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The rule to determine the direction of a current induced in a coil due to its rotation in a magnetic field is:
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The rule to determine the direction of a current induced in a coil due to its rotation in a magnetic field is:
A car travels a total distance L. It travels half the distance with speed v1 and the other half with speed v2. The average speed of the car is:
The linear momentum of a particle is conserved if:
When a stone tied to a string is whirled in a circle, the work done on it by the string:
Assume ‘A ’ does 500 J of work in ‘x’ minutes and ‘B’ does 1000 J of work in 20 minutes. If the power delivered by ‘A’ is P1 and ‘B’ is P2 and P1 = 2P2, then ‘x’, in minutes is:
A sound wave travelling at a speed of 330 m/s produces 20 crests and 20 troughs in 0.1 second. The wavelength of the sound wave is:
An X-ray can be deflected:
In a simple astronomical telescope, the objective and the eyepiece used respectively, are:
Twinkling of a star is due to:
Van de Graaff generator generates:
Consider the following international events:
Which one of the following features is correct about the ‘First Past the Post System’ of election?
Match List-I with List-II and select the answer using the code given below the Lists: List-I (Special provision in the Constitution of India) List-II (State) A. Article 371
Which of the following statements as per the Constitution of India is/are correct?
Which one among the following pairs of Subjects and Lists under the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India is not correctly matched?
Which of the following statements with reference to the Preamble to the Constitution of India are correct?
Which one of the following statements about ‘Motions’ in the Parliament of India is correct?
Part IV -A of the Constitution of India deals with which one of the following areas?
The ‘Durand Line’ is a border demarcation that separates which of the following countries?
Consider the following social movements:
Which one of the following statements about the Tashkent Agreement is correct?
Which among the following is not a language listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India?
Which of the following can be considered a part of the ancient Indian Smriti Literature?
Who among the following was India’s first Woman Chief Minister?
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
Which of the following pairs of Institute and their location is/are correctly matched?
Consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
‘Maitree’ is a Joint Military Ex ercise between India and:
Which of the following criteria are specified for granting Special Category Status to States in India?
Who among the following is the founder of the Congress Socialist Party?
Which one of the following statements about ‘Nilgiri’, ‘Surat’ and ‘Vaghsheer’ is correct?
Which of the following surveys are being conducted by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India?
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
Match List-I with List-II and select the answer using the code given below the Lists: List-I (Organization) List-II (Year of Formation) A. European Union
The book, “The Art of War” was written by:
Which one of the following military operations was not undertaken by India?
Which of the following statem ents are correct about ‘ Arnala’, an Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft?
Robert Prevost became the Catholic Pope after the death of Pope Francis. Which of the following statements is/are correct about him?
Which of the statements about the dams on the Chenab river is/are correct?
Which of the following statements about ‘Alcatraz’, which was recently in news, is/are correct?
Which of the following statements about India’s military arsenal is/are correct?
Recently, IC AR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research) has developed the world’s first genome-edited rice varieties. Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to the developed products?
Which one of the following is a good statistic to evaluate where an economy stands in the financial cycle?
Which of the following pairs of initiatives of the Government of India and their objectives is/are correctly matched?
Social Mobilisation and Institution Development (SM&ID) is one of the major components of:
Which language uses the symbolic representation of machine codes needed to program a particular processor or processor family?
What are the uses of software ports?
Assuming the computer is a 4-bit computer, what result is produced after subtraction of 3 from 5 using the 2’s complement representation?
Which one of the following is not a logical operator?
Which among the following are the purposes of deploying a Firewall?
Amsterdam-St. Paul Plateau is located in which one of the following oceanic regions?
Which one of the following pairs of City and Lake is not correctly matched?
Which of the following statements with reference to lines of latitudes is/are correct?
Arrange the following major elements present in the Earth’s crust, in ascending order, in weight percentage:
Match List-I with List-II and select the answer using the code given below the Lists: List-I (Island/Nation) List-II (Tectonic Plate) A. Comoros
Which of the following statements with preference to Richter scale is/are correct?
Which of the following statements with reference to Glacial trough is/are correct?
Consider the following statements reference to Mid-latitude deciduous forests:
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Arrange the following permanent gases present in the atmosphere in ascending order:
The pattern of planetary winds largely depends upon which of the following factors?
Which of the above is/are correct?
Which of the following statements with reference to Water Vapour in the atmosphere is/ are correct?
Consider the following pairs with reference to world climate types and their characteristics: (Climate) (Characteristic)
Identify the climate type based on the given below characteristics:
Consider the following statements with reference to the Cotton te xtile industry in India:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Indore city in Madhya Pradesh is situated in which one of the following regions?
Which among the following Classes of Towns in India holds the highest percentage of Urban Population as per the Census 2011?
The Golden Quadrilateral Highway does not pass through which of the following cities?
Consider the following statements with reference to location of Major Ports in India:
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Which one among the following is not an atmospheric natural disaster?
Which of the following statements with reference to National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) is/are correct?
Which one among the following pairs of type of firm and feature is not correctly matched?
Union Budget 2025 increased the Sectoral cap of FDI to 100 per cent from 74 per cent for:
The practice of reducing the size of a product while maintaining its sticker price is called:
Consider the following statements about innovation and research and development in India:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements about the Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE):
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements about Union Government’s Expenditure on revenue account and effective capital expenditure:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Which one among the following statements about the Districts as Export Hubs (DEH) in India is not correct?
Which of the following statements about Tim Tim Tare (TTT) is/are correct?
Consider the following statements regarding Annual Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) report 2023–24 by the National Statistical Organization (NSO):
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Which one of the following platfor ms marks a transformative step in India’s immunization efforts by digitizing vaccination records for pregnant women and children up to 16 years?
Consider the following statements about the Bengal countryside at the time of the Permanent Settlement:
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Match List-I with List-II and select the answer using the code given below the Lists: List-I (Journal/Newspaper/ Pamphlet) List-II (Founder/Editor/ Author) A. Kudi Arasu
Which of the following statements about the Ghadar Movement is/are correct?
Chronologically ar range the formation of the following political associations, beginning from the earliest:
Which one of the following periods has provided the evidence of a ploughed field at Kalibangan in Rajasthan?
Consider the following events:
Consider the following pairs: (Historical Place) (Well-known for)
With reference to the “ Amara-Nayaka system”, which one of the following statements is not correct?
The popular poem “ Khoob ladi mardani woh to Jhansi wali rani thi” (Like a man she fought, she was the Rani of Jhansi) was written by:
Consider the following statements about Ellora:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
In which one of the following states are the Guntupalle Buddhist Caves located?
Consider the following statements about Ajanta Cave paintings:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
“Neel Darpan”, a play that depicted the atrocities on the indigo planters, was translated into English by:
With reference to the Revolt of 1857, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Which of the following books portrays three images of the Mother Goddess: “Mother as she was”, “Mother as she is” and “Mother as she will be”?
With reference to the women achievers in modern India, consider the following statements:
How many of the statements given above is/are correct?
The Sanikatta Salt Works, known for Salt Satyagraha, is located in:
The Kalaram temple, known for temple entry movements in the early twentieth century, is located in which state of India?
Matangini Hazra and Lakshman Naik sacrificed their lives in:
With reference to the history of India, the word “kopeki” is associated with:
Which one of the following metals is widely extracted by the electrolysis of its molten compound?
Which one of the following is not a property of ‘graphene’?
Why do plastics not degrade easily?
Which one of the following is the correct chemical for mula of carboxylic acid?
Which one of the following statements is not correct for benzene?
Which one of the following is not a nitrogen fertilizer?
Which one of the following general electronic configurations correctly represent transition metal element?
Variable oxidation numbers are possible for:
Which one of the following gas smells like a rotten egg?
The chemical reaction K2SO4 + BaCl2 → 2KC1 + BaSO4↓ (aq.) (aq.) (aq.) (solid) is an example of:
Which one among the following is the correct scheme followed for classification of animals?
Which one of the following is an example of airborne disease?
What are the four human blood types in ABO blood group typing?
Which one of the following is not a part of the male reproductive system in human beings?
Which of the following are the different parts of a human brain?
Tooth enamel of humans is made up of:
The inner lining of the human small intestine has numerous finger-like projections called:
Which of the following represent disaccharides?
Which one of the following organelles can be seen in a prokaryotic cell?
A solution with a pH value less than 7 is a/an: