| Objective General Knowledge |
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If you travel along the Suez Canal from Port Said to Suez, you will come across several lakes. which of the following lakes is not on this Canal? |
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Little Bitter Lake |
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Lake Gatun |
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Great Bitter Lake |
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Lake Timsah |
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Ans: 2 |
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| Q. |
What is a cloudburst? |
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It refers to sudden and copious rainfall over a small area which often lasts for only a few minutes |
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It refers to 50 mm rain over a period of time |
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It is caused by rapid condensation of very high clouds |
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It refers to a thunderstorm with little rain |
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Ans: 1 |
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| Q. |
The macro-nutrients provided by inorganic fertilizers are - |
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carbon, iron and boron |
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nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium |
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magnesium, zinc and iron |
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magnesium, manganese and sulphur |
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Ans: 2 |
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| Q. |
Vermicompost is a/an - |
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Inorganic Fertilizer |
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Toxic Substance |
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Organic Biofertilizer |
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Synthetic Fertilizer |
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Ans: 3 |
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| Q. |
In wildlife conservation, which one among the following best defines an 'endemic' species? |
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A species confined to a particular region and not found anywhere else |
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When the critical number of a species declines in a forest due to parasitic attack |
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A species which is cosmopolitan and can be commonly found in a biosphere |
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An endangered species which is found in a few restricted areas on the Earth |
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Ans: 1 |
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| Q. |
Duncan passage is located between - |
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Little and Great Nicobar |
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North and Middle Andaman |
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South and Little Andaman |
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Middle and South Andaman |
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Ans: 3 |
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| Q. |
The main area of production of icebergs is found in - |
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the East Coast of Japan |
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the West Coast of Greenland |
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the North Coast of Siberia |
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the West Coast of Africa |
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Ans: 2 |
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| Q. |
The Operation Polo was associated with the annexation of which one among the following Princely States into Indian Union? |
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Hyderabad |
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Junagarh |
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Kashmir |
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Travancore |
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Ans: 1 |
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| Q. |
The name of Ram Prasad Bismil is associated with - |
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Alipore Conspiracy Case |
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Kanpur Conspiracy Case |
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Meerut Conspiracy Case |
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Kakori Conspiracy Case |
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Ans: 4 |
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| Q. |
Which one among the following was not a demand of the Prarthana Samaj? |
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Women education |
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Abolition of untouchability |
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Raising the age of marriage for boys and girls |
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Widow remarriage |
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Ans: 2 |
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