Q. Devaluation of currency will be more beneficial if prices of -
1) domestic goods remain constant
2) exports become cheaper to importers
3) imports remain constant
4) exports rise proportionately
Q. Which one of the following peasant struggles was an outcome of British opium policy?
1) Phulaguri Dhawa (1861)
2) Birsaite Ulgulan (1899-1900)
3) Pabna Revolt (1873)
4) Maratha Peasant Uprising (1875)
Q. Which one of the following statements about the Sayyid brothers during the period of Later Mughals is not true?
1) They brought Jahandar Shah to power
2) They wielded administrative power
3) They followed a tolerant religious policy
4) They reached an agreement with King Shahu
Q. Which one of the following combinations of year and event concerning the French Revolution is correctly matched?
1) 1789 : Napoleonic Code
2) 1791 : Tennis Court oath
3) 1792 : National Convention
4) 1804 : New Constitution of France
Q. Who among the following is the author of the book, The Social Contract?
1) Voltaire
2) Hobbes
3) Locke
4) Rousseau
Q. Who among the following is the recipient of the Jnanpith Award, 2016?
1) Shankha Ghosh
2) Raghuveer Chaudhari
3) Pratibha Ray
4) Rehman Rahi
Q. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which were adopted by the UNO in place of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), 2015, aim to achieve the 17 goals by the year -
1) 2020
2) 2030
3) 2040
4) 2050
Q. Teejan Bai, a recipient of the M.S. Subbulakshmi Centenary Award, 2016, is an exponent in -
1) Kannada classical vocal
2) Kajari dance
3) Bihu dance
4) Pandavani, a traditional performing art
Q. Which one of the following statements about emergency provisions under the Constitution of India is not correct?
1) The powers of the Union Executive extend to giving directions to the States concerning the exercise of their powers
2) The Union Executive can issue a provision relating to reduction of salaries of employees of the State Governments
3) Governors have no emergency powers like the President of India
4) If the Governor of a State is satisfied that a situation has arisen whereby the financial stability or credit of the State is threatened, he may declare financial emergency in the State
Q. The National Handloom Day is observed on -
1) 7th June
2) 17th July
3) 7th August
4) 17th September
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