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State Bank of India has launched SBI eforex, an internetbased platform that enables customers to book their foreign
exchange transactions online. This platform will facilitate
the customers of the bank to obtain forex rates without
having to physically visit the branch. It offers customers
the facility to customize and set their own limits for deal
size, daily transaction limits etc. Details of all deals done
are made available to the users on a real-time basis. eforex is SBIs second forex technology initiative in the last
two months after the launch of SBI Fx Out, which enables
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Explanations
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Aurangzeb imposed a set of Islamic laws called Fatwa-iAlamgiri in defence of Islam and Muslim society.
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Bhakti Saints like Samarth Ramdas since the 15th century had
created in the minds of the Marathas the abiding sense of
mutual love and faith in one God. These saints too had an
influence which emphasised on the principles of good work
and purity of heart.
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Jiziya is a poll tax that early Islamic rulers demanded from their
non-Muslim subjects. Aurangzeb imposed this tax during his
reign in India.
16. a
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19. d
The Third Carnatic War was won by the British. This finally
decided the fate of the two European powers in India.
The Dutch were not involved at all in the Carnatic Wars.
20. c
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26. d
The Treaty of Sagauli was signed between the British and the
Gorkhas. The Gorkha leader Amar Singh was defeated in the
First Anglo-Nepalese War (1814-16) and signed the treaty in
1816.
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The part of the Himalayas lying between Satluj and Kali rivers
is known as Kumaon Himalayas.
52. d
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36. d
The Governor-General of Bengal was made the GovernorGeneral of India through the Charter Act of 1833.
The Charter Act of 1833 allowed Indians to hold government
positions under the company.
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The northern plains start with the bhabhar belt while the terai
belt lies south of the bhabhar.
The streams which disappear in the bhabhar re-emerge in the
terai belt.
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Net Sown Area represents the total area sown with crops
and orchards. Area sown more than once in the same year is
counted only once.
Gross Crop Area represents the total area sown once and/or
more than once in a particular year, i.e. the area is counted as
many times as there are sowings in a year.
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The Net Sown Area is over 80% of the total surface area in
Punjab and Haryana.
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100. b In the 1970s and 1980s, the Chipko movement in India fought
for preservation of the forests that provided livelihood to the
people.
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123. c National Development Council (NDC) is an extra-constitutional
and non-statutory body.
Rajmannar Committee was a committee on Center-State
relationship in order to study the State Autonomy.
124. c The main goal of establishing regional rural banks in India was
to provide credit to the rural people who are not economically
strong enough, especially the small and marginal farmers,
artisans, agricultural labors, and even small entrepreneurs.
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108. b Asias first EPZ was set up in Kandla in 1965.
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the 1990.
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119. d After 1991, Reserve bank of India has become more
independent in framing monetary policy, as fiscal policy is
prerogative of the Government of the day. Public Sector Banks
dominate 75% of deposits and 71% of advances in the banking
industry. Public Sector Banks dominate commercial banking in
India.
143. a Tata Iron and Steel Company was established by Dorabji Tata
on August 26, 1907, as part of his father Jamsetjis Tata Group.
144. a Dump trucks are considered capital goods, because they are
used by construction and manufacturing companies to haul
various materials in order to make other products such as
roads, bridges, dams, and buildings.
145. b Agriculture sector provides direct and indirect employment to
nearly 60% of the total work force of India.
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151. b Rice is rich in starch which is a carbohydrate. When a few
drops of dilute iodine solution is put in a substance rich in
starch, its turns blue-black in colour.
152. d Vitamin D can be made by our body itself. Our skin uses
sunlight to produce vitamin D.
153. a Vitamin A keeps our skin and eyes healthy.
154. a Plants use water and carbon dioxyide to prepare food through
the process of photosynthesis with oxygen as a by product.
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155. a Just like animals, plants too consume oxygen for respiration.
Plants need sunlight for the process of photosynthesis, not
respiration.
172. a 24 carat gold is very soft and hence not suitable for making
ornaments. It is alloyed with either copper or silver to make it
hard. In India, 22 carat gold is used for making ornaments. It
means 22 parts of pure gold is alloyed with 2 parts of either
copper or silver.
173. b Mercury combines with all the common metals except iron
and platinum to form alloys that are called amalgams.
174. d Solder is an alloy of lead and tin (Pb and Sn). It is used for
welding electrical wires together due to its low melting point.
175. a Not every plant has chlorophyll in its leaves. Some plants get
their chlorophyll from other host plants. They are parasitic in
nature.
176. d Pitcher plant is an insectivorous plant. This is why it is a
heterotroph (one who depends on the food produced by
others). Starch is produced by photosynthesis, not protein.
177. c The inner walls of the small intestine have thousands of fingerlike outgrowths called villi.
The villi increase the absorption surface area for digestion
providing efficient absorption of nutrients.
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Who among the following has earned India its firstever individual (silver) medal in the World Archery
Championships in 2015?
(a) JayantaTalukdar
(b) Tarundeep Rai
(c) Rajat Chauhan
(a) Limba Ram
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Recently a power company has secured the singlelargest order in its history for setting up a 4,000
MW supercritical thermal power project from
Telangana State Power Generation Corporation
Limited (TSGENCO). Name the company..
(a) Adani power
(b) BHEL
(c) NHPC
(d) Reliance Power
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Recently in the presence of President Park Geunhye, South Korea has successfully test-fired a
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