Andhra Pradesh GK Practice Set 189

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1. Q1 · General Awareness · Polity
   The Doctrine of Eclipse applies to which kind of laws?
   ग्रहण का सिद्धांत (Doctrine of Eclipse) किस प्रकार के कानूनों पर लागू होता है?
   ALaws made after the Constitution that violate Fundamental Rights, which are void from the start / संविधान के बाद बने ऐसे कानून जो मौलिक अधिकारों का उल्लंघन करते हैं और आरंभ से ही शून्य होते हैंBState laws that conflict with Union laws / राज्य के ऐसे कानून जो संघ के कानूनों से टकराते हैंCPre-Constitution laws inconsistent with Fundamental Rights, which are only overshadowed and not dead / संविधान-पूर्व के ऐसे कानून जो मौलिक अधिकारों से असंगत हैं, जो केवल आच्छादित होते हैं, मृत नहींDOrdinances issued by the President / राष्ट्रपति द्वारा जारी अध्यादेश
2. Q2 · General Awareness · AP History
   Arrange the Kakatiya rulers in order of reign, earliest first: (1) Prataparudra (2) Ganapati Deva (3) Rudrama Devi
   A(2), (3), (1)B(3), (2), (1)C(1), (2), (3)D(2), (1), (3)
3. Q3 · General Awareness · Economy
   Consider these statements on direct-tax changes in Budget 2022-23: (i) The minimum alternate tax rate for cooperative societies was cut from 18.5% to 15%. (ii) The surcharge on cooperatives with income between Rs 1 crore and Rs 10 crore was cut from 12% to 7%. (iii) The deduction limit on the employer's NPS contribution for state government employees was raised from 10% to 12%. Which of the statements is/are correct?
   A(i), (ii) and (iii)BOnly (i) and (ii)COnly (ii) and (iii)DOnly (i) and (iii)
4. Q4 · Science · Environment & Disasters
   Assertion (A): Using cow dung in a biogas plant gives a cleaner cooking fuel than burning dung cakes directly. Reason (R): Biogas is mainly methane, which burns with little smoke, while dung cakes burn incompletely and produce a lot of smoke.
   ABoth A and R are true and R explains ABBoth A and R are true but R does not explain ACA is true but R is falseDA is false but R is true
5. Q5 · General Awareness · General Knowledge
   The classical dance form Kuchipudi takes its name from a village in which state?
   ATamil NaduBKarnatakaCAndhra PradeshDOdisha
6. Q6 · Science · General Science
   Vulcanisation, which toughens natural rubber, is done by heating it with
   ASulphurBCarbonCPhosphorusDChlorine
7. Q7 · General Awareness · Geography
   The 1987 report 'Our Common Future', which popularised the concept of sustainable development, was released by
   AThe Brundtland Commission (WCED)BThe Club of RomeCThe Kyoto CommissionDThe Stockholm Panel
8. Q8 · General Awareness · Indian History
   Who became the first Viceroy of India after the British Crown took over the administration in 1858?
   ALord CanningBLord DalhousieCLord RiponDLord Curzon
9. Q9 · General Awareness · Polity
   Bodo, Dogri, Maithili and Santhali were added to the Eighth Schedule by which Amendment?
   बोडो, डोगरी, मैथिली और संथाली को आठवीं अनुसूची में किस संशोधन द्वारा जोड़ा गया?
   A71st Amendment / 71वाँ संशोधनB92nd Amendment / 92वाँ संशोधनC86th Amendment / 86वाँ संशोधनD21st Amendment / 21वाँ संशोधन
10. Q10 · General Awareness · AP History
    Panduranga Mahatmyam, one of the notable Telugu kavyas of the Vijayanagara age, was composed by:
    ATenali RamakrishnaBDhurjatiCPingali SuranaDRamarajabhushanudu