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UPSC PRELIMINARY MOCK TEST 9
Question 41 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER] |
It has the earliest recorded origin of the Brahmi script. | |
It is the first chronological history we have of events related to the Nanda and Maurya empire. | |
It is India's first and only illustrated manuscript which utilises the Indus Valley Civilisation's pictographic script. | |
None of the above. |
BBC : Although Gwalior has long been thought to be the site of the first occurrence of the zero written as a circle, an ancient Indian scroll called the Bhakshali manuscript, which shows a placeholder dot symbol (see bottom row, seventh character when read from right to left), was recently carbon dated to the 3rd or 4rd Centuries. It is now considered the earliest recorded occurrence of zero.
From 2017 ( BBC ): The Bakhshali manuscript is now believed to date from the 3rd or 4th Century, making it hundreds of years older than previously thought. It means the document, held in Oxford, has an earlier zero symbol than a temple in Gwailor, India. The zero symbol evolved from a dot used in ancient India and can be seen throughout the Bakhshali manuscript. Other ancient cultures like the Mayans and Babylonians also used zero symbols, but the dot the Bakhshali manuscript developed a hollow centre to become the symbol we use today.
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Question 42 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER] |
- He can send messages to the Houses of Parliament with respect to a bill pending in the Parliament.
- He decides on questions as to disqualifications of members of the Parliament, in consultation with the Prime Minister.
- In the case of Puducherry, the President can legislate by making regulations but only when the assembly is suspended or dissolved.
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The President is an integral part of the Parliament of India, and enjoys the following legislative powers.
- He can send messages to the Houses of Parliament, whether with respect to a bill pending in the Parliament or otherwise.
- He decides on questions as to disqualifications of members of the Parliament, in consultation with the Election Commission.
- He can make regulations for the peace, progress and good government of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. In the case of Puducherry also, the President can legislate by making regulations but only when the assembly is suspended or dissolved.
Question 43 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER] |
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The introduction of Liquidity adjustment facility in India was on the basis of the recommendations of Narsimham committee on banking sector reforms.
Question 44 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER] |
Article 45 | |
Article 46 | |
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Question 45 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER] |
An ISRO-designed Microgravity Fluid-Shift Receptor used by NASA on its long-duration space flight study | |
A drug derived from the Himalayan Gentiana flower for cancer treatment | |
A Tuberculosis Vaccine | |
The European Union's Earth Observer Satellite |
"For more than 90 years, scientists have been working on an improved vaccine against TB. The only one available - Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) - was developed in the early 20th century. It is the only licensed one, is inexpensive, and requires only one contact with health services. However, standard BCG, while protecting children in most cases against the disease, loses its effectiveness in young people and adults, and has not contributed to reduce the global incidence of TB. Increasing rates of drug-resistant TB now require an effective vaccination strategy."
"Prof Stefan H E Kaufmann, who heads the team that developed the vaccine, told that they have exchanged a gene in the existing BCG vaccine, thus improving its immunogenicity (that is, providing a stronger defence response)."