Q 1. Consider the following statements:
1. Cloud seeding is an experimental technique to alter cirrus clouds to increase earth’s albedo.
2. Cloud seeding involves injection of aerosols to promote condensation in the atmosphere.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
Q 2. Consider the following statements:
1. Light years is one of the units to measure time taken by light from far off celestial bodies to reach the earth.
2. Light is an electromagnetic wave which travels at constant speed in vacuum.
Which of the following alternatives is correct in regard to the above statements?
a. Both Statements 1 and 2 are correct and Statement 2 correctly explains Statement 1
b. Both Statements 1 and 2 are correct and Statement 2 does not correctly explain Statement 1
c. Statement 1 is incorrect and Statement 2 is correct
d. Statement 1 is correct and Statement 2 is incorrect
Q 3. Consider the following:
1. Repo Rates
2. Moral Suasion
3. Statutory Liquidity Ratio
4. Open Market Operations
How many of the above are qualitative tools to influence the overall supply of money in the country with
the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Only 3
d. All of the above
Q 4. Consider the following statements about Ozone:
1. Ozone is found in the stratosphere.
2. Ozone is responsible to filter out harmful Ultraviolet Radiations coming from the sun.
3. Ozone is a pollutant near the surface of earth.
How many of the above statement(s) is/are incorrect?
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Only 3
d. None of the above
Q 5. Consider the following statements:
1. Ashokan inscriptions are written in Brahmi script only.
2. Ashoka shifted his policy from Dhamma ghosha to Bheri ghosha after the War of Kalinga.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
Q6. Consider the following pairs
City Country:
1. Aleppo Israel
2. Haifa Syria
3. Natanz Iran
4. Mosul Iraq
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Only 3
d. All of the above
