CAPF (AC) 2020 (Paper-1) (Question 51-100)

The Marathas agreed to serve the Mughal King on the condition that they would be granted the right to levy Chauth or one-fourth of the land revenue along with the Sardeshmukhi which was approximately one-tenth of the land revenue paid.

According to the Delimitation Commission and based on provisions of Article 333 of the Constitution of India there shall be a maximum of five hundred seats in the State Legislative Assembly. The process of Delimitation means the act of fixing limits or boundaries of territorial constituencies to represent population changes.

The Delimitation Commission is a statutory and quasi-judicial body established by the Government of India to redraw the boundaries of Lok Sabha and State Assembly constituencies based on the latest Census.

This process ensures that each constituency represents roughly equal population size, maintaining the principle of democratic equality. The Commission’s decisions are final, have the force of law, and cannot be challenged in any court, ensuring independence and integrity in the process.

In 1924 he was elected to the Central Legislative Assembly, a chamber of elected and appointed Indian and British representatives with limited legislative powers, and in 1925 became the Assembly's President (Speaker), becoming the first elected President (Speaker) and also the first Indian in that position, after the retirement of Sir Frederick Whyte.

Both Speaker and the Deputy Speaker cease to be members of Lok Sabha following the dissolution of the lower house. The Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha vacates his office following the dissolution of Lok Sabha but not the Speaker who holds his office before the first meeting of the new Lok Sabha.

The Speaker of the Lok Sabha is the presiding officer of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India. According to Article 94, the Speaker of the Lok Sabha shall be chosen from amongst the members of the house and shall vacate his/her office when he/she ceases to be a member of the house.

The Speaker of the Lok Sabha can be removed by a resolution passed by a majority of all the then members of the House, requiring 14 days' notice before the resolution is moved. This process is outlined in Article 94 of the Constitution and the rules of procedure.
About Deputy Speaker

• The Deputy Speaker serves as the Second-in-Command Presiding Officer of the Lok Sabha.
• The Deputy Speaker is not subordinate to the Speaker. He is directly responsible to the House.
• He is entitled to a regular salary and allowance fixed by Parliament and charged on the Consolidated Fund of India.
• Article 93 of the IC says that the House of the People (Lok Sabha) shall choose two members of the House to be, respectively, Speaker and Deputy Speaker.
• Article 178 of the Indian Constitution contains the corresponding provision for the Speakers and Deputy Speakers in the State Assemblies.

The Panel of Chairpersons in the Lok Sabha is not drawn solely from the ruling party. It is nominated by different political parties and appointed by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha. The Panel of Chairpersons consists of 10 members.

One of them presides over the House in the absence of both the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker. This ensures that the proceedings of the Lok Sabha can continue smoothly even when the Speaker and Deputy Speaker are not available.

The chaparral biome is a biome with features of Mediterranean shrublands and is located in the Mediterranean climate zone. This type of biome experiencés mild winter as well as hot dry summers. During the summer months, there is usually a drought in absence of rain.

The Kaveri basin is spread over more than 8,000 sq km in the states of Karnataka, Tamil, Kerala and the Union Territory of Puducherry. Alaknanda originates from glaciers at the head of the Alaknanda valley in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district.

It runs a 190-km-course in the state's hilly districts of Pauri Garhwal, Rudraprayag and Tehri before merging with Bhagirathi. The valley of Alaknanda is still growing. The Godavari is the largest river system in the peninsular region and not Krishna.

Cwg Climate is found in most of the part of Great Indian Plain. In this type of climate the temperature of summer rises to 40 degree C and falls to 27 degree C in the winters. Cwg climate is also known as the monsoon type of climate.
Table 12.2: Climatic Types According to Koeppen

Raipur receives the maximum rainfall among the given stations. The climate of Raipur is falling under sub-humid with a mean annual rainfall of about 1489 mm out of which 90 per cent (1348mm) is received during the monsoon (June to September).

Zambia not shares any boundary with South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Botswana are to the north of the country while.