1. Yudh Abhyas 2014' was an India-USA military exercise.

2. 'Yudh Abhyas 2014' was conducted in Himachal Pradesh.
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1. Musical developments were spearheaded by the Arcot court.

2. Tanjavur replaced Madras as the cultural capital of classical music in the second half of the nineteenth century.

3. Three great composers, Tyagaraja, Dikshitar and Syama Sastri experimented with the kriti form to set the foundations for modern Carnatic music.

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1. Inclusive

2. Faster

3. More inclusive

4. Sustainable

5. More sustainable

Which combination is true of the Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012-17)?

Statement I:
Sidereal day is shorter than Solar day.
Statement II:
The motion of the Earth in its orbit around the Sun is termed as revolution.

1. Pressure gradient

2. Frictional force

3. Coriolis force

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1. Kerala's first modern novel Indulekha attacked the social dominance of Nambudiri Brahmans in Kerala.

2. C.V. Raman Pillai's novel Marthanda Varma was written against the exploitation of peasants by Nair landlords.

3. Sree Narayana Guru was one of the founders of the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam that was engaged in the upliftment of the Ezhavas in Kerala.

4. Dr. Palpu, the first Ezhava graduate, was one of the founders of the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam that was engaged in the upliftment of the Ezhavas in Kerala.

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1. The Living Planet Index (LPI), which measures more than 10,000 representative populations of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish, has declined by 52% since 1970.

2. The most dramatic regional LPI decrease occurred in Africa.
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1. Improvement of AYUSH education through enhancement in the number of upgraded educational institutions.

2. Better access to AYUSH services through increase in the AYUSH hospitals and dispensaries, availability of drugs and manpower.

3. Providing sustained availability of quality raw material for AYUSH system of medicine.

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1. Painters from Patna and Murshidabad flocked to Calcutta and produced water colors in the English mode.

2. Landscape and portraiture became extremely important at this time.

3. The artists Zayan-al-Din, Bhawani Das and Ram Das were adopted by the English East India Company to produce albums of Indian birds and animals.

4. While Indians were influenced by European artistic styles, European artists did not visit regional courts.

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1. Travancore was ruled by Marthanda Varma from 1729 to 1758.

2. Travancore built a strong army and defeated the Dutch in 1741.

3. Travancore was an important centre of learning.

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Statement I:
Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon and the Sun, and the rotation of the Earth.
Statement II:
Earth rotates from the West towards the East once in 24 hours with respect to the Sun.

1. It was inserted by the first amendment in 1951.

2. It includes those laws which are beyond the purview of judicial review.

3. It was inserted by the 42nd Amendment.

4. The laws in the Ninth Schedule are primarily those which pertain to the matters of national security.

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1. India is one of the founding members of the Bank.

2. The Bank is to be headquartered in Shanghai.

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1. Carbonates of Ca and Mg

2. Sulphate of Ca and Mg

3. Chlorides of Ca and Mg

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1. The Act is applicable only to the States of Manipur, Tripura and Nagaland.

2. A person taken into custody under the above Act must be handed over to the officer-in-charge of the nearest police station with least possible delay.

3. An area can be declared as a disturbed area under the above Act only when the State Government is of the opinion that the use of the armed forces in aid of civil power is necessary to contain a dangerous condition in the concerned area.

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1. This is a follow-up to the 'Make in India' initiative

2. The central theme of the meet is to attract large-scale investments in the renewable energy sector in India.
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1. Insufficient shallow ground water

2. Rocky plateau with impervious surface depression

3. Undulating terrain helps in accumulation of rainwater in depression or man-made tank

1. The founders of the dynasty that ruled Arcot were Daud Khan Panni and Saadatullah Khan.

2. Arcot became the site of a protracted struggle between the English and Dutch East India Companies from the 1740s.

3. Decentralization was a key feature of the State of Arcot in the 18th century.

4. The other major State to emerge in South India at this time was Mysore.

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1. Lack of maritime influence

2. Proximity to Himalayas

3. Polar air mass enters northern India

1. Professor Kamal Bawa was conferred with the Midori Prize (2014) for biodiversity for his research on climate change in the Himalayas.

2. Midori Prize is an annual international prize given to an individual for outstanding contribution to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity at global, regional or local levels.

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1. to declare 2015-16 as the SAARC Year of Cultural Heritage.

2. that Bamiyan will be the SAARC cultural capital for 2015-16.

3. to promote SAARC culture online by launching a dedicated SAARC website on culture, with emphasis on digitization of rare manuscripts, rare books and other articles of intangible cultural value.

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1. A balance of popular participation and elite rule takes place.

2. The government is responsible not to the public but to the elected representatives.

3. The parliamentarians are delegated the responsibility of thinking and acting on behalf of their constituents.

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1. Kirti Kisan Party

2. Labour Swaraj Party

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1. The Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan is restructured into the Swachh Bharat Mission.

2. The Swachh Bharat Mission has two sub-missions—Union Territories and States.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. It gives dual citizenship to Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) who are citizens of another country.

2. It gives Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) who are citizens of another country, an OCI card without citizenship.

3. It permits the OCI to vote in general elections in India.

4. It allows the OCI to travel to India without visa.

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1. Rig Vedic religion can be described as naturalistic polytheism.

2. There are striking similarities between the Rigvedic religion and the ideas in the Iranian Avesta.

3. Vedic sacrifices were conducted in the house of the priest who was called yajaman.

4. Vedic sacrifices were of two kinds—those conducted by the householder and those that required ritual specialists.

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1. Mesosphere

2. Troposphere

3. Stratosphere

4. Thermosphere

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1. Under the scheme, Centre will provide ₹10 crore each for every State and Union Territory of the country for the development of various facilities for the Tribals.

2. The scheme mainly focuses on bridging infrastructural gaps and gaps in human development indices between Scheduled Tribes and other Social Groups.

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List-I (Ocean current)     List-II (Coast)
A. Humboldt            2. Chile–Peru
B. North Atlantic Drift      4. United Kingdom–Norway
C. Benguela            1. Namibia–Angola
D. Agulhas             3. Mozambique–Madagascar

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A B C D

List-I (Sanctuary) | List-II (State)
A. Sharavati Valley | 1. Gujarat
B. Satkosia Gorge | 2. Goa
C. Pirotan Island | 3. Odisha
D. Bhagwan Mahavir | 4. Karnataka

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1. The period was marked by the growing eminence of Sadarang Neamat Khan who introduced the Khayal form.

2. A large number of musicians moved out of regional centers to Delhi where they hoped they would receive more employment and patronage.

3. The period was marked by the formation of specific region-based Gharanas.

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1. The Marxist theory repudiates the idea of the atomised and alienated individual.

2. Marxism upholds the idea of the natural rights of man and individuals.

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It aspired to

1. Muslim merchants were actively involved in Gandhian political movements in South Africa.

2. In 1906, Gandhi led a campaign in Cape Town against the ordinance on compulsory registration and passes for Indians.

3. Gandhi began his political career with struggles against the imposition of excessive taxes on Indians in Cape Town.

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Statement I : India's offshore and deep sea fish catch is very poor considering the marine potential. 
Statement II : Indian coast does not have many gulfs bays estuaries and backwaters.

1. The long length of coastline

2. Long duration of hot and dry conditions

3. Presence of Gulf areas

1. No sun-rise and sun-set

2. No occurrence of day and night cycle

3. Only one season

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1. It is a majoritarian system where minorities are likely to remain unrepresented.

2. A candidate may win an election even if he/she gets less than the majority of the votes cast.

3. It generates proportionality between the votes cast and the seats won.

4. It always leads to a two-party system and a stable and accountable government.

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(i) G.D. Birla
(ii) Ambalal Sarabhai
(iii) Walchand Hirachand?

• Chenab

• Jhelum

• Ravi

• Sutlej
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