Q.1
Who is the athlete who set the maximum number (6) of the world records in span
of 45 minutes?
Ans.
Carl Lewis.
Q.2
which of the following gases is present under pressure in soft drinks?
Ans.
Carbon dioxide.
Q.3
Who is the goal-keeper who played in five Football World Cup tournaments?
Ans.
Antonio Carbajal.
Q.4
Typhoid fever is caused by:-
Ans.
Bacteria.
Q.5
which of the following rivers flow in Germany?
Ans.
Danube
Q.6
The presence of a lion in the forest is essential in order to?
Ans.
Save the pastures from being overgrazed.
Q.7
The West to east extension of the Himalayas is from?
Ans.
Indus gorge to Dihang gorge.
Q.8
Where is the Bandipur National Park?
Ans.
Karnataka.
Q.9
Most of the devastating earth-quakes are usually caused by
Ans.
Collision of earth plates.
Q.10
Which one of the following has the highest wind velocity?
Ans.
Tornado.
The
substance which does not expand on going from liquid state to solid state is?
Ans.
Type metal.
Q.12
A person standing on a railway platform
listens to the whistles of arriving and departing trains. The whistle heard is
Ans.
Of higher pitch when train arrives.
Q.13
George Bernard Shaw, the great dramatist, was
Ans.
An Irishman.
Q.14
Holography is a technique of
Ans.
Recording a permanent three dimensional photograph of a given single colour or
a multicolour
Q.15
The Bahmani kingdom was founded by?
Ans.
Alauddin Hasan.
Q.16
The Dilwara temple at Mount Abu in Rajasthan were built by the followers of?
Ans.
Jainism
Q.17
In the third Battle of Panipat, the Marathas were defeated by
Ans.
The Afghans
Q.18
Sati was prohibited by?
Ans.
Lord William Bentinck.
Q.19
What amidst the following is not true of the general electoral roll prepared
through the agency of the Election Commission? It is to be used for elections
to the?
Ans. Legislative Counsils of the States where
these exist.
Q.
20 Which of the following categories of citizens of the prescribed age may be registered as a voter?
Ans.Non-resident
citizens.
What
is ‘Barak’?
Ans.
A ship-based missile system.
Q.
Who is the latest ‘Bharat Ratna’ awardee among the following who had performed
at the historic function at the Red Fort on the 15th August, 1947?
Ans.
Ustad Bismillah Khan.
Q.
Who is the Chairperson of the United Nations Human Rights Committee?
Ans.
Mrs. Marry Robinson.
Q.
What is “NMD”?
Ans.
National Meteorological Department.
Q.
Under which Act/Policy was the BIFR established?
Ans.
Sick Industrial Companies Act.
Q.The
theory of distribution relates to which of the following?
Ans.
Equality in the distribution of the Income and wealth.
Q.
If an industry is characterised by economies of scale then?
Ans.
Long run unit costs of production decreases as the quantity the firm produces
increases.
Q.
Say’s Law of Market holds that ?
Ans.
supply creates its own demand.
Q.
Movement along the same demand curve is known as?
Ans.
Increase and Decrease of demand.
Q.
Speed of wind is measured by?
Ans.
anemometer.
Q.
which one is not a non-conventional energy source?
Ans.
Nuclear energy.
Q.
Which of the following blood group is a universal recipients?
Ans.
AB
Q.
Where are the ‘Todas’ found?
Ans.
Tamil Nadu.
Q.
A special type of well in which water rises automatically under the pressure of
a column of water to the ground surface through a hole is known as?
Ans.
Geyser.
Q.
The soil water which is of the greatest importance to the plant life is?
Ans.
Gravitational water.
Q.
Which of the following oceans has the shape of the English alphabet S?
Ans.
Atlantic ocean.
Q.
Rod shaped bacteria is called?
Ans.
Bacillus.
Q.
The Montreal Protocol 1987 refers to?
Ans.
saving the ozone layer from destruction by reducing the use of CFCs
Q.
The colour of loamy soil is?
Ans.
Yellowish brown.
Q.
The animal which has become extinct recently in India happens to be:
Ans.
Wooly wolf
Q.
The production of Onion is highest in ?
Ans.
Maharashtra.
Q.
All the progeny obtained from a single plant by vegetative propagation are
called?
Ans.
Pedigree line.
Q.
The maximum permissible gap between two sessions of the Parliament is:
Ans.
6 Months.
Q.
The system of judicial review originated in?
Ans.
U.S.A
Q.
Right to vote is mentioned in the parts of the Constitutional relating to?
Ans.
Election
Q.
A law can be enacted, or executive order issued, even contrary to Article 19,
during proclamation of emergency?
Ans.
caused by war or external aggression.
Q.
Boyle’s Law holds good for any gas at?
Ans.
Low temperature and high pressure.
Q.
An ice block with a piece of lead embedded in it floats in water. If ice melts
the water level:
Ans.
Remains same.
Q.
The velocity of heat radiation in vacuum is?
Ans.
Equal to that of light
Q.
Trade winds are due to?
Ans.
Convection.
Q.
What inspired the paintings of Ajanta?
Ans.
Compassionate Buddha
Q.
The Jawahar Tunnel, the largest in India is located in?
Ans.
Jammu & Kashmir
Q.
Ozone-hole in the atmosphere is largely caused by the presence of?
Ans.
Chloro-floro-carbon
Q.
What is USP in marketing field?
Ans.
Universal standards of production
Q.
What is the maximum amount of investment in the shares of debentures of
notified companies like the ICICI, the IDBI etc. That will entitle a rebate in
income tax up to 20% of the amount invested?
Ans.
Rs. 80000
Q.
Which authority recommends the principles governing the grants-in-aid of the
revenues of the states out of the Consolidated fund of India?
Ans.
Finance commission
Q.
RBI does not transact the business of which of the following state governments?
Ans.
Jammu & Kashmir
Q.
What is the longest mountain range in the world above sea level?
Ans.
Himalayas.
Q.
Which of the following rivers makes an estuary?
Ans.
Mahanadi.
Q.
The term Roaring forties is related to the?
Ans.
Westerlies.
Q.
Which of the following non-members of Parliament has the right to address it?
Ans.
Attorney General of India.
Q.
The Preamble of the Indian Constitution was for the first time amended by the?
Ans.
42nd Amendment
Q.
Who regulates the slots where the geosynchronous satellites should be placed ?
Ans.
International Telecommunication Union.
Q.
What is the implication of the Central Government granting “Special Status”to a
State?
Ans.
Substantially large percent age of the central assistance will be as
grants-in-ad and The extent of loan as a percentage of total assistance will be
low.
Q
What is Sponge?
Ans.
An animal.
Q.
The radio-active element used in heart pacemakers is?
Ans.
Uranium
Q.
The chemical that is used in making artificial rain is?
Ans.
Silver nitrite.
Q.
The element which is commonly used in nuclear for producing electricity by nuclear
fission is?
Ans.
Uranium
Q.
Which of the following blood groups may be present in the children of a couple
having blood groups A and B, respectively?
Ans.
A,B and AB
Q.
The writer who refused the Novel Prize for literature was?
Ans.
Boris Pasternak
Q.
Le Corbusier, the architecture of Chandigarh was a national of?
Ans.
France.
Q.
Alberuni came to India with?
Ans.
Mahmud of Ghazni
Q.
Who among the following decides if a particular Bill is a Money bill or not?
Ans.
Speaker of Lok Sabha
Q.
The Trade Union Affiliated with the Congress Party is?
Ans.
Indian National Trade Union Congress.
Q.
The following article of the Indian Constitution abolished the practice of
untouchability?
Ans.
Article 17
Q.
One of the following is an odd combination. Which is that?
Ans.
(a) Fascism—Dictatorship
(b) Individual – State control
(C) IBRD--Loans
Q.
The Simon Commission was formed to review?
Ans.
a constitution of India.
Q.
The Upper House of the Legislature is more powerful than the Lower house in?
Ans.
Britain.
Q.
Where did Aurangzeb die?
Ans.
Aurangabad
Q.
Where are the mortal remains of St. Francis Xavier housed?
Ans.
Basilica of Bom Jesus. Velha (Goa).
Q.
Who was the first Calipha?
Ans.
Abu Bakar.
Q.
who among the following was the first to invade India?
Ans.
a). Xerxes b). Alexander c). Darius-I d). Seleucus
Q. Which of the following diseases is caused by
a virus?
Ans.
Polimyletis
Q.
Which of the following is known as Vitamin B1 ?
Ans.
Thiamin
Q.
Which of the following is true?
Ans. DNA is the genetic
material in most of the organism.(√)
RNA is the genetic material in most
viruses and bacteria.
DNA is the genetic material in all
the viruses
RNA is the genetic material in all
the viruses
Q.
Pathogenic bacteria secrete?
Ans.
Antigens
Q.
Table salt gets moist during rainy season because?
Ans.
sodium chloride contains hygroscopic impurities like magnesium chloride
Q.
A tax is characterised by horizontal equity if its liability is?
Ans.
proportional to the income of tax payers
Q.
What a leasing company provide?
Ans.
Machinery and capital equipment on hire.
Q.
When too much money is chasing too few goods, the situation is?
Ans.
Inflation
Q.
When there is a change in demand leading to a shift of the Demand Curve to the
right, at the same price as before, the quantity demanded will?
Ans.
Increase
Q
. The income elasticity of demand being greater than once, the commodity must
be?
Ans.
a luxury
Q.
‘Marginal efficiency of capital’is?
Ans.
expected rate of return on new investment.
Q.
Buoyancy of a tax is defined as?
Ans.
increase in tax revenue/increase in tax base
Q.
Which of the following is used as a lubricant in heavy machines?
Ans.
Graphite.
Q.
The plastic material commonly used for making gear wheels is?
Ans.
Polystyrene.
Q. The anode in a dry cell consists of?
Ans.
Cadmium
Q.
Which of the following is used to iodise common salf?
Ans.
Sodium iodide.
Q.
Ultra violet radiations of the Sun do not reach the earth because, earth’s
atmosphere is surrounded by?
Ans.
Ozone.
Q.
Which state has the lowest area under forests?
Ans.
Haryana.
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