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UPSC PRELIMINARY MOCK TEST 8


Question 1 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER] |
- The production of sugarcane per hectare is higher in Peninsular India.
- The crushing season in south India is shorter than in north India.
- The sucrose contents is higher in the tropical variety of sugarcane grown in the southern states.
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Reasons for shifting of sugar industry from North India to Peninsular India
- The production of sugarcane per hectare is higher is Peninsular India. In fact, sugarcane crop grows well in the tropical climate of south India.
- The sucrose content is higher in the tropical variety of sugarcane grown in the south.
- The crushing season in south India is longer than in north India.
- In south India most of the mills have modern machinery.
- Most of the mills in Peninsular India are in cooperative sector, where profit maximization is not the sole objective.
Question 2 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER] |
- Black carbon is formed through the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels, biofuel and biomass.
- Black carbon can stay in the atmosphere for years together.
- India is the second-largest emitter of black carbon in the world.
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Black carbon is formed through the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels, biofuel, and biomass. But unlike CO2, which can stay in the atmosphere for years together, black carbon is short-lived and remains in the atmosphere only for days to weeks before it descends as rain or snow. India is the second-largest emitter of black carbon in the world.
Question 3 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER] |
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Question 4 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER] |
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Question 5 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER] |
Peshwa Nana Saheb | |
Jahangir | |
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Mir Zafar |
The English East India Company was established in 1600 as per the Royal Charter issued by the Queen of England, Elizabeth I. The Company had sent Captain Hawkins to the court of the Mughal Emperor, Jahangir in 1608 to secure permission to establish a "factory" (store house of goods) at Surat. It was turned down initially. "