1. Consider the following statements:
1. B.G. Tilak founded the Home Rule League in April 1916Maharashtra.
2. NC. Kelkar was not associated with Home Rule Movement.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
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2. In India, contribution of food inflation to overall inflation is around \( \Large \frac{1}{3} \)rd to \( \Large \frac{2}{5} \)th Within food inflation, contribution of food articles is higher because price rise in food articles is
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3. What do you understand by the term 'propaganda'?
It is an unverified story that is spread from a one person to another.
It is communication tailored to influence Opinion.
It is an enthusiasm among a relatively large number of people for a particular innovation.
It is a tool of oration used only by political parties. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
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4. The Annual Financial Statement of the Government of India in respect of each financial year shall be presented to the House on such day as the
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5. The social ideals of Mahatma Gandhi were first put forth in
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6. Carefully read the following passage and identify the person referred to in that: Her best known works are 'The Golden Notebook', 'Memoirs of a Survivor' and 'The Summer Before the Dark'. She was the oldest recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature. ' (
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7. The subject matter of an adjournment motion in the Parliament
1. must be directly related to the conduct of the Union Government
2. may involve failure of the Government of India to perform its duties in accordance with the Constitution
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8. Share of food in total consumption expenditure has been coming down as per capita income grew over time in last sixty years because
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9. Consider the following statements about Syed Ahmed Khan, the founder of Muhammadan AngloOriental College, Aligarh.
1. He was a staunch supporter of Indian National Congress.
2. Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College was set up with the objective of promotion learning of Islamic education among the Muslims.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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10. Political theory
1. deals with the ideas and principles that shape Constitutions
2. clarifies the meaning of freedom, equality and justice
3. probes the significance of principles of rule of law, separation of power and judicial review
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11. Which one of the following statements about Rig ,Veda is not correct?
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12. Classification of an enterprise into public or private sector is based on
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13. Consider the following statements about Democracy:
1. It consists with the formation of government elected by the people.
2. In democracy, those currently in power have a fair chance of losing.
3. Each vote has one value.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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14. Which of the following nations were recently suspended with regard to the voting rights by the UNESCO for not paying their dues to it?
1. USA .
2. Israel
3. Iran
4. Iraq
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15. Which one of the following statements about ancient Indian Mahajanapadas is correct?
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16. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists :
| List I( (Person) | List II(Role in making of the Constitution of India) | | A)Rajendra Prasad | 1. Member, Drafting Prasad Committee | | B)T.T.Krishnamachari | 2. Chairman, Constituent Assembly | | C)H.C.Mookherjee | 3. Chairman, Drafting Committee | | D)B.R. Ambedkar | 4. Vice-Chairman, Constituent Assembly |
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17. Heena Sidhu, who recently won a World Cup Gold Medal for India, is associated with
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18. The only inscribed stone portrait of Emperor Ashoka has been found at
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19. The citizenship means
1. full civil and political rights of the citizens.
2. the right of suffrage for election to the House of the People (of the Union) and the Legislative Assembly of every State.
3, the right to become a Member of the Parliament and Member of Legislative Assemblies.
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20. The Committee on Public Accounts under the Constitution of India is meant for
1. the examination of accounts showing the appropriation of sums granted by the House for the expenditure of the Government of India
2. scrutinizing the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General .
3. suggesting the form in which estimates shall be presented to the Parliament
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21. The Draft Constitution as framed only provides a machinery for the government of the country It is not a contrivance to install any particular party in power as has been done in some countries. Who should be in power is left to be determined by the people, as it must be, if the system is to satisfy the test of democracy.
The above passage from Constituent Assembly debates is attributed to
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22. Which of the following statements are correct regarding Joint Session of the Houses of the Parliament in India?
1. It is an enabling provision, empowering the President to take steps for resolving deadlock between the two Houses.
2. It is not obligatory upon the President to' summon the Houses to meet in a joint sitting
3. It is being notified by the President.
4. It is frequently resorted to establish the supremacy of the Lok Sabha.
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23. Match List-I with List-II and select the curred answer using the code given below the Lists:| List I(Text) | List II(Author) | | A. Kitab-al Hind | 1.Ibn Battuta | | B. Rehla | 2.Al-Biruni | | C.Humayun Nama | 3.Lahori | | D.Badshah Nama | 4.Gulbadan Begum |
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24. Which of the following statements in the context of structure of the Parliament is/are correct?
1. The Parliament of India consists of the President, the Council of States and the House of the People.
2, The President of India is directly elected by an electoral college consisting of the elected members of both the Houses of the Parliament only.
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25. Internal Security Academy is located at:
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26. Which one among the following was not a proposal ofthe Cabinet Mission, 1946?
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27. Which of the statements relating to the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha is/are correct?
1. The office of the Deputy Speaker acquired a more prominent position after the enforcement of the Constitution of India in 1950.
2. He/She is elected from amongst the members.
3. He/She holds office until he/she ceases to be a member of the House.
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28. Consider the following statements from Kalhana's Rajatarangini:
1. The common people ate rice and Utpala-saka L (a wild vegetable of bitter taste).
2. Harsha introduced into Kashmir a general dress befitting a king which included a long coat
Which of the statements giVen above is/are correct?
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29. Which of the following statements relating to Comptroller and Auditor General in India is/are correct?
1. He/She is not an officer of the Parliament but an officer under the President.
2. He/She is an independent constitutional authority not directly answerable to the House.
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30. The Departmental Committee of the Parliament of India on the Welfare of the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and the Scheduled Tribes (STs) shall
1. examine whether the Union Government has secured due representation of the 805 and the STs in the services and posts under its control.
2. report on the working of the welfare programmes for the 80s and the STs in the Union Territories
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
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31. Consider the following statements:
Statement I : Clay layers are poor aquifers.
Statement II: The inter-particle space of clay minerals is the least.
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32. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists : | List I(Irrigation/Power project) | List II(River) | | A. Bhakra Nangal | 1. Bhagirathi | | B. Dul Hasti | 2. Mahanadi | | C. Hirakud | 3. Chandra | | D. Tehri | 4. Sutlei |
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33. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding fats?
1. Fats are needed for the formation of cell membrance.
2. Fats help the body to absorb calcium from food.
3. Fats are required to repair damaged tissue.
4. Body cannot release energy in fats as quickly as the energy in carbohydrates.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
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34. Addition of ethylene dibromide to petrol
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35. Which of the following statements regarding the duration of day and night is correct?
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36. The position relative size and nature of the image formed by a concave lens for an object placed at infinity are respectively
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37. People suffering from 'anorexia nervosa'
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38. Match list I with List II
List I
(Hydro Electric power station) | List II
Location in the Map | | A. Srisailam |  | | B. Sabarigiri | | C. Hirakud | | D. Sileru |
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39. No matter how far you stand from a mirror, your image appears erect. The mirror is likely to be
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40. Date of manufacture of food items fried in oil should be checked before buying because oils become rancid due to
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41. Indian Navy commissioned its first Advanced Light Helicopter Squadron at Kochi in November 2013. What is the name of the helicopter?
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42. Which of the following statements about India's unorganized sector are true? �
1. Labour is more in number than that in the organized sector.
2. Job security and work regulation are better in unorganized sector.
3. They are usually not organized into trade unions.
4.Workers are usually employed fora limted number of days.
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43. Consider the following statements:
1. Battle of Buxar provided the key to the English to establish their rule in India.
2. The Treaty of Allahabad, concluded in 1765, enabled the British to establish their rule in Bengal.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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44. Corporation tax in India is levied on income of a company. Which one of the following does not include Corporation tax?
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45. The concept of hegemony is used to understand the capacity to 'manufacture consent'. Here hegemony implies
1. class ascendency in ideological spheres.
2. deploying ideological resources to shape behaviour of weaker States/power.
3. provision of global public goods by a dominant power.
4. military dominance in relative and absolute terms.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
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46. On November 8,2013, many people died in 2 Philippines after a super typhoon ravaged the country. What was the name of the typhoon?
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47. Non-military Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) in a peace process include
1. people .to people contact across borders.
2. literary and cultural interaction under. governmental and non-governmental agenc1es.
3. increase in travel facilities,
4. joint initiatives to tackle common socioih'economic problems
select the correct answer using the code given below.
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48. In India, mergers and acquisition of firms are regulated by
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49. Consider the following statements regarding
Indian Feudalism in the early medieval period:
1. The revenue assignments were called Bhoga.
2. The hereditary chiefs neither collected revenues nor assumed administrative powers.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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50. The Fundamental Rights, enshrined in Part III of the Constitution of India, �are inherent and connot be extinguished by any constitutional and statutory provision.� This was made clear in the case of
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51. Consider the following statements:
1. The J ains believed that Mahavira had twenty~ three predecessors.
2. Parshvanatha was twenty-third Tirthankara
3. Rishava was immediate successor of Mahavira.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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52. Consider the following statements regarding Indian Ocean Rim Association:
1.The 13th Council of Ministers Meeting of the Association was held in November 2013 in Perth
2.India was elected Chair of the Association from 2013 to 2015.
3.There are twnety member nations in the Association.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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53. 'Population dividend' refers to
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54. Which of the following principles is/are taken into consideration by the Speaker while recognizing a parliamentary party of group?
1. An association of members who have an organization both inside and outside the House.
2. An association of members who shall have at least one-third of the total number of members of the House.
3. An association of members who have a distinct programme of parliamentary work.
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55. The Fourth Buddhist Council was held in Kashmir under the leadership of
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56. Consider the following statements about UN Frontline Workers Global Leadership Award:
1. Martha Dodray, an auxiliary nurse and midwife from Bihar, was conferred the Award in the year 2013.
2. Martha Dodray was awarded for her dedicated service in the bird flu affected areas of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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57. Which one of the following statements regarding the Departmental Committee of the Parliament of India on the empowerment of women is correct?
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58. The University of Nalanda was set up by which Gupta ruler?
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59. Which of the following statements about Prof. C.N.R. Rao is/are correct?
1. He is considered to be an international authority in solid-state and structural chemistry.
2. He is the first Indian to reach the H-index of 100, reflecting the economy of the body of his published research work.
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60. Consider the following statements about Sher Shah's administration:
1. He divided his empire into Sarkars,�which were further subdivided into Parganas.
2. The Sarkars and the Parganas were directly administered by Sher Shah without the help of any other officials.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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61. Which of the following structures of a plant is responsible for transpiration?
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62. Which of the following methods is/are suitable for soil conservation in hilly region?
1. Terracing and contour bunding.
2. Shifting cultivation.
3. Contour ploughing.
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63. A mobile phone charger is
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64. Which one of the following is depositional landform?
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65. Which of the following solutions will not change the colour of blue litmus paper to red?
1. Acid solution
2. Base solution
3. Common salt solution
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66. Biodiversity is richer in
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67. Which of the following does not possess a specialized conducting tissue for transport of water and other substances in plants?
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68. Which one of the following is the example of subsistence farming?
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69. Deficiency of which of the following elements is responsible for weakening of bones?
1. Calcium
2. Phosphorus
3. Nitrogen
4. Carbon
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70. Two layers of a cloth of equal thickness provide warmer covering than a single layer of cloth with ' double the thickness. Why?
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71. Which of the following is/are the stage(s) of A demographic transition?
1. High death rate and birthrate, low growth rate
2. Rapid decline in death rate, continued low birthrate, very low growth rate.
3. Rapid decline in birthrate, continued decline in death rate.
4. Low death rate and birthrate, low growth rate.
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72. In a forest, animals like voles and wood lice feed on plant roots and barks respectively. Among the other carnivores, foxes, shrews and owls are present in that forest. Following predictions are made by a group of observers who have visited the forest:
1. If the roots of the tree develop a disease, then voles and foxes will starve and not the owls.
2. Population of voles is dependent on wood lice population through food web.
3. If owl population declines, it will indirectly affect wood lice population.
4. If barks of tree are affected due to a disease, then reduction of wood lice will affect the shrew population forcing owls to eat more voles.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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73. Which of the following is/are direct source(s) of information about the interior of the earth?
1. Earthquake wave
2. Volcano
3. Gravitational force
4. Earth magnetism
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74. what causes dough (a mixture of flour, water, etc.) to rise when yeast is added to it?
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75. Which of the following are the two main constituents of granite?
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76. In cricket match, while catching a fast-moving ball, a fielder in the ground gradually pulls his hands backwards with the moving ball to reduce the velocity to zero. The act represents
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77. Two strands of DNA are held together by
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78. Which one of the following dams is constructed across Krishna River?
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79. A metal screw top on a galss bottle which appears to be stuck could be opened by using the fact that
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80. Among the following animals, choose the one having three pairs of legs.
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81. Which one of the following was a temple built by the Chola Kings?
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82. Which among the following was the reason of the resignations of the Indian ministers in all the provinces in the year 1939?
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83. The Union Ministry of Environment and Forest recently approved in principle a proposal for Western Ghats Development prepared by K Kasturirangan-led panel. The panel has recommended a ban on develpment activities in around 60000 sq.km ecologically sensitive area spread over
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84. The legislative power of the Parliament includes making laws
1. on matters not enumerated in the Concurrent List and State List. l
2. In respect of entries in the State List if two or i more State Legislatures consider it desirable.
3. for implementing any treaty agreement or convention with any country even if it falls in the State List.
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85. Match List-I with List-11 and select the correct answer using. the code given below the Lists | List I(Temple) | List II(Town) | | A. Kailasanathar | 1. Bhubaneshwar | | B. Lingaraj | 2. Khajuraho | | C. KandariyaMahadev | 3. Mount Abu | | D. Dilwara | 4. Kanchipuram |
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86. Inclusive growth' is a phrase used in India's
1. 9th Plan
2. 10th Plan
3. 11th Plan
4. 12th Plan
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87. Who among the following was not associated with the activities of the Theosophical Society?
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88. There are provisions in the Constitution of India which empower the Parliament to modify or annul the operation of certain provisions of the Constitution without actually amending term. They include
1. any law made under Article 2 (relating to admission or establishment of new States).
2. any law made under Article 3 (relating to formation of new States).
3. amendment of First Schedule and Fourth Schedule.
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89. Which of the following is/are the objective(s) of 'Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yoj ana?' To encourage and enable the overseas Indian workers by giving Government contribution to
1. save for their return and resettlement.
2. save for their old age.
3. obtain a life insurance covere against natural death for the entire life of the worker
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90. The Society of Jesus, whose followers were called Jesuits, was set up by
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91. The functions of the Committee on Estimates, as incorporated in the Constitution of India, shall be to
1.report what economies, improvements in organization, efficiency or administrative reform may be effected
2.Suggest alternative policies in order to bring about efficiency and economy in administration
3.examine whether the money is well laid out ,1 .I g within the. limits of the policy implied in the . estimates
4.examine the reports, if any, of the Comptroller and 'Auditor General on the public , undertakings
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92. The principle or 'collective responsibility' under parliamentary democracy implies that
1. a motion of no-confidence can be moved in the Council of Ministers as a whole as well as an indiiridual minister.
2. no person shall be nominated to the Cabinet except on the advice of the prime Minister.
3. no person shall be retained as a member of the Cabinet if the Prime Minister says that he shall'be dismissed.
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93. Consider the following statements:
1. Forming a cooperative society is a Fundamental Right in India.
2. Cooperative societies do not fall within the ambit of the Right of Information Act, 2005.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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94. Consider the following statements concerning the initial phase of the Industrial Revolution in England:
1. England was fortunate in that coal and iron ore were plentifully available to be used in industry.
2. Until the eighteenth century, there was a scarcity of usable iron.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
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95. Certain Bills cannot be introduced or proceeded with unless the recommendation of the President is received. However, no recommendation is required in some other cases. In which one of the following cases such recommendation is not required?
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96. Consider the following statements about Pragati missile system of India:
1. It is a short range solid fuel missle system.
2. It has all weather day and night operational launch capability.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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97. Consider the following statements about the First Session of the Indian National Congress:
1. It was held in Bombay in 1885.
2. Surendranath Banerji could not attend the Session due to the simultaneous session of the Indian National Conference.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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98. After a Bill has been passed by the Houses of the parliament, it is presented to the President who may either given assent to the Bill or withhold his assent. The President may
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99. Consider the following statements about Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development:
1. Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, was selected for the Prize for the year 2013.
2. The award is accorded annually to individuals only.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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100. According to the Companies Act, 2013. 'nominal capital' implies
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101. Veliconda group of low hills is a structural part of
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102. Rachel Carson's famous book, Silent Spring refers to
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103. What would be the influence on the weather conditions when in mid winter a feeble high pressure develops over the north western part of India?
1. High and dry winds would blow outward from this high pressure area.
2. The northern plain would become cold.
3. Scorching winds (locally called 100) would blow during the day-time.
4. There would be torrential rains brought by thunderstorms.
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104. When an incandescent electric bulb glows
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105. Which method of water purification does not kill If microorganism?
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106. Which one of the following is a land locked harbour?
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107. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Amnion contains fluid.
2. Ultrasound scan can detect the sex of an embryo.
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108. Iron sheet kept in moist air gets covered with rust.Rust is
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109. You are asked to jog in a circular track of radius 35 metres. Right at one complete round on the circular track,_ your displacement and the distance covered by you are respectively
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110. Consider the following statements:
1. Weathered rock with change of volume is called saprolite.
2. The process of landscape formation by deep weathering followed by stripping of the saprolite is called etching.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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111. Nitric oxide pollution can lead to all of the following, except
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112. Arrange the locations of four oil refineries of India . from west to east.
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113. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists :| List I(Author) | List II(Concept/Book) | | A. Hobbes | 1.Natural Law | | B. Rousseau | 2.'Might is Right' | | C. Locke | 3.Discourse on Inequality | | D. Adam Smith | 4. The Wealth of Nations |
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114. Which of the following statements relating to earthquakes is/are correct?
1. The point of origin of an earthquake is called the epicentre.
2. The lines joining the places which were affected by earthquake at the same point of time are called homoseismal lines.
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115. Which one of the following elements is present in green pigment of leaf?
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116. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists :| List I(Gland) | List II(Hormone) | | A. Pancreas | 1. Cortisol | | B. Pituitary | 2. VitaminD | | C. Adrenals | 3. Thyroid stimulating hormone | | D. Kidneys | 4. Glucagon |
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117. The Vegetation type characterized by (i) a large expanse of grassland with scattered trees and ShrUbS. (ii) lying between tropical rain forest and tropical steppes and deserts and (iii) flat-topped trees, is called
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118. Which one of the following gases is supporter o combustion?
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119. Which of the following is/are west flowing river(s) of India?
1. Mahanadj
2. Krishna
3.Narmada
4. Cauvery
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120. A typical black hole is always specified by
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