. 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
In which areas is physical weathering more prominent? (a) Arid areas (b) Humid areas (c) Cold areas
Leander Paes-Mahesh Bhupathi?s pair recently won which of the following tournaments after defeating Goran Ivanisevic and Jeff Tarango? 1 U.S. Open Tennis 2 Italian Open Tennis 3 Australian Open Tennis 4 French Open Tennis
Which form of phosphorus is used in safety matches? 1 White phosphorus 2 Yellow phosphorus 3 Red phosphorus 4 Black phosphorus
Which among the following is India?s largest Tiger Reserve? 1 Periyar 2 Bandipur 3 Kanha 4 Nagarjuna Srisailam
Every Member of Parliament shall have an oath or affirmation before taking his seat in the chamber by virtue of (a) Article 97 (b) Article 98 (c) Article 99 (d) Article 100
India and Russia recently agreed to extend their defence co-operation agreement till the end of the year??. 1 2000 2 2005 3 2010 4 2020
India played the first One Day International Cricket Match with Pakistan in March this year at (a) Lahore (b) Peshawar (c) Multan (d) Karachi
2 Answers HCL, India Infoline, UPSC,
The Gupta age saw the brilliant developments in respect of: (a) architecture (b) painting (c) sculpture (d) All the above
The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre is located at (A) Dehradun (B) Thumba (C) Nellore (D) Arvi
Consider the following plants : 115 Cycas 116 Pea 117 Pinus In which of the above, the seeds are not enclosed in fruits ? (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 (c) 1 and 3 (d) 2 and 3
Which of the following rights was described by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as ‘The Heart and Soul of the Constitution ? a) Right to freedom of Religion b) Right to Property c) Right of Equality d) Right to Constitutional Remedies
How often the Finance Commission is constituted in India? (a) Only once (b) Once every year (c) After every 5 years (d) After every 10 years