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The number of seats won by the Solidarity in the Senate elections in 1989 was ________________.

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  1. $40$

  2. $60$

  3. $87$

  4. $99$

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Correct Option: D

A citizen should not discharge his duties fixed by the nation.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Fundamental duties are moral obligations placed on the citiens. Though they are not enforceable, a citizen must consider it his responsibility towards the nation and fulfill these duties out of his own will. Some of the duties are as below:

1. Abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals and institutions
2. Value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture
3. Uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India.

Who is competent to prescribe conditions as for acquiring Indian citizenship?

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  1. Parliament

  2. State Legislatures

  3. President

  4. Attorney General

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

It is for the Parliament, which is the legislative body to prescribe conditions while conferring citizenship. Indian Constitution vests the Parliament with the power of framing legislative policy on citizenship.

How does a citizen of India lose his citizenship by means of Deprivation?

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  1. When he secures the citizenship of another country.

  2. When he voluntarily renounces the citizenship of India by declaration through an application.

  3. When he engages in anti-national activities.

  4. All of the above.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Articles 5 to 11 of the Constitution deals with citizenship. A person who is citizen of India owes allegiance to the Constitution and government of India. Citizenship stands terminated if a person does any act which puts the security of nation at stake, or is against functioning of the state machinery.

What was the purpose of Land reforms?

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  1. Efficient use of scarce land resource

  2. Redistributing agricultural land in favor of the less privileged class in general & cultivating class in particular.

  3. Both

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C

Who was associated with Ryotwari settlement of Madras?

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  1. Lord Dalhousie

  2. Charles Metcalfe

  3. Thomas Munro

  4. Lord Ripon

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Correct Option: C

On the eve of the independence, how many extremes were in India?

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  1. 2

  2. 4

  3. 5

  4. 6

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

On the eve of independence, there were two extremes in India. On one extreme, there were landless laborers and tenants-at-will while on the other end, there were  big landlords having huge estates.

What was the scope of Land reforms?

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  1. Land reforms can encompass laws

  2. Tenancy reforms

  3. Intermediaries removal

  4. All above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

SCOPE OF LAND REFORM

  • Land reforms can encompass laws & regulations concerned with the following areas:
  • Tenancy reforms (like security of tenure, rent regulation)
  • Intermediaries removal
  • Agrarian reorganization (like consolidation of existing land & prevent fragmentation
  • Land ceiling
  • Cooperative farms

Which of the following was included as part of the land reforms initiated in India?

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  1. Abolition of intermediaries

  2. Tenancy reforms

  3. Reorganization of agriculture

  4. All the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Land reforms were introduced in India to prevent exploitation of the tenants and to hand over the land to the tillers.

Permanent settlement was a feature of ______.

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  1. Zamindari System

  2. Ryotwari System

  3. Mahalwari System

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Permanent Settlement was one of the most famous measures of Lord Cornwallis. It was agreed that the landlords would have perpetual and hereditary rights over the land, so long as they pay the fixed revenue to the British Government.