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Exam Year: 2010

  • ,

    The approximate representation of land use classification in India is

    (a)

    Net area sown 25%; forests 33%; other areas 42%

    (b)

    Net area sown 58%; forests 17%; other areas 25%

    (c)

    Net area sown 43%; forests 29%; other areas 28%

    (d)

    Net area sown 47%; forests 23%; other areas 30%

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    What are the possible limitations of India in mitigating the global warming at present and in the immediate future?
    1. Appropriate alternate technologies are not sufficiently available
    2. India cannot invest huge funds in research and development
    3. Many developed countries have already set up their polluting industries in India
    Which of the statement given above is/are correct?

    (a)

    1 and 2 only

    (b)

    2 only

    (c)

    1 and 3 only

    (d)

    1,2 and 3 only

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

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    With regard to the transmission of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, which one of the following statement if not correct?

    (a)

    The chance of transmission from female to male are twice as likely as from male to female

    (b)

    The chance of transmissions are more if a person suffers from other sexually transmitted infections

    (c)

    An infected mother can transmit the infection, at childbreath and by breast feeding,

    (d)

    The risk of contraction infection from transfusion of infected blood is much higher than an exposure to a contaminated needle

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

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    Excessive release of the pollutant carbon monoxide (CO) into the air may produce a condition in which oxygen supply in the human body decreases. What causes this condition?

    (a)

    When inhaled into the human body CO is converted into CO2

    (b)

    The inhaled CO has much higher affinity for haemoglobin as compared to oxygen

    (c)

    The inhaled CO destroys the chemical structure of haemoglobin

    (d)

    The inhaled CO adversely affects the respiratory centre in the brain

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    Which one of the following processes in the bodies of living organisms is a digestive process?

    (a)

    Breakdown of proteins into amino acids

    (b)

    Breakdown of glucose into CO2 and H2O

    (c)

    Conversion of glucose into glycogen

    (d)

    Conversion of amino acids into proteins

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

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    From the point of view of evolution of living organisms, which one of the following is the correct sequence of evolution?

    (a)

    Otter-Tortoise-Shark

    (b)

    Shark-Tortoise-Otter

    (c)

    Tortoise-Shark-Otter

    (d)

    Shark-Otter-Tortoise

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    Who among the following were official congress negotiators with Cripps Mission?

    (a)

    Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel

    (b)

    Acharya J.B. Kriplani and C. Rajagopalchari

    (c)

    Pandit Nehru and Maulana Azad

    (d)

    Dr. Rajendra Prasad and Rafi Md. Kidwai

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    For the Karachi session of Indian National Congress in 1931 presided over by Sardar Patel. Who drafted the Resolution Fundamental Rights and Economic Programme?

    (a)

    Mahatma Gandhi

    (b)

    Pt Jawaharlal Nehru

    (c)

    Dr. Rajendra Prasad

    (d)

    Dr. BR Ambedkar

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    India is a party to the Ramsar Convention and has declared many areas as Ramsar Sites.
    Which of the following statements best describes as to how we should maintain these sites in the context of the Convention.

    (a)

    Keep all the sites completely inaccessible to man so that they will not be exploited.

    (b)

    Conserve all the sites through ecosystem approach and permit tourism and recreation only.

    (c)

    Conserve all the sites through ecosystem approach for a period without any exploitation with specific criteria and specific period for each site and then allow sustainable use of them by future generations.

    (d)

    Conserve all the sites through ecosystem approach and allow their simultaneous sustainable use.

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    Other than Jatropha curcas, why is Pongamia pinnata also considered a good option for the production of biodiesel in India?
    1. Pongamia pinnata grows naturally in most of the arid regions of India
    2. The seeds of Pongamia pinnata are rich in lipid content of which nearly half is oleic acid
    Which of the statement given above is/are correct?

    (a)

    1 only

    (b)

    2 only

    (c)

    Both 1 and 2

    (d)

    Neither 1 nor 2

    Correct Answer:

    (c)