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| Q.1 |
Who is the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games gold in 400m run?
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M.L.Valsamma |
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P.T.Usha |
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Kamaljit Sandhu |
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K.Malleshwari |
| Q.2 |
" Amjad Ali Khan is associated with which of the following musical instruments?"
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Sarod |
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Veena |
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Violin |
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Sitar |
| Q.3 |
Professor Amartya Sen is famous in which of the fields?
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Biochemistry |
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Electronics |
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Economics |
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Geology |
| Q.4 |
Who co-founded Hotmail in 1996 and then sold the company to Microsoft?
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Shawn Fanning |
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Ada Byron Lovelace |
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Sabeer Bhatia |
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Ray Tomlinson |
| Q.5 |
After kalinda war Ashoka
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Became a Buddhist |
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Went on to conquer other places |
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Realise that he was not strong enough to rule as a king |
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All are correct |
| Q.6 |
Alberuni was a famous scholar in the court of
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Akbar |
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Mahmud of Ghazni |
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Mohammed Ghori |
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Ala-us-din Khalji |
| Q.7 |
Aligarh Muslim Universit was founded by
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Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan |
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Sir Syed Ahmed Khan |
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M.A. Jinnah |
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Liaquat Ali Khan |
| Q.8 |
Ants are social insects because
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They live in colonies |
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They live in forests |
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They have a language |
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They share food |
| Q.9 |
Arjuna Awards are given for
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Outstanding contribution to sports |
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Exception display of gallantry |
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distinguishing service in the field of social service |
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distinguished service in cause if community developement |
| Q.10 |
Aurobindo Ghosh has written
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Life Divine |
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Divine Life |
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Divine Comedy |
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None of these |
| Q.11 |
Buddha preached his first sermon at
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Lumbini |
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Sarnath |
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Sanchi |
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Gaya |
| Q.12 |
By which method is energy generated by the sun?
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Nuclear Fussion |
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Nuclear Fission |
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Nuclear Radiation |
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All of these |
| Q.13 |
Cause of inflation is
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increase in money supply |
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fall in production |
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increase in money supply and fall in production |
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decrease in money supply and fall in production |
| Q.14 |
Deltas are formed where the shores are free of
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Low tide |
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Hard rocks |
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High tide |
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Trees |
| Q.15 |
Depreciation means
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closure of a plant due to lock out |
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closure of a plant due to labour trouble |
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loss of equipment over time due to wear and tear |
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destruction of a plant in a fire accident |
| Q.16 |
Dialysis is meant for
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kidney |
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Gall Bladder |
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Lungs |
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Liver |
| Q.17 |
Diamond and Emerald are made of
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Carbon and carbon |
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Silica and silica |
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Silica and Belyllium |
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Carbon and Berlyllium |
| Q.18 |
Duncan Pass is between
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Andaman and Nicobar |
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North Andaman and South Andaman |
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North and East Andamans |
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India and Sri Lanka |
| Q.19 |
Essay on the Principles of population was written by
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Adam Smith |
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Malthus |
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herbert Spencer |
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hebert A. Simon |
| Q.20 |
Fundamental Duties were laid down by
|
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40th Amendment |
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42nd Amendment |
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39th Amendment |
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The original Constitution |
| Q.21 |
Gerontology is the study of
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Aging |
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Effect of light on tissue |
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Fungal disease |
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The process of communication between minds |
| Q.22 |
Gypsum is used in the case of soils which are
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Saline |
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Alkaline |
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Water-logged |
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Clayed |
| Q.23 |
Half volley is a term associated with
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Hockey |
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Cricket |
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Tennis |
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Billiard |
| Q.24 |
How many digits are there in the PIN Code number?
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5 |
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6 |
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8 |
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It varies |
| Q.25 |
How many teams played in the first World Cup?
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13 |
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24 |
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32 |
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7 |
| Q.26 |
Hydroponics is
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Soil presentation techniques |
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instrument for measuring density of liquids |
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cultivating plant without using soils |
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soil development techniques |
| Q.27 |
Hygrometer is used to measure
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Specific Gravity |
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Density of Milk |
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High Tempreture |
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Relative humidity |
| Q.28 |
In which decade was the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE) founded?
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1850s |
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1880s |
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1930s |
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1950s |
| Q.29 |
In which language was Sirmad Bhagavad Gita originally written?
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Sanskrit |
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Apabhramsa |
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pakriti |
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Pali |
| Q.30 |
In which state was Panchayti Raj first introduced?
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Gujrat |
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Rajasthan |
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Andhra Pradesh |
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Bihar |
| Q.31 |
Indian Civil Services was introduced during the rule of
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Lord Dalgousie |
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Lord Curzon |
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William Bentinck |
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Lord Cornwallis |
| Q.32 |
Iron, necessary for the body, is abudantly found in
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Egg |
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Green vegetables |
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Milk |
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Cauliflower |
| Q.33 |
Jamini Roy was a famous?
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Producer |
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Painter |
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Dancer |
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Actor |
| Q.34 |
Ju Jistu is the national game of
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Spain |
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Japan |
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Canada |
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Scotland |
| Q.35 |
Kalchakra ceremony is associated with which of the following ceremonies?
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Hinduism |
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Buddhism |
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Jainism |
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Islam |
| Q.36 |
Kalinga Award is given for
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peace promotion |
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popularisation of science |
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creation of understanding among diffrent communities |
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exploration of outer space |
| Q.37 |
Mahabalipuram was established by
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Pallavas |
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Pandyas |
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Colas |
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Chalukyas |
| Q.38 |
Mahatma Gandhi Setu is on the river
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Godavari |
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Brahmaputra |
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Sutlej |
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Ganga |
| Q.39 |
Mona Lisa was painted by
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Rephael |
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Andrea del sario |
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Loonardo da vinci |
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Rembrandt |
| Q.40 |
NABARD is a
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Board |
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Bank |
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Bureau |
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Department |
| Q.41 |
National Diary institute is at
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Patiala |
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Anand |
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Karnal |
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Lucknow |
| Q.42 |
which of the following is the medicine for typhoid is
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Chloroquin |
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Vitamin A |
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Chloromycetin |
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Sulpha Drugs |
| Q.43 |
Parliamentary Elections in india are organised by
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The President |
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The Prime Minister |
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The Election Commission |
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Lok Sabha |
| Q.44 |
Permanent Secretariat to coordinate the implementation of SAARC programme is located at
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Dhaka |
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New Delhi |
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Colombo |
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Kathmandu |
| Q.45 |
President gives his resignation to the
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Prime Minister |
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Vice-president |
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Chief Justice |
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Parliament |
| Q.46 |
Ranji trophy and Aga Khan cup are associated with
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Cricket and football |
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Cricket and Hockey |
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Cricket and chess |
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Hockey and Cricket |
| Q.47 |
Rate of the rotation of the earth Earth on its axis is fastest in the month of
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January |
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June |
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July |
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it never changes |
| Q.48 |
Richter scale is used to measure
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Earthquakes |
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Wind intensity |
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Ocean Depth |
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Body heat |
| Q.49 |
Satellite is to Orbit as projectile to
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Trajectory |
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Range |
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Target |
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Missile |
| Q.50 |
Shivaji Stadium is at
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New Delhi |
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Bombay |
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Calcutta |
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Madras |
| Q.51 |
Sudden decrease of birth rate would cause
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Increase in investment |
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increase in saving |
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increase in per capita income |
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increase in production |
| Q.52 |
The aim of economic planning should be
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to increase the national income |
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to increase per capita income |
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to improve the quality of life |
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All of these |
| Q.53 |
The author of Arthashastra is
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Kalidas |
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Chanakya |
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Tulsidas |
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Valmiki |
| Q.54 |
The Battle of Plassey was fought in
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1679 |
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1742 |
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1757 |
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1764 |
| Q.55 |
The book of Parsis is
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Torah |
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Bible |
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Zend Avesta |
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Gita |
| Q.56 |
The capital was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi in
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1910 |
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1912 |
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1911 |
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1913 |
| Q.57 |
The council of Minister is collectively responsible to the
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Parliament |
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Lok Sabha |
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Rajya Sabha |
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Prime Minister |
| Q.58 |
The cultivation of which crop require water-logging?
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Cotton |
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Rice |
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Tea |
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Oilseeds |
| Q.59 |
The first indian to get the Nobel Prize is
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Rabindranath Tagore |
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C.V.Raman |
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J.C.Bose |
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None of these |
| Q.60 |
The first metal used by Man was
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Iron |
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Copper |
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Alumunium |
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Gold |
| Q.61 |
The Gitanjali was first published in
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1909 |
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1910 |
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1913 |
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None of these |
| Q.62 |
The Governor of state is appointed by the president on the advice of the
|
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Chief Minister |
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Chief Justice |
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Prime Minister |
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Vice President |
| Q.63 |
The head quarters of Sahitya Akademi is at
|
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Mumbai |
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Chennai |
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New Delhi |
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Kolkata |
| Q.64 |
The Home Rule Movement was launched by
|
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Annie Besant |
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Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
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Mahatma Gandhi |
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Lala Lajpat Rai |
| Q.65 |
The Indian delegation to the first World Conference on Human Rights was led by
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Dr. Manmohan Singh |
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Farooq Abdullah |
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Dinesh singh |
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Alam Khan |
| Q.66 |
The Indian to beat the computers in mathematical wizardry is
|
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Ramanujam |
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Rina Panigrahi |
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Raja Ramanna |
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Shakunthala Devi |
| Q.67 |
The Indian Trade policy os best described as
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Control of all trade |
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Control of foreign trade |
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Free trade |
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Control of exports |
| Q.68 |
The khajuraho shiva temple was built by the
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Chandelas |
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Chalukyas |
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Cholas |
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Rajputs |
| Q.69 |
The last great Emperor was
|
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Akbar |
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Sher Shah Suri |
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Aurangzeb |
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Shahjahan |
| Q.70 |
The office of the UN General Assembly is in
|
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Vienna |
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New York |
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Paris |
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Zurich |
| Q.71 |
The optical technique of recording waves and amplitude is known as
|
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Audigraphy |
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Lexicography |
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Holography |
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Photography |
| Q.72 |
The original aim of the East India Company was
|
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Colonisation |
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Trade |
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Exploitation |
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Expansion |
| Q.73 |
The people of Indus Valley Civilization worshipped
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Pasupati |
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Indra and varuna |
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Brahma |
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Vishnu |
| Q.74 |
The planning commission of india is
|
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A constitutional Body |
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An independent and Autonomous Body |
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A Satutory Body |
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A non-Satutory Body |
| Q.75 |
The planning commission was set up in
|
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1969 |
|
1962 |
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Jan, 1950 |
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March, 1950 |
| Q.76 |
The Public Accounts Committee is
|
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An ad hoc committe |
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A standing committe of woman |
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A standing committe and falls under the category of finance committe |
|
is a legislative committe |
| Q.77 |
The Quit Inda Movement was organized in
|
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1930 |
|
1940 |
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1942 |
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1947 |
| Q.78 |
The Rath Yatra at Puri is celebrated in honour of which Hindu deity
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Ram |
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Jaganath |
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Shiva |
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Vishnu |
| Q.79 |
The Rath Yatra at Puri is celebrated in honour of which Hindu deity
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Ram |
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Jaganath |
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Shiva |
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Vishnu |
| Q.80 |
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is located at which of the following places?
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Geneva |
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Rome |
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Paris |
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Vienna |
| Q.81 |
The universal receipient of blood belongs to the blood group
|
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A |
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O |
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B |
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AB |
| Q.82 |
Thillana is a format of
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Kuchipudi |
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Odissi |
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Baharatanatyam |
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Kathak |
| Q.83 |
To prepare dry ice, which is used
|
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Nitrogen |
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Ammonia |
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Carbon dioxide |
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Oxygen |
| Q.84 |
Vitamin -D deficiency causes
|
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Pellagra |
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Scurvy |
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Rickets |
|
None of these |
| Q.85 |
What Benjamin Franklin invented?
|
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Bifocal spectacles |
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Radio |
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Barometer |
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Hygrometer |
| Q.86 |
What Galileo invented?
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Barometer |
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Pendulum clock |
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Microscope |
|
Thermometer |
| Q.87 |
What invention caused many deaths while testing it?
|
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Dynamite |
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Ladders |
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Race cars |
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Parachute |
| Q.88 |
What is the likely impact of decrease of population on economy?
|
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increase in per capita income |
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decrease in per capita income |
|
increase in investment |
|
decrease in savings |
| Q.89 |
What is the old name for Sri Lanka?
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Spice Islands |
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Mandalay |
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Ceylon |
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East Pakistan |
| Q.90 |
What occurs earthquakes?
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Occurrence of underground water |
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Volcanic eruptions |
|
Occurence of craks and fissures in rocks |
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No definite cause has been ascertained |
| Q.91 |
What was the name of the original World Cup trophy?
|
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The Jules Rimet Trophy |
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The Fifa Trophy |
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The Coupe de Monde |
|
None |
| Q.92 |
When was the Non-Cooperation Movement suspended?
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1942 |
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1941 |
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1920 |
|
1922 |
| Q.93 |
Where is national metallurgical laboratory located?
|
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Ranchi |
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Jamshedpur |
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Dhanbad |
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Asansol |
| Q.94 |
Which is not the indo-Aryan Language?
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Gujrati |
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Tamil |
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Oriya |
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Marathi |
| Q.95 |
Which is the most important agency of social control in modern cities?
|
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Customs |
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Law |
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Religion |
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Caste |
| Q.96 |
Which of the following fights against the diseases?
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WBC |
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RBC |
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Liver |
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Heart |
| Q.97 |
Which of the following is a Universal Blood Donor?
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A |
|
B |
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AB |
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O |
| Q.98 |
Which of the following is not a function of Vitamins?
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useful in metabolism |
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To give energy |
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Useful in growth |
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useful in digestion |
| Q.99 |
Which of the following is not associated with the UNO?
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ILO |
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WHO |
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ASEAN |
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All of the above |
| Q.100 |
Which of the following places is famous for Chikankari work, which is a traditional art of embroidery?
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Lucknow |
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Hyderabad |
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Jaipur |
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Mysore |
| Q.101 |
Which of the following should a heart patient firmly avoid?
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Cream |
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Rice |
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mango |
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Milk |
| Q.102 |
Which of the following vedas are oldest
|
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Samveda |
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Yajurveda |
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Atharvaveda |
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Rigveda |
| Q.103 |
Which one of the following books is by Firdausi?
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Gulistan |
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Shahnama |
|
Akbarnama |
|
Gul-e-Naghma |
| Q.104 |
which part of the sun is visible during a total solar eclipse?
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Photoshphere |
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Chromosphere |
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Corona |
|
No part of the sun |
| Q.105 |
Which planet is known as red planets?
|
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Mercury |
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Mars |
|
Venus |
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Saturn |
| Q.106 |
Who among the following is a social activist campaigning against child labour?
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Baba Amte |
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Shabana Amzi |
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Mira Nair |
|
Swami Agnivesh |
| Q.107 |
Who designed Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi
|
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Le Carbousier |
|
Edwin Lutyens |
|
Francisco Borromini |
|
E.D.Stone |
| Q.108 |
Who has been called the father of local self government in india?
|
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Lord Canning |
|
Lord Ripon |
|
Lord Lytton |
|
Lord Mayo |
| Q.109 |
Who presented india in the World Congress of Religins at Chicago in 1893?
|
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Dadabhai Naoroji |
|
Swami Dyananad |
|
Swami Vivekanand |
|
Ramakrishna Paramhans |
| Q.110 |
who was the first president of congress?
|
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Annie Besant |
|
Vijaylakshmi pandit |
|
Sarojini Naidu |
|
Aruna Asif Ali |
| Q.111 |
Who was the first Prime Minister in the world?
|
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Indira Gandhi |
|
Golda Meir |
|
Margaret Thatcher |
|
Shrimavo Bandaranaike |
| Q.112 |
Who was the founder of the Indian National Congress?
|
|
Annie Besant |
|
A.O. Hume |
|
Surendra Nath Banerjee |
|
Motila Nehru |
| Q.113 |
who was the political guru of Gandhiji?
|
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Naoroji |
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Gokhale |
|
Tilak |
|
Lala Lajpat Rai |
| Q.114 |
who wrote a book on the theory of economic drain of india during the British period?
|
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Jawaharlal Nehru |
|
Annie Besant |
|
Dadabhai Naoroji |
|
M. Visvesvarayya |
| Q.115 |
Who wrote Social Contract?
|
|
John Locke |
|
John Ruskin |
|
Karl Marx |
|
Rousseau |
| Q.116 |
Who wrote Vande Matharam?
|
|
Mohd Iqbal |
|
Sarat Chandra Chatterjee |
|
Bankin Chandra Chatterjee |
|
Rabindranath Tagore |
| Q.117 |
Plants receive their nutrients mainly from
|
|
chlorophyll |
|
atmosphere |
|
light |
|
soil |
| Q.118 |
Ozone hole refers to
|
|
hole in ozone layer |
|
decrease in the ozone layer in troposphere |
|
decrease in thickness of ozone layer in stratosphere |
|
increase in the thickness of ozone layer in troposphere |
| Q.119 |
Pulses are a good source of
|
|
carbohydrates |
|
fats |
|
proteins |
|
vitamins |
| Q.120 |
Oxygen in our blood is transported by a protein named
|
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haemoglobin |
|
keratin |
|
collagen |
|
myoglobin |
| Q.121 |
Mycobacterium leprae causes leprosy, Corynebacterium diphtheria causes diphtheria and Vibrio comma causes
|
|
tetanus |
|
influenza |
|
cholera |
|
typhoid |
| Q.122 |
The nucleus of an atom consists of
|
|
electrons and neutrons |
|
electrons and protons |
|
protons and neutrons |
|
All of the above |
| Q.123 |
The National Chemical Laboratory is situated in
|
|
New Delhi |
|
Bangalore |
|
Pune |
|
Patna |
| Q.124 |
The most important ore of aluminium is
|
|
bauxite |
|
magnetite |
|
haematite |
|
monazite |
| Q.125 |
The famous Dilwara Temples are situated in
|
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Uttar Pradesh |
|
Rajasthan |
|
Maharashtra |
|
Madhya Pradesh |
