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Exam Year: 2008

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    Assertion (A): In the visible spectrum of light, red light is more energetic than green light.
    Reason (R): The wavelength of red light is more than that of green light.

    (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)

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    Assertion (A): In the human body, liver has an important role in fat digestion.
    Reason (R): Liver produces two important fat-digesting enzymes.

    (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:

    (c)

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    In the context of the Indian defence, what is ‘Dhruv’?

    (a)

    Aircraft-carrying warship

    (b)

    Missile-carrying submarine

    (c)

    Advanced light helicopter

    (d)

    Intercontinental ballistic missile

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    How can the height of a person who is six feet tall be expressed (approximately) in nanometers?

    (a)

    nanometers

    (b)

    nanometers

    (c)

    nanometers

    (d)

    nanometers

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    A person is sitting in a car which is at rest. The reaction from the road at each of the four wheels of the car is R. When the car runs on a straight level road, how will the reaction at either of the front wheels vary?

    (a)

    It will be greater than R

    (b)

    It will be less than R

    (c)

    It will be equal to R

    (d)

    It shall depend on the material of the road

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    With which one of the following rivers is the Omkareshwar Project associated?

    (a)

    Chambal

    (b)

    Narmada

    (c)

    Tapi

    (d)

    Bhima

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    Who among the following wrote the poem ‘Subh-e Azadi’?

    (a)

    Sahir Ludhiyani

    (b)

    Faiz Ahmed Faiz

    (c)

    Muhammad Iqbal

    (d)

    Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    Rajiv Gandhi National Flying Institute is being established in which State?

    (a)

    Karnataka

    (b)

    Maharashtra

    (c)

    Kerala

    (d)

    Orissa

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    Who among the following has been the Captain of the Indian team in Cricket Test Matches for the maximum number of times?

    (a)

    Sunil Gavaskar

    (b)

    Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi

    (c)

    Saurav Ganguly

    (d)

    Mohammad Azharuddin

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    What does S & P 500 relate to?

    (a)

    Supercomputer

    (b)

    A new technique in e-business

    (c)

    A new technique in bridge building

    (d)

    An index of stocks of large companies

    Correct Answer:

    (d)