Given picture is of a child below the age of 14 working as maid servant in a house. Which of the following options you think appropriate in regard to this picture?
A)
It is very much legal.
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Employer of this child should be booked and punished under law.
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It is a common scenario which does not worth any notice.
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All of these
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None of these
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Who was of the opinion that creative learning could be encouraged only within a natural environment and accordingly set-up his school 100 km away from Calcutta?
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William
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Henry Thomas Colebrooke
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Charles Wood
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Rabindranath Tagore
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None of these
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What is the difference between a bill and an act?
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When a bill is passed by the Parliament it becomes an act.
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When an act is passed by the Parliament it becomes a bill.
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There is no relation between a bill and an act.
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All of these
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None of these
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Who divided Indian history into three periods in 1817?
A)
Stuart Mill
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James Mill
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David Mill
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Thomas Mill
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None of these
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The four golden 'R's of conservation are:
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Reversal, Reuse, Rejuvenation, Reference
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Record
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Reversal, Reuse, Refuse, Reorganise
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Refuse
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None of these
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What do you understand by 'Roca'?
A)
Organic farming in Mexico
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Arable land in Malaysia
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Shifting cultivation in Brazil
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Commercial farming in North-East India
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None of these
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'Pather Panchali' is a book written by:
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Bibhuti Bhushan
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Rabindranath Tagore
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Ravi Verma
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Daniell
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None of these
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Which of the following is the rarest diamond?
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Black
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Blue
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Green
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White
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None of these
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The average density of population per square km in India is:
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382
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582
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482
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682
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None of these
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Which of the following is the reason for which Union Carbide could operate in India with callous attitude and low safety system which ultimately led to the infamous Bhopal Gas Tragedy?
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The safety laws were lax in India.
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Even those weak safety laws were not enforced.
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Government officials refused to recognise the plant as hazardous and allowed it to come up in a populated locality.
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All of these
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None of these
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An act of murder comes into the category of:
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Civil case
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Rule of law
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Criminal case
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Sedition
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None of these
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Which of the following countries has no known mineral deposit in it?
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Kazakhstan
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Iran
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Switzerland
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England
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None of these
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Which of the following is true?
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The British East India Company was the only European company to trade in India.
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Mir Jafar strongly fought British in the Battle of Palassey.
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The Battle of Buxar was fought between the Britishers and the Marathas.
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Lord Dalhousie introduced the Doctrine of lapse in India.
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None of these
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The uranium found in Ladakh is an example of:
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Actual resource
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Potential resource
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Human made resource
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All of these
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None of these
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Every year during the month of February Government of India presents a budget before the Parliament. What do you understand by 'budget'?
A)
It is a statement of income and expenditure of the government for the particular year.
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This is an account of the expenses the government has made on its programmes in the past year and how much it plans to spend in the coming year.
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Announcement by the government of the various ways in which it plans to meet its expenses.
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All of these
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None of these
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When the subjugation of one country by another leads to social, political, cultural and economic changes of the former, it is known as:
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Colonisation
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Urbanisation
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Imperialism
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All of these
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None of these
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What do you understand by 'patent'?
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The exclusive right over any idea
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The exclusive right over any invention
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Stereotype thinking
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Both [A] and [B]
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None of these
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Warren Hastings became the Governor General of India in the year:
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1764
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1774
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1773
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1763
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None of these
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High Courts were first established in the three Presidency cities of:
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Delhi, Bombay, Madras
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Bombay, Calcutta, Delhi
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Calcutta, Bombay, Madras
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Bangalore, Bombay, Delhi
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None of these
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In order to develop industry in a backward area which of the following as an incentive may be given by the government?
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Subsidized power
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Availability of raw material
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Capital
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Market
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None of these
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Which of the following litigations has established the Right to Livelihood as a part of the Right to Life under Indian Constitution?
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A PIL
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Olga Tellis vs. Bombay Municipal Corporation
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State (Delhi Administration) vs. Laxman Kumar and Others
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All of these
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None of these
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Who of the following issued a royal order granting East India Company the right to trade in Bengal free of duty?
A)
Murshid Quli Khan
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Mir Jafar
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Umichand
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Aurangzeb
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None of these
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Which of the following grains is commonly grown commercially?
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Maize
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Rice
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Oilseeds
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All of these
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None of these
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Who among the following was the pioneer of slave trade in Africa?
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British traders
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French traders
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Dutch traders
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Portuguese traders
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None of these
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Which of the following is considered as a 'Sun rise industry'?
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Iron and steel
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Petroleum
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Information Technology
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All of these
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None of these
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The Ministry of Human Resource Development under the Government of India was created in the year:
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1994
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1985
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1984
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1986
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None of these
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Which of the following features of the Indian Constitution ensures that no branch of the government misuses its power?
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Separation of powers
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Parliamentary form of government
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Federalism
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Secularism
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None of these
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Cultivation of grapes is known as:
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Sericulture
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Horticulture
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Viticulture
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Pisciculture
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None of these
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Tipu Sultan modernized his army with the help of:
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East India Company
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Portuguese
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Dutch
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French
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None of these
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Why majority of the farmers in India are forced to sell their produce even when the market is not favourable to them?
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To repay their loans
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Due to lack of storage facility
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To meet the daily needs of their family
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For fear of theft
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None of these
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90% of world population occupies :
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Only 30% of the land area
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Only 50% of the land area
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Only 25% of the land area
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Only 35% of the land area
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None of these
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Who was the last British viceroy of India?
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Warren Hastings
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Lord Lawrence
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Lord Curzon
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Lord Mountbatten
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None of these
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What do you understand by the word "Trafficking"?
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Controlling of the movement of traffic in a street
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The movement of persons, vehicles etc.
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The practice of the illegal buying and selling of different commodities across national borders
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All of these
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None of these
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Graphite in your pencil is a:
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Chemical
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Mineral
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Rock
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All of these
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None of these
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If a rock looks blue in colour it contains:
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Coal
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Petroleum
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Copper
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Silver
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None of these
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In tribal language 'Diku' means:
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Outsider
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Insider
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Villager
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Native
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None of these
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In order to spread Christianity, in which of the following years a new law was passed by the East India company making conversion of Indians to Christianity easier?
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1857
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1850
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1852
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1859
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None of these
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Leather industries are an example of:
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Marine based industry
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Forest based industry
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Mineral based industry
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Agro based industry
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None of these
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Geographically, the most conveniently situated iron and steel centre in India is in:
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Rourkela
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Jamshedpur
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Bhilai
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Durgapur
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None of these
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Which of the following countries passed a law in 2004 banning students from wearing any conspicuous religious or political signs or symbols?
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India
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Israel
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France
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United States of America
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None of these
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Which of the following was James Mill's suggestion to ensure the enlightenment and happiness of the Indian people?
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European manners, arts, institutions and laws should be introduced in India.
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The British should conquer all the territories in India.
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Religious intolerance, caste taboos and superstitious practices should dominate Indian life.
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All of these
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None of these
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What do you understand by contour ploughing?
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The process of ploughing parallel to the contours of a hill slope to form a natural barrier to stop water from flowing down the slope.
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The ploughing on the broad flat steps on steep slopes to reduce surface runoff and soil erosion.
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It is a method of ploughing in which soil, grass and stones are used along the contour and trances are made in front of them to collect water.
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It is a method of ploughing in which different crops are grown in alternate rows along the contours to protect the soil from rain wash.
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None of these
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Keeping in mind the different branches of legal system, find the odd one out.
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Kidnapping
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Cheating
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Dispute over property
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Robbery
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None of these
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Who among the following decided that Bahadur Shah Zafar would be the last Mughal king and after his death none of his descendants would be recognised as kings?
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Governor-General Canning in 1856
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Governor-General Dalhousie in 1849
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Governor-General Cornwallis in 1857
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Governor-General Hastings in 1851
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None of them
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Which of the following is incorrect regarding an FIR?
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FIR must be a written one and duly signed.
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A copy of FIR must be given to the informant.
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Any police officer who comes to know about the commencing of a cognizable offence can himself file an FIR.
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An FIR must include date, time and place of incident.
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None of these
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Identify the cluster of four states over which the major steel producing centres in India are spreaded?
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West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand
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West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, Chhattishgarh
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West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh
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Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh
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None of these
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Which of the following was the part of the final speech by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar to the constituent assembly?
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Political democracy had to be accompanied by economic and social democracy.
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Right to vote would not automatically lead to the removal of other inequalities, such as, between rich and poor, or upper or lower castes.
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Special privileges for the poor and disadvantaged Indians.
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Both [A] and [B]
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None of these
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In India killing of which of the following animals is legally banned?
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Dog
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Great Indian bustards
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Python
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Blue Kingfisher
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None of these
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Read both the statements carefully and pick your option. Statements: I: The government provides for free or subsidised hostels for students of Dalit and Adivasi communities so that they can avail of education facilities that may not be available in their localities. II: In a society like ours, where for centuries sections of the population have been denied opportunities to learn and to work in order to develop new skills or vocations, a democratic government needs to step in and assist these sections.
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I is the cause and II is its effect
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II is the cause and I is its effect
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Both I and II are the effects of some independent cause
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Both I and II are the effects of some common cause
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None of these
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Gulamgiri written by Jyotirao Phule was dedicated to the:
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India's freedom fighters
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Indian freedom movement
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Americans of the American Civil War who fought for the abolition of slavery.
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The untouchables/people of lower caste
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None of these
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