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Consider the following statements about the ‘properties of ethanol’:
1. Ethanol is insoluble in water.
2. Consumption of small quantities of dilute ethanol causes drunkenness.
3. Ethanol can be blended with diesel.
4. Ethanol is used as a solvent in many medicines.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Consider the following statements:
1. Some substances like carbon dioxide or oxygen can move across the cell membrane by a process called Osmosis.
2. In the cell’s external environment, the concentration of carbon dioxide is low as compared to that inside the cell.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Compass is an important tool used for navigation since old days. In this context, consider the following statements:
1. The compass needle is a magnet which align itself in a particular direction.
2. The compass needle always points towards the magnetic south pole of the earth.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements given below carefully:
Assertion (A): The Sun at the sunrise or the sunset appears red whereas at noon, the Sun appears white.
Reason (R): Light from the Sun near the horizon passes through larger distance in the earth’s atmosphere than the light from the Sun overhead.
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In context of Air pollution in India, consider the following statements:
1. Presence of high levels of pollutants in air causes visibility to be lowered.
2. Formation of smog is a visible indication of air pollution.
3. Oxides of nitrogen and sulphur dissolve in rain to give rise to acid rain.
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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Consider the following statements:
1. Methanol is a low carbon, hydrogen carrier fuel produced from high ash coal, CO2 from thermal power plants and natural gas.
2. ‘Methanol Economy’ programme has been launched with the objective of reducing India's oil import bill and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
3. The Methanol Economy programme has been launched by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Vectors are living organisms that can transmit infectious pathogens between humans, or from animals to humans. The commonest vectors we all know are mosquitoes. Which among the following vector borne diseases are caused by mosquitoes?
1. Yellow Fever
2. Lymphatic Filariasis
3. Zika Fever
4. Japanese Encephalitis
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Fertilizers are commercially produced plant nutrients. In this context, consider the following statements:
1. Fertilizers get washed away due to excessive irrigation.
2. Micro-organisms in the soil are harmed by the continuous use of fertilizers.
3. Fertilizers supply nitrogen, phosphorus and sodium to the soil.
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Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
1. The B-lymphocytes in human body produce an army of proteins in response to pathogens into our blood to fight with them.
2. The T-lymphocytes mediate cell-mediated immunity (CMI) which is responsible for the graft (transplanted body-part) rejection.
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