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UPSC NDA EXAM ANALYSIS:
National Defence Academy & Naval Academy Examination, 2021
Details & Cut-Off Marks for Recommendations:
Minimum passing score for the writing section of the exam (out of 900): 343 (with at least 25% in each topic).
Marks obtained [Final Stage] by the last recommended candidate (out of 1800): 709
TIE- PRINCIPLES
When two or more candidates received the same overall score in the first NDA & NA examination in 2021, a tie was broken using the following standards:
Candidates who are older by age have been given a higher ranking when their overall scores are equivalent.
In case of candidates having the same age, the candidates getting more marks in the written examination will be placed on higher rank.
NATIONAL DEFENCE ACADEMY & NAVAL ACADEMY EXAM ANALYSIS:
The topic-wise analysis of NDA & NA questions in Papers 1 and 2 is as follows:
NDA Paper I - MATHEMATICS ANALYSIS
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TOPIC |
SUBTOPIC |
SUBTOPIC |
SUBTOPIC |
No. of Qs |
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SETS , RELATION AND FUNCTIONS |
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SETS |
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9 |
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RELATION AND FUNCTION |
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2 |
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VENN DIAGRAM |
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2 |
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ALGEBRA |
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1 |
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NUMBER SYSTEM |
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1 |
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COMPLEX NUMBER |
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3 |
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POLYNOMIAL |
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1 |
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QUADRATIC EQUATION |
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6 |
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SEQUENCE AND SERIES |
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GEOMETRIC PROGRESSION |
3 |
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MATRICES AND DETERMINANTS |
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1 |
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ALGEBRA OF MATRICES |
3 |
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2 |
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DETERMINANTS |
3 |
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INVERSE OF A MATRIX |
1 |
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LINEAR EQUATIONS |
1 |
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LOGARITHMS |
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2 |
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PERMUTATIONS AND COMBINATIONS |
1 |
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PERMUTATIONS |
3 |
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BINOMIAL THEOREM |
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1 |
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BINARY SYSTEM |
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2 |
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TRIGONOMETRY |
MEASUREMENT OF ANGLES |
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3 |
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TRIGONOMETRIC RATIO AND IDENTITIES |
3 |
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MULTIPLE AND SUBMULTIPL ANGLES |
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2 |
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TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS OF ANGLES OF ARBITRARY MAGNITUDE |
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1 |
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COMPOUND ANGLES |
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2 |
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TRANSFORMATION FORMULA |
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3 |
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INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTION |
2 |
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PROPERTIES OF TRIANGLE |
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2 |
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HEIGHT AND DISTANCE |
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2 |
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COORDINATE GEOMETRY |
TWO DIMENS. COORDINATE GEOMETRY. |
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STRAIGHT LINES |
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3 |
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1 |
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CIRCLE |
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1 |
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ELLIPSE |
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2 |
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THREE DIMENSIONAL COORDINATE GEOMETRY (SOLID GEOMETRY) |
FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPT OF 3-D |
1 |
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PLANE |
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3 |
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STRAIGHT LINES |
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1 |
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SPHERE |
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1 |
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VECTORS |
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SCALAR PRODUCT OF VECTORS |
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3 |
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VECTOR PRODUCT OF VECTORS |
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3 |
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DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS |
LIMITS |
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1 |
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CONTINUITY |
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1 |
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DIFFERENTIABILITY |
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1 |
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DIFFERENTIATION |
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2 |
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FUNDAMENTAL RULES FOR DIFFERENTIATION |
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1 |
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SOME MORE METHOD OF DIFFERENTIATION |
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2 |
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APPLICATIONS OF DERIVATIVES |
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MAXIMA AND MINIMA |
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2 |
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INCRASING DECREASING |
2 |
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INTEGRAL CALCULUS |
INTEGRATION (INDEFINITE INTEGRALS) |
2 |
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DEFINITE INTEGRALS |
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2 |
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AREA OF CURVES |
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1 |
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DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION |
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3 |
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STATISTICS |
DIAGRAMMATIC AND GRAPHIC PRESENTATION |
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1 |
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MEASURES OF CENTRAL TENDENCY AND DISPERSON |
3 |
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MEASURES OF DISPERSON |
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MEAN DEVIATION |
1 |
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VARIANCE AND STANDARED DEVIATION |
2 |
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PROBABILITY |
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2 |
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CONDITIONAL PROBABILITY |
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1 |
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INDEPENDENT EVENTS |
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1 |
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BAYE’S THEOREM |
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1 |
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MULTIPICATION RULE |
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THEORETICAL DISTRIBUTION |
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BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION |
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1 |
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TOTAL |
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120 |
NDA Paper II - GENERAL MENTAL ABILITY ANALYSIS
NDA PART A - ENGLISH ANALYSIS
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TOPICS |
SUBTOPIC |
No of Qs |
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ENGLISH VOCABULARY |
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SYNONYMS |
8 |
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ANTONYMS |
8 |
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ENGLISH PROFICIENCY |
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ORDERING OF SENTENCES |
7 |
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PARA JUMBLE |
7 |
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ENGLISH USAGE |
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SPOTING ERRORS |
11 |
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ENGLISH COMPREHENSION |
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READING COMPREHENSION |
9 |
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TOTAL QUESTIONS |
50 |
NDA PART - B GENERAL KNOWLEDGE ANALYSIS
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TOPIC |
SUBTOPIC |
SUBTOPIC |
SUBTOPIC |
No. of Qs |
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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE |
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NATIONAL SYMBOLS |
1 |
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BOOKS AND AUTHORES |
1 |
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ART AND CULTURE |
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DANCE |
1 |
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INSTITUTIONS |
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1 |
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GENERAL SCIENCE |
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PHYSICS |
PHYSICAL QUANTITIES , STANDARDS AND UNITS |
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UNIT OF LENGTH |
1 |
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MECHANICS |
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WORK , POWER AND ENERGY |
2 |
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PROPERTIES OF MATTER |
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DENSITY |
1 |
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HEAT |
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TRANSFER OF HEAT |
1 |
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GRAVITATION |
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1 |
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WAVE MOTION |
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2 |
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SHM |
1 |
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ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION |
1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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LIGHT |
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2 |
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STATIC ELECTRICITY |
3 |
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CURRENT ELECTRICITY |
2 |
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ATOMIC PHYSICS |
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EMISSION OF RADIATION |
2 |
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NUCLEAR PHYSICS |
1 |
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1 |
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CHEMISTRY |
EVER DAY CHEMISTRY |
6 |
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1 |
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OXIDATION AND REDUCTION |
1 |
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CARBON AND ITS COMPOUND |
1 |
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DIAMOND |
1 |
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NITROGEN AND ITS COMPOUNDS |
1 |
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AMMONIA |
1 |
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ACIDS , BASES AND SALTS |
1 |
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METALS |
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ALLOYS |
1 |
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THERMODYNAMICS |
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ISOTOPES AND ISOBARS |
1 |
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STRUCTURE OF THE ATOM |
1 |
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NUCLEAR RECTION AND ATOMIC ENERGY |
1 |
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INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY |
1 |
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CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISMS |
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CLASSIFICATION OF ANIMAL KINGDOM |
1 |
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BIOLOGY |
NUTRITION |
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1 |
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ENZYMES |
1 |
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PLANT NUTRITION ( PHOTOSYNTHESIS) |
1 |
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ANIMAL NUTRITION |
1 |
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GENETIC - THE SCIENCE OF HEREDITY |
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BLOOD |
1 |
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BLOOD GROUP INHERITANCE |
1 |
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HUMAN DISEASES AND DIFENSE MECHANISAM |
1 |
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1 |
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ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY |
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ECOSYSTEM |
1 |
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POLLUTION |
1 |
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SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS |
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2 |
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HISTORY |
ANCIENT INDIA |
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JAINISM AND BUDDHISM |
2 |
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BOOKS AND AUTHORS |
1 |
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MEDIAVEL INDIA |
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1 |
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BOOKS AND AUTHORS |
1 |
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MODERN INDIA |
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BRITISH POLICIES AND ADMINISTRATION |
1 |
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INDIAN NATIONAL ARMY |
1 |
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GEOGRAPHY |
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THE EARTH ANDS ITS POSITION IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM |
4 |
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1 |
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THE ATMOSPHERE |
3 |
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THE LITHOSPHERE |
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VOLCANIC ACTIVITY |
1 |
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ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY |
1 |
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NATURAL VEGETATION |
1 |
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INDIAN GEOGRAPHY |
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PHYSIOGRAPHY |
2 |
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CLIMATE |
1 |
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DRAINAGE |
2 |
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INDUSTRIES |
1 |
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TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS |
1 |
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SETTLEMENTS |
1 |
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INDIAN POLITY |
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CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT |
2 |
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SCHEDULES OF THE CONSTITUTRION |
1 |
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FRAMING OF CONSTITUTION |
1 |
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THE PARLIAMENT |
1 |
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JUDICIARY |
|
1 |
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FINANCE COMMISSION |
1 |
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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS |
1 |
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INDIAN ECONOMY |
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CENSUS AND POPULATION |
2 |
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PUBLIC FINANCE AND FISCAL POLICY |
1 |
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1 |
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CURRENT EVENTS |
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COMMITTEE |
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1 |
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BUDGET |
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1 |
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PERSON |
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1 |
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SPORTS |
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1 |
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TOTAL |
100 |