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  • Who is the author of famous statement: "That Government is the best which governs least"?


  • Options
  • A. Herbert Spencer
  • B. Harold Laski
  • C. Alexis De Tocqueville
  • D. Henry David Thoreau

  • Correct Answer
  • Henry David Thoreau 

    Explanation
    Henry David Thoreau 1849

    "We've heard it said, that government is best which governs least.

    That government is best which governs not at all,

    and when men are prepared for it,

    that will be the kind of government they will have.


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    • 1. In which decade was the AEEE (now the IEEE) founded?

    • Options
    • A. 1850s
    • B. 1880s
    • C. 1930s
    • D. 1950s
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    • 2. Who is the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games gold in 400m run?

    • Options
    • A. M.L.Valsamma
    • B. P.T.Usha
    • C. Kamaljit Sandhu
    • D. K.Malleshwari
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    • 3. The production of wheat has increased mainly due to

    • Options
    • A. increase in area under wheat
    • B. increase in yield per hectare
    • C. increase in demand for wheat
    • D. increase in prices
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    • 4. Excise duty is a tax levied on the


    • Options
    • A. import of goods
    • B. export of goods
    • C. production of goods
    • D. sale of goods
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    • 5. What does CPU stand for?

    • Options
    • A. Cute People United
    • B. Commonwealth Press Union
    • C. Computer Parts of USA
    • D. Central Processing Unit
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    • 6. Paper is manufactured by

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    • A. Wood and resin
    • B. Wood, sodium and bleaching powder
    • C. Wood, calcium, hydrogen sulphite and resin
    • D. Wood and bleaching powder
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    • 7. How many runs did M.Kaif score in his ODI debut?

    • Options
    • A. DNB
    • B. 15
    • C. 0
    • D. 99
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    • 8. The original landmass, pangola split into

    • Options
    • A. Laurissa in the north and Godwanaland in the south
    • B. Laurissa in the south and Godwanaland in the north
    • C. Laurissa in the east and Godwanaland in the west
    • D. Laurissa in the west and Godwanaland in the east
    • Discuss
    • 9. The planet with the maximum number of natural satellites (moons), so far discovered is

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    • A. Jupiter
    • B. Neptune
    • C. Saturn
    • D. Uranus
    • Discuss
    • 10. The minerals resources of north-eastern zone include

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    • A. coal, Fe, Mn, Cu, Mica, U, diamond
    • B. crude Petroleum and natural gas
    • C. Fe, Au(gold)
    • D. natural gas, Fe, Au, Mn, U
    • Discuss


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