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Group 4 2016 November GE

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1

How many electrons are there in one coulomb charge?

2

A bullet of mass 15 g is horizontally fired with velocity 100 ms-1 from a pistol of mass 2 kg. Total momentum of the pistol and bullet before firing is equal to

3

What is the chemical name of DDT?

4

What are Microsporum, Epidermophyton?

5

Ovulation is stimulated by

6

Which gymnospermic plant cures rheumatism?

7

A special root-like structure in cuscuta and viscum is called

8

Which of the following is observed as "National Girl Child Day"?

9

Which of the following was discovered by ONGC in the Indian Ocean on 26th July 2016?

10

Which Bill was passed in the Parliament of India in 2016 to adopt Uniform Tax of States?

11

Which State Governor was appointed as Tamilnadu Governor additional-charge in September, 2016?

12

Which Musician was honoured in August 2016, by United Nations Organization for her contribution to music?

13

Identify the 2016 Dhronacharya Awardee

14

The Asian Junior Chess Championships, May 2016 was held at

15

Which country's Badminton player was defeated by P.V. Sindhu in the semi-finals at the Rio 2016 Olympic game's?

16

In July 2016, Theresa May was appointed as the ________ Woman Prime Minister of UK (Britain).

17

The Third Asian Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation 2016 was held

18

Indian Constitution Drafting Committee's Chairman

19

Which year the Constitution of India (61st Amendment Act) lowered the voting age from 21 years to 18 years?

20

Article 63 of the Indian Constitution refers to

21

Who is the chairperson of Niti Aayog?

22

The writ of Habeas Corpus is

23

Match the following :

List IList II
a) To eradicate the inequality in the society1.) Beliefs passed through the generation
b) Women depend on male companions2.) It proclaims the fame of Dr. Muthu Lakshmi
c) To stop the customs of child marriage3.) Social justice
d) Cancer institute at Adyar4.) Prohibition
24

Which is known as the "Murmering Auditorium"?

25

Which Mughal King killed the Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadur?

26

The Pallava inscription at ________ refers to a great musician Rudracharya.

27

During the age of Kalabhras, a Jain monk who established Dravida Sangha at Madurai was

28

The leading producers of jute in the world is

29

Asteroids are found between

30

Match the following :

List IList II
a) Kandla1.) Maharastra
b) Jawaharlal Nehru2.) Gujarat
c) Paradip3.) West Bengal
d) Haldia4.) Orissa
31

Match :

List IList II
a) Sathya Sodhak Samaj1.) Ramalinga Adigal
b) Jeeva Karunyam2.) Jyotiba Phule
c) Dharma Paribalanam3.) Swami Vivekanandha
d) Jeeva is Siva4.) Sri Narayana Guru
32

Which year has a special significance in Indian Economy as far as Economic Reforms are concerned?

33

Where is the diamond cutting industry located in India?

34

Net National Product is

35

When a person lives below the minimum subsistence level he is said to live in

36

((-127)+(-357)+(647)) is _____________

37

The population of a city in the year 2014 is 1,80,000 and increases at a rate of 20% per year. Find the population of the city in the year 2016?

38

3-25 here, which of the following number is suitable in -, so that the number will be a perfect square?

39

The average mark of 10 children is 80 then their total mark is

40

A man and woman are engaged in a work. A man can do a piece of work in 4 days and the woman can do in 12 days. Find how many days will they take to finish it together?

41

Which of the following set of measurements will form a right angle triangle?

42

The value of

√(609+√(248+√(60+√(7+√(81)))))
43

The price of a house is decreased from rupees fifteen lakhs to rupees twelve lakhs. The percentage of decrease is

44

If 3(t - 3) = 5(2t+ 1) then t = ?

45

The value of 1.75×1.75 + 2×1.75×0.75 + 0.75×0.751.75×1.75 - 0.75×0.75 = 2.5

46

The value of 163 + 73 - 233 is

47

Find the next term of 4 in the series is 1, 1, 2, 8, 3, 27, 4, ...

48

Three angles of a triangle are x- 30°, x- 45°, x + 15°, find the value of x.

49

The difference between simple interest and compound interest for a sum of Rs. 12,000 lent at 10% per annum in 2 years, is

50

If you stand in a rectangular room, where two adjacent walls are covered with plane mirrors, the total number of your images will be

51

Audible range of rabbit is

52

Why vegetables and fruits turn brown on cutting?

53

Among the following which one is not a biofertilizer?

54

Consider the statements :

(a) Sterility is caused by the deficiency of Vitamin K.

(b) Night blindness is caused by the deficiency of Vitamin D.

55

The valve which regulates the blood flow from right ventricle to the pulmonary artery

56

Match List I and List II :

a) Glycolysis1.) O2 is not utilised
b) Kreb's cycle2.) ATP are produced
c) Electron transport chain3.) Oxidation of pyruvic acid
d) Fermentation4.) Occurs in cytoplasm
57

Who among the Indian-born · Ameri"Can scientist bagged the prestigious award Lemelson-MIT prize worth 5,00,000 dollars?

58

Who won the GD Birla Award for Scientific Research for the year 2016?

59

Who is the Chief Information Commissioner of India in September 2016?

60

Operation calm down is associated with which state?

61

Name the battery that shuts down on overheating and restarts when the temperature becomes cool.

62

Name the person who was appointed as the ambassador on behalf of India to work for the cause of gender equality and progress of women in UNO for the year 2016.

63

What is the name of the Ganga river cleaning scheme?

64

The INSAT-3DR was launched through rocket for meteorological research on 8th September, 2016 by which rocket?

65

Who won the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for badminton in the year 2016?

66

Which year has been declared by UNO as the "International Year of Pulses"?

67

Match the following:

Part-IPart-II
a) Raj Bhavan1.) President
b) Rastrapathy Bhavan2.) Governor
c) Impeachment3.) Union Territories
d) Lt. Governor4.) Violation of the Constitution
68

The election process at the state level is supervised by

69

Find out the correct statement. The Indian Constitution contains

70

Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

71

Which of the following is correctly matched?

72

Consumer Courts are set up in ________ tier system.

73

The Tanjore king who helped Vijayanagar king in the battle of Thalaikottai was

74

Which of these describes the conquest and victories of Samudra Gupta?

75

Who was the last Sultan of Delhi Sultanate?

76

Who built the Nalanda university?

77

Ox-bow lakes are formed in the

78

The shortest National Highway is

79

Match the following:

List IList II
a) Grey revolution1.) Oil seeds
b) Golden revolution2.) Eggs and poultry
c) Yellow revolution3.) Marine products
d) Blue revolution4.) Horticulture
80

National motto "Satyameva Jayate" hence forth appears as "Vaimaye Vellum" in Tamil was announced by

81

Where was Dr. B.R. Ambedkar born?

82

How many years V.O.C. was sentenced to imprisonment?

83

Who remarked "The light has gone out of our lives and there is darkness everywhere"?

84

Who chaired the first session of the Indian National Congress held at Bombay?

85

In India the organisation which was responsible for self-sufficiency in food production was

86

As explained by Robert Malthus, Population increases in the

87

Which plan was implemented after the Annual Plans of 1966 - 69?

88

Bachpan Bachao Andolan is an organisation that fights against

89

The base of a triangle is four times its height and its area is 50 m2. The length of the base is

90

A can do a piece of work in 20 days and B can do it in 25 days. Both of them finished the work and earned Rs. 3,600. Then A's share is

91

if (7⁄12)-4×(7⁄12)3x = (7⁄12)5 then the value of x is

92

If 22 men can build a wall of 110 meters in 10 days. The length of a similar wall built by 30 men in 6 days is

93

If the ratio of length and breadth of a rectangle is 4: 7. Find the length while its breadth is 77cm.

94

A room is 5 m 40 cm long and 4 m 50 cm broad. Its Area is

95

Simplify 514÷434+758+678÷1134=3503376

96

Find the rate of interest at which, a sum of money becomes 94 timed in 2 years.

97

The breadth, height and volume of a cuboid are 10 cm, 11 cm and 3080 cm3 respectively. Find the length of the cuboid.

98

Which medicine is known as "THE QUEEN OF DRUGS"?

99

A man bought an old bicycle for Rs. 1,500. He spends Rs. 500 on its repair and sells it for Rs. 1,800. Find the percentage of his loss.

100

Find the LCM of a3b4, ab5 and a2 b7

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