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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. |
When did Giuseppe Piazzi discover Ceres? |
| A. | 6 May 1804 |
| B. | 1 January 1801 |
| C. | 8 November 1805 |
| D. | 4 August 1809 |
| Answer» C. 8 November 1805 | |
| 2. |
The function of roots is to |
| A. | reproduce |
| B. | support |
| C. | store food |
| D. | anchor the plant |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
At which place in India will you find maximum sunlight in December? |
| A. | Pune |
| B. | Leh |
| C. | Kolkata |
| D. | Kanyakumari |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
What did Giuseppe Piazzi found in Palermo? |
| A. | Priory |
| B. | Hospital |
| C. | Observatory |
| D. | Abbey |
| Answer» D. Abbey | |
| 5. |
India and Sri Lanka are separated by - |
| A. | Palk Strait |
| B. | Indian Ocean |
| C. | Lakshadweep |
| D. | Arabian Sea |
| Answer» B. Indian Ocean | |
| 6. |
A very useful technique which helps in testing a nutrient's essentiality for plantation is |
| A. | nutrition culture technique |
| B. | Hydroponic culture technique |
| C. | hydrophobic culture technique |
| D. | tissue culture technique |
| Answer» C. hydrophobic culture technique | |
| 7. |
The multipurpose Sardar Sarovar Project is being built across which river ? |
| A. | Tapti |
| B. | Narmada |
| C. | Sabarmati |
| D. | Godavari |
| Answer» C. Sabarmati | |
| 8. |
What is the similarity between Milwaukee Deep, Java Trench and Challenger Deep? |
| A. | They are the deepest points of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans, respectively |
| B. | They all are trenches in the Pacific Ocean |
| C. | They all are trenches in the Indian Ocean |
| D. | They all are deeps of the Atlantic Ocean |
| Answer» B. They all are trenches in the Pacific Ocean | |
| 9. |
Troposphere is the hottest part of the atmosphere because |
| A. | it is closest to the sun |
| B. | heat is generated in it |
| C. | it is heated by the Earth's surface |
| D. | there are charged articles in it |
| Answer» D. there are charged articles in it | |
| 10. |
Not only did she condemn vice, she almost equally despised the -------------acceptance of an advantage. |
| A. | tacit |
| B. | furtive |
| C. | commendable |
| D. | unholy |
| Answer» B. furtive | |
| 11. |
The killer of bacteria of a sick person is an |
| A. | antivirus |
| B. | antifungal |
| C. | antibody |
| D. | antibacterial |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
Uttar Pradesh holds the first place in India in the production of- |
| A. | Ice and Wheat |
| B. | Wheat and Sugarcane |
| C. | Rice and Sugarcane |
| D. | Wheat and Pulses |
| Answer» C. Rice and Sugarcane | |
| 13. |
Which group of plants has the greatest diversity (i.e. the most species) living today? |
| A. | Lycophyta |
| B. | Bryophyta |
| C. | Angiosperms |
| D. | Gymnosperms |
| Answer» D. Gymnosperms | |
| 14. |
The hottest place in the world is |
| A. | Dallol, Ethiopia |
| B. | Azizia, Libya |
| C. | Jaisalmer, India |
| D. | Teheran, Iran |
| Answer» B. Azizia, Libya | |
| 15. |
Which of the following Union Territories of Indian has more than one district? |
| A. | Puducherry |
| B. | Dadra and Nager Haveli |
| C. | Chandigarh |
| D. | Lakshadweep |
| Answer» B. Dadra and Nager Haveli | |
| 16. |
The capacity of lungs while sleeping for gaseous exchange is |
| A. | 4 liters |
| B. | half liters |
| C. | 2 liters |
| D. | 6 liters |
| Answer» C. 2 liters | |
| 17. |
Sugarcane production is highest in the state of - |
| A. | Uttar Pradesh |
| B. | Maharashtra |
| C. | Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Andhra Pradesh |
| Answer» B. Maharashtra | |
| 18. |
The Chilka Lake region lies in between the deltas of |
| A. | Mahanadi and Godavari |
| B. | Krishna and Kaveri |
| C. | Godavari and Krishna |
| D. | Ganga and Mahanadi |
| Answer» B. Krishna and Kaveri | |
| 19. |
When did Gertrude Belle Elion die? |
| A. | 5/14/1995 12:00:00 AM |
| B. | 2/21/1999 12:00:00 AM |
| C. | 12/2/2002 12:00:00 AM |
| D. | 7/17/2004 12:00:00 AM |
| Answer» C. 12/2/2002 12:00:00 AM | |
| 20. |
The capacity of human blood to carry oxygen in raised up to 75 times by |
| A. | white blood cells |
| B. | platelets |
| C. | hemoglobin |
| D. | coagulants |
| Answer» D. coagulants | |
| 21. |
The saltiest sea is - |
| A. | Arabian Sea |
| B. | Mediterranean Sea |
| C. | Red Sea |
| D. | Dead Sea |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
Which treaty did USA sign with Spain in 1795? |
| A. | Jay’s Treaty |
| B. | Treaty of Paris |
| C. | Madrid Treaty |
| D. | Pinckney’s Treaty |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
For what did Glenn Theodore Seaborg win Nobel Prize for Chemistry? |
| A. | Discovery of and research on transuranium elements |
| B. | Carotenoid and vitamin research |
| C. | Discovery of heavy hydrogen |
| D. | Synthesis of ammonia |
| Answer» B. Carotenoid and vitamin research | |
| 24. |
Diamond mines are mainly found in India in the State of |
| A. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| B. | Karnataka |
| C. | Madhya Pradesh |
| D. | Bihar |
| Answer» D. Bihar | |
| 25. |
Which of the following States of India has the largest area under tobacco cultivation? |
| A. | Uttar Pradesh |
| B. | Karnataka |
| C. | Andhra Pradesh |
| D. | Gujarat |
| Answer» D. Gujarat | |
| 26. |
The respiration which takes place during day time is called |
| A. | Aerobic |
| B. | respiration |
| C. | photorespiration |
| D. | anaerobic |
| Answer» D. anaerobic | |
| 27. |
When did Georgius Agricola die? |
| A. | 10 June 1568 |
| B. | 26 January 1569 |
| C. | 21 November 1555 |
| D. | 28 September 1562 |
| Answer» D. 28 September 1562 | |
| 28. |
The possible global assignments does not include |
| A. | functional assignments |
| B. | technical assignments |
| C. | development assignments |
| D. | transnational assignments |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
The buying and selling of products and services from the firms in other countries is called |
| A. | importing and exporting |
| B. | regional alliances |
| C. | national alliances |
| D. | international alliances |
| Answer» B. regional alliances | |
| 30. |
Currently half of the world's population live in just six countries. Identify them from the following. |
| A. | China, India, Unites States, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan |
| B. | India, China, Pakistan, Brazil, Bangladesh, Indonesia |
| C. | India, China, Bangladesh, South Africa, Pakistan, Indonesia |
| D. | China, India, Bangladesh, Unites States, Pakistan, Indonesia |
| Answer» B. India, China, Pakistan, Brazil, Bangladesh, Indonesia | |
| 31. |
The largest producer of Coffee in India is |
| A. | Kerala |
| B. | Tamilnadu |
| C. | Karnataka |
| D. | Andhra Pradesh |
| Answer» D. Andhra Pradesh | |
| 32. |
The Sun shines vertically on the Equator |
| A. | Four times a year |
| B. | Once a year |
| C. | Throughout the years |
| D. | Twice a year |
| Answer» E. | |
| 33. |
Which one of the following is the ore of iron? |
| A. | Haematite |
| B. | Magnetite |
| C. | Bauxite |
| D. | Smaltite |
| Answer» B. Magnetite | |
| 34. |
To whom did Galileo Galilei dedicate “The Assayer”? |
| A. | Gregory XVI |
| B. | Paul V |
| C. | Martin V |
| D. | Urban VIII |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
The approach in which disastrous diseases are being controlled using appropriate methods is |
| A. | Integrated disease management |
| B. | retrograded disease management |
| C. | Both A and B |
| D. | none |
| Answer» B. retrograded disease management | |
| 36. |
When did Giuseppe Piazzi die? |
| A. | 20 June 1855 |
| B. | 16 March 1864 |
| C. | 12 October 1842 |
| D. | 22 July 1826 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
Which of the following longitudes is known as 'Standard Meridian' in India ? |
| A. | 87° 30'E |
| B. | 85° 30'E |
| C. | 84° 30'E |
| D. | 82° 30'E |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
Where did George Romney study Titian’s paintings? |
| A. | Turin |
| B. | Rome |
| C. | Florence |
| D. | Venice |
| Answer» E. | |
| 39. |
When we consider 15 degree meridian on a world map or globe and count them in an eastward direction starting with Greenwich meridian (0 degree), we find that the time of this meridian is- |
| A. | 1 hour fast |
| B. | same as Greenwich |
| C. | 1 hour slow |
| D. | 12 hours fast |
| Answer» B. same as Greenwich | |
| 40. |
Virulence trait of Agrobacterium tumefaciens is borne on |
| A. | tumour inducing plasmid DNA |
| B. | chromosomal DNA |
| C. | cryptic plasmid DNA |
| D. | both chromosomal and plasmid DNA |
| Answer» B. chromosomal DNA | |
| 41. |
His company is greatly sought ----------- |
| A. | at |
| B. | for |
| C. | out |
| D. | after |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
Which country is separated from British India by the Durand Line? |
| A. | Pakistan |
| B. | Afganistan |
| C. | China |
| D. | Nepal |
| Answer» C. China | |
| 43. |
The two rivers which have formed the largest delta in the world are— |
| A. | Ganga and Brahmaputra |
| B. | Ganga and Padma |
| C. | Ganga and Meghna |
| D. | Ganga and Ichhamati |
| Answer» B. Ganga and Padma | |
| 44. |
The groups of similar cells that are arranged into loose sheets or bundles are called |
| A. | cells |
| B. | tissues |
| C. | organs |
| D. | organelles |
| Answer» C. organs | |
| 45. |
Which is the eastern most river of the North Bengal Plants? |
| A. | Torsa |
| B. | Raidak |
| C. | Mechi |
| D. | Pagla |
| Answer» B. Raidak | |
| 46. |
Black soils in India is associated with |
| A. | Limestone |
| B. | Basalt |
| C. | Granite |
| D. | Sandstone |
| Answer» C. Granite | |
| 47. |
Where was Georgius Agricola town physician in 1527-1533? |
| A. | Nantes |
| B. | Venice |
| C. | Florence |
| D. | Joachimsthal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
An eclipse of the Sun takes place |
| A. | Once in every year |
| B. | When the moon is full |
| C. | When the moon passes between the sun and the earth |
| D. | When earth comes between the sun and the moon |
| Answer» D. When earth comes between the sun and the moon | |
| 49. |
What is the time taken by the Earth to complete one rotation on its imaginary axis? |
| A. | 24 hr 37 min 23 sec |
| B. | 24 hr |
| C. | 23 hr 56 min 4 sec |
| D. | 23 hr 52 min |
| Answer» D. 23 hr 52 min | |
| 50. |
The entire political establishment should be -----------for the ------- in the system of governance. |
| A. | convicted, hazards |
| B. | blamed, degradation |
| C. | held, role |
| D. | questioned, answer |
| Answer» C. held, role | |