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1. Which is the first programming language?
(1) Perl
(2) Fortran
(3) Visual Basic
(4) C (C)
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2. Who invented the barometer?
(1) Evangelista Torricelli
(2) Charles Xavier Thomas
(3) Edward Taylor
(4) Gustav Tauchek
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3. Which is the largest organ in humans?
(1) Skin (2) Large Intestine
(3) Small Intestine (4) Liver
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4. Delonix regia is the scientific name of Rafin.
(1) Banyan (2) Gulmohar
(3) Tamarind (4) Chikoo
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5. Amoeba comes under _____ species.
(1) Protozoa (2) Annelida
(3) Porifera (4) Platyhelminthes
Ans: (1)
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6. Which of the following is white phosphorus?
(1) P1 (2) P6
(3) P4 (4) P5
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7. What are the properties of alkaline metals?
(1) Very volatile at room temperature
(2) Vaporizes at room temperature
(3)
Gains electrons easily (4) Gives away electrons easily. Gives
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8. Kangchenjunga National Park is in _____.
(1) Maharashtra (2) Odisha
(3) Rajasthan (4) Sikkim
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9. Karma dance is related to which state?
(1) West Bengal (2) Sikkim
(3) Madhya Pradesh (4) Uttar Pradesh
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10. If the price of an article from P1 to Rs.25 the quantity demanded increases from 900 units to 1200 units. If the point elasticity of demand is -2, find P1.
(1) 20 rupees (2) 30 rupees
(3) 35 rupees (4) 15 rupees
Ans: (2)
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11. Which one of the following is a feature of laissez faire system?
(1) There is no interference of the government
(2) Market factors are highly controlling.
(3) It is a socialist system
(4) Government has maximum interference
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12. Pollution of sulfur dioxide is an indicator of excessive increase of which of the following?
(1) Algae (2) Lichens
(3) Bryophytes (4) Protozoa
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13. Evidences show that the existence of life on earth is close to ……….
(1) 3.5 million years
(2) 35 billion years
(3) 35 million years
(4) 3.5 billion years
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14. Hollywood is located in _______.
(1) New Jersey (2) Florida
(3) London (4) California New
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15. Which is the longest National Highway of India?
(1) NH-4 (2) NH-44
(3) NH-10 (4) NH-5
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16. Which one of the following is not a dwarf planet?
(1) Mars (2) Makemake
(3) Pluto (4) Eris
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17. In the year 1526, the battle of Panipat was fought between Babur and _______.
(1) Rana Sanga
(2) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
(3) Hemu
(4) Ibrahim Lodi
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18. When was the Indian Naval Act passed?
(1) 1927 (2) 1937
(3) 1947 (4) 1957
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19. Pulitzer Prize for the year _______. was established in
(1) 1762 (2) 1883
(3) 1917 (4) 1965
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20. An object as long as it is stationary will remain stationary, and if it is in motion, it will remain in motion, unless an external force is applied to it. Which Newton’s law is this?
(1) First law
(2) Second law
(3) Third law
(4) Fourth law
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21. What if an object is dropped from a height and there is no air resistance?
(1) She will fall down with a constant speed and acceleration
(2) Her acceleration will decrease
(3) Both her speed and acceleration will increase
(4) Her speed will increase
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22. What is the retirement age of the Prime Minister of India?
(1) 60 Years (2) 70 Years
(3) 80 Years (4) No Limit
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23. If a national emergency is declared, it is necessary to obtain the approval of the Parliament after every _______.
(1) 6 months (2) 1 year
(3) 2 years (4) 3 years
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24. Ajit Bajaj is associated with which sport?
(1) Badminton
(2) Adventure Sports
(3) Cricket
(4) Hockey
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25. Who is the author of the book ‘Million Mutinies Now’?
(1) Aurobindo Ghosh
(2) K.P. s. Gill
(3) Neerad Chaudhary
(4) VS Naipaul
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1. Which of the following is not an operating system?
(1) Windows Vista
(2) Linux
(3) Microsoft Office
(4) Apple Mac OS
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2. Venn diagram of ………. was invented by
(1) Lucien Vidi
(2) John Wayne
(3) Theophilus Van Kenel
(4) Lewis Urie
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3. How many total bones are there in the human body?
(1) 206 (2) 103
(3) 309 (4) 412
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4. Scientific name of Emblica officinalis is :
(1) Peepal (2) Mango
(3) Amla (4) Drumstick
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5. Sponges come under which species?
(1) Protozoa (2) Annelida
(3) Porifera (4) Cnidaria
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6. The release of which of the following is the main reason for the depletion of the ozone layer?
(1) Nitrous Oxide
(2) Hydrogen Dioxide
(3) Chlorofluorocarbon
(4) Carbon Monoxide
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7. Which one of the following molecules is linked by a double covalent bond?
(1) Cl 2 (2) O 2
(3) N 2 (4) He 2
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8. The famous temple located in Ranakpur is a …. .. is a temple.
(1) Shiva (2) Jain
(3) Krishna (4) Rama
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9. Jallikattu is associated with ……….
(1) Thrissur (2) Ka£tagai
(3) Onam (4) Pongal
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10. If the price of an article is Rs. 12 to Rs. 10, the quantity demanded increases from 1000 units to 1400 units, then find the point elasticity of demand.
(1) 2.4 (2) – 2
(3) – 2.4 (4) 2
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11. Who presents the financial budget in the Indian Parliament?
(1) Governor of Reserve Bank of India
(2) Budget Minister
(3) Finance Minister
(4) Finance Secretary
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12. Which gas contributes the most to the greenhouse effect?
(1) Water vapor
(2) Ozone
(3) Oxygen
(4) Nitrogen
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13. Corbett National Park was established to protect which animal?
(1) Bengal Tiger
(2) Snow Leopard
(3) Asiatic Lion
(4) One Horned Rhinoceros
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14. Subramanya Bharathi was a famous ……….
(1) Boxer (2) Swimmer
(3) Poet (4) Painter
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15. Which state does not share its border with Chhattisgarh?
(1) Andhra Pradesh (2) Odisha
(3) Jharkhand (4) Maharashtra
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16. Name the longest river of India.
(1) Brahmaputra (2) Ganga
(3) Godavari (4) Krishna
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17. Quit India Movement was started by Mahatma Gandhi in the year …….
(1) 1885 (2) 1942
(3) 1947 (4) 1939
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18. Which freedom fighter addressed Mahatma Gandhi as “Father of the Nation” for the first time?
(1) Jawaharlal Nehru
(2) Subhash Chandra Bose
(3) Sarojini Naidu
(4) Chandrashekhar Azad
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19. Name the first Indian person to win the Nobel Prize in Physics.
(1) CK Naidu (2) Ranganatha Mishra
(3) Amartya Sen (4) C.V. Raman
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20. Which physical quantity is measured in ‘Siemens’?
(1) Electric potential
(2) Electrical conductivity
(3) Magnetic flux
(4) Refractive index
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21. What is the rate of change of speed?
(1) Area (2) Pressure
(3) Force (4) Velocity
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22. Barring one of the following options, all others are targets of Lok Adalat. What is that option?
(1) Ensuring justice for the weaker section
(2) Disposal of cases in bulk
(3) Delegating the right of governance in the hands of the common man
(4) Minimizing the cost and delay
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23. What is the monthly salary of the President of India?
(1) Rs. 1,50,000
(2) Rs. 1,00,000
(3) Rs. 75,000
(4) Rs. 50,000
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24. Sheetal Mahajan is associated with which sport?
(1) Sky Diving (2) Shooting
(3) Discus Throw (4) Cricket
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25. Who is the author of the book ‘A Suitable Boy’?
(1) Vikram Seth (2) Arun Ri
(3) Amrita Pritam (4) Mahasweta Devi
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1. Whose tagline is “Do No Evil”?
(1) Yahoo (2) Bing
(3) Google (4) Start Page
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2. Who invented the electric chair?
(1) Alfred Po. Southwick
(2) Isaac Singer
(3) Murasaki Shikubu
(4) Hanaoka Seishu
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3. A disease called meningitis is caused by which of the following?
(1) Flies (2) Mosquitoes
(3) Viruses (4) Cockroaches
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4. Mangroves are those trees which have :
(1) Transformed roots
(2) Transformed stems
(3) Respiratory roots
(4) Respiratory stems
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5. Rodancia scyurus is the scientific name of _____.
(1) Rat (2) Platypus
(3) Squirrel (4) Beaver
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6. A reaction in which oxidation and reduction occur simultaneously is called what?
(1) Ferrel’s Reaction
(2) Redox Reaction
(3) Demung’s Reaction
(4) Carroll’s Reaction
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7. Who discovered Nitrogen?
(1) Faraday (2) Heisenberg
(3) Hooke (4) Rutherford
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8. The world famous Konark Sun Temple of Odisha was built by _____.
(1) Krishna Deva Raya (2) Ashoka
(3) Chandragupta (4) Narasimhadeva
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9. Nepali language is mainly spoken in which state?
(1) Karnataka (2) Rajasthan
(3) Sikkim (4) Andhra Pradesh
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10. A manufacturer has to face a price elasticity of demand of -2 for his product. If it reduces its price by 5%, then the quantity sold will increase by _____.
(1) 3% (2) 10%
(3) 2.50% (4) 7%
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11. If the ratio of cash deposits decreases, then the creation of debt is _____.
(1) Increases
(2) Decreases
(3) No change
(4) First decreases and then increases
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12. An instrument used for the detection and measurement of all forms of radiation (alpha, beta and gamma).
(1) Geiger Counter
(2) Polarimeter
(3) Calorimeter
(4) Radiometer
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13. Hematite is an ore/mineral of _____.
(1) Zinc (2) Iron
(3) Lead (4) Manganese
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14. Who was the lead actor of Hollywood movie “Top Gun”?
(1) Harrison Ford (2) Tom Cruise
(3) Mel Gibson (4) Nicolas Cage
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15. The study of the universe is known as _____.
(1) Cosmology (2) Astrology
(3) Seismology (4) Limnology
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16. The shortest day in the Northern Hemisphere is:
(1) 22nd November (2) 22nd December
(3) 22nd March (4) 22nd June
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17. Adolf Hitler, a _______ politician was responsible for the murder of millions of Jews.
(1) German (2) French
(3) Austrian (4) British
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18. Prithviraj Chauhan was married to _______, she was the daughter of his enemy Jaichand Gahadwal.
(1) Krishnavati (2)
Purvavati (3) Sanyukta (4) Soumyavati
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19. _____ is the 2016 Oscar-winning film for Best Foreign Language Film.
(1) Son of Soul
(2) Embrace of the Serpent
(3) Mustang
(4) A War
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20. If a ball is thrown up, which of the following does not change?
(1) Acceleration
(2) Speed
(3) Potential Energy
(4) Distance
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21. If an object is moving in a circular path, what will be its average speed if it completes one revolution in one second?
(1) Average speed depends on the time taken to complete one revolution
(2) A
(3) Average speed is same as average velocity
(4) Zero
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22. What is the maximum number of members in Rajya Sabha?
(1) 150 (2) 200
(3) 250 (4) 300
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23. What does the wheel in our national flag represent?
(1) Speed (2) Truth
(3) Growth (4) Future
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24. K. For which sport Srikanth has won the Arjuna Award in India?
(1) Badminton (2) Billiards
(3) Boxing (4) Chess
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25. Who is the author of the book “A Life Less Ordinary: A Memoir”?
(1) Salman Rushdie
(2) Arundhati Roy
(3) Baby Halder
(4) Rohinton Mistry
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1. DNS is a networking term, which refers to _______.
(1) Domain Name System
(2) Digital Network Service
(3) Disk Numbering Sequence
(4) Data Numbering System
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2. Telephone exchange was invented by _______.
(1) Tiwadar Puskas
(2) Joseph Priestley
(3) Petrek Pionru
(4) James Leonard Plimpton
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3. Scurvy (bleeding gums) is caused due to deficiency of which vitamin?
(1) Vitamin K (2) Vitamin B2
(3) Vitamin C (4) Vitamin A
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4. Acras Sapota Its scientific name is :
(1) Sitaphal (2) Gulmohar
(3) Tamarind (4) Chikoo
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5. Shrimp comes under _______ species.
(1) Arthropoda (2) Cnidaria
(3) Unitanodermata (4) Chordata
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6. What is the function of a catalyst in a chemical reaction?
(1) Changes the potential energy of the factors.
(2) Converts the kinetic energy of the factors.
(3) Changes the potential energy of the products.
(4) converts activation energy.
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7. Adding which substance gives green color to the glass?
(1) Calcium Oxide
(2) Iron Oxide
(3) Chromium Oxide
(4) Manganese Oxide
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8. Ellora caves are in _______.
(1) Karnataka (2) Madhya Pradesh
(3) Maharashtra (4) Rajasthan
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9. _____ festival is celebrated on the full moon day.
(1) Dussehra (2) Holi
(3) Christmas (4) Rakhi
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10. If the demand curve for a fishing rod is D = 37000 – 11P and the supply curve is S = 12000 + 9P, find the equilibrium quantity.
(1) 1250 Units (2) 23250 Units
(3) 52350 Units (4) 2500 Units
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11. What is the difference between “Balance of Trade”?
(1) Income and expenditure of the
country (2) Export and import
of the country (3) Tax revenue and expenditure of the
country (4) Capital inflow and outflow of the country
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12. Which of the following gas, if present in the atmosphere, is recognized by its smell?
(1) Ethane
(2) Sulfur Dioxide
(3) Hydrogen
(4) Carbon Monoxide
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13. What is the number of bio-geographical zones in India?
(1) 2 (2) 10
(3) 5 (4) 6
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14. _____ is an indigenous light combat aircraft of India.
(1) Vishal (2) Proud
(3) Tejas (4) Dhanush
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15. In which direction does the earth rotate around its axis?
(1) East to West (2) West to East
(3) North to South (4) South to East
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16. Which state of India receives maximum rainfall?
(1) Meghalaya (2) Rajasthan
(3) Uttarakhand (4) Kerala
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17. Tipu Sultan was also known as the lion of _______.
(1) Mysore (2) Delhi
(3) Agra (4) Gwalior
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18. Sri Aurobindo was born in the year _______.
(1) 1772 (2) 1822
(3) 1872 (4) 1922
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19. Highest civilian honor received by APJ Abdul Kalam.
(1) Padma Shri (2) Padma Bhushan
(3) Padma Vibhushan (4) Bharat Ratna
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20. What will happen to the force between two positive charges that are released when they are placed near each other?
(1) Force will increase
(2) Force will decrease
(3) Force will remain same
(4) Force will increase to reach the first maximum before the event starts
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21. Which instrument is used to measure earthquake?
(1) Endoscope (2) Thermometer
(3) Sonograph (4) Seismograph
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22. Which bill cannot be passed in Rajya Sabha?
(1) Constitution Amendment Bill
(2) Ordinary Bill
(3) Basic Bill
(4) Capital Bill
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23. Who can initiate the process of removal of the President before the expiry of his term?
(1) Lok Sabha
(2) Supreme Court
(3) Ordinary Citizen
(4) Member of Parliament
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24. Kobe Bryant is associated with which sport?
(1) Lawn Tennis (2) Basketball
(3) Formula One (4) WWE
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25. Who wrote the Panchatantra?
(1) Vyasa (2) Vishnu Sharma
(3) Valmiki (4) Yajnavalkya
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