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Q351
#351
Economics → Indian Economy → Five Year Plans and Indian Planning
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Moderate
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Which one of the following was set as a target of average growth of GDP of India over the plan period 2012–2017 by the Approach Paper to the Twelfth Five Year Plan?
NDA Economics strategy
A
7 percent
B
8 percent
C
9 percent
D
10 percent
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Q352
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Polity → Fundamental Rights, DPSP and Local Governance → Electoral Systems
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Which one of the following is
not
\textbf{\text{not}}
not
a subject that has been devolved to the Panchayati Raj Institutions by the 11
t
h
^{th}
t
h
Schedule of the Constitution of India?
Playbook: Fundamental Rights, DPSP and Local Governance
A
Non-conventional energy resources
B
Roads
C
Higher education
D
Libraries
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Q353
#353
History → World History → 20th Century — World Wars, Modernity and Global Institutions
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Who among the following used the term Industrial Revolution for the first time in English to describe the changes that occurred in the British industrial development between 1760 and 1820?
Playbook: World History
A
Friedrich Engels
B
Eric Hobsbawm
C
Arnold Toynbee
D
Georges Michelet
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Q354
#354
History → Modern India → Freedom Movement — INC, Gandhi and Independence
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Moderate
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Who among the following is the author of the book 'The Indian Struggle, 1920–1934'?
Playbook: Modern India
A
Maulana Abul Kalam
B
Jayprakash Narayan
C
Subhash Chandra Bose
D
Manabendra Nath Roy
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Q355
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History → Modern India → Freedom Movement — INC, Gandhi and Independence
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Moderate
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Which one of the following about the Swadeshi Campaign in 1896 is
not
\textbf{\text{not}}
not
correct?
Playbook: Modern India
A
Its centre was Maharashtra
B
Its main participants were students
C
It opposed the levy of tariff on imports
D
It publicly burnt foreign clothes
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Q356
#356
History → Modern India → Freedom Movement — INC, Gandhi and Independence
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Moderate
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Which one of the following associations was founded in London by Dadabhai Naoroji in 1866?
Playbook: Modern India
A
The Bengal British India Society
B
The East India Association
C
The British Indian Association
D
The Madras Native Association
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Q357
#357
Geography → Oceanography → Marine Ecosystems — Coral Reefs
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Easy
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Mariana Trench is located in the ocean floor of
Playbook: Oceanography
A
Southern Atlantic Ocean
B
Western Pacific Ocean
C
Eastern Pacific Ocean
D
Northern Atlantic Ocean
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Q358
#358
Geography → World and Human Geography → Human Geography — Megacities and Population
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Easy
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Taklamakan Desert is situated in
Playbook: World and Human Geography
A
Western Asia
B
Southern fringe of Sahara in Africa
C
South America
D
Central Asia
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Q359
#359
Geography → Indian Geography — Physical Features → Forests and Natural Vegetation of India
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Moderate
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Rudraprayag is situated at the confluence of rivers Alaknanda and
Playbook: Indian Geography — Physical Features
A
Bhagirathi
B
Mandakini
C
Nandakini
D
Dhauliganga
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Q360
#360
Geography → Indian Geography — Physical Features → Forests and Natural Vegetation of India
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Moderate
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Arrange the following Indian cities according to their locations from west to east : 1. Bilaspur 2. Jodhpur 3. Bhopal 4. Ranchi Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Playbook: Indian Geography — Physical Features
A
3-2-1-4
B
2-3-1-4
C
4-1-2-3
D
2-1-3-4
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Q361
#361
Geography → Indian Geography — Physical Features → Forests and Natural Vegetation of India
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Easy
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The Kashmir region receives additional amount of precipitation during the winter brought by
Playbook: Indian Geography — Physical Features
A
South-west Monsoon
B
Western Disturbances
C
Retreating Monsoon
D
Temperate Cyclone
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Q362
#362
Geography → Indian Geography — Economy, Resources and Transport → Agriculture, Crops, Soils and Land Use
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Hard
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Which part of India has the Kalakot tertiary coal field?
Playbook: Indian Geography — Economy, Resources and Transport
A
Brahmaputra river basin of Assam
B
Damodar river basin of Jharkhand and West Bengal
C
Himalayan mountain region
D
Cardamom hills in Kerala
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Q363
#363
Biology → Human Physiology → Connective and Epithelial Tissues
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Easy
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Tendons through which muscles are connected to bones are tightly compacted bundles of which one of the following long fibrous protein?
Playbook: Human Physiology
A
Fibrin
B
Collagen
C
Elastin
D
Cellulose
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Q364
#364
Biology → Microbiology and Disease → Antibiotics — Discovery
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Moderate
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Which one of the following is the scientific name of the causal organism of elephantiasis?
Playbook: Microbiology and Disease
A
Ascaris
lumbricoides
\textit{Ascaris lumbricoides}
Ascaris lumbricoides
B
Culex
pipiens
\textit{Culex pipiens}
Culex pipiens
C
Wuchereria
bancrofti
\textit{Wuchereria bancrofti}
Wuchereria bancrofti
D
Fasciola
hepatica
\textit{Fasciola hepatica}
Fasciola hepatica
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Q365
#365
Biology → Human Physiology → Connective and Epithelial Tissues
·
Easy
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Melanin is the natural pigment that gives colour to human skin, hair and the iris. It provides protection against
Playbook: Human Physiology
A
Ultraviolet radiation
B
Infrared radiation
C
X-ray radiation
D
Short wave radio radiation
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Q366
#366
Biology → Human Physiology → Nutrition, Vitamins and Minerals
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Moderate
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Intake of which one of the following food components should be minimized by patients having Gouty Arthritis due to elevated serum uric acid level?
Playbook: Human Physiology
A
Food fibres
B
Nucleic acids
C
Lipids
D
Carbohydrates
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Q367
#367
Biology → Microbiology and Disease → Antibiotics — Discovery
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Easy
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Which one of the following statements about microbes is
not
\textbf{\text{not}}
not
correct?
Playbook: Microbiology and Disease
A
They are used in sewage treatment plants.
B
They are used in industrial fermenters for the production of beverages.
C
No antibiotic has been obtained from any microbe.
D
They are used to get many bioactive molecules for the treatment of diseases.
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Q368
#368
Biology → Plant Biology → Photosynthesis
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Easy
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Golden rice is a genetically-modified crop plant where the incorporated gene is meant for biosynthesis of
Playbook: Plant Biology
A
Omega-3 fatty acids
B
Vitamin A
C
Vitamin B
D
Vitamin C
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Q369
#369
Physics → Kinematics and Motion → Circular Motion
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Moderate
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An object moves in a circular path with a constant speed. Which one of the following statements is correct?
Playbook: Kinematics and Motion
A
The centripetal acceleration of the object is smaller for a gentle curve (i.e., curve of larger radius) than that for a sharp curve (i.e., curve of smaller radius).
B
The centripetal acceleration is greater for a gentle curve than that for a sharp curve.
C
The centripetal acceleration is the same for both, the gentle and sharp curves.
D
The centripetal acceleration causes the object to slow down.
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Q370
#370
Physics → Work, Energy and Power → Work-Energy Theorem and Power
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Hard
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The force acting on a particle of mass m moving along the x-axis is given by
F
(
x
)
=
A
x
2
−
B
x
F(x) = Ax^2 - Bx
F
(
x
)
=
A
x
2
−
B
x
. Which one of the following is the potential energy of the particle?
Playbook: Work, Energy and Power
A
2
A
x
−
B
2Ax - B
2
A
x
−
B
B
−
x
2
6
(
2
A
x
−
3
B
)
-\frac{x^2}{6}(2Ax - 3B)
−
6
x
2
(
2
A
x
−
3
B
)
C
A
x
3
−
B
x
2
Ax^3 - Bx^2
A
x
3
−
B
x
2
D
Zero
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Q371
#371
Physics → Units, Measurement and Dimensions → Units and Dimensions
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Easy
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The symbol of SI unit of inductance is H. It stands for
Playbook: Units, Measurement and Dimensions
A
Holm
B
Halogen
C
Henry
D
Hertz
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Q372
#372
Physics → Gravitation → Gravitational Field and Potential
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Easy
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In a vacuum, a five-rupee coin, a feather of a sparrow bird and a mango are dropped simultaneously from the same height. The time taken by them to reach the bottom is
t
1
t_1
t
1
,
t
2
t_2
t
2
and
t
3
t_3
t
3
respectively. In this situation, we will observe that
Playbook: Gravitation
A
t
1
>
t
2
>
t
3
t_1 > t_2 > t_3
t
1
>
t
2
>
t
3
B
t
1
>
t
3
>
t
2
t_1 > t_3 > t_2
t
1
>
t
3
>
t
2
C
t
3
>
t
1
>
t
2
t_3 > t_1 > t_2
t
3
>
t
1
>
t
2
D
t
1
=
t
2
=
t
3
t_1 = t_2 = t_3
t
1
=
t
2
=
t
3
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Q373
#373
Physics → Modern Physics → Photoelectric Effect
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Easy
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Electron emission from a metallic surface by application of light is known as
Playbook: Modern Physics
A
Thermionic emission
B
Photoelectric emission
C
High field emission
D
Autoelectronic emission
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Q374
#374
Physics → Light and Optics → Light Phenomena and Spectrum
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Easy
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How long does light take to reach the Earth from the Sun?
Playbook: Light and Optics
A
About 4 minutes
B
About 8 minutes
C
About 24 minutes
D
About 24 hours
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Q375
#375
Physics → Modern Physics → Nuclear Physics
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Easy
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Radioactivity is measured by
Playbook: Modern Physics
A
GM Counter
B
Polarimeter
C
Calorimeter
D
Colorimeter
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