Which of the following movements is associated with the protection of trees?
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Narmada Bachao Andolan
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Chipko Movement
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Navdanya Andolan
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Both [B] and [C]
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None of these
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Which one of the following is the appropriate meaning of collateral?
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The amount borrowed from friends and relatives
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It is an asset of the borrower used as guarantee to a lender
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The amount of money lend by bank to a borrower
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The total amount invested in a venture
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None of these
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Production of a commodity mostly through the natural process is an activity in the:
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Primary sector
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Secondary sector
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Tertiary sector
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Service sector
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None of these
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Which of the following factors forced the Indian indentured workers to migrate?
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Decline of cottage industry
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The hope of better future
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Debt trap
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All of these
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None of these
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Which of the following is an example of the outcome of democracy that produces an accountable government?
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Open to rulers elected by people
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Open in promoting economic development
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Open to public debate on major policies and legislation
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Open in reducing economic inequalities
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None of these
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Mrs. Sharma has decided to purchase a new fridge for her home. Which of the following logo she must look for before purchasing the fridge?
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ISI
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AGAMARK
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Hallmark
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No logo to be looked for
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None of these
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Narendra Modi is the Prime Minister in NDA government. It is :
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The another name for BJP government
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An alliance government
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A dictatorial government
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A special name given to Narendra Modi's government
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None of these
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Which of the following political parties of India was born out of a social reform movement?
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Bharatiya Janata Party
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Trinamool Congress
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Biju Janta Dal
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Asom Gana Parishad
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None of these
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What do you understand by 'gender division'?
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A form of hierarchical social division
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Recognition of gender issue in the study of politics
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Division between male and female
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Both [A] and [B]
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None of these
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Which of the following was the main reason for the weavers to revolt against contractors in Silesia in 1845?
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Weavers had to work in pitiable condition
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Supply of raw materials was stopped by the contractors
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Contractors reduced the payments of weavers drastically
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Contractors refused to place orders for finished products
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None of these
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In which one of the following largest wind farm cluster is located?
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Rajasthan
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Gujarat
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Assam
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Tamil Nadu
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None of these
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Which one of the following refers to investment?
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The money spent to buy gold jewellery
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The money spent on buying clothes and shoes
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The money spent to buy holiday package
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The money spent on restaurant bills
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None of these
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Justice Party of Madras was a party of:
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Brahmins
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Non-Brahmins
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Muslims
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Judges
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None of these
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Which of the following is correctly matched?
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CPI
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Trinamool Congress
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AIADMK
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BSP
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None of these
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Which one of the following mineral is formed as a result of evaporation, especially in arid region?
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Gypsum
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Copper
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Zinc
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Magnesium
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None of these
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Which among the following was the main reason to start the 'Tonkin Free School' in Vietnam?
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To provide 'Science Education'
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To provide education in French language
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To provide 'Western Style Education'
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To provide education in local languages
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None of these
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According to Gandhiji Satyagraha was a:
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Physical force
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Soul force
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Arm force
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Mental force
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None of these
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The Bombay Improvement Trust was established in the year:
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1988
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1888
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1879
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1898
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None of these
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What was the unique quality of traditional Chinese 'accordion book'?
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It used to be folded and stitched on one side
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It was the first printed book of China
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It was the first novel printed in China
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It used to codify the religious rituals
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None of these
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Which industry provides single window service and high - data communication facility to software experts?
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BPO
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KPO
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IT
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IST
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None of these
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Which one of the following statements is false regarding the Act of Union of 1707?
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It was an agreement between England and Scotland
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It resulted in the formation of United Kingdom of Great Britain
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It gave England the control over Scotland
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All of these
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None of these
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Which one of the following is not a heavy industry?
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Cotton textile
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Fertilizers
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Cement
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Petrochemicals
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None of these
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Why did Gandhiji withdraw the Non-cooperation Movement?
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It failed to get mass support
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Congress leaders wanted to participate in the elections to Provincial councils
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Movement was turning violent in many places
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Senior Congress leaders wanted a more aggressive movement
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None of these
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Which of the following is a fundamental challenge of democracy?
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Empowering poor
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Empowering women
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Keeping military away from controlling government
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Ensuring greater power to local government
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None of these
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A person who studies the formation of minerals, their age, their physical and chemical properties is known as:
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Geophysicist
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Geologist
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Geographer
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Geomorphologist
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None of these
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Which of the following states is the oldest producer of oil in India?
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Maharashtra
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Andhra Pradesh
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Rajasthan
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Assam
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None of these
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India exports yarn to:
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Japan
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Singapore
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England
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United Arab Emirates
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None of these
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Which one of the following was an impact of the Great Depression of 1930's on Vietnam?
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Japan defeated and occupied Vietnam
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Price of rice and rubber increased
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There was decrease in unemployment
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There were uprising in rural areas
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None of these
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Which one of the following is an inland riverine port of India?
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Kandla
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Mumbai
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Kolkata
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Paradip
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None of these
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Which one of the following states is not connected with the H.B.J. pipeline?
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Uttar Pradesh
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Maharashtra
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Madhya Pradesh
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Gujarat
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None of these
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How many people in India is directly engaged in tourism industry?
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15 million
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10 million
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25 million
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5 million
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None of these
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Why it is necessary to expand formal sources of credit?
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To protect vulnerable sections of society from falling in debt trap
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To cease the process of increasing parallel money
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To keep the cost of production low
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All of these
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None of these
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What do you understand by 'Allegory'?
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A type of power sharing
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A type of novel
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Personification of a nation
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Beautification of a social group
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None of these
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Which one of the following statements is not related to the Gandhi-Irwin pact?
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Gandhiji agreed to participate in Round Table Conference
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Gandhiji agreed not to launch any further mass agitation against the British
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The British agreed to release the political prisoners
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Gandhiji decided to call off Civil Disobedience Movement
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None of these
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Which Indian company has been bought by Cargill Foods, an MNC?
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Parekh Food
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Nestle
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Britannia
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Priya Biscuits
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None of these
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Which of the following is regarded as a 'definite plus point' of democratic regime?
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Rule of the majority
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Ability to handle social differences, divisions and conflicts
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Participative decision making
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All of these
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None of these
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Which of the following is an example of Sectional Interest Group?
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BAMCEF
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Asom Gana Parishad
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Trade Unions
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FEDECOR
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None of these
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In which part of India you can find unclassed forests managed by local communities?
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Eastern part
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North-Eastern part
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North-Western part
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Northern part
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None of these
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National Alliance for People's Movements is:
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A public interest group
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A sectional interest group
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A pressure group
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An organisation of organisation
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None of these
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Who said that the wars are "The greatest threat to peace, to national self-determination, and to international cooperation".
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Noam Chomsky
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Ho Chi Minh
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Trieu Au
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Ngo Dinh Diem
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None of these
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Identify the incorrect statement.
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In India, 79 species of mammals, 44 of birds, 15 of reptiles and 3 of amphibians are threatened.
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In India, nearly 1,500 plant species are considered endangered.
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In India, flowering plants and vertebrate animals have recently become extinct at a rate estimated to be 50 to 100 times the average expected natural rate.
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The distinguishing marks of a Asian cheetah which is nearly extinct today are the long tear-drop shaped lines on each side of the nose from the corner of its eyes to its mouth.
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None of these
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Complete the sentence. The Hoa Hao movement______________.
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Focuses on two connected themes: the loss of sovereignty and the severing of ties with China
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Drew on religious ideas popular in anti-French uprisings of the nineteenth century
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Was profoundly influenced by the democratic ideals of the West
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Organised the Association for the Restoration of Vietnam
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None of these
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Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding the given figure?
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Silica and limestone are used in it.
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Aluminium oxide and titanium oxide are used in it.
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Various phosphate minerals are used in the making of it.
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The toothbrush and tube containing the paste are petroleum products.
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None of these
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Which movement in the nineteenth century England and America by middle class identified alcoholism as the cause of the ruin of families and society?
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Women's Movement
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Chartism Movement
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Temperance Movement
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All of these
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None of these
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Which of the following is correct? (I) Doordarshan, the national television channel of India, is the largest terrestrial networks in the world. (II) The Indian postal network is the largest in the world. (III) India is the largest producer of feature films in the world. (IV) India has the largest telecom networks in Asia.
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I and IV
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II and III
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I, III and IV
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I, II and III
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None of these
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Which of the following is the clear lesson that we get from the dynamics of both environmental destruction and reconstruction in India?
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That the adequate levels of diversified crop production without the use of synthetic chemicals are possible and economically viable.
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The local communities everywhere have to be involved in some kind of natural resource management.
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That the community afforestation with indigenous species can be enormously successful.
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That certain societies revere a particular tree which they have preserved from time immemorial.
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None of these
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Which of the following is an iron-ore belt of India?
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Bellary-Chitradurga-Chikmangalur-Tumkur
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Digboi-Dulliajan-Hugrijan-Moran
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Asansol-Jharia-Giridih
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Margherita-Makum-Ledo
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None of these
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?MNCs are playing a major role in the globalisation process.? Which of the following arguments best justifies the statement given above? (I) Due to MNCs, more and more goods and services, investments and technology are moving between countries. (II) Foreign trade results in connecting the markets or integration of markets in different countries and a large part of the foreign trade is controlled by MNCs. (III) MNCs are exerting a strong influence on production which is dispersed in various locations and are interlinked. (IV) The MNCs are spreading their production and interacting with local producers in various countries across the globe.
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I and II
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I, III and IV
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I, III and IV
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All of these
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None of these
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"What may be the development for one may not be development for others."
Which of the following options justifies best the statement given above?
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The development goal of a landless rural labourer of India is more days of work and better wages.
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A girl from a well to do middle class family of Delhi gets as much freedom as her brother to decide about her future which her brother does not like at all.
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A vessel dumped 500 tonnes of liquid toxic wastes into open-air dumps in a city and in the surrounding sea. After a month seven persons were dead, twenty in hospital and twenty six thousand treated for symptoms of poisoning.
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For industrial development government has to set up Special Economic Zone (SEZ). For that purpose the government has acquired the land from five villages after giving adequate monetary compensation to the villagers, but asking them to shift and settle somewhere else.
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None of these
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Carefully read all the statements given below and pick your option. Statements: (I) Money may not be able to protect you from infectious diseases, unless the whole of your community takes preventive steps. (II) Even now, in many areas, children, particularly girls, are not able to achieve secondary level schooling because government/society has not provided adequate facilities. (III) Income by itself is not a completely adequate indicator of material goods and services that citizens are able to use.
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II and III are independent statements and Statement I is the correct explanation for both.
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I and III are interlinked statements and statement II is their correct explanation.
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I and II are independent statements but statement III is the correct explanation for both.
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I, II and III are independent statements having no link with one another.
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None of these
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