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13611.ISP stands for...
Internet Survey Period
Integrated Service Provider
Internet Security Protocol
Internet Service Provider
13706.The mean surface temperature of the sun is estimated to be of the prder of
5500$^0$C
4000$^0$C
2000$^0$C
1000$^0$C
13756.The oldest rocks found in ocean basins are ____ than the oldest continental rocks.
older
younger
larger
smaller
13790.The phosphate are a group of minerals of one or more metallic elements chemically associated with the phosphate compound ____
oxides
silicates
carbonates
phosphates
9678.Which animal is called the ship of the desert?
Elephant
Camel
9717.Which one of the following is the Tallest animal?
Elephants
Giraffes
9941.Jallikattu is a bull-baiting or bull cuddling sport played in
Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Karnataka
Kerala
11896.For safety, the fuse wire used in the mains for household supply of electricity must be made of metal having
low melting point
high resistance
high melting point
low specific heat
11931.In 1945, fifty nations met to phrase the basic charter for a world organization which would "save succeeding generations from the scourge of war". This conference took place at
Dumbarton Oaks
London
San Francisco
Yalta
11943.IDA stands for
Indian Development Agency
International Development Agency
Industrial Development Analyses
None of the above
12191.The first Indian actress to have been nominated to the Rajya Sabha was
Nargis Dutt
Hema Malini
Jaya Prada
None of the above
12361.Velocity of wind is measured by
speedometer
tachometer
anemometer
audiometer
12376.The type of root system of all of the following is tap root system, except that of
mango tree
kachnar tree
sunflower plant
maize plant
13203.N2 content is kept constant in the biosphere due to
N2 fixation
industrial pollution
nitrogen cycle
absorption of N2
13205.Potato is a modified form (outgrowth) of
root
stem
fruit
leaf
13276.Yuri Gagarin was
a Russian cosmonaut & became the first man to travel in space.
the first person to fly at great height of about 340 km from the earth
both (1) and (2)
None of the above
13291.What is the S.I. unit of temperature?
Kelvin
Celsius
Centigrade
Fahrenheit
13320.What is the capital of Jharkhand?
Raipur
Dehradun
Ranchi
None of the above
13390.What does AM mean?
Angelo marconi
Anno median
Amplitude modulation
Amperes
13394.Larger buildings may be supplied with a medium voltage electricity supply, and will required a substation or mini-sub. What is the main item of equipment contained in these?
Transformer
Transponder
Transducer
Converter
13553.What is an FET?
Farad Effect Transformer
Field Effect Transformer
Field Effect Transistor
French Energy Transfer
13563.What is the difference between the Internet and an intranet?
One is public, the other is private
One is safer than the other
One can be monitored, the other cant
None of the above
9719.What is the only food that doesnt spoil?
Honey
Vinegar
11867.Fastest shorthand writer was
Dr. G. D. Bist
J.R.D. Tata
J.M. Tagore
Khudada Khan
11892.FRS stands for
Fellow Research System
Federation of Regulation Society
Fellow of Royal Society
None of the above
12072.Oscar Awards were instituted in
1968
1929
1901
1965
12237.The headquarter of BSF are at
Chennai
Kolkata
New Delhi
Mumbai
12360.To which of the following country Olympic Airways belong?
France
Greece
Hong Kong
Indonesia
13188.Process of cell division can take place by
heterosis
fusion
mitosis
None of these
13255.What is Magna Carta?
It was a charter of Rights granted to the Englishmen during 1215 AD by King John II
It was a charter guaranteeing the freedom of the barons, the church and the common man
It is the foundation stone of the rights and liberties of the English people
All of the above
13297.When did India enter into space age by launching the satellite Aryabhatta?
1966
1932
1975
1990
13330.Which of the following are the members of CARICOM?
Angrilla, Antigua, Trinidad, Tobago
Barbados, Belize, St. Lucia, St. Vincent
Dommica, Grenade, Guyana, Jamaica
All of the above
13344.What frequency range is the High Frequency band?
100 kHz
1 GHz
30 to 300 MHz
3 to 30 MHz
13395.What was the active medium used in the first working laser ever constructed?
A diamond block
Helium-neon gas
A ruby rod
Carbon dioxide gas
13512.The length of the day is determined in
astronomical units
solar terms
length of the hours
None of the above
13516.The highest sand dunes are found is
the Sahara desert
the Atacama desert
the Kalahari desert
the Gobi desert
13586.How many terminals does a BJT have?
1
5
4
3
13775.The process of evaporation of water in nature is one of the basic components of the hydrological cycle. The other process that is considered to be essential for the completion of hydrological cycle is the
flow tide and ebb tide in a river
movement of water vapour in the atmosphere
flow of water in the sea
movement of water in the water table
9666.Tomato is a
Fruit
Vegetable
9926.In which year the Madras State was renamed as Tamil Nadu
1956
1961
1966
1969
11893.Escape velocity of a rocket fired from the earth towards the moon is a velocity to get rid of the
Earths gravitational pull
Moons gravitational pull
Centripetal force due to the earths rotation
Pressure of the atmosphere
12019.Normally the Commonwealth Games are held at intervals of
3 years
4 years
5 years
there is no fixed interval
12065.Microphone is used to convert
sound waves into electrical energy
sound waves into light rays
electrical energy into sound waves
sound waves into magnetic currents
13481.Which of the following is tropical grassland?
Taiga
Savannah
Pampas
Prairies
13535.The horizontal of soil profile is composed of
weathered parent material that is not affected by translocation and organic modification
material affected by translocation & organic modification
unweathered bedrock
None of the above
13771.The percentage of suns radiation reflected back into space is about
36 percent
47 percent
17 percent
None of the above
9724.What is the atomic sign for Water
H2O
HO
11983.How many Dynes are there in 1 gram weight?
900
375
981
250
12230.The main credit of the concept of Non-aligned Movement goes to
Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, India
Marshal Tito - President of Yugoslavia
Dr. Sukarno - President of Indonesia
G. A. Nassir - President of Egypt
12254.The member states of European Union are
Belgium, Denmark, France and Greece
The Federal Republic of Germany, Republic of Ireland, Italy
Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, UK
All of the above
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