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1226. Which of the following is not correct?
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1227. The country scene is one of desolation, with dry, deep and narrow gullies. There is little vegetation and that too thorny shrub variety. Human settlements are scarce. The scene may belong to
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1228. The tropical deciduous trees shed their leaves in summer
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1229. In which of the following cities one can never see the sun shine overhead at noon?
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1230. The shortest route from New Delhi to Vancouver is
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1231. Which of the following rivers flows westward?
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1232. Tropical rain forests appear in which of the following regions?
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1233. To check the expansion of Thar desert which of the following measures should be vied?
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1234. Which of the following is not favourable for the formation of deltas?
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1235. "Mulching" the soil is a process whereby
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1236. Indian agriculture largely depends for its water supply on
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1237. Lucerne is a
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1238. In which part of India do tea and coffee plantations overlap?
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1239. Arrange the following in the decreasing order of their carbon content: I. Cast iron, II. Wrought iron, III. Steel
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1240. Fat is stored in the human body in
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1241. The ductless and secretory glands in the human body are known as
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1242. Hormones which are necessary for the development of the human body are secreted by
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1243. In a remote Indian village with a scarcity of fuel, the people draw water from a well. They should be advised before drinking that water to
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1244. Which one is a high yielding variety of rice?
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1245. For artificial insemination the semen of a bull should be stored in
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1246. In a fluorescent tube which of the following components are found?
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1247. Helium is used for respiration in deep water instead of nitrogen because
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1248. Gerontology is the study of
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1249. The messages received by and transmitted from the brain to the various parts of the body take the form of
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1250. When one enters a dark room, he is not able to see anything but after some time his vision improves. This is because
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