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Q.        Which of the following is not the recommendation made by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources?

            1          Chalking out an innovative and dynamic strategy to enable states to adopt the Model Ground Water Bill

        2          Reviewing the National Water Policy 2002 in view of looming thereat of climate change

        3          Focusing on conservation of water minimizing wastage and equal distribution of water

            4          To reject draft national Water Mission

                        Ans:4

Q.        Which city is famous for oranges?

            1          Ratnagiri

            2          Darjeeling

            3          Nagpur

            4          Lucknow

                        Ans:3

Q.        How may squares are there in a Chess Board?

            1          36

            2          48

            3          64

            4          72

                        Ans:3

Q.        Yakshagan is the famous dance form of the State of

            1          Andhra Pradesh

            2          Orissa

            3          Karnataka

            4          Tamil Nadu

                        Ans:3

Q.        Who is the first Indian Field Marshal?

            1          K. M. Kariappa

            2          S.H.F.J. Manekshaw

            3          K. Sunderji

            4          None of those

                        Ans:2

Q.        Which is the capital of Manipur?

            1          Dispur

            2          Imphal

            3          Agartala

            4          None of these

                        Ans:2

Q.        IC chips used in computers are usually made of

            1          Lead

            2          Silicon

            3          Chromium

            4          Gold

                        Ans:2

Q.        The "stones" formed in human kidney consist mostly of

            1          Calcium oxalate

            2          Magnesium sulphate

            3          Sodium chloride

            4          Sodium phosphate

                        Ans:3

Q.        "City of Golden Gates" is

            1          Hawan

            2          San Francisco

            3          London

            4          Paris

                        Ans:2

Q.        The study which deals with secret writing is known as

            1          Cryptography

            2          Secretology

            3          Cytography

            4          Cryptology

                        Ans:4

Q.        The term Grand Slam is associated with

            1          Billiards

            2          Chess

            3          Cricket

            4          Bridge & Tennis

                        Ans:4

Q.        The oceans cover -------- of the surface of the earth

            1          71%

            2          60%

            3          81%

            4          90%

                        Ans:1

Q.        "James Bond" is a character created by

            1          Ian Fleming

            2          Perry Masion

            3          Agatha Christie

            4          Wode House

                        Ans:1

Q.        Acupuncture is widely practised in

            1          India

            2          America

            3          China

            4          Germany

                        Ans:3

Q.        The term 16 yards hit is associated with

            1          Polo

            2          Hockey

            3          Baseball

            4          Badminton

                        Ans:2

Q.        Largest river in the world is

            1          Nile

            2          Brahmaputra

            3          Amazon

            4          Mississippi

                        Ans:3

Q.        Lines on a map, where pressures are equal, are called

            1          Longitudes

            2          Latitudes

            3          Isobars

            4          Isotopes

                        Ans:1

Q.        All revenues received and loans raised by the Union Government go into

            1          Public Accounts of India

            2          Consolidated Fund of India

            3          Contingency Fund of India

            4          None of these

                        Ans:2

Q.        Which of the following cities of India is called the "Silicon Valley of India"?

            1          Hyderabad

            2          Bangalore

            3          Mumbai

            4          Chennai

                        Ans:2

Q.        The role of chlorophyll in photosynthesis is

            1          Absorption of water

            2          Absorption of light

            3          Absorption of Co2

            4          None of these

                        Ans:2

Q.        Herbicides are chemicals which control

            1          Fungi

            2          Weeds

            3          Nematodes

            4          Insects

                        Ans:2

Q.        Which one of the following ensures personal freedom?

            1          Mandamus

            2          Habeas Corpus

            3          Quo Warranto

            4          None of These

                        Ans:2

Q.        The first Europeans to start trade relations with India were the

            1          Portuguese

            2          British

            3          French

            4          Dutch

                        Ans:4

Q.        Process of breeding fish in ponds and artificial reservoirs is known as

            1          Aquaculture

            2          Fishing

            3          Apiculture

            4          Pisciculture

                        Ans:4

Q.        Why does diamond shine at night?

            1          Diamonds are radioactive so there are radiations

2          On account of high refractive index, the rays of light get internally reflected

            3          Diamonds shine because they have some amount of radium in the

            4          Diamond shines because it has tetrahedral molecular structure

                        Ans:4

Q.        The International Court of Justice has

            1          10 judges

            2          15 judges

            3          20 judges

            4          25 judges

                        Ans:2

Q.        The Paralympic Games 2008 were held in

            1          Tokyo

            2          Madrid

            3          Stockholm

            4          Beijing

                        Ans:4

Q.        Non-conventional source of energy best suited for India is

            1          Solar energy

            2          Wind energy

            3          Tidal wave energy

            4          Nuclear energy

                        Ans:1

Q.        What is meat by myopia?

            1          Long-sightedness

            2          Short-sightedness

            3          Colour blindness

            4          Night blindness

                        Ans:2

Q.        Communal electorate in India was introduced through which of the following acts?

            1          1909

            2          1919

            3          1935

            4          None of these

                        Ans:1

Q.        Rowlatt Act was passed in the year

            1          1917

            2          1919

            3          1921

            4          1923

                        Ans:2

Q.        4th July, 1776 is important in world history because

            1          Battle of Plassey started

            2          Sea route to India was discovered

            3          English King Charles II was executed

            4          American congress adopted the Declaration of Independence

                        Ans:4

Q.        Which of the following pairs is correct?

            1          Ashvaghosa - Vikramaditya

            2          Banabhatta - Harshvardhan

            3          Harisena - Kanishka

            4          Kalidasa - Samudragupta

                        Ans:2

Q.        The sea route to India was discovered by the

            1          Dutch

            2          English

            3          Portuguese

            4          French

                        Ans:3

Q.        Sir Charles Wood's Despatch of 1854 dealt with

            1          Administrative reforms

            2          Social reforms

            3          Economic reforms

            4          Educational reforms

                        Ans:4

Q.        The name of Lord Cornwallis is associated with the

            1          Dual government

            2          Maratha wars

            3          System of subsidiary

            4          Permanent settlement

                        Ans:4

Q.        Which was the first among the following?

            1          Doctrine of Lapse

            2          Subsidiary Alliance

            3          Permanent Settlement

            4          Double Government

                        Ans:4

Q.        Babur entered India for the first time from the west through

            1          Kashmir

            2          Sind

            3          Punjab

            4          Rajasthan

                        Ans:2

Q.        "The Vedas contain all the truth" was interpreted by

            1          Swami Vivekanand

            2          Swami Dayanand

            3          Swami Shraddhanand

            4          S.Radhakrishnan

                        Ans:2

Q.        Which of the following battles changed the destiny of a Mughal ruler of India?

            1          Haldighati

            2          Panipat II

            3          Khanua

            4          Chusa

                        Ans:2

Q.        Who founded the philosophy of Pustimarga?

            1          Chaitanya

            2          Nanak

            3          Surdas

            4          Ballabhacharya

                        Ans:4

Q.        The main contribution of the Chola dynasty in the field of administration lies in

            1          Systematic provincial administration

            2          A well planned revenue system

            3          A well organised central government

            4          An organised local self government

                        Ans:4

Q.        The black hole theory was discovered by

            1          S. Chandrashekhar

            2          Har Gobind Khorana

            3          C. V. Raman

            4          S. Ramanujan

                        Ans:1

Q.        Of the total water on the earth, fresh water reserves constitute approximately

            1          4.5%

            2          2.7%

            3          1.2%

            4          5.8%

                        Ans:2

Q.        The magnetic effect of electric current was first observed by

            1          Henry

            2          Oersted

            3          Faraday

            4          Volta

                        Ans:2

Q.        The percentage of glucose present in the normal urine is

            1          0.1%

            2          2%

            3          9.5%

            4          0%

                        Ans:1

Q.        Jahangiri Mahal is located in

            1          Delhi

            2          Fatehpur Sikri

            3          Agra Fort

            4          Sikandara

                        Ans:3

Q.        Both Mahavira and Buddha preached during the reign of

            1          Ajatashatru

            2          Bimbisara

            3          Nandivardhan

            4          Uday

                        Ans:2

Q.        Who were the immediate successors of the Imperial Mauryas in Magadha?

            1          Kushanas

            2          Pandyas

            3          Satvahanas

            4          Sungas

                        Ans:4

Q.        Who among the following was a leading exponent of Gandhian thoughts?

            1          J. L. Nehru

            2          M. N. Roy

            3          Vinoba Bhave

            4          Jayaprakash Narayan

                        Ans:3

Q.        The main external threat to the Sultanate of Delhi was posed by the

            1          Mughals

            2          Afghans

            3          Iranians

            4          None of these

                        Ans:4

Q.        Who founded the Hindu Shahi dynasty of Punjab?

            1          Vasumitra

            2          Kallar

            3          Jayapala

            4          Mahipala

                        Ans:3

Q.        Gupta empire declined in the fifth century A.D. as a consequence of

            1          Chalukya raids

            2          Greek invasion

            3          Hun invasion

            4          Pallava raids

                        Ans:3

Q.        Who wrote Mitakshara, a book on Hindu law?

            1          Nayachandra

            2          Amoghvarsa

            3          Vijnaneswara

            4          Kumban

                        Ans:3

Q.        What is the correct chronological order of the dynasties in which they invaded India?

1. Huns 2. Kushanas

3. Aryans 4. Greeks

            1          4, 3, 2, 1

            2          3, 4, 2, 1

            3          4, 2, 3, 1

            4          3, 4, 1, 2

                        Ans:2

Q.        The Political and cultural centre of the Pandyas was

            1          Vengi

            2          Madurai

            3          Kanchipuram

            4          Mahabalipuram

                        Ans:3

Q.        The first discourse of Buddha in Sarnath is called

            1          Mahabhiniskraman

            2          Mahaparinirvana

            3          Mahamastakabhisheka

            4          Dharmachakrapravartan

                        Ans:4

Q.        The first telegraph line between Calcutta and Agra was opened in

            1          1852

            2          1853

            3          1854

            4          1855

                        Ans:2

Q.        The relics of Indus Valley Civilisation indicates that the main occupation of the people was

            1          Agriculture

            2          Cattle rearing

            3          Commerce

            4          Hunting

                        Ans:3

Q.        Marish traveller, Ibn Batutah, came to India during the time of

            1          Ala-ud-din Khilji

            2          Firuz Shah Tughlaq

            3          Balban

            4          Muhammed bin Tughlaq

                        Ans:4

Q.        Ahilyabai was the queen of

            1          Gwalior

            2          Malwa

            3          Jaipur

            4          Bijapur

                        Ans:1

Q.        The ancient name of Bengal was

            1          Kamrupa

            2          Vasta

            3          Gauda

            4          Vallabhi

                        Ans:3

Q.        Protective foods in our diet are

            1          Fats and vitamins

            2          Carbohydrates and minerals

            3          Vitamins and minerals

            4          Proteins and carbohydrates

                        Ans:4

Q.        A light sensitive compound used in photography is

            1          Silver chloride

            2          Silver sulphide

            3          Silver bromide

            4          Silver oxide

                        Ans:3

Q.        The function of hemoglobin in the body is

            1          Transport of oxygen

            2          Destruction of bacteria

            3          Prevention of anemia

            4          Utilisation of iron

                        Ans:1

Q.        Which of the following types of clothes is manufactured by using petroleum products?

            1          Rayon Silk

            2          Terelyne

            3          Nylon

            4          Cotton

                        Ans:3

Q.        Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?

            1          Encephalitis - Brain

            2          Colitis - Colon

            3          Hepatitis - Liver

            4          Jaundice - Throat

                        Ans:4

Q.        Which of the following is the latest Tank?

            1          Akash

            2          Pritvi

            3          Arjun

            4          Bhim

                        Ans:3

Q.        As per census 2001, which of the following States has the lowest density of population?

            1          Manipur

            2          Meghalaya

            3          Nagaland

            4          Mizoram

                        Ans:4

Q.        The Chilka Lake region lies in between the deltas of

            1          Ganga & Mahanadi

            2          Godavari & Krishna

            3          Mahanadi & Godavari

            4          Krishna & Kaveri

                        Ans:3

Q.        Which of the following prizes is given by the UNESCO?

            1          Magsaysay Award

            2          Kalinga Prize

            3          Booker Prize

            4          Pulitzer Prize

                        Ans:2

Q.        The first electric railway was opened in

            1          1853

            2          1885

            3          1905

            4          1925

                        Ans:4

Q.        Which among the following is the most common element in the earth's crust?

            1          Hydrogen

            2          Oxygen

            3          Magnesium

            4          Aluminium

                        Ans:2

Q.        U Thant Award is given for

            1          Contribution to east-est understanding

            2          Community leadership

            3          Social service

            4          Journalism

                        Ans:3

Q.        Which of the following is correctly matched?

            1          Gulbarga - Karnataka

            2          Midnapur - Gujarat

            3          Wardha - Madhya Pradesh

            4          Cochin - Tamil Nadu

                        Ans:1

Q.        The State in India having dry season for only 3 to 4 months every year is

            1          West Bengal

            2          Kerala

            3          Mizoram

            4          Himachal Prades

                        Ans:3

Q.        Who among the following were popularly known as Red Shirts?

            1          Congress Socialists

            2          Members of Azad Hind Fauj

            3          Khudai Khidmatgars

            4          People led by Rami Gaidinliu

                        Ans:3

Q.        The Barrah dacoity was the first major venture of the revolutionary terrorists of the freedom movement in

            1          The Madras Presidency

            2          Punjab

            3          Bomay-Karnataka

            4          East Bengal

                        Ans:4

Q.        During the period of Renaissance, the new style of architecture first developed in

            1          Italy

            2          France

            3          England

            4          Germany

                        Ans:1

Q.        Who among the following was the Constitutional adviser to the Constituent Assembly of India?

            1          M. C. Setalvad

            2          K. M. Munshi

            3          Jawaharlal Nehru

            4          B. N. Rau

                        Ans:4

Q.        A common High Court for two or more states and/or Union Territories may be established by the

            1          President

            2          Parliament by making law

            3          Governor of State

            4          Chief Justice of India

                        Ans:2

Q.        Which of the following writs may be issued to enforce a Fundamental Right?

            1          Habeas Corpus

            2          Mandamus

            3          Prohibition

            4          Certiorari

                        Ans:1

Q.        Srinagar is situated on the bank of the river

            1          Ravi

            2          Sutlej

            3          Jhelum

            4          Chenab

                        Ans:3

Q.        Which of the following rivers does not form any delta at its mouth?

            1          Cauvery

            2          Mahanadi

            3          Gadavari

            4          Tapti

                        Ans:4

Q.        The canal joining Baltic Sea to North Sea is

            1          Kiel Canal

            2          Suez Canal

            3          Panama Canal

            4          None of these

                        Ans:1

Q.        Which of the following pairs is correct?

            1          Bonn - Danube

            2          Baghdad - Tigris

            3          Rome - Seine

            4          Paris - Tiber

                        Ans:2

Q.        High pressure subtropical calm belts known as `Horse Latitudes' lies between

            1          0° and 15°

            2          20° and 25°

            3          30° and 35°

            4          None of these

                        Ans:3

Q.        On 22nd December, which of the following places has the largest day and shortest night?

            1          Melbourne

            2          Moscow

            3          Madrid

            4          Madras

                        Ans:1

Q.        'Abhinav Bharat' was orgonised by

            1          Bhai Parmanand

            2          Khudiram Bose

            3          Vir Savarkar

            4          None of these

                        Ans:3

Q.        In 2010, China became the third country in the world to possess an anti satellite weapon system. The other two countries are

            1          Germany and Russia

            2          France and the USA

            3          The USA and Germany

            4          The USA and Russia

                        Ans:4

Q.        Which organisation collects data for the unorganised sector?

            1          NSSO

            2          CSO

            3          ASI

            4          RBI

                        Ans:1

Q.        Blue Revolution is related to

            1          fish production

            2          milk production

            3          oil production

            4          food production

                        Ans:1

Q.        Who was the first Test centurion in Indian Cricket?

            1          Vinu Mankad

            2          C. K. Naidu

            3          Lala Amarnath

            4          Pankaj Roy

                        Ans:3

Q.        From which of the following Upanishads the words "Satyameva Jayate" inscribed in Devanagari Script below the abacus of the State Emblem are?

            1          Prashna

            2          Mundaka

            3          Mandukya

            4          Ishavasya

                        Ans:2

Q.        Which country of the following has the largest Muslim population?

            1          India

            2          Pakistan

            3          Indonesia

            4          Saudi Arabia

                        Ans:3

Q.        The confluence of the river Alkananda and Bhagirathi is known as

            1          Rudraprayag

            2          Devaprayag

            3          Haridwar

            4          Kedarnath

                        Ans:2

Q.        Who is the author of the book "The Argumentative Indian"?

            1          V. S. Naipaul

            2          Vikram Seth

            3          Sashi Tharoor

            4          Amartya Sen

                        Ans:4

Q.        Who is the Chief Law Officer of the Government of India?

            1          The Chief Justice of India

            2          The Registrar of the Supreme Court

            3          The Law Minister of India

            4          The Attorney General of India

                        Ans:4

Q.        The sphere of living matter together with water, air and soil on the surface of the earth is known as

            1          Lithosphere

            2          Biosphere

            3          Hydrosphere

            4          Atmosphere

                        Ans:2

Q.        Where is Naptha Jhakri Power Project located?

            1          Uttarakhand

            2          Arunachal Pradesh

            3          Himachal Pradesh

            4          Andhra Pradesh

                        Ans:3