What process is involved in producing green hydrogen?
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Correct answer: (A) Electrolysis Green hydrogen is made by the electrolysis of water with renewable electricity—the water splits into H₂ and O₂. Since the power comes from the sun or the wind, there is no carbon emission.
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Question 52
Which technology can be used to recreate deceased individuals?
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Correct answer: (A) Deepfake
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Question 53
In the 2024 cost-of-living index, which country ranks better than India?
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Correct answer: (B) Pakistan On the cost-of-living index of 2024, Pakistan among the countries given was placed better than India.
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Question 54
Who supported Gandhiji in the 1917 Champaran Satyagraha in support of farmers?
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Correct answer: (B) Rajendra Prasad Rajendra Prasad was foremost among those who stood with Gandhiji in the Champaran Satyagraha of 1917; he later became India's first President. The movement was for peasants forced to grow indigo.
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Question 55
Which is the moon-like planet?
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Correct answer: (A) Mercury Mercury's surface is pitted with craters like the Moon's and it has almost no atmosphere of its own, which is why it is called the moon-like planet. Mars has a thin atmosphere and the Earth a dense one.
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Question 56
On the basis of fossils, which is the place of origin of humans?
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Correct answer: (A) Rift Valley of Africa On the evidence of fossils the place of man's origin is taken to be the Rift Valley of Africa, where the oldest remains of early humans have been found.
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Question 57
In India, dry-point settlement is found in:
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Correct answer: (A) Flood-prone areas Dry-point settlements grow where there is a danger of flood—people choose the higher, drier spots, such as the mounds in river valleys, to build on.
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Question 58
In which district of Bihar is paddy production the highest?
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Correct answer: (B) Rohtas Rohtas district produces the most paddy in Bihar and is called the state's rice bowl; the irrigation from the Son canal is the main reason.
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Question 59
On which mountain range is Tehran situated?
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Correct answer: (A) Alburz
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Question 60
The highest peak in the Eastern Ghats of India is:
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Correct answer: (C) Mahendragiri The highest peak of the Eastern Ghats is Mahendragiri, in Odisha. Anaimudi belongs to the Western Ghats and Kanchenjunga to the Himalaya.
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Question 61
Which of these is not a valid reason for the depletion of flora and fauna?
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above The spread of agriculture, large development projects, and grazing with the gathering of fuelwood are all genuine causes of the loss of flora and fauna. None of them is an invalid reason, so the answer is ‘None of the above’.
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Question 62
In which district of Bihar is silk textile production the highest?
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Correct answer: (B) Bhagalpur Bhagalpur produces the most silk cloth in Bihar and is called the Silk City. Its tussar silk is specially well known.
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Question 63
Who was the Viceroy of India during the Jallianwala Bagh massacre?
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Correct answer: (B) Lord Chelmsford The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place at Amritsar on 13 April 1919, when Lord Chelmsford was Viceroy. Lord Curzon (1899–1905) is remembered for the partition of Bengal and Lord Irwin (1926–31) for the Gandhi-Irwin Pact.
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Question 64
Who was the first President of the Indian National Congress?
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Correct answer: (B) W. C. Bonnerjee The first session of the Indian National Congress was held at Bombay in 1885 and its first President was W. C. Bonnerjee.
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Question 65
Who among the following is also known as the Grand Old Man of India?
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Correct answer: (B) Dadabhai Naoroji Dadabhai Naoroji is called the Grand Old Man of India. His ‘drain of wealth’ theory showed that British rule was carrying India's wealth away.
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Question 66
Which of the following movements was started by M. K. Gandhi?
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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above The Quit India Movement (1942) and the Non-Cooperation Movement (1920) were both begun by Mahatma Gandhi. The Swadeshi Movement started in 1905 against the partition of Bengal, before Gandhiji had even returned to India. So more than one option is correct.
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Question 67
Who was the leader of the Bardoli Satyagraha?
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Correct answer: (A) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel The Bardoli Satyagraha of 1928 was led by Vallabhbhai Patel. After that successful stand against the raised land revenue, the women there gave him the title ‘Sardar’.
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Question 68
Who among the following was not associated with the Home Rule movement?
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above Annie Besant, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Sarojini Naidu were all associated with the Home Rule Movement, so ‘None of the above’ is the answer.
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Question 69
Who founded the Bihar Provincial Congress Committee in 1920?
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Correct answer: (A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad The Bihar Provincial Congress Committee was founded in 1920 by Dr Rajendra Prasad, later the first President of India. Anugrah Narayan Sinha was his colleague, and Jayaprakash Narayan of a later generation.
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Question 70
The All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) was founded in Bihar in 1936 under whose leadership?
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Correct answer: (C) Swami Sahajanand Saraswati The All India Kisan Sabha was founded at Lucknow in 1936 with Swami Sahajanand Saraswati as its first president; he had built the peasant movement up from Bihar.
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Question 71
Who boycotted the First Round Table Conference convened by the British Government in November 1930 during India's freedom movement?
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Correct answer: (B) The Congress
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Question 72
Which of the following is not regarded as an element of democratic socialism?
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Correct answer: (A) Revolutionary change
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Question 73
Who among the following helped develop Guild Socialism?
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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above
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Question 74
The concept of “Lebensraum” in Nazism is associated with:
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Correct answer: (A) Territory
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Question 75
Sardar Patel was associated with:
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Correct answer: (B) Bardoli Satyagraha
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Question 76
Who first raised a voice against the oppression of backward classes in his book Ghulamgiri?
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Correct answer: (A) Jyotirao Phule
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Question 77
The scientific method does not lay emphasis on:
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Correct answer: (C) Values
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Question 78
Which of the following was a peasant movement?
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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above
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Question 79
The most essential principle of liberalism is:
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
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Question 80
Ricardo’s concept of wages and rent largely influenced which of the following?
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Correct answer: (B) Karl Marx
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Question 81
Which feature distinguishes Nazism from Communism?
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Correct answer: (C) Equality of all
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Question 82
Who repeatedly insisted that socialism and nationalism “had to be welded together into a new unity”?
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Correct answer: (A) Adolf Hitler
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Question 83
Who among the following is associated with the Institutional Approach?
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Correct answer: (A) James Bryce
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Question 84
Who said, “Liberty is the opposite of over-government”?
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Correct answer: (B) Seeley
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Question 85
The realist theory of democracy, formulated as a critique of classical democracy, was developed by:
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Correct answer: (A) Schumpeter
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Question 86
According to the Fascists, the truest form of democracy is government by the:
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Correct answer: (B) Elite
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Question 87
The differential voting system in which persons deemed better qualified or having greater interests at stake receive more votes is called:
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
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Question 88
What is the most important advantage of a two-party system?
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Correct answer: (C) Governments in this system are more stable
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Question 89
The system of proportional representation is more likely to secure:
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Correct answer: (B) Minority representation
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Question 90
The practice of appointing government servants from and by political parties winning elections is called:
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Correct answer: (A) Spoils system
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Question 91
The demand for population representation under the slogan “no taxation without representation” was raised during the:
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Correct answer: (C) American War of Independence
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Question 92
Which of the following are direct-democratic devices?
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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above
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Question 93
Which of the following is a judicial function of the executive?
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Correct answer: (B) Granting reprieve to persons sentenced to death
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Question 94
“Atoms for Peace” was a disarmament plan put forward by which world leader?
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Correct answer: (C) Eisenhower
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Question 95
Who is the author of The End of History and the Last Man?
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Correct answer: (C) Francis Fukuyama
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Question 96
What is the most frequently adopted pressure-group technique in the USA?
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Correct answer: (B) Lobbying
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Question 97
Which is a common feature of the Swiss and Indian federations?
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Correct answer: (A) Division of powers between the Centre and the units
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Question 98
In which of the following federations is the executive collegiate?
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
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Question 99
The statement “We are under a Constitution, but the Constitution is what the judges say it is” refers to the judiciary of which country?
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Correct answer: (B) USA
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Question 100
Locke’s view of the state of nature is that it is: