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2426
Which one of the following statements is false?
(a) All countries other than India have over 80% literacy
(b) Malaysia and Korea have life expectancy higher than all other countries
(c) Higher the adult literacy lower is the infant mortality
(d) The life expectancy at birth in India is almost the same as that of Indonesia
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2427
Which one of the following statements is true according to 1991 Census data?
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2428
Which one of the following pairs of primitive tribes and places of their inhabitation is not correctly matched?
(a) Buksa : Pauri-Garhwal
(b) Kol : Jabalpur
(c) Munda : Chhotanagpur
(d) Korba : Kodagu
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2429
That the per capita income in India was Rs. 20 in 1867–68, was ascertained for the first time by
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2430
Match the different ports of Union Territory of Pondicherry labelled as A, B, C and D in the given map with their respective names and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list of ports:
List (Ports of Pondicherry): 1. Karaikal, 2. Mahe, 3. Pondicherry, 4. Yanam
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2431
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List IList II
(I) Boom(A) Business activity at high level with increasing income, output and employment at macro level
(II) Recession(B) Gradual fall of income, output and employment with business activity in a low gear
(III) Depression(C) Unprecedented level of underemployment and unemployment, drastic fall in income, output and employment
(IV) Recovery(D) Steady rise in the general level of prices, income, output and employment

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2432
The native State of Tripura became involved in the Freedom Movement early in the 20th century because
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2433
Which one of the following ports of India handles the highest tonnage of import cargo?
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2434
As an alternative to the partition of India, Gandhiji suggested to Mountbatten that he
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2435
The 73rd Constitution Amendment Act, 1992 refers to the
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2436
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List I (Industrial Unit)List II (Centre)
(I) Atlas Cycle Company Ltd.(A) Bangalore
(II) Bharat Earth Movers Ltd.(B) Bhubaneswar
(III) Indian Farmers Fertilisers Cooperative Ltd.(C) Kalol
(IV) National Aluminium Company Ltd.(D) Sonepat

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2437
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Baki Itihas : Badal Sarkar
(b) Sita Swayamvar : Vishnu Das Bhave
(c) Yayati : Girish Karnad
(d) Giddha : Jabbar Patel
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2438
The last major extension of British Indian territory took place during the time of
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2439
Consider the following statements:
I. Maharashtra has the highest acreage under jawar in India.
II. Gujarat is the largest producer of groundnut in India.
III. Rajasthan has the largest area of cultivable wastelands in India.
IV. Andhra Pradesh has the highest per hectare yield of maize in India.
Which of these statements are correct?
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2440
The new Gross Domestic Product (GDP) series released by the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) in February 1999 is with reference to base price of
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2441
A rise in 'SENSEX' means
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2442
Match the cities labelled as 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 in the given map with the names of the institutes located in these cities and select the correct answer using the codes given below the names of the institutes.
Names of Institutes
(A) Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
(B) Central Sheep Breeding Farm
(C) National Dairy Research Institute
(D) National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management
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2443
The Indian National Army (INA) came into existence in 1943 in
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2444
Which one of the following statements about a Money Bill is not correct?
(a) A Money Bill can be tabled in either House of Parliament
(b) The Speaker of Lok Sabha is the final authority to decide whether a Bill is a Money Bill or not
(c) The Rajya Sabha must return a Money Bill passed by Lok Sabha and send it for consideration within 14 days
(d) The President cannot return a Money Bill to Lok Sabha for reconsideration
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2445
The correct sequence in decreasing order of the four sugarcane producing States in India is
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2446
Which one of the following is not a feature of the Government of India Act of 1935?
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2447
The Parliament can make any law for the whole or any part of India for implementing International treaties
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2448
Consider the following statements about the megacities of India:
I. Population of each megacity is more than 5 million.
II. All the megacities are important sea ports.
III. Megacities are either national or State capitals.
Which of these statements are correct?
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2449
The first Indian State to have its Human Development Report prepared and released by Amartya Kumar Sen in Delhi is
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2450
The upper part of the given graph is a hypothetical movement in the BSE Sensex over a few months and the lower part is the fluctuation in the average value of automobile shares in the same period. Which one of the following inferences can be drawn from the graphs?
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