51.What is the main Chemical component of Vinegar?
Acetic acid
Citric Acid
Tartaric acid
(iv)Nitric acid
52.Which gas is released from paddy fields?
Carbon dioxide
Methane
Ammonia
(iv)Hydrogen Sulphide
53.Which of these is not a micro-nutrient essential for plant growth and health?
Manganese
Iodine
Boron
Zinc
54.Who among the following four is the odd man out?
Abanindranath Tagore
J S Swaminathan
Akbar Padamsee
(iv)Javed Ahhtar
55.In the last one decade, which among the following sectors has attracted the highest foreign direct investment inflows into India?
Computer hardware and software
Services sector
Automobile sector
(iv)Telecommunication
56.What is the estimated size of Indian economy for 2012-13 (GDP in US Dollars)
one trillion
two trillion
three trillion
four trillion
57.What percentage of India s GDP in 201112 was contributed ‟ by Agriculture and allied sectors
20%
14%
54%
34%
58.What was India‟s crude import bill (in US Dollars) in 2011.12 and its percentile share total imports?
$150 billion, 32%
$56 billion, 26%
$475 billions, 80%
$250 billion,51%
59.In which country is the Great Victoria Desert located?
Namibia
Argentina
Mongolia
(iv)Australia
60.Which of the following is not caused by movement of tectonic plates?
Earthquakes
Volcanic eruptions
Ocean current
Oceanic trench formation
61.Which of the following is not a “greenhouse gas”(GHG)?
Oxygen
Carbon dioxide
Water vapour
(iii)Methane
62.Which of the following is the basic structural and functional unit of a kidney?
Lymphocyte
Nephron
Lobule
Neuron
63.German Silver is an alloy of?
Copper, Zinc and Nickel
Silver, Copper and Carbon
Silver, Zinc and Aluminium
Aluminium, Zinc and Cobalt
64.Which of the following substances is most commonly used for cloud seeding (artificialrains)?
Magnesium hydroxide
Potassium Chloride
Silver iodide
Zinc Sulphate
65.A Theodolite is used for measuring
oceanic temperature variation
celestial distances
river water flow
angles in horizontal and vertical planes
66.Which of the following is not a jovian planet (gaseous planet) in the Solar system?
Jupiter
Saturn
Venus
Neptune
67.Which is the only internal organ of human body capable of regenerating its lost tissues?
Lungs
Kidney
Liver
Brain
68.What is meant by Sulphur Shower?
Sulphuric acid rain due to air pollution
Shower of yellow pollen from conifers in spring
An industrial process to treat porcelain with Sulphuric acid
Release of hydrogen sulphide from industries
69.Which mobile operating system today has the largest share in global smartphone market?
Android OS
BlackBerry OS
Apple iOS
Nokia S40 OS70.
70.Alteration of consciousness during deep sea diving is known as
Raptures of the deep
Martini Effect
Nitrogen Narcosis
All the three
71.The gases used in normal welding process are
Oxygen and Hydrogen
Oxygen, Hydrogen and Acetylene
Acetylene and Nitrogen
Oxygen and Acetylene
72.Who was the first European to sail around the Cape of Good Hope in 1488?
Bartolomeu Dias
Ferdinand Magellan
Columbus
James cook
73.Northern Africa was divided between two Muslim Caliphates at around 1000 AD.Whilenorthwestern Africa (essentially, modern Morocco) and southern Spain were ruled by theUmayyads, which Caliphate ruled over what is now modern Tunisia, Libya and Egypt?
Hafsid
Idrisid
Fatimid
Aghlabid
74.Who founded the “Young Italy” movement, the anchor organization behind the unification of Italy in the nineteenth century?
Count Cavour
Garibaldi
Giuseppe Mazzini
Red Shirts
75.Where was the battle of Badr fought in which Muslims led by Muhammad defeated Quraish of Mecca decisively on March 13, 624 AD?
80 miles south west of Medina
outskirts of Mecca
Jeruselam
Mount Arafat
76.Who was the Commander in Chief of Confederate States in the American Civil war(1861-65)
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Robert E Lee
James Longstreet
77.On which date US dropped the first atom bomb on Hiroshima?
August 9, 1945
May 8, 1945
July 26,1945
August 6,1945
78.The Treaty of Srirangapatna was signed in 1792 between Tipu Sultan and
Dalhousie
Cornwallis
Warren Hastings
Lord Clive
79.Wimbledon Tournament is associated with which game?
Football
Golf
Tennis
Badminton
80.Under an agreement with which of the following countries .did Subhas Chandra Bose.organize the Indian soldiers, taken as pnsoners by the AXIS Powers, Into the Azad Hind Fauj?
China
Germany
Italy
Japan
81.In which part of ancient India was Kharoshthi script in use between 3′d century BCand 3rd century AD
Magadh region
Central region
Southern region
Gandhar region
82.Battle of Jamrud was fought between Sikhs and Afghans in April 1837 in which Afghanswere defeated but an important Sikh general was killed. Who was this Sikh general?
Jorawar Singh
Mahan Singh
Hari Singh Nalwa
(iv)Diwan Bhiwani Das
83.Who was the first Muslim president of Indian National Congress?
Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Badraddin Tayabji
Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
Syed Ahmed Khan
84.Three Round Table Conferences were organized by British Government between 1930 and1932 to discuss the constitutional reform in India. In which Round Table Conference did the Congress attend?
First
Second
Third
All the three
85.Who was the Chairman of Drafting Committee of Indian Constitution?
Dr Rajendra Prasad
K M Munsi
N G S Ayanger
B R Ambedkar
86.What is the Quorum laid down to constitute a meeting of either of the Houses of Parliament
one tenth of the total number of members of that House
one fourth of the total number of members of that House
one fifth of the total number of members of that House
one half of the total number of members of that House
87.Who has the authority to call a joint session of the two Houses of Parliament?
Prime Minister
President
Speaker of Lok Sabha
Chairman of Rajya Sabha
88.In which session of the year, President addresses both the Houses of Parliament?
First session (Budget)
Second session (Monsoon)
Third session (winter)
none of the above
89.Which of the following States do not have bicameral legislature?
(i)Bihar
Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
90.What fraction of Legislative Council Members are nominated by Governor on the advice of Cabinet from amongst those having excelled in the fields of science ,arts, literature, cooperative movement or social science?
1/3
1/6
1/12
1/4
91.In which of the following states is the construction site of proposed Tipaimukh dam located?
Mizoram
Assam
Manipur
Nagaland
92.The capitals of Manipur , Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh respectively are
Imphal, Aizawl and Itanagar
Itanagar , Aizawl and Imphal
(iii )Kohima, Shillong and Agartala
Imphal, Itanagar and Aizawl
93.Which of the following is not a tributary of Krishna river?
Tungbhadra
Bhima
Koyna
Godavari
94.Which of the followings not a hill station in South India?
Ooty
Kodaikanal
Munnar
Coimbatore
95.Which of the following states shares border with China?
(i)West Bengal
(ii)Himachal Pradesh
Nagalnd
(iv)Uttar Pradesh
96.Which of the following is not a land locked state?
Bihar
(ii)Chhattisgarh
Mizoram
Orissa
97.Which of the following is not matched correctly?
US–CIA
UK–MI6
France–Mossad
India‟ –R&AW
98.In which year was Guru Nanak Dev born?
1242 AD
1358 AD
1469 AD
1542 AD
99.Which religious leader established “four mathas‟ in India?
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
Shankaracharya
(iii)Vivekananda
Ramanuja
100. Who was the first Christian missionary to India?
