Suppose you are the President of India. Which of the following decisions will be your prerogative to take?
A)
Dismissing the Prime Minister of India having majority in Lok Sabha
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Dismissing the Chief Justice of India at any time
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Sending a Bill back to Parliament for reconsideration, even after it has been passed by the same before
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Nominate any one as minister in the council of ministers
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None of these
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What is the legal age for marriage for the boys and girls in India?
A)
21 years for both
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18 for girls and 21 for boys
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18 for boys and girls both
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20 for girls and 21 for boys
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None of these
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Who was Dietrich Brandis?
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The first Inspector General of Forests in India
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A German expert
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The first Inspector General of Post Offices in India
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Both [A] and [B]
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None of these
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On which of the following grounds an Indian citizen can be disqualified from voting in India?
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If he is posted in a foreign country
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If he is in jail
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If he has no property
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If he is bankrupt
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None of these
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Who gave the slogan "One people, one empire and one vote'?
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Hitler
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Joseph Stalin
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Lenin
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Churchill
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None of these
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For which of the following Indian sub-continent experiences comparatively milder winter than Central Asia?
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Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal
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Thar Desert
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The Himalayas
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All of these
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None of these
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Which of the following medicinal plants has high antibiotic and anti-bacterial properties?
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Pudina
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Neem
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Ashwagandha
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All of these
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None of these
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To whom the Chief Election Commissioner of India is answerable?
A)
The President
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The Parliament
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The Supreme Court
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All of these
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None of these
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Winch of the following timbers was considered essential for the Royal Navy?
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Oak
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Cedar
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Mahogany
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Sal
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None of these
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Who made the 'Shoe Respect' rule strict for the Indians?
A)
Lord Amherst
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Lord Dalhousie
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Lord Canning
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Lord Clive
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None of these
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What was the reason for boycotting South Africa by other Test Cricket playing Nations?
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Because UNO imposed sanction on it
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Because it was allowing terrorists to use its ground
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Because it was following the policy of apartheid
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Because it was not ready to follow the international norms for playing cricket
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None of these
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Nagarjuna Sagar Dam was built on which of the following rivers?
A)
Krishna
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Kaveri
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Godavari
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Narmada
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None of these
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What is sex ratio?
A)
Number of female per 100 males
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B)
Number of male per 100 females
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Number of female per 1000 males
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Number of male per 1000 females
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None of these
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Who led the forest revolt in Bastar?
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Gunda Dhur
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Surontiko Samin
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Muria Gonds
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Kalangs
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None of these
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What is Jet Stream?
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The winds that help a jet plane to fly in high altitude
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The winds that blow like a jet plane
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A very hot fast moving wind of sub Saharan region
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A very cold fast moving wind found high in the atmosphere
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None of these
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The association of people who produced goods together and divided the profits according to the work done by members is commonly termed as:
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Socialism
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Communalism
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Cooperatives
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Collectivism
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None of these
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Which of the following was the people's car of Germany produced under state funded work creation programme?
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Mercedes Benz
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Opel Astra
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Porsche
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Volkswagen
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None of these
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Which of the following is a land locked country?
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Nepal
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Pakistan
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Bangladesh
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Sri Lanka
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None of these
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Which of the following tributaries of Ganga comes from the peninsular uplands?
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Son
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Kosi
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Ghagra
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Rupnarayan
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None of these
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Under which of the following mythic names threatening letters to the farmers In England were written?
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Captain Cook
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Captain Swing
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Captain haddock
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Captain Mc-cormick
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None of these
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Which of the following is not true regarding the Ganga Action Plan?
A)
Sewage flowing into the river is to be diverted
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Several major drains carrying waste into the river is to be diverted
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Action Plan has been merged with the National River Conservation Plan
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Action Plan now covers 152 towns
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None of these
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Complete the sentence. Democracy in the international organizations requires that ______.
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Countries should be given representation as per their population
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Countries should have a bigger share in taking decisions
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All the countries in the world should be treated equally
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Countries should have say according to their military and money power
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None of these
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Which of the following guiding values of the Constitution of India means that the head of our country will be an elected one?
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Republic
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Sovereign
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Democratic
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Parliamentary
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None of these
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Which of the following terms is used for measuring the crops produced on a given piece of land during a particular year?
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Productivity
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Yield
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Bigha
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Output
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None of these
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Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan aims to promote education between which of the following age groups of children?
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6-15
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5-10
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6-14
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5-14
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None of these
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Which of the following states of India is highly prone to earthquakes?
A)
Assam
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Bihar
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Rajasthan
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Karnataka
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None of these
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The Austrian princess Marie Antoinette married:
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King Louis XIV
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King Louis XV
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King Louis XVI
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King Louis XII
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None of these
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Poverty as defined by World Bank implies living on less than:
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$10 @ day
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$ 1 @ day
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$10 @ month
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$ 10 @ week
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None of these
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Which industry suffered the most during colonial period?
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Textile
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Iron and steel
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Handicrafts
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Jute
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None of these
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The Parsis were the founder of which of the following cricket club?
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Marylebone Cricket Club
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Indian Cricket Club
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Oriental Cricket Club
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Bombay Cricket Association
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None of these
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In which of the following categories of forests, customary grazing rights were given to the pastoralists?
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Reserved forests
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Bio forests
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Wild forests
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Protected forests
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None of these
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Which of the following activities is not included in tertiary sector activity?
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Health
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Manufacturing
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Education
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Transport
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None of these
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The quality of population depends on which one of the following?
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Lite expectancy
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Literacy
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Health
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All of these
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None of these
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Activities like open pit mining and surface excavations for buildings and highways etc. may lead to:
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Earthquakes
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Landslides
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Floods
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Tsunami
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None of these
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Who among the following personalities gave the world its first communist state?
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Robert Mugabe
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Lenin
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Napoleon
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Mao Zedong
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None of these
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Who certifies a bill as money bill?
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The Finance Minister
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The Prime Minister
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The Speaker of Lok Sabha
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The leader of opposition party
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None of these
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In which of the following states of India 94% of all fair shops are run by the cooperatives?
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Tamil Nadu
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Maharashtra
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Delhi
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West Bengal
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None of these
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Which type of hunger is a consequence of diets persistently inadequate in terms of quality and quantity?
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Seasonal hunger
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Chain hunger
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Fast kept for religious reasons
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Chronic hunger
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None of these
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Which of the following Indian state has the maximum number of people living below the poverty line?
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Bihar
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Jharkhand
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Orissa
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West Bengal
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None of these
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Which of the following is false?
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An elongated and shallow sea is called Tethys
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A slow moving of stream is called river
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An I-shaped valley having vertical walls on either side of the river is called gorge
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Any gap in mountain range providing a natural route across is called pass
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None of these
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Suppose in a conference you have been asked to give some suggestions for the improvement of nonfarm activities in Indian villages. Which of the following will be your suggestion?
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Banks should provide loan at low interest rate so that villagers can start some businesses, set up small scale cottage industries etc.
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Facilities should be provided by the government for transporting and selling of village products in the markets.
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Government should make proper facilities in villages for the skills development of the village youths.
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All of these
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None of these
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Which of the following is correctly matched?
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Ermine Anything essential to maintain life and growth.
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Peta A long buttoned coat.
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Pabulum A strip of wood, whalebone or steel in front of the corset to stiffen and support it.
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None of these
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Who described Mahatma Gandhi as a 'seditious Middle Temple Lawyer' now 'posing as a half-naked fakir'?
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Lord Amharst
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Anthony Eden
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Lord Dalhousie
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Winston Churchill
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None of these
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What is common between: Kalahandi and Kashipur in Orissa and Baran district of Rajasthan
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Famine
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Starvation death
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Tsunami
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Epidemic
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None of these
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Read both the statements carefully and pick your option. Statement I: The quality of the population ultimately decides the growth rate of a country. Statement II: In India a paradoxical manpower situation is witnessed as surplus of manpower in certain categories coexist with shortage of manpower in others.
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Only I is true.
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Only II is true.
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I and II are true.
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Neither I nor II is true.
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None of these
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The drainage basin of Mahanadi is shared by:
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Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha
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Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha
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Andhra Pradesh, Telengana, Jharkhand and Odisha
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Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telengana, and Odisha
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None of these
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Which political party formed by Choudhary Devi Lal of Haryana, lured the voters before election with a promise that if it won the election, the loans of the farmers and that of the small businessmen would be waived?
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RJD
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BJD
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Lok Dal
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Janta Dal
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None of these
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What do you understand by 'The Fire Decree'?
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The mysterious fire that broke out in the German Parliament building in 27th February 1933 facilitating Hitler to dismantle democratic rule in Germany.
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The Decree of 28th February 1933 that indefinitely suspended civic rights, like, freedom of speech, press and assembly guaranteed by the Weimer Constitution.
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The Decree by which Jews were asked to leave their home and stay in various concentration camps.
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The Decree by which Hitler declared himself as the Chancellor of Germany.
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None of these
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Which of the following national parks had been set up in place of grazing lands by the colonial powers?
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Samburu National Park in Kenya
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Serengati National Park in Tanzania
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Karoo National Park in South Africa
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Both [A] and [B]
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None of these
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'Land to the Tiller' was the famous slogan used by which of the following political parties?
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Left Front
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Congress
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BJP
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BSP
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None of these
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