Who were 'Naths'?
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Ascetics who engaged in a variety of yogic practices
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Artists of the Kangra school of painting
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Dancers in the court of nawab Wajid Ali Shah
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Story tellers from Rajputana
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None of these
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Which of the following cleans the cotton and makes it into bales?
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Ginning mill
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Spinning mill
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Yarn dealers
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All of these
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None of these
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How waves are formed in an ocean?
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When the water on the surface of the ocean rises and falls alternately
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When ocean water rise and fall rhythmically
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When gentle winds scrape across the ocean surface
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All of these
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None of these
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Identify the image given below.
A)
Neap tides
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Spring tides
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Solar eclipse
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Water cycle
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None of these
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Who looted the famous 'Peacock throne' from Delhi?
A)
Ahmad Shah Abdali
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Sultan Mahmud
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Mir Jumla
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Nadir Shah
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None of these
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'Media is no longer considered independent.' Why?
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Because it is run by politicians
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Because of its close links to business
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Because it does not give balanced report any more
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All of these
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None of these
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Burhan-ul-Mulk tried to decrease Mughal influence in the Awadh region by:
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Reducing the number of jagirdars appointed by the Mughals
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Selling the right to collect tax to the highest bidders
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Allowing the development of new social groups
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Combining the offices of subedari, diwani and faujdari
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None of these
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Which of the following is like the lungs of the Earth?
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The temperate deciduous forest in Chile
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The monsoon forest of central America
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The temperate evergreen forest in China
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The tropical evergreen forest in Brazil
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None of these
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The Khokhar tribe was very influential during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries in __________.
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Bengal
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Karnataka
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Punjab
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Orissa
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None of these
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Which of the following types of roads is constructed under the ground?
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Highways
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Flyovers
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Subways
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Expressways
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None of these
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Identify the image given below.
A)
A meeting in progress
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A legislative assembly in session
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A training session
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A class room
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None of these
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Which region of the world is known as the 'Orchard of the world'?
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Mediterranean region
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Taiga region
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Dead sea region
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Savannah
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None of these
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Why generally a boy is given a car and a girl is given a doll as toys to play with?
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Societies make clear distinctions between boys and girls from a very young age
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It is a way of telling children that they will have different futures when they become men and women
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It is a way of telling children that they have specific roles to play when they grow up
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All of these
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None of these
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Which of the following measures atmospheric pressure?
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Thermometer
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Rain gauge
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Barometer
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Wind vane
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None of these
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Which of the following was the primary cause for the change in the nature of Gond society?
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Caste system
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Emergence of large states
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Spread of religion
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Foreign invasion
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None of these
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Who was Ziyauddin Barani?
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A fourteenth-century chronicler
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A fifteenth-century chronicler
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A ruler from Turkey who invaded India in seventh - century
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A sufi saint
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None of these
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Which of the following is the most common form of inequality in India?
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Caste system
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Eating habit
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Dressing culture
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All of these
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None of these
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Name the African-American woman who triggered a huge agitation which came to be known as the Civil Rights Movement.
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Emily Watson
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Winnie Mandela
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Rosa Parks
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Mary Johnson
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None of these
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What do you understand by 'patron'?
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An influential, wealthy individual who supports an artist
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An influential, wealthy individual who supports a learned man
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An influential, wealthy individual who supports a crafts person
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All of these
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None of these
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Llamas are used as a mode of transportation in which of the following areas?
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Tibet
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Andes Mountains of South America
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Sahara
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Ladakh
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None of these
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Which of the following is the most plentiful gas in the air?
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Oxygen
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Carbon dioxide
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Nitrogen
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Argon
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None of these
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Read both the statements carefully and pick your option. Statements I: We do not need to go to a shop or market to purchase a thing. Statements II: We can place orders for a variety of things through the phone and internet, and the goods are delivered home.
A)
Statement I is the cause and Statement II is its effect
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Both the statements are the effect of some independent cause
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Statement I is the effect and Statement II is its cause
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All of these
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None of these
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From which of the following countries Ibn Battuta, a fourteenth-century traveller visited India?
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Morocco, Africa
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Iran, Asia
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Persia, Asia
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Italy, Europe
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None of these
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Which type of forest dominates most part of India?
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Tropical deciduous forests
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Temperate deciduous forests
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Temperate evergreen forests
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Coniferous forests
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None of these
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Name the fortnightly newspaper that is run by eight dalit women in Chitrakoot district in Uttar Pradesh.
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News of India
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Khabar Lahriya
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Bundeli
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India Daily
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None of these
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Which of the following is stereotype thinking?
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Girls are more suitable for teaching profession
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Science is a man's subject
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Women make better nurses
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All of these
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None of these
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What do you understand by 'tributaries'?
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Small rivers that join the main river
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Bow like formation made by a river
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Peaks of a mountain range
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Catchment area drained by a river
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None of these
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Babar defeated __________ in the battle of __________ to capture Delhi and Agra.
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Humayun, Panipat
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Sher Shah, Delhi
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Ibrahim Lodi, Panipat
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Muhammad bin Tughluq, Panipat
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None of these
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Who appoints the Chief Minister of a state?
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President
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Governor
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MLAs of the majority party in the legislature
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Legislative Assembly of the state
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None of these
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A massive earthquake that hit Bhuj town on 26th January 2001 measured:
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6.9 on Richter scale
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6.9 on Thermometer
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7.9 on Richter scale
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7.9 on Thermometer
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None of these
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The Kandariya Mahadeva temple dedicated to Shiva was constructed in 999 by:
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Rajarajadeva of the Chola Dynasty
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Bindusar of the Mauryan Dynasty
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Dhangadeva of the Chandela Dynasty
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King Solomon
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None of these
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Government of a state takes decisions and works through:
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Various ministers
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Various departments
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Various political parties
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All of these
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None of these
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The depositional feature of a glacier is known as:
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Cliff
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Beach
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Moraine
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Flood plain
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None of these
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Which of the following works is devalued by our society?
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Responsibility for house work
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Care giving tasks
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Looking after children
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All of these
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None of these
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Which of the following is the compilation of songs of the Nayanars?
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Tevaram
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Tiruvacakam
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Prabandham
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Both [A] and [B]
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None of these
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_____ of all communicable diseases are water borne.
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25%
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30%
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21%
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15%
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None of these
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Allama Prabhu and Akkamahadevi were the companions of:
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Basavanna
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Shankara
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Ramanuja
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Tukaram
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None of these
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If suddenly you face an earthquake and you are not in a position to run outside, in which of the following places you will take shelter immediately?
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Under a table
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Behind a door
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Behind an almirah
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Near a window
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None of these
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The government has passed laws that make it mandatory for organisations having more than 30 women employees to:
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provide creche facilities
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provide equal pay for equal work
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provide medical facilities
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All of these
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None of these
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Which of the following layers of our atmosphere helps in radio transmission?
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Exosphere
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Stratosphere
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Ionosphere
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Mesosphere
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None of these
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Fill in the blanks with correct option. The idea of the _______was first formulated in______ in the early _____century.
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"Three Orders", France, eleventh
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France, "Three Orders", tenth
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"Three Orders", Jerusalem, tenth
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"Three Orders", Jerusalem, eleventh
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None of these
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Which of the following convince us to buy a particular product?
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Branding
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Advertising
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Marketing strategy
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Lower price
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None of these
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Identify the river given below from the clue written under its picture. My name has been taken from the fierce tribes of women warriors of ancient Roman Empire. Also I am having the largest river basin of the world.
A)
The Mississippi
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The Brahmaputra
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The Ganga
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The Amazon
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None of these
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Why is the Indian Constitution known as a 'living document'?
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Because the movements and struggle for equally in India all the time refer to the Indian Constitution to make their point about equality and justice for all.
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Because it recognizes our 'Right to Live'.
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Because we can change it whenever we want to, as per the need of the situation.
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All of these
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None of these
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Identify the incorrect statement.
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Garha Katanga, a rich state, earned much of its wealth by trapping and exporting wild elephants to other kingdoms.
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The Ahoms built a large state, and for this they used firearms as early as the 1530s.
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The rise of Rajput clans to the position of rulers set an example for the tribal people to follow.
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Ahom society was very sophisticated.
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None of these
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Which of the following rocks may also contain fossils of plants, animals and other microorganisms that once lived on them?
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Extrusive igneous rocks
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Intrusive igneous rocks
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Sedimentary rocks
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All of these
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None of these
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Those who are poor in India, they are more vulnerable to disease/sickness and the worst is that this situation tends to happen again and again to them. According to you which of the following is the reason for this?
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Those who are poor are mostly undernourished.
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They are not provided basic necessities like drinking water, adequate housing, clean surroundings, etc.
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They cannot afford the expenses on illness, hence hardly get properly cured.
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All of these
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None of these
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Who among the following had seized their independence from the Mughals after a long-drawn armed struggle?
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Awadh and Bengal
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The Rajputs
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The Marathas
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The Hyderabadis
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None of these
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Read both the statements carefully and pick your option. Statement I: The water used to irrigate a field in Haryana may have flowed down the Amazon River a hundred years ago. Statement II: The same water that existed centuries ago still exists today.
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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 the statements are the effects of some independent causes.
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Both the statements are the effects of a common cause.
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None of these
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Which of the following was a common feature among the regional states of Awadh, Hyderabad and Bengal during the eighteenth century?
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All of them were highly suspicious of some of the administrative systems that they had inherited, in particular the Jagirdari system.
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Rather than relying upon the officers of the state, all three regimes contracted with revenue-farmers for the collection of revenue.
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Their emerging relationship with rich bankers and merchants.
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All of these
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None of these
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