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Exam Year: 2024

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    Which one of the following statements is correct as per the Constitution of India?

    (a)

    Inter-State trade and commerce is a State subject under the State List.

    (b)

    Inter-State migration is a State subject under the State List.

    (c)

    Inter-State quarantine is a Union subject under the Union List.*

    (d)

    Corporation tax is a State subject under the State List.

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    Who of the following is the author of the books “The India Way” and “Why Bharat Matters”?

    (a)

    Bhupender Yadav

    (b)

    Nalin Mehta

    (c)

    Shashi Tharoor

    (d)

    Subrahmanyam Jaishankar*

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    Under which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India, has the Supreme Court of India placed the Right to Privacy?

    (a)

    Article 15

    (b)

    Article 16

    (c)

    Article 19

    (d)

    Article 21*

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    With reference to ancient India, Gautama Buddha was generally known by which of the following epithets?
    1. Nayaputta
    2. Shakyamuni
    3. Tathagata
    Select the correct answer using the code given below:

    (a)

    1 only

    (b)

    2 and 3 only*

    (c)

    1, 2 and 3

    (d)

    None of the above are epithets of Gautama Buddha

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    Which one of the following is synthesised in human body that dilates blood vessels and increases blood flow?

    (a)

    Nitric oxide*

    (b)

    Nitrous oxide

    (c)

    Nitrogen dioxide

    (d)

    Nitrogen pentoxide

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

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    As per Article 368 of the Constitution of India, the Parliament may amend any provision of the Constitution by way of:
    1. Addition
    2. Variation
    3. Repeal
    Select the correct answer using the code given below:

    (a)

    1 and 2 only

    (b)

    2 and 3 only

    (c)

    1 and 3 only

    (d)

    (d )1,2 and 3

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    With reference to “Coriolis force,” which of the following statements is/are correct?
    1. It increases with increase in wind velocity.
    2. It is maximum at the poles and is absent at the equator.
    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:

    (c)

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    Consider the following airports:
    1. Donyi Polo Airport
    2. Kushinagar International Airport
    3. Vijayawada International Airport
    In the recent past, which of the above have been constructed as Greenfield projects?

    (a)

    1 and 2 only*

    (b)

    2 and 3 only

    (c)

    1 and 3 only

    (d)

    1, 2 and 3

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

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    Which one of the following is the exhaust pipe emission from Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles powered by hydrogen?

    (a)

    Hydrogen peroxide

    (b)

    Hydronium

    (c)

    Oxygen

    (d)

    Water vapour*

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    Recently, the term “pumped-storage hydropower” is actually and appropriately discussed in the context of which one of the following?

    (a)

    Irrigation of terraced crop fields

    (b)

    Lift irrigation of cereal crops

    (c)

    Long duration energy storage*

    (d)

    Rainwater harvesting system

    Correct Answer:

    (c)