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During the year 2016, total number of Indian Satellites launched by ISRO is
The valence electron of the impurity atom that is to be added to germanium crystal so as to make it a n-type semiconductor is
A particle executes S.H.M. The acceleration of the particle is maximum
The velocity Of sound is maximum in
The aqueous solution of potassium chloride is
An acid is a substance that can lose a proton is called
Which of the following is a wrong statement?
Which enzyme catalyze the conversion of Pyruvic Acid into Acetyl co-enzyme A in the respiratory process? சுவாசித்தல் நிகழ்ச்சியின் பொழுது பைருவிக் அமிலத்தை அசிட்டைஸல் கோ - என்லசம் - ஏ, என்ற மூலக் கூறாக மாற்றும் நொதி எது ?
Match the following ·algal pigments with their colour :
| List I (Pigment) | List II (Colour) |
|---|---|
| a) Chlorophyll | 1.) Orange |
| b) Xanthophyll | 2.) Green |
| c) Carotenoid | 3.) Blue green |
| d) Phycocyanin | 4.) Yellow |
Which of the following is correct?
The term systole refers to
I. Phase of contraction of lungs.
II. Phase of relaxation of lungs.
III. Phase of relaxation of heart.
IV. Phase of contraction of heart.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below.
Assertion (A) : The pyramid of grassland ecosystem is upright.
Reason (R) : The producers are maximum in number and tertiary consumers are least in number.
Aestivation is seen in
Match the following :
| List I - Disease | List II - Test |
|---|---|
| a) Leprosy | 1.) Glycosylated hemoglobin test |
| b) Typhoid fever | 2.) Lepromin test |
| c) Tuberculosis | 3.) Widal test |
| d) Diabetes | 4.) Mantoux test |
List out the following Bahmani rulers in chronological order and mark the correct choice :
I. Alauddin Bahman Shah
II. Muhammad Shah III
III. Ahmad Shah
IV. Firuz Shah
The twenty second Tirthankara of Jainism was
Consider the following two statements consisting of Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and select your answer using the codes given below.
Assertion (A): The temple was not merely a place of worship; it filled a large place in the cultural and economic life of the Tamil people.
Reasoning (R): Its construction and maintenance offered employment to number of architects and craftsmen.
Consider the following pairs:
| I. Rukmani Devi Arundale | Kalakshetra |
| II. Ravi Shankar | Sangeet Natak Academy |
| III. M.S. Subbulakshmi | Ramon Magsaysay Award |
| IV. J. Krishnamoorthy | Bharat Ratna |
Which of the pair given above is/are incorrect?
Who constructed a canal of 150 miles from Yamuna to Hissar for agricultural purpose?
The villages Raksas and Tagdi related to which battle?
Khudai Khidmatgar movement was organised by
Match List I with List II and select your answers using the codes below :
| List I | List II |
| a) Madan Mohan Malavia | 1.) Azad Hind Fauz |
| b) A.O. Hume | 2.) Home Rule Movement |
| c) Annie Besant | 3.) Banaras Hindu University |
| d) Subash Chandra Bose | 4.) Indian National Congress |
Which is not correctly matched?
Ramsay Macdonald, the British Prime Minister announced the communal award on
Choose the incorrect pair from the following :
Who was the First Women President of Indian National Congress?
Match the following and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
| List I | List II |
| a) DandiMarch | 1.) 1931 |
| b) Karachi Congress | 2.) 1932 |
| c) Third-Round Table Conference | 3.) 1930 |
| d) Lahore Congress | 4.) 1929 |
Who was the First Finance Minister of Independent India?
Arrange the following items according to the chronological order :
I. Simon Commission
II. Gandhi Irwin Pact
III. Third Round Table Conference
IV. DandiMarch
The main functions of NITI Aayog does not include
The term demographic dividend refers to
The largest share of energy is consumed by
The right to Education Act 2009, is not related to
The Lorenz curve is a measure of
The Chairman of the fourteenth Finance Commission in India
The planning commission of India was changed as NITI AAYOG in _________, _________
The LPG model of development was introduced in _____ by the Finance Minister _________
Indian Constitution established parliamentary form of Government on the model of
In which schedule of the Constitution the recognised 22 languages has been included?
which of the following is not included in the state list in the Constitution of India?
The idea that Indians should have a constituent assembly to frame a Constitution of India was initiated by
Which one of the following statement relating to Executive Magistrate is not correct?
Chairman of the First National Backward Class Commission was
The salary and allowances of the public prosecutors are given by
According to the 74th Constitution Amendment Act, "Metropolitan area" means
The institution of Lokayukta was established first in
Match the following: Committees Purpose
| List I | List II |
|---|---|
| a) Balwant Rai Mehta Committee | 1.) Revitalisation of Panchayat Raj Institutions |
| b) Ashok Mehta Committee | 2.) Rural Development and Poverty Alleviation |
| c) GVK. Rao Committee | 3.) Examine the working of community Development Programme |
| d) L.M. Singhvi Committee | 4.) Strengthening the Panchayat Raj Institutions |
The chairman and the members of UPSC can hold office for six years or till the age of _________ which ever is earlier
There are 8 mango trees in a straight line. The distance between each mango tree with other is 3 metres. What is the distance between the first and the eighth tree?
1, 4, 6, 9, 11, 14, 16 ______ next to 16 is
A man can do a work in 3 days alone and a women can do the same work in 9 days alone. If both are work together in how many days they finished the same work.
Work in a fort 300 men had provisions for 90 days after 20 days 50 men left the fort. How long would the food last at the same rate?
Simplify : 3⁄729−3⁄27+2⁄16
How many years will take certain amount to double at 8% interest per annum at simple interest?
Surface Area of a hemisphere is 2772 cm2 then the total surface area of hemisphere is
Choose the correct option to complete the alphabet letter series.
__ ABA __ CABC __ DCBA __ BAB __ A
__ ABA __ CABC __ DCBA __ BAB __ A
simplify : x+3⁄x3-1 ÷ 3x+9⁄x2+x+1
Sasi purchased a house for Rs. 27,75,000 and spent Rs. 2,25,000 on its interior decoration. He sold the house to make a profit of 40%. What is the selling price of the house?
Simplify :
(1350 ÷ 15 − 5) ÷ (47.5 − 15 × 2.5)
(1350 ÷ 15 − 5) ÷ (47.5 − 15 × 2.5)
Choose the correct option to complete the alphabet letter series.
AB_B, BC_C, _AB_ , AB_B
AB_B, BC_C, _AB_ , AB_B
What should come in place of the question mark in the following series?
24, 536, 487, 703, 678, ?
24, 536, 487, 703, 678, ?
Sum to n terms of an Arithmetic progression is 2n2 + n then eighth term is
a,b,c are said to be in Harmonic Progression if their reciprocals 1⁄a, 1⁄b, 1⁄c are in Arithmetic progression. What would be the value of x for which 3, x, 6 are in Harmonic Progression.
Value of √(3√(3√(3√(3⋯))))
Introducing a girl, Raj said, "Her mother is the only daughter of my mother-in-law". How is Raj related to the girl?
A fraction is such that if the numerator is multiplied by 2 and the denominator is reduced by 4 we get 10⁄3, but if the numerator is increased by 6 and the denominator is doubled we get 11⁄14, what is the fraction?
A boy cut a sector containing an angle of 140° from a circle of radius 15 cm and he folded the sector into a .cone. What is the curved surface area of the cone. (π= 22⁄7)
If radii of two cylinders are in the ratio 5 : 3 and their heights are in the ratio 3 : 5 then ratio of their volumes is
Product of two positive number ,is 34560. The LCM is sixty times of its GCD. Then the difference of LCM and GCD is
Find the compound interest on Rs. 31,250 at 8% p.a for 3 years compounded annually?
A number is increased by 10% and then decrease by 10%. Find the net decrease percent.
A school boy walks from his house to school at the rate of 4 kmph. He reaches the school 20 minutes earlier than the schedule time. If he walks at the rate of 3 kmph, he reaches the achool 20 minutes late. What is the distltnce of the school from his house?
If and then the values of x and y are respectively.
______ river is called the 'Red river' of India.
Identify the incorrect statement from the following in respect of seismic waves
Tea gardens over small mounds of this region is called as 'Bheels'
In which of the following option, the Indian states are arranged in descending order based on their size of population?
Match List- I (Planet) with List - II (Moon) :
| List I | List II |
|---|---|
| a) Jupiter | 1.) Triton |
| b) Saturn | 2.) Miranda |
| c) Uranus | 3.) Europa |
| d) Neptune | 4.) Titan |
Match List - I with List - II :
| List I - International Airport | List II - City |
|---|---|
| a) Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar | 1.) Gauwahati |
| b) Ch. Charan Singh | 2.) Varanasi |
| c) Lal Bahadur Sastri | 3.) Lucknow |
| d) Lokpriya Gopinath Bordolio | 4.) Nagpur |
The longest Inland water way of India is
As on January 2017 who is the all-time highest goal scorer in World Cup Football?
When the frequency of an electromagnetic wave and ultrasonic wave are same, then
The first Indian-American woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives is
Which film bagged the best foreign language film in the 88th Academy Awards in 2016?
Name the country with which India signed a civil nuclear co-operation agreement on 9th December 2016.
The software, 'Hyphoguard' which safeguards data even when the computer is on sleep mode was developed by
India's first railway university will be set up in which city?
The book "Modi's Midas Touch in Foreign Policy" was written by
In which place the Central Government has proposed to construct the International container transhipment terminal in Tamil Nadu?
Match the following (As on Aug. 2016) :
| List I - Governor | List II - State |
|---|---|
| a) Najma Heptullah | 1.) Kerala |
| b) V.P. Singh Badnore | 2.) Assam |
| c) Banwarilal Purohit | 3.) Manipur |
| d) P. Sadasivam | 4.) Punjab |
Match the following (as on July 2016) :
| List I - Minister | List II - Ministry |
|---|---|
| a) Prakash Javadekar | 1.) Railways |
| b) Smriti Irani | 2.) Human Resource Development |
| c) Venkaiah Naidu | 3.) Textile |
| d) Suresh Prabhu | 4.) Information and Broadcasting |
Two coils are placed close to each other. The mutual inductance of the pair of coils depends upon
In which sport did Harshini of Thiruvarur won the world Championship 2016 held in Russia?
Param-Ishan is a
The "First International Yoga Day" was observed on
India's first indigenously constructed nuclear submarine that was commissioned into service in August 2016 is
In 2016, Adani Green Energy Ltd, setup India's largest solar power plant in
Match the following :
| List I - Film director | List II - Film |
|---|---|
| a) Lav Diaz | 1.) The Revenant |
| b) George Miller | 2.) Another time |
| c) Alejandro G. Inarritu | 3.) The Woman who left |
| d) Nahid Hassan Zadeh | 4.) Mad Max : Fury Road |
A convex lens of focal length 40 cm is in contact with a concave lens of focal length 25 cm. The power of the combination is
Which of the following has the least wavelength?
Ozone layer of atmosphere absorbs
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