In which of the following states of India you can find the densest forests?
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Assam
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Arunachal Pradesh
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Chhattisgarh
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Jharkhand
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None of these
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What do you understand by occupational structure?
A)
Set up of various occupation in a given area
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Distribution of population as per different occupation
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Structuring various economic activities in a given area
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All of these
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None of these
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Which of the following was an infamous concentration camp of the Nazis during World War II?
A)
Versailles
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Berlin bunker
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Reichstag
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Auschwitz
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None of these
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Who implements the Code of Conduct during an election in India?
A)
The police
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The Election Commission
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Political parties contesting election
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The local administration
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None of these
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Bhima and Tungabhadra are the tributaries of:
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Krishna
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Ganga
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Godavari
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Kaveri
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None of these
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Who was the first Indian to be an I.C.S. officer?
A)
Motilal Nehru
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Sir M. Visvesvaraya
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Manockjee Cowasjee Entee
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Satyendra Nath Tagore
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None of these
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The slogan 'Garibi Hatao' was given by:
A)
Lal Bahadur Shastri
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Indira Gandhi
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Jawaharlal Nehru
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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
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None of these
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What is the tenure of a member of Rajya Sabha?
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6 years
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5 years
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10 years
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3 years
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None of these
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Which one of the following bio-reserves of India is not included in the world network of bio-reserves?
A)
Pachmarhi
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Nanda Devi
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Gulf of Mannar
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Manas
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None of these
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Nuremberg Tribunal sentenced how many Nazis to death?
A)
10
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11
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12
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14
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None of these
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Which of the following prompted land enclosure movement in sixteenth century England?
A)
Price of wool in world market.
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Increased demand for food grains
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Use of machines in agriculture
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All of these
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None of these
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Whose famous saying was, "Plant more wheat, wheat will win the war"?
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Thomas Jefferson
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Woodrow Wilson
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Harry S. Truman
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None of these
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What do you understand by 'Bhabar'?
A)
Vast meadows in the high mountains
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B)
The cyclical movement between summer and winter pastures
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A dry forested area below the foothills of Garhwal and Kumaun
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The shepherds of Himachal Pradesh
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None of these
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There is a strong link between economic growth and ________.
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Economic stability
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Poverty elimination
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Food security
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Developed connectivity
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None of these
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If you wish to visit a camel fair, in which of the following places you must go?
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Jaipur
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Hajipur
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Jodhpur
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Balotra
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None of these
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Who among the following was the head of American Woman Suffrage Association?
A)
Rosa Parks
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Eva Braun
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Lucy Stone
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Amelia Bloomer
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None of these
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In which state of India 94% of all fair price shops are run by the cooperatives?
A)
Tamil Nadu
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Madhya Pradesh
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West Bengal
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Orissa
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None of these
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In _____ the first One Day International match was played between _____ and ______ in ______.
A)
1971, England, Australia, Melbourne
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1975, England, Australia, Lords
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1977, England, West Indies, Lords
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1970, Australia, South Africa, Melbourne
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None of these
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Which of the following activities is a violation of the fundamental right of 'Right Against Exploitation'?
A)
Mr. Sharma employed a 13 year old girl to look after his new born baby
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Mr. Ahir has some bonded labour to work in his rubber plantation
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Recently a gang has been arrested by Bihar police who are into human trafficking
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All of these
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None of these
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The rise of coalition politics has imposed some constrain on the power of the Prime Minister of India. Why?
A)
PM has to accommodate the coalition partners in governmental activities even if he doesn?t want to
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At times PM has to take into consideration the divergent views expressed by the coalition partners
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PM cannot take the decisions as he likes
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All of these
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None of these
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The workers led by Walesa signed a _____ agreement with _____ which ended their strike.
A)
21 points, Polish government
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25 points, Polish government
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20 points, Chilean government
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22 points, Chilean government
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None of these
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Guru Shikhar is the highest peak of:
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Vindhya Range
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Satpura Range
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Aravalli Range
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Eastern Ghats
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None of these
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Who led the military coup of 1973 in Chile?
A)
Allende
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Pinochet
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Alberto Bachelet
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Walesa
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None of these
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Name the tributary that joins the Indus in Kashmir.
A)
The Hunza
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The Chenab
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The Zaskar
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Both [A] and [C]
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None of these
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Who wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen in 1791 France?
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Montesquieu
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Olympe de Gouges
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John Locke
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Rousseau
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None of these
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In usual sense, social exclusion;
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Can be the cause of poverty
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Can be the consequence of poverty
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Have no relation with poverty
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Can be both the cause and consequence of poverty
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None of these
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Which of the following is a lagoon?
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Loktak
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Chilka
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Barapani
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Bhimtal
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None of these
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Which one of the following groups was not benefited by the French Revolution?
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Nobility
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Peasant
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Workers
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Labours
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None of these
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Nelson Mandela was released from jail after:
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20 years
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25 years
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23 years
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21 years
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None of these
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Which of the following was the ideal role for a woman in Nazi Germany?
A)
Nurse to take care of brave German soldiers
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Teacher to teach only German children
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Artist for Nazi propaganda
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Mother to rear pure-blooded Aryan children
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None of these
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In Maasai society how could a young man be recognized as a member of the warrior class?
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By raiding the cattle of other pastoral group
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By settling dispute
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By taking part in periodical councils
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All of these
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None of these
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The term ENSO refers to:
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El Nino Southern Onset
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El Nino Southern Oscillation
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En Nino Southern Oscillation
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En Nino Southern Onset
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None of these
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Why literacy rate in India is higher in males than females?
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Spending money on a girl child education is considered as wastage by Indian parents
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Girls in India are supposed to take care of household affairs only, for which no school education is needed
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India is a male dominated society
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Number of males in India is higher than that of female, hence automatically percentage of literacy is higher in males
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None of these
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What was the religion of majority population in Russian empire?
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Catholics
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Orthodox Christianity
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Protestants
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Islam
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None of these
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Which of the following is a west flowing river?
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Mahanadi
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Ganga
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Tapti
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Kaveri
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The newer younger deposits of flood plains are called:
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Khadar
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Bhangar
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Bhabar
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Anamudi
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None of these
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Who was Louis Blanc?
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A communist
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A terrorist
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A revolutionary
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A nationalist
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None of these
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Why the farm labourers in Palampur get lesser wages than the minimum wage fixed by the government?
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Number of farm labours is much more than that of job opportunity
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Farmers are illiterate and have no idea about the concept of minimum wage
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Landlord in Palampur are most dishonest
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All of these
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None of these
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In India about _____ of scheduled castes are poor.
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50%
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51%
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43%
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60%
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None of these
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What do you understand by a 'subsidy'?
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Payment made by the producer to the retailers to supplement the market price of a commodity
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Payment made by the government to the producer to supplement the market price of a commodity
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Payment made by the government to the retailers to supplement the market price of a commodity
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Payment made by the retailer to the customers to supplement the market price of a commodity
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None of these
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Fill in the blanks. ______ was the first black player to lead the West Indies Test team in_______.
A)
Sir Garry Sobers, 1960
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Clive Loyd, 1950
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Frank Worrell, 1950
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Frank Worrell, 1960
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None of these
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Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding the three democratic governments of Allende's Chile, Walesa's Poland and Michelle's Chile approaches towards social and economic matters?
A)
Allende preferred government control on all big industries and the economy.
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Walesa wanted the market to be free of government interference.
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Michelle stands somewhere in the middle on this issue.
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All of these
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None of these
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GNP stands for:
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Gross National Product
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Gross National Production
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Gross National Profit
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Gross National Population
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None of these
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Identify the figure given below from the clue. At a place where the desert merges -with the sea these birds come in thousands to build nest mounds from the salty mud and raise their young ones.
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Flamingo
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Siberian Crane
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Northern Pintail
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Common Teal
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None of these
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Which of the following was a famous political party of Mexico?
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Revolutionary Party
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People's Party
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Institutional Revolutionary Party
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Communist Party of Mexico
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None of these
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Identify the reason which was responsible for the loss of grazing lands by the Maasais of northern Kenya?
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In 1885, their lands were cut into half by an international boundary between Britain and Germany.
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The best grazing grounds were gradually taken over for the white settlements.
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The British encouraged local population to expand cultivation by turning pasture lands into field for cultivation.
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All of these
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None of these
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'............ I shall work for an India in which the poorest shall feel that it is their country in whose making they have an effective voice.......'
Who said the words given above?
A)
Mahatma Gandhi
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B. R. Ambedkar
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Jawaharlal Nehru
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Indira Gandhi
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None of these
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What do you understand by an 'Election Petition'?
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Request for nomination in election
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A complain related to rigging or any unfair practices in an election
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Official name of voter's list
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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 is NOT a source of irrigation?
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Water from ordinary wells and springs
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Water from tanks and tube wells
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Water from canals
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Rainwater
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None of these
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Which of the following is an incorrect statement regarding the effects of Dust Bowls?
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Cattle were suffocated to death as their lungs were chocked with dust and mud.
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Sand buried fences, covered fields and coated the surfaces of rivers resulting the death of fishes.
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Dead bodies of human beings were strewn all over the landscape.
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Machines like tractors and harvesters were clogged with dust and damaged beyond repair.
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None of these
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