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1. Which greenhouse gas is produced by the raising of cattle?
Carbon dioxide
Methane
Sulphur dioxide
Carbon monoxide
2. Free-floating anxiety refers to anxiety that is
unrelated to any realistic known source
related to a specific event
related to a realistic source
related to a specific object
3. Laterite soils contain high amounts of
Calcium carbonate
Silicates
Calcites
Iron oxide
4. A person who drives a train is called
Loco pilot
Railway engineer
Railway man
Freight engineer
5. Tempera paint is often used to create
Clay vessels
Sharp lines and details
Both A & B
None of the above
6. The study of brain is called
Neurology
Nephrology
Phrenology
Pathology
7. The boundaries of the plates of the earth s ___________ are the weak zones known as seismic or fault zones.
crust
core
kernel
pith
8. Fitness can be achieved only through
endurance
frequency
accuracy
resistance
9. In which of the following animals is can breathe through their skin?
Frog
Shark
Whale
Cockroach
10. Data collected to date indicate that
New species of bacteria may be discovered in wild animals
Humans and marine mammals cannot be infected by the same pathogens.
Marine mammals do not get infectious diseases
None of the above
11. Soil that forms on unconsolidated deposits is called
humus
bedrock
transported soil
residual soil
12. Night blindness is caused due to deficiency of
Vitamin A
Vitamin B
Vitamin K
Vitamin E
13. The longest bone in the human body is
femur
stapes
fibula
tibia
14. Which of the following is not an autoimmune disease?
Vitiligo
Alzheimers
Rheumatoid arthritis
Psoriasis
15. Plants developing in dry conditions are
mesophytes
xerophytes
hydrophytes
lithophytes
16. Thunder Cloud happens in which layer of the atmosphere?
Ionoshpere
Ozonosphere
Troposphere
Stratosphere
17. Choose the correct order of electrical resistivity of metals.
Ag > W > Ni > Hg
Hg > Ni > W > Ag
Ag > Ni > Hg > W
Ag > W > Hg > Ni
18. What is the ultimate source of energy in an ecosystem?
Fungi
Plants
Sun
Water
19. The hormone that helps plants respond to drought is
Ethylene
Cytokinin
Abscicic acid
Auxin
20. Which receptors adapt most slowly?
touch receptors
smell receptor
pressure receptors
nociceptors
21. The goals of psychology are to
describe the behavior
control the behavior
predict the behavior
All of the above
22. Radish is a
Root
Conn
Tuber
Bulb
23. The Plant Fibres are made up of
Collagen
Proteins
Cellulose
Vitamins
24. What are amino acids made of?
Carbon
Nitrogen
Hydrogen & Oxygen
All of the above
25. Name the elements that determine the weather of a place.
Humidity
Temperature
Rainfall
All of the above
26. All of the following are functions of the skin except
insulation
site of vitamin A synthesis
excretion body wastes
protection from mechanical damage
27. Which statement best describes perigee?
The closet point in the Moons orbit to Earth
The farthest point in the Moons orbit to Earth
The closest point in Earths orbit of the Sun
The Suns orbit that is closest to the Moon
28. Which Protein regulates milk production in mammals?
Elastin
Actin
Prolactin
Collagen
29. Rodentia Muridae is the scientific name of
Mouse
Squirrel
Monkey
Lizard
30. Oxygen released during photosynthesis comes from
Sugar
Water
Co2
Pyruvic acid
31. Which of the following is not a benefit of swimming?
full body exercise
burn less than 400 calories per hour
joints supported in water
good exercise for cross training
32. The transfer of minerals from top soil to subsoil through soil-water is called?
Percolation
Conduction
Leaching
Transpiration
33. Molten rock inside the earth is called
Mantle
Core
Magma
Lava
34. Which Chinese space probe touched down on the far side of the moon?
Voyager 2
Juno
Mars Pathfinder
ChangE4
35. Human Beings belong to which category of the ecosystem?
Omnivores
Carnivores
Herbivores
Zooplankton
36. Which of the following academies organise the Tansen Sangeet Samaroh in Gwalior?
Renuka Sangeet Academy
Muntirama Sangeet Academy
Ravindra Jain Sangeet Academy
Ustad Alauddin Khan Kala Evam Sangeet Academy
37. What does T stand for in ATM?
Transfer
Teller
Transaction
Trunk
38. Who was appointed as the brand ambassador of Visa - the payment technology company in 2019?
PT Usha
Dutee Chand
P.V. Sindhu
Sania Mirza
39. ______ has hailed ARJUN as among the best three Main Battle Tanks in the world
Gen Shankar Roy Chowdhury
VS Arunachalam
Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
Dr MGK Menon
40. Name the Asian country that has 1st time turned around from a Net importer of electricity to Net Exporter of electricity as per Central Electricity Authority of the country.
India
Bangladesh
Myanmar
Pakistan
41. Which among the following is/are All India Service(s)?I. Indian Administrative ServiceII. Indian Police ServiceIII. Indian Forest Service
Only I
Only II
Both I and II
All I II and III
42. Which State is the most corrupt state According to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)?
Manipur
Maharashtra
Himachal Pradesh
Uttarakhand
43. Which city is hosting 2020 summer Olymic games?
Athens
Tokyo
Pyeongchang
Beijing
44. RBI has extended the timeline for full implementation of the Basel III capital regulations to which of the following date instead of 31 March 2018?
31-Jan-19
31-Dec-18
31-Mar-19
1-Oct-18
45. TATA Projects has recently launched which initiative to promote green cover in India ?
Green World
Green India
Green Earth
Green Thumb
46. Government launches NEW INDIA initiative with which company ?
IBM
BSNL
GOOGLE
Microsoft
47. Which of the following has introduced style ideas on its Android app and web based search for fashion content ?
Amazon
Flipkart
GOOGLE
Microsoft
48. The first Asin to head the prestigious Trinity College at Cambridge University is
Amartya Sen
Dr IG Patel
Romesh Gunesekera
Bhabani Bhattacharya
49. In which layer is the temperature the lowest?
Troposphere
Ionosphere
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
50. which of the following statements are correct
Sir Richard Arkwright - Father of industrial revolution
Michael Faraday - Discovered Benzene and invented Bunsen Burner
Thomas Alva Edison - phonograph and motion picture camera
All the above
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