‘Kaniyan koothu’ is a form of:
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A folk art practiced in Tamil Nadu
9%
Invocation song of Odissi
43%
Traditional musical dance-drama performed in Andaman and Nicobar
17%
Solo dance form of Andhra Pradesh
With reference to “Kalbaishakhi”, identify the incorrect statement:
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32%
These are localized rainfall & thunderstorm events which occur in Bangladesh & India.
35%
They occur mostly in the month of March with their frequency increasing in May and early June.
21%
These are helpful for Rabi crops like jute and paddy.
13%
It gives relief after the midday heat.
The concept of 'Hothouse Earth', refers to the state of the Earth in which:
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The Earth receives a large amount of insolation during solar storms.
54%
Climate change becomes uncontrollable and vast regions will be uninhabitable.
8%
Holocene Epoch started.
17%
Its temperature is one degree Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
The term ‘von Neumann architecture’ is used in the context of:
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Advanced computing
23%
Submarine building
32%
Blockchain technology
23%
Artificial intelligence
Renu purchases two bags of fertiliser of weights 75 kg and 69 kg. Find the maximum value of weight which can measure the weight of the fertiliser exact number of times.
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5 kg
24%
6 kg
20%
9 kg
31%
None of the above
With reference to the term ‘Shigella’, which of the following statements is correct?
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It is a bacterium that resides in the intestine.
13%
It is the name of new variant of Covid-19.
37%
It is a term used for a virus that causes food poisoning.
9%
None of the Above
Rapids and cataracts are formed by which of the following action?
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Aeolian action
49%
Fluvial action
18%
Weathering
10%
None of the above
Which of the following countries is NOT a member ‘Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF)’?
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India
45%
United States of America
28%
Cambodia
12%
Thailand
“Average family income in the cities has increased today as compared to the last few years, as in most families these days’ husbands and wives are working”. This sentence implies all the following except:
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Family income level was lower few years ago.
28%
Wives earn more than husbands today.
24%
It was more prevalent for one spouse to work earlier than today.
41%
More husbands and wives are working today as compared to last few years.
In the context of Modern India history, how was the Constituent Assembly formed?
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Members were elected on the basis of universal franchise.
52%
Member were chosen by the provincial legislatives.
17%
Member were appointed by the British government.
9%
Members themselves come voluntarily.
In the context of ‘iRASTE project’, which of the following statements is NOT correct?
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It is an AI approach that uses predictive power of AI to identify risks on the road & collision.
27%
The project is being implemented in New Delhi.
14%
The goal is to replicate the solution in other cities in India.
29%
It focusses on vehicle safety and to move towards a ‘Vision Zero’ accident scenario.
Identify the incorrect statement about ‘Myopia’ from the codes given below:
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Myopia is Near-sightedness commonly found in children.
32%
Length of the eyeball & its power to refract light do not always align, leads to blurry vision.
20%
As urbanisation increases, so does the burden of myopia.
21%
Convex lens is used to correct myopia.
If a toy boat in a tank sink, the level of water will:
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Increase
8%
Decrease
16%
Fluctuate
41%
Remain the same
Real growth of an economy can only be measured through …………….. at constant prices.
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31%
Per capita income
18%
National income
18%
Nominal income
34%
Real income
The bonus brought by the inflation to the borrowers is known as:
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Inflation spiral
31%
Inflation accounting
46%
Inflation premium
11%
Inflation tax
Freshwater gharials are listed under which of the following categories in the IUCN Red List?
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Critically Endangered
21%
Vulnerable
14%
Near Threatened
19%
Endangered
In the context of “Abortion in India and Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act”, select the incorrect statement from below:
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Earlier “only married woman or her husband” were allowed to medically terminate the pregnancy.
17%
The recent amendment to the MTP Act, provides the same for “any woman or her partner”.
17%
The new rules have increased access to abortions to some extent.
34%
The recent amendment enables the women to terminate pregnancy if and when she decides.
The ‘Project NIGAH’ that has been in news recently is related to:
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Initiative to find Nitrogen based fuel cells to reduce the dependence on fossil fuels by IISC.
18%
Initiative to track containers movement inside the Inland Container Depots.
31%
A project ISROs-NSIL and Israel to find gamma rays detecting device in future space projects.
24%
An initiative by Ministry of Finance to boost National Investment in Green field Infrastructure.