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GENERAL AWARENESS 1100 MCQ’S QUESTIONS

1. ATM is the abbreviated form of:

(a) Automatic Teller Machine

(b) Automated Teller Machine

(c) All Time Money

(d) Automatic Tally Machine

2. The Chairman of NITI Ayog is………

(a) Industry Minister

(b) Prime Minister

(c) Finance Minister

(d) Commerce Minister

3. The film ‘Phoolan Devi’ was directed by:

(a) Raj Kapoor

(b) Shashi Kapoor

(c) Shekhar Kapoor

(d) Anik Kapoor

4. Which of the following is not a scheme/programme started

by the NDA Government?

(a) Mission Indradhanush

(b) Jan Dhan Yojana

(c) Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

(d) MNREGA

5. We are able to walk on earth without slipping because of:

(a) Gravitational force

(b) Frictional force

(c) Viscous force

(d) Centrifugal force

6. Majority of the fungal bionts of lichens belong to:

(a) Baridiomycetes

(b) Ascomycetes

(c) Gomycetes

(d) Deuteromycetes

7. Which of the following has open vascular system?

(a) Cockroach

(b) Human

(c) Rat

(d) Birds

8. The warm and cold ocean currents are caused by:

(a) Prevailing winds

(b) Earth’s rotation

(c) Variations in density of sea water

(d) All of these

9. Who was known as the Second founder of the Maratha

Empire?

(a) Balaji Bishwanath

(b) Balaji Baji Rao

(c) Baji Rao I

(d) Madhav Rao

10. Purpose of an optical filter is to:

(a) reflect lights of different colours

(b) dispense light into component colours

(c) refract light to different colours

(d) transmit or absorb light of different colours

11. Which of the following is not a weighted code?

(a) Excess 3 – Code

(b) Binary Number System

(c) Decimal number System

(d) BCD Number System

12. ‘Residex’ is associated with:

(a) Share prices

(b) Price inflation

(c) Mutual fund prices

(d) Land prices

13. Ozone saves the biosphere by absorbing high energy

radiations called…….

(a) Infra-red (IR)

(b) Gamma rays

(c) Ultraviolet rays (UV)

(d) X-rays

14. Birju Maharaj is a well known exponent of:

(a) Manipuri dance

(b) Kathak

(c) Odissi

(d) Kathakali

15. In the absence of the earth’s atmosphere, sky would

appear……….

(a) blue

(b) deep red

(c) white

(d) black

16. Who was elected the Prime Minister of Nepal recently?

(a) Keshav Kumar Budhathoki

(b) Khadga Prasad Sharma Koli

(c) Sushil Koirala

(d) Pushpakamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’

17. Which lobe of human brain is associated with hearing?

(a) Frontal lobe

(b) Parietal lobe

(c) Temporal lobe

(d) Occipital lobe

18. Which of the following is not soluble in water?

(a) Lead sulphate

(b) Zinc sulphate

(c) Potassium sulphate

(d) Sodium sulphate

19. Activated charcoal is used to remove colouting matter from

pure substances by…………

(a) Bleaching

(b) Oxidation

(c) Adsorption

(d) Reduction

20. Chernobyl disaster is the result of pollution by……….

(a) Oil spill

(b) Acid rain

(c) Carbon dioxide



(d) Radioactive waste

21. Which of the following caused radioactive pollution along

the coast of Kerala?

(a) Plutonium

(b) Zinc

(c) Thorium

(d) Radium

22. In mammals, an important role of excretion is played by:

(a) Large intestine

(b) Kidneys

(c) Lungs

(d) Liver

23. Pellagra and Scurvy are caused by which pair of vitamin

deficiency respectively…………

(a) Vitamin C and Vitamin D

(b) Vitamin B-12 and Vitamin C

(c) Vitamin C and Vitamin A

(d) Vitamin A and Vitamin B-12

24. Who appoints the Finance Commission in India?

(a) Governor, R.B.I.

(b) CAG of India

(c) President of India

(d) Central Finance Minister

25. The term ‘Macro Economics’ was used by……

(a) J.M. Keynes

(b) Ranger Frisch

(c) Ranger Nurkse

(d) Prof. Knight

26. Who was the first chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia

University at Aligarh?

(a) Abdul Ghaffar Khan

(b) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

(c) Hakim Ajmal Khan

(d) Sir Sayyad Ahmad Khan

27. Who were the patrons of Sangama Literature?

(a) Nayakas

(b) Chandellas

(c) Pandyas

(d) Solankis

28. Where in India was the first French factory established?

(a) Surat

(b) Pondicherry

(c) Chandannagore

(d) Masulipatnam

29. Which algorithm is used to decide the path to transfer the

packets from source to destination?

(a) Routing

(b) Pathing

(c) Selecting

(d) Directing

30. Which one of the following is an ohmic conductor?

(a) Germanium

(b) Silicon

(c) Carbon

(d) Silver

31. Which mechanism is used by the computer virus ‘worm’ to

duplicate itself?

(a) Swap

(b) Increment

(c) Spawn

(d) Swarm

32. The second Green Revolution aims at increasing agricultural

output to promote:

(a) Availability of easy credit to big farmers

(b) Co-operative farming

(c) Inclusive growth

(d) Development of rural sector

33. The Union Government of 22 May, 2016 appointed whom as

the new Lieutenant governor of the Union Territory (UT) of

Pondicherry?

(a) Kiran Bedi

(b) Kalyan Singh

(c) Ram Naik

(d) Mukul Sangma

34. The rate of tax increase as the amount of the tax base

increases in called:

(a) Proportional tax

(b) Progressive tax

(c) Regressive tax

(d) Degressive tax

35. Vikram Shila University was founded by :

(a) Chandra Gupta Maurya

(b) Kanishka

(c) Dharampala

(d) Pulakesin II

36. The tree species most commonly used in social forestry is :

(a) Peepal

(b) Gulmohar

(c) Eucalyptus

(d) Mango

37. The most productive ecosystem in the biosphere is :

(a) Desert

(b) Open Ocean

(c) Estuary

(d) Tundra

38. What type of force acts on a car moving around a curve?

(a) Centrifugal force

(b) Cohesive force

(c) Centripetal force

(d) Gravitational force

39. Which phenomenon is responsible for the echo of sound

wave?

(a) Reflection

(b) Refraction

(c) Interference

(d) Polarization



40. In the following list of devices, which device is used in

datalink layer?

(a) Repeaters

(b) Routers

(c) Application gateway

(d) Bridge

41. Which of the metals has the maximum thermal conductivity?

(a) Iron

(b) Aluminium

(c) Silver

(d) Copper

42. Who is the author of Meghdoot?

(a) Shundraka

(b) Vishakhadatta

(c) Kalidasa

(d) Chanakya

43. One of the best solutions to get rid of non-biodegradable

waste is :

(a) Burning

(b) Dumping

(c) Burying

(d) Recycling

44. The Sharda Act is related to :

(a) Upliftment of scheduled tribes

(b) Upliftment of minorities

(c) Child Marriage

(d) Empowerment of women

45. In the battle of Panipat, Babar faced the armies of :

(a) Jaichand

(b) Hemu

(c) Daulat Khan

(d) Ibrahim Lodi

46. “Smart Money” term is used for :

(a) Credit Card

(b) Internet Banking

(c) e-Banking

(d) Cash with Public

47. The supply-side economics lays greater emphasis on…….

(a) Producer

(b) Global economy

(c) Consumer

(d) Middle Man

48. The founding father of “Theory of bureaucracy” was:

(a) F. W. Taylor

(b) Max Weber

(c) Elton Mayo

(d) Herbert Simon

49. The United Nations Organisation came into existence in:

(a) 1947

(b) 1950

(c) 1945

(d) 1946

50. Who was the first lady Governor of an Indian State?

(a) Mrs Sucheta Kripalani

(b) Miss Padmaja Naidu

(c) Mrs Tarkeswari Sinha

(d) Mrs Sarojini Naidu

51. Which of the following is an application protocol?

(a) HTTP

(b) TCP

(c) IP

(d) UDP

52. Which one of the following is not a scheme/project of the

present Government?

(a) AMRUT

(b) Swachh Bharat

(c) AYUSH

(d) Jan Dhan Yojana

53. Which of the following was India’s first interplanetary

mission?

(a) Chandrayaan Mission

(b) Mangalyaan Mission

(c) Aryabhatta Mission

(d) Philae Mission

54. Why the Earth is having its own atmosphere?

(a) Winds

(b) Clouds

(c) Gravity

(d) Rotation of the Earth

55. Stars twinkle but planets do not twinkle because:

(a) they emit light of a constant intensity

(b) their distance from the earth does not change with time

(c) they are very far away from the earth resulting in

decrease in intensity of light

(d) they are nearer to the earth and hence we receive a

greater amount of light and therefore minor

variations in intensity are not noticeable

56. Which of the following in not true about X-rays?

(a) have low penetrating power

(b) travel with the speed of light

(c) can be reflected or refracted

(d) can affect photographic plates

57. Sending a frame to a group stations is knows as :

(a) Single casting

(b) Spreading

(c) Multicasting

(d) Casting

58. Prince of Wales Cup is associated with ……… .

(a) Rugby

(b) Golf

(c) Polo

(d) Chess

59. A drainage pattern where a river is joined by its tributaries

approximately at right angles is :

(a) Dendritic

(b) Trellis



(c) Rectangular

(d) Radial

60. Who was the founder of the Indian Reform association in

1870?

(a) Debendranath Tagore

(b) Keshab Chandra Sen

(c) Rammohan Roy

(d) Dayanand Saraswati

61. Which Constitutional Amendment Act deals with the

disqualification of MPs and MLAs?

(a) 42nd Amendment Act

(b) 52nd Amendment Act

(c) 62nd Amendment Act

(d) 32nd Amendment Act

62. Which of the following increases the rate of heart beat?

(a) Peripheral nerves

(b) Sympathetic nerves

(c) Parasympathetic nerves

(d) Cranial nerves

63. The deficiency of Niacin-a vitamin of B complex group

causes the disease……. .

(a) Marasmus

(b) Pellagra

(c) Rickets

(d) Night-blindness

64. The core of the earth is also known as :

(a) Lithosphere

(b) Mesosphere

(c) Barysphere

(d) Centrosphere

65. Iron and manganese present as pollutants in water cannot be

removed by……… .

(a) oxidation followed be settling and filtration

(b) chlorination

(c) ion exchange process

(d) lime soda process or manganese zeolite process

66. A pair of contrasting characters controlling the same trait is

called:

(a) factors

(b) Loci

(c) Allele

(d) Lineage

67. The antiparticle of an electron is :

(a) Positron

(b) Proton

(c) Alpha particles

(d) Beta particles

68. The polar regions are sparsely populated because of :

(a) lack of minerals

(b) unsuitable climatic conditions

(c) infertile land

(d) mountainous topography

69. Algal bloom results from :

(a) Global warming

(b) Salination

(c) Eutrophication

(d) Biomagnification

70. Which of the following pairing is incorrect?

(a) Hygrometer –Water vapour content of the atmosphere

(b) Lactometer –Specific gravity of liquids

(c) Anemometer –Speed of the wind

(d) Seismograph –Earthquakes

71. Money transfer through mobile is called :

(a) IFSC

(b) ATM

(c) IMPS

(d) IFS

72. The founder of Bachpan Bachao Andolan (Save Child

Movement) is :

(a) Malala Yousafzai

(b) Sane Guruji

(c) Salman Khan

(d) Kailash Satyarthi

73. If an electron and photon have the same wavelength, then

they will have the same :

(a) Velocity

(b) Linear momentum

(c) Angular momentum

(d) Energy

74. Pandit Lachhu Maharaj, who passed away recently, was

associated with :

(a) Flute

(b) Table

(c) Kathak

(d) Bharatnatyam

75. A tropical deciduous plant special to the Deccan plateau is :

(a) Teak

(b) Shisam

(c) Sandalwood

(d) Sal

76. Kalarippayatt is the martial art of which State of?

(a) Madhya Pradesh

(b) Mizoram

(c) Nagaland

(d) Kerala

77. Leptospirosis is a disease caused by :

(a) Virus

(b) Fungus

(c) Protozoa

(d) None

78. The most abundant metal in the Earth’s crust is :

(a) Zinc

(b) Copper

(c) Aluminium

(d) Iron

79. Hepatitis affects which organ of the human body?



(a) Liver

(b) Pancreas

(c) Spleen

(d) Small intestine

80. Mohammed Shahid, who recently passed away, was

associated with which sport?

(a) Badminton

(b) Hockey

(c) Football

(d) Cricket

81. A ‘Market Economy’ is one which :

(a) is controlled by the Government

(b) is free from the government control

(c) in influenced by international market forces

(d) All of these

82. The novelist, poet and critic of which language has been

conferred with Jnanpith Award for 2015?

(a) Bengali

(b) Telugu

(c) Odia

(d) Gujarati

83. The ‘Cabinet Mission’ of 1946 was led by :

(a) Lord Linlithgow

(b) Lord Mountbatten

(c) Sir Pethic Lawrence

(d) Sir Mountford

84. Mount Abu is a hill station located in……… ranges.

(a) Vindhya

(b) Satpuda

(c) Aravalli

(d) Sahyadri

85. The only perennial river in Peninsular India is……….. .

(a) Godavari

(b) Kaveri

(c) Krishna

(d) Bhima

86. Which one of the following forms the base of vegetable

fibres?

(a) Cellulose

(b) Proteins

(c) Fats

(d) Oils

87. A particle is thrown vertically upward. When it reaches the

highest point, it has……… .

(a) a downward acceleration

(b) an upward acceleration

(c) a downward velocity

(d) a horizontal velocity

88. CPU Scheduler is also known as….. .

(a) Job Scheduler

(b) Resource Scheduler

(c) Short-term Scheduler

(d) Process Scheduler

89. In bio fortification technique plant breeders use breeding to

overcome:

a) Loss due to insect pests

b) Decrease in food production

c) Deficiencies of micronutrients and vitamins

d) Loss due to plant diseases

90. Which institution has the final authority to interpret the

constitution of India?

a) Parliament

b) Supreme court of India

c) President

d) Attorney general of India

91. Which institution is known as ‘Soft Loan Window’ of World

Bank?

(a) IDBI

(b) IDA

(c) IMF

(d) RBI

92. Which curve shows the inverse relationship between

unemployment and inflation rates?

(a) Supply curve

(b) Indifference curve

(c) IS curve

(d) Phillips curve

93. The longest sea beach in India is :

(a) Chapora beach

(b) Diu beach

(c) Aksa beach

(d) Marina beach

94. The Jammu and Kashmir State Legislative Assembly has a

tenure of……..

(a) 6 years

(b) 5 years

(c) 4 years

(d) 7 years

95. Which one of the following Committees is described as the

‘twin sister’ of the Estimates Committee?

(a) Public Accounts Committee

(b) Committee on Public Undertakings

(c) Departmental Standing Committee

(d) Privilege Committee

96. Potato is a :

(a) Root

(b) Stem

(c) Bud

(d) Fruit

97. English education was introduced in India by :

(a) Curzon

(b) Macaulay

(c) Dalhousie

(d) Bentick

98. Short term contractions and expansions in economic activity

are called……….



(a) Expansions

(b) Recession

(c) Deficits

(d) The business cycle

99. Which one of the following region is most rich in coal

deposits?

(a) Brahmaputra valley

(b) Damodar valley

(c) Mahanadi valley

(d) Godavari valley

100. Rainfall caused by intense evaporation in equatorial areas is

called :

(a) Orographic rainfall

(b) Cyclonic rainfall

(c) Frontal rainfall

(d) Convectional rainfall

101. Haematopoiesis is take place in :

(a) Lungs

(b) Pancreas

(c) Liver

(d) Bone marrow

102. ……..is a hormone that regulates the amount of glucose in

the blood.

(a) Glucogen

(b) Thyroxine

(c) Oxytocin

(d) Insulin

103. Wall Street collapse led to………

(a) World War II

(b) Recession

(c) U.S. attack on Iraq

(d) Great Depression

104. Gandhara Art is the combination of :

(a) Indo – Roman

(b) Indo – Greek

(c) Indo – Islamic

(d) Indo – China

105. If electric resistance is to be decreased, then the number of

resistances should be connected in :

(a) Series

(b) Parallel

(c) Mixed arrangement

(d) None of these

106. Related to computers, what is ‘Wetware’?

(a) Computer programs

(b) Circuitory

(c) Human brain

(d) Chemical storage devices

107. Indira Goswami, the famous editor, poet, scholar and writer

won the Jnanpith award in which language?

(a) Bengali

(b) Odia

(c) Assamese

(d) Hindi

108. Ultraviolet radiation in the stratosphere is absorbed by :

(a) So2

(b) Ozone

(c) Oxygen

(d) Argon

109. All isotopes of the same element have…….

(a) different atomic numbers and different atomic mass

(b) different atomic numbers and the same atomic mass

(c) the same atomic number but different atomic masses

(d) the same atomic number and the atomic mass

110. Nitric acid does not react with :

(a) Gold

(b) Copper

(c) Zinc

(d) Iron

111. Nanda devi peak is located in…… State.

(a) Himachal Pradesh

(b) Uttarakhand

(c) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Sikkim

112. Which one of the following industries is known as ‘Sunrise

Industry’?

(a) Iron and Steel

(b) Cotton Textile

(c) Information Technology

(d) Tea and coffee

113. The material used in electric heater is :

(a) Tungsten

(b) Nichrome

(c) Brass

(d) Steel

114. Kutir Jyoti Scheme is associated with :

(a) promoting cottage industry in villages

(b) promoting employment a,ong rural unemployed youth

(c) providing electricity to rural families living below

poverty line

(d) all of these

115. The system of Budget was introduced in India during the

Viceroyalty of :

(a) Canning

(b) Dalhousie

(c) Ripon

(d) Elgin

116. Which river in the Southern Peninsula has the second largest

river basin in India?

(a) Godavari

(b) Krishna

(c) Cauvery

(d) Mahanadi

117. Which among the following has the maximum life span?

(a) Eagle

(b) Tortoise



(c) Tiger

(d) Elephant

118. Which one of the following is a water soluble vitamin?

(a) A

(b) C

(c) K

(d) D

119. Biofortification is a :

(a) method of breeding crops to increase their nutritional

value

(b) strategy to combat unwanted nutrients in plants

(c) method of developing resistance to insect pests

(d) method of plant breeding for disease resistance

120. The force which makes a vehicle to stop when break is

applied is called :

(a) Gravitational force

(b) Vander-walls force

(c) Frictional force

(d) Co-valant force

121. Synthetic detergents are prepared from :

(a) potassium salts of higher fatty-acids

(b) sodium salts of higher fatty-acids

(c) hydrocarbons of petroleum

(d) glycerides

122. All doubts and disputes in connection with election of the

President are inquired into and decided by………

(a) the Election Commission

(b) the Supreme Court

(c) the Parliament

(d) the Prime Minister

123. The Taj Mahal is called ‘a dream in marble’. Which

monument is called as ‘a dream in stone’?

(a) The Rang Mahal

(b) The Panch Mahal

(c) The Red Fort

(d) The Bahai temple

124. Sex-ratio in India is measured as :

(a) Number of males per thousand females

(b) Number of females per thousand males

(c) Number of males per hundred females

(d) Number of females per hundred males

125. Companion cells are unique to :

(a) Bryophytes

(b) Pteridophytes

(c) Angiosperms

(d) Gymnosperms

126. Which one of the following is an insulator?

(a) Copper

(b) Wood

(c) Mercury

(d) Aluminium

127. Bubbles of air rise up through liquids due to :

(a) Surface tension and adherence

(b) Viscosity and buoyancy

(c) Air current over the liquid and buoyancy

(d) Up thrust and surface tension

128. Zeolite is :

(a) Hydrated ferric oxide

(b) Hydrated sodium aluminium silicate

(c) Sodium hexameta phosphate

(d) Sodium tetra borate

129. The boiling point of liquids vary as :

(a) pressure varies

(b) temperature varies

(c) volume varies

(d) density varies

130. The largest source of pollution in the world is :

(a) Herbicides and insecticides

(b) Automobile exhausts

(c) Sewage and garbage

(d) Industrial effluents

131. The country which tops in the production of cocoa is :

(a) Ghana

(b) Brazil

(c) Ivory Coast

(d) Nigeria

132. Increased RBC’s in the blood leads to a condition called :

(a) Anemia

(b) Haemophilia

(c) Polycythemia

(d) Leukaemia

133. The spring balance works on the principle of……..

(a) Boyle’s Law

(b) Hooke’s Law

(c) Bernoulli’s principle

(d) Pascal’s Law

134. If there were no gravity, which of the following will not be

there for a fluid?

(a) Viscosity

(b) Surface Tension

(c) Pressure

(d) Upward Thrust

135. Calcium salts used as fertilizer is :

(a) Calcium Carbide

(b) Calcium Carbonate

(c) Calcium Cyanide

(d) Calcium Sulphate

136. The Jawaharlal Nehru Award is given for…….

(a) Government service

(b) Literary work

(c) International understanding

(d) Social work

137. Which of the following is called ‘Queen of the Adriatic’?

(a) Venice

(b) Rome

(c) Flanders



(d) Lisbon

138. The liberation of oxygen during photosynthesis is due to :

(a) Hydrolysis of carbohydrates

(b) Photolysis of water

(c) Reduction of CO2

(d) Breakdown of chlorophyll

139. Formic acid is produced by……..

(a) White ants

(b) Cockroaches

(c) Red ants

(d) Mosquitoes

140. Which one of the following forms of phosphorus is most

reactive?

(a) Black phosphorus

(b) White phosphorus

(c) Violet phosphorus

(d) Red phosphorus

141. Who was the revolutionary leader who ended his days as a

Swami of Ramakrishna Mission?

(a) Ajit Singh

(b) Aurobindo Ghosh

(c) Jatindranath Bandopadhyay

(d) Hemachandra Kanungo

142. The “Red Shirts” movement was led by:

(a) Maulana Azad

(b) Mohammed Ali

(c) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

(d) Asfaqulla Khan

143. In the context of non-conventional energy, what is the

meaning of ‘OTE’?

(a) Ocean Tidal Energy

(b) Ocean Thermal Energy

(c) Ocean Tidal Electricity

(d) Other Thermal Energy

144. The atomic bomb is based on the principle of:

(a) Uncontrolled nuclear fusion

(b) Uncontrolled nuclear fission

(c) Controlled nuclear fission

(d) Controlled nuclear fusion

145. Systems running more than one process concurrently are

called…………..

(a) Multiprocessing

(b) Multiprogramming

(c) Real time

(d) Batch processing

146. Butter is colloid formed when:

(a) Proteins are dispersed in water

(b) Water is dispersed in fat

(c) Fat globules are dispersed in water

(d) Carbohydrates are dissolved in water

147. What is Damodar Valley Corporation?

(a) Statutory body

(b) Municipal Corporation looking after Damodar Valley

(c) A private enterprise located in Bihar

(d) A non Government organization

148. Which is the highest gallantry Award in India?

(a) Vir Chakra

(b) Param Vishist Seva Medal

(c) Kirti Chakra

(d) Param Vir Chakra

149. Who was recently appointed as the first woman president of

Napal?

(a) Sita Subedi

(b) Pampha Bhusal

(c) Urmila Rana

(d) Bidhya Devi Bhandari

150. In which field is Pulitzer Prize awarded for outstanding

work?

(a) Environment study

(b) Science and Technology

(c) Literature and Journalism

(d) International Understanding

151. Why is Carbon Monoxide a pollutant?

(a) Reacts with hemoglobin

(b) Makes nervous system inactive

(c) It reacts with Oxygen

(d) It inhibits glycolysis

152. Why is Rann Of Kutch of India famous for?

(a) Tidal and flats

(b) Fertile soil

(c) Dense Vegetation

(d) All are correct

153. Commercial banks lend to which of the following Priority

sectors?

(a) Heavy Industries

(b) Agriculture, Small scale industries

(c) Foreign Companies

(d) State government in emergency situation

154. What is the accounting year of the Reserve Bank of India?

(a) April-March

(b) July-June

(c) October-September

(d) January-December

155. Which of the following is a tertiary activity?

(a) Farming

(b) Manufacturing

(c) Dairying

(d) Trading

156. The compound used in prickly-heat powder to prevent

excessive sweating is :

(a) Boric acid

(b) Phosphoric acid

(c) Carbonic acid

(d) Sulphonic acid

157. Which of the following is least likely to be an effect of global

warming?



(a) Increased frequency of hurricanes

(b) Loss of fertile delta region as for agriculture

(c) Decreased rate of photosynthesis in vegetation

(d) Shrinking of the polar ice regions

158. Which state in India has introduced FAT tax on junk food?

(a) Rajasthan

(b) Kerala

(c) Andhra Pradesh

(d) Bihar

159. Gandhiji’s first Satyagraha in India was held at……… .

(a) Champaran

(b) Ahmedabad

(c) Kheda

(d) Allahabad

160. Golden Quadrilateral Project for the development of National

Highways was initiated by :

(a) P.V. Narasimha Rao

(b) I. K. Gujral

(c) Manmohan Singh

(d) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

161. Which of the following sources has the largest share in power

generation in India?

(a) Atomic power

(b) Thermal power

(c) Hydro power

(d) Wind power

162. National Income of India is compiled by :

(a) Finance Commission

(b) Indian Statistical Institute

(c) National Development Council

Central statistical Organization

163. Zubin Mehta is associated with……….

(a) Literature

(b) Painting

(c) Music

(d) Journalism

164. The minimum short-term natural hazard is…..

(a) blizzard

(b) earthquake

(c) volcanic eruption

(d) bolt of lightning

165. DOTS is a treatment given to patients suffering from………..

(a) Polio

(b) AIDS

(c) Hepatitis

(d) Tuberculosis

166. Which dynasty was ruling in Vijaynagar empire at the time

of the Battle of Talikota?

(a) Sangam

(b) Aniridu

(c) Tuluva

(d) Saluva

167. Which of the following sultans died while playing Polo or

Chaugan?

(a) Qutb-ud-din-Aibak

(b) Balban

(c) Iltutmish

(d) Nasiruddin Muhammad

168. Molten rock below the surface of the earth is called……..

(a) Basalt

(b) Laccolith

(c) Lava

(d) Magma

169. What is the position of the Earth when it is at the greatest

distance from the sun?

(a) Aphelion

(b) Antipode

(c) Perihelion

(d) Aldiatc

170. Which of the following causes rainfall during winters in the

north-western part of India?

(a) Western disturbances

(b) Cyclonic depression

(c) Southwest monsoon

(d) Retreating monsoon

171. The ‘Blue Water policy’ was introduced by the Portugese

leader:

(a) Franscisco-de-Almeida

(b) Alfonso de Albuquerque

(c) Francis Caron

(d) Francis Martin

172. Who among the following is not a member of the National

Development Council?

(a) The Prime Minister

(b) The Member of NITI Aayog

(c) The Chief Ministers of States

(d) The President of India

173. ……changes each time it is installed to avoid detection by

antivirus software.

(a) Polymorphic virus

(b) worm

(c) logic bomb

(d) trojan horse

174. Which one of the following weeds is effective in controlling

water pollution caused by industrial effluents?

(a) Parthenium

(b) Elephant grass

(c) Water hycinth

(d) Mogar grass

175. One of the following is also called as World Bank:

(a) IMF

(b) IBRD

(c) WTO

(d) IDA



176. The book entitled, ‘Playing it my way’ has been authored by:

(a) Sachin Tendulkar

(b) V.V.S. Laxman

(c) Saurav Ganguly

(d) Chetan Chauhan

177. The depletion in Ozone layer is caused by…….

(a) Nitrous oxide

(b) Carbon dioxide

(c) Chlorofluorocarbons

(d) Methane

178. Sariska and Ranthambore are the reserves for which of the

following?

(a) Lion

(b) Deer

(c) Tiger

(d) Dear

179. The prestigious ‘Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International

Understanding’ is instituted by :

(a) National Centre for Art and Culture

(b) Department of Youth and Sports

(c) Nehru Memorial Museum

(d) Indian Council for Cultural relations

180. Phosphorus is kept in water because:

(a) its ignition temperature is very high

(b) its ignition temperature is very low

(c) its critical temperature is high

(d) its critical temperature is low

181. Which of the following is an example of Cartel?

(a) OPEC

(b) IMF

(c) WTO

(d) UNO

182. Sullage water is……….

(a) Waste water released from kitchen

(b) Waste water released from toilets

(c) Waste water released from factories

(d) Waste water released hospitals

183. Who was the first woman Chief Minister Uttar Pradesh?

(a) Annie Besant

(b) Mayawati

(c) Vijayalakshmi Pandit

(d) Sucheta Kriplani

184. The most pure form of carbon among the options is:

(a) Anthracite

(b) Lampblack

(c) Graphite

(d) Wood Charcoal

185. Chalukya tenples (Jain temples) at Dilwara are situated in:

(a) Madhya Pradesh

(b) Uttar Pradesh

(c) Rajasthan

(d) Haryana

186. Among the following States, …….. has the lowest birth rate

in India.

(a) Kerala

(b) Uttar Pradesh

(c) Bihar

(d) West Bengal

187. The Secretarial of SAARC is set up at…….

(a) Washington

(b) Kathmandu

(c) Hague

(d) New Delhi

188. The outermost range of Himalayas is called………

(a) Kali

(b) Shiwaliks

(c) Dehradun

(d) Kumaon

189. Who is generally considered to be the father of the Indian

Renaissance?

(a) Rabindranath Tagore

(b) Raja Rammohan Roy

(c) Mahatma Phule

(d) M.G.Ranade

190. The longest river of peninsular India is:

(a) Narmada

(b) Godavari

(c) Mahanadi

(d) Cauvery

191. ……….gives hardness to stainless steel.

(a) Zinc

(b) Lead

(c) Carbon

(d) Tin

192. Which of the following is responsible for transport of food

and other substances in planes?

(a) Xylem

(b) Phloem

(c) Chloroplast

(d) None of these

193. Trickle down theory ignores the impact of economic growth

on :

(a) Investment

(b) Savings

(c) Income distribution

(d) Consumption

194. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India does not audit

the receipts and expenditure of:

(a) Central Government

(b) Local Bodies

(c) State Government

(d) Government Companies

195. In which year did the Kakori conspiracy case take place?

(a) 1925

(b) 1924



(c) 1926

(d) 1927

196. The biogas used for cooking is a mixture of which of the

following?

(a) Carbon dioxide and oxygen

(b) Isobutane and propane

(c) Methane and carbon monoxide

(d) Methane and carbon dioxide

197. From the following, who was the first women speaker of Lok

Sabha?

(a) Sushma Swaraj

(b) Margret Alva

(c) Meera Kumar

(d) Sarojini Naidu

198. Which of the following wind is blowing from the

Mediterranean sea to the North Western parts of India?

(a) Western disturbances

(b) Norwesters

(c) Loo

(d) Mango showers

199. Azolla increases soil fertility for:

(a) maize cultivation

(b) wheat cultivation

(c) barley cultivation

(d) rice cultivation

200. Which of the following is not provided in the constitution?

(a) Election Commission

(b) Finance Commission

(c) Public Service Commission

(d) Planning Commission

201. What is the popular name of Monolithic rock shrines at

Mahabalipuram?

(a) Rathas

(b) Prasadas

(c) Mathika

(d) Gandhakuti

202. What is the name of the device used to convert alternating

current into direct current?

(a) Ammeter

(b) Galvanometer

(c) Rectifier

(d) Transformer

203. Why does ice covered in sawdust not melt quickly?

(a) Sawdust does not allow the air to touch the ice

(b) The water is absorbed by sawdust

(c) Sawdust is a bad conductor of heat

(d) Sawdust is good conductor of heat

204. Which layer of the earth’s atmosphere contains the ozone

layer?

(a) Troposphere

(b) Mesosphere

(c) Ionosphere

(d) Stratosphere

205. Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?

(a) Pacific Ocean

(b) Indian Ocean

(c) Atlantic Ocean

(d) Arctic Ocean

206. In a Parliamentary form of Government………….

(a) The Legislature is responsible to the Judiciary

(b) The Executive is responsible to the legislature

(c) The Legislature is responsible to the Executive

(d) The Judiciary is responsible to the Legislature

207. Which of the following statements is correct about the

President of India?

(a) Addresses first session of Parliament after each

General Election.

(b) Addresses first session of Parliament at the beginning of

each year

(c) Addresses every session of Parliament

(d) Never addresses Parliament

208. Which State in India has the largest coastline?

(a) Tamil Nadu

(b) Andhra Pradesh

(c) Gujarat

(d) West Bengal

209. Jog falls in Karnataka is located over which river?

(a) Kaveri

(b) Godavari

(c) Saraswati

(d) Krishna

210. In which of the following market forms, a firm does not

exercise control over price?

(a) Monopoly

(b) Perfect competition

(c) Oligopoly

(d) Monopolistic competition

211. Charcoal can be made at home by burning:

(a) Wood in absence of air

(b) Coal in absence of air

(c) Coal in an insufficient supply of air

(d) Wood in an insufficient supply of air

212. Depletion of ozone layer causes:

(a) Breast cancer

(b) Skin cancer

(c) Lung cancer

(d) Blood cancer

213. SMOG is a combination of:

(a) Air and water Vapour

(b) Water and smoke

(c) Fire and water

(d) Smoke and fog

214. The washing machine works on the principle of………

(a) Dialysis

(b) Diffusion

(c) Reverse osmosis



(d) Centrifugation

215. Which is not an external storage device?

(a) CD-ROM

(b) DVD-ROM

(c) Pen Drive

(d) RAM

216. Which of the following is the correct description of the term

sex-ratio as used in the context of the census of population?

(a) Number of males per 1000 females

(b) Number of females per 1000 males

(c) Number of females per 100 males

(d) Number of females in a sample of 1000 persons

217. The atomic power station in Rajasthan is situated at:

(a) Pokhran

(b) Suratgarh

(c) Rawatbhata

(d) Chittorgarh

218. The Sahitya Akademi Awards are given for best writings in

how many Indian languages?

(a) 12

(b) 15

(c) 20

(d) 24

219. Right to Privacy comes under…….

(a) Article 19

(b) Article 20

(c) Article 21

(d) Article 18

220. The foreign traveler who visited India during the reign of

Shahjahan was…..

(a) Thomas Roe

(b) William Hawkins

(c) Ibn Batuta

(d) Manucci

221. The GST (Goods and Services Tax), recently passed by

Government will be levied on which of the following

products?

(a) Petroleum crude

(b) Tobacco

(c) Natural Gas

(d) Aviation Turbile Fuel

222. In India which of the following taxes is levied by the State

governments?

(a) Excise duty on liquor

(b) Capital gains tax

(c) Customs tax

(d) Corporation tax

223. After question hour, a motion moved by a Member of

Parliament to drew the attention of Executive of for

discussing a definite matter of public importance is:

(a) Privilege motion

(b) Calling attention Motion

(c) Adjournment motion

(d) No-confidence motion

224. The major objective of monetary policy is to :

(a) increase government’s tax revenue

(b) revamp the Public Distribution System

(c) promote economic growth with price stability

(d) weed out corruption in the economy

225. The only viceroy to be assassinated in India was :

(a) Lord Harding

(b) Lord Northbrook

(c) Lord Ellenborough

(d) Lord Mayo

226. Which one is not the main objective of fiscal policy in India?

(a) To increase liquidity in the economy

(b) To promote price stability

(c) To minimize the inequalities of income and wealth

(d) To promote employment opportunity

227. Who was the founder of the Theosophical Society?

(a) Justice Ranade

(b) Madam Blavatsky

(c) Annie Besant

(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

228. India recently signed land boundary agreement with which

country?

(a) China

(b) Nepal

(c) Bhutan

(d) Bangladesh

229. Who among the following Indians is one who has been

selected on july 27,for the Ramon Magsaysay Award, 2016?

(a) Bezwade Wilson

(b) Kailash Satyarthi

(c) Kiran Bedi

(d) Mahasweta devi

230. The first Field Marshall in India was :

(a) A.S. Vaidya

(b) K.M. Cariappa

(c) Sunderji

(d) S.H.F.J. Manekshaw

231. “Earth provides enough to satisfy everyman’s need but not

everyman’s greed”. Who said this?

(a) Guru Nanak Dev

(b) Mahatma Gandhi

(c) Pope Paul VI

(d) Smt. Indira Gandhi

232. Who won the first medal for India at the Rio Olympics?

(a) Babita Kumari

(b) Narsingh Yadav

(c) P.V. Sindhu

(d) Sakshi Malik

233. The most serious air pollutant causing health hazard is :

(a) Sulphur dioxide

(b) Carbon monoxide

(c) Ozone



(d) Nitrogen oxide

234. Helium is added to the oxygen supply of deep sea divers

because it is ……….

(a) less poisonous than nitrogen

(b) lighter than nitrogen

(c) readily miscible with oxygen

(d) less soluble in blood than nitrogen at high pressure

235. Terylene is a condensation polymer of ethylene glycol and

which acid?

(a) Benzoic Acid

(b) Salicylic acid

(c) Phthalic acid

(d) Terephthalic acid

236. In IT, ……….. means that the data available in the database

is both accurate and consistent.

(a) Data Security

(b) Data Availability

(c) Data Binding

(d) Data Integrity

237. Abdul Fazal was the son of which Sufi saint?

(a) Sheikh Mubarak

(b) Hazarat Khwaja

(c) Nasiruddin Chirag

(d) Baba Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki

238. French revolution broke out in the year:

(a) 1917

(b) 1911

(c) 1789

(d) 1790

239. The song “Vande Mataram” occurs in the book……….

(a) Geetanjali

(b) Anandmath

(c) Indian People

(d) Poverty and Un-British Rule in India

240. Which mosquito is the carrier of Zika virus?

(a) Culex

(b) Aedes

(c) Anopheles

(d) Culiseta

241. Geothermal energy is maximum utilized in……….

(a) Iceland

(b) New Zealand

(c) Russia

(d) Japan

242. Root cap is derived from:

(a) Dermatogen

(b) Calyptrogen

(c) Protoderm

(d) Histogen

243. The blotting technique used to identify the isolated protein

is……..

(a) Northern blotting

(b) Western blotting

(c) Southern blotting

(d) Cloning

244. Morphology of Chromosomes can be best studied at:

(a) Interphase

(b) Prophase

(c) Metaphase

(d) Zygotene

245. The ‘Choke’ used with a tube light is basically…………

(a) An inductor

(b) A capacitor

(c) A transformer

(d) A resistor

246. Curie is a unit of ……. .

(a) Radioactivity

(b) Energy of Gamma rays

(c) Intensity of Gamma rays

(d) Work function

247. In Networks, WEP stands for:

(a) Wireless Equivalent Privacy

(b) Wired Extra Privacy

(c) Wired Equivalent Privacy

(d) Wireless Embedded Privacy

248. For extinguishing fire, we use……

(a) Hydrogen

(b) Carbon Monoxide

(c) Carbon Dioxide

(d) Marsh gas

249. The chemical name of quartz is……….

(a) Calcium oxide

(b) Calcium phosphate

(c) Sodium phosphate

(d) Sodium silicate

250. Continuous chain of mountains that rise abruptly more or less

parallel to the coastline of India is:

(a) Aravalli

(b) Sutpura

(c) Eastern ghats

(d) Western ghats

251. The biggest reserves of thorium are in………..

(a) China

(b) USA

(c) India

(d) France

252. Which of the following became the first country in the world

to legalise euthanasia?

(a) Belgium

(b) Nathelands

(c) Denmark

(d) Canada

253. Which of the following countries won Euro Cup 2016

(football)?

(a) France

(b) Germany



(c) Portugal

(d) Iceland

254. Shivkumar Sharma is famous playing the……..

(a) Sitar

(b) Flute

(c) Santoor

(d) Table

255. Who among the following is popularly known as ‘Blade

Runner’?

(a) Usain Bolt

(b) Oscar Carl Pistorious

(c) Carl Lewis

(d) Ben Johnson

256. FCRA administered by the Ministry of Home Affairs stands

for……..

(a) Foreign Currency Regulation Act

(b) Foreign Contribution Regulation Act

(c) Foreign Contract Regulation Act

(d) Foreign Cartel Restriction Act

257. Silver gets corroded due to …..to air.

(a) Oxygen

(b) Hydrogen Sulphide

(c) Cardon dioxide

(d) Nitrogen

258. Which of the following is a radioactive element?

(a) Cobalt

(b) Uranium

(c) Argon

(d) Chromium

259. Right to Constitutional Remedies comes under ……….

(a) Legal rights

(b) Fundamental rights

(c) Human rights

(d) Natural rights

260. Which of the digestive organs contains acid?

(a) Stomach

(b) Small intestine

(c) Appendix

(d) Colon

261. Which country is separated from India by a narrow channel

of sea formed by the Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar?

(a) Bangladesh

(b) Myanmar

(c) Sri Lanka

(d) Pakistan

262. Which of the following fibres is considered as the strongest

natural fibre?

(a) Cotton

(b) Jute

(c) Wool

(d) Silk

263. Appointments for all Indian Services are made by:

a) UPSC

b) President

c) Prime minister

d) Parliament

264. What is the name of the deadly volcano in Indonesia that

erupted again in May 2016?

(a) Mount Singabung

(b) Mount Merapi

(c) Mount Rinjani

(d) Mount Agung

265. The world’s largest and deepest rail tunnel Gotthard Base

Tunnel is located in which country?

(a) Belgium

(b) Austria

(c) Switzerland

(d) Sweden

266. SIDO is related to the development of.

(a) Small industries

(b) Steel Industry

(c) Soap Industry

(d) Sugar Industry

267. The Wheeler Island has been renamed as :

(a) Vikram Sarabhai island

(b) Satish Dhawan island

(c) Abdul kalam island

(d) C.V. Raman island

268. Which is the biggest building at Mohenjodaro?

(a) Great Bath

(b) Great Granary

(c) Assembly Hall

(d) Rectangular Building

269. The transfer of minerals from top soil to subsoil through soil-

water is called :

a) Percolation

b) Conduction

c) Leaching

d) Transpiration

270. Heat is transmitted from higher temperature to lower

temperature through the actual motion of the molecules in:

a) Conduction

b) Convection

c) Radiation

d) Both conduction and convection

271. Polio is caused by:

a) Bacteria

b) Virus

c) Fungus

d) Protozoa

272. Which country is in the process of building the largest single

aperture radio telescope- FAST?

a) Japan

b) China

c) USA

d) Russia



273. The kovvada nuclear park project is proposed to be setup in

which state?

a) Rajasthan

b) Uttar Pradesh

c) Andhra Pradesh

d) Karnataka

274. Fixed foreign exchange rate can be changed by:

a) RBI

b) SEBI

c) Ministry of finance

d) FIPB

275. Tax on inheritance is called………

(a) Excise duty

(b) Estate duty

(c) Gift tax

(d) Sales tax

276. Who among the following was the first grammarian of the

Sanskrit language?

(a) Kalhana

(b) Maitreyi

(c) Kalidasa

(d) Panini

277. The term ‘dumping; refers to :

(a) the sale of a substandard commodity

(b) sale in a foreign market of a commodity at a price

below marginal cost

(c) sale in a foreign market of a commodity just at marginal

cost with too much of profit

(d) smuggling of goods without paying any customs duty

278. When does the sun shine vertically on the Equator?

(a) Throughout the year

(b) For six months

(c) Twice a year

(d) Once a year

279. Lichen is an association between which of the two?

(a) Algae and fungus

(b) Algae and tree

(c) Fungus and tree

(d) Bacteria and legume plant

280. Among the given nutrients, milk is a poor source of which of

the following?

(a) Vitamin ‘C’

(b) Calcium

(c) Protein

(d) Carbohydrate

281. What is Pepper plant?

(a) Bush

(b) Shrub

(c) Vine

(d) Tree

282. Why does a cannon recoil after firing?

(a) Conservation of energy

(b) Backward thrust of gases produced

(c) Newton’s third law of motion

(d) Newton’s first law of motion

283. Which of the following statement is true?

(a) A Primary key is also a candidate key

(b) Each relation has at least one foreign key

(c) Foreign keys can’t have null values

(d) A Primary key is also an alternate key

284. Which of the following is used as non-stick coating for

cooking utensils?

(a) Perspex

(b) Styrofoam

(c) Polystyrene

(d) Teflon

285. “Tsunami” is the name given to which of the following?

(a) Earthquake

(b) Cyclone

(c) Tidal Waves

(d) Undersea Waves

286. In hydel power station, the motion produced in turbines is

due to :

(a) flow of water

(b) burning of coal

(c) burning of diesel

(d) production of steam

287. Which of the following gases is known as “Laughing Gas”?

(a) Nitrous oxide

(b) Nitrogen peroxide

(c) Nitrogen

(d) Nitric oxide

288. The ‘solid waste’ is also known as :

(a) Sedge

(b) Toxic waste

(c) Sludge

(d) Scrubber

289. If waste materials contaminate the source of drinking water,

which of the following diseases will spread?

(a) Scurvy

(b) Typhoid

(c) Malaria

(d) Anaemia

290. Kalamkari painting refers to :

(a) a hand painted cotton textile in South India

(b) a handmade drawing on bamboo handicrafts in

North-East India

(c) a block painted woolen cloth in Western Himalayan

region of India

(d) a hand painted decorative silk cloth North-Western India

291. Which of the following areas make the largest contribution to

national income in India?

(a) Industry

(b) Services

(c) Agriculture

(d) Mining



292. Chachnama records the history of which conquest?

(a) Kushanas

(b) Hunas

(c) Arabs

(d) Greeks

293. The deepest trench of the Indian Ocean is :

(a) Java trench

(b) Aleutian trench

(c) Atacama trench

(d) Tizard trench

294. “Abhivan Bharat” was founded in 1904 as a secret society of

revolutionaries by :

(a) Damodar Chapekar

(b) V.D. Savarkar

(c) Praffula Chaki

(d) Khudiram Bose

295. Ideal of welfare state are contained in :

(a) Fundamental Rights

(b) Directive Principles of State Policy

(c) Preamble of the constitution

(d) Part VII

296. Which of the following is called the ‘Land of the Golden

Pagoda’?

(a) Myanmar

(b) China

(c) Japan

(d) North Korea

297. Which Indian author in May 2016 won the prestigious 2016

scholastic Asian Book Award for her work ‘Codex: The Lost

Treasure of the Indus’?

(a) Anita Desai

(b) Aditi Krishna Kumar

(c) Rupa Iyer

(d) Preethi Nair

298. Pneumonia is a bacterial disease caused by the type of

bacteria called………. .

(a) Bacilli

(b) Cocci

(c) Sprilli

(d) Vibrio

299. Intensive cultivation refers to :

(a) production with intensive use of labour

(b) production with intensive use of fertilizer

(c) raising production by intensive use of existing land

(d) raising production by large scale use of imported inputs

300. Upon winning Wimbledon Women’s Tennis Tournament

2016, Serena Williams equaled record 22 Grand Slam wins

of :

a) Martina Navratilova

b) Steffi Graf

c) Martina Hingis

d) Maria Sharapova

301. A universal donor has the blood group :

a) B

b) AB

c) A

d) O

302. What is the total strength of the Rajya Sabha?

(a) 250

(b) 260

(c) 270

(d) 280

303. Which of the following is done at a Stock Exchange?

(a) Commodities are bought and sold at wholesale price

(b) Commodities are bought and sold at retail price

(c) Securities are bought and sold

(d) None of these

304. Which of the following is India’s military offensive against

Pakistan in the Kargil war?

(a) Operation Kargil

(b) Operation LOC

(c) Operation Vijay

(d) Operation Success

305. Who gave the title ‘Nightingale of India’ to Sarojini Naidu?

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru

(b) Rabindranath Tagore

(c) Rajendra Prased

(d) Mahatma Gandhi

306. The headquarters of RBI is in :

(a) Delhi

(b) Kanpur

(c) Mumbai

(d) Nasik

307. Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana has now been

restructured as :

(a) Prime Minister’s Rojgar Yojna

(b) National Rural Livelihoods Mission

(c) Jawahar Gram Samriddhi Yojana

(d) Sampoorna Gramin Rojgar Yojana

308. Neeraj Chopra is associated with which sports?

(a) Kabaddi

(b) Cricket

(c) Javelin Throw

(d) Wrestling

309. Which of the following is not a commercial source of

energy?

(a) Coal

(b) Petroleum

(c) Natural Gas

(d) Firewood

310. Who is the runners-up in the recently held UEFA Euro-16?

(a) Germany

(b) Portugal

(c) France

(d) U.K.



311. Taoism, is an ancient tradition of Philosophy and religious

belief deeply rooted in :

(a) Taiwanese custom and world view

(b) Chinese custom and world view

(c) Japanese custom and world view

(d) Vietnamese custom and world view

312. Which of the following is an emergency hormone in humans?

(a) Thyroxine

(b) Insulin

(c) Adrenalin

(d) Progesterone

313. Beginning from the Financial Year 2017-18 NITI Ayog plans

to replace the 5 year with which of the following?

(a) 5 year Vision Document

(b) 10 year Vision Document

(c) 15 year Vision Document

(d) 20 year Vision Document

314. The connective tissue that connects a muscle to a bone is :

(a) Cartilage

(b) Ligament

(c) Tendon

(d) Interstitial fluid

315. Indian Citizenship is granted by :

(a) The president of India

(b) The prime Minister

(c) The Minister of Home Affairs

(d) The Minister of External affairs

316. Which of the following taxes is levied by the State

Government only?

(a) Wealth tax

(b) Entertainment tax

(c) Income tax

(d) Gift tax

317. HDI is an aggregate measure of progress in which of the

three dimensions?

(a) Health, Education, Income

(b) Food Security, Employment, Income

(c) Agriculture, Industry, Services

(d) Height, Weight, Colour

318. The Working Committee of National Congress sanctioned

the resolution named ‘Quit India’ at:

(a) Wardha

(b) Nagpur

(c) Mumbai

(d) Delhi

319. Preservation of historical articles is done in science of :

(a) Iconography

(b) Numismatic

(c) Museology

(d) Epigraphy

320. “Alfalfa” is the name of a …… .

(a) Mineral

(b) Tribe

(c) Grass

(d) Town

321. The chemical that is used to ripen mangoes is :

(a) Calcium sulphide

(b) Calcium carbide

(c) Calcium carbonate

(d) Calcium chloride

322. The term ‘Smasher’ is associated with which sport?

(a) Hockey

(b) Boxing

(c) Volley Ball

(d) Cricket

323. ………involves traversing the entire file system, marking

everything that can be accessed.

(a) Index pointer

(b) Garbage collection

(c) File system s

(d) Stack pointer

324. Nylon threads are made of

(a) Polyester polymer

(b) Polyamide polymer

(c) Polyvinyl polymer

(d) Polysaccharide

325. The longest railway line in the world connects……….. .

(a) New York and Seattle

(b) Leningrad and Vladivostok

(c) Trivandrum and Guwahati

(d) Perth and Sydney

326. The people of the Indus valley civilization worshipped

………..?

a) Vishnu

b) Pashupati

c) Indra

d) Brahma

327. The Upanishads are the…………?

a) Great Epics

b) Story Books

c) Source of Hindu philosophy

d) Law Books

328. Tsangpo is the other name in Tibet for….?

a) Kosi

b) Gandak

c) Brahmaputra

d) Ganga

329. The largest herbarium of India is located at:

a) Kolkata

b) Lucknow

c) Mumbai

d) Coimbatore

330. Temperature of distant luminous bodies can be determined

by:

a) Mercury thermometers

b) Gas thermometers



c) Pyrometers

d) Colour thermometers

331. In IT terminology failure in the kernel is called as:

a) Crash

b) Crash dump

c) Dump

d) Kernel error

332. Which of the following institution was not founded by

Mahatma Gandhi?

a) Sabarmati ashram

b) Sevagarm ashram

c) Vishwa bharti

d) Phoenix ashram

333. Which of the following state has become India’s first carbon

free state?

a) Himachal Pradesh

b) Madhya Pradesh

c) Uttar Pradesh

d) Maharashtra

334. Energy travels from sun to Earth through:

a) Conduction

b) Convection

c) Radiation

d) Modulation

335. C.K. Naidu Cup is associated with which of the following

sporting events?

a) Tennis

b) Cricket

c) Hockey

d) Golf

336. Pump priming should be resorted to at a time of:

a) Inflation

b) Deflation

c) Stagflation

d) Reflation

337. Which is the highest award for gallantry during peacetime?

a) Vir chakra

b) Param vir chakra

c) Ashok chakra

d) Mahavir chakra

338. At barren island, the only active volcano in India is situated

in:

a) Andaman islands

b) Nicobar islands

c) Lakshadweep

d) Minicoy

339. The minimum age limit for the membership of the Vidhan

Parishad is ………. .

(a) 21 years

(b) 25 years

(c) 30 years

(d) 35 years

340. Ten thaats or scales, belong to which system of music?

(a) Hindustani Music

(b) Folk Music

(c) Chinese Music

(d) Western Music

341. Which one among the following components can not be

developed within an “integrated circuit”?

(a) Diode

(b) Triode

(c) Transformer

(d) Transistor

342. What is the transplantation of graft between genetically

identical individuals?

(a) Autograft

(b) Isograft

(c) Allograft

(d) Xenograft

343. Yogeshwar Dutt is associated with which sport?

(a) Discus Throw

(b) Wrestling

(c) Shooting

(d) Pole Vault

344. Which of the following green house gases has the greatest

heat-trapping ability?

(a) Chlorofluoro carbon

(b) Methane

(c) Carbon dioxide

(d) Nitrous oxide

345. Which State of India is leading in solar energy generation?

(a) Gujarat

(b) Rajasthan

(c) Haryana

(d) Uttar Pradesh

346. Diamond does not conduct electricity, because :

(a) It’s structure is very compact

(b) It is of crystalline nature

(c) There are only carbon atoms present in it

(d) No free electrons are present in it

347. Ganga is a result of confluence of rivers bhagirathi and

Alakananda at which place?

(a) Dev Prayag

(b) Karan Prayag

(c) Gangotri

(d) Rudra Prayag

348. What are Aldehydes?

(a) Mild oxidising agents

(b) Strong oxidising agents

(c) Strong reducing agents

(d) Mild reducing agents

349. Which circuit is used to store one bit of data?

(a) Register



(b) Flip Flop

(c) Vector

(d) Encoder

350. Why is weightlessness experienced while orbiting the earth

in space ships?

(a) Inertia

(b) Acceleration

(c) Zero gravity

(d) Orbital motion

351. Which is the largest gland in human body?

(a) Liver

(b) Thyroid

(c) Pituitary

(d) Salivary gland

352. Who was the President of Indian National congress at the

time of Indian independence?

(a) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

(b) J. B. Kriplani

(c) Jawahar Lal Nehru

(d) Rajendra Prasad

353. What is the minimum age for membership to Rajya Sabha?

(a) 20 years

(b) 25 years

(c) 30 years

(d) 35 years

354. What is an octroi?

(a) Tax

(b) Tax collection centre

(c) Tax processing centre

(d) Tax information centre

355. Sextant is an instrument used in which of the following?

(a) Gynaecology

(b) Navigation

(c) Birth control

(d) Medical treatment

356. Which of the following is not correctly matched?

(a) The Mhakaal temple – Ujjain

(b) Sringeri Matha – Chikkmanglur district

(c) The Sun Temple – Konark

(d) Jain temples – Khajuraho

357. What is Gol Gumbadh?

(a) Mausoleum of Hyder Ali

(b) Mausoleum of Aurangazeb

(c) Mausoleum of Chand Bibi

(d) Mausoleum of Mohammed Adil Shah

358. Where is a transistor most likely to be found?

(a) Wrist watch

(b) Fuse

(c) Heating aid

(d) Fluorescent lamp

359. Which organ of human body secretes Insulin?

(a) Pancreas

(b) Kidney

(c) Gall bladder

(d) Liver

360. National Anthem of Bangladesh ‘Amar Sonar Bangla’ was

written by :

(a) Rabindranath Tagore

(b) Sarojini Naidu

(c) Kazi Nazrul Islam

(d) Taslima Nasrin

361. The largest producer of Lac in India is :

(a) Chhattisgarh

(b) Jharkhand

(c) West Bengal

(d) Gujarat

362. Regional Rural Banks are sponsored by :

(a) Nationalized Commercial Bank

(b) Reserve Bank of India

(c) State Bank of India

(d) Government of India

363. Removal of carbon particles from air involves the principle

of :

(a) Precipitation

(b) Filteration

(c) Electrophoresis

(d) Sedimentation

364. Which light is least effective in photosynthesis?

(a) Blue light

(b) Green light

(c) Red light

(d) Sunlight

365. Which of the following acts as best adsorbent?

(a) Charcoal

(b) Activated Charcoal

(c) Activated Coconut Charcoal

(d) Carbon Black

366. The maximum fixation of solar energy is done by :

(a) Bacteria

(b) Protozoa

(c) Fungi

(d) Green plants

367. Harsha moved his capital from……… to……….. .

(a) Thanesar , Kannauj

(b) Delhi , Deogiri

(c) Kamboj , Kannauj

(d) Valabhi , Delhi

368. Who is the Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of

India?

(a) Raghu Ram Rajan

(b) Arvind Subramanian

(c) Rajiv Mahirishi

(d) Arvind Pangariya

369. Which type to foreign investment is considered as unsafe?

(a) Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)

(b) Portfolio investment



(c) NRI Deposits

(d) External commercial Borrowing

370. The Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent

Assembly of India was :

(a) K.M. Munshi

(b) D.P. Khaitan

(c) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

(d) T.T. Krishnamachari

371. Which of the following brings out the ‘Consumer Price Index

Number’ for Industrial workers?

(a) RBI

(b) The Labour Bureau

(c) Commerce Department

(d) NITI Ayog

372. The basis of determining dearness allowance to employees in

India is……

(a) National Income

(b) Consumer Price Index

(c) Standard of Living

(d) Inflation Rate

373. An Indifference curve measures the same level of……… .

(a) output from two factors

(b) satisfaction from two commodities

(c) satisfaction from Income and capital

(d) satisfaction from expenditure and savings

374. The largest committee of Parliament of India is :

(a) public accounts committee

(b) estimates committee

(c) committee on public undertakings

(d) joint parliamentary committee

375. Which of the following State has bicameral legislature?

(a) Tamil Nadu

(b) Punjab

(c) Sikkim

(d) Jammu and Kashmir

376. Cod liver oil from fish is rich in which vitamin?

(a) Vitamin A

(b) Vitamin D

(c) Vitamin C

(d) Vitamin B

377. Isolines joining places of equal rainfall are called……….. .

(a) Isohyets

(b) Isotherms

(c) Isobars

(d) Contours

378. The Swadeshi Boycott Movement is related to :

(a) Partition of Bengal in 1947

(b) Partition of Bengal in 1905

(c) Non cooperation movement in 1921

(d) Partition of Punjab in 1947

379. Which river does not form a delta?

(a) Ganga

(b) Brahmputra

(c) Godavari

(d) Tapi

380. Babita Kumari represented India in the Rio Olympics 2016 in

which sport?

(a) Boxing

(b) Wrestling

(c) Hockey

(d) Badminton

381. Which one of the following is commonly used for pulp

bleaching in the paper industry?

(a) Mild sulphuric acid

(b) Glucose isomerase

(c) Hydrogen peroxide

(d) Iodine and water

382. The official language of the Delhi Sultanate was :

(a) Urdu

(b) Arabic

(c) Persian

(d) Hindi

383. Yeast is a…..….. .

(a) Bacteria

(b) Fungi

(c) Algae

(d) Bryophyte

384. Mutiny of 1857 was described as the First Indian War of

Independence by :

(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(b) Subhash Chandra Bose

(c) Bhagat Singh

(d) V.D. Savarkar

385. Bandhavgarh National Park is located in which State?

(a) Maharashtra

(b) Madhya Pradesh

(c) Gujarat

(d) Jharkhand

386. C.P.U. consists of :

(a) Arithmetic and Logical unit and Register

(b) Arithmetic and Logical unit, Register and Control

unit

(c) System unit and Memory

(d) Hard disk and Control unit

387. Which of the following is not connective tissue?

(a) Bone

(b) Cartilage

(c) Blood

(d) Skeleral muscle

388. The first Commonwealth Games in 1930 was held in which

country?

(a) Australia

(b) England

(c) New Zealand

(d) Canada



389. The gentle ‘seaward sloping’ surface from the coasts is

called………..

(a) Continental shelf

(b) Continental rise

(c) Abyssal plains

(d) Submarine ridges

390. The aim of Differentiated Interest Scheme was to provide

concessional loans to……….

(a) weaker section of the society

(b) Public Sector Industries

(c) Public Limited Companies

(d) big exports

391. Anemometer is an instrument meant for measuring………..

(a) velocity

(b) air masses

(c) wind speed

(d) temperature

392. The silver coin ‘tanka’ was introduced by…..

(a) Qutubuddin Aibak

(b) Iltutmish

(c) Balban

(d) Bahram khan

393. Which of the following international prizes/awards is given

for outstanding contribution in the field of Journalism?

(a) Oscar Award

(b) Booker Prize

(c) Pulitzer Prize

(d) Sullivan Award

394. The commonly used coolant in refrigerators is :

(a) Ammonia

(b) Nitrogen

(c) Freon

(d) Oxygen

395. The complete form of ‘IC’ in electronics is :

(a) Internal Circuit

(b) Independent Circuit

(c) Integrated Circuit

(d) Inbuilt Circuit

396. Who among the following did Gandhiji regard as his political

Guru?

(a) Mahadev Desai

(b) Dayanand Saraswati

(c) Acharya Narendra Dev

(d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

397. Which of the following constitutional Amendment Act, deals

with the Elementary as a Fundamental Right?

(a) 84th Amendment Act

(b) 85th Amendment Act

(c) 86th Amendment Act

(d) 87th Amendment Act

398. The World’s largest island is :

(a) Greenland

(b) Iceland

(c) New Guinea

(d) Madagascar

399. Sea water is saltier than rain water because :

(a) Sea animals are salt producing

(b) The air around the sea is saltish

(c) Rivers wash away salts from earth and pour them

into the sea

(d) Sea beds have salt producing mines

400. Pannalal Ghosh played which of the following musical

instruments?

(a) Flute

(b) Sitar

(c) Violin

(d) Santoor

401. Rio Summit is associated with :

(a) Convention on Biological Diversity

(b) Green house gases

(c) Ozone depletion

(d) Wet lands

402. The source of energy that causes the least global warming is

(a) coal

(b) Geothermal energy

(c) Natural Gas

(d) Petroleum

403. The purest form of water in nature is

(a) Rain water

(b) Lake water

(c) River water

(d) Sea water

404. The constellation 'Sapta Rishi' is known to Westerners as the

(a) Seven Monks

(b) Alpha Centauri

(c) Big Dipper

(d) Small Bear

405. Bridge is the technique used in

(a) Athletics

(b) Wrestling

(c) Weight lifting

(d) Karate

406. Which of the following books is called the 'Bible of

Socialism'?

(a) Economics of Welfare

(b) Das Capital

(c) Value and Capital

(d) Asian Drama

407. Which country recently detonated its first hydrogen bomb?

(a) North Korea

(b) South Korea

(c) Iran

(d) Libya

408. The Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rojgar Yojna (SJSRY) mainly

aims at creating employment opportunities for

(a) both self employment and wage employment in urban

areas



(b) self employment in urban areas only

(c) wage employment in urban areas only

(d) None of these

409. Who is known as the 'Father of Green Revolution' in India?

(a) G. Paul

(b) Norman Borlaug

(c) Van Neil

(d) Dr. Mithchell

410. The component used for tuning a radio is basically a variable

____.

(a) Resistor

(b) Condenser

(c) Inductor

(d) Transformer

411. Which of the following is not a donor atom?

(a) Phosphorus

(b) Antimony

(c) Arsenic

(d) Aluminium

412. Which one of the following party was founded by Subhash

Chandra Bose?

(a) Abhinav Bharat

(b) Azad Hind Sena

(c) Revolutionary Army

(d) Forward Block

413. 0°K is equivalent to

(a) 273°C

(b) -273°C

(c) 0°C

(d) 100°C

414. The oxygen liberated during photosynthesis comes from

(a) Water (b)Carbon dioxide

(c) Glucose

(d) Chlorophyll

415. First national park of India that was established in 1936 was

named as

(a) Kanha National Park

(b) Bharatpur National Park

(c) Hailey National Park

(d) Rajaji National Park

416. Who is the 1st Indian female amputee to climb Mount

Everest?

(a) Arunima Sinha

(b) Bachendri Pal

(c) Santosh Yadav

(d) Premlata Agarwal

417. The term 'Higgs Boson' is associated with

(a) Nano Technology

(b) Oncology

(c) God Particle

(d) Stem Cell Research

418. Polyploidy arises due to change in the :

(a) Number of chromatids

(b) Structure of genes

(c) Number of chromosomes

(d) Structure of chromosomes

419. Which South Korean author in May 2016 won the 2016 Man

Booker International Prize for her novel ‘The Vegetarian’?

a) Hong kang

b) Yiyun Li

c) Tami Hoag

d) Taya Zinkin

420. Special Drawing Rights were created by :

(a) IBRD

(b) ADB

(c) IMF

(d) WTO

421. In which of the following State India’s first Green Rail

Corridor was recently launched?

(a) Karnataka

(b) Maharashtra

(c) Himachal Pradesh

(d) Tamil Nadu

422. The Andaman is separated from Nicobar by which water

body?

(a) 110 Channel

(b) 100 Channel

(c) Palk Strait

(d) Gulf of Mannar

423. The suicidal bags of the cell are :

(a) Lysosomes

(b) Ribosomes

(c) Dictyosomes

(d) Phagosomes

424. In arc welding, Argon is used because of its:

(a) Low reactivity with metal

(b) Ability to lower the melting point of the metal

(c) High flammability

(d) High calorific value

425. In India, which city is also known as ‘City of Palaces’?

(a) Jaipur

(b) Kolkata

(c) Gwalior

(d) Udaipur

426. Inert geses are :

(a) Miscible with water

(b) Not stable

(c) Chemically unreactive

(d) Chemically very active

427. Chemical name of vinegar is :

(a) Acetone

(b) Acetic acid

(c) Formaldehyde

(d) Ethanol

428. Jalikattu is associated with which Indian festival?



(a) Onam

(b) Pongal

(c) Bihu

(d) Hornbill

429. Aung San Suu Kyi is the ;

(a) Prime Minister of Myanmar

(b) President of Myanmar

(c) Foreign Minister of Myanmar

(d) Home Minister of Myanmar

430. The amount of insurance over provided by Indian Railways

for passengers at a premium of rupee 1 is :

(a) 1 lakh

(b) 50 thousands

(c) 10 lakhs

(d) 5 lakhs

431. The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected by ;

(a) Elected members of the Legislative Assembly

(b) Elected members of Legislative Council

(c) The people

(d) Lok Sabha

432. Which of these is a dwarf planet?

(a) Neptune

(b) Titan

(c) Eris

(d) Hydra

433. The concept of joint sector implies cooperation between :

(a) Public sector and private sector industries

(b) State Government and Central Government

(c) Domestic and Foreign Companies

(d) None of these

434. What was the chief objective of the ‘Wahabi movement’?

(a) Forge cordial relations with the British

(b) Purify Islam

(c) Improve the condition of women

(d) Adopt rational education

435. The Ghatampur thermal power plant recently approved by

Cabinet is to be setup in :

(a) Rajasthan

(b) Uttar Pradesh

(c) Karnataka

(d) Madhya Pradesh

436. Who among the following is credited with starting the work

on plant tissue culture?

(a) F.C. Steward

(b) P. Maheshwari

(c) P. R. White

(d) Haberlandt

437. What causes the mottling of the dental enamel?

(a) High levels of chlorine in the water

(b) High levels of nitrate in the water

(c) High levels of fluorides in the water

(d) High levels of calcium in the water

438. Which one of the following processes is responsible for the

glittering of air bubble rising through water?

(a) Reflection of light

(b) Refraction of light

(c) Total internal reflection of light

(d) Scattering of light

439. In an optical fibre the signal is transmitted :

(a) in a straight line path

(b) in a curved path

(c) due to total internal reflection

(d) due to refrection

440. In IT, the method for updating the main memory as soon as a

word is removed from the cache is called :

(a) Write-through

(b) Write-back

(c) Protected-write

(d) Cache-write

441. Which one of the following is not a non-conventional source

of energy?

(a) Solar Energy

(b) Natural Gas

(c) Wind Energy

(d) Tidal Power

442. The space shuttle which took Sunita Williams beyond earth

was :

(a) Challenger

(b) Galileo

(c) Discovery

(d) Voyager-2

443. Selling cost have to be incurred in case of :

(a) Perfect Competition

(b) Monopoly

(c) Monopolistic Competition

(d) None of the given options

444. The earliest reference to Sati custom is made in which of the

following inscriptions?

(a) Allahabad Pillar inscription

(b) Eran inscription of Bhanugupta

(c) Aihole inscription of Pulkesin II

(d) Bhitan inscription of Skandgupta

445. Which is the heaviest metal among the following?

(a) Gold

(b) Silver

(c) Iron

(d) Copper

446. The first Indian citizen to get commercial Pilot’s Licence was

(a) Vijaypat Singhania

(b) J.R.D. Tata

(c) Captain Gopinath

(d) Vijay Mallya

447. During fermentation of sugar, the compound which is always

formed is :

(a) Methyl Alcohol



(b) Ethyl Alcohol

(c) Acetic Acid

(d) Ethylene

448. Which type of democracy do we following in India?

(a) Direct

(b) Presidential

(c) Representative

(d) Dictatorship

449. Social activist Irom Chanu Sharmila, who has recently

announced to end 16 year old hunger strike belongs to which

State?

(a) Mizoram

(b) Manipur

(c) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Maharashtra

450. The quality or tone of a musical sound produced by a

stringed instrument depends on :

(a) frequency of vibration

(b) length of the strings in the instrument

(c) amplitude of vibration

(d) waveform of the sound

451. What did Gandhiji meant by ‘Sarvodaya’?

(a) Nonviolence

(b) Upliftment of untouchables or dalits

(c) The birth of a new society based on ethical values

(d) Satyagraha

452. When does solar eclipse take place?

(a) When the sun is between the moon and earth

(b) When the earth is between the moon and sun

(c) When the earth is between the sun and earth

(d) When the moon does not lie on the line joining the

sun and earth

453. Strait of Gibraltar connects which of the following?

(a) Red Sea-Mediterranean Sea

(b) Red Sea-Arabian Sea

(c) Atlantic Ocean-Mediterranean Sea

(d) Mediterranean Sea-Black Sea

454. The largest solar power plant in India is located at :

(a) Nagercoil

(b) Jaisalmer

(c) Madhapur

(d) Ran of kutchh

455. Which of the following was not a purpose for building

Farakka Barrage?

(a) Checking water flowing into Bangladesh

(b) Checking silting of Kolkata Port

(c) Preventing erosion of Kolkata Port

(d) Facilitating navigation in Ganga river

456. Who decides disputes regarding disqualification of members

of Parliament?

(a) The Supreme Court

(b) The Election Commission

(c) The Prime Minister in Consultation with the Election

Commission

(d) The President in Consultation with the Election

Commission

457. In ……..forests, trees shed their leaves in a particular season.

(a) evergreen

(b) mangrove

(c) deciduous

(d) thorny

458. The famous poet Amit Khusrau was contemporary of all

except following :

(a) Alauddin Khilki

(b) Ghiyasuddin Balban

(c) Iltutmish

(d) Jaladuddin Khilji

459. G-20 is the Group of Twenty largest economies represented

by their :

(a) Prime Ministers only

(b) Finance Ministers inly

(c) Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors

(d) Heads of States

460. Cache memory works on the principle of…….. .

(a) Locality of data

(b) Locality of reference

(c) Locality of memory

(d) Locality of memory and reference

461. Where is the headquarters of National Film Archives of India

(NFAI) located?

(a) Pune

(b) Chennai

(c) Bangalore

(d) Mumbai

462. In India, the Black Revolution is related to the manufacturing

of which product?

(a) Charcoal

(b) Crude petroleum

(c) Diamond

(d) Black gram

463. Who introduced Western education?

(a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

(b) Lal Bahadur Shastri

(c) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

(d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

464. Bridgmanite is :

(a) a bridge on the river Thames

(b) name of a game

(c) earth’s most abundant mineral

(d) name of a music

465. The 18th Asian Games also known as ‘Asiad’ will be held in

2018 in :

(a) Bangkok

(b) Jakarta

(c) Beijing



(d) Seoul

466. The Asiatic society was established in Calcutta by :

(a) Warren Hastings

(b) Sir William Jones

(c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

(d) Macaulay

467. Every hot object emits………. .

(a) X-rays

(b) visible light

(c) infrared rays

(d) ultraviolet rays

468. Ozone protects biosphere from……..

(a) X-rays

(b) bamma rays

(c) ultraviolet rays

(d) linfrated rays

469. Which of the following is/are ‘rain cloud’?

a. Cirrus

b. Nimbostratus

c. Cumulonimbus

d. Altocumulus

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 2 and 3

(c) 3 and 4

(d) 1 and 4

470. According to the Indian Constitution, who has the power to

declare emergency?

(a) Prime Minister

(b) President

(c) Chief Justice

(d) Parliament

471. Particulates (< 1µ m size) remaining suspended in air

indefinitely and transported by wind currents are called :

(a) Mists

(b) Fumes

(c) Aerosols

(d) Smoke

472. The least preferred technique in the disposal of Municipal

Solid Waste is :

(a) Incineration

(b) Composting

(c) Land filling

(d) Bricketting

473. A bomb explodes on the moon. You will hear its sound on

earth after……… .

(a) 20 min

(b) 2 hours 20 min

(c) 3.7 hours

(d) You cannot hear the sound of explosion

474. Which one of the following takes place during a nuclear

fusion?

(a) A heavy nucleus bombarded by neutrons breaks up

(b) A heavy nucleus breaks up spontaneously

(c) Two light nuclei combine to form a heavy nucleus

(d) A light nucleus breaks up spontaneously

475. Arrange the following cities in an order from North to South :

a. Bhubaneshwar

b. Chennai

c. Hyderabad

d. Cochin

(a) 1, 3, 2, 4

(b) 1, 2, 3, 4

(c) 1, 2, 4, 3

(d) 1, 3, 4, 2

476. British achieved political power in India after which of the

following?

(a) Battle of Plassey

(b) Battle of Panipat

(c) Battle of Buxar

(d) Battle of Wndiwash

477. The number of permanent members of the U.N. security

Council is :

(a) 5

(b) 15

(c) 10

(d) 25

478. Match list-I with list-II

List-I list-II

A) SARAS 1. Battle tank

B) BHISHMA 2. Multipurpose civil Aircraft

C) BRAHMOS 3. Satellite

D) INSAT-3C 4. Misslle

A B C D

(a) 1 2 3 4

(b) 3 2 4 1

(c) 4 3 1 2

(d) 2 1 4 3

479. “World Economic Outlook” report is published by which of

the following?

(a) IMF

(b) World Bank

(c) RBI

(d) UNCTAD

480. Bilateral monopoly situation is :

(a) when there are only two sellers of a product

(b) when there are only two buyers of a product

(c) when there is only one buyer and one seller of a

product

(d) when there are two buyers and two sellers of a product

481. Lorenz curve shows :

(a) Inflation

(b) Unemployment

(c) Income distribution

(d) Poverty

482. The preventive Detention Act curtailed :

(a) Right to Freedom



(b) Right to Equality

(c) Right to Property

(d) Education Right

483. Ornithophily is effected by :

(a) Snails

(b) Bats

(c) Insects

(d) Birds

484. To which ganaraiya Gautam Buddha belonged?

(a) Shibi

(b) Shakya

(c) Saurasena

(d) Shabara

485. Which of the following is not an Igneous Rock?

(a) Dolomite

(b) Granite

(c) Basalt

(d) Gabbro

486. Which of the following vitamins help in the absorption of

calcium?

(a) Vitamin A

(b) Vitamin D

(c) Vitamin B

(d) Vitamin C

487. The outermost layer of sun is called :

(a) Lithosphere

(b) Chromosphere

(c) Photosphere

(d) Corona

488. Constantly running system-program processes are known as :

(a) Daemons

(b) Processes

(c) Process Block

(d) Process Control Block

489. Which of the following vitamins contain nitrogen?

(a) Vitamin A

(b) Vitamin B

(c) Vitamin C

(d) Vitamin D

490. Science dealing with study of soil is called :

(a) Pedology

(b) Pedagogy

(c) Ecology

(d) Pomology

491. With which sport is P.V. Sindhu associated?

(a) Shooting

(b) Boxing

(c) Swimming

(d) Badminton

492. Which of the following uses the spawn mechanism to

duplicate itself?

(a) Trojan horse

(b) Worm

(c) Keystroke logger

(d) Logic bomb

493. Sum appears red in colour at sunrise and sunset due to :

(a) the fact that sun emits only red colour at that time

(b) red light having longer wave length scatters away

(c) that sun comes out of the mountains

(d) that all other colours scatter away except red

494. What is the main purpose of white blood corpuscles?

(a) to carry nutrients

(b) to combat infection

(c) to carry oxygen

(d) to give strength

495. The layer where the decrease in temperature with increasing

altitude is totally absent is :

(a) Troposphere

(b) Ionosphere

(c) Stratosphere

(d) Mesosphere

496. At hill stations, the boiling point of water will be :

(a) same as at sea level

(b) less than that at sea level

(c) more than that at sea level

(d) equal to the melting point of ice

497. Gandhiji’s Satyagraha meant an attachment to the following

two elements :

(a) Knowledge and religion

(b) Truth and non-violence

(c) Truth and chastity

(d) Love for motherland and hate for colonial masters

498. What do you mean by ‘Density of Population’?

(a) Ratio of people living below poverty line to total

population

(b) Number of persons live per square kilometer

(c) Number of persons in a city

(d) Number of persons living per kilometer

499. Which of the following is not a feature of a capitalist

economy?

(a) Right to private property

(b) Existence of competition

(c) Service motive

(d) Freedom of choice to consumers

500. Sunita Williams is a :

(a) Astronaut

(b) Missile scientist

(c) Nuclear scientist

(d) Astro physicist

501. Who is the writer of the famous book ‘Kabuliwala’?

(a) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

(b) Ravindra Nath Tagore

(c) Munshi Prem Chand

(d) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

502. The term ‘bully’ is connected with which sport?

(a) Cricket



(b) Hockey

(c) Badminton

(d) Tennis

503. Who amongst the following wrestlers has been the recipient

of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award?

(a) Vijender Singh

(b) Sushil Kumar

(c) Anand Kumar Singh

(d) Zoravar Singh Faujdar

504. Siderosis is a disease caused by the inhalation of :

(a) silica dust

(b) iron dust

(c) zinc dust

(d) coal dust

505. The term ‘Doab’ means :

(a) a land between two mountains

(b) a land between two lakes

(c) a land between two rivers

(d) a land between two seas

506. Which of the following is used as anaesthetics?

(a) N2

(b) N2O

(c) CH4

(d) CO2

507. Clove is obtained from :

(a) Root

(b) Stem

(c) Leaves

(d) Flower buds

508. What is Dakshin Gangotri?

(a) River valley in Andhra Pradesh

(b) Unmanned station located in Antarctica

(c) Second source of River Ganga

(d) Island in the Indian Ocean

509. Japan is called the ‘Land of the rising sun’ because :

(a) Sun rises there as soon as it sets

(b) Sun always remains in the eastern part of the sky

throughout the day in Japan

(c) Japan being the Eastern most country in the world, it

has the earliest sunrise

(d) The rays of the sun get reflected from the waters of the

sea and make the sunrise beautiful in Japan

510. Who was the first Englishman to appear in the Mughal Court

during Jahangir’s reign?

(a) Paul Canning

(b) Captain William Hawkins

(c) William Edward

(d) Ralph Fitch

511. Which of the following is usually not an air-pollutant?

(a) Hydrocarbons

(b) Sulphur dioxide

(c) Carbon dioxide

(d) Nitrous oxide

512. Which of the following is called ‘the Land of White

Elephants’?

(a) Thailand

(b) Africa

(c) Cuba

(d) Turkey

513. On April 10, 2016, a huge fire broke out during fireworks

display at one of the following temples of Kerala :

(a) Chhotanikkara temple

(b) Puttingal temple

(c) Vishnuvira temple

(d) Mannarasala temple

514. Which of the following games was included in Rio Olympics

after more than 100 years?

(a) Diving

(b) Taekwondo

(c) Beach volleyball

(d) Golf

515. One of the following is ‘Labour’ in Economics :

(a) A musician performing for a benefit fund

(b) A painter working for his own pleasure

(c) Reading a book as a hobby

(d) A Mother teaching her own son

516. Which of the following is fish?

(a) Jelly fish

(b) Lobster

(c) Salmon

(d) Whale

517. The disconnected lines drawn on a map for showing slope :

(a) Bench marks

(b) Contours

(c) Form lines

(d) Hachure

518. A man standing close to the platform at a railway station

experiences a pulling force towards a fast moving train

because of…..

(a) gravitational force between train and man

(b) illusion of the man

(c) the centripetal force

(d) pressure difference due to fast moving air in between

519. The Network is overloaded with enormous data sent by many

computers within the network. The inability of the network to

deliver the data is termed as :

(a) Access control

(b) Congestion

(c) Error propagation

(d) Deadlock

520. Who is referred to as ‘Frontier Gandhi’?

(a) Sheikh Abdullah

(b) Manilal Gandhi

(c) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

(d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

521. The weight of an object is maximum :



(a) on the equator

(b) on the surface of the earth

(c) at the centre of the earth

(d) on the poles of the earth

522. Which of the following plays an important role in

photosynthesis?

(a) Chloroplast

(b) Centrosome

(c) Tonoplast

(d) Nematoblast

523. The impact of Green Revolution was felt most in the case of :

(a) Wheat

(b) Rice

(c) Pulses

(d) Oil seeds

524. What is a bank rate?

(a) Rate at which Central bank of a country advances

loans to other banks in the country

(b) Rate at which banks advance loans to the customers

(c) Rate at which banks lend among themselves

(d) Rate at which banks lend to money lenders

525. Which of the following tax systems will help to reduce

economic inequalities in India?

(a) Regressive Tax

(b) Progressive Tax

(c) Flat Rate Tax

(d) None of these

526. President on India can be removed from his office by :

(a) Prime Minister of India

(b) Chief Justice of India

(c) Parliament

(d) Lok Sabha

527. A broad, low embankment built up along the banks of a river

channel during floods is called :

(a) Delta

(b) Levee

(c) Flood Plain

(d) Dune

528. At which stage in its life cycle does the silkworm yield the

fiber of commercial use:

(a) Larva

(b) Egg

(c) Pupa

(d) Imago

529. Quality of a musical note depends on :

(a) Fundamental frequency

(b) Amplitude of the wave

(c) Harmonics present

(d) Velocity of sound in the medium

530. The tides in the sea are primarily due to:

(a) The atmospheric effect of the Earth

(b) The gravitational effect of Venus on the Earth

(c) The gravitational effect of the Sun on the Earth

(d) The gravitational effect of the Moon on the Earth

531. The five permanent members of the UN security council are :

(a) USA, China, france, Russia and Canada

(b) China, France, Russia, UK and USA

(c) Japan, Germany, Russia, UK and USA

(d) Germany, China, USA, Russia and UK

532. Which of the following is not correctly paired?

(a) Sania Mirza - Tennis

(b) Saina Nehwal - Badminton

(c) Jhoolan Goswami - cricket

(d) Jeev Milikha Singh - Chess

533. Aryabhatta and Kalidasa were in the court of which Gupta

Emperor?

(a) Kumara Gupta I

(b) Chandra Gupta II

(c) Samudra Gupta

(d) Skanda Gupta

534. What process takes place during the youthful stage of a river?

(a) Valley widening

(b) River rejuvenating

(c) Valley deepening

(d) Meandering

535. During whose Viceroyalty, the capital of India was shifted

from Calcutta to Delhi?

(a) Lord Canning

(b) Lord Harding

(c) Lord Lytton

(d) Lord Clive

536. Who among the following was the court physician of

Kanishka?

(a) Vasumitra

(b) Nagarjuna

(c) Charaka

(d) Patanjali

537. The region which is a water divide between the Ganga and

Indus river systems is :

(a) Haridwar

(b) Namchobarva

(c) Alakananda

(d) Ambala

538. Subordinate courts are supervised by………… .

(a) Supreme Court

(b) District Court

(c) High Court

(d) Parliament

539. Which of the following is the world’s top environmental

conservation award?

(a) Golden Bear Award

(b) Golden Panda Award

(c) Golden Globe Award

(d) Golden Palms Award

540. A galvanometer can be converted to a voltmeter by

connecting :



(a) a high resistance in parallel

(b) a high resistance in series

(c) a low resistance in series

(d) a low resistance in parallel

541. Bee sting contains ….. .

(a) an acidic liquid

(b) a salt solution

(c) an alkaline liquid

(d) a corrosive liquid

542. Which scheduling service is used to handle traffic with

different priorities?

(a) Traffic management

(b) QoS traffic scheduling

(c) QoS Scheduler

(d) Qos Manager

543. The outer most layer of Sun is known as :

(a) Chromosphere

(b) Photosphere

(c) Radioactive zone

(d) Corona

544. Highest percentage of carbon is found in which form of coal?

(a) Anthracite

(b) Bituminous

(c) Peat

(d) Lignite

545. Which country has the largest internet users?

(a) USA

(b) China

(c) India

(d) Russia

546. The xylem in plants are responsible for :

(a) Transport of water

(b) Transport of food

(c) Transport of amino acids

(d) Transport of oxygen

547. Which of the following cities is the new capital of

Seemaandhra?

(a) Amaravati

(b) Secunderabad

(c) Vijayawada

(d) Vishakhapatnam

548. Which State Government has recently abolished “agriculture

income tax”?

(a) Karnataka

(b) Rajasthan

(c) Bihar

(d) Assam

549. Which of the following is not a method of estimating national

income?

(a) Expenditure method

(b) Output method

(c) Matrix method

(d) Income method

550. If the name of a tribe has to be excluded from the list of

Scheduled Tribe, who has the power for such exclusion?

(a) President

(b) Parliament

(c) National Commission for Scheduled Tribes

(d) Union Council of Ministers

551. Project ‘Sankalp’ started for the purpose……….

(a) to eradicate illiteracy

(b) to eradicate Polio

(c) to eliminate AIDS/HIV

(d) to eliminate unemployment

552. Ring of Fire is found commonly in :

(a) Pacific Ocean

(b) Atlantic Ocean

(c) Indian Ocean

(d) Arctic Ocean

553. Which of the following bacterium causes crown gall disease

in plants?

(a) Bacillus thurigiensis

(b) Agrobacterium tumefaciens

(c) Pseudomonas fluorescens

(d) None of these

554. Eustachian Tube is located in which part of human body?

(a) Nose

(b) Ear

(c) Eyes

(d) Throat

555. Which part of the brain plays an important role in motor

control?

(a) Cerebellum

(b) Cerebrum

(c) Medulla

(d) Pons

556. The frequency of direct current is :

(a) Zero

(b) 50 Hz

(c) 60 Hz

(d) 100 Hz

557. The vade which deals with the rituals is known as………

(a) Rigveda

(b) Yajurveda

(c) Samaveda

(d) Atharvaveda

558. Prime Minister’s ‘Ujjwala Yojana’ is related to :

(a) free distribution of LPG connections to socially

backward classes

(b) free electric connections to members of Scheduled

Castes and Scheduled Tribes

(c) mass immunization campaign for children

(d) None of these

559. ‘Agronomy’ is the practice of raising ……….

(a) plants and animals

(b) crop plants



(c) agriculture

(d) fruit plants only

560. Besides CO2, the other green house gas is :

(a) CH4

(b) N2

(c) Ar

(d) O2

561. The Chairman of the National Disaster Management

Authority (NDMA) is :

(a) National Security Advisor

(b) Prime Minister of India

(c) Chief of DRDO

(d) Home Minister of India

562. When the offices of the President and Vice-president fall

vacant simultaneously, who acts as President?

(a) Prime Minister of India

(b) The Chief Justice of India

(c) The Speaker Of Lok Sabha

(d) The Comptroller ad auditor General of India

563. Goitre is caused by the deficiency of ………. .

(a) Zinc

(b) Calcium

(c) Iodine

(d) Chlorine

564. For photoelectric effect of take place, the metal used as the

cathode should have ……. .

(a) high melting point

(b) low melting point

(c) low work function

(d) low resistance

565. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha can be removed from his

office by…..

(a) the President

(b) the Prime Minister

(c) a resolution passed by both houses of Parliament

(d) a resolution passed by the Lok Sabha

566. What does Section 124A of Indian Penal Code deal with?

(a) Atrocity against women

(b) Sedition

(c) Crime for demanding dowry

(d) Atrocity against SC/ST

567. Which instrument is used for photographing the Sun?

(a) Galvanometer

(b) Potentiometer

(c) Spectrophoto meter

(d) Spectroheliograph

568. Which country won 2016 Men’s Hockey Champions

Trophy?

(a) India

(b) Germany

(c) Belgium

(d) Australia

569. Which of the following countries is not a member of G-8?

(a) USA

(b) UK

(c) Germany

(d) Russia

570. The main protein found in milk is………. .

(a) Albumin

(b) Globulin

(c) Globin

(d) Casein

571. Which organ gets affected in Weil’s disease?

(a) Liver

(b) Lung

(c) Heart

(d) Kidney

572. Which of the following was the Official slogan for the 2016

Rio Olympic and Para Olympic Games?

(a) Welcome Home

(b) A New World

(c) Love & Save Nature

(d) Inspire a Generation

573. The Daily Weather Map of India is prepared and printed at :

(a) Kolkata

(b) Mumbai

(c) New Delhi

(d) Pune

574. The capital of the Mauryan Kingdom was located at :

(a) Pataliputra

(b) Vaishali

(c) Lumbini

(d) Gaya

575. Golden Hand Shake scheme is the name of :

(a) Retirement Scheme

(b) Voluntary Retirement Scheme

(c) One Rank One Pension Scheme

(d) Private Sector Retirement Scheme

576. Indian Constitution can be amended according to the

procedure laid down in the following Article.

(a) Article 368

(b) Article 345

(c) Article 351

(d) Article 333

577. Who is the Vice Chairperson of NITI Aayog?

(a) Dr. Bidek Debroy

(b) Dr. V.K. Saraswat

(c) Dr. Arvind Panagariya

(d) Arun Jaitley

578. The city of Vijayanagar is also Known as :

(a) Halebidu

(b) Chandragiri

(c) Hampi

(d) Kondavidu

579. Which of the following Sultans of Tughlaq dynasty issued

copper coins instead of silver ones?



(a) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

(b) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

(c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

(d) Mahmud Tughlaq

580. Which of the following areas or regions is most prone to

earthquakes?

(a) Deccan Palaeau

(b) Ganga – Brahmaputra Valley

(c) Plains of northern India

(d) Western Ghats

581. Honey that has high concentration of sugar does not decay

because :

(a) Bacteria cannot survive is an active state as it is totally

deprived of oxygen

(b) It contains natural antioxidant that prevents bacterial

attack

(c) Bacteria cannot survive in an active state in a

solution of high osmotic strength as water is drawn

out

(d) None of these

582. At low temperature, Lead behaves as a :

(a) Semi conductor

(b) Super conductor

(c) Insulator

(d) Conductor

583. In networks, a small message used to pass between one

station to another is known as …….. .

(a) Token

(b) Byte

(c) Word

(d) Ring

584. Which of the following is a natural polymer?

(a) Bakelite

(b) Nylon

(c) Polythene

(d) Starch

585. Which of the following mammals lay eggs?

(a) Bat

(b) Whale

(c) Weasel

(d) Platypus

586. Akbar’s tomb is located at which of the following places?

(a) Sikandara

(b) Agra

(c) Fatehpursikri

(d) Allahabad

587. Pt. Bhimsen Joshi is associated with which of the following

fields?

(a) Literature

(b) Social Services

(c) Classical Music

(d) Politics

588. Security Council of the UN comprises of 10 non-permanent

members and their tenure is……

(a) 5 years

(b) 4 years

(c) 3 years

(d) 2 years

589. ‘Tripitakas’ are sacred books of ……. .

(a) Hindus

(b) Jains

(c) Parsis

(d) Buddhists

590. If a country devalues its currency, its ……….. .

(a) Exports become cheaper and imports become

costlier.

(b) Exports become costlier and imports become cheaper.

(c) Exports value is equivalent to imports value.

(d) No effect on exports and imports value.

591. Which one of the following non-metals shows allotropy in

the liquid state?

(a) Carbon

(b) Sulphur

(c) Phosphorous

(d) Bromine

592. Sectoral distribution of GDP index measures ………. .

(a) Agriculture development of a country

(b) Economic development of a country

(c) Social development of a country

(d) Socio-Economic development of a country

593. Ragini is a popular form of folk song belonging to the State

of…… .

(a) Kashmir

(b) Kerala

(c) Haryana

(d) Manipur

594. Which of the following border is known as Radcliffe line?

(a) India and China

(b) India and Bangladesh

(c) India and Pakistan

(d) India and Afghanistan

595. Deepika Kumari is associated with which of the following

sports?

(a) Archery

(b) Gymnastics

(c) Badminton

(d) Athletics

596. What does the term ‘Ebola’ stand for?

(a) A viral disease outbreak in West Africa

(b) A viral disease outbreak in Bangladesh

(c) A city in Syria destroyed by ISIS.

(d) None of these

597. The virus of AIDS affects the growth of …….. .

(a) Haemoglobin

(b) RBCs in blood



(c) T cells in blood

(d) Grey cells in brain

598. Which of the following is not a nitrogenous fertilizer?

(a) Ammonium sulphate

(b) Urea

(c) Ammonium nitrate

(d) Superphosphate

599. The absolute zero is a temperature at which ……….. .

(a) Molecular motion in a gas would cease

(b) Water freezes

(c) All gases become liquid

(d) All gases become solid

600. Which of the following states has the lowest literacy rate?

(a) Kerala

(b) Rajasthan

(c) Bihar

(d) Maharashtra

601. On which date is India likely to experience the shortest day?

(a) December 22

(b) March 21

(c) June 22

(d) September 23

602. Precipitation in the form of a mixture of rain and snow is

called:

(a) Drizzle

(b) Hail

(c) Sleet

(d) Snow

603. Fuse wire is made of an alloy of :

(a) Tin and Lead

(b) Tin and Copper

(c) Lead and Copper

(d) Copper and Silver

604. Bacterial decomposition of biological material under

anaerobic condition is :

(a) Fermentation

(b) Fertilization

(c) Contamination

(d) Composting

605. Which of the following has the lowest frequency?

(a) Visible light

(b) Gamma rays

(c) X-rays

(d) Ultra violet rays

606. UDP is a :

(a) Connection oriented protocol

(b) Connectionless protocol

(c) User-defined protocol

(d) Security protocol

607. The important book written by kautilya is :

(a) Arthashastra

(b) Indica

(c) Arya Manju Sri Mula Kapa

(d) Rajatarangini

608. The northern part of the west coast in India is known as :

(a) Konkan coast

(b) Coromandel coast

(c) Malabar coast

(d) Godavari Coast

609. The elements known as primary nutrients for plants:

(a) Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium

(b) Nitrogen, Oxygen and Silicon

(c) Potassium, Boron and Nitrogen

(d) Nitrogen, phosphorus and Iron

610. Which sanctuary in India is famous for Rhinoceros and in

which state is it located?

(a) Gir, Gujarat

(b) Kaziranga, Assam

(c) Ranthambore, Rajasthan

(d) Corbett, Uttarakhand

611. ‘Davis Cup’ is associated with the game of :

(a) Cricket

(b) Lawn Tennis

(c) Badminton

(d) Table Tennis

612. The unit of measurement of noise is :

(a) Decibel

(b) Hertz

(c) Amplifier

(d) Acoustics

613. Among the following states, the literacy rate is highest in :

(a) Orissa

(b) Punjab

(c) Maharashtra

(d) Mizoram

614. The minimum number of members that must be present to

hold the meeting of the Lok Sabha is :

(a) One-fourth of the total membership

(b) One-tenth of the total membership

(c) Fifty percent strength of the Lok Sabha

(d) At least hundred members

615. India’s population growth is characterized by :

(a) An increase in rate of death

(b) An increase in the ratio of females

(c) An increase in the birth rate and declining death rate

(d) Increasing number of old people

616. What will you call a system of taxation under which the

poorer sections are taxed at higher rates than the richer

sections?

(a) Progressive tax

(b) Proportional tax

(c) Regressive tax

(d) Degressive tax



617. The most important function of an interest group is to :

(a) form the government

(b) alter government policies to its liking

(c) build up public opinion

(d) contest elections

618. Which among the following is not correctly paired?

(a) Shivaji-Afzal Khan

(b) Nurjahan-Mahabat Khan

(c) Akbar-Rana Pratap

(d) Babar-Bairam khan

619. Which of the following deserts is rich in gold reserves?

(a) Arabian

(b) Thar

(c) Mongolian

(d) Atacama

620. Lacrymal glands are situated in the :

(a) Palms

(b) Buccal cavity

(c) Eye orbit

(d) Stomach

621. The most extensive use of molasses after fermentation is for

producing :

(a) Methanol

(b) Sugar

(c) Ethanol

(d) Sugarcane

622. Acid rain is caused due to pollution of atmosphere by :

(a) oxides of nitrogen and sulphur

(b) oxides of nitrogen and phosphorous

(c) oxides of carbon and nitrogen

(d) oxides of nitrogen and methane

623. Charles Darwin, the famous evolutionist, proposed his theory

in which one of his books?

(a) The families of flowering plant

(b) The origin of species

(c) The life on earth

(d) The story of the living world

624. ‘Green Banking means:

(a) Banks financing agriculture

(b) Banks financing irrigation projects

(c) Banks financing farmers

(d) Banks financing pro-environmental projects

625. Who was the first Indian governor General of Independent

India?

(a) Rajendra Prasad

(b) C. Rajagopalachari

(c) A. Kriplani

(d) Lord Mountbatten

626. A fresh egg when placed in salt water will :

(a) sink and go to the bottom

(b) sink but will not go to the bottom

(c) float

(d) burst

627. A genetically engineered form of brinjal known as the BT-

brinjal has been developed. The objective of this is :

(a) to make it pest resistant

(b) to improve its taste and nutritive value

(c) to make it drought resistant

(d) to make its shelf-life longer

628. Three crops that contribute maximum to global food grain

production are …….. .

(a) wheat, rice, barley

(b) rice, maize, sorghum

(c) wheat, maize, sorghum

(d) wheat, rice, maize

629. Magnesium is a constituent metal of……..

(a) Chlorophyll molecule

(b) DNA

(c) Mitochondria

(d) Ribosomes

630. Which one among the following components is used as an

amplifying device?

(a) Transformer

(b) Diode

(c) Capacitor

(d) Transistor

631. A ……..is an agreement between the communicating parties

on how communication is to proceed.

(a) Path

(b) SLA

(c) Bond

(d) Protocol

632. Name the gas used in preparation of bleaching powder.

(a) Oxygen

(b) Hydrogen

(c) Nitrogen

(d) Chlorine

633. The famous Dilwara temples of Mount Abu are a sacred

pilgrimage place for the :

(a) Buddhists

(b) Jains

(c) Sikhs

(d) Parsis

634. The dispute over Siachin Glacier is between :

(a) India and China

(b) India and Afghanistan

(c) India and Pakistan

(d) India and Nepal

635. Who wrote the famous line: ‘A thing of beauty is a joy

forever’?

(a) John Keats

(b) V.S. Naipaul

(c) Sir Richard Burton



(d) Larry Collins

636. On a clean glass plate a drop of water spreads to form a thin

layer whereas a drop of mercury remains almost spherical

because ………

(a) Mercury is a metal

(b) Density of mercury is greater than that of water

(c) Cohesion of mercury is greater than its adhesion with

glass

(d) Cohesion of water is greater than its adhesion with glass

637. The smallest island country in the Indian Ocean is :

(a) Maldives

(b) Sri Lanka

(c) Mauritius

(d) Madagascar

638. The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of the

Parliament is appointed by the.

(a) President of India

(b) Prime Minister of India

(c) Speaker of Lok Sabha

(d) Chairman of Rajya Sabha

639. Bank earn interest on :

(a) Deposits

(b) Loans

(c) Demand Drafts

(d) Bills of Exchange

640. Which is the most important factor that determines whether

advertising by manufacturing sector will lead to higher sales?

(a) Demand is elastic

(b) Demand is inelastic

(c) The product can be differentiated

(d) The product can be homogenous.

641. Which among the following is true for the Supreme Court of

India?

(a) Federal Court

(b) Court of Appeal

(c) Guardian of the Constitution

(d) All of these

(d)

642. The power of the Supreme Court of India to decide disputes

between the Centre and the States falls under its :

(a) Advisory jurisdiction

(b) Original Jurisdiction

(c) Appellate jurisdiction

(d) Jurisprudence

643. The word ‘Satyameva Jayate’ have been derived from which

Upanishad?

(a) Akshi Upanishad

(b) Mundaka Upanishad

(c) Garuda Upanishad

(d) Mahavakya Upanishad

644. When Granite rocks get metamorphosed, they form :

(a) Quartzite

(b) Gneiss

(c) Marble

(d) Slate

645. Which of the following is a commercial source of energy?

(a) Agricultural waste

(b) Dried dung

(c) Sun

(d) Natural gas

646. Backward bending supply curve belongs to which market?

(a) Capital

(b) Labour

(c) Money

(d) Inventories

647. In IT, associative memory is called as :

(a) Virtual memory

(b) Cache memory

(c) Content addressable memory

(d) Main memory

648. Addition of suitable impurities into semiconductor, is called :

(a) Doping

(b) Mixing

(c) Forming

(d) Diluting

649. Kyoto Protocol is associated with:

(a) Species conservation

(b) Climate change

(c) Wetland Conservation

(d) Medicinal plants

650. Ebraham Alkazi is an eminent personality in which one of

the following areas?

(a) Heart surgery

(b) Civil aviation

(c) Theatre

(d) Painting

651. Skoda, which launched sedan ‘Rapid’, is an automobile

manufacturer based in :

(a) Japan

(b) France

(c) South Korea

(d) Czech Republic

652. Sattriya is a classical dance form of ………..

(a) Manipur

(b) Uttar Pradesh

(c) Assam

(d) Andhra Pradesh

653. P.V. Sindhu defeated Wang Yihan to enter the semi final of

women’s singles of badminton at the Rio Olympics. Wang

Yihan belongs to ……….

(a) Indonesia

(b) Taiwan

(c) China

(d) Japan

654. If a budget is defeated in the legislature of a state, then :

(a) the Finance Minister alone has to resign



(b) the Finance Minister concerned has to be suspended

(c) the council of Minister along with the Chief Minister

has to resign

(d) re-election have to be ordered

655. Which one of following papers was edited by Gandhiji in

South Africa?

(a) Indian Opinion

(b) Harijan

(c) Young India

(d) Indian Mirror

656. In which of the following cities India’s first water metro

project was recently launched?

(a) Kolkata

(b) Kochi

(c) Vishakhapatnam

(d) Mumbai

657. Meibomian glands are located in:

(a) Eye

(b) Ear

(c) Nose

(d) Skin

658. In which city is India’s first Post Office ATM opened?

(a) Chennai

(b) New Delhi

(c) Hyderabad

(d) Mumbai

659. Arsenic problem in India is primarily due to :

(a) Overexploitation of coal in Bihar and Bengal

(b) Overexploitation of arsenopyrite in the hinterland

(c) Overexploitation of ground water in the affected

areas

(d) Overexploitation of surface water in the affected areas

660. Men’s Singles Wimbledon championship 2016, is bagged by:

(a) Andy Murray

(b) Milos Ravnic

(c) Roger Federer

(d) Novak Dijokovic

661. Which of the following vitamins are water soluble?

(a) Vit. A and Vit. B

(b) Vit. B and Vit. C

(c) Vit. C and Vit. D

(d) Vit. A and Vit. K

662. In terms of economics, if it is possible to make someone

better-off without making someone worse-off, then the

situation is :

(a) Inefficient

(b) Efficient

(c) Optimal

(d) Pareto-superior

663. Green House Effect means :

(a) Pollution in houses in tropical region

(b) Prevention of ultra-violet radiation by the ozone layer

(c) Trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric gases

(d) Damage to green painted buildings

664. General Dyer, who was responsible for Jallianwalan Bagh

massacre, was shot dead by:

(a) Hasrat Mohini

(b) Vir Savarkar

(c) Udham Singh

(d) Jatin Das

665. The innovation theory of profit was proposed by :

(a) Marshall

(b) Clark

(c) Schumpeter

(d) Joan Robbinson

666. The most abundant element in the earth’s atmosphere is :

(a) Argon

(b) Nitrogen

(c) Oxygen

(d) Krypton

667. Who was the first Indian to be elected as a Member of the

British House of Commons?

(a) Jayaprakash Narayan

(b) Dada Bhai Naoroji

(c) Ram Manohar Lohia

(d) Sarojini Naidu

668. Mohammed Bin Tuglaq transferred his capital from:

(a) Delhi to Warangal

(b) Delhi to Devagiri

(c) Delhi to Madurai

(d) Delhi to Vijayanagar

669. Winds blowing constantly in one direction in rocky deserts

form:

(a) Chimneys

(b) Mushrooms rocks

(c) Yardangs

(d) Demoiselles

670. Sphygmomanometer measures the blood pressure in the :

(a) Veins

(b) Arteries

(c) Eyes

(d) Synovial

671. The reverse effect of X-ray emission is:

(a) Raman effect

(b) Compton effect

(c) Zeeman effect

(d) Photo-electric effect

672. WIMAX stands for:

(a) Wireless Interoperability for Microwave Access

(b) Wired Interoperability for Microwave Access

(c) Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access

(d) Worldwide infrastructure for Microwave Access

673. India is developing Chabahar Port in which of the following

countries?

(a) Iraq

(b) Oman



(c) Iran

(d) Afghanistan

674. Dipa Karmakar is the first Indian women to have qualified

for Rio Olympic Games in which sport?

(a) Archery

(b) Boxing

(c) Badminton

(d) Gymnastics

675. How many Constitutional Amendments of the Constitution of

India have been made so far?

(a) 122

(b) 121

(c) 120

(d) 119

676. The rate at which RBI gives short term loan to commercial

banks is called :

(a) Repo rate

(b) Reverse Repo rate

(c) Bank rate

(d) Cash Reserve rate

677. The nationalisation of major commercial banks took place in

:

(a) 1947

(b) 1956

(c) 1969

(d) 1980

678. Lok Sabha secretariat comes under the direct control of :

(a) Minister of Home Affairs

(b) Minister of Parliamentary Affairs


(d) President

679. Which of the following Act introduced separate electorates

(communal representation) for Muslims?

(a) 1892 Act

(b) Act of 1909

(c) Reforms of 1919

(d) Government of India Act of 1935

680. Where is the Brihadeshwar temple, built during the Chola

period, located?

(a) Mysore

(b) Mahabalipuram

(c) Tanjavur

(d) Kanyakumari

681. The first protocol to ban the emissions of

choloroflurocarbons in the atmosphere was made in :

(a) Montreal

(b) Osaka

(c) Geneva

(d) Florida

682. Blood group was discovered by :

(a) Alexander Fleming

(b) William Harvey

(c) Landsteiner

(d) Paulov

683. Magnetic Meridian is a :

(a) Line parallel to the equator of the Earth

(b) Latitude

(c) Line joining the geographic north and geographic south

of Earth

(d) Plane passing through the magnetic north and

magnetic south of Earth

684. Programs that duplicate the functionality of one system on

another system is known as :

(a) Emulators

(b) Simulators

(c) Evaluators

(d) PCB

685. The manufacturing of iron from iron-ore involves the process

of :

(a) Oxidation

(b) Reduction

(c) Electrolysis

(d) Fractional distillation

686. In a rainforest, the vegetation that grows under the shade of a

canopy is known as :

(a) Crown

(b) Canopy

(c) Understory

(d) Forest floor

687. The term “roll-in” is used in :

(a) Cricket

(b) Tennis

(c) Hockey

(d) Golf

688. Which of the following is the busiest International sea port in

India?

(a) Mumbai

(b) Kolkata

(c) Kochi

(d) Tuticorin

689. The word “Secular” was added to the Preamble of the

Constitution of India by which Constitutional Amendment?

(a) 41st Constitutional Amendment

(b) 42nd Constitutional Amendment

(c) 43rd Constitutional Amendment

(d) 44th Constitutional Amendment

690. Who coined the slogan “Inquilab Zindabad”?

(a) Subash Chandra Bose

(b) Balagangadhar Tilak

(c) Bhagat Singh

(d) Sukhdev

691. “Great Barrier Reef”, the world’s largest Coral reef is located

in :

(a) Caribbean Islands

(b) Australia

(c) Philippines



(d) Indonesia

692. Decoding and interpretation of visual information in brain is

associated with :

(a) Frontal lobe

(b) Occipital lobe

(c) Temporal lobe

(d) Parietal lobe

693. Flemings “le hand Rule” is associated with the effect of :

(a) Electric field on current

(b) Magnetic field on magnet

(c) Electric field on magnet

(d) Magnetic Field on current

694. An emulsion is a colloidal solution of :

(a) Liquid in liquid

(b) Solid in liquid

(c) Gas in solid

(d) Solid is solid

695. ………..is a byproduct of sewage treatment and can be

decomposed to produce bio-gas.

(a) Sewage

(b) Sludge

(c) Sewer

(d) Scum

696. The BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) is headquartered

at :

(a) Shanghai

(b) New Delhi

(c) Brasilia

(d) Moscow

697. Which one of the following cities of Iraq is located on Tigris

river?

(a) Baghdad

(b) Mousul

(c) Kirkuk

(d) Basra

698. Human Development Index is prepared by :

(a) UNDP

(b) WHO

(c) IMF

(d) WHO

699. Uber Cup is associated with :

(a) Football

(b) Handball

(c) Badminton

(d) Squash

700. The food in Onion is stored in the form of …….. .

a) Cellulose

b) Protein

c) Starch

d) Sugar

701. What is the maximum number of days of employment a rural

poor would get under ‘MGNREGA’?

(a) 180 days

(b) 120 days

(c) 100 days

(d) 90 days

702. Scheduled bank is a bank which is:

(a) Nationalized

(b) Not nationalized

(c) Based in foreign country

(d) Included in the second schedule of RBI

703. Black soil us also known by which of the following name?

(a) Khaddar Soil

(b) Bangar Soil

(c) Alluvial Soil

(d) Regur Soil

704. What is the name of the book written by Panini?

(a) Mahabhashya

(b) Mitakshara

(c) Madhyamika karika

(d) Ashtadhyayi

705. Which dynasty was started by Khizr Khan?

(a) The Sayyads

(b) The Lodhis

(c) The Rajputs

(d) The Khiljis

706. The instrument used for measuring air pressure is called :

(a) Anemometer

(b) Barometer

(c) Hygrometer

(d) Thermometer

707. Gustation refers to the sense of which of the following?

(a) Smell

(b) Hearing

(c) Tactile

(d) Taste

708. Intensity of any wave is proportional to which of the

following?

(a) Amplitude

(b) Square of amplitude

(c) Square root of amplitude

(d) Cube of amplitude

709. In the following list of devices which device is used in

network layer?

(a) Repeaters

(b) Router

(c) Application Gateway

(d) Switch

710. NTPC is a Central Public Sector Enterprise in which sector?

(a) Education

(b) Health

(c) Power

(d) Transport

711. Which State government has launched the Smart Village

Programme, to improve public facilities in village?

(a) Maharashtra



(b) Rajasthan

(c) Odisha

(d) Gujarat

712. Rodrigo “Digong” Duterte emerged winner in 2006

presidential elections of which country?

(a) Mexico

(b) The Philippines

(c) Spain

(d) Singapore

713. What is commonly known as ‘white plague’?

(a) Typhoid

(b) Malaria

(c) Tuberculosis

(d) Plague

714. What are gilt-edged securities?

(a) Securities issued by the multinational companies

(b) Securities issued by the Government

(c) Securities issued by the private sector

(d) Securities issued by the joint venture companies

715. In whose consultation does the President convene and

prorpgue all sessions of Parliament?

(a) The Speaker

(b) The Prime Minister

(c) The Prime Minister and the leader of the opposition in

Lok Sabha

(d) The Council of Ministers

716. With which religion is Kaivalya associated?

(a) Buddhism

(b) Jainism

(c) Hinduism

(d) Sikhism

717. Bauxite is used as raw material by which industry?

(a) Aluminium

(b) Iron

(c) Steel

(d) Gold

718. The large collection of stars, dust and gas held together by

gravitational attraction between components is known as :

(a) Cluster

(b) Atmosphere

(c) Galaxy

(d) Sun family

719. Thermal electricity is generated by using which of these?

(a) Coal only

(b) Coal and Natural Gas only

(c) Coal, Natural Gas and Petroleum

(d) None of these

720. When iron rusts, its weight..…..

(a) decreases

(b) increases

(c) remains the same

(d) first increases and then decreases

721. The driest location on Earth is in which country?

(a) Kenya

(b) Chile

(c) Congo

(d) Libya

722. Which leader of British Labour Party was recently elected the

first Muslim Mayor of London?

(a) Sadiq Khan

(b) Ataullah Khan

(c) Firdauz Zaidi

(d) Karim Shaikh

723. ‘Lady Ratan Tata Trophy’ is related to which game?

(a) Basketball

(b) Hockey

(c) Kho-Kho

(d) Cricket

724. Which instrument is used for measuring humidity of

atmosphere?

(a) Barometer

(b) Anemometer

(c) Thermometer

(d) Hygrometer

725. Pankaj Advani is associated with which sport?

(a) Billiards

(b) Boxing

(c) Cricket

(d) Badminton

726. “The General Equilibrium Analysis” was developed by :

(a) Marshall

(b) Ricardo

(c) Walras

(d) Adam Smith

727. Insider trading is related to :

(a) Trade sector

(b) Share market

(c) Credit market

(d) Horse racing

728. The operational period of 12th Five Year Plan is :

(a) 2007-12

(b) 2012-17

(c) 2015-20

(d) 2005-10

729. A unitary form of government is that in which all the powers

are concentrated in the hands of :

(a) Local government

(b) Central government

(c) Provincial government

(d) Panchayats

730. The school of Indian art which is also known as name of

Greco-Roman, Budhist art’ is the……school.

(a) Mauryan

(b) Shunga

(c) Gandhara

(d) Gupta



731. Which of the following Pallava Kings assumed the title of

‘Vatapikonda’ after defeating and slaying the great

Chalukyan King Pulekesin II ?

(a) Narsingh Varman I

(b) Mahendra Varman I

(c) Parameshwar Varman I

(d) Nandi Varman

732. The land forms formed by wave erosion is :

(a) Spit

(b) Beach

(c) Cave

(d) Barrier island

733. Which one among the following is not an electro-magnetic

wave?

(a) X-Ray

(b) R-Ray

(c) Cathode Ray

(d) Infrared Ray

734. Which one of the following is a good electrical conductor?

(a) Graphite

(b) Diamond

(c) Peat

(d) Charcoal

735. Growing agricultural crops between rows of planted trees is

known as :

(a) Social forestry

(b) Jhum

(c) Taungya system

(d) Agro forestry

736. Name the longest lake in India.

(a) Pangong Lake

(b) Pulicat Lake

(c) Kolleru Lake

(d) Vembanad Lake

737. Red Data Book provides an account of :

(a) extinct animals only

(b) endangered plants and animals

(c) endangered plants only

(d) fossil plants

738. Suez Canal connects :

(a) Red Sea and Arabian Sea

(b) Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea

(c) Arabian Sea and Mediterranean Sea

(d) North Sea and Baltic Sea

739. CENVAT is related to which of the following?

(a) Sales Tax

(b) Excise Duty

(c) Custom Duty

(d) Service Tax

740. Malthusian theory is associated with which of the following?

(a) Poverty

(b) Employment

(c) Diseases

(d) Population

741. An amendment of the constitution may be initiated…………

(a) by introduction be the President of India

(b) by introduction of a Bill in Rajya Sabha

(c) by the Governors of States

(d) by the introduction of a bill in either House of

Parliament

742. kamarup is an ancient name of which region of India?

(a) Bihar

(b) Rajasthan

(c) Karnataka

(d) Assam

743. Which is the parameter for the economic development?

(a) Per capita monetary income

(b) National income

(c) Per capita rural income

(d) Population

744. Equinox occurs when the sun is vertically above:

(a) Tropic of Capricorn

(b) Tropic of Cancer

(c) Poles

(d) Equator

745. Which battle led to the downfall of Vijaynagar empire?

(a) Battle of Takkolam

(b) Battle of talikota

(c) Battle of Kanwah

(d) Battle of Panipat

746. The antibiotic penicillin is obtained from which of the

following?

(a) Synthetic process

(b) A bacterium

(c) Fungus

(d) Virus infected cells

747. Among the world oceans, which ocean is having the widest

continental shelf?

(a) Antarctic Ocean

(b) Arctic Ocean

(c) Indian Ocean

(d) Atlantic Ocean

748. Data in database at a particular point of tome is called as :

(a) Intension

(b) Extension

(c) Back up

(d) Application

749. Which is the largest peninsular river in India?

(a) Krishna

(b) Godavari

(c) Cauvery

(d) Mahanadi

750. Red soil is normally found in India in which regions?

(a) Eastern Region only

(b) Southern Region only

(c) Eastern and southern part of the Deccan Plateau



(d) None of these

751. Who introduced Mansabdari system in India?

(a) Babur

(b) Humayun

(c) Akbar

(d) Jahangir

752. Limestone is a raw material used by which industry?

(a) Aluminium

(b) Fertilzers

(c) Cement

(d) Petrochemicals

753. The Directive Principles of State Policy has been adopted

from which Constitution?

(a) U.S. Constitution

(b) British constitution

(c) Irish Constitution

(d) French constitution

754. Which of the following is indicated by the colour of a star?

(a) Weight

(b) Distance

(c) Temperature

(d) Size

755. Atomic number of an atom gives the number of which of the

following?

(a) Electrons

(b) Protons

(c) Neutrons

(d) Neutrons and protons

756. DPT vaccine is categorized as which of the following?

(a) Anti viral vaccine

(b) Anti protozoan vaccine

(c) Anti rickettsial vaccine

(d) A combined vaccine

757. Which is the highest quality of hard coal?

(a) Anthracite

(b) Bituminous

(c) Lignite

(d) Peat

758. For which one of the following, ‘diodes’ are generally used

for?

(a) Rectification

(b) Amplification

(c) Modulation

(d) Filtration

759. An anemometer measures which of the following?

(a) Speed of light

(b) Speed of wind

(c) Speed of water current

(d) Speed of satellites

760. ‘Mission Indradhanush’ Campaign in India is associated with

:

(a) Nutrition to Pregnant Women

(b) Awareness of Diabetes

(c) Eradication of blindness

(d) Vaccination of children

761. Who is the new Director of Film and Television Institute of

India (FTII)?

(a) Prashant Pathrabe

(b) Amol Palekar

(c) Shabana Azmi

(d) Bhupendra Kainthola

762. Which cell disorder in our body is responsible for colour

blindness?

(a) WBC

(b) Cone cell

(c) Rod cell

(d) Neuron

763. Who is the recipient of Man Booker International Prize 2016

for the novel ‘The Vegetarian’?

(a) Orhan Pamuk

(b) Han Kang

(c) Elena Ferrante

(d) Tonkin

764. Saving is that portion of money income that is :

(a) spent for development of Industries

(b) not spent on consumption

(c) spent on health and education

(d) spent for consumer durables

765. In which field did Amartya Sen win the Nobel Prize?

(a) Micro Economics

(b) Welfare economics

(c) Economic Growth Model

(d) Input-Output Model

766. Raja Ravi Verma was a great painter of which of the

following?

(a) Bengal

(b) Bihar

(c) Punjab

(d) Kerala

767. Who was the founder of the Theosophical society of India?

(a) Annie Besant

(b) Womesh Chandra Bannerjee

(c) Ram Prasad Bismil

(d) Subhash Chandra Bose

768. Who coined the Chipko slogan “Ecology is Permanent

Economy”?

(a) Chan Prasad Bhatt

(b) Sundarlal Bahuguna

(c) Shayam Prasad Bahuguna

(d) Bachni Devi

769. Which of the following is study of fossils?

(a) Ethology

(b) Etiology

(c) Anthropology

(d) Palaeontology

770. Chemical properties of isotopes :



(a) must be same

(b) must be different

(c) need not be same

(d) need not be different

771. Which of the following is the operation executed on data

stored in registers?

(a) Bit-operation

(b) Macro-operation

(c) Micro-operation

(d) Byte-operation

772. Sour taste of lemon is due to the presence of which of the

following?

(a) Citric acid

(b) Acetic acid

(c) Oxalic acid

(d) Formic acid

773. Which State has the longest coastline?

(a) Andhra Pradesh

(b) Maharashtra

(c) Gujarat

(d) Karnataka

774. Which among the following cities in India is not located in

golden quadrilateral Road Network?

(a) Kolkata

(b) Mumbai

(c) New Delhi

(d) Chandigarh

775. Which is the first Indian State to go wholly organic?

(a) Meghalaya

(b) Sikkim

(c) Manipur

(d) Assam

776. What is the role of “Ombudsman” in a bank?

(a) To provide quality and speedy redressal of grievances

of customers

(b) To provide suggestions for innovative schemes in the

banks

(c) To inspect the internal working of the branches

(d) To monitor the poverty alleviation programmes

undertaken by or implemented by the bank

777. Which of the following schedules contains special provisions

for the administration of tribal areas in the four north-eastern

states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram?

(a) First schedule

(b) Second schedule

(c) Third schedule

(d) Sixth schedule

778. The ‘Narmada water dipute tribunal was constituted to

resolve the water sharing between:

a) Gujarat and Rajasthan

b) Gujarat and Maharashtra

c) Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Madhya

Pradesh

d) Gujarat and Daman and Diu

779. In which way the president can assign any of the functions of

the union government to the state Government?

a) In his discretion

b) In consultation with the chief justice of India

c) In consultation with the Government of the state

d) In consultation with the state governor

780. Where is the Indian National Rail Museum situated?

a) Delhi

b) Uttar Pradesh

c) Punjab

d) Himachal Pradesh

781. Which of the following is not true about Ajanta caves?

a) They are in Maharashtra

b) They are decorated with Buddhist art

c) They depict the techniques used in ancient India

d) They do not contain paintings of flora and fauna

782. Who was the founder of Arya samaj?

a) Acharya Narendra Dev

b) Dayanand saraswati

c) Raja ram mohan roy

d) Acharya vinoba bhave

783. Who among the following Sikh Gurus had laid the

foundation of Amritsar?

(a) Guru Amar Das

(b) Guru Ram Das

(c) Guru Arjan Dev

(d) Guru Har Govind

784. In the 42nd Constitutional Amendment 1976, which word

was added to the Preamble?

(a) Democratic

(b) Equality

(c) Secular

(d) Socialist

785. Which monument is known as ‘The National Monument of

India’?

(a) India Gate

(b) Gateway of India

(c) Raj Ghat

(d) Red Fort

786. Which of the following country has recently declared 3

month emergency following a failed military coup?

(a) Sudan

(b) Turkey

(c) Maldives

(d) Syria

787. The award which, the famous writer and social activist

Mahasweta Devi, who passed away recently, did not win?

(a) Sahity Akademi Award

(b) Jwanpith Award

(c) Magsaysay Award

(d) Padam Vidhushan

788. Which place is said to be the Mahchester of South India?



(a) Coimbatore

(b) Salem

(c) Thanjavur

(d) Madurai

789. A galvanometer can be converted into a voltmeter by

connecting with it a :

(a) high resistance in parallel

(b) how resistance on parallel

(c) high resistance on series

(d) low resistance in series

790. In computer processing, ……… selects processes from the

pool and loads them into memory for execution.

(a) Job Scheduler

(b) Resource Scheduler

(c) CPU Scheduler

(d) Process scheduler

791. Name the first cricketer to score 1000 runs in an innings in

any competitive match.

(a) Prithvi Shaw

(b) Pranav Dhanawade

(c) Virat Kohli

(d) Shikhar Dhawan

792. The beach sands of Kerala are rich in :

(a) calcium

(b) radium

(c) thorium

(d) manganese

793. During which of the following operating conditions of an

automobile, carbon monoxide content in exhaust gas is

maximum?

(a) Acceleration

(b) Cruising

(c) Idle running

(d) Deacceleration

794. India’s first Railway University will come up at :

(a) Vadodara, Gujarat

(b) Bengaluru, Karnataka

(c) Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

(d) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

795. The Himalayas is the example of………

(a) Fold mountains

(b) Block mountains

(c) Ancient mountains

(d) Residual mountains

796. The largest irrigation canal in India is………

(a) Yamuna canal

(b) Indira Gandhi canal

(c) Sirhand canal

(d) Upper Bari Doab canal

797. Even after sunset, the air near the Earth’s surface continue to

receive heat due to :

(a) insolation

(b) terrestrial radiation

(c) conduction

(d) convection

798. At the Rio Olympics, who was the flagbearer of the Indian

contingent?

(a) Narsingh Yadav

(b) Abhinav Bindra

(c) Dipa Karmakar

(d) Sania Mirza

799. A landscape which is caused due to the fissure in the earth

along which one side has moved down with reference to the

other is known as :

(a) Rift valley

(b) U shaped valley

(c) V shaped valley

(d) Hanging valley

800. The largest artery in human body is :

(a) Aorta

(b) Capillary

(c) Vena cava

(d) Pulmonary vein

801. An eudiometer measures :

(a) atmospheric pressure

(b) time

(c) volume of gases

(d) vapour pressure

802. Trinitrotoluene is :

(a) Used to melt metals

(b) Used to fuse two metals

(c) Used as an abrasive

(d) Used as an explosive

803. In a cut motion, when the amount of demand is reduced by

100/-, it is known as:

(a) Disapproval of policy cut

(b) Economy cut

(c) Vote on account

(d) Token cut

804. One of the leading producers of asbestos in the world is :

(a) Australia

(b) Russia

(c) Canada

(d) Armenia

805. Beighton Cup is associated with which of the following

game?

(a) Cricket

(b) Hockey

(c) Football

(d) Volleyball

806. If Reserve Bank of India reduces the cash reserve ratio, it

will ;

(a) increase credit creation

(b) decrease credit creation

(c) have no impact on credit creation

(d) have no definite impact on credit creation



807. nitrification is the biological process of converting :

(a) N2 into nitrate

(b) N2 into nitrite

(c) Ammonia into nitrite

(d) Ammonia into N

808. During the reign of which was the Great Wall of China

constructed?

(a) Sung

(b) Tang

(c) Han

(d) Chin

809. Which of the following was published by Gandhji during his

stay in South Africa?

(a) Young India

(b) Indian Opinion

(c) Nav Jivan

(d) None of these

810. What was the immediate aim of the Treaty of Purander in

1665?

(a) To gain goodwill of Shivaji

(b) To sow seeds of contention between Shivaji and

Sultan of Bijapur

(c) To deceive Shivaji

(d) To make Shivaji a puppet of Mughals

811. Match the following :

A. Mohenjodaro 1. Statue of a priest

B. Harappa 2. Port

C. Kalibangan 3. Plough marks

D. Lothal 4. The Great Bath

A B C D

(a) 4 1 3 2

(b) 3 2 4 1

(c) 2 3 1 4

(d) 1 4 2 3

812. Blood is red in colour due to the presence of………….

(a) cytochrome

(b) chlorophy II

(c) hemocyanin

(d) heamoglobin

813. Which one of the following events in a botanical garden is

never directly influenced by light?

(a) Flowering

(b) Photosynthesis

(c) Transpiration

(d) Fertilization

814. What type of lens is used to correct vision of a person

suffering from Myopia?

(a) Convex lens

(b) Concave lens

(c) Crossed lens

(d) Cylindrical lens

815. Iolex, a pain relief balm, has the smell of……….

(a) methyl salicylate

(b) ethyl salicylate

(c) propyl salicylate

(d) butyl salicylate

816. Who appoints the members of the State Public Service

Commission?

(a) Chief Minister

(b) Governor

(c) Chief Justice

(d) Vice President

817. Who was the first Indian to be elected as the leader of the

Communist International?

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru

(b) P.C. Joshi

(c) Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel

(d) M.N. Roy

818. What is the source of natural energy of the hot springs at

Manikaran in Himachal Pradesh?

(a) Geothermal Energy

(b) Biomass Energy

(c) Thermal Energy

(d) Hydro Energy

819. Which of the following is a Dominant Autosomal Disorder?

(a) Albinism

(b) Cystic Fibrosis

(c) Phenyl Ketorunia

(d) Alzheimer’s Disease

820. Glycol is used to manufacture which of the following?

(a) Nylon

(b) Artificial silk

(c) Terylene

(d) Rubber

821. The movement inside the Earth’s crust is studied by which of

the following?

(a) Geology

(b) Seismology

(c) Plate tectonics

(d) Pantograph

822. “Lona” is related to which game?

(a) Kho Kho

(b) Kabaddi

(c) Lawn Tennis

(d) Badminton

823. If a healthy freshwater fish is placed in salt water, what will

be the expected consequence?

(a) The fish becomes dehydrated and dies

(b) The fish becomes bloated and dies

(c) The fish suffers from fungal or bacterial disease and dies

(d) There is no observable effect on the fish provided there

is sufficient food



824. Which country is known as ‘Land of Midnight sun’?

(a) Sweden

(b) Norway

(c) Germany

(d) Finland

825. Which river basin is shared by more than 10 States of India?

(a) Indus

(b) Brahmaputra

(c) Ganges

(d) Damodar

826. The molecular mass of a gas is…….. .

(a) twice its vapour pressure

(b) equal to its vapour pressure

(c) half its vapour pressure

(d) not related to its vapour pressure]

827. ‘Stand up India’ scheme launched by the Prime Minister

recently is related with :

(a) Promotion of entrepreneurship among SC, ST and

women

(b) Promotion of rights of Divyangs

(c) Promotion of compulsory education for women

(d) Promotion of Indian exports in western countries

828. Which one of the following institutions is also called “World

Bank”?

(a) International Bank of Reconstruction and

Development

(b) International Monetary Fund

(c) UNICEF

(d) IFC

829. Which is called the “Lake District of India”?

(a) Nainital

(b) Shimla

(c) Sikkim

(d) Matheran

830. Which of the following set of taxes belongs to Central

Government?

(a) Excise duty, Sales tax and Custom duty

(b) Income tax, Custom duty and House tax

(c) Excise duty, Custom duty and Income tax

(d) Custom duty, Entertainment tax and Income tax

831. Brown stains in vessels and clothes indicate the presence of

high quantities of………. in water.

(a) magnesium

(b) calcium

(c) manganese

(d) chromium

832. Which one of the following countries is not a member of the

“BRICS” group?

(a) Brazil

(b) Russia

(c) China

(d) Indonesia

833. ‘Do or Die’ is associated with which of the movement in

India’s freedom struggle?

(a) Dandi March

(b) Non-Cooperation Movement

(c) Khilafat Movement

(d) Quit India Movement

834. ‘Parsec’ is the unit measurement of :

(a) Density of stars

(b) Astronomical distance

(c) Brightness of heavenly bodies

(d) Orbital velocity of giant stars

835. A collective term used by the Jains for their sacred books is :

(a) Prabandhas

(b) Angas

(c) Nibandhas

(d) Charits

836. Which one of the following is not an instrument of Fiscal

policy?

(a) Open Market Operations

(b) Taxation

(c) Public borrowing

(d) Public expenditure

837. At room temperature, the metal that remains liquid is :

(a) mercury

(b) platinum

(c) lead

(d) zinc

838. Which is known as carbolic acid?

(a) Phenol

(b) Ethanol

(c) Acetic acid

(d) Oxalic acid

839. On which river is the Tehri bam built?

(a) Alakananda

(b) Bhagirathi

(c) Ganga

(d) Hooghly

840. With which country, India has the longest international

boundary?

(a) Nepal

(b) Pakistan

(c) China

(d) Bangladesh

841. Male mosquitoes take their food from :

(a) human blood

(b) standing water

(c) sap of plants

(d) dung and debris

842. The range that acts as watershed between India and Turkistan

is :

(a) Zaskar

(b) Kailash

(c) Karakoram



(d) Ladakh

843. Kolattam and Chholiya are the dance forms of which of the

two States?

(a) Kerala and Karnataka

(b) Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh

(c) Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh

(d) Karnataka and Bihar

844. Which parliamentary committee in India is normally chaired

by a prominent member of the opposition?

(a) Committee on Government Assurances

(b) Estimates Committee

(c) Privileges Committee

(d) Public Accounts Committee

845. The specific role of Vitamin K is in the synthesis of :

(a) Albumin

(b) Antibodies

(c) Globulin

(d) Prothrombin

846. From the national point of view, which of the following

indicates micro approach?

(a) Study of sales of mobile phones by BSNL

(b) Unemployment among women

(c) Per capita income in India

(d) Inflation in India

847. Money market is a market for……..?

a) Short term fund

b) Long term fund

c) Negotiable instruments

d) Sale of shares

848. India shares longest international boundary with which

country?

a) Bangladesh

b) China

c) Nepal

d) Bhutan

849. The Residuary powers of legislation under Indian

Constitution rests with:

a) President

b) Prime minister

c) Parliament

d) States

850. Mahatma Gandhi’s concept of ‘Ram Rajya’ was:

(a) A centralised government

(b) A totalitarian state

(c) A stateless society

(d) Power in the hands of religious leaders

851. Credit Rationing in India is done by:

(a) RBI

(b) SBI

(c) LIC

(d) Finance Ministry

852. The human faeces is yellow in colour due to the presence of a

pigment called:

(a) Pepsin

(b) Renin

(c) Amylase

(d) Urobilin

853. Where are coins minted in India?

(a) Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata

(b) Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderabad

(c) Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore

(d) Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida

854. What is the phenomenon which established the transverse

nature of light?

(a) Reflection

(b) Interference

(c) Diffraction

(d) Polarization

855. What is the name of a memory buffer used to accommodate a

speed differential?

(a) Cache

(b) Stack Pointer

(c) Accumulator

(d) DISC

856. What is contained in Chlorophyll?

(a) Sodium

(b) Potassium

(c) Manganese

(d) Magnesium

857. Epigraphy is the study of which of the following?

(a) Coins

(b) Inscriptions

(c) Temples

(d) Birds

858. Who won the Women’s Singles Wimbledon Championship

2016?

(a) Angilique Kuber

(b) Serena Williams

(c) Venus Williams

(d) Steffi Graff

859. In which field is B.C.Roy Award given?

(a) Music

(b) Journalism

(c) Medicine

(d) Environment

860. Which one of the following areas of India is covered by

tropical evergreen forest?

(a) Semi-arid areas of Gujarat

(b) Eastern Ghats

(c) Western Ghats

(d) Madhya Pradesh

861. Which one of the following substances is normally found in

urine?

(a) Blood proteins

(b) Creatinine

(c) Red blood cells



(d) White blood cells

862. The thymus gland produces a hormone called :

(a) Thyroxine

(b) Thymosin

(c) Thyronine

(d) Calcitonin

863. Blood group AB has :

(a) no antigen

(b) no antibody

(c) neither antigen nor antibody

(d) both antigen and anibody

864. Which vitamins are those, if taken in excess can be

dangerous as they are stored in the body?

(a) B Complex

(b) E and C

(c) B and C

(d) A and D

865. Atomic explosion is triggered by :

(a) thermo nuclear reaction

(b) chemical reaction

(c) controlled chain reaction

(d) uncontrolled chain reaction

866. The phenomenon of change in direction of light when it

passes from one medium to another is called :

(a) propagation

(b) reflection

(c) refraction

(d) dispersion

867. Who has the right to decide whether a Bill is a money bill or

not?

(a) Speaker of Lok Sabha

(b) Prime Minister

(c) President

(d) Finance Minister

868. Motor skills are associated with which part of the brain?

(a) Frontal Lobe

(b) Parietal Lobe

(c) Temporal Lobe

(d) Occipital Lobe

869. Which enzyme is present in all members of the animal

kingdom except Protozoa?

(a) Insulin

(b) Pepsin

(c) Renin

(d) Amylase

870. At boiling point of liquids, its ……….

(a) Temperature increases

(b) Atmospheric pressure increases

(c) Temperature remains constant

(d) Vapour pressure decreases

871. A level of atmosphere which is composed partly of electrons

and positive ions is called :

(a) Troposphere

(b) Ionosphere

(c) Stratosphere

(d) Mesosphere

872. The First Woman President of the Indian National Congress

was:

(a) Sarojini Naidu

(b) Vijayalakshmi Pandit

(c) Annie Besant

(d) Kadambani Ganguli

873. Which of the following programmes meet the credit needs of

poor women?

(a) Mahila Samriddhi Yojna

(b) Rashtriya Mahila Kosh

(c) Indira Mahila Yojna

(d) Mahila Samakhya Programme

874. The Comptroller and Auditor-General of India submits his

report relating to the accounts of the Union to the:

(a) Finance Minister

(b) Prime Minister

(c) President

(d) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

875. The first Buddhist Council was held at……..

(a) Kashmir

(b) Rajagriha

(c) Pataliputra

(d) Vaishali

876. Where do the Western and Eastern Ghats meet?

(a) Nilgiri hills

(b) Cardamom hills

(c) Palani hills

(d) Annamalai hills

877. Who was the founder of the Satvahana Empire?

(a) Kanha

(b) Simuka

(c) Hala

(d) Gautamiputra

878. Indian National Congress split for the first time in its session

at:

(a) Allahabad

(b) Calcutta

(c) Surat

(d) Lahore

879. Silica gel is a:

(a) Moisturizer

(b) Flavouring agent

(c) Drying agent

(d) Delicious food

880. Which Superfast train has AC Coach having Braille Signals?

(a) Purushottam Express

(b) Shramjeevi Express

(c) Himgiri Express

(d) Purva Express

881. Biofertilizers convert nitrogen to…..



(a) nitrates

(b) ammonia

(c) nitrogenase

(d) amino acids

882. Shiva Thapa is associated with which of the following

sports?

(a) Boxing

(b) Golf

(c) Shooting

(d) Badminton

883. Which term is not associated with sound wave?

(a) Hertz

(b) Decibel

(c) Candela

(d) Mach

884. In computer science, data hazard occurs when :

(a) pipeline changes the order of read/write access to

operands

(b) performance loss

(c) machine size is limited

(d) some functional unit is not fully pipelined

885. During the period of which Governor General/viceroy was

the Indian Civil Service introduced?

(a) Dalhousie

(b) Curzon

(c) Bentinck

(d) Cornwallis

886. Which of the following is the uppermost layer of the

atmosphere?

(a) Stratosphere

(b) Mesosphere

(c) Ionosphere

(d) Exosphere

887. The first Commercial Civilian Aircraft developed by India is

(a) Pawan Hans

(b) Tejas

(c) Gajraj

(d) Saras

888. Wedded neck is a characteristic of :

(a) Down’s syndrome

(b) Turner’s syndrome

(c) Klinefelter’s syndrome

(d) Cri-du-chat syndrome

889. The World Trade Organisation, which replaced GATT, has

its headquarters in :

(a) Vienna

(b) Brussels

(c) New York

(d) Geneva

890. One of the common forms of representing remote sensing

data as information is in the form of :

(a) Thematic maps

(b) Political maps

(c) Distribution maps

(d) Land use maps

891. Bhakra Nangal Project is constructed across which river?

(a) Ganga

(b) Sutlej

(c) Cauvery

(d) Brahmaputra

892. The group of solar cells joined together in a definite pattern is

called a :

(a) Battery

(b) Solar heater

(c) Solar cooker

(d) Solar cell panel

893. Chemical composition of cement is:

(a) Limestone and Clay

(b) Limestone, Clay and Gypsum

(c) Limestone and Gypsum

(d) Clay and Gypsum

894. A stretch of sea water, partly or fully separated by a narrow

strip from the main sea is called :

(a) Bay

(b) Isthmus

(c) Lagoon

(d) Strait

895. The sigmoid colon is a part of :

(a) Small Intestine

(b) Large Intestine

(c) Pharynx

(d) Rectum

896. The natural habitat of Rhinoceros in India is:

(a) Bharatpur

(b) Gir forest

(c) Khaziranga

(d) Nilgiris

897. Which country recently voted to leave the European Union

(EU)?

(a) Greece

(b) Spain

(c) United Kingdom

(d) Germany

898. ‘Capital gains’ refers to goods which:

(a) serve as a source of raising further capital

(b) help in the further production of goods

(c) directly go into the satisfaction of human wants

(d) find multiple uses

899. The President can dismiss a member of the Council of

Ministers…………

(a) with the consent of the Speaker

(b) only under emergency conditions

(c) on the recommendation of the Prime Minister

(d) on his own

900. Securities and Exchange Board of India is a :

(a) Quasi Judicial Body



(b) Regulatory Body

(c) Advisory Body

(d) Constitutional Body

901. Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi were jointly

presented with which award?

(a) Magsaysay Award

(b) Nobel Peace Prize

(c) Gandhi Peace Prize

(d) Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding

902. Warming Ammonium chloride with sodium hydrochloride in

a test tube is an example of :

(a) Open system

(b) Closed system

(c) Isobaric system

(d) Isothermal system

903. Which of the following is the cleanest source of energy?

(a) Biofuel

(b) Fossil fuel

(c) Nuclear power

(d) Wind energy

904. The first woman of Indian origin who undertook a space

journey :

(a) Sunita Williams

(b) Kalpana Chawla

(c) Darshan Ranganath

(d) Avani Chaturvedi

905. Which of the following periodicals is not correctly matched

with its editor?

(a) Bande Mataram : Aurobindo Ghosh

(b) New India : Bipin Chandra Pal

(c) Yugantar : Bhupendranath Dutta

(d) Sandhya : Barindra Ghosh

906. Silk worms feed on:

(a) Basil leaves

(b) Curry leaves

(c) Rose leaves

(d) Mulberry leaves

907. Who among the following has been appointed the new Coach

of the Indian Cricket team by the BCCI recently?

(a) Saurav Ganguly

(b) Anil Kumble

(c) Rahul Dravid

(d) S.R. Kulkarni

908. What is the product formed when sodium dicarbonate is

heated strongly?

(a) Sodium Carbonate

(b) Sodium Hydroxide

(c) Sodium Peroxide

(d) Sodium Monoxide

909. Mission Indradhanush, a programme introduced recently in

the country by the NDA Government, is related to:

(a) Systematic immunization of children against disease

(b) Providing Insurance cover to farmers against crop failure

(c) Development of fisheries in rural areas

(d) Development of multiple cropping in hilly region

910. Who among the following Indians has been honoured by a

special Oscar?

(a) Mahesh Bhatt

(b) Satyajit Ray

(c) Mira Nair

(d) G.P. Sippy

911. What situation would result if Government expenditure

exceeds the Government revenue on Current Account?

(a) Deficit budgeting

(b) Zero-based budgeting

(c) Performance-based budgeting

(d) Surplus budgeting

912. Disguised unemployment in India is mainly related to:

(a) Agricultural Sector

(b) Rural Area

(c) Factory Sector

(d) Urban Area

913. Which of the following is not guaranteed by Indian

Constitution?

(a) Right to Equality

(b) Right of religious freedom

(c) Right to Constitutional remedies

(d) Right to free education for all

914. A wide inlet of the sea usually concave in shape, is termed as

a:

(a) Strait

(b) Sound

(c) Bay

(d) Fjord

915. Punjab has a large number of inundation canals drawing

water from:

(a) Jhelum river

(b) Chenab river

(c) Beas river

(d) Sutlaj river

916. The sexual reproductive organs of aspergillus are:

(a) Spermatium and Oogonium

(b) Antheridium and Oogonium

(c) Spermatium and Ascogonium

(d) Antheridium and Ascogonium

917. What is the name of portal launched by RBI recently to check

illegal money collection?

(a) Sahyog

(b) Sahayata

(c) Sampark

(d) Sachet

918. Which of the following is not an operating system?

(a) Android

(b) Vista

(c) iOS

(d) Opera



919. Which pair of the following Indians has been selected for

grant of Raman Magasaysay Award 2016?

(a) Bezwada Wilson and T.M. Krishna

(b) T.M. Krishna and Arvind Adiga

(c) Arvind Adiga and Bezwada Wilson

(d) T.M. Krishna and Satish Gujral

920. The discretionary powers of a Governor is limited in :

(a) Appointment of Chief Minister

(b) Dismissal of the Minister

(c) Dissolution of the Legislative Assembly

(d) Assent to Bills

921. Who is the first law officer of the country?

(a) Chief Justice of India

(b) Attorney General

(c) Law Minister

(d) Solicitor General

922. Which of the following was not actively engaged in social

and religious reforms in India?

(a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

(b) Pandit Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar

(c) Jotiba Phule

(d) Bharatendu Harish Chandra

923. The main effect of Direct Taxes is on :

(a) food prices

(b) consumer goods

(c) capital goods

(d) income

924. Who has the power to protogue the Lok Sabha?

(a) The Speaker

(b) The Prime Minister

(c) The Minister for Parliamentary Affairs

(d) The President

925. The first Europeans to come to India were :

(a) British

(b) Dutch

(c) French

(d) Portuguese

926. Amir Khusro was a :

(a) Poet

(b) Play writer

(c) Painter

(d) Architect

927. The members of the All India Services serve the :

a) Central Government only

b) State Government only

c) Union Territories only

d) Both the Union and State Governments

928. The term of office of the Vice-President of India is :

a) 4 years

b) 5 years

c) 2 years

d) 6 years

929. Who was responsible for the integration of princely states

into the Indian Union after Independence?

a) Sri Rajagopalachari

b) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

c) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel

d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

930. Why does the west coast of India receive more rainfall from

southwest monsoon than the east coast?

a) Unlike the east coast the coast is straight

b) The western Ghats obstruct the winds causing

rainfall

c) The east coast is broader than the west coast

d) The Eastern Ghats extend parallel to wind direction

931. The plateau that has both West and East flowing drainage

(a) Malwa

(b) Chhota Nagpur

(c) Ranchi

(d) Hazaribagh

932. Symbiotic Bacteria responsible for the fixation of

atmospheric nitrogen are present in :

(a) Peas

(b) Wheat

(c) Corn

(d) Oats

933. Children especially in western countries who receive very

little sunshine suffer from :

(a) Rickets

(b) Dermatitis

(c) Scurvy

(d) Kwashiorkor

934. In water treatment plant, use of chloramines ensures……… .

(a) taste and odour control

(b) weed control in reservoirs

(c) disinfection

(d) removal of permanent hardness

935. Super cooling stands for cooling of a liquid :

(a) at freezing point

(b) below freezing point

(c) at melting point

(d) above melting point

936. Alcohol is more volatile than water because………..is lower

than water:

(a) its boiling point

(b) its density

(c) its viscosity

(d) its surface tension

937. Which of the following is used to protect objects in computer

system, in the absence of more complete protection schemes?

(a) Digital certificate

(b) Digital signature

(c) Passwords

(d) Tokens



938. Which one is not included in Non-Banking financial

Institutions (NBFIs)?

(a) EXIM

(b) SIDBI

(c) NABARD

(d) BOI

939. Which method will be employed to test the hardness of

water?

(a) Boiling

(b) Distillation

(c) Formation of lather with soap

(d) None of these

940. Who is the first Indian Gold Medal Winner in individual

category in Olympic games?

(a) Abhinav Bindra

(b) Sushil Kumar

(c) R.V.S. Rathore

(d) Leander Paes

941. Which is the warmest layer of the atmosphere?

(a) Thermosphere

(b) Troposphere

(c) Stratosphere

(d) Mesosphere

942. A universal donor has the blood group :

(a) B

(b) AB

(c) A

(d) O

943. The Siachin glacier’s melting waters are the main source of

which of the following rivers?

(a) Bias

(b) Sutlej

(c) Shylok

(d) Nubra

944. Thomas Cup is associated with which of the following

sports?

(a) Cricket

(b) Football

(c) Basketball

(d) Badminton

945. The famous book ‘Anandmath’ was written by :

(a) Sri Aurobindo

(b) Sri Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

(c) Sri Rabindra Nath Tagore

(d) Smt. Aarti Chaudhary

946. Who introduced the term ‘Hindu rate of growth’?

(a) Amartya Sen

(b) Raj Krishna

(c) V. K. R. V. Rao

(d) Kaushik Basu

947. The BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) has been set up

for :

(a) funding infrastructure projects in emerging

economics for sustainable development

(b) funding non-infrastructure projects in emerging

economics for sustainable development

(c) funding infrastructural projects in developed countries

(d) funding infrastructural projects in BRICS countries only

948. Which governor General decided to make English as the

medium of instruction in India?

(a) Lord Wellesley

(b) Lord Hardinge

(c) Lord Dalhousie

(d) Lord William Bentinck

949. Who among the following is a renowned campaigner against

manual scavenging who was recently conferred with the

prestigious Magsaysay award?

(a) T.M. Krishna

(b) Bezwada Wilson

(c) Anshu Gupta

(d) Sanjiv Chaturvedi

950. An indifference curve measures……… level of satisfaction

derived from different combinations of commodity X and Y.

(a) same

(b) higher

(c) lower

(d) minimum

951. Who among the following was the first to make use of

artillery in warfare in medieval India?

(a) Babur

(b) Ibrahim Lodi

(c) Sher Shah Suri

(d) Akbar

952. Person who is colour-blind cannot distinguish between :

(a) Black and yellow

(b) Red and green

(c) Yellow and white

(d) Green and blue

953. During the motion of a projectile fired from the earth surface.

(a) its kinetic energy remains constant

(b) its momentum remains constant

(c) vertical component of its velocity remains constant

(d) horizontal component of its velocity remains

constant

954. Which of the following waves cannot be polarised?

(a) Radio

(b) Ultra violet

(c) Infrared

(d) Ultrasonic

955. Of the following commonly used materials, the one that is

not an alloy is :

(a) Steel

(b) Brass

(c) Bronze

(d) Copper



956. “Himayat” is a training cum-placement programme for

unemployed youth in the State of :

(a) Haryana

(b) Punjab

(c) Jammu and Kashmir

(d) Himachal Pradesh

957. “Agha Khan Cup” is associated with the game of :

(a) Cricket

(b) Football

(c) Lown tennis

(d) Hockey

958. Absolute Zero is defined as :

(a) The temperature at which all molecular motion

ceases

(b) At which water boils at 298K

(c) At which liquid helium boils

(d) At which the volume becomes zero

959. Nitrogen fixation is a process of :

(a) Assimilation of nitrate

(b) Utilization of nitrogen gas

(c) Conversion of organic nitrogen to proteins

(d) Conversion of molecular nitrogen to ammonia

960. Which among the following is called as ‘Land of the

midnight Sun’?

(a) Norway

(b) Sweden

(c) Denmark

(d) France

961. Among the following which one lays eggs and does not

produce young ones directly?

(a) Echidna

(b) Kangaroo

(c) Porcupine

(d) Whale

962. The mountain range which divides the North and the South

India is :

(a) Himalayas

(b) Western ghats

(c) Vindhyas

(d) Satpura

963. Bronze is an alloy of :

(a) Copper and tin

(b) Copper and zinc

(c) Copper and iron

(d) Iron and nickel

964. In which of the following States is Dampa Tiger Reserve

situated?

(a) Assam

(b) Karnataka

(c) Mizoram

(d) Odisha

965. Japanese folk tradition and ritual, with no founder or single

sacred scripture, is popularly known as……. .

(a) Taoism

(b) Zoroastrianism

(c) Shintoism

(d) Paganism

966. Which of the following fuels causes minimum environmental

pollution?

(a) Diesel

(b) Kerosene

(c) Hydrogen

(d) Coal

967. ‘Sun Temple’ is situated in the state of…….

(a) Rajasthan

(b) Andhra Pradesh

(c) Odisha

(d) Tamil Nadu

968. Vinegar is………..

(a) diluted acetic acid

(b) glacial acetic acid

(c) glacial formic acid

(d) diluted formic acid

969. Open Market Operations refer to……

(a) borrowings by Scheduled banks from RBI

(b) lending by Commercial banks to industry

(c) purchase and sale of Government securities by RBI

(d) deposit mobilisation

970. International ‘Yoga Divas’ is celebrated every year on :

(a) 21st May

(b) 21st June

(c) 25th May

(d) 25th June

971. Which of the following Article of Indian Constitution deals

with the Right to Equality before Law?

(a) Article 13

(b) Article 14

(c) Article 15

(d) Article 16

972. A group of inter-connected islands is known as………….

(a) Strait

(b) Peninsula

(c) Archipelago

(d) Lagoon

973. Chief Ministers of State are members of…..

(a) NITI Commission (Aayog)

(b) Finance Commission

(c) National Development Council

(d) Election Commission

974. When the demand for a good increases with an increase in

income, such a good is called….. .

(a) Superior good

(b) Giffin good

(c) Inferior good

(d) Normal good



975. Which of the following is the most important raw material

for generation of power in India?

(a) Mineral Oil

(b) Natural Gas

(c) Uranium

(d) Coal

976. Which of the following is the treatment to water pollution?

(a) Bag house filter

(b) Windrow composting

(c) Venturi scrubber

(d) Reverse Osmosis

977. The Comptroller and Auditor General is closely connected

with which of the following Committees of Parliament?

(a) The Estimates Committee

(b) The Committee on Public Undertakings

(c) The Public Accounts Committee

(d) All of these

978. The demand of a commodity is a direct demand but the

demand of a factor of production is called a :

(a) Crossed demand

(b) Joint demand

(c) Derived demand

(d) Independent demand

979. Depreciation is loss in value of :

(a) Final goods

(b) Machinery

(c) Capital stock

(d) Stock of inventory

980. What is the Mehrauli Pillar in the complex of Qutub Minar

primarily famous for?

(a) Proverbial height

(b) Skilful stone cutting

(c) Excellent quality steel

(d) Statue of Buddha on top

981. Harvesting season of Kharif crop in India is :

(a) January-March

(b) February-April

(c) September-October

(d) November-January

982. Which of the following produces the most solid waste?

(a) Agriculture

(b) Nuclear Power Plants

(c) Manufacturing

(d) Packaging Industry

983. Potassium Permanganate is used for purifying drinking

water, because :

(a) It is a reducing agent

(b) It is an oxidizing agent

(c) It is a sterilizing agent

(d) It dissolves the impurities of water

984. Spraying of DDT on crops causes pollution of :

(a) Air and Soil

(b) Crops and Air

(c) Soil and Water

(d) Air and Water

985. Which cells in pancreas produce Insulin?

(a) Thymus

(b) Estrogen

(c) Corpus epididymis

(d) Islets of Langerhans

986. When we see an object, the image formed on the retina is :

(a) Real and inverted

(b) Real and erect

(c) Virtual and erect

(d) Virtual and inverted

987. Find the odd one out.

(a) Linux

(b) Windows 98

(c) C++

(d) Windows 7

988. Kinetic energy depends on :

(a) the velocity or speed of the moving body

(b) the mass of the moving body

(c) the pressure of the moving body

(d) both mass and velocity of the moving body

989. In which form is the supplied heat energy stored during

change in temperature of substance?

(a) Heat energy

(b) Kinetic energy

(c) Potential energy

(d) Both kinetic and potential energy

990. Atoms of same element having different mass numbers are

called :

(a) Isobars

(b) Isotopes

(c) Isotones

(d) Isomers

991. Which script was used in Ashoka’s inscriptions?

(a) Brahmi

(b) Devanagairi

(c) Gurmukhi

(d) Sanskrit

992. The ideas of Liberty, Equality ad fraternity, which influenced

the Indian National Movement, was taken from :

(a) American Revolution

(b) Russian Revolution

(c) Chinese Revolution

(d) French Revolution

993. The Kaushal Kendra (skilling center) under the Pradhan

Mantri Mudra Yojana has been inaugurated in the city of :

(a) Noida

(b) Kolkata

(c) Mumbai

(d) Hyderabad

994. Which one of the following is not the official language of the

UNO?



(a) French

(b) Arabic

(c) Spanish

(d) Japanese

995. With the participation in the Rio Olympics who has become

the first tennis player in the world to have 7 appearances

(a) Martina Navratilova

(b) Serena Williams

(c) Leander Paes

(d) Roger Federer

996. How many rings are there in the Olympic flag?

(a) 4

(b) 5

(c) 6

(d) 7

997. Indian Army’s School of Artillery is located at :

(a) Khadakvasala

(b) Dehradun

(c) Deolali

(d) Roorkee

998. Which of the following was not advocated by Mahatma

Gandhi?

(a) Prohibition

(b) Heavy Industries

(c) Village Panchayat

(d) Dignity of Labour

999. The term of a Governor is :

(a) 4 years

(b) 5 years

(c) 6 years

(d) 3 years

1000.One of the following was not associated with the Gadar

party :

(a) Lala Hardayal

(b) Baba Gurdit Singh

(c) Mohammad barkatullah

(d) Sohan Singh Bhakna

1001.The hormone that stimulates heart beat is :

(a) Thyroxine

(b) Gastrin

(c) Glycogen

(d) Dopamine

1002.Transformer is a device to convert :

(a) D.C. to A.C.

(b) Low voltage D.C. into high voltage D.C.

(c) Low voltage A.C. into high voltage A.C.

(d) Mechanical energy into electrical energy

1003.……… is a type of computing that performs computation,

storage and even applications as a service across a network.

(a) Cloud Computing

(b) Distributed Computing

(c) Parallel Computing

(d) Virtual Computing

1004.The presence of air buddle in blood stream is dangerous to

life because :

(a) Air combines with blood forming a complex

(b) The flow of blood increase manifold

(c) The flow of blood is obstructed

(d) The pressure of blood increases manifold

1005.The study of relation of animals and plants to their

surroundings is called :

(a) Ecology

(b) Ethrology

(c) Genealogy

(d) Iconology

1006.Who among the following was not a member of Boxing

team of India at Rio Olympics?

(a) Shiv Thapa

(b) Manoj Kumar

(c) Vikas Krishan

(d) Avtar Singh

1007.As per the 2016-17 Budget, the largest source of money to

the Government of India is :

(a) Income Tax

(b) Corporation Tax

(c) Non-tax revenues

(d) Borrowings and other liabilities

1008.According to Malthusian theory of population :

(a) Population increases in geometric ratio, food supply

increases in arithmetic ratio

(b) Population increases in arithmetic ratio, food supply

increases in geometric ratio

(c) Population increases in a harmonic mean, food supply

increases in geometric ratio

(d) Population increases in a harmonic ratio, food supply

increases in a arithmetic ratio

1009. In IT the technique that is used to increase the bandwidth is

(a) Memory Management

(b) Memory Interleaving

(c) Memory Intraleaving

(d) Memory Leaving

1010. A motion that seeks to reduce the amount of demand

presented by government to 1/- is known as :

(a) Disapproval of policy cut

(b) Token cut

(c) Economy cut

(d) Vote on account

1011. The State which produces largest number of orchids in

India is :

(a) Assam

(b) Arunachal Pradesh

(c) Meghalaya

(d) Sikkim

1012. Which one of the following bio reserves of India is not

included in the World Network of Biosphere Reserve?

(a) Sunderbans



(b) Gulf of Mannar

(c) Nandadevi

(d) Corbett

1013. What was ‘Kamagata Maru’?

(a) An army unit

(b) A harbor

(c) A ship

(d) An industrial township

1014.Redistribution of income in a country can be brought about

through.

(a) Progressive taxation combined with progressive

expenditure

(b) Progressive taxation combined with regressive

expenditure

(c) Regressive taxation combined with regressive

expenditure

(d) Regressive taxation combined with progressive

expenditure

1015.A motion moved by Member of Parliament when he feels a

minister has committed a breach of privilege of the House by

withholding facts of a case is called :

(a) No confidence motion

(b) Censure motion

(c) Privilege motion

(d) Cut motion

1016.Who propounded the “Doctrine of Passive Resistance”?

(a) Balgangadhar Tilak

(b) Aurobindo Ghosh

(c) Lala Lajpat Rai

(d) Bipin Chandra Pal

1017.At Rio Olympics, what was the final position of Dipa

Karmakar in her Category?

(a) 4

(b) 5

(c) 6

(d) 7

1018. The 14th Finance Commission has recommended increase

in States share in net proceeds from tax collection from

32% to :

a) 35%

b) 40%

c) 42%

d) 45%

1019. Fiscal policy in India is formulated by :

a) Reserve Bank of India

b) Planning Commission

c) Finance Ministry

d) SEBI

1020. Which of the following has pH value 7?

(a) Pure Water

(b) H2SO4

(c) Sodium Carbonate

(d) HCI

1021. When ice cubes are made, the entropy of water :

(a) does not change

(b) decreases

(c) increases

(d) may either increase or decrease depending on the

process used

1022. Two vectors are said to be equal if :

(a) Only their magnitudes are same

(b) Only their directions are same

(c) Both magnitude and direction are same

(d) Magnitudes are same but directions are opposite

1023. The chemical component that is invariably found in all

viruses is :

(a) Proteins

(b) Lipids

(c) DNA

(d) RNA

1024. Which is used as an Air pollution indicator?

(a) Algae

(b) Fungi

(c) Bacteria

(d) Lichens

1025. The study of mountains is known as :

(a) Oncology

(b) Lithology

(c) Orology

(d) Ornithology

1026. Salination of soil is caused by :

(a) Pesticides

(b) Soil erosion

(c) Excess irrigation

(d) Crop rotation

1027. ICC World Cup T-20 in 2016 was won by :

(a) India

(b) England

(c) New Zealand

(d) West Indies

1028. Which one of the following was established with a definite

provision under an Article of the Constitution of India?

(a) Union Public Service Commission

(b) National Human Rights Commission

(c) Election Commission

(d) Central Vigilance Commission

1029. The President can advance money to meet unforeseen

expenses from the :

(a) Consolidated Fund of India

(b) Grants of the central Government

(c) Aid from the Union Government

(d) Contingency Fund

1030. The famous Vishnu temple at Angkor Wat in Cambodia

was built by :

(a) Shrutavarman

(b) Suryavarman II



(c) Indravarman

(d) Aniruddha

1031. In IT, technique of delaying outgoing acknowledgements

temporarily is known as :

(a) A.R. Acknowledgement

(b) A.R. request

(c) Piggybacking

(d) Piggyframing

1032. If speed of rotation of the earth increases, the weight of

the body :

(a) decreases

(b) increases

(c) remains the same

(d) may increase of decrease

1033. Which among the following countries is facing debt

crists?

(a) China

(b) Canada

(c) Germany

(d) Greece

1034. The new symbol of Indian currency is designed by :

(a) Santosh Kumar

(b) Y.V. Reddy

(c) Udaya Kumar

(d) Dr. Rangarajan

1035. What is MUDRA?

(a) Development and Refinance Agency

(b) Scheme for Agricultural Insurance

(c) New Planet Discovered

(d) Development and Regulatory authority for Urban

Township

1036. Which of the following is not correctly matched?

(a) Sania Mirza – Tennis

(b) Sania Nehwal – Badminton

(c) Mary Kom – Boxing

(d) Pankaj Advani – Wrestling

1037. Which of the following State is surrounded by Bangladesh

from three sides?

(a) Nagaland

(b) Assam

(c) Arunachal Pradesh

(d) Tripura

1038. Which enzyme digests proteins in the stomach?

(a) Trypsin

(b) Pepsin

(c) Salivary amylase

(d) Pancreatic canal

1039. Fermentation is type of……..process.

(a) Aerobic Respiration

(b) Anaerobic Respiration

(c) Exothermic Reaction

(d) Transpiration

1040. The first Muslim to be elected President of ‘Indian

National Congress’ was :

(a) Maulana Azad

(b) Mohammed Ali

(c) Badruddin Tyabji

(d) Shah Wali-ullah

1041. What is the limit of Territorial water of a country from the

coast?

(a) 20 km

(b) 22 km

(c) 22.20 km

(d) 12 km

1042. What is included in the Teriary sector?

(a) Banking

(b) Manufacturing

(c) Forestry

(d) Mining

1043. Which one of the following counties was first to establish a

modern democracy?

(a) France

(b) England

(c) America

(d) India

1044. Who was the reformer of oppressed and backward classed?

(a) Dayanand Saraswati

(b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

(c) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

(d) Mahatma Gandhi

1045. Which of the following Harappan sites had a dockyard?

(a) Harappa

(b) Mohenjodaro

(c) Lothal

(d) Alamgirpur

1046. What was the Wood’s Despatch about?

(a) Industry

(b) Army

(c) Education

(d) Agriculture

1047. The country whose 40 percent of area is below sea level

at high tide is :

(a) Denmark

(b) Norway

(c) Finland

(d) The Netherlands

1048. BCG is a vaccine meant for protection against which of

the following diseases?

(a) Mumps

(b) Tuberculosis

(c) Leprosy

(d) Tetanus

1049. Electromagnet is constructed with which of the

following?

(a) Steel

(b) Soft iron



(c) Aluminium

(d) Nickel

1050. When does a Page fault occur?

(a) There is an error in a specific page

(b) A program accesses a page not currently in main

memory

(c) A program accesses a page of main memory

(d) A program accesses a page belonging to another

program

1051. Which acid is used in Lead storage battery?

(a) Sulphuric acid

(b) Nitric acid

(c) Hydrochloric acid

(d) Acetic acid

1052. The rock that results from solidification of molten lava

from a volcano is an example of which of the following?

(a) Igneous rock

(b) Granite Rock

(c) Basalt Rock

(d) Magnetite

1053. Which city will host the 2020 Summer Olympic games?

(a) Tokyo

(b) Beijing

(c) Kyoto

(d) Canberra

1054. Who is known as the “Hockey Wizard”?

(a) Milkha Singh

(b) Dhyanchand

(c) Dhanraj Pillai

(d) Jafar Iqbal

1055. Heavy water is manufactured at which of the following

places?

(a) Trombay

(b) Patna

(c) Delhi

(d) Bhilai

1056. Who was the first Indian Governor of the Reserve Bank

of India?

(a) C. D. Deshmukh

(b) Sechindra Roy

(c) S. Mukherjee

(d) None of these

1057. Khilafat Movement was connected with which of the

following?

(a) Turkey

(b) Egypt

(c) Saudi Arabia

(d) Iran

1058. In India, the Temperate Forest Research Centre is in

which city?

(a) Shimla

(b) Ranchi

(c) Dehrabun

(d) Srinagar

1059. What is cultivation of trees, in dwarf form?

(a) Bonsai

(b) Ikebana

(c) Dwarfism

(d) Etiolation

1060. A body moving in a circular path with a constant speed

has a…….. .

(a) Constant velocity

(b) Constant acceleration

(c) Constant kinetic energy

(d) Constant displacement

1061. Copper wires are generally used for electrical power

transmission instead of iron wire because :

(a) copper is cheaper than iron

(b) copper is lighter than iron

(c) copper is a better conductor of electricity than

iron

(d) copper can take higher power than iron

1062. Two electrons in an orbital are differentiated by which of

the following?

(a) Magnetic quantum number

(b) Spin quantum number

(c) Principal quantum number

(d) Azimuthal quantum number

1063. Which among the following is a form of folk theatre

belonging to Gujarat?

(a) Jatra

(b) Raas

(c) Tamasha

(d) Bhavai

1064. Which Indian has won an Olympic Gold Medal in

shooting?

(a) Rajya Vardhan Singh Rathor

(b) Gagan Narang

(c) Anjali Bhagwat

(d) Abhinav Bindra

1065. Which is the sensory receptor involved in detecting blood

pressure?

(a) Chemo receptor

(b) Mechano receptor

(c) Photo receptor

(d) Magneto receptor

1066. Popular brand Maggi was banned across India recently

due to which dangerous substance found in it?

(a) Zinc

(b) Manganese

(c) Lead

(d) Mercury

1067. Which among the following is a tax levied by Centre and

to stared with States?

(a) Sales Tax

(b) Excise Duty



(c) Corporation Tax

(d) Income Tax

1068. Which of the following is the right expansion of GATT?

(a) Government agreement of Trade and Tax

(b) General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs

(c) General Agreement of Trade and Tariffs

(d) General Agreement on trade and Tax

1069. The President of India is :

(a) the Head of state

(b) the Head of Government

(c) the Head of State and Government

(d) the Head of Parliament

1070. What is true about origin of Naxalism?

(a) A peasant revolt which began from Naxalbari village

of West Bengal

(b) It was led by Charu Mazumbar, Kanu Sanyal and

Jungal Santhal

(c) It was inspired by the – Marxism – Leninism- Maoism

(d) All of the above

1071. Which city is known as ‘Electronic City’?

(a) Gurugram

(b) Bengaluru

(c) Jaipur

(d) Salem (Tamil Nadu)

1072. Who was known as the ‘Father of Indian Renaissance’?

(a) Vivekananda

(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

(d) Surendranath Banerjee

1073. In which of its sessions did the Indian National Congress

declare ‘Purna Swaraj’ as its specific goal?

(a) Lahore Session, 1929

(b) Tripuri Session, 1939

(c) Surat Session, 1905

(d) Special Session in Calcutta, 1920

1074. Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das were the founders of a party

known as the:

(a) Gadar Party

(b) Forward Bloc

(c) Swarajya Party

(d) Socialist Congress

1075. Cooperative farming has been most successful in which

country?

(a) India

(b) Denmark

(c) USA

(d) Russia

1076. Solar energy is converted into chemical energy during:

(a) Combustion

(b) Transition

(c) Photosynthesis

(d) Fusion

1077. Which one of the following is not the excretory organ?

(a) Kidneys

(b) Liver

(c) Lungs

(d) Spleen

1078. Mechanism preventing interbreeding is called…….. .

(a) Adaptation

(b) Isolation

(c) Reproduction

(d) Recombination

1079. The Soral energy produced by :

(a) Fusion reaction

(b) Fission reaction

(c) Combustion reaction

(d) None

1080. On a cold day when the room temperature is 15ºC, the

metallic cap of a pen becomes much colder than its plastic

body, though both are at the same temperature of 15ºC,

because :

(a) metals have higher thermal capacity than plastics

(b) plastics have a lower density than metals

(c) metals are good conductors of heat

(d) plastics have a higher thermal conductivity than

metals

1081. Cache memory acts between………. .

(a) CPU and RAM

(b) CPU and ROM

(c) RAM and ROM

(d) CPU and Hard disk

1082. Sueze Canal is located in which of the following

countries?

(a) Sudan

(b) Saudi Arabia

(c) Egypt

(d) Jordan

1083. “Globalisation of Indian Economy” denotes :

(a) increase of external borrowings

(b) having minimum intervention in economic

relations with other countries

(c) starting of new business units abroad

(d) relaxing the programmes of import substitution

1084. Ozone layer is formed due to reactions of :

(a) oxygen and ultraviolet rays

(b) carbon dioxide and layers of atmosphere

(c) cosmic rays and layers of atmosphere

(d) infrared rays and ultraviolet rays

1085. Biodegradable wastes can usually be converted into useful

substances with the help of :

(a) Bacteria

(b) Nuclear proteins

(c) Radioactive substances

(d) Viruses

1086. ‘Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana’ has been launched for :

(a) Promoting financial inclusion in the country



(b) Providing loans to poorest people in the country

(c) Providing financial help to the marginalized community

(d) Promoting women in backward areas

1087.The first woman ruler in Indian history was :

(a) Razia Sultan

(b) Hamida Begum

(c) Mehrunissa

(d) Hazrat Mahal

1088.Which of the following princely states did not accede to the

Indian Union after independence?

(a) Hyderabad

(b) Junagarh

(c) Kashmir

(d) Jodhpur

1089.Which of the following books is not written by Munshi

Premchand?

(a) Gadan

(b) Godan

(c) Guide

(d) Nirmala

1090. Economic Survey in India is published officially, every

year by the :

(a) Reserve Bank of India

(b) NITI Aayog

(c) Minister of Finance

(d) Ministry of Commerce

1091. MUDRA Bank has been launched to help :

(a) Small business

(b) Marginal farmers

(c) Poor women

(d) Rural sector

1092. Which of the following controls the insurance

business of India?

(a) RBI

(b) IDBI

(c) SEBI

(d) IRDA

1093. The Speaker of Lok Sabha addresses his letter of

resignation to the :

(a) President of India

(b) Prime Minister

(c) Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha

(d) The Chief Justice of India

1094. Who presided over the first session of the Indian

National Congress?

(a) A.O. Hume

(b) Surendranath Banerjee

(c) W.C. Banerjee

(d) Badruddin Tayyabji

1095. Which of the following writers has called akbar’s

Din-i-Ilahi as a monument of his folly, not of

wisdom?

(a) Badayuni

(b) Vincent Smith

(c) Barni

(d) W. Haigh

1096. Which of the following region in India is now

regarded as an ‘Ecological Hot Spot’?

(a) Western Himalayas

(b) Eastern Himalayas

(c) Western Ghats

(d) Eastern Ghats

1097. The Beaufort scale is used to measure:

(a) Atmospheric pressure

(b) Altitudes of mountains

(c) Wind velocity

(d) intensity of earthquakes

1098. The waste management technique that involves the

use of micro-organisms to remove or neutralize

pollutants from contaminated site is called :

(a) Bio sensor

(b) Bio magnification

(c) Bio remediation

(d) Bio concentration

1099. In IT networking, which of the following device is

used in physical layer?

(a) Repeater

(b) Router

(c) Transport Gateway

(d) Bridge

1100. Lok Sabha Secretariat comes under the direct control

of :

(a) Ministry of Home affairs

(b) Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs


(d) President

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