Q.1·Polity·2025·EasyA circle is inscribed in an equilateral triangle. The radius of the circle is 2 cm. What is the area of the triangle?View question
Q.3·Polity·2023·EasyThe ‘law’ is an enterprise that seeks to rule us all from cradle to the grave, whether as constitution conferring citizen, or as citizen confronting constitution, or the wider linked role of law within society, such as of how the ‘law’ seeks to eradicate wrongs made endemic, such as caste-based oppression as well as human rights failures or institutional evils like female foeticide. At the same time, the failure of legal institutions to fulfill their constitutional objectives is pointed to as the need to engage law’s multiple failures. ‘Law’ is not fully constructed and defined, nor equally hoped to be obeyed as that we may be willing to trust all citizens or ourselves equally with such laws given, and to obey them. It is in this area of ambiguity, especially when the failure of legal institutions is deeply political, that the citizen may take recourse to a politics of reinterpretation or civil disobedience. Hence, citizens and citizens’ education in a plural society need to be premised on understanding law not as rule-following, nor as rule-breaking, nor as inevitable submission to rules. Citizens should be able to see law as a terrain of contestation, where ideas of justice, ethics, and care are shaped constantly. A good citizen is one who constantly seeks to engage with law, not just obey it. The notion that law and justice must always mean the same thing is an important learning outcome for any understanding of multiple sources of law in India, both statutory law as well as customary law. It is this literacy, and awareness, that is much more empowering than rote learning of legal terms. Legal literacy now needs to encompass not just how to file an FIR or read laws, but genuinely evoke what sources of justice all of us can refer and care for or reject. According to the author, legal literacy needs toView question
Q.4·Polity·2023·EasyEach item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled as (a), (b), and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response on the answer sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).View question
Q.5·Polity·2023·EasyThe sum of deviations of n numbers from 10 and 20 are a, b respectively. If b/a = - 4, then what is the mean of these n numbers ?View question
Q.6·Polity·2021·EasyIf the perimeter of a right-angled triangle is 30 cm and the hypotenuse is 13 cm, then what is the area of the triangle?View question
Q.7·Polity·2019·EasyGiven below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate expression. To cut your own throatView question
Q.8·Polity·2019·EasyWhen a runner was crossing the 12 km mark, she was informed that she had completed only 80% of the race. How many kilometres was the runner supposed to run in this event?View question
Q.9·Polity·2017·MediumThe mind of the makers of the Constitution of India is reflected in which of the following?View question
Q.10·Polity·2015·MediumWhich one of the following objectives is not embodied in the Preamble to the Constitution of India?View question
Q.11·Polity·2013·EasyIn this question each items consists of a word in capital letters, followed by four words or group of words. Select the word or group of words that is most similar in meaning to the word in capital letters. VEHEMENTLYView question
Q.12·Polity·2013·EasyConsider the following statements regarding antibiotics 1.They are used to destroy disease-causing bacteria. 2.They can be applied to the skin, swallowed or injected to fight microorganisms inside the body. 3.They are effective against disease-causing viruses. 4.The first antibiotic to be discovered was tetracycline. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?View question
Q.13·Polity·2013·Medium‘Economic Justice’ as one of the objectives of the Indian Constitution has been provided inView question
Q.14·Polity·EasyA question is given followed by two statements I and II. Consider the Question and the Statements and mark the correct option. Question: Is p^2 + pq + q^2 odd where p, q are integers? Statement-I : p + q is even Statement-II : pq is odd Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?View question
Q.15·Polity·EasyWith reference to the period of Indian freedom struggle, which of the following was/were recommended by the Nehru report? 1.Complete Independence for India. 2.Joint electorates for reservation of seats for minorities. 3.Provision of fundamental rights for the people of India in the Constitution. Select the correct answer using the codes given below:View question
Q.16·Polity·EasyThe Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress (1929) is very important in history, becauseView question
Q.17·Polity·EasyGood corporate governance structures encourage companies to provide accountability and control. A fundamental reason why corporate governance has moved onto the economic and political agenda worldwide has been the rapid growth in international capital markets. Effective corporate governance enhances access to external financing by firms, leading to greater investment, higher growth and employment. Investors look to place their funds where the standards of disclosure, of timely and accurate financial reporting, and of equal treatment to all stakeholders are met. Which of the following statements best reflects the logical inference from the passage given above?View question
Q.18·Polity·EasyThe average marks of 100 students are given to be 40. It was found later that marks of one student were 53 which were misread as 83. The corrected mean marks areView question