Which among the following countries does not share border with Black Sea?
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7%
Ukraine
17%
Russia
28%
Bulgaria
47%
Estonia
Consider the following statements with reference to the Bombay Plan and choose the WRONG one among them:
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12%
It was produced by a group of Indian industrialists and technocrats in 1944.
31%
It was proposed as a fifteen-year investment plan for India.
35%
It proposed a free-market economy in India based on open competition.
21%
It assigned an active role by government in deficit financing and planning equitable growth.
Consider the following statements about Ways & Means Advances (WMA) and choose the WRONG one among them:
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22%
WMA provided that fresh currency will not be issued by RBI to bridge budget deficit.
24%
This mechanism was introduced by the RBI for the center in 1997.
40%
All State Governments except Assam have signed WMA agreements with RBI.
14%
WMA advances extended to State Governments are repayable to RBI within 3 months.
Consider the following statements about ‘Zero Base Budgeting’ and choose the WRONG one among them:
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16%
This concept was borrowed by India from Germany.
28%
It was adopted in India for the first time in 1983.
36%
It was introduced in India to reduce the reckless government expenditure.
20%
Under it, the projects funded by the government are evaluated every year afresh.
Chikungunya is a deadly viral disease spread by mosquitoes. Chikungunya symptoms include severe and persistent joint pain and fever. Which of the following is/are the primary carrier of the Virus that causes this deadly Chikungunya fever?
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11%
Culex Mosquito
27%
Anopheles Mosquito
43%
Aedes aegypti Mosquito
19%
All the above
Among the following greenhouse gases, the emission of which one of the following is entirely anthropogenic in its origin?
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48%
Chlorofluorocarbon
27%
Methane
17%
Nitrous oxide
8%
Hydrogen Sulphide
In a certain code LOCATE is written as 981265 and SPARK as 47230, CASKET will be coded in the same manner as:
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33%
124056
35%
210465
25%
164025
7%
124506
At which of the following places was coronation of Akbar carried out after the accidental death of Humayun?
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19%
Lahore
34%
Sarhind
35%
Kalanaur
12%
Kabul
The terms geomorphological phenomenon of ‘foliation’ (repetitive layering) is witnessed in which of the following types of rocks?
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7%
Igneous Rocks
51%
Sedimentary Rocks
26%
Metamorphic Rocks
16%
Both A and C are correct
Among the different racial groups mentioned below, which of them was earliest to come to India to live?
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26%
Proto-Australoids
19%
Mediterraneans
49%
Aryans/Caucasoids
7%
Mongoloids
Magadha was ruled by different dynasties one after another during ancient times. Which among the following dynasties ruled Magadha first?
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54%
Haryanka dynasty
23%
Brihadratha dynasty
17%
Nandas dynasty
6%
Shishunaga dynasty
Consider the following causative factors and find which of the following is NOT a ‘determining factor’ for influencing the climate of a place?
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6%
Distance from the sea
29%
Ocean currents
24%
Distance from the equator
41%
Longitudinal position of the place
Which among the following regions is the source region for the formation of air masses?
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15%
Himalayas
32%
Dandakaranya plateau
37%
Siberian plain
16%
Equatorial forests
Which of the following policies can be helpful in tackling demand-pull inflation?
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21%
Quantitative Easing.
35%
Austerity Measure.
31%
Fiscal Stimulus.
13%
Deficit Financing.
A long rope has to be cut to make 23 small pieces. If it is double folded to start with how many times does it need to be cut?
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8%
10
63%
11
22%
12
8%
None of the above
Buland Darwaza was built by Akbar to commemorate the conquest of which of the following parts of India?
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17%
Deccan
32%
Malwa
42%
Gujarat
9%
Chittor
Who among the following is not a member of committee which makes recommendation for the appointment to the post of Chief Information Commissioner?
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5%
Prime Minister
24%
Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha
51%
Union Law Minister
20%
A Union Cabinet Minister nominated by the prime minister
A stone sculpture of male torso was found at which of the following archaeological sites belonging to Harappan Civilisation?
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41%
Mohenjo-Daro
19%
Lothal
33%
Harappa
7%
Dholavira
Which of the following layers of Earth is also known as ‘barysphere’?
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12%
Crust
41%
Mantle
27%
Core
19%
Lithosphere
Which of the following effects is/are generated by rotation of Earth on its axis?
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12%
Deflection of air from its original place.
24%
Convergence of air which generates high pressure.
59%
Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
5%
None of the above
Orange Crocodiles are found in which of the following countries?
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13%
Gabon
33%
Mexico
47%
Guatemala
7%
Australia