Q.1

India's first atomic reactor was

  • Zerlina
  • Dhruva
  • Apsara
  • Kamini
Q.2

Shaurya Chakra made up of bronze is awarded for

  • gallantry otherwise than in the face of the enemy
  • most conspicuous bravery for some act of self sacrifice
  • gallantry in the presence of enemy
  • None of the above
Q.3

When there is a decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the blood, the breathing rate

  • increases
  • decreases
  • first increases and then decreases
  • is not affected
Q.4

What is the covered area of Gujarat state?

  • 3,702 sq. km
  • 1,35,100 sq. km
  • 1,96,024 sq. km
  • 94,163 sq. km
Q.5

When the Aryans advanced towards India reaching the Ganges and the Yamuna rivers? It was the time of rise of Ganges Civilization.

  • 2200 BC
  • 1200 BC
  • 2000 BC
  • 1500 BC
Q.6

When does Russia celebrates its Independence Day?

  • 14th November
  • 8th October
  • 9th August
  • 12th June
Q.7

When a moving bus stops suddenly, the passenger are pushed forward because of the

  • friction between the earth and the bus
  • friction between the passengers and the earth
  • inertia of the passengers
  • inertia of the bus
Q.8

How many players are there on each side in the game of Basketball?

  • 7
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
Q.9

Human Rights Day is on

  • 24 February
  • 10 December
  • 15 May
  • 21 July
Q.10

In which of the following places the Winter Olympics Games was held in 2014?

  • Albertville
  • Lillehammer
  • Sochi, Russia
  • Salt Lake City (USA)
Q.11

TheCommonwealth Games were held in

  • Canada
  • UK
  • Australia
  • Malaysia
Q.12

How many Ergs are there in 1 joule?

  • 102
  • 104
  • 106
  • 107
Q.13

Soil is formed from the parent rock material by

  • chemical decomposition
  • physical decomposition
  • biological decomposition
  • All of the above
Q.14

TheWimbledon Women's Singles champion defeated which of the following to win the title?

  • Maria Sharapova
  • Lindsay Davenport
  • Mary Pierce
  • Serena Williams
Q.15

Richter scale is used for measuring

  • density of liquid
  • intensity of earthquakes
  • velocity of wind
  • humidity of air
Q.16

What is the literacy rate of Mizoram?

  • 88.49 per cent
  • 63.31 per cent
  • 67.11 per cent
  • 50.23 per cent
Q.17

Pythagoras was first to ____ the universal validity of geometrical theorem.

  • give
  • prove
  • both
  • None of the above
Q.18

In August,at Kolar(near Bangalore), India made successful test flights of Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) named

  • Arjun
  • Nishant
  • Vijayanta
  • Lakshya
Q.19

Pakistan left the Commonwealth inbut rejoined as 49th member of the Commonwealth in

  • 1984
  • 1991
  • 1997
  • 2000
Q.20

In which year, terrorists crash two planes into New York's World Trade Centre on Septemberin a sequence of destruction?

  • 2000
  • 2001
  • 2002
  • 2003
Q.21

Sushri Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar received Bharath Ratna in

  • 2000
  • 2001
  • 2002
  • 2003
Q.22

What is the duration of football match?

  • Two 15 minute period with a reset at half time
  • Two 25 minute period with a reset at half time
  • Two 35 minute period with a reset at half time
  • Two 45 minute period with a reset at half time
Q.23

What is the capital of Dadra and Nagar Haveli?

  • Daman
  • Silvassa
  • Dispur
  • Shilling
Q.24

Zakir Hussain was

  • the third President of India
  • India's second vice President
  • both (a) and (b)
  • None of the above
Q.25

What is the language mostly used in Madhya Pradesh?

  • Hindi
  • Marathi
  • English
  • Malayalam
Q.26

In a normal human being, how much time does food take to reach the end of the intestine for complete absorption?

  • About 8 hours
  • About 12 hours
  • About 16 hours
  • About 18 hours
Q.27

Rana Pratap Sagar (Rajasthan) is famous for

  • hydropower generation
  • aluminum industry
  • brassware
  • sports goods
Q.28

Raja Rammohan Roy

  • was a social reformer who tried to eradicate sati, purdah and child marriage
  • advocated widow remarriage and woman's education
  • was the founder of the Brahmo Samaj
  • All of the above
Q.29

Satyajit Ray received Magsaysay Award for journalism, literature and creative communication arts in

  • 1963
  • 1965
  • 1966
  • 1967
Q.30

Sulphur is not present in

  • iron pyrites
  • gypsum
  • coal
  • chlorapatite
Q.31

In the last World Cup Hockey Finals inGermany beat ____

  • Pakistan
  • Australia
  • India
  • Spain
Q.32

Tansen was

  • a great exponent of Indian classical music
  • one of the nine gems in the court of Akbar
  • both (a) and (b)
  • None of the above
Q.33

Hundred year war was fought between

  • France and England
  • Greek and Persian forces
  • Civil war in England
  • None of the above
Q.34

Profit made when an asset is sold more than the price at which it was bought is called

  • capital
  • capital-gain
  • capitalism
  • None of the above
Q.35

InFranklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin met at Teheran primarily

  • to discuss the strategy to be adopted by the Allies to invade Germany
  • to consider a common plan of action by the Allies forces against the axis powers
  • for creating an effective instrument for maintaining international peace
  • to work out a common line of action against Japan
Q.36

The air we inhale is mixture of gases. Which of the following gases in the mixture is highest in percentage?

  • Carbon dioxide
  • Nitrogen
  • Oxygen
  • Ozone
Q.37

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is a well known freedom fighter of

  • Bangladesh
  • Myanmar
  • Pakistan
  • Afghanistan
Q.38

Prince Charles and Princess Diana of Britain announce their separation in

  • 1990
  • 1991
  • 1996
  • 1997
Q.39

Soil acidity is generally corrected by

  • proper irrigation
  • adding sodium hydroxide
  • liming
  • application of fertilizers
Q.40

IDA stands for

  • Indian Development Agency
  • International Development Agency
  • Industrial Development Analyses
  • None of the above
Q.41

Primary rainbow is formed when light suffers

  • two internal refractions before emerging out of the drop
  • one internal refractions before emerging out of the drop
  • no internal refraction
  • either one or two internal refractions before emerging out of the drop
Q.42

India's first ocean wave's energy project was launched in

  • 1981
  • 1991
  • 1995
  • 2000
Q.43

Taoism is followed in

  • worldwide
  • Iran and north-west India
  • China, Taiwan, Nauru, Brunei, Singapore and Vietnam
  • Japan
Q.44

In certain diseases antibiotics are administered. The object is

  • stimulate production of white blood cells for fighting the disease
  • stimulate production of antibodies
  • inhibit the growth of bacteria
  • produce toxins against bacteria
Q.45

South Indian temples have

  • tall towers with curving sides that taper at the top
  • gateway towers shaped like trapezoidal pyramids
  • both are correct
  • None of the above
Q.46

The agreement according to which the UK, the USA and the former USSR cannot assist other countries in acquiring technology to develop nuclear weapons, is known as

  • Izmir Treaty
  • Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT)
  • both (a) and (b)
  • None of the above
Q.47

Oxygen was independently discovered by

  • Rutherford
  • William Ramsay
  • Joseph Priestley
  • Neils Bohr
Q.48

How much of blood does the normal human heart on each of its contraction pump into the arteries?

  • 30 cm3
  • 60 cm3
  • 30 cm5
  • 60 cm5
Q.49

In which of the following pairs, the two substances forming the pair are chemically most dissimilar?

  • Sugar and paper
  • Butter and paraffin wax
  • Chalk and marble
  • Charcoal and diamond
Q.50

The ancient Olympics Games came to a sudden end when the Roman Emperor Theodosius banned them as paper manifestations. The modern Olympic Games were received after a lapse of nearly

  • ten centuries
  • twelve centuries
  • fifteen centuries
  • eighteen centuries
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