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Civil Services Preliminary 2007
Civil Services Preliminary 2007
Which of the following Constitution Amendment Acts seeks that the size of the Councils of Ministers at the Centre and in a State must not exceed 15 per cent of the total number of members in the Lok Sabha and the total number of members of the Legislative Assembly of that State, respectively?
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Consider the following statements: 1. Jawaharlal Nehru was in his fourth term as the Prime Minister of India at the time of his death. 2. Jawaharlal Nehru represented Rae Bareilly constituency as a Member of Parliament. 3. The first non-Congress Prime Minister of India assumed the office in the year 1977. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Consider the following statements: 1. Jawaharlal Nehru was in his fourth term as the Prime Minister of India at the time of his death. 2. Jawaharlal Nehru represented Rae Bareilly constituency as a Member of Parliament. 3. The first non-Congress Prime Minister of India assumed the office in the year 1977. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Consider the following statements in respect of financial emergency under Article 360 of the Constitution of India: 1. A proclamation of financial emergency issued shall cease to operate at the expiration of two months, unless before the expiration of that period it has been approved by the resolutions of both Houses of Parliament. 2. If any proclamation of financial emergency is in operation, it is competent for the President of India to issue directions for the reduction of salaries and allowances of all or any class of persons serving in connection with the affairs of the Union but excluding the Judges of Supreme Court and the High Courts. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Consider the following statements: 1. The mode of removal of a Judge of a High Court in India is same as that of removal of a Judge of the Supreme Court. 2. After retirement from the office, a permanent judge of a High Court cannot plead or act in any court or before any authority in India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Between which of the following was the ancient town of Takshasila located?
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The Allahabad Pillar inscription is associated with which one of the following?
the-allahabad-pillar-inscription-is-associated-with-which-one-of-the-following
Who among the following started the newspaper Shome Prakash?
who-among-the-following-started-the-newspaper-shome-prakash
The First Factory Act restricting the working hours of women and children and authorizing local government to make necessary rules was adopted during whose time?
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Consider the following statements: 1. Robert Clive was the first Governor-General of Bengal. 2. William Bentinck was the first Governor-General of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Who among the following wrote the book Bahubivah?
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Which one of the following aroused a wave of popular indignation that led to the massacre by the British at Jallianwala Bagh?
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What is the average distance (approximate) between the sun and the earth?
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Consider the following statements: 1. Annual range of temperature is greater in the Pacific Ocean than that in the Atlantic Ocean. 2. Annual range of temperature is greater in the Northern Hemisphere than that in the Southern Hemisphere. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Which one of the following cities does not have the same clock time as that of the other three cities at any given instant?
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Who was the Speaker of the First Lok Sabha?
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Consider the following statements: 1. The Chairman of the Committee on Public Accounts is appointed by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha. 2. The Committee on Public Accounts comprises Members of Lok Sabha, Members of Rajya Sabha and few eminent persons of industry and trade. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Consider the following statements: 1. The nation-wide scheme of the National Child Labour Projects (NCLP) is run by the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. 2. Gurupadswamy Committee dealt with the issues of child labour. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Who among the following laid the foundation of Rashtrakuta Empire?
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With reference to the invaders in ancient India, which one of the following is the correct chronological order?
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Consider the following statements: 1. The Ikshvaku rulers of Southern India were antagonistic towards Buddhism. 2. The Pala rulers of Eastern India were patrons of Buddhism. Which of the statement(s) given above is/ are correct?
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Where is the famous Vijaya Vittala temple having its 56 carved pillars emitting musical notes located?
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The ruler of which one of the following States was removed from power by the British on the pretext of misgovernance?
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Who among the following Europeans were the last to come to pre-independence India as traders?
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Which one of the following was the first fort constructed by the British in India?
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At which one of the following places did Mahatma Gandhi first start his Satyagraha in India?
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The song 'Amar Sonar Bangla' written during the Swadeshi Movement of India inspired the liberation struggle of Bangladesh and was adopted as the National Anthem of Bangladesh. Who wrote this song?
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Consider the following statements: 1. Either of the two belts over the oceans at about 30 2. Horse latitudes are low pressure belts. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Where is Copacabana Beach located?
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Which one among the following rivers is the longest?
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The largest coral reef in the world is found near the coast of which one of the following countries?
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With reference to the steel industry in India in the recent times, consider the following statements: 1. Vizag Steel Plant (RINL) has been declared a Mini Ratna. 2. Merger of IISCO with SAIL has been completed. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Which one of the following is also known as Top Slip?
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Which one of the following National Highways passes through Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Orissa?
which-one-of-the-following-national-highways-passes-through-maharashtra-chhattisgarh-and-orissa
Which one of the following rivers originates in Amarkantak?
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Out of the four southern States: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, which shares boundaries with the maximum number of Indian States?
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Which one of the following is located in the Bastar region?
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Consider the following statements: 1. In India, Red Panda is naturally found in the Western Himalayas only. 2. In India, Slow Loris lives in the dense forests of the North East. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Which one of the following is the correct sequence in the decreasing order of production (in million tones) of the given foodgrains in India?
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Through which one of the following Straits, does a tunnel connect the United Kingdom and France?
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In which one of the following districts, have large reserves of diamond-bearing Kimberlite been discovered in the recent past?
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The Stilwell Road, built in 1940s, which was recently in news, connects which of the following?
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Where are Shevaroy hills located?
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Consider the following statements: 1. Balaghat is known for its diamond mines. 2. Majhgawan is known for its manganese deposits. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Which one among the following major Indian cities is most eastward located?
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In which State is the Guru Shikhar Peak located?
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Which one among the following States of India has the lowest density of population?
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Dalbergia species is associated with which one of the following?
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Which one of the following places was associated with Acharya Vinoba Bhave?
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Participatory Notes (PNs) are associated with which one of the following?
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The National Housing Bank was set up in India as a wholly-owned subsidiary of which one of the following?
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Three identical vessels A, B and C are filled with water, mercury and kerosene respectively up to an equal height. The three vessels are provided with identical taps at the bottom of the vessels. If the three taps are opened simultaneously, then which vessel is emptied first?
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Which one of the following types of glass can cut off ultraviolet rays?
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Which one among the following is called philosopher's wool?
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Which one of the following is another name of RDX?
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Which of the following types of light are strongly absorbed by plants?
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In the human body, which structure is the appendix attached to?
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How do most insects respire?
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Which one of the following parts of the human brain is the regulating centre for swallowing and vomiting?
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Which one of the following is not a digestive enzyme in the human system?
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Which one of the following is the correct sequence in the decreasing order of contribution of different sectors to the Gross Domestic Product of India?
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Consider the following statements: 1. The repo rate is the rate at which other banks borrow from the Reserve Bank of India. 2. A value of 1 for Gini Coefficient in a country implies that there is perfectly equal income for everyone in its population. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Four wires of same material and of dimensions as under are stretched by a load of same magnitude separately. Which one of them will be elongated maximum?
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Consider the following statements: 1. If magenta and yellow coloured circles intersect, the intersected area will have red colour. 2. If cyan and magenta coloured circles intersect, the intersected area will have blue colour. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Consider the following statements: 1. A flute of smaller length produces waves of lower frequency. 2. Sound travels in rocks in the form of longitudinal elastic waves only. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Which one of the following non-metals is not a poor conductor of electricity?
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Which one of the following does not contain silver?
which-one-of-the-following-does-not-contain-silver
Which one of the following parts of the pitcher plant becomes modified into a pitcher?
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Robert Webster is known for his work associated with which one of the following?
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In human body, which one of the following hormones regulates blood calcium and phosphate?
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In human beings, normally in which one of the following parts, does the sperm fertilize the ovum?
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Production of which one of the following is a function of the liver?
production-of-which-one-of-the-following-is-a-function-of-the-liver
Which one of the following is the correct sequence in the order of decreasing length of the three structural parts given below of small intestine in the human body?
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Consider the following statements: 1. North Atlantic Co-operation Council (NACC) is the name of the new organization which has replaced the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). 2. The United States of America and the United Kingdom became the members of the NATO when it was formed in the year 1949. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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With reference to the international meetings held in the year 2006, which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched? 1. NAM Summit : Havana 2. APEC Meeting : Bangkok 3. EU - India Summit : Helsinki 4. UN Climate Change : Geneva Conference Codes:
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Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
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Who among the following is considered as the inventor of the World Wide Web (WWW)?
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Who among the following have been the Union Finance Ministers of India? 1. V P Singh 2. R Venkataraman 3. Y B Chavan 4. Pranab Mukherjee Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
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Who among the following is Chile's first woman President?
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The Pulitzer Prize is associated with which one of the following?
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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
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In which one of the following cities is the Global Automotive Research Centre being set up?
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Assertion (A): The Council of Ministers in the Union of India is collectively responsible both to the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Reason (R): The Members of both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha are eligible to be the Ministers of the Union Government.
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Assertion (A): According to the Wavell Plan, the number of Hindu and Muslim members in the Executive Council were to be equal. Reason (R): Wavell thought that this arrangement would have avoided the partition of India.
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Assertion (A): River Kalinadi is an east-flowing river in the southern part of India. Reason (R): The Deccan Plateau is higher along its western edge and gently slopes towards the Bay of Bengal in the east.
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Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
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Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
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Assertion (A): There are no tea plantations in any African country. Reason (R): Tea plants need fertile soil with high humus.
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Assertion (A): A jet aircraft moving at Mach Number equal to 1 travels faster at an altitude of 15 km than while moving at Mach Number equal to 1 near the sea level. Reason (R): The velocity of sound depends on the temperature of the surrounding medium.
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Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
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Yom Kippur War was fought between which sides countries?
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Where are the headquarters of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) located?
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Who among the following wrote the book
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Who among the following served as the Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund?
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Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the formation of the following as full States of the Indian Union?
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How is Gabriel Garcia Marquez well-known as
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Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
which-one-of-the-following-pairs-is-not-correctly-matched
Where was the first conference of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs held in the year 1957?
where-was-the-first-conference-of-the-pugwash-conferences-on-science-and-world-affairs-held-in-the-year-1957
Consider the following statements: 1. The series of the International Paper Sizes is based on A0 size whose area is 0.5 m2 (approximately). 2. The area of A4 size paper is 1/8th of that of the A0 size paper. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
consider-the-following-statements-1-the-series-of-the-international-paper-sizes-is-based-on-a0-size-whose-area-is-0-5-m2-approximately-2-the-area-of-a4-size-paper-is-1-8th-of-that-of-the-a0-size-paper-which-of-the-statements-given-above-is-are-correct
