Q: Suppose, due to an accident, the delicate lining of the mouth and the oesophagus of a person is injured. In this case, which one of the following tissues will be affected?
Q: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists :
List I (Blood Vessel)
A. Pulmonary artery
B. Capillaries
C. Coronary artery
D. Pulmonary vein
List II (Function)
1. Carries blood from lungs to heart
2. Carries blood to heart muscle
3. Connection between arteries and veins
4. Carries blood from heart to lungs
Q: Which one of the following statements is true with regard to a greenhouse ?
(a)The shorter wavelength infrared radiations from the Sun can enter into the greenhouse while longer wavelength infrared radiations from the ground and the plants inside the greenhouse cannot pass back out through the glass.
(b)The shorter wavelength infrared radiations from the Sun can enter into the greenhouse and the longer wavelength infrared radiations from the ground and the plants inside the greenhouse can also pass back out through the glass.
(c)The shorter wavelength infrared radiations from the Sun cannot enter into the greenhouse while longer wavelength infrared radiations from the ground and the plants inside the greenhouse can pass back out through the glass.
(d)No infrared radiation can pass through the glass of the greenhouse.
Q: An object weighs 9 N on the surface of the Earth. What would be its weight, when measured on the surface of a planet where the acceleration due to gravity is 9 times that on the surface of the Earth ?
Q: Which of the following is/are the function(s) of environment ?
1. Supplying resources
2. Sustaining life
3. Providing aesthetic services
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Q: Which one of the following terms denotes the inputs in terms of tools, machines, buildings, raw materials and money in hand required at any stage of production ?
Q: Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Committee on Estimates is an ad hoc committee of the Parliament.
2. Committee on Railway Convention is a standing committee of the Parliament.
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Q: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List I (Soil Type)
A. Entisols
B. Inceptisols
C. Histosols
D. Oxisols
List II (Salient Characteristic)
1. Soils having weakly or quickly developed horizons
2. Weakly developed soils with no horizons
3. These soils are very old and highly weathered
4. These soils have very high quantity of organic matter in the upper layers
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Q: Individual lava flows are normally only a few feet thick, but over a long period of time, repeated flows may build up a volcano. Such volcanoes are termed as:
Q: Which of the following factors signify monopolistic competition ?
1. Differentiated products
2. Large number of buyers and sellers
3. Barriers to entry
4. Homogeneous products
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Q: Article 19(1) of the Constitution of India, as it stands amended, includes which of the following ?
1. Freedom of speech and expression
2. Assemble peaceably and without arms
3. To acquire and dispose property
4. To move freely throughout the territory of India
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Q: Which of the following statements with regard to the Preamble to the Constitution of India is/are correct ?
1. Equality of status and equality of opportunity find mention in the Preamble.
2. The expression ‘unity and integrity of the Nation’ was not there in the Preamble since the beginning.
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Q: Which of the following terms were used in the Indo-Persian sources of the Mughal period to denote a peasant?
1. Raiyat
2. Asami
3. Muzarian
4. Majur
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Q: Arrange the following events chronologically starting from the earliest:
1. Ahmedabad Mill Strike
2. Champaran Satyagraha
3. Foundation of the Satyagraha Sabha
4. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
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Q: The year 1916 is important in Indian history for:
1. Lucknow Session of the Congress
2. Congress – League Pact
3. Formation of Home Rule League
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Q: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List I (Railway Zone)
A. South-Eastern
B. South-Central
C. South-Western
D. South-East-Central
List II (Headquarters)
1. Secunderabad
2. Kolkata
3. Bilaspur
4. Hubli
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Q: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List I (Waterfall)
A. Barkana
B. Dudhsagar
C. Duduma
D. Kiliyur
List II (State)
1. Tamil Nadu
2. Odisha
3. Karnataka
4. Goa
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Q: Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India requires the Prime Minister of India to furnish information related to decisions of the Council of Ministers to the President of India?
Q: Which one of the following statements is not correct?
(a)All executive actions of the Government of India are taken in the name of the President of India.
(b)The President of India appoints a person as Attorney General of India provided she/he is qualified to be a Judge of the Supreme Court or a High Court.
(c)The total number of Ministers in the Council of Ministers cannot exceed ten percent of the total number of members of the House of People.
(d)The President of India is bound to act as per the advice tendered by the Council of Ministers.
Q: The issue, 'whether Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code is violative of Articles 21, 14 and 15 of the Constitution of India' was decided in which one of the following cases?
(a)Shreya Singhal vs. Union of India
(b)Vishakha vs. State of Rajasthan
(c)Shayara Bano vs. Union of India
(d)Naz Foundation vs. Government of NCT of Delhi and others
Q: Who among the following belonged to Serampore Mission?
1. William Carey
2. Joshua Marshman
3. William Ward
4. David Hare
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Q: Consider the following statements:
1. In the 19th century, peasants in various parts of India rose in revolt against moneylenders and grain dealers.
2. In May 1875, at village Supa in Poona District in the Bombay Deccan, peasants attacked shopkeepers, burnt the bahi khatas (account books), looted grain shops and set fire to the houses of Sahukars.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: Consider the following statements about Ashoka's faith in Buddhism:
1. Rummindei Pillar Inscription and Nigali Sagar Pillar Inscription provide clear evidence of Ashoka's faith in Buddhism.
2. Minor Rock Edict-I gives evidence of a sudden change in Ashoka's faith in Buddhism.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: Which of the following variable(s) is/are displayed in population pyramids?
1. Age-groups
2. Sex indicators (male and female)
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Q: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List I (Lake) List II (State)
A. Kaliveli 1. Sikkim
B. Khajjiar 2. Kerala
C. Khecheopalri 3. Himachal Pradesh
D. Vembanad 4. Tamil Nadu
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Q: Which one of the following statements about a Bill for Amendment of the Constitution of India is not correct?
(a)It is governed by Article 368(2) of the Constitution of India.
(b)Joint sitting can be resorted to for passing a Bill amending the Constitution of India.
(c)The State Legislatures cannot initiate any Bill or proposal for amendment of the Constitution of India.
(d)The previous sanction of the President of India is not required for introducing any Bill in the Parliament for amendment of the Constitution of India.
Q: Which of the following was/were the founder member(s) of Hindustan Socialist Republican Army established in September, 1928?
1. Bhagat Singh
2. Jatindranath
3. Ajoy Ghosh
4. Phanindranath Ghosh
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Q: Consider the following pairs of vaccine and category/type:
1. Covaxin : Inactivated pathogen-based vaccine
2. Covishield : mRNA vaccine
3. Sputnik V : Viral vector-based vaccine
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
Q: A global initiative popularly known as ‘30 × 30 target’ is often seen in the news. Which one of the following statements best reflects this initiative?
(a)At least 30% of the planet should be protected by 2030.
(b)At least 30% of the cultivated area should be brought under organic farming by 2030.
(c)At least 30% of the energy requirements should be met by renewable sources by 2030.
(d)At least 30% of the people below poverty line should be brought out of their poverty by 2030.
Q: Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. India had accorded recognition to Bangladesh even before the liberation of Bangladesh in 1971.
2. In March 2021, both India and Bangladesh had decided to celebrate 6 December as Maitri Diwas.
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Q: Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Nilamoni Phukan Jr. is the 56th Jnanpith Award winner.
2. Damodar Mauzo is the 57th Jnanpith Award winner.
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Q: Which of the following about Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary is/are correct?
1. It is recently declared as a Ramsar Site (wetlands of international importance)
2. It is located in Uttar Pradesh
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Q: With reference to Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary, Sultanpur National Park, Thol Lake Wildlife Sanctuary and Wadhwana Wetland, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. All of them are Ramsar sites.
2. All of them are naturally formed wetlands.
3. All of them are birding sites.
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Q: Recently, archaeological studies at which one among the following revealed that by 1200 BCE there was a flourishing agrarian civilization and the cultivation of rice was well-established at this place?