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Question Paper Name: Disaster Studies 28th May 2019 Shift1 Set1

Subject Name: Disaster Studies

Creation Date: 2019-05-28 15:19:44

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Duration: 180

Total Marks: 100

Display Marks: Yes

Share Answer Key With Delivery Engine: Yes

Actual Answer Key: Yes

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Disaster Studies

Group Number: 1

Group Id: 12820698

Group Maximum Duration: 0

Group Minimum Duration: 120

Revisit allowed for view?: No

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Revisit allowed for edit?: No

Break time: 0

Group Marks: 100

PART A

Section Id: 12820649

Section Number: 1

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Section type: Online

Mandatory or Optional: Mandatory

Number of Questions: 65

Number of Questions to be attempted: 65

Section Marks: 100

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Display Number Panel: Yes

Group All Questions: No

Sub-Section Number: 1

Sub-Section Id: 128206235

Question Shuffling Allowed: Yes

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Question Number: 1 Question Id: 1282065222 Question Type: MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number: Yes Single Line Question Option: No Option Orientation: Vertical

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What does "tsunami" mean in Japanese?

  1. Harbour wave
  2. Huge wind
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  4. Severe earthquake
  5. Terrible storm

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Question Number: 2 Question Id: 1282065223 Question Type: MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number: Yes Single Line Question Option: No Option Orientation: Vertical

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World Water Day is celebrated on

  1. March 22
  2. May 11
  3. May 22
  4. June 05
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12820620646. A

12820620647. B

12820620648. C

12820620649. D

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Question Number: 3 Question Id: 1282065224 Question Type: MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number: Yes Single Line Question Option: No Option Orientation: Vertical

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The movement 'Pani Panchayat' was initiated to conserve waters in the drought prone areas of the state

  1. Karnataka
  2. Maharashtra
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  4. Rajasthan
  5. Tamilnadu

Options:

12820620650. A

12820620651. B

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12820620652. C

12820620653. D

Question Number: 4 Question Id: 1282065225 Question Type: MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number: Yes Single Line Question Option: No Option Orientation: Vertical

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Which of the following disasters is man-made

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  1. Floods
  2. Forest fire
  3. Industrial disaster
  4. All of the above

Options:

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12820620654. A

12820620655. B

12820620656. C

12820620657. D

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Question Number: 5 Question Id: 1282065226 Question Type: MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number: Yes Single Line Question Option: No Option Orientation: Vertical

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The Structure of Disaster Management in India has been an outcome of

  1. A Parliamentary ordinance of 2005
  2. Disaster Management Act 2005
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  4. The Environment (Protection) Act 1986
  5. The National Green Tribunal Act 2010

Options:

12820620658. A

12820620659. B

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12820620660. C

12820620661. D

Question Number: 6 Question Id: 1282065227 Question Type: MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number: Yes Single Line Question Option: No Option Orientation: Vertical

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Which gas was released when Bhopal gas tragedy occurred

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  1. Methyl Cyanide
  2. Methyl Iso Cyanide
  3. Methyl Nitrate
  4. Nitrogen Cyanide

Options:

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12820620662. A

12820620663. B

12820620664. C

12820620665. D

Question Number: 7 Question Id: 1282065228 Question Type: MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number: Yes Single Line Question Option: No Option Orientation: Vertical

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The UNFCCC stands for

  1. United Nations Federation Convention on Climate Change
  2. United Nations Federation Council on Climate Change
  3. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
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  5. United Nations Framework Council on Climate Change

Options:

12820620666. A

12820620667. B

12820620668. C

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12820620669. D

Question Number: 8 Question Id: 1282065229 Question Type: MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number: Yes Single Line Question Option: No Option Orientation: Vertical

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  1. United Nations Conference on Education
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  3. United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
  4. United Nations Conference on Environmental Day
  5. None of the above

Options:

12820620670. A

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12820620671. B

12820620672. C

12820620673. D

Question Number: 9 Question Id: 1282065230 Question Type: MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number: Yes Single Line Question Option: No Option Orientation: Vertical

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DRR stands for

  1. Disaster Risk Reduction
  2. Disaster Risk Resilience
  3. Disaster Rural Resilience
  4. None of the above
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Options:

12820620674. A

12820620675. B

12820620676. C

12820620677. D

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Question Number: 10 Question Id: 1282065231 Question Type: MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number: Yes Single Line Question Option: No Option Orientation: Vertical

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The data storage hierarchy consists of:

  1. Bits, bytes, fields, files, records and databases
  2. Bits, bytes, fields, records, files and databases
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  4. Bits, bytes, records, fields, files and databases
  5. Bytes, bits, fields, records, files and databases

Options:

12820620678. A

12820620679. B

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12820620680. C

12820620681. D

Question Number: 11 Question Id: 1282065232 Question Type: MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number: Yes Single Line Question Option: No Option Orientation: Vertical

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  1. BASIC
  2. FORTRAN
  3. LISP
  4. PROLOG

Options:

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12820620682. A

12820620683. B

12820620684. C

12820620685. D

Question Number: 12 Question Id: 1282065233 Question Type: MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number: Yes Single Line Question Option: No Option Orientation: Vertical

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The set of possible values a data item can define is

  1. Degree
  2. Domain
  3. Key
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  5. Range

Options:

12820620686. A

12820620687. B

12820620688. C

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12820620689. D

Question Number: 13 Question Id: 1282065234 Question Type: MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number: Yes Single Line Question Option: No Option Orientation: Vertical

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Which one of the following places in India experiences equatorial cyclones?

  1. Assam
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  3. Gujarat
  4. Tamil Nadu
  5. West Bengal

Options:

12820620690. A

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12820620691. B

12820620692. C

12820620693. D

Question Number: 14 Question Id: 1282065235 Question Type: MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number: Yes Single Line Question Option: No Option Orientation: Vertical

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Question Number: 15 Question Id: 1282065236 Question Type: MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number: Yes Single Line Question Option: No Option Orientation: Vertical

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A geophysicist who studies earthquakes and the mechanical characteristics of the Earth is called

  1. Archaeologist
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  3. Geographer
  4. Geologist
  5. Seismologist

Options:

12820620698. A

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12820620699. B

12820620700. C

12820620701. D

Question Number: 16 Question Id: 1282065237 Question Type: MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number: Yes Single Line Question Option: No Option Orientation: Vertical

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In our country the Van Mahotsav Day is observed on

  1. First of December
  2. First of July
  3. Second of October
  4. Tenth of August
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Options:

12820620702. A

12820620703. B

12820620704. C

12820620705. D

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Question Number: 17 Question Id: 1282065238 Question Type: MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number: Yes Single Line Question Option: No Option Orientation: Vertical

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Question Number: 18 Question Id: 1282065239 Question Type: MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number: Yes Single Line Question Option: No Option Orientation: Vertical

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Which one of the following cities is the correct answer for the location of Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre

  1. Bangkok
  2. Dhaka
  3. Kathmandu
  4. New Delhi
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Options:

12820620710. A

12820620711. B

12820620712. C

12820620713. D

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Question Number: 19 Question Id: 1282065240 Question Type: MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number: Yes Single Line Question Option: No Option Orientation: Vertical

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Minamata disease is due to

  1. Arsenic poisoning
  2. Cadmium poisoning
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  4. Lead poisoning
  5. Mercury poisoning

Options:

12820620714. A

12820620715. B

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12820620716. C

12820620717. D

Question Number: 20 Question Id: 1282065241 Question Type: MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number: Yes Single Line Question Option: No Option Orientation: Vertical

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Question Number: 21 Question Id: 1282065242 Question Type: MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number: Yes Single Line Question Option: No Option Orientation: Vertical

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The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has its origin in;

  1. Emergency and 42nd Amendment Act
  2. Federal Department of Environment 1980
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  4. Principles of Vinoba Bhave and Gandhi Ji
  5. The Silent Valley Movement

Options:

12820620722. A

12820620723. B

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12820620724. C

12820620725. D

Question Number: 22 Question Id: 1282065243 Question Type: MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number: Yes Single Line Question Option: No Option Orientation: Vertical

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Alluvial deposits are more in which of the following region.

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  1. Delta
  2. Mountain
  3. River bed
  4. River valley

Options:

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12820620726. A

12820620727. B

12820620728. C

12820620729. D

Question Number: 23 Question Id: 1282065244 Question Type: MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number: Yes Single Line Question Option: No Option Orientation: Vertical

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  1. Anthropogenic actions
  2. Gods will and wish
  3. Nature's Fury
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  5. Past life Sins

Options:

12820620730. A

12820620731. B

12820620732. C

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12820620733. D

Question Number: 24 Question Id: 1282065245 Question Type: MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number: Yes Single Line Question Option: No Option Orientation: Vertical

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In how many seismic zones India is classified?

  1. One
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  3. Three
  4. Five
  5. Seven

Options:

12820620734. A

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12820620735. B

12820620736. C

12820620737. D

Question Number: 25 Question Id: 1282065246 Question Type: MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number: Yes Single Line Question Option: No Option Orientation: Vertical

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Children between the age of 10 and 18 in the disaster situation are

  1. Helpless
  2. Mute observers
  3. Not affected and concerned
  4. Resilient and act accordingly
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Options:

12820620738. A

12820620739. B

12820620740. C

12820620741. D

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Question Number: 26 Question Id: 1282065247 Question Type: MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number: Yes Single Line Question Option: No Option Orientation: Vertical

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Question Number: 27 Question Id: 1282065248 Question Type: MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number: Yes Single Line Question Option: No Option Orientation: Vertical

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Disaster Management Act proposes

  1. Mitigation
  2. Preparedness
  3. Relief, response and recovery
  4. All of the above
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Options:

12820620746. A

12820620747. B

12820620748. C

12820620749. D

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Question Number: 28 Question Id: 1282065249 Question Type: MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number: Yes Single Line Question Option: No Option Orientation: Vertical

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If coefficient of correlation between two variables is Plus 0.9, the inference drawn is

  1. Both variables are loosely correlated
  2. No relationship between the two variables
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  4. Perfect positive correlation between the two variables
  5. With the increase in one variable there is decline in another variable

Options:

12820620750. A

12820620751. B

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12820620752. C

12820620753. D

Question Number: 29 Question Id: 1282065250 Question Type: MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number: Yes Single Line Question Option: No Option Orientation: Vertical

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Question Number: 30 Question Id: 1282065251 Question Type: MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number: Yes Single Line Question Option: No Option Orientation: Vertical

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What is an Incinerator?

  1. Furnace used for burning solid waste
  2. Furnace used for treating liquid waste
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  4. Both a & b
  5. None of the above

Options:

12820620758. A

12820620759. B

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12820620760. C

12820620761. D

Question Number: 31 Question Id: 1282065252 Question Type: MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number: Yes Single Line Question Option: No Option Orientation: Vertical

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Which of the below is an example of slow-onset of disaster?

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  1. Cyclone
  2. Drought
  3. Earthquake
  4. Tsunami

Options:

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12820620762. A

12820620763. B

12820620764. C

12820620765. D

Question Number: 32 Question Id: 1282065253 Question Type: MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number: Yes Single Line Question Option: No Option Orientation: Vertical

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Question Number: 33 Question Id: 1282065254 Question Type: MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number: Yes Single Line Question Option: No Option Orientation: Vertical

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Which year was declared as the 'Water Year' by Indian government

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  1. 2000
  2. 2004
  3. 2007
  4. 2010

Options:

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12820620770. A

12820620771. B

12820620772. C

12820620773. D

Question Number: 34 Question Id: 1282065255 Question Type: MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number: Yes Single Line Question Option: No Option Orientation: Vertical

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The Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre (ITEWC) established at Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Sciences is located in

  1. Chennai
  2. Goa
  3. Hyderabad
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  5. Kochi

Options:

12820620774. A

12820620775. B

12820620776. C

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12820620777. D

Question Number: 35 Question Id: 1282065256 Question Type: MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number: Yes Single Line Question Option: No Option Orientation: Vertical

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Question Number: 36 Question Id: 1282065257 Question Type: MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number: Yes Single Line Question Option: No Option Orientation: Vertical

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What does the '21' signify in the title 'Agenda 21'of the WCED of 1992 Rio Meet?

  1. 21 national members
  2. 21 trans-national participants
  3. The 21st Century
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  5. None of the above

Options:

12820620782. A

12820620783. B

12820620784. C

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12820620785. D

Question Number: 37 Question Id: 1282065258 Question Type: MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number: Yes Single Line Question Option: No Option Orientation: Vertical

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Which one of the following refers to strengthening of Panchayati Raj governance in India

  1. The 73rd/74th Amendment of the Indian Constitution
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  3. The Deregulating and Golden Handshake of Public Sector
  4. The New Economic Policy
  5. The Security Regulations (Modified) and the SEBI Act of 1992

Options:

12820620786. A

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12820620787. B

12820620788. C

12820620789. D

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Question Number: 38 Question Id: 1282065259 Question Type: MCQ Option Shuffling: No Display Question Number: Yes Single Line Question Option: No Option Orientation: Vertical

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Change from Response & Relief centric to mitigation and preparedness was for the first time considered as Disaster Management Policy in which of the following declarations.

  1. Hyogo Framework
  2. Sendai Framework
  3. Yokohama Framework
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  5. None of the above

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