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526
Which of the following are associated with 'Planning' in India?

1. The Finance Commission
2. The National Development Council
3. The Union Ministry of Rural Development
4. The Union Ministry of Urban Development
5. The Parliament

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527
What are the benefits of implementing the 'Integrated Watershed Development Programme'?

1. Prevention of soil runoff
2. Linking the country's perennial rivers with seasonal rivers
3. Rainwater harvesting and recharge of groundwater table
4. Regeneration of natural vegetation

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528
In the Constitution of India, promotion of international peace and security is included in the
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529
The national motto of India, 'Satyameva Jayate' inscribed below the Emblem of India is taken from
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530
The scientific view is that the increase in global temperature should not exceed 2 °C above pre-industrial level. If the global temperature increases beyond 3 °C above the pre-industrial level, what can be its possible impact/impacts on the world?

1. Terrestrial biosphere tends toward a net carbon source
2. Widespread coral mortality will occur.
3. All the global wetlands will permanently disappear.
4. Cultivation of cereals will not be possible anywhere in the world.

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531
What is the correct sequence of occurrence of the following cities in South-East Asia as one proceeds from south to north?

1. Bangkok
2. Hanoi
3. Jakarta
4. Singapore

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532
Turkey is located between
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533
The most important strategy for the conservation of biodiversity together with traditional human life is the establishment of
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534
Which one of the following Schedules of the Constitution of India contains provisions regarding anti-defection?
UPSC Prelims 2014 Indian Polity & Governance
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535
Consider the following pairs:

HillsRegion
1. Cardamom HillsCoromandel Coast
2. Kaimur HillsKonkan Coast
3. Mahadeo HillsCentral India
4. Mikir HillsNorth-East India

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536
Which one of the following pairs does not form part of the six systems of Indian Philosophy?
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537
Consider the following pairs:

WetlandsConfluence of rivers
1. Harike WetlandsConfluence of Beas and Satluj/Sutlej
2. Keoladeo GhanaConfluence of Banas and Chambal
3. Kolleru LakeConfluence of Musi and Krishna

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538
Consider the following rivers:

1. Barak
2. Lohit
3. Subansiri

Which of the above flows/flow through Arunachal Pradesh?
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539
With reference to the cultural history of India, the term 'Panchayatan' refers to
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540
The seasonal reversal of winds is the typical characteristic of
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541
In India, the problem of soil erosion is associated with which of the following?

1. Terrace cultivation
2. Deforestation
3. Tropical climate

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542
Which of the following have coral reefs?

1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
2. Gulf of Kachchh
3. Gulf of Mannar
4. Sunderbans

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543
In India, cluster bean (Guar) is traditionally used as a vegetable or animal feed, but recently the cultivation of this has assumed significance. Which one of the following statements is correct in this context?
UPSC Prelims 2014 Indian Economy / Agriculture
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544
With reference to 'Changpa' community of India, consider the following statement:

1. They live mainly in the State of Uttarakhand.
2. They rear the Pashmina goats that yield a fine wool.
3. They are kept in the category of Scheduled Tribes.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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545
With reference to two non-conventional energy sources called 'coalbed methane' and 'shale gas', consider the following statements:

1. Coalbed methane is the pure methane gas extracted from coal seams, while shale gas is a mixture of propane and butane only that can be extracted from fine-grained sedimentary rocks.
2. In India abundant coalbed methane sources exist, but so far no shale gas sources have been found.

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546
With reference to Agni-IV Missile, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. It is a surface-to-surface missile.
2. It is fuelled by liquid propellant only.
3. It can deliver one-tonne nuclear warheads about 7500 km away.

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547
Consider the following pairs:

RegionCountry in news
1. ChechnyaRussian Federation
2. DarfurMali
3. Swat ValleyIraq

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
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548
Consider the following countries:

1. Denmark
2. Japan
3. Russian Federation
4. United Kingdom
5. United States of America

Which of the above are the members of the 'Arctic Council'?
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549
Recently, a series of uprisings of people referred to as 'Arab Spring' originally started from
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550
In the context of Indian economy; which of the following is/are the purpose/purposes of 'Statutory Reserve Requirements'?

1. To enable the Central Bank to control the amount of advances the banks can create
2. To make the people's deposits with banks safe and liquid
3. To prevent the commercial banks from making excessive profits
4. To force the banks to have sufficient vault cash to meet their day-to-day requirements

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