Public Service Commission QP

1. What is the precise time taken by the earth for one rotation?

(A) 24 hr
(B) 24 hr 30 min
(C) 23 hr 56 min 4.09 sec
(D) 24 hr 5 min 5.02 sec

2. The largest continent in the world is

(A) Europe
(B) North America
(C) Asia
(D) Africa

3. Which of the following is related to international trade?

(A) EXIM
(B) IIP
(C) FPO
(D) TQM

4. World's largest producer of gold is

(A) Saudi Arabia
(B) USA
(C) South Africa
(D) Canada

5. Which is the world's longest railway line?

(A) Trans-Siberian line
(B) Texas Railway line
(C) Trans-Austin line
(D) Trans-American line

6. For a healthy adult Indian, the Body Mass Index (BMI) Should be in the range of

(A) 11.51 - 18
(B) 18.5 - 24.9
(C) 25-30
(D) None of the Above

7. Black hole is an object to be found

(A) at the bottom of oceans
(B) in the sky
(C) inside a current –carrying conductor
(D) None of the above

8. Minimum velocity required by a body to escape earth’s gravitation (escape velocity) is

(A) 9.5 km/s
(B) 11.2 km/s
(C) 13 km/s
(D) 24.25 km/s

9. Which one of the following is not an operating system of computers?

(A) Sun 05
(B) BSD
(C) GNEXT/Linux
(D) Windows NT

10. Which is the largest moon in the solar system?

(A) Ganymede
(B) Titan
(C) Lo
(D) Callisto