Q.433·Miscellaneous·2025·EasyIn our country, regrettably, teaching and learning for the examination have been our forte but the new demands of society and the future of work require critical and independent thinking, learning through doing, asking questions from multiple disciplinary perspectives on the same issue, using evidence for building arguments, and reflecting and articulation. Higher education should not "either be a mere servant of the government policy or a passive respondent to public mood." Higher learning is all about how to think rather than what to think. Teaching has to be re-invented. Which one of the following statements best reflects the central idea conveyed by the passage?View question
Q.434·Miscellaneous·2025·EasyConsider the following statements : I. Without the atmosphere, temperature would be well below freezing point everywhere on the Earth's surface. II. Heat absorbed and trapped by the atmosphere maintains our planet's average temperature. III. Atmosphere's gases, like carbon dioxide, are particularly good at absorbing and trapping radiation. Which of the statements given above are correct?View question
Q.435·Miscellaneous·2025·EasyWhich one of the following is formed when volcanic ash is carried by running water and is deposited as a sedimentary layer ?View question
Q.436·Miscellaneous·2025·EasyConsider the following subjects with regard to Non-Cooperation Programme : I. Boycott of law-courts and foreign cloth II. Observance of strict non-violence III. Retention of titles and honours without using them in public IV. Establishment of Panchayats for settling disputes How many of the above were parts of Non-Cooperation Programme?View question
Q.437·Miscellaneous·2025·EasyWhich of the following are the evidences of the phenomenon of continental drift? I. The belt of ancient rocks from Brazil coast matches with those from Western Africa. II. The gold deposits of Ghana are derived from the Brazil plateau when the two continents lay side by side. III. The Gondwana system of sediments from India is known to have its counterparts in six different landmasses of the Southern Hemisphere. Select the correct answer using the code given below.View question
Q.438·Miscellaneous·2025·EasyWhich one of the following launched the 'Nature Solutions Finance Hub for Asia and the Pacific'?View question
Q.439·Miscellaneous·2025·EasyConsider the following statements : Statement I : The amount of dust particles in the atmosphere is more in subtropical and temperate areas than in equatorial and polar regions. Statement II : Subtropical and temperate areas have less dry winds. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?View question
Q.440·Miscellaneous·2025·EasyWhat is the maximum value of n such that 7 × 343 × 385 × 1000 × 2401 × 77777 is divisible by 35^n ?View question
Q.441·Miscellaneous·2025·EasyA 4-digit number N is such that when divided by 3, 5, 6, 9 leaves a remainder 1, 3, 4, 7 respectively. What is the smallest value of N?View question
Q.442·Miscellaneous·2025·EasyConsider the following statements : Statement I : In January, in the Northern Hemisphere, the isotherms bend equatorward while crossing the landmasses, and poleward while crossing the oceans. Statement II : In January, the air over the oceans is warmer than that over the landmasses in the Northern Hemisphere. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?View question
Q.443·Miscellaneous·2025·EasyA solid cube is painted yellow on all its faces. The cube is then cut into 60 smaller but equal pieces by making the minimum number of cuts. Which of the following statements is/are correct? I. The minimum number of cuts is 9. II. The number of smaller pieces which are not painted on any face is 6. Select the correct answer using the code given below:View question
Q.444·Miscellaneous·2025·EasyConsider the following statements about turmeric during the year 2022-23 : I. India is the largest producer and exporter of turmeric in the world. II. More than 30 varieties of turmeric are grown in India. III. Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are major turmeric producing States in India. Which of the statements given above are correct?View question
Q.445·Miscellaneous·2025·EasyThe petrol price shot up by 10% as a result of the hike in crude oil prices. The price of petrol before the hike was 90 per litre. A person travels 2200 km every month and his car gives a mileage of 16 km per litre. By how many km should he reduce his travel if he wants to maintain his expenditure at the previous level?View question
Q.446·Miscellaneous·2025·EasyWith reference to the planet Earth, consider the following statements : I. Rain forests produce more oxygen than that produced by oceans. II. Marine phytoplankton and photo-synthetic bacteria produce about 50% of world's oxygen. III. Well-oxygenated surface water contains several folds higher oxygen than that in atmospheric air. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?View question
Q.447·Miscellaneous·2025·EasyConsider the following countries : I. Austria II. Bulgaria III. Croatia IV. Serbia V. Sweden VI. North Macedonia How many of the above are members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization?View question
Q.448·Miscellaneous·2025·EasyIf the social inequality is the most acutely felt social problem in India, insecurity, more than poverty, is the most acutely felt economic problem. Besides those below the official poverty line, even those just over the poverty line are subject to multiple economic insecurities of various kinds (due to wealth and/or health risks, market fluctuations, job-related uncertainties). Many Government policies are actually intended towards mitigating these insecurities. With reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made : I. Реоople above the poverty line also are prone to suffer from anxiety about economic insecurity. II. Eradication of poverty can result in peace and social equality in the country. Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?View question
Q.449·Miscellaneous·2025·EasyConsider the following pairs : Plant - Description I. Cassava - Woody shrub II. Ginger - Herb with pseudostem III. Malabar spinach - Herbaceous climber IV. Mint - Annual shrub V. Papaya - Woody shrub How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?View question
Q.450·Miscellaneous·2025·EasyWhich of the following statements with reference to L-Wave or Long Wave generated by an earthquake is/are correct? 1.They follow the Earth's circumference 2.They travel at more or less at a constant rate Select the answer using the code given below:View question