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| The most distinguishing feature of the Harappan culture is the A) Arts and crafts B) Town planning and drainage system C) Harappan script D) Terracotta figurines | |||||
| 2. | Who was the first Muslim ruler to invade South India ? A) Jalaluddin Khilji B) Alauddin Khilji C) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq D) Malik Kafur | ||||
| 3. | The Shalimar Garden at Srinagar was designed by A) Akbar B) Shah Jahan C) Aurangzeb D) Jahangir | ||||
| 4. | Who was the first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress ? A) Abul Kalam Azad B) Rafi Ahmed Kidwai C) Hakim Ajmal Khan D) Badruddin Tyabjee | ||||
| 5. | Our National Emblem has been adopted from the A) Sanchi Stupa B) Sarnath Pillar C) Golden Temple D) Kornark Temple | ||||
| 6. | International Date Line falls along A) 180 Degree B) 0 Degree C) 90 Degree D) 270 Degree | ||||
| 7. | The headquarters of Survey of India is located at A) Chennai B) Dehradun C) Hyderabad D) Bengaluru | ||||
| 8. | The river on which Sardar Sarovar Project is constructed is A) Mahanadi B) Krishna C) Chambal D) Narmada | ||||
| 9. | To which one of the following types of vegetation does rosewood belongs ? A) Tropical Evergreen B) Tundra C) Himalayan D) Tidal | ||||
| 10. | A Dairy Co-operative was first set up at A) Rajkot B) Manmad C) Anand D) Sholapur | ||||
| 11. | The edible part of potato plant is A) root B) stem C) leaf D) fruit | ||||
| 12. | The saffron, the dried parts used as spice are A) flowers B) petals C) stigmas D) arils | ||||
| 13. | Which one of the following is a false fruit ? A) Mango B) Banana C) Apple D) Grape | ||||
| 14. | Thrombosis is a disease of the A) Thyroid gland B) Lungs C) Blood D) Brain | ||||
| 15. | Sex hormones are formed from A) fats B) cholesterol C) amino acids D) disaccharides | ||||
| 16. | The breathing organ of Rohu fish is A) Green gland B) Trachea C) Gill D) Lung | ||||
| 17. | Kinetic energy of a stationary body is A) positive B) negative C) zero D) independent of mass | ||||
| 18. | Our eyes have A) Concave lens B) Plano-concave lens C) Convex lens D) Plano-convex lens | ||||
| 19. | Echo of an intermittent sound is heard distinctly if the distance of the reflector is A) 10 m B) 5 m C) 20 m D) 1 m | ||||
| 20. | If a convex lens made of glass is immersed in water, its focal length will A) increase B) decrease C) remain unchanged D) become infinity | ||||
| 21. | The headquarters of SAARC is at A) New Delhi B) Kathmandu C) Colombo D) Islamabad | ||||
| 22. | For which sector did the development model implemented in 1991 give a bigger role ? A) Household sector B) Public sector C) Private sector D) Core sector | ||||
| 23. | Which is India's first oil refinery ? A) Barauni refinery B) Koyali refinery C) Digboi refinery D) Trombay refinery | ||||
| 24. | NABARD is a/an A) commercial bank B) industrial bank C) apex bank for providing agricultural credit D) small scale industries bank | ||||
| 25. | The author of the book "Poverty and Famines : An Essay on Entitlement and Deprivation" is A) W. Arthur Lewis B) P.W.S. Andrews C) Amartya Sen D) Kenneth J. Arrow | ||||
| 26. | The "Quit India" resolution was moved on August 8, 1942 by A) Motilal Nehru B) Subhas Chandra Bose C) Lala Lajpat Rai D) Jawaharlal Nehru | ||||
| 27. | A person can be a member of Council of Ministers without being a Member of the Parliament for a period of A) one year B) 3 months C) one month D) 6 months | ||||
| 28. | Fundamental Rights granted to the Indian citizens are A) Justiciable B) Non-Justiciable C) Absolute D) Unlimited | ||||
| 29. | On which day did the Constituent Assembly adopt the Indian Constitution ? A) January 26, 1950 B) August 15, 1947 C) December 26, 1946 D) November 26, 1949 | ||||
| 30. | Which was the first State in India to come under Presidential Rule ? A) Goa B) Kerala C) Jammu and Kashmir D) Punjab | ||||
| 31. | Which of the following can be included in a 'presentation file' ? A) Sound B) Image C) Video D) All the above | ||||
| 32. | Which of the following methodologies is used by the Operating System in order to manage the computer's memory ? A) Partitioning B) Virtual memory C) Swapping D) All the above | ||||
| 33. | Which of the following metals is less reactive than Copper ? A) Iron B) Gold C) Magnesium D) Zinc | ||||
| 34. | Dry ice is the solid form of A) H2O B) H2 C) O2 D) CO2 | ||||
| 35. | Cloud is an example of A) aerosol B) emulsion C) gel D) foam | ||||
| 36. | The precious stone, sapphire is a mineral of A) aluminium B) silver C) nickel D) magnesium | ||||
| 37. | Which pollutant is responsible for ozone depletion in Antarctica ? A) Carbon monoxide B) Carbon dioxide C) Nitrogen dioxide D) Chlorofluorocarbon | ||||
| 38. | Acid Rain is caused due to presence in air of A) Sulphur dioxide B) Carbon monoxide C) Nitrogen D) Hydrogen | ||||
| 39. | Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ? A) Zoological Survey of India - Kolkata B) Animal Welfare Board of India - Bhopal C) Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education - Dehradun D) National Institute of Animal Welfare - Ballabhgarh (Faridabad) | ||||
| 40. | Which of the Following States has the highest Wind Power installed capacity (in MW) ? A) Karnataka B) Maharashtra C) Rajasthan D) Tamil Nadu | ||||
| 41. | Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched with regard to Project Tiger Reserves ? A) Dudhwa - Lakhimpur Kheri (U.P.) B) Periyar - Idukki (Kerala) C) Ranthambore - Sawai Madhopur (Rajasthan) D) Dampa - Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh) | ||||
| 42. | Which one of the following is not an 'Anti-Tank Guided Missile' ? A) Nag B) K-15 Sagarika C) Milan ER D) 9M111 Fagot | ||||
| 43. | Which of the following stone observatories built by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II in the 18th Century has been inscribed in the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation > A) Jantar Mantar, Delhi B) Jantar Mantar, Jaipur C) Jantar Mantar, Ujjain D) Jantar Mantar, Varanasi | ||||
| 44. | Who has written the book "The Idea of Justice" ? A) Amartya Sen B) Arun Shourie C) Amitabh Kant D) Amit Dasgupta | ||||
| 45. | Which one of the following famous sites has not been correctly matched with its location ? A) Amarnath Cave - Kashmir B) Chilka Lake - Orissa C) Jog Falls - Andhra Pradesh D) Lal Bagh Garden - Bengaluru | ||||
| 46. | Which one of the following is not included in the list of the Seven Wonders of the World announced in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal on July 7, 2007 ? A) Taj Mahal, India B) The Colossus of Rhodes C) Christ the Redeemer (Brazil) D) Great wall of China | ||||
| 47. | The Gold Medal in Shooting (Double Trap) in 2010 Asian Games was won by A) Ronjan Sodhi B) Abhinav Bindra C) Gagan Narang D) Vijay Kumar | ||||
| 48. | The next edition of the Asian Games in 2014 would be held in A) Japan B) South Korea C) Thailand D) Singapore | ||||
| 49. | Late Dr. M.S. Subbalakshmi distinguished herself in the field of A) Kathak B) Bharatnatyam C) Playing Violin D) Vocal Music | ||||
| 50. | Which of the following films has been adjudged as the Best Film at the Filmfare Awards, 2010 ? A) Paa B) 3 Idiots C) Well Done Abba D) Delhi-6 | ||||
| Ans. | 1. B 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. B 6. A 7. B 8. D 9. A 10. C | 11. B 12. C 13. C 14. C 15. B 16. C 17. C 18. C 19. C 20. A | 21. B 22. C 23. C 24. C 25. C 26. D 27. D 28. A 29. D 30. D | 31. D 32. D 33. B 34. D 35. A 36. A 37. D 38. A 39. B 40. D | 41. D 42. B 43. B 44. A 45. C 46. B 47. A 48. B 49. D 50. B |
