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The commencement of Renaissance in Europe was mainly spread by

India has been seeking international support of UN member nations to get a permanent seat at the UN Security Council. Which among the following statements are true about the United Nations Security Council?

A. The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is one of the five principal organs of the United Nations and is charged with the maintenance of international peace and security.
B. There are 15 members of the Security Council, including five veto-wielding permanent members and 10 non-permanent members.
C. Out of the 10 non-permanent members, five are elected each year to serve a two-year term.

In which of the following ways did Indira Gandhi officially record the impressive strides of the green revolution in agriculture?

Consider the following statements relating to Jawaharlal Nehru's attitude towards science and technology:

1. Nehru was convinced that science and technology were crucial to the solution of India's problems relating to underdevelopment and poverty.
2. To emphasise the importance of science and scientific research, Nehru himself became the Chairman of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following statements is/are false?

a. Babasaheb Ambedkar was a successful barrister who gave up his expensive western-style suits and adopted Indian dhoti and kurta.
b. Khadi, white and coarse, was to Gandhiji a sign of purity, simplicity and poverty.
c. India accounted for one-fourth of the world's manufactured goods in the seventeenth century.

Which of the following types of unemployment is a situation where more people work than required, as a result marginal productivity of such manpower is zero?

Which of the following factors of inflation is not caused due to government policy?

Which sector is engaged in production of services?

Human Poverty Index was introduced in the Human Development Report of the year

The Public Distribution System (PDS) was set up in India with the aim of

Which of the following is a consumer?

Which of the following states does not share a border with Odisha?

The Karakoram mountain range includes which plateau?

Consider the following statements about irrigation in Punjab:

1. Intensity of irrigation is the highest among all Indian States.
2. Area under canal irrigation is the highest among all Indian States.
3. There has been severe land degradation in Punjab owing to agricultural modernisation including high intensity of irrigation.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The Thar Desert is also known as Marusthali because

i) this region receives low rainfall, and has arid climate and low vegetation cover
ii) it is a land of undulating topography
iii) it has low population