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Q1. ______ was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India.

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Answer- A. Sukumar Sen
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Q2. What is not correct about the Election Commission of India?

Answer- C. The CEC enjoys more powers than the other two Election Commissioners.

Q3. The Election Commission of India was established in.

Answer- C. 1950

Q4. Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India deals with the manner of
election of the President?

Answer- C. Article 55

Q5. What is the tenure of the Chief Election Commissioner of India?

Answer- D. 6 years or up to the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier.

Q6. In which of the following years were two additional Commissioners appointed to the
Election Commission of India for the first time?

Answer- A. 1989

Q7. Article 243K of the Indian constitution is related with which of the following?

Answer- D. Election to the Panchayats.

Q8. When, for the first time, did the Election Commission of India become a multi-
member body?

Answer- B. 1989

Q9. Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with the Election Commission?

Answer- C. Part XV

Q10. Article ____ of the Constitution of India gives the Election Commission the power to
supervise elections to the Parliament and state legislatures.

Answer- C. 324

Q11. When was the voting age reduced to 18 in India?

Answer- C. In 1989

Q12. Archana wishes to contest for Lok Sabha elections in India. What is the maximum
limit of constituencies that she can contest?

Answer- D. Two

Q13. The Constitution of India gives the right to vote to its ____.

Answer- D. all adult citizens

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Q14. The President of India decides on the question as to the disqualification of Members
of Parliament in consultation with the ________.

Answer- D. Election Commission of India

Q15. Which of the following states used EVMs for the first time in the general elections
held in May 1982?

Answer- A. Kerala

Q16. The Superintendence, control and conduct of all elections to the municipalities is
the responsibility of the _____.

Answer- A. State Election Commission

Q17. How many General Elections to the Lok Sabha have been held till November 2022?

Answer- A. 17

Q18. When were the general elections to the Legislative Assembly of the National Capital
Territory held for the first time?

Answer- B. 1993

Q19. In which of the following year was the Communist party of India (Marxist) founded
in Tashkent?

Answer- D. 1920

Q20. In which year was the Communist Party of India formed?

Answer- D. 1925

Q21. In which of the following years was the Bhartiya Janta Party founded?

Answer- C. 1980

Q22. Which of the following is NOT a national political party?

Answer- C. National Conference

Q23. As on September 2021, which of the following is NOT a national political party in
India?

Answer- B. Indian National Lok Dal

Q24. A candidate seeking election as Vice-President is required to make a security

deposit of _____.

Answer- B. Rs.20,000

Q25. The Election Commission celebrated its golden jubilee in the year ______.

Answer- A. 2001

Q26. The Lok Sabha elected after the 2019 elections is the ________ Lok Sabha.

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Answer- D. 17th

Q27. In Lok Sabha 2019 Elections, Congress won _______ seats out of the 13 Lok Sabha
seats of Punjab.

Answer- A. 8

Q28. In the context of electoral reforms in India, what does 'T' stand for in VVPAT?

Answer- B. Trail

Q29. The Election Commission of India recently launched a mobile app for enabling
citizens to report Model Code of Conduct and Expenditure violations during the
elections. The app has been named as:

Answer- B. cVigil

Q30. The percentage of eligible voters who cast their votes in an election is termed as
_______.

Answer- B. Turnout

Q31. The Union Finance Ministry issued a notification amending the Electoral Bonds
Scheme to allow the sale of electoral bonds for extra ____ days in the year of general
elections to the Legislative Assembly of States and UTs with legislature.

Answer- C. 15

Q32. The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 belongs to ________ Ministry of India.

Answer- C. Law and Justice

Q33. Who is the author of the Indian national anthem?

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Answer- C. Rabindranath Tagore
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Q34. Which of the following Acts prevents disrespect to the National Flag and National
Anthem?

Answer- A. Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971

Q35. Who among the following wrote ‘Anand Math’ from where India’s National song
‘Vande Mataram’ has been taken?

Answer- B. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

Q36. In which of the following years was the National Anthem adopted in its Hindi
version by the Constituent Assembly?

Answer- D. 1950

Q37. What is the approximate playing time of the full version of the National Anthem of
India?

Answer- A. 52 seconds

Q38. On which of the following dates does India celebrate its Constitution Day?

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Answer- B. 26th November

Q39. In which of the following years was the Dowry Prohibition Act passed in India?
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Q40. As per the Hindu Succession Act 1956, who amongst the following has the first right
over the property of a Hindu woman who dies intestate?

Answer- D. Her husband

Q41. The Hindu Marriage Act was enacted in the year ______.

Answer- A. 1955

Q42. In which year was the Hindu Succession Act of 1956 amended to give equal right to
father’s property to daughters?

Answer- A. 2005

Q43. Which of the following Indian Acts was passed in the year 2005?

Answer- C. The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act

Q44. In which of the following years was the Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act enacted?

Answer- A. 1856

Q45. According to which amended Act, can sons, daughters and their mothers get an
equal share of family property?

Answer- C. Hindu Succession Amendment Act 2005

Q46. The _____ considers a marriage as complete and binding at the completion of the
Saptapadi ritual.

Answer- C. Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

Q47. When did the Hindu Succession Act abandon the rule of primogeniture in India?

Answer- A. 1956

Q48. In which year was the ‘Lotteries Regulation Act’ passed?

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Q49. In which of the following years was the Planning Commission of India set up?

Answer- B. 1950

Q50. The fine for extinguishing public lamps may extend to ______ as per Section 141 of
The Electricity Act, 2003.

Answer- B. ₹2,000

Q51. Right to Information Act ______ mandates timely response to citizen requests for
government information.

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Answer- B. 2005

Q52. No person can disrespect the National flag, Constitution of India and the National
Anthem under the ______ Act.

Answer- D. Prevention of Insults to National Honour

Q53. Which of the following decisions was taken in the first cabinet meeting of the
Narendra Modi 2.0 Government?

Answer- B. Scholarship to wards of martyred state police officials

Q54. Since which year has the AFSPA been started?

Answer- B. 1958

Q55. The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme, announced in the Interim Budget
2019, aims at:

Answer- D. ensuring minimum income for farmer families who own up to two hectares of
cultivable land

Q56. The Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act was passed in the year ___.

Answer- A. 1956

Q57. The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021 falls under the aegis of the
Ministry of ____________ the Government of India.

Answer- B. Women and Child Development

Q58. The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act was passed in the year
___.

Answer- A. 2006

Q59. Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) was introduced
in December ______.

Answer- D. 1993

Q60. On the night of ______ 1975, Indira Gandhi recommended the imposition of
Emergency to president Fakruddin Ali Ahmad.

Answer- C. 25th June

Q61. The Regional Rural Banks were established on the recommendations of the ______ on
Rural Credit.

Q62. Which of the following years was the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution)
Act passed?

Answer- B. 1974

Q63. The Finance Commission is constituted by the President at the end of every _________
year.

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Answer- B. fifth

Q64. In India, the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, ________ is a
comprehensive law to provide for the protection of children from the offences of sexual
assault, sexual harassment and pornography, while safeguarding the interests of the
child.

Answer- D. 2012

Q65. Lal Bahadur Shastri was born on ______.

Answer- B. 2 October 1904

Q66. Who among the following politicians used the title ‘Babu’ before his name?

Answer- B. Jagjivan Ram

Q67. In which of the following years was the National Food Security Act enacted in India?

Answer- A. 2013

Q68. How many polities does the institutional mechanism of federalism accommodate?

Answer- C. Two

Q69. Which Commission was appointed by the central government to examine issues
related to Centre-State relations?

Answer- C. Sarkaria Commission

Q70. The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Central Government on ______
questioning the centre's notification authorizing 10 central agencies to intercept,
monitor and decrypt any computer system.

Answer- A. PIL

Q71. Indira Gandhi officially recorded the impressive strides in agriculture, by releasing a
special stamp in July 1968, entitled:

Answer- B. Wheat Revolution

Q72. In which year was Maldives turned from a Sultanate to a Presidential form of
government?

Answer- C. 1968

Q73. In which year was the National Urban Sanitation Policy launched?

Answer- D. 2008

Q74. The first-ever digital Union Budget of India was presented in the year ____.

Answer- C. 2021

Q75. In which year were the islands of Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi changed into
Union Territory of Lakshadweep by an Act of Parliament?

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Answer- D. 1973

Q76. Federalism is one of the key features of the Constitution of India, under which:

Answer- D. states are agents of the Federal government

Q77. The Kelkar Committee 2015 is related to the _________.

Answer- D. PPP model of infrastructure development

Q78. The Right to Information Act is a good example of a law and it has more chances of
working because:

Answer- D. it empowers people to find out what is happening in the government

Q79. What is the amount of annual health cover available to a family under the
‘Ayushman Bharat’ scheme of the Government of India?

Answer- A. ₹5 lakh

Q80. Which neighbouring country and India's boundary was ratified by The Constitution
(100th Amendment) Act, 2015?

Answer- C. Bangladesh

Q81. In which year was the Indian Industrial and Commercial Congress formed by Indian
merchants and industrialists to organise their business interests?

Answer- C. 1920

Q82. Under which of the following Schedules of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972
are the Gangetic Dolphins protected?

Answer- D. First Schedule

Q83. The National Commission for Backward Classes Act, 1993, was repealed by The
National Commission for Backward Classes (Repeal) Act in the year _____.

Answer- B. 2018

Q84. Who among the following persons can be described as 'a spokesperson of the
backward classes and castes in India'?

Answer- B. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar

Q85. Which Amendment enabled 27% reservation for OBC in government and private
educational institutes in 2006?

Answer- A. 93rd

Q86. Who among the following was the first Home Minister of India?

Answer- B. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Q87. In which year did the Constituent Assembly of India adopt the National Anthem?

Answer- A. 1950

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Q88. Which of the following is the first official language of Sri Lanka?

Answer- A. Sinhala

Q89. The Citizenship Act of ________ deals with matters relating to the acquisition,
determination and termination of Indian citizenship after the commencement of the
Constitution.

Answer- A. 1955

Q90. The first general election of Independent India was held in ______.

Answer- B. 1951-52

Q91. Which Section of the Indian Penal Code deals with the offence of causing
miscarriage without the consent of the woman?

Answer- C. Section 313

Q92. The Constitution of a country serves many purposes. Which of the following may
NOT be one?

Answer- D. It includes that the country should uphold a Presidential form of government.

Q93. A system of rules that takes effect when a military authority takes control of the
normal administration of justice is called ___.

Answer- A. martial Law

Q94. _____ was the first woman Governor of Goa.

Answer- D. Mridula Sinha

Q95. In which year was the Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO) incorporated?

Answer- B. 1907

Q96. Sikh Gurudwara Act was passed in _______ giving control to Shiromani Gurudwara
Prabandhak Committee as the main body.

Answer- D. 1925

Q97. The National Jute Policy was formulated in ______, with the objective of increasing
productivity, quality, and competitiveness of the jute industry.

Answer- A. 2005

Q98. Under which section of the Indian Penal Code is voyeurism an offence?

Answer- D. Section 354 C

Q99. Which of the following statements is correct?

Answer- A. A Judge of the Supreme Court submits his resignation to the President.

Q100. Which of the following states has the highest number of Assembly Constituencies?

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Answer- A. Uttar Pradesh

Q101. The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 states that 'subject to the provisions of Section 18, no
person under the age of _______ years shall drive a transport vehicle in any public place'

Answer- C. 21

Q102. The 'Stand Up India' Scheme facilitates bank loans between ₹ ______ to at least one
Scheduled Caste (SC) or Scheduled Tribe (ST) borrower and at least one woman per bank
branch for setting up a greenfield enterprise.

Answer- B. 10 lakhs and 1 crore

Q103. The Advocate-General holds office during the pleasure of:

Answer- C. the Governor

Q104. Who among the following decides whether a particular bill is a Money Bill or not?

Answer- A. Speaker of the Lok Sabha

Q105. Which Act allows persecution of a person who being abroad refuses to return to
India to face criminal prosecution?

Answer- B. Fugitive Economic Offenders (FEO) Act, 2018

Q106. Which of the following is NOT a constitutional body in India?

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Q107. Which of the following is NOT a constitutional body in India?

Answer- A. National human rights commission

Q108. Sarkaria Commission submitted its report in which year?

Answer- B. 1988

Q109. Who among the following was India's defence minister during the 1971 war
between India and Pakistan?

Answer- D. Jagjivan Ram

Q110. In which year was a new Constitution adopted in Sri Lanka creating the
'Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka'?

Answer- D. 1978

Q111. The first Education Minister of Independent India was ______.

Answer- B. Abul Kalam Azad

Q112. In which year was a separate Andhra state formed after the linguistic
reorganisation of the then Madras province?

Answer- C. 1953

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Q113. The first Backward Classes Commission of India was headed by ______.

Answer- C. Kaka Kalelkar

Q114. The Fifteenth Finance Commission was constituted in:

Answer- B. 2017

Q115. The period of second five-year plan in India was:

Answer- C. 1956-61

Q116. The First Health Minister of Independent India was ______.

Answer- D. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

Q117. What is the tenure of the chairman of the State Public Service Commission?

Answer- D. 6 years or the age of 62 years, whichever is earlier

Q118. Planned economic development in India began in ______ with the inception of the
First Five Year Plan.

Answer- A. 1951

Q119. The first Five-Year Plan’s main emphasis was to improve the condition of
agriculture in India. The plan began in the year:

Answer- A. 1951

Q120. The period of 12th Five Year Plan was:

Answer- C. 2012-2017

Q121. Which of the following is a state party as of February 2021?

Answer- A. Aam Aadmi Party

Q122. In which year did NITI Aayog come into existence?

Answer- B. 2015

Q123. Which state in India was the first to introduce the 'Mid-day Meal Scheme' for
school children?

Answer- A. Tamil Nadu

Q124. Out of the given four alternatives, select the one that is NOT a constitutional
body?

Answer- C. National Human Rights Commission

Q125. Who among the following is the 15th Chairman of the Finance Commission of
India?

Answer- C. N.K Singh

Q126. Which of the following is NOT a national political party?

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Answer- C. National Conference

Q127. Who was the founder of the Bahujan Samaj Party?

Answer- C. Kanshi Ram

Q128. Justice Rajinder Sachar Committee was set up to study ___.

Answer- A. the socio-economic status of Muslim community in India

Q129. As per the Table of Precedence, who among the following enjoys the highest
ceremonial protocol?

Answer- C. Cabinet ministers of the Union

Q130. Who among the following was the first president of Pakistan?

Answer- C. Iskander Mirza

Q131. How many members are present in the Sri Lankan parliament?

Answer- D. 225

Q132. Which of the following countries has the largest parliament in the world?

Answer- C. China

Q133. The maximum strength of the Bangladeshi Parliament is______.

Answer- A. 350

Q134. When was the Constitution of Pakistan enforced?

Answer- A. 1973

Q135. Which of the following statements is correct?

Answer- D. The Judiciary refers to the system of courts in the country.

Q136. _________was not only Sri Lanka's first woman prime minister, but also the first
woman prime minister in the world.

Answer- A. Sirimavo Bandaranaike

Q137. Who had handwritten the original Constitution of India?

Answer- D. Prem Behari Narayan Raizada

Q138. Which of the following statements is true?

Answer- B. The Constitution of India was handwritten in English and Hindi.

Q139. The Right to Information Act of 2005 extended to the whole of India, EXCEPT _______.

Answer- B. Jammu and Kashmir

Q140. What is the minimum age requirement (prescribed by the Constitution of India) to
become a member of a Panchayat?

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Answer- B. 21 years

Q141. ‘Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana’ (‘SGSY’) was launched in the year ________.

Answer- A. 1999

Q142. The Andhra State Act (1953) formed the ________ linguistic state of India.

Answer- B. first

Q143. Which of the following statements about the Equal Remuneration Act of 1976 is
INCORRECT?

Answer- A. It applies to certain parts of India.

Q144. The term 'Panchsheel' is associated with which of the following options?

Answer- D. Foreign Policy of India

Q145. Which of the following statements about a bank account opened under the
‘Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) is INCORRECT?

Answer- A. No interest is earned on the deposit in PMJDY accounts

Q146. Which of the following is responsible for attending to disputes concerning

recruitment and conditions of service of public personnel at the Centre?

Answer- A. Central Administrative Tribunal

Q147. Which Constitutional Amendment incorporated Dadra, Nagar and Haveli in the
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Answer- D. 10th

Q148. Which of the following Constitutional Amendment Acts made it compulsory for the
President to give his assent to a Constitutional Amendment Bill?

Answer- C. 24th Amendment Act, 1971

Q149. The Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second
Amendment) Bill, 2022 was passed by the Parliament. This is pertaining to the state of
________.

Answer- D. Uttar Pradesh

Q150. In which year was the State Financial Corporation Act passed? The Act provides for
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Answer- C. 1951

Q151. Which committee was appointed to give a detailed report on the Non-Performing
Assets of public sector banks?

Answer- C. Pannir Selvam Committee

Q152. In June 2019, which Ministry was created by merging the Ministry of Water
Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation and the Ministry of Drinking

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Answer- C. Jal Shakti

Q153. Who among the following was NOT a governor of the Reserve Bank of India?

Answer- D. M S Gill

Q154. The Indus Waters Treaty was signed between India and Pakistan on __.
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Answer- A. 19 September 1960
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Q155. In which year was the National Human Rights Commission established in India?
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Q156. The Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022 was introduced in Lok Sabha on August 8,
2022. The Bill amends the Electricity Act established in _______.

Answer- A. 2003

Q157. The Direct Tax Code Bill was introduced in the Parliament of India in _____.

Answer- A. 2010

Q158. In which year was a law passed in India to make conversion to Christianity easier?

Answer- B. 1850

Q159. According to the Mediation Bill, 2021, the mediation process must be completed
within 180 days, which may be extended by another_____days by the parties.

Answer- D. 180

Q160. In India, the electoral bonds are valid for how many days from the date of issue?

Answer- A. Fifteen days

Q161. The Parliament had passed the Limited Liability Partnership (Amendment) Bill,
2021 on 9 August 2021. It amended the:

Answer- D. Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008

Q162. An alliance formed by political parties after elections when no party has been able
to get adequate seats to form a clear majority is called ______.

Answer- B. coalition

Q163. The concept of Public Interest Litigation originated in _______________.

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Answer- A. USA

Q164. The Centre introduced a new bill called the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill
2022. This Bill will repeal the Identification of Prisoners Act which was established in
_____.

Answer- A. 1920

Q165. It is the duty of every citizen to uphold and protect the ________, unity and integrity
of India.

Answer- C. sovereignty

Q166. Which of the following statement is correct?I. The Family Welfare Program has
sought to promote responsible and planned parenthood on a mandatory basis.II. The
National Population Policy 2000 provides a policy framework for providing free and
compulsory education up to the age of 14 years.

Answer- A. Only II

Q167. Who among the following is NOT a member of the National Human Rights
Commission?

Answer- A. District Magistrate

Q168. The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 empowers the _________ to establish
authorities.

Answer- D. Central Government

Q169. Offenses for which the police can arrest a person without the order of the court
are called _________.

Answer- A. Cognizable offences

Q170. Under which of the following Acts was the National Commission for Women
established?

Answer- B. The National Commission for Women Act, 1990

Q171. Which of the following is NOT a function of the State Public Service Commission?

Answer- B. It is consulted while making reservations of appointments

Q172. Which of the following commissions is mentioned in the Indian Constitution?

Answer- B. Union Public Service Commission

Q173. In the XXI phase of sale of electoral bonds can be only purchased from which of
the following institution?

Answer- D. SBI

Q174. In which year was the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights
established?

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Answer- D. 2007

Q175. The news print sector in our country is governed by which order from the
following?

Answer- C. Newsprint Control Order, 2004

Q176. The New Delhi International Arbitration Centre (Amendment) Bill, 2022 was
introduced in Lok Sabha on __.

Answer- D. August 5, 2022

Q177. Who is the Administrative Head of the Indian Audit and Accounts Department?

Answer- C. The Comptroller and Auditor General

Q178. The State Finance Commission is appointed every ____ years by the _____.

Answer- B. 5, state government

Q179. In which year was the Arms Act disallowing Indians from possessing arms passed?

Answer- B. 1878

Q180. Which of the following statements are correct regarding the Union Public Service
Commission?A. The Parliament has the power to make regulations as to conditions of
service of the Chairman, members and staff of the commission.B. The Government of
India Act, 1935, envisaged a Public Service Commission for the Federation and a
Provincial Public Service Commission for each Province or group of Provinces.C. The
Federal Public Service Commission came to be known as the Union Public Service
Commission by virtue of Clause (1) of Article 378 of the Constitution in 1950.

Answer- C. B and C only

Q181. Who among the following has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT)?

Answer- D. Justice Ashok Bhushan

Q182. The Planning Commission of India was replaced by NITI Aayog in ______.

Answer- B. 2015

Q183. In which year was the Arms Act passed in India?

Answer- C. 1959

Q184. Which of the following is the major state tax in India?

Answer- A. Stamp duty and registration

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