Which of the following rights is guaranteed by Indian constitution to an arrested person?
A)
Right to choose whether to answer or not the questions asked by police
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Right to file an FIR
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Right to be informed of the reason for his arrest
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Right to file a PIL
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None of these
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Given in question are two statements followed by five options. Read both the statements carefully and choose your option. Statement I: India is the largest democracy in the world. Statement II: India is a federation.
A)
Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
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Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
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Both the statements are independent
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Both the statements are the effects of some other cause
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None of these
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Which of the following is the reason for the rapid expansion of cotton textile industry in Mumbai?
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Warm and moist climate
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Easy availability of raw material and labour
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Easy access to port
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All of these
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None of these
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During the partition of Bengal who was the viceroy of India?
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Lord Canning
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Lord Curzon
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Lord Bentinck
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Lord Cornwallis
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None of these
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Black soil is most suitable for the growing which of the following crops?
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Jute
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Tea
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Cotton
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Corn
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None of these
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Which of the following is a temple town of south India?
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Madurai
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Bengaluru
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Chennai
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Hyderabad
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None of these
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Which of the following is a non-conventional source of energy?
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Coal
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Petroleum
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CNG
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All of these
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None of these
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Which of the following continents produces more than half of the world's tin production?
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Asia
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Europe
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Africa
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Antarctica
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None of these
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Which of the following services comes under tertiary activities?
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Agriculture
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Health
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Iron and steel
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All of these
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None of these
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Which of the following is correct?
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North Hemisphere is less populated.
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Capital is the greatest resource for a nation.
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People turn nature's bounty into resources with their skill.
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Density of population is generally high in the rural areas.
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None of these
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When the head of a country is an elected one, the country is said to be :
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Federal
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Monarchy
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Republican
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Parliamentary
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None of these
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Domestic violence means:
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Physical beating
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Verbal abuse
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Threat of injury
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All of these
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None of these
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'Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it' was the famous slogan of which one of the following?
A)
B. G. Tilak
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B. R. Ambedkar
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B.C. Pal
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Lala Lajpat Rai
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None of these
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Which of the following was the pressing problem that the new nation of India faced just after the independence?
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Problem of pursuing Maharajas and Nawabs to join the new nation
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Burden of 8 million refugees
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To develop a political system that matches the hopes and aspiration of the people
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All of these
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None of these
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Mural paintings refer to the paintings that cover the:
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Whole wall
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Whole canvas
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Whole ceiling
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Whole room
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None of these
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A person who knows and studies several languages is called a/an:
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Orientalist
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Linguist
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Vernacular
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Populist
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None of these
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Paramhans Mandali founded in 1840 primarily to work for:
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Widow remarriage
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The education of women
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Abolition of caste
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Abolition of child marriage
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None of these
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An example of biotic resource is:
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Plants
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Soil
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Wind
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Water
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None of these
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How a member of Rajya Sabha is elected?
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By the voters of the state concerned
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By the elected members of Lok Sabha
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By the elected members of state legislature concerned
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By both the elected and nominated members of Lok Sabha
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None of these
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Which of the following is NOT true 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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In which of the following places Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain started a school for Muslim girls?
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Patna
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Lucknow
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Calcutta
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Both [A] and [C]
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None of these
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_______ were known as Ati Shudras.
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Aryans
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Untouchables
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Vaishyas
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Brahmans
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None of these
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Where in India the first Madrasa was established and by whom?
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Calcutta, Warren Hastings
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Lucknow, Badruddin Tyabji
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Patna, Haji Ali
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Murshidabad, Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah
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None of these
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In which of the following years Indian National Congress made the demand for a Constituent Assembly?
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1936
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1934
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1937
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1930
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None of these
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Find the odd one out.
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Judiciary
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Legislature
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Press
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Executive
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None of these
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If Bengaluru : California than Ahmedabad :?
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Osaka
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Pittsburg
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Florida
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Canberra
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None of these
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If your brother is in the profession of growing flowers, he is a/an:
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Sericulturist
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Viticulturist
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Horticulturist
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Fishiculturist
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None of these
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Who was asked by Robert Clive to produce a map of Hindustan?
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William Lambton
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Mungo Park
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James Rennel
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Louis Gustave Bringer
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None of these
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Which of the following 'brand' you can relate with the addressing of the problem of sanitation in India?
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Sulabh
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Green Peace
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Proctor and Gamble
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India Vision
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None of these
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Mulching helps to retain:
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Soil depletion
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Soil moisture
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Soil fertility
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Soil cover
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None of these
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Which of the following is known as 'paddy crop'?
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Wheat
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Millets
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Corn
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Rice
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None of these
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Read both the statements carefully and pick your option. Statement I: Economic condition of a man effects his social status. Statement II: Economic and social marginalization has no link.
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Only statement I is true
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Only statement II is true
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Both the statement I and II are true
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Both the statements I and II are false
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None of these
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In which of the following states of India iron ore is produced?
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Gujarat
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Assam
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Karnataka
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Himachal Pradesh
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None of these
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Which one of the following is NOT a producer of mica?
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Jharkhand
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Karnataka
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Rajasthan
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Andhra Pradesh
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None of these
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Which one of the following does NOT make substance a resource?
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Utility
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Value
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Quantity
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Quality
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None of these
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The incident of Chauri Chaura led to the withdrawal of which one of the following movements by Mahatma Gandhi?
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Quit India
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Satyagraha
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Non-cooperation
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Civil disobedience
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e None of these
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When did Congress split?
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1919
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1907
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1929
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1910
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None of these
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Who founded Veda Samaj and when?
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K. Sridharalu Naidu in 1864
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Raja Ram Mohan Roy in 1776
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Dayanand Saraswati in 1905
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Kakarla Thyagaraja in 1876
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None of these
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Which of the following was given as a dowry to King Charles-II of England on marrying a Portuguese princess?
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Goa
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Bombay
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Pondicherry
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Madras
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None of these
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A dispute regarding the election of the President of India is referred to the:
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Parliament
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Election Commission
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Supreme Court
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Vice President
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None of these
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Sanitation means:
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Public toilets
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Toilets in the parks and other public places
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Toilets in the open field
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Toilet facility within the limit of a household
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None of these
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Non-metallic minerals are found in:
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Metamorphic rocks
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Sedimentary rocks
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Igneous rocks
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All of these
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None of these
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Which of the following was mentioned by William Adam, a Scottish missionary, in his report regarding vernacular schools? (i) There were no fixed school fees. (ii) There was no system of separate classes. (iii) Classes were held under the banyan trees. (iv) There was no annual examination.
A)
i, ii and iii
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i, ii, iii, iv
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ii, iii and iv
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i, iii, and iv
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None of these
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In this question figure of a population pyramid is given, followed by four options with the descriptions of the population pattern. You are to identify the description that matches the figure.
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It is the population pyramid of a country in which birth and death rates both are high.
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It is the population pyramid of a country with low birth rate and high death rate.
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It is the population pyramid of a country where death rates (especially amongst the very young) are decreasing.
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It is the population pyramid of a country where both birth and death rates are low.
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None of these
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What does the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) aims for?
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To stop international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants.
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To ensure that international trade in specimens of plants does not threaten their survival.
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To ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals does not threaten their survival.
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Both [B] and [C]
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None of these
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Fill in the blanks. In ________ Songram Sangma revolted against the colonial forest laws in________.
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1930, Central Provinces
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1906, Assam
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1910, Bastar
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1940, Warli
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None of these
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Give one word for the following. A person who buys goods for personal use
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Consumer
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Retailer
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Debtor
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Collector
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None of these
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Find the odd one out.
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Nylon
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Rayon
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Acrylic
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Jute
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None of these
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Given below are the incidents from four different countries. Which of them you may consider as secular?
(I) In February 2004, country X passed a law banning students from wearing any conspicuous religious or political signs or symbols such as the Islamic headscarf, the Jewish skullcap, or large Christian crosses.
(II) Wearing helmet while driving motorcycle is a must in country Y, but not for the Sikhs.
(III) Headscarfs are must for women, foreign or local, in country Z.
(IV) In country L, the Constitution prohibits the legislature from making laws 'respecting an establishment of religion' or that 'prohibit the free exercise of religion'.
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I and II
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II, III and IV
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Only II and III
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I, II and IV
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None of these
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On which of the following grounds Rabindranath Tagore criticized the paintings of Raja Ravi Verma?
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Ravi Verma's art was imitative and westernized.
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Ravi Verma's art was unsuitable for depicting the nation's ancient myth and legends.
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Ravi Verma's art capture the spiritual essence of the West not that of East.
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Both [A] and [B]
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None of these
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