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Which one of the following statements with regard to the revised ceiling on poll expenditure for elections in India is correct?
Which of the following does not relate to the Fundamental Rights as enshrined in the Constitution of India?
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Which one among the following regarding the Ahadis of the Mughal period is not true?
Consider the following. In March 2014 mortal remains of a number of Indian soldiers of 1857 mutiny were exhumed from a well at …... These mortal remains are of ... who revolted against the British. Complete the statements with appropriate information.
When a fall in price of a commodity reduces total expenditure and a rise in price increases it, price elasticity of demand will be
Which one among the following cannot be attributed to Shahjahan's reign?
The historical drama film '12 Years a Slave' which was adjudged best picture at 86th Academy Awards presented in March 2014, is based on 1853 memoir of the same name by
Which of the following are true regarding the Preamble of the Constitution of India?
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Which one among the following is not true of bead-making as a salient feature of mature Harappan crafts?
Composition of the biography of the Buddha occupies a special place in Buddhist literature. Which one among the following is a full-fledged biography of the Buddha?
Which one among the following statements about the GSLV-D5 launched by India on 5th January, 2014 is not true?
The leader of which one of the following countries has recently executed his deputy who happened to be his own uncle?
Which of the following statement is true?
Which of the following is/are true regarding Urban Local Bodies in India?
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The Assam, Company, consisting of European tea planters, remained the virtual proprietor of the tea industry till 1850. In the 1850s who among the following established two small proprietary tea gardens of his own, which were confiscated by the state after his execution for treason in 1858?
Which one among the following teams did not top in their respective groups in the 2013-2014 Ranji Trophy League Table?
Which of the following statements are correct regarding the election of the President of India?
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Dinabandhu Mitra published a play in Bengali titled --- Neel Darpan (Blue Mirror), which depicted the atrocities on the indigo planters. The play was translated into English by
Consider the following statements.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Which of the following are related to Right to Equality under the provisions of Articles 14-18 of the Constitution of India?
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Which of the following statement is/are correct?
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Which of the statements given below is/are correct?
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Which of the following is/are correct regarding the office of Governor in India?
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Which one among the following was/were the motive/motives behind Mohammad Bin Tughlaq's transfer of capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?
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The Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (PMEAC) in India has recommended phased dilution of Government stake in Public Sector Banks from
The major cleavage in global human rights discourse has been between
Which one among the following is not true of the Brahmo Samaj?
Which of the statements given below is/are correct?
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The rate at which the consumer is willing to substitute one good for another without changing the level of satisfaction is known as
Which one among the following is not true of the Theosophical Society of Madam H P Blavatsky?
Recently a leading public sector bank of India has allowed, withdrawal of up to Rs. 1000 from any shop/trader with a Point of Sale (PoS) terminal. Identify the bank from below.
The issue whether a commitment made by a Minister on the floor of the House has been fulfilled or not is decided by the
Which one among the following was not a provision of the Regulating Act of 1773?
Recently Iran has clinched a deal with six world powers to curb nuclear activities. Which one among the following is not a party to it?
Which of the following statements related to Money Bills is not correct?
Which one among the following explains the meaning of the 'Safety Valve Theory' in the context of Indian National Movement?
As per the latest trade agreement in Bali Ministerial Conference of WTO, India and other developing and under developed countries can launch food security programmes.
Which of the following statements regarding the residuary powers under the Constitution of India is/are correct?
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The Deccan Riots Commission was concerned With
Which of the following statements about Vijay Seshadri is/are correct?
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of globalization?
William James, Henry Colebrooke and Nathaniel Halhed had which of the following common among them?
Data presented in Interim Budget for 2014-2015 reveal that for the financial year 2013-2014, the revised estimates do not show a decline in
Which of the following statements about Presidential system is/are correct?
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The permanent settlement was rarely extended to other regions because
Who among the following is serving as the Chief Minister of his State for the fourth consecutive term?
Consider the following statements about Constitutional Government.
Which of the statement given above are correct?
The ruling dynasties Sangama, Saluva, Tuluva were associated with
India has made a Polio Vaccination Certificate mandatory for Indian Visa applicants from
The Ex-Officio Members of the National Human Rights Commission of India include
Between the 15th August, 1947 when India became free and the 26th January, 1950 when she declared herself a democratic sovereign republic, the Government of India functioned under the provision of
The January 2014 reference held in Egypt was on
Which of the following factors affects individuals’ demand for a commodity?
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One the New Year day of 2014, New Zealand batsman Corey Anderson made a world record of fastest
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists. List I List II (Social Activist) (Activity/Organisation) A. Aruna Roy
Which one among the following books is not written by Bharat Ratna Prof. CNR Rao?
What was the name given to the Indian Air Force's first ever 'day-night full combat and fire demonstration' conducted recently at the Pokhran range? .
The Perform Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme in India is related to
Which one among the following was the reason behind the boycott of recent general elections in Bangladesh by the main opposition parties?
In December 2013, TTEX-2013 (Trilateral Tabletop Maritime Security Exercises) was conducted between
According to the principle of energy conservation, when a piston in an automobile engine compresses the gas in a cylinder, which of the following must occur?
Which one among the following is successfully tested in Germany recently as world's first green helicopter which is environment friendly and emission free?
Which one among the following is indicated by the figure given above (a large square of side a+b divided to show the identity)?
Which one among the following statements correctly defines the term Biofortification?
Which of the following countries has successfully test fired Hatf IX (Nasr) short range surface to surface multi-tube ballistic missile in November 2013?
If three times of the first of the three consecutive odd integers is 3 more than twice the third, what is the third integer?
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. List I List II Hormone Function A. Aldosterone
Which one among the following has been declared recently as the first zero-landless district in India?
If every alternate letter of English Alphabet is written in lower case (Small letters) such that the 21st letter is in capital letter and remaining letters are capitalized, then how many vowels will be written in capital letters?
If a scientist reads an ambient temperature 273 K in the laboratory, what will a doctor's thermometer read it?
Methane is a very potent green house gas. It is converted to carbon dioxide to ease its overall effect on global warming. This process is known as
How many squares are there in the figure given below?
Which of the following statements about the detailed corporate governance norms for listed companies issued in April, 2014 by SEBI is/are correct?
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With reference to the various multi-purpose projects in India, which one among the following statements is not correct?
Consider the pie graph given above depicting the budget of a family (Food 25%, Conveyance 12%, Clothing 18%, Miscellaneous 10%, Saving 20%, House Rent 15%). How many degrees difference will there be in the central angle of the sector for saving and miscellaneous expenses?
3G and 4G are wireless technologies, which are supposedly faster, more secure and reliable. Present day 3G technology is capable of handling data around 2 Megabits per second (1.8-2.5 GHz frequency band). What speed is expected from new 4G technology?
The Kuroshio is a North flowing Ocean current on the West side of the North Pacific Ocean. Which one among the following statements regarding this is not correct?
Consider the following information.
Pesticide treadmill refers to
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists. List I List II (Wildlife Sanctuary) (State) A. Mahananda
The right letters for question marks (?) in the following series are A, C, B, E, C, G, D, ?, ?
Now-a-days a new term 'jail breaking' is in use. It implies a process
Which one among the following is the most plausible explanation for the location of the Thar Desert in Western India?
If x is a positive integer such that 2x + 12 is perfectly divisible by x, then the number of possible values of x is
What is click jacking?
The innermost region of a hurricane is known as hurricane-eye where
The increase in demand of rice was the lowest in the year The following table gives demand and supply of rice, in million tonne, for 2008 to 2013 (surplus = supply - demand): 2008: demand 43.3, supply 46.4; 2009: demand 47.2, supply 47.8; 2010: demand 49.5, supply 50.7; 2011: demand 53.4, supply 54.2; 2012: demand 54.5, supply 57.3; 2013: demand 62.7, supply 63.4.
The average surplus (in million tonne) rice for the period 2009 to 2013 is The following table gives demand and supply of rice, in million tonne, for 2008 to 2013 (surplus = supply - demand): 2008: demand 43.3, supply 46.4; 2009: demand 47.2, supply 47.8; 2010: demand 49.5, supply 50.7; 2011: demand 53.4, supply 54.2; 2012: demand 54.5, supply 57.3; 2013: demand 62.7, supply 63.4.
In how many years, the supply (in million tonne) of rice was more than the average supply for 2008 to 2013? The following table gives demand and supply of rice, in million tonne, for 2008 to 2013 (surplus = supply - demand): 2008: demand 43.3, supply 46.4; 2009: demand 47.2, supply 47.8; 2010: demand 49.5, supply 50.7; 2011: demand 53.4, supply 54.2; 2012: demand 54.5, supply 57.3; 2013: demand 62.7, supply 63.4.
The surplus of rice was lowest for the year The following table gives demand and supply of rice, in million tonne, for 2008 to 2013 (surplus = supply - demand): 2008: demand 43.3, supply 46.4; 2009: demand 47.2, supply 47.8; 2010: demand 49.5, supply 50.7; 2011: demand 53.4, supply 54.2; 2012: demand 54.5, supply 57.3; 2013: demand 62.7, supply 63.4.
The weight of any object is felt due to gravity of Earth. When any object goes inside the Earth or above the Earth, weight decreases. It will weigh minimum when an object is placed at
Which one among the following countries of Asia is land-locked?
Large Hadron Collider was in news recently for doing some scientific research to prove the presence of an elementary particle. The scientist who predicted this particle in 1964 has been awarded Nobel Prize in 2013. What is this discovery?
The Mariana Trench is the deepest part of the oceans. Which one among the following statements regarding this is not correct?
There are 28 steps in a temple. In the time A, initially at the 28th step, comes down two steps, B, initially at 1st step, goes one step up if they start simultaneously and keep their speed uniform, then at which step from the bottom will they meet?
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists. List I List II Cell Type Function A. Red Blood Cell
The Sargasso Sea is a vast patch of Atlantic Ocean characterized by an abundance of floating brown seaweed called 'Sargassum'. This is formed due to the deposit of marine plants and refuse carried by the
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A class starts at 11:00 am and lasts till 2:27 pm. Four periods of equal duration are held during this interval. After every period, a rest of 5 min is given to the students. The exact duration of each period is
Which of the 'following are not chemical changes?
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Which of the following statements with regard to the Indian Peninsular Plateau is/are correct?
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All letters of which of the following series of the English alphabet appear same when looked at in a mirror?
Arrange the following fuels in the decreasing order of air pollution caused by burning a kilogram of each of them.
Three important rivers of the Indian sub-continent have their source near the Manasarovar Lake in the Great Himalayas. Which among the following are the rivers?
Which of the following ions present in low concentration in drinking water is essential for normal growth of teeth but harmful to teeth at high concentration?
Which of the following are the duties and functions of Indian Coast Guard?
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Match List I (Explanation) with List II (Term) and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
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Which of the following Islands are made of small coral atolls and reefs in the Arabian Sea?
Six roads lead to a village. They are named as A, B, C, D, E, F. When there a storm, B is blocked. When there are floods, A, D and E will be affected. When road D is blocked, C also is blocked. At a time, when there are floods and a storm also blows, which road/roads can be used?
Which of the following lamps contains a poisonous gas and therefore should be disposed safely?
Which of the following statements is/are correct with regard to Jaitapur, which is situated in Rajapur Tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra?
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In a family, the age of father, mother, son and grandson are A, B, C and D, respectively. Given that, A - B = 3, B + C = 78, C + D = 33 and the average age of the family as 34 yr, then B - C is
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
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Which meridian forms the boundary line between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean?
A distance X km is covered by two different trains with velocity v (in km/h) and kv (in km/h) in y and y + 3 h. respectively. If y < 13, then k is less than
Animal cell wall is essentially made of
If B's mother is A's mother's daughter, how is A related to B?
Consider the following statements describing the functions of plants
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
If GOLD is coded as EMJB, then code NMPR stands for what?
