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Match the following :
| Technology | Scientific Principles |
|---|---|
| a) Aeroplane | 1.) Newton"s Law |
| b) Air Balloon | 2.) Bernoulli"s Principle |
| c) Rocket | 3.) Law of thermodynamics |
| d) Steam Engine | 4.) Buoyant Force |
Auto ionisation of H2O leads to the formation of
Which one of the following bacterium has extensive usage in Genetic Engineering work in plants?
Arrange the following increasing order of their pH values
Match the following
| List I | List II |
|---|---|
| a) Riboflavin | 1.) Vitamin B6 |
| b) Thiamine | 2.) Vitamin B2 |
| c) Pyridoxine | 3.) Vitamin B12 |
| d) Cyanocobalamine | 4.) Vitamin B1 |
Which of the following is common to both Aerobic and Anaerobic respiration?
Name the hormone secreted by the pineal body
Name the anti submarine warfare ship launched in 19th May 2015 at Kolkatta
Which state has introduced the scheme Aahar for the poor people?
The "World Congress of Information Technology" in 2018 will be held in the Indian city of
The Akraman-II exercise was conducted by Indian Army in the state of
On January 10 2015, Vikram Sarabhai Memorial award was given to
The train which has been named as Yoga Express is
What is the name given to India"s relief and rescue mission in Quake-hit Nepal?
Choose the new savings scheme introduced for girl child from the following :
Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission is about
___________ metal is found in the controversial product of Maggie Noodles
Arrange the following peaks of the Himalayas in descending order of height
Match the following revolutions with the respective fields :
| Revolution | field |
|---|---|
| a) Silver | 1.) Oil seeds |
| b) Pink | 2.) Fertilizers |
| c) Yellow | 3.) Eggs |
| d) Grey | 4.) Shrimp |
Identify the original states before its bifurcation and choose the correct answer from the codes given below.
| A | B |
| a) Haryana | i.) Uttar Pradesh |
| b) Jharkhand | ii.) Madhya Pradesh |
| c) Uttarakhand | iii.) Punjab |
| d) Chattisgarh | iv.) Bihar |
The Samjhauta Express runs between India and Pakistan. Identify its destination in both countries.
Who was the first well-known exponent of Algebra among Indian Mathematicians?
Who was the author of the Natya Shastra?
Who was the first recipient of Bharat Ratna Award?
National Commission for Scheduled Tribes recommends that a National Education Commission must be setup for every
Which one of the following provisions can be amended by a simple majority in the parliament?
Consider the following statements and find out the correct ones
The Lokpal bill was first introduced in the Lok Sabha in which year?
The Verma Committee on fundamental duties was set-up in the year
Which one of the following articles says, "The Vice President presides over the meetings of the council of states"?
Zamindari system was introduced by
Land reforms provide
Which one of the following states of India has no railway line?
Who among the following has made the first systematic attempt of planning in india?
Who was the leader of Satyagraha Committee, organised for the removal of Neel Statue in Chennai?
From which novel was the National song of Vande Mataram taken?
During the freedom struggle on which day the Indian National Congress celebrated the Poorna Swaraj?
When did Nehru become the President of Indian National Congress?
If "HYDROGEN" is represented as JCJZYSSD, how "ANTIMONY" will be represented as
Find the range of the following data :
25, 67, 78, 43, 21, 17, 49, 54, 76, 92, 20, 45, 86, 37, 35
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 ____
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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?
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.
Arrange in descending order : \(\sqrt[3]{12},\ \sqrt[4]{20},\ \sqrt[6]{25},\ \sqrt{80},\ \sqrt[12]{112}\)
7 men can complete a work in 52 days. In how many days will 13 men finish the same work?
Find out the missing term in the given alphabet series :
AZ, GT, MN,, YB
If \(\frac{a}{b} = \frac{9}{5}\) then \(\frac{a+b}{a-b}\)=?
Which of the following are correct?
Find the L.C.M of 45,4-81,412 and 47
Find the missing number in the following :
4242, 4254, 4230, 4266, 4218, 4278,
The average of 4 values is 20 and when a quantity is added to each value the average is 22. Find the quantity.
Why the wings of an aeroplane are shaped with lower surface being flat and the upper surface being curved?
Match the following :
| Famous Indian Scientist | Their Contribution |
|---|---|
| a) C.V. Raman | 1.) Ultra Short Radio Waves |
| b) J.C. Bose | 2.) Thermal Ionization |
| c) M.N. Saha | 3.) Quantum Statistics |
| d) S.N. Bose | 4.) Inelastic Scattering of Light |
Which one of the following is not an allotrope of carbon?
Match the following
| List I | List II |
|---|---|
| a) Castor oil | 1.) Sesamum indicum |
| b) Gingley oil | 2.) Azadirachta indica |
| c) Neem oil | 3.) Arachis hypogea |
| d) Groundnut oil | 4.) Ricinus communis |
Match List I with List II, select the correct answer using the codes given in the options
| List I | List II |
|---|---|
| a) First Generation Pesticides | 1.) Pheromones |
| b) Second Generation Pesticides | 2.) Juvenile Hormones |
| c) Third Generation Pesticides | 3.) Pyrethrins |
| d) Fourth Generation Pesticides | 4.) Organo phosphates |
Which one of the following is an example for X-linked chromosome inheritance?
What is the other name for Leprosy?
Name the visually challenged person who got selected in 2015 Civil Service Examination
The device which can store more data among the following is
The Indian Airport which hagged the prestigious Golden Peacock National award for the year 2015' is
EDGE stands for
Who among the following was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir State on March 1, 2015?
Who is the author of the book "The Past Before Us"?
Where is India-based Neutrino Observatory (I.N.O) going to be built?
International Yoga Day is observed on
Name the chief guest who participated in India"s 66th Republic day celebration
With which nation did India settle a border dispute in May 2015?
On successive nights, the moon rises about
The diurnal range of temperature is maximum in the
When it is 1.00 pm at Greenwich meridian, the local time at the Central Meridian of India is
Who is rightly called as the "Father of Indian Cinema"?
The density of population in Tamilnadu as per 2011 census is
During the time of Harsha who served as the head of the Nalanda University?
Name the first Novel in Tamil Literature
Article 360 of the Indian Constitution deals with
Name the first Asian, who was the recipient of Nobel Prize for economics
Match List I with List II :
| High Courts | Year of Establishment |
|---|---|
| a) Allahabad | 1.) 1862 |
| b) Delhi | 2.) 1884 |
| c) Karnataka | 3.) 1966 |
| d) Madras | 4.) 1896 |
Who is the thirteenth President of India?
Which of the following cases prompted the Indian Parliament to enact 24th Amendment Bill?
Which one of the following is not a function of chief Election commission of India?
Which one of the following programmes is related to employment generation?
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list :
| Committee | Purpose |
|---|---|
| a) Dutt Committee | 1.) Industrial Licensing |
| b) Wanchoo Committee | 2.) Direct Taxes |
| c) Rajamannar Committee | 3.) Centre-States |
| d) Rangarajan Committee | 4.) Disinvestment |
Which one of the following is the largest service industry in the world?
The Forward Bloc was founded by
Who was called the Portuguese Knight Courtier and Sea Captain?
Name the first Indian who became the member of the British Parliament
If \(x+\frac{1}{x}=2\) find the value of \(x^3+\frac{1}{x^3}\)
Find the H.C.F of \(\frac{4}{9}-\frac{2}{5}-\frac{6}{8}-\frac{2}{5}\)
A survey in which information is collected from each and every individual of the population is known as
Find the principal that yield a compound interest of Rs. 1,632 in 2 years at 4 % rate of interest per annum.
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?
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?
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?
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
The difference between simple and compound interest for a sum of Rs. 5,000 lent at 12 % per annum in 2 years is
What percent is 20 paise of 5 rupees 80 paise?
If "ORIENT is written as "532146" and "SOUL" is "7598", how will you write "LINE"?
If 7 is related to 56 then 10 is related to
A voluntary organization planted a total of 106 trees along the road side. 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 tress planted?