1.

The unit of power is called -

A Watt

B Dyne

C Erg

D Ohm

2.Who invented the ball-point pen:

A Lazzlo Biro

B Curie

C Newton

D Baird

3.R.K. Laxman of India is a well known:

A Novelist

B Painter

C Cartoonist

D Bird watcher and specialist of bird life

4.During whose reign did the Gandharv School of Art develop?

A Chandragupta

B Harsha

C Ashoka

D Kanishka

5.Odissi is connected with

A Andhra Pradesh

B Madhya Pradesh

C Orissa

D Sikkim

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6.Bihu is a folk dance from
A Assam

B Karnataka

C Kerala

D Tamil Nadu

7.Which of the following is Maharashtra's famous form of folk theatre?

A Naat

B Tamasha

C Nautanki

D Ras

8.To which game is Davis cup related?

A Lawn Tennis

B Hockey

C Handball

D Cricket

9.Which of the following trophies is NOT associated with cricket?

A Thomas Cup

B Rohinton Baria Trophy

C Duleep Trophy

D Charminar Challenge Cup

10.Agha Khan cup is associated with which of the following games?

A Golf

B Tennis

C Hockey

D Badminton

11.Cannon, Cue and Pot' are three terms associated with -

A Golf only

B Billiards only

C Billiards, Golf and Shooting

D Both Billiards and Golf

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12.No. of players in a team of Water Polo is -
A 8

B 7

C 6

D 5

13.The term 'Grad Slam' is associated with:

A Football

B Swimming

C Lawn Tennis

D Chess

14.With which game is Subroto Cup associated?

A Horse-Riding

B Rowing

C Polo

D Football

15.World Economic Outlook' report is published by -

A RBI

B UNCTAD

C World Bank

D IMF

16.Apna Khet, Apna Kaam' is a new scheme under MNREGA has been initiated in
the state -
A Gujarat

B Madhya Pradesh

C Punjab

D Rajasthan

17.The first air-conditioned double decker train in India has been started
between-
A Howarah and Delhi

B Howarah and Dhanbad

C Dhanbad and Darjeeling

D Howarah and Patna

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18.Govt. approves an ordinance to completely digitise TV Broad-casting. The
entire nation has been targeted to be covered by -
A 2013

B 2014

C 2016

D 2015

19.The adoption of High Yielding Variety Programme in Indian Agriculture started

in -
A 196

B 1965

C 1968

D 1967

20.The total value of goods and services produced in a country during a given
period is -
A Disposable income

B Per Capita income

C National income

D Net national income

21.The three-tier Panchayat Raj system in India was proposed by the -

A Royal Commission

B Ashok Mehta Committee

C Balwant Rai Mehta Committee

D None of the above

22.Under which Article of the Constitution is the President's Rule introduced in a

State due to the failure of the Constitutional machinery?
A 350

B 356

C 360

D 352

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23.Who said that "Oh! Disrespectable democracy! I love you!"?
A Carpenter

B G.B. Shaw

C Appa Dorai

D Lord Bryce

24.The member-states of the U.N.O. have delegated the primary responsbility for
maintaining world peace and security to the -
A Economic and Social Council

B International Court of Justice

C Security Council

D General Assembly

25.Which one of the following was the last Buddhist text produced in India?
A Vajrachedika

B Vamsathapakasini

C Divya Vandana

D Dohakosa

26.Arthasastra was written by -

A Kalhan

B Kautilya

C Pushyamitra

D Barah Mihir

27.Who translated Ramayana into Persian?

A Isar Das

B Abdul Latif

C Abul Fazl

D Badauni

28.Which one of the following was the first English ship that came to India?
A Bengal

B Red Dragon

C Mayflower

D Elizabeth

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29.The All India Muslim League was founded by -
A Mohammad Ali Jinnah

B Hakim Ajmal Khan

C Maulana Ahmed Ali

D Agha Khan

30.Golden Revolution refers to -

A Viticulture

B Apiculture

C Horticulture

D Sericulture

31.Which one of the following is a major port on the East Coast of India?
A Vishakhapattnam

B Karikal

C Kandla

D Pondicherry

32.The approximate circumference of the Earth is -

A 20,000 km

B 40075 km

C 30,000 km

D 25,000 km

33.When did India join the International Tsunami Warning system?

A 2005

B 2007

C 2006

D 2004

34.Cod' is a variety of -
A Amphibia

B Crop

C Coral

D Fish

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35.A large number of identical plants can be obtained in a short span of time
through -
A Tissue culture technique

B hydroponics method

C Stem cuttings

D Large number of seeds of a single plant

36.Leukaemia or blood cancer is characterised by abnormal increase of the -

A White blood cells

B Blood platelets

C Blood plasma

D Red blood cells

37.The poison of honey bee is -

A Saltish

B Acidic

C Protein

D Alkaline

38.Birds which swim in water have -

A Broad wings

B Long beaks

C Toes with claws

D Webbed feet

39.A balloon filled with helium rises in air because -

A Helium pushes down on the air below the balloon

B The balloon is weightless

C Air exerts an upward force on the balloon

D Helium is less dense than air

40.One can distinguish a telescope from a microscope by observing -

A Colour

B Length and size of the lens

C Size of the lens

D Length

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41.The sound produced by a bat is -
A Ultrasonic

B Infrasonic

C Audible

D Subsonic

42.When a bar magnet is cut into two equal halves, the pole strength of each
piece -
A Becomes zero

B Remains the same

C Becomes half

D Becomes double

43.Cooking oil is coverted into vegetable ghee by the process of -

A Crystallisation

B Oxidation

C Condensation

D Hydrogenation

44.Rusting of iron requires -

A Oxygen only

B Oxygen and carbon dioxide

C Oxygen and water

D Carbon dioxide only

45.Uranium eventually decays into a stable isotope of -

A Lead

B Plonium

C Thorium

D Radium

46.Which of the toxic heavy metals is found in modern tannery industries?

A Nickel

B Zinc

C Chromium

D Lead

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47.Which of the following contains high content of lead?
A Low octane fuel

B High octane fuel

C Cooking gas

D Coal

48.Electrostatic precipitator is used to control -

A Water pollution

B Solid waste

C Noise pollution

D Air pollution

49.National Environmental Engineering Research Institute is located at -

A Pune

B Chennai

C Nagpur

D Delhi

50.A new technology which provides the ability to create an artificial world and
have people interact with it is called -
A Virtual reality

B Televirtuality

C Alternate reality

D 3-D reality

51.A parallel port is most often used by a -

A Mouse

B Monitor

C Printer

D External Storage device

52.Kuchipudi is a dance-drama associated with the State of -

A Odisha

B Andhra pradesh

C Manipur

D Assam

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53.X-rays were discovered by -
A Roentgen

B H.Davy

C Lavoisier

D Faraday

54.Who among the following is not a recipient of Dadasaheb Phalke Award?

A Lata Mangeshkar

B Raj Kapoor

C V. Shantaram

D Mukesh Bhatt

55.The book 'Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and His struggle with India' was in
news some time back and was banned in some Indian States including Gujarat. The
author of the book is -
A Michael Ondaatje

B Joseph Lelyveld

C Jack Welch

D Duncan Green

56.The secret operation carried out successfully by the US Navy Seals, in which
Osama Bin Laden, the world's most wanted terrorist was killed, was code named as
-
A Rose

B Jasmine

C Cobra

D Geronimo

57.Relics of Buddha are preserved in a

A Temple

B Vihara

C Stupa

D Chaitya

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58.The first Muslim invasion of India was led by
A Mohammad bin Kasim

B Mohammad Ghori

C Mahmud Ghazni

D Timura Lame

59.Sculptures of the Gandhara school reflect the influence of the

A Persians

B Romans

C Chinese

D Greeks

60.The famous ruler of ancient India, who , towards the end of his life, is said to
have converted to Jainism,
A Chandragupta

B Ashoka

C Bindusara

D Samudra Gupta

61.The Indus Valley people established commercial contacts with the

A Romans

B Egyptians

C Greeks

D Central Americans

62.Which among the followings was a great centre of trade and commerce in the
Gupta period?
A Mathura

B Taxila

C Vatapi

D Tamralipti

63.Who was the founder of the Khalsa ?

A Guru Nanak

B Guru Teg Bahadur

C Guru Gobind Singh

D Harcharan Singh Longowal

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64.Which of the following Movements was started by the Indian National
Congress during the course of the Second World War and formed part of our
freedom struggle?
A Swadeshi

B Quit India

C Civil Disobedience

D Home Rule

65.The Governor-General of Fort William became the Governor-General of India

under the Charter Act of
A 1833

B 1781

C 1973

D 1813

66.Where did Buddha attain Parinirvana?

A Rajgriha

B Kushinagara

C Vaishali

D Bodh Gaya

67.Madura was the capital of the kingdom of the

A Pallavas

B Cholas

C Rashtrakutas

D Pandyas

68.Permanent Settlement of Bengal was introduced by

A Lord Dalhousie

B Lord William Bentinck

C Robert Clive

D Lord Cornwallis

69.Namdeva hailed from the state of

A Maharashtra

B Andhra pradesh

C Tamil Nadu

D Karnataka

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70.Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khana lived during the reign of
A Jehangir

B Shahjahan

C Aurangzeb

D Akbar

71.Who among the British Generals defeated Peshwa Baji Rao II?
A Malcolm

B Kitchener

C Elphinstone

D Outram

72.The Fundamental right that aims at the abolition of social distinctions is the
right
A To equality

B to freedom

C Against exploitation

D to property

73.Division of labour is promoted by

A Perfect market

B Price discrimination

C Limited market

D Extended market

74.The president can proclaim Emergency on the written advice of the

A Speaker of Lok Sabha

B Union Cabinet

C Prime Minister

D Chief Justice of India

75.If the President of India wants to resign from office, he may do so by writing to
the
A Prime Minister of India

B Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India

C Vice-President of India

D Speaker of Lok Sabha

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76.Who among the following authored "Hind Swaraj"?
A Bal Gangadhar Tilak

B M.G. Ranade

C Mahatma Gandhi

D Gopal Krishna Gokhale

77.The Indian national calendar is based on

A Vikram era

B Hijri era

C Saka Era

D Christian era

78.Which of the following is an indirect Tax?

A Wealth tax

B corporation tax

C Excise duty

D Capital gains tax

79.The age of retirement of the judges of the High Courts is

A 60 years

B 62 years

C 65 years

D 58 years

80.The main river flowing in the State of Jammu & Kashmir is

A Indus

B Nubra

C Chenab

D Jhelum

81.A money bill passed by the Lok Sabha has to be passed by Rajya Sabha within
A One month

B 21 days

C 14 days

D three months

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82.Which of the following countries in South Asia are land-locked?
A Bhutan and Nepal

B Bhutan and Pakistan

C Bangladesh and Bhutan

D Nepal and Bangladesh

83.The State in South India with a thermal station at Tuticorin is

A Karnataka

B Tamil Nadu

C Andhra Pradesh

D Kerala

84.The mountain range which stretches from Gujarat in the West to Delhi in the
North is the
A Satpuras

B Kaimur Range

C Vindhyas

D Aravallis

85.Pencillin, an, antibiotic, is obtained from a

A Fungus

B Virus

C Flowering plant

D Bacterium

86.The planet closet to the sun is

A Venus

B Mercury

C Earth

D Mars

87.The tide at its maximum height is known as

A Spring tide

B Neap tide

C Tsunami

D Equinoxes

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88.Which of the following is not a mixture?
A LPG

B Air

C Gasoline

D Distilled water

89.Which one is not a port on the east coast?

A Kolkata

B Paradeep

C Visakhapatnam

D Cochin

90.The largest island in the Indian Ocean is

A Sri Lanka

B Madagascar

C Maldives

D Sumatra

91.In a refrigerator, cooling is produced by

A the evaporation of a volatile liquid

B the sudden expansion of a compressed gas

C the ice which deposits on the freezer

D None of the above

92.The longest bone in the body of human being is

A Tibia

B Femur

C Fibula

D Stapes

93.Right to Information Act was passed in the year

A 2004

B 2005

C 2001

D 2002

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94.Oil which has maximum percentage of Polyunsaturated fatty acids is of
A Coconut

B Soyabean

C Safflower

D Walnut

95.Computer follows a simple principle called GIGO which means:

A Garbage in garbage out

B Garbage input good output

C Good input good output

D Greater instructions greater output

96.Under Article 226 of the Constitution of India every High Court has the power
to issue Writs. One of the following is not a writ:
A Ultimum Supplicium

B Prohibition

C Quo Warranto

D Mandamus

97.Which one of the following is a land-locked country

A Hungary

B Ukraine

C Romania

D Bulgaria

98.What is Psephology?
A Study of rainfall pattern

B Study of gene disorder

C Statistical study of elections voting etc

D None of the above is true

99.Which of the following food items is rich in iron?

A Apple

B Rice

C Orange

D Pulses

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100.For which of the following crops does India have the largest cultivated area in
the world?
A Pulses

B Cotton

C Rice

D Wheat

101.This state contributes 70% of India's coffee and silk. Name this State.
A Rajasthan

B Punjab

C Karnataka

D Assam

102.Which principle states that when a body is partially or totally immersed in a

fluid, it experiences an upward thrust equal to the weight of fluid displaced by it.
A Archimedes

B Hooke's

C Pascal's

D Newton's

103.Hemis Gumpa festival which is internationally known is of which state:

A Rajasthan

B Himachal Pradesh

C Jammu and Kashmir

D None of the above is correct

104.Beri-Beri is caused by the lack of Vitamin:

A B1

B A

C D

D C

105.The tide produced in an ocean when the pull on the Earth be the Sun and
Moon is unidirectional is called:
A Neap tide

B Low tide

C Spring tide

D High tide

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106.Safdarjung tomb was built by:
A Aurangzeb

B Muhammad bin Tughlaq

C Humayun

D Shauja-ud-Daula

107.The vitamin useful in alcoholism is:

A Folic acid

B Thiamine

C Pyridoxine

D Ascorbic acid

108.Which is naturally occuring anti-malarial drug?

A Artimisinine

B Quinacrine

C Mepacrine

D Mefloquine

109.Vitamin K is necessary for:

A Formation of prothrombin

B Prevention of rickets

C Prevention of pernicious anaemia

D Formation of DNA

110.Aldo sterone regulates:

A Urine concentration

B Sodium absorption

C Blood glucose

D Serum calcium

111.Cream gets separated from milk when it is churned because of:

A Gravitational force

B Centrifugal force

C Frictional force

D Cohesive force

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112.Speed of sound is maximum in:
A Gas

B Same in all cases

C Liquid

D Solid

113.Newton is a unit of:

A Force

B Acceleration

C Work

D Energy

114.The Gulf Stream is an ocean current which begins:

A In the Philippines

B Gulf countries coastline

C From the Bay of bengal

D Off the coast of Florida

115.It is an industrial process of producing ammonia by the reaction of nitrogen

with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst:
A Solvay process

B Haber process

C Bayer process

D Bessemer process

116.India is its largest producer and it is found in the black sand on the beaches
near Cape Comorin, the southernmost part of India:
A Lignite

B Ilmenite

C Berylium

D Kyanite

117.Which schedule of the Constitution contains provisions as to disqualifications

of MPs and MLAs on the ground of defection?
A 10th

B 11th

C 8th

D 12th

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118.First Nuclear Power plant in Bushehr. The country referred here is:
A Kazakhstan

B Argentina

C North Korea

D Iranian Plateau

119.Arrange the following devices in ascending order of the speed: A. RAM B. Hard
disk C. Cache D. Floppy
A ABDC

B BDAC

C DBAC

D BADC

120."Parliament has no right to reduce or abolish fundamental rights". This refers

to Supreme Court decision in the matter of:
A A.K.Gopalan Vs State of Madras

B Golaknath Vs State of Punjab

C Shankar Prasad Vs Union of India

D Keshvanand Bharti Vs State of Kerala

121.She started her career as an IFS officer and was unanimously elected the 15th
Lok Sabha Speaker. She was elected to Lok Sabha and representing a constituency
in the state of:
A Jharkhand

B Madhya Pradesh

C Bihar

D West Bengal

122.First Indian woman who reached Antarctica:

A Geeta Ghosh

B Mahel Musa

C Pritisu Gupta

D Ujjawala Patil

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123.Which schedule of the Constitution of India describes the allocation of seats
in the Council of States?
A Eighth

B Tenth

C Third

D Fourth

124.Citizenship Act, 1955 provisions may be broadly divided into three parts,
acquisition of citizenship, termination of citizenship and supplementary provisions.
How many modes have been provided by the Act for acquiring the citizenship of
Inida:
A Five

B Two

C Four

D Three

125.Who will have its leader elected as Leader of Opposition and given the status
and facilities to the rank of cabinet minister?
A The opposition party with the largest number of MPs.

B The opposition party with the largest number of MPs and whose number is at least 1/5 of the total
house

C The opposition party with the largest number of MPs and whose number is at atleast 1/10 of the
total house

D None of the above is correct

126.The mass of a body at the centre of earth is:

A Zero

B Remains constant

C More than at the surface

D Less than at the surface

127.The compounds leading to origin of life were:

A Urea and Nucleic acids

B Proteins and amino acids

C Amino acids and urea

D Proteins and nucleic acids

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128.The highest producing state of cardamom in India is:
A Assam

B Sikkim

C Meghalaya

D None of these

129.The Keibul Lamjao, the only floating National park in the world is in:
A Manipur

B Mizoram

C Meghalaya

D Assam

130.East west corridor comprising National Highways connects:

A Patna to Surat

B Kolkata to Mumbai

C Silchar to Porbander

D None of these

131.Which one of the following countries is not a founder member of OPEC?

A Iraq

B Algeria

C Kuwait

D Iran

132.The first ruler responsible for the rise of Magadha was

A Bimbisara

B Bindusara

C Ajatashatru

D Vasudeva

133.Who among the following was the first sovereign Sultan of Delhi?
A Iltumish

B Balban

C Alauddin Khalji

D Qutbuddin Aibak

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134.The Headquarters of World Bank is situated at
A Manila

B New York

C Washington D.C

D Geneva

135.UNO was founded on

A 20 January 1919

B 20 January 1920

C 26 November 1949

D 24 October 1945

136.Who is the author of the book "Two Lives"?

A Vikram Seth

B James Patterson

C Ved Mehta

D Khushwant Singh

137.Who coined the term 'Hindu rate of growth' for Indian economy?
A Montek Singh Ahluwalia

B A.K. Sen

C Kirit S. Parikh

D Raj Krishna

138.Who amongst the following made it possible for the Indians to enter the
Indian civil services through an open competitive examination?
A Ripon

B Mayo

C Dalhousie

D William Bentinck

139.Who among the following is the author of the book "My Country, My Life?
A A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

B Atal Bihari Vajpayee

C L.K. Advani

D Shashi Tharoor

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140.Which one of the following was a journal brought out by Abul Kalam Azad?
A Al-Hilal

B Comrade

C Zamindar

D The Indian Sociologist

141.Tapti river originates from

A Panchmarhi

B Satpura range

C Amarkantak

D Trimbakeshwar

142.Liver oil of fish is rich in

A Vitamin E

B Vitamin C

C Vitamin D

D Vitamin A

143.The coating of a thin layer of zinc on steel or iron objects is known as

A Galvanising

B Hot dipping

C Tinning

D Electroplating

144.Electric current in a metal wire is due to the flow of

A Protons

B Electrons

C Ions

D None of these

145.Optic fibres are mainly used for

A Weaving

B Communication

C Musical instruments

D Food industry

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146.Which of the following is not present in the blood?
A RBCs

B Plasma

C Placenta

D WBCs

147.When applied to the affected area, which one of the following will relieve the
pain due to ant-bite or bee-sting?
A Baking soda

B Caustic soda

C Vinegar

D Lemon juice

148.Which among the following is a chemical change?

A A wet towel dries in the sun

B Lemon juice added to tea causing its colour to change

C Coffee is brewed by passing steam through ground coffee

D Hot air rises over a radiator

149.Which of the following is a vector quantity?

A Force

B Temperature

C Energy

D Momentum

150.At what point the centrigrade and the Fahrenheit temperatures are the
same?
A 10 degree

B 0 degree

C -10 degree

D -40 degree

151.Central Institute of fisheries technology is situated at

A Barrackpore (West Bengal)

B Ernakula (Kerala)

C Cuttack (Orissa)

D Dehradun (Uttaranchal)

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152.Which among the following elements (metals) pollutes the air of a city having
large number of automobiles?
A LEad

B Nickel

C Chromium

D Cadmium

153.Sriharikota is situated in
A Kerala

B Tamil Nadu

C Karnataka

D Andhra Pradesh

154.The Wheel & Axle Plant of the Indian Railways is located in

A Kapurthala, Punjab

B Perambur, Chennai

C Bengaluru, Karnataka

D Chittaranjan, West Bengal

155.Tenth Guru of Sikhs was

A Guru Arjan Dev

B Guru Nanak

C Guru Teg Bahadur

D Guru Govind Singh

156.The Obra city is famous for

A Thermal power plant

B Steel industry

C Oil Refinery

D Aluminium plant

157.Gandhiji organised 'Dandi March' in 1930 to protest agains

A Imposition of tax on Salt

B Atrocities on Minority

C Atrocities on the Harijans

D Communal Award

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158.Kanyakumari is situated in
A Karnataka

B Kerala

C Lakshadweep

D Tamil Nadu

159.Which among the following is an element?

A Alumina

B Brass

C Graphite

D Silica

160.The dispute over Siachin Glacier Belt is between

A India and Pakistan

B India and China

C India and Nepal

D China and Nepal

161.The southern tip of India is

A Cape Comorin

B Point Calimere

C India Point in Nicobar Islands

D Kovalam in Thiruvananthapuram

162.Who was the guru of Kabir?

A Ramanuja

B Ramananda

C Namadeva

D None of these

163.Acupuncture is
A A disease of heart

B Servicing of tubes and tyres

C A crop culture

D A method of treatment with needles

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164.In the year 2012, which actor bagged the Best Actor Award at the 59th
National Film Awards?
A Ranbir Kapoor

B Appu Kutty

C Girish Kulkarni

D Hrithik Roshan

165.Eiffel Tower' is in
A Melbourne

B London

C Paris

D Johannesburg

166.In lathe machine, taper turning can be done by

A Set over arrangement

B Taper turning attachment

C Swiveling compound rest

D All of the above

167.In electro discharge machining, cutting tools are usually made of

A High speed steel

B Tool steel

C Carbide-tipped tool

D Graphite

168.Glass is made of
A Sand & silicate

B Quartz and Mica

C Sand & Silt

D None of these

169.Which of the following is called strategic metal?

A Silicon

B Titanium

C Uranium

D Germanium

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170.Heavy water is
A Sea water (H2O + Salt)

B D2O2

C H2O2

D None of the above

171.The operation of threading a drilling hole is called

A Tapping

B Broaching

C Lapping

D Reaming

172.The first symbol in a grinding wheel code is the

A Bond type

B Grain Size

C Structure

D Abrasive Type

173.Thermit welding is a form of

A Gas welding

B Fusion welding

C Resistance welding

D Arc welding

174.Electrode gets consumed in which type of welding process?

A Arc

B Thermit

C T.I.G

D Gas

175.Which of the following metals can be easily drawn into the wire?
A Lead

B Copper

C Tin

D Zinc

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176.Base of a transistor is
A Heavily doped

B Moderately doped

C Lightly doped

D None of the above

177.Lube oil is used in diesel engines

A To ignite

B To cool the engine

C To reduce friction

D 2 and 3 both

178.Air is charged in the cylinder of diesel engine by

A Exhaust valve

B Inlet valve

C Injector

D Air box

179.Type of filter fitted in a tractor is

A Paper type

B Cotton type

C Oil bath type

D Wire mesh type

180.Nichrome is commonly used for

A Transformer windings

B Battery connetions

C Lamp filament

D Heater coils

181.For a flexible cable, most suitable insulation is

A Glass fibre

B Magnesium oxide

C Polyvenyl chloride

D Insulating tape

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182.Function of a carburator is
A To mix petrol with air

B to supply petrol to the engine

C to purify the air

D to purify the petrol

183.The supply which cannot pass through condensor

A is DC supply

B is 12 volt AC

C is AC supply

D Depends on the type of circuit

184.The terminal impedance of folded dipole television antenna is kept

A 300 ohms

B 75 ohms

C 0 ohm

D 100 ohms

185.The efficiency of an air-conditioning plant is expressed by

A Percentage

B Temperature

C C.P.O

D Tonnes

186.A plug guage is used to measure the

A Pitch of thread

B Bores of cylinders

C Angles

D Flatness

187.An optical gauge works on the principle of

A Interference of light

B Reflection

C Dispersion

D Polarisation

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188.A fluorescent tube contains
A Argon

B Nitrogen

C Neon

D Oxygen

189.The feeding of a job in planner is done by

A Table movement

B Tool movement

C Ram movement

D Movement of a clapper box

190.Which of the following machines utilises fly cutters?

A Planner

B Milling machine

C Lathe machine

D Shaper

191.Crater wear takes place in single point cutting tool at

A Flank

B Rake

C Side

D Both Flank and Rake

192.It is difficult to magnetise steel because of its

A Low permeability

B High retentivity

C High permeability

D High density

193.In electric machines, laminated cores are used with a view to reduce the
A Friction loss

B Copper loss

C Eddy current loss

D Hysteresis loss

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194.In DC generators, the brushes are always placed
A Along the Geometric Neutral Axis (GNA)

B Along the Magnetic neutral Axis (MNA)

C Perpendicular to MNA

D Perpendicular to GNA

195.Critical resistance of a DC generator RC is

A Inversely proportional to speed

B Proportional to speed

C Iversely proportional to the square of speed

D Proportional to the square of speed

196.If the current and the voltage are out of phase by 90 degree, then the power
is
A minimum

B Maximum

C 1.1 V1

D Zero

197.Magger is an instrument to measure

A very low resistance

B Insulation resistance

C Q of a coil

D Inductance of a coil

198.The forward resistance of a diode is

A Zero

B Infinity

C Very small

D Very large

199.For lubricating roller bearing, lubricant generally required is

A Semi-solid

B Solid waste

C Liquid

D None of the above

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200.Stainless steel is an alloy of
A Iron, Carbon and Nickel

B Iron and Maganese

C Iron, Chromium and Zinc

D Iron, Chromium and Nickel

201.Emomali Rahmon recently visited India is the president of

A Turkmenistan

B Russia

C Republic of Tajikistan

D Turkey

202.Who is the UN Messengers of Peace

A Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

B Michael Douglas

C Monique Coleman

D Elie Wiesel

203.Kaushik Basu the ex-economic adviser of PM recently in news, appointed as

A President of IMF

B President of World bank

C Economic Adviser of UNO

D Chief Economist of World Bank

204.Who is the winner of ICC ODI cricketer of the year for 2011-12?
A Gautam Gambhir

B Kumar Sangakara

C Richard levi

D Virat Kohli

205.Who is the ICC Test player of the year 2011-12?

A M.S. Dhoni

B Kumar Sangakara

C Chris Gayle

D Hashim Amla

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206.The UN theme for the 2012 International Day of Peace is
A Sustainable Peace

B Sustainable Future

C Sustainable Peace for a Sustainable future

D None of the above

207.The year by which India is expected to achieve total sanitation coverage, as

per the Ministry of Rural development, Govt. of India is -
A 2017

B 2015

C 2018

D 2019

208.Which film actress has been selected as the brand ambassador of Nirmal
Bharat Abhiyan?
A Priyanka Chopra

B Aishwarya Roy

C Vidya Balan

D Katrina Kaif

209.The joint exercise carried out by the Army and the Indian Air force in the
desert of Rajasthan is named -
A Neptune

B Malabar 2012

C Exercuse Shoorveer

D Bhumi Raksha

210.For which region of the country the Union Government has cleared a 8,500
crore project under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)?
A North eastern region

B Gorkhaland

C Bundelkhand

D Naxalite-affected districts

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211.As per data released by Indian statistical organisation in May 2012, India's
Industrial p roduction declined by 3.5 per cent in March 2012, the chief factor
behind this decline is -
A Surplus rain

B Contraction in manufacturing and mining output

C Devaluation of rupee

D Eurozone crisis

212.Recently Wikipedia city Monmouth has been built. In which city is it located?
A Australia

B Canada

C South Africa

D USA

213.United States has decided to ease the stiff economic and diplomatic sanctions
imposed on which country and appointed envoy to her after 22 years?
A Sri Lanka

B Myanmar

C South Africa

D South Sudan

214.The Government has launched a scheme called ____ for encourages and
enables Overseas Indian workers to save for their return and resettlement and to
save for their old age by providing a co-contribution from the Government is -
A Indira Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana

B Pravasi Suraksha Yojana

C Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana

D Rajiv Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana

215.Who was the father of Operation flood?

A APJ Abdul Kalam

B M.S. Swaminathan

C Dr. Verghese Kurien

D KPS Gill

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216.16th NAM Summit recently held at
A Singapore

B Cairo

C Teheran

D Manila

217.Who is the winner of US Open Tennis 2012 in women section?

A Victoria Azarenka

B Venus Williams

C Samantha Stosur

D Serena Williams

218.Who is the winner of Us Open Tennis 2012 men section?

A Novak Djokovic

B Andy Murray

C Roger Federer

D Rafel Nadal

219.The enzyme that converts glucose to ethyl alcohol is -

A Diastase

B Zymase

C Maltase

D Invertase

220.Which of the following nations is considered the originator of the concept of

Micro finance?
A Brazil

B Bangladesh

C India

D South Africa

221.Repo rate is decided by which of the following organisations?

A All Banks

B RBI

C IMF

D SEBI

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222.Many a times we read a term 'PPP' in financial dailies/magazines. What is the
full form of the same as used in financial world?
A Popular Public preferences

B Purchasing power parity

C Per capita potential purchases

D Present Purchasing power

223.Which of the following carries out Open Market Operations?

A Indian Bank Association

B Reserve Bank of India

C Planning Commission

D Stock Exchanges in India

224.The famous name Vikram Pandit is associated with which of the following
organisations/banks?
A ICICI Bank

B Citigroup

C Vodafone

D PepsiCo.

225.Which of the following is the main function of I.M.F?

A Finance investment loans to developing countries

B Help to solve balance of payment problems of member countries

C Arranage international deposits from banks

D None of these

226.Five-year plans in India are finally approved by which of the following bodies?
A Planning Commission

B Finance Minister

C Union Cabinet

D National Development Council

227.The most appropriate measure of a country's economic growth is

A Gross domestic product

B Per capita real income

C Net national product

D Net domestic product

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228.The census in India is done after a gap of every
A 10 years

B 5 years

C 15 years

D 12 years

229.What does the term NSDL stands for?

A National Securities Depository Limited

B National Securities Development limited

C National Safety Development limited

D Natural Safety Deployment limited

230.Rohan Bopanna who represented India in an International event is a

A Golf player

B Table tennis player

C Chess player

D Lawn Tennis players

231.Recently the term 3G was very much in news and even a conference on it was
organised in India. What is the letter 'G' denotes in 3G?
A Generation

B Group

C Guild

D Global

232.Which of the following international sports events was organised in Delhi in

October 2010 in which several countries participated?
A Commonwealth Games

B Asian Hockey Tournament

C Asian Games

D None of these

233.Exporters in India get insurance cover and risk cover from which of the
following organisation?
A SIDBI

B RBI

C ECGC

D None of these

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234.Which of the following places in India does not have a Stock Exchange?
A Udaipur

B Delhi

C Mumbai

D Ahmedabad

235.Ayodhya' , which was in news, is a place in

A Uttar Pradesh

B Jharkhand

C Bihar

D Rajasthan

236.Which of the following is the name of a private sector Bank in India

A UCO Bank

B Axis Bank

C IDBI Bank

D Corporation Bank

237.What does the letter 'S' denotes in 'AFSPA' an abbreviation we every often see
in newspapers?
A State

B Solid

C Special

D Slow

238.Which of the following is a food crop?

A Palm

B Jute

C Cotton

D Maize

239.Vedanta Alumina is a company operating in the area of

A Mining

B Textiles

C Banking

D Cement

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240.An individual visiting UAE will have to make his/her payments in which of the
following currencies?
A Baht

B Peso

C Dirham

D Dinar

241.Who amongst the following is not a famous writer?

A Namita Gokhale

B Sania Mirza

C Khushwant Singh

D Chetan Bhagat

242.Which of the following is the Chemical name of the salt we use in our kitchen?
A Sodium Chloride

B Ammonium Sulphate

C Sodium Carbonate

D Calcium Chloride

243.Operation New Dawn is the beginning of stability in

A Iran

B Sri Lanka

C Sudan

D Iraq

244.Which of the following books is written by Kiran Desai?

A Tale of two cities

B The inheritance of loss

C 3 Mistakes of My life

D A Tale of Two sisters

245.India has an agreement with USA for producing energy in the form of
A Nuclear

B Solar

C Thermal

D Hydraulic

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246.Which of the following awards is given to sports persons in India?
A Kalidas Samman

B Arjuna Award

C Saraswati Samman

D None of these

247.Which of the following is the trophy/cup associated with the game of cricket?
A Duleep Trophy

B Durand cup

C Santosh Trophy

D Derby

248.Shushil Kumar who won the Medal at an London Olympic event is a famous
A Table tennis player

B Wrestling Champion

C Golf player

D None of these

249.Which of the following is the abbreviated name associated with food security?
A PDS

B OPEC

C NPA

D ASHA

250.Which of the is a good and rich source of Vitamin 'C'?

A Banana

B Lemon juice

C Radish

D Mango

251.Who amongst the following Indian Prime Ministers was honoured

posthumously by the Government of Bangladesh for his/her contributions to the
independence of the nation?
A Rajiv Gandhi

B Lal Bahadur Shastri

C Indira Gandhi

D None of these

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252.Who amongst the following was never a Governor of the RBI?
A Arup Roy Choudhury

B D. Subbarao

C C.Rangarajan

D Bimal Jalan

253.Which of the following schemes launched by the Government of India aims at

enhancing the livelihood security of the people in rural areas by guaranteeing
hundred days of employment in a financial year to a rural household whose adult
members volunteer to do unskilled manual work?
A MGNREGA

B ASHA

C TRYSEM

D Kutir Jyoti Scheme

254.Which of the following organisations prepares rural credit plans on annual

basis for all districts in India, which in turn from the base for annual credit plans of
all rural financial institutions?
A CII

B RBI

C SIDBI

D NABARD

255.Which of the following periods represents the period of the first Five-Year
Plan in India?
A 1951-56

B 1950-55

C 1952-57

D 1947-52

256.Which of the following is the name of the process available to common

people to seek court's intervention in matters of public interest?
A Ordinance

B Habeas Corpus

C Public Interest Litigation (PIL)

D None of these

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257.India's foreign policy is based on serveral principles, one of which is
A Live and Let Live

B Satyamev Jayate

C Panchsheel

D None of these

258.Which of the following is not a Poverty Eradication Programme launched by

the Government of India?
A AADHAAR

B National Family Benefit scheme

C National Social Assistance

D Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana

259.PIIGS is the group of nations fallinig under

A NATO

B Commonwealth

C Euro zone

D SAARC

260.Which of the following is used as a fuel in Nuclear power stations in India?

A Tin

B Thorium

C Copper

D All of these

261.Which of the States has taken up the job of improving Dams with the help of
the World bank's Dam rehabilitation and improvement project?
A Guwahati

B Kerala

C Tamil Nadu

D Uttar Pradesh

262.Who amongst the following is the author of the book "Development as

Freedom"?
A Y.V. Reddy

B Manmohan Singh

C C.Rangarajan

D Amartya Sen

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263.Who amongst the following has never held post of the Governor of the RBI?
A Usha Thorat

B Manmohan Singh

C L.K. Jha

D C. Rangarajan

264.Who amongst the following is the Regulator of Insurance sector in India?

A IRDA

B SEBI

C AMFI

D RBI

265.The main feature of the National Agricultural Insurance Scheme is to insure

which of the following
A Land of the farmer

B Life of the farmer

C Crop of the farmer

D Both land and family of the farmer

266.In which one of the following states was the first UID card issued?
A Maharashtra

B Assam

C Manipur

D West Bengal

267.Which of the following books is written by Anita Desai?

A The Village by the sea

B Magic Seeds

C My God Died Young

D None of the these

268.Expand the term MGNREGA.

A Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

B Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Generation Agency

C Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Generation Act

D None of these

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269.Which one of the following States has passed a bill to regulate the interest
rates on micro-finance?
A Andhra Pradesh

B Orissa

C Karnataka

D Haryana

270.Which one of the following States has passed a legislation to confiscate the
property of corrupt officials and to open schools in these properties?
A Bihar

B Jharkhand

C Rajasthan

D Haryana

271.Brihadeeswara Temple located in?

A A.P.

B Tamil Nadu

C Kerala

D Orissa

272.In which one of the following States, Jaitapur Nuclear Power plant is proposed
to be set up?
A Haryana

B Maharashtra

C Orissa

D Karnataka

273.Expand the term IFRS.

A Indian Financial reporting standards

B International Financial Reporting Standards

C Indian Financial Reporting systems

D None of these

274.Who is Liu Xiaobo?

A Chinese citizen who has been awarded Nobel Peace prize

B North Korean dissident, who has been awarded Nobel Literature Prize

C Sportsman who was awarded maximum 8 Gold medals in Commonwealth

D None of these

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275.Who is Hardeep Puri?
A India's ambassador in UK

B India's permanent representative at UN

C Vice president, World bank

D India's ambassador in USA

276.With which one of the following games, France's Zinedine zidane is

associated?
A Football

B Snooker

C Volleyball

D Base ball

277.With which one of the following countries, India has signed agreement to
build Multi model Transit Transport Project?
A Myanmar

B Sri Lanka

C Nepal

D Maldives

278.Which one of the following countries is Number one Country in terms of

Purchasing power?
A South Korea

B USA

C Germany

D China

279.Yuan' is the currency of which one of the following countries?

A South Korea

B Japan

C China

D North Korea

280.What are teaser loan rates charged by banks?

A Rate of interest in the initial period is less and goes up subsequently

B Fixed rate of interest charged by banks

C floating rate of interest charged by banks

D None of these

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281.According to the 8th Annual Global Retail Development Index (GRDI) , which
one of the following countries is 'most attractive' retail marker in the world?
A India

B Saudi Arabia

C Japan

D UAE

282.Government's "Food-for-work" programme means -

A Supplying balanced diet to workers in rural areas

B no-work-no-pay principle

C ensuring enough food to rural worker-households

D None of these

283.The insurance companies collect a fixed amount from its customers at a fixed
interval of time. What is it called?
A Instalment

B Premium

C EMI

D Service charge

284.What is the full form of 'ESOPs' as seen in financial newspapers?

A Early Sales opportunities

B Employee Stock options

C Executive Salary options

D Emergency Stock operations

285.Pohang Steel Company (POSCO) is a company originally based in

A Vietnam

B South Korea

C USA

D Italy

286.Who amongst the following was awarded Padma Vibhushan

A Kumar Mangalam Birla

B Nirupama Rao

C Montek Singh Ahluwalia

D Saina Nehwal

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287.India signed a deal on the sharing of Teesta and Feni river waters. This
agreement is signed with which of the following countries?
A Bhutan

B Bangladesh

C Nepal China

D Pakistan

288.In India, the concept of single citizenship is adopted from

A England

B France

C Canada

D USA

289.Who had proposed partyless democracy in India?

A S.A. Dange

B Jayaprakash Narayan

C Mahatma Gandhi

D Vinobha Bhave

290.Disinvestment in Public Sector is called

A Privatisation

B Globalisation

C Liberalisation

D Industrialisation

291.Darwin finches' refers to a group of

A Lizards

B Birds

C Fishes

D Amphibians

292.Which was described by Dr.B.R.Ambedkar the 'heart and soul' of the

Constitution?
A Right to Constitutional Remedies

B Right to Equality

C Right against Exploitation

D Right to freedom of Religion

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293.The Civil Disobedience Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in
A 1930

B 1928

C 1922

D 1931

294.Fa-hien visited India during the reign of

A Kumaragupta

B Ramagupta

C Samudragupta

D Chandragupta II

295.At which place in Bengal was the East India company given permission to
trade and build a factor by the Mughals in 1651?
A Singur

B Cassim Bazar

C Burdwan

D Calcutta

296.Which Sikh Guru called himself the 'Sachcha Badshah'?

A Guru Hargovind

B Guru Gobind Singh

C Guru Teg Bahadur

D Guru Arjan Dev

297.The oldest international airline is

A Air Sahara

B Dutch KLM

C Qantas Airways

D Air Canada

298.Diu is an island off

A Gujarat

B Maharashtra

C Goa

D Daman

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299.Which of the following is a land-locked sea?
A Red sea

B North Sea

C Timor Sea

D Aral Sea

300.Shivasamudram Falls is found in the course of river

A Cauvery

B Mahanadi

C Krishna

D Godavari

301.Who gave the slogan "Inquilab Zindabad"?

A Iqbal

B Subhash Chandra Bose

C Bhagat Singh

D Chandrashekhar Azad

302.The position of Indian Railways network in the world is

A Fifth

B Fourth

C Second

D Third

303.The normal cholestrol level in human blood is

A 180-200 mg

B 140-180 mg

C 120-140 mg

D 80-120 mg

304.Syrinx is the voice box in

A Mammals

B Amphibians

C Birds

D Reptiles

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305.The Dried flower buds are used as a spice in
A Cloves

B Saffron

C Cardamom

D Cinnamon

306.The tissue in man where no cell division occurs after birth is

A Connective

B Nerves

C Germinal

D Skeletal

307.Troposphere is the hottest part of the atmosphere because

A It is closest to the sun

B heat is generated in it

C it is heated by the Earth's surface

D there are charged articles in it

308.The outermost layer of the Sun is called

A Corona

B Lithosphere

C Photosphere

D Chromosphere

309.Where was India's first computer installed?

A Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta

B Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

C Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

D Indian Iron & Steel C. Ltd, Burnpur

310.Which of the following can be used to absorb neutrons to control the chain
reaction during nuclear fission?
A Uranium

B Plutonium

C Boron

D Heavy water

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311.Hydrogen bomb is based on the principle of
A uncontrolled fusion reaction

B controlled fusion reaction

C uncontrolled fission reaction

D controlled fission reaction

312.What is the commonly used unit for measuring the sped of data
transmission?
A Bits per second

B Nano seconds

C Characters per second

D Mega Hertz

313.Which type of reaction produces the most harmful radiation?

A Fusion reaction

B Chemical reaction

C Fission reaction

D Phot-Chemical reaction

314.Which type of glass is used for making glass reinforced plastic?

A Fibre glass

B Quartz glass

C Flint glass

D Pyrex glass

315.Which of the metals causes Itai-itai disease?

A Cobalt

B Copper

C Chromium

D Cadmium

316.Glycol is added to aviation gasoline because it

A prevents freezing of petrol

B reduces consumption of petrol

C reduces evaporation of petrol

D increase efficiency of petrol

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317.The largest ecosystem of the Earth is
A Biome

B Biosphere

C Hydrosphere

D Lithosphere

318.In a food chain, the solar energy utilised by plants is only

A 0.1 percent

B 10 percent

C 1 percent

D 0.01 percent

319.Supersonic Jet causes pollution by thinning of

A Co2 layer

B O2 layer

C O3 layer

D SO2 layer

320.OTEC Stands for

A Ocean Thermal Energy conversion

B Ocean Thermal Energy Conservation

C Oil and Thermal Energy Conservation

D Oil and Thermal Energy Convention

321.First Indian woman who reached Antarctica:

A Geeta Ghosh

B Mahel Musa

C Pritisu Gupta

D Ujjawala Patil

322.Which schedule of the Constitution of India describe the allocation of seats in

the Council of States ?
A Eighth

B Tenth

C Third

D Fourth

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323.Citizenship Act, 1955 provisions may be broadly divided into three parts,
acquisition of citizenship, termination of citizenship and supplementary provisions.
How many modes have been provided by the Act for acquiring the citizenship of
India:
A Five

B Two

C Four

D Three

324.Who will have its leader elected as Leader of Oppositin and gives the status &
facilities to the rank of cabinet minister ?
A The opposition party with the largest number of MPs.

B The opposition party with the largest number of MPs and whose number is at least 1/5 of the total
House

C The opposition party with the largest number of MPs and whose number is at least 1/10 of the total
House

D None of the above is correct

325.The mass of a body at the centre of earth is:

A Zero

B Remains constant

C More than at the surface

D Less than at the surface

326.The compounds leading to origin of life were:

A Urea and nucleic acids

B Protiens and amino acids

C Amino acids and urea

D Proteins and nucleic acids

327.The highest producing state of Cardamom in India is:

A Assam

B Sikkim

C Meghalaya

D None of these

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328.The Keibul Lamjao, the only floating National park in the world is in:
A Manipur

B Mizoram

C Meghalaya

D Assam

329.East West corridor comprising National Highways connects:

A Patna to Surat

B Kolkata to Mumbai

C Silchar to Porbander

D None of the these

330.Which one of the following countries is not a founder member of OPEC?

A Iraq

B Algeria

C Kuwait

D Iran

331.The first ruler responsible for the rise of Magadha was

A Bimbisara

B Bindusara

C Ajatashatru

D Vasudeva

332.Who among the following was the first sovereign Sultan of Delhi?
A Iltumish

B Balban

C Alauddin Khalji

D Qutbuddin Aibak

333.The Headquarters of World Bank is situated at

A Manila

B New york

C Washington D.C.

D Geneva

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334.UNO was founded on
A 20 January 1919

B 20 January 1920

C 26 November 1949

D 24 October 1945

335.Who is the author of the book "Two Lives"?

A Vikram Seth

B James Patterson

C Ved Mehta

D Khushwant Singh

336.Who coined the term 'Hindu rate of growth' for Indian economy?
A Montek Singh Ahluwalia

B A.K. Sen

C Kirit S. Parikh

D Raj Krishna

337.Who amongst the following made it possible for the Indians to enter the
Indian civil services through an open competitive examination?
A Ripon

B Mayo

C Dalhousie

D William Bentinck

338.Who among the following is the author of the book "My Country, My Life?
A A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

B Atal Bihari Vajpayee

C L.K. Advani

D Shashi Tharoor

339.Which one of the following was a journal brought out by Abul Kalam Azad?
A Al-Hilal

B Comrade

C Zamindar

D The Indian Sociologist

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340.Tapti river originates from
A Panchmarhi

B Satpura range

C Amarkantak

D Trimbakeshwar

341.Liver oil of fish is rich in

A Vitamin E

B Vitamin C

C Vitamin D

D Vitamin A

342.The coating of a thin layer of zinc on steel or iron objects is known as

A Galvanising

B Hot dipping

C Tinning

D Electroplating

343.Electric current in a metal wire is due to the flow of

A Protons

B Electrons

C Ions

D None of these

344.Optic fibres are mainly used for

A Weaving

B Communication

C Musical instruments

D Food industry

345.Which of the following is not present in the blood?

A RBCs

B Plasma

C Placenta

D WBCs

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346.When applied to the affected area, which one of the following will relieve the
pain due to ant-bite or bee-sting?
A Baking soda

B Caustic soda

C Vinegar

D Lemon juice

347.Which among the following is a chemical change?

A A wet towel dries in the sun

B Lemon juice added to tea causing its colour to change

C Coffee is brewed by passing steam through ground coffee

D Hot air rises over a radiator

348.Which of the following is a vector quantity?

A Force

B Temperature

C Energy

D Momentum

349.At what point the centrigrade and the Fahrenheit temperatures are the
same?
A 10 degree

B 0 degree

C -10 degree

D -40 degree

350.Central Institute of fisheries technology is situated at

A Barrackpore (West Bengal)

B Ernakula (Kerala)

C Cuttack (Orissa)

D Dehradun (Uttaranchal)

351.Which among the following elements (metals) pollutes the air of a city having
large number of automobiles?
A LEad

B Nickel

C Chromium

D Cadmium

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352.Sriharikota is situated in
A Kerala

B Tamil Nadu

C Karnataka

D Andhra Pradesh

353.The Wheel & Axle Plant of the Indian Railways is located in

A Kapurthala, Punjab

B Perambur, Chennai

C Bengaluru, Karnataka

D Chittaranjan, West Bengal

354.Tenth Guru of Sikhs was

A Guru Arjan Dev

B Guru Nanak

C Guru Teg Bahadur

D Guru Govind Singh

355.The Obra city is famous for

A Thermal power plant

B Steel industry

C Oil Refinery

D Aluminium plant

356.Gandhiji organised 'Dandi March' in 1930 to protest agains

A Imposition of tax on Salt

B Atrocities on Minority

C Atrocities on the Harijans

D Communal Award

357.Kanyakumari is situated in
A Karnataka

B Kerala

C Lakshadweep

D Tamil Nadu

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358.Which among the following is an element?
A Alumina

B Brass

C Graphite

D Silica

359.The dispute over Siachin Glacier Belt is between

A India and Pakistan

B India and China

C India and Nepal

D China and Nepal

360.The southern tip of India is

A Cape Comorin

B Point Calimere

C India Point in Nicobar Islands

D Kovalam in Thiruvananthapuram

361.Who was the guru of Kabir?

A Ramanuja

B Ramananda

C Namadeva

D None of these

362.Acupuncture is
A A disease of heart

B Servicing of tubes and tyres

C A crop culture

D A method of treatment with needles

363.In the year 2012, which actor bagged the Best Actor Award at the 59th
National Film Awards?
A Ranbir Kapoor

B Appu Kutty

C Girish Kulkarni

D Hrithik Roshan

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364.Eiffel Tower' is in
A Melbourne

B London

C Paris

D Johannesburg

365.In lathe machine, taper turning can be done by

A Set over arrangement

B Taper turning attachment

C Swiveling compound rest

D All of the above

366.In electro discharge machining, cutting tools are usually made of

A High speed steel

B Tool steel

C Carbide-tipped tool

D Graphite

367.Glass is made of
A Sand & silicate

B Quartz and Mica

C Sand & Silt

D None of these

368.Which of the following is called strategic metal?

A Silicon

B Titanium

C Uranium

D Germanium

369.Heavy water is
A Sea water (H2O + Salt)

B D2O2

C H2O2

D None of the above

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370.The operation of threading a drilling hole is called
A Tapping

B Broaching

C Lapping

D Reaming

371.The first symbol in a grinding wheel code is the

A Bond type

B Grain Size

C Structure

D Abrasive Type

372.Thermit welding is a form of

A Gas welding

B Fusion welding

C Resistance welding

D Arc welding

373.Electrode gets consumed in which type of welding process?

A Arc

B Thermit

C T.I.G

D Gas

374.Which of the following metals can be easily drawn into the wire?
A Lead

B Copper

C Tin

D Zinc

375.Base of a transistor is
A Heavily doped

B Moderately doped

C Lightly doped

D None of the above

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376.Lube oil is used in diesel engines
A To ignite

B To cool the engine

C To reduce friction

D 2 and 3 both

377.Air is charged in the cylinder of diesel engine by

A Exhaust valve

B Inlet valve

C Injector

D Air box

378.Type of filter fitted in a tractor is

A Paper type

B Cotton type

C Oil bath type

D Wire mesh type

379.Nichrome is commonly used for

A Transformer windings

B Battery connetions

C Lamp filament

D Heater coils

380.For a flexible cable, most suitable insulation is

A Glass fibre

B Magnesium oxide

C Polyvenyl chloride

D Insulating tape

381.Function of a carburator is
A To mix petrol with air

B to supply petrol to the engine

C to purify the air

D to purify the petrol

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382.The supply which cannot pass through condensor
A is DC supply

B is 12 volt AC

C is AC supply

D Depends on the type of circuit

383.The terminal impedance of folded dipole television antenna is kept

A 300 ohms

B 75 ohms

C 0 ohm

D 100 ohms

384.The efficiency of an air-conditioning plant is expressed by

A Percentage

B Temperature

C C.P.O

D Tonnes

385.A plug guage is used to measure the

A Pitch of thread

B Bores of cylinders

C Angles

D Flatness

386.An optical gauge works on the principle of

A Interference of light

B Reflection

C Dispersion

D Polarisation

387.A fluorescent tube contains

A Argon

B Nitrogen

C Neon

D Oxygen

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388.The feeding of a job in planner is done by
A Table movement

B Tool movement

C Ram movement

D Movement of a clapper box

389.Which of the following machines utilises fly cutters?

A Planner

B Milling machine

C Lathe machine

D Shaper

390.Crater wear takes place in single point cutting tool at

A Flank

B Rake

C Side

D Both Flank and Rake

391.It is difficult to magnetise steel because of its

A Low permeability

B High retentivity

C High permeability

D High density

392.In electric machines, laminated cores are used with a view to reduce the
A Friction loss

B Copper loss

C Eddy current loss

D Hysteresis loss

393.In DC generators, the brushes are always placed

A Along the Geometric Neutral Axis (GNA)

B Along the Magnetic neutral Axis (MNA)

C Perpendicular to MNA

D Perpendicular to GNA

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394.Critical resistance of a DC generator RC is
A Inversely proportional to speed

B Proportional to speed

C Iversely proportional to the square of speed

D Proportional to the square of speed

395.If the current and the voltage are out of phase by 90 degree, then the power
is
A minimum

B Maximum

C 1.1 V1

D Zero

396.Magger is an instrument to measure

A very low resistance

B Insulation resistance

C Q of a coil

D Inductance of a coil

397.The forward resistance of a diode is

A Zero

B Infinity

C Very small

D Very large

398.For lubricating roller bearing, lubricant generally required is

A Semi-solid

B Solid waste

C Liquid

D None of the above

399.Stainless steel is an alloy of

A Iron, Carbon and Nickel

B Iron and Maganese

C Iron, Chromium and Zinc

D Iron, Chromium and Nickel

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400.Emomali Rahmon recently visited India is the president of
A Turkmenistan

B Russia

C Republic of Tajikistan

D Turkey

401.Who is the UN Messengers of Peace

A Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

B Michael Douglas

C Monique Coleman

D Elie Wiesel

402.Kaushik Basu the ex-economic adviser of PM recently in news, appointed as

A President of IMF

B President of World bank

C Economic Adviser of UNO

D Chief Economist of World Bank

403.Who is the winner of ICC ODI cricketer of the year for 2011-12?
A Gautam Gambhir

B Kumar Sangakara

C Richard levi

D Virat Kohli

404.Who is the ICC Test player of the year 2011-12?

A M.S. Dhoni

B Kumar Sangakara

C Chris Gayle

D Hashim Amla

405.The UN theme for the 2012 International Day of Peace is

A Sustainable Peace

B Sustainable Future

C Sustainable Peace for a Sustainable future

D None of the above

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406.The year by which India is expected to achieve total sanitation coverage, as
per the Ministry of Rural development, Govt. of India is -
A 2017

B 2015

C 2018

D 2019

407.Which film actress has been selected as the brand ambassador of Nirmal
Bharat Abhiyan?
A Priyanka Chopra

B Aishwarya Roy

C Vidya Balan

D Katrina Kaif

408.The joint exercise carried out by the Army and the Indian Air force in the
desert of Rajasthan is named -
A Neptune

B Malabar 2012

C Exercuse Shoorveer

D Bhumi Raksha

409.For which region of the country the Union Government has cleared a 8,500
crore project under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)?
A North eastern region

B Gorkhaland

C Bundelkhand

D Naxalite-affected districts

410.As per data released by Indian statistical organisation in May 2012, India's
Industrial p roduction declined by 3.5 per cent in March 2012, the chief factor
behind this decline is -
A Surplus rain

B Contraction in manufacturing and mining output

C Devaluation of rupee

D Eurozone crisis

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411.Recently Wikipedia city Monmouth has been built. In which city is it located?
A Australia

B Canada

C South Africa

D USA

412.United States has decided to ease the stiff economic and diplomatic sanctions
imposed on which country and appointed envoy to her after 22 years?
A Sri Lanka

B Myanmar

C South Africa

D South Sudan

413.The Government has launched a scheme called ____ for encourages and
enables Overseas Indian workers to save for their return and resettlement and to
save for their old age by providing a co-contribution from the Government is -
A Indira Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana

B Pravasi Suraksha Yojana

C Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana

D Rajiv Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana

414.Who was the father of Operation flood?

A APJ Abdul Kalam

B M.S. Swaminathan

C Dr. Verghese Kurien

D KPS Gill

415.16th NAM Summit recently held at

A Singapore

B Cairo

C Teheran

D Manila

416.Who is the winner of US Open Tennis 2012 in women section?

A Victoria Azarenka

B Venus Williams

C Samantha Stosur

D Serena Williams

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417.Who is the winner of Us Open Tennis 2012 men section?
A Novak Djokovic

B Andy Murray

C Roger Federer

D Rafel Nadal

418.The enzyme that converts glucose to ethyl alcohol is -

A Diastase

B Zymase

C Maltase

D Invertase

419.Which of the following nations is considered the originator of the concept of

Micro finance?
A Brazil

B Bangladesh

C India

D South Africa

420.Brihadeeswara Temple located in?

A A.P.

B Tamil Nadu

C Kerala

D Orissa

421.In which one of the following States, Jaitapur Nuclear Power plant is proposed
to be set up?
A Haryana

B Maharashtra

C Orissa

D Karnataka

422.Expand the term IFRS.

A Indian Financial reporting standards

B International Financial Reporting Standards

C Indian Financial Reporting systems

D None of these

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423.Who is Liu Xiaobo?
A Chinese citizen who has been awarded Nobel Peace prize

B North Korean dissident, who has been awarded Nobel Literature Prize

C Sportsman who was awarded maximum 8 Gold medals in Commonwealth

D None of these

424.Who is Hardeep Puri?

A India's ambassador in UK

B India's permanent representative at UN

C Vice president, World bank

D India's ambassador in USA

425.With which one of the following games, France's Zinedine zidane is

associated?
A Football

B Snooker

C Volleyball

D Base ball

426.With which one of the following countries, India has signed agreement to
build Multi model Transit Transport Project?
A Myanmar

B Sri Lanka

C Nepal

D Maldives

427.Which one of the following countries is Number one Country in terms of

Purchasing power?
A South Korea

B USA

C Germany

D China

428.Yuan' is the currency of which one of the following countries?

A South Korea

B Japan

C China

D North Korea

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429.What are teaser loan rates charged by banks?
A Rate of interest in the initial period is less and goes up subsequently

B Fixed rate of interest charged by banks

C floating rate of interest charged by banks

D None of these

430.According to the 8th Annual Global Retail Development Index (GRDI) , which
one of the following countries is 'most attractive' retail marker in the world?
A India

B Saudi Arabia

C Japan

D UAE

431.Government's "Food-for-work" programme means -

A Supplying balanced diet to workers in rural areas

B no-work-no-pay principle

C ensuring enough food to rural worker-households

D None of these

432.The insurance companies collect a fixed amount from its customers at a fixed
interval of time. What is it called?
A Instalment

B Premium

C EMI

D Service charge

433.What is the full form of 'ESOPs' as seen in financial newspapers?

A Early Sales opportunities

B Employee Stock options

C Executive Salary options

D Emergency Stock operations

434.Pohang Steel Company (POSCO) is a company originally based in

A Vietnam

B South Korea

C USA

D Italy

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435.Who amongst the following was awarded Padma Vibhushan
A Kumar Mangalam Birla

B Nirupama Rao

C Montek Singh Ahluwalia

D Saina Nehwal

436.India signed a deal on the sharing of Teesta and Feni river waters. This
agreement is signed with which of the following countries?
A Bhutan

B Bangladesh

C Nepal China

D Pakistan

437.In India, the concept of single citizenship is adopted from

A England

B France

C Canada

D USA

438.Who had proposed partyless democracy in India?

A S.A. Dange

B Jayaprakash Narayan

C Mahatma Gandhi

D Vinobha Bhave

439.Disinvestment in Public Sector is called

A Privatisation

B Globalisation

C Liberalisation

D Industrialisation

440.Darwin finches' refers to a group of

A Lizards

B Birds

C Fishes

D Amphibians

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441.Which was described by Dr.B.R.Ambedkar the 'heart and soul' of the
Constitution?
A Right to Constitutional Remedies

B Right to Equality

C Right against Exploitation

D Right to freedom of Religion

442.The Civil Disobedience Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in

A 1930

B 1928

C 1922

D 1931

443.Fa-hien visited India during the reign of

A Kumaragupta

B Ramagupta

C Samudragupta

D Chandragupta II

444.At which place in Bengal was the East India company given permission to
trade and build a factor by the Mughals in 1651?
A Singur

B Cassim Bazar

C Burdwan

D Calcutta

445.Which Sikh Guru called himself the 'Sachcha Badshah'?

A Guru Hargovind

B Guru Gobind Singh

C Guru Teg Bahadur

D Guru Arjan Dev

446.The oldest international airline is

A Air Sahara

B Dutch KLM

C Qantas Airways

D Air Canada

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447.Diu is an island off
A Gujarat

B Maharashtra

C Goa

D Daman

448.Which of the following is a land-locked sea?

A Red sea

B North Sea

C Timor Sea

D Aral Sea

449.Shivasamudram Falls is found in the course of river

A Cauvery

B Mahanadi

C Krishna

D Godavari

450.Who gave the slogan "Inquilab Zindabad"?

A Iqbal

B Subhash Chandra Bose

C Bhagat Singh

D Chandrashekhar Azad

451.The position of Indian Railways network in the world is

A Fifth

B Fourth

C Second

D Third

452.The normal cholestrol level in human blood is

A 180-200 mg

B 140-180 mg

C 120-140 mg

D 80-120 mg

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453.Syrinx is the voice box in
A Mammals

B Amphibians

C Birds

D Reptiles

454.The Dried flower buds are used as a spice in

A Cloves

B Saffron

C Cardamom

D Cinnamon

455.The tissue in man where no cell division occurs after birth is

A Connective

B Nerves

C Germinal

D Skeletal

456.Troposphere is the hottest part of the atmosphere because

A It is closest to the sun

B heat is generated in it

C it is heated by the Earth's surface

D there are charged articles in it

457.The outermost layer of the Sun is called

A Corona

B Lithosphere

C Photosphere

D Chromosphere

458.Where was India's first computer installed?

A Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta

B Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

C Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

D Indian Iron & Steel C. Ltd, Burnpur

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459.Which of the following can be used to absorb neutrons to control the chain
reaction during nuclear fission?
A Uranium

B Plutonium

C Boron

D Heavy water

460.Hydrogen bomb is based on the principle of

A uncontrolled fusion reaction

B controlled fusion reaction

C uncontrolled fission reaction

D controlled fission reaction

461.What is the commonly used unit for measuring the sped of data
transmission?
A Bits per second

B Nano seconds

C Characters per second

D Mega Hertz

462.Which type of reaction produces the most harmful radiation?

A Fusion reaction

B Chemical reaction

C Fission reaction

D Phot-Chemical reaction

463.Which type of glass is used for making glass reinforced plastic?

A Fibre glass

B Quartz glass

C Flint glass

D Pyrex glass

464.Which of the metals causes Itai-itai disease?

A Cobalt

B Copper

C Chromium

D Cadmium

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465.Glycol is added to aviation gasoline because it
A prevents freezing of petrol

B reduces consumption of petrol

C reduces evaporation of petrol

D increase efficiency of petrol

466.The largest ecosystem of the Earth is

A Biome

B Biosphere

C Hydrosphere

D Lithosphere

467.In a food chain, the solar energy utilised by plants is only

A 0.1 percent

B 10 percent

C 1 percent

D 0.01 percent

468.Supersonic Jet causes pollution by thinning of

A Co2 layer

B O2 layer

C O3 layer

D SO2 layer

469.OTEC Stands for

A Ocean Thermal Energy conversion

B Ocean Thermal Energy Conservation

C Oil and Thermal Energy Conservation

D Oil and Thermal Energy Convention

470.Which of the following folk dances is associated with Rajasthan?

A Rauf

B Jhora

C Veedhi

D Suisini

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471.Who invented Penicillin?
A Louis Pasteur

B Alexander Fleming

C Dreser

D Edward Jenner

472.2018 FIFA World Cup would be held in

A France

B Russia

C Qatar

D Netherlands

473.Which of the following books is authored by V.S. Naipaul?

A A house for Mr. Biswas

B Tender Hooks

C Witness the Night

D The Rediscovery of India

474.The Eleventh 'Five-Year Plan' of India is for the Five years ranging from?
A 2007-2012

B 2009-14

C 2008-2013

D None of these

475.Private equity investors invest in a company based mainly on

A the creditability and the valuation of the company

B the age of the company

C the location of the company

D the activity undertaken by the company

476.The synagogue is generally

A Jewish House of Prayer

B The Parsi temple

C A place

D An epic

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477.Deuce is a term used in
(a) Polo
(b) lawn tennis
(c ) badminton
(d) boxing
( e ) Volleyball
A b,c,d

B a,b,c

C b,c,e

D c,d,a

478.ISI is the intelligence agency of

A Pakistan

B India

C Israel

D United Kingdom

479.In broad gauge, the distance between the rails is,

A 1.87 metres

B 1.00 metre

C 3 metre

D 2.67 metres

480.ET Now and CNBC TV18, TV Channels essentially broadcast

A English News

B business and economic news

C Classic English movies

D Political events and news

481.With which one of the following fields was Satyajit Ray associated?
A Short stories

B Films

C Sports

D Social work

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482.Who amongst the following carried Indian Tricolour at Guangzhou Asian
Games?
A Gagan Narang

B Sania Mirza

C Saina Nehwal

D Randhir Singh

483.Human breath is visible in winter but not in summer because

A water vapour in breath condenses in cold air, making it visible

B the difference in outside pressure gives visibility to breath

C breath contains certain impurities and visible matters

D none of these

484.Which of the following is an oilseed?

A Cardamom

B Garlic

C Clove

D Mustard

485.The name of the white revolution is associated with

A Kurien Verghese

B C.Rangarajan

C M.S.Swaminathan

D J.V. Narlikar

486.The Government of India provides direct financial support to which of the

following schemes?
A Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana

B Packing credit Guarantee Scheme

C ULIP

D All of the above

487.Who amongst the following is the author of the Book "A bend in the River"?
A Walter Scott

B V.S. Naipaul

C Arun Shourie

D Daniel Defoe

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488.Which of the following is called the pink City of India?
A Lucknow

B Kolkata

C Jaipur

D Kota

489.The Reserve Bank does not have an office in

A Gulbarga

B Kanpur

C Jaipur

D Bhopal

490.A Badminton player is supposed to know the meaning of the term

A Bouncer

B Love

C Punch

D Booster

491.Which one of the following makes a case for intensive, modern farming?
A Cropping pattern

B Higher output using organic method

C Remunerative price

D None of these

492.Which one of the following is the objective of Corporate Social Responsibility

(CSR) issued by the Government?
A To ensure that companies take steps for rehabilitation of project-affected people

B To ensure that companies use some of their profits for educating the project-affected people

C To ensure that Companies provide health care to project-affected people

D None of these

493.A hockey player is supposed to known the meaning of the term

A Bouncer

B Frozen Ball

C Dead Ball

D Penalty Corner

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494.Which one of the following has launched guidebook on standards firexporter?
A UNIDO

B RBI

C SEBI

D IBA

495.BIPA with Sudan comes into effect was the news, it is an agreement for
A Investment in a country

B Peaceful use of atomic power

C Allowing students to visit each other's nation

D Allowing people to come for medical treatment

496.Which of the following terms is normally not seen in the field of International
Relation ?
A Alluvial Soil

B Exchange Rate

C OECD

D Free Trade

497.In which one of the following states, population growth rate is lower than
national average?
A Orissa

B Delhi

C Gujarat

D Himachal Pradesh

498.Sodium thiosulfate (Na2S2O3) solution is used in photography to

A remove undecomposed AgBr as a soluble silver thiosulfate complex

B remove reduced silver

C reduce silver bromide (AgBr) grain to silver

D convert the metallic silver to silver salt

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499.The disease which has been declared by the Union Government to be a
mandatorily notifiable in order to provide better diagnosis and treatment and
reduce its transmission is-
A Tuberculosis

B Diabetes

C Malaria

D Cancer

500.The first Credit Information Company in india Was -

A CARE

B ICRA

C CIBIL

D None of the above

501.To review the determination of poverty line by Suresh Tendulkar Committee,

Planning Commission has constituted a committee under the chairmanship -
A S.K. Goel

B C. Rangrajan

C Mihir Shah

D Prakash Bukshi

502.All services excluding services in negative list have been brought under the
umbrella of service tax w.e.f July 1, 2012. How many services have been included in
the negative list?
A 17

B 15

C 21

D 19

503.Which of the following organisation makes "Doing Business Report" every

year?
A WTO

B World Bank

C UNCTAD

D IMF

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504.For 2011-12, the external debt as percentage of GDP stands at -
A 0.22

B 0.2

C 0.23

D 0.25

505.With reference to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) report which one of the
following statements is correct?
A By 2030 even two planet Earths would not be enough to sustain human activity

B Biodiversity has decreased by an average of 50 percent globally since 1970

C The world would have to be 50 per cent bigger to have enough land and forests to provide for
current levels of consumption and carbon emissions

D The report is titled Living Planet Report 2012

506.In India six big licensed rating agencies are involved in the task of sovereign
credit rating, which one of the following is not among them?
A Moody's Investors

B Dominion Bond Rating Service (DBRS)

C Infosys Ratings

D Standard and Poors (S&P)

507.Which country won the World Ice Hockey Championship 2012?

A Russia

B Sweden

C Finland

D USA

508.With a view to strengthening regional financial and economic cooperation the

Reserved Bank of India has announced Swap Arrangement of how much amount of
US$ billion both in foreign currency and Indian rupee for SAARC member countries?
A USD 2 billion

B USD 2.5 billion

C USD 4.5 billion

D USD 3.25 billion

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509.In the 12th Five Year Plan the Government of India has proposed to invest for
development of various projects in port sector the amount of
A 73,893.95 crore

B 76,793.95 crore

C 76,000.00 crore

D 75,793.95 crore

510.India has signed a key tax information exchange agreement and another pact
on information technology to accelerate economic and joint investment with -
A Qatar

B Yaman

C Iraq

D Bahrain

511.Scientists at the Tomato Genome Consortium (TGC) successfully sequenced

the genomes of which of the following vegetables?
A Brinjal

B Onion

C Potato

D Tomato

512.Which country took over the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council in
June 2012?
A China

B Iraq

C India

D Iran

513.Which country has increased its defence budge by nearly 10 percent to 545
billion rupees ($ 5.8 billion) for the 2012-13?
A India

B Iran

C Iraq

D Pakistan

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514.Which of the following country has clinched the title of Azlan Shah Cup
Hockey Tournament for 2012?
A Australia

B Pakistan

C New Zealand

D India

515.Who authored the book Mind Positive, Life Positive?

A Buta Singh

B Sushma Swaraj

C S. Joginder Singh

D Sonia Gandhi

516.Who had been made the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction
and Development (EBRD)?
A Bobby Jindal

B Adi Goderej

C Mr. Suma Chakrabarti

D Rahul Khullar

517.The World Environment Day was observed across the globe on June 5, 2012.
Theme for the World Environment Day 2012 was -
A Water-all we need

B Green Economiy : Does it include you?

C Forests - Nature at your service

D None of the above

518.The pupose of Directive Principles of State Policy is to

A lay down positive instructions which would guide State policy at all levels

B implement Gandhiji's idea for a decentralised state

C Check the use of arbitrary powers by the government

D Promote welfare of the backward sections of the society

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519.IREDA (Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd.) an independent
Public Sector undertaking (PSU) was established in
A 1988

B 1985

C 1987

D 1986

520.SSS- NIRE (Sardar Swaran Singh National Institute of Renewable Energy)

working in bio-energy, bio-fuel, synthetic fuel etc is located at
A Mumbai

B Wadala Kalan, Kapurthala (Punjab)

C Bangalore

D Dehradun

521.RGAUD (Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja Diwas) ie. Rajiv Gandhi Renewable Energy
Day, Sadbhavana Day is celebrate each year on the birth day of ex. PM Rajiv Gandhi.
His birth day is
A 20th November

B 20th December

C 20th August

D 20th October

522.The Solar Evapo-cooking system (SECS) for controlling excretion of CO2 in

atmosphere and to save LPG amount during food cooking for 20000 people daily in
Shri Sai Baba Institute Nyas, Shirdi (Maharashtra) was established in
A June 2012

B June 2009

C June 2011

D June 2010

523.Which newspaper was started by Lokmanya Balgangadhar Tilak to serve the

cause of India's freedom struggle?
A Kesari

B Gadar

C Free Hindustan

D Swadesh Mitra

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524.The writer of the book 'India's Second Freedom' is -
A Soli Sorabji

B Loknayak Jaiprakash Narain

C Lalkrishna Advani

D Atal Behari Bajpai

525.For what is the Manas Sanctuary in Assam known?

A Elephants

B Bears

C Tigers

D Birds

526.Most of the unemployment in India is -

A Technological

B Cyclical

C Frictional

D Structural

527.Four Mathas established by Adi Shankaracharya are -

A Joshimath, Dwarka, Puri, Sringeri

B Sringeri, Dwarka, Joshimath, Prayag

C Dwarka, Joshimath, Prayag, Kanchi

D Puri, Sringeri, Dwarka, Varanasi

528.What lis 'KAABA'?

A Hindu Shrine

B Jew's Shrine

C Muslim Shrine

D None of the above

529.Who is credited with introducing the beans and potatos in Bhagirathi valley?
A Wilson

B Ram Brahmachari

C Henry

D Maharaja Sudarshan Shah

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530.Which one of these is not a dance of Uttarakhand?
A Jagar

B Chanchari

C Terahtali

D Thadia

531.Soj-e-Vatan is the book written by

A Premchand

B Mahadevi Verma

C Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala'

D Sumitranandan Pant

532.United Nations Human Development Index has been developed by -

A Mahboob-ul-Haq

B Jagdish Bhagwati

C Joseph Stiglitz

D Amartya Sen

533.The estimates of National Income are prepared by -

A National Development Council

B National Productivity Council

C National Income Council

D Central Statistical Organization

534.When the Reserve Bank of India was established?

A 1935

B 1920

C 1930

D 1940

535.The red coloured human figures engraved on the Lakhuodyar near Almora
belongs to -
A Vedic period

B Kushan period

C Stone age

D Chand period

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536.The state who launched "Atal Khadyanna Yojna" is -
A Bihar

B Gujarat

C Uttarakhand

D Jharkhand

537.The call for 'Quit India Movement' against Britishers was given in -
A 1942

B 1940

C 1946

D 1936

538.Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in the city -

A Meerut

B Agra

C Amritsar

D Lahore

539.Which dynasty did not rule over North India?

A Mauryas

B Guptas

C Rajputs

D Chalukyas

540.The Battle of Haldighati was fought in -

A 1756 AD

B 1576 AD

C 1756 BC

D 1576 BC

541.The revolutionary woman who led the revolution of 1857 in Oudh was -
A Lakshmibai

B Ahilyabai

C Aruna Asaf Ali

D Begum Hazrat Mahal

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542.The proof of burying the dog with human body at which of the following
places?
A Burjhom

B Koldihava

C Chaupani

D Mando

543.The first Lokpal Bill was presented in the Parliament in -

A 1968

B 1967

C 1971

D 1972

544.Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru were sentenced to death in -

A Alipur conspiracy case

B Lahore conspiracy case

C Kakori conspiracy case

D Kanpur conspiracy case

545.The Chief Election Commissioner of India is appointed by -

A Prime Minister

B Lok Sabha

C President

D Chief Justice of India

546.At the time of gaining of Independence, the President of 'Indian National

Congress' was -
A J.B. Kriplani

B Jawaharlal Nehru

C Rajendra Prasad

D Sardar Patel

547.Which extremist leader of the freedom movement was given 6 years jail
punishment in 1908?
A Bipin Chandra Pal

B Balgangadhar Tilak

C Lala Lajpat Rai

D Arbind Ghosh

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548.The most famous centre of learning during Maurya period was -
A Taxila

B Ujjain

C Nalanda

D Vallabhi

549.The famous Buddhist scholar Aswaghosh was a contemporary of -

A Ashoka

B Nagarjuna

C Kanishka

D Harsha

550.Which Viceroy was assassinated during his tenure?

A Lord Mayo

B Lord Curzon

C Lord Rippon

D Lord Wellesley

551.The Forest Research Institute is situated at -

A Nagpur

B Mysore

C Dehradun

D Ernakulam

552.Which of the following is the latest country to reach an agreement on civil

nuclear cooperation with India?
A Australia

B South Korea

C China

D Israel

553.Famous Cave temples of Elephanta are ascribed to -

A Chalukyas

B Cholas

C Pallavas

D Rashtrakoots

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554.When was Bengal re-united due to the protests by Indians?
A 1905

B 1911

C 1947

D 1971

555.Who is the writer of 'Humayun-Nama'?

A Zebunnisa

B Jahanara

C Gulbadan Begum

D Roshanara

556.Leelawati, a treatise on Mathematics, was written by -

A Ramanuj

B Kautilya

C Amartya Sen

D Bhaskaracharya

557.Which community is given nominated seat in Uttarakhand Legislative

Assembly?
A Buddhist

B Garwalis

C Anglo-Indian

D Muslims

558.Who was the founder of 'Servants of India Society'?

A Madan Mohan Malviya

B Sarojini Naidu

C Justice Ranade

D Gopal Krishna Gokhale

559.The Muslim League passed a resolution demanding partition of India in its

session held at -
A Lahore

B Karachi

C Allahabad

D Dhaka

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560.Bombay was taken over by the English India company from -
A The Dutch

B The French

C The Danish

D The Portuguese

561.Abnormal level of cholestrol is associated with

A Hardening of arteries

B Hardening of Veins

C Kidney stones formation

D Liver cirrhosis

562.The joint session of both Houses of Parliament is presided over by -

A Chairman of Rajya Sabha

B Prime minister

C Speaker of Lok Sabha

D Leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha

563.The first Political Organization established in India in 1838 was known as -

A British India Society

B Bengal British India society

C Settlers Association

D Zamindari Association

564.The battle field of Plassey is situated in -

A Bihar

B Andhra pradesh

C Orissa

D West Bengal

565.Which of the following is the oldest Veda?

A Samveda

B Yajurveda

C Rigveda

D Atharvaveda

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566.The famous historian who visited India with Mahmud Ghazni was -
A Ferishta

B Al-Beruni

C Afif

D Ibn Batuta

567.Who was defeated in the battle of Khanva?

A Rana Pratap

B Hemu

C Rana Sanga

D Allauddin Khilji

568.Where is Lothal situated?

A Gujarat

B Rajasthan

C Pakistan

D Haryana

569.Right to property according to Constitution of India is a -

A Fundamental Rights

B Directive Principle

C Legal Right

D Social Right

570.Mana Pass is located in -

A Uttar Pradesh

B Uttarakhand

C Jammu-Kashmir

D Himachal Pradesh

571.The rotation of crops is essential for -

A Increasing protein content in plants

B Getting different crops

C Increasing soil fertility

D Maintaining soil moisture

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572.Influenza is caused by a -
A Virus

B Fungus

C Algae

D Bacterium

573.From which district of Uttarakhand State 'Chipko Movement' organised?

A Chamoli

B Uttarkashi

C Tehri Garhwal

D Pauri-Garhwal

574.Which of the following actions is related with evaporation of sweat?

A Exothermic Action

B Endothermic Action

C Chemical Action

D Salty Reaction

575.For which branch of science, UN has designated the year 2011?

A The International year of Chemistry

B The International year of Astronomy

C The International year of Bio-diversity

D The International Year of Physics

576.Moon is a -
A Star

B Satellite

C Planet

D Meteorite

577.The study related to the plants being used as vegetable is called -

A Flori-culture

B Pomology

C Horticulture

D Olericulture

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578.Engyme is a -
A Vitamin

B Bacterium

C Bio-Catalyst

D Virus

579.Which of the following is not an infectious disease?

A AIDS

B Chicken-pox

C Mumps

D Herpes Simplex

580.Which of the following is not a genetic disorder?

A Down-syndrome

B Haemophilia

C Irritable Bowi Syndrome (IBS)

D Sickle cell Anaemia

581.Which of the following is of organic origin?

A Coral

B Emerald

C Ruby

D Topaz

582.What rays of sunlight are mostly utilized by chlorophyll in photosynthesis?

A Red

B Yellow

C Green

D Blue

583.Which of the following substance is not used in the alloy of stainless steel?
A Carbon

B Chromium

C Manganese

D Molybdenum

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584.Which of the following is not a chemical fertilizer?
A Urea

B Sodium Sulphate

C Super Phosphate

D Potassium nitrate

585.Montreal Protocol is related with the protection of -

A Green house gases

B Acid rain

C Ozone layer

D Endangered species

586.The venom of Cobra is -

A Neurotoxic

B Haemotoxic

C Both (A) and (B)

D None of the above

587.In surgery, what is arthoplasty?

A Open heart surgery

B Hip-joint replacement

C Kidney transplant

D Blood Transfusion

588.Which one of the following is the most fragile eco-system that will be first
affected by global warming?
A Arctic and Greenland Ice sheet

B Amazon rain forest

C Taiga

D Indian Monsoon

589.Which one of the following is the unit of measure of the thickness of the
ozone layer of the atmosphere?
A Dobson

B Knot

C Poise

D Maxwell

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590.The Headquarter of National Enviroment Engineering Research Institute
(NEERI) is situated at -
A Ahmedabad

B Hyderabad

C Nagpur

D Pune

591.Which gas is filled in refrigerators?

A Acetylene

B Methane

C Mafron

D Chlorofluorocarbon

592.The velocity of sound is maximum in -

A Vacuum

B Metal

C Liquid

D Air

593.Which of the following is a biodegradable pollutant?

A Plastic

B DDT

C Sewage

D Asbestos

594.Who amongst the following is the author of the book "To A Hunger Free
World"?
A Amartya Sen

B C. Rangarajan

C Manmohan Singh

D M.S. Swaminathan

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595.The Government of India has launched an integrated Disease Surveillance
Project (IDSP) to monitor certain disease. Which of the following is not covered
under the project?
A Malaria

B Polio

C Plague

D Tuberculosis

596."Swayamsidha" is a scheme launched by the Government of India to help

A Women only

B School Children only

C Health workers only

D None of these

597.Which of the following amendments in the Constitution of India are related

with the institution of "Panchayat Raj"?
(A) 106th
(B) 100th
73rd
(D) 74th
A Only A

B Only B

C Both C & D

D Both A & B

598.In the financial newspapers we read about International Growth. What are
the activities involved in Industrial sector for the purposes of economic planning?
A Mining

B Manufacturing

C Construction

D All of the above

599.Davis Cup' is associated with the game of

A Lawn Tennis

B Cricket

C Hockey

D Boxing

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600.Subroto Cup is associated with the game of
A Hockey

B Football

C Polo

D Badminton

601.Which of the following terms is not used in the game of Lawn Tennis?
A Gambit

B Volley

C Smash

D Service

602.The first Five-Year Plan in India was launched in the year?

A 1951

B 1947

C 1948

D 1949

603.Which of the following is grown mainly on mountain slopes?

A Tea

B Paddy

C Ground nut

D Potato

604.Black soil is not very suitable for the growth of

A Ground nut

B Cotton

C Wheat

D Potato

605.Which of the following is the normal period of "Kharif Crop"?

A May to October

B July to December

C March to June

D None of these

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606.A person eligible to become the President of India should not be less than
A 60 years of age

B 35 years of age

C 40 years of age

D 50 years of age

607.Which of the following is not one of the 10 fundamental duties of an Indian

citizen?
A Safeguard public property

B Preserve the rich heritage of the nation's composite culture

C Protect the natural enviroment and have compassion for living creatures

D Ensure that each child of school going age gets basic education

608.Who amongst the following has written the book "The City of Joy"?
A Ingram Smith

B V. Harrison

C Dominique Lapierre

D Guentar Grass

609.India's first Defence University is set up in

A Haryana

B Uttar Pradesh

C Punjab

D Delhi

610.The Supreme Court of India has upheld the Government's decision to provide
reservation to Other Backward Class candidates in central educational Institutes.
How much reservation they get?
A 0.27

B 0.13

C 0.15

D 0.2

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611.Who amongst the following Indians has featured in the list of 'World's 100
most influential women", selected by the "Time" Magazine?
A Mamata Banerjee

B Sania Mirza

C Jaya Bachchan

D Pratibha Patil

612.Who amongst the following has written the book "Sandy Storms"?
A Sandeep Patil

B Kapil Dev

C Rahul Dravid

D Sachin Tendulkar

613.The Test Cricket match in which Rahul Darvid completed his 34th Century was
played against
A England

B Pakistan

C South Africa

D Australia

614.Which of the following terms is associated with the game of 'Golf'?

A Revoke

B Scratch

C Bogey

D Mallet

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