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Consider the following trees:
1. Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)
2. Mahua (Madhuca indica)
3. Teak (Tectona grandis)
How many of the above are deciduous trees?
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Only one
Only two
All three
Zero
Consider the following statements:
1. India has more arable area than China
2. The proportion of irrigated area is more in India as compared to China
3. The average productivity per hectare in Indian agriculture is higher than that in China
How many of the above statements are correct?
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Only one
Only two
All three
Zero
Which of the following is the best example of repeated falls in sea level, giving rise to present day extensive marshland?
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Bhitarkanika Mangroves
Marakkanam Salt Pans
Naupada swamp
Rann of Kutch
Ilmenite and rutile, abundantly available in certain coastal tracts of India, are rich sources of which one of the following?
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Aluminium
Iron
Copper
Titanium
About three-fourth of world’s Cobalt, a metal required for the manufacture of batteries for electric motor vehicles, is produced by
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Argentina
Kazakhstan
The Democratic Republic of the Congo
Botswana
Which one of the following is part of the Congo Basin?
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Cameroon
Nigeria
South Sudan
Uganda
Consider the following statements:
1. Amarkantak Hills are at the confluence of Vindhya and Sahyadri Ranges
2. Biligirirangan Hills constitute the easternmost part of Satpura Range
3. Seshachalam Hills constitute the southernmost part of Western Ghats
How many of the above statements are correct?
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Only one
Only two
All three
Zero
With reference to India’s projects on connectivity, consider the following statements:
1. East-West Corridor under Golden Quadrilateral Project connects Dibrugarh and Surat.
2. Trilateral Highway connects Moreh in Manipur and Chiang Mai in Thailand via Myanmar.
3. Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor connects Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh with Kunming in China.
How many of the above statements are correct?
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Only one
Only two
All three
Zero
‘Invasive Species Specialist Group’ (that develops Global Invasive Species Database) belongs to which one of the following organizations?
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The International Union for Conservation of Nature
The United Nations Environment Programme
The World Wide Fund for Nature
The United Nations World Commission for Environment and Development
Which of the following organisms perform waggle dance for others of their kin to indicate the direction and the distance to a source of their food?
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Butterflies
Dragonflies
Honeybees
Wasps
Consider the following statements:
1. The Government of India provides Minimum Support Price for niger (Guizotia abyssinica) seeds.
2. Niger is cultivated as a Kharif crop
3. Some tribal people in India use niger seed oil for cooking.
How many of the above statements are correct.
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Only one
Only two
All three
Zero
Consider the following pairs: (Objects in space Description)
1. Cepheids : Giant clouds of dust and gas in space
2. Nebulae : Stars which brighten and dim periodically
3. Pulsars : Neutron stars that are formed when massive stars run out of fuel and collapse
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
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Only one
Only two
All three
Zero
Which one of the following countries has its own Satellite Navigation System?
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Australia
Canada
Japan
Israel
Consider the following statements regarding mercury pollution:
1. Gold mining activity is a source of mercury pollution in the world.
2. Coal-based thermal power plants cause mercury pollution.
3. There is no known safe level of exposure to mercury.
How many of the above statements are correct?
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Only one
Only two
All three
Zero
Consider the following countries:
1. Bulgaria
2. Czech Republic
3. Hungary
4. Latvia
5. Lithuania
6. Romania
How many of the above-mentioned countries share a land border with Ukraine?
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Only two
Only three
Only four
Only five
Consider the following statements:
1. In a seismograph, P waves recorded earlier than S waves.
2. In P waves, the individual particles vibrate to and fro in the direction of wave propagation whereas in S waves, the particles vibrate up and down at right angles to the direction of wave propagation.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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1 only
2 only
both 1 and 2
neither 1 nor 2
With reference to coal-based thermal power plants in India, consider the following statements :
1. None of them uses seawater.
2. None of them is set up in water-stressed district.
3. None of them is privately owned.
How many of the above statements are correct?
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Only one
Only two
All three
Zero
Consider the following statements :
1. In India, the Biodiversity Management Committees are key to the realization of the objectives of the Nagoya Protocol.
2. The Biodiversity Management Committees have important functions in determining access and benefit sharing, including the power to levy collection fees on the access of biological resources within its jurisdiction.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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1 only
2 only
both 1 and 2
neither 1 nor 2
Consider the following heavy industries:
1. Fertilizer plants
2. Oil refineries
3. Steel plants
Green hydrogen is expected to play a significant role in decarbonizing how many of the above industries?
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Only one
Only two
All three
Zero
In essence, what does ‘Due Process of Law‘ mean?
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The procedure established by law
Fair application of Law
Equality before law
The Principle of natural justice
Which one of the following statements best reflects the Chief purpose of the ‘Constitution’ of a country?
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It determines the objective for the making of necessary laws.
It defines and limits the powers of government.
It secures social justice, social equality and social security.
None of the above
Consider the following organizations/bodies in India :
1. The National Commission for Backward Classes
2. The National Human Rights Commission
3. The National Law Commission
4. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission
How many of the above are constitutional bodies?
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Only one
Only two
Only three
None of the above
Consider the following statements:
1. If the election of the President of India is declared void by the Supreme Court of India, all acts done by him/her in the performance of duties of his/her office of President before the date of decision become invalid.
2. Election for the post of the President of India can be postponed on the ground that some Legislative Assemblies have been dissolved and election are yet to take place.
3. When a Bill is presented to the President of India, the Constitution prescribes time limits within which he/she has to declare his/her assent.
How many of the above statements are correct?
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Only one
Only two
All three
None of the above
With reference to Finance Bill and Money Bill in the Indian Parliament, consider the following statements :
1. When the Lok Sabha transmits Finance Bill to the Rajya Sabha, it can amend or reject the Bill.
2. When the Lok Sabha transmits Money Bill to the Rajya Sabha, it cannot amend or reject the Bill, it can only make recommendations.
3. In the case of disagreement between the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, there is no joint sitting for Money Bill, but a joint sitting becomes necessary for Finance Bill.
How many of the above statements are correct?
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Only one
Only two
All three
None of the above
With reference to ‘Scheduled Areas’ in India, consider the following statements :
1. Within a State, the notification of an area as Scheduled Area takes place through an order of the President.
2. The largest administrative unit forming the Scheduled Area is the District and the lowest is the cluster of villages in the Block.
3. The Chief Ministers of the concerned State are required to submit annual reports to the Union Home Ministry on the administration of Schedule Areas in the States.
How many of the above statements are correct?
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Only one
Only two
All three
None of the above
Consider the following statements in respect of election to the President of India:
1. The members nominated to either House of the Parliament or the Legislative Assemblies of States are also eligible to be included in the Electoral College.
2. Higher the number of elective Assembly seats, higher is the value of vote of each MLA of that state.
3.The value of vote of each MLA of Madhya Pradesh is greater than that of Kerala.
4.The value of vote of each MLA of Puducherry is higher than that of Arunachal Pradesh because the ratio of total population to total number of elective seats in Puducherry is greater as compared to Arunachal Pradesh.