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| Sno | Question | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alpha-keratin is a protein present in which thing? | Wool |
| 2 | Where was the first session of the Constituent Assembly held? | New Delhi |
| 3 | Which of the following is used as ‘a moderator in nuclear reactor? | Graphite |
| 4 | Which planet looks reddish in the night sky? | Mars |
| 5 | What was the source of the blue gem stone, lapis lazuli, for the people of Harappan culture? | Afghanistan |
| 6 | Sachin Tendulkar scored his 100th international century against which’ country? | Bangladesh |
| 7 | In baseball, the two opposing teams consist of howmany players? | 9 players each |
| 8 | The improper function of which results in condition ‘Myxedema’ in human beings? | Thyroid gland |
| 9 | In 1610, Galileo Galilei discovered four moons of which planet? | Jupiter |
| 10 | In the Vedic society, which was the term used to denote a group of families? | Grama |
| 11 | Who was the Chairman’ of the Union Constitution Committee of the Constituent Assembly? | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 12 | Which element that does not occur in nature but can be produced artificially? | Plutonium |
| 13 | When had India a plan holiday? | After the drought of 1966 |
| 14 | How are Latitude and Longitude? | Perpendicular to each other |
| 15 | Which Philosophy holds that the world is created and maintained by Universal Law? | Jain Philosophy |
| 16 | Which book is authored by V.S. Naipaul? | A House for Mr. Biswas |
| 17 | Which can be used for biological control of mosquitoes? | Gambusia |
| 18 | Which proclamation of National Emergency automatically suspends? | Right to freedom |
| 19 | The latitude of a place is the same as which place? | Celestial pole |
| 20 | What was the script used in the earliest Tamil inscriptions? | Brahmi |
| 21 | In which technology do Cryogenic engines find applications? | Rocket technology |
| 22 | Shovna Narayan is a reputed personality in which field? | Classical dance |
| 23 | During which Plan did prices show a decline? | First |
| 24 | Which instrument used for finding out wind-direction? | wind vane |
| 25 | Which ports handled the north Indian trade during the Gupta period? | Broach |
| 26 | Which vitamin is considered to be a hormone? | D |
| 27 | On the basis of financial crisis howmany times has emergency been declared by the President of India? | Not even once |
| 28 | Which is the element found on the surface of the moon? | Titanium |
| 29 | Why is ‘Beaufort Scale’ used? | To measure wind velocity |
| 30 | Which Tomar ruler is credited to have established Delhi? | Anangpal |
| 31 | ‘My Music, My Life’ is the autobiography of which person? | Pt. Ravi Shankar |
| 32 | Which was the first talkie film of India? | Alam Ara |
| 33 | Through which Translocation of food materials in plants takes place? | Phloem |
| 34 | When does Relative humidity decreases? | With increased temperature |
| 35 | Who was the Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to have built the biggest network of canals in India? | Feroze Shan Tughlaq |
| 36 | What type of Party system has been evolved in India? | Multi-Party |
| 37 | A man with a dark skin, in comparison with a man with a white skin, What will experience? | Less heat and less cold |
| 38 | Which bank is the Banker of the Banks? | RBI |
| 39 | Where are a large number of species are found within a small unit of area? | Wet evergreen equatorial forests |
| 40 | Krishnadeva Raya wrote a famous work, namely Amuktamalyada, in which language? | Telugu |
| 41 | Folk painting ‘Madhubani’ is famous in which state? | Bihar |
| 42 | Which is the tree requiring minimum water for its growth? | Babul |
| 43 | Which post does the Constitution of India does not mention? | The Deputy Prime Minister |
| 44 | Which country is the largest producer of Bauxite? | Australia |
| 45 | Which Indian rulers was a contemporary of Akbar? | Rani Durgawati |
| 46 | How are Oxygen and ozone? | Allotropes |
| 47 | From where did India introduce cultivation of tobacco/tapioca/ pineapple? | South America |
| 48 | When was the Reserve Bank of India taken over by the Government? | 1948 |
| 49 | Which is found on the western coast of continents between 30° and 40° latitudes? | Mediterranean Climate Region |
| 50 | Which school of paintings developed independently during the Mughal Period? | The Bijapur School |
