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1. Korba thermal power plant is at:

(a) Chattisgarh             (b) Madhya Pradesh    

(c) Uttarakhand            (d) Jharkhand

Ans: a

2. The order issued by SC/ BC to public official to perform his duties:

(a) Mandamus     (b) Quo-Warrants       

(c) Certiorari       (d) Prohibition

Ans: a

3. India's biggest nuclear reactor is:

(a) Zerlina            (b) Dhruva                    (c) Kamini           (d) Apsara

Ans: b

4. Project Tiger was started in India on:

(a) 1972      (b) 1973     (c) 1992

Ans: b

5. The Fundamental of Fundamental Rights is:

(a) Article 31       (b) Article 32      (c) Article 226    (d) Article 21A

Ans: b

6. Harappan Civilization was excavated by:

(a) John Marshal          (b) Dayaram Sahni       (c) R.D. Das

Ans: a

7. Capital of Syria is:

(a) Ramallah        (b) Kingston        (c) Damascus      (d) Dublin

Ans: c

8. The shortest serving Prime Minister in India is:

(a) Gulsarilal Nanda     (b) Lal Bahadur Shastri         (c) Charan Sing  

Ans: c

9. The book 'Who is Kalam' is written by:

(a) R. Ramanathan       (b) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

(c) Shasi Taroor            (d) Pranab Mukharjee

Ans: a

10. Plant cell differ from animal cell in having:

(a) Ribosome       (b) Cell membrane       (c) Nucleus     (d) Cell wall

Ans: d

11. The chemical that is used to make artificial rain is:

(a) Silver Nitrite           (b) Silver Nitrate

(c) Silver Iodide            (d) Silver Chloride

Ans: c

12. Who was the new head of IPCC?

(a) Shashank Manohar          (b) Raghuram Rajan

(c) Hoesung Lee                              (d) Samiran Chakraborty

Ans: c

13. National Milk day is celebrated on:

(a) November 26          (b) October 28    (c) August 21      (d) April 19

Ans: a

14. How many times the President of India can return a non money bill passed by parliament?

(a) Once     (b) Twice   (c) Thrice   (d) Never

Ans: a

15. In a step down transformer the AC output gives:

(a) Current more than input current

(b) Current less than input current

(c) Current equal to input current   

(d) Voltage more than input voltage

Ans: a

16. The financial year of RBI starts on:

(a) April 1st to March 31st   

(b) July 1st to June 30th

(c) January 1st to December 31st

Ans: b

17. As per the recent monetary policy changes, what is the present Bank rate?

(a) 6.75%   (b) 7.75%   (c) 8.75% (d) 21.50%

Ans: b

18. GPS is the navigation tool of:

(a) Russia   (b) India    (c) China   (d) USA

Ans: d

19. Where is the Headquarters of OPEC?

(a) Vienna  (b) Singapore     (c) Paris    (d) London

Ans: a

20. Who is known as Father of All India Services?

(a) Lord Cornwalis                 (b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

(c) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan       (d) B.R. Ambedkar

Ans: b

21. The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Acts relates to:

(a) Panchayathi Raj      (b) Nagara Palika

(c) Reservation of Govt. Jobs to SC/ ST

(d) Reservation of Government jobs to minorities

Ans: a

22. Gair is a dance form seen in the state of:

(a) Arunachal Pradesh          (b) Andhra Pradesh

(c) Assam                               (d) Rajasthan

Ans: d

23. Central Food Technological Research Institute is situated in:

``      (a) Bangalore       (b) Chennai         (c) Lucknow        (d) Mysore

Ans: d

24. Railway in India was introduced by:

(a) Lord Curzon            (b) Lord Bentinct        (c) Lord Dalhousie

Ans: c

25. The first battle of Panipat was fought between Babar and:

(a) Nadirshah                         (b) Allaudin Khilli

(c) Ghazni Mahmood             (d) Ibrahim Lodhi

Ans: d

26. ISRO satellite centre is situated at

(a) Chennai                             (b) Bangalore     

(c) Thiruvananthapuram       (d) Sriharikota

Ans: b

27. The Chinese traveler, Hiuen Tsang visited India at the time of:

(a) Harsha Vardhana             (b) chandra Gupta Mourya

(c) Kanishka                           (d) Ashoka

Ans: a

28. Covalent bond is obtained by:

(a) Exchange of electrons      (b) Gaining of electron from outside

(c) Sharing of electron                    (d) Losing of electron

Ans: c

29. Which of the following is a metalloid?

(a) Silicon  (a) Phosphorus (c) Germanium   (d) Aluminum

Ans: c

30. Fog is a colloidal solution of:

(a) Gas in liquid   (b) Liquid in gas (c) Gas in solid    (d) Solid in gas

Ans: b

31. Cinnabar is an ore of:

(a) Mercury         (b) Lead    (c) Copper           (d) Zinc

Ans: a

32. Triticale, the only man made cereal has been produced through a cross between:

(a) Ragi and wheat       (b) Ragi and Rice

(c) Rice and Rye           (d) Rye and wheat

Ans: d

33. Norin 10 refers to:

(a) A dwarf variety of wheat                      (b) A dwarf variety of rice

(c) A dwarf variety of hybrid maize          (d) A street in London

Ans: a

34. Xerophthalmia is caused by the deficiency of:

(a) Vitamin A      (b) Riboflavin

(c) Protein           (d) Unsaturated fatty acids

Ans: a

35. Irritated eyes and burning throat are caused by exposure to:

(a) Photochemical smog        (b) Grayish haze smog

(c) Carbon monoxide             (d) All of the above

Ans: a

36. Who is father of Gene therapy?

(a) Robert G Edwards            (b) Theodor Leber

(c) William F Anderson         (d) Richard F Heck

Ans: c

37. During swallowing the epiglottis prevents the food from entering into:

(a) Hypo pharynx         (b) Larynx           (c) Bronchi         (d) Trachea

Ans: b

38. Which of the following animal does not possess flippers?

(a) Seal       (b) Penguin        (c) Turtle (d) Tortoise

Ans: d

39. Which of the following diseases causes sterility among cattle?

(a) Bovine pasteurellois         (b) Bang's disease

(c) Mastitis                             (d) Johne's disease

Ans: b

40. The most important stimulant in tea leaves is:

(a) Brucine          (b) Caffeine        (c) Theine    (d) Phenylalanine

Ans: c

41. Chief Information Commissioner of India is:

(a) A.K. Mathur            (b) T.S. Thakur             (c) R.K. Mather

Ans: c

42. Swami Vivekananda Airport is at:

(a) Jaipur            (b) Chennai         (c) Amritsar       (d) Raipur

Ans: d

43. Land of thousand lakes is:

(a) Egypt    (b) Philippines    (c) Finland          (d) Japan

Ans: c

44. Which part of the Indian constitution deals with Gandhian principles/Directive principles of state Belief?

(a) Part I    (b) Part II            (c) Part III                    (d) Part IV

Ans: d

45. The city Cuttack lies on the banks of river:

(a) Gomati              (b) Tungabhadra          (c) Raven (d) Mahanadi

Ans: d

46. LAN card is also known as:

(a) NIC       (b) MODEM        (c) Internet card    (d) Network Connector

Ans: a

47. Who was the chief guest at 67th Republic day parade in India?

(a) Francois Hollande            (b) Tony Blair

(c) Barack Obama                  (d) Vladimir Putin

Ans: a

48. How many elements were recently added to the seventh row of the periodic table by IUPAC?

(a) One       (b) Two      (c) Three    (d) Four

Ans: d

49. Recently who became the first Indian civil servant to scale Mount Pinson Massif?

(a) Aparna Kumar        (b) Kiran Bedi     (c) KP Prithika Yashini

Ans: a

50. As per the new ICC ranking which country bags the first position in ICC Test, ODI, Twenty20 World rankings?

(a) India     (b) Australia        (c) South Africa                    (d) Sri Lanka

Ans: a