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| 53151. |
Cape Agulhas makes the dividing point between which of the two oceans? |
| A. | Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean |
| B. | Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean |
| C. | Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean |
| D. | Arctic Ocean and Atlantic Ocean |
| Answer» D. Arctic Ocean and Atlantic Ocean | |
| 53152. |
Which of the following is the narrowest strait of the world ? |
| A. | Strait of Tartar |
| B. | Bab-el-Mandeb |
| C. | Strait of Dardenelles |
| D. | Foveaux Strait |
| Answer» B. Bab-el-Mandeb | |
| 53153. |
Falkland Island is a disputed territory between : |
| A. | Chile and Equador |
| B. | West Indies and Spain |
| C. | Uruguay and France |
| D. | Argentina and UK |
| Answer» E. | |
| 53154. |
The only two landlocked countries of South American continent are : |
| A. | Bolivia and Paraguay |
| B. | Ecuador and Parana |
| C. | Columbia and Paraguay |
| D. | Surinam and Guyana |
| Answer» B. Ecuador and Parana | |
| 53155. |
‘Oxus’ is the ancient name of which of the following rivers? |
| A. | Tigris |
| B. | Euphrates |
| C. | Amu Darya |
| D. | Syr Darya |
| Answer» D. Syr Darya | |
| 53156. |
‘Samarqand’ was invaded and destroyed by Alexander in 329 B.C. and Chengiz Khan in 1221 A.D. It is one of the important cultural and industrial city of Central Asia which is located in : |
| A. | Afghanistan |
| B. | Turkmenistan |
| C. | Uzbekistan |
| D. | Iran |
| Answer» D. Iran | |
| 53157. |
Which of the following mountain ranges form the longest mountain chain in the world? |
| A. | The Great Dividing Range of Australia |
| B. | The Rockies of North America |
| C. | The Andes of South America |
| D. | The Transantarctic Range |
| Answer» C. The Andes of South America | |
| 53158. |
Pemba’ and ‘Zanzibar’ Islands of Africa are famous for the cultivation and export of: |
| A. | Cloves |
| B. | Sugarcane |
| C. | Tobacco |
| D. | Coffee |
| Answer» B. Sugarcane | |
| 53159. |
Laterite soils’ are formed due which of the following actions? |
| A. | Leaching |
| B. | Erosion |
| C. | Deposition of fertile riverine silt |
| D. | Mechanical Weathering of Igneous Rocks |
| Answer» B. Erosion | |
| 53160. |
Which of the following places of the world is known for ‘Guano’, a uniquely-produced natural fertilizer which has a high concentration of nitrates? |
| A. | Tierra del Feugo |
| B. | Atacama desert |
| C. | Minas Gerais of Brazil |
| D. | Coastal headlands and Islands of Peru |
| Answer» E. | |
| 53161. |
Which of the following countries are separated by the Strait of Gibraltar? |
| A. | Portugal and Morocco |
| B. | Algeria and Spain |
| C. | Morroco and Spain |
| D. | Algeria and Portugal |
| Answer» D. Algeria and Portugal | |
| 53162. |
The “Helmand Province” of Afghanistan is famous for cultivation of __: |
| A. | Tobacco |
| B. | Opium |
| C. | wheat |
| D. | Cotton |
| Answer» C. wheat | |
| 53163. |
The cities of ‘Hiroshima’ and ‘Nagasaki’ are located on which among the following Islands of Japanese Archipelago? |
| A. | Honshu and Kyushu respectively |
| B. | Honshu and Shikoku respectively |
| C. | Hokkaido and Kyushu respectively |
| D. | Kyushu and Shikoku respectively |
| Answer» B. Honshu and Shikoku respectively | |
| 53164. |
The “Ninety East Ridge” is a submarine volcanic ridge located in __? |
| A. | Pacific Ocean |
| B. | Atlantic Ocean |
| C. | Indian Ocean |
| D. | Arctic Ocean |
| Answer» D. Arctic Ocean | |
| 53165. |
.MOV extension refers usually to what kind of file? |
| A. | Image file |
| B. | Animation/movie file |
| C. | Audio file |
| D. | MS Office document |
| Answer» C. Audio file | |
| 53166. |
The type of glass used in making lenses and prisms is |
| A. | jena glass |
| B. | soft glass |
| C. | pyrex glass |
| D. | flint glass |
| Answer» E. | |
| 53167. |
Gypsum is added to cement clinker to |
| A. | increase the tensile strength of cement |
| B. | decrease the rate of setting of cement |
| C. | facilitate the formation of colloidal gel |
| D. | bind the particles of calcium silicate |
| Answer» C. facilitate the formation of colloidal gel | |
| 53168. |
Paper is manufactured by |
| A. | Wood and resin |
| B. | Wood, sodium and bleaching powder |
| C. | Wood, calcium, hydrogen sulphite and resin |
| D. | Wood and bleaching powder |
| Answer» D. Wood and bleaching powder | |
| 53169. |
Deep blue colour is imparted to glass by the presence of |
| A. | cupric oxide |
| B. | nickel oxide |
| C. | cobalt oxide |
| D. | iron oxide |
| Answer» D. iron oxide | |
| 53170. |
In vulcanisation, natural rubber is heated with |
| A. | Carbon |
| B. | Silicon |
| C. | Sulphur |
| D. | Phosphorous |
| Answer» D. Phosphorous | |
| 53171. |
How does common salt help in separating soap from the solution after saponification? |
| A. | By decreasing density of Soap |
| B. | By decreasing solubility of Soap |
| C. | By increasing density of Soap |
| D. | By increasing solubility of Soap |
| Answer» C. By increasing density of Soap | |
| 53172. |
Optic fibres are mainly used for which of the following? |
| A. | Musical instruments |
| B. | Food industry |
| C. | Weaving |
| D. | Communication |
| Answer» E. | |
| 53173. |
Wood is the main raw material for the manufacture of |
| A. | paint |
| B. | paper |
| C. | ink |
| D. | gun powder |
| Answer» C. ink | |
| 53174. |
Detergents used for cleaning clothes and utensils contain? |
| A. | bicarbonates |
| B. | bismuthates |
| C. | sulphonates |
| D. | nitrates |
| Answer» D. nitrates | |
| 53175. |
Which of the following is used for removing air bubbles from glass during its manufacture? |
| A. | Arsenous oxide |
| B. | Potassium carbonate |
| C. | Soda ash |
| D. | Feldspar |
| Answer» B. Potassium carbonate | |
| 53176. |
Epoxy resins are used as |
| A. | detergents |
| B. | insecticides |
| C. | adhesives |
| D. | moth repellents |
| Answer» D. moth repellents | |
| 53177. |
Which of the following is commonly called a 'polyamide'? |
| A. | Terylene |
| B. | Nylon |
| C. | Rayon |
| D. | Orlon |
| Answer» C. Rayon | |
| 53178. |
OS computer abbreviation usually means ? |
| A. | Order of Significance |
| B. | Open Software |
| C. | Operating System |
| D. | Optical Sensor |
| Answer» D. Optical Sensor | |
| 53179. |
Which is/are the important raw material(s) required in cement industry? |
| A. | Gypsum and Clay |
| B. | Clay |
| C. | Limestone and Clay |
| D. | Limestone |
| Answer» D. Limestone | |
| 53180. |
How many colours the sunlight spectrum has? |
| A. | Three |
| B. | Seven |
| C. | Four |
| D. | Five |
| Answer» C. Four | |
| 53181. |
Which of the following rays are more penetrating? |
| A. | Beta rays |
| B. | Alpha rays |
| C. | Gamma rays |
| D. | X-rays |
| Answer» D. X-rays | |
| 53182. |
According to Avogadro's Hypothesis, the smallest particle of an element or a compound, that can exist independently, is called ____ . |
| A. | a molecule |
| B. | a cation |
| C. | an anion |
| D. | an atom |
| Answer» B. a cation | |
| 53183. |
'No two electrons in an atom can have the same set of four quantum numbers' is |
| A. | Newton's law |
| B. | Bohr's law |
| C. | Aufbau principle |
| D. | Pauli's exclusion principle |
| Answer» E. | |
| 53184. |
In an atomic nucleus, neutrons and protons are held together by |
| A. | gravitational forces |
| B. | exchange forces |
| C. | coulombic forces |
| D. | magnetic forces |
| Answer» C. coulombic forces | |
| 53185. |
The dark lines in the solar spectrum are due to |
| A. | absorption of corresponding wavelengths by the outer layers of the sun |
| B. | destructive interference between waves of certain definite wavelengths |
| C. | absorption of corresponding wavelengths by the prism used in the photograph |
| D. | absence of corresponding wavelengths from the light emitted by the core of the sun |
| Answer» B. destructive interference between waves of certain definite wavelengths | |
| 53186. |
What is part of a database that holds only one type of information? |
| A. | Report |
| B. | Field |
| C. | Record |
| D. | File |
| Answer» C. Record | |
| 53187. |
The age of most ancient geological formations is estimated by |
| A. | Ra - Si method |
| B. | Potassium - argon method |
| C. | C14 method |
| D. | Uranium - lead method |
| Answer» E. | |
| 53188. |
The isotope of uranium capable of sustaining chain reaction is |
| A. | U-235 |
| B. | U-245 |
| C. | U-239 |
| D. | U-238 |
| Answer» B. U-245 | |
| 53189. |
Which of the following has a least penetrating power? |
| A. | All have same penetrating power |
| B. | Beta Particles |
| C. | Alpha particles |
| D. | Gamma rays |
| Answer» D. Gamma rays | |
| 53190. |
What is the wavelength of visible spectrum? |
| A. | 8500 - 9800 angstrom |
| B. | 7800 - 8000 angstrom |
| C. | 3900 - 7600 angstrom |
| D. | 1300 - 3000 angstrom |
| Answer» D. 1300 - 3000 angstrom | |
| 53191. |
Which radioactive pollutant has recently drawn to public, due to its occurrence in the building material? |
| A. | Thorium |
| B. | Radium |
| C. | Plutonium |
| D. | Radan |
| Answer» B. Radium | |
| 53192. |
Mesons are found in |
| A. | Laser beam |
| B. | X-rays |
| C. | Gamma rays |
| D. | Cosmic rays |
| Answer» E. | |
| 53193. |
The wavelength of X-rays is of the order of |
| A. | 10 micron |
| B. | 1 angstrom |
| C. | 1 cm |
| D. | 1 m |
| Answer» C. 1 cm | |
| 53194. |
Isotopes are separated by |
| A. | crystallisation |
| B. | sublimation |
| C. | distillation |
| D. | filtration |
| Answer» D. filtration | |
| 53195. |
Which of the following is used as a moderator in nuclear reactor? |
| A. | Thorium |
| B. | Graphite |
| C. | Radium |
| D. | Ordinary water |
| Answer» C. Radium | |
| 53196. |
Knot is a unit of speed of which of the following? |
| A. | Aeroplane |
| B. | Light waves |
| C. | Ship |
| D. | Sound waves |
| Answer» D. Sound waves | |
| 53197. |
Which among the following is a positively charged particle emitted by a radioactive element? |
| A. | Beta ray |
| B. | Alpha ray |
| C. | Cathode ray |
| D. | Gamma ray |
| Answer» C. Cathode ray | |
| 53198. |
Nautical mile is a unit of distance used in |
| A. | navigation |
| B. | road mile |
| C. | astronomy |
| D. | measuring the boundaries of a nation |
| Answer» B. road mile | |
| 53199. |
A chronometer measures |
| A. | colour contrast |
| B. | sound waves |
| C. | time |
| D. | water waves |
| Answer» D. water waves | |
| 53200. |
Electric current is measure by |
| A. | commutator |
| B. | anemometer |
| C. | ammeter |
| D. | voltmeter |
| Answer» D. voltmeter | |