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CBSE Questions for Class 8 General Knowledge Culture And Places Of India And World Quiz 12 - MCQExams.com
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Class 8 General Knowledge
Culture And Places Of India And World
Quiz 12
Rio 2 is a 2014 American animated adventure comedy film. Which Bollywood actress has lent her voice in the Hindi version of it?
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Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha has lent her voice for the dubbed Hindi version of 'Rio 2', the sequel to 2011's hit animation flick 'Rio'.
The movie is an adventure comedy set in the Brazilian city of Rio De Janeiro.
Which of the following is one of the five principles of yoga by Sivananda?
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Inana
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Tantra
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Savasana
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Bhakti
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The following are the 5 points of yoga as laid down by Swami Vishnudevananda:
1) Proper Exercise- Asanas.
2) Proper Breathing- Pranayama.
3) Proper Relaxation- Savasana.
4) Proper Diet- Vegetarian.
5) Positive Thinking and Meditation- Vedanta and Dhyana.
What is the name of the film described in the above paragraph?
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Lagaan
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Mother India
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Swades
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Udaan
It is one of the largest forts in the world built by a Rajput ruler in $$1156$$ AD. This majestic fort, built in yellow sandstone, is also known as the Golden fort because of its golden hue during sunset. Name the fort.
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Jaisalmer fort
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Gwalior fort
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Golconda fort
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Mehrangarh fort
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Jaisalmer Fort is one of the largest fortifications in the world. It is situated in the city of Jaisalmer in Rajasthan and is a World Heritage Site.
It was constructed by the Rajput ruler Rawal Jaisal in 1156.
He is an Indian poet and film director of many films such as Aandhi and Mausam. He is also a well known Indian lyricist who won a Grammy Award for his song 'Jai ho' along with numerous Indian awards. Name him.
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Sattriya is one among the eight principal classical Indian dance traditions and the most recent entrant in the classical dance list. It was introduced in $$15^{th}$$ century A.D by the great saint Srimanta Sankaradeva as a powerful medium for propagation of the Vaishnava faith. To which state does this classical dance form belong?
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Manipur
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Assam
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Odisha
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Arunachal Pradesh
Which movie are we talking about?
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Tangled
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Avatar
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Tron : Legacy
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Warcraft
The Sangeet Natak Academy which promotes the development of dance, drama and music in India was founded in _______.
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$$1970$$
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$$1956$$
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$$1952$$
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The Sangeet Natak Akademi was set up in 1952 for the promotion of performing arts.
Since its inception, the Akademi has worked towards building up a unified structure of support for the practice of music, dance and drama in India.
Which US Chat show host had a cameo in the blockbuster film "Jurassic World"?
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This American medical drama television series is about a group of surgeons working in a hospital. It has fourteen seasons. It is created by Shonda Rhimes. Name it.
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Greys Anatomy
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House, M.D.
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Childrens Hospital
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Nurse Jackie
Kathakali is form of classical Indian dance drama. Attractive make-up, elaborate gestures and costumes are the main characteristics of this dance form. To which state this dance belong?
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Tamil Nadu
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Andhra Pradesh
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Kerala
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Karntaka
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Kathakali evolved from many social and religious theatrical forms of Kerala. This dance form is a blend of dance, music and acting and dramatizes stories.
It is noted for its attractive make-up of characters, elaborate costumes, detailed gestures and well-defined body movements presented in tune with the anchor playback music and complementary percussion.
Boogie Woogie was an Indian dance competition T.V. show created by Naved Jaffrey and Ravi Behl. When was this show first aired on T.V.?
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$$1996$$
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Boogie Woogie was dance based reality show. The versatile Javed Jaffrey, his brother Naved and their friend Ravi Behl were the judges of the show.
The show was very popular and successful and led to the creation of many other dance reality shows.
J.P. Dutta's movie LOC is based on
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Indo-Pak war 1965
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Indo-China war
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Kargil war
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Indo-Pak war-1971
He started his career as a child actor. Then as an assistant choreographer he started hi new innings in Bollywood. He has choreographed songs for films like Taal, Ghajini and more. Who is he?
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Ahmad Khan is a versatile personality in Bollywood who works not only as a choreographer but also as an actor, director and producer. He is also known as 'Pappi King'.
Who among the following won the Oscar for the dramatic score for Titanic?
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Tan Dun
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Howard Shore
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James Horner
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Trent Reznor
Which of these non-Indian T.V. serials does not have an Indian origin actor?
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Two and a half Man
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The Big Bang Theory
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Quantico
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Parks and Recreation
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Two and a Half Men is an American sitcom which aired from 2003 to 2015.
The series centers around a man named Charlie, whose lifestyle is interrupted when his brother Alan moves in to his Malibu, California house, along with his son Jake.
'Paan Singh Tomar' was a biographical film based on the true story of an athlete Paan Singh Tomar. He was a soldier in Indian Army and also won Gold Medal at the Indian National Games, but was eventually forced to become a notorious bandit. Irrfan Khan essayed the role of Paan Singh Tomar. the film was produced by Ronnie Screwvala and it was critically acclaimed.
Who was the director of this film?
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Prakash Jha
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Anurag Basu
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Anurag Kashyap
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Tigmanshu Dhulia
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Tigmanshu Dhulia is an Indian director and actor.
He is known for his works that includes Gangs of Wasseypur (2012), Paan Singh Tomar (2012) and Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns (2013).
'Paan Singh Tomar' was a biographical film based on the true story of an athlete Paan Singh Tomar. He was a soldier in Indian Army and also won Gold Medal at the Indian National Games, but was eventually forced to become a notorious bandit. Irrfan Khan essayed the role of Paan Singh Tomar. the film was produced by Ronnie Screwvala and it was critically acclaimed.
In which year was this film released in India?
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$$2010$$
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The movie Paan Singh Tomar is about the story of Paan Singh Tomar, an Indian athlete and seven-time national steeplechase champion who becomes one of the most feared dacoits in Chambal Valley after his retirement.
The movie was released in the year 2012.
The famous Oscar-winning Hollywood actress became popular by taking on the title role in the 'Lara Croft' series of blockbuster movies. Identify her.
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Which perspective looks at the world-wide context and emphasizes economic factors?
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Realism
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Neo-realism
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Globalism
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Pluralism
'Life of Pi' is an American survival drama film, based on the novel of same name. The story involves $$227$$ days that its teenage hero Pi Patel spends drifting across the Pacific Ocean in a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger. The heart of the film focuses on the sea journey, during which the human demonstrates that he can think with great ingenuity and tiger shows that it can learn. The movie emerged as a critical and commercial success and also won many prestigious awards.
Who wrote the novel 'Life of Pi' on which the film is based?
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Ang Lee
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Yann Martel
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Amy tan
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david Foster Wallace
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Life of Pi is a 2012 American drama movie directed by Ang Lee. It was released to very positive reviews on November 21, 2012.
The movie was based on the book 'Life of Pi' which is a Canadian fantasy adventure novel by Yann Martel published in 2001.
Culture change means
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change in social structure.
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change in social relationship.
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change in the culture of a society.
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None of these
'Life of Pi' is an American survival drama film, based on the novel of same name. The story involves $$227$$ days that its teenage hero Pi Patel spends drifting across the Pacific Ocean in a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger. The heart of the film focuses on the sea journey, during which the human demonstrates that he can think with great ingenuity and tiger shows that it can learn. The movie emerged as a critical and commercial success and also won many prestigious awards.
Who was the director of this film?
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Life of Pi is a 2012 American drama movie directed by Ang Lee. It was released to very positive reviews on November 21, 2012.
The movie was based on the book 'Life of Pi' which is a Canadian fantasy adventure novel by Yann Martel published in 2001.
'Life of Pi' is an American survival drama film, based on the novel of same name. The story involves $$227$$ days that its teenage hero Pi Patel spends drifting across the Pacific Ocean in a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger. The heart of the film focuses on the sea journey, during which the human demonstrates that he can think with great ingenuity and tiger shows that it can learn. The movie emerged as a critical and commercial success and also won many prestigious awards.
Who played the role of 'Pi Patel' during the time of wrecking of ship?
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Gautam Belur
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Ayush Tandon
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Suraj Sharma
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Irrfan Khan
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Life of Pi is a 2012 American drama movie directed by Ang Lee. Suraj Sharma, an Indian actor who played the role of'Pi Patel' made his debut with the film. It was released to very positive reviews on November 21, 2012.
The movie was based on the book 'Life of Pi' which is a Canadian fantasy adventure novel by Yann Martel published in 2001.
Which was the last movie directed by Yash Chopra?
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Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
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Jab Tak Hai Jaan
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Veer-Zaara
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Ek Tha Tiger
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Yash Raj Chopra was a famous Indian filmmaker, screenwriter and producer. He was the founder of Yash Raj Films. Jab Tak Hai Jaan is a 2012 Indian romantic drama film directed by Yash Chopra.
The theme state for $$32^{nd}$$ Surajkund International Crafts Mela was ______.
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Madhya Pradesh
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Rajasthan
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Uttar Pradesh
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None of these.
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The Surajkund International Crafts Mela is organized every year by the Surajkund Mela Authority & Haryana Tourism in collaboration with Union Ministries of Tourism, Textiles, Culture and External Affairs.
The 32nd Surajkund International Crafts Mela was held in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh was the theme state.
As the theme state, UP showcased its religious tourism, rural tourism and spiritual tourism apart from its art, culture and heritage.
This Bollywood actor got his first major break at the age ofBefore that he had worked as a waiter at The Taj and did some other trivial jobs. Who are we talking about?
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Boman Irani is a well-known Indian film and theatre actor, voice artist and photographer.
He is better known for his comic and villain roles in Bollywood films like Munna Bhai M.B.B.S., Don, 3 Idiots, Happy New Year and Dilwale.
Who is among the theme tune to the James Bond film 'Tomorrow Never dies'?
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Justine Bieber
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Sheryl Crow
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Hank Marvin
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None of these
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Tomorrow Never Dies is a 1997 spy film and the eighteenth entry in the James Bond series.
Sheryl Crow is a popular American singer-songwriter. She was the songwriter for 'Tomorrow Never Dies'.
The ''invisible hand'' refers to.
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a feature of Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations
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the belief God exhibited by the Puritans
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the fact that prayer results in help
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a belief in ghosts prevalent in the early Middle Ages
The pivotal methodology of functionalist is
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Conjectural history
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Content analysis
According to sociologists postmodern culture is usually seen to originate in provinces of architecture and
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Design
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Art
Which of the following is NOT one of the properties of a minority group?
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racial or cultural self-consciousness
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hereditary membership
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a high degree of marriage outside of the group (exogamy)
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oppression at the hands of a dominant group
A preference for foreign culture and products is called.
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Xenocentrism
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Ethnocentrism
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Cultural Adjustment
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None of these
A modified version of elitist theory holds that.
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elite members identify with middle-class values
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the masses can on occasion influence the elite
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elites vary in their degree of openness
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all of the above
Which term describes a society in which women can marry more than one husband at a time but men may marry only one wife at a time?
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monogamy
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polygamy
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polygyny
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polyandry
The abolitionist movement sought the abolition of.
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alcohol consumption
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states rights
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slavery
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compulsory education
Sreberny-Mohammadi (1996) argues that national cultures can resist American cultural domination of the media by.
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domesticating its content including more home-produced programmes
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controlling the distribution of imported products by banning satellite dishes
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creating reverse flows of their own programmes back to imperial societies
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all of the above
According to sociologists system is mandating that people marry others of same ranking sociologists call this pattern
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Exogamous marriage
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Endogamous marriage
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Status marriage
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Caste marriage
The most important product of the social way of life is.
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marriage
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family
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culture
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society
In Africa whites still hold most of desirable jobs, and blacks
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Farmers
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Labour
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Agriculture
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Horticulture
According to sociology gained through family and education is
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Economic capital
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Symbolic capital
A change in occupational position or role without involving any change in its position in the social hierarchy is called.
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Vertical mobility
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Horizontal mobility
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social mobility
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None of these
The term..... refers to the socially shared and organized ways of thinking feeling and acting that concern ultimate meanings about the existence of the supernatural or ''beyond''
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animism
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religion
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socialization
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totemism
How many Muslim cultures across country?
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Punjabi and Sindhi cultures are.
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Subcultures
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Counter Cultures
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Relative Cultures
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None of these
The central point of a culture is
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complex
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theme
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ethos
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pattern
Cooley's lookingglass self refers to.
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self regard based on instinct
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a person's perception as to what others think of him/her
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negative self image
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positive self image
The Macpherson Report highlighted the increasing problem of.
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hate crimes violence against ethnic minorities simply because of their race
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institutional racism systematic forms of disadvantage built into the routines and practices of social institutions
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overt racism in the police force that must be tackled by institutional reforms
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growing numbers of asylum seekers in need of long term accommodation
'Belt and Road Initiative' is sometimes mentioned in the news in the context of the affairs of _______________.
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African Union
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Brazil
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European Union
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China
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In $$2013$$, China took two initiative - SREB (Silk Road Economic Belt) and MSR (Maritime Silk Road). These initiatives are known as 'One Belt One Road' or "Belt and Road Initiative'. This is aimed at promoting China's trade by linking Eurasia through road and navigation.
Till the end of 2016, the total number of UNESCOs World Heritage Sites in India is:
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As per the 2016 list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, India is home to 35 world heritage sites. Each of them is a representation of India's rich natural, cultural and architectural diversity.
World Heritage Sites are places in the world which are very important from the cultural or natural point of view. These places are selected by UNESCO, a part of the United Nations.
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