1. Radioactive substances can be produced readily in
a) a transistor
b) an atomic pile
c) an electron gun
d) a Wilson cloud chamber
2. The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in
a) UK
b) Canada
c) Malaysia
d) Australia
3. Profit made when an asset is sold more than the price at which it was bought is called
a) capital
b) capital-gain
c) capitalism
d) None of the above
4. Plorence(Chadwick) is the associated place for which of the following sport?
a) Skiing
b) Tennis
c) Snooker
d) Racking Horse
5. The 2012 Olympics Games were held in.
a) Tokyo
b) Beijing
c) Sydney
d) London
6. Squadron leader Rakesh Sharma was India's first man to go into space. He was ____ cosmonaut to be in space in the world.
a) 12th
b) 107th
c) 139th
d) 151st
7. Philology is the
a) study of bones
b) study of muscles
c) study of architecture
d) science of languages
8. The 2006 World Cup Football Tournament held in
a) China
b) France
c) Brazil
d) Germany
9. Satellite launching station is located at
a) Sriharikotta (Andhra Pradesh)
b) Salem (Tamilnadu)
c) Solapur (Maharashtra)
d) Warangal (Andhra Pradesh)
10. The 'Black flag' signifies.
a) truce
b) peace
c) protest
d) revolution/danger
11. Ornithology is the
a) study of smells
b) study of birds
c) study of bones
d) None of the above
12. Rabindranath Tagore is also known as
a) Netaji
b) Guruji
c) Gurudev
d) Mahamana
13. Raj Kapoor received Dada Saheb Phalke Award in
a) 1986
b) 1987
c) 1988
d) 1989
14. Oscar Awards are conferred annually by
a) Government of United States
b) Hollywood Foreign Press Association
c) Academy of Motion Pictures, arts and sciences, USA
d) None of the above
15. Robert Koch worked on.
a) diabetes
b) malaria
c) cholera
d) tuberculosis
16.Shares with a fixed rate of dividend that entitle their holders to priority payment over those who hold ordinary shares of a company are called
a) bear
b) bull
c) shareholder
d) preference shares
17. Shankracharya was the founder of
a) Jainism
b) Buddhism
c) Arya Samaj
d) Advaitic philosophy
18. Sculpture flourished during.
a) Chinese civilization
b) Indus valley civilization
c) Egyptian civilization
d) None of the above
19. Penicillin is widely used as
a) an antiseptic
b) an insecticide
c) an antibiotic
d) a disinfectant
20. Socrates was the wisest man of the ancient world and developed the method of enquiry and instruction, belonged to
a) Greece
b) Athens
c) France
d) China
21. In Air Force, Air Commodore has one rank higher than
a) Air Vice-Marshal
b) Air Marshal
c) Group Captain
d) Squadron Leader
22. How much districts are there in Tamil Nadu?
a) 25
b) 28
c) 30
d) 33
23. How much districts are there in Meghalaya?
a) 5
b) 7
c) 9
d) 11
24. How many Dynes are there in 1 gram weight?
a) 250
b) 375
c) 981
d) 900
25. In big cities like Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai police is headed by a
a) Commissioner of Police
b) Inspector General of Police
c) Deputy Inspector General of Police
d) None of the above
26. Rajiv Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, was assassinated in
a) 1961
b) 1971
c) 1981
d) 1991
27. Pan - American Highway, north-west Alaska to Southernmost Chile is the worlds
a) longest road
b) busiest road
c) highest road
d) None of the above
28. Raja Rammohan Roy
a) was the founder of the Brahmo Samaj
b) advocated widow remarriage and woman's education
c) was a social reformer who tried to eradicate sati, purdah and child marriage
d) All of the above
29.South Indian temples have
a) tall towers with curving sides that taper at the top
b) gateway towers shaped like trapezoidal pyramids
c) Both A and B
d) None of the above
30. South Africa joined the Commonwealth as 51st member in.
a) May 1993
b) May 1994
c) May 1995
d)May 1996
31. Soil is formed from the parent rock material by
a) chemical decomposition
b) physical decomposition
c) biological decomposition
d) All of the above
32. The air we inhale is mixture of gases. Which of the following gases in the mixture is highest in percentage?
a) Ozone
b) Oxygen
c) Nitrogen
d) Carbon dioxide
33. Oxford university was founded in.
a) 1139 AD
b) 1163 AD
c) 215 BC
d) 55 BC
34. The American General who led the revolt against the British and declared American independence was
a) George Washington
b) George Bush
c) Bill Clinton
d) None of the above
35. Regular meetings of Trusteeship Council (UNO) are held
a) once a year
b) twice a year
c) thrice a year
d) four times a year
36. Pythagoras was first to ____ the universal validity of geometrical theorem.
a) give
b) both
c) prove
d) None of the above
37. Soil acidity is generally corrected by
a) liming
b) proper irrigation
c) application of fertilizers
d) adding sodium hydroxide
38. Oscar Awards were instituted in
a) 1960
b) 1929
c) 1903
d) 1964
39. Small amounts of iodine are necessary in our diet to
a) prevent pellagra
b) stimulate pituitary gland
c) stimulate clotting of blood
d) compensate for underactive the thyroid gland
40. Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Service is an International Airline of
a) Belgium
b) Afghanistan
c) Australia
d) East Africa
41. Indian Institute of Petroleum is located at
a) kolkata
b) Dehradun
c) New Delhi
d) Dhanbad
42. In which of the following team events India got a Gold Medal at the 2002 Asian Games?.
a) Kabaddi
b) Hockey
c) 4 x 200 m Relay
d) 4 x 100 m Relay
43. In which year during World War I, USA declared war on Germany, Britain defeated Turkey and captured Baghdad and Jerusalem?
a) 1917
b) 1918
c) 1919
d) 1920
44. In 1947, Algeria became politically unified with France but the 80 percent population revolted against French domination
a) Hindu
b) muslim
c) Christian
d) jain
45.In UNO, the new members are admitted to the General Assembly on the recommendation of ____ and ____ the members of the General Assembly should vote in favour.
a) Security Council; one-third
b) Security Council; two-third
c) International Court of Justice; one-third
d) International Court of Justice; two-thirds
46. Recently lead free petrol was introduced in our country because
a) they are not needed now as anti-knock agents
b) they cause less pollution
c) they tower the efficiency of the engine
d) to reduce the cost of petrol
47. Rabindranath Tagore receive Nobel Prize in 1913 in the field of.
a) peace
b) literature
c) physics
d) economy
48. People who secretly indulge in anti-national or anti-government activities and help the enemy are called
a) Second column
b) Third column
c) Fourth column
d) Fifth column
49. Sulphur is not present in
a) coal
b) gypsum
c) iron pyrites
d) chlorapatite
50. Oxygen was independently discovered by
a) Neils Bohr
b) William Ramsay
c) Joseph Priestley
d) Rutherford
51. 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
52. 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
53. 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
54.Study of earthquakes is known as
a) ecology
b) seismology
c) numismatics
d) None of the above
55. 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
56. The first man-made satellite, Sputnik I was launched by the former USSR in
a) 1955
b) 1957
c) 1967
d) 1970
57. 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
58. 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
59.The dance performed by women to invoke rain in Bihar is
a) Jata Jatin
b) Bihu
c) Purbi
d) Faguna or Fog
60. The department of Atomic Energy was established in
a) 1950
b) 1956
c) 1964
d) 1970
61. The countries that had maintained research stations in Antarctica under Antarctic Trade are
a) Chili, France and Japan
b) Argentina, Australia, Belgium and South Africa
c) New Zealand, Norway, the former USSR, the UK and the USA
d) All of the above
62. The first development flight of SLV-3 took place on
a) May 31, 1981
b) April 17, 1983
c) December 28, 1995
d) December 21, 1999
63. The Enron project is a
a) atomic power project
b) hydro-electric project
c) thermal power project
d) gas-fired power project
64. The chief purpose of crop rotation is to check the loss of top soil
a) by weathering
b) by wind erosion
c) by water erosion
d) of its mineral content
65. World's busiest airports by passenger traffic is.
a) Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, USA
b) Lhasa Airport, Tibet
c) King Abdul Aziz International Airport, Saudi Arabia
d) Chicago O' Hare International Airport, USA
66. The blood pressure of a young male human being is
a) 110/70
b) 120/80
c) 135/90
d) 140/100
67.The first Winter Olympic Games were held at.
a) Innsburck (Austria)
b) Lake Placid (USA)
c) Chamonix (France)
d) Calgary (Alberta)
68. The college of Military Engineering is situated at
a) Mhow
b) Kirkee (Pune)
c) Dehradun
d) Chennai
69. The electron was first identified by
a) J. Kepler
b) D. Rutherford
c) J. J. Thompson
d) James Chadwick
70. The conservation hawks and owls is important to mankind chiefly because these birds eat
a) harmful birds
b) harmful reptiles
c) many harmful rodents
d) numerous weed seeds
71. The first meeting of the SAARC was opened in
a) Jakarta, Indonesia
b) Delhi, India
c) Dhaka, Bangladesh
d) Islamabad, Pakistan
72. The General Assembly meets regularly
a) once a month
b) once a year
c) twice a year
d) after every three months
73. The fighter force of Air Force is comprised of
a) MIG-21 variant
b) MIG-23s, MIG-25s, MIG-27s, MIG-29s
c) Jaguars
d) All of the above
74. The control commend of Army is located at
a) Mhow
b) Udaypur
c) Lucknow
d) Kanpur
75. The credit of inventing the television goes to
a) Edison
b) Baird
c) Faraday
d) Marconi
76. Penicillin was invented by
a) A. Fleming
b) Paul Ehrlich
c) Gregory Mendal
d) Dr Jonas E. Salk
77. Super conductivity is a phenomenon in which the resistance of a substance
a) increases with temperature
b) decreases with temperature
c) does not change with temperature
d) becomes zero at very low temperature
78. The Africa fund (Action for Resisting Invasion, Colonialism and Apartheid) under India's leadership was instituted by
a) UNO
b) NAM
c) SAARC
d) the Commonwealth
79. Rohinton Baria Trophy is associated with
a) football
b) hockey
c) cricket 'Inter-University'
d) inter-university sports and athletics
80. Rangaswamy Cup is associated with
a) Badminton
b) cricket
c) football
d) hockey
81. The branch of science that studies cells is called.
a) cytology
b) homoplasty
c) entomology
d) hormonology
82. The country's first indigenously built missile boat was
a) INS Vibhuti
b) INS Vipul
c) INS Savitri
d) INS Vikrant
83. The first launch of the missile 'Trishul' was made in
a) February, 1988
b) May, 1989
c) June, 1990
d) September, 1995
84. The corps of Military Police central school is situated at
a) Bangalore
b) West Bengal
c) Trimulgherry
d) Secunderabad
85. The first permanent Indian oceanographic station, 'Dakshin Gangotry' during Antarctic Expedition, was set up in
a) April/March 1984
b) December 1982/January 1983
c) November 1985/February 1986
d) December 1988/March 1989
86. The country, which was admitted to the membership of the United Nations in September 2002, is
a) Eritrea
b) East Timor
c) Andorra
d) Macedonia
87. The committee of the Norwegian Parliament awards the prize for
a) peace
b) economics
c) literature
d) medicine
88. The date of operation of first open heart surgery in India was
a) February 15, 1961
b) August 12, 1991
c) June 20, 1990
d) January 11, 1985
89.The first Indian to be awarded the Oscar for lifetime achievements in Cinema in 1992 was
a) Satyajit Ray
b) Dilip Kumar
c) Bhanu Athaiya
d) Amitabh Bachchan
90.The element of an electric stove made
a) invar
b) copper
c) magnalium
d) nicrome
91. Rare Earth factory is situated in
a) Allepey (Kerala)
b) Alwaye (Kerala)
c) Avadi (Tamil Nadu)
d) Ambernath (Maharashtra)
92. Pakistan left the Commonwealth in 1972, but rejoined as 49th member of the Commonwealth in
a) 1989
b) 1991
c) 1996
d) 2000
93. Primary rainbow is formed when light suffers
a) two internal refractions before emerging out of the drop
b) one internal refractions before emerging out of the drop
c) no internal refraction
d) either one or two internal refractions before emerging out of the drop
94. Rana Pratap Sagar (Rajasthan) is famous for
a) nuclear power station
b) brassware
c) aluminum industry
d) sports goods
95. The chief constituent of gobar gas is
a) ethane
b) methane
c) hydrogen
d) carbon dioxide
96. The energy of food is measured in.
a) kelvin
b) bushel
c) calories
d) None of the above
97.The chief of Air Staff is assisted by.
a) Vice-chief of the Air Staff
b) Deputy-chief of the Air Staff
c) Air Officer Incharge Administration
d) All of the above
98. The first batch of women pilots was commissioned on
a) August 20, 1993
b) December 17, 1994
c) January 12, 1988
d) None of the above
99. The five permanent members of the Security Council are
a) China, France, Russia, UK, USA
b) India, UK, USA, China, Germany
c) China, UK, Belgium, France, USA
d) None of the above
100. The frequency of which of the following is the highest?
a) Micro waves
b) Radio waves
c) Gamma rays
d) Light waves