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| 2426 |
When the fundamental duties of citizens were added in the Constitution?
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1976
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| 2427 |
What type of writ is issued by the court to enquire into the legality of claim of a person to a public office?
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Quo-Warranto
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| 2428 |
Who propounded the term ‘Rule of Law’?
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A.V. Dicey
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| 2429 |
Which article authorises Parliament to change the boundary of the States?
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Article 3
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| 2430 |
Who appoints judges of High Courts?
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President
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| 2431 |
Who appoints judges of Supreme Court of India?
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President
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| 2432 |
What type of right is the right to vote in the election?
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Constitutional Right
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| 2433 |
What type of right is the right to contest the election?
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Constitutional Right
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| 2434 |
Who place the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General in the parliament?
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President
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| 2435 |
Which type of bill can be passed in the joint sitting of Parliament?
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Ordinary bill only
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| 2436 |
What is denitrification?
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The conversion of nitrates (NO₃⁻) back into atmospheric nitrogen (N₂), completing the cycle.
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| 2437 |
Why is nitrification essential for plants?
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Because ammonia is toxic to plants.
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| 2438 |
How does nitrification occur?
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It converts ammonia into nitrites by Nitrosomonas, and then into nitrates by Nitrobacter.
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| 2439 |
What is assimilation in the nitrogen cycle?
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The process where plants absorb nitrogen as ammonium, nitrate, nitrite, or amino acids, passing it into the food chain.
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| 2440 |
What is ammonification (mineralization)?
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The conversion of organic nitrogen from dead organisms into ammonium.
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| 2441 |
What is nitrogen fixation?
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The conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia, aided by lightning or diazotrophs with the nitrogenase enzyme.
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| 2442 |
How do terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems differ in nitrogen fixation?
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In terrestrial ecosystems, symbiotic microbes fix nitrogen; in aquatic ecosystems, free-living microbes dominate.
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| 2443 |
Which human activities have altered the nitrogen cycle?
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Fossil fuel combustion, fertilizer use, and wastewater release.
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| 2444 |
What role does nitrogen availability play in ecosystems?
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It influences primary productivity and decomposition.
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| 2445 |
Why is atmospheric nitrogen not directly usable by most organisms?
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It is in a form not directly usable by most organisms, making available nitrogen a limiting nutrient.
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| 2446 |
What is the largest nitrogen reservoir?
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Atmospheric nitrogen (78%).
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| 2447 |
What are the key processes of the nitrogen cycle?
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Nitrogen fixation, ammonification, nitrification, and denitrification.
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| 2448 |
What is the nitrogen cycle?
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A biogeochemical cycle that converts nitrogen into different chemical forms across ecosystems.
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| 2449 |
Which regions in India have natural gas reserves?
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Jaisalmer, KG delta, Tripura, Mumbai offshore
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| 2450 |
Where is natural gas generally located?
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With petroleum
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