At which of the following Congress sessions did Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Declare Purna Swaraj as Congress goal:
(a) 41st Congress session in Kanpur (1925)
(b) 43rd Congress session in Madras (1927)
(c) 47th Congress session in Delhi (1932)
(d) 45th Congress session in Lahore (1929)
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The "Namalinganushasan" is a famous book of the Gupta period, authored by one of the Navaratnas (Nine Jewels) patronized by Chandragupta - II the Great at his second capital Ujjaini. The said author was
(a) Kalidas
(b) Varahmihir
(c) Amar Singha
(d) Aryabhatta
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Skanda Purana describes the Shudras as Annada or givers of grain, because they were
(a) Good cooks and expert in culinary works
(b) Serving three higher castes
(c) Liberally devoting food grains to brahmins
(d) Largely engaged in agriculture
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Which of the Harappan sites has reported four massive pieces made of bronze?
(a) Rakhigarhi
(b) Surkotda
(c) Daimabad
(d) Chanhudaro
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Arrange the following in correct chronological order:
1. Treaty of Poona between Peshwa
2. Baji Rao - II becomes the Peshwa
3. Treaty of Seringapatam
4. Zaman Shah occupies Lahore
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1-3-2-4
(b) 2-1-4-3
(c) 1-2-3-4
(d) 4-3-2-1
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Assertion (A): To the Gandhiyan policy of Struggl-Truce-Struggle (STS) Jawaharlal Nehru disagreed and proposed the policy of Struggle-Victory (SV).
Reason (R): Nehru believed that the real power had to be seized, though a non-violent mass struggle.
(a) A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
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A member of the Union Public Service Commission can be removed by the
(a) Chairman of the UPSC
(b) Chief Justice of Supreme Court
(c) President
(d) Prime Minister
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While showing concern over a large proportion of India's population being without any kind of insurance, the government has launched:
(a) Atal Pension Yojana
(b) Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana
(c) Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana
(d) All of the above
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Energy flow in an ecosystem is
(a) Unidirectional
(b) Sequential
(c) Cyclic
(d) Multidirectional
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Which of the following is NOT an invasive alien species in the Indian context?
(a) Eichhornia
(b) Parthenium
(c) Cynodon
(d) Lantana
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