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Exam Year: 2024

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    With reference to the Himalayan rivers joining the Ganga downstream of Prayagraj from West to East, which one of the following sequences is correct?

    (a)

    Ghaghara – Gomati – Gandak – Kosi

    (b)

    Gomati – Ghaghara – Gandak – Kosi*

    (c)

    Ghaghara – Gomati – Kosi – Gandak

    (d)

    Gomati – Ghaghara – Kosi – Gandak

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    On June 21 every year, which of the following latitude(s) experience a sunlight of more than 12 hours?
    1. Equator
    2. Tropic of Cancer
    3. Tropic of Capricorn
    4. Arctic Circle
    Select the correct answer using the code given below:

    (a)

    1 only

    (b)

    2 only

    (c)

    3 and 4

    (d)

    2 and 4*

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    In which of the following are hydrogels used?
    1. Controlled drug delivery in patients
    2. Mobile air-conditioning systems
    3. Preparation of industrial lubricants
    Select the correct answer using the code given below:

    (a)

    1 only

    (b)

    1 and 2 only

    (c)

    2 and 3 only

    (d)

    1, 2 and 3*

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

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    How many Delimitation Commissions have been constituted by the Government of India till December 2023?

    (a)

    One

    (b)

    Two

    (c)

    Three

    (d)

    Four*

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    With reference to the Parliament of India, consider the following statements:

    1. Prorogation of a House by the President of India does not require the advice of the Council of Ministers.
    2. Prorogation of a House is generally done after the House is adjourned sine die, but there is no bar to the President of India proroguing the House which is in session.
    3. Dissolution of the Lok Sabha is done by the President of India who, save in exceptional circumstances, does so on the advice of the Council of Ministers.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    (a)

    1 only

    (b)

    1 and 2

    (c)

    2 and 3*

    (d)

    3 only

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    A Writ of Prohibition is an order issued by the Supreme Court or High Courts to:

    (a)

    A government officer prohibiting him from taking a particular action.

    (b)

    The Parliament/Legislative Assembly to pass a law on Prohibition.

    (c)

    The lower court prohibiting continuation of proceedings in a case.*

    (d)

    The Government prohibiting it from following an unconstitutional policy.

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    Consider the following materials:
    1. Agricultural residues
    2. Corn grain
    3. Wastewater treatment sludge
    4. Wood mill waste
    Which of the above can be used as feedstock for producing Sustainable Aviation Fuel?

    (a)

    1 and 2 only

    (b)

    3 and 4 only

    (c)

    1,2,3 and 4*

    (d)

    1,3 and 4 only

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    The total fertility rate in an economy is defined as:

    (a)

    the number of children born per 1000 people in the population in a year.

    (b)

    the number of children born to a couple in their lifetime in a given population.

    (c)

    the birth rate minus death rate.

    (d)

    the average number of live births a woman would have by the end of her child-bearing age.*

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    With reference to “water vapour,” which of the following statements is/are correct?
    1. It is a gas, the amount of which decreases with altitude.
    2. Its percentage is maximum at the poles.
    Select the answer using the code given below:

    (a)

    1 only

    (b)

    2 only

    (c)

    Both 1 and 2

    (d)

    Neither 1 nor 2

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

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    Which one of the following words/phrases is most appropriately used to denote “an interoperable network of 3D virtual worlds that can be accessed simultaneously by millions of users, who can exert property rights over virtual items”?

    (a)

    Big data analytics

    (b)

    Cryptography

    (c)

    Metaverse*

    (d)

    Virtual matrix

    Correct Answer:

    (c)