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Exam Year: 2013

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    Consider the following crops :
    (1). Cotton
    (2). Groundnut
    (3). Rice
    (4). Wheat
    Which of these are Kharif crops?

    (a)

    1 and 4

    (b)

    2 and 3 only

    (c)

    1, 2 and 3

    (d)

    2, 3 and 4

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    Which one of the following is the correct sequence of ecosystems in the order of decreasing
    productivity?

    (a)

    Oceans, lakes, grasslands, mangroves

    (b)

    Mangroves, oceans, grasslands, lakes

    (c)

    Mangroves, grasslands, lakes, oceans

    (d)

    Oceans, mangroves, lake, grasslands

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    Mycorrhizal biotechnology has been used in rehabilating degraded sites because mycorrhiza enables the plants to
    (1). resist drought and increase absorptive area
    (2). tolerate extremes of pH
    (3). resist disease infestation
    Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

    (a)

    1 only

    (b)

    2 and 3 only

    (c)

    1 and 3 only

    (d)

    1, 2 and 3

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    With reference to Parliament, consider the following statements;
    1.The Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha are not the members of that House.
    2.While the nominated members of the two Houses of the Parliament have no voting right in the presidential election, they have the right to vote in the election of the Vice President.
    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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    Photochemical smog is a resultant of the reaction among

    (a)

    NO 2 , O 3 and peroxyacetyl nitrate in the prescence of sunlight

    (b)

    CO 2 , O 2 , and peroxyacetyl nitrate in the presence of sunlight

    (c)

    CO, CO 2 , and NO 2 at low temperature

    (d)

    high concentration of NO 2 , O 3 and CO in the evening

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

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    Under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest
    Rights) Act, 2006, who shall be the authority to initiate the process for determining the nature
    and extent of individual or community forest rights or both?

    (a)

    State Forest Department

    (b)

    Distrit Collector/Deputy Commissioner

    (c)

    Tahsildar/Block Develoment Officer/Mandal Revenue Officer

    (d)

    Gram Sabha

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    Many transplanted seedlings do not grow because

    (a)

    the new soil does not contain favourable minerals

    (b)

    most of the root hairs grip the new soil too hard

    (c)

    most of the root hairs are lost during transplantation

    (d)

    leaves get damaged during transplantation

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    Recombinant DNA technology (Genetic Engineering) allows genes to be transferred
    (1). across different species of plants
    (2). from animals to plants
    (3). from microorganisms to higher organisms
    Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

    (a)

    1 only

    (b)

    2 and 3 only

    (c)

    1 and 3 only

    (d)

    1, 2 and 3

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    To obtain full benefits of demographic dividend, what should India do?

    (a)

    Promoting skill development

    (b)

    Introducing more social security schemes

    (c)

    Reducing infant mortality rate

    (d)

    Privatization of higher education

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

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    Rainbow is produced when sunlight falls on drops of rain. Which of the following physical
    phenomena are responsible for this?
    (1). Dispersion
    (2). Refraction
    (3). Internal Reflection
    Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

    (a)

    1 and 2 only

    (b)

    2 and 3 only

    (c)

    1 and 3 only

    (d)

    1, 2 and 3

    Correct Answer:

    (d)