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Q1. In 305 BC which Mauryan ruler defeated the Macedonian general Seleucus Nicator and received the territories of Kabul and Balochistan?
Correct answer : 3
Q2. Which famous German field marshal and master strategist was known as "The Great Silent One"?
Correct answer : 1
Q3. Under which emperor was the first succesful Roman invasion and conquest of Britain carried out?
Correct answer : 2
Q4. In which year was the British East India Co., granted a Royal Charter?
Correct answer : 2
Q5. With reference to the period of Indian freedom struggle, which of the following was/were recommended by the Nehru Report? (1) Complete Independence for India (2) Joint electorates for reservation of seats for minorities (3) Provision of fundamental rights for the people of India in the constitution.
Correct answer : 2
Q6. During WWII who were called the " Kamikaze Pilots "?
Correct answer : 1
Q7. During the WWII what name was given to the secret project to develop the atomic bomb in the US?
Correct answer : 4
Q8. Who among the following prevented the Arabs from entering into the South India?
Correct answer : 2
Q9. Vardhana dynasty flourished during ......century AD
Correct answer : 1
Q10. The Gupta Dynasty was destroyed by............
Correct answer : 2
Q11. The Gupta's Age (Period) is known as the "Golden Age" because
Correct answer : 4
Q12. The Gupta dynasty flourished during ...................
Correct answer : 3
Q13. Kanishka followed which of the following religion?
Correct answer : 3
Q14. The most famous King of the Kushana Dynasty was............
Correct answer : 2
Q15. Chola dynasty was founded after overthrowing the ...........
Correct answer : 3
Q16. "Kudavolai System" (a system of voting in pots) was in existence during the period of..................
Correct answer : 2
Q17. Chola dynasty was founded by ...........
Correct answer : 1
Q18. Who committed suicide after the vanquish by "Akbar's force"?
Correct answer : 1
Q19. Who was Ibn Batuta?
Correct answer : 3
Q20. The religion followed by Harsha was...............
Correct answer : 2
Q21. When was the Insurance sector nationalized?
Correct answer : 3
Q22. When was the General Insurance Sector nationalized?
Correct answer : 1
Q23. When was a comprehensive Insurance Act passed in India?
Correct answer : 2
Q24. When did Insurance business start in India?
Correct answer : 1
Q25. When did India pledge its gold stock with the Bank of England?
Correct answer : 2
Q26. The rate of interest charges by the Reserve Bank of India's lending loans to other banks is known as ……..
Correct answer : 1
Q27. Which was the first committee appointed to recommend banking reforms and liberalisation process?
Correct answer : 3
Q28. Which was the first bank to start ATM (Automated Teller Machine) services ?
Correct answer : 2
Q29. Among the various nationalized banks which bank has its foundation day on 15th August?
Correct answer : 2
Q30. State Bank of India started functioning from ……..
Correct answer : 3
Q31. On the second instance of nationalization in 1980, how many banks were nationalized?
Correct answer : 3
Q32. On the first instance how many banks were nationalized?
Correct answer : 2
Q33. When did the nationalization of banks take place for the first time?
Correct answer : 4
Q34. Who was the PM to nationalize Banks?
Correct answer : 3
Q35. Imperial Bank (of the British) was functioning as the RBI for India and after nationalization, and RBI was separated, the Imperial Bank started functioning as …….
Correct answer : 1
Q36. Which of the following was the first Indians owned bank to start in India?
Correct answer : 3
Q37. Who was the first Indian Governor of the Reserve Bank of India?
Correct answer : 4
Q38. When from the Reserve Bank of India became fully Indian Government owned?
Correct answer : 3
Q39. When was RBI started functioning?
Correct answer : 1
Q40. Which country was the first to issue polymer currency?
Correct answer : 3
Q41. TRAI regulates the functioning of which of the following services?
Correct answer : 2
Q42. What is "Hawala" about which we often read and hear news?
Correct answer : 3
Q43. Mututal Funds are regulated by
Correct answer : 2
Q44. "Hawala" transactions are prohibited under .......
Correct answer : 4
Q45. Which of the following controls the working of share market in India?
Correct answer : 4
Q46. Interest at the rate of 3% is charged on an amount for first two years. For the next three years interest at 4% and after 5 years interest at 6% are charged. What will be the simple interest on Rs.2000 after ten years?
Correct answer : 1
Q47. Four examiners can examine a certain number of answer papers in 10 days by working for 5 Hrs a day. For how many hours in a day would 2 examiners have to work in order to examine twice the number of answer papers in 20 days?
Correct answer : 3
Q48. A man sold a book at a loss of 10%. Had he charged Rs.30/- more, he would have gained 12.5%. Find the cost of the book?
Correct answer : 4
Q49. Ashok bought a bike at Rs.16000 and spent 10% of the cost on its repair. He earned a profit of Rs.4000 on its sale. What is the profit percentage?
Correct answer : 3
Q50. The simple interest accrued on an amount of Rs.22,500 at the end of four years is Rs.10,800.00. What would be the compound interest accrued on the same amount at the same rate of interest at the end of two years?
Correct answer : 2
Q51. The finger like structures present in the medulla are known as............
Correct answer : 2
Q52. The glomerulus of a nephron consists of a network of.....................
Correct answer : 1
Q53. Uriniferous tubules are differentiated into ..........parts.
Correct answer : 2
Q54. Systems that help the human body to cooperate and function normally is/are
Correct answer : 4
Q55. ............is the colour of the inner part of the brain.
Correct answer : 3
Q56. Injury and damage of which of the following leads to death?
Correct answer : 1
Q57. Which layer of the eye ball consists of the choroid layer, ciliary muscles and the lens?
Correct answer : 2
Q58. Which of the following is/are essential for the growth of the body?
Correct answer : 4
Q59. Which of the following regulates the functioning of the body?
Correct answer : 4
Q60. Depending upon the ..................concentration, some soils are acidic and some are basic in nature.
Correct answer : 3
Q61. The branch of science that deals with the organism and its environment is called as ......................
Correct answer : 1
Q62. Bats find their ways by the reflection of ...........waves.
Correct answer : 2
Q63. The peral oyster beds of the .............coast are known as "Lingha Pearls".
Correct answer : 3
Q64. To protect human getting infected from the worms in the stomach of animals, pets should be administered..............
Correct answer : 3
Q65. Majority of the diseases are caused by bacteria and viruses which are clinically known as ............
Correct answer : 4
Q66. The administration of one or more type of vaccines, by injecting them into the body, to create the necessary resistance is called ....................immunisation.
Correct answer : 2
Q67. Sickle cell anaemia is caused by ..........
Correct answer : 2
Q68. Colour blindness, sickle cell anaemia, haemophilia and Turner's syndrome are known as .........diseases.
Correct answer : 2
Q69. Carbohydrates and fats are called as ..................
Correct answer : 3
Q70. Earthworm belongs to the order of ....................
Correct answer : 3
Q71. Copper pyrites is concentrated by……..
Correct answer : 3
Q72. Of the following which one is not a coinage metal?
Correct answer : 2
Q73. What happens when fluorspar is added in the Hall's electrolytic process of aluminium?
Correct answer : 3
Q74. Which one of the following is the gangue present in the haematite ore?
Correct answer : 1
Q75. By what process Germanium is purified?
Correct answer : 2
Q76. Pick the metal that does not react with steam?
Correct answer : 4
Q77. What is the term for the process of extraction of pure metals from their ores?
Correct answer : 3
Q78. Dissolution of sodium carbonate in water is an example of………… ....
Correct answer : 1
Q79. With the increase in concentration, the rate of the reaction………….
Correct answer : 3
Q80. Rusting of an iron is an example of………… reaction
Correct answer : 2
Q81. Of the following, which one affects the rate of the reaction?
Correct answer : 4
Q82. Of the following, which one is an example of photo chemical reaction?
Correct answer : 1
Q83. A divalent element has 65.38 as its atomic mass. What is its equivalent mass?
Correct answer : 2
Q84. The volume occupied by 1 mole of the compound at STP is…………..
Correct answer : 4
Q85. What is the term for a substance which accepts one or more electrons from the other?
Correct answer : 3
Q86. Pick the correct orbital of an electron with quantum number n=3 and l=0.
Correct answer : 2
Q87. If the n value of an electron is 2, what would its l value?
Correct answer : 4
Q88. Oxidation number of hydrogen in LiH is……….
Correct answer : 1
Q89. The quantum number which gives the maximum number of electrons in a shell is …………….. Quantum number.
Correct answer : 4
Q90. The direction of spin of an electron in an atomic orbital is explained by……………. Quantum number.
Correct answer : 1
Q91. In an atom, no two electrons have the same set of four quantum numbers.How do we call this phenomenon?
Correct answer : 2
Q92. Among the following, which one always has -1 oxidation state?
Correct answer : 3
Q93. The oxidation number of hydrogen in metallic hydide is………….
Correct answer : 2
Q94. If the electron is present in 1 s orbital, what would be the values of n and l?
Correct answer : 1
Q95. If n=3, what can be the possible values of l?
Correct answer : 2
Q96. What is the term for the plane at which electron density is zero?
Correct answer : 3
Q97. Of the following, which one is called the "(n+1) rule?
Correct answer : 1
Q98. Magnetic quantum number represents which of the following?
Correct answer : 3
Q99. Azimuthal quantum number represents which of the following?
Correct answer : 4
Q100. Of the following, which one represents the orientation of an atomic orbital in space?
Correct answer : 1
Q101. Which quantum number represents the sub shell?
Correct answer : 2
Q102. The main shell L has the principal quantum number as……
Correct answer : 2
Q103. When the principal quantum number n is 3, the main shell is represented as…….
Correct answer : 4
Q104. What was discovered by J J Thompson in 1897?
Correct answer : 2
Q105. The shape of p-orbital is.........
Correct answer : 4
Q106. Which of the following was discovered by Goldstein?
Correct answer : 2
Q107. The shape of orbit generally is
Correct answer : 3
Q108. The shape of s-orbital is.......
Correct answer : 4
Q109. Which of the following metal is used in oil painting?
Correct answer : 2
Q110. Electrons behave as……
Correct answer : 4
Q111. The minimum frequency below which there is no emission of photo electrons are called
Correct answer : 1
Q112. The measure of the tendency of a material to slow down light as it travels through it is called
Correct answer : 4
Q113. The maximum value of stress within which a body regains its original state is called
Correct answer : 1
Q114. The maximum kinetic energy of photoelectrons depends on
Correct answer : 1
Q115. The maximum kinetic energy of photo electrons is independent of
Correct answer : 1
Q116. The maximum displacement of a vibrating body from its mean position is called
Correct answer : 4
Q117. The mathematical expression for ohm’s law
Correct answer : 2
Q118. The material required for the fission process to takes place is ..............
Correct answer : 2
Q119. The mass of the proton is ............
Correct answer : 2
Q120. The mass of an object is 10 kg. What is its weight on earth?
Correct answer : 1
Q121. The mass of object A is 5 kg and B is 8 kg at rest. What is the momentum?
Correct answer : 3
Q122. The mass of a steel block is 72 kg and volume is 9m3, what is its relative density.
Correct answer : 3
Q123. The mass of a neutron is how many times the mass of an electron?
Correct answer : 4
Q124. The mass and radius of earth are both changed to half. what is the value of gravitational acceleration?
Correct answer : 3
Q125. The magnitude of the induced emf is equal to the rate of change of ...........
Correct answer : 4
Q126. The magnitude of mechanical force acting on a current carrying conductor is proportional to ...........
Correct answer : 3
Q127. The magnitude of force on current carrying conductor is the highest when the direction of current is
Correct answer : 2
Q128. The magnification produced by a mirror is 2. The image formed by the mirror is
Correct answer : 4
Q129. The magnetic flux through the coil changes from 120 wb to 240 wb, when magnet is moved towards it. If the change occurs in 0.5 s, the emf induced in the coil is
Correct answer : 3
Q130. The magnetic flux linked with a coil of area 0.7 cm2 placed at right angle to a magnetic field of induction 0.3 tesla is
Correct answer : 2
Q131. World's largest river based island is located on the river .........
Correct answer : 3
Q132. Which of the following is termed "Horse latitudes"?
Correct answer : 2
Q133. The winds blowing from subtropical high pressure regions to the equator is known as ..........
Correct answer : 1
Q134. The doldrums belt is located near/on the ..............
Correct answer : 4
Q135. Of the following states, which one receives the Sun rays first in the morning?
Correct answer : 2
Q136. The oldest mountain are
Correct answer : 2
Q137. Fall in temperature with increasing altitude is called as .......
Correct answer : 1
Q138. In the atmosphere, the gas that absorbs ultraviolet rays is ..........
Correct answer : 4
Q139. The winter rain in Chennai is caused by
Correct answer : 2
Q140. The thickness of the troposphere in Summer ..........
Correct answer : 3
Q141. Where did Buddha preach his first sermon?
Correct answer : 1
Q142. What was the major impact of Vedic culture on Indian History?
Correct answer : 2
Q143. The 'Brahmanas' are books that deal with...?
Correct answer : 2
Q144. What is the major difference between 'varna' and 'jati'?
Correct answer : 2
Q145. The content of Rig Veda is....
Correct answer : 3
Q146. Upanishads are books on.....
Correct answer : 1
Q147. What is "catsup" also known as.....
Correct answer : 4
Q148. What was the Pakistani code name for the Kargil War?
Correct answer : 2
Q149. Muslim League was founded in the year 1906 in the city of.....
Correct answer : 2
Q150. Which Indian Mathematician worked as a clerk with the Madras Port Trust?
Correct answer : 3
Q151. Which leaf is pictured on the national flag of Canada?
Correct answer : 1
Q152. Who introduced cashew to India during 15th century?
Correct answer : 2
Q153. The name of which animal means "river horse" in ancient Greek?
Correct answer : 3
Q154. Who was the oldest person to be inaugurated as US President?
Correct answer : 4
Q155. Which famous writer's grave stone carries the inscriptions 'Steel True, blade straight'?
Correct answer : 3
Q156. Scotch Whiskey is made primarily from the malted form of which cereal crop?
Correct answer : 2
Q157. The "Moru" people are an ethnic group of.....
Correct answer : 3
Q158. Which colour is generally used to indicate "infectitious" disease?
Correct answer : 2
Q159. Which US President died in Office during WWII?
Correct answer : 4
Q160. The first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean from ...... to.... .
Correct answer : 1
Q161. Which European traveller obtained and brought a large blue diamond, from India to France, which would later to be called as the "Hope" diamond?
Correct answer : 2
Q162. Who is the oldest player to have won the Wimbledon men's singles championship?
Correct answer : 2
Q163. Venera, Salyut, Vostok and Soyuz are names of ......
Correct answer : 3
Q164. Which combat submarine was the first to sink an enemy ship?
Correct answer : 1
Q165. Which city will host the 2016 Summer Olympics?
Correct answer : 1
Q166. Which of the following is a symbol of Ireland?
Correct answer : 3
Q167. Who wrote "Ben-Hur - a tale of the Christ"?
Correct answer : 1
Q168. Volley Ball is played with ......players on each side.
Correct answer : 2
Q169. In the olden vedic days' royal ritual "Ashwamedha" which animal was sacrificed?
Correct answer : 4
Q170. Juneteenth Day in USA is observed for.....
Correct answer : 2
Q171. According to the Bible, who interpreted the dreams of Pharaoh?
Correct answer : 3
Q172. Which is the oldest existing (now in ruins) European Fort in India?
Correct answer : 4
Q173. Who is the patron saint of musicians?
Correct answer : 1
Q174. Who is known as "Grand father of Indian Tennis"?
Correct answer : 3
Q175. 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 calculators are boxes. All boxes are taps. Some taps are machines. CONCLUSIONS: (1) Some machines are boxes. (2) Some taps are calculators. (3) Some boxes are calculators.
Correct answer : 3
Q176. In a certain code 'M' is written as '7'; 'K' is written as '$'; 'R' is written as '*'; 'Z' is written as '4'; 'W' is written as '2'; 'B' is written as '#'; 'D' is written as '%'; 'F' is written as '9' and 'J' is written as '5'. Then, how is KBZFJ be written in that code?
Correct answer : 2
Q177. Fill the series: 240, ?, 120, 40, 10, 2
Correct answer : 3
Q178. A report says .. The number of bus accidents is more than that of car accidents, the number of car accidents is less than the number of truck accidents, the number of truck accidents is less than the number of bus accidents. Which of the following conclusions do you draw from this report?
Correct answer : 1
Q179. The following question is based on the five three digt numbers given below: 972 526 487 359 251. If 1 is subtracted from the last digit of each of the above numbers the sum of the digits of how many of them are prime numbers?
Correct answer : 3
Q180. Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning to the word: BRIGHT
Correct answer : 3
Q181. Replace the highlighted part of the sentence with appropriate phrase given below: We went to the famous restaurant to eat and were served piped hot food.
Correct answer : 3
Q182. 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 SIXTH (LAST) sentence after rearrangement?
Correct answer : 2
Q183. Read the sentence given here and find out whether there is any error in it. If yes, in which part? If no error, your answer is 5. ....... Whenever clouds (1) / envelope those (2) / mountain peaks we expect rain (3) / within twentyfour hours. (4) / No error.
Correct answer : 4
Q184. Rearrange the following six sentences in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the question that follows: (A) This shows how politicians value little a common man's life. (B) However, the rash of tragedies has not apparently perturbed the Minister of Railways. (C) Despite opposition parties coming down heavily on her, the Minister of Railways remains undisturbed. (D) The Minister of Railways in question, already has fourteen train mishaps in his kitty in a year. (E) He should take a lession from the late Lal Bahadur Shastri who quit after a single accident. (F) Floating conspiracy theory is not going to improve the railways report card. Which of the sentences will be the FOURTH one after rearrangement?
Correct answer : 1
Q185. Given below are six statements of which the first and the last .. (1) and (6) remains constant. The remaining four are given as (P), (Q),{R} and (S), which are not in the proper order. Arrange them in proper order and find out which order of sentences is correct: (1) A man who climbs a mountain faces several dangers. (P) A cylinder of oxygen can be very expensive (Q) The atmosphere at such a great height contains less oxygen than in the plains and therefore he may find it difficult to breathe (R) Yet another danger is the avalanches-huge mass of snow sliding down the mountain and the mountaineer may get swept off (S) This means that the mountaineer has to carry his own supply of oxygen in a cylinder (6) It is a proof of man's indomitable courage that in spite of all these dangers, he continues to climb the highest mountains in the world.
Correct answer : 1
Q186. Read the following sentence carefully and find out whether there is/are 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 (5) (ignore errors of punctuation, if any) .......They were hoping (1) / to reach of time (2) / for the lecture (3) / but they were late. (4) / No error (5).
Correct answer : 2
Q187. Replace the highlighted part of the sentence with appropriate phrase given below: In order to earning decent living we need to have a good job which pays a substantial amount of money.
Correct answer : 3
Q188. In 2016, the Central Government introduced the "Pradhan Mantri Ujwala Yojana". It is aimed at .................
Correct answer : 3 -- Through this scheme, it is proposed to give 5 crore LPG connections
Q189. "Sethu Bharatam" scheme announed by the Central Government in 2016, relates to ................
Correct answer : 2 -- an allocation of 50 crores has been made.
Q190. In July 2016, K.P.Oli resigned as the PM of .................
Correct answer : 1
Q191. .........are attempts by individuals to obtain confidential information from you by falsifying their identity.
Correct answer : 3
Q192. With javadoc. Which of the following denotes a javadoc comment?
Correct answer : 3
Q193. ......command can be used to erase a database or any other file in FoxPro.
Correct answer : 3
Q194. Creating, editing, formatting, storing, retrieving and printing a text document is known as .......
Correct answer : 2
Q195. In the case of a alphabetic item, the picture clause may contain only the symbol...
Correct answer : 1
Q196. The extent to which the software can continue to operate correctly despite the introduction of invalid input is called as ....
Correct answer : 2
Q197. When the pointer is hand shaped, it indicates.....
Correct answer : 2
Q198. Periodically adding, changing and deleting the records is known as
Correct answer : 4
Q199. Find the odd one out of the following ?
Correct answer : 2
Q200. Codes consisting of lines of varying widths or lengths that are computer-readable are known as ...