. Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion
(A) and the other labeled as Reason (R)
Assertion (A): In India, the political parties which formed
the governments represented the majority of seats secured in
the elections to the House of the People at the Centre and
the Legislative Assemblies in the States but not the
majority of votes.
Reason (R): The elections based on the majority-vote-system
decide the result on the basis of relative majority of votes
secured
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the
following is correct?
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct
explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
The main reason for the development of jute textile industry along Hooghly side is (1) Abundant supply of coal (2) Abundant supply of water (3) Abundant supply of raw material (4) Export oriented origin of jute industry
The process in which a solid substance, on being heated, changes directly into the gaseous form is known as: (A) Dissociation (B) Dissolution (C) Sublimation (D) Evaporation
The solid that undergoes sublimation is (1) NaCl (2) Pb(NO3)2 (3) NH4Cl (4) (NH4)2 Cr2O7
Which of the following enzymes secreted by pancreas helps predatory mammals to digest the blood they drink from their prey? 1 Pepsin 2 Fibrin 3 Trypsin 4 Ptyalin
The lady Congress leader who went underground during the ?Quit India? movement was 1 Sucheta Kripalani 2 Vijayalaxmi Pandit 3 Aruna Asaf Ali 4 Sarojini Naidu
The mirror placed near the driver of a bus is (a) Plane mirror (b) Convex mirror (c) Concave mirror (d) Cooling mirror
The president of the Indian Union has the same constitutional authority as the ? a) British monarch b) President of U.S.A. c) Preisdent of Egypt d) President of U.S.S.R.
Which of the following States has done commendable work in dairy development? (a) Haryana (b) Punjab (c) Gujarat (d) Maharashtra
The Puranas are: (a) 4 in number (b) 7 in number (c) 10 in number (d) 18 in number
Bethamcherla in Andhra Pradesh is famous for (1) Kakatiya temples (2) Birth place of Potana (3) River dam (4) Prehistoric caves
The world’s largest non-capital city is 1 New York 2 Shanghai 3 Mumbai 4 Kolkata
The Presiding Officer of the Rajya Sabha is the : (1) Speaker (2) President (3) Vice-President (4) Prime Minister