?

(A) Areolae

(B) Rugae

(C) Villi

(D) Typhlosole

Answer - (B) Rugae

Explanation: The stomach is the expanded part of the digestive tract into which the esophagus opens. The empty stomach has a number of folds or ridges, called rugae, formed by the submucosa and mucosa, which serve to accomodate the filling and expanding of the stomach. Rugae are more prominent in the lower, narrow region of the stomach. The mixing and partial digestion of food by the stomach’s gastric secrtions produces a pulpy fluid mix called chyme.

Que 68. Which one of the following is an egg-laying mammal?

(A) Duck-billed platypus
(B) Kangaroo
(C) Bandicoot
(D) Sloth

Answer - (A) Duck-billed platypus

Explanation: The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) also known as the duck-billed platypus is a semi aquatic egg-laying mammal (Monotreme) endemic to eastern Australia, including Tasmania. 

Que 67. Pleura is the covering of

(A) Liver
(B) Kidney
(C) Heart
(D) Lung

Answer - (D) Lung

Explanation: Pleura - A thin serous membrane in mammals that envelops each lung and folds back to make a lining for the chest cavity.

Que 66. Leaves of many grasses are capable of folding and unfolding because

(A) they have stomata on both sides of the leaf

(B) they have high levels of silica

(C) they have specialised bulliform cells

(D) their mesophyll is not differentiated into palisade and spongy parenchyma

Answer - (C) they have specialised bulliform cells

Explanation: In monocot leaves of grass plants, on the upper epidermis, bulliform cells are present. They help in the rolling or folding and unfolding of leaves. They also help in the process of transpiration. 

Que 65. Which among the following is an abiotic factor ?

(A) Moisture

(B) Rodents

(C) Insects

(D) Mites

Answer - (A) Moisture

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Que 64. Select the correct direction of Sirocco storm

(A) North from U.S.A.

(B) West from Sahara

(C) Adriatic Sea to Italy

(D) Sahara to Mediterranean Sea

Answer - (D) Sahara to Mediterranean Sea

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Que 63. Which one of the fo following pairs is not correctly matched?

(A) Podzol - Zonal soil

(B) Chestnut - Zonal soil

(C) Bhangar - Azonal soil

(D) Khadar - Zonal soil

Answer - (D) Khadar - Zonal soil

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Que 62. India follows the policy of non-alignment which implies

(A) choosing its own policies

(B) neutrality towards power blocs

(C) bringing peace and amity to the world

(D) being a third world power

Answer - (B) neutrality towards power blocs

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Que 61. A unit price elastic demand curve will touch

(A) neither price axis, nor quantity axis

(B) only price axis

(C) only quantity axis

(D) both price and quantity axes

Answer - (D) both price and quantity axes

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Que 60. The basic problem studied in Macroeconomics is

(A) usage of income
(B) flow of income
(C) distribution of income
(D) production of income

Answer - (C) distribution of income

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Que 59. The book which is at the centrepiece of the study of Macro-Economics was written by

(A) Prof. J.M. Keynes

(B) Prof. Benham

(C) Prof. Baumol

(D) Prof. Samuelson

Answer - (A) Prof. J.M. Keynes

Que 58. According to Modern Theory of Rent, rent accrues to

(A) any factor

(C) land only

(B) labour only

(D) capital only

Answer - (A) any factor

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Que 57. If the supply curve is a straight line passing through the origin, then the price elasticity of supply will be

(A) infinitely large
(B) greater than unity
(C) equal to unity
(D) less than unity

Answer - (C) equal to unity

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Que 56. The most powerful Peshwa was

(A) Baji Rao
(B) Madhava Rao
(C) Balaji Vishwanath
(D) Balaji Baji Rao

Answer - (A) Baji Rao

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Que 55. Who was the French Governor of Pondicherry who tried to make the French Company as a powerful company?

(A) Charles Godeheu
(B) La Bourdonnais
(C) Joseph Francois Dupleix
(D) Thomas Arthur, Comte de Lally

Answer - (C) Joseph Francois Dupleix

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Que 54. The number of subjects incorporated in the Union List is

(A) 102
(C) 89
(B) 82
(D) 97

Answer - (D) 97

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Que 53. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is appointed by the

(A) Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
(B) Prime Minister
(C) President
(D) Speaker or the Lok Sabha

Answer - (C) President

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Que 52. Two-Party System is found in

(A) USA
(B) India
(C) France
(D) Russia

Answer - (A) USA

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