Q.1

East Timor, which became the 191st member of the UN, is in the continent of

  • Asia
  • Africa
  • Europe
  • South America
Q.2

Coral reefs in India can be found in

  • the coast of Orissa
  • Waltair
  • Rameshwaram
  • Trivandrum
Q.3

Germany signed the Armistice Treaty on ____ and World War I ended

  • January 19, 1918
  • May 30, 1918
  • November 11, 1918
  • February 15, 1918
Q.4

Famous sculptures depicting art of love built some time inAD -AD are

  • Khajuraho temples
  • Jama Masjid
  • Sun temple
  • Mahabalipuram temples
Q.5

Excessive secretion from the pituitary gland in the children results in

  • increased height
  • retarded growth
  • weakening of bones
  • None of the above
Q.6

Galileo was an Italian astronomer who

  • developed the telescope
  • discovered four satellites of Jupiter
  • discovered that the movement of pendulum produces a regular time measurement
  • All of the above
Q.7

Gulf cooperation council was originally formed by

  • Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates
  • Second World Nations
  • Third World Nations
  • Fourth World Nations
Q.8

During World War II, when did Germany attack France?

  • 1940
  • 1941
  • 1942
  • 1943
Q.9

Gravity setting chambers are used in industries to remove

  • SOx
  • NOx
  • suspended particulate matter
  • CO
Q.10

Fa-Hien was

  • the first Buddhist pilgrim of China to visit India during the reign of Chandragupta Vikramaditya
  • the discoverer of Puerto Rico and Jamaica
  • the first Buddhist pilgrim of India to visit China
  • None of the above
Q.11

Habeas Corpus Act 1679

  • states that no one was to be imprisoned without a writ or warrant stating the charge against him
  • provided facilities to a prisoner to obtain either speedy trial or release in bail
  • safeguarded the personal liberties of the people against arbitrary imprisonment by the king's orders
  • All of the above
Q.12

First China War was fought between

  • China and Britain
  • China and France
  • China and Egypt
  • China and Greek
Q.13

Frederick Sanger is a twice recipient of the Nobel Prize for

  • Chemistry in 1958 and 1980
  • Physics in 1956 and 1972
  • Chemistry in 1954 and Peace in 1962
  • Physics in 1903 and Chemistry in 1911
Q.14

Headquarters of UNO are situated at

  • New York, USA
  • Hague (Netherlands)
  • Geneva
  • Paris
Q.15

Guwahati High Court is the judicature of

  • Nagaland
  • Arunachal Pradesh
  • Assam
  • All of the above
Q.16

The ozone layer restricts

  • Visible light
  • Infrared radiation
  • X-rays and gamma rays
  • Ultraviolet radiation
Q.17

For safety, the fuse wire used in the mains for household supply of electricity must be made of metal having

  • low melting point
  • high resistance
  • high melting point
  • low specific heat
Q.18

First International Peace Congress was held in London in

  • 1564 AD
  • 1798 AD
  • 1843 AD
  • 1901 AD
Q.19

Friction can be reduced by changing from

  • sliding to rolling
  • rolling to sliding
  • potential energy to kinetic energy
  • dynamic to static
Q.20

The main objectives of the UN are

  • to maintain peace and security in the world
  • to work together to remove poverty, disease and illiteracy and encourage respect for each other's rights of basic freedom.
  • to develop friendly relations among nations
  • All of the above
Q.21

Eugenics is the study of

  • altering human beings by changing their genetic components
  • people of European origin
  • different races of mankind
  • genetic of plants
Q.22

Golden Temple, Amritsar is India's

  • largest Gurdwara
  • oldest Gurudwara
  • Both option A and B are correct
  • None of the above
Q.23

For seeing objects at the surface of water from a submarine under water, the instrument used is

  • kaleidoscope
  • periscope
  • spectroscope
  • telescope
Q.24

During eleventh Antarctic Expedition in Nov. 1991/March____ was installed.

  • SODAR (SOnic Detection And Ranging)
  • Second Permanent Station 'Maitree'
  • First permanent station 'Dakshin Gangotri'
  • None of the above
Q.25

Euclid was

  • Greek mathematician
  • Contributor to the use of deductive principles of logic as the basis of geometry
  • Propounded the geometrical theorems
  • All of the above
Q.26

During World War I Germany was defeated in the Battle of Verdun on the western front and Romania declared war on the eastern front in the year

  • 1914 AD
  • 1915 AD
  • 1916 AD
  • 1917 AD
Q.27

Dr. Zakir Hussain was

  • the first Muslim president of India
  • first vice president of India
  • first president of Indian National Congress
  • first speaker of Lok Sabha
Q.28

From the following, choose the set in which names of Secretary-Generals of the UNO are arranged in correct chronological order?

  • U Thant, Kurt Waldheim, Dag Hammarskjoeld, Trygve Lie.
  • Trygve Lie, Dag Hammarskjoeld, U Thant, Kurt Waldheim.
  • Trygve Lie, U Thant , Dag Hammarskjoeld, Kurt Waldheim.
  • U Thant, Dag Hammarskjoeld, Trygve Lie, Kurt Waldheim.
Q.29

Ecology deals with

  • Birds
  • Cell formation
  • Relation between organisms and their environment
  • Tissues
Q.30

Heavy Water Project (Talcher) and Fertilizer plant (Paradeep) are famous industries of

  • Orissa
  • Tamil nadu
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Kerala
Q.31

G-is an economic grouping of

  • First World Nations
  • Second World Nations
  • Third World Nations
  • Fourth World Nations
Q.32

Fire temple is the place of worship of which of the following religion?

  • Taoism
  • Judaism
  • Zoroastrianism (Parsi Religion)
  • Shintoism
Q.33

Filaria is caused by

  • Bacteria
  • Mosquito
  • Protozoa
  • Virus
Q.34

Hamid Karzai was chosen president of Afghanistan in

  • 2000
  • 2001
  • 2002
  • 2003
Q.35

Fathometer is used to measure

  • Earthquakes
  • Rainfall
  • Ocean depth
  • Sound intensity
Q.36

Film and TV institute of India is located at

  • Pune (Maharashtra)
  • Rajkot (Gujarat)
  • Pimpri (Maharashtra)
  • Perambur (Tamilnadu)
Q.37

Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) was established in

  • 1958
  • 1957
  • 1956
  • 1955
Q.38

Durand Cup is associated with the game of

  • Cricket
  • Football
  • Hockey
  • Volleyball
Q.39

Grand Central Terminal, Park Avenue, New York is the world's

  • largest railway station
  • highest railway station
  • longest railway station
  • None of the above
Q.40

Entomology is the science that studies

  • Behavior of human beings
  • Insects
  • The origin and history of technical and scientific terms
  • The formation of rocks
Q.41

Eritrea, which became the 182nd member of the UN inis in the continent of

  • Asia
  • Africa
  • Europe
  • Australia
Q.42

Garampani sanctuary is located at

  • Junagarh, Gujarat
  • Diphu, Assam
  • Kohima, Nagaland
  • Gangtok, Sikkim
Q.43

For which of the following disciplines is Nobel Prize awarded?

  • Physics and Chemistry
  • Physiology or Medicine
  • Literature, Peace and Economics
  • All of the above
Q.44

The 'Black flag' signifies

  • revolution/danger
  • peace
  • protest
  • truce
Q.45

Hitler party which came into power inis known as

  • Labour Party
  • Nazi Party
  • Ku-Klux-Klan
  • Democratic Party
Q.46

When light passes from air into glass it experiences change of

  • frequency and wavelength
  • frequency and speed
  • wavelength and speed
  • frequency, wavelength and speed
Q.47

When was Mandela inaugurated as first black President?

  • 1994
  • 1999
  • 2000
  • None of the above
Q.48

When was Prophet Mohamed, the founder of Islam, born?

  • 420 AD
  • 570 AD
  • 868 AD
  • 1138 AD
Q.49

What is the literacy rate of West Bengal?

  • 69.22 per cent
  • 72.29 per cent
  • 51.33 per cent
  • 70.13 per cent
Q.50

When did the USSR formally disintegrates intorepublics?

  • 1991
  • 1992
  • 1993
  • 1994
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