Dr. Lakshmaiah IAS Study Circle
Ashok Nagar, Hyderabad - 500 020.
040-27671427/8500 21 8036
Date: 06-02-2016
GROUP-2
Subject: General science, S & T and current affairs [June & July]
Paper - 1
1.
Nuclear fission is caused by the impact of
a) Proton
2.
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d) None of the these
b) Cadmium
c) Liquid sodium
d) Graphite
b) Neptunium-239
c) Thorium-236
d) Plutonium-239
Which of the following is used as a moderator in nuclear reactor?
a) Ordinary water
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c) Neutron
Which of the following is good nuclear fuel?
a) Uranium-238
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b) Electron
Which of the following is used as a coolant in nuclear reactors?
b) Heavy water
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Marks: 150M
b) Radium
c) Thorium
d) Graphite
Cryogenic engines find applications in
a) Rocket technology
b) Frost-free refrigerators
c) Sub-marine propulsion
d) Researches in superconductivity
In a refrigerator, cooling is produced by:
a) The ice in which deposits on the freezer
b) The sudden expansion of a compressed gas
c) The evaporation of a volatile liquid
d) None of the above
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The best colour(s) for a sun umbrella will be:
a) Black
b) Black on top and black on the inside
c) White on top and black on the inside
d) Printed with all the seven colours of rainbow
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Who among the following laid the foundation of nuclear science in the country?
a) Vikram Sarabhai
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b) Homi.J.Bhabha c) M.G.K.Menon
d) Raja Ramanna
Match the following:
Scientist
Contribution
A. S.N.Bose
1. Theory of numbers
B. S.Chandrasekhar
2. Elementary particles statistics
C. S.Ramanujam
3. Astronomy
D. Aryabhatta
4. Theory of black hole
ABC D
A BC D
a) 2 1 4 3
b) 4 3 2 1
c) 2 4 1 3
d) 3 1 4 2
The best and the poorest conductors of heat are respectively
a) Silver and Lead
b)Copper and Aluminum
c) Silver and Gold
d) Copper and Gold
When light passes from air into glass it experiences change in
a) Frequency and wavelength
b) Frequency and speed
c) Wavelength and speed
d) Frequency, Wavelength and speed
A convex mirror makes a good rear-view mirror for a car because
a) It does not form diminished images
b) It has no focal point
c) Its images can be thrown on a screen
d) It forms erect, reduced images
The temperature of a body is an indicator of
a) The total energy of the molecules of the body
b) The average energy of the molecules of the body
c) The total velocity of the molecules of the body
d) The average kinetic energy of the molecules of the body
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Materials used for making cooking utensils should have
a) Low specific heat and high thermal conductivity
b) High specific heat and high thermal conductivity
c) Low specific heat and low thermal conductivity
d) High specific heat and high thermal conductivity
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When an earth satellite dissipates energy, it moves to a
a) Lower orbit and its kinetic energy increases
b) Higher orbit and its kinetic energy decreases
c) Lower orbit and its kinetic energy decreases
d) Higher orbit and its kinetic energy increases.
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The most abundant metal in the earth’s crust is
a) Zinc
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d) Iron
b) Gold
c) Aluminum
d) Sodium
Carbon, diamond and graphite are together called
a) Isomers
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c) Aluminum
The most malleable metal is:
a) Silver
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b) Copper
b) Allotropes
c) Isomorphs
d) Isotopes
Liquefied Petroleum gas consists mainly
a) Methane, ethane and hexane
b) Ethane, hexane and nonane
c) Methane, butane and propane
d) Methane, hexane and nonane
The main constituents of pearls are
a) Calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate
b) Calcium oxide and ammonium chloride
c) Aragonite and sodium carbonate
d) Ammonium sulphate and sodium carbonate
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The isotope of uranium capable of sustaining chain reaction is
a) U-235
b) U-238
c) U-239N
d) None of these
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Glass is made of the mixture of
a) Quartz and mica
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a) Borax
b) Sodium thiosulphate
c) Sodium sulphate
d) Ammonium persulphate
Which one of the following fertilizers has more nitrogen content?
a) Urea
b) Ammonium nitrate
c) Potassium nitrate
d) Ammonium phosphate
A deuterium nucleus consists of
a) One proton and two electrons
b) One proton and one neutron
c) One proton and three neutrons
d) One neutron and two protons
An acid used to remove ink spots
c) Lactic acid
d) Tartaric acid
b) Chlorine
c) Oxygen
d) Sulphur
Which one of the following is used in welding industry?
a) Methane
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b) Butyric acid
All acids contain the element
a) Hydrogen
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c) Sand and silicates d) None of the above
The chemical used as a ‘fixer’ in photography is
a) Oxalic acid
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b) Sand and salt
b) Ethane
c) Acetylene
d) Benzene
Water is a compound because
a) It exists as a solid, a liquid or gas
b) It contains hydrogen and oxygen
c) It contains two different elements joined by chemical bonds
d) It cannot be split up into simpler substance by chemical means
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Which of the following is the lightest metal?
a) Mercury
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b) Silver
c) Lithium
d) Lead
Deficiency of thiamine (Vitamin B1) causes
a) Anaemia
b) Beri-Beri
c) Scurvy
d) Night blindness
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The largest gland in the human body
a) Adernal gland
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b) Reptiles
b) Hydrometer
b) Infrared light
c) Blue Light
d) Red Light
b) Colloid
c) Emulsion
d) Gel
c) Protein
d) Carbohydrate
c) Golgi bodies
d) Lysosomes
Suicidal bags of cells are
b) Ribosomes
Amino acids are basic building blocks of
a. Carbohydrates
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d) Pyknometer
b) Oxygen
a) Mitochondria
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c) Hygrometer
In Photosynthesis, atmospheric Carbon dioxide is reduced to
a) Water
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d) Amphibia
Blood is a
a) Solution
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c) Fish
Maximum Photosynthesis occurs in
a) Sunlight
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d) Thyroid gland
The percentage of water in milk is measured by
a) Lactometer
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c) Liver
The class of animals to which whale belongs is
a) Mammals
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b) Pituatory gland
b. Lipids
c. Bones
d. Proteins
What is the main job of the red corpuscles in the blood?
a. To clot blood
b. To fight disease
c. To transport oxygen to the body's cells and carry away carbon dioxide from the cells
d. To transport carbon dioxide to the body's cells and carry away oxygen from the cells
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Which type of blood vessels carries blood away from the heart?
a. Veins
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c. Capillaries
d. Arteries, veins and capillaries
In which organ of the human body are the lymphocyte cells formed?
a. Liver
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b. Arteries
b. Long bone
c. Pancreas
d. Spleen
The Hepatitis-B, which affects liver, is actually a
a. Virus
b. Bacterium
c. Protozoan
d. Helminth
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In the human eye, the focusing is done by
a. to and fro movement of the eye lens
b. to and fro movement of the retina
c. change in the convexity of the eye lens
d. change in the refractive index of the eye fluids
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Flower colours are due to
a. chlorophyll
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b. Coffee
c. Groundnut
d. Pine
b. decreases
c. remains constant d. fluctuates
The virus of AIDS affects the growth of
a. haemoglobin
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d. anthocyanins
During sleep, a man’s blood pressure
a. increases
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c. phytochromes
Which one among the following produces seeds but not flowers?
a. Cashew nut
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b. melanin
b. RBCs in blood
c. T cells in blood
d. Grey cells in brain
Which of the following chemicals used for preserving fruit juices?
a. Ammonium sulphate b. sodium hydroxidec. Sodium benzonate d. Potassium nitrate
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Which of the following cell organelles functions as the power house of a living cell?
a. chloroplast
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c. Ribosome
d. Golgi apparatus
Which among the following is poorest source of Fat ?
a. Curd
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b. Mitochondria
b. Egg
c. Fish
d. Milk
In terms of organic evolution, which one of the following is more advanced than the
other three ?
a. Bat
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c. Ostrich
d. Vulture
Which one of the enzymes is found in human saliva?
a. Trypsin
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b. Pigeon
b. Pepsin
c. Ptyalin
d. Rennin
Which of the following receives message from hypothalmus and communicates with
other endocrine glands ?
a. Pituitary
b. Thyroid
c. Pancreas
d. Thymus
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Vaccines are?
a. Same as monoclonal antibodies
b. Treated bacteria or virus or one of their protein
c. mhc protein
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d. Strands of nucleic acid
Which one of following algae is a wonder crop with about 70% protein, even more than
Soyabean?
a. Chlorella
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b. Dunaliella
c. Scenedesmus
d. Spirulina
One of most important foreign exchange earning herbs used in the treatment of several
kinds of chronic dysentery is
a. Tulsi
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b. antibodies
a. Becquerel
: Radioactivity
b. Alexander Fleming
:Penicillin
c. Louis Pasteur
: Blood group
d. William Harvey
: Blood circulation
c. Green and Yellow d. Blue and Green
b. Left Ventricle
c. Right atrium
d. Right Ventricle
Which oil is least recommended for high blood pressure person?
b. Groundnut oil
c. Mustard Oil
d. Sunflower Oil
What is the main component of biogas and natural gas?
a. Ethane
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d. Nails
In human body the blood enters the aorta of the circulartory system from the
a. Coconut oil
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c. Skin
Which type of light is effective for Photosynthesis to occur?
a. Left atrium
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d. Rauwoldia
Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched?
a. Ultraviolet and blue b. Blue and red
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c. Madhuca
Which one of the following is known as first line of defence for the body?
a. WBC
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b. Isabgol
b. Methane
c. Propane
d. Butane
Which of the following is not obtained from the bark of a tree?
a. cinnamon
b. Quinine
c. Bhang
d. Tannin
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Match the following
A.
Apiculture
1. Grape vines
B.
Silviculture
2.Fish
C.
Viticulture
3. Honey bees
D.
Pisciculture
4. Forest trees
AB C D
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1
4 3 2
b. 3
4
1 2
c.
2
1 3 4
d. 4
3
2 1
From the biological evolutionary point of view, the human heart is close to the heart of
c. elongation of eye balls
d. weakening of the retina
There are approximately -------muscles in human body
c. 500
d. 700
b. fats
c. fibers
d. starch
Biological death of a patient means death of tissues of the
b. heart
c. lungs
d. brain
Which of the following hormones contains iodine?
b. Insulin
c. Testosterone
d. Thyroxine
Respiratory centre is situated in
a. cerebrum
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b. 350
The saliva helps in digestion of
a. Adrenaline
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d. rabbit
b. weaker muscles
a. kidney
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c. pig
a. shifting of the iris
a. proteins
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b. monkey
Short sightedness is due to
a. 200
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B C D
a.
a. cow
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A
b. cerebellum
c. medulla oblongata d. diencephalon
The pH of human blood is between
a. 6.5-7
b. 7.5-8
c. 8-9
d. 4.5-5
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Which of the following glands in human body is popularly called as ‘Adam’s apple’?
a. Adrenal
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b. Pituitary
c. Thyroid
d. Thymus
Human body needs a constant supply of proteins to survive .The first part of the
digestive system to to begin digesting proteins is
a. mouth
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d. 5000:1
b. Bone marrow
c. Spleen
d. Appendix
b. nerve cells
c. brain cells
d. liver cells
b. Nitrogen
c. Oxygen
d. Carbon
b. A nerve
c. A bone
d. A blood vessel
b. Fungi
c. Bacteria
d. Viruses
b. Tuberculosis
c. Typhoid
d. Tetanus
Potato is an underground modified stem referred to as
a. rhizomes
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c. 500:1
In which of the following diseases do the germs enter through open wounds?
a. Malaria
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b. 10:1
Which one of the following organisms is required for the preparation of alcohol?
a. Protozoa
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d. long sightedness
What is Funny Bone?
a. A muscle
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b. short sightedness c. cataract
Element present in largest amount in human body is
a. Hydrogen
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d. bone marrow
Alzheimer’s disease in human beings is characterized by the degeneration of
a. kidney cells
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c. kidneys
Which of the following is known as ‘graveyard of RBCs’?
a. Liver
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b. small intestine
The proportion of red blood corpuscles and white blood corpuscles in human body is
a. 5:1
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d. large intestine
Convex lenses are used for the correction of
a. astigmatism
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c. small intestine
Red blood corpuscles are formed in
a. liver
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b. stomach
a. bulbs
c. tubers
d. corns
Calcium deficiency in the body occurs in the absence of
a. vitamin C
b. vitamin D
c. vitamin B
d. vitamin E
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Which of the following is mismatched?
(a) vitamin A – xerophthalmia
(b) vitamin D – rickets
(c) vitamin K – beri-beri
(d) vitamin C – scurvy
A patient is generally advised to specially consume more meat, lentils, milk and eggs in
diet only when he suffers from
a. scurvy
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b. kwashiorkor
c. rickets
d. anaemia
Workers in Deep mines usually suffer from dehydration because
a. Water is lost due to evaporation
b. Water is lost due to defecation
c. Water is lost in the form of sweat
d. Water is lost along with salts in the form of sweat
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Pregnant women usually become deficient in
a. sodium and calcium b. iron and sodium c. calcium and iron d. magnesium and iron
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‘Nowcast’ service is related to?
a. Food safety
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b. Online Loan
c. Women safety
d. Weather alert
MogensLykketoft who is elected as President of UN General Assembly, belongs to
which country?
a. Japan
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c. Japan
d. North Korea
b. 2019
c. 2022
d. 2030
b. Peru
c. Chile
d. Argentina
Which country has won the 2015 FIFA U20 World Cup by defeating Brazil?
a. Germany
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b. USA
COPA America Football tournament 2015 is hosted by which country?
a. Brazil
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d. Brazil
Union Cabinet Approved Housing for All by Mission?
a. 2020
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c. Denmark
Which country produces World’s First Electric Plane?
a. China
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b. Sudaan
b. Netherlands
c. Serbia
d. Argentina
Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) was launched by PM at?
a. Allahabad
b. Jaipur
c. Varanasi
d. Nagpur
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The Prime Minister launched Digital India Week, the duration is?
a. 1st to 7th July 2015
b. 2nd to 9th July 2015
c. 24th June to 1st July 2015
d. 3rd to 10th July 2015
Which country's Supreme Court legalized gay marriage recently?
a. Germany
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b. USA
c. UK
d. France
Peru's highest awards 'Grand Officer' was given to
a. Narendra Modi
b. Manmohan Singh
c. Ravi shankar Prasad d
d. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Which country became the first developed economy in the world to default a loan with
the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?
a. Greece
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c. France
d. Italy
Digital Locker system will help citizens to
a. Get online aadhar card
b. Digitally store documents
c. Connect all gram panchayats
d. Online Locker of SBI
Which Pass did China open after 53 years for pilgrims?
a. Nathula Pass
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b. Germany
b. Banihal Pass
c. Kongka Pass
d. Rohtang Pass
Google launches 'Undo' option that allows them to cancel delivery of an email within
seconds of hitting the send button
a. 5 Second
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d. 30 Second
b. 2 July 2015
c. 3 July 2015
d. 4 July 2015
Who is the winner of World Food Prize 2015?
a. Fazle Hasan Abed
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c. 10 Second
Nationwide mobile number portability (MNP) or Full MNP started in India on
a. 1 July 2015
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b. 15 Second
b. DrSanjayaRajaram c. Daniel Hillel
d. Bob Dole
“Pradhan MantriKrishiSinchayeeYojana” (PMKSY) is realted to
a. Rural Employment
b. Irrigation facilities to every village
c. Rice production increase
d. Providing subsidy for every farmer
ISRO successful launched PSLV‐C28 in July 2015 with 5 satellites of which country
a. USA
b. Japan
c. England
d. Bangladesh
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BSNL in July 2015 launched a pre‐paid card linked mobile wallet service called
a. Chillr Money
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c. Mobile Pay
d. Speed Pay
Who is author of book ‘Uniki’?
a. Vidyasagar Rao
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b. Pocket Money
b. K Rosaiah
c. P Sathasivam
d. L Narasimhan
Who wins Wimbledon women's Doubles title 2015?
a. Sania Mirza ‐ Martina Hingis
b. Ekaterina Makarova ‐ Elena Vesnina
c. Sania Mirza ‐ Elena Vesnina
d. Sania Mirza ‐ Cara Black
International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted India's growth at ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ in year
2016
a. 8%
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b. 7%
c. 7.5%
d. 10%
PM Narendra Modi on 12th July visited the Victory Square, Bishkek. Bishkek is capital
of which country?
a. Uzbekistan
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b. Kyrgyzstan
c. Kazakhstan
d. Tajikistan
Dr Harsh Vardhan Inaugurated 12th International Symposium on Antarctic Earth
Sciences (ISAES) at
a. New Delhi
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c. Pluto
d. Venus
b. ShubhamJaglan
c. Saurabh Singh
d. Neerav Bohra
b. Kazakhstan
c. North Korea
d. Malesia
Which Indian team on 29th july 2015 made it to the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
a. Woman Kabaddi
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b. Saturn
Which country has become 162nd Member of World Trade Organization (WTO)?
a. Pakistan
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d. Mumbai
World Junior Golf Championship in San Diego, California was won by
a. Jeffery Yu
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c. Goa
New Horizons Makes a Historic Flyby of which planet
a. Mars
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b. London
b. Women's archery
c. Indian Hockey
d. Cricket team
Government to setup National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) with initial
corpus of
a. 20000 Crores
b. 10000 Crores
c. 15000 Crores
d. 40000 Crores
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Former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam's last rite was held at?
a. Delhi
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c. Chennai
d. Rameswaram
Anshu Gupta, the recipient of Ramon Magsaysay Award for 2015 is assocated with
a. CRY
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b. Shillong
b. Goonj
c. Aakhar
d. Barefoot Collage
Amid concerns over turning yellow due to increasing pollution, the district administration
has recently banned burning of cow dung cakes near which historical monument in
Delhi?
(A) RashtrapathiBhavan(B) JantarMantar
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(C) Red Fort
(D) Taj Mahal
Who among the following on 13 January 2015 took charge as the first vice chairman of
the newly created NITI Aayog?
a. V. K. Saraswat
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b. BibekDebroy c. SindhushreeKhullar
d. Arvind Panagariya
Microsoft has recently tied up with which telecom company for enabling the telco's 34
million data users to purchases apps and pay for them through monthly bills or prepaid
balances?
a. Idea
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b. Airtel
c.Aircel
d. Vodafone
Indian Space Research Organisation was recently conferred 'Space Pioneer Award' by the
National Space Society (NSS) of which country over the historic feat on successfully
sending an orbit to Martian atmosphere in its very first attempt?
a. France
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b. European Union c. China
d. USA
Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has recently flagged off the first CNG
(Compressed Natural Gas) based two trains from Rewari station in which state?
a. Bihar
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b. Jammu and Kashmir c. Haryana
d. Gujarat
From which of the following countries has India purchased the Pilatus PC7 trainer
aircraft
a. United States of America
b. France
c. Switzerland
d. Germany
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Which of the following organizations has SarvatraSarvottam Suraksha as its slogan?
a. Border Security Force
b. Sikh Light Infantry
c. Indian Air Force
d. National Security Guard
Admiral Gorshkov, the Soviet aircraft carrier imported by India is now named as
a. INS Vikrant
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b. INS Vikramaditya c. INS Virat
d. INS Vishaal
Which of the following is India’s first indigenously developed nuclear powered
submarine?
a. INS Vikrant
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b. INS Trikhand
c. INS Arihant
d. INS Sindhurakshak
Daulat Beg Oldie, a well known airstrip for supply of provisions to the armed forces is
located in
a. Ladakh
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b. Arunachal Pradesh
d. Sikkim
At which of the following place the Indian National Defence University is being set up?
a. Medak, Andhra Pradesh
b. Amethi, Uttar Pradesh
c. Gurgaon, Haryana
d. Kasargod, Kerala
Surface to Surface, Ballistic Missile Prithvi-II, has a range of
(a) 150 Km
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c. Andaman Islands
(b) 250 Km
(c) 300 Km
(d) 350 Kms
If the Arctic Ice was somehow replaced with dense forest, which of the following
situation may arise
a. It will accelerate Global Warming.
b. It will decelerate Global Warming.
c. It may or may not affect Global warming. d. It will have no affect on Global Warming.
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Which one among the following would expand the most on being heated?
A. Air
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C. Alcohol
D. Glass
The group of metals Fe, Co, Ni may best called as
A. transition metals
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B. Water
B. main group metals C. alkali metals
D. rare metals
File extension '.JPG' is what kind of file?
A. System file
B. Animation/movie file
C. MS Encarta document
D. Image file
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The temperature at which a real gas obeys the ideal gas laws over a wide range of
pressure is called
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a. Inversion temperature
b. Reduced temperature
c. Boyle temperature
d. Critical temperature
Which of the following copper alloys is used for the manufacture of gears and bearings?
a. Brass
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b. Lithium
c. Potassium
d. Sodium
b. Helium
c Radon
d. Xenon
b. Carbon
c. Phosphorus
d. Sulphur
b. Phosphorus c. Manganese dioxide
d. Sulphur
Which of the following is the hardest metal?
a. Gold
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d. Silica
The combustible material on the tip of a safety match stick is
a. Antimony sulphide
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c. Gypsum
Which of the following non-metals is a liquid at room temperature?
a. Bromine
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b. Calcium oxide
All of the following noble gases are present in the atmosphere, except
a. Argon
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d. Aluminium bronze
Which of the following metals has the lowest melting point?
a. Lead
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c. Gun metal
For the manufacture of cement, which of the following is used in the largest quantity?
a. Alumina
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b. Bell metal
b. Iron
c. Platinum
d. Tungsten
Glycerol is used for all of the following, except
a. As a sweetening agent in beverages and confectionery
b. As an antifreeze in automobile radiators c. As a lubricant for heavy machinery
d. For preparation of better quality of soaps and cosmetics
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Water is a good solvent for many salts because it
a. Is neutral
b. Is a poor conductor of electricity?
c. Can be easily converted into steam
d. Has high dielectric constant and thus can loosen the bonds between the ions
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Which among the following statement(s) is/are correct with respect to Telangana Solar
Power Policy?
1. Single window clearance for project approval
2. The Projects under this policy are exempted from Land Ceiling Acts.
a. 1 Only
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c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor2
Which of the following is not a novel of Dasarathi Rangacharya ?
a. Chillara Devullu
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b. 2 Only
b. Modugupoolu
c. Janapadam
d. Merupula Marakalu
International Yoga Day is celebrated on
a. June 20
b. June 21
c. July 20
d. July 21