1. From which of the following country, India imports maximum amount of Tea?
[A] China
[B] Kenya
[C] Nepal
[D] Bangladesh
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Correct Answer: C [Nepal]
Notes:India imports the most tea from Nepal. In 2021-22, India imported 11.12 million kg of tea from Nepal, which was the largest quantity. The next largest quantity came from Kenya at 7.08 million kg.
In 2021, India imported $54.7M in tea, mainly from:
- Nepal ($20.2M)
- Kenya ($11.7M)
- Iran ($4.14M)
- Vietnam ($3.96M)
- United Arab Emirates ($3.76M)
India is the world’s second largest exporter of tea. In 2019, India exported $842 million of tea.
2. If in a triangle ABC as drawn in the figure, AB = AC and ∠ACD = 120°, then ∠A is equal to:
[A] 70°
[B] 60°
[C] 50°
[D] 80°
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Correct Answer: B [60°]
Notes:∠ACB = 180° – 120° = 60°
AB = AC
∴ ∠ABC = ∠ACB = 60°
∴ ∠BAC = 60°
Hence option [B] is the right answer.
3. The pie chart drawn belown shows the expenses of a family on various items and its savings during the year 2001. Study the graph and answer the question.
If the total income for the year was 100000 Rs. the difference of the expensses (in rupees) between housing and transport was:
[A] 7000 Rs
[B] 10000 Rs
[C] 15000 Rs
[D] 12000 Rs
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Correct Answer: B [10000 Rs]
Notes:The percentage difference in expenditure on housing and transport = (15 – 5) % = 10%
The required difference
Hence option [B] is the right answer.
4. The percentage expenses on various items during book production and sale.
The cental angle for the sector on “Paper-Cost” is :
[A] 22.5°
[B] 36°
[C] 16°
[D] 54.8°
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Correct Answer: B [36°]
Notes:
100%=360°
∴1%=360°/100
∴10%=360°*10/100=36°
5. The percentage expenses on various items during book production and sale.
If the ‘Printing -Cost’ is 17500 RS. The royalty paid is :
[A] 6300 Rs.
[B] 7500 Rs.
[C] 8750 Rs
[D] 3150 Rs
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Correct Answer: B [7500 Rs.]
Notes:35% total cost = Rs. 17500
∴15% of total cost =
6. The percentage expenses on various items during book production and sale.
If the “miscellaneous expenses” are Rs. 6000. How much more are “binding and cutting charges” than “Royalty”?
[A] Rs. 10500
[B] Rs. 4500
[C] Rs. 6000
[D] Rs. 6500
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Correct Answer: B [Rs. 4500]
Notes:Difference in per cent cost of ‘binding and cutting charges’ and ‘rotalty’ = (18-15)%= 3%
Now, 4% of total cost = Rs. 6000
∴ 3% of total cost =
7. Which state has become the first Indian state to implement the National policy on bio fuels?
[A] Kerala
[B] Jharkhand
[C] Rajasthan
[D] Punjab
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Correct Answer: C [Rajasthan ]
Notes:
Rajasthan has become the first Indian state to implement the National policy on bio fuels, which was launched by the Union Government in May 2018. The desert State will lay emphasis on increasing production of oilseeds and establish a Centre for Excellence in Udaipur to promote research in the fields of alternative fuels and energy resources. The policy on bio fuels seeks to help farmers dispose of their surplus stock in an economic manner and reduce the country’s oil import dependence. It has expanded the scope of raw material for ethanol production by allowing use of sugarcane juice, sugar containing materials, starch containing materials and damaged food grains like wheat, broken rice and rotten potatoes for ethanol production.
8. Sahel region, which was recently making news, is an ecoclimatic and biogeographic region in which ofthe following continents?
[A] Australia
[B] Africa
[C] Asia
[D] South America
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Correct Answer: B [Africa]
Notes:
Sahel region is an ecoclimatic and biogeographic zone of transition in Africa between Sahara Desert to the north and Sudanian Savanna to the south. It stretches across the south-central latitudes of Northern Africa between the Atlantic Ocean and the Red Sea. 12 African countries fall in this region including parts of (from west to east) Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Algeria, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Sudan, South Sudan and Eritrea.
9. Identify the tribe of India with the help of given information:
- They are of Matrilineal descent and use matrilocal residence
- They were known as Lalungs in the Assamese Buranjis, Colonial literature and in the Constitution of India
- The tribe has been frequently in news for practising jhuming or shifting cultivation
Select the correct answer from options given below:
[A] Tiwa
[B] Baiga
[C] Jarawa
[D] Dongria Kondh
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Correct Answer: A [ Tiwa]
Notes:
The above given information is for Tiwa tribe of Assam which has been frequently in news for practising Jhum cultivation.
10. India has signed a MoU with which country for the famous "The Building Energy Efficiency Project (BEEP)"?
[A] France
[B] Israel
[C] Russia
[D] Switzerland
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Correct Answer: D [ Switzerland]
Notes:
Recently, Switzerland and India have inked a pact to extend the Indo-Swiss Building Energy Efficiency Project (BEEP) by five years till 2021 based on successes achieved by the project in the first phase.
