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Identify this person who raised the slogan “Freedom is my birthright and I shall have it!”?
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Under whose presidentship did the Congress resolve to fight for Complete Freedom, ‘Purna Swaraj’ in 1929?
Jawaharlal Nehru
After the failure of the Cabinet Mission, the Muslim League decided on mass agitation for winning its demand for Pakistan, and it announced 16 August 1946 as _______.
Direct Action Day
The constitution adopted Universal Adult Franchise; all Indians above the age of _______ would be allowed to vote in state and national elections. Later, this limit was reduced to 18 years. a) 22 b) 19 c) 21 d) 25
c) 21
The constitution provided three lists of subjects: a ‘Union List’, a ‘State List’, and a ‘Concurrent List’. What does the 'State List’ include?
education and health - principal responsibilities of the states
When did the new state of Andhra Pradesh come into being? a) 26th January 1950 b) 1st October 1953 c) 4th October 1953 d) 15th August 1954
b) 1st October 1953
Universal Adult Franchise means that all male citizens of the country have the right to vote. True/False
False
When one political party does not get a clear majority. In such a situation a group of parties come together to form a government. Such a government known as a _______.
coalition government
Who is the leader of the ruling party in the Lok Sabha?
Prime Minister
Identify the image- Hint- It is an enclosed structure in which material can be heated to very high temperatures.
Furnace
A city in Japan, situated near the river Yodo, is Japan's most important textile centre.It also has port facilities for import of cotton from Egypt, India, China, and the USA, and for the export of finished products. Identify this city.
Osaka
Joint sector industries like Anand Milk Union Limited and Sudha Dairy are owned and operated by the producers or suppliers of raw materials, workers or both. True/False
False
Study of which of the following was NOT the purpose of setting up Madrasa in Calcutta in 1781? a) Islam b) Persian c) Sanskrit d) Arabic
c) Sanskrit
People who have scholarly knowledge of the language and culture of Asia are called _________
Orientalists
An _______is a person leaving her home country, whereas an _______ is a person entering a new country.
emigrant, immigrant
Population ______ is the number of people living in a unit area of the earth's surface.
density
