Q.6247·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyName the site that gives us valuable information about India’s maritime links on the Coromandel coast.View question
Q.6248·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyConsider the following statements: 1. According to Mahavamsa , Ashoka turned to the Buddha’s dhamma when his nephew Nigrodha preached the doctrine to him. 2. Divyavadana ascribes Ashoka being drawn to the Buddha’s teaching to the influence of Samudra, a merchant-turned monk. 3. Dipavamsa speaks of Samudra, the 12-year-old son of a merchant, as the key figure in Ashoka’s coming under the influence of the Buddhist dhamma. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?View question
Q.6249·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyWhich one of the following organisms is responsible for sleeping sickness?View question
Q.6250·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyIn which one of the following States is jute not significantly cultivated?View question
Q.6251·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyCoral reefs are not found in which one of the following regions?View question
Q.6252·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyDespite downsizings, workers’ overall job satisfaction actually improved between 1988 and 1994. Some reasons given were improved work flow, better cooperation between departments, and increased fairness in supervision. Many firms today rely on attitude surveys to monitor how employees feel about working in their firms. The use of employee attitude surveys had grown since 1944 when the National Industrial Conference Board “had difficulty finding fifty companies that had conducted opinion surveys”. Today, most companies are aware of the need for employees’ anonymity, the impact of both the design of the questions and their sequence, the importance of effective communication, including knowing the purpose of the survey before it is taken and getting feedback to the employees after it is completed. Computerization of surveys can provide anonymity, if there is no audit trail to the user, especially for answers that are entered rather than written or typed on an identifiable machine. Survey software packages are available that generate questions for a number of standard topics and can be customized by modifying existing questions or by adding questions. If the survey is computerized, reports can be generated with ease to provide snapshots of a given period of time, trend analysis, and breakdowns according to various demographics. You may be interested in responses by age, sex, job categories, departments, division, functions or geography. The survey can be conducted by placing microcomputers in several locations convenient for employees’ use. Employees are advised where the computers will be, for how long, and when the data will be collected (for instance, daily at 5:00 p.m. for three weeks). The screens should not be viewable to supervisors or passers-by. While there may be some risk that employees will take the survey more than once, there are comparable risks with other methods too. Managers may be interested in knowing how they are perceived by their peers and subordinates. Packages are available that can be customized, which allow the manager to complete a self-assessment tool used to compare self-perceptions to the anonymous opinions of others. This comparison may assist in the development of a more effective manager. Which one of the following is not the reason for improved job satisfaction of employees?
Q.6253·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyMatch List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List I (Peak) List II (Name of Hill) A. Anaimudi 1. Nilgiri B. Doddabetta 2. Satpura C. Dhupgarh 3. Aravali D. Guru Shikhar 4. AnnamalaiView question
Q.6254·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyThree copper spheres of radii 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm are melted to form a large sphere. What is its radius?View question
Q.6255·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyEver since independence, land reforms have been a major instrument of State policy to promote both equity and agricultural investment. Unfortunately, progress on land reforms has been slow, reflecting the resilience of structures of power that gave rise to the problem in the first place. The main instrument for realizing more equitable distribution of land is the land ceiling laws. These laws were enacted by several States during the late 1950s and 1960s, and the early 1970s saw more stringent amendments in the laws to plug loopholes in the earlier laws. But the record of implementation has not been satisfactory. Around 3 million hectares of land has been declared surplus so far, which is hardly 2 percent of net sown area in India. About 30 percent of this land has not yet been distributed as it is caught up in the litigations. Besides, a number of Benami and clandestine transactions have resulted in illegal possession of significant amounts of land above ceiling limits. There are widespread reports of allotment of inferior, unproductive, barren and wasteland to landless household, many of whom have been forced to sell it off, in the absence of resources to make it productive. In many instances, lands allotted to the rural poor under the ceiling laws are not in their possession. In some cases, Pattas were issued to the beneficiaries, but possession of land shown in the Pattas was not given, or corresponding changes were not made in the records of right. The balance of power in rural India is so heavily weighed against the landless and the poor that implementing land ceiling laws is difficult. It is clear that without massive mobilization of the rural poor and depending on democratic governance in rural India, very little can be achieved in this direction. Why does the land reform prove to be slow? Although half of India’s population continues to depend on agriculture as its primary source of livelihood, 83 percent of farmers operate holdings of less than 2 hectares in size, and the average holding size is only 1-23 hectares. This is often in fragments and unirrigated. There are also those who are entirely landless, although agriculture is their main source of livelihood. They have inadequate financial resources to purchase and often depend on leasing in small plots, on insecure terms, for short periods, sometimes only for one season. Hence, many face insecurity of tenure and the growing threat of land alienation and pressure from urbanization, industrialization and powerful interest.
Q.6256·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyEver since independence, land reforms have been a major instrument of State policy to promote both equity and agricultural investment. Unfortunately, progress on land reforms has been slow, reflecting the resilience of structures of power that gave rise to the problem in the first place. The main instrument for realizing more equitable distribution of land is the land ceiling laws. These laws were enacted by several States during the late 1950s and 1960s, and the early 1970s saw more stringent amendments in the laws to plug loopholes in the earlier laws. But the record of implementation has not been satisfactory. Around 3 million hectares of land has been declared surplus so far, which is hardly 2 percent of net sown area in India. About 30 percent of this land has not yet been distributed as it is caught up in the litigations. Besides, a number of Benami and clandestine transactions have resulted in illegal possession of significant amounts of land above ceiling limits. There are widespread reports of allotment of inferior, unproductive, barren and wasteland to landless household, many of whom have been forced to sell it off, in the absence of resources to make it productive. In many instances, lands allotted to the rural poor under the ceiling laws are not in their possession. In some cases, Pattas were issued to the beneficiaries, but possession of land shown in the Pattas was not given, or corresponding changes were not made in the records of right. The balance of power in rural India is so heavily weighed against the landless and the poor that implementing land ceiling laws is difficult. It is clear that without massive mobilization of the rural poor and depending on democratic governance in rural India, very little can be achieved in this direction. Although half of India’s population continues to depend on agriculture as its primary source of livelihood, 83 percent of farmers operate holdings of less than 2 hectares in size, and the average holding size is only 1-23 hectares. This is often in fragments and unirrigated. There are also those who are entirely landless, although agriculture is their main source of livelihood. They have inadequate financial resources to purchase and often depend on leasing in small plots, on insecure terms, for short periods, sometimes only for one season. Hence, many face insecurity of tenure and the growing threat of land alienation and pressure from urbanization, industrialization and powerful interest. One of the reasons of selling off the lands by the allottees is that the lands were
Q.6257·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyEver since independence, land reforms have been a major instrument of State policy to promote both equity and agricultural investment. Unfortunately, progress on land reforms has been slow, reflecting the resilience of structures of power that gave rise to the problem in the first place. The main instrument for realizing more equitable distribution of land is the land ceiling laws. These laws were enacted by several States during the late 1950s and 1960s, and the early 1970s saw more stringent amendments in the laws to plug loopholes in the earlier laws. But the record of implementation has not been satisfactory. Around 3 million hectares of land has been declared surplus so far, which is hardly 2 percent of net sown area in India. About 30 percent of this land has not yet been distributed as it is caught up in the litigations. Besides, a number of Benami and clandestine transactions have resulted in illegal possession of significant amounts of land above ceiling limits. There are widespread reports of allotment of inferior, unproductive, barren and wasteland to landless household, many of whom have been forced to sell it off, in the absence of resources to make it productive. In many instances, lands allotted to the rural poor under the ceiling laws are not in their possession. In some cases, Pattas were issued to the beneficiaries, but possession of land shown in the Pattas was not given, or corresponding changes were not made in the records of right. The balance of power in rural India is so heavily weighed against the landless and the poor that implementing land ceiling laws is difficult. It is clear that without massive mobilization of the rural poor and depending on democratic governance in rural India, very little can be achieved in this direction. Although half of India’s population continues to depend on agriculture as its primary source of livelihood, 83 percent of farmers operate holdings of less than 2 hectares in size, and the average holding size is only 1-23 hectares. This is often in fragments and unirrigated. There are also those who are entirely landless, although agriculture is their main source of livelihood. They have inadequate financial resources to purchase and often depend on leasing in small plots, on insecure terms, for short periods, sometimes only for one season. Hence, many face insecurity of tenure and the growing threat of land alienation and pressure from urbanization, industrialization and powerful interest. Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Land ceiling laws have proved to be unsatisfactory. 2. The democratic structure of the government cannot provide solution to the problem of land reforms. 3. The owners of land have abundant natural resources. 4. Identified land for distribution has not been distributed due to court cases against it. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Q.6258·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyStatement I: Non-cooperation began in Punjab with the student movement inspired by Lala Lajpat Rai in January 1921. Statement II: The Sikh dominated central Punjab countryside was stirred by the powerful Akali upsurge.View question
Q.6259·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyStatement I: The Greek travellers were most impressed by the fertility of India’s soil and the energy and ability of her cultivators. Statement II: Ancient India knew the use of manure.View question
Q.6260·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyRains caused by thunderstorms during the hot weather season (mid-March to mid-June) in Karnataka are calledView question
Q.6261·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyWhich one of the following mountains separates Black Sea and Caspian Sea?View question
Q.6262·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyMatch List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List I (Soil type) List II (Major characteristic) A. Oxisols 1. Very rich in organic matter B. Vertisols 2. Soil lacking horizons C. Histosols 3. Very old and highly weathered D. Entisols 4. Rich in clay content and highly basicView question
Q.6263·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyWhich one of the following is the correct sequential phase in the successional development of vegetation community in a habitat?View question
Q.6264·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyThe term soil impoverishment relates to which one of the following?View question