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1.
Which is considered a hot-spot of biodiversity in India?
2. What does the
special status of Jammu and Kashmir imply?
3. Why is Metals
good conductor of heat than insulator?
4. Where is
pearl fishing well developed in India?
5. By whom was
the rare work on architecture, Samarangana Sutradhara written?
6. Who was the
first Indian to win the World Amateur Billiards title?
7. Who was the
first Asian to have received the Nobel Prize?
8. Which of a
species describes the tropic function it fills in its environment?
9. What is the
most important item of export among marine products from India?
10. Who was the first Sultan
of Delhi to introduce the practice of 'Sijda' ?
11. To whom is the Chief
Minister of a State responsible?
12. A mixture of camphor and
benzoic acid can be easily separated by which method?
13. Which is the oldest
‘stock exchange of India?
14. What is the approximate
equatorial circumference of the earth?
15. Which Sultan of Delhi
imposed Jazfya on the Brahmins also?
16. Who got the ‘Bharat
Ratna’ award, before becoming the President of India?
17. Which vitamin is
generally excreted by humans in urine?
18. What is the source of
maximum income to Panchayati Raj?
19. Which is present in the
largest amount in terms of percent by mass in the earth’s crust?
20. The Mansabdari system
introduced by Akbar from which system was it borrowed from?
Answer
1. Western Ghats 2.
Aseparate Constitution 3. They contain free electrons 4. Off the coast at
Rameshwaram 5. Bhoja Paramara 6. Wilson Jones 7. R.N. Tagore 8. Niche 9. Shrimp
10. Balban 11. Governor 12. Chemical method 13. Bombay Stock Exchange 14.
40,000 km 15. Firoz Tughlaq 16. Dr. Zakir Hussain 17. Vitamin C 18. Government
grants 19. Oxygen 20. Mongolia
Set - 26
1. If a
material, placed in a magnetic field is thrown out of it, then how is the
material?
2. Who became
the first Indian to take 16 wickets in a single test match?
3. Stock
Exchanges play a role in an economy how May it be termed?
4. Which is the
highest lake above the sea level in the world?
5. The Maratha
power reached the zenith of its glory during which reign?
6. A person who
lives exclusively on milk, egg and bread is likely to become a victim of which
disease?
7. Which is at
the apex of the-three tier system of Panchayati Raj?
8. In organic
compound, halogens are estimated by which method?
9. Which is the
example of Crater Lake?
10. The ‘Misl’ of which
Ranjit Singh was the leader?
11. Where is the
headquarters of International Olympic Committee?
12. Who is the author of the
book ‘My Country, My Life’?
13. Which is known as
‘graveyard of RBCs’?
14. Exceptionally high
rainfall is recorded in regions owing to which effect?
15. Which Land tenure
systems were introduced by Lord Cornwallis?
16. Which can impose
reasonable restrictions on the Fundamental Rights of the Indian citizens?
17. If the temperature of a
semiconductor rises, what is its resistivity?
18. CENVAT is associated
with which rate?
19. In which country has
maximum damage to the forests been caused by acid rain?
20. By whom was Swaraj as a
national demand first made?
Answer
1. Diamagnetic 2.
Narendra Hirwani 3. Useful but need strict regulation 4. Lake Titicaca 5.
Shivaji 6. Scurvy 7. Zila Parishad 8. Carius method 9. Oregon 10. Sukerchakia
11. At Lausanne (Switzerland) 12. L.K. Advani 13. Spleen 14. Orographic effect 15.
Zamindari 16. Parliament 17. Decrease 18. Rate of indirect tax 19. Poland 20.
Dadabhai Naoroji
Set - 27
1. Who is the
author of the book ‘Glimpses of World History’?
2. Which are the
glands of the body which pour their secretions directly into the blood stream?
3. The
Fundamental Right to Property has been deleted by the Amendment Act?
4. Which state
is with the largest area under waste land?
5. On which
basis Montague-Chelmsford Report formed?
6. Which is the
second most abundant metal in the earth’s crust?
7. The
Vivekananda Rock Memorial is situated at which place?
8. Taxation and
the government’s expenditure policy are dealt under which policy?
9. Which is the
highest peak in Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
10. Who attended the Second
Round Table Conference as the representative of the Congress?
11. Atypical human ribcage
consists of how many ribs?
12. To whom the
Vice-President’s letter of resignation is to be addressed?
13. ‘Mho’ is the unit of
which unit?
14. Which reservoir is
constructed on Chambal?
15. Which were the patrons
of Sangam, an assembly of Tamil poets?
16. Geeta Chandran is well
known by which name?
17. Which plant is preferred
for mixed cropping in order to enhance the bioavailability of nitrogen?
18. Which cell organelle is
responsible for cellular respiration?
19. Which state was in the
development of hydroelectricity the pioneering state?
20. Which dynasty did rule
over Magadha after Nanda dynasty?
Answer
1.
Jawaharlal Nehru 2. Endocrine glands 3. 44th 4. Jammu and Kashmir 5. The
Government of India Act, 1919 6. Iron 7. Kanyakumari 8. Fiscal policy 9. Saddle
Peak 10. Gandhiji 11. 24 12. President 13. Specificresistance 14. Gandhi Sagar
15. Pandya 16. Bharatnatyam dancer 17. Gram 18. Mitochondrium 19. Karnataka 20.
Maurya
Set - 28
1.
Who has the authority to remove the Vice-President from his office before the
expiry of his term?
2. Which is the
most malleable metal?
3. For internal
financing of Five Year Plans, the government depends on which source?
4. The altitudes
of heavenly bodies appear to be greater than they actually are. Why is this?
5. During the
Mughal period which trader first came to India?
6. A Forgotten
Empire’, written by the renowned historian Robert Sewell, is about which Empire?
7. Which group
of plant produces naked seed?
8. What is the
maximum strength of the nominated members in both the Houses of Parliament?
9. Who
discovered the laws of planetary orbits?
10. Which God lost his
importance as the first deity during the Later Vedic period?
11. Who gave the first
experimental value of G?
12. Photochemical smog
occurs in which climate?
13. What is the Planning
Commission?
14. What do the surface of
Earth that lies between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic, of Capricorn?
15. Which is the most
important divinity of Rigveda?
16. Which communicable
disease is caused by bacteria?
17. Who is considered the guardian
of the Public Purse?
18. What is the conversion
of Fe++ to Fe+++?
19. What percentage of
insolation is received by the earth’s surface?
20. Who was the famous
Indo-Greek king who embraced Buddhism?
Answer
1. Parliament 2. Gold 3.
Taxation only 4. Atmospheric refraction 5. English 6. Vijaynagar Empire 7.
Gymnosperm 8. 14 9. Johannes Kepler 10. Varuna 11. Cavendish 12. Warm, dry and
sunny climate 13. An Advisory body’ 14. Torrid Zone 15. Varuna 16. Leprosy 17.
Comptroller and Auditor General 18. Oxidation 19. 47% 20. Menander
Set - 29
1. If a ship
moves from freshwater into seawater, what will happen?
2. Which was the
first National Security Advisor of India who died recently?
3. What is the
first compound which is fixed during photosynthesis?
4. At low
elevation which cloud are to be found?
5. During which
reign did both Vardhaman Mahavira and Gautama Buddha preach their doctrines?
6. Which Union
Territory attained statehood in February, 1987?
7. The escape
velocity from the surface of the earth does not depend on which body?
8. In India,
which first bank of limited liability managed by Indians and founded in 1881?
9. Which colour
types do not indicate fair or fine weather?
10. What is the name by
which Ashoka is generally referred to in his inscriptions?
11. A. Nageshwara Rao is
associated with which field?
12. To which are
Phototrophic and Geotropic movements linked?
13. On which date was the
State of Bombay was bifurcated into Maharashtra and Gujarat?
14. A place having an
average annual temperature of 27°C and an annual rainfall of over 200 cm where
is this?
15. Which region did not
form the part of Ashoka's empire?
16. Which is the most
unreactive gas?
17. When was
Inter-Governmental Authori on Development come into existence?
18. Which rural bank has
been named after a river?
19. In which type of climate
does the temperature never rise above 10°C throughout the year?
20. Which Gupta ruler was
equally great in the art of peace, wars and personal accomplishment?
Answer
1. It will rise a little
higher 2. Brajesh Mishra 3. Glucose 4. Nimbus 5. Bimbisara 6. Goa 7. Mass of
the body 8. Oudh Commercial Bank 9. Cumulonimbus 10. Priyadarsi 11. A. Motion
Picture 12. Auxin 13. May 1, in the year 1960 14. Singapore 15. Madras 16.
Hydrogen 17. 21st March, 1996 18. Varada Grameen Bank 19. Tundra Climate 20.
Chandragupta-II
Set - 30
1. Which
substance found in blood which helps in cloting?
2. How can a
major portion of the Constitution be amended?
3. What is the
product of the time period of a wave and its frequency?
4. Which is the
major oil producing area in U.S.A.?
5. Who
contributed the Chalukya in Western India?
6. When was Lake
Chad Basin Commission founded?
7. The popular
TV serial ‘Neem ka Ped’ was written by which author?
8. Which
Constitutional Amendments banned the floor crossing in Parliament?
9. Which country
leads the world in the export of oil?
10. The Kalachuri era
counted from A.D. 248 what was mostly in current?
11. What is the name of the
scientist who stated that matter can be converted into energy?
12. By whom was the first
estimate of national income in India made?
13. ‘Asian Drama’, by Gunnar
Karl Myrdal, is a book on which subjects?
14. Where do the Earthquakes
rarely occur?
15. Kamarupa is the old name
of which state?
16. What is in a healthy
person rate of heart beat on one minute?
17. When is the Constitution
of India designed to work as a unitary government?
18. With the rise of
temperature, what happens in the speed of sound in a gas?
19. Mostly in which region
do Earthquakes and volcanoes occur?
20. Which region of northern
India was not included in the empire of Ala-ud-din Khalji ?
Answer
1. Fibrinogen 2. By two-thirds
majority 3. Unity 4. Texas-Louisiana belt 5. Guptas 6. 22nd May, 1964 7. Rahi
Masoom Raza 8. 52nd 9. Saudi Arabia 10. Andhra 11. Einstein 12. Dadabhai
Naoroji 13. Economics 14. Brazil 15. Assam 16. 72 times 17. In times of
Emergency 18. Increases 19. Folded and faulted region 20. Kashmir
Set - 31
1.
Which decade is celebrated as decade of Action for road safety?
2. What is the
sum total of incomes received for the services of labor, land or capital in a country?
3. Myxedema is
disorder produced due to hypersecretion of which gland?
4. In which
country is the world’s highest waterfall?
5. Who destroyed
the group of Forty Nobles?
6. From which of
the country, Constitution of India has adopted fundamental duties?
7. The isotopes
of chlorine with mass number 35 and 37 exist in which ratio?
8. Which decade
is celebrated as United Nations decade on biodiversity?
9. One will NOT
have to pass through the Suez Canal while going from Bombay to which canal?
10. Who built Char Minar?
11. International Day for
the Abolition of Slavery, is observed on which date?
12. What does protein
deficiency in children usually between the ages of 1 to 3 year cause?
13. Who was the member of
the Rajya Sabha when first appointed as the Prime Minister of India?
14. Which country has the
highest average of road length on per thousand square kilometer area basis?
15. On the ruins of which
Hindu kingdom was the kingdom of Golconda founded?
16. When the radius of the
T.G. coil is decreased, what does happen in its sensitiveness?
17. Unemployment occurs when
workers move from one job to another job?
18. The United Nations
declared 2014 as which International Year?
19. Which continent has the
lowest birth and death rates ?
20. Where is Buland
Darwaza situated?
Answer
1. 2011-2020 2. National
income 3. Thyroid 4. Venezuela 5. Balban 6. Erstwhile USSR 7. 3 : 1 8.
2011-2020 9. Suez 10. Quli Qutb Shah 11. December 2 12. Kwashiorkor 13. Indira
Gandhi 14. Japan 15. Kakatiyas 16. Increases 17. Frictional unemployment 18.
Crystallography 19. Europe 20. Fatehpur Sikri
Set - 32
1.
Which disease is caused by bacteria and spread though faucal matter by
houseflies?
2. Who is the
ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha?
3. Which
colloids are solvent loving colloids?
4. Among the
Union Territories of India, which one has the largest size?
5. During which
reign was the Purana Qila constructed?
6. Which
Australian player was known as ‘Fruit fly’ amongst the rest of the team?
7. Which type of
unemployment mostly found in India?
8. What is a
glass sided tank, bowl in which aquatic animals live?
9. Where are
Shevaroy Hills located?
10. By who was the Sikh
Khalsa founded?
11. Under which act was the
Supreme Court set up?
12. The resistance of
material increases with temperature. What is this?
13. Pravin Arnre and Vinod
Kambli played for which province in South Africa?
14. Kodaikanal, the famous
hill-station of South India, is situated on which hills?
15. On 13th April of which
year Guru Gobind Singh established Khalsa?
16. The Olympic Museum was
opened at which place?
17. The word “biodiversity”
is a combination of which two words?
18. Which Judge of the
Supreme Court was unsuccessfully sought to be impeached?
19. Which relates to the
formation of the Himalayas?
20. The Maratha power
reached its zenith during which Peshwaship?
Answer
1. Typhoid 2.
Vice-President 3. Lyophilic 4. Pondicherry 5. Sher Shah 6. Merv Hughes 7.
Disguised 8. Aquarium 9. Tamil Nadu 10. Guru Gobind Singh 11. Regulating Act
12. Metal 13. Boland 14. Palni hills 15. 1699 16. Lausanne 17. Biology and
diversity 18. Justice Ramaswami 19. Folding of the geosyncline 20. Balaji II
Set - 33
1. Which
material is very hard and very ductile?
2. Which is
called a ‘banker’s cheque’?
3. With Which
game/sport is ‘Popping crease’ associated?
4. Which lake in
India has the highest water salinity?
5. In which year
did the Peshwa became the official head of Maratha administration?
6. Bhopal gas
tragedy struck in the year 1984 due to the leakage of which gas?
7. Which was an
associate State of India before becoming a full fledged State?
8. Einstein’s
mass energy relation is given by which expression?
9. Which is the
first company-managed major port in India?
10. Which Governor of Bengal
committed suicide in 1774 ?
11. Pulitzer prize is
awarded for outstanding work in which field?
12. Bouncing of cheques has
become an offence. What is the punishment for the same?
13. All of the organisms
living in a particular area, what do they make up?
14. How can fertility of
soil be improved?
15. By whom was the
Vernacular Press Act was passed?
16. By whom is Recognition
to a political party accorded?
17. Which was the scientist
who was responsible for the rejection of vital force theory?
18. Which award is
associated with Agriculture?
19. What type of farming is
practised in the densely populated regions of the world?
20. In which year Delhi
became the capital of India?
Answer
1. Nichrome 2. Demand
draft 3. Cricket 4. Sambhar 5. 1748 A.D. 6. Methyl-iso-cyanate 7. Sikkim 8. E =
mc2 9. Ennore 10. Robert Clive 11. Literature and Journalism 12. 6 months
imprisonment 13. Abiological community 14. By adding living earthworms 15. Lord
Lytton 16. By the Election Commission 17. Lavoisier 18. Bourlog Award 19.
Intensive farming 20. 1911
Set - 34
1. Who has taken
maximum wickets in one-day internationals?
2. By which
fission does Leishmanial, the causative agent of kala-azar, multiply asexually?
3. From which
date shall the tenure of every Panchayat be for five years?
4. The last
three digits of a PIN code represent?
5. Who was the
Viceroy of India at the time of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
6. Which rays
will deflect in electric field?
7. Why is the
Gross National Income always more than Net National Income?
8. In which
country was the 2010 Football World Cup held?
9. Nal Sarovar
Bird Sanctuary is located in which state?
10. What was the first
venture of Gandhiji in all-India politics?
11. Which disease is caused
by the bite of a mad dog?
12. Which is not the concern
of the local government?
13. Most of hydrocarbons
from petroleum are obtained by which method?
14. Which current is
produced by upwelling of water off the coast of Chile and Peru?
15. During the reign of
which Indian National Congress banned and over 1,20,000 persons were arrested?
16. The Musalman, the
handwritten daily newspaper in circulation since 1927, is published from which
place?
17. Under VAT, how many
slabs are there?
18. From the biological
evolutionary point of view, the human heart is close to the heart of which
animal?
19. Where does the cold
Labrador current bring nine months winter?
20. Who led the agitation
against the Partition of Bengal (1905) ?
Answer
1. Mutthiah Muralitharan
2. By binary fission 3. From the date of its first meeting 4. Sorting district
5. Lord Chelmsford 6. Cathode rays 7. Direct taxes 8. South Africa 9. Gujarat
10. Rowlatt Satyagraha 11. Hydrophobia 12. Public Utility Services 13.
Fractional distillation 14. Humboldt Current 15. Lord Willingdon 16. Chennai
17. 4 18. Pig
Set - 35
1.
In which year was the Constituent Assembly which framed the Constitution for
Independent India set up?
2. The
mass-energy relation is the outcome of which teory?
3. Who is the
author of the book ‘India Remembered’?
4. Local
thunderstorms ‘Norwesters’ are prominent in which state?
5. Who among the
following had led the Swadeshi Movement in Delhi?
6. What are the
total members of Security Council–
7. Wisdom teeth
normally grow during the which age?
8. Who presided
over the inaugural meeting of the Constituent Assembly of India?
9. If the
atmosphere is cooled, what is its capacity for water vapour?
10. ABuddhist Council during
the reign of Kanishka was held at which place?
11. Which alloy used in
making heating elements for electric heating devices?
12. By which ministry is
Economic survey published?
13. Which organ of UNO is
considered as world parliament?
14. Amajority of the
population of New found land are engaged in which profession?
15. Which dynasty was
associated with Gandhara school of Art?
16. Which disease is
characterised by inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal
cord?
17. Between which a
government is federal or unitary on the basis of relations?
18. Which purified oil does
Aviation fuel for jet aeroplanes consist?
19. Which country produced
127 lakh metric tones fish in 2010?
20. Who was appointed by
Ashoka to administer justice in his empire?
Answer
1. 1946 2. Special theory
of relativity 3. Pameia Mountbatten 4. West Bengal 5. Syed Haider Raza 6. 15 7.
17-30 years 8. Sachidananda Sinha 9. Lowered 10. Kashmir 11. Nichrome 12.
Ministry of Finance 13. General Assembly 14. Fishing 15. Kushans 16. Meningitis
17. Centre and States 18. Kerosene 19. Japan 20. Rajuka
Set - 36
1. Which is the
first multipurpose river valley project of independent India?
2. Who was the
first Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission of India?
3. What is
Amnesia?
4. Recently
reserves of diamond have been reported in Madhya Pradesh from which place?
5. By which name
was Chanakya known in his childhood?
6. The Ninth
Schedule was added by which Amendment?
7. The filament
of an electric bulb is made of which metal?
8. Who is
associated with Tashkent Agreement?
9. Which metal
is used for generation of Nuclear Power?
10. In India, where did the
Dutch establish their earliest factory?
11. Which two countries
follow China and India in the decreasing order of their populations?
12. What is the normal
cholesterol level in human blood?
13. Which was the first
woman film star nominated/ elected to the Rajya Sabha?
14. Anantapur district in
Andhra Pradesh is famous for which metal?
15. Which was the first fort
constructed by the British in India?
16. On which conservation
law, does a rocker work?
17. To which duties is the
system of value added taxation applicable?
18. Ogaden region has been a
source of conflict between which countries?
19. Silver is obtained from
the lead & Zinc ares of Zawar mines in which city?
20. In Indus Valley, which
one indicates the commercial and economic development?
Answer
1. Damodar Valley
Corporation 2. Shri V. T. Krishnamachari 3. Related to loss of memory 4.
Devbhog 5. Vishnugupta 6. First 7. Tungsten 8. Lal Bahadur Shastri 9. Uranium
10. Masulipattanam 11. USA and Indonesia 12. 180-200 mg% 13. Nargis Dutt 14.
Gold 15. Fort St. George 16. Angular momentum 17. Excise duties 18. Ethiopia
and Somalia 19. Udaipur 20. Seals
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Set - 37
1. What is
Syrinx?
2. By whom is
the Speaker of the Lok Sabha is elected?
3. Which is the
best conductor of electricity ?
4. Which of the
planets is nearest to the earth?
5. In which year
was the Indus Valley Civilisation discovered?
6. Which first
woman to become a Chief Minister of any State in India?
7. Howmany of
Banks were nationalised since 1969?
8. Which
modification of root does not store food?
9. Which planet
is known as the Earth’s Twin?
10. Purushsukta is a part of
which veda?
11. What does the special
status of Jammu and Kashmir imply?
12. Through which material
does sound travel slowest?
13. What are the brothers
Umakant and Ramakant Gundecha?
14. How much the equatorial circumference
is greater than the polar circumference?
15. Which was common both to
the Harappan society and the Rigvedic society?
16. Which UN agency has its
headquarters at Paris?
17. Vegetative propagation
by stem cutting is generally foundation of which plant?
18. To whom is the Chief
Minister of a State responsible?
19. What is the distance of
the equator from either of the poles?
20. Who was the President of
the First Buddhist Council held at Rajagriha?
Answer
1. Voice box in Birds 2.
All the members of Lok Sabha 3. Silve 4. Venus 5. 1921 6. Sucheta Kripalani 7.
20 8. Stilt 9. Venus 10. Rigveda 11. Aseparate Constitution 12. Wood 13.
Dhrupad vocalists 14. Approximately 68 km 15. Horses 16. UNESCO 17. Sugarcane
18. Governor 19. 10,002 km 20. Mahakassapa
Set - 38
1. By which
method is the age of most ancient geological formations estimated?
2. Which tax is
levied by the Union and collected and appropriated by the States?
3. Ban-Ki-Moon
the Secretary general of UNO belongs to which country?
4. Which layer
of the atmosphere provides ideal conditions for flying of jet aeroplanes?
5. In which
state had Gautama Buddha had attained Mahaparinirvan?
6. Most of the
plants obtain nitrogen from the soil in which from?
7. Who is the
Father of local self government in India?
8. If the
temperature inside a room is increased, what will be the relative humidity?
9. Which
constituents of the atmosphere causes greatest changes in climate and weather?
10. Who was the last ruler
of Sunga dynasty?
11. What was the pen name of
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhaye?
12. Which is not a direct
tax?
13. Which fungus is
responsible for disease late blight of potato?
14. Which type of forest
belt supplies most of the world’s requirement of newsprint?
15. Who were the first to
establish trade contacts with the Roman empire?
16. With which amendment act
has Panchayati Raj received constitutional status?
17. Which polymer is used
for making bulletproof material?
18. ‘Man-The Maker of His
Own Destiny’ book was written by which person?
19. Which climatic type
suffers change due to shifting of the World’s Pressure Belts?
20. Who is considered to be
the father of Ayurveda ?
Answer
1. C4 method 2. Stamp
Duties 3. South Korea 4. Stratosphere 5. Malia 6. Nitrates 7. Lord Ripon 8.
Decrease 9. Water Vapour 10. Devabhuti 11. Kamla Kant 12. Tax on entertainment
13. Phytophthora infestans 14. Coniferous forest 15. Tamils 16. 73rd 17.
Polyethylene 18. Swami Vivekananda 19. Monsoon 20. Charaka
Set - 39
1. The United
Nations declared 2012 as the International Year of which thing?
2. Which gland
is both exo and endocrine gland?
3. By whom was
the Constitution of India adopted?
4. By which the
maximum amount of energy in the present day world is provided?
5. In ancient
India, Nalanda University was a great centre for the study of which religion?
6. The first law
of thermodynamics is concerned with the conservation of which thing?
7. Which state
produces maximum Soya bean?
8. When is World
Day for Water, recognized by the UN observed?
9. Which country
is rich in oil?
10. By whom was the first
Muslim invasion of India lead?
11. Which blood vessel
bringing blood into Bowman’s capsule?
12. When was the Constituent
Assembly for undivided India first met?
13. Which are
macro-nutrients provided by inorganic fertilizers?
14. Which proper order of
seismic waves as they are received at seismograph station?
15. The Arab conquest of
Sind took place in which year?
16. The United Nations
declared 4th week of September which week?
17. What percentage of
country’s demand for natural rubber is met by in indigenous production?
18. Which causes the disease
syphilis?
19. Which European country
has over 200 volcanoes, many of them still active?
20. Which was the medieval
ruler who was the first to establish a ministry of agriculture?
Answer
1. Cooperatives 2.
Pancreas 3. Constituent Assembly 4. Coal 5. Mahayana Buddhism 6. Energy 7.
Madhya Pradesh 8. March 22 9. Indonesia 10. Muharnmad-bin-Oasim 11. Afferent
arteriole 12. 9th December, 1946 13. Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium 14.
P-wave, S-wave, L-wave 15. 712 A.D. 16. Peace Week 17. 97% 18. Bacteria 19.
Iceland 20. Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
Set - 40
1. Which right
conferred by the Constitution of India is also available to non-citizens?
2. What is the
relative permeability of a paramagnetic material?
3. The United
Nations declared 2008 as which International Year?
4. On which
thing Erosion of soil by a river mainly depends?
5. What was the
main basis of social organization in India during the early medieval period?
6. Which country
stood second in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics medal tally?
7. Where is the
national institute of nutrition located?
8. Which is a
human right as well as a fundamental right under the Constitution of India?
9. What is the
average salt content in a litre of sea water?
10. Why is Sher Shah is well
known for his administrative skill,?
11. In which Tyndall effect
is not observed?
12. Which can be used for
checking inflation temporarily?
13. Dhyan Chand’s name is
associated with which game?
14. Which are the “Horn of
Africa”?
15. By whom was the
Sarak-i-Azam which ran from the Indus to Sonargaon (in Bangladesh) built?
16. Which is Nuclease enzyme
begin its attack from free end of polynucleotide?
17. After howmany years One-third
of the members of the Rajya Sabha retire?
18. Asoap bubble is given
negative charge then what happen in its radius?
19. Israel has common
borders with which countries?
20. The Upanishads were
translated into Persian by the orders of which rular?
Answer
1. Freedom to speech 2.
Greater than unity 3. Planet Earth 4. Its speed at which it flows 5. Caste 6.
US 7. Hyderabad 8. Right to Education 9. 35 gm 10. Land revenue system 11.
Sugar solution 12. Decrease in money supply 13. Badminton 14. Ethiopia,
Djibouti, Somalia 15. Sher Shah 16. Exonuclease 17. Second year 18. Increases
19. Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Jordan 20. Dara Shikoh
Set - 41
1. The World
Food Prize is given by which organisation/world bodie?
2. Who are not
protected against inflation?
3. For which is
the southern blot technique used for the detection?
4. Which is the
State with the largest area under waste land?
5. ‘Padmavat’ of
Malik Muhammad Jaisi, a notable, work in Hindi, was completed during which
reign?
6. AMoney Bill
passed by the Lok Sabha has to be passed/returned by Rajya Sabha within howmany
days?
7. What dose not
contain a hydrophobic structure?
8. How many
Nobel Prizes have been awarded so far to Indian citizens?
9. In which is
the largest population of Scheduled Tribes?
10. Who commanded the
Maratha army in the third battle of Panipat ?
11. Tejaswini Sawant is the
first Indian woman to be crowned World Champion in which sports?
12. Which is the richest
source of ascorbic acid?
13. Which worm reach into
intestine of human by eating leaf?
14. Palghat joins which
states?
15. In which year was Bombay
was acquired by the English from the Portuguese?
16. How can a Change in
distribution of powers between the Centre and the States be done?
17. Which is electrical
circuits used to get smooth de output from a rectified circuit called?
18. By which bill does the
government make arrangement for the collection of revenues for a year?
19. Which forms the western
boundary of the Indian sub-continent?
20. Uplift of the backward
classes was the main programme of which famay?
Answer
1. Kraft general foods 2.
Agricultural farmers 3. DNA 4. Jammu and Kashmir 5. Sher Shah 6. 14 days 7.
Rubber 8. 3 9. Madhya Pradesh 10. Sadashiv Rao Bhau 11. Shooting 12. Guava 13.
Tape worm 14. Kerala and Tamil Nadu 15. 1662 16. Amending the Constitution 17.
Filter 18. Finance Bill 19. Hindukush 20. Satyashodhak Samaj
Set - 42
1. Which
international tennis event is played on a grass court?
2. By which
would Desert plants be characterised?
3. The
distribution of power between Centre and the States is based on which scheme?
4. Which soil is
best suited for cotton?
5. By whom was
the practice of Sati was declared illegal?
6. What is the
most satisfactory method for separating sugars?
7. Who is the
author of ‘Business @ Speed of Thought?
8. Which is the
‘basis for determining the national income?
9. On the basis
of the process of their formation, which soil is formed differently from the
other three?
10. Which helped to develop
close ties between the government and the masses?
11. Alzheimer’s disease in
human beings is characterised by which degeneration?
12. WhichAmendment provided
for an authoritative version of the Constitution in Hindi?
13. The absorption of radio
waves by the atmosphere depends on which thing?
14. Which crop requires
continuous semiaquatic condition for cultivation?
15. Who was the leader to
have the unique distinction of firing the first shot in the rebellion of 1857?
16. ‘Na Khatma Hone Wali
Kahani’is the autobiography of which person?
17. The world famous
‘Khajuraho’ sculptures are located in which State?
18. Why is the yellow colour
of urine?
19. Which stare is the
largest producer of coffee?
20. In the Interim
Government formed in the year 1946, who held the portfolio of Defence?
Answer
1. Wimbeldon 2. By sunken
stomata 3. Government of India Act, 1935 4. Regur 5. Lord William Bentinck 6.
Chromatography 7. Bill Gates 8. Production of goods and services 9. Regur 10.
Ryotwari Settlement 11. Degeneration of nerve cells 12. 58th 13. Their
frequency 14. Rice 15. Mangal Pande 16. V. P. Singh 17. Madhya Pradesh 18. Due
to the presence of urochrome 19. Karnataka 20. Baldev Singh
Set - 43
1. After how
many years is the President of USA is elected?
2. Which enzyme
changes maltose into glucose?
3. Economic
Planning is a subject of which list?
4. On planet
Earth, where is no centrifugal force?
5. From where
did Mahatma Gandhi start his historic Dandi March?
6. Who is considered as
the inventor of the World Wide Web (WWW)?
7. Which of the
following will provide maximum roughage to our diet, if taken in equal mass?
8. Which Act
gave representation to Indians for the first time in the Legislature?
9. Which planet
has the longest day and the shortest year?
10. Who first voiced the
idea of a separate Muslim state in India?
11. Which polymer is widely
used for making bullet proof material?
12. Which was the crop
during the 13th and 14th Centuries A.D. the Indian peasants did not cultivate?
13. What is the mean of
‘Take off stage ‘in an economy?
14. The equator cuts through
which island?
15. Who was responsible for
the integration of Indian Princely States?
16. Which three important
micronutrients are essential for humans?
17. By which act did the
Crown take the Government of India into its own hands?
18. What are Carbon, diamond
and graphite together called?
19. Which city is associated
with the river Mekong?
20. By which was Yavanika
(Curtain) introduced in Indian theatre?
Answers
1. 4 years 2. Maltose 3.
Union List 4. At the Poles 5. Sabarmati Ashram 6. Tim Berners-Lee 7. Cabbage 8.
Government of India Act, 1935 9. Mercury 10. Mohammad Iqbal 11. Polyethylene
12. Maize 13. Steady growth begins 14. Borneo 15. Sardar Patel 16. Copper, zinc
and iodine 17. Government of India Act, 1858 18. Allotropes 19. Phnom-Penh 20.
Greeks
Set - 44
1.
What is the name given to an almost circular coral reef inside which there is a
lagoon?
2. Chocolates
can be bad for health because of a high content of which element?
3. In which
Photosynthesis occurs?
4. Which are the
important species of the Mediterranean biome?
5. At which
place was the headless statue of Kanishka found?
6. Who has the
power to form a new State within the Union of India?
7. By whom was
Electron first identified?
8. When was EXIM
Bank set-up?
9. The annual
average rate of net plant production is highest in which forests?
10. The religious literature
of the Jains at the early stage was written in which language?
11. Which animal can
tolerate more summer heat?
12. What is the estimation
of age of woody plant by counting annual ring?
13. In whom the executive
authority of the Union is vested by the Constitution?
14. Kula, Kufri, Kajjair and
Dalhousie are all tourists place of which state?
15. Of which Religion-wise
the sculpture were found at Kankali tila in Mathura?
16. Galvanized iron sheets
have a coating of which metal?
17. By whom was the famous
‘Kirti Stambha’ at Chittor built?
18. Which is at the apex of
Industrial Finance in India?
19. Which state receives
rainfall from north-east monsoons?
20. Where are the traces of
Portuguese culture found in India?
Answer
1. Atoll 2. Nickel 3.
Chloroplast 4. Pine, cedar, fir 5. Mathura 6. President 7. J. J. Thomson 8.
1982 9. Temperate forest 10. Ardhamagadhi 11. Donkey 12. Dendrochronology 13.
President 14. Himachal Pradesh 15. Jaina 16. Zinc 17. Rana Kumbha 18.
Industrial Development Bank of India 19. Tamil Nadu 20. Goa
Set - 45
1. Soft drinks
such as cocoa contain significant quantities of which thing?
2. By whom is
the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament appointed?
3. How must be
the lines of force of a uniform magnetic field?
4. The Varansi
Kanyakumari National Highway is called which national highway?
5. Which of the
British Officials defeated Portuguese at Solley ?
6. Name of S.
Chandrashekhar is associated with which subject?
7. Which is the
official language of Central Bank of West African Bank?
8. What is the
transfer of pollen grain from pollen sac to stigma called?
9. What is in
terms of the railway system India’s position in the world?
10. Where was the first iron
and steel industry of India established?
11. Who decides whether a
particular bill is a Money Bill or not?
12. Chlorophyll is a
naturally occurring chelate compound in, what is the which the central metal in
this?
13. What is the most
appropriate measure of a country’s economic growth?
14. Which is the brightest
planet?
15. Who used the phrase
‘Un-British’ to criticize the English colonial control of India?
16. Which is UN special
agency and not programme?
17. What is the Study of
integrated use of microbiology, biochemistry and engineering?
18. Where is In the
Constitution of India, the word ‘Federal’ used?
19. Which planet takes the
same number of days for rotation and revolution?
20. Which element of
Hinduism was practised in the Indus Valley Civilization?
Answer
1. Caffein 2. Speaker of
Lok Sabha 3. Parallel to each other 4. NH 7 5. Thomas Best 6. Astrophysics 7.
French 8. Pollination 9. Fourth 10. Jamshedpur 11. Speaker of Lok Sabha 12.
Magnesium 13. Per capita real income 14. Venus 15. Dadabhai Naoroji 16. UNDP
17. Biotechnology 18. Nowhere 19. Venus 20. Cult of Shiva
Set - 46
1. When a ray of
light is going from one medium to another, how is its frequency?
2. Who is the
author of “The Kalam effect: My years with the president”?
3. CENVAT is
associated with which rate?
4. At the summer
solstice, which latitude will have the longest night?
5. What was the
script of Indus Valley Civilization?
6. Which branch
of science deals with the study of tissue found in the body of organism?
7. By whom is
Recognition to a political party accorded?
8. For which
thing is Washing soda the common name?
9. Through where
does the Tropic of Cancer passes?
10. What are Brahmanas ?
11. Who is the author of the
book ‘Freedom from Fear’?
12. When is Doctor’s Day,
Bidhan Chandra Roy Birth Day is observed?
13. Which hormone is
injected into cow and buffalo during milking?
14. What happens when a
sudden fall in the barometric reading?
15. What is the meaning of
'Buddha'?
16. Which Amendment provided
for an authoritative version of the Constitution in Hindi?
17. Heat given to an ideal
gas under isothermal conditions is used in which work?
18. How long does India’s
economic zone extend miles off its coast?
19. How is the Relative
humidity of the atmosphere directly affected?
20. Kautilya was the Prime
Minister of which Indian ruler ?
Answer
1. Frequency remains same
2. P.M. Nayer 3. Rate of indirect tax 4. 60°S 5. Undeciphered 6. Histology 7.
By the Election Commission 8. Sodium carbonate 9. India and Saudi Arabia 10.
Texts on sacrificial rituals 11. Aung San Suukyi 12. July 1 13. Oxytocin 14.
Storm 15. The Enlightened one 16. 58th 17. In doing external work 18. 200 19.
Change in atmospheric temperature 20. Chandragupta Maurya
Set - 47
1. When is World
Day for Audiovisual Heritage, recognized by the UN observed?
2. Maximum
nutritive element absorbed by blood from which part of alimentary canal?
3. Under whose
signature are the members of All-India Services appointed?
4. Which climate
best suited for horticulture?
5. Before
ascending the Maurya throne, how was Ashoka served?
6. From which
one among the following water sources, the water is likely to be contaminated
with fluoride?
7. In which year
did the first modem Olympic Games take place?
8. Which
neighboring country has objections on Indian Baglihar Hydro-electric Project?
9. Which region
does not receive most of its rainfall during winter?
10. What were the two
colossal images of the Buddha at Bamiyan?
11. Which genetic disease is
sex -linked?
12. What is the part of the
Constitution that reflects the mind and ideals of the framers?
13. When will a hot body
radiate maximum energy?
14. Which African country is
richer than others in gold and diamond?
15. Who has been called the
'Napoleon of India' ?
16. Yondieki who set up a
new world record in 10,000 meters race, belongs to which country?
17. How many players are
there on each side in a women’s Basketball game?
18. Who proved that DNA is
the basic genetic material?
19. Which is the leading
producer of Sulphur?
20. During the reign of
which Pallava ruler did the Chinese pilgrim Hieun Tsang visit Kanchi?
Answer
1. October 27 2. Small
intestine 3. President 4. Mediterranean 5. As a Viceroy of Taxila 6. Ground
water7. 1896 8. Pakistan 9. Central North America 10. Works of the Gupta Art
11. Royal haemophilia 12. Preamble 13. If its surface is black and rough 14.
Zaire 15. Samudragupta 16. Kenya 17. 6 18. Hershey and Chase 19. U.S.A. 20.
Narasimhavaram I
Set - 48
1.
What does the Preamble of our Constitution contain?
2. Which will
you put into pure water in order to pass electric current through it?
3. Of the
various ways of financing government’s investment expenditure, what is the
least inflationary?
4. In which
country are ‘Dykes’ especially constructed?
5. What was Sher
Shah’s real name?
6. Where did the
1st ODI match was played in India?
7. “Greenhouse
effect” with respect to global warming refers to which effect?
8. Which State
has the largest percentage of reserved parliamentary seats?
9. For which
landform is Colorado in U.S.A. famous?
10. Which battle was fought
in 1192 A.D. ?
11. Afar-sighted person has
a near point at 100 cm. What must be the power of the correcting lens?
12. Which Indian was honored
by the World Statesman Award, 2012?
13. By which band is
Monetary policy regulated?
14. Strait of Florida runs
in between which water bodies?
15. During whose reign did
the Mongols first invade India?
16. What is the green color
of plants produced from organelles?
17. According to which
system are the members of the Rajya Sabha elected?
18. Which fuel causes
minimum environmental pollution?
19. Which Strait separates
Asia from North America?
20. Who was contemporary of
Namdev?
Answer
1. The spirit of the
Constitution 2. Lemon Juice 3. Taxation 4. Norway 5. Farid 6. Ahmedabad 7.
Warming effect 8. Uttar Pradesh 9. Grand Canyon 10. Second Battle of Tarain 11.
+3.0 D 12. Stephen Harper 13. Central Bank 14. Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of
Mexico 15. Iltutmish 16. Chloroplasts 17. Single Transferable Vote System 18.
Hydrogen 19. The Bering Strait 20. Sena
Set
- 49
1. The ODI
Player of the Year 2012’Award was given by ICC to which India cricketer?
2. Who has
created world record in the men’s 100 metres sprint event at 2008 Olympic Games?
3. Which ceil
organelles function as the power house of a living cell ?
4. Which States
of the U.S.A. are attached to Mexico?
5. Who was the
earliest Sufi Saint to have settled at Ajmer?
6. The members
of the State Legislative Assembly are elected for what period?
7. How many
images can a man see if he stands between two plane mirrors inclined at an
angle of 60°?
8. What is the
basic attribute of a formal organization?
9. Khartoum is
situated at the confluence of which rivers?
10. Under which reign did
Mughal Empire extend up to Tamil territory in the South?
11. The Winter Olympic came
into being in which year?
12. By which Transfer of
genetic information from one generation to the other is accomplished?
13. Which One feature is
distinguishing the Rajya Sabha from the vidhan Parishad?
14. Which is the
southernmost city?
15. Which Rajput Mansabdar
revolted against Aurangzeb ?
16. Which hydrocarbon is
mainly present in gobar gas?
17. Who wrote the book
Babubivah?
18. If the price of an
inferior good falls, what about its demand?
19. Which gulf would have to
be crossed to reach Sri Lanka from Nagercoil ?
20. Which was the last
governor of Bengal appointed by the Mughal emperor?
Answer
1. Virat Kohli 2. Usain
Bolt 3. Mitochondria 4. California and Texas 5. Sheikh Moinuddin Chisti 6. 5
years 7. 5 8. Rules and regulations 9. White Nile and Blue Nile 10. Aurangzeb
11. 1924 12. By transfer RNA 13. Indirect election 14. Raipur 15. Durgadas
Rathore 16. Methane 17. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar 18. Remains constant 19. Gulf
of Mannar
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