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Which of the following objects is a form of scripting on the server side maintained by credit company for authentication or approval?

  1. Web server

  2. CGI

  3. Gateway

  4. Barcode reader

  5. Joystick


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

CGI refers to Common Gateway Interface is a form of scripting on the server side maintained by credit company for authentication or approval.

How many fields are Nobel Prizes awarded in?

  1. 5

  2. 6

  3. 7

  4. 8


Correct Option: B

The right to freedom of movement in India is a

  1. legal right

  2. natural right

  3. moral right

  4. fundamental right


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 The right to freedom of movement in India is a fundamental right.

The Constitution of India has been divided into

  1. 20 parts

  2. 22 parts

  3. 24 parts

  4. 25 parts


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Constitution of India is the supreme law of India. It lays down the framework defining fundamental political principles, and establishes the structure, procedures, powers and duties of government institutions. The Constitution of India has been divided into 25 parts currently.

Which of the following is the single largest shareholder in Small Industries Development Bank of India?

  1. IDBI

  2. SBI

  3. LIC

  4. ICICI


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

   

Which of the following categories of plants does the 'cotton plant' belong to?

  1. Shrub

  2. Herb

  3. Climber

  4. Tree

  5. Creeper


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Cotton plant is categorised as a shrub.

The three distinct types of fishes are jawless fish, the cartilaginous fish and the

  1. bony fish

  2. sword fish

  3. angler fish

  4. puffer fish


Correct Option: A

The famous bronze image of Nataraja is a fine example of

  1. Chola art

  2. Gandhara art

  3. Gupta art

  4. Mauryan art


Correct Option: A

The Rigveda is believed by historians to have been written when it was

  1. The Stone Age

  2. The Copper Age

  3. The Bronze Age

  4. The beginning of Iron Age


Correct Option: D

The chemical name of washing soda is

  1. sodium carbonate

  2. sodium hydroxide

  3. sodium chloride

  4. sodium sulphate


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Option (1) is the correct answer.

Who among the following did not participate in the Indian Mutiny of 1857?

  1. Rani Laxmibai

  2. Bhagat Singh

  3. Tatya Tope

  4. Nana Sahib


Correct Option: B

The 'Planning Commission' is

  1. an advisory body

  2. a ministry

  3. a government department

  4. none of these


Correct Option: A

Dribbling is a term associated with all of the following except

  1. basketball

  2. baseball

  3. football

  4. hockey


Correct Option: B

The most common input device used today is a(an) ___________.

  1. Motherboard

  2. VDU

  3. Keyboard

  4. IC chip


Correct Option: C

By which district tribe is the 'Shera Dance' performed in Uttar Pradesh?

  1. Gorakhpur

  2. Lalitpur

  3. Allahabad

  4. Varanasi


Correct Option: B

Buy back of shares is meant for

  1. public limited companies but not in India

  2. public limited companies in India

  3. only American companies

  4. none of these


Correct Option: D

Which of the following is/are national party/parties?

  1. Bahujan Samaj Party

  2. Communist Party (Marxist)

  3. Nationalist Congress Party

  4. Bhartiya Janta Party

  5. All of the above


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Correct answer.  All the above parties are national parties that were appointed as national parties in 1952.  

The Aligarh Movement was started by

  1. Muhammed Ali Jinnah

  2. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

  3. Dr. Zakir Hussain

  4. Sir Muhammad Iqbal


Correct Option: B

The low point in the business cycle is referred to as the

  1. expansion

  2. boom

  3. trough

  4. peak

  5. none of these


Correct Option: C

The third battle of Panipat was fought between

  1. Ahmad Shah Abdali and Maratha rulers

  2. Nadir Shah and Mohd. Shah

  3. Prithviraj Chauhan and Mohd. Gauri

  4. Sher Khan and Humayun


Correct Option: A

Who was the founder of ‘Servants of People Society’?

  1. Gopal Krishna Gokhale

  2. Annie Besant

  3. Lala Lajpat Rai

  4. Dadabhai Naoroji


Correct Option: C

Uttaranchal , Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim have common frontiers with

  1. Nepal

  2. China

  3. Bhutan

  4. Myanmar

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A

Which is the National Highway between Vijayawada and Mumbai?

  1. NH 9

  2. NH 7

  3. NH 6

  4. NH 5


Correct Option: A

Sugar and nutrients are carried away from leaves to all other parts of the tree by the

  1. xylem

  2. phloem

  3. cambium

  4. pith


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Phloem carries sugar and nutrients from leaves to all other parts of the tree.

To reduce consumption of synthetic resins, the ingredient added is a(an)

  1. accelerator

  2. elastomer

  3. modifier

  4. filler


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

To reduce the consumption of synthetic resins, the ingredient added is a filler. Because of their low cost, fillers are important in reducsing the overall cost of polymers. Fillers may also improve the strength, hardness, toughness, abrasive resistance, dimensional stability, etc.

Which of the following diseases is caused by a virus?

  1. Ring worm

  2. Malaria

  3. Cholera

  4. Measles


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The disease caused by a virus is Measles.

Nuhn’s glands are related with the

  1. tongue

  2. ear

  3. hairs

  4. nose


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Nuhn’s glands are the anterior lingual gland embedded in the substance of the tongue near the apex and the midline on the inferior surface of the tongue.

A rainbow occurs when the sun is

  1. 40 degrees or less above the horizon

  2. 40 degrees at the horizon

  3. 40 degrees or more above the horizon

  4. none of these


Correct Option: A

QWERTY are the letters which you find on a(a) ___________.

  1. Mouse

  2. Keyboard

  3. Hard disk

  4. Numeric Keypad


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The answer is correct because on the keyboard after numeric keys, the alphabet keys stated in which starting six letters are QWERTY.

The Bhopal Gas tragedy was caused by the release of

  1. chlorine

  2. methyl-iso-cyanate

  3. carbon monoxide

  4. ozone


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Bhopal Gas tragedy was caused by the release of methyl-iso-cyanate.

Which of the following isotopes of uranium is used for nuclear fission?

  1. 92U235

  2. 92U237

  3. 92U238

  4. 92U239


Correct Option: A

Which of the following is not a north-eastern state?

  1. Assam

  2. Arunachal Pradesh

  3. Nagaland

  4. Bihar


Correct Option: D

With which of the following dams is the ‘Narmada Bachao Andolan’ associated?

  1. Sardar Sarovar Dam

  2. Tehri Dam

  3. Tawa Dam

  4. Rihand Dam


Correct Option: A

The Shimla Pact between India and Pakistan stood for the

  1. resolution of dispute relating to Rann of Kachch

  2. final resolution of Jammu and Kashmir problem

  3. abstaining from first use of nuclear weapons

  4. bilateral settlement of disputes


Correct Option: D

What was the ultimate goal of Gandhi’s Salt Satyagraha?

  1. Repeal of Salt Laws

  2. Abolition of Government monopoly on taxation

  3. Removal of economic hardship to the people

  4. Purna Swaraj for India


Correct Option: D

The boundary between China and India is called

  1. Durand Line

  2. McMahon Line

  3. 24th Parallel

  4. 17th Parallel


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct answer is (2). 

Which of the following ports of India is on the Eastern Coast?

  1. Cochin

  2. Tuticorin

  3. Kandla

  4. Mumbai


Correct Option: B

Which of the following is called the backbone of auditing?

  1. Routine checking

  2. Vouching

  3. Internal check

  4. Internal control


Correct Option: B

At high altitudes the boiling point of water decreases because

  1. the atmospheric pressure is high

  2. the temperature is low

  3. the atmospheric pressure is low

  4. the temperature is high


Correct Option: C

Who discovered canal rays?

  1. J. J. Thomson

  2. Goldstein

  3. William Crookes

  4. Chadwick


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

An anode ray (also positive ray or canal ray) is a beam of positive ions that is created by certain types of gas discharge tubes. They were first observed in Crookes tubes during experiments by the German scientist Eugen Goldstein, in 1886.

Which of the following methods is used for the purification of salt which we get from sea water?

  1. Crystallisation

  2. Evaporation

  3. Distillation

  4. Chromatography


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Evaporation is a process which is used to obtain salt from sea water.

In case of uniform circular motion, the acceleration is

  1. zero

  2. constant in magnitude and directed radially inwards

  3. variable in magnitude

  4. variable in magnitude but tangential to the circle


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In case of uniform circular motion, the acceleration is constant in magnitude and it is directed radially inwards.

The major harmful gas emitted by automobile vehicles which causes air pollution is ____________.

  1. Carbon Monoxide

  2. Carbon Dioxide

  3. Oxygen

  4. Hydrogen


Correct Option: A

What is the positive terminal of a battery, by which an electrode is connected to called?

  1. anode

  2. diode

  3. cathode

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Anode acts as a positive terminal in batteries.

The elements which form positive ions by losing electrons are known as ______.

  1. oxides

  2. ores

  3. metals

  4. alloys


Correct Option: C

Corbett National Park is located in

  1. Uttrakhand

  2. U.P.

  3. M.P.

  4. Bihar


Correct Option: A

Hazaribagh National Park is in

  1. M.P.

  2. Arunachal Pradesh

  3. Assam

  4. Jharkhand


Correct Option: D

Which river is known by the name of Jamuna in Bangladesh?

  1. Ganga

  2. Yamuna

  3. Brahmaputra

  4. Godawari


Correct Option: C

Which of the following is a secondary pollutant?

  1. PAN

  2. SO3

  3. SO2

  4. NO2


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Secondary pollutants are formed by reaction among primary pollutants. PAN (Peroxyacetyl nitrates) are formed through the reaction between nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons in the presence of sunlight. 

When was the Reserve Bank of India taken over by the Government?

  1. 1952

  2. 1950

  3. 1948

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
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