42ND B.P.S.C. (PRE) EXAM - 1998

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61. The time taken for sunlight to  reach the earth surface is  about 

  • A
  • 4.2 minutes

  • B
  • 4.8 minutes

  • C
  • 8.5 minutes

  • D
  • 3.6 minutes

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Correct Answer : C [8.5 minutes ]

62. What is increased to hardening steel?  

  • A
  • Amount of Carbon

  • B
  • Amount of Manganese

  • C
  • Amount of Silicon

  • D
  • Amount of Chromium

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Correct Answer : A [Amount of Carbon ]

63. The technique of ‘Chromatography’, is used for 

  • A
  • Recognition of coloured substances

  • B
  • Determining the structure of substances

  • C
  • Fractional distillation of coloured substances

  • D
  • Separation of substances from a mixture

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Correct Answer : D [Separation of substances from a mixture ]

64. In a household L.P.G. cylinder  pressure scale is not given,  because 

  • A
  • It is too costly

  • B
  • It cannot indicate the mass of gas in L.PG. cylinders

  • C
  • It is not useful

  • D
  • It is choked by L.P.G.

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Correct Answer : B [It cannot indicate the mass of gas in L.PG. cylinders ]

65. The nature of the radiation of  light is 

  • A
  • Like a wave

  • B
  • Like a particle

  • C
  • Like both a wave and particle

  • D
  • Not like a wave and particle

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Correct Answer : C [Like both a wave and particle ]

66. Dry ice is 

  • A
  • Solid Water

  • B
  • Solid Carbon Dioxide

  • C
  • Dehydrated Ice

  • D
  • Solid Hydrogen Peroxide

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Correct Answer : B [Solid Carbon Dioxide ]

67. Delhi is a 

  • A
  • State

  • B
  • Union Territory

  • C
  • An autonomous council

  • D
  • None of these

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Correct Answer : B [Union Territory ]

68. Cauvery Water dispute is of         

  • A
  • Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

  • B
  • Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka

  • C
  • Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

  • D
  • Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry

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Correct Answer : C [Karnataka and Tamil Nadu ]

69. Garo tribe is of 

  • A
  • Assam

  • B
  • Manipur

  • C
  • Mizoram

  • D
  • Meghalaya

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Correct Answer : D [Meghalaya ]

70. Bhakra Nangal is a joint  project of 

  • A
  • Haryana-Punjab-Rajasthan

  • B
  • Haryana-Punjab-Delhi

  • C
  • Himachal Pradesh-Haryana- Punjab

  • D
  • Punjab-Delhi-Raj asthan

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Correct Answer : A [Haryana-Punjab-Rajasthan ]

71. Konkan railway passes  through the states of 

  • A
  • Maharashtra-Goa-Karnataka

  • B
  • Maharashtra-Karnataka - Kerala

  • C
  • Maharashtra-Goa -Kerala

  • D
  • Maharashtra-Goa- Karnataka-Kerala

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Correct Answer : A [Maharashtra-Goa-Karnataka ]

72. Muri is famous for

  • A
  • Bauxite-mines

  • B
  • Alumina-Plant

  • C
  • Alcohol-Plant

  • D
  • Sponge-Iron plant

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Correct Answer : B [Alumina-Plant ]

73. In Bihar, Maithon produces 

  • A
  • Thermal - power

  • B
  • Hydro - electric

  • C
  • Nuclear - power

  • D
  • Solar - energy

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Correct Answer : B [Hydro - electric ]

74. In India, Bihar is the foremost  producer of 

  • A
  • Lead

  • B
  • Maganese

  • C
  • Mica

  • D
  • Lime-stone

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Correct Answer : B [Maganese ]

75. According to the latest census,  the average annual growth rate  of population of India shows 

  • A
  • increasing tendency

  • B
  • decreasing trend

  • C
  • explosive tendency

  • D
  • constant tendency

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Correct Answer : B [decreasing trend ]

76. In India, it is not included in  land reforms 

  • A
  • Abolition of intermediaries

  • B
  • Co-operative farming

  • C
  • Consolidation of lands

  • D
  • House-loans of farmers

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Correct Answer : D [House-loans of farmers ]

77. The success of the ‘Green Revolution’ is dependent on the  availability of the following 

  • A
  • H.Y.V. of Seeds

  • B
  • Sufficient irrigation sources

  • C
  • Chemical fertilizers and Insecticides

  • D
  • All of these

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Correct Answer : D [All of these ]

78. In Bihar, production-wise, the  second crop after rice is 

  • A
  • Wheat

  • B
  • Maize

  • C
  • Gram

  • D
  • Potatoes

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Correct Answer : A [Wheat ]

79. After independence, irrigated  area in Bihar is increased to 

  • A
  • Two - times

  • B
  • Four - times

  • C
  • Five - times

  • D
  • Ten - times

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Correct Answer : B [Four - times ]

80.  In India, Bihar has the monopoly in the production of 

  • A
  • Lime-stone

  • B
  • Coal

  • C
  • Pyrite

  • D
  • Graphite

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Correct Answer : C [Pyrite ]
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