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    Consider the following statements regarding the Indian squirrels :
    1. They build nests by making burrows in the ground.
    2. They store their food materials like nuts and seeds in the ground.
    3. They are omnivorous.
    How many of the above statements are correct?

    (a)

    Only one

    (b)

    Only two

    (c)

    Only three

    (d)

    All four

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    Consider the following statements in the context of interventions being undertaken under Anaemia Mukt Bharat Strategy:
    1. It provides prophylactic calcium supplementation for pre-school children, adolescents and pregnant women.
    2. It runs a compaign for delayed cord clamping at the time of child-birth.
    3. It provides for periodic deworming to children and adolescents.
    4. It addresses non-nutritional causes of anaemia in endemic pockets with special focus on malaria, hemoglobinopathies and fluorosis.
    How many of the statements given above are correct?

    (a)

    Only one

    (b)

    Only two

    (c)

    Only three

    (d)

    All four

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    Which of the following countries has been suffering from decades of civil strife and food shortages and was in news in the recent past for its very severe famine?

    (a)

    Angola

    (b)

    Costa Rica

    (c)

    Ecuador

    (d)

    Somalia

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    In the context of finance, the term ‘beta’ refers to

    (a)

    the process of simultaneous buying and selling of an asset from different platforms

    (b)

    an investment strategy of a portfolio manager to balance risk versus reward

    (c)

    a type of systemic risk that arises where perfect hedging is not possible

    (d)

    a numeric value that measures the fluctuations of a stock to changes in the overall stock market

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    “Souls are not only the property of animal and plant life, but also of rocks, running water and many other natural objects not looked on as living by other religious sects.”
    The above statement reflects one of the core beliefs of which one of the following religious sects of ancient India?

    (a)

    Buddhism

    (b)

    Jainism

    (c)

    Shaivism

    (d)

    Vaishnavism

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    ‘Microsatellite DNA’ is used in the case of which one of the following?

    (a)

    Studying the evolutionary relationships among various species of fauna

    (b)

    Stimulating ‘stem cells’ to transform into diverse functional tissues

    (c)

    Promoting clonal propagation of horticultural plants

    (d)

    Assessing the efficacy of drugs by conducting series of drug trials in a population

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

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    Consier the following statements:
    1. Recently, all the countries of the United Nations have adopted the first-ever compact for international migration, the ‘Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM)’.
    2. The objectives and commitments stated in the GCM are binding on the UN member countries.
    3. The GCM addresses internal migration or internally displaced people also in its objectives and commitments.
    How many of the above statements are correct?

    (a)

    Only one

    (b)

    Only two

    (c)

    All three

    (d)

    None

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    Consider the following statements in respect of election to the President of India:
    1. The members nominated to either House of the Parliament or the Legislative Assemblies of States are also eligible to be included in the Electoral College.
    2. Higher the number of elective Assembly seats, higher is the value of vote of each MLA of that State.
    3. The value of vote of each MLA of Madhya Pradesh is greater than that of Kerala.
    4. The value of of vote of each MLA of Puducherry is higher than that of Arunachal Pradesh because the ratio of total population to total number of elective seats in Puducherry is greater as compared to Arunachal Pradesh.
    How many of the above statements are correct?

    (a)

    Only one

    (b)

    Only two

    (c)

    Only three

    (d)

    All four

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

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    With reference to ancient Indian History, consider the following pairs :
    Literary work Author
    1. Devichandragupta : Bilhana
    2. Hammira-Mahakavya : Nayachandra Suri
    3. Milinda-panha : Nagarjuna
    4. Nitivakyamrita : Somadeva Suri
    How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

    (a)

    Only one

    (b)

    Only two

    (c)

    Only three

    (d)

    All four

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    In the recent years Chad, Guinea, Mali and Sudan caught the international attention for which one of the following reasons common to all of them?

    (a)

    Discovery of rich deposits of rare earth elements

    (b)

    Establishement of Chinese military bases

    (c)

    Southward expansion of Sahara Desert

    (d)

    Successful coups

    Correct Answer:

    (d)