Q.10946·Miscellaneous·2015·EasyWhich of the following statements about visual culture in 18th and early 19th century North India is/are correct? 1. Painters from Patna and Murshidabad flocked to Calcutta and produced water colours in the English mode. 2. Landscape and portraiture became extremely important at this time. 3. The artists Zayan-al-Din, Bhawani Das and Ram Das were adopted by the English East India Company to produce albums of Indian birds and animals. 4. While Indians were influenced by European artistic styles, European artists did not visit regional courts. Select the correct answer using the code given below:View question
Q.10947·Miscellaneous·2015·EasyConsider the following statements: 1. The Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan is restructured into the Swachh Bharat Mission. 2. The Swachh Bharat Mission has two sub-Missions – Union Territories and States. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?View question
Q.10948·Miscellaneous·2015·EasyWhich of the following statements about the musical culture in 18th and 19th century South India is/are correct? 1. Musical developments were spearheaded by the Arcot court. 2. Tanjavur replaced Madras as the cultural capital of classical music in the second half of the nineteenth century. 3. Three great composers, Tyagaraja, Dik sitar and Syama Sastri experimented with the kriti form to set the foundations for modern Carnatic music. Select the correct answer using the code given below:View question
Q.10950·Miscellaneous·2015·EasyWhich of the following is/are the objective(s) of National AYUSH Mission, approved by the Union Cabinet recently? 1. Improvement of AYUSH education through enhancement in the number of upgraded educational institutions. 2. Better access to AYUSH services through increase in the AYUSH hospitals and dispensaries, availability of drugs and manpower. 3. Providing sustained availability of quality raw material for AYUSH system of medicine. Select the correct answer using the code given below:View question
Q.10951·Miscellaneous·2015·EasyWhich of the following statements is/are not true for the category of the Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) inserted by the amendment to the Citizenship Act of India in 2003? 1. It gives dual citizenship to Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) who are citizens of another country. 2. It gives Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) who are citizens of another country, an OCI card without citizenship. 3. It permits the OCI to vote in general elections in India. 4. It allows the OCI to travel to India without visa. Select the correct answer using the code given below:View question
Q.10952·Miscellaneous·2015·EasyWhich of the following is/are not the characteristic(s) of the First Past The Post System (FPTP)? 1. It is a majoritarian system where minorities are likely to remain unrepresented. 2. A candidate may win an election even if he/she gets less than the majority of the votes cast. 3. It generates proportionality between the votes cast and the seats won. 4. It always leads to a two-party system and a stable and accountable government. Select the correct answer using the code given below:View question
Q.10953·Miscellaneous·2015·EasyWhich of the following statements about musical culture in 18th and 19th century North India is/are not correct? 1. The period was marked by the growing eminence of Sadarang Neamat Khan who introduced the khayal form. 2. A large number of musicians moved out of regional centres to Delhi where they hoped they would receive more employment and patronage. 3. The period was marked by the formation of specific region-based gharanas. Select the correct answer using the code given below:View question
Q.10954·Miscellaneous·2015·EasyWhich of the following is not a part of contemporary Indian foreign policy in relationships with its neighbours?View question
Q.10956·Miscellaneous·2015·EasyWhich of the following features of the State of Arcot in 18th century South India are correct? 1. The founders of the dynasty that ruled Arcot were Daud Khan Panni and Sa'adatullah Khan. 2. Arcot became the site of protracted struggle between the English and Dutch East India Companies from the 1740s. 3. Decentralization was a key feature of the State of Arcot in the 18th century. 4. The other major State to emerge in South India at this time was Mysore. Select the correct answer using the code given below:View question
Q.10957·Miscellaneous·2015·EasyWhich of the following statements is/are correct? 1. ‘Yudh Abhyas 2014’ was an India – USA military exercise. 2. ‘Yudh Abhyas 2014’ was conducted in Himachal Pradesh. Select the correct answer using the code given below:View question
Q.10958·Miscellaneous·2015·EasyThe Central Industrial Security Force functions under the administrative control of which of the following ministries?View question
Q.10960·Miscellaneous·2015·EasyA Parliamentary Democracy is one where 1. a balance of popular participation and elite rule takes place. 2. the government is responsible not to the public but to the elected representatives. 3. the parliamentarians are delegated the responsibility of thinking and acting on behalf of their constituents. Select the correct answer using the code given below:View question
Q.10961·Miscellaneous·2015·EasyA little man beside me was turning over the pages of a magazine quickly and nervously. Opposite me there was a young mother who was trying to restrain her son from making a noise. The boy had obviously grown weary of waiting. He had placed an ashtray on the floor and was making aeroplane-noises as he waved a pencil in his hands. Near him, an old man was fast asleep, snoring quickly to himself and the boy’s mother was afraid that sooner or later her son would wake the gentleman up. Among those present the one who appeared to be the most bored was theView question