General Knowledge Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Who found an empirical relationship between the half-life of alpha decay and the energy of the emitted alpha particles in 1911?
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649a9fbcc7d7c7e0672ba384- 1Fermi and Meitnerfalse
- 2Geiger and Nuttalltrue
- 3Chadwick and Lawrencefalse
- 4Soddy and Astonfalse
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Answer : 2. "Geiger and Nuttall "
Explanation :
In 1911, Geiger and Nuttall discovered an empirical relationship between the half-life of alpha decay and the energy of the emitted alpha particles.
Q: Which of the following statements are correct regarding the Supreme Court judgement on validity of 103rd Constitutional Amendment Act?
A. The Supreme Court of India’s Constitutional Bench for this case consisted of 5 judges.
B. The Constitutional Bench upholds the 10% of EWS reservation with 3-2 majority.
C. As per the Supreme Court judgement, the 103rd Constitutional Amendment is valid although it is violating the Basic Structure of the Indian Constitution.
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649a9e99ab3c5fffc2e07e01B. The Constitutional Bench upholds the 10% of EWS reservation with 3-2 majority.
C. As per the Supreme Court judgement, the 103rd Constitutional Amendment is valid although it is violating the Basic Structure of the Indian Constitution.
- 1A, B and Cfalse
- 2A and C onlyfalse
- 3B and C onlyfalse
- 4A and B onlytrue
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Answer : 4. "A and B only"
Explanation :
1. The Supreme Court of India’s Constitutional Bench for this case consisted of 5 judges.
2. The Constitutional Bench upholds the 10% of EWS reservation with 3-2 majority.
Q: The population of India is _____ according to Census 2011.
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649a9db5cae316dfef86aed1- 11.4 billionfalse
- 21.21 billiontrue
- 31.5 billionfalse
- 41.11 billionfalse
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Answer : 2. "1.21 billion"
Explanation :
1. According to the 2011 census, India's population was 1,210,193,422 (1.21 billion).
Q: Amartya Sen was awarded the Noble Prize for his contribution to–
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6336e5cc30141c336c3a466b- 1Monetary Economicsfalse
- 2Welfare Economicstrue
- 3Econometricsfalse
- 4Development Economicsfalse
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Answer : 2. "Welfare Economics"
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Explain: -For Welfare Economics and Social Choice Theory, Amartya Sen, in 1998 was awarded the Noble Prize. Welfare economics is a branch of economics that uses microeconomic techniques to evaluate well-being (welfare) at the aggregate (economy-wide) level. ... The field of welfare economics is associated with two fundamental theorems.
Q: Labour Intensive Technique would get chosen in a–
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6336e53793021d4ee41b0a34- 1Labour Surplus Economytrue
- 2Capital Surplus Economyfalse
- 3Developed Economyfalse
- 4Developing Economyfalse
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Answer : 1. "Labour Surplus Economy"
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Expl:- Labour Intensive Technique will be chosen in Labour Surplus Economy because in such economy labour cost is low.
Q: The Surplus earned by a factor other thus land in the short period is referred as –
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6336e47593021d4ee41b07e3- 1Economic Rentfalse
- 2Net Rentfalse
- 3Quasi-Renttrue
- 4Super-Normal Rentfalse
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Answer : 3. "Quasi-Rent "
Explanation :
Explain: -The Surplus earned by a factor other than land in the short period is referred as quasi-rent.
Q: The Relationship between rate of interest and consumption level was firstly estimated by–
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650ad9d0cb11fc5036ce9d90- 1Amartya Senfalse
- 2Milton Freedmantrue
- 3Irwing Fischerfalse
- 4James Duezan Berryfalse
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Answer : 2. "Milton Freedman "
Explanation :
Explain: -With increase in rate of interest there is decrease in consumption level i.e. there is inverse relation between rate of interest and consumption level.
Q: Due to worldwide great depression, ‘New Deal’ was declared by?
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650ad8ac761b44505eca6d60- 1Abhraham Linconfalse
- 2Benzamin Frankllinfalse
- 3J.F. Kennedyfalse
- 4Roozwelttrue
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Answer : 4. "Roozwelt"
Explanation :
Explain: -New Deal definition. A group of government programs and policies established under President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s; the New Deal was designed to improve conditions for persons suffering in the Great Depression.

