How much water is wasted per year from a dripping tap?
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1200 L
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1500 L
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2500 L
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3000 L
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None of these
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Identify the state of India marked in the given map.
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Chhattisgarh
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Jharkhand
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Orissa
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Bihar
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None of these
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How can people make the best use of nature?
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By skill
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By knowledge
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By technology
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All of these
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None of these
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Who among the following is famous for intermingling Indian tradition with the techniques of Western art in his paintings?
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Raja Ravi Verma
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Abanindranath Tagore
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Rabindranath Tagore
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Ramkinkar Baij
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None of these
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Which of the following activities is against the conservation of resources?
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Closing of tap immediately after use
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Switching of the fan when going out of room
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Throwing polypack outside in the ground after shopping
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All of these
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None of these
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In the United States of America, most children in government schools have to begin their school day reciting:
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Long live the President
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Pledge of Allegiance
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Under God
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Prayers according to their own religious believes
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None of these
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What do you understand by organic farming?
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Farming with natural pesticides and manure
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Farming with artificial manure
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Farming with genetically modified seeds
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Farming with chemical manure and pesticides
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None of these
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Which of the following is true?
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In 1865 Indigo cultivators started to revolt.
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For indigo cultivation in one bigha five ploughs where required.
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Songram Sangma revolted in Chotanagpur.
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After the indigo production collapsed in Bengal, the planters shifted to Bihar.
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None of these
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Which of the following is not a type of surveys?
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Botanical surveys
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Archaeological surveys
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Anthropological surveys
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Zoological surveys
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None of these
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How many members are nominated in Lok Sabha?
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There is no nominated member in Lok Sabha
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12
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2
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10
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None of these
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Scavenging livestock treated with _____ led to the decline in vulture population in Indian sub-continent.
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Aspirin
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Diclofenac
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Ibuprofen
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Dettol
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None of these
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Rani Lakshmi Bai was related to which one of the following?
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Battle of Buxar
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Battle of Mysore
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Sepoy Mutiny
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Battle of Plassey
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None of these
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Gold and silver are _____ minerals.
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Radio active
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Non-ferrous
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Ferrous
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Both [A] and [C]
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None of these
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What is the significance of Agro-based industries in Indian economy?
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Indian economy is primarily agro based.
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Agro-based industries play a vital role in the development of India's rural economy.
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The economic prosperity of a developing country like India depends largely on the development of agro-based industries.
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By exporting the products of agro based industries India earn much needed foreign exchange.
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All of these
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The Lok Adalat is generally presided over by a/an:
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Governor
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District and Session judge
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Retired Judge
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Eminent social activist
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None of these
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What do you understand by marginalization?
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Reduction of power and importance
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Being poor and of 'low caste'
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Not being at the centre of things
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Both [A] and [C]
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None of these
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In modern Adivasi history which of the following has emerged as a very important religion?
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Hinduism
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Christianity
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Islam
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Buddhism
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None of these
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Which of the following is not true?
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In India Ganga-Brahmaputra plain is a over populated region.
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In India, water availability per person is declining.
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Rows of trees planted in the coastal areas to check the wind movement is called intercropping.
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Human activities disturb the natural habitat of many species.
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None of these
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Which of the following shows the cultural changes in our society?
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Conservation of land resource
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Vast changes in the land use pattern
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Growing population and their ever growing demands
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Present rate of degradation of land
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None of these
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In which of the following years a Hindu College was established in Banaras to encourage the study of ancient Sanskrit texts?
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1791
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1781
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1771
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1784
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None of these
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What is Bandanna?
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Any brightly coloured printed scarf for the neck or head
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The group of women carrying basket load of iron ore in central India region
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A type of cotton textile from Bengal
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A fine muslin
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None of these
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Which of the following is a tribal community from Orissa?
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Gaddis
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Gujjars
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Labadis
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Khonds
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None of these
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The Mahalwari system was devised by:
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Holt Mackenzie
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Thomas Munro
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Lord Wellesley
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Warren Hasting
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None of these
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Which of the following was the miraculous powers that Birsa Munda had?
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To cure diseases
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To multiply grains
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To fly in the air
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Both [A] and [B]
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None of these
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What do you understand by the 'Rule of law'?
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Everything should be governed according to law
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All are equal before law
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In custody of court
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Power of the court to turn down a law made by the Parliament
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None of these
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Sati pratha was declared illegal by _____in_____.
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Warren Hastings, 1772
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William Bentinck, 1829
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Lord Curzon, 1892
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Raja Ram Mohan Roy, 1839
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None of these
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Muslims are _____ of India's population.
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25.4%
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15%
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13.4%
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11.3%
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None of these
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Which of the following is associated with the 'modern age' in history?
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Industrialisation followed by imperialism
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Growth of democratic ideas
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Rise of humanism
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All of these
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None of these
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What do you understand by the word 'mercantile'?
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A business enterprise that makes profit primarily through trade
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Buying and selling of goods
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Making profit from trade ventures
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All of these
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None of these
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Which of the following is the first dam to be built on river Chambal in Madhya Pradesh?
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Hirakud Dam
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Gandhi Sagar Dam
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Rana Pratap Sagar Dam
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Bhakra Nangal Dam
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None of these
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What did the charter of Queen Elizabeth-I granted to East India Company?
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The sole right of trading in India
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The sole right of establishing colony in India
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The sole right to trade with the East
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The sole right to establish colony in the East
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None of these
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Which of the following is NOT a factor of soil formation?
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Time
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Organic matter
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Mulching
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Soil texture
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None of these
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Indian Constitution was enforced on:
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26th November 1949
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26th January 1950
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15th August 1948
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26th January 1948
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None of these
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Which of the following is true?
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Preamble is not an integral part of our constitution
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President is the guardian of the constitution
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Right to property is our fundamental right
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Prime Minister is not responsible to the Parliament
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None of these
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Which of the following is NOT a secular country?
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France
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Israel
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USA
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All of these
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None of these
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Water is a renewable resource. Then why there is scarcity of drinking water?
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Pollution makes it unfit for use
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Overuse of water makes it scare
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Trading of water makes it scare
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Both [A] and [B]
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None of these
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Lichens and mosses are common in:
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Tundra vegetation
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In areas of heavy rainfall
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In the regions of moderate rainfall
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All of these
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None of these
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The Slave Revolt of August 1791 is related to which one of the following places?
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Bihar
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Bengal
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St. Domingue
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Africa
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None of these
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What do you understand by the word 'gomasthas'?
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Indigo farmers
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Agents of planters
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Company officials
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Zamindars
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None of these
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Who of the following had ordered all public transport vehicles using diesel were to switch to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) via series of rulings?
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Government of India
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The President of India
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The Supreme Court of India
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The Parliament
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None of these
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How did Rabindranath Tagore express his pain and anger for Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
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He wrote a poem condemning the British.
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He renounced his knighthood conferred by the British.
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He joined Non-Cooperation Movement against the British.
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He organised public rally against the British in which he condemned the British action.
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None of these
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Which of the following areas was not given to the Pakistan during the partition in 1947?
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West Punjab
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East Bengal
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Sind
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West Kashmir
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None of these
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Which of the following statements is incorrect?
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In Chennai, the water-supply department has taken several initiatives for rain water harvesting to increase the level of ground water there.
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The water supply department in Mumbai raises enough money enough money through water charges to cover its expenses of water supply.
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In Hyderabad water-supply department has increased coverage and improved performance in revenue collection.
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All of these
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None of these
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Which of the following refers to the term population distribution?
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How the population of a specified area changes over the time.
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The number of death in relation to the number of birth in a specified area.
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The way in which people are spread across a given area.
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All of these
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None of these
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Do you think that the Bhopal Gas Tragedy is an accident? Give reason for your answer.
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No. the UC had deliberately ignored the essential safety measures in order to cut cost.
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Yes. As the sudden leak of poisonous gas caused the tragedy.
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Yes. Because the UC was in India for business. No company wants to harm its business interest deliberately.
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No. Because it was proved later that the UC had caused the tragedy to get rid of the unwanted work force.
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None of these
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Fill in the blanks. When our Constitution was adopted, it had Articles and Schedules.
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394, 9
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395, 7
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390, 5
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395, 8
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None of these
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Who founded the satnami movement in Central India?
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Ramaswamy Naicker
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Kabir
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Ghasidas
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Jyotorao phule
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None of these
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Match the following.
(A) Rice (I) cool climate and well distributed high rainfall throughout the year. (B) Tea (II) moderate temperature and rainfall during growing season and bright sunshine at the time of harvest. (C) Maize (III) moderate temperature, rainfall and lots of sunshine. (D) Wheat (IV) high temperature, high humidity and rainfall.
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A - I, B - II, C - III, D - IV
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A - II, B - IV, C - I, D - III
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A - IV, B - I, C - III, D - II
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A - II, B - III, C - IV, D - I
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None of these
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The guidelines of the Supreme Court must be followed during which of the following? (i) Arrest (ii) Detention (iii) Interrogation
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i and ii
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i and iii
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ii and iii
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i, ii and iii
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None of these
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Which of the following is correct?
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The Partition of India overshadowed the existing urban culture of Delhi, which was based on Urdu, by new tastes and sensibilities, in food, dress and the arts.
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The Delhi Improvement Trust tried to build the walled city as one of a stark contrast to Shahjahanabad.
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The decision to shift the capital of India from Calcutta to Delhi was announced at a durbar in Calcutta.
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The British never wanted Delhi to forget its Mughal past. Hence, they took special care for the preservation of the existing Mughal architectures.
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None of these
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