Q. When the output of a commodity increases by one unit, what is the increase in total cost called?

 ◉ Marginal cost

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 ◉ Time / Period Basis Cost

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 ◉ product cost

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 ◉ Construction costs

❌ Incorrect

Q. What is the government's policy related to expenditure, taxation and borrowing called?

 ◉ economic policy

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 ◉ Treasury policy

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 ◉ public policy

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 ◉ foreign policy

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Q. What is another name for net national product at market prices?

 ◉ Gross Domestic Product

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 ◉ National income

✅ Correct

 ◉ exogenous

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 ◉ purchasing power parity

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Q. What is the main factor for the rapid growth of population in India?

 ◉ high birth rate and falling death rate

✅ Correct

 ◉ due to low mortality

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 ◉ due to high birth rate

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 ◉ none of these

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Q. During which period the salary of Central Government employees can be reduced?

 ◉ during the Lok Sabha elections

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 ◉ during emergency

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 ◉ financial emergency

✅ Correct

 ◉ In case of change of central government

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Q. Which was the first state to introduce local self-government?

 ◉ Gujarat

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 ◉ Tamil Nadu

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 ◉ Rajasthan

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 ◉ Jammu and Kashmir

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Q. By whom are the actual executive powers of the state exercised?

 ◉ Governor

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 ◉ Chief Minister

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 ◉ Prime minister

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 ◉ state judge

❌ Incorrect

Q. What is meant by Suffrage?

 ◉ right to participate in elections

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ right to vote

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 ◉ Right to campaign during election

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 ◉ right to vote

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Q. By whom can the judges of the High Court be removed from their office even before the expiry of their term on the ground of incapacity or proved misbehaviour?

 ◉ by the prime minister

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 ◉ by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ by the President on the recommendations of the two Houses of Parliament

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 ◉ by the Prime Minister and the Vice President

❌ Incorrect

Q. Which article deals with the protection of the interests of minorities?

 ◉ Article 30

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 ◉ Article 31

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Article 28

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Article 29

✅ Correct

Q. Why was the Cabinet Mission sent to India?

 ◉ To lay down a constitutional arrangement for the transfer of power

✅ Correct

 ◉ to increase power

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 ◉ To implement the mission permanently everywhere

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 ◉ for the states to function properly

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Q. Who is the oldest British King/Queen to sit on the throne?

 ◉ Queen Elizabeth I

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 ◉ Queen Elizabeth IV

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Queen ElizabethIII

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ QUEEN ELIZABETH II

✅ Correct

Q. The Khilafat Movement was started to protest against the humiliation of?

 ◉ turkish caliphate

✅ Correct

 ◉ Zafar Ali Khan

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 ◉ abulkalam azad

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Mohammad Ali

❌ Incorrect

Q. Who founded the 'All India Muslim League'?

 ◉ Aga Khan and Salim Ullah

✅ Correct

 ◉ Viceroy Lord Minto

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Mohd Ahsan Ali

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Mohammad Ali Jinnah

❌ Incorrect

Q. Where did Gandhiji's first Satyagraha for the cause of indigo farmers appear?

 ◉ savarmati

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 ◉ Godhra

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Champaran

✅ Correct

 ◉ Jalliya Wala Bagh

❌ Incorrect

Q. Where is the Doldrums belt located?

 ◉ near meridian

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 ◉ near latitude

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 ◉ near midline

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 ◉ near the equator

✅ Correct

Q. Which river flows between Satpura and Vindhya?

 ◉ Ganges

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 ◉ Godavari

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Narmada

✅ Correct

 ◉ Jamuna

❌ Incorrect

Q. Where is the Mumbai High Oil Field located?

 ◉ snow world

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Kalina

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Bandra West

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ continental shelf of the Arabian Sea

✅ Correct

Q. Which states does Palghat connect?

 ◉ Jammu and Kashmir and Srinagar

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Nainital-Haldwan

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Chandigarh-Punjab

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Kerala and Tamil Nadu

✅ Correct

Q. To what depth are pipes restricted in the sea?

 ◉ 180 m

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ 150 m

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ 190 m

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ 200 m

✅ Correct

Q. What is the use of the fur of animals living in colder regions?

 ◉ helps them fly

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 ◉ keeps air out

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ are of no use

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ traps air and keeps them warm

✅ Correct

Q. Humus is a type of?

 ◉ decaying organic matter in water

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 ◉ decaying organic matter in soil

✅ Correct

 ◉ organic matter abundance

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ soil stripping

❌ Incorrect

Q. Lockjaw is a pathological condition of?

 ◉ sore

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 ◉ Hooping cough

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ tetanus

✅ Correct

 ◉ Shingles

❌ Incorrect

Q. Which amphibian does not have a tongue?

 ◉ ichthyophis

✅ Correct

 ◉ newt

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ salamander

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ nectarines

❌ Incorrect

Q. Which organ converts glycogen into glucose and purifies the blood?

 ◉ liver

✅ Correct

 ◉ pancreatic

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ heart

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ ovaries

❌ Incorrect

Q. Which electromagnetic radiation is used for satellite communication?

 ◉ mechanical waves

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ transverse wave

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ longitudinal wave

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ microwave

✅ Correct

Q. On what principle do solar cells work?

 ◉ It works on solar photovoltaic cell

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ photo voltaic effect

✅ Correct

 ◉ works on solar power generation

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ works on silicon

❌ Incorrect

Q. What is the program that stores programs in memory and prepares them for execution?

 ◉ loader

✅ Correct

 ◉ RAM

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Rome

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ mother board

❌ Incorrect

Q. What are the programs stored in ROM called?

 ◉ file

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ firmware

✅ Correct

 ◉ cascading style sheet

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ jpeg

❌ Incorrect

Q. What is a bug in a program?

 ◉ file

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ RAM

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Error

✅ Correct

 ◉ image

❌ Incorrect

Q. What is the element which does not occur in nature but can be produced artificially?

 ◉ compound

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 ◉ Alloy

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ plutonium

✅ Correct

 ◉ alkaloids

❌ Incorrect

Q. How can chloroform be used?

 ◉ Anesthetist

✅ Correct

 ◉ Soap

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ ethanol

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ chemicals

❌ Incorrect

Q. What process is involved in the determination of iron from iron ore?

 ◉ oxidation

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 ◉ degradation

✅ Correct

 ◉ hematite

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Mulok

❌ Incorrect

Q. What is caused by high concentration of nitrogen and phosphorous?

 ◉ malnutrition

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 ◉ nutrition

✅ Correct

 ◉ microbial population increases

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Microalgae population increases

❌ Incorrect

Q. To what height is the cover of gases in the Earth's atmosphere?

 ◉ 190 km

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ 195 km

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ 180 km

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ 200 km

✅ Correct

Q. What does the absence of fish in a river indicate?

 ◉ lack of oxygen in the water

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 ◉ degradation zone

✅ Correct

 ◉ water scarcity

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ unfavorable environment for fish

❌ Incorrect

Q. What caused Minamata disease?

 ◉ shigala

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Mercury

✅ Correct

 ◉ Nightingale Benarty

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ SPP

❌ Incorrect

Q. Nutrients in the atmosphere are recycled with the help of some micro-organisms. What are these micro-organisms called?

 ◉ Constituent

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ bacteria

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Planting

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ decomposer

✅ Correct

Q. Who was Varahamihira?

 ◉ an astronomer

✅ Correct

 ◉ a mathematician

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ an economist

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ a philosopher

❌ Incorrect

Q. Who discovered the sea route to India?

 ◉ alphonso de albuquerque

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Charles Darwin

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Warren Hastings

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Vasco da Gama

✅ Correct

Q. Which countries are included in the international organization 'BRICS' formed by five developing countries?

 ◉ Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa

✅ Correct

 ◉ Vietnam, Russia, India, China and South Africa

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Brazil, Russia, India, China and Bangladesh

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Brazil, Russia, India, Australia and South Africa

❌ Incorrect

Q. Against whom did Sachin Tendulkar score his 100th century in the Asia Cup on 12 March 2012?

 ◉ Bangladesh

✅ Correct

 ◉ Sri Lanka

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Australia

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ The Africa

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Q. Who is the author of the famous book 'A Better India: A Better World'?

 ◉ Rajendra Prasad

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ N. R. Narayanamurthy

✅ Correct

 ◉ Rabindranath Tagore

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Chetan Bhagat

❌ Incorrect

Q. Where is the headquarter of World Health Organization located?

 ◉ in Germany

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ in geneva

✅ Correct

 ◉ in america

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ in russia

❌ Incorrect

Q. Which is the tallest building in the world?

 ◉ shanghai tower

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 ◉ Petronas Towers

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ One World Trade Center

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ burj khalifa

✅ Correct

Q. Who is the first person from outside the Tata family to head the Tata Group after Ratan Tata?

 ◉ Pallonji Mistry

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Cyrus Mistry

✅ Correct

 ◉ Shapoorji

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Naval Tata

❌ Incorrect

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