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  1. 2081UPSC2008General ScienceEnglish

    What is agent orange?

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    Correct option: B — A weed-killing chemical used by the US military in the Vietnam War

  2. 2082BPSC2000General ScienceEnglish

    Which scientist has modified the ‘erosional cycle’?

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    Correct option: B — Davis

  3. 2083UPPSC2010General ScienceEnglish

    In fruits and vegetables, was emulsion is used for

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    Correct option: B — Extension of storage life

  4. 2084UPSC1996General ScienceEnglish

    Physico-chemical characteristics of water shows in water sources this changes is due to

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    Correct option: C — Effluents

  5. 2085WBPSC2019General ScienceEnglish

    Eutrophication of water body results from

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    Correct option: D — High amounts of nitrogenous nutrients and orthophosphates

  6. 2086UPPSC2010General ScienceEnglish

    Auxanometer is used

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    Correct option: B — To measure the rate of growth

  7. 2087Manipur PSC2019General ScienceEnglish

    A person of mixed European and Indian blood in Latin American is called

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    Correct option: B — Mestizo

  8. 2088BPSC1994General ScienceEnglish

    The age of most ancient mountain group is assessed by

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    Correct option: D — Uranium-Lead process

  9. 2089UKPSC2006General ScienceEnglish

    Carbon dating is used to determine the age of

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    Correct option: A — Fossils

  10. 2090UPPSC2000General ScienceEnglish

    The age of the tree, in years, can be ascertained by

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    Correct option: C — The number of its annular rings

General Science practice — common questions

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They are taken from official past papers of Indian government recruitment exams such as RRB NTPC, RRB Group D and RRB JE, and each question keeps a reference to the exam it appeared in.
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