Protein is not available in which of the following?

Q. Protein is not available in which of the following?
  1 Meat
  2 Milk
  3 Rice
  4 Pulse
    Ans:3 

Q. Lever functions on which of the following principles?
  1 Crank-shaft
  2 Joining rod
  3 Crank pin
  4 Cross head
    Ans:1 

Q. What would be the expenditure in 30 days at the rate of 50 paise per unit, if a bulb of 100 W is used five hours per day?
  1 Rs. 10.50
  2 Rs. 8.50
  3 Rs. 7.50
  4 Rs. 9.50
    Ans:3 

Q. What is the frequency of the receiver?
  1 488 kHz
  2 445 kHz
  3 455 kHz
  4 456 kHz
    Ans:4 

Q. A diode....
  1 Functions only in one direction
  2 Functions in both the directions
  3 Does not function at all
  4 It gets damaged, when voltage is applied
    Ans:1 

Q. What is the unit of electrical energy?
  1 Ampere
  2 Volt
  3 Watt
  4 Kilowatt-hour
    Ans:4 

Q. How will a red flower appear, if it is seen through a green glass?
  1 Red
  2 Brown
  3 White
  4 Green
    Ans:2 

Q. Which of the following is the universal gate?
  1 NAND-Gate
  2 OR-Gate
  3 AND-Gate
  4 NOT-Gate
    Ans:1 

Q. Who had demarcated the border-line between India and Pakistan?
  1 McMohan
  2 Lord Durand
  3 Redcliffe
  4 None of these
    Ans:3 

Q. Who had appointed the first Prime Minister of India?
  1 Lord Mountbatten
  2 C. Rajgopalachari
  3 President of India
  4 None of these
    Ans:1

The northernmost limit of India is -

Q. When the load is above ....., a synchronous motor is found to be more economical.
  1 2 KW
  2 20 KW
  3 50 KW
  4 100 KW
    Ans:3 

Q. The northernmost limit of India is -
  1 36º 4´ N latitude
  2 37º 8´ N latitude
  3 37º 6´ N latitude
  4 36º 12´ N latitude
    Ans:3 

Q. An automatic toaster is a... loop control system.
  1 Open
  2 Closed
  3 Partially closed
  4 None of the above
    Ans:1 

Q. In case of gas turbines, the gaseous fuel consumption guarantees are based on -
  1 High heat value
  2 Low heat value
  3 Net calorific value
  4 Middle heat value
    Ans:3 

Q. In higher pair, the relative motion is -
  1 Purely turning
  2 Purely sliding
  3 Purely rotary
  4 Combination of sliding and turning
    Ans:4 

Q. In resistance heating, highest working temperature is obtained from heating elements made of...
  1 Nickel and copper
  2 Nichrome
  3 Silicon carbide
  4 Silver
    Ans:2 

Q. Among the following statement which is the false?
  1 Only minority impurities are added in a junction diode
  2 Higher temperature increases the leakage current of diode
  3 A simple zener diode works when connected between anode to cathode
  4 Zener is mostly used in voltage regulator
    Ans:1 

Q. Who of the following was not the acting President of India?
  1 V. V. Giri
  2 B. D. Jatti
  3 Hidayatullah
  4 Zakir Hussain
    Ans:4 

Q. The least populated State in India is -
  1 Goa
  2 Sikkim
  3 Manipur
  4 Arunachal Pradesh
    Ans:2 

Q. In steam turbine the action of steam is -
  1 Stable
  2 Dynamic
  3 Stable and dynamic
  4 Neither stable nor dynamic
    Ans:2

The length of the Indian Coastline is -

Q. The length of the Indian Coastline is -
  1 5000 km
  2 5500 km
  3 7516.6 km
  4 5800 km
    Ans:3 

Q. Which of the following states has the highest production of coffee in India?
  1 Karnataka
  2 Tamil Nadu
  3 Kerala
  4 Andhra Pradesh
    Ans:1 

Q. In amplitude modulation -
  1 Amplitude of the carrier is kept constant
  2 Change occurs in carrier frequency
  3 Amplitude is varied according to the instaneous value of modelling wave
  4 None of these
    Ans:3 

Q. While checked with a multimeter, an open resistor reads -
  1 Zero
  2 Infinite
  3 High but within tolerance.
  4 Low but not zero
    Ans:2 

Q. Pulley in a belt drive acts as - 
  1 Cylindrical pair
  2 Turning pair
  3 Rolling pair
  4 Sliding pair
    Ans:1 

Q. Minority carrier in P-type semiconductor is -
  1 Free electrons
  2 Free holes
  3 Holes and electrons both
  4 Holes minus electrons
    Ans:2 

Q. Which of the following can be used to control the speed of a D. C. motor?
  1 Thermistor
  2 Thyristor
  3 Thyratron
  4 Transistor
    Ans:2 

Q. Which one of the natural regions is known as the 'Bread Basket' of the world?
  1 The steppe region
  2 The mediterranean region
  3 The mansoon region
  4 The equatorial region
    Ans:1 

Q. To convert moving coil galvanometer into an ammeter, which of the following methods is used?
  1 Small resistance in series
  2 Small resistance in parallel
  3 High resistance in series
  4 High resistance in parallel
    Ans:2 

Q. The first summit of NAM was held at -
  1 Cairo
  2 Lusaka
  3 Belgrade
  4 New Delhi
    Ans:3

Which of the following is a source of Data?

Q. Which of the following is elements of Formulation of Research Problems -
  1 Research consumer
  2 Research consumer's objectives
  3 Alternative means of meet the objectives
  4 All of these
    Ans:4 

Q. Which of the following is a source of Data?
  1 Annual Reports
  2 Public Documents
  3 Filed Source
  4 All of these
    Ans:4 

Q. Which of the following is types of Research Design?
  1 Formulation of Research Design
  2 Descriptive Research Design
  3 Diagnostic Research Design
  4 All of these
    Ans:4 

Q. OTIS is a brand name of -
  1 Software
  2 Shoes
  3 Lifts and elevators
  4 Chemicals and paints
    Ans:3 

Q. Where is the headquarters of UNO?
  1 Geneva
  2 The Hague
  3 New York
  4 Paris
    Ans:3 

Q. Kuchipudi dance originated in - 
  1 Orissa
  2 Karnataka
  3 Kerala
  4 Andhra Pradesh
    Ans:4 

Q. The Temples at Khajuraho were build by -
  1 Chandelas
  2 Pallavas
  3 Chalukyas
  4 Qutubuddin
    Ans:1 

Q. The Sarvodaya Movement was started by -
  1 Mahatma Gandhi
  2 Jayprakash Narayan
  3 Vinoba Bhave
  4 Datta Dharmodhikari
    Ans:3 

Q. Who presides over the meeting of Lok Sabha?
  1 Speaker
  2 Vice - President
  3 Prime Minister
  4 President
    Ans:1 

Q. The Bodo language is spoken in which of the following States?
  1 Mizoram
  2 Tamil Nadu
  3 Assam
  4 Arunachal Pradesh
    Ans:3

Which is India's largest Private Sector Bank?

Q. Which is India's largest Private Sector Bank?
  1 HDFC
  2 ICICI
  3 UTI
  4 IDBI
    Ans:2 

Q. Which company is the world's biggest automaker?
  1 Toyota
  2 Gereral Motors
  3 Ford
  4 Suzuki
    Ans:2 

Q. Who finally approves the draft five-year plans?
  1 Prime Minister
  2 Planning Commission
  3 President
  4 National Development Council
    Ans:2 

Q. EURO is a -
  1 Currency
  2 City
  3 Group
  4 River
    Ans:1 

Q. VAT is -
  1 Value Added Tax
  2 Value Added Temple
  3 Value Assets Total
  4 None of these
    Ans:1 

Q. Which of the following is used in semi-conductors?
  1 Aluminium
  2 Copper
  3 Silicon
  4 None of these
    Ans:3 

Q. The blue colour of the clear sky is due to - 
  1 Diffraction of light
  2 Dispersion of light
  3 Reflection of light
  4 Refraction of light
    Ans:2 

Q. Which is the basic assumption of case study?
  1 Underlying Unity of Human Behaviours
  2 Observation
  3 Data
  4 Necessity
    Ans:1 

Q. Observation is based on -
  1 Human Senses
  2 Purposive
  3 Deliberate
  4 All of these
    Ans:4 

Q. What is correct about the sample?
  1 A sample as the name implies, is a smaller represantration of a larger whole
  2 Sampling is the selection of certain percentage of a group of items according to a pre-determined plan
  3 A statistical sample is a cross section of the entire group
  4 All of these
    Ans:4

WAN means -

Q. WAN means -
  1 Wide Area Network
  2 Wine Area Network
  3 Woll Area Network
  4 Wide Allen Network
    Ans:1 

Q. MAN is a -
  1 Cost
  2 Company
  3 Network
  4 Country
    Ans:3 

Q. 'Town' is related to village in the same way as Urban is related to -
  1 Rural
  2 Semi-Urban
  3 Metropolis
  4 City
    Ans:1 

Q. Tiger woods is a -
  1 Golfer
  2 Leader
  3 Bank
  4 Company
    Ans:1 

Q. Which one of the following is full form of ICC?
  1 International Cricket Council
  2 Indian Cricket Council
  3 International Cost Camp
  4 Indian Coast Cup
    Ans:1 

Q. Sigma is a term of - 
  1 Accounting
  2 Maths
  3 Science
  4 Arts
    Ans:2 

Q. Which of the following yields the largest revenue in the Central Budget?
  1 Excise Duty
  2 Sales Tax
  3 Income Tax
  4 None of these
    Ans:1 

Q. Black Soil is best suited for -
  1 Tea
  2 Rice
  3 Cotton
  4 Coffee
    Ans:3 

Q. Which State of India has the highest population density?
  1 UP
  2 Kerala
  3 West Bengal
  4 Bihar
    Ans:3 

Q. With which game is Bully associated?
  1 Cricket
  2 Football
  3 Golf
  4 Hockey
    Ans:4

'Rosatom' is the atomic energy agency of -

Q. Which of th following jails where hundredws of freedom fighters spent their time, recently completed its 100 years?
  1 Naini Jail
  2 Tihar Jail
  3 Alipore Jail
  4 Cellular jail
    Ans:4 

Q. 'Rosatom' is the atomic energy agency of -
  1 Canada
  2 France
  3 Britain
  4 Germany
    Ans:4 

Q. The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry in his announcement of Foreign Trade Policy for 2006-07 set a target to take the foreign trade to the level of US $ -
  1 100 billion
  2 120 billion
  3 500 million
  4 1000 million
    Ans:2 

Q. Mr. Matti Vanhanen whose name waw in the news recently is the -
  1 President of Estonia
  2 Prime Minister of Estonia
  3 President of Finaland
  4 Prime Minister of Finland
    Ans:4 

Q. Mr. N. Gopalaswami is the new -
  1 Cabinet Secretary, Government of India
  2 Foreign Secretary, Governmnet of India
  3 Chief Election Commissioner
  4 Attorney General of India
    Ans:3 

Q. Who amongst the following is the author of the book 'Red'?
  1 Irwin Allan Sealy
  2 Suketu Mehta
  3 C. Raja Mohan
  4 M. J. Akbar
    Ans:1 

Q. Which of the following states has become the first in India where HIV/AIDS Testing is mandatory before marriatge?
  1 Maharashtra
  2 Delhi
  3 West Bengal
  4 Goa
    Ans:4 

Q. Who amongst the following has alunched a new venture named 'blogeverywhere.com'?
  1 Bill Gates
  2 Narayan Murthy
  3 Azim Premji
  4 Sabeer Bhatia
    Ans:4 

Q. The 19th Commonwealth Games will be held in 2010 in -
  1 Jaipur
  2 Kolkata
  3 New Delhi
  4 Mumbai
    Ans:3 

Q. The Liberhan Commission was set up to give its report on which of the following issues?
  1 Demolition of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya
  2 Godhra Rail Kand
  3 Bomb Blasts in Mumbai in 1993
  4 Bofors Gun Deal
    Ans:1

Which of the following trophies/cups is associated with the game of Golf?

Q. Which of the following trophies/cups is associated with the game of Golf?
  1 Iran Cup
  2 Panmavati Trophy
  3 Topolino Trophy
  4 None of These
    Ans:3 

Q. Who amongst the following is the author of the book' colours of the rainbow'?
  1 A. V. Kamath
  2 Anita Nayyar
  3 Pritish Nandy
  4 Ranjita Biswas
    Ans:4 

Q. Magasaysay Awards are NOT given in which of the following categories?
  1 Literature
  2 Peace and International Understanding
  3 Music
  4 Public Service
    Ans:3 

Q. Which of the following countries is likely to become the member of the European Union as formal negotiations for the same started recently?
  1 Turkey
  2 India
  3 China
  4 None of these
    Ans:4 

Q. Which of the foolowing terms is associated with the game of Football?
  1 Scissor Kick
  2 Follow on
  3 Slice
  4 Short Corner
    Ans:1 

Q. Who amonst the following is the author of the book 'Freedom from Fear'?
  1 Nelson Mandela
  2 Aung San Suukyi
  3 Taslima Nasreen
  4 Benazir Bhutto
    Ans:2 

Q. Vyas Sanman is given for excellence in the field of -
  1 Music
  2 Literature
  3 Social Service
  4 Sports
    Ans:2 

Q. Guantanamo Bay' which has been in news in recent past is a detention cell located in -
  1 Russia
  2 Germany
  3 USA
  4 Iraq
    Ans:3 

Q. M. S. Dhoni is the first wicket-keeper to make two centuries in One-Day International Cricket in India. he made these centuries while playing against -
  1 Sri Lanka and Pakistan
  2 Pakistan and Bangladesh
  3 Bangladesh and New Zealand
  4 Australia and Sri Lanka
    Ans:1 

Q. The Government of India is planning to open Rail Link between Sealdah to Devpura. Devpura is locatd in -
  1 Nepal
  2 Bangladesh
  3 Bhutan
  4 Pakistan
    Ans:2

Which one of the following allotropes of carbon is used for cutting and drilling?

Q. Setting up of which one of the following is not stated in the Constitution of India?
  1 Planning Comission
  2 Finance Comission
  3 Election Comission
  4 Union Public Service Comission
    Ans:1 

Q. With reference to the Indian Freedom Struggle, which one of the following events occurred earliest?
  1 Surat Split
  2 Lucknow Pact
  3 Rowlatt Satyagraha
  4 Communal Award
    Ans:1 

Q. Which one of the following allotropes of carbon is used for cutting and drilling?
  1 Diamond
  2 Graphite
  3 Activated carbon
  4 Carbon black
    Ans:1 

Q. During the Indian freedom Struggle, who of the following founded the Parthana Samaj?
  1 Atmaram Pandurang
  2 Gopal Hari Deshmukh
  3 Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
  4 Keshab Chandra Sen
    Ans:1 

Q. Which factor influenced Ghandhi's ideas on Indian Culture most?
  1 Brief in the fundamentals of ancient culture.
  2 Influenced by western ideas
  3 'Sermon on the Mount'
  4 Tolstoy's idea
    Ans:1 

Q. Which one of the following is not a constituent of stainless steel?
  1 Chromium
  2 Carbon
  3 Nickel
  4 Tin
    Ans:4 

Q. Cylindrical lens is used by a person suffering from:
  1 Astigmatism
  2 Myopia
  3 Hypermetropia
  4 Presbyopia
    Ans:1 

Q. With reference to the climate of India, the Western disturbances originate over which one of the following?
  1 Arabian Sea
  2 Baltic Sea
  3 Caspian Sea
  4 Mediterranean Sea
    Ans:1 

Q. What is the mode of nutrition of mushroom?
  1 Photosynnthetic
  2 Chemosynthetic
  3 Parasitic
  4 Saprophytic
    Ans:4 

Q. Which one of the following rivers orginates near Mahabaleshwar?
  1 Godavari
  2 Krishna
  3 Kaveri
  4 Tapi
    Ans:2

Who among the following taught the doctrine of 'Shunyata'?

Q. 'Asian Drama', by gunnar Karl Myrdal, is a book on which of the following subjects?
  1 Theatre Movements in asia
  2 Economics
  3 International Politics
  4 Look East Policy of India
    Ans:2 

Q. Who has been the only Lok Sabha Speaker to have become the President of India?
  1 Gyani Zail Singh
  2 V. V. Giri
  3 Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
  4 K. R. Narayanan
    Ans:3 

Q. During the Civil Disobedience Movement, who led the 'Red Shirts' of North-Western India?
  1 Abdul Kalam Azad
  2 Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
  3 Mohammad Ali Jinnah
  4 Shaukat Ali
    Ans:2 

Q. In which Session of the Congress was the resolution passed stating that "there should be equality before law irrespective of caste, creed or sex"?
  1 Calcutta Session, 1906
  2 Lucknow Session, 1916
  3 Lahore Session, 1929
  4 Karachi Session, 1931
    Ans:4 

Q. A Money Bill in the Parliament can be introduced only with the recomendations of the:
  1 President of India
  2 Union Cabinet
  3 Speaker of the Lok Sabha
  4 Union Finance Minister
    Ans:1 

Q. Who among the following taught the doctrine of 'Shunyata'?
  1 Nagarjuna
  2 Shankaracharya
  3 Harisena
  4 Vallabhacharya
    Ans:1 

Q. How many States of India border Myanmar?
  1 Two
  2 Three
  3 Four
  4 Five
    Ans:3 

Q. In which of the following States is the Nanga Parbat peak located?
  1 Sikkim
  2 Himachal Pradesh
  3 Jammu and Kashmir
  4 Uttaranchal
    Ans:3 

Q. What may cause a person's ears to get hurt during take-off or landing of an aircraft?
  1 Stretching of the tympanic membrane
  2 Damage to the middle ear ossicles
  3 Increased impulses to the cochlea
  4 Vibrations in the bony labyrinth of the inner ear
    Ans:1 

Q. What causes the mottling of the dental enamel?
  1 High levels of Chlorine in the water
  2 High levels of nitrate in the water
  3 High levels of flouride in the water
  4 High levels of calcium in the water
    Ans:3

The Treaty of Bassein(1802) was signed between:

Q. The Treaty of Bassein(1802) was signed between:
  1 Madhav Rao and the British
  2 Balaji Rao II and the British
  3 Mahadji Scindia and the British
  4 Holkar and the British
    Ans:2 

Q. Who among the following was associated with the foundation of Ghadar Party?
  1 Lala Lajpat Rai
  2 Lala Hardyal
  3 C. R. Das
  4 Bipin Chandra Pal
    Ans:2 

Q. Which one of the following Indian States leads in the production of rubber?
  1 Tamil Nadu
  2 Karnataka
  3 Kerala
  4 Andhra Pradesh
    Ans:3 

Q. X-rays comprise of:
  1 Electrons only
  2 Protons only
  3 Neutrons only
  4 Electromagnetic radiations
    Ans:4 

Q. Where are the coal reserves of India largely concentrated?
  1 Son Valley
  2 Mahanadi Valley
  3 Damodar Valley
  4 Godavari Valley
    Ans:3 

Q. The electoral college that elects the Vice-President of India consists of:
  1 Members of Rajya Sabha only
  2 Elected Members of both the Houses of Parliament
  3 Elected Members of both the Houses of Parliament
  4 Members of the Rajya sabha and the Legislative Assemblies of States
    Ans:3 

Q. Who presides over the joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha?
  1 The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
  2 The Vice-President
  3 The President
  4 The Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
    Ans:1 

Q. Which one of the following battles was fought between babar and the Rajputs in 1527?
  1 The First Battle of Panipat
  2 The Battle of Khanwa
  3 The Battle of Ghagra
  4 The Battle of Chanderi
    Ans:2 

Q. Which one of the following is a vector?
  1 Kinetic energy
  2 Pressure
  3 Rate of change of momentum
  4 Density
    Ans:3 

Q. Which among the following is the first commercial bank of limited liability managed by Indians?
  1 Punjab National Bank
  2 Oudh Commercial Bank
  3 Imperial Bank of India
  4 Bank of Baroda
    Ans:2

How is Satyadev Dubey well known?

Q. How is Satyadev Dubey well known?
  1 Playwright and Director
  2 A renowned economist
  3 A well known environmentalist
  4 A renowned Hindi Poet
    Ans:1 

Q. Which one of the following has been proclaimed by UNESCO as a masterpiece of oral and intangible heritages of humanity?
  1 Purana
  2 Ramlila
  3 Geeta
  4 Mahabharata
    Ans:3 

Q. Where is Thattekad Bird Sanctuary located?
  1 Kerala
  2 Tamil Nadu
  3 Karnataka
  4 Andhra Pradesh
    Ans:1 

Q. Indravati is a tributary of which river?
  1 Ganga
  2 Godavari
  3 Krishna
  4 Mahanadi
    Ans:2 

Q. Who of the following won the Nobel Prize for his work on Photoelectric effect
  1 Albert Einstein
  2 Werner Heisenberg
  3 Steven Weinberg
  4 Max Planck
    Ans:1 

Q. Which of the primary component of natural gas?
  1 Methane
  2 Butane
  3 Propane
  4 Ethane
    Ans:1 

Q. Which one of the following ocean currents converges with the Gulf Stream?
  1 Benguela Current
  2 South Atlantic current
  3 Kuroshio current
  4 Labrador current
    Ans:4 

Q. Which of the following political theories advocates the withering in a new society in which there will be no state and no classes?
  1 Liberalism
  2 Democratic Socialism
  3 Marxism
  4 Fabian Socialisn
    Ans:3 

Q. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched? (Name of the Mountain Range -- Location in the Himalayas)
  1 Zanskar Range -- Kashmir
  2 Dhauladhar Range -- Himachal Pradesh
  3 Singalila Range -- Arunachal Pradesh
  4 Kumaon Range -- Uttaranchal
    Ans:3 

Q. Which one of the following topographic units receives the first monsoon in summer?
  1 Western Ghats
  2 Himalayas
  3 Meghalayas Plateau
  4 Eastern Ghats
    Ans:1

Which of the following vitamins is essential for the coagulation of blood?

Q. Which of the following vitamins is essential for the coagulation of blood?
  1 Vitamin A
  2 Vitamin B12
  3 Vitamin K
  4 Vitamin D
    Ans:3 

Q. Which one of the following scientists was not associated with the wheat hybridization programme in India?
  1 M. S. Swaminathan
  2 Panchanan Maheshwari
  3 Choudhary Ram Dhan Singh
  4 Norman E. Borlaug
    Ans:4 

Q. In India which of the following are the southernmost hills?
  1 Annamalai hills
  2 Cardamom hills
  3 Nilgiri hills
  4 Javadi hills
    Ans:2 

Q. DPT vaccine is given to children to immunize them against:
  1 Diptheria, whooping cough and tetanus
  2 Diptheria, whooping cough and tuberculosis
  3 Diarrhoea, whooping cough and typhoid
  4 Diarrhoea, whooping cough and tetanus
    Ans:1 

Q. Ozone gets depleted in the stratosphere due to the presence of:
  1 Active NO3
  2 Active NO2
  3 Active Cl
  4 Active SO2
    Ans:3 

Q. The strait of Malacca lies between:
  1 Myanmar and Malaysia
  2 Malaysia and Indonesia
  3 Indonesia and Philippines
  4 Philippines and Taiwan
    Ans:2 

Q. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? (Line --- Location)
  1 Durand Line --- Pakistan and Afghanistan
  2 Maginot Line --- France and Germany
  3 38th Parallel --- Russia and Finland
  4 Radcliffe Line --- India and Pakistan
    Ans:3 

Q. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? (Lake --- Location)
  1 Superior -- US-Canada
  2 Baikal -- Russia
  3 Great Bear -- Canada
  4 Great Slave -- Russia
    Ans:4 

Q. The words 'Satyameva Jayate' in the State Emblem of India, have been adopted from which one of the following?
  1 Brahma Upanishad
  2 Mudgala Upanishad
  3 Maitreyi Upanishad
  4 Mundaka Upanishad
    Ans:4 

Q. Which of the following countries is not in the African continent?
  1 Togo
  2 Sierra Leone
  3 Costa Rica
  4 Mauritania
    Ans:3

Future of Indian Culture rests mostly on -

Q. Future of Indian Culture rests mostly on -
  1 Relevance to the present society.
  2 Equalitarianism in society
  3 Elimination of conservative trends in Indian Society.
  4 Eliminating European influences
    Ans:3 

Q. Which one of the following periodicals was published by Mahatma Gandhi during his stay in South Africa?
  1 Afrikanes
  2 Indian Opinion
  3 India Gazette
  4 Navjivan
    Ans:2 

Q. Which of the following is a water -borne diseases?
  1 Viral hepatitis B
  2 Cholera
  3 Dengu
  4 Influenza
    Ans:2 

Q. Which of the following Articles of Indian Constitution guarantees freedom of press?
  1 Art. 16
  2 Art. 19
  3 Art. 22
  4 Art. 31
    Ans:2 

Q. Vote on Account permits Union Government to -
  1 go for public loan
  2 borrow money from the Reserve Bank of India
  3 give grants in aid to States
  4 withdraw money from Consolidated Fund of India for specific period
    Ans:4 

Q. When the Mughal Empire was cpllapsing, which of the provinces was lost in 1622 A. D., recovered in 1638 A. D., and finally lost in 1649 A. D?
  1 Ajmer
  2 Kashmir
  3 Bengal
  4 Kandahar
    Ans:4 

Q. Panchayats at the intermediate level may not be constituted in a State, having a population less than:
  1 Ten lakhs
  2 Fifteen lakhs
  3 Twenty lakhs
  4 Twenty-five lakhs
    Ans:3 

Q. 'Ratti' used by jewellers is obtained from seed of a -
  1 Gymnospermous plant
  2 Angiospermous plant
  3 Algae
  4 Fungi
    Ans:2 

Q. Allauddin Khalji did not levy
  1 Kharaj
  2 Ghari
  3 Qismat - i - khoti
  4 Charai
    Ans:3 

Q. Which of the following dynasties patronised the famous Kailash temple at Ellora?
  1 Vakataka
  2 Gupta
  3 Early Chalukya
  4 Rastrakuta
    Ans:4

Between which ranges does the Kashmir Valley in the Himalayas lie?

Q. Between which ranges does the Kashmir Valley in the Himalayas lie?
  1 Siwalik and Pir Panjal
  2 Pir Panjal and Dhauladhar
  3 Zanskar and Pir Panjal
  4 Dhauladhar and Zanskar
    Ans:3 

Q. Who is the author of the book 'The Rights of Man'?
  1 Thomas Hardy
  2 Thomas Mann
  3 Thomas Moore
  4 Thomas Paine
    Ans:4 

Q. Who among the following were the leaders of the Indigo Revolt?
  1 Buddhu Bhagat and Jhindari Manaki
  2 Digambar Biswas and Bishnu Biswas
  3 Diabandhu Mitra and Madhusudan Datta
  4 Birsa Munda and Gaya Munda
    Ans:2 

Q. Panini, the first Grammarian of Sanskrit language in India, lived during the:
  1 2nd Century B. C.
  2 6th -5th Century B. C.
  3 2nd Century A. D.
  4 5th-6th Century A. D.
    Ans:2 

Q. Amelie Mauresmo, who won the Wimbledon. Tennis Women's Singles Title 2006, is from which country?
  1 Belgium
  2 France
  3 Germany
  4 Slovakia
    Ans:2 

Q. What is the formula of Marsh gas?
  1 C2H6
  2 CH4
  3 NH3
  4 CO2+NO2
    Ans:2 

Q. Glycolysis takes place in:
  1 Photosynthesis
  2 Aerobic respiration only
  3 Anaerobic respiration only
  4 Both Aerobic and Anaerobic respiration
    Ans:4 

Q. Which one the following kingdoms was founded by Raja Odeyar?
  1 Tanjore
  2 Jinji
  3 Mysore
  4 Madura
    Ans:3 

Q. Which one the following is not correctly matched?
  1 NH2 --- Delhi - Kolkata
  2 NH4 --- Chennai - Thane (Mumbai)
  3 NH3 --- Agra - Mumbai
  4 NH9 --- Delhi - Mumbai
    Ans:4 

Q. What is the name of the major based of the Indian Navy at Karwar?
  1 INS Kadamba
  2 INS Vikramaditya
  3 INS Harshavardhan
  4 INS Kushan
    Ans:1

The southernmost site of the Harappan Culture is -

Q. 8 Export Processing Zones have been converted into Special Economic Zone. Whih one of the following is not a location of one of these SEZs?
  1 Noida
  2 Surat
  3 Vadodara
  4 Vishakhapatnam
    Ans:3 

Q. The southernmost site of the Harappan Culture is -
  1 Lothal
  2 Kot Diji
  3 Daimabad
  4 Rangapur
    Ans:3 

Q. Who of the following has not been a Chief Justice of India?
  1 R. C. Lahoti
  2 G. B. Pattanaik
  3 S. S. Gill
  4 V. N. Khare
    Ans:3 

Q. In which State is the hydel power project Naptha Jhakari located?
  1 Himachal Pradesh
  2 Uttaranchal
  3 Jammu and Kashmir
  4 Madhya Paradesh
    Ans:1 

Q. Nagda is well known as a centre of production of:
  1 Steel
  2 Automobiles
  3 Viscose staple fibre
  4 Electric motors
    Ans:3 

Q. What is the median age (approximate) of the Indian Polulation?
  1 25 yrs
  2 29 yrs
  3 32 yrs
  4 35 yrs
    Ans:3 

Q. In which one of the following States of India is the Pemayangtse Monastery situated?
  1 Nagaland
  2 Himachal Pradesh
  3 Sikkim
  4 Arunachal Pradesh
    Ans:3 

Q. Asafa Powell, the 100 meters race world record holder is from which country?
  1 Jamaica
  2 U. S. A.
  3 Canada
  4 Nigeria
    Ans:1 

Q. Which one of the following towns celebrated the completion of one thousand years of establishment recently?
  1 Chamba
  2 Shimla
  3 Ranikhet
  4 Kullu
    Ans:1 

Q. With which one of the following dance form is Madhavi Mudgal associated?
  1 Bharat Natyam
  2 Odissi
  3 Kathak
  4 Kathakali
    Ans:2

A "clinical death" take place when

Q. A "clinical death" take place when
  1 there is no pulse
  2 there is no heart beat
  3 pupils are fixed and dilated, and there is no reaction to light
  4 all the three conditions are present together
    Ans:4 

Q. A "biological death" take place when
  1 there is no pulse and heart beat
  2 pupils show no reaction to light
  3 all the body cells die after a few hours of clinical death
  4 pupils are fixed and dilated
    Ans:3 

Q. Bacteria do not need sunlight to grow because
  1 they lack chlorophyll and so they are incapable of making their own food
  2 they hate sunlight
  3 they use other kinds of light for their food synthesis
  4 they prepare their food without the help of sunlight
    Ans:4 

Q. The recomendations of the Kelkar Task Force relate to -
  1 Trade
  2 Banking
  3 Foreign investment
  4 Taxes
    Ans:4 

Q. Equal Pay for Equal Work has been ensured in the Indian Constitution as one of the -
  1 Fundamental Rights
  2 Directive Principles of State Policy
  3 Fundamental Duties
  4 Economic Rights
    Ans:2 

Q. In which atmospheric layer are the communication satellites located?
  1 Stratosphere
  2 Ionosphere
  3 Troposphere
  4 Exosphere
    Ans:4 

Q. Sultan Muhammad Quli Qutub Shah was the contemporary of -
  1 Akbar
  2 Aurangzeb
  3 Shahjahan
  4 Muhammad Shah
    Ans:4 

Q. Who among the following regarded Delhi as the largest city in the entire Islamic East?
  1 Alberuni
  2 Amir Khusrau
  3 Ibn-Batuta
  4 Shams Siraj Afif
    Ans:2 

Q. The most famous stupa built by the Shailendras is located at -
  1 Anuradhapura
  2 Borobudur
  3 Angkor Vat
  4 Angkor Thom
    Ans:2 

Q. Which ancient scared text influenced the Indian mind most?
  1 Bhagavat Gita
  2 Purans
  3 Epics
  4 Upanishads
    Ans:4

A highly evolved human brain contains approximately

Q. A highly evolved human brain contains approximately
  1 10,000 nerve cells
  2 100,000 nerve cells
  3 100 million nerve cells
  4 10,000 million nerve cells
    Ans:4 

Q. A healthy freshwater fish is placed in saltwater. The expected consequence of this would be that
  1 the fish becomes dehydrated and dies
  2 the fish becomes bloated and dies
  3 the fish suffers from fungal or bacterial disease and dies
  4 ther is no observable effect on the fish provided there is sufficient food
    Ans:1 

Q. A gene is
  1 a sleep inducing drug
  2 a unit of heredity
  3 a kind of vitamin
  4 a type of body cell
    Ans:2 

Q. A food chain consist of a 
  1 producer only
  2 consumer only
  3 producer and consumer
  4 decomposer only
    Ans:3 

Q. A feature of fertilization that is found only in angiosperms is that:
  1 the sperm may be carried by wind to the female organ
  2 one sperm fertilizes the egg, while another combines with the polar nucleus
  3 a pollen tube carries a sperm nucleus into the female gametophyte
  4 a chemical attractant guides the sperm towards the egg
    Ans:2 

Q. A drop of blood contains
  1 about 10,000 cells
  2 about 100,000 cells
  3 several million cells
  4 less than 2500 cells
    Ans:3 

Q. A cockroach has
  1 three pairs of walking legs
  2 two pairs of walking legs
  3 four pairs of walking legs
  4 one pair of walking legs
    Ans:1 

Q. A cell cycle consists of
  1 mitosis and meiosis
  2 G1, the S phase, and G2
  3 Prophase, metaphase, anaphase and telophase
  4 Interphase and mitosis
    Ans:4 

Q. A bat is
  1 a mammal
  2 a reptile
  3 an amphibian
  4 an avian
    Ans:1 

Q. A balance diet contains
  1 animal protein
  2 macro and micro nutrients
  3 food nutrients for growth and maintenance
  4 butter and ghee
    Ans:3

Activity of brain is recorded by

Q. Activity of brain is recorded by
  1 ECG
  2 EEG
  3 MET
  4 CT
    Ans:2 

Q. Acquired Immune Deeiciency Syndrome (AIDS) is caused by 
  1 bacterium
  2 protozoa
  3 fungus
  4 virus
    Ans:4 

Q. A women reecive her X-chromosome from 
  1 her mother only
  2 her father only
  3 both her mother and father
  4 either her mother or her father
    Ans:3 

Q. A plant leaf appear to green because it 
  1 absorbs green light
  2 relfects all but yellow and green light
  3 reflect green light
  4 absorbs red and yellow light
    Ans:3 

Q. A person suffering from beri-beri should take
  1 unpolished rice, green vegetables, yeast
  2 egg yolk, fish, green vegetables
  3 citrus fruit, mangoes, grapes
  4 sweet potato, meat and milk
    Ans:3 

Q. A person which of the following blood group is called a universal donor?
  1 O
  2 AB
  3 A
  4 B
    Ans:1 

Q. A person having which of the following blood group can receive blood of any group?
  1 A
  2 AB
  3 B
  4 O
    Ans:2 

Q. A mature living cell without a nucleus is a 
  1 sieve cell
  2 sieve tube
  3 companion cell
  4 vessel
    Ans:2 

Q. A man weighing 96kg, consist of approximately -------- leaters of water.
  1 50 liters
  2 66.5 liters
  3 82 liters
  4 42 liters
    Ans:2 

Q. A ligament is 
  1 a fibrous tissue that joins the muscle to bone
  2 a type of amorphous gel that cements nonmovable joints together
  3 a type of fibrous connective tissue that joins bones together at joints
  4 only formed to repair damaged muscle tissue
    Ans:3

Who was the founder of Vijaynagar kingdom?

Q. Who was the founder of Vijaynagar kingdom?
  1 Harihar and Bukka
  2 Krishna Dev Roy
  3 Narsingha
  4 Devroy
    Ans:1 

Q. Kishen Maharaj famous for?
  1 Vocal
  2 Sitar
  3 Tabla
  4 Kattak Dance
    Ans:4 

Q. What was the pen name of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhaye?
  1 Kamla Kant
  2 Anila Devi
  3 Jarasandha
  4 Dhananjoy Bairagi
    Ans:1 

Q. What was the pen name of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhaye?
  1 Anila Devi
  2 Kamla Kant
  3 Jarasandha
  4 Rupdarshi
    Ans:1 

Q. "Bhanu Singha" was the pen name of famous writer?
  1 Bankin Chandra Chattopadhaye
  2 Rabindra Nath Tagore
  3 Abanindra Nath Thakur
  4 Sarat Chandra Chattopadhaye
    Ans:2 

Q. What is the real name of Merilin Monro?
  1 Merilin Monro
  2 Norma Jean Bekar
  3 Dorothi Manro
  4 Kathrin Bekar
    Ans:2 

Q. What is the meaning of "Chemolangma" in Tebetan Language?
  1 Mount Everest
  2 Kanchanjangha
  3 Himalaya
  4 Tibet
    Ans:1 

Q. Who has won the maximum grand slam in mens tennis?
  1 Rojer Federar
  2 Rod Lever
  3 Pit Sampras
  4 Andre Agasi
    Ans:3 

Q. Adensine Triphosphste (ATP) is
  1 a an enzyme
  2 a protein
  3 a hormone
  4 a molecule with high energy bonds
    Ans:4 

Q. Acupunture is a medical system of treatment in which 
  1 herbs are used to relieve pain
  2 needles are inserted into particular parts of the body to relieve pain
  3 surgery is done to relieve pain
  4 none of these
    Ans:2