Q.13969·Miscellaneous·2012·EasyWhich one among the following is the major reason for low agricultural productivity in dry regions of India?View question
Q.13970·Miscellaneous·2012·EasyWhich one among the following groups is referred to as types of precipitation?View question
Q.13971·Miscellaneous·2012·EasyWhich one among the following is the most important source of fish catch in India?View question
Q.13972·Miscellaneous·2012·EasyIn which one among the following areas of South-East Asia, there is largest concentration of peasant population?View question
Q.13973·Miscellaneous·2012·EasyThe longest number of temperate cyclones originate mostly over theView question
Q.13975·Miscellaneous·2012·EasyWhich one among the following statements regarding Chinook winds is not correct?View question
Q.13976·Miscellaneous·2012·EasyConsider the following statements relating to planning in India : 1.In the year 1938, the National Planning Committee was set up in India under the chairmanship of Jawaharlal Nehru. 2.The Bombay Plan was prepared by the Indian industrialists. 3.Acharya Kripalani prepared the Gandhian Plan. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?View question
Q.13977·Miscellaneous·2012·EasyStatement I: The blue colour of copper sulphate crystal disappears when it is heated strongly. Statement II: Due to heating, water of crystallization of crystal is lost.View question
Q.13978·Miscellaneous·2012·EasyWhat interests many people is the possibility of finding an Earth-like planet, and many science fiction stories have been woven around the possibility of there existing a planet somewhere in the universe which is an exact replica of the Earth. There are too many variable quantities for this to be a possibility worth considering. What is possible, if planetary systems are common as they seem to be, is the existence of planets where the conditions are similar to conditions on the Earth and to which our form of life could rapidly adapt. If life had gained a foothold on such a planet, it is possible that life closely paralleling our own planet could have developed. What sort of conditions is necessary for life as we know it to develop? First of all, of course, a suitable planetary body is essential. Given this, then two vital conditions must be satisfied. The temperature must be neither too hot nor too cold, since intense heat breaks down organic molecules and severe cold prevents activity from going on. Too much short-wave radiation also upsets living organisms. The other prerequisite is a suitable atmosphere sufficiently dense to give protection from radiation and meteorites and containing oxygen and water vapour in reasonable quantities. The statement, "If life had gained a foothold on such a planet" means thatView question
Q.13979·Miscellaneous·2012·Easy“The doctor’s coming in a minute, Inspector”, said Miss Smith. “Yes, thank you for phoning, Miss Smith. It was very kind of you ..... the lady’s name is Mrs. West, you say, .....” “Yes, that’s right.” “And what about Mr. West?” “Doctor West, Inspector.” “Oh, I see ..... Well, Doctor West, then. Do you know where he is?” “Not exactly, Inspector. He never told Mrs. West where he was going. You see, they hated each other.” “What do you mean?” “Well, Doctor West thought that Mrs. West was in love with another man, and everyone knows Doctor West went to see another woman.” The conversation appears to be taking placeView question
Q.13980·Miscellaneous·2012·Easy“The doctor’s coming in a minute, Inspector”, said Miss Smith. “Yes, thank you for phoning, Miss Smith. It was very kind of you ..... the lady’s name is Mrs. West, you say, .....” “Yes, that’s right.” “And what about Mr. West?” “Doctor West, Inspector.” “Oh, I see ..... Well, Doctor West, then. Do you know where he is?” “Not exactly, Inspector. He never told Mrs. West where he was going. You see, they hated each other.” “What do you mean?” “Well, Doctor West thought that Mrs. West was in love with another man, and everyone knows Doctor West went to see another woman.” The questions the Inspector asks areView question
Q.13981·Miscellaneous·2012·Easy“The doctor’s coming in a minute, Inspector”, said Miss Smith. “Yes, thank you for phoning, Miss Smith. It was very kind of you ..... the lady’s name is Mrs. West, you say, .....” “Yes, that’s right.” “And what about Mr. West?” “Doctor West, Inspector.” “Oh, I see ..... Well, Doctor West, then. Do you know where he is?” “Not exactly, Inspector. He never told Mrs. West where he was going. You see, they hated each other.” “What do you mean?” “Well, Doctor West thought that Mrs. West was in love with another man, and everyone knows Doctor West went to see another woman.” “You see, they hated each other.” “What do you mean?” The Inspector seemsView question
Q.13982·Miscellaneous·2012·EasyStatement I: In the year 1946, the Council of the Muslim League accepted the Cabinet Mission Plan. Statement II: The Muslim League proposed to join the Interim GovernmentView question
Q.13983·Miscellaneous·2012·EasyStatement I: After cutting an apple or a banana, the colour of the cut surface becomes brown. Statement II: Polyphenolic compounds present in fruits get oxidized in air and show colour.View question
Q.13984·Miscellaneous·2012·EasyStatement I: At high temperature, hydrogen can reduce PbO to elemental lead. Statement II: Hydrogen has great affinity to oxygen.View question
Q.13985·Miscellaneous·2012·EasyStatement I: Conversion of blue copper sulphate to black cupric oxide on heating is a physical change. Statement II: A change in which chemical composition does not change is called physical change.View question
Q.13986·Miscellaneous·2012·EasyStatement I: Water is a high boiling point liquid. Statement II: Hydrogen bonding in water is responsible for high boiling point of waterView question