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1. The quorum to constitute a meeting of either house of Parliament is
a) one-third of the total number of members of that houseb) one-third of the total number of members presentc) one-tenth of the total number of members of that housed) one-tenth of the total number of members present
2. From which of the following are the words ‘Satyameva Jayate’ inscribed in our national emblem taken?
a) Mahabharata b) Mundaka Upanishadc) Kathopanishad d) Ramayana
3. Which of the following defines a free-port?
a) allows duty-free importsb) does not have any customs checkingc) allows free entry to goods from some specified countriesd) allows free entry to goods which are to be re-exported
4. Which of the following deals with economic offences?
a) MISA b) NSA c) TADA d) COFEPOSA
5. Which princess stayed with Shahjahan when he passed his last days as a prisoner?
a) Jahanara b) Roshanarac) Zaibunnisa d) Mumtaz Mahal
6. In which year was the Mughal dynasty in India founded?
a) 1526 b) 1536 c) 1546 d) 15567. Where was the first session of Indian National Congress held?
a) Bombay b) Delhi c) Calcutta d) Madras
8. Which of the following contributes largely to the green-house gas effect?
a) ozone b) carbon dioxidec) carbon monoxide d) water vapour
9. Which one of the following is a high-yielding variety of wheat?
a) Kalyansona b) Hira c) Moti d) Jaya
10. Which of the following type of soils is very hard to cultivate?
a) red b) alluvialc) black d) sandy
11. Which one of the following is not a green house gas?
a) methane b) carbon dioxidec) nitrous oxide d) chlorofluorocarbons
12. Which of the following is not a product of vehicular pollution?
a) sulphur dioxide b) carbon monoxidec) hydrogen peroxide d) hydro carbons
13. Which of the following is the largest asteroid discovered so far?
a) Chiron b) Ceresc) Pulsars d) Ranger
14. The 2001 Nobel Prize for literature was won by an Indian writer. Who is s/he?
a) Salman Rushdie b) VS Naipaulc) Arundhati Roy d) Vijay Tendulkar
15. Who became the acting Prime Minister after the death of Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964?
a) Morarji Desai b) Gulzarilal Nandac) Indira Gandhi d) BP Sinha
16. The Third Indo-Pak war erupted ina) 1965 b) 1967 c) 1970 d) 1971
17. Name the Italian revolutionary whose leadership led to the unification of Italy?
a) Giuseppe Garibaldi b) Benito Mussolinic) Otto von Bismarck d) Oliver Cromwell
18. Name the Italian painter who was the first to prepare a model of a helicopter?
a) Pablo Picasso b) Vincent Van Goghc) Leonardo da Vinci d) Raphael
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19. Who is the inventor of the Telegraphic code?
a) Alexander Graham Bell b) Thomas Alva Edisonc) Samuel Morse d) JL Baird
20. Who is the author of the book, ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’?
a) Lyman Baum b) DH Lawrencec) Oscar Wilde d) O Henry
21. Who is the creator of the fictional character ‘Sherlock Holmes’?
a) Joseph Conrad b) Rudyard Kiplingc) James Joyce d) Arthur Conan Doyle
22. Which of the following gases is used to extinguish fire?
a) nitrogen b) carbon dioxidec) carbon monoxide d) ethane
23. What is the chemical symbol for gold?
a) Ag b) Au c) Ge d) Hg24. Where is the headquarters of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)?
a) Jakarta b) Manila c) Bangkok d) Taipei
25. Where is the headquarters of the Interpol?
a) Paris b) New York c) London d) Lyons
1. one-tenth of the total number of members of that house2. Mundaka Upanishad 3. allows duty-free imports4. COFEPOSA 5. Jahanara 6. 15267. Bombay 8. carbon dioxide 9. Kalyansona10. Red 11. nitrous oxide 12. hydrogen peroxide13. Ceres 14. VS Naipaul 15. Gulzarilal Nanda16. 1971 17. Giuseppe Garibaldi 18. Leonardo da Vinci19. Samuel Morse 20. Oscar Wilde21. Arthur Conan Doyle 22. carbon dioxide 23. Au24. Jakarta 25. Lyons
1. The study of old age, its phenomena and disease is known as
a) dactylography b) genecologyc) ornithology d) gerontology
2. Who among the following is the author of the famous of book ‘Crossing the Threshold of Hope’?
a) Mother Teresa b) Nelson Mandelac) Bishop Tutu d) None of these
3. Suva is the capital of which of the following countries?
a) S Africa b) Fijic) Canada d) West Indies
4. Optic fibers are mainly used for which of the following?
a) communication b) musical instrumentsc) weaving d) food industry
5. The Khajuraho temples were built by the kings of which dynasty?
a) Chalukya b) Chandelac) Cholas d) Palas
6. Which of the following gases is not known as greenhouse gas?
a) methane b) carbon dioxidec) nitrous oxide d) hydrogen
7. A formal evaluation of an individual’s or company’s credit history and capability of repaying obligations is known as
a) amortization b) credit ratingc) cash credit d) current ratio
8. Kandla, situated on the Gulf of Kachch, is well known for which of the following?
a) ship breaking industry b) traditional art centrec) export processing zone d) cutting and polishing of diamonds
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9. What do you call a person’s fear of today’s technology?
a) Anglophobia b) Cyberphobiac) Claustrophobia d) Agoraphobia
10. Pandit Jasraj has established his reputation in which of the following fields?
a) Music b) Literature c) Art d) Philosophy
11. Tehri Hydro Power Complex is built on which of the following rivers?
a) Yamuna b) Gangac) Gomati d) Bhagirathi
12. What is tetracycline? a) an anti-plague drug b) a preservativec) a pest killer d) air purifier
13. Lala Lajpat Rai was assaulted by the British during
a) the first war of independenceb) the civil disobedience movementc) the salt satyagrahad) the protest against Simon commission
14. The first war of independence began on 10th May, 1857 at
a) Jhansi b) Surat c) Meerut d) Pune
15. The partition of Bengal took place in
a) 1856 b) 1885 c) 1905 d) 191416. Who was the Prime Minister of Britain at the time of India’s independence?
a) Winston Churchill b) Clement Atleec) Ramsay Macdonald d) Lord Mountbatten
17. The Indian National Congress was founded by
a) Motilal Nehru b) Mahatma Gandhic) Dadabhai Naoroji d) AO Hume
18. Which of the following high courts has jurisdiction over more than one state?
a) Delhi b) Allahabad c) Patna d) Guwahati
19. Our Constitution describes India as a
a) a federation b) a quassi-federal formc) a union of states d) a council of states
20. The youngest mountain range in the world is
a) Alps b) Andes c) Aravallis d) Himalayas
21. At what temperature is the reading same in both Centigrade and Fahrenheit scales?
a) 98 degree Celsius b) 40 degree Celsiusc) -40 degree Celsius d) 100 degree Celsius
22. Which of the following is the largest producer of copper?
a) Australia b) Malaysia c) South Africa d) Chile
23. Which line separates Afghanistan from India?
a) Macmohan Line b) Durand Linec) Radcliff Line d) Panchsheel Line
24. Mark the odd one outa) Ganga b) Yamuna c) Beas d) Godavari
25. The Parliament of Japan is known asa) Diet b) Nippon c) Senate d) Key
1. gerontology 2. None of these 3. Fiji4. Communication 5. Chandela 6. nitrous oxide
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7. current ratio 8. export processing zone9. Cyberphobia 10. Music 11. Bhagirathi12. an anti-plague drug 13. the protest against Simon commission14. Meerut 15. 1905 16. Clement Atlee 17. AO Hume18. Guwahati 19. a union of states 20. Himalayas
1. Confucianism arose during the reign of
a) Han Dynasty b) Chou Dynastyc) Shang Dynasty d) Chin dynasty
2. Which one of the following civilizations was the first to introduce a system of selecting public officials on the basis of education and competitive examination?
a) Chinese civilization b) Roman civilization c) Aryan civilization d) Greek civilization
3. Khajuraho is ina) Madhya Pradesh b) Maharashtrac) Orissa d) Uttar Pradesh
4. The rock-cut temple of Kailashnath is situated at
a) Ajanta b) Ellora c) Elephanta d) Mamallapuram
5. Sanskrit was the official language during the reign of
a) Mauryas b) Sakas c) Guptas d) Chalukyas
6. The disintegration of the Mughal Empire led to the formation of an independent Kingdom of Deccan. Its capital was at
a) Mysore b) Bangalore c) Hyderabad d) Vijayawada
7. Which of the following cities was leased to Francis Day by the ruler of Chandragiri? The city later became a metropolitan city.
a) Bangalore b) Chennaic) Cochin d) Mysore
8. The famous Nataraja Temple where Shiva is worshipped as the Lord of Dance is in
a) Rameshwaram b) Suchindramc) Shankaran Koil d) Chidambaram
9. Under which dynasty did the construction of the Great Wall of China start?
a) Chou b) Han c) Chin d) Sui
10. The Treaty of Srirangapatnam was signed between Tipu Sultan and
a) Clive b) Dalhousie c) Cornwallis d) Wellesley
11. Who demarcated the line which divides India and Pakistan?
a) Sir Cyril Radcliffe b) Sir Mortimer Durandc) Sir Henry McMohan d) Lord Mountbatten
12. Bhakra Dam is built across the rivera) Sutlej b) Ravi c) Jhelum d) Chenab
13. The headquarters of UNESCO is ata) Geneva b) Rome c) Paris d) Montreal
14. The permanent Secretariat of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is situated at
a) Colombo b) Delhi c) Dhaka d) Kathmandu
15. Tetanus is caused bya) Fungus b) Virus c) Bacteria d) Insects
16. Light year is a unit ofa) intensity of light b) distance
c) time d) planetary motion
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17. The Manas sanctuary is located ata) Bihar b) Kerala c) Assam d) Gujarat
18. Which one of the following is not a nuclear state?
a) United Kingdom b) France c) Germany d) China
19. All of the following are units of electrical measurements, except
a) Angstrom b) Coulomb c) Ohm d) Siemen
20. All of the following noble gases are present in the atmosphere, except
a) Argon b) Helium c) Radon d) Xenon
21. Which among the following is not a feature of a developing economy?
a) high rate of population growthb) high rate of capital formationc) high rate of unemploymentd) widespread poverty
22. Who was the Chairman of the first official Language Commission constituted by the President in 1955?
a) KM Munshi b) BG Kherc) MC Chhagla d) Humayun Kabir
23. Which of the following cities are situated on the banks of the river ‘Tigris’?
a) Sharjah b) Baghdad c) Dubai d) London
24. What is the difference between Indian Standard Time and Greenwich Mean Time?
a) 6: 30 hours b) 6 hours c) 5: 30 hours d) 5 hours
25. What type of soil is typical of tropical regions which receive heavy rainfall?
a) black or regur b) lateriticc) alluvial d) none of these
1. Han Dynasty 2. Chinese civilization 3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Elephanta 5. Guptas 6. Hyderabad 7. Chennai8. Chidambaram 9. Chin 10. Cornwallis 11. Sir Cyril Radcliffe12. Sutlej 13. Paris 14. Kathmandu 15. Bacteria 16. distance17. Assam 18. Germany19. Angstrom 20. Radon 21. high rate of capital formation22. BG Kher 23. Baghdad 24. 5: 30 hours 25. Lateritic
1. Which one of the following species is capable of seeing objects both in the front and the behind?
a) deer b) monkey c) cat d) cuckoo e) owl
2. Which one of the following will cause blindness on consumption?
a) glycerin b) kerosene c) vinegard) methyl benzene e) methyl alcohol
3. In electric bulb the gas used isa) Nitrogen b) Hydrogen c) Oxygend) Inert gas e) None of these
4. Pak Strait separatesa) India and Pakistan b) India and Burmac) India and Sri Lanka d) India and Afghanistane) Pakistan and Afghanistan
5. What is the Japanese art of flower arrangement called?
a) Ikebota b) Ikebana c) Origami d) Bonsai e) Ikefasa
6. ‘I have no doubt that a day would come when the family of cosmonauts is joined by a citizen of Republic of India.’ Whose words were these?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru b) Vikram Sarabhaic) Satish Dhawan d) VR Rao e) Yuri Gagarin
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7. Which country’s Legislature or Parliament is called Storting?
a) Sweden b) Norway c) Denmarkd) Poland e) Switzerland
8. Who said ‘Our religion is ‘Don’t touch me. I am holy’?
a) Annie Besant b) Raja Ram Mohan Royc) Mahatma Gandhi d) Swami Vivekanandae) Dr BR Ambedkar
9. ‘Give us good mothers and I shall give you a good nation.’ Who said this?
a) Mahatma Gandhi b) Napoleonc) Winston Churchill d) Abraham Lincoln e) Hitler
10. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some to be chewed and digested. Who said this?
a) Ruskin Bond b) Bertrand Russell c) Francis Bacon d) Bernard Shaw e) William Shakespeare
11. White House is the official residence of the US President. Whose official residence is called the Elysee Palace?
a) North Korean President b) South Korean Presidentc) Vietnamese President d) French Presidente) None of these
12. What are Blue Dwarfs and Red Giants?
a) Pygmies and the Caucasiansb) Young stars and old starsc) Old stars and young starsd) Native and hybrid varieties of milch cattlee) Short term and long term crops in wheat
13. Which one of the following is known as the ‘Land of the Thunder Dragon?’
a) Nepal b) Tibet c) Bhutand) Myanmar e) Afghanistan
14. The enzyme pepsin convertsa) Carbohydrates to sugars b) Proteins and amino acidsc) Proteins and peptonesd) Fats of fatty acids glycerole) none of these
15. General Dyer, who was responsible for the Jallianwalla Bagh massacre, was shot dead by
a) Hasrat Mohani b) Sohan Singh Bhaknec) Udham Singh d) VVS Iyer e) Har Kishen Tikhde
16. Which of the following is the capital of Bulgaria?
a) Sofia b) Danube c) Rio de Janeriod) Belgrade e) none of these
17. Who asserted that ‘the end will justify the means’?
a) Adolf Hitler b) Ronald Reagan c) Machiavellid) Subhash Chandra Bose e) Stalin
18. At what temperature the readings in the Centigrade and the Fahrenheit thermometers will be exactly same?
a) 40 degrees b) 0 degree c) minus 40 degreesd) 32 degrees e) none of these
19. Which of the following is not an aluminium company?
a) BALCO b) INDAL c) HINDALCOd) NELCO e) None of these
20. The highest fraction of Indian labour force is employed in the
a) Agricultural industries b) Cultivation and agriculturec) Household sector d) Others e) Manufacturing
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21. Rediffusion is a a) Courier company b) A seed germinating companyc) An ad agency d) An art school e) A form of art
22. Which country has the highest number of cell phone users?
a) India b) USA c) China d) Russia e) Brazil
23. Dove, the beauty soap, is marketed in India by
a) P&G b) HLL c) Lakme d) Godrej e) Wipro
24. Who among the following is not a Magsasay Award winner?
a) Vinoba Bhave b) Rajiv Gandhic) Kiran Bedi d) Ela Bhatt e) none of these
25. CTBT is a term associated witha) Nuclear weapons b) Central taxesc) Trade sanctions d) International terrorism
1. deer 2. methyl alcohol 3. Nitrogen 4. India and Sri Lanka5. Ikebana 6. Vikram Sarabhai 7. Norway 8. Swami Vivekananda9. Napoleon 10. Francis Bacon 11. French President12. Young stars and old stars 13. Bhutan 14. Proteins and peptones 15. Udham Singh 16. Sofia17. Machiavelli 18. minus 40 degrees 19. NELCO20. Cultivation and agriculture 21. An ad agency22. China 23. P&G 24. Rajiv Gandhi 25. Nuclear weapons
1. The violent and tropical cyclones in China and Japan are known as
a) Hurricanes b) Tornadoes c) Typhoons d) Willy-willies
2. Ornithology is the study ofa) snakes b) ornaments c) precious gems d) birds
3. The mode of propagation of heat from the sun to earth is
a) conduction b) convection alonec) radiation alone d) convection and radiation
4. An electric motor is used to convert a) electrical energy into mechanical energyb) mechanical energy into kinetic energyc) mechanical energy into electrical energyd) higher voltage to lower voltage
5. One micron is equal to a) 10-6m b) 10-5 m c) 10-4 m d) 10-3 m
6. The time at any point on the earth’s surface calculated when the sun reaches its highest position in the sky is known as
a) local time b) sidereal timec) solar time d) standard time
7. A traveler is thirsty in a desert at 15 degree E and 25 degree S. The desert in the question is
a) Kalahari b) Patagoniac) Sahara d) Mohave
8. Which one of the following is a cold water current?
a) Canary current b) Caribbean Currentc) Guinea Current d) Kuro-shio Current
9. Which one of the following is not a sea port?
a) Cairo b) Dublin c) Lisbond) Rotterdam
10. Which one of the following is a land-locked country?
a) Albania b) Bulgaria c) Hungary d) Romania
11. Which one of the following terms is used for the region of low atmospheric pressure?
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a) anticyclone b) cyclonec) hurricane d) thunderstorm
12. Who among the following is associated with the concept of Civil Disobedience?
a) Voltaire b) Thomas Painec) HD Thoreau d) Thomas Hobbes
3. Who wrote ‘Das Capital’? a) Engel b) Lenin c) Karl Marx d) Adam Smith
14. Who among the following was a proponent of the Rights of Man?
a) Voltaire b) Thomas Painec) HD Thoreau d) Thomas Hobbes
15. Who chaired the Constituent Assembly set up to prepare a draft on the Constitution of free India?
a) Dr Rajendra Prasad b) Dr BR Ambedkarc) Jawaharlal Nehru d) C Rajagopalachari
16. Who was the first Indian to enter the Indian Civil Service?
a) Satyendra Nath Tagore b) CC Desaic) SN Banerjee d) Subash Chandra Bose
17. The Vedic god Purandara was the same as
a) Varuna b) Indra c) Yama d) Rudra
18. Who were the first Europeans in modern times to enter into trade relations with India?
a) Dutch b) Portuguese c) French d) British
19. The two basic values of a constitutional government are
a) stability and liberty b) liberty and equalityc) equality and fraternity d) stability and justice
20. To be appointed as Advocate General of the State, the person should possess qualifications necessary for appointment as
a) a judge of the Supreme Courtb) a judge of the High Courtc) a state governor d) chief minister of the state
21. State governors hold officea) during good behaviourb) during the pleasure of the Chief Ministerc) During the Pleasure of the Presidentd) For a fixed and unalterable term
22. Hay fever and Asthma belong to the category of
a) deficiency diseases b) degenerative diseasesc) hormonal diseases d) allergies
23. Which of the following is an element?
a) silica b) Magnesia c) Glass d) Graphite
24. Which of the following legislatures is universally acclaimed as the ‘Mother of Parliaments’?
a) Congress of the United States b) British Parliamentc) Federal Assembly of Switzerlandd) Canadian parliament
25. The function of a catalyst in a reaction is to
a) decrease the rate of the reactionb) increase the rate of the reactionc) increase the pressure of the reactantsd) decrease the pressure of the reactants
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1. Typhoons 2. Birds 3. radiation alone4. mechanical energy into electrical energy 5. 10-6m6. local time 7. Kalahari 8. Kuro-shio Current 9. Cairo10. Albania 11. Anticyclone 12. HD Thoreau 13. Karl Marx14. Thomas Paine 15. Dr Rajendra Prasad 16. SN Banerjee17. Indra 18. Portuguese 19. stability and justice20. a judge of the High Court 21. During the Pleasure of the President 22. Allergies 23. Graphite24. British Parliament 25. increase the rate of the reaction
1. Which of the following techniques can be used to establish the paternity of a child?a) Protein analysis b) Chromosome countingc) DNA finger printing d) Quantitative analysis of DNA
2. What are the arteries supplying blood to the heart called?a) carotid arteries b) hepatic arteries c) coronary arteries d) pulmonary arteries3. How much is the recommended daily intake of protein for a moderately active woman?
a) 30 g b) 37 g c) 40 g d) 46 g
4. Which of the following best defines the substance called antigen?
a) it lowers body temperatureb) it destroys harmful bacteriac) it triggers the immune systemd) it is used an antidote to poison
5. Which of the following is affected by Leukemia?
a) bone marrow b) brainc) lymph node d) blood cells
6. Which one of the following endocrine glands can function independent of the pituitary gland?
a) thyroid b) gonads c) adrenals d) parathyroid
7. Which religion was given the greatest patronage by the Guptas?
a) Hinduism b) Buddhism c) Jainism d) Islam
8. During whose reign did Fahien, the Chinese traveler, visit India?
a) Chandra Gupta II b) Ashokac) Harshavardhana d) Kanishka
9. Which religion was practiced by Chandra Gupta Maurya?
a) Hinduism b) Buddhism c) Jainism d) Islam
10. Who was the founder of the Gupta dynasty?
a) Chandra Gupta b) Samudra Guptac) Chandra Gupta II d) Skanda Gupta
11. During whose reign did the great Sanskrit poet Kalidasa flourish?
a) Chandra Gupta II b) Ashokac) Samudra Gupta d) Chandra Gupta Maurya
12. Which of the following is not a function of the Election Commission?
a) preparation of electoral rollsb) allotment of election symbolsc) selection of candidatesd) recognition of political parties
13. Which of the following is not a statutory body?
a) Election Commission b) Finance Commissionc) Planning Commission d) UPSC
14. How is the disagreement between the two Houses of Indian parliament finally resolved?
a) by a joint session of the two Houses
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b) by the meditation of Presidentc) By a joint committee of the two Houses for the purpose of Mediationd) By the mediation of the Prime Minister
15. Which article of the constitution cannot be amended by a simple majority in both Houses of the Parliament?
a) Article 15 b) Article 17 c) Article 23 d) Article 27
16. What is the age of retirement of a Judge of a High Court in India?
a) 55 years b) 60 years c) 62 years d) 65 years
17. Which one of the following is not a principal organ of the UN?
a) General Assembly b) Security Councilc) WHO d) Trusteeship Council
18. The UN General Assembly meeting is usually held in
a) March b) May c) July d) September
19. Where is the headquarters of the World Bank?
a) New York b) London c) Washington DC d) Paris
20. Where is the headquarters of the UN Security Council?
a) New York b) San Franciscoc) Washington DC d) Paris
21. Where is the headquarters of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)?
a) Jakarta b) Manila c) Bangkok d) Taipei
22. Who is the only sister of Kauravas in Hindu mythology?
a) Mundodari b) Dussalac) Subhadra d) Shurpanakha
23. What are the tropical cyclones of Bay of Bengal usually called?
a) Hurricanes b) Typhoonsc) Depressions d) Tornadoes
24. River Indravati is a tributary ofa) Godavari b) Krishna c) Cauvery d) Ganga
25. Which one of the following rivers flows through Gujarat and Maharashtra?
a) Godavari b) Mahi c) Tapti d) Sabarmati
Answers1. Quantitative analysis of DNA 2. coronary arteries3. 46 g 4. it destroys harmful bacteria 5. bone marrow6. parathyroid 7. Hinduism 8. Chandra Gupta II 9. Jainism10. Chandra Gupta 11. Chandra Gupta II 12. selection of candidates 13. Planning Commission14. by a joint session of the two Houses 15. Article 1516. 62 years 17. WHO 18. September 19. Washington DC20. New York 21. Jakarta 22. Dussala 23. Depressions24. Godavari 25. Tapti
1. The words ‘Satyameva Jayate’ inscribed in the State Emblem of India are taken from
a) Upanishads b) Aranyakas b) Sama Veda d) Rig Veda2. Whose court did Kalidasa, the great Sanskrit poet adorn?a) Chandra Gupta II b) Kumar Gupta c) Sundra Gupta d) Ashoka
3. Who was the founder of Magadh Empire?
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a) Bindusar b) Ajathashatru c) Bimbisar d) Udaya
4. Who among the following leaders died as a result of injuries sustained during a protest demonstration against Simon Commission?a) BG Tilak b) GK Gokhale c) Dadabai Naoroji d) Lala Lajpat Rai
5. Who founded the city of Amritsar?a) Maharaja Ranjith Singh b) Guru Ram Das c) Guru Gobind Singh d) Guru Teg Bahadur
6. Who designed the famous assault rifle AK – 47?a) Paul Harris b) Mikhail Kalashnikov c) Gary Kirsten d) Kenneth Kaunda
7. The principle of ‘Blood and Iron’ is associated with which world leader?a) Winston Churchill b) Otto Von Bismarck c) Stalin d) Hitler
8. Who among the Indian prime Minister raised the slogan ‘Jai Jawan Jai Kisan’?a) Indira Gandhi b) Lal Bahadur Shastri c) Jawaharlal Nehru d) Rajiv Gandhi
9. Who was the first chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission of India?a) Vikram Sarabhai b) Homi J Bhaba c) Kasturirangan d) Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar
10. The concept of Public Interest Litigation originated ina) United Kingdom b) Australia c) Canada d) USA
11. Which of the following was considered by Ambedkar as ‘the heart and soul of constitution’?a) Freedom of speech b) right to equality c) right to constitutional remedies d) right to freedom of religion
12. Panchsheel was enunciated ina) 1952 b) 1954 c) 1956 d) 195813. Who was the permanent chairman of the Constituent Assembly?a) BR Ambedkar b) Dr Rajendra Prasad c) Sardar Vallabhai Patel d) Lord Mountbatten
14. Who appoints the judges of the Supreme Court and High Court?a) Prime Minister b) Law Minister c) President d) Speaker of Lok Sabha
15. In India, the largest number of newspapers are published ina) Hindi b) English c) Telugu d)Urdu
16. The Indian Institute of Science is located ata) Mumbai b) Delhi c) Chennai d) Bangalore
17. What is the name of India’s first research station set up in Antarctica?a) Dakshin Gangotri b) Maitree c) Ramnotri d) None of these
18. Which of the following bank was conducting transactions on behalf of British Government till 1935?a) Reserve Bank of India b) Imperial Bank of India c) Hindustan Bank d) None of these
19. Which of the following is the highest peak in undisputed Indian Territory?a) Kanchenjunga b) Nanga Parbat c) Mount Everest d) Nanda Devi
20. Which one of the following is not a sea port?a) Kochi b) Paradeep c) Rameshwaram d) Vishakhapatnam
21. Which of the following is an inland drainage area?
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a) Chilka Region b) Sambhar area c) Rann of Kutch d) Mansarovar lake
22. What is the forest type found in Sunderbans?a) Mangrove b) tropical deciduous c) tropical evergreen d) temperate coniferous
23. Who is the goddess of love in Greek Mythology?a) Artemis b) Aphrodite c) Hera d) Athena
24. Who was the first Asian to become the Secretary General of the UN?a) Trygve Lie b) Dag Hammarskjold c) U Thant d) Dr Kurt Waldheim
25. Who is the only Indian tennis player to reach the semifinal of Wimbledon tennis singles?a) Vijay Amritraj b) Leander Paes c) Ramanathan Krishnan d) Mahesh Bhupati
26. Who was the first winner of the Booker Prize?a) William Golding b) PH Newby c) JM Coetzee d) Peter Carey
27. Who among the following writers refused the Nobel Prize for Literature?a) Winston Churchill b) Tony Morisson c) Jean Paul Sartre d) Rene Sully Prudhomme
28. When did UNICEF win the Nobel Peace Prize?a) 1965 b) 1959 c) 1969 d) 1975
29. What are the arteries supplying blood to the heart called?a) Carotid arteries b) hepatic arteries c) coronary arteries d) pulmonary arteries
30. Which of the following accomplishes the transfer of genetic
information from one generation to the next?a) X-chromosome b) Y-chromosome c) DNA d) RNA
Answers1. Upanishads 2. Chandra Gupta II 3. Bimbisar4. Lala Lajpat Rai 5. Guru Ram Das 6. Mikhail Kalashnikov7. Otto Von Bismarck 8. Lal Bahadur Shastri9. Homi J Bhaba 10. United Kingdom11. right to constitutional remedies 12. 195413. Dr Rajendra Prasad 14. President 15. Hindi16. Bangalore 17. Dakshin Gangotri 18. Imperial Bank of India19. Nanga Parbat 20. Rameshwaram 21. Rann of Kutch22. Mangrove 23. Aphrodite 24. U Thant25. Ramanathan Krishnan 26. PH Newby 27. Jean Paul Sartre28. 1965 29. coronary arteries 30. DNA1. The length of India’s coastline is
a) 5000 km b) 5500 km c) 7500 km d) 5800 km
2. Which Indian state stands first in the production of coffee?
a) Karnataka b) Tamil Naduc) Kerala d) Andhra Pradesh
3. In India, the South-West Monsoon lasts between
a) January to May b) March to Augustc) June to September d) June to August
4. Which country is the world’s largest producer of Mica?
a) Russia b) USA c) India d) France
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5. India shares its borders with how many countries?
a) 4 b) 5 c) 6 d) 7
6. Which of the following countries is the biggest producer of cotton in the world?
a) Russia b) USA c) Egypt d) China
7. The Renaissance originated ina) England b) Germany c) Italy d) Holland
8. What is the term of the non-permanent members of the UN Security Council?
a) One year b) Two yearsc) Three years d) Six months
9. Where is the headquarters of the United Nations Organization?
a) Geneva b) The Hague c) New York d) Paris
10. Who started the Sarvodaya Movement?
a) Mahatma Gandhi b) Jayaprakash Narayanc) Jawaharlal Nehru d) Vinoba Bhave
11. Who presides over a meeting of the Lok Sabha?
a) speaker b) Vice-presidentc) Prime Minister d) President
12. World Environment Day is observed on
a) June 5 b) September 7c) October 8 d) February 10
13. Which one of the following is not a Fundamental Right guaranteed by our constitution?
a) Right against exploitation b) Right to speakc) Right to equality d) Right to property
14. Kuki tribes inhabit which of the following states?
a) Manipur b) Arunachal Pradeshc) Tamil Nadu d) Nagaland
15. Who wrote the book the Origin of Species?
a) Charles Dickens b) Charles Darwinc) Charles Wald d) None of these
16. The first Earth Summit was held ata) Washington b) Rio-de-Janeiroc) Geneva d) Buenos Aires
17. Kuchipudi dance originated ina) Orissa b) Keralac) Andhra Pradesh d) Karnataka
18. Who discovered the Law of Gravitation?
a) Isaac Newton b) Pavlovc) Einstein d) Rutherford
19. The Temples of Khajuraho were built by
a) Chandelas b) Pallavasc) Chalukyas d) Qutubuddin
20. CRISIL Rating AAA indicatesa) High safety of a long-term debtb) Highest safety of medium-term debtc) Highest safety of short-term debtd) Highest safety of long-term debt
21. Which of the following items would not appear in a company’s balance sheet?
a) Total issued capital b) Cash held at the bank
c) Value of raw material stock d) Revenue from sales
22. How many National Waterways are there in India?
a) 3 b) 5 c) 7 d) 9
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23. OTIS is a brand name ofa) software b) shoesc) lifts and elevators d) chemicals and paints
24. Ferozabad in UP is famous for itsa) leather industry b) glass industryc) rubber industry d) cotton industry
25. The minimum number of directors in a private limited company is
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 7Answers1. 7500 km 2. Karnataka 3. June to September4. India 5. 6 6. China 7. Italy 8. Two years 9. New York10. Vinoba Bhave 11. Speaker 12. June 5 13. Right to property 14. Nagaland 15. Charles Darwin16. Rio-de-Janeiro 17. Andhra Pradesh 18. Isaac Newton19. Chandelas 20. Highest safety of long-term debt21. Total issued capital 22. 9 23. lifts and elevators24. glass industry 25. 3
1. The term stagflation is used to describe
a) inflation with growth b) inflation with recessionc) deflation with growth d) deflation with recession
2. Pick the odd one out from the following:
a) NSE b) BSE c) DSE d) SEBI
3. When demand is inelastic, an increase in the price of a commodity would cause the total expenditure of the consumers to
a) increase b) decrease
c) first increase and then decrease
4. Good will is aa) washing asset b) intangible assetc) fictitious asset d) current asset
5. When customs duty is levied according to the value of goods, it is called
a) revenue duty b) excise dutyc) specific duty d) ad valorem duty
6. Elasticity of demand indicatesa) change in quantity demandedb) rate of change in quantity demandedc) change in income d) change in prices
7. Sundarlal Bahuguna is associated with which of the following?
a) Chipko Movement b) Literacy missionc) Bhoodan movement d) Leprosy eradication
8. The soil best suited for cotton cultivation is
a) red soil b) laterite soil c) black soil d) desert soil
9. The term hydroponics is used to refer to
a) sound propagation under waterb) cultivation of plants in waterc) a water-borne diseased) under-water electronic devices
10. The Capital of Finland isa) Vienna b) Budapest c) Helsinki d) Canberra
11. The Planning Commission was set up by the
a) Parliament
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b) Joint decision of the Union government and the States c) Government of India d) President
12. The Planning Commission was set up in
a) 1947 b) 1950 c) 1956 d) 1971
13. The largest island in the world isa) England b) Greenlandc) New Zealand d) Australia
14. Wimbledon is a place associated with
a) cricket b) footballc) lawn tennis d) table tennis
15. Which one of the following states has a literacy rate lower than the national average?
a) Kerala b) West Bengal c) Bihar d) Karnataka
16. Deficit financing creates additional paper currency to fill up the gap between expenditure and revenue. This device aims at economic development. But if it fails, it generates
a) deflation b) de-monetizationc) devaluation d) inflation
17. Which Indian state stands first in the production of Zinc?
a) Andhra Pradesh b) Maharashtrac) Bihar d) Rajasthan
18. Which element present in the human diet is considered a major cause of heart diseases?
a) proteins b) carbohydratesc) sodium d) cholesterol
19. The Capital of Australia isa) Sydney b) Canberra c) Melbourne
20. A narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water is called
a) Oasis b) Strait c) Isthmus d) Bay
21. Who won the F1 German Grand Prix in 2008?
a) Kimi Raikkonen b) Lewis Hamiltonc) Felipe Massa d) Fernando Alonso
22. Who won the Tour de France 2008 cycling championship?
a) Carlos Sastre b) Cadel Evansc) Bernhard Kohl d) Denis Menchov
23. Who was recently conferred with the 'Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Reconciliation and Peace-2008?
a) Desmond Tito b) Nelson Mandelac) Somnath Chatterjee d) Aung San Suu Ki
24. Which country will play host to the 15th SAARC Summit?
a) Sri Lanka b) Indiac) Pakistan d) Bangladesh
25. Which one of the following countries was admitted as the eighth member of SAARC in 2007?
a) Afghanistan b) Pakistan c) Nepal d) Maldives
Answers1. inflation with recession 2. SEBI 3.
Increase 4. intangible asset 5. ad valorem duty 6. rate of change in quantity demanded 7. Chipko Movement 8. black soil 9. cultivation of plants in water 10. Helsinki 11. Government of India 12. 1950 13. Greenland 14. lawn tennis 15. Bihar
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16. Inflation 17. Rajasthan 18. cholesterol 19. Canberra 20. Strait 21. Lewis Hamilton 22. Carlos Sastre 23. Nelson Mandela 24. Sri Lanka 25. Afghanistan
Which is the. metal used in Aircrafts ?TitaniumThe best conductor of electricity SilverThe Process of coating of Iron with ZincGalvanizationThe membrane that covers the lungs PleuraThe instrument used for RBC counting Haemocyato MeterThe cell organ that helps in the synthesis of proteins Ribosome .Which gland is called 'The chemical factory of the body'?LiverThe red coloured pigment of blood, which accepts oxygen HemoglobinTiger belongs to the family of CatA substance that radiates light when heated is called IncandescentFishes breath throughGillsIn onion food is stored in the form of ?CelluloseWhich is known as the "prince of species" ?VanillaWhich is the first hormone prepared by' genetic engineering? .InsulinTachometer is a device used to measure Revolutions per minute'Which chemicals used to remove acidity in stomach? Magnesium hydroxide. Pure water is obtained from seawater by the process called DistillationThe unit used to measure the energy in
food Caloriewho prepared soda water for the first time?Joseph PriestlyWhich is ,the important Carbohydrate present in plants?StarchWhich was the first metal made by man?CopperTibia bone is present in which part of our body LegContact lenses are made from?Polymethyl Methacrylate
Name the lens used to correct Astigmatism Cylindrical lensWhich is known as animal starch Glycogen'Which is the edible portion of a mango?MesocarpWhich is the heaviest of the solar system? .The SunDevelopment of an egg without fertilization is calledParthenogenesisThe acid present in VinegarAcetic acidLeptospira the Pathogen, causing ?Wails diseaseA substance poisonous to an organism is called ToxinWhich is the most common mineral ?SilicaName of the ester present in Orange Octyl acetate
1. The first effective vaccine against polio was prepared by Jonas E. Salk.2. World AIDS day is observed on December 1 3. Television was started in the year 1959.4. Where is the national Environment
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Engineering Research Institute located ?Nagpur.5. National Science day is observed on 28th February to commemorateThe day of declaration of Raman effect.6. The science dealing with the study of the heart and its diseases is known as cardiology.7. When was the first Atomic Energy Commission set up in India?August10, 19488. India conducted the first nuclear explosion in the yearMay 18, 1974.9. What does the abbreviation ANERT stand for Agency for non-conventional Energy and Rural Technology
10. The scientist who discovered that the earth revolves round the sunCopernicus.11. ECG is an instrument used in the study of Heart.12. Ecology is the branch of science which deals with Balance of Nature 13. The district in which the central root research institute is situated.Thiruvananthapuram14. Rainbow is caused due to Refraction and dispersion .15. What is the full form of LPG?Liquified Petroleum Gas. 16. Leaves are green due to the presence of Chlorophyll.17. What drug does tobacco contain Nicotine.18. What does talcum power consists ofMagnesium silicate.19. The main consistent of gobar gasMethane. 20. A gland known as the gland of emergencyAdrenal gland.
21. The largest flower in the world?Rafflesia22. The smallest bone in the human body?Stapes.23. The colouring substance present in bile Bilirubin.24. The hormones helps to ripen fruits.Ethylene.25. Milk is an example of suspension.26. Which sector in India uses coal in maximum quantity?Thermal plants.27. Who discovered Natural Radioactivity?Henry Becquerel28. The acid present in orangescitric acid29. The density of water is maximum in 4 degree Centigrade.30. The material used in the manufacture of lead pencilsgraphite.31. Which bird found in New Zealand is uable to fly and has hair instead of feathers and a very long beakKiwi.32. Who found out Radio Activity?Henry Becquerel33.The instrument which is used for measuring blood pressure?Spygmomanometer34.What is always contained in amalgams?Mercury35.Decimel system of number originated in:India36.Father of cloning:Dr.IanWilmut37.According to WHO, the disease which causes the death of the largest number of people today is:Tuberculosis38.Hydrogen Bomb is based on:Nuclear fusion
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39. Liquefied Petroleum Gas consists of mainly:Methane, Butane and Propane40.Diamond is the purest form ofCrystalline rock41.The exact copy of a written or printed message is transmitted to distant places through a device attached to a telephone. What is it called?Fax42.The energy possessed by the water collected in the reservoir of a damPotential Energy43.Bleaching powder is produced by passing chlorine over this substance:Solid slaked lime44.The most important raw material for generation of power in India:Coal45.Maximum yield of milk is obtained from ----variety of cowsRed Sindhi46.Deforestation causes the following:Drought,flood and soil erosion47.The most abundant substance on earth is :Water48.The unit of power is:Watt49.The world famous mineral region in India:Chotanagpur50.The gas which causes acid rain industrial area:Sulphurdioxide
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