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APPSC ASO (Screening Test) Exam - English
Duration: 150 Β· Questions: 150 Β· Max Marks: 150 Β· Language: 3
General Studies & Mental Ability and Subject Releated
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Which Windows interface element typically appears to display information, a warning, an error message, or a request for confirmation?
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What is active desktop ?
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What is meant by an active window?
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What was America Online (AOL) primarily known for during the early popularization of consumer Internet access?
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An application is
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Yojna a weekly journal
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Kurukshetra a journal on rural development is published by
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Devaluation of a currency means
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In India rural incomes are generally lower than the urban incomes, which of the following reasons account for this
1. a large number of farmers are illiterate and know little about scientific agriculture
2. prices of primary products are lower than those of manufactured products
3. Investments in agriculture has been low when compared to investment in industry
1. a large number of farmers are illiterate and know little about scientific agriculture
2. prices of primary products are lower than those of manufactured products
3. Investments in agriculture has been low when compared to investment in industry
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Which of the following programmes aims at the promotion of savings among rural women
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In ruby laser, the stimulated emission is due to transition from
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A direct current I flows along the length of an infinitely long straight thin walled pipe, then the magnetic field is
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convex lens made of glass has focal length 0.15m in air. If the refractive index of glass is 3/2, and that of water is 4/3 the focal length of lens when immersed in water is
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Two sources are said to be coherent if they produce waves
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Three resistors 1 Γ’βΒ¦, 2 Γ’βΒ¦, 3Γ’βΒ¦ resistor a 3 V battery is connected. The current through 3 Γ’βΒ¦ resistor is -
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10-6 M NaOH is diluted 100 times. The pH of the diluted base is
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In the electrolysis of acidulated water, it is desired to obtain 1.12 cc of hydrogen per second under STP condition. The current to be passed is
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The one which decreases with dilution is
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Vapour pressure of pure ‘A’ is 70 mm of Hg at 25oC. It forms an ideal solution with ‘B’ in which mole fraction of A is 0.8. if the vapour pressure of the solution is 84 mm of Hg at 25oC, the vapour pressure of pure ‘B’ at 25oC is
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A 6% solution of urea is isotonic with
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The respiratory quotient during cellular respiration would depend on
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Which of the following is not a green - house gas ?
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Both husband and wife have normal vision though their fathers were colorblind and mothers did not have any gene for colorblindness. The probability of their daughters becoming colorblind is
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An animal, which has both exoskeleton and endoskeleton structures is a
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Identify the group, which includes animals all of which give birth to young ones directly?
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Total number of districts in Andhra Pradesh ?
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Which one is the largest district by area wise in Andhra Pradesh ?
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Who is the first sports person to received Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award from Andhra Pradesh ?
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Before Hyderabad was made capital in 1956, which city was the capital of Andhra Pradesh ?
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In which district, the TirumalaVenkateswara Temple is located ?
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Who was the first person to translate the Mahabharata into Telugu language ?
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Which one was the first dynasty to rule Vijayanagara Empire ?
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Who is not in the group known as Kavitraya (three great poets) of Telugu literature ?
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When NT Rama Rao become the first chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh ?
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Which one is the only constituency from where NT Rama Rao defeated in assembly election ?
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Under Cournot Model of Duopoly, each duopolist will produce :
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As long as the substitution effect dominates the income effect, the labour supply curve is :
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Assertion (A) : Monopoly is Pareto inefficient .
Reason (R) : It would be possible to change the allocation of resources to make the amount of Income he would be prepared to pay in exchange of the reduction in price
Reason (R) : It would be possible to change the allocation of resources to make the amount of Income he would be prepared to pay in exchange of the reduction in price
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If MPk/MPk does not change with any proportionate change in labour and capital then the production function is :
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Match the items in the List-I with items in List-II select the correct answer from the code given below :
List-I List-II
I. Agency Theory of 1. O.E. Williamson
Firm
II. X-inefficiency 2. M.C. Jenson and W. J. Meckling
III. The Utility 3. Wilfredo Pareto
Maximisation
Model
IV. Edgeworth box 4. Harvey Leibenstein
Diagram first
Used by
List-I List-II
I. Agency Theory of 1. O.E. Williamson
Firm
II. X-inefficiency 2. M.C. Jenson and W. J. Meckling
III. The Utility 3. Wilfredo Pareto
Maximisation
Model
IV. Edgeworth box 4. Harvey Leibenstein
Diagram first
Used by
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Green Box subsidies under WTO are allowed because they are considered to be :
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Which one of the following is not reserved for public sector ?
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The rate at which the Central Bank discounts the bills of commercial banks is called :
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If the economy is the liquidity trap then
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If the price consumption curve of a commodity is bending backwards , then the commodity must be :
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Marginal Revenue of a Monopoly firm is less than the price, Because :
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For an inferior goods , income consumption curve and Engles curves are :
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The classical economists focused on the role of money as :
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If the demand for money is perfectly interest inelastic , the LM schedule will be :
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Harrod –Domer model of economic growth is based on the equilibrium between
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How many such pairs of letters are there in the word ‘CLEANLINESS’ each of the which has as many letters between them in the word as they have in the English alphabet, in the same sequence?
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Team A has scored more goals than Team B
Team C has scored fewer goals than Team B
Team A has scored fewer goals than Team C .
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
Team C has scored fewer goals than Team B
Team A has scored fewer goals than Team C .
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
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If it is possible to make only one meaningful word with the second, the third, the sixth and the eight letters of the word FRAGMENT using each only once, which of the following will be the third letter of that word ? If no such word can be formed, give ‘X’ as the answer and if more than one such word can be formed, give ‘Y’ as the answer.
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How many such letters are there in the word ORIENTAL each of which is as far away from the beginning of the word as when they are arranged alphabetically?
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How many such pairs of letters in the word CREDIT each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet?
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How many meaningful words can be made from the letters ‘LMEA’ using each letter only once in each word?
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If it is possible to make only one meaningful word with the first, the second, the seventh and the eighth letters of the word TEMPORAL, which of the following will be the first letter of that word? If more than one such word can be made, give ‘Y’ as the answer and if no such word can be made, give ‘X’ as the answer.
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If the letters of the word HANDOVER are arranged alphabetically from left to right how many letters will remain at the same position?
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How many such pairs of letters are there in the word EXCURSION, each of which has as many letters between them in the word as they have in the English alphabet?
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If it is possible to make only one meaningful word with the first, the second, the third, the sixth and the eighth letters of the word DEVIATION first letter of that word is your answer? If more than one such word can be made formed your answer is ‘A’ and if no such word can be formed your answer is ‘B’.
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If each alternate letter beginning with the first in the word WORKING is replaced by the next letter in the English alphabet and each of the remaining letters is replaced by the previous letter in the English alphabet, which of the following will be the fourth from the right and after the replacement ?
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How many pairs of letters are there in the word ‘SHIFTED’ each of which has as many letters between its two letters as there are between in the English alphabet?
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Statement: Is common currency a necessary ingredient for Europe’s growth ?
Arguments :
I. Yes, A common currency will enable entire Europe to market itself as one .
II. No, Similar experiments by Latin America countries have not affected their economies .
Arguments :
I. Yes, A common currency will enable entire Europe to market itself as one .
II. No, Similar experiments by Latin America countries have not affected their economies .
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If it is possible to make only one meaningful word with the first, the fifth, the sixth, the tenth and the eleventh letters of the word EXCEPTIONAL using each letter only once, first letter of that word is your answer. If no such word can be made formed your answer is ‘X’ and if more than one such word can be formed your answer is ‘Y’.
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How many meaningful English words can be formed with the letters RAE using each letter only once in each word?
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How many such pairs of letters are there in the word WONDERS, each of which has as many letters between its two letters as there are between them in the English alphabet?
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If it is possible to make only one meaningful English word from the second, the fifth, the seventh and the eighth letters of the word PHYSICAL, using each letter only once, second letter of that word is your answer. If more than one such word can be formed your answer is M. if no such word can be formed your answer is N.
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How many such pairs of letters are there in the word JUSTIFY, each of which have as many letters between them in the word as they have between them in the English alphabet?
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If the alphabets are assigned values as A=3, D=6, G=8, I=2, L=4 and T=5 then what is the sum of values of all the alphabets in the word DIGITAL?
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How many such pairs of letters are there in the word EDUCATION, each of which has as many letters between them in the word as they have in the English alphabet?
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The cash difference between the selling prices of an article at a profit of 4% and 6% is Rs. 3. The ratio of the two selling prices is:__________ ?
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Which of the following numbers is irrational ?
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356 x 936 – 356 x 836 = ?
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Arrange in descending order: 5/8, 7/10, 3/4
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What is (3^{4} times 9^{2}) ?
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If 34X-2 = 729, then find the value of X.
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Convert 0.6 into fraction ?
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The no. plate of a bus had peculiarity. The bus number was a perfect square. It was also a perfect square when the plate numbers were reversed. The bus company had only five hundred buses numbered from 1 to 500. What was the number ?
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If a and b are positive integers, such that ab = 125, then (a-b)a+b-4 = ?
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If x*y = x2 + y2 – xy, then value of 9*11 is
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Which is greater ?
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If sum of two numbers is 42 and their product is 437, then find their difference.
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Write the 44000 in Roman numerals
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Convert 0.0909… into fraction ?
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What is (98 times 102) ?
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Which is smaller ?
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Convert 0.5777… into fraction ?
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Convert 0.81 into fraction ?
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(63)2 – (12)2 =?
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Which is greater ?
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What is the capital of Andhra Pradesh ?
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What is the official language of Andhra Pradesh ?
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How many districts are there in Andhra Pradesh ?
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What is the population of Andhra Pradesh ?
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Which is the largest city in Andhra Pradesh ?
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What is the literacy rate in Andhra Pradesh ?
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If x and y are related by x – y – 10 = 0 and mode of x is known to be 23, then the mode of y is :
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A man travels at a speed of 20 km/hr and then returns at a speed of 30 km/hr. His average speed of the whole journey is
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A student obtained the mean and standard deviation of 100 observations as 40 and 5.1 respectively. It was later discovered that he had wrongly copied down an observation as 50 instead of 40. The correct standard deviation is
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For a moderately skewed distribution, quartile deviation and the standard deviation are related by
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The median of the data 13, 8, 11, 6, 4, 15, 2, 18 is
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The sum of the squares of deviations of a set of observations has the smallest value; when the deviations are taken from their
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If two samples of sizes 30 and 20 have means as 55 and 60 and variances as 16 and 25 respectively, then what would be the S.D. of the combined sample size 50 ?
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If two variables x & y are related by 2x + 3y –7 = 0 and the mean and mean deviation about mean of x are 1 and 0.3 respectively, then the coefficient of mean deviation of y about mean is
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Which of the following result hold for a set of distinct positive observations ?
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Measures of dispersion are called averages of the ____ order .
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Which is the largest textile market in Andhra Pradesh ?
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Which is the largest turmeric market in Andhra Pradesh ?
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Which is the largest chilli market in Andhra Pradesh ?
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Which is the largest cotton market in Andhra Pradesh ?
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Which is the largest rice market in Andhra Pradesh ?
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Which river forms the boundary between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana ?
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What is the highest peak in Andhra Pradesh ?
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The Coromandel Coast is located in which part of Andhra Pradesh ?
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Which of the following districts is not part of the Rayalaseema region ?
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Which one of the following rivers does not flow through Andhra Pradesh ?
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Which of the following wildlife sanctuaries is located in Andhra Pradesh ?
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Which one of the following is not a port in Andhra Pradesh ?
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Which district in Andhra Pradesh is famous for its beaches ?
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What is the name of the largest freshwater lake in Andhra Pradesh ?
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Which district in Andhra Pradesh is known for its granite reserves ?
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"Who said, 'India was a parrot unto itself'?
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What was the real name of Amir Khusro?
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Who is considered the founder of the Sufi movement in India?
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When was the Constituent Assembly of India formed?
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Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution?
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The idea of the Constituent Assembly was first put forward by:
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Who is known as the "Father of the Indian Renaissance" ?
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Which classical dance form is associated with Tamil Nadu ?
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Which of the following is a famous festival of Kerala ?
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Who is known as the "Missile Man of India"?
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Which organization is responsible for India's space exploration programs?
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In which year did India successfully launch its first satellite, Aryabhata?
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What is the name of India's first indigenously developed satellite launched by ISRO?
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What is the name of India's first nuclear reactor?
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What is the primary goal of disaster management?
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Which of the following is the correct definition of disaster management?
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Which type of disaster management focuses on reducing future risks through planning?
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What does "disaster risk" refer to?
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Which phase of disaster management involves activities like evacuation and emergency rescue?
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What is the concept of "resilience" in disaster management?
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Which of the following is NOT a phase of disaster management?
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Which international framework focuses on disaster risk reduction?
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What does the term "hazard" refer to in disaster management?
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Which organization in India is primarily responsible for disaster management?
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Which country's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, was assassinated in a joint US-Israel strike in late February 2026?
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What was the primary goal stated for the 2026 IsraeliβUnited States strikes on Iran?
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Which Indian state won its maiden Ranji Trophy title recently (reported in early March 2026)?
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What funding amount did Germany announce for a new climate resilience initiative with India in February 2026?
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Which Indian state launched its first Dark Sky Park in Kolli Hills in February 2026?