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| 16651. |
A certain mass of liquid is heated in a glass flask |
| A. | the density of the liquid increases |
| B. | the density of the liquid remain unchanged |
| C. | the liquid level starts rising at once |
| D. | the liquid level falls at first and then starts rising |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16652. |
Indus valley civilization might have been destroyed by |
| A. | Dravidians |
| B. | Mongols |
| C. | Aryans |
| D. | Mughals |
| Answer» D. Mughals | |
| 16653. |
The temperature of the top of a frozen lake is -15 degree Celsius. What is the temperature of the water in the lake in contact with the ice layer? |
| A. | -15 degree Celsius |
| B. | -7.5 degree |
| C. | 0 degree Celsius |
| D. | 4 degree Celsius |
| Answer» D. 4 degree Celsius | |
| 16654. |
There are 950 employees in an organisation, out of which 28% got promoted.Find the number of employees who got promoted. |
| A. | 226 |
| B. | 256 |
| C. | 266 |
| D. | 216 |
| Answer» D. 216 | |
| 16655. |
What is the least number to be added to 3000 to make it a perfect square? |
| A. | 191 |
| B. | 136 |
| C. | 25 |
| D. | 84 |
| Answer» D. 84 | |
| 16656. |
In 1498, vasco da gama landed at |
| A. | Calicut |
| B. | Calcutta |
| C. | Nalanda |
| D. | Delhi |
| Answer» B. Calcutta | |
| 16657. |
The famous king of the Kushana dynasty was |
| A. | Kuvishka |
| B. | Harisha Vardhana |
| C. | Kanishka |
| D. | Pushya |
| Answer» D. Pushya | |
| 16658. |
In cold countries alcohol is preferred to mercury as a thermometric liquid because |
| A. | alcohol is cheaper than mercury |
| B. | alcohol is better conductor of heat |
| C. | alcohol has a very low freezing point |
| D. | alcohol can be coloured and its level seen easily |
| Answer» D. alcohol can be coloured and its level seen easily | |
| 16659. |
The sum of 55% of a number and 40% of the same number is 180.5. What is 80% of that number? |
| A. | 134 |
| B. | 152 |
| C. | 148 |
| D. | 166 |
| Answer» C. 148 | |
| 16660. |
The average of four consecutive odd numbers A, B, C and D is 54. What is the product of A and C? |
| A. | 2907 |
| B. | 2805 |
| C. | 2703 |
| D. | 2915 |
| Answer» C. 2703 | |
| 16661. |
The cost of four calculators and two stencils is 6,200 what is the cost of ten calculators and five stencils? |
| A. | 15,500 |
| B. | 14,875 |
| C. | 16,200 |
| D. | Cannot be determined |
| Answer» B. 14,875 | |
| 16662. |
The well known king of slave dynasty was |
| A. | Muhamad–bin–Tughlaq |
| B. | . Mahmud Lodi |
| C. | Balban |
| D. | Alaudhin |
| Answer» D. Alaudhin | |
| 16663. |
Find the average of the following set of scores: 214, 351, 109, 333, 752, 614, 456, 547 |
| A. | 482 |
| B. | 428 |
| C. | 444 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16664. |
A car covers a certain distance in three hours at the speed of 124 Km/hr. What is the average speed of a truck which travels a distance of 120 Km less than the car in the same time? |
| A. | 88 km/hr |
| B. | 84 km/hr |
| C. | 78 km/hr |
| D. | 73 km/hr |
| Answer» C. 78 km/hr | |
| 16665. |
A train past a railway station at a high speed. A boy standing on the edge of the platform is likely to |
| A. | fall towards the train |
| B. | remain unaffected |
| C. | fall away from the train |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. remain unaffected | |
| 16666. |
A football bounces when it falls on the ground because |
| A. | of the of elasticity |
| B. | it is made up of rubber |
| C. | it hollow |
| D. | it is very light and is able to overcome the resistance of air |
| Answer» B. it is made up of rubber | |
| 16667. |
The owner of an electronic store charges his customer 11% more than the cost price. If a customer paid Rs. 1,33,200 for an LED TV, what was the original price of the TV? |
| A. | 1,20,000 |
| B. | 1,14,500 |
| C. | 1,22,500 |
| D. | 1,18,000 |
| Answer» B. 1,14,500 | |
| 16668. |
The average age of a woman and her daughter is 19 years. The ratio of their ages is 16 : 3. What is the age of the daughter? |
| A. | 9 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 12 |
| Answer» C. 3 | |
| 16669. |
Which one of the following statements about an atom is not correct? |
| A. | Atoms are always neutral in nature. |
| B. | Atoms always combine to form molecules. |
| C. | Atoms are the basic units from which molecules and ions are formed. |
| D. | Atoms aggregate in large numbers to form the matter that we can see, feel and touch. |
| Answer» B. Atoms always combine to form molecules. | |
| 16670. |
The capital of the kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was |
| A. | Amristar |
| B. | Patiala |
| C. | Amrister |
| D. | Lahore |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16671. |
12 men alone can complete a piece of work in six days, whereas 10 men and 21 women take three days to complete the same piece of work. In how many days can 12 women alone complete the same piece of work? |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 9 |
| C. | 11 |
| D. | 8 |
| Answer» C. 11 | |
| 16672. |
A liquid is kept in a regular cylindrical vessel up to a certain height. If this vessel is replaced by another cylindrical vessel, having half the area of cross-section of the bottom, the pressure on the bottom will |
| A. | be reduced to one fourth the earlier pressure. |
| B. | remain same. |
| C. | be reduced to half the earlier pressure. |
| D. | be double the earlier pressure. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16673. |
Age of a fossil may be found out by determining the ratio of two isotopes of carbon. The isotopes are ? |
| A. | C - 12 and carbon |
| B. | C -12 and C - 13 |
| C. | C - 13 and C - 14 |
| D. | C - 12 and C - 14 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16674. |
Chanakya was known as |
| A. | Visakhadatta |
| B. | Vishnugupta |
| C. | Bhattasvamin |
| D. | Bhattasvamin |
| Answer» C. Bhattasvamin | |
| 16675. |
The first to start a joint stock company to trade with India were the |
| A. | Danish |
| B. | Portuguese |
| C. | Dutch |
| D. | French |
| Answer» D. French | |
| 16676. |
The musical instruments used by the Aryans was |
| A. | All the above |
| B. | The cymbal |
| C. | The Lute |
| D. | The Drum |
| Answer» B. The cymbal | |
| 16677. |
The elements of a group in the periodic table |
| A. | are isotopes. |
| B. | have similar chemical properties. |
| C. | consecutive atomic numbers |
| D. | are isobers. |
| Answer» C. consecutive atomic numbers | |
| 16678. |
Each business activity ........... employment to people who would otherwise be unemployed. |
| A. | finds |
| B. | taking |
| C. | creates |
| D. | provides |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16679. |
Which one of the following vitamins is necessary for blood clotting? |
| A. | Vitamin K |
| B. | Vitamin A |
| C. | Vitamin B |
| D. | Vitamin D |
| Answer» B. Vitamin A | |
| 16680. |
The unprecedented economic growth of china has ......... world wide attention. |
| A. | attracted |
| B. | proposed |
| C. | neither |
| D. | astonished |
| Answer» B. proposed | |
| 16681. |
The brain trust of Chandra Gupta Maurya was |
| A. | Kautilya |
| B. | Nandagopala |
| C. | Megasthanes |
| D. | Fahien |
| Answer» B. Nandagopala | |
| 16682. |
In the modern world, the ......... of change and scientific innovation is unusually rapid. |
| A. | supplies |
| B. | context |
| C. | pace |
| D. | fantasy |
| Answer» D. fantasy | |
| 16683. |
The Mughal Empire reached its zenith of expansion under |
| A. | Shahjehan |
| B. | Aurangazeb |
| C. | Humayun |
| D. | Akbar |
| Answer» C. Humayun | |
| 16684. |
The government is planning to set ..... family welfare centres for slums in cities. |
| A. | up |
| B. | with |
| C. | for |
| D. | in |
| Answer» B. with | |
| 16685. |
The best colour of sun umbrella will be |
| A. | black on top and red on inside. |
| B. | white on top and black on inside. |
| C. | black on top and white on inside. |
| D. | red on top and black on inside. |
| Answer» C. black on top and white on inside. | |
| 16686. |
Kanishka followed |
| A. | Buddhism |
| B. | Hinduism |
| C. | Sikhism |
| D. | Jainism |
| Answer» B. Hinduism | |
| 16687. |
Indian Napoleon was |
| A. | Chandra Gupta |
| B. | Skanda Gupta |
| C. | Samudra Gupta |
| D. | Chandra Gupta I |
| Answer» D. Chandra Gupta I | |
| 16688. |
Point P is 10m to the West of Point A. Point B is 2m to the South of Point P. Point Q is 6m to the East of Point B. Point C is 2m to the North of Point Q. Which of the following three points fall in a straight line? |
| A. | A,C,P |
| B. | B, C,P |
| C. | Q,C,A |
| D. | A,B,Q |
| Answer» B. B, C,P | |
| 16689. |
Panipat is modern |
| A. | Faridabad |
| B. | Sonepat |
| C. | Kurukshetra |
| D. | Delhi |
| Answer» D. Delhi | |
| 16690. |
Lake of atmosphere around the Moon is due to |
| A. | low escape velocity of air molecule and low gravitational attraction. |
| B. | low gravitational attraction only |
| C. | high escape velocity of air molecule and low gravitational attraction. |
| D. | high escape velocity of air molecule only |
| Answer» C. high escape velocity of air molecule and low gravitational attraction. | |
| 16691. |
Carbon dioxide is called a greenhouse gas because |
| A. | it emits visible radiation. |
| B. | its concentration remains always higher than other gases. |
| C. | it is used in photosynthesis. |
| D. | it absorbs infrared radiation. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16692. |
Two identical piano wires have same fundamental frequency when kept under the the same tension.What will happen if tension of one of the wires is slightly increased and both the wires are made to vibrate simultaneously? |
| A. | non-linear effects |
| B. | noise |
| C. | beats |
| D. | resonance |
| Answer» D. resonance | |
| 16693. |
How many such pairs of letter are there in the word PACKETS, each of which has as many letters between them in the word (in both forward and backward directions) as they have between them in the English alphabetical series? |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» C. 3 | |
| 16694. |
Which one of the following is a source of methane emission into the atmosphere? |
| A. | Mining |
| B. | Automobile exhaust fume |
| C. | Wetland |
| D. | Industrial chimney |
| Answer» D. Industrial chimney | |
| 16695. |
Each vowel of the word SAVOURY is changed to the next letter in the English alphabetical series and each consonant is changed to the previous letter in the English alphabetical series. If the new alphabets thus formed are arranged in alphabetical order (from left to right), which of the following will be fifth fromthe right? |
| A. | U |
| B. | R |
| C. | Q |
| D. | P |
| Answer» D. P | |
| 16696. |
Taj Mahal is on the banks of |
| A. | Cauvery |
| B. | Jamuna |
| C. | Ganges |
| D. | Tapti |
| Answer» C. Ganges | |
| 16697. |
Aryans lived in |
| A. | Gangetic Valley |
| B. | . Central India |
| C. | . South Indi |
| D. | Maharashtra |
| Answer» B. . Central India | |
| 16698. |
The atmosphere exerts enormous pressure on us. But we do not feel it because |
| A. | our blood exert a pressure slightly more than that of the atmosphere. |
| B. | we are used to it. |
| C. | our bones are very strong and withstand this pressure. |
| D. | the surface area of our head is very small. |
| Answer» B. we are used to it. | |
| 16699. |
An object weight maximum in |
| A. | vacuum |
| B. | hydrogen |
| C. | air |
| D. | water |
| Answer» B. hydrogen | |
| 16700. |
Which one of the following would a hydrogen balloon find easiest to lift. |
| A. | 1kg of loosely packed cotton. |
| B. | 1kg of copper. |
| C. | 1kg of water. |
| D. | All the same. |
| Answer» B. 1kg of copper. | |