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.
50%
Additional capital which banks are required to hold to withstand periods of stress.
33%
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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55%
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
22%
The Fundamental Rights
18%
Centre-State relation
39%
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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9%
10
59%
11
23%
12
9%
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
27%
Trans-Alay Range
19%
Dhaulagiri Mountains
35%
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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8%
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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10%
They are based on the Objectives Resolution drafted by Jawaharlal Nehru.
15%
They are justifiable and enforceable by the Courts in certain circumstances.
71%
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.
62%
Growing one or more vegetable crops on a large scale for shipment to distant markets.
17%
Plantation of medicinal plant in a truck especially in hilly areas.
10%
Plantation and transportation of shrub from landscape to mountainous areas.
Which of the statements given below is correct?
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10%
Angle of sun’s rays on Earth’s surface goes on increasing from the equator towards the poles.
42%
Area from equator to 23 1/2 degrees N and 23 1/2 degrees south receives maximum amount of heat.
12%
The midday sun is exactly overhead at least once a year on all latitudes from equator to poles.
36%
All the statements are correct.
‘This type of climate exists between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn. The sun is overhead throughout the year and there is presence of Inter-Tropical Convergence zone. Annual range of temperature is very low and annual rainfall is high.’
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9%
Warm Temperate Climate
27%
Sub-tropical Steppe
50%
Tropical Humid Climate
14%
Mediterranean Climate
The town newspaper is published every day. One copy has 12 pages. Everyday 11,980 copies are printed. How many total pages are printed everyday?
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3%
43,760
63%
1,43,760
28%
1,45,760
6%
None of the above
Power of the Supreme Court of India to decide the ‘dispute between Centre and State’ falls under which of the following jurisdiction?
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12%
Advisory Jurisdiction
74%
Original Jurisdiction
10%
Writ Jurisdiction
5%
Appellate Jurisdiction
Which of the following statements is NOT correct about the term ‘Climate-smart agriculture’, recently seen in news?
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12%
It is an approach for transforming & reorienting agricultural development under climate change.
36%
It follows an integrative approach to address the challenges of food security & climate change.
20%
This is an agricultural practice that sustainably increases productivity, enhances resilience.
32%
It results in increase in greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture.
Marine heat waves (MHW) in Indian Ocean region have increased significantly in the past few decades. With reference to this, which of the following statements is correct?
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11%
They are periods of decreased temperature in seas and oceans.
50%
MHW can be considered as the equivalent of underwater fires.
29%
They have positive consequences for marine biodiversity and ecosystems.
10%
Marine heatwaves can occur only in summers.
Which of the following varieties of stone was used to make Sculptures during Harappan age?
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2%
Alabaster
44%
Steatite
51%
Both (a) and (b)
3%
None of the above
Generalized System of Preference (GSP) is a program designated to promote economic growth by providing preferential duty-free entry to various products between which of the following economies?
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27%
Among WTO Members
26%
India and United States
35%
Among European Union members
13%
United States and its trade partners
Which of the following correctly describes the term ‘Zarengold’?
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17%
It is a newly started tourist train service in the Arctic Region by Russia.
48%
It is a recently launched gold certification scheme under the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).
18%
It is fighter helicopter recently acquired by Indian Air Force from France.
16%
It is Germany’s highest civilian award given to citizens and foreign nationals.
Which of the following State is known as ‘Molassis Basin’?
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10%
Bihar
26%
Nagaland
25%
Jammu and Kashmir
38%
Mizoram
Write a digit in the blank space of numbers 8 __ 9484 so that the number formed is divisible by 11.
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24%
6
42%
7
21%
8
13%
None of the above