Which Tiger Reserve in India is seriously threatened by dolomite mining activity in West Bengal?
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Gorumara National Park
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Buxa Tiger Reserve
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Jaldapara National Park
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Sunderban Tiger Reserve
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None of these
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Which one of the following is an example of trade barrier?
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Foreign direct investment
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Tax on import
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Delay or damage of goods
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Land acquisition
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None of these
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What was the 'Party of Young Annan'?
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Political party of students
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A cultural group by students following a particular style
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A youth band
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A newspaper daily
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None of these
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Which of the following is not true regarding Zollverein?
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It abolished the tariff barriers
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It reduced the number of currencies from thirty to two
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It united Prussia
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It was formed in 1834
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None of these
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Why irrigation is necessary in India?
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Because of uneven distribution of water resources
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Because of uncertain monsoon
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Because of acquit water scarcity in some areas
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Because of decreasing ground water level
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None of these
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Major portion of the deposits is used by the banks for:
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Paying interest on deposits
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Paying interest on loan
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Opening new branches
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Extending loans
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None of these
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Which one of the following industries has a large number of well off buyers in urban areas?
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Jewellery
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Automobiles
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Clothes and accessories
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Footwear
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None of these
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Which one of the following is not a logo of certification assuring the quality of the product to the consumer?
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Hallmark
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AGMARK
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ISI
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IOC
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None of these
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Which of the following is not a single issue movement?
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Narmada Bachao Andolan
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Nepalese Movement
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Environmental Movement
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Chipko Movement
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None of these
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Which of the following conservation strategies do not directly involve community participation?
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Joint Forest Management
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Demarcation of Wildlife Sanctuaries
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Beej Bachao Andolan
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Chipko Movement
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None of these
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Which one of the following is a national political party?
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Bahujan Samaj Party
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Samajwadi Party
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Rashtriya Lok Dal
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Rashtriya Janata Dal
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None of these
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Who was Martin Luther?
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Poet
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Painter
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Social revolutionary
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Religious reformer
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None of these
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Who was the writer of the book 'The Gods Visit Earth'?
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Andrew Mearns
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Durgacharan Ray
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Henry Mayhew
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Gareth Jones
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None of these
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Which of the following food items travelled west from China to be called 'Spaghetti'?
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Soya
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Spices
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Noodles
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Opium
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None of these
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Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport is in:
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Katmandu
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Amritsar
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Chennai
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Thiruvananthapuram
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None of these
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Which of these statements is not a valid reason for depletion of flora and fauna?
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Agricultural expansion
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Rapid industrialisation and urbanisation
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Large scale development projects
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Grazing and fuel wood collection
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None of these
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Which of the following steps was not taken by the Belgium leaders to accommodate social difference?
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Equal representation was given to Dutch and French speaking ministers in the central government
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Leaders of Belgium did not follow the system of majoritarianism
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Community government was formed
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Many powers of the central government were given to the state governments
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None of these
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A homogeneous society is one which has similar kind of:
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Conflict
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Rules
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People
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Problems
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Andaman Wild Pig is an example of:
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Endemic species
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Endangered species
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Vulnerable species
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Normal species
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Globalisation has posed major challenges for:
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Urban poor
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Big producers
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Rural poor
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Small producers
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None of these
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What was Ho Chi Minh Trail?
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An immense network of footpath and roads was used for transferring men and materials from North to the South Vietnam
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A Hollywood movie criticizing the activities of US army in Vietnam
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An immense network of men and women used for passing messages from North to South Vietnam
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A resistance movement
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None of these
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Which of the following is correctly matched?
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Fakir Mohan Senapati Geetgovindam
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Advaita Malla Burman Titash Ekti Nadir Naam
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Srinivas Das Chha Mana Atha Guntha
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None of these
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The disintegration of Yugoslavia resulted into the creation of:
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Five independent countries
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Six independent countries
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Four independent countries
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Two independent countries
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None of these
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Why did the Frankfurt Parliament fail to achieve its goal?
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Women were excluded from its membership
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Kaiser William refused to accept the crown and opposed the assembly
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It did not have the support of the peasant
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All of these
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None of these
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Almost all the borrowers of Grameen Bank of Bangladesh are:
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Farmers
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Men
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Senior citizens
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Women
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None of these
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What is the main source of income of a bank?
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Difference between the interest charged on borrowers and depositors
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Interest on loans
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Interest on deposits
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Investing money in big projects
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None of these
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As per the rules of Indian election scenario, a contesting candidate has to file an 'affidavit' to the Election Commission. What is an 'affidavit'?
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A signed document where a person declares his family status
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A signed document where a person declares that he will not use any muscle power in election
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A signed document where a person makes a sworn statement regarding his antecedents
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All of these
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None of these
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Which one of the following industries is the largest contributor of Gross Domestic Production (GDP) in India?
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Sugar
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Textile
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Tea
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Rubber
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None of these
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Under COPRA, a _____ quasi-judicial machinery was set up for redressal of consumer disputes.
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Two-tier
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Three-tier
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Single-tier
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Four-tier
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None of these
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Cargill food is the largest producer of which of the following in India?
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Packed food
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Fertilisers
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Insecticides
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Edible oil
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None of these
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With which of the following you can relate a MNC?
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Nepalese movement for democracy
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Sri Lanka's Tamil crisis
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Military coup in Pakistan
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Bolivia's water war
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None of these
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Which one of the following states has the highest road density in India?
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Kerala
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West Bengal
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Uttar Pradesh
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Gujarat
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None of these
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Which one of the following is a medium of mass communication?
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Roads
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Newspapers
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Railways
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Waterways
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None of these
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Khilafat movement was led by:
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Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Abdul Kalam Azad
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Abdul Kalam Azad and Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
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Shaukat Alt and Muhammad Alt
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Mahatma Gandhi and Muhammad Alt Jinnah
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None of these
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The largest solar power plant of India has been inaugurated in:
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Madhya Pradesh
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Gujarat
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Kerala
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Bihar
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None of these
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Why did Gandhiji organised a Satyagraha in Ahmadabad Mill in 1918?
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To protest against the poor working condition in the factory
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To demand for higher wages for the workers
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To protest against the brutality of the British on India labourers
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All of these
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None of these
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Kudremukh is an important iron ore mine of:
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Jharkhand
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Bihar
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Karnataka
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Odisha
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None of these
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Which of the following indicators is taken into consideration for measuring Human Development Index?
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Life expectancy at birth
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Per capita income
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Literacy rate for 15 + population
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All of these
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None of these
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Given below is a map of India with a mark. The mark in the map stands for the location of a multi- purpose river valley dam. Identify the dam.
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Bhakra Nangal Dam
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Hirakud Dam
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Tehri Dam
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Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
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None of these
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Which one of the following organisations lays stress on liberalisation of foreign trade and foreign investment?
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World Bank
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World Trade Organisation
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International Monetary Fund
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International Labour Organisation
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None of these
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Read the given statements carefully and pick your option. Statements: I: By 1750, one out of every nine people of England and Wales lived in London. II: Between two World Wars London tube railway led to a massive displacement of the London poor.
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Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect.
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Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect.
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Both are the effects of some common cause.
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Both are the effects of some independent causes.
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None of these
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Which of the following is wrongly matched?
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States Cause of Land Degradation Rajasthan Overgrazing
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States Cause of Land Degradation Orissa Mining
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States Cause of Land Degradation Uttar Pradesh Over irrigation
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States Cause of Land Degradation Gujarat Deforestation due to industrialization
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None of these
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Which of the following is not an effect of Non Cooperation Movement on economic front?
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Picketing of liquer shops
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Boycott of foreign goods
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Refusal of merchants to trade in foreign goods
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Closure of Indian textile mills and handloom
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None of these
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Why not all of the service sector is growing equally well in India?
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Service sector in India employs many different kinds of people.
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It requires highly skilled and educated workers.
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There are a very large number of workers engaged in services who barely manage to earn a living and yet they perform these services because no alternative opportunities for work are available to them.
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Most of the people in India still engage in primary sector.
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None of these
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Which of the following is a false statement?
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In Gujarat, the Sabarmati basin farmers were agitated when higher priority was given to water supply in urban areas, particularly during droughts.
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Multiplying urban centers with large and dense population and urban lifestyles have helped in proper utilization of water resources.
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Regulating and damming of rivers affects its natural flow and the flow of its sediments.
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Today in western Rajasthan, the practice of roof top rain water harvesting is on decline as plenty of water is available due to Rajasthan canal.
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None of these
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Which of the following is a correct statement?
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Following the defeat of Napoleon in 1815, European governments were driven by a spirit of liberalism.
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Cavour was the Chief Minister of Sardinaia-Piedmont who worked for the unification of Italy.
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All through the nineteenth century the Ottoman Empire had sought to strengthen itself through modernisation and internal reforms with great success.
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The July Revolution sparked an uprising in Brussels which led Belgium to be the part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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None of these
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Aslam is a poor farmer with a small piece of land. He borrowed money from money lender at the beginning of the Kharif season to meet the expenses. But bad monsoon spoilt everything and now he is unable to repay his loan. Being caught in debt, he has to sell his land to pay off. This situation is an example of:
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Debt-dept
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Debt-loss
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Debt- insecurity
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Debt-trap
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None of these
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Carefully read all the statements given below and pick your option. Statements: I: Overlapping social differences create possibilities of deep social divisions and tensions. II: If you are Catholic in Northern Ireland, you are also more likely to be poor, and may have suffered a history of discrimination. III: If social differences cross cut one another, it is difficult to pit one group of people against the other. IV: Catholics and Protestants have had conflicts in Northern Ireland.
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Statement I is the cause and statements II and IV are its effects.
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Statement II is the cause and statements I, and IV are its effects.
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Statement III is the cause and statements I, II and IV are its effects.
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Statement IV is the cause and statements I, II and III are its effects.
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None of these
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Find the odd one out.
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Match the following.
(A) Sepoy (1) A person employed by the company to recruit workers (B) Orient (2) Association of craftsman of merchants for supervision and quality control of crafts (C) Gomastha (3) The countries to the east of Mediterranean (D) Guild (4) Indian soldier of the British army (E) Jobber (5) An official appointed by the company to work as its agent to supervise weavers and collect supplies
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A - 5, B - 1, C - 3, D - 2, E - 4
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A - 4, B - 3, C - 5, D - 2, E - 1
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A - 1, B - 3, C - 2, D - 4, E - 5
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A - 5, B - 3, C - 1, D - 4, E - 2
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None of these
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