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Question 1
ప్రశ్న 1
Which statement best defines political rhetoric?
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Explanation:
• Political rhetoric uses language to shape public opinion, establish values and encourage action.
• It may employ ethos, pathos, logos, repetition, analogy and historical reference.
• Its meaning depends partly on the speaker, audience, occasion and political context.
• Political rhetoric can support democracy and justice, but it may also be used manipulatively.
• It may employ ethos, pathos, logos, repetition, analogy and historical reference.
• Its meaning depends partly on the speaker, audience, occasion and political context.
• Political rhetoric can support democracy and justice, but it may also be used manipulatively.
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Question 2
ప్రశ్న 2
Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address during which conflict?
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Explanation:
• Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address during the American Civil War.
• The speech was delivered on 19 November 1863 at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery.
• It honoured those who died at the Battle of Gettysburg.
• Lincoln connected the war with national unity, equality and democratic government.
• The speech was delivered on 19 November 1863 at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery.
• It honoured those who died at the Battle of Gettysburg.
• Lincoln connected the war with national unity, equality and democratic government.
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Question 3
ప్రశ్న 3
What is a central argument of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address?
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Explanation:
• Lincoln presents the Civil War as a test of whether a nation founded on liberty and equality can survive.
• He calls upon the living to continue the unfinished work of those who died.
• The phrase new birth of freedom connects national preservation with emancipation and democratic renewal.
• The speech transforms commemoration into a call for political responsibility.
• He calls upon the living to continue the unfinished work of those who died.
• The phrase new birth of freedom connects national preservation with emancipation and democratic renewal.
• The speech transforms commemoration into a call for political responsibility.
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Question 4
ప్రశ్న 4
Which rhetorical feature is especially prominent in the Gettysburg Address?
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Explanation:
• Lincoln uses parallel structures and repeated words to create rhythm and emphasis.
• Repetition unites the themes of dedication, sacrifice and democratic responsibility.
• The speech is brief, elevated and carefully patterned rather than statistically detailed.
• Its formal balance contributes to its enduring rhetorical power.
• Repetition unites the themes of dedication, sacrifice and democratic responsibility.
• The speech is brief, elevated and carefully patterned rather than statistically detailed.
• Its formal balance contributes to its enduring rhetorical power.
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Question 5
ప్రశ్న 5
Which theme dominates Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address of 1865?
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Explanation:
• Lincoln reflects on slavery as the central cause of the Civil War.
• He avoids simple self-congratulation and acknowledges shared national responsibility.
• The conclusion calls for mercy, healing and a just peace.
• Its tone combines humility, religious reflection and political reconciliation.
• He avoids simple self-congratulation and acknowledges shared national responsibility.
• The conclusion calls for mercy, healing and a just peace.
• Its tone combines humility, religious reflection and political reconciliation.
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Question 6
ప్రశ్న 6
Winston Churchill delivered his speech commonly known as Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat shortly after becoming what?
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Explanation:
• Churchill became Prime Minister of Britain in May 1940.
• He delivered the speech to the House of Commons on 13 May 1940.
• The address prepared Parliament and the public for a prolonged struggle against Nazi Germany.
• Its directness helped establish Churchill's wartime leadership.
• He delivered the speech to the House of Commons on 13 May 1940.
• The address prepared Parliament and the public for a prolonged struggle against Nazi Germany.
• Its directness helped establish Churchill's wartime leadership.
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Question 7
ప్రశ్న 7
What principal objective does Churchill announce in Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat?
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Explanation:
• Churchill identifies victory as the sole acceptable objective.
• He emphasizes that the struggle will require sacrifice, endurance and unity.
• The severe language creates realism rather than offering easy reassurance.
• The speech combines honesty about danger with determination to resist.
• He emphasizes that the struggle will require sacrifice, endurance and unity.
• The severe language creates realism rather than offering easy reassurance.
• The speech combines honesty about danger with determination to resist.
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Question 8
ప్రశ్న 8
Churchill's We Shall Fight on the Beaches speech was delivered after which major wartime evacuation?
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Explanation:
• Churchill delivered the speech on 4 June 1940 after the evacuation from Dunkirk.
• He acknowledged the rescue while warning that wars are not won through evacuations.
• The repeated promises of resistance prepare the nation for possible invasion.
• The speech transforms a military retreat into a declaration of continuing resolve.
• He acknowledged the rescue while warning that wars are not won through evacuations.
• The repeated promises of resistance prepare the nation for possible invasion.
• The speech transforms a military retreat into a declaration of continuing resolve.
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Question 9
ప్రశ్న 9
Which rhetorical device dominates Churchill's successive declarations that Britain will fight in different locations?
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Explanation:
• Anaphora is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
• Churchill repeatedly begins clauses with the same declaration of resistance.
• The device creates momentum, unity and emotional intensity.
• It reinforces the impression that resistance will continue under every possible condition.
• Churchill repeatedly begins clauses with the same declaration of resistance.
• The device creates momentum, unity and emotional intensity.
• It reinforces the impression that resistance will continue under every possible condition.
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Question 10
ప్రశ్న 10
Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his I Have a Dream speech during which event?
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Explanation:
• King delivered the speech on 28 August 1963 during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
• He spoke from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
• The event brought together civil rights, employment and racial justice demands.
• The speech became one of the defining texts of the American Civil Rights Movement.
• He spoke from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
• The event brought together civil rights, employment and racial justice demands.
• The speech became one of the defining texts of the American Civil Rights Movement.
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Question 11
ప్రశ్న 11
Which national documents does King invoke in I Have a Dream to support the demand for civil rights?
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Explanation:
• King appeals to the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution as promises of equality and citizenship.
• He argues that the United States has failed to honour these commitments for African Americans.
• This strategy uses national ideals to criticize national injustice.
• It combines moral appeal with constitutional and historical reasoning.
• He argues that the United States has failed to honour these commitments for African Americans.
• This strategy uses national ideals to criticize national injustice.
• It combines moral appeal with constitutional and historical reasoning.
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Question 12
ప్రశ్న 12
What is the effect of King's repeated use of the phrase I have a dream?
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Explanation:
• The repeated phrase is an example of anaphora.
• It gives the speech rhythmic force and organizes a sequence of future possibilities.
• King's dream concerns collective freedom, equality and interracial democracy rather than private success.
• The emotional appeal remains connected with constitutional and ethical argument.
• It gives the speech rhythmic force and organizes a sequence of future possibilities.
• King's dream concerns collective freedom, equality and interracial democracy rather than private success.
• The emotional appeal remains connected with constitutional and ethical argument.
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Question 13
ప్రశ్న 13
Consider the following statements about King's civil rights rhetoric.
Statement I: He combines biblical imagery with references to American democratic ideals.
Statement II: He presents racial justice as incompatible with non-violent action.
Statement I: He combines biblical imagery with references to American democratic ideals.
Statement II: He presents racial justice as incompatible with non-violent action.
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Explanation:
• Statement I is correct because King's rhetoric draws on scripture, spiritual traditions and founding national documents.
• Statement II is incorrect because King repeatedly advocates disciplined non-violent struggle.
• His speeches combine moral urgency with a rejection of hatred and retaliatory violence.
• Therefore, Statement I is correct, but Statement II is incorrect.
• Statement II is incorrect because King repeatedly advocates disciplined non-violent struggle.
• His speeches combine moral urgency with a rejection of hatred and retaliatory violence.
• Therefore, Statement I is correct, but Statement II is incorrect.
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Question 14
ప్రశ్న 14
Nelson Mandela's statement from the dock in 1964 was delivered during which trial?
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Explanation:
• Mandela delivered his major statement from the dock during the Rivonia Trial.
• The speech was given on 20 April 1964.
• He explained the struggle against apartheid and defended the ideal of a democratic, non-racial society.
• The trial resulted in life imprisonment for Mandela and several other defendants.
• The speech was given on 20 April 1964.
• He explained the struggle against apartheid and defended the ideal of a democratic, non-racial society.
• The trial resulted in life imprisonment for Mandela and several other defendants.
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Question 15
ప్రశ్న 15
Which ideal does Mandela describe as one for which he is prepared to die?
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Explanation:
• Mandela declares his commitment to a democratic and free society based on equality.
• He opposes both white domination and Black domination.
• The statement presents the anti-apartheid struggle as a universal democratic cause.
• His willingness to die establishes moral courage and strengthens his ethos.
• He opposes both white domination and Black domination.
• The statement presents the anti-apartheid struggle as a universal democratic cause.
• His willingness to die establishes moral courage and strengthens his ethos.
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Question 16
ప్రశ్న 16
What is a central theme of Mandela's presidential inauguration address of 10 May 1994?
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Explanation:
• Mandela's inauguration marked South Africa's transition to democratic majority rule.
• The speech emphasizes healing, dignity, equality and the construction of a shared nation.
• It recognizes past suffering while directing attention toward reconciliation and renewal.
• The address transforms political victory into a collective national responsibility.
• The speech emphasizes healing, dignity, equality and the construction of a shared nation.
• It recognizes past suffering while directing attention toward reconciliation and renewal.
• The address transforms political victory into a collective national responsibility.
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Question 17
ప్రశ్న 17
Jawaharlal Nehru delivered the speech known as Tryst with Destiny on which historic occasion?
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Explanation:
• Nehru delivered Tryst with Destiny shortly before midnight on 14 August 1947.
• The speech marked India's transition from colonial rule to independence on 15 August.
• It was addressed to the Constituent Assembly.
• Nehru combines celebration with an appeal for service, responsibility and national reconstruction.
• The speech marked India's transition from colonial rule to independence on 15 August.
• It was addressed to the Constituent Assembly.
• Nehru combines celebration with an appeal for service, responsibility and national reconstruction.
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Question 18
ప్రశ్న 18
Which task does Nehru emphasize in Tryst with Destiny?
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Explanation:
• Nehru presents independence as the beginning rather than the completion of national work.
• He identifies poverty, ignorance, disease and inequality as major challenges.
• Freedom must be expressed through service to ordinary people.
• The speech joins nationalist achievement with social and democratic responsibility.
• He identifies poverty, ignorance, disease and inequality as major challenges.
• Freedom must be expressed through service to ordinary people.
• The speech joins nationalist achievement with social and democratic responsibility.
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Question 19
ప్రశ్న 19
Which description best characterizes Nehru's rhetorical style in Tryst with Destiny?
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Explanation:
• Nehru uses elevated language, balanced sentences and a strong sense of historical transition.
• Images of awakening, destiny and long national struggle give the speech emotional scope.
• The address remains public and collective rather than privately confessional.
• Its lyrical quality is joined with a practical call to national service.
• Images of awakening, destiny and long national struggle give the speech emotional scope.
• The address remains public and collective rather than privately confessional.
• Its lyrical quality is joined with a practical call to national service.
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Question 20
ప్రశ్న 20
In his final speech to the Constituent Assembly on 25 November 1949, what does B.R. Ambedkar mean by the grammar of anarchy?
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Explanation:
• Ambedkar warns against continuing methods such as unconstitutional mass pressure when democratic constitutional remedies are available.
• He describes such methods as the grammar of anarchy in a constitutional system.
• His argument does not condemn all protest under every condition.
• It emphasizes responsible democratic participation and respect for constitutional procedures.
• He describes such methods as the grammar of anarchy in a constitutional system.
• His argument does not condemn all protest under every condition.
• It emphasizes responsible democratic participation and respect for constitutional procedures.
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Question 21
ప్రశ్న 21
Which social condition does Ambedkar regard as necessary for the survival of political democracy?
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Explanation:
• Ambedkar argues that political democracy cannot endure without social democracy.
• Social democracy requires liberty, equality and fraternity as principles of everyday life.
• Caste hierarchy contradicts these democratic values.
• Constitutional rights need supportive social relations and institutions.
• Social democracy requires liberty, equality and fraternity as principles of everyday life.
• Caste hierarchy contradicts these democratic values.
• Constitutional rights need supportive social relations and institutions.
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Question 22
ప్రశ్న 22
Assertion: Ambedkar warns against hero-worship in democratic politics.
Reason: Excessive devotion to political leaders may enable them to weaken or destroy democratic institutions.
Reason: Excessive devotion to political leaders may enable them to weaken or destroy democratic institutions.
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Explanation:
• The Assertion is correct because Ambedkar warns that devotion in politics can become dangerous.
• The Reason is correct because unquestioning loyalty may permit leaders to place themselves above institutions and law.
• Democracy requires critical citizenship rather than personal submission.
• Therefore, the Reason correctly explains the Assertion.
• The Reason is correct because unquestioning loyalty may permit leaders to place themselves above institutions and law.
• Democracy requires critical citizenship rather than personal submission.
• Therefore, the Reason correctly explains the Assertion.
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Question 23
ప్రశ్న 23
Match List I with List II.
List I
1. Abraham Lincoln
2. Winston Churchill
3. Martin Luther King Jr.
4. Jawaharlal Nehru
List II
a. Tryst with Destiny
b. I Have a Dream
c. Gettysburg Address
d. We Shall Fight on the Beaches
List I
1. Abraham Lincoln
2. Winston Churchill
3. Martin Luther King Jr.
4. Jawaharlal Nehru
List II
a. Tryst with Destiny
b. I Have a Dream
c. Gettysburg Address
d. We Shall Fight on the Beaches
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Explanation:
• Abraham Lincoln is matched with the Gettysburg Address.
• Winston Churchill is matched with We Shall Fight on the Beaches.
• Martin Luther King Jr. is matched with I Have a Dream.
• Jawaharlal Nehru is matched with Tryst with Destiny.
• Therefore, the correct code is 1-c, 2-d, 3-b, 4-a.
• Winston Churchill is matched with We Shall Fight on the Beaches.
• Martin Luther King Jr. is matched with I Have a Dream.
• Jawaharlal Nehru is matched with Tryst with Destiny.
• Therefore, the correct code is 1-c, 2-d, 3-b, 4-a.
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Question 24
ప్రశ్న 24
Arrange the following speeches in chronological order.
1. Gettysburg Address
2. We Shall Fight on the Beaches
3. Tryst with Destiny
4. I Have a Dream
1. Gettysburg Address
2. We Shall Fight on the Beaches
3. Tryst with Destiny
4. I Have a Dream
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Explanation:
• The Gettysburg Address was delivered in 1863.
• We Shall Fight on the Beaches was delivered in 1940.
• Tryst with Destiny was delivered in August 1947.
• I Have a Dream was delivered in 1963.
• Therefore, the correct sequence is 1, 2, 3, 4.
• We Shall Fight on the Beaches was delivered in 1940.
• Tryst with Destiny was delivered in August 1947.
• I Have a Dream was delivered in 1963.
• Therefore, the correct sequence is 1, 2, 3, 4.
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Question 25
ప్రశ్న 25
Consider the following statements about effective public oratory.
1. It adapts language to a particular audience and historical occasion.
2. It may combine emotional appeal with ethical credibility and reasoned argument.
3. Repetition and parallelism can make central ideas memorable.
4. Democratic rhetoric must avoid every reference to shared values.
1. It adapts language to a particular audience and historical occasion.
2. It may combine emotional appeal with ethical credibility and reasoned argument.
3. Repetition and parallelism can make central ideas memorable.
4. Democratic rhetoric must avoid every reference to shared values.
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Explanation:
• Statement 1 is correct because public speeches respond to particular audiences and circumstances.
• Statement 2 is correct because ethos, pathos and logos frequently operate together.
• Statement 3 is correct because repetition and parallelism create rhythm and emphasis.
• Statement 4 is incorrect because democratic speeches commonly appeal to shared values such as justice, freedom and equality.
• Therefore, statements 1, 2 and 3 only are correct.
• Statement 2 is correct because ethos, pathos and logos frequently operate together.
• Statement 3 is correct because repetition and parallelism create rhythm and emphasis.
• Statement 4 is incorrect because democratic speeches commonly appeal to shared values such as justice, freedom and equality.
• Therefore, statements 1, 2 and 3 only are correct.
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Question 26
ప్రశ్న 26
Which integrated comparison of Lincoln, Churchill, King, Mandela, Nehru and Ambedkar is most accurate?
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Explanation:
• Lincoln links national sacrifice with democratic renewal.
• Churchill uses resolve and repetition to mobilize resistance during war.
• King and Mandela connect freedom with racial justice and human equality.
• Nehru presents independence as a responsibility of national reconstruction.
• Ambedkar defends constitutional democracy and social equality.
• Their contexts differ, but each uses public prose to shape collective moral and political action.
• Churchill uses resolve and repetition to mobilize resistance during war.
• King and Mandela connect freedom with racial justice and human equality.
• Nehru presents independence as a responsibility of national reconstruction.
• Ambedkar defends constitutional democracy and social equality.
• Their contexts differ, but each uses public prose to shape collective moral and political action.
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Answer Key సమాధానాల పట్టిక
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Question 1 ప్రశ్న 1Answer: A. The strategic use of language to influence public judgement and action సమాధానం: A.
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Question 2 ప్రశ్న 2Answer: B. The American Civil War సమాధానం: B.
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Question 3 ప్రశ్న 3Answer: C. The nation must achieve a new birth of freedom and preserve government by the people. సమాధానం: C.
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Question 4 ప్రశ్న 4Answer: D. Parallelism and repetition సమాధానం: D.
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Question 5 ప్రశ్న 5Answer: A. Reconciliation tempered by recognition of slavery and national guilt సమాధానం: A.
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Question 6 ప్రశ్న 6Answer: B. Prime Minister of Britain సమాధానం: B.
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Question 7 ప్రశ్న 7Answer: C. Victory despite terror, hardship and sacrifice సమాధానం: C.
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Question 8 ప్రశ్న 8Answer: B. Dunkirk సమాధానం: B.
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Question 9 ప్రశ్న 9Answer: A. Anaphora సమాధానం: A.
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Question 10 ప్రశ్న 10Answer: C. The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom సమాధానం: C.
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Question 11 ప్రశ్న 11Answer: A. The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution సమాధానం: A.
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Question 12 ప్రశ్న 12Answer: B. It creates anaphora, rhythm and a visionary image of racial justice. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 13 ప్రశ్న 13Answer: C. Statement I is correct, but Statement II is incorrect సమాధానం: C.
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Question 14 ప్రశ్న 14Answer: B. The Rivonia Trial సమాధానం: B.
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Question 15 ప్రశ్న 15Answer: C. A democratic and free society in which all people live together with equal opportunities సమాధానం: C.
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Question 16 ప్రశ్న 16Answer: A. National reconciliation after apartheid సమాధానం: A.
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Question 17 ప్రశ్న 17Answer: C. India's independence in August 1947 సమాధానం: C.
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Question 18 ప్రశ్న 18Answer: B. The service of India through ending poverty, ignorance, disease and inequality సమాధానం: B.
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Question 19 ప్రశ్న 19Answer: A. Elevated, rhythmic and historically reflective prose సమాధానం: A.
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Question 20 ప్రశ్న 20Answer: B. The use of unconstitutional methods after constitutional means have become available సమాధానం: B.
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Question 21 ప్రశ్న 21Answer: A. Social democracy based on liberty, equality and fraternity సమాధానం: A.
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Question 22 ప్రశ్న 22Answer: A. Both Assertion and Reason are correct, and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion సమాధానం: A.
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Question 23 ప్రశ్న 23Answer: A. 1-c, 2-d, 3-b, 4-a సమాధానం: A.
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Question 24 ప్రశ్న 24Answer: A. 1, 2, 3, 4 సమాధానం: A.
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Question 25 ప్రశ్న 25Answer: C. 1, 2 and 3 only సమాధానం: C.
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Question 26 ప్రశ్న 26Answer: C. They address different historical crises while using rhetoric to connect collective identity with democracy, sacrifice, justice or transformation. సమాధానం: C.