With reference to Ecosystem, the ‘ten percent rule’ is related to which of the following?
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32%
Ecological Succession
38%
Ecological Efficiency
19%
Biogeochemical Cycle
11%
Ecological Equilibrium
‘Sustainable Alternative towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT)’ initiative promotes the use of which of the following fuels?
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23%
Biodiesel
21%
Electricity
40%
Compressed Bio Gas
16%
Compressed Natural Gas
The Ancient Monuments Act passed in British era made it obligatory on the part of the Government & local authorities to preserve the monuments of archaeological importance & their destruction an offence. Which British Viceroy was responsible for the Act?
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31%
Lord Curzon
34%
Lord Cornwallis
23%
Lord Wellesley
13%
Lord Ripon
Which among the following is NOT an Indian organisation founded on a foreign soil?
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20%
Indian Association
28%
Gadar Party
31%
Indian Independence League
21%
East India Association
Which act was passed on the recommendation of the ‘Raleigh commission’?
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20%
Vernacular press Act, 1870
50%
Indian Universities Act, 1904
16%
Sarda Act, 1930
15%
Government resolution on Education Policy, 1913
Who among the following decides if a particular Bill is a Money Bill or not?
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9%
President
74%
Speaker of Lok Sabha
11%
Chairman of Rajya Sabha
5%
Finance Minister
The ratio of milk and water in four solutions are 1:2, 2:3, 3:2 and 7:8 respectively. If their equal quantities are mixed together, then the ratio of milk and water in the new solution will be:
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28%
13: 15
38%
7:9
30%
9:11
5%
11:9
Reserve Bank of India keeps some securities against notes. These securities are always less in comparison to:
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16%
Gold and foreign bonds
14%
Gold
23%
Government bonds
47%
Gold, foreign bonds and Government bonds
Which of the following is NOT an objective of the monetary policy of the RBI?
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4%
Boost economic development
27%
Direct credit in desirable direction
16%
Control inflationary pressure
54%
Ensure social justice
Minerals associated with granite and igneous rocks are:
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9%
Gold, silver etc.
38%
Manganese, lead etc.
42%
Iron ore and zinc etc.
11%
None of these
When an electric field is applied across a semiconductor:
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21%
Electrons move from lower energy level to higher energy level in the conduction band.
38%
Electrons move from higher energy level to lower energy level in the conduction band.
14%
Holes in the valence band move from higher energy level to lower energy level.
26%
Both (a) and (c)
The term 'New Arrangement to Borrow (NAB)' is sometimes seen in the news in the context of the affairs of:
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20%
New Development Bank
32%
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
36%
International Monetary Fund
12%
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Which one of the following publishes the National Health Profile (NHP) periodically?
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41%
The National Institute of Health and Family Welfare
23%
The Central Bureau of Health Intelligence
19%
The International Institute for Population Sciences
17%
The National Health Authority
The difference between a nation's current account surplus and its primary account surplus is its
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18%
Net investment income from abroad.
28%
Net sovereign borrowing.
38%
Net asset position with respect to the rest of the world.
16%
Balance of payments.
Arun drives 10 km straight ahead towards east and 10 km to the right. Then every time turning to his left he drives 5, 15 and 15 km respectively. How far is he from the starting point?
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29%
5 km
45%
10 km
24%
15 km
3%
20 km
In economics, which of the following best describes the term “base effect”?
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10%
The impact of drastic deficiency in supply due to the failure of crops.
42%
Developing economies grow faster compared to economies with a higher per capita income.
24%
Exponential economic growth induced by strong infrastructure facilities.
24%
The impact of the surge in demand due to rapid economic growth and higher population growth.
With reference to literature during medieval period, which of the following statement is NOT correct?
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14%
Persian was introduced in India by the Turks.
22%
Firdausi was a poet of the Arabic language.
34%
Persian also became the language of the upper classes apart from administration and diplomacy.
29%
Tuti Nama was originally written in Sanskrit.
Which of the following correctly defines ‘monetary offset’ in economics?
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30%
changes in the monetary policy in response to changes in the fiscal policy
38%
changes in the fiscal policy in response to changes in the monetary policy
28%
changes in the monetary policy in response to changes in foreign exchange reserves
4%
None of the above
With reference to Ancient India, Ashtanga Sangraha written by Vagbhata deals with
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33%
Astrology
45%
Medicine
17%
Law
5%
Economics
Which of the following acts allowed the participation of non-official Indians in legislation?
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26%
Indian Council Act of 1861
38%
Indian Council Act of 1892
25%
Indian Council Act of 1909
10%
Indian Council Act of 1919
The Great Famine of Bengal 1943 was largely a man-made famine because:
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10%
Government stopped the supplies from Burma due to the fear of the Japanese invasion.
19%
Government compelled the peasants of Bengal to sell their food stock
22%
Government exported all the food stocks from Bengal to Britain for Second World War
49%
All of the above