What Gandhiji thought the most important for a State?
A. Society
B. Individual
C. Law
D. Body politic
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Mark out the Indian type of family
A. Polyandrous
B. Conjugal
C. Matrilineal
D. Consangunious
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Assertion (A): The average annual growth rate of population is normally less than the exponential growth rate.
Reason (R): Population does not grow by constant increment of people. In the context of the above statement, which one of the following is correct?
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
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Who installed the first steam printing press?
A. John Milton
B. John Walter II
C. John Walter I
D. John Dome
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Who amongst the following are not associated with Backward Caste movement in India?
1. Sri Narayan Guru
2. B. R. Ambedkar
3. Jyothibha Phule
Choose the correct answer:
A. 1 and 2
B. 1 and 3
C. 2 and 3
D. 1, 2 and 3
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Assertion (A): People do not join a cult but rather follow particular theories or prescribed ways of behaviour.
Reason (R): Members are usually allowed to maintain other religious connections. In the context of the above statement, which one of the following is correct?
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
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In Yakshagana, a form of Indian folk theatre, the chief narrator is known as the
A. Sutradhar
B. Bhagavata
C. Konnagi
D. Songadya
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When was the first international film festival held in India?
A. In the year of 1960
B. In the year of 1952
C. In the year of 1963
D. In the year of 1972
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The practice of Pratiloma and Anuloma marriage indicates that
A. the caste system was rigidly followed
B. inter-caste marriage were discouraged
C. marriage was not sacramental
D. the inter-caste marriages were not completely unknown. The social attitude towards these has been of varying nature
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What does 'a nose for news' mean?
A. Space for news
B. Senses material for news
C. Publish crime reports
D. None of these
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A child watches a TV commercial and demands a chocolate or snack that is promoted by this commercial. What is the impact of this advertising campaign on the family to which, this child belongs?
A. The family has to spend more on the chocolate or snacks and hence, its budget goes haywire
B. The child is impressed by the campaign but the family remains aloof to it
C. The eating habits of the child are spoiled and hence, the family suffers due to his demands for such types of costly snacks and chocolates
D. None of these
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Who is a Dvija?
A. One born in the family of Shudra
B. One born in the family of Kshatriya
C. One born in the family of a Vaish
D. One who has been initiated as a student and has gone through the formal course of study
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Who started the Saharanpur Gharana in Indian classical music?
A. Tansen
B. Nathan Khan
C. Khalifa Mohammed Zama
D. Ustad Wazir Khan
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When did the earliest newspaper started in Calcutta from?
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Levirate marriage is
A. marriage between crosscousins
B. marriage with the daughter of the sister
C. marriage with the brother's daughter
D. marriage with deceased husband's brother
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Hindu Patriot was started in Calcutta in 1853 by
A. Subhas Chandra Bose
B. Girish Chandra Ghose
C. Joseph Convad
D. Girish Carnard
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Which of the following news agencies is different from others?
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Who founded the Indian Express?
A. Arun Shourie
B. Ramnath Goenka
C. Ashok Jain
D. Lala Jagat Narayan
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Who got the Upnishadas translated into Parsion?
A. Jahangir
B. Aurangzeb
C. Bhadur Shah Zafar
D. Dara Shikoh
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After a defamation has been committed, the case is to be filed in the court by
A. the aggrieved person only
B. any of his family members
C. any person who knows him
D. his lawyer only
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