1. USA

2. Israel

3. Iran

4. Iraq

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1. Any law made under Article 2 (relating to admission or establishment of new States)

2. Any law made under Article 3 (relating to formation of new States)

3. Amendment of First Schedule and Fourth Schedule

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A B C D

1. Examine whether the Union Government has secured due representation of the SCs and the STs in the services and posts under its control.

2. Report on the working of the welfare programmes for the SCs and the STs in the Union Territories.

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1. Mahanadi

2. Krishna

3. Narmada

4. Cauvery

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1. He was a staunch supporter of Indian National Congress.

2. Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College was set up with the objective of promoting learning of Islamic education among Muslims.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. on matters not enumerated in the Concurrent List and State List

2. in respect of entries in the State List if two or more State Legislatures consider it desirable

3. for implementing any treaty, agreement or convention with any country even if it falls in the State List
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1. Labour is more in number than that in the organized sector.
2. Job security and work regulation are better in unorganized sector.
3. They are usually not organized into trade unions.
4. Workers are usually employed for a limited number of days.

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1. Amnion contains fluid.

2. Ultrasound scan can detect the sex of an embryo.

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1. Class ascendancy in ideological spheres

2. Deploying ideological resources to shape the behavior of weaker states/powers

3. Provision of global public goods by a dominant power

4. Military dominance in relative and absolute terms

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1. A motion of no-confidence can be moved in the Council of Ministers as a whole as well as an individual minister

2. No person shall be nominated to the Cabinet except on the advice of the Prime Minister

3. No person shall be retained as a member of the Cabinet if the Prime Minister says that he shall be dismissed

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1. High and dry winds would blow outward from this high pressure area.

2. The northern plain would become cold.

3. Scorching winds (locally called loo) would blow during the daytime.

4. There would be torrential rains brought by thunderstorms.

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1. People-to-people contact across borders

2. Literary and cultural interaction under governmental and non-governmental agencies

3. Increase in travel facilities

4. Joint initiatives to tackle common socio-economic problems

List-I (Text) — List-II (Author)
A. Kitab-ul Hind — 1. Ibn Batuta
B. Rehla — 2. Al-Biruni
C. Humayun Nama — 3. Lahori
D. Badshah Nama — 4. Gulbadan Begum

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A B C D

1. Full civil and political rights of the citizens

2. The right of suffrage for elections to the Lok Sabha and Legislative Assembly

3. The right to become a Member of Parliament and Legislative Assemblies

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The above passage from Constituent Assembly debates is attributed to:

1. The Jains believed that Mahavira had twenty-three predecessors.

2. Parshvanatha was the twenty-third Tirthankara.

3. Rishabha was the immediate successor of Mahavira.

1. It is unverified story that is spread from one person to another.

2. It is communication tailored to influence opinion.

3. It is an enthusiasm among a relatively large number of people for a particular innovation.

4. It is a tool of oration used only by political parties.

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1. England was fortunate in that coal and iron ore were plentifully available to be used in industry.

2. Until the eighteenth century, there was a scarcity of usable iron.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. The point of origin of an earthquake is called the epicenter.

2. The lines joining the places which were affected by earthquake at the same point of time are called homoseismal lines.

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1. Acid solution

2. Base solution

3. Common salt solution

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1. must be directly related to the conduct of the Union Government

2. may involve failure of the Government of India to perform its duties in accordance with the Constitution

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Her best known works are 'The Golden Notebook', 'Memoirs of a Survivor', and 'The Summer Before the Dark'. She was the oldest recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature.

1. Forming a cooperative society is a Fundamental Right in India.

2. Cooperative societies do not fall within the ambit of the Right to Information Act, 2005.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. The Battle of Buxar provided the key for the English to establish their rule in India.
2. The Treaty of Allahabad, concluded in 1765, enabled the British to establish their rule in Bengal.

1. The Parliament of India consists of the President, the Council of States and the House of the People.

2. The President of India is directly elected by an electoral college consisting of the elected members of both the Houses of the Parliament only.

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1. It consists of the formation of government elected by the people.

2. In democracy, those currently in power have a fair chance of losing.

3. Each vote has one value.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Statement I: Clay layers are poor aquifers.
Statement II: The inter-particle space of clay minerals is the least.

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1. He divided his empire into Sarkars, which were further subdivided into Parganas.

2. The Sarkars and the Parganas were directly administered by Sher Shah without the help of any other officials.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. Report what economies, improvements in organization, efficiency or administrative reform may be effected

2. Suggest alternative policies in order to bring about efficiency and economy in administration

3. Examine whether the money is well laid out within the limits of the policy implied in the estimates

4. Examine the reports, if any, of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the public undertakings

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1. An association of members who have an organization both inside and outside the House

2. An association of members who shall have at least one-third of the total number of members of the House

3. An association of members who have a distinct programme of parliamentary work

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1. The 13th Council of Ministers Meeting of the Association was held in November 2013 in Perth.

2. India was elected Chair of the Association from 2013 to 2015.

3. There were twenty member nations in the Association.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. Calcium

2. Phosphorus

3. Nitrogen

4. Carbon

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1. It was held in Bombay in 1885.

2. Surendranath Banerji could not attend the session due to the simultaneous session of the Indian National Conference.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(i) a large expanse of grassland with scattered trees and shrubs,
(ii) lying between tropical rain forest and tropical steppes and deserts and
(iii) flat-topped trees, is called:

1. B. G. Tilak founded the Home Rule League in April 1916 in Maharashtra.

2. N. C. Kelkar was not associated with the Home Rule Movement.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. The common people ate rice and Utpalasaka (a wild vegetable of bitter taste).

2. Harsha introduced into Kashmir a general dress befitting a king which included a long coat.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. Fats are needed for the formation of cell membrane.

2. Fats help the body to absorb calcium from food.

3. Fats are required to repair damaged tissue.

4. Body cannot release energy in fats as quickly as the energy in carbohydrates.

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1. Terracing and contour bonding

2. Shifting cultivation

3. Contour ploughing

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1. He/She is not an officer of the Parliament but an officer under the President.

2. He/She is an independent constitutional authority not directly answerable to the House.

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1. Examination of accounts showing appropriation of sums granted by the House for government expenditure

2. Scrutinizing the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General

3. Suggesting the form in which estimates shall be presented to the Parliament

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1. It is an enabling provision, empowering the President to take steps for resolving deadlock between the two Houses.

2. It is not obligatory upon the President to summon the Houses to meet in a joint sitting.

3. It is being notified by the President.

4. It is frequently resorted to establish the supremacy of the Lok Sabha.

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The scheme encourages and enables the overseas Indian workers by giving Government contribution to:

1. Save for their return and resettlement

2. Save for their old age

3. Obtain a life insurance cover against natural death for the entire life of the worker

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1. Martha Dodray, an auxiliary nurse and midwife from Bihar, was conferred the Award in the year 2013.

2. Martha Dodray was awarded for her dedicated service in the bird flu affected areas of India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. Weathered rock with change of volume is called scapolite.

2. The process of landscape formation by deep weathering followed by stripping of the scapolite is called etching.
   Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. He is considered to be an international authority in solid-state and structural chemistry.

2. He is the first Indian to reach the H-index of 100, reflecting the economy of the body of his published research work.