Kerala SET Exam General  paper  preparation Daily PYQ  Practice 02

3)  Chandra Gupta Maurya was the king of -------

A) Kanauj

B) Magadha

C) Vangadesa

D) Awadh

Chandragupta Maurya (c. 321 BCE) was the founder of the Maurya Empire in ancient India.

He established his rule after overthrowing the Nanda dynasty and took control of Magadha, whose capital was Pataliputra (modern-day Patna, Bihar).

Under his rule, Magadha became the core of the Mauryan Empire, from where he expanded across northern and north-western India.

Kanauj rose to prominence much later, especially in the Gupta and Harsha periods.

Vangadesa refers to Bengal region.

Awadh (Oudh, in present-day Uttar Pradesh) was important in medieval/modern times, not during Chandragupta Maurya’s reign.

Ans)  B) Magadha

 

4)  Assertion (S): Cotton is grown in alluvial soils

Reason (R): Alluvial soils are very fertile

A) Both S and R are true and R is the correct explanation of S.

B) Both S and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of S.

C) S is true and R is false.

D) S is false and R is true.

S (Cotton is grown in alluvial soils) — True.

Although black (regur) soils are the best-known soils for cotton because of their moisture-retaining properties, cotton is also cultivated on alluvial soils in several parts of India (for example in parts of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Assam) where irrigation and suitable climate allow profitable cotton farming.

R (Alluvial soils are very fertile) — True.

Alluvial soils are rich in mineral nutrients and are widely regarded as fertile — that is why they support a wide range of crops.

Why R is not the correct explanation of S:

The fact that alluvial soils are fertile does not specifically explain why cotton is grown there. Cotton’s suitability depends more on soil depth, drainage, moisture-retention characteristics, temperature and availability of irrigation, not merely fertility. Cotton particularly benefits from the moisture-retaining clay content of black soils; when grown on alluvial soils it is usually because irrigation and climatic conditions compensate for differences in soil properties. Therefore, while both statements are true, (R) does not correctly explain (S).

Ans) B) Both S and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of S.