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601. Which of the following rivers has a 'bird's foot' delta?
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602. The Contra rebels are active in
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603. River Luni drains into
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604. Even when our foodgrain production has increased from 50 to 150 million tonnes during the last three decades, the progress has been quite unsatisfactory on agricultural development front because
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605. Which one of the following commodities has the highest production in India?
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606. Regional Rural Banks are designed to work in which one of the following ideals?
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607. Which of the following is not an element of the bone?
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608. Which of the following are features of Mughal Style of architecture?

  1. Curvilinear roof
  2. Flat roof
  3. Domes
  4. Arches

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609. Ice skating can be used to demonstrate that when ice is under pressure, its
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610. Which one of the following is a breed of cattle famous for high milk yield as well as draught capacity?
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611. Acid rain is caused by pollution of environment by
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612. If there were no organic life on the Earth, the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere will
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613. Diet is the name of the Parliament in
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614. Two distributions 'X' and 'Y' of the same area and mean are plotted. From the distribution curves, it can be concluded that
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615. Assertion (A): Red phosphorous is preferred to white phosphorous in the manufacture of matches.
Reason (R): Red phosphorous is non-poisonous in nature.

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616. Assertion (A): In the 19th century, India became a victim of colonialism.
Reason (R): Industrial Revolution resulted in the need for more and more markets.

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617. Assertion (A): Detergents can easily remove oil and dirt from soiled garments.
Reason (R): Detergents increase the surface tension of water.

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618. Assertion (A): A dry cell cannot be recharged.
Reason (R): The chemical reaction in a dry cell is reversible.

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619. Assertion (A): The Zamindari Settlement was introduced by Lord Cornwallis.
Reason (R): The British desired to create a landed class in India for support.

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620. Assertion (A): The Indian Constitution closely follows the British parliamentary model.
Reason (R): In India the Upper House of the Parliament has judicial powers.

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621. Assertion (A): Earthworms are useful to man.
Reason (R): Earthworms help in Nitrogen Fixation in plants.

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622. Assertion (A): In the ancient period of Indian history, urbanisation was followed by pastoral life.
Reason (R): The Harappan Culture was an urban one.

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623. Match List I with List II:

List I (Artiste)List II (Instrument)
(A) Ali Akbar Khan(1) Flute
(B) Yehudi Menuhin(2) Sarod
(C) Ravi Shankar(3) Sitar
(D) H. P. Chaurasia(4) Santoor
(5) Violin

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624. Match List I with List II:

List I (Industry)List II (Places)
(A) Pottery(1) Firozabad
(B) Bangles(2) Trivandrum
(C) Wooden carvings(3) Bhagalpur
(D) Silk(4) Mirzapur

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625. Match List I with List II:

List IList II
(A) Maharashtra(1) Alluvial
(B) Karnataka(2) Lateritic
(C) Uttar Pradesh(3) Red
(D) Assam(4) Black

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