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Q1. Indian temple architecture has been classified into three orders as: Nagara, Dravida and Vesara, by the ancient texts. Identify the wrongly matched temple based on these three orders?
Correct answer : 3
Q2. The importance of Nagarjunakonda stupa is because of the beautiful panels which illustrate episodes from the life of the Buddha. Which of the following is NOT the most characteristic of the scenes depicted?
Correct answer : 4
Q3. Who was the guide during the excavation work of Kalibangan, Rajasthan in the 1960s?
Correct answer : 1
Q4. South of the Deccan Plateau in the Sangam Age, three kingdoms arose. Which is not the one to arise?
Correct answer : 2
Q5. Our information regarding Alexander's invasion is derived from the account left by three of the following. Pick the odd man out?
Correct answer : 3
Q6. Which of the following Kings were the first to issue coins bearing their names?
Correct answer : 1
Q7. Arrange the different Sanskrit drama writers in an ascending chronological order: A.Bhasa; B.Asvagosha; C.Bhavabhuti and D.Kalidasa
Correct answer : 4
Q8. "Goghna" in the Vedic period refers to....?
Correct answer : 2
Q9. Which of the following developments cannot be ascribed to the later vedic period?
Correct answer : 1
Q10. With reference to Ryotwari settlement, consider the following statements: (1) The rent was paid directly by the peasants to the Government (2) The Government gave pattas to the Ryots (3) The lands were surveyed and assessed before being taxed. Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?
Correct answer : 3
Q11. At which of the following places, has a major Rock Edicts of Ashoka been found? Barabar Allahabad Girnar Delhi
Correct answer : 3
Q12. Export trade in the pre-Gupta age was mainly with......?
Correct answer : 2
Q13. Alexander the Great invaded India in the year.....?
Correct answer : 1
Q14. Elephanta rock cut temples are ascribed to.....?
Correct answer : 3
Q15. Bana Bhatt the famous poet adorned the court of.....?
Correct answer : 1
Q16. Nagarjuna was a famous......?
Correct answer : 3
Q17. Mohenjodaro is situated in .....?
Correct answer : 4
Q18. Lothal is located at?
Correct answer : 3
Q19. King Harsha Vardhan was defeated by which king?
Correct answer : 4
Q20. Harsha moved his capital from __________ to __________.
Correct answer : 3
Q21. "Poverty is the father of revolution and crime"?
Correct answer : 4
Q22. Of the following, which one is not a subsidiary of the United Nations?
Correct answer : 2
Q23. First Law Minister of India was ……
Correct answer : 3
Q24. "Ergatocracy" is a form of government run by…..
Correct answer : 1
Q25. From among the people herein, who is known as the "President in Action"?
Correct answer : 2
Q26. Oligarchy is a type of government by………..
Correct answer : 1
Q27. "God Save the King" is the National Anthem of?
Correct answer : 3
Q28. S.A. Dave Committee is related to
Correct answer : 3
Q29. The 12th Lok Sabha lasted for ………………
Correct answer : 2
Q30. "Good Government is no substitute for Self Government". Whose quote is this?
Correct answer : 2
Q31. Consider the following: (1) Hotels and restaurants (2) Motor transport undertakings (3) Newspaper establishments (4) Private medical institutions. The employees of which of the above can have the "Social Security" coverage under Employees State Insurance Scheme?
Correct answer : 4
Q32. How many Prime Ministers were there during the 11th Lok Sabha period?
Correct answer : 3
Q33. Preamble of our constitution envisages……
Correct answer : 4
Q34. During President's Rule in a State, the responsibility and powers to pass the Budget lies with….
Correct answer : 1
Q35. Who was the President to impose the emergency in 1975?
Correct answer : 3
Q36. Who headed the National Commission for Review of the Working of the Constitution?
Correct answer : 2
Q37. Who was the first Chief Justice of India?
Correct answer : 1
Q38. Constitution of India came into force on……
Correct answer : 3
Q39. Which Indian state was the first to use an electoral identity card?
Correct answer : 3
Q40. Who coined the term " Lok Pal"?
Correct answer : 1
Q41. Expand HNI
Correct answer : 2
Q42. Of the following which one is a public sector organization?
Correct answer : 4
Q43. World Bank is headquartered at ...............
Correct answer : 2
Q44. ........is the economic system that involves collective ownership of the means of production
Correct answer : 1
Q45. Expand SFIO in relation to economic activity.
Correct answer : 2
Q46. A HR company employes 4800 persons, out of which 45% are males and 60% of the males are either 25 years or older. How many males are employed in that HR company who are younger than 25 years?
Correct answer : 4
Q47. A number is 30% more than the other. The second number is less than the first number by...............
Correct answer : 2
Q48. How many words with or without meaning can be formed by using all the letters of the word DELHI using each letter exactly once?
Correct answer : 4
Q49. Mr Umesh earns an annual income of Rs.12.75 lakhs. Every month he saves 20% of his monthly income. 15% of the remaining amount of his monthly income he spends in paying his loan instalment. He spends 24% of his monthly income in paying various bills and spends 42% of his monthly income on various other household expenses. The remaining amount of his monthly income he sends to his family.What is the amount Mr. Umesh spends annually in paying his loan installment?
Correct answer : 4
Q50. The ratio of three numbers is 35:55:77 and their HCF is 24. Then the numbers are ....
Correct answer : 2
Q51. The prosthetic group of haemoglobin is ............
Correct answer : 2
Q52. The soft tissue found inside the bone is called.......
Correct answer : 2
Q53. Total number of ATP molecules produced per molecule of glucose is............
Correct answer : 3
Q54. Of the glands below, which one is an exocrine gland?
Correct answer : 4
Q55. Which of the following is not a salivary gland?
Correct answer : 2
Q56. Of the following, which one lowers the blood sugar level?
Correct answer : 1
Q57. Keratin is a ........................
Correct answer : 3
Q58. Keratin is a ..........
Correct answer : 2
Q59. Lack of oxygen in body fluids is called as ...............
Correct answer : 3
Q60. ...................protects the retina from damage by bright lights.
Correct answer : 3
Q61. Islets of Langerhans is a ............gland.
Correct answer : 1
Q62. Ganglion is associated with which of the following systems?
Correct answer : 2
Q63. The light emitted by living organisms is known as ...................
Correct answer : 2
Q64. When all the teeth of an animal are similar in shape they are called.....................
Correct answer : 2
Q65. Earthworm is ..........in habit.
Correct answer : 1
Q66. ...............are made of thin and non elastic walls.
Correct answer : 1
Q67. In pigeons...................separates the waste materials from the blood.
Correct answer : 1
Q68. The circulatory system of earthworm is of .................type.
Correct answer : 2
Q69. A) In pigeons, beak is formed by the union of the upper and the lower jaw. B) Pigeons lack teeth
Correct answer : 4
Q70. The waste materials of the earthworm are excreted through nephridiopores.
Correct answer : 2
Q71. Of the following which one is a constituent of cough syrup?
Correct answer : 3
Q72. The number of carboxylic acid groups present in malonic acid is…..
Correct answer : 3
Q73. What will be the output when iropropyl alcohol is passed over copper at 573?
Correct answer : 4
Q74. Of the following which one gives effervescence with sodium bi carbonate?
Correct answer : 1
Q75. The IUPAC name of diethylketone is........
Correct answer : 3
Q76. Ratio of NaOH and CaO found in soda lime is........
Correct answer : 4
Q77. What will be the produce when ethanol reactrs with bleaching powder and water?
Correct answer : 2
Q78. Of the following enzymes, which one is used to convert sucrose into glucose and fructose?
Correct answer : 3
Q79. The conversion of ethyl alcohol into acetaldehyde by passing over copper at 573 K is called as ......
Correct answer : 3
Q80. The mixture of 25% ethanol and 75% petrol is called as…….
Correct answer : 3
Q81. Acetone is used as/in
Correct answer : 4
Q82. In soap molecule, the short head is made of .....
Correct answer : 1
Q83. Which of the following is used to preserve dead bodies?
Correct answer : 2
Q84. By dehydration of alcohol, which of the following is formed?
Q89. A valuable medicine manufactured by condensation of formaldehyde with ammonia is......
Correct answer : 3
Q90. The catalyst used in the preparation of formaldehyde is........
Correct answer : 4
Q91. What percentage of ethanol is found in Beer?
Correct answer : 1
Q92. Ammonium salts are added to serve as ..... .... ..... In the fermentation of molasses.
Correct answer : 3
Q93. Which of the following compounds is present in soap?
Correct answer : 2
Q94. Which of the following is added to keep the washing powder dry?
Correct answer : 4
Q95. Of the following which one is used as a catalyst in the manufacture of acetic acid?
Correct answer : 4
Q96. Acetic acid is soluble in water due to......
Correct answer : 1
Q97. Which of the following is used in internal comcustion engines?
Correct answer : 1
Q98. Molasses is converted to ethanol at ....... Temperature.
Correct answer : 3
Q99. What is the term for the process of milk turning to curd?
Correct answer : 2
Q100. What is Tollen's reagent?
Correct answer : 3
Q101. What is the percentage of ethanol in absolute pure alcohol?
Correct answer : 4
Q102. Which organic acid is found in vinegar?
Correct answer : 4
Q103. When acetone is reduced with zinc amalgam and HCl, the resultant product is.......
Correct answer : 1
Q104. What reaction take place when carboxylic acid is heated with sodalime?
Correct answer : 4
Q105. Which of the following carboxylic acid is found in the red ant's sting?
Correct answer : 2
Q106. Glacial acetic acid contains……acetic acid
Correct answer : 1
Q107. By which process industrial ethanol is prepared?
Correct answer : 3
Q108. Of the following, which one is liberates hydrogen on reaction with sodium?
Correct answer : 3
Q109. Formalin is an aqueous solution of .........
Correct answer : 3
Q110. Vinegar is a dilute solution of ...
Correct answer : 4
Q111. The unit of latent heat of fusion of a substance is ......... .
Correct answer : 1
Q112. The transmutation of nonradioactive into radioactive element is called .................
Correct answer : 1
Q113. The transmission of ............. is more expensive.
Correct answer : 2
Q114. The transformer consists of insulated copper coils wound on either side of a ...........
Correct answer : 3
Q115. The total number of protons in the nucleus gives what?
Correct answer : 4
Q116. The total number of nucleons in the nucleus of the atom is called ............
Correct answer : 3
Q117. The total number of magnetic lines of force crossing unit area held normal to the magnetic lines is called
Correct answer : 2
Q118. The total mass of the fissionable material in an uncontrolled chain reaction is ..............
Correct answer : 2
Q119. The time period of geostationary satellite is the same as that of
Correct answer : 4
Q120. The time period of a simple pendulum does not depend on
Correct answer : 1
Q121. The threshold wavelength of sodium metal is 6780 Å. The work function of metal will be
Correct answer : 2
Q122. The three little bones in the middle ear are .......... the anvil, the stirrup.
Correct answer : 1
Q123. The theoretical prediction of electromagnetic waves was first made by
Correct answer : 4
Q124. The terminal velocity obtained by a rain drop of radius 0.3 mm falling through air viscosity 1.8 × 10–5 NSm–1 is
Correct answer : 2
Q125. The temperature of a body is a measure of the
Correct answer : 4
Q126. The splitting of white light into colours is
Correct answer : 3
Q127. The splitting of colours is called
Correct answer : 3
Q128. The speed of the planet is ......... at the perigee position. Minimum
Correct answer : 2
Q129. The split rings in a DC generator is used to .............
Correct answer : 4
Q130. The speed of the bob of a simple pendulum
Correct answer : 1
Q131. Of the following statements about soils, which one is correct?
Correct answer : 2
Q132. Snowfall occurs when ............
Correct answer : 2
Q133. Doldrums refer to
Correct answer : 1
Q134. Tornado is a ............
Correct answer : 1
Q135. Pick the wrongly matched ones: A) Cyclone - West Indies B)hurricanes - Indian Ocean C) typhoons - China Sea D) tornadoes - Australia
Correct answer : 2
Q136. Of the following places in Rajasthan which one is likely to have the highest temperature on a day in June?
Correct answer : 3
Q137. A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, connecting to larger bodies of land is called....
Correct answer : 4
Q138. An upper air wind system with very high velocities in certain parts of the atmosphere is called...........
Correct answer : 3
Q139. An anticyclone is the ..........
Correct answer : 4
Q140. A cyclone is a ........
Correct answer : 1
Q141. Approximately how much percentage of world's population is shared by India?
Correct answer : 1
Q142. Of the following countries, which country is known as "Play Ground of Europe"?
Correct answer : 3
Q143. What was the first talkie film of India?
Correct answer : 1
Q144. In which year India produced its first talkie film?
Correct answer : 2
Q145. "Knesset" is the parliament of which country?
Correct answer : 1
Q146. The first woman Prime Minister of a country belonged to......
Correct answer : 1
Q147. Mesopatamia is presently known as
Correct answer : 3
Q148. "Colosseum" is a famous historical monument located in....
Correct answer : 2
Q149. New York is located on which river bank?
Correct answer : 3
Q150. Where is the "Bibi-ka-maqbara" monument located?
Correct answer : 2
Q151. Among the following missiles which one is a medium range multitarget surface to air missile?
Correct answer : 2
Q152. Where is the Heavy Vehicles Factory located?
Correct answer : 4
Q153. Among the following which one is India's indigenously built submarine?
Correct answer : 2
Q154. Where is the Defence Services Staff College located?
Correct answer : 3
Q155. Which is the last month of the Saka Era National Calendar?
Correct answer : 3
Q156. How many spokes are there in the Dharma Chakra of our National Flag?
Correct answer : 3
Q157. In which year the National Anthem"Jana Gana Mana" was first sung?
Correct answer : 1
Q158. In which state of India "Home Guards" organization is not functioning?
Correct answer : 2
Q159. India's first satellite "Aryabhatta" was launched in the year.....
Correct answer : 4
Q160. Where is the National Mesosphere,Stratosphere,Troposphere Radar facility located?
Correct answer : 4
Q161. Where is the Uranium Corporation of India located
Correct answer : 1
Q162. Where was India's first heavy water plant set up?
Correct answer : 1
Q163. India's first heavy water plant was set up in .....
Correct answer : 3
Q164. When was the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the UN General Assembly?
Correct answer : 1
Q165. The decade 1991-2000 was designated as the decade of ----------- by the UN
Correct answer : 3
Q166. The UNICEF - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund was established in the year.....
Correct answer : 1
Q167. The World Trade Organisation replaced the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in the year......
Correct answer : 1
Q168. Where is the World Bank (also known as the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development) located?
Correct answer : 4
Q169. Amont the following who is the first receipient of Bharat Ratna?
Correct answer : 4
Q170. How many judges will be there in the International Court of Justice?
Correct answer : 3
Q171. Economic and Social Council of UN consists of ------ members.
Correct answer : 2
Q172. Among the following who was the first Secretary General of United Nations?
Correct answer : 1
Q173. How many players will be there in a team of rugby?
Correct answer : 3
Q174. Which of the following Tiger Reserve is not correctly matched?
Correct answer : 2
Q175. If the positions of the first and the third digits in each of the numbers are interchanged, which of the following will be the second digit of the lowest number?
Correct answer : 4
Q176. Study the following arrangement of alphabets and answer the question given: D U B C A B E D C A B U D C B A E D B C A D E B A U C D A E B .. Which of the following is the sixth to the right of the fifteenth from the right end of the above arrangement?
Correct answer : 3
Q177. In the question below is given three statements followed by two conclusions numbeFF0000 (1) and (2). 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 keys are locks. Some locks are doors. All doors are windows. CONCLUSIONS: (1) Some keys are doors. (2) Some windows are locks.
Correct answer : 2
Q178. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word POSITIVE each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet?
Correct answer : 4
Q179. In which of the following expressions will the expression 'A < D' be definitely true?
Correct answer : 3
Q180. Replace the highlighted part of the sentence appropriately from the options given: He insisted on he was innocent.
Correct answer : 2
Q181. Give the abstract noun for MAN
Correct answer : 2
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 (5). Ravan asked Sita (1) / for marrying him (2) / but she (3) / turned down the proposal.(4) / No error. (5)
Correct answer : 2
Q183. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the options suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice: "e;Must we cut this tree?"e;
Correct answer : 2
Q184. They had to drive .......up the hill because the car was very old
Correct answer : 3
Q185. I purposely ...........meet you during my last visit to Kashmir
Correct answer : 1
Q186. Given below are six statements of which the first and the last .. (1) and (6) remains constant. The remaining four are given as (P), (Q),{R} and (S), which are not in the proper order. Arrange them in proper order and find out which order of sentences is correct: (1) After the Chipko Movement, (P) that peasants and tribals (Q) in the responsible management (R) It was demonstrated (S) had a greater stake (6) of Nature than did supposedly sophisticated city dwellers.
Correct answer : 2
Q187. Give synonym for MIRACLES
Correct answer : 2
Q188. In the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, which Indian female athlete became the first to participate and reach the finals of the Gymnastics?
Correct answer : 4 - from Agartala, Tripura
Q189. In the 2016 Rio Olympics, which country won the foot ball gold medal?
Correct answer : 1
Q190. In June 2016, where was the Olympic Games were held?
Correct answer : 3 -- in Rio de Janeiro city.
Q191. Processing control procedures have ....
Correct answer : 4
Q192. The errors that can be found out by a compiler are ......
Correct answer : 2
Q193. Which of the following methods can be used to change the size of a component?
Correct answer : 2
Q194. Generation of PIN in Bank ATM would require
Correct answer : 4
Q195. What is the main folder on a storage device called?
Correct answer : 1
Q196. The printing size of document by default is .....
Correct answer : 3
Q197. A programming language having a ......is slow in execution
Correct answer : 2
Q198. IP stands for ...
Correct answer : 1
Q199. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of E mail?