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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. |
Which of the following was the official court language during Akbar's reign? |
| A. | Arabic |
| B. | Persian |
| C. | Urdu |
| D. | Turki |
| Answer» C. Urdu | |
| 2. |
South Sudan has become a member of International Monetary Fund (IMF). It became IMF's - |
| A. | 189th Member |
| B. | 187th Member |
| C. | 186th Member |
| D. | 188th Member |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
The threat of global Warming is increasing due to rising concentration of |
| A. | Nitrous Oxide |
| B. | Ozone |
| C. | Sulphur dioxide |
| D. | Carbon dioxide |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
It is 12 noon at Greenwich. What will be the time at a place situated at 55$dG east longitude? |
| A. | 8.40 am |
| B. | 3.20 pm |
| C. | 5.00 am |
| D. | 12.00 midnight |
| Answer» C. 5.00 am | |
| 5. |
Which of the following material is sterilized by heating at 160°C in a hot air oven for one hour? |
| A. | All-glass syringes |
| B. | Swab sticks |
| C. | All of these |
| D. | Oils and jellies |
| Answer» D. Oils and jellies | |
| 6. |
The Government appointed a Committee on disinvestment of shares in public enterprises under the chairmanship of Dr.C.Rangarajan in? |
| A. | 1980 |
| B. | 1982 |
| C. | 1984 |
| D. | 1985 |
| Answer» C. 1984 | |
| 7. |
A light year is a unit of |
| A. | Velocity |
| B. | Distance |
| C. | Time |
| D. | Energy |
| Answer» C. Time | |
| 8. |
N H W I S stands for |
| A. | National Highway and Water Information System. |
| B. | National HighWays Information System. |
| C. | National Hydro -Water Informtaion System. |
| D. | National Hazardous Waste Information System. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
Who is the Chairman of 7th Pay Commission recently announced to be constituted? |
| A. | Jagannath Das |
| B. | B. N. Srikrishna |
| C. | Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur |
| D. | C. Rangrajan |
| Answer» D. C. Rangrajan | |
| 10. |
The cooperative movement in which of the following fields has achieved a great visible success in India? |
| A. | Milk production |
| B. | Banking sector |
| C. | Textile sector |
| D. | Cotton production |
| Answer» B. Banking sector | |
| 11. |
A feature of fertilization that is found only in angiosperms is that: |
| A. | the sperm may be carried by wind to the female organ |
| B. | one sperm fertilizes the egg, while another combines with the polar nucleus |
| C. | a pollen tube carries a sperm nucleus into the female gametophyte |
| D. | a chemical attractant guides the sperm towards the egg |
| Answer» C. a pollen tube carries a sperm nucleus into the female gametophyte | |
| 12. |
During Mauryan age, Avantipath was- |
| A. | Northern Province |
| B. | Southern Province |
| C. | Western Province |
| D. | Eastern Province |
| Answer» D. Eastern Province | |
| 13. |
The narrow stretch of water connecting two seas is called |
| A. | Bay |
| B. | Peninsula |
| C. | Isthmus |
| D. | Strait |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
India and Japan on January 12, 2012 agreed to enhance their cooperation in the... sector. |
| A. | Infrastructure |
| B. | Tourism |
| C. | Road and Transport |
| D. | Coal and Mining |
| Answer» B. Tourism | |
| 15. |
Which vitamins are those which 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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
Which of the following statement(s) is/are FALS?1. Infosys announced winners of Infosys Prize 2012 for outstanding research in ten categories.2. Ashish Lele bagged the award in the Engineering and Computer Science category.3. Arunava Sen bagged the prize in the Social Sciences category. |
| A. | only 3 |
| B. | both 2 & 3 |
| C. | both 2 & 3 |
| D. | only 1 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
The winner of Ranji Trophy Cricket championship held in January 2010 was |
| A. | Uttar Pradesh |
| B. | Mumbai |
| C. | Punjab Eleven |
| D. | Delhi Eleven |
| Answer» C. Punjab Eleven | |
| 18. |
National Education Day observed on |
| A. | 11th November |
| B. | 14th November |
| C. | 5th September |
| D. | 21st May |
| Answer» B. 14th November | |
| 19. |
The first permanent home of the Aryans in India was - |
| A. | Punjab |
| B. | Rajasthan |
| C. | Sindhu |
| D. | Gujarat |
| Answer» B. Rajasthan | |
| 20. |
Which one of the natural regions is known as the 'Bread Basket' of the world? |
| A. | The steppe region |
| B. | The mediterranean region |
| C. | The mansoon region |
| D. | The equatorial region |
| Answer» B. The mediterranean region | |
| 21. |
`Rainbow' is |
| A. | An ice-cream |
| B. | Prasar Bharti's FM Channel |
| C. | A suitcase |
| D. | A musical group |
| Answer» C. A suitcase | |
| 22. |
Which of the following is true about a hydrophilic signaling molecule? |
| A. | It might trigger a signal cascade that causes some effect in a cell |
| B. | Its receptor is located in the cytosol of the target cell |
| C. | It is a steroid |
| D. | Since it can enter the cell, it directly affects some specific cell process |
| Answer» B. Its receptor is located in the cytosol of the target cell | |
| 23. |
HUDCO aims at providing? |
| A. | Urban development |
| B. | Low cost sanitation |
| C. | Loan finance for housing and urban development |
| D. | Rural Development and Agriculture |
| Answer» D. Rural Development and Agriculture | |
| 24. |
Which of the following is a non-economic cause of poverty ? |
| A. | mass illiteracy |
| B. | low level of national income |
| C. | low productivity in agriculture |
| D. | rapid rise in population |
| Answer» B. low level of national income | |
| 25. |
Which of the following plays the central role in determining the chemical properties of atoms and molecules? |
| A. | Electrons |
| B. | Neutrons |
| C. | Protons |
| D. | All of these play equal role |
| Answer» B. Neutrons | |
| 26. |
The normal body temperature of human beings is |
| A. | 96.4 degree F |
| B. | 97.4 degree F |
| C. | 98.4 degree F |
| D. | 99.4 degree F |
| Answer» D. 99.4 degree F | |
| 27. |
Contact lenses are made from |
| A. | Teflon |
| B. | Polyvinyl chloride |
| C. | polystyrene |
| D. | Lucite |
| Answer» C. polystyrene | |
| 28. |
Which of the following is not a 'Free Trade Zone'? |
| A. | Kandla |
| B. | Mumbai |
| C. | Visakhapatnam |
| D. | Trivandrum |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
The.... tells the computer how to use its components. |
| A. | Utility |
| B. | Network |
| C. | Operating System |
| D. | Application Program |
| Answer» D. Application Program | |
| 30. |
It is desired to concentrate a 20% salt solution (20 kg of salt in 100 kg of solution) to a 30% salt solution in an evaporator. Consider a feed of 300 kg/min at 30°C. The boiling point of the solution is 110°C, the latent heat of vaporisatio |
| A. | 6.12 x 105 |
| B. | 3.06 x l05 |
| C. | 9.08 x 105 |
| D. | 7.24 x 105 |
| Answer» C. 9.08 x 105 | |
| 31. |
The growth of crop plants in a liquid medium is called ... |
| A. | hydrotherapeutics |
| B. | hydrophobics |
| C. | hydrostatics |
| D. | hydroponics |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
To which group of organisms do Viruses belong? |
| A. | Actinomycetes |
| B. | Cyanobacteria |
| C. | Protozoa |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 33. |
Among the biotic components of the ecosystem, the producer system is - |
| A. | Cow |
| B. | Peacock |
| C. | Tiger |
| D. | Green Plants |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
Which county among the following was the fourth largest steel producer in 2013? |
| A. | US |
| B. | Japan |
| C. | China |
| D. | India |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
As per a report published by the WHO in May 2011, the global average life expectancy at birth stood in 2009 at |
| A. | 60 years |
| B. | 62 years |
| C. | 64 years |
| D. | 68 years |
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. |
Human Poverty Index(HPI) developed by UNDP is based on which of the following deprivations?_x000D_ 1.Income deprivation_x000D_ 2.Literacy deprivation_x000D_ 3.Social service deprivation_x000D_ 4.Employment deprivation |
| A. | 1,2,3 and 4 |
| B. | 1,2 and 3 only |
| C. | 1,3 and 4 only |
| D. | 2 and 4 only |
| Answer» C. 1,3 and 4 only | |
| 37. |
Which Viceroy was assassinated during his tenure? |
| A. | Lord Mayo |
| B. | Lord Curzon |
| C. | Lord Rippon |
| D. | Lord Wellesley |
| Answer» B. Lord Curzon | |
| 38. |
What is Value Added Tax (VAT) |
| A. | A simple, transparent, easy to pay tax imposed on consumers |
| B. | A new initiative taken by the government to increase the tax-burden of high income groups |
| C. | A single tax that replaces state taxes like, surcharge turnover tax and sales tax, etc. |
| D. | A new tax to be imposed on the producers of capital goods |
| Answer» B. A new initiative taken by the government to increase the tax-burden of high income groups | |
| 39. |
The Rupee coins were first minted in India during the rule of - |
| A. | Shahjahan |
| B. | Shershah Suri |
| C. | East India Company |
| D. | Razia Begum |
| Answer» C. East India Company | |
| 40. |
In its latest move, CSO has shifted the base year for national income estimates— |
| A. | From 1999-2000 to 2004-05 |
| B. | From 2000-01 to 2004-05 |
| C. | From 1993-94 to 2004-2005 |
| D. | From 1990-91 to 1999-2000 |
| Answer» B. From 2000-01 to 2004-05 | |
| 41. |
Who among the following was the first Indian Woman President of the Indian National Congress? |
| A. | Aruna Asaf Ali |
| B. | Sarojini Naidu |
| C. | Vijayalakshmi Pandit |
| D. | Annie Besant |
| Answer» C. Vijayalakshmi Pandit | |
| 42. |
The currency of Hungary is _________. |
| A. | Elm |
| B. | Lev |
| C. | Forint |
| D. | Zloty |
| Answer» D. Zloty | |
| 43. |
Which Indian state stands first in the production of lignite? |
| A. | Andhra Pradesh |
| B. | Maharshatra |
| C. | Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Uttar Pradesh |
| Answer» D. Uttar Pradesh | |
| 44. |
6th G-20 Summit 2011 was held in- |
| A. | Cannes |
| B. | New York |
| C. | Kyoto |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. New York | |
| 45. |
Which of the following is not a variety of seeds |
| A. | Mutant seed |
| B. | Breeder seed |
| C. | Composite seed |
| D. | Hybrid seed |
| Answer» B. Breeder seed | |
| 46. |
blood haemoglobin has has high affinity for |
| A. | CO2 |
| B. | CO |
| C. | O2 |
| D. | H |
| Answer» C. O2 | |
| 47. |
Respiration of plants is through |
| A. | Arriers |
| B. | Gills |
| C. | Trachea |
| D. | Stomata |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
Which of the following copper alloys is used for the manufacture of gears and bearings? |
| A. | Brass |
| B. | Bell metal |
| C. | Gun metal |
| D. | Aluminium bronze |
| Answer» D. Aluminium bronze | |
| 49. |
Adidas Group', the international sports goods manufacturer is from |
| A. | Germany |
| B. | USA |
| C. | Itay |
| D. | Spain |
| Answer» B. USA | |
| 50. |
Which of the following regions is the original habitat of 'Toda Tribe'? |
| A. | Jaunsar Hills |
| B. | Garo Hills |
| C. | Niligiri Hills |
| D. | Jaintia Hills |
| Answer» D. Jaintia Hills | |