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Exam Year: 2009

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    During which Five Year Plan was the Emergency clamped, new elections took place and the Janata Party was elected ?

    (a)

    Third

    (b)

    Fourth

    (c)

    Fifth

    (d)

    Sixth

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    Which one of the following is used as an explosive ?

    (a)

    Phosphorous Trichloride

    (b)

    Mercuric Oxide

    (c)

    Graphite

    (d)

    Nitroglycerine

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    In the context of Indian wild life, the flying fox is a

    (a)

    Bat

    (b)

    Kite

    (c)

    Stork

    (d)

    Vulture

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

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    Which one of the following types of waves are used in a night vision apparatus ?

    (a)

    Radio waves

    (b)

    Microwaves

    (c)

    Infra-red waves

    (d)

    None of the above

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    In the context of genetic disorders, consider the following :
    A woman suffers from colour blindness while her husband does not suffer from it. They have a son and a daughter. In this context, which one of the following statements is most probable) correct ?

    (a)

    Both children suffer from colour blindness.

    (b)

    Daughter suffers from colour blindness while son does not suffer from it.

    (c)

    Both children do not suffer from colour blindness.

    (d)

    Son suffers from colour blindness while daughter does not suffer from it.

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    Which one of the following planets has largest number of natural satellites or moons ?

    (a)

    Jupiter

    (b)

    Mars

    (c)

    Saturn

    (d)

    Venus

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    In a dry cell (battery), which of the following are used as electrolytes ?

    (a)

    Ammonium chloride and Zinc chloride

    (b)

    Sodium chloride and Calcium chloride

    (c)

    Magnesium chloride and Zinc chloride

    (d)

    Ammonium chloride and Calcium chloride

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

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    Consider the following statements : The Cripps Proposals include the provision for
    1. Full independence for India.
    2. Creation of Constitution-making body.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

    (a)

    1 only

    (b)

    2 only

    (c)

    Both 1 and 2

    (d)

    Neither 1 nor 2

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    With whose permission did the English set up their first factory in Surat ?

    (a)

    Akbar

    (b)

    Jahangir

    (c)

    Shahjahan

    (d)

    Aurangzeb

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    During the freedom struggle, Aruna Asaf Ali was a major woman organizer of underground activity in

    (a)

    Civil Disobedience Movement

    (b)

    Non-Cooperation Movement

    (c)

    Quit India Movement

    (d)

    Swadeshi Movement

    Correct Answer:

    (c)