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12308.The number of principal organs of the United Nation is
3
4
5
6
12334.The telescope is used for viewing
distant objects
near objects
small objects
living cells
12335.The transport fleet of Air Force consists of
IL-765
Boeing-731
AN-352
All of the above
12398.The term used when a member of a legislature leaves his party on whose ticket he was elected to join the ruling party or the opposition, is called
floor crossing
fourth estate
fifth column
free ports
12401.WTO, (World Trade Organization), WHO, (World Health Organization) and IDA (International Development Association) are ___ of General Assembly (UNO).
principal organs
other United Nations Organs
specialized agencies and other autonomous organization
they are independent agencies and not a part of UNO
13495.The largest fish exporting region in the world is
the north-east atlantic region
the north-east pacific region
the north-west pacific region
the south-east asian region
13504.The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the plane of
axis of earth
north pole
south pole
equator
13514.The islands of Seychelles are located in the
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
13672.The lowermost and the oldest epoch of the Tertiary Period of geologic time is
Pliocene
Palaeozoic
Holocene
Palaeocene
13683.The main vegetation of the steppe type climatic regions is
evergreen forests
evergreen deciduous forests
large grasslands
coniferous forests
13806.The river Sutlej, on which the Bhakra Dam has been built, originates from
a spring in Vering
near Bara Lacha Pass in Lahul
Rakas lake in Tibet
Mansarovar lake
9693.A place to see lots of animals
Zoo
Garden
9696.B is the first letter of the alphabet
True
False
11971.Human Rights Day is on
24 February
10 December
15 May
21 July
12026.National Institute of Occupation Health is located at
Bangalore
Ahmedabad
Pune
Mumbai
12054.Lata Mangeshkar holds the world record for maximum number of ____
song recordings
singing songs
songs composing
None of the above
12059.Jharia (Jharkhand) is famous for
sports goods
copper mines
coal mines
gold mines
12235.The headquarter of the Warsaw Treaty Organization were at
Berlin
Prague
Moscow
Warsaw
12253.The influx of domestic sewage containing detergents cause nutrient enrichment in water bodies due to the presence of
carbonates
nitrates
phosphates
silicates
12268.The saffron colour in the national flag signifies
truth and peace
courage and Sacrifice
faith and chivalry
None of the above
12368.The term which refers to the total amount of sales made by a firm in one year or the total amount of money changing hands in business, is
trade gap
turnover
reserves
referendum
13244.One day you wake with a sore throat and a runny nose. Your doctor takes a swab from your throat, sends it to a lab, and telephones you the next day to say that antibiotic will not help you get better. Which of the following is the most likely reason for the doctors statement?
Having waited a day, it is too late to take an antibiotic
You need an antiseptic, not an antibiotic
You need to be vaccinated instead of taking an antibiotic
You are infected by a virus
13351.When measuring the characteristics of a small-signal amplifier, say for a radio receiver, one might be concerned with its "Noise..."?
Fundamental
Fall
Force
Figure
13627.Which of the following is not a part of the Internet?
World Wide Web
Email
CD-ROM
HTTP
13777.The platform and the basement rock together form
craton
shield
both (1) and (2)
None of the above
13782.The polar diameter is ____ to the equatorial diameter.
more
equal
less
they cannot be compared
9704.How many sides does a triangle have
Three
Four
9710.Dandia is a popular dance of
Punjab
Gujarat
11881.Each year World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is celebrated on
May 8
May 18
June 8
June 18
11919.East Timor, which became the 191st member of the UN, is in the continent of
Asia
Africa
Europe
South America
12099.The 2012 Olympics Games were held in
London
Seoul
Sydney
Tokyo
12112.Steel is more elastic than Rubber because
its density is high
it is a metal
ratio of stress to strain is more
ratio of stress to strain is less
12145.The Indias highest annual rainfall is reported at
Namchi, Sikkim
Churu, Rajasthan
Mawsynram, Meghalaya
Chamba, Himachal Pradesh
12174.Which of the following drainage systems fall into Bay of Bengal?
Ganga, Brahmaputra and Godavari
Mahanadi, Krishna and Cauvery
Luni, Narnada and Tapti
Both (1) and (2)
12207.The headquarter of European Court of Justice (ECJ) are situated at
Luxembourg
Paris
Strasbourg (France)
San Jose, Costa Rica
12219.The last Hindu king who party succeeded in establishing "Hindu Swaraj" was
Chhatrapati Shivaji
Akbar, the Great
Chandragupta Maurya
Bahadurshah Zafar Khan
13333.Which is the major mineral found in Punjab?
Coal
Gold
Salt
Iron
13354.The sampling rate, (how many samples per second are stored) for a CD is...?
48.4 kHz
22,050 Hz
44.1 kHz
48 kHz
13366.The transformer that develops the high voltage in a home television is commonly called a...?
Tesla coil
Flyback
Yoke
Van de Graaf
13368.What do we call a collection of two or more computers that are located within a limited distance of each other and that are connected to each other directly or indirectly?
Inernet
Interanet
Local Area Network
Wide Area Network
13396.What does EPROM stand for?
Electric Programmable Read Only Memory
Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
Evaluable Philotic Random Optic Memory
Every Person Requires One Mind
13409.The property of a substance to absorb moisture from the air on exposure is called
osmosis
deliquescence
efflorescence
desiccation
13573.Experts say the healthiest way to view a computer monitor is by...
Placing it 18 to 30 inches away from your eyes
Viewing from a darkened room
Adjusting the screen for maximum contrast
Using special glasses that filter out UV rays
12009.Modvat is
modified value added
a term used in excise which is a new scheme of indirect taxes
scheme which allows a manufacturer to claim instant reimbursement of the excise duty paid on the raw materials used for the production of the final good
All of the above
12113.Tansen was
a great exponent of Indian classical music
one of the nine gems in the court of Akbar
both (1) and (2)
None of the above
12142.The percentage of earth surface covered by India is
2.4
3.4
4.4
5.4
12395.The Treaty of Versailles was signed in
1917
1918
1919
1920
13242.Oxygen in our blood is transported by a protein named
haemoglobin
keratin
collagen
myoglobin
13348.A given signals second harmonic is twice the given signals __________ frequency...?
Fourier
Foundation
Fundamental
Field
13355.Who created Pretty Good Privacy (PGP)?
Phil Zimmermann
Tim Berners-Lee
Marc Andreessen
Ken Thompson
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