CDS (II) 2021, General Knowledge question paper

1. A.
   At twice the focal length
2. B.
   At infinity
3. C.
   Between the principal focus and twice the focal length
4. D.
   Beyond twice the focal length

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1. A.
   ellipse.
2. B.
   parabola.
3. C.
   hyperbola.
4. D.
   parallel straight lines.

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1. A.
   slows down and bends away from the normal.
2. B.
   slows down and bends towards the normal.
3. C.
   speeds up and bends away from the normal.
4. D.
   speeds up and bends towards the normal.

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1. A.
   decreases to one-half.
2. B.
   gets doubled.
3. C.
   decreases to one-third.
4. D.
   remains unchanged.

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1. A.
   Larger while standing than while lying
2. B.
   Smaller while standing than while lying
3. C.
   Same while standing or lying
4. D.
   Larger while standing during the daytime and smaller during the night time while lying

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1. A.
   0 m, 50 m
2. B.
   300 m, 100 m
3. C.
   300 m, 50 m
4. D.
   0 m, 100 m

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

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1. A.
   0·045%
2. B.
   0·025%
3. C.
   0·015%
4. D.
   0·005%

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1. A.
   Cupric carbonate
2. B.
   Cuprous oxide
3. C.
   Cupric oxide
4. D.
   Copper sulphate

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1. A.
   Calcination
2. B.
   Roasting
3. C.
   Smelting
4. D.
   Incineration

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1. A.
   Pb and Zn
2. B.
   Pb and Sn
3. C.
   Pb and Si
4. D.
   Pb and Co

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1. A.
   Deficient food supply
2. B.
   Polluted air
3. C.
   Decrease in the available energy at higher trophic levels
4. D.
   Parasitic organisms

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

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1. A.
   Variation is minimum in asexual reproduction.
2. B.
   All variations in a species have equal chances of survival.
3. C.
   Changes in genetic constitution result in variation.
4. D.
   Variants can be selected by environmental factors.

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1. A.
   A group of organisms of one species, living in the same area at the same time.
2. B.
   A group of organisms of one species living in different areas during different seasons.
3. C.
   A unit consisting of biotic and abiotic components.
4. D.
   A group of organisms of more than one species, living in the same area at the same time.

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1. A.
   Oxygenated blood reaches the left side of the heart from the lungs.
2. B.
   Blood in the left side of the heart is poor in oxygen and is brought to the right side of the heart.
3. C.
   Deoxygenated blood from the left side of the heart is brought to the lungs for oxygenation.
4. D.
   Oxygenated blood from the right side of the heart is sent around the body.

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1. A.
   Yeast, mushroom, bread mould
2. B.
   Mushroom, Amoeba, green plants
3. C.
   Caserta, tapeworm, lice
4. D.
   Paramecium, Amoeba, Caserta

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1. A.
   2·0 s
2. B.
   0·6 s
3. C.
   1·0 s
4. D.
   8·0 s

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1. A.
   0·22 W
2. B.
   2·2 W
3. C.
   22 W
4. D.
   220 W

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1. A.
   change in temperature of the media.
2. B.
   change in the amplitude of light.
3. C.
   change in speed of light.
4. D.
   internal property of light.

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1. A.
   200 $\mathrm{km/h^2}$
2. B.
   120 $\mathrm{km/h^2}$
3. C.
   100 $\mathrm{km/h^2}$
4. D.
   240 $\mathrm{km/h^2}$

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1. A.
   Mg > Al > Zn > Fe
2. B.
   Mg < Al < Zn < Fe
3. C.
   Mg > Zn > Fe > Al
4. D.
   Fe > Mg > Al > Zn

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1. A.
   Methanoic acid
2. B.
   Citric acid
3. C.
   Tartaric acid
4. D.
   Acetic acid

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

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1. A.
   Calcium chloride
2. B.
   Calcium bromide
3. C.
   Calcium iodide
4. D.
   Calcium fluoride

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1. A.
   Iron
2. B.
   Potassium
3. C.
   Nitrogen
4. D.
   Phosphorus

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1. A.
   The animal had jointed legs.
2. B.
   Body of the animal had very little segmentation.
3. C.
   Body of the animal was cylindrical.
4. D.
   Body of the animal was bilaterally symmetrical.

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1. A.
   Chordata
2. B.
   Protochordata
3. C.
   Vertebrata
4. D.
   Mammalia

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1. A.
   Base of the leaves or internodes
2. B.
   Stems or roots
3. C.
   Tips of stems and leaves
4. D.
   Base of flower pedicel

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1. A.
   India
2. B.
   U.S.A.
3. C.
   Canada
4. D.
   Australia

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1. A.
   Francis Fukuyama
2. B.
   Daniel Bell
3. C.
   Abraham Lincoln
4. D.
   Anthony Giddens

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1. A.
   Allahabad High Court has a Bench at Lucknow.
2. B.
   Madhya Pradesh High Court has a Bench at Gwalior.
3. C.
   Rajasthan High Court is located at Jodhpur.
4. D.
   Guwahati High Court has no Bench.

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1. A.
   Voluntary acquisition of citizenship of a foreign country
2. B.
   Holding the office of the Chairperson of the National Commission for Women
3. C.
   The Member abstains from voting in the House without prior permission
4. D.
   The Member holds the office of the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Coal Development Corporation Ltd.

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1. A.
   B.N. Rau
2. B.
   Granville Austin
3. C.
   K.C. Wheare
4. D.
   Rajni Kothari

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

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1. A.
   Tripura
2. B.
   Mizoram
3. C.
   Nagaland
4. D.
   Manipur

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1. A.
   Andaman and Nicobar Islands
2. B.
   Lakshadweep
3. C.
   Puducherry
4. D.
   Ladakh

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

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1. A.
   M
2. B.
   J
3. C.
   N
4. D.
   S

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1. A.
   Ashoka
2. B.
   Harshavardhana
3. C.
   Samudragupta
4. D.
   Bindusara

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1. A.
   B.R. Ambedkar
2. B.
   Jyotiba Phule
3. C.
   E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker
4. D.
   Jawaharlal Nehru

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1. A.
   Alexander Cunnigham
2. B.
   R.D. Banerji
3. C.
   John Marshall
4. D.
   Daya Ram Sahni

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1. A.
   Bhadrabahu
2. B.
   Khema
3. C.
   Haribhadra
4. D.
   Siddhasena Divakara

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1. A.
   Champaran (1917)
2. B.
   Kheda (1918)
3. C.
   Inauguration of Banaras Hindu University (1916)
4. D.
   Rowlatt Satyagraha (1919)

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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.
   Change in its price
2. B.
   Change in price of the other commodities
3. C.
   Change in income of the consumer
4. D.
   Change in tastes and preferences of consumers

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1. A.
   Out of pocket cost
2. B.
   Out of pocket cost plus cost incurred by the Government
3. C.
   Value of all opportunities forgone
4. D.
   Value of next best alternative that is given up

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1. A.
   Expenditure on education was 5% of GDP.
2. B.
   Expenditure on health was 4% of the social services expenditure.
3. C.
   There was a stagnation in the spending on education as a percent of GDP.
4. D.
   Health sector spending amounted to 10% of the total expenditure.

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

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1. A.
   A can exploit B or vice versa
2. B.
   Both gain; it is a win-win situation
3. C.
   If A makes profit, it must be at the cost of B
4. D.
   Both can lose

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1. A.
   Part-IV
2. B.
   Part-V
3. C.
   Part-VI
4. D.
   Part-VII

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

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1. A.
   It refers only to the Government of India.
2. B.
   It refers only to the Government of India and the Parliament of India.
3. C.
   It refers only to the Government of India, Parliament of India, and Governments and Legislatures of each State.
4. D.
   It refers to the Government of India, Parliament of India, Governments and Legislatures of each State, and all local or other authorities within the territory of India.

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1. A.
   Andhra Pradesh
2. B.
   Bihar
3. C.
   Rajasthan
4. D.
   Karnataka

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1. A.
   Article 243 B
2. B.
   Article 243 C
3. C.
   Article 243 D
4. D.
   Article 243 E

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1. A.
   Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi
2. B.
   Tarikh-i-Shahi
3. C.
   Sirat-i-Firuz Shahi
4. D.
   Akbar Nama

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1. A.
   Srirangam
2. B.
   Chidambaram
3. C.
   Gangaikonda Cholapuram
4. D.
   Thanjavur

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1. A.
   Munis al Arwah
2. B.
   Fawaid ul Fuwad
3. C.
   Sirat ul Auliya
4. D.
   Muraqqa-e Dehli

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1. A.
   Overthrow of alien rule
2. B.
   Constitutional agitation
3. C.
   Slow, orderly political progress
4. D.
   Mobilisation of public opinion

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1. A.
   Puranas
2. B.
   Vedas
3. C.
   Medieval saints
4. D.
   Sufism

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1. A.
   Non-Cooperation Movement.
2. B.
   Civil Disobedience Movement.
3. C.
   Quit India Movement.
4. D.
   Protest against partition of Bengal.

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

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1. A.
   Himachal Pradesh
2. B.
   Uttarakhand
3. C.
   Sikkim
4. D.
   Ladakh

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1. A.
   Punjab
2. B.
   Maharashtra
3. C.
   Meghalaya
4. D.
   Tamil Nadu

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1. A.
   Sugarcane
2. B.
   Soil
3. C.
   Coal
4. D.
   Copper

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1. A.
   Punjab
2. B.
   Haryana
3. C.
   Himachal Pradesh
4. D.
   Rajasthan

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1. A.
   All rural women
2. B.
   All returning migrants
3. C.
   All below poverty line households
4. D.
   All new migrants to town

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

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1. A.
   Retail vegetable markets
2. B.
   Market for soaps
3. C.
   Indian Railways
4. D.
   Labour market for software engineers

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1. A.
   The Central Goods and Services Tax Act
2. B.
   The Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act
3. C.
   The Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Acts
4. D.
   The State Goods and Services Tax Act

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1. A.
   It is a specialized financial investigation agency under the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance.
2. B.
   It enforces the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999.
3. C.
   It enforces the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.
4. D.
   It enforces the Prohibition of Benami Property Transaction Act, 1988.

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1. A.
   Taxes on agricultural income is a subject under the State List.
2. B.
   Price control is a subject under the Concurrent List.
3. C.
   Insurance does not come under the Union List.
4. D.
   'Forests' is a subject under the Concurrent List.

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1. A.
   There is no equality of representation of States in the Council of States.
2. B.
   Sikkim was not initially included in the Union as a full-fledged State.
3. C.
   Special provisions have been laid down in the Constitution of India for Andhra Pradesh under Article 371 D.
4. D.
   The Constitution of India enables the federal government to acquire the strength of a unitary system during emergencies.

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

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1. A.
   39th Amendment
2. B.
   40th Amendment
3. C.
   42nd Amendment
4. D.
   44th Amendment

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1. A.
   Warren Hastings
2. B.
   Lord North
3. C.
   Mountstuart Elphinstone
4. D.
   Philip Francis

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1. A.
   Acceptance of the Hindu pantheonic order
2. B.
   Monotheism and internal social reform
3. C.
   Philosophy of Yoga and Mimansa
4. D.
   Polytheism

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1. A.
   1884
2. B.
   1876
3. C.
   1869
4. D.
   1870

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1. A.
   Muchiri
2. B.
   Korkai
3. C.
   Puhar
4. D.
   Arikamedu

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1. A.
   Western Turkey
2. B.
   Central Afghanistan
3. C.
   Eastern Iran
4. D.
   Eastern Iraq

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1. A.
   Guru Nanak
2. B.
   Guru Angad
3. C.
   Guru Arjan
4. D.
   Guru Govind Singh

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1. A.
   Shahji at Secunderabad
2. B.
   Ranbir at Indore
3. C.
   Malti at Pithoragarh
4. D.
   Maitri at Bhubaneswar

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1. A.
   Coastal Andhra Pradesh
2. B.
   Ganga plains
3. C.
   North-eastern region
4. D.
   Kutch region

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1. A.
   The person travelling to Arunachal Pradesh
2. B.
   The person travelling to Assam
3. C.
   The person travelling to Tripura
4. D.
   The person travelling to Odisha

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1. A.
   Rajasthan
2. B.
   Assam
3. C.
   Nagaland
4. D.
   Kerala

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1. A.
   Bagdogra to Gangtok
2. B.
   Jammu to Srinagar
3. C.
   Manali to Leh
4. D.
   Itanagar to Tawang

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1. A.
   Sunderban biosphere reserve
2. B.
   Gulf of Mannar biosphere reserve
3. C.
   Nilgiri biosphere reserve
4. D.
   Nandadevi biosphere reserve

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1. A.
   The Constitution (Eighty-Fifth) Amendment Act has inserted the 'Right to Education' under Article 21A.
2. B.
   Article 22 talks about preventive detention.
3. C.
   Right to Constitutional Remedies is in Part-III of the Constitution.
4. D.
   Writ jurisdiction of High Courts is wider than the Supreme Court of India.

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1. A.
   It was sent to India by the British Government in March 1942.
2. B.
   It proposed that the Constitution of India was to be framed by an elected Constituent Assembly of the Indian people.
3. C.
   Any province which was not prepared to accept the Constitution would be free to retain its constitutional provisions existing at that time.
4. D.
   The British Government could enter into a separate constitutional arrangement with any of the acceding provinces.

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

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1. A.
   War
2. B.
   External aggression
3. C.
   Internal disturbance
4. D.
   Armed rebellion

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1. A.
   Temple
2. B.
   Church
3. C.
   Synagogue
4. D.
   Jain Upashraya

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1. A.
   Madurai
2. B.
   Vijayanagara
3. C.
   Arikamedu
4. D.
   Gingee

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1. A.
   Strength of earthquake
2. B.
   Population density
3. C.
   Type of building
4. D.
   Climate of the area

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1. A.
   Atmospheric
2. B.
   Terrestrial
3. C.
   Aquatic
4. D.
   Biological

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1. A.
   Endemic
2. B.
   Pandemic
3. C.
   Epidemic
4. D.
   Outbreak

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1. A.
   Khadar
2. B.
   Bhangar
3. C.
   Bhabar
4. D.
   Terai

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

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1. A.
   It is not akin to autocracy and authoritarianism.
2. B.
   It usurps political freedom of the individuals, but it doesn't usurp personal freedoms.
3. C.
   It implies abolition of civil society.
4. D.
   It is usually identified with a one-party state.

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1. A.
   Dr. Rajendra Kishore Panda
2. B.
   Amitav Ghosh
3. C.
   Vikram Seth
4. D.
   Chetan Bhagat

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1. A.
   Badminton
2. B.
   Shooting
3. C.
   Table Tennis
4. D.
   Archery

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1. A.
   Turkey
2. B.
   Pakistan
3. C.
   Afghanistan
4. D.
   Israel

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1. A.
   Statue of Equality
2. B.
   Thiruvalluvar Statue
3. C.
   Dhyan Buddha Statue
4. D.
   Statue of Unity

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1. A.
   battle tank.
2. B.
   multi-barrel rocket launcher.
3. C.
   anti-tank guided missile.
4. D.
   armoured utility vehicle.

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1. A.
   An Urdu magazine published from Lucknow
2. B.
   An e-filing portal of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal
3. C.
   A religious monument
4. D.
   Name of a UNESCO world heritage site

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1. A.
   1,000 - 2,000 km
2. B.
   2,000 - 3,000 km
3. C.
   3,000 - 4,000 km
4. D.
   4,000 - 5,000 km

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1. A.
   Punjab
2. B.
   Himachal Pradesh
3. C.
   Tamil Nadu
4. D.
   Goa

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1. A.
   Ministry of Finance.
2. B.
   Ministry of Heavy Industries.
3. C.
   PMO.
4. D.
   Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

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

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1. A.
   Dominican Republic
2. B.
   Haiti
3. C.
   Guatemala
4. D.
   Cuba

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1. A.
   Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
2. B.
   Ministry of Development of North-Eastern Region
3. C.
   Ministry of Cooperation
4. D.
   Ministry of Jal Shakti

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1. A.
   Ionian Sea.
2. B.
   Adriatic Sea.
3. C.
   Tyrrhenian Sea.
4. D.
   Mediterranean Sea.

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1. A.
   Pakistan
2. B.
   Bhutan
3. C.
   China
4. D.
   Nepal

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1. A.
   Qaboos bin Said Al Said
2. B.
   Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
3. C.
   Ekal Abhiyan Trust
4. D.
   Sulabh International

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1. A.
   Skeletons discovered at this site
2. B.
   For its conservation effects
3. C.
   For the discovery of gold and precious stones at this site
4. D.
   It received the UNESCO World Heritage Tag

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1. A.
   Federation Cup
2. B.
   Santosh Trophy
3. C.
   Durand Cup
4. D.
   Rovers Cup

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1. A.
   Karnam Malleswari
2. B.
   Mirabai Chanu
3. C.
   P.T. Usha
4. D.
   P.V. Sindhu

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1. A.
   Russian Olympic Committee
2. B.
   Russian Federal Committee
3. C.
   Russian Sports Committee
4. D.
   Russian Republican Committee

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1. A.
   Himachal Pradesh and Andaman and Nicobar Islands
2. B.
   North-East Region and Andaman and Nicobar Islands
3. C.
   North-East Region and Gujarat
4. D.
   Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat

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