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Which one of the following is not an unfavorable factor for caste system in India?

1. Abolition of Jagirdari system
2. Spread of industrialization
3. Influence of the west
4. None of the above

The earliest known European example of Homo sapiens was discovered in 1868 and was given what name?

1. Australopithecus
2. Neanderthal Man
3. Peking Man
4. Cro Magnon Man

Cognitive dissonance theory posits that whenever there is a discrepancy between two thoughts

1. People are likely to give up, and learned helplessness is the possible outcome
2. It creates a state in which attitudes, values, and beliefs are being challenged
3. A state of extreme confusion may arise and eventually lead to psychosis
4. It produces an uncomfortable state of tension that motivates people to take steps to reduce it

According to anthropologists art goes back at least

1. 20000
2. 30000
3. 40000
4. 5000

Which of the following statements is true within the postcolonial approach?

1. The international system is shaped through colonised discourse that establishes notions of certain
2. European practices of free trade and democracy are best suited to creating a peaceful and stable in
3. With the end of the Second World War and gradual dissolution of the British Empire, much of postcolo
4. Colonial power exists only through the military actions of occupying states