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1. The Preamble of the Indian Constitution declares India a “Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic.” Which Constitutional Amendment inserted the words Socialist and Secular?
(a) 24th Amendment
(b) 42nd Amendment
(c) 44th Amendment
(d) 52nd Amendment
Ans: (b) 42nd Amendment
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2. The 'Subsidiary Alliance System' weakened Indian rulers by placing British troops in their territories at their expense. Who introduced this system?
(a) Lord Curzon
(b) Warren Hastings
(c) Lord Wellesley
(d) Lord Dalhousie
Ans: (c) Lord Wellesley
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3. The phenomenon where warm water in the western Pacific shifts eastward, weakening monsoon winds over India, is associated with:
(a) La Niña
(b) El Niño
(c) Jet Stream
(d) Polar Vortex
Ans: (b) El Niño
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4. The Human Development Index (HDI) is calculated based on three major parameters. Which of the following is NOT one of them?
(a) Health
(b) Education
(c) Income
(d) Industrial Growth
Ans: (d) Industrial Growth
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5. The optic nerve transmits signals from the retina to the brain. Damage to the optic nerve primarily results in:
(a) Loss of night vision
(b) Total blindness
(c) Color blindness
(d) Tunnel vision
Ans: (b) Total blindness
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6. In the Indian Freedom Movement, the Lahore Session of Congress (1929) is remembered for which historic resolution?
(a) Non-Cooperation Resolution
(b) Quit India Resolution
(c) Poorna Swaraj Resolution
(d) Swadeshi Resolution
Ans: (c) Poorna Swaraj Resolution
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7. The Deccan Plateau is primarily composed of which type of geological formation originating from massive volcanic activities?
(a) Sedimentary rocks
(b) Metamorphic rocks
(c) Basaltic lava flows
(d) Granite intrusions
Ans: (c) Basaltic lava flows
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8. The term “Fiscal Consolidation” refers to:
(a) Increasing government borrowing
(b) Reducing fiscal deficit and debt levels
(c) Increasing public expenditure
(d) Nationalizing private industries
Ans: (b) Reducing fiscal deficit and debt levels
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9. A superconductor is a material that, below a certain temperature, exhibits:
(a) Zero resistance and expulsion of magnetic fields
(b) High resistance
(c) Infinite temperature
(d) Partial conduction of electricity
Ans: (a) Zero resistance and expulsion of magnetic fields
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10. Which of the following rivers is NOT a tributary of the Indus River system?
(a) Ravi
(b) Sutlej
(c) Jhelum
(d) Yamuna
Ans: (d) Yamuna
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