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07 Jan, 14:22

QUESTION 05. Consider the following statements regarding traditions of debate and discussion in the sixth century BC.

1. During this phase, teachers travelled from place to place, trying to convince one another as well as laypersons, about the validity of their philosophy.
2. Debates took place in the Kutagarashala, which was a hut with a pointed roof where travelling mendicants halted.

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07 Jan, 14:21

QUESTION 04. Consider the following statements with reference to early life of Gautama Buddha.

1. He belonged to the Republican Sakya clan of Kapilavastu.
2. His childhood name was Siddharth.
3. He was born at Kushinagar.

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07 Jan, 14:20

QUESTION 03. Consider the following statements regarding effect of Alexander invasion in India.

1. It opened up four distinct routes by land and sea between India and Greece.
2. The historians and geographers who accompanied Alexander left detailed account of India in the fourth century BC.
3. By destroying the power of petty states in North-West India, the Alexander invasion paved the way for expansion of Mauryan Empire.

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07 Jan, 14:19

QUESTION 02. Consider the following statements regarding effect of Alexander invasion in India.

1. It opened up four distinct routes by land and sea between India and Greece.
2. The historians and geographers who accompanied Alexander left detailed account of India in the fourth century BC.
3. By destroying the power of petty states in North-West India, the Alexander invasion paved the way for expansion of Mauryan Empire.

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07 Jan, 14:18

QUESTION 01. Consider the following statements regarding Alexander invasion of India.

1. The ruler of Taxila, Ambhi put forth a strong resistance against Alexander.
2. The strongest resistance against Alexander in India came from Porus whose bravery and courage greatly impressed Alexander.
3. His army refused to enter India beyond the Beas river as they feared the strong army of Nanda Empire in Gangetic valley.

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07 Jan, 10:12

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07 Jan, 04:32

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07 Jan, 04:32

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06 Jan, 13:54

QUESTION 04. Consider the following statements about the state of society during the Mahajanapada age.

1. Non-vedic tribal people were gradually absorbed into the Brahmanical social order.
2. Sudras were deprived of the religious and legal rights and relegated to the lowest position in the society.
3. Peasants were categorised as shudras.

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01 Jan, 05:42

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01 Jan, 05:42

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31 Dec, 14:25

QUESTION 05. With reference to mixed farming, consider the following statements.

1. It involves primitive form of tools, techniques and traditional methods of cultivation.
2. Mixed Farming is practised in Europe, Eastern USA, Argentina, South-East Australia, New Zealand.
3. Crop rotation and mixed cropping practises are also used in Mixed farming.

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31 Dec, 14:23

QUESTION 04. Consider the following statements regarding commercial farming.

1. It is a type of Agricultural practised in 'Fazendas of Brazil'.
2. In commercial farming, crops are grown and animals are reared for sale in market.

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31 Dec, 14:04

QUESTION 01. Consider the following statements regarding primitive subsistence agrements

1. Primitive Subsistence Agriculture is widely practised by almost all the tribes in the tropics. especially in Africa, South and Central America and South-East Asia.
2. This type of cultivation is also known as slash and burn agriculture.
3. Cultivation is done with relatively primitive instruments such as sticks and hoes and the cultivated patches are very small.

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31 Dec, 13:27

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31 Dec, 10:33

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31 Dec, 08:03

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31 Dec, 05:47

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31 Dec, 05:46

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30 Dec, 14:24

QUESTION 05. Consider the following statements about the polar biome.

1. The sub-soil in the Polar regions remain permanently frozen throughout the year.
2. Generally-mosses, lichens and sedges grow in patches.
3. Mining of minerals such as oil, iron ore, and nickel.
4. Cultivation of vegetables in glass houses.

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26 Dec, 14:31

QUESTION 05. Consider the following statements.

1. The content of organic matter in a soil is dependent upon the type of slope.
2. In regions with wet climate components such as calcium, sodium, magnesium and silica are removed from the soil.
3. In dry climates, soils usually forms hardpans.

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26 Dec, 14:29

QUESTION 04. With reference to agricultural soils, consider the following statements.

1. High content of organic matter in soil drastically reduces its water holding capacity.
2. Soil does not play any role in the sulphur cycle.
3. Irrigation over a period of time can contribute to the salinisation of some agricultural lands.

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26 Dec, 14:28

QUESTION 03. Consider the following statements about red clay.

1. Red clay is the most widespread pelagic deposit.
2. Red clay is an organic deposit.
3. More than 50% of Pacific Ocean is covered with Red clay.

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26 Dec, 05:18

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25 Dec, 12:54

QUESTION 04. Consider the following statements about oceanic currents.

1. More than 90% of oceanic currents occur on the surface of the oceans.
2. Movement of deep water current is mainly influenced by density and gravity.
3. Surface current move from equator to poles whereas deep current move from poles to equator.

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25 Dec, 12:52

QUESTION 03. Consider the following statements.

1. When Moon is at the Perigee, there is unusually low and high tides.
2. When Moon is at the Apogee, the tidal range is greatest.
3. When Earth is at the Aphelion, the tidal range is less than the average.

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25 Dec, 12:51

QUESTION 02. Consider the following statements about tidal bulge.

1. Centrifugal force and gravitational force work together to create tidal bulges.
2. On Earth's surface, horizontal tide generating forces are more prominent than vertical forces.
3. On wide continental bulges, tidal bulges are low in height.

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25 Dec, 09:01

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25 Dec, 05:34

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25 Dec, 05:33

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04 Dec, 14:14

QUESTION 03. Consider the following statements regarding 0 stages in the evolution of the present atmosphere.

1. The first stage is marked by the loss of primordial atmosphere.
2. In the second stage, the hot interior of the Earth contributed to the evolution of the atmosphere.
3. Finally, the composition of the atmosphere was modified by the living world through the process of photosynthesis.

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04 Dec, 14:10

QUESTION 02. Consider the following statements regarding light year.

1. Light travels at a speed of 3,00,000 km/second. Therefore, the distance the light will travel in one year is taken to be one light year.
2. The mean distance between the Sun and the Earth is 149,598,000 km.
3. The diameters of individual galaxies range from 80,000-1,50,000 light years.

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04 Dec, 14:09

QUESTION 01. Consider the following statements about terrestrial planets.

1. The terrestrial planets were formed in the close vicinity of the parent star where it was too cold for gases to condense to solid particles.
2. The terrestrial planets are larger and their lower gravity could not hold the escaping gases.

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04 Dec, 09:37

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04 Dec, 04:49

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04 Dec, 04:36

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03 Dec, 14:31

QUESTION 03.Consider the following statements with reference to Possibilism and Determinism.

1. Possibilism views humans as capable of modifying the environment and using natural resources according to their own needs.
2. Determinism propounds that human choices and needs are restricted by natural factors.
3. F Ratzel belonged to the Deterministic School.

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03 Dec, 14:29

QUESTION 02. Consider the following statements with reference to the evolution of geography.

1. The foundation of Geography as a science was mainly laid by Greek scholars.
2. German geographers such as AV Humboldt and Karl Ritter began the systematic study of geographical phenomenon in the early 19th century.

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02 Dec, 12:41

QUESTION 04. Consider the following statements.

1. During the process of osmosis, the solvent travels from the concentrated solution to the dilute solution
2. In the reverse osmosis, external pressure is applied to the dilute solution.

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02 Dec, 12:39

QUESTION 02. Consider the following changes.

1. Wet clothes to dry clothes
2. Buds to flower
3. Milk to paneer
4. Wool to knitted sweaters

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02 Dec, 12:38

QUESTION 01.Consider the following statements.

1. Handpicking method is used for separating larger sized impurities.
2. Separating grains from stalks is threshing.
3. Winnowing is used to separate lighter and heavier components.

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02 Dec, 03:42

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02 Dec, 03:42

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01 Dec, 05:33

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30 Nov, 14:22

QUESTION 04. Consider the following measures to protect ✓✓ ourselves from lightning.

1. Open the windows and doors of the vehicles in which you are travelling.
2. Take a shelter near a large tree.
3. Squat low on the ground.

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30 Nov, 14:20

QUESTION 03. Consider the following statements.

1. The upper edges of clouds are positively charged.
2. The lower edges of clouds are negatively charged.

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30 Nov, 14:19

QUESTION 02. Consider the following statement(s) is/are related to the strategy to combat earthquake disasters.

1. Establishing earthquake monitoring centres for regular monitoring in vulnerable areas.
2. Modifying the house types and building designs in the vulnerable area and discouraging contribution of high rise buildings.

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23 Nov, 14:34

QUESTION 05. Consider the following statements.

1. Heat engine is a device by which heat is converted into work.
2. There is a fundamental limit on the efficiency of a heat engine set by an independent principle of nature.
3. Working of a refrigerator is same as that of a heat engine.

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23 Nov, 14:33

QUESTION 04. With reference to radiation, consider the following statements.

1. Heat transfer by radiation does not need any medium.
2. All bodies emit radiant energy, whether they are solid, liquid or gas.
3. Heat is transferred to the earth from the sun through empty space.
4. Speed of electromagnetic waves is less than the speed of light in vacuum.

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23 Nov, 14:31

QUESTION 02. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

1. In hot tea, heat flows from the cup of hot tea to the environment.
2. The process by which heat is transferred from the hotter end to the colder end of an object is known as conduction.
3. Convection is a mode of heat transfer by actual motion of matter in fluids.
4. Land breeze is the cool air which moves from the sea towards the land.

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23 Nov, 14:30

QUESTION 01. Consider the following statements.

1. The temperature at which the solid and the liquid states of the substance are in thermal equilibrium with each other, is called its melting point.
2. The change of state from vapour to liquid is called vaporisation.
3. The change from solid state to vapour state without passing through the liquid state is called sublimation.

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23 Nov, 04:13

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23 Nov, 04:11

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22 Nov, 14:22

QUESTION 05. Consider the following statements.

1. In glass tumbler of ice-cold water, heat flows from the environment to the glass tumbler.
2. Heat can be expressed in kelvin.

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22 Nov, 14:20

QUESTION 04. If there were no phenomenon of capillarity, then

1. it would be difficult to use a kerosene lamp.
2. one would not be able to use a straw to consume a soft drink.
3. the blotting paper would fail to function.
4. the big trees that we see around would not have grown on the earth.

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22 Nov, 14:19

QUESTION 03. Consider the following statements about viscosity.

1. With increase in temperature, viscosity of gases also increases.
2. The viscosity of liquids decreases with increase in temperature.

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21 Nov, 03:57

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21 Nov, 03:57

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20 Nov, 14:17

QUESTION 05. With reference to Kepler's laws, consider the following statements.

1. According to law of areas, the line joining the planet and the sun sweeps unequal areas in equal interval of time.
2. The cube of the mean distance of a planet from the sun is proportional to the square of its orbital period.
3. Law of orbits states that, all planets move in elliptical orbits with sun situated at one of the foci

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20 Nov, 14:15

QUESTION 04.Consider the following statements.

1. Acceleration due to gravity decreases with increasing altitude.
2. Acceleration due to gravity decreases with increasing depth.
3. Acceleration due to gravity is independent of mass of the earth.
4. Acceleration due to gravity is independent of mass of the body.

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20 Nov, 14:14

QUESTION 03. Consider the following statements.

1. In our solar system, there exists a force between the sun and the planets.
2. The earth attracts the moon.
3. All objects in universe attract each other.

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20 Nov, 14:13

QUESTION 02. Consider the following statements.

1. All forces are conservative.
2. Magnetic force is a conservative force.
3. Spring force is a conservative force.

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20 Nov, 14:12

QUESTION 01. Consider the following statements with reference to law of conservation of energy.

1. The total mechanical energy of a system is conserved if the forces, doing work on it, are conservative.
2. Conservation of energy is not valid in all situations and for all kinds of transformations.

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20 Nov, 08:58

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20 Nov, 05:53

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20 Nov, 05:52

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18 Nov, 04:14

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18 Nov, 04:13

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16 Nov, 14:26

QUESTION 05. Consider the following statements about the effects of LPG on agriculture.

1. Public investment in the agriculture sector especially in infrastructure, which includes irrigation, power, roads, market linkages and research and extension has increased. 5
2. There has been a shift from production for the domestic market towards production for the export market focusing on cash crops in lieu of production of food grains.

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16 Nov, 14:23

QUESTION 03. Consider the following statements with respect to privatisation.

1.It implies shedding of the ownership or management of a government-owned enterprise.

2. Privatisation of the Public Sector Enterprises by selling off part of the equity of PSEs to the public is known as disinvestment.

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16 Nov, 14:22

QUESTION 02. Government companies are converted into private companies in the following ways in India

1. By withdrawal of the government from ownership and management of Public Sector Companies.
2. By outright sale of Public Sector Companies.

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16 Nov, 14:21

QUESTION 01. Consider the following statements about liberalisation of financial sector reforms.

1. One of the major aims of Financial Sector reforms is to increase the role of RBI as regulator.
2. Foreign Institutional Investors (FII), such as merchant bankers, mutual funds and pension funds, are now allowed to invest in Indian financial markets.

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16 Nov, 07:30

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16 Nov, 04:41

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16 Nov, 04:41

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15 Nov, 14:14

QUESTION 05. Consider the following statements about the Foreign Exchange Rate.

1. Foreign Exchange Rate is the price of one currency in terms of another.
2. It links the currencies of different countries and enables comparison of international costs and prices.

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15 Nov, 14:08

QUESTION 03. Consider the following statements.

1. According to new classification of BoP accounts, the transactions are divided into three accounts.
2. Current Account deficit is measured as a percentage of GDP.
3. Capital Account records all international transactions of assets.

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15 Nov, 14:06

QUESTION 02. Consider the following statements.

1. Import Substitution aimed at replacing or substituting exports with domestic production.
2. Protection from imports took two forms - tariffs and quotas.

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15 Nov, 10:31

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15 Nov, 04:36

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15 Nov, 04:36

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14 Nov, 13:53

QUESTION 05. Consider the following statements regarding Foreign Trade of India in the British era.

1. More than half of India's foreign trade was restricted to Britain while the rest was allowed with a few other countries like China, Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and Persia (Iran).
2. India's economy under the British colonial rule remained fundamentally service oriented.

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14 Nov, 13:52

QUESTION 04. Consider the following statements with respect to the Goods and Services Tax.

1. State Governments will continue to levy VAT on alcoholic liquor for human consumption.
2. Under GST, there are 5 standard rates applied i.e. 0%, 5%, 12%, 18% and 28% on supply of all goods or services across the country.

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11 Nov, 14:32

QUESTION 05. Consider the following statements.

1. There are a total of 10 maharatna companies in India.
2. MSMEs is the second largest employment generating sector after agriculture.

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11 Nov, 14:28

QUESTION 04. Consider the following statements about deregulation of the industrial sector.

1. Industrial licensing was abolished for almost all except alcohols, cigarettes, hazardous chemicals, industrial explosives, electronics, aerospace, drugs and pharmaceuticals.
2. The only industries which are now reserved for the public sector are a part of atomic energy generation and some core activities in railway transport.

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11 Nov, 14:27

QUESTION 03. Consider the following statements regarding small scale industries.

1. A 'Small-scale industry' is defined with reference to the maximum investment allowed on the assets of a unit.
2. At present, the maximum investment allowed is *5 crores.

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11 Nov, 14:25

QUESTION 02. Consider the following statements about the Industrial policy of India?

1. Industrial Policy Resolution of 1948 classified industries of India into 15 broad areas.
2. Industrial Policy of 1956 provided the basic framework for the government's policy in regard to industries till June 1990.

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11 Nov, 09:01

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11 Nov, 08:19

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11 Nov, 06:32

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11 Nov, 04:51

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11 Nov, 04:43

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09 Nov, 14:28

QUESTION 05. Consider the following statements regarding horticulture.

1. The Horticulture sector contributes nearly one-third of the value of agricultural output and 6% of Gross Domestic Product of India.
2. Flower harvesting, nursery maintenance, hybrid seed production and tissue culture, propagation of fruits, flowers and food processing are covered under Horticulture sector.

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07 Nov, 13:54

QUESTION 04. Consider the following statements.

1. HRIDAY was launched in 2015 with the aim of bringing together urban planning, economic growth and heritage conservation in an inclusive manner.
2. NULM was launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Government of India.

DICS - UPSC/IAS study circle

07 Nov, 13:53

QUESTION 03. Consider the following statements about infrastructure.

1. Infrastructure provides supporting services in the main areas of industrial and agricultural production, domestic and foreign trade and commerce.
2. It includes roads, railways, ports, airports, dams, power stations, oil and gas pipelines, tele-communication facilities, etc.

DICS - UPSC/IAS study circle

07 Nov, 13:51

QUESTION 02. Rural credit can be classified into the following categories.

1. Short term credit-for a period of less than 15 months.
2. Medium term credit-for a period of 3 years.
3. Long term credit-for a period of upto 5 years.

DICS - UPSC/IAS study circle

07 Nov, 13:50

QUESTION 01. Consider the following statements about Self-Help Groups.

1. The SHGs promote thrift in small proportions by a minimum contribution from each member.
2. From the pooled money, credit is given to the needy members to be repayable in small installments at reasonable interest rates.

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07 Nov, 05:33

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07 Nov, 05:32

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06 Nov, 14:10

QUESTION 04.Consider the following statements with respect to the significance of rural development.

1. More than two-third of India's population depends on agriculture that is yet to become productive enough.
2. One-third of rural India still lives in poverty.

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06 Nov, 14:09

QUESTION 03. Consider the following statements.

1. The NULM focuses on organising Urban poor in Self Help Groups.
2. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana focuses on labour market.
3. Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana focuses on unbanked poor.

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06 Nov, 14:08

QUESTION 02. Consider the following statements.

1. Start Un India Scheme promotes entrepreneurship of SCs or STs across the country.
2. Stand Up India Scheme aims to facilitate bank loan at least one women borrower per bank branch.

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23 Oct, 05:10

📜 Understanding Section 6A of the Citizenship Act 🇮🇳

This section deals with the special provisions for citizenship in Assam, especially for those who entered India after the Bangladesh Liberation War (1971). It highlights how citizenship is granted to migrants based on specific timelines and criteria. Let’s explore how this impacts Assam's demographic and legal landscape.
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23 Oct, 04:26

Topics To Be Read In Today's THE INDIAN EXPRESS (23/10/2024)

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23 Oct, 04:26

Topics To Be Read In Today's THE HINDU (23/10/2024)

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22 Oct, 14:45

QUESTION 05. Consider the following statements.

1. All Amendments to the Constitution are initiated only in the Parliament.
2. Like an Ordinary Bill, a Constitutional Amendment Bill goes to the President for his assent and the President has the power to send it back for reconsideration.

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22 Oct, 14:42

QUESTION 03. Consider the following statements with respect to National Commission for Women.

1. It is a Constitutional body under Article 338 Β
2. Its mandated activities only include review of legislation and interventions in specific individual complaints of atrocities.

DICS - UPSC/IAS study circle

22 Oct, 14:32

QUESTION 02. Consider the following statements with respect to the CAG.

1. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has power to audit only expenditures of Government of India.
2. The accounts of the Union and of the States are kept in such forms as the President prescribes on the advice of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

DICS - UPSC/IAS study circle

22 Oct, 14:30

QUESTION 01. Consider the following statements with respect to the Advocate-General.

1. The Constitution provides for the office of an Advocate -General who is appointed by the Governor.
2. He holds office during the pleasure of the Government.
3. The only qualification laid down is that he should be qualified to be a Judge of a Supreme Court.
4. He is also the Public Prosecutor in all cases coming up before the High Court in exercise of its Original Civil Jurisdiction.

DICS - UPSC/IAS study circle

22 Oct, 05:19

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🌌✨ On this day, back in 2008, India took its giant leap into lunar exploration with the launch of #Chandrayaan1! 🚀 This groundbreaking mission by #ISRO wasn't just a triumph for India, but for space science worldwide. 🌍💫 Chandrayaan-1 discovered traces of water on the moon’s surface, forever changing our understanding of Earth's closest neighbour. 🌙🔭

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22 Oct, 04:36

Topics To Be Read In Today's THE INDIAN EXPRESS (22/10/2024)

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22 Oct, 04:35

Topics To Be Read In Today's THE HINDU (22/10/2024)

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21 Oct, 14:29

QUESTION 05. Consider the following statements.

1. Right to regulate the internal affairs of the house.
2. Right to punish any person for breach of its privileges.
3. Right to punish any person for Parliamentary behaviour.

DICS - UPSC/IAS study circle

21 Oct, 14:24

QUESTION 03. Consider the following statements regarding the office of the Lok Sabha Speaker.

1. He/she holds the office during the pleasure of the President.
2. He/she need not be a member of House at the time of his/her election but has to become a member of the house within six months from the date of her/his election.
3. If he/she intends to resign, the letter of his/her resignation has to be addressed to the Deputy Speaker.

DICS - UPSC/IAS study circle

21 Oct, 14:23

QUESTION 02. Consider the following statements with respect to qualification to become the member of Rajya Sabha.

1. Should be at least 30 years of age.
2. Should be registered as a voter on the list of voters in the state from which the candidate is to be elected.
3. Should not hold office of profit under the state.

DICS - UPSC/IAS study circle

21 Oct, 14:21

QUESTION 01. Consider the following statements with respect to the Rajya Sabha.

1. It consists of 12 members nominated by the President from the field of literature, science, art, and social service.
2. The representatives of each State are elected by the members of the Legislative Assembly of that State.

DICS - UPSC/IAS study circle

21 Oct, 05:28

Topics To Be Read In Today's THE INDIAN EXPRESS (21/10/2024)

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21 Oct, 05:27

Topics To Be Read In Today's THE HINDU (21/10/2024)

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21 Oct, 04:59

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19 Oct, 14:04

QUESTION 05. Consider the following statements.

1. Vatsa Mahajanapada was formed by the members of Kuru clan who had shifted from Hastinapur and settled down at Kaushambi near Allahabad.
2. The tribal republic of Kapilvastu was part of Kamboja Mahajanapada.
3. Kusinara was the capital of Malla Mahajanapada.

DICS - UPSC/IAS study circle

19 Oct, 14:03

QUESTION 04. Consider the following statements.

1. Gambling was the chief mode of the amusements for the people in Vedic era.
2. Cow was the non-native animal species brought by Aryans in India.
3. The archaeological site of Antjrikhera belonged to the Vedic culture.

DICS - UPSC/IAS study circle

19 Oct, 14:01

QUESTION 03. Consider the following statements.

1. Besides agriculture, cattle rearing, fishing, metal work and carpentry were the main occupation of the people in later Vedic phase.
2. The use of iron axe - heads helped in the clearing heavy forests in the Ganga valley.
3. All persons in the same families were strictly advised to follow same occupations.

DICS - UPSC/IAS study circle

19 Oct, 14:00

QUESTION 02. Consider the following statements.

1. Agriculture and various crafts enabled the Later Vedic people to live a settled life.
2. They gave up the pastoralist and semi-nomadic lives practiced in Rigvedic era.
3. Iron was the first metal used by the Vedic people

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