NDA 2021 (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
- 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. 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).1Nursery classes for the children starts on April every year. No error
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- 2The pollution level is very high in our city, and becomes a health hazard. No error
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- 3India is a country of linguistic and cultural diversity with multiple ethnic and social groups. No error
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- 4Why does the lapse rate effect the tendency of air to rise? No error
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- 5The thorax is the upper part of your body from the neck down to the bottom of the ribs and diaphragm. No error
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- 6The practical uses of astrology have seldom been seriously studied outside India. No error
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- 7She collected some armful of medicines and poured them down a drain. No error
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- 8In many countries, the United Nations or other internationally organised peacekeeping forces are trying to keep the peace. No error
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- 9Early cities rely on food and water from the surrounding countryside, but today cities often depend on distant sources. No error
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- 10Climate change, whether it is natural or human-induced, is stressful for the people. No error
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- Directions : Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings for each. Choose the most appropriate answer from among the options (a), (b), (c) or (d).11Once-over
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- 12A bag of bones
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- 13Muddy the waters
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- 14To level with
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- 15Show your hand
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- 16To pull up
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- 17Be out of action
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- 18Learning from the school of hard knocks
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- 19Raise some hackles
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- 20A man of letters
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- 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.21P: symbolic of peace, and prosperity Q: the Gupta Empire in India is R: represented through numismatic archaeological S: and literary evidences of multiple kinds The correct sequence should be :
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- 22P: the transportation system so that it Q: and not just the affluent section of society R: provides mobility to everyone S: there are many ways to restructure The correct sequence should be :
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- 23P: and accurately displays spatial Q: relationships between landforms and water bodies R: the globe shows Earth's spherical shape S: and comparative distance between locations The correct sequence should be :
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- 24P: the function of the capillaries Q: and other material to all the cells in R: is to take nutrients, oxygen S: the body and to take away their waste material The correct sequence should be :
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- 25P: like mine Q: even to someone with R: a tin ear S: her singing sounded pretty melodious The correct sequence should be :
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- 26P: the sorry state of affairs in the modern factories Q: the Government of India R: under the British was pro-capitalist S: though it took some half-hearted steps to mitigate The correct sequence should be :
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- 27P: of extreme poverty among its people Q: economic policies was the prevalence R: a major characteristic of British rule in India S: and the net result of British The correct sequence should be :
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- 28P: you can't judge Q: very intelligent, but R: a book by its cover S: he doesn't look The correct sequence should be :
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- 29P: membership and partisanship as well as Q: can be found in the decline in party R: evidence of a crisis in party politics S: in the rise of antiparty groups and movements The correct sequence should be :
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- 30P: government, market and voluntary organisations Q: mixture of contributions from R: the provision of public goods S: and services can be regarded as a complex The correct sequence should be :
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- Directions : Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words, (a), (b), (c) and (d). Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response in your Answer Sheet accordingly.31He is essentially a lowbrow person.
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- 32His nostalgia is deep.
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- 33His truancy is detrimental.
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- 34He is a maleficent person.
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- 35His solemnity is celebrated.
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- 36His bounty is limitless.
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- 37The Holocaust was experienced by millions.
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- 38His aversion is known to all.
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- 39To be able to decipher something is wonderful.
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- 40It is the opportune time to think about investment in the real estate sector.
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- Directions : Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words, (a), (b), (c) and (d). Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response in your Answer Sheet accordingly.41His opinion is lopsided.
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- 42His work is praiseworthy.
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- 43His deeds had retrograde results.
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- 44He always offers palatable solutions.
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- 45His views on the subject are microscopic.
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- 46He is always obdurate in his behaviour towards other people.
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- 47Mohan always had profound respect for Sohan.
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- 48We were living in turbulent times.
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- 49Amit is a dogmatic person.
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- 50Sachin is very fickle in his behaviour.
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General Knowledge
100 questions
- 51Which one from among the following planets is largest in size?
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- 52Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists :Code:
List I (Place) List II (Feature) A. Mumbai 1. Queen of the Arabian Sea B. Visakhapatnam 2. Biggest port of India C. Chennai 3. Land-locked harbour D. Kochi 4. Oldest port on the Eastern Coast Tap an option to check your answer.
- 53Which one of the following is a crater lake in India?
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- 54Fine-grained bed of ephemeral lake in a desert is also known as
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- 55Which one of the following factors does not affect the distribution of groundwater?
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- 56The Constitution (35 Amendment) Act of 1974 is related to which one of the following States?
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- 57Which one of the following best describes the electoral system of India?
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- 58Which one of the following is a non-justiciable right?
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- 59Which one of the following is not a writ?
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- 60Which one of the following is not a part of Fundamental Rights?
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- 61Which one of the following is not a function of the Constitution of India?
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- 62Which one of the following statements about biodiversity is not correct?
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- 63The Earth's atmosphere is mainly heated by which one of the following?
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- 64Which one of the following is the correct sequence of layers as we move from the Earth's surface upwards?
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- 65Which one of the following is not a soil forming factor?
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- 66Which one of the following best describes the Lithosphere?
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- 67Which one of the following countries has the maximum time difference from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)?
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- 68Which one of the following is not a feature of the Constitution of India?
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- 69Which one of the following statements about the Attorney General of India is not correct?
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- 70Who among the following described the Directive Principles of State Policy as the novel feature of the Constitution of India?
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- 71Which of the following statements about the Indian Councils Act of 1861 is/are correct? 1. It enlarged the Governor General's Council for the purpose of making laws. 2. The Governor General was not authorised to increase the number of members. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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- 72Which one of the following statements about Tattvabodhini Patrika is correct?
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- 73In which one of the following years did the British demarcate a large area of land as Damin-i-koh for settling the Santhals?
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- 74The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through which one of the following States?
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- 75Which of the following pairs of crop and product is/are correctly matched? 1. Food crop : Ragi 2. Cash crop : Jute 3. Plantation crop : Coconut Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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- 76Which one of the following coalfields is not located in Jharkhand?
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- 77Which one of the following is the longest parallel of latitude?
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- 78The periodic rise and fall of ocean water in response to gravitational forces is called
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- 79Which of the following statements about the first Indian Factory Act passed in 1881 is/are correct? 1. The Act dealt primarily with the problem of child labour. 2. The Act laid down that children between 7 years and 12 years of age would not work for more than 9 hours a day. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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- 80Which of the following statements about Mahatma Gandhi's anti-untouchability campaign is/are correct? 1. The All India Harijan Sevak Sangh was founded for this purpose. 2. The campaign was to root out untouchability, since it did not enjoy the sanction of the Hindu shastras. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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- 81The founders of the Paramhansa Mandali founded in Maharashtra believed in which one of the following?
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- 82Which one of the following statements about the ishtahars issued during the Revolt of 1857 is correct?
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- 83During the Industrial Revolution, who among the following designed the 'flying shuttle loom'?
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- 84Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists :Code:
List I (Dam) List II (State) A. Hirakud 1. Gujarat B. Panchet 2. Bihar C. Kosi 3. Odisha D. Ukai 4. Jharkhand Tap an option to check your answer.
- 85Which one of the following features is the result of erosion and deposition work of a river?
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- 86Which one of the following is not a feature of agriculture in India?
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- 87Which one of the following is not a specified Sub-Mission of the National Livestock Mission?
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- 88Who among the following wrote the famous text 'A Discourse on Political Economy'?
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- 89Which of the following statements about the resolution adopted in the Karachi session of the Indian National Congress with regard to fundamental rights and economic policy is/are correct? 1. It was opposed by Ambalal Sarabhai. 2. Its 20 points included demands for civil liberties and adult suffrage. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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- 90Which of the following statements about the Law Commission headed by Lord Macaulay is/are correct? 1. It attempted to codify the laws. 2. It was opposed to uniform system of Courts. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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- 91Dingko Singh, an Asian Games gold medallist, who died recently, was associated with which one of the following games?
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- 92Who among the following is the lone Indian Cricketer included in the ICC Hall of Fame special inductions to mark the inaugural ICC World Test Championship Final?
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- 93Which one of the following nations is not a permanent member of G7?
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- 94Operation Olivia, an initiative to protect Olive Ridley turtles, is undertaken by
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- 95Who among the following is the winner of the French Open 2021 Men's Singles Final?
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- 96Economist Rebeca Grynspan, who recently became the first woman to be appointed as the head of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), hails from
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- 97'Belt and Road Initiative' is a foreign policy initiative of
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- 98Which one of the following is the theme of the International Day of Yoga 2021?
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- 99Kenneth Kaunda, who died recently at the age of 97, was the former president of
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- 100The maiden Indian Navy – European Union Naval Force (IN-EUNAVFOR) Exercise (2021) was conducted in
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- 101The pH value of Milk of Magnesia is approximately
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- 102Which one of the following compounds is used in 'black and white' photography?
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- 103What is the number of water molecules present in a Ferrous Sulphate crystal?
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- 104What is the colour of the precipitate obtained by passing gas through lime water?
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- 105Which one of the following pairs of elements is liquid at room temperature and at normal pressure?
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- 106Which one of the following methods can be used to separate anthracene from a mixture of salt and anthracene?
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- 107Shoots of plant show upward movement and it can be designated to be
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- 108Which one of the following statements about the process of photosynthesis is correct?
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- 109How are evergreen plants with woody stems having naked seed classified?
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- 110Which one of the following tissues is known as basic packing tissue and found in xylem and phloem?
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- 111Girth of stem of a plant increases due to division of cells in
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- 112Different varieties of the same gene are called
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- 113Which one of the following viruses used to be responsible for highly infectious disease Smallpox?
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- 114Buoyancy is a/an
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- 115Weight and mass of an object are defined with Newton's laws of motion. Which among the following is true?
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- 116Fundamental laws of physics require
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- 117Work is said to be one Joule when a force of
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- 118A uniform motion of a car along a circular path experiences
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- 119Three equal resistors are connected in parallel configuration in a closed electrical circuit. Then the total resistance in the circuit becomes
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- 120Rutherford's alpha-particle scattering experiment was responsible for the discovery of which one of the following?
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- 121What is the maximum number of electrons in the M-Shell?
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- 122Chlorine occurs in nature in two isotopic forms of masses 35 u and 37 u in the ratio of 3 : 1 respectively. What is the average atomic mass of the Chlorine atom?
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- 123Which one of the following elements' isotopes is used in the treatment of cancer?
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- 124To protect steel and iron from rusting, a thin layer of which one of the following metals is applied?
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- 125Cinnabar is an ore of which one of the following?
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- 126Imagine a current-carrying straight conductor with magnetic field of lines in anti-clockwise direction. Then the direction of current is determined by
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- 127The device used to produce electric current is known as
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- 128Myopia is a defect in human vision where an image of a
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- 129Tyndall effect is a phenomenon of
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- 130Twinkling of stars is primarily due to the atmospheric
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- 131Cornea in human eye
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- 132Power of a lens of focal length 25 cm is
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- 133What is the total number of chambers in the stomach of domestic animals like cattle, buffalo, goat and sheep?
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- 134Intestinal bacteria are main source of which one of the following vitamins?
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- 135Which one of the following hormones is responsible for the development of female sexual characters?
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- 136Spherical mirror formula relating an object distance 'u', image distance 'v' and focal length of mirror 'f' may be applied to a plane mirror when
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- 137Nuclear energy is generated by
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- 138Reverberation is a phenomenon associated with a
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- 139Which among the following is true for propagation of sound waves?
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- 140A tennis ball is thrown in the vertically upward direction and the ball attains a maximum height of 20 m. The ball was thrown approximately with an upward velocity of
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- 141An object of mass 2000 g possesses 100 J kinetic energy. The object must be moving with a speed of
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- 142Which one of the following ions is not iso-electronic with ?
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- 143What is the total number of covalent bonds in methanol?
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- 144Which one of the following is the chemical formula of Plaster of Paris?
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- 145The unit of the ratio between thrust and impulse is same as that of
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- 146Which one of the following figures correctly shows the path of a ray of light through a glass prism?
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- 147When a light beam falls on a triangular glass prism, a band of colours is obtained. Which one of the following statements is correct in this regard?
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- 148The image of an object formed by a plane mirror is
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- 149Which one of the following is not a conservative force?
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- 150A negative work is done when an applied force F and the corresponding displacement S are
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