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23451.

Kautilya's own Arthashastra uses the word selfless. Which of the following are they used for?

A. for detectives
B. for the judges
C. for the amatyas
D. for messengers
Answer» E.
23452.

In which of the following texts of Rajeshwar, a detailed description of the geographical location of India is found?

A. poetic epistemology
B. camphoramjari
C. in both
D. none of these
Answer» B. camphoramjari
23453.

Where is the only famous temple of Brahma ji in India which was built by Gokulchand Pareek situated?

A. Bharatpur
B. beawar
C. Pushkar
D. Jodhpur
Answer» D. Jodhpur
23454.

What is the fog formed by the drop in temperature during horizontal movement of air called?

A. transit fog
B. front fog
C. radiation fog
D. none of these
Answer» B. front fog
23455.

Which of the following foreign traveler has given details about the Rashtrakutas?

A. Suleiman
B. Al Masoodi
C. Manuchi
D. travernier
Answer» C. Manuchi
23456.

What is the fog formed near the plane separating the cold and hot air masses called?

A. transit fog
B. front fog
C. radiation fog
D. none of these
Answer» C. radiation fog
23457.

Which one of the following is not a suitable condition for the formation of dew?

A. clear sky
B. calm atmosphere or light breeze
C. low relative humidity
D. cold and long nights
Answer» D. cold and long nights
23458.

Which of the following texts of Kalidas gives information about the history of Shungas?

A. Kumarasambhav
B. Seasons
C. Vikramorvashiyam
D. malvikagnimitram
Answer» E.
23459.

In saturated air, the air column tends to be in stable equilibrium, when the starting Humus rate is ……….

A. Humid Rheumatoid Humus rate is equal to
B. Humid rheumatism is higher than the Humus rate
C. Humid Rheumatoid Humus
D. Humid rheumatism does not change with humus rate
Answer» D. Humid rheumatism does not change with humus rate
23460.

When condensation occurs at a dew point which is below freezing point, the excess water vapor gets deposited in the form of snow particles instead of water particles called

A. fog
B. Dew
C. mist
D. frost
Answer» E.
23461.

Why are cloudless nights cooler than cloudy nights?

A. due to condensation
B. due to radiation
C. cause of incontinence
D. due to driving
Answer» B. due to radiation
23462.

When water vapor in the air condenses in the form of tiny droplets on the tips of the grass and leaves of plants, then it is called?

A. fog
B. Dew
C. mist
D. frost
Answer» C. mist
23463.

If the surface and the air around it are cooled by terrestrial radiation, then what is the fog formed from it called?

A. transit fog
B. front fog
C. radiation fog
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
23464.

Assertion (A) : Humid adiabatic rate is less than dry adiabatic rate. Reason (R) : When condensation starts, the latent heat of condensation decreases in the air mass.

A. Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
B. A and R both are correct and R is not the correct explanation of A
C. A is correct but R is wrong
D. A is wrong but R is correct
Answer» B. A and R both are correct and R is not the correct explanation of A
23465.

How is absolute humidity expressed?

A. grams per kg. In
B. grams per cubic cm
C. Percent
D. none of these
Answer» C. Percent
23466.

What is the ratio of the water vapor present in the air at any temperature to the water vapor holding capacity of the air at the same temperature?

A. relative humidity
B. absolute humidity
C. specific humidity
D. none of these
Answer» B. absolute humidity
23467.

Which one of the following is found in the Mediterranean region?

A. Cfa
B. Cfb
C. Cs
D. Duck
Answer» D. Duck
23468.

What is the amount of water vapor present per unit volume of air called?

A. relative humidity
B. absolute humidity
C. specific humidity
D. none of these
Answer» C. specific humidity
23469.

How is relative humidity expressed?

A. grams per cubic meter
B. grams per kg. In
C. Percent
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
23470.

Where was the fifth meeting of the India Brazil Joint Commission held?

A. New Delhi
B. Ahmedabad
C. Canada
D. Jaipur
Answer» D. Jaipur
23471.

What is the weight of water vapor per unit weight of air called?

A. relative humidity
B. absolute humidity
C. specific humidity
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
23472.

The cold local wind that sometimes blows downwards in the Rhne valley is called?

A. Chinook
B. mistle
C. Sack
D. Snowstorm
Answer» C. Sack
23473.

What is the speed of jet-air?

A. more than 50 KM/h
B. more than 120 KM/h
C. more than 400 KM/h
D. Over 600 KM/h
Answer» C. more than 400 KM/h
23474.

From which of the following inscriptions it is known that Dara I had captured the Indus Valley?

A. By Behistun inscription of Parsipolis
B. by Bogjakoi inscription
C. By the Girnar inscription of Rudradaman
D. none of the above
Answer» B. by Bogjakoi inscription
23475.

Which one of the following winds is a hot wind?

A. Leste
B. twenty two
C. tramontane
D. Siroko
Answer» B. twenty two
23476.

Which of the following texts gives technical information related to science?

A. From Varahamihira's Brihatsamhita
B. From Kalidasa's Jyotivindabharan
C. from the currency demon of Visakhadatta
D. none of the above
Answer» B. From Kalidasa's Jyotivindabharan
23477.

Which of the following winds is a cold wind?

A. jonda
B. purga
C. Tramonten
D. Siroko
Answer» C. Tramonten
23478.

What is the hot dusty wind that blows from the Sahara desert towards the Mediterranean region called?

A. Chinook
B. Phone
C. mistral
D. Siroko
Answer» E.
23479.

There are 7826 verses in Rajatarangini which are organized in waves. What is the number of waves?

A. Four
B. Ten
C. Twelve
D. Eight
Answer» E.
23480.

Which of the following inscriptions has been engraved in Sanskrit language?

A. Girnar inscription of Rudradaman
B. Inscription of Sohgaura
C. bogajkoi inscription
D. none of these
Answer» B. Inscription of Sohgaura
23481.

Which of the following texts gives proper information about the history of the Parmar rulers of Malwa?

A. From the Godavaho of Vakpatiraj
B. From Villhana's Vikramanka Devcharitam
C. From the Navasahasanka Charita of Padmagupta
D. From Hemachandra's Dyashraya epic
Answer» D. From Hemachandra's Dyashraya epic
23482.

The details of the victories of Pulikation II are found in the Aihal inscription, the author of this inscription was:

A. harishena
B. Ravikirti
C. furnace
D. banabhatta
Answer» C. furnace
23483.

Rajatarangini is mentioned in which of the following medieval texts?

A. Tughlaqnama
B. ain akbari
C. In Babarna
D. tuzuke jahangiri
Answer» E.
23484.

From where did the Harappan people import copper?

A. kolar
B. Afghanistan
C. Khetri
D. pamir
Answer» D. pamir
23485.

In which of the following Harappan sites, the bones of a horse have been found?

A. surkotada
B. sutkogendor
C. Chanhudars
D. kotdiji
Answer» B. sutkogendor
23486.

From which site in the Harappan culture, evidence of pair burials of men and women has been found?

A. mohenjodaro
B. Lothal
C. Kalibanga
D. Harappan Cemetery
Answer» C. Kalibanga
23487.

Which Harappan site was a major center of stone industry?

A. mohenjodaro
B. sukkur
C. Sutkotada
D. daimabad
Answer» C. Sutkotada
23488.

Under whose leadership Rangpur was excavated?

A. Dayaram Sawhney
B. s. R. Rao
C. Rakhal Das
D. M / s. Child
Answer» E.
23489.

Which of the following are not Pre-Harappan sites?

A. banwali
B. black bunga
C. kotdiji
D. Rangpur
Answer» E.
23490.

Copper hoards are related to which of the following?

A. painted gray pottery
B. from garrick pot
C. from a bright red pot
D. from black and red pots
Answer» C. from a bright red pot
23491.

Where do westerlies develop best?

A. Between 20° to 40° South latitudes
B. Between 40° to 65° South latitudes
C. Between 20° to 40° north latitudes
D. Between 10° to 35° North latitudes
Answer» C. Between 20° to 40° north latitudes
23492.

Which country won the Champions Challenge One Hockey Tournament 2011?

A. India
B. Pakistan
C. Belgium
D. China
Answer» D. China
23493.

What is the average rate of decrease of air pressure in the troposphere?

A. 100 m about 24 millibar at a height of
B. 200 m about 34 millibar at a height of
C. 300 m about 34 millibar at a height of
D. 100 m about 14 millibar at a height of
Answer» D. 100 m about 14 millibar at a height of
23494.

What is the normal atmospheric pressure at sea level?

A. Equivalent to 1325.10 millibars
B. Equivalent to 2513.10 millibars
C. equal to 1013.25 millibars
D. equivalent to 3101.52 millibars
Answer» D. equivalent to 3101.52 millibars
23495.

With the help of which instrument is air pressure measured?

A. barometer
B. psychrometer
C. Thermometer
D. anemometer
Answer» B. psychrometer
23496.

The process of transfer of excess heat from low latitudes to areas of low heat from high latitudes maintains equilibrium on the surface of the whole world, what is it called?

A. latitudinal heat balance
B. thermal incompatibility
C. heat budget
D. thermal inversion
Answer» B. thermal incompatibility
23497.

1 millibar is equal to one square centimeter?

A. 1 gram of weight
B. 10 grams of force
C. 100 grams of force
D. 1000 g of force
Answer» B. 10 grams of force
23498.

What percentage of the solar radiation absorbed by the Earth goes directly into space?

A. 17%
B. 15%
C. 19%
D. 21%
Answer» B. 15%
23499.

What percentage of solar radiation is reflected before it reaches the surface?

A. 27%
B. 34%
C. 35%
D. 48%
Answer» D. 48%
23500.

Which one of the following is the best absorber of ultraviolet rays?

A. water vapour
B. oxygen
C. ozone
D. carbon dioxide
Answer» B. oxygen