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Mein Kampf is a 1925 autobiographical book by Nazi The movement of Muslim awakening associated with
Party leader Adolf Hitler. The work outlines Syed Ahmad Khan and Muham-madan Anglo Orien-
Hitler’s political ideology and future plans for Ger- tal College came to be known as Aligarh Movement
many. Volume 1 of Mein Kampf was published in
1925 and Volume 2 in 1926.
Physical Geography
l The land between two rivers is called Doab
SSC Graduate Level Tier-1 Exam General Geography
Held on: 08.07.2012 l 1921 is called as the ‘Demographic divide’
(North Zone: Evening Shift-2) l India has a high density of population
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Ancient History The population density of India in 2011 was 382 per
l ‘Prince of Pilgrims’ was the name attributed to sq.km. Bihar with 1,106 popul-ation persons per
Hiuen Tsang sq.km is most thickly populated state followed by
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Hiuen Tsang was a Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, l The iron and steel plant in Chhattisgarh is at Bhilai
traveller, and translator who described the interaction l The leading sesame producing country in the
between China and India in the early Tang dynasty world is India
l The most literate Union Territory in India is Lak-
l Buddha delivered his first sermon at Sarnath
shadweep
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At that time the Sangha, the community of the en- tion in 2011, is located in Madhya Pradesh
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Buddha gave to the five monks was his first sermon, The refinery is owned and operated by Bharat Oman
called the Dhammaca kkappa-vattana Sutta. It was Refineries Limited (BORL). BORL is promoted
given on the full-moon day of Asalha Puja by Bharat Petroleum Corpor-ation Limited (BPCL),
l The surgery that was practised in ancient India one of India’s leading Oil Companies listed as for-
is known from the works of Sushruta tune 500 Company, with equity participation
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Sushruta was an ancient Indian physician, known l Chandigarh in India is considered the greenest
as the main author of the treatise The Compendium Polity and Constitution
of Susruta. The Mahabharata, an ancient Indian epic
text, represents him as a son of Rishi Vishvamitra, l The Social Contract theory deals with the Ori-
which coincides with the present recension of gin of the State
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Social contract theory, nearly as old as philosophy
Medieval History itself, is the view that persons’ moral and/or politi-
l Bhagavat Gita was translated into Persian by cal obligations are dependent upon a contract or
Dara Shikoh agreement among them to form the society in which
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Dara Shikoh was the eldest son of the fifth Mughal l The Supreme Court of India offers advice to the
Emperor Shah Jahan President on matters of Legal, Public or Consti-
tutional importance based on Article 143
Modern History l Appointment and removal of top officials is
l Non-violence as taught and practised by Mahat- the most effective means of executive control of
ma Gandhi is rooted in the Indian Doctrine of administration
Ahimsa l Violation of ‘Rule of Law’ arises mostly from Lack
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The fundamental concept of pragmatic nonviolent Economy
action is to create a social dynamic or political move- l The BSE Sensex is based on 30 stocks
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dialogue which effects social change without neces-
The S&P BSE SENSEX also-called the BSE 30 or
sarily winning over those who wish to maintain the
simply the SENSEX, is a free-float market-
status quo weighted stock market index of 30 well-established
l Aligarh Movement was founded by Sir Syed and financially sound companies listed on Bombay
Ahmed Khan Stock Exchange
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