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Subject | general knowledge | |
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Exam Date | 2008 | |
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Question Paper
1. When a ray of light passes from an optically denser medium to a rarer medium, it
Remains undeviated
Bends towards normal
Bends away from normal
None of these
2. Who is the author of "Anandmath"
Rabindranath Tagore
Bankim chandra Chattopadhyaya
Sarojini Nayadu
Jyotiba Phule
3. Thimpu is the capital of
Nepal
Bhutan
Thailand
Myanmar
4. The time period of a seconds pendulum is
1 second
4 seconds
3 seconds
2 seconds
5. The nuclear fuel in the sun is
Helium
Uranium
Hydrogen
Oxygen
6. The second's hand of a watch is 2 cm long. The velocity of its tip is
0.21 cm/sec.
2.1 cm/sec.
21 cm/sec.
None of these
7. In diesel engine, ignition is caused by
Spark
Automatic starter
Compression
Friction
8. The mass-energy equivalence, relationship E mc2 was propounded by
Max Plank
Einstein
Newton
Hertz
9. The filament of bulb is made of
Tungsten
Iron
Nichrome
Carbon
10. Anti-knocking can be lessened by
Iso Octane
N Heptane
TEL
Benzene
11. In which of the following oxidation shows a positive oxidation state.
CO
N2O
NO
F2O
12. Which of the following is used in photography?
Silver Bromide
Sodium Bromide
Potassium Chloride
Sodium Sulphate
13. Which of the following is used in accumulator cell?
Copper
Iron
Lead
Zinc
14. Choose the wrong statement
Single magnetic poles can exist
Magnetic poles are always of equal strength
Like poles repel each other
None of these
15. Laws of electrolysis are given by:
Farady
Maxwell
Lenz
Bohr
16. Flemings left hand rule is used to fine out:
Direction of magnetic field due to flow of current
Direction of induced current due to effect of magnetic field
Direction of motion of a current carrying conductor in magnetic field
None of these
17. The pH of a neutral solution at 250C is
0
1.0
7.0
1.4
18. The raw material used for the manufacture of Portland cement is
Limestone and clay
Alumina, clay and gypsum
Gypsum and limestone
Gypsum and clay
19. CaOCI2 is the chemical formula for a compound commonly known as
Soda Ash
Lime
Bleaching Powder
Plaster of Paris
20. The glass used for making laboratory apparatus is
Pyrex glass
Hard glass
Soft glass
Safety glass
21. The iron produced in blast furnace is
Pig iron
Wrought iron
Stainless steel
Steel
22. Formation is a 40% solution of
Methanol
Methenal
Methanoic acid
None of these
23. Which of the following is not an ore of aluminium
Cryolite
Feldspar
Bauxite
Azurite
24. Rhombic monoclinic and plastic sulphur are:
Isomers
Isotopes
Allotropes
Hydrides of sulphur
25. The alkaline hydrolysis of oils or fats gives soap and
Glycerol
Ethenol
Glycol
Ethanoic acid
26. The sight of a delicious food usually makes month watery. It is a
Hormonal response
Neural response
Optic response
Olfactory response
27. Nitrogen fixing bacteria are normally found in
Parasitic plants
Epiphytic plants
Leguminous plants
Aquatic plants
28. Powdery mildew of wheat is caused by:
Bacteria
Virus
Fungi
Protozoans
29. Septic sore throat is caused by
Bacteria
Virus
Fungi
Protozoans
30. A person of blood group AB can give blood to
and
Only
and
All of these
31. Cell activities are controlled by
Chloroplast
Nitochondria
Cytoplasm
Nucleus
32. Which of the following helps eye to adjust the focal length of the eye lens
Cornea
Conjunctiva
Ciliary body
Iris
33. When pollen of a flower is transferred to the stigma of the same plant, pollination type is referred to as
Autogamy
Allogamy
Xenogamy
Geitonogamy
34. Respiration is a
Catabolic process
Anabolic process
Both of these
None of these
35. The structural and functional unit of kidneys are
Neurons
Nephrons
Medula
None of these
36. Which of the following enzymes is generally nor present in adult human
Renin
Pepsin
Trypsin
Amylopsin
37. The part of the plant which is responsible for carrying water and solutes from roots to various parts of plants is
Phloem
Xylem
Duodenum
Sclercids
38. 'Widal test' is used for susceptibility of
Malaria
Typhoid
Cholera
Yellow fever
39. Exchange of gases in plants takes place through
Stomata
Lenticels
Cuticle
All of these
40. 'Lieutenant' in army is equivalent to following rank in navy
Lieutenant
Sub Lieutanant
Lieutenant Commander
None of these
41. Pankaj Advani is associated with
Snooker
Golf
Shooting
Archery
42. Which city in the world is known as the forbidden city
Aberdeen
Jerusalem
Mecca
Lhasa
43. Rajeev Gandhi Khel Ratna Award carries a sum of
Rs. 3 lakns
Rs. 5 lakhs
Rs. 1 lakh
Rs. 7 lakhs
44. Who is known as 'Nightingale of India'
Asha Bhonsle
Begum Akhtar
Sarojini Naidu
Vijaylaxmi Pandit
45. Which one of the following is not included in the UNESCO's list of world heritage site
Kaziranga National Park
Qutab Minar
Champaner Pavagarh
None of these
46. Which of the following is not an electric resistant?
Lead
Ebonite
Charcoal
Lac
47. Which of the following is a complementary colour?
Blue
Yellow
Magenta
Yellow and Magenta
48. The velocity of sound increases in air by ……… for every degree Celsius increase of temperature.
60 m/sec.
0.61 m/sec.
60 ft/sec.
0.61 km/sec.
49. Henry is a unit of
Capacity
Magnetic field
Inductance
Frequency
50. The velocity of rotation of Earth is
28 km/min
30 km/min
25 km/min
39.5 km/min
51. What is Hubble?
Warship
Star
Telescope
Missile
52. Which acid is normally found in lemon and grape fruits?
Citric acid
Tartaric acid
Ascorbic acid
Lactic acid
53. At which temperature Fahrenheit and Celsius show same reading?
-400
00
-574.250
2730
54. Limestone is metamorphosed to form
Graphite
Quartz
Granite
Marble
55. Rift valley is formed by
Earthquake
Folding
Faulting
All of these
56. If a piece of ice at 00C is mixed with water at 00C, then
Whole ice melts
Some ice melts
No ice melts
Temperature decreases
57. Mettur Dam is built on the river
Krishna
Cauvery
Narmada
Mahanadi
58. Mahendra Giri peak is situated in the
Eastern Ghats
Western Ghats
Shiwaliks
Vindhyachal
59. In what time a sum will double itself at 20% per annum rate of interest?
2 years
3 years
4 years
5 years
60. The famous Dilwara Temple is situated in
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Gujarat
Rajasthan
61. Pneumonia affects
Lungs
Tongue
Liver
Kidney
62. The chemical name of Vitamin A is
Retinol
Jhiamin
Biotic
Riboflavin
63. A 130m long train crosses a bridge in 30 seconds at 45 kmph. The length of the bridge is
200m
225m
245m
250m
64. By selling an article at some price a person gains 10%. If the article is sold at twice of the price, the gain percent will be
20%
60%
100%
120%
65. Atoms are electrically charged as
Positive
Negative
Bi-positive
Neutral
66. Ionic bond exists in
Kcl
H2O
NH3
Cl3
67. Which force is required to increase the momentum of an object to 40 kg m/s in 5 seconds?
2N
4N
8N
10N
68. The river that does not form delta is
Mahanadi
Tapti
Krishna
Cauvery
69. The ratio of the redius and height of a cone is 5 12, respectively. Its volume is 23147cc. Find its slant height.
13cm
14cm
17cm
26cm
70. 27 students took part in a debate of a college. What is the probability that at least 3 of them have their birth days in the same month?
3/27
3/12
12
1
71. Who was the first winner of Dada Saheb Phalke Award?
B.N.Sarkar
Prithvi Raj Kapoor
Devika Rani
Kanan Devi
72. How many members are nominated by the President in the Rajya Sabha?
12
15
10
20
73. Who was the founder of Brahmo Samaj?
Raja Rammohan Roy
Aurobindo Ghosh
Vivekanand
Dyanand Saraswati
74. The Parliamentary System in India has been taken from
America
Britain
Australia
Ireland
75. The electric supply in India was first started in
Kolkata
Chennai
Mumbai
Darjeeling
76. Bhatnagar Prize is given in the field of
Peace
Music and dance
Science technology
Fine arts
77. Who discovered the solar system?
Copernicus
Kepler
Aryabhatta
Newton
78. The Nobel Prize in Economics was started in
1901
1936
1957
1967
79. In India, the second largest in
Bengali
Urdu
Telugu
Marathi
80. The first Asian Games were held in
Manila
Tokyo
Jakarta
New Delhi
81. The Islam was established in
7th A.D.
5th A.D.
3rd B.C.
5th B.C.
82. The Olympic Games 2012 will be held in
Moscow
Paris
New York
London
83. The main factor of air pollution is
Lead
Copper
Zinc
Gold
84. The bauxite ore is found in
Musabani
Karnapura
Koderma
Palamu
85. The first fertilizer plant in India was established in
Trombay
Nangal
Alwaye
Sindri
86. Which of the following had strong navy?
Bahmani
Chalukya
Chola
Rashtrakuta
87. The last king of Maurya Dynastry was
Brihdarth
Kunal
Samprati
Salishuk
88. How will the image formed by a convex lens be affected if the central part of the lens is covered by black paper?
Remaining part of the lens will form no image
The central position of the image is absent
There will be no effect
The full image will be formed with lessened brightness
89. The force between two parallel wires conducting current is used to define
Ampere
Coulomb
Volt
Newton
90. A body is thrown vertically upward and it reaches 10m high. Find the velocity with which the body was thrown? 9.8
10 m/sec.
18 m/sec.
14 m/sec.
7 m/sec.
91. The buoyancy depends on the
Depth of the fluid
Density of the fluid
Volume of the fluid
Weight of the fluid
Remains undeviated
Bends towards normal
Bends away from normal
None of these
2. Who is the author of "Anandmath"
Rabindranath Tagore
Bankim chandra Chattopadhyaya
Sarojini Nayadu
Jyotiba Phule
3. Thimpu is the capital of
Nepal
Bhutan
Thailand
Myanmar
4. The time period of a seconds pendulum is
1 second
4 seconds
3 seconds
2 seconds
5. The nuclear fuel in the sun is
Helium
Uranium
Hydrogen
Oxygen
6. The second's hand of a watch is 2 cm long. The velocity of its tip is
0.21 cm/sec.
2.1 cm/sec.
21 cm/sec.
None of these
7. In diesel engine, ignition is caused by
Spark
Automatic starter
Compression
Friction
8. The mass-energy equivalence, relationship E mc2 was propounded by
Max Plank
Einstein
Newton
Hertz
9. The filament of bulb is made of
Tungsten
Iron
Nichrome
Carbon
10. Anti-knocking can be lessened by
Iso Octane
N Heptane
TEL
Benzene
11. In which of the following oxidation shows a positive oxidation state.
CO
N2O
NO
F2O
12. Which of the following is used in photography?
Silver Bromide
Sodium Bromide
Potassium Chloride
Sodium Sulphate
13. Which of the following is used in accumulator cell?
Copper
Iron
Lead
Zinc
14. Choose the wrong statement
Single magnetic poles can exist
Magnetic poles are always of equal strength
Like poles repel each other
None of these
15. Laws of electrolysis are given by:
Farady
Maxwell
Lenz
Bohr
16. Flemings left hand rule is used to fine out:
Direction of magnetic field due to flow of current
Direction of induced current due to effect of magnetic field
Direction of motion of a current carrying conductor in magnetic field
None of these
17. The pH of a neutral solution at 250C is
0
1.0
7.0
1.4
18. The raw material used for the manufacture of Portland cement is
Limestone and clay
Alumina, clay and gypsum
Gypsum and limestone
Gypsum and clay
19. CaOCI2 is the chemical formula for a compound commonly known as
Soda Ash
Lime
Bleaching Powder
Plaster of Paris
20. The glass used for making laboratory apparatus is
Pyrex glass
Hard glass
Soft glass
Safety glass
21. The iron produced in blast furnace is
Pig iron
Wrought iron
Stainless steel
Steel
22. Formation is a 40% solution of
Methanol
Methenal
Methanoic acid
None of these
23. Which of the following is not an ore of aluminium
Cryolite
Feldspar
Bauxite
Azurite
24. Rhombic monoclinic and plastic sulphur are:
Isomers
Isotopes
Allotropes
Hydrides of sulphur
25. The alkaline hydrolysis of oils or fats gives soap and
Glycerol
Ethenol
Glycol
Ethanoic acid
26. The sight of a delicious food usually makes month watery. It is a
Hormonal response
Neural response
Optic response
Olfactory response
27. Nitrogen fixing bacteria are normally found in
Parasitic plants
Epiphytic plants
Leguminous plants
Aquatic plants
28. Powdery mildew of wheat is caused by:
Bacteria
Virus
Fungi
Protozoans
29. Septic sore throat is caused by
Bacteria
Virus
Fungi
Protozoans
30. A person of blood group AB can give blood to
and
Only
and
All of these
31. Cell activities are controlled by
Chloroplast
Nitochondria
Cytoplasm
Nucleus
32. Which of the following helps eye to adjust the focal length of the eye lens
Cornea
Conjunctiva
Ciliary body
Iris
33. When pollen of a flower is transferred to the stigma of the same plant, pollination type is referred to as
Autogamy
Allogamy
Xenogamy
Geitonogamy
34. Respiration is a
Catabolic process
Anabolic process
Both of these
None of these
35. The structural and functional unit of kidneys are
Neurons
Nephrons
Medula
None of these
36. Which of the following enzymes is generally nor present in adult human
Renin
Pepsin
Trypsin
Amylopsin
37. The part of the plant which is responsible for carrying water and solutes from roots to various parts of plants is
Phloem
Xylem
Duodenum
Sclercids
38. 'Widal test' is used for susceptibility of
Malaria
Typhoid
Cholera
Yellow fever
39. Exchange of gases in plants takes place through
Stomata
Lenticels
Cuticle
All of these
40. 'Lieutenant' in army is equivalent to following rank in navy
Lieutenant
Sub Lieutanant
Lieutenant Commander
None of these
41. Pankaj Advani is associated with
Snooker
Golf
Shooting
Archery
42. Which city in the world is known as the forbidden city
Aberdeen
Jerusalem
Mecca
Lhasa
43. Rajeev Gandhi Khel Ratna Award carries a sum of
Rs. 3 lakns
Rs. 5 lakhs
Rs. 1 lakh
Rs. 7 lakhs
44. Who is known as 'Nightingale of India'
Asha Bhonsle
Begum Akhtar
Sarojini Naidu
Vijaylaxmi Pandit
45. Which one of the following is not included in the UNESCO's list of world heritage site
Kaziranga National Park
Qutab Minar
Champaner Pavagarh
None of these
46. Which of the following is not an electric resistant?
Lead
Ebonite
Charcoal
Lac
47. Which of the following is a complementary colour?
Blue
Yellow
Magenta
Yellow and Magenta
48. The velocity of sound increases in air by ……… for every degree Celsius increase of temperature.
60 m/sec.
0.61 m/sec.
60 ft/sec.
0.61 km/sec.
49. Henry is a unit of
Capacity
Magnetic field
Inductance
Frequency
50. The velocity of rotation of Earth is
28 km/min
30 km/min
25 km/min
39.5 km/min
51. What is Hubble?
Warship
Star
Telescope
Missile
52. Which acid is normally found in lemon and grape fruits?
Citric acid
Tartaric acid
Ascorbic acid
Lactic acid
53. At which temperature Fahrenheit and Celsius show same reading?
-400
00
-574.250
2730
54. Limestone is metamorphosed to form
Graphite
Quartz
Granite
Marble
55. Rift valley is formed by
Earthquake
Folding
Faulting
All of these
56. If a piece of ice at 00C is mixed with water at 00C, then
Whole ice melts
Some ice melts
No ice melts
Temperature decreases
57. Mettur Dam is built on the river
Krishna
Cauvery
Narmada
Mahanadi
58. Mahendra Giri peak is situated in the
Eastern Ghats
Western Ghats
Shiwaliks
Vindhyachal
59. In what time a sum will double itself at 20% per annum rate of interest?
2 years
3 years
4 years
5 years
60. The famous Dilwara Temple is situated in
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Gujarat
Rajasthan
61. Pneumonia affects
Lungs
Tongue
Liver
Kidney
62. The chemical name of Vitamin A is
Retinol
Jhiamin
Biotic
Riboflavin
63. A 130m long train crosses a bridge in 30 seconds at 45 kmph. The length of the bridge is
200m
225m
245m
250m
64. By selling an article at some price a person gains 10%. If the article is sold at twice of the price, the gain percent will be
20%
60%
100%
120%
65. Atoms are electrically charged as
Positive
Negative
Bi-positive
Neutral
66. Ionic bond exists in
Kcl
H2O
NH3
Cl3
67. Which force is required to increase the momentum of an object to 40 kg m/s in 5 seconds?
2N
4N
8N
10N
68. The river that does not form delta is
Mahanadi
Tapti
Krishna
Cauvery
69. The ratio of the redius and height of a cone is 5 12, respectively. Its volume is 23147cc. Find its slant height.
13cm
14cm
17cm
26cm
70. 27 students took part in a debate of a college. What is the probability that at least 3 of them have their birth days in the same month?
3/27
3/12
12
1
71. Who was the first winner of Dada Saheb Phalke Award?
B.N.Sarkar
Prithvi Raj Kapoor
Devika Rani
Kanan Devi
72. How many members are nominated by the President in the Rajya Sabha?
12
15
10
20
73. Who was the founder of Brahmo Samaj?
Raja Rammohan Roy
Aurobindo Ghosh
Vivekanand
Dyanand Saraswati
74. The Parliamentary System in India has been taken from
America
Britain
Australia
Ireland
75. The electric supply in India was first started in
Kolkata
Chennai
Mumbai
Darjeeling
76. Bhatnagar Prize is given in the field of
Peace
Music and dance
Science technology
Fine arts
77. Who discovered the solar system?
Copernicus
Kepler
Aryabhatta
Newton
78. The Nobel Prize in Economics was started in
1901
1936
1957
1967
79. In India, the second largest in
Bengali
Urdu
Telugu
Marathi
80. The first Asian Games were held in
Manila
Tokyo
Jakarta
New Delhi
81. The Islam was established in
7th A.D.
5th A.D.
3rd B.C.
5th B.C.
82. The Olympic Games 2012 will be held in
Moscow
Paris
New York
London
83. The main factor of air pollution is
Lead
Copper
Zinc
Gold
84. The bauxite ore is found in
Musabani
Karnapura
Koderma
Palamu
85. The first fertilizer plant in India was established in
Trombay
Nangal
Alwaye
Sindri
86. Which of the following had strong navy?
Bahmani
Chalukya
Chola
Rashtrakuta
87. The last king of Maurya Dynastry was
Brihdarth
Kunal
Samprati
Salishuk
88. How will the image formed by a convex lens be affected if the central part of the lens is covered by black paper?
Remaining part of the lens will form no image
The central position of the image is absent
There will be no effect
The full image will be formed with lessened brightness
89. The force between two parallel wires conducting current is used to define
Ampere
Coulomb
Volt
Newton
90. A body is thrown vertically upward and it reaches 10m high. Find the velocity with which the body was thrown? 9.8
10 m/sec.
18 m/sec.
14 m/sec.
7 m/sec.
91. The buoyancy depends on the
Depth of the fluid
Density of the fluid
Volume of the fluid
Weight of the fluid