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Read the following statements carefully and select the correct answer from the code given below:
1. Dugong (Dugong dugon) is an herbivorous mammal.
2. Dugongs are listed as Critically endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
3. Recently, an announcement was made by Tamil Nadu State government for the set-up of Dugong conservation reserve.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1. Which of the following statement(s) in the context of ‘Human Eye’ is/are NOT correct?
1. Most of the refraction of the light rays entering the eye occurs at the outer surface of the crystalline lens.
2. Iris is a dark muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil.
3. Pupil regulates and controls the amount of light entering the eye.
4. Retina is a delicate membrane having enormous number of light-sensitive cells.
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Manure contains large quantities of organic matter and also supplies small quantities of nutrients to the soil. In this context, consider the following statements:
1. The organic matter in manure helps in improving the soil structure.
2. It increases the water holding capacity in sandy soils.
3. It causes water logging in clayey soils.
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Which among the following method(s) is/are used by pests to attack crops sown in the field?
1. They attack the root of the plant.
2. They bore into stem and fruits of the plant.
3. They suck water from various parts of the plant.
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The ‘Deepor Beel Wildlife Sanctuary’, recently seen in news, is situated in which of the following Indian states?
Weeds are unwanted plants in a cultivated field. In this context, consider the following statements:
1. The weeds compete for food, space and light.
2. Weeds are responsible for affecting the growth of the crop.
3. Timely sowing of crops and crop rotation help in weed control.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
The parasitic nutritive strategy, by which some organisms derive nutrition from plants or animals without killing them, is used by which of the following organisms?
1. Cuscuta (amar-bel)
2. Ticks
3. Bread moulds
4. Tape-worms
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If we study a cell under a microscope, we will come across which among the following bodies inside it?
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Consider the following statements about the ‘fuel obtained from plastic waste’:
1. It has low octane rating.
2. Lead content is absent in it.
3. It is known as green fuel.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Which of the following phenomena are caused due to ‘atmospheric refraction’?
1. Flickering of objects seen through a turbulent stream of hot air rising above a fire.
2. The reddening of the sun at sunrise and the sunset.
3. The apparent flattening of the Sun’s disc at sunrise and sunset.
4. The Sun is visible to us about 2 minutes before the actual sunrise, and about 2 minutes after the actual sunset.
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