2356: Consider the following pairs:
Persons : Sport
1. Anand Pawar : Chess
2. Akhil Kumar : Boxing
3. Shiv Shankar Prasad Chowrasia : Golf
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
(a) 1 & 2
(b) 2 & 3
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2, 3
2357: Read the following passage and answer the question that follow passage. Your answers to the question should be based on the passage only.
Passage:
In a typical Western liberal, context, deepening of democracy invariably leads to consolidation of 'liberal values'. In the Indian context, democratization is translated into greater involvement of people not as 'individuals' which is a staple to liberal discourse, but as communities or groups. Individuals are getting involved in the public sphere not as 'atomized' individuals but as members of primordial communities drawn on religious or caste identity. Community-identity seems to be the governing force. It is not therefore surprising that the so-called peripheral groups continue to maintain their identities with reference to the social groups (caste, religion or sect) to which they belong while getting involved in the political processes despite the fact that their political goals remain more or less identical. By helping to articulate the political voice of the marginalized, democracy in India has led to 'a loosening of social strictures' and empowered the peripherals to be confident of their ability to improve the socio-economic conditions in which they are placed. This is a significant political process that had led to a silent revolution through a meaningful transfer of power from the upper caste elites to various subaltern groups within the democratic framework of public governance.
Q. Greater democratization in India has not necessarily led to
(a) The dilution of caste and communal identities in the public sphere.
(b) Irrelevance of community identity as a governing force in Indian politics.
(c) Marginalization of elite groups in society
(d) Relative unimportance of hereditary identities over class identities.
2358: Match the cities labelled as A, B, C and D in the given map with the names of cities and select the correct answer using the codes given below the names of cities :
Names of Cities:
1. Darwin
2. Kuala Lumpur
3. Lagos
4. Nairobi
5. Singapore
Codes:
(a) A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
(b) A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3
(c) A-1, B-4, C-5, D-2
(d) A-4, B-3, C-5, D-2
2359: Consider the following statements :
1. In equatorial regions, the year is divided into four main seasons
2. In Mediterranean region, summer receives more rain
3. In China type climate, rainfall occurs throughout the year
4. Tropical highlands exhibit vertical zonation of different climates
Which of these statements are correct ?
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 4
(d) 3 and 4
2360: Who among the following was presented with the Sangeet Natak Akadami Ratna Award, 2005 for her lifetime achievement in dance ?
(a) Tanjavur Balasaraswati
(b) Chandralekha
(c) Yamini Krishnamurthy
(d) Uma Sharma