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(a) Nucleolus
(b) Chloroplast
(c) Ribosome
(d) Plasma Membrane✓
No.-2. Which one of the
following cell organelles does not possess its own genetic material encoding
proteins?
(a) Ribosome✓
(b) Nucleus
(c) Mitochondria
(d) Chloroplast
No.-3. Which one of the
following is not a component of conducting tissue in plants?
(a) Fibers
(b) Tracheids
(c) Pericycle✓
(d) Sieve tubes
No.-4. Which one of the
following organisms has vascular tissues ?
(a) Cladophora
(b) Penicillium
(c) Marsilea✓
(d) Anabaena
No.-5. Which one of the
following organisms represents the primary consumer category in an ecosystem?
(a) Caterpillar✓
(b) Crabapple tree
(c) Frog
(d) Sparrowhawk
No.-6. Spring tides refer to
:
(a) greatest difference in
the sea level at high and low tides✓
(b) lowest difference in the
sea level at high and low tides
(c) no difference in the sea
level at high and low tides
(d) counteraction of gravitational pull of the Sun to that of Moon
No.-7. Which one of the
following energy is stored in the links between the atoms?
(a) Nuclear energy
(b) Chemical energy✓
(c) Potential energy
(d) Thermal energy
No.-8. The light energy escaping'
from the Sun can be spread by :
(a) a shower of raindrops
(b) a plane mirror
(c) a convex lens✓
(d) a combination of a convex
lens and a concave lens
No.-9. The correct sequence
of energy transfer that occurs when an apple falls to the ground is :
(a) Gravitational potential
energy --7 heat energy to air --7 kinetic energy --7 heat energy to ground and
apple --7 sound energy
(b) Gravitational potential
energy --7 sound energy --7 kinetic energy --7 heat energy to air --7 heat
energy to ground and apple
(c) Gravitational potential
energy --7 kinetic energy --7 heat energy to air --7 heat energy to ground and
apple --7 sound energy✓
(d) Gravitational potential
energy --7 kinetic energy --7 sound energy --7 heat energy to air --7 heat
energy to ground and apple
No.-10. Which one of the
following minerals is used as a fuel in nuclear power stations?
(a) Bauxite
(b) Quartz
(c) Feldspar
(d) Pitchblende✓
No.-11. Which one of the
following is not a synthetic detergent?
(a) CH3(CH2)lOCHzOS03-Na+
(b) [CH3(CH2)ls-N-(CH3)31+
Br-
(c) CHiCH2)16 COO- Na+
(d) CHiCH2)16 COO(CH2 CH20)n
CH2CHzOH✓
No.-12. Which one of the
following is an example of a clean fuel?
(a) Coke
(b) Propane✓
(c) Petrol
(d) Wax
No.-13. Which one of the
following metals does not react with cold water?
(a) Calcium (Ca)
(b) Potassium (K)
(c) Magnesium (Mg)
(d) Sodium (Na)✓
No.-14. In which of the
following pairs are the ions isoelectronic ?
(a) Mg2 +, Ar
(b) Na+, 02-✓
(c) Al3 +, Cl-
(d) K+, Ne
No.-15. Which one of the
following is used as a binder in paints?
(a) Titanium dioxide
(b) Novolac
(c) Phthalocyanine
(d) Silicones✓
No.-16. Which one of the
following is not true in reference to Air mass?
(a) Air mass forms either in
tropical or in polar region
(b) Air mass develops on
continents as well as over ocean
(c) Air mass develops in a
cyclonic condition✓
(d) Air mass changes the
weather conditions
No.-17. National Water
Academy, a centre of excellence in training and capacity building in water
resource, is located at :
(a) New Delhi
(b) Kolkata
(c) Pune✓
(d) Chennai
No.-18. 'Campos' and
'Llanos', Tropical Savanna grasslands are generally found in :
(a) Australia
(b) Central Africa
(c) South America✓
(d) East Asia
No.-19. 'Viticulture' is a
common feature of which one of the following Australian cities?
(a) Adelaide✓
(b) Darwin
(c) Hobart
(d) Brisbane
No.-20. 'Shamal' warm and dry
wind is a 'Local' wind found in :
(a) East Asia
(b) West Coast of Africa
(c) Sahara of Africa
(d) Mesopotamia✓
No.-21. 'Inversion of
Rainfall' is asso- ciated with:
(a) Orographic rainfall✓
(b) Convectional rainfall
(c) Cyclonic rainfall
(Tropical)
(d) Cyclonic rainfall (Temperate)
No.-22. Who was the author of
the book 'History of British India' ?
(a) Charles Grant
(b) John Stuart Mill
(c) James Mill✓
(d) William Jones
No.-23. The Azamgarh
Proclamation of August 25, 1857 stressed on which one of the following issues?
(a) Hindu-Muslim divide
(b) Support to the English
Government
(c) The return of the
Badshahi✓
(d) The imposition of heavy
Jumas (revenue demand)
No.-24. Which Viceroy had
made the observation, "It's a beautiful world if it wasn't for Gandhi
...... ?"
(a) Lord Irwin
(b) Lord Wavell
(c) Lord Mountbatten
(d) Lord Willingdon✓
No.-25. Which Indian
businessman favoured 'healthy capitalism' in helping Gandhiji to work towards a
'common object' ?
(a) Ghanshyam Das Birla✓
(b) Ambalal Sarabhai
(c) Sir Biren Mookerjee
(d) T.T.K. Krishnamachari
No.-26. The art piece 'In
Memoriam' was a creation of which one of the following European painters?
(a) Thomas Jones Barker
(b) Joseph Noel Paton✓
(c) Thomas Daniell
(d) Charles D' Oyly
No.-27. Which one of the
following can charge an insulator?
(a) Current electricity
(b) Static electricity✓
(c) Magnetic field
(d) Gravitational field
No.-28. At 20°C, the speed of
sound in water is approximately:
(a) 330 ml s
(b) 800 ml s
(c) 1500 m/s✓
(d) 5000 m/s
No.-29. Which one of the
following could be the melting point of iron?
(a) 25°C
(b) 37°C
(c) 500°C
(d) 1500°C✓
No.-30. Let us consider a
copper wire having radius r and length I. Let its resistance be R. If the
radius of another copper wire is 2r and the length is II 2 then the resistance
of this wire will be :
(a) R
(b) 2R
(c) R/4
(d) R/8✓
No.-31. Basic scientific
principle behind a nuclear reactor is :
(a) Nuclear fusion
(b) Controlled nuclear fusion
(c) Uncontrolled nuclear
fission
(d) Controlled nuclear
fission✓
No.-32. Which one of the
following statements is not correct for the given reaction?
Fe(s) + CuS04(aq) ~ FeS04(aq)
+ Cu(s)
(a) Iron is the reducing
agent
(b) The solution turns green
in colour after the reaction
(c) Copper is a more reactive
metal than iron✓
(d) The reaction is an
example of a redox reaction
No.-33. Which one of the
following is an organic acid ?
(a) Hydrochloric acid
(b) Nitric acid
(c) Acetic acid✓
(d) Sulphuric acid
No.-34. Dinitrogen (N2) and
dioxygen (02) are the main constituents of air but they do not react with each
other to form oxides of nitrogen because:
(a) the reaction requires
initiation by a catalyst
(b) oxides of nitrogen. are
unstable
(c) the reaction is
endothermic and requires very high temperature✓
(d) the stoichiometry of N2
and 02 in air is not ideal for the reaction to take place
No.-35. Who among the
following has explained the phenomenon of photoelectric effect?
(a) Max Planck
(b) Albert Einstein✓
(c) Neils Bohr
(d) Ernest Rutherford
No.-36. The equivalent weight
of oxalic acid in C2H204.2H20 is :
(a) 45
(b) 63✓
(c) 90
(d) 126
No.-37. Which one of the
following is NOT a west flowing river?
(a) Periyar
(b) Bharatpuzha
(c) Pamba
(d) Tamraparni✓
No.-38. Which one of the
following rivers was earlier known as 'Vitasta' ?
(a) Tista
(b) Jhelurn✓
(c) Tungabhadra
(d) Bharatpuzha
No.-39. River Sarda drains in
the Northern Plains of Uttar Pradesh. Before entering in the Plains, Sarda is
known as :
(a) Saraswati
(b) Bhagirathi
(c) Kali ✓
(d) Pindar
No.-40. 'Mission
Indradhanush' is related to:
(a) Bullet train project
(b) Agriculture development
(c) Women empowerment
(d) Full immunization✓
No.-42. Who among the
following his- torians have described the Quit India movement as a'spontaneous
revolution'?
(a) Gordon Johnson
(b) David Arnold
(c) F. G. Hutchins✓
(d) Peter Robb
No.-48. Light year is a unit
of measurement of :
(a) very large distances✓
(b) time interval in years
(c) amount of light received
on earth in a year
(d) mass of atoms
No.-49. The focal length of
the objective lens of a telescope is 50 cm. If the magnification of the
telescope is 25, then the focal length of the eye-piece is :
(a) 12.5 cm
(b) 5 cm
(c) 2 cm✓
(d) 10 cm
No.-50. Which one of the
following forces is non-central and non-conservative?
(a) Frictional force✓
(b) Electric force
(c) Gravitational force
(d) Mechanical force
(a) Copper carbonate✓
(b) Copper oxide
(c) Copper sulphate
(d) Copper nitrate
No.-52. Which one of the
following will not produce carbon dioxide on reacting with an aqueous solution
of hydrochioric acid?
(a) Limestone
(b) Quick Lime✓
(c) Challk
(d) Marble
No.-53. Which.one of the
following substances is not a mixture?
(a) Ice✓
(b) Ice-cream
(c) Air
(d) Honey
No.-54. Which one of the
following is an example of Salt-Crystal growth?
(a) Chemical weathering
(b) Physical weathering✓
(c) Biological weathering
(d) Bio-chemical weathering
No.-55. Which one of the
following is the correct sequence of proved coal reserves in the Indian States
in decreasing order?
(a) Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh,
Odisha, West Bengal
(b) Jharkhand, Odisha,
Chhattisgarh, West Bengal✓
(c) Odisha, West Bengal,
Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh
(d) Odisha, Chhattisgarh,
West Bengal, Jharkhand
No.-57. Which one of the
following ocean currents is not a cold ocean current?
(a) Canary current
(b) California current
(c) Kuroshio current✓
(d) Oyashio current
No.-58. What is the time gap
in occurrence of two successive tides at a given place on the ocean surface?
(a) 12 hours
(b) 12 hours 26 minutes✓
(c) 24 hours
(d) 24 hours 52 minutes
No.-59. Tooth enamel is made
up of which one of the following calcium compounds?
(a) Calcium carbonate
(b) Calcium sulphate
(c) Calcium hydroxide
(d) Calcium phosphate✓
No.-60. Suppose Ijhere are
t;wo plan;ts, 1 and 2, having the same density but their radii are Rl and R2
respectively, where Rl > R2 The accelerations due to gravity on the surface
of these planets are related as:
(a) g1 > g2✓
(b) g1 <g2
(c) g1=g2
(d) Can't say anything
No.-61. The Sun is seen
little before is rises and for a short while after it sets. This is because of
:
(a) total internal reflection
(b) atmospheric refraction✓
(c) apparent shift in the
direction of Sun
(d) dispersion
No.-63. 1 dyne (a unit of
force in CGS system) equals to :
(a) 103 g cm/ s2
(b) 10-3 g em/s2
(c) 105 kg m/ s2
(d) 10-5 kg m/s2✓
No.-65. Which one of the
following statements regarding a thermos flask is not correct ?
(a) The walls of flask are
separated by vacuum and made of glass which is a poor conductor of heat
(b) The glass walls
themselves have shiny surfaces
(c) The surface of inner wall
radiates good amount of heat and the surface of outer wall absorbs some of the
heat that is radiated from the inner wall✓
(d) The cork supports are
poor conductors of heat
No.-66. 'Black hole' is a :
(a) huge black star which has
zero acceleration due to gravity on its surface
(b) star which has moderate
acceleration due to gravity on its surface
(c) star which has collapsed
into itself and has large acceleration due to gravity on its surface✓
(d) star which has collapsed
into itself and has zero acceleration due to gravity on its surface
No.-67. The formula for
conversion between Fahrenheit and Celsius is. OF = X + (1.8 x °C)
What is factor X ?
(a) 32✓
(b) 98
(c) 22
(d) 42
No.-68. When a beam of white
light passes through a glass prism, the colour of light beam that deviates
the least is :
(a) Blue
(b) Green✓
(c) Red
(d) Violet
No.-69. LIGO stands for :
(a) Laser Interferometer
Gravitational wave Observatory✓
(b) Light Interferometer
Gravitational wave Observatory
(c) Light Induced Gravity
Observatory
(d) Laser Induced Gaseous
Optics
No.-70. A fuse wire must be :
(a) conducting and of low
melting point✓
(b) conducting and of high'
melting point
(c) insulator and of high
melting point
(d) insulator and of low
melting point
No.-71: Kamarajar Port was
'commissioned in 2001 to handle thermal coal requirements. It is situated along
the coast of which Indian State?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Odisha
(c) Tamil Nadu✓
(d) Karnataka
No.-72. Which one of the
following Union Territories of India is the smallest in terms of geographical
area?
(a) Daman and Diu
(b) Chandigarh
(c) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
(d) Lakshadweep✓
No.-73. Which one of the
following can be said to be' essentially related to 'Polar Front Theory' ?
(a) Anticyclone
(b) Tropical Cyclone
(c) Temperate Cyclone✓
(d) Inter Tropical
Convergence
No.-74. Brahmaputra and Indus
rivers are antecedent rivers. Which one of the following may be the true
definition of antecedent drainage?
(a) Which follows the initial
slope of the Himalaya
(b) Which existed before the
Himalayan range came into existence✓
(c) Which followed the dip or
rock beds of the Himalaya
(d) Which followed the strikes of rock beds of the Himalaya
No.-75. The Karachi
resolution of Congress in 1931 advocated which one of the following issues?
(a) State shall not own or
control key industries and services
(b) State shall handover the
key industries and services Indian business groups
(c) State should allow Indian
business group to invest fifty per cent of the capital
(d) State shall own or
control key industries and services✓
No.-76. The treaty of
Schonbrunn (1809) was signed after which one of the following battles?
(a) Battle of Austerlitz
(b) Battle ofTilsit
(c) Battle of Wagram✓
(d) Battle of Lisbon
No.-78. The Truman Doctrine
of 1947 was announced to achieve which one of the following?
(a) Containment of the USSR✓
(b) Increasing agricultural
production in the USA
(c) Offering friendship to
Europe
(d) Strengthening the UNO
No.-80. Who among the
following presented 'The April Theses' to the Russian people in 1917?
(a) Stalin
(b) Trotsky
(c) Bukharin
(d) Lenin ✓
No.-81. An Election
Commissioner can be removed from office on the recommendation of :
(a) The Chief Justice of
India
(b) The Chief Election
Commissioner✓
(c) The President of India
(d) The Parliament
No.-82. Which one of the
following statements regarding the Rajya Sabha is not correct ?
(a) Its members are elected
by the elected members of the Legislative Assembly of a State
(b) The election follows the
system of proportional representation by means of a single transferable vote
(c) 1/ 3rd of its members
retire after every two years
(d) It is a permanent body,
but can be dissolved earlier by the President✓
No.-83. Fundamental right
guaranteed under which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of
India is available only to the citizens of India?
(a) Article 19✓
(b) Article 20
(c) Article 21
(d) Article 22
No.-84. The treaty of Yandabo
was signed in:
(a) 1826✓
(B) 1825
(c) 1824
(d) 1823
No.-85. In the Manusmriti
which form of marriage results from the "Voluntary union of a maiden and
her lover" ?
(a) Eighth form
(b) Fifth form
(c) Seventh form
(d) Sixth form✓
No.-86. Consider the
following description of the Samadhi of a former Prime Minister of India:
Central Samadhi platform comprises nine square black polished granite solid
stone blocks, capped with a 'Diya'<in the centre. The number nine holds
significance and represents the navarasas, navaratras and navagrahas. Then
placement of the nine-square Samadhi is in a circular lotus shaped pattern. The
nine-square platform is accessed in four cardinal directions by pathways made
in white composite tiles so that the floor does not get heated. Identify the
Samadhi :
(a) Shakti Sthal
(b) Shantivan
(c) Sadaiv Atal✓
(d) Veer Bhumi
No.-87. IMBEX is a joint
exercise conducted regularly between Armies of India and :
(a) Malaysia
(b) Maldives
(c) Mauritius
(d) Myanmar✓
No.-88. Who among the
following was awarded The Hindu Prize in Fiction category for the year 2018 ?
(a) Neelum Saran Gour✓
(b) N. Kalyan Raman
(c) Manoranjan Byapari
(d) Arunav Sinha
No.-89. Who among the
following was appointed as head of the seven member committee to look into
revenue shortfall being faced by the states after the GST roll-out in India and
suggest steps for augmenting collections?
(a) Himanta Biswa Sharma
(b) ThomasIsaac
(c) Sushil Modi✓
(d) Capt Abhimanyu
No.-90. The 15th Pravasi
Bharatiya Divas, 2019 was held in:
(a) New Delhi
(b) Gandhi Nagar
(c) Prayagraj
(d) Varanasi✓
No.-91. Which one of the
following cities was named by UNESCO as World Capital of Architecture for 2020?
(a) Tokyo
(b) Johannesburg
(c) Rio de Janerio✓
(d) New Delhi
No.-92. Who among the
following was named ICe's emerging player of the year 2018 ?
(a) Rishabh Pant✓
(b) Josh Hazlewood
(c) Hasan Ali
(d) Mustafizur Rahman
No.-93. India's first private
sector Howitzer gun-making unit is located at:
(a) Jamshedpur
(b) Kolkata
(c) Hazira✓
(d)' Gwalior
No.-95. Who among the
following was posthumously conferred with the Ashoka Chakra, India's highest
peacetime gallantry award, in 2019?
(a) Jyoti Prakash Nirala
(b) Nazir Ahmad Wani✓
(c) Hangpan Dada
(d) Mohan Nath Goswami
No.-96. As per the code of
the nomenclature, which one of the following is the correct way of writing a
biological name?
(a) Amoeba Proteus
(b) Amoeba proteus✓
(c) amoeba proteus
(d) Amoeba Proteus
No.-97. Which one of the
following statements regarding Electrocardiogram is correct?
(a) Electrocardiogram is
graphical representation of electrical activity of cornea
(b) Electrocardiogram is
graphical representation of activity of kidney
(c) Electrocardiogram is
graphical representation of activity of brain
(d) Electrocardiogram is
graphical representation of electrical activity of heart✓
No.-98. Which one of the
following statements regarding Penicillin is correct?
(a) Penicillin resistant
bacteria can store this antibiotic in vacuole
(b) Penicillin resistant
bacteria can degrade this antibiotic by an enzyme called l3-lactamase✓
(c) Penicillin resistant
bacteria can degrade this antibiotic by an enzyme called lactic acid
dehydrogenase
(d) Penicillin is not
absorbed by bacteria; so most bacteria are resistant
No.-99. Which one of the
following organelles of mammalian cell is rich in hydrolytic enzymes?
(a) Mitochondria
(b)Ribosomes
(c) Lysosomes✓
(d) Nucleus
No.-100. Which one of the
following statements regarding Cholera is correct?
(a) Cholera is a disease that
causes loss of memory
(b) Cholera is a disease of
muscles due to consumption of alcohol
(c) Cholera is a disease due
to consumption of contaminated food or water✓
(d) Cholera is a genetic
disease
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