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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. |
Vikramaditya, a king of Ujjain, started the Vikrama samvat in 58 BC in commemoration of his victory over |
| A. | Indo-Greeks |
| B. | Sakas |
| C. | Parthinas |
| D. | Kushanas |
| Answer» C. Parthinas | |
| 2. |
To which professions earlier leaders who struggled for freedom of India mainly belonged? |
| A. | Lawyers |
| B. | Teachers |
| C. | Journalists |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
The treaty of Mangalore was signed between |
| A. | the English East India Company and Haidar Ali |
| B. | the English East India Company and Tipu Sultan |
| C. | Haidar Ali and the Zamorin of Calicut |
| D. | the French East India Company and Tipu Sultan |
| Answer» C. Haidar Ali and the Zamorin of Calicut | |
| 4. |
To conquer and annex Peshawar and Punjab, Mahmud of Ghazni defeated |
| A. | Ghurids |
| B. | Arabs |
| C. | Karkotakas |
| D. | Hindushahis |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
Amnesty International has its headquarters at |
| A. | Berlin |
| B. | New York |
| C. | Washington |
| D. | London |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
Which was the first country to withdraw from CENTO? |
| A. | Iraq |
| B. | Afghanistan |
| C. | Turkey |
| D. | U.K. |
| Answer» B. Afghanistan | |
| 7. |
Which of the following is not a member of G-15? |
| A. | Pakistan |
| B. | Malaysia |
| C. | Indonesia |
| D. | India |
| Answer» B. Malaysia | |
| 8. |
First Indian to make a speech in Hindi before the UN General Assembly is |
| A. | Moraji Desai |
| B. | A.B. Vajpayee |
| C. | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| D. | Lal Krishna Advani |
| Answer» C. Lal Bahadur Shastri | |
| 9. |
Which of the following international organisations has started the scheme 'Partnership for Peace' for a group of nations? |
| A. | Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) |
| B. | Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP) |
| C. | North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) |
| D. | Organisations of African Unity (OAU) |
| Answer» D. Organisations of African Unity (OAU) | |
| 10. |
Which of the following is a cultural organisation? |
| A. | UNESCO |
| B. | ILO |
| C. | WHO |
| D. | FAO |
| Answer» B. ILO | |
| 11. |
Who was the first Indian to be President of UN General Assembly? |
| A. | Mrs. Vijay Lakshmi Pandit |
| B. | Ramesh Bhandari |
| C. | Natwar Singh |
| D. | Krishna Menon |
| Answer» B. Ramesh Bhandari | |
| 12. |
Kalchakra ceremony is associated with which of the following ceremonies? |
| A. | Hinduism |
| B. | Buddhism |
| C. | Jainism |
| D. | Islam |
| Answer» C. Jainism | |
| 13. |
What do we call a collection of two or more computers that are located within a limited distance of each other and that are connected to each other directly or indirectly? |
| A. | Inernet |
| B. | Interanet |
| C. | Local Area Network |
| D. | Wide Area Network |
| Answer» D. Wide Area Network | |
| 14. |
Which consists of two plates separated by a dielectric and can store a charge? |
| A. | Inductor |
| B. | Capacitor |
| C. | Transistor |
| D. | Relay |
| Answer» C. Transistor | |
| 15. |
The electromagnetic coils on the neck of the picture tube or tubes which pull the electron beam from side to side and up and down are called a...? |
| A. | Transformer |
| B. | Yoke |
| C. | Capacitor |
| D. | Diode |
| Answer» C. Capacitor | |
| 16. |
The transformer that develops the high voltage in a home television is commonly called a...? |
| A. | Tesla coil |
| B. | Flyback |
| C. | Yoke |
| D. | Van de Graaf |
| Answer» C. Yoke | |
| 17. |
In a color television set using a picture tube a high voltage is used to accelerate electron beams to light the screen. That voltage is about...? |
| A. | 500 volts |
| B. | 5 thousand volts |
| C. | 25 thousand volts |
| D. | 100 thousand volts |
| Answer» D. 100 thousand volts | |
| 18. |
'.TMP' extension refers usually to what kind of file? |
| A. | Compressed Archive file |
| B. | Image file |
| C. | Temporary file |
| D. | Audio file |
| Answer» D. Audio file | |
| 19. |
In the UK, what type of installation requires a fireman's switch? |
| A. | Neon Lighting |
| B. | High Pressure Sodium Lighting |
| C. | Water Features |
| D. | Hotel Rooms |
| Answer» B. High Pressure Sodium Lighting | |
| 20. |
After the first photons of light are produced, which process is responsible for amplification of the light? |
| A. | Blackbody radiation |
| B. | Stimulated emission |
| C. | Planck's radiation |
| D. | Einstein oscillation |
| Answer» C. Planck's radiation | |
| 21. |
Which is NOT an acceptable method of distributing small power outlets throughout an open plan office area? |
| A. | Power Poles |
| B. | Power Skirting |
| C. | Flush Floor Ducting |
| D. | Extension Cords |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
What do we call a network whose elements may be separated by some distance? It usually involves two or more small networks and dedicated high-speed telephone lines. |
| A. | URL (Universal Resource Locator) |
| B. | LAN (Local Area Network) |
| C. | WAN (Wide Area Network) |
| D. | World Wide Web |
| Answer» D. World Wide Web | |
| 23. |
'Global 500' awards are given for the outstanding achievement in which of the following fields? |
| A. | Campaign against AIDS |
| B. | Population control |
| C. | Protection of environment |
| D. | Elimination of illiteracy |
| Answer» D. Elimination of illiteracy | |
| 24. |
Manav Seva Award has been instituted in the memory of |
| A. | Rajiv Gandhi |
| B. | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
| C. | Indira Gandhi |
| D. | Acharya |
| Answer» B. Dr. Rajendra Prasad | |
| 25. |
Who among the following got the 'Bharat Ratna' award, before becoming the President of India? |
| A. | R. Venkatramanan |
| B. | Dr. Zakir Hussain |
| C. | V. V. Giri |
| D. | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
| Answer» C. V. V. Giri | |
| 26. |
The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award is given by which of the following organisations? |
| A. | Council for Scientific and industrial research |
| B. | Indian Council for Agricultural Research |
| C. | Indian National Science Academy |
| D. | ISRO |
| Answer» B. Indian Council for Agricultural Research | |
| 27. |
In 1901, Nobel Prize was not given for |
| A. | Chemistry |
| B. | Physics |
| C. | Economics |
| D. | Peace |
| Answer» D. Peace | |
| 28. |
Which of the following dams has generations of power more than irrigation as its main purpose? |
| A. | Gandhi Sagar |
| B. | Hirakud |
| C. | Periyar |
| D. | Tungabhadra |
| Answer» B. Hirakud | |
| 29. |
Which of the following important rivers of India does not originate from the Western Ghats? |
| A. | Cauvery |
| B. | Godavari |
| C. | Krishna |
| D. | Mahanadi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
The originating in the Himalayan mountain complex consists of how many distinct drainage systems of the Indian Subcontinent? |
| A. | Two |
| B. | Three |
| C. | Four |
| D. | Five |
| Answer» C. Four | |
| 31. |
The watershed between India and Myanmar is formed by |
| A. | the Naga hills |
| B. | the Garo hills |
| C. | Khasi hills |
| D. | the Jaintia hills |
| Answer» B. the Garo hills | |
| 32. |
Which of the following crops needs maximum water per hectare? |
| A. | Barley |
| B. | Maize |
| C. | Sugarcane |
| D. | Wheat |
| Answer» D. Wheat | |
| 33. |
The oldest mountains in India are |
| A. | Aravalis |
| B. | Vindhyas |
| C. | Satpuras |
| D. | Nilgiri hills |
| Answer» B. Vindhyas | |
| 34. |
Which of the following drainage systems fall into Bay of Bengal? |
| A. | Ganga, Brahmaputra and Godavari |
| B. | Mahanadi, Krishna and Cauvery |
| C. | Luni, Narnada and Tapti |
| D. | Both (a) and (b) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
The mountain building in Himalayas began |
| A. | about 45 million years ago |
| B. | when the continental plates of India and Eurasia converged on each other |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 36. |
Unlike other parts of the Indian Coast, fishing industry has not developed along the Saurashtra coast because |
| A. | there are few indentions suitable for fishing |
| B. | of overwhelming dependence on agriculture and animal husbandary |
| C. | the sea water is relatively more saline |
| D. | of industrial development leading to widespread pollution of coastal area |
| Answer» C. the sea water is relatively more saline | |
| 37. |
Which of the following events took place in the Cenozoic era? |
| A. | Formation of the rockies, India collides with Asia and the formation of the Himalayas and the Alps |
| B. | Formation of the Appalachians and central European mountains |
| C. | Splitting of India from Antarctic |
| D. | Breaking up of Pangaea |
| Answer» B. Formation of the Appalachians and central European mountains | |
| 38. |
The oldest oil field in India is the ____ field, in ____ |
| A. | Anleshwar, Gujarat |
| B. | Bombay High, Maharashtra |
| C. | Nawagam, Gujarat |
| D. | Digboi, Assam |
| Answer» E. | |
| 39. |
The south-west monsoon contributes ____ of the total rain in India. |
| A. | 86% |
| B. | 50% |
| C. | 22% |
| D. | 100% |
| Answer» B. 50% | |
| 40. |
Which of the following union territories of India has the highest density of population per sq km? |
| A. | Pondicherry |
| B. | Lakshadweep |
| C. | Delhi |
| D. | Chandigarh |
| Answer» D. Chandigarh | |
| 41. |
The oldest rocks in India are reported from |
| A. | Dharwar region, Karnataka |
| B. | Aravalli range, Rajasthan |
| C. | Vindhyan range, Madhya Pradesh |
| D. | Siwalik range, Punjab |
| Answer» B. Aravalli range, Rajasthan | |
| 42. |
Which of the following groups of states has the largest deposits of iron ore? |
| A. | Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka |
| B. | Bihar and Orissa |
| C. | Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra |
| D. | West Bengal and Assam |
| Answer» C. Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra | |
| 43. |
The number of major languages, recognized in the Indian Union as official language, are |
| A. | 15 |
| B. | 22 |
| C. | 12 |
| D. | 9 |
| Answer» C. 12 | |
| 44. |
Which of the following food grain crops occupies the largest part of the cropped area in India? |
| A. | Barley and maize |
| B. | Jowar and bajra |
| C. | Rice |
| D. | Wheat |
| Answer» D. Wheat | |
| 45. |
The northern boundary of the peninsular plateau of Indian runs parallel to the Ganga and the Yamuna from Rajmahal hills to a point near |
| A. | Allahabad |
| B. | Delhi |
| C. | Gwalior |
| D. | Jaipur |
| Answer» C. Gwalior | |
| 46. |
The highest mountains in Africa, which is not part of any mountains chain, is |
| A. | Mt. Aconcagua |
| B. | Mt. Kilimanjaro |
| C. | Mt. Kosciuszko |
| D. | Mont Blanc |
| Answer» C. Mt. Kosciuszko | |
| 47. |
The octane number of zero is assigned to |
| A. | 2-methyl octane |
| B. | n-heptane |
| C. | iso-octane |
| D. | 3-methyl octane |
| Answer» C. iso-octane | |
| 48. |
The greatest variety of animal and plant species is fund in |
| A. | temperate grasslands |
| B. | tropical moist forests |
| C. | tundra regions |
| D. | in hot deserts |
| Answer» C. tundra regions | |
| 49. |
The layer of the earth, immediately below the crust, is called |
| A. | outer core |
| B. | inner core |
| C. | inner mantle |
| D. | outer mantle |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
The islands of Seychelles are located in the |
| A. | Arctic Ocean |
| B. | Atlantic Ocean |
| C. | Indian Ocean |
| D. | Pacific Ocean |
| Answer» D. Pacific Ocean | |