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Q.12277·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

A water pipe is cut into two pieces. The longer piece is 70% of the length of the pipe. By how much percentage is the longer piece longer than the shorter piece?

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Q.12278·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

Consider the following statements : 1. Weathered rock with change of volume is called saprolite. 2. The process of landscape formation by deep weathering followed by stripping of the saprolite is called etch­ing. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Q.12279·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

You are asked to jog in a circular track of radius 35 metres. Right at one complete round on the circular track, your displacement and the distance covered by you are respectively

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Q.12280·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

Iron sheet kept in moist air gets covered with rust. Rust is

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Q.12281·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (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 improve the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet. Thus a ‘No improvement’ response will be signified by the letter (d). Fewer rainfall means less traffic accidents , according to the experts’ report on highway safety.

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Q.12282·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Amnion contains fluid. 2. Ultrasound scan can detect the sex of an embryo. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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Q.12283·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

Which one of the following is a land-locked harbour?

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Q.12284·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

Which method of water purification does not kill microorganism?

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Q.12285·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

When an incandescent electric bulb glows

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Q.12286·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

What would be the influence on the weather conditions when in mid-winter a feeble high pressure develops over the north-western part of India? 1. High and dry winds would blow outward from this high pressure area. 2. The northern plain would become cold. 3. Scorching winds (locally called loo) would blow during the day-time. 4. There would be torrential rains brought by thunderstorms. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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Q.12287·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

Rachel Carson’s famous book, Silent Spring refers to

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Q.12288·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

Veliconda group of low hills is a structural part of

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Q.12289·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

What should be added to the expression x(x + a)(x + 2a)(x + 3a) so that the sum may be a perfect square?

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Q.12290·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

No matter how far you stand from a mirror, your image appears erect. The mirror is likely to be

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Q.12291·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

Date of manufacture of food items fried in oil should be checked before buying because oils become rancid due to

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Q.12292·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists : Code :

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Q.12293·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

The position, relative size and nature of the image formed by a concave lens for an object placed at infinity are respectively

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Q.12294·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

In solving a problem, one student makes a mistake in the coefficient of the first degree term and obtains -9 and -1 for the roots. Another student makes a mistake in the constant term of the equation and obtains 8 and 2 for the roots. The correct equation was

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