World GK

Questionnaire: World GK

1. South Africa became a democratic republic on
A. May 10, 1994
B. May 10, 1993
C. April 15, 1994
D. April 15, 1993

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2. What is the official language of Argentina?
A. Italian
B. Spanish
C. Portuguese
D. German

Answerb

3. Arrange the following pairs in correct order.

Language	Country
a. Flemish	1. Israel
b. Amharic	2. Ethiopia
c. Swahili	3. Belgium
d. Hebrew	4. East Africa

A. a4, b3, c2, d1
B. a3, b2, c4, d1
C. a3, b2, c1, d4
D. a2, b3, c1, d4

Answerb

4. Arrange the following pairs in correct order.

Language	Country
a. French	1. Brazil
b. Italian	2. Mexico
c. Portuguese	3. Libya
d. Spanish	4. Mauritania
	5. Algeria

A. a5, b3, c1, d2
B. a2, b5, c1, d3
C. a3, b1, c5, d4
D. a5, b3, c2, d4

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5. Which country is not in Europe?
A. Holland
B. Belgium
C. Lebanon
D. Sweden

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6. Judaism and Christianity were born in :
A. Palestine
B. Rome
C. Egypt
D. Iran

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7. The Zend Avesta is the Holy Book of the:
A. Hebrews
B. Roman Catholics
C. Zoroastrians
D. Quakers

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8. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
A. Islam –Bohras
B. Hinduism–Arya Samajists
C. Christianity–Mormons
D. Zoroastrianism–Bahris

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9. Which of the following Muslim festivals is based on the ‘Holy Quran’ ?
A. Id-ul-Fitr
B. Id-ul-Zuha
C. Moharum
D. Bakr-id

Answerb

10. In which season is Christmas celebrated in Australia?
A. Autumn
B. Winter
C. Spring
D. Summer

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11. Capital of Guatemala is obtained by putting the word ‘city’after it. The capital of which of the following countries is obtained in such way:
A. Taiwan
B. Mexico
C. Laos
D. Ghana

Answerb

12. The capital of Vietnam is:
A. Ho ChiMinh City
B. Hanoi
C. Ankara
D. Kampala

Answerb

13. Tirana is the capital of the country known as:
A. Yugoslavia
B. Hungary
C. Afghanistan
D. Albania

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14. Which one of the following is not a capital city?
A. Sophia
B. Ho ChiMinh City
C. PanamaCity
D. Prague

Answerb

15. Brasilia is the capital of which of the following countries?
A. Mexico
B. Guyana
C. Cuba
D. Brazil

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16. Bangkok is the capital of which of the following countries?
A. Malaysia
B. Indonesia
C. Taiwan
D. Thailand

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17. Thimpu is the capital of :
A. Nepal
B. Bhutan
C. Sikkim
D. Tibet

Answerb

18. Which of the following is the capital of Iran ?
A. Teheran
B. Riyad
C. Baghdad
D. Jerusalem

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19. Dirham is the currency of:
A. Malta
B. Iran
C. Moroco
D. Libya

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20. Drop the last four letters of the name of the country itself and you get its currency. The country is:
A. Netherlands
B. Afghanistan
C. El Salvador
D. Luxembourg

Answerb

21. By dropping the final letter of the name of country we get name of its curency. That country is in Europe. The country is:
A. Korea
B. France
C. Mongolia
D. Iran

Answerb

22. Netherland’s currency is:
A. Peso
B. Pesata
C. Rupiah
D. Guilder

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23. Which of the following pairs of country and its currency is not correct?
A. Bangladesh –Taka
B. United Arab Emirates–Dirham
C. Japan–Yuan
D. Saudi Arabia–Riyal

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24. The currency of the European Monetary Unionis:
A. Dolar
B. Euro
C. Mark
D. Sterling

Answerb

25. ‘Scym’is the Parliament of:
A. Holland
B. Poland
C. Yugoslavia
D. Greece

Answerb

26. Duma refers to:
A. freedom
B. an elected body
C. religion
D. soldiers

Answerb

27. Which one of the following countries was previously called Kampuchea?
A. Vietnam
B. Cambodia
C. Maldives
D. Gambia

Answerb

28. The new name of Burma is:
A. Yangoon
B. Myanmar
C. Rangoon
D. Kampuchea

Answerb

29. What was the earlier name of Ghana ?
A. The Ivory Coast
B. The Gold Coast
C. Malabar
D. The Levant

Answerb

30. In which nation, its flag is never allowed to fly at half-mast ?
A. Saudi Arabia
B. Turkey
C. Moroco
D. Libya

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31. Zimbabwe was formerly known as:
A. Rhodesia
B. Mali
C. Namibia
D. Ivory Coast

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32. Paper was invented in China in the:
A. Ist century BC
B. 2ndcenturyAD
C. 4thcenturyAD
D. 5thcenturyAD

Answerb

33. In which of the following countries did the decimal system of numbers originate?
A. England
B. France
C. Germany
D. India

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34. Where was the selection of suitable candidates for a particular job first started through competitive examination?
A. China
B. Great Britain
C. USA
D. Germany

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35. The institution of Ombudsman was first established in:
A. Norway
B. Sweden
C. Finland
D. Denmark

Answerb

36. ‘Maple Leaf’ is the emblem of:
A. Canada
B. Greece
C. Cyprus
D. Guinea

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37. Which country is named as ‘The Cockpit of Europe’ ?
A. Hungary
B. Austria
C. Switzerland
D. Belgium

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38. Which country is known as the ‘Playground of Europe’ ?
A. Italy
B. France
C. Switzerland
D. Poland

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39. Which is the country famous for pyramids?
A. Israel
B. Jordan
C. Iraq
D. Egypt

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40. Which country is nearest to the SouthPole?
A. Australia
B. NewZealand
C. Chile
D. Sweden

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41. Australia may be called a “hollow continent” because:
A. most people live along the coasts
B. it is shaped like a saucer
C. there are no rivers in the interior
D. most of its central area is occupied by water

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43. ‘Land of White Elephant’ is the surname assigned to:
A. Japan
B. Thailand
C. Bhutan
D. Nepal

Answerb

43. Cuba is nicknamed as :
A. Cockpit of Europe
B. Hermit Kingdom
C. Land of the Golden Fleece
D. Sugar Bowl of the world

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44. Arrange the following pairs in correct order.

List I	List II
a. Land of Rising Sun	1. Korea
b. Land of Midnight Sun	2. Finland
c. Land of Thousand Lakes	3. Japan
d. Land of Thunderbolt	4. Norway
	5. Bhutan

A. a2, b4, c1, d5
B. a3, b4, c2, d5
C. a1, b3, c2, d4
D. a3, b1, c4, d2

Answerb
45. Famous Leaning Tower of Pisa is in:
A. Italy
B. Greece
C. Cyprus
D. Turkey

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46. The city of Los Angeles is famous for :
A. film studios
B. golden beaches
C. rocket launching station
D. natural beauty

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47. Given below are four wonders not usually included among the seven wonders of the world :
1.The Great Wall of China
2.TheTaj Mahal at Agra
3.The Leaning Tower of Pisa
4.The Angkor Vat Temple in Kampuchea

What is the correct chronological sequence in which they were constructed ?Choose the answer from the codes given below:
A. 3,2,1,4
B. 1,4,3,2
C. 1,3,4,2
D. 4,1,2,3

Answerb
48. Vatican City is the residence of:
A. Pope
B. British Queen
C. French President
D. Cyprus President

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49. Kremlin in Moscow is:
A. the seat of the government
B. a temple representing ancient archaeological remains
C. the name of a university site in Moscow
D. None of these

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50. No10, Downing Street, London is the official residence of
A. Chairman of the House of Lords
B. Speaker of the House of Commons
C. Prime Minister of UK
D. Foreign Minister of UK

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51. Kyat is the currency of
A. Maldives
B. Myanmar
C. Mongolia
D. Nepal

Answerb

52. Which of the following is not a Central American country?
A. Nicaragua
B. Panama
C. El-Salvador
D. Peru

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53. Nicaragua is situated in :
A. North America
B. South America
C. Central America
D. West Africa

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54. Which country is known as the Land of the Midnight Sun?
A. Sweden
B. Netherlands
C. Norway
D. Japan

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55. The oldest monarchy in theworld is of:
A. UK
B. Nepal
C. Saudi Arabia
D. Japan

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56. The largest island in the Indian Ocean is:
A. Sumatra
B. Maldives
C. Sri Lanka
D. Madagascar

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57. Ecuador is situated in :
A. North America
B. South America
C. Africa
D. South East Asia

Answerb

58. Which of the following is known as the city of seven hills?
A. Oslo
B. Rome
C. Geneva
D. Istambol

Answerb

59. Which country is situated in the horn of Africa?
A. South Africa
B. Ethiopia
C. Somalia
D. Egypt

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60. Which one of the following countries was involved in Bofors deal?
A. Switzerland
B. Germany
C. Britain
D. France

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61. International Rice Research Institute is in:
A. Malaysia
B. Thailand
C. Indonesia
D. Philippines

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62. Pentagon is :
A. the largest port of Russia
B. the largest port of USA
C. the biggest steel manufacturing centre in the world
D. a large building housing the Ministry of Defence of USA

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63. “Tashkent Agreement” was signed in:
A. 1962
B. 1966
C. 1967
D. 1972

Answerb

64. Shimla Agreement was concluded in:
A. 1962
B. 1966
C. 1967
D. 1972

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65. Which of the following combinations is/are correct ?
1.Chalenger: explosion
2.Kanishka :c rash
3.Chernobyl : nuclear disaster

A. 1 and 3
B. 2 and 3
C. 1, 2 and 3
D. 1 and 2

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66. Which of the following set of countries is involved in Siachen Glacier dispute?
A. India and China
B. India and Pakistan
C. India and Rusia
D. Rusia and China

Answerb

67. Developing countries are otherwise known as:
A. Eastern Block Countries
B. Third World Countries
C. Agricultural Countries
D. Primary Countries

Answerb

68. Iran-Iraq conflict was mainly over :
A. Shat-el-Arab Waterway’s ownership
B. Kurdish rebels
C. Religion
D. None of the above

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69. Hong Kong was transferred to China in the year:
A. 1990
B. 1992
C. 1997
D. 1996

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70. India-UK extradition pact relates to:
A. aid agreement between the two countries
B. defence purchase
C. curbing the terrorist activities
D. None of these

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71. Bahrain is becoming famous as the
A. world’s leading sugar market
B. world’s major silver market
C. west Asia’s leading banking centre, being turned intoan inter-national bullion market
D. number one trading centre for Asia

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72. Which of the following countries has only a two-party Government ?
A. Great Britain
B. France
C. India
D. Australia

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73. The policy of Non-Alignment followed by India implies :
A. preserving the right to choose its own policies
B. keeping aloof from the power blocs
C. bringing peace and amity to the world
D. a third world power

Answerb

74. Which of these nations has the largest percentage of persons in the armed forces?
A. Iran
B. Iraq
C. Israel
D. Syria

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75. After the break-up of the USSR the largest country in the world in terms of area is:
A. China
B. Russia
C. USA
D. Canada

Answerb

76. The American Constitution came into effect in:
A. 1781
B. 1861
C. 1789
D. 1865

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77. Which is not a feature of the American constitution?
A. Federation
B. Written constitution
C. Republic
D. Cabinet system

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78. United States of America elects her President after every
A. six years
B. four years
C. five years
D. three years

Answerb

79. How the President of America is elected ?
A. Direct election
B. Voting by State Governors
C. By elected representatives of Congress
D. Voting by Election Commission appointed by elected representatives

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80. If there is any disagreement between the Senate and House of Representatives in USA, it is resolved by:
A. The President
B. The Vice-President
C. The Speaker
D. conference committee consisting of 3 to 9 members from each House

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General Science 1

Questionnaire 1

1. The energy released on account of the motion of a body is termed as the:
A. potential energy
B. kinetic energy
C. relative velocity
D. None of these
Answerb

2. Kilowatt is the measuring unit of:
A. power
B. current
C. work
D. energy
Answera

3. In which unit can we measure food energy?
A. Calorie
B. Keloin
C. Joule
D. Erg
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4. The conservation of energy principle refers to the fact that:
A. it is essential not to waste natural gas and oil, for these are limited in supply
B. solar heating makes use of the sun’s energy, which would otherwise be wasted
C. energy can neither be created nor destroyed
D. nuclear-power plants recycle spent fuel
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5. One HP is equal to ___ kg per meter per second.
A. 25
B. 50
C. 75
D. 10
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6. When a constant force is applied to a body, it moves with uniform:
A. Speed
B. Velocity
C. Acceleration
D. Momentum
Answerb

7. ‘Parsec’ is a unit of:
A. weight
B. time
C. speed
D. distance
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8. Knot is unit of speed of which of the following?
A. Ship
B. Aeroplane
C. Light rays
D. Sound waves
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9. Assume that – A denotes narrow wheel, A wider wheel, B denotes small free wheel, B larger free wheel, C denotes small gear wheel, C larger gear wheel, – in a rural area where there are sandy tracts, it will be advisable to use a bicycle with :
A. A, B, C
B. A, B, C
C. A, B, C
D. A, B, C
Answerb

10. A wheel that has 6 cogs is meshed with a larger wheel of 14 cogs. When the smaller wheel has made 21 revolutions, the number of revolutions made by the larger wheel is:
A. 12
B. 49
C. 9
D. 4
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11. If rubber tyres replace wheels in bullock carts then:
1. speed of bullock cart increases
2. load carrying capacity increases
3. the capacity of bullock to pull the cart at a stretch increases
4. None of the above

A. 1 & 3correct
B. 2 & 3correct
C. 1 & 2correct
D. 1, 2 & 3correct
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12. Rolling a drum is easier than pulling it along a road beacuse:
A. rolling causes less friction
B. friction is more when the object is rolled
C. pulling willl damage the drum
D. None of the above
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13. Walking on ice is more difficult than walking on concrete because ice:
A. gives less friction
B. gives more friction
C. is very cold and as such blood gets frozen up
D. being soft, one can get bogged down into it while walking
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14. What should be done by a car driver if he is caught on the way by a severe thunder storm and lightening?
A. He should leave the wheel and lie down on the ground
B. He should remain inside the car with its window glasses all pulled up
C. Park the car beneath a tall tree
D. Just bite a piece of cotton firmly in between the two rows of teeth
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15. Ball bearings are used in cycles and scooters to:
A. reduce the area of contact between the two surfaces in contact
B. reduce friction between wheel and axle
C. increase friction between wheel and axle
D. reduce friction between ground and vehicle
Answerb

16. How do the centripetal forces pull a body?
A. Upward
B. Downward
C. Inwards
D. Outwards
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17. When milk is churned, the cream separates from it due to the:
A. cohesive force
B. frictional force
C. centrifugal force
D. gravitational force
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18. A body in circular motion requires:
A. centrifugal force
B. centripetal force
C. inertial force
D. gravitational force
Answerb

19. The rising of ink to the point of nib in a fountain pen is due to:
A. surface tension
B. capillary action
C. gravitational attraction
D. None of the above
Answerb

20. As one goes up the mountain one suffers from nose bleeding sometimes. The reason is that
A. blood pressure decreases at high altitudes
B. blood pressure increases at high altitudes
C. as one starts going up, the pressure of the blood capillaries becomes higher than the outside pressure
D. None of the above
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21. Birds get thrust (forward motion) and lift (upward motion) from:
A. flapping of wings
B. twisting of feathers
C. shape of wings which is similar to aeroplane blades
D. air sacs
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22. Small rain-drops are spherical in shape because of:
A. surface-tension
B. gravity
C. atmospheric pressure
D. evaporation
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23. The cross-section of the water column in the given figure is circular. The diameter of the bigger limb is 4 cm and that of the smaller limb 2 cm. A force of 40kg is placed at the bigger end. What force will be required at the smaller end to keep the level of water balanced?
A. 20 kg
B. 80 kg
C. 160 kg
D. 10 kg
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24. A body partially floats in water when:
A. the volume of the displaced water is greater than the volume of the body
B. a body immersed in fluid loses as much in weight as the weight of the displaced volume of the fluid
C. the mass of the displaced water is greater than the mass of the body
D. None of the above
Answerb

25. Which of the following is used in diesel engine?
1. Cylinder
2. Spark plug
3. Piston

Choose your answer from the codes
given below :
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1 and 2
C. 2 and 3
D. 1 and 3
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26. Iron is heavier than water, still the ship floats on the sea because
A. weight of the ship is less than the weight of water in the sea
B. weight of the ship is more than sea water
C. weight of the ship is less than the weight of water that the ship displaces
D. weight of ship is equal to the weight of water that ship displaces
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27. The volume of an object will be maximum when it is:
A. spherical
B. rectangular
C. cone shaped
D. triangular
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28. The mass of the body is different from its weight because:
A. mass is variable quantity whereas weight is constant
B. mass is constant but weight increases as the body moves from the poles to the Equator
C. mass varies very little at different places where as weight varies a lot
D. mass is a measure of the quantity of matter where as weight is a force
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29. Which one of the following is a vector quantity?
A. volume
B. mass
C. weight
D. density
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30. The weight of a body at the centre of the earth is:
A. increased
B. neutralised
C. decreased
D. the same
Answerb

31. A certain amount of cold air will weigh heavier than the same amount of dry air because of the:
A. greater number of molecules at low temperature
B. lesser number of molecules at high temperature
C. greater energy of molecules at high temperature
D. lesser energy of molecules at high temperature
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32. A free-floating astronaut ‘A’ pushes another free-floating astronaut ‘B’ in space. The mass of ‘A’ is greater than that of ‘B’. The force exerted by astronaut ‘A’ on astronaut ‘B’ will be:
A. equal to zero
B. equal to the force exerted by ‘B’ on ‘A’
C. greater than the force exerted by ‘B’on ‘A’
D. les than the force exerted by ‘B’ on ‘A’
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33. On the lunar surface:
A. weight remains same but mass varies
B. mass ramains same but weight varies
C. both of them vary
D. None of the above is true
Answerb

34. The effect of circular movements on a person in a satellite around the earth is that:
A. his mass becomes nil while the weight remains the same
B. his mass remains constant while weight becomes zero
C. his mass goes up while the weight remains unchanged
D. None of the above
Answerb

35. A wooden block is floating in water. If 4/5 of its volume is immersed in water and volume of the water displaced is 800ml, the volume of the block is:
A. 1140 ml
B. 200 ml
C. 800 ml
D. 100 ml
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36. A balloon filled with air is weighted so that it just floats in water. When it is further pushed a short distance in water it will:
A. sink to the bottom
B. stay at the depth where it stands submerged
C. not come back to its original position
D. sink down a little further but will not reach the bottom
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37. Oil, water and gas can be present in a well in the ascending order of:
A. water, oil, gas
B. gas, water, oil
C. water, gas, oil
D. oil, water, gas
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38. Mercury is preferred to water in barometer because:
A. mercury is good conductor of heat
B. mercury is bright and hence its level can be easily read
C. mercury is available in pure form
D. mercury has high density and low surface tension
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39. An aeroplane rises up:
A. on account of upward thrust of air
B. as the air over the aeroplane is denser than that under the plane
C. as the pressure over its wings is more than the pressure under them
D. as its nose is pointed upwards
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40. A boat filed with some stones is floating in water. If the stones are dropped into the water, the level of the water will:
A. rise
B. decrease
C. remain the same
D. insufficient data to predict
Answerb

41. When a ship enters sea from a river, its level:
A. remains same
B. rises
C. may or may not change
D. decreases
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42. There is a hole in the boat through which water is seeping into the boat. Just before the boat capsizes :
A. water level in the boat will increase
B. water level will decrease
C. water level will remain constant
D. None of these
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43. An ice cube is floating in a glass of water. How will the water level be affected when the ice cube melts?
A. The level of water will go up
B. The level of water will go down
C. The level of water will remain unchanged
D. In the beginning the level will go up but later on the level will go down
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44. Fathom is the unit of:
A. sound
B. depth
C. distance
D. frequency
Answerb

45. Ordinary clocks lose time during summer. It is so because the length of their pendulum:
A. increases and so does the length of time
B. increases and therefore its duration of time decreases
C. decreases and therefore the length of time increases
D. decreases and therefore the length of time decreases
Answera

46. A body is attached to a spring balance suspended from a stand. The reading on the balance is 0.5 kg. The two together are detached from the stand and allowed to fall through a height. While falling the reading in the balance will be:
A. zero
B. less than 0.5kg but not zero
C. more than 0.5 kg depending on the height
D. 0.5 kg
Answera

47. Two bars of gold and silver are weighed by spring balance and read 200 gms each. These bars are then suspended in a liquid and weighed by using the same balance. What could be derived?
A. Gold will weigh more than silver
B. Silver will weigh more than gold
C. Both the bars will be equal in weight
D. Nothing can be said, unless the density of the liquid is known
Answera

48. Which one of the following will take place when a watch based on oscillating spring is taken to a deep mine?
A. It will become slow
B. It will become fast
C. It will indicate the same time as on earth
D. It will stop working
Answera

49. Very small-time intervals are accurately measured by the:
A. pulsars
B. while dwarfs
C. atomic clocks
D. quartz clocks
Answerc

50. Match the following:

List I	List II
a. Cusec	1. Pressure
b. Byte	2. Intensity of Earthquake
c. Ricter	3. Rate of Flow
d. Bar	4. Computer Memory

A. a4, b1, c2, d3
B. a2, b4, c3, d1
C. a3, b4, c2, d1
D. a3, b2, c1, d4
Answerc

Firsts in India

FIRSTS IN GOVERNANCE:

First President of India:
Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1950-1962)

First Prime Minister of India:
Jawaharlal Nehru (1947-1964). The first term lasted till 1952 after which he was re-elected

First Vice President of India :
Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

First Deputy Prime Minister of India:
Vallabhbhai Patel

First Prime Minister to be voted out of office:
Indira Gandhi (1977) when the Indian National Congress lost to the Janata Party

First Non-Congress government:
by Janata Party with Morarji Desai as the Prime Minister (1977-1980)

First Prime Minister to lead a minority government for a full term (five years):
P. V. Narasimha Rao, June 21, 1991 – May 16, 1996

First Person outside the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty to serve as Prime Minister for a full term (five years):
P. V. Narasimha Rao, June 21, 1991 – May 16, 1996

First Prime Minister from South India:
P. V. Narasimha Rao, June 21, 1991 – May 16, 1996

First Governor-General:
Warren Hastings

First British Governor-General:
Lord William Bentinck

First British Viceroy of India:
Lord Canning

First Governor General of Independent India:
Lord Mountbatten, 1947

First and Last Indian Governor-General of Indian Union:
C Rajagopalachari, 1948

First Chief Justice of India:
Justice Hiralal J Kania

First Indian ICS Officer:
Satyendranath Tagore, 1863

First Speaker of Lok Sabha:
Shri G.V. Mavlankar

First Finance Minister of Independent India:
Shri R.K.Shanmukhan Chettys

Presentation of First Budget after India’s Independence :
Shri R.K.Shanmukhan Chettys on Nov 26, 1947

First Sikh Prime Minister :
Manmohan Singh

First Muslim President :
Zakir Hussain (1967-1969)

First Sikh President :
Giani Zail Singh

First President to die in Office :
Dr. Zakir Hussain

First Prime Minister of India of resigned without completing his full term:
Morarji Desai

First Prime Minister who did not face the Parliament:
Charan Singh

First Chief Justice of Supreme Court to become President of India:
Justice M. Hidaytullah

First Sikh President :
Giani Zail Singh

First Education Minister :
Abul Kalam Azad

First Home Minister :
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

First Chief Election Commissioner:
Sukumar Sen

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FIRSTS IN DEFENCE:

First Commander-in-Chief of Free India:
General Sir Roy Bucher

First Indian Commander-in-Chief of Free India:
General Kodandera Madappa Cariappa, 1949

First Chief of Air Staff:
Air Marshal Sir Thomas Elmhirst

First Indian Chief of Staff:
General Kodandera Madappa Cariappa, 1947

First Indian Commander-in-Chief, IAF:
Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee, 1954

First Chief of Naval Staff:
Vice Admiral R D Katari

First Field Marshal of India:
S. H. F. Manekshaw

First Person to receive Paramvir Chakra::
Major Somnath Sharma

First Cosmonaut:
Sqn Ldr Rakesh Sharma, 1984

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FIRSTS IN NOBEL PRIZES:

First Nobel Prize winner:
Rabindranath Tagore for the Nobel Prize in Literature, 1913. He was also the firstAsian to get the prize.

First Nobel Prize in Physics:
C. V. Raman in 1930.

First Nobel Prize in Medicine:
Har Gobind Khorana in 1968. (India born US citizen)

First Nobel Peace Prize:
Mother Teresa in 1979. (Albanian nun, Indian citizen)

First Nobel Prize in Economics:
Amartya Sen in 1998

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FIRSTS IN AWARDS AND TITLES:

First Miss World:
Reita Faria in 1966

First Miss Universe:
Sushmita Sen in 1994

First Booker Prize:
Arundhati Roy for The God of Small Things in 1997

First Bharat Ratna:
Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, C. Rajagopalachari, and Dr C.V. Raman in 1954

First Foreigner to receive Bharat Ratna:
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

First Person to receive Stalin Prize:
Saifuddin Kitchlu

First Chevalier:
Sivaji Ganesan

First Person to receive Jnanpith Award:
Sri Shankar Kurup

First Dadasaheb Phalke Award:
Devika Rani in 1969

First Ashoka Chakra Award to a civilian (posthumous) :
D.K. Jatar, captain of the sabotaged plane Kashmir Princess, for “most conspicuous bravery, daring and self-sacrifice”

First Magsaysay Award:
Vinoba Bhave

First Winner of a major literary award in the United States:
Dhan Gopal Mukerji

First Ford Supermodel of the World (contest):
Bipasha Basu, 1996

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FIRSTS IN EXPLORATION:

First Person to reach the South Pole:
Col Jatinder Kumar Bajaj

First Woman to scale Mount Everest:
Bachendri Pal on May 23, 1984. She was the 5th woman in the world to scale the peak.

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FIRSTS IN FILM AND TV:

First Sound film:
Alam Ara, 1931

First Oscar winner:
Bhanu Athaiya for Best Costume Design for Gandhi (film) in 1982

First Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film:
Mother India in 1957

First National Film Award for cinema:
Shyamchi Aai in 1954

First Colorized film:
Mughal-e-Azam in 2004 (the original black-and-white version was released in 1960)

First Sponsored TV serial:
Hum Log, started in 1984, was also the first soap opera of India

First Actor to enact 10 roles:
Kamal Haasan

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FIRSTS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:

First Hydroelectric plant:
On the Gaganachukki waterfall of the Sivasamudram Falls, Karnataka. Built in 1902.

First City to have electricity:
Bangalore, in 1906 (it was in fact the first city in Asia to have electricity)

First Man in space:
Rakesh Sharma aboard Salyut 7, on April 03, 1984. He was the 138th man in space world-wide.

First Woman in space:
Kalpana Chawla aboard Space Shuttle Columbia flight STS-87, on November 19,1997. She was a naturalized United States citizen, and represented the US during the event.

First Test-tube baby:
Durga Agarwal, born 1978

First Scientific Expedition to Antarctica:
1981

First Nuclear Reactor:
Tarapur, Maharashtra

First Genetically Modified Food Product in India :
Bt. Egg plant Hybrid (Bt. — Bacilius Thuringiensis)

First Satellite :
Aryabhatta, launched on April 19, 1975

First Satellite dedicated exclusively for educational services :
EDUSET

First Successfully indigenous Launch Vehicle :
SLV-3

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FIRSTS IN SPORTS:

First Olympic team medal:
Gold for Hockey at the 1928 Summer Olympics Amsterdam, beating theNetherlands.

First Olympic individual medal (in British India):
Norman Pritchard, 1900

First Olympic individual medal:
Bronze by K. D. Jadhav for wrestling at the 1952 Summer OlympicsHelsinki.

First Person to swim across the English Channel:
Mihir Sen, 1958

First Woman to swim across the English Channel:
Arati Saha, 1959

First Formula 1 race driver:
Narain Karthikeyan

First Formula 1 team:
Force India F1

First A1 GP race victory:
Narain Karthikeyan, Zhuhai,China,2007

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FIRSTS IN CHESS:

First Chess Grandmaster:
Viswanathan Anand in 1988, at the age of 18.

First FIDE World Chess Champion:
Viswanathan Anand in December 2000.

First Undisputed World Chess Champion:
Viswanathan Anand in September 2007.

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FIRSTS IN TENNIS:

First Tennis Grand Slam title:
Mahesh Bhupathi (partnering with Japanese Rika Hiraki) in the Mixed Doubles category of the 1997 French Open.

First Tennis Grand Slam win by a woman:
Nirupama Vaidyanathan beat Italian Gloria Pizzichini in the first round of the 1998 Australian Open

First Woman in the 4th round (highest as of 2008) of a tennis Grand Slam event:
Sania Mirza in the Singles category of the 2005 US Open.

First Tennis Grand Slam junior title:
Leander Paes in the Singles category of the 1990 Wimbledon Championship. He is also the only medal fetcher for India in the Atlanta Olympics. He won the a bronze medal the only medal that put India in the medal tally.

First Tennis Grand Slam junior title by a woman:
Sania Mirza (partnering with Russian Alisa Kleybanova) in the Doubles category of the 2003 Wimbledon Championships.

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FIRSTS IN CRICKET:

First Cricket tournament:
The Bombay Triangular which later became the Bombay Quadrangular (1912-1936)

First Cricket test match:
Against England at Lord’s, June 25, 1932

First Cricket captain:
CK Nayudu for the 1932 tour of England

First Cricketer to score a century:
Lala Amarnath in 1933 against England in South Bombay

First Cricketer to score a triple century:
Vijay Hazare

First ODI cricket hat-trick:
Chetan Sharma in Reliance World Cup against New Zealand in 1987.

First Test cricket hat-trick:
Harbhajan Singh against Australia in March 2001

First Cricket World Cup championship win:
At the 1983 Cricket World Cup, England beating West Indies.

First Batsman to complete 10,000 runs in Test cricket:
Sunil Gavaskar (he was first in the world to achieve this feat)

First Batsman to complete 10,000 runs in ODI cricket:
Sachin Tendulkar (he was first in the world to achieve this feat)

First Cricket Twenty20 world cup winner :
2007

First Cricketer to score 75 Test and ODI centuries :
Sachin Tendulkar

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FIRSTS IN WOMEN:

First Woman Prime Minister:
Indira Gandhi

First Woman Minister in a government:
Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

First Woman Chief Minister of a State:
Sucheta Kripalani, 1963

First Woman Governor:
Sarojini Naidu

First Woman Central Minister:
Vijayalakshmi Pandit

First Woman Speaker of a State Assembly:
Shanno Devi

First Woman Indian National Congress President:
Annie Besant

First Woman President:
Pratibha Patil

First Woman Graduates:
Kadambini Ganguly and Chandramukhi Basu, 1883

First Woman Head of an Undergraduate Academic Institution:
Chandramukhi Basu, 1888

First Woman Honours Graduate:
Kamini Roy (1886)

First Woman Lawyer:
Cornelia Sorabjee

First Woman Judge:
Anna Chandy (She became judge in a district court in 1937)

First Woman Chief Justice of a High Court:
Mrs. Leela Seth (Himachal Pradesh High Court)

First Woman Judge in Supreme Court of India:
Kumari Justice M. Fathima Beevi

First Woman Physician:
Kadambini Ganguly, 1886

First Woman Airline Pilot:
Durga Banerjee

First Woman Olympic medal winner:
Karnam Malleswari, 2000

First Woman Asian Games gold medal winner:
Kamlijit Sandhu

First Woman IPS Officer:
Kiran Bedi

First Woman Nobel Prize winner:
Mother Teresa in 1979 (Albanian born Indian citizen)

First Woman Ambassador:
Miss C. B. Muthamma

First Woman to climb Mt. Everest Twice:
Santosh Yadav

First Woman President of Indian National Congress:
Annie Besant

First Woman Pilot in Indian Air Force:
Harita Kaur Dayal

First Woman President of the UN General Assembly:
Vijay Laxmi Pandit

First Woman Chairman of UPSC:
Roze Millian Bethew

First Woman Director General of Police:
Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya

First Woman Lieutenant General:
Puneeta Arora

First Woman Air Vice Marshal:
P. Bandopadhyaya

First Woman to receive Bharat Ratna:
Indira Gandhi

First Woman to receive Jnanpith Award:
Ashapurna Devi

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FIRSTS IN OTHERS:

First Wax statue of a living Indian:
Mahatma Gandhi at Madame Tussaud’s in 1939

First Exclusive internet magazine:
Bharat Samachar

First Miss India to participate in Miss Universe:
Indrani Rehman

First President of the Indian National Congress:
W C Bonnerjee, 1885

First Muslim President of the Indian National Congress:
Badruddin Tayyabji

First Judge of International Court of Justice:
Dr. Nagender Singh

First Graduate in Medicine:
Soorjo Coomar Goodeve Chuckerbutty