Hemocyanin is an oxygen-transport metalloprotein present in some invertebrate animals

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Question 33 Hemocyanin is an oxygen-transport metalloprotein present in some invertebrate animals. This protein contains :

A) one copper atom
B) two copper atoms
C) one iron atom
D) one magnesium atom

Answer: B) two copper atoms

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Question 34 'A','B' and 'C' started their independent businesses with equal amounts of capital. During the first year 'A' made 10 % profit, 'B' incurred 10 % loss and 'C' made a profit of 5 %. In the second year 'A' incurred 20 % loss, 'B' made profit of 20 % and 'C' made profit of 5 %. Which of the following is FALSE at the end of second year

A) 'C' is the richest
B) 'A' is the poorest
C) 'B'is the richest
D) 'C' is richer than'B'

Answer: C) 'B'is the richest

Question 35 At what time between 2 and 3 will the hour and minute hands of a clock be 12 minutes divisions apart?

A) 20 minutes past 2
B) 24 5/11 minutes past 2
C) 24 minutes past 2
D) 24 12/13 minutes past 2

Answer: C) 24 minutes past 2

Question 36 Which of the following statements with regard to the continental shelf is NOT correct

A) Shelves are absent close to plate boundaries
B) They are highly sedimented
C) They have abrupt falls towards the continental slopes
D) They are rich fishing areas

Answer: A) Shelves are absent close to plate boundaries

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Arrange the following National Parks of India from North to South direction

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Question 37 Arrange the following National Parks of India from North to South direction

1. Indravati National Park
2. Nagarhole National Park
3. Corbett National Park
4. Madhav National Park
A) 1,3,2,4
B) 2,1,4,3
C) 3,4,1,2
D) 2,3,4,1

Answer: C) 3,4,1,2

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Question 38 Which one of the following statements is correct?

A) Iron sulphate and copper sulphate crystals have same number of water of crystallization
B) Iron sulphate and zinc sulphate crystals have same number of water of crystallization
C) Zinc sulphate and copper sulphate crystals have same number of water of crystallization
D) Iron sulphate, copper sulphate and zinc sulphate crystals each have same number of water of crystallization

Answer: C) Zinc sulphate and copper sulphate crystals have same number of water of crystallization

Question 39

Answer: C) 3 1 2 4

Explanation : Scientist and their area of study

• JD Watson - Molecular Biology
• Louis Pasteur - Microbiology
• Carl Linnacus - Taxonomy
• Charles Darwin - Evolution

Question 40 If in a certain language NEOMAN is coded as OGRQFT, then ZKCLUP is the code of:

A) YJBKTO
B) YIZHPJ
C) YIAQKJ
D) YIZIRM

Answer: B) YIZHPJ

The trees of tropical rainforest have buttress roots because

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Question 41 In an examination, there are three subjects 'A', 'B' and 'C'. A student has to pass in each subject. 20% students failed in 'A', 22 % students failed in 'B' and 16 % students failed in 'C' The total number of students passing the whole examination lies between
A) 42 % and 84%
B) 42 % and 78 %
C) 58% and 78 %
D) 58 % and 84 %
Answer: A) 42 % and 84%

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Question 42 Which one among the following is NOT a minor plate?

A) Nazca
B) Arabia
C) Philippines
D) Antarctica

Answer: D) Antarctica

Question 43 The trees of tropical rainforest have buttress roots because

A) they help to provide aeration to soils
B) the organisms found in the buttresses have a symbiotic relationship
C) the trees belong to gramineae family
D) the buttresses have to bear the mechanical load of hardwoods

Answer: B) the organisms found in the buttresses have a symbiotic relationship

It is reported that there is an ongoing decrease in the pH value of ocean water because of global warming. It happens due to

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Question 44 It is reported that there is an ongoing decrease in the pH value of ocean water because of global warming. It happens due to :

A) larger uptake of CO2 by ocean water
B) lesser uptake of CO2 by ocean water
C) larger uptake of atmospheric nitrogen by ocean water
D) lesser uptake of atmospheric nitrogen by ocean water

Answer: A) larger uptake of CO2 by ocean water

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Question 45

Answer: A) 1 3 2 4

Explanation Days and Occassions

• 11th July - Human Rights Day
• 5th June - International Environment Day
• 6th August - Hiroshima Day
• 10th December - World Population Day

Question 46 65 %  students in a class like cartoon movies ,  70 % like horror movies , and 75 % like was movies. What is the smallest percent of students liking all the three types of movies?

A) 10 %
B) 25%
C) 30%
D) 5%

Answer: D) 5%

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From which among the following pairs of species, a small quantity of fine quality wool is obtained in India?

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Question 47

Answer: B) 93

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Question 48 From which among the following pairs of species, a small quantity of fine quality wool is obtained in India?

A) Pashmina goats and Angora rabbits

B) Pashmina rabbits and Angora goats

C) Pashmina rabbits and Angora sheep

D) Pashmina goats and Angora sheep

Answer: D) Pashmina goats and Angora sheep

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Which one among the following substances is NOT a "green house" gas?

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Question 49 The following item consists of two statements. Statement I and Statement II. Examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answer using the code given below:
Code:
A) Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
B) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Statement I All the energy received by the earth is from the Sun through electro-magnetic radiation

Statement II The earth also radiates back all the received energy through various ways to maintain the heat budget of the planet
Answer: C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false

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Question 50 Which one among the following substances is NOT a "green house" gas?

A) Water vapour
B) Chlorofluorocarbon
C) Methane
D) Nitrogen

Answer: D) Nitrogen

Question 51 BrahMos is the name of:

A) a short-range supersonic cruise missile
B) an air defence gun
C) a military satellite
D) a multiple rocket launcher

Answer: A) a short-range supersonic cruise missile

Under Article 355 of the Constitution of India, it is the duty of the Union to

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Question 52

Answer: A) 2 4 1 3

Explanation: Movement and their mass base / following

• Bardoli Satyagraha - Kaliparaj
• Tebhaga - Kunbi Peasantry
• Satyasodhak Samaj - Bargadars
• Ulgulan -  Mundas

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Question 53 Under Article 355 of the Constitution of India, it is the duty of the Union to :

A) protect States against external aggression and internal disturbance
B) allow the extension of executive powers of the Union to any State
C) declare that the powers of the legislature of a State shall be exercisable by or under the authority of the Parliament
D) allow the Parliament to include or exclude any caste, race or tribe into the list of the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes

Answer: A) protect States against external aggression and internal disturbance

The present cap (as on 01.01.2015) on Foreign Direct Investment in the defence sector is

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Question 54 The present cap (as on 01.01.2015) on Foreign Direct Investment in the defence sector is

A) 26 %
B) 49%
C) 74 %
D) 100 %

Answer: B) 49%

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Question 55 Who functions as chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee?

A) Defence Minister
B) The longest serving Chief among the Chiefs of the three services
C) The Chief of Integrated Defence Staff
D) The Chief of the Army Staff

Answer: B) The longest serving Chief among the Chiefs of the three services