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426. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below them:

List I (Place)List II (Importance)
(A) Bhubaneshwar(1) Vijayanagara architecture
(B) Konark(2) Rajarani temple
(C) Lepakshi(3) Vijayanagara paintings
(D) Halebid(4) Hoysala monument
(5) Sun temple

Select the correct answer:
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427. Consider the following statements regarding "booth capturing" in an election:

  1. It has been defined in the Constitution of India after the 61st Amendment.
  2. It includes the seizure of and taking possession of a polling booth to prevent the orderly conduct of elections.
  3. It is also committed when any elector is threatened and prevented from going to the polling station to cast his vote.
  4. It has been declared a cognisable offence punishable by imprisonment.

Of these statements
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428. The people of Hong Kong have come mostly from
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429. Consider the following events:

  1. Hunter Commission
  2. Charles Wood's Despatch
  3. Sadler Commission
  4. Raleigh Commission

Their correct chronological sequence is
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430. Paraffin is a by-product of
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431. "Super 301" envisages retaliatory action by the United States of America against the countries it believes to be
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432. Consider the following events in Indian Freedom Movement:

  1. Singh Sabha Movement
  2. Quit India Movement
  3. Dandi March
  4. Gurdwara Reform Movement

The correct chronological sequence of these events is
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433. Caldera is a feature associated with
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434. Consider the following sessions of the Indian National Congress:

  1. The Muslim League and the Indian National Congress met jointly.
  2. The Indian National Congress divided into two groups.
  3. The resolution for "Complete Independence" was passed.
  4. The Non-cooperation resolution was passed.

The correct chronological sequence of these sessions is
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435. Consider the following pairs:

PersonField of Activity
(1) Subramania BharatiLiterature
(2) Mokshagundan VisvesvarayaMedicine
(3) Jamsetji Tata NusserwanjiPainting
(4) Rabindranath TagoreEngineering and Planning

Of these pairs, which are correctly matched?
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436. The evidence for the rotation of stars comes mainly from the
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437. G-7 refers to a group of
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438. Match List I with List II:

List I (Social Reformers)List II (Contributions)
(A) Kesab Chandra Sen(1) Young Bengal Movement
(B) Henry Vivian Derazio(2) Param Hansa Mandali
(C) Gopal Hari Deshmukh(3) Sadharan Brahma Samaj
(D) Devendranath Tagore(4) Tatvabodhini Sabha

Select the correct answer:
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439. Which one of the following is not a satellite of Jupiter?
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440. The maturity of a river course is recognised by the presence of
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441. Which one of the following is the main cause of the low productivity of rice in India?
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442. The I.N.A. was organised by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose at
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443. Given below are colours of the visible spectrum. Identify the correct sequence in order of Increasing wavelengths.
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444. Stock-farming refers to
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445. Consider the following events:

  1. Economic Integration of Europe.
  2. Transfer of Hong Kong to China.
  3. U.S. Presidential Election.
  4. NAM Summit

The events expected to take place in 1991 include
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446. Identify the leader of the Opposition in the 8th Lok Sabha:
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447. The conversion of electrical energy into chemical energy is observed in
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448. Who among the following was not a 'no changer'?
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449. Matriarchical system obtains among the
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450. In 1989, Bahadur Prasad broke a two-decade old national athletics record established earlier by
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