HSSC CET Exam (06.11.2022-Shift I)

Total Questions: 99

71. Which of the following statements is/are correct about Apical Meristem?

(a) It is present at the growing tips of stems and roots and in-creases the length of the stem and the root.

(b) Due to this the girth of the stem or root increases.

Choose the correct option from the codes given below:

(1) Only (c)
(2) (a) and (b)
(3) (b) and (c)
(4) Only (a)
(5) Not attempted

Correct Answer: (4) Only (a)

Solution:Apical meristem is present at the growing tips of stems and roots and increases the length of the stem and the root. The types of apical meristem are Shoot apical meristem (SAM) and root apical meristem (RAM). Hence statement (a) is incorrect.

Lateral meristem is responsible for the increase in the girth of the stem. Hence statement (b) is incorrect.
Intercalary meristem is present at the base of the leaves and internodes (between two nodes) on twigs. Hence statement (c) is incorrect.

72. An object travels 9 metres in 3 seconds and then another 23 metres in 5 seconds. What is the average speed of the object?

(1) 6 m/s
(2) 3 m/s
(3) 4 m/s
(4) 5 m/s
(5) Not attempted

Correct Answer: (3) 4 m/s

Solution:

73. What is the theme of the 'World Ozone Day', 2022?

(1) "Delhi Protocol @ 30: Protection of Life through Global Cooperation"
(2) "Rio Protocol @ Global Cooperation for Protection of zone".
(3) "Montreal Protocol for Protection of Ecology"
(4) "Montreal Protocol @ 35: Global Cooperation Protecting Life on Earth"
(5) Not attempted

Correct Answer: (4) "Montreal Protocol @ 35: Global Cooperation Protecting Life on Earth"

Solution:World Ozone Day 2022 is marked on September 16 to commemorate the signing of the Montreal Protocol, an international treaty that is designed to protect the Ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous sub-stances.

The theme of World Ozone Day 2022 is 'Global Cooperation to Protect Life on Earth'.
The first ever Ozone Day was celebrated on 16 September 1995.

74. HTTPS is an acronym for________which should be used while entering sensitive information.

(1) Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Sequence
(2) Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure
(3) Hyper Text Transmission Protocol Secure
(4) Hyper Text Transmission Protocol Sequence
(5) Not attempted

Correct Answer: (2) Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure

Solution:Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) is a protocol that secures communication and data transfer between a user's web browser and a website.

The protocol protects users against eavesdroppers and man in the middle (MitM) attacks.
It also protects legitimate do mains from domain name system (DNS) spoofing attacks.

75. Which among the following States in 1960 was bifurcated to create two new States of Gujarat and Maharashtra ?

(1) Nagpur
(2) Bombay
(3) Ahmedabad
(4) Daman
(5) Not attempted

Correct Answer: (2) Bombay

Solution:The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 redefined the boundaries of Indian states based on the languages.

On May 1st. 1960, the bilingual state of Bombay was divided into two separate states: Maharashtra for Marathi speaking people and Gujarat for Gujarati speaking people.

76. Among the following countries, which was the last country to give voting rights to women?

(1) Saudi Arabia
(2) China
(3) Pakistan
(4) Mexico
(5) Not attempted

Correct Answer: (1) Saudi Arabia

Solution:New Zealand became the first self-governing country in the world to grant women the right to vote in parliamentary elections in 1893.

Saudi Arabia, in 2011, became the most recent country in 21st century to grant women's suffrage.

77. With whom is the Cash Reseve Ratio (CR) kept?

(1) Finance Commission of India
(2) Comptroller and Auditor General of India
(3) Reserve bank of India
(4) International Monetary Fund
(5) Not attempted

Correct Answer: (3) Reserve bank of India

Solution:The Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)is a certain minimum amount of deposit that the commercial banks have to hold as reserves with the central bank.

The percentage of cash required to be kept in reserves. vis-a-vis a bank's total deposits, is called the Cash Reserve Ratio.

78. Which among the following countries ranked the highest on the "Ease of Doing Business Index 2021?

(1) Portugal
(2) India
(3) China
(4) New Zealand
(5) Not attempted

Correct Answer: (4) New Zealand

Solution:New Zealand retained its first position whereas Somalia was ranked at 190th spot in the Ease of Doing Business.

India was placed at 63rd position this time (2019) out of 190 countries marking an improvement of 14 places from its 77th position in 2018.

79. What is the name of the sorting method that refers to sorting a given list of elements and swapping them if they are unordered?

(1) Deque
(2) Selection Sort
(3) Insertion Sort
(4) Bubble Sort
(5) Not attempted

Correct Answer: (4) Bubble Sort

Solution:Bubble Sort, sorts a given list of elements by repeatedly comparing the adjacent elements and swapping them if they are unordered.

Swapping two elements means changing their positions with each other.

80. Which of the following network device extracts the destination address from the data packet and looks it up in a table to see where to send the packet and sends singals only to selected devices?

(1) Gateway
(2) Hub
(3) Switch
(4) Router
(5) Not attempted

Correct Answer: (3) Switch

Solution:A network switch is used to connect multiple computers or communicating devices.

When data arrives, the switch extracts the destination ad-dress from the data packet and looks it up in a table to see where to send the packet.

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