1. The best conductor of heat among liquids is
(a) water
(b) mercury
(c) ether
(d) alcohol
Answer: (b) mercury
2. The layer of the atmosphere which reflects ratio waves back to the earth is called
(a) Stratosphere
(b) Tropopause
(c) Ionosphere
(d) Troposphere
Answer: (c) Ionosphere
3. An object weigth maximum in
(a) air
(b) water
(c) hydrogen
(d) vacuum
Answer: (d) vacuum
4. The gravitational force with which the sun attracts the earth
(a) is less than the force with which the earth attracts the sun
(b) is the same as the force with which earth attracts the sun
(c) is more than the force with which the earth attracts the sun
(d) varies throughout the year
Answer: (c) is more than the force with which the earth attracts the sun
5. The work done in holding a weight of 25 kg at a height of 1 m above the ground is
(a) Zero
(b) 25 J
(c) 2500 J
(d) None of the above
Answer: (d) None of the above
6. If there were no atmosphere the length of the day would
(a) Decrease
(b) Remain unaffected
(c) Increase
(d) Be almost half
Answer: (b) Remain unaffected
7. Children specially in western country, who receive very little sunshine suffer from
(a) Rickets
(b) Dermatitis
(c) Scurvy
(d) Sterility
Answer: (a) Rickets
8. The substance that is added to make natural rubber strong and more bouncy is
(a) Polythene
(b) Sponge
(c) Sulpher
(d) Chlorine
Answer: (c) Sulpher
9. The human body contains the maximum amount of
(a) proteins
(b) water
(c) fats
(d) plasma
Answer: (b) water
10. Endoscopy, a technique used to explore the stomach or other inner parts of the body, is based on the phenomenon of
(a) total internal reflection
(b) interference
(c) diffraction
(d) polarisation
Answer: (a) total internal reflection
11. Registers are high-speed memory elements, situated in the
(a) Memory
(b) CPU
(c) I/O unit
(d) ROM or EPROM
Answer: (b) CPU
12. The adult human skeleton consists of
(a) 204 bones
(b) 206 bones
(c) 208 bones
(d) 214 bones
Answer: (b) 206 bones
13. India 2020 : A vision for the New Millennium has been written by
(a) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(b) Dichael Spence
(c) Vikram Seth
(d) V.S. Naipaul
Answer: (a) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
14. The partition of Bengal in 1905 was responsible for the growth of a movement known as
(a) Vande mataram
(b) Swadeshi
(c) Poorna Swaraj
(d) Quite India
Answer: (b) Swadeshi
15. The establishment of the Mughal administration on the ideas and principles different from Sultans of Delhi, was mainly the work of
(a) Akbar
(b) Babar
(c) Jahangir
(d) Shah Jahan
Answer: (a) Akbar
16. Which of the following posts is not mentioned in the Constitution of India?
(a) The Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(b) The Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
(c) The Deputy Speakar of the State Assemblies
(d) The Deputy Prime Minister
Answer: (d) The Deputy Prime Minister
17. Who presides over the Joint Sittings of the lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha?
(a) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(b) The Vice president as Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
(c) The Prisident
(d) A senior MP nominated by the President
Answer: (a) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
18. The centre of an anticyclone is characterised by
(a) low pressure
(b) calm area
(c) high pressure
(d) very low pressure
Answer: (c) high pressure
19. National Institute of Oceanography is located at
(a) Chennai
(b) Manglore
(c) Panaji
(d) Pune
Answer: (c) Panaji
20. The fishing port of Tuticorin is located on
(a) Konkan coast
(b) Malabar coast
(c) North circars coast
(d) Coromandel coast
Answer: (d) Coromandel coast
21. Which of the following countries is the highest coconut producer in the world?
(a) India
(b) Tanzania
(c) Indonesia
(d) Philippines
Answer: (c) Indonesia
22. The 44570 tonne aircraft-carriage admiral garshkav being retrofitted severd Visnok for India under the Rs. 6,900 crore package deal signed between India and Russia stand rechristened as
(a) INS Ashoka
(b) INS Akbar
(c) INS Vikramaditya
(d) INS Samudra Gupta
Answer: (c) INS Vikramaditya
23. What annual GDP growth rate is aimed at in the Tenth five year plan ?
(a) 7.5 Percent
(b) 8 Percent
(c) 8.5 Percent
(d) 9 Percent
Answer: (b) 8 Percent
24. What programme was started by US to contain terrorism after attack on world trade centre
(a) Operation Deliverance
(b) Operation infinite Justice
(c) Operation Enduring freedom
(d) Operation Cobra
Answer: (b) Operation infinite Justice
25. Which of the following countries won the final of the 2006 FIFA (Federation International de football Association) world cup held in Berline (Germany) July, 2006 ?
(a) France
(b) Brazil
(c) Italy
(d) Germany
Answer: (a) France
26. For the circuit shown below voltage V1 will be
(a) 2.64 V
(b) 3.64 V
(c) 6.0 V
(d) 9.1 V
Answer: (c) 6.0 V