556: Which one of the following provisions was NOT made in the Charter Act of 1833?
(a) The trading activities of the East India Company were to be abolished
(b) The designation of the supreme authority was to be changed as the Governor General of India in Council
(c) All law-making powers to be conferred on Governor-General in Council
(d) An Indian was to be appointed as a Law Member in the Governor- General's Council
557: Consider the following statements:
1. The forest cover in India constitutes around 20% of its geographical area. Out of the total forest cover, dense forest constitutes around 40%.
2. The national Forestry Action Programme aims at bringing one-third of the area of India under tree/forest cover.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
558: Which one of the following ports handled the north Indian trade during the Gupta period ?
(a) Tamralipti
(b) Broach
(c) Kalyan
(d) Cambray
559: Within biological communities, some species are important in determining the ability of a large number of other species to persist in the community. Such species are called
(a) Keystone species
(b) Allopatric species
(c) Sympatric species
(d) Threatened species
560: Which of the following is not included in the list of Fundamental Duties in the Constitution?
(a) To safeguard public property and to abjure violence
(b) To uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India
(c) Secularism
(d) To abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals