Q.10820·Miscellaneous·2015·EasyWhy must ships go around Sri Lanka from Chennai to Kochi instead of crossing the Palk Strait?View question
Q.10821·Miscellaneous·2015·EasyThe mandate of the scheme 'DOTS' launched by WHO is to ensure that:View question
Q.10822·Miscellaneous·2015·EasyMatch List—1 with List—II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists : List-I List-II A. Chemical weathering 1. Till B. Mechanical weathering 2. Oxidation C. Glacial deposits 3. Plant roots D. Deposition by groundwater 4. StalactiteView question
Q.10823·Miscellaneous·2015·EasyMatch List—I with List- II and select the correct answer using the code ,given below the Lists : List-I (Climate) List-II (Characteristic) A. Mediterranean 1. Temperature cycle is moderated by marine influence B. Marine west coast 2. Warm summers and cold winters with 3 months below freezing. Very large annual temperature range C. Dry mid-latitude 3. Strong temperature cycle with large annual range. Warm summers to hot and cold winters to very cold D. Moist continental 4. Temperature range is moderate with warm to hot summers and mild wintersView question
Q.10825·Miscellaneous·2015·EasyAbsorption of water in the human body can be found in 1.Renal tubule in kidney 2.Hepatic cells in liver 3.Large intestine 4.Pancreatic duct Select the correct answer using the code below:View question
Q.10827·Miscellaneous·2015·EasyMatch List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists List-I (Plant) List-II (Natural vegetation type) A. Ebony 1.Moist deciduous B. Shisham 2. Himalayan moist C. Walnut` 3.Alpine D. Birch 4.Tropical evergreen Code:View question
Q.10828·Miscellaneous·2015·EasyWhich of the following cause(s) variation in the genetic material of progeny? 1.Sexual reproduction 2.Asexual reproduction 3.Mutations 4.Epigenetic changes Select the correct answer using the code below:View question
Q.10829·Miscellaneous·2015·EasyWho among the following is considered as the father of genetic engineering?View question
Q.10830·Miscellaneous·2015·EasyConsider the following Indian States: 1.Chhattisgarh 2.Telangana 3.Andhra Pradesh 4.Uttarakhand 5.Tamil Nadu Which among the States given above are the largest and smallest respectively (in terms of geographical area)?View question
Q.10831·Miscellaneous·2015·EasyWhich of the following are the major factors responsible for the monsoon type of climate in India? 1.Location 2.Thermal contrast 3.Upper air circulation 4.The Himalayan Mountains Select the correct answer using the code below:View question
Q.10833·Miscellaneous·2015·EasyIn this question consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet. S1 : Crude oil obtained from the field is taken to a refinery for treatment. S6 : Lubricating oils of various grades are obtained last of all. P : The gas that comes off later is condensed into paraffin. Q : This allows substances with different boiling points to be separated. R : The first vapours to rise when cooled provide the finest petrol. S : The commonest form of treatment is heating. The proper sequence should be:View question
Q.10834·Miscellaneous·2015·EasyMatch List—1 with List—II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists : List-I (Geological time scale) List-II (Life-form) A. Pleistocene 1. Mammals B. Paleocene 2. Human genus C. Permian 3. Invertebrates D. Cambrian 4. FrogsView question
Q.10835·Miscellaneous·2015·EasyIn this question consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet. S1 : On 5th October 1818, when young Lincoln was approaching his tenth year, his mother Nancy died of fever. S6 : His total education at school comprised only about a year during which he, however, managed to master reading, writing, spelling and some arithmetic. P : She was illiterate, but she brought with her several books, among which were Pilgrim’s Progress, Sindbad the Sailor, Robinson Crusoe and Aesop’s Fables. Q : Lincoln always acknowledged this moral and intellectual debt to his step mother. R : The following year, his father married Sarah Bush Johnson, a widow with three children. S : These books provided Lincoln with a mass of knowledge. The proper sequence should be:View question
Q.10836·Miscellaneous·2015·EasyIn this question consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet. S1 : People very seldom have everything they want. S6 : Our decisions indicate our scale of preferences and therefore our priorities. P : Usually we have to decide carefully how to spend our income. Q : They may all seem important, but their true importance can be measured by deciding which we are prepared to live without. R : When we exercise our choice, we do so according to our personal scale of preferences. S : In this scale of preferences essential commodities come first, then the kind of luxuries which help us to be comfortable, and finally those non-essentials which give us personal pleasure. The proper sequence should be:View question