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Q1. Which one of the following was a major town of the Satavahana Kingdom? arikamedu maski kokkhai pratishthana
Correct answer : 4
Q2. The Ashoka pillar at Allahabad provides insight into the reign of which of the following emperors?
Correct answer : 4
Q3. Regarding the Indus Valley Civilization, consider the following statements. (1) It was predominantly a secular civilization and the religious element, though present, did not dominate the scene. (2) During this period, cotton was used for manufacturing textiles in India. Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?
Correct answer : 3
Q4. Assign the largest 'Stupa' at Sanchi to the correct period/empire?
Correct answer : 3
Q5. The Western classical element resides in the style, in the treatment of the robe, and in the physiognomy of the Buddha. Relate this statement to the correct Indian school of Sculpture....
Correct answer : 3
Q6. Which color used in the paintings at Ajanta was obtained from 'Lapis Lazuli' an imported material?
Correct answer : 2
Q7. Find the correct one?
Correct answer : 4
Q8. Which of the following is an example of the Nagara style of architecture? brihadeeswara temple, thanjavur vishwa brahma temple, alampur lingaraja temple, bhubaneswar kailasanathar temple, kanchipuram
Correct answer : 3
Q9. Among the following who stressed the 'triratnas'?
Correct answer : 3
Q10. Relating to the socio-economic life in ancient South India during 200BC to 300 AD, which of the following statement is correct?
Correct answer : 4
Q11. Which of the following statement is wrong?
Correct answer : 1
Q12. At which place idols related to Brahmanical religion have been discovered?
Correct answer : 2
Q13. Among the following which sculpture depicts 'nature' the most?
Correct answer : 4
Q14. Who were the principal patrons of Ghandara art?
Correct answer : 1
Q15. Buddha's images are generally seen in two postures - standing and sitting. The one found at Katra is among the oldest. Which of the following is not a characteristic of this idol?
Correct answer : 1
Q16. Point out the one statement that is incorrect with regard to Ashoka's Dhamma.... .
Correct answer : 4
Q17. Which one was not the important cause for the downfall of Mauryan Empire?
Correct answer : 2
Q18. Which of the following statement is wrong?
Correct answer : 4
Q19. With reference to the later Vedic period, which of the following statement is wrong?
Correct answer : 2
Q20. Which of the following statement is wrong with reference to the Later Vedic period....?
Correct answer : 4
Q21. The final authority to pass a money bill is ……….
Correct answer : 1
Q22. What is a 'sine-die' in the parliamentary proceedings?
Correct answer : 3
Q23. Who is empowered to call for a joint session of Parliament to resolve any issue?
Correct answer : 3
Q24. Joint session of Parliament for discussion on any issue of concern, is a rare occurrence. How many such occasions have taken place in the history of Indian Polity?
Correct answer : 1
Q25. Transactions in the Parliament is conducted in ……..sessions.
Correct answer : 2
Q26. 2/3 of organge red and 1/3rd green horizontal bar with a bicycle at the centre is the political flag of which party?
Correct answer : 2
Q27. What is the election symbol of Samajwadi party?
Correct answer : 3
Q28. Who is the founder of the "Samajwadi Party"?
Correct answer : 3
Q29. Shiromani Akali Dal is a strong political party in Punjab, headed by……
Correct answer : 1
Q30. When and where was the Muslim League founded?
Correct answer : 3
Q31. Telugu Desam Party was founded by …..
Correct answer : 2
Q32. "Saamna" is the official publication of ……
Correct answer : 1
Q33. Orange field with a upward bow and arrow at the centre is the political flag of ……
Correct answer : 2
Q34. Balasaheb Thackeray, the founder of Shiv Sena party was a …..
Correct answer : 4
Q35. Who founded the Shiv Sena Party?
Correct answer : 3
Q36. The political party founded by Shibu Soren is …….
Correct answer : 2
Q37. Janata Dal (United) is an active and strong party now in which state of India?
Correct answer : 3
Q38. Red Flag with a plough is the political flag of …..
Correct answer : 2
Q39. Who founded the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference?
Correct answer : 1
Q40. Who founded the Biju Janata Dal?
Correct answer : 2
Q41. Name the Committee that has recommended deregulation of the sugar sector?
Correct answer : 3
Q42. The rank of India in the Global Hunger Index is ....
Correct answer : 4
Q43. Consider the following statements:"Economic Development" is a (1) Continuous Process (2) Short Term Process and (3) Long Term Process.Of these three statements..........
Correct answer : 2
Q44. Hydro Carbon Vision-2025 is associated what .......
Correct answer : 1
Q45. The first Export Processing Zone to be declared as "Free Trade Zone" in India is........
Correct answer : 1
Q46. Two places A and B are 100 Km apart on a highway. One car starts from A and another from B at the same time. If the cars travel in the same direction at a constant speed, they meet in 5 hrs. If the cars travel towards each other, they meet in 1 Hr. What is the speed of the car running faster?
Correct answer : 1
Q47. 8 men and 4 women work together can complete a piece of work in 6 days.Work done by a man in one day is double the work done by a woman in one day. If 8 men and 4 women started working and after 2 days, 4 men left and 4 new women joined, in how many more days will the work be completed?
Correct answer : 2
Q48. What is the greater of two numbers whose product is 1092 and the sum of the two numbers exceeds their difference by 42?
Correct answer : 3
Q49. A sum of money placed at compound interest doubles itself in 4 years. In how many years will it amount to four times itself>
Correct answer : 4
Q50. Rahul sold a book at a profit of 12%. Had he sold it for Rs.18 more he would have gained 18%. Find the cost price?
Correct answer : 1
Q51. Formation of Zygote is termed as
Correct answer : 2
Q52. The vaccine given between 9-12 is......
Correct answer : 1
Q53. The number of carbon atoms in Pyruvic acid is
Correct answer : 2
Q54. The type of mutation that causes death of the organisation is known as
Correct answer : 4
Q55. The portion between the plumule and cotyledon is .............
Correct answer : 2
Q56. A large triangular, thin walled chamber found on the dorsal surface of the heart of frog is called................
Correct answer : 3
Q57. Fibrinogen is produced in the ..............
Correct answer : 2
Q58. If young ones are nourished by the maternal tissue or placenta, they are called................
Correct answer : 4
Q59. The repeated mitotic division takes place during
Correct answer : 3
Q60. An impairment of heart functions due to inadequate blood supply to the heart is called ......................
Correct answer : 1
Q61. Appearance of patches of green and non-green areas on the leaves is called.....
Correct answer : 2
Q62. In Penicillium the sexual reproduction occurs by the formation of .............
Correct answer : 1
Q63. The triplet code for phenyl alanine is......
Correct answer : 4
Q64. The fruit that does not belong to baccate is..............
Correct answer : 2
Q65. In man oxygen carrying capacity of blood is reduced by
Correct answer : 3
Q66. The roof of the diencephalons is called
Correct answer : 3
Q67. Diabetes mellitus is caused due to malfunctioning of ..........
Correct answer : 1
Q68. The polar bodies are formed in .........
Correct answer : 4
Q69. If transplantation is done from pig to man, it is termed as ......................
Correct answer : 3
Q70. The vaccine given to new born baby is
Correct answer : 2
Q71. Concentrated solution of sodium chloride is known as……
Correct answer : 4
Q72. How the reaction between Barium Chloride and dilute Sulphuric acid is classified?
Correct answer : 4
Q73. Which of the following turns a red litmus to blue?
Correct answer : 4
Q74. Which of the following turns a blue litmus to red?
Correct answer : 3
Q75. Among the following which one has a bitter taste?
Correct answer : 4
Q76. pH value of blood is.......
Correct answer : 3
Q77. Arrhenius concept of an acid is the one that……..
Correct answer : 2
Q78. An acid has which of the following tastes?
Correct answer : 3
Q79. The reaction in which the reactants absorb light are called………
Correct answer : 4
Q80. Combustion reactions are always
Correct answer : 1
Q81. Among the following which one is used as a catalyst in the decomposition of Hydrogen peroxide?
Correct answer : 3
Q82. Among the following which one acts as a "catalyst"in the laboratory preparation of Oxygen?
Correct answer : 1
Q83. Rusting of is an example of .....
Correct answer : 2
Q84. If the pH of a solution is zero, then it would be a .....
Correct answer : 2
Q85. Which of the following acid is the strongest?
Correct answer : 4
Q86. Among the following acids which one is not the strongest?
Correct answer : 3
Q87. When Zinc reacts with hydrochloric acid which of the following gas will get liberated?
Correct answer : 2
Q88. What will be pH of 0.1m NaOH?
Correct answer : 1
Q89. What will be the pH of 0.1m HCl?
Correct answer : 2
Q90. What will be the pH of 0.01m HCl?
Correct answer : 3
Q91. What happens to the melting point of ice when an impurity is added to it?
Correct answer : 2
Q92. What will happen to the freezing point when salt is added to ice?
Correct answer : 3
Q93. What happens when water solidifies to ice?
Correct answer : 3
Q94. 1:3 mixture of salt and ice is called……
Correct answer : 4
Q95. Among the following which one is produced under the "Sublimation Process"?
Correct answer : 2
Q96. What is the name for the process of conversion of solid state to gaseous state?
Correct answer : 4
Q97. Among the following which one is used as a protective support to enable the joining of broken bones?
Correct answer : 2
Q98. What contributes to the hardness of water in nature?
Correct answer : 4
Q99. Among the following which one is considered as the "super cooled liquid"?
Correct answer : 4
Q100. Who among the following discovered Cement?
Correct answer : 3
Q101. Who among the following were the first to use Cement/
Correct answer : 2
Q102. 3:1 mixture of concentrated hydrochloric acid and concentrated nitric acid is called ....
Correct answer : 3
Q103. Which of the following element is present in bones?
Correct answer : 4
Q104. Citric Acid is present in........
Correct answer : 4
Q105. In which of the following Tartaric Acid is present?
Correct answer : 3
Q106. The pH value of sea water is.......
Correct answer : 3
Q107. What is the acid present in the tea?
Correct answer : 4
Q108. Which acid is present in sour milk?
Correct answer : 3
Q109. What is the acid present in the stomach ?
Correct answer : 4
Q110. What is the pH value of water?
Correct answer : 3
Q111. One ampere is equal to
Correct answer : 4
Q112. On which principle the hydrogen bomb works?
Correct answer : 3
Q113. On which factor does the capillary rise or fall in a capillary tube depend?
Correct answer : 2
Q114. On what principle carburetor produces petrol and air mixer?
Correct answer : 1
Q115. On what law the principle function of jet aeroplane is based?
Correct answer : 2
Q116. On plucking the string of violin which waves are produced?
Correct answer : 2
Q117. On a rainy day, wet cloth takes longer time to dry because larger amount of vapour already present in the air, the evaporation.
Correct answer : 2
Q118. Ohms gives the relation between potential difference and ...........
Correct answer : 4
Q119. Of late, in which year Halley’s comet showed its appearance?
Correct answer : 1
Q120. Of what material the rod or stem in a gold leaf electroscope is made up?
Correct answer : 4
Q121. Non-luminous become visible when they .................. light.
Correct answer : 2
Q122. No matter how far you stand from a mirror. your image appears erect. The mirror is likely to be
Correct answer : 4
Q123. Newton’s law of gravitation states that
Correct answer : 4
Q124. Nichrome is preferred for making heating elements because it has / can
Correct answer : 3
Q125. Natural radioactivity is exhibited by ............
Correct answer : 2
Q126. Natural gas mainly consists of
Correct answer : 3
Q127. Name the type of electricity produced by friction
Correct answer : 3
Q128. Name the two optical phenomena involved in rainbow.
Correct answer : 2
Q129. Name the target elements that are used in the production of x-rays?
Correct answer : 4
Q130. Name the spectrum in which there is no overlapping of colours.
Correct answer : 3
Q131. A major portion of the river Brahmaputra is in ....
Correct answer : 2
Q132. ........is the most benefitted state from the dam across Sutlej.
Correct answer : 1
Q133. In which river is the flow of the inland waterways the largest?
Correct answer : 3
Q134. A large part of Gangetic Delta is in....
Correct answer : 3
Q135. Ganges, originating from the Himalayas, reaches the plains at...
Correct answer : 4
Q136. Which of the following rivers has created a vast plains at the foot of the Himalayas?
Correct answer : 3
Q137. Extra Peninsular Indian rivers, mostly originate from the ....
Correct answer : 1
Q138. ..........is the biggest shipping canal in the world.
Correct answer : 2
Q139. Rivers of the peninsular India originate from the
Correct answer : 4
Q140. Mahanadi, Godavari and Cauvery are .......flowing rivers.
Correct answer : 2
Q141. Aka Bo was language of India. Where was it spoken?
Correct answer : 3
Q142. On which date Sachin Tendulkar created history by scoring 200 runs in an ODI to become the first man to do so in Cricket history?
Correct answer : 1
Q143. What is the name of the website founded by Julian Paul Assange?
Correct answer : 2
Q144. How old was Morarji Desai when he became the PM?
Correct answer : 4
Q145. What is the height of the Statue of Liberty including its pedestal?
Correct answer : 1
Q146. What is the emblem of the International Committee of the Red Cross?
Correct answer : 3
Q147. When is "Hindi Day" observed?
Correct answer : 4
Q148. Which of these sites is the memorial to Lal Bahadur Shastri?
Correct answer : 1
Q149. Which PM of India, has a unique date of birth, that he can celebrate only once in four years - 29th February?
Correct answer : 2
Q150. Which Indian PM celebrates his birthday on 25th December?
Correct answer : 1
Q151. "Boxing Day" refers to which date?
Correct answer : 3
Q152. The Latin word meaning "coming" has given us which term associated with Christianity?
Correct answer : 2
Q153. What is 'bada din' in Hindi?
Correct answer : 1
Q154. Which businessman's book on Battle of Solferino inspired the creation of the International Red Cross?
Correct answer : 3
Q155. Which battle was the cause for the creation of International Red Cross?
Correct answer : 1
Q156. Martin Luther King received his Nobel Peace Prize in the year....
Correct answer : 3
Q157. Who wrote the sonnet "The New Colossus" inscribed on the plaque of the Statue of Liberty's pedestal entrance?
Correct answer : 1
Q158. Where is Arab news network Al-Jazeera based?
Correct answer : 1
Q159. The Dhyan Chand National Stadium in Delhi was earlier known by the name.........
Correct answer : 2
Q160. Which one of the following is currently the world's tallest building?
Correct answer : 2
Q161. Monica Seles was stabbed while playing in.....
Correct answer : 4
Q162. What does "Al Qaeda" mean?
Correct answer : 2
Q163. Carmine is a vivid shade of which colour?
Correct answer : 3
Q164. What is Pedagogy?
Correct answer : 2
Q165. Brian Lara scored his highest individual score of 375 and 400 (n/o) against which country/ies?
Correct answer : 1
Q166. What is a "brain bucket" in cricket?
Correct answer : 4
Q167. Green Arrow, Red Star, Blue Flame, Green bullet and Black Gold are....
Correct answer : 1
Q168. What is the number allotted to exclusive saloons (train coaches) for President of India?
Correct answer : 3
Q169. "Golden Chariot" is a luxury train that takes you around historical places in..
Correct answer : 1
Q170. The coaches of the luxury train Palace on Wheels are named after ....
Correct answer : 3
Q171. Name the longest distance train of India?
Correct answer : 2
Q172. Rajdhani Express was first introduced in 1969 between....
Correct answer : 1
Q173. What is the name of the restaurants on the luxury train Palace on Wheels?
Correct answer : 3
Q174. Tranquebar is a town established by the Danish. Where is it?
Correct answer : 2
Q175. Avinash is Ravi's eldest brother. Ravi is younger to Ajay. Ravi and Ajay are not brothers. Which of the following statements is difinitely true?
Correct answer : 4
Q176. Pick the odd number out of this series of numbers: 0, 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, 28, 37, 45
Correct answer : 3
Q177. If PINK is written as NGLI, how will IRON be written?
Correct answer : 1
Q178. Gita: "Naresh became a better boxer since he started meditation." "Impossible" said Radha, " a boxer's most important asset is his aggression" What Radha intends to say?
Correct answer : 2
Q179. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
Correct answer : 4
Q180. The boys entered the house .......disappeared
Correct answer : 2
Q181. Find the grammatical/idiomatic error: "e;The Headmistress were (1) impressed by her performance (2) and asked her to (3) participate in the competition (4)
Correct answer : 1
Q182. Pick the word that is similar in meaning to SOUNDS
Correct answer : 3
Q183. She .........him for a long time before she finally married him.
Correct answer : 4
Q184. .....................is a short funny play or a piece of writing.
Correct answer : 1
Q185. Find the antonym for LOYAL
Correct answer : 4
Q186. Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning to the word: MUSTER
Correct answer : 3
Q187. Choose the word which is most similar in meaning to the word: PRODIGAL
Correct answer : 2
Q188. During the elections voters are allowed to say no to candidates by pressing NOTA button. What is the symbol allotted for this?
Correct answer : 4
Q189. In 2015, Where was the longest chain of volcanoes has been identified?
Correct answer : 2 - It is about 2000 Km in length. Cosgrove Volcano chain.
Q190. According to the World Bank report of 2015, which state of India is considered as the ideal destination for industrial development?
Correct answer : 2
Q191. A/an ...is a method that will automatically execute when an object is instantiated
Correct answer : 4
Q192. Date and Time are found on the desktop at ......
Correct answer : 3
Q193. A hardware connected to a tower is called as .....
Correct answer : 4
Q194. ......are self replicating malicious code independent of the action of the user, but slow down the processor on entering a network.
Correct answer : 3
Q195. The Online Information Services offer
Correct answer : 4
Q196. Formatting a cell in number format you can't test ...
Correct answer : 4
Q197. Computers connected to a LAN can ......
Correct answer : 2
Q198. Spooling is most benefited in a multiprogramming environment where ....
Correct answer : 3
Q199. The purpose of the primary key in a database is to:
Correct answer : 4
Q200. The following statement READ(*,*)(X(I),I=1,50)