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526.
Which among the following pairs has been correctly matched?
A
Nehru Trophy – Table Tennis
B
Holkar Trophy – Bridge
C
B. C. Roy Trophy – Lawn Tennis
D
Ruia Trophy – Kabaddi
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527.
"Operation Black Board" implies
A
Essential minimum education up to the age of 14 years
B
Rural education
C
Adult education
D
Provision of black boards in schools
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528.
Which of the following award winning films has no dialogues?
A
"Pushpak"
B
"Daasi"
C
"Salaam Bombay"
D
"Chetak"
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529.
Punjab and Haryana receive rainfall from
A
Westerly disturbances
B
Cyclones in Bay of Bengal
C
Both of the above
D
None of the above
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530.
Which of the following is located in Aurangabad?
A
Shahjehan's tomb
B
Tomb of Aurangzeb's queen
C
Akbar's tomb
D
Babur's tomb
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531.
Who among the following is most benefitted from inflation?
A
Creditors
B
Debtors
C
Savings bank account holders
D
Government pensioners
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532.
A suitable site of a cement plant requires proximity to
A
Coal and iron
B
Limestone and manganese
C
Limestone and gypsum
D
Coal and gypsum
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533.
Which newspaper has recently appointed an ombudsman to attend to redressal of public grievances regarding published articles?
A
"Times of India"
B
"The Hindustan Times"
C
"The Hindu"
D
"Indian Express"
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534.
In India the diamonds are quarried from
A
Golconda
B
Jaipur
C
Patnagiri
D
Panna
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535.
Sodium vapour lamps are preferred to incandescent lamps because of
A
Higher efficiency
B
Higher tolerance in voltage fluctuations
C
Easy installation
D
Higher intensity of illumination
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536.
The chemical name of 'aspirin' is
A
Acetyl cyanamide
B
Acetyl Salicylic Acid
C
Benzyl Salicylate
D
Tartaric Acid
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537.
Savanna grasslands are found in
A
North America
B
Africa
C
Australia
D
East Asia
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538.
The parent script of the Indo-Aryan and Dravidian language is
A
Indus
B
Brahmi
C
Kharosti
D
Aramic
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539.
The 42nd Amendment to the Indian Constitution is notable because it gives
A
Primacy to Fundamental Rights over Directive Principles
B
Primacy to Directive Principles over Fundamental Rights
C
Special treatment to Jammu & Kashmir
D
Special treatment to Sikkim
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540.
Which of the following plants is biennial?
A
Banana
B
Pineapple
C
Jack fruit
D
Carrot
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541.
The 'Interest Rate Policy' is a component of
A
Fiscal Policy
B
Monetary Policy
C
Trade Policy
D
Direct Control
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542.
The first Trade Union in India was
A
Madras Labour Union
B
Bombay Postal Union
C
Printers Union of Calcutta
D
All India Trade Union Congress
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543.
'Black holes' refers to
A
Holes occurring in heavenly bodies
B
Bright spots on the sun
C
Collapsing object of high density
D
Collapsing object of low density
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544.
Which of the following iron & steel plants is closer to coal deposits than iron ore deposits?
A
Bhilai & Bokaro
B
Jamshedpur & Bhadrawati
C
Burnpur & Hirapur
D
Durgapur & Rourkela
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545.
No money bill can be introduced in the legislative assembly without the recommendations of the
A
Speaker
B
Governor
C
Chief Minister
D
Finance Minister
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546.
Heat from the sun is received by the earth through
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Conduction
B
Convection
C
Radiation
D
None of the above
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547.
Cognizable offence refers to an offence where
A
Arrests can be made without warrant
B
Arrests can be made with warrant
C
It is under the jurisdiction of a court
D
Police can register a case without formal complaint
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548.
The Ministry of Industries takes the administrative advice regarding the improvement of the performance of public enterprises from
A
Bureau of Public Enterprises
B
MRTP Commission
C
Estimates Committee
D
Planning Commission
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549.
Population of cells derived from a single parent cell is called
A
Haploid
B
Diploid
C
Symmetrical cell
D
Clone
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550.
The 'Festival of India' has been held in:
U.S.A.
U.K.
U.S.S.R.
France
China
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
A
2, 3 & 4
B
1, 3 & 5
C
1, 2 & 3
D
1, 3 & 4
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