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If the magnification produced by a lens is +2, then the image is:
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If the magnification produced by a lens is +2, then the image is:
What is the correct sequence of resistivity of silver, nichrome and glass at room temperature?
At the time of short-circuit, the current in the circuit:
Which one of the following statements is not correct?
A boy completes one round of a circular track of diameter 200 m in 30 s. What will be the displacement at the end of 3 minutes and 45 seconds?
What happens to the gravitational force between two objects if the mass of one object is doubled and the distance between them is also doubled/
The number of moles of oxygen gas used in complete combustion of 1 mole of glucose is:
Which one of the following is not an example of an oxidation reaction?
Methanoic acid is normally found in:
What is the number of moles of 'He' in 104 g of helium gas?
While burning hydrocarbon fuels, if we see a yellow flame with lots of black smoke, it means that the fuel is:
The number of saturated and unsaturated bonds in cyclohexane are:
Which one of the following statements is true when non-metals are dissolved in water?
Which one of the following statements is not correct with regard to genetically modified organisms?
Suppose, due to an accident, the delicate lining of the mouth and oesophagus of a person is injured. In this case, which one of the following tissues will be affected?
Which one of the following statements is correct about the cell membrane?
Plants prepare glucose in the process of:
The disease rickets develops in children due to the deficiency of:
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List I (Blood Vessel)
List II (Function)
Which one of the following statements is true with regard to a greenhouse
An object weighs 9 N on the surface of the Earth. What would be its weight, when measured on the surface of a planet where the acceleration due to gravity is 9 times that on the surface of the Earth?
The twinkling of a star is due to:
A convex lens has a focal length of 15 cm. At what distance should an object be placed in front of the lens to get a real image of the same size of the object?
Which one of the following statements about biogas is not correct?
Which of the following mineral acids is found in human stomach?
Which one of the following living organisms gives litmus?
Which one of the following is the main reason of acid rains?
Mutation in a virus is caused due to a change in its:
Yeast, which is used to make bread, belongs to the group:
Hyphae are:
Which one of the following is the first urban settlement in the world to reach a population size of one million (million-plus city)?
Which one of the following climatic types (Koppen's Scheme) is best suited to describe the climate of the western fringe of Rajasthan?
Where are the Bermuda Islands located?
Which one of the following States/Union Territories has the highest percentage of forest area to the total geographical area?
In India, the period of steady population growth referes to the decade(s) of:
Manikaran in Himachal Pradesh is known for:
Who among the following, first mooted the idea of deficit financing?
Which of the following is/are the function(s) of environment?
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Who among the following formulated the concept of poverty as a measurable development indicator in the Indian subcontinent?
Which one of the following terms denotes the inputs in terms of tools, machines, buildings, raw materials and money in hand required at any stage of production?
Which one of the following inputs is required in less quantity in case of non-farming activities?
Which one of the following statements with regard to the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 is correct?
Which one of the following is not mentioned as a form of Emergency in the Constitution of India?
Which one of the following is not a provision related to a Money Bill?
Which one of the following items is not covered under GST?
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
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Which one of the following is not an Indian form of Socialism?
Which one of the following best describes BRICS?
Which one of the following is not a characteristic feature of Indian Federalism?
Which of the following statements about sculptures at Sanchi is/are correct?
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In which one of the following years was the first telegraphic connection established between Europe and India?
Who among the following was the founder of the Virashaiva Movement in Karnataka?
The ruins of Hampi were brought to light by which of the following British officers of the East India Company?
Which one of the following works was composed by Krishnadevaraya on statecraft in Telugu?
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List I (Soil Type)
List II (Salient Characteristic)
A peripediment in a desert or semi-desert region is also known as:
Individual lava flows are normally only a few feet thick, but over a long period of time, repeated flows may build up a volcano. Such volcanoes are termed as:
Isohalines are lines joining equal:
Which one of the following would be considered as Foreign Direct Investment?
Which one of the following does not influence quantity demanded for a good?
Infant mortality ratio of which one of the following countries is comparable to that of India?
Which of the following factors signify monopolistic competition?
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Article 19(1) of the Constitution of India, as it stands amended, includes which of the following?
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Which one of the following statements with regard to the Election Commission is not correct?
Which of the following statements with regard to the Preamble to the Constitution of India is/are correct?
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In Part-IVA of the Constitution of India, which one of the following is not mentioned as a duty of every citizen of India?
Which of the following terms were used in the Indo-Persian source of the Mughal period to denote a peasant?
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Who among the following pioneering Bengali women serialised her autobiography Amar Katha between 1910 and 1913?
Arrange the following events chronologically starting from the earliest:
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The year 1916 is important in Indian history for:
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Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List I (Railway Zone)
List II (Headquarters)
Ten Degree Channel is found between:
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List I (Waterfall)
List II (State)
Which one of the following is not a resultant of the El Nino effect?
According to the Constitution of India, which one of the following statements is not correct?
Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India requires the Prime Minister of India to furnish information related to decisions of the Council of Ministers to the President of India?
Which one of the following statements is not correct?
The issue, 'whether Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code is violative of Articles 21, 14 and 15 of the Constitution of India' was decided in which of the following cases?
Which one of the following writs mean 'you may have the body'?
Who among the following belonged to Serampore Mission?
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Consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Which one of the following was not a part of Kautilya's Saptanga Theory of the State?
Consider the following statements about Ashoka's faith in Buddhism:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Which of the following variable(s) is/are displayed in population pyramids?
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Match List- I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists :
List I (Lake)
List II (State)
Which one of the following is the most important factor for the formation of smog?
Mount Thullier (642 m) is an important mountain peak of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is located in:
Which one of the following land surfaces has the highest albedo?
Which one of the following terms represents the maxim, 'no man/person shall be condemned unheard'?
Which one of the following statements about the Speaker of Lok Sabha is not correct?
Which one of the following statements about a Bill for Amendment of the Constitution of India is not correct?
Which one of the following methods is followed in electing the President of India?
From among the following Mahajanapadas identify the gana/sangha (oligarchy):
The provision for separate electorate for Muslims was given in
Which of the following was/were the founder member(s) of Hindustan Socialist Republican Army established in September, 1928?
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Who among the following did not belong to the group of 'No-Changers'?
The headquarters of Ghadar Movement/Party were at
Which one of the following pairs of Newspaper and Editor is not correctly matched?
| a | Navjivan | Mahatma Gandhi |
| b | Mahratta | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| c | Bengalee | Surendranath Banerjee |
| d | Voice of India | Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
Which one of the following was not included in the terms and conditions of Subsidiary Alliance System of Lord Wellesley?
Which one of the following is an exhaustible but renewable natural resource?
Recently, the term 'two-pillar soluction/two-pillar package' often seen in the news refers to
Consider the following pairs of vaccine and category/type:
What is 'Unicorn Company' often mentioned in Indian news?
A global initiative popularly known as '30 x 30 target' is often seen in the news. Which one of the following statements best reflects this initiative?
Which one of the following statements is correct regarding LOFAR (Low Frequency Array)?
In the recently formed grouping of countries generally known as 'Middle-East Quad', in addition to India, which of the following are other members?
The terms 'Pinaka and Smerch' mentioned in news recently refer to
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
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Recently India signed a contract for the manufacture of nearly 6 lakh AK-203 rifles with which one of the following countries?
In December 2021, who among the following succeeded Angela Merkel as the Chancellor of Germany?
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
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Which one of the following statements about Anil Menon is correct?
India's maiden human space mission will be launched in 2023. What is its name?
Which one of the following teams won the Senior Women's National Football Championship, 2021?
Which of the following about Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary is/are correct?
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Which one among the following countries has announced a plan that sets a goal of having fewer than 5% of its populace smoking by 2025?
Who among the following won the FIDE World Chess Championship, 2021?
With reference to Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary, Sultanpur National Park, Thol Lake Wildlife Sanctuary and Wadhwana Wetland, which of the following statements is/are correct?
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To study which one of the following was a spacecraft launched that would be farthest from the Sun and would run exclusively on solar power?
Recently, archaeological studies at which one among the following revealed that by 1200 BCE there was a flourishing agrarian civilization and the cultivation of rice was well-established at this place?