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1. With reference to the book ?Desher Katha? written by Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar during the freedom struggle, consider the following statements:
  1. It warned against the Colonial State?s hypnotic conquest of the mind.
  2. It inspired the performance of swadeshi street plays and folk songs.
  3. The use of ?desh? by Deuskar was in the specific context of the region of Bengal
Which of the statements given above are correct?
2. Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP), recently seen in news is primarily intended to
3. Consider the following statements.
  1. At present, postal ballots are allowed for certain categories of voters living in India.
  2. Election Commission of India (ECI) is the deciding authority to permit NRIs to cast their votes from overseas through postal ballots.
  3. For allowing voting rights to NRIs, amendments were done to Representation of the People Act 1950.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
4. Attorney General?s consent is mandatory for initiating contempt of court in which of the following circumstances?
  1. When a private citizen wants to initiate a case of contempt of court against a person.
  2. When the Supreme court want to initiate a contempt of court case.
Select the correct answer code:
5. A quantum computer stores information in
6. Consider the following statements regarding Special economic zones (SEZs) in India.
  1. The SEZ Act 2005 envisages key role for the State Governments in Export Promotion and creation of related infrastructure in SEZs.
  2. All laws of India are applicable in SEZs unless specifically exempted as per the SEZ Act/ Rules.
  3. SEZs are exempted from Minimum Alternate tax (MAT).
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
7. With reference to the religious history of India, consider the following statements:
  1. Sthaviravadins belong to Mahayana Buddhism.
  2. Lokottarvadin sect was an offshoot of Mahasanghika sect of Buddhism.
  3. The deification of Buddha by Mahasanghikas fostered the Mahayana Buddhism.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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