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Q1. What represents the most significant feature of the Indus Valley civilization?
Correct answer : 3
Q2. Among the following animals which one was not an important one during Indus Valley Civilization? goat horse humped bull elephant
Correct answer : 2
Q3. What was the script used by the Indus Valley people?
Correct answer : 2
Q4. Which one of the following was the staple food of Indus people?
Correct answer : 3
Q5. Among the following which of them possibly ruled the Indus people? an assembly of elders merchants kings priests
Correct answer : 2
Q6. Relate rice cultivation with the Harappan site given....?
Correct answer : 3
Q7. Which metal was not known to the Indus valley people?
Correct answer : 4
Q8. Among the following which Harappan site is not in India?
Correct answer : 2
Q9. Which of the following is/are the principal feature(s) of the Government of India Act, 1919? (1) Introduction of dyarchy in the executive government of the provinces (2) Introduction of separate communal electorates for Muslims (3) Devolution of legislative authority by the centre to the provinces
Correct answer : 3
Q10. What was the port town of the Indus Valley civilization?
Correct answer : 2
Q11. Lothal and Kalibangan are places associated with the civilization of ..............
Correct answer : 4
Q12. The Indus Valley civilization people specialized in....
Correct answer : 3
Q13. The Indus Vallely civilization people mainly worshipped
Correct answer : 2
Q14. The Indus Valley civilization type was found in
Correct answer : 3
Q15. Which of the following was used by the Mesolithic age people
Correct answer : 4
Q16. Paleolithic people were mainly engaged with
Correct answer : 1
Q17. What were the earliest cereals grown by man...
Correct answer : 4
Q18. What helped the transition from Paleolithic to the Neolithic age
Correct answer : 1
Q19. "Rose Revolution of 2003" relates to which of the following countries?
Correct answer : 4
Q20. Primitive man first learnt to make..........
Correct answer : 4
Q21. Which Indian President was made a Knight Bachelor, a British honour, before independence?
Correct answer : 2
Q22. Who is so far the only British Prime Minister to have been a Welsh?
Correct answer : 2
Q23. Who was the first woman to sit as a member of parliament in the British House of Commons?
Correct answer : 1
Q24. Which Indian President was a professor of eastern religion and ethics at Oxford University?
Correct answer : 2
Q25. "Black Box" is the first and important thing that a search team try to recover from an air crash site, because it records all the conversations between the air crew and the airtraffic controllers, which helps in analysing the cause of accident. . What is the actual color of it?
Correct answer : 3
Q26. What was the name of the plane flown by Wright Brothers?
Correct answer : 2
Q27. "Tolar" is the currency of …..
Correct answer : 3
Q28. "Tenge" is the currency of …..
Correct answer : 1
Q29. "Zloty" is the currency of …..
Correct answer : 3
Q30. "Tugrik" is the currency of …..
Correct answer : 1
Q31. "Nafka" is the currency of …….
Correct answer : 2
Q32. "Kyat" is the currency of …..
Correct answer : 2
Q33. "Ooguiya is the currency of…..
Correct answer : 3
Q34. "Kroon" is the currency of…….
Correct answer : 4
Q35. "Gold Cordoba" is the currency of….
Correct answer : 4
Q36. "Kwanza" is the currency of ……
Correct answer : 2
Q37. "Forint" is the currency of….
Correct answer : 3
Q38. "Escudo" is the currency of….
Correct answer : 4
Q39. "Dalasi" is the currency of
Correct answer : 2
Q40. Dobra is the currency of ….
Correct answer : 3
Q41. As of 2012, who among the following is the Governor of RBI?
Correct answer : 3
Q42. The Chairman of the National Development Council is .............
Correct answer : 2
Q43. India has different categories of commercial banks. Which of the following banks does not belong to the category of commercial banks?
Correct answer : 3
Q44. " Mixed Economy " refers to
Correct answer : 2
Q45. The Committee to recommend tax on Agricultural Holdings is .......
Correct answer : 3
Q46. Find the approximate answer in place of the question mark :133.08x2.97-111.87+74.13 = ?
Correct answer : 3
Q47. Find the approximate answer in place of the question mark:4734.96-3454.03-1612.86=? - 1611.43
Correct answer : 1
Q48. If the difference in selling a coat at profits of 4% and 6% is Rs.12, then what would be the cost price of the coat?
Correct answer : 1
Q49. In how many different ways can the numbers 256974 be arranged, using each digit only once in each arrangement, such that the digits 6 and 5 are at the extreme ends in each arrangement?
Correct answer : 2
Q50. A rectangular sheet of length 44 cm is bent so as to get a regular cylinder of height 7 cm. The surface area of the cylinder is .......
Correct answer : 1
Q51. Pseudopodia is a ................organ.
Correct answer : 4
Q52. The type of digestion in mammals is ..............
Correct answer : 3
Q53. The digested food of the earthworm is absorbed by the wall of the ....................
Correct answer : 2
Q54. Presence of which of the following makes the blood of earth worm appear red?
Correct answer : 2
Q55. By which process the scales are replaced when they are shed, by pigeons?
Correct answer : 2
Q56. A). Brain of pigeon has two coverings. B). Brain coverings are duramater and Pia 'arachnoid' mater.
Correct answer : 4
Q57. Which of the following is known as "farmer's friend"?
Correct answer : 4
Q58. Inferior Venacava and the Superior Venacava opens into the ..........
Correct answer : 3
Q59. In a minute, the heart beats .............times.
Correct answer : 3
Q60. Villi of small intestine are lined by..............
Correct answer : 1
Q61. When blood oozes out of the vessels, the ...........Prothrombin becomes ..........thrombin to enable coagulation.
Correct answer : 2
Q62. Cranial nerves arises from..................
Correct answer : 4
Q63. ..................is not a type of a sexual reproduction.
Correct answer : 2
Q64. Liver and Pancreas are derived from
Correct answer : 1
Q65. Plasmodium, a genus of parasitic protists, causes which of the following diseases?
Correct answer : 3
Q66. The flying mammals are called as ..........................
Correct answer : 2
Q67. The noisy aggregation of large number of birds on trees in the evening hours by diurnal birds are called as ........
Correct answer : 3
Q68. The animals which feed on plants are termed as ..................
Correct answer : 2
Q69. Of the following, which one is not a silk yielding moth?
Correct answer : 4
Q70. Pearl oyster beds of the east coasts produce the best quality pearls than those of the ..................coast.
Correct answer : 3
Q71. Ferric oxide gives ………… ………….. In glass
Correct answer : 2
Q72. Green colour is imparted to glass by adding……..
Correct answer : 1
Q73. Of the following, which one is used in endoscopes>
Correct answer : 2
Q74. Of the following which one is used for making bullet proof glass?
Correct answer : 3
Q75. Which one is used for making ovenware, injection ampules and flasks?
Correct answer : 2
Q76. Which glass has high resistance to heat and shock?
Correct answer : 1
Q77. Opticla glass has…..
Correct answer : 2
Q78. Soda glass is known as ...
Correct answer : 4
Q79. The reaction between glass and hydrofluoric acid is called ...
Correct answer : 3
Q80. The raw material required for the manufacture of glass are ....
Correct answer : 4
Q81. Normal availability of Chlorine in bleaching powder ranges between…
Correct answer : 2
Q82. Sodium Carbonate is used in the manufacturing field of…….
Correct answer : 4
Q83. The anyhydrous sodium carbonate is known as ...
Correct answer : 3
Q84. Sodium carbonate decahydrate is also known as ....
Correct answer : 2
Q85. When the pH of a solution is 2, then the solution is termed as .....
Correct answer : 4
Q86. In which of the following Lactic Acid is present………
Correct answer : 2
Q87. Generally, the rate of a chemical reaction ....
Correct answer : 4
Q88. In a reversible reaction at equilibrium the .....
Correct answer : 4
Q89. Tooth paste is .....in nature
Correct answer : 4
Q90. Among the following which one has the least pH value?
Correct answer : 1
Q91. What will be the colour of cabbage juice when it is added to tooth paste?
Correct answer : 3
Q92. What is the PH range of milk?
Correct answer : 3
Q93. Of the following which one has the high pH value?
Correct answer : 2
Q94. What is the pH range of soft drinks?
Correct answer : 2
Q95. What is the pH range of gastric juice?
Correct answer : 1
Q96. What is the pH range of saliva……..
Correct answer : 2
Q97. What is the acid present in the stomach juices?
Correct answer : 4
Q98. Of the following, which one is an endothermic reaction?
Correct answer : 2
Q99. Of the following reactions which one is an exothermic reaction?
Correct answer : 4
Q100. During respiration glucose in food burns in oxygen and .....
Correct answer : 3
Q101. Respiration that occurs in our body cells is .....
Correct answer : 2
Q102. All combustions reactions are………
Correct answer : 3
Q103. Of the following, which one is not a slow reaction?
Correct answer : 2
Q104. Generally reactions between covalent compounds are ...
Correct answer : 1
Q105. The reaction between ionic compounds are …………
Correct answer : 4
Q106. Which of the factors increases the rate of the reaction by increasing them?
Correct answer : 4
Q107. The change in the concentration of the reactant or product per unit time is called as……
Correct answer : 1
Q108. What happens when baking soad is touched with wet hand?
Correct answer : 2
Q109. What happens when washing soda is dissolved in water?
Correct answer : 3
Q110. When copper sulphate crystal is heated, the change of colour that takes place is.......
Correct answer : 1
Q111. The quality of an ideal source of energy is that it
Correct answer : 4
Q112. The property which is common to X-rays, gamma rays, IR rays, UV rays and visible light is that
Correct answer : 2
Q113. The properties of solid depend on
Correct answer : 4
Q114. The product of mass of the particle and square of its distance is
Correct answer : 3
Q115. The product of frequency and time period is equal to
Correct answer : 2
Q116. The proces of doping is associated with
Correct answer : 4
Q117. The principle of centrifugal force’ is applied to ‘the machines’ called
Correct answer : 3
Q118. The primary cell widely used in
Correct answer : 3
Q119. The power of lens is
Correct answer : 4
Q120. The power of a DC motor can be increased by
Correct answer : 2
Q121. The power of a concave lens of focal length 15cm is ..............
Correct answer : 2
Q122. The phenomenon of electromagnetic induction was discovered by ...........
Correct answer : 4
Q123. The phenomenon of electro magnetic induction is the process of
Correct answer : 2
Q124. The penetrating power of gamma rays is
Correct answer : 4
Q125. The penetrating power of X-ray is .............
Correct answer : 1
Q126. The particular temperature at which the surface tension of the liquid become zero is called.
Correct answer : 4
Q127. The particles emitted during photoelectric emission are
Correct answer : 2
Q128. The partially lighted area of a shadow on the property of the totally shaded portion is called ........... .
Correct answer : 2
Q129. The output and input voltages in a transformer are 20 V and 5 V. What is the transformer ratio?
Correct answer : 3
Q130. The part of the Universe in which sun occupies the central portion of the system holding all the heavenly bodies is called
Correct answer : 1
Q131. Less due is formed on cloudy nights because
Correct answer : 3
Q132. The instrument used for measuring humidity is..........
Correct answer : 4
Q133. Among the following, which are the sedimentary rocks: A)limestone B)basalt C)granite D)shale
Correct answer : 3
Q134. ASSERTION: (A) To orbit around the Sun, the planet Mars takes lesser time than the time taken by the Earth. REASON {R}: The diameter of the planet Mars is less than that of the Earth.
Correct answer : 4
Q135. The density of sea water is highest as ..
Correct answer : 1
Q136. Antarctic Circle is the parallel of ..........
Correct answer : 2
Q137. Arrange the planets correctly in descending order in terms of number of their satellites:(A) Mars (B)Saturn (C)Jupiter (D) Uranus
Correct answer : 1
Q138. The minor planets revolving between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter are called....
Correct answer : 1
Q139. The highest peak falling with Indian Territory is ..........
Correct answer : 2
Q140. Which are the factors contributing for change in seasons on the earth's surface? (A) revolution of the earth (B) inclination of the axis of the earth (C) rotation of the Sun (D) rotation of the earth.
Correct answer : 2
Q141. The Madhya Pradesh High Court is located at.....
Correct answer : 1
Q142. The Kerala High Court is located at......
Correct answer : 2
Q143. In which year Mumbai High Court was established?
Correct answer : 4
Q144. "Synagogue" is the worshipping place of....
Correct answer : 1
Q145. Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh are judicially governed by.....
Correct answer : 2
Q146. "Shintoism" is a religious belief present in......
Correct answer : 3
Q147. Islam was founded during the
Correct answer : 4
Q148. Which of the following is the onlycountry in the world with Hinduism as its state religion?
Correct answer : 2
Q149. "Peking" (now Beijing) is the sacred place which belief?
Correct answer : 3
Q150. The "Urjagram" programme was initiated during
Correct answer : 4
Q151. "Analects" is the sacred book of which religious belief?
Correct answer : 2
Q152. Pick the correct one from the following.
Correct answer : 1
Q153. Buddhism was founded during which period?
Correct answer : 4
Q154. The UN declared 1999 as the year of .......
Correct answer : 3
Q155. Commonwealth of Independent States comprises of ........ Members.
Correct answer : 4
Q156. In which year the Group of 7 (G7) was formed?
Correct answer : 3
Q157. One of the following is not a 'sitar' player. Who is that?
Correct answer : 2
Q158. Which one of the following does not belong to the Carnatic music form?
Correct answer : 1
Q159. Where is the National Institute of Nutrition located?
Correct answer : 4
Q160. During whose rule the Mughal Painting art reached its climax?
Correct answer : 3
Q161. Who among the following wrote "Mein Kampf"?
Correct answer : 1
Q162. Where was the first Asian Games held?
Correct answer : 3
Q163. In which year Nobel Prize for Economics was instituted?
Correct answer : 4
Q164. The train "Himsagar Express" runs between
Correct answer : 2
Q165. What was the first newspaper to be published in India?
Correct answer : 4
Q166. Which of the following vedas contain theory of classical music?
Correct answer : 2
Q167. Who among the following wrote "Gitarahasya"
Correct answer : 1
Q168. "A sanyasi, indentured labourer in Fiji, carried a Tulsidas Ramayana, recite verses from this book to the rural people". Whom are we talking about?
Correct answer : 2
Q169. Which was the first definite communist journal to be published in India?
Correct answer : 3
Q170. With which of the following 'Ramanujacharya' was associated?
Correct answer : 1
Q171. Arrange the following temples/monuments in their chronological period of construction.... A)Puri Jagannath Temple b)Madurai Meenakshi Temple c)Mahabalipuram shore temples d)Qutub Minar
Correct answer : 1
Q172. Which one of the following statement is not relevant to Vedic God "Indra"?
Correct answer : 2
Q173. Some of the earliest recorded discussions on philosophical issue like the transmigration of soul, in the early Indian context are mentioned in ......
Correct answer : 3
Q174. Which of the following Rig Vedic Gods is believed to be the upholder of the "Rta" or "Cosmic Order"?
Correct answer : 2
Q175. STATEMENT: The municipal authority blocked movement of traffic in and around the temple during the main festival day. ASSUMPTIONS: (1) Very large number of devotees may visit the temple during the main festival day. (2) People travelling to the areas near the temple may postpone their journey by a day unless they have very urgent work in that area.
Correct answer : 3
Q176. In a certain code language, "they have come back" is written as " na ja sa da" and " they have gone " is written as " da ka pa na". How is "come" written in that code language?
Correct answer : 4
Q177. Study the following information carefully and answer the given QUESTION: L, P, Q, R, S and T are sitting in a straight line facing North. {a} Q sits fourth to the left of T and Q does not sit at an extreme end of the line. {b} R is not an immediate neighbour of Q. {c} Only one person sits between R and T. {d} Neither S nor L sits at the extreme end of the line. {e} L is not an immediate neighbour of Q. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way based on their seating positions in the above arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
Correct answer : 4
Q178. In a certain code 'M' is written as '7'; 'K' is written as '$'; 'R' is written as '*'; 'Z' is written as '4'; 'W' is written as '2'; 'B' is written as '#'; 'D' is written as '%'; 'F' is written as '9' and 'J' is written as '5'. Then, how is RJDMW be written in that code?
Correct answer : 3
Q179. 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 tables are mirrors. Some mirrors are chairs. All chairs are glasses. CONCLUSIONS: (1) Some glasses are mirrors. (2) Some chairs are tables. (3) Some mirrors are tables.
Correct answer : 3
Q180. Arrange the following six sentences A, B, C, D, E and F to make it a meaningful paragraph and then answer the question: (A) The dwindling down was because the boy had discovered that it was easier to hold his temper than to drive nails into the fence. (B) Once there was a little boy who had a very bad temper. (C) Finally, the day came when the boy didn't lose his temper at all. (D) The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. (E) Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down. (F) His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the fence. Which of the above six sentences should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
Correct answer : 3
Q181. Give the meaning for DEFY
Correct answer : 4
Q182. We took shelter .......tree
Correct answer : 1
Q183. Read the sentence given here and find out whether there is any error in it. If yes, in which part? If no error, your answer is 5......Instead of (1) / all his troubles (2) / Mr Raj is not (3) / a bleak man. (4) / No error. (5)
Correct answer : 1
Q184. Children love .................football
Correct answer : 2
Q185. Choose the word which is most similar in meaning to the word: SPECULATE
Correct answer : 1
Q186. They quake victims didn't have time to pick up ........belongings.
Correct answer : 4
Q187. .............their clothes were dirty and poor, they had bright eyes
Correct answer : 1
Q188. On July 28, 2016, World Hepatitis Day was observed. What was the "theme catchline"?
Correct answer : 2
Q189. In 2016, Brendon McCullum of New Zealand while playing against Australia, created a world record of fastest test century. In how
many balls did he score that century?
Correct answer : 4 -- in February 2016, at Christchurch, New Zealand.
Q190. Who headed the 7th Pay Commission instituted by the Central Government in January 2016?
Correct answer : 1
Q191. .......part of the microprocessor is used to temporarily store instructions and data?
Correct answer : 3
Q192. Saving is the process of ......
Correct answer : 2
Q193. ......key is held down to resize the row.
Correct answer : 3
Q194. The three sequential function of CPU operations are ...
Correct answer : 4
Q195. .......is used to access your computer by other computer or for talk over phone.
Correct answer : 1
Q196. Size of the primary memory of a PC ranges between...
Correct answer : 3
Q197. .........is a combination of software and hardware
Correct answer : 3
Q198. COBOL is widely used in the field of ......
Correct answer : 1
Q199. ..........code detects and corrects error in data.
Correct answer : 3
Q200. .......are words that a programming language has set aside for its own use.