Though equatorial region is a potential source for timber resources for the world it's commercial utilisation is restricted due to various reasons. Which of the following is not the main reason for inefficient commercial utilisation of this resource?
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14%
Trees do not occur in homogeneous strand.
25%
Absence of frozen surfaces to facilitate logging.
39%
These hardwoods are sometimes too heavy to float in rivers.
21%
Population is too sparse and demand is also less.
Regarding biotechnology, consider the following statements:
1. It uses dead cells to develop or manipulate products for specific purposes.
2. It is linked to genetic engineering. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
1. It uses dead cells to develop or manipulate products for specific purposes.
2. It is linked to genetic engineering. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
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10%
1 only
21%
2 only
47%
Both 1 and 2
22%
Neither 1 nor 2
Which of the following branch of biotechnology is used for the production of drugs and antibiotic medicines?
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31%
Red biotechnology
32%
White biotechnology
20%
Blue biotechnology
17%
Green biotechnology
A stone is tied to a rope and attached to a wooden bar which rotates at constant angular velocity. Suddenly the bar is stopped. The stone gets encircled around the bar. What happens to the angular velocity of the stone?
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13%
Increases
17%
Decreases
20%
Remains the same
49%
First increases and then decreases
Regarding Maldives Ridge, consider the following statements:
1. It is associated with earthquake activities.
2. This ridge is located in the western Indian Ocean, southwest of India. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
1. It is associated with earthquake activities.
2. This ridge is located in the western Indian Ocean, southwest of India. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
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16%
1 only
20%
2 only
48%
Both 1 and 2
16%
Neither 1 nor 2
Which of the following statement is correct regarding Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD)?
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38%
It is the amount of oxygen consumed by microorganisms under aerobic conditions.
28%
It is the level of oxygen present in a water body that allows marine animals to sustain.
19%
It refers to the chemical energy produced with the help of biotechnology in a water body.
15%
It is the oxygen enrichment technology to meet the oxygen demand amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
Which of the following country has recently agreed to deploy India's UPI platform?
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24%
Iran
29%
Sri Lanka
25%
Bhutan
21%
Nepal
Which of the following is the main agency designed to protect national critical infrastructure and to handle all the cybersecurity incidents in critical sectors of the country?
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51%
Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In)
23%
National Cyber Coordination Centre
12%
Indian Computer Emergency Response Team
14%
National Technical Research Organisation
Recently, an object that astronomer’s thought was a distant galaxy has now been discovered as the brightest extra-galactic pulsar ever seen. Identify the incorrect statements about “Pulsar” from the choices given below:
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22%
A pulsar (from pulsating radio source) is a neutron star.
22%
It rotates quickly and releases two polarised radio lights.
33%
The beams create a unique timing and polarisation signature as they burst across space.
24%
Pulsars are among the few celestial objects that emit linear polarised light.
With reference to ‘Monkeypox disease’, recently seen in news, identify the correct statement from below:
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20%
Monkeypox is transmitted from infected animals to humans.
34%
Monkeypox virus belongs to the Orthopoxvirus genus in the family Poxviridae.
27%
According to the WHO, the proportion of patients who die has been higher among elderly people.
19%
There is no safe, proven treatment for monkeypox yet.
In the context of “Virtual Private Networks (VPN)”, identify the incorrect statement from the choices given below:
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19%
VPN masks a person’s actual Internet Protocol (IP) address.
18%
It makes online actions are virtually untraceable.
28%
Corporates use VPNs to create an internal network that aids in work-from-home conditions.
35%
Without VPNs, competitors cannot use third-party trackers to extract confidential business data.
If IMPORT is written USPQNJ, then how will CAPITAL be written in this code?
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17%
MUBJBDQ
18%
MBQJUBD
38%
MBUJQBD
27%
KZSHOZB
Which of the following statements is NOT correct about ‘interstate arrests’?
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26%
Interstate arrests can be done by even without a warrant.
25%
In interstate arrests the concerned state police must inform the local police about the arrest.
32%
The police have an obligation to present an arrested person before a magistrate within 48 hours.
17%
No such person shall be detained beyond the said period without the authority of a magistrate.
Which one of the following archaeologists initially discovered seals similar to those found in Harappa?
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23%
Sir John Marshall
21%
Rakhal Das Banerji
36%
Daya Ram Sahni
20%
R.E.M. Wheeler
Expansion of demand is shown by:
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42%
Upward movement on the demand curve
18%
Downward movement on the demand curve
30%
Rightward shift of the demand curve
10%
Leftward shift of the demand curve
New tradition of Buddhism was called as:
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13%
Shwetambar
12%
Digambar
21%
Hinayana
54%
Mahayana
Duncan passage is a strait that lies between which of the following two islands?
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28%
Little Andaman and Car Nicobar
23%
Rutland Island and Little Andaman
19%
Car Nicobar and Little Nicobar
29%
Little Nicobar and Greater Nicobar
Identify the incorrect statement about Cryptocurrencies and Non-Fungible Token from the choices given below:
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35%
Anything digital can be converted into a Non-Fungible Token (NFT).
28%
Non-Fungible Token cannot be traded or monetized.
16%
Cryptocurrencies designed to operate as virtual currencies.
21%
Bitcoins are fungible and thus interchangeable.