CDS (I) 2021, General Knowledge question paper

1. A.
   Real GDP is calculated by valuing outputs of different years at common prices.
2. B.
   Potential GDP is the real GDP that the economy would produce if its resources were fully employed.
3. C.
   Nominal GDP is calculated by valuing outputs of different years at constant prices.
4. D.
   Real GDP per capita is the ratio of real GDP divided by population.

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1. A.
   Structural unemployment
2. B.
   Disguised unemployment
3. C.
   Altered unemployment
4. D.
   Cyclical unemployment

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1. A.
   Stagnation
2. B.
   Deflation
3. C.
   Stagflation
4. D.
   Recession

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1. A.
   Crowding in
2. B.
   Deficit financing
3. C.
   Crowding out
4. D.
   Pumping out

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1. A.
   Cheque
2. B.
   Collateral
3. C.
   Guarantee card
4. D.
   Bond

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1. A.
   Bank rate
2. B.
   Nominal interest rate
3. C.
   Real interest rate
4. D.
   Terms of credit

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1. A.
   The Government would not release those prisoners who had been non-violent.
2. B.
   The Government would not release those prisoners who had indulged in the peaceful picketing of liquor and foreign cloth shops.
3. C.
   The Congress did not agree to the suspension of the Civil Disobedience Movement.
4. D.
   The Congress agreed to take part in the Second Round Table Conference.

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1. A.
   Dayaram Gidumal
2. B.
   Gurusaday Dutt
3. C.
   Dhondo Keshav Karve
4. D.
   Amritlal Vithaldas Thakkar

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1. A.
   Dadabhai Naoroji
2. B.
   Bal Gangadhar Tilak
3. C.
   Sir Harcourt Butler
4. D.
   Gopal Krishna Gokhale

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1. A.
   It gave the masters the right to wilfully keep their slaves tied to their estates.
2. B.
   It denied the masters the use of Courts to assert their claims on slaves.
3. C.
   The Law Courts and masters worked jointly in resolving the cases of desertion.
4. D.
   The slaves became the owners of the land.

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1. A.
   Baji Rao II
2. B.
   Vithuji Holkar
3. C.
   Daulat Rao Sindhia
4. D.
   Madhava Rao Narayan

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1. A.
   Cholas
2. B.
   Chalukyas
3. C.
   Guptas
4. D.
   Vijayanagara

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1. A.
   had a break in their career due to family reasons.
2. B.
   are pursuing innovative research in life sciences.
3. C.
   have collaborative projects with labs in foreign countries.
4. D.
   have leading edge projects in Nano-Science and Technology.

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1. A.
   young and aspiring innovators.
2. B.
   scientific research.
3. C.
   primary health care.
4. D.
   primary education in rural areas.

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1. A.
   LPG connection.
2. B.
   household electrification.
3. C.
   primary school education.
4. D.
   public health insurance.

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1. A.
   reducing child deaths due to pneumonia.
2. B.
   reducing the impact of rotavirus.
3. C.
   elimination of maternal tetanus.
4. D.
   full immunisation of children.

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1. A.
   It is a skill training programme.
2. B.
   It is for rural youth from poor families.
3. C.
   Its objective is placement in wage employment.
4. D.
   It relies entirely on skill training by Government agencies.

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1. A.
   1, 2 and 3
2. B.
   1 and 3 only
3. C.
   2 and 3 only
4. D.
   1 and 2 only

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1. A.
   10 nautical miles
2. B.
   12 nautical miles
3. C.
   14 nautical miles
4. D.
   15 nautical miles

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1. A.
   Brazilian Current
2. B.
   Gulf Stream
3. C.
   North Equatorial Current
4. D.
   California Current

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1. A.
   Laterite soil
2. B.
   Red and yellow soil
3. C.
   Saline soil
4. D.
   Black soil

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1. A.
   Coffee
2. B.
   Tea
3. C.
   Sugarcane
4. D.
   Cotton

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1. A.
   Copper ore
2. B.
   Bauxite ore
3. C.
   Mica ore
4. D.
   Manganese ore

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1. A.
   Kandla
2. B.
   Ennore
3. C.
   Kochi
4. D.
   Mormugao

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1. A.
   Acts as an intermediate in the exchange process
2. B.
   Acts as a store of value
3. C.
   Used as the unit of account
4. D.
   Used for regulating consumption

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1. A.
   Recessionary gap
2. B.
   Inflationary gap
3. C.
   Demand-side inflation
4. D.
   Supply-side inflation

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1. A.
   Primary deficit
2. B.
   Fiscal deficit
3. C.
   Current deficit
4. D.
   Capital deficit

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1. A.
   Floating exchange rates are rates in which the Governments interfere by buying or selling their currencies.
2. B.
   Fixed exchange rates are rates set by Government decisions and maintained by Government actions.
3. C.
   Under the Bretton Woods System, the exchange rates are floated in terms of rise or fall in price of gold.
4. D.
   Under the classical gold standard, the exchange rates are fixed in terms of price of dollar.

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1. A.
   Prince Murad
2. B.
   Princess Jahanara
3. C.
   Emperor Shah Jahan
4. D.
   Prince Dara Shikoh

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1. A.
   McLeod
2. B.
   Octavius Steel
3. C.
   Davenport
4. D.
   Andrew Yule

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1. A.
   In southern and western India, the ryotwari settlement was adopted.
2. B.
   Ryotwari was in principle a direct contract between the ryot and the state.
3. C.
   It means a tax contract valid for usually 30 years.
4. D.
   In principle, it strengthened the former elite, the zamindars and weakened the peasantry.

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1. A.
   IMS began in 1764.
2. B.
   It recruited health professionals by means of a competitive examination.
3. C.
   Indians were never admitted to IMS.
4. D.
   The IMS was at first meant to look after the troops.

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1. A.
   1813
2. B.
   1833
3. C.
   1838
4. D.
   1860

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1. A.
   the Prime Minister.
2. B.
   the Home Minister.
3. C.
   the President.
4. D.
   the Health Minister.

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1. A.
   1, 2 and 3 only
2. B.
   1 and 3 only
3. C.
   2 and 4 only
4. D.
   3 only

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1. A.
   Article 14
2. B.
   Article 15
3. C.
   Article 16
4. D.
   Article 22

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1. A.
   T.H. Green
2. B.
   Thomas Hobbes
3. C.
   John Austin
4. D.
   Patrick Devlin

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1. A.
   John Locke
2. B.
   J.S. Mill
3. C.
   Jeremy Bentham
4. D.
   J.J. Rousseau

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1. A.
   shifting cultivation.
2. B.
   mixed farming.
3. C.
   truck farming.
4. D.
   plantation agriculture.

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1. A.
   Welfare approach
2. B.
   Basic needs approach
3. C.
   Income approach
4. D.
   Capability approach

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1. A.
   Chenab
2. B.
   Satluj
3. C.
   Ravi
4. D.
   Jhelum

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1. A.
   Trellis
2. B.
   Dendritic
3. C.
   Radial
4. D.
   Centripetal

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1. A.
   It is maximum at the Poles.
2. B.
   It is absent at the Equator.
3. C.
   It deflects the wind to the right direction in the southern hemisphere.
4. D.
   It deflects the wind to the right direction in the northern hemisphere.

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1. A.
   4-2-3-1
2. B.
   4-3-2-1
3. C.
   1-3-2-4
4. D.
   1-2-3-4

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1. A.
   1 and 2 only
2. B.
   1, 2 and 3
3. C.
   2 and 3 only
4. D.
   1 and 3 only

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1. A.
   Pune
2. B.
   Nasik
3. C.
   Nagpur
4. D.
   Satara

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1. A.
   Madan Mohan Malaviya
2. B.
   Annie Besant
3. C.
   Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
4. D.
   Madame H.P. Blavatsky

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1. A.
   National unity
2. B.
   Uniformity
3. C.
   Prosperity
4. D.
   Liberty

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1. A.
   It provides a critical direction and strategic input for development process.
2. B.
   It functions as a 'think tank' in providing key elements of policy.
3. C.
   It monitors and evaluates the implementation of the programmes.
4. D.
   It offers a platform for resolution of inter-state conflicts as 'provider of first and last resort'.

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1. A.
   the Parliament.
2. B.
   the Supreme Court.
3. C.
   the President of India.
4. D.
   the Union Cabinet.

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1. A.
   That the Bill be taken into consideration
2. B.
   That the Bill be circulated for the purpose of eliciting public opinion
3. C.
   That the Bill be referred to a Select Committee
4. D.
   That the Bill be referred to a Joint Committee of the House without the concurrence of the other House

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1. A.
   Right against Exploitation
2. B.
   Right to Constitutional Remedies
3. C.
   Right to Property
4. D.
   Right to Education

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1. A.
   Wheat
2. B.
   Rice
3. C.
   Pulses
4. D.
   Cotton

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1. A.
   Marble
2. B.
   Halite
3. C.
   Granite
4. D.
   Shale

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1. A.
   Ionosphere
2. B.
   Troposphere
3. C.
   Mesosphere
4. D.
   Stratosphere

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1. A.
   They are similar to sound waves.
2. B.
   They can travel only through solid materials.
3. C.
   They travel through gaseous, liquid and solid materials.
4. D.
   They move faster and are the first to arrive at the surface.

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1. A.
   poor in potash and rich in phosphorus.
2. B.
   poor in both potash and phosphorus.
3. C.
   rich in both potash and phosphorus.
4. D.
   rich in potash and poor in phosphorus.

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1. A.
   Gopal Hari Deshmukh
2. B.
   Mahadev Govind Ranade
3. C.
   Gopal Krishna Gokhale
4. D.
   Jyotiba Phule

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1. A.
   Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
2. B.
   Sarojini Naidu
3. C.
   Matangini Hazra
4. D.
   Mithuben Petit

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1. A.
   Mir Sayyid Ali
2. B.
   Maulana Dost Musawir
3. C.
   Maulana Yusuf
4. D.
   Bihzad

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1. A.
   A-4, B-2, C-3, D-1
2. B.
   A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
3. C.
   A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4
4. D.
   A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4

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1. A.
   Abul Fazl
2. B.
   Faizi
3. C.
   Fathullah Shirazi
4. D.
   Ataullah Rashidi

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1. A.
   Justice M.N. Venkatachaliah
2. B.
   Justice J.S. Verma
3. C.
   Justice Ranganath Mishra
4. D.
   Justice Y.K. Sabharwal

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1. A.
   four months.
2. B.
   six months.
3. C.
   eight months.
4. D.
   five months.

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1. A.
   Lokmanya Tilak
2. B.
   Vallabhbhai Patel
3. C.
   Lala Lajpat Rai
4. D.
   Mahatma Gandhi

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1. A.
   IndianOil Corporation Limited
2. B.
   Gas Authority of India Limited
3. C.
   Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
4. D.
   Bharat Electronics Limited

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1. A.
   1 and 3 only
2. B.
   2 only
3. C.
   3 only
4. D.
   2 and 3 only

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1. A.
   Sino-Tibetan
2. B.
   Austric
3. C.
   Indo-Aryan
4. D.
   Dravidian

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1. A.
   Gulf of Mannar
2. B.
   Ten Degree Channel
3. C.
   Eleven Degree Channel
4. D.
   Palk Strait

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1. A.
   $83^\circ 30'\ \text{E}$
2. B.
   $82^\circ 30'\ \text{E}$
3. C.
   $82^\circ 30'\ \text{W}$
4. D.
   $83^\circ 30'\ \text{W}$

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1. A.
   A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1
2. B.
   A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
3. C.
   A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3
4. D.
   A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3

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1. A.
   1 only
2. B.
   2 and 3 only
3. C.
   1, 2 and 3
4. D.
   1 and 3 only

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1. A.
   Central Archives
2. B.
   Sound Archives
3. C.
   Advanced Research Unit
4. D.
   Transcription Unit

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1. A.
   1 and 4 only
2. B.
   1, 2 and 3 only
3. C.
   2 and 3 only
4. D.
   2, 3 and 4 only

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1. A.
   2 only
2. B.
   1 and 2 only
3. C.
   1, 2 and 3
4. D.
   1 and 3 only

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1. A.
   It is part of the Parliament.
2. B.
   It is responsible to the Parliament.
3. C.
   It remains in power till it enjoys the confidence of the Parliament.
4. D.
   A person from outside the Parliament can never be appointed a member of the Cabinet.

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1. A.
   Representatives of the states in Rajya Sabha are elected directly by the people.
2. B.
   Representatives from Union Territories in Lok Sabha are chosen by direct elections.
3. C.
   Rajya Sabha has 12 nominated members.
4. D.
   Lok Sabha has seats reserved for SCs and STs.

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1. A.
   1, 2 and 3 only
2. B.
   1, 3 and 4 only
3. C.
   2 and 3 only
4. D.
   2 only

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1. A.
   He is not eligible for re-election.
2. B.
   He must not be less than 35 years of age.
3. C.
   He is elected by members of an electoral college consisting of members of both Houses of Parliament.
4. D.
   His term of office is five years.

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1. A.
   an individual Minister.
2. B.
   the Council of Ministers.
3. C.
   the Prime Minister.
4. D.
   a political party.

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1. A.
   It is a multi-barrel rocket system.
2. B.
   It is a type of battle tank.
3. C.
   It is an advanced submarine.
4. D.
   It is an indigenously developed drone system.

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1. A.
   France
2. B.
   USA
3. C.
   Australia
4. D.
   Japan

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1. A.
   Port Blair
2. B.
   Mumbai
3. C.
   Visakhapatnam
4. D.
   Kochi

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1. A.
   Rocky
2. B.
   Captain Jack Sparrow
3. C.
   Terminator
4. D.
   James Bond

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1. A.
   Satluj
2. B.
   Beas
3. C.
   Ravi
4. D.
   Chenab

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1. A.
   India
2. B.
   USA
3. C.
   Japan
4. D.
   Thailand

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1. A.
   Organization of Islamic Cooperation
2. B.
   Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
3. C.
   Gulf Cooperation Council
4. D.
   Arab League

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1. A.
   INS Shakti
2. B.
   INS Vikramaditya
3. C.
   INS Kesari
4. D.
   INS Airavat

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1. A.
   Panna Tiger Reserve
2. B.
   Namdapha Tiger Reserve
3. C.
   Dudhwa Tiger Reserve
4. D.
   Pench Tiger Reserve

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1. A.
   Kerala
2. B.
   Gujarat
3. C.
   Telangana
4. D.
   Maharashtra

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1. A.
   Bacteria
2. B.
   Plants
3. C.
   Fungi
4. D.
   Humans

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1. A.
   cross-pollination
2. B.
   self-pollination
3. C.
   tissue culture
4. D.
   negative propagation

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1. A.
   Abscisic acid
2. B.
   Gibberellins
3. C.
   Cytokinin
4. D.
   Auxin

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1. A.
   Golgi body and Endoplasmic Reticulum
2. B.
   Mitochondria and Plastids
3. C.
   Lysosome and Golgi body
4. D.
   Vacuole and Plastids

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1. A.
   higher concentration to its lower concentration through a cell wall.
2. B.
   lower concentration to its higher concentration through a fully permeable membrane.
3. C.
   higher concentration to its lower concentration through a fully permeable membrane.
4. D.
   higher concentration to its lower concentration through a semi-permeable membrane.

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1. A.
   mixed cropping
2. B.
   inter cropping
3. C.
   mixed farming
4. D.
   hybrid farming

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1. A.
   $\mathrm{NO}$
2. B.
   $\mathrm{N_2O_2}$
3. C.
   $\mathrm{NO_3}$
4. D.
   $\mathrm{NO_2}$

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1. A.
   Sulphur
2. B.
   Oxygen
3. C.
   Carbon dioxide
4. D.
   Phosphorus

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1. A.
   Calcium
2. B.
   Sodium
3. C.
   Vanadium
4. D.
   Magnesium

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1. A.
   11.1%
2. B.
   22.2%
3. C.
   10%
4. D.
   20%

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1. A.
   Carbon
2. B.
   Silicon
3. C.
   Germanium
4. D.
   Iodine

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1. A.
   $\mathrm{Na}$
2. B.
   $\mathrm{Au}$
3. C.
   $\mathrm{Ce}$
4. D.
   $\mathrm{Hg}$

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1. A.
   Copper wire of 50 cm length and 1 mm diameter
2. B.
   Copper wire of 25 cm length and 0.5 mm diameter
3. C.
   Copper wire of 10 cm length and 2.0 mm diameter
4. D.
   All the wires would have same resistivity

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1. A.
   1 only
2. B.
   2 only
3. C.
   1 and 2 only
4. D.
   1 and 3 only

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1. A.
   A plastic sheet
2. B.
   Distilled water
3. C.
   Human body
4. D.
   A wooden thin sheet

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1. A.
   Spherical mirror
2. B.
   Parabolic mirror
3. C.
   Plane mirror
4. D.
   Lens

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1. A.
   Isaac Newton
2. B.
   Galileo Galilei
3. C.
   James P. Joule
4. D.
   J.J. Thomson

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1. A.
   Right-hand thumb rule
2. B.
   Fleming's left-hand rule
3. C.
   Fleming's right-hand rule
4. D.
   Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction

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1. A.
   An antibiotic can break RNA only, whereas virus has DNA.
2. B.
   An antibiotic is a carbohydrate in its chemical nature, whereas a vaccine is a protein which works well to kill a virus.
3. C.
   Only a vaccine can break the genetic material of a virus.
4. D.
   A virus does not use biochemical pathways which can be blocked by an antibiotic. But a vaccine can boost an immune system to fight the virus.

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1. A.
   Trypanosoma
2. B.
   Leishmania
3. C.
   Plasmodium
4. D.
   Paramecium

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1. A.
   Liver fluke
2. B.
   Wuchereria
3. C.
   Plasmodium
4. D.
   Planaria

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1. A.
   Cylindrical, Unbranched and Multinucleate
2. B.
   Spinal shaped, Unbranched and Uninucleate
3. C.
   Spinal shaped, Branched and Uninucleate
4. D.
   Cylindrical, Branched and Uninucleate

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1. A.
   Acetic acid
2. B.
   Citric acid
3. C.
   Oxalic acid
4. D.
   Tartaric acid

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1. A.
   Sodium chloride
2. B.
   Sodium hydrogen carbonate
3. C.
   Calcium hydroxide
4. D.
   Acetic acid

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1. A.
   $\mathrm{Na_2CO_3}$
2. B.
   $\mathrm{NaHCO_3}$
3. C.
   $\mathrm{NaOH}$
4. D.
   $\mathrm{Na_2SO_4}$

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1. A.
   A – $\mathrm{O_2}$ ; B – $\mathrm{CaCO_3}$
2. B.
   A – $\mathrm{CO_2}$ ; B – $\mathrm{Ca(OH)_2}$
3. C.
   A – $\mathrm{O_2}$ ; B – $\mathrm{Ca(OH)_2}$
4. D.
   A – $\mathrm{CO_2}$ ; B – $\mathrm{CaCO_3}$

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1. A.
   0
2. B.
   1
3. C.
   2
4. D.
   More than 2

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1. A.
   direction of motion.
2. B.
   tangent to the circle at the point of observation.
3. C.
   direction of velocity.
4. D.
   direction perpendicular to velocity.

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1. A.
   the net force acting on it.
2. B.
   the total of all forces acting on it irrespective of their directions.
3. C.
   the force that it exerts on the ground.
4. D.
   its inert property.

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1. A.
   1 Å – 10 nm
2. B.
   1 – 100 nm
3. C.
   1 – 50 μ
4. D.
   1 mm – 10 mm

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