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Statement IPlantation farming has mostly been practiced in humid tropics.
Statement IIThe soil of humid tropics is highly fertile.
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Which one of the following statements about Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana is NOT correct?
Which one of the following portals was launched on the 250th anniversary of Survey of India?
Which one of the following countries has been ranked as the least corrupt country in the Corruption Perception Index 2016 released by Transparency International?
The Central Vigilance Commission was set up on the recommendation of
The Ninth Schedule was added to the Constitution of India by the
Which one of the following cases in the Supreme Court of India dealt with the issue of 'creamy layer' among the backward classes?
Which one of the following statements about Cripps Mission is NOT correct?
Which one of the following statements about the Treaty of Allahabad is NOT correct?
Which among the following was NOT the provision of the Gandhi-Irwin pact?
Which one of the following novels won the Pulitzer Prize for the year 2017 in the Fiction category?
Which one of the following does NOT pass through the Kaziranga National Park?
The US President in 2017 has signed an executive order for US withdrawal from a trade organization of the Pacific region. Identify the organization from among the following:
Which one of the following judgments declared that the Parliament has NO power to amend any of the provisions of Part III of the Constitution of India?
Who among the following leaders is associated with the concept of party less democracy?
Who among the following is empowered to establish Inter State Council under Article 263 of the Constitution of India?
Which among the following was NOT the recommendation of the Nehru Report?
Which one of the following statements about the Indigo Revolt of 1859 is correct?
Which of the following active step(s) was/were taken by the Congress in 1823 to eradicate untouchability from India?
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Which one of the following is NOT a river covered under the Indus Water Treaty 1960?
Who among the following are awarded with the Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for the year 2017?
Who among the following Mathematician is the recipient of the Abel Prize for the year 2017?
Who among the following scholars has conceptualized the Constitution of India as a 'seamless web'?
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
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Who among the following are entitled to get the benefits of equality before the law and the equal protection of the laws as enshrined under Article 14 of the Constitution of India?
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Which one of the following statements about the English Education Act of 1835 is NOT correct?
Which one of the following dynasties ruled under the suzerainty of Kingdom of Vijayanagar?
Which one of the following statements about the Colonial economy is NOT correct?
Which of the following statement(s) about Easterine Kire is/are correct?
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Which of the following statements about the Paris Agreement on Climate Change is NOT correct?
Akshay Kumar was chosen for the best actor award for the 64th National Film Awards (2017) for his role in the Hindi film
Which one of the following statements about the provisions of the Constitution of India is correct?
Which of the following pair(s) is/are correctly matched?
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Who among the following has won the Dadasaheb Phalke award for the year 2016?
Which one of the following had created the office of the Secretary of State for India?
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Which of the following most suitably captures the meaning and essence of 'globalization'?
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Who among the following is one of the six winners of the Goldman Environmental Prize, for the year 2017?
Padma Shri Sudarsan Pattnaik is well known as a
Which one of the following is the correct sequence of different stages a budget has to go through in the Parliament?
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Government of which one of the following States has appointed the Rajamannar Committee to study the Centre-State relations?
Which one of the following was the mandate of the Dhar Commission (1948)?
Which one of the following pairs of term and meaning is NOT correctly matched?
In which one of the following buildings the first extant true arch is found?
Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?
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Which one of the following countries has officially recognized Bitcoin as a legal payment method since 1st April 2017?
Consider the following passage and identify the person: Born in April 1932, she was a renowned Hindustani classical vocalist. She was recognized as an innovative exponent of the Jaipur Gharana. She was awarded Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan. She was also a Fellow of Sangeet Natak Akademi. She died in April 2017.
Which one of the following is the winner of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2017?
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To which of the following sectors of the economy, the activity of agriculture and services belong to?
Which one of the following statements about Allahabad Prashasti is correct?
Which one of the following statements about the Gupta period is NOT correct?
Which one of the following statements about the Sukanya Samriddhi Scheme is NOT correct?
Which of the following are the reforms introduced in Budget 2017-2018?
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"Nomadic Elephant" is a joint military exercise between India and
Which one of the following artificial sweeteners is modified sugar?
Which one of the following polymers is made of protein?
Which of the following diseases are caused by the consumption of water contaminated by mercury and nitrate?
Leakage of which one of the following gases had caused Bhopal Gas Tragedy in the year 1984?
The difference between the compound interest and the simple interest for 2 years on a sum of money is Rs. 60. If the simple interest for 2 years is Rs. 1440, what is the rate of interest?
A, B, C, D, E and F compared their marks in an examination and found that A obtained the highest marks, B obtained more marks than D, C obtained more than at least two others and E had not obtained the lowest marks. Consider the following statements:
Which of the above statement(s) is/are sufficient to identify the one with the lowest marks?
Two men set out at the same time to walk toward each other from points A and B; 72 km apart. The first man walks at the speed of 4 kmph while the second walks 2 km in the first hour, 2 km in the second hour, 3 km in the third hour, and so on. The two men will meet
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Which one of the following tiger reserves of India has 'Bhoorsingh the Barasingha' as its official mascot?
Which one of the following elements is present in the green pigment of leaves?
Which one of the following is NOT correct about organic farming?
Which one of the following instruments is used for measuring moisture content of air?
Bronze is an alloy of copper and
The length of a rectangle is increased by 60%. By what per cent would the width have to be decreased to maintain the same area?
Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 12 minutes and 16 minutes respectively. If both the pipes are opened together, then after how much time, B should be closed so that the tank is full in 9 minutes?
One year ago, a father was four times as old as his son. After six years his age exceeds twice his son's age by 9 years. The ratio of their present age is
Which one of the following pairs of Island and Sea/Ocean is NOT correctly matched?
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As per Census 2011, which one of the following is the correct descending order of States in India in respect of sex ratio (female per thousand of males)?
Liquid water is denser than ice due to
Which one of the following is the chemical name of heavy water?
Who among the following has coined the term "Quark", the fundamental particles that make up protons and neutrons in an atomic nucleus?
The mass number of an element is NOT changed when it emits
Which one of the following is the smallest number by which 2880 must be divided in order to make it a perfect square?
A 3 digit number 4X3 is added to 984 to get a 4 digit number 13Y7. If 13Y7 is divisible by 11, then what is the value of (X+Y)?
If all students are boys and all boys are dancers, then which one of the following statements is definitely true?
In March 2017, a High Court in India had accorded the status of living human entities to which two of the following rivers?
Which one of the following statements about land tenure system is NOT correct?
Which of the following are the necessary conditions for the growth of coral reefs?
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Which one of the following diseases is caused by Cadmium pollution?
Presence of ozone in the atmosphere is important because it absorbs
NPP (Net Primary Productivity) is highest for
Study of a single species and the environmental factors in its habitat is called
In an examination, 25% of the candidates failed in Mathematics and 12% failed in English. If 10% of the candidates failed in both the subjects and 292 candidates passed in both the subjects, which one of the following is the number of total candidates appeared in the examination?
5% of income of A is equal to 15% of income of B and 10% income of B is equal to 20% of income of C. If the income of C is Rs. 2,000, then what is the total income of A, B and C?
If the product of n positive numbers is unity, then their sum is
Which of the following statements about the Equatorial region are correct?
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Which one of the following statements about the Himalayas is NOT correct?
Which one of the following is NOT a favourable condition for occurrence of a thunderstorm?
The ecological niche of an organism relates to
Free swimming macroscopic animals in an aquatic environment are referred to as
The term Biomagnification is referred to as
Which one of the following statements about air pollution caused by diesel engines is correct?
In an election which was contested by two candidates, X and Y, 4000 votes were polled. Suppose that every vote was polled in favour of either of the two candidates. Candidate Y got 40% of vote polled and was defeated. What was the margin of defeat?
The average of 7 consecutive odd numbers is M. If the next 3 odd numbers are also included, the average
[Figure: A table gives investment (in Rupees Hundred Crore) by type of industry/sector for the years 2005-06 to 2009-10:
| Type of industry/sector | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 |
| Manufacturing | 740 | 800 | 470 | 440 | 810 |
| Electrical | 500 | 520 | 600 | 650 | 800 |
| Services | 420 | 480 | 500 | 600 | 750 |
| Mining | 440 | 500 | 550 | 600 | 660 |
| Others | 800 | 900 | 980 | 1110 | 1080] |
What is the percentage increase in investment in the Electrical sector from 2005-06 to 2009-10?
[Figure: Same investment table as above.]
During the given years, what is the average investment per year for the services sector in Rupees Hundred Crore?
[Figure: Same investment table as above.]
During which one of the following years, was the total investment maximum?
Which one of the following is a major effect of long term consumption of drinking water containing little (less than 0.5 ppm) or no fluoride?
Carborundum is used as an abrasive, because it
Which one of the following is NOT decomposed by bacterial action?
[Figure: Two positions of a dice with 1 to 6 dots on its faces. Position 1: top face 6 dots, front face 2 dots, right face 3 dots. Position 2: top face 6 dots, front face 3 dots, right face 5 dots.]
Two positions of a dice with 1 to 6 dots on its side are shown above. If the dice is resting on the side with three dots, what will be the number of dots on the side at the top?
[Figure: ABCD is a square; E, F, G, H are the mid-points of sides AB, BC, CD, DA respectively. Lines EG and HF divide the square into four equal smaller squares. Each smaller square is further divided into two equal rectangles: the top-left and bottom-right smaller squares by a horizontal line, and the top-right and bottom-left smaller squares by a vertical line.]
What is the number of rectangles which are NOT squares in the above figure? (Given that ABCD is a square and E, F, G, H are mid-points of its sides)
Consider the following number:
n = [(6374)^1793 x (625)^317 x (313)^49]
Which one of the following is the digit at the unit place of n?
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[Figure: An outline map of India with four locations marked: 1 in north-central India, 2 in central India (just south of the Tropic of Cancer), 3 in the north-east, and 4 in the north-west.]
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List I (National Park): A. Corbett, B. Neora Valley, C. Betla, D. Kanha
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Consider the following statements:
Which of the following statements related to tribes in India are correct?
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Consider the following statements about 'Ring of Fire':
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The Bum La Pass is located in
Which one of the following is located at the southernmost latitude?