What were the lessons we learnt from the National Emergency?
A. It is very difficult to curb democracy in India
B. There are loopholes in the Emergency provisions of the Indian Constitution
C. All realised the importance of civil liberties
D. All of the above
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What is the name of the tribe that is battling against Vedanta for preservation of Niyamgiri hills?
A. The Kondha or Kandha
B. Kandha Gauda
C. Oriya Munda
D. Dongria Kondh
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What was the main considering point in Anti-arrack movement?
A. This movement focused on issues of sexual violence against women either within family or outside
B. Women joined the campaign against dowry and demanded personal and property laws based on gender equality
C. Both A and B
D. Only B
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Identity the correct chronological order in which the following came into existence.
1. Swatantra Party
2. Muslim League
3. Bharatiya Janata Party
4. Communist Party of India
A. 4, 3, 1, 2
B. 1, 3, 2, 4
C. 2, 4, 1, 3
D. 3, 1, 4, 2
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The Congress Socialist Party (CSP) was formed within the Congress in
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The Janata party became the platform for which sections of the society?
A. Middle class from North India
B. Upper class
C. SCs and STs
D. All of the above
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HDI means:
A. Human Development Item
B. Human Development Index
C. Housing Development Bank of India
D. None of the above
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In India, the representation of women in legislature has been:
A. Moderate
B. High
C. Low
D. Very low
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In countries like India, . . . . . . . . choose candidates for contesting elections.
A. Top party leaders
B. Members of party
C. Supporters of party
D. None of the above
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From which of the following district of the Andhra Pradesh, the anti-arrack movement started?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Maharashtra
C. Bihar
D. None of these
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Among the following, which countries have high participation of women in public life?
A. Sweden and India
B. Norway and Sri Lanka
C. Nepal and Finland
D. Sweden and Africa
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The main changes in fiscal policy are:
A. Quantitative restrictions on import and exports reduced
B. System of fixed exchange rate converted into market determined exchange rate
C. Use of foreign exchange made more liberal
D. All of these
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Which of the following was started in: 1973 to save the evergreen tropical forest in the Palakkad district of Kerala, India from being flooded by a hydroelectric project?
A. Chipko Movement
B. Silent Valley Movement
C. Appiko Movement
D. Jungle Bachao Andola
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In which state Garo, Khasi and Jaintia tribes are located?
A. Assam
B. Meghalaya
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. None of these
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Consider the following statement regarding Farmers Fear in new farms Act:
1. MSP will stop
2. APMC will end
3. Big Companies will exploit farmers in the name of contract
Choose correct answer:
A. 1 and 3 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 2 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
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Rajni Kothari prefers to call the Indian party system as:
A. Congress system
B. One party dominance system
C. Multi-party systems
D. Both A and B
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Which of the following is correct with regard to 'identity politics' in the feminist context in India?
A. Minority, Caste and Dalit issues
B. Race and Ethnicity
C. Gender, Race, Caste, Class and Minorities
D. Gender, Race, Caste, Minorities
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Which caste is largest in Tamil Nadu by population?
A. Vanniyar
B. Raji
C. Saharya
D. None of these
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Morarji Desai was Deputy Prime Minister during . . . . . . . .
A. 1967 - 1969
B. 1968 - 1970
C. 1966 - 1968
D. None of these
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Which statement about National Emergency is not correct?
A. It was declared in 1975
B. It suspended all fundamental rights
C. Many people were arrested during the emergency
D. The country was facing war with Pakistan and so emergency was declared
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