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NDA 2019 (I), 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 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).
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    Opening his letters, reading them carefully and sending for his clerk, he dictated answers with them. No error.

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    He was my school-friend, but becoming a great man, he has grown proud enough to forget his old friends. No error.

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    Rabindranath Tagore, a Nobel laureate and the author of the national anthem, found Shantiniketan. No error.

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  4. 4
    The art of printing was introduced into England during the reign of Edward IV by William Caxton, a native of Kent. No error.

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  5. 5
    From thirty years he devoted himself to public affairs without taking a holiday. No error.

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  6. 6
    If Ramesh will be promoted he will get a higher salary. No error.

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  7. 7
    My brother goes to the office five day week. No error.

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  8. 8
    If you lend Mohan a pen he will lend it to someone else and never you will get it back. No error.

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  9. 9
    One of most widely spread bad habits is the use of tobacco. No error.

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  10. 10
    A great part of Arabia is desert. No error.

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  11. Directions : Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words or group of words. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word/words and mark your response in your Answer Sheet accordingly.
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    Some people complain when they encounter a small misfortune in the course of their thoroughly happy life.

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    This world is full of miseries.

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  13. 13
    A glance at a beautiful object gives us delight.

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  14. 14
    It is terrible for people to die of starvation.

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  15. 15
    The university has constituted a grievance redressal committee to look into the matter.

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  16. 16
    Rakesh delivered a slanderous speech.

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  17. 17
    Suddenly, the sky was darkened by a gigantic bird.

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  18. 18
    To abolish poverty would be to destroy the soil upon which mankind produces the virtues conducive to higher civilization

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  19. 19
    The Arabs who are not in the cities live in the desert throughout the year, shifting from one oasis to another.

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    The various facets of life can be found reflected in a large city.

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  21. Directions : Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word/words and mark your response in your Answer Sheet accordingly.
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    Ramesh is a very dubious character.

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    Do not indulge in unmindful activities, please.

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    He is suffering from a curable disease.

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  24. 24
    He was born on a very auspicious day.

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  25. 25
    He has deeper hostility towards Mohan.

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  26. 26
    His life is rather monotonous.

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  27. 27
    Macbeth is a morally repulsive character.

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    The serene beauty of Kashmir had a soothing effect on his mind.

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  29. 29
    Life is transient in nature.

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    Sohan is a vain person.

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  31. Directions : Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate expression.
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    A dark horse

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    A show-stopper

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    A jack of all trades

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    Fight tooth and nail

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    Fair and square

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  36. Directions : In this section each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet.
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    S1: We do not know what to do with our knowledge. S6: In the course of time they may rule over us altogether. P: For example, we are unable to manage our machines. Q: We already find it difficult to do without machines. R: Machines should be fed properly and waited upon attentively; otherwise they refuse to work or cause destruction. S: Science has given us superhuman powers, which we do not use properly. The proper sequence should be

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    S1: The British rule in India has brought about moral, material, cultural and spiritual ruination of this great country. S6: We are not to kill anybody but it is our dharma to see that the curse of this Government is blotted out. P: I regard this rule as a curse. Q: Sedition has become my religion. R: Ours is a non-violent battle. S: I am out to destroy this system of Government. The proper sequence should be

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  38. 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 rearrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly.
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    P: the urban local body elections Q: unidentified gunmen R: and injured another during S: shot dead two workers

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    P: both intense political and Q: this state has a history of R: of syncretic accomplishments S: religious contestation and

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  40. 40
    P: the father also Q: in his quest for justice R: by the system S: feels let down

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  41. Directions : In this section you have a passage. After the passage, you will find some items based on the passage. First, read the passage and answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based on the contents of the passage and opinion of the author only. I do not wish to suggest that because we were one nation we had no differences, but it is submitted that our leading men travelled throughout India either on foot or in bullock-carts. They learned one another's languages and there was no aloofness amongst them. What do you think could have been the intention of those farseeing ancestors of ours who established Setubandha (Rameshwar) in the South, Jagannath in the East and Hardwar in the North as places of pilgrimage? You will admit they were no fools. They knew that worship of God could have been performed just as well at home. They taught us that those whose hearts were aglow with righteousness had the Ganges in their own homes. But they saw that India was one undivided land so made by nature. They, therefore, argued that it must be one nation. Arguing thus, they established holy places in various parts of India, and fired the people with an idea of nationality in a manner unknown in other parts of the world. And we Indians are one as no two Englishmen are. Only you and I and others who consider ourselves civilized and superior persons imagine that we are many nations. It was after the advent of railways that we began to believe in distinctions, and you are at liberty now to say that it is through the railways that we are beginning to abolish those distinctions. An opium-eater may argue the advantage of opium-eating from the fact that he began to understand the evil of the opium habit after having eaten it. I would ask you to consider well what I had said on the railways.
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    According to the author, India

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  42. 42
    Why did the great sages of India establish pilgrimages in the different corners of the country?

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    In the passage, the author's attitude towards the railways is

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  44. 44
    What does the author mean when he says that "whose hearts were aglow with righteousness had the Ganges in their own homes"?

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  45. 45
    The paragraph is written in a

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  46. 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.
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    __________ forests prevent erosion.

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    Three people were arrested and an illegal arms unit was __________ by the police in a raid.

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    A woman got into the car and __________.

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    The lecture was not very interesting. In fact I __________ in the middle of it.

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    The cops __________ murder by kin.

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General Knowledge

100 questions

  1. 51
    Which one of the following cell organelles does NOT possess nucleic acid?

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  2. 52
    Which one of the following cell organelles does NOT possess its own genetic material encoding proteins?

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  3. 53
    Which one of the following is NOT a component of conducting tissue in plants?

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  4. 54
    Which one of the following organisms has vascular tissues?

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  5. 55
    Which one of the following organisms represents the primary consumer category in an ecosystem?

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  6. 56
    Spring tides refer to

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  7. 57
    Which one of the following energy is stored in the links between the atoms?

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  8. 58
    The light energy escaping from the Sun can be spread by

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  9. 59
    The correct sequence of energy transfer that occurs when an apple falls to the ground is

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  10. 60
    Which one of the following minerals is used as a fuel in nuclear power stations?

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  11. 61
    Which one of the following is NOT a synthetic detergent? (a) CH3(CH2)10CH2O SO3−Na+\text{CH}_3(\text{CH}_2)_{10}\text{CH}_2\text{O SO}_3^-\text{Na}^+ (b) [CH3(CH2)15−N−(CH3)3]+Br−[\text{CH}_3(\text{CH}_2)_{15}-\text{N}-(\text{CH}_3)_3]^+\text{Br}^- (c) CH3(CH2)16COO−Na+\text{CH}_3(\text{CH}_2)_{16}\text{COO}^-\text{Na}^+ (d) CH3(CH2)16COO(CH2CH2O)nCH2CH2OH\text{CH}_3(\text{CH}_2)_{16}\text{COO}(\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{O})_n\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{OH}

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  12. 62
    Which one of the following is an example of a clean fuel?

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  13. 63
    Which one of the following metals does NOT react with cold water?

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  14. 64
    In which of the following pairs are the ions isoelectronic?

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  15. 65
    Which one of the following is used as a binder in paints?

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  16. 66
    Which one of the following is NOT true in reference to Air mass?

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  17. 67
    National Water Academy, a centre of excellence in training and capacity building in water resource, is located at

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  18. 68
    "Campos" and "Llanos", Tropical Savanna grasslands are generally found in

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  19. 69
    "Viticulture" is a common feature of which one of the following Australian cities?

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  20. 70
    "Shamal" warm and dry wind is a "Local" wind found in

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  21. 71
    "Inversion of Rainfall" is associated with

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  22. 72
    Who was the author of the book 'History of British India'?

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  23. 73
    The Azamgarh Proclamation of August 25, 1857 stressed on which one of the following issues?

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  24. 74
    Which Viceroy had made the observation, "It's a beautiful world if it wasn't for Gandhi ....."?

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  25. 75
    Which Indian businessman favoured 'healthy capitalism' in helping Gandhiji to work towards a 'common object'?

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  26. 76
    The art piece "In Memoriam" was a creation of which one of the following European painters?

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  27. 77
    Which one of the following can charge an insulator?

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  28. 78
    At 20°C, the speed of sound in water is approximately

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  29. 79
    Which one of the following could be the melting point of iron?

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  30. 80
    Let us consider a copper wire having radius rr and length ll. Let its resistance be RR. If the radius of another copper wire is 2r2r and the length is l/2l/2 then the resistance of this wire will be

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  31. 81
    Basic scientific principle behind a nuclear reactor is

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  32. 82
    Which one of the following statements is NOT correct for the given reaction? Fe(s)+CuSO4(aq)→FeSO4(aq)+Cu(s)\text{Fe(s)} + \text{CuSO}_4\text{(aq)} \rightarrow \text{FeSO}_4\text{(aq)} + \text{Cu(s)}

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  33. 83
    Which one of the following is an organic acid?

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  34. 84
    Dinitrogen (N2\text{N}_2) and dioxygen (O2\text{O}_2) are the main constituents of air but they do not react with each other to form oxides of nitrogen because

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  35. 85
    Who among the following has explained the phenomenon of photoelectric effect?

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  36. 86
    The equivalent weight of oxalic acid in C2H2O4⋅2H2O\text{C}_2\text{H}_2\text{O}_4\cdot 2\text{H}_2\text{O} is

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  37. 87
    Which one of the following is NOT a west flowing river?

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  38. 88
    Which one of the following rivers was earlier known as "Vitasta"?

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  39. 89
    River Sarda drains in the Northern Plains of Uttar Pradesh. Before entering in the Plains, Sarda is known as

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  40. 90
    "Mission Indradhanush" is related to

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  41. 91
    Which of the following is/are environmental effects of Rotation of the Earth? 1. Daily or diurnal rhythm in daylight and air temperature 2. Flow path of both air and water are turned consistently in a sideward direction 3. The movement of the tides Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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  42. 92
    Who among the following historians have described the Quit India movement as a 'spontaneous revolution'?

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  43. The following 3 (three) items consist of two statements, Statement I and Statement II. Examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answer using the code given below: Code: (a) Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I (b) Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is NOT the correct explanation of Statement I (c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false (d) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
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    Statement I: Abul Fazl shaped, represented and articulated the ideas associated with the reign of Akbar Statement II: The qualities of Abul Fazl impressed Akbar who found the former suitable as an adviser and spokesperson for his policies

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  44. 94
    Statement I: The Kisan manifesto adopted by the All India Kisan Sabha in August 1936 contained radical demands Statement II: The All India Kisan Sabha was a part of the Congress and maintained close relationship with the Provincial Congress Committees

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  45. 95
    Statement I: The British ruled India through a modern bureaucracy headed by the Indian Civil Service, whose members were recruited through merit based on open competition Statement II: The Indian Civil Service was based on the wholehearted participation of Indians

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  46. 96
    Two metallic wires AA and BB are made using copper. The radius of wire AA is rr while its length is ll. A dc voltage VV is applied across the wire AA, causing power dissipation, PP. The radius of wire BB is 2r2r and its length is 2l2l and the same dc voltage VV is applied across it causing power dissipation P1P_1. Which one of the following is the correct relationship between PP and P1P_1?

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  47. 97
    Consider the following statements about a solenoid: 1. The magnetic field strength in a solenoid depends upon the number of turns per unit length in the solenoid 2. The magnetic field strength in a solenoid depends upon the current flowing in the wire of the solenoid 3. The magnetic field strength in a solenoid depends upon the diameter of the solenoid Which of the statements given above are correct?

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  48. 98
    Light year is a unit of measurement of

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  49. 99
    The focal length of the objective lens of a telescope is 50 cm. If the magnification of the telescope is 25, then the focal length of the eye-piece is

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  50. 100
    Which one of the following forces is non-central and non-conservative?

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  51. 101
    On exposure to moist air, copper gains a green coat on its surface due to formation of which one of the following compounds?

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  52. 102
    Which one of the following will NOT produce carbon dioxide on reacting with an aqueous solution of hydrochloric acid?

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  53. 103
    Which one of the following substances is NOT a mixture?

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  54. 104
    Which one of the following is an example of Salt-Crystal growth?

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  55. 105
    Which one of the following is the correct sequence of proved coal reserves in the Indian States in decreasing order?

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  56. 106
    Consider the following statements relating to Richter scale: 1. It was devised in 1935 by Charles F. Richter 2. It describes the quantity of energy released by a single earthquake 3. Richter Scale has no upper limit Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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  57. 107
    Which one of the following ocean currents is NOT a cold ocean current?

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  58. 108
    What is the time gap in occurrence of two successive tides at a given place on the ocean surface?

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  59. 109
    Tooth enamel is made up of which one of the following calcium compounds?

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  60. 110
    Suppose there are two planets, 1 and 2, having the same density but their radii are R1R_1 and R2R_2 respectively, where R1>R2R_1 > R_2. The accelerations due to gravity on the surface of these planets are related as

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  61. 111
    The Sun is seen little before it rises and for a short while after it sets. This is because of

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  62. 112
    The figure shown above gives the time (tt) versus position (xx) graphs of three objects AA, BB and CC. Which one of the following is the correct relation between their speeds VAV_A, VBV_B and VCV_C, respectively at any instant (t>0t > 0)?

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  63. 113
    1 dyne (a unit of force in CGS system) equals to

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  64. 114
    In the given velocity (V) versus time (t) graph, accelerated and decelerated motions are respectively represented by line segments

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  65. 115
    Which one of the following statements regarding a thermos flask is NOT correct?

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  66. 116
    'Black hole' is a

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  67. 117
    The formula for conversion between Fahrenheit and Celsius is °F=X+(1.8×°C)°F = X + (1.8 \times °C). What is factor XX?

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  68. 118
    When a beam of white light passes through a glass prism, the colour of light beam that deviates the least is

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  69. 119
    LIGO stands for

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  70. 120
    A fuse wire must be

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  71. 121
    Kamarajar Port was commissioned in 2001 to handle thermal coal requirements. It is situated along the coast of which Indian State?

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  72. 122
    Which one of the following Union Territories of India is the smallest in terms of geographical area?

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  73. 123
    Which one of the following can be said to be essentially related to 'Polar Front Theory'?

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  74. 124
    Brahmaputra and Indus rivers are antecedent rivers. Which one of the following may be the true definition of an antecedent drainage?

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  75. 125
    The Karachi resolution of Congress in 1931 advocated which one of the following issues?

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  76. 126
    The treaty of Schonbrunn (1809) was signed after which one of the following battles?

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  77. 127
    Which of the following statements about The New Model Unions is/are correct? 1. The New Model Unions were formed in the 1850s 2. The New Model Unions were formed in the 1880s 3. The New Model Unions comprised a Labour Party idea 4. The New Model Unions excluded women in the 1920s Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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  78. 128
    The Truman Doctrine of 1947 was announced to achieve which one of the following?

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  79. 129
    Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. In 1948, Burma was admitted to the United Nations and immediately supported the USA in the Cold War 2. In 1948, Burma joined the United Nations but refused to denounce China as the aggressor in the Korean War Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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  80. 130
    Who among the following presented 'The April Theses' to the Russian people in 1917?

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  81. 131
    An Election Commissioner can be removed from office on the recommendation of

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  82. 132
    Which one of the following statements regarding the Rajya Sabha is NOT correct?

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  83. 133
    Fundamental right guaranteed under which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India is available only to the citizens of India?

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  84. 134
    The treaty of Yandabo was signed in

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  85. 135
    In the Manusmriti which form of marriage results from the "Voluntary union of a maiden and her lover"?

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  86. 136
    Consider the following description of the Samadhi of a former Prime Minister of India: Central Samadhi platform comprises nine square black polished granite solid stone blocks, capped with a 'Diya' in the centre. The number nine holds significance and represents the navarasas, navaratras and navagrahas. Then placement of the nine-square Samadhi is in a circular lotus shaped pattern. The nine-square platform is accessed in four cardinal directions by pathways made in white composite tiles so that the floor does not get heated. Identify the Samadhi:

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  87. 137
    IMBEX is a joint exercise conducted regularly between Armies of India and

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  88. 138
    Who among the following was awarded The Hindu Prize in Fiction category for the year 2018?

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  89. 139
    Who among the following was appointed as head of the seven member committee to look into revenue shortfall being faced by the states after the GST roll-out in India and suggest steps for augmenting collections?

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  90. 140
    The 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, 2019 was held in

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  91. 141
    Which one of the following cities was named by UNESCO as World Capital of Architecture for 2020?

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  92. 142
    Who among the following was named ICC's emerging player of the year 2018?

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  93. 143
    India's first private sector Howitzer gun-making unit is located at

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  94. 144
    Which of the following pairs of old names and new names of islands in India is/are correctly matched? 1. Ross Island : Shaheed Dweep 2. Neil Island : Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep 3. Havelock Island : Swaraj Dweep Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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  95. 145
    Who among the following was posthumously conferred with the Ashoka Chakra, India's highest peacetime gallantry award, in 2019?

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  96. 146
    As per the code of the nomenclature, which one of the following is the correct way of writing a biological name?

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  97. 147
    Which one of the following statements regarding Electrocardiogram is correct?

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  98. 148
    Which one of the following statements regarding Penicillin is correct?

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  99. 149
    Which one of the following organelles of mammalian cell is rich in hydrolytic enzymes?

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  100. 150
    Which one of the following statements regarding Cholera is correct?

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