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Who hears first appeals against the decision of the Tehsildar?

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  1. District Collector

  2. Divisional Commissioner

  3. Chief Secretary of the State

  4. High Court

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A District Collector conducts the criminal court of an executive magistrate and is responsible for Maintenance of law and order. He/she hears cases under the preventive section of the Criminal Procedure Code.

The Sessions or Additional Sessions Judge alone can award death sentences or life imprisonment.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 The judge of the Session court is appointed by the High court. High Court may also appoint Additional Sessions judge to exercise jurisdiction in the Court of Session. The sessions judge or additional sessions judge may pass any sentence authorized by law which include death sentence and imprisonment for life. Further "when the court of Session passes a sentence of death it shall not be executed unless High Court Confirms it. So, in the District the Sessions Judge and Additional Sessions judge are authorised to pass death sentence and life imprisonment.

State whether each of these sentences is true (T) or false (F).
All Indians speak the same language.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Different languages are spoken in a different part of India. In Tamilnadu Tamil is spoken, in Kerala, Malayalam is spoken, in Karnataka Kannada is spoken, in Andhra Telugu is spoken, in Punjab Punjabi is spoken and so on. So all Indians have the freedom to speak any one language as per their likes.

Choose the correct option to complete the statements given below:
Which of these is not a reason for diversity?

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  1. History of a region

  2. Habitat of a person

  3. Religion of person

  4. Wealth of a person

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

People cannot be diversified based on there wealth.

Between two person, if one is poor and other is rich then it does not mean that they are diverse, it means that there is inequality of money between those two person.

State whether each of these sentences is true (T) or false (F).
The geography of Ladakh allows cultivation of spices.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Ladakh is a cold desert of Jammu and Kashmir. As this region does not receive any rain and is covered in snow for a large part of a year so spices can not be grown over here. Very little agriculture is possible is here.

Both Kerala and Ladakh were influenced by ______ and ________.

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  1. Russian, Chinese

  2. Chinese, Arab

  3. British, Roman

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Both regions were influenced by Chinese and Arab traders. It was the geography of Kerala which allowed for the cultivation of spices which were in high demand in the middle-east and Europe.
The special geographical location of Ladakh and its wool drew traders to these regions.
Thus history and geography are often tied to the cultural life of a region.

State whether the given sentence is true (T) or false (F).
Caste system is an example of diversity.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The caste system is not an example of diversity. In fact it creates a situation of discrimination on the basis of caste. It divides people into an upper and lower caste. 

______ community was treated as untouchables in the Bombay Presidency.

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  1. Koli

  2. Mahar

  3. Nayar

  4. Munda

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In the early 20th century, the Mahar community was treated as untouchables in the Bombay Presidency. Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar belonged to this community. These people were also called Dalit.

State whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F). 
We have more than 1600 languages that are people's mothertongue. 

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In India, we have more than 1600 language that is people's mother tongue. In different regions of our country different language is spoken by the people of that region. For example -In Karnataka, people speak Kannada, in Tamil people speak Tamil, in Andhra people speak Telugu, in Kerala people speak Malayalam, etc

India is a secular state and is clearly proclaimed in the ________________.

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  1. Fundamental rights

  2. Fundamental duties.

  3. Preamble.

  4. Directive Principles of State policy

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

India is a secular state and it is clearly proclaimed in the Preamble of the Constitution. The term 'Secular' was added to the Constitution after the 42nd Amendment Act. Preamble explains that India has no particular religion of its own. It favours all the religion equally.