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| 351. |
*/*_Study of earthquakes is known as? |
| A. | ecology |
| B. | seismology |
| C. | numismatics |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. numismatics | |
| 352. |
*/*_Rohinton Baria Trophy is associated with? |
| A. | football |
| B. | hockey |
| C. | cricket 'Inter-University' |
| D. | inter-university sports and athletics |
| Answer» D. inter-university sports and athletics | |
| 353. |
*/*_Rana Pratap Sagar (Rajasthan) is famous for? |
| A. | nuclear power station |
| B. | brassware |
| C. | aluminum industry |
| D. | sports goods |
| Answer» B. brassware | |
| 354. |
*/*_The chief purpose of crop rotation is to check the loss of top soil? |
| A. | by weathering |
| B. | by wind erosion |
| C. | by water erosion |
| D. | of its mineral content |
| Answer» E. | |
| 355. |
*/*_The first historical mention of the holding of the ancient Olympic Games occurred about? |
| A. | 2000 years ago |
| B. | 2200 years ago |
| C. | 2400 years ago |
| D. | 2775 years ago |
| Answer» E. | |
| 356. |
*/*_The control commend of Army is located at? |
| A. | Mhow |
| B. | Udaypur |
| C. | Lucknow |
| D. | Kanpur |
| Answer» D. Kanpur | |
| 357. |
*/*_The dance performed by women to invoke rain in Bihar is? |
| A. | Jata Jatin |
| B. | Bihu |
| C. | Purbi |
| D. | Faguna or Fog |
| Answer» B. Bihu | |
| 358. |
*/*_World War II was fought between? |
| A. | Axis Power (Germany, Italy and Japan) against the Allies (Britain, USSR, USA, France) |
| B. | Austria, Hungary, Turkey against France, USA, Japan |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Austria, Hungary, Turkey against France, USA, Japan | |
| 359. |
%_Kiran Bedi is_% |
| A. | first woman IAS officer |
| B. | first woman IPS officer |
| C. | first woman advocate |
| D. | first woman judge |
| Answer» C. first woman advocate | |
| 360. |
%_The buoyancy depends on_% |
| A. | the mass of the body |
| B. | the shape of the body |
| C. | the mass of the liquid displaced |
| D. | the depth to which the body is immersed |
| Answer» D. the depth to which the body is immersed | |
| 361. |
%_P.T. Usha, who came close to bagging a bronze finished fourth in ____ in 1984 Olympics._% |
| A. | 400 m final |
| B. | 800 m final |
| C. | 400 m hurdle |
| D. | the marathon |
| Answer» D. the marathon | |
| 362. |
%_The prize given to individuals fighting for freedom, independence and dignity of people is_% |
| A. | Simon Bolivai Prize |
| B. | Golden Bear Award |
| C. | David Cohen Award |
| D. | Owen Global Award |
| Answer» B. Golden Bear Award | |
| 363. |
%_The last ruler of the Mughal dynasty was_% |
| A. | Aurangzeb |
| B. | Bahadurshah Zafar |
| C. | Jahangir |
| D. | Akbar |
| Answer» C. Jahangir | |
| 364. |
%_How many Dynes are there in 1 gram weight?_% |
| A. | 250 |
| B. | 375 |
| C. | 981 |
| D. | 900 |
| Answer» D. 900 | |
| 365. |
%_Free surface of a liquid behaves like a sheet and tends to contract to the smallest possible area due to the_% |
| A. | centrifugal force |
| B. | force of adhesion |
| C. | force of friction |
| D. | force of cohesion |
| Answer» E. | |
| 366. |
%_Yuri Gagarin was_% |
| A. | a Russian cosmonaut & became the first man to travel in space. |
| B. | the first person to fly at great height of about 340 km from the earth |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 367. |
%_To which of the following country Olympic Airways belong?_% |
| A. | France |
| B. | Greece |
| C. | Hong Kong |
| D. | Indonesia |
| Answer» C. Hong Kong | |
| 368. |
%_Which is India's largest library with a collection of over 190 million volumes of reading and information material?_% |
| A. | National Book Trust |
| B. | National Library |
| C. | National Educational Resource Centre |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. National Educational Resource Centre | |
| 369. |
%_Which of the following Gallantry award was known as Ashok Chakra, class II before 1967?_% |
| A. | Saurya Chakra |
| B. | Kirti Chakra |
| C. | Param Veer Chakra |
| D. | Veer Chakra |
| Answer» C. Param Veer Chakra | |
| 370. |
%_Of the following foods, which one is the best source of protein?_% |
| A. | Butter |
| B. | Fish |
| C. | Lettuce |
| D. | Milk |
| Answer» C. Lettuce | |
| 371. |
%_On August 1, 2003, the total strength of India's armed forces approximate to_% |
| A. | 13,92,000 |
| B. | 10,92,000 |
| C. | 71,500 |
| D. | 1,32,000 |
| Answer» B. 10,92,000 | |
| 372. |
%_Microphone is used to convert_% |
| A. | sound waves into electrical energy |
| B. | sound waves into light rays |
| C. | electrical energy into sound waves |
| D. | sound waves into magnetic currents |
| Answer» B. sound waves into light rays | |
| 373. |
%_Nalanda is located at_% |
| A. | Gujarat |
| B. | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh |
| C. | Near Patna, Bihar |
| D. | Near Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh |
| Answer» D. Near Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh | |
| 374. |
%_International Youth Day is observed on -_% |
| A. | August 9 |
| B. | August 15 |
| C. | August 12 |
| D. | August 6 |
| Answer» D. August 6 | |
| 375. |
%_John F. Kennedy, President of USA, died in_% |
| A. | 1963 |
| B. | 1964 |
| C. | 1965 |
| D. | 1966 |
| Answer» B. 1964 | |
| 376. |
%_Olympic emblem is composed of five intertwined rings, each of a different colour, representing the five continents of the world as_% |
| A. | Blue ring - Europe; Yellow ring - Asia; Black ring - Africa; Red ring- America; Green ring - Oceania |
| B. | Blue ring - Asia; Yellow ring - Europe; Black ring - Oceania; Red ring- Africa; Green ring - America |
| C. | Blue ring - Europe; Yellow ring - Asia; Black ring - Africa; Red ring- Oceania; Green ring - America |
| D. | Blue ring - Asia; Yellow ring - Europe; Black ring - Africa; Red ring- America; Green ring - Oceania |
| Answer» B. Blue ring - Asia; Yellow ring - Europe; Black ring - Oceania; Red ring- Africa; Green ring - America | |
| 377. |
%_National Institute of Occupation Health is located at_% |
| A. | Bangalore |
| B. | Ahmedabad |
| C. | Pune |
| D. | Mumbai |
| Answer» C. Pune | |
| 378. |
%_Mother Teresa won the Nobel Prize for Peace in_% |
| A. | 1992 |
| B. | 1979 |
| C. | 1988 |
| D. | 1954 |
| Answer» C. 1988 | |
| 379. |
%_Lime is sometimes applied to soil in order to_% |
| A. | increase the alkalinity of the soil |
| B. | increase the acidity of the soil |
| C. | restore nitrates to the soil |
| D. | make the soil more porous |
| Answer» B. increase the acidity of the soil | |
| 380. |
%_Jharkhand has ____ state on its eastern end._% |
| A. | Orissa |
| B. | West Bengal |
| C. | Bihar |
| D. | Chhattisgarh |
| Answer» C. Bihar | |
| 381. |
%_National Anthem was first sung on_% |
| A. | December 27, 1911 during the Indian National Congress Session at Calcutta |
| B. | January 24, 1950 by the Constituent Assembly of India |
| C. | January 26, 1959 by the Government of India |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. January 24, 1950 by the Constituent Assembly of India | |
| 382. |
%_Kolleru Pelicanary situated at Elluru, Andhra Pradesh has reserves of_% |
| A. | elephant, tiger, panther, sambar |
| B. | pelicans, painted stroke |
| C. | chital, sambar, chinkara, wild birds |
| D. | elephant, leopard, tiger, garu, nilgai |
| Answer» C. chital, sambar, chinkara, wild birds | |
| 383. |
%_In 1947, Algeria became politically unified with France but the 80 percent population revolted against French domination_% |
| A. | Hindu |
| B. | Muslim |
| C. | Christian |
| D. | Jain |
| Answer» C. Christian | |
| 384. |
%_Recession is_% |
| A. | slowing down of economic activity over a limited period |
| B. | period that results from accumulation of unsold goods, owing to fall in demand |
| C. | period during which unemployment may rise and demand and output may fall, leading to slump in trade |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 385. |
%_Satellite launching station is located at_% |
| A. | Sriharikotta (Andhra Pradesh) |
| B. | Salem (Tamilnadu) |
| C. | Solapur (Maharashtra) |
| D. | Warangal (Andhra Pradesh) |
| Answer» B. Salem (Tamilnadu) | |
| 386. |
%_The 2005 Wimbledon Women's Singles champion defeated which of the following to win the title?_% |
| A. | Mary Pierce |
| B. | Lindsay Davenport |
| C. | Maria Sharapova |
| D. | Serena Williams |
| Answer» C. Maria Sharapova | |
| 387. |
%_Small amounts of iodine are necessary in our diet to_% |
| A. | prevent pellagra |
| B. | stimulate pituitary gland |
| C. | stimulate clotting of blood |
| D. | compensate for underactive the thyroid gland |
| Answer» E. | |
| 388. |
%_Sir Humphry Davy was a British chemist who_% |
| A. | invented the safety lamp for miners |
| B. | discovered the anesthetic properties of nitrous oxide |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 389. |
%_Penicillin is widely used as_% |
| A. | an antiseptic |
| B. | an insecticide |
| C. | an antibiotic |
| D. | a disinfectant |
| Answer» D. a disinfectant | |
| 390. |
%_The American General who led the revolt against the British and declared American independence was_% |
| A. | George Washington |
| B. | George Bush |
| C. | Bill Clinton |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. George Bush | |
| 391. |
%_DRDL stands for_% |
| A. | Defence Research and Development Laboratary |
| B. | Differential Research and Documentation Laboratary |
| C. | Department of Research and Development Laboratory |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Differential Research and Documentation Laboratary | |
| 392. |
%_How many non-permanent Security Council (UNO) members are from Afro-Asian countries?_% |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 15 |
| Answer» D. 15 | |
| 393. |
%_Human Rights Day is on_% |
| A. | 24 February |
| B. | 10 December |
| C. | 15 May |
| D. | 21 July |
| Answer» C. 15 May | |
| 394. |
%_How many Ergs are there in 1 joule?_% |
| A. | 102 |
| B. | 104 |
| C. | 106 |
| D. | 107 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 395. |
%_India has been represented as a non-permanent member of the Security Council (UNO) during_% |
| A. | 1972-73 |
| B. | 1984-85 |
| C. | 1991-92 |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 396. |
%_India has_% |
| A. | largest turmeric production |
| B. | largest tea production |
| C. | largest ginger production |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 397. |
%_When a moving bus stops suddenly, the passenger are pushed forward because of the_% |
| A. | friction between the earth and the bus |
| B. | friction between the passengers and the earth |
| C. | inertia of the passengers |
| D. | inertia of the bus |
| Answer» D. inertia of the bus | |
| 398. |
%_What is the height of Nainital, Uttaranchal above sea level?_% |
| A. | 7,500 ft above sea level |
| B. | 3,500 ft above sea level |
| C. | 7,168 ft above sea level |
| D. | 6,400 ft above sea level |
| Answer» B. 3,500 ft above sea level | |
| 399. |
%_What is the purpose of 'United Nations Conference on Trade and Development' (UNCTAD)?_% |
| A. | Promotes International Trade with a view to accelerate economic growth of developing countries |
| B. | Promotes International Monetary co-operation & expansion of International Trade |
| C. | Set rules for World Trade |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Promotes International Monetary co-operation & expansion of International Trade | |
| 400. |
%_When does Russia celebrates its Independence Day?_% |
| A. | 14th November |
| B. | 8th October |
| C. | 9th August |
| D. | 12th June |
| Answer» E. | |