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3051

The Sarabandi (no tax) campaign of 1922 was led by

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3052

Which one of the following is not a part of early Jaina literature ?

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3053

Assertion (A): An important policy instrument of economic liberalization is reduction in import duties on capital goods.
Reason (R): Reduction in import duties would help the local entrepreneurs to improve technology to face the global markets.

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3054

According to the World Health Organisation, the disease which causes the death of the largest number of people today is

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3055

Of the four forms of political protests mentioned below, which one is derived from the name of the person who used it as a political weapon for the first time ?

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3056

The river most mentioned in early Vedic literature is

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3057

Which one of the following is correct regarding stabilization and structural adjustment as two components of the new economic policy adopted in India ?

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3058

The power of the Supreme Court of India to decide disputes between the Centre and the States falls under its

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3059

Which one of the following temples figured in the news regarding the institution of the Devadasis ?

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3060

In the Indian context the term ‘De-notified tribes’ refers to

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3061

Consider the map given below :
AFGHANISTAN
PUNJAB
BALUCHISTAN
RAJPUTANA

The dotted (broken) line in the map is the

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3062

As per the 1991 Census, which one of the following states has a lower population density than the other three ?

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3063

The following Table shows the percentage distribution of revenue expenditure of Government of India in 1989-90 and 1994-95:

Years	Defence	Interest Payments	Subsidies	Grants to States/UTs	Others
1989-90	15.1	27.7	16.3	13.6	27.4
1994-95	13.6	38.7	8.0	16.7	23.0

Based on this table, it can be said that the Indian economy is in poor shape because the Central Government continues to be under pressure to

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3064

If the number of seats allocated to a state in the Lok Sabha is 42, then the number of seats reserved for the Scheduled Castes in that state will be

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3065

Which one of the following rivers thrice forks into two streams and reunites a few miles farther on, thus forming the islands of Srirangappattanam, Sivasamudram and Srirangam ?

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3066

According to ancient Indian cosmogonic ideas the sequential order of the cycle of four aeons (Yugas) is

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3067

A rough outline map of northern Sri Lanka is shown in the figure. Jaffna is located at the point marked

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3068

Who among the following suggested the winding up of the Indian National Congress after India attained independence?

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3069

Which one of the following is an important historical novel written during the latter half of the nineteenth century ?

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3070

Consider the following statements :
The Non-Cooperation Movement led to the
I. Congress becoming a mass movement for the first time.
II. growth of Hindu-Muslim unity.
III. removal of fear of the British 'might' from the minds of the people.
IV. British government's willingness to grant political concessions to Indians.

Of these statements

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3071

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I (Period / Year)	List II (Event)
I. 1883	A. Announcement of Communal Award from Whitehall
II. 1906	B. Formation of the All-India State Peoples Conference
III. 1927	C. Foundation of Muslim League at Dacca
IV. 1932	D. First session of National Conference at Calcutta

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3072

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I (Organization)	List II (Leader / Founder)
I. Abhinav Bharat Society	A. Sri Aurobindo Ghosh
II. Anushilan Samiti	B. Lala Hardayal
III. Ghadar Party	C. C. R. Das
IV. Swaraj Party	D. V. D. Savarkar

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3073

Which one of the following is not correct about the Cabinet Mission Plan ?

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3074

Consider the following statements about Jawaharlal Nehru :
I. He was the President of the Congress Party in 1947.
II. He presided over the Constituent Assembly.
III. He formed the first Congress Ministry in United Province before India's independence.

Of these statements

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3075

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I (Authors)	List II (Works)
I. Surendranath Bannerjee	A. Hind Swaraj
II. M. K. Gandhi	B. The Indian Struggle
III. Subhash Chandra Bose	C. Autobiographical Writings
IV. Lajpat Rai	D. A Nation in Making

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