question set 4

1. The R C Bhargava Committee had recommended a higher Government Control on which among the following institutions?
(A)Indian Institutes of Technology
(B)Indian Institutes of Management
(C)Indian Institutes of Information Technology
(D)All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences

 2. India's First Moon Mission Chandrayaan was launched on which among the following dates?
(A)October 27, 2007
(B)October 22, 2008
(C)November 23, 2008
(D)December 17, 2008

 3. Consider the following:
1. Badminton
2. Bowling
3. Golf
4. Table Tennis
The sporting event "Singapore Open" is related to which among the above?
(A)Only 1
(B)1 & 2
(C)1, 2 & 3
(D)1, 2, 3 & 4

 4. Valiyaveetil Diju & Jwala Gutta of India are related to which among the following sports/ games?
(A)Table Tennis
(B)Lawn Tennis
(C)Badminton
(D)Athletics

 5. With which of the following countries, India shares maximum length of border?
(A)Pakistan
(B)China
(C)Bangladesh
(D)Nepal

 6. Which among the following is considered to be the best soil for plant growth?
(A)Sand
(B)Clay
(C)Loam
(D)Silt

 7. The number of which among the following would be maximum in a Food Chain?
(A)Producers
(B)Primary Consumers
(C)Secondary Consumers
(D)Decomposers

 8. Consider the following regions in India:
1. North East Himalayas
2. Western Ghats
3. East Coast
In which among the above the tropical rains forests are found in India?
(A)1 & 2
(B)2 & 3
(C)1 & 3
(D)None of them

 9. Consider the following:
1. Western Himalaya
2. Eastern Himalaya
3. Western Ghats
4. Eastern Ghats
Which among the above are two biodiversity Hotspots of India?
(A)1 & 2
(B)2 & 3
(C)3 & 4
(D)1 & 4

 10. Which among the following kinds of soil will shrink and crack on drying?
(A)Sandy Soil
(B)Clay
(C)Mineralized Soil
(D)Chalky Soil

 11. Luni River, which originates in the Pushkar Valley of Arawali River ends in which among the following?
(A)As a tributary to Sabarmati
(B)In the Rann of Katch
(C)In the Arabian Sea
(D)Near Mount Abu

 12. In which of the following states of India is located the Chiria iron ore mine complex ?
(A)Bihar
(B)Chhattisgarh
(C)Jharkhand
(D)Uttar Pradesh

 13. The asteroid belt is a region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of which among the following planets?
(A)Earth & Mars
(B)Mars & Jupiter
(C)Jupiter and Saturn
(D)Saturn and Pluto

 14. Presence of which among the following minerals in Banana makes them slightly Radioactive?
(A)Sodium
(B)Calcium
(C)Magnesium
(D)Potassium

 15. One minute of arc of latitude along any meridian is also known as ______?
(A)One Degree
(B)One Mile
(C)One Nautical Mile
(D)One mach

16. Plasmodium falciparum , which causes malaria in humans is kept in which among the following groups?
(A)Bacteria
(B)Viruses
(C)Protozoans
(D)Fungi

17. Which among the following is the most important role played by Ribosome in the cells?
(A)Synthesis of RNA
(B)Synthesis of DNA
(C)Synthesis of Protein
(D)Metabolism of Carbohydrates

 18. Who among the following is the current head of International Atomic Energy Agency?
(A)Yukiya Amano
(B)Mohamed ElBaradei
(C)Hans Blix
(D)Sigvard Eklund

 19. Which among the following kinds of roots are found in Sugarcane?
(A)Prop Roots
(B)Stilt Roots
(C)Pneumatophores
(D)Nodulose Roots

 20. The word "Mangal" is used for which among the following kinds of vegetations?
(A)Aquatic Plants
(B)Algal Blooms
(C)Mangroves
(D)Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub

 21. Consider the following statements about Chairman of Rajya Sabha:
1. Vice President, who is also ex-officio chairman of Rajya Sabha is not a member of the Parliament
2. Vice President, who is also ex-officio chairman of Rajya Sabha has no right to vote
Which among the above statements is/ are correct?
(A)Only 1 is correct
(B)Only 2 is correct
(C)Both 1 & 2 are correct
(D)Neither 1 nor 2 is correct

 22. Who among the following established Swadesh Bandhab Samiti ?
(A)Ashwini Kumar Datta
(B)Bagha Jatin
(C)Bhavabhushan Mitra
(D)Narendranath Bhattacharya

 23. During the 1857 Mutiny, who among the following was Governor General of India?
(A)Lord Canning
(B)Lord Elgin
(C)Lord Dalhousie
(D)Lord Elleborough

 24. "Kalimantan" is the part of which among the following countries?
(A)Thailand
(B)Malaysia
(C)Indonesia
(D)Cambodia

 25. What is the maximum size & Minimum size of a Vidhan Sabha in Indian state, as outlined in the Constitution of India ?
(A)500, 50
(B)400, 40
(C)500, 60
(D)350, 45

 26. In which of the following countries / regions is located the Buddhist Somapura Mahavihara?
(A)Tibet
(B)Sri Lanka
(C)Nepal
(D)Bangladesh

 27. Nakoda at Rajasthan, which is famous for miracles at Nakodaji, is a temple of which among the following ?
(A)Vishnu
(B)Krishna
(C)Parsvanath
(D)Shiva

 28. The temples at Belur, Halebidu and Somnathpura are supreme examples of which among the following types of Temple Architecture?
(A)Nagara
(B)Dravida
(C)Vesara
(D)Gadag

 29. The capital of which among the following countries is called "Krung Thep Maha Nakhon" in local language?
(A)Myanmar
(B)Laos
(C)Thailand
(D)Cambodia

 30. In context with biology, which among the following is a Zoophyte?
(A)A plant that resembles an animal
(B)An animal that resembles a plant
(C)A plant that grows on an animal
(D)An animal that grows on a plant