Q. Most of the communication satellites today are placed in a geostationary orbit. In order to stay over the same spot on the Earth, a geostationary satellite has to be directly above the
1) Equator
2) Tropic of Cancer
3) either North or South Pole
4) Tropic of Capricorn
Q. SIMBEX is an annual joint maritime bilateral exercise conducted between
1) India and Singapore
2) China and India
3) Singapore and Indonesia
4) Malaysia and Thailand
Q. Which one among the following is a function of the Pro-Tem Speaker of the Lok Sabha?
1) Swear in the members of the House and hold the charge till a regular Speaker is elected
2) Conduct of the proceedings of the House in the absence of the Speaker
3) To check if the election certificates of the members of the House are in order
4) Give his assent to the bills passed by the House
Q. The term 'demographic gap' signifies the difference
1) between the birth and the death rate
2) in sex ratio
3) in age
4) in child/woman ratio
Q. Dead organs are generally stored in formalin. Formalin is
1) aqueous formaldehyde
2) aqueous ferrous sulphate
3) aqueous formic acid
4) aqueous ferric alum
Q. Which one among the following is not true regarding the draft National Food Security Bill?
1) The draft Bill has been cleared by the empowered Group of Ministers of discussion in the Cabinet
2) Every BPL family in the country shall be entitled to 25 kg of wheat or rice per month @ Rs.3 per kg
3) The distribution will be on universal entitlement by ensuring coverage of every adult under the public distribution scheme
4) The Central Government shall allocate required quantity of wheat and/or rice from the central pool t
Q. When items of jewellery made of metals such as copper or nickel are placed in a solution having a salt of gold, a thin film of gold is deposited by
1) passing an electric current
2) cooling to below 0 degree C
3) heating above 100 degree C
4) just keeping it for 10 minutes
Q. Due to contraction of eyeball, a longsighted eye can see only
1) father objects which is corrected by using convex lens
2) father objects which is corrected by using concave lens
3) nearer objects which is corrected by using convex lens
4) nearer objects which is corrected by using concave lens
Q. To boost India's power-generating capacity, the Jawaharlal Nehru Solar Mission was launched in India in January 2010. Which of the following statements regarding this Mission is/are correct?
1. India is fast exhausting reserves of fossil fuel resources.
2. Solar energy is clean source of energy.
3. India lacks technology for development of other alternative sources of power generation.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Code:
1) 1 and 2 only
2) 1, 2 and 3
3) 2 and 3 only
4) 1 only
Q. Which of the following statements about Fourth Anglo-Mysore War are correct?
1. The Madras Council suggested a policy of rigorous and intense attack on Mysore.
2. Lord Wellesley tried to revive the Triple Alliance.
3. Tipu sent emissaries to Arabia, Versailles, Mauritius and Kabul enlisting support against the English.
4. The War was of a very short duration though decisive
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Code:
1) 2, 3 and 4
2) 1, 3 and 4
3) 2 and 4 only
4) 1 and 3 only
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