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Which of the following Statutes were simplified consequent to the New Industrial Policy 1991?

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  1. Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices (MRTP) Act

  2. Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA)

  3. Both (a) and (b)

  4. Neither (a) nor (b)

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Correct Option: C

Presently, Industrial Licensing is not applicable for -

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  1. Cigarettes

  2. Industrial Explosives

  3. Alcohol

  4. Electronic Goods

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Correct Option: D

Since independence the absolute number of people engaged in agriculture and allied activities have ______.

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  1. decreased

  2. increased

  3. remained constant

  4. have shown a decreasing trend.

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Correct Option: B

Which of the following rivers has a birds foot delta?

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  1. The Amazon

  2. The Brahmaputra

  3. The Mississippi

  4. The Nile

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Correct Option: C

The Capital of U.S A is ________.

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  1. St. Louis

  2. San Francisco

  3. Washington D.C.

  4. New York

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

As the capital of the United States, Washington, D.C. seats the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government. It is also referred to formally as the District of Columbia or more informally as D.C. or Washington.

What is the chief agricultural product of the U.SA?

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  1. Maize

  2. Cotton

  3. Barley

  4. Rice

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Correct Option: A

India's present population in $(2011)$

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  1. Between $50 - 60$ crore.

  2. Between $60 - 70$ crore.

  3. Between $70 - 80$ crore.

  4. Above $120$ crore.

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Correct Option: D

The group of languages spoken by the largest number of people in India is:

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  1. Austro-Asiatic

  2. Indo-Aryan

  3. Dravidian

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

lndo-Aryan group of languages spoken by the largest number of people in India. There are about 219 known Indo-Aryan languages. The largest in terms of speakers are Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu, about 329 million), Bengali (242 million), Punjabi (about 100 million) and other languages, with a 2005 estimate placing the total number of native speakers at nearly 900 million.

Which of the following is not a moderately populated region?

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  1. Central parts of USA

  2. Eastern Europe

  3. Southern Russia and Ukraine

  4. North- Eastern USA

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Correct Option: D

In air, amount of water vapor is classified as ______.

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    1. wind

    2. precipitation

    3. humidity

    4. temperature

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    Correct Option: C
    Explanation:

    The amount of water vapor in the air is known as humidity. It can make hot temperatures even more unbearable than they already are. It affects both weather as well as climate. It also affects global climate change. Both low humidity as well as high humidity is harmful for us. Humidity is of two types:- Absolute humidity and Relative humidity.