There are 25 villages in a district of Haryana. These villages suffer from acute no or shortage, particularly during summer season. Government has made no or very little provisions to address this grave crisis. Having no option, leading persons of all the villages meet together and consider some actions for forcing the government to respond to their need. Which of the following is not a democratic action?
A)
Filing PIL in court as water is a part of right to life
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Paving bribe to government officials so that their villages get special attention
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Organising public meetings, rallies, dharnas etc. against government inaction
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Boycotting the elections to give message to all the political parties
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None of these
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Who were Raikas?
A)
Pastoralists of Rajasthan
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Pastoralists of Andhra Pradesh
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Pastoralists of Uttar Pradesh
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Pastoralists of Gujarat
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None of these
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Farmers are paid a pre-announced price for their crops by FCI known as:
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MRP
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MSP
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Price
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Cost price
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None of these
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Which of the following is not true?
A)
In Saudi Arabia women do not have the right to vote
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Since independence ZANU-PF is the only party to rule Zimbabwe
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PRI was a political party of Mexico
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In Fiji, the vote of an indigenous Fijian has more value than that of an Indian Fijian
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None of these
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In nineteenth century Europe which of the following groups wanted a nation in which government was to be based on the majority of a country's population?
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Conservatives
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Liberals
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Radicals
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Neo-liberal
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None of these
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The longitudinal valley lying between lesser Himalayas and the Shiwaliks is known as:
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Dun
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Bhabar
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Bhangar
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Khadar
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None of these
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Lakshadweep Islands are formed by:
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Volcanic eruption
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Earthquake
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Metamorphic rocks
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Coral polyps
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None of these
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Judge the right word. In case of _____ unemployment too many workers fill too few jobs.
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Seasonal
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Disguised
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Educated
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Urban/Rural
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None of these
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Which family played a significant role in the search for a national dress of India?
A)
Nehru family
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Tagore family
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Gandhi family
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Patel family
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None of these
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What do you understand by an 'Election Petition'?
A)
Request for nomination in election
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Official name of voter's list
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A complain related to rigging or any unfair practices in an election
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Names of contesting candidates with their symbols
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None of these
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Which of the following schemes of the Government of India is related to poverty alleviation?
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NFWP
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PMRY
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REGP
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All of these
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None of these
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Which of the following is a biosphere reserve in Meghalaya?
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Nokrek
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Dihang-Debang
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Manas
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Simlipal
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None of these
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Name the first Test captain of India.
A)
M.A.K. Pataudi
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Abbas Ali Baig
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C. K. Nayudu
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Eknath Solkar
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None of these
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Gujjar-Bakarwals live in the state of:
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Gujarat
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Haryana
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Jammu and Kashmir
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Madhya Pradesh
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None of these
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Mandal Commission was set up:
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To study the need for reservation for SC/ST
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To determine the criteria to identify the socially and educationally backward classes
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Increasing reservation for SC/ST
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All of these
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None of these
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White Revolution is related to the production of:
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Milk
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Egg
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Fruits
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Silk
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None of these
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Find the odd one out.
A)
Sariska
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Masai Mara
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Serengeti
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Samburu
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None of these
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Which of the following is not related to food security?
A)
Adaptability
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Affordability
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Availability
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Accessibility
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None of these
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Which one of the following was one of the three demands that 'Vladimir Lenin' proposed in his April Theses?
A)
To have common system of election
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To rename Bolshevik Party as the Communist Party
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To support provincial government
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To nationalise the banks
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None of these
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Which of the following is true regarding the Houses of Indian Parliament?
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Lok Sabha cannot be dissolved, whereas Rajya Sabha can be
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Both the Houses of Parliament cannot be dissolved
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Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha can be dissolved
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Lok Sabha can be dissolved, whereas Rajya Sabha cannot be
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None of these
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Indus Water Treaty was signed between _____ in _____.
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China and India, 1960
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India and Pakistan, 1960
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Tibet and India, 1965
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India and Pakistan, 1962
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None of these
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Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly of India?
A)
B.R. Ambedkar
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Dr. Rajendra Prasad
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Pt. J. L. Nehru
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Tej Bahadur Sapru
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None of these
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How does de-silting help in flood control?
A)
By increasing the water holding capacity of the river
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By not allowing the excess water to over flow
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By building a silt fence around the perimeter
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All of these
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None of these
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The following figure relates to:
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Tsunami
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Landslide
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Earthquake
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Flood
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None of these
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Fundamental Rights are prescribed in which Part of the Indian Constitution?
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Part-I
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Part-II
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Part-III
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Part-IV
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None of these
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In the game of cricket the benefit of doubt is always given in favour of the:
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Bowler
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Batsman
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Wicketkeeper
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Fielders
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None of these
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Which of the following movement was started as a protest against the partition of Bengal in 1905?
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Non Cooperation Movement
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Civil Disobedience Movement
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Swadeshi Movement
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Satyagraha
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None of these
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Which of the following is the main challenge for a free and fair election to be conducted in India?
A)
Correct model for the code of conduct
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Dynastic rule
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Influence of money and muscle power
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Lack of internal democracy in political parties contesting election
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None of these
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Which of the following is a salt water lake in India?
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Wular
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Pushkar
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Sambhar
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Sukhna
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None of these
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The Enclosure Movement was most essential for:
A)
Planning crop rotation to improve the soil
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Enjoying private ownership of land
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Encouraging farmers to grow more crops
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Fencing the land to prevent encroachment
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None of these
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Right to Freedom is a cluster of:
A)
Eight freedoms
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Seven freedoms
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Six freedoms
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Five freedoms
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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 quantity and quality?
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Seasonal hunger
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Relay hunger
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Chain hunger
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Chronic hunger
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None of these
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Which of the following continents was the part of Gondwanaland?
A)
Australia
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North America
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Asia
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Europe
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None of these
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Which of the following led to the rise of Napoleon?
A)
Fall of Louis XVI
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Political instability of the 'Directory'
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Fall of Jacobin Club
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Fall of the Third Estate
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None of these
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Gulf of Khambat is located along the coast of:
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Gujarat
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Tamil Nadu
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Andhra Pradesh
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Orissa
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None of these
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Sex ratio in our country has always remained unfavourable to the females. Why?
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Preferential treatment given to the male child
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Female infanticide
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Lower social and economic status for women
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All of these
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None of these
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Which government officer is appointed to help in the formation of a Disaster Management Plan for a village?
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SDO
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EDO
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MLA
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Sarpanch
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None of these
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Who invented a mechanical reaper?
A)
Captain Swing
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Alexander Fleming
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Cyrus McCormick
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Dietrich Brandis
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None of these
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The meaning of which of the following words is 'My People'?
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Masai
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Serengeti
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Bugyal
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Mara
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None of these
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West Bengal, Sikkim, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal have common frontiers with:
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Bangladesh
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China
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Bhutan
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Nepal
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None of these
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Chennai receives more rainfall during winter because: (i) The North-East wind picks up moisture while crossing Bengal. (ii) During summer, Chennai lies in the rain shadow area of the Western Ghat. (iii) The South-East wind picks up moisture while crossing Bengal. (iv) During winter, Chennai lies in the rain shadow area of the Eastern Ghat.
A)
Only i and iii are correct.
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B)
i, ii and iii are correct.
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Only i and ii are correct.
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Only iv is correct.
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None of these
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The Annapurna Scheme (APS) was launched in 2000 for which of the following special target groups?
A)
Poorest of the poor
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Indigent senior citizens
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BPL families
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All of these
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None of these
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Fill in the blank. According to Karl Marx, a ______ society was the natural society of the future.
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Socialist
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Communist
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Democratic
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Nationalist
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None of these
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Which of the following is a correct statement?
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It is necessary to keep the voters list up-to-date because everyone should have equal opportunity to elect his leader.
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Party in power is allowed to use government vehicles in election campaign because it has won the mandate of the people earlier.
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Some constituencies are reserved for SCs and STs because there is a reservation policy in place.
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Everyone has only one vote in India because there is a fair representation of all sections of society.
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None of these
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Which of the following nationalists never gave up wearing western clothes?
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Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
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Subhash Chandra Bose
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Jawaharlal Nehru
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Maulana Azad
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None of these
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Which of the following is an incorrect statement regarding the relationship between occupational structure and development?
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The proportion of people working in various occupations varies in developed and developing countries.
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In developed countries high proportion of population is engaged in primary and secondary activities.
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In developing countries more people are engaged in primary activities.
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In developed countries more people are engaged in secondary and tertiary activities.
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None of these
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During which period China recorded its worst famine in world's history?
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1958-61
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1935-39
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1952-55
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1943-46
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None of these
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The north-east extension of the Deccan plateau is locally known as the:
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Malwa plateau
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Karbi-Anglong plateau
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Chota Nagpur plateau
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Kaimur plateau
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None of these
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Fill in the blanks. The workers led by Walesa signed a _____ agreement with ______ which ended their strike.
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20 points, Chilean government
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25 points, Polish government
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21 points, Polish government
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22 points, Chilean government
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None of these
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Read the given statements carefully and pick your option. Statements: I: The SCs, and some sections of the OBCs (lower castes among them) who have poor land-base or very low land productivity are prone to food insecurity. II: the social composition along with the inability to buy food plays a role in food insecurity. III: The food insecure people are disproportionately large in some regions of the country, such as economically backward states with high incidence of poverty.
A)
Statement I is the cause and statements II and III are its effects.
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All the statements are the effects of a common cause, i.e. food insecurity.
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All the statements are the effects of some independent causes.
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Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect, and III is an independent statement.
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None of these
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