How many coastal states are there in our country?
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Seven
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Nine
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Eleven
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Six
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None of these
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Thunderstorm in West Bengal is known as:
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Kaal Baisakhi
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Badal
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Jhorbristi
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Loo
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None of these
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The 'Reverse Swing' was introduced in the sub-continent to:
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Move the ball on a dusty pitch under an overcast sky
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Move the ball on a dusty, unresponsive pitch under a clear sky
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Move the ball on a dry pitch
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Move the ball on a bouncy pitch
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None of these
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With whom you can relate the infamous 'Reign of Terror'?
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Tsar Nicholas II
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Leon Trotsky
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Stalin
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Lenin
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None of these
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Find the odd one out.
A)
Farm machinery
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Fertilisers and pesticides
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Agricultural land
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Deep tube well
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None of these
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What is the latitudinal extent of India?
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\[68{}^\circ 7'\] East to \[97{}^\circ 25'\] East
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\[68{}^\circ 7'\] South to \[97{}^\circ 25'\] South
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\[8{}^\circ 4'\] West to \[37{}^\circ 6'\] West
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\[8{}^\circ 4'\] North to \[37{}^\circ 6'\] North
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None of these
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The process by which an entire electorate is asked either to accept or reject a particular proposal by direct voting is known as:
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Election
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Veto
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Referendum
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Confirmation
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None of these
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Red caps were worn by Sans-Culottes during revolutionary France to symbolize which one of the following?
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Liberty
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Equality
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Fraternity
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Democracy
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None of these
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Who among the following was the first Prime Minister and then the President of Ghana?
A)
Salvador Allende
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Alberto Bachelet
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Saddam Hussein
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Kwame Nkrumah
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None of these
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Name the medicinal plant used for treating blood pressure.
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Neem
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Sarpagandha
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Kachnar
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Tulsi
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None of these
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Which of the following scheme by the government of India is related to food security?
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APS
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ADS
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AFS
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IRS
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None of these
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Which of the following river is known as 'Jamuna' in Bangladesh?
A)
The Ganga
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The Yamuna
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The Brahmaputra
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The Mahanadi
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None of these
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A closely fitting and stiff inner bodice worn by women to give shape and support to their figure was known as:
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Chintz
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Tongs
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Corset
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Pabulum
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None of these
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The quality of population of a country is NOT influenced by which one of the following?
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Technical skill
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Education
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Health
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All of these
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None of these
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Which of the following Articles provides procedure for the amendment of the Indian Constitution?
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Article 368
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Article 356
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Article 360
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Article 375
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None of these
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The elephants are commonly found in:
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Tropical Deciduous Forests
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Montane Forests
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Tropical Rain forests
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Mangrove Forests
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None of these
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Name the US President responsible for dropping two Atom bombs in Japan.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Harry S. Truman
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Woodrow Wilson
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George W Bush
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None of these
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Gestapo was:
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The secret police of Russia
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The secret police of Germany
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The commune of farmers in Russia
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The worker's association of Britain
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None of these
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In the International Monetary Fund the vote of each country is weighed by:
A)
Size of the country
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Population of the country
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Political supremacy
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The money contributed to IMF
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None of these
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Which of the following is true regarding the Godavari basin?
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It is the second largest river basin in India
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It is rain fed
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It covers 10% of the total land area of India
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All of these
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None of these
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Which among the following is not included in the policy framework of NPP2000?
A)
To achieve universal immunization of children against all vaccine preventable diseases
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To address the unmet needs for basic reproduction and child health services.
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To make school education above the age 14 also free and compulsory and reduce dropouts at primary and secondary school levels to below 20 percent for both boys and girls
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To promote delayed marriages for girls, not earlier than age 18 and preferably after 20 years of age
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None of these
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Who among the following were well known as forest-cutters?
A)
Kalangs of Java
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Mundas of Chhotanagpur
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Gonds of Orissa
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Maasais of Africa
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None of these
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Which of the following is NOT true?
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Judiciary can strike down a law if it goes against the spirit of the Constitution
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Judiciary is independent of the executive
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Every law passed by the Parliament needs to be approved by the Supreme Court of India sooner or later
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Any citizen can approach judiciary if his rights are violated
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None of these
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Which of the following pastoralists combined cultivation with pastoralism?
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Kurumas
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Raikas
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Maasai
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Banjaras
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None of these
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The procedures which lay down appropriate actions to be undertaken at the time of a disaster are called:
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Disaster Committee Procedures
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Community Procedures
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Standard Operating Procedures
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Participation Procedures
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None of these
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The famous 'Dhuandhar falls' created by the river _____ is in______.
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Narmada, Nagpur
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Tapti, Surat
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Brahmaputra, Itanagar
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Narmada, Jabalpur
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None of these
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Which of the following is related to Sumptuary Law?
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Food
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Shoes
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Clothes
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Slaves
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None of these
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Union Council of Ministers does not include:
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Cabinet Ministers
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Ministers of State
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Deputy Ministers
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Chief Ministers
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None of these
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In which of the following states of India there is hardly any difference in dad and night temperatures?
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Assam
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Rajasthan
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Madhya Pradesh
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Kerala
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None of these
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Even today ______ of the total cultivated area is irrigated in India. (Fill in the blanks.)
A)
A little less than 30 percent
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A little less than 40 percent
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A little less than 25 percent
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A little less than 50 percent
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None of these
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Who is the presiding officer of Rajya Sabha?
A)
The Speaker of Rajya Sabha
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The Prime Minister
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The Vice-President
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The President
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None of these
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In India the Wildlife Protection Act was implemented in:
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1972
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1987
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2001
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1956
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None of these
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Periodical estimation of poverty line is conducted by:
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PDS
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MNREGA
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AAY
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NSSO
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None of these
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Which game was exported to Britain from colonies?
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Football
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Polo
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Hockey
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Allot these
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None of these
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Match the following.
(A) Bushel (I) English currency (B) Sod (II) A measure of capacity (C) Shillings (III) A measure of weight (D) Maund (IV) Piece of earth with grass
A)
A - I, B - II, C - III, D - IV
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A - II, B - III, C - IV, D - I
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A - II, B - IV, C - I, D - III
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A - IV, B - I, C - III, D - II
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None of these
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How did General Parvez Musharraf come to power in Pakistan?
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By winning general election
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By a military coup
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By a civil revolution
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All of these
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None of these
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What was known as 'Taille' in France during the late eighteenth century?
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Unit of currency
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Group of persons invested with special functions in the church
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A tax levied by the church, comprising one-tenth of the agricultural produce
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Tax to be paid directly to the state
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None of these
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Which of the following is a glaring example of human capital acquiring a higher position than that of material plant and machinery in India?
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Food processing
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Defence
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Information Technology
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Agriculture
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None of these
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Which of the following countries has higher average population densities than India?
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China
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Bangladesh
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Pakistan
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Kenya
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None of these
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What do you understand by an Election Manifesto?
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Voters list
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Announcing election schedule
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Election campaign
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The pamphlet announcing the programme, policies and aims of a political party
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None of these
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How did the Bengali bureaucrats of 19th Century resolve the conflict between western and Indian clothes?
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They rejected Indian clothes totally.
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They wore western clothes for work outside and Indian clothes at home.
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They wore western clothes during official functions and Indian clothes for day-to-day activities.
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Most of them rejected western clothes.
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None of these
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Periodical estimation of poverty line is conducted by:
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PDS
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MNREGA
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AAY
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NSSO
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None of these
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Given below are some suggestions in support of democracy. You are to identify the one which will help to strengthen the world democracy.
(i) More Nations should be allowed to become the permanent members of Security Council.
(ii) UN General Assembly should become like a 'World Parliament' with representation from every country of the world in proportion to the population of the country.
(iii) Individual countries should be discouraged to have their own army. In lieu of that UN should have a permanent force to deal with emergencies.
(iv) The President of UNO should be elected directly by the world's population.
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Only i and ii
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Only i, ii, iii
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Only ii, iii and iv
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All of these
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None of these
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Match the following rivers of India with their risings.
(A) The Tapi (I) The slopes of the Western Ghats in the Nasik district of Maharashtra (B) The Kaveri (II) From a spring near Mahabaleshwar (C) The Mahanadi (III) The Satpura ranges (D) The Godavari (IV) In the Brahmagri range of the Western Ghats (E) The Krishna (V) The highlands of Chhattisgarh
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A-III, B-V, C-II, D-I, E-IV
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A-III, B-IV, C-V, D-I, E-II
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A-II, B-I, C-V, D-III, E-IV
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A-I, B-II, C-III, D-V, E-II
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None of these
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The Jadidists were the:
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Followers of Judaism.
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Persons who joined together to form a socialist party.
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Muslim reformers in Russia.
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Social democrats.
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None of these
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Why should the community be at the heart of any disaster management initiative?
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Since community is at the site of disaster, it is the first one to respond to it.
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It is the source of maximum information.
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For local coping mechanism.
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All of these
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None of these
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Which of the following is not a difference between market and non-market activities?
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Market activities involve remuneration paid to anyone who performs an activity, non-market activities are mostly for self-consumption.
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Market activities include production of goods and services, non-market one is for personal use and consumption.
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Both market and non-market activities give one profit.
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All of these
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None of these
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Four friends are discussing monsoon winds among themselves. One of them is not correct. Identify him
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Biman: The Monsoon winds are not steady winds but are pulsating in nature, affected by different atmospheric conditions.
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Raja: 'El Nino' is a Spanish word meaning 'the child', and refers to the baby Christ.
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Raman: Delhi generally does not receive the monsoon showers from the Arabian Sea branch.
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Ravi: The monsoon rains take place only for a few days at a time.
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None of these
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Identify the personality from the given clue. She was the first dress reformer to launch loose tunics worn over ankle-length trousers.
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Mrs Amelia Bloomer, USA
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Mary Somerville, UK
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Martha Somerville, UK
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Verrier Elwin, UK
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None of these
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As per the 'Legal Framework Order' passed by General Musharraf which of the following amendments were not made to the Constitution of Pakistan?
(i) The work of the civilian cabinet is to be supervised by a National Security Council dominated by military officers.
(ii) The President can dismiss the National Assembly.
(iii) The President can dismiss the provincial assemblies.
(iv) The judges of the courts of Pakistan will be appointed and hold office and work under the supervision of the National Security Council dominated by military officers.
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Only i
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i, ii and iv
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ii and iii
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Only iv
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None of these
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