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Delhi University Entrance Test (DUET) 2020 Previous Year Question Paper With Answer Key

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  1. Who among the following wrote 'Social Contract'? [Question ID = 7528]
    1. Voltaire [Option ID = 30106]
    2. Gorky [Option ID = 30107]

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    3. Adam Smith [Option ID = 30108]
    4. Rousseau [Option ID = 30109]

    Correct Answer :-

    • Rousseau [Option ID = 30109]

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  2. A place where there is constant intermingling of salt water and fresh water is called [Question ID = 7529]
    1. Estuary [Option ID = 30110]
    2. Delta [Option ID = 30111]
    3. Lagoon [Option ID = 30112]
    4. Gulf [Option ID = 30113]

    Correct Answer :-

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    • Estuary [Option ID = 30110]
  3. Identify the correct chronological order of the following epidemics: [Question ID = 7530]
    1. Corona-- Asian flu-- Spanish flu-- Swine flu [Option ID = 30114]
    2. Spanish flu -- Swine flu-- Asian flu-- Corona [Option ID = 30115]
    3. Spanish flu-- Asian flu -- Swine flu -- Corona [Option ID = 30116]

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    4. Swine flu-- Asian flu-- Spanish flu-- Corona [Option ID = 30117]

    Correct Answer :-

    • Spanish flu-- Asian flu -- Swine flu -- Corona [Option ID = 30116]
  4. Which of the following is India's highest sports award given for spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports? [Question ID = 7531]
    1. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award [Option ID = 30118]

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    2. Arjuna Award [Option ID = 30119]
    3. Dronacharya Award [Option ID = 30120]
    4. Dhyan Chand Award [Option ID = 30121]

    Correct Answer :-

    • Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award [Option ID = 30118]

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  5. When Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated, who said, "None will believe that a man like this body and soul ever walked on this earth" [Question ID = 7532]
    1. Leo Tolstoy [Option ID = 30122]
    2. Martin Luther King [Option ID = 30123]
    3. Albert Einstein [Option ID = 30124]
    4. Winston Churchill [Option ID = 30125]

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    Correct Answer :-

    • Albert Einstein [Option ID = 30124]
  6. What does CARA deal with? [Question ID = 7533]
    1. Keeps track of all the missing children [Option ID = 30126]
    2. Works closely with the funding agencies to get funds for children's health [Option ID = 30127]

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    3. Functions as the nodal body for the adoption of children in India [Option ID = 30128]
    4. Provides legal literacy to women [Option ID = 30129]

    Correct Answer :-

    • Functions as the nodal body for the adoption of children in India [Option ID = 30128]

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  7. What does ‘POCSO' in POCSO Act, 2012 stand for? [Question ID = 7534]
    1. Protection of Children and Adolescents from Sexual Offence [Option ID = 30130]
    2. Protection of Child from Sexual Offence [Option ID = 30131]
    3. Protection of Children from Sexual Offences [Option ID = 30132]

    Correct Answer :-

    • Protection of Children from Sexual Offences [Option ID = 30133]

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  8. Who are the beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme? [Question ID = 7535]
    1. Small and marginal farmer families having combined land holding/ ownership of up to 2 hectares [Option ID = 30134]
    2. Farmers with an annual income less than one lakh per annum [Option ID = 30135]
    3. Landless farmers [Option ID = 30136]
    4. Small farmers who own less than fifteen acres of land [Option ID = 30137]

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    Correct Answer :-

    • Small and marginal farmer families having combined land holding/ ownership of up to 2 hectares [Option ID = 30134]
  9. Which of the following is known as the Hardy - Ramanujan number? [Question ID = 7536]
    1. 1279 [Option ID = 30138]
    2. 1729 [Option ID = 30139]

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    3. 1972 [Option ID = 30140]
    4. 2197 [Option ID = 30141]

    Correct Answer :-

    • 1729 [Option ID = 30139]

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  10. Heron's Formula is related to [Question ID = 7537]
    1. Area of a sphere [Option ID = 30142]
    2. Area of a triangle [Option ID = 30143]
    3. Area of a trapezium [Option ID = 30144]
    4. Volume of cylinder [Option ID = 30145]

    Correct Answer :-

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    • Area of a triangle [Option ID = 30143]
  11. What is the name given to extreme fear of heights? [Question ID = 7538]
    1. Claustrophobia [Option ID = 30146]
    2. Agoraphobia [Option ID = 30147]
    3. Hydrophobia [Option ID = 30148]

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    4. Acrophobia [Option ID = 30149]

    Correct Answer :-

    • Acrophobia [Option ID = 30149]
  12. Who is considered to be the "Waterman of India"? [Question ID = 7539]
    1. Natwar Thakkar [Option ID = 30150]

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    2. Rajender Singh [Option ID = 30151]
    3. Nikhil Dey [Option ID = 30152]
    4. None of these [Option ID = 30153]

    Correct Answer :-

    • Rajender Singh [Option ID = 30151]

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  13. Agenda 21 Declaration took place at [Question ID = 7540]
    1. Johannesburg [Option ID = 30154]
    2. New York [Option ID = 30155]
    3. Rio de Janeiro [Option ID = 30156]
    4. Stockholm [Option ID = 30157]

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    Correct Answer :-

    • Rio de Janeiro [Option ID = 30156]
  14. Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation [Option ID = 30158]
    1. Indian Roadways and City Transport Corporation [Option ID = 30159]
    2. Indian Revenue and Corporate Taxes Corporation [Option ID = 30160]

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    3. International Rate for Conversion of Tariff and Currency [Option ID = 30161]

    Correct Answer :-

  15. As per the World Health Organisation (WHO) standards, what is the measure of Body Mass Index (BMI) of undernourished adults? [Question ID = 7542]
    1. Above 18.5 Kg per square centimetre [Option ID = 30162]

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    2. Between 18.50 - 24.99 Kg per square centimetre [Option ID = 30163]
    3. Less than 18.5 Kg per square centimetre [Option ID = 30164]
    4. None of these [Option ID = 30165]

    Correct Answer :-

    • Less than 18.5 Kg per square centimetre [Option ID = 30164]

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  16. What does the Goal 5 of the Sustainable Development Goals aim at? [Question ID = 7543]
    1. Promoting sustained, inclusive and economic growth [Option ID = 30166]
    2. Clean water and sanitation [Option ID = 30167]
    3. Achieving gender equality and empowering girls and women [Option ID = 30168]
    4. Promoting maternal and child health [Option ID = 30169]

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    Correct Answer :-

    • Achieving gender equality and empowering girls and women [Option ID = 30168]
  17. The Government of India's National Award for Wildlife Conservation is in the memory of [Question ID = 7544]
    1. Amrita Devi Bishnoi [Option ID = 30170]
    2. Ashok Kumar [Option ID = 30171]

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    3. MK Ranjitsinh Jhala [Option ID = 30172]
    4. Salim Ali [Option ID = 30173]

    Correct Answer :-

    • Amrita Devi Bishnoi [Option ID = 30170]

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  18. Who is the founder of the "Functional School" of Anthropology? [Question ID = 7545]
    1. Bronislaw Malinowski [Option ID = 30174]
    2. Clifford Geertz [Option ID = 30175]
    3. Edward Tylor [Option ID = 30176]
    4. Margaret Mead [Option ID = 30177]

    Correct Answer :-

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    • Bronislaw Malinowski [Option ID = 30174]
  19. Corporate Social Responsibility is compulsory for all companies provided that : [Question ID = 7546]
    1. Net worth is Rs 1000 crores or more; Annual turnover is Rs 500 crores or more and Annual Profits are at least Rs 2 Crores [Option ID = 30178]
    2. Net worth is Rs 500 crores or more; Annual turnover is Rs 1000 crores or more and Annual Profits are at least Rs 5 Crores [Option ID = 30179]
    3. Net worth is Rs 1000 crores or more; Annual turnover is Rs 100 crores or more and Annual Profits are at least Rs 2 Crores [Option ID = 30180]

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    4. Net worth is Rs 500 crores or more; Annual turnover is Rs 1000 crores or more and Annual Profits are at least Rs 10 Crores [Option ID = 30181]

    Correct Answer :-

    • Net worth is Rs 500 crores or more; Annual turnover is Rs 1000 crores or more and Annual Profits are at least Rs 5 Crores [Option ID = 30179]
  20. Who wrote 'Caste and Race in India'? [Question ID = 7547]
    1. AR Desai [Option ID = 30182]

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    2. DP Mukerji [Option ID = 30183]
    3. GS Ghurye [Option ID = 30184]
    4. M N Srinivas [Option ID = 30185]

    Correct Answer :-

    • GS Ghurye [Option ID = 30184]

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  21. Who among the following is not a Nobel Peace Prize laureate? [Question ID = 7548]
    1. Eleanor Roosevelt [Option ID = 30186]
    2. Jane Addams [Option ID = 30187]
    3. Muhammad Yunus [Option ID = 30188]
    4. Norman E. Borlaug [Option ID = 30189]

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    Correct Answer :-

    • Eleanor Roosevelt [Option ID = 30186]
  22. Which Section of the Indian Penal Code has been decriminalized by Supreme Court of India in the year 2018 thereby giving a legal sanction to homosexuality between consenting adults? [Question ID = 7549]
    1. Section 401 [Option ID = 30190]
    2. Section 101 [Option ID = 30191]

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    3. Section 354 [Option ID = 30192]
    4. Section 377 [Option ID = 30193]

    Correct Answer :-

    • Section 377 [Option ID = 30193]

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  23. As per Census 2011 of India, which among the following Indian states has the lowest Scheduled Tribe population? [Question ID = 7550]
    1. Maharashtra [Option ID = 30194]
    2. Odisha [Option ID = 30195]
    3. Tamil Nadu [Option ID = 30196]
    4. Karnataka [Option ID = 30197]

    Correct Answer :-

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    • Tamil Nadu [Option ID = 30196]
  24. As per Census 2011 of India, which among the following Indian states has the lowest female literacy rate? [Question ID = 7551]
    1. Rajasthan [Option ID = 30198]
    2. Haryana [Option ID = 30199]
    3. Jharkhand [Option ID = 30200]

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    4. Uttar Pradesh [Option ID = 30201]

    Correct Answer :-

    • Rajasthan [Option ID = 30198]
  25. As per Census 2011 of India, which among the following Indian states has the highest literacy rate among the Scheduled Caste population? [Question ID = 7552]
    1. Karnataka [Option ID = 30202]

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    2. Madhya Pradesh [Option ID = 30203]
    3. Maharashtra [Option ID = 30204]
    4. Tamil Nadu [Option ID = 30205]

    Correct Answer :-

    • Tamil Nadu [Option ID = 30205]

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  26. Who donated the land for the Ashram of Gandhiji at Sewagram? [Question ID = 7553]
    1. Ghanshyamdas Birla [Option ID = 30206]
    2. Jamnalal Bajaj [Option ID = 30207]
    3. Ratan Tata [Option ID = 30208]
    4. Jivanlal Desai [Option ID = 30209]

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    Correct Answer :-

    • Jamnalal Bajaj [Option ID = 30207]
  27. In India, which one is considered the first Satyagraha movement inspired by Gandhiji? [Question ID = 7554]
    1. Ahmedabad [Option ID = 30210]
    2. Bardoli [Option ID = 30211]

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    3. Champaran [Option ID = 30212]
    4. Kheda [Option ID = 30213]

    Correct Answer :-

    • Champaran [Option ID = 30212]

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  28. The Satyagraha against the 'Black Act' by Gandhiji was in which year? [Question ID = 7555]
    1. 1894 [Option ID = 30214]
    2. 1907 [Option ID = 30215]
    3. 1917 [Option ID = 30216]
    4. 1930 [Option ID = 30217]

    Correct Answer :-

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    • 1907 [Option ID = 30215]
  29. Gandhiji established the "All India Village Industries Association" in the year:- [Question ID = 7556]
    1. 1917 [Option ID = 30218]
    2. 1934 [Option ID = 30219]
    3. 1930 [Option ID = 30220]

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    4. 1936 [Option ID = 30221]

    Correct Answer :-

    • 1934 [Option ID = 30219]
  30. As per the latest official list of the Government of India, which among the following Indian states does not have Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)? [Question ID = 7557]
    1. Assam [Option ID = 30222]

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    2. Karnataka [Option ID = 30223]
    3. Rajasthan [Option ID = 30224]
    4. Tripura [Option ID = 30225]

    Correct Answer :-

    • Assam [Option ID = 30222]

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  31. Who is the Vice Chairperson of Niti Aayog? [Question ID = 7558]
    1. Rajiv Kumar [Option ID = 30226]
    2. Amitabh Kant [Option ID = 30227]
    3. Arvind Panagariya [Option ID = 30228]
    4. Shaktikanta Das [Option ID = 30229]

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    Correct Answer :-

    • Rajiv Kumar [Option ID = 30226]
  32. "It is machinery that has impoverished India". Who made this statement? [Question ID = 7559]
    1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak [Option ID = 30230]
    2. Gopal Krishna Gokhale [Option ID = 30231]

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    3. M. K. Gandhi [Option ID = 30232]

    Correct Answer :-

    • M. K. Gandhi [Option ID = 30232]
  33. Which Article in the Constitution states that the 'State shall promote with special care the educational and economic interests of the weaker sections of the society and in particular, of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and shall protect them from social injustice and all forms of exploitation'? [Question ID = 7560]
    1. Article 15 [Option ID = 30234]

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    2. Article 23 [Option ID = 30235]
    3. Article 24 [Option ID = 30236]
    4. Article 46 [Option ID = 30237]

    Correct Answer :-

    • Article 46 [Option ID = 30237]

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  34. Sustainable development, as a concept, is mainly based on a report submitted by World Commission on Environment and Development. Which among the following is the name of the report? [Question ID = 7561]
    1. Green Earth [Option ID = 30238]
    2. Our Common Future [Option ID = 30239]
    3. Our Planet Earth [Option ID = 30240]
    4. Save the Planet [Option ID = 30241]

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    Correct Answer :-

    • Our Common Future [Option ID = 30239]
  35. 'Social fact', as a concept, is mainly attributed to [Question ID = 7562]
    1. Emile Durkheim [Option ID = 30242]
    2. Karl Marx [Option ID = 30243]

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    3. Levi-Strauss [Option ID = 30244]
    4. Max Weber [Option ID = 30245]

    Correct Answer :-

    • Emile Durkheim [Option ID = 30242]

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  36. Which of the following states fall under the Sixth Schedule? [Question ID = 7563]
    1. Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram [Option ID = 30246]
    2. Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya, Manipur [Option ID = 30247]
    3. Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram [Option ID = 30248]
    4. Assam, Tripura, Nagaland, Mizoram [Option ID = 30249]

    Correct Answer :-

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    • Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram [Option ID = 30246]
  37. Who gave the term 'Deep Ecology'? [Question ID = 7564]
    1. Julian Steward [Option ID = 30250]
    2. Judith Butler [Option ID = 30251]
    3. Arne Naess [Option ID = 30252]

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    4. Carol Merchant [Option ID = 30253]

    Correct Answer :-

    • Arne Naess [Option ID = 30252]
  38. Who coined the term 'Artificial Intelligence'? [Question ID = 7565]
    1. John Locke [Option ID = 30254]

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    2. John McCarthy [Option ID = 30255]
    3. Stephen Hawking [Option ID = 30256]
    4. James Clerk Maxwell [Option ID = 30257]

    Correct Answer :-

    • John McCarthy [Option ID = 30255]

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  39. The concept of slash and burn is a typical example of which kind of cultivation? [Question ID = 7566]
    1. Intensive cultivation [Option ID = 30258]
    2. Shifting cultivation [Option ID = 30259]
    3. Terrace cultivation [Option ID = 30260]
    4. Wet cultivation [Option ID = 30261]

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    Correct Answer :-

    • Shifting cultivation [Option ID = 30259]
  40. "Education ought to be for them (children) for employment". Who said this statement? [Question ID = 7567]
    1. Paulo Freire [Option ID = 30262]
    2. Rabindranath Tagore [Option ID = 30263]

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    3. Mahatma Gandhi [Option ID = 30264]
    4. John Dewey [Option ID = 30265]

    Correct Answer :-

    • Mahatma Gandhi [Option ID = 30264]

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  41. The author of 'Small is Beautiful' is:- [Question ID = 7568]
    1. Dewey [Option ID = 30266]
    2. Gandhi [Option ID = 30267]
    3. Schumacher [Option ID = 30268]
    4. Tagore [Option ID = 30269]

    Correct Answer :-

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    • Schumacher [Option ID = 30268]
  42. Who is the Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment? [Question ID = 7569]
    1. Krishan Pal Gurjar [Option ID = 30270]
    2. Thaawarchand Gehlot [Option ID = 30271]
    3. Rajendra Pal Gautam [Option ID = 30272]

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    4. Ramdas Athawale [Option ID = 30273]

    Correct Answer :-

    • Thaawarchand Gehlot [Option ID = 30271]
  43. "Caste System is not merely division of labour. It is also a division of labourers." Who said this statement? [Question ID = 7570]
    1. M. K. Gandhi [Option ID = 30274]

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    2. G. S. Ghurye [Option ID = 30275]
    3. B. R. Ambedkar [Option ID = 30276]
    4. J. Phule [Option ID = 30277]

    Correct Answer :-

    • B. R. Ambedkar [Option ID = 30276]

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  44. Who coined the term 'Tragedy of the Commons'? [Question ID = 7571]
    1. E. Ostrom [Option ID = 30278]
    2. G. Hardin [Option ID = 30279]
    3. Rachel Carson [Option ID = 30280]
    4. Vandana Shiva [Option ID = 30281]

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    Correct Answer :-

    • G. Hardin [Option ID = 30279]
  45. The gigantic image of Bahubali is situated at:- [Question ID = 7572]
    1. Devagarh [Option ID = 30282]
    2. Sravanabelagola [Option ID = 30283]

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    3. Thirakoil [Option ID = 30284]
    4. Chittorgarh [Option ID = 30285]

    Correct Answer :-

    • Sravanabelagola [Option ID = 30283]

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  46. Who left Indian National Congress on the caste question? [Question ID = 7573]
    1. Ambedkar [Option ID = 30286]
    2. Periyar [Option ID = 30287]
    3. Nagaraj [Option ID = 30288]
    4. Kalelkar [Option ID = 30289]

    Correct Answer :-

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    • Periyar [Option ID = 30287]
  47. The credit for the formal and popular use of the term Anthropocene goes to:- [Question ID = 7574]
    1. Eugene Stoermer [Option ID = 30291]
    2. Michael Samways [Option ID = 30292]
    3. Paul Crutzen [Option ID = 30293]

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    Correct Answer :-

    • Paul Crutzen [Option ID = 30293]
  48. Which of the following rivers flow west to peninsular India? [Question ID = 7575]
    1. Mahanadi [Option ID = 30294]
    2. Narmada [Option ID = 30295]

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    3. Krishna [Option ID = 30296]
    4. Godawari [Option ID = 30297]

    Correct Answer :-

    • Narmada [Option ID = 30295]

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  49. The UN Scientific Conference, also known as the First Earth Summit was held at:- [Question ID = 7576]
    1. Johannesburg [Option ID = 30298]
    2. Nairobi [Option ID = 30299]
    3. Rio de Janerio [Option ID = 30300]
    4. Stockholm [Option ID = 30301]

    Correct Answer :-

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    • Stockholm [Option ID = 30301]
  50. Mental maps are:- [Question ID = 7577]
    1. Representations of locations based on prevalence of mental problems of population [Option ID = 30302]

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