| A. | Khajuraho temples |
| B. | Jama Masjid |
| C. | Sun temple |
| D. | Mahabalipuram temples |
| 26. |
Friction can be reduced by changing from
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| A. | sliding to rolling |
| B. | rolling to sliding |
| C. | potential energy to kinetic energy |
| D. | dynamic to static |
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| 27. |
During eleventh Antarctic Expedition in Nov. 1991/March 1992 ____ was installed.
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| A. | SODAR (SOnic Detection And Ranging) |
| B. | Second Permanent Station 'Maitree' |
| C. | First permanent station 'Dakshin Gangotri' |
| D. | None of the above |
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| 28. |
From the following, choose the set in which names of Secretary-Generals of the UNO are arranged in correct chronological order?
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| 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. |
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| 29. |
Fire temple is the place of worship of which of the following religion?
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| A. | Taoism |
| B. | Judaism |
| C. | Zoroastrianism (Parsi Religion) |
| D. | Shintoism |
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Film and TV institute of India is located at
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| A. | Pune (Maharashtra) |
| B. | Rajkot (Gujarat) |
| C. | Pimpri (Maharashtra) |
| D. | Perambur (Tamilnadu) |
| 31. |
Georgia, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan became the members of UNO in
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| 32. |
Guru Gobind Singh was
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| 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 |
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| 33. |
Hermann Scheer (Germany) received right Livelihood Award in 1999 for
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| A. | his indefatigable work for thepromotion 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 |
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| 34. |
Germany signed the Armistice Treaty on ____ and World War I ended
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| A. | January 19, 1918 |
| B. | May 30, 1918 |
| C. | November 11, 1918 |
| D. | February 15, 1918 |
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| 35. |
During World War II, when did Germany attack France?
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| 37. |
The ozone layer restricts
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| A. | Visible light |
| B. | Infrared radiation |
| C. | X-rays and gamma rays |
| D. | Ultraviolet radiation |
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| 38. |
Eugenics is the study of
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| A. | altering human beings by changing their genetic components |
| B. | people of European origin |
| C. | different races of mankind |
| D. | genetic of plants |
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| 39. |
Euclid was
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| A. | Greek mathematician |
| B. | Contributor to the use of deductive principles of logic as the basis of geometry |
| C. | Propounded the geometrical theorems |
| D. | All of the above |
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| 40. |
Ecology deals with
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| A. | Birds |
| B. | Cell formation |
| C. | Relation between organisms and their environment |
| D. | Tissues |
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| 41. |
Filaria is caused by
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| A. | Bacteria |
| B. | Mosquito |
| C. | Protozoa |
| D. | Virus |
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| 42. |
Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) was established in
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| 43. |
DRDL stands for
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| A. | Defence Research and Development Laboratary |
| B. | Department of Research and Development Laboratory |
| C. | Differential Research and Documentation Laboratary |
| D. | None of the above |
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| 44. |
Who was the first Indian Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army ?
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| A. | Gen. K.M. Cariappa |
| B. | Vice-Admiral R.D. Katari |
| C. | Gen. Maharaja Rajendra Singhji |
| D. | None of the above |
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| 45. |
FRS stands for
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| A. | Fellow Research System |
| B. | Federation of Regulation Society |
| C. | Fellow of Royal Society |
| D. | None of the above |
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| 46. |
Escape velocity of a rocket fired from the earth towards the moon is a velocity to get rid of the
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| A. | Earth's gravitational pull |
| B. | Moon's gravitational pull |
| C. | Centripetal force due to the earth's rotation |
| D. | Pressure of the atmosphere |
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| 47. |
GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) is
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| 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 option A and B |
| D. | None of the above |
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| 49. |
For safety, the fuse wire used in the mains for household supply of electricity must be made of metal having
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| A. | low melting point |
| B. | high resistance |
| C. | high melting point |
| D. | low specific heat |
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| 50. |
Golden Temple, Amritsar is India's
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| A. | largest Gurdwara |
| B. | oldest Gurudwara |
| C. | Both option A and B are correct |
| D. | None of the above |
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| 51. |
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
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| 52. |
Heavy Water Project (Talcher) and Fertilizer plant (Paradeep) are famous industries of
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| A. | Orissa |
| B. | Tamil nadu |
| C. | Andhra Pradesh |
| D. | Kerala |
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| 53. |
Hamid Karzai was chosen president of Afghanistan in
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| 54. |
Durand Cup is associated with the game of
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| A. | Cricket |
| B. | Football |
| C. | Hockey |
| D. | Volleyball |
| 55. |
Headquarters of UNO are situated at
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| A. | New York, USA |
| B. | Hague (Netherlands) |
| C. | Geneva |
| D. | Paris |
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| 56. |
First International Peace Congress was held in London in
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| 57. |
For seeing objects at the surface of water from a submarine under water, the instrument used is
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| A. | kaleidoscope |
| B. | periscope |
| C. | spectroscope |
| D. | telescope |
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| 58. |
Dr. Zakir Hussain was
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| 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 |
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| 59. |
G-15 is an economic grouping of
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| A. | First World Nations |
| B. | Second World Nations |
| C. | Third World Nations |
| D. | Fourth World Nations |
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| 60. |
Fathometer is used to measure
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| A. | Earthquakes |
| B. | Rainfall |
| C. | Ocean depth |
| D. | Sound intensity |
| 61. |
For galvanizing iron which of the following metals is used?
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| 62. |
Economic goods are
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| A. | all commodities that are 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 |
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| 63. |
For purifying drinking water alum is used
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| A. | for coagulation of mud particles |
| B. | to kill bacteria |
| C. | to remove salts |
| D. | to remove gases |
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| 64. |
Hockey was introduced in the Asian Games in
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| A. | 1958 in Tokyo |
| B. | 1962 in Jakarta |
| C. | 1966 in Bangkok |
| D. | 1970 in Bangkok |
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| 65. |
ESCAP stands for
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| 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 |
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| 66. |
Firdausi was
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| A. | a poet |
| B. | well known for his epic 'Shahnama' |
| C. | Both option A and B |
| D. | None of the above |
| 67. |
Himalayan Mountaineering Institute is at
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| A. | Darjeeling |
| B. | Dehradun |
| C. | Marmago |
| D. | Dispur |
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| 68. |
Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit was
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| A. | a German Physicist |
| B. | developed the mercury thermometer in 1714 |
| C. | devised temperature scale |
| D. | All of the above |
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| 69. |
During the first crusade, crusaders reached Jerusalem and captured it in
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| 70. |
Dr. Linus Carl Pauling is the only person to have won two Nobel prizes individually for
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| 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 |
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| 71. |
Free market is
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| 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 |
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| 72. |
East Timor, which became the 191st member of the UN, is in the continent of
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| A. | Asia |
| B. | Africa |
| C. | Europe |
| D. | South America |
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