Which of the following is the correct ascending order of water bodies according to salinity?
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16%
Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Dead Sea
46%
Bay of Bengal, Arabian sea, Dead Sea
32%
Dead Sea, Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal
6%
Dead Sea, Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea
Which of the following organizations publishes the ‘Global Peace Index’?
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29%
International Confederation for Disarmament and Peace
24%
World Peace Congress
10%
Women's Peace Union
38%
Institute for Economics and Peace
‘No person ought to be punished for the same offence more than once’ is based on which of the following doctrine?
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5%
Doctrine of Pith and Substance
88%
Doctrine of Double Jeopardy
4%
Doctrine of Ultra Vires
3%
Doctrine of Eclipse
The provision of ‘Reservation to Backward class of citizens which are not adequately represented in the state’ is related to:
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15%
Article 14
69%
Article 16
10%
Article 21
6%
Article 25
Which of the statements given below is INCORRECT?
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5%
Directive Principles of State Policies (DPSPs) are non-justiciable in nature.
15%
Fundamental Rights protects rights of individuals while DPSP ensures well-being of entire society.
72%
Right to Property is part of the Basic Structure of Indian Constitution.
8%
Parliament can enforce Fundamental Duties with necessary legislations.
Which of the following subjects does not come under the ambit of ‘State List’ of Seventh Schedule?
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11%
Public health and sanitation
16%
Agriculture
34%
Forest
39%
Both (a) and (c)
Which of the following statements correctly describes the term ‘Ploonet’?
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50%
These are orphaned moons that have escaped the bonds of their planetary parents.
30%
It is a device to rescue astronauts on the surface of Moon.
17%
It is a mission to perform a flyby study of the Pluto system.
3%
None of the above
A student got twice as many sums wrong as he got right. If he attempted 48 sums in all, how many did he solve correctly?
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6%
9
44%
12
47%
16
4%
18
Which of the following Indian state shares its boundary with maximum number of neighbouring states?
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42%
Madhya Pradesh
33%
Chhattisgarh
10%
Jharkhand
15%
West Bengal
Which of the following statements is NOT correct about ‘Kelp Forests’?
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27%
Kelp are large brown algae that live in relatively shallow waters close to the shore.
27%
They grow in dense groupings much like a forest on land.
17%
They provide food and shelter for thousands of fish.
30%
They generally occur in hot, nutrient-rich waters.
With reference to Wildlife Sanctuaries/National Parks, recently seen in news, which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
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18%
Sultanpur National Park – Rajasthan
31%
Khijadia Wildlife Sanctuary – Uttar Pradesh
28%
Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary – Jammu & Kashmir
23%
Meghamalai Wildlife Sanctuary – Kerala
With reference to various disease-causing agents, which of the following statements is NOT correct?
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14%
Bacteria are prokaryotes, a single-celled organism that grows well in varied environments.
36%
The virus is a tiny infectious agent that duplicates only inside the living cells of other creatures
38%
The Protozoa are a varied cluster of multicellular eukaryotic organisms which consume bacteria.
12%
Fungi live in air, in soil, on plants and in water.
Which of the following correctly describes about the 'Capital Conservation Buffer' (CCB)?
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11%
Additional funds kept by the government to deal the fiscal crisis.
49%
Additional capital which banks are required to hold to withstand periods of stress.
34%
Money maintained under the Public Account of India to meet urgent unforeseen expenditure.
6%
Additional capital which the corporates must keep to repay the debt amount.
Which among following institutions is a Constitutional body?
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54%
National Commission for STs
11%
National Commission for Minorities
19%
National Commission for Protection of Child Rights
15%
National Human Rights Commission
The ‘Kihoto Hollohan’ case was associated with which of the following?
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21%
Directive Principles of State Policy
21%
The Fundamental Rights
18%
Centre-State relation
40%
Anti-Defection Law
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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10%
10
61%
11
21%
12
8%
None of the above
They are a series of parallel ridges arcing through Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, Burma and are submerged in the Bay of Bengal for a long stretch emerging again in the form of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The mountains are:
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20%
Namcha Barwa Ranges
26%
Trans-Alay Range
18%
Dhaulagiri Mountains
36%
Arakan Mountains
With reference to the Black and Red Ware (BRW) Pottery, which of the following statements is NOT correct?
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13%
BRW were discovered for the first time at Atranjikhera.
35%
The people of Harappan civilisation were the first to use BRW.
47%
No paintings were found on this type of pottery.
5%
Inverted firing method was used to attain the black and red colour.
Which of the following statements correctly describes the meaning of the term 'Legal Tender'?
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7%
The money which is tendered in courts by parties to pay the fee of legal cases.
65%
The money which a creditor is under compulsion to accept in settlement of his claims.
21%
The money in the form of cheques, drafts, bills of exchange etc.
7%
The bonds issued by RBI to the commercial banks.
With reference to the Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP), which of the following statements is correct?
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11%
They are based on the Objectives Resolution drafted by Jawaharlal Nehru.
15%
They are justifiable and enforceable by the Courts in certain circumstances.
70%
They are ideals that the state should keep in mind while formulating policies & enacting laws.
4%
They have been borrowed from the Spanish Constitution.
‘Truck Farming’ refers to which of the following?
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11%
Plantation of ornamental flowers for commercial purpose.
63%
Growing one or more vegetable crops on a large scale for shipment to distant markets.
16%
Plantation of medicinal plant in a truck especially in hilly areas.
10%
Plantation and transportation of shrub from landscape to mountainous areas.