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Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Jet streams discovered during World War II are high altitude easterly winds.
Reason (R): Jet streams flow with a speed of 300-500 km/hour.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

  1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  2. (A) is false, but (R) is true
  3. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  4. (A) is true, but (R) is false
World Geography

Plants and animals that live on land are called:

  1. Abiotic
  2. Aquatic habitants
  3. Terrestrial habitants
  4. Biotic
Environment & Ecology

The disease-causing microorganism among these is:

  1. Archaea
  2. Pathogens
  3. Bacteria
  4. Protozoa
General science

The formula of baking soda is:

  1. KHCO3
  2. Na2CO3
  3. K2CO3
  4. NaHCO3
General science

Consider the following statements with reference to cultivated area of some countries of the world:

1. In comparison to USA, China and Japan, India has highest geographical area under cultivation.
2. India's location in tropical monsoon, region helps diversified cropping all through the year.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

  1. Both 1 and 2
  2. Neither 1 nor 2
  3. Only I
  4. Only 2
World Geography

Consider the following statements with respect to the climate of Western Europe:

1. Western Europe receives rainfall in all months.
2. Western Europe is located in the belt of Westerlies.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

  1. Both 1 and 2
  2. Neither 1 nor 2
  3. Only 1
  4. Only 2
World Geography

Which one of the following pairs (River – Direction) is not correctly matched ?

  1. Amur river – North-East
  2. Syr Darya – North-West
  3. Angara river – North
  4. Mekong river – South-West
World Geography

Consider the following statements with reference to Upper Gangetic agro-climatic region:

1. This region encompasses central and western Uttar Pradesh.
2. This region has more than 130% irrigation intensity and 140% cropping intensity.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

  1. Both 1 and 2
  2. Neither 1 nor 2
  3. Only 1
  4. Only 2
UP Special

Consider the following events and arrange them in chronological order:

1. World Heritage Day
2. World Thyroid Day
3. World No Tobacco Day
4. International Day of Light

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

  1. 3,1,2,4
  2. 1,4,2,3
  3. 2,3,1,4
  4. 4,2,3,1
Misc

Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Capital-Country

  1. Naypyidaw — Myanmar
  2. Khartoum —Ethiopia
  3. Dublin — Ireland
  4. Ottawa — Canada
World Geography

A bus covers the first half of a certain distance with speed v1 and the second half with a speed v2. The average speed during the whole journey is:

  1. v1v2/(v1+v2)
  2. 2v1v2/(v1+v2)
  3. (v1+v2)/2
  4. √v1v2
Aptitude & Reasoning

Which among the following is not included in the ten main themes of the Union budget for the financial years 2017-18?

  1. Export performance
  2. The poor and the underprivileged
  3. Youth
  4. Rural population
Current Affairs

Consider the following mountains and arrange them in correct order from West to East by their location

1. Karakoram
2. Pontic
3. Hindu Kush
4. Zagros

Select the correct answer from the codes given below :

  1. 2, 4, 3, 1
  2. 2, 3, 4, 1
  3. 4, 2, 3, 1
  4. 4, 1, 2, 3
World Geography

CPR stands for:

  1. Cardio Programme Rescue
  2. Cardiac Pulsatile Revision
  3. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
  4. Cardiopulmonary Revision
Misc

The recent global pause during COVID-19 pandemic was caused due to:

  1. SARS-CoV-1
  2. H5N1
  3. SARS-CoV-2
  4. MERS – COV-2
Current Affairs

The following lists I and II show the names of Economists/Authors and their books respectively. Match List-I with List-il and choose the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I - List-II
(Economist/Author) - (Book)

A. Myrdal - 1. Economic Theory and Under-developed Regions
B. Hirschman - 2. The Strategy of Economic Development
C. Kaldor - 3. Strategic Factors in Economic Development
D. Adam Smith - 4. The Wealth of Nations

Codes:
A B C D

  1. 1 2 3 4
  2. 2 3 1 4
  3. 3 2 1 4
  4. 2 1 3 4
Economy

Which one of the following is correctly matched?

  1. Ecocline- Biodiversity
  2. Pycnocline- Sea water salinity
  3. Thermocline - Air temperature
  4. Halocline - Sea water temperature
Misc