Indian Geography

1.The Yarlung Zangbo river, in India, is known as

Ganga Indus Brahmaputra Mahanadi

2.The Salal Project is on the river

Chenab Jhelum Ravi Sutlej

3.The only zone in the country that produces gold is also rich in iron is

North-eastern zone North-western zone Southern zone None of the above

4.The percentage of earth surface covered by India is

2.4 3.4 4.4 5.4

5.The India's highest annual rainfall is reported at

Namchi, Sikkim Churu, Rajasthan Mawsynram, Meghalaya Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Chemistry

1.The oldest rocks in the earth's crust were once molten, and came from deep inside the earth. The molten rock, called magma, spewed out in volcanic eruptions during the earth;s early life and solidified into hard rock's called

granite basalt igneous rocks sedimentary rocks

2.The law which states that the amount of gas dissolved in a liquid is proportional to its partial pressure is

Dalton's law Gay Lussac's law Henry's law Raoult's law

3. The gas present in the stratosphere which filters out some of the sun's ultraviolet light and provides an effective shield against radiation damage to living things is

helium ozone oxygen methane

4.The most commonly used bleaching agent is

alcohol carbon dioxide chlorine sodium chlorine

5.The heat required to raise the temperature of body by 1 K is called

specific heat thermal capacity water equivalent None of the above

World Geography

1.The intersecting lines drawn on maps and globes are
latitudes longitudes geographic grids None of the above

2.The light of distant stars is affected by
the earth's atmosphere interstellar dust both (a) and (b) None of the above

3.The landmass of which of the following continents is the least?
Africa Asia Australia Europe

4.Without ____ the equator would be much hotter than it is while the poles would be much cooler.
latitudinal redistribution of heat cycle of air circulation global wind pattern All are similar terms

5.The habitats valuable for commercially harvested species are called
coral reefs sea grass bed hot spots None of the above

Technology

1.What is part of a database that holds only one type of information?

Report Field Record File

2.'OS' computer abbreviation usually means ?

Order of Significance Open Software Operating System Optical Sensor

3.'.MOV' extension refers usually to what kind of file?

Image file Animation/movie file Audio file MS Office document

4.The purpose of choke in tube light is ?

To decrease the current To increase the current To decrease the voltage momentarily To increase the voltage momentarily

5.Who developed Yahoo?

Dennis Ritchie & Ken Thompson David Filo & Jerry Yang Vint Cerf & Robert Kahn Steve Case & Jeff Bezos

Honours and Awards

1. Pulitzer prize is awarded for outstanding work in the field of

Science and Technology Environmental Studies Literature and Journalism International Understanding

2.Saraswathi Samman is given annually for outstanding contribution to

classical music education literature fine arts

3.The first Indira Gandhi Award for International Justice and Harmony has been given to

Larry Pressler Amnesty International Hussain Ibrahim Zaki Yasser Arafat

4.'Ashoka Chakra' is awarded for

acts of gallantry in the presence of enemy gallantry by children outstanding contribution to literature the most conspicuous bravery or self sacrifice on land, air or sea but not in the presence of the enemy

5.Who among the following is the recipient of the first Dayawati Modi Award for art, culture and education?

Dharmavir Bharti Amitabh Bachchaan B. V. Karanth Ashok Vajpeyi

Indian Geography

1.The Paithan (Jayakwadi) Hydro-electric project, completed with the help of Japan, is on the river

Ganga Cauvery Narmada Godavari

2.The percentage of irrigated land in India is about

45 65 35 25

3.The southernmost point of peninsular India, that is, Kanyakumari, is

north of Tropic of Cancer south of the Equator south of the Capricorn north of the Equator

4.The pass located at the southern end of the Nilgiri Hills in south India is called

the Palghat gap the Bhorghat pass the Thalgat pass the Bolan pass

5.The principal copper deposits of India lie in which of the following places?

Hazaribag and Singbhum of Bihar Khetri and Daribo areas of Rajasthan Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh Siwaliks in Uttar Pradesh and in Karnataka

Chemistry

1.The nucleus of an atom consists of

electrons and neutrons electrons and protons protons and neutrons All of the above

2.The number of moles of solute present in 1 kg of a solvent is called its

molality molarity normality formality

3.The most electronegative element among the following is

sodium bromine fluorine oxygen

4.The metal used to recover copper from a solution of copper sulphate is

Na Ag Hg Fe

5.The metallurgical process in which a metal is obtained in a fused state is called

smelting roasting calcinations froth floatation

World Geography

1.The Homolographic projection has the correct representation of

shape area baring distance

2.The latitudinal differences in pressure delineate a number of major pressure zones, which correspond with

zones of climate zones of oceans zones of land zones of cyclonic depressions

3.The higher the wind speed and the longer the fetch or distance of open water across which the wind blows and waves travel, the ____ waves and the ____ energy they process.

larger, more larger, less smaller, more smaller, less

4.The hazards of radiation belts include

deterioration of electronic circuits damage of solar cells of spacecraft adverse effect on living organisms All of the above

5.The great Victoria Desert is located in

Canada West Africa Australia North America

Indian Politics

1.The Parliament of India cannot be regarded as a sovereign body because

it can legislate only on subjects entrusted to the Centre by the Constitution 

it has to operate within the limits prescribed by the Constitution

the Supreme Court can declare laws passed by parliament as unconstitutional if they contravene the provisions of the Constitution 

All of the above

2.The name of the Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi islands was changed to Lakshadweep by an Act of Parliament in

1970 1971 1972 1973

3.The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected by

the people Lok Sabha elected members of the legislative assembly elected members of the legislative council

4.The members of the panchayat are

nominated by the district officer 

the electorates of the respective territorial constituencies 

nominated by local self-government minister of the state 

nominated by the block development organization

5.The power to decide an election petition is vested in the

Parliament 

Supreme Court 

High courts 

Election Commission

General Science - Synthetic Materials

1.Which is/are the important raw material(s) required in cement industry?

Gypsum and Clay Clay Limestone and Clay Limestone

2.Which type of fire extinguisher is used for petroleum fire?

Powder type Liquid type Soda acid type Foam type

3.Which of the following is commonly called a 'polyamide'?

Terylene Nylon Rayon Orlon

4.Epoxy resins are used as

detergents insecticides adhesives moth repellents

5.Detergents used for cleaning clothes and utensils contain?

bicarbonates bismuthates sulphonates nitrates