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Q. How many great powers (Mahajanpadas) existed in the 7th and early 6th centuries BC, during the lifetime of Lord Gautam Buddha ?
Q. What did the term ‘shalabhoga' stand for, with respect to revenue administration under the Imperial Cholas ?
Q. The famous Khajuraho group of Monuments was constructed by the _______ ?
Q. The first ruler of Magadha from the Haryanka dynasty was _____ ?
Q. Despite being a powerful Mahajanapada, Magadha was under another form of administration in Vaishali (Bihar) including its capital Vajji which was called ___ ?
Q. The Badami Chalukyas first had their capital at _______ before they moved it to Badami ?
Q. Vikramshila University was founded by_____ a Pala King ?
Q. Which of the following is an example of a Chola empire temple ?
Q. Who among the following was the last ruler of the Nanda dynasty ?
Q. Vaikhanasa the five-fold conception of Vishnu consists of I. Brahman II. Purusha III. Prakriti IV. Satya V. Achyuta VI. Aniruddha
Q. The Vijayanagara ruler, Kirshnadev Raya's work Amuktamalyada, was in
Q. Idioms and Phrases for - the seamy side
Q. Idioms and Phrases for - throw in the towel
Q. Idioms and Phrases for - mare’s nest
Q. Idioms and Phrases for - blueblooded
Q. Idioms and Phrases for - keep body and soul together
Q. Idioms and Phrases for - will-o-the-wisp
Q. Idioms and Phrases for - cloak-and-dagger
Q. Idioms and Phrases for - palm off
Q. Idioms and Phrases for - got the sack
Q. Why does the surface water of a pond remain cool in a hot day?
Q. One feels cold after a dip in sea water due to
Q. Scalding with steam is more severe than scalding with boiling water because
Q. Why we should wear light coloured cloths during summer?
Q. During summer, we feel comfortable under a fan because it
Q. Why earthenware keep water cooler
Q. In a cup, tea cools from 90C to 80C in exactly one minute. It will cool from 70C to 60C in
Q. Hot coffee is poured simultaneously in four metallic tumblers painted outside with different types of paints. After some time, the coffee will be found coldest in the tumble painted
Q. By which of the following process heat is transmitted from the filament of a evacuated electronic bulb to glass
Q. The atmospheric pressure on us is enormous yet we do not feel it because
Q. The science dealing with the study of phenomena at very low temperature is known as
Q. Liquid exerts pressure equally in all direction. This is
Q. Superconductivity
Q. Weight of a body in an orbiting satellite is
Q. Which of the following is common bleaching agent?
Q. Which colour has got maximum refractive index in glass?
Q. Why the moon does not have atmosphere?
Q. Which one of the following is called 'Adam's Apple' in human body?
Q. Rate of change of velocity is called
Q. The main constituent of gobar gas is
Q. A freely falling body has uniform
Q. Which one of the following is not a chemical change?
Q. Isotopes of an element contain same number of
Q. Which one of the following is a friction reducing method?
Q. Which of the following devices converts mechanical energy into electrical energy
Q. Nichrome wire is used as a heating element in many appliances because
Q. Which of the following does not rely on the magnetic effect of current for its working?
Q. Which of the following would be most suitable for making an electromagnet?
Q. A capacitor is used in an electrical circuit to
Q. The crackling sound, heard when dry hair is combed with a hard rubber comb, is due to
Q. Two pins sticking vertically at the end of a bar magnet do not hang vertically because
Q. If a bar magnet, tied in the middle with a thread, were suspended at the north pole of the earth, it would take
Q. A police van sounding its siren is moving away from an observer. The pitch of the sound from the siren relative to its normal pitch is
Q. The walls and ceiling of an auditorium are covered with fibrous materials, such as glass fibre, to
Q. A clearly sepate echo of a sound is heard when the minimum distance of the reflecting surface from the source of sound is
Q. Sedimentary rocks are characterised by
Q. Tin is example of
Q. Which of the following is an igneous rocks ?
Q. Mechanically formed sedimentary rocks are
Q. Define intermontane plateau
Q. Who was the founder of the Indian Association
Q. The first Indian leader to undergo imprisonment was
Q. Who was the first Indian to used the word "Swarajya"?
Q. All India Harijan Sangha was established by Mahtama Gandhi in the year
Q. In which place did Satyagraha first started by Mahatma Gandhi
Q. Who was the first to address Mahtma Gandhi as the "Father of Nation"
Q. Dandi March was began on the date of
Q. Which farm eastablished by Mahatma Gandhi in Natal, South Africa
Q. Who is consider as the chief architect of Tajmahal
Q. Number of years required to build Tajmahal
Q. Who was the English ambassador who get permission from Jahangir to build factory for East India Company
Q. Which one is the first fort contructed by British in India
Q. The second battle of Panipat, 1556 fought between
Q. Who wrote the biography of Akbar - "Akbarnama" (Book of Akbar)
Q. Statement: The human body produces Vitamin D when exposed to sunlight. Assumption I: The human body will have Vitamin D even if it is not consumed via food. Assumption II: A large portion of the global population suffers from Vitamin D deficiency.
Q. Statement: The bad behavior of any student results in the defamation of himself and the school. Conclusions: I. The rules followed in the school are not proper. II. Such a student should be expelled from school.
Q. Assertion(A): According to the Doctrine of Lapse, any Indian princely state under British East India Company would have its princely status abolished if the ruler was either "manifestly incompetent or died without a male heir". Reason(R): The policy is most commonly associated with Lord Dalhousie, who was the Governor-General of the East India Company in India between 1848 and 1856.
Q. Statement: “I need your notes to study,” said student 1 to student 2. Assumptions: Student 2 has prepared notes. Student 1 wants to verify his understanding.
Q. Statement: In a T-20 match between Team A and Team B, the score made by the losing Team A was 70/10. Conclusions: I. The bowling of Team B was very good. II. The batting of Team A was very poor.
Q. Argument: Y advised X that if he/she wants to study Management, he/she should join IIM Assumptions: 1. IIM provides good Management education 2. X listens to the advice given by Y.
Q. Statements: Politics is one of the most commonly debated topics in Indian media. Conclusions: I: Every Indian loves politics. II: A majority of the Indian audience likes to discuss political issues.
Q. The area of the triangle whose vertices are given by the coordinates (1, 2), (-4, -3) and (4, 1) is
Q. Four bells ring simultaneously at starting and an interval of 6 sec, 12 sec, 15 sec and 20 sec respectively. How many times they ring together in 2 hours?
Q. A tree breaks due to storm and the broken part bends, so that the top of the tree touches the ground making an angle of 30° with the ground. The distance between the foot of the tree to the point where the top touches the ground is 18 m. Find the height of the tree (in metres)
Q. Rs. 720 was divided among A, B, C, D, E. The sum received by them was in ascending order and in arithmetic progression. E received Rs. 40 more than A. How much did B receive?
Q. Two successive discounts of 40% and 20%, respectively, on the marked price of an article are equal to single discount of Rs 988. The marked price (in Rs) of the article is
Q. Find the sum of the factors of 3240
Q. The square root of ((10 + √25)(12 – √49)) is
Q. Running at a speed of 60 km per hour, a train passed through a 1.5 km long tunnel in two minutes, What is the length of the train ?
Q. What is the square root of (8 + 2√15)?
Q. There are three numbers A, B and C. A is 50% of C and B is 75% of C, then A is what percentage of B?
Q. A = 36% B, B = 6% C. If C = 100 then A is equal to
Q. The price of sugar increases by 20% due to the festive season. By what percentage should a family reduce the consumption of sugar so that there is no change in the expenditure?
Q. A’s salary is 20% lower than B’s salary, which is 15% lower than C’s salary. By how much percent is C’s salary more than A’s salary?
Q. A sells his goods 20% cheaper than B and 20% dearer than C. How much percentage is C‟s goods cheaper / dearer than B.
Q. The passing marks required in an exam are 50%. If a student scores 33% of the total marks and fail by 68 marks, find the maximum marks.
Q. The data recording area between the blank gaps on magnetic tape is called a/ an
Q. In magnetic disks, data is organized on the platter in a concentric sets of rings called
Q. Microfilm reader is a
Q. Conversion of hexadecimal number 1D7F to a decimal number is
Q. Magnetic tape can serve as
Q. What is meant by the term RAM?
Q. What technology is used for flat panel displays?
Q. What is the name given to the 8-bit unit used for coding data?
Q. Which of the following professions has not been affected by personal computers?
Q. The holder of a bill for ₹17850 nominally due on May 21, 1991 received ₹357 less than the amount of the bill by having it discounted at 5 %. When was it discounted?
Q. At a given rate, the simple interest and the true discount on a certain sum, for a given time, are ₹24 and ₹22, respectively. The sum is
Q. A man bought a motor-cycle for ₹32500. He sold it for ₹35000, allowing the buyer for a 6 months credit. If the money be worth 4 % per annum, the gain percent is
Q. A banker discounts a 4 months bill at 3 %. If the proceeds be invested in a manner, so that nothing is lost, the interest rate should be
Q. The present worth of a sum of money due for 146 days at 5 % is ₹400. The sum due is
Q. The present worth of a bill of ₹1764 due for 2 years at 5 % compound interest is
Q. The banker’s gain on a certain sum of money is due for 9 months at 4 % p.a. is ₹2.25. The sum is
Q. If the simple interest on a certain sum is due for some years at 6 % is ₹180, and the discount at 5 % on the same amount is ₹140. Find the sum and the time.
Q. The present worth of ₹ 920 due at the end of 3 years at 5 % simple interest per annum is
Q. Two successive discounts of 20% and 5% are equivalent to a single discount of
Q. White phosphorous is stored in
Q. Constantan is an alloy of copper and
Q. A radioactive substance has a half life of four months, three-fourth of the substance would decay in
Q. Which one of the following elements is the poorest conductor of heat
Q. Which of the following acids is NOT present in grapes?
Q. In known elements, the maximum number is of
Q. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
Q. The nitrogen atom has 7 protons and 7 electrons,The nitride ion will have
Q. Which one of the following elements is essential for construction is nuclear reactors
Q. Which one is not metal
Q. ....... is a semiconductor.
Q. Which combination of atoms can form a polar covalent bond?
Q. ......... on mixing with water changes to gypsum.
Q. The reduction potential of hydrogen half-cell will be negative if : (1) P(H2)= 2 atm and [H+] = 2.0 M (2) P(H2)= 1 atm and [H+] = 2.0 M (3) P(H2)= 1 atm and [H+] = 1.0 M (4) P(H2)= 2 atm and [H+] = 1.0 M
Q. A half byte is called a
Q. Pressed pellet technique for sample preparation in I.R involves the use of:
Q. Second order pain is
Q. The molecular weight of most drug that passes across the membrane lie between:
Q. The pH of saliva is:
Q. Which of the following separates urea from the body?
Q. Which part of the body is affected by jaundice?
Q. Who among the following invented the refrigerator?
Q. In vehicles, which lens does the driver have?
Q. Who discovered the bacteria of cholera and TB?
Q. Which of these metals is found in liquid form?
Q. Which part of the body has Piyush gland?
Q. Which of the following units measure atmospheric pressure?
Q. How many valves are there in the human heart?
Q. What is the cause of water spherical?
Q. The ISI mark on an electrical appliance ensures that the _______.
Q. Pick the INCORRECT statement.
Q. The finger like projections called villi, present in the small intestine, help in the process of ________
Q. If the pH of a soil sample is 4, which of the following substance can be added to help the growth of plants?
Q. When an iron nail is put in copper sulphate solution, the colour of the solution turns green. This is because_________.
Q. Identify the natural indicator.
Q. A simple pendulum consists of a small metallic ball. This ball is called_____.
Q. If we look at the sky from the moon, what will it look like?
Q. What effect does the speed of sound have on increasing temperature?
Q. In which of the following diseases Salk vaccine is given?
Q. Who among the following had discovered the rabies vaccine?
Q. Which part of the body produces Vitamin D?
Q. Which of the following leads to artificial rainfall?
Q. Which of the following vitamins contains cobalt?
Q. Which is the smallest bone inside the body
Q. Ratodhi disease is caused by deficiency of which vitamin?
Q. Synonym of word - OMINOUS
Q. Synonym of word - JUBILANT
Q. Synonym of word- OBSEQUIOUS
Q. Synonym of word- NEGOTIATION
Q. Synonym of word- INVIGORATING
Q. Synonym of word- NEFARIOUS
Q. Synonym of REPROOF
Q. Synonym of PROFLIGATE
Q. Synonym of HOODWINK
Q. Synonym of RATIONAL
Q. Synonym of EMANCIPATE
Q. Synonym of INNOCUOUS
Q. Synonym of CREDULOUS
Q. Synonym of CONSTERNATION
Q. Synonym of Venal
Q. Synonym of Abnormal
Q. Synonym of Gruesome
Q. Synonym of Periodic
Q. Synonym of Apprise
Q. Who propagated 'Jehad' against the Britishers during the Rebellion of 1857?
Q. Who wrote the book entitled 'Ghulamgiri'?
Q. Who said, "Like summer gale revolt of Meerut was unprecedented and short-lived"?
Q. Which one of the following books is the official History of Revolt of 1857?
Q. Who was the first Indian to have written in an Indian language on the causes of the Revolt of 1857?
Q. The smallest number, which when diminished by 3, is divisible by 21, 28, 36 and 45 is ?
Q. Two numbers are in the ratio 3/2 : 8/3 When each of these is increased by 15, they become in the ratio 5/3 : 5/2 . The greater of the numbers is = ?
Q. Harsha is 40 years old and Ritu is 60 years old. How many years ago was the ratio of their ages is 3 : 5 ?
Q. 3/4 : 1/2 :: 27y : ? Solve this
Q. Which of the following is the lowest ratio ?
Q. How many sides does a regular polygon have whose interior and exterior angle are in the ratio 2 : 1 ?
Q. A shopkeeper expects a gain of 22.5% on his cost price. If in a week, his sale was of Rs. 392, what was his profit ?
Q. A cloth merchant has announced 25% rebate in prices. If one needs to have a rebate of Rs. 40 then how many metres of cloth costing Rs. 32 per metre he should purchase = ?
Q. Bhuvnesh sell two tape recorders at the same price. On one, he gains 10% and on the other he loses 10%. The total gain or loss in the transaction is = ?
Q. An article marked at Rs. 540 is sold at Rs. 496.80 in an off - season offer. Then the rate of discount offered (in percent) is = ?
Q. The owner of a furniture shop charges his customer 28% more than the cost price. If a customer paid Rs. 23680 for a dining table set, then what was the original price of the dining set ?
Q. Two stations A and B are 110 km apart on a straight line. One train starts from A at 7 a.m. and travels towards B at 20 kmph. Another train starts from B at 8 a.m. and travels towards A at a speed of 25 kmph. At what time will they meet?
Q. A train travelling at 48 kmph completely crosses another train having half its length and travelling in opposite direction at 42 kmph, in 12 seconds. It also passes a railway platform in 45 seconds. The length of the platform is
Q. A train overtakes two persons walking along a railway track. The first one walks at 4.5 km/hr. The other one walks at 5.4 km/hr. The train needs 8.4 and 8.5 seconds respectively to overtake them. What is the speed of the train if both the persons are walking in the same direction as the train?
Q. A train overtakes two persons who are walking in the same direction in which the train is going, at the rate of 2 kmph and 4 kmph and passes them completely in 9 and 10 seconds respectively. The length of the train is:
Q. Two trains are running at 40 km/hr and 20 km/hr respectively in the same direction. Fast train completely passes a man sitting in the slower train in 5 seconds. What is the length of the fast train?
Q. The famous Naini lake is in
Q. Where is Lonar Lake situated?
Q. Which among the following cities in India is not located in Golden Quadrilateral Road Network?
Q. Arrange these places in decreasing order of their atmospheric pressure on their ground surface: 1. Shimla 2. Gangtok 3. Mumbai 4. Delhi
Q. The 'Grand Trunk Road' connects ________
Q. Which of the following reform movements was the first to be started in the 19th Century?
Q. The Khilafat Movement was launched to protest against the humiliation of
Q. Assertion (A): The introduction of 'Western Education' and English language as medium of instruction led the foundation for the rise and growth of nationalism in India. Reason (R): The Indian National Movement would not have been possible without the English language as the medium
Q. The issue on which the Civil disobedience movement of 1930 was launched was
Q. The Kuka movement started in mid-nineteenth century in
Q. Who was in command of the nationalist movement before Gandhi had assumed leadership of the Congress?
Q. In which year Lala Lajpat Rai was deported to Mandalay for organising the agrarian movement in Punjab?
Q. Vivian Derozio had been associated with the __________ movement
Q. Gandhi had given out the stirring call of 'Do or Die' during the __________ Movement
Q. Gandhi gave the call to reject all foreign goods during the __________ Movement
Q. The crop which is produced largely/mostly in India
Q. Among the following States, which one has the most suitable climatic conditions for the cultivation of a large variety of orchids with minimum cost of production, and can develop an export oriented industry in this field?
Q. With reference to the area devoted to its cultivation pulses hold the third place in India. Which crops occupy the first and second places respectively?
Q. For the cultivation of which crop is black soil most suitable?
Q. Crop rotation refers to ________
Q. During the period of ________ , the production of food crops specially wheat increased very sharply
Q. In which of the following crops Uttar Pradesh is not the largest producer in India?
Q. The area of food crops in total area of cropping in India is
Q. Which one of the following groups of crops is grown in India during the Rabi season?
Q. How would you increase the yield of maize crop?
Q. The equator cuts through which of the following islands ________
Q. In which one of the following is Malta located?
Q. The fishing grounds in the Pacific Ocean, the world's greatest fishing regions, lie between the ________
Q. Which is the largest sea in the world?
Q. The world's largest lake is ________
Q. The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through
Q. Which of the following is not an effect produced by rotation of earth?
Q. Which one of the following is the time required for the Earth to return to a given point in its orbit with reference to fixed star, called?
Q. Lunar eclipse is caused when the ________
Q. Bridgmanite is
Q. Which of the following best describes longitude?
Q. If a solar eclipse occurs when the moon is quite far from the earth, the eclipse would likely to be ________
Q. The Earth rotates on its axis at an inclination of
Q. Days and nights are caused by : 1. rotation of the earth on its axis 2. revolution of the earth around the sun 3. inclination of the earth's axis
Q. One degree of the circumference of the earth measures(approx.) ________
Q. How much does a watch lose per day, if its hands coincide every 64 minutes?
Q. A watch which gains 5 seconds in 3 minutes was set right at 7 a.m. In the afternoon of the same day, when the watch indicated quarter past 4 o'clock, the true time is:
Q. A clock is started at noon. By 10 minutes past 5, the hour hand has turned through:
Q. The reflex angle between the hands of a clock at 10.25 is:
Q. An accurate clock shows 8 o'clock in the morning. Through how may degrees will the hour hand rotate when the clock shows 2 o'clock in the afternoon?
Q. One word substitution for - A person who regards the whole world as his country
Q. One word substitution for - Words different in meaning but similar in sound
Q. One word substitution for - Person who believes that God is every thing and everything is god
Q. One word substitution for - A disease which spreads by contact
Q. One word substitution for - One who is unrelenting and cannot be moved by entreaties
Q. One word substitution for - To slap with a flat object
Q. One word substitution for - A person living permanently in a certain place
Q. One word substitution for - Mental weariness for want of occupation
Q. One word substitution for - A person who is against the standards of ordinary society especially in dressing
Q. One word substitution for - An office or post with no work but high pay
Q. Sam purchased 20 dozens of toys at the rate of Rs. 375 per dozen. He sold each one of them at the rate of Rs. 33. What was his percentage profit?
Q. A man buys a cycle for Rs. 1400 and sells it at a loss of 15%. What is the selling price of the cycle?
Q. A shopkeeper expects a gain of 22.5% on his cost price. If in a week, his sale was of Rs. 392, what was his profit?
Q. The percentage profit earned by selling an article for Rs. 1920 is equal to the percentage loss incurred by selling the same article for Rs. 1280. At what price should the article be sold to make 25% profit?
Q. A vendor bought toffees at 6 for a rupee. How many for a rupee must he sell to gain 20%?
Q. The calendar of year 1939 is same as which year?
Q. How many seconds in 10 years?
Q. Suppose today is Friday, what day of the week will it be 65 days from now?
Q. On 19th June, 1984 Monday falls. What day of the week was it on 19th June, 1985?
Q. The year next to 2003 will have the same calendar as that of the year 2003?
Q. What do the abbreviations VAB stand for?
Q. Hard copy is a term used to describe?
Q. Where would you find a magnetic strip?
Q. What would be the best way to move around a 3D environment?
Q. What does a light pen contain?
Q. Which of the following is a pointing device?
Q. A digitizing tablet can be used for?
Q. How did the computer mouse get its name?
Q. Where would you find the letters QWERTY?
Q. Which key on keyboard of a computer does not have its name printed on the key?
Q. Which of the following is / are correct statements about Banyan Tree, which is India’s National Tree? 1. It is a member of mulberry family 2. It begins its life as epiphyte 3. It respires through its aerial roots Select the correct option from the codes given below:
Q. Which among the following hormone can be used as a drug to treat cardiac arrest and some other cardiac problems?
Q. Which of the following is / are the functions of the adipose tissue in human body? 1. It serves as a connective tissue 2. It stores most of the fat 3. It works as an endocrine gland Select the correct option from the codes given below:
Q. Which of the following artificial sweeteners is not broken down by the body and therefore it is non-caloric (no-calorie sweetener) :
Q. The Science of using mechanical devices with human muscle skeleton and nervous systems to assist or enhance motor control lost by trauma, disease or defect is called:
Q. The useful part of Zingiber officinale is ____?
Q. What is the number of the Chromosomes affected by Turner syndrome?
Q. Which among the following disease has the minimum incubation period, comparing to other ones?
Q. Genetic Modification (GM) technique RIDL was in news. RIDL is being developed for combating which of the following disease?
Q. Which among the following acid is NOT a Vitamin ?
Q. In northeast India,river flows out of the country is
Q. The second largest east-flowing Peninsular river is
Q. Which of the following groups of rivers have their source of origin in Tibet?
Q. Most rivers flowing west from the Western Ghats do not form deltas because of
Q. Which is India's largest multipurpose river valley project?
Q. The family of the Rig Vedic Aryans was
Q. The first one, among the following, to deal with music was
Q. The term used to denote a group of families in the vedic society was
Q. The famous poet Kalidasa lived in the court of
Q. Which of the following Vedas deals with magic spells and witchcraft?
Q. The word 'Veda' has been derived from the root word 'Vid' which means
Q. Which of the following School challenges the authority of the Vedas as well as the hegemony the Brahman priests?
Q. This Vedic God was 'a breaker of the forts' and also a 'war god'
Q. Which of the following Vedas is rendered musically?
Q. Earlier mathematicians (i.e. those who came before medieval Indian mathematicians) had taught that X/O = X; who among the following proved that it was infinity?
Q. One word substitution of- Foreigner who settles in a country
Q. One word substitution of- The worship of idols or images
Q. One word substitution of- The thing that can be easily broken
Q. One word substitution of- The plants and vegetation of a region
Q. One word substitution of- One who loads and uploads ships
Q. One word substitution of- Something that is difficult to understand
Q. One word substitution of- Specially skilled in story – telling
Q. One word substitution of- A person who lays too much stress on bookish–learning
Q. One word substitution of- Sudden involuntary muscular contraction.
Q. One word substitution of- Drug which causes people to sleep easily
Q. One word substitution of- A land fit for growing crops
Q. One word substitution of- A thing fit to be eaten
Q. One word substitution of- A small village or a group of houses
Q. One word substitution of- A person who loves everybody
Q. Antonym of MORBID
Q. Antonym of OBSOLETE
Q. Antonym of NUGATORY
Q. Antonym of FLAGITIOUS
Q. Antonym of STRINGENT
Q. It is a self-replicating program that infects computer and spreads by inserting copies of itself into other executable code or documents.
Q. It is a software program designed to record (‘log’) every keystroke on the machine on which it runs
Q. Like a virus, it is also a self-replicating program. The difference between a virus and it is that a worm does not create copies of itself on one system: it propagates through computer networks.
Q. These are program designed as to seem to being or be doing one thing, but actually being or doing another.
Q. Like a virus, it is a self-replicating program. It also propagates through computer network.
Q. A vulnerability scanner is
Q. It is an application that captures TCP/IP data packets, which can maliciously be used to capture passwords and other data while it is in transit either within the computer or over the network.
Q. You can protect sensitive data from prying eyes using ______
Q. It is a toolkit for hiding the fact that a computer’s security has been compromised, is a general description of a set of programs which work to subvert control of an operating system from its legitimate (in accordance with established rules) operators.
Q. __________ are often delivered to a PC through an email attachment and are often designed to do harm.
Q. Which magazine is called 'Bible of Cricket'?
Q. Which cricket umpire is popularly known as 'Great Delay'?
Q. In the modern version of cricket 'Supermax Cricket', how much time is fixed for each innings of 10 overs of both the teams?
Q. Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is related to which sport?
Q. With which sport is Yuki Bhanwari related?
Q. What is the difference between total expenditure and total receipts in the budget figures of the Government of India called?
Q. From which of the following direct taxes, the government receives maximum revenue?
Q. The largest producer of cellphones in the world is the country?
Q. The largest producer of wheat in India is the state?
Q. Rainbow revolution is related to?
Q. When was the Parliament of India inaugurated?
Q. Which of the following is not an exclusive part of Parliament?
Q. An important Nuclear Power Station in Tamil Nadu is
Q. The most densely populated State in India is
Q. For National Highway, the maximum speed in mountainous terrain is
Q. Which state is not one of major producers of Bananas ?
Q. The largest irrigated area in India is occupied by
Q. Which one of the following hydroelectric projects does not belong to Tamil Nadu ?
Q. Which of the following Indian states is broadly as large as the European Nation Greece ?
Q. What is the approximate equatorial circumference of the earth?
Q. The total surface area of the earth is
Q. The word used to describe the shape of earth is
Q. Who of the following discovered the laws of planetary orbits?
Q. Which planets looks reddish in the night sky?
Q. Jupiter is larger than the earth by about
Q. Summer rains in Australia broadly decreases from
Q. Synonym of- QUICKEN
Q. Synonym of - MISTAKE
Q. Synonym of- TRANSMISSION
Q. Synonym of- GREET
Q. Synonym of- TEMERITY
Q. Synonym of- DRIZZLE
Q. What was the name of the atom bomb dropped in Hiroshima city
Q. When did the British established colonies in New Zealand?
Q. Who declared that Bolshevism must be "strangled in its cradle"?
Q. Who said "Liberty consists in obedience to the general will"?
Q. Napoleon got finally overthrown in the Battle of Waterloo in the year
Q. When did the Battle of Plassey take place?
Q. When did the Third Battle of Panipat take place?
Q. When did Battle of Marathon take place?
Q. Bangladesh was created in
Q. Which of the following is a wonder of the ancient world?
Q. Value-added means value of
Q. The principle of maximum social advantage is the basic principle of
Q. Demand in Economics means:
Q. Micro-economy is also called:
Q. Which one of the following is a direct tax?
Q. Which one of the following is not included in current revenue of the Union Government?
Q. Taxation is a tool of
Q. ‘Mixed economy’ refers to
Q. ‘Hire and Fire’ is the policy of
Q. The Minimum Wages Act was First passed in India in the year:
Q. Whose achievements are recorded in the Allahabad Pillar inscription?
Q. Which of the following statement is/are correct? I. In the 326 BC Alexander invaded India. II. Ambhi, king of Taxila welcomed Alexander and his men III. Alexander died in 332 BC
Q. The Ajanta Paintings belong to the
Q. Satavahana dynasty originated from?
Q. Champa was the capital of which one of the following Mahajanapadas in Ancient India?
Q. How many spokes are there in the Dharma Chakra of the National flag?
Q. Which of the following statement is correct about South-Indian Literature?
Q. The famous dialogue between Nachiketa and Yama is mentioned in the
Q. Tuluva Narasa who ruled the Vijaynagara Empire for the period 1491-1503 belonged to which dynasty?
Q. Harihara Raya I who ruled the Vijaynagara Empire for the period 1336-1356 belonged to which dynasty?
Q. Which Veda deals with magical hymn or charms of spell?
Q. Which of the following books is based on Astrology?
Q. Which emperor wrote the play 'Nagananda' in Sanskrit language?
Q. Bagh painting of Gupta Empire was found in which of the following Indian states?
Q. Who was the founder of Vikramshila Vihar?
Q. Who was the founder of the Kanva dynasty?
Q. Which among the following book based on the exploits of Yasovarman of Kanauj?
Q. Ashoka sent missionaries to
Q. In India, Ancient Iron Age is attached with
Q. Antonym of - levity
Q. Antonym of - pragmatic
Q. Antonym of - morbid
Q. Antonym of - progressive
Q. Antonym of - initiated
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable word: Before the ........ of the Europeans in India, India was a free country.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable word: Slaves were freed from .......... only after they died.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable word: Many companies ask their employees to sign a ......... of secrecy.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable word: A wise person is one who learns from his .........
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable word: There is no place for .......... in an accountant's job.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable word: The ......... of the state is efficient.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable word: The Christmas tree was.......... with stars and other decorative items.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable word: Ram the prince of Ayodhya ....... his siblings.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable word: The ....... of private limited companies is in the hands of its directors.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable word: This is a good ...... for a picnic.
Q. The Parliament exercises control over council of ministers, the real executive, in several ways. Which one of the following has been wrongly listed as a method of control over executive?
Q. The members of Lok Sabha hold office for a term of
Q. The Parliament of India can make use of the residuary powers
Q. The power to decide an election petition is vested in the
Q. The members of the panchayat are
Q. Where was the third Buddhist council held?
Q. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: List I List II A. Ajit Kesh Kamblin 1. Fatalism B. Sanjay Vethalipulta 2. Atomist C. Pakudh Kachayan 3. Materialism D. Puran Kashyap 4. Materialism- Synicism Codes: A B C D
Q. List ‘A’ List ‘B’ A. Rahul 1. Buddha’s father B. Alara Kalam 2. Buddha’s cousin C. Suddhodhana 3. Buddha’s son D. Devdatta 4. The sage who taught meditation to Budhha E. Siddhartha 5. Buddha’s original name Codes: A B C D E
Q. Which of the following is characteristic ascribed to Buddhism? Choose the correct answer given below: 1. Theory of Prakrit and Purusha 2. Rejection of the authority of the Vedas 3. Emphasis on the role of the individual 4. Beliefs in the categories of Jiva and Ajiva
Q. According to Boddhist, the main aim of life is
Q. Which one of the following describes best the concept of Nirvana in Buddhism?
Q. Which of the following was/were not related to Buddha’s life? 1. Kanthaka 2. Alara Kalama 3. Channa 4. Goshala Maskariputra Select the correct answer using the codes given below
Q. Which of the following statements are correct with regard to the Philosophically an important doctrine of Jain ‘Anekantavad’? 1. Reality can be examined from many standpoints. 2. A thing can be described from at least seven standpoints (saptabhangi) and all can be equally true. 3. This doctrine has contributed to the tolerance of contrary opinions among theologians and philosophers. Select the answer from the codes given below:
Q. Which of the following was not one of the points of religious difference between Buddhism and Jainism?
Q. The INA trials took place in the
Q. The Royal Indian Navy ratings revolted in February 1946 to protest against
Q. Consider the following statement and identify with the help of the code given below the Viceroy who made the statement and when : In my belief, Congress is tottering to its fall one of my great ambitions while in India is to assist it to a peaceful demise.
Q. When Gandhiji was arrested during Salt Satyagraha who took his place as the leader of movement?
Q. Which revolutionary died after a 64-day fast in jail, demanding treatment not as criminals but as political prisoners?
Q. The Cripps Mission failed mainly because
Q. “If a God were to tolerate untouchability I would not recognize him as God at all”. These words were spoken by
Q. During the Indian Freedom Struggle who of the following raised an army called Free Indian Legion?
Q. Militant nationalism found expression for the first time on a large scale in the movement against :
Q. Which of the following factors influenced the British to transfer power to the Indians?
Q. Idioms and phrases for - keeps himself to himself
Q. Idioms and phrases for - storm in a teacup
Q. Idioms and phrases for - bad blood
Q. Idioms and phrases for - floored
Q. Idioms and phrases for - built upon sand
Q. Idioms and phrases for - gentleman at large
Q. Idioms and phrases for - scream blue murder
Q. Idioms and phrases for - ran out
Q. Idioms and phrases for - in the limelight
Q. Idioms and phrases for - of his own accord
Q. Idioms and phrases for - bird's eye view
Q. Idioms and phrases for - worth a jew's eye
Q. Idioms and phrases for - setting up
Q. Idioms and phrases for - tread on the toes
Q. Idioms and phrases for - as was his want
Q. Find the remainder when 4^96 is divided by 6.
Q. Find the remainder when 2^256 is divided by 17.
Q. After the division of a number successively by 3, 4 and 7, the remainder obtained is 2, 1 and 4 respectively. What will be remainder if 84 divide the same number?
Q. 7^6n- 6^6n, where n is an integer >0, is divisible by
Q. Find the least number which will leaves remainder 5 when divided by 8, 12, 16 and 20.
Q. What is the least number of soldiers that can be drawn up in troops of 12, 15, 18 and 20 soldiers and also in form of a solid square?
Q. Three numbers are in ratio 1 : 2 : 3 and HCF is 12. The numbers are:
Q. Let N = 1421 × 1423 × 1425. What is the remainder when N is divided by 12?
Q. Find the remainder when 67^99 is divided by 7.
Q. Find the remainder when 73 × 75 × 78 × 57 × 197 × 37 is divided by 34.
Q. Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letters series shall complete . a - n - b- - ncb - -ncb
Q. Complete the series: 5, 16, 51, 158, ?
Q. Find the missing term: AE, FJ, ? , PT
Q. Find the missing term: 68, 81, 96, ? , 132
Q. Complete the series: AEI, BFJ, CGK, ?
Q. Complete the series: 31, 37, 49, 67, ?
Q. Complete the series: 6, 11, 21, 36, 56, ?
Q. Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letters series shall complete . a_baa_baa_ba
Q. Complete the series: CGK, FJN, IMQ, ?
Q. Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letters series shall complete . cb_cab_baca__cbaab
Q. Complete the series: 1, 16, 81, 256, 625, ?
Q. Complete the series: WVTSQPNMKJ ??
Q. Complete the series: 0.01, 0.04, 0.09, ?
Q. Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letters series shall complete . a_b_ba_bba
Q. Complete the series: 0, 7, 26, 63, 124, ?
Q. In the recent, climate conference in New York, out of 700 men, 500 women, 800 children present inside the building premises, 20% of the men, 40% of the women and 10% of the children were Indians. Find the percentage of people who were not Indian?
Q. An ore contains 25% of an alloy that has 90% iron. Other than this, in the remaining 75% of the ore, there is no iron. How many kilograms of the ore are needed to obtain 60 kg of pure iron?
Q. Vicky's salary is 75% more than Ashu's. Vicky got a raise of 40% on his salary while Ashu got a raise of 25% on his salary. By what percent is Vicky's salary more than Ashu's?
Q. The population of village is 1,00,000. The rate of increase is 10% per annum. Find the population at the start of the third year?
Q. 30% of a number when subtracted from 91, gives the number itself. Find the number.
Q. The price of rice falls by 20%. How much rice can be bought now with the money that was sufficient to buy 20 kg of rice previously?
Q. The length, breadth and height of a room in the shape of a cuboid are increased by 10%, 20% and 50% respectively. Find the percentage change in the volume of the cuboid.
Q. The population of a city is 35000. On an increase of 6% in the number of men and an increase of 4% in the number of women, the population would become 36760. What was the number of women initially?
Q. If two numbers are respectively 30% and 40% more than a third number, what percent is the first of the second?
Q. P is 6 times greater than Q then by what per cent is Q smaller than P?
Q. Narayan spends 30% of his income on education and 50% of the remaining on food. He gives Rs. 1000 as monthly rent and now has Rs. 1800 left with him. What is his monthly income?
Q. Last year, the population of a town was x and if it increases at the same rate, next year it will be y. the present population of the town is
Q. In an election between two candidates, the winner got 65% of the total votes cast and won the election by a majority of 2748 votes. What is the total number of votes cast if no vote is declared invalid?
Q. Population of a town increase 2.5% annually but is decreased by 0.5% every year due to migration. What will be the percentage increase in 2 years?
Q. If A's salary is 25% more than B's salary, then B's salary is how much lower than A's salary?
Q. Complete the series: 4, 10, ?, 82, 244, 730
Q. Complete the series: 3, 7, 15, ?, 63, 127
Q. Find the missing term 8, 9, 8, 7, 10, 9, 6, 11, 10, ?, 12
Q. Which term of the series 5, 8, 11, 14,.....is 320?
Q. Complete the series: 4, 12, 36, 108, ?
Q. Complete the series: 6, 13,28,59,?
Q. Complete the series: 4, 9, 25, ?, 121, 169, 289, 361
Q. Complete the series: 6, 18, 3, 21, 7, 56, ?
Q. Complete the series: 3, 7, 23, 95, ?
Q. Complete the series: 3, 12,27,48, 75, 108,?
Q. A blinking indicator that shows you where your next action will happen.
Q. Which menu enables the user to choose toolbars?
Q. What are bas, doc, and .html examples of?
Q. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a computer?
Q. Different components on the motherboard of a PC unit are linked together by sets of parallel electrical conducting lines. What are these lines?
Q. Which of the following refers to the rectangular area for displaying information and running programs?
Q. A term associated with the comparison of processing speeds of different computer systems is
Q. Use this when you want to make all letters capital without having to use the shift key for each character.
Q. What is the base or radix of the decimal number system?
Q. To access a mainframe or supercomputer, users often use a ____
Q. Press ___ to move the insertion point to the Address box, or to highlight the URL in the address box.
Q. To access information from a database, you need
Q. A symbol on the screen that represents a disk, document or program that you can select ___
Q. The keyboard shortcut to centralize the selected text in word is
Q. Choices are referred to as ____
Q. The official court language of the Guptas was
Q. Nalanda University was a great centre of learning, especially in
Q. During which Gupta King's reign did the Chinese traveller Fahien visit India?
Q. Emperor Harsha's southward march was stopped on the Narmada river by
Q. India's trade with the Roman Empire came to an end with the invasion of Rome by the
Q. Harsha was the last great royal patron of
Q. Which of the following Gupta kings stopped the Huns from invading India?
Q. The Gupta Saka was founded by
Q. What was the extent of Harsha's empire?
Q. Who was the first known Gupta ruler?
Q. Chandragupta Maurya was__________
Q. The best specimens of Mauryan art are represented by their
Q. Mohammed-bin-Qasim conquered Sindh in the year
Q. Which of the following could be the most accurate description of the Mauryan monarchy under Ashoka?
Q. The capital of the Mauryan kingdom was located at
Q. Mauryan Dynasty was founded by
Q. Ashoka spread Buddhism all over India and Ceylon by
Q. Which among the following is the oldest dynasty?
Q. Seleucus Nicator was defeated by
Q. In which Rock Edict Ashoka mentions about the casualities of Kalinga War and declares the renunciation of war?
Q. The Greeks were driven out of India by
Q. Which one of the following is the principal source of information of Ashoka's campaign against Kalinga?
Q. Bindusara sent Ashoka to quell the rebellion in
Q. Chandragupta Maurya was born in
Q. Which one of the following is a type of planetary wind?
Q. Which one among the following statements relating to a cyclone is not correct?
Q. The dry wind 'Santa Ana' blows in ________
Q. What is true with regard to Jet Streams? 1. High velocity winds 2. Blow from west to east 3. Blow in upper troposphere near the tropopause 4. Blow in the mesosphere
Q. Which of the following is/are correct in matching the layer of atmosphere and its characteristic ? I. Troposphere : weather phenomena II. Stratosphere : ozone layer III. Ionosphere : radio waves reflected to earth's surface IV. Mesosphere : Aurorae
Q. The most important factor in thunderstorms development is ________
Q. The jet aircrafts fly very easily and smoothly in the lower stratosphere. What could be the appropriate explanation? 1. There are no clouds or water vapour in the lower stratosphere. 2. There are no vertical winds in the lower stratosphere. Which of the statements given above is/are correct in this context?
Q. At low elevation which among the following clouds are to be found ?
Q. What is the percentage of Nitrogen in atmosphere of the Earth?
Q. What is approximately the quantum of the pressure exerted by the atmosphere at sea level?
Q. The hot and dry winds that help in the ripening of grapes in the Alps region is ________
Q. Which of the following is/are characteristic of a depression in the southern hemisphere? I. It is a mass of air whose isobars form an oval or circular shape II. Pressure is high in the centre and decreases towards the outside III. Air moves anti-clockwise
Q. Countries favourably influenced by Westerlies are ________
Q. Which of the following is specially true of anticyclones in the southern hemisphere?
Q. Choose the correct option with the correct sequence of the layers of atmosphere