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1. A devastating cloud burst swept over on August 2010. Which one of the following statements with regard to

Cloud Burst is not correct?

1. Cloud Burst is a localized weather phenomenon representing highly concentrated rainfall over a small area

in a short duration of time2. Cloud Burst occurs due to upward movement of moisture-laden air with sufficient rapidity to form

cumulonimbus clouds

3. Cloud Burst occurs only in hilly areas

4. There is no satisfactory technique till now for predicting Cloud Burst

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2. Evergreening of patents is done by

1. citing another use of the same product

2. citing another process of forming the same product3. applying for extension of patent term

4. citing another product with same use

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3. Which one among the following substances evolves heat when dissolved in water?

1. Potassium nitrate

2. Sodium chloride

3. Glucose

4. Calcium oxide

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4. Why is Switzerland unable to join European Union (EU) till date (2010) despite its governments persistenteffort to do so?

1. Few EU countries like France and Germany are opposed to Switzerlands joining the Union

2. The Swiss people continue to vote against joining the EU as they do not want to lose Switzerlands

sovereignity

3. EU rejected Switzerlands application as Swiss government did not agree to use Euro as currency

4. All of the above

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5. Eco-Mark is given to an Indian Product which is

1. rich in protein

2. environment friendly

3. economically viable

4. pure and unadulterated

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6. When we eat something we like, our mouth waters. This is actually not water but fluid secreted from

1. nasal glands

2. oval epithelium3. salivary glands

4. tongue

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7. Along with goods manufactured using child labour, some of the developed countries have started to boycott

goods manufactured in developing countries using sweat labour. Sweat Labour implies goods produced by

1. female labourers at a very low wage2. labourers working in inhuman/unhealthy working conditions

3. labourers working for more than eight hours a day without any break

4. labourers where there is a wage discrimination between male and female labourers

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8. Which one among the following groups of items contains only biodegradable items?

1. Wood, Grass, Plastic

2. Wood, Grass, Leather

3. Fruit peels, Lime juice, China clay cup4. Lime juice, Grass, Polystyrene

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9. Which one among the following is not true for Special Economic Zones?

1. No licence is required for import

2. Manufacturing and service activities are allowed

3. No permission for subcontracting

4. No routine examination of cargo for export/import by customs authorities

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10. Sukhoi-30MKI Squadron is not stationed at

1. Tezpur

2. Pune

3. Jamnagar

4. Bareilly

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11. Dog bite can cause rabies. Which among the following other animals can also cause rabies?

1. Donkey

2. Bat3. Horse

4. Crocodile

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12. The interest of the Vijayanagar and Bahmani rulers clashed in three separate and distinct areas in Deccan.

Which one among the following was not directly associated with this intense conflict?

1. Tungabhadra doab

2. Krishna-Godavari delta/basin

3. Kaveri interior delta

4. Marathawada country

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13. Wind is often found to blow in a hot summer day due to

1. Conduction of heat between air and soil on the Earth

2. Radiation from the soil

3. Convection current of air

4. None of the above

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14. The original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India extends to

1. Treaties and agreements signed by the Government of India

2. Disputes between the Government of India and one or more States

3. Disputes relating to implementation of the Directive Principles of State Policy

4. A bill passed by the Parliament which is violative of the Constitution

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15. Which one among the following was not a reform measure carried out by Mahmud Gawan of Bahmani

Kingdom

1. The kingdom was divided into eight provinces or Tarafs

2. Nobles were paid salaries and were asked to maintain contingents of horses

3. A tract of land, Khalisa, was set apart for the expenses of the Tarafdar

4. Lands were measured and land taxes were fixed on that basis

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16. Heavy water implies

1. Water which is used in heavy industries such as thermal power plants

2. Water which contains SO2-4 and Cl- of calcium and magnesium

3. deutrated water

4. water which has maximum density

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17. According to Goldman Sachs review of emerging economies, by 2050 which one of the following would be

the order of the largest economies in the world?

1. China-USA-India-Brazil-Mexico

2. USA-China-India-Brazil-Mexico

3. China-USA-Brazil-India-Mexico

4. USA-Mexico-China-India-Brazil

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18. Most of the communication satellites today are placed in a geostationary orbit. In order to stay over the same

spot on the Earth, a geostationary satellite has to be directly above the

1. Tropic of Cancer

2. Either North or South Pole3. Equator

4. Tropic of Capricon

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19. SIMBEX is an annual joint maritime bilateral exercise conducted between

1. China and India

2. Singapore and Indonesia

3. India and Singapore

4. Malaysia and Thailand

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20. Which one among the following is a function of the Pro-Tem Speaker of the Lok Sabha?

1. Conduct of the proceedings of the House in the absence of the Speaker

2. To check if the election certificates of the members of the House are in order

3. Swear in the members of the House and hold the charge till a regular Speaker is elected

4. Give his assent to the bills passed by the House

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21. The term demographic gap signifies the difference

1. in sex ratio2. in age

3. in child/woman ratio

4. between the birth and the death rate

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22. Dead organs are generally stored in formalin. Formalin is

1. aqueous ferrous sulphate

2. aqueous formaldehyde

3. aqueous formic acid

4. aqueous ferric alum

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23. Which one among the following is not true regarding the draft National Food Security Bill?

1. Every BPL family in the country shall be entitled to 25 kg of wheat or rice per month @ Rs. 3 per kg

2. The distribution will be on universal entitlement by ensuring coverage of every adult under the public

distribution scheme3. The Central Government shall allocate required quantity of wheat and/or rice from the central pool to

State Governments, which will be distributed through fair shops

4. The draft Bill has been cleared by the empowered group of Ministers for discussion in the Cabinet

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24. When items of jewellery made of metals such as copper or nickel are placed in a solution having a salt of

gold, a thin film of gold is deposited by

1. cooling to below 0o C

2. heating above 100o C

3. passing an electric current

4. just keeping it for 10 minutes

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25. Due to contraction of eyeball, a long-sighted eye can see only

1. farther objects which is corrected by using convex lens2. farther objects which is corrected by using concave lens

3. nearer objects which is corrected by using convex lens

4. nearer objects which is corrected by using concave lens

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26. Rainwater collected after 30 to 40 minutes of raining is not suitable for drinking because it

1. contains bacteria and dirt

2. contains dissolved toxic chemicals

3. is deficient in minerals4. is acidic

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27.Which one among the following statements about Ashokan Edicts is correct?

1. the Pillar Edicts were located in all parts of the empire

2. the Edicts give details of his personal concerns but are silent on events of the empire

3. the subject of inscribed matter on Rock Edicts differs completely with that of the Pillar Edicts

4. the Greek or Aramaic Edicts are versions or translations of the texts used in other Edicts

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28. Mr. X was advised by an architect to make outer walls of his house with hollow bricks. The correct reasonis that such walls

1. make the building stronger2. help keeping inside cooler in summer and warmer in winter

3. prevent seepage of moisture from outside4. protect the building from lightning

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29. Which one among the following is not true of the Planning Commission?

1. It is an advisory body and makes recommendations to the Cabinet2. It is responsible for the execution of development programmes and plans

3. It is responsible for formulation of a plan for the most effective and balanced utilization of the countrysresources

4. It indicates the factors which tend to retard economic development

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30. White blood cells act

1. as a defence against infection2. as source of energy3. for clotting blood

4. as a medium for oxygen transport from lung to tissues

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31. Why do Fold Mountains have enormous thickness of sedimentary rocks?

1. Due to deposition of sediments in a valley for millions of years2. Due to accumulation of sediments in a geosyncline

3. The plains were folded into mountains4. The sediments were folded into recumbent and nappe folds

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32. Water is a good coolant and is used to cool the engines of cars, buses, trucks, etc. It is because water has a

1. high specific heat2. low surface tension

3. high boiling point4. low expansivity

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