WBCS Main - 2019 - GS 1 - Paper III
Total No. of Questions : 200
Total Marks : 200
Time : 150 min
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According to the Indus Water Treaty, India got the exclusive right to use the water of three rivers and among them one is ______________ .
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He was a great Indian revolutionary who was a Professor of Sanskrit and Philosophy in the Universities of Berkeley and Standford and died as a sanyasi in Philadelphia. He was :
3.
The Congress decided to raise a Swaraj Fund of one crore rupees for
4.
Mandakini and Alakananda meet at
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The Pallava-Chola style of architecture is commonly known as
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Tropical Moist deciduous is not found in __________
7.
Which of the following did not form part of the contingents maintained by the mansabdar ?
8.
Mahatma Gandhi first experimented with his technique of Satyagraha in
9.
Jatin Das, an accused in the Lahore Conspiracy Case, on whose death the family of the Irish martyr, Teren Macswiney sent condolence message to the family of Das, died after undertaking a fast of _______________ days.
10.
Opposition to the Gandhi-lrwin pact was mainly
11.
The main principle of M.K. Gandhi's famous Basic Eduction System or Wardha Scheme was :
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The issue of discussion and stalemate at the Second Round Table Conference related to the
13.
_________ plateau is separated from the main peninsular plateau of India by the wide gap of Garo Rajmahal Gap.
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Which of the following is not a feature of Lothal ?
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By ______________ amendment constitutional status was given to the Panchayat system.
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'Sal' tree is found in ___________ forest.
17.
Who were designated as Neo Nationalists ?
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____________ state has the highest literacy rate among the north-eastern states of India.
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____________ is the largest producer of sugarcane in India.
20.
After Leaving the Congress, Subhas Chandra Bose organized the Forward Block in
21.
___________ is declared as National Park in the year 2014 and became the newest National Park in India.
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____________ is the highest peak of Maghalaya Plateau.
23.
Who murdered Saunders, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Lahore, for assaulting Lala Lajpat Rai ?
24.
Match the authors with their works :
(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad I. The Nations Voice
(b) Abul Kalam Azad II. India Divided
(c) V.D. Savarkar III. India Wins Freedom
(d) C. Rajagopalachari IV. Indian War of Independence
25.
Dadabhai Naoroji was elected to the British House of Commons as a member of the ____________ party.
26.
The Marwar plain is found in __________ .
27.
The day M. K. Gandhi launched the Non-Cooperation Movement, a great National leader died he was :
28.
Ridiculing the idea of Swarajya in 1903 : who said, "Only mad men outside lunatic assylums could think or talk of independence" ?
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____________ is not a potential area for generation of geo-thermal energy.
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'Doordarshan' is the broadcasting agency of ___________ .
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The President of the Lahore Session of the I.N.C. (December 1929) which passed the Purna Swaraj resolution was
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Bangladesh access the enclaves in Cooch Behar through —— corridor.
33.
Who is known as the 'Plato of the Jat tribe' ?
34.
The coal belt of peninsular India developed during ____________ period.
35.
The only Indian Prince, who actively participated in the revolutionary movement within and outside India, was
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The Tripuri Session of the I.N.C. (March 1939) was a historic event on account of
37.
is a minority group in India who are followers of Zeroastrianism.
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_____________ has one of the four training centers of National Disaster Response Force.
39.
Which of the following consequences of the British rule did not affect the Muslim middle classes ?
40.
Which of the following was not a leader of the All India Hindu Mahasabha ?
41.
Varanasi is an example of __________ City.
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___________ is a central university in West Bengal.
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The Chittagong Armoury Raid had been planned by
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___________ is the main occupation of the Toda tribe of southern India.
45.
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan was launched in the year ____________ .
46.
The National Air Monitoring Program was initiated by _____________ .
47.
According to Koppen's climatic classification, Kerala has ______________ climate.
48.
The extension of the cultivation of indigo, cotton, opium, tea and coffee in India, besides benefitting the British planters, also benefitted
49.
According to Census of India, 2011 the crude birth rate of the country is ______________ per thousand.
50.
Who was the propounder of the Ajivika Sect ?
51.
The famous __________ glacier is located at Nubra Valley.
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According to the Census of India 2011, the child sex-ratio of India is _____________ .
53.
Lord Mountbatten's Declaration on the Freedom of India and its partition is known as
54.
Who of the following was not hanged in the famous Kakori Train Dacoity Case ?
55.
India is the second largest producer of _____________ after Zimbabwe.
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The longest border of India is with ___________ (4096 kilometers).
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____________ is the source of river Chambal
58.
Who edited a Bengali weekly the 'Jugantor' and 'Basumati' ?
59.
The first Provisional Government of Free India was inaugurated by Subhas Chandra Basu at
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Match the authors and the works :
(a) Sceptred Flute I. M.K. Gandhi
(b) Savitri II. Sarojini Naidu
(c) India and the world III. Aurobindo Ghosh
(d) Conquest of Self IV. Jawaharlal Nehru
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The famous 'Purna Swaraj Declaration', which says: "We hold it to be a crime against man and God to submit any longer to a rule that has caused this fourfold disaster to our country", was prepared by
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Salem is famous for production of _____________ iron ore.
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Which of the following was not the result of Home Rule movement of Tilak and Besant ?
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____________ valley lies in between Pir Panjal and Zaskar range.
65.
What was the primary reason for the failure of Mahalwari Settlement in checking the process of destruction of the village communities ?
66.
Why did Bhagat Singh and Batukeswar Dutt throw bombs on the floor of the Central Assembly in New Delhi and in the Process got themselves arrested ?
67.
According to the Census of India, 2011 the sex ratio of West Bengal is ___________ .
68.
Subhas Chandra Basu was unanimously elected President of the I.N.C. at the Haripur Session held in February :
69.
The spies during the Sangam age was known as
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The name 'Indian National Congress' was given by
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Which of the following revolutionary and terrorist organizations had a large number of young women revolutionaries ?
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________________ crosses the Himalayas and brings dry and stable weather in winter in India.
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_________ pass is in Arunachal Pradesh.
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Aurobindo Ghosh was brilliantly defended by
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Certain movements of the early twentieth century described as 'Movements from below' were :
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Which of the following is not one of the arrangements made by the English after defeating the Marathas in the third Anglo-Maratha war ?
77.
The western disturbances cause winter precipitation in north-west regions of Indian subcontinent. It originates from __________ .
78.
Match the following events with the dates of their occurrance :
(a) August Offer I. August 9-11,1942
(b) Arrival of Cripps Mission II. July 14,1942
(c) Quit India Resolution III. March 23, 1942
(d) The Great August Uprising IV. August 8,1940
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_____________ is the largest producer of tea.
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The Nawab of Awadh who was appointed as Wazir of the Mughal empire was
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The precursor of the Indian National Congress was
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Wet temperate forest is found in _________ region of India.
83.
The immediate cause of the Surat Split (1907) between the moderates and the extremists was
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Introduction of Joint Forest Management was an important objective of ________________ .
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The Muslim kingdom of Golconda grew up on the ruins of the old Hindu kingdom of
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Who is regarded as 'the Mother of Indian Revolution' ?
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Copper is found in large quantity at
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Who gave the title of Rani to the Naga woman leader Gaidinliu ?
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After Bengal, the English secured the rights of duty free trade in the dominions of
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After the Surat split in 1907, the Second Split in the Congress took place in 1918 on the issue of :
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Saline soil is found in ——
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IMD has defined severe drought when deficiency of rainfall exceeds __________ of normal rainfall.
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Madan Lal Dhingra murdered Curzon Wylie in London, who was a / an — .
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In 2005, the Indian Government enacted an act for prevention and mitigation of disaster. It is known as ___________ .
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In the year 1988, India launched the first remote sensing satellite _______________ .
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The Congress gave up its ideal of a United India and accepted partition, because
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Gopal Hari Deshmukh is popularly known as Lokhitwadi because :
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India Standard Time is ___________ ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.
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The present habitat of ___________ tribe is mainly in the plateau regions of Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal.
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A remarkable feature of the spread of landlordism was the growth of
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The two greatest women revolutionaries of the National Movement — Pritilata Wadedar and Kalpana Dutta were the revolutionary co-workers of
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India is the largest exporter of ___________ .
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The _______ is first National Park established in India in the year 1936.
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The HDI of India for the year 2017 is ______________ .
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The National Fire Service College is located at ____________ .
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The Dravidian rock system is found in ____________ region.
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_________ coastal plain stretches from Daman to Goa.
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Tilaiya Dam is on _____________ river.
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India and Pakistan have boundary dispute over _____________ creek.
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The Nehru Committee Report got a decent burial at the hands of the Congress at the ___________ Session of the I.N.C.
111.
According to the Census Department of Government of India, a class Ill urban place have a population between ________________ .
112.
_____________ is not a SEZ of India.
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Who said 'The Congress is tottering to its fall, and one of my great ambitions, while in India, is to assist it to its peaceful demise' ?
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In the year ___________ tsunami occurred in coastal areas of India.
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Who founded a Social Organization, the 'Jat Pat Torak Mandal' in 1922, for breaking the caste barriers among the Hindus ?
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The Indus originates from the glaciers of ___________ range.
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The basic objective of ___________ is to provide all-weather connectivity to all villages.
118.
_____________ state of India has more females in number than males a sex-ratio of 1084/1000 according to the Census of India, 2011.
119.
The Meerut Conspiracy Case, in which 27 accused persons were defended by Jawaharlal Nehru and K.N. Katju, related to the members of the
120.
Arrange the following events in the correct chronological order :
I. Bombing on Lord Hardinge
II. Transfer of capital from Calcutta to Delhi.
III. Outbreak of the First World War.
IV. Gandhiji's arrival in India
121.
Who was the first to unfurl the first Indian National Flag, the parent and precursor of the Flag of Independent India ?
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Chilka is an example of ______________ lake.
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Bundelkhand is famous for production of ____________ mineral.
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___________ National Park is located in the state of Jharkhand.
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The Vaikkom Satyagraha was launched in 1924 for
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The famous earthquake of January 26, 2001 took place at _______________ .
127.
Black soil is mostly found in _________ state of India.
128.
'100 Smart Cities Mission' was launched by Indian Government in the year _____________ .
129.
Which of the following acted as President of the Indian National Congress for six consecutive year ?
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Barren Island Wild Life Sanctuary is located in
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Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh is famous for production of ___________ .
132.
The chief Dutch export from the Coromondel Ports was
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Blue revolution is aimed at increasing the production of _______________ .
134.
The Zoji La Pass is located in ___________ state of India.
135.
British Prime Minister Attlee made the historic announcement of the end of British rule of India on
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The first session of the All India Trade Union Congress held in Bombay in 1920, was presided over by _________________ .
137.
Which of the following was the chief organizer of the Revolt of 1857 in Bihar ?
138.
Integrated Urban Development Project was initiated during ______________ five year plan.
139.
Many people of _____________ state speaks Kinnauri.
140.
Arrange the following events in the correct chronological order :
I. Partition of Bengal
II. Varanasi Session of the I.N.C.
III. Calcutta Session of the I.N.C.
IV. Foundation of Muslim League
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Jatin Das, who died (September 13, 1929) after a long hunger strike in the prison, had been arrested in connection with
142.
__________________ is not a drought prone area.
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A brilliant and patriotic Anglo-Indian teacher, Henry Vivian Derozeo, was the founder of :
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A Public Service Commission was established in India for the first time by
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The four brigades of the I.N. A. were named after :
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____________ is the highest peak of Sahayadris.
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The Calcutta session of the l.N.C. (1906) marks a turning point in the history of the congress because,
148.
Match the social reformers of the nineteenth century with their individual contributions:
(a) Raja Rammohan (i) Abolition of Sati
(b) Keshab Chandra Sen (ii) Intercastc marriage, widow remarriage and emancipation of women
(c) Jyotiba Phule (iii) Removal of untouchability
(d) Dayanand Saraswati (iv) Shuddhi movement and rejection of hereditary caste system
149.
The European Organization in India which launched agitation against the Ilbert Bill was :
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__________ is the largest west flowing river of Peninsular India.
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Lands during the post-Gupta period, were classified on the basis of
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The greatest merit of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact was that :
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____________ census year recorded a negative growth rate of -0.31 in India.
154.
The largest standing army of the Sultanate directly paid by the state was created by
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What was the solution found by B. R. Ambedkar in later years after Independence to end the hardship of scheduled class people ?
156.
Shivasamudram Dam is constructed on ______________ river.
157.
The l.N.C. became both 'Indian' and 'National' in reality as well as in rare, at the
158.
The first president of the Indian National Congress was
159.
Jatin Das, an accused in the Lahore Conspiracy Case, on whose death the family of the Irish martyr, Teren Macswiney sent condolence message to the family of Das, died after undertaking a fast of —— days.
160.
_______________ forecast flood in India.
161.
The southern most point of India is _________ located at 6°45' N.
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The full form of the abbreviation NLM is ___________ .
163.
Jawaharlal Nehru Port is situated at about 14 kilometers south of ____________ city.
164.
The brain behind the bomb attack on Viceroy Lord Hardinge at Chandni Chawk, Delhi in December 1912, was :-
165.
The Hindustan Socialist Republican Association movement ended with the death of
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In the year _________ the first Census of India was conducted.
167.
During the British rule the only British King to visit India and hold his magnificent Durbar, was :
168.
Sheets, rods, plates, utensils from _______________ are manufactured by mill at Belur (West Bengal).
169.
____________ is the oldest denudated mountain of India.
170.
_________ is the highest producer of milk in India.
171.
Ganga is an example of _____________ river .
172.
Match the papers of periodicals with the National leaders who Published them.
(a) Abdul Kalam Azad (i) Bombay Chronicle
(b) Pheroze Shah Mehta (ii) Al Hilal
(c) Mrs. Annie Besant (iii) Young India
(d) M.K. Gandhi (iv) New India
173.
The Historic Lucknow Session of the Congress in 1916, was presided over by
174.
A Muslim organization, which proposed during the First World War that Muslims should participate and try to reach an accord with the Congress, was
175.
___________ is a tribe of north-east India.
176.
Dalma Trap is located in _____________ state of India.
177.
The founder President of the Harijan Sevak Sangha, founded by M.K. Gandhi, was
178.
When did the Company lose its monopoly of Indian trade which was thrown open to all Britons ?
179.
Who killed Michael O' Dyer, the Governor of Punjab, who had ordered the brutal firing on the innocent people at Jalianwala Bag ?
180.
Khar Dung La pass joins ______________ .
181.
A senior congress leader, who held that the Quit India Movement was misguided and detrimental to India's long term interests, was
182.
What approximately was the number of Princely States which legally became independent at the lapse of British paramountcy on August 15, 1947 ?
183.
Kannad belongs to ____________ language group.
184.
Match the founders of the following revolutionary organisations:
| (a) | Anushilan Samiti | (i) | V.D. Savarkar |
| (b) | Abhinava Bharata | (ii) | Barindra Kumar Ghosh |
| (c) | Ghadar Party | (iii) | Lala Hardayal |
| (d) | Hindustan Socialist Republical Army | (iv) | Sachindra Nath Sunyal and Bhagat Singh |
185.
The Indian Wild Life Protection Act was passed in the year
186.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak was given the epithet of Lokmanya during :
187.
Chandra Tal is located in ____________ valley.
188.
Woods of sundari tree is used mainly for making _______________ .
189.
During the first twenty years of the Congress, which of the following acted as president of the INC thrice ?
190.
IISCO has iron and steel plant at
191.
After the Partition of Bengal, the two new provinces which came into existence were :
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What was the fundamental difference between Subhas Chandra Basu and Gandhi-Nehru group, which led to the defeat of Gandhiji's candidate for the Presidentship of the I.N.C. ?
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After the Gaya Session of the I.N.C. in December 1922 a new party was formed by Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das. Its name was
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Lepcha, Assamese, Bhutia are types of ___________ language family.
195.
Bamboo, rags, rice bran are the main raw materials of ___________ industry.
196.
_________ hill range is also known as Sahyadris.
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___________ is the largest product of Mica.
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Ukai dam is on Ukai river which is a tributary of _____________ river.
199.
India is not the leading producers of ___________ spices.
200.
Match the epithets of the following National Leaders
(a) B.G. Tilak (i) Lokmanya
(b) Andrews (ii) Dinabandhu
(c) Madan Mohan Malviya (iii) Mahamana
(d) Lala Lajpat Rai (iv) Punjab Kesari
