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General Awareness : Solved Paper

51. The precipitation consisting of a mixture of snow and rain is—

• Sleet
• Smog
• Snow-line
• Fog

52. ‘Operation Flood’ was launched in 1970 to—

• Control floods
• Increase milk production
• Improve water sources
• Construct more dams

53. Photogrammetry is—

• Portraying gradient
• Movement of set-lines
• A method of solving geometrical problems
• Use of photography in surveying and mapping

54. The spice State of India is—

• Tamil Nadu
• Bihar
• Gujarat
• Kerala

55. Jog Falls is found across the river—

• Cauvery
• Kabini
• Krishna
• Sharavati

56. Which of the following sea ports of India is the main outlet for export of Tea ?

• Mumbai
• Kolkata
• Kandla
• Chennai

57. The International Date Line passes through the—

• Pacific Ocean
• Atlantic Ocean
• Indian Ocean
• Arctic Ocean

58. Which of the following is not a form of precipitation ?

• Rainfall
• Snowfall
• Fog
• Hail

59. Which of the following is a Great Circle ?

• The Tropic of Cancer
• The Arctic Circle
• The Equator
• The Tropic of Capricorn

60. Tides in the sea have stored in them—

• Hydraulic energy
• Kinetic energy
• Gravitational potential energy
• A combination of all the above

61. Which component of blood is considered as the guard cell of our body ?

• R.B.C.
• Platelets
• Plasma
• W.B.C.

62. Camel can walk easily in the desert, because—

• It has thick skin
• It can maintain water level in the body
• It has a layer of fat under the skin to combat heat
• It has long legs with padded paws

63. The function of arteries in our body is to—

• Carry blood away from the heart
• Purify the blood
• Manufacture White Blood Corpuscles
• Carry blood back to the heart

64. Plants climb by means of—

• Tendrils
• Roots
• Pistil
• Branches

65. This term is associated with the Biology of silkworms.

• Apiculture
• Sericulture
• Sylviculture
• Pisciculture

66. Pick out the correct sequence of a simple land food chain :

1. Deer

2. Grass

3. Tiger

• 1–2–3
• 3–2–1
• 1–3–2
• 2–1–3

67. Sex in human beings is determined by—

• Vitamins
• Chromosomes
• Hormones
• Nutrients

68. Deficiency of fluorine in drinking water causes—

• Dental caries (cavity)
• Dental fluorosis
• Skeletal fluorosis
• Goiter

69. In man,urea is formed in—

• Kidney
• Liver
• Nephron
• Urinary Bladder

70. The most important function of perspiration is—

• Get rid of the body wastes
• Regulate body temperature
• Regulate body wastes
• Lubricate the skin

71. ECG is the instrument that records—

• Potential different of cardiac muscles
• Rate of respiration
• Rate of glomerular filtration
• Volume of blood pumped

72. Hot spot is an area having—

• Wide variety of species
• Wealth of endemic species
• Rich variety of flora and fauna
• Conserving species in natural habitat

73. Electromagnet is used in a—

• Calling bell
• Computer
• Motor
• Washing machine

74. Kilo Watt Hour represents the unit for—

• Force
• Power
• Time
• Energy

75. A transformer is used to—

• Convert mechanical energy into electrical energy
• Convert alternating current into direct current
• Convert direct current to alternating current
• Transform alternating current voltage