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Q2. Which of the following gives detailed information on Harsha?
Correct answer : 1
Q3. Fa-hien the Chinese traveller visited India during reign of...?
Correct answer : 4
Q4. Samudragupa's achievements are mentioned in the .......?
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Q5. Who among the following assumed the title of 'Vikramaaditya'?
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Q6. Which is the oldest dynasty among the following?
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Q7. The effects of the Kalinga War on King Ashoka are found in?
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Q8. During whose reign Megasthenes visited India?
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Q9. Who was the ruler of the Kushana Dynasty?
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Q10. Who among the following were the contemporaries of Kanishka?
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Q11. Among the following Indian rulers, who conquered Java and Sumatra?
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Q12. Megasthenes was the ambassador of which among the following?
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Q13. During the reign of which kingdom the village community got a lot of power?
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Q14. The Indus valley civilization was non-aryan because
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Q15. Which one throws light on Harappan culture?
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Q16. Among the following whose name is most associated with Indus valley civilization
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Q17. Mohenjodaro is locally known as the Mound of the ....?
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Q18. Which is the most venerated animal of the Indus people?
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Q19. What is the salient feature of the Rig Vedic religion?
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Q20. Indus valley civilization was mainly spread in the region of...?
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Q21. Who was Britain's first Secretary of State for India?
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Q22. Which was the first state in India to be formed on the basis of language?
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Q23. When was UK's Scotland Yard formed?
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Q24. In which year did Australia change its currency from the pound to the dollar?
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Q25. The Republic of Upper Volta is today known as ….
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Q26. Who was the Secretary of the 1st and 2nd Lok Sabhas and the Secretary General of the 3rd Lok Sabha?
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Q27. Who is the only British PM to have served under three monarchs?
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Q28. Kadima and Likud are political parties of ……
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Q29. Which nation was the first to bring the issue of racial discrimination in South Africa to the UN?
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Q30. Who is the only person to have served as the CM of both UP and Uttarakhand?
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Q31. Which one of these posititons has never been held by a woman in India?
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Q32. Which of the following is called the "Mother of Parliaments?
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Q33. In the absence of both the President and Vice President, who serves as the President?
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Q34. Which of the following are included in the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court?. (1) A dispute between the Government of India and one or more States. (2) A dispute regarding elections to either House of the Parliament or that of Legislature of a State. (3) A dispute between the Government of India and a Union Territory. (4) A dispute between two or more states. Select the correct answer.
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Q35. Who was the only US President to remain a bachelor throughout his life?
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Q36. Who was India's first Ambassador to the United States?
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Q37. An Ambassador or High Commissioner to the Court of St.James means an envoy to which country?
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Q38. Who was the first caretaker Prime Minister of India?
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Q39. Who was the first Indian scientist to be elected to the Lok Sabha?
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Q40. Who is the only US President to earn a Ph.D at University?
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Q41. An increase in national income because of increase in prices is called as ...............
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Q42. National Rural Development Institute is situated at ......
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Q43. "Quota" relates to
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Q44. Proper Pricing is essential for ............
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Q45. India's economic growth rate in the 10th Plan period (2002-2007)was ......
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Q46. The length of a plot is twice its breadth. Its area is 4050 Sq.M. Find the cost of fencing at Rs.2.50 per metre?
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Q47. The difference between circumference of a circle and its diameter is 135 feet. Find the area of the circle?
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Q48. Three numbers are in the ratio of 1:2:3 and their HCF is 12. The numbers are ....
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Q49. What approximate value should come place of the question mark?507.893+253.013+199.781 = ?
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Q50. LCM of two number is 1860 and their HCF is 310. If one of the numbers is 620, find the other number.
Correct answer : 2
Q51. Which of the following connects the kidneys with the urinary bladder?
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Q52. How many pairs of spinal nerves are present in human body?
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Q53. .................layer of the eye consists of the retina.
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Q54. Which of the following connects the pons verolii and the spinal cord?
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Q55. ...................of the retina is densely packed with sensory cells.
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Q56. Which of the following is responsible for the reflex action?
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Q57. Carbohydrates are made up of ...........................
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Q58. Water constitutes ..........of the human body weight.
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Q59. Inclusion of green vegetables, green leaves, goose berries in the diet prevents ................
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Q60. ...................regulates the different metabolic activities and are responsible for the normal growth of the body.
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Q61. Sclerotic layer and the Cornea get affected by which of the following diseases?
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Q62. Water constitutes major part of ...................
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Q63. ..................is responsible for the development and maintenance of secondary male sex organs and characters.
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Q64. Rickets causes bending of the bones which is called..................
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Q65. Presence of which of the following makes the foil fertile?
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Q66. The practice of rearing silk worms to obtain silk is known as
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Q67. Which of the following causes malaria and sleeping sickness?
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Q68. Edward Jenner used .........virus as an immunizing agent against ....................
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Q69. Vegetation wastes, dried foodstuffs, torn paper and clothes, can be termed as ...............wastes
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Q70. Water vascular system is present in ...............
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Q71. Which among the following is an example of metalloid?
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Q72. Ammonia gas is …………….. In nature
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Q73. What is added to Alumina to dissolve it in electrolytic tank?
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Q74. What is the percentage of water present in concentrated sulphuric acid?
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Q75. Hydrogen gas is ……………….. In nature.
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Q76. When the pH of a solution is 7.9, it is a .....
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Q77. Of the following which one is used as a rocket fuel?
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Q78. Of the following which one is a very reactive metal?
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Q79. Of the following which one affects the rate of reaction?
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Q80. Of the following which one is not a chemical reaction?
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Q81. Sulphur dioxide acts as a ....
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Q82. Sulphur dioxide is used in the field of ...
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Q83. What is the term for heating of natural rubber with sulphur at a definite temperature?
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Q84. The aqueous solution of ammonia turns……..
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Q85. Liquid Hydrogen is used in the field of……..
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Q86. Which of the following is used as a catalyst in the hydrogenation of oil to vanaspathy?
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Q87. What kind of reaction does hydrogen undergoes in the sun to form Helium and releases tremendous energy?
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Q88. White gold is prepared by alloying pure gold with….
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Q89. Of the following which one is used in the newspaper industry?
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Q90. What are the metals present in type metal?
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Q91. What metal is present in Haemoglobin
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Q92. Heating steel to bright red hot temperature and suddenly cooling it is called…
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Q93. Which of the following is known as the King of metals?
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Q94. Impure sand and rocks present along with the metal is called .....
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Q95. What substance is added during the metallurgy to remove the impurities?
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Q96. By which process volatile metals like Mercury and Zinc are purified?
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Q97. By which process Zinc blende and Galena are concentrated?
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Q98. Compound of Aluminium oxide `with impurities of Cobalt and Titanium Compound is better known as ...
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Q99. Ruby, the precious gem contains…….
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Q100. Non metals are good………………
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Q101. Which of the following is widely used in the Computers?
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Q102. Which of the following is used in the making of car parts, railway lines,bridges, pipes and axles?
Correct answer : 1
Q103. Of the following which one is used in the making of permanent magnets?
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Q104. Nickel Steel with 46% nickel is used in the manufacture of .....
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Q105. Nickel Steel with 36% nickel is used in the manufacture of…….
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Q106. Nickel steel with 2% nickel is used in the manufacture of ...
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Q107. The steel used in the making of radio valves is.......
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Q108. The Steen used for making surgical instruments and cutlery is….
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Q109. Addtion of Selenium Sulphide in glass gives …………. color
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Q110. Blue color is imparted to the glass by the addition of ....
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Q111. The refractive index of glass with respect to air is 1.85. What is the refractive index of air with respect to glass?
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Q112. The refractive index of glass depends on
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Q113. The refractive index is more for ............
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Q114. The refraction takes place in the lens because the refractive index of glass is
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Q115. The reciprocal of resistance is called
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Q116. The reason for ............. is low converging power of the eye lens because of weak action of the ciliary muscles.
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Q117. The real inverted and highly diminished image if formed at focus of lens then
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Q118. The reactor which produce their own fuel during their operation is called ..........
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Q119. The rays coming out of uranium sample affects ...................
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Q120. The ratio of wavelength of two colours is 4: 5. The ratio of the amount of these colours scattered by air molecules is
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Q121. The ratio of the number of neutrons present in a particular generation to the number of neutrons is the preceding generation is ..........
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Q122. The ratio of radius of curvature to focal length of a spherical mirror is .............. .
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Q123. The rate of which electoral energy is consumed in an electric circuit is known as ...........
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Q124. The rate of flow is of greater importance in
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Q125. The rate of change of ........ is due to forces applied.
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Q126. The rate at which a fluid flows through a pipe depends on
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Q127. The radius of curvature of a convex mirror is 32 cm. Its focal length is .......... cm
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Q128. The quantity of heat required to heat a substance depend upon
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Q129. The quantities that a travelling wave carries with it is
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Q130. The purity of gem is found by
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Q131. With which phenomenon Farrel's Law can be associated?
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Q132. The phenomenon of midnight sun can be observed in ........
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Q133. Solar Eclipse occurs when
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Q134. Of the following, which one is termed as "a great circle"?
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Q135. The shortest route from Moscow to San Francisco is via/over ......
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Q136. Piedmont Plateaus are also known as the "Plateaus of denudation" because
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Q137. The weight of an object at the poles is greater than at the equator. This is because
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Q138. The water content in the atmosphere ..............
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Q139. Of the following, which is not a planetary wind?
Correct answer : 1
Q140. The pressure exerted by the atmosphere at sea level is.............
Correct answer : 1
Q141. Pick the wrong one from among the following:
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Q142. In which year Pakistan withdrew from SEATO (South East Asia Treaty Organization) in
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Q143. In which year the "Amnesty International" won the Nobel Peace Prize?
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Q144. In which year the "Project Tiger" was launched?
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Q145. The first SAARC Summit was held at
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Q146. Which of the following countries is not a member of the SAARC?
Correct answer : 1
Q147. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was formed in the year.....
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Q148. At which of these places,Biosphere reserve is not set up?
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Q149. Pick the wrong one among the following with regard to industry/organisation and their location:
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Q150. Who discovered Penicillin?
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Q151. Jog Falls is the highest waterfall of India. Where is it located?
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Q152. Which is the most literate union territory of India?
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Q153. "Jawahar Tunnel" is the largest in India. Where is it located?
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Q154. Which is the most densely populated state of India?
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Q155. Which is the least populated state of India?
Correct answer : 1
Q156. Which of the following is the largest tribal population?
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Q157. Which Indian state has the largest Scheduled Tribe population?
Correct answer : 3
Q158. The largest library of India "National Library" is located in which of these states?
Correct answer : 4
Q159. The largest dome of India "Gol Gumbaz" is located in which of these states?
Correct answer : 3
Q160. Which is the longest dam in India?
Correct answer : 2
Q161. The oldest church of India, St.Thomas Church, is located in which of these states?
Correct answer : 2
Q162. The largest auditorium of India "Shanmukhananda" is located at....
Correct answer : 3
Q163. The "Antarctic Treaty" relating to international stand on Antarctica signed in the 1959 came into force in the year ......
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Q164. India and Pakistan signed "Simla Agreement" in the year.....
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Q165. Maastricht Treaty 1992 is associated with......
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Q166. Associate the following features with the Montreal Protocol 1989.
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Q167. Pick the wrongly matched one from among the following.
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Q168. In which year the "Nuclear Proliferation Treaty" came into force?
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Q169. Which is the largest Peninsula in the world?
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Q170. The "Puerto Rico Trench" is located in the........
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Q171. "Death Valley" is the lowest point of.......
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Q172. Australasia or Oceania comprises of which of the following? a)Australia b)New Zealand c)Pacific Islands d)New Guinea e)Tasmania
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Q173. The smallest continent of the earth is....
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Q174. How many High Courts are there now in India?
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Q175. In which of the following expressions does the expression 'M > R' does not hold true?
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Q176. In a row of twenty five children facing South, R is sixteenth from the right end and B is eighteenth from the left end. How many children are there between R and B?
Correct answer : 4
Q177. W walked 40 metres towards west, took a left turn and walked 30 metres. He then took a right turn and walked 20 metres. He again took a right turn and walked 30 metres. How far was he from the starting point?
Correct answer : 2
Q178. In the question below is given three statements followed by three conclusions numbeFF0000 (1),(2) and (3) . You have to take the three given statements to be true even if they seem to at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.STATEMENTS: All fruits are leaves. Some leaves are trees. No tree is house. CONCLUSIONS: (1) Some houses are fruits. (2) Some trees are fruits. (3) No house is fruit.
Correct answer : 4
Q179. Study the following information carefully and answer the given QUESTION: L, P, Q, R, S and T are sitting in a straight line facing North. {a} Q sits fourth to the left of T and Q does not sit at an extreme end of the line. {b} R is not an immediate neighbour of Q. {c} Only one person sits between R and T. {d} Neither S nor L sits at the extreme end of the line. {e} L is not an immediate neighbour of Q. Who sits at the extreme left hand corner of the line?
Correct answer : 1
Q180. Choose the word which is most similar in meaning to the word: ALLUDING
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Q181. Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), {C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and answer the question that follows: (A) It is therefore a contributing factor to the growth of landfills and waterway pollution, both of which are costly and energy-intensive to solve. (B) Making an effort to use those resources and avoid polystyrene ones can help to decrease your environmental impact. (C) Non-biodegradable essentially means that any polystyrene that makes its way into a landfill will stay there indefinitely, never breaking down and returning to earth. (D) Polystyrene, as a product, is very convenient to use, but it has some important effects we should consider when making choices as consumers. (E) While recycling polystyrene material can cushion the environmental blow of its use, alternatives are available that are created from renewable resources and biodegrade more readily. (F) For example, while polystyrene has some excellent uses and is technically recyclable, it is not a substance that biodegrades. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?
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Q182. Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (4) You'd better (1) / gone now (2) / or you'll be late. (3) / No error.(4).
Correct answer : 2
Q183. In the question, a part of the sentence is highlighted. Replace the highlighted part with the options given which may improve the sentence. "Do you know to prepare the Balance Sheet?"
Correct answer : 3
Q184. Replace the highlighted part of the sentence with appropriate phrase given below: I jump through hoop to finish this project in time but was not rewarded adequately.
Correct answer : 1
Q185. Read the sentence carefully and find out whether there is any grammatical/idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one numbered part of the sentence. The numbered part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any) .. "e; What you (1) / said is (2) / impertinenting to (3) / the occasion. (4) / No error. (5).
Correct answer : 2
Q186. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the options suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice: "e; You will be well looked after "e;
Correct answer : 1
Q187. Fill the blanks with appropriate words of options given: "e;Adding to a growing body of research ............ cutting back on sweetened beverages it is now found that drinking ...........sugary drinks may help lower blood pressure."e;
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Q188. 2015-2016 Ranji Trophy was won by ................
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Q189. In 2015, In which neighbouring country of India, democratic elections were held and Htin Kyaw became the President?
Correct answer : 1
Q190. On which date in 2016, the Islamic terrorrists of Pakistan attacked the Uri military camp in Jammu and Kashmir and killed 19 of our
army men?
Correct answer : 4
Q191. .........is a common extension used in the file names for application programs.
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Q192. For multiple branching in C we use ......statement
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Q193. .........are specially designed computer chips reside inside other devices, such as your car or your electronic thermostat.
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Q194. Some of the properties of mouse are .........
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Q195. "e;Codec"e; refers to ...
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Q196. .........is one reason for problems of data integrity.
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Q197. .........is a hardware.
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Q198. An Oracle database logical structure is determined by
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Q199. The primary purpose of software is to turn data into.....
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Q200. .......are lists of commands that appear on the screen.