Why air travel is preferred in the North-Eastern states of India?
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NE region is very sensitive as it is surrounded by international borders
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Geographical character of the region makes the development of land and water ways very difficult
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People of NE region are economically much well off than that of others
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All of these
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None of these
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Given below is the account of an incident. Read it carefully and say under which Consumers' Right the action has been taken?
Mr. X purchased one packet of maggi noodles a grocery shop with cash memo. The maggi turned out to be duplicate and affected him adversely. Mr. X consulted a doctor who advised him to stop taking that maggi.
Mr. X reported the matter with cash memo to the consumer court. After two to three hearings he won the litigation. The shopkeeper was ordered by the court to pay ten times of the cost of the packet plus a penalty of Rs. 30,000 to Mr. X. The shopkeeper was also warned against selling such items in future.
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Right to choose
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Right to be informed
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Right to seek redressal
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All of these
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None of these
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What was fly shuttle?
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A sport item used in the game of badminton
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A mechanical device used for weaving
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A type of road transport used to carry workers to the industrial site
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An insect
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None of these
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Tyranny of the _____ is not just oppressive for the minority; it often brings ruin to the majority.
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Authority
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Ruler
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Government
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Majority
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None of these
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Which of the following became an important place for political and cultural battle in Vietnam by 1920s?
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Community centers
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Schools
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Factories
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Universities
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None of these
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Why the Rowlatt Act was opposed by the Indians?
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It gave the British power to arrest and detain a person without a trial
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It increased taxes on land
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It put a ban on political parties
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It introduced Salt Law
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None of these
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Per capita consumption of steel in India is:
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45.7 kg / Anum
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57.8 kg / Anum
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25.9 kg / Anum
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35.5 kg / Anum
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None of these
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Globalisation does not involve which one of the following?
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Movement of people between countries for jobs, education etc.
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Movement of more goods and services between countries
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Rapid integration between countries
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Increased taxes on imports
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None of these
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Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit of 1992 was held for:
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Addressing the urgent need of nuclear disarmament globally
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Addressing the urgent problem of environmental protection and socio-economic development at the global level
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Addressing the need of liberalising global trade and economic barrier
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Addressing the issue of global warming
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None of these
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'Unclassed forests' belong to:
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The Government
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Private individuals
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The communities
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All of these
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None of these
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Who wrote the book 'Small is Beautiful'?
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Schumacher
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Jane Austen
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Arundhati Roy
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Rabindranath Tagore
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None of these
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A study by which of the following estimated that 20 lakhs jobs can be created in the education sector alone?
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Ministry of Human Resource and Development
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Ministry of Economic Affairs
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Planning Commission
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Ministry of Labour
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None of these
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How many languages are included in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution?
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18
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22
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20
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16
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None of these
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What was the weapon used by Spanish to conquer America?
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Horses and cavalry
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Rifle
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Gunpowder
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Germs of smallpox
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None of these
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Which of the following policies of Sri Lankan Government had increased the feeling of alienation among Sri Lankan Tamils?
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The approval of the Act of 1956 that recognised Sinhala as the only office language
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Preference of Sinhala applicants for university positions and government jobs
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Ghettos of Tamils in Jaffna region
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Both [A] and [B]
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None of these
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The pact signed between Indian National Congress and the Muslim League in 1916 was known as:
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Poona Pact
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Calcutta Pact
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Lucknow Pact
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Lahore Pact
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None of these
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Which of the following led to the Scholars' Revolt of 1868 in Vietnam?
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Officials of Imperial Court
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The university professors
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School teachers and students
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Various professionals
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None of these
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Identify the novel and its author from the first sentence given below.
'It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.'
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'Anna Karenina' by Leo Tolstoy
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'Durgesh Nandini' by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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Godan by Premchand
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None of these
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What acts as a nodal industry for synthetic textile?
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Petroleum refineries
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Cotton mills
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Steel plants
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Agriculture
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None of these
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In India currency notes are issued by:
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State Bank of India
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Ministry of Finance
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Reserve Bank of India
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Finance Commission
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None of these
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What was SPA?
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Seven Party Alliance of Nepal formed for the struggle of democracy
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Seven Party Alliance of Bolivia formed for the struggle of democracy
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Seven Party Alliance of Vietnam formed for the struggle of democracy
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Seven Party Alliance of Pakistan formed for the struggle of democracy
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None of these
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Who led the Peasant Movement in Awadh during cooperation the Non-Movement?
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Jawaharlal Nehru
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Jyotiba Phule
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Baba Ramchandra
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Vikas Singh
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None of these
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Deposit with a bank, which can be withdrawn at any time with the help of cheque, is known as:
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Saving Account
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Demand Deposit
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Current Account
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Fixed Deposit
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None of these
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Which of the following countries was known as 'Indo-China'?
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Vietnam
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Laos
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Cambodia
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All of these
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None of these
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Elections in India are a show of money power by political parties to a large extent. Which of the following you think is the best way to reduce the money power in politics?
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State funding of elections
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Limiting election expenses
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Restricting the campaign by candidates
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Restricting the media and advertising
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None of these
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Which of the following industry is often referred to as the 'killer industry'?
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Iron and Steel
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Agriculture
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Mining
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Infrastructure
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None of these
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Cotton textile industry in India is concentrated in:
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Maharashtra and Gujarat
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Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh
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Gujarat and West Bengal
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Gujarat and Karnataka
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None of these
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Who among the following powers rejected the work of Frankfurt Parliament of 1848?
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Austria
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Hungary
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Prussia
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Both [A] and [C]
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None of these
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Which mineral is largely derived from placer deposits?
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Mica
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Iron
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Gold
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Potash salt
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None of these
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Name the organisation that sets the standard of products at the international level.
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ISO
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BIS
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COPRA
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Agmark
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None of these
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Bahujan Samaj Party was formed under the leadership of:
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B. R. Ambedkar
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Mayawati
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Kashi Ram
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Jagjivan Ram
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None of these
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Which one of the following rivers has been declared as the National Waterway No. 1?
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Yamuna
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Ganga
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Narmada
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Godavari
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None of these
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Zollverein started in 1834 in Prussia refers to :
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Trade Union
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Labour Union
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Merchants Union
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Customs Union
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None of these
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Who established the Vietnamese Communist Party in 1930?
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Ngo Dinh Diem
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Sun Yat Sen
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Bao Dai
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Ho chi Minh
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None of these
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Why did General Dyer open fire on peaceful crowd in Jallianwalla Bagh? (Mark the most important factor.)
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To disperse the crowd
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As punishment for breaking martial low
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To create a feeling of terror and awe in the mind of Indians
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He was trigger happy
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None of these
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What is the main problem associated with groundwater in India?
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Overuse
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Contamination
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Difficult approach
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Limited use
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None of these
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Why the drop out of girl students is more in higher studies in India?
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Girls in general do not prefer to pursue higher studies
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Limited opportunity for girls in the institution of higher studies
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Parents prefer to spend their resources on the study of their sons than that of daughters
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All of these
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None of these
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What do you understand by 'Panchayati Raj'?
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Rural self-government
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Urban self-government
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Semi-urban self-government
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All of these
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None of these
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Which one of the following is a leguminous crop?
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Jowar
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Pulses
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Sesamum
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Millets
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None of these
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In which of the following countries the participation of women in public life is very high?
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USA
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France
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Germany
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Sweden
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None of these
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Cheap and affordable credit is crucial for the country's development. But rural households, particularly poor sections, mostly depend on informal sources of credit to meet their requirement, which often lead them to debt trap, sometime even to suicides.
Which of the following you may suggest to improve the scenario?
(i) Informal sectors, private money lenders in particular, must be brought under the ambit of banking regulations and law.
(ii) Formal sector loans need to expand.
(iii) It is necessary that everyone receives these loans.
(iv) Strict laws should be made to control the activities of the private money lenders so that they cannot oppress the poor borrowers.
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Only I, II and IV
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Only III and IV
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Only II and III
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I, II, III and IV
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None of these
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In which of the following sessions of Indian National Congress Mahatma Gandhi convinced other leaders of the need to start a non-cooperation movement in support of Khilafat as well as for Swaraj?
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At the Calcutta session of September 1920
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At the Belgaum session of December 1924
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At the Ahmadabad session of December 1921
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At the Calcutta session of December 1928
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None of these
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Human Development Report published by UNDP does not compare countries on the basis of:
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The number of their employed/unemployed population
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Their per capita income
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Their health status
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The educational levels of their people
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None of these
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Who among the following was intensely hostile to the monarchy and opposed to the idea of resisting the French with the help of the court?
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Phan Boi Chau
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Huynh Phu So
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Phan Chu Trinh
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Liang Qichao
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None of these
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Which of the following is the most striking similarity between Bolivia's Water War (2000) and the movement for democracy in Nepal (2004)?
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Both the stories share some elements which are relevant to the study of the past and future of democracies.
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The movement in Nepal was to establish democracy, and the struggle in Bolivia involved claims on an elected, democratic government.
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Both these struggles were successful but their impact was at different levels.
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Both these are the instances of political conflict that led to popular struggles.
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None of these
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In India, the finance ministers of 15 states demanded that the central government must declare its sources as well as total income and the formula by which they distribute revenues to the various state governments. The incident given above represents which type of power sharing?
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The horizontal power sharing
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The vertical power sharing
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The prudential power sharing
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The regular power sharing
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None of these
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'We believe that it is the inalienable right of the Indian people, as of any other people, to have freedom and to enjoy the fruits of their toil and have the necessities of life, so that they may have full opportunities of growth.'
The lines given above refer to:
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The words that Bhagat Singh stated during his trial
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The Pledge of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army (HSRA)
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Mahatma Gandhi's letter to Viceroy Irwin
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The Independence Day Pledge, 26 January 1930
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None of these
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Which of the following is wrongly matched?
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Nicobar pigeon Endemic species
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Gangetic dolphin Vulnerable species
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Lion tailed macaque Endangered species
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None of these
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In recent years, there is a tendency for the sugar mills to shift and concentrate in the southern and western states, especially in Maharashtra. Which of the following may not be the reason for this?
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The cane produced in those areas has a higher sucrose content.
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The cooler climate ensures a longer crushing season.
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The co-operatives are more successful in those states.
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All of these
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None of these
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Can the Indian Parliament change the federal structure of our country on its own? Give reason for your answer.
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Yes, if only the ruling political party have majority in both the houses of Parliament and passes the Constitution Amendment Bill by two thirds majority.
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Yes. Parliament only needs to pass a Constitution Amendment Bill by majority of its member present and voting.
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No. Because any change to it has to be first passed by both the Houses of Parliament with at least two-thirds majority. Then it has to be ratified by the legislatures of at least half of the total states.
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No. Because the Constitution does not provide for any changes in the basic structure of our country.
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None of these
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