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Q.181·Miscellaneous·2025·Easy

Which one among the following statements about Project Nexus is correct?

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Q.182·Miscellaneous·2025·Easy

The first and sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The sequence of the middle four sentences in each has been jumbled up and labelled as 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 : The Cretaceous Period extends from about 146 million years ago to 65 million years ago. S6 : During this period, enormous quantity of basaltic lava was poured out to the surface assuming a great thickness of over three thousand meters. P : Apart from deposits this period is marked by the transgression of the sea and outpouring of huge quantity of lava so as to form the Deccan trap and intrusion of plutonic rocks such as gabbro and granite. Q : Towards the end of the Cretaceous Period the peninsula was affected by intense volcanic activity. R : This outpouring has been very widely distributed in the country with divergent facies of deposits being found in different parts of India. S : In contrast to the relatively newer Himalayas, these facies that are found in different parts of India are much older in origin.

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Q.183·Miscellaneous·2025·Easy

Which of the following is one of the 'three gems' (Triratna) of Jainism?

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Q.184·Miscellaneous·2025·Easy

The first and sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The sequence of the middle four sentences in each has been jumbled up and labelled as 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 : Resources are essential for sustenance as well as for development. S6 : Conservation of resources means using resources that are efficiently, not without harming future prospects. P : Over-exploitation and unplanned consumption of resources for development, however, are leading to their depletion. Q : These consequences can be tackled by adopting resource conservation as a means to manage and save resources for a better future. R : Such depletion has socio-economic and environmental consequences. S : Conservation does not prohibit the use of resources but emphasizes judicious and planned use of natural resources.

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Q.185·Miscellaneous·2025·Easy

In the following items a pair of statements (S1, S2) is given. Select the most appropriate and relevant co-relationship of the second statement to the first from among the options (a), (b), (c) and (d), and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly. S1. The manhunt for the perpetrator of the crime spread across the entire state. S2. There was deep public anger triggered by the enormity of the crime. The second statement:

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Q.186·Miscellaneous·2025·Easy

What is the mean of the frequency distribution?

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Q.187·Miscellaneous·2025·Easy

In the following items a pair of statements (S1, S2) is given. Select the most appropriate and relevant co-relationship of the second statement to the first from among the options (a), (b), (c) and (d), and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly. S1. A scientific theory is first proposed as a hypothesis. S2. After it is subjected to inquiry and is proven, it becomes a thesis. The second statement:

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Q.188·Miscellaneous·2025·Easy

Cast one’s bread upon the waters In the following items an idiom or a proverb is given. Select the response that correctly describes the meaning of the idiom or proverb and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

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Q.189·Miscellaneous·2025·Easy

In the following item a pair of statements (S1, S2) is given. Select the most appropriate and relevant co-relationship of the second statement to the first from among the options (a), (b), (c) and (d), and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly. S1. Awareness about one’s own personality type is very important. S2. Self-awareness is a difficult goal for most people. The second statement:

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Q.190·Miscellaneous·2025·Easy

In the following item a pair of statements (S1, S2) is given. Select the most appropriate and relevant co-relationship of the second statement to the first from among the options (a), (b), (c) and (d), and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly. S1. The snowy albatross is among the largest birds that fly in the world. S2. It has the widest wingspan among all birds, with lengths reaching up to 12 feet. The second statement:

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Q.191·Miscellaneous·2025·Easy

The frequency distribution of 205 observations on X is given below: X 3 5 6 7 Frequency f f + 2 f - 3 f + 6 What is the value of f?

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Q.192·Miscellaneous·2025·Easy

In the following item a pair of statements (S1, S2) is given. Select the most appropriate and relevant co-relationship of the second statement to the first from among the options (a), (b), (c) and (d), and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly. S1. Liberalisation changed the contours of India’s economy. S2. India is today poised to become one of the top economies of the world. The second statement:

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Q.193·Miscellaneous·2025·Easy

The world is your oyster In the following items an idiom or a proverb is given. Select the response that correctly describes the meaning of the idiom or proverb and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

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Q.194·Miscellaneous·2025·Easy

Someone’s ears are burning In the following items an idiom or a proverb is given. Select the response that correctly describes the meaning of the idiom or proverb and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

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Q.195·Miscellaneous·2025·Easy

Fight fire with fire In the following items an idiom or a proverb is given. Select the response that correctly describes the meaning of the idiom or proverb and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

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Q.196·Miscellaneous·2025·Easy

Straight and narrow In the following items an idiom or a proverb is given. Select the response that correctly describes the meaning of the idiom or proverb and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

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Q.197·Miscellaneous·2025·Easy

In the following items similar sounding words are given, followed by sentences wherein in each sentence one of these words has been used, and underlined. You are required to identify those sentences in which these words have been used correctly and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly. Seize, Cease, Crease 1. The customs department decided to seize the consignment of contraband goods. 2. To improve relations the two parties decided that the hostilities between them should cease . 3. Military personnel are required to be attired in trousers with a knife-edge-like crease . In which of the sentences given above has/have the words been used correctly?

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Q.198·Miscellaneous·2025·Easy

In the following items similar sounding words are given, followed by sentences wherein in each sentence one of these words has been used, and underlined. You are required to identify those sentences in which these words have been used correctly and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly. Consequent, Consequence 1. Consequent to the decisions taken by the committee a new set of procedures was brought into force. 2. The past is of little consequence when one is willing to bravely face the challenges of the future. In which of the sentences given above has/have the words been used correctly?

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