CDS (II) 2018, General Knowledge question paper

1. A.
   zinc and hydrochloric acid
2. B.
   magnesium carbonate and hydrochloric acid
3. C.
   methane and oxygen
4. D.
   copper and dilute hydrochloric acid

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1. A.
   $2 \cdot 0$
2. B.
   $0 \cdot 5$
3. C.
   $2 \cdot 5$
4. D.
   $4 \cdot 0$

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1. A.
   Magnesium and hydrochloric acid
2. B.
   Copper and dilute nitric acid
3. C.
   Calcium carbonate and hydrochloric acid
4. D.
   Zinc and nitric acid

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1. A.
   They are all diatomic.
2. B.
   They are all gases at room temperature.
3. C.
   They are all coloured.
4. D.
   They all have same reactivity.

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1. A.
   17 atoms in a molecule of the compound
2. B.
   equal molecules of C and H by mass
3. C.
   twice the mass of oxygen atoms compared to nitrogen atoms
4. D.
   twice the mass of nitrogen atoms compared to hydrogen atoms

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1. A.
   $\mathrm{C}_n\mathrm{H}_{2n+2}$
2. B.
   $\mathrm{C}_n\mathrm{H}_{2n-2}$
3. C.
   $\mathrm{C}_n\mathrm{H}_{2n+1}$
4. D.
   $\mathrm{C}_n\mathrm{H}_{2n-1}$

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1. A.
   11%
2. B.
   22%
3. C.
   33%
4. D.
   44%

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1. A.
   $\dfrac{P_1 + P_2}{2}$
2. B.
   $\dfrac{2P_1P_2}{P_1 + P_2}$
3. C.
   $\dfrac{2P_1P_2}{P_1 - P_2}$
4. D.
   $\dfrac{P_1P_2}{P_1 + P_2}$

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1. A.
   on $xy$-plane and along $z$-direction
2. B.
   on $yz$-plane and along $x$-direction
3. C.
   on $yz$-plane and along $y$-direction
4. D.
   on $xy$-plane and along $x$-direction

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1. A.
   200 N
2. B.
   20 N
3. C.
   10 N
4. D.
   infinitely large

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1. A.
   A candle
2. B.
   A light-emitting diode
3. C.
   A laser
4. D.
   A television set

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1. A.
   Root only
2. B.
   Leaf only
3. C.
   Root and leaf only
4. D.
   Root, leaf and bark

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1. A.
   Manufacture of food
2. B.
   Interchange of gases
3. C.
   Evaporation of water
4. D.
   Conduction of food and water

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1. A.
   When only the thalamus of the flower grows and develops into a fruit
2. B.
   When only the receptacle of the flower develops into a fruit
3. C.
   When fruit originates only from the calyx of a flower
4. D.
   When only the ovary of the flower grows into a fruit

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1. A.
   Transpiration
2. B.
   Guttation
3. C.
   Secretion
4. D.
   Excretion

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1. A.
   Transport of water only
2. B.
   Transport of water and solutes
3. C.
   Transport of solutes only
4. D.
   Transport of gases

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1. A.
   Wind
2. B.
   Fungus
3. C.
   Animal
4. D.
   Water

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1. A.
   infrared
2. B.
   radiowave
3. C.
   microwave
4. D.
   light

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1. A.
   Arunachal Pradesh—Sikkim—Mizoram—Himachal Pradesh
2. B.
   Arunachal Pradesh—Mizoram—Sikkim—Himachal Pradesh
3. C.
   Mizoram—Arunachal Pradesh—Himachal Pradesh—Sikkim
4. D.
   Arunachal Pradesh—Himachal Pradesh—Sikkim—Mizoram

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1. A.
   Tamil Nadu
2. B.
   Kerala
3. C.
   Goa
4. D.
   Andhra Pradesh

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1. A.
   Coral can grow abundantly in freshwater.
2. B.
   It requires warm water between 23 °C-25 °C.
3. C.
   It requires shallow saltwater, not deeper than 50 metres.
4. D.
   It requires plenty of sunlight to aid photosynthesis.

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1. A.
   Uttar Pradesh
2. B.
   Himachal Pradesh
3. C.
   Punjab
4. D.
   West Bengal

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1. A.
   Maharashtra
2. B.
   West Bengal
3. C.
   Odisha
4. D.
   Tamil Nadu

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1. A.
   $85 \cdot 7$
2. B.
   $137 \cdot 3$
3. C.
   $154 \cdot 3$
4. D.
   $171 \cdot 3$

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1. A.
   $\mathrm{NO}$
2. B.
   $\mathrm{NO_2}$
3. C.
   $\mathrm{N_2O}$
4. D.
   $\mathrm{N_2O_5}$

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1. A.
   It is harder than graphite.
2. B.
   It contains the same percentage of carbon as graphite.
3. C.
   It is a better electric conductor than graphite.
4. D.
   It has different carbon to carbon distance in all directions.

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1. A.
   $\mathrm{CH_4} + \mathrm{H_2O} \rightarrow \mathrm{CO} + 3\mathrm{H_2}$
2. B.
   $\mathrm{CO} + \mathrm{H_2O} \rightarrow \mathrm{CO_2} + \mathrm{H_2}$
3. C.
   $\mathrm{CH_4} + \frac{1}{2}\mathrm{O_2} \rightarrow \mathrm{CO} + 2\mathrm{H_2}$
4. D.
   $\mathrm{C_{12}H_{24}} + 6\mathrm{O_2} \rightarrow 12\mathrm{CO} + 12\mathrm{H_2}$

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1. A.
   the focal length of the convex lens
2. B.
   twice the focal length of the convex lens
3. C.
   four times the focal length of the convex lens
4. D.
   one half of the focal length of the convex lens

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1. A.
   field declination
2. B.
   field inclination
3. C.
   both field declination and field inclination
4. D.
   horizontal component of the field

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1. A.
   20
2. B.
   15
3. C.
   11
4. D.
   10

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1. A.
   Cold water
2. B.
   Boiling water
3. C.
   Hot water
4. D.
   Ice

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1. A.
   Boiling water
2. B.
   Land and sea breeze
3. C.
   Circulation of air around blast furnace
4. D.
   Heating of glass surface of a bulb due to current in filament

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1. A.
   Presence of 'eye' on potato
2. B.
   'Scale' found in onion
3. C.
   'Tendril' found in pea
4. D.
   'Hair' present in carrot

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1. A.
   Spermatogenesis and maturation of sperms
2. B.
   Maturation and motility of sperms
3. C.
   Spermatogenesis and motility of sperms
4. D.
   Motility of sperms only

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1. A.
   Breast milk produced after a month of childbirth
2. B.
   Transitional milk
3. C.
   Colostrum
4. D.
   Mineralized milk

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1. A.
   RNA is relatively unstable compared to DNA.
2. B.
   Virus can multiply only within the living cell of a host.
3. C.
   Metabolic processes are absent in virus.
4. D.
   Virus can remain latent for a long period.

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1. A.
   Tamil Nadu—Mizoram—Goa—Maharashtra
2. B.
   Goa—Mizoram—Maharashtra—Kerala
3. C.
   Maharashtra—Kerala—Mizoram—Goa
4. D.
   Mizoram—Goa—Maharashtra—Kerala

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1. A.
   Pune
2. B.
   Bengaluru
3. C.
   Leh
4. D.
   Mangaluru

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1. A.
   South-west monsoon
2. B.
   North-east monsoon
3. C.
   Bay of Bengal branch of summer monsoon
4. D.
   Western disturbances

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1. A.
   India from Sri Lanka
2. B.
   Lakshadweep from Maldives
3. C.
   Andaman from Nicobar Islands
4. D.
   Indira Point from Indonesia

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1. A.
   A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
2. B.
   A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4
3. C.
   A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2
4. D.
   A-4, B-1, C-3, D-2

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1. A.
   1 only
2. B.
   1 and 2 only
3. C.
   2 and 3 only
4. D.
   1, 2 and 3

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1. A.
   Intensification of cropping over already cultivated land
2. B.
   Increasing cultivable area by bringing cultivable and fallow land under plough
3. C.
   Using high-yielding varieties (HYV) seeds
4. D.
   Switching over from cash crops to food crops

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1. A.
   Mahanadi
2. B.
   Godavari
3. C.
   Krishna
4. D.
   Narmada

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1. A.
   Munda branch of Austro-Asiatic sub-family
2. B.
   Mon-Khmer branch of Austro-Asiatic sub-family
3. C.
   North Assam branch of Sino-Tibetan family
4. D.
   Assam-Myanmari branch of Sino-Tibetan family

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1. A.
   New Delhi
2. B.
   Mumbai
3. C.
   Kolkata
4. D.
   Chennai

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1. A.
   Khari
2. B.
   Sukri
3. C.
   Jawai
4. D.
   Banas

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1. A.
   A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
2. B.
   A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4
3. C.
   A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2
4. D.
   A-4, B-1, C-3, D-2

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1. A.
   Chandigarh
2. B.
   Delhi
3. C.
   Daman and Diu
4. D.
   Dadra and Nagar Haveli

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1. A.
   Lanak La
2. B.
   Burzil
3. C.
   Babusar
4. D.
   Khyber

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1. A.
   rural development
2. B.
   water supply and sanitation
3. C.
   urban development
4. D.
   education

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1. A.
   1 only
2. B.
   1 and 2 only
3. C.
   1, 2 and 3
4. D.
   2, 3 and 4

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1. A.
   1-2-3-4
2. B.
   1-2-4-3
3. C.
   1-3-2-4
4. D.
   4-3-2-1

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1. A.
   Milton Friedman
2. B.
   A. W. Phillips
3. C.
   J. M. Keynes
4. D.
   R. G. Lipsey

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1. A.
   Harappa
2. B.
   Mohenjo-daro
3. C.
   Lothal
4. D.
   Kalibangan

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1. A.
   Sanskrit
2. B.
   Telugu
3. C.
   Tamil
4. D.
   Pali

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1. A.
   Gahapatis
2. B.
   Uzhavars
3. C.
   Adimais
4. D.
   Vellalars

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1. A.
   Purchase
2. B.
   Investment
3. C.
   Token of affection
4. D.
   Inheritance

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1. A.
   Majjhima Nikaya
2. B.
   Samyutta Nikaya
3. C.
   Anguttara Nikaya
4. D.
   Ambattha Sutta

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1. A.
   Pepper
2. B.
   Spikenard
3. C.
   Tortoiseshell
4. D.
   Nutmeg

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1. A.
   1 and 2 only
2. B.
   2 only
3. C.
   1, 2 and 3
4. D.
   1 and 3 only

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1. A.
   1 and 2 only
2. B.
   2 and 3 only
3. C.
   1, 2 and 3
4. D.
   1 only

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1. A.
   1 and 2 only
2. B.
   1 only
3. C.
   1, 2 and 3
4. D.
   2 and 3 only

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1. A.
   External Affairs and Defence Ministers of India with their US counterparts
2. B.
   Finance and Defence Ministers of India with their Russian counterparts
3. C.
   Home and Defence Ministers of India and their counterparts in Pakistan
4. D.
   External Affairs and Defence Ministers of India with their counterparts in Pakistan

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1. A.
   The Prime Minister
2. B.
   The National Security Advisor
3. C.
   The Defence Minister
4. D.
   The Chief of the Army Staff

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1. A.
   Main battle tank
2. B.
   Nuclear submarine
3. C.
   Light combat aircraft
4. D.
   Aircraft carrier

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1. A.
   26 percent
2. B.
   74 percent
3. C.
   51 percent
4. D.
   49 percent

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1. A.
   Artillery guns
2. B.
   Fighter aircraft and helicopters
3. C.
   Submarines
4. D.
   Armoured fighting vehicles and main battle tanks

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1. A.
   United Kingdom
2. B.
   United States of America
3. C.
   Russia
4. D.
   India

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1. A.
   Girish Ahuja
2. B.
   Mukesh Patel
3. C.
   Arbind Modi
4. D.
   Mansi Kedia

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1. A.
   Jowar (Hybrid)
2. B.
   Bajra
3. C.
   Maize
4. D.
   Soya bean

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1. A.
   Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
2. B.
   Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
3. C.
   Statement I is true but Statement II is false
4. D.
   Statement I is false but Statement II is true

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1. A.
   Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
2. B.
   Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
3. C.
   Statement I is true but Statement II is false
4. D.
   Statement I is false but Statement II is true

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1. A.
   Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
2. B.
   Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
3. C.
   Statement I is true but Statement II is false
4. D.
   Statement I is false but Statement II is true

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1. A.
   Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
2. B.
   Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
3. C.
   Statement I is true but Statement II is false
4. D.
   Statement I is false but Statement II is true

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1. A.
   Duarte Barbosa
2. B.
   Manucci
3. C.
   Tavernier
4. D.
   Bernier

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1. A.
   Village Chieftains
2. B.
   Senior Civil Servants
3. C.
   Tributary Chiefs
4. D.
   Military Commanders

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1. A.
   Arif Qandahari
2. B.
   Bayazid Bayat
3. C.
   Abdul Qadir Badauni
4. D.
   Nizamuddin Ahmad

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1. A.
   Akbar
2. B.
   Jahangir
3. C.
   Farrukhsiyar
4. D.
   Shah Alam

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1. A.
   Nawab Safdarjung
2. B.
   Nawab Saadat Ali Khan
3. C.
   Nawab Shuja-ud-Daula
4. D.
   Nawab Saadat Khan

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1. A.
   brick and mud
2. B.
   stone and thatch
3. C.
   wood and stone
4. D.
   brick and stone

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1. A.
   1 only
2. B.
   2 only
3. C.
   Both 1 and 2
4. D.
   Neither 1 nor 2

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1. A.
   Article 371A
2. B.
   Article 371B
3. C.
   Article 371C
4. D.
   Article 371D

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1. A.
   Article 238
2. B.
   Article 370
3. C.
   Article 371
4. D.
   Article 371G

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1. A.
   Third Schedule
2. B.
   Fourth Schedule
3. C.
   Fifth Schedule
4. D.
   Sixth Schedule

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1. A.
   Goa
2. B.
   Karnataka
3. C.
   Tamil Nadu
4. D.
   Andhra Pradesh

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1. A.
   Odisha and West Bengal
2. B.
   Punjab and Haryana
3. C.
   Gujarat and Maharashtra
4. D.
   Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

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1. A.
   Vikrant
2. B.
   Virat
3. C.
   Vaibhav
4. D.
   Varaha

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1. A.
   Bharat Electronics Limited
2. B.
   Ordnance Factory Board
3. C.
   Bharat Dynamics Limited
4. D.
   Mishra Dhatu Nigam

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1. A.
   Soohorang
2. B.
   Vinicius de Moraes
3. C.
   The Hare, the Polar Bear and the Leopard
4. D.
   Miraitowa

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1. A.
   Indian Railways
2. B.
   Central Bureau of Investigation
3. C.
   Supreme Court
4. D.
   Enforcement Directorate

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1. A.
   Warren Hastings
2. B.
   Lord Cornwallis
3. C.
   Richard Wellesley
4. D.
   William Bentinck

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1. A.
   Tirthankar Roy
2. B.
   Amiya Kumar Bagchi
3. C.
   Sabyasachi Bhattacharya
4. D.
   Irfan Habib

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1. A.
   Joseph Banks
2. B.
   James Cook
3. C.
   Robert Fortune
4. D.
   Robert Owen

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1. A.
   Japan
2. B.
   Austria
3. C.
   Germany
4. D.
   Malaysia

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1. A.
   The Hindu Mahasabha
2. B.
   The Congress
3. C.
   The Muslim League
4. D.
   The Unionist Party

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1. A.
   Sahajananda Saraswati
2. B.
   Vinoba Bhave
3. C.
   Achyut Rao Patwardhan
4. D.
   Narendra Dev

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1. A.
   Five years from the date of election
2. B.
   Five years from the date appointed for the first meeting of the Council after the election
3. C.
   Six years from the date of administration of Oath
4. D.
   Six years from the date of election

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1. A.
   The Comptroller and Auditor General of India
2. B.
   The Chartered Accountant empanelled by the Government of India
3. C.
   The State Government Auditors
4. D.
   Any Chartered Accountant

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1. A.
   The Governor
2. B.
   The President
3. C.
   The Chief Minister of the State
4. D.
   The Prime Minister

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1. A.
   the President
2. B.
   the Speaker of the Lok Sabha
3. C.
   the Prime Minister
4. D.
   the Vice President

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1. A.
   Diplomatic and military powers
2. B.
   Power to appoint Advocate General
3. C.
   Summoning, proroguing and dissolving State Legislature
4. D.
   Power to grant pardons, reprieves, respites or remission of punishments

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1. A.
   To discuss State matters
2. B.
   To discuss issues of the use of police force in suppressing the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities
3. C.
   To discuss issues in dealing with violent disturbances in an Undertaking under the control of the Union Government
4. D.
   To discuss issues for putting down the demands of the industrial labour

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1. A.
   Superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls
2. B.
   Conduct of elections to the Parliament and to the Legislature of each State
3. C.
   Conduct of election to the office of the President and the Vice President
4. D.
   Appointment of the Regional Commissioners to assist the Election Commission in the performance of the functions conferred on the Commission

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1. A.
   At least five years as a Judge of a High Court
2. B.
   At least ten years as an Advocate of a High Court
3. C.
   In the opinion of the President, a distinguished Jurist
4. D.
   At least twenty years as a Sub-Judicial Magistrate

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1. A.
   To communicate to the Governor of the State all decisions of the Council of Ministers relating to the administration of the affairs of the State and proposals for legislation
2. B.
   To furnish information relating to the administration of the State and proposals for legislation as the Governor may call for
3. C.
   To communicate to the President all decisions of the Council of Ministers relating to the administration of the State in the monthly report
4. D.
   To submit for the consideration of the Council of Ministers any matter on which a decision has been taken by a Minister but has not been considered by the Council, if the Governor so requires

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1. A.
   The Governor
2. B.
   The Legislative Assembly
3. C.
   The Legislative Council
4. D.
   The Chief Minister

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1. A.
   It is not a discretionary power.
2. B.
   The Governor may withdraw the ordinance anytime.
3. C.
   The ordinance power can be exercised when the Legislature is not in session.
4. D.
   The aid and advice of ministers is not required for declaring the ordinance.

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1. A.
   The UN General Assembly adopted the Human Rights Charter on 10th December, 1948.
2. B.
   Some of the provisions of the Fundamental Rights enshrined in the Constitution of India are similar to the provisions of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
3. C.
   The Right to Property is not a part of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
4. D.
   India is a signatory to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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1. A.
   It is an inter-governmental body within the United Nations system made up of all members of the UN.
2. B.
   It is responsible for the promotion and protection of all human rights around the globe.
3. C.
   It replaced the former United Nations Commission on Human Rights.
4. D.
   It is made up of 47 UN Member States which are elected by the UN General Assembly.

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1. A.
   Hammer throw
2. B.
   Javelin throw
3. C.
   Shot put throw
4. D.
   Discus throw

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1. A.
   Japan
2. B.
   UK
3. C.
   France
4. D.
   Germany

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1. A.
   It is a mechanism for achieving excellence in public sector delivery related to GST.
2. B.
   With the use of a mobile app, it facilitates online payment of taxes.
3. C.
   It is a communication strategy designed to collect information and build a database of tax defaulters.
4. D.
   It enables electronic filing and processing of import and export declarations.

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1. A.
   a network that aims to tap the talent pool of scientists and entrepreneurs towards global excellence
2. B.
   a Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) initiative on a national platform
3. C.
   an empowerment scheme for advancing the participation of girls in education
4. D.
   a scheme that supports differently abled children to pursue technical education

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1. A.
   Ajmer (Rajasthan)
2. B.
   Haridwar (Uttarakhand)
3. C.
   Somnath (Gujarat)
4. D.
   Velankanni (Tamil Nadu)

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1. A.
   Rahul Dravid
2. B.
   Sunil Gavaskar
3. C.
   Sachin Tendulkar
4. D.
   Anil Kumble

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1. A.
   Skymet
2. B.
   Google
3. C.
   MetService
4. D.
   AccuWeather

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1. A.
   Archaeological Survey of India
2. B.
   India Tourism Development Corporation
3. C.
   Geological Survey of India
4. D.
   Geographical Indications (GI) of India

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1. A.
   Bhagwan Ahir
2. B.
   Madari Pasi
3. C.
   Baba Ramchandra
4. D.
   Shah Naeem Ata

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1. A.
   Sanatan Dharma Sabha
2. B.
   Dev Samaj
3. C.
   Brahmin Sabha
4. D.
   Hindu Mahasabha

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