The discounting rate at which RBI borrows Government securities from commercial banks is known as:
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Repo Rate
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Reverse Repo
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Deposit Rate
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Base Rate
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None of these
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In which one of the following states India's first yoga university has been inaugurated?
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Uttarakhand
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Uttar Pradesh
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Himachal Pradesh
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Gujarat
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None of these
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In which one of the following cities of India the first all women post office of the country has been established?
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Kolkata
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New Delhi
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Hyderabad
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Chennai
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None of these
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The layer of the atmosphere which provides ideal flying condition for large jet aeroplanes is:
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Ionosphere
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Exosphere
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Troposphere
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Stratosphere
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None of these
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The first Hydel Power Plant in India was started in:
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Darjeeling in West Bengal
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Kota in Rajasthan
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Tehri in Uttarakhand
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Cuttack in Odisha
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None of these
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On what basis is Ad Valorem Tax levied?
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Volume
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Value
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Imports
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Exports
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None of these
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'Taka' is the currency of which one of the following countries?
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Pakistan
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Thailand
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China
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Bangladesh
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None of these
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Who wrote the book 'New Deal For Asia'?
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Vikram Seth
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Chetan Bhagat
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Mahathir Mohamad
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Arundhati Roy
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None of these
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Who has been the lead actor of the movie 'Paan Singh Tomar'?
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Shahrukh Khan
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Irrfan Khan
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Amir Khan
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Salman Khan
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None of these
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Which of the following is known as 'Sea Bird'?
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India's latest surface to air missile
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India's biggest submarine
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India's biggest aircraft carrier
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India's biggest naval base
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None of these
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Which of the following is the immediate cause of French Revolution?
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Bankrupt condition of French treasury due to extravagant spending and inefficiency of Louis XV and Louis XVI
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Effect of writings of the great thinkers, Montesquieu, Voltaire and Rousseau
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Fall of the Bastille Fort
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Divine-right absolutism brought by Louis XIV and his successors
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None of these
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Where and when was the second Buddhist Council held?
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Sri Lanka in 1st Century BC
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China in 5th Century BC
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Patliputra in 250 BC
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Vaishali in 383 BC
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None of these
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By which of the following procedure the Vice-President of India may be removed from office?
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By Impeachment
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By a resolution of Lok Sabha passed by a majority of its members and agreed to by the Rajya Sabha
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By a resolution of Rajya Sabha passed by a majority of its members and agreed to by the Lok Sabha
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By Supreme Court of India
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None of these
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Which one of the following soils is of volcanic origin?
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Alluvial soil
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Black soil
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Red soil
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Laterite soil
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None of these
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Whose famous saying is "My ultimate aim is to wipe every tear from every eye"?
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Swami Vivekananda
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J.L. Nehru
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Mahatma Gandhi
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C.F. Andrews
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None of these
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Amir Khusro was a poet -musician in the court of:
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Akbar
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Jahangir
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Ibrahim Lodi
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Alauddin Khilji
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None of these
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Fiscal deficit is_______.
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total income less government borrowing
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total payments less total receipts
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total payments less capital receipts
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total expenditure less total receipts excluding borrowing
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None of these
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Which among the following is the most unique feature of Dholavira site of the Indus Valley civilization?
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Its cities were horizontally divided into multiple parts
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Its cities were divided into two parts
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Its cities were divided unevenly
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All of these
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None of these
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Name the first Indian cricketer to score a century against all the test match playing countries of the world.
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Sunil Gavaskar
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Dilip Vengsarkar
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Sachin Tendulkar
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Rahul Dravid
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None of these
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Safety fuse wire used in domestic electrical appliances is made of low:
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Resistance
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Melting point
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Specific gravity
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All of these
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None of these
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During cardiac failure, which of the following is advised as a first aid?
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Mouth to mouth resuscitation
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Giving external cardiac massage
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Giving cool water to drink
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Giving complete body massage
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None of these
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The nature of the winter rainfall in north- western India is:
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Monsoonal
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Orographic
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Cyclonic
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Convectional
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None of these
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Velavadar National Park is in:
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Karnataka
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Kerala
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Assam
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Gujarat
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None of these
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Kalinga Prize instituted by UNESCO is given for the popularization of:
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Literature
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Music
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Science
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Universal brotherhood
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None of these
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Fundamental Duties as incorporated in Indian Constitution has been imported from:
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USA
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UK
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Former USSR
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Francev
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None of these
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Recently which one of the following countries has been granted the associate membership of the International Cricket Council?
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Afghanistan
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USA
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Canada
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Holland
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None of these
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What is the total number of Man and Biosphere (MAB) Programme recognized Biosphere reserves in India?
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Nine
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Ten
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Five
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One
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None of these
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Which of the following dates is celebrated as National Education Day?
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11th November
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17th November
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13th March
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19th July
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None of these
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With which one of the following dance forms is Madhvi Mudgal associated?
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Bharatnatyam
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Odissi
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Kathak
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Kathakali
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None of these
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Largest Port in India is:
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J.L. Nehru Port Mumbai
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Kandla Port, Gujarat
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Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
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Marmagao, Goa
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None of these
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'EAS' stands for:
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Earning Assurance Scheme
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Energy Acquisition Scheme
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Energy Affiliation Scheme
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Employment Assurance Scheme
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None of these
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The time period of a pendulum on moon:
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Increases
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Decreases
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Remains same
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Zero
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None of these
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'People's Assembly' is the name of the Parliament of which one of the following countries?
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Malaysia
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Maldives
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Egypt
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Poland
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None of these
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Name the UN Body that deals with population problem.
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UNDP
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UNFPA
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ICAO
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UNEP
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None of these
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Which of the following scheme launched by the Government of India aims at enhancing the livelihood security of the people in rural areas by guaranteeing hundred days employment in a financial year to a rural household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work?
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MGNREGA
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ASHA
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TRYSEM
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Jyoti Scheme
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None of these
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POSCO (Pohang Steel Company) is a steel company originally based in:
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China
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South Korea
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USA
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Russia
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None of these
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Name the inventor of pendulum clock.
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T.A. Edison
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Christiaan Huygens
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John Harrison
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Joseph Aspdin
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None of these
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Which one of the following exams is not conducted by UPSC?
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Indian Administrative Service
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Indian Police Service
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Indian Medical Service
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Indian Engineering Service
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None of these
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Shenzhen Stock Exchange is a major stock exchange of which one of the following countries?
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Greece
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China
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Spain
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Norway
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None of these
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What is the background colour of the Commonwealth flag?
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Blue
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Red
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Black
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Green
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None of these
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