41. Which of the following cities in Uttar Pradesh has NOT been selected for development under the Smart City Development Programme of the Central Government?
(a) Lucknow
(b) Allahabad
(c) Ghaziabad
(d) Kanpur
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42. What is the current Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of India according to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) (2015 – 16) ?
(a) 2.2
(b) 2.4
(c) 3.2
(d) 3.4
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43. Which of the following committees was set up in India for identification of BPL families in Urban Areas ?
(a) Tendulkar Committee
(b). Saxena Committee
(c) Lakdawala Committee
(d) Hashim Committee
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44. According to the India State of Forest Report, 2017, what percentage of total geographical area of the country is under forest ? –
(a) 20.34
(b) 22.34
(c) 21.54
(d) 23.54
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45. When was ‘Project Tiger’ launched in India ?
(a) 1968
(b) 1972
(c) 1984
(d) 1993
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46. Which of the following is an example of anthropogenic biome?
(a) Fresh water
(b) Grassland
(c) Rain forest
(d) Cropland
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47. Which of the following animals can live for the longest duration without drinking water ?
(a) Giraffe
(b) Camel
(c) Kangaroo
(d) Kangaroo rat
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48. India’s first National Centre for Marine Biodiversity (NCMB) is located in which city ?
(a) Bhavnagar
(b) Jamnagar
(c) Mumbai
(d) Puducherry
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49. Dachigam National Park is associated with which of the following ?
(a) Musk Deer
(b) Golden Oriole
(c) Yellow-throated Marten
(d) Hangul or Kashmir Stag
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50. When the World Biodiversity Day is observed ?
(a) March, 22
(b) May, 22
(c) June, 23
(d) April, 16
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51. Which of the following is concerned with soil ? :
(a) Edaphic
(b) Climatic
(c) Biotic
(d) Topography
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52. The maximum concentration of ozone is found in which of the following ?
(a) Troposphere
(b) Mesosphere
(c) Stratosphere
(d) Exosphere
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53. As a result of global warming the frequency.and severety of which of the following are increasing due to global warming ?
(a) Cyclones only
(b) Storms only
(c) Hurricanes only
(d) All of the above
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54. Which of the following is NOT an example of in-situ conservation strategy?
(a) Biosphere reserve
(b) Botenical garden
(c) National Park
(d) Sacred groves
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55. Ultra-violet radiation from sun light causes the reaction that produce which of the following ?
(a) CO
(b) SO2
(c) O3
(d) Fluorides
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56. Norman Borlaug was given Nobel Prize in which field ?
(a) Agriculture
(b) Economics
(c) Medicine
(d) Peace
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57. Which of the following paris is NOT correctly matched ?
(a) Renneting-Cheese
(b) Genetic Engineering-Plasmids
(c) Golden rice-Vitamin A
(d) Ozone layer-Troposphere
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58. Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched ?
(a) Bandipur National Park-Karnataka
(b) Manas Wildlife Sanctuary-Assam
(c) Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary-Kerala
(d) Simlipal National Park-Madhya Pradesh
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59. According to J.V. Narlikar which of the following has so far NOT been considered as a science ?
(a) Astrology
(b) Astronomy
(c) Cosmology
(d) Nanotechnology
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60. Which of the following was invented by Wilhelm Roentgen ?
(a) Radio
(b) X-Ray Machine
(c) Electric Bulb
(d) None of the above
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