Q. Where was the capital of the Pandya rulers?

 ◉ Miligy

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 ◉ Madurai

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 ◉ Vijayanagar

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 ◉ Magadh

❌ Incorrect

Q. In which year did Alexander the Great of Macedonia invade India?

 ◉ 576 BC

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 ◉ 206 BC

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 ◉ 400 BC

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 ◉ 326 BC

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Q. What is "calligraphy"?

 ◉ to calligraphy

✅ Correct

 ◉ To dance

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 ◉ Painting

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 ◉ To literature

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Q. Where did the Aryans first come and settle in India?

 ◉ in the Indus Valley

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 ◉ Himalayan mountain range

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 ◉ In Vindhyachal mountain range

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 ◉ None of them

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Q. What was the reason for the greatness of Sher Shah Suri?

 ◉ administrative reforms

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 ◉ Financial improvement

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 ◉ Political reform

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 ◉ None of them

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Q. Which war laid the foundation of the Mughal Empire in India?

 ◉ Second wars of Panipat

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 ◉ Haldighati war

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 ◉ Talikota war

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 ◉ first battle of panipat

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Q. Who implemented the state-abduction policy?

 ◉ Lord Mountbatten

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 ◉ Warren hastings

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 ◉ lord dalhousie

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 ◉ Lord Cornwallis

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Q. Lord Ripon is considered more for what reason?

 ◉ local self government

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 ◉ hygiene

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 ◉ Economic growth

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 ◉ None of them

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Q. What is the color of laterite soil?

 ◉ White

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 ◉ red

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 ◉ Black

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 ◉ Yellow

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Q. Who was the President of Congress at the time of independence of India?

 ◉ Jai Prakash Narayan

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 ◉ J. B. Kriplani

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 ◉ P. Jawaharlal Nehru

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 ◉ Sardar Vallabhai Patel

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Q. The "Radcliffe Line" is the international boundary between which two countries?

 ◉ India and Nepal

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 ◉ India and Bhutan

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 ◉ India and China

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 ◉ India and Pakistan

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Q. Who was the Prime Minister of England at the time of independence of India?

 ◉ Anthony Eden

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 ◉ Harold Wilson

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 ◉ Winston Churchill

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 ◉ Clement Attlee

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Q. In which state is Chilka Lake located?

 ◉ In Bengal

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 ◉ in Odisha

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 ◉ In Haryana

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 ◉ In Tamil Nadu

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Q. Doda Bata peak is situated in which hills?

 ◉ Nag tibba

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 ◉ Nanda Pal

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 ◉ Anayamalaya (Tamil Nadu)

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 ◉ Elephant mountain

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Q. What is the seasonal movement of people from the mountains to the plains or vice versa called?

 ◉ seasonal migration

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 ◉ Immigration

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 ◉ Emigration

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 ◉ None of them

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Q. What is a piece of land surrounded by water on three sides called?

 ◉ peninsula

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 ◉ island

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 ◉ Continent

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 ◉ None of them

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Q. In which state is Sultanpur Wildlife Sanctuary located?

 ◉ Uttar Pradesh

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 ◉ Rajasthan

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 ◉ Haryana

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 ◉ Punjab

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Q. What is the old name of Netherlands?

 ◉ Holland

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 ◉ Poland

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 ◉ Iceland

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 ◉ None of them

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Q. Which is the largest lake in the world?

 ◉ Tanganika Lake

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 ◉ Varuna Hrid (Caspian Sea)

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 ◉ Lake Baikal

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 ◉ Lake huron

❌ Incorrect

Q. Whose agent is the government really?

 ◉ of state

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 ◉ Of the Country

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 ◉ Of Politics

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 ◉ None of them

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Q. Who is the author of the book "The Prince"?

 ◉ Niccolò Machiavelli

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 ◉ Jane Austen

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 ◉ J. K. Rowling

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 ◉ William Shakespeare

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Q. What is meant by social Darwinism?

 ◉ survival of the fittest

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 ◉ High human development

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 ◉ human welfare

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 ◉ None of them

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Q. What is the "Fourth Estate" related to?

 ◉ Book related to science

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 ◉ Book related to knowledge of mathematics

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 ◉ Book related to social knowledge

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 ◉ from the press

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Q. What is the maximum number of members of Rajya Sabha?

 ◉ 243

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 ◉ 250

✅ Correct

 ◉ 550

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ 245

❌ Incorrect

Q. Who was the first Indian to become the President of the United Nations General Assembly?

 ◉ Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

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 ◉ V. K. Krishna Menon

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 ◉ Jawaharlal Nehru

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 ◉ VR Krishna Iyer

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Q. Where is "India House" situated?

 ◉ in London

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 ◉ In Calcutta

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 ◉ In New York

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 ◉ None of them

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Q. Where could the election of the first President be challenged?

 ◉ In the High Court

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 ◉ In court

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 ◉ In parliament

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 ◉ in the Supreme Court

✅ Correct

Q. Which type of organization is the Election Commission?

 ◉ constitutional body

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 ◉ volunteer

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 ◉ private foundation

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 ◉ None of them

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Q. Who is the chancellor of general state universities?

 ◉ Prime Minister of the country

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 ◉ President of the country

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 ◉ state governor

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 ◉ State chief minister

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Q. Whose subsidiary organization is "International Finance Corporation"?

 ◉ European Union

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 ◉ OPEC

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ UNO

✅ Correct

 ◉ ASEAN

❌ Incorrect

Q. What does "fera" mean?

 ◉ foreign exchange regulation act

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 ◉ Drugs and cosmetics act

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 ◉ Anti -terrorism act

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 ◉ Foreign regulations

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Q. In which state is "Anand Dairy Farm" located?

 ◉ In Arunachal Pradesh

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 ◉ Gujarat

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 ◉ In Himachal Pradesh

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 ◉ In Maharashtra

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Q. Who was the author of "An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of Wealth of Nations"?

 ◉ Carl marx

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 ◉ John Maynard Keynes

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 ◉ Adam Smith

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 ◉ David Ricardo

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Q. Debt control proceedings are conducted by whom?

 ◉ International Monorest

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 ◉ By central bank

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 ◉ By World Bank

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 ◉ by commercial bank

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Q. When was the Reserve Bank established?

 ◉ On August 15, 1947

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 ◉ on January 1, 1935

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 ◉ On January 1, 1945

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 ◉ On October 24, 1946

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Q. What is meant by "octroi tax"?

 ◉ Tax levied on entry of goods into municipal area

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 ◉ Tax imposed on illegal goods

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 ◉ Tax imposed on bringing foreign goods to India

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 ◉ None of them

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Q. Which Indian-born scientist was awarded the Nobel Prize in Astrophysics?

 ◉ Vikram Sarabhai

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 ◉ Sir C. V. Raman

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 ◉ Srinivas Ramanujan

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 ◉ Homi Jahangir Baba

❌ Incorrect

Q. What is meant by "Open Skies Policy"?

 ◉ Involvement of private agencies in air transport

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 ◉ Only private agencies in air transportation

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 ◉ Only involvement of government agencies in air transport

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 ◉ None of them

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Q. The mirror placed near the driver in the bus is-

 ◉ convex mirror

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 ◉ concave mirror

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 ◉ Equivalent mirror

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 ◉ None of them

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Q. What is a line on a map connecting areas of equal atmospheric pressure called?

 ◉ Tropic of Capricorn

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 ◉ isobaric

✅ Correct

 ◉ Air pressure line

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Tropic of Cancer

❌ Incorrect

Q. What is the reason for the smell of rancid butter?

 ◉ hydrochloric acid

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 ◉ citric acid

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ nitric acid

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ butyric acid

✅ Correct

Q. What is the common name for sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3)?

 ◉ baking soda or baking soda

✅ Correct

 ◉ lemon

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 ◉ Soap

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ None of them

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Q. Which soil cracks the most on drying and shrinks?

 ◉ Red soil

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 ◉ Black soil

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 ◉ clay

✅ Correct

 ◉ Alluvial soil

❌ Incorrect

Q. Which branch of botany studies the morphology of plants?

 ◉ Physiology

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 ◉ Biotechnology

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 ◉ Zoology

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 ◉ ecology

✅ Correct

Q. The words "LOTS", "Java", "Oracle" etc. are related to which field of activity?

 ◉ computer software

✅ Correct

 ◉ sightseeing

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 ◉ Historical

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 ◉ None of them

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Q. Who is the chairman of the National Security Council of India?

 ◉ Prime Minister of India

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 ◉ President of India

✅ Correct

 ◉ Vice President of India

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Chief Minister of States

❌ Incorrect

Q. What kind of organization is ICICI?

 ◉ Political institution

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ social institution

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 ◉ Constitutional institution

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ financial institution

✅ Correct

Q. What is the area of low pressure around the equator, where there is very light air and calm sea, called?

 ◉ vacuum circle

✅ Correct

 ◉ mangrove forest

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Equatorial climate

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 ◉ None of them

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Q. What is "Bombay High" famous for?

 ◉ For political environment

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 ◉ for tourism

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 ◉ oil exploration on the beach

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 ◉ For gathering product

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Q. In which part of the constitution the concept of welfare state has been discussed in detail?

 ◉ in the guiding principles of national policy

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 ◉ In the face of fundamental rights

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 ◉ In state list

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ In the union list

❌ Incorrect

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