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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
The 'Theory of Natural Selection' was proposed by - |
| A. | J.B.S. Haldane |
| B. | C.R. Darwin |
| C. | A.I. Oparin |
| D. | G.J. Mandel |
| Answer» C. A.I. Oparin | |
| 2. |
The Cheque/draft validity period is being revised w.e.f. April 1, 2012. What is true regarding stipulation? |
| A. | From 6 months to 3 months |
| B. | From one year to 9 months |
| C. | from 6 months to one month |
| D. | From 3 months to one month |
| Answer» B. From one year to 9 months | |
| 3. |
The market regulations in India were introduced by |
| A. | Balban |
| B. | Babar |
| C. | Sher Shah Suri |
| D. | Allauddin Khilji |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
To which personality Gandhiji gave the title 'Deen Bandhu'? |
| A. | Aurobindo Ghosh |
| B. | C.F.Andrews |
| C. | Vinoba Bhave |
| D. | C.R.Das |
| Answer» C. Vinoba Bhave | |
| 5. |
The osmotic pressure of a solution increases if |
| A. | Volume is increased |
| B. | Temperature is decreased |
| C. | Number of molecules of solute is increased |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 6. |
Where is Lothal situated? |
| A. | Gujarat |
| B. | Rajasthan |
| C. | Pakistan |
| D. | Haryana |
| Answer» B. Rajasthan | |
| 7. |
Who was the Congress President during 1940-46? |
| A. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| B. | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel |
| C. | Maulana Azad |
| D. | Rajendra Prasad |
| Answer» D. Rajendra Prasad | |
| 8. |
According to the recent finding a medical journal said that the core reason for the blood pressure increase that finally leads to coronary heart disease is caused by |
| A. | Bacteria |
| B. | Virus |
| C. | Fungus |
| D. | Nemathelminthes |
| Answer» B. Virus | |
| 9. |
If you travel along the Suez Canal from Port Said to Suez, you will come across several lakes. which of the following lakes is not on this Canal? |
| A. | Little Bitter Lake |
| B. | Lake Gatun |
| C. | Great Bitter Lake |
| D. | Lake Timsah |
| Answer» C. Great Bitter Lake | |
| 10. |
The Nilekani panel set up in February 2011 recently submitted its report on- |
| A. | Inflation-control |
| B. | Public Distribution System |
| C. | Lokpal Institution |
| D. | Price-mechanism |
| Answer» C. Lokpal Institution | |
| 11. |
Number of chromosones in Down's syndrome is |
| A. | 46 |
| B. | 47 |
| C. | 48 |
| D. | 49 |
| Answer» C. 48 | |
| 12. |
India recently signed civil nuclear agreement with-- |
| A. | Mongolia |
| B. | North Korea |
| C. | Sudan |
| D. | South Korea |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
Which of the following is not a Financial Regulator? |
| A. | IRDA |
| B. | PFRDA |
| C. | AMFI |
| D. | SEBI |
| Answer» D. SEBI | |
| 14. |
India is expected to register a gradual recovery in the growth rate to 6.1% in 2013 as an outcome of |
| A. | Increase in the per capita income generated by the service sector. |
| B. | Positive impact from policy actions and accelerations in farm output growth. |
| C. | Growth in technology and communication segment. |
| D. | Acceleration in the chemical industry output resulting in higher exports. |
| Answer» C. Growth in technology and communication segment. | |
| 15. |
Which one of the following States is the main producer of Cashew Nuts? |
| A. | Goa |
| B. | Maharashtra |
| C. | Kerala |
| D. | Karnataka |
| Answer» D. Karnataka | |
| 16. |
Which one of the following does not contribute to the rural economy? |
| A. | Pastoralism |
| B. | Cottage industry |
| C. | Practice of lending personal money |
| D. | Accessibility of good tools |
| Answer» D. Accessibility of good tools | |
| 17. |
On December 15, 2009 an important bill was introduced in US House of Representative. The bill was on- |
| A. | Labour Reforms |
| B. | Migrant Reforms |
| C. | Balance of Trade |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Balance of Trade | |
| 18. |
A microwave oven uses - |
| A. | infrared rays |
| B. | ultraviolet rays |
| C. | radio waves of very short wavelengths |
| D. | radio waves of long wavelengths |
| Answer» D. radio waves of long wavelengths | |
| 19. |
A dog can smell a breeding bitch from almost one kilometer. This is due to the |
| A. | release of sex pheromones by the bitch during breeding |
| B. | season release of some chemicals by both the dog and bitch during breeding season |
| C. | special type of barking by the bitch during breeding season |
| D. | none of the above characterstics |
| Answer» B. season release of some chemicals by both the dog and bitch during breeding season | |
| 20. |
The Indian Parliament consists of - |
| A. | Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha & the President |
| B. | Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha |
| C. | Lok Sabha & State Assemblies |
| D. | Lok Sabha Only |
| Answer» C. Lok Sabha & State Assemblies | |
| 21. |
In mulit-list organization |
| A. | a. Records that have equivalent value for a given secondary index item are linked together to form a list. |
| B. | b. Records are loaded in ordered sequence defined by collating sequence by content of the key |
| C. | c. Records are directly accessed by record key field |
| D. | d. None of the above |
| Answer» C. c. Records are directly accessed by record key field | |
| 22. |
SBI Opened the Country’s 1st |
| A. | Himachal Pradesh |
| B. | Orissa |
| C. | Maharastra |
| D. | Kerala |
| Answer» C. Maharastra | |
| 23. |
On 22nd December, which of the following places has the largest day and shortest night? |
| A. | Melbourne |
| B. | Moscow |
| C. | Madrid |
| D. | Madras |
| Answer» B. Moscow | |
| 24. |
Water is a good solvent for many salts because it |
| A. | Is neutral |
| B. | Is a poor conductor of electricity |
| C. | Can be easily converted into steam |
| D. | Has high dielectric constant and thus can loosen the bonds between the ions |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
Venom of cobra attacks on |
| A. | Nervous system |
| B. | Respiratory system |
| C. | Digestive system |
| D. | Circulatory system |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
Bull Fighting is the national game of- |
| A. | Italy |
| B. | Poland |
| C. | Spain |
| D. | Sudan |
| Answer» D. Sudan | |
| 27. |
The association of the rupee with pound sterling as the intervention currency was broken in? |
| A. | 1990 |
| B. | 1992 |
| C. | 1991 |
| D. | 1993 |
| Answer» C. 1991 | |
| 28. |
Who is the Chairman of the Twelfth Finance Commission ? |
| A. | C. Rangarajan |
| B. | N. N. Vohra |
| C. | Bimal Jalan |
| D. | Vijay Kelkar |
| Answer» B. N. N. Vohra | |
| 29. |
What is the directional growth movement of a plant part in response to the touch of an object called? |
| A. | Thigmotropism |
| B. | Geotropism |
| C. | Chemotropism |
| D. | Phototropism |
| Answer» B. Geotropism | |
| 30. |
Which one of the following provisions was NOT made in the Charter Act of 1833? |
| A. | The trading activities of the east India Company were to be abolished |
| B. | The designation of the supreme authority was to be changed as the Governor General of India in Council |
| C. | All law-making powers to be conferred on India in Council |
| D. | An Indian was to be appointed as a law Member in the Governor-General's Council |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
What is the percentage growth of GDP predicted by The Economic Survey for the financial year 2010-11? |
| A. | 0.091 |
| B. | 0.08 |
| C. | 0.083 |
| D. | 0.086 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
India's rank in Global Competitiveness Report of World Economic Forum is-- |
| A. | 71st |
| B. | 61st |
| C. | 41st |
| D. | 56th |
| Answer» E. | |
| 33. |
The two new nations of ASEAN included in the group of nations having FTA with India w.e.f. June 1, 2010 are— |
| A. | Malaysia and Vietnam |
| B. | Myanmar and Thailand |
| C. | Singapore and Vietnam |
| D. | Vietnam and Myanmar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
Hypothermia occurs due to loss of excessive heat from body due to sudden low body temperature in - |
| A. | Snakes |
| B. | Frogs |
| C. | Human beings |
| D. | Lizards |
| Answer» D. Lizards | |
| 35. |
In the Forbes Global 2000 ranking list of the World’s biggest companies NTPC was ranked at which position in 2012? |
| A. | 11th Position |
| B. | 90th position |
| C. | 200th Position |
| D. | 337th position |
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. |
In last week of September 2011 India test-fired - |
| A. | Trishul |
| B. | Prithvi III Missile |
| C. | Agni II Missile |
| D. | Prithvi II Missile |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
Consider the following statements -_x000D_ 1. GSAT-8 is the heaviest and largest satellite built by ISRO._x000D_ 2. It was one of the two copassengers in ISRO's launch carried by Ariane-5 on May 21, 2011._x000D_ 3. The two communications satellites which the 800 tonne Ariane-5 launched carried weighed 9,000kg._x000D_ 4. The other and even heavier satellite was from Singapore and Taiwan._x000D_ which of the above is correct? |
| A. | only 1 and 2 |
| B. | only 3 and 4 |
| C. | only 1, 2 and 3 |
| D. | All the four |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
The sky appears blue due to- |
| A. | Scattering of light |
| B. | Reflection of light |
| C. | Refraction of light |
| D. | Diffraction of light |
| Answer» B. Reflection of light | |
| 39. |
Transboundary pollution (or) Acid rain is caused by: |
| A. | Nitrogen oxide and sulphur dioxide |
| B. | Carbon monoxide |
| C. | Carbon dioxide |
| D. | Hydrocarbon |
| Answer» B. Carbon monoxide | |
| 40. |
What structure forms as a network of protein cables during cell division? |
| A. | Aster |
| B. | Spindle |
| C. | Chromatid |
| D. | Kinetochore |
| Answer» C. Chromatid | |
| 41. |
Which minimum value coin in India is now a legal tender money? |
| A. | 50 Paise |
| B. | 25 Paise |
| C. | 1 Rupee |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. 25 Paise | |
| 42. |
Who was the founder of the Slave dynasty in India? |
| A. | Balban |
| B. | Qutub-ud-din-Aibak |
| C. | Mohammad Ghori |
| D. | Iltutmish |
| Answer» C. Mohammad Ghori | |
| 43. |
Cyclones of the Bay of Bengal are common during the - |
| A. | Early monsoons |
| B. | Late monsoons |
| C. | Winter monsoons |
| D. | Summer monsoons |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
बिहार में दरभंगा आकाशवाणी केन्द्र से किस भाषा में प्रसारण अधिक होता है ? |
| A. | हिन्दी |
| B. | भोजपुरी |
| C. | मैथिली |
| D. | संस्कृत |
| Answer» D. संस्कृत | |
| 45. |
Foot and Mouth Disease is a highly contagious disease almost exclusive to cattle, sheep, swine, goats, and other cloven-hoofed animals. It is caused by |
| A. | fungi |
| B. | virus |
| C. | protozoa |
| D. | bacteria |
| Answer» C. protozoa | |
| 46. |
Which of the following sectors in India was not nationalized by the government at any point of time - |
| A. | Banking |
| B. | Insurance |
| C. | Coal |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
Which of the following statement can describe horizontal transfer? |
| A. | The transmission of genetic information from one independent, mature organism to another |
| B. | The synthesis of protein in RNA |
| C. | The synthesis of RNA from a DNA template |
| D. | The transmission of genetic information from parent to offspring |
| Answer» B. The synthesis of protein in RNA | |
| 48. |
The world's highest hydel power project 'Rongtong' is located in |
| A. | Rangoon |
| B. | Kathmandu |
| C. | Himachal Pradesh |
| D. | Beijing |
| Answer» D. Beijing | |
| 49. |
What is/are the major difference(s) between disc and turbine type stirrer? |
| A. | Turbine type requires 50 % less air than disc type for the same yield and energy consumption |
| B. | Blades in disc type are projected out beyond the edge of disc while blades are curved one in turbine type |
| C. | Number of blades in the stirrer |
| D. | Both ( and ( |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
The application of just in time (JIT) manufacturing techniques in biotechnology is important because |
| A. | the products of biotechnology are biodegradable |
| B. | raw materials used in biotechnology are biodegradable |
| C. | all of the above |
| D. | it is a very competitive business ( all of the above |
| Answer» D. it is a very competitive business ( all of the above | |