The word ‘‘Actuaries’’ is related to—
(A) Banking
(B) Insurance
(C) Share market
(D) None of the above
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Which one of the following States had the lowest per capita income at current prices?
(A) Assam
(B) Bihar
(C) Orissa
(D) Uttar Pradesh
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Hydrogen gas can be conveniently used as a fuel for running vehicles it is absorbed at very low temperature by a substance only to be released at the temperature generated by the exhaust.
What is that substance found in India ?
(A) Hydrites
(B) Coals
(C) Soap stone
(D) Resins
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Radar is used mainly for—
(A) Detecting objects by using light waves
(B) Reflecting sound waves to detect objects
(C) Determining the presence and location of objects with radio waves
(D) Tracking rain bearing clouds
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The globally programmed ‘‘Human Genome Project’’ deals with—
(A) Establishment of a society of super humans
(B) Identification of races based on apartheid
(C) Genetic improvement of human races
(D) Identification and mapping of human genes and gene sequences
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Which one of the following is the bio-ethically non-controversial source of stem cells as an alternative to the highly controversial embryonic stem cells ?
(A) Bone narrow derived stem cells
(B) Amniotic fluid derived stem cells
(C) Blood of foetus
(D) Blood of babies
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The Minamata disease of Japan in 1953 was caused by eating fish contaminated by—
(A) Nickel
(B) Lead
(C) Mercury
(D) Cadmium
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The pH value of wine is —
(A) 6.5
(B) 2.8
(C) 8.5
(D) 7.0
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Select with the help of the codes given below, the components of Green Revolution :
1. High yielding variety seeds
2. Irrigation
3. Rural Electrification
4. Rural roads and marketing
Codes :
(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 1, 2 and 3 only
(C) 1, 2 and 4 only
(D) All the four
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Which one of the following forms an irreversible complex with haemoglobin of the blood ?
(A) Carbon dioxide
(B) Pure Nitrogen gas
(C) Carbon mono-oxide
(D) A mixture of carbon dioxide and helium
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