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Question 1 of 20
1. Question
The Upanishads are collectively known as
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Vedanta
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Vedanta
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Question 2 of 20
2. Question
The persons start walking at a steady pace of 3 km/hour from a road intersection along two roads that make an angle of 60° with each other. What will be the (shortest) distance separating them at the end of 20 minutes?
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1 km
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1 km
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Question 3 of 20
3. Question
Match:
List I List II A. Fissure eruption 1. Old Rocks B. Anticlinorium belt 2. Black soils C. Sea of Tethys 3. Himalayan mountain chain D. Tsangpo 4. Brahmaputra 5. Ganga Correct
A B C D – 2 1 3 4
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A B C D – 2 1 3 4
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Question 4 of 20
4. Question
Which one of the following figures will generate a cone when rotated about one of its straight edges ?
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Question 5 of 20
5. Question
Match:
List I List II A. Mushroom Rocks 1. Fault Block B. Cape Verde 2. Low latitude desert C. Thar 3. Volcanic D. Vosges 4. Wind erosion Correct
A B C D -4 3 2 1
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A B C D – 4 3 2 1
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Question 6 of 20
6. Question
Ram and Shyam work on a job together for four days and complete 60% of it. Ram takes leave then and Shyam works for eight more days to complete the job. How long would Ram take to complete the entire job alone?
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10 Days
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10 Days
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Question 7 of 20
7. Question
Painted greyware is attributed to
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Vedic period
The Painted Grey Ware culture (PGW) is an Iron Age culture of the Gangetic plain and the Ghaggar-Hakra valley, lasting from roughly 1200 BC to 600 BC. It is contemporary to, and a successor of the Black and red ware culture. Characterized by a style of fine, grey pottery painted with geometric patterns in black, this culture is associated with village and town settlements (but without large cities like those of the Harappans), domesticated horses, ivory-working, and the advent of iron metallurgy. But this point of view may change as fresh surveys by archaeologist Vinay Kumar Gupta suggest Mathura was the largest PGW site around 375 hectares in area. Among the largest sites is also the recently excavated Ahichhatra, with at least 40 hectares of area in PGW times along with evidence of early construction of the fortification which goes back to PGW levels. Total number of PGW sites discovered so far is more than 1100.
It probably corresponds to the middle and late Vedic period, i.e., the Kuru-Panchala kingdom, the first large state in South Asia after the decline of the Indus Valley Civilization. It is succeeded by Northern Black Polished Ware from c. 700-500 BC, associated with the rise of the great mahajanapada states and of the Magadha Empire.
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Vedic period
The Painted Grey Ware culture (PGW) is an Iron Age culture of the Gangetic plain and the Ghaggar-Hakra valley, lasting from roughly 1200 BC to 600 BC. It is contemporary to, and a successor of the Black and red ware culture. Characterized by a style of fine, grey pottery painted with geometric patterns in black, this culture is associated with village and town settlements (but without large cities like those of the Harappans), domesticated horses, ivory-working, and the advent of iron metallurgy. But this point of view may change as fresh surveys by archaeologist Vinay Kumar Gupta suggest Mathura was the largest PGW site around 375 hectares in area. Among the largest sites is also the recently excavated Ahichhatra, with at least 40 hectares of area in PGW times along with evidence of early construction of the fortification which goes back to PGW levels. Total number of PGW sites discovered so far is more than 1100.
It probably corresponds to the middle and late Vedic period, i.e., the Kuru-Panchala kingdom, the first large state in South Asia after the decline of the Indus Valley Civilization. It is succeeded by Northern Black Polished Ware from c. 700-500 BC, associated with the rise of the great mahajanapada states and of the Magadha Empire.
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Question 8 of 20
8. Question
Which of the following statements about the monsoon in India are correct?
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Both A and B
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Both A and B
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Question 9 of 20
9. Question
Swamps are seen in the Siberian rivers because
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Freezing of the river near the mouth prevents water to flow to the sea
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Freezing of the river near the mouth prevents water to flow to the sea
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Question 10 of 20
10. Question
Seven persons P, Q, R, S, T, U and V participate in and finish all the events of a series of swimming races. There are no ties at the finish of any of the events. V always finishes somewhere ahead of P. P always finishes somewhere ahead of Q. Either R finishes first and T finishes last or S finishes first and U or Q finishes last. If in a particular race V finished fifth, then which one of the following would be true ?
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S finishes first
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S finishes first
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Question 11 of 20
11. Question
Weights of two pieces, one of gold and one of silver each weighing 100 gm were recorded on a spring balance. Then they were fully immersed in a liquid bath, by letting them hang through a light thread tied to the balance. Compare the recorded weights of the two pieces under that condition. Then
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The gold piece will weigh more than the silver piece
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The gold piece will weigh more than the silver piece
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Question 12 of 20
12. Question
The rainbow and the rainbow-like colours seen on a thin film of oil on a water surface are two phenomena. They are
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Different in nature and rainbow is due to refraction, while colour of thin film is due to interference of light
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Different in nature and rainbow is due to refraction, while colour of thin film is due to interference of light
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Question 13 of 20
13. Question
Consider the following :
I. Saxena, David. Jain and Kumar were District Collectors at places P, Q, R and S respectively in 1970.
II. In 1972 they were transferred. Saxena and Jain interchanged places. Kumar and David also interchanged places.
III. One year later in 1973 they were again transferred such that David and Jain interchanged places and Saxena and Kumar were also interchanged.
What should be the next round of transfers so that all the four persons could have been posted at all the four places ?
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Interchange David and Kumar as well as Saxena and Jain
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Interchange David and Kumar as well as Saxena and Jain
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Question 14 of 20
14. Question
The gas used for artificial ripening of green fruits is
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acetylene (ethyne)
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acetylene (ethyne)
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Question 15 of 20
15. Question
Which of the following are associated with Lord Lytton?
1. Rowlatt Act
2. The Arms Act
3. The Vernacular Press Act
4. Abolition of duties on the import of coarse cotton goods
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2,3,4
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2,3,4
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Question 16 of 20
16. Question
Which one of the following statements regarding the election of the President of India-is correct?
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A candidate securing the majority of votes is not automatically elected
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A candidate securing the majority of votes is not automatically elected
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Question 17 of 20
17. Question
Which of the following statements regarding literacy in India are correct?
1. A person who can only read but cannot write is not defined literate
2. Children below 5 years of age are not taken into consideration even if they are able to read and write
3. For the purpose of census, a person is deemed literate if he or she can read and write with understanding in any of the 15 languages mentioned in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution
4. The fact that a district has attained hundred per cent literacy does not mean that the entire population in the district is literate
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2,3,4
Incorrect
2,3,4
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Question 18 of 20
18. Question
In a group of persons travelling in a bus, 6 persons can speak Tamil, 15 can speak Hindi and 6 can speak Gujarati. In that group none can speak any other language. If 2 persons in the group can speak two languages and one person can speak all the three languages, then how many persons are there in the group ?
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23
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23
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Question 19 of 20
19. Question
Examine the following statements :
I. All children are inquisitive.
II. Some children are inquisitive.
III. No children are inquisitive.
IV. Some children are not inquisitive.
Among these statements, the two statements which cannot both be true simultaneously but can both be false would be
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I and III
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I and III
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Question 20 of 20
20. Question
Consider the series given below :
4/12/95, 1/1/96, 29/1/96, 26/2/96,….
The next term of the series is
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25/3/96
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25/3/96
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