Given below is a situation. Read the description carefully and answer the question asked. Sheela and her four friends everyday walk to their school, which is a couple of block away from their homes. On the way they have to pass through a pan shop. A group of boys standing there persistently harass them every day. One day the girls decided to take action against the boys. Under which of the following category the action of the boys will be tried, if the case goes to court?
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Under civil law
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Under criminal law
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Under constitutional law
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All of these
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None of these
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What do you understand by rainwater harvesting?
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The process of collecting rain water from roof tops
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The process of directing rain water to an appropriate location
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Storing rain water for future use
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None of these
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According to British historians, Asians were:
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Erudite
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Uncivilised
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Civilised
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Cultured and rich
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Larger holdings are more suitable for:
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Commercial agriculture
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Subsistence agriculture
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Mixed agriculture
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All of these
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None of these
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Which of the following has a major influence in shaping Indian democracy?
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Our anti-colonial struggle
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Intra-religious domination
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Intra-religious domination
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All of these
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None of these
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What do you understand by arable land?
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A land specifically used for rearing livestock
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A land on which no crop can be grown
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A land on which the crops are grown
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A land on which nomadic herding is practiced
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None of these
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The international demand for indigo was affected by:
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Woad
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The discovery of Synthetic dyes
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Indigo revolution
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Indigo commission
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None of these
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Under 'mahalwari settlement' the charge of collecting the revenue and paying it to the Company was given to the:
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Zamindars
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Village headman
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Talukdars
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Maharajas
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The nature of a country's political system is defined by :
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The hopes and aspiration of its people
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Its past history
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Its constitution
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Its rule of law
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Why Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, who himself was the chairman of the drafting committee of the Constitution and was from a Scheduled Caste community, opined that although the laws might exist. Scheduled Castes still had reason to fear?
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Because laws would not be enforced properly
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Because the administration of laws were in the hands of 'caste Hindu officers'
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Because the vast majority of Scheduled Caste population is poor
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Because the vast majority of Scheduled Caste population is illiterate
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None of these
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Identify the image given below.
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Plantation crop
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Paddy cultivation
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Shifting cultivation
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Mixed farming
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Which of the following is a tribal community from North East?
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Gaddis
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Labadis
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Nishi
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Gonds
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None of these
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What is 'Matchlock'?
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A heavy gun used by infantry soldiers
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Men on horses
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Sanskrit texts prescribing social rules and codes of behavior
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An early type of gun in which the powder was ignited by a match
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None of these
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Which of the following is the third tier of Indian government?
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Judiciary
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Legislature
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Panchayati Raj
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State governments
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None of these
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Which of the following the European cloth manufacturers had to use, instead of Indian indigo, as the price of the later was too high and was not easily available?
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Wood
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Woad
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Waod
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Wadd
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None of these
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Which of the following is NOT a tea producing country?
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Kenya
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Sri Lanka
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China
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India
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None of these
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Pharmaceutical companies are an example of:
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Agro based industry
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Mineral based industry
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Forest based industry
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Marine based industry
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None of these
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According to you what is the difference between the state and the government?
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The state has a definite territory, the government does not have.
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The state refers to a political institution, the government can change with elections.
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The state represents sovereign people, whereas the government is for administering and enforcing laws.
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All of these
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None of these
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To become a labourer was below the dignity for which of the following tribes?
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Khonds of Orissa
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Baigas of central India
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Mundas of Chota Nagpur
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Bhils of Rajasthan
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None of these
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Read both the statements carefully and pick your option. Statement I: Under federalism, the states are the agents of the federal government. Statement II: Under federalism, state governments draw their authority from the Constitution.
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Only I is true
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Only II is true
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Both I and II are true
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Neither I nor II is true
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Congress adopted the aim of Purna Swaraj in 1929 under the president-ship of:
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Mahatma Gandhi
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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
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Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
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Subhash Chandra Bose
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Raja Ravi Verma was one of the first artists who tried to create a style that was both modem and national. He painted on canvas the scenes from:
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Panchatantra
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Ramayana
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Mahabharata
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Both [B] and [C]
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The Mohammedan Anglo Oriental College was founded by:
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Sayyid Ahmed Khan
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Muhammad Ali Jinnah
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Shaukat Ali
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Deoband School
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None of these
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When was the Ramkrishna Mission founded and by whom?
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1890, Ramkrishna Paramhansa
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1896, Swami Vivekananda
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1899, Swami Abhedananda
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1888, Swami Vireshwarananda
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Dudhwa Tiger Park is in:
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Uttar Pradesh
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Madhya Pradesh
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Andhra Pradesh
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Assam
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None of these
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Which of the following is a manmade fiber?
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Jute
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Linen
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Acrylic
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Wool
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None of these
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Bengal was divided in _____ as a result of _____.
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1906, do or die
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1905, divide and rule
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1911, permanent settlement
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1910, Indigo revolution
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Repressor means a law:
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Passed against the will of the people
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Based on pressure or force
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To prevent a person's right to criticize
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All of these
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None of these
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Which of the following is true?
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India has a single judicial system for the entire country.
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The High Court of a state in India does not have any appellate jurisdiction.
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Police can keep a person in custody as long as they wish.
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Only the Supreme Court of India can act as the guardian of our Fundamental rights.
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None of these
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Which of the following factors does not affect the location of industries in an area?
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Water
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Land
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Laws
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Labour
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None of these
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Which of the following is NOT an effect of Sepoy Mutiny in India?
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End of the rule of British East India Company in India.
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End of the Mughal rule in India.
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Indian rulers were given the right to adoption.
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The policy of balance and counter check was adopted regarding military administration.
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None of these
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Who said, 'A single shelf of a good European library was worth the whole native literature of India and Arabia'?
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James Mill
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Thomas Macaulay
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Henry Vivian Derozio
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Warren Hastings
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None of these
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Jaisalmer and Krishna Godavari area are rich in:
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Iron ore
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Copper
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Natural gas
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Coal
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None of these
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Which of the following steps has been taken by the government to conserve endangered species of plants and animals?
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Laws against indiscriminate killing of wild animals
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Establishing many national parks, bio sphere reserves etc.
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Recruiting special officers for Indian Forest Services
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Both [A] and [B]
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None of these
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When was Mangal Pandey hanged to death?
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8th April, 1857
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29th June, 1857
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28th August, 1859
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28th March, 1859
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Henry Thomas Colebrooke was a:
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Political philosopher
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Painter
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Scholar of Sanskrit
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Scholar of Persian
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None of these
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Which of the following is a working capital?
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Land
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Machine
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Labor
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Raw Materials
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None of these
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Industrial wastes cause:
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Soil pollution
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Water pollution
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Air pollution
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All of these
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None of these
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Which one of the following methods is most appropriate to check soil erosion on steep slopes?
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Shelter belts
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Mulching
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Terrace cultivation
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Shifting cultivation
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None of these
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What did Union Carbide use to produce?
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Fertilisers
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Pesticides
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Oil
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Steel
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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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The Aurial and Dashwood families of Calcutta were painted by:
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Thomas Daniell
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Johann Zoffany
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William Daniell
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George Willison
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None of these
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Nepal had a functioning constitution since 1990. But of late the people of Nepal have gone for a new constitution. Which of the following may be the reason for this change?
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To establish Nepal as a democracy.
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Existing Constitution did not reflect the ideals of the country that the people want Nepal to be, and that they have fought for.
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They wanted to change all its constitutive rules in order to usher in a new society in Nepal.
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All of these
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None of these
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Water is a renewable resource. Still, there is scarcity of water in many regions of the world. Which according to you may be the reason for this paradox? (i) Over exploitation and contamination of water sources. (ii) Variation in seasonal or annual precipitation.
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Only (i)
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Only (ii)
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Both (i) and (ii)
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Either (i) or (ii)
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During the nineteenth century a host of smaller cities declined in India. Which of the following may be the reason for that decline? (i) Many towns manufacturing specialised goods declined due to a drop in the demand for what they produced. (ii) Old trading centres and ports could not survive when the flow of trade moved to new centres. (iii) Earlier centres of regional power collapsed when local rulers were defeated by the British and new centres of administration emerged.
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Only i
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Only i and ii
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Only ii and iii
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i, ii and iii
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The Indian Constitution mandates that the Indian State be secular. Which of the following does not come under the purview of Indian secularism?
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The State does not enforce any particular religion nor take away the religious freedom of individuals.
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One religious community does not dominate another.
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Some members do not dominate other members of the same religious community.
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State does not impede nor facilitate the exit and assimilation of some members of a religious community into other.
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None of these
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Which of the following is the world's densest railway route?
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Kolkata suburban railways
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Mumbai suburban railways
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Chennai suburban railways
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Delhi Metro railways
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None of these
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Fill in the blank. Sati Chaura Ghat in Kanpur was photographed by Samuel Bourne in________.
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1865
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1855
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1875
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1845
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None of these
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Careful use of resources and giving time to renew it is known as:
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Development level
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Conservation
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Technological skill
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l Depletion
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Birsa's movement was aimed at reforming tribal society. He urged the Mundas to give up drinking liquor, clean their village, and stop believing in witchcraft and sorcery.
Why then the British were worried about the movement led by Birsa Munda?
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It wanted to set up a Munda Raj.
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It wanted to drive out missionaries, moneylenders, and Hindu landlords.
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It asked the Mundas to disobey the rules and laws made by the British Government.
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Both [A] and [B]
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None of these
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