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Q1. Which of the following proved to be a check on the absolute powers of the Sultans of Delhi?
Correct answer : 3
Q2. Which of the following 'Sultans' made a successful attempt to free himself from the control of the 'ulemas'?
Correct answer : 3
Q3. The powers that concentrated for supremacy with the Rashtrakutas in North India were the........
Correct answer : 4
Q4. Who was the famous court poet of Akbar?
Correct answer : 3
Q5. Which of the following attribute the greatness of Sher Shah?
Correct answer : 3
Q6. With which kingdom, the Hoysala kingdom finally got merged?
Correct answer : 2
Q7. Which one of the following is the finest example of Mughal architecture in marble?
Correct answer : 3
Q8. Akbar followed the path of conciliation towards the Rajputs in order to.....
Correct answer : 3
Q9. Among the following statements which one exemplifies the greatness of Shivaji?
Correct answer : 2
Q10. In the III Battle of Panipat, who defeated the Marathas?
Correct answer : 3
Q11. Among the following statements which one of them is nearly true to the attitude of Aurangazeb?
Correct answer : 4
Q12. Md.Bin Tughlaq was considered to be a failure because.....
Correct answer : 4
Q13. Who introduced the 'iqtadari' system?
Correct answer : 1
Q14. Among the following who set up a separate department for the maintenance of slaves?
Correct answer : 2
Q15. Among the following who introduced the token copper currency?
Correct answer : 2
Q16. Who wrote the 'Ain-i-Akbari'?
Correct answer : 3
Q17. Among the following Muslim Scholars, who accompanied Muhammad Ghazni?
Correct answer : 3
Q18. Alberuni's visit to India was during........
Correct answer : 2
Q19. Which Muslim ruler formulated the theory of Kingship in line with the theory of divine right of the Kings?
Correct answer : 3
Q20. Arrange the following in the chronological period of their construction (a)Mamallapuram monuments; (b) Madurai Meenakshi Temple; (c)Qutab Minar; (d)Puri Jagannath Temple
Correct answer : 3
Q21. Under which Article of the Constitution all citizens are "equal before law"?
Correct answer : 2
Q22. Owning a property in India is a…………right.
Correct answer : 2
Q23. In which country is the Unwritten Constitution is in force?
Correct answer : 3
Q24. …………..was the first woman lawyer of India.
Correct answer : 2
Q25. The National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 was enacted in consonance with which of the following provisions of the Constitution of India? (1) Right to healthy environment, construed as a part of Right to Life under Article 21 (2) Provision of grants for raising the level of a administration in the Scheduled Areas for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes under Article 275(1). (3) Powers and functions of Gram Sabha as mentioned under Article 243(A).
Correct answer : 3
Q26. Which of the following is functioning purely for the welfare of the children of the world?
Correct answer : 4
Q27. Which of the following provinces (British period) had the largest number of members in the Constituent Assembly?
Correct answer : 3
Q28. Which state of India was the first to open an All Women Police Station?
Correct answer : 2
Q29. When was the Planning Commission set up?
Correct answer : 3
Q30. Who among the following is the exofficio Chairman of the Planning Commission?
Correct answer : 3
Q31. High Courts are established under………of the Constitution.
Correct answer : 3
Q32. The retirement age of a High Court Judge is…..
Correct answer : 4
Q33. Can the President of India be prosecuted while in office?
Correct answer : 2
Q34. SAARC has ……. Member countries.
Correct answer : 2
Q35. Which state of India has the largest number of legislative members?
Correct answer : 3
Q36. Under which Article of the Constitution, the High Courts can issue writs for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights?
Correct answer : 1
Q37. India fought the Bangladesh liberation war with Pakistan in the year….
Correct answer : 2
Q38. Who was the first Indian (and the Only) to be the President of the UN General Assembly?
Correct answer : 2
Q39. Who among the following participated in the Tashkent Conference?
Correct answer : 2
Q40. Panch Sheel principles were enunciated in the year…..
Correct answer : 3
Q41. measures the responsiveness of the quantity demanded of a good to a ......
Correct answer : 2
Q42. Per Capita income is calculated by dividing the National Income by .....
Correct answer : 1
Q43. Cheque which is crossed can be encashed only ......
Correct answer : 3
Q44. "Demand Pull Inflation" means inflation caused due to increase in .....................
Correct answer : 1
Q45. A 'lead' means
Correct answer : 4
Q46. Out of 7 consonants and 4 vowels, how many words of 3 consonants and 2 vowels can be formed?
Correct answer : 3
Q47. In a class of 60 students, each students shakes hands with every other students. The total number of handshakes is......
Correct answer : 2
Q48. The difference in simple interest on Rs.1000 for years paid by two banks is Rs.5/-.The difference in their rates of interest is .......
Correct answer : 3
Q49. In how many ways can a group of 5 men and 2 women be made out of a total of 7 men and 3 women?
Correct answer : 4
Q50. Find the number of ways in which 4 balls can be selected from 4 green and 6 white balls?
Correct answer : 1
Q51. Kwashiorkor and Marasmus diseases are caused by the deficiency of ....................
Correct answer : 3
Q52. ....................glands secretes tears.
Correct answer : 2
Q53. Ecdysone is a/an.......................
Correct answer : 2
Q54. ...................is used for hearing the sound of the heart.
Correct answer : 1
Q55. The vestigeal vermiform appendix in human being is attached to...................
Correct answer : 4
Q56. Overhanging the mouth of earthworm is a fleshy lobe called
Correct answer : 1
Q57. All the segments of the earthworm have bristle like structures called ....................
Correct answer : 3
Q58. The excretory organ of the earthworm is .....................
Correct answer : 3
Q59. Columba Livia is the zoological name for ..................
Correct answer : 4
Q60. .....................is present on the dorsal side of the pigeon's tail.
Correct answer : 3
Q61. Erythrocytes are also known as ....................
Correct answer : 1
Q62. Thin transparent membrane that covers the eye externally is called as ....................
Correct answer : 4
Q63. Which of the following changes soluble fibrinogen into insoluble fibrin?
Correct answer : 1
Q64. Unfertilized eggs are laid by..................
Correct answer : 2
Q65. The movement of organism from its own environment to a new environment is known as ..............
Correct answer : 3
Q66. In which of the following sites of the human body, fertilization takes place?
Correct answer : 4
Q67. Flow of energy in an ecosystem is..................
Correct answer : 4
Q68. The early division of Zygote is called as.........................
Correct answer : 2
Q69. Goose berries are rich in Vitamin ....
Correct answer : 4
Q70. Deficiency of Vitamin ...... can be prevented by exposing the body to sunlight.
Correct answer : 2
Q71. Glowing of an electric bulb is a .....
Correct answer : 3
Q72. Cooking of food is an example of ........ change
Correct answer : 4
Q73. By which process a mixture of iodine and sand can be separated and purified?
Correct answer : 2
Q74. Of the following which one goes sublimation process?
Correct answer : 4
Q75. Amalgam alloy mainly contain metal with which of the following?
Correct answer : 2
Q76. Bromine is a .....
Correct answer : 2
Q77. Mercury is a .......
Correct answer : 2
Q78. Tungsten filaments are used in ........
Correct answer : 2
Q79. Brass is an alloy of copper and .......
Correct answer : 3
Q80. Which of the following is commonly used in aeroplane bodies?
Correct answer : 4
Q81. An alloy is a mixture of .......
Correct answer : 1
Q82. Symbol for the element sodium is......
Correct answer : 3
Q83. Silver is known as ...... in Latin.
Correct answer : 3
Q84. Gold is known as ...... in Latin
Correct answer : 2
Q85. NaCl is an example of a ....... molecule.
Correct answer : 2
Q86. Which of the following is not a sub-atomic particle?
Correct answer : 1
Q87. ....... are pure substances made up of the same types of atoms.
Correct answer : 4
Q88. Of the following, which element is present in milk?
Correct answer : 2
Q89. Why the bricks are red in color?
Correct answer : 4
Q90. Starch and Cellulose belong to .....
Correct answer : 1
Q91. Of the following which one is a monosaccharide?
Correct answer : 2
Q92. Of the following carbohydrates, which one is the most present on earth?
Correct answer : 3
Q93. Of the following, which one is used as a moderator in nuclear reactions?
Correct answer : 2
Q94. Which of the following is essential for combustion?
Correct answer : 1
Q95. What gives various colours to the diamonds?
Correct answer : 4
Q96. Of the following which one is a carbon compound?
Correct answer : 4
Q97. Of the following which one is not a chemical change?
Correct answer : 4
Q98. Which of the following when used to treat water, removes the muddy particules and makes the water potable?
Correct answer : 3
Q99. What process take place when a perfume bottle is opened?
Correct answer : 2
Q100. Why the liquid metal mercury is used in thermometers?
Correct answer : 3
Q101. What is the most common substance found one earth?
Correct answer : 4
Q102. Of the following which one is called "Universal Solvent"
Correct answer : 1
Q103. What is added to produce high refractive index glasses?
Correct answer : 2
Q104. The first scientist to synthesise an organic compound in the laboratory was..
Correct answer : 1
Q105. By what term the ability to do work is known?
Correct answer : 2
Q106. Nuclear energy is ...... source
Correct answer : 1
Q107. Of the following, which one is used in spacecrafts?
Correct answer : 2
Q108. Of the following, which one is non-renewable source of energy?
Correct answer : 4
Q109. Of the following, which one is renewable source of energy?
Correct answer : 3
Q110. The solar energy is converted to ...... Energy during photosynthesis.
Correct answer : 2
Q111. Two thin lenses of power +3.5 D and –2.5 D are placed in contact. Find the focal length of the lens combination?
Correct answer : 1
Q112. Two thin lenses of focal lengths f1 and f2 are placed adjacent to each other. What is the focal length of the combination?
Correct answer : 3
Q113. Two identical prisms are placed parallel to each other in upside down position with each other. What is the colour of the light coming out from the prisms?
Correct answer : 3
Q114. Two forces acting at right angles, which have the same effects as a single force is called
Correct answer : 1
Q115. Two conducting wires of same material and of equal lengths and equal diameters are first connected in series and than parallel in a circuit across the same potential difference. What is the ratio of· heat produced in series and parallel combinations?
Correct answer : 3
Q116. Two bulbs of 100 w and 200 W have been connected in parallel with 220 V AC supply. Which bulb has more current to flow through?
Correct answer : 2
Q117. Two bulbs A and Bare connected in series with a cell having resistance of Ra and Rb. What is the ratio of electric potential difference across A and B?
Correct answer : 1
Q118. Two bodies with K.E in the ratio 4 : 1 are moving with equal linear momentum. What is the ratio of their mass?
Correct answer : 3
Q119. Two bodies A and B of equal masses are kept at a height of hand 2h. What will be ratio of potential energy ?
Correct answer : 1
Q120. Two bobs of masses 1 kg and 2 kg are suspended from a rigid support by threads of lengths 4 m and 1 m. The ratio of their time period is
Correct answer : 2
Q121. Two 100 W and 200 W bulbs are used at 220V. Find the amount of current drawn.
Correct answer : 1
Q122. Transverse waves are produced in
Correct answer : 1
Q123. Transformer ratio is the ratio of ...........
Correct answer : 2
Q124. Total number of electrons present in 4 A current flowing for 1 s is
Correct answer : 1
Q125. To which galaxy sun belongs?
Correct answer : 3
Q126. To start chain reaction which particle is used?
Correct answer : 2
Q127. To see the lines on the palm of a human clearly, which lens is used by palmist?
Correct answer : 2
Q128. To read the script which is not clearly visible for naked eye, which lens is preferred?
Correct answer : 1
Q129. To produce a pure spectrum, in what position the prism should be
Correct answer : 2
Q130. To prevent the leakage of nuclear radiation, what is provided with the nuclear reactor?
Correct answer : 4
Q131. The approximate age of the Aravalli ranges is
Correct answer : 1
Q132. The term "nife" refers to
Correct answer : 2
Q133. Why is there a severe difference in the climates of Northern and Southern Hemisphere?
Correct answer : 3
Q134. The term "lithosphere" refers to............
Correct answer : 4
Q135. Which of the following is one of the warm currents in the Indian Ocean?
Correct answer : 1
Q136. Gulf Stream is a ..........
Correct answer : 4
Q137. The escape velocity from the earth's surface is about
Correct answer : 3
Q138. Salinity is likely to be the highest in ........
Correct answer : 2
Q139. The shortest distance between two places on the globe is along:
Correct answer : 1
Q140. The sea water is most abundant with ............
Correct answer : 1
Q141. Giza is located on the banks of ..........river
Correct answer : 3
Q142. Who returned the 'Kaiser I Hind ' (meaning emperor of India) medal awarded to him?
Correct answer : 3
Q143. Raja Ravi Varma of Kerala was not only a king but also an internationally acclaimed........
Correct answer : 3
Q144. Where is the Master Control Facility of Indian Space Research Organisation located?
Correct answer : 4
Q145. What does "Sangam" represent?
Correct answer : 3
Q146. Of the following combinations of major ports, which one is correctly matched with reference to west coast of India?
Correct answer : 1
Q147. Which country was the first to initiate a comprehensive family planning progamme?
Correct answer : 4
Q148. Of the following languages which one is written in Gurmukhi script?
Correct answer : 2
Q149. Find the incorrect one among the following tribal vs occupations? a)Todas - Hunting; b)Jarawas - Pastoralism c)Gujjars - Pastoralism d)Lahaulas - Agriculture
Correct answer : 1
Q150. "Tamasha"is folk theatre form of.......
Correct answer : 3
Q151. What reason can be attributed for the emergence of Buddhism and Jainism as religions?
Correct answer : 3
Q152. Name the currency of Bangladesh?
Correct answer : 3
Q153. To achieve maximum distance, a javelin thrower should throw the javelin at an angle of........
Correct answer : 2
Q154. 28 Cortes is the parliament of which country?
Correct answer : 4
Q155. Jute cultivation has shown a decline in India in the recent past due to...... a)sick jute industry b)availability of alternative packing materials c)low prices for Jute d) competition from other crops
Correct answer : 1
Q156. The next Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) will held in which year and country?
Correct answer : 1
Q157. Paper was invented by which country?
Correct answer : 3
Q158. The next Asian Games in 2014 will be held at........
Correct answer : 2
Q159. Which country is the largest producer of Mercury?
Correct answer : 3
Q160. Which state of India became the first to fully privatise its power distribution?
Correct answer : 2
Q161. "Champion of women's rights, a Zamindar (land lord) who petitioned to the government to fix a ceiling on the amount the peasant could be asked to pay to the land owner, a Brahmin who was a critic of the excesses of the Caste system, dreamt of freedom for India and advocated for a constitutional agitation as a method to attain the same". Whom are we talking about?
Correct answer : 2
Q162. "Gaucho" are nomads and belong to......
Correct answer : 2
Q163. With which country India signed the "Mahakali Treaty"?
Correct answer : 3
Q164. "Mahavamsa" is .....
Correct answer : 4
Q165. When was Bombay bifurcated as Maharashtra and Gujarat?
Correct answer : 3
Q166. "He was the founder of a national press, paper and a gymnasium. In 1867, he started the "Hindu Mela" which stimulated the patriotism in Bengal".Whom are we talking about?
Correct answer : 3
Q167. From among the Indo Aryan vernaculars devotional bhakti first appeared in which of them?
Correct answer : 4
Q168. The 'Kanqah) (hospice) was the centre of Sufi Pir's activity. In India, the first leading Khanqah was established at ......
Correct answer : 3
Q169. "He was careful (Like Augustus) to avoid the appearance of power and he claimed to be nor more than the just among equals. Whom are we talking about?
Correct answer : 3
Q170. Which of the following Greek who visited India and wrote "Indica"
Correct answer : 4
Q171. In one of these aspects, Buddhism and Jainism differed. Which one of them?
Correct answer : 3
Q172. The Harappans are believed to have used
Correct answer : 3
Q173. Among the following, which are units of distance? 1. Metre 2.Light Year 3. Astronomical Unit 4.Angstrom
Correct answer : 4
Q174. Which of the following tribal groups and states are correctly matched? 1. Gujjars - Himachal Pradesh 2.Uralis - Andhra Pradesh 3. Baiga - Tamilnadu 4. Munda - Bihar
Correct answer : 1
Q175. In the question below is given three statements followed by three conclusions numbeFF0000 (1), (2) and (3) . You have to take the three given statements to be true even if they seem to at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.STATEMENTS: Some leaves are baskets. Some baskets are flowers. Some flowers are lakes. CONCLUSIONS: (1) Some lakes are baskets. (2) Some flowers are lakes. (3) No lake is basket.
Correct answer : 4
Q176. In the question below is given three statements followed by three conclusions numbeFF0000 (1),(2) and (3) . You have to take the three given statements to be true even if they seem to at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.STATEMENTS: All walls are glasses. No glass is table. Some tables are windows. CONCLUSIONS: (1) Some windows are walls. (2) Sombe tables are walls. (3) Some windows are glasses.
Correct answer : 4
Q177. In the question below is given three statements followed by three conclusions numbeFF0000 (1), (2) and (3) . You have to take the three given statements to be true even if they seem to at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.STATEMENTS: All baskets are poles. Some poles are lamps. All lamps are roads. CONCLUSIONS: (1) Some lamps are baskets. (2) Some roads are poles (3) Some lamps are poles.
Correct answer : 3
Q178. In the question below is given three statements followed by three conclusions numbeFF0000 (1),(2) and (3). You have to take the three given statements to be true even if they seem to at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.STATEMENTS: Some cards are pictures. All pictures are paints. Some paints are nails. CONCLUSIONS: (1) Some paints are cards. (2) Some nails are cards. (3) Some nails are pictures.
Correct answer : 1
Q179. Vishwas started walking straight towards North. After walking some distance he took a left turn, again walked some distance and took a right turn. Which direction is he facing now.
Correct answer : 1
Q180. Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete: Sadly, tomorrow's cricket match will have to be ......... due to bad weather.
Correct answer : 2
Q181. Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5): (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any): The actress was ordered for (1) / wear an alcohol-monitoring bracelet and (2) / submit to random weekly drug testing after (3) / she failed to appear for a court date last week. (4) / No error (5)
Correct answer : 2
Q182. Fill the blanks with appropriate words given: "e;The Prime Minister had to ......... some awakward questions ......... reporters."e;
Correct answer : 3
Q183. Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (4). The families of (1) / are living in Gulmohar Park (2) / for the last two decades. (3) / No error. (4).
Correct answer : 2
Q184. In the question, a part of the sentence is highlighted. Replace the highlighted part with the options given which may improve the sentence. "e; Along with success comes a need for wisdom."e;
Correct answer : 4
Q185. I like ................my parents daily
Correct answer : 2
Q186. Replace the highlighted part of the sentence appropriately from the options given: The child shouted that he might attract attention.
Correct answer : 1
Q187. Fill the blanks with appropriate words of options given: There can be no denying the fact that in sports, star coaches have the ..........to get something extra out of their ......
Correct answer : 3
Q188. In July 2016 Theresa May, a woman, became the PM of one of the powerful, politically stable, economically advanced country.
Which one is it?
Correct answer : 1
Q189. In 2016, where was the International Conference on eradicating the terrorist activities held?
Correct answer : 4
Q190. In 2016, "" Operation Muskhan 2"", a scheme to trace lost children and restore them to their parents was introduced. Which state
was the first to introduce it?
Correct answer : 1
Q191. Frame Relay technizue uses ......
Correct answer : 2
Q192. Pick the correct Edit character for numeric data.
Correct answer : 3
Q193. Which of the following do multimedia PCs contain?
Correct answer : 2
Q194. BCD stands for ...
Correct answer : 1
Q195. What does the following line of code do? TextFieldtext = new TextField(10):
Correct answer : 1
Q196. Which of the following manages computer resources?
Correct answer : 3
Q197. Among the following which one is correct about CD-ROM?
Correct answer : 4
Q198. .........is known as "e;non-volatile memory"e;?
Correct answer : 4
Q199. In which of the following categories falls Round robin scheduling algorithm?
Correct answer : 1
Q200. What displays the contents of the active cell in Excel?