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New Policy on Education aims at expenditure on education as ______% of GDP.

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  1. 4

  2. 6

  3. 3

  4. 10

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

New policy on Education aims at expenditure on education as 6% of GDP. This shows the importance given by the government to education sector. 

Sarvya Siksha Abhiyan policy was declared in ______.

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  1. 2004

  2. 2001

  3. 1999

  4. 2003

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Sarva shiksha abhiyan is an Indian government initiative declared in 2001. The aim is of making education free and compulsory to children between the age of 6-14 years of age as a fundamental right. This program is implemented in all the districts of the country. 

National Literacy Mission was launched in the year ________.

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  1. 1997

  2. 1988

  3. 1993

  4. 1995

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

National Literacy Mission was launched in 1988. The aim of the National Literacy Mission is to education around 80 million adults of the age group 15-35. 

GER stands for _________.

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  1. gross entertainment ratio

  2. gross enrolled ratio

  3. gross enrolment ratio

  4. none of the above.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

GER stands for Gross Enrolment Ratio is used in education sector. It is expressed as the number of students enrolled at various  grade levels and the actual population of children in that age. 

First National Education policy was announced in _________.

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  1. 1949

  2. 1987

  3. 1968

  4. 2001

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The first national policy on education was announced in 1968. Thereafter a new policy has reconstructed in January 1986. 

National Literacy Mission was declared in _______.

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  1. 1988

  2. 1996

  3. 1989

  4. 2001

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

National Literacy Mission was declared in 1988. The aim of the National Literacy Mission is to education around 80 million adults of the age group 15-35. 

NLM aimed at imparting functional literacy to non-literates in the age group of  __________.

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  1. 15-39 year

  2. 25-35 year

  3. 15-35 year

  4. 20-40 year

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

National Literacy Mission was launched in 1988. The aim of the National Literacy Mission is to education around 80 million adults of the age group 15-35. 

Which of the following best describes one of the major reasons that some Roman authorities persecuted the early Christians?

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  1. Their political strength was a threat to the authority of provincial leaders

  2. Their frequent use of military force threatened the stability of the Empire

  3. Their inclusion of slaves made the Romans nervous about a slave rebellion

  4. They refused to worship the emperor as a god

  5. Their vast economic success was viewed with suspicion by the Roman aristocracy

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

They refused to worship the emperor as a god best describes one of the major reasons that some Roman authorities persecuted the early Christians.

In Roman Republic, which of the following characteristics was not there?
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  1. Division of political power

  2. Term limits on political leaders

  3. Military conflict with Carthage

  4. A mythical founding

  5. Equitable political representation across class boundaries

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Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Equitable political representation across class boundaries was not the characteristics in Roman Republic.

Which of the following Roman leaders marked the transition between the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire about the reign of that leader?

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  1. Nero

  2. Tiberius

  3. Constantine

  4. Caligula

  5. Julius Caesar

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Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Gaius Julius Caesar, mostly known as Julius Caesar, was a Roman politician, general, and notable author of Latin prose. He played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire. He marked the transition between the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire about the reign of that leader.