1. Lathyrism is caused by excessive consumption of
- 1. Mustard oil
- 2. Kesari dal
- 3. Polished rice
- 4. Mushroom
2. In a code language, SOLID is written as “WPSLPIMFHA. What does the code word ATEXXQIBVO’ refer to?
- 1. EAGER.
- 2. WAFER
- 3. WAGER
- 4. WATER
3. Which one of the following statements is correct?
- 1. Kacehativu and Tin Bigha were the territories acquired by the Indian Republic from the French
- 2. Kacchativu and Tin Bigha are the territories handed over to Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi sovereignty respectively by the Government of India.
- 3. Kacchativu and Tin Bigha are those areas that were annexed by the Chinese in the 1962 Sino-Indian War.
4. Kacchativu and Tin Bigha are those enclaves which were transferred to India by lease arrangements with Sri Lanka and Pakistan respectively.?Which one of the following pairs is not correct matched?
- 1. Jahangir — William Hawkins
- 2. Akbar — Sir Thomas Roe
- 3. Shahjahan — Travernier
- 4. Aurangzeb — Manucci
5. Consider the following statements:
- a. If a person looks at a coin which is in a bucket of water, the coin will appear to be closer than it really is
- b. If a person under water looks at a coin above the water surface, the coin will appear to be at a higher level than it really is
Which of the above statements is / are correct?
- 1. 1 and 2
- 2. 1 alone
- 3. 2 alone
- 4. Neither 1 nor 2
6. The employment assurance scheme envisages financial assistance to rural areas for guaranteeing employment to at least?
- 1. 50 per cent of the men and women seeking jobs in the rural areas
- 2. 50 per cent of the men seeking jobs in the rural areas
- 3. One man and one woman in a rural family living below the poverty line
- 4. One person in a rural landless household living below the poverty line
7. Falun Gong is:
- 1. An ethnic minority in Eastern China
- 2. An insurgency outfit in Western China
- 3. A pro-democracy movement in China
- 4. A spiritual movement in China
8. ‘Metastasis’ is the process by which:
- 1. Cells divide rapidly under the influence of drugs
- 2. Cancer cells spread through the blood or lymphatic system to other sites or organs
- 3. The chromosomes in cell nuclei are attached to the spindle before moving to the anaphase poles
- 4. Cancer cells are successfully inhabited to divide any further
9. The Hunter Commission was appointed after the
- 1. Blach-hole incident
- 2. Jallian walabagh massacre
- 3. Uprising of 1857
- 4. Partition of Bengal
10. Who is the scientist in whose honour the Chandra’ X-ray telescope has been named?
- 1. Chandrasekhar Venkat Raman
- 2. Jagdish Chandra Bose
- 3. Prafulla Chandra Roy
- 4. Subramanyam Chandrasekhar
11. The mass of a body on earth is 100 kg (acceleration due to gravity, ge =10m/s2). If acceleration due to gravity on the moon is: (ge/6), then the mass of the body on the moon is ?
- 1. 10 kg
- 2. 60 kg
- 3. 100 kg
- 4. 600 kg
12. Who amongst the following was the first to state that the earth was spherical?
- 1. Copernicus
- 2. Aristotle
- 3. Ptolemy
- 4. Strabo
13. In the Individual Satyagraha, vinoba Bhave was chosen as the first Satyagraha. Who was the second?
- 1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
- 2. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
- 3. C. Rajagopalachari
- 4. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
14. Consider the following statements: The Cripps Proposals include the provision for ?
- a. Full independence for India.
- b. Creation of Constitution-making body. which of the statements given above is are correct?
Which of the statements given above is are correct?
- 1. b only
- 2. a only
- 3. Neither a nor b
- 4. Both a and b
15. During the freedom struggle, Aruna Asaf Ali was a major woman organizer of underground activity in
- 1. Civil Disobedience Movement
- 2. Non-Cooperation Movement
- 3. Quit India Movement
- 4. Swadeshi Movement
16. With whose permission did the English set up their first factory in Surat?
- 1. Jahangir
- 2. Akbar
- 3. Shahjahan
- 4. Aurangzeb
17. In a dry cell (battery), which of the following are used as electrolytes?
- 1. Ammonium chloride and Zinc chloride
- 2. Sodium chloride and Calcium chloride
- 3. Magnesium chloride and Zinc chloride
- 4. Ammonium chloride and Calcium chloride
18. which one of the following planets has largest number of natural satellites or moons?
- 1. Jupiter
- 2. Mars
- 3. Saturn
- 4. Venus
19. Consider the following statements:
- a. Sweet orange plant is propagated by grafting technique
- b. Jasmine plant is propagated by layering technique.
Which of the statements given above is are correct?
- 1. b only
- 2. a only
- 3. Both a and b
- 4. Neither a nor b
20. Which one of the following types of waves are used in a night vision apparatus?
- 1. Radio waves
- 2. Microwaves
- 3. Infra-red waves
- 4. None of these
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