12342.The term steeplechase is associated with which of the following sports?
Boxing
Chess
Rowing
Horse Racing
12357.The worlds largest international organisation and a successor to the League of Nations is
UNESCO
UNO
UNICEF
None of the above
13322.What is the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)?
Group of 53 former colonies of Britain
Group of 12 former republics of dissolved USSR
Group of 10 Latin America countries
Group of Islamic countries in Saudi Arabia region
13414.Among the various allotropes of carbon,
coke is the hardest, graphite is the softest
diamond is the hardest, coke is the softest
diamond is the hardest, graphite is the softest
diamond is the hardest, lamp black is the softest
13487.The highest degree of concentration of mineral deposits are found in
northeastern zone
northwestern zone
southern zone
All of the above
13697.The lowest point, on land, in the world is
Death valley, USA
Caspian sea, Russia
Dead sea, Jordan/Israel
Lake Eyre, Australia
13772.The progressive wave theory regarding of tides was put forth by
R.A. Harris
Issac Newton
William Whewell
G.B. Airy
11948.In certain diseases antibiotics are administered. The object is
stimulate production of white blood cells for fighting the disease
stimulate production of antibodies
inhibit the growth of bacteria
produce toxins against bacteria
11999.Modern Indo-Aryan languages are based on an ancient language called
Hindi
Sanskrit
Kannada
Tamil
12041.Marco Polo
discovered Greenland
travelled through China, India and other parts of Asia
travelled round the cape of Good Hope
discovered Canada
12304.The National Convention framed the new Republican constitution of France in 1795, according to which
the executive authority of the state was vested in a committee of five directors, called the Directory
a bicameral legislature was established
both (1) and (2)
None of the above
12396.The temporary suspension of hostilities by mutual consent in order to stout a peace negotiation is called
arbitration
asylum
armistice
apartheid
13525.The gulf that separates Finland and Sweden in Europe is
the Gulf of Bothnia
the Gulf of Lions
the Gulf of Genoa
the Gulf of Venice
13583.A DV camcorder is...
Capable of creating video in HDTV
Used to create digital video
Limited to the Direct Video format
A Denon Video brand product
13585.A coating of dust on a computers main circuit boards has this probable consequence
Overheating
Short circuits
Slower hard disk
None
11003.The Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin was
Alexander Fleming
Albert Einstein
Archimeder
Aryabhatta
11921.Gopal Krishna Gokhale
started as a maths teacher and rose to the position of the principal of Ferguson College, Pune
founded the servants of India Society
served as President of the Indian National Congress in 1905
All of the above
12060.Nalanda is located at
Gujarat
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Near Patna, Bihar
Near Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
12068.Recession is
slowing down of economic activity over a limited period
period during which unemployment may rise and demand and output may fall, leading to slump in trade
period that results from accumulation of unsold goods, owing to fall in demand
All of the above
12220.The king of Macedonia, who conquered most of Asia Minor and defeated Porus (India) in 327 B. C. was
Adolf Hitler
Alexander the Great
Chandragupta Maurya
Christopher Columbus
12246.The lower limit of perpetual snow in mountains such as the Himalayas is termed as the
tree line
timber line
snow line
boundary line
12279.The SAF (South Asian Federation) Game, as a part of the SAARC programme, was first held in
1964
1974
1984
1994
13223.On which of the following plants did Gregor Mendal perform his classical experiment?
Gram
Maize
Pea
Wheat
13358.Which is NOT an acceptable method of distributing small power outlets throughout an open plan office area?
Power Poles
Power Skirting
Flush Floor Ducting
Extension Cords
What is the rank of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2016 Forbes list of Most Powerful People in the World?
11886.Hermann Scheer (Germany) received right Livelihood Award in 1999 for
his indefatigable work for thepromotion of solar energy worldwide
his long standing efforts to end the impunity of dictators
showing that organic agriculture is a key to both environmental sustainability and food security
None of the above
12152.The year ____ is called a Great Divide in the demographic history of India.
1901
1921
1941
1951
12199.The main reserves of phosphorus in the biosphere is in the
hydrosphere
atmosphere
lithosphere
troposphere
13307.What was the purpose of EFTA (European Free Trade Association)?
To remove all tariffs on trade of industrial goods between the member countries
To aid the creation of a single west European market to help boost world trade
both (1) and (2)
None of the above
13523.The limit beyond which the stars suffer internal collapse is called the
Raman Effect
Chandrasekhar limit
Aurora Borealis
Quasan Zone
9935.On which day of the Pongal, the Jallikattu bull fight was played
Bhogi
Thai Pongal
Maatu Pongal
Kaanum Pongal
10991.The countries that had maintained research stations in Antarctica under Antarctic Trade are
Argentina, Australia, Belgium and South Africa
Chili, France and Japan
New Zealand, Norway, the former USSR, the UK and the USA
All of the above
11980.In Air Force, Air Commodore has one rank higher than
Squadron Leader
Air Vice-Marshal
Group Captain
Air Marshal