Q: He nodded absently throughout the meeting.
(a)capably
(b)alertly
(c)agitatedly
(d)dreamily
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NDA 2020 Combined Session
139 questions • General Ability Test (GAT)
Q: I fully believe that the cornerstone of good policy is an electorate that is educated on the national issues.
(a)cerebral
(b)enlightened
(c)ignorant
(d)erudite
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Q: For important medical decisions, even finding a doctor you trust is not enough.
(a)significant
(b)trivial
(c)basic
(d)probable
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Q: Planets move in their orbits.
(a)push
(b)rotate
(c)stall
(d)flow
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Q: Temperature is a measure of internal energy of an object and is frequently expressed by physicists in units of Kelvin.
(a)found
(b)told
(c)distributed
(d)concealed
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Q: People argue about why Venus is so much warmer than the Earth.
(a)friendlier
(b)colder
(c)wilder
(d)heavier
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Q: Scientists are concerned whether the oceans and land biosphere will take up as much carbon in the future as they presently do.
(a)worried
(b)indifferent
(c)curious
(d)puzzled
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Q: The biggest debate among scientists today is about cloud feedback.
(a)contend
(b)moot
(c)wrangle
(d)agreement
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Q: The Earth's climate sensitivity is conventionally defined as the equilibrium temperature increase caused by a doubling of carbon dioxide.
(a)imperviousness
(b)willingness
(c)responsiveness
(d)closeness
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Q: The oceans carry a huge amount of heat from the tropics to the high latitudes.
(a)significant
(b)major
(c)tiny
(d)dormant
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Q: several years ago, (P) / course on climate change at Texas A&M University (Q) / Professor Andrew Dessler created an introductory (R) / for freshmen and sophomores (S)
(a)P R Q S
(b)Q R P S
(c)S Q R P
(d)P Q R S
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Q: I realize that solving the climate change problem (P) / than solving (Q) / will be much harder (R) / the ozone depletion problem (S)
(a)P R Q S
(b)Q R P S
(c)S Q R P
(d)P Q R S
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Q: although the temperature of this layer of the (P) / when directly comparing the satellite (Q) / measurements of temperature (R) / atmosphere should generally track the surface temperature, we must be careful (S)
(a)P R Q S
(b)P S Q R
(c)S Q R P
(d)P Q R S
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Q: the element heats up, (P) / eventually reaching high temperatures (Q) / glowing like a dark orange that radiates (R) / the visible range, (S)
(a)P Q S R
(b)Q P S R
(c)S Q R P
(d)P R S Q
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Q: two people argue about why Venus is so much warmer P to the Sun, so it absorbs more solar energy. The second argues Q that it's because Venus has a thick, greenhouse-gas rich atmosphere R than the Earth. The first argues that it's because Venus is closer S
(a)P S Q R
(b)Q R P S
(c)S Q R P
(d)P Q R S
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Q: are now used by more than a thousand firms P and are growing in popularity Q in the United States and Europe R gain sharing-plans S
(a)P R Q S
(b)Q R P S
(c)P R S Q
(d)S P R Q
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Q: adversity without succumbing P to the clouds of doubt and jealousy Q between friends which is subjected to both prosperity and R the essay ‘Of Friendship’ by Francis Bacon celebrated the intimacy S
(a)P R Q S
(b)Q R P S
(c)S R P Q
(d)P Q R S
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Q: friends without which the world is P make friends and a person wills to want true Q it is miserable solitude that compels a person to R nothing other than a place of wilderness S
(a)P R Q S
(b)Q R P S
(c)R Q P S
(d)P Q R S
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Q: takes the longest P that never started Q the job R to finish S
(a)P R Q S
(b)R Q P S
(c)S Q R P
(d)P Q R S
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Q: to what you can create P control, shift your energy Q instead of worrying about R what you cannot S
(a)P R S Q
(b)Q R S P
(c)S Q R P
(d)R S Q P
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Q: She got the divorce within no time.
(a)detachment
(b)breaking down
(c)annulment
(d)punishment
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Q: He was known for his gentle disposition.
(a)harmful
(b)amiable
(c)cunning
(d)adjusting
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Q: The harder we kick, the better the ball bounces back.
(a)recoils
(b)deflates
(c)inflates
(d)ascends
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Q: I plan and execute.
(a)desire
(b)debate
(c)accomplish
(d)discard
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Q: He listened to me with equanimity.
(a)carelessly
(b)excitedly
(c)patiently
(d)half-heartedly
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Q: The whole thing was a futile exercise.
(a)costly
(b)pointless
(c)indecisive
(d)successful
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Q: He was too cunning for her.
(a)capable
(b)fit
(c)intelligent
(d)dodgy
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Q: This decision is crucial for me.
(a)momentous
(b)natural
(c)primitive
(d)inept
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Q: The media went into a frenzy about the case.
(a)silent
(b)creative
(c)berserk
(d)wrong
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Q: He has been yearning to go home.
(a)declining
(b)demanding
(c)begging
(d)hankering
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Q: Simulations of the 20th century by climate models that exclude the observed increase ____ greenhouse gases fail to simulate the increase in temperature over the second half of the 20th century.
(a)of
(b)in
(c)by
(d)to
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Q: In extremely poor societies, children can be put to work ____ a young age and are therefore a source of income.
(a)in
(b)on
(c)by
(d)at
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Q: People who are averse ____ hard work, generally do not succeed in life.
(a)to
(b)about
(c)at
(d)on
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Q: I have known her ____ a long time.
(a)since
(b)for
(c)at
(d)before
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Q: I accepted the offer ____ certain conditions.
(a)on
(b)in
(c)by
(d)within
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Q: She is a woman ____ humble origin.
(a)off
(b)of
(c)from
(d)within
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Q: There is no cure ____ the common cold.
(a)for
(b)of
(c)to
(d)on
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Q: I ran ____ John yesterday, and it was a pleasant surprise.
(a)by
(b)off
(c)beside
(d)into
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Q: My grandmother enjoyed boating ____ the lovely lake.
(a)in
(b)on
(c)beside
(d)within
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Q: He visits the needy to relieve them ____ their sufferings and poverty.
(a)from
(b)off
(c)of
(d)on
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Q: This building comprises of six houses, three parking lots and one basement.
(a)Error in the first underlined part
(b)Error in the second underlined part
(c)Error in the third underlined part
(d)No error
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Q: I look forward to meet you.
(a)Error in the first underlined part
(b)Error in the second underlined part
(c)Error in the third underlined part
(d)No error
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Q: I cannot cope up with this pressure.
(a)Error in the first underlined part
(b)Error in the second underlined part
(c)Error in the third underlined part
(d)No error
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Q: I came to this place by walk.
(a)Error in the first underlined part
(b)Error in the second underlined part
(c)Error in the third underlined part
(d)No error
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Q: What is the time in your watch?
(a)Error in the first underlined part
(b)Error in the second underlined part
(c)Error in the third underlined part
(d)No error
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Q: The price of my dress is higher than that of yours.
(a)Error in the first underlined part
(b)Error in the second underlined part
(c)Error in the third underlined part
(d)No error
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Q: My friend's daughter-in-laws have come.
(a)Error in the first underlined part
(b)Error in the second underlined part
(c)Error in the third underlined part
(d)No error
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Q: I prefer seafood than Mediterranean food.
(a)Error in the first underlined part
(b)Error in the second underlined part
(c)Error in the third underlined part
(d)No error
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Q: We were discussing about the issue.
(a)Error in the first underlined part
(b)Error in the second underlined part
(c)Error in the third underlined part
(d)No error
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Q: Dispose off the garbage from the shelves.
(a)Error in the first underlined part
(b)Error in the second underlined part
(c)Error in the third underlined part
(d)No error
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Q: New Zealand is considered part of which one of the following island groups?
(a)Micronesia
(b)Melanesia
(c)Polynesia
(d)Hawaii Island chain
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Q: Which of the following statements with regard to Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) is/are correct? 1. PMKSY was launched during 2015-16 2. The basic aim of PMKSY is to enhance physical access of water on farm 3. One of the main objectives of PMKSY is to achieve convergence of investments in irrigation at the field level Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a)1 only
(b)1 and 2 only
(c)2 and 3 only
(d)1, 2 and 3
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Q: According to Article 79 of the Constitution of India, which of the following is/are described as a part of Parliament of India? 1. The House of the People 2. The Council of States 3. The President of India Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a)1 only
(b)1 and 2 only
(c)2 and 3 only
(d)1, 2 and 3
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Q: The Five Year Plan was first launched in
(a)China
(b)USSR
(c)India
(d)Bhutan
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Q: The call for Garibi Hatao was incorporated in
(a)Fourth Five Year Plan
(b)Fifth Five Year Plan
(c)Sixth Five Year Plan
(d)Seventh Five Year Plan
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Q: सूची I को सूची II से सुमेलित कीजिए और सूचियों के नीचे दिए गए कूट का प्रयोग कर सही उत्तर चुनिए : सूची I (प्रमुख उद्देश्य) A. तीव्रतर एवं अधिक समावेशी वृद्धि (विकास) B. तीव्रतर, अधिक समावेशी और सतत वृद्धि C. द्वितीय विश्व युद्ध से उच्चतम आय स्तर को प्राप्त करना (सुधारना) D. आत्म-निर्भरता प्राप्त करना सूची II (पंचवर्षीय योजना) 1. पहली 2. पाँचवीं 3. ग्यारहवीं 4. बारहवीं कूट :
(a)A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2
(b)A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2
(c)A-2 B-4 C-1 D-3
(d)A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3
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Q: निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा निर्देशक सिद्धांत संविधान (42वाँ संशोधन) अधिनियम, 1976 द्वारा जोड़ा गया था?
(a)राज्य आप में असमानताओं को कम करेगा
(b)समान न्याय तथा मुफ्त कानूनी सहायता
(c)सहकारी सोसायटी का संवर्धन
(d)शुद्धतापूर्ण बाल्यावस्था देख-भाल का प्रावधान
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Q: दो या अधिक राज्यों के लिये एक साझा उच्च न्यायालय की स्थापना किसके द्वारा की जा सकती है?
(a)संसद द्वारा पारित एक कानून द्वारा
(b)भारत के उच्चतम न्यायालय के एक आदेश द्वारा
(c)भारत के राष्ट्रपति के एक आदेश द्वारा
(d)भारत के संविधान में एक संशोधन द्वारा
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Q: वर्ष 1928 में, काँग्रेस नेताओं की एक समिति ने भारत के लिये एक संविधान का मसौदा तैयार किया। इस समिति के अध्यक्ष किसने की थी?
(a)महात्मा गाँधी
(b)टी. बी. सप्रू
(c)मोतीलाल नेहरू
(d)जवाहरलाल नेहरू
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Q: जयपाल सिंह के बारे में, निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा कथन सही नहीं है?
(a)वे संविधान सभा के सदस्य थे
(b)उन्होंने आदिवासी महासभा की स्थापना की
(c)वे पहली भारतीय राष्ट्रीय हॉकी टीम के कप्तान थे
(d)उन्होंने छत्तीसगढ़ के लिये, एक अलग राज्य का अभियान चलाया
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Q: What is 'Tikki Mausi' in the context of Malnutrition?
(a)A specially packaged food item
(b)A mascot
(c)Name of a scheme
(d)Name given to the healthcare providers
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Q: Which one of the following was the theme of the World Tourism Day, 2019?
(a)Sustainable tourism
(b)Tourism and the digital transformation
(c)Tourism: responding to the challenge of climate change
(d)Tourism and jobs: a better future for all
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Q: Which one of the following countries has hosted the Army Exercise TSENTR, 2019?
(a)Russia
(b)China
(c)Kazakhstan
(d)Kyrgyzstan
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Q: Which one of the following countries is called the 'country of winds'?
(a)India
(b)China
(c)Denmark
(d)Germany
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Q: Which one of the following is the oldest scientific department of Government of India?
(a)Department of Biotechnology
(b)Survey of India
(c)India Meteorological Department
(d)DRDO
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Q: 'Naseem-Al-Bahr' is a bilateral naval exercise between India and
(a)United Arab Emirates
(b)Iran
(c)Saudi Arabia
(d)Oman
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Q: कोहले स्मीथ, निम्नलिखित में से किस खेल की उत्कृष्ट खिलाड़ी है ?
(a)मुक्केबाजी (बॉक्सिंग)
(b)टेबल टेनिस
(c)शतरंज (चेस)
(d)बिलियर्ड्स
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Q: खेलो इंडिया यूथ गेम्स, 2020 (खेलो इंडिया युवा खेल, 2020) का आधिकारिक शुभंकर, निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा था ?
(a)विजय
(b)जया
(c)रोंगम
(d)अमू
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Q: जनवरी 2020 में, ईरान में तेहरान के इमाम खुमैनी विमान पत्तन से उड़ान के तुरंत बाद एक यात्री विमान दुर्घटनाग्रस्त (क्रैश) हुआ, जिसमें लगभग 170 लोग मारे गए। यह वायुयान निम्नलिखित में से किसका था ?
(a)कतर एयरवेज
(b)यूक्रेन इंटरनेशनल एयरलाइंस
(c)ईरान एयरलाइंस
(d)कैथी पैसिफिक
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Q: MILAN, एक बहुपक्षीय नौसैनिक अभ्यास, 2020 निम्नलिखित में से किस शहर में आयोजित किया गया था ?
(a)पोर्ट ब्लेयर
(b)कोच्चि
(c)विशाखापत्तनम
(d)पणजी
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Q: चाक (chalk) और संगमरमर, निम्नलिखित में से किसके भिन्न रूप हैं ?
(a)कैल्शियम हाइड्रॉक्साइड
(b)कैल्शियम कार्बोनेट
(c)कैल्शियम एल्युमिनेट
(d)सोडियम कार्बोनेट
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Q: N कोश (शेल) में इलेक्ट्रॉनों की अधिकतम संख्या कितनी होती है ?
(a)2
(b)8
(c)18
(d)32
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Q: सिरका (Vinegar) का अन्य नाम क्या है ?
(a)इथेनॉयिक ऐसिड (एथेनॉइक ऐसिड)
(b)नाइट्रिक ऐसिड
(c)सल्फ्यूरिक ऐसिड
(d)टार्टरिक ऐसिड
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Q: किसी द्रव को नामांकित एक बीकर में रखा गया है। द्रव स्तम्भ द्वारा बीकर के आधार पर आरोपित दाब के संबंध में, निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा एक कथन सही है ?
(a)दाब, बीकर के आधार के क्षेत्रफल पर निर्भर करता है
(b)दाब, द्रव स्तम्भ की ऊँचाई पर निर्भर करता है
(c)दाब, द्रव के घनत्व पर निर्भर नहीं करता है
(d)दाब, न तो बीकर के आधार के क्षेत्रफल पर निर्भर करता है, न ही द्रव स्तम्भ की ऊँचाई पर निर्भर करता है
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Q: Which of the following statements is NOT correct regarding the travel of sound waves?
(a)Sound waves can travel through water
(b)Sound waves can travel through air
(c)Sound waves can travel through steel
(d)Sound waves can travel through vacuum
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Q: Deendayal Port is located at
(a)Kerala
(b)Gujarat
(c)Maharashtra
(d)Goa
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Q: Which one of the following cities is associated with Biosafety Protocol to the Convention on Biological Diversity (2000)?
(a)Geneva
(b)Nairobi
(c)Cartagena
(d)Rio de Janeiro
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Q: Krishna Raja Sagara Dam/Reservoir is developed on
(a)river Krishna
(b)river Tungabhadra
(c)river Godavari
(d)river Kavery
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Q: Which one of the following Indian states does NOT share international border with two or more countries?
(a)Arunachal Pradesh
(b)Assam
(c)Mizoram
(d)Tripura
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Q: According to Census of India, 2011, which one among the following is the least populated state in India?
(a)Maharashtra
(b)Madhya Pradesh
(c)Odisha
(d)Punjab
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Q: The speakers of major Indian languages belong to how many language families?
(a)Two
(b)Three
(c)Four
(d)Six
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Q: Where did Gandhiji initially forge the techniques of Satyagraha?
(a)England
(b)South Africa
(c)North Africa
(d)India
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Q: गांधीजी के दांड़ी मार्च के समय, भारत का वायसराय कौन था ?
(a)लॉर्ड इरविन
(b)लॉर्ड लिनलिथगो
(c)लॉर्ड रीडिंग
(d)लॉर्ड विलिंगडन
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Q: निम्नलिखित में से कौन सी एक अमेरिकी समाचार पत्रिका, गांधीजी के दांड़ी मार्च के बारे में आरंभ में बहुत संशयात्मक थी, किन्तु एक सप्ताह के भीतर ही उसने अपनी राय पूरी तरह से बदल ली और एक महात्मा और राजनेता के रूप में गांधीजी का अभिनन्दन किया ?
(a)सैटर्डे इवनिंग पोस्ट
(b)रीडर्स डाइजेस्ट
(c)टाइम
(d)लाइफ
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Q: निम्नलिखित में से किस वर्ष में, इंग्लैंड में यात्री ट्रेन (रेलगाड़ी) आरंभ की गयी थी ?
(a)1823
(b)1825
(c)1848
(d)1861
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Q: किसी गोलीय दर्पण की वक्रता त्रिज्या R तथा फोकस दूरी f में सही सम्बन्ध है
(a)R = f
(b)R = 2f
(c)R = 3f
(d)R = 4f
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Q: कान के एक गिलास में पानी के अंदर रखा हुआ एक नींबू वास्तविक आकार से बड़ा दिखाई देता है। ऐसा किस कारण से होता है ?
(a)प्रकाश का परावर्तन
(b)प्रकाश का प्रकीर्णन
(c)प्रकाश का अपवर्तन
(d)प्रकाश का ध्रुवण
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Q: एक पतली फिल्म से होकर प्रकाश नेत्र में प्रवेश करता है। इस फिल्म को क्या कहा जाता है ?
(a)रेटिना
(b)कॉर्निया
(c)पुतली
(d)आइरिस
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Q: उस वैज्ञानिक का नाम क्या है, जिसने सूर्य के प्रकाश का स्पेक्ट्रम प्राप्त करने के लिए पहली बार कांच के प्रिज्म का उपयोग किया ?
(a)सी. वी. रमन
(b)लॉर्ड रेले
(c)आइजैक न्यूटन
(d)एस. चन्द्रशेखर
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Q: The cost of energy to operate an industrial refrigerator that consumes 5 kW power working 10 hours per day for 30 days will be (Given that the charge per kWh of energy = ₹ 4)
(a)₹ 600
(b)₹ 6,000
(c)₹ 1,200
(d)₹ 1,500
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Q: Which one of the following statements regarding magnetic field is NOT correct ?
(a)Magnetic field is a quantity that has direction and magnitude
(b)Magnetic field lines are closed curves
(c)Magnetic field lines are open curves
(d)No two magnetic field lines are found to cross each other
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Q: Which one of the following statements is NOT correct ?
(a)Buckminsterfullerene is an allotrope of carbon
(b)Diamond is a good conductor of electricity
(c)Graphite is a good conductor of electricity
(d)In graphite, each carbon atom is linked to three other carbon atoms
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Q: How many covalent bonds are present in a Chloropropane molecule having molecular formula, C3H7Cl ?
(a)6
(b)8
(c)9
(d)10
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Q: Which one of the following is the most fundamental characteristic of an element ?
(a)Melting point
(b)Atomic number
(c)Colour
(d)Atomic weight
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Q: Neutrons were discovered by
(a)James Chadwick
(b)Ernest Rutherford
(c)J. J. Thomson
(d)John Dalton
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Q: Atomic mass of an element is equal to the sum of number of
(a)electrons and protons only
(b)protons and neutrons only
(c)electrons and neutrons only
(d)electrons, protons and neutrons
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Q: निम्नलिखित में से कौन से एक तत्व का समस्थानिक कैंसर के उपचार में प्रयुक्त किया जाता है ?
(a)यूरेनियम
(b)कोबाल्ट
(c)सोडियम
(d)आयोडीन
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Q: एककोशिकीय जीवों की द्रवित में अतिरिक्त जल और अपशिष्टों को निष्कासित करने में, निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा कोशिकांग एक भूमिका निभा सकता है ?
(a)लाइसोसोम
(b)धानी (वैक्यूओल)
(c)गॉर्गी काय
(d)अंतरद्रव्य जालिका
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Q: निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा शब्द भूमि के एक ही टुकड़े पर एक साथ (एक ही समय में) दो अथवा अधिक फसलों उगाने की पद्धति को व्यक्त करता है ?
(a)फसल चक्र (क्रॉप रोटेशन)
(b)मिश्रित फसल (मिक्स्ड क्रॉपिंग)
(c)अंतर-फसल (इंटरक्रॉपिंग)
(d)मिश्रित खेती (मिक्स्ड फार्मिंग)
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Q: विषाणुओं (वाइरस) पर प्रतिजैविकों (ऐंटीबायोटिक दवाओं) के प्रभावों के बारे में, निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा कथन सही नहीं है ?
(a)वायरस "अजीवित (निर्जीव)" स्थितुएँ हैं, किंतु वे प्रतिजैविकों के साथ पारस्परिक क्रिया कर सकते हैं
(b)ऐंटीबायोटिक्स लेने से विषाणु संक्रमण का उपचार होता है
(c)वायरस उपापचयी पथों से युक्त नहीं होते हैं जिन पर प्रतिजैविक कार्य कर सकते हैं, जबकि बैक्टीरिया में इस तरह के पथ होते हैं
(d)प्रतिजैविकों के प्रति वायरस प्रतिरोधी होते हैं
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Q: वर्ष 1914 में खोली गयी पनामा नहर, किसे जोड़ती है ?
(a)लाल सागर और भूमध्य सागर
(b)अटलांटिक महासागर और पैसिफिक महासागर
(c)हिन्द महासागर और अटलांटिक महासागर
(d)एशिआटिक सागर और काला सागर
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Q: संयुक्त राष्ट्र के 51 आरंभिक (मूल) सदस्य देशों द्वारा 1945 में, संयुक्त राष्ट्र चार्टर (United Nations Charter) कहां पर हस्ताक्षरित किया गया था ?
(a)हेग सम्मेलन
(b)लंदन सम्मेलन
(c)सैन फ्रांसिस्को सम्मेलन
(d)बर्लिन सम्मेलन
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Q: Land Revenue Records maintained in India have categorized land-use into
(a)6 categories
(b)9 categories
(c)15 categories
(d)21 categories
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Q: Dry land farming in India is largely confined to areas with rainfall less than
(a)100 cm
(b)85 cm
(c)80 cm
(d)75 cm
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Q: For an area to be excluded from the drought-prone category, what percentage of its gross cropped area should be under irrigation?
(a)10 per cent or more
(b)20 per cent or more
(c)25 per cent or more
(d)30 per cent or more
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Q: Which one of the following is NOT a current of Pacific Ocean?
(a)Oyashio current
(b)Alaska current
(c)Agulhas current
(d)California current
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Q: The duration of monsoon in India extends for an average period of
(a)80 – 140 days
(b)100 – 120 days
(c)90 – 130 days
(d)100 – 140 days
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Q: Which one of the following is the natural vegetation of South-east China?
(a)Subtropical broadleaf evergreen forest
(b)Tropical broadleaf evergreen forest
(c)Tropical deciduous forest
(d)Temperate evergreen forest
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Q: Which one of the following is a cold local wind?
(a)Santa Ana
(b)Chinook
(c)Mistral
(d)Loo
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Q: In an incandescent electric bulb, the filament of the bulb is made up of which metal?
(a)Aluminium
(b)Copper
(c)Tungsten
(d)Silver
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Q: Two equal resistors R are connected in parallel, and a battery of 12 V is connected across this combination. A d.c. current of 100 mA flows through the circuit as shown below. The value of R is
(a)120 Ω
(b)240 Ω
(c)60 Ω
(d)100 Ω
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Q: Which one of the following is NOT the unit of energy?
(a)Joule
(b)Watt-hr
(c)Newton-metre
(d)kg-metre/sec²
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Q: Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?
(a)Biomass is a renewable source of energy
(b)Gobar gas is produced when cow-dung, crop residues, vegetable waste and sewage are allowed to decompose in the absence of oxygen
(c)Biogas generation reduces soil and water pollution
(d)Heating capacity of biogas is very low
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Q: In prokaryotic organisms, nuclear region is not surrounded by a membrane. This undefined nuclear region is known as
(a)Nucleic acid
(b)Nucleoid
(c)Nucleolus
(d)Nucleosome
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Q: Which one of the following plant tissues has dead cells?
(a)Epidermis
(b)Parenchyma
(c)Collenchyma
(d)Sclerenchyma
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Q: Cartilage is NOT found in
(a)larynx
(b)nose
(c)ear
(d)urinary bladder
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Q: Two planets orbit the Sun in circular orbits, with their radius of orbit as R₁ = R and R₂ = 4R. Ratio of their periods (T₁/T₂) around the Sun will be
(a)1/16
(b)1/8
(c)1/4
(d)1/2
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Q: A metallic wire having resistance of 20 Ω is cut into two equal parts in length. These parts are then connected in parallel. The resistance of this parallel combination is equal to
(a)20 Ω
(b)10 Ω
(c)5 Ω
(d)15 Ω
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Q: Light of uniform intensity impinges perpendicularly on a totally reflecting surface. If the area of the surface is halved, the radiation force on it will become
(a)double
(b)half
(c)four times
(d)one fourth
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Q: The part of the human eye on which the image is formed is
(a)pupil
(b)cornea
(c)retina
(d)iris
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Q: Consider the following image: A proton enters a magnetic field at right angles to it, as shown above. The direction of force acting on the proton will be
(a)to the right
(b)to the left
(c)out of the page
(d)into the page
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Q: Which one of the following statements about sound is NOT correct?
(a)Sound travels at a speed slower than the speed of light
(b)Sound waves are transverse waves
(c)Sound waves are longitudinal waves
(d)Sound travels faster in moist air than in dry air
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Q: When the short circuit condition occurs, the current in the circuit
(a)becomes zero
(b)remains constant
(c)increases substantially
(d)keeps on changing randomly
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Q: Which one of the following is NOT a component of human male reproductive system?
(a)Cervix
(b)Urethra
(c)Seminal vesicle
(d)Vas deferens
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Q: Which one of the following is NOT a reason of decrease in biodiversity?
(a)Large scale deforestation
(b)Exploitation of forest produce
(c)Maintaining sacred groves
(d)Encroachment in forest areas
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Q: Which one of the following is NOT a cause of depletion in groundwater?
(a)Afforestation
(b)Loss of forests
(c)Excessive pumping of groundwater
(d)Construction of large scale concrete buildings
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Q: Which one of the following types of radiations has the smallest wavelength?
(a)Microwaves
(b)Infra-red
(c)Visible light
(d)X-rays
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Q: The instrument used for detecting the presence of electric current in a circuit is
(a)Refractometer
(b)Galvanometer
(c)Viscometer
(d)Diffractometer
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Q: Which one of the following is the largest composition in biogas?
(a)Carbon dioxide
(b)Methane
(c)Hydrogen
(d)Hydrogen sulphide
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Q: The Sun appears reddish during sunrise and sunset. The phenomenon in optics which is responsible for this appearance of the Sun is
(a)Reflection
(b)Total internal reflection
(c)Scattering
(d)Interference
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Q: A lens has a power of +2·0 Dioptre. Which one of the following statements about the lens is true?
(a)The lens is concave and has a focal length of 0·5 metre
(b)The lens is convex and has a focal length of 2·0 metre
(c)The lens is convex and has a focal length of 0·5 metre
(d)The lens is concave and has a focal length of 2·0 metre
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Q: At nearly 70 °C, sodium bicarbonate shows the property of gradually decomposing, which makes it usable in bakery products. The product of decomposition responsible for this use of sodium bicarbonate is
(a)Carbon dioxide
(b)Hydrogen
(c)Water vapour
(d)Oxygen
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Q: Number of molecules of water of crystallization in copper sulphate, sodium carbonate and Gypsum are
(a)5, 10 and 2 respectively
(b)10, 2 and 5 respectively
(c)5, 2 and 10 respectively
(d)2, 5 and 10 respectively
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Q: Which one of the following is the correct sequence of change in colours when a turmeric stain on white clothes is scrubbed by soap and then washed with water?
(a)Yellow – pink – blue
(b)Yellow – reddish brown – yellow
(c)Yellow – reddish brown – blue
(d)Yellow – blue – pink
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Q: Which one of the following statements regarding Bleaching powder and D.D.T. is correct?
(a)Both are inorganic compounds
(b)Both are organic compounds
(c)Both contain chlorine
(d)Both contain calcium
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Q: Which one of the following is the best example of desiccant?
(a)Silica gel
(b)Polystyrene
(c)Sodium chloride
(d)Sodium carbonate
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Q: Which one of the following was the first mineral acid discovered?
(a)Sulphuric acid
(b)Hydrochloric acid
(c)Nitric acid
(d)Phosphoric acid
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Q: संगलित फ्लिन्ट (स्पार्टन) का अपवर्तनांक 1·46 तथा नीलम का अपवर्तनांक 1·77 है। यदि स्पार्टन में प्रकाश की चाल Vq है और नीलम में प्रकाश की चाल Vs है, तो निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा एक संबंध सही है ?
(a)Vq > Vs
(b)Vs > Vq
(c)Vs = Vq
(d)Vs = Vq / 2
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Q: एक अवतल दर्पण की स्थिति में, यदि किसी वस्तु को दर्पण के मुख्य फोकस F और ध्रुव P के बीच रखा गया है, तो प्रतिबिंब के बारे में निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा एक कथन सही नहीं है ?
(a)प्रतिबिंब आभासी होगा
(b)प्रतिबिंब बड़ा हुआ अथवा आवर्धित होगा
(c)प्रतिबिंब अनन्त पर बनेगा
(d)प्रतिबिंब सीधा होगा
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