Questions
Sound cannot pass through
- Water
- Steel
- Air
- Vacuum
Why two thin shirts can keep us warmer than a single thick shirt in winter?
- Two thin shirts become thicker so prevent transmission of heat
- Air layer between two shirts works as good conductor
- Air layer between two shirts behaves like insulating media
- No radiation of heat takes place
Water is not effective in extinguishing a fire caused by petrol because
- The flame is too hot for water to cool it down
- Water and petrol react chemically
- Water and petrol are miscible with each other
- Water and petrol are immiscible with each other and petrol which forms the upper layer continues to burn
Ruby and sapphire are oxides of
- Copper
- Tin
- Iron
- Aluminium
Helium gas is used in gas balloons instead of hydrogen gas because it is
- Lighter than hydrogen
- More abundant than hydrogen
- Non-combustible
- More stable
In the 53rd National Film Awards, the award for 'Best Feature Film' has gone for
- 'Kaalpurush—Memories in the Mist'
- 'Rang De Basanti'
- Parzania
The gas used in the artificial ripening of fruits is
- Acetylene
- Methane
- Ethane
- Butane
Which layer, of the earth’s atmosphere, reflects back the radio waves to the earth’s surface?
- Ionosphere
- Stratosphere
- Mesosphere
- Exosphere
In a photocell light energy is converted into
- Potential energy
- Chemical energy
- Heat energy
- Electrical energy
According to WHO, the bird flu virus cannot be transmitted through food cooked beyond
- 60 degrees celsius
- 70 degrees celsius
- 90 degrees celsius
- 100 degrees Celsius
Which of the following pairs is incorrect?
- Amirkhusro — Sarod
- Bhim Sen Joshi — Vocal music
- Utpal Dutt — Films
- Shambhu Maharaj — Kathak
Who is known as 'the father of Indian missile technology'?
- Dr. U. R. Rao
- Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
- Dr. Chidambaram
- Dr. Homi Bhabha
The science of map-making is
- Cartography
- Geography
- Carpology
- Geology
Which of the following cities/ towns lies to the northern-most latitude?
- Patna
- Allahabad
- Pachmarhi
- Ahmedabad
What was the mascot of the Second Asian Indoor games which were held at Macau sometime back?
- Miwiki
- Mei Mei
- Chei Chei
- Chei Mei
Which of the following Twenty-20 Cricket Rules is not correctly stated?
- Each inning has a time limit of 75 minutes. For every over bowled after that, the batting side gets extra 6 runs
- If a batsman fails to reach the crease within 90 seconds after the fall of wicket, the bowling side gets 5 penalty runs
- A bowler can bowl a maximum of 6 overs per innings
- Fielding restrictions are applicable for the first six overs of the innings
Which one of the following universities is a Central University?
- Kolkata
- Dibrugarh
- Pondicherry
- Kurukshetra
Where was Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit, 2007 held?
- New Delhi
- New York
- Singapore
- Sydney
Which of the following Indian banks became the first to touch a market capitalisation of Rs.1,00,000 crore in India?
- ICICI
- HDFC
- SBI
- PNB
The capital of IMF is made up by contribution of the
- Credit
- Deficit financing
- Member of countries
- Borrowings
The world's largest biofuel plant with production capacity of 110 million litres of fuel annually has been set up in
- China
- India
- Brazil
- U.S.A.
Who is the author of 'A River Sutra'?
- V. S. Naipaul
- Nirad C. Choudhuri
- Gita Mehta
- Vikram Seth
Who among the following is a non-resident Indian?
- An Indian tourist in America
- A person of Indian origin working as a Computer Engineer in America
- A person of Indian origin employed in the U.N.O. office at New Delhi
- The Indian manager of State Bank of India branch in London
Where is the National Academy of Agricultural Research Management located?
- Dehradun
- Hyderabad
- New Delhi
- Itanagar
Which kind of power accounts for the largest share of power generation in India?
- Hydro-electricity
- Thermal
- Nuclear
- Solar