1.


’Red Data Book’ provides an account of


a

Endangered plants and animals

b

Extinct animals only

c

Endangered plants only

d

Fossil plants


2.

Which of the following property of sound is affected by change in air temperature


a

Intensity

b

Wavelength

c

Frequency

d

Amplitude


3.

Who among the following said that ’Democracy is the government of the people, for the people and by the people’?


a

George Bush

b

Aristotle

c

Plato

d

Abraham Lincoln


4.

The Constitution of India was framed by:


a

President

b

Constituent Assembly

c

Planning Commission

d

Working Committee


5.

Which was the first talkie film made in India?


a

Mother India

b

Kisan Kanya

c

Alam Ara

d

Raja Harishchandra


6.

The instrument used to measure pressure


a

Hygrometer

b

Aneroid Barometer

c

Thermometer

d

Anemometer


7.

Phycology is the study of


a

Fungi

b

Algae

c

Lichens

d

Bacteria


8.

The Industrial Development Bank of India was set up in


a

July 1966

b

July 1962

c

July 1964

d

July 1968


9.

Who wrote the famous novel ’The Guide’?


a

Chetan Bhagat

b

Arundhati Roy

c

Satyajit Ray

d

R.K. Narayan


10.

Dry ice is the solid form of


a

Air

b

Carbon di–oxide

c

Nitrogen

d

Water


11.

When and where did the concept of Earth hour began?


a

In April, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan

b

In May, 2009 in Colombo, Sri Lanka

c

In June, 2007 in Christchurch, New Zealand

d

In March, 2007 in Sydney, Australia


12.

Scurvey is caused by:


a

Vitamin ’D’

b

Vitamin ’A’

c

Vitamin ’C’

d

Vitamin ’B’


13.

How many Nobel Prize awards are awarded each year?


a

8

b

6

c

5

d

10


14.

What is meant by ’defection’?


a

Changing party before losing election

b

Changing party before winning election

c

Changing party after losing election

d

Changing party after winning election


15.

More than 50% of the world’s coal deposits are held by


a

India, Russia and USA

b

China, India and USA

c

China, India and Russia

d

USA, Russia and China


16.

How many types of emergencies can be proclaimed in India?


a

Three

b

Six

c

Two

d

Five


17.

Indian Constitution contains how many Parts?


a

Twenty-five Parts

b

Twelve Parts

c

Twenty-two Parts

d

Eighteen Parts


18.

World’s largest producer of coffee is


a

India

b

Argentina

c

Peru

d

Brazil


19.

Which U.S. President announced the “New Deal” for economic recovery in the aftermath of the Great Depression?


a

J.F. Kennedy

b

Roosevelt

c

Abraham Lincoln

d

Benjamin Franklin


20.

Which of the following is not a branch of federal form of government?


a

Executive

b

Media

c

Legislative

d

Judiciary


21.

Who among the following rulers abolished Jaziya?


a

Aurangzeb

b

Akbar

c

Jahangir

d

Balban


22.

Pick out the person associated with the coining of the term ’gene’.


a

Johannsen

b

Waldeyer

c

Morgan

d

Mendel


23.

The battle of Plassey was fought between


a

None of the options

b

Mir Jafar and Robert Clive.

c

Sirajudduala and Robert Clive.

d

Mir Kasim and Robert Clive.


24.

Which of the following memories must be refreshed many times per second?


a

EPROM

b

ROM

c

Dyanamic RAM

d

Static RAM


25.

A bullet of mass ’m’ and velocity ’a’ is fired in to a large block of wood of mass ’M’. The final velocity of the system is


a

m+Mmafrac{m+M}{m} a

b

mm+Mafrac{m}{m+M} a

c

m+MMafrac{m+M}{M} a

d

Mm+Mafrac{M}{m+M} a


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