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Consider the following statements with reference to Secondary waves (S-Waves) generated during an earthquake:
1. They create troughs and crests in the material through which they pass.
2. The direction of vibrations of S-waves is perpendicular to the wave direction in the vertical plane.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Identify the type of climate on the basis of the following characteristics relating to it:
I. Temperature is high throughout the year.
II. Rainfall is variable with a short wet season and a longer dry season.
III. Climate of Sudan and Paraguay is an example of this climate type.

Which of the following statements with reference to Surface inversion of temperature is/are correct?
1. It causes instability in the lower layers of the atmosphere.
2. This inversion commonly lasts for a few hours until the Sun comes up.
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Identify the Mineral on the basis of the following characteristics relating to it :
I. It is usually a greenish crystal.
II. It is often found in basaltic rocks.
III. Magnesium, iron and silica are its major elements.

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Which of the following statements with reference to Salt Weathering is/are correct?
1. Salt crystallisation is the most effective of all the salt weathering processes.
2. Salt crystal growth is more effective over sedimentary rocks as compared to igneous rocks.
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What is the correct sequence of the following salts in ascending order according to their presence in the sea water?
1. Calcium Carbonate
2. Calcium Sulphate
3. Magnesium Chloride
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Which of the following statements with reference to Humus is/are correct?
1. It is a dark coloured amorphous substance.
2. Being colloidal in nature, it serves as a reservoir of nutrients.

Which one among the following Biosphere Reserves is spread over three states in India?

River Danube does not flow through which one of the following capital cities in Europe?

Which of the following statements with reference to Easter Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is/are correct?
1. It is part of Polynesia group of islands.
2. It is a territory of the South American nation Chile.

Which one among the following is home to the endangered mountain gorillas in Africa?

Which of the following statements with reference to Jordan is/are correct?
1. The country of Jordan was created through the British Mandate after World War I.
2. It is a landlocked country.

Which one among the following places is situated close to the Pearl River Estuary in Asia?

Consider the following statements with regard to Australia:
1. The Coral Sea separates the Great Barrier Reef from the South Pacific.
2. The Great Dividing Range extends from Melbourne to Perth in Australia.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

What is the correct sequence of the following mountain ranges as one moves from North towards South?
1. Karakoram
2. Kunlun
3. Ladakh
4. Zaskar

Which of the following statements with reference to saline soil in India is/are correct?
1. They are rich in nitrogen.
2. They occur in arid and semi-arid regions, and in waterlogged and swampy areas.
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Salal Power Project is situated on which one among the following rivers?

Which one among the following tributaries of Indus River does not originate in the Himalayas?

As per the Annual Report 2023-24 of the Ministry of Mines, Government of India, which of the following are the major bauxite producing states in India?

If your image appears to be erect, no matter how far you stand from a mirror, the mirror is likely to be :

The rule that determines the direction of a magnetic field produced around a straight conductor carrying current is :

A motorcycle has initial velocity of \(5 \mathrm{~m}/\mathrm{s}\). After 3 seconds, the velocity is \(7 \mathrm{~m}/\mathrm{s}\). The displacement of the motorcycle in 3 seconds is:

The minimum power required to lift a mass of 50 kg up to a vertical distance of 8 m in 10 s is: (Take \(g = 10\,\mathrm{m}/\mathrm{s}^2\))

Which one among the following statements is not correct?

A body floats in a liquid if the buoyant force is :

A metallic sphere of mass 1 kg and volume \(2 \times 10^{-4}\ \mathrm{m}^3\) is completely immersed in water. The buoyant force exerted by water on the sphere is: (Given: density of water \(=1000\ \mathrm{kg/m}^3\), \(g=10\ \mathrm{m/s}^2\))

A light bulb rated as 60 W at 220 V has a potential difference of 110 V across its ends. The power dissipated in this light bulb is:

Which one among the following is used in a simple microscope?

The force with which the Earth attracts an object is called :

Which of the following is one of the 'three gems' (triratna) of Jainism ?

Which one among the following motifs does not appear on Harappan seals ?

Which one among the following is the earliest text?

Which one of the following statements about Ashoka's inscriptions is correct?

Which one of the following statements about the Ajivikas is not correct?

Consider the following statements about the use of stirrup in India:
1. The Konarak horse sculpture (c. 1250) shows a ring-stirrup.
2. A broad, probably wooden, stirrup appears in Khajuraho sculptures (probably \(10^{\text{th}}\) century).
3. The iron-stirrup was used in the Delhi Sultans' armies from the thirteenth century onwards.
How many of the above statements is/are correct?

In the Rig Veda Samhita, use of the terms ishukrit and isukara referred to the maker of :

Which one of the following does not refer to the bow (and arrow) as a weapon of war in ancient India?

What is the military-device referred to by the term manjaniq?

In medieval India, the process of indigo extraction underwent great improvement as a result of the :

Which one of the following is listed in the Ain-i Akbari as one of the 'Indian sciences' prescribed by Akbar for scholars to learn at school?

Consider the following statements about the arms used by Europeans in warfare in India :
1. The flint-lock muskets could work even in wet weather.
2. The addition of bayonet made musket a more effective and dangerous weapon in close combat.
3. The wrought-iron cannon barrels were easy to move and manoeuvre.
How many of the above statements is/are correct?

Which one of the following statements about the grammarian Katyayana is correct?

Which one of the following statements about Rig Vedic goddesses is correct ?

Which one of the following statements about the Buddhist Goddess Hariti is correct?

Consider the following statements about the literary language Apabhramsha:
1. It appeared in recognizable forms by the sixth century.
2. It developed out of mixtures of regional vernaculars with the Prakrits and Sanskrit.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Who composed Zainavilas, a history of the rulers of Kashmir, in the time of Zainul Abidin?

In which one of the following works has Amir Khusrau praised the climate of India, its languages, notably Sanskrit, its arts and music and even its animals?

Which one of the following works was written in early eighteenth century by the Bengali poet Rameshwar Bhattacharya?

Which one of the following present day territories was outside the limits of Ashoka's empire ?

Isobars of elements have same :

Which one of the following could not be explained by Rutherford's nuclear model?

If atomic number of an element is 11, the correct name, symbol and valency are:

Which one of the following gas is used in making soft drinks ?

Which one of the following is considered as a compound?