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Exam Year: 2008

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    What is the pH level of blood of a normal person?

    (a)

    4.5-4.5

    (b)

    6.45-6.55

    (c)

    7.35-7.45

    (d)

    8.25-8.35

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    Which was the Capital of Andhra state when it was made a separate State in the year 1953?

    (a)

    Guntur

    (b)

    Kurnool

    (c)

    Nellore

    (d)

    Warangal

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    In which one of the following states are Namchik-Namphuk Coalfields located?

    (a)

    Arunachal Pradesh

    (b)

    Meghalaya

    (c)

    Manipur

    (d)

    Mizoram

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

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    Which one of the following is correct in respect of Indian football team’s performance in the Olympic Games?

    (a)

    India has never participated in the Olympic Football Tournament

    (b)

    India played only in the First Round

    (c)

    India entered only up to the Quarter Finals

    (d)

    India entered the Semi-finals

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    Yom Kippur War was fought between which sides/countries?

    (a)

    Turkey and Greece

    (b)

    Serbs and Croats

    (c)

    Israel and Arab countries led by Egypt and Syria

    (d)

    Iran and Iraq

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    Consider the following statements about probiotic food:
    1. Probiotic food contains live bacteria which are considered beneficial to humans.
    2. Probiotic food helps in maintaining gut flora.

    (a)

    1 only

    (b)

    2 only

    (c)

    Both 1 and 2

    (d)

    Neither 1 nor 2

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    Norman Ernest Borlaug, who is regarded as the father of the Green Revolution in India, is from which country?

    (a)

    United States of America

    (b)

    Mexico

    (c)

    Australia

    (d)

    New Zealand

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

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    Consider the following statement:
    1. The albedo of an object determines its visual brightness when viewed with reflected light.
    2. The albedo of Mercury is much greater than the albedo of the Earth.

    (a)

    1 only

    (b)

    2 only

    (c)

    Both 1 and 2

    (d)

    Neither 1 nor 2

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

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    Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list:
    List-I (Person) and List-II (Position):
    A. Nagender Singh – 1. Chief Election Commissioner of India
    B. A. N. Ray – 2. President, International Court of Justice
    C. R.K. Trivedi – 3. Chief Justice of India
    D. Ashok Desai – 4. Attorney General of India.

    (a)

    1-4-2-3

    (b)

    2-3-1-4

    (c)

    1-3-2-4

    (d)

    2-4-1-3

    Correct Answer:

    (b)