Which of the following incidents you consider as a challenge to our democracy?
A)
A larger number of farmers are committing suicide in Maharashtra due to crop failure
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A temple in Rajasthan does not allow dalits to enter the temple premises
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Three persons were killed in a fake encounter in Azamgarh by UP police
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All of these
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None of these
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Potatoes were not known to the people in Asia and Europe till the discovery of:
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USA
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Ireland
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Australia
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Africa
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None of these
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According to HDI report which of the following countries ranks better than India?
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Sri Lanka
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Pakistan
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Bangladesh
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Nepal
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None of these
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What do you understand by sustainable development?
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Development compromising the future needs
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Development at the cost of environment
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Development taking into consideration the future needs and environment
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Development by interacting with nature through technology
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None of these
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Which one of the following is not true regarding the Civil Code of 1804?
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The Civil Code of 1804 is also known as Napoleonic Code
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It did away with all the privileges based on birth
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It secured the Right to Property
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It did away with the equality before law
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None of these
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Which of the following is the largest bauxite producing state of India?
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Chhattisgarh
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Bihar
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Odisha
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Karnataka
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None of these
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North-South corridor connects:
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Delhi with Thiruvananthapuram
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Silchar with Thiruvananthapuram
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Delhi with Kanyakumari
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Srinagar with Kanyakumari
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None of these
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On what type of products is AGMARK marked?
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On industrial products meant for household use
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On agricultural products meant for eating and drinking
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On export quality agricultural products
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On export quality industrial products
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None of these
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What was Gutenberg's first printed book?
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Bible
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Dictionary
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Ballads
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Novel
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None of these
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What kinds of species are found in areas that are isolated by natural or geographical barriers?
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Rare species
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Endangered species
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Endemic species
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General species
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None of these
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Which community worships the Mahua and the Kadamba trees during weddings?
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Gonds
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Mundas
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Santhals
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Both [B] and [C]
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None of these
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Who declared, 'The Printing Press is the most powerful engine of progress and public opinion is the force that will sweep despotism away.'?
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Mercier- the novelist of 18th century France
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Jane Austen- the British novelist
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Leo Tolstoy- the Russian novelist
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Rabindranath Tagore- the Indian poet and a novel laureate
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None of these
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Which of the following has a community government kind of power sharing arrangement?
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India
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Sri Lanka
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Belgium
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France
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None of these
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Which 'Treaty' recognised Greece as an independent nation?
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The Treaty of Versailles
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The Treaty of Constantinople
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The Treaty of Athens
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The Treaty of Dunkirk
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None of these
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Name the non-metallic mineral which can split easily into thin sheets.
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Gypsum
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Talc
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Topaz
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Mica
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None of these
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What do you understand by 'Napalm'?
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A biological weapon
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A chemical bomb
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An atomic bomb
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An army movement in French language
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None of these
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Which of the following was an objective of the 'Go East Movement' in Vietnam?
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To re-establish the Nguyen dynasty
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The mass migration to Japan
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To drive out the French
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Both [A] and [C]
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None of these
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Which of the following reserved seats for 'dalits' in the provincial and central legislative assemblies?
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First Round Table Conference
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Gandhi-Irwin Pact
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Poona Pact
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Second Round Table Conference
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None of these
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Why Wipro and Infosys are called Indian MNCs?
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Because they have invested in foreign countries
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Because they have foreign investors
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Because they have foreign workforce
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Because they operate on foreign technology
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None of these
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After reclamation how many islands have been joined together to built the city of Mumbai?
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10
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5
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7
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9
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None of these
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What do you understand by 'Kabirlarai'?
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A novel by Premchand
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An extempore poetry contest in Bengal
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A Marathi magazine
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A novel by Rokeya Hossein
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None of these
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Which of the following is a public interest group?
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Sarafa Bazar Union
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Railway Employees Union
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Merchants Association
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BAMCEF
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None of these
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In which of the following place of India a Software Technology Park is located?
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Indore
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Shillong
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Meerut
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Durgapur
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None of these
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Name the country with single party system.
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UK
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USA
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Pakistan
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China
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None of these
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Hallmark is the certification of standard for which one of the following?
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Edible oil
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Electrical goods
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Jewellery
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All of these
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None of these
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Which of the following is a false statement?
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In Gujarat, the Sabarmati basin farmers were agitated when higher priority was given to water supply in urban areas, particularly during droughts
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Multiplying urban centers with large and dense population and urban lifestyle have helped in proper utilisation of water resources
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Regulating and damming of rivers affects its natural flow and the flow of its sediments
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Today in western Rajasthan, the practice of roof top rainwater harvesting is on decline as plenty of water is available due to Rajasthan canal
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None of these
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The headquarters of WTO is in:
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Geneva
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New York
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London
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Rome
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None of these
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Democracies are different from one another on which of the following ground?
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Social systems
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Culture
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Economic activities
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All of these
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None of these
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Which state has the largest area under permanent forests?
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Madhya Pradesh
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Assam
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Arunachal Pradesh
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Nagaland
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None of these
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A man or a woman who believes in equal rights and opportunity for women and men is called a:
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Humanist
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Feminist
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Patriarch
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Matriarch
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None of these
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The subjects of marriage and divorce come under which of the following lists under the Constitution of India?
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Union List
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State List
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Concurrent List
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All of these
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None of these
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When did Sri Lanka became an independent nation?
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1945
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1946
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1947
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1948
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None of these
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Who among the following was proclaimed the first king of united Italy?
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Wilhelm IV
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Nicholas IV
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Victor Emmanuel II
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Victor Emmanuel IV
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None of these
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Which of the following is the most important factor for the rise of nationalism in India?
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Colonial exploitation under British rule
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Expansion of railways
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Various social reforms
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Various political movements
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None of these
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India is referred to as a 'Super Power' in the world in which of the following non-conventional sources of energy?
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Solar Energy
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Bio Gas
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Wind Energy
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Tidal Energy
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None of these
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Liberalisation involves which one of the following?
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Increasing import duties on goods
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Removal of trade barriers
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Decreasing subsidy on petroleum products
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Increasing export duties on goods
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None of these
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Which one of the following cities is connected by NH-8?
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Delhi-Kolkata
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Delhi-Chennai
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Delhi-Amritsar
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Delhi-Mumbai
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None of these
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By whom was the first image of Bharatmata painted?
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Rabindranath Tagore
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Jamini Roy
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Abanindranath Tagore
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Ravi Verma
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None of these
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During which one of the following movements the women participated in large numbers for the first time?
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Civil Disobedience Movement
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Swadeshi Movement
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Quit India Movement
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Non-cooperation Movement
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None of these
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Which one of the following has been the major source of foreign exchange for IT industry?
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OIL
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SAIL
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BPO
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BHEL
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None of these
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Identify the novel and its writer from the given information.
This novel was on the life of a young miner in France which explored in harsh detail the grim conditions of miners' lives. It ended on a note of despair: 'the strike the hero leads fails, his co-workers turn against him and hopes are shattered'.
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Charles Dickens's Hard Times
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Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice
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Emile Zola's Germinal
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Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre
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None of these
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Suppose you have purchased a pair of fancy shoes from a swank shop located in a high-end shopping mall during deepabali festival. Next day you again went out on shopping, but this time not in any mall, rather in a nearby market. Suddenly you noticed that the same pair of shoes, same make and design was on display in a shoe store. Just out of curiosity, you went inside the shop and asked for the price of that particular pair of shoes. You were stunned to know that the shoes cost almost 1/2 of the price than what you had paid. You felt cheated. You confronted the shop owner from where you had purchased your shoes, with bill and new found information. He even refused to listen you. Name the consumer right that ensures that you can get your claim settled against this unfair trade practices.
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Right to be heard
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Right to seek redressal
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Right to be informed
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Right to choose
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None of these
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The clergies of which of the following countries had revolted against Russians' domination?
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Italy
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German
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Poland
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Belgium
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None of these
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Identify the mode of transport from the given clue. It is the cheapest means of transport, fuel-efficient and environment friendly. It is also most suitable for carrying heavy and bulky goods. 95 per cent of the India?s trade volume (68 per cent in terms of value) is moved by this mode of transportation.
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Roadways
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Railways
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Pipelines
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Waterways
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None of these
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Which of the following arguments holds good to overcome the challenges faced by a democracy?
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Any proposal for political reforms should think about a good solution only.
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Legal-constitutional ways of reforming politics by themselves can overcome challenges to democracy.
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Democratic reforms are to be brought about principally through political practice.
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All of these
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None of these
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On international level who/which among the following advocated resource conservation for the first time in a more systematic way, way back in 1968?
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The Brundtland Commission
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Schumacher in his book 'Small is Beautiful'
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The Club of Rome
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The Earth Summit at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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None of these
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In which of the following industries productions are carried out by a number of small producers around the world and then sold over to big MNCs who sell them under their brand names?
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Automobiles
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Cell phones
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Edible oils
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Electronic goods
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None of these
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The medal ceremony of the 200 metres race in the 1968 Olympics held at Mexico City saw two US athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, standing with clenched fists upraised and heads bowed, while the American national anthem was played. Both the athletes were African-American and the black-gloved and raised clenched fists were meant to symbolize 'the Black Power'.
What do you understand by 'the Black Power'?
A)
Power for the African-American
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Afro-American civil rights movement (1954-68)
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A more militant anti-racist movement (1966-75), advocating even violence if necessary to end racism in the US
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All of these.
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None of these
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In which of the following cases you are most likely not to find a positive outcome of politics of social divisions?
(i) A majority of Indians now feel that they are more Indian then they are Assamese, Kashmiris or Tamilians.
(ii) The leaders of All Bengal People's Party demanded that in the state of Bengal except Bengali no other language should be taught, spoken or used.
(iii) When the Adivasi community of Kerala demanded a school and community center for them, the government sent a para military battalion in response.
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Only i and iii
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Only ii and iii
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Only i and ii
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i, ii and iii
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None of these
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Why did Indian business group was no longer enthusiastic to join the civil Disobedience Movement (of 1931) after the failure of the Second Round Table Conference?
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They felt that the movement had lost its credibility.
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They were worried about the growing influence of socialism in Congress.
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They lost faith in Gandhiji.
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They grouped together to form another political party.
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None of these
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