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NDA 2019 (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 followed by four options. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response in your Answer Sheet accordingly.
    1
    He is always anxious.

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  2. 2
    The poems of Kabir are ecstatic in nature.

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  3. 3
    Ravi loves seclusion. Therefore, he lives in the mountains.

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  4. 4
    Hitler was a despot.

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  5. 5
    The imagery used in the poem is vivid.

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  6. 6
    A human being is always vulnerable to other human beings.

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  7. 7
    His language is political and vitriolic.

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  8. 8
    The Managing Director of the company declared that he is broke and there is a need to seek support from the government.

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  9. 9
    He loves doing nasty things.

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  10. 10
    He could not muster courage to speak the truth before his friend.

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  11. Directions : Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four options. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response in your Answer Sheet accordingly.
    11
    His conversations are always absurd.

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  12. 12
    The politician was a dissident.

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  13. 13
    He wrote an incisive article on corruption in politics.

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  14. 14
    Rakesh is an eccentric prodigal.

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  15. 15
    Friendship is always reciprocal.

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  16. 16
    The debate was highly stimulating.

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  17. 17
    Malaria is a widespread disease.

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  18. 18
    The bill received a vehement resistance from the opposition party in the Parliament.

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  19. 19
    He has been obstinate since his childhood.

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  20. 20
    Mahatma Gandhi was one of the most prominent leaders of his times.

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  21. 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).
    21
    He had arrived at Cairo a few months before protests shook the Arab world.

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  22. 22
    Most of us who are older competitive runners are not able to race anywhere at the same speed as we do when we were 30.

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  23. 23
    Work hard lest you do not fail.

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  24. 24
    The Eastern Ghats are home of 2600 plant species and this habitat fragmentation can pose a serious threat to endemic plants.

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  25. 25
    Turbidity current is a fast-moving current that sweeps down submarine canyons, carrying sand and mud into the deep sea.

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  26. 26
    Every one of the boys love to ride.

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  27. 27
    Neither praise nor blame seem to affect him.

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  28. 28
    Many a man has succumbed to this temptation.

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  29. 29
    A time slot of fifteen minutes are allowed to each speaker.

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  30. 30
    He asked whether either of the brothers were at home.

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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.
    31
    Be over the hill

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  32. 32
    Bite your tongue

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  33. 33
    Turn a blind eye

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  34. 34
    Yellow journalism

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  35. 35
    To be in seventh heaven

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  36. 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.
    36
    P: closely monitor the situation Q: by the disturbing allegations R: we are deeply concerned S: and will continue to Arrange P, Q, R, S to form a meaningful sentence.

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  37. 37
    P: relieve nausea, pain and stress Q: aromatherapy may also help R: using lavender oil on their skin S: but patients are cautioned against Arrange P, Q, R, S to form a meaningful sentence.

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  38. 38
    P: without any mandate of law Q: the plea filed through the advocate R: online is illegal S: and submitted that the sale of drugs and prescription medicines Arrange P, Q, R, S to form a meaningful sentence.

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  39. 39
    P: humans and machines have co-existed Q: dating back to the invention of R: the potter's wheel in ancient Mesopotamia S: at the physical level for millennia Arrange P, Q, R, S to form a meaningful sentence.

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  40. 40
    P: a sell-off Q: as US Treasury yields surged to multi-year highs R: on robust economic data S: global markets also witnessed Arrange P, Q, R, S to form a meaningful sentence.

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  41. Directions : In this section you have a short passage. After the passage, you will find some items based on the passage. First read the passage and then 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. Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment, and disposition of business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one; but the general counsels, and the plots and marshalling of affairs, come best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies is sloth; to use them too much for ornament, is affectation; to make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humor of a scholar. They perfect nature, and are perfected by experience: for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning, by study; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience. Crafty men condemn studies, simple men admire them and wise men use them; for they teach not their own use; but that is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation. Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider.
    41
    According to the author, why should one study?

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  42. 42
    Why does the author not recommend too much of studies?

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  43. 43
    According to the author, how can the studies be perfected?

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  44. 44
    Which kind of human beings denounce studies?

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  45. 45
    According to the author, one should read to

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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.
    46
    The Election Commission on Saturday _______ that the Assembly elections in five States will be held from November 12 to December 7.

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  47. 47
    The victims were fruit vendors and they were going in an auto when they _______ an accident on the way.

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  48. 48
    Scores of villagers are _______ a sit-in protest against the construction of a new underpass.

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  49. 49
    It is common for patients to stop _______ medicine as soon as they start feeling better.

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  50. 50
    A four-year-old girl got a new lease of life after doctors at a hospital _______ a cancerous tumour from one of her kidneys.

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General Knowledge

100 questions

  1. 51
    A thin disc and a thin ring, both have mass MM and radius RR. Both rotate about axes through their center of mass and are perpendicular to their surfaces at the same angular velocity. Which of the following is true?

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  2. 52
    Let there be an object having some chemicals in it. It starts moving with a uniform velocity vv and a chemical reaction starts happening. In this case, which of the following statement/s is/are correct? 1. Chemical reactions happening in the system cannot change the velocity vv of the center of mass of the object. 2. Chemical reactions happening in the system cannot change kinetic energy of the particles inside with respect to the center of mass of object. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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  3. 53
    In which of the following phenomena do heat waves travel along a straight line with the speed of light?

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  4. 54
    Which one of the following statements regarding Ohm's law is not correct?

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  5. 55
    When a ball bounces off the ground, which of the following changes suddenly? (Assume no loss of energy to the floor)

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  6. 56
    Which one of the following compounds does not\textbf{\text{not}} exhibit a different oxidation number of the same element?

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  7. 57
    Which one of the following statements about glass is not\textbf{\text{not}} correct?

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  8. 58
    Which one of the following statements is correct?

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  9. 59
    Which one of the following statements about diamond and graphite is not\textbf{\text{not}} correct?

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  10. 60
    The raw materials used for the manufacture of Portland cement are

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  11. 61
    Which one of the following statements about water is not\textbf{\text{not}} true?

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  12. 62
    A sample of 'soft soap' contains

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  13. 63
    If an object moves at a non-zero constant acceleration for a certain interval of time, then the distance it covers in that time

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  14. 64
    A solid disc and a solid sphere have the same mass and same radius. Which one has the higher moment of inertia about its centre of mass?

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  15. 65
    Two substances of densities ρ1\rho_1 and ρ2\rho_2 are mixed in equal volume and their relative density is 4. When they are mixed in equal masses, relative density is 3. The values of ρ1\rho_1 and ρ2\rho_2 respectively are

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  16. 66
    A car starts from Bengaluru, goes 50 km in a straight line towards south, immediately turns around and returns to Bengaluru. The time taken for this round trip is 2 hours. The magnitude of the average velocity of the car for this round trip

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  17. 67
    "The sum of emfs and potential differences around a closed loop equals zero" is a consequence of

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  18. 68
    A student measures certain lengths using a meter scale having least count equal to 1 mm. Which one of the following measurements is more precise?

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  19. 69
    If the work done on the system or by the system is zero, which one of the following statements for a gas kept at a certain temperature is correct?

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  20. 70
    Consider the following part of an electric circuit: three resistors of 2 ohm, 4 ohm and 8 ohm are connected in parallel, and this combination is connected in series with a 1 ohm resistor. The total electrical resistance in the given part of the electric circuit is

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  21. 71
    Which one of the following statements regarding lenses is not\textbf{\text{not}} correct?

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  22. 72
    10 g of ice at −10°C-10°\text{C} is mixed with 10 g of water at 0°C. The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of mixture to 10°C is

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  23. 73
    Which one of the following does not\textbf{\text{not}} represent the salt, Calcium carbonate?

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  24. 74
    Soaps clean surfaces on the principle based on

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  25. 75
    Which one of the following substances is not\textbf{\text{not}} a mixture?

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  26. 76
    Which one of the following is termed as 'Dry ice'?

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  27. 77
    Net movement of water from a dilute to a concentrated solution through a selectively permeable membrane is called

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  28. 78
    Blood is a type of

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  29. 79
    Mitochondria are able to produce their own

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  30. 80
    Which one of the following statements is correct?

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  31. 81
    Who among the following popularized the use of embryological characters in taxonomy?

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  32. 82
    Water is heated with a coil of resistance R connected to domestic supply. The rise of temperature of water will depend on 1. Supply voltage. 2. Current passing through the coil. 3. Time for which voltage is supplied. Select the correct answer from among the following:

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  33. 83
    A pendulum clock is lifted to a height where the gravitational acceleration has a certain value gg. Another pendulum clock of same length but of double the mass of the bob is lifted to another height where the gravitational acceleration is g2\frac{g}{2}. The time period of the second pendulum would be: (in terms of period T of the first pendulum)

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  34. 84
    The loudness of sound depends upon the

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  35. 85
    Two bodies of mass MM each are placed RR distance apart. In another system, two bodies of mass 2M2M each are placed R2\frac{R}{2} distance apart. If FF be the gravitational force between the bodies in the first system, then the gravitational force between the bodies in the second system will be

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  36. 86
    Light rays move in straight lines. But through an optical fibre, they can move in any type of zigzag path because

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  37. 87
    Which one of the following statements regarding cathode rays is not\textbf{\text{not}} correct?

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  38. 88
    A very large volume of hydrogen can be accommodated by making

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  39. 89
    Which one of the following is not\textbf{\text{not}} a monatomic element?

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  40. 90
    Which one of the following represents the correct order of electron releasing tendency of metals?

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  41. 91
    Which one of the following is the major constituent of biogas?

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  42. 92
    Thyroid gland produces a hormone called 'Thyroxine' which

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  43. 93
    Which one of the following is a bacterium that causes disease in the human body?

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  44. 94
    Which one of the following statements regarding viruses is not\textbf{\text{not}} true?

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  45. 95
    Which one of the following diseases may be caused by the deficiency of vitamin C?

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  46. 96
    Compared to audible sound waves, ultrasound waves have

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  47. 97
    A rigid body of mass 2 kg is dropped from a stationary balloon kept at a height of 50 m from the ground. The speed of the body when it just touches the ground and the total energy when it is dropped from the balloon are respectively (acceleration due to gravity = 9·8 m/s2^2)

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  48. 98
    The temperature of a place on one sunny day is 113 in Fahrenheit scale. The Kelvin scale reading of this temperature will be

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  49. 99
    Radiations coming from the Sun are mostly in the form of

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  50. 100
    Which of the following are the characteristics of electromagnetic waves? 1. They are elastic waves. 2. They can also move in vacuum. 3. They have electric and magnetic components which are mutually perpendicular. 4. They move with a speed equal to 3 lakh meters per second. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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  51. 101
    Which one of the following is a non-metallic mineral?

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  52. 102
    Which one of the following is a Rabi crop in the Northern States of India?

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  53. 103
    The rivers of North-West Europe are good examples of

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  54. 104
    Which one of the following ocean currents is a cold current?

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  55. 105
    Paradeep Port is located on the delta of river

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  56. 106
    Which one of the following hypothesis/theory explains the origin of the universe?

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  57. 107
    Which among the following struggles, based on Gandhi's philosophy of Satyagraha, involved the industrial working class?

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  58. 108
    Consider the following statements related to the Virashaiva tradition in Karnataka: 1. The Virashaiva movement was led by a Brahmana named Basavanna, a minister in the court of the Kalachuri ruler in the twelfth century. 2. The Virashaivas encouraged practices, approved by the Dharmashastras, like post-puberty marriages and remarriage of widows. Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?

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  59. 109
    Consider the following statements related to Wellesley's administration: 1. In the six years of Wellesley's administration, the army accounted for 42·5 percent of the Company's total expenditure. 2. Wellesley's administrative measures were restricted to the affairs of the Company and had nothing to do with the commercial and military affairs of the Indian ruling families. Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?

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  60. 110
    Consider the following statements concerning the Russian Revolution: 1. The Bolsheviks believed that in a repressive society like Tsarist Russia, the party should be disciplined and should control the number of its members. 2. The Mensheviks believed that the party should be opened to all (as in Germany). Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?

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  61. 111
    Which of the following was/were among the decisions taken by the First Continental Congress held in Philadelphia in September 1774? 1. It rejected a plan for a colonial union under the British authority. 2. It drew up a statement of grievances. 3. It agreed upon a scheme to stop trade between the Colonies and England. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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  62. 112
    Which one of the following land territories of Indonesia is not\textbf{\text{not}} touched by the Equator?

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  63. 113
    Which one of the following sedimentary rocks is organically formed?

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  64. 114
    According to the Koppen climatic classification, the letter code Cfa denotes

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  65. 115
    In which one of the following folds is the axial plane found to be virtually horizontal?

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  66. 116
    How many Ramsar conservation sites have been enlisted from India so far?

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  67. 117
    The Munda language group belongs to which family?

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  68. 118
    Which one of the following statements about the Suez Canal is not\textbf{\text{not}} correct?

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  69. 119
    Which among the following statements is not\textbf{\text{not}} correct about the Reign of Terror?

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  70. 120
    Who among the following was the first Indian to qualify for the Indian Civil Service?

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  71. 121
    Which among the following was/were among the factors for England to experience the Industrial Revolution first? 1. The scientific inventions had paved the way for Industrial Revolution. 2. It had favourable social and political structures in place. 3. Navigable rivers had made inland transport easier. 4. It had seen the ascendancy of capitalist practices. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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  72. 122
    Article 46 of the Constitution of India refers to the promotion of educational and economic interests of

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  73. 123
    Who was the Education Minister in the first Cabinet of independent India?

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  74. 124
    Who among the following died in exile?

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  75. 125
    The normal lapse rate of temperature of Earth's atmosphere drops to 0°C at the

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  76. 126
    The headquarters of National Research Laboratory for Conservation of Cultural Property (NRLC) is located at

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  77. 127
    Loktak lake is situated in the State of

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  78. 128
    Stalactite, stalagmite and pillars are the depositional landforms of

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  79. 129
    A deep valley characterized by steep step-like slope is known as

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  80. 130
    Which one of the following is a major plate?

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  81. 131
    Lithosphere consists of

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  82. 132
    The principal component(s) of Nehru-Mahalanobis strategy of economic development was/were 1. Restructuring economic dependency on metropolitan capitalism into independent economic development. 2. Transition from semi-feudal agriculture to capitalist farming. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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  83. 133
    The provisions of the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution of India shall not apply to the administration and control of the Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes in 1. Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha 2. Assam and Tripura 3. Meghalaya and Mizoram Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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  84. 134
    Consider the following statements related to Dayanand's idea of social reform: 1. Dayanand's reform envisaged a social order, where different castes performed functions suitable to their status determined by merit. 2. Dayanand's 'robust Vedic counterpart' challenged the masculine West that had enslaved the Aryavarta. Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?

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  85. 135
    Consider the following statements concerning the American War of Independence: 1. The Americans raised the slogan, 'No taxation without representation'. 2. The American merchants resorted to the boycott of the British products. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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  86. 136
    The first UDAY (Utkrisht Double Decker Air-Conditioned Yatri) Express train runs between

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  87. 137
    Who among the following were selected for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2019?

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  88. 138
    Betel leaf of which one of the following States has been accorded a GI tag recently?

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  89. 139
    SAMARTH is a flagship skill development scheme of which one of the following Ministries?

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  90. 140
    CORAS is a separate Commando Unit of

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  91. 141
    Which one of the following statements is not\textbf{\text{not}} true about Ijarah system?

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  92. 142
    During the Swadeshi movement, a National College was started in Calcutta under the principalship of

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  93. 143
    The ruins of Vijayanagara (Hampi) were brought to public light in the year 1800 by the following British surveyor and engineer:

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  94. 144
    Which country among the following was not\textbf{\text{not}} a part of the Third Coalition against Napoleon?

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  95. 145
    Which one of the following pairs of travellers and their nationality is not\textbf{\text{not}} correctly matched?

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  96. 146
    World Humanitarian Day is celebrated on

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  97. 147
    Which one of the following is the name given to the lander of Chandrayaan-2?

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  98. 148
    Along with Pranab Mukherjee, how many more persons were conferred the Bharat Ratna Award in the year 2019?

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  99. 149
    Aishwarya Pissay excels in which one of the following sports?

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  100. 150
    Which one of the following films was adjudged as the Best Feature Film in the 66th National Film Awards?

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