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4651
Consider the following statements regarding "booth capturing" in an election:

  1. It has been defined in the Constitution of India after the 61st Amendment.
  2. It includes the seizure of and taking possession of a polling booth to prevent the orderly conduct of elections.
  3. It is also committed when any elector is threatened and prevented from going to the polling station to cast his vote.
  4. It has been declared a cognisable offence punishable by imprisonment.

Of these statements
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4652
The people of Hong Kong have come mostly from
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4653
Consider the following events:

  1. Hunter Commission
  2. Charles Wood's Despatch
  3. Sadler Commission
  4. Raleigh Commission

Their correct chronological sequence is
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4654
Paraffin is a by-product of
UPSC Prelims 1990 General Science & Chemistry
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4655
"Super 301" envisages retaliatory action by the United States of America against the countries it believes to be
UPSC Prelims 1990 World Economy / International Trade
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4656
Consider the following events in Indian Freedom Movement:

  1. Singh Sabha Movement
  2. Quit India Movement
  3. Dandi March
  4. Gurdwara Reform Movement

The correct chronological sequence of these events is
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4657
Caldera is a feature associated with
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4658
Consider the following sessions of the Indian National Congress:

  1. The Muslim League and the Indian National Congress met jointly.
  2. The Indian National Congress divided into two groups.
  3. The resolution for "Complete Independence" was passed.
  4. The Non-cooperation resolution was passed.

The correct chronological sequence of these sessions is
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4659
Consider the following pairs:

PersonField of Activity
(1) Subramania BharatiLiterature
(2) Mokshagundan VisvesvarayaMedicine
(3) Jamsetji Tata NusserwanjiPainting
(4) Rabindranath TagoreEngineering and Planning

Of these pairs, which are correctly matched?
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4660
The evidence for the rotation of stars comes mainly from the
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4661
G-7 refers to a group of
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4662
Match List I with List II:

List I (Social Reformers)List II (Contributions)
(A) Kesab Chandra Sen(1) Young Bengal Movement
(B) Henry Vivian Derazio(2) Param Hansa Mandali
(C) Gopal Hari Deshmukh(3) Sadharan Brahma Samaj
(D) Devendranath Tagore(4) Tatvabodhini Sabha

Select the correct answer:
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4663
Which one of the following is not a satellite of Jupiter?
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4664
The maturity of a river course is recognised by the presence of
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4665
Which one of the following is the main cause of the low productivity of rice in India?
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4666
The I.N.A. was organised by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose at
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4667
Given below are colours of the visible spectrum. Identify the correct sequence in order of Increasing wavelengths.
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4668
Stock-farming refers to
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4669
Consider the following events:

  1. Economic Integration of Europe.
  2. Transfer of Hong Kong to China.
  3. U.S. Presidential Election.
  4. NAM Summit

The events expected to take place in 1991 include
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4670
Identify the leader of the Opposition in the 8th Lok Sabha:
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4671
The conversion of electrical energy into chemical energy is observed in
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4672
Who among the following was not a 'no changer'?
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4673
Matriarchical system obtains among the
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4674
In 1989, Bahadur Prasad broke a two-decade old national athletics record established earlier by
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4675
Who among the following was a revolutionary who later turned into a yogi and philosopher?
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