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A person of mixed European and Indian blood in Latin America is called a

(a) Mulatto
(b) Mestizo
(c) Meiji
(d) Mau Mau
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Answer: (b) Mestizo

The language spoken by the largest number of people in the world is

(a) Hindi
(b) English
(c) Mandarin
(d) Spanish
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Answer: (c) Mandarin

The population growth rate in Kerala is the lowest among major Indian states.

Which one of the following is the most widely accepted reason for this?

(a) Kerala has made the highest investment in family planning
(b) Kerala has the highest literacy rate in India
(c) Kerala has invested heavily in promoting literacy and public health and placed high priority on social policies
(d) The population pyramid in Kerala has relatively fewer women in the reproductive age group
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Answer: (c) Kerala has invested heavily in promoting literacy and public health and placed high priority on social policies

Match the areas shown as A, B, C and D on the given map showing the largest religious minorities. Select the correct answer using the codes given below the list of minorities. Largest Religious Minorities

  1. Buddhists
  2. Christians
  3. Jains
  4. Muslims
  5. Sikhs The original map is not available for this question.
(a) A-5, B-1, C-3, D-2
(b) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
(c) A-5, B-3, C-1, D-2
(d) A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3
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Answer: (c) A-5, B-3, C-1, D-2

Which one of the following pairs of states and tribes is not correctly matched?

(a) Assam : Miri
(b) Nagaland : Konyak
(c) Arunachal Pradesh : Apatani
(d) Madhya Pradesh : Lambada
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Answer: (d) Madhya Pradesh : Lambada

As per 1991 Census,

which one of the following groups of Union Territories had the highest literacy rate?

(a) Chandigarh and Dadra & Nagar Haveli
(b) Delhi and Andaman & Nicobar Islands
(c) Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Pondicherry
(d) Pondicherry and Delhi
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Answer: (d) Pondicherry and Delhi

Assertion (A): According to statistics, more female children are born each year than male children in India.

Reason (R): In India, the death rate of a male child is higher than that of the female child.

(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
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Answer: (d) A is false, but R is true