Q.1

On a night when the sky is clear, the temperature may dip considerably; on a cloudy night the temperature will usually dip much less. The reason for this difference is that

  • the clear sky allows radiant energy to escape readily from the earth
  • on a cloudy night the clouds are warm and therefore retard the cooling
  • the clear sky allows the cold of outer space to reach the earth
  • current of air carry the heat away from the earth on a clear night
Q.2

Of the following foods, which one is the best source of protein?

  • Butter
  • Fish
  • Lettuce
  • Milk
Q.3

Marco Polo

  • discovered Greenland
  • travelled through China, India and other parts of Asia
  • travelled round the cape of Good Hope
  • discovered Canada
Q.4

Lhasa airport at Tibet is the World's

  • largest airport
  • highest airport
  • lowest airport
  • busiest airport
Q.5

Malfunctioning of which of the following organs causes jaundice?

  • Stomach
  • Pancreas
  • Liver
  • Kidney
Q.6

Mother Teresa won the Nobel Prize for Peace in

  • 1992
  • 1979
  • 1988
  • 1954
Q.7

Magsaysay awards are named after Ramon Magsaysay, ____ who was known for his land reform programme to defuse communist insurgency.

  • President of the Philippines
  • President of the Spain
  • President of the Scotland
  • President of the Malaysia
Q.8

K.S. Ranjit Singhji was

  • first Bar-at-law
  • first Air Marshal
  • first Indian test cricketer
  • first Field Marshal
Q.9

Microphone is used to convert

  • sound waves into electrical energy
  • sound waves into light rays
  • electrical energy into sound waves
  • sound waves into magnetic currents
Q.10

Mina is the tribe of

  • Tripura
  • Sikkim
  • Rajasthan
  • Nagaland, Assam
Q.11

Jharia (Jharkhand) is famous for

  • sports goods
  • copper mines
  • coal mines
  • gold mines
Q.12

Jeevan Rekha (Life line) express is

  • first hospital on wheels in the world
  • first railway express
  • oldest train
  • None of the above
Q.13

Ms. Medha Patkar is associated with the

  • Tehri project
  • Enron project
  • Sardar Sarovar project
  • Dabhol project
Q.14

Normally the Commonwealth Games are held at intervals of

  • 3 years
  • 4 years
  • 5 years
  • there is no fixed interval
Q.15

MISA stands for

  • Maintenance of Internal Security Act
  • Multinational Internal Society Authority
  • Movement for Indian System Act
  • None of the above
Q.16

Of the blood groups A, B, AB and O, which one is transfused into a person whose blood group is A?

  • Group A only
  • Group B only
  • Group A and O
  • Group AB only
Q.17

Of the various agencies related to the United Nations, the one that has the longest period is

  • International Labour Organisation
  • Universal Postal Union
  • World Health Organisation
  • World Meteorological Organisation
Q.18

Olympic creed and oath was composed by ____ the founder of modern Olympics.

  • Rev Father Didon
  • Baron Pierre de Coubertin
  • Norman Pitchard
  • None of the above
Q.19

Most commonly used bleaching agent is

  • alcohol
  • carbon dioxide
  • chlorine
  • sodium chloride
Q.20

Leonardo da Vinci

  • was a great Italian painter, sculptor and architect
  • got universal fame form his masterpiece "Monalisa"
  • drew models of organs such as the heart, lungs and womb
  • All of the above
Q.21

National Defence Academy is situated at

  • Khadakvasla
  • New Delhi
  • Wellington
  • Dehradun
Q.22

King Hammurabi raised the first army of the world in

  • 2000 BC
  • 1500 BC
  • 1480 BC
  • 1027 BC
Q.23

Nalanda is located at

  • Gujarat
  • Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
  • Near Patna, Bihar
  • Near Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Q.24

Lata Mangeshkar holds the world record for maximum number of ____

  • song recordings
  • singing songs
  • songs composing
  • None of the above
Q.25

Kathakali, Mohiniatam and Ottamthullal are the famous dances of

  • Kerala
  • Karnataka
  • Orissa
  • Tamil Nadu
Q.26

Mahakavi Kalidas

  • was one of the greatest Sanskrit poet and dramatist
  • lived during the region of Chandragupta Vikaramaditya
  • famous works include Shakutala, Raghuvansha, Meghdoot and Kumara Sambahava
  • All of the above
Q.27

Mount Everest was captured by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in the year

  • 1951
  • 1952
  • 1953
  • 1954
Q.28

Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI) was established in

  • 1958
  • 1964
  • 1973
  • 1988
Q.29

Judicature (High Court) of Rajasthan is at

  • Jaipur
  • Jodhpur
  • Udaipur
  • Jaiselmer
Q.30

Kathak, Nauntanki, Jhora and Kajri are the important dances of

  • Uttaranchal
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Jharkhand
  • Chhattisgarh
Q.31

Of the UN Agencies, which one specifically aims at further economic development by encouraging productive private enterprise?

  • United Nations Industrial Development Organisation
  • International Finance Corporation
  • International Monetary Fund
  • World Bank
Q.32

Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) is famous for

  • brass ware
  • sandal oil
  • newsprint factory
  • penicillin factory
Q.33

Modvat is

  • modified value added
  • a term used in excise which is a new scheme of indirect taxes
  • scheme which allows a manufacturer to claim instant reimbursement of the excise duty paid on the raw materials used for the production of the final good
  • All of the above
Q.34

National Institute of Occupation Health is located at

  • Bangalore
  • Ahmedabad
  • Pune
  • Mumbai
Q.35

National Botanical Research Institute is located at

  • New Delhi
  • Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)
  • Chennai (Tamil Nadu)
  • Bangalore (Karnataka)
Q.36

On Augustthe total strength of India's armed forces approximate to

  • 13,92,000
  • 10,92,000
  • 71,500
  • 1,32,000
Q.37

Jaspal Rana is associated with which of the following games?

  • Swimming
  • Archery
  • Shooting
  • Weightlifting
Q.38

Olympic emblem is composed of five intertwined rings, each of a different colour, representing the five continents of the world as

  • Blue ring - Europe; Yellow ring - Asia; Black ring - Africa; Red ring- America; Green ring - Oceania
  • Blue ring - Asia; Yellow ring - Europe; Black ring - Oceania; Red ring- Africa; Green ring - America
  • Blue ring - Europe; Yellow ring - Asia; Black ring - Africa; Red ring- Oceania; Green ring - America
  • Blue ring - Asia; Yellow ring - Europe; Black ring - Africa; Red ring- America; Green ring - Oceania
Q.39

Karoline Mikkelsen was the first woman to

  • reach North Pole
  • reach South Pole
  • climb Mt. Everest
  • set foot on the moon
Q.40

Liquids transmit pressure equally in all directions. This is known as

  • Boyle-Pascal's Law
  • Pascal's Law
  • Archimedes' Principle
  • None of the above
Q.41

Numismatics is the study of

  • coins
  • numbers
  • stamps
  • space
Q.42

Kolleru Pelicanary situated at Elluru, Andhra Pradesh has reserves of

  • elephant, tiger, panther, sambar
  • pelicans, painted stroke
  • chital, sambar, chinkara, wild birds
  • elephant, leopard, tiger, garu, nilgai
Q.43

Light Year is related to

  • energy
  • speed
  • distance
  • intensity
Q.44

Lance Armstrong, a sportsperson of international repute, belongs to which of the following countries?

  • USA
  • Ukraine
  • Spain
  • Brazil
Q.45

Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin were the first to

  • step on the moon
  • circle the moon
  • walk in space
  • journey into space
Q.46

Mahabaleshwar is located in

  • Maharashtra
  • Rajasthan
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Himachal Pradesh
Q.47

Number of commands of Air Force are

  • five
  • six
  • seven
  • eight
Q.48

Kanishka was

  • the king of Kushan dynasty
  • a great conqueror but later became a follower of Buddha
  • the only ruler of India whose territory extended up to central Asia
  • All of the above
Q.49

Mother Teresa received the Magsaysay Award inin the area of

  • Community leadership
  • public service
  • journalism and literature
  • international understanding
Q.50

John F. Kennedy was

  • one the most popular Presidents of USA
  • the first Roman Catholic President
  • writer of Why England slept and Profile in Courage
  • All the above
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