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Karnataka, a state in southwestern India, is celebrated for its rich cultural heritage, natural beauty, and robust economy. As the eighth... largest state in India, Karnataka is a land where ancient history meets modern innovation. The state is a cultural treasure trove, featuring UNESCO World Heritage sites like Hampi and the intricate temples of Belur and Halebidu. Bengaluru, the capital, epitomizes this blend of tradition and modernity, earning its title as the "Silicon Valley of India" due to its global IT influence.
Agriculture, industry, biotechnology, and tourism all contribute to Karnataka's economic strength. The state's diverse landscapes, including the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea coastline, add to its allure with stunning natural features like Jog Falls and lush, biodiverse ecosystems. Karnataka is also renowned for its innovative agriculture, particularly as India's leading coffee producer, and as the "Cradle of Indian Banking" with its roots in Mangalore.
Culturally, Karnataka boasts Kannada, one of the world's oldest languages, and is home to the world’s largest monolith statue of Lord Gomateshwara in Shravanabelagola, a key Jain pilgrimage site. With its vibrant mix of tradition, modernity, and natural splendor, Karnataka offers a unique and enriching experience to all who visit or live there.
The Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) is the recruiting board in charge of conducting examinations and choosing applicants for various government posts in Karnataka. KPSC, which was established on May 18, 1951, plays an important role in ensuring that the state administration runs smoothly. The commission, headquartered in Udyog Souda, Bengaluru, is led by a chairman, currently Mr. Shivashankarappa S. Sahukar, and supported by a secretary, an examination controller, and other members. KPSC has grown to be one of the most popular examinations in the state, attracting thousands of candidates each year. To qualify for the KPSC test, individuals must fulfil particular eligibility requirements like as age, educational credentials, and nationality. The minimum age to appear is 21, with varying upper age limits based on social categories, allowing certain relaxations for OBC, SC/ST, and other reserved categories. A graduate degree from a recognized university is mandatory for all candidates, though those in their final year of study or medical students completing their internships may also apply. The KPSC also requires candidates to be Indian citizens, with proficiency in the Kannada language being a key requirement, especially for non-Karnataka residents and NRIs.
The KPSC examination procedure is rigorous and separated into three stages: preliminary, mains, and personality test or interview. The Preliminary exam consists of two papers with multiple-choice questions, but the Mains test is more comprehensive, with seven descriptive papers. The interview is the final step, in which applicants' cognitive ability, social awareness, and knowledge of current events are evaluated. The whole selection process is designed to discover the best qualified and skilled candidates to work in Karnataka's public service.
The syllabus for KPSC exams covers a wide range of topics, from history, culture, and geography to science, technology, and ethics. It is essential for candidates to thoroughly prepare using recommended resources, including textbooks, mock tests, and previous year's papers. Staying updated on current affairs is also crucial, as these topics are heavily featured in the exams.
In addition to the examination process, KPSC also determines the salary structure for various posts, which varies depending on the position. For example, an Industrial Extension Officer's salary ranges from Rs 33,450 to Rs 62,600, while a Junior Engineer earns between Rs 33,450 and Rs 62,600. KPSC officials are eligible to a variety of perks in addition to their wages, including health insurance, paid time off, and chances for professional development. Overall, the KPSC exam is a gateway to a stable and prestigious career in the Karnataka government, attracting thousands of aspirants who diligently prepare to secure their positions.
We have a scientific approach of setting our papers where syllabus is optimally divided, questions are asked on basic and application based level, and current affairs are inbuilt in the questions. A proportionate weightage is given to including difficult to easy questions based on the past year questions. This will help aspirants to understand their weaknesses and strengths. This also allows students to improve their scoring ability in the Prelims Test.
(Total Tests-190) (Sectional Tests + Karnataka Specific + Current Affairs + FLTs + CSAT) | |||
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INCLUSIONS IN KPSC PRELIMS TEST SERIES | |||
Serial No. | Subject | Total No. of Tests | Total No. of Questions |
1 | Ancient History Test | 15 | 15*50=750 |
2 | Medieval History Test | 6 | 6*50=300 |
3 | Modern History Test | 19 | 19*50=950 |
4 | Indian Geography Test | 25 | 25*50=1250 |
5 | World Geography Test | 16 | 16*50=800 |
6 | Indian Polity Test | 30 | 30*50=1500 |
7 | Indian Economy Test | 15 | 15*50=750 |
8 | Environment & Ecology Test | 12 | 12*50=600 |
9 | General Science (Physics) Test | 10 | 10*50=500 |
10 | General Science (Chemistry) Test | 8 | 8*50=400 |
11 | General Science (Biology) Test | 14 | 14*50=700 |
12 | KARNATAKA Specific | 5 | 5*50=250 |
13 | Current Affairs | 5 | 5*50=250 |
12 | GS FLT | 5 | 5*100=500 |
13 | CSAT | 5 | 5*100=500 |
Total | 190 | 10000 |
Test | Test Name | Syllabus |
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01 | Ancient History Test 1 |
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02 | Ancient History Test 2 |
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03 | Ancient History Test 3 |
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04 | Ancient History Test 4 |
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05 | Ancient History Test 5 |
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06 | Ancient History Test 6 |
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07 | Ancient History Test 7 |
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08 | Ancient History Test 8 |
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09 | Ancient History Test 9 |
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10 | Ancient History Test 10 |
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11 | Ancient History Test 11 |
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12 | Ancient History Test 12 |
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13 | Ancient History Test 13 |
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14 | Ancient History Test 14 |
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15 | Ancient History Test 15 |
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16 | Medieval History Test 1 |
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17 | Medieval History Test 2 |
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18 | Medieval History Test 3 |
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19 | Medieval History Test 4 |
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20 | Medieval History Test 5 |
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21 | Medieval History Test 6 |
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22 | Modern History Test 1 |
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23 | Modern History Test 2 |
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24 | Modern History Test 3 |
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25 | Modern History Test 4 |
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26 | Modern History Test 5 |
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27 | Modern History Test 6 |
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28 | Modern History Test 7 |
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29 | Modern History Test 8 |
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30 | Modern History Test 9 |
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31 | Modern History Test 10 |
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32 | Modern History Test 11 |
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33 | Modern History Test 12 |
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34 | Modern History Test 13 |
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35 | Modern History Test 14 |
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36 | Modern History Test 15 |
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37 | Modern History Test 16 |
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38 | Modern History Test 17 |
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39 | Modern History Test 18 |
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40 | Modern History Test 19 |
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41 | Indian Geography Test 1 |
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42 | Indian Geography Test 2 |
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43 | Indian Geography Test 3 |
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44 | Indian Geography Test 4 |
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45 | Indian Geography Test 5 |
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46 | Indian Geography Test 6 |
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47 | Indian Geography Test 7 |
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48 | Indian Geography Test 8 |
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49 | Indian Geography Test 9 |
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50 | Indian Geography Test 10 |
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51 | Indian Geography Test 11 |
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52 | Indian Geography Test 12 |
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53 | Indian Geography Test 13 |
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54 | Indian Geography Test 14 |
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55 | Indian Geography Test 15 |
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56 | Indian Geography Test 16 |
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57 | Indian Geography Test 17 |
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58 | Indian Geography Test 18 |
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59 | Indian Geography Test 19 |
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60 | Indian Geography Test 20 |
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61 | Indian Geography Test 21 |
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62 | Indian Geography Test 22 |
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63 | Indian Geography Test 23 |
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64 | Indian Geography Test 24 |
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65 | Indian Geography Test 25 |
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66 | World Geography Test 26 |
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67 | World Geography Test 27 |
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68 | World Geography Test 28 |
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69 | World Geography Test 29 |
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70 | World Geography Test 70 |
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71 | World Geography Test 31 |
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72 | World Geography Test 32 |
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73 | World Geography Test 33 |
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74 | World Geography Test 34 |
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75 | World Geography Test 35 |
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76 | World Geography Test 36 |
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77 | World Geography Test 37 |
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78 | World Geography Test 38 |
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79 | World Geography Test 39 |
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80 | World Geography Test 40 |
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81 | World Geography Test 41 |
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82 | Indian Polity Test 1 |
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83 | Indian Polity Test 2 |
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84 | Indian Polity Test 3 |
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85 | Indian Polity Test 4 |
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86 | Indian Polity Test 5 |
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87 | Indian Polity Test 6 |
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88 | Indian Polity Test 7 |
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89 | Indian Polity Test 8 |
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90 | Indian Polity Test 9 |
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91 | Indian Polity Test 10 |
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92 | Indian Polity Test 11 |
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93 | Indian Polity Test 12 |
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94 | Indian Polity Test 13 |
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95 | Indian Polity Test 14 |
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96 | Indian Polity Test 15 |
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97 | Indian Polity Test 16 |
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98 | Indian Polity Test 17 |
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99 | Indian Polity Test 18 |
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100 | Indian Polity Test 19 |
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101 | Indian Polity Test 20 |
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102 | Indian Polity Test 21 |
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103 | Indian Polity Test 22 |
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104 | Indian Polity Test 23 |
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105 | Indian Polity Test 24 |
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106 | Indian Polity Test 25 |
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107 | Indian Polity Test 26 |
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108 | Indian Polity Test 27 |
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109 | Indian Polity Test 28 |
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110 | Indian Polity Test 29 |
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111 | Indian Polity Test 30 |
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112 | Indian Economy Test 1 |
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113 | Indian Economy Test 2 |
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114 | Indian Economy Test 3 |
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115 | Indian Economy Test 4 |
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116 | Indian Economy Test 5 |
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117 | Indian Economy Test 6 |
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118 | Indian Economy Test 7 |
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119 | Indian Economy Test 8 |
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120 | Indian Economy Test 9 |
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121 | Indian Economy Test 10 |
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122 | Indian Economy Test 11 |
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123 | Indian Economy Test 12 |
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124 | Indian Economy Test 13 |
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125 | Indian Economy Test 14 |
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126 | Indian Economy Test 15 |
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127 | Environment & Ecology Test 1 |
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128 | Environment & Ecology Test 2 |
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129 | Environment & Ecology Test 3 |
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130 | Environment & Ecology Test 4 |
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131 | Environment & Ecology Test 5 |
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132 | Environment & Ecology Test 6 |
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133 | Environment & Ecology Test 7 |
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134 | Environment & Ecology Test 8 |
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135 | Environment & Ecology Test 9 |
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136 | Environment & Ecology Test 10 |
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137 | Environment & Ecology Test 11 |
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138 | Environment & Ecology Test 12 |
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139 | General Science (Physics) Test 1 |
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140 | General Science (Physics) Test 2 |
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141 | General Science (Physics) Test 3 |
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142 | General Science (Physics) Test 4 |
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143 | General Science (Physics) Test 5 |
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144 | General Science (Physics) Test 6 |
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145 | General Science (Physics) Test 7 |
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146 | General Science (Physics) Test 8 |
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147 | General Science (Physics) Test 9 |
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148 | General Science (Physics) Test 10 |
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149 | General Science (Chemistry) Test 1 |
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150 | General Science (Chemistry) Test 2 |
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151 | General Science (Chemistry) Test 3 |
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152 | General Science (Chemistry) Test 4 |
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153 | General Science (Chemistry) Test 5 |
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154 | General Science (Chemistry) Test 6 |
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155 | General Science (Chemistry) Test 7 |
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156 | General Science (Chemistry) Test 8 |
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156 | General Science (Chemistry) Test 8 |
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157 | General Science (Biology) Test 1 |
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158 | General Science (Biology) Test 2 |
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159 | General Science (Biology) Test 3 |
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160 | General Science (Biology) Test 4 |
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161 | General Science (Biology) Test 5 |
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162 | General Science (Biology) Test 6 |
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163 | General Science (Biology) Test 7 |
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164 | General Science (Biology) Test 8 |
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165 | General Science (Biology) Test 9 |
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166 | General Science (Biology) Test 10 |
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167 | General Science (Biology) Test 11 |
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168 | General Science (Biology) Test 12 |
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169 | General Science (Biology) Test 13 |
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170 | General Science (Biology) Test 14 |
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171 | KARNATAKA Specific Test-1 | HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, POLITY, ECONOMY & OTHER IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF KARNATAKA |
172 | KARNATAKA Specific Test-2 | HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, POLITY, ECONOMY & OTHER IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF KARNATAKA |
173 | KARNATAKA Specific Test-3 | HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, POLITY, ECONOMY & OTHER IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF KARNATAKA |
174 | KARNATAKA Specific Test-4 | HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, POLITY, ECONOMY & OTHER IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF KARNATAKA |
175 | KARNATAKA Specific Test-5 | HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, POLITY, ECONOMY & OTHER IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF KARNATAKA |
176 | Current Affairs Test-1 |
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177 | Current Affairs Test-2 |
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178 | Current Affairs Test-3 |
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179 | Current Affairs Test-4 |
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180 | Current Affairs Test-5 |
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181 | GS FLT - 1 | FULL LENGTH TEST BASED ON COMPLETE GS SYLLABUS |
182 | GS FLT - 2 | FULL LENGTH TEST BASED ON COMPLETE GS SYLLABUS |
183 | GS FLT - 3 | FULL LENGTH TEST BASED ON COMPLETE GS SYLLABUS |
184 | GS FLT - 4 | FULL LENGTH TEST BASED ON COMPLETE GS SYLLABUS |
185 | GS FLT - 5 | FULL LENGTH TEST BASED ON COMPLETE GS SYLLABUS |
186 | CSAT - 1 | FULL LENGTH TEST BASED ON COMPLETE CSAT SYLLABUS |
187 | CSAT - 2 | FULL LENGTH TEST BASED ON COMPLETE CSAT SYLLABUS |
188 | CSAT - 3 | FULL LENGTH TEST BASED ON COMPLETE CSAT SYLLABUS |
189 | CSAT - 4 | FULL LENGTH TEST BASED ON COMPLETE CSAT SYLLABUS |
190 | CSAT - 5 | FULL LENGTH TEST BASED ON COMPLETE CSAT SYLLABUS |