The highest level of the three-tier Panchayat system in India is known as:
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Gram Panchayat
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Municipal Corporation
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Zila Parishad
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Nyaya Panchayat
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None of these
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In which of the following years Alexander invaded India?
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315 BC
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332 BC
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323 BC
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326 BC
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None of these
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Plateaus are also called:
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Ranges
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Block mountains
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Fold mountains
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The table lands
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None of these
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Terrace farming is done in:
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Hill region
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Plains
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River banks
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All of these
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None of these
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Kanchi or Kanjeevaram was the capital of:
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Cholas
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Pallavas
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Pandyas
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Sungas
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None of these
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The small pieces of rocks which move around the Sun are called:
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Asteroids
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Meteoroids
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Pegasus
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Constellations
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None of these
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The wearing away of earth's surface by wind, water or ice is known as:
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Erosion
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Deposition
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Cultivation
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Rebuilding
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None of these
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Which of the following is an archaeological source of Gupta Age?
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Remains in Prayag Prashasti
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Remains in Sarnath
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Remains in Vijayanagar
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Both [A] and [C]
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None of these
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Which of the following kingdom was a republic?
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Maurya
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Gupta
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Licchavis
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Kushan
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None of these
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Which of the following is the hottest zone on earth?
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Temperate zone
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Torrid zone
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Frigid zone
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All of these
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None of these
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To make sure that all land records are up to date is the responsibility of a:
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Tehsildar
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Patwari
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Police
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District Collector
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None of these
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A rough drawing mainly based on memory and spot observation is known as:
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Map
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Symbol
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Sketch
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Atlas
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None of these
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B.D.O. is the abbreviation for:
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Business Development Officer
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Block Development Officer
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Binary Distribution Office
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All of these
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None of these
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Which one of the following countries is an example of constitutional monarchy?
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Libya
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USA
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India
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Britain
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None of these
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Tripitakas and Jataks are__________ texts.
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Buddhists
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Jain
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Hindu
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Christian
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None of these
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In which of the following sites the traces of ash were found?
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Hunsgi
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Kurnool caves
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Lothal
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Bhimbetka
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None of these
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In Hunsgi, tools were made of:
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Metal
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Wood
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Lime stone
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All of these
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None of these
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The image given in question relates to which of the following companies of the Government of India?
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BSNL
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MTNL
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IOCL
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ONGC
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None of these
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A daily laborer comes under which of the following categories of employment?
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Permanent
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Casual
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Seasonal
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All of these
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None of these
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Who was Panini?
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An astronomer
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A mathematician
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A painter
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A Sanskrit grammarian
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None of these
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The continent of Asia covers about _________ of the total land area of the earth.
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One third
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Two third
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Half
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One fourth
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None of these
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In a democracy it is the _________ who gives the government the power to make decision and enforce laws.
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President
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Parliament
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People
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Courts
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None of these
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The strip of land joining two land masses is known as:
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Strait
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Isthmus
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Peninsula
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Range
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None of these
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Stone boulders used by early men to mark burial sites were known as:
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Megaliths
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Sentinels
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Soma
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Sukta
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None of these
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Name the poet who was in the court of Kanishka and composed Buddhacharita, a biography of lord Buddha.
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Kautilya
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Banabhatta
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Vidyapati
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Ashvaghosha
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None of these
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The Pacific Ocean does not touch which of the following continents?
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Asia
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Africa
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Australia
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North America
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None of these
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The duty levied on goods brought into a town is known as:
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Octroi
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Tax
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Tariff
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Toll
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None of these
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Jog falls is located in which of the following states of India?
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Mizoram
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Arunachal Pradesh
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Madhya Pradesh
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Karnataka
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None of these
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One who sells things of daily use by going door to door is known as_____.
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Casual labour
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Businessman
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Vendor
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All of these
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None of these
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Which of the following is known as 'Red Planet'?
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Mars
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Venus
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Mercury
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Uranus
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None of these
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What is Grant-in Aid?
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Aid given to the different organizations by the government to meet their expenses.
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Aid given to the local bodies by the government to meet their expenses.
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Aid given to the local bodies by World Bank to meet their expenses.
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Aid given to the different organizations by World Bank to meet their expenses.
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None of these
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Justice can only be achieved when :
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There is unity
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People are treated unequally
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People are not treated at all
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People are treated equally
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None of these
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Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar was born in which of the following years?
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1889
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1891
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1893
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1887
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None of these
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What is 'Smritis'?
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Old memories
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Name of a Hindu Puran
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Hindu law book
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An archeological site
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None of these
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Mangrove forest survive in:
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Saline water
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Area with heavy rainfall
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Dry areas
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Area with height
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None of these
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Where did Buddha teach for the first time?
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Sanchi
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Sarnath
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Kapilavastu
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Varanasi
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None of these
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Which of the following is true regarding the Preamble of the India Constitution?
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It is the first page of our constitution
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It is the last page of our constitution
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It is in the middle of our constitution
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Indian constitution does not have any preamble
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None of these
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Which of the following dams is in Karnataka?
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Mettur dam
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Bhakhra Nangal dam
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Krishna Sagar dam
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Damodar Valley dam
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None of these
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A gram panchayat is elected for a term of:
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4 years
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5 years
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6 years
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1 year
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None of these
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Which of the following was used to make tools in ancient period?
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Bone
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Stone
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Wood
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All of these
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None of these
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Fill in the blank. The earth has been divided into _______ time zones of one hour each.
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twenty
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twenty-six
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twenty-two
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twenty-four
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None of these
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According to Buddha why is our life full of sufferings and unhappiness?
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For our desires
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For our cravings
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We are not satisfied even if we get what we want
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All of these
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None of these
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Suppose you are staying in a metropolitan city of India. One day you find the streetlights of your locality are not working, they are fused. Whose responsibility do you think is to replace and fix those lights?
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People who are living in that area
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Electricity department of the state government
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Municipal Corporation
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Central government
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None of these
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Vardhamana Mahavira left home in pursuit of spiritual awakening at the age of:
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Twenty
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Thirty
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Ten
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Fifteen
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None of these
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Seasonal job ushers:
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Migration
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Debt
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Lower source of income
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High source of income
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None of these
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Which of the following statements shows the relationship between landforms and the lives of people?
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Mountains are sparsely populated because it is difficult to live there.
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Rivers sometimes cause flood bringing misery to the lives of people.
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Railway connections are good in plateaus.
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Hill stations are cool during summers.
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None of these
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What do you understand by a relief map?
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A thematic map
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A physical map
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Hazard mapping
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A political map
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None of these
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Identify the incorrect statement.
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We experience regional variations in the climate of India.
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Jaisalmer and Puskar being in the desert Rajasthan are very hot.
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Coastal places, like Mumbai and Chennai experience extreme climate.
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Drass and Kargil in Jammu and Kashmir are very cold.
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None of these
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How did a craft person living in Mahajanapada use to pay tax to the king?
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He had to give one sixth of his production to the king.
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He had to pay taxes in cash.
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He had to work for a day in a month for the king.
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All of these
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None of these
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In which of the following forms of government you are most likely to find a written constitution?
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Federal form
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Unitary form
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Parliamentary form
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Monarchical form
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None of these
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