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Article of the Indian constitution which is also available for foreigners?
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27%
Article 15 and 16
12%
Article 19
46%
Article 20
15%
Article 29 and 30
Which of the following pair of literary works and their authors is correct?
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4%
Tolkappiyam: Ilango Adigal
56%
Ashtadhyayi: Panini
28%
Panchatantra: Narayana Pandit
12%
Hitopadesh: Vishnu Sharma
Question: In improving a situation of low demand, Which of the following monetary policy action can play an important role?
1. Increasing liquidity in the market by selling bonds to the public.
2. Boosting aggregate demand by printing more currency.
1. Increasing liquidity in the market by selling bonds to the public.
2. Boosting aggregate demand by printing more currency.
Which of the above Statements are correct?
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14%
1 only
43%
2 only
29%
1 and 2 both
14%
Neither 1 nor 2
‘Streets for People Challenge’ has been recently launched by:
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46%
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
18%
Ministry of Power
18%
Ministry of Home affairs
18%
Ministry of Transport
'Sarhul festival' is sometimes seen in the news. Select the INCORRECT Statement regarding it:
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Sarhul festival is celebrated during spring season when Saal trees get new flowers on their branches
14%
It is a worship of the village deity who is considered to be the protector of the tribes
33%
It is celebrated by the bheel tribes.
38%
It marks the beginning of New Year.
Choose the INCORRECT statement(s) regarding the Constitution of India :
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The Constitution permits the President to modify this list of notified SCs.
31%
It empowers the Parliament to specify the Scheduled Castes in various states and union territories.
50%
Both
8%
None
According to the Medical Device Rules 2017, a medical device is required to conform to the standards of BIS or those specified by the Ministry.
In absence of these standards of BIS & the Ministry, the medical device..
In absence of these standards of BIS & the Ministry, the medical device..
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22%
is required to conform to the Standards of International Organisation for Standardisation.
11%
is required to conform to the Standards of International Electro-Technical Commission.
56%
Both
11%
None
Q: Consider the following statements regarding Sambhar Lake:
1. It is situated in Gujarat & is used for salt production.
2. It is a part of Desert circuit in the Swadesh Darshan Scheme.
3. In 2019, Avian Botulism led to mass death of migratory birds at the lake.
1. It is situated in Gujarat & is used for salt production.
2. It is a part of Desert circuit in the Swadesh Darshan Scheme.
3. In 2019, Avian Botulism led to mass death of migratory birds at the lake.
Select the INCORRECT match from the following pairs of Mountain Pass & State:
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Naku La - Sikkim
48%
Nathu La - Arunachal Pradesh
19%
Lipulekh Pass - Uttarakhand
19%
Shipki La - Himachal Pradesh
Special Climate Change Fund and Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) managed by ?
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21%
UNEP
27%
GEF
21%
WB
30%
ALL of the above
#Important
* West Texas Intermediate (WTI) used by US, Brent Blend, and Dubai Crude are three primary benchmark crude oil.
* They serves as a reference price for buyers and sellers of crude oil.
* Since India imports primarily from OPEC countries, Brent is the right benchmark for oil prices in India.
* West Texas Intermediate (WTI) used by US, Brent Blend, and Dubai Crude are three primary benchmark crude oil.
* They serves as a reference price for buyers and sellers of crude oil.
* Since India imports primarily from OPEC countries, Brent is the right benchmark for oil prices in India.
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
* OPEC was founded in Baghdad, Iraq, with the signing of an agreement in September 1960 by five countries namely Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. They were to become the Founder Members of the Organization.
* These countries were later joined by Qatar (1961), Indonesia (1962), Libya (1962), the United Arab Emirates (1967), Algeria (1969), Nigeria (1971), Ecuador (1973), Gabon (1975), Angola (2007), Equatorial Guinea (2017) and Congo (2018).
* Ecuador suspended its membership in December 1992, rejoined OPEC in October 2007, but decided to withdraw its membership of OPEC effective 1 January 2020.
* Indonesia suspended its membership in January 2009, reactivated it again in January 2016, but decided to suspend its membership once more at the 171st Meeting of the OPEC Conference on 30 November 2016.
* Gabon terminated its membership in January 1995. However, it rejoined the Organization in July 2016.
* Qatar terminated its membership on 1 January 2019.
* This means that, currently, the Organization has a total of 13 Member Countries.
* The OPEC Statute distinguishes between the Founder Members and Full Members - those countries whose applications for membership have been accepted by the Conference.
* The Statute stipulates that “any country with a substantial net export of crude petroleum, which has fundamentally similar interests to those of Member Countries, may become a Full Member of the Organization, if accepted by a majority of three-fourths of Full Members, including the concurring votes of all Founder Members.”
* The Statute further provides for Associate Members which are those countries that do not qualify for full membership, but are nevertheless admitted under such special conditions as may be prescribed by the Conference.
* OPEC was founded in Baghdad, Iraq, with the signing of an agreement in September 1960 by five countries namely Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. They were to become the Founder Members of the Organization.
* These countries were later joined by Qatar (1961), Indonesia (1962), Libya (1962), the United Arab Emirates (1967), Algeria (1969), Nigeria (1971), Ecuador (1973), Gabon (1975), Angola (2007), Equatorial Guinea (2017) and Congo (2018).
* Ecuador suspended its membership in December 1992, rejoined OPEC in October 2007, but decided to withdraw its membership of OPEC effective 1 January 2020.
* Indonesia suspended its membership in January 2009, reactivated it again in January 2016, but decided to suspend its membership once more at the 171st Meeting of the OPEC Conference on 30 November 2016.
* Gabon terminated its membership in January 1995. However, it rejoined the Organization in July 2016.
* Qatar terminated its membership on 1 January 2019.
* This means that, currently, the Organization has a total of 13 Member Countries.
* The OPEC Statute distinguishes between the Founder Members and Full Members - those countries whose applications for membership have been accepted by the Conference.
* The Statute stipulates that “any country with a substantial net export of crude petroleum, which has fundamentally similar interests to those of Member Countries, may become a Full Member of the Organization, if accepted by a majority of three-fourths of Full Members, including the concurring votes of all Founder Members.”
* The Statute further provides for Associate Members which are those countries that do not qualify for full membership, but are nevertheless admitted under such special conditions as may be prescribed by the Conference.
Which of the following is NOT a member of High-power selection committee for CBI Director?
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5%
Prime Minister
49%
Home Minister
28%
Chief Justice of India
18%
Leader of Opposition
Which among the following provided a common factor for tribal insurrection in the India in the 19th century? Prelims-2011
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A) introduction of new system of land revenue and taxation of tribal products
36%
B) the complete disruption of old agrarian order of the tribal community
28%
C) influence of foreign religious missionaries in the tribal areas
0%
D) none of the above
Which of the following country is India's largest trading partner?
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40%
A) USA
51%
B) China
5%
C) Canada
5%
D) Japan
The slogan of 'Poverty abolition' was given in the which five year plan?
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12%
A) Second Plan
40%
B) Fifth Plan
19%
C) Fourth Plan
29%
D) Sixth Plan