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Exam Year: 2006

  • Assertion (A): To orbit around the Sun, the planet Mars takes lesser time than the time taken by the Earth.
    Reason (R): The diameter of the Planet Mars is less than that of the Earth.

    (a)

    Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A

    (b)

    Both A and R are individually true and R is not the correct explanation of A

    (c)

    A is true but R is false

    (d)

    A is false but R is true

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • What is the name of the vessel that delivers the nutrient-rich blood from the stomach & small intestine to the liver?

    (a)

    Left hepatic artery

    (b)

    Hepatic vein

    (c)

    Right hepatic artery

    (d)

    Hepatic portal vein

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • Consider the following statements with reference to the human body:
    1. The common bile duct releases its contents into the stomach.
    2. The pancreatic duct releases its contents into the duodenum.

    (a)

    1 only

    (b)

    2 only

    (c)

    Both 1 and 2

    (d)

    Neither 1 nor 2

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • Assertion (A): Balance of Payments represents a better picture of a country’s economic transactions with the rest of the world than the Balance of Trade.
    Reason (R): Balance of Payments takes into account the exchange of both visible and invisible items whereas Balance of Trade does not.

    (a)

    Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A

    (b)

    Both A and R are individually true and R is not the correct explanation of A

    (c)

    A is true but R is false

    (d)

    A is false but R is true

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

  • Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
    Historical Monument – State.

    (a)

    Vikramsila Monastery: Uttar Pradesh

    (b)

    Hemkund Gurudwara: Himachal Pradesh

    (c)

    Udayagiri Caves: Maharashtra

    (d)

    Amaravati Buddhist Stupa: Andhra Pradesh

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • What is the new administrative capital proposed for Myanmar?

    (a)

    Bassein

    (b)

    Mandalay

    (c)

    Myitkyina

    (d)

    Pyinmana

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • Which one of the following subjects is under the Union List in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India?

    (a)

    Regulation of labour and safety in mines and oilfields

    (b)

    Agriculture

    (c)

    Fisheries

    (d)

    Public health

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

  • In which one among the following is the speed of sound maximum?

    (a)

    Air at 0ºC

    (b)

    Air at 100ºC

    (c)

    Water

    (d)

    Wood

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • Consider the following chemicals:
    1. Benzene
    2. Carbon tetrachloride
    3. Sodium Carbonate
    4. Trichloroethylene
    Which of the above is/are used as dry cleaning chemicals?

    (a)

    1 Only

    (b)

    2 Only

    (c)

    1, 2 and 4 Only

    (d)

    1, 2, 3 and 4

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • Match List . I with List . II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
    List . I (National Park/Wildlife Sanctuary):
    A. Chandra Prabha
    B. Karera
    C. Jaisamand
    D. Nahargarh
    List . II (Nearby Town):
    1. Jaipur
    2. Jhansi
    3. Agra
    4. Varanasi
    5. Udaipur.

    (a)

    4 1 5 2

    (b)

    5 2 3 1

    (c)

    4 2 5 1

    (d)

    5 1 3 2

    Correct Answer:

    (c)