Which of the following statements with regard to armed forces is correct?

1.The act is applicable only to the states of Manipur,Tripura and Nagaland

2.A person taken into custody under the above act must be handed over to the officer-in-charge of the nearest police station with the least possible delay.

3.An area can be declared as a disturbed area under the above act only when the state government is of the opinion that the use of armed forces in aid of civil power is necessary to contain a dangerous condition in the concerned area

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Which of the following are the objectives of National AYUSH Mission,approved by Union Cabinet recently?

1.Improvement  of AYUSH education through enhancement in the number of upgraded educational institutions

2.Better access to AYUSH services through increase in AYUSH hospitals and dispensaries,availability of drugs and manpower

3.Providing sustained availability of quality raw material for AYUSH system of medicine

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Which of the statements are not true for the category of Overseas citizens of India(OCI) inserted by the amendment to the Citizenship Act of India in 2003?

1.It gives dual citizenship to persons of Indian origin who are citizens of another country

2.It gives Persons of Indian Origin(PIO) who are citizens of another country OCI card without citizenship

3.It permits the OCI to vote in general elections in the country

4.It permits the OCI to travel to India without visa

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Which of the following are not the characteristics of First Past the Post System?

1.It is a majoritarian system where minorities are likely to be unrepresented

2.A candidate may win an election even if he/she gets less than majority of votes cast

3.It generates proportionality between votes cast and the seats won

4.It always leads to a two party system and a stable and accountable government

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Which of the following statements about the musical culture in 18th and 19th century North India is not correct?

1.The period was marked by the growing eminence of Sadarang Neamet Khan who introduced khayal form

2.A large number of musicians moved out of regional centers to Delhi where they hoped they would recieve more employment and patronage

3.The region was marked by the formation of specific region based gharanas

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Which of the following features of state of Arcot in the 18th century South India are correct?

1.The founders of the dynasty that ruled Arcot were Daud Khan Panni and Sa'adatulla Khan

2.Arcot became the site of protracted struggle between the English and Dutch East India Company in the 1740's

3.Decentralization was the key feature of the state of Arcot in the 18th century

4.The other major state to emerge in South India at this time was Mysore

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