Q.1:- Which one of the following is a source of Methane emission into the atmosphere ? [CDS Exam 2012]
- Automobile Exhaust Fume
- Industrial Chimney
- Mining
- Wetland
Q.2:- Refrigeration helps in food preservation by ?
- Killing the germs
- Reducing the rate of biochemical reactions
- Destroying enzyme action
- Sealing the food with a layer of ice
Q.3:- The period of revolution of geostationary satellite is ? [CPO SI 2010]
- 365 Days
- 30 Days
- 24 Hours
- Changing continuously
Q.4:- Instrument used to measure the force and velocity of the wind is ? [CPO SI Exam 2003]
- Ammeter
- Anemometer
- Altimeter
- Audiometer
Q.5:- Foot and Mouth disease in animals, a current epidemic in some parts of the world, is caused by ? [IAS Exam 2002]
- Bacterium
- Fungus
- Protozoan
- Virus
Q.6:- Which of the following machines was designed by Charles Babbage ?
- Arithmetic Engine
- Tabulating Machine
- Analytical Engine
- Punched Card
Q.7:- ‘X-Rays’ were discovered by ?
- Roentgen
- Becquerel
- Marie Curie
- Van Lue
Q.8:- Who invented the ‘Oral Polio Vaccine’ ?
- Jonas Salk
- Albert Sabin
- Burkholder
- Robert Kock
Q.9:- Which one of the following is the secondary source of light in a fluorescent lamp ? [CDS Exam 2008]
- Neon Gas
- Argon Gas
- Mercury Vapour
- Fluorescent Coating on the glass
Q.10:- Which one of the following is the permissible level of noise in a silent zone at daytime ? [CDS Exam 2009]
- 50dB
- 60dB
- 65dB
- 75dB
Q.11:- Xerography was invented by ?
- Chester Floyd Carlson
- Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen
- Elisha Thompson
- Sir Edward Mellanby
Q.12:- Who wrote the famous novel ‘The Guide’ ? [SSC CHSL 2015 Exam]
- Chetan Bhagat
- Arundhati Roy
- K. Narayan
- Satyajit Ray
Q.13:- Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘Half A Life’ ?
- S. Naipaul
- Mark Tully
- Deepak Chopra
- Chetan Bhagat
Q.14:- Which of the following books has been written by ‘Satlah Gujtal’ ?
- A Brush with Life
- A General & His Anny
- A Bend in the River
- A Secular Agenda
Q.15:- The book ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ was written by ? [MBA Exam 1991]
- Jonathan Swift
- Charles Lamb
- Charles Dickens
- Alexander Dumas
Q.16:- The creator of ‘Sherlock Holmes’ was ?
- Arthur Conan Doyle
- Shakespeare
- Ian Fleming
- Watson
Q.17:- ‘Neela Chand’ which won the Vyas Samman for 1992 is written by ?
- Ram Vilas Sharma
- Shiv Prasad Singh
- Subhash Mukhopadhyay
- Ramakant Rath
Q.18:- Who amongst the following is the author of the famous classical book ‘A Passage to India’ ?
- M. Foster
- Mark Twain
- Nayantara Sehgal
- Nirad C. Choudhary
Q.19:- Who among the following is the author of the book ‘India Remembered’ ? [CDS Exam 2008]
- K. Rowling
- Robert Dallek
- Pamela Mountbatten
- Stephen Hawking
Q.20:- Who was known as Iron Man of India ?
- Govind Vallabhbhai Pant
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- Jawaharlal Nehru
- Subhash Chandra Bose
Q.21:- Who is known as ‘Grand Old Man of India’ ?
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Gopal Krishna Gokhale
- Dadabhai Naoroji
- Madan Mohan Malviya
Q.22:- Hitendra Desai was famous in the field of ?
- Social Service
- Politics
- Journalism
- Literature
Q.23:- The first lady Chief Minister of an Indian State after independence is ?
- Sarojini Naidu
- Sucheta Kriplani
- Vijayalaxmi Pandit
- Padmaja Naidu
Q.24:- Who was the first Indian to be a Fellow of the Royal Society of London ? [SSC CGL Exam 2003]
- Srinivas Ramanujan
- C. Wadia
- V. Raman
- C. Mahalanobis
Q.25:- Who was the first Indian woman to swim across the English Channel ? [RRB Exams 1993]
- Shanta Rangaswami
- Arati Saha
- Santosh Yadav
- Kamaljit Sandhu
