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12344.The velocity of light was first measured by
Einstein
Newton
Romer
Galileo
13210.Plants developing in dry conditions are
xerophytes
mesophytes
lithophytes
hydrophytes
13410.In which of the following activities silicon carbide is used?
Making cement and glass
Disinfecting water of ponds
cutting very hard substances
Making casts for statues
13642.What is TTL?
Technical Talk Language
Transparent Transfer Layer
Time To Live
True Technology Lives
13691.The most pleasant elements i.e. summer temperatures rarely above 40$^0$ and winters are fairly mild, occur in the
tropical mid-latitude zone
sub-tropical latitude zone
temperature mid-latitude zone
sub-temperature latitude zone
9703.Which is bigger, a lake or an ocean
Lake
Ocean
11887.Germany signed the Armistice Treaty on ____ and World War I ended
January 19, 1918
May 30, 1918
November 11, 1918
February 15, 1918
12013.Mount Everest was captured by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in the year
1951
1952
1953
1954
12055.On August 1, 2003, the total strength of Indias armed forces approximate to
13,92,000
10,92,000
71,500
1,32,000
12367.The term cover point in cricket means
the position given by the bowler to the fielder on the offside, in front of a wicket
if the ball goes off the batsmans leg
an off-break ball bowled by a left-handed bowler to a right-handed batsman
None of the above
13206.Of the following taxonomic categories which is the most inclusive (i.e. is the highest in hierarchy)?
Order
Subspecies
Class
Genus
13250.Nitrogen is fixed in ecosystems in ways stated below. Which one of the statements below is false?
By cyanobacteria
By electrical discharges in the atmosphere
By industrially synthesised fertilizer
By denitrification
13452.Which of the following metals remain in liquid for under normal conditions?
Radium
Zinc
Uranium
Mercury
13712.The major motion of the planet earth includes
rotation
revolution
both (1) and (2)
any of these depending upon the question under construction
9663.Indian National Game
Cricket
Hockey
9943.Which one is the state bird of Tamil Nadu
Peacock
Emerland Dove
Parrot
Kuyil
11890.DRDL stands for
Defence Research and Development Laboratary
Department of Research and Development Laboratory
Differential Research and Documentation Laboratary
None of the above
12115.Rabindranath Tagore is also known as
Guruji
Gurudev
Mahamana
Netaji
12195.The main crop of Meghalaya is
rice
wheat
barley
sugarcane
12311.The National Emblem was adopted by Government of India on
January 26, 1950
August 15, 1947
August 2, 1950
July 12, 1947
12333.The term which denotes that each side has made equal point at game point, in Tennis, is referred to as
baseline
deuce
fault
grand slam
12381.Water is a good solvent of ionic salts because
it has a high boiling point
it has a high dipole moment
it has a high specific heat
it has no colour
13187.Photo-oxidation is
photorespiration
photolysis
light and oxygen induced breakdown
All of the above
13196.Plants that grow in saline water are called
halophytes
hydrophytes
mesophytes
thallophytes
13248.Pollination by wind is called
anemophily
hydrophily
zoophily
entomophily
13257.What is the language mostly used in Madhya Pradesh?
Hindi
Marathi
English
Malayalam
13472.According to Avogadros Hypothesis, the smallest particle of an element or a compound, that can exist independently, is called ____ .
a molecule
a cation
an anion
an atom
13575.What do you call a computer on a network that requests files from another computer?
A client
A host
A router
A web server
13673.The luminous coloured ring, surrounding the sun is called the
nebula
comet
asteroid
corona
13748.The main objective of centrally sponsored Command Area Development programme is
improving the utilisation of irrigation potential
optimizing agricultural productivity and production from the irrigated area
both (1) and (2)
None of the above
11011.When is the Worlds Diabetes Day?
14th November
11th December
15th October
1st July
11942.In August, 1996 at Kolar(near Bangalore), India made successful test flights of Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) named
Arjun
Nishant
Vijayanta
Lakshya
12025.King Hammurabi raised the first army of the world in
2000 BC
1500 BC
1480 BC
1027 BC
12033.Of the UN Agencies, which one specifically aims at further economic development by encouraging productive private enterprise?
United Nations Industrial Development Organisation
International Finance Corporation
International Monetary Fund
World Bank
12050.Kolleru Pelicanary situated at Elluru, Andhra Pradesh has reserves of
elephant, tiger, panther, sambar
pelicans, painted stroke
chital, sambar, chinkara, wild birds
elephant, leopard, tiger, garu, nilgai
12071.Soil acidity is generally corrected by
proper irrigation
adding sodium hydroxide
liming
application of fertilizers
12105.Recently lead free petrol was introduced in our country because
they are not needed now as anti-knock agents
they tower the efficiency of the engine
they cause less pollution
to reduce the cost of petrol
12109.Oxygen was independently discovered by
Rutherford
William Ramsay
Joseph Priestley
Neils Bohr
12125.Reproductive cells in human beings are produced
in greater numbers for a longer period of time in the male
for a longer period in the female than in male
in equal number in both sexes
in greater numbers by the female than by the male
12203.The language spoken in Sikkim are
Nepali, Hindi, Lepcha, Bhutani
Marathi
Bengali, Tripuri
Manipuri
12204.The Heads of Government of the countries which are members of the Commonwealth meet
once a year
biennially
at intervals of three years
as and when necessary
13338..MPG extension refers usually to what kind of file?
WordPerfect Document file
MS Office document
Animation/movie file
Image file
13648.What is the Websites code for the country United Kingdom?
GB
UK
EN
EG
13690.The major crops found in Sudan are
rice, barley, bananas, cocoa
maize, cotton, bananas, groundnut
bajra, oats, tobacco
wool, wine, jute
9715.What is the capital of Australia?
Sydney
Canberra
11947.In a normal human being, how much time does food take to reach the end of the intestine for complete absorption?
About 8 hours
About 12 hours
About 16 hours
About 18 hours
12111.Presently known as the European Union, the EEC was established in
1957
1958
1959
1960
12332.To prevent loss of weight plants reduce transpiration by
shedding of leaves
reducing the size of leaves
developing hair around stomata
All of the above
12385.The UN charter was ratified in 1945 by
25 nations
29 nations
33 nations
37 nations
13285.When and where was basketball introduced in Olympics as a medal event?
1992 at Barcilona
1928 at Paris
1936 at Berlin
1900 at Athens
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