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84. Complete the series by choosing the correct
answer out of one of the four choices given be-
Fig low in questions 92 to 95 :
92. 3, 9, 21, 45, ?
1) 90 2) 93 3) 92 4) 91
93. 0, 2, 10, 42, ?
1) 170 2) 168
3) 166 4) None of these
94. 1, 4, 15, ?, 325
1) 63 2) 64
3) 80 4) None of these
95. 2, 3, 7, ?, 121
1) 26 2) 28
3) 32 4) None of these
85. 96. Ramesh has just enough money to buy 5 pens
and 8 pencils or 3 pens and 16 pencils. How
Fig many pencils can be buy if the buys no pens?
1) 24 2) 28
3) 32 4) None of these
97. If A, B and C are consecutive integers and A
is smaller than B, which in turn is smaller than
C, which of the following is true ?
1) A + B + C is an even integer
2) ABC is an even integer
A+C
3) A – B = C – B 4) B =
÷ 2
Indicate the W ord/Number / Alphabet which
Word/Number
86. A, B, C and D are climbing a ladder
ladder.. C is stand-
DOES NOT belong to the same class or se-
ing ahead of D, A is standing between B and
ries in Questions 98 and 99 :
D. Who is standing at the second place from
98. Square, Rectangle, Circle, T riangle
Triangle
the bottom ?
1) Square 2) Rectangle
1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D
3) Circle 4) Triangle
87. Which number replaces both the question 99. A E I N O U
marks in the following problem ? 1) I 2) E 3) N 4) U
8 ? 100. If + is multiplication, – is addition, x is divi-
= sion and ÷ is subtraction, which of the fol-
? 200 lowing is correct ?
1) 100 2) 400 3) 40 4) 25 1) 10 4x2=4+6–2
88. Which fraction lies between 2/ 3 and 4 / 5? 2) 10 + 4 – 2 = 4 x 6 2
1) 17 / 20 2) 7 / 10 3) 13 / 15 4) 4 / 9 3) 10 – 4 2=4+6x2
89. The ratio of two numbers is 5 : 8 and their 4) None of these
sum is 91. Find the numbers. 101. Residuary power is vested with
1) 66 and 25 2) 25 and 66 1) State 2) Centre
3) 56 and 35 4) 35 and 56 3) President 4) Prime Minister
90. WISE is coded as XKVI, T ALK will be coded
TALK 102. Who is associated with the estimation of na-
tional income statistics in India ?
1) UCON 2) VCON 3) UCOO 4) UCOP
1) K. N. Raj 2) A. K. Sen
91. LA TE is written as GWQC; POUR will be writ-
LATE
3) Dadabhai Nauroji 4) Sukhamoy Chakravarty
ten as
103. The share of Primary Sector in India during
1) KJRP 2) KKRQ 3) KJPR 4) KKRP the last four decades of planning has
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1) Increased 2) Decreased 118. Kharavela was responsible for the inscription?
3) Not changed 1) Nasik cave inscription
4) Not shown any perceptiable change 2) Naneghat inscription
104. The proposed total outlay in the public sec- 3) Hathigumpha cave inscription
tor during India's 8th Five Y
India's ear Plan is
Year 4) Amaravathi inscription
1) Rs. 1,00,000 Crores 2) Rs. 3, 45, 000 Crores 119. Badami is famous for its
3) Rs. 5,00,000 Crores 4) Rs. 10,00,000 Crores 1) Rock - cut cave temples
105. The Central Bank in India is 2) Structural temples
1) SBI 2) NABARD 3) SBH 4) RBI 3) Paintings 4) Secular buildings
106. The main thrust for development of Small 120. The Satavahana king who defeated Nahapana
Scale Industries in India was given by the In- was
dustrial Policy Resolution of 1) Pulumayi 2) Gautamiputra Satakarni
1) 1948 2) 1956 3) 1977 4) 1980 3) Yajna Satakarni 4) Rudra Satakarni
107. The per capita availability of cloth in India 121. The leading astronomer of the Gupta period
during the planning period has was
1) Increased 2) Decreased 1) Asvagosha 2) Susruta
3) Constnat 4) No perceptible change 3) Bhasa 4) Varahamihira
108. The high rate of growth in the economy de- 122. A renowned surgeon of ancient India was
pends upon 1) Aryabhatta 2) Bhaskaracharya
1) high savings rate 2) high taxation rates 3) Bhasa 4) Varahamihira
3) high administrative efficiency 123. The magnificent temple of Kailasa was erected
4) optimal Allocation of Resources by
109. The name of the first Jain T irthankar is
Tirthankar 1) Krishna – I 2) Govinda - II
1)Shantinath 2) Rishavanath 3) Krishna - II 4) Dantidurga
3) Mahavira 4) Neminath 124. The first poet to translate the Mahabharata into
110. The famous river of Andhra on which bank is Telugu was
situated Panchavati where Rama stayed with 1) Tikkana 2) Nanne Choda
Laxman and Sita is 3) Bhima Kavi 4) Nannaya
1) Krishna 2) Godavari 125. The most powerful Kakatiya ruler who ex-
3) Mahanadi 4) Narmada panded the empire upto Kanchi was
111. The name of ancient religious and educational 1) Beta - I 2) Prola - I
town which was the Kashi of South India is 3) Prola - II 4) Ganapati
1) Mahabalipuram 2) Tanjavur 126. One of the purpose of INSAINSAT T 1D, the satellite
3) Kanchi 4) Madurai put up by Indian Scientist, is to link all parts
112. The famous battle between Rana pratap and of India by television. The height about the
Akbar fought in the earth surface at which it is revolving is about
1) Narmada Valley 2) Khaibar Ghat 1) 200 km 2) 10,000 km
3) Haldi Ghat 4) Bolan Ghat 3) 36,000 km 4) 1, 00,000 km
113. The founder of Arya Samaja was 127. Two dif ferent objects with masses m1 and m2
different
1) Dayanand Saraswati 2) Swami Ramatirtha are projected in the air at th e angles q1 and
the
3) Ramakrishna Paramhansa q 2 with respect to horizontal direction with
4) Vivekananda the speed v1 and v2. If they remain in air for
114. The founder of Indian National Congress was the same amount of time, the following quan-
1) Bal Gangadhar Tilak 2) A. O. Hume tity must be the same.
3) Dadabhai Naoroji 4) Gopal Krishna Gokhale 1) mass 2) speed
115. Who was the author of Geeta Rahasyam ? 3) the distance travelled in horizonal direction
1) Sarvepalli Radha Krishnan 4) the height attained
2) Bal Gangadhar Tilak 3) Mahatma Gandhi 128. The interaction which governs the life every
4) Madan Mohan Malviya where is
116. Lothal is associated with 1) Electromagnetic 2) Gravitation
1) Indus Valley civilization 3) Nuclear 4) Weak
2) Sumerian civilization 129. The main element which releases the energy
3) Babylonian civilization 4) Egyptian civilization in the thermal reactor is
117. The sacred books of the Buddhists are 1) Uranium (235) 2) Uranium (238)
1) Vedas 2) Angas 3) Tripitakas 4) Aranyakas 3) Uranium (233) 4) Plutonium (239)
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130. Which of the following statements is wrong 144. The richest vegetabe source of V itamin A
Vitamin
for the planet V enus ?
Venus 1) Liver 2) Egg 3) Carrot 4) Sunlight
1) It can be seen during whole night 145. Why does atmosphere warm up ?
2) After Sun and Moon, it is the most bright ob- 1) Sunlight 2) Absence of water
ject in the sky 3) Absence of Vegetation
3) Its rotation and revolution are in opposite di- 4) Presence of Vegetation
rection 146. Which element has the same atomic number
4) Its surface temperature is about 450° C and atomic weight ?
131. The fuel which is burning inside the Sun is 1) Oxygen 2) Nitrogen 3) Helium 4) Hydrogen
1) Coal 2) Uranium 3) Oxygen 4) Hydrogen 147. Rate of transpiration is the maximum when
132. Radio and TV reproduce the programme after there is
receiving the waves by antenna. These waves are 1) low temperature 2) low wind velocity
1) nothing but light rays but with larger frequency 3) high temperature and low humidity
2) nothing but light rays but with larger wavelength 4) high humidity
3) like soundwaves with higher frequencies 148. Rickets is caused by the deficiency of
4) none of the above 1) Vitamin C 2) Protein
133. Due to which property of the light waves, the 3) Iodine 4) Vitamin D
solar and lunar eclipse take place ? 149. Which of the following is most important for
1) Interference 2) Diffraction the growth of children up to the age of 14 ?
3) Polarisation 4) Rectilinear propagation 1) Protein 2) Vitamins 3) Fat 4) Milk
134. In the Indian territory
territory,, the magnetic equator 150. Hybrid varieties of seeds are
is passing nearer to 1) breed from two plants of different varieties
1) Trivandrum 2) Shriharikota 2) always high yielding
3) Allahabad 4) Srinagar 3) breed from transplantation
135. Which of the following gives the proper order 4) vulnerable to disease
of colours ?
1) red, green, blue 2) blue, green, red
3) blue, green, yellow 4) blue, yellow, green ANSWERS
136. A coin is flipped for 100 times. The numbe of
times the head comes on top is 1) 3 2) 4 3) 2 4) 1 5) 3 6) 3
1) exactly 50 2) 50 or more 7)3 8) 1 9) 3 10) 3 11) 3 12) 2
3) 50 or less 13) 2 14) 2 15) 3 16) 2 17) 3 18) 3
4) about 50 with few more or few less 19) 4 20) 3 21) 2 22) 1 23) 4 24) 1
137. At what temperature is the density of the wa- 25) 2 26) 1 27) 2 28) 3 29) 3 30) 2
ter highest ? 31) 1 32) 3 33) 2 34) 2 35) 3 36) 3
1) 0° C 2) 4° C 3) 20° C 4) 100° C 37) 4 38) 2 39) 1 40) 3 41) 3 42) 2
138. Plastids are found in 43) 1 44) 3 45) 1 46) 4 47) 1 48) 2
1) Animal cell 2) Plant cell 49) 2 50) 1 51) 2 52) 2 53) 4 54) 2
3) Plant and animal cell 4) None of the above
55) 3 56) 4 57) 2 58) 2 59) 4 60) 2
139. Which part of the human brain controls sneezing ?
61) 4 62) 3 63) 2 64) 2 65) 2 66) 3
1) Cerebrum 2) Medulla oblongata
67) 1 68) 2 69) 2 70) 3 71) 2 72) 2
3) Hypothalamus 4) None of the above
73) 3 74) 2 75) 3 76) 4 77) 3 78) 4
140. Hormone that helps in cell division
1) Absicis acid 2) Cytokinin 79) 4 80) 2 81) 3 82) 2 83) 4 84) 4
3) Gibberellic acid 4) Renin 85) 2 86) 1 87) 3 88) 2 89) 4 90) 3
141. The most intelligent animal is 91) 4 92) 2 93) 1 94) 2 95) 3 96) 2
1) Monkey 2) Man 97) 4 98)3 99) 3 100) 3 101) 2 102) 3
3) Chimpanzee 4) Bird 103) 2 104) 2 105) 4 106) 3 107) 1 108) 1
142. In living organisms the water acts as 109) 2 110) 2 111) 3 112) 3 113) 1 114) 2
1) Diluting agent 2) Physiological solvent 115) 2 116) 1 117) 3 118) 3 119) 2 120) 2
3) Lowers body temperature 121) 4 122) 3 123) 1 124) 4 125) 4 126) 3
4) None of the above 127) 4 128) 2 129) 1 130) 1 131) 4 132) 2
143. Plants stop both respiration and photosyn- 133) 4 134) 1 135) 3 136) 4 137) 2 138) 2
thesis sometimes during 139) 3 140) 2 141) 2 142) 2 143) 2 144) 3
1) Night 2) Twilight 3) Daytime 4) Dawn 145) 3 146) 4 147) 3 148) 4 149) 1 150) 1
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