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CSIR UGC NET Earth Science Exam -

English-10

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CSIR UGC NET Earth Science Exam - English-10
Paper Questions

SUBJECT: Part A

Question 1 : If NET14 & NET15 are five digit numbers such that their sum = 157229, then N + E +
T would be:

(A)

15

(B) 21

(C)

25

(D)

72

SUBJECT: Part B

Question 2 : Carbonate compensation depth in oceans, across the globe is not uniform because it
depends upon:

(A)

Ocean temperatures and pressures

(B) Amount of sediment received from adjacent land surface

(C)

Only on latitudinal position

(D) Land and surface area distribution

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Question 3 : Which one of the following represents the correct ascending order of residence times of
elements in the ocean?

(A)

Cl > Na > Mg > Fe

(B) Na > Cl > Mg > Fe

(C)

Cl > Na > Fe > Mg

(D) Cl > Mg > Na > Fe

Question 4 : Where in the world oceans is the biological productivity maximum?

(A)

Eastern equatorial Indian Ocean

(B) Western equatorial Atlantic Ocean

(C)

Eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean

(D) Western equatorial Atlantic Ocean

Question 5 : In which depth zone does a piezophile dwell?

(A)

Mesopelagic zone

(B) Neritic zone

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(C)

Intertidal zone

(D) Hadal zone

SUBJECT: Part C

Question 6 : Identify the INCORRECT statement:

(A)

Hurricanes are absent from the South Atlantic Ocean

(B) The continent of Africa is never impacted by hurricanes and typhoons

(C)

On the Western margins of the continents the frequency of tropical cyclones is low

(D) Extra-tropical cyclones form only in the Southern hemisphere

Question 7 : Knick point, a step-like discontinuity in the longitudinal profile of a river channel, does
not form:

(A)

When base level falls

(B) When drainage basin is uplifted

(C)

As a result of increase in the ratio of water/sediment discharge

(D) As a result of decrease in the ratio of water/sediment discharge

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Question 8 : In the 5th order drainage basin the average bifurcation ratio is 3. The total number of
stream segments of the whole basin is:

(A)

243

(B) 124

(C)

121

(D) 62

Question 9 : Why is there low fish population in lakes that have large hyacinth growth?

(A)

Hyacinth prevents sunlight from reaching the depths of the lake

(B) Decaying matter from hyacinth consumes dissolved oxygen in copious amounts

(C)

Hyacinth is not a suitable food for fishes

(D) Hyacinth releases toxins in the water

Question 10 : The mid-point of the arc of a semicircle is connected by two straight lines to the ends
of the diameter as shown. What is the ratio of the shaded area to the area of the triangle?

(A)

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(B)

(C)

(D)

Question 11 : Primary productivity in the ocean refers to:

(A)

Amount of carbon fixed in the ocean surface

(B)

Rate of carbon dioxide fixation in the sunlit upper layer of the ocean

(C)

Rate of carbon fixation in the entire ocean water column

(D) Biological activity of plankton in the surface of the ocean

Question 12 : Arrange the following ocean basins in the increasing order of surface salinity:
(a)Dead Sea
(b)Red Sea
(c)Mediterranean Sea
(d)Arabian Sea

(A)

(d), (c), (b), (a)

(B) (d), (b), (c), (a)

(C)

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(d), (a), (b), (c)

(D) (a), (b), (c), (d)

Question 13 : Which one of the following current flows equatorward?

(A)

Gulf Stream

(B) Brazil Stream

(C)

Benguela Current

(D) Kuroshio Current

Question 14 : The deepest mixed layer is found at the:

(A)

Equator

(B) Northern North Atlantic

(C)

Subtropical gyres

(D) Northern Indian Ocean

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Question 15 : Identify the atmospheric extreme events A, B, C and D:

(A) A = Flash floods, B = Cold waves, C = Heat Waves, D = Droughts

(B)

A = Thunder Storms, B = Heat Waves, C = Tornadoes, D = Heat Waves

(C) A = Heat Waves, B = Flash floods, C = Droughts, D = Riverine floods

(D)

A = Hail Storms, B = Blizzards, C = Tropical Cyclones, D = Riverine floods

Question 16 : Which one of the following cannot be the Fourier transform of any function f(x)?

(A)

(B)

(C) w

(D)

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Question 17 : What is the optimum solution of the following set of linear equations?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

Question 18 : A bicycle tube has a mean circumference of 200 cm and a circular cross section of
diameter 6 cm. What is the approximate volume of water (in cc) required to completely fill the tube,
assuming that it does not expand?

(A) 600

(B) 1200

(C) 3600

(D) 1800

Question 19 : Coarsening upward sequence is a characteristic of

(A)

Aeolian deposit

(B)

Channel deposit

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(C) Deltaic deposit

(D)

Point bar

Question 20 : Rivers in coastal regions world over got incised at around 18 ka mainly due to

(A)

Continental uplift

(B) Coastal uplift

(C)

Sea level fall

(D) Sea level rise

Question 21 : The following marks the maximum limit of glacier advancement

(A)

Terminal moraine

(B) Ground moraine

(C)

End moraine

(D) Outwash plain

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Question 22 : Which one of the following sequences of organism abundances is likely in a marine
region devoid of Fe and Si?

(A)

Diatoms > radiolarians > silicoflagellates > dinoflagellates

(B)

Dinoflagellates > silicoflagellates > radiolarians > Diatoms

(C) silicoflagellates > radiolarians > Dinoflagellates > Diatoms

(D)

radiolarians > Dinoflagellates > silicoflagellates > Diatoms

Question 23 : In the present perspective of climate change, the primary importance of the Antarctic
bottom water mass is in its

(A)

Redistribution of nutrients and gases

(B) Dispersal of larval and juvenile life forms

(C)

Absorption and transfer of heat

(D) Oxygenation of low latitude waters

Question 24 : A thick sedimentary formation, in which the seismic wave velocity V increases with
depth z from Vo at the surface to V1 at the bottom according to the relation travel time at a point
closest to the short point is

(A)

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(B)

(C)

(D)

Question 25 : The X, Y and Z components of the remanent magnetism of a sample collected form a
120 my old rock unit at a place of magnetic latitude 450 N are in the ratio 1 : 0 : 2. Consider the
following statements:
Statement I: The inclination of the remanent magnetism is along the present Earth’s magnetic field.
Statement II: The remanent magnetism is dominantly due to viscous remanent magnetization.

(A) Statements I and II are true

(B)

Statement I is true; but II is false

(C) Statement I is false; but II is true

(D)

Statements I and II are false

Question 26 : Magnetic anomalies are collected in a ground magnetic survey along a profile across a
two-dimensional N-S striking anomalous body at New Delhi with a proton precession magnetometer
(PPM) and a fluxgate magnetometer (FGM). The anomalies collected from the PPM are

(A)

Identical to those from FGM

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(B) Smaller, but everywhere proportional to those from FGM

(C)

Larger, but everywhere proportional to those from FGM

(D) Dissimilar everywhere to those from FGM

Question 27 : The missing number is:

(A)

-19

(B)

-5

(C) 9

(D)

-9

Question 28 : In order to have the same value of the surface acceleration due to gravity as on Earth,
a planet twice its radius must have a mean relative density of:

(A)

2.75

(B) 5.5

(C)

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1.4

(D) 2.25

Question 29 : Ekman transport occurs in the:

(A)

Upper ocean

(B) Meso-pelagic layer

(C)

Bathy- pelagic layer

(D) Ocean bottom

Question 30 : Surface salinity of the equatorial ocean is low because of:

(A)

Advection of low salinity water from the tropical region

(B) Advection of low salinity water from the polar region

(C)

Excess precipitation associated with intense atmospheric convection

(D) Excess precipitation associated with frequent cyclones

Question 31 : During the process of evaporation, ocean experiences:

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(A)

Sensible heat loss

(B) Latent heat loss

(C)

Sensible heat gain

(D)

Latent heat gain

Question 32 : A seismic observatory closest to the epicenter of an earthquake recorded the travel
times of PcP, ScS and PKiKP ohases of the earthquake as 9.0, 15.5 and 16.5 minutes respectively.
The travel time of the SKiKP phase would be:

(A)

17.5 minutes

(B) 23.0 minutes

(C)

24.5 minutes

(D) 32.0 minutes

Question 33 : Which of the following is a valid combination of velocities of P and S waves,

respectively in the Earth’s lower mantle?

(A)

10.0 km/s, 5.0 km/s

(B) 11.0 km/s, 6.0 km/s

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(C)

12.0 km/s,7.0 km/s

(D) 13.0 km/s, 8.0 km/s

Question 34 : Of three persons A, B and C, one always lies while the others always speak the truth.
C asked A, “Do you always speak the truth, yes or no?” he said something that C could not hear. So,
C asked B. “What did A say?” B replied , “A said No”.So who is the liar?

(A)

(B) B

(C)

(D) Cannot be determined

Question 35 : If the sun were to lose some mass, then the duration of an year on the Earth would be

(A)

Longer, with the length of the day being the same

(B) Shorter, with the length of the day being the same

(C)

Of the same length, the length of the day being larger

(D) Of the same length, the length of the day being shorter

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Question 36 : The magnetic field of a planet at its north pole is 2.4 Gauss. The magnetic field on its
magnetic equator is

(A)

4.8 Gauss

(B) 2.4 Gauss

(C)

1.2 Gauss

(D) 0.6 Gauss

Question 37 : A cubic wooden block of density 0.8 gm/cc when floats in water have an exposure of
2 cm above the water level. The side of the cube is

(A)

10 cm

(B) 18 cm

(C)

6 cm

(D) 4 cm

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Question 38 : A field geologist observed cross-section of a sandstone-shale sequence while looking
at an outcrop. The geologist interprets the outcrop as a deposit of

(A) A uniform flow

(B)

A non-uniform flow

(C) An unsteady flow

(D)

A steady flow

Question 39 : The right sequence of sulphide ore mineral according to their increasing order of
reflectance is

(A)

Galena, pyrite, sphalerite, pyrrhotite

(B) Sphalerite, Galena, pyrrhotite, pyrite

(C)

sphalerite, pyrrhotite, Galena, pyrite

(D) pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, pyrite, Galena

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Question 40 : A certain day, which is x days before 17th August, is such that 50 days prior to that
day, it was 4x days since March 30th of the same year. What is x?

(A)

18

(B) 30

(C)

22

(D) 16

Question 41 : If the greenhouse effect were to be absent, the mean effective radiating temperature of
the Earth’s atmosphere would be

(A)

255 K

(B) 288 K

(C)

273 K

(D) 265 K

Question 42 : Which of the following clouds is most likely to produce hail?

(A)

Cirrocumulus

(B) Cumulonimbus

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(C)

Stratocumulus

(D) Altostratus

Question 43 : Precipitation from warm clouds is primarily due to the

(A)

Growth of condensation nuclei by diffusion

(B) Diffusional growth of ice crystals

(C) Collision-coalescence of water droplets

(D) Accretion of super cooler water droplets and ice crystals

Question 44 : An aquifer with a total volume of 1,00,000 m3 has a porosity of 10% and specific
retention of 5%. The aquifer gets replenished to its maximum capacity every day. What would be the
maximum pumping rate at which water can be withdrawn for a period of 5 hours from the aquifer to
maintain its specific yield capacity?

(A)

3,000 m3/hr

(B)

1,000 m3/hr

(C)

5,000 m3/hr

(D)

10,000 m3/hr

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Question 45 : The diagram above shown the 18O/16O ratio of foraminiferal tests in a marine sediment
core. Identify the correct answer.

(A) A, C and E represent glacial periods

(B)

A, D and F represent interglacial periods

(C) Only A and E represent interglacial periods

(D) A, C and E represent interglacial periods

Question 46 : A ball is dropped from a height of 100 m. The ball after each bounce rises vertically
by half its previous height (This means at the first bounce it rises by 50 m, by 25 m at the second
bounce and so on). What is the vertical distance travelled by the ball between the first and the fifth
bounce ?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

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Question 47 : Three semi-circles are drawn inside a big circle as shown in the figure. If the radius of
the two identical smaller semi-circles is th of that of the big circle and the radius of the bigger semi-

circle ​ is twice that of the small semi-circle, what proportion of the big circle's area is shaded
?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

Question 48 : Gravity values measured at four stations A, B, C and D (see in the figure) of different
elevations ha, ha, he and ho are found to be equal . Then,

(A) hA > hB > hD > hC

(B) hC > hB > hA > hD

(C) hB > hC > hD > hA​

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(D) hD > hA > hB > hC

Question 49 : Electrically, sphalerite (ZnS) and cinnabar (HgS) are :

(A) both good conductors

(B) both bad conductors

(C) good and bad conductors, respectively

(D) bad and good conductors, respectively

Question 50 : P and S waves, from an earthquake, incident on the core - mantle boundary are
critically refracted :

(A) at the same location

(B) at different locations, P being critically refracted closer to the epicentre

(C) at different locations, S being critically refracted closer to the epicentre

(D) nowhere

Question 51 : gA, gB, gC, and gD are the gravity values measured at four widely separated stations A,
B, C and D along an E-W profile across an escarpment like topography as shown in the following
figure. Then :

(A) gA > gB > gD > gC

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(B) gD > gC > gB > gA

(C) gD > gC > gA > gB

(D) gA > gB > gC > gD

Question 52 : The gravity value measured over a 1.0 km thick elevated land mass is found to be
smaller than the normal gravity value by 310 milligals. Which of the following statements is TRUE ?

(A) The level of isostatic compensation of the land mass cannot be ascertained due to inadequate
data

(B) The land mass is isostatically undercompensated

(C) The land mass is isostatically overcompensated

(D) The land mass is isostatically compensated

Question 53 : A boy thrown a ball with a speed v at a vehicle that is approaching him with a sped V.
After bouncing from the vehicle, the ball hits the boy with a speed .

(A) v

(B) v + V

(C) v + 2V

(D) v + 4V

Question 54 : The Heat Index (HI) is based on the apparent temperature which is a combination of
air temperature and

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(A) cloud cover

(B) wind speed

(C) relative humidity

(D) solar intensity

Question 55 : Which one of the following gases is NOT a greenhouse gas ?

(A) Methane (CH4)

(B) Carbon dioxide (CO2)

(C) Water vapour (H2O)

(D) Oxygen (O2)

Question 56 : The maximum amount of latent heat is released in a rising saturated parcel of air when
it is......and at a........altitude .

(A) cold, high

(B) warm, high

(C) cold, low

(D) warm, low

Question 57 : Match the following :

Landforms Position
(a) Esker (i) Sub - glacial
(b) Sandur (ii) Ice - marginal

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(c) Kettle hole (iii) Pro - glacial
(d) Kame terrace

(A) (a) (b) (c) (d)

(i) (iii) (iii) (ii)

(B) (iii) (iii) (iii) (i)

(C) (ii) (i) (iii) (i)

(D) (i) (ii) (ii) (i)

Question 58 : The below figure gives three channel cross- sections. Examine the cross-sections and
identify the INCORRECT answer ?

(A) The semi-circular channel A has higher flow velocity than channel B and C

(B) The flow velocity decreases when the channel widens (from channel A to B)

(C) The flow velocity increases if the channel bed is boulder-strewn

(D) The flow velocity will be minimum if the channel cross-section is wide and shallow and the bed
is boulder-strewn

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Question 59 : Which of the following figures can be drawn without lifting the pen from the paper or
retracing ?

(A) Figure A but not figure B

(B) Figure B but not figure A

(C) Both figures A and B

(D) Neither figure A nor figure B

Question 60 : Anvil cloud tops are asociated with the following cloud type :

(A) Fair weather comulus

(B) Altostratus

(C) Cumulonimubus

(D) Cirrus

Question 61 : Baroclinic atmosphere is coulped function of :

(A) Gravity and moisture

(B) Spessure and density

(C) Pressure and density

(D) Humidity and pressure

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Question 62 : Which one of the following does NOT apply to tropical cyclones ?

(A) Strongest surface winds are not observed at rhe centre

(B) Lowest surface pressure is observed at the centre

(C) Warm core system

(D) Cold core system

Question 63 : If the Earth were to be twice its present size, its average density and magnetization
remaining the same, then which one of the following statements would be true with respect the Earth'
s gravity (s) and magnetic (F) fields ?

(A) Both g and F are doubled

(B) g is doubled, but F remains the same

(C) F is doubled, but g remains the same

(D) Both g and F remain the same

Question 64 : A 1.0 km thick elevated land mass of density 2.7 gm.cc is associated with a free air
anomaly, which is half the Bouguer anomaly, If the density cotrast at the crust- mantle boundary is
0.3 gm/cc, what would be the thickness of the root ?

(A) 12.0 km

(B) 18.0 km

(C) 22.5 km

(D) 27.0 km

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Question 65 : Of three children, Uma plays all three of cricket, football and hockey. Iqbal plays
cricket but not football, and Tarun plays hockey but neither football nor cricket. The number of
games played by at least two of the children is

(A) One

(B) Two

(C) Three

(D) Zero

Question 66 : Which ions are the most abundant in rain water, river water and sea water,
respectively ?

(A) Na+, Cl–, Na+

(B) CI– HCO2–, CI–

(C) CI–, Na+, CI–

(D) Na+, Ca2+, Na+

Question 67 : Western boundary ocean currents are stronger in both hemispheres compared to
eastern boundary ocean currents due to :

(A) Centrifugal force

(B) Pressure gradient force

(C) Coriolis force

(D) Variation of Coriolis force with latitude

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Question 68 : Which one of the following statements is NOT true given that the salinity distribution
with depth over mid-latitude ocean shows a decrease with depth ?

(A) Evaporation exceeds precipitation

(B) Density increases with depth

(C) Temperature decreases with depth

(D) Precipitation exceeds evaporation

Question 69 : The mean latitudinal position of TTCZ over the Indian region in July is :

(A) 8 – 10° N

(B) 18 – 20° N

(C) 25 – 28° N

(D) 38 – 40° N

Question 70 : Sverdrup's theory of large scale wind driven circulation in the oceans explained the
existence of :

(A) California current

(B) Equatorial counter current

(C) Weaker eastern boundary currents that flow equatorward

(D) Weaker anticyclonic circulation in the Pacific Ocean

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Question 71 : If points E,F,G, and H bisect the sides of rectangle ABCD as shown in the figure,
what is the ratio of the areas of quadrilateral EFGH and rectangle ABCD ?

​

(A) 1 : 4

(B) 1 : 3

(C) 1 : 2

(D) 2 : 1

Question 72 : The 27-day periodicity of magnetic storms observed on the Earth is attributed to :

(A) Rotation of the Sun around its axis

(B) Rotation of the Earth around its axis

(C) Revolution of the Moon around the Earth

(D) Rotation of the Moon around its axis

Question 73 : The magnitudes of two earthquakes A and B are measured on Richter scale as 6 and 5
respectively.Which of the following inferences is valid ?

(A) The energy released in A is 10 times that of B

(B) The amount of destruction in case of A is 30 times that of B

(C) The ground motion in case of A is 10 times that of B

(D) Earthquake A is 1.2 times deeper than B

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Question 74 : The following figure shows a sketch of an E-W gravity profile across a sulphide vein.
The maximum anomaly occurs at point O. Then, the vein dips due :

​

(A) east and its top lies towards east of O

(B) west and its top lies towards west of O

(C) east and its top lies towards west of O

(D) west and its top lies towards east of O

Question 75 : X, Y and V are the components of the Earth's magnetic field F, X being along the
geographical north. H is its horizontal component and i and d are its dip and declination respectively.

Then, at a place on the Earth' s surface where F is minimum, the value of is :

(A) 1

(B)

(C)

(D)

Solutions & Answers

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Question 1 :

Correct Answer:B

Question 2 :

Correct Answer:A

Question 3 :

Correct Answer:A

Question 4 :

Correct Answer:C

Question 5 :

Correct Answer:D

Question 6 :

Correct Answer:D

Question 7 :

Correct Answer:D

Question 8 :

Correct Answer:C

Question 9 :

Correct Answer:B

Question 10 :

Correct Answer:A

Question 11 :

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Correct Answer:B

Question 12 :

Correct Answer:A

Question 13 :

Correct Answer:C

Question 14 :

Correct Answer:B

Question 15 :

Correct Answer:D

Question 16 :

Correct Answer:D

Question 17 :

Correct Answer:C

Question 18 :

Correct Answer:D

Question 19 :

Correct Answer:C

Question 20 :

Correct Answer:C

Question 21 :

Correct Answer:A

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Correct Answer:B

Question 23 :

Correct Answer:C

Question 24 :

Correct Answer:A

Question 25 :

Correct Answer:A

Question 26 :

Correct Answer:B

Question 27 :

Correct Answer:A

Question 28 :

Correct Answer:A

Question 29 :

Correct Answer:A

Question 30 :

Correct Answer:C

Question 31 :

Correct Answer:B

Question 32 :

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Question 33 :

Correct Answer:C

Question 34 :

Correct Answer:B

Question 35 :

Correct Answer:A

Question 36 :

Correct Answer:C

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Correct Answer:A

Question 38 :

Correct Answer:C

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Correct Answer:B

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Correct Answer:A

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Correct Answer:A

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Correct Answer:B

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Correct Answer:C

Question 44 :

Correct Answer:B

Question 45 :

Correct Answer:D

Question 46 :

Correct Answer:C

Question 47 :

Correct Answer:C

Question 48 :

Correct Answer:B

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Correct Answer:B

Question 50 :

Correct Answer:C

Question 51 :

Correct Answer:A

Question 52 :

Correct Answer:D

Question 53 :

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Correct Answer:C

Question 54 :

Correct Answer:C

Question 55 :

Correct Answer:D

Question 56 :

Correct Answer:D

Question 57 :

Correct Answer:C

Question 58 :

Correct Answer:C

Question 59 :

Correct Answer:A

Question 60 :

Correct Answer:C

Question 61 :

Correct Answer:C

Question 62 :

Correct Answer:D

Question 63 :

Correct Answer:B

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Correct Answer:B

Question 65 :

Correct Answer:B

Question 66 :

Correct Answer:B

Question 67 :

Correct Answer:D

Question 68 :

Correct Answer:D

Question 69 :

Correct Answer:C

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Correct Answer:B

Question 71 :

Correct Answer:C

Question 72 :

Correct Answer:A

Question 73 :

Correct Answer:C

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Correct Answer:A

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