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l Akbar-Nama was written by Abul Fazl Kaziranga National Park which hosts two-thirds of
the world’s great one-horned rhinoceroses, is a World
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Heritage Site
Abul Fazl who was one of the nine jewels in Akbar’s
court. Akbar- Nama was written in Persian, the Polity and Constitution
literary language of the Mughals, and includes vivid l District Judges in a State are appointed by the
and detailed descriptions of his life and times Governor
Modern History l Vice-President of India will head the Jury of
the Awards Committees of Padma, Ratna and
l Chronologically correct:
other highest honorary awards
Civil Disobedience Movement – Quit India Move-
l Most important responsibility of a Welfare State
ment – The Cabinet Mission Plan
is to check exploitation
l “Desbhandhu” is the title of C.R Das
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The welfare state is a concept of government in which
C.R. Das was the founder-leader of the Swaraj (In- the state plays a key role in the protection and pro-
dependence) Party in Bengal under British rule motion of the social and economic well-being of its
General Geography citizens.
l Assam shares a border with Bangladesh and l Presidents in chronological order: Zakir Hussain,
Bhutan Justice Hidayatullah, Fakhruddin All Ahmed, A.
P. J. Abdul Kalam
West Bengal shares a border with Bhutan and
Nepal Economy
Mizoram shares a border with Bangladesh and l Gross Domestic Product is the monetary value of
Myanmar all final goods and services produced in a year
l Fiji is called the ‘Crossroads of the Pacific’
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Fiji is an archipelago of more than 330 islands, of titative measure of a nation’s total economic activ-
which 110 are permanently inhabited, and more than ity. More specifically, GDP repre-sents the monetary
500 islets value of all goods and services produced within a
l Correctly matched: nation’s geographic borders over a specified period
(1) Longcoy – U.S.A. of time.
(2 Rhine– Germany l Oligopoly market structures has a kinked de-
(3) Glasgow – Great Britain mand curve
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l Coastal States in India are 9 Oligopoly is a market structure in which a small
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share. An oligopoly is similar to a monopoly, except
The states which have a sea-line running along their
that rather than one firm, two or more firms domi-
borders are nine viz. Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa,
nate the market.
Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh,
l Plan Year
Odisha and West Bengal.
I Plan – (1951 – 1956)
l International boundary between India and Pa-
kistan is demarcated by Radcliffe Line III Plan – (1961 – 1966)
XI Plan – (2007 – 2012)
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VI Plan – (1980 – 1985)
The Radcliffe Line was published on 17 August 1947
l NABARD deals with credit to Agriculture and
as a boundary demarcation line between India and
Rural Development
Pakistan upon the Partition of India. It was named
after its architect, Sir Cyril Radcliffe, who, as chair- Success Tip
man of the Border Commissions, was charged with National Bank for Agriculture and Rural
equitably dividing 175,000 square miles (450,000 km2) Development (NABARD) is an apex development bank
of territory with 88 million people. Today its western in India, headquartered at Mumbai with branches
side still serves as the Indo-Pakistani border and the all over India.[2] The Bank has been entrusted with
“matters concerning policy, planning and operations
eastern side serves as the India-Bangladesh border.
in the field of credit for agriculture and other eco-
l Kaziranga National Park is situated in Assam
nomic activities in rural areas in India”.
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