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Q1. About the unilateral decision to withdraw the Non cooperation movement in February 1922 by Gandhiji, who has quoted :"to sound the order of retreat just when public enthusiasm was reaching the boiling point was nothing short of a national calamity"
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Q2. When for the first time an organisational change was brought in the Congress to turn it into a real mass political party?
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Q3. When did Gandhiji make the first use of hunger strike as a weapon?
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Q4. When the Congress took a critical stand over the Montford reforms of 1919, the old moderate remnants like Sapru, Jayakar and Chintamani broke up and formed the......
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Q5. Which one of the following was not one of the central agenda of the Khilafat movement?
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Q6. During the I WW assistance to revolutionaries was organized through which of the following foreign centres?
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Q7. The Simon Commission was appointed to look into the working of the reforms introduced under the Act of 1919. The Indians decided to boycott the commission because....
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Q8. The "August Offer of 1940" sought to conciliate the Congress by guaranteeing......
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Q9. The much talked about "August Offer" was made during which year?
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Q10. Prime Minister of Uk, Clement Atlee announced on 20th February 1947, that the British Government would withdraw from India by.....
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Q11. About which one of the following song did Gandhiji wrote "that one song is enough to sustain me even if I were to forget the Bhagvad Gita"?
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Q12. At which of these places, unprecedented riot and bloodshed occurred between 16-19, August 1946 among Hindus and Muslims due to the 'direct action to achieve Pakistan' policy of Muslim League?
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Q13. In the March 1939 Tripuri session of the Indian National Congress, Nethaji defeated which of the following opponents who was also sponsored by Gandhiji?
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Q14. For what reason Gandhiji began a fast unto death on 20th September 1932 in Yeravada Jail?
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Q15. The Khilafat movement subsided following the......
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Q16. Which one of the following does not relate to Lala Hardayal of the Ghadar movement?
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Q17. In which year the Muslim League adopt self government as one of its objectives?
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Q18. Who was the President at the time of the time of the split of Moderate Vs Extremist in the Congress?
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Q19. Which of the following Acts formallly introduced the principle of elections for the first time?
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Q20. During Indian freedom struggle, the National Social Conference was formed. What was the reason for its formation?
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Q21. Who was the oldest to become President?
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Q22. Who was the youngest to become President?
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Q23. How many Sikh Presidents were there for India?
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Q24. How many Muslim Presidents were there for India?
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Q25. Which of the following is/are among the Fundamental duties laid down in the Indian Constitution? (1) To preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture (2) to protect the weaker sections from social injustice (3) To develop the scientific temper and spirit of inquiry (4) To strive towards excellence in all spheres of individual and collective activity.. Select the correct answer.
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Q26. How many occasions were there for acting President so far (2011)?
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Q27. Among the following, one of them has not officiated as acting President. Identify?
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Q28. Who among the following Presidents had the shortest tenure as President?
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Q29. Who is the only President of India to serve to continuous terms and also holds the record of being the longest serving President?
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Q30. Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the first President of India. To which state he belonged to?
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Q31. Under which Article of the Constitution, the President can be removed from Office?
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Q32. Who administers the Oath of Office to the President?
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Q33. What is the minimum age required for election as President?
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Q34. Who coined the word "Rashtrapati" in Sanskriti for "President"?
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Q35. Which Article of the Constitution specifically deals with the methodology of election of the President?
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Q36. Who has had the longest stint as Rajya Sabha Member?
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Q37. Of the 250 members of Rajya Sabha, how many are nominated members?
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Q38. What is the total strength of members of Rajya Sabha?
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Q39. What is the minimum age required for becoming a member of the Rajya Sabha?
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Q40. Who heads the Rajya Sabha?
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Q41. Raja Chelliah Committee was appointed to look into the ...........
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Q42. .............is the central bank of USA.
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Q43. ...........is NOT considered as a dimension of Human Development Index.
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Q44. Which of the following banks is the Apex Bank for agricultural activities in India?
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Q45. CAPART (Council for Advancement of People's Action and Rural Technology) is related with ......
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Q46. A man gets a simple interest of Rs.1000 on a certain principal at the rate of 5% p.a. in 4 years. What compound interest will the man get on twice the principal in two years at the same rate?
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Q47. The mean of 50 numbers is 30. Later it was discovered that two entries were wrongly entered as 82 and 13 instead of 28 and 31. Find the correct mean?
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Q48. A train of 75 m long passes a platform of 85 m long in 10 seconds. Calculate the speed of the train.
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Q49. 16 cylindrical cans, each with a radius of 1 unit, and placed inside a card board box four in a row. If the cans touch the adjacent cans and/or the walls of the box, then which of the following could be the interior area of the bottom of the box in square units?
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Q50. The simple interest accrued in four years on a principal of Rs.20000 is one tenth of the principal. What is the rate of simple interest p.a?
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Q51. Urea is much less toxic than ..........
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Q52. The first of the refracting surface is the ..................
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Q53. Rabbies is classical example of .............
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Q54. The two groups of cells employed by Acquired immunity are................
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Q55. 99% of lymphocytes are destroyed in thymus by the process called ..................
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Q56. Kidneys are sophisticated reprocessing machines.
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Q57. Nephrons are tiny units present inside kidneys. They help in removal of waste from the body. Roughly, how many nephrons are present in a kidney?
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Q58. Kidney is an excretory organ. It also performs another function of releasing the hormones. What are these hormones?
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Q59. Name the two most common causes of kidney disease.
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Q60. Permanent kidney failure is called end stage renal disease. If such persons have to survive, they should undergo:
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Q61. Smoking kills patients of chronic kidney disease.
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Q62. Chronic kidney disease increases the risk of .........
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Q63. People in the early stages of chronic kidney disease can live longer by...........
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Q64. Polycystic kidney disease is linked to genetics.
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Q65. Urine is composed of .......
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Q66. Cell A has osmotic potential of -18 bars and pressure potential of 8 bars, whereas Cell B has osmotic potential of -14 bars and pressure potential of 2 bars. The direction of flow of water will be.............
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Q67. A nucleotide is a molecule consisting of a ..........
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Q68. The deficiencies of micronutrients not only affect the growth of plants, but also vital functions such as photosynthetic and mitochondrial electron flow. It the list given below, which group of three elements shall affect both photosynthetic and mitochondrial electron transport most?
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Q69. Which of the following is used as the best genetic vector in plants?
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Q70. The induction of flowering by low temperature treatment is................
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Q71. In an atom no two electrons have the same set of four quantum numbers. It is .....
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Q72. ......is a branch of Chemistry in which quantitative relationship between masses of reactants and products are established
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Q73. The speed of the reaction ..........for every 10 degree Celcius rise in temperature
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Q74. Which of the following metals occur in native form?
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Q75. ........is the metal found in a liquid state
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Q76. Ethanol is used as an ......
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Q77. Environment friendly Chemistry is otherwise known as ........
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Q78. The compounds water, dulphur dioxide and hydrogen sulphide illustrate
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Q79. A metal which not a good conductor of heat and electricity is........
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Q80. .........is used as a coagulant for rubber latex.
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Q81. A solution whose normality is known, is called………….
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Q82. The ratio of copper to oxygen in cupric oxide is.......
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Q83. Rusting of iron is an example of
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Q84. The purity of metal obtained by zone refining is ........
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Q85. ..........is the slag obtained in the extraction of iron
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Q86. The IUPAC nme of H-CHO is .........
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Q87. D D T is an example for ………type of pollutant.
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Q88. ……………is an industrial mineral used in manufacturing stainless steel.
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Q89. Ascorbic acid is one form of
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Q90. Who is generally considered the inventor of the Periodic Table, a tabular method of displaying the chemical elements?
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Q91. Which is the first element listed in the periodic table of elements?
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Q92. From which mineral did Pierre and Marie Curie extract a radium compound?
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Q93. Ruby and Sapphire are varieties of which mineral?
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Q94. Which Physicist discovered the neutron?
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Q95. The gas which absorbs more heat than other green gases is
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Q96. Hydrocarbons are formed during the manufacture of ....
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Q97. In a dry cell (battery) which of the following are used as electrolytes?
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Q98. Which one of the following is used as an explosive?
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Q99. What is Biophenol (BPA)?
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Q100. What are Rubies and Sapphires chemically known as?
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Q101. Which one of the following is also called "Stranger Gas"?
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Q102. Mixture of which one of the following pairs of gases is the cause of occurrence of most of the explosions in mines?
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Q103. Which one of the following pairs of metals constitutes the lightest metal and the heaviest metal, respectively?
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Q104. Consider the following: (1) Rice fields (2) Coal Mining (3) Domestic Animals (4) Wetlands . Which of the above are sources of methane, a major green house gas?
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Q105. Who among the following discovered heavy water?
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Q106. Which one of the following does not contain Silver?
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Q107. Which one of the following is called the "Philosopher's Wool"?
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Q108. Which one of the following is another name for RDX?
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Q109. Which are the materials generally employed as solder in soldering operation in electronics?
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Q110. Consider the following chemicals: (1) Benzene (2) Carbon tetrachloride (3) Sodium Carbonate (4) Trichloroethylene. Which of the above is/are used as dry cleaning chemicals?
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Q111. In a nuclear reactor, the excess neutrons are absorbed with the help of ................
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Q112. In a nuclear chain reaction, the number of fissions takes place at each successive stage goes on inducing in ..........
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Q113. In a moving coil galvanometer, the phosphor-bronze hair springs provides
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Q114. In a naturally occurring uranium which element is 0.7%?
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Q115. In a moving coil galvanometer, the deflection produced is proportional to the
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Q116. In a hydrogen atom the electron moves around the nucleus with time period of 1.5 × 10-16 S. What is the value of current associated with electron motion?
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Q117. In a given interval of time, the planet covers longer distance near the
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Q118. In a discharge tube cathode displayed by
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Q119. In a coolidge tube, the high potential is applied to .................
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Q120. In a compound microscope, the magnification produced by objective is 5 and by eye piece is 12. What is the total magnification?
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Q121. In a circuit containing two unequal resistors connected in parallel
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Q122. In a bio mass, which energy is converted into electrical energy?
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Q123. In 1972 promoted development and application of space science and technology for Socio economic benefits.
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Q124. In 1912, who designed the modem X-ray tube?
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Q125. If two stream of protons move parallel to each other in the same direction, then these
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Q126. If the wavelength is large, what is the refractive index?
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Q127. If time period of one wave is 0.02 see what is its frequency?
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Q128. If the velocity of the liquid exceeds the limit the flow of liquid is
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Q129. If the transformer ratio is KC1, then the transformer is a ...........
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Q130. If the sum of all the forces acting on a moving object is zero. the object will
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Q131. The land that consists of homogenous geographical feature is known as ...........
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Q132. India lies in the ...........parts of the Asian continent?
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Q133. In which valley of India, large deposits of coal is found?
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Q134. Lignite deposits are largely found in ........ of Tamilnadu.
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Q135. The marshy vegetation in Gangetic Delta is known as .......
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Q136. What type of vegetations are found in extra peninsular India?
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Q137. Which type of forests are found at an altitude of 1000 to 2000 mtrs in Himalayas?
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Q138. The soil found along the Indian littoral is ..........
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Q139. Gangetic Delta forests are known as ............
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Q140. ASSERTION {A} : Urbanisation follows industrialisation. REASON {R} : In developing countries, urbanisation is movement in itself.
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Q141. Which of the following IIT was the first engineering college to be started in India?
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Q142. IIT Madras is jokingly referred to as the "land of moving mountains and stationary rivers".Why?
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Q143. IIT, Kharagpur was earlier a......
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Q144. Who is the only Indian International Hockey Umpire to receive the "Golden Whistle" award from International Hockey Federation?
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Q145. What does the name "Jabulani" the official ball of 2010 football world cup mean?
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Q146. What do you call a horizontal escalator?
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Q147. Which is the only school/college in the world to receive Battle Honours?
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Q148. Lawrence School, Lovedale is a famous Public School in the Nilgiris, Tamilnadu. There are two other similar named famous schools. Where are they located?
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Q149. Which school was founded by the famous Indian philosopher J.Krishnamurthy?
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Q150. Hyderabad House, Jaipur House, Kashmir House, Oberoi House and Tata House are part of which of the following?
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Q151. La Martiniere College is a famous educational institution founded by Major General Claude Martin. It is there in Kolkatta and Lucknow. It is also present in a foreign city. Where is it?
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Q152. Golden Whistle is an International Sports Federation award for officiating in 100 international matches. It is related to which sport?
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Q153. "Industry, Impartiality and Integrity" is the motto of....
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Q154. Adolf Hitler used to travel by throughout the regions he occupied during WWII. These trains had two names. One was Brandenburg. What was the other?
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Q155. What is the name for the famous world wonder Jesus Statue at Rio De Janeiro, Brazil?
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Q156. "The Triumph of Labour" is a famous piece of art by Devi Prasad Roy Chowdhary. Where is it located?
Correct answer : 3
Q157. Where is the Gyarah Murthi Statue depicting Dandi March found on Rs.500 note, actually located?
Correct answer : 1
Q158. Where is the famous fountain sculpture of a naked little boy urinating in a basin (fountain)called as "MannekanPis" designed by Jerome Duquesnoy?
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Q159. Gentle Way and Empty Hand relates to which defence form of martial arts?
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Q160. Oh-Eun-Sun of South Korea is the first woman to ........
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Q161. Who is the first English poet to win the Nobel Literature Prize?
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Q162. Who was chosen to replace Judas as the 12th Apostle?
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Q163. King Edward VII gave a unique tradition to England. What is it?
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Q164. Surprisingly East India Company still exists in Britain, but owned by a Indian British businessman. Who is it?
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Q165. Which is the only airport in the world that is below the sea level?
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Q166. Which is India's first public-private toll bridge?
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Q167. What was officially banned in 1986 by the FIFA for the soccer tournaments in world cup?
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Q168. In which ancient university did Chanakya, the Indian machiavelli teach?
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Q169. Where in Delhi, does the "Beating The Retreat" ceremony take place after the Republic Day Celebrations?
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Q170. Which of the following, very useful during wet conditions, while driving a car, was invented by Mary Anderson?
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Q171. Which African ethnic group is known as "the people of the veil", because the men wear veils that conceal all but their eyes?
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Q172. Which of the following famous artistes was struck in the face with a mallet by an envious rival, disfiguring him for life?
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Q173. Who among the following is a Nobel Prize Winner for Medicine (Physiology)?
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Q174. What was the name of the Haitina President known as "Papa Doc"?
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Q175. 19 boys turn out for hockey. Of these 11 are wearing hockey shirts and 14 are wearing hockey pants. There are no boys without one or the other. The number of boys wearing full uniform is ......
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Q176. In an objective test there are 60 questions. Each question carries four alternative answers, only one of which is correct. Suppose A and B are two candidates both of whom know correct answers to 30 questions. A answers only 30 questions while B answers all 60 questions choosing answers at random for those he does not know the answers of. If each question carries a mark of 1 and no negative markes are awarded, the markes obtained by B are expected to be larger than those obtained by A by .....
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Q177. If you are the ninth person in the queue starting from either end, the number of persons in the queue is
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Q178. A father is now three times as old as his son. Five years back, he was four times as old as his son. The age of the son is
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Q179. How mahy such pairs of letters are there in word ENABLING, each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet?
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Q180. A duck .............
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Q181. Pick the feminine gender out of the following?
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Q182. Give the antonym for ABSTAIN
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Q183. Give the meaning of BEACON
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Q184. This sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect form. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/direct form: "e;Gopalan said to me, "e;Can you do these sums for me?"e;
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Q185. A Sonnet is .................
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Q186. Choose the word which is MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the word.. SURPRISED
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Q187. Rearrange the following six sentences A to F in proper order and then answer the question that follows: (A) The next day, the priest discovered that one of the servants cut his stick shorter by two inches, fearing that it would grow. (B) When the priest questioned each of the servants, they denied. (C) One day a rich merchant's house was robbed, and he suspected one of his servants. (D) In this way, the wise old priest caught the thief. (E) He approached the wise priest in the village and asked for help on the matter. (F) The priest then gave them each a stick of equal length and said that the stick of the real theif would grow by two inches the next morning. From the above, which should be the SIXTH (LAST) sentence after the rearrangement?
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Q188. According to the understanding established with Bangladesh on border sharing issues, India received 7110 acres (51 villages), and
Bangladesh received 17160 acree (111 Villages) were exchanged. This exchange of territory was around 12 midnight on .............
Correct answer : 2
Q189. In July 2015, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization conference was held in ........
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Q190. Which international organization established the "New Development Bank" on July 21, 2015 at Shanghai, China?
Correct answer : 4 -- India's K.V.Kamath has been elected as the first Chairman of this Bank.
Q191. A database ware house is .........
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Q192. ...menu is used to get the table format dialog box.
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Q193. To avoid the wastage of memory, the instruction length should be
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Q194. Find the value of the mixed-mode operation -- 1.5*(1./2.)/(5./2.)
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Q195. System proposal is prepared in ......phase of SDLC
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Q196. The default top and bottom margins ....
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Q197. .......tool is known as the parser generator.
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Q198. Stand-alone program refer to
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Q199. A complete electronic circuit with transistors and other electronic components on a small silicon chip is called a/an