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| Question | Asked @ | Answers |
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| Which positional value divides the series into equal parts ?
(a) Median
(b) Second quartile
(c) 5th Decile
(d) All of these | | 2 |
| who is the first field marsal of indian army? | | 2 |
| Consider the following statements regarding of India :
1. Pressurised heavy water reactors have been set up at
Kaiga (Karnataka) and Rawatbhata (Rajasthan).
2. Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata, is one of the
five Research Centres under the Department of Science and
Technology.
3. India has a vast resource of Thorium and the third stage
of Indian Nuclear Power Programme envisages the use of
Thorium for power generation.
Which of these statements is/are correct?
(a) 2 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) A and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3 | | 1 |
| Bag ?A? contains 5 white and 2 black balls. Bag ?B? contains
2 white and 3 black balls. If any one bag is chosen and a
ball is taken out of it at random, what is the probability
that the ball is black?
(a) 31/70
(b) 1/2
(c) 5/12
(d) 3/5 | | 1 |
| Which of the following statements is not correct ?
(a) The 42nd Amendment extended the term of Lik Sabha and
State Legislative Assemblies from 5 years to 6 years.
(b) The president can dissolve the Lok Sabha on the advice
of the Prime Minister.
(c) Money Bills cannot be introduced in the Rajya Sabha.
(d) One third members of the Rajya Sabha retire on the
expiry of every third year. | | 2 |
| Nalanda University flourished during the reign of which of
the following rules?
(a) Chandragupta Maurya
(b) Ashoka
(c) Kanishka
(d) Harsha | | 2 |
| Which of the following is a chemical compound ?
(a) Air
(b) Oxygen
(c) Ammonia
(d) Mercury | | 2 |
| A and B stand in a circular ring with 10 other persons. If
the arrangement of 12 persons is randomly done, the change
that there are exactly 3 persons between A and B is
(a) 3/10
(b) 2/11
(c) 2/13
(d) 3/11 | | 1 |
| Recently, Cannes Film Festival was held in
(a) Switzerland
(b) France
(c) Italy
(d) England | | 2 |
| East Timor, the latest independent nation in the world, was
ruled by
(a) Indonesia
(b) Australia
(c) Malaysia
(d) Philippines | | 4 |
| What is the maximum number of pieces 1 cm in diameter and
20cm long that can be cut out of a cylindrical wooden block
20cm in length and 3cm in diameter ?
(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 6
(d) 7 | | 1 |
| Consider the following statements :
1. Launching of Fourth Five-year Plan was postponed and
three Annual Plans had to be resorted to between 1966 and 1969.
2. Fifth Five-year Plan was terminated a year earlier.
3. Eighth Five-Year Plan commenced in 1992 instead of 1990.
Which of these statements are correct?
(a) 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3 | | 1 |
| Consider the following statements : According to Census 2001
1. The literacy rate increase for males is more than that of
the females during last one decade.
2. Amongst the States and Union Territories, Delhi has the
highest population density while Sikkim has the lowest.
3. The correct sequence of population in descending order of
Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka is :
Tamil Nadu ? Madhya Pradesh ? Rajasthan ? Karnataka
which of these statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 3 only | | 1 |
| Combustion of a candle is a
(a) Photochemical reaction
(b) Exothermic reaction
(c) Physical change
(d) Endothermic reaction | FermiLab | 1 |
| Which is the correct sequence of the given American cities
from West to East?
(a) Salt Lake City ? Pittsburg-San Francisco-Boston
(b) San Francisco-Salt Lake City-Pittsburg-Boston
(c) Salt Lake City-San Francisco-Boston-Pittsburg
(d) San Francisco-Pittsburg-Salt Lake City-Boston | | 1 |
| Stockholm Syndrome is a mental condition experienced by
(a) The young persons who take up jobs in the industry after
passing out from the Management Schools
(b) Persons who migrate from rural areas to urban cities,
during the earlier stages of their stay
(c) Drug-addicts in the rehabilitation centers
(d) Hostages and kidnap victims in which positive feelings
develop towards their captors | | 1 |
| ?Raksha Kavach? is
(a) A new safety equipment designed for the soldiers of
Indian Army
(b) An anti-collision device to prevent collision between
trains designed by the Konkan Railway Corporation
(c) A new design for earthquake resistant buildings
(d) A new device for the Indian airports for the safe
landing of aircrafts | | 2 |
| Who among the following became the President of India
without having been the Vice-president ?
(a) Shri V. V. Giri
(b) Shri Venkataraman
(c) Shri N. Sanjeeva Reddy
(d) Shri Zakir Hussain | | 1 |
| Which tourist destination from amongst the following will be
developed as an international destination for Tourism
according to the Budget 2002-03 ?
(a) Port Blair
(b) Hampi
(c) Pushkar
(d) Nalanda | | 1 |
| The device to convert alternating current into direct current is
(a) Transformer
(b) Rectifier
(c) Alternator
(d) Condenser | | 3 |
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