41. Quinine is obtained from the bark of :
(a) Papaver somniferum
(b) Cinnamomum tamala
(c) Cinchona Calisaya
(d) Rauwolfia serpentina
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42. The objective of signing Montreal Protocol was :
(a) Protection of wild life
(b) Protection of ozone layer
(c) Control of noise pollution
(d) Protection of lakes
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43. The antibiotics kanamycin, tobramicin, streptomycin and gentamicin all belong to :
(a) Cephalosporins
(b) Aminoglycosides
(c) Moxalactams
(d) Tetracyclines
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44. Flowers of which plant are used to extract orange colour in Holi:
(a) Flame of the forest
(b) Rose tree
(c) Indian Laburnum
(d) Reinwardtia
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45. The brown leaf spot of rice is caused by :
(a) Virus
(b) Fungus
(c) Bacterium
(d) Chemical deficiency
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46. The first Recorder at Recorders Court at Madras was :
(a) Sir Thomas Strange
(b) Sir William Syre
(c) Sir William Bentik
(d) Lord Carnwallis
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47. Consider the following and select the correct answer given below :
(i) King George II issued the Charter of 1753
(ii) The Company removed the defects in the old Charter by the Charter of 1753
(a) Only (i) is correct
(b) Only (ii) is correct
(c) Both (i) and (ii) are correct
(d) None of the above is correct
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48. Under Charter of 1726 each Presidency Town was to have a corporation consisting of :
(a) A Mayor and 9 Alderman
(b) A Mayor and 11 Alderman
(c) A Mayor and 10 Alderman
(d) None of the above
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49. The scheme of 1787 of Lord Carnwallis was based on :
(a) Fusion of revenue and judicial functions in one person, i.e. Collector
(b) Fusion of civil and criminal matters in one person, i.e., Collector
(c) Fusion of revenue and criminal matters in one person, i.e., Collector
(d) None of the above
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50. Which Charter granted the right to appeal to Indians to Privy Council?
(a) Charter of 1726
(b) Charter of 1773
(c) Charter of 1774
(d) Charter of 1781
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51. One of the following is not a green house gas in atmosphere :
(a) Nitrogen
(b) Carbon dioxide
(c) Methane
(d) Water vapour
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52. The state tree of Uttarakhand, Burans belong to family :
(a) Moraceae
(b) Fabaceae
(c) Salicaceae
(d) Ericaceae
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53. The BOD helps to determine the :
(a) Extent of organic pollution in waste water
(b) Number of bacteria in 100ml sample of water
(c) Types of biota in ecosystem
(d) Filtering capacity of soil
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54. The most abundant renewable bioresource present on earth is :
(a) Lipid
(b) Starch
(c) DNA
(d) Cellulose
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55. A medicinal substance given against the intake of poison is known as ———-
(a) Antibody
(b) Antigen
(c) Antidote
(d) Antibiotic
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56. In which year Simon Commission was established ?
(a) 1919
(b) 1927
(c) 1928
(d) 1930
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57. Who among the following created and organised profession of lawyers on a regular basis?
(a) Lord Carnwallis
(b) Warren Hastings
(c) Sir John Shore
(d) Lord Linlithgow
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58. Under Government of India Act, 1935 legislative powers were divided into :
(a) Two lists
(b) Four lists
(c) Three lists
(d) None of the above
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59. The First Law Commission was appointed in which of the following year?
(a) 1833
(b) 1834
(c) 1835
(d) 1836
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60. In which year Mughal Emperor Shah Alam granted the ‘Dewani of Bengal’ to the East India Company?
(a) In 1762
(b) In 1763
(c) In 1764
(d) In 1765
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