Sunday, 13 March 2016

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1. What is the maximum age limit prescribed for the post of the President of India?
(A) 58 years.
(B) 60 years.
(C) 62 years.
(D) There is no maximum age limit.




2. The term PC means
(A) Private Computer.
(B) Personal Computer.
(C) Professional Computer.
(D) Processing Computer.




3. Right to Information Act was passed in the year
(A) 2001.
(B) 2005.
(C) 2004.
(D) 2002.




4. In an economy, the sectors are classified into public and private on the basis of
(A) employment conditions.
(B) nature of economic activities.
(C) ownership of enterprises.
(D) use of raw materials.




5. The author of the book ‘My Experiments With Truth’ is
(A) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
(B) Govind Vallabh Pant.
(C) M. K. Gandhi.
(D) Tara Ali Beg.




6. Great Stupa at Sanchi is in
(A) Uttar Pradesh.
(B) Madhya Pradesh.
(C) Arunachal Pradesh.
(D) Andhra Pradesh.




7. The resource which can be used continuously, year after year are called
(A) Biotic.
(B) Abiotic.
(C) Non-renewable.
(D) Renewable.




8. Mangal Pandey fired the first shot of the Revolt of 1857 at
(A) Barrackpore.
(B) Meerut.
(C) Kanpur.
(D) Jhansi.




9. Water boils at a lower temperature on the hills because
(A) it is cold on the hills.
(B) there is less carbon dioxide on the hills.
(C) there is decrease in air pressure on the hills.
(D) there is less oxygen.




10. A person being a universal recipient can donate blood to person having
(A) A-Group.
(B) B-Group.
(C) AB –Group.
(D) O-Group.




11. Source of energy in ecosystem is
(A) Sun.
(B) Green Plants.
(C) Sugar produced in Photosynthesis.
(D) ATP.




12. Who was the author of Geet Govinda?
(A) Jayadeva.
(B) Kalhana.
(C) Kalidasa.
(D) Raja Rao.




13. Solar energy is due to
(A) fusion reactions.
(B) fission reactions.
(C) combustion reactions.
(D) chemical reactions.




14. Which battle did open the Delhi area to Muhammad Ghori?
(A) First Battle of Tarain.
(B) Second Battle of Tarain.
(C) Battle of Khanwa.
(D) First Battle of Panipat.




15. Hypertension is the term used for
(A) increase in heart rate.
(B) decrease in heart rate.
(C) decrease in blood pressure.
(D) increase in blood pressure.




16. An area legally reserved for wild life in its natural surroundings is
(A) Biosphere Reserve.
(B) Sanctuary.
(C) Social Forest.
(D) National Park.




17. The electronic configuration of an atom having atomic number ‘20’ is
(A) 2, 8, 10
(B) 2, 6, 8, 4
(C) 2, 8, 8, 2
(D) 2, 10, 8




18. The major component in the LPG is
(A) Methane.
(B) Butane.
(C) Ethane.
(D) Propone.




19. Who among the following was the first heavyweight boxer to go undefeated throughout his career?
(A) Rocky Marciano.
(B) Lee Epperson.
(C) Larry Holmes.
(D) Michael Spinks.




20. The Chairman of the Finance Commission must be
(A) A person of Finance and Banking field.
(B) An Economist of high caliber.
(C) An expert from Judiciary – level of High Court Judge.
(D) A person having experience in Public Affairs.




21. Who amongst the following was the Last Guru of the Sikhs?
(A) Guru Arjun Dev.
(B) Guru Teg Bahadur.
(C) Guru Gobind Singh.
(D) Guru Angad Dev.




22. The writ of ‘Habeas Corpus’ is issued in the event of:
(A) Loss of Property.
(B) Refund of Excess Taxes.
(C) Wrongful Police Detention.
(D) Violation of the Freedom of Speech.




23. The disease that is caused by virus is:
(A) Typhoid.
(B) Cholera.
(C) Common Cold.
(D) Malaria.




24. In plants water is adsorbed by the root hairs by a process called:
(A) Transpiration.
(B) Respiration.
(C) Perspiration.
(D) Osmosis.




25. Which of the following gods are worshipped in the sanctum of Badrinath and Kedarnath temples respectively?
(A) Visnu and Shiva.
(B) Shiva and Vishnu.
(C) Shiva and Parvati.
(D) Vishnu and Brahma.



26. Konark which has famous ‘Sun God Temple’ with wonderful specimens of Hindu architecture lies in the state of:
(A) Orissa.
(B) Gujarat.
(C) Karnataka.
(D) Madhya Pradesh.



27. ‘Giddha’ is a form of dance associated with the state of:
(A) Punjab.
(B) Himachal Pradesh.
(C) Haryana.
(D) Rajasthan.



28. The Nobel Prize was instituted by the country
(A) USA.
(B) UK.
(C) Russia.
(D) Sweden.



29. Who is the Chairman of Planning Commission?
(A) President.
(B) Prime Minister.
(C) Finance Minister.
(D) Vice-President.



30. In onion the edible part is
(A) Leaf.
(B) Root.
(C) Stem.
(D) Flower.



31. Which country won the last FIFA World Cup in Soccer
(A) Brazil
(B) Spain
(C) Argentina
(D) England



32. Who is the present prime minister of Pakistan
(A) Asaf Ali Zardari
(B) Nawaz Sharif
(C) Yousaf Raza Gillani
(D) Raza Parvaiz Ashraf



33. The present Governor of Reserve Bank of India is
(A) D. Subbarao
(B) Y. V. Reddy
(C) Bimal Jalan
(D) Raghuram Rajan




34. Who won the ICC Champions Trophy – 2013 recently held in England
(A) England
(B) Australia
(C) India
(D) South Africa




35. Who amongst the following is not a Lawn Tennis Player
(A) Rafel Nadal
(B) Roger Federer
(C) Tiger Woods
(D) Serena Williams




36. Which country will host the Olympic Games in 2016
(A) USA
(B) Germany
(C) Brazil
(D) Australia




37. Who is the present Vice Chairman of Planning Commission
(A) Montek Singh Ahluwalia
(B) Vijay L. Kelkar
(C) P. Chidambaram
(D) Pratip Choudhary




38. A Bill passed by both the Houses of the Parliament goes for approval to _______ before legislation
(A) Prime Minister
(B) Union Cabinet
(C) President
(D) Supreme Court




39. Proposed state of Telangana is presently part of
(A) Karnataka
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Andhra Pradesh




40. Saina Nehwal is associated with
(A) Lawn Tennis
(B) Table Tennis
(C) Badminton
(D) Squash




41. The saffron colour in our national flag signifies:
(A) Faith and Chivalary (B) Truth and Peace
(C) Courage and sacrifice (D) All of these



42. Who was the first vice president of India:
(A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (B) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
(C) V.V Giri (D) Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy



43. Name of the playground for the sport of baseball:
(A) Court (B) Diamond
(C) Rink (D) Ring



44. How many days does mercury take to complete one revolution round the Sun:
(A) 100 days (B) 88 days
(C) 365 days (D) 58.65 days



45. If one kilometer is equal to 10 hectometer, then 1 hectometer is equal to :
(A) 10 decameters (B) 1 decameter
(C) 100 decameters (D) 10 decimeters



46. VAT with reference to taxation stands for:
(A) Volume additional Tax
(B) Value Added Tax
(C) Valuable Additional Tax
(D) Value Alternative Tax



47. The instrument used as a lie detector:
(A) Polygraph (B) Pyknometer
(C) Lactometer (D) Coronograph



48. Cricket player and the country to which they belong are paired. Identify the wrong pair:
(A) Steve Waugh- Australia
(B) Clive Lloyd- West Indies
(C) Allen Border- South Africa
(D) Kapil Dev- India



49. Which of the following is not in the public sector:
(1) Indian Oil Corporation Limited
(2) Gas authority of India Limited
(C) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited
(D) Indian Petrochemicals Company Limited



50. Odissi is a dance form of the state of:
(A) Bihar (B) Orrisa
(C) Jharkhand (D) West Bengal

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