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Consider the following statements regarding the formation of foam in River waters in India.
1.The foaming in rivers usually happens due to the presence of phosphates from detergents.
2.During winters the formation of foams in the rivers is completely reduced.
[A] 1 only
[B] 2 only
[C] Both 1 and 2
[D] Neither 1 nor 2
Correct Answer: B [2 only]
Notes:
When the water gets disturbed by waves, natural waterfalls, or artificial falls from river barrages, this fatty layer gets beaten into a froth — similar to how shaking up soapy water causes air to get trapped in tiny bubbles that form a layer of foam.
Consider the following statements.
Article 44 of the Indian constitution says, “The state shall endeavour to secure a Uniform Civil Code for the citizens throughout the territory of India.”
A Uniform Civil Code (UCC) would provide for one law for the entire country, applicable to all religious communities in their personal matters such as marriage, divorce, inheritance, adoption.
[A] 1 only
[B] 2 only
[C] Both 1 and 2
[D] Neither 1 nor 2
Correct Answer: C [Both 1 and 2]
Notes:
Uniform civil code for the citizens The State shall endeavour to secure for the citizens a uniform civil code throughout the territory of India
Consider the following statements regarding Pusa Decomposer.
It is essentially a bacteria -based liquid solution that can soften hard stubble to the extent that it can be easily mixed with soil in the field to act as compost.
The window of time required for the solution to work is around 10 to 20 days.
[A] 1 only
[B] 2 only
[C] Both 1 and 2
[D] Neither 1 nor 2
Correct Answer: C [Both 1 and 2]
Notes:
The bio-decomposer namely Pusa Decomposer developed by The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has been used by the States of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and NCT of Delhi to total of 978,713 acres (3,91,485 ha) equivalent to about 2.4 million tonnes of straw management in this year.
Sukapaika River, recently seen in news, originated from
[A] River Mahanadi
[B] River Godavari
[C] River Krishna
[D] River Yamuna
Correct Answer: A [River Mahanadi]
Notes:
The Mahanadi River system is the third largest of peninsular India after Godavari and Krishna, and the largest river of Odisha state.The catchment area of the river extends to Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Jharkhand and Maharashtra.Its basin is bounded by the Central India hills on the north, by the Eastern Ghats on the south and east and by the Maikala range in the west.
Consider the following statements regarding Classical Languages.
For declaring a language as ‘Classical Language’, the literary tradition must be original and not borrowed from another speech community.
Tamil was the first language to be declared as Classical language.
[A] 1 only
[B] 2 only
[C] Both 1 and 2
[D] Neither 1 nor 2
Correct Answer: C [Both 1 and 2]
Notes:
Six languages in India namely Tamil, Telugu, Sanskrit, Kannada, Malayalam and Odia have been given the status of classical language.
