Q.9577·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyMatch List–I with List–II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists : List–I (Historian) List–II (Book) A. Sumit Sarkar 3. The Swadeshi Movement in Bengal, 1903–1908 B. Shahid Amin 4. Event, Metaphor, Memory—Chauri Chaura, 1922–1992 C. Ranajit Guha 2. A Rule of Property for Bengal D. Bipan Chandra 1. The Rise and Growth of Economic Nationalism in India Code :View question
Q.9578·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyLook at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of theт (at), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter (a), (b) or (c). If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet. Thus a "No improvement" response will be signified by the letter (d). We can go out whenever we choose to, isn't it?View question
Q.9579·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyThe All India Census was 1. first attempted in 1872 2. regularly undertaken since 1881 3. always undertaken as a five-year exercise Select the correct answer using the code given below.View question
Q.9580·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyWhich one of the following sources tells us about women protesting against the infidelity of their husbands or the neglect of the wife and children by the male head of the household?View question
Q.9581·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyLook at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of theт (at), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter (a), (b) or (c). If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet. Thus a "No improvement" response will be signified by the letter (d). There is many a slip between the cup and lip.View question
Q.9583·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyS1: Helen graduated in 1904 with special honours in English. S6: Her dress was torn and roses were snatched from her hat. P: She was twenty-four years old. Q: She was invited to the St. Louis Exposition in 1904 to awaken worldwide interest in the education of the deaf-blind. R: But on Helen Keller Day the crowds got out of hand. S: Requests were already flowing in for appearances and for magazine articles. The proper sequence should beView question
Q.9584·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyS1: One of the many young scientists who chose to throw in their lot with Rutherford was an Oxford physical chemist, Frederick Soddy. S6: We now know that Gamma rays are a particularly fierce form of X-rays. P: His association with Rutherford lasted only two years, but that was long enough to change the whole face of physics. Q: He was just 23. R: They found that thorium changed into a new element, thorium X, and in the process gave off what was apparently a gas and at the same time a third type of ray, which they named after the Greek letter 'Gamma'. S: When he teamed up with Rutherford, they investigated thorium which, as Marie Curie had shown, was radioactive. The proper sequence should beView question
Q.9585·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyS1: The boy felt his way up the creaking stairs through thick darkness. S6: He was just telling himself he was safe when the door was flung open and the gaunt old man grabbed his shoulder. P: All he had to do was just get past the central door on the landing. Q: He stopped as the great clock below whined for a few seconds and gave out a single, solemn stroke. R: His eyes were raised to the faint moonlight that shone above the landing. S: He hesitated as the sound died down and then crept on, thinking that if they could sleep through that, they would sleep through any noise he could make. The proper sequence should beView question
Q.9586·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyS1: Don't you think that the housefly is a nuisance? S6: When you see a fly rubbing its legs together, it is just cleaning itself, and scraping off some of the material that has gathered there. P: For ages that's what man considered the fly to be -just a nuisance. Q: It was discovered that these flies carried disease germs that cause the death of millions people every year. R: But now we know that the innocent-looking housefly is one of man's worst enemies. S: It makes an irritating buzzing sound; it annoys you when it crawls on your skin; and so on. The proper sequence should beView question
Q.9587·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyS1: Iguanodon was one of the first dinosaurs to be scientifically described. S6: This quadrupedal dinosaur lived about 70 million years ago and its fossils are found in many parts of England, Europe, Asia and North Africa. P: These teeth formed a dental battery in which replacing teeth were constantly growing. Q: The fore limbs were slightly larger than other members of its group known as Ornithischia. R: It had numerous teeth in the sides of the jaws, arranged in rows. S: It was about 40 feet in length. The proper sequence should beView question
Q.9588·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyA candidate scoring x% marks in an examination fails by a marks, while another candidate who scores y% marks gets b marks more than the minimum required pass marks. What is the maximum marks for the examination?View question
Q.9589·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyS1: A single device can heat fluids without requiring an electrical element. S6: Because there is no electrical element, there is no risk of fire, so the system is suitable for dangerous environments. P: A heat exchanger transfers heat from the central cavity to an air heater, a water heater or a industrial processor. Q: It has a container like the crank case of a car's engine, which contains the fluid to be heated. R: Compression and friction at the nozzles heat the fluid so that the temperature in the central cavity rises steadily. S: A motor and pulley inside the container turn a rotor wheel, which in turn forces the fluid again and again through narrow nozzles into a central cavity. The proper sequence should beView question
Q.9590·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyWhat would be the maximum value of Q in the equation 59Q + 37R + 2Q8 = 1114 ?View question
Q.9591·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyA is a set of positive integers such that when divided by 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 leaves the remainder 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 respectively. How many integers between 0 and 100 belong to the set A?View question
Q.9592·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyS1: There is no doubt that the rules governing imports, manufacture and the use of pesticides need to be further tightened up. S6: At the same time, better pollution control measures are needed to check the discharge of poisonous gases and chemicals by a host of other industries which are equally responsible for poisoning our world. P: But a more practical and feasible approach is required to tackle this problem. Q: No one can deny the importance of pesticides in our agriculture. R: The proposed amendment is an attempt at doing this, but in the process it seems to have gone overboard in most cases. S: Even today, nearly a fourth of our crop is lost due to pests and weeds. The proper sequence should beView question
Q.9593·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyIn an examination, a student was asked to divide a certain number by 8. By mistake he multiplied it by 8 and got the answer 2016 more than the correct answer. What was the number?View question
Q.9594·Miscellaneous·2016·EasyThe sum of the squares of two positive integers is 208. If the square of the larger number is 18 times the smaller number, then what is the difference of the larger and smaller numbers?View question