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Group 2 2015 July GE

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1

Match the following :

TechnologyScientific Principles
a) Aeroplane1.) Newton"s Law
b) Air Balloon2.) Bernoulli"s Principle
c) Rocket3.) Law of thermodynamics
d) Steam Engine4.) Buoyant Force
2

Auto ionisation of H2O leads to the formation of

3

Arrange the following increasing order of their pH values

1) Human Blood

2) Stomach acid

3) Pure water

4) Milk

4

Which one of the following bacterium has extensive usage in Genetic Engineering work in plants?

5

Match the following

List IList II
a) Riboflavin1.) Vitamin B6
b) Thiamine2.) Vitamin B2
c) Pyridoxine3.) Vitamin B12
d) Cyanocobalamine4.) Vitamin B1
6

Which of the following is common to both Aerobic and Anaerobic respiration?

7

Name the hormone secreted by the pineal body

8

Which state has introduced the scheme Aahar for the poor people?

9

Name the anti submarine warfare ship launched in 19th May 2015 at Kolkatta

10

The "World Congress of Information Technology" in 2018 will be held in the Indian city of

11

The Akraman-II exercise was conducted by Indian Army in the state of

12

On January 10 2015, Vikram Sarabhai Memorial award was given to

13

The train which has been named as Yoga Express is

14

What is the name given to India"s relief and rescue mission in Quake-hit Nepal?

15

Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission is about

16

Choose the new savings scheme introduced for girl child from the following:

17

___________ metal is found in the controversial product of Maggie Noodles

18

Arrange the following peaks of the Himalayas in descending order of height

1) Everest

2) Nanda Devi

3) Dhaulagiri

4) Nanga Parbat

19

Match the following revolutions with the respective fields:

Revolutionfield
a) Silver1.) Oil seeds
b) Pink2.) Fertilizers
c) Yellow3.) Eggs
d) Grey4.) Shrimp
20

Identify the original states before its bifurcation and choose the correct answer from the codes given below.

AB
a) Haryanai.) Uttar Pradesh
b) Jharkhandii.) Madhya Pradesh
c) Uttarakhandiii.) Punjab
d) Chattisgarhiv.) Bihar
21

The Samjhauta Express runs between India and Pakistan. Identify its destination in both countries.

22

Who was the first well-known exponent of Algebra among Indian Mathematicians?

23

Who was the author of the Natya Shastra?

24

National Commission for Scheduled Tribes recommends that a National Education Commission must be setup for every

25

Who was the first recipient of Bharat Ratna Award?

26

Consider the following statements and find out the correct ones

1) A democratic government may be liberal one

2) A liberal government may be democratic

3) A liberal democratic government is collectivistic

4) A liberal democratic government is a welfare state

27

Which one of the following provisions can be amended by a simple majority in the parliament?

28

The Lokpal bill was first introduced in the Lok Sabha in which year?

29

The Verma Committee on fundamental duties was set-up in the year

30

Which one of the following articles says, "The Vice President presides over the meetings of the council of states"?

31

Zamindari system was introduced by

32

Which one of the following states of India has no railway line?

33

Land reforms provide

34

Who among the following has made the first systematic attempt of planning in india?

35

Who was the leader of Satyagraha Committee, organised for the removal of Neel Statue in Chennai?

36

When did Nehru become the President of Indian National Congress?

37

From which novel was the National song of Vande Mataram taken?

38

During the freedom struggle on which day the Indian National Congress celebrated the Poorna Swaraj?

39

If "HYDROGEN" is represented as JCJZYSSD, how "ANTIMONY" will be represented as

40

√80, √[3]12, √[4]20, √[6]25, √[12]112 Arrange in descending order :

√[3]12, √[4]20, √[6]25, √80, √[12]112

√[3]12, √[4]20, √[6]25, √80, √[12]112

41

Find the range of the following data :

25, 67, 78, 43, 21, 17, 49, 54, 76, 92, 20, 45, 86, 37, 35.

25, 67, 78, 43, 21, 17, 49, 54, 76, 92, 20, 45, 86, 37, 35.

42

A is B's sister, C is B's Mother, D is C's father E is D's mother. Then, A is the of D ______

43

A is richer than B, C is richer than A, D is richer than C. E is the richest of all. If they are made to sit in the above degree of richness, who will have the central position?

44

A hollow cylindrical iron pipe of length 35 cm. Its outer and inner diameters are 10 cm and 8 cm respectively. Find the weight of the pipe if 1 cu.cm of iron weighs 7 gm.

45

Find out the missing term in the given alphabet series :

AZ, GT, MN, ______, YB

AZ, GT, MN, ______, YB

46

7 men can complete a work in 52 days. In how many days will 13 men finish the same work?

47

If ab = 95 then a+ba-b =?

48

Find the L.C.M of 45,4-81,412and 47

49

Find the missing number in the following :

4242, 4254, 4230, 4266, 4218, 4278, _________

4242, 4254, 4230, 4266, 4218, 4278, _________

50

The average of 4 values is 20 and when a quantity is added to each value the average is 22. Find the quantity.

51

Which of the following are correct?

(i) Work = Force x Displacement

(ii) Power = Work/Time

(iii) Force = Mass x Velocity

(iv) Acceleration = Velocity/Time

52

Why the wings of an aeroplane are shaped with lower surface being flat and the upper surface being curved?

53

Match the following :

Famous Indian ScientistTheir Contribution
a) C.V. Raman1.) Ultra Short Radio Waves
b) J.C. Bose2.) Thermal Ionization
c) M.N. Saha3.) Quantum Statistics
d) S.N. Bose4.) Inelastic Scattering of Light
54

Which one of the following is not an allotrope of carbon?

55

Match List I with List II, select the correct answer using the codes given in the options

List IList II
a) First Generation Pesticides1.) Pheromones
b) Second Generation Pesticides2.) Juvenile Hormones
c) Third Generation Pesticides3.) Pyrethrins
d) Fourth Generation Pesticides4.) Organo phosphates
56

Match the following

List IList II
a) Castor oil1.) Sesamum indicum
b) Gingley oil2.) Azadirachta indica
c) Neem oil3.) Arachis hypogea
d) Groundnut oil4.) Ricinus communis
57

Which one of the following is an example for X-linked chromosome inheritance?

58

What is the other name for Leprosy?

59

Name the visually challenged person who got selected in 2015 Civil Service Examination

60

The device which can store more data among the following is

61

EDGE stands for

62

Who is the author of the book "The Past Before Us"?

63

The Indian Airport which hagged the prestigious Golden Peacock National award for the year 2015 is

64

Who among the following was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir State on March 1, 2015?

65

Where is India-based Neutrino Observatory (I.N.O) going to be built?

66

International Yoga Day is observed on

67

With which nation did India settle a border dispute in May 2015?

68

Name the chief guest who participated in India's 66th Republic day celebration

69

On successive nights, the moon rises about

70

The diurnal range of temperature is maximum in the

71

The density of population in Tamilnadu as per 2011 census is

72

When it is 1.00 pm at Greenwich meridian, the local time at the Central Meridian of India is

73

Who is rightly called as the "Father of Indian Cinema"?

74

During the time of Harsha who served as the head of the Nalanda University?

75

Name the first Novel in Tamil Literature

76

Name the first Asian, who was the recipient of Nobel Prize for economics

77

Article 360 of the Indian Constitution deals with

78

Which of the following cases prompted the Indian Parliament to enact 24th Amendment Bill?

79

Match List I with List II :

High CourtsYear of Establishment
a) Allahabad1.) 1862
b) Delhi2.) 1884
c) Karnataka3.) 1966
d) Madras4.) 1896
80

Who is the thirteenth President of India?

81

Which one of the following is not a function of chief Election commission of India?

82

Which one of the following is the largest service industry in the world?

83

Which one of the following programmes is related to employment generation?

84

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list :

CommitteePurpose
a) Dutt Committee1.) Industrial Licensing
b) Wanchoo Committee2.) Direct Taxes
c) Rajamannar Committee3.) Centre-States
d) Rangarajan Committee4.) Disinvestment
85

The Forward Bloc was founded by

86

Who was called the Portuguese Knight Courtier and Sea Captain?

87

Name the first Indian who became the member of the British Parliament

88

If \(x+\frac{1}{x}=2\) find the value of \(x^3+\frac{1}{x^3}\)

89

Find the H.C.F of \(\frac{4}{9}-\frac{2}{5}-\frac{6}{8}-\frac{2}{5}\)

90

A survey in which information is collected from each and every individual of the population is known as

91

Find the principal that yields a compound interest of Rs. 1,632 in 2 years at 4% rate of interest per annum.

92

Mohan started from point P and walked 2 m towards west. He then took a right turn and walked 3 m before taking a left turn and walked 5 m. He finally took a left turn, walked 3 m and stopped at a point Q. How far is point Q from point P?

93

Richard is fifteenth from the front in a column of boys. There were thrice as many behind him as there were in front. How many boys are there between Richard and the seventh boy from the end of the column?

94

If 12 compositors can compose 60 pages of a book in 5 hours, how many compositors will compose 200 pages of the book in 20 hours?

95

If the length of a rectangle is decreased by 50% and the breadth is increased by 80% then the % change in the area of rectangle is

96

The difference between simple and compound interest for a sum of Rs. 5,000 lent at 12% per annum in 2 years is

97

What percent is 20 paise of 5 rupees 80 paise?

98

A voluntary organization planted a total of 106 trees along the roadside. Some of the trees were fruit-bearing trees. If the number of non-fruit-bearing trees was two more than thrice the number of fruit-bearing trees, what was the number of fruit-bearing trees planted?

99

If "ORIENT is written as "532146" and "SOUL" is "7598", how will you write "LINE"?

100

If 7 is related to 56 then 10 is related to

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