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The revolt of 1857 started at-
A)
Delhi
B)
Bombay
C)
Kanpur
D)
Meerut
The Revolt of 1857 began at Meerut.
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The form of non-violent resistance deployed by Gandhi in South Africa and India which insisted on holding on to truth was known as-
A)
Satyagraha
B)
Sabarmati Ashram
C)
Harijan
D)
Samvaad Kaumudi
Gandhi’s truth-centred nonviolent resistance was Satyagraha.
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One of the main sources of moisture for crops in India is rainfall, areas having 30-75 cm of annual rainfall are known as:
A)
Semi-arid regions
B)
Arid regions
C)
Humid regions
D)
Semi-dry regions
Areas receiving about 30–75 cm of annual rainfall are classified as semi-arid regions in the source’s standard geography scheme.
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Industries owned by the state and its agencies like Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd., Bhilai Steel Plant or Durgapur Steel Plant, this sector of industries are known as :
A)
Private Sector
B)
Joint Sector
C)
Public Sector
D)
Cooperative Sector
State-owned/agency-owned industries are in the public sector.
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Among the following states, which state has the highest density of population according to 2011 census?
A)
West Bengal
B)
Bihar
C)
Uttar Pradesh
D)
Tamil Nadu
Bihar had the highest population density among the listed states in Census 2011.
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A systematic record of all transactions of a country in a year is known as-
A)
Balance of payment
B)
Balance of trade
C)
Capital account
D)
Revenue account
The Balance of Payments records a country’s transactions with the rest of the world.
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Permanent Settlement 1793 was introduced by-
A)
Lord Mayo
B)
William Bentinck
C)
John Shore
D)
Lord Cornwallis
The Permanent Settlement was introduced by Lord Cornwallis.
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First Indian University established on 24th January 1857 was the-
A)
University of Bombay
B)
University of Madras
C)
University of Lucknow
D)
University of Calcutta
The University of Calcutta, Bombay and Madras were established in 1857; the source wording points to Bombay as the first by date given in standard GK keys. This item is somewhat ambiguous.
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Revolutionaries who threw a bomb in the Legislative Assembly in 1929 were-
A)
Batukeshwar Dutt and Sukhdev
B)
Batukeshwar Dutt and Rajguru
C)
Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt
D)
Bhagat Singh and Rajguru
Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt threw the bombs in the Central Legislative Assembly.
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Indians challenged the provisions of the Simon Commission in the form of a draft called the-
A)
Cabinet Mission
B)
Nehru Report
C)
Simla Conference
D)
Quit India Movement
The constitutional/draft response to the Simon Commission was the Nehru Report.
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During the period of liberalisation, the role of public sector has been-
A)
Increasing
B)
Replaced by foreign investments
C)
Declining
D)
improving
Liberalisation reduced the relative role of the public sector.
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The largest source of National Income in India is-
A)
Service sector
B)
Agriculture sector
C)
Industrial sector
D)
Trade sector
Services are the largest contributor to India’s national income in modern aggregate structure.
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The money value of total output or production of final goods and services produced by nationals of a country during a given period of time, (generally a year) is known as-
A)
Net National Product
B)
Disposable Personal Income
C)
Gross National Product
D)
Gross Domestic Product
GNP measures final output produced by nationals of a country.
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The first female President of the Indian National Congress was-
A)
Indira Gandhi
B)
Kasturba Gandhi
C)
Annie Besant
D)
Sarojini Naidu
Annie Besant was the first woman president of the Indian National Congress.
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Khilafat movement of the Muslims in India was led by-
A)
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B)
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
C)
Ali brothers
D)
Sayed Ahmed Khan
The Khilafat movement was led by the Ali brothers.
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In which year was the new liberalized industrial policy announced in India?
A)
1989
B)
1991
C)
1990
D)
1992
The New Industrial Policy was announced in 1991.
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Balance of Payment account consists of two parts, namely,
A)
Current and Capital Accounts
B)
Capital and Revenue Accounts
C)
Internal and External Accounts
D)
Income and Expenditure Accounts
Balance of Payments is divided into current and capital accounts (traditional exam framing).
