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NDA 2017 (II), Paper II, General Ability Test question paper

150 questions · 600 marks · 150 minutes · +4 per correct answer, -1.33 per wrong one

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English

50 questions

  1. Directions : Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word/words followed by four options. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word/words and mark your response in your Answer Sheet accordingly.
    1
    The discussion was wound up after a long and fruitful exchange of views.

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  2. 2
    He was fully alive to the need for making adjustments.

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  3. 3
    The police officer tried to intimidate the witness but in vain.

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  4. 4
    We must adopt drastic measures to control population growth.

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  5. 5
    He is extremely meticulous in his approach.

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  6. 6
    The experts' minute examination brought to light some important clues.

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  7. 7
    The decision of the Union Government to repeal the Urban Land Ceiling Act has been welcomed by all.

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  8. 8
    This is his maiden appearance on the screen.

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  9. 9
    At the end of the marathon everybody was exhausted.

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  10. 10
    He gave me a counterfeit coin.

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  11. Directions : Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word/words followed by four options. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word/words and mark your response in your Answer Sheet accordingly.
    11
    My mother has been working hard for the last two weeks and she feels run down.

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  12. 12
    The President condemned the act of violence during the celebration of the festival.

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  13. 13
    The students made a generous contribution to the flood relief fund.

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  14. 14
    He was just idle by temperament.

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  15. 15
    Most of the decisions taken by the officer were unjust.

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  16. 16
    He is a loving father and takes great delight in his children.

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  17. 17
    He was quite concerned about his son's career.

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  18. 18
    They are confident of success.

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  19. 19
    We carried on the search for the missing person.

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  20. 20
    This T.V. has many indigenous components.

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  21. Directions : In the following passage, at certain points you are given a choice of four words marked (a), (b), (c) and (d), one of which fits the meaning of the passage. Choose the best word out of the four. Mark the letter, viz., (a), (b), (c) or (d), relating to this word on your Answer Sheet. Examples K and L have been solved for you. Passage: After this incident I went to Nainital, and returned after nearly a month. I had [21] taken [22] my clothes when I saw Gangu standing [23] a new baby. He was [24] with joy. Even Nanda [25] not have [26] such joy [27] getting Krishna. His face had the same [28] that [29] on the face of a [30] man after a full meal.
    21
    Fill in blank 21: After this incident I went to Nainital, and returned after nearly a month. I had ________ taken [22] my clothes...

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  22. 22
    Fill in blank 22: I had hardly taken ________ my clothes when I saw Gangu standing...

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  23. 23
    Fill in blank 23: I saw Gangu standing ________ a new baby.

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  24. 24
    Fill in blank 24: He was ________ with joy.

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  25. 25
    Fill in blank 25: Even Nanda ________ not have...

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  26. 26
    Fill in blank 26: Even Nanda would not have ________ such joy...

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  27. 27
    Fill in blank 27: ...would not have felt such joy ________ getting Krishna.

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  28. 28
    Fill in blank 28: His face had the same ________ that...

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  29. 29
    Fill in blank 29: ...the same glow that ________ on the face of a...

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  30. 30
    Fill in blank 30: ...on the face of a ________ man after a full meal.

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  31. Directions : Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence, the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly.
    31
    The spirit of man | P: has slowly and painfully surmounted | Q: and his growing intelligence | R: all the obstacles that have come in his way | S: has faced all kinds of dangers

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    After our school boys had won a well-contested hockey match | P: so that they might communicate the news of their victory to the headmaster | Q: who is a keen sportsman | R: they came to school in high spirits | S: and takes a very lively interest in school games

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  33. 33
    Even a leisurely game like cricket | P: demanding grace rather than strength | Q: and over the rough tactics of the Australian team that visited England in 1921 | R: as we saw in the controversy over body-line bowling | S: can cause much ill-will

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  34. 34
    Scientists point out | P: of sunspot activity | Q: that it is an aftermath | R: that has now reached its peak | S: of the eleven-year cycle

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  35. 35
    As the ship streams from San Diego | P: as walls of gray water from a distant storm in the North Pacific | Q: making the greener among us miserable with sea sickness | R: rock and toss the ship | S: those of us aboard have a personal demonstration of powerful ocean movement

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  36. Directions : Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).
    36
    An electrical circuit is the complete path traversed by electric current. No error

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  37. 37
    He waved us a by-by as he boarded the train which disappeared into the tunnel. No error

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  38. 38
    There was great deal that had to be scrapped, that must be scrapped; but surely India could not have been what she undoubtedly was, and could not have continued a cultured existence for thousands of years. No error

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  39. 39
    With regard to interior decoration, it is the attention given to the less overt aspects of using space that give it life, an identity, a quality that makes it exciting and unusual. No error

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  40. 40
    A small parcel of novels is better than none. No error

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  41. Directions : Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space and four words or group of words given after the sentence. Select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
    41
    He looks as if he ________ weary.

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  42. 42
    My house is insured ________ theft and fire.

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  43. 43
    The result of the prolonged discussion was ________ .

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  44. 44
    You are lucky ________ in the 20th^{th} century.

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  45. 45
    Sita is true to ________ .

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  46. 46
    Years ________ since I saw her last.

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  47. 47
    When he heard the terrible noise he asked me what was ________ on.

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  48. 48
    Could you lend me some money? I am very ________ of cash at the moment.

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  49. 49
    I saw her when she was standing ________ the side of the old statue.

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  50. 50
    True friends never ________ their loved ones in adversity.

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General Knowledge

100 questions

  1. 51
    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?

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  2. 52
    Which one of the following is not\textbf{\text{not}} a subject that has been devolved to the Panchayati Raj Institutions by the 11th^{th} Schedule of the Constitution of India?

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  3. 53
    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?

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  4. 54
    Who among the following is the author of the book 'The Indian Struggle, 1920–1934'?

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  5. 55
    Which one of the following about the Swadeshi Campaign in 1896 is not\textbf{\text{not}} correct?

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  6. 56
    Which one of the following associations was founded in London by Dadabhai Naoroji in 1866?

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  7. 57
    Mariana Trench is located in the ocean floor of

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  8. 58
    Taklamakan Desert is situated in

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  9. 59
    Rudraprayag is situated at the confluence of rivers Alaknanda and

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  10. 60
    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:

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  11. 61
    The Kashmir region receives additional amount of precipitation during the winter brought by

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  12. 62
    Which part of India has the Kalakot tertiary coal field?

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  13. 63
    Tendons through which muscles are connected to bones are tightly compacted bundles of which one of the following long fibrous protein?

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  14. 64
    Which one of the following is the scientific name of the causal organism of elephantiasis?

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  15. 65
    Melanin is the natural pigment that gives colour to human skin, hair and the iris. It provides protection against

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  16. 66
    Intake of which one of the following food components should be minimized by patients having Gouty Arthritis due to elevated serum uric acid level?

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  17. 67
    Which one of the following statements about microbes is not\textbf{\text{not}} correct?

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  18. 68
    Golden rice is a genetically-modified crop plant where the incorporated gene is meant for biosynthesis of

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  19. 69
    An object moves in a circular path with a constant speed. Which one of the following statements is correct?

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  20. 70
    The force acting on a particle of mass m moving along the x-axis is given by F(x)=Ax2−BxF(x) = Ax^2 - Bx. Which one of the following is the potential energy of the particle?

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  21. 71
    The symbol of SI unit of inductance is H. It stands for

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  22. 72
    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 t1t_1, t2t_2 and t3t_3 respectively. In this situation, we will observe that

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  23. 73
    Electron emission from a metallic surface by application of light is known as

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  24. 74
    How long does light take to reach the Earth from the Sun?

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  25. 75
    Radioactivity is measured by

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  26. 76
    The mirrors used as rear-view mirrors in vehicles are

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  27. 77
    Which one of the following waves is used for detecting forgery in currency notes?

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  28. 78
    The majority charge carriers in a p-type semiconductor are

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  29. 79
    The ionization energy of hydrogen atom in the ground state is

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  30. 80
    When pure water boils vigorously, the bubbles that rise to the surface are composed primarily of

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  31. 81
    Which compound, when dissolved in water, conducts electricity and forms a basic solution?

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  32. 82
    The principal use of hydrofluoric acid is

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  33. 83
    The species that has the same number of electrons as 1735Cl{}^{35}_{17}\text{Cl} is

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  34. 84
    The compound C6H12O4\text{C}_6\text{H}_{12}\text{O}_4 contains

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  35. 85
    The proposition 'equal volumes of different gases contain equal numbers of molecules at the same temperature and pressure' is known as

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  36. 86
    Which one of the following statements about the Ilbert Bill is correct?

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  37. 87
    Who among the following can attend the meetings of both Houses of Parliament while not\textbf{\text{not}} being a member of either House?

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  38. 88
    Who among the following was believed to be a leader of the Sanyasis and Fakirs conspiring against the British in 1857?

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  39. 89
    Who among the following was the founder of the Avadh Kingdom in the 18th^{th} century?

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  40. 90
    Who among the following was the founder of the Young Bengal Movement?

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  41. 91
    Which one of the following statements about the Quit India Movement is not\textbf{\text{not}} correct?

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  42. 92
    Who among the following is the winner of the Singapore Open Superseries Badminton Men's Singles title 2017?

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  43. 93
    Koradi Thermal Power Station is located in

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  44. 94
    Which one of the following is the theme of the International Day for Monuments and Sites (World Heritage Day) 2017?

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  45. 95
    In April 2017, USA dropped MOAB (Massive Ordnance Air Blast popularly known as the Mother of All Bombs) in the suspected hideouts of militants in which one of the following countries?

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  46. 96
    Who among the following is the Chairman of the Interdisciplinary Committee constituted recently by the Government of India to examine framework for virtual currencies?

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  47. 97
    SAMPADA scheme is being implemented by the Ministry of

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  48. 98
    The shortest day length that occurs in the Northern hemisphere is on

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  49. 99
    The Indian Railways have gone in for qualitative improvements since independence. Which of the following have taken place in recent years? 1. Gauge conversion 2. Track electrification 3. Automatic signals Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

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  50. 100
    In India, maximum amount of rainfall is received from

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  51. 101
    Which set of the following biosphere reserves in India is included in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves?

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  52. 102
    Which of the following statements about magnetite ore of iron is/are correct? 1. It is known as black ore. 2. It contains 60% to 70% of pure iron. 3. It possesses magnetic properties. Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

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  53. 103
    Which one of the following vitamins has a role in blood clotting?

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  54. 104
    The term 'Probiotic' is applied to

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  55. 105
    Which one of the following microbes causes acidification and curding of milk?

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  56. 106
    Who among the following shared the Nobel Prize in 1962 along with Francis Crick and James Watson for their discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic acids?

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  57. 107
    Water boils at a lower temperature at high altitudes, because

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  58. 108
    Concave mirror is used in headlights of vehicles, because it

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  59. 109
    If some object is weighed when submerged in water, what will happen to its weight compared to its weight in air?

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  60. 110
    Light year is a measure of

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  61. 111
    Which one of the following statements about a satellite orbiting around the Earth is correct?

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  62. 112
    Which one of the following statements about energy is correct?

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  63. 113
    Step-up transformers are used for

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  64. 114
    Which one among the following waves carries the maximum energy per photon?

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  65. 115
    How much CO2\text{CO}_2 is produced on heating of 1 kg of carbon?

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  66. 116
    Zinc is used to protect iron from corrosion because zinc is

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  67. 117
    Which one of the following gases is placed second in respect of abundance in the Earth's atmosphere?

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  68. 118
    Which one of the following is a chemical change?

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  69. 119
    Which one among the following chemicals is used as washing soda?

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  70. 120
    Why is potassium permanganate used for purifying drinking water?

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  71. 121
    Consider the following movements: 1. Moplah Rebellion 2. Bardoli Satyagraha 3. Champaran Satyagraha 4. Salt Satyagraha Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the above in ascending order?

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  72. 122
    Which one of the following travelogues has given an insight on the reign of Muhammad Bin Tughlaq?

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  73. 123
    Which one of the following was not\textbf{\text{not}} a Chishti Sufi saint?

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  74. 124
    In April 2017, India celebrated 100 years of Mahatma Gandhi's

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  75. 125
    A rainbow is produced due to which one of the following phenomena?

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  76. 126
    Bats detect obstacles in their path by receiving the reflected

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  77. 127
    The statement that 'heat cannot flow by itself from a body at a lower temperature to a body at a higher temperature', is known as

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  78. 128
    Which one of the following waves does not\textbf{\text{not}} belong to the category of the other three?

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  79. 129
    Which one of the following statements is not\textbf{\text{not}} correct?

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  80. 130
    Which one of the following statements is not\textbf{\text{not}} correct?

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  81. 131
    According to the Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI) 2017 released by the World Economic Forum, among the 136 economies across the world, India ranked

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  82. 132
    Which one of the following is the theme of the World Health Day, 2017 celebrated by the World Health Organization?

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  83. 133
    Which one of the following Ministries has launched a new programme on Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical Systems (ICPS) to foster and promote R&D?

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  84. 134
    Consider the following statements about the Nagara style of temple architecture: 1. This style of temples are commonly found in the areas between Himalayas and Vindhyas. 2. The most striking feature of this style is its pyramidal shikhara. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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  85. 135
    Ashoka's connection with Buddhism is evident from which one of the following edicts?

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  86. 136
    The Cabinet Mission Plan for India envisaged a

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  87. 137
    The creation of the institution of Lokpal was first recommended by

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  88. 138
    Which one of the following is a cause of acid rains?

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  89. 139
    The desirable range of pH for drinking water is

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  90. 140
    Consider the following reaction: CH4+2O2⟶CO2+2H2O\text{CH}_4 + 2\text{O}_2 \longrightarrow \text{CO}_2 + 2\text{H}_2\text{O} Which of the following about the reaction given above is/are correct? 1. Carbon is oxidized. 2. Hydrogen is oxidized. 3. Hydrogen is reduced. 4. Carbon is reduced. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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  91. 141
    Sunrise in eastern Arunachal Pradesh would be about how many hours before the sunrise in western Gujarat?

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  92. 142
    Consider the following States of India in terms of percentage of forest area in relation to the total area of the State: 1. Karnataka 2. Odisha 3. Kerala 4. Andhra Pradesh Which one of the following is the correct descending order?

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  93. 143
    Which one of the following States in India has the longest coastline?

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  94. 144
    Which one of the following States in India has the largest area under forest cover?

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  95. 145
    Which one of the following is not\textbf{\text{not}} an igneous rock?

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  96. 146
    The Coriolis effect is the result of

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  97. 147
    Where is Mekong Delta located?

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  98. 148
    Which one of the following pairs of rivers and tributaries is not\textbf{\text{not}} correctly matched?

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  99. 149
    Consider the following characteristics of a tropical cyclone: 1. A warm sea temperature of > 26°C 2. High relative humidity of atmosphere at a height of > 700 m 3. Atmospheric instability The above mentioned characteristics are associated with which one of the following cycles of its development?

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  100. 150
    In the Mesopotamian records, which one of the following terms was used for the Indus Valley (Harappans)?

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