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(Single Best Answer) Question 121: With reference to the labour laws of our country, which of the following statements is / are correct ?

1. The services of women workers cannot be terminated during the period of their absence on account of pregnancy except for gross misconduct

2. Any factory employing women workers, irrespective of their number in the factory, is required to provide creche facilities for their children

Select the correct answer using the code given below:
A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither 1 nor 2
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(Single Best Answer) Question 122: The President of India is elected by the ?
A) Members of Lok Sabha only
B) Members of both Houses of Parliament only
C) Members of Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies only
D) Elected Members of both Houses of Parliament and State Legislative Assemblies
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(Single Best Answer) Question 123: A genetically modified rice called golden rice helps in combating the deficiency of ?
A) Vitamin A
B) Vitamin C
C) Calcium
D) Zinc
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(Single Best Answer) Question 124: Biological fixation of nitrogen most commonly occurs in which of the following crops ?
A) Pulses
B) Cereals
C) All tuber crops
D) Sugarcane and beetroot
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(Single Best Answer) Question 125: With reference to the popular medicinal plant guggal (Comiphora wightii), which of the following statements is / are correct ?

It grows in the wild in the tropical rain forests of north-east India only

2. The gum extract of the plant has the medicinal properties

3. It helps in lowering the low-density lipoprotien cholesterol

Select the correct answer using the code given below:
A) 1 only
B) 2 and 3 only
C) 3 only
D) 1, 2 and 3
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(Single Best Answer) Question 126: Consider the following statements:
1. Higher levels of ozone concentrations in the ambient air aggravates the severity and frequency of symptoms among asthmatics

2. A short-term increase in particulate matter in the ambient air increases the chances of acute heart attacks

Which of the statements given above is / are correct ?
A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither 1 nor 2
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(Single Best Answer) Question 127: Holography has applications in which of the following ?

1. Data storage

2. Prevention of counterfeiting

3. Destruction of cancerous cells

4. Detection of kidney stones

Select the correct answer using the code given below:
A) 1 and 2 only
B) 1, 2 and 4 only
C) 3 and 4 only
D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
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(Single Best Answer) Question 128: Consider the following rivers:

1. Betwa

2. Chambal

3. Sone

Which of the above join river Yamuna ?
A) 1 only
B) 1 and 2 only
C) 2 and 3 only
D) 1, 2 and 3
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(Single Best Answer) Question 129: It is known that the yellow pigment curcumin in turmeric powder helps the body cells to resist the infections. Recently, its exact action has been discovered. In this context which of the following statements is / are correct ?

1. Curcumin stimulates the rapid multiplication of WBC that destroy the infectious microorganisms

2. Curcumin molecules insert themselves into cell membranes and make the membranes resistant to invading microorganisms

3. Curcumin stimulates the rapid synthesis of antibodies against the invading microorganisms

Select the correct answer using the code given below:
A) 1 only
B) 1 and 3 only
C) 2 only
D) 1, 2 and 3
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(Single Best Answer) Question 130: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
ListI
(City)
ListII
(Industry)
A. Bhopal1. Steel
B. Kapurthala2. Heavy electricals
C. Visakhapatnam3. Petrochemicals
D. Vadodara4. Rail coaches

Code:
A) A3 B1 C4 D2
B) A2 B1 C4 D3
C) A3 B4 C1 D2
D) A2 B4 C1 D3
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