What message did the Chandrayaan-2 lunar orbiter send to Chandrayaan-3’s lander module when it established contact with it in August 2023?
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Correct answer: (C) “Welcome, buddy” When contact was made with the lander of Chandrayaan-3, the orbiter of Chandrayaan-2 sent the message ‘Welcome, buddy’.
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Question 52
Name the former President of China who crushed the pro-democracy movement in 1989.
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Correct answer: (B) Yang Shangkun During the pro-democracy movement of 1989 the President of China was Yang Shangkun (1988–1993), and martial law was declared over his signature. Jiang Zemin became President in 1993, after the movement. The Commission's final key gives (C) Jiang Zemin, but the question asks for the President, and in 1989 that office was Yang Shangkun's; option (B) is shown here for that reason.
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Question 53
Who was elected for a second term as Ireland’s Prime Minister?
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Correct answer: (C) Leo Varadkar Leo Varadkar was elected Prime Minister (Taoiseach) of Ireland for a second term. Sanna Marin led Finland and Robert Abela Malta.
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Question 54
The African Union was made a permanent member at the G-20 Summit held in India. Who is the Chairperson of the African Union?
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Correct answer: (A) Azali Assoumani The African Union was given permanent membership at the G20 summit in New Delhi in 2023; its chairman at the time was Azali Assoumani, President of the Comoros.
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Question 55
Arrange the following physiographic units of India in ascending order by geographical area: 1. Central Highlands 2. Great Plains 3. Coastal Plains 4. Northern Mountains. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
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Correct answer: (A) 3, 1, 2, 4 Arranged in ascending order of area, that is from the smallest unit to the largest, the correct order among the options given is 3, 1, 2, 4.
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Question 56
Arrange the following ranges from north to south: 1. Ladakh 2. Karakoram 3. Pir Panjal 4. Zanskar. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
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Correct answer: (B) 2, 1, 4, 3 From north to south the Himalayan ranges come in this order—Karakoram, Ladakh, Zanskar and then Pir Panjal. So the correct order is 2, 1, 4, 3.
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Question 57
During the monsoon season in India, most cyclones originate
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Correct answer: (B) between 10° N and 15° N latitude Most cyclones of the Indian monsoon season form in the Bay of Bengal between 10° N and 15° N, where the sea temperature and the humidity are both favourable.
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Question 58
Which of the following areas is not landslide-prone?
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Correct answer: (B) Eastern Ghats Landslides happen where the slopes are steep and the rain heavy—the Himalaya and the Western Ghats are such. The Eastern Ghats are lower, broken and of gentler slope, so the risk there is least.
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Question 59
Which coast of India is most affected by violent tropical cyclones?
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Correct answer: (B) Coromandel The Coromandel coast faces the Bay of Bengal, where most tropical cyclones form, so it is the most affected. The Malabar and Konkan coasts lie towards the Arabian Sea, where cyclones are fewer.
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Question 60
When running water cuts through clayey soils and makes deep channels, it leads to
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Correct answer: (A) gully erosion When running water cuts through clayey soil and makes deep channels it is called gully erosion, and such land is known as badland. In sheet erosion the top layer is washed away evenly instead.
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Question 61
Which of the following receives heavy rainfall in October and November?
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Correct answer: (B) Coromandel Coasts In October and November the monsoon retreats, and the winds that cross the Bay of Bengal bring heavy rain to the Coromandel coast, the eastern coast of Tamil Nadu. In the rest of India the rains are nearly over by then.
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Question 62
Cultivation of fruits and vegetables is called
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Correct answer: (C) horticulture Growing fruits and vegetables is called horticulture. Growing flowers is floriculture, and farming in general is agriculture.
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Question 63
Who provided leadership in the districts of Patna, Ara and Shahabad during the Revolt of 1857 in Bihar?
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Correct answer: (C) Kunwar Singh The revolt of 1857 in the Patna, Ara and Shahabad region of Bihar was led by Kunwar Singh of Jagdishpur. Raj Kumar Shukla belonged to the Champaran Satyagraha, a much later time.
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Question 64
The Partition of Bengal was made effective on
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Correct answer: (C) 16 October, 1905 The partition of Bengal announced by Lord Curzon came into effect on 16 October 1905. People marked that day by tying rakhis to show unity, and the Swadeshi Movement gathered force.
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Question 65
The Quit India Resolution was adopted by the Congress in Bombay on
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Correct answer: (B) 8 August, 1942 The Quit India resolution was passed by the Congress at the Gowalia Tank maidan in Bombay on 8 August 1942, and Gandhiji gave the call ‘Do or Die’. The next day, 9 August, the senior leaders were arrested.
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Question 66
The British ruled India for a long period due to the
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Correct answer: (C) policy of Divide and Rule The British followed a policy of divide and rule, widening differences of religion, caste and princely state so that Indians could not resist together. That was the main reason their rule lasted so long.
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Question 67
On which of the following dates was Queen Victoria’s Proclamation issued?
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Correct answer: (C) 1 November, 1858 After the revolt of 1857 Queen Victoria's Proclamation was read out by Lord Canning at Allahabad on 1 November 1858. With it the Company's rule ended and India passed to the British Crown.
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Question 68
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above Raja Ram Mohan Roy was a pioneer of modern education, Swami Dayanand gave the call to return to the Vedas, and Vivekananda took part in the Parliament of World Religions at Chicago in 1893—more than one statement is correct.
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Question 69
Who among the following became India’s unofficial Ambassador to England?
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Correct answer: (B) Dadabhai Naoroji Dadabhai Naoroji lived in England for many years, building opinion there in India's favour, and was even elected to the British Parliament—which is why he was called India's unofficial Ambassador.
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Question 70
Who described the Government of India Act, 1935 as a ‘Charter of Slavery’?
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above It was Jawaharlal Nehru who called the Government of India Act, 1935 a ‘Charter of Slavery’. All three names given are wrong, so the answer is ‘None of the above’.
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Question 71
Coordination is best described as
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Correct answer: (A) the essence of management
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Question 72
Which management function involves setting specific goals, developing strategies, and determining the best course of action to achieve organizational objectives?
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Correct answer: (C) Planning
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Question 73
Management is concerned with the formulation of
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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above
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Question 74
Which of the following statements about management principles is true?
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Correct answer: (A) The principles of management are in a continuous process of evolution.
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Question 75
Management principles help to understand the relationship between human and material resources in achieving organizational goals. Which feature of management principles is described?
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Correct answer: (A) Behavioural
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Question 76
Which of the following statements about organizational managers is true?
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Correct answer: (B) Management skills apply to managers at all levels in an organization.
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Question 77
Which of the following is the correct meaning of concentration of decision-making authority?
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Correct answer: (B) Centralization
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Question 78
The term used to describe the element that seeks to combine the collective endeavours of a group to accomplish group goals is
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Correct answer: (A) coordination
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Question 79
Liberalization means
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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above
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Question 80
When a company takes over another and clearly becomes the new owner, the action is called
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Correct answer: (A) acquisition
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Question 81
By which Act does the government check restrictive trade practices?
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Correct answer: (A) The MRTP Act
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Question 82
The laissez-faire policy is adopted in
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Correct answer: (B) capitalist economic system
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Question 83
At what point in the planning process will the best and most feasible plan be chosen for implementation?
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Correct answer: (A) Choosing an alternative
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Question 84
A rightward shift in the demand curve indicates
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Correct answer: (A) an increase in quantity supplied
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Question 85
The composite plan involving a long-term objective, a course of action and allocation of resources is called
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Correct answer: (B) strategy
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Question 86
The fact that mass media do not have predetermined functions for everyone and people use them according to their preferences suggests that
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Correct answer: (A) audiences are active
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Question 87
Which of the following is not a part of the organizing process?
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Correct answer: (C) Specialization
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Question 88
Organizing does not include
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Correct answer: (C) How will it be done
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Question 89
Grouping activities on the basis of the product line is part of
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Correct answer: (B) divisional structure
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Question 90
Distributive bargaining may be referred to as
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Correct answer: (B) bargaining focused on convincing the other party that the cost of disagreeing with proposed terms would be very high
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Question 91
Under the _____ method of training, a trainee is placed under the guidance of a master worker.
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Correct answer: (C) apprenticeship
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Question 92
Two statements are given below. Statement I: Opinion leaders who provide product-related information to buyers and assist them in buying are called market movers. Statement II: Opinion leaders who understand buyers’ personal needs and usage situations and aid buyers are called purchase pals. Choose the correct option.
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Correct answer: (C) Both statements are correct
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Question 93
Promotion mix includes
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Correct answer: (A) advertising, publicity, personal selling and sales promotion
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Question 94
Identify the style of leadership in which the superior uses forces from within the groups to establish control.
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Correct answer: (A) Autocratic leadership
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Question 95
After successfully completing two years at a company, Harsh received a letter confirming his job as a permanent employee. According to Maslow’s Need Hierarchy Theory, identify the need being fulfilled.
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Correct answer: (B) Security needs
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Question 96
Which of the following is not a type of communication barrier?
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Correct answer: (C) Rational barrier
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Question 97
Which of the following is not important for the controlling function?
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Correct answer: (B) It restricts coordination in action.
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Question 98
Controlling is known as a backward-looking function because
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Correct answer: (B) it is like a post-mortem of past activities
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Question 99
_____ is the process of ensuring that events conform to plans.
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Correct answer: (B) Controlling
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Question 100
The controlling function brings the management cycle back to the