Where in the sky would the Pole Star appear to an observer situated on the North Pole?
- At a fixed point on the horizon
- Perpetually below the horizon and invisible
- It depends on the time of the year
- At the zenith (exactly overhead)
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The North Star or Pole Star is famous for holding nearly still in our sky while the entire northern sky moves around it. That's because it's located nearly at the north celestial pole
Which one is not the Component of the Preamble?
- Sovereign
- Secular
- Hostility
- Democratic Republic
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The preamble declares India to be a sovereign, socialist, secular, and democratic republic. The objectives stated by the Preamble are to secure justice, liberty, and equality for all citizens and promote fraternity to maintain the unity and integrity of the nation.
Who introduced the term state for the first time?
- Karl Marx
- Machiavelli
- Rousseau
- Jean Bodin
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The term ‘State’ in its modern sense was first used by Machiavelli. The State consists of four elements. These are (a) the people; (b) the territory; (c) the government and (d) sovereignty.
Who proposed the steady-state theory?
- Hermann Bondi
- Thomas Gold
- Sir James Jeans
- Fred Hoyle
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The steady-state theory was first proposed by Sir James Jeans in the 1920s, but it was reformulated by Fred Hoyle, Thomas Gold, and Hermann Bondi in 1948.
Constitution day of India is celebrated on
- 26th November 1949
- 26th November 1948
- 26th January 1950
- 26th November 1946
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The Constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26th November 1949 and came into force on 26th January, 1950.
