Q.1:- One of the occupational health hazards commonly faced by the workers of ceramics, pottery and glass industry is ? [CDS 2011 Exam]
- Stone formation in gall bladder
- Melanoma
- Silicosis
- Stone formation in kidney
Q.2:- The rate of breathing in aquatic animals / organisms is much faster than that seen in terrestrial organisms. This could be attributed to ? [SSC CGL Exam 2010]
- High amount of dissolved Oxygen in water as compared to the amount of Oxygen in air
- High amount of Oxygen in air as compared to the amount of dissolved Oxygen in water
- Presence of gills in aquatic organisms
- Low amount of dissolved Oxygen in water as compared to the amount of Oxygen in air
Q.3:- The ultimate cause of water movement in a plant stem against gravity is ? [CDS Exam 2012]
- Osmosis
- Transpiration
- Photosynthesis
- Diffusion
Q.4:- Who produced the first automobile ? [CPO SI 2002 Exam]
- Gottleib Daimler
- Henry Ford
- Rudolf Diesel
- Carl Benz
Q.5:- Which one among the following is not a source of renewable energy ? [NDA Exam 2011]
- Hydroelectricity
- Solar Energy
- Fuel Cell
- Wind Energy
Q.6:- The natural source of Hydrocarbon is ? [CPO SI Exam 2003]
- Crude Oil
- Biomass
- Coal
- Carbohydrates
Q.7:- Who is the inventor of the ‘World Wide Web’ ?
- Tim Berners Lee
- Mike Sendall
- Bill Gates
- Ted Nelson
Q.8:- Who was associated with the development of ‘Pentium Chip’ ?
- Arun Netravalli
- Sabeer Bhatia
- Kumar Patel
- Vinod Dham
Q.9:- Which one of the following petroleum refinery products has the lowest boiling point ? [CDS Exam 2009]
- Kerosene
- Diesel
- Gasoline
- Lubricating Oil
Q.10:- Who is known as the ‘Father of Geometry’ ?
- Euclid
- Pythagoras
- Aristotle
- Kepler
Q.11:- Which one of the following laser types is used in a laser printer ? [IAS Exam 2008]
- Dye laser
- Gas laser
- Semiconductor laser
- Excimer laser
Q.12:- Which one of the following is another name of RDX ? [IAS Exam 2007]
- Cyanohydrin
- Dextran
- Cyclohexane
- Cyclonite
Q.13:- Which one of the following is considered as the drug of last resort for human being ? [CDS Exam 2009]
- Penicillin
- Tetracycline
- Chloramphenicol
- Streptomycin
Q.14:- The great epical work of ancient India, the Kadambari is written by ?
- Patanjali
- Banabhatta
- Kalhana
- Panini
Q.15:- Who amongst the following is the author of the book The Miracle of Democracy of India’s Amazing Journey ?
- S. Krishnamurthy
- Nandan Nilekani
- Madhav Godbole
- Gopal Krishna Pillai
Q.16:- Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘Inside Third World’ ?
- Amit Chaudhary
- Harrison
- William Golding
- Harrison
Q.17:- The Song ‘Vande Matram’ was originally composed in ? [CDS Exam 2002]
- Assamese
- Bengali
- Hindi
- Sanskrit
Q.18:- Who has won the Jnanpith Award for her book ‘Yama’ ?
- Mahadevi Verma
- Maheshwari Devi
- Asha Poorna Devi
- Amrita Preetam
Q.19:- The book ‘The Other Side’, dealing with the supernatural, is written by ?
- Faraaz Kazi
- Vikram Singh
- Arundhati Roy
- Amish Tripathy
Q.20:- ‘The Fifth Wave’ is written by ?
- Dan Brown
- Rick Yance
- Vikas Swarup
- Rick Yancey
Q.21:- Who among the following wrote the book ‘Babubivah’ ? [IAS Exam 2007]
- Raja Rammohan Roy
- Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar
- Pandita Rambai
- Rabindranath Tagore
Q.22:- Which of the following books is written by Chetan Bhagat ? [IBPS PO Exam 2010]
- The Golden Gate
- Journey to Ithaca
- Fore on the Mountain
- The Inheritance of Loss
- 2 States : The Story of My Marriage
Q.23:- Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘Termites in the Trading System’ ?
- S. Swaminathan
- Jagdish Bhagwati
- Jaswant Singh
- Chelapati Rao
Q.24:- Which of the following books has been written by Dominique Lapierre ?
- A New World
- Living History
- City of Joy
- Two Lives
Q.25:- ‘My Land and My People’ is the work of ?
- Dalai Lama
- Khushwant Singh
- Bal Thackeray
- John Major
