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Which one among the following is NOT a non-procedural computer language?
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Which one among the following is NOT a non-procedural computer language?
Consider the following:
Which of the above can be used to compress video files?
Which one among the following has largest energy per photon?
In Sun-Earth system, the distance between Lagrange points L2 and L3 is about
Which one of the following statements with regard to greenhouse effect is correct?
A canon shoots a ball upwards with an initial speed of 100 m/s. The total time of flight of the ball is 20 s before it hits the ground. The ball looses 70% of its speed after hitting the ground. Which among the following is the correct height that the ball will bounce up after its first bounce? (g = 10 m/s²)
Which one of the following statements correctly defines PM1 particles in air?
Which one of the following heat transfer mechanism does NOT require a medium?
Which one of the following statements about the solstices, an event that occurs when the Sun appears to reach most northerly or southerly, is correct?
Which one among the following does NOT have any linkage with the phenomenon of electromagnetic induction?
Which one among the following statements about matter is NOT correct?
The isotope of which one among the following elements is used in the treatment of cancer?
Water is a good solvent for dissolving ionic compounds because
Which among the following is correct with respect to bond formation in an ethyne molecule?
Which among the following are the main ingredients for manufacturing of glass?
Which one among the following statements with respect to the atomic number of an atom is correct?
Which one among the following is an example of endothermic process?
Which one among the following is used in the manufacture of ultra-violet protective glasses?
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List I (Pigment in paint):
List II (Example):
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List I (Element):
List II (Unpaired electron):
Which one among the following biotechnologies is applied to manufacture pharmaceutical products such as insulin, antibiotics and vaccines?
In which organism did Gregor J. Mendel conduct the experiment to explain principles of inheritance?
In which layer of the plant tissue Guard cells are present?
Identify the correct option from the following about the proportion of different gases in Biogas?
Which one of the following is the audible range of hearing for humans?
In what form excess of glucose is stored in human body?
Biotechnological research is promoted through the development of "Biotechnology Parks". Which of the following is/are essential to bring technology to market?
Which one of the following is the correct chronology of invention/discovery in the field of Biotechnology?
In an ecosystem why is the number of trophic levels of a food chain usually limited?
Which one of the following structure is NOT found in prokaryotes?
Consider the following statements regarding the rotation of the Earth:
Which of the following statements regarding faunal resources of India is/are correct?
Consider the following characteristics of a type of wind:
Where does podsolization take place?
Which one of the following statements with reference to the Nebular Hypothesis for the origin of Solar System is correct?
If it is 31st December, 2023 in New Zealand, at the same time what will be the date in the Hawaiian Islands and Alaska?
Which one of the following statement with reference to hailstones is NOT correct?
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List I (Ocean Current):
List II (Location):
With reference to 'Black Tigers', which of the following statements is/are correct?
Which one among the following statements about the Singareni Collieries Company Limited is correct?
Which of the following processes is/are part of the Rock Cycle?
Consider the following statements regarding the temperature of the Earth's surface:
Consider the following statements:
Which one among the following countries is NOT a part of the Arabian Peninsula?
With reference to 'South Coast of Australia' which of the following statements is/are correct?
The remainder, when 1 + (1 × 2) + (1 × 2 × 3) + ... + (1 × 2 × 3 × ... × 500) is divided by 8, is
The angle (in degrees) made by a sector having area one-sixth of the area of a semicircle is
Which one of the following is the average of first five multiples of each of the numbers from 11, 12, 13, ..., 20?
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
The ratio of present ages (in years) of X to Y is equal to the ratio of present ages (in years) of Y to Z. If the present age of Y is 15 years, then which of the following can be the sum of the ages (in years) of X, Y and Z?
If x + 1/x = 2, then which one of the following is the value of x^32 + 1/x^32?
A shopkeeper sold a product at 30% loss. Had his selling price been ₹150 more, he would have made a profit of 10%. What was the cost price?
A, B and C can finish a work in 20, 25 and 30 days, respectively. They start working together but B quits after working for 3 days. In how many days from the start shall the work be completed?
Two taps A and B can fill a tank with water in 20 minutes and 15 minutes, respectively. A third tap C can empty the full tank in 6 minutes. After the taps A and B fill the tank for 5 minutes, the tap C is opened to empty while A and B continue to fill it. In how many minutes after the start shall the tank get empty?
A and B start at the same time to reach the same destination. B travelled at 5/7 of A's speed and reached the destination 1 hour 20 minutes after A. What was the time taken by B to reach the destination?
There was a hike in petrol price by 12%. By how much percentage should a person decrease his petrol consumption such that there is no change in his expenditure on petrol?
If 19a + 19b + 19c = 437, then what is the mean of a, b and c?
Out of the six digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6; how many two digit numbers can be formed without repetition of digits?
A train travelling at a speed of 60 km/hr crosses a platform in 20 seconds. The same train crosses a person who is walking at a speed of 6 km/hr in the same direction as that of the train in 12 seconds. What is the length of the train and that of the platform, respectively?
In a partnership firm, A invests 1/6th of the total investment for 1/6th of the tenure. B invests 1/3rd of the total investment for 1/3rd of the tenure while C invests the remaining part for the full duration. Out of total profit of ₹46,00,000, what shall be C's share?
The sum of the ages of A and B (in years) is 22. The product of their ages two years back was 77. Which one of the following is the value of the difference of their current ages?
A shopkeeper sells two items, A and B. Item B's cost price is twice as that of item A. The shopkeeper sells item A at 10% profit and item B at 20% profit. Which one of the following is the value of net profit?
Out of a class of 100 students, 25 play at least cricket and football, 15 play at least cricket and hockey, 12 play at least football and hockey and 10 play all the three sports. The number of students playing cricket, football and hockey are 50, 37 and 22, respectively. The number of students who do NOT play any of the three sports is
A group of five people consisting of a couple are to be seated on a round table for a meeting. What is the total number of ways in which the seating arrangement can be made so that the couple do NOT sit next to each other?
A fair coin is tossed three times and the outcomes are noted. What is the probability of getting exactly two heads?
Consider the following statements about the costumes and headgear/hairstyle in India during 4th - 7th century AD:
Which of the following statements are correct?
Consider the following pairs of texts and their subjects:
The Junagarh inscription goes on to tell us that during the reign of Rudradaman, in the year 72 of the Saka era, there occurred a terrible storm. What would be the time in CE of the occurrence of that terrible storm?
Abdur Razzak, the traveler to Vijayanagar, had referred to the presence of a number of flower merchants in Vijayanagar and noted a particular flower that seemed as necessary as food to the people of that part. Which variety of flower was being referred to by Abdur Razzak?
In Kautilya's Arthashastra, the conquerer king is expected to establish, in the conquered territories, a social order based on the
Consider the following eras in early India:
What is Nalayira Divyaprabandham?
What are bhuni, pachara, and dopati mentioned frequently in the biographies of the Vaishnava reformers of medieval Assam?
Consider the following statements about the Rowlatt Act of 1919:
How many of the above statements is/are NOT correct?
Consider the following statements about Mahanavami dibba, a massive platform:
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Which of the following statements about the Bundela rebellion against Aurangzeb are correct?
Consider the following statements about the Dutch trade in Mughal period:
Which naval forts were erected by Shivaji?
Which of the following statements about the economy of Assam in the medieval period is/are correct?
Which of the following sectors have been identified as 'critical sectors' by the National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre?
Who, among the following Presidents of India, sent back the Post Office (Amendment) Bill, 1986 for the reconsideration of the Parliament?
Consider the following statements about the emblem of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games:
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Which one among the following statements with regard to India's maritime initiative, SAGAR, is correct?
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List I (Climate Conference):
List II (Country):
Under which one among the following Articles of the Constitution of India, a member of a Civil Service, whether of the Union or of a State, seeks protection from unlawful dismissal from service?
Which of the following statements are correct with regard to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)?
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
Which one among the following reports states that the budget is seen, not as a simple balancing of tax receipts against expenditure but as a sophisticated process in which instruments of taxation and expenditure are used to influence the course of the Economy?
Which of the following statements are correct about the composition of the G 20?
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List I (Commission/Committee):
List II (Suggested Reform in Civil Services Examination):
Under which one among the following Articles of the Constitution of India, the seats are reserved for the Scheduled Caste and the Scheduled Tribe in every Municipality?
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
"Mission Shakti" (DRDO) is the name given by India to
Consider the following statements:
Which of the following does NOT show an improvement in rural areas from the National Family Health Survey 4 to National Family Health Survey 5?
Consider the following statements:
In recent years, which one among the following is the source of demand in the Indian economy in descending order?
What is the percentage weightage assigned to Forest and Ecology in the devolution formula given by the Fifteenth Finance Commission of India for sharing of Union tax revenue with the States?
Consider the following statements regarding instruments of Monetary Policy:
Which of the following statements with regard to National Logistics Policy (NLP) is NOT correct?
Consider the following statements regarding Public Goods and Externalities:
Population of the year 2011 was first introduced in the tax devolution formula for sharing Union tax revenue with the States by
Which of the following statements is NOT correct for Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY)?
What were the main reforms undertaken under the New Economic Policy of the early 1990s?
Consider the following statements:
Retail core inflation is calculated excluding which of the following?
Which of the following is a part of the capital receipt of the Government of India?
Arrange the following sources of revenue of the Central Government in ascending manner in terms of percentage contribution to the total revenues of the Central Government in 2023-24
Which of the following statements with regard to the outcomes of the talks between the Prime Minister of India and the President of UAE held in February, 2024 is/are correct?
Which of the following is NOT one of the pillars of India's 'Foreign Trade Policy-2023'?
Which of the following statements about 'Vibrant Village Programme' of the Government of India is/are correct?
Which of the following countries chaired the 43rd ASEAN SUMMIT?
Which one among the following Indian PSUs has been declared as the winner at the Brandon Hall Group's Excellence in Technology Award-2023?
Which of the following two organizations are parts of TIWB (Tax Inspectors Without Borders)?
Which of the following countries does NOT share boundary with Ukraine?
JAYWAN is the domestic Debit Card of which of the following countries?
Who, amongst the following, has won International Emmy Award-2023 for 'Best Actor'?
Which of the following statements about CBAM (Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms) is/are correct?
Which of the following statements about the Nobel Peace Prize for 2023 is/are correct?
Which one among the following statements with regard to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) is NOT correct?
Which of the following statements with regard to the Anoop Barenwal v. Union of India (2023) case is/are correct?
The National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), which is developing Science Centres/Museums/Innovation Hubs in India, works under
Which one among the following cities was included as the 'City of Music' in the year 2023 in the UNESCO's Creative Cities Network?