While appointing the Prime Minister, the President selects
a. Leader of the largest party in the Lok Sabha
b. Leader of the largest party in the alliance which secures a
majority in the Lok Sabha
c. The leader of the largest party in the Rajya Sabha
d. Leader of the alliance or party that has the support of the
majority in Lok Sabha
Identify the ministry which may have released the following news
items. Would this be a ministry of the central government or the
State government? Why?
a. An official release said that in 2004-05 the Tamil Nadu
Textbooks Corporation would release new versions for
standards VII, X and XI.
b. A new railway loop line bypassing the crowded Tiruvallur-
Chennai section to help iron ore exporters. The new line, likely
to be about 80 km long, will branch off at Puttur and then
reach Athipattu near the port.
c. The three-member sub-divisional committee formed to verify
suicide by farmers in Ramayampet mandal has found that
the two farmers who committed suicide this month have had
economic problems due to failure of crops.
Match the following
i. Works within the particular State in. a. Indian Foreign which recruited Service
ii. Works in any central government. b. State Civil office located either at the national Servicescapital or elsewhere in the country
iii. Works in a particular State to which c. All India Services allotted; can also be sent on deputation to the centre
iv. Works in Indian missions abroad. d. Central Services
Read this dialogue. Which argument do you agree with? Why?
Amit: Looking at the constitutional provisions, it seems that the
President is only a rubber stamp.
Shama: The President appoints the Prime Minister. So, he must
have the powers to remove the Prime Minister as well.
Rajesh: We don’t need a President. After the election, the
Parliament can meet and elect a leader to be the Prime Minister.
A parliamentary executive means:
a. Executive where there is a parliament
b. Executive elected by the parliament
c. Where the parliament functions as the Executive
d. Executive that is dependent on support of the majority in the
parliament
Describe the trend in ionization energy across a period and down a group in the periodic table. Explain why noble gases have high ionization energies and why alkali metals have low ionization energies.
The enthalpy change for the combustion of methane is -890 kJ/mol. Write the balanced chemical equation for this reaction and calculate the amount of heat released when 4 grams of methane are burned.
A sample of gas occupies 5 liters at 300 K and 1 atmosphere pressure. If the temperature is raised to 500 K and the pressure is increased to 2 atmospheres, calculate the new volume of the gas using the ideal gas law.
Explain the concept of bond order. Using molecular orbital theory, calculate the bond order of nitrogen (N2) and oxygen (O2) molecules and compare their stability.