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NDA 2022 (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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50 questions

  1. 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 the Answer Sheet accordingly.
    1
    Human craving for comfort leads to anxiety.

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  2. 2
    His writings on the subject are obscure.

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  3. 3
    The achievements of the team have been monumental in the last ten years.

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  4. 4
    His frail appearance was considered a merit.

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  5. 5
    The novel depicts the hapless status of certain sections of society.

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  6. 6
    Her ideas have always been eccentric.

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  7. 7
    The land appears to be parched.

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  8. 8
    The newly made road was smooth.

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  9. 9
    Plenitude is one major cause for environmental degradation.

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  10. 10
    The scholar quoted irrefutable evidence for her thesis.

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  11. Directions : Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words/group of words (a), (b), (c) and (d). Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly.
    11
    Ravi told his friend that he had no intention to malign him.

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  12. 12
    Sheela appeared to be vexed.

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  13. 13
    Do not hold any preconception about people.

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  14. 14
    All mortal elements are impermanent.

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  15. 15
    The itinerary of the group's visit to the hills was given to everyone.

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  16. 16
    The effort was to harness the power of nature.

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  17. 17
    The fickle nature of humans is at times the cause of great innovations.

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  18. 18
    The flood situation during the monsoon this year was calamitous.

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  19. 19
    He was appointed as the honorary member of the team.

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  20. 20
    The church decided to excommunicate him for his actions.

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  21. 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.
    21
    to be successful (P) / what it is (Q) / as a human being (R) / have you ever considered (S)

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  22. 22
    there is in all instance a single, (P) / surrender to the idea that (Q) / authoritative truth to be discovered and defended (R) / many people today are willing to (S)

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  23. 23
    for yourself the implications of death, (P) / if you do not reflect and understand (Q) / from one preacher to another (R) / you will go endlessly (S)

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  24. 24
    a way of understanding the world, (P) / a language represents (Q) / and relating them to one another (R) / differentiating between things (S)

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  25. 25
    for India's future (P) / mathematics and mathematical thinking (Q) / will be very important (R) / it is recognized that (S)

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  26. 26
    in agriculture and veterinary sciences through (P) / will be enhanced sharply (Q) / programmes integrated with general education (R) / the preparation of professionals (S)

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  27. 27
    and should shift the way (P) / are certainly very important, (Q) / we think about politics (R) / the issues raised by feminists and multiculturalists (S)

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  28. 28
    by which the genetic material of a plant is altered, (P) / pests and enhance its nutritional value (Q) / perhaps to make it more resistant to (R) / genetic modification (GM) is the science (S)

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  29. 29
    a much wider array of perspectives (P) / the editors of the present work (Q) / the history of social reforms from (R) / argue the need to understand (S)

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  30. 30
    for which she fought till the end (P) / as a champion of women's rights, (Q) / Pandita Ramabai was truly remarkable (R) / as a pioneer in women's education and (S)

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  31. 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).
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    Our greatest glory is (a) / not in never falling but in (b) / raising every time we fall. (c) / No error (d)

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    Rahim was one of that (a) / selected for (b) / the award. (c) / No error (d)

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  33. 33
    Sujini has met her old friend (a) / Guru before she shifted (b) / to Hyderabad two years ago. (c) / No error (d)

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  34. 34
    This monument happens (a) / to be one of the old monument (b) / in the city. (c) / No error (d)

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  35. 35
    Amit told to Divya (a) / that he would come (b) / with a reward for her. (c) / No error (d)

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  36. 36
    If you have asked me (a) / for the truth I would have told (b) / you at that time. (c) / No error (d)

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  37. 37
    If I will be the millionaire (a) / I would eradicate (b) / poverty from the country. (c) / No error (d)

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  38. 38
    A bird in hand (a) / is better than (b) / two in the bush. (c) / No error (d)

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  39. 39
    The opportunity to attain foundational literacy (a) / and pursue a honest livelihood (b) / must be viewed as basic right of every citizen. (c) / No error (d)

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  40. 40
    Though there is progress (a) / for different directions, (b) / why is there no brotherhood? (c) / No error (d)

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  41. 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) and (d).
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    A queer fish

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  42. 42
    Eat like a bird

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  43. 43
    Lock horns

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  44. 44
    Early bird

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  45. 45
    Be in the pink

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  46. 46
    Be in the running

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  47. 47
    A sea change

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  48. 48
    A pearl of wisdom

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  49. 49
    Be in seventh heaven

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  50. 50
    Be in the red

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General Knowledge

100 questions

  1. 51
    Which one of the following was composed by Harishena?

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  2. 52
    Consider the following events : 1. Establishment of the Planning Commission 2. Formation of the National Development Council (NDC) 3. Approval of the First Five-Year Plan by the NDC 4. Constitution of the National Planning Committee Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the above events?

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  3. 53
    Which one of the following battles could be seen as laying the formal foundation of the British Raj in India?

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  4. 54
    Where in South India did the British East India Company construct a trading post in 1639?

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  5. 55
    Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The Dutch East India Company was formed after the formation of the British East India Company. 2. Vasco da Gama reached Calicut in 1498. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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  6. 56
    In India, a cultivable land which is left uncultivated for more than a year but less than five years is labelled as

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  7. 57
    The major portion of the Great Artesian Basin in Australia is located in

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  8. 58
    Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. India has one of the longest navigable inland water networks in the world. 2. Inland waterways presently help in transporting about 25 percent of the total cargo movement. 3. About 111 inland waterways have been declared as National Waterways under the National Waterways Act, 2016. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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  9. 59
    Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists :
    List-I (Railway Zone)List-II (Headquarters)
    A. East Central1. Gorakhpur
    B. North Eastern2. Jaipur
    C. Northeast Frontier3. Hajipur
    D. North Western4. Maligaon
    Code:

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  10. 60
    Which one of the following statements about earthquake waves is not correct?

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  11. 61
    The commercial unit of electrical energy is kilowatt-hour (kWh), which is equal to

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  12. 62
    Which one of the following statements regarding a current-carrying solenoid is not correct?

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  13. 63
    An object is made of two equal parts by volume; one part has density ρ0\rho_0 and the other part has density 2ρ02\rho_0. What is the average density of the object?

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  14. 64
    A pressure cooker cooks food faster by

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  15. 65
    Which one of the following wavelengths corresponds to the wavelength of X-rays?

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  16. 66
    An electric bulb is connected to 220 V generator. The current drawn is 600 mA. What is the power of the bulb?

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  17. 67
    When the pitch of sound increases, which one of the following increases?

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  18. 68
    Which one of the following is the correct reactivity series with water?

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  19. 69
    Which one of the following metals floats in cold water?

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  20. 70
    Which one of the following solutions is not capable of conducting electricity?

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  21. 71
    To help deep-sea divers breathe, they carry cylinders of oxygen mixed with

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  22. 72
    Which of the following compounds undergoes/undergo thermal decomposition?

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  23. 73
    The transfer of electrical signals by nerve cells in human body is enabled by

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  24. 74
    Silver artefacts get tarnished in air due to the formation of

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  25. 75
    Human eye can see objects at different distances with contrasting illuminations. This is due to

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  26. 76
    Which one of the following hormones increases the heartbeat in mammals?

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  27. 77
    The digestion of fat in human intestine is performed by

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  28. 78
    Which one of the following statements about animal cells and plant cells is correct?

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  29. 79
    Lymph is a tissue fluid present in intercellular spaces. It resembles to

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  30. 80
    The breakdown of glucose in cytoplasm results in the formation of

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  31. 81
    Rafael Nadal defeated whom among the following to win the French Open Tennis Tournament, 2022?

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  32. 82
    eSanjeevani, the free telemedicine service of the Government of India, was recently integrated with the

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  33. 83
    Which of the following statements about 'SHRESHTA' scheme, launched recently by the Government of India, is/are correct? 1. This scheme is for residential education for students in high school in targeted areas. 2. It provides for high quality education for meritorious but poor Scheduled Caste students. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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  34. 84
    In a recent judgement, the Supreme Court of India directed that every protected forest, national park and wildlife sanctuary across the country should have a mandatory eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) of a minimum of

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  35. 85
    Who among the following is the author of the book, Tomb of Sand?

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  36. 86
    Who among the following invented the flying shuttle?

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  37. 87
    Where did Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose announce the formation of the Government of Free India in 1943?

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  38. 88
    Who among the following introduced the 'Objective Resolution' in the Constituent Assembly on 13th December, 1946?

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  39. 89
    Consider the following historical events : 1. Gandhi-Irwin Pact 2. Second Round Table Conference 3. Peasant Movement in Bardoli 4. Peasant Movement in Kheda Which one of the following is the correct chronological order (starting from the earliest) of the above events?

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  40. 90
    Which of the following statements about the Unionist Party is/are correct? 1. It was a political party representing the interests of landholders in Punjab. 2. It was opposed to the idea of the partition of India as India and Pakistan. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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  41. 91
    Which one of the following statements about metamorphic rocks is not correct?

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  42. 92
    Which one of the following 'discontinuities' separates the Earth's crust from the mantle?

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  43. 93
    Which one of the following cities of the world would represent the greatest linear velocity of rotation of the Earth?

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  44. 94
    What will happen if you are flying east across the International Date Line?

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  45. 95
    The Prime Meridian does not pass through which one of the following African countries?

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  46. 96
    Piecing together the puzzle of geologic time to create and analyze historical maps of the Earth is known as

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  47. 97
    What is the nature of velocity-time graph for a car moving with uniform acceleration?

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  48. 98
    The amplitude of sound waves is measured in the units of

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  49. 99
    A current of 0⋅60 \cdot 6 A is drawn by an electric bulb for 10 minutes. Which one of the following is the amount of electric charge that flows through the circuit?

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  50. 100
    A DC generator works on the principle of

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  51. 101
    The presence of magnetic field can be determined using which one of the following instruments?

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  52. 102
    Which one of the following statements about speed and velocity is correct?

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  53. 103
    Bronze is an alloy of

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  54. 104
    Which one of the following salts does not possess water of crystallization?

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  55. 105
    Bee sting leaves an acid which causes pain and irritation. The acid released is

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  56. 106
    Liquid vegetable oils are converted to solid margarine by the use of

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  57. 107
    The number of structural isomers of pentane is

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  58. 108
    Vapours of sulphur escaping from a volcano often form a crust on the rocks. The process involved is an example of

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  59. 109
    Dry ice is used on a performing stage to produce mist in air. The process involved is an example of

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  60. 110
    C4H8\text{C}_4\text{H}_8 belongs to the homologous series of

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  61. 111
    The protein-digesting enzyme secreted by the stomach wall in case of mammals is called

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  62. 112
    Which one of the following will be resulted when an animal cell is surrounded by a medium with lower concentration of water?

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  63. 113
    The digestive enzymes are present in

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  64. 114
    After fertilization, the fruit and the seed are produced by

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  65. 115
    Which among the following has initiated a nationwide flagship campaign 'Puneet Sagar Abhiyan' to clean seashores/beaches and other water bodies of plastic and other waste materials?

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  66. 116
    Which among the following was the host country of the United Nations World Environment Day, 2022?

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  67. 117
    Which of the following Indian Naval Ships were decommissioned in June 2022?

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  68. 118
    India signed a deal with which one of the following countries to supply MH-60R helicopters to the Indian Navy?

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  69. 119
    With reference to India's defence, the terms 'Surat' and 'Udaygiri' refer to

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  70. 120
    Who among the following laid the foundation of the Vijayanagara Empire?

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  71. 121
    The book, Kalila wa Dimna is an Arabic translation of the

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  72. 122
    Who among the following initiated the Bhoodan Movement?

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  73. 123
    Which one of the following rivers in India was not crossed by Alexander and his army?

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  74. 124
    Who among the following has described the medieval Indian postal system as of two kinds — the horse-post called 'Uluq' and the foot-post called 'Dawa'?

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  75. 125
    At which among the following Harappan sites are fire altars found?

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  76. 126
    Consider the following statements on computation of density : 1. Physiological density can be computed by dividing the total population by the net cultivable area. 2. Agricultural density can be computed by dividing the total agricultural population by the net cultivable area. 3. Population density can be computed by dividing the total population by the total area. How many of the above statements is/are correct?

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  77. 127
    The formation of 'tors' on small rocky hills is associated with which among the following?

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  78. 128
    Consider the following statements about anticyclones : 1. Anticyclones are high pressure systems. 2. Air in the centre of the system must be subsiding. 3. Anticyclones are characterized by converging winds. How many of the above statements is/are correct?

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  79. 129
    Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The Earth's crust is brittle in nature. 2. The mean thickness of the oceanic crust is 15 km, whereas that of the continental crust is around 30 km. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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  80. 130
    In January 2020, the administration of which of the following Union Territories has been merged together?

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  81. 131
    Two convex lenses have focal lengths of 50 cm and 25 cm, respectively. If these two lenses are placed in contact, then the net power of this combination will be equal to

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  82. 132
    Which one of the following terms cannot represent electrical power in a circuit?

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  83. 133
    The refractive index of crown glass is close to 3/2. If the speed of light in air is cc, then the speed of light in the crown glass will be close to

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  84. 134
    The volume of a sealed packet is 1 litre and its mass is 800 g. The packet is first put inside water with density 1 g cm−3^{-3} and then in another liquid BB with density 1⋅51 \cdot 5 g cm−3^{-3}. Then which one of the following statements holds true?

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  85. 135
    A simple pendulum having bob of mass mm and length of string ll has time period of TT. If the mass of the bob is doubled and the length of the string is halved, then the time period of this pendulum will be

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  86. 136
    In which one of the following devices, the light energy is converted into the electrical energy?

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  87. 137
    Which one of the following is not a power of Panchayats under Article 243G?

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  88. 138
    Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists :
    List-I (Mahamatta)List-II (Function)
    A. Anta-mahamatta1. Women's welfare
    B. Ithijhakha-mahamatta2. Spread of Dhamma
    C. Dhamma-mahamatta3. Associated with city administration
    D. Nagalaviyohalaka-mahamatta4. In-charge of frontier areas
    Code:

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  89. 139
    Who among the following is the author of the Hastyayurveda?

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  90. 140
    Which one of the following areas was acquired by the British under the Treaty of Deogaon, 1803?

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  91. 141
    Consider the following statements : 1. Maharashtra State has the maximum share of national highways (length in kilometres). 2. The nature of terrain and the level of economic development is one of the reasons for the maximum share of national highways in Maharashtra. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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  92. 142
    The activities or services focussed on creation, rearrangement and interpretation of new and existing ideas are referred to as

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  93. 143
    Consider the following statements about 'Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN)' scheme : 1. It is an innovative scheme to develop the regional aviation market. 2. It creates affordability yet economically viable and profitable flight on regional routes. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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  94. 144
    Consider the following statements : 1. The Sharavati river creates Jog Falls. 2. The Brahmani river is formed by the confluence of the Kosi and Sankh rivers. 3. The Tamraparni is a river of Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. How many of the above statements is/are correct?

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  95. 145
    SONAR is a device that is used to measure the distance of underwater objects by a ship. Which of the following types of waves does it use for this purpose?

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  96. 146
    Which one of the following statements about the speed of sound waves is not correct?

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  97. 147
    The part of the human ear that converts the pressure variations associated with audible sound waves to electrical signals is

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  98. 148
    Which one of the following metals is most commonly used for making filament of incandescent electric bulbs?

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  99. 149
    A bullet of mass 10 g is horizontally fired with velocity 300 m s−1^{-1} from a pistol of mass 1 kg. What is the recoil velocity of the pistol?

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  100. 150
    A microphone converts

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