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1- Galileo was an
Italian astronomer who:
A. Developed the
telescope,
B. Discovered four
satellites of Jupiter,
C. Discovered that
the movement of pendulum produces a regular time measurement,
D. All of the
above.
2- Habeas Corpus Act
1679:
A. States that no one
was to be imprisoned without a writ or warrant stating the charge against
him,
B. Provided
facilities to a prisoner to obtain either speedy trial or release in
bail,
C. Safeguarded the
personal liberties of the people against arbitrary imprisonment by the king's
orders,
D. All of the
above.
3- Exposure to
sunlight helps a person improve his health because:
A. The infrared light
kills bacteria in the body,
B. Resistance
power increases,
C. The pigment cells
in the skin get stimulated and produce a healthy tan,
D. The ultraviolet
rays convert skin oil into Vitamin D.
4- Golf player Vijay
Singh belongs to which country?
A. USA,
B. B. Fiji,
C. C. India,
D. D. UK.
5- First Afghan War
took place in:
A. 1839,
B. 1843,
C. 1833,
D. 1848.
6- Gulf cooperation
council was originally formed by:
A. Bahrain, Kuwait,
Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates,
B. Second World
Nations,
C. Third World
Nations,
D. Fourth World
Nations.
7- First China War
was fought between:
A. China and
Britain,
B. China and
France,
C. China and
Egypt,
D. China and
Greek.
8- Dumping is:
A. Selling of goods
abroad at a price well below the production cost at the home market
price,
B. The process by
which the supply of a manufacture's product remains low in the domestic market,
which batches him better price,
C. Prohibited by
regulations of GATT,
D. All of the
above.
9- For the Olympics
and World Tournaments, the dimensions of basketball court are:
A. 26 m x 14 m,
B. 28 m x 15 m,
C. 27 m x 16 m,
D. 28 m x 16 m.
10- Federation Cup,
World Cup, Allywyn International Trophy and Challenge Cup are awarded to
winners of:
A. Tennis,
B. Volleyball,
C. Basketball,
D. Cricket.
11- Each year World
Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is celebrated on:
A. May 8,
B. May 18,
C. June 8,
D. June 18.
12- Famous sculptures
depicting art of love built some time in 950 AD – 1050 AD are:
A. Khajuraho
temples,
B. Jama Masjid,
C. Sun temple,
D. Mahabalipuram
temples.
13- Gravity setting
chambers are used in industries to remove:
A. SOx,
B. NOx,
C. Suspended
particulate matter,
D. CO.
14- Guwahati High
Court is the judicature of:
A. Nagaland,
B. Arunachal
Pradesh,
C. Assam,
D. All of the
above.
15- Friction can be
reduced by changing from:
A. Sliding to
rolling,
B. Rolling to
sliding,
C. Potential energy
to kinetic energy,
D. Dynamic to
static.
16- Grand Central
Terminal, Park Avenue, New York is the world’s:
A. Largest
Railway Station,
B. Highest Railway
Station,
C. Longest Railway
Station,
D. None of the above.
17- Entomology is the
science that studies:
A. Behaviour of human
beings,
B. Insects,
C. The origin and
history of technical and scientific methods,
D. Historical
study of Fishes.
18- Eritrea, which
became the 182nd member of the UN in 1993, is in the continent of:
A. Asia,
B. Africa,
C. Europe,
D. Australia.
19- Garampani
sanctuary is located at:
A. Junagarh,
Gujarat,
B. Diphu,
Assam,
C. Kohima,
Nagaland,
D. Gangtok,
Sikkim.
20- For which of the
following disciplines the Nobel Prize awarded?
A. Physics and
Chemistry,
B. Physiology or
Medicine,
C. Literature, Peace
and Economics,
D. All of the
above.
21- Hitler party
which came into power in 1933 is known as:
A. Labour Party,
B. Nazi Party,
C.
Ku-Klux-Klan,
D. Democratic
Party.
22- Fastest shorthand
writer was:
A. Dr. G. D. Bist,
B. J.R.D. Tata,
C. J.M. Tagore,
D. Khudada
Khan.
23- FFC stands for:
A. Foreign Finance
Corporation,
B. Film Finance
Corporation,
C. Federation of
Football Council,
D. None of the
above.
24- Epsom (England)
is the place associated with:
A. Horse racing,
B. Polo,
C. Shooting,
D. Snooker.
25- First human heart
transplant operation conducted by Dr. Christian Bernard on Louis Washkansky,
was conducted in:
A. 1967,
B.1968,
C.1958,
D.1922.
25- Himalayan
Mountaineering Institute is at:
A. Darjeeling,
B. Dehradun,
C. Marmago,
D. Dispur.
26- Gabriel Daniel
Fahrenheit was:
A. A German
Physicist,
B. Developed the
mercury thermometer in 1714,
C. Devised
temperature scale,
D. All of the
above.
27- During the first
crusade, crusaders reached Jerusalem and captured it in:
A. 1000 AD,
B. 1099 AD,
C. 1200 AD,
D. 1515 AD.
28- Dr. Linus Carl
Pauling is the only person to have won two Nobel prizes individually for:
A. Chemistry in 1954,
Peace Prize in 1962,
B. Peace Prize in
1954, Chemistry in 1962,
C. Physics in 1954,
Medicine in 1962,
D. Medicine in 1954,
Physics in 1962.
29- Free market is:
A. A condition in the
international market where nations do not impose customs duty or other taxes on
import of goods,
B. Market where the
price of a commodity is determined by free play of the forces of supply and
demand,
C. Ports that are
exempted from payment of customs duty on articles of commerce, primarily to
encourage tourism,
D. None of the
above.
30- East Timor, which
became the 191st member of the UN, is in the continent of:
A. Asia,
B. Africa,
C. Europe,
D. South
America.
31- Free surface of a
liquid behaves like a sheet and tends to contract to the smallest possible area
due to the:
A. Force of
adhesion,
B. Force of
friction,
C. Centrifugal
force,
32- Gopal Krishna
Gokhale:
A. Started as a maths
teacher and rose to the position of the principal of Ferguson College,
Pune,
B. Founded the
servants of India Society,
C. Served as
President of the Indian National Congress in 1905,
D. All of the
above.
33- GNLF stands for:
A. Gorkha National
Liberation Front,
B. Gross National
Liberation Form,
C. Both options A and
B,
D. None of the above.
34- Excessive
secretion from the pituitary gland in the children results in:
A. Increased
height,
B. Retarded
growth,
C. Weakening of
bones,
D. None of the above.
35- Fa-Hien was:
A. The first Buddhist
pilgrim of China to visit India during the reign of Chandragupta
Vikramaditya,
B. The
discoverer of Puerto Rico and Jamaica,
C. The first Buddhist
pilgrim of India to visit China,
D. None of the
above.
36- During eleventh
Antarctic Expedition in Nov. 1991/March 1992 ____ was installed:
A. SODAR (Sonic
Detection and Ranging),
B. Second Permanent
Station 'Maitree',
C. First permanent
station 'Dakshin Gangotri',
D. None of the
above.
37- From the
following, choose the set in which names of Secretary-Generals of the UNO are
arranged in correct chronological order?
A. U Thant, Kurt
Waldheim, Dag Hammarskjoeld, Trygve Lie.
B. Trygve Lie, Dag
Hammarskjoeld, U Thant, Kurt Waldheim.
C. Trygve Lie, U
Thant , Dag Hammarskjoeld, Kurt Waldheim.
D. U Thant, Dag
Hammarskjoeld, Trygve Lie, Kurt Waldheim.
38- Fire temple is
the place of worship of which of the following religion?
A. Taoism,
B. Judaism,
C. Zoroastrianism
(Parsi Religion),
D. Shintoism.
39- Film and TV
institute of India is located at:
A. Pune
(Maharashtra),
B. Rajkot
(Gujarat),
C. Pimpri
(Maharashtra),
D. Perambur
(Tamilnadu).
40- Georgia,
Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan became the members of UNO in:
A.1991,
B.1992,
C. 1993,
D.1994.
41- Guru Gobind Singh
was:
A. The 10th Guru of
the Sikhs,
B. Founder of Khalsa,
the inner council of the Sikhs in 1699,
C. Author of Dasam
Granth,
D. All the
above.
42- Hermann Scheer
(Germany) received right Livelihood Award in 1999 for:
A. His indefatigable
work for the promotion of solar energy worldwide,
B. His long standing
efforts to end the impunity of dictators,
C. Showing that
organic agriculture is a key to both environmental sustainability and food
security,
D. None of the
above.
43- Germany signed
the Armistice Treaty on ____ and World War I ended:
A. 11 Nov 1918,
B. 20 Nov 1920,
C. 11 Nov 1928,
D. 12 Nov 1920.
44- During World War
II, when did Germany attack France?
A. 1940,
B. 1941,
C. 1942,
D. 1943.
45- Frederick Sanger
is a twice recipient of the Nobel Prize for:
A. Chemistry in 1958
and 1980,
B. Physics in 1956
and 1972,
C. Chemistry in 1954
and Peace in 1962,
D. Physics in 1903
and Chemistry in 1911.
46- The ozone layer
restricts:
A. Visible
light,
B. Infrared
radiation,
C. X-rays and gamma
rays,
D. Ultraviolet
radiation.
47- Eugenics is the
study of:
A. Altering human
beings by changing their genetic components,
B. People of European
origin,
C. Different races of
mankind,
D. Genetic of
plants.
48- Euclid was:
A. Greek
mathematician,
B. Contributor to the
use of deductive principles of logic as the basis of geometry,
C. Propounded the
geometrical theorems,
49- Ecology deals
with:
A. Birds,
B. Cell
formation,
C. Relation between
organisms and their environment,
D. Tissues.
50- Filaria is caused
by:
A. Bacteria,
B. Mosquito,
C. Protozoa,
D. Virus.
51- Goa Shipyard
Limited (GSL) was established in:
A. 1958,
B. 1957,
C. 1956,
D. 1955.
52- DRDL stands for:
A. Defence Research
and Development Laboratory,
B. Department of
Research and Development Laboratory,
C. Differential
Research and Documentation Laboratory,
D. None of the
above.
53- Who was the first
Indian Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army?
A. Gen. K.M.
Cariappa,
B. Vice-Admiral R.D.
Katari,
C. Gen. Maharaja
Rajendra Singhji,
D. None of the
above.
55- FRS stands for:
A. Fellow Research
System,
B. Federation of
Regulation Society,
C. Fellow of Royal
Society,
D. None of the
above.
56- Escape velocity
of a rocket fired from the earth towards the moon is a velocity to get rid of
the:
A. Earth's
gravitational pull,
B. Moon's
gravitational pull,
C. Centripetal force
due to the earth's rotation,
D. Pressure of the
atmosphere. Answer:
57- GATT (General
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) is:
A. International
agreement signed in 1947 between non-communist nations with the object of
encouraging international trade unobstructed by tariff barriers,
B. Agreement which
seeks to achieve its aim by arranging and encouraging bargaining with trade
concessions between members,
C. Both options A and
B,
D. None of the
above.
58- Coral reefs in
India can be found in:
A. The coast of
Orissa,
B. Waltair,
C. Rameshwaram,
D. Trivandrum.
59- For safety, the
fuse wire used in the mains for household supply of electricity must be made of
metal having:
A. Low melting
point,
B. High
resistance,
C. High melting
point,
D. Low specific
heat.
60- Golden Temple,
Amritsar is India's:
A. Largest
Gurdwara,
B. Oldest
Gurudwara,
C. Both option A and
B are correct,
D. None of the
above.
61- During World War
I Germany was defeated in the Battle of Verdun on the western front and Romania
declared war on the eastern front in the year:
A.1914 AD,
B.1915 AD,
C. 1916 AD,
D.1917 AD.
62- Heavy Water
Project (Talcher) and Fertilizer plant (Paradeep) are famous industries of:
A. Orissa,
B. Tamil Nadu,
C. Andhra Pradesh,
D. Kerala.
63- Hamid Karzai was
chosen president of Afghanistan in:
A. 2000,
B. 2001, C. 2002,
D. 2003.
64- Durand Cup is
associated with the game of:
A. Cricket,
B. Football,
C. Hockey,
D. Volleyball.
65- Headquarters of
UNO are situated at:
A. New York,
USA,
B. Haque
(Netherlands),
C. Geneva,
D. Paris.
66- First
International Peace Congress was held in London in:
A. 1564 AD,
B. 1798 AD,
C. 1843 AD,
D. 1901 AD.
67- For seeing
objects at the surface of water from a submarine under water, the instrument
used is:
A. Kaleidoscope,
B. Periscope,
C. Spectroscope,
D. Telescope.
68- Dr. Zakir Hussain
was:
A. The first Muslim
president of India,
B. First vice
president of India,
C. First President of
Indian National Congress,
D. First
speaker of Lok Sabha.
69- G-15 is an
economic grouping of:
A. First World
Nations,
B. Second World
Nations,
C. Third World
Nations,
D. Fourth World
Nations.
70 - Fathometer is
used to measure:
A. Earthquakes,
B. Rainfall,
C. Ocean depth,
D. Sound
intensity.
71- For galvanizing
iron which of the following metals is used?
A. Aluminium,
B. Copper,
C. Lead,
D. Zinc.
72- Economic goods
are:
A. All commodities
that is limited in quantity as compared to their demand,
B. Commodities that
is available according to their demand,
C. Commodities that
is available more as compared to demand,
D. None of the
above.
73- For purifying
drinking water alum is used:
A. For coagulation of
mud particles,
B. To kill
bacteria,
C. To remove
salts,
D. To remove
gases.
74- Hockey was
introduced in the Asian Games in:
A. 1958 in
Tokyo,
B. 1962 in Jakarta,
C. 1966 in
Bangkok,
D. 1970 in
Bangkok.
75- ESCAP stands for:
A. Economic and
Social Commission for Asia and Pacific,
B. European Society
Council for Africa and Pacific,
C. Economic and
Social Commission for Africa and Pacific,
D. None of the
above.
76- Firdausi was:
A. A poet,
B. Well known for his
epic 'Shahnama',
C. Both options A and
B,
D. None of the
above.
77- Guarantee to an
exporter that the importer of his goods will pay immediately for the goods
ordered by him, is known as:
A. Letter of Credit
(L/C),
B.
Laissez-faire,
C. Inflation,
D. None of the
above.
78- In which year of
First World War Germany declared war on Russia and France?
A. 1914,
B. 1915,
C. 1916,
D. 1917.
79- ICAO stands for:
A. International
Civil Aviation Organization,
B. Indian Corporation
of Agriculture Organization,
C. Institute of
Company of Accounts Organization,
D. None of the
above.
80- India's first
Technicolor film ____ in the early 1950s was produced by ____:
A. 'Jhansi Ki Rani',
Sohrab Modi,
B. 'Jhansi Ki Rani',
Sir Syed Ahmed,
C. 'Mirza Ghalib',
Sohrab Modi,
D. 'Mirza Ghalib',
Munshi Premchand.
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