. Acid precipitation is now regarded as a serious problem in some European and Asian countries. Its major cause or source is (a) Discharge of acidic effluents onto neutral or slightly alkaline land where the acidic components precipitate (b) Emissions of sulphur oxides and nitrogen oxides from thermal power plants and burning of fossil fuels; these oxides dissolve in atmospheric water vapour and fall back on earth as acid rain (c) Neutral carbon dioxide released during respiration of living organisms dissolves in water, forming carbonic acid which is the chief contributor to acidity in rain water. (d) Chlorofluorocarbons readily react with various chemicals near the earth’s surface, producing acidic intermediates which cause acid precipitation.

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. The basic difference between imperative and indicative planning is that (a) In the case of the imperative planning the market mechanism is entirely replaced by a command hierarchy, while in the case of indicative planning, it is looked upon as a way to improve the functioning of the market system. (b) In the case of indicative planning there is no need to nationalize any industry (c) In the case of imperative planning all economic activities belong to public sector, while in the other type they belong to the private sector (d) It is easier to achieve targets in imperative type of planning

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Indian Constitution is (a) More rigid than flexible (b) Very rigid (c) Very flexible (d) More flexible than rigid

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Among the following States of India which one has the lowest area under forest? 1 Gujarat 2 Haryana 3 Punjab 4 Rajasthan

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Which one of the following places is famous for Stupa? (a) Allahabad (b) Sanchi (c) Sarnath (d) Vaishali

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. Who among the following was the leader of a number of Anti-British revolts in Sambalpur? (a) Utirat Singh (b) Surendra Sai (c) Kattabomman (d) Sayyid Ahmed Barelvi

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Afro-Asian Games held in (1) Nigeria (2) South Africa (3) Hyderabad (4) Japan

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The principal work of Sir Issac Newton is: (a) Origin of the Species (b) Principia (c) One World (d) Shape of Things to Come

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The Bharat Ratna was awarded posthumously to 1 Indira Gandhi 2 C.Rajagopalachari 3 Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan 4 M.C.Ramachandran

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Ovulation is prevented by using 1 IUD 2 Copper T 3 Infanticide 4 Pills

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Which of the following countries is not a permanent member of the UN Security Council? 1 China 2 France 3 USA 4 Japan

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Swaythling cup is associated with : (a) TT (b) Lawn Tennis (c) Polo (d) Hockey

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