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Q1. Which one of the following is the most fundamental difference between Mahayana Buddhism and Hinayana Buddhism?
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Q2. In ancient Indian historical geography, the name " Ratnakara " denoted .....
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Q3. The principal and most important reason for the establishment of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre at Thumba is .....
Correct answer : 1
Q4. E T A is/was a terrorist organisation in ....
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Q5. In the Gandhara sculptures the preaching mudra associted with the Buddha's First Sermon at Sarnath is ......
Correct answer : 2
Q6. Which one of the following regions of Asia is experiencing the highest annual growth rate of population?
Correct answer : 3
Q7. The only anthropoid ape to be found in India is the .....
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Q8. The name of the poet Kalidas is mentioned in the .....
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Q9. Assertion (A): A lock of Einstein's hair, if scientists could locate it and extract its DNA, could help in producing another Einstein, by cloning. Reason {R}: The DNA extracted from the cell of ana embryo at an early state of development, can be transferred to individual eggs which in turn can be implanted into the uterus of a surrogate mother to give birth to an identical offspring.
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Q10. "Vidhushaka" a common character in Sanskrit drama, is invariably a .....
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Q11. "Toramana" who ruled some of the north and northwest Indian region during late 5th century and early 6th century belonged to the ethnic horde of the
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Q12. The first Indian ruler to organise Haj pilgrimage at the expense of the state was .....
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Q13. Which radioactive pollutant has drawn the attention of the public, due to its occurrence in the building material?
Correct answer : 2
Q14. Who among the following ladies wrote a historical account during the Mughal period?
Correct answer : 1
Q15. In recent years there has been some concern over the threat posed by the Mathura Oil Refinery and the thermal power plants to the Taj Mahal in Agra. The scientific basis of any possible damage to the Taj is mainly ......
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Q16. The first bird is believed to have appeared on the surface of the earth .....
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Q17. Which one of the following is considered to be the world's greatest iconographical creations made by the sthapathis of South India, particularly during the Chola period?
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Q18. Which one of the following provides the correct sequence of occurrence of four towns/cities as one proceeds from west to east?
Correct answer : 4
Q19. Match the List I - titles/terminologies (in alphabets) with the games they are associated with (in numbers): (A) Grand Slam (B) Grand Prix {C} Grand Master (4) Golden Duck ..... (1) Chess (2) Polo (3) Tennis (4) Motor Race (5) Cricket
Correct answer : 3
Q20. In Jainism, perfect knowledge is referred to as .....
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Q21. Which one of the following is used for dating archaeological specimens in wood, bones and shells?
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Q22. Which one of the following colloidal systems is represented by fog?
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Q23. Which one of the following approaches comes under the category of biotechnology?
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Q24. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
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Q25. Though a few (gas based) industries have already been established good reserves of natural gas in India remain unutilised. This vast resource of natural gas can be used in the production of .....
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Q26. Which one of the following is a " man made " cereal NOT found in nature?
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Q27. At what temperature are the readings of a Centigrade and Fahrenheit thermometer the same?
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Q28. Next to Hindi, the language spoken by the largest number of people in the Indian sub-continent is ......
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Q29. The Lifeline Express is ......
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Q30. The Buddhist sect Mahayana formally came into existence during the reign of ....
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Q31. In India, the public sector is more dominant in .....
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Q32. The last in the succession of Jaina Tirthankaras was .....
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Q33. According to the ancient Indian geographical concept "Bharatavarsha" was a part of ....
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Q34. The only land locked country in South East Asia is .....
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Q35. Which one of the following is a monument constructed by Sher Shah?
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Q36. The title given by the British Government to Mahatma Gandhi which he surrendered during the Non-Cooperation Movement was ......
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Q37. The book " The Man Who Knew Infinity " by Robert Kanigel is the biography of .....
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Q38. The production of cultured pearls is an important cottage industry of ....
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Q39. The growth rate of which one of the following sectors has very low employment elasticity?
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Q40. When the "couple protection rate" is going up .....
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Q41. Which one of the following was the underground army of the African National Congress?
Correct answer : 1
Q42. Which of the following hazardous chemicals bases disasters/places with the causes of the disasters is correctly matched?
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Q43. The term " nishka " which meant an ornament in the Vedic period was used in later times to denote a/an........
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Q44. The founder of Boy Scounts and Civil Guides movement in India was .....
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Q45. Asokan inscriptions were first deciphered by ....
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Q46. Among the four works mentioned below which one is encyclopaedic in nature?
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Q47. In Mughal paintings one notices the adoption of the principle of foreshortening whereby near and distant people and things could be placed in perspective. This was due to the influence of the ....
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Q48. Consider the following passage: " In the course of a career on the road spanning almost thirty years, he crossed the breadth of the Eastern hemisphere, visited territories equivalent to about 44 modern countries, and put behind him a total distance of approximately 73000 miles." The world's greatest traveller of pre-modern times to whom the above passage refers is ....
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Q49. Who among the following introduced the famous Persian festival of NAUROZ in India?
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Q50. "Indian cotton merchant, banker, Congressman and a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi". This description fits ....