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Exam Year: 2005

  • Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the battle fought in India in the 18th Century?

    (a)

    Battle of Wandiwash – Battle of Buxar – Battle of Ambur – Battle of Plassey.

    (b)

    Battle of Ambur – Battle of Plassey – Battle of Wandiwash – Battle of Buxar.

    (c)

    Battle of Wandiwash – Battle of Plassey – Battle of Ambur – Battle of Buxar.

    (d)

    Battle of Ambur – Battle of Buxar – Battle of Wandiwash – Battle of Plassey.

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • Who among the following was not a contemporary of the other three?

    (a)

    Bimbisara

    (b)

    Gautama Buddha

    (c)

    Milinda

    (d)

    Prasenjit

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • Pneumoconiosis afflicts the workers who work mainly in?

    (a)

    Tanneries

    (b)

    Coal mining industry

    (c)

    Distilleries

    (d)

    Glass industry

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • Which one of the following is the landmark performance of Dr. V.Mohan Reddy, an Indian born doctor working in USA, during February, 2005?

    (a)

    Research on human stem cell which is likely to revolutionise treatment of deadly disease like cancer

    (b)

    Successful open heart procedure called arterial switch performed on an infant

    (c)

    Research on genetic engineering which can help in treatment of deadly disease like AIDS

    (d)

    Successful brain surgery to revive the function of nearly dead brain of a premature born infant

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • What is the order of magnitude of electric resistance of the human body (dry)?

    (a)

    10^2 ohm

    (b)

    10^4 ohm

    (c)

    10^6 ohm

    (d)

    10^8 ohm

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • Consider the following statements: During the year 2004, India’s foreign exchange reserves did not exceed the 125 billion U.S. Dollar mark; The series of index numbers of wholesale prices introduced from April, 2000 has the year 1993-94 as base year. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    (a)

    1 only

    (b)

    2 only

    (c)

    Both 1 and 2

    (d)

    Neither 1 nor 2

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • Consider the following statements: A geostationary satellite is at an approximate height of 10,000 km; FM transmission of music is of very good quality because the atmospheric or manmade noises which are generally frequency variations can do little harm. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    (a)

    1 only

    (b)

    2 only

    (c)

    Both 1 and 2

    (d)

    Neither 1 nor 2

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • Who among the following is the President of the FICCI?

    (a)

    Sunil Mittal

    (b)

    Brijmohan Lal Munjal

    (c)

    Onkar S. Kunwar

    (d)

    Vivek Burman

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

  • Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.

    (a)

    Bondia Wildlife Sanctuary – Orissa

    (b)

    Kangerghat National Park – Assam

    (c)

    Orang Sanctuary – Chhattisgarh

    (d)

    Ushakothi Wildlife Sanctuary – Goa

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

  • Which party was founded by Subhash Chandra Bose in the year 1939 after he broke away from the Congress?

    (a)

    Indian Freedom Party

    (b)

    Azad Hind Fauj

    (c)

    Revolutionary Front

    (d)

    Forward Block

    Correct Answer:

    (d)