Which one of the following is not true about the female allegory of France?
A)
She was named Marianne
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She was a symbol of national unity
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She took part in the French Revolution
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Her characteristics were drawn from those of liberty and the republic
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None of these
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Find the odd one out.
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Tourist guide
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Tailor
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Cobbler
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Potter
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None of these
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Which of the following is an example of power sharing arrangement?
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The Conservative party has formed the government in UK after winning the Parliamentary election
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A coalition government was led by Manmohan Singh under UPA rule
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Pervez Musharraf was the military ruler of Pakistan
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King Birendra was the monarch of Nepal
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None of these
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Read both the statements carefully and choose your option. Statement I: In a federation the powers of the federal and provincial governments are clearly demarcated. Statement II: India is a federation because the power of the Union and the State governments are specified in the Constitution and they have exclusive jurisdiction on their respective subjects.
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Only I is true
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Only II is true
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Both I and II are true
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Neither I nor II is true
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None of these
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Given below is a map of India. The marked area in the map is the location of an iron and steel industry in public sector. Identify it.
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Visakhapatnam Steel Plant
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Vijayanagar Steel Plant
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The Salem Steel Plant
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Durgapur Steel Plant
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None of these
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Which one of the following is the main source of credit for the rich urban households in India?
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Insurance companies
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Cooperative societies
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Private money lenders
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Banks
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None of these
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Which one of the following princely states was ruled by an Italian princely house before the unification of Italy?
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Sardinia and Piedmont
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Lombardy
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Kingdom of two Sicilies
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Venetia
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None of these
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Professor Muhammad Yunus is the founder of which one of the following?
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Co-operative banks in Uttar Pradesh
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Grameen Bank in Bangladesh
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Self Help groups in Andhra Pradesh
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Beej Bchao Andolan
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None of these
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By 15th century for which of the following purposes was woodblock printing used in Europe?
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To print playing cards
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To print religious pictures with simple and brief text
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To print short story books
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Both [A] and [B]
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None of these
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Which of the following is not true?
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Hydro-electricity is generated by fast flowing water
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Thermal power stations use non-renewable fossil fuel to generate electricity
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Both the hydro-electricity and thermal electricity are environment friendly
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Hydro-electricity uses renewable resource
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None of these
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A program that provides food grains at subsidised price in rural and urban areas of India:
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PDS
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MNREGA
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KVS
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SGRY
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None of these
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Slash and burn agriculture practiced in Bastar and Andaman and Nicobar Islands are known as:
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Kumari
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Dipa
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Pamlou
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Kuruwa
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None of these
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Which one of the following statements is not true regarding the Trung sisters of Vietnam?
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Trung sisters fought against French domination
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Phan Boi Chau wrote a play on the lives of Trung sisters
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Trung sisters preferred death over surrender to the enemy
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Trung sisters fought against Chinese domination
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None of these
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Name the specialized machine for spinning invented by Crompton in 1776.
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Spinning Jenny
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Flying Shuttle
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Mule
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All of these
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None of these
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Which one of the following ports was developed to decongest Kolkata port?
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Paradip
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Haldia
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Vizag
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Mormugao
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None of these
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Over half of India's natural forests are gone. Which of the following is the major cause of depletion of forest resources in India after independence?
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Industrialisation
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Mining
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Urbanisation
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Agricultural expansion
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None of these
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Which one of the following is not a feature of multi-national company?
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Use of latest and advanced technology
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World wide operation
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Engaging technical experts from the country of its origin only
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Giant size and professional management
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None of these
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Match the following animals with their category of existence.
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Black buck
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Extinct
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Asiatic elephant
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Rate
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Andaman wild pig
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Endangered
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Himalayan brown bear
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Vulnerable
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Pink-headed duck
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Endemic
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A - 3, B - 4, C - 5, D - 2, E - 1
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A - 2, B - 3, C - 5, D - 1, E - 4
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A - 5, B - 1, C - 2, D - 4, E - 3
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A - 4, B - 2, C - 1, D - 3, E - 4
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None of these
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In which of the following states people have developed inundation channels to irrigate their fields?
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Punjab
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Haryana
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West Bengal
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Uttar Pradesh
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None of these
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The head quarter of 'The European Union' is in:
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Germany
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Belgium
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England
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Austria
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None of these
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United Nations adopted the guidelines for consumer protection in:
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1987
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1978
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1983
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1985
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None of these
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Which of the following was the idea of 'Swaraj' as understood by the plantation workers?
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They could return to their own village
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They could move freely in and out of the confined space in which they were enclosed
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A state of condition free of all troubles and sufferings
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All of these
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None of these
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Which one of the following is not a feature of money?
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Medium of exchange
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Lack of divisibility
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Unit of account
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All of these
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None of these
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Which of the following is an example of homogeneous society?
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USA
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Belgium
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Sweden
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UK
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None of these
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Which of the following is a significance of unsurfaced roads in India?
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It is easy to construct and maintain
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It connects nook and corner of the country
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It can negotiate steep gradient
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It carries bulk of men and materials to the remotest part
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All of these
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Which of the following is the pressing problem that Indian Railways is suffering from?
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Three types of tracks
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Modernisation requires huge investment
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Prone to pilferage or theft
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Large network makes maintenance work difficult and costly
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None of these
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What do you understand by 'Laissez faire'?
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Leave the market to decide the price of goods and services
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Total deficit in receipt and expenditure
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A change in the set of economic policy
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A process of perpetual development of mankind
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None of these
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When was the policy of privatisation adopted in India?
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1991
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1992
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1994
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1996
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None of these
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Of late which of the following countries has faced the most acute problem of social divisions?
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Nepal
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Pakistan
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Sri Lanka
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Bolivia
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None of these
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Which of the following pulses is grown in Kharif season?
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Peas
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Urad
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Gram
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All of these
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None of these
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Which one of the following goes against the concept of communalism?
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Religion taking the basis of nation
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Superiority complex of one religious group over others
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Equality of all religion before the laws of the land
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Discrimination on the basis of religion
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None of these
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Collection of passage from literature, especially poetry and songs is known as a/an:
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Anthology
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Manuscript
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Ballad
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Heretical
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None of these
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Which of the following is true?
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Power sharing increases the possibilities of conflict between social groups
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Power sharing instigates political chaos
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Power sharing is against the spirit of democracy
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Power sharing insures political stability in the long run
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None of these
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Which of the following improved the position of children in England during nineteenth century?
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Vernacular Press Act 1878
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The Factory Act of 1907
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The Compulsory Elementary Education Act of 1870
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Both [B] and [C]
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None of these
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In solving which of the following major problems of London during nineteenth century, underground Railways had a role to play?
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Housing problem
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Problem of doing business
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Labour problem
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Health problem
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None of these
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Which of the following laws was enacted by the Government of India in October, 2005?
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The Right to Education Act
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The Right to Information Act
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The Consumer Protection Act
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The Right to Property Act
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None of these
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Which of the following is not true?
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Mica is used in toothpaste
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Diamond is the hardest mineral
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Lignite is low grade brown coal
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Rajasthan is rich in non-ferrous minerals
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None of these
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Which of the following commodities is not an export item of India?
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Tea
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Textile
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Fertilizers
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Iron ore
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None of these
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During which movement Indian tricolour was designed first?
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Non-cooperation Movement
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Khilafat Movement
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Dandi March
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Swadeshi Movement
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None of these
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What was the prime factor for the emergence of modem nationalism in India?
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Return of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa
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Vernacular Press Act
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Partition of Bengal
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Rowlatt Act
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None of these
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Which of the following is the correct process of manufacturing steel?
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Raw material \[\to \] Shaping metal \[\to \] Blast furnace \[\to \] Pig iron \[\to \] Steel making
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Raw material \[\to \] Blast furnace \[\to \] Pig iron \[\to \] Shaping metal \[\to \] Steel making
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Raw material \[\to \] Pig iron \[\to \] Shaping metal \[\to \] Blast furnace \[\to \] Steel making
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Raw material \[\to \] Pig iron \[\to \] Blast furnace \[\to \] Shaping metal \[\to \] Steel making
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None of these
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Which of the following novels was serialised in a magazine in 1836?
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Charles Dickens's Pickwick Papers
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Charles Dickens's Hard Times
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Samuel Richardson's Pamela
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Henry Fielding's Tom Jones
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None of these
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Read the given statements carefully and say which of the following is/are in correct. Statements: I: Overlapping social differences create possibilities of deep social divisions and tensions. II: Cross-cutting social differences are easier to accommodate. III: If people see their identities in singular and exclusive terms, it becomes very difficult to accommodate. IV: It is much easier to accommodate if the people see that their identities are multiple and are complementary with the national identity.
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Only I and II
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Only I, III and IV
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Only II and III
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III and IV
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None of these
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In which of the following countries the Napoleonic Code was not exported?
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Switzerland
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Germany
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Italy
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England
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None of these
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"We have not inherited the world from our forefathers - we have borrowed it from our children."
The quotation given above draws our attention towards the:
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environmental degradation
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sustainability of development
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restriction on the use of non-renewable resources
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smart and Judiciable use of renewable resources
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None of these
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Which of the following you consider is a major difference between the political parties of USA and that of India?
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Unlike India, in USA parties put forward different policies and programmes and the voters choose from them.
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Unlike USA, in India parties provide people access to government machinery and welfare schemes.
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Unlike India, in USA members and supporters of a party choose its candidates.
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Unlike USA, in India parties form and run governments.
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None of these
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Suppose you are participating in a discussion on political reform in India. Which of the following would be your suggestion?
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Media should be more vigilant on mal practices by political parties.
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Mere forwarding of suggestions would be of no help in ushering political reform.
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Efforts should be made to strengthen democratic practices
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Efforts should be made to improve and increase the quality of political participation by ordinary citizens
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None of these
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Which of the following you think will be the most effective suggestion to rein the challenges of political corruption in India? (Give the most appropriate answer.)
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Strict laws against the hoarding of black money
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State funding of every election
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Provision for strict punishment for the unaccounted money and its use by a political party
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Public accountability of financial expenses incurred by each and every political party
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None of these
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Which of the following is incorrect?
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For smelting iron in blast furnaces, metallurgical coal which is a high grade bituminous coal has a special value.
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India's bauxite deposits are mainly found in the Amarkantak plateau, Maikal hills and the plateau region of Bilaspur- Katni.
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Kudremukh deposits located in the Western Ghats of Karnataka are known be one of the largest reserves of iron ore in the world.
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In the manufacturing of bleaching powder, insecticides and paints manganese are also used.
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None of these
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Find the odd one out.
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None of these
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