The biggest public sector under taking in India is

BHEL
HMT
ITI
Railways
2.
Orange juice contains
Vitamin A
Vitamin E
Vitamin B
Vitamin C
3.
All citrus fruits contain .......... Vitamin
Vitamin A
Vitamin C
Vitamin B
Vitamin D
4.
National Integration day is celebrated on
October 31
June 5
March 8
July 11
5.
The national animal of India
Lion
Tiger
Elephant
Cow
6.
Fathom is the unit used for measuring............
Depth
Sound
Energy
Flow
7.
Which state in India leads in the production of Cashew
Kernels
Karnataka
Kerala
Punjab
Tamilnadu
8.
Which state in India leads in the production of Pepper
Karnataka
Kerala
Punjab
Tamilnadu
9.
Who was the first Negro to be awarded the Nobel Peace
Prize
Ralph Bunche
Frank B Kellogg
Bishop Desmond Tutu
None of the above
10.
Name the person who discovered the Blood Group
Janssen
Edison
Horace Short
Landsteiner
11.
In India, Flag Day is celebrated on.............
March 8
August 15
June 5
December 7
12.
The first Lady Prime-Minister of a country was
Sarojini Naidu
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Golda Meir
Indira Gandhi
13.
The term Ashes is associated with the game............
Football
Cricket
Tennis
Vollyball
14.
The practice of Sati is abolished by
William Bentick
Lord Mountbatten
Lord Cornwallis
Indira Gandhi
15.
The first railway line in India was opened in ......year
1854
1853
1857
1856
16.
Who is known as the Maker of modern India
Lord Dalhousie
Lord Mountbatten
Lord Cornwallis
Lord William Bentinck
17.
Nobel Prize in Economics was first awarded in ........... year
1959
1969
1979
1989
18.
The art of gardening is known as .........
Agriculture
Horticulture
Sericulture
None of these
19.
The Russian leader who was known as' Mr. Nyet'
Andrei Gromyko
Stalin
Chernakov
Bulganin
20.
The most irrigated state in India
Bihar
Punjab
Tamilnadu
Kerala
21.
Panchathantra was written by
Vishnu Sharma
Kamala Das
Tulasi Das
Kalidasa
22.
Gary Lincker is associated with
Football
Cricket
Tennis
Billiards
23.
The Headquarters of the SAARC
New Delhi
Dacca
Islamabad
Kathmandu
24.
The Resolution of Poorna Swaraj was adopted at the
..........
Calcutta Congress
Karachi Congress
Bombay Congress
Lahore Congress
25.
Which is the Southernmost part of India
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Great Nicobar
None of these
26.
The lowest temperature beyond which matter is not able
to be cooled is
0 degree
-273 degree
-300 degree
-100 degree
27.
Sun can be seen for some time even after sunset. Which
principle with which this phenomenon can be explained
Diffraction
Interference
Reflection
Refraction
28.
Which state is the southernmost state of India
Kerala
Tamilnadu
Karnataka
Bihar
29.
Which substance may cause acid rain
Carbon monoxide
hydrocarbons
Sulphor dioxide
Hydrogen sulphide
30.
Find out the value of x and y if x + y = 7, 3x - 2y =11
4,3
5,2
3,4
2,5
31.
Five years ago I was thrice as old as my son and ten years
later I shall be twice as old my son.How old are we now
30 & 40
50 & 20
40 & 15
35 & 15
32.
A disease that spreads by means of germs carried in
atmosphere
infectious
epidemic
endemic
contagious
33.
A person interested in reading books and nothing else
book keeper
scholar
bookworm
student
34.
Murder of one's mother is called
genocide
homicide
matricide
fratricide
35.
She prefers coffee............... tea
than
at
over
to
36.
This scooter .................... to my father
belongs
is belongs
has belonged
do not belong
37.
We saw her ................. at the airport
of
off
in
into
38.
Oxygen was discovered by
Rutherford
Lavosier
Joseph Priestly
Neil Bohr
39.
The capital of Harsha's Empire was
Delhi
Ujjain
Thaneswar
Kanauj
40.
Fresco paintings of Ajanta Caves belongs to the
Mauryan period
Gupta period
Harsha period
None of these
41.
The image formed on the retina of the human eye is
Real and upright
Real and inverted
Unreal and upright
None of these
42.
Energy is measured in the same unit as
power
work
Momentum
Inertia
43.
Ustad Bismilla Khan is associated with
Flute
Sarod
veena
Shehnai
44.
A synonym for' boisterous' is ................
childish
noisy
suave
ultimate
45.
The opposite of ' optimistic ' is
pessimistic
sadistic
nihilistic
None of these
46.
The opposite of 'progressive' is
obstructive
abhorrent
retrograde
regressive
47.
Maiden speech means
an improvised speech
None of these
48.
Dried food, hay etc for horses and farm animals are called
fodder
flora
freak
fauna
49.
Monica Seles is associated with
Tennis
Boxing
Athletics
Football
50.
The largest Coffee producer in the world is
Brazil
USA
India
Indonesia
51.
Tropical grasslands of Africa are known as
Steppes
Savannas
Pampas
Prairies
52.
We can't publicly judge a case that is ................
locus standi
sub judice
in toto
nota bene
53.
He speaks only ............... few words
a
the
an
some
54.
Which is the executive body of the UNO
General Assembly
Security Council
Trusteeship Council
International court of Justice
55.
The First women appointed judge of the Supreme Court
of India hailed from
Tamil Nadu
Orissa
Bihar
Kerala
56.
Name the person who received both Bharat Ratna and
Nishan E Pakistan
Gandhiji
Ayoobkhan
Morarji Desai
Maulana Abdulkalam Azad
57.
The Election Commission functions under
The Ministry of law
The Ministry of Home Affairs
None of these
58.
What is the minimum number of scooter that could move
in this formation.Two scooters in front of a scooter, two
scooters behind a scooter and a scooter between the two
scooters.
3
4
5
6
59.
Word is related to' Dictionary'in the same way 'Flower' is
related to
Garden
Plant
Forest
Garland
60.
One who always looks on the bright side of things or take
a hopeful view of life
pessimist
polytheist
optimist
cynic
61.
He has been appointed ................. three years
till
to
for
since
62.
Opposite of 'Chronic' is
immovable
contemporary
transitory
new
63.
A person interested only in eating, drinking and seeking
pleasure is called..............
epicurean
hedonist
stoic
glutton
64.
Write the synonym of the word' intrepid'
bravery
interference
intelligence
fearless
65.
Ablution means............
worship
washing
arrangement
penance
66.
Sororicide means...........
killing of a human being
killing of brother
killing of sister
None of these
67.
What is a person called when he is recovering from an
illness
ignoramus
epidemic
arrogant
convalescent
68.
A person who knows many languages is called
illiterate
literate
bilingual
multilingual
69.
A friend in need is a friend..........
indeed
in fact
in truth
in action
70.
The first person to conduct heart transplantation in India
Dr. P Venugopal
Dr. R. Kesavan Nair
Dr.Valiathan
None of these
71.
The length of Konkan Railway is
600 km
760 km
800 km
950 km
72.
If the radius of a circle be doubled its area will be..............
the same
doubled
three times
four times
73.
Minto- Morley reforms were introduced in India in the
year
1947
1914
1909
1905
74.
Name the product related to the name ACC
Soap
Battery
Powder
Cement
75.
What is the colour of the black box kept in an aeroplane
orange
black
red
white
76.
Who is the author of the book ' My Presidential Years'
Neelam sanjeev Reddy
R.Venkataraman
Dr.Rajendra Prasad
None of these
77.
The opposite of 'altruistic' is
selfish
inhuman
wicked
brutal
78.
A place where coins are made is called
dock
drapery
mint
granary
79.
............. is very largely responsible for our slow progress
red-tapism
nepotism
atheism
None of these
80.
Slow and steady wins the ................
match
race
fight
struggle
81.
The first effective vaccine against polio was prepared by
Robert Edwards
John gibbson
Louis Pasteur
Jonas E Salk
82.
Name the country where the mother and the daughter
were the rulers
Bangladesh
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Bhutan
83.
The oldest Dravidian language
Telungu
Kannada
Tamil
Malayalam
84.
The dress made out of which material is safe to wear while
cooking
Cotton
Silk
Nylon
None of these
85.
Official language of Jammu and Kashmir
Arabic
Urdu
Hindi
Kashmiri
86.
What is the election symbol of Telungu Desam Party
Ladder
Lion
Motor car
Bicycle
87.
Name the country other than India whose independence
day is August 15
South Yeman
Pakisthan
South Korea
Bhuttan
88.
Who is the founder Vice Chancellor of Sree Sankara
Sanskrit University at Kalady
Dr .A. Sukumaran Nair
Ummerkutty
Dr. T .K. Raveendran
R. Ramachandran Nair
89.
Which is India's most urbanised state
Kerala
Maharashtra
Punjab
Karnataka
90.
Bodo tribals live mostly in
Meghalaya
Assam
Tripura
Manipur
91.
Who wrote the book 'Train to Pakistan'
Mulk Raj Anand
Khushwant Singh
Ruskin Bond
None of these
92.
How many countries are members of SAARC
5
7
9
11
93.
'Salaam Bombay' a widely acclaimed film was directed by
Kumar Sahani
Mani Kaul
Gautam Ghosh
Mira Nair
94.
Wisdom Teeth normaly appear in the age group of
1-6 years
8-12 years
17-30 years
35-60 years
95.
The common technique employed in determining the age
of archaeological specimens is
Radio Carbon dating
Ultrasonic method
Chemical analysis
None of these
96.
If seeds are ploughed very deep in soil they do not
germinate because of
lack of nitrogen
excess of minerals
lack of oxygen
deficiency of light
97.
In which country is the world's largest tunnel located
Japan
China
India
Bhutan
98.
Which country observes the birthday of Gandhiji as their
National Day
USA
Britain
India
None of these
99.
The study of the origin and history of words called
phonology
phonetics
etymology
None of these
100.
One who has a compulsive desire to steal
pilferer
poacher
plagiarist
kleptomaniac