51. Which one of the following refers to the white salt which covers the land in some areas during dry season ?
A) erg B) usar C) reh D) reg
Answer : C) reh
52. Addition of excessive amounts of heat in a lake is referred:
A) Green House Effect
B) Thermal pollution
C) Refrigeration effect
D) Heat bloom
Answer : B) Thermal pollution
53. Which one of the following is the infective stage of the malarial parasite ?
A) trophozoite B) sporoblast
C) schizozoite D) sporozoite
Answer : A) trophozoite
54. From the national point of view, which of the following indicates Micro Approach ?
A) Per capita income in India
B) Inflation in India
C) Study of sales of TISCO
D) Educated unemployment in India
Answer : A) Per capita income in India
55. Jaspal Rana is the name associated with which of the following games ?
A) Shooting B) Archery
C) Weight Lifting D) Boxing
Answer : A) Shooting
56. The purpose of choke in a fluorescent lamp is:
A) to increase the current flow
B) to decrease the voltage momentarily
C) to decrease the resistance
D) to decrease the current flow
Answer : A) to increase the current flow
57. Catalytic converters are generally made from:
A) Hydrogen B) Carbon
C) Transition metals D) Alkaline metals
Answer : C) Transition metals
58. What according to communism is the chief enemy of the society ?
A) Religion B) Surplus value
C) Private property D) Capitalist class
Answer : D) Capitalist class
59. The remedies to soil erosion are:
a) Contour bunding
b) Regulation of land use
c) Cutting of trees
d) Allowing grazing of animals
Answer : D) Allowing grazing of animals
60. The apparent weight of a man in a lift is less than the real weight when:
A) the lift is going down with an acceleration
B) the lift is going up with uniform speed
C) the lift is going down with uniform speed
D) the lift is going up with an acceleration
Answer : A) the lift is going down with an acceleration
61. Man Booker Prize for 2014 was awarded to:
A) Amrita Pritam
B) Shashi Tharoor
C) Lech Walesa
D) Richard Flanagan
Answer : D) Richard Flanagan
62. Movement of people from a village to a small town and later to a city is known as :
A) intra-state migration
B) inter-state migration
C) step-wise migration
D) forced migration
Answer : D) forced migration
63. Headquarters of European Union (EU) is situated in :
A) Paris (France)
B) Milan (Italy)
C) Munich (Germany)
D) Brussels (Belgium)
Answer : D) Brussels (Belgium)
64. When income increases, consumption also increases:
A) in the same proportion
B) in a lower proportion
C) in a higher proportion
D) none of the above
Answer : D) none of the above
65. What is Amnesty International ?
A) An Environment Protection Organisation
B) A Peace Movement
C) An Animal Rights Protection Organisation D) A Human Rights Organisation
Answer : D) A Human Rights Organisation
66. Rotation of crops is essential:
A) For decreasing the quantity of proteins
B) For getting different kinds of crops
C) For increasing fertility of the soil
D) For increasing the quantity of minerals
Answer : C) For increasing fertility of the soil
67. The author of the book “Zest for life” is :
A) H.G.Walls B) EmileZola
C) Hask Twain D) Virginia Wolf
Answer : B) EmileZola
68. Which of the following is not correct about Mahatma Gandhi
A) Gandhi advocated complete separation of politics from religion
B) Gandhi believed in non-violence
C) Gandhi believed in the sanctity of means
D) Gandhi supported close relation between religion and politics
Answer : A) Gandhi advocated complete separation of
69. Which one of the following is an indigenously built light combat aircraft of India?
A) Vikrant B) Tejas
C) Arjun D) Akash
Answer : B) Tejas
70. In the case of deadlock between the two houses of the
parliament, the joint sitting is presided over by the
A) Speaker of Lok Sabha
B) Vice President
C) The senior most member of Lok Sabha
D) President
Answer : A) Speaker of Lok Sabha
71. The Thirteenth Pravasi Bhatiya Divas was held on 8th and
9th Jan 2015 at:
A) Gandhinagar B) Indore
C) Bangaluru D) New Delhi
Answer : A) Gandhinagar
72. Match the following :
I II
(a) Chlorophyll (i) Plant disease
(b) Nostoc (ii) Photosynthetic pigment
(c) Transpiration (iii) Diazotroph
(d) Rust of wheat (iv) Loss of water from plant surface
(a) (b) (c) (d)
A) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
C) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
D) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
Answer : B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
73. Which one of these animals is jawless ?
A) Myxine B) Sphyrna
C) Trygon D) Shark
Answer : A) Myxine
74. The substrate of photorespiration is:
A) Glycolate B) Pyruvic acid
C) Fructose D) Glucose
Answer : B) Pyruvic acid
75. Ecosystem consists of:
A) A population and its non-living element
B) A biotic community
C) A biotic community and its non-living elements
D) Population
Answer : C) A biotic community and its non-living elements