17. The acceleration due to gravity at the equator— (A) Is less than that at the poles (B) Is greater than that at the poles (C) Is equal to that at the poles (D) Does not depend on the earth’s centripetal acceleration Ans : (A) 18. Which of the following is not a nucleon ? (A) Proton (B) Neutron (C) Electron (D) Positron Ans : (C) 19. The material used in the manufacture of lead pencil is— (A) Graphite (B) Lead (C) Carbon (D) Mica Ans : (A) 20. Angle of friction and angle of repose are— (A) Equal to each other (B) Not equal to each other (C) Proportional to each other (D) None of the above Ans : (A) 21. Processor’s speed of a computer is measured in— (A) BPS (B) MIPS (C) Baud (D) Hertz Ans : (D) 22. ‘C’ language is a— (A) Low level language (B) High level language (C) Machine level language (D) Assembly level language Ans : (B) 23. What happens to a person who receives the wrong type of blood ? (A) All the arteries constrict (B) All the arteries dialates (C) The RBCs agglutinate (D) The spleen and lymphnodes deteriorate Ans : (C) 24. NIS stands for— (A) National Infectious diseases Seminar (B) National Irrigation Schedule (C) National Immunisation Schedule (D) National Information Sector Ans : (C) 25. If all bullets could not be removed from gun shot injury of a man, it may cause poisoning by— (A) Mercury (B) Lead (C) Iron (D) Arsenic Ans : (B) 26. Ringworm is a ……… disease. (A) Bacterial (B) Protozoan (C) Viral (D) Fungal Ans : (D) 27. Pituitary gland is situated in— (A) The base of the heart (B) The base of the brain (C) The neck (D) The abdomen Ans : (B) 28. Who discovered cement ? (A) Agassit (B) Albertus Magnus (C) Joseph Aspdin (D) Janseen Ans : (C) 29. According to RBI’s Report on the trend and progress of banking, the Non-performing Assets (NPA’s) in India for 2008-09 for Indian Banks in 2008 have stood at— (A) 2•3 per cent (B) 2•6 per cent (C) 3•5 per cent (D) 5•2 per cent Ans : (B) 30. Windows 7, the latest operating system from Microsoft Corporation has ……… Indian languages fonts. (A) 14 (B) 26 (C) 37 (D) 49 Ans : (B) 31. TRIPS and TRIMS are the terms associated with— (A) IMF (B) WTO (C) IBRD (D) IDA Ans : (B) 32. A Presidential Ordinance can remain in force— (A) For three months (B) For six months (C) For nine months (D) Indefinitely Ans : (B) 33. Which of the following Indonesian regions was a victim of massive earthquake in 2004 ? (A) Irian Jaya (B) Sumatra (C) Kalibangan (D) Java Ans : (B) 34. The first nonstop airconditioned ‘DURANTO’ train was flagged off between— (A) Sealdah—New Delhi (B) Mumbai—Howrah (C) Bangalore—Howrah (D) Chennai—New Delhi Ans : (A) 35. Which among the following agencies released the report, Economic Outlook for 2009-10 ? (A) Planning Commission (B) PM’s Economic Advisory Council (C) Finance Commission (D) Reserve Bank of India Ans : (B) 36. India and U.S. have decided to finalize agreements related to which of the following ? (A) Trade and Investment (B) Intellectual Property (C) Traditional Knowledge (D) All of the above Ans : (D) 37. Which one of the following states does not form part of Narmada River basin ? (A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Rajasthan (C) Gujarat (D) Maharashtra Ans : (B) 38. Which of the following countries has recently become the third largest market for Twitter ? (A) China (B) India (C) Brazil (D) Indonesia Ans : (A) 39. The exchange of commodities between two countries is referred as— (A) Balance of trade (B) Bilateral trade (C) Volume of trade (D) Multilateral trade Ans : (B) 40. Soil erosion on hill slopes can be checked by— (A) Afforestation (B) Terrace cultivation (C) Strip cropping (D) Contour ploughing Ans : (A) 41. Who coined the word ‘Geography’ ? (A) Ptolemy (B) Eratosthenese (C) Hecataus (D) Herodatus Ans : (B) 42. Which of the following is called the ‘ecological hot spot of India’ ? (A) Western Ghats (B) Eastern Ghats (C) Western Himalayas (D) Eastern Himalayas Ans : (A) 43. The art and science of map making is called— (A) Remote Sensing (B) Cartography (C) Photogrammetry (D) Mapping Ans : (B)
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