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176. Match List I with List II:

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(A) Fissure eruption(1) Black soils
(B) Anticlinorium belt(2) Alluvial soils
(C) Sea of Tethys(3) Himalayan mountain chain
(D) Tsangpo(4) Brahmaputra

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177. Match List I with List II:

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(A) Classical music(1) Lata Mangeshkar, Mukesh, Manna Dey
(B) Light classical music(2) Bade Gulam Ali Khan, Amir Khan, Jasraj
(C) Light music(3) Siddeswari Devi, Rasodan Bai, Girija Devi
(D) Folk music(4) Teejan Bai, Sheikh Gulab, Poorna Das

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178. Of the various wildlife and forest observation schemes undertaken with world aid funds in India, which one has been the most successful project?
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179. In solar heaters, in which adequate sunlight can be used to provide safe drinking water in far off areas, the water to be purified is contained in a black tray. The lid of the tray is made of glass. Water gets converted into steam/vapours, which condense on the glass, slide to the sides/edges of the glass plates and drop into another container and is collected. The most appropriate shape of the glass lid could be
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180. Which one of the following winds is not a planetary wind?
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181. Superconductors are so called because they
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182. Tomahawk, a cruise missile was used in
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183. Angora wool is obtained from a breed of
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184. The Upanishads are collectively known as
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185. Of the following forest regions, the most suitable wood for paper pulp is available from
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186. Who is the well-known collector of artifacts and curios?
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187. Which of the following groups is opposed to the plantation of Eucalyptus trees?
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188. Based on the ideals of Supportive Economic Increment, complete nationalisation based planning was first adopted by
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189. Atoms of the same element having the same atomic number but different atomic weight are called
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190. As the GNP (Gross National Product) of a nation increases, the share of the tertiary sector in the total GNP
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191. The most poisonous snakes found in India are
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192. Pyrilla is a
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193. The main objective of the Eighth Finance Commission was
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194. Rainfall on the east coast of Tamil Nadu occurs during October to November due to
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195. Which one of the following is not a satellite of Jupiter?
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196. Which one of the following archaeologists initially discovered the Mohenjodaro site of the Indus valley civilisation?
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197. Largest producer of diamond and gem in the world is
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198. “English men are more efficient partly by upbringing, partly by race and partly by education”. Who said this?
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199. The chemical name of ‘Aspirin’ is
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200. In India diamonds are quarried from
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