Description : The HBJ pipe line serves the fertilizer plant(a) at (a) Hazira (Gujarat) (b) Bijaipur (Madhya Pradesh) (c) Jagdishpur (Uttar Pradesh) (d) All the three
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : "This Union Territory possesses a coastal stretch of about 45 km with 28 marine fishing villages. However 45% of the population is engaged in agriculture and allied products". Which among the Territories is referred passage? (a) Lakshadweep (b) Pondicherry (c) Andaman and Nicobar (d) Daman
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : What are the various ways to provide employment opportunities in rural areas? -SST 10th
Last Answer : . The government can spend some money or banks can provide a loan,To construct wells for irrigation. . Dams can be constructed along with canals, which will lead to a lot of employment generation. ... as a sector is improved every year, we can give additional employment to more than 35 lakh people.
Description : A programme to provide atleast 100 days wage employment in rural areas
Last Answer : Ans. National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NAREGA, 2006)
Description : Which among the following does not come under the organizational objectives of the bank in India ? 1. To Earn Profit 2. To play a developmental role in Rural India 3. To Provide employment ... . To Improve Customer Relationships 5. All of above are organizational objectives of the bank in India
Last Answer : To Provide employment to maximum people
Description : Practice of forestry with the object of raising flowering trees and shrubs mainly to serve as recreation forests for the urban and rural population, is known as? [a] Recreation forestry [b] Extension forestry [c] Farm forestry [d] Mixed forestry [e] All of these
Last Answer : [a] Recreation forestry
Description : How does construction of dams and canals create employment in large numbers in rural areas? (a) Large number of engineers are needed
Last Answer : Take the case of Laxmi with her two-hectare plot of unirrigated land. The government can ... (d) Executives and administrators can easily be adjusted
Description : A four-pole 60-hertz induction motor has a synchronous speed of 1800 RPM and a slip of 4 percent at full load. What will be its full load speed? A. 1728.0 RPM B. 1730.7 RPM C. 1800.0 RPM D. 1872.0 RPM
Last Answer : Answer: A
Description : The author of the book A Rural Manifesto – Realising India’s Future through her Villages ? -General Knowledge
Last Answer : BJP MP Varun Gandhi
Description : What are some business startup ideas for the rural villages in India?
Last Answer : Starting a business in a small town has its upsides. Firstly, smaller capital and lower overhead are required to start a business. And secondly, it's easier to organize a business in a small ... can work great if done rightly: Agriculture, Poultry Farming, Laundry Services, and Pick & Drop Service.
Description : Which of the following fertilisers provides maximum amount of nitrogen? (a) Calcium Nitrate (b) Urea (c) Ammonium Sulphate (d) Nitrolium
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : Match the following : [CDS 2001] City Industry A. Bangalkot 1. Paper B. Sindri 2. Chemical C. Dandeli 3. Cement D. Vadodara 4. Fertilisers 5. Machine tools A B C D (a) 3 4 1 2 (b) 3 5 2 4 (c) 5 3 1 2 (d) 1 4 2 5
Description : Which of the following is/are methods of checking soil erosion? 1. Strip cropping 2. Contour ploughing 3. Use of irrigation and fertilisers 4. Terrace farming (a) 1 and 2 (b) 3 and 4 (c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Description : To avoid vaporisation in the pipe line, the pipe line over the ridge is laid such that it is not more than (A) 2.4 m above the hydraulic gradient (B) 6.4 m above the hydraulic gradient (C) 10.0 m above the hydraulic gradient (D) 5.0 above the hydraulic gradient
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : State the four methods of laying of cable. State precautions while laying of underground cable in the situation : (i) Minimum clearance between cable and water pipe line when running in parallel. (ii) ... is to be laid in the same trench, what should be minimum spacing between two cables ?
Last Answer : (i) Minimum clearance between cable and water pipe line when running in parallel:- 0.5 mtr. (ii) Minimum clearance between cable and water pipe line when running in parallel:- 0.5 mtr ... should be minimum spacing between two cables :- Then minimum 30 cm spacing is provided between 2 cables
Description : The order of preference for feedstock to a catalytic reformer is (A) Catalytic naphtha - coking naphtha - virgin naphtha (B) Coking naphtha - virgin naphtha - catalytic naphtha (C) Virgin naphtha - catalytic naphtha - coking naphtha (D) Virgin naphtha - coking naphtha - catalytic naphtha
Last Answer : (B) Coking naphtha - virgin naphtha - catalytic naphtha
Description : Growth rate of population means – (1) The difference of growth between male and female. (2) The difference in population between urban and rural area. (3) The number of births per thousand people. (4) The difference between birth and death rates.
Last Answer : (4) The difference between birth and death rates. Explanation: In demographics and ecology, the "population growth rate" is the rate at which the number of individuals in a population increases in a ... is the population growth rate. So Population Growth Rate = Crude Birth Rate - Crude Death Rate.
Description : According to India's Report of 2001 percentage of population living in rural areas is – (1) 70 (2) 72 (3) 74 (4) 80
Last Answer : (2) 72 Explanation: As per the 2001 Census of India, in a total population of 1027 million in India, about 742 million (or 72.2%) lived in rural areas and 285 million (or 27.8%) lived in ... during 1991-2001. According to 2011 census, population of rural India is 31.1% and urban India is 68.9%.
Description : HBJ pipeline transports
Last Answer : Natural gas
Description : ___________ provide a convenient and effective method of selling small items to customers in remote areas that other wholesalers might find unprofitable to serve. A)Mail -order wholesalers B)Specialty -line wholesalers C)Cash -and -carry wholesalers D)Truck wholesalers E)Desk jobbers
Last Answer : A)Mail -order wholesalers
Description : The main use of heavy gas oil produced by the vacuum distillation unit is as a (A) Blending component for kerosene (B) Blending component for petrol (C) Feedstock for fluid catalytic cracking unit (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Feedstock for fluid catalytic cracking unit
Description : How is it that there is a 91.9% national employment rate (in the U.S.) but it seems like everyone is getting laid off?
Last Answer : It depends on where you live. In certain counties of Wisconsin, where I reside, unemployment is above 20%. One in particular had layoffs at two large auto manufacturing sites.
Description : The term ‘Kraal’ is used for - (1) House of Masai herder (2) Fenced villages of Masai herder (3) Cattle shed of the Kikuyus (4) Tent of the Kirghiz
Last Answer : (2) Fenced villages of Masai herder Explanation: ‘Kraal’ refers to aterm cognate to ‘corral’, used in an African village, sometimes for a cattle-pen or enclosure surrounded by a thorn-fence.
Description : The heavy rains and cloudbursts during summer of 2013 devastated around 2000 villages, 1500 roads and 150 bridges in the State of – (1) Meghalaya (2) Andhra Pradesh (3) Odisha (4) Uttarakhand
Last Answer : (4) Uttarakhand Explanation: In June 2013, a multi-day cloudburst centered on Uttarakhand caused devastating floods and landslides in the country's worst natural disaster since the 2004 tsunami. As ... to figures provided by the Uttarakhand government, more than 5,700 people were "presumed dead."
Description : India's latitudinal and longitudinal extent measured in degrees are almost the same, but its north-south extent measured in km is greater than its east-west extent. This is due to the fact that (a) ... (c) all longitudes with their opposites form great circles (d) the earth is not a perfect sphere
Description : By what means does hand spun khadi provide large-scale employment to weavers ? -SST 10th
Last Answer : The hand spun khadi provides large-scale employment to weavers as a cottage industry which can easily be set up in homes.
Description : The external load per unit length of (A) A pipe laid on, or projecting above the undisturbed ground and covered with fills, is proportional to the square of the external diameter of the pipe ... fills, is proportional to the square of the width of the trench (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : Steel pipe are (A) Suitable for withstanding high internal pressure (B) Connected by riveted or welded joints (C) Generally laid underground and no expansion joint is required (D) Likely to last 100 years under ordinary conditions
Last Answer : (D) Likely to last 100 years under ordinary conditions
Description : The diameter of a domestic sewer pipe laid at gradient 1 in 100 is recommended (A) 100 mm (B) 150 mm (C) 200 mm (D) 175 mm
Last Answer : (B) 150 mm
Description : The sum of the interior angles of a geometrical figure laid on the surface of the earth differs from that of the corresponding plane figure only to the extent of one second for every (A) 100 sq. km of area (B) 150 sq. km of area (C) 200 sq. km of area (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) 200 sq. km of area
Description : Suggest some ways which can be helpful in creating employment in rural areas. -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) Diversification of agriculture: More than 60 per cent of our workers are employed in agriculture. But our farmers are producing only limited crops. There is need to diversify agriculture. ... forest areas, honey collection centres can be started where farmers can come and sell wild honey.
Description : Describe the role played by National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in improving the employment situation in India. -SST 10th
Last Answer : The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, which is now called Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act or MNREGA', has improved employment situation in rural India in the ... MNREGA has checked mass rural migration to urban centres for jobs and other livelihood opportunities.
Description : Describe any five provisions of ‘National Rural Employment Guarantee’ Act 2005. -SST 10th
Last Answer : Provisions NREGA 2005. (i) 100 days assured employment every year to each rural household. (ii) One-third of the proposed jobs to be reserved for women. (iii) If an applicant is not employed ... Funds for the implementation of the scheme. (v) The scheme is to be extended to 600 districts.
Description : Suggest any one way to solve under-employment situation in rural areas in India. -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) Govt. can spend money on development of the infrastructure like l Bank service l Construction of canals, roads, l Credit facility (ii) Identify, promote and locate industries.
Description : When was Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act implemented ? -SST 10th
Last Answer : In 2005 Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act implemented.
Description : How can we create more employment in secondary and tertiary sectors in rural India ? -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) We can create more jobs in the secondary sector by promoting industries such as dal mills. (ii) By promoting cottage and handicraft industries to employ the villagers. By establishing ... must be promoted to generate employment. (v) Building Multi-purpose Projects can create employment.
Description : Describe the provisions of “National Rural Employment Guarantee Act’’, 2005. -SST 10th
Last Answer : Provisions of NREGA 2005 are: (i) It provides 100 days assured employment every year to each rural household. (ii) One-third of the proposed jobs are reserved for women. (iii) If an applicant ... Funds for the implementation of the scheme. (v) The scheme is to be extended to 600 districts
Description : How to create more employment in rural areas ? -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) Government can spend money or banks can provide loan for irrigation. (ii) Suppose one hectare of wheat can provide employment to the people for 50 days. So, the number of members can ... . (v) Making provisions for education and health services in rural belts can also result in employments.
Description : What is MG-NREGA? a) Most Guaranteed – National Rural Employment Guaranty Act b) Mhatma Gandhi- New Right Enabled Guaranty Act c) Mahatma Gandhi- National Rural Employment Guaranty Act d) None of these
Last Answer : c) Mahatma Gandhi- National Rural Employment Guaranty Act
Description : What is the full form of MGNREGA? a. Maharashtra Government National Rural Employment Guarantee Act b. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act c. Meghalaya Government National Rural Guarantee Act d. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Empowerment Act e. None of the above
Last Answer : b. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
Description : What is the full form of NREGP? a. National Regional Employment Guarantee Programme b. National Rural Entrepreneurship Guarantee Programme c. National Rural Educational Guarantee Programme d. National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme e. None of these
Last Answer : d. National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme
Description : Gender gap is highest in [A] Rural employment [B] Urban employment [C] Self-employment [D] All of the above
Last Answer : [C] Self-employment
Description : Sri Arvind Kejriwal has been selected for the Ramon Magsaysay Award for 2006 for his important contribution in the field. (1) Formation of Pani (water Panchayats in Rajasthan helping rural people in ... citizens to fight corruption. (4) Extending education to children of slum dwellers in Delhi.
Last Answer : ‘Right to Information’ movement and empow7ering citizens to fight corruption.
Description : Which are connected by over 1700 km-long BTC oil pipe-line ? -Do You Know?
Last Answer : Caspian sea and mediteranean sea!!!
Description : Which are connected by over 1700 km-long BTC oil pipe-line?
Last Answer : Caspian sea and Mediterranean sea
Description : The large States of India in the order of area are [BPSC 2011] (a) Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra (b) Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra (c) Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh (d) Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Lower boiling paraffins have higher octane number than higher paraffins (B) Dehydrogenation of naphthenes to aromatics is a desirable reaction in reforming ... is dearomatised kerosene (D) Catalyst used in catalytic reforming is platinum on silica-alumina base
Last Answer : (C) The most ideal feedstock for thermal reforming is dearomatised kerosene
Description : Furfural solvent extraction is used for upgrading (by dissolving aromatics) (A) Naphtha (B) Lubricating oils (C) Wax (D) Cracking feedstock
Last Answer : (B) Lubricating oils
Description : Clay treatment of petroleum products (A) Decolorizes & stabilises cracked gasoline (B) Desulphurise straight run gasoline & kerosene (C) Adsorb arsenic from feedstock to catalytic reforming (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
Description : . Reforming (A) Uses naphtha as feedstock (B) Does not much affect the molecular weight of the feed (C) Improves the quality & yield of gasoline (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)