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Q.1
The third highest nation award given for distinguished service in any field is
Padma Vibhushan
Padma Bhushan
Padma Shri
Bharat Ratna
Q.2
Which of the following agencies related to the United Nations is concerned with promoting the growth of international trade and equilibrium in balance of payments?
United Nations Industrial Development Organisation
International Development Association
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development Organisation
United Nation Development Programme
Q.3
The energy of food is measured in
kelvin
bushel
calories
None of the above
Q.4
The three abundant elements in the earth's crust are aluminium, oxygen and silicon. The correct order of their abundance is
oxygen, aluminium, silicon
aluminium, silicon, oxygen
oxygen, silicon, aluminium
silicon, oxygen, aluminium
Q.5
Which of the following are the members of CARICOM?
Angrilla, Antigua, Trinidad, Tobago
Barbados, Belize, St. Lucia, St. Vincent
Dommica, Grenade, Guyana, Jamaica
All of the above
Q.6
The chief of Air Staff is assisted by
Vice-chief of the Air Staff
Deputy-chief of the Air Staff
Air Officer Incharge Administration
All of the above
Q.7
The first batch of women pilots was commissioned on
August 20, 1993
December 17, 1994
January 12, 1988
None of the above
Q.8
The first man-made satellite, Sputnik I was launched by the former USSR in
1955
1957
1967
1970
Q.9
When was the International Monetary Fund established?
1945
1946
1947
1950
Q.10
The five permanent members of the Security Council are
China, France, Russia, UK, USA
India, UK, USA, China, Germany
China, UK, Belgium, France, USA
None of the above
Q.11
The velocity of light was first measured by
Einstein
Newton
Romer
Galileo
Q.12
The General Assembly meets every year in regular sessions which begin on
first Monday in March every year
fourth Monday in September every year
third Tuesday in September every year
Second Tuesday in March every year
Q.13
The chief of the Army staff is assisted by
Vice-chief of the Army Staff
Principal staff officers such as Deputy Chief, Adjutant General, Military Secretary
both (A) and (B)
None of the above
Q.14
Which company carries the construction of submarines, missile-boats and destroyers and so on for the India navy and offshore supply vessels and well-head platforms and so on?
Mazgaon Dock Limited (MDL)
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineering Limited (GRSE)
Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL)
None of the above
Q.15
Shares with a fixed rate of dividend that entitle their holders to priority payment over those who hold ordinary shares of a company are called
bear
bull
shareholder
preference shares
Q.16
The frequency of which of the following is the highest?
Micro waves
Radio waves
Gamma rays
Light waves
Q.17
The trophies and cups awarded for cricket are
McDowell's Challenge cup and World cup
Federation cup
Moin-ud-Dowla cup and B. C. Gupta cup
None of the above
Q.18
The dance performed by women to invoke rain in Bihar is
Jata Jatin
Bihu
Purbi
Faguna or Fog
Q.19
Shankracharya was the founder of
Jainism
Buddhism
Arya Samaj
Advaitic philosophy
Q.20
The term used in billiards are
blocking, held ball, holding, jump ball, pivot
target, field, flight, ballsege
auxiliary point system, rabbit punch, break, cut
blank line, break, bolting, cannon, cue, hazard, in-oft
Q.21
The department of Atomic Energy was established in
1950
1956
1964
1970
Q.22
Sculpture flourished during
Chinese civilization
Indus valley civilization
Egyptian civilization
None of the above
Q.23
Penicillin is widely used as
an antiseptic
an insecticide
an antibiotic
a disinfectant
Q.24
Vir Chakra (a medal) is made up of
bronze
gold gilt
standard silver
None of the above
Q.25
Socrates was the wisest man of the ancient world and developed the method of enquiry and instruction, belonged to
Greece
Athens
France
China
Q.26
How many medals came into the account of India during the 2002 Commonwealth Games at Manchester?
24
16
32
69
Q.27
If the plane of the earth's equator were not inclined to the plane of the earth's orbit
the year would be longer
the winters would be longer
the summers would be warmer
there would be no change of seasons
Q.28
How much of blood does the normal human heart on each of its contraction pump into the arteries?
30 cm
3
40 cm
3
50 cm
3
60 cm
3
Q.29
Innocent III, who became pope in 1198 led
the first crusade
the second crusade
the third crusade
the fourth crusade
Q.30
India played its first cricket Test Match in
1922
1932
1942
1952
Q.31
Hygrometer is used to measure
purity of milk
relative humidity
specific gravity of liquid
None of the above
Q.32
India became a member of the United Nations in
1945
1947
1959
1960
Q.33
In which year a resolution 'Uniting for Peace' was adopted by UN General Assembly?
1950
1960
1965
1980
Q.34
In which of the following organs of human body does maximum absorption of food take place?
Gullet
Large intestine
Small intestine
Stomach
Q.35
India has been represented as a non-permanent member of the Security Council (UNO) during
1972-73
1984-85
1991-92
All of the above
Q.36
How many Lok Sabha seats does Goa have?
2
5
7
11
Q.37
India has
largest turmeric production
largest tea production
largest ginger production
All of the above
Q.38
India's first indigenously built submarine was
INS Delhi
INS Vibhuti
INS Shalki
INS Savitri
Q.39
In which year did Sir Edmund Hillary reach the summit of Mount Everest?
1952
1953
1954
1955
Q.40
India's first fast breeder neutron reactor was
Purnima-I
Zerlina
Apsara
Kamini
Q.41
In which world cup cricket final, Australia beat England?
1983, Lord's - England
1987, Kolkata - India
1992, Melbourne - Australia
1996, Lahore - Pakistan
Q.42
India is the ____ grower of pulses.
largest
smallest
appropriate for national need
None of the above
Q.43
Human Rights Day is on
24 February
10 December
15 May
21 July
Q.44
In the 2002 World Cup Hockey Finals, Germany beat ____
India
Australia
Pakistan
Spain
Q.45
Hundred year war was fought between
France and England
Civil war in England
Greek and Persian forces
None of the above
Q.46
In which of the following pairs, the two substances forming the pair are chemically most dissimilar?
Sugar and paper
Chalk and marble
Butter and paraffin wax
Charcoal and diamond
Q.47
India's Integrated Missiles Development Programme was started in ____ under the chairmanship of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.
1979-80
1980-81
1981-82
1982-83
Q.48
In August, 1996 at Kolar(near Bangalore), India made successful test flights of Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) named
Arjun
Nishant
Lakshya
Vijayanta
Q.49
IDA stands for
Indian Development Agency
Industrial Development Analyses
International Development Agency
None of the above
Q.50
India's first atomic power station was set up at
Surat (Gujarat)
Tarapur (Maharashtra)
Solapur (Maharashtra)
Trombay (Maharashtra)
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