List of practice Questions

Chronologically arrange the SAARC Specialized bodies according to the year of their establishment.
SAARC Development Fund
SAARC Arbitration Council
South Asian Regional Standards Organisations
SAARC Agriculture Centre
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What were the main reasons for the collapse of communism and the end of the Cold War?
(A) The structural weaknesses of Soviet-style communism
(B) Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
(C) The impact of Gorbachev’s reform process
(D) Economic and Cultural Globalization
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Chronologically arrange the tenure of the following Presidents:
(A) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
(B) Dr. Zakir Hussain
(C) Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam
(D) Pranab Mukherjee
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Who among the following thinkers wrote ”Sexual Politics”?

Consider the following statements:
(A). The President cannot send back a Constitutional amendment bill for recommendation to the Parliament.
(B). The Judiciary also have the power to amend the Constitution.
(C). The State legislatures cannot initiate any Bill for amendment of the Constitution.
(D). The Parliament cannot amend the ’basic features’ of the Constitution.
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Legal theory of sovereignty in modern times was first propounded by

Who among the following political thinkers said: ”Equal should be treated as equals and unequal should be treated as unequals”?

’Command Capitalism’ was introduced with which five-year plan in India?

Who described India as a ’soft state’ lacking the capacity to act against the vested interests?

Who among the following political thinkers was the author of ”The Precepts of Jesus, the Guide to Peace and Happiness”?

Explain the process of formation of 'United Kingdom of Great Britain'.

Let $A = \begin{bmatrix} 2 & a & 0 \\ 1 & 3 & 1 \\ 0 & 5 & b \end{bmatrix}$. If $A^3 = 4A^2 - A - 21I$, where I is the identity matrix of order $3 \times 3$, then $2a + 3b$ is equal to:

Among the given organic compounds, the total number of aromatic compounds is

Assign the R and S configuration to the following molecule.
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The correct order of the stability of different conformations of cyclohexane is:
(A). chair
(B). boat
(C). twist boat
(D). half chair
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Which one is not an electrophile?

Iodoform reaction is given by:
(A). all methyl ketones with CH3CO group
(B). Acetaldehyde
(C). all secondary alcohols with CH3CH(OH) group
(D). all primary alcohols
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Arrange the following compounds A, B, C, and D in decreasing order of acidic strength:


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Match List I with List II:

Arrange the following carbonyl compounds in the decreasing order of their reactivity towards nucleophilic addition reaction:
(A) CH₃CHO
(B) HCHO
(C) Cl₃CCHO
(D) CH₃COCH₂CH₃
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Number of distinct NMR signals observed in case of acetone and ethyl methyl ketone are:

The structure of the compound having molecular formula $C_9H_{12}$ showing NMR peaks at δ 7.1, 2.2, 1.5 and 0.9 ppm is:

Which of the following vibrational mode shows no IR absorption bands:

In the following reaction, identify the product A and B: