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Alauddin Khilji's first military operation was against which of the following?

 

A) Gujarat   B) Ranthambore  
C) Devagiri D) Chittaur
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Ranthambore  

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Consider the following statements about Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) :

1. ITBP was raised in 1962.

2. ITBP is basicsdly a mountain trained force.

3. ITBP replaced Assam Rifles in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh in 2004-2005 for border gusirding duly.

4. ITBP presently has 52 service battalions.Which of the statements given above are correct?

 

A) 1, 2 and 4 only B) 3 and 4 only
C) 1, 2, 3 and 4 D) 1, 2 and 3 only
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1, 2 and 3 only

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At present, the ITBP has 62 (including 4 service battalions) operational battalions which has close to 62,000 personnel and officers in them. So 4thstatement is incorrect.The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) is one of the five Central Armed Police Forces of India, raised on 24 October 1962, under the CRPF Act, in the wake of the Sino-Indian War of 1962.

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Which of the following places is considered a Jain Siddha Kshetra on account of its association with Parsvanatha

A) Champa B) Pava
C) Sammed Sikhar D) Urjayanta
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sammed Sikhar

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Buddha's preaching were mainly related to

A) belief in one God B) practice of rituals
C) purity of thought and conduct D) idol worship
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) purity of thought and conduct

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Where has the World's largest Monolithic statue of Buddha been installed

A) Bamiyan B) Hyderabad
C) Kandy D) Lhasa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bamiyan

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The well-known dialogue between Nachiketa and Yama is mentioned in which Upanishada?

 

A) Chhandogyopanishad B) Mundkopanishad
C) Kathopanishad D) Kenopanishad
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Kathopanishad

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The basic structure doctrine with regard to the Constitution of India relates to

1.the power of judicial review

2.the judgment in Kesavananda Bharati case (1973)

3.the constraints on Article 368 of the Constitution of India

4.the judgment in Golaknath case (1967)

 

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1, 2 and 3 only B) 1, 2, 3 and 4
C) 1 and 3 only D) 2 and 4 only
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1, 2 and 3 only

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The Golaknath Case of 1967 relates to the power of the Parliament to curtail the Fundamental Rights provided in the Constitution.In 1967, the Supreme Court reversed its earlier decisions in Golaknath v. State of Punjab. It held that Fundamental Rights included in Part III of the Constitution are given a "transcendental position" and arebeyond the reach of Parliament. It also declared any amendment that "takes away or abridges" a Fundamental Right conferred by Part III as unconstitutional. By 1973, the basic structure doctrine triumphed in Justice Hans Raj Khanna's judgment in the landmark decision of Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala.

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An advanced water management system of Harappan times has been unearthed at

A) Dholavira B) Lothal
C) Kalibangan D) Alamgirpur
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Dholavira

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