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1,265 previous year questions from General Studies (NDA General Ability) with answers and solutions. Numbered list, year tags, and one-tap solutions — built for serious JEE / NEET practice.

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About General Studies PYQs

General Studies has 1,265 previous year questions in the Quantrex Academy NDA General Ability bank. The 220 questions in this list come from NDA (220), spanning 2022 to 2026. Each question opens on its own page with the options, the correct answer and the worked solution where available.

Questions by year (this list)

  • 2026: 50
  • 2025: 74
  • 2023: 84
  • 2022: 12

General Studies questions with solutions

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Consider the following statements regarding extratropical cyclones: I. They usually develop in the mid and high latitudes. II. They affect a much larger area as compared to

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Loose sediments are transformed into sedimentary rocks by the process of

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Consider the following statements: I. Earthquake waves are basically of two types, namely body waves and surface waves. II. The body waves interact with the surface rocks and

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Which one of the following is not a strategy in the Rainfed Area Development (RAD) scheme of India?

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As per the land-use categories in the Land Revenue Records of India, 'a cultivable land which is left uncultivated for more than a year but less than 5 years' is called

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Consider the following statements about temperature inversion: I. This happens when normal lapse rate gets inverted. II. Winter nights with cloudy skies are conducive for

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Consider the following pairs: Types of Chemical Weathering Characteristics I. Solution Results in leaching of minerals II. Carbonation Helps in breaking down feldspars III.

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Consider the following statements: I. In a seismograph, P waves are recorded earlier than S waves. II. In P waves, the individual particles vibrate to and fro in the direction of

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Consider the following statements regarding hypocentre: I. It is the point where the energy is released and is called the focus of an earthquake. II. It is the point where the

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Consider the following critical minerals: I. Neodymium II. Tellurium III. Dysprosium IV. Gallium Which of the above minerals are not used for the production of photovoltaic cells

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Which one of the following winds is responsible for wildfires in Southern California?

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Mount Ibu, which recently erupted in Indonesia, is a

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Consider the following statements in case of terrestrial planets: I. Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are terrestrial planets having low densities as compared to other planets. II.

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Consider the following pairs: Layers of Atmosphere Characteristics I. Troposphere Absorbs ultraviolet radiation II. Stratosphere Changes in weather and climate III. Mesosphere

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Consider the following pairs: Books Authors I. Dayabhaga Jimutavahana II. Prithviraj Raso Chandbardai III. Lilavati Bhaskaracharya IV. Mitakshara Vijnaneshvara How many pairs

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Arrange the following in chronological order from the earliest to recent: I. British East India Company formed II. Magellan circumnavigated the globe III. Dutch East India Company

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Consider the following pairs: Inventions Inventors I. Flying shuttle loom John Kay II. Water frame James Hargreaves III. Spinning jenny Richard Arkwright How many of the pairs

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Consider the following statements in respect of the Rowlatt Act of 1919: I. Gandhiji launched a nationwide Satyagraha against the proposed Rowlatt Act, 1919. II. The Act had been

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Consider the following statements regarding the Industrial Revolution in Britain: I. There was availability of banks which could loan money to set up industries. II. There was a

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Consider the following statements regarding the Russian Revolution: I. The incident known as 'Bloody Sunday' started a series of events known as the 1905 Revolution. II. Lawyers

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Who among the following advocated the construction of initial railways in India for facilitating army movement?

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Which of the following are associated with composite volcanoes? I. They result in explosive eruptions. II. They eject pyroclastic materials. III. Pyroclastic materials and ashes

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The large well supplying water to the Great Bath of Mohenjo-daro was located

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Consider the following statements regarding the Earth's crust: I. The continental crust is thinner under fold mountains. II. The mean thickness of ocean crust is 30\,km . III. The

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If you like to visit famous Jain pilgrimage sites, which of the following towns you will have to travel to? I. Moodabidri II. Madurai III. Sonagiri Select the correct answer using

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Consider the following statements about Kamarajar Port: I. It is an example of corporatized public company. II. It was earlier known as Ennore Port. III. It is a natural port.

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Quartzite is metamorphosed from which one of the following rocks?

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Which one of the following receives an average annual rainfall of below 50\,cm in India, indicating highest inadequacy?

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Consider the following statements: I. The Second Five-Year Plan sought to promote development which would establish socialistic pattern of society in India. II. Between 1966 and

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With reference to the Constitution of India, consider the following statements about the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India: I. The CAG shall be appointed by the

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Consider the following statements with regard to bead production in Harappan towns: I. The materials used to make beads included carnelian, quartz and steatite. II. The beads were

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Consider the following offices: I. The Vice President of India II. The Governors within their respective States III. The Prime Minister of India IV. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha

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With reference to the Constitution of India, consider the following pairs: I. Part IX A The Municipalities II. Part IX B The Cooperative Societies III. Part X Relations between

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As per Article 324 of the Constitution of India, the Chief Election Commissioner shall not be removed from his office except in like manner and on the like grounds as

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Consider the following statements: I. The Constitution of India mentions that the Speaker has the power to adjourn both the Houses sine die. II. On prorogation, it is only the

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Which one of the following is not a pass of Arunachal Pradesh?

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PM MITRA Parks relate to which one of the following industries?

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Which one among the following Departments is not under the Ministry of Home Affairs?

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Which one amongst the following cities has been designated as the UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy in 2025?

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Which one of the following countries became the 11th member of ASEAN in 2025?

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Choose the correct set of the following cities in descending order (according to the Degree of Urbanization definitions in 2025) in terms of population.

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Consider the following countries: I. Haiti II. Philippines III. Nicaragua IV. India According to the Climate Risk Index 2026, which of the above countries were affected by

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Consider the following pairs related to the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals: I. Goal 1 End poverty in all forms everywhere II. Goal 2 Ensure healthy lives III.

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With reference to the United Nations (UN), consider the following pairs: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations Countries I. UNMOGIP India and Pakistan II. UNFICYP Cyprus III.

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Consider the following statements: I. A Money Bill shall not be introduced in the Rajya Sabha. II. The Rajya Sabha has no power to reject a Money Bill but can suggest

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With reference to the territorial jurisdictions of High Courts in India, consider the following pairs: High Courts Territorial Jurisdictions I. Calcutta High Court Lakshadweep II.

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With reference to defence cooperation between India and Russia, which of the following statements is/are correct? I. BrahMos Cruise Missile system is jointly developed by India's

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The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) is set up by the

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Who among the following is the winner of the 2024-2025 Ranji Trophy?

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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List-I (Rescue Operations carried out by the Government of India) List-II (Countries)

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Which of the following main industry/industries was/were developed in the second industrial revolution that took place after about 1850?

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Which among the following materials was used in making the Harappan seals?

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Which one among the following mahajanapadas in ancient India was an oligarchy?

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Which one of the following sculptures found at Sanchi Stupa is NOT directly inspired by Buddhist ideas?

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In British India, which one among the following Acts permitted detention without trial for up to two years?

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Which one of the following statements about the Bhoodan Movement is correct?

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The Constitution (Seventy-third Amendment) Act provides for

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BHARATPOL portal has been developed by

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Which one of the following statements about the Parliament of India is correct?

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Maize ( makka ) was introduced into India in the seventeenth century via

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Which one among the following does NOT figure among the Five Principles of Panchsheel?

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Which of the following statements about Srimanta Shankardeva is/are correct? 1. In the late fifteenth century Shankardeva emerged as one of the leading proponents of Vaishnavism

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Match List I with List II and select the answer using the code given below the Lists: List I (Five Year Plan) List II (Objective) A. Fifth Five Year Plan 1. Towards Faster and

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At which one among the following places did the British East India Company found its factory in the year 1611?

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Which among the following Acts provided for the establishment of a Supreme Court of Justice at Calcutta for Europeans, their employees and the citizens of India?

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Who, among the following, has introduced a resolution in 1882 which is also called the Magna Carta of Local Self-Government in India?

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Which of the following is the correct ascending order of the given minerals in terms of their presence in the Earth's crust? 1. Amphibolite 2. Mica 3. Pyroxene Select the answer

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Consider the following features: 1. Consent of the governed 2. Political equality 3. Accountability of the ruled to the ruler Which of the above feature/features outline

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Placing the earliest first, arrange the following countries in the chronological order in which they granted universal adult franchise: 1. USA 2. Sri Lanka 3. Japan 4. India

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Which of the following is/are the applied forces in mechanical weathering process? 1. Gravitational force 2. Expansion force 3. Force due to water pressure Select the answer using

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Consider the following lines of Longitude and Latitude: 1. Prime Meridian 2. Tropic of Cancer 3. Equator Which of the above lines is/are a Great Circle?

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Which of the following is/are cold ocean current/currents? 1. Alaska Current 2. North Atlantic Drift 3. West Wind Drift Select the answer using the code given below:

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Which of the following statements with reference to Sleet is/are correct? 1. Sleet is frozen raindrops and refrozen melted snow-water 2. It occurs when a layer of air with the

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Which one of the following latitudes will experience a minimum angle of the Sun's rays when it is Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere?

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Temperate forests of South India, known as 'Sholas' are found in which of the following hills? 1. Anaimalai 2. Nilgiris 3. Palani Select the answer using the code given below:

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Which one among the following is NOT included in the National Food Security Mission Commercial Crops (NFSM-CC)?

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Consider the following statements with regard to a steel plant: I. It was setup in 1964 with Russian collaboration II. It receives iron ore from the Rourkela region III. Water and

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An offshore terminal at Vadinar has been developed to reduce pressure from which of the following major ports in India?

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As per the India State of Forest Report 2021, which one of the following Himalayan states has the highest percentage of its geographical area under forest?

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Which of the following statements with reference to L-Wave or Long Wave generated by an earthquake is/are correct? 1. They follow the Earth's circumference 2. They travel at more

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Which one of the following is formed when volcanic ash is carried by running water and is deposited as a sedimentary layer?

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Chronologically arrange the following political events related to Indian National Movement beginning from the earliest: 1. Formation of Swaraj Party 2. Communal Award 3. Lucknow

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Condensation of water vapour into water is influenced by which of the following factor/factors? 1. Volume of air 2. Humidity 3. Temperature Select the answer using the code given

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Which dance form of India has been inscribed into UNESCO's Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity?

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Gaja Dwar, Ashwa Dwar, Garuda Dwar, Makar Dwar, Shardula Dwar and Hamsa Dwar are located in a building at

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Which one of the following terms is associated with the practice of Sufism?

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Which Ministry has initiated the "Dhara", a special initiative dedicated to Indian Knowledge System (IKS)?

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The scheme PRASHAD (Pilgrimage Rejuvenation & Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive) provides assistance for

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The Joint Venture named 'ASHVINI' to develop nuclear power facility in India is between

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Which one of the following statements about 'REJUPAVE' is correct?

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Who among the following Presidents/Vice Presidents of the United States of America was awarded Nobel Peace Prize for work to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to

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Which of the following statements with reference to Coriolis force is/are correct? 1. Coriolis force acts perpendicular to the pressure gradient force 2. At the equator, the

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India's Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE), part of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed an aero-engine which will potentially make India

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Which among the following agencies releases report on 'S.A.F.E. Accommodation: Worker Housing for Manufacturing Growth'?

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Who among the following founded the 'Self-Respect Movement'?

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Chola inscriptions mention several categories of lands. Which one of the following was meant for the maintenance of school?

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Which of the following statements about the Home Rule League are correct? 1. Lokamanya Tilak set up the Home Rule League at the Bombay Provincial Conference held at Belgaum in

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Which one of the following statements about Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar is NOT correct?

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As per the Annual Report 2023-24 of the Ministry of Mines, Government of India, which of the following states are the major producer of Copper in the country?

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In the Harappan Civilization, traces of canals have been found at

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Match List I with List II and select the answer using the code given below the Lists: List I (Reformer) List II (Social Work/Text) A. Vishnu Shastri Pundit 1. Vedic Physics

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As per the Land Revenue Records, any land is categorized as Culturable Waste-Land if it is left fallow (uncultivated) for more than

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Arrange the following foreign travellers to India in chronological order, beginning with the earliest: 1. Peter Mundy 2. Antonio Monserrate 3. Afanasii Nikitich Nikitin 4. Ibn

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With which of the following was the Bretton Woods System NOT associated

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Senguttuvan is the name of

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The Ramacharita , an example of dvyasrya-kavya , telling two stories simultaneously, was written by

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Which of the following were the years of Annual Plans?

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Which of the following Acts established the Board of Control to guide and control the work of the Court of Directors and the Government of India?

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Consider the following statements about BRICS Summits: 1. The first BRICS Summit was held in Brazil 2. BRICS Summits were held in New Delhi on three occasions Which of the

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Which of the following rights under the Constitution of India is/are Fundamental Right(s)? 1. Right to work 2. Right to privacy 3. Right to free and compulsory education in the

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Consider the following statements with regard to flags of International Organizations: 1. The flag of EU has a circle of gold stars on a white background 2. The Flag of the UN

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Which one of the following committees is NOT associated with decentralization of Panchayati Raj institutions in India?

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Arrange the following zones in ascending order in terms of their latitudinal extent on the Earth surface: 1. Equatorial zone 2. Midlatitude zone 3. Subarctic zone 4. Tropical zone

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Which of the following statements about 'C-Bot' is/are correct? 1. It's an underwater vehicle to monitor coral reefs 2. It has been developed by CSIR and NIO Select the answer

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Consider the following statements with reference to Feldspar mineral: 1. Half of the earth's crust is composed of feldspar 2. It has light cream to salmon pink colour 3. Magnesium

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Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Oceanic trenches are very significant in the study of plate movements 2. Oceanic trenches are associated with active volcanoes

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Consider the following pairs with reference to sedimentary rocks and the process of their formation: 1. Chert — Chemically formed 2. Geyserite — Organically formed 3. Shale —

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Who among the following presided over the first session of All India Kisan Sabha in Lucknow in April 1936?

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Which of the following statements with reference to shadow zones in an event of an earthquake is/are correct? 1. Zone between 105° and 145° from epicentre was identified as the

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Which one among the following volcanic island chains is NOT associated with mid-oceanic ridge?

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