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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. |
Rahul Banerjee won which of the following National Senior Championship held in January 2008 ? |
| A. | Badminton |
| B. | Chess |
| C. | Archery |
| D. | Golf5)None of these |
| Answer» D. Golf5)None of these | |
| 2. |
Which of the following films won the Best Film Award in the 65th Golden Globe Awards ceremony ? |
| A. | Away from Her |
| B. | Atonement |
| C. | No country for old Man |
| D. | I'm Not there5)None of these |
| Answer» C. No country for old Man | |
| 3. |
The Fifth National Winter Games were organized in |
| A. | Jaipur |
| B. | Gulmarg |
| C. | Hyderabad |
| D. | Chennai5)Delhi |
| Answer» C. Hyderabad | |
| 4. |
Who amongst the following is the author of the novel 'Without Dreams' ? |
| A. | Shahbano Bilgrami |
| B. | Saeed Mirza |
| C. | Javed Akhtar |
| D. | Shabana Azmi5)None of these |
| Answer» B. Saeed Mirza | |
| 5. |
Sunita Williams is the recipient of which of the following awards given away recently ? |
| A. | Woman of the year 2007 |
| B. | Padma Bhushan |
| C. | Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award |
| D. | Pravasi Indian Award 20075)None of these |
| Answer» C. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award | |
| 6. |
Which of the following countries is going to elect its first 47 member's parliament for the first time in the history of the country ? |
| A. | Bhutan |
| B. | Pakistan |
| C. | Myanmar |
| D. | Nepal5)None of these |
| Answer» B. Pakistan | |
| 7. |
What is 'H5N1' a term, which was very much in news recently ? |
| A. | It is a new category of visa provided by the USA for students |
| B. | It is the name of the virus which causes Bird flue |
| C. | It is the code name of India's Space Mission 2010 |
| D. | It was the code name of the military operation launched by Sri Lanka against LTTE5)None of these |
| Answer» C. It is the code name of India's Space Mission 2010 | |
| 8. |
Samak Sundaravej has taken over as the new |
| A. | Prime Minister of Singapore |
| B. | Prime Minister of Thailand |
| C. | President of Singapore |
| D. | President of Thailand5)None of these |
| Answer» C. President of Singapore | |
| 9. |
Which of the following is considered an Annual Indicator of the Economy of the country ?1. Actual Rainfall2. Population3. Wholesale price index |
| A. | Only 1 |
| B. | Only 2 |
| C. | Only 3 |
| D. | All 1, 2 and 35)None of these |
| Answer» D. All 1, 2 and 35)None of these | |
| 10. |
India and Japan signed a Currency Swap deal. How will this deal help each other ?1. Japan would swap upto US$ 3 billion for Indian rupee to prevent any currency crisis in India.2. India would swap upto US$ 3 billion for Yen if Japan were in trouble.3. This agreement would be valid for a period of 20 years. |
| A. | Only 1 |
| B. | Only 2 |
| C. | Both 1 and 2 |
| D. | Only 35)All 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» D. Only 35)All 1, 2 and 3 | |
| 11. |
India recently signed an agreement with which of the following countries which is named as 'A Shared Vision for the 21st Century' ? |
| A. | Russia |
| B. | Singapore |
| C. | China |
| D. | France5)None of these |
| Answer» D. France5)None of these | |
| 12. |
Kenya is passing through a state of turmoil these days and atleast 1000 people have been killed in recent past. What was/were the main reason(s) for this civil unrest there ?1. The Presidential elections took place in Kenya in December 2007, which were not considered fair by a group of people there.2. Some European countries are trying to develop some secret nuclear facilities there which is not liked by opposition leaders of Kenya. Their protest has taken a violent turn.3. Kenya has been asked by the UNO to accommodate around one lakh refugees from various African countries. Locals are dead against this proposal. |
| A. | Only 1 is true |
| B. | Only 2 is true |
| C. | Only 3 is true |
| D. | All 1, 2 and 3 are true5)None of these |
| Answer» B. Only 2 is true | |
| 13. |
The Govt. of India recently provided a special developmental package of Rs. 10,000 crore to which of the following states of the North-East India ? |
| A. | Assam |
| B. | Sikkim |
| C. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| D. | Meghalaya5)None of these |
| Answer» D. Meghalaya5)None of these | |
| 14. |
Which of the following states has declared 2008 as the 'Year of Education' ? |
| A. | Haryana |
| B. | Bihar |
| C. | Gujarat |
| D. | Uttar Pradesh5)None of these |
| Answer» B. Bihar | |
| 15. |
The provision of credit and other financial services and products of very small amount to the poor in rural and semi-urban and urban areas to enable them to raise their income level and living standard is known as |
| A. | Corporate Banking |
| B. | Personal Banking |
| C. | Micro Credit |
| D. | Non-Banking finance5)None of these |
| Answer» D. Non-Banking finance5)None of these | |
| 16. |
India recently signed an agreement with France for seeking cooperation in the field of nuclear energy for civil purposes. Which of the following is/are the part(s) of the deal ?1. India will get nuclear fuel for all its existing Atomic Power Plants from France.2. France will help India in building seven new Atomic Power Plants in India from 2008–2012 based on French Technology.3. India will help France in redesigning three major Atomic Power Plants in France based on Fission Technology in which only India has gained the expertise in the world. |
| A. | Only 1 |
| B. | Only 2 |
| C. | Only 3 |
| D. | All 1, 2 and 35)None of these |
| Answer» B. Only 2 | |
| 17. |
Sodium hydroxide is found in |
| A. | Soap |
| B. | Window cleaner |
| C. | Calcium hydroxide |
| D. | Sodium |
| Answer» B. Window cleaner | |
| 18. |
Ammonium hydroxide is found |
| A. | Window cleaner |
| B. | Detergents |
| C. | Soap |
| D. | Milk of magnesia |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19. |
Which of the following is/are not the part of the annual Global Employment Trends report of the International Labour Organization released in January 2008 ?1. Economic turbulence throughout the world owing to credit market turmoil and rising oil prices could spur an increase in global unemployment in the year 2008.2. The report mentions that the service sector, which used to provide jobs to about 43% people has lost its craze as its percentage has come down to 36% only.3. Agriculture has again become the major employment-generating sector as its share during 2007 was 58% globally. |
| A. | Only 1 |
| B. | Only 2 |
| C. | Only 3 |
| D. | Both 2 and 35)Both 1 and 2 |
| Answer» B. Only 2 | |
| 20. |
Potassium hydroxide is found in |
| A. | Soap |
| B. | Window cleaner |
| C. | Potassium |
| D. | Potassium chlorate |
| Answer» B. Window cleaner | |
| 21. |
Which of the following is not the recommendations of the Economic Survey 2007-08 which was presented in the Parliament sometime back ?1. Decontrol sugar, fertilizer and pharmaceutical segments/sectors.2. Do not sign 123 nuclear agreement with USA as corporate investment in nuclear sector is very dangerous trend.3. Introduce multi-application smart cards to empower recipients of the benefits of the wide range of Govt. schemes so that recipients can receive remittances directly into their bank accounts via smart cards without any leakages or corruption. |
| A. | Only 1 |
| B. | Only 2 |
| C. | Only 3 |
| D. | All 1 and 25)All 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» C. Only 3 | |
| 22. |
Which of the following salts is basic in nature? |
| A. | NH4NO3 |
| B. | Na2CO3 |
| C. | Na2SO4 |
| D. | NaCl |
| Answer» C. Na2SO4 | |
| 23. |
Magnesium hydroxide is found in |
| A. | Milk of magnesia |
| B. | Magnesium chloride |
| C. | Magnesium ribbon |
| D. | Magnesium hydroxide |
| Answer» B. Magnesium chloride | |
| 24. |
Acetic acid is found in |
| A. | Curd |
| B. | Spinach |
| C. | Citrus fruits |
| D. | Vinegar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
Citric acid is found in |
| A. | Curd |
| B. | Citrus fruits |
| C. | Ascorbic acid |
| D. | Lime water |
| Answer» C. Ascorbic acid | |
| 26. |
Lactic acid is found in |
| A. | Curd |
| B. | Citrus fruits |
| C. | Gooseberry |
| D. | Lime |
| Answer» B. Citrus fruits | |
| 27. |
Formic acid is found in |
| A. | Curd |
| B. | Spinach |
| C. | Ant’s sting |
| D. | Ascorbic acid |
| Answer» D. Ascorbic acid | |
| 28. |
Neutral solutions which do not change the colour of either red/blue litmus are known as |
| A. | Neutral solutions |
| B. | Acid solutions |
| C. | Basic solutions |
| D. | Neither acidic nor basic |
| Answer» B. Acid solutions | |
| 29. |
Tartaric acid is found in |
| A. | Tamarind |
| B. | Grapes |
| C. | unripe mangoes |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
Ascorbic acid is found in |
| A. | Amla u0026 Citrus fruits |
| B. | Curd |
| C. | Oranges u0026 lemon |
| D. | Unripe mangoes |
| Answer» B. Curd | |
| 31. |
Calcium hydroxide is found in |
| A. | Calcium carbonate |
| B. | Calcium |
| C. | Lime water |
| D. | Calcium chloride |
| Answer» D. Calcium chloride | |
| 32. |
The most commonly used natural indicator’ Litmus’ is extracted from |
| A. | Lichens |
| B. | Turmeric |
| C. | Indicators |
| D. | China rose |
| Answer» B. Turmeric | |
| 33. |
Substances which are bitter in taste, feel soapy on touching are known as |
| A. | Acids |
| B. | Bases |
| C. | Indicators |
| D. | Neutral solution |
| Answer» C. Indicators | |
| 34. |
Some naturally occurring indicators are |
| A. | Turmeric |
| B. | Litmus |
| C. | China rose |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
Litmus is available in the form of |
| A. | Litmus paper |
| B. | Lichens |
| C. | Indicator |
| D. | China rose |
| Answer» B. Lichens | |
| 36. |
The word acid comes from the Latin word ‘ acere ‘ which means |
| A. | Sweet |
| B. | Salty |
| C. | Neutral |
| D. | Sour |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
Which is the only host team to win the ICC (50 over) Cricket World Cup ? (A) South Africa (B) India |
| A. | South Africa |
| B. | India |
| C. | Australia |
| D. | West Indies |
| Answer» C. Australia | |
| 38. |
The objective of Sangam Yojna is-- |
| A. | to make Ganga water pollution free. |
| B. | to make Sangam region of Allahabad more attractive for tourists. |
| C. | to unite various group of Hindus. |
| D. | to ensure welfare of handi-capped. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 39. |
Special type of substances used to test whether a substance is acidic/basic are known as |
| A. | Indicators |
| B. | Acids |
| C. | Bases |
| D. | Salt |
| Answer» B. Acids | |
| 40. |
Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in-- (A) 1976 (B) 1979 |
| A. | 1976 |
| B. | 1979 |
| C. | 1969 |
| D. | 1971 |
| Answer» C. 1969 | |
| 41. |
As per 2011 Census results, the density of population in India is-- |
| A. | 362 |
| B. | 382 |
| C. | 325 |
| D. | 345 |
| Answer» C. 325 | |
| 42. |
The natural gas is-- |
| A. | Hydrogen sulphide |
| B. | Methane |
| C. | Nitrogen dioxide |
| D. | Sulphur trioxide |
| Answer» C. Nitrogen dioxide | |
| 43. |
India’s Space Rocket Launching Centre is in-- |
| A. | Sriharikota |
| B. | Port Blair |
| C. | Wheeler Island |
| D. | Hassan |
| Answer» B. Port Blair | |
| 44. |
The man-made structure on Earth visible from space is-- |
| A. | Great Wall of China |
| B. | Giza’s Pyramid |
| C. | Golden Gate Bridge |
| D. | Eiffel Tower |
| Answer» B. Giza’s Pyramid | |
| 45. |
Desalination of sea water is done by-- |
| A. | reverse osmosis |
| B. | fractional distillation |
| C. | diffusion |
| D. | osmosis |
| Answer» B. fractional distillation | |
| 46. |
Who has been sworn in as the Union Railway Minister after the resignation of Dinesh Trivedi ? |
| A. | Muket Rai |
| B. | Prasano Dev Barua |
| C. | Mukul Roy |
| D. | Harihar Banerji |
| Answer» D. Harihar Banerji | |
| 47. |
Which one of the following actors was awarded the Dada Saheb Phalke Award at the 59th National Film Festival ? |
| A. | Soumitra Chatterjee |
| B. | Ketan Mehta |
| C. | Shekhar Kapoor |
| D. | Mahesh Bhatt |
| Answer» B. Ketan Mehta | |
| 48. |
Cold air blows from sea towards land during day particularly in the afternoon because of-- (A) expansion of air of land causing the air to rise up. |
| A. | expansion of air of land causing the air to rise up. |
| B. | lower specific heat and greater absorbing power causes land to be hotter then sea causing convection current in air. |
| C. | lower specific heat of land compared with water. |
| D. | greater absorbing power of land compared with water. |
| Answer» C. lower specific heat of land compared with water. | |
| 49. |
Alta Vista is a/an-- |
| A. | browser |
| B. | search engine |
| C. | application |
| D. | software |
| Answer» C. application | |
| 50. |
A basic instruction that can be interpreted by computer generally has-- |
| A. | an operation and an address |
| B. | an instruction register and an address |
| C. | a decoder and an accumulator |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. an instruction register and an address | |