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Which of the following does not have tea estates?

A)
Ooty

B)
Munnar

C)
Udipi

D)
Darjeeling

Which one of the following metals is radioactive?

A)
Gold

B)
Aluminium

C)
Copper

D)
Uranium

Ranbir has 36 pens. He gives 15 pens to Akshay and 11 to Ajay. What fraction of the original 36 pens does Ranbir have?

A)
$\frac{5}{18}$

B)
$\frac{7}{36}$

C)
$\frac{3}{26}$

D)
$\frac{5}{26}$

Which State has the lowest per capita income in India?

A)
Maharashtra

B)
Odisha

C)
Punjab

D)
Gujarat

Who was Michaelangelo?

A)
Great Actor

B)
Great Historian

C)
Great Sculptor

D)
None of these

A man has 350 watches. He sells 'w' watches everyday. What is the algebraic expression to show the number of watches he will be left with after weeks?

A)
$350-tw$

B)
$350-7tw$

C)
$350-(r+w)$

D)
$350-(t-w)$

The States Reorganization Commission was appointed in?

A)
1952

B)
1953

C)
1954

D)
1951

Mrs. Junko Tabei, the first-ever woman to climb Mount Everest, belongs to?

A)
China

B)
Japan

C)
Germany

D)
India

The ratio of the length of a school ground to its width is 5 : 2. If the width is 40 metres, then the length is?

A)
$120\,\,m$

B)
$100\,\,m$

C)
$100\,\,m$

D)
$60\,\,m$

Stem cutting are commonly used for re-growing?

A)
Cotton

B)
Banana

C)
Jute

D)
Sugar Cane

Erosion of soil by a river mainly depends upon?

A)
It's depth

B)
It's length

C)
The speed at which it flows

D)
It's width

Which of the following equations does not have a 5 as its solution?

A)
$6a9=21$

B)
a + 12 =17

C)
5a = 35

D)
$2a-(-3)=13$

To which of the following types does the natural vegetation of the Western Ghats belong?

A)
Alpine

B)
Deciduous

C)
Evergreen

D)
Mangrove

A mogul of the Microsoft Corporation, one of the world's richest private individual with billions of dollars is?

A)
Bill Gates

B)
Gudjoe Harrison

C)
Humed-al-Thani

D)
Premji

In the evergreen movie 'Sholay', the villain of the movie was?

A)
Pran

B)
Danny

C)

D)

9, 89, 999 is the predecessor of which of the following numbers?

A)
100000

B)
1000000

C)
980000

D)
990000

What is the symbol to represent justice?

A)
Ashoka Chakra

B)
White Charkha

C)
Balanced scale held by person with covered eyes

D)
None of the above

National Flower of India is?

A)
Lily

B)
Lotus

C)
Rose

D)
Jasmine

12 balls cost Rs. 15. How many can be brought for Rs. 20 ?

A)
15 balls

B)
16 balls

C)
17 balls

D)
18 balls

Bodies appear ......... when immersed in a liquid.

A)
increased

B)
same

C)
lighter

D)
None of these

Who wrote the book 'Discovery of India'?

A)
Govind Ballabh Pant

B)

C)
Mahatma Gandhi

D)
Jawaharial Nehru

Write as a decimal 41 km 9 m?

A)
41.9 km

B)
41.09 km

C)
41.009 km

D)
419 km

Any information that a user enters into a computer is called?

A)
input

B)
output

C)
modem

D)
virus

The ability to see, the nearer objects clearly and inability to see distant objects clearly, is known as?

A)
cataract

B)
short sight

C)
long sight

D)
Hypermetropia

Rath Yatra is a major festival in the temple at?

A)
Dwarka

B)
Ayodhya

C)
Puri

D)
Varanasi

A student has 60% chance of passing in English and 54% chance of passing in both English and Maths. What is the percentage probability that he will fail in maths?

A)
12

B)
36

C)
4

D)
10

Which one of the following is not a landlocked Country?

A)
Afghanistan

B)
Nepal

C)
Bhutan

D)
Thailand

How many zeros will be there in 17 crore?

A)
5 zeros

B)
6 zeros

C)
7 zeros

D)
8 zeros

Very small objects like virus are seen using?

A)
Electron Microscope

B)
Telescope

C)
ECG

D)
Periscope

The ratio of the ages of A and B is 3 : 5. After 6 years, the ratio of their ages will be 2 : 3. The present age of A is?

A)
18 years

B)
20 years

C)
24 years

D)
28 years

The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee is normally?

A)
The Prime Minister

B)
The Speaker

C)

D)
Finance Minister

In a book shop, $\frac{5}{12}$are males. Write the ratio of males and females in the shop?

A)
5 : 12

B)
12 : 5

C)
5 : 7

D)
17 : 12

Who is generally considered to be the Father of Renaissance?

A)
Rabindranath Tagore

B)
Raja Rammohan Roy

C)
Jayaprakash Narayan

D)
Ambalal Sarabahai

The present President of USA is?

A)
George Bush Junior

B)
Bill Clinton

C)
Obama

D)
Jimmy Carter

The number of shoes made in a factory was 2543163. Of these 1643078 were sold. How many were not sold?

A)
900805

B)
900085

C)
9000085

D)
908005

India's permanent Research Station, Dakshin Gangotri, is situated in the?

A)
Great Himalayas

B)
Indian Ocean

C)
Antarctica

D)
Arabian Sea

The principal organ concerned in the loss of heat from the body is?

A)
skin

B)
heart

C)
liver

D)
None of these

Nirvana is associated with?

A)
Buddhism

B)
Jainism

C)
Both Buddhism & Jainism

D)
None of the above

Which one of the following is Predator?

A)
Lion

B)
Peacock

C)
Squirell

D)
Hen

The number of alveoli in human lung is?

A)
300 million

B)
100 million

C)
200 million

D)
800 million

Noise pollution is measured in the unit called?

A)
micron

B)
nautical miles

C)
ohms

D)
decibel

Who was the first Indian to make a movie?

A)
Dhundiraj Govind Phaike

B)
S.S. Vasan

C)
Ardeshir Irani

D)
V. Shantaram

What is Muta-marriage?

A)
Temporary marriage

B)
Old man's marriage with a young girl

C)
Old woman's marriage with a young man

D)
None of the above

If a man can eat 98 chapaties of 6 inches diameter. how many chapaties of 42 inches diameter can be eat?

A)
2

B)
4

C)
6

D)
8

Raja Ravi Verma was a great?

A)
Emperor

B)
Painter

C)
Philosopher

D)
Writer

The value of absolute zero is?

A)
$273{}^\circ C$

B)
$0{}^\circ C$

C)
$-273{}^\circ C$

D)
$100{}^\circ C$

The largest State in terms of area in India is?

A)
Kerala

B)
Rajasthan

C)
Goa

D)

Which region of the earth's surface receives the highest amount of insolation?

A)
Land masses

B)
Polar region

C)
Equatorial region

D)
Tropical deserts

Alla-Rakha is a famous?

A)
Painter

B)
Sitarist

C)
Tabia player

D)
Sarod player

Bull taming is associated with which place?

A)
Alang

B)
Alanganallur

C)
Along

D)
Almora

The ratio of 18 kg to 72 kg is?

A)
6 : 24

B)
1 : 4

C)
3 : 12

D)
2:8

Longest sea-beach in India is in?

A)
Mangalore

B)
Mumbai

C)
Cochin

D)
Chennai

My grandfather's age is 7 less than 5 times of my age, my age is x, then grandfather's age will be?

A)
$5x-7$

B)
$5x+7$

C)
$5x\times 7$

D)
$\frac{5x}{7}$

The sacred book of the Sikhs is?

A)
Guru Granth Sahib

B)
Toral

C)
Zend Avesta

D)
Koran

Who holds the power of Judicial Review in India?

A)
The President

B)
The Prime Minister

C)
Surpeme Court

D)
The Parliament

The highest grossing hindi movie is?

A)
3 idiots

B)
Dabbang

C)
Chennai Express

D)
Taare Zameen Par

The cotton plant is highly sensitive to frost. How many frost-free days does it require to mature?

A)
100 days

B)
200 days

C)
300 days

D)
None of these

'Mein Kampf (My Struggle) book is the autobiography of which dictator?

A)
Pol Pot

B)
IdiAmin

C)

D)
Joseph Stalin

What is common in sunflower, coconut and groundnut?

A)
Their fruits are edible

B)
Their seeds are edible

C)
These are rich source of fibre

D)
These provide edible oils

The sum of two integers is 45. If one of them is ? 23, then the other is?

A)
22

B)
-22

C)
68

D)
44

Excessive consumption of alcoholic drinks causes damage to the?

A)
Kidney

B)
Heart

C)
Lungs

D)
Liver

When 0-13 is subtracted from 1, we get?

A)
0.087

B)
0.87

C)
0.0087

D)
1.13

Who among the following led Vaikom Satyagraha in 1924?

A)
Narayana Guru

B)
Kumaran Asan

C)
K. P. Kesava Menon

D)
E. V. Ramaswami Naicker

What is the full form of 'KYC' as used in banking world?

A)

B)

C)

D)

What will be the length of the diagonal of that square plot whose area is equal to the area of rectangular plot of length 45 metres and breadth 40 metres?

A)
42-5 Metres

B)
60 Metres

C)
1800 Metres

D)
80 Metres

The important cause of Civil War in America was?

A)
Abolition of Slavery

B)
Quest of Freedom

C)
Industrialization

D)
Rebellion by the native Americans

As an export item of India, which spice occupies the top position in value?

A)
Pepper

B)
Chillies

C)
Turmeric

D)
Cardamom

Area of which figure is length x breadth?

A)
Square

B)
Rectangle

C)
Triangle

D)
Trapezium

Kabir, A Muslim weaver believed in one of the tenets of Hinduism called?

A)
Bhakti

B)
Jnana

C)
Yoga

D)
Sanyasa

A carpenter cuts a 13 m long board into length $1\frac{3}{4}$m,$2\frac{2}{3}$m,$3\frac{1}{6}$and$4\frac{1}{2}$m. How much board will be remaining after cutting the pieces?

A)
$\frac{11}{12}m$

B)
1 m

C)
2 m

D)
3 m

Who has not been the Speaker of the Lok Sabha ever?

A)
Somnath Chatterjee

B)
P.A. Sangma

C)
Meira Kumar

D)
Sushma Swaraj

Find which of the following number is exactly divisible by 2, 3, and 5?

A)
185

B)
5875

C)
3540

D)
709

Pancha Pandava Rathas at Mamallapuram was built by-

A)
Pallavas

B)
Cholas

C)
Pandyans

D)
Nandas

A)
Tiruvalluvar

B)
Ilango

C)

D)
Sattanar

In 5 minutes, Sakshi can prepare 12 letters for mailing. At the same rate, how long will it take her to mail 192 letters?

A)
90 minutes

B)
80 minutes

C)
70 minutes

D)
60 minutes

Who was the founder of the 'Ramakrishaa Mission'?

A)
Ramakrishna Paramahansa

B)
Swami Vivekananda

C)
Swami Dayananda

D)
Aurobindo

Who presides over a joint sitting of the two Houses of the Union Parliament?

A)
President

B)
Vice-President

C)
Chairman of the Rajya Sabha

D)
Speaker of the Lok Sabha

Find the value of $2ab+c,$when a=1, b=2 and $c=-\text{ }1$

A)
0

B)
$-1$

C)
2

D)
3

M. T. Vasudevan Nair is a renowned?

A)
Painter

B)
Scientist

C)
Writer

D)
Sportsman

Where is the Gir National Park located?

A)
Maharashtra

B)

C)
Uttarakhand

D)
Gujarat

If perimeter of triangle is 18 cm and any two sides are of length 5 cm and 7 cm, then length of third side will be?

A)
5

B)
6

C)
7

D)
8

The amount of blood received by the kidney per minute is about?

A)
1500 ml

B)
1300 ml

C)
1200 ml

D)
1600 ml

In diesel engines, ignition takes place by?

A)
compression

B)
electric spark

C)
dynamo

D)
battery

Pandit Ravi Shankar, the great musician played?

A)
Guitar

B)
Sitar

C)
Sarod

D)
Tabia

Which is the odd man out of the following?

A)
Rajnikanth

B)
MohanLal

C)
Amitabh Bachchan

D)
Sachin Tendulkar

All of the following are subsidiaries of the State Bank of India except?

A)
Central Bank of India

B)
State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur

C)

D)
State Bank of Patiala

The Indian Constitution is regarded as?

A)
Federal

B)
Unitary

C)
Parliamentary

D)
Federal in Form and Unitary is Spirit

Which of the following crops helps in nitrogen fixation?

A)
Rice

B)
Wheat

C)
Beans

D)
Maize

If x=5, y=2, then the value of$({{x}^{y}}+{{y}^{x}})$is?

A)
75

B)
76

C)
57

D)
56

Deforestation results in which of the following?

A)
Drought

B)
Floods

C)
Soil erosion

D)
All of these

Tipu Sultan was the ruler of?

A)

B)

C)
Mysore

D)
Vijayanagar

Three tens and six tenths in decimal form is given by-

A)
30.06

B)
30.6

C)
3.06

D)
3.006

Echoes are produced due to?

A)
Reflection of sound

B)
Refraction of sound

C)
Diffraction of sound

D)
Polarization of sound

One hectare is eqal to?

A)
10,000 m

B)
10,000 sq.m

C)
100 sq.m

D)
1000 sq.m

The Leaning Tower is located in?

A)
Berlin

B)
New York

C)
Pisa

D)
London

Two quantities can be compared only if they are in the same?

A)
Ratio

B)
Unit

C)
Proportion

D)
None of these

Fill in the blank - $\frac{35}{42}=\frac{...}{6}$

A)
5

B)
4

C)
3

D)
7

Who invented the script for the blind?

A)
Louis Braille

B)
Guttenburg

C)
Sholes

D)
Caxton

Who was the first man to reach the South Pole?

A)
Robert Walpole

B)
Amundsen

C)
Robert Peary

D)
None of these

Secret police of Nazi's under Hitler was called?

A)
CBI

B)
Gestapo

C)
BSF

D)
FBI