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Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): The Peru desert is recognised as a cold desert. Reason (R): The temperature of the Humboldt current plays a dominant role in controlling the surface atmospheric conditions of the coastal areas.
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Match List – I with List – II according to Koppen’s Climatic classification system and select the correct answer from the codes given: List I (Climate types): a. Af, b. Aw, c. Am, d. As List II (Characteristics): i. Humid Tropical, ii. Tropical Humid and Dry Climate, iii. Monsoon climate, iv. Dry Summers
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Match List - I and List - II and select the correct answer using the code given below: List - I (Major Cultural Region of the World): a. Arctic Region, b. Desert, c. Latin American Region, d. Pacific Ocean List - II (Inhabitants): 1. Eskimos, 2. The Indians, Negroes, and Immigrants, 3. Samoans, Tahitian, Tongan, etc., 4. Caravan Region
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Carefully read the following Assertion (A): Scandinavian countries have a regressive age-sex population structure. Reason (R): The population growth rate is negative in these countries.
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Match List I and List – II and select the correct answer using the code given below: List I: a. Faulting, b. Wave erosion, c. Ice Scouring, d. Wind erosion List II: 1. Yardangs, 2. Kettle Hole, 3. Escarpment, 4. Stacks
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Consider the statements regarding the Home Rule League. 1. S. Subramaniya Ayer was an associate of Annie Besant. 2. It started on behalf of the Indian National Congress. 3. It changed its name to Swarajya Sabha. 4. Its flag had the Union Flag on it. Which of the following are correct?
OPSC Prelims 2023 Modern History
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Consider the statements regarding the nationalist Romesh Chunder Dutt. 1. He translated Ramayana and Mahabharata 2. He was president of the Indian National Congress. 3. He qualified the ICS. 4. He was president of the Bongiya Sahitya Parishad Which of the following statements are correct?
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Consider the following regarding the Revolt of 1857. 1. Indore troops had joined the Revolt against the wish of their king 2. Mangal Pandey was executed at Meerut. 3. Tantia Tope was active both at Kanpur and Jhansi. 4. Sindhia sought refuge from the British at Agra. Which of the following are correct?
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A glass of (1) tap water, (2) distilled water, and (3) sea water is cooled to its solidification. The order in which they will solidify first is
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Meniscus rise in a glass thermometer is due to the change in
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The light-emitting diode (LED) is made of
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Jet fuel used in turbine-based aviation engines mainly consists of
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One light year is equivalent to roughly how many kilometres?
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World Environment Day is the United Nations Day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action to protect our environment. In 1972, the UN General Assembly designated 5 June as World Environment Day (WED). The first celebration, under the theme “Only One Earth,” took place in 1973. Thereafter, every year the day is celebrated with a theme. Which of the following pairs (years and themes) is not correct? i. 2023: “Solutions to Plastic Pollution” ii. 2022: “Only One Earth” iii. 2021: “Ecosystem Restoration” iv. 2020: “Time for Environment”
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Microsoft, the recipient of the UN Global Action Award, is now committing to remove from the environment all the carbon the company has emitted either directly or by electrical consumption since it was founded in 1975 by 2050. From which year has the company adapted to be carbon neutral?
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The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the ‘Earth Summit’, was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 3 – 14 June 1992. Which of the following combinations of statements about the conference is correct? i. This global conference was held on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the first human environment conference held in Stockholm, Sweden. ii. It focused on the “impact of human socio-economic activities on the environment”. iii. Representatives from 79 countries participated in the conference.
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A Marine Protected Area (MPA) is essentially a space in the ocean where human activities are strictly regulated, and these places are given special protections for natural or historic marine resources by local, state, territorial, native, regional, or national authorities. Which one of the following is not an MPA?
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The Government of India had launched “Project Tiger”, the largest species conservation initiative of its kind in the world on 1st April 1973 to promote the conservation of the tiger. Nine Tiger Reserves were established in different states of India in the year 1973. Which one of the following combinations does not include the Tiger Reserves established in the year 1973?
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Acknowledging the years of efforts of tribal people in conserving 130 varieties in indigenous cultivars of rice, Koraput district was declared as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System. Which one of the following pairs (Organization: Year) is correct?
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Government of Odisha has declared the following Biodiversity Heritage Sites (BHS) for the conservation of biodiversity in the state. Which of the following pairs (Name of the BHS and district) are not correct?
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For Protection of plants and animals species and to provide for the prevention and control of water pollution, air pollution and the environment, government of India has taken adequate steps and several prevention, control and protection acts has been enacted. Which of the following combination of statements is correct?
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More than 90 percent of all nitrogen is fixed as ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates by soil microorganisms. Symbiotic bacteria associated with leguminous plants fix nitrogen by the formation of root nodules. In which of the following plants does nitrogen fixation not occur?
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Gases that trap heat in the atmosphere and cause global warming are called greenhouse gases. Which of the following combinations are not included under the greenhouse gases?
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India is one of the few countries experiencing a falling child sex ratio. Which among the following statements could be the major reasons behind this phenomenon? 1. High female infant mortality (relative to male infant mortality) 2. Female foeticide
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In discharging its role as a facilitator for rural prosperity, NABARD is entrusted with responsibilities of:
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