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13595.Which of these is not a computer?
Aptiva
Macintosh
Acorn
Paseo
13663.What is a NIC?
Netware Intranet Controller
No Internet Connection
Network Interface Card
Network Interference Control
9675.The National Fruit of India is the
Mango
Gauva
9934.Meenakshi Amman Temple is located in the bank of the river
Kaveri River
Cheyyar River
Bhavani River
Vaigai River
11871.Habeas Corpus Act 1679
states that no one was to be imprisoned without a writ or warrant stating the charge against him
provided facilities to a prisoner to obtain either speedy trial or release in bail
safeguarded the personal liberties of the people against arbitrary imprisonment by the kings orders
All of the above
11885.Guru Gobind Singh was
the 10th Guru of the Sikhs
founder of Khalsa, the inner council of the Sikhs in 1699
author of Dasam Granth
All the above
11996.Lala Lajpat Rai is also known as
Sher-e-Punjab
Punjab Kesari
both (1) and (2)
None of the above
12044.Numismatics is the study of
coins
numbers
stamps
space
12329.The Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports is located at
Bangalore
Kolkata
Darjeeling
Patiala
13229.Organic Substances which, in very small amounts, control growth and development called
vitamins
hormones
enzymes
None of the above
13483.The iron and steel industries of which of the following countries are almost fully dependent on imported raw materials?
Britain
Japan
Poland
Germany
13557.Which of these is a search engine?
FTP
Google
Archie
ARPANET
13703.The main percentage of the volume of water in the hydrosphere is in
oceans and seas
groundwater, rivers and streams
glaciers and ice sheets
freshwater lakes and water vapours
9667.Dermetology is the study of
Skin
Heart
11985.Indian Institute of Petroleum is located at
Dehradun
Kolkata
Dhanbad
New Delhi
12095.Radioactive substances can be produced readily in
an electron gun
an atomic pile
a transistor
a Wilson cloud chamber
12128.Penicillin was invented by
Dr Jonas E. Salk
Gregory Mendal
Paul Ehrlich
A. Fleming
12346.The third highest nation award given for distinguished service in any field is
Padma Vibhushan
Padma Bhushan
Padma Shri
Bharat Ratna
13304.What were the main factors responsible for World War I?
Nationalism and imperialism
Militarism and entangling alliances
Mutual rivalry, hatred and distrust within the countries
All of the above
13387.Where is the headquarters of Intel located?
Redmond, Washington
Tucson, Arizona
Santa Clara, California
Richmond, Virginia
13546.Blue is what number on the resistor color code?
1
4
2
6
13556.The desktop of a computer refers to:
The visible screen
The area around the monitor
The top of the mouse pad
The inside of a folder
13596.Which of the following is not a programming language?
Basic
Java
Turing
C#
13646.In 1983, which person was the first to offer a definition of the term computer virus?
McAfee
Smith
Cohen
Norton
13658.What is FMD?
FastEthernet Measuring Device
Flashing Media Diode
Fluorescent Multi-Layer Disc
Flash Media Driver
13682.The monsoon climatic regions are
South-east Asia including Australia, Africa, America
Europe and South America
Asia, Africa and Antarctica
None of the above
10984.Kemal Ataturk was
the first President of Independent Kenya
the founder of modern Turkey
revolutionary leader of Soviet Union
None of the above
11930.Indias tallest stone statue of the Jain sage Gomateswara is at
Mysore, Karnakata
New Delhi
Sravanabelagola, Karnataka
Mandu, Madhya Pradesh
11958.India is the ____ grower of pulses.
largest
smallest
appropriate for national need
None of the above
11990.Indias first indigenously built submarine was
INS Savitri
INS Shalki
INS Delhi
INS Vibhuti
12107.People who secretly indulge in anti-national or anti-government activities and help the enemy are called
Second column
Third column
Fourth column
Fifth column
12305.The Sports Authority of India is was registered as a society in
1982
1983
1984
1985
12386.Uttaranchal has international boundary with ____ in north, north-east and eastern side.
China
Nepal
both (1) and (2)
None of the above
13189.Most highly intelligent mammals are
whales
dolphins
elephants
kangaroos
13216.Monotremes are unique mammals because they
posses hair
give birth to live young
secret milk in a pouch
lay eggs
13532.The last major glacial period began about 2,000,000 years before present and is commonly known as
Pleistocene or ice age
Paleocene or ice age
Pliocene or ice age
Holocene or ice age
13652.What is the Websites code for the country New Zealand?
NZ
NW
NE
ZL
9698.Dinosaurs didn`t eat grass?
There was no grass in the days of the dinosaurs.
They dont like it
9947.Which Chief minister have been appointed maximum number fo times ?
M Karunanidhi
M G Ramachandran
J Jayalalithaa
C Raja gopalachari
10976.In which year of First World War Germany declared war on Russia and France?
1914
1915
1916
1917
12108.Sulphur is not present in
iron pyrites
gypsum
coal
chlorapatite
12163.Which of the following groups of states has the largest deposits of iron ore?
Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
Bihar and Orissa
Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
West Bengal and Assam
12179.Which of the following crops needs maximum water per hectare?
Barley
Maize
Sugarcane
Wheat
12289.The red blood cells are in the
heart
liver
lymph nodes
bone marrow
12336.The term butterfly is associated with
kabaddi
swimming
boxing
wrestling
12347.Triple antigen provides immunity to children against all of the following disease, except
diphtheria
polio
tetanus
whooping cough
12353.Weight of an object put in a satellite orbiting in space around the earth is
the same as on the earth
slightly more than that on the earth
less than that on the earth
reduced to zero
13436.Diamond is an allotropic form of
germanium
carbon
silicon
sulphur
13494.The least explosive type of volcano is called
Basalt plateau
Cinder cone
Shield volcanoes
Composite volcanoes
13569.To select text by shading as you drag the mouse arrow over the text is known as...
Clip art
To highlight
To fetch
To decode
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