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Global climate change will affect countries whose population depends largely on ______.

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  1. Fishing

  2. Agriculture

  3. Mining

  4. Lumbering

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Correct Option: B

Where are the headquarters of the Greenpeace organization located?

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  1. Amsterdam

  2. Hague

  3. Rotterdam

  4. Texel

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Correct Option: A

Who became the first qualified black female pilot?

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  1. Paul Robeson

  2. Jesse Owens

  3. Herbert Clark Hoover

  4. Bessie Coleman

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • Bessie Coleman was the first qualified black female pilot.
  • Between 1922 to 1925 she flew in shows all shows all over America and raised enough money to set up her own flying school.

Organizations that seeks to promote the interests of a particular section or group ______________.

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  1. Movement

  2. Political parties

  3. Sectional interest groups

  4. Public interest groups

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Usually, interest groups seek to promote the interests of a particular section or group of society. Trade unions, business associations and professional (lawyers, doctors, teachers, etc.) bodies are some examples of this type. They are sectional because they represent a section of society: workers, employees, business persons, industrialists, followers of a religion, caste group, etc. Their principal concern is the betterment and well-being of their members, not society in general. 

Groups which try to influence government policies are known as _______.

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  1. Movements groups

  2. Pressure groups

  3. Sectional groups

  4. Interest groups

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A pressure group is a group of people having a common interest. They put pressure on the government to fulfill their interest and try to influence the policies of the government for that sake. These groups do not contest in the election. Pressure groups do not aim to directly control or share political power.

Who among the following is not resorted to by business groups?

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  1. Employing professional lobbyists

  2. Disrupting public transport system

  3. Sponsor advertisements in newspaper

  4. Submit memorandum of understanding

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Business groups are involved in the activities such as employing people in lobbying for projects, sponsoring advertisements in the newspaper and signing a memorandum of understanding among different stakeholders as mentioned in options A, C, and D. However, option B stating disruption of the public transport system is a non-business, destructive activity with no connection to business groups. 

The majority people in Sri Lanka follow the religion ______________.

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  1. Hinduism

  2. Christianity

  3. Islam

  4. Buddhism

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Buddhism is a major religion in Sri Lanka. As per 2011 Census about 70.2% of people in there follow Buddhism.

The differences that are difficult to tackle in a society are based on

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  1. Birth

  2. Region

  3. Class

  4. Culture

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Correct Option: C

Mahatma Gandhi, Periyar Ramaswami, B.R-Ambedkar and Jyotiba Phule were

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  1. ministers.

  2. social reformers.

  3. economic reformers.

  4. community heads.

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Correct Option: B

Which company purchased the Union Carbide factory?

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  1. Bayer

  2. Ineos

  3. DuPont

  4. Dow

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Correct Option: D