On a cold morning, a metal surface will feel colder to touch
than a wooden surface because :
(A) a metal has high specific heat
(B) a metal has high thermal conductivity
(C) a metal has low specific heat
(D) a metal has low thermal conductivity
The real beginning of the temple architecture in northern India was made in the time of: (a) Ashoka (b) Kanishka (c) Guptas (d) Vedas
Who invented vaccination? 1 Alexander Fleming 2 Edward jenner 3 Jonas Salk 4 Louis Pasteur
Which one of the following museums has the famous painting titled Mona Lisa ? 1 British Meseum 2 New York City Museum 3 Louvre Museum 4 Borghese Gallery, Rome
The best example of igneous rock is: (a) granite (b) marble (c) limestone
What is the name of the capital of Canada? 1 Canberra 2 Vienna 3 Ottawa 4 Havana
Match List-I (Institute) with List-II (City) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists : List-I List-II (Institute) (City) A. National Institute of 1. Chennai Ocean Technology B. National Centre for 2. Goa Antarctic and Ocean Research C. Indian National Centre for Indian 3. Hyderabad Ocean Information Services 4. Visakhapatnam A B C (a) 1 2 3 (b) 2 3 4 (c) 1 2 4 (d) 2 1 3
. Who appoints comptroller and Auditor General of India? (a) The U.P.S.C. (b) The President (c) The Prime Minister (d) The Parliament
For which crop is black soil most congenial? (a) Cotton (b) Gram (c) Millet (d) Barley
. “Indian cotton merchant; banker; Congressman and a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi”. This description fits (a) G.D. Birla (b) M.R. Jayakar (c) Jamnalal Bajaj (d) V.S. Srinivasa Sastri
The first experiment in Satyagaha came in 1917 in: (a) Ahmedabad (b) Champaran (c) Sabarmati (d) Bardoli
A new perfume named after a famous cine personality was launched recently? Who is that cine personality ? 1 Raj Kapoor 2 Lata Mangeshkar 3 Hema Malini 4 Johra Sehgal
With reference to a normal human being, which one of the following statements is not correct? 1 Human saliva is slightly alkaline 2 An adult human may secrete 1 to 1.5 litres of saliva per day 3 Saliva is secreted by sixs pairs of salivary glands in human beings 4 The salivary enzyme (ptyalin) breaks down cooked starach into maltose