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2226
Match List I with List II:
List I (Bone)List II (Name)
(I) Breast-bone(A) Clavicle
(II) Collar-bone(B) Patella
(III) Knee-cap(C) Scapula
(IV) Shoulder blade(D) Sternum
UPSC Prelims 2001 General Science
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2227
The American multinational company, Monsanto has produced an insect-resistant cotton variety that is undergoing field-trials in India. A toxin gene from which ONE of the following bacteria has been transferred to this transgenic cotton?
UPSC Prelims 2001 General Science
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2228
Which of the following features of DNA makes it uniquely suited to store and transmit genetic information from generation to generation?
UPSC Prelims 2001 General Science
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2229
Antigen is a substance which
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2230
Epiphytes are plants which depend on other plants for
UPSC Prelims 2001 Environment
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2231
Which organelle in the cell, other than nucleus, contains DNA?
UPSC Prelims 2001 General Science
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2232
The cellular and molecular control of programmed cell death is known as
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2233
Assertion (A): Scientists can cut apart and paste together DNA molecules at will, regardless of the source of the molecules.
Reason (R): DNA fragments can be manipulated using restriction endonucleases and DNA ligases.
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2234
Which of the following cell organelles play the most significant role in protein synthesis?
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2235
Quartizite is metamorphosed from
UPSC Prelims 2001 Physical Geography
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2236
Consider the following statements with reference to the Periodic Table of chemical elements:
I. Ionisation potential gradually decreases along a period.
II. In a group of elements, electron affinity decreases as the atomic weight increases.
III. In a given period, electronegativity decreases as the atomic number increases.
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2237
An aqueous solution of copper sulphate is acidic in nature because the salt undergoes
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2238
In an atom, the order of filling up of the orbitals is governed by
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2239
Which one of the following is the correct sequence in increasing order of molecular weights of the hydrocarbons?
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2240
Which one of the following is NOT radioactive?
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2241
Assertion (A): A chemical reaction becomes faster at higher temperatures.
Reason (R): At higher temperatures, molecular motion becomes more rapid.
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2242
Which of the following distance-time graph (x - t) represents one-dimensional uniform motion?
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2243
If town T consumed 500,000 units in 1986, how much did it consume in 1988?
UPSC Prelims 2001 Quantitative Aptitude
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2244
A radioactive substance has a half-life of four months. Three-fourth of the substance would decay in
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2245
Which of the following weather conditions is indicated by a sudden fall in barometer reading?
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2246
Cloudy nights are warmer compared to clear cloudless nights, because clouds
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2247
Consider the following statements : A simple pendulum is set into oscillation. Then
I. the acceleration is zero when the bob passes through the mean position.
II. in each cycle the bob attains a given velocity twice.
III. both acceleration and velocity of the bob are zero when it reaches its extreme position during its oscillation.
IV. the amplitude of oscillation of the simple pendulum decreases with time.
Which of these statements are correct ?
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2248
The mass of a body on Earth is 100 kg (acceleration due to gravity, ge = 10 m/s²). If acceleration due to gravity on the Moon ge/6, then the mass of the body on the moon is
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2249
Who is the scientist in whose honour the "Chandra" X-ray telescope has been named ?
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2250
Match List I with List II:
List I (Characteristic)List II (Particle)
(I) Zero mass(A) Positron
(II) Fractional charge(B) Neutrino
(III) Fractional spin(C) Quark
(IV) Integral spin(D) Phonon
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