13539.The length of the tropical years (the time interval between successive occurrences of the spring equinox) is decreasing very slowly as a result of
small, progressive changes in the earths rotational speed
small, progressive change in earths orbit around the sun
both (a) and (b)
None of the above
13588.What is a BJT?
Bit Junction Transfer
Bi-polar Junction Transistor
Bell Jar Transformer
Back Junction Transformer
13681.The longest river in the Common wealth of independent states is the
Irtysh river
Ob river
Yenisei river
Volga river
13696.The most explosive type of volcano is
the caldera
a cinder cone
basalt plateau
shield volcanoes
13812.The process of particle detach ment by moving glacial ice is called
plucking
abrasion
scouring
None of the above
11978.India has been represented as a non-permanent member of the Security Council (UNO) during
1972-73
1984-85
1991-92
All of the above
12084.Socrates was the wisest man of the ancient world and developed the method of enquiry and instruction, belonged to
France
Athens
Greece
China
12297.The prize given to individuals fighting for freedom, independence and dignity of people is
Simon Bolivai Prize
Golden Bear Award
David Cohen Award
Owen Global Award
13480.The habitats valuable for commercially harvested species are called
coral reefs
sea grass bed
hot spots
None of the above
13501.The HBJ Upgradation project, upgraded the capacity of HBJ pipeline from 18.2 MM SC MD to
20 MM SC MD
33.4 MM SC MD
22.3 MM SC MD
29.6 MM SC MD
11976.India has
largest turmeric production
largest tea production
largest ginger production
All of the above
12098.Plorence(Chadwick) is the associated place for which of the following sport?
Snooker
Racking Horse
Skiing
Tennis
12260.The headquarter of ECA (Economic Commission for Africa) are situated at
Bangkok
Geneva
Addis Ababa
Baghdad
12277.The Prize that is awarded every two years to people who have worded for `Freedom of speech`, is
Plame Prize
UNEOSCO Prize for Tolerance
Unesco Peace Award
Monismanien Swedish
12369.Treaty of Versailles rearranged the boundaries of several countries in Europe and many countries were formed such as
Poland and Yugoslavia
Lithuania and Estonia
both (1) and (2)
None of the above
13183.Plants absorb dissolved nitrates from soil and convert them into
free nitrogen
urea
ammonia
proteins
13288.When cream is separated from milk
the density of milk increases
the density of milk decreases
the density of milk remains unchanged
it becomes more viscous
13363.The electromagnetic coils on the neck of the picture tube or tubes which pull the electron beam from side to side and up and down are called a...?
Transformer
Yoke
Capacitor
Diode
13376.What are three types of lasers?
Gas, metal vapor, rock
Pointer, diode, CD
Diode, inverted, pointer
Gas, solid state, diode
13378.Who built the world`s first binary digit computer: Z1...?
Konrad Zuse
Ken Thompson
Alan Turing
George Boole
13582.In which decade was the first solid state integrated circuit demonstrated?
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
13738.The moon
is the natural satellite of earth
has no liquid water
has no atmosphere
All of the above
13785.The process that creates a sub layer, which is white to gray in colour and composes of silica sand in the A horizon is called
podsolosation
calcification
laterisation
gleisation
11920.Free surface of a liquid behaves like a sheet and tends to contract to the smallest possible area due to the
force of adhesion
force of friction
centrifugal force
force of cohesion
11995.Jaspal Rana is associated with which of the following games?
Swimming
Archery
Shooting
Weightlifting
12180.The watershed between India and Myanmar is formed by
the Naga hills
the Garo hills
Khasi hills
the Jaintia hills
12224.The member states of Benelux Economic Union are
Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Iraq
Indonesia, Kuwait, Libya
Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad, Tobago
13199.Placenta is the structure formed
by the union of foetal and uterine tissue
by foetus only
by fusion of germ layers
None of these
13222.Photosynthesis is a process
reductive and exergonic
reductive and catabolic
reductive, endergonic and catabolic
reductive, endergonic and anabolic
13337.The purpose of choke in tube light is ?
To decrease the current
To increase the current
To decrease the voltage momentarily
To increase the voltage momentarily
13542.The import of crude oil and petroleum done from national oil companies of producer countries, which have a net exportable surplus of oil is by
term contracts
term tenders
monthly tenders
All the above
13797.The phenomenon associated with collision and subduction of the planet is
volcanoes
island arcs
earthquakes
All of the above
13815.The process that creates the deep oceanic trenches is called
plate tectonics
sea floor spreading
continental drift
isostasy
12038.Leonardo da Vinci
was a great Italian painter, sculptor and architect
got universal fame form his masterpiece "Monalisa"
drew models of organs such as the heart, lungs and womb
All of the above
12157.The most plausible explanation for the location of the Thar desert in western India is
the obstruction caused by the Aravalis to the rain-bearing wind that proceeds to the Ganga Valley
the evaporation of moisture by heat
the absence of mountains to the north of Rajasthan to cause orographic rainfall in it
that the moisture carried by the South-west monsoon is driven away by the dry upper air current
12205.The headquarter of the International court of Justice (UNO) are located at
Hague (Netherlands)
Addis Ababa
Bangkok
New York, USA
12341.The term used to describe a sudden fall of a government, brought about by illegal force is called
credit squeeze
loup de etat
deficit financing
deflation
13212.Our skin, when exposed to excess sunlight, becomes dark. This is because our skin pigments called
flavoxanthin
melanin
carotene
Xanthophyll