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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 planet rotates on its axis from east to west? |
| A. | Earth |
| B. | Jupiter |
| C. | Mercury |
| D. | Venus |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
Which of the following sea ports is the largest exporter of iron ore from India? |
| A. | Calcutta |
| B. | Bombay |
| C. | Kandla |
| D. | Vishakhapatnam |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
The earth is at its maximum distance from the sun on |
| A. | December 22 |
| B. | January 30 |
| C. | July 4 |
| D. | September 22 |
| Answer» D. September 22 | |
| 4. |
The state which has no railway line is? |
| A. | Tripura |
| B. | Meghalaya |
| C. | Nagaland |
| D. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
Period of rule of Qutb-ud-din-aibak |
| A. | 1212-1216 A.D |
| B. | 1210-1214 A.D |
| C. | 1208-1212 A.D |
| D. | 1206-1210 A.D |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
Which of the statements does not prove the sphericity of the earth |
| A. | The shadow of the earth at the time of solar eclipse is circular |
| B. | If the earth were flat one would come across some sharp edges |
| C. | The sunrise is not visible from all places at the same time |
| D. | The altitude of the stars from various point on the earth's surface varies |
| Answer» B. If the earth were flat one would come across some sharp edges | |
| 7. |
The rate of rotation of the earth on its axis is highest on |
| A. | December 22 |
| B. | January 3 |
| C. | Never changes |
| D. | July 4 |
| Answer» D. July 4 | |
| 8. |
Which of the following is the first super fast train on meter gauge? |
| A. | Chetak Express |
| B. | Ashram Express |
| C. | Pink City Express |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 9. |
Who is the founder of Slave dynasty? |
| A. | Firuz |
| B. | Iltutmish |
| C. | Qutb-ud-din Aibak |
| D. | Aram Shah |
| Answer» D. Aram Shah | |
| 10. |
World’s highest rail bridge is proposed to be built over which river in India? |
| A. | Godavari |
| B. | Narmada |
| C. | Bhramaputra |
| D. | Chenab |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
Who made army services as hereditary? |
| A. | Balban |
| B. | Feroz Shah Tughluq |
| C. | Razia |
| D. | Alauddin khalji |
| Answer» C. Razia | |
| 12. |
Who annexed Mewar to Delhi Sultanate? |
| A. | Aibak |
| B. | Alauddin Khalji |
| C. | Iltutmish |
| D. | Balban |
| Answer» C. Iltutmish | |
| 13. |
The mass of the earth is about ______ times of that of the moon |
| A. | 91 |
| B. | 85 |
| C. | 81 |
| D. | 83 |
| Answer» D. 83 | |
| 14. |
The port of Kandla is situated |
| A. | at the head of the Kori Creek of Kutch |
| B. | near Cape Ramas on western coast of India |
| C. | at the head of Gulf of Kutch |
| D. | at the head of Gulf of Khambat |
| Answer» B. near Cape Ramas on western coast of India | |
| 15. |
The National Highway No. 2 stretches from |
| A. | Bombay to Delhi |
| B. | Madras to Delhi |
| C. | Calcutta to Amritsar |
| D. | Calcutta to Delhi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
Which of the following two big cities are connected by Grand Trunk Road? |
| A. | Calcutta-Amritsar |
| B. | Calcutta-Ferozepur |
| C. | Calcutta-Bombay |
| D. | Calcutta-Madras |
| Answer» B. Calcutta-Ferozepur | |
| 17. |
A person traveling by the Grand Trunk Express from New Delhi to Bhopal will be passing through |
| A. | Haryana and Rajasthan |
| B. | Rajasthan and U.P |
| C. | Haryana, Rajasthan and U.P |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 18. |
‘One of the most daunting engineering tasks undertaken by the Indian railways, across the wilderness of the Eastern Ghats’. This description fits the |
| A. | Konkan railway connecting Trivandrum with Bombay. |
| B. | Koraput – Rayagada rail line |
| C. | Guwahati – Silchar rail line |
| D. | Dibrugarh – Gorakhpur rail line |
| Answer» C. Guwahati – Silchar rail line | |
| 19. |
On the surface of the moon the |
| A. | mass and weight become less |
| B. | mass and weight both remain unchanged |
| C. | mass remain constant and only the weight is less |
| D. | only the mass is less |
| Answer» C. mass remain constant and only the weight is less | |
| 20. |
What is the unit of measurement of distances of the stars from the earth? |
| A. | fathoms |
| B. | nautical miles |
| C. | light year |
| D. | kilometres |
| Answer» D. kilometres | |
| 21. |
How much of the surface of the moon is visible from the earth |
| A. | only about 40% |
| B. | about 59% |
| C. | more than 75% |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. more than 75% | |
| 22. |
Who is the founder of Sayyad Dynasty? |
| A. | Mubarak Shah |
| B. | Bahalal Lodi |
| C. | Khazir Khan |
| D. | Sikander Lodi |
| Answer» D. Sikander Lodi | |
| 23. |
Who destroyed Chihalgani? |
| A. | Mubarakshah |
| B. | Iltutmish |
| C. | Balban |
| D. | Aibak |
| Answer» D. Aibak | |
| 24. |
Which of the following is not exported from India? |
| A. | Iron ore |
| B. | Tea |
| C. | Rice |
| D. | Mica |
| Answer» D. Mica | |
| 25. |
Which comet appears every 76 years ? |
| A. | Alpha centuari |
| B. | Hally's |
| C. | Holme's |
| D. | donati'S |
| Answer» C. Holme's | |
| 26. |
We always see the same face of the moon because - |
| A. | it is smaller than the moon |
| B. | it revolves on its axis in a direction opposite that of the earth |
| C. | it takes equal time for revolution around the earth and rotation in its axis |
| D. | it rotates at the same speed as the earth around the sun |
| Answer» D. it rotates at the same speed as the earth around the sun | |
| 27. |
When the tide producing forces of the sun and moon act in a straight line complementing each other, it produces ? |
| A. | tidal bores |
| B. | neap tides |
| C. | spring tides |
| D. | normal tides |
| Answer» D. normal tides | |
| 28. |
Who was the minister to conduct the royal correspondence? |
| A. | Diwan-i-Insha |
| B. | Diwn-i-kohi |
| C. | Mir-i-Bakshi |
| D. | Quazi |
| Answer» B. Diwn-i-kohi | |
| 29. |
The problem of transporting bulk goods on a large scale on account of shortage of railway wagons has been solved by the Indian railways by |
| A. | repairing and reusing old wagons |
| B. | increasing the production capacity of wagonmanufacturers |
| C. | importing railway wagons from abroad |
| D. | supply of wagons by consumers who had bought them from identified wagon manufacturers |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
Indian Railways first introduced computerized reservation in |
| A. | Bombay |
| B. | Calcutta |
| C. | Madras |
| D. | Delhi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
Period of rule of Aram Shah |
| A. | 1211-1216 A.D |
| B. | 1210-1211 A.D |
| C. | 1209-1211 A.D |
| D. | 1208-1210 A.D |
| Answer» C. 1209-1211 A.D | |
| 32. |
The international air route from West Europe to East Asia passes through India because |
| A. | it is the shortest route |
| B. | India is the only country in Asia providing refueling capacity |
| C. | India is a busy centre situated between the two places |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. India is a busy centre situated between the two places | |
| 33. |
Rajdhani Express from Delhi to Howrah passes through |
| A. | Delhi, Rajasthan, Bihar, Bengal |
| B. | Delhi, Punjab, Bihar, Bengal |
| C. | Delhi, U.P, Bihar, Bengal |
| D. | Delhi, U.R, M.P, Bengal |
| Answer» D. Delhi, U.R, M.P, Bengal | |
| 34. |
Mongols invasions started from |
| A. | Shershah |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Balban |
| D. | Humayun |
| Answer» D. Humayun | |
| 35. |
What is a tidal bore? |
| A. | A tidal wave resulting from seismic activity |
| B. | A deposit of sand in coastal areas |
| C. | A formation of polyps just above high tide lavel |
| D. | A high tidal wave moving upstream in the mouth of a river |
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. |
The first Muslim ruler of Delhi was |
| A. | Qutbuddin Aibak |
| B. | Yalduz |
| C. | Qubacha |
| D. | Iltutmish |
| Answer» B. Yalduz | |
| 37. |
The South- Central Railways do not pass through which of the following states? |
| A. | Andhra Pradesh |
| B. | Tamil Nadu |
| C. | Maharashtra |
| D. | Karnataka |
| Answer» C. Maharashtra | |
| 38. |
Who propogated Bhakti for the first time in Maharastra? |
| A. | Vallabhacharya |
| B. | Merabai |
| C. | Gnanadevudu |
| D. | Namadeva |
| Answer» D. Namadeva | |
| 39. |
Which of the following ports does not have a natural harbour? |
| A. | Cochin |
| B. | Bombay |
| C. | Madras |
| D. | Vishakhapatnam |
| Answer» D. Vishakhapatnam | |
| 40. |
The followers of Ramanujacharya are called |
| A. | Smartahas |
| B. | Vaisnavas |
| C. | Shaivas |
| D. | Nayanars |
| Answer» C. Shaivas | |
| 41. |
August Kranti Rajdhani Express train runs between which two terminal stations? |
| A. | New Delhi – Howrah |
| B. | New Delhi – Madras |
| C. | New Delhi – Bombay |
| D. | New Delhi – Hyderabad |
| Answer» D. New Delhi – Hyderabad | |
| 42. |
India’s first solar powered railway station is at |
| A. | Sion |
| B. | Byculla |
| C. | Thane |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
Where was born Sankaracharya? |
| A. | Madhurai |
| B. | Kaladi |
| C. | Madras |
| D. | Perambudur |
| Answer» C. Madras | |
| 44. |
The deciples of Sankaracharya are called |
| A. | Nayanars |
| B. | Dohas |
| C. | Panties |
| D. | Smarths |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
Permissible vertical wear for tongue rail of 52kg. lefthand fanshape curved switch is _____? |
| A. | 8 mm |
| B. | 10 mm |
| C. | 5 mm |
| D. | 9 mm |
| Answer» D. 9 mm | |
| 46. |
Maximum distance covered in a day by a Patrolman should not normally exceed? |
| A. | 5 km |
| B. | 10 km |
| C. | 15 km |
| D. | 20 km |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
Permissible creep in track is? |
| A. | 50 mm |
| B. | 100 mm |
| C. | 125 mm |
| D. | 150 mm |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
Where was Chaitanya born? |
| A. | Mathura |
| B. | Kaladi |
| C. | Perambudur |
| D. | Navadvipam |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
Who propogated Dvetham? |
| A. | Vallabhacharya |
| B. | Ramanujacharya |
| C. | Madhvacharya |
| D. | Sankaracharya |
| Answer» D. Sankaracharya | |
| 50. |
Maximum distance apart of trolley refuges on bridges with main spans of 100 metreor more is |
| A. | 50 mtr |
| B. | 100 mtr |
| C. | 200 mtr |
| D. | a refuge over each pair |
| Answer» E. | |