1) Who developed the theory of combustion as a chemical reaction with oxygen in the 18th century, that excluded phlogiston theory?
- (a) Antoine Lavoisier
- (b) Rober Boyle
- (c) Friedrich Wohler
- (d) Joham Becher
2) What do we mean by Allen’s rule?
- (a) Mammals from colder climates generally have shorter ears and limbs to minimize heat lose
- (b) Desert lizards lack the physiological ability that mammals have to deal with the High temperature of their habitat.
- (c)Some plants have no leaves -they are reduced to spines – and the photosynthesis function is taken over by the flattened stems.
- (d) The body compensates low oxygen availability by increasing red blood cell production, decreasing the binding affinity of hemoglobin and by increasing the breathing rate
3) Which of the following schemes enables students mobility across Higher Education Institutes?
- (a) National Educational Technology Forum
- (b) PM Umeed Scheme
- (c) Structured Assessment for Analysing Learning Levels (SAFAL)
- (d) Academic Bank of Credits
4) Which of the following Constitutions inspired the law-making process in India?
- (a) Irish Constitution
- (b) British Constitution
- (c) US Constitution
- (d) Canadian Constitute
5) Which of the following definitions best describes the concept of microfinance?
- (a) A microfinance institution is a company registered under the Companies Act, 1956 and engaged in the business of loans and advances and acquisition of shares/stocks/ bonds/ debentures/securities issued by the government
- (b) Microfinance is a banking service provided to unemployed or low-income individuals or groups, who otherwise would have no other access to financial services
- (c) A microfinance institution is a digital-only and mobile-first bank
- (d) Microfinance refers to providing banking services to individuals living in rural areas.
6) Ernest Rutherford used about ________ thick gold foil for alpha scattering experiments.
- (a) 500 atoms
- (b) 1000 atoms
- (c) 900 atoms
- (d) 700 atoms
7) How many players are there on each side of the Kabaddi Team in the filed
- (a) 9
- (b) 7
- (c) 8
- (d) 10
8) Which of the following events took place in the United Provinces in February, 1922?
- (a) Quit India
- (b) Chauri Chaura
- (c) Khilafat Movement
- (d) Kakori Incident
9) The Mahalanobis models was the basic for which Five -year Plan?
- (a) Fourth Five-year Plan
- (b) Second Five- year Plan
- (c) Sixth Five -year Plan
- (d) First Five -year Plan
10) In which state of India was the Neeru-Meeru programmed introduced for construction of water harvesting structures?
- (a) Andhra Pradesh
- (b) Rajasthan
- (c) Uttar Pradesh
- (d) Punjab
11) Lata Mangeshkar was honoured with the Bharat Ratna in the year_________________
- (a) 2001
- (b) 2003
- (c) 2004
- (d) 2002
12) In which of the following districts of Rajasthan are the Barchans found?
- (a) Udaipur
- (b) Jaisalmer
- (c) Bhilwara
- (d) Alwar
13) Hariprasad Chaurasia, an Indian flutist in the Hindustani classical tradition, was awarded with which of the following awards in 2000??
- (a) Padma Shri
- (b) Padma Vibhushan
- (c) Bharat Ratna
- (d) Padma Bhushan
14) Which of the following types of unemployment is found in India when people are employed for a certain period of a year in tourist resorts and various tourism related activities in the mountain regions, but are unemployed in off-seasons?
- (a) Seasonal unemployment
- (b) Under employment
- (c) Disguised unemployment
- (d) Cyclical unemployment
15) When was the Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy established?
- (a) 1951
- (b) 1953
- (c) 1954
- (d) 1952
16) Poush Mela is a unique festival celebrated in which of the following Indian Sates?
- (a) Uttar Pradesh
- (b) Himachal Pradesh
- (c) West Bengal
- (d) Madhya Pradesh
17) According to which of the following foreign Travellers, people of Delhi used to write letters containing abuses to the Sultan, therefore, in order to punish them Sultan decided to shift the capital?
- (a) Isami
- (b) Hasan Nizami
- (c) Ibn Batuta
- (d) Al Biruni
18) With reference to Morley-Minto Reforms of 1909, consider the following statements
(a) they are also called the Indian Councils Act, 1909.
(b) They are increased the strength of Legislative Councils.
(c) The right to separate electorate was given to the Muslims
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
- (a) b,c
- (b) a,b,c
- (c) c,a
- (d) a,b
19) How Long will a sound wave take to travel 1.5 km, which has a frequency of 5 kHz and wavelength of 6cm?
- (a) 2.5 seconds
- (b) 50 seconds
- (c) 5 seconds
- (d) 25 seconds
20) Which Article of the Constitution of India deals with the conduct of business of the Government of a state?
- (a) Article 177
- (b) Article 167
- (c) Article 164
- (d) Article 166
21) Vasudeva I who issued coins in gold (dinars and quarter dinars) and copper (single denomination) was a ______ king.
- (a) Shunga
- (b) Vakataka
- (c) Shaka
- (d) Kushana
22) What is the reason for the similar size of the vascular bundle in monocot leaves?
- (a) Cubical venation
- (b) Radial venation
- (c) Rectangular venation
- (d) Parallel venation