. Which one of the following crops enriches the nitrogen content in soil? (a) Potato (b) Sorghum (c) Sunflower (d) Pea

AFCAT, Indian Air Force, Lakme, RRC Railway Recruitment Cell, SSC,

. Which one of the following combinations of aperture and shutter speed of a camera will allow the maximum exposure? (a) f-22, 1/60 (b) f-16, 1/125 (c) f-8, 1/250 (d) f-5.6, 1/1000

. Which one of the following is caused by the expression of a recessive gene present on sex chromosome? (a) Rheumatism (b) Nervous shock (c) Muscular dystrophy (d) Cerebral hemorrhage

. Which one of the following is the most important reason for the establishment of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre at Thumba? (a) The sea is near to the place in the East, West and South directions (b) It is a place near to a city in India, which is nearest to the Geographic Equator (c) It is situated on the Geomagnetic Equator (d) Outer Space near Thumba exhibits queer atmospheric phenomena

. Which one of the following animals stores water in the intestine? (a) Moloch (b) Camel (c) Zebra (d) Uromastix

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. Which one of the following regions of Asia is experiencing the highest annual growth rate of population? (a) South Asia (b) South-East Asia (c) Central Asia (d) West Asia

. Which of the following statements regarding the advisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court are correct? 1. It is binding on the Supreme Court to give its opinion on any matter referred to it by the President. 2. The full bench of the Supreme Court hears any reference made to it under its power of advisory jurisdiction 3. The opinion given by the Supreme Court on a reference under advisory jurisdiction is not binding on the Government 4. Not more than one reference at a time can be made to the Supreme Court under its power of advisory jurisdiction. Select the answer from the codes given below: Codes: (a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3 (c) 2 and 3 (d) 2 and 4

. Which one of the following governmental steps has proved relatively effective in controlling the double digit rate of inflation in the Indian economy during recent years? (a) Enhanced rate of production of all consumer goods (b) Streamlined public distribution system (c) Pursuing an export-oriented strategy (d) Containing budgetary deficits and unproductive expenditure

. Which one of the following statements regarding the “veto” power in the Security Council is correct according to the United Nations Charter? (a) The decisions of the Security Council on all non-procedural maters must be made by an affirmative vote of nine members, including the concurring votes of the permanent members of the Council (b) Every permanent member of the Security Council can prevent any decision from being accepted, by vetoing it (c) The term veto was used in Article 27 of the United Nations Charter to enable any permanent member of the security (d) Any member of the Security Council can prevent any resolution from being passed by voting against it

. Which one of the following important trade centres of ancient India was on the trade route connecting Kalyana with Vengi? (a) Tagara (b) Sripura (c) Tripuri (d) Tamralipti

. Which one of the following vitamins is considered to be a hormone? (a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D

. Which one of the following statements is correct? (a) All the members of the Rajya Sabha are elected by State Legislative Assemblies (b) As the Vice-President is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, only a member of the Rajya Sabha can contest for the office of the Vice-President (c) A point of difference between the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha is that while a candidate to the Lok Sabha can contest from any State in India, a candidate to the Rajya Sabha should ordinarily be a resident of the State from where he is contesting (d) The constitution of India explicitly prohibits the appointment of a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha to the post of a Minister

. Who among the following is said to have witnessed the reigns of eight Delhi Sultans? (a) Ziauddin Barani (b) Shams-i-Siraj Afif (c) Minhaj-us-Siraj (d) Amir Khusrau

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. Which one of the following statements regarding ‘Exit Poll’ is correct? (a) ‘Exit Poll’ is a term used to denote a post-election survey of voters regarding the candidate in whose favour they had exercised their franchise (b) ‘Exit Poll’ and ‘Opinion Poll’ are one and the same (c) ‘Exit Poll’ is a device through which results of voting can be most exactly predicted (d) ‘Exit Poll, is an administrative device made recently by the Chief Election Commissioner to prevent impersonation

. Which one of the following types of erosion is responsible for the formation of Chambal Ravines? (a) Splash (b) Sheet (c) Rill (d) Gully