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  • Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives. Genetic variation is the cornerstone of evolution, without which there can be no natural selection, and so a low genetic diversity decreases the ability of a species to survive and reproduce, explains lead author Yoshan Moodley, Professor at the Department of Zoology, University of Venda in South Africa. Two centuries ago, the black rhinoceros ? which roamed much of sub Saharan Africa ? had 64 different genetic lineages; but today only 20 of these lineages remain, says the paper. The species is now restricted to five countries, South Africa, Namibia, Kenya, Zimbabwe and Tanzania. Genetically unique populations that once existed in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Mozambique, Malawi and Angola have disappeared. The origins of the 'genetic erosion' coincided with colonial rule in Africa and the popularity of big game hunting. From the second half of the 20th century, however, poaching for horns has dramatically depleted their population and genetic diversity, especially in Kenya and Tanzania. Genetically unique black rhinoceros has been lost in all of the following countries, except?


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  • A. Tanzania
  • B. Nigeria
  • C. Chad
  • D. Malawi

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  • Tanzania 

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    • 1. The preamble enshrines certain ideals that were first spelt out in


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    • A. the speech by Jawaharlal Nehru on the banks of Ravi when he called for Purana Swaraj
    • B. the Nehru report
    • C. a resolution adopted at the Karachi session of the Indian National Congress
    • D. the Objectives Resolution adopted by the Constituent Assembly
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    • 2. Lately you hear a clatter from your computer, especially when you load a program or call up information. What's going on?

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    • A. It's infested with reindeer
    • B. Your hard disk may be headed for failure
    • C. A loose wire is hitting the cooling fan
    • D. A loud metallic clatter is normal
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    • 3. For which of the following disciplines is Nobel Prize awarded?

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    • A. Physics and Chemistry
    • B. Physiology or Medicine
    • C. Literature, Peace and Economics
    • D. All of the above
    • Discuss
    • 4. Which cricketer died on the field in Bangladesh while playing for Abahani Club?

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    • A. Subhash Gupte
    • B. M.L.Jaisimha
    • C. Lala Amarnath
    • D. Raman Lamba
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    • 5. The members of the committees of Parliament are


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    • A. nominated by the leaders of the various parties in the Parliament
    • B. nominated by the prime minister
    • C. appointed by the speaker or elected by the House from amongst persons who are not members of Parliament
    • D. appointed by the speaker or elected by the House from amongst its own members
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    • 6. Who invented the phonograph?

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    • A. Thomas Edison
    • B. John Kruesi
    • C. Jules Levy
    • D. Alexander Graham Bell
    • Discuss
    • 7. The preamble to our constitution provided that India is


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    • A. a sovereign, socialist and democratic republic
    • B. a sovereign, socialist, secular and democratic republic
    • C. a sovereign republic with a socialist pattern of society
    • D. a socialist, secular and democratic republic
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    • 8. The Nagaland State of India cannot be termed as a state because it lacks


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    • A. sovereignty
    • B. bicameral legislature
    • C. a high court exclusively of its own
    • D. None of the above
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    • 9. Mainstream Nationalism in India


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    • A. was characterized by Chauvinism
    • B. aimed at restoration of the Hindu state
    • C. had national socialism as its ultimate goal
    • D. aimed at emancipation from colonial rule
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    • 10. The import of crude oil and petroleum done from national oil companies of producer countries, which have a net exportable surplus of oil is by


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    • A. term contracts
    • B. term tenders
    • C. monthly tenders
    • D. All the above
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