(A) Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, Libya and Syria (B) Morocco, Italy, Spain and Syria
(C) Syria, Iraq, Iran and Kuwait (D) None of these
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2. Which among the following States of India are involved in the controversy associated with Mullaperiyar Dam?
(A) Tamil Nadu and Kerala (B) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
(C) Kerala and Karnataka (D) Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
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3. Which of the following National Parks was in news due to massive forest fire outbreak that raged for many days?
(A) Nagarahole National Park, Karnataka
(B) Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh
(C) Anshi National Park, Karnataka
(D) Bhitarkanika National Park, Odisha
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4. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) Valley of Flowers National Park : Himachal Pradesh
(B) Konark Sun Temple : Odisha
(C) Western Ghats : Kerala
(D) Keoladeo National Park : Rajasthan
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5. Rapid spasm in muscle due to low availability of calcium ion in body fluid is called–
(A) Tetany (B) Tetanus
(C) Fibrosis (D) Gout
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6. The Indian Association played an important role in arousing national
consciousness through the formation of the–
(A) Indian National Congress (B) Bengal British Indian Society
(C) Indian National Conference (D) British India Association
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7. The first national news agency of India was–
(A) The Indian Review (B) The Free Press of India
(C) The Hindustan Review (D) The Associated Press of India
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8. The tribal rebellion against the British, known as Ulgulan, was organised
by–
(A) Birsa Munda (B) Tomma Dora
(C) Ramchandra Raju (D) Ranade
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9. Who among the following formed Congress Nationalist Party to act as a
powerful pressure group within the Congress?
(A) Motilal Nehru and Tej Bahadur Sapru (B) Madan Mohan Malaviya and M. S. Aney
(C) Surendranath Banerjee and C. R. Das (D) Mrs. Annie Besant and M. S. Aney
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10. Which Congress president conducted negotiations with Cripps in 1942 and Wavell at the Simla Conference?
(A) Abul Kalam Azad (B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) J. B. Kripalani (D) C. Rajagopalachari
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11. Bhitarkanika wild life sanctuary, an important site of wildlife
biodiversity, lies near the confluence of two important rivers. Identify the
rivers–
(A) Brahmani and Baitarani (B) Mahanadi and Indravati
(C) Mahanadi and Dhamara (D) None of these
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12. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) Aravalli – Pre-Cambrian relict mountain
(B) Garo, Khasi Jaintia and Mikir hills – Structurally parts of the peninsular
plateaus
(C) Chola, Changla and Bomdila – Outer Himalayan passes
(D) Guru Shikhar – Highest peak of the Aravalli range
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13. Which among the following States is solely dependent on canal irrigation?
(A) Nagaland (B) Assam
(C) Jammu and Kashmir (D) Tripura
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14. Madhapur is famous for–
(A) largest wind farms cluster.
(B) largest solar plant in India to sterilise milk cans.
(C) newly discovered oil field near Bhuj in Gujarat.
(D) None of these
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15. Protection and improvement of environment and safeguarding of forests and
wildlife of the country are the important directives that come under–
(A) Fundamental Rights (B) Fundamental Duties
(C) Directive Principles of State Policy (D) None of these
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16. Which Committee set up by RBI has the mandate to study issues and concerns
in the micro-finance sector?
(A) Y. H. Malegam Committee (B) J. J. Irani Committee
(C) Mashelkar Committee (D) None of these
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17. Which of the following is concerned with inequality in distribution of
family income?
(A) Gini Multiplier (B) Gini Index
(C) Lorenz Curve (D) Laffer Curve
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18. A state of economy where aggregate demand is greater than the total supply
of goods and services is called–
(A) Repressed-inflation (B) Reflation
(C) Deflation (D) Demand pull-inflation
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19. The thrust of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) is on–
(A) establishing a fully functional, community-owned decentralised health
delivery system.
(B) providing accessible, affordable and accountable quality health services to
all.
(C) functional health system at the district level.
(D) institutional integration with the fragmented health sector.
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20. Which of the following-forms a major innovation of National Rural Health
Mission?
(A) Creation of a cadre of Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA).
(B) Improvised hospital care.
(C) Decentralisation at district level arid effective utilisation of resources
through NGOs and community.
(D) All of these
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