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Scattering of a-particles by a thin gold foil suggests the presence of
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Scattering of a-particles by a thin gold foil suggests the presence of
The elements of which of the following pairs are isobars? 1H 3H 1H 2H
Which one of the following chemical reactions is not feasible?
A solution having pH equal to zero is known as
Which one of the following acids is produced in human stomach?
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The property of the sound waves that determines the pitch of the sound is its
Which one of the following is not a property of the X-rays?
Which one of the following is not true about the image formed by a plane mirror?
In a periscope, the two plane mirrors are kept
If the speed of light in air is 3 × m/s, then the speed of light in a medium of refractive index is. 108 ×108
Which one of the following types of radiation has the shortest wavelength?
The unit of the force constant k of a spring is
Which one of the following is not an epidemic disease?
Which one of the following animals has a threechambered heart? heart?
Which one of the following is the correct sequence of events during sexual reproduction in plants?
When air is blown from mouth into a test tube containing limewater, the limewater turns milky. This is due to the presence of
Which one of the following is the energy currency for cellular processes?
Which one of the following is first enzyme to mix with food in digestive tract?
Mahatma Gandhi's Dandi March, a great event in Indian freedom struggle, was associated with
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The number of water molecules associated with copper sulphate molecule to form crystals is
Silver articles become black after some time when exposed to air because
If x is the temperature of a system in Kelvin and y is the temperature of the system in °C, then the correct relation between them is
The resistivity r of a material can be expressed in units of
The electromagnetic waves, which are used for satellite communication, are:
Which one of the following is the correct sequence of organs that occur in the path of urine flow in human body?
Which of the following endocrine glands is not found in pair in humans?
Which one of the following cell organelles contains DNA?
Who among the following scientists introduced the concept of immunization to the medical world?
On 31st December, 1929, in which one of the following Congress Sessions was proclamation of Purna Swaraj made?
Which one of the following Acts reserved seats for women in Legislatures in accordance with the allocation of seats for different communities?
Which one among the following was demanded by the All India Depressed Classes Leaders' Conference at Bombay in 1931?
Who among the following was one of the founders of the Indian Society of Oriental Art?
Who among the following Sultans succeeded in finally breaking and destroying the power of Turkan-i-Chihalgani?
Who among the following Mongol leaders/ commanders did not cross Indus to attack India?
In the region of eastern shore of Adriatic Sea, a cold and dry wind blowing down from the mountain is known as
Nyishi tribe is found mainly in
In the field of tourism, which one of the following Indian States is described as 'One State Many Worlds'?
The number of people per unit area of arable land is termed as
Which one of the following rivers joins Ganga directly?
Which one of the following is not a type of commercial agriculture?
Which one of the following is not a land use category?
Which one of the following is not an objective of the MGNREGA?
Which one of the following statements with regard to the functioning of the Panchayats is not correct?
Which one of the following is the earliest launched scheme of the Government of India?
Which of the following statements is not correct regarding the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS)?
Saubhagya, a Government of India Scheme, relates to which of the following areas?
The ‘Basel Convention’ is aimed at protecting human health and environment against adverse effects of which of the following?
Which one of the following is the biggest cause of incidence of migration of female persons in India?
Which one of the following is not correct about Repo rate?
The Cash Reserve Ratio refers to
In economics, if a diagram has a line passing through the origin and has 45° angle with either axis and it is asserted that along the line X = Y, what is tacitly assumed?
Who among the following won the Best Men's Player Award of FIFA Football Awards, 2019?
In September 2019, which one of the following travel giants declared itself bankrupt?
Greta Thunberg, a teenaged environment activist who was in news recently, hails from
Recently the Reserve Bank of India has imposed limitations, initially for a period of six months, on the withdrawal of amount by account holders of which one of the following banks?
Amitabh Bachchan was recently conferred with the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award. Who among the following was the first recipient of the award?
The famous Mughal painting, depicting Jahangir embracing the Safavid king Shah Abbas, was painted by which one of the following Mughal painters?
Which of the following statements about ‘Mughal Mansab’ system are correct?
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Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Which of the following rulers were identified through matronymics (names derived from that of the mother)?
Which one of the following statements about the famous text of Panchatantra is correct?
Geomorphic factors influencing plant and animal distributions are
Which one of the following groups of cities does not have Sclerophyll as its natural vegetation cover?
Which of the following are warm ocean currents?
In India, how many States/Union Territories have more than two international boundaries?
In the Hadley cell thermal circulation, air rises up and finally descends at
Which one of the following soils is characterized by very high content of organic matter?
Overseas Indians can exercise franchise in an election to the Lok Sabha under which of the following conditions?
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Which one of the following is not a feature of the Ayushman Bharat Scheme?
Which of the following are considered to be the four pillars of human development?
Which one of the following was added as a fundamental duty through the Constitution (86th Amendment) Act, 2002?
Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India protects a person against double jeopardy?
Consider the following statements about Stone Age in India :
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
From which one of the following factory sites were limestone and chert blades mass produced and sent to various Harappan settlements in Sindh?
The work Siyar-ul-Mutakherin, which describes the Battle of Plassey, 1757, was written by
Who believed that the Russian designs were 'an imminent peril to the security and tranquility' of the Indian Empire in 1836?
The 'Tattvabodhini Sabha' established by
What was the code name given to the first ever tri-service military exercise between India and USA?
‘Naropa’ is an annual festival of
Which one of the following is India’s official entry for the Best International Feature Film 92nd category in the Academy Awards?
The Global Goalkeeper Award is given by
‘Gandhi Solar Park’ is located at
Who among the following was the first to arrive in Africa as traders that eventually led to European colonization of Africa?
The College of Military Engineering affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru University is situated at
Which of the following statements with regard to Coal India Limited (CIL) is/are true? l. CIL has its headquarters at Kolkata.
2. CIL operates through 82 mining areas spread over twenty provincial States of India.
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Which one of the following climatic types is found in Central Spain?
Which one of the following is not among the principal languages of Jammu and Kashmir?
The major part of Central Asia is dominated by which one of the following language families?
Which one of the following Articles was defended by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar on the plea that it would be used as 'a matter of last resort'?
What is the ground on which the Supreme Court can refuse relief under Article 32?
The Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises consists of
The First Delimitation Commission in India was constituted in
Who among the following stated in the 26th Constituent Assembly that on January, 1950, India was going to enter a life of contradictions?
The power of the Supreme Court to decide in the case of a dispute between two or more States is called
Who among the following is the Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM)?
Hilsa is the national fish of
The Vijaynagar Advanced Landing Ground of the Indian Air Force, which was reopened recently, is located in
Rustom-2, which crashed in Karnataka recently, was a/an
The maiden trilateral naval exercise involving India, Singapore and Thailand was held at
The creation of a Federal Court in India was advocated by which of the following Acts/ Commissions?
Who founded the 'Seva Samiti' at Allahabad in 1914?
The State of Hyderabad in the Deccan officially acceded to the Indian Union in the year
The Hunter Commission (1882) appointed to survey the state of education in India
The power to legislate on all matters relating to elections to Panchayats lies with
The Schedule of the Constitution of India distributes powers between
The provisions of the Constitution of India pertaining to the institution of Panchayat do not apply to which one of the following States?
Which one of the following rivers does not drain into Black Sea?
The National Water Academy (NWA) is located at
Which one of the following is the correct sequence of formation of the Commissions starting from the earliest?
The formulation of policy in respect to Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) is the responsibility of
Which one of the following is the latest addition to the AYUSH group of health care system?
Which one of the following is the nodal agency in India for the United Nations Environment Programme?
According to the Census 2011, in India, what is the percentage of people (approximately) considered to be migrants (internal), i.e., now settled in a place different from their previous residence?
Suppose an agricultural labourer earns ₹400 per day in her village. She gets a job to work as babysitter in a nearby town at ₹700 per day. She chose to work as agricultural labourer. Which one of the following is the opportunity cost of the agricultural labourer?
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Which one of the following was the host country for World Tourism Day, 2019?
BRICS Summit, 2020 will be hosted by
The Government of India has recently constituted a civilian award in the name of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in the field of contribution to