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Question 70
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Where is the Indian Navy՚s First Training Squadron based at?
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Choice (4) | Response | |
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a. | Visakhapatnam | |
b. | Mumbai | |
c. | Chennai | |
d. | Kochi |
Question 71
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With reference to the current trends in the cultivation of sugarcane in India, consider the following statements:
1. A substantial saving in seed material is made when ‘bud chip settlings’ are raised in a nurse, and transplanted in the main field.
2. When direct planting of setts is done, the germination percentage is better with single budded setts as compared to setts with many buds.
3. If bad weather conditions prevail when setts are directly planted, single-budded setts have better survival as compared to large setts.
4. Sugarcane can be cultivated using settlings prepared from tissue culture.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Choice (4) | Response | |
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a. | 1 and 2 only | |
b. | 3 only | |
c. | 1 and 4 only | |
d. | 2,3 and 4 only |
Question 72
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Consider the following statements about Shukrayaan-I.
1. Shukrayaan will be an Orbiter Mission.
2. It refers to a technique for producing high- resolution images. Because of the precision, the radar can access clouds and darkness, which means that it can collect data day and night in any weather.
3. The mission is expected to study Venus՚s geological and stormy activity, emissions on the ground, wind speed, cloud cover, and other planetary characteristics from an elliptical orbit.
Which of these statement (s) is/are incorrect?
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Choice (4) | Response | |
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a. | 1 and 3 | |
b. | 2 and 3 | |
c. | None of the above | |
d. | All of the above |