Q. Which one among the following stars is nearest to the earth?
1) Sirius
2) Arcturus
3) Spica
4) Proxima Centauri
Q. Two identical solid pieces, one of gold and other of silver, when immersed completely in water exhibit equal weights. When weighed in air (given that density of gold is greater than that of silver)
1) the gold piece will weigh more
2) the silver piece will weigh more
3) both silver and gold pieces weigh equal
4) weighing will depend on their masses
Q. Henry T. Colebrooke was a Professor of Sanskrit in which one of the following institutions?
1) Fort William College
2) Serampore Mission
3) Kashi Vidyapith
4) Asiatic Society
Q. Which among the following statements about the power to change the basic structure of the Constitution of India is/ are correct?
1. It falls outside the scope of the amending powers of the Parliament.
2. It can be exercised by the people through representa-tives in a Constituent Assembly.
3. It falls within the constituent powers of the Parliament.
Select the correct answer using the code given below -
1) 1 and 3
2) 1 and 2
3) 1 only
4) 2 and 3
Q. The Damin-i-Koh was created by the British Government to settle which one of the following communities?
1) Santals
2) Mundas
3) Oraons
4) Saoras
Q. The Limitation Law, which was passed by the British in 1859, addressed which one of the following issues?
1) Loan bonds would not have any legal validity
2) Loan bonds signed between moneylender and Ryots would have validity only for three years
3) Land bonds could not be executed by moneylenders
4) Loan bonds would have validity for ten years
Q. Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India lays down that no citizen can be denied the use of wells, tanks and bathing Ghats maintained out of State funds?
1) Article 14
2) Article 15
3) Article 16
4) Article 17
Q. If one plots the tank irrigation in India and superimposes it with map of well irrigation, one may find that the two are negatively related. Which of the following statements explain the phenomenon?
1. Tank irrigation predates well irrigation.
2. Tank irrigation is in the areas with impervious surface layers.
3. Well irrigation requires sufficient groundwater reserves.
4. Other forms of irrigation are not available.
Select the correct answer using the code given below -
1) 1, 2 and 3
2) 2 and 3 only
3) 3 and 4
4) 1 and 4
Q. The PCl5 molecule has trigonal bipyramidal structure. Therefore, the hybridization of p orbitals should be -
1) sp2
2) sp3
3) dsp2
4) dsp3
Q. For an ideal gas, which one of the following statements does not hold true?
1) The speed of all gas molecules is same
2) The kinetic energies of all gas molecules are not same
3) The potential energy of the gas molecules is zero
4) There is no interactive force between the molecules
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