Directions for questions 1 to 60: Select the correct alternative from the given choices.

 

1. Which of the following statements are not true about paddy cultivation?

(1) The average temperatures are between 22°c to 32°c.

(2) Heavy rainfall of 150 to 200 cms is needed.

(3) Black soils are the best for paddy cultivation.

(4) Alluvial loams are the most Ideal soils.

(5) West Bengal is the highest paddy Producing state in the country.

 

2. Which of the following statements are true?

(1) India is located in the Northern hemisphere.

(2) The state where the sun rises first is Arunachal Pradesh.

(3) India has a coast line of about 6,100kms.

(4) India covers a distance of about 3200kms from North to South and 3000 kms from east to west.

(5) All of the above.

 

3. Which of the following is/are the main

objectives(s) of the government in announcing a minimum support price?

(1) To prevent fall in prices in the event of surplus production.

(2) To protect the interest of farmers by ensuring them a minimum price for their crops in the situation of a price fall in the market.

(3) To help FCI buy food grains at reasonable price for distribution through public Distribution systems.

(4) Only (1) and (2) (5) All of 1, 2, 3.

 

4. The recommendations for Minimum support prices of crops are made by ____

(1) NAFED (2) TRIFED (3) APMC

(4) ACPC. (5) Ministry of Agriculture.

 

5. Find the incorrect statement.

(1) Tourism Development Corporation was established in the public sector.

(2) The year 2001 – 2002 recorded a decrease in foreign tourist arrivals to our country compared to the previous year.

(3) Fertilizers are a major export item of India.

(4) Meghalaya has no rail route at all.

(5) Himsagar Express Covers the maximum route of 3726 km between Jammu Tavi to Kanya Kumari.

 

6. Find the incorrect statement:

(1) Per capita availability of food is one of the bases for estimating poverty in India.

(2) National Institute of Rural Development is located in Hyderabad.

(3) Bihar has the lowest literacy rate.

(4) A mango research is being established at

Nuzivid near Vijayawada in Andhra pradesh.

(5) Nagaland is the least densely populated State.

 

7. Find the incorrect statement

(1) India is behind Brazil in Production of sugar in 2003.

(2) India is the largest milk producing country in the world.

(3) India stands first in the world in egg production.

(4) Vishesh Dwaj Yojana has been initiated in Madhya pradesh for distributing seeds to small and marginal farmers belonging to scheduled caste category.

(5) India is not the highest tobacco producing country in the world.

 

8. Find the incorrect statement

(1) The base year for Index of Industrial production(IIP)has been changed to 1993–94

(2) A separate Industrial policy for small units was declared in August 1991.

(3) Golden Hand Shake Scheme is related to Voluntary retirement of employees in Public Sector Enterprises.

(4) FEMA has been replaced with FERA.

(5) Cloth Industry is the largest Industry in the country.

 

9. In which of the following states is the mid-day meal scheme not in implementation as of August 2003?

(1) Haryana (2) Uttar Pradesh (3) Bihar

(4) Jharkand (5) All of the above

 

10. The telemedicine project has been pioneered by ____

(1) ISRO (2) VSNL (3) DOT

(4) Health Ministry (5) W.H.O

 

11. The Ministerial Conference of the world Trade

Organization was held at Cancun, Cancun is located in ____

(1) Uruguay (2) Venezuela (3) Mexico

(4) Honduras (5) Bahrain

 

12. Who is the chairman of Island Development Authority?

(1) Agriculture Minister (2) The President

(3) The Prime Minister (4) The Home Minister

(5) None of the above

 

13. There is one telephone for every ____ people, presently in India?

(1) 30 (2) 300 (3) 3000

(4) 30,000 (5) 1000

 

14. The no: of members in the Planning Commission are ___

(1) 15 (2) 12 (3) 14

(4) 10 (5) None of the above

 

15. Find the correct match.

(1) National Income Estimates 1993-94

(2) Whole Sale price Index 1993-94

(3) Consumer price Index for 1982

Industrial Labour

(4) Only (1) and (3) (5) All of 1, 2, and 3.

 

16. Find the Scheme that is different from the rest:

(1) District Primary Education Programme

(2) National Programme of Nutritional support to primary Education

(3) Lok Jumbish

(4) Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana.

(5) Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana.

 

17. In which of the following states is the People’s war Group (PWG) active?

(1) Orissa (2) Chattisgarh

(3) Andhra Pradesh (4) Both (1) & (2)

(5) All of the above, 3 states mentioned.

 

18. The cauvery delta in Tamil Nadu is irrigated by

(1) Alamatti Dam (2) Krishnarajsagar Dam

(3) Nagarjunasagar Dam (4) Mettur Dam

(5) Singur Dam

 

19. The first Indian state to have its Human Development Report prepared is

(1) Andhra Pradesh (2) Madhya Pradesh

(3) West Bengal (4) Rajasthan

(5) Uttar Pradesh

 

20. Find the mismatch

(1) Tokyo -- NIKKEI

(2) New York --- Dow Jones

(3) Frankfurt --- DOLEX

(4) Hong Kong --- Hang Seng

(5) Singapore --- SIMEX

 

21. Find the one that is different from the rest.

(1) DWCRA

(2) Mahila Samridhi Yojana

(3) Kasturba Gandhi Education Scheme

(4) Rajarajeshwari Mahila Kalyan Yojana

(5) Annapurna Yojana

 

22. In which of the following cities the Residential office of Asian Development Bank located . . .

(1) Mumbai (2) New Delhi (3) Kolkata

(4) Chennai (5) Hyderabad

 

23. Which of the following Indian States has the lowest infant mortality rate?

(1) Kerala (2) Rajasthan

(3) Andhra Pradesh (4) Karnataka

(5) Tamil Nadu

 

24. Increase in net RBI credit for central government happens in case of

(1) Budgetary deficit (2) Revenue deficit

(3) Monetised deficit (4) Fiscal deficit

(5) None of the above

 

25. Special Drawing Rights (SDR) which is a currency of International Monetary Fund is

(1) Paper currency (2) Gold currency

(3) Silver currency (4) Special Metal currency

(5) Book keeping entry only

 

26. Narsinghpur (M.P) has the distinction of

(1) being the first district to be electrified in India.

(2) first district of Hindi speaking belt to be declared fully literate.

(3) first district to run on solar electricity.

(4) Being the only district in the Hindi Belt having a sex ratio favouring women.

(5) Being the district in India with maximum number of child marriages.

 

27. Which of the following is the apex organization of Industrial finance in India?

(1) BIFR (2) IDBI (3) RBI

(4) ICICI (5) IFCI

 

28. The first modernized paper manufacturing unit was established at

(1) Sirpur Kagaznagar, A.P

(2) Serampur, West Bengal

(3) Bhadhrachalam, A.P

(4) Katni, M.P

(5) Jabalpur, M.P

 

29. The imaginary lines which connect places of equal rainfall are

(1) Isobars (2) Isopleths (3) Isonephs

(4) Isohytes (5) Isotherms

 

30. Barren Island East of Andaman is . . .

(1) An Active Volcano

(2) A place inhabited by Cannibals

(3) The place where cellular jail is located

(4) Southern most point of the sub continent

(5) None of the above

 

Answer Key for IRMA Paper-2

1 3 6 5 11 3 16 4 21 5 26 2

2 5 7 3 12 3 17 5 22 2 27 2

3     4     8     4     13     1     18     4     23     1     28     2    

4 4 9 5 14 5 19 2 24 3 29 4

5 3 10 1 15 5 20 3 25 5 30 1

31. Doldrums refer to . . .

(1) A belt of low pressure encircling the earth near equator.

(2) Depressed people

(3) Ancient Jewish Texts

(4) High pressure belts near equators

(5) Zones of high rainfall

 

32. Find the incorrect match.

(1) Indians --- Amazon basin

(2) Pygmies --- Congo basin

(3) Semang & Sekai --- Malaysian Jungles

(4) Head Hunters --- Sumatra

(5) Bushmen --- Kalahari desert

 

33. Which of the following nations is the largest producer of sulphur?

(1) Italy (2) Honduras (3) Jamaica

(4) Mexico (5) Trinidad

 

34. Which of the following country is known as the “The Land of the Living Fossils” . . .

(1) Africa (2) Australia (3) Asia

(4) Europe (5) Antarctica

 

35. The area under cultivation is decreasing at the fastest rate in the case of . . .

(1) Rice (2) Wheat (3) Sugarcane

(4) Tea (5) Jute

 

36. Which one of the following is known as the ‘silent killer’ . . .

(1) Leprosy (2) Tuberculosis

(3) Hypertension (4) Hepatitis-B

(5) Malaria

 

37. Indian Human Development report given to each village includes . . .

(1) Infrastructure and Amenties Index

(2) Education Related Index

(3) Health Related Index

(4) Only (1) and (2)

(5) (1), (2) as well as (3)

 

38. Where is the Korba power plant located?

(1) Madhya Pradesh (2) Uttar Pradesh

(3) Rajasthan (4) Haryana

(5) Chattisgarh

 

39. Which of the following is not a factor which is inhibiting marketing of agricultural produce in India . . .

(1) Lack of well developed infrastructure like Transport.

(2) Non existence of price incentives by the government.

(3) Lack of proper grading system of agricultural produce.

(4) Lack of standard weights and measures in remote areas.

(5) Vagaries of Monsoon, and Lack of good storage facilities.

 

40. The organization which collects and publishes the latest information about agricultural markets

(1) Food corporation of India.

(2) Central Statistical Organisation

(3) Directorate of Economics and Statistics.

(4) Planning Commission.

(5) National Institute of Rural Development.

 

41. National Consumer Rights day is observed on

(1) 24 July (2) 24 August

(3) 24 September (4) 24 December

(5) 24 October

 

42. Which of the following countries is the largest importer of Indian textiles . . .

(1) UK (2) Germany (3) France

(4) Russia (5) USA

 

43. Who was awarded the Fisher Black Award in January 2003 for his contribution to Financial Economics?

(1) Raghuram Rajan (2) Ravi Batra

(3) Amartyasen (4) Y V Reddy

(5) Ranga Rajan

 

44. Which of the following is a country for which India waived the loans under the ‘India Development Initiative?

(1) Tanzania (2) Nicaragua (3) Zambia

(4) Ghana (5) All of the above

 

45. Y Vengugopal Reddy who succeeded Bimal Jalan as the Governor of RBI, served which international institution before he took over as RBI head . . .

(1) World Bank (2) IMF (3) WTO

(4) UNO (5) ADB

 

46. Which was the first five year plan to give importance to Human resources?

(1) Eighth five year plan (2) Fifth five year plan

(3) Sixth five year plan (4) Third five year plan

(5) Fourth five year plan

 

47. The Aga Khan palace is situated in . . .

(1) Hyderabad (2) Pune (3) New Delhi

(4) Lucknow (5) Kolkata

 

48. Which of the following desirable effect results because of rotation of crops . . .

(1) Higher pest resistance

(2) Increase in fertility of soil

(3) Increase in the protein content of the yield

(4) Decrease in the use of pesticides

(5) Lower moisture content of the yield.

 

49. Aurora Borealis is . . .

(1) a species of frog

(2) a species of polar bear

(3) Luminous Northern Electric Radiation

(4) Luminous Southern Electric Radiation

(5) the fastest super Computer.

 

50. The practice of growing more than one crop in the same field is known as

(1) collective farming (2) mixed farming

(3) rotation of cultivation (4) Jhum cultivation

(5) shifting cultivation

 

51. The National Dairy research Institute (NDRI) is located at

(1) Anand, Gujarat (2) PantNagar, U.P

(3) Karnal, Haryana (4) Ludhiana, Punjab

(5) Bangalore, Karnataka

 

52. The first open university in India was started in

(1) New Delhi (2) Mumbai (3) Hyderabad

(4) Chennai (5) Kolkata

 

53. Identify the correct statements (s)

(1) involuntary employment and unemployment are one and the same.

(2) Disguised unemployed do not work to the full capacity.

(3) RWP, MFAL, SFDA are Irrigation Schemes.

(4) All of the above

(5) Only (1) & (2)

 

54. The largest producer of pepper in the world is

(1) Cambodia (2) Vietnam (3) India

(4) Indonesia (5) Zanzibar

 

55. The grasslands of Australia are known as

(1) Steppes (2) Prairies (3) Pampas

(4) Velds (5) Downs

 

56. The name of the first postal stamp to be issued in India was . .

(1) Black penny (2) Blue penny

(3) Red penny (4) Scinde Dawk

(5) Red hawk

 

57. Which of the following is a world leader in the production of Newsprint?

(1) Canada (2) USA (3) Russia

(4) Brazil (5) South Africa

 

58. Which of the following taxes is/are not collected by the municipal corporation?

(1) Tax on houses and open places.

(2) Tax on animals

(3) Octroi

(4) Entertainment tax

(5) None of the above

 

59. One rupee coins are issued by . . .

(1) Reserve Bank of India

(2) Ministry of Finance, Government of India

(3) Mints of respective State governments

(4) State Bank of India

(5) None of the above

 

60. Oxfam which funds developmental projects has its headquarters in . ..

(1) UK (2) USA (3) Canada

(4) India (4) France

 

Answer Key for IRMA Paper-2

31 1 36 3 41 4 46 1 51 3 56 4

32 4 37 5 42 5 47 2 52 3 57 1

33   

4   

38   

5   

43   

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48    

2    

53    

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58      

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34 2 39 2 44 5 49 3 54 2 59 2

35 5 40 3 45 2 50 2 55 5 60 1

 

ADD ON….

Section IV : General Knowledge

This year’s GK section of the IRMA paper had the heading “Issues of Social Concern”. Questions were mainly asked from Indian agriculture, Indian economy, various schemes of social development etc. This section was quite difficult to solve with many of the questions being based on comprehensive understanding of the economic and social development. Some of the questions that came in GK (based on memory) were as follows:

1. Which of the following countries is NOT a member of BRIC?2. What is the misconception due to which farmers use more of chemical fertilizers in their fields? 3. Nari Adalats are run by which of the following states in India? 4. The name of the scheme that deals with woman empowerment (Swa Shakti)5. The topmost milk producing country of the world? (India) 6. What is the social indicator of a prosperous village?7. The name of the scheme that dealt with the development of children (ICDS) 8. 5 schemes were given and the health schemes out of the abbreviated options had to be identified.9. The full form of SEZ was asked. ( Special Economic Zone)10. Focus Africa is the part of which policy of India? 11. Mohammed Yunus is associated with which bank? (Grameen Bank)

12. The outcomes of ‘Pratham Study’.13. The total area as per GOI that falls under the Special Economic Zones.14.  Pragati Farmers is the name of the club that operates in which state of India?15. The two most populous countries of the world? (India and China)16. The duration of the present National Population Policy (2000 to 2010)17. Which type of connectivity is involved in PURA scheme? (Social, Physical, Electronic)?18. Agriculture subsidies are given on what commodities?19. What is Quality Employment?

1. What is project Swashakti?Ans: Swashakti is a project for rural women’s development and empowerment.

2. What is the meaning of the Blue Box term related with WTO?Ans: In WTO terminology, subsidies in general are identified by boxes.Any support that would normally be in the amber box, is placed in the blue box

3. Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan was associated withAns: Total Revolution

4. What is project Gyandoot?Ans: The goal of this project is to establish community-owned, technologically innovative and sustainable information kiosks in a poverty-stricken, tribal dominated rural area.

5. What do you understand Bhoomi?Ans: This was the name of the project meant for the computerization of land records of Karnataka.

6. What is the aim of the Public Distribution System (PDS)?Ans: Ensuring availability of food grains to the public at affordable prices as well as for enhancing the food security for the poor.

7. Co-operative movement in which sector of the Indian Economy has been highly successful?Ans: Milk production

8. Inflationary Pressure on the Economy means…Ans: It means inflation is high in the economy.

9. What will be the effect of introduction of Kullahars, Khadi and Sampark Kranti Express etc. on the rural economy?Ans: It will promote the rural domestic industries thereby increasing the employment generation in the rural sector and hence leading to the growth of the Indian economy in general.

10. What is the contribution of the agriculture sector in the GDP of the Indian Economy?Ans: 10: 21%

11. What is rain fed farming?Ans: ‘Rainfed farming’, is defined as growing crops under conditions of natural rainfall.

12. Inflation is measured in terms of…Ans: Wholesale Price Index (WPI)

13. What are the uses of the interlinking of the rivers?Ans: 13: It addressed the twin problems of monsoon floods and water scarcity.

14. What is National Bamboo Mission?Ans: The National Mission has been structured to address critical areas of bamboo development covering - research, development, post-harvest management, product development and marketing by adopting a mission mode approach.

15. What is the chemical used for the cloud seeding?Ans: Silver Iodide

16. What is the name of the first Genetically Modified crop that was given permission to be grown in India?Ans: Bt Cotton

17. The National Commission of Women was constituted in…Ans: 1992

18. What is micro finance?Ans: Small loans that help poor people to start or expand their small businesses.

19. What is NPA?Ans: NPA is defined as Non Performing Assets

20. What is the purpose of launching the Indira Awas Yojana?Ans: The project was started to help construction of dwelling units for members of Scheduled Castes and also Non-Scheduled Castes rural poor living below the poverty line.

GK-1

1. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was elected as(a) 13th President of India(b) 12th President of India(c) 11th President of India(d) 10th President of India.

2. Who among the following administers the oath of the office to Chief Justice of Supreme Court(a) Constitutional Bench of Supreme Court(b) Preceding Chief Justice of Supreme Court

(c) President of India(d) President with two sitting judges of Supreme Court.

3. The first-ever conviction of death sentence under section 3, sub-section (2) of the Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002 (POTA) and under section 302 of IPC were awarded for offence of(a) attack on Parliament of India(b) terrorists attack in State of Gujarat(c) terrorists attack in State of Assam(d) terrorists attack on Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir.

4. “East Timor” gains independence in 2002 from(a) Indonesia(b) Brazil(c) Nyzeria(d) Malaysia.

5. World Earth Summit was held in September 2002 at(a) Johannesburg(b) London(c) New York(d) Hague.

6. The second most popular song of the world as voted in a poll by BBC world service is:(a) Vande Mataram(b) Irish Republican anthem(c) John Lenvovis Imagine(d) Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody.

7. Dhirubhai Ambani was the founder of:(a) Reliance Industries(b) Tata Industries(c) Birla Group of Industries(d) Mafatlal Group of Industries.

8. Mr. Narendra Modi led BJP secured 126 seats in(a) 182 member Assembly in Gujarat(b) 172 member Assembly in Gujarat(c) 192 member Assembly in Gujarat(d) 162 member Assembly in Gujarat.

9. NDC in relation to 10th Five Year plan 2002-2007 abbreviates for(a) National Defence Council(b) National Development Council(c) National Drugs Commission(d) National Dis-investment Commission.

10. Lt. Gen. N.C. Vij took over as(a) Chief of Navy(b) Chief of Air Force(c) Chief of Army(d) Chief of both Army and Navy.

11. European Union Emerges as the Largest Market of the World on 13th December 2002 because:(a) ten new countries joined(b) twenty new countries joined(c) fifteen new countries joined(d) twelve new countries joined.

12. The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) which proved the Stock Market Scam was headed by Mr. Prakash Mani Tripathi. The report was(a) constituted in April 2001 presented in December 2002(b) constituted in April 2002 presented in December 2002(c) constituted in August 2002 presented in December 2002(d) constituted in October 2002 presented in December 2002.

13. First human clone was born on(a) 26th December 2002(b) 27th November 2002(c) 22nd November 2002(d) 21st December 2002.

14. The present Solicitor General of India(a) Mr. Soli J. Sorabjee(b) Mr. Kirit N. Raval(c) Mr. Jana Krishnamurthi(d) Mr. G.B. Pattnaik.

15. Justice V.N. Khare who became the 33rd Chief Justice of Supreme Court succeeded(a) Justice G.B. Pattnaik(b) Justice B.N. Kirpal(c) Justice S.P. Barucha(d) Justice J.S. Verma.

Answers1 (b)2 (c)3 (a)4 (a)5 (a)6 (a)7 (a)8 (a)9 (b)10 (c)11 (a)12 (a)13 (a)14 (b)15( a)

GK-2

1. PIN code started in India in the year….

a. 1962b. 1964c. 1968d. 1972

2. You would associate the establishment of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) with.a. Subramaniam Bhartib. Pt. Madan Mohan Malviyac. Jawaharlal Nehrud. Gobind Vallabh Pant

3. Who presides the Lok Sabha?a. Prime Ministerb. Presidentc. Vice Presidentd. Speaker

4. Who discovered Aspirin?a. Alexander Flemingb. Felix Hoffmannc. Robert Kochd. Joseph Lister

5. Which of the following is NOT one of the sacred texts of Buddhism called Tripitakas?a. Suttapitakab. Vinayapitakac. Dharmapitakad. Gyanapitaka

6. Which of the following Indian states has the lowest sex ratio {number of females per thousand males}?a. West Bengalb. Haryanac. Punjabd. Uttar Pradesh

7. Which of the following is the oldest printed book of the world?a. The Gutenberg Bibleb. Hiraka Sutrac. Les Hommes de bonne Volanted. Old King Cole

8. This personality was the first Indian to receive the Magsaysay Award in the year 1958. Can you name him from the given options?a. CD Deshmukhb. Mother Teresa

c. Acharya Binoba Bhaved. Jaya Prakash Narayan

9. Who is known as the father of Geometry?a. Pythagorasb. Euclidc. Eulerd. None of these

10. Rovers cup is associated with …a. Hockeyb. Footballc. Cricketd. Golf

11. This Indian state is the least densely populated state. Name it from the given options.a. Sikkimb. Arunachal Pradeshc. Assamd. Manipur

12. What is the approximate age of the earth?a. 3.8 billion yearsb. 4.2 billion yearsc. 4.6 billion yearsd. 4.8 billion years

13. Which Indian state was the first one to implement the Panchayati Raj in the whole state?a. Uttar Pradeshb. Biharc. Rajasthand. Gujarat

14. This personality is NOT the winner of Nobel Prize.a. Kofi Annanbb. Mother Teresacc. VS Naipauld. Richard Nixon

15. The largest state of India (in terms of area) is…a. Uttar Pradeshb. Rajasthanc. Madhya Pradeshd. Maharashtra

16. The line of equator does no pass through…a. Kenyab. Somaliac. Ugandad. Egypt

17. National Institute of Oceanography is based in …a. Mumbaib. Chennaic. Panajid. Kochi

18. Poverty and Un-British Rule in India is a famous work of …a. Dada Bhai Naorojib. Mahatma Gandhic. AO Humed. BG Tilak

19. The first ancient Olympic games took place in the yeara. 476 BCb. 576 BCc. 676 BCd. 776 BC

20. When one crosses the International Date Line from west to east, then the date is said to be set back by…a. one hourb. twelve hoursc. one dayd. None of these

21. Equinoxes occur whena. the days are longer than the nightsb. the nights are longer than the daysc. the nights and days are equal in lengthd. the difference between the length of nights and days is the highest

22. Which of the following is NOT a permanent member of United Nation’s Security Council?a. Russiab. Chinac. Franced. Germany

23. You would associate the theory of ‘Laissez Faire’ with …a. JK Galbraithb. JM Keynes

c. Adam Smithd. David Ricardo

24. Wealth of Nations is authored by….a. Adam Smithb. JK Galbraithc. JM Keynesd. None of these

25. This personality is considered, as the political guru of Mahatma Gandhi. Can you identify him from the given options?a. Bal Gangadhar Tilakb. Gopal Krishna Gokhalec. Dadabhai Naorojid. Mahadev Gobind Ranande

ANSWERS:

1. d. 19722. b. Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya3. d. Speaker4. b. Felix Hoffman5. d. Gyanapitaka6. b. Haryana7. b. Hiraka Sutra8. c. Acharya Binoba Bhave9. b. Euclid10. b. Football11. b. Arunachal Pradesh12. c. 4.6 billion years13. c. Rajasthan14. d. Richard Nixon15. b. Rajasthan16. d. Egypt17. c. Panaji18. a. Dada Bhai Naoroji19. d. 776 BC20. c. one day21. c. the nights and days are equal in length22. d. Germany23. c. Adam Smith24. a. Adam Smith25. b. Gopal Krishna Gokhale

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