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Exam Year: 2008

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    Which of the following hills are found where the Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats meet?

    (a)

    Anaimalai Hills

    (b)

    Cardamom Hills

    (c)

    Nilgiri Hills

    (d)

    Shevoroy Hills

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    Which one amongst the following has the largest livestock population in the world?

    (a)

    Brazil

    (b)

    China

    (c)

    India

    (d)

    USA

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    How many High Courts in India have jurisdiction over more than one State (Union Territories not included)?

    (a)

    2

    (b)

    3

    (c)

    4

    (d)

    5

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    In which one of the following kinds of organisms is the phenomenon found wherein the female kills the male after copulation?

    (a)

    Dragonfly

    (b)

    Honeybee

    (c)

    Spider

    (d)

    Pit viper

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    For which one of the following snakes is the diet mainly composed of other snakes?

    (a)

    Krait

    (b)

    Russell’s viper

    (c)

    Rattlesnake

    (d)

    King cobra

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    Among the Indian languages, which one is spoken maximum in the world after Hindi?

    (a)

    Telugu

    (b)

    Tamil

    (c)

    Bengali

    (d)

    Malayalam

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    Which one of the following is an insectivorous plant?

    (a)

    Passion flower plant

    (b)

    Pitcher plant

    (c)

    Night queen

    (d)

    Flame of the forest

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    Kim Dae-Jung won the Nobel Prize for Peace. He is from which one of the following countries?

    (a)

    Vietnam

    (b)

    Cambodia

    (c)

    South Korea

    (d)

    Japan

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    Who among the following discovered heavy water?

    (a)

    Heinrich Hertz

    (b)

    H.C. Urey

    (c)

    Bengali

    (d)

    Malayalam

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    Near which one of the following cities are Palitana Temples located?

    (a)

    Bhavnagar

    (b)

    Mount Abu

    (c)

    Nasik

    (d)

    Ujjain

    Correct Answer:

    (a)