5551.The equator passes through which of the following continents ?
Africa
Australia
Europe
North America
5552.Days and Nights are equal throughout the globe when the sun is above
Poles
Tropic of cancer
Equator
Tropic of Capricorn
5554.Which of the following gases is used for refrigeration ?
Chlorine
Sulphur dioxide
Phosphine
Ammonia
5555.Aspirin is the common name of
salicylic acid
salicylate
methyl salicylate
acetyl salicylic acid
5556.Decrease in white blood cells results in
Decrease in Antibodies
Increase in Antigens
Increase in Antibodies
None of the above
5557.Less dew is formed on cloudy nights because
Clouds absorb the falling dew
Clouds scatter moisture
In cloudy nights the radiation takes place very slowly
In cloudy nights the radiation takes place very quickly
5559.In summer, man with excess perspiration feels weak, because of the
Loss of more water through evaporation
Loss of salts through evaporation
Loss of carbohydrates through evaporation
All factors mentioned above
5560.When light enters a closed room through a small hole in the door, the image of an outside building appears as inverted on the opposite wall. This is because
The hole acts as a convex lens
Light takes curvature at the edges of the hole
Of rectilinear propagation of light
The hole acts as a concave lens
5561.A ball bounces higher at high altitudes than in plains. This is because
The pressure on higher altitudes is lower than that in plains
Downward pull due to gravity is less at higher altitudes
The rarefied air offers less resistance to the ball
You become more energetic at hills, so greater the force applied, higher goes the ball.
5562.What is the power of Rajya Sabha regarding Money Bill ?
It can amend it
It can reject it
It can withhold the bill for 14 days to make recommendations
It has no power regarding Money Bill
5563.The first Asian Games were held at
New Delhi in 1950
Bangkok in 1952
Singapore in 1952
Kuala Lumpur in 1952
5564.Which of the following is not included in the list of Fundamental Duties in the Constitution ?
To safeguard public property and to abjure violence
To uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India
Secularism
To abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals
5565.Which of the following statements about the cultivation of tea and coffee is true ?
Tea grows at a higher altitude than coffee
Coffee grows at a higher altitude than tea
Both grow at about the same altitude
There is no climatic relationship between the two crops
5566.Who led the extremists before the arrival of Gandhiji on the political scene for freedom struggle ?
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Dadabhai Naoroji
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Subhash Bose
5567.The French supremacy in India came to an end with the
Battle of Wandiwash
Battle of Plassey
Battle of Buxar
Battle of Panipat
5571.The sea territory of India extends up to
4 nautical miles
12 nautical miles
200 nautical miles
None of the above
5573.The crop which is sown with the commencement of Monsoon is
Rabi Crop
Kharif Crop
Cash Crop
None of these
5574.Match the following :
A. Ravi Shanker 1. Painter
B. Ravi Verma 2. Tabla
C. Alia Rakha 3. Sarod
D. Ali Akbar Khan 4. Sitar
The correct match to ABCD is:
A. Ravi Shanker 1. Painter
B. Ravi Verma 2. Tabla
C. Alia Rakha 3. Sarod
D. Ali Akbar Khan 4. Sitar
The correct match to ABCD is:
1 3 2 4
2 3 1 4
3 1 2 4
4 1 2 3
5575.Who introduced the ‘Civil Services’ in India ?
Lord Dalhousie
Lord Curzon
Lord Wellesley
Lord Cornwallis
5577.Who of the following is not a founder of Justice Party ?
P. T. Rajan
T. M. Nair
Theagaroya Chetty
C. Natesa Mudaliar
5578.There are two places P and Q. The longitudes of P and Q are 45° E and 60°W respectively. What will be the difference in their local times
7 hours
6 hours
5 hours
Both places will have the same local time
5579.Which of the following party was founded by Periyar ?
Dravidar Munnetra Kazhagam
Diravidar Kazhagam
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
5580.Which of the following is not a tenet of Gandhian Socialism
Social justice
Concern for the poor but not hatred for the rich
Equality of opportunities of all
Nationalisation of all means of production and distribution
5581.Neolithic period of age is not characterised by
Agriculture
Use of copper
Domestication of animals
Fishing
5582.Which one is correct about X - rays
do not affect photographic plates
do not ironise the gas through which they pass
are not deflected by electric fields
cannot pass through glasses
5584.Civil Disobedience Movement was suspended in 1921 because
Violence broke out at Chauri Chaura
Gandhiji was arrested for five years
Government accepted the demands of Indian leaders
People were not supporting this movement
5585.On the above scale, the average body temperature of 98.4° F will be equivalent to
77° X
113.8° X
128.6° X
154° X
5586.Which of the following is the most important cause for the decline of Buddhism after Ashoka?
Non-patronage by the kings
Condemnation of animal sacrifices
Growth of licentious practices in Buddhist centres
Allegiance to the middle path
5588.Which of the following is not correct?
Doldrums—Equatorial low pressure zone
Hurricane—A wind having a mean velocity of less than 100 km per hour
New Moore Island—India
Alluvium—Rann of Kutch
5589.The Muslims march seven times round the Kaaba as path of their Haj pilgrimage in the city of
Riyadh
Mecca
Rabat
Jeddah
5590.What type of mirror is used by motorists to see the road behind them ?
Convex
Concave
Plane
Concavo-convex
5591.The radiant energy of the sun is due to
Nuclear fission
Nuclear fusion
Sinking of the sun
Violent explosions
5592.When iron rusts, the weight
Increases
Decreases
Remains the same
First increases then decreases
5594.Put the following mass communication media in the sequence in which they came to India ?
1. Radio
2. TelevisionV
3. Films
4. Printing
1. Radio
2. TelevisionV
3. Films
4. Printing
1, 3, 2, 4
1, 4, 3, 2
2, 4, 3, 1
4, 3, 1, 2