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Today's Important News: 07 February 2012
(IGP) IAS Pre Paper - 2: GS - General Mental Ability - Sitting Arrangements (MCQ -8)
(IGP) IAS Pre Paper - 2: GS - General Mental Ability - Sitting Arrangements
(IGP) IAS Pre: GS - Geography - Indian Geography General: Nuclear Energy (MCQ -4)
(IGP) IAS Pre: GS - Geography - Indian Geography General: Nuclear Energy
(IGP) IAS Pre: GS - Science & Technology : Botany - Plant Reproductive System (MCQ -3)
(IGP) IAS Pre: GS - Science & Technology : Botany - Plant Reproductive System
(Notification) UPPSC : Combined State/Upper Subordinate Services Examination - 2012
(IGP) IAS Pre Paper - 2: GS - Basic Numeracy - Area of Plane Figures (MCQ -15)
(IGP) IAS Pre Paper - 2: GS - Basic Numeracy - Area of Plane Figures
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G.K. of World Geography for Civil Services Preliminary Examination - 2012

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G.K. of World Geography for
Civil Services Preliminary Examination - 2012

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(IGP) IAS Pre Paper - 2: GS - General Mental Ability - Sitting Arrangements (MCQ -8)

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 12:49 AM PST

General Mental Ability
Sitting Arrangements (MCQ -8)

Directions (Q. Nos. 1 to 2) Read the information given below and then answer the questions that follow

Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting in a circle facing the centre. B is sitting between G and D.H is third to the left of B and second to the right of A. C is sitting between A andG and B andE are not sitting opposite to each other.

1. Who is third to the left of D?
(a) F
(b) E
(c) A
(d) None of these

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(IGP) IAS Pre Paper - 2: GS - General Mental Ability - Sitting Arrangements

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 12:19 AM PST

General Mental Ability
Sitting Arrangements

Here, we deal with the questions having information regarding arrangement. We are giving some objects and then we have to arrange them according to information provided. Objects are arranged either in row or in a circle on the basis of such conditions. In some questions, we will also deal with other arrangements like square/ pentagon/ hexagonal.

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(IGP) IAS Pre: GS - Geography - Indian Geography General: Nuclear Energy (MCQ -4)

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 11:53 PM PST

Indian Geography General
Nuclear Energy (MCQ -4)

1. Consider the following, which of these are correct?
i) The largest power station in India is in Tarapur Maharashtra
ii) The largest reactor is Dhruva at the Babha Atomic Resarch Center.
iii) Currently India is using two types of Power reactors, Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor and the Boiling Water Reactor.

a) i and ii
b) ii and iii
c) i and iii
d) All of the above

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(IGP) IAS Pre: GS - Geography - Indian Geography General: Nuclear Energy

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 11:48 PM PST

Indian Geography General
Nuclear Energy

NUCLEAR ENERGY IN INDIA

Overview

Nuclear energy contributes about 4.1% of power generation in India. The share of nuclear energy is expected to reach 9% by 2035
Currently, there are 6 nuclear power plants generating about 4120 MW Power Station

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(IGP) IAS Pre: GS - Science & Technology : Botany - Plant Reproductive System (MCQ -3)

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 11:30 PM PST

Botany
Plant Reproductive System (MCQ -3)

1. Consider the following statements.
(i) Flowers are a collection of reproductive & sterile tissues.
(ii) Sterile parts of flowers are sepals & petals.
(iii) Reproductive parts of flowers are stamen & carpel.

Which of the above are true?
a) i & ii
b) ii&iii
c) i, ii&iii
d) ii only

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(IGP) IAS Pre: GS - Science & Technology : Botany - Plant Reproductive System

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 11:24 PM PST

Botany
Plant Reproductive System

INTRODUCTION

Animal life cycles have meiosis followed immediately by gametogenesis. Gametes are produced directly by meiosis. Male gametes are sperm. Female gametes are eggs or ova. The plant life cycle has mitosis occurring in spores, produced by meiosis, that germinate into the gametophyte hase. Gametophyte size ranges from three cells (in pollen) to several million

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(Notification) UPPSC : Combined State/Upper Subordinate Services Examination - 2012

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 10:15 PM PST

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(UPPSC: Combined State/Upper Subordinate Service Examination 2012)

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(IGP) IAS Pre Paper - 2: GS - Basic Numeracy - Area of Plane Figures (MCQ -15)

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 05:04 AM PST

Basic Numeracy
Area of Plane Figures (MCQ -15)

1. A rectangular carpet has an area of 120 sq.metres and a perimeter of 46 metres. The length of its diagonal is:
(a) 15 m
(b) 19 m
(c) 17 m
(d) 22 m

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(IGP) IAS Pre Paper - 2: GS - Basic Numeracy - Area of Plane Figures

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 04:20 AM PST

Basic Numeracy
Area of Plane Figures

Area

The area of a plane figure is the measure of the surface enclosed by its boundary. The area of a triangle or a polygon is the measure of the surface enclosed by its sides.