Which of the following goes against the growth story of medical facilities in India?
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The Medical Council of India currently fully recognizes 381 medical colleges, which trains 50,078 medical students
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Number of hospitals and dispensaries has increased many folds
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Rural India contains over 68% of India's total population, and half of all residents of rural areas live below the poverty line, struggling for better and easy access to healthcare and services
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All of these
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None of these
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Read the given incidents carefully and say which democratic principle is violated by these acts? (i) Mr. Jalan has been convicted by court for torturing his wife for dowry. (ii) Mrs. Khanna has been charged for practicing untouchability.
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Justice
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Equality
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Fraternity
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All of these
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None of these
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Landslides mostly occur in:
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Lesser Himalayan region
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Upper Himalayan region
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Shiwalik region
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River basins
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None of these
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Why Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was popularly known as the 'Iron Man of India'?
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Because of his role in the integration of princely states with the Indian Union
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Because he organised a Satyagraha in Bardoli in 1928
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Because he was the Home Minister plus Minister for Information and Broadcasting in Interim Government
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All of these
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None of these
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Which of the following is the correct chronology of ideals as enshrined in the preamble of our Constitution?
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Secular, Socialist, Sovereign, Democratic Republic
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Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic
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Socialist, Secular, Democratic, Sovereign Republic
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Sovereign, Secular, Democratic, Socialist Republic
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None of these
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At which of the following places the rivers Ravi, Chenab, Beas, Satluj and Jhelum join together to meet the river Indus?
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Pathankot
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Patiala
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Ambala
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Mithankot
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None of these
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Why was the Enabling Act passed on 3rd March 1933 significant?
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It enabled the Hitler to adopt the policy of Jew evacuation
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It gave more power to Reichstag
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It gave Hitler supreme power to sideline the Parliament and rule by decrees
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It powered the Hitler to suspend all political activities in Germany
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None of these
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Which of the following drainage patterns the river Ganga forms?
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The Dendritic pattern
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The Radial pattern
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The Rectangular pattern
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The Trellis pattern
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None of these
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What do you understand by 'turn out' in an election?
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Hired muscle men or the supporters of a political party forcefully debarring voters from casting votes
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The percentage of eligible voters who actually cast their votes
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Recording of votes
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Winning election by unfair means
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None of these
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Which of the following sports Hitler preferred most?
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Boxing
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Athletics
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Swimming
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Wrestling
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None of these
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What do you understand by ITCZ?
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Inter Territory Convergence Zone
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International Trade Convergence Zone
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Inter Tropical Convergence Zone
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International Trade Convene Zone
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None of these
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What is a 'stubble'?
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Settlement in dry plateau region
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Crop grown during summer
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Crop grown during winter
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Lower ends of grain stalks left in the ground after harvesting
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None of these
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Which of the following events finally led USA into World War II?
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Dropping of atom bomb in Japan
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Attack on Pearl Harbor
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Invasion of Poland
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Germany's withdrawal from the League of Nations
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None of these
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Name the state of India with lowest density of population.
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Arunachal Pradesh
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Nagaland
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Goa
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Jharkhand
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None of these
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Who was Michelle Bachelet?
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The General of the Chilean Air Force who refused to join coup
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The President of Chile elected in January 2006
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The leader of the military coup in Chile
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The leader of the Polish United Workers Party
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None of these
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Indian Constitution was developed by a Constituent Assembly consisting of:
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250 members
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351 members
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179 members
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299 members
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None of these
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Which of the following is the adverse effect of 'Green Revolution' in India?
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It did slow down the industrial development of India
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It affected the employment opportunity of Agricultural sector in a negative way
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Lands of the states with Green Revolution gradually have become less fertile
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All of these
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None of these
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Name the parliament of China.
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National People's Congress
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People's Congress of China
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National Congress of China
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Congress
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None of these
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Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated in the battle of:
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Buxar
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Dunkirk
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Waterloo
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Mysore
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None of these
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Why human resource is superior than other resources?
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Other resources cannot become useful on their own
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It is the human resource that makes use of the other resources
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To convert other resources into an asset is a difficult task where as population of a nation can easily be developed as a resource
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All of these
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None of these
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An activity performed for profit or for providing services can be termed as:
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Market activity
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Non-market activity
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Professional activity
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Informal activity
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None of these
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Which of the following rivers has got huge deposits of silt on its bed?
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Ganga
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Indus
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Brahmaputra
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Narmada
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None of these
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What do you understand by 'Shanars'?
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A 19th century women's clothes
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A jacket to cover the upper bodies
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A community of toddy tappers
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A type of hat
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None of these
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What was the suggestion of Rabindranath Tagore regarding India's national dress?
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India's national dress should be a combination of Indian and European dress
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India's national dress should combine the elements of Hindu and Muslim dress
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India's national dress should be a combination of Brahmika and European dress
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India's national dress should combine the elements of Hindu and Christian dress
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None of these
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Sandalwood, Teak, Bamboos, Arjun are the important species of:
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Tropical rain forests
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Dry deciduous forests
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Montane forests
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Moist deciduous forests
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None of these
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The President of India is elected by an electoral consisting of:
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The members of both the houses of Parliament
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Only elected members of both the houses of Parliament
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The members of both the houses of Parliament and the members of State Legislative Assemblies
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Only elected members of both the houses of Parliament and that of the State Legislative Assemblies
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None of these
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Who pioneered the great innovations of 'Doosra' and 'Reverse swing' in cricket?
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India
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Pakistan
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Sri Lanka
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Australia
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None of these
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Which of the following in India is famous for its 'one horned Rhinos'?
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Kaziranga in Assam
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Manas in Assam
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Jaldapara in West Bengal
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Simlipal in Orissa
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None of these
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Which of the following Fundamental Rights was called the 'heart and soul' of our Constitution by B. R. Ambedkar?
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Right to Equality
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Right to Freedom
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Right against Exploitation
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Right to Constitutional Remedies
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None of these
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Amnesty International brought into light the cases of gross human rights violation in 'Guantanamo Bay'. What is 'Guantanamo Bay'?
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A prison run by Chilean government
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A prison run by US government
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A prison run by Milosevic of Albania
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A prison in Afghanistan
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None of these
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The Captain Swing riots spread in the country side due to:
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Threshing machines
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Enclosure movement
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Agriculture depression
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All of these
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None of these
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Who was the first Black player ever to lead the West Indies Test team and in which year?
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Sir Garry Sobers in 1950
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Clive Lloyd in 1967
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Frank Worrell in 1960
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Vivian Richards in 1975
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None of these
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How can the judge of a High Court of India be removed?
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They cannot be removed once appointed
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By Impeachment
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By the President of India
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By the Prime Minister
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None of these
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In India every _____ person is poor.
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Fifth
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Third
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Seventh
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Fourth
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None of these
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Availability, accessibility and affordability of food are related to:
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Integrated Child Development Programme
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Food security
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Buffer stock
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PDS
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None of these
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Which of the following is a demerit of democracy?
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Universal Adult Franchise
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Rule of majority
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Changing of governments resulting in instability
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Leaders may be autocratic
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None of these
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A cluster of villages in Bastar was called:
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Maria
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Panch
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Pargana
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Dand
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None of these
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Which of the following pastoral communities of Himalayas known for cyclical movements for the pastures?
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Dhangars
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Kinnaurs
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Gujjar Bakarwals
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Banjaras
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None of these
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Which of the following crops was introduced by the farmers in England to retain the fertility of the soil?
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Potato
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Indigo
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Turnip
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Opium
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None of these
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Mango showers are common in:
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Kerala
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Maharashtra
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Uttar Pradesh
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Bihar
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None of these
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When the western style clothing did come to India?
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During 18th century
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During 19th century
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During 20th century
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During 17th century
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None of these
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Which of the following statements proves that the natural ecosystem is being disturbed by human's excessive interference?
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Deforestation leading to soil erosion, floods, droughts and rise in desertification.
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Excessive hunting of animals has led to the extinction of some species.
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Rapid rise m population has led to the over exploitation of resources.
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All of these
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None of these
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Which of the following rights comes as a limitation to the fundamental of 'Right to Freedom'?
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Right to religious freedom
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Right against exploitation
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Right to instigate violence against others
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Right to criticize the government activities
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None of these
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Identify the wrong statement.
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In British India, new opportunities of work hardly meant improved wellbeing for the people.
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One of the major impacts of European colonialism was on the practice of shifting cultivation or swidden agriculture.
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Many people including ecologists, now feel that the system of 'Scientific Forestry' as taught in the Imperial Forest Research Institute of Dehradun is not scientific at all.
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Dietrich Brandis, a German expert, was made the first Inspector General of Forests in India.
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None of these
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The given picture is of a famous falls of India. Identify the falls from the clue given underneath. Located at Jabalpur, it has been created by the river Narmada.
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Jog
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Dudhsagar
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Dhuandhar
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Dudhwa
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None of these
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With which of the following can you relate the word 'hyperinflation'?
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The image of people standing in queue to withdraw money from bank.
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The image of people carrying cartloads of currency notes to buy a loaf of bread.
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The image of children roaming aimlessly in debris of a town ruined by bombing.
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The image of a child searching for food in a road side waste bin.
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None of these
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For which of the following we do not need a Parliament?
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To control the government finance and expenditure.
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To make laws for the welfare of the country.
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To control the activities of the government.
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To control the actions of the judiciary.
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None of these
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Right to vote is a:
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Fundamental Right
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Civil Right
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Legal Right
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Constitutional Right
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None of these
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According to you which of the following is the most positive feature of Indian population.
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The number of female per thousand male.
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The size of its adolescent population.
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Decrease in birth rate.
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Increase in literacy rate.
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None of these
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Given below are the examples of some fictitious newspapers of revolution era. Identify the paper that would support the revolutionaries.
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A conservative paper of Britain
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A radical paper of France
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A party mouth piece of Russia
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All of these
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None of these
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