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1) Which one of the following is a concept of Food security System? a) Buffer Stock b) Minimum support price c) Fair Price shop d) Mid day Meals Answer: a) 2) What is the accepted average calorie requirement for rural area in India? a) 2100 b) 2200 c) 2300 d) 2400 Answer: d) 3) “Neo – Malthusian Theory” is associated with which of the following? a) Employment b) Poverty c) Resource Scarcity d) Income Answer: c) 4) Match the following Sector - Example 1. Primary - a. Consultacy 2. Secondary - b. Apiculture 3. Tertiary - c. Shoe Factory a) 1 – b, 2 – c, 3 – a b) 1 – c, 2 – a, 3 – b c) 1 – a, 2 – c, 3 – b d) 1 – c, 2 – b, 3 – a Answer: a) 5) In which market form, a market or an

industry is dominated by a single seller? a) Oligopoly b) Monopoly c) Duopoly

d) Monopolistic Answer: b) 6) Which one of the following is also regarded as Disguised unemployment? a) Underemployment b) Frictional unemployment c) Seasonal unemployment d) Cyclical unemployment Answer: a) 7) Who gave the 'General Equilibrium Theory'? a) J. M. Keynes b) Leon Walras c) David Ricardo d) Adam Smith Answer: b) 8) Which of the following is not true about a Demand Draft? a) It is a negotiable instrument. b) It is a banker's cheque. c) It may be dishonoured for lack of funds. d) It is issued by a bank. Answer: c) 9) Who among the following gave monistic

theory of sovereignty? a) Austin b) Darwin c) Aristotle d) Marx Answer: a) 10) Who takes the decision regarding the savings and loan activities in a Self Help Group (SHG)? a) Private Bank b) Reserve Bank of India c) Members of group d) Non Government Organizations

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Answer: c) 11) Which amongst the following is not in the list of Maharatna? a) Coal India Limited b) Steel Authority of India Limited c) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited d) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited Answer: c) 12) When there is only one buyer and one seller of

product, it is called situation. a) Public monopoly b) Bilateral monopoly c) Franchised monopoly d) Monophony Answer: b) 13) Which among the following sponsors Regional Rural Banks (RRB'S)? a) Reserve Bank of India b) Foreign Banks c) National Commercial Banks d) Co-Operative Banks Answer: c) 14) Union Cabinet approves amendments in M-SIPS to attract investment in electronics manufacturing. What is the full form of M-SIPS? a) Modified Sustainable Investment Package Scheme b) Modified Special Information Package Scheme c) Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme d) Modern Socialist Incentive Package Scheme Answer: c) 15) Which among the following is not an account under Balance of Payment? a) Current Account b) Capital Account c) Official Reserves Account d) Unilateral Payments Account

Answer: c) 16) Match the following.

Term Meaning Globlisation a. Process of reducing or

removing restrictions on international trade

Privatization b. Process of interaction and integration among the

people. Companies and government of different

nations Liberalizations c. Called as

denationalization or disinvestment

a) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b b) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a c) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c d) 1-c, 2-b, 3-a Answer: b) 17) In which market form, a market or industry is dominated by a few firms? a) Perfect Competition b) Monopoly c) Oligopoly d) Monopolistic Answer: c)








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18) Which amongst the following is not a component of monetary policy in India? a) Repo rate b) Moral suasion c) Credit Rationing d) Public Debt Answer: d) 19) Which one of the following is not an instrument of credit control in India? a) Rationing of credit b) Direct Action c) Open Market operations d) Variable Cost reservations Answer: d) 20) Which among the following is an example of

micro-economic variable? a) National Income b) Aggregate Supply c) Employment d) Consumer's Equilibrium Answer: d) 21) Which of the following rate is charged by banks to their most credit worthy customers? a) Prime Lending Rate b) Statutory Liquidity Rate c) Bank Rate d) Repo Rate Answer: a) 22) Medium term loans are provided for a period of _______. a) 1 year to 2 years b) 15 months to 3 years c) 15 months to 4 years d) 1 year to 3 years Answer: d)

23) An economic system combining private and state enterprise is called as _____ a) Market economy b) Centrally planned economy c) Private economy d) Mixed economy Answer: d) 24) What was the main motive of Third Five Year

Plan in India? a) Development b) Agriculture c) Financial inclusion d) Economic reform Answer: b) 25) Courier service comes under which sector? a) Primary b) Secondary c) Tertiary d) Both Secondary and Tertiary Answer: c) 26) Whose recommendation is mandatory to impeach the president of India from his office before the completion of his/her term? a) The Prime Minister b) The speaker of the Lok Sabha c) The chief Justice of India d) The two houses of the Parliament Answer: d) 27) How many types writ are there in the Indian constitution? a) 5 b) 4 c) 3 d) 2 Answer: a)










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28) How many fundamentals Duties are mentioned in Indian constitution? a) Five b) Seven c) Nine d) Eleven Answer: d) 29) Part IV of constitution of India deals with which of the following? a) The Union b) The States c) Fundamental Rights d) Directive principles of State Policy Answer: d) 30) Which of the following are constituents of Indian Parliament? (i) The President (ii) The Council of States (Rajya Sabha) (iii) The House of the People (Lok Sabha) a) (ii) and (iii) b) (i) and (ii) c) (i) and (iii) d) (i), (ii) and (iii) Answer: d) 31) Who among the following is the executive head of state in India? a) Prime Minister b) President c) Cabinet Secretary d) Finance Secretary Answer: b) 32) Who administers the oath of the President of India? a) Governor General of India b) Chief Justice of India c) Prime Minister of India d) Vice President of India Answer: b)

33) In Indian constitution, the method of election of President has been taken from which country? a) Britain b) USA c) Ireland d) Australia Answer: c) 34) What is the literal meaning of the term "Quo-Warranto"? a) We command b) To forbid c) By what authority (or) warrant d) None of these Answer: c) 35) In Indian constitution, the method of election of President has been taken from which country? a) Britain b) USA c) Ireland d) Australia Answer: c) 36) Which of the following has the supreme command of the Indian Defence Forces? a) Prime Minister of India b) Defence Minister of India c) Council of Ministers of India d) President of India Answer: d) 37) Anti-defection law is given in which schedule of Indian constitution? a) Second Schedule b) Tenth Schedule c) Third Schedule d) Fourth Schedule Answer: b)










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38) Who appoints Governor of a state in India? a) Prime Minister of India b) Council of Minister c) Judge of Supreme Court d) President of India Answer: d) 39) What is the literal meaning of 'Certiorari'? a) We command b) To have the body of c) To forbid d) To be certified (or) to be informed Answer: d) 40) Who among the following is not a member of any of the two houses of our country? a) Prime Minister b) Finance Minister c) President d) Railway Minister Answer: c) 41) Which article of Indian constitution has the provision for National Emergency? a) Article 350 b) Article 352 c) Article 312 d) Article 280 Answer: b) 42) Who selects the Social Audit Committee under MGNREGA scheme? a) Chief Minister b) Gram Sabha c) Mayor d) B.D.O. Answer: b) 43) Fundamental duties are mentioned in which of the following part of Indian Constitution? a) Part II

b) Part III c) Part V d) Part IV A Answer: d) 44) What is the minimum age for becoming a Governor of state in India? a) 30 years b) 25 years c) 35 years d) 45 years Answer: c) 45) Which of the following is a feature of federal Government? a) Supremacy of Parliament b) Supremacy of Judiciary c) Division of powers between federal and state Government d) Single citizenship Answer: c) 46) Under which article, President of India can proclaim Financial emergency? a) Article 325 b) Article 349 c) Article 360 d) Article 355 Answer: c) 47) Under which article, President of India can proclaim constitutional emergency? a) Article 32 b) Article 349 c) Article 356 d) Article 360 Answer: c) 48) How many members of upper house (Rajya Sabha) can be nominated by President of India? a) 10 b) 12










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c) 14 d) 16 Answer: b) 49) Which of the following is justiciable in nature? a) Fundamental Duties b) Directive principles of state policy c) Fundamental Rights d) None of these Answer: c) 50) Which of the following Amendments is also known as the 'Mini Constitution' of India? a) 7th Amendment b) 42nd Amendment c) 44th Amendment d) 74th Amendment Answer: b) 51) Who has built the Vijay Stambha (Tower of Victory) in chittorgarh? a) Maharana Pratap b) Rana Kumbha c) Rana Sanga d) Kunwar Durjan singh Answer: b) 52) Who gave the slogan “Back to Vedas (Vedo ki aur lauto)” ? a) Guru Nanank Dev Ji b) Dayanand Saraswati c) Swami Vivekananda d) Raja Ram Mohan Rai Answer: b) 53) Who built the Konark''s Sun Temple? a) Anantavarman Chodaganga Deva b) Narasimhadeva I c) Kapilendra Deva Routaray d) Purushottam Dev

Answer: b) 54) What is the name of the court poet of King Harshavardhana? a) Tulsidas b) Banabhatta c) Surdas d) Raskhan Answer: b) 55) In which battle was siraj ud – Daulah Defeated by Lord Clive? a) Battle of plassey b) Battle of Buxer c) Battle of Panipet d) Battle of Haldighati Answer: a) 56) Todarmal was the famous revenue minister of which Mughal Emperor? a) Shah Jahan b) Bahadur Shah Jafar c) Akbar d) Aurangazeb Answer: c) 57) The second Battle of Tarain was fought between _____. a) Alexander and Porus b) Jai Chand and Mohammed Ghori c) Akbar and Hemu d) Mohammed Ghori and Prithviraj Chauhan Answer: d) 58) Which among the following Mughal Emperor was illiterate? a) Shah Jahan b) Aurangzeb c) Akbar d) Jahangir Answer: c)










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59) Who wrote 'Akbarnama'? a) Abul Fazal b) Faizi c) Abdur Rahim d) Abdul Qadir Answer: a) 60) Which Sikh Guru initiated 'The Khalsa'? a) Guru Nanak Dev b) Guru Gobind Singh c) Guru Angad Dev d) Guru Tegh Bahadur Answer: B 61) Who raised the slogan “Swaraj is my Birth right and I Shall have it”? a) Mahatma Gandhi b) Subhash Chandra Bose c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak d) Lala Lajpat Rai Answer: c) 62) Who was the first Governor General of Bengal? a) Robert Clive b) William Bentick c) Warren Hastings d) Charles Cornawallis Answer: c) 63) Which one is the correct chronological order of the following events? I. Quit India Movement II. Shimla Conference III. Poona Pact IV. Cabinet Mission a) II, IV, I, III b) III, IV,II, I c) III, I, II, IV d) IV, II, III, I

Answer: c) 64) In 1917, which movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi from Champaran? a) Satyagraha b) Non co-operation movement c) Quit India movement d) Swadeshi Movement Answer: a) 65) Bishnoi movement was started against which of the following? a) Cutting of Trees b)Inequality of Women c) Killing of Animals d) Increasing Pollution Answer: a) 66) Who was given the title of "The Ambassador of Hindu - Muslim Unity" for being the architect and mastermind of the historic Lucknow Pact? a) Sir Sayyad Ahmad Khan b) Fazl-ul-Haq c) Syed Mohammad Sharfuddin Quadri d) Muhammad Ali Jinnah Answer: d) 67) Who was the founder of Banaras Hindu University? a) Sukumar Dutt b) Madan Mohan Malvia c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad d) Motilal Nehru Answer: b) 68) Who led the Bardoli Satyagraha movement? a) Mahatma Gandhi b) Rabindra Nath Tagore c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel d) Chittaranjan Das










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Answer: c) 69) Who is known as the 'Father of Indian Unrest'? a) Anant Singh b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak c) Bhagat Singh d) Dadabhai Naoroji Answer: b) 70) Who amongst the following was the successor of Sikh Guru Har Krishan? a) Guru Angad Dev b) Guru Tegh Bahadur c) Guru Hargobind d) Guru Amar Das Answer: b) 71) Lord Cornwallis is known for _. a) Permanent revenue settlement of Bengal b) Attacking the caste system c) Land revenue settlement of United States d) Ryotwari settlement of Madras Answer: a) 72) Who was the founder of the Ghadar Party? a) Basant Kumar Biswas b) Sohan Singh Bhakna c) Ram Prasad Bismil d) Bhagat Singh Answer: b) 73) In which year (in AD) was the East India Company established? a) 1664 b) 1632 c) 1600 d) 1608 Answer: c)

74) Which emperor wrote the play 'Nagananda' in Sanskrit language? a) Prabhakaravardhana b) Harshavadhana c) Chandragupta II d) Bindusara Answer: b) 75) Who was the first female emperor of India? a) Noor Jahan b) Razia Sultana c) Rani Rudrama Devi d) Queen Didda Answer: b) 76) pH of the human blood is ____. a) Slightly Acidic b) Highly Acidic c) Slightly Basic d) Highly Basic Answer: c) 77) Auxiliary bud develops into which of the following part of the plant? a) Fruit b) Leaf c) Branch d) Roots Answer: c) 78) Xylem helps in transportation of which of the following? a) Food b) Water c) Nutrients d) Both Food and Water Answer: b) 79) Which part of plant gives us Safforn? a) Roots










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b) Petals c) Stem d) Stigma Answer: d) 80) Which of the following transports water from the roots of the plants to its leaves? a) Xylem b) Phloem c) Both Xylem and Phloem d) Cortex Answer: a) 81) Which of the following trees shed their leaves once in a year? a) Deciduous Trees b) Coniferous Trees c) Evergreen Trees d) Both a) and b) Answer: a) 82) Plant tissues are of how many types? a) 3 b) 2 c) 5 d) 6 Answer: a)

83) Which among the following has segmented body? a) Phylum Mollusca b) Phylum Arthopoda c) Phylum Annelida d) Phylum Coelenterata Answer: c) 84) Red rot is a disease caused to which of the following plant? a) Paddy b) Sugarcane c) Mustard d) Wheat Answer: b) 85) Red data book contains data of which of the following? a) All plant species b) All animal species c) All endangered species d) All extinct species Answer: c) 86) Which of the following is not a plant hormone? a) Gibberellic b) Auxins c) Cytokinins d) Thyroxin Answer: d) 87) Photosynthesis takes place in the presence of chlorophyll and _. a) Water b) Nutrients c) Carbon-dioxide d) Sunlight Answer: d)











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88) Cinnamon is obtained from which part of the plant? a) Stem b) Bark c) Roots d) Fruits Answer: b) 89) What is the role of Pneumatophores? a) Protect plant from animals b) Get oxygen for respiration c) Supports plant in standing upright d) Helps plant for pollination Answer: c) 90) Who proposed five kingdom classifications? a) Ernst mayr b) R H whittaker c) M. W. Beijernick d) D. I. Ivanovsky Answer: b) 91) What is the name of a group of similar cells performing a specific function? a) Tissue b) Organ c) Organ system d) Cellular organization Answer: a) 92) Cattle quickly swallow grass and store it in their _. a) Rumen b) Esophagus c) Small intestine d) Salivary glands Answer: a) 93) Which of the following carries oxygen to various parts of human body?

a) Red blood cells b) White blood cells c) Plasma d) Nerves Answer: a) 94) Which of the following function is performed by the kidneys in the human body? a) Excretion b) Respiration c) Digestion d) Transportation Answer: a) 95) Synapse gap is present between which of the following? a) Two neurons b) Brain and Spinal Cord c) Two Kidneys d) None of these Answer: a) 96) Which organ has finger like outgrowths which are called as Villi (Singular Villus)? a) Large Intestine b) Bladder c) Small Intestine d) Stomach Answer: c) 97) Which among the following is not a connective tissue? a) Blood b) Bone c) Skin d) Cartilage Answer: c)










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98) Nephron is related to which of the following system of human body? a) Circulatory system b) Excretory system c) Reproductive system d) Respiratory system Answer: b) 99) Which Vitamin is obtained from Sun rays? a) Vitamin A b) Vitamin C c) Vitamin K d) Vitamin D Answer: d) 100) What is the name of the hormone produced by thymus gland? a) Thyroxine b) Auxins c) Cytokinins d) Thymosin Answer: d) 101) Which Indian state is the largest in terms of the total area covered? a) Maharashtra b) Madhya Pradesh c) Rajasthan d) Tamil Nadu Answer: c) 102) What was invented by Zacharias Jansen? a) Jet Engine b) Radium c) Microscope d) Electric Lamp Answer: c) 103) Which Indian state has the longest coastline ?

a) Kerala b) Gujarat c) Andhra Pradesh d) Tamil Nadu Answer: b) 104) Gravitational Force is maximum at which of the following place? a) At Equator b) At tropic of Cancer c) At Tropic of Capricorn d) At Poles Answer: d) 105) Amazon River flows through which of the following country? a) USA b) France c) Brazil d) Canada Answer: c) 106) What is the other name of Sahyadri Range? a) Lesser Himalayas b) Shivaliks c) Western Ghats d) Eastern Ghats Answer: c) 107) Who discovered bacteria? a) Antonie Ven Leeuwenhoek b) Robert Brown c) Robert Hook d) Robert Koch Answer: a) 108) India has longest international border with which country? a) Bhutan










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b) Nepal c) Bangladesh d) Pakistan Answer: c) 109) What is the name of the tropical cyclones in the China Sea? a) Hurricanes b) Tornado c) Twister d) Typhoon Answer: d) 110) Which among the following country is not a part of Scandinavia? a) Norway b) Finland c) Sweden d) Denmark Answer: b) 111) With which country India exchanged its border maps? a) China b) Sri Lanka c) Pakistan d) Bangladesh Answer: d) 112) Marble comes under which category of rocks? a) Sedimentary b) Igneous c) Metamorphic d) None of these Answer: c)

113) Which of the following is most important for absorption of heat radiated from the Sun as well as from the Earth? a) Carbon dioxide b) Oxygen c) Carbon monoxide d) Nitrogen Answer: c) 114) Which of the following is the most abundant metal on Earth's crust? a) Magnesium b) Iron c) Copper d) Aluminium Answer: d) 115) Soil having high content of aluminum and iron oxide is also known as _____. a) Meadow soil b) Pedalfer soil c) Chernozen soil d) Podzol soil Answer: b) 116) Where was the 'Azad Hind Fauj' founded? a) Singapore b) Thailand c) Britain d) Italy Answer: a) 117) Strait of Malacca separates which two land masses? a) Malay Peninsula and Indonesian Island of Sumatra b) Africa and Europe c) India and Sri Lanka d) North America and South America Answer: a)










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118) The latitude which passes through Sikkim also passes through _____. a) Haryana b) Rajasthan c) Uttarakhand d) Himachal Pradesh Answer: b) 119) Which of the following region is covered by tropical evergreen forest? a) Eastern Ghat b) Vindhyanchal c) Aravalli d) Western Ghat Answer: d) 120) The final boundary between the Earth and the outer space is called _. a) Magnetosphere b) Ionosphere c) Mesopause d) Magnetopause Answer: d) 121) 49th Parallel is the boundary line between which two countries? a) USA and Canada b) North and South Vietnam c) Germany and France d) Brazil and Chile Answer: a) 122) How does La-Nina affect the Pacific Ocean? a) Decreases salinity of ocean b) Cools downs the temperature of water c) Maintains stable temperature of water d) Increases salinity of ocean Answer: b)

123) Himalayan mountain range falls under which type of mountains? a) Block Mountain b) Residual Mountain c) Accumulated Mountain d) Fold Mountain Answer: d) 124) 'Norwesters' are thunder storms which are prominent in ______. a) India and Bhutan b) Bhutan and Nepal c) India and Bangladesh d) Bangladesh and Myanmar Answer: c) 125) A difference between 2 longitudes at equator is nearby equivalent to ____ km. a) 101 b) 111 c) 121 d) 91 Answer: b) 126) Which of the following winds are hot dust laden and blow from Sahara desert towards Mediterranean Region? a) Sirocco b) Loo c) Foehn d) Mistral Answer: a) 127) Which metal is responsible for itai – itai disease? a) Cadmium b) Nickel c) Chromium d) Mercury










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Answer: a) 128) Which of the following diseases is caused by female Anopheles mosquito? a) Chicken Pox b) Malaria c) Black Fever d) Cholera Answer: b) 129) Which of the following micro-organism causes diseases like polio and chicken pox? a) Bacteria b) Protozoa c) Algae d) Virus Answer: d) 130) Which disease is caused by Nickel? a) Itai Itai b) Dermatitis c) Learning disability d) Asthma Answer: b) 131) What is the Full form of “LAN”? a) Line Area Network b) Linear Area Network c) Local Area Network d) Land Area Network Answer: c) 132) In which graphics, digital photos and scanned images are typically stored with extension such as .bmp, .png, .jpg, or .gif? a) Bitmap b) Pixels c) Plane d) Both bitmap and pixels

Answer: a) 133) What is a bug in computer terminology? a) A virus b) A program c) An error in program d) Magnetic disk storage device Answer: c) 134) FORTRAN is not used for _____. (I) Drawing pictures (II) Carrying out mathematics computations a) Only (I) b) Only (II) c) Both (I) and (II) d) Neither (I) nor (II) Answer: c) 135) C++ is _________. a) An operating system b) A programming language c) A software d) None of these Answer: b) 136) Which among the following is a 'Modifier key'? a) Control b) Shift c) Alt d) All options are correct Answer: d) 137) An IP address is ____ bit number. a) 8 b) 32 c) 64 d) 104










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Answer: b) 138) CAD stands for _______. a) Common Aided Design b) Computer Aided Design c) Complex Aided Design d) Communication Aided Design Answer: b) 139) What is the full form of JPEG? a) Joint Photographic Experts Group b) Joint Protocol Experts Graphics. c) Joint Programming Experts Graphics d) Joint Project Experts Group Answer: a) 140) Netscape Navigator is a ___________. a) Graphical user interface b) Programming language c) Web browser d) Processor Answer: c) 141) Which key is used to move to next line in a Ms-Word document? a) Enter key b) Escape key c) Shift key d) Return key Answer: a) 142) Who invented Dynamite? a) J B Dunlop b) Alfred Nobel c) James Simons d) Peter Hargreveas Answer: b) 143) Who is called as 'Father of Modern Computer'?

a) Alexander Fleming b) Bill Gates c) Micheal Faraday d) Charles Babbage Answer: d) 144) In computer terminology, what is the full form of FTP? a) Final Transfer Position b) File Transfer Position c) File Transfer Packet d) File Transfer Protocol Answer: d) 145) What is the major aim of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana? a) To provide electricity b) To provide LED bulbs c) To provide LPG connections d) To construct village roads Answer: c) 146) Who discovered the cholera causing germ? a) Filippo pacini b) Robert Koch c) M. Laveran d) Felix Hoffman Answer: a) 147) First state to implement Saur Sujala Yojana is _______. a) Chattisgarh b) Uttaranchal c) Gujarat d) Maharashtra Answer: a) 148) Who discovered television? a) Michael Faraday










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b) Joseph Henry c) Abbe Caselli d) John Baird Answer: a) 149) Who discovered malaria causing germs? a) Christiaan Bernard b) Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran c) Dmitry Ivanovsky d) Martinus William Beijerinck Answer: b) 150) Who was the inventor of frozen foods? a) Alfred Nobel b) Clarence Birdseye c) Frank Whittle d) Ives McGaffey Answer: b) 151) Who amongst the following is a renowned vocalist? a) Kaushalaya Reddy b) Manjit Bawa c) Raja Ravi Verma d) Pt. Jasraj Answer: d) 152) In which city is the Forest Research Institute of India located? a) New Delhi b) Hyderabad c) Dehradun d) Shimla Answer: c) 153) Who is the author of the book titled “Citizen and Society” ? a) Pranab Mukerjee b) Hamid Ansari c) Nandan Nilekani

d) Satjajit Ray Answer: b) 154) “Ace Against Odds” is an autobiography of which sports person? a) Vishwanathan Anand b) Sania Mirza c) Abhinav Bindra d) Anjali Bhagwat Answer: b) 155) Who is the author of the book titled 'Numbers Do Lie'? a) Anil Menon b) Akash Gupta c) Ian Chapell d) Kuna; Basu Answer: b) 156) Who is the author of the book titled 'Selection Day'? a) Aravind Adiga b) Anil Menon c) Krishna Sobti d) Arunava Sinha Answer: a) 157) 'The World Outside My Window' is written by which author? a) Emily Bronte b) Ruskin Bond c) I. Jan Austen d) Henry Fielding Answer: b) 158) Who amongst the following is the author of the book "Rekha : The untold story" a biography on a veteran actress Rekha? a) Yasser Usman










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b) Anand Neelakantan c) Ram Kamal Mukherjee d) K. Vijay Kumar Answer: a) 159) Which of the following is a book written by Shashi Tharoor? a) It’s not about you b) Invisible People c) An Era of Darkness d) Democrats and Dissenters Answer: c) 160) “My Story” is an autobiography of which famous cricketer? a) Kumar Sangakara b) Kevin Peterson c) Brendon Mccullum d) Michael Clarke Answer: d) 161) Who is the author of the book 'Akhada: The Authorized Biography of Mahavir Singh Phogat'? a) Rabi Thapa b) Saurabh Duggal c) Salman Rushdie d) Tana French Answer: b) 162) What is the name of the autobiography of Sachin Tendulkar? a) Numbers Do Lie b) Playing it my way c) Once upon a Time d) What is Remembered Answer: b) 163) The Delhi - Lahore Bus is officially known as _.

a) Sada-e-Sarhad b) Maitree bus c) Yaad-e-Shaheed d) Dosti bus Answer: a) 164) Any undesirable change in physical, chemical or biological characteristics of air, land, water or soil is called? a) Greenhouse effect b) Solid wastes c) Pollution d) Deforestation Answer: c) 165) In which city of India is Charminar located? a) Pune b) Delhi c) Aurangabad d) Hyderabad Answer: d) 166) Jama Masjid of Delhi was built in which century? a) 15th b) 16th c) 17th d) 18th Answer: c) 167) Who is a major driving force behind the 'Narmada Bachao Andolan'? a) Anna Hazare b) Medha Patkar c) Shantha Sinha d) Manasi Pradhan Answer: b)










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168) Who amidst the following is a distinguished painter? a) Uday Shankar b) Sonal Mansingh c) Amrita Shergill d) Yamini Kirshnamurthy Answer: c) 169) How many Indian states share their boundaries with Nepal? a) 3 b) 4 c) 8 d) 5 Answer: d) 170) Who amongst the following is a renowned Indian classical dancer? a) Palghat Mani Iyer b) Madhumati c) Sonal Mansingh d) Siddheshwari Devi Answer: c) 171) Which one of the following films was not directed by Satyajit Ray? a) Shatranj ke khiladi b) Charulata c) Jalsaghar d) Gumnam Answer: d) 172) Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritwa Abhiyan provides facility of free health check-up and required treatment on _____ day of every month. a) 1st b) 9th c) 15th d) 30th

Answer: b) 173) Which of the statements given below are correct? 1. The author of the novel 'Forty Thieves' is Thomas Perry. 2. The author of the novel 'Half of a Yellow Sun' is Jennifer Egan. 3. The author of the novel 'Middlesex' is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. a) 1 and 2 b) 2 and 3 c) 1 and 3 d) 1, 2 and 3 Answer: b) 174) Who authored the book titled 'Jinnah often came to our House'? a) Kiran Doshi b) Salman Rushdie c) K. Vijay Kumar d) Yasser Usman Answer: a) 175) Match the following Term - Associated Sports 1. No Ball - a. Hockey 2. Goal - b. Cricket 3. Knockout - c. Boxing a) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c b) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b c) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a d) 1-c, 2-b, 3-a Answer: a) 176) Who is known for the invention of 'World Wide Web'? a) Sir Tim-Berners-Lee b) Maxwell c) Martin Cooper










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d) S A Forbes Answer: a) 177) Which of the following was invented by Sir Humphry Davy? a) Safety Pin b) Steam Engine c) Safety Lamp d) X-Rays Answer: c) 178) Who among the following devised the technique IVF (In vitro Fertilization)? a) Sir Frank Whittle b) Robert Edwards c) Edward Jenner d) Dr. Martin Cooper Answer: b) 179) Who invented Pentium Chip? a) C. Kumar Patel b) Tom Gunter c) Vince Emery d) Vinod Dham Answer: d) 180) Who pioneered diagnostic ultrasound? a) Alexander Fleming b) Ian Donald c) A. Laveran d) Robert Koch Answer: b) 181) What was invented by J. B. Dunlop? a) Airplane b) Car c) Rubber Tyre d) Rubber Boot

Answer: c) 182) Match the following Sports Player 1. Mithali Raj - a. Hockey 2. Poonam Rani - b. 3000mSteeplechase 3. Lalita babar - c. Cricket a) 1- c, 2 – b, 3 – a b) 1 – a, 2 – b, 3 – c, c) 1 – a, 2 – c, 3 – b d) 1 – c, 2 – a, 3 – b Answer: d) 183) “Rovers Cup” is associated with which of the following Sport? a) Foot Ball b) Hockey c) Golf d) Basket Ball Answer: a) 184)How many players are there in a team of Volleyball? a) 2 b) 4 c) 6 d) 8 Answer: c) 185) Match the following F1 Race - Winner 1. F1 Australian Grand Prix - a. Sebastian vettel 2. F2 Russian Grand prix - b. Lewis Hamilton 3. F3 Chinese Grand Prix - c. Valteri Bottas a) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c b) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c c) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a d) 1-a, 2-c, 3-b










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Answer: d) 186) Match the Following Term - Sport 1. Birdie - a. Tennis 2. Volley - b. Cricket 3. Hit Wicket - c. Golf a) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a b) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b c) 1-a, 2-c, 3-b d) 1-c, 2-b, 3-a Answer: b) 187) Sai Praneeth is associated with which of the following sport? a) Hockey b) Badminton c) Chess d) Boxing Answer: b) 188) 'Wimbledon' is a place associated with which of the following sports? a) Lawn tennis b) Badminton c) Hockey d) Cricket Answer: a) 189) Match the Following Festival State 1. Gangar - a. West Bengal 2. Ganesh Chaturthi - b. Rajastan 3. Durga Puja - c. Maharashrta a) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a b) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b c) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c d) 1-a, 2-c, 3-b Answer: a)

190) Match the Following Temple - Lord 1. Lingaraja Temple, Orisha - a. Lord Mahavira 2. Tijara Mandir, Rajasthan - b. Lord Vishnu 3. Venkateswara Temple, Tirupati - c. Lord Shiva a) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a b) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b c) 1-a, 2-c, 3-b d) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c Answer: b) 191) Which of the following country is not a member of BRICS association? a) Brazil b) Russia c) Iceland d) China Answer: c) 192) In which year did Kyoto Protocol came into force? a) 2004 b) 2005 c) 2006 d) 2007 Answer: b) 193) Kyoto Protocol's (an international treaty to reduce greenhouse gas emissions) first meeting was held at which country? a) USA b) Germany c) Japan d) Switzerland Answer: c) 194) Which of the following pair is INCORRECT?










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a) Amjad Ali Khan - Tabla b) Ustad Bismillah Khan - Shehnai c) Hema Malini - Bharatnatyam d) Shambhu Maharaj - Kathak Answer: a) 195) The Mosque with "shaking minarets" is situated in which Indian city? a) Kanpur b) Ahmedabad c) Jaipur d) Ranchi Answer: b) 196) Which of the following pair is incorrect? a) Muthuswami Dikshitar - Carnatic Music b) Parveen Sultana - Singer c) M.S. Gopalakrishnan - Violinist d) Nandlal Bose – Flute Answer: d) 197) Which of the following country doesn't matches to its famous tourist place? a) China - Great Wall of China b) Bhutan - Paro Taktsang c) Nepal - Pashupatinath Temple d) Sri Lanka - Padmanabhaswamy Temple Answer: d) 198) Match the Following Dancer - Dance 1. Radha Reddy - a. Bharatnatyam 2. Padma Subrahmanyum - b. Kathak 3. Sitara Devi - c. Kuchipudi a) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c b) 1-c, 2-b, 3-a c) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b d) 1-a, 2-c, 3-b Answer: c)

199) Dandia is a form of dace associated with which of the following state? a) Haryana b) Punjab c) Gujarat d) Rajasthan Answer: c) 200) Which among the following is national water animal of India? a) Crocodile b) Turtle c) Alligator d) Gangetic Dolphin Answer: d) 201) Which among the following is not a direct tax? a) Income tax b) Wealth tax c) Corporate tax d) None of these Answer: d) 202) Which of the following pair/pairs is/are INCORRECT? I. Golden revolution - Fruits production II. Blue revolution - Increasing production of fertilizers III. Yellow revolution - For the production of eggs a) Only I b) Only II c) Both I and II d) Both II and III Answer: d) 203) MTNL comes under which of the following category? a) Navratna b) Maharatna










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c) Mini Ratna d) None option is correct Answer: a) 204) Which among the following is not an instrument of fiscal policy? a) Taxation b) Public expenditure c) Public debt d) Credit Rationing Answer: d) 205) Which of the following equation is/are INCORRECT? I. NI = NDP + Net Foreign Income II. GNP = GDP + Net Foreign Income III. NDP = GNP - Depreciation Only (I) and (II) Only (III) Only (II) and (III) Only (II) Answer: b) 206) Which of the following is called GDP Deflator? a) Ratio of nominal to real GDP b) Ratio of nominal to real GNP c) Ratio of nominal to real CPI d) Ratio of real to nominal GNP Answer: a) 207) Which organisation monitors the banks in actually maintaining cash balance? a) State Bank of India b) Reserve Bank of India c) Grameen Bank of India d) None of these Answer: b) 208) What does indifference curve represent?

a) Levels of Income and Capital b) Satisfaction derived from two goods c) Income from two businesses d) Relationship between expenditure and savings Answer: b) 209) In which of the following market forms a firm does not exercise control over price? a) Mixed Competition b) Monopoly c) Oligopoly d) Perfect Competition Answer: d) 210) Which of the following is represented by 'Lorenz Curve'? a) Employment b) Inflation c) Deflation d) Income Distribution Answer: d) 211) In a centrally planned economy, the plans all the important activities in the economy. a) Industrialists b) Citizens c) Government d) Judiciary Answer: c)











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212) _________ says that if we keep increasing the employment of an input, with other inputs fixed, eventually a point will be reached after which the resulting addition to output (i.e., marginal product of that input) will start falling. a) Law of diminishing marginal product b) Law of variable proportions c) The Short Run d) The Long Run Answer: a) 213) The ________ exchange rate is the relative price of foreign goods in terms of domestic goods. a) Artificial b) Nominal c) Fixed d) Real Answer: d) 214) ___________ is an alternative way of representing the production function. a) The Short Run b) The Long Run c) Isoquant d) Average product Answer: c) 215) In a market system, the central problems regarding how much and what to produce are solved through the coordination of economic activities brought about by ______ signals. a) Supply b) Demand c) Price d) Stock Market Answer: c) 216) _________ says that the marginal product of a factor input initially rises with its employment

level. But after reaching a certain level of employment, it starts falling. a) Law of diminishing marginal product b) Law of variable proportions c) The Short Run d) The Long Run Answer: b) 217) The closest example of a centrally planned economy is the for the major part of the 20th Century. a) USA b) India c) Soviet Union d) Japan Answer: c) 218) ____________ is the relationship between the variable input and output, keeping all other inputs are held constant. a) Total product b) Average product c) Isoquant d) The Long Run Answer: a) 219) What was the main motive of Third Five Year Plan in India? a) Rural development b) Agriculture c) Financial inclusion d) Economic reform Answer: b) 220) An economic system combining private and state enterprise is called as _____ a) Market economy b) Centrally planned economy c) Private economy d) Mixed economy










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Answer: d) 221) Which of the following right has been removed from fundamental rights and converted to a simple legal right? a) Right to life and personal liberty b) Right to property c) Right to education d) Right to freedom of religion Answer: b) 222) Which of the following does not come under Fundamental Duty? a) To safeguard public property b) To protect and improve the natural environment c) To promote harmony d) To protect freedom of speech and expression Answer: d) 223) Comptroller and Auditor General of India is appointed for how many years? a) 2 b) 4 c) 6 d) 5 Answer: c) 224) Who is the custodian of Contingency Fund of India? a) The Prime Minister b) Judge of Supreme Court c) The President d) The Finance Minister Answer: c) 225) Which of the following Country doesn't have a written Constitution? a) United Kingdom b) Australia

c) United States of America d) Bangladesh Answer: a) 226) In the Indian Parliamentary System, 'Vote on Account' is valid for how many months (except the year of elections)? a) 2 months b) 3 months c) 6 months d) 9 months Answer: a) 227) India has taken the concept of 'Judicial Review' from which country's constitution? a) United States b) United Kingdom c) Canada d) Ireland Answer: a) 228) How many times a person can be elected as the President of India? a) One time b) Two times c) Three times d) No bar Answer: d) 229) Which of the following is not a fundamental duty? a) To abide by constitution and respect the National Flag b) To promote harmony and brotherhood c) To uphold and protect the sovereignty d) Abolition of titles except military and academic Answer: d)










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230) Which article can be used by The President of India to declare financial emergency? a) Article 32 b) Article 349 c) Article 360 d) Article 365 Answer: c) 231) The Poona Pact was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and _. a) Muhammad Ali Jinnah b) Lord Irwin c) Subhash Chandra Bose d) B. R. Ambedkar Answer: d) 232) Which Governor General abolished the 'Sati System' in India? a) Lord Canning b) Lord Ripon c) Lord Wiliam Bentinck d) Lord Dalhousie Answer: c) 233) ______________ means that the Supreme Court will reconsider the case and the legal issues involved in it. a) Original Jurisdiction b) Writ Jurisdiction c) Appellate Jurisdiction d) Advisory Jurisdiction Answer: c) 234) Which amendment of the Constitution of India increased the age of retirement of High Court judges from 60 to 62 years? a) 10th b) 12th c) 15th d) 245th

Answer: c) 235) "United Nations Organization" is listed in the _______ list given in the Seventh Schedule in the Constitution of India. a) Union b) State c) Global d) Concurrent Answer: a) 236) There are total parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha constituency) in Punjab. a) 7 b) 1 c) 18 d) 10 Answer: a) 237) Constituent Assembly of India was founded in the year _____. a) 1940 b) 1946 c) 1947 d) 1950 Answer: b) 238) Which Fundamental Right in the Indian Constitution allows citizens to move the court if they believe that any of their Fundamental Rights have been violated by the State? a) Cultural and Educational Rights b) Right to Constitutional Remedies c) Right against Exploitation d) Right to Freedom of Religion Answer: b)










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239) _____________ means cases that can be directly considered by the Supreme Court without going to the lower courts before that. a) Original Jurisdiction b) Writ Jurisdiction c) Appellate Jurisdiction d) Advisory Jurisdiction Answer: a) 240) Under which of the following jurisdiction can any individual, whose fundamental right has been violated, can directly move the Supreme Court for remedy? a) Original Jurisdiction b) Writ Jurisdiction c) Appellate Jurisdiction d) Advisory Jurisdiction Answer: b) 241) Match the following Social Reform Movement - Founder 1. Arya Samaj - Raja Ram Mohan Roy 2. Brahmo Samaj - Dayananda Saraswati 3. Veda Samaj - Atmaram Pandurang 4. Prathna Samaj - Keshab Chandra sen and K. sridharalu Naidu a) 1-b , 2-a, 3-c , 4-d b) 1-b , 2-a , 3-d , 4-c c) 1-a , 2-b , 3-d , 4-c d) 1-b , 2-d , 3-a , 4-c Answer: b) 242) Who is the most prominent god of 'Rig Veda'? a) Indra b) Agni c) Pashupati d) Vishnu

Answer: a) 243) Match the Following Battle - Year 1. Battle of Buxar - a. 1576 2. Battle of Plassey - b. 1764 3. Battle of Haldighati - c. 1757 a) 1 – a, 2 – c, 3 – b b) 1 – b, 2 – c, 3 – a c) 1 – c, 2 – b, 3 – a d) 1 – b, 2 – a, 3 – c Answer: b) 244) Big landlords or warrior chiefs in the seventh century were acknowledged as _______ by the existing kings? a) Rashtrakutas b) Chalukya c) Samantas d) Brahmanas Answer: c) 245) The queen with the title Didda ruled over which part of India between 980 - 1003? a) Avadh b) Kashmir c) Sindh d) Bengal Answer: b) 246) The Agra fort was built by _. a) Shah Jahan b) Akbar c) Jahangir d) Babur Answer: b) 247) The Red fort in Delhi was the residence of emperors of which dynasty in the 16th century? a) Rajput










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b) Khalji c) Tughluq d) Mughal Answer: d) 248) The Mongols under ___________ invaded Transoxiana in north-east Iran in 1219. a) Timur Lang b) Nadir Shah c) Ahmed Shah Abdali d) Genghis Khan Answer: d) 249) Indian Mughal paintings originated during the rule of which Mughal Emperor? a) Humayun b) Akbar c) Jahangir d) Shah Jahan Answer: a) 250) Who was the first Governor General of India? a) Lord William Bentick b) Lord Dalhousie c) Lord Cornwallis d) None of these Answer: a) 251) Who shot dead John Saunders on 17th December 1927? a) Bhagat Singh b) Mangal Panday c) Sukhdev d) Bipin Chandra Pal Singh Answer: a) 252) Sardar Vallabhbai Patel was the leader of _. a) Bhoodan Movement b) Rowlatt Satyagraha c) Bardoli Satyagraha

d) Swadeshi Movement Answer: c) 253) During their rule the British persuaded or forced cultivators in Madras to grow _. a) Jute b) Tea c) Sugarcane d) Rice Answer: d) 254) During their rule the British persuaded or forced cultivators in Punjab to grow _. a) Jute b) Tea c) Sugarcane d) Wheat Answer: d) 255) Jama Masjid of Delhi was built by? a) Akbar b) Humayun c) Babar d) Shah Jahan Answer: d) 256) During their rule the British persuaded or forced cultivators in Bengal to grow ____. a) Jute b) Tea c) Sugarcane d) Wheat Answer: a) 257) The boundary between Earth's crust and mantle is _. a) Moho discontinuity b) Lehman discontinuity c) Conrad discontinuity d) Gutenberg discontinuity Answer: a) 258) Doldrums pressure belts lies in between which of the following latitudes?










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a) 5o N to 5o S b) 35o to 60o N and S c) 25o to 35o N and S d) 35o to 45o N and S Answer: a) 259) Which of the following planet is also known as 'Earth's twin'? a) Mercury b) Venus c) Jupiter d) Saturn Answer: b) 260) Which of the following imaginary lines join places with same level of rainfalls? a) Contour lines b) Isobaths lines c) Isohyets lines d) Isobar lines Answer: c) 261) Which of the following has maximum bio-diversity? a) Desert b) River c) Polar Region d) Tropical Region Answer: d) 262) Takshashila University was located between which two rivers? a) Indus and Jhelum b) Jhelum and Ravi c) Beas and Indus d) Satluj and Indus Answer: a) 263) Which Indian state has the largest share of the Wastelands in India? a) Gujarat b) Andhra Pradesh c) Madhya Pradesh d) Rajasthan

Answer: a) 264) Which is the highest peak in Andaman and Nicobar islands? a) Mount Koya b) Mount Diavolo c) Saddle Peak d) Mount Thuiller Answer: c) 265) Which of the following neighbouring country of India is not a landlocked country? a) Nepal b) Myanmar c) Bhutan d) Afghanistan Answer: b) 266) Which type of forests majorly comprises of lichens and mosses? a) Taiga forests b) Tundra forests c) Temperate mixed forests d) Tropical ever green forests Answer: b) 267) Which of the following has maximum diurnal temperature difference? a) Desert b) Mountains c) Plateau d) Ocean Answer: a) 268) Which of the following is NOT a primary green house gas in the earth's atmosphere? a) Methane b) Ozone c) Nitrous oxide d) Hydrogen Answer: d) 269) Which type of forest is most widespread in India? a) Tropical Evergreen Forests










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b) Tropical Deciduous Forests c) Montane Forests d) Mangrove Forests Answer: b) 270) In the north-west, India shares its land boundaries with which country? a) Sri Lanka b) Myanmar c) Bangladesh d) Pakistan Answer: d) 271) The part of the Himalayas lying between Satluj and Kali rivers is known as _. a) Punjab Himalaya b) Nepal Himalayas c) Kumaon Himalayas d) Assam Himalayas Answer: c) 272) ___________ is the process of restoring a forest that once existed but was removed at some point of time in the past. a) Deforestation b) Reforestation c) Greenhouse d) Jhum cultivation Answer: b) 273) ______________ scheme launched by the Central Government to eliminate open defecation by constructing toilets for households, communities. a) Swachh Bharat Abhiyan b) Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan c) Stand up India scheme d) National RU URBAN Mission Answer: a) 274) The northern plain of India has been formed by the interplay of the three major river systems, namely- the Indus, the Ganga and the ______. a) Brahmaputra b) Krishna

c) Kaveri d) Mahanadi Answer: a) 275) If the orbit of a planet is an ellipse then what is the point at which the Sun is located called? a) Centre b) Circumcentre c) Incentre d) Focus Answer: d) 276) India has a land boundary of about km. a) 5200 b) 10200 c) 15200 d) 20200 Answer: c) 277) The Patkai hills belong to which mountain ranges? a) Himachal b) Purvanchal c) Himgiri d) Hindu Kush Answer: b) 278) Which of the following rivers flows from India to Pakistan? a) Satluj b) Ghaghra c) Betwa d) Tapi Answer: a) 279) In the biosphere living beings are inter-related and interdependent on each other for survival. This life supporting system is known as the _____. a) Ecosystem b) Mountain range










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c) Forest d) Atmosphere Answer: a) 280) The part of the Himalayas between Tista and Dihang rivers is known as Himalayas. a) Nepal b) Kashmir c) Assam d) Jammu Answer: c) 281) pH of the human blood is ____. a) Slightly Acidic b) Highly Acidic c) Slightly Basic d) Highly Basic Answer: c) 282) Which component in tobacco makes it harmful for human consumption? a) Morphine b) Nicotine c) Heroin d) None of these Answer: b) 283) What is full form of BOD? a) Biological Oxygen Deficit b) Biological Oxygen Difference c) Biological Oxygen Demand d) Biological Oxygen Distribution Answer: c) 284) Alveoli is related to which of the following system of human body? a) Circulatory system b) Excretory system c) Reproductive system

d) Respiratory system Answer: d) 285) What is the SI unit of intensity of sound? a) Decible b) Newton c) Heartz d) Tesla Answer: a) 286) Which colour is formed when Blue and Green are mixed? a) Cyan b) Brown c) Black d) Violet Answer: a) 287) What is an exothermic reaction? a) Reaction in which heat is released. b) Reaction in which heat is absorbed. c) Reaction in which neither heat is released nor absorbed. d) None of these Answer: a) 288) What are the main components of Brass Alloy? a) Copper and Zinc b) Copper and Strontium c) Copper, Zinc and Nickel d) Copper and Nickel Answer: a) 289) What is study of fungus known as? a) Physiology b) Phrenology c) Mycology d) Biology










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Answer: c) 290) Which of the following bacteria is responsible for the formation of curd? a) Lycopodium b) Yeast c) Lacto-bacillus d) Fungus Answer: d) 291) How many pairs of ribs are there in human body? a) 13 b) 11 c) 12 d) 14 Answer: c) 292) When a ball is thrown vertically upwards, which of the following quantities remains constant during its motion? a) Energy b) Displacement c) Velocity d) Acceleration Answer: a) 293) What is the SI unit of heat energy? a) Joule b) Newton c) Calorie d) Kelvin Answer: a) 294) What is the common name of Sodium Bicarborate? a) Baking Soda b) Washing Powder c) Plaster of Paris d) Fly Ash

Answer: a) 295) Which of the following is an ore of iron? a) Dolomite b) Epsom Salt c) Siderite d) Galena Answer: c) 296) How does a Unicellular Organism reproduce? a) Cell division b) Cell reproduction c) Cell synthesis d) Fragmentation Answer: a) 297) What is the full form of DNA? a) Diribo nucleic acid b) Di nucleic acid c) Dual nitrogen acid d) Deoxyribonucleic acid Answer: d) 298) Which among the following is/are female hormones? (i) Estrogen (ii)Progesterone (iii)Testosterone a) (i) and (iii) b) (i) and (ii) c) (ii) and (iii) d) Only (iii) Answer: b) 299) For which of the following game, players must have the knowledge of Pascal's law? a) Climbing b) Paragliding c) Rafting










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d) Scuba diving Answer: d) 300) What is the value of the Least Distance of Distinct vision (in cm) for a normal human being? a) 2.5 b) 25 c) 58 d) 60 Answer: b) 301) Which among the following is used to treat Indigestion? a) Antacid b) Antiseptic c) Analgesic d) Antibiotic Answer: a) 302) Which of the following cannot be beaten into Sheets? a) Gold b) Silver c) Potassium d) Aluminum Answer: c) 303) Minamata disease is a nervous disorder caused by eating fish, polluted with _ . a) Iron b) Mercury c) Lead d) Nickel Answer: b) 304) Night Blindness is caused by deficiency of which of the following Vitamin? a) Vitamin B b) Vitamin C C

c) Vitamin K d) Vitamin A Answer: D 305) The right portion of human heart receives blood. a) Pure b) Impure c) Mixed d) None of these Answer: b) 306) Which of the following is the largest gland in human body? a) Thyroid b) Liver c) Kidney d) Pancreas Answer: b) 307) On which principle does the hydraulic lift works? a) Newton's law b) Pascal's law c) Archimedes's law d) Joule's law Answer: b) 308) At what temperature (in degree celsius), the numerical values on Celsius and Fahrenheit scales become equal? a) -40 b) 40 c) 273 d) -273 Answer: a) 309) What is the process of conversion of solid state directly to gaseous state called? a) Evaporation










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b) Condensation c) Sublimation d) Distillation Answer: c) 310) What are the main components of Bronze Alloy? a) Copper and Zinc b) Copper and Tin c) Zinc and Nickel d) Aluminium and Nickel Answer: b) 311) Which of the following causes fly ash? a) Hydroelectric Power Station b) Coal Combustion Power Plant c) Nuclear Power Plant d) Tidal Power Plant Answer: b) 312) Who developed the theory of relativity? a) Issac Newton b) Charles Darwin c) Marie Curie d) Albert Einstein Answer: d) 313) Which blood group is universal donor? a) O+ b) O- c) AB- d) AB+ Answer: B 314) In how many parts is the human brain divided? a) 2 b) 3 c) 4

d) 5 Answer: b) 315) In which of the following class can we put Adrenaline? a) Hormone B b) Enzyme c) Protein d) Fat Answer: a) 316) Supercooling is cooling of liquid ______. a) Below melting point b) Below freezing point c) At melting point d) Above melting point Answer: b) 317) When light passes from one medium to another, this phenomenon of change in its direction is called _______. a) Refraction b) Diffraction c) Propagation d) No option is correct Answer: a) 318) Which of the following is also known as Carbolic Acid? a) Phenol b) Hydroxide c) Sulphuric Acid d) Ethanol Answer: a) 319) Potato, tomato and brinjal are three different species but all belong to which genus? a) Solanum b) Panthera










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c) Felis d) Tigris Answer: a) 320) The first formed primary xylem elements are called _. a) Metaxylem b) Protoxylem c) Xylem fibres d) Xylem parenchyma Answer: b) 321) Nereis, Pheretima (Earthworm) and Hirudinaria (blood sucking leech) are examples of which Phylum? a) Coelenterata b) Aschelminthes c) Annelida d) Arthropoda Answer: c) 322) In humans, the sound is produced by the _. a) Oesophagus b) Larynx c) Medulla d) Epiglottis Answer: b) 323) The vocal cords in men are about long. a) 10mm b) 20mm c) 30mm d) 40mm Answer: b) 324) Most liquids that conduct electricity are solutions of acids, bases and _. a) Copper

b) Aluminium c) Salts d) Iron Answer: c) 325) Which base is present in milk of magnesia? a) Magnesium hydroxide b) Ammonium hydroxide c) Sodium hydroxide d) Calcium hydroxide Answer: a) 326) Who discovered Sodium? a) Humphry Davy b) William Henry Fox c) J.J.Thomson d) Karl Benz Answer: a) 327) In the names Mangifera indica (mango), Solanum tuberosum (potato) and Panthera leo (lion), what does the three names, indica, tuberosum and leo, represent? a) Binomial Nomenclature b) Taxonomic Hierarchy c) Identification d) Specific Epithet Answer: d) 328) _______ are chlorophyll-bearing, simple, thalloid, autotrophic and largely acquatic (both fresh water and marine) organisms. a) Pteridophytes b) Bryophytes c) Algae d) Gymnosperms Answer: c)










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329)Animals like annelids and arthropods etc where the body can be divided into identical left and right halves in only one plane, exhibit _____ symmetry. a) Coelenterata b) Radial c) Ctenophora d) Bilateral Answer: d) 330) The sliding friction is than the static friction. a) Double b) Same c) Greater d) Smaller Answer: d) 331) ______ optical data storage is a technology where data is stored in multiple layers in the optical disc. a) 3D b) 30D c) 300D d) 3000D Answer: a)

332) Kelvin (K) is the unit of measurement of _. a) Density b) Pressure c) Mass d) Temperature Answer: d) 333) What is the process of rust forming on iron called? a) Rusting b) Crystallisation c) Shovel d)Spade Answer: a) 334) _________ acts as a shield absorbing ultraviolet radiation from the sun. a) Chlorofluorocarbons b) Stratosphere c) Ozone hole d) Greenhouse Answer: b) 335) RBCs are formed in the ______ in the adults. a) Blue bone marrow b) Red bone marrow c) White bone marrow d) Black bone marrow Answer: b) 336) The later (second) formed primary xylem elements are called ______. a) Protoxylem b) Metaxylem c) Xylem parenchyma d) Xylem fibres Answer: b)











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337) In science a push or pull of an object is called _____. a) Pick b) Lift c) Force d) Shut Answer: c) 338) There are how many vocal cords in the human voice box? a) One b) Two c) Three d) Four Answer: b) 339) The attribute _______ specifies (in pixels) the distance between two adjacent cells. a) Width b) Height c) Cellpadding d) Cellspacing Answer: d) 340) What is the name of the acid in an ant's sting? a) Acetic acid b) Citric acid c) Formic acid d) Lactic acid Answer: c) 341) Which base is present in soap? a) Sodium hydroxide b) Silicon dioxide c) Calcium hydroxide d) Ammonium hydroxide Answer: a)

342) Other name of Platelets is? a) Leucocytes b) Erythrocytes c) Platelets d) Thrombocytes Answer: d) 343) In stems, the protoxylem lies towards the centre and the metaxylem lies towards the periphery of the organ. This type of primary xylem is called _. a) Xylem fibres b) Xylem parenchyma c) Exarch d) Endarch Answer: d) 344) ___________ is the second largest animal phylum. a) Mollusca b) Chordata c) Coelomates d) Anneldia Answer: a) 345) In a qualitative way, the tendency of undisturbed objects to stay at rest or to keep moving with the same velocity is called ________. a) Force b) Acceleration c) Friction d) Inertia Answer: d) 346)The time taken by a pendulum to complete one oscillation is called its ____ a) Maximum speed b) Average speed c) Time period










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d) Time interval Answer: c) 347) Metals react with sodium hydroxide to produce ______. a) oxygen gas b) sodium c) water d) hydrogen gas Answer: d) 348) Which base is present in lime water? a) Sodium hydroxide b) Magnesium hydroxide c) Calcium hydroxide d) Ammonium hydroxide Answer: c) 349) Presence of large amounts of nutrients in waters also causes excessive growth of _______ algae. a) Biomagnification b) Algal bloom c) planktonic d) Eutrophication Answer: c) 350) Which system is used by the Digital Computers to encode data and Programs? a) Decimal b) Binary c) Hexa decimal d) Octal Answer: b) 351) In MICR, what does 'I' stand for? a) Interactive b) Information c) Ink

d) Instruction Answer: c) 352) The __________ uses an addressing scheme known as URL to indicate the location of files on the web. a) JavaScript b) World Wide Web c) SQL d) String Answer: b) 353) Albert Sabin is known for developing_. a) Smallpox vaccine b) Polio vaccine c) Penicillin d) Hepatitis B vaccine Answer: b) 354) Who invented the Centigrade scale? a) Anders Celsius b) Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit c) William Thomson d) Wright Brothers Answer: a) 355) Who discovered electron? a) E. Goldstien b) J. J. Thomson c) Ernest Rutherford d) J. Chadwick Answer: b) 356) Who invented radar? a) Fred Morrison b) A. H. Taylor and Leo C. Young c) Van Tassel d) W. K. Roentgen Answer: b)










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357) 'Queensbury rules' is code of rules that directly influences which of the following sport? a) Tennis b) Boxing c) Polo d) Billiards Answer: b) 358) Who has written the book 'The Ministry of Utmost Happiness? a) Chaitanya Padukone b) Amitav Ghosh c) Pramod Kapoor d) Anundhati Roy Answer: d) 359) What is the full form of ISDN? a) International Service Digital network b) Indian Service Digital Network c) Integrated Service Digital Network d) Internal Service Digital Network Answer: c) 360) Which among the following is not an input device? a) Plotter b) Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) c) Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) d) Barcode Reader Answer: a) 361) Teach Text' is a text editor in which of the following operating systems? a) Windows b) Google Chrome c) Mozilla Firefox d) Macintosh Answer: d)

362) Who invented the electrocardiogram (ECG)? a) Willem Einthoven b) Edward Jenner c) Antonio de Ulloa and Charles Wood d) Karl Benz Answer: a) 363) In which city of India is Dhamek Stupa located? a) Pune b) Delhi c) Varanasi d) Hyderabad Answer: c) 364) The Samjhauta Express runs between Delhi to which city in Pakistan? a) Karachi b) Islamabad c) Quetta d) Lahore Answer: d) 365) Which nation is not a part of the South Asian Free Trade Area? a) China b) Sri Lanka c) Bhutan d) India Answer: a) 366) Gol Gumbaz was designed by? a) Ustad Ahmad of Lahouri b) George Wittet c) Henry Irwin d) Yaqut of Dabul Answer: d)










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367) SAARC Agriculture Centre (SAC) is based in which city? a) Islamabad b) Dhaka c) Colombo d) Kathmandu Answer: b) 368) _____________ is the number of deaths in the population during a given period. a) Natality b) Mortality c) Immigration d) Emigration Answer: b) 369) Buland Darwaza is located in? a) West Bengal b) Gujarat c) Uttar Pradesh d) Tamil Nadu Answer: c) 370) Which of the following award is given for distinguished service in any field including service rendered by the Government servants? a) Ashok Chakra b) Dada Saheb Phalke Awards c) Arjuna Award d) Padma Shri Answer: d) 371) Bikaner school, Jaipur school, Marwar school, Mewar school are all schools of? a) Miniature paintings b) Rajput paintings c) Madhubani paintings d) Cave paintings Answer: b)

372) Citizen of which neighbouring country does not require a passport or visa to enter India? a) Pakistan b) Bangladesh c) Nepal d) China Answer: c) 373) __________ is the number of individuals of the population who left the habitat and gone elsewhere during the time period under consideration. a) Natality b) Mortality c) Immigration d) Emigration Answer: d) 374) Which of the following river originates in Nepal and flows into the Ganges? a) Kosi b) Jhelum c) Chenab d) Ravi Answer: a) 375) With which other country does Bangladesh share its border besides India? a) China b) Laos c) Bhutan d) Myanmar Answer: d) 376) Mattancherry Palace is located in? a) West Bengal b) Kerala c) Rajasthan d) Karnataka










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Answer: b) 377) Which of the following is an award given by the Government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in National sports? a) Ashok Chakra b) Dada Saheb Phalke Awards c) Arjuna Award d) Padma Shri Answer: c) 378) Which is the only train which runs between Kolkata and Dhaka? a) Dosti Express b) Maitree Express c) Bangla Express d) Padma Express Answer: b) 379) Which of the statements given below are correct? 1. The author of the novel 'Dodgers' is Don Winslow. 2. The author of the novel 'Forty Thieves' is Bill Beverly. 3. The author of the novel 'The Corrections' is Thomas Perry. a) 1 and 2 b) 2 and 3 c) 1 and 3 d) 1, 2 and 3 Answer: d) 380) Who discovered Electron? a) Enrico Fermi b) Robert Noyce c) J.J.Thomson d) James Dyson Answer: c)

381) In Microsoft Word, _______ allows us to move selected paragraphs to the right. a) Decrease Indent b) Increase Indent c) Double Indent d) Single Indent Answer: b) 382) A few organisms can tolerate and thrive in a narrow range of temperatures. Such organisms are called ___________. a) Osmotic b) Eurythermal c) Stenothermal d) Hydrothermal Answer: c) 383) Based on the common features like presence of notochord and dorsal hollow neural system, animals like fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds along with mammals are included in which Phylum? a) Mammalia b) Chordata c) Primata d) Insecta Answer: b) 384) The members of phaeophyceae are commonly called _____ algae. a) Green b) Brown c) Red d) Yellow Answer: b) 385) Asterias (Star fish), Echinus (Sea urchin), Antedon (Sea Lily) are all examples of which Phylum? a) Echinodermata










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b) Annelida c) Platyhelminthes d) Arthropoda Answer: a) 386) During uniform motion of an object along a straight line, the ______ remains constant with time. a) Time b) Velocity c) Acceleration d) Distance Answer: b) 387) The impression of an image persists on the retina for about of a second. a) 1/10th b) 1/8th c) 1/16th d) 1/5th Answer: c) 388) Acetic Acid is another name for which of the following? a) Vinegar b) Baking Soda c) Copper Sulphate d) Magnesium Oxide Answer: a) 389) The reaction of Copper Sulphate and Iron produces Iron Sulphate and _____. a) Vinegar b) Ash c) Baking Soda d) Copper Answer: d)

390) Blue Vitriol is another name for which of the following? a) Copper Sulphate b) Oxygen c) Copper d) Magnesium Oxide Answer: a) 391) The rubbing surface of a matchbox has powdered glass and a little red _. a) Antimony b) Aarsenic c) Silicon d) Phosphorus Answer: d) 392) A few organisms can tolerate and thrive in a wide range of temperatures. Such organisms are called ___________. a) Osmotic b) Eurythermal c) Stenothermal d) Hydrothermal Answer: b) 393) ___________ is the breaking up of the rocks on the earth's surface. a) Erosion b) Weathering c) Attrition d) Abrasion Answer: b) 394) The method of soil conservation in the coastal and dry regions where rows of trees are planted to check the wind movement to protect soil cover is called? a) Mulching b) Contour barriers c) Rock dam










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d) Shelter belts Answer: d) 395) Biological names are generally derived from which language? a) French b) Latin c) Mexican d) German Answer: b) 396) The members of rhodophyceae are commonly called _____ algae. a) Green b) Brown c) Red d) Yellow Answer: c) 397) Aurelia (Medusa) and Adamsia (Polyp) are examples of which Phylum? a) Ctenophora b) Annelida c) Coelenterata d) Aschelminthes Answer: c) 398) During their rule the British persuaded or forced cultivators in Punjab to grow _. a) Jute b) Tea c) Sugarcane d) Wheat Answer: d) 399) Jama Masjid of Delhi was built by? a) Akbar b) Humayun c) Babar

d) Shah Jahan Answer: d) 400) Arrest of ______ in 1930 led to angry demonstrations in streets of Peshawar. a) Abdul Ghaffar Khan b) Abul Kalam Azad c) Zakir Hussain d) Muzaffar Ahmed Answer: a) 401) The closest example of a centrally planned economy is the for the major part of the 20th Century. a) USA b) India c) Soviet Union d) Japan Answer: c) 402) ____________ is the relationship between the variable input and output, keeping all other inputs are held constant. a) Total product b) Average product c) Isoquant d) The Long Run Answer: a) 403) From which of the following, is the GDP of a country not derived from? a) Agricultural sector b) Industrial sector c) International sector d) Service sector Answer: c)










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404) ___________ is the set of all possible combinations of the two inputs that yield the same maximum possible level of output. a) The Short Run b) The Long Run c) Isoquant d) Average product Answer: c) 405) The __________ exchange rate is the price of one unit of foreign currency in terms of domestic currency. a) Artificial b) Nominal c) Fixed d) Real Answer: b) 406) Which of the following right has been removed from fundamental rights and converted to a simple legal right? a) Right to life and personal liberty b) Right to property c) Right to education d) Right to freedom of religion Answer: b) 407) Which of the following does not come under Fundamental Duty? a) To safeguard public property b) To protect and improve the natural environment c) To promote harmony d) To protect freedom of speech and expression Answer: d) 408) Comptroller and Auditor General of India is appointed for how many years? a) 2 b) 4 c) 6

d) 5 Answer: c) 409) Who is the custodian of Contingency Fund of India? a) The Prime Minister b) Judge of Supreme Court c) The President d) The Finance Minister Answer: c) 410) Which of the following Country doesn't have a written Constitution? a) United Kingdom b) Australia c) United States of America d) Bangladesh Answer: a) 411) Who started construction of Nalanda (Mahavihara) ? a) Dharampala b) Ashoka c) Kumaragupta d) Harihara Answer: a) 412) The Chola kingdom mostly ruled which region of India? a) East b) West c) North d) South Answer: d) 413) In which year was All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) founded? a) 1949 b) 1999 c) 1972










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d) 1997 Answer: c) 414) For how many days did Mahatma Gandhi's volunteers of the Salt satyagrah walked? a) 24 b) 36 c) 12 d) 6 Answer: a) 415) Name the Commission that came to India in 1928 to reform India's constitutional system. a) Rowlatt Act b) Pitt's India Act c) Partition of Bengal d) Simon Commission Answer: d) 416) Name the British General who was responsible for the Jallianwalla Bagh massacre. a) Hastings b) Cornwallis c) Dyer d) Dalhousie Answer: c) 417) How many union territories does India have as of June 2018? a) 7 b) 6 c) 5 d) 4 Answer: a) 418) The northern plain of India is formed of _. a) Metamorphic soil b) Igneous rocks

c) Alluvial soil d) Old crystalline rocks Answer: c) 419) Energy in the form of heat is wasted when a machine is operated. This heat is generated due to ______. a) Burning b) Friction c) Combustion d) Lubrication Answer: b) 420) The incident ray, the at the point of incidence and the reflected ray all lie in the same plane. a) Surface b) Tangent c) Normal d) Angle of reflection Answer: c) 421) ___________ is obtained by evaporation of sea. a) Sugar b) Iron c) Salt d) Steel Answer: c) 422) The passage of an electric current through a conducting liquid causes _____. a) Galvanisation b) Evaporation c) Physical Reaction d) Chemical Reaction Answer: d)










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423) __________ being a higher category, is the assemblage of families which exhibit a few similar characters. a) Order b) Species c) Genus d) Class Answer: a) 424) Sexual reproduction in Algae that takes place through fusion of two dissimilar size gametes is called? a) Zoospores b) Anisogamous c) Isogamous d) Oogamous Answer: b) 425) ________ is not a storage device. a) iPod b) Pen drives c) Linux d) Flash Disks Answer: c) 426) __________ of an input is defined as the change in output per unit of change in the input when all other inputs are held constant. a) Marginal product b) Production function c) Total product d) Average product Answer: a) 427) The collection of all possible combinations of the goods and services that can be produced from a given amount of resources and a given stock of technological knowledge is called the ______ of the economy. a) Resource Probability Set

b) Production Probability Set c) Resource Possibility Set d) Production Possibility Set Answer: d) 428) In the Indian Parliamentary System, 'Vote on Account' is valid for how many months (except the year of elections)? a) 2 months b) 3 months c) 6 months d) 9 months Answer: a) 429) India has taken the concept of 'Judicial Review' from which country's constitution? a) United States b) United Kingdom c) Canada d) Ireland Answer: a) 430) There are total parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha constituency) in Sikkim. a) 11 b) 19 c) 10 d) 1 Answer: d) 431) What is the name of the scheme for the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) beneficiaries launched in Delhi region? a) Sakushal Humesha b) Kahin bhi kabhi bhi c) Jeevan Arogya d) Shramik Kalyan Answer: b)










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432) _______ is issued when the court finds that a particular office holder is not doing legal duty and thereby is infringing on the right of an individual. a) Habeas Corpus b) Mandamus c) Prohibition d) Quo Warranto Answer: b) 433) Group of Monuments at Hampi was built by? a) Harihara and Bukka b) Udayin and Shishunaga c) Devavarman and Vainya d) Maravarman and Sirmara Answer: a) 434) Dara Shikoh was killed in conflict with his brother _. a) Jahangir b) Aurangzeb c) Babur d) Shah Jahan Answer: b) 435) In 1916 Mahatma Gandhi travelled to ____ to inspire the peasants to struggle against the oppressive plantation system. a) Dandi b) Sabarmati c) Champaran d) Chauri Chaura Answer: c) 436) According to an estimate, almost ___ percent forests have been lost in the tropics, compared to only 1 percent in the temperate region. a) 20 b) 40 c) 60 d) 80

Answer: b) 437) Beyond the ______ , the Himalayas bend sharply to the south and spread along the eastern boundary of India. a) Zoji La Pass b) Dihang gorge c) Bhutan border d) Nepal Border Answer: b) 438) The animals in which the body cavity is absent are known as _. a) Coelomates b) Wild c) Pseudocoelomates d) Acoelomates Answer: d) 439) According to the Second Law of Motion, for a given force, acceleration is inversely proportional to the ____ of an object. a) Density b) Volume c) Force d) Mass Answer: d)











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440) The coil wire in the electric room heater or electric cooking heater is called _____. a) Circuit b) Element c) Filament d) Cells Answer: b) 441) In Microsoft Excel, the ______ () function returns the largest value among the values passed as arguments. a) HIGHEST b) MORE c) HIGH d) MAX Answer: d) 442) Which of the statements given below are correct? 1. The author of the novel 'Dodgers' is Don Winslow. 2. The author of the novel 'Forty Thieves' is Bill Beverly. 3. The author of the novel 'The Corrections' is Thomas Perry. a) 1 and 2 b) 2 and 3 c) 1 and 3 d) 1, 2 and 3 Answer: d) 443) The side mirrors of vehicles are of which type of mirrors? a) Convex b) Concave c) Plane d) Inverted Answer: a) 444) If the mass of an object is 60 kgs, what will be its weight on the moon? (N=Newton)

a) 60N b) 600N c) 100N d) 10N Answer: c) 445) Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from ____ in January 1915. a) South Africa b) England c) USA d) Russia Answer: a) 446) Todarmal was the famous revenue minister of which Mughal Emperor? a) Shah Jahan b) Bahadur Shah Jafar c) Akbar d) Aurangazeb Answer: c) 447) Which among the following Mughal Emperor was illiterate? a) Shah Jahan b) Aurangzeb c) Akbar d) Jahangir Answer: c) 448) Which Sikh Guru initiated 'The Khalsa'? a) Guru Nanak Dev b) Guru Gobind Singh c) Guru Angad Dev d) Guru Tegh Bahadur Answer: b) 449) Which acid is released when an Ant Bites? a) Hydrochlocric Acid










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b) Formic Acid c) Acetic Acid d) Phosphoric Acid Answer: b) 450) If at a price, market supply is greater than market demand, we say that there is _______ in the market at that price. a) Equilibrium b) Excess Demand c) Excess Supply d) Marginal Revenue Answer: c) 451) In India the reform policies were first introduced in which year? a) 1951 b) 1971 c) 1991 d) 2001 Answer: c) 452) How many times a person can be elected as the President of India? a) One time b) Two times c) Three times d) No bar Answer: d) 453) Which of the following is not a fundamental duty? a) To abide by constitution and respect the National Flag b) To promote harmony and brotherhood c) To uphold and protect the sovereignty d) Abolition of titles except military and academic Answer: d)

454) "Trade unions" is listed in the list given in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India. a) Union b) State c) Global d) Concurrent Answer: d) 455) __________ writ is issued by a higher court (High Court or Supreme Court) when a lower court has considered a case going beyond its jurisdiction. a) Habeas Corpus b) Mandamus c) Prohibition d) Quo Warranto Answer: c) 456) Who built the Konark''s Sun Temple? a) Anantavarman Chodaganga Deva b) Narasimhadeva I c) Kapilendra Deva Routaray d) Purushottam Dev Answer: b) 457) In which battle was siraj ud – Daulah Defeated by Lord Clive? a) Battle of plassey b) Battle of Buxer c) Battle of Panipet d) Battle of Haldighati Answer: a) 458) Match the following Social Reform Movement - Founder 1. Arya Samaj - Raja Ram Mohan Roy 2. Brahmo Samaj - Dayananda Saraswati










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3. Veda Samaj - Atmaram Pandurang 4. Prathna Samaj - Keshab Chandra sen and K. sridharalu Naidu a) 1-b , 2-a, 3-c , 4-d b) 1-b , 2-a , 3-d , 4-c c) 1-a , 2-b , 3-d , 4-c d) 1-b , 2-d , 3-a , 4-c Answer: b) 459) Prince Khurram was the name of the future Emperor _______. a) Shah Jahan b) Jahangir c) Babur d) Akbar Answer: a) 460) In 1917, which movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi from Champaran? a) Satyagraha b) Non co-operation movement c) Quit India movement d) Swadeshi Movement Answer: a) 461) Who led the Bardoli Satyagraha movement? a) Mahatma Gandhi b) Rabindra Nath Tagore c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel d) Chittaranjan Das Answer: c) 462) Who was the founder of the Ghadar Party? a) Basant Kumar Biswas b) Sohan Singh Bhakna c) Ram Prasad Bismil d) Bhagat Singh Answer: b)

463) Sardar Vallabhbai Patel was the leader of _. a) Bhoodan Movement b) Rowlatt Satyagraha c) Bardoli Satyagraha d) Swadeshi Movement Answer: c) 464) The National Highway 1A connects Leh to Kashmir Valley through the _____ pass. a) Khyber b) Zoji la c) Nathula d) Karakoram Answer: b) 465) India is the _____ largest country in the world. a) 3rd b) 5th c) 7th d) 9th Answer: c) 466) Auxiliary bud develops into which of the following part of the plant? a) Fruit b) Leaf c) Branch d) Roots Answer: c) 467) Netscape Navigator is a ___________. a) Graphical user interface b) Programming language c) Web browser d) Processor Answer: c)










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468) Who is known as the 'Father of Indian Unrest'? a) Anant Singh b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak c) Bhagat Singh d) Dadabhai Naoroji Answer: b) 469) Xylem helps in transportation of which of the following? a) Food b) Water c) Nutrients d) Both Food and Water Answer: b) 470) Plant tissues are of how many types? a) 3 b) 2 c) 5 d) 6 Answer: a) 471) Cinnamon is obtained from which part of the plant? a) Stem b) Bark c) Roots d) Fruits Answer: b) 472) What is the name of a group of similar cells performing a specific function? a) Tissue b) Organ c) Organ system d) Cellular organization Answer: a)

473) Which of the following function is performed by the kidneys in the human body? a) Excretion b) Respiration c) Digestion d) Transportation Answer: a) 474) Which organ has finger like outgrowths which are called as Villi (Singular Villus)? a) Large Intestine b) Bladder c) Small Intestine d) Stomach Answer: c) 475) Which among the following is not a connective tissue? a) Blood b) Bone c) Skin d) Cartilage Answer: c) 476) The __________ of a firm is a relationship between inputs used and output produced by the firm. a) Marginal product b) Production function c) Total product d) Average product Answer: b) 477) A _______ deficit is financed by net capital flows from the rest of the world, thus by a capital account surplus. a) Current Account b) Savings Account c) Capital Account d) Asset Account










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Answer: a) 478) Which article can be used by The President of India to declare financial emergency? a) Article 32 b) Article 349 c) Article 360 d) Article 365 Answer: c) 479) The Poona Pact was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and _. a) Muhammad Ali Jinnah b) Lord Irwin c) Subhash Chandra Bose d) B. R. Ambedkar Answer: d) 480) In which year was All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) founded? a) 1949 b) 1999 c) 1972 d) 1997 Answer: c) 481) "Population control and family planning" is listed in the ______ list given in the Seventh Schedule in the _______ Constitution of India. a) Union b) State c) Global d) Concurrent Answer: d) 482) What is the process of melting also called? a) Fusion b) Galvanisation c) Crystallisation

d) Evaporation Answer: a) 483) A change in which a substance undergoes a change in its physical properties is called ______. a) Chemical Properties b) Physical Properties c) Chemical Change d) Physical Change Answer: d) 484) The place on the earth's surface above the focus is called the _____. a) Focus b) Incentre c) Epicentre d) Circumcentre Answer: c) 485) During the past century, the temperature of Earth has increased by ______. a) 0.6oC b) 1.6oC c) 2.6oC d) 3.6Oc Answer: a) 486) According to the categories of land mentioned in the Chola inscriptions ______ was known as the land for the maintenance of schools? a) Vellanvagai b) Brahmadeya c) Shalabhoga d) Devadana Answer: c) 487) Which of the following is an Indian military decoration awarded for valour, courageous action or self- sacrifice away from the battlefield?










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a) Ashok Chakra b) Dada Saheb Phalke Awards c) Arjuna Award d) Padma Shri Answer: a) 488) The Tomara Rajputs, were defeated in the middle of the twelfth century by the Chauhans of ________. a) Ayodhya b) Ajmer c) Dwarka d) Gwalior Answer: b) 489) Who shot dead John Saunders on 17th December 1927? a) Bhagat Singh b) Mangal Panday c) Sukhdev d) Bipin Chandra Pal Singh Answer: a) 490) Lord Cornwallis is known for _. a) Permanent revenue settlement of Bengal b) Attacking the caste system c) Land revenue settlement of United States d) Ryotwari settlement of Madras Answer: a) 491) Sultan Mahmud was a ruler of ________ a) Persia b) Ghazni c) Lahore d) Arab Answer: b)

492) In due course of time the meander loop cuts off from the river and forms a cut-off lake, also called an _________ lake. a) Ox-bow b) Oasis c) Lagoon d) Tectonic Answer: a) 493) The oceanic crust mainly consists of silica and _. a) Magnesium b) Iron c) Manganese d) Sulphur Answer: a) 494) A change in which no new substances are formed is called _. a) Physical Change b) Chemical Change c) Rusting d) Galvanisation Answer: a) 495) The property of metal by which it can be drawn into wires is called _. a) Maleability b) Viscosity c) Ductility d) Tensile strength Answer: c) 496) A multicellular organism grows by ____. a) Cell addition b) Cell explosion c) Cell implosion d) Cell division Answer: d)










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497) CAD stands for _______. a) Common Aided Design b) Computer Aided Design c) Complex Aided Design d) Communication Aided Design Answer: b) 498) The web uses the _____ to request and serve web pages and programs. a) Hyper Text Marketing Language b) Hyper Text Markup Language c) Hotmail Text Markup Language d) Home Text Markup Language Answer: b) 499) Magnesium oxide (MgO) + Water (H2O) =? a) [Mg(OH)] b) [Mg2(OH)] c) [Mg(O2H)2] d) [Mg(OH)2] Answer: d) 500) What is the unit of calorific value? a) kN/kg b) kJ/kg c) kW/sec d) kCal/sec Answer: b) 501) __________ is defined as the output per unit of variable input a) Marginal product b) Production function c) Total product d) Average product Answer: d)

502) The demand for normal good increases with ________ in the consumer's income. a) Increase b) Decrease c) Constant d) Double Answer: a) 503) Which Governor General abolished the 'Sati System' in India? a) Lord Canning b) Lord Ripon c) Lord Wiliam Bentinck d) Lord Dalhousie Answer: c) 504) ______________ means that the Supreme Court will reconsider the case and the legal issues involved in it. a) Original Jurisdiction b) Writ Jurisdiction c) Appellate Jurisdiction d) Advisory Jurisdiction Answer: c) 505) Which amendment of the Constitution of India increased the age of retirement of High Court judges from 60 to 62 years? a) 10th b) 12th c) 15th d) 245th Answer: c) 506) "United Nations Organization" is listed in the ______ list given in the Seventh Schedule in the Constitution of India. a) Union b) State c) Global










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d) Concurrent Answer: a) 507) There are total _____ parliamentary seats (Lok Sabha constituency) in West Bengal. a) 42 b) 2 c) 4 d) 40 Answer: a) 508) "Prevention of cruelty to animals" is listed in the _____ list given in the Seventh Schedule in the Constitution of India. a) Union b) State c) Global d) Concurrent Answer: d) 509) ___________ makes laws on matters included in Union List and Concurrent List. a) Lok Sabha b) Ministry of Defence c) Prime Minister's Office d) Securities and Exchange Board of India Answer: a) 510) According to the categories of land mentioned in the Chola inscriptions ______ was known as the land donated to Jaina institutions a) Vellanvagai b) Brahmadeya c) Shalabhoga d) Pallichchhandam Answer: d) 511) Where is Humayun's Tomb is located? a) Hyderabad

b) New Delhi c) Mumbai d) Kolkata Answer: b) 512) Who amongst the following was the successor of Sikh Guru Har Krishan? a) Guru Angad Dev b) Guru Tegh Bahadur c) Guru Hargobind d) Guru Amar Das Answer: b) 513) Who invented Velcro? a) Thomas Edison b) William Harvey c) George de Mestral d) Robert Boyles Answer: c) 514) ________ was imprisoned for the rest of his life by Aurangzeb. a) Akbar b) Shah Jahan c) Jahangir d) Babur Answer: b) 515) Name the estuary on the border of India and Pakistan? a) Daman Creek b) Sir Creek c) Karwar Creek d) Mandovi Creek Answer: b) 516) As the river enters the plain it twists and turns forming large bends known as _____. a) Crooks










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b) Fections c) Rounds d) Meanders Answer: d) 517) According to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), particulate size micrometers or less in ____ diameter are responsible for causing the greatest harm to human health. a) 0.5 b) 2.5 c) 5 d) 10 Answer: d) 518) ______________ scheme launched by the Central Government aims to spur social, economic and infrastructure development in rural areas by developing a cluster of 300 Smart Villages. a) Soil Health Card b) Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission c) Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana d) Pradhanmantri rojgar yojna Answer: b) 519) Which of the following was invented by Sir Humphry Davy? a) Safety Pin b) Steam Engine c) Safety Lamp d) X-Rays Answer: c) 520) Who discovered the colour photography? a) Robert Noyce b) Enrico Fermi c) John Logie Baird d) James Clerk Maxwell Answer: d)

521) Which of the statements given below are not correct? 1. The author of the novel 'A Visit from the Goon Squad' is Edward P Jones. 2. The author of the novel 'The Corrections' is Jonathan Franzen. 3. The author of the novel 'The Known World' is Jennifer Egan. a) 1 and 2 b) 2 and 3 c) 1 and 3 d) 1, 2 and 3 Answer: c) 522) Mattancherry Palace is located in? a) West Bengal b) Kerala c) Rajasthan d) Karnataka Answer: b) 523) Match the Following Temple - Lord 1. Lingaraja Temple, Orisha - a. Lord Mahavira 2. Tijara Mandir, Rajasthan - b. Lord Vishnu 3. Venkateswara Temple, Tirupati - c. Lord Shiva a) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a b) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b c) 1-a, 2-c, 3-b d) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c Answer: b) 524) What is the common characteristic of the elements of the same group in the periodic table? a) Electrons in outer most shell b) Total number of electrons c) Total number of protons










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d) Atomic weight Answer: a) 525) Which is the only train which runs between Kolkata and Dhaka? a) Dosti Express b) Maitree Express c) Bangla Express d) Padma Express Answer: b) 526) Short run marginal cost curve cuts the average variable cost curve from ______ at the minimum point of average variable cost. a) Top b) Below c) Right d) Left Answer: b) 527) A commodity market has a _______ structure, if there is one seller of the commodity, the commodity has no substitute, and entry into the industry by another firm is prevented. a) Perfect Competition b) Monopoly c) Oligopoly d) Monopolistic Competition Answer: b)

528) There are total parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha constituency) in Punjab. a) 7 b) 1 c) 18 d) 10 Answer: a) 529) Constituent Assembly of India was founded in the year _____. a) 1940 b) 1946 c) 1947 d) 1950 Answer: b) 530) Which Fundamental Right in the Indian Constitution includes equal access to shops, bathing, ghats, hotels etc? a) Right to Liberty and Personal Freedom b) Right to Freedom of Religion c) Right to Equality d) Cultural and Educational Rights Answer: c) 531) ____________ means that the President of India can refer any matter that is of public importance or that which involves interpretation of Constitution to Supreme Court for advice. a) Original Jurisdiction b) Writ Jurisdiction c) Appellate Jurisdiction d) Advisory Jurisdiction Answer: d) 532) "Betting and gambling" is listed in the _____ list given in the Seventh Schedule in the Constitution of India. a) Union











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b) State c) Global d) Concurrent Answer: b) 533) Who is the most prominent god of 'Rig Veda'? a) Indra b) Agni c) Pashupati d) Vishnu Answer: a) 534) Match the Following Battle - year 1. Battle of Buxar - a. 1576 2. Battle of Plassey - b. 1764 3. Battle of Haldighati - c. 1757 a) 1 – a, 2 – c, 3 – b b) 1 – b, 2 – c, 3 – a c) 1 – c, 2 – b, 3 – a d) 1 – b, 2 – a, 3 – c Answer: b) 535) The _________were the successors of Timur, the ruler of Iran, Iraq and modern-day Turkey. a) Rajputs b) Khaljis c) Mughals d) Tughluq Answer: C 536) Who was the founder of Banaras Hindu University? a) Sukumar Dutt b) Madan Mohan Malvia c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad d) Motilal Nehru Answer: b)

537) During their rule the British persuaded or forced cultivators in Assam to grow _. a) Jute b) Tea c) Sugarcane d) Wheat Answer: b) 538) Akbar was ________ years old when he became emperor. a) 16 b) 19 c) 13 d) 10 Answer: c) 539) The longitudinal valley lying between lesser Himalaya and the ______ are known as Duns. a) Himadri b) Himachal c) Shiwaliks d) Tibet Answer: c) 540) Nepal shares a border with which other country besides India? a) China b) Bhutan c) Bangladesh d) Afghanistan Answer: a) 541) In Microsoft Excel, the ____() function returns the smallest value among the values passed as arguments. a) LEAST b) LESS c) MIN d) LOW










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Answer: c) 542) A _______ is a collection of letters, digits, punctuation characters, and so on. a) Numbers b) String c) Arrays d) Boolean Values Answer: b) 543) _________ Software are freely available and can be edited and customized by anyone. a) Free Source b) Open Source c) Easy Source d) Unpaid Source Answer: b) 544) During their rule the British persuaded or forced cultivators in Madras to grow ____. a) Jute b) Tea c) Sugarcane d) Rice Answer: d) 545) A change in which no new substances are formed is called _. a) Physical Change b) Chemical Change c) Rusting d) Galvanisation Answer: a) 546) The property of metal by which it can be drawn into wires is called _. a) Maleability b) Viscosity c) Ductility

d) Tensile strength Answer: c) 547) A multicellular organism grows by ____. a) Cell addition b) Cell explosion c) Cell implosion d) Cell division Answer: d) 548) The male sex organs in a flower is the _. a) Zoospores b) stamen c) pistil d) Chlorophyceae Answer: b) 549) In animals like Annelids, Molluscs, organs have associated to form functional systems, each system concerned with a specific physiological function. This pattern is called __________ system level of organization. a) Organ b) Open c) Closed d) Coelom Answer: a) 550) Contact force is another name for _. a) Friction b) Magnetic force c) Electrostatic force d) Muscular force Answer: d) 551) Which fibre is also called as artificial silk? a) Nylon b) Rayon










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c) Polyester d) Acrylic Answer: b) 552) The short run average cost curve is ____ shaped. a) U b) V c) X d) W Answer: a) 553) If the ______ firm has zero costs or only has fixed cost, the quantity supplied in equilibrium is given by the point where the marginal revenue is zero. a) Perfect Competition b) Monopoly c) Oligopoly d) Monopolistic Competition Answer: b) 554) Which Fundamental Right in the Indian Constitution allows citizens to move the court if they believe that any of their Fundamental Rights have been violated by the State? a) Cultural and Educational Rights b) Right to Constitutional Remedies c) Right against Exploitation d) Right to Freedom of Religion Answer: b) 555) _____________ means cases that can be directly considered by the Supreme Court without going to the lower courts before that. a) Original Jurisdiction b) Writ Jurisdiction c) Appellate Jurisdiction d) Advisory Jurisdiction Answer: a)

556) "Taxes on lands and buildings" is listed in the ________ list given in the Seventh Schedule in the Constitution of India. a) Union b) State c) Global d) Concurrent Answer: b) 557) "Foreign jurisdiction" is listed in the list given in the Seventh Schedule in the Constitution of India. a) Union b) State c) Global d) Concurrent Answer: a) 558) Which Fundamental Right in the Indian Constitution includes abolition of untouchability? a) Right to Liberty and Personal Freedom b) Right to Freedom of Religion c) Right to Equality d) Cultural and Educational Rights Answer: c) 559) What is the name of the court poet of King Harshavardhana? a) Tulsidas b) Banabhatta c) Surdas d) Raskhan Answer: b) 560) The Arabic work of al-Biruni that gave an account of the subcontinent is called _. a) Kitab - Al Hind b) Kitab - Al Bharat c) Pustak - Al Hind










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d) Pustak - Al Bharat Answer: a) 561) Who was given the title of "The Ambassador of Hindu - Muslim Unity" for being the architect and mastermind of the historic Lucknow Pact? a) Sir Sayyad Ahmad Khan b) Fazl-ul-Haq c) Syed Mohammad Sharfuddin Quadri d) Muhammad Ali Jinnah Answer: d) 562) Who raised the slogan “Swaraj is my Birth right and I Shall have it”? a) Mahatma Gandhi b) Subhash Chandra Bose c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak d) Lala Lajpat Rai Answer: c) 563) The longitudes of main land of India extends between _. a) 68°7' E and 97°25' E b) 68°7' W and 97°25' W c) 68°7' N and 97°25' N d) 68°7' S and 97°25' S Answer: a) 564) ________ is separated from India by a narrow channel of sea formed by Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar. a) Sri Lanka b) Myanmar c) Bangladesh d) Pakistan Answer: a) 565) ___________ are defined as the mass movement of rock, debris or earth down a slope.

a) Earthquake b) Cyclone c) Flood d) Landslide Answer: d) 566) The material carried by the glacier such as rocks big and small, sand and silt gets deposited, which are called glacial ______. a) Moraines b) Deltas c) Plateaus d) Grooves Answer: a) 567) The process of depositing a layer of zinc on iron is called _____ . a) Galvanisation b) Crystallisation c) Rusting d) Baking Answer: a) 568) ___________ is the most ecologically relevant environmental factor. a) Water b) Temperature c) Light d) Soil Answer: b) 569) A healthy adult man has, on an average, _____ (in millions) of RBCs mm-3 of blood. a) 5 - 5.5 b) 4 - 4.5 c) 3 - 3.5 d) 6 - 6.5 Answer: a)










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570) The female sex organs in a flower is the _. a) Zoospores b) Stamen c) Pistil d) Chlorophyceae Answer: c) 571) The force of friction between two surfaces will increase if: a) A layer of lubricant is kept between the two surfaces b) The two surfaces are pressed harder c) Air gap is created between the two surfaces d) Iirregularities on both the surfaces are removed Answer: b) 572) _________ is an example of intrusive igneous rock. a) Conglomerate b) Shale c) Sandstone d) Granite Answer: d) 573) Fire extinguishers emit which gas? a) Carbon monoxide b) Chlorine c) Carbon dioxide d) Nitrogen Answer: c) 574) What is formed when Magnesium is burnt? a) Baking Soda b) Calcium Carbonate c) Ash d) Vinegar Answer: c)

575) The salt concentration (measured as salinity in parts per thousand), is less than % in inland waters. a) 5 b) 20 c) 50 d) 75 Answer: a) 576) The method of soil conservation in which stones, grass, soil are used to build barriers along contours and trenches are made in front of the barriers to collect water is called? a) Mulching b) Contour barriers c) Rock dam d) Terrace farming Answer: b) 577) The demand for an inferior good decreases with _____ in the consumer's income. a) Increase b) Decrease c) Constant d) Double Answer: a) 578) Goods for which the quantity that a consumer chooses, increases as the consumer's income increases and decreases as the income decreases are called? a) Inferior goods b) Normal goods c) Complementary goods d) Substitute goods Answer: b) 579) Under which of the following jurisdiction can any individual, whose fundamental right has been










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violated, can directly move the Supreme Court for remedy? a) Original Jurisdiction b) Writ Jurisdiction c) Appellate Jurisdiction d) Advisory Jurisdiction Answer: b) 580) _____________ means cases that can be directly considered by the Supreme Court without going to the lower courts before that. a) Original Jurisdiction b) Writ Jurisdiction c) Appellate Jurisdiction d) Advisory Jurisdiction Answer: a) 581) There are total parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha constituency) in Tripura. a) 7 b) 1 c) 18 d) 10 Answer: b) 582) There are total parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha constituency) in Maharashtra. a) 11 b) 19 c) 10 d) 1 Answer: b) 583) Which Fundamental Right in the Indian Constitution states that all persons shall be equally protected by the laws of the country? a) Right to Equality b) Right to Freedom c) Right against Exploitation d) Right to Freedom of Religion

Answer: a) 584) Who has built the Vijay Stambha (Tower of Victory) in chittorgarh? a) Maharana Pratap b) Rana Kumbha c) Rana Sanga d) Kunwar Durjan singh Answer: b) 585) Who wrote 'Akbarnama'? a) Abul Fazal b) Faizi c) Abdur Rahim d) Abdul Qadir Answer: a) 586) Bishnoi movement was started against which of the following? a) Cutting of Trees b) Inequality of Women c) Killing of Animals d) Increasing Pollution Answer: a) 587) Who was the first Governor General of Bengal? a) Robert Clive b) William Bentick c) Warren Hastings d) Charles Cornawallis Answer: c) 588) ________, succeeded to the throne of Ferghana in 1494 when he was only 12 years old. a) Humayun b) Akbar c) Jahangir d) Babur










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Answer: d) 589) Charminar was built by? a) Humayun b) Mohammed Quli Qutab Shah c) Ashoka d) Narasimha Answer: b) 590) The land mass of India has an area of _____ million square km. a) 1.28 b) 2.28 c) 3.28 d) 4.28 Answer: c) 591) Ajanta and Ellora caves are situated in which state of India? a) Kerala b) Odisha c) Maharashtra d) Jammu & Kashmir Answer: c) 592) The force exerted by a magnet is an example of ______ a) Non-contact force b) Muscular force c) Contact force d) Electrostatic force Answer: a) 593) _________ influences the rate of weathering and humus in soil formation. a) Flora & Fauna b) Time c) Parent rock d) Climate Answer: d)

594) An male reproductive system, the testes are situated outside the abdominal cavity within a pouch called __________. a) Glands b) Scrotum c) Testicular Lobules d) Seminiferous Tubules Answer: b) 595) Which of the following is not among the 3 main classes of Algae? a) Chlorophyceae b) Rhodophyceae c) Phaeophyceae d) Gymnosperms Answer: d) 596) Sycon (Scypha), Spongilla (Fresh water sponge) and Euspongia (Bath sponge) are examples of which Phylum? a) Coelenterata b) Platyhelminthes c) Ctenophora d) Porifera Answer: d) 597) If the force applied on the object is in the direction opposite to the direction of motion, the speed of the object ______. a) Increases b) Stops c) Decreases d) No effect Answer: c) 598) The SI unit of acceleration is _. a) Meters per seconds squared b) Meters per second c) Seconds per meter d) Seconds per meter squared










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Answer: a) 599) Order Primata comprising monkey, gorilla and gibbon is placed in class Mammalia along with order Carnivora that includes? a) Giraffe, Camels and Elephants b) Crocodile, Lizard and Snake c) Lion, Leopard and Tiger d) Tiger, Cats and Dogs Answer: d) 600) In roots, the protoxylem lies towards periphery and metaxylem lies towards the centre. Such arrangement of primary xylem is called _. a) Xylem fibres b) Xylem parenchyma c) Exarch d) Endarch Answer: c) 601) Which is the only one example of Mollusca Phylum? a) Locust b) Butterfly c) Scorpion d) Octopus Answer: d) 602) If the speed of an object moving along a straight line keeps changing, its motion is said to be ______. a) Uniform b) Periodic c) Circular d) Non-uniform Answer: d)

603) The demand for a inferior good increases with ______ in the consumer's income. a) Increase b) Decrease c) Constant d) Double Answer: b) 604) Goods for which demand move in the opposite direction of the income of the consumer are called? a) Inferior goods b) Normal goods c) Complementary goods d) Substitute goods Answer: a) 605) Under which of the following jurisdiction can any individual, whose fundamental right has been violated, can directly move the Supreme Court for remedy? a) Original Jurisdiction b) Writ Jurisdiction c) Appellate Jurisdiction d) Advisory Jurisdiction Answer: b) 606) ________ means that the President of India can refer any matter that is of public importance or that which involves interpretation of Constitution to Supreme Court for advice. a) Original Jurisdiction b) Writ Jurisdiction c) Appellate Jurisdiction d) Advisory Jurisdiction Answer: d) 607) "Forests" is listed in the ______ list given in the Seventh Schedule in the Constitution of India. a) Union










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b) State c) Global d) Concurrent Answer: d) 608) Which Fundamental Right in the Indian Constitution states that all persons shall be equally protected by the laws of the country? a) Right to Equality b) Right to Freedom c) Right against Exploitation d) Right to Freedom of Religion Answer: a) 609) The second Battle of Tarain was fought between _. a) Alexander and Porus b) Jai Chand and Mohammed Ghori c) Akbar and Hemu d) Mohammed Ghori and Prithviraj Chauhan Answer: d) 610) Prince Salim was the name of the future Emperor _____. a) Babur b) Humayun c) Jahangir d) Akbar Answer: c) 611) The substances which reduce friction are called ______. a) Irregularities b) Lubricants c) Adhesives d) Viscous Answer: b) 612) What is the name of the acid in grapes?

a) Lactic acid b) Formic acid c) Acetic acid d) Tartaric acid Answer: d) 613) The male sex accessory ducts include vasa efferentia, epididymis, vas deferens and _. a) Cervix b) Rete Testis c) Glands d) Seminiferous Tubules Answer: b) 614) The meristem which occurs between mature tissues is known as meristem. a) Intercalary b) rimary c) Lateral d) Apical Answer: a) 615) Which of the following Phylum are also called flatworms? a) Mollusca b) Chordata c) Ctenophora d) Platyhelminthes Answer: d) 616) In the formula average velocity = (u + v) /2, u is the _. a) Final velocity b) Initial displacement c) Initial velocity d) Final displacement Answer: a) 617) Vocal chords in women are _____ than vocal chords in men.










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a) 5mm shorter b) 15mm shorter c) 5mm longer d) 15mm longer Answer: a) 618) Lion, Leopard and Tiger are all species of which genus? a) Solanum b) Panthera c) Felis d) Tigris Answer: b) 619) _________ are made up of sclerenchymatous cells. These are generally absent in the primary phloem but are found in the secondary phloem. a) Xylem fibres b) Xylem parenchyma c) Phloem parenchyma d) Phloem fibres Answer: d) 620) What type of a body plan does coelenterates, ctenophores and echinoderms have? a) Annelida b) Radial c) Bilateral d) Platyhelminthes Answer: b) 621) If the speed of an object moving along a straight line is constant, its motion is said to be _. a) Uniform b) Periodic c) Circular d) Non-uniform

Answer: a) 622) The strength of a force is usually expressed by its _. a) Motion b) Direction c) Interaction d) Magnitude Answer: d) 623) Magnesium (Mg) + Oxygen (Ob: = ? a) Mg2O b) MgO4 c) O2Mg d) MgO Answer: d) 624) What is the reaction between an acid and a base called? a) Desalination b) Crystallisation c) Neutralisation d) Sublimation Answer: c) 625) In the names Mangifera indica (mango), Solanum tuberosum (potato) and Panthera leo (lion), the terms Mangifera, Solanum and Panthera represent the higher level of? a) Taxon b) Taxonomic Hierarchy c) Specific Epithet d) Binomial Nomenclature Answer: a) 626) Which of the following is one of the commercial products obtained from Gelidium and Gracilaria and are used to grow microbes and in preparations of ice-creams and jellies? a) Agar










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b) Chlorella c) Spirullina d) Gymnosperms Answer: a) 627) Taenia (Tapeworm), Fasciola (Liver fluke) are examples of which Phylum? a) Coelenterata b) Platyhelminthes c) Annelida d) Arthropoda

Answer: b) 628) In an acid base reaction which product is produced along with a salt? a) Hydrogen gas b) Oxygen gas c) Carbon dioxide d) Water Answer: a)









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