Q41. One way characters of incorporating desired characters into crop varieties is hybridization. In this process, there is crossing between genetically dissimila plants. Which one of the following crossings will not refer to hybridization?
(a) Intervarietal
(b) Interspecific
(c) Intergenic
(d) Intragenic
Q42. Depending on plant nutrients the requirements, are classified as micronutrients and macronutrients. Which one of the following is an example of a macronutrient?
(a) Manganese
(b) Copper
(c) Magnesium
(d) Chlorine
Q43. Buds produced in the notches along the leaf margin of Bryophyllum fall on soil and develop into new plants. This is an example of which one of the following types of reproduction?
(a) Vegetative propagation
(b) Budding
(c) Spore formation
(d) Regeneration
Q44. Phloem tissues are mostly responsible for transport of
(a) water
(b) oxygen
(c) minerals
(d) food
Q45. Two objects, x and y, have equal mass and are moving with speeds u and 3u respectively. Their kinetic energies are related as
(a) kx = ky
(b) 2kx = ky
(c) 9kx = ky
(d) 3kx = ky
Q46. Which one of the following is not the unit of pressure?
(a) pascal (Pa)
(b) N/m2
(c) J/m2
(d) bar
Q47. Which one of the following materials cannot be used to make a convex lens?
(a) Aluminium
(b) Glass
(c) Sapphire
(d) Water
Q48. The optical phenomenon responsible for the blue colour of sky is
(a) dispersion
(b) reflection
(c) refraction
(d) scattering
Q49. The electrical device used for converting mechanical energy into electrical energy is called
(a) voltmeter
(b) ammeter
(c) motor
(d) generator
Q50. The magnitude of focal length of a concave lens is 2 m. What is the power of the lens?
(a) +0.5 dioptre
(b) -0.5 dioptre
(c) +2.0 dioptre
(d) -1.0 dioptre
Q51. Which one of the following is the oldest Central Paramilitary Force in India?
(A) The Central Reserve Police Force
(b) The Border Security Force
(c) The Assam Rifles
(d) The Commando Resolute Action Battalion for Resolute Action
Q52. Which of the following statements about ‘Agency Houses’ is/are correct?
- They were important commercial formations in the late eighteenth and nineteenth century India.
- The operation of managing agencies remained confined to Calcutta.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Q53. Which one of the following statements about Tolkappiyam is not correct?
(a) It is a treatise on grammar.
(b) It was composed between first to fourth century CE.
(c) It was part of the Sangam corpus.
(d) It was composed by Panini.
Q54. Which one of the following statements about Princely States’ in India is not correct?
(a) The British Government declared that States were free to join either India or Pakistan or remain independent.
(b) The decision to join either India or Pakistan or remain independent was left not to the people of
Princely States but to the Princely Rulers.
(c) The Ruler of Travancore first decided to remain independent.
(d) The State of Travancore finally joined India through a plebiscite.
Q55. Which one of the following books was authored by Harshavardhana?
(a) Harshacharita
(b) Kadambari
(c) Ratnavali
(d) Gitagovinda
Q56. The King of Dance’ is a description of
(a) Trimurti at Elephanta Caves
(b) Kaliyamardan of Krishna
(c) Bodhisattva Maitreya at Gandhara
(d) Bronze Nataraja of the Cholas
Q57. Anasagar Lake is located in which one of the following States?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Karnataka
Q58. The World Wetland Day is celebrated on which one of the following dates every year?
(a) 10th June
(b) 13th February
(c) 9th March
(d) 2nd February
Q59. Ganga water is being shared at Farakka with which one of the following countries?
(a) Nepal
(b) Bhutan
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Myanmar
Q60. Which one of the following is a part of Deccan Plateau?
(a) Aravalli Hills
(b) Karbi Anglong Hills
(c) Shivalik Hills
(d) Vindhyan Hills
