A person sitting in an open car moving at constant velocity throws a ball vertically upwards in air. If effect of air resistance is neglected, the ball-will fall-

In the world production of natural rubber, India ranks-

The principal action of the enterokinase present in the human intestinal juice is to-

Which one of the following plant hormones can retard the ageing of plant organs by controlling protein synthesis?

Which one of the following characteristics is NOT found in the convectional rainfall?

In medieval India, during the reign of Shivaji the role of the official called 'Chitnis' was to-

Which one of the following textile industries is represented by black dots in the map given below?

Bodies in the sky which are much smaller than the planets but are having orbits between the Mars and Jupiter are known as-

In a type of inflorescence a cup-shaped involucre encloses a single female flower in the center and a number of male flowers around this on short stalks. This type is called-

Consider the following countries-

1. Indonesia
2. Malaysia
3. Philippines
4. Thailand In which of these countries the President was impeached recently?

Consider the following statements regarding different types of animals-

1. Cnidarians are acoelomate
2. All sponges (Porifera) are marine
3. Flatworms (Platy helminthes) can reproduce asexually
4. In arthropods, fertilization is always internal Which of these statement is/are correct?

'Annapuran' Scheme launched by the Government of India from April 2000 was meant to provide food security to the-

Benzene reacts with chlorine in the presence of an iron catalyst to produce-

Consider the following statements regarding Indian polity-

1. In Indian, a State cannot have more than 500 members in its Legislative Assembly.
2. The Legislative Council of a State in India cannot be larger in size than half of the Legislative Assembly of that particular State.
3. To be a member of State Legislative Assembly, a citizen must not be less than 25 years of ago.
4. The Governor of a State nominates the Chairman for Legislative Council of that particular State. Which of these statement is/are correct?

When a Bill is referred to a joint sitting of both the Houses of Indian Parliament, it has to be passed by-

Yoweri Museveni is the President of-

With reference to the colonial period of India, the trade monopoly of the East India Company was ended by-

Consider the following statement regarding human nutrition-

1. Spinach is a good source of vitamin A.
2. Excess vitamin D in diet promotes high calcium absorption.
3. One of the causes of pain in the joints is vitamin C deficiency.
4. Diarrhoea is one of the symptoms of Pellagra.
   Which of these statements are correct?

With reference to the human body, which one of the following statement is correct?

Which one of the following is the largest country area-wise?

A solid sphere, a disc and a ring of the same mass and radius are allowed to role down a frictionless inclined plane simultaneously from the same height. In this context, which one of the following statements is correct?

The early belief that living things arose from non-living matter was first disproved by-

Consider the following substances-

1. Ascorbic acid
2. Folic acid
3. Nicotinic acid
4. Pantothenic acid Which of these are vitamins?

Which one of the following organisms is a fungus?

Anita's mathematics test had 75 problems, i.e., 10 arithmetic, 30 algebra and 35 geometry problems. Although she answered 70% of the arithmetic, 40% of the algebra and 60% of the geometry problems correctly, she did not pass the test because she got less than 60% of the problems right. The number of more questions she would have needed to answer correctly to earn a 60% passing grade is-

Mughal dynasty was to Bahadur Shah Zafar as Lodi dynasty was to-

In India, Which one of the following Acts was enacted I the year 1995?

Two bodies A and B are of same mass, and same amount of heat is given to both of them. If the temperature of A increases more than that of B because of heat addition, then-

With reference to atmospheric pressure, consider the following statements-

1. Atmospheric pressure decreases towards poles.
2. Atmospheric pressure decreases with altitude.
3. High pressure is experienced over continents during winter.
4. All deserts experience low pressure throughout the year Which of these statements are correct?