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| 11551. |
Which one among the following is not a recommendation of the Sarkaria Commission on the appointment of the Governor in a State? |
| A. | He/She must not have participated in active politics at least for some time before his/her appointment as Governor |
| B. | The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court may be consulted by the President in selecting a Governor |
| C. | The Governor's term of office of five years should not be disturbed except very rarely |
| D. | The Governor should not be the native of the State |
| Answer» C. The Governor's term of office of five years should not be disturbed except very rarely | |
| 11552. |
Which one among the following nuclear-capable countries has declared No First Use policy? |
| A. | United States of America |
| B. | People's Republic of China |
| C. | Pakistan |
| D. | Russia |
| Answer» C. Pakistan | |
| 11553. |
The pupil is ____ the door. |
| A. | behind |
| B. | on |
| C. | in |
| D. | none |
| Answer» B. on | |
| 11554. |
The gray cat is_____ the purple box. |
| A. | in |
| B. | on |
| C. | at |
| D. | none |
| Answer» B. on | |
| 11555. |
The apple is_____ the book and the pen. |
| A. | over |
| B. | between |
| C. | on |
| D. | none |
| Answer» C. on | |
| 11556. |
The panda is _____ the lamps. |
| A. | between |
| B. | over |
| C. | in |
| D. | none |
| Answer» B. over | |
| 11557. |
Communism Peak was the tallest point in the former USSR. Today, that peak is called Qullai Ismoili Somoni. Where is it located? |
| A. | Uzbekistan |
| B. | Azerbaijan |
| C. | Tajikistan |
| D. | Turkmenistan |
| Answer» D. Turkmenistan | |
| 11558. |
In 2007, Wisconsin ranked ninth nationally in the total market value of agricultural products sold. Wisconsin’s agricultural producers sold (2.6 billion worth of crops (such as grain, vegetables, fruit, and tobacco) and )6.3 billion of livestock and their products (such as cattle, hogs, milk, eggs). Which Wisconsin county ranked No. 1 in the state, generating almost $500 million in agricultural products? |
| A. | Marathon |
| B. | Dane |
| C. | Columbia |
| D. | Green |
| Answer» C. Columbia | |
| 11559. |
What is the largest country in the Middle East in area? |
| A. | Egypt |
| B. | Saudi Arabia |
| C. | Iran |
| D. | Iraq |
| Answer» C. Iran | |
| 11560. |
Which capital city is located at an oasis fed by the Barada River? |
| A. | Ulaanbaatar |
| B. | Rabat |
| C. | Damascus |
| D. | Astana |
| Answer» D. Astana | |
| 11561. |
During the recent Venus transit (June 2012), the planet appeared as a tiny black circle moving on the Sun. The black colour on the Sun is because the planet |
| A. | is black in colour |
| B. | obstructed all light from the Sun |
| C. | was invisible due to bright rays from the Sun |
| D. | behaved as a black hole during its transit |
| Answer» D. behaved as a black hole during its transit | |
| 11562. |
What is the approximate population of the world's newest country, South Sudan? |
| A. | 10 million |
| B. | 20 million |
| C. | 40 million |
| D. | 30 million |
| Answer» B. 20 million | |
| 11563. |
Blind hoeing is recommended for ----- |
| A. | Wheat |
| B. | Sugarcane |
| C. | Maize |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Maize | |
| 11564. |
Sulphur-coated Urea contains N ---- |
| A. | 33% |
| B. | 26% |
| C. | 21% |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. 26% | |
| 11565. |
Which European country has the largest number of first order administrative units of any nation on earth (211 of them)? |
| A. | Spain |
| B. | Serbia |
| C. | Slovakia |
| D. | Slovenia |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11566. |
The brown dog is______ the box. |
| A. | on |
| B. | in |
| C. | to |
| D. | none |
| Answer» C. to | |
| 11567. |
The first geographic society in the United States was founded in 1851. Name that society? |
| A. | National American Geography Society |
| B. | Association of American Geographers |
| C. | National Geographic Society |
| D. | American Geographical Society |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11568. |
In what year did Geography Awareness Week begin? |
| A. | 1987 |
| B. | 1992 |
| C. | 1996 |
| D. | 2001 |
| Answer» B. 1992 | |
| 11569. |
The red ball is_____ the dog. |
| A. | behind |
| B. | over |
| C. | in |
| D. | none |
| Answer» B. over | |
| 11570. |
Consider the following statements about Viswanathan Anand :He has won the World Chess Championship five timesHe is the first sportsperson to receive the Padma Vibhushan awardHe is currently the No. 1 rating player on the FIDE Ratings.Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |
| A. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| B. | 1 and 2 only |
| C. | 2 only |
| D. | 1 and 3 only |
| Answer» C. 2 only | |
| 11571. |
Consider the following statements:Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza won the French Open Mixed Doubles Title in year 2012This is their first Grand Slam Title togetherWhich of the statements given above is/are correct? |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 2 only |
| C. | Both 1 and 2 |
| D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
| Answer» B. 2 only | |
| 11572. |
Lines on a map representing equal values, such as temperature, elevation, or wind speed, are called what? |
| A. | isolines |
| B. | tachylines |
| C. | plats |
| D. | plot lines |
| Answer» B. tachylines | |
| 11573. |
Compasses were most likely invented in which region? |
| A. | India |
| B. | China |
| C. | Europe |
| D. | Middle East |
| Answer» C. Europe | |
| 11574. |
The pen is____ the notebook. |
| A. | in |
| B. | near |
| C. | over |
| D. | none |
| Answer» C. over | |
| 11575. |
Which one among the following writs literally means 'you may have the body'? |
| A. | Certiorari |
| B. | Habeas corpus |
| C. | Mandamus |
| D. | Quo warranto |
| Answer» C. Mandamus | |
| 11576. |
'Chanchal' is a variety of ---- |
| A. | Chilli |
| B. | Brinjal |
| C. | Tomato |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Brinjal | |
| 11577. |
What is the border of a map called? |
| A. | edge |
| B. | bandline |
| C. | neatline |
| D. | legend |
| Answer» D. legend | |
| 11578. |
Glycolysis occurs only in the ----- |
| A. | Absence of O2 |
| B. | Presence of O2 |
| C. | Both (A) and (B) |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Presence of O2 | |
| 11579. |
The 1884 conference that established zero degrees longitude was held in which city? |
| A. | Moscow |
| B. | Rome |
| C. | Washington D.C. |
| D. | London |
| Answer» D. London | |
| 11580. |
Sulphur, containing amino acid is ----- |
| A. | Cystine |
| B. | Isolucine |
| C. | Valine |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Isolucine | |
| 11581. |
A train 125 m long passes a man, running at 5 kmph in the same direction in which the train is going, in 10 seconds. The speed of the train is ? |
| A. | 38 km/hr |
| B. | 40 km/hr |
| C. | 50 km/hr |
| D. | 44 km/hr |
| Answer» D. 44 km/hr | |
| 11582. |
Which one among the following is not a Fundamental Duty of the citizen of India? |
| A. | To develop scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform |
| B. | To safeguard public property and to abjure violence |
| C. | To uphold and protect sovereignty, unity and integrity of India. |
| D. | To practice family planning and to control population |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11583. |
The newly set up National Security Council is headed by the? |
| A. | Vice President |
| B. | Union Home Minister |
| C. | President |
| D. | Prime Minister |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11584. |
The writ of 'Prohibition' is issued by a superior court |
| A. | to prevent an inferior court or tribunal from exceeding its jurisdiction or acting contrary to the rules of natural justice |
| B. | to prevent an inferior court or tribunal from exceeding its jurisdiction or acting contrary to the rules of natural justice to an inferior court or body exercising judicial or quasi-judicial functions |
| C. | where it can call upon a person to show under what authority he/she is holding the office |
| D. | to an authority to produce an illegally detained person before the court for trial |
| Answer» B. to prevent an inferior court or tribunal from exceeding its jurisdiction or acting contrary to the rules of natural justice to an inferior court or body exercising judicial or quasi-judicial functions | |
| 11585. |
As per the Anti-Defection Law the final authority to decide on a member's disqualification from the House is? |
| A. | Speaker of the House |
| B. | Governor |
| C. | President |
| D. | Council of Ministers |
| Answer» B. Governor | |
| 11586. |
Among the following crop rotations, which is good for increasing soil Nutrient status? |
| A. | Pearlmillet-Wheat |
| B. | Groundnut-Wheat |
| C. | Rice-Wheat |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Rice-Wheat | |
| 11587. |
During what century was Marco Polo most active as a traveler? |
| A. | fourteenth |
| B. | thirteenth |
| C. | fifteenth |
| D. | sixteenth |
| Answer» C. fifteenth | |
| 11588. |
Two trains travel in opposite directions at 36 kmph and 45 kmph and a man sitting in slower train passes the faster train in 8 seconds. Then length of the faster train is ? |
| A. | 120 |
| B. | 140 |
| C. | 160 |
| D. | 180 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11589. |
A man is standing on a railway bridge which is 180 m long. He finds that a train crosses the bridge in 20 seconds but himself in 8 seconds. Find the length of the train and its speed? |
| A. | 36 |
| B. | 54 |
| C. | 67 |
| D. | 76 |
| Answer» C. 67 | |
| 11590. |
Consider the following statements relating to the procedure of the election of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha:The election of Speaker shall be held on such date as the Prime Minister may fix and the Secretary General shall send to every member notice of this date.1 The election of a Deputy Speaker shall be held on such date as the Speaker may fix and the Secretary General shall send to every member notice of this date.2 At any time before noon on the day preceding the date so fixed, any member may give notice in writing of a motion that another 3 member be chosen as the Deputy Speaker of the HouseWhich of the statements given above is/are correct? |
| A. | 2 and 3 only |
| B. | 2 only |
| C. | 1 and 3 only |
| D. | 1 and 3 only 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» B. 2 only | |
| 11591. |
A train of length 150 metres takes 40.5 seconds to cross a tunnel of length 300 metres. What is the speed of the train in km/hr? |
| A. | 13.33 |
| B. | 26.67 |
| C. | 40 |
| D. | 66.67 |
| Answer» D. 66.67 | |
| 11592. |
Ptolemy used a coordinate grid system in his book Geography. When was it published? |
| A. | 50 BCE |
| B. | 50 CE |
| C. | 150 CE |
| D. | 250 CE |
| Answer» D. 250 CE | |
| 11593. |
A train 240 m long passes a pole in 24 seconds. How long will it take to pass a platform 650 m long ? |
| A. | 65 sec |
| B. | 89 sec |
| C. | 100 sec |
| D. | 150 sec |
| Answer» C. 100 sec | |
| 11594. |
Author James Michener wrote an essay about the importance of geography in 1970, what was it called? |
| A. | The Queenly Science |
| B. | The Mother of All Sciences |
| C. | Geography for Life |
| D. | I Wish I Were a Geographer |
| Answer» B. The Mother of All Sciences | |
| 11595. |
A 100 meter long train is running at the speed of 30 km/hr. Find the time taken by it to pass a man standing near the railway line ? |
| A. | 10 sec |
| B. | 12 sec |
| C. | 14 sec |
| D. | 16 sec |
| Answer» C. 14 sec | |
| 11596. |
She lives _______ Crescent Avenue. |
| A. | on |
| B. | in |
| C. | at |
| D. | none |
| Answer» B. in | |
| 11597. |
Look! Suzanne is _______ TV. |
| A. | in |
| B. | on |
| C. | at |
| D. | none |
| Answer» C. at | |
| 11598. |
Which geographer is primarily responsible for the development of the Berkeley School? |
| A. | Carl Sauer |
| B. | Carl Ritter |
| C. | Gardiner Greene Hubbard |
| D. | Gilbert M. Grosvenor |
| Answer» B. Carl Ritter | |
| 11599. |
The movie will start _______ five minutes. |
| A. | in |
| B. | on |
| C. | at |
| D. | none |
| Answer» B. on | |
| 11600. |
A train moves with a speed of 108 kmph. Its speed in metres per second is |
| A. | 24 |
| B. | 28 |
| C. | 30 |
| D. | 32 |
| Answer» D. 32 | |