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QNP 07
QNP 07
10. Which is the second largest state in population according to 2001 census?
A) West Bengal B) Bihar C) Uttar Pradesh D) Maharashtra
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18. The longest river in Europe is
A) Rhine B) Danube C) Volga D) Dnieper
22. On which date the sun shines vertically over the Tropic of capricorn?
A) June 22 B) December 22 C) September 23 D) March 21
23. What happens when one crosses 1800 longitude from west to east?
A) One losses a day B) one gains a day C) No chagne in day or time
D) Threre is no change in day but the time changes.
26. When the sun is nearest to the earth, the earth is said to be in
A) Perihelion B) Apogee C) Aphelion D) Perigee
27. Which longitude is selected for calculating Indian Standard Time in India?
A) 83030’E B) 83020’W C) 82030’E D) 82030’W
31. In a dry battery cell, which form of energy is converted to electrical energy?
A) Potential enegy B) Kinetic energy C) Chemical energy D) Heat energy
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35. Alpha Particles are same as
A) Electrons B) Protons C) Helium Nuclei D) Neutrons.
36. Which of the following set of nuclei contain same number of neutrons?
A) B) C) D)
50. Which one of the elements has the highest melting point?
A) Tungsten B) Palladium C) Silicon D) Carbon
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52. Which one of the following is not an abiotic component of an ecosystem.
A) Air B) Soil C) Sunlight D) Plant.
54. Which one of the following bacteria are responsible for nitrogen fixation?
A) Rhizobium B) Nitrosomonas C) Pseudomonas D) Nitrobactor
56. Height above the earth’s surface for a geostationary satellite is approximately
A) 3000km B) 20000km C) 36000km D) 25000km.
62. The vicious circle of poverty on both demand side and supply side can be broken with
A) Food for work programme. B) Grants to states. C) increase in capital formation
D) Loans from foreign countries.
65. The first regular population census was taken in India in the year
A) 1871 B) 1901 C) 1881 D) 1951
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68. The Planning Commission of India was setup in March 1950 under the Chairmanship of
A) B.R. Ambedkar B) Sardar Patel C) Jawaharlal Nehru D) Visveswariah
71. The II Five Year plan strategy was decided on the advice of
A) P.C. Mahalanobis B) V.K.R.V. Rao C) V.N. Gadgil D) Morarji Desai.
77. I.R. 8 is a
A) Fertilizer B) High yielding variety seed C) Agriculture loan D) Pesticide
78. In urban areas the calorie intake level to determine poverty - line is
A) 2400 B) 2100 C) 2500 D) 2200
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68. The Planning Commission of India was setup in March 1950 under the Chairmanship of
A) B.R. Ambedkar B) Sardar Patel C) Jawaharlal Nehru D) Visveswariah
71. The II Five Year plan strategy was decided on the advice of
A) P.C. Mahalanobis B) V.K.R.V. Rao C) V.N. Gadgil D) Morarji Desai.
77. I.R. 8 is a
A) Fertilizer B) High yielding variety seed C) Agriculture loan D) Pesticide
78. In urban areas the calorie intake level to determine poverty - line is
A) 2400 B) 2100 C) 2500 D) 2200
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99. ART Centres treat the patients affected by
A) HIV/AIDS B) Tuberculosis C) Malaria D) Epilepsy
101. Who of the following was elected as permanent President of the Constituent Assembly?
A) Dr. Rajendira Prasad. B) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. C) Jawaharlal Nehru D) K.M.
Munshi.
105. Which part of the Constitution of India has been described as the soul of the Constitution?
A) Fundamental Rights B) The Directive Principles of State Policy
C) The Preamble D) The Right to Constitutional Remedies.
107. Which of the following articles of the constitution deals with the fundamental duties of Indian
Citizens?
A) Article 39 - C B) Article 15 - A C) Article 29 - B D) None of the above.
108. Which part of the Constitution contains the Directive Principles of State Policy?
A) Part IV - A B) Part V - A C) Part IV D) Part III
110. What is the maximum strength of members which can be nominated by the president to the Rajya
Sabha?
A) One fourth of its total members B) 10 members C) 12 members D) 2 members
113. What is the age of retirement for the Judges of Supreme Court?
A) 62 B) 65 C) 70 D) 60
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114. The framers of the Indian Constitution borrowed the idea of judicial review from the Constitution of
A) Canada B) USA C) Switzerland D) All of the above
countries.
115. Rule of Law, which is a prominenet feature of the Indian Polity has been borrowed from
A) USA B) Canada C) Switzerland D) Britain.
118. The radii of two cylinders are in the ratio 2 : 3 and their heights are in the ratio 5 : 3. Then the ratio of
their volume is
A) 10 : 9 B) 7 : 6 C) 20 : 27 D) 50 : 27
119. How many digits are required to write numbers between 1 and 100?
A) 192 B) 196 C) 198 D) 200
120. The population of a village is 30,000. It raises by 4% every year. The population at the end of 2 years
is
A) 32400 B) 32408 C) 32448 D) 34220
121. The least number which is divided by 5,6 and 8 leaves the remainder 5 in each case, is
A) 120 B) 245 C) 150 D) 125
122. If after payment of of a loan, Rs. 750 still remain to pay, then whole amount of the loan
A) 1500 B) 2250 C) 3000 D) 3500
124. - is equal to
A) B) 1 C) D)
126. Ravi invested Rs. 600 for 5 months and Mohan Rs. 400 for 8 month. If they gained Rs. 310, then Ravi
will get
A) Rs. 150 B) Rs. 160 C) Rs. 170 D) Rs. 180
127. At present the average age of 5 students is 14 years. After 5 years the average will be
A) 17 years B) 19 years C) 20 years D) 25 years
130. The ratio of length and bredth of a room is 3 : 2 and its area is 294 square metre. The bredth of the
room is
A) 12 metre B) 14 metre C) 16 metre D) 21 metre
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131. Cities emerged in the Gangavalley in the period BC
A) 6th - 4th B) 5th - 4th C) 7th - 6th D) 5th - 3rd
132. From which period did the caste system start emerging?
A) Later vedic period B) Early vedic period C) Mauryan Period D) Harappan period
136. What was the total number of major edicts issued by Asoka?
A) 12 B) 14 C) 9 D) 7
141. Who is referred to in the Tamil Sangam works as the greatest of all the gods?
A) Vishnu B) Siva C) Balaraman D) Rama
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149. Periyar broke off with Gandhiji on the issue of
A) Varnashramdharma B) Satyagrah C) Ahimsa D) Hindu Marriage
151. Who were the first teachers of Buddha after his great renunciation?
A) Alar and Udraka B) Ananda and Ashvaghosha C) Sariputra and Maudagalyayana
D) Alar and Kalam
152. The sultan who first formulated the famine code to provide relief to famine affected people was
A) Balban B) Alauddin Khaliji C) Muhammad Bin Tughluq D) Ibrahim Lodi
153. The main feature of the Dravida style of temple architecture was
A) Sikhara B) Gopuram C) Vimana D) Mandapa
154. The children born to a Brahmin father and a Sudra mother are categorised as
A) Uratyas B) Nisadas C) Abhiras D) Pulindas
156. During the Sangam age the Mahabharata in Tamil was composed by
A) Perundevanar B) Villiputhur Alwar C) Kamban D) Senkuttuvan
157. The statement that both Agra and Fatehpur Sikri are bigger than London was made by
A) Bernier B) Ralph Fitch C) Hawkins D) Manucci
159. How many seats were given to the depressed classes under the Communal Award and Poona Pact?
A) 74 and 79 respectively B) 71 and 147 respectively C) 78 and 80 respectively
D) 78 and 69 respectively
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