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The length of the tropical years (the time interval between successive occurrences of the spring equinox) is decreasing very slowly as a result of

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(A) small, progressive changes in the earth's rotational speed

(B) small, progressive change in earth's orbit around the sun

(C) both (a) and (b)

(D) None of the above

At which of the following conferences, the text of the United Nations charter was finalized among international leaders?

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(A) Dumbarton Oaks Conference

(B) Yalta Conference

(C) Tehran Conference

(D) San Francisco Conference

Which teams did not play in Sri Lanka in Cricket World Cup 1996 citing security reasons?

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(A) Australia, West Indies

(B) Ireland, Bermuda

(C) Scotland, Holland

(D) Kenya, Naminbia

What did Edwin Hubble study at Oxford?

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(A) Physics

(B) Law

(C) Biology

(D) Chemistry

Where did Mary (Tudor) die?

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(A) Bosworth

(B) London

(C) Glamorgan

(D) Cardiff

Which National Film Award is given to the Best First Film of a Director ?

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(A) Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus)

(B) Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus)

(C) Nargis Dutt Award

(D) Indira Gandhi Award

Which Nobel laureate authored the novel 'A House for Mr. Biswas' ?

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(A) Amartya Sen

(B) Rudyard Kipling

(C) V.S. Naipaul

(D) Rabindranath Tagore

Which renowned vocalist was awarded Bharat Ratna in 2008 ?

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(A) Lata Mangeshkar

(B) Pt. Bhimsen Joshi

(C) Gangubai Hangal

(D) Pt. Ravi Shankar

Jallikattu is a contest held on the last day of

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(A) Pongal

(B) Diwali

(C) Dassera

(D) Carnival

Near which Indian city would you find the Hundru Falls?

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(A) Ranchi

(B) Ooty

(C) Surat

(D) Pune

How is Murlidhar Devidas better known?

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(A) Baba Amte

(B) Sundarlal Bahuguna

(C) Veer Savarkar

(D) B.R. Ambedkar

Who directed the film 'Dil To Pagal Hai'?

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(A) Yash Chopra

(B) Rakesh Roshan

(C) B.R. Chopra

(D) Hrishikesh Mukherjee

Which of these historical characters was also known by the title 'Malik Naib'?

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(A) Iltutmish

(B) Malik Kafur

(C) Tantia Topi

(D) Todar Mal

Which of these diseases is transmitted to the human body through the tsetse fly?

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(A) Filariasis

(B) Smallpox

(C) Sleeping sickness

(D) Anthrax

Which cricketer has scored the most hundreds at the World Cup?

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(A) Saurav Ganguly

(B) Sachin Tendulkar

(C) Sunil Gavaskar

(D) Virender Sehwag

The incarnation of which of these deities is worshipped in the Jiviti Puja?

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(A) Parvati

(B) Sachi

(C) Saraswati

(D) Lakshmi

What is held on a 'plaza de toros'?

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(A) Pool

(B) Rugby

(C) Badminton

(D) Bull-fighting

Who was the first Indian scientist to become the Member of Parliament

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(A) Vikram Sarabhai

(B) S. Chandrashekhar

(C) Meghnad Saha

(D) C.V. Raman

In the Mahabharata, which Pandava took the name of Jayanta?

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(A) Arjuna

(B) Nakula

(C) Bhima

(D) Yudhisthira

Please be sure to collect your __________________, including any small electronic devices and clothing, before you get off the plane.

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(A) belongings

(B) mail

(C) luggage

Could you open your ______________? Our x-ray machine shows that you might have a small knife and bottle inside . . . things you can't take on the plane.

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(A) pocket

(B) wallet

(C) luggage

Which one of the following is used as an explosive?

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(A) Phosphorus trichloride

(B) Mercuric oxide

(C) Graphite

(D) Nitroglycerine

Which of the following nation is considered the originator of the concept of Micro Finance ?

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(A) India

(B) Bangladesh

(C) South Africa

(D) USA

As a token of protest against Jallianwala Bagh massacre on 13 April 1919, who returned the Knighthood conferred on him by the British Government ?

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(A) Rabindranath Tagore

(B) Tej Bahadur Sapru

(C) Gopal Krishna Gokhle

(D) Syed Ahmed Khan

The common terms used in shooting are

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(A) hunting, show-jump, dressage

(B) bed, ballsege, marksmanship, plug

(C) bou, bucket, low, feather, paddle, regatta

(D) None of the above

The last ruler of the Mughal dynasty was

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(A) Babur

(B) Bahadurshah Zafar

(C) Akbar

(D) None of the above

In a normal human body, the total number of red blood cells is

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(A) 15 trillion

(B) 20 trillion

(C) 25 trillion

(D) 30 trillion

Which of the following is the lightest metal?

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(A) Mercury

(B) Lithium

(C) Lead

(D) Silver

The term Nirgrantha is associated with

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(A) Ajivikas

(B) Charvakas

(C) Jainas

(D) Pasupatas

For measuring the diameter of a thin wire, you would use ...

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(A) Screw driver

(B) Screw gauge

(C) Screw metre

(D) Measuring tape

Assam Ri?es is headquartered in …

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(A) Delhi

(B) Bangalore

(C) Shillong

(D) None of these

Winner of the Noble Prize 2006 for literature, Orhan Pamak, is a native of …

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(A) USA

(B) Russia

(C) Turkey

(D) Egypt

Who won the Stirling Prize for 2010?

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(A) Zaha Hadid

(B) Allen John

(C) Zubin

(D) None of these

I'm all ____ helping out the poor when in need.

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(A) in favor of

(B) in favor to

(C) in favor for

(D) in favor from

What is the retirement age of High Court judges ?

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(A) 60 years

(B) 60-64 years

(C) 62-65 years

(D) 70 years

Mulk Raj Anand is the author of

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(A) The Post Office

(B) Gora

(C) India Wins Freedom

(D) Coolie

Which film got Golden Peacock Award in 41st International Film Festival of India?

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(A) Moner Manush

(B) The Boy

(C) Abohoman

(D) Paa

Omkar Singh and Anisa Sayyed are associated with which of the following games?

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(A) Hockey

(B) Basketball

(C) Shooting

(D) Cricket

What was the real name of Mahabharat?

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(A) Vijaya

(B) Jaya

(C) Ajaya

(D) Parajaya

I thought for a long time, and __________ the end I decided to take the job.

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(A) in

(B) on

(C) at

(D) to

The lowest level of needs on Maslow's hierarchy of needs is ______.

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(A) physiological needs

(B) ego needs

(C) safety needs

Which type of business manager would most likely be in charge of deciding on the type of benefit package an employee receives?

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(A) Finance manager

(B) Operations/production manager

(C) human resource manager

These days I make _________mistakes in English.

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(A) lesser

(B) fewer

(C) less

Those are my _________ over there.

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(A) boot

(B) boots

(C) boot's

(D) boots

A manager that creates an organization's goals, overall strategy, and operating policies would be performing what level of management?

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(A) Top management

(B) Middle management

(C) First-line management

(D) Low-level management

I think I know ___ he left the job.

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(A) why

(B) until

(C) where

Who was the bowler to take most wickets in ipl 2 ?

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(A) Anil Kumble

(B) Daleyn Steyn

(C) Malinga

(D) Ntini

If you are a marketing manager of a firm you would prefer the customers who are _________?

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(A) less price sensitive

(B) more price sensitive

(C) depends upon the marketing mix

What does APJ stands for in the name of our former president APJ Abdul Kalam?

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(A) Avul Pakir Jaffer

(B) Abul Pakir Jainualabdin

(C) Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen

Which among the following is not a constituent of gobar gas?

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(A) Methane

(B) Propane

(C) Carbon Dioxide

What is the most spoken language in Germany?

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(A) Italian

(B) German

(C) English

(D) Spanish

Who is the first indian women to become the first minister of India?

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(A) Mrs. Shanno Devi

(B) Mrs. Vijayalakshmi Pandit

(C) Mrs. Sarojini Naidu

Name the three reindeer whose names begin with a "D"?

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(A) Dart, Dance, Doll

(B) Dasher, Donner, Dancer

(C) Don`t Know

Which of the following is the largest state in Area?

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(A) Uttar Pradesh

(B) Punjab

(C) Rajasthan

(D) Madhya Pradesh

In our Constitution, Economic Planning is included in ?

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(A) Union list

(B) State list

(C) Concurrent list

(D) Not any specified list

Other substances get some new power _______ radium.

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(A) by

(B) through

(C) from

(D) of

Whether One-line comment begin with pound sing(#) in php?

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(A) None of above

(B) False

(C) True

Which country is the only one to be surrounded by a single country on all four sides ?

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(A) Bangladesh

(B) Serbia

(C) Mongolia

(D) Lesotho

Which college did Oliver Goldsmith attend?

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(A) William and Mary College

(B) Pembroke College

(C) Rhodes College

(D) Trinity College

Linus Torwalds invented and wrote what

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(A) Linux computeroperating system

(B) Windows computeroperatin system

Which Indian city you would be in if you were standing on world’s longest railway platform ?

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(A) Jabalpur (M.P.)

(B) Kharagpur (W.Bengal)

(C) Mughalsarai (U.P.)

(D) Secunderabad (A.P.)

The low latitude zone of globe extends between

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(A) Tropic of Capricorn and Cancer

(B) North pole to South pole

(C) Tropic of Capricorn and equator

(D) Equator and Tropic of Cancer

Reading of a barometer going down is an indication of

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(A) snow

(B) storm

(C) intense heat

(D) rainfall

Which is the nearest star to the Sun ?

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(A) Proxima Centauri

(B) Alpha Centauri A

(C) Alpha Centauri B

Lala Lajpat Rai is the author of the book

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(A) India Divided

(B) Unhappy India

(C) Mother India

(D) Hind Swaraj

The mass of P4O10 that will be obtained from the reaction of 1.33 gram of P4 and 5.07 of oxygen is

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(A) 2.05 gram

(B) 3.05 gram

The IBM PC-XT was the first to include a hard drive. What was the capacity of this disk?

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(A) 10 MB

(B) 20 MB

(C) 30 MB

Which fairy tale character was named after a plant which her mother stole from the garden of a witch?

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Rapunzel
Cinderella
Thumbelina
Sleeping Beauty

On what surface is the tennis Grand Slam Tournament in Wimbledon, England played?

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Gravel
Clay
Grass
Shale

In 2009 Iranians took to the streets in protest against the results of the presidential election. Who was re-elected during this election?

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Mir Hossein Mousavi
Mohammad Khatami
Mehdi Karoubi
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Which 2008 film, starring Tom Cruise, is based on the July 20 plot to kill Adolf Hitler?

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Killing Hitler
Valkyrie
Stauffenberg
A New Germany

Mesons are found in

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(A) Laser beam

(B) X-rays

(C) Gamma rays

(D) Cosmic rays

Which Academy promotes and develops literature in all the 22 languages of India?

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(A) Sahitya Academy

(B) Sangeet Natak Academy

(C) Lalit Kala Academy

(D) None of the above

The spiral flow in a stream caused by channel shape is called

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(A) stream flow

(B) laminar flow

(C) turbulent flow

(D) helical flow

The major cause of species extinction is

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(A) agricultural activities

(B) extraction (including mining, fishing, logging)

(C) development (human settlements, industry)

(D) habitat loss and degradation

The major crops found in Sudan are

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(A) rice, barley, bananas, cocoa

(B) maize, cotton, bananas, groundnut

(C) bajra, oats, tobacco

(D) wool, wine, jute

The movement of particles by rolling, sliding and shuffling along the eroded surface is called

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(A) saltation

(B) suspension

(C) traction

(D) solution

The main dividing line between the geological regions of the Indo Gangetic plain and the peninsula is

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(A) the Vindhya range

(B) the Aravallis

(C) the Nilgiri hills

(D) the Satpwas

When do we celebrate the Engineers Day of India, the birthday of Bharat Ratna recipient M.Visvesarayya ?

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(A) 15 January

(B) 28 February

(C) 29 August

(D) 15 September

'Muga', 'Eri', 'Tussar' and 'Mulberry' are the varieties of which natural fibre ?

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(A) Wool

(B) Silk

(C) Jute

(D) Cotton

In which pilgrimage city of India would you come across the world's longest corridor ?

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(A) Dwarka

(B) Varanasi

(C) Rameshwaram

(D) Tirupati

In soccer, a move where a player deliberately kicks the ball through an opposing player's legs is known by which spicy term?

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Nutmeg
Garam marsala
Mint
Paprika

As per the decision taken by the Govt. of India now the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act is extended to all the districts of India. This means it will now be applicable to about—

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(A) 200 districts

(B) 300 districts

(C) 400 districts

(D) 626 districts

Which of the following is the amount of insurance cover provided to the workers of the unorganized sector under Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana ?

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(A) Rs. 10,000

(B) Rs. 20,000

(C) Rs. 30,000

(D) Rs. 40,000

(B) K-585

(D) Azad-1

Ten Rupee notes contain the signature of

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(A) Finance Secretary, GOI

(B) Chairman, State Bank of India

(D) Finance Minister, GOI

Which of the following diseases is caused by the consumption of nitrate contaminated food and water?

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(A) Minamata disease

(B) Osteoporosis

(D) Blue baby syndrome

Who among the following can participate in the proceedings of the both Houses of the Parliament?

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(A) Chief Justice of Supreme Court

(B) Vice-President

(D) Attorney-General

Which of the following countries is not a member of a SAARC

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(A) Sri Lanka

(B) Myanmar

(D) Bhutan

Grantham Prize is constituted to felicitate the journalists working in the area of

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(A) Physics

(B) Information Technology

(D) Medicine

In case the post of President of India falls vacant and there is also no Vice-President, than who among the following would be the acting President ?

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(A) Vice-Chairman of Rajya Sabha

(B) Attorney General of India

(D) Chief Justice of Supreme Court

Which one of the following describes India a secular state ?

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(A) Fundamental Rights

(B) Preamble to the constitution

(D) Directive principles

Which one of the following statements about the state Governors is not true ?

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(A) He is a part of the state legislature

(B) He can pardon a sentence of death

(D) He has no emergency powers

Which org of the United Nations has ceased to be operational?

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(A) Economic and Social Council

(B) Trusteeship Council

(D) Secretariat

The United Nations is considered as a universal organisation. Which organ of the United nations fully represents the fact ?

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(A) The General Assembly

(B) The Security Council

(D) The Secretariat

The SAARC movement was launched for

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(A) political alliances

(B) military strategy

(D) cultural exchanges

How many countries are presently members of the Non Aligned Movement?

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(A) 118

(B) 119

(D) 107

Which of the following international organizations has started the scheme Partnership for ‘Peace’ for a group of nations?

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(A) North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)

(B) Organisation of African Unity (OAU)

(D) Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP)

Which of the following is used by the International Court of Justice in disputes concerning parian rights?

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(A) Helsinki Agreement

(B) Paris Agreement

(D) Geneva Agreement

Which of the following describes correctly the Group of seven countries (G-7)?

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(A) They are countries who can launch their own satellites.

(B) They are developing countries.

(D) They are holding Atomic Bomb technology.

United Nations adopted a Charter of Economic Rights in the year

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(A) 1956

(B) 1964

(D) 1974

ICOMOS -International Council for Monuments and Sites, a wing of UNESCO, included which monument as world heritage?

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(A) Khajuraho of Madhya Pradesh

(B) Sanchi Stupa

(D) None of these

Vietnam joined U.N.O in the year

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(A) 1974

(B) 1976

(D) 1970

Vietnam joined U.N.O in the year

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(A) 1974

(B) 1976

(D) 1970

What is the number of non -permanent members of the Security Council?

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(A) 6

(B) 8

(D) 12

The international township built near Pondicherry in India in collaboration with NESCO is

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(A) Broadway

(B) Gayaville

(D) Elbaville

The International Court of Justice is located at

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(A) Geneva

(B) Hague

(D) Vienna

Which of the following countries, is not a member of G-15?

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(A) Jamaica

(B) Indonesia

(D) Columbia

Permanent Secretariat to coordinate the implementation of SAARC programme is located at

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(A) Dhaka

(B) New Delhi

(D) Kathmandu

Who was the first Indian to be the President of UN General Assembly?

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(A) Ramesh Bhandari

(B) V.K. Krishna Menon

(D) Mrs. Vijay Lakshmi Pandit

Which of the following is not a chief organ of the United Nations organizations?

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(A) General Assembly

(B) Security Council

(D) International Labour Organisation

Who with 20 wickets was the top bowler of the 1999 World Cup?

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(A) Chris Harris

(B) Geoff Allot

(D) Both b and c

The gas used for artificial ripening of green fruit is

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(A) ethylene

(B) ethane

(D) acetylene

The following are the half lives of four active isotopes. Which one of the following is the most dangerous to handle?

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(A) 3 billion years

(B) 100 years

(D) 13 days

Zone refining is used for the purification of

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(A) Au

(B) Ge

(D) Cu

The main chemical constituent of the oil of cardamom which is responsible for flavour of this oil is

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(A) cineole

(B) engenol

(D) limonene

The molecule which has the highest percentage of ionic character among the following is

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(A) HI

(B) HF

(D) HBr

In the match against Zimbabwe on 29 May 1999 in Cricket World Cup 1999 how many wickets did South Africa lose when they were 40?

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(A) None

(B) One

(D) Ten

Which conquerer was born in Macedonia (Europe), died in Babylon (Asia) and buried in Alexandria (Africa) ?

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(A) Genghis Khan

(B) Attila the Hun

(D) Alexander the Great

Which poem of Alexander Pope was left unfinished?

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(A) Brutus

(B) Cassius

(D) Julius

Who is the only cricketer to claim over 500 wickets in both Tests and One Day Internationals ?

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(A) Wasim Akram

(B) Shane Warne

The limit beyond which the starts suffer internal collapse is called the

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(A) Raman Effect

(B) Chandrasekhar limit

(D) Quasan Zone

The main watershed of most of the peninsular river lies in the

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(A) Aravalli hills

(B) Western Ghats

Harmony is the name of which companies textiles?

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(A) HCL

(B) Wipro

Shanthi Swarup Bhatnagar Awards are given for the person who shown exemplary performance in the field of __________.

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(A) Sports

(B) Movies

(D) Authors

How many telephone connections including mobile phones were in India at the end of September, 2008?

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(A) 22.08 crores

(B) 31.53 crores

(D) 37.54 crores

A man elbowed his way out of the congregation _______ the lane.

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(A) from

(B) into

(D) with

Dirk Meyer is the chief executive officer of the …

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(A) Yahoo.com

(B) Google.com

(D) Advanced Micro Devices

When was slavery abolished in Britain?

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(A) 1830

(B) 1837

(D) 1833

Which are the important meeting of the Commonwealth?

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(A) Biennial meeting of the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM)

(B) Annual meeting of the finance minister of the member countries

(D) All of the above

Which of the following chemicals is useful in photography?

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(A) Aluminium hydroxide

(B) Potassium nitrate

(D) Sodium chloride

Which of the following acts as a resistance against in the body?

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(A) Carbohydrates

(B) Red corpuscles

(D) White corpuscles

Which of the following act as a channel of transmission of blood to the heart in the human body?

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(A) Arteries

(B) Muscle fibres

(D) Veins

Which of the following of the members of OPEC (Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries)?

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(A) Algeria, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait

(B) Libya, United Arab Emirates, Nigeria

(D) All of the above

Where did Yashpal Sharma play his last ODI match?

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(A) Chandigarh

(B) Indore

(D) Hyderabad

While checked with a multimeter, an open resistor reads

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(A) Zero

(B) Infinite

(D) Low but not zero

Which Mughal emperor assumed the title of 'Alamgir' (Conqueror of the world) ?

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(A) Akbar

(B) Jehangir

(D) Aurangzeb

Sadakat Ashram memorial in Patna is dedicated to which former President of India ?

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(A) Zakir Hussain

(B) Rajendra Prasad

(D) V.V.Giri

What is the traditional design on a convict's uniform?

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(A) Rabbits

(B) Arrows

(D) Circles

Which city is served by the Veer Savarkar Airport ?

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(A) Nasik

(B) Nagpur

(D) Port Blair

This African-American woman physical therapist worked with soldiers disabled in World War II. She invented a device that helped the disabled to eat by delivering food through a tube to a mouthpiece.

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(A) Bessie Blount

(B) Marjorie Joyner

The Planning Commission of India was constituted in the year

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(A) 1942

(B) 1947

(D) 1955

What toy was invented by Joshua Lionel Cowen around 1900?

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(A) Raggedy Ann doll

(B) Yo-yo

(D) Tinkertoys

Who can issue the writs for enforcement of the fundamental rights ?

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(A) The District Judge

(B) The Human Rights Commission

Who invented Bakelite?

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(A) Charles Goodyear

(B) Leo Hendrik Baekeland

(D) Henry Ford

What invention by Garnet Carter made its debut at the Fairyland Inn Resort in Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, in 1927?

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(A) Miniature golf

(B) Swimming pool slide

(D) Golf cart

Who invented the phonograph?

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(A) Thomas Edison

(B) John Kruesi

(D) Alexander Graham Bell

What beverage was invented by Charles Alderton in 1885 in Waco, Texas?

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(A) Cream soda

(B) Coca-Cola

(D) Sprite

Who invented fuel cells in 1839?

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(A) Buckminster Fuller

(B) Sir William Grove

(D) Joyce Hall

The ELECTRIC BATTERY, who's charged with inventing this one?

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(A) Hertz

(B) Amper

(D) Volta

On 20 July 1924, who founded the 'Bahishkrit Hitkarini Sabha' for the upliftment of the depressed classes ?

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(A) Mahatma Gandhi

(B) B.R.Ambedkar

(D) Gopal Hari Deshmukh

The Ramon Magsaysay Award winner Shanta Sinha known as

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(A) a campaigner for urban sanitation

(B) an organiser of rain-water harvesting schemes

(D) an anti-child labour activist

By which districts tribe is the 'Shera Dance' done in Uttar Pradesh?

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(A) Gorakhpur

(B) Lalitpur

(D) Varanasi

What is the interval between two 'Maha Kumbh' melas at the same place?

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(A) 6 years

(B) 10 years

(D) 15 years

Jnanpith Award is conferred to those in the field of

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(A) Literature

(B) History

(D) Dance

An insurance plan, ‘JiyoFit’, has been launched by …

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(A) HDFC standard life

(B) Bharti AXA

(D) Bajaj Allianz

Who is known as the “Father of the Green Revolution in India”?

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(A) Norman Ernest Borlaug

(B) M. S. Swaminathan

(D) None of these

In 1917-18 Iraq became independent from which Empire?

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(A) Sumerians

(B) Ottoman

(D) Assyrians

Which Pacific entity is farthest north?

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(A) Federated States of Micronesia

(B) Palau

(D) Guam

A crater is a hole ___ the ground.

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(A) below

(B) in

'Eight Lives' is a book written by

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(A) Raja Ramana

(B) Savita Ambedkar

(D) Raj Mohan Gandhi

The main producers of free gas are

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(A) the south Bassein and Tapti fields in the western offshore

(B) the gas fields in Tripura and Andhra Pradesh (KG Basin)

(D) None of the above

The main vegetation of the steppe type climatic regions is

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(A) evergreen forests

(B) evergreen deciduous forests

(D) coniferous forests

The minerals of sulphide group are

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(A) Cinnabar

(B) Pyrite

(D) All of the above

The major crude oil markets are the

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(A) Middle East regions

(B) far east regions

(D) None of the above

The most important force that provide resistance to particles towards entertainment is

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(A) frictional resistance

(B) particle cohesive bonds

(D) momentum

The metamorphism which involves the chemical replacement of elements in rock minerals when gases and liquids permute into bedrock is called

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(A) metasomatic metamorphism

(B) dynamic metamorphism

(D) contact metamorphism

The magnetosphere becomes unstable during the magnetic storms during a period of

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initial phase

storm sudden commencement phase

main phase

None of the above

People have responded in favour the government’s efforts to resolve the budget crisis—

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favourably responded
response in favour of
responded favourably to
been responding favourably

Painter M F Hussain accepted the citizenship of which country in 2010?

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Oman
Qatar
UAE

Where is the headquarters of the Amnesty International located?

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Paris
Vienna
London
Geneva

In 2010,who became the World Chess Championship three times in a row?

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Vishwanathan Aanand
Veselin Topalin
Anatoly Topalov

The element of an electric stove made

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Copper
Invar
Magnalium
Nicrome

Which of these festivals was called 'Nigahdast' in the Mughal Period?

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Raksha Bandhan
Holi
Vasant Panchami

The significance of peace is denoted by which of the following symbol?

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Olive branch
Green light
Lotus
Red flag

Where is the oldest museum of the Uttar Pradesh situated ?

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Allahabad
Lucknow
Mathura
Varanasi

In which year did commercial cinema begin in India?

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1895
1879
1913
1902

Who was the first US president to visit India in December 1959 ?

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Bill Cinton
Jimmy Carter
Dwight Eisenhower
Richard Nixon

Asia’s 1st EPZ was set up at …

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Kandla
Delhi
Falta
Noida

Which city houses the headquarters of the 'Amnesty International', a world-wide human rights organisation ?

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Paris
London
Tokyo
New York

It's not the best apartment for me, but I think things will _____________ out in the long run.

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go
work
live
None of the above

"Irani Trophy" is associated with which of the following games?

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Badminton
Golf
Cricket
Football

Which National Park in Kerala celebrates its 25th year of declaration as a national park in 2010?

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Eravikulam National Park
Silent Valley National Park
Periyar National Park
Karimpuzha National Park

JPY is the currency code of which country?

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Pakistan
Srilanka
Japan
China

Rani Laxmi Bai Dam is located on the-

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Betwa
Ken
Rihand
Tons

Vitamin A, D & C are respectively called as ____________ ?

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Retinol, Ascorbic Acid, Calciferol
Retinol, Calciferol, Ascorbic Acid
Pyridoxal. Calciferol. Ascorbic Acid

'Planetoids' are located between ?

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Mars and Jupiter
Saturn & Jupiter
Mercury and Venus

Who among the following is the chairman of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers, who recently released first discussion paper on GST ?

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Pranab Mukherjee
Asim Dasgupta
K.Ramakrishna
Yashwant Sinha

Which among the following is world's largest circulated magazine?

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Forbes
India Today
Readers Digest

Ans:Readers Digest

Which of the following is an element?

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Ruby
Sapphir
Emerald
Diamond

Ans:Diamond

The variety of coal in which the deposit contains recognisable traces of the original plant material is

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bitumen
anthracite
ignite
peat

Ans:peat

Recently Indian Navy commissioned INS Airavat. Which among the following terms precisely describes INS Airavat?

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Landing Ship Tank
Waterjet Propelled Fast Attack Craft
Guided Missile Frigate

Ans:Landing Ship Tank

Which is the heaviest organ in the human body ?

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Hear
Liver
Kidney
Stomach

Ans:Liver

They live in a house ________ face south.

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a. whose window

b. which windows

c. which window

d. whose windows

Answer : d

I will have a ___ sandwich on rye bread.

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steak
stake

Ans:steak

The 3 day Carnival held in Goa , has its roots from which heritage ?

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a. French

b. Portuguese

c. Italian

Answer : b

An Arab prince or chief is called a ___.

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shake
shaikh

Ans:shaikh

Which country clinched the Women Hockey World Cup in 2010?

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India
Englan
Australia
Argentina

Ans:Argentina

Who played the female lead in the film 'Pushpak'?

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Revathi
Madhu
Nagma
Amala

Ans:Amala

Which of the following is a popular form of Buddhism in Japan?

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Matsushita
Pikachu
Zen

Ans:Zen

Which Bharat Ratna recipient once served in the French Army?

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J R D Tata
Nelson Mandela
Pandurang Kane

Ans:J R D Tata

To whom is the Sankatmochan temple in Varanasi dedicated?

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Hanuman
Ganesha
Krishna

Ans:Hanuman

The correct meaning of "Canopy" is

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hat
bedcover
umbrella

Ans:Umbrella

Which of the following diseases is not caused by bacteria?

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Leprosy
Typhoid
Chicken Pox

Ans:Chicken Pox

Which Campaign was started by Maharashtra Government on World Population day 2011?

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Save the People

Save the Environment

Save the Girl Child

Save the Tree

Ans:Save the Girl Child

Which of these instruments is used to view distant objects?

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Barometer
Binoculars
None

Ans:Binoculars

Which of the following metals were not used by the Indus people ?

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a. Iron

b. Bronze

c. Gold

d. Copper

Answer : a

It was ____ test I have ever done.

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a. the most hard

b. the hardest

c. Either could be used here.

Answer : b

What do we call to the study of science of energy and matter called ?

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a. Biology

b. Chemistry

c. Physics

Answer : c

Which word is NOT connected with music ?

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a. pop

b. rock

c. classic

d. classical

Answer : c

Which planet has the maximum number of moons ?

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a. Venus

b. Jupiter

c. Pluto

Answer : b

Who among the following has been selected for Man of the Series in ICC World Twenty 20 Cricket Tournament 2007 ?

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a. Yuvaraj Singh

b. Gautham Gambhir

c. S. Afridi

d. Irfan Pathan

Answer : c

How long can take Upper House to pass finance bill ?

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a. 10 days

b. 14 days

c. 15 days

d. 1 month

Answer : b

Which is the National Highway between Mumbai and Chennai ?

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a. NH 5

b. NH 7

c. NH 9

d. NH 4

Answer : d

Where is the air cell located in an egg ?

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a. Always on the Top

b. Larger End

c. Smaller End

Answer : b

Who was India's first deputy Prime Minister ?

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a. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel

b. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Answer : a

Who is the Greek god of music ?

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a. Apollo

b. Ganesha

c. Bhim

Answer : a

Which of the following sports channels has the telecast rights for IPL ?

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a. ESPN Star

b. NEO Sports

c. SET Max

d. Ten Sports

Answer c.

Hair is to stubble as potatoes are to ______.

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a. french fries

b. sweet potatoes

c. potato skins

d. vegetable

Answer : a

Who expounded the theory of Advitha ?

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a. Ramunaja

b. Sri Adi Shankaracharya

c. Madhavacharya

d. Swami Vivekananda

Answer : b

If the zeroth division of the head scale below the index line of the pitch scale then the error is ________.

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a. No zero error

b. Negative

c. Positive

d. None

Answer : c

The chairman for General Motors is

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Rick Wagoner

In which zone of the Ranji Trophy cricket tournament does Delhi take part ?

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a. South

b. North

c. West

Answer : b

In which state is the famous battlefield of Plassey located ?

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a. Jharkhand

b. Bihar

c. West Bengal

Answer : c

I'll ______________ their cat while they are away on holiday.

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a. be looking into

b. be looking at

c. be looking after

Answer : c

Who win the IPL 2 ?

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a. Punjab

b. Delhi

c. Rajasthan

d. Deccan

Answer d

Where in India was first Export Promotion Industrial park was opened ?

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a. Delhi

b. Surat

c. Jaipur

d. Mumbai

Answer : c

We got a loan from the bank to buy a new car. We have to ___________ it over the next two years.

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a. repay

b. pay

c. return

d. give

Answer : a

The substance that causes pollution by atomic explosions is _______.

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a. Uranium 235

b. Strontium 90

c. Thorium 91

d. Radium 230

Answer : c

If you break your arm, the doctor will...

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a. put your arm in plaster.

b. put a plaster on your arm.

c. wrap a plaster round your arm.

d. wrap a bandage round your arm.

Answer : a

If you have the initials BA after your name, what does it mean ?

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a. You are in the army

b. You are a doctor

c. You have a University degree

d. You are married

Answer : c

Complete the dialogue:- Mughal-e-Azam (1960): Anarkali, Salim ki mohabaat tumhe marne nahi degi... ?

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a. Aur hum tumhe jeene nahi denge

b. Ye tumhe zinda rakhegi

c. Tum marogi toh kaise ?

d. Aur hum tumhe maar ke rahenge

Answer : a

Don't forget to ______________ a taxi to take you to the airport.

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a. book

b. buy

c. rent

Answer : a

In the UK honours system, which title for women is the equivalent to the title of 'Sir' for men ?

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a. Queen

b. Dame

c. Madam

Answer : b

The length of the cricket pitch is ?

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a. 22 yards

b. 22 metres

c. 54 feet

d. 25 yards

Answer : a

The first ever Indian (from Bollywood) to be given a chance for Hollywood movie ?

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a. Devanand

b. I.S. Johar

c. Dilip Kumar

Answer : b

What does the word Valentine actually mean ?

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a. Smartheart

b. Sweetheart

c. Bedheart

Answer : b

Which best describes void ?

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a. A method

b. A function

c. A statement

d. An operator

Answer : d

Who introduced the silver coins in the economy ?

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a. Guptas

b. Satavahana

c. Kushans

d. Mauryan

Answer : c

Steel is alloy of ____.

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a. Iron and Lead

b. Iron and Manganese

c. Iron and Chromium

d. Iron and Carbon

Answer : d

From the given options, identify the BPO that is the first to be listed in Nasdaq.

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a. Convergys

b. V Customer

c. EXL Services

Answer : c

A group of cows is called a... ?

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a. pride

b. flock

c. shoal

d. herd

Answer : d

How do we denote the number 16 in Roman numerals?

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a. XVI

b. XVII

c. XIII

Answer : a

Which word will follow ? begin is to began as fight is to_____

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a. Flight

b. Fought

c. Begun

d. Fighter

Answer : b

Tea plantation in India started in the 19th Century.

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a. True

b. False

Answer : b

She brought her children ........ on her own after the divorce .

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a. in

b. up

c. out

Answer : b

___ a university professor returns from a sabbatical leave, he should be better qualified.

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a. Until

b. When

c. Even though

Answer : b

I didn’t ________ the question - could you repeat it please ?

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a. understood

b. understanded

c. understand

Answer : c

Home... Adjectives ending -ful and -less

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a. has a form ending -ful.

b. has a form ending -less.

c. has both forms.

Answer : b

Which one is different ?

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a. cardiology

b. oncology

c. geology

d. neurology

Answer : c

Geese, ducks and other birds are covered in... ?

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a. fur

b. feathers

c. hair

d. spikes

Answer : b

The man was ___ of jail early for good behavior.

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a. bent down

b. let out

c. sent down

Answer : b

'Dizzy' is the nickname of what Australian player ?

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a. Adam Gilchrist

b. Jason Gillespie

c. Glenn McGrath

Answer : b

All normal webpages consist of what two parts ?

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a. Head and body

b. Top and bottom

c. Body and frameset

Answer : a

The Term Blue Revolution means

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a. Creating jobs

b. Space program

c. Fishries

Answer : c

___ rained all day yesterday.

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a. there

b. it

c. its

Answer : b

I told her she couldn't come down until all her clothes were put ___.

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a. off

b. in

c. away

Answer : c

The ‘Pizza Hut’ franchise began in what country ?

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a. US

b. UAE

c. USA

Answer : c

Hardware devices that are not part of the main computer system and are often added later to the system.

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a. Highlight

b. Peripheral

c. Execute

Answer : b

Who is author of Das Kapital ?

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a. Manekar

b. Sivaranjan Das Munshi

c. Edwerd Gibbon

d. Karl Marx

Answer : d

How long ___ waiting for me ?

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a. have you

b. you have been

c. have you been

Answer : c

Rabbits are affectionately known as ?

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a. Babies

b. Bunnies

c. Puppies

Answer : b

Which B-school in India is assisting the 6th pay commission for the new format?

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a. IIM-B

b. FMS

c. IIM-A

Answer : c

Which metallic element was abundant in earth crust?

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a. Magnesium

b. Zinc

c. Iron

d. Aluminium

Answer : d

Time... Adjectives ending -ful and -less

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a. has a form ending -ful.

b. has a form ending -less.

c. has both forms.

Answer : b

What is the most logical explanation for why retailers carry private-label brands ?

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a. to prevent sales cannibalization

b. to earn more profit

c. to encourage transaction marketing

Answer : b

The first prime minister of Bangladesh was

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Mujibur Rehman

Where was Chanakya educated ?

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a. Nalanda

b. Ujjain

c. Txila

Answer : c

b. 101 SIXES

c. 84 SIXES

Answer : c

Which river in India is known as the "Blue Mountains" ?

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a. Damodar river

b. Nilgiri

c. Ganga

Answer : b

Lumbini, the birth place of Gautam Budhdha, is in which present country ?

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