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NDA General Ability 18 April 2021

DEFENCE 2021 Previous Year

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__Direction__: Choose the response, whichever is the most appropriate expression and mark your response in your answer sheet accordingly. Turn topsy-turvy
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__Direction__: Choose the response, whichever is the most appropriate expression and mark your response in your answer sheet accordingly. A clarion call
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__Direction__: Choose the response, whichever is the most appropriate expression and mark your response in your answer sheet accordingly. A hunky-dory situation
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__Direction__ : Choose the response, whichever is the most appropriate expression and mark your response in your answer sheet accordingly. Open a Pandora's box
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__Direction__ : Choose the response, whichever is the most appropriate expression and mark your response in your answer sheet accordingly. Pull your socks up
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__Direction__ : Choose the response, whichever is the most appropriate expression and mark your response in your answer sheet accordingly. Overstep the mark
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__Direction__: Read each sentence to find out whether there is an error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d). If you say that someone (a)/ you admire has feet of clay (b)/ you mean that he or she has hidden faults. (c)/ No error.(d)
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__Direction__ : Choose the response, whichever is the most appropriate expression and mark your response in your answer sheet accordingly. To get under somebody's skin
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__Direction__: Choose the response, whichever is the most appropriate expression and mark your response in your answer sheet accordingly. Fire in the belly
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__Direction__ : Choose the response, whichever is the most appropriate expression and mark your response in your answer sheet accordingly. Palsy-walsy friends
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__Direction__: Choose the response, whichever is the most appropriate expression and mark your response in your answer sheet accordingly. Give somebody a leg up
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__Direction__: Select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the answer sheet accordingly. My brother is _____ punctual, but he is late today.
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__Direction__: Select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the answer sheet accordingly. The first film on Tagore was such a success that now they are going to make a ______.
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__Direction__: Select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the answer sheet accordingly. I wish I _____ her before we met.
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__Direction__: Select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the answer sheet accordingly. There was a time when West Germany was a distinct ______.
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__Direction__: Select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the answer sheet accordingly. Mahatma Gandhi was a lover of humanity and a ______ believer in the goodness of human nature.
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__Direction__: Select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the answer sheet accordingly. I was ______ with the film, I had expected it to be better.
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Direction: Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank. The United Nations had _______ 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health.
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__Direction__: Select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the answer sheet accordingly. It was a ______ experience. Everybody was shocked.
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Direction: Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank. Elephants ______ when they perceive danger.
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__Direction__: Select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the answer sheet accordingly. My son is very _____, he trusts everyone.
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__Direction__: Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the bold/underlined word and mark your response in your answer sheet accordingly. She is a rather __crooked__ woman.
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Direction: Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response accordingly. The sky is __clear__ today.
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__Direction__: Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the bold/underlined word and mark your response in your answer sheet accordingly. My boss has been too __generous__.
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__Direction__: Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response in your answer sheet accordingly. He found her extremely __attractive__ and charming.
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__Direction__: Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response in your answer sheet accordingly. The sky is __boundless__.
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__Direction__: Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response in your answer sheet accordingly. I have a fascination for __deep__ water.
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__Direction__: Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the bold/underlined word and mark your response in your answer sheet accordingly. He is an __industrious__ workman.
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__Direction__: Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the bold/underlined word and mark your response in your answer sheet accordingly. Spring is a time of __plenty__.
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__Direction__: Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the bold/underlined word and mark your response in your answer sheet accordingly. Plants __grow__ in abundance here.
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__Direction__: Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the bold/underlined word and mark your response in your answer sheet accordingly. She __rarely__ comes here.
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__Direction__ : Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response in your answer sheet accordingly. The __sardonic__ nature of her stories made her stand out among contemporary writers.
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__Direction__: Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response in your answer sheet accordingly. Her smile was __contagious__.
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__Direction__ : Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response in your answer sheet accordingly. She undertook a __reconnaissance__ of the entire issue.
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__Direction__ : Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response in your answer sheet accordingly. My daughter is my __replica__.
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__Direction__: Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response in your answer sheet accordingly. His charm lies in his __oratory__.
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__Direction__: Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response in your answer sheet accordingly. __Arrogance__ is a hallmark of his nature.
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__Direction__: Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response in your answer sheet accordingly. She is a __patron__ of art and culture.
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__Direction__: Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response in your answer sheet accordingly. Her __dynamic__ nature impressed everyone.
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__Direction__: Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response in your answer sheet accordingly. Under his leadership, the company grew in an __organic__ manner.
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__Direction__: Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response in your answer sheet accordingly. She was __lamenting__ her destiny.
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__Direction__: Read each sentence to find out whether there is an error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d). You don't have a (a)/ monopoly on suffering; (b)/ other people don't have problems too. (c)/ No error (d)
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__Direction__: Read each sentence to find out whether there is an error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d). He refused to change (a)/ his decision; (b)/ he refused it point out (c). (d) No error.
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__Direction__: Read each sentence to find out whether there is an error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d). I have the opportunity (a)/ to study (b)/ in America next year. (c)/ No error(d)
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__Direction__: Read each sentence to find out whether there is an error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d). When learning to dive (a)/ it is important(b)/ to relax in between and take breaks. (c)/ No error (d)
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__Direction__: Read each sentence to find out whether there is an error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d). My mother (a)/ has been doing (b)/ everything for the family since day one. (c)/ No error (d)
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__Direction__: Read each sentence to find out whether there is an error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d). In the nineteenth century, (a)/ most traditional scholars (b)/ tried to stay clear from the imperial Government. (c)/ No error (d)
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__Direction__: Read each sentence to find out whether there is an error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d). The importance of trade in Mughal times reinforced (a)/ the cultural definition of wealth as something (b)/ comprising of movable property. (c)/ No error (d)
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__Direction__: Read each sentence to find out whether there is an error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d). Though he is poor, (a)/ but he is (b)/ honest. (c)/ No error (d)
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__Direction__: Read each sentence to find out whether there is an error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d). He began his discussion by pointing over (a)/ that men and women (b)/ had different biological functions. (c)/ No error (d)
General Studies

General Studies

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Recently a state of emergency has been declared in which one of the following countries?
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Which one of the following Oil Refineries is not located in Assam?
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The Headquarters of South-Eastern Railway is located at
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Which one of the following statements is most appropriate about 'Exercise Kavach'?
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Which one of the following statements is not correct in respect of the 'Legion of Merit' award?
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Bharatmala Pariyojana is related to
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Which one of the following teams is the winner of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2021?
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Tableau of which one of the following States/Union Territory was adjudged best in the Republic Day Parade, 2021?
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Identify the correct reason, out of the following, about Claire Polosak for being in the news:
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Which one of the following planets has the highest density?
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Which country has replaced Maldives to host the 2023 Indian Ocean Island Games?
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In the recently concluded elections in December 2020, Faustin-Archange Touadera has won a second term in office as President of one of the following countries. Identify the country.
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'Exercise Desert Knight - 21' is a bilateral air exercise between the Indian Air Force and the Air Force of which one of the following countries?
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Which one of the following is not a bio-mass energy source?
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Which one of the following is the correct meaning of ziyarat?
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As per the data up to November, 2020, released by the Union Finance Ministry, which one of the following countries ranks 1 in terms of ODI (Outward Direct Investment) for the year 2020-21?
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Which one of the following provides for the complete equality of men and woman in India?
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With regard to the Constitution of India, which of the following statements is not correct?
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Which one of the following is included in Article 51A (Part-IV A) of the Constitution of India?
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Which one of the following is not a power of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha?
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Which of the following statements about the non-permanent members of the Security Council of the United Nations is/are correct? 1. Their total number is now 10, but was originally only 6. 2. They are elected for a term of two years only. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Who among the following was considered to be the preceptor of Mirabai?
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Which one of the following statements about the Ain-i-Akbari is not correct?
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Where and when did Mahatma Gandhi make his first public appearance in India on coming back from South Africa after two decades?
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Which of the following statements about the Deccan Riots Commission is/are correct? 1. The Commission did not hold enquiries in the districts which were not affected. 2. The Commission did record the statements of ryots, sahukars and eye-witnesses. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Consider the following statements about the Mahanavami Dibba: 1. It was the name of a giant box of sweets distributed at the Mahanavami festival. 2. It was the name of a massive platform with a base covered with relief carvings. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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At which one of the following places was a Shiva temple not constructed under the patronage of the Chola rulers?
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At which of the following was the American Declaration of Independence adopted on 4 July, 1776?
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Which one of the following Harappan sites was a specialised centre for making shell objects?
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Swami Dayanand Saraswati 1. Was opposed to the worship of idols of Gods and Goddesses. 2. regarded the Vedas as infallible 3. had met and had discussion with Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Who among the following was the head of the Government that was overthrown by the Bolsheviks in the 1917 Revolution?
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When and where was the demand for "Purna Swaraj" or complete independence made by the Indian National Congress?
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Which of the following statements about Saguna bhakti traditions is/are correct? 1. Saguna bhakti traditions focus on the worship of specific deities such as Vishnu or his avatars. 2. In Saguna bhakti traditions, Gods and Goddesses are conceptualised in anthropomorphic forms. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Consider the following statements: 1. Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College was founded at Aligarh by Sayyid Ahmad Khan. 2. Sayyid Ahmad Khan was a great believer in religious toleration, and Hindus, Parsis and Christians had contributed to the funds of his college. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Which one of the following was not a part of the dhamma of King Ashoka?
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Basket-of-eggs topography is related to
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Which one of the following rivers is not a tributary of river Brahmaputra?
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Which one of the following is not a minor plate?
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A large body of magmatic material that cools in the deeper depth of the Earth's crust and develops in the form of large domes is known as
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Which one of the following is the longest Latitude?
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In which one of the following countries is intensive subsistence agriculture not predominantly practiced?
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If it is 12.00 Noon in India, on which meridian will it be 7.00 am of the same day?
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Which one of the following clouds is a rain-bearing cloud?
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Advantage(s) of tectonic activity in Iceland include(s): 1. Source of natural geothermal energy 2. Creation of new land 3. Attraction of tourists Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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The maximum depth of Lithosphere is found in the
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The natural vegetation which covers the maximum geographical areas of India is
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River Beas, flowing from Himachal and Punjab, joins the river
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Which one of the following is not a form of condensation?
General Science

General Science

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Which one of the following materials is not an allotrope of carbon ?
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Common salt (NaCl) is not used as a raw material for preparation of which one of the following compounds?
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Hydrogenation of vegetable oils using nickel catalyst is an example of
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The process whereby certain minerals absorb water, expand and change is called as
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Which one of the following is the chemical formula of Hypobromous acid?
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Reaction of quick lime (CaO) with water to produce slaked lime (Ca(OH)~2~) is an example of
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In electrolytic refining of copper, the electrolyte is a solution of
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Which one of the following statements about dihydrogen (H~2~) is not correct?
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Which one of the following statements about the cleansing action of soap is not true?
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Solder is an alloy of
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Which one of the following reactions does not result in the evolution of hydrogen gas?
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Which of the following sets of elements has the same valency?
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LED (a semi-conductor device) is an abbreviation that stands for
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Which one of the following is not used as a raw material in the manufacture of glass?
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Which one of the following acids is predominantly found in tomatoes?
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A current of 1.0 A is drawn by a filament of an electric bulb for 10 minutes. The amount of electric charge that flows through the circuit is
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Which one of the following colours may be obtained by combining green and red colours?
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Which one of the following cannot be the unit of frequency of a sound wave?
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According to the New Cartesian Sign Convention, which one of the following is correct is respect of the formula $\dfrac{1}{f} = \dfrac{1}{v}+ \dfrac{1}{u}$, where symbols have their usual meanings?
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Light waves are incident on an air-glass boundary. Some of the light waves are reflected and some are refracted in the glass. Which one of the following properties is the same for the incident wave and the refracted wave?
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Which one of the following regarding density of water at atmospheric pressure is correct?
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The sound created in a big hall persists because of the repeated reflections. The phenomenon is called
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A glass prism splits white light into different colours. This phenomenon is called dispersion of light by prism. Which one of the following statements is correct?
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Which one of the following formulas does not represent electrical power?
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The image we see in plane mirror is
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Which of the following are the primary colours of light?
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Numerically two thermometers, one in Fahrenheit scale and another in Celsius scale shall read same at
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Mirage is an illustration of
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Which one of the following statements is not correct for light rays?
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Which of the following pairs of physical phenomenon and the discover is/are correctly matched? 1. James Chadwick Photoelectric 2. Albert Einstein Neutron 3. Marie Curie Radium Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Twinkling of stars is due to
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When light scattered by a molecule and the frequency of the scattered light is changed, this phenomenon is called
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Consider the following statements about Light year: 1. Light year is a unit for measurement of very large distances. 2. Light year is a unit for measurement of very large time intervals. 3. Light year is a unit for measurement of intensity of light. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Which one of the following conclusions could not be derived from Rutherford's ฮฑ-particle scattering experiment?
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Which one of the following statements is true for a simple harmonic oscillator?
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'Beats' is a phenomenon that occurs when frequencies of two harmonic waves are
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Which one of the following is the lowest possible temperature?
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The electrostatic potential doesn't depend on which of the following (1) It depends on the charge (2) It depends on the endpoints of the path through work done (3) It depends on the path taken for the work done (4) It depends on the amount of work done
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Point of Origin of Earthquake Wave is known as
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The composition of gases in exosphere is
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The statement "friction force is a contact force while magnetic force is a non-contact force" is
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In mitochondria, ATP synthesizing chemical reaction take place in the
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In a dicot pot herb, vaseline/vegetable oil was applied on the upper surface of one leaf (Experimental leaf 1) and on the lower surface of another leaf (Experimental leaf 2). Vaseline/Vegetable oil was not applied to the control leaf. The plant was deliberately not watered for several days. Which leaf will dry up last?
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If human blood is placed in a 2% detergent solution, what will happen to the RBC?
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During seed germination, the part of the embryo which grows into root is
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Movement of materials to different parts of cytoplasm and nucleus is generally carried out by
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The major source of vitamins and minerals for vegetarians is
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Keppel Island is completely bleached mainly due to the expansion of
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The gaseous product of a process in plants is a requirement for another vital process that releases energy. Given below are four combinations of the process and product. Identify the correct answer.
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Squamous epithelial cells are found in the inner lining of
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Transformation of meristematic cells into specific permanent tissues occurs by the process of
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In a typical flower, germinating pollen grains pass through several parts of the gynoecium before they reach the ovule. A list of the parts of gynoecium is given below in different combinations. Choose the combination that represents the correct sequence of pollen tube pathway/journey: