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Exam Year: 2004

  • A weightless rubber balloon is filled with 200 cc of water. Its weight in water is equal to:

    (a)

    9.8/5 N

    (b)

    9.8/10 N

    (c)

    9.8/2 N

    (d)

    Zero

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • Which one of the following statements is correct? ‘Deccan Odyssey’ is:

    (a)

    A book on Chatrapati Shivaji

    (b)

    A warship recently acquired by the Indian Navy

    (c)

    A recently started air service between Mumbai and Colombo

    (d)

    A luxury train which travels through Maharashtra and includes Goa in its journey

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • Standard 18-carat gold sold in the market contains:

    (a)

    82 parts gold and 18 parts other metals

    (b)

    18 parts gold and 82 parts other metals

    (c)

    18 parts gold and 6 parts other metals

    (d)

    9 parts gold and 15 parts other metals

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • Consider the following events during Indian freedom struggle:
    1. Chauri – Chaura Outrage
    2. Minto – Morley Reforms
    3. Dandi March
    4. Montagu – Chelmsford Reforms
    Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the events above?

    (a)

    1 – 3 – 2 – 4

    (b)

    2 – 4 – 1 – 3

    (c)

    1 – 4 – 2 – 3

    (d)

    2 – 3 – 1 – 4

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • Match List I (Fuel Gases) with List II (Major Constituents) and select the correct answer using the codes given below.
    List I
    (A) CNG
    (B) Coal gas
    (C) LPG
    (D) Water gas

    List II
    1. Carbon monoxide, Hydrogen
    2. Butane, Propane
    3. Methane, Ethane
    4. Hydrogen, Methane, Carbon monoxide

    (a)

    2 1 3 4

    (b)

    3 4 2 1

    (c)

    2 4 3 1

    (d)

    3 1 2 4

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • Consider the following statements about Sikh Gurus:
    1. Banda Bahadur was appointed as the military leader of the Sikhs by Guru Tegh Bahudur.
    2. Guru Arjun Dev Became the Sikh Guru after Guru Ram Das
    3. Guru Arjun Dev gave to Sikhs their own script – Guru mukhi.
    Which of these statements given above is/are correct?

    (a)

    1 only

    (b)

    2 and 3

    (c)

    1 and 3

    (d)

    1 and 2

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • Consider the following Viceroys of India during the British rule:
    1. Lord Curzon
    2. Lord Chelmsford
    3. Lord Hardinge
    4. Lord Irwin
    Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of their tenure?

    (a)

    1 – 3 – 2 – 4

    (b)

    2 – 4 – 1 – 3

    (c)

    1 – 4 – 2 – 3

    (d)

    2 – 3 – 1 – 4

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

  • Match List I (Person) with List II (Position) and select the correct answer using the codes given below.
    List I
    (A) Anil Kakodakar
    (B) Raman Puri
    (C) M- Jagannatha Rao
    (D) G. Madhavan Nair

    List II
    1. Chief of the Integrated Defence Staff
    2. Chairman, 17th Law Commission
    3. Chairman, ISRO
    4. Chairman Atomic Energy Commission

    (a)

    3 1 2 4

    (b)

    4 2 1 3

    (c)

    3 2 1 4

    (d)

    4 1 2 3

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • INSAT – 3E, India’s communication satellite, was launched in 2003 from:

    (a)

    French Guiana

    (b)

    Seychelles

    (c)

    Mauritius

    (d)

    Mauritania

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

  • INS Trishul acquired by the Indian Navy in 2003 has been built by:

    (a)

    Israel

    (b)

    USA

    (c)

    Russia

    (d)

    France

    Correct Answer:

    (c)