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Test No :17

Q1. Which of the following statement about Buddha is wrong?
Q2. The emphasis on love as the bond between God and the individual soul was based on the idea of .......
Q3. Among the following statements which one is incorrect regarding Brahminism?
Q4. Buddha's birth and death have been fixed based on the traditional records of which of the following?
Q5. During the reign of Ashoka third Buddhist council was conducted at Pataliputra and one Pitaka was added to the then existing two. Which of the following?
Q6. The 'State' encouraged the territorial spread of the brahmanas and religious institutions because....
Q7. Pick the wrong statement from the following...
Q8. Apart from Purusha Pura as Capital, Kanishka had another city as the second capital. Which of the following?
Q9. Among the following who were the immediate successors of the Mauryas in the Magadha Kingdom?
Q10. Seleucus I Nicator the Great King was a contemporary of.......
Q11. The terms 'vrihi' 'tandula' and 'Sali' in the vedic texts refer to......
Q12. At Kumrahar (now Patna) excavations have revealed......
Q13. The Buddhist monument 'Stupa' was raised.... A. At places connected with Buddha's life. B.as objects of devotion by Buddhist monasteries. C.over relics of celebrated members of the Sangha. D.over Buddha's relics.
Q14. Which of the following Kings was described as a "monk in a King's garb"?
Q15. Following are the revenue systems during the Mauryan rule. Which one of them was collected only by cash?
Q16. By which of the following ways, the early Magadha kings attained their stability? A)Conquering the Angadh capital - Champa B)Expanding their frontier up to Gandhara C)Capturing the iron mines of Avanti D)Incorporating the neighbouring kingdoms through war and alliance E)Shifting the capital to Pataliputra
Q17. Which of the following terms used to denote cities in ancient literatures?
Q18. Among the following Magadh rulers which one was a contemporary of Buddha?
Q19. One of the following kingdoms did not surround the Magadha Kingdom. Findout?
Q20. Jains produced their first icon in the form of the 'sarvatobhadrika'image (four standing Jinas back to back) and the 'ayagapatas' or votive tablets at.....
Q21. Under which Article of the Constitution the Finance Commission was established?
Q22. When from the Finance Commission came into existence?
Q23. Though the State list is the exclusive right of the states for legislation, the centre can also legislate on these items. Which Article of the Constitution permits such a power to the Centre?
Q24. How many items are there in the Concurrent List on which both Centre and the State have the joint rights to legislate?
Q25. How many items are there in the State List on which the states have the exclusive rights to legislate?
Q26. Which Article of the Constitution allows the states to decide its official language?
Q27. The Union list consists of how many items on which the parliament has the exclusive rights to legislate?
Q28. Approximately how many languages are there in India?
Q29. Who among the following was responsible for the development of railways in India?
Q30. Under the British Rule, which country was the first to have a female to head a country or constituency?
Q31. According to the Constitution, the term "district judge" shall not include….
Q32. Which Article of the Constitution permits amendments to the constitution?
Q33. Under the Constitution, Right to Freedom, guarantees how many rights now?
Q34. National Anthem was adopted on…….
Q35. Who among the following is called the "political Guru" of Gandhiji?
Q36. Who was the first woman to become Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha?
Q37. Among the following countries, which one was the first to grant voting rights to women?
Q38. "Political freedom is the life breath of a nation". Who said this?
Q39. Who was the Finance Minister in PM V.P.Singh's Ministry?
Q40. Headquarters of International Labour Organization is located at….
Q41. In developing countries, the market is limited by..................of people
Q42. Inflation causes the value of money to...............
Q43. "Closing Stock" in accounting terms means .....
Q44. "Economic Growth" refers to an increase of .....
Q45. NABARD was created under the recommendations of which of the following committee?
Q46. In a college, the ratio of boys to girls is 31:23 respectively. When 75 more girls join the college, this ratio becomes 124:107. How many more girls should join the college to make the number of boys and girls equal?
Q47. In how many ways can the letters of the word APOLLO be arranged?
Q48. A merchant sells goods for Rs..900 and gains 12.5%. If he wants a gain of 15%, for how much more he has to sell the goods?
Q49. A man will be three times older in 20 years from what he is now. What is his present age?
Q50. 9/16 of a number is 51 greater than 50% of the number. Find the number:
Q51. What type of action take place during emergency to protect the body?
Q52. The space between the cornea and the lens is filled with...............
Q53. Head, body and the limbs develop within ...........weeks of fertilization.
Q54. Fat is broken down into fatty acids and ...................., during digestion.
Q55. ..................contains elements carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorous and sulphur.
Q56. The Carnivores animals whose diet are other animals, are known as
Q57. Of the following which one eats away the caterpillars which are the major destroyers of plants?
Q58. Tuberculosis, pneumonia, cholera etc., are caused by ............
Q59. Continuous bleeding is called as ................
Q60. Patients with Turner's syndrome have only ...............chromosomes.
Q61. AIDS came to be known to the world in the year................
Q62. Azidothymidine is a medicine used in the treatment of diseases caused by ........................
Q63. Poliomyelitis is a disease that primarily affects the ..............
Q64. Histology is a branch of medicine to study .............
Q65. Boiled rice is rich in Vitamin.........
Q66. The escape of haemoglobin from RBC is called as ..............
Q67. The fluid nature of blood is maintained by .............the anticoagulants.
Q68. The human heart is .............
Q69. "Bundle of His" is present in
Q70. The number of spinal nerves in man is.................
Q71. Which among the following is used for identifying gas leakages in LPG gas cylinders?
Q72. Among the following which one is the important nutrient of the soil?
Q73. The main constituents of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) are……
Q74. Ethy alcohol is.......
Q75. The petro-chemical used to prepare soaps and inks is…..
Q76. Enzymes are complex organic substances secreted by…….
Q77. Isomers have the same……..formula/point.
Q78. Among the following which one is an organic compound?
Q79. DDT is an example of ..... Type of pollutant
Q80. Of the following which is/are called primary pollutants?
Q81. Of the following which /one is/are biodegradable pollutants?
Q82. Main reason for pollution is .....
Q83. Of the following which one is used in the making of photographic films and rayons?
Q84. Of the following which one is used as a wood preservative manufactured with acetic acid?
Q85. The existence of dimer in acetic acid is due to......
Q86. Ethers do not react with......
Q87. The ............. nature has made ether as a versatile solvent.
Q88. Among the following which one is formed when diethyl ether reacts with water in the presence of mineral acid?
Q89. The oxygen atom present in ether is ........
Q90. Of the following which one is used as an anaesthetic?
Q91. Which of the following process is used to prepare ether?
Q92. The general formula of ethers is........
Q93. 2-butanol is an example of .....
Q94. Which of the following is an example of secondary alcohol?
Q95. The IUPAC name of tertiary butyl alcohol is ......
Q96. Alcohol is a/an....... of electricity.
Q97. Which product is obtained by the hydrolysis process of animal fat?
Q98. Formic acid is present in which of the following?
Q99. Ethanol is used as an…….
Q100. Denatured alcohol contains ...... Methanol
Q101. Of the following which one is used for preservation of food?
Q102. Pyroligneous acid is a mixture of......
Q103. A mixture of ether and dry ice is used as ......
Q104. Butan - 2-ol is a .....
Q105. The produce derived from ethanaol reacting with bleaching powder is/are….
Q106. Fermented liquid is technically called as .....
Q107. The dark syrup left over after the crystallisation of sugar is called……..
Q108. Ethanol is oxidi9sed to acetic acid by.......
Q109. Which of the following is found in butter?
Q110. From the following organic compounds which one is used for making electrical switches?
Q111. The weight of a person is 600 N to climb a height of 10m, how much energy he requires?
Q112. The weakest force which dominates the universe is ..............
Q113. The wavelength range of IR rays is
Q114. The wavelength of the photons is proportional to
Q115. The wavelength range of EM wave is in order of
Q116. The wavelength 5 × 10–7m corresponds to
Q117. The volatile liquid used in refrigerator is
Q118. The viscous force is inversely proportional to
Q119. The velocity of sound is maximum in
Q120. The very low freezing mixture is made of
Q121. The velocity of light in glass is ........ × 108 m/s. (Mg = 1.5)
Q122. The velocity of light in air is 3 × 108 m/s and the velocity of light in water is 2.25 × 102 m/s, what is the refractive index of water?
Q123. The velocity of light in a diamond is 2/3 of its velocity in air. The refractive index of diamond is
Q124. The velocity of every liquid particle is same at a particular point. What is its Reynold number?
Q125. The velocity of an object is doubled, its K.E will be increased by
Q126. The varying magnetic flux in the primary coil due to alternating current links .......
Q127. The value of Reynold number lies between 0 to 2000 the flow is called
Q128. The value of Planck’s constant his
Q129. The value of gravitational constant is
Q130. The value of acceleration due to gravity is
Q131. Fog is a .........
Q132. "Cirrus" means a............
Q133. The temperature at which an air parcel will become saturated with the present amount of water vapour is known as .............
Q134. International Date Line .....
Q135. Amount of water vapour (grams) in a given volume of air (cubic metre) is called as ........
Q136. Among the following rivers, which one is a tidal river?
Q137. Sling Psychrometer is used for measuring
Q138. In which type of rocks, fossils are more abundantly found?
Q139. When humidity is expressed as a percentage, it is known as .......
Q140. ASSERTION {A}: The atmosphere receives most of the heat only indirectly from the Sun and directly from the earth's surface. REASON {R}: The conversion from short wave solar to long wave terrestrial energy takes place at the earth's surface.
Q141. "Ringgit" is the currency of which country?
Q142. On the intellect side, the Sufis were influenced by a 'hatha-yogic' treatise called.....
Q143. Which country is known as the "Cockpit of Europe"?
Q144. "Annals & Antiquities of Rajasthan" is a book on the history of Rajputs.Who wrote this book?
Q145. How was the Indian Ocean known to the Greeks?
Q146. "A Buddist priest, journeyed by land via South Gobi Desert and Yarkand, entered India through Indus valley in AD 399, spent about 10 years in that region, travelled all over north India, stayed in Pataliputra for about 3 years" Whom are we talking about?
Q147. Whose influence plays heavily on the Gandhara School of Art?
Q148. Pick the wrong combination of cities manufacturing railway equipments.
Q149. Who is the first American President to visit India?
Q150. Which is the largest tiger reserve of India?
Q151. How many NAM Summits have been held in India so far?
Q152. Among the following NAM Summits which one was held in India?
Q153. "Torah" is the sacred book of which of the following?
Q154. The Maha Kumbh Mela which is held once in 3 years is not held at which place below?
Q155. The year 1921, related to the population statistics of India, is known as the ''year of great divide ". Why? a)there was a decline in population b)Indians and Europeans were counted separately c)It was the first census after the Partition of Bengal d)the demographic date included literacy and sex ratio for the first time
Q156. Which of the following is not one of the four fundamental principle of Jainism?
Q157. The Kalapani Enclave is an issue with which country?
Q158. Which of the following statement is not true about Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve?
Q159. Which of the following unique feature is applicable to the Vedic Period?
Q160. Which is the first international airport constructed outside the ambit of the Government of India?
Q161. Which of the following is not a Vedic Tribal Assembly?
Q162. Who wrote the book "The Human Manifesto"?
Q163. India's PSLV - C2 placed the Kitsat 3 satellite of which country into orbit?
Q164. Where in the world do we find the planet's tallest redwood tree?
Q165. According to UNFPA which day was designated as the day of the birth of the 6 billionth child?
Q166. 11th July 1987 was observed as the World Population Day in commemoration of the birth of ...................... child.
Q167. The silvery insect normally seen in generally unused books are.......
Q168. Beef eating during the Vedic Period was .....
Q169. Who translated Bhagvad Gita in English for the first time?
Q170. Which one of the following sanctuaries vs states not correctly matched? a)Guindy - Maharashtra b)Dachingam - Assam c)Banbasa - Uttar Pradesh d) Sariska - Rajasthan
Q171. In which state, the fertilizer consumption is the highest in India?
Q172. India's first "Oceanarium" was set up in which state?
Q173. In which state of India, the largest petro-chemical complex is situated?
Q174. Among the following states which one was earlier known as the NEFA (North East Frontier Agency)?
Q175. Following question is based on the five three digit numbers given here: 519 328 746 495 837. Which of the following represents the difference between the first and the second digits of the second highest number?
Q176. STATEMENT: The government has recently announced incentive package for setting up new business ventures in the rural areas and promised uninterrupted power supply to all the units. ASSUMPTIONS: (1) The Government may be able to supply adequate power to all such units. (2) People living in the rural areas may welcome the government decision.
Q177. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
Q178. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word GOLDEN each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet?
Q179. Following question is based on the five three digit numbers given here: 519 328 746 495 837. If half of the second highest number is subtracted from the third highest number, what will be the value?
Q180. Pick an alternative for the phrase/idiom: "e; To take with a grain of salt"e;
Q181. Fill the blanks with appopriate word/s from the given options: The court has absolved him ............all the charges levelled against him.
Q182. 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). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any) Many a student (1) / have passed (2) / the I I T examination. (3) / No error. (4).
Q183. Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), {C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and answer the question that follows: (A) It is therefore a contributing factor to the growth of landfills and waterway pollution, both of which are costly and energy-intensive to solve. (B) Making an effort to use those resources and avoid polystyrene ones can help to decrease your environmental impact. (C) Non-biodegradable essentially means that any polystyrene that makes its way into a landfill will stay there indefinitely, never breaking down and returning to earth. (D) Polystyrene, as a product, is very convenient to use, but it has some important effects we should consider when making choices as consumers. (E) While recycling polystyrene material can cushion the environmental blow of its use, alternatives are available that are created from renewable resources and biodegrade more readily. (F) For example, while polystyrene has some excellent uses and is technically recyclable, it is not a substance that biodegrades. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
Q184. Fill the blanks with appropriate words of options given: "e;It was an excellent social evening with people from all ........life getting a chance to let .....their hair."e;
Q185. Fill the blanks with appropriate words of options given: "e; The shortcomings of the writer's analysis are ............ by his clarity in ............. financial complexity."e;
Q186. This sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect form. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/direct form: "e;My father once said to me, "e;If I can't trust my people, then I don't want to be doing this."e;
Q187. 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): Airline arrangements should note (1) / that the ultimate passenger-unfriendliness (2) / is to have their planes crash (3) / due to the adopted of unsafe procedures. (4) / No error. (5)
Q188. In August 2016, Who became the 39th Prime Minister of Nepal?
Q189. 2020 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in .........
Q190. In the 2016 Rio Olympics, P V Sindhu won the silver medal in ...........
Q191. .......command is used to update access and modification time of a file.
Q192. Video/graphic processing can be made faster by using ...
Q193. Binary Coded Decimal numbers express each decimal digit as ....
Q194. Pick the one that is NOT one of the syntax rules?
Q195. Electronic fund transfer is the exchange of money ....
Q196. When a subclass is inherited from a superclass, which itself inherited from a super class, then such inheritance is known as ...
Q197. Fifth generation computers are considered as ......
Q198. Which of the following about RAM is correct?
Q199. Evaluate 10111/10
Q200. .........is a type of memory organization or image file format used to store digital images

 

 

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