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| 54201. |
The hot, dry wind on the east or leeward side of the Rocky mountains (North America) is called |
| A. | the Chinook |
| B. | the Sirocco |
| C. | the Harmattan |
| D. | the Loo |
| Answer» B. the Sirocco | |
| 54202. |
The languages used in China is |
| A. | Chinese, English |
| B. | Chinese, Arabic |
| C. | Chinese, French |
| D. | Chinese, Korean |
| Answer» B. Chinese, Arabic | |
| 54203. |
The islands with coral covered surfaces in Bay of Bengal are |
| A. | Andaman islands |
| B. | Nicobar islands |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. both (a) and (b) | |
| 54204. |
The landforms that are influences by several process namely, weathering, erosion, deposition are known as |
| A. | polygenetic landforms |
| B. | structural landforms |
| C. | polycyclic landforms |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. structural landforms | |
| 54205. |
The Ice age ended about ____ years ago. |
| A. | 140 |
| B. | 1,400 |
| C. | 14,000 |
| D. | 140,000 |
| Answer» D. 140,000 | |
| 54206. |
The island state of Australia is |
| A. | Victoria |
| B. | Queensland |
| C. | Tasmania |
| D. | New South Wales |
| Answer» D. New South Wales | |
| 54207. |
The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the plane of |
| A. | axis of earth |
| B. | north pole |
| C. | south pole |
| D. | equator |
| Answer» E. | |
| 54208. |
The highest mountains on earth namely Mount Everest, K2, Kanchenjanga are located in |
| A. | the greater Himalayas |
| B. | the Lesser Himalayas |
| C. | the outer Himalayas |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. the Lesser Himalayas | |
| 54209. |
The heavy day soils that show significant expansion and contraction due to the presence or absence of moisture is called |
| A. | aridsols |
| B. | vertisols |
| C. | histosols |
| D. | andisols |
| Answer» C. histosols | |
| 54210. |
The Himalayan mountain system belongs to which of the following? |
| A. | Volcanic mountains |
| B. | Residual mountains |
| C. | Block mountains |
| D. | Fold mountains |
| Answer» E. | |
| 54211. |
The heat required to raise the temperature of body by 1 K is called |
| A. | specific heat |
| B. | thermal capacity |
| C. | water equivalent |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. water equivalent | |
| 54212. |
On which of the following plants did Gregor Mendal perform his classical experiment? |
| A. | Gram |
| B. | Maize |
| C. | Pea |
| D. | Wheat |
| Answer» D. Wheat | |
| 54213. |
Photosynthesis is a process |
| A. | reductive and exergonic |
| B. | reductive and catabolic |
| C. | reductive, endergonic and catabolic |
| D. | reductive, endergonic and anabolic |
| Answer» E. | |
| 54214. |
Radical vascular bundles are those in which |
| A. | xylem is surrounded by phloem |
| B. | phloem is surrounded by xylem |
| C. | xylem and phloem occur on the same radius |
| D. | xylem and phloem occur on the different radii |
| Answer» E. | |
| 54215. |
Monotremes are unique mammals because they |
| A. | posses hair |
| B. | give birth to live young |
| C. | secret milk in a pouch |
| D. | lay eggs |
| Answer» E. | |
| 54216. |
Plants growing on sand are called as |
| A. | chasmophytes |
| B. | oxylophytes |
| C. | lithophytes |
| D. | psammophytes |
| Answer» E. | |
| 54217. |
Ramapithecus and Cro-Magnon man are considered |
| A. | ancestors of modern man |
| B. | ancestors of monkey |
| C. | ancestors of lion |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. ancestors of monkey | |
| 54218. |
Our skin, when exposed to excess sunlight, becomes dark. This is because our skin pigments called |
| A. | flavoxanthin |
| B. | melanin |
| C. | carotene |
| D. | Xanthophyll |
| Answer» C. carotene | |
| 54219. |
Prothrombin which helps in clotting of blood is released by |
| A. | lymphocytes |
| B. | erythrocytes |
| C. | monocytes |
| D. | blood platelets |
| Answer» E. | |
| 54220. |
Potato is a modified form (outgrowth) of |
| A. | root |
| B. | stem |
| C. | fruit |
| D. | leaf |
| Answer» C. fruit | |
| 54221. |
Of the following taxonomic categories which is the most inclusive (i.e. is the highest in hierarchy)? |
| A. | Order |
| B. | Subspecies |
| C. | Class |
| D. | Genus |
| Answer» D. Genus | |
| 54222. |
The main chemical constituent of clay is |
| A. | silicon oxide |
| B. | aluminium borosilicate |
| C. | zeolites |
| D. | aluminium silicate |
| Answer» E. | |
| 54223. |
The major constituent of air is |
| A. | nitrogen |
| B. | carbon dioxide |
| C. | oxygen |
| D. | hydrogen |
| Answer» B. carbon dioxide | |
| 54224. |
The ionisation energy of hydrogen atom in the ground state is x KJ. The energy required for an electron to jump from 2nd orbit to 3rd orbit is |
| A. | 5x/36 |
| B. | 5x |
| C. | 7.2 x |
| D. | x/6 |
| Answer» B. 5x | |
| 54225. |
The high reactivity of fluorine is due to |
| A. | its high electro negativity |
| B. | small size of fluorine atom |
| C. | availability of d-orbitals |
| D. | strong F - F bond |
| Answer» B. small size of fluorine atom | |
| 54226. |
Radio telescopes are better than optical telescopes because |
| A. | they can detect faint galaxies which no optical telescope can |
| B. | they can work even in cloudy conditions |
| C. | they can work during the day and night |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 54227. |
Of the four locations mentioned below the highest inside temperature will be attained in the pressure cooker operated with the pressure valve open |
| A. | at sea level |
| B. | at the top of Mt. Everest |
| C. | at a place in a valley below sea level |
| D. | in an aeroplane flying at a height of 10,000 m with inside pressure maintained at the sea level |
| Answer» D. in an aeroplane flying at a height of 10,000 m with inside pressure maintained at the sea level | |
| 54228. |
Intensity of sound at a point is ____ its distance from the source. |
| A. | directly proportional to |
| B. | inversely proportional to |
| C. | directly proportional to square of |
| D. | inversely proportional to square of |
| Answer» E. | |
| 54229. |
Railway tracks are banked on curves |
| A. | necessary centrifugal force may be obtained from the horizontal component weight of the train |
| B. | to avoid frictional force between the tracks and wheels |
| C. | necessary centripetal force may be obtained from the horizontal component of the weight of the train |
| D. | the train may not fly off in the opposite direction |
| Answer» D. the train may not fly off in the opposite direction | |
| 54230. |
Light travels at the fastest speed in |
| A. | glass |
| B. | water |
| C. | hydrogen |
| D. | vacuum |
| Answer» E. | |
| 54231. |
One thousand microns is equal to |
| A. | 10-3m |
| B. | 10-6m |
| C. | 10-9m |
| D. | 10-12m |
| Answer» B. 10-6m | |
| 54232. |
Sound travels with a different speed in media. In what order does the velocity of sound increase in these media? |
| A. | Water, iron and air |
| B. | Iron, air and water |
| C. | Air, water and iron |
| D. | Iron, water and air |
| Answer» D. Iron, water and air | |
| 54233. |
Inside an aeroplane, flying at a high altitude, |
| A. | the pressure is the same as that outside |
| B. | normal atmospheric pressure is maintained by the use of air pumps |
| C. | the pressure inside is less than the pressure outside |
| D. | normal humidity and partial vacuum are maintained |
| Answer» C. the pressure inside is less than the pressure outside | |
| 54234. |
Stars twinkle because |
| A. | the intensity of light emitted by them changes with time |
| B. | the distance of the stars from the earth changes with time |
| C. | the refractive index of the different layers of the earth's atmosphere changes continuously, consequently the position of the image of a start changes with time |
| D. | the light from the star is scattered by the dust particles and air molecules in the earth's atmosphere |
| Answer» D. the light from the star is scattered by the dust particles and air molecules in the earth's atmosphere | |
| 54235. |
Moment of inertia is |
| A. | vector |
| B. | scalar |
| C. | phasor |
| D. | tensor |
| Answer» E. | |
| 54236. |
On a clean glass plate a drop of water spreads to form a thin layer whereas a drop of mercury remains almost spherical because |
| A. | mercury is a metal |
| B. | density of mercury is greater than that of water |
| C. | cohesion of mercury is greater than its adhesion with glass |
| D. | cohesion of water is greater than its adhesion with glass |
| Answer» D. cohesion of water is greater than its adhesion with glass | |
| 54237. |
It takes much longer to cook food in the hills than in the plains, because |
| A. | in the hills the atmospheric pressure is lower than that in the plains and therefore water boils at a temperature lower than 100oC causing an increase in cooking time |
| B. | due to low atmospheric pressure on the hills, the water boils at a temperature higher than 100oC and therefore water takes longer to boil |
| C. | in the hills the atmospheric density is low and therefore a lot of heat is lost to the atmosphere |
| D. | in the hills the humidity is high and therefore a lot of heat is absorbed by the atmosphere leaving very little heat for cooking |
| Answer» B. due to low atmospheric pressure on the hills, the water boils at a temperature higher than 100oC and therefore water takes longer to boil | |
| 54238. |
Suitable impurities are added to a semiconductor depending on its use. This is done in order to |
| A. | increase its life |
| B. | enable it to withstand higher voltages |
| C. | increase its electrical conductivity |
| D. | increase its electrical resistivity |
| Answer» D. increase its electrical resistivity | |
| 54239. |
The Asian Games were held in Delhi for the first time in...? |
| A. | 1951 |
| B. | 1963 |
| C. | 1971 |
| D. | 1982 |
| Answer» B. 1963 | |
| 54240. |
India reached the final of the Davis Cup for the first time in...? |
| A. | 1964 |
| B. | 1966 |
| C. | 1970 |
| D. | 1974 |
| Answer» C. 1970 | |
| 54241. |
How many times did Geet Sethi win the lBSF World Billiards title? |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» C. 4 | |
| 54242. |
India won its first Olympic hockey gold in...? |
| A. | 1928 |
| B. | 1932 |
| C. | 1936 |
| D. | 1948 |
| Answer» B. 1932 | |
| 54243. |
Ricky Ponting is also known as what? |
| A. | The Rickster |
| B. | Ponts |
| C. | Ponter |
| D. | Punter |
| Answer» E. | |
| 54244. |
Which two counties did Anil Kumble play for? |
| A. | Nottinghamshire & Lancashire |
| B. | Nottinghamshire & Leicestershire |
| C. | Northamptonshire & Leicestershire |
| D. | Northamptonshire & Lancashire |
| Answer» D. Northamptonshire & Lancashire | |
| 54245. |
The first hang gliders to be flown were flown in...? |
| A. | 1600s |
| B. | 1700s |
| C. | 1800s |
| D. | 1900s |
| Answer» D. 1900s | |
| 54246. |
In the match between India and Pakistan at Jaipur on 02-10-1983, Which new rule was introduced? |
| A. | Limit of overs was reduced to 50 overs |
| B. | The rule of field restriction was taken. |
| C. | Over throw runs were batsman's score |
| D. | No-balls & wides were debited to bowlers analysis |
| Answer» E. | |
| 54247. |
Who did Stone Cold Steve Austin wrestle at the 1998 edition of "Over the Edge"? |
| A. | Cactus Jack |
| B. | Mankind |
| C. | Dude Love |
| D. | Mick Foley |
| Answer» D. Mick Foley | |
| 54248. |
When was Amateur Athletics Federation of India established? |
| A. | 1936 |
| B. | 1946 |
| C. | 1956 |
| D. | 1966 |
| Answer» C. 1956 | |
| 54249. |
National Police Academy is located at |
| A. | Bangalore |
| B. | Hyderabad |
| C. | Abu Road |
| D. | Dehradun |
| Answer» C. Abu Road | |
| 54250. |
'Kandla' is situated on the Gulf of Kachh is well known for which of the following? |
| A. | Export Processing Zone |
| B. | Centre for Marine Food products |
| C. | Cutting and Polishing of diamonds |
| D. | Ship breaking industry |
| Answer» B. Centre for Marine Food products | |