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Question 1 of 20
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Chemical name of Vitamin D is
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Question 2 of 20
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Which one of the following allotropes of carbon is used in cutting and drilling?
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There are 8 allotropes of carbon divided in crystalline and amorphous forms. Diamond is crystalline form of carbon.
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There are 8 allotropes of carbon divided in crystalline and amorphous forms. Diamond is crystalline form of carbon.
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Coins are minted by
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According to the Coinage Act, 1906, the Government of India has the sole right to mint coins. GOI supplies the coins to Reserve Bank of India which then circulates the coins.
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According to the Coinage Act, 1906, the Government of India has the sole right to mint coins. GOI supplies the coins to Reserve Bank of India which then circulates the coins.
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The function of Iris is
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The colored part of the eye is called the iris. It controls light levels inside the eye similar to the aperture on a camera. The round opening in the center of the iris is called the pupil. Iris is responsible for controlling the diameter and size of the pupil and thus the amount of light reaching the retina.
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The colored part of the eye is called the iris. It controls light levels inside the eye similar to the aperture on a camera. The round opening in the center of the iris is called the pupil. Iris is responsible for controlling the diameter and size of the pupil and thus the amount of light reaching the retina.
Question 5 of 20
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Upper most layer of skin is called –
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Deficiency of which of the following Mineral/Vitamin causes Goiter?
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A goitre (sometimes spelt “goiter”) is an abnormal swelling of the thyroid gland that causes a lump to form in the neck which occurs by the deficiency of Iodine.
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A goitre (sometimes spelt “goiter”) is an abnormal swelling of the thyroid gland that causes a lump to form in the neck which occurs by the deficiency of Iodine.
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Which of the following Indian island lies between India and Sri Lanka?
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Which is not a causative factor of earthquake?
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Isostasy is the state of gravitational equilibrium between Earth’s crust and mantle such that the crust “floats” at an elevation that depends on its thickness and density of underlying roots of the low density of the mountain.
Tectonics is concerned with the processes which control the structure and properties of the Earth’s crust, and its evolution through time.
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Isostasy is the state of gravitational equilibrium between Earth’s crust and mantle such that the crust “floats” at an elevation that depends on its thickness and density of underlying roots of the low density of the mountain.
Tectonics is concerned with the processes which control the structure and properties of the Earth’s crust, and its evolution through time.
Question 9 of 20
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Author of the book “Glimpses of World History” is
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Glimpses of World History, a book published by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1934, is a panoramic sweep of the history of humankind.
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Glimpses of World History, a book published by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1934, is a panoramic sweep of the history of humankind.
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In which of the following, the Chair person is not the member of that House/Council?
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Question 11 of 20
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Data that are accumulated and processed in group called
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Batch processing is the execution of a series of programs on a computer without manual intervention. It is the execution of a series of programs on a set or “batch” of inputs, rather than a single input.
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Batch processing is the execution of a series of programs on a computer without manual intervention. It is the execution of a series of programs on a set or “batch” of inputs, rather than a single input.
Question 12 of 20
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Sound travels faster in solids than in gases, because:
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Solids are packed together tighter than liquids and gases and solids are more dense than gases also, so Sound travels faster in solids than in gases
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Solids are packed together tighter than liquids and gases and solids are more dense than gases also, so Sound travels faster in solids than in gases
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The term ‘pitcher’ is associated with
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Who decides a ‘bill’ is a money bill?
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Speaker of Lok Sabha decides that if a finance bill is a money bill or not under article 110.
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Speaker of Lok Sabha decides that if a finance bill is a money bill or not under article 110.
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‘Lumen’ is the unit of
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Luminous flux is measure of the total amount of visible light emitted by a source
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Luminous flux is measure of the total amount of visible light emitted by a source
Question 16 of 20
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The brightest planet is
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Venus is very bright. Sunlight is easily reflected by acidic clouds that blanket the planet’s atmosphere.
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Venus is very bright. Sunlight is easily reflected by acidic clouds that blanket the planet’s atmosphere.
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World Food Day is observed on
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Question 18 of 20
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The currency of Netherlands is
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Question 19 of 20
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Socialism succeeds in achieving
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Socialism is an economic system characterized by social ownership or control of the means of production and cooperative management of the economy.
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Socialism is an economic system characterized by social ownership or control of the means of production and cooperative management of the economy.
Question 20 of 20
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If a resistive wire is elongated, its resistance
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As the length increases and the cross sectional area decreases, the electrical resistance of the wire also rises.
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As the length increases and the cross sectional area decreases, the electrical resistance of the wire also rises.
