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Question : The most ideal region for the cultivation of cotton in India is

Option 1: The Brahmaputra Valley

Option 2: The Deccan Plateau

Option 3: The Indo Gangetic Valley

Option 4: The Rann of Kutch

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Correct Answer: The Deccan Plateau


Solution : The correct answer is The Deccan Plateau.

Cotton grows well in black soil which is found in Deccan plateau in India. Cotton is a xerophyte and it grows well in high temperatures i.e. from 21-30 degrees celsius. It requires long frost free climate.

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Question : Which of the following winds is called anti-trade wind ?

Option 1: Chinook

Option 2: Cyclone

Option 3: Typhoon

Option 4: Westerlies

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Correct Answer: Westerlies


Solution : The correct option is Westerlies.

The opposite of the trade winds, which blow from east to west, are the "westerlies." Westerlies are prevailing winds that blow from west to east in the middle latitudes, typically between 30 and 60 degrees latitude in both the Northern

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Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom that can be substituted in the following sentence.

I begged him to reconsider my application, but he put his foot down.

Option 1: stamped his foot down

Option 2: agreed to reconsider

Option 3: refused to yield

Option 4: did not run

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Correct Answer: refused to yield


Solution : The correct choice is the third option.

The idiom, put his foot down is a figurative expression that means to assert oneself firmly, especially in making a decision or taking a stance. In the context of the sentence, the speaker begged for

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Question : Non-tax revenue is part of ______.

Option 1: Revenue expenditure

Option 2: Revenue receipts

Option 3: Capital expenditure

Option 4: Capital receipts

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Correct Answer: Revenue receipts


Solution : The correct option is Revenue receipts.

Non-tax revenue is part of a government's total revenue. It includes income generated from sources other than taxes, such as fees, fines, profits from state-owned enterprises, and various other forms of income. The money a government collects for

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Question : Directions: Which letter cluster will replace the question mark (?) to complete the given series?
ABCD, EBCD, ?, OBCD, UBCD

Option 1: JBCD

Option 2: LBCD

Option 3: IBCD

Option 4: KBCD

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Correct Answer: IBCD


Solution : Given:
ABCD, EBCD, ?, OBCD, UBCD

According to the vowel series (A, E, I, O, U), the first letter is increased by 1 from the previous term and BCD is constant in all the terms –
ABCDA + 1 = E; According to

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Question : Fifteen movie theatres average 600 customers per theatre per day. If six of the theatres close down, but the total theatre attendance stays the same, then the average daily attendance per theatre among the remaining theatres is:

Option 1: 900

Option 2: 1000

Option 3: 1100

Option 4: 1200

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Correct Answer: 1000


Solution : Total attendance in 15 movie theatres = 15 × 600 = 9000
After the closing of 6 theatres, remaining theatres = 15 – 6 = 9
Attendance remains the same, so the required average:
$=\frac{\text{Total attendance}}{\text{Remaining theatres}}$
$=\frac{9000}{9}$
$=1000$
Hence, the correct answer is 1000.

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Question : Hailstorms are caused due to

Option 1: Condensation

Option 2: Convection

Option 3: sublimation

Option 4: Freezing

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Correct Answer: Freezing


Solution : The correct option is Freezing.

Hailstorms are caused by updrafts in thunderstorms that carry raindrops into extremely cold cloud areas where they come into touch with supercooled water droplets (liquid water below the freezing point). When the supercooled water droplets come into touch with the

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Question : Directions: Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed on the right side of the figure.

Option 1:

Option 2:

Option 3:

Option 4:

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Correct Answer:


Solution : As per the mirror image properties, closer things appear close to the mirror in the reflection.
Here, according to the information provided, the mirror is placed on the right side of the figure (on line AB). So, the left side of the reflected image will appear

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Question : In which year was the Estimates Committee constituted for the first time in India?

Option 1: 1948

Option 2: 1950

Option 3: 1947

Option 4: 1949

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Correct Answer: 1950


Solution : The correct answer is 1950.

On the recommendation of the then-finance minister, John Matthai, the first Estimates Committee was formed in the post-independence era in 1950. It began with 25 members, but in 1956, the number was increased to 30. The committee's role was to

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