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
B.
2-3-1-4