13328.Which Academy promotes and develops literature in all the 22 languages of India?
Sahitya Academy
Sangeet Natak Academy
Lalit Kala Academy
None of the above
13613.Lately you hear a clatter from your computer, especially when you load a program or call up information. Whats going on?
Its infested with reindeer
Your hard disk may be headed for failure
A loose wire is hitting the cooling fan
A loud metallic clatter is normal
13668.The hazards of radiation belts include
deterioration of electronic circuits
damage of solar cells of spacecraft
adverse effect on living organisms
All of the above
13679.The low heating capacity of which of the types of coal reduces its value as an industrial fuel?
Anthracite
Bituminous coal
Lignite
Peat
13758.The process of weathering results into
the complete loss of particular atoms or the compounds from the weathered surface
the addition of specific atoms or compounds to the weathered surface
a breakdown of one mass in to two or more masses, with no chemical change in the mineral or rock
All of the above
13764.The process that involves the eroded material being dissolved and carried along in water as individual ions is called
solution
suspension
saltation
traction
13788.The phenomenon of an opening occurring in the earths surface through which a jet of hot water and steam is forces out at irregular intervals is called
crater
geyser
hot spring
volcano
11878.Dumping is
selling of goods abroad at a price well below the production cost at the home market price
the process by which the supply of a manufactures product remains low in the domestic market, which batches him better price
prohibited by regulations of GATT
All of the above
11965.Indias first atomic power station was set up at
Surat (Gujarat)
Tarapur (Maharashtra)
Trombay (Maharashtra)
Solapur (Maharashtra)
12121.P.T. Usha, who came close to bagging a bronze finished fourth in ____ in 1984 Olympics.
400 m final
800 m final
400 m hurdle
the marathon
12160.The number of major languages, recognized in the Indian Union as official language, are
15
22
12
9
12177.Which of the following groups of rivers have their source of origin in Tibet?
Brahmaputra, Ganges and Sutlej
Ganges, Sutlej and Yamuna
Brahmaputra, Indus and Sutlej
Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej
12380.The theory of inheritance of acquired character was propounded by
Charles Darwin
Gregor Mendel
J.B. Lamarck
Weismann
13246.Oxyreductases, transferases, hydrolases, lyases, isomerases and ligases are all classes of
hormones
enzymes
proteins
vitamins
13264.What is the purpose of SAARC?
To promote the welfare of the people of South Asia
To improve the environment of security in the region
To accelerate economic growth and cultural development
All of the above
13293.Yelena Isinbayeva is associated with which of the following games/sports?
Tennis
Pole vault
Boxing
Weightlifting
13369..JPG extension refers usually to what kind of file?
System file
Animation/movie file
MS Encarta document
Image file
13551.How do you subscribe to an Internet mailing list?
Contact your Internet service provider
Send e-mail to the list manager
Telephone the mailing list webmaster
Send a letter to the list
12020.Mahakavi Kalidas
was one of the greatest Sanskrit poet and dramatist
lived during the region of Chandragupta Vikaramaditya
famous works include Shakutala, Raghuvansha, Meghdoot and Kumara Sambahava
All of the above
12161.The oldest rocks in India are reported from
Dharwar region, Karnataka
Aravalli range, Rajasthan
Vindhyan range, Madhya Pradesh
Siwalik range, Punjab
12164.Which of the following union territories of India has the highest density of population per sq km?
Pondicherry
Lakshadweep
Delhi
Chandigarh
12281.The refrigerant commonly used for domestic refrigerators is
alcohol
ammonia
neon
None of the above
12352.Until December 1991 ____ were integral parts of the USSR & not independent countries, but had separate UN memberships.
Belarus and Ukraine
Czech Republic and Slovakia
Tonga and Nauru
None of the above
13237.Rain water helps to increase the ____ to some extent.
phosphorous contents
nitrogen contents
calcium contents
potash contents
13280.What is the approximate area of Bihar?
94,163 sq. km
1,35,100 sq. km
3,702 sq. km
1,96,024 sq. km
13287.What is the density of population in Chandigarh?
7,902/sq. km
1,008/sq. km
5,512/sq. km
2,669/sq. km
13388.Who co-created the UNIX operating system in 1969 with Dennis Ritchie?
Bjarne Stroustrup
Steve Wozniak
Ken Thompson
Niklaus Wirth
13590.Which of the following is not a valid domain name?
Www.yahoo.com
Www.yahoo.co.uk
Www.fr.yahoo
Www.yahoo.fr
13744.The main watershed of most of the peninsular river lies in the
Aravalli hills
Raj Mahal hills
Siwalik hills
Western Ghats
9936.Which temple has the longest corridor in India
Ramanathaswamy Temple
Meenakshi Sundareswarar
Brihadeeswarar Temple
Kapaleeshwarar Temple
9949.Who amongst the following is acknowledged as `king Maker` ?
M Karunanidhi
K Kamraj
C Rajagopalachari
None of these
11912.ESCAP stands for
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific
European Society Council for Africa and Pacific
Economic and Social Commission for Africa and Pacific
None of the above
11988.In 1947, Algeria became politically unified with France but the 80 percent population revolted against French domination
Muslim
Hindu
Christian
Jain
12309.The Rh factor refers to
a protein substance found in the blood of some people
a hormone carried by the blood
the ratio of red corpuscles to white corpuscles in the blood
a process that speeds up the clothing of blood
12348.Trans World Airlines is an International Airline of
United Kingdom
United States of America
Russia
Scandinavia
12355.War of the Roses was
civil war in England
religious-cum-political war between the Lutherans Catholics in Germany
war between Syrian and Roman forces
None of the above
13179.Movement of cell against concentration gradient is called
osmosis
active transport
diffusion
passive transport
13383.What does AC and DC stand for in the electrical field?
Alternating Current and Direct Current
A Rock Band from Australia
Average Current and Discharged Capacitor
Atlantic City and District of Columbia