1. The process of improving the quality of rubber by heating it with sulphur is called

vulcanization

acceleration

sulphonation

galvanization

2. Which source has been particularly fruitful in finding novel anti-tumour agents such as bryostatins and dolostatins?

Marine sources

Animals

Venoms and toxins

Combinatorial chemistry

3. The pollutant responsible for ozone holes is

CO2

SO2

CO

CFC

4. One of the best solutions to get rid of non-biodegradable wastes is

burning

dumping

burying

recycling

5. Vermi composting is done by

fungus

bacteria

worms

animals

6. If waste materials contaminate the source of drinking water, which of the following diseases will spread?

Scurvy

Typhoid

Malaria

Anaemia

7. India exports power to

Bangladesh

Myanmar

Pakistan

Bhutan

8. The alkaloid naturally found in coffee, cocoa and cola nut is

cocaine

morphine

tannin

caffeine

9. The metal used for making aircrafts and rickets is

lead

aluminium

nickel

copper

10. The first woman President of Indian National Congress was

Kamala Devi Chattopadhyaya

Sarojini Naidu

Annie Besant

Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

11. Which state is the largest producer of pulses in India?

Bihar

Rajasthan

Madhya Pradesh

Maharashtra

12. In India, woman had never been a Chief Minister in the State of

Tamil Nadu

Rajasthan

Uttar Pradesh

Maharashtra

13. Which of the following is not a noble gas?

Hydrogen

Helium

Neon

Argon

14. Sunda Trench is in

Indian Ocean

Pacific Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

Gulf of Mexico

15. Which of the following is an organic rock?

Marble

Coal

Granite

Slate

16. Who among the following has written the famous book 'Malgudi

V S Naipaul

Deepak Chopra

Rabindranath Tagore

R K Narayan

17. British Crown assumed sovereignty over India from the East India Company in the year

1857

1858

1859

1860

18. Which vein brings heart?

Renal Vein

Pulmonary Vein

Vena Cava

Hepatic Vein

19. Over short period, when income rises, average propensity to consume usually

rises

falls

remains constant

fluctuates

20. Average propensity to consume is defined as

Aggregate consumption Total population


Aggregate income Aggregate consumption

Change in consumption Change in income

Aggregate consumption +Aggregate income

21. In short run, if a competitive firm incurs losses, it will

stop production

continue to produce as long as it can cover its variable costs

raise price of its product

go for advertising campaign

22. Which one of the following is the specific feature of the single member constituency system?

The system is economical for representatives

Gerrymandering is not possible in this system

It secures a stable majority in the legislature

The candidate has to spend less on electioneering


23. Which of the following relations always holds true?

Income Consumption Investment

Income Consumption Saving

Saving Investment

Income Consumption Saving Investment

24. The Keynesian consumption function shows a relation between

aggregate consumption and total population

aggregate consumption and general price level

aggregate consumption and aggregate income

aggregate consumption and interest rate

25. Who has called the Prime Minister primus inter pares (first among equals)?

Morely

Harcourt

Laski

Lowell

26. 'There are no politics devoid of religion' is stated by

Nehru

Gandhi

Vinoba Bhave

Jaya Prakash Narayan

27. In which Rock Edict Ashoka mentions about the casualities of Kalinga war and declares the renunciation of war?

Maski Edict

Rock Edict XIII

Rock Edict XI

Rock Edict X

28. Akbar held his religious discussion in

Jodhabai's Palace

Panch Mahal

Ibadat Khana

Buland Darwaza

29. Who succeeded Guru Nanak?

Guru Angad

Guru Ramdas

Guru Arjan

Guru Hargobind

30. The earliest settlements of Aryan tribes were at

Uttar Pradesh

Bengal

Sapta Sindhu

Delhi

31. Who said, "Adolf Hitler is Germany and Germany is Adolf Hitler. He, who pledges himself to Hitler pledges himself to Germany?"

R Hess

Mussolini

Hitler

Communist International

32. Who speaks of Cabinet system as "the steering wheel of the ship of State"?

Lowell

Muir

Marriot

Bagehot

33. Spot the odd item in the following.

Basalt

Ruby

Emerald

Sapphire

34. What is farming along with animal husbandry called?

Mixed farming

Mixed agriculture

Dairy farming

Truck farming

35. Hydraulic action is a type of erosion caused by

running water

wind

glacier

None of these

36. Which of the following is the newest geological era?

Permian

Triassic

Cretaceous

Jurassic

37. The plant from which cocoa and chocolate are obtained is a

herb

shrub

small tree

very big tree

38. The biggest single-celled organism is

Yeast

Acetabularia

Acetobacter

Amoeba

39. Crescograph was invented by

S N Bose

PC Roy

J C Bose

PC Mahalanobis

40. Foramen Magnum is an aperture found in the

ear

lung

girdle

skull

41. Who betrayed Siraj-ud-Daula in the Battle of Plassey in 1757?

Hyder Ali

Mir Qasim

Mir Jaffar

Nawab of Awadh

42. Kelp is

sulphide mineral of iron

partially decomposed vegetation

sea weed rich in iodine content

an aluminium silicate mineral

43. The colours of stars depend on their

temperature

distance

radius

atmospheric pressure

44. Light from the Sun reaches us in nearly

8 min

2 min

6 min

4 min

45. Radar is used to

locate sub-merged sub-marines

receive signal from radio receivers

detect and locate distant objects

locate geostationary satellites

46. Optical fibre works on the principle of

refraction

scattering

interference

total internal reflection

47. Which application in Microsoft Office is feasible for preparing presentations?

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Power Point

Microsoft Publishers

48. The language which was used to build Internet Pages in the beginning of Internet Technology is

XML

HTML

DHTML

ASP

49. Name the branch of Zoology that deals with the scientific study of animal behaviour.

Ecology

Physiology

Ethology

Anatomy

50. 'Barr body' is found in

Sperm

Sterol cells

female somatic cells

male somatic cells

Answer Key

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