Social Science & Earth Structure Part 5
Q1. What is the shape of the Earth?
Correct Answer: B. Oblate spheroid
Q2. The equatorial radius of the Earth is approximately:
Correct Answer: A. 6,378 km
Q3. Approximately what percentage of the Earth’s surface is covered by water?
Correct Answer: C. 71%
Q4. The Earth is divided broadly into how many internal layers?
Correct Answer: C. Four
Q5. The outermost solid layer of the Earth is the:
Correct Answer: B. Crust
Q6. The mantle of the Earth extends to a depth of approximately:
Correct Answer: B. 2,900 km
Q7. The Earth’s outer core is:
Correct Answer: B. Liquid
Q8. The Earth’s inner core is solid because of:
Correct Answer: B. Immense pressure
Q9. The lithosphere is broken into a series of:
Correct Answer: B. Tectonic plates
Q10. The Himalayas were formed by the collision of which two plates?
Correct Answer: B. Indian and Eurasian
Q11. The internal structure of the Earth is mainly studied through:
Correct Answer: B. Seismic waves
Q12. The driving force behind the movement of tectonic plates is:
Correct Answer: B. Convection currents in the mantle
Q13. The continental crust is mainly composed of:
Correct Answer: A. Silica and Alumina (SIAL)
Q14. Who is a “consumer” under the Consumer Protection Act?
Correct Answer: B. A person buying for personal use
Q15. The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 replaced the earlier Act of:
Correct Answer: B. 1986
Q16. How many fundamental consumer rights are recognised under the Act?
Correct Answer: C. Six
Q17. The right that protects consumers from goods hazardous to life is the:
Correct Answer: B. Right to safety
Q18. “MRP” stands for:
Correct Answer: B. Maximum Retail Price
Q19. District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions handle claims up to:
Correct Answer: A. 50 lakh rupees
Q20. The apex consumer court in India is the:
Correct Answer: C. National Commission (NCDRC)
Q21. The selling of goods of inferior quality at high prices is known as:
Correct Answer: B. Consumer exploitation
Q22. A consumer should always:
Correct Answer: B. Obtain a bill or receipt
Q23. Which authority was established by the Consumer Protection Act 2019 to regulate consumer matters?
Correct Answer: B. Central Consumer Protection Authority
Q24. Misleading advertisements primarily violate the consumer’s right to:
Correct Answer: B. Be informed
Q25. The Forty-Second Amendment which inserted the words “Socialist” and “Secular” was passed in:
Correct Answer: B. 1976