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The concept of Public Interest Litigation originated in

A) India B) England
C) United States D) Australia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) United States

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The term PIL refers to Public Interest Litigation.

 

Public Interest Litigation was originated in United States in 1980's. 

Public Interest Litigation is directly filed by an individual or group of people in the Supreme Court of India and High Courts and judicial member.  This petition is accepted by the court only if there is interest of large public involved. Generally this petition is filed by a public spirited person or organisation, if it was felt that certain interests are undermined by the government.

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Which of the following pair is INCORRECT?

A) Amjad Ali Khan - Tabla B) Ustad Bismillah Khan - Shehna
C) Hema Malini - Bharatnatyam D) Shambhu Maharaj - Kathak
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Amjad Ali Khan - Tabla

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Q:

Labor unions were largely responsible for

A) the passage of NAFTA B) establishing the Republican party
C) minimum wage laws and laws against child labor D) the basic structure of the federal income tax system.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) minimum wage laws and laws against child labor

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Which of these monuments enshrines the tomb containing the relics of St. Francis Xavier?

A) Basilica of Bom Jesus B) Se Cathedral
C) Monte Hill D) St. Alex Church
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Basilica of Bom Jesus

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Q:

Which of the following is NOT an example of intermontane plateau?

A) Plateau of Tibet B) Columbia Plateau
C) Patagonia Plateau D) Bolivian Plateau
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Patagonia Plateau

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With which of the following country, India has a land dispute near Tawang?

A) Pakistan B) China
C) Afghanistan D) Bangladesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) China

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Officially what is the conventional name of Bangladesh?

A) People’s Republic of Bangladesh B) Republic of Bangladesh
C) Democratic Bangladesh D) No option is correct
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) People’s Republic of Bangladesh

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Q:

In which year, RBI was nationalized?

A) 1939 B) 1949
C) 1959 D) 1969
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1949

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