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Exam Year: 2010

  • ,

    With reference to the river Luni, which one of the following statements is correct ?

    (a)

    It flows into Gulf of Khambhat

    (b)

    It flows into Gulf of Kachchh

    (c)

    It flows into Pakistan and merges with a tributary of Indus

    (d)

    It is lost in the marshy land of the Rann of Kuchcch

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    Which one of the following is the appropriate reason for considering the Gondwana rocks as most important of rock systems of India ?

    (a)

    More than 90% of limestone reserves of India are found in them

    (b)

    More than 90% of India’s coal reserves are found in them

    (c)

    More than 90% of fertile black cotton soils are spread over them

    (d)

    None of the reasons given above is appropriate in this context

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    Which one of the following can one come across if one travels through the Strait of Malacca ?

    (a)

    Bali

    (b)

    Brunei

    (c)

    Java

    (d)

    Singapore

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    When you travel in certain parts of India, you will notice red soil. What is the main reason for this colour ?

    (a)

    Abundance of magnesium

    (b)

    Accumulated humus

    (c)

    Presence of ferric oxides

    (d)

    Abundance of phosphates

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    With reference to the treatment of cancerous tumours, a tool called cyberknife has been making the news. In this context, which one of the following statements is not correct ?

    (a)

    It is a robotic image guided system

    (b)

    It delivers and extremely precise dose of radiation

    (c)

    It has the capability of achieving sub-millimetre accuracy

    (d)

    It can map the spread of tumour in the body

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    Which among the following do/does not belong/belongs to the GSM family of wireless technologies ?

    (a)

    EDGE

    (b)

    LTE

    (c)

    DSL

    (d)

    Both EDGE and LTE

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    What is the principle by which a cooling system(Radiator) in a motor car works:

    (a)

    Conduction only

    (b)

    Convection

    (c)

    Radiation only

    (d)

    Both conduction and radiation

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    Each person’s performance compared with all other persons is to be done to rank them subjectively. How many comparisons are needed in total, if there are 11 persons?

    (a)

    66

    (b)

    55

    (c)

    54

    (d)

    45

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    What was the immediate cause for the launch of the Swadeshi movement?

    (a)

    The partition of Bengal done by Lord Curzon

    (b)

    A sentence of 18 months rigorous imprisonment imposed on Lokmanya Tilak

    (c)

    The arrest and deportation of Lala Lajpat Rai and Ajit Singh; and passing of the Punjab Colonisation Bill

    (d)

    Death sentence pronounced on the Chapekar brothers

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

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    By a regulation in 1793, the District Collector was deprived of his judicial powers and made the collecting agent only. What was the reason for such regulation ?

    (a)

    Lord Cornwallis felt that the District Collector’s efficiency of revenue collection would enormously increase without the burden of other work

    (b)

    Lord Cornwallis felt that Judicial power should compulsorily be in the hands of Europeans while Indians can be given the job of revenue collection in the districts

    (c)

    Lord Cornwallis was alarmed at the extent of power concentrated in the District Collector and felt that such absolute power was undesirable in one person.

    (d)

    The judicial work demanded a deep knowledge of India and a good training in law and Lord Cornwallis felt that District Collector should be only a revenue collector

    Correct Answer:

    (c)