who of the following has defined an institution by saying that, " A social institution is a structure of society that is organized to meet the needs of people through well established procedures"?

a) Bogardus

b) Maxwell

c) E.A.Ross

d) C.H.Cooley

Who wrote the poem, Subh-e Azadi?

a) sahir Ludhiyanivi

b) Faiz Ahmed Faiz

c) Muhammad Iqbal

d) Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad

Who among the following used the phrase 'Un-British' to criticize the English colonial control of India?

a) Anandmohan Bose

b) Barduddin Tyabji

c) Dadabhai Naoroji

d) Pherozeshah Mehta

Can someone help find solutions for these??Who among the following gave a systematic critique of the moderate politics of the Indian National Congress in a series of articles entitled New Lamps for Old?

a) Aurobindo Ghosh

b) R C Dutt

c) Sayed Ahmad Khan

d) Viraraghavachari

As per the World Development Indicators of World Bank, in which one among the following South Asian countries is the average annual growth rate of population during 2005-2015 expected to be highest?

a) Bangladesh

b) India

c) Nepal

d) Pakistan

Respected sir, this was the question which in saw in pre exam, can you give me the answer for this

What is the term given to the process whereby an individual or a group emulates the values, norms and behavior patterns of a group other than to which one belongs before becoming its member?

(a) Secondary socialisation

(b) Anticipatory socialisation

(c) Re-socialisation

(d)Intensive socialisation

pls refer to this link it will solve your query:-

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i would suggest first make choice for the optional subject for which we can tell you the books and  for GK refer to this link

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Which subject to choose totally depends on your interest. You should just move with your consistency, adopt your strategy and firmly follow it. Pls stick to the optional you have selected and put your best efforts into it, never keep moving with them. And if by chance you do not performed well in thr first attempt don’t think of changing it rather this time give your utmost plus recall the mistakes you committed, so that you don’t repeat it but use them as a tool for your success.And you should never go by the advertisements which claim to give success guarantee. Just be determined and you will surely achieve success!!

For General studies you can go for the following books:-

India Struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra; NCERT Books ( XI & XII )

General Studies mannual--by Tata Mc Graw Hill

General mannual--by Spectrum

Everlatest general knowledge- by O.P.Khanna

G.K. Refreshers- by O.P. Khanna

You  should refer to newspapers and magazines like Civil service Chronicle, Pratiyogita Darpan, Competition Success Review etc.

for optional of preliminary examination you ahve to choose among the folowing subjects:

Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science, Botany, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Commerce, Economics, Electrical Engineering, Geography, Geology, Indian History, Law, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Science, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Sociology, Statistics and Zoology.