General Studies Test 2

Turkey is a candidate country for EU membership but is not a member. Cyprus, Slovakia, and Ireland are all official member states of the European Union.

Uttar Pradesh has the largest population of any state in India. The other listed states have significantly smaller populations compared to Uttar Pradesh.

The Gateway of India is a monument located in Mumbai, built to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to India in 1911.

Jim Corbett, the famous hunter and conservationist, was born in Naini Tal, India, to British parents. He spent much of his life in India.

Tyagaraja was one of the greatest composers of Carnatic music and is revered as a saint. He is part of the Trinity of Carnatic music.

The Indian National Congress declared Purna Swaraj (complete independence) on December 31, 1929, and the first Independence Day was celebrated on January 26, 1930.

Geeta-Govindam, a work describing the relationship between Krishna and the gopis, was composed by the poet Jayadeva in Sanskrit.

M. S. Subbulakshmi was a legendary Carnatic vocalist and the first musician to be awarded the Bharat Ratna.

Indir-Thakrun is a memorable character in Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay's novel Pather Panchali, famously portrayed in Satyajit Ray's film adaptation.

Article 368 of the Indian Constitution grants the Parliament the power to amend the Constitution and its procedure.

According to Article 75(3) of the Indian Constitution, the Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha.

Hans Christian Andersen, the famous author of fairy tales, was born in Odense, Denmark.

Uranium is the primary fuel used in nuclear reactors to produce energy through the process of nuclear fission.

Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) possess both Photosystem I and Photosystem II, similar to plants. Other photosynthetic bacteria like purple sulfur bacteria have only reaction center complexes similar to PS I. The question refers to cyanobacteria, which have the complete oxygenic photosynthetic apparatus with both photosystems.

Firoz Shah Tughlaq is known for abolishing many oppressive taxes, retaining only those sanctioned by Islamic law.

Kulpi was identified as a proposed site for a private port in West Bengal to handle cargo traffic.

Water equivalent is the mass of water that would require the same amount of heat as the body to raise its temperature by one degree, thus it is measured in units of mass (grams).

The President of India is elected by an electoral college consisting of the elected members of both Houses of Parliament and the Legislative Assemblies of the States and Union Territories.

At N.T.P., one mole of any gas occupies 22.4 litres. The molar mass of NH3 is 14 + 3 = 17 grams. Therefore, 17 grams of NH3 is one mole and occupies 22.4 litres.

According to the 2001 Census of India, Mumbai was the most populous city in India.

Australia formally ratified the Kyoto Protocol in December 2007, shortly after the election of the Rudd government.

Iswar Chandra Gupta was a prominent Bengali poet and the editor of the newspaper Sambad-Pravakar.

Anhydrous CaO (quicklime) is a basic drying agent. It reacts with acidic gases, so it can be used to dry basic gases like ammonia (NH3).

For most metals, electrical resistance increases as temperature increases because the increased thermal vibrations of the lattice atoms impede the flow of electrons.

Macbeth is one of William Shakespeare's most famous tragedies. The Merchant of Venice is often classified as a comedy, and The Tempest is a romance.