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What is a typical disadvantage of a simple modem compared to a router?

In a feedback loop, what effect would excess thyroid hormone have on TRH secretion from the hypothalamus?

What is the role of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) in the India's Nayi Chetna 4.0 campaign in 2025? 

Which search engine introduced "Featured Snippets" for quick answers?

Emulsions can be divided into constituent liquids by:

Jeevith sold a bicycle at Rs 2100 and made a loss of 25%. At what price should he sell the bicycle if he wants to make a profit of 15%?

नीचे दिए गए विकल्पों में से व्याकरण के भेद बताइए।

'कुबेर' का पर्यायवाची निम्न में से कौन-सा है?

In which part of the constitution details of citizenship are mentioned?

Which of the following is a CORRECT site in India where geothermal energy plant has been commissioned?

Who is responsible for appointing the chairman of the Finance Commission?

Which of the following options CORRECTLY fills the missing code?

B0M, D1L, G1J, K2G, _______

Consider the following Assertion and Reason:

1. Assertion (A): The Harappan Civilization is often described as having an 'egalitarian' character, a stark contrast to its contemporaries like Egypt and Mesopotamia.
2. Reason (R): This inference is drawn primarily from the absence of monumental royal or religious palaces/temples and the relative uniformity in the size and amenities of houses across major sites.

Which one of the following statements is CORRECT?

निम्न में से विवृत स्वर कौन-सा है?

A data lake of videos and logs needs virtually unlimited scalability and rich metadata while tolerating rewrite-on-update (whole-object writes). Which storage fits best?

Jishore crosses a 600 m long street in 5 minutes. What is his speed in km per hour?

When did South Africa's G20 Presidency begin and end for the 2025 term?

देवनागरी लिपि कैसी लिपि है?

Under which article of the Constitution of India, can the fundamental rights of the members of the Armed Forces be specifically restricted?

Fill in the blank with an appropriate tense.

By the time you arrive, we ________ match.

A Women buys a cycle for Rs. 1400 and sells it at a loss of 15%. What is the selling price of the cycle

A company sold six different cars Swift, Santro, Creta, Audi, i10 and magna during period of Monday to Saturday. Only one car was sold ona particular day. No car was sold twice. Atleast four cars were sold after the car Santro. The car Magna was sold on Tuesday. The car Audi was sold immediately after the car Creta and car Creta was sold atleast before three cars. both the cars Santro and i10 were sold atleast before one car. On which day was Swift car sold? 

What helps in the classification of amino acids as essential and non-essential?

Which of the following statements about the Nanda dynasty, the immediate predecessor to the Mauryas, is/ are CORRECT?

1. They are credited with creating the first vast, all-India empire by systematically conquering territories up to the Deccan.
2. Their immense wealth, derived from a standardized tax system and control of resources, was so legendary that it was a primary motivation for Alexander's army to mutiny at the Beas River.
3. The Nanda administrative framework, with its espionage system and large standing army, was inherited and perfected by Chandragupta Maurya.

उच्चारण के समय मुख में विशेष घर्षण निम्न में से किन वर्णों में होता है?

The Control Panel option used to uninstall programs is called ________

Choose the option that is the antonym of the underlined word in the following sentence.

The new government inherited a system rife with iniquity and systemic corruption that needed immediate overhaul.

The 30 members of a club decided to play a badminton singles tournament. Every time a member loses a game he is out of the tournament. There are no ties. What is the minimum number of matches that must be played to determine the winner?

What type of Constitution is the Indian Constitution?

Which word comes after "Cling" in the English dictionary?

Identify the sentence that uses coordinating conjunctions CORRECTLY.

Choose the CORRECT reported speech to fill in the blank.

She asked ________ the parcel had been arrived or not.

Change the following sentence to reported speech.

"It is late, and I have a headache," Arjun said.

A can do a piece of work in 4 hours, B and C together can do it in 3 hours, while A and C together can do it in 2 hours. How long will B alone take to do it?

During which Five Year Plan was the Hill Area Development Programme first launched in India?

The process in which heated air rises vertically and transfers heat upward is called:

At 3:40, the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock form an angle of:

When will the 11^th World Green Economy Summit (WGES) 2025 held in UAE?

When was Colin Mackenzie appointed the first Surveyor General of India?

Which statement correctly differentiates system software from application software?

In which session of the Congress was the resolution passed that the Congress would conduct all its work in Hindi?

P can do a piece of work in 10 days and Q in 15 days. If they work on alternate days starting with P, in how many days will the work be completed?

In February 1998, which project was started jointly by MAI and NISCOM in the field of Hindi computer?

With reference to the economic history of the Vedic period, which of the following statements are CORRECT?

1. The term 'Nishka' in the Rigveda referred exclusively to a gold coin used in trade and commerce.
2. The use of iron (Shyama/Krishna Ayas) became widespread only in the Early Vedic period, leading to agricultural revolution.
3. The 'Gavishti' was a form of tribute paid by the common people (Vaishyas) to the Rajan in the Later Vedic period.

Which two rivers are associated with Mesopotamia?

A trader mixes 26 kg of rice at Rs. 20 per kg with 30 kg of rice of other variety at Rs. 36 per kg and sells the mixture at Rs. 30 per kg. His profit percent is:

Fill in the blank with an appropriate tense.

She ________ in Chennai for five years before she finally decided to move to Delhi, where she hoped to find better opportunities.

Fill in the blanks with the CORRECT form of the verb.

The news ________ broadcast yesterday at 10 pm.

The species-area relationship was studied by:

In the context of Gupta art, the 'Sarnath Buddha' image is distinguished by its:

Which of the following pairs is/are CORRECTLY matched regarding the currency reforms in the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal period? Choose the option accordingly.

1. Iltutmish: Introduced the Silver Tanka and Copper Jital, establishing a standard bimetallic currency.
2. Sher Shah Suri: Issued the Rupiya, a pure silver coin that remained the basis of the modern Indian Rupee.
3. Akbar: Abolished the Tanka and introduced a new gold coin called the "Mohur" as the standard currency, discontinuing silver.

India's most mercury-polluted region as of 2025 is:

Fill in the blank with an appropriate tense.

By the year 2026, she _______ for this firm for 15 years.

Which fundamental right did Dr. B.R. Ambedkar describe as the "heart and soul" of the Indian Constitution?

What is one feature that differentiates the Rajya Sabha from the Vidhan Parishad?

What type of operating system is Microsoft Windows? 

Which among the following materials is non-ohmic?

Find the number pair where the difference of their squares is 15.

Six boxes J, K, L, M, N and O, are kept one over the other, but not necessarily in the same order. J is kept immediately above N. Only one box is kept between K and O. O is the bottom-most box, and m is the top-most box. Which box is kept immediately below M?

Which of the following is a common Linux desktop environment?

What is the approximate rainfall range for Tropical Deciduous Forests in India?

10 women can complete a work in 7 days and 10 children take 14 days to complete the work. How many days will 5 women and 10 children take to complete the work?

Approximately how many foreign satellites has India launched between January 2014 and November 2025?

What was the dates of Exercise Garuda Shakti 2025 conducted in India?

Question:

How many doctors are practising in this town?

Statements:

I. There is one doctor per seven hundred residents.

II. There are 16 wards with each ward having as many doctors as the number of wards.

Subjects listed in which Schedule are excluded from Judicial Review?

What force results from Lenz's law when a magnet approaches a coil?

Which country accepted the policy of Dual Citizenship?

What format was used in the 2025 Women's World Cup?

Which states in India are rich in minerals and coal deposits?

Choose the option with the modal that most suitably completes the sentence given below.

The museum curator suggested that the ancient map ______ well be a forgery, given the recent evidence that has come to light.

You are working on a group project, and one member is not contributing equally. They often miss meetings and deadlines. What is the best way to address this?

A man cycles at 10 km/h and reaches his office 6 minutes late. When he cycles at 12 km/h, he reaches 4 minutes early. What is the distance to his office? 

In India, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) constructed a road connecting Chandigarh with Manali and Leh at an average altitude of approximately:

Name the plant hormone responsible for the inhibition of growth.

The concept of atomic number was introduced by _______

Svetambara Agama was finally edited at the Jain council of:

Which Indian agency is responsible for cyclone warning and tracking?

What is the typical speed of a hard disk mentioned in the text?

Approximately in India, at what altitude the wet temperate forests are found?

Question:

How is J related to P?

Statements:

I. M is brother of P and T is sister of P.

II. P's mother is married to J's husband who has one son and two daughters.

In India, which of the following regions in Karnataka is CORRECTLY matched with its characteristic iron ore deposit type?

In the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India, which languages were added subsequently?

Which PowerPoint feature allows you to combine multiple objects into one?

In a row 'A' is the 11^th position from the left and 'B' is in the 10^th position from the right. If 'A' and 'B' interchange, then 'A' becomes 18^th from the left. How many persons are there in the row other than 'A' and 'В'?

'जिसके हाथ में चक्र हो' के लिये एक शब्द निम्न में से कौन-सा है?

In a sound wave, the region of compression is associated with:

Which organisation partnered with Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA) under the Niveshak Didi programme to conduct 1,110 camps reaching over 68,738 beneficiaries across India? 

If the surface charge density of the plane sheet is doubled, what happens to the electric field magnitude at a point near the sheet?

'बिहार राष्ट्रभाषा परिषद् कहाँ स्थापित की गई है?

What is the purpose of CIDR in IP addressing?

Madison Keys won the 2025 Australian Open title in which category?

As of 2025 employment, approximately how many individuals does the ELI (Employment-Linked Incentive) scheme aim to benefit as first-time job market entrants in India?

Which of the following best describes Quo Warranto in the context of Indian law?

The National Sports Governance Act, 2025 provides for establishment of a central regulatory body for sports in India. What is the name of this proposed body?

Find the next number in the series:

5, 11, 23, 47, 95, 191, ?

Epigraphy is the study of ______.

The founder of the city of Hyderabad was:

'Television' is which type of medium of communication?

Choose the option that is the antonym of the underlined word in the following sentence.

The company's parsimonious budget allocations for research and development were a point of contention among the scientists.