Q.1:- Which of the following can be found as pollutants in the drinking water in some parts of India ?
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
- Arsenic
- Sorbitol
- Fluoride
- Formaldehyde
- Uranium
- 2, 4 and 5
- 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
- 1, 3 and 5
- 1 and 3
Q.2:- Cyanide poisoning causes death in seconds because
- It denatures enzymes of the heart/muscle
- It breaks the electron transport chain
- It causes Lysis of red blood cells
- It causes cardiac arrest
Q.3:- Xenobiotics which are inherently resistant to microbial attack are called as
- Biodegradable
- Persistent
- All of the given options
- Recalcitrant
Q.4:- The Battle of Plassey was fought in year
- 1775
- 1757
- 1761
- 1576
Q.5:- Who discovered the first antibiotic ?
- Fleming
- C Waksman
- Louis Pasteur
- Fleming
Q.6:- Indian first talkie film produced in 1931 was
- Shakuntala
- Indra Sabha
- Neel Kamal
- Alamara
Q.7:- State Bank of India was previously known as
- Imperial Bank of India
- Canara Bank
- Syndicate Bank
- Co-operative Bank of India
Q.8:- On 2nd June 2015, a Confernce on Make in India Indigenisation of currency was organised by the department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance , Govt. of India. Who inaugurated the Conference ?
- Finance Minister
- Finance Secretary
- Governor RBI
- Prime Minister
Q.9:- The ore of Aluminium is
- Fluorspar
- Bauxite
- Chalco Pyrites
- Hematite
Q.10:- In the grass lands, trees do not replace the grasses as a part of an ecological succession because of
- Limited sun light and paucity of nutrients
- None of the options
- Insect and fungi
- Water limits and fire
Q.11:- The Mediterranean region are characterized by heavy rain in
- Winter
- Spring
- Autumn
- Summer
Q.12:- Earthquakes are caused by
- Denudation
- Tectonism
- Earth Revolution
- Earth Rotation
Q.13:- The oldest form of composition of Hindustani vocal music is
- Dhurpad
- Thumri
- Ghazal
- None of the options
Q.14:- The Women’s Reservation Bill seeks how much reservation for women in the State assemblies and Lok Sabha ?
- 30%
- 25%
- 33%
- 36%
Q.15:- The dynamo converts
- Electrical Energy into Mechanical Energy
- Mechanical Energy into Magnetic Energy
- None of these
- Mechanical Energy into Electrical Energy
Q.16:- When is International ‘Yoga Divas’ is celebrated ?
- 21 June
- 21 May
- 25 April
- 21 July
Q.17:- Which was the first hydel power project in India ?
- Pallivasal in Kerala
- Paikara in Tamil Nadu
- Siva Samundram in Karnataka
- Nizamnagar in Andhra Pradesh
Q.18:- Microbial Type Culture Collection Centre is situated at ?
- Bangalore
- Chandigarh
- New Delhi
- Hyderabad
Q.19:- Mahatma Gandhi began his political activities in India first form ?
- Dandi
- Kheda
- Sabarmati
- Champaran
Q.20:- Raga Kameshwari was composed by
- Ustad Amzad Ali Khan
- Pandit Ravi Shankar
- Uday Shankar
- None of the options
Q.21:- The father of computer is
- Oliver Twist
- Charles Dickens
- Charles Babbage
- Love Lice
Q.22:- In which year did Dada Saheb Phalke produce the first feature film ?
- 1911
- 1913
- 1910
- 1912
Q.23:- The Earth completes one rotation on its axis in ?
- 23 hrs. 56 min. 4.9 sec
- 23 hrs. 10 min. 2 sec
- 23 hrs. 30 min.
- 24 hrs.
Q.24:- What is the fascist view of state ?
- State enhances the ideal of individualism
- Nation state is unquestionably sovereign
- State is the instrument of exploitation in the hands of few
- State is under the control of a king
Q.25:- The Environment (Protection) Bill was passed by the Parliament of India in ?
- 1984
- 1972
- 1986
- 1981
Q.26:- “Don’t Laugh : We are Police”, this book was compiled by
- Shanti Swaroop I.G.
- Bishan Lal Vohra I.G.P.
- P.S. Gill D.G.P.
- None of the options
Q.27:- What is ordinary Law ?
- Law made by the High Court
- Laws made by the Supreme Court
- Laws made and enforced by the Government
- Laws made by the common people
Q.28:- For a missile launched with a velocity less than the earth’s escape velocity, the total energy is
- Either positive of negative
- Negative
- Zero
- Positive
Q.29:- Molybdenum deficiency affects the activity of
- Chlorate reductase
- Nitrogenase
- Nitrate reductase
- All of the given options
Q.30:- Waksman got the Nobel Prize for discovery of
- Streptomycin
- Chloromycetin
- Neomycin
- Penicillin
Q.31:- The business in Stock Markets and other securities markets is regulated
- Securities and Exchange Board of India
- Sole Trade and Exchange Bank of India
- State and Exchange Bank of India
- Stock and Exchange Bank of India
Q.32:- Liberalism stands for
- Religious orthodoxy
- A movement and an attitude
- Self emancipation
- Freedom in social, political and economic aspects
Q.33:- Heavy metals got their name because compared to other atoms they have
- Higher densities
- Higher atomic masses
- Higher atomic numbers
- Higher atomic radii
Q.34:- Photo chemical smog is a resultant of the reaction among
- High concentration of NO2, O3, and CO in the evening
- CO, CO2, and NO2 at low temperature
- CO, O2 and peroxy acetyl nitrate in the presence of Sunlight
- NO2, O3 and peroxy acetyl nitrate in the presence of Sunlight
Q.35:- The Liquidity Preference Theory of Interest was propounded by
- M. Keynes
- David Ricardo
- Alfred Marshall
- Adam Smith
Q.36:- Which of the following costs is related to marginal cost ?
- Variable Cost
- Implicit Cost
- Prime Cost
- Fixed Cost
Q.37:- Fascism believes in the application of the principles of
- Dictatorship
- Democracy
- Utilitarianism
- Totalitarianism
Q.38:- Autocracy means ___________ ?
- Rule by few
- Rule by king
- Absolute rule by one
- Rule by the representatives of the people
Q.39:- When a Helium atom loses an electron it becomes ?
- A negative Helium ion
- A proton
- An Alpha particle
- A positive Helium ion
Q.40:- When one goes gene pair hides the effect of the other unit, the phenomenon in referred to as
- Epistasis
- Mutation
- Dominance
- None of the options
Q.41:- The classical Dance of Andhra Pradesh is
- Kuchipudi
- Odissi
- Bharatanatyam
- Kathakali
Q.42:- Who directed the film on the dacoit queen Phoolam Devi
- Abbas Mastan
- Shashi Kapoor
- Shekhar Kapoor
- Anil Kapoor
Q.43:- PSW stands for
- Program status word
- Processor status word
- Process status word
- Primitive status word
Q.44:- The name of the upper house of the India Parliament is
- Senate
- Rajya Sabha
- House of Lords
- Legislative Assembly
Q.45:- G.E.F., an international aid giving agency has the full form
- Global Environment Fund
- Global Educational Fund
- Global Economic Fund
- Global Energy Fund
Q.46:- Spring tides occur on
- New moon day only
- Full moon day as well as on new moon day
- Full moon day only
- The day when the moon’s position is in its first quarter
Q.47:- Which one of the following is the correct sequence of ecosystem in the order of decreasing productivity ?
- Oceans, Mangroves, Lakes, Grassland
- Mangroves, Oceans, Grassland, Lakes
- Oceans, Lakes, Grassland, Mangroves
- Mangroves, Grasslands, Lakes, Oceans
Q.48:- Who is considered founder of the Gupta Empire ?
- Srigupta
- Samudra Gupta
- Chandra Gupta I
- Chandra Gupta II
Q.49:- A Fuse wire is characterised by
- High resistance and low melting point
- High resistance and high melting point
- Low resistance and high melting point
- Low resistance and low melting point
Q.50:- The technology used in the electronic printer is called
- Micro array
- Micro millimetric
- Micro technology
- Micro encapsulation