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Test 6 answer key says Q.41 has been cancelled.

Why is the answer not C) option...

Kindly clarify. Thanks

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Answer to question 30 is given D)

Wheres statement 2 is right. A panchayat reconstituted after dissolution continues only for the reminder period.

Pls clarify.

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Also, how option 2 of qs32 is correct?

CAG maintaains the accounts of State Govts only. He was relieved of responsibilities wrt maintenance of a/c of CG.



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In qs.28 

How is option 2 correct? The manner of distribution of taxes u/a 270 is prescribed by president on the recommendations of FC. 

FC is a recommendatory body, does it have the power to actually "divide" the proceeds?!

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In qs.28 

How is option 2 correct? The manner of distribution of taxes u/a 270 is prescribed by president on the recommendations of FC. 

FC is a recommendatory body, does it have the power to actually "divide" the proceeds?!

If someone has an explanation to this, kindly post. Would be of much help.

Thanks.

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The revised key says answer to qs.50 is c.

In the discussion class also, the aswer was discussed as b).

How has RCTc improved tax coĺlection?! 

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@Apurva321 - Q11. The award can be conferred posthumously in rare and deserving cases. So that statement cannot be ruled out completely.


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@DrS how is q.41 3rd statement right?!


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@ranahere999 see. I think, in Bharat Ratna award, there is no exception, which says, it can be confreed to more that 3 people in certain circumstances.
Meaning, if at all it had been conferred to more that 3 ppl at a time it can be considered as an exception.
But the rule says, it can be conferred to not more than 3 people.

Whereas, Sardar patel award, the rule itself makes an exception, that it can be conferred in certain cases (though rare and exceptional) posthumously. 
So, the third statement of q.41 cannot be ruled out completely according to my understanding.


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@Apurva321 im not sure about q.41.
Though ive never read that coal gassification plants have increased in India. 
I'd like to know whether or not that statement is incorrect, and  how.
I couldn't find any relevant information pertaining to that.
If you have, kindly share.


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so going by this. Q38, 3rd option says " its effect was limited to Bengal" , which should be the right option.

Bbut answer given is 1 &2 only are right.



TKindly clarify



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In Q.39

Option 1.: Satyashodhak samaj did talk about giving sense of identity to the depressed classes against "brahmins", and wanted complete abolishon of caste system.

Going by this, Satyashodhak samaj call for maratha homeland free of brahminical domination.

So option should be right



Option 2: Self Respect movement aimed at rejection of "brahminical religion", and not aryans.

Now, whether brahmins are aryans are not, is a seperate debate. How can we read brahmins=aryans?!

This option is a wrong one.


@Thinker .

Kindly clarify.

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@Thinker - Thankyou sir.

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Statement 2 is anyway wrong. It should've been Official languages act 1963.

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DOUBTS TEST 23


Q 38. How is Kumbh associated with teacher student relationship?

Q17. Bidri craft= Karnataka, Bankura terracotta= W.Bengal. so correct option shd be C.


@Thinker sir. Kindly clarify.

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In Q.25. DEAD SEA is a rift valley lake

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Doubts:

Q47. Aren't tropical cyclones more destructive than extra tropical cyclones?! (Though the word used is 'always'). Were there any incidents recorded where extra tropical cyclones were more destructive than tropical cyclones?


Q.42. Strength of westerlies do increase in sothern hemesphere because of vast ocean. Thats why they r called roaring forties, and shrieking sixties.

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@Amit_Kumar98 they r direct questions from NCERT i guess


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Doubts:

Q47. Aren't tropical cyclones more destructive than extra tropical cyclones?! (Though the word used is 'always'). Were there any incidents recorded where extra tropical cyclones were more destructive than tropical cyclones?


Q.42. Strength of westerlies do increase in sothern hemesphere because of vast ocean. Thats why they r called roaring forties, and shrieking sixties.

Q. 47) Braer Storm of 1993 accelerated to nearly 150 km/h (93 mph).

The Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale (SSHWS), classifies hurricanes – Western Hemisphere tropical cyclones – that exceed the intensities of tropical depressions and tropical storms – into five categories distinguished by the intensities of their sustained winds. To be classified as a hurricane, a tropical cyclone must have one-minute maximum sustained winds of at least 74 mph (33 m/s; 64 km; 119 km/h) (Category 1).


Also, there is the case of Bombogenesis. Bombogenesis, a popular term used by meteorologists, occurs when a midlatitude cyclone rapidly intensifies, dropping at least 24 millibars over 24 hours. This can happen when a cold air mass collides with a warm air mass, such as air over warm ocean waters. The formation of this rapidly strengthening weather system is a process called bombogenesis, which creates what is known as a bomb cyclone.


So Always in the statement makes the statement incorrect.


Q.42) The strength of westerlies does increase in the southern hemisphere because of the vast ocean. This is what is mentioned in the statement of the question- The strength of Westerlies in the Southern hemisphere increases as we move polewards from the subtropics. (From the Subtropics to Poleward).


Sir, but in the answer given to Q42 is given as b) option

Then it should have been C) (i.e 2 and 3 only)

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@Thinker . Okay sir. Thanks for the clarification. Will refer the updated key when it gets uploaded. :)

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@Thinker  okay. I didnt know this fact that 

the strongest westerlies blow through the “Roaring Forties,” a wind zone between 40 and 50 degrees latitude in the Southern Hemisphere. 

In all standard books we only had mention about the westerlies in southern hemesphere as strong winds, so I assumed that its intensity would increase polewards.

Thanks for the link.

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@TheMiddlePath  theres no option of 2,3,4.
If we eliminate 1, only b) option is left:2&3only.


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Doubts test 30


Q6. Statement 2: in British type climate,  thers adequate rainfall with a tendency towards a slight winter/autumn maximum from cyclonic sources. So that would mean there is rainfall because of some cyclonic activity.

Should this be read as the climate is "characterized by High cyclonic activity" altogether?! Isn' it an extreme statement to rule out?

Q7. China type climate is prone to cyclones, hurricanes, typhoons. Rainfall all time (south east and north west). So answer shd be D?!

Q11. Statement 3: is right! CRZ notification permits temporary tourism facilities in beaches and in the “No Development Zone” (NDZ) of the CRZ-III areas.

Q16. Statements 1 and 2 are right. Precipitation is well dostributed throughout the year. Temp is low throught tge year (bitterly cold winter and cool brief summer).

Q36. Newfoundland has Laurentian type climate. So ans shd be option b) 


Q39. Statement1; Laurentian type has cold dry winters, and warm wet summers. So 1st statement is wrong.

@Thinker 



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q16. But its written that precipitation is well distributed throughout the year.

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Q29.Is drakensberg a fold mt or a block mountain. Theres a little confusion.

Many sources say its a block mountain

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Q.33 Aliabet is an island in the estuary of narmada.  Answer should be c)?

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@nautiyalneha2326865  in NCERT its written "near kannauj". The place is Hardoi.(as I read in a legitimate source).
Pls correct if im wrong.


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@nautiyalneha2326865 im wrong as per the revised answer key.


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Q29.Is drakensberg a fold mt or a block mountain. Theres a little confusion.

Many sources say its a block mountain

@Thinker sir. . Theres still some confusion over this.

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Test:35   Q.5 Pearl millet is a draught resistant crop. https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=B1216&title=Pearl%20Millet%20for%20Grain

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@Thinker in question 8, ramganga river meets ganga at KANNAUJ and not HARDOI. please review. 

Ramganga meets Ganga near Kannauj City. However, the place falls within the territorial jurisdiction of the Hardoi district. Ultimately, as NCERT mentions Kannauj, we had rectified the answer.

 Sir, if Hardoi is the right answer, why has it been changed. It creates confusion. Had i not referred to the discussion thread, i had accepted that Hardoi was wrong. Sir pls consider having both the options correct for that question. Thankyou.

@Thinker

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@Thinker 

Test 35 Q 19

Temperate vegetation is found at higher altitudes in Himalayas as compared to southern mountain forest.

As temperate vegetation is found at altitudes of 1600m in southern mountain (NCERT). Where as in himalayas it's 1800-3000m (link below)

http://frienvis.nic.in/KidsCentre/Types-of-Indian-Forest_1811.aspx


Yes..even this Link also mentions the same.Temperate vegetation is found at higher altitude in Himalayas.

But southern montane forests are closer to tropics, hence vegetation is temperate in higher regions. (Mentioned in ncert as well)

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Test:35   Q.5 Pearl millet is a draught resistant crop. https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=B1216&title=Pearl%20Millet%20for%20Grain

The same qs was repeated in test 36

Q47. https://cropgenebank.sgrp.cgiar.org/index.php/regeneration-guidelines-of-crops/pearl-millet-mainmenu-409 

@Thinker  sir pls clarify

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@vyshnavdutt_fiitjee995 : i think the document also mentions the same definition, but has just added the words 'working age population'. (working-age 
population that engages actively in the labour market, either by working or looking for work)

In my understanding, Working age population doesn't necessarily mean iam available/willing to work.
So LFPR refers to persons working/seeking/available for work. 

Pls correct me if im wrong.
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Then there is a discrepancy between the two sources. The formal definition and the PIB source (popularly followed by upsc aspirants). Though the statement in the question was an exact copy paste of the PIB source.@vyshnavdutt_fiitjee995 thanks for pointing out.

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@Lighthousestatement wasnt copy paste the word Labour force from PIB could have been wrongly qualified in ( ) in PIB but SFG makers dropped the word Labour force & took ( )


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@SACHIN_SHARMA it was announced in 2016, that the classification will end from 2017-18. In UB 2017-18, that got formally replaced with revnue and capital exp.


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@Thinker  Q6. (Test 43)

Treasury Bills are issued only by the central government in India. The State governments do not issue any treasury bills. 

So answer should be A?

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@Thinker sir there are a lot of queries in the last few tests. Humble request to please clarify. Thankyou.

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@Thinker - Q26 (test 45)


Statement 1: its not Rashtrakuta, but the CHOLA EMPIRE, was divided into mandalams and Nadus. Rashtrakuta was divided into Rashtras, vishyas and bhuktis.


So answer should be B. (answer key says c)

Someone please rectify.

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@Thinker - Q29 (test 45)

Jaina propounded that "there is no God",whereas Buddhism neither accepts nor rejects God.  But both of them advocate non violence (may or may not be absolute)


So the most appropriate option is B.


Answer given is d.

Pls clarify

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@Thinker - Q49 (Test 45)

SANTHARA aka Sallekhana.

So answer should be C.

(Whereas ans given is d)

Kindly clarify.

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@Lighthouse in Q49 it's given opposite.
The supreme court overturned the Rajasthan court judgement which earlier put a ban on Santhara practice in Jainism.


Still statement 2 is right.

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@Thinker  sir. Thankyou for the clarifications.


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@Thinker : Test 2  
Q47. Statement 1 is correct.
"Person renounces his citizenship, minor child if the person also looses his citizenship".

Answer should be D (neither is incorrect)

Answer given in the key is b).

Kindly clarify.


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Can someone post the link where the explanation sheet can be found

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Q.26 answer key says conduct of judges cannot be discussed...but it can be discussed when an impeachment motion is under consideration

Then which answer key were u talking about?!

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Sir please post explanation sheet for test 8 and test 9. Thanks

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