1. Pressure cooker cooks rice faster because
a) it always lets the steam escape
b) high pressure crushes the hard covering of rice grains
c) it does not let the heat energy escape easily
d) high pressure raises the boiling point of water
2. The ancient Olympics Games came to a sudden end when the Roman Emperor Theodosius banned them as paper manifestations. The modern Olympic Games were received after a lapse of nearly
a) ten centuries
b) twelve centuries
c) fifteen centuries
d) eighteen centuries
3. Reproductive cells in human beings are produced.
a) in greater numbers for a longer period of time in the male
b) in equal number in both sexes
c) for a longer period in the female than in male
d) in greater numbers by the female than by the male
4.Study of earthquakes is known as
a) ecology
b) seismology
c) numismatics
d) None of the above
5. The 2005 Australian Open Tennis Championship titles for men's and women's singles were won, respectively by
a) Pete Sampras and Steffi Graf
b) Rafael Nadal and Venus Williams
c) Marat Safin and Serena Williams
d) Andre Agassi and Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario
6. The first man-made satellite, Sputnik I was launched by the former USSR in
a) 1955
b) 1957
c) 1967
d) 1970
7. The General Assembly meets every year in regular sessions which begin on
a) first Monday in March every year
b) fourth Monday in September every year
c) third Tuesday in September every year
d) Second Tuesday in March every year
8. The chief of the Army staff is assisted by
a) Vice-chief of the Army Staff
b) Principal staff officers such as Deputy Chief, Adjutant General, Military Secretary
c) both (A) and (B)
d) None of the above
9.The dance performed by women to invoke rain in Bihar is
a) Jata Jatin
b) Bihu
c) Purbi
d) Faguna or Fog
10. The department of Atomic Energy was established in
a) 1950
b) 1956
c) 1964
d) 1970