With regard to the practice of polyandry, which of the following statements is incorrect?
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Polyandry was prevalent in the Himalayan region.
28%
Shortage of women during warfare led to polyandry.
31%
The Brahmanas approved of the practice of polyandry.
29%
Polyandry existed among the royal families for a certain period of time.
According to law of demand, other things being constant:
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There exists negative relationship between quantity demanded and price of a commodity.
13%
With increase in price, there is rightward shift in demand curve.
33%
There exists positive relationship between quantity demanded and price of a commodity.
26%
With increase in price, there is leftward shift in demand curve.
Which of the following statements is correct?
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Global warming is entirely a natural phenomenon.
25%
Global warming is simply another term used for greenhouse effect.
49%
Global warming is the rise in average temperature at the earth's surface.
16%
Global warming is caused by ozone depletion.
The two numbers such that their mean proportional is 24 and the third proportional is 1536 are:
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3 and 98
42%
6 and 96
25%
4 and 92
12%
None of these
Photoelectric effect supports quantum nature of light. Choose the statements which is correct about photoelectric effect?
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There is a minimum frequency of light below which no photoelectrons are not emitted.
31%
The maximum energy of photoelectron depends only on the frequency of light and not its intensity.
7%
Photoelectric effect is instantaneous process.
21%
AII the above choices are correct.
'Aus', 'Aman' and 'Boro' are the varieties of:
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Wheat grown in Uttar Pradesh
56%
Rice grown in West Bengal
11%
Bajra grown in Rajasthan
16%
Fodder crop grown in Karnataka
On dissolving sugar in water at room temperature solution feels cool to touch. Under which of the following cases dissolution of sugar will be most rapid?
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Sugar crystals in cold water
27%
Sugar crystals in hot water
19%
Powdered sugar in cold water
36%
Powdered sugar in hot water
The change in the frequency of a gene variant in a population due to random sampling which may cause elimination or fixation of the other alleles in the population is:
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Genetic drift
18%
Gene flow
24%
Genetic recombination
26%
Mutation
Which of the following statements about ‘Delimitation’ is NOT correct?
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32%
Article 102 of the Indian Constitution enables Parliament to enact Delimitation Act.
19%
The Delimitation Commissions orders have the force of law.
34%
The orders of Delimitation Commission cannot be called in question before any court.
15%
The Delimitation Commission is appointed by the President of India.
Absorptive capacity is defined as:
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Ability of the environment to absorb degradation.
45%
Resource generation within the assimilating capacity of the environment.
12%
Average number of organisms living in a given environment.
10%
The minimum population surviving in the world as a whole.
How will the demand of sugar change if price of tea rises?
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Decrease because both the goods are complementary
24%
Increase because both the goods are substitutes
20%
Not change unless the price of sugar changes
4%
None of these
The income of Rahul is 20% more than the income of Saurav and the income of Saurav is 25% more than the income of Ajay. Find by how much percentage is the income of Rahul more then the income of Ajay?
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36%
50%
28%
25%
13%
75%
23%
125%
In the context of “Sun”, identify the incorrect statement from below:
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The corona is about 10 million times less dense than the Sun’s surface.
42%
This low density makes the corona much brighter than the surface of the Sun.
21%
Sun’s surface isn't solid like that of the Earth.
21%
Sun is made of super-hot, electrically charged gas called plasma.
Which of the following statements about noise pollution and its regulation is NOT correct in India?
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The noise pollution is regulated by the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.
10%
CPCB has laid down the permissible noise levels in India for different areas.
29%
In industrial areas, the permissible limit is 75 dB for daytime and 70 dB at night.
29%
In residential areas, it is 55 dB and 45 dB during daytime and night respectively.
A transformer works on the principle of:
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Converter
5%
Inverter
45%
Mutual inductance
36%
Self-inductance
With reference to Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR) of cultivation identify the incorrect statement:
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In DSR, the pre-germinated seeds are directly drilled into the field.
43%
There is no nursery preparation or transplantation involved in this method.
0%
DSR method of cultivation is suitable for all types of soil.
0%
It offers avenues for ground water recharge.