LDC Mixed Practice Test #707

Question 1

Governor can reserve bill for:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

President — Art 200 — Governor can reserve state bill for President's consideration.‌​‍

Answer

CM

Answer

Speaker

Answer

CJI

Question 2

The first cyber police station in India was in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Bangalore — Bangalore had India's first cyber crime police station.‌​‍

Answer

Delhi

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Mumbai

Answer

Thiruvananthapuram

Question 3

Can the Attorney General vote in Parliament?

Accepted Answer

No — The Attorney General can speak and participate in proceedings of both Houses of Parliament but has no right to vote.

Answer

Yes

Answer

Only in the Lok Sabha

Answer

Only in the Rajya Sabha

Question 4

A major industrial complex in an ecologically sensitive zone of Kerala is found to be regularly violating environmental norms by discharging untreated effluents and emitting hazardous air pollutants, severely impacting the local ecosystem and public health. Which of the following is the principal umbrella legislation that empowers the Central Government to take comprehensive measures, including setting national standards, issuing directions, and coordinating actions for the prevention, control, and abatement of such multi-faceted environmental pollution?

Accepted Answer

C. The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 — The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, is an umbrella legislation enacted to provide for the protection and improvement of the environment and for matters connected therewith. It grants broad powers to the Central Government to take all necessary measures to protect and improve the quality of the environment, and to prevent, control, and abate environmental pollution, including setting national standards and issuing directions. While the Water Act and Air Act specifically address water and air pollution respectively, the EPA provides the overarching legal framework and comprehensive powers to

Answer

A. The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974

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B. The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981

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D. The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972

Question 5

Government by the people:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Democracy — Democracy = government by the people.‌​‍

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Plutocracy

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Autocracy

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Theocracy

Question 6

Armed Forces Tribunal:

Accepted Answer

2007 — AFT Act 2007.

Answer

2009

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2011

Answer

2013

Question 7

If A is square matrix, A is non-singular when:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

det A ≠ 0 — Non-singular ↔ invertible ↔ det ≠ 0 ↔ full rank ↔ unique solution to Ax=b.‌​‍

Answer

Diagonal

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det A = 0

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A symmetric

Question 8

Kasaragod formed:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1984 — 24 May 1984.‌​‍

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1980

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1990

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1956

Question 9

One word: Proposed explanation:

Accepted Answer

Hypothesis — Hypothesis (testable).

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Theory

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Law

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Postulate

Question 10

National Emergency under Article:

Accepted Answer

352 — Article 352.

Answer

356

Answer

360

Answer

365

LDC Mixed Practice Test #707