Indian army has published the notification for SSC Tech 56 men and SSC Tech 27 women for the course commencing at OTA Chennai from April 2021
Which of the following active step(s) was/were taken by the Congress in 1823 to eradicate untouchability from India?
1) Effort to educate and mobilize opinion among caste Hindus
2) Efforts to educate the ‘avarnas’ about the evils of untouchability
3) Forcibly open the doors of temples for ‘avarnas’
4) Petition the Government to pass laws that would declare untouchability unlawful
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
1 only
1 and 2 only
2, 3 and 4
4 only
Which one of the following is NOT a river covered under the Indus Water Treaty 1960?
Ravi
Chenab
Teesta
Beas
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1) Article 15 of the Constitution of India is available to both the citizens of India and the foreigners.
2) Article 16 of the Constitution of India is available to the citizens of India only.
3) Article 21 of the Constitution of India is available to both the citizens of India and the foreigners alike within the territory of India.
2 and 3 only
3 only
1, 2 and 3
Who among the following are entitled to get the benefits of equality before the law and the equal protection of the laws as enshrined under Article 14 of the Constitution of India?
1) All Indian citizens living in India
2) All Indian citizens living abroad
3) Foreigners living within the territory of India
4) All citizens born in India
1 and 3 only
Which one of the following statements about the English Education Act of 1835 is NOT correct?
It was proposed by Governor General William Bentinck on the advice of Macaulay
It made English the language of instruction in Indian education system
With the formal institutionalization of English as the language of instruction, the stage was set for a new direction to Indian education
To the existing Oriental Institutions fresh awards of stipends to students and the publication of classical texts were to continue