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Which one among the following is not a micronutrient for plants?
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Which one among the following is not a micronutrient for plants?
Xylem in the plants are responsible for the transport of:
Which one among the following hormones inhibits the growth activity in plants?
Which of the the following following category of biomolecules does Starch belong to?
Which one among the following is not a feature of Xerophytes?
Halophytes are the plants that grow on which one, among the following categories of soil?
Which one among the following is not a part of vascular bundle in plants?
In which one among the following mediums would the speed of sound be maximum?
Which organelle in animal cells can digest foreign materials?
Photosynthesis that converts light energy into chemical energy by the plants, involves the use of green pigments of leaves called chlorophyll. The only structure in a leaf that hosts chlorophyll is :
In which of the following colloids is the dispersing medium a liquid?
The two isotopes of elemental chlorine are:
Which one among the following metals is not stored under oil?
Potassium nitrate is not used:
The surface of the concrete structure of a new construction is covered with straw/gunny bags by wetting. This is done to :
Which one among the following statements for the gases mentioned below is not correct?
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List I (Trade Name) List II (Chemical Name) A. Bleaching powder
Which one among the following statements is not true for glass?
Which one among the following is responsible for determining the chemical properties of an element?
Which one among the following is used in bleaching of paper?
X-rays can be used to:
Which one of the following heat transfers is an example of convection?
The phenomenon of rainbow formation by water droplets involves :
Ozone hole is a region over:
Which of the following are the major missions of Indian Space Research Organization in 2023?
Which one of the following is the most appropriate reason for aircraft being equipped with conducting tyres?
Which of the following statements for persons suffering from presbyopia is/are correct?
A sound wave having frequency of 300 Hz is travelling in an unknown medium. Its wavelength is not known. It travels a distance equal to 150 times its wavelength in time t. The value of t is:
Mission Shakti (DRDO) of India is related to which one among the following?
In Sun-Earth system, the Sun, the Earth and the Lagrange point L4 form:
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List I (Training Institute) List II (Location) A. National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes and Narcotics
Consider the following statements :
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Which one of the following is not among the thematic areas of National Mission on Sustainable Habitat?
Which of the following are the components of the Indian Legal System?
Which one among the following statements about the objectives of Vibrant Village Programme is correct?
Which one of the following UN organizations has not been awarded the Nobel Prize ?
Which of the following areas has been exempted from the purview of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019?
Who among the following stated that 'A just society is that society in which ascending sense of reverence and descending sense of contempt is dissolved into the creation of a compassionate society'?
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
Arrange the following agreements between India and Pakistan in chronological order:
Which of the following statements with regard to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is/are correct?
Financial Action Task Force is:
In which of the following matters placed before the UN General Assembly, a resolution by two-thirds majority of the members present and voting is required?
'Bharat Parv' was organized by the Government of India during which of the following programmes ?
Which one of the following organizations challenged the constitutionality of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code in the Supreme Court of India?
As per Article 371G of the Constitution of India, special provisions have been made with respect to the state of Mizoram. Accordingly, no Act of Parliament shall apply on certain matters unless the Legislative Assembly of Mizoram so decides by a resolution. Which one of the following matters is not covered under this Article ?
Which of the following statements, as per the Information Technology Act, 2000, is/are correct?
Which of the following statements about National Recruitment Agency is correct?
The Research Design and and Standards Organization is the R&D wing of which one of the following organizations?
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List I (Speaker of Lok Sabha) List II (Tenure) A. Manohar Gajanan Joshi
Consider the following statements about the Vedanta philosophy:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The distribution of charkhas on a wide scale among the people was decided by:
The terms used for cereals in the Rig Veda are:
Consider the following statements about the condition of widows in the 18th century India :
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Consider the following statements about the administrative measures of Shivaji:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
With reference to the Mesolithic art in India, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
In the decoration of Stupas, what does the term 'Kinjalkini' refer to?
Which of the following is/are the correct components of the "Lion Capital" at Sarnath ?
Consider the following events leading to the Indian Independence:
Who among the following were famous for their metal-casting skills and used to cast excellent matchlocks during the medieval period?
Consider the following statements about the Ancient Hindu metal images in India:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Which one of the following terms was used for the States in the Draft Constitution presented by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar on 4th November, 1948 ?
The antariya was a garment worn by people during the Mauryan period. It was:
Consider the following statements with reference to the Utpala dynasty of Kashmir :
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following pairs of High Offices and concerned Departments in the Mauryan Administration:
Samahartri :Chief Collector of Revenue
Which kingdom was described by Governor-General Lord Dalhousie as "A cherry that will drop into our mouth one day"?
Consider the following statements with reference to Census in India :
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
Which of the following statements about Cabinet Mission are correct?
Consider the following pairs:
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
Which of the following pairs of Himalayan Glaciers and their location is/are correctly matched?
Consider the following statements regarding the rivers of India :
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements regarding transportation functions associated with important ports:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Cumulonimbus clouds develop from which among the following clouds ?
Which of the following Ramsar Wetland sites is not situated in any of the Union Territories of India?
Eratosthenes, a Greek philosopher measured the Earth's circumference based on the angle of Sun rays at two different points. Which cities were they?
Which kind of mass wasting processes are commonly associated with creep?
Consider the following statements:
Consider the following statements:
As per India State of Forest Report 2021, which one of the following states is not among the top three with reference to maximum area under forest?
How is strong pressure gradient represented on a weather map?
Which one of the following is not an example of chemical weathering?
Which of the following statements regarding Arc Volcanoes is/are correct?
Which one of the one of the following statements regarding S-waves is not correct?
Which of the following states is/are part of the Ganga Basin?
Which peninsular river has a tributary named 'Kabini'?
Consider the following statements:
Which of the following peaks are situated in India
Which of the following statements regarding River Rhine is/are correct?
With reference to the continent of 'Antarctica' which of the following statements are correct?
Consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Long-Term Low Emissions Development Strategy envisions :
Which one among the following was the focus of the Twelfth Five-Year Plan?
Which of the following is not included in the Capital Account of the Balance of Payments of a country?
The Atmanirbhar Bharat Scheme announced by the Government helps in:
Which one of the following statements for a firm's equilibrium in Perfect Competition is not correct?
Which one of the following taxes is not included in the Central Pool to be shared with the States according to the recommendations of Finance Commission of India?
Which one of the following dimensions is not included in Human Development Index ?
Suppose there are only two normal goods in the economy, X and Y. If price of good X increases, which would be the correct statement from below?
If the price index increased from 100 in 2021 to 110 in 2022 to 132 in 2023, then the rate of inflation is:
The Rangarajan Committee methodology for determining the poverty line incorporated which of the following?
Which one of the following is not a fund managed by NIIFL (National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Limited)?
Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Fund was established with the view to help which one of the following groups?
Which one among the following items comprises the major portion of revenue expenditure of the Union Government of India ?
India's women's badminton team recently won the Badminton Asia Team Championship, 2024. Who among the following players was not a part of the team?
Which of the following statements related to Indian medicine system is not correct?
Which one of the following statements is correct about NISHTHA, a Government of India initiative?
Arrange the BRICS countries in ascending order of their rank in the Human Development Report 2023-24, released by the UNDP:
India has signed a Trade and Economic Partnership. Agreement (TEPA) with EFTA, which is a regional group consisting of four countries. Which one of the following countries is not a member of this group?
Which one of the following countries shares the territorial boundary with both Russia and Ukraine?
In June 2024, India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with USA for supporting Indian Railways to achieve Mission Net Zero Carbon Emission by the year:
Which one of the following statements is correct about the PM-JANMAN scheme?
Which of the following statements is not correct?
ISRO, in its studies, has revealed that there is a 178% increase in the size of the Ghepang Ghat Glacial Lake. In which of the following States/UTs is this lake located?
Which of the following State/s is/are common to the Bru-Reang Agreement, NLFT (SD) Agreement, and Tripartite Agreement with TIPRA?
Which of the following movies won the 96th Academy Award 2024 in the Best Picture category?
India's first dedicated OPD for the Transgenders was opened at which one among the following hospitals?
Which one of the following statements about 'INS Tarmugli' is not correct?
Which one of the following resolutions in the final agreement reached at COP28 is associated with the target of achieving 'Net Zero by 2050'?