UPSC Prelims Full Length Test - 88

Consider the following statements:

1. Andal was a woman Alvar whose compositions were widely sung.
2. Karaikkal Ammaiyar was a devotee of Shiva who adopted the path of extreme asceticism in order to attain her goal

Which of the above statements is / are correct?

Consider the following statements with respect to India's geographical span:

1. The distance between India's extreme latitudes is more in comparison to distance between India's extreme longitudes
2. The total land-border of India is almost double of total coastline of India (including islands).

Which of the above is / are correct statements?

Which of the following Greek Explorers is considered to have left the earliest account of India?

Consider the following properties with respect to a 10 kg block of iron as compared to a 5 kg block of iron:

1. Inertia
2. Mass
3. Volume

Which of the above properties will be exactly twice for the 10 kg block compared to the 5 kg block of iron?

Consider the following statements with regard to Copper (Cu), Silver (Ag), and Gold (Au):

1. They belong to the same group in the periodic table.
2. They exhibit high electrical and thermal conductivity.
3. They readily form complexes due to availability of d-orbitals.
4. They are highly reactive and easily found in nature as oxides.

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