What message was sent by Chandrayaan-2 lunar orbiter to Chandrayaan-3’s lander module when it established contact with it in August 2023?
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Correct answer: (C) “Welcome, buddy” When contact was made with the lander of Chandrayaan-3, the orbiter of Chandrayaan-2 sent the message ‘Welcome, buddy’.
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Question 52
Name the former President of China who crushed the pro-democracy movement in 1989.
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Correct answer: (B) Yang Shangkun During the pro-democracy movement of 1989 the President of China was Yang Shangkun (1988–1993), and martial law was declared over his signature. Jiang Zemin became President in 1993, after the movement. The Commission's final key gives (C) Jiang Zemin, but the question asks for the President, and in 1989 that office was Yang Shangkun's; option (B) is shown here for that reason.
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Question 53
Who has been elected for the second term as Ireland’s Prime Minister?
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Correct answer: (C) Leo Varadkar Leo Varadkar was elected Prime Minister (Taoiseach) of Ireland for a second term. Sanna Marin headed Finland and Robert Abela Malta.
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Question 54
The African Union was made a permanent member at the G-20 Summit held in India. Who is the Chairman of the African Union?
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Correct answer: (A) Azali Assoumani The African Union was given permanent membership at the G20 summit in New Delhi in 2023; its chairman at the time was Azali Assoumani, President of the Comoros.
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Question 55
As per geographical area, arrange the following physiographic units of India in ascending order: 1. Central highlands 2. Great plains 3. Coastal plains 4. Northern Mountains. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
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Correct answer: (A) 3, 1, 2, 4 Arranged in ascending order of area, that is from the smallest unit to the largest, the correct order among the options given is 3, 1, 2, 4.
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Question 56
Arrange the following ranges from North to South in sequence: 1. Ladakh 2. Karakoram 3. Pir Panjal 4. Zanskar. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
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Correct answer: (B) 2, 1, 4, 3 From north to south the order is Karakoram, Ladakh, Zanskar and Pir Panjal, so the correct answer is 2, 1, 4, 3.
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Question 57
During the monsoon season in India, most cyclones originate
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Correct answer: (B) Between 10° N and 15° N latitude Most cyclones of the Indian monsoon season form in the Bay of Bengal between 10° N and 15° N, where the sea temperature and the humidity are both favourable.
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Question 58
Which of the following areas is not landslide-prone?
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Correct answer: (B) Eastern Ghats Landslides happen where the slopes are steep and the rain heavy—the Himalaya and the Western Ghats are such. The Eastern Ghats are lower, broken and of gentler slope, so the risk there is least.
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Question 59
Which of the following coasts of India is most affected by violent tropical cyclones?
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Correct answer: (B) Coromandel The Coromandel coast faces the Bay of Bengal, where most tropical cyclones form, so it is the worst affected. The Malabar and Konkan coasts face the Arabian Sea, where cyclones are fewer.
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Question 60
When running water cuts through clayey soils and makes deep channels, it leads to
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Correct answer: (A) Gully erosion When running water cuts through clayey soil and makes deep channels it is called gully erosion, and such land is known as badland. In sheet erosion the top layer is washed away evenly instead.
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Question 61
Which of the following receives heavy rainfall in October and November?
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Correct answer: (B) Coromandel Coasts In October and November the monsoon retreats, and the winds that cross the Bay of Bengal bring heavy rain to the Coromandel coast, the eastern coast of Tamil Nadu. In the rest of India the rains are nearly over by then.
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Question 62
Cultivation of fruits and vegetables is called
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Correct answer: (C) Horticulture Growing fruits and vegetables is called horticulture. Growing flowers is floriculture, and farming in general is agriculture.
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Question 63
Who provided leadership in the districts of Patna, Ara and Shahabad during the Revolt of 1857 in Bihar?
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Correct answer: (C) Kunwar Singh The 1857 revolt in Bihar was led by Kunwar Singh of Jagdishpur, who took on the British at the age of eighty. Tatya Tope and Nana Saheb were active in central India.
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Question 64
The Partition of Bengal was made effective on
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Correct answer: (C) 16 October, 1905 The partition of Bengal announced by Lord Curzon came into effect on 16 October 1905. People marked that day by tying rakhis to show unity, and the Swadeshi Movement gathered force.
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Question 65
The Quit India Resolution was adopted by the Congress in Bombay on
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Correct answer: (B) 8 August, 1942 The Quit India resolution was passed by the Congress at the Gowalia Tank maidan in Bombay on 8 August 1942, and Gandhiji gave the call ‘Do or Die’. The senior leaders were arrested the next day, 9 August.
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Question 66
The British ruled India for a long period due to the
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Correct answer: (C) Policy of Divide and Rule The British followed a policy of divide and rule, widening differences of religion, caste and princely state so that Indians could not resist together. That was the main reason their rule lasted so long.
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Question 67
On which of the following dates was Queen Victoria’s Proclamation issued?
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Correct answer: (C) 1 November, 1858 After the revolt of 1857 Queen Victoria's Proclamation was read out by Lord Canning at Allahabad on 1 November 1858. With it the Company's rule ended and India passed to the British Crown.
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Question 68
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above Raja Ram Mohan Roy was a pioneer of modern education, Swami Dayanand gave the call to return to the Vedas, and Vivekananda took part in the Parliament of World Religions at Chicago in 1893—more than one statement is correct.
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Question 69
Who among the following became India’s unofficial Ambassador to England?
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Correct answer: (B) Dadabhai Naoroji Dadabhai Naoroji lived in England for many years, building opinion there in India's favour, and was even elected to the British Parliament—which is why he was called India's unofficial Ambassador.
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Question 70
Who described the Government of India Act, 1935 as a ‘Charter of Slavery’?
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above It was Jawaharlal Nehru who called the Government of India Act, 1935 a ‘Charter of Slavery’. All three names given are wrong, so the answer is ‘None of the above’.
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Question 71
According to Tolman’s cognitive theory of learning, what role do cognitive maps play in the learning process?
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Correct answer: (A) They are mental representations of physical locations
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Question 72
A person’s chronological age is 50 years and mental age is 20 years. What would be his IQ?
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Correct answer: (C) 40
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Question 73
Which of the following is an example of a monocular cue for depth perception?
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Correct answer: (C) Linear perspective
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Question 74
Which factor of attention refers to the extent to which a stimulus stands out from its surroundings?
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Correct answer: (A) Attentional salience
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Question 75
Match the concepts in List–I with their corresponding descriptions in List–II and select the correct answer using the codes given below: List–I: a. Proximity b. Similarity c. Physical Attractiveness d. Reciprocal Liking. List–II: 1. The tendency to be attracted to people who are geographically close to us. 2. The idea that people are more attracted to those who share similar interests, beliefs and values. 3. The perception that physically attractive individuals are more appealing as potential partners. 4. The mutual attraction that occurs when two individuals like each other.
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Correct answer: (B) a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
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Question 76
What is a common type of social tension that arises due to differences in social, economic or political status?
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Correct answer: (C) Class tension
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Question 77
In the elaboration likelihood model (ELM), what factor determines whether the central or peripheral route to persuasion is used?
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Correct answer: (B) The audience’s motivation and ability to process information
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Question 78
Which of the following situations is more likely to lead to social facilitation?
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Correct answer: (B) A professional pianist performing in front of an empty auditorium
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Question 79
Which of the following is a positive symptom of schizophrenia?
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Correct answer: (B) Delusion and hallucination
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Question 80
Allport’s theory introduced the concept of ‘cardinal traits’, which are
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Correct answer: (A) Traits that dominate and define a person’s entire life
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Question 81
What distinguishes cross-sectional research from longitudinal research?
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
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Question 82
Operant conditioning is a type of learning that focuses on
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Correct answer: (C) Voluntary behaviors and consequences
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Question 83
When objects that are closer to you obstruct the view of objects that are farther away, it is an example of which monocular cue?
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Correct answer: (A) Interposition
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Question 84
According to the Gestalt theory of perception, what does Gestalt mean?
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
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Question 85
Who is often referred to as the father of psychology and established the first psychology laboratory?
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Correct answer: (A) Wilhelm Wundt
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Question 86
According to the levels of processing model, which type of processing leads to better memory retention?
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Correct answer: (B) Deep processing
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Question 87
Which of the following is not a factor that influences perception?
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Correct answer: (C) Sensory receptor
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Question 88
Which of the following can be considered as a psychological barrier to effective communication?
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Correct answer: (B) Prejudice and bias
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Question 89
The Rorschach inkblot test typically consists of how many inkblot images?
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Correct answer: (B) 10
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Question 90
Which factor can contribute to increased monotony in a job?
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
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Question 91
What was one of the key objectives of the classical era in industrial psychology?
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Correct answer: (C) Increasing worker productivity through scientific management
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Question 92
Which factor is often associated with the ‘feel-good, do-good’ phenomenon?
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Correct answer: (A) Empathy
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Question 93
Which factor is often associated with the reduction of aggression through catharsis?
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Correct answer: (A) Expressing aggressive impulses in a controlled and non-harmful way
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Question 94
Which of the following tests is often used in clinical psychology and psychiatric assessments?
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Correct answer: (B) MMPI
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Question 95
Rational Emotive Therapy (RET) was developed by
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Correct answer: (A) Albert Ellis
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Question 96
In a Chi-square contingency table with 4 categories, how many degrees of freedom are there?
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Correct answer: (B) 2
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Question 97
What is the range of values for quartile deviation (QD) in relation to the range of values for standard deviation (SD)?
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
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Question 98
In the context of the Expectancy-Value Theory of motivation, which factor emphasizes the importance of the perceived value or importance of a task or goal in motivating learning?
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Correct answer: (C) Value
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Question 99
In client-centered therapy, the process of reflecting the client’s emotions and thoughts is known as
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Correct answer: (B) Empathic listening
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Question 100
What does an IQ score of 100 typically represent on intelligence tests?