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Q. The substance coated on plastic taperecorder tapes is
Q. For rural electrification and domestic cooking, the most appropriate and economical would be
Q. The main use of mica is in
Q. Which one of the following can not be used as insecticide?
Q. The energy obtained per gram intake is highest from
Q. The best way of sterilising a hypodermic syringe for injecting medicine is by
Q. The drug, reserpine, is used to
Q. Anaemia occurs due to the lack of
Q. The particle that display dual nature of both waves and particle, are
Q. The maximum concentration of alcohol that does not impair faculties of the human body is
Q. Absolute alcohol is
Q. Old fingerprints on paper can be developed by
Q. The best material for casting footprint marks in sand is
Q. The items amenable to detection by soft X-rays are
Q. The bacteria responsible for nitrogen fixation is found in the roots of
Q. The pH of human blood is around
Q. In the human body, the most abundant element is
Q. River water is harder than rain water because it
Q. Diesel oil is preferred for heavy motor vehicles because of
Q. Artificially, gasoline is prepared by an industrial process known as
Q. The hottest part of the gas flame is known as the
Q. The first organic compound to be synthesised in the laboratory was
Q. The compound used as an anti-malarial drug is
Q. The enzyme that hydrolyses cane sugar to glucose and fructose is
Q. How many modes of operation are there in 8255 APPI?
Q. What addressing mode is used in the instruction LXI B 0345H?
Q. How many and what are the machine cycles needed for execution of XTHL ?
Q. What addressing mode is used in the instruction LDA 0345H ?
Q. Which of the following register pairs can be directly stored in memory?
Q. How many and what are the machine cycles needed for execution of MOV D, C?
Q. How many and what are the machine cycles needed foe execution of PUSH B?
Q. What is the addressing mode used in instruction MOVE M, C ?
Q. How many I/O ports can be accessed by memory mapped method in of 8085 microprocessor?
Q. How many I/O ports can be accessed by direct method in 8085 microprocessor
Q. What is the memory addressing capability of of 8085 microprocessor?
Q. How many interrupts are there in 8085 microprocessor?
Q. How many flags are there in 8085 microprocessor?
Q. What is the length of data buffer register of 8085 microprocessor?
Q. What is the length of the temporary register of 8085 microprocessor?
Q. What is the length of status register of 8085 microprocessor?
Q. What is the length of SP (satck pointer) of 8085 microprocessor?
Q. What is the length of program counter (PC) 8085 microprocessor?
Q. What is the length of instruction register 8085 microprocessor?
Q. What is the size of the accumulator (register A) 8085 microprocessor?
Q. What is the memory word size of 8085 microprocessor
Q. How many interrupt control lines are there in 8085 microprocessor
Q. How many lines are there in address bus and data bus of 8085 microprocessor respectively?
Q. What do the content of Instruction register specify?
Q. In order to enable INTR interrupt, which of the following instructions is/are needed?
Q. Even after a Reset operation which of the following interrupts remain enable?
Q. What do the content of the stack pointer specify?
Q. The interrupt service routine is serviced
Q. Which of the following interrupts has lowest Priority?
Q. What do the content of the program counter specify?
Q. Which of the following interrupts does not required an active low signal INTA ?
Q. The RST 5.5 service routine starts from location
Q. Which of the followings has the highest priority?
Q. When TRAP interrupt is triggered program controll is transferred to location
Q. If instruction RST 5.5 is written in a program the program will jump to location
Q. What is the direction of control bus?
Q. What is the direction of address bus?
Q. A RIM instruction is used to
Q. Which of the following is unmaskable interrupt?
Q. What is the direction of data bus?
Q. What is the number of non-zero state for a 16 bit BCD D/A converter?
Q. In order to eneble TRAP interrupt which of the following instructions are needed?
Q. Which of the following is/are vectored interrupt(s)?
Q. Which byte of an instruction is loaded into IR register ?
Q. What is the number of non-zero states for a 16 bit binary D/A convertor?
Q. Which of the following sculpture garden is located in Chandigarh?
Q. Pulikali’ is a recreational folk art from which of the following states of India?
Q. Who was the painter of the famous ‘Bani-Thani’ painting?
Q. In which of the following states are the Lepakshi temples located?
Q. During the reign of which one of the following kings, the Gandhara style of art developed?
Q. Jamini Roy is related to which field?
Q. Nirmal painting belongs to which of the following state?
Q. Navroz festival is associated with
Q. Which of the following is called the repository of world-art collection?
Q. How many chapters are there in Bhagwat Geeta?
Q. The National Book Trust was established by the Government of India in ————
Q. Which of the following is a wind instrument?
Q. Raag ‘Miya Malhar’ was composed by whom?
Q. Famous singer M.S. Subbulakshmi was an Indian Carnatic singer born in ———
Q. apeti is the festival of ———
Q. Where was the first naval fleet of Shivaji established?
Q. Which Maratha Sardar formed the army in a European manner?
Q. Which historian witnessed the battle of Panipat himself?
Q. When was the “Barabhai Parishad” formed during the reign of which Peshwa?
Q. What were such sharecroppers who could be evicted from the land at any time called?
Q. Who was the chief administrator of Maratha artillery?
Q. Who was given the title of “Honest” by Aurangzeb?
Q. Whose responsibility was it to collect land revenue under the Marathas?
Q. Who was present in the coronation of Shivaji?
Q. By what name are the Marathas’ claims of revenue for protection known?
Q. The central processing unit is an example of
Q. Following are names of motherboard except
Q. Pipeline strategy is called implement
Q. Where does computer add and compare data
Q. Memory unit that communicates directly with the CPU is called the
Q. ... are special purpose and high speed temporary memory units
Q. A group of bits that tells the computer to perform a specific operation is known as
Q. The Central Processing Unit (CPU) in a computer consists of
Q. Which of the following is a part of central processing unit ?
Q. The word 'computer' usually refers to the central processing unit plus
Q. On the motherboard, the connection points for chips are referred to as
Q. Which of the following features is the product of vulcancity ?
Q. Which one of the following types of volcanic eruptions is not usually exposive ?
Q. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
Q. A volcanic eruption is most likely to be violent when
Q. The earthquake at Sagami bay in Japan which killed two and a half lakh people was an example of
Q. Which of the following is the highest active volcano in the world?
Q. The lines joining the place of equal intensity of seismic waves are known as
Q. The Magnitude of Earthquake is measured on the
Q. The famous 'Ring of fire' which account for 68% of an earthquake occuring in the earth is in the
Q. Karkatau, the most famous volcano of indonesia, is located between
Q. Creators or calderas are
Q. Tsunamis are originated due to
Q. Earthquake is caused by
Q. Which of the following active volcanoes is known as 'the lighthouse of the Mediterranean Sea'
Q. Which among the following Rock Edicts of Asoka describes Asoka’s first Dhamma Yatra?
Q. Consider the following statements: 1. During the Gupta rule, the village headmen became more important than before. 2. Decentralization of the administrative authority most likely began during the Gupta period. Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
Q. Consider the following statements: 1. The Harappan people used burnt bricks extensively. 2. Stones were not easily available around the Harappan sites. Select the correct answer from the given codes:
Q. How many times the word ‘Kshatriya’ mentioned in the Rig Veda?
Q. Who among the following Gupta ruler adopted the title of Mahendraditya?
Q. Which among the following Rock Edicts of Asoka discusses about the policies towards the slaves?
Q. During the Vedic Period, the term ‘Tashta’ was used for
Q. The Vijayala-Choleswara temple is the example of:
Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Samudragupta was the son of Chandragupta I and the Lichchhavi princess, Kumaradevi. 2. The major source of Samudragupta's history is the inscription engraved on the Agra pillar. Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
Q. In reference to ancient India, Tretayuga refers
Q. During the Vedic Period, the term ‘Karmara’ was used for:
Q. In reference to Harappa Culture, consider the following statements: 1. The evidence of practice of sati (self-immolation) can be traced from the Indus Valley Civilization site. 2. At the Chanhudaro site, the evidence of pair burial (one male and one female) has been excavated. Select the correct answer from the given codes:
Q. Huns came India via
Q. Consider the following statements 1. When the five principles of Jaina strictly followed by a monk, it is known as ‘Mahavratas.’ 2. When the five principles of Jain poorly followed by a monk is known as ‘Anuvratas.’ Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
Q. The text “Satyameva Jayate” is taken from?
Q. How many gods had been worshiped by the Aryans during the early Vedic period?
Q. Which among the following puranas has the maximum number of verses?
Q. The Vedic term Kalpa is related to
Q. In the later Vedic period, the terms ‘Vairajya’ and ‘Svarajya’ refers
Q. Visuddhimagga was written by
Q. To which of the following bills must the President accord his sanction without sending it back for reconsideration?
Q. Two statements, one labelled the assertion 'a' and the other labelled the reason 'r', are given below. Examine these statements carefully and decide if the assertion 'a' and the reason 'r' are individually true and if so, whether the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion. Assertion: equality before law is not applicable to the President of India. Reason (r): the President of India enjoys special privileges under the constitution of India. Select the answer from the codes given below:
Q. The value of a vote of a member of Parliament for election of the President of India is determined by dividing the
Q. After a bill is passed by the Parliament it is sent to the President for his assent, who can return it for reconsideration to the Lok Sabha. But if the bill is repassed by the Parliament and sent to the President for his assent he
Q. The vice-President is the ex-officio chairman of
Q. Consider the following statements with regard to the vice-President of India. 1. The vice-President is the ex-officio chairman of the Rajya Sabha. 2. The vice-President discharges the duties of the President in case his office falls vacant due to death. 3. In the event of the death of the President, the vice-President assumes the responsibilities of the office of the President for the unexpired term. 4. In the event of the death of the President the vice-President acts as President for a maximum period of six months. Of these statements
Q. With regard to the re-election of the vice-President
Q. The members of the Council of Ministers are
Q. The Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to
Q. Who presides over the meetings of the Council of Ministers?
Q. If the difference between the selling prices of an article at profit of 6% and 4% ₹ 3, then the cost price of the article should be ?
Q. The profit earned after selling an article for ₹ 625 is same as the loss incurred after selling the article for ₹ 435. The cost price of the article is
Q. Some apples are bought at 5 for ₹ 10 and sold at 6 for ₹ 15. What is the gain percent ?
Q. The cost of price and selling price of an article are in the ratio of the 3 : 7. If the selling price is ₹ 700, then find the cost price
Q. If the cost price of 23 toys is equal to selling price of 20 toys. Then the gain or loss percentage is ?
Q. A alone can complete a work in 18 days and B alone in 15 days. B alone worked at it for 10 days and then left the work. In how many more days, will A alone complete the remaining work ?
Q. A, B and C can do a piece of work in 30, 20 and 10 days respectively. A is assisted by B on one day and by C on the next day, alternately. How long would the work take to finish ?
Q. A and B can separately complete a piece of work in 20 days and 30 days respectively. They worked together for some time, then B left the work. If A completed the rest of the work in 10 days, then B worked for
Q. A and B together can complete a work in 12 days. A alone can complete in 20 days. If B does the work only half a day daily, then in how many days A and B together will complete the work ?
Q. A and B can do a piece of work in 12 days and 15 days respectively. They began to work together but A left after 4 days. In how many more days would B alone complete the remaining work ?
Q. A and B can do a work in 45 days and 40 days respectively. They began the work together but A left after some time and B completed the remaining work in 23 days. After how many days of the start of the work did A leave ?
Q. A, B and C can complete a work in 10, 12 and 15 days respectively. They started the work together. But A left the work before 5 days of its completion. B also left the work 2 days after A left. In how many days was the work completed?
Q. A and B can together finish a work in 30 days. They worked together for 20 days and then B left. After another 20 days, A finished the remaining work. In how many days A alone can finish the job ?
Q. A and B can complete a piece of work in 12 and 18 days respectively. A begins to do the work and they work alternatively one at a time for one day each. The whole work will be completed in
Q. A can finish a work in 24 days, B in 9 days and C in 12 days. B and C start the work but are forced to leave after 3 days. The remaining work was done by A in :
Q. Who is the author of 'Anandmath'
Q. When is the world's Asthma day celebrated?
Q. River _______ is called 'The Sorrow of the Bengal'
Q. Major coalfields of India are located in the river valley of
Q. What state of matter is Jello?
Q. ' Global 500 ' awards are given for the outstanding achievement in which of the following fields
Q. Smallest of all the continents?
Q. Atomic weight of an element is given by
Q. Tikka disease is related with the crop
Q. Which Temple has been awarded the 'most visited place of the world' by 'World Book of Records' (WBR)?
Q. Most websites have a main page , the ______ which acts as a doorway to the rest of the website pages
Q. Which is a green planet in the solar system?
Q. Two most important acts and rituals associated with the vedic marriage system was/were
Q. Find the word which is spelt correctly from the given words.
Q. Choose the correct spelling of the given word.
Q. Find the correctly spelt word
Q. Town D is towards East of town F. Town B is towards North of town D. Town H is towards South of town B. Towards which direction is town H from town F?
Q. A boy first goes in South direction, then he turns towards left and travels for some distance. After that he turns right and moves certain distance. At last he turns left and travels again for some distance. Now, in which direction is he moving?
Q. City D is to the West of city M. City R is to the South of city D. If city K is to the East to city R, then in which direction is city K located in respect of city D?
Q. City C is to the South of city B and city A is to the North of city C. In which direction city A is located in respect of city B?
Q. A man goes 5 km East, then he turns right and goes 4 km, then he turns left and goes 5 km. Which direction is he facing now?
Q. If Kamal says, "Ravi's mother is the only daughter of my mother how is Kamal related to Ravi ?
Q. Mithilesh said to Neha, ‘Your only brother’s son is my wife’s brother.’ How is Neha related to the wife of Mithilesh?
Q. Looking at a portrait of a man, Harsh said, "His mother is the wife of my father's son. Brothers and sisters I have none." At whose portrait was Harsh looking ?
Q. In a joint family, there are father, mother, 3 married sons and one unmarried daughter. Of the sons two have 2 daughters each and one has a son. How many female members are there in the family?
Q. Shobha is the niece of Ashish. Ashish’s mother is priya. Kamla. Is priya’s mother. Kamla’s husband is hari. Krishna is the mother-in-law of hari. How is shobha related to hari?
Q. Pairs of scientists and discoveries are given below: 1. Copernicus-Law of gravitation 2. Kepler-Laws of planetary motion 3. Galileo-Moons of Jupiter 4. Newton-Heliocentric theory Which of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Q. An artificial satellite stays in the orbit around the Earth because
Q. The materials generally employed as solder in soldering operation in electronics
Q. A woman of blood group AB when married to an O group man will never get an AB group child because :
Q. Sodium chloride, potassium chloride, magnesium oxide are examples of molecules with
Q. If the brain of a live frog is damaged by piercing a pointed steel needle into the cranium through foramen magnum, it is said to be: 1.pithed frog 2.decapitated frog 3.spinal frog 4.decerebrated frog
Q. Bohr's theory of fixed orbits contradicts
Q. If a fuse blows frequently, one should
Q. The green plants absorb only certain wavelengths of the visible spectrum of light for photosynthesis. Which of the following lights are most effective in this process? 1.Blue 2.Green 3.Red 4.Yellow Select the correct answer from the following:
Q. Idioms and phrases for- To make a fuss about
Q. Idioms and phrases for- Blood is thicker than water
Q. Idioms and phrases for- Bear the palm
Q. Idioms and phrases for - To put a spoke in one's wheel
Q. Idioms and phrases for- To wrangle over an ass's shadow
Q. Idioms and phrases for- To let someone off
Q. Idioms and phrases for- To steal a march
Q. Idioms and phrases for- Not one's cup of tea
Q. Idioms and phrases for- To go for broke
Q. Idioms and phrases for- While away
Q. How many legislative excesses of Parliament and Assemblies checked?
Q. Bills of which of the following categories can be initiated only in Lok Sabha?
Q. What is the implication of the Central Government granting “Special Status” to a State?
Q. The Committee appointed in 1977 to review working of the Panchayati Raj was chaired by:
Q. What can be the maximum interval between two Sessions of Parliament?
Q. A money bill passed by the Lok Sabha is deemed to have been passed by the Rajya Sabha also when no action is taken by the Upper House within:
Q. In case of a disagreement between the two Houses of Parliament over a non-money bill:
Q. How many members of the State Legislative Council are elected by the Assembly?
Q. Stability of the Government is assured in:
Q. Postal voting is otherwise called:
Q. What is the full form of RTGS?
Q. Which among the following is the effect of currency devaluation?
Q. National Food Security Act provides legal food security to what fraction of Indian Population?
Q. In which year, India faced its first stock market scam?
Q. Which term is used to describe the want satisfying power of a commodity or a service?
Q. Association of Indian Universities is registered under which Act?
Q. Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur was established in which year?
Q. TRAI is setup under which section of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997?
Q. The Central Public Works Department is under the control of which ministry?
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable preposition. We met a lot of people ................... we were on holiday.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable word. He rushed .................... the pathway.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable preposition. There was nothing he could do ............... wait.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable preposition. I went out for dinner last night. Unfortunately, I began to feel ill ...................... the meal and had to go home.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable preposition. We saw wounded tiger while passing ........ the forest.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable preposition. We reached late at the cinema so we had to sit ........ the back row.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable preposition. She has great love ........ her children.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable word. The man ........ a beard is my brother.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable word. We did it ...................you.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable word. I hope the weather will be nice ................. the weekend.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable preposition. I haven’t seen her .................... the last three days.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable preposition. Ram’s brother is a banker, but he’s out of work ........... the moment.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable preposition. Harish and Sarla always go out for a meal ...................... their wedding anniversary.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable preposition. God will provide ............... our necessities.
Q. Fill in the blank with suitable word. It is very difficult to enter ........ partnership with a person you do not know very well.
Q. Idioms and phrases for- Up a blind alley
Q. Idioms and phrases for- To heave a sigh of relief
Q. Idioms and phrases for- On tenterhooks
Q. Idioms and phrases for- Ended in a fiasco
Q. Idioms and phrases for - Keep at bay
Q. Idioms and phrases for- Spin one's wheels
Q. Idioms and phrases for- Pillar to post
Q. Idioms and phrases for- To go to somebody's head
Q. Idioms and phrases- On thin ice
Q. To ____ a document means to make changes to its existing content.
Q. Changing an existing document is called _____ the document.
Q. ...... is processed by the computer into information.
Q. Which of the following is not one of the basic components of a desktop personal computer system ?
Q. Mouse, trackball and joystick are the examples of
Q. The term ____ refers to the set of instruction that directs the hardware to accomplish
Q. Which of the following is software?
Q. A browser is
Q. BIT stands for ________
Q. The symbols used in an assembly language are
Q. Which of the following refers to a technique for intercepting computer communications?
Q. ..... is the process of carrying out commands.
Q. A _________ is approximately one billion bytes.
Q. Hardware includes
Q. ______ is a small picture on screen that depicts program, file or folder.
Q. What is the status of the Right to Property now ?
Q. Which Fundamental Right according to Dr. Ambedkar is like the heart of the Constitution ?
Q. Right to vote is a
Q. In India, the right to property is now recognized as
Q. In the Constitution of India, the Fundamental Rights
Q. Socialist thinkers advocate the extension of the right to equality in
Q. List of Fundamental Duties were added to the Indian Constitution as Part
Q. The two basic principles of the liberal theory of democracy as emphasized by John Locke, are
Q. Right to free education within certain limits is
Q. Which one of the following is a Fundamental Rights guaranteed by the Constitution of India ?
Q. Which one of the following has terra-rossa type of soils ?
Q. Which one of the following generates highest Carbon dioxide ?
Q. Which one of the following national park is situated in Maharashtra ?
Q. What is the latitudinal extent of the Savanna Biome ?
Q. Which one of the following has the smallest numbers in the trophic pyramid ?
Q. Which one of the following is one of the primary producers ?
Q. Which one of the following derives energy only from Trophic level II ?
Q. Which article of the Indian constitution enshrines it as one of the fundamental duties of every citizen of India to protect and improve the environment and wildlife ?
Q. When was the Project Tiger launched in India ?
Q. Which one of the following is caused by faulty methods of irrigation ?
Q. Which Article of Indian Constitution ensures that the State cannot discriminate against a citizen on the basis of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth ?
Q. The Constitution guarantees that all citizens will be equal before law. It is provided in
Q. In which part of Indian Constitution Fundamental rights are provided ?
Q. Which Article of the Constitution envisages free and compulsory education for children upto the age of 14 years ?
Q. Which fundamental right of Indian constitution has been deleted by the 44th Amendment Act ?
Q. Which of the following is correct with respect to "Right against exploitation" ?
Q. Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth is a fundamental right classifiable under
Q. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar termed Article 32 of the Indian Constitution as the "Heart and Soul of the Indian Constitution". Which one of the following fundamental right it contains ?
Q. Which one of the following is true with respect to Fundamental Rights of Indian Constitution ?
Q. Which one of the following right of Indian Constitution guarantees all the fundamental rights to every resident of country ?
Q. Population experts refer to the possible 'demographic bonus' that may accrue to India around 2016 A.D. They are referring to the phenomenon of
Q. Which among the following would most likely follow if the Reserve Bank of India effects selling of the securities?
Q. Which of the following factors does not divide our society into haves and have nots?
Q. Consider the following statements : 1.Rural infrastructure Development Fund disperses loans to the states to complete the minor irrigation projects 2.Rural infrastructure Development Fund is managed by the public sector Commercial Banks Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q. According to the last census, which is the most populated state in India?
Q. Economic growth is usually coupled with
Q. Which of the following refers to that part of deficit for which the government borrows from the RBI? 1.Excise duty and sales tax are examples of indirect taxes 2.Taxes like income tax and property tax are direct taxes 3.There is no difference between Direct and Indirect tax Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Q. Which of the following statements with regard to Indian Agriculture is/are true? 1.Regarding the procurement of foodgrains, Government of India follows a procurement target rather than an open-ended procurement policy 2.Government of India announces minimum support prices only for cereals 3.For distribution under Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS), wheat and rice are issued by the Government of India at uniform Central issue prices to the States/Union Territories Which of the statements given below above is/are correct?
Q. Transchart is the
Q. 'Gresham's Law' in Economics relates to
Q. Which statements about indirect taxes in India are true? 1.There should be comfortable foreign exchange resources 2.Low rate of inflation 3.Mechanism by which the government can pass on the changes in the price of imported goods to the consumers 4.SLR and CRR must be low.
Q. Plan expenditure in India is met by-
Q. Consider the following statement regarding usual status 1.Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY) has been launched to improve the health and nutrition status of pregnant, lactating women and infants 2.The scheme envisages Cash Incentives for the above beneficiaries 3.All Government Women Employees are beneficiaries of the IGMSY Which among the above statements is / are correct?
Q. Which of the following are the roles of government in the economy: 1.An effective employment policy, which can absorb the growing number of workers and promote economic growth 2.An imaginative family planning programme to encourage families to adopt the small family norm Which among the above statements is / are not correct?
Q. Find the correct spelt word