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Lack of atmosphere around the Moon is due to
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Lack of atmosphere around the Moon is due to
Which one among the following correctly defines a unit magnetic pole in SI units? It is the pole which when placed in air at a distance of
After rising a short distance, the smooth column of smoke from a cigarette breaks up into an irregular and random pattern. In a similar fashion, a stream of fluid flowing past an obstacle breaks up into eddies and vortices which give the flow irregular velocity components transverse to the flow direction. Other examples include the wakes left in water by moving ships, the sound produced by whistling and by wind instruments. These examples are the results of
Two identical piano wires have same fundamental frequency when kept under the same tension. What will happen if tension of one of the wires is slightly increased and both the wires are made to vibrate simultaneously?
What is the major role of a greenhouse gas that contributes to temperature rise of the Earth's surface?
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
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Which of the following measures should be taken when an economy is going through inflationary pressures?
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The basis of European Union began with the signing of
National income ignores
What are G. arboreum, G. herbaceum, G. hirsutum and G. barbadense, whose all the four species are cultivated in India? (G = Gossypium)
The soil formed by wind dust in and around hot deserts is called
Logically, what does a continually rising air pressure indicate?
The TEAM-9 initiative is a techno-economic cooperation venture between India and eight countries of
Which one among the following is the type of the Comoros Islands which lie in the Indian Ocean between Northern Madagascar and the African Coast?
Which among the following conditions are necessary for the issue of writ of quo warranto?
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Which one among the following is a fundamental duty of citizens under the Constitution of India?
Which one among the following statements is correct?
Which one among the following statements about globalization is not correct?
The best colours for a Sun umbrella will be
Before X-ray examination (coloured X-ray) of the stomach, patients are given suitable salt of barium because
The elements of a group in the periodic table
Which one among the following polymers is used for making bullet-proof material?
The pH of human blood is normally around
The pH of fresh groundwater slightly decreases upon exposure to air because
Who won the Wimbledon 2011 men's singles title?
Which among the following countries has recently decided to give a grant of US $ 1 billion for the reconstruction of the Nalanda University?
Which one among the following is the fastest Indian Supercomputer recently developed by ISRO?
The year 2011 has been celebrated by UNESCO and IUPAC as International Year of Chemistry to mark the 100 years of Nobel Prize winning by Madame Curie in Chemistry. In this context, which of the following statements is/are correct?
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In February 2011, which among the following countries has elected Mr. Thein Sein, a military general-turned-civilian leader, as its first President?
Which one among the following vitamins is necessary for blood clotting?
Over 90% of the world's biomass is in
Which one among the following is a source of methane emission into the atmosphere?
Which one among the following statements is not correct?
Carbon dioxide is called a greenhouse gas because
The fossil of Archaeopteryx represents the evidence of origin of
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
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When the productive capacity of the economic system of a State is inadequate to create sufficient number of jobs, it is called
Which one among the following is not a Millennium Development Goal of the United Nations?
Fiscal policy in India is formulated by
Which one among the following is not a clause of World Trade Organization?
Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) relate to
Which one among the following is not a landlocked country in Africa?
The imaginary line on the Earth's surface that closely follows the 180-degree Meridian is
The country that shares border with India is
The distance between consecutive longitudes (91 deg 92 deg E) at the Poles is
If news is broadcast from London at 10:30 AM, at what time it will be heard at Baghdad (45 deg E)?
The site of Harappa is located on the bank of river
Which one among the following statements regarding Bal Gangadhar Tilak is not correct?
Which one among the following principles was not propagated by the Theosophical Society?
Which one among the following statements is correct?
Who among the following Governor-Generals formed the Triple Alliance against Tipu Sultan?
Take the case of dignity and equal rights for women. How do democracies help?
The Constitution of India is republican because it
Assume that India and Pakistan are engaged in an increasingly volatile situation over the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir with a Kargil type infiltration by Pakistan. A conventional war between both the countries is inevitable under the shadow of nuclear weapons. In this situation, what is the nuclear capacity that India should possess against Pakistan to deter a nuclear exchange?
Which of the following statements is correct with regard to Yudh Abhyas?
Which one among the following statements is correct with regard to the C-5M Super Galaxy?
Consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Which one among the following companies received Golden Peacock Environment Management Award for the year 2011?
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List-I (Short-listed Book for DSC Prize for South Asian Literature, 2012):
In which one among the following Latin American countries, a woman has for the first time won the presidential elections for the second term?
The macro-nutrients provided by inorganic fertilizers are
The ultimate cause of water movement in a plant stem against gravity is
Vermicompost is a/an
In wildlife conservation, which one among the following best defines an 'endemic' species?
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Duncan Passage is located between
Consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above are correct?
The main area of production of icebergs is found in
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The Operation Polo was associated with the annexation of which one among the following Princely States into Indian Union?
The name of Ram Prasad Bismil is associated with
Which one among the following was not a demand of the Prarthana Samaj?
Which of the following statements about Permanent Settlement are correct?
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Which one among the following nontoxic gases helps in formation of enzymes which ripen fruit?
Age of fossil may be found out by determining the ratio of two isotopes of carbon. The isotopes are
Which one among the following statements is correct?
Which one among the following statements is correct?
Suppose a terrorist group has laid siege to the Hazratbal Shrine in Srinagar, Kashmir. They have also taken around 80 civilians hostage. Which one among the following will be the best response by the security forces in this situation?
Which one among the following statements about NATO is not correct?
The Cabinet Mission Plan for India envisaged a
The National Commission for Women was created by
Under which law it is prescribed that all proceedings in the Supreme Court of India shall be in English language?
Which one of the following reactions is the main cause of the energy radiation from the Sun?
In SONAR, we use
A liquid is kept in a regular cylindrical vessel up to a certain height. If this vessel is replaced by another cylindrical vessel having half the area of cross-section of the bottom, the pressure on the bottom will
The time period of a simple pendulum having a spherical wooden bob is 2 s. If the bob is replaced by a metallic one twice as heavy, the time period will be
Which one among the following statements about an atom is not correct?
China recently objected the participation of an Indian company in its joint venture with another country for offshore oil exploration. Which one among the following is that country?
Which one among the following statements is correct? The current Prime Minister of Nepal Dr. Baburam Bhattarai is heading a
An African country, Sudan has been broken into two recently with formation of a new country named South Sudan. Economy of South Sudan will depend on its
Indian Space Research Organization and the Airport Authority of India have recently signed a memorandum of understanding to install a space-based augmentation system (SBAS) to render the Global Positioning System signal suitable for civil aviation over the Indian airspace. What is the name of the SBAS?
World's first gold and jewelry encrusted car - Gold Plus, was unveiled in the year 2011 as a tribute to 5000 years of Indian jewelry making. Who among the following was the maker of the car?
Which one among the following statements is not correct? The word 'socialist' in the Preamble of the Constitution of India, read with
Suppose a legislation was passed by the Parliament imposing certain restrictions on newspapers. These included page ceiling, price and advertisements. The legislation is included in the Ninth Schedule to the Constitution of India. In this context, which one among the following statements is correct?
With regard to the powers of the Rajya Sabha, which one among the following statements is not correct?
The Nehru-Mahalanobis strategy of development guided the planning practice in India from the
While a proclamation of emergency is in operation, the duration of the Lok Sabha can be extended for a period
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If you travel along the Suez Canal from Port Said to Suez, you will come across several lakes. Which of the following lakes is not on this Canal?
Xerophytes represent the class of vegetation found in
What is a cloudburst?
Which one among the following is not correct, regarding Tsunami?
Which one among the following statements regarding India's coal is not correct?
Consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above are correct?
The Viceregal Lodge at Shimla is a well-known ancient monument. Which of the following statements about the monument are correct?
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Who among the following Chinese travelers visited the kingdoms of Harshavardhana and Kumar Bhaskar Varma?
Which one among the following Indus cities was known for water management?
Consider the following statements: According to Hindu Law, marriage is defined as
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Which one among the following States was first annexed by Lord Dalhousie under the Doctrine of Lapse?
Identify the correct sequence of the following events of Indian history (starting with the earliest):
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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List-I (Social Reformer):
Which one among the following statements regarding Jorwe Culture is not correct?
Ashokan inscriptions of Mansehra and Shahbazgadhi are written in
Who among the following scholars were contemporary of Kanishka?
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Sabin Award is given for the conservation of
The Indian research station Himadri is located at
The year 2011 was the centenary year for which one among the following policy-making bodies of the Government of India in scientific research and development?
In the year 2011, NASA launched a mission to study the Moon from 'crust to core' through its
In the year 2011, a scientist from USA discovered 'BISIN', which
In the year 2011, a missile named 'PRAHAR', developed by DRDO was test fired. This is a