Where in the sky would the Pole Star appear to an observer situated on the North Pole?
- At a fixed point on the horizon
- Perpetually below the horizon and invisible
- It depends on the time of the year
- At the zenith (exactly overhead)
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The North Star or Pole Star is famous for holding nearly still in our sky while the entire northern sky moves around it. That's because it's located nearly at the north celestial pole
What is the pulsating theory of the universe?
- A cosmological model that combines both the Big Bang and the Big Crunch as part of a cyclical event
- An expansion and contraction of the star as a whole in a regular periodic pulsation
- All the matter of the universe was present in a single place in the form of hot and dense fireball
- Counting of the galaxies is constant and new galaxies which are forming continuously are filling the empty spaces
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Sir J.C. Bose proposed a theory of the ascent of sap known as the pulsation theory. The Pulsating Universe Theory says that the universe follows self-sustaining cycles such as expanding and contrasting.
Which of the following is not a fundamental right?
- Right to Equality
- Right to Life
- Right to Property
- Right against Exploitation
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The Morarji Desai government eventually scrapped the fundamental right to property with the 44th Constitutional Amendment in 1978.
Who has the power to create new states?
- Parliament of India
- Chief Justice of India
- Governor
- State legislatures
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Article 3 assigns to Parliament the power to enact legislation for the formation of new States. Parliament may create new States in a number of ways, namely by (i) separating the territory from any State, (ii) uniting two or more States, (iii) uniting parts of States, and (iv) uniting any territory to a part of any State.
By whom and when did the idea of a constituent assembly was first proposed
- Dr. Sachinand Sinha, 1949
- Dr. Rajendra Prasad, 1949
- Dr. B.R Ambedkar, 1946
- M.N. Roy, 1934
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The idea of a constituent assembly was first proposed in 1934 by M.N. Roy. However, the actual constituent assembly was formed in 1946 on the basis of the cabinet mission plan.
