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2951
If the price of a television set is increased by 25%, then by what percentage should the new price be reduced to bring the price back to the original level ?
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2952
Two important characteristics of a hypothesis are that it should be testable and that it should be stated in a manner that it can be refuted. Which one of the following hypotheses fulfils these characteristics ?
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2953
The following figure represents sales (in thousands) over the period 1978 to 1983.
The sales in 1981 exceeded that in 1979 by
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2954
Consider the following figures :
I. Square with side 6
II. Rectangle with sides 9 and 6
III. Square with side 8

Which one of the following conclusions can be drawn from these figures ?
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2955
Examine the following statements :
I. George attends Music classes on Monday.
II. He attends Mathematics classes on Wednesday.
III. His Literature classes are not on Friday.
IV. He attends History classes on the day following the day of his Mathematics classes.
V. On Tuesday, he attends his Sports classes.

If he attends just one subject in a day and his Sunday is free, then he is also free on
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2956
Match List I (Physiological processes) with List II (Cell organelles) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I (Physiological process)List II (Cell organelle)
I. PhotosynthesisA. Plasma membrane
II. Mineral uptakeB. Chloroplast
III. RespirationC. Mitochondria
IV. Protein synthesisD. Ribosomes

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
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2957
The offending substance in the liquor tragedies leading to blindness, etc., is
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2958
The alpha-particle carries two positive charges. Its mass is very nearly equal to that of
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2959
'Diamond Ring' is a phenomenon observed
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2960
Consider the following statements: A person in a spaceship located halfway between the Earth and the Sun will notice that the
I. Sky is jet black.
II. Stars do not twinkle.
III. Temperature outside the spaceship is much higher than that on the surface of the Earth.

Of these statements
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2961
A simple machine helps a person doing
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2962
Domestic electrical wiring is basically a
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2963
Assertion (A): Transformer is useful for stepping up or stepping down voltages.
Reason (R): Transformer is a device used in D.C. circuits.

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2964
Total internal reflection can take place when light travels from
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2965
The variation of displacement (d) with time (t) in the case of a particle falling freely under gravity from rest is correctly shown by
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2966
A liquid is flowing in a streamlined manner through a cylindrical pipe. Along a section containing the axis of the pipe, the flow profile will be
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2967
A truck, a car and a motorcycle have equal kinetic energies. If equal stopping forces are applied on each vehicle, and x, y and z represent the stopping distances for the truck, car and motorcycle respectively, then
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2968
When a mirror is rotated by an angle of θ, the reflected ray will rotate by
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2969
When an air bubble at the bottom of a lake rises to the top, it will
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2970
Distance-time graph in respect of a race among four persons is shown in the given figure. Consider the following statements in this regard:
I. 'A' stood first in the race.
II. 'C' led all the way.
III. 'D' ran faster than others in the later part of the race.

Of these statements
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2971
Besides proteins and carbohydrates, other elements of nutritional value found in milk include
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2972
People drinking water from a shallow hand pump are likely to suffer from all of the following diseases except
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2973
Which of the following would lead to 'malnutrition'?
I. Overnutrition
II. Undernutrition
III. Imbalanced nutrition

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2974
Consider the following statements : AIDS is transmitted
I. by sexual intercourse.
II. by blood transfusion.
III. by mosquitoes and other blood sucking insects.
IV. across the placenta.

Of these statements
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2975
Which of the following are associated with diabetes mellitus, a common disease in adults ?
I. Higher sugar level in blood
II. Lower sugar level in blood
III. Lower insulin level in blood
IV. Higher insulin level in blood

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