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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
At which place did Mahatma Buddha give his first 'Dharmachakrapravartan '? |
| A. | Lumbini |
| B. | Sarnath |
| C. | Pataliputra |
| D. | Vaishali |
| Answer» C. Pataliputra | |
| 2. |
'Swaraj Dal' was founded by |
| A. | Tilak and Chittaranjan Das |
| B. | Gandhi and Motilal Nehru |
| C. | Gandhi and Tilak |
| D. | Chittaranjan Das and Motilal Nehru |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
Where did Mahatma Buddha's 'Mahaparinirvan' take place? |
| A. | Lumbini |
| B. | Bodh Gaya |
| C. | Kushinara |
| D. | Kapilavastu |
| Answer» D. Kapilavastu | |
| 4. |
Who of the following Muslim rulers abolished the pilgrimage tax? |
| A. | Bahalol Lodi |
| B. | Sher Shah |
| C. | Humayun |
| D. | Akbar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
Who was the founder of 'Prarthana Samaj? |
| A. | Atmaram Panduranga |
| B. | Tilak |
| C. | Annie Besant |
| D. | Rasbihari Ghosh |
| Answer» B. Tilak | |
| 6. |
Who was the father of Indian Renaissance? |
| A. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| B. | Dayananda Saraswati |
| C. | Shraddhananda |
| D. | Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
Who was the ruler of Devgiri at the time of Alauddin Khalji's invasion? |
| A. | Prataprudra bev |
| B. | Ramchandra Dev |
| C. | Malik Kafoor |
| D. | Rana Ratan Singh |
| Answer» C. Malik Kafoor | |
| 8. |
Which inscription tells about the various achievements of Rudradaman I? |
| A. | Junagarh |
| B. | Bhitari |
| C. | Nasik |
| D. | Sanchi |
| Answer» B. Bhitari | |
| 9. |
Which of the following is a Harappan port? |
| A. | Alexandria |
| B. | Lothal |
| C. | Mahasthangarh |
| D. | Nagapattanam |
| Answer» C. Mahasthangarh | |
| 10. |
Which Indian was honoured by the 'World Statesman Award, 2010'? |
| A. | Mrs. Sonia Gandhi |
| B. | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| C. | Dr. Manmohan Singh |
| D. | Lal Krishna Advani |
| Answer» D. Lal Krishna Advani | |
| 11. |
When was the Right to Education added through the amendment in the Constitution of India? |
| A. | 1st April, 2010 |
| B. | 1st August, 2010 |
| C. | 1st October, 2010 |
| D. | 1st December, 2010 |
| Answer» B. 1st August, 2010 | |
| 12. |
What was the maximum amount which has been provided as financial autonomy by the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises of Union Government to the 'Mini Ratna', category I? |
| A. | Rs 250 crore |
| B. | Rs 350 crore |
| C. | Rs 400 crore |
| D. | Rs 500 crore |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
Mr. P. J. Thomas has been appointed as the Central Vigilance Commissioner on September 7,2010. He is an IAS Officer of the following State's cadre |
| A. | Assam |
| B. | Karnataka |
| C. | Kerala |
| D. | Tamil Nadu |
| Answer» D. Tamil Nadu | |
| 14. |
In which country, Ms. Julia Gillard was made the first woman Prime Minister in the year 2010? |
| A. | Australia |
| B. | Canada |
| C. | Germany |
| D. | Poland |
| Answer» B. Canada | |
| 15. |
Which country's parliament has banned 'Burqa' by passing a law on 14th September, 2010? |
| A. | USA |
| B. | France |
| C. | Italy |
| D. | Holland |
| Answer» C. Italy | |
| 16. |
In the world's best countries' list, compiled by the reputed 'News Week' magazine in 2010, the first position went to Finland. What was the rank of India? |
| A. | 17 |
| B. | 48 |
| C. | 66 |
| D. | 78 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
Which university was ranked first in the list of '2010 Academic Rankings of the World Universities '? |
| A. | Jawaharlal Nehru University, India |
| B. | Cambridge University, Britain |
| C. | Harvard University, USA |
| D. | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA |
| Answer» D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA | |
| 18. |
The headquarters of International Court of Justice is at |
| A. | Hague |
| B. | New York |
| C. | Geneva |
| D. | Paris |
| Answer» C. Geneva | |
| 19. |
Till 2010, which State Governments have provided 50 percent reservation for women in local bodies? |
| A. | Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan |
| B. | Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh |
| C. | Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala |
| D. | Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh |
| Answer» C. Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala | |
| 20. |
'AVAHAN', the Indian segment of 'Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation', is engaged in the prevention of |
| A. | dengue |
| B. | polio |
| C. | HIV / AIDS |
| D. | filariasis |
| Answer» D. filariasis | |
| 21. |
A recently held underwater meeting has drawn attention world over. The meeting was held by |
| A. | Some Somali pirates to make a new strategy for capturing ships for ransom |
| B. | Some environmental scientists for promoting awareness for saving water |
| C. | some activists environmental awareness for promoting against air pollution |
| D. | The cabinet of a country to highlight the threat of rising sea level for any country |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
The time at Cairo is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich. Hence, it is located at |
| A. | 30° W longitude |
| B. | 30° E longitude |
| C. | 28° E longitude |
| D. | 28° W longitude |
| Answer» C. 28° E longitude | |
| 23. |
Which one of the following is a human right as well as a fundamental right under the Constitution of India? |
| A. | Right to Information |
| B. | Right to Work |
| C. | Right to Education |
| D. | Right to Housing |
| Answer» D. Right to Housing | |
| 24. |
Which one of the following numbered Rajdhani trains covers the longest distance? |
| A. | 12429 Bangalore City Junction |
| B. | 12431 Trivandrum Central |
| C. | 12433 Chennai Central |
| D. | 12435 Dibrugarh Town |
| Answer» C. 12433 Chennai Central | |
| 25. |
The Union Cabinet, on August 2010, decided to form institutes like the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in which six States? |
| A. | Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand |
| B. | Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Kerala, Gujarat |
| C. | Bihar, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra |
| D. | Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Assam |
| Answer» B. Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Kerala, Gujarat | |
| 26. |
What is the minimum age of a person whose photographing, fingerprinting and iris mapping will be done for the Census of 2011? |
| A. | 12 years |
| B. | 15 years |
| C. | 18 years |
| D. | 21 years |
| Answer» D. 21 years | |
| 27. |
For which word, the letter 'G' has been used in '2G Spectrum'? |
| A. | Global |
| B. | Government |
| C. | Generation |
| D. | |
| Answer» D. Google | |
| 28. |
'Durand Cup' is associated with the game of |
| A. | football |
| B. | polo |
| C. | cricket |
| D. | hockey |
| Answer» B. polo | |
| 29. |
Average salinity of water of Arabian Sea is |
| A. | 25 ppt |
| B. | 35 ppt |
| C. | 45 ppt |
| D. | 55 ppt |
| Answer» D. 55 ppt | |
| 30. |
Who among the following is the winner of the Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Peace and Reconciliation, 2009? |
| A. | Yukia Amano |
| B. | Aung San Suu Kyi |
| C. | Bill Gates |
| D. | Hillary Clinton |
| Answer» C. Bill Gates | |
| 31. |
Capillaries are most effective in |
| A. | clayey soil |
| B. | silty soil |
| C. | sandy soil |
| D. | loamy soil |
| Answer» D. loamy soil | |
| 32. |
Sexual reproduction causes genetic variation because of |
| A. | blending of genes |
| B. | chromosomal changes |
| C. | Shuffling of genes |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 33. |
What soil particles are present in loamy soils? |
| A. | Sand particles |
| B. | Clay particles |
| C. | Silt particles |
| D. | All types of particles |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
Embryo is found in |
| A. | flowers |
| B. | leaves |
| C. | seeds |
| D. | buds |
| Answer» D. buds | |
| 35. |
Soil water available to plants is maximum in |
| A. | clayey soil |
| B. | silty soil |
| C. | sandy soil |
| D. | loamy soil |
| Answer» D. loamy soil | |
| 36. |
Mendel's principles of inheri- tance are based on |
| A. | vegetative reproduction |
| B. | asexual reproduction |
| C. | sexual reproduction |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 37. |
Genetics deals with |
| A. | Mendel's laws |
| B. | organic evolution |
| C. | DNA structure |
| D. | heredity and variations |
| Answer» D. heredity and variations | |
| 38. |
Development of the natural systems is described as |
| A. | function of the systems |
| B. | evolution of the systems |
| C. | self-sustained process of the systems |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 39. |
Plants which grow on saline soils are |
| A. | xerophytes |
| B. | hydrophytes |
| C. | halophytes |
| D. | succulents |
| Answer» D. succulents | |
| 40. |
Environment is a composite state of |
| A. | biotic factors |
| B. | physiographic factors |
| C. | abiotic factors |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
The visible range of solar radiation is |
| A. | 100-400 nm |
| B. | 400-700 nm |
| C. | 740-10000 nm |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. 740-10000 nm | |
| 42. |
The value of is lim X→0 |
| A. | 0 |
| B. | loge ~ b |
| C. | log - ea |
| D. | a- b |
| Answer» C. log - ea | |
| 43. |
The coordinates of the mid- point on joining the points P (4, 6) and Q (- 4, 8) will be |
| A. | (2, 7) |
| B. | (7, 2) |
| C. | (7, 0) |
| D. | (0, 7) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
A player completes 2200-metre race in any circular path with 7 revolutions. Then the radius of the circular path is ( 1t = ~2) |
| A. | 30 metres |
| B. | 40 metres |
| C. | 50 metres |
| D. | 60 metres |
| Answer» D. 60 metres | |
| 45. |
The median of 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 is |
| A. | 8 |
| B. | 9 |
| C. | 10 |
| D. | 11 |
| Answer» C. 10 | |
| 46. |
In triangle PQR if L.P = 1200 and PQ = PR, then L. Q and L.R will be respectively |
| A. | 60°, 30° |
| B. | 30°, 40° |
| C. | 30°, 30° |
| D. | 20°, 40° |
| Answer» D. 20°, 40° | |
| 47. |
If the function f : I --? R, f(x) = log x then the value of f(x) + f(y) is |
| A. | f(xy) |
| B. | f(x+ y) |
| C. | f (x/y) |
| D. | f(y/x) |
| Answer» D. f(y/x) | |
| 48. |
Kunwar Singh was the King of |
| A. | Hamirpur |
| B. | Dheerpur |
| C. | Jagdishpur |
| D. | Rampur |
| Answer» D. Rampur | |
| 49. |
Shri Nivaranchandra Dasgupta belonged to |
| A. | Patna |
| B. | Purulia |
| C. | Hazipur |
| D. | Meenapur |
| Answer» C. Hazipur | |
| 50. |
Lord Sinha had resigned in 1921 from the post of Governor of |
| A. | Bihar-Orissa |
| B. | Bengal |
| C. | Punjab |
| D. | Madras |
| Answer» B. Bengal | |