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Which one of the following was set as a target of average growth of GDP of India over the plan period 2012-2017 by the Approach Paper to the Twelfth Five Year Plan?

• 7 per cent

• 8 per cent

• 9 per cent

• 10 per cent

Which one of the following is not a subject that has been devolved to the Panchayati Raj Institutions by the 11th Schedule of the Constitution of India?

• Non-conventional energy resources

• Roads

• Higher education

• Libraries

Who among the following used the term Industrial Revolution for the first time in English to describe the changes that occurred in the British industrial development between 1760 and 1820?

• Friedrich Engels

• Eric Hobsbawm

• Arnold Toynbee

• Georges Michelet

Who among the following is the author of the book "The Indian Struggle, 1920-1934"?

• Maulana Abul Kalam

• Jayprakash Narayan

• Subhash Chandra Bose

• Manabendra Nath Roy

Which one of the following about the Swadeshi Campaign in 1896 is not correct?

• Its centre was Maharashtra

• Its main participants were students

• It opposed the levy of tariff on imports

• It publicly burnt foreign clothes

Which one of the following associations was founded in London by Dadabhai Naoroji in 1866?

• The Bengal British India Society

• The East India Association

• The British Indian Association

• The Madras Native Association

Mariana Trench is located in the ocean floor of:

• Southern Atlantic Ocean

• Western Pacific Ocean

• Eastern Pacific Ocean

• Northern Atlantic Ocean

Taklamakan Desert is situated in:

• Western Asia

• Southern fringe of Sahara in Africa

• South America

• Central Asia

Rudraprayag is situated at the confluence of rivers Alaknanda and

• Bhagirathi

• Mandakini

• Nandakini

• Dhauliganga

Arrange the following Indian cities according to their locations from west to east:

1. Bilaspur, 2. Jodhpur, 3. Bhopal, 4. Ranchi.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

• 3-2-1-4

• 2-3-1-4

• 4-1-2-3

• 2-1-3-4