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Dr.G.R.Damodaran College of Science (Autonomous, affiliated to the Bharathiar University, recognized by the UGC)Re- accredited at the 'A' Grade Level by the NAAC and ISO 9001:2008 Certified CRISL rated 'A' (TN) for MBA and MIB Programmes I UG SCIB [2015-2018] SEMESTER I SKILL BASED SUBJECT: GENERAL AWARENESS - 100GCO Multiple Choice Questions. 1. Leela gave the beggar _____________ one rupee coin. A. a B. an C. the D. zero article ANSWER: A 2. The snake moved quickly __________ the tall grass. A. into B. across C. through D. on ANSWER: C 3. We have been living in Chennai __________ 1990. A. from B. since C. on D. of ANSWER: B 4. A few people have come. A. have they? B. do they? C. haven't they? D. don't they? ANSWER: C 5. He killed the tiger ___________ a rifle. A. with B. of C. through D. by ANSWER: A http://172.16.2.20/printqp.php?heading=I UG SCIB [2015-2018], SEM... 1 of 23 8/12/2015 10:20 AM

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Dr.G.R.Damodaran College of Science(Autonomous, affiliated to the Bharathiar University, recognized by the UGC)Re-

accredited at the 'A' Grade Level by the NAAC and ISO 9001:2008 Certified

CRISL rated 'A' (TN) for MBA and MIB Programmes

I UG SCIB [2015-2018]

SEMESTER I

SKILL BASED SUBJECT: GENERAL AWARENESS - 100GCO

Multiple Choice Questions.

1. Leela gave the beggar _____________ one rupee coin.

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. zero article

ANSWER: A

2. The snake moved quickly __________ the tall grass.

A. into

B. across

C. through

D. on

ANSWER: C

3. We have been living in Chennai __________ 1990.

A. from

B. since

C. on

D. of

ANSWER: B

4. A few people have come.

A. have they?

B. do they?

C. haven't they?

D. don't they?

ANSWER: C

5. He killed the tiger ___________ a rifle.

A. with

B. of

C. through

D. by

ANSWER: A

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6. Choose the word nearest in meaning to the given word. 'Extravagant'.

A. surplus

B. wasteful

C. economical

D. unnecessary

ANSWER: B

7. Choose the word which is exact opposite in meaning to the given word. 'Opaque'.

A. obscure

B. firm

C. transparent

D. poverty

ANSWER: C

8. A public building or room where people gamble for money.

A. hotel

B. casino

C. restaurant

D. theatre

ANSWER: B

9. A person who looks at the bright side of things.

A. optimist

B. pessimist

C. snob

D. luminary

ANSWER: A

10. Bees ___________

A. hiss

B. buzz

C. sing

D. crock

ANSWER: B

11. A book or paper written by hand.

A. handicraft

B. manuscript

C. manual

D. monograph

ANSWER: B

12. To fish in troubled waters in _______.

A. to aggravate the situation

B. to make the most in a bad situation

C. to catch fish in the disturbed water

D. to indulge in evil conspiracies

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ANSWER: B

13. To rise like a Phoenix is __________

A. to emerge with a new life

B. to resemble a Phoenician

C. to get up with a start

D. to rise with anger.

ANSWER: A

14. Bread is to yeast as curd is to ____________.

A. fungi

B. bacteria

C. germs

D. virus

ANSWER: B

15. Pigeon is to peace as White Flag is to _____________.

A. Friendship

B. victory

C. surrender

D. war

ANSWER: C

16. Find the correctly spelt word.

A. Efficient

B. Treatmeant

C. Beterment

D. Employd

ANSWER: A

17. Which is NOT a multiple of 7?

A. 84

B. 49

C. 140

D. 1

ANSWER: D

18. Which is a divisor of 96?

A. 36

B. 32

C. 18

D. 9

ANSWER: B

19. Which number is divisible by 3 and divisible by 9, but not divisible by 6?

A. 1,743

B. 4,608

C. 6,201

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D. 7,212

ANSWER: C

20. What is the sum of 5.2, 0.414, 0.03 and 0.22?

A. 5.864

B. 0.491

C. 14.54

D. 1.034

ANSWER: A

21. A rectangular room that is 8 meters by 5 meters is to be carpeted using carpet costing Rs.12.50 per

square meter. How much will the carpet cost?

A. Rs.40

B. Rs.100

C. Rs.162.50

D. Rs.500.00

ANSWER: D

22. A woman is four times as old as her daughter. In 3 years she will be three times as old as her daughter.

How old is the woman now?

A. 3 years

B. 6 years

C. 12 years

D. 24 years

ANSWER: D

23. Ram sold a cow for Rs.136 at a loss of 15%. At what price should he have sold it to gain 15%?

A. Rs.183

B. Rs.184

C. Rs.185

D. Rs.186

ANSWER: B

24. A car takes 5 hours to cover a distance of 300 km. What speed in km/hr should be maintained to cover

the same distance in 4/5th of the previous time?

A. 72 km/hr

B. 73 km/hr

C. 74 km/hr

D. 75 km/hr

ANSWER: D

25. What is the fraction which is equivalent to 3/10 percent?

A. 33.33

B. 2/.033

C. 3/1000

D. 3/100

ANSWER: C

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26. ________ was the first metal used by man?

A. copper

B. silver

C. bronze

D. brass

ANSWER: A

27. The primary function of an office is_______

A. Making,using,and preserving records

B. remuneration personnel

C. Carry out the management policies

D. Safeguarding of authority means

ANSWER: A

28. The fundamental economic problem faced by all societies is ___________

A. unemployment

B. inequality

C. poverty

D. scarcity

ANSWER: C

29. _____ is the first step in marketing

A. buying

B. selling

C. assembling

D. Financing

ANSWER: A

30. India is good example for a _____ economy

A. Socialist

B. mixed

C. capitalist

D. communist

ANSWER: B

31. HRM stands for __________

A. Human Resource Management

B. Human resource Manager

C. Human Re-Management

D. Human Re-Manager

ANSWER: A

32. Which of the following is a characteristics of pure monopoly?

A. One seller of the product

B. low barriers to entry

C. Close substitute

D. perfect information

ANSWER: A

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33. Post script appears in a letter ____

A. in the beginning

B. in the middle

C. in the end

D. never appears

ANSWER: D

34. Employees should be encouraged to provide ___________

A. information

B. guidelines

C. suggestions

D. orders

ANSWER: C

35. Surplus is a condition of ___________

A. Excess supply

B. a deficiency in supply

C. market equilibrium

D. excess demand

ANSWER: A

36. Which is the FALSE statement?

A. A whole number is an integer

B. An irrational number is a real number

C. A counting number is a whole number

D. An integer is an irrational number

ANSWER: D

37. Which of the following contains the Gayatri Mantra?

A. Rigveda

B. Yajurveda

C. Upanishad

D. Samaveda

ANSWER: A

38. The Aryans at first settled in __________

A. Sindhu

B. Gujarat

C. Kashmir

D. Punjab

ANSWER: D

39. Upanishads also Known as the Vedantas, are ______ in number

A. 96

B. 105

C. 108

D. 112

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ANSWER: C

40. The meaning of Buddha is _______

A. anything beyond God

B. Soul after death

C. the Enlightened one

D. the ultimate path for moksha

ANSWER: B

41. Jainism was divided into two sects known as ________

A. Kapalika and Kalamukha

B. Mahayana and Hinayana

C. Ajivika and Nyaya Vaisesika

D. Svetambara and Digambara

ANSWER: D

42. Which two planets of the solar system have no satellites?

A. Mercury and Venus

B. Venus and Mars

C. Mercury and Pluto

D. Venus and Neptune

ANSWER: A

43. The Konark sun Temple was bulit by ________

A. Narasimha Deva II

B. Asoka

C. Krishna Deva Raya

D. Rajendra Chola

ANSWER: A

44. The earth rotates around its axis from_____________

A. north to south

B. east to west

C. south to north

D. west to east

ANSWER: D

45. The tropic of Cancer passes through _______________

A. India and Iran

B. Iran and Pakistan

C. India and Saudi Arabia

D. Iran and Iraq

ANSWER: C

46. The distance between the earth and the sun is smallest in the month of _________

A. January

B. March

C. June

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D. September

ANSWER: A

47. Lunar eclipse occurs at the time of _________

A. New moon

B. Full moon

C. Half moon

D. Quarter moon

ANSWER: B

48. Solar eclipse occurs when __________

A. Earth comes between sun and moon

B. Moon is at right angle to the earth

C. Moon comes between sun and earth

D. Sun comes between moon and earth

ANSWER: C

49. The Difference between IST and GMT is____________

A. 2hours

B. 4 hours 30minutes

C. 5 hours 30minutes

D. 6 hours

ANSWER: C

50. The hottest place in the world is ___________

A. Tehran,Iran

B. Jaisalmer,India

C. Dallol,Ethiopia

D. Azizia,Libya

ANSWER: D

51. Pointing to a man in a photograph, a man said to a woman, " His mother is only daughter of your father

". How are the women related to the man in the photograph?

A. Sister

B. Mother

C. Wife

D. Daughter

ANSWER: B

52. Introducing a girl, Ramprasad said, " Her mother is the only daughter of my mother-in-law". How is

Ramprasad related to the girl?

A. Father

B. Husband

C. Brother

D. Cannot be determined

ANSWER: A

53. Five newly born babies were weighted by the doctor. In her report she pointed out that the child A was

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lighter than the child B. The child C was lighter than the child D. The child B was lighter than the child D,

but heavier than child E. Which child was the heaviest.

A. E

B. D

C. C

D. B

ANSWER: D

54. BIRDS : ORNITHOLOGY :: ANIMALS : ?

A. Botany

B. Philology

C. Seismology

D. Zoology

ANSWER: D

55. MICE : HOLE :: PRISONER : ?

A. Prison

B. Jail

C. Cell

D. Barrack

ANSWER: A

56. BIRDS : FLY :: FISH : ?

A. Water

B. Finns

C. Swim

D. Twist

ANSWER: C

57. QUESTION : QUESTION HOUR :: ARGUMENT : ?

A. Plead

B. Lawyer

C. Debate

D. Lecture

ANSWER: C

58. SUCCESS is related to FAILURE as HAPPY is related to

A. Rejoice

B. Bliss

C. Disappointed

D. Sad

ANSWER: D

59. TREATMENT is related to DOCTOR. As TRAINING is related to

A. Coach

B. Game

C. Playground

D. Player

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ANSWER: A

60. DE : 45 :: BC : ?

A. 23

B. 24

C. 25

D. 26

ANSWER: A

61. Z / 26 : Y / 25 :: T / 20 : ?

A. S / 19

B. R / 17

C. 8 / 16

D. 19 / 20

ANSWER: A

62. ZWT : ROL :: IFC : ?

A. ZWT

B. ZTW

C. ZUT

D. ZMC

ANSWER: A

63. One evening before sunset two friends Sudhir and Montu were talking to each other face to face. If

Montu's shadow was exactly to his right side, to which direction was sudhir facing?

A. South

B. North

C. West

D. None of these

ANSWER: D

64. Archana recollects that her friend Karima's birthday was celebrated on a monday of April 1997. Jothi

recollects that it was after the 22nd of that month. if the first day of that month fell on Tuesday, on which

date was Karima's birthday celebrated?

A. 23rd

B. 24th

C. 28th

D. 30th

ANSWER: C

65. If the 6th day of the month is Tuesday, what is the day of the 5th day prior to 28th of that month?

A. Thursday

B. Friday

C. Wednesday

D. Saturday

ANSWER: B

66. Profit

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A. Selling price+cost price

B. Selling price/ cost price

C. Selling price* Cost price

D. Selling price - cost price

ANSWER: D

67. Loss =

A. Cost price _ Selling price

B. Cost price + Selling price

C. Cost price * Selling price

D. Cost price / Selling price

ANSWER: A

68. Find out the odd man out

A. 1+4

B. 4+1

C. 4+2

D. 3+2

ANSWER: C

69. The average age of 40 boys in a class is 16.95 years. A new boy joins the class the average age now is

17 years. What is the age of the new boy ?

A. 16 years

B. 17 years

C. 18 years

D. 19 Years

ANSWER: D

70. Find out the result of the following by a short method. 14*40+18*40+40*25

A. 2278

B. 2279

C. 2280

D. 2281

ANSWER: C

71. The prime numbers between 11 and 19 are

A. 13,14

B. 13,15

C. 13,16

D. 13,17

ANSWER: D

72. Area of the rectangle is ________

A. length * area

B. radius * breath

C. radius * radius

D. length * breath

ANSWER: D

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73. Which shows 3.151 rounded to tenths?

A. 3.1

B. 3.2

C. 3.15

D. 3.25

ANSWER: B

74. Find out the odd one out

A. 2+4

B. 4+2

C. 3+2

D. 3+3

ANSWER: C

75. Tolkappiyam is __________ .

A. an epic

B. a grammar

C. a history

D. a geography book

ANSWER: B

76. The book called 'Nedunthokai' is ----------

A. Kalittokai

B. Natrinai

C. Purananuru

D. Akananuru

ANSWER: D

77. The number of chapters in 'Silappatikaram' is -------------

A. 28

B. 15

C. 30

D. 32

ANSWER: C

78. Manimekalai belongs to -----------

A. Jainism

B. Saivism

C. Buddhism

D. Vaishnavism

ANSWER: D

79. Palamozhi Nanuru is also known as ---------------

A. Purananuru

B. Ainkuru Nuru

C. Natrinai Nanuru

D. Pathinen Kil Kanakku work

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ANSWER: D

80. Seevaka Chintamani is written by ---------------

A. Tirutakka Thevar

B. Chattanar

C. Konku Velir

D. Umaru Pulavar

ANSWER: A

81. The one who is known as 'Soodikotutha Sudarkkodi' is -----------

A. Karaikal Ammaiyar

B. Thilakavathi

C. Andal

D. Madhavi

ANSWER: C

82. The Bhagavad Gita is also known as ------------

A. Gita Puranam

B. Gitopanishad

C. Mahabharatha

D. Bhagavad Purana

ANSWER: B

83. The first book of the Bible which describes creation is entitled -----------

A. Genesis

B. Exodus

C. Proverbs

D. Revelation

ANSWER: A

84. How many chapters are there in the 'Holy Kuran'?

A. 36

B. 114

C. 624

D. 67

ANSWER: B

85. Who is the narrator of the 'Panchatantra Stories'?

A. Vishnu Sharma

B. Banapattar

C. Tenali Rama

D. Kautilyar

ANSWER: A

86. 'Arthasastra' is written by ----------

A. Kambar

B. Valmiki

C. Kaudilya

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D. Thiruvalluvar

ANSWER: C

87. Indulekha is Malayalams first ----------------

A. Short Story

B. New poetry

C. Novel

D. Sonnet

ANSWER: C

88. Chakravarthi Tirumagan is written by --------------

A. Sandilyan

B. Kalki

C. Bharathidasan

D. Rajaji

ANSWER: D

89. 'chemmeen' is written by ----------

A. S.K.Pottakad

B. Sugumar Azhikod

C. K.C.Balakrishna Pillai

D. Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai

ANSWER: D

90. A drop of blood contains about ------------ Cells

A. 250 million

B. 2500

C. <2500

D. 5 milllion

ANSWER: A

91. Blood clotting is due to -----------

A. red blood cells

B. white blood cells

C. platelets

D. plasma

ANSWER: C

92. Heart beats about -------- times a day

A. 10,000

B. 1,00,000

C. 50,000

D. 20,000

ANSWER: B

93. Milk is converted to curd by -----------

A. bacteria

B. fungi

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C. virus

D. actinomycetes

ANSWER: A

94. DNA fingerprinting is latest technology used in -----------

A. printing

B. astrology

C. forensic science

D. microbial genetics

ANSWER: C

95. The largest planet in the solar system is ----------

A. Pluto

B. Mars

C. Mercury

D. Saturn

ANSWER: C

96. Stars Shine because it ----------

A. Reflects the light of sun

B. Has more oxygen

C. Has more hydrogen which converts to helium

D. has inert gases which emits light

ANSWER: C

97. X-ray was discovered by -----------

A. Albert Einstein

B. Mary Curie

C. Roentgen

D. Thomas Alwa Edison

ANSWER: C

98. Logarithm table was prepared by ----------

A. John Napier

B. Mary Curie

C. Roentgen

D. Chadwick

ANSWER: A

99. The father of modern computer science is ------

A. John Napier

B. Vannever Bush

C. Charles Babbage

D. Aiken

ANSWER: C

100. The Smallest planet in the Solar System is --------

A. Pluto

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B. Mars

C. Mercury

D. Saturn

ANSWER: C

101. Pick out the largest island in the world.

A. Greenland

B. Iceland

C. Ireland

D. North island

ANSWER: A

102. Thermometer is used to check _____________________.

A. digestion.

B. heart condition.

C. blood pressure.

D. temperature.

ANSWER: D

103. The medical instrument used to analyse the sound of heart and lungs is called________________.

A. Sphymamanometer.

B. Stethoscope.

C. Stereoscope.

D. Thermoscope.

ANSWER: B

104. The three primary colors used in color television are _______________.

A. green-yellow-blue.

B. yellow-blue-red.

C. red-green-yellow.

D. green-blue-red.

ANSWER: D

105. The medium through which data and instructions are entered into a computer is called

_________________.

A. output device.

B. printing device.

C. input device.

D. storage device.

ANSWER: C

106. A group of eight bits is called __________________.

A. byte.

B. kilobyte.

C. megabyte.

D. gigabyte.

ANSWER: A

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107. What is the expansion of WWW?

A. Wide Web World.

B. Wifi web World.

C. World wide web.

D. Wimax Wide Web.

ANSWER: C

108. Who is the father of the computer?

A. Dennis Ritche.

B. Charles Babbage.

C. Patrick Naughton.

D. Bill Gates.

ANSWER: B

109. Binary digits are _________________.

A. 1 and 2.

B. 0 and 2.

C. 0 and 1.

D. 1 and 3.

ANSWER: C

110. Which technology is used for evaluating aptitude tests?

A. OMR.

B. MICR.

C. OCR.

D. MCR.

ANSWER: A

111. _________________ is an input device widely used in super market.

A. Keyboard

B. Mouse

C. Track ball

D. Bar code reader.

ANSWER: D

112. Which of the following is an operating system?

A. java.

B. linux.

C. editor.

D. compiler.

ANSWER: B

113. Who is the founder of Microsoft Corporation?

A. Larry Page.

B. Steve Jobs.

C. Jerry Yang.

D. Bill Gates.

ANSWER: D

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114. Who is the founder of Apple computers?

A. Larry Page.

B. Steve Jobs.

C. Jerry Yang.

D. Mark Zuckerberg.

ANSWER: B

115. Expansion of GUI is ____________________.

A. graphical user interpret.

B. graphical user interface.

C. graph user interface.

D. graph user interpret.

ANSWER: B

116. _______________ is the Device used in interaction between computer and telephone network.

A. MODEM

B. processor

C. SMPS

D. USB drive

ANSWER: A

117. An error in software is called __________________.

A. debug.

B. bug.

C. worm

D. virus.

ANSWER: B

118. The basis of internet is _________________.

A. TCP/OP.

B. TAP/IP.

C. TCP/IP.

D. TAP/OP.

ANSWER: C

119. Whose product is Windows operating system?

A. Sun micro systems.

B. Bell laboratories.

C. Microsoft Corporation.

D. Ken lab.

ANSWER: C

120. Business means ________________.

A. commerce.

B. industry and commerce.

C. trade and commerce.

D. selling and buying of goods.

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ANSWER: B

121. The maximum number of partners in a firm carrying on banking business is _______________.

A. 7.

B. 10.

C. 50.

D. 20.

ANSWER: C

122. The minimum number of members in a private limited company is __________________.

A. 2.

B. 3.

C. 7.

D. 10.

ANSWER: A

123. The main objective of financial accounting is to prepare __________.

A. profit and loss account only.

B. balance sheet only.

C. P&L account and balance sheet.

D. trial balance.

ANSWER: C

124. Current assets-current liabilities = _________________________.

A. fixed capital.

B. working capital.

C. opening capital.

D. closing capital.

ANSWER: B

125. Advertisement promotes ________________.

A. purchases.

B. production.

C. sales.

D. price.

ANSWER: C

126. Who is the first Indian Chess Player who defeated a World Champion?

A. Dibyendu Barua

B. Kapil Dev

C. Surya Sekhar Ganguly

D. Viswanathan Anand

ANSWER: D

127. The term 'Duck' is associated with which of the following games?

A. chess

B. volleyball

C. golf

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D. cricket

ANSWER: D

128. First "Padmashree" in athletics is

A. P.T. Usha

B. Milkha Singh

C. Bandhu Singh

D. Kamaljit sandhu

ANSWER: C

129. The first Indian woman athlete to win a gold in Asian Games is

A. P.T. Usha

B. Shayni Abhramn

C. kamaljit sandhu

D. Anju B.G

ANSWER: A

130. When did the ancient Olympic games started?

A. 394 B.C

B. 493 B.C

C. 676 B.C

D. 776 B.C

ANSWER: D

131. How many rings are there in an Olympic Flag?

A. 4

B. 2

C. 9

D. 5

ANSWER: D

132. Common wealth games are held every

A. year

B. two years

C. three years

D. four years

ANSWER: D

133. The term 'Grand Slam' is associated with

A. Tennis

B. Chess

C. football

D. bridge

ANSWER: D

134. How many squares are there in a chess board

A. 36

B. 48

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C. 72

D. 64

ANSWER: D

135. Which one of the following is the full form of ICC?

A. International Cricket Council

B. Indian Cricket Council

C. International cost camp

D. Indian coast cup

ANSWER: A

136. Name the person who controls a football match?

A. A referee

B. An umpire

C. A Spectator

D. A Goalkeeper

ANSWER: A

137. How many gold medals did P.T.Usha win in the 1986 Seoul Asian Games?

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

ANSWER: D

138. Which of the following games is not included in the Olympic Games?

A. Skiing

B. Cycling

C. Cricket

D. Archery

ANSWER: C

139. Who is the first Indian batsman to have achieved 300 runs in an innings in Tests?

A. Sachin Tendulkar

B. Sourav Ganguly

C. Bishen Singh Bedi

D. Virender Sehwag

ANSWER: D

140. Who is the new Chief Technology Officer of Yahoo?

A. Carol Bartz

B. Carl Icahn

C. Roy Bostock

D. Raymie Stata

ANSWER: D

141. Name the South African white supremacist leader who has been killed on his farm in the country's

north - west by two farm workers after a dispute over unpaid wages.

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A. Eugene T-U

B. Eugene Winner

C. Eugene Terreblanche

D. Eugene Vinai

ANSWER: C

142. Legendary fast bowler, regarded as one of the greatest English cricketers of the 20th century, who died

at the age of 91 recently is

A. Sir Alec Fedderer

B. Sir Alec Victor Bedser

C. Sir Alec Monster

D. Sir Alec Peter

ANSWER: B

143. The 1st North American Canadian province to ban the 'n'Qab a top to be dress worn by muslim

woman is

A. Quebec province

B. Quebec Mal

C. Quebec Nalivar

D. Quebec prose

ANSWER: A

144. Name of India's indigenously developed, nuclear - capable, short range ballistic missile (SRBM)

successfully test - fired on 28-03-2010 from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Wheeler Island, about 100

km from the Orissa coast is?

A. Agni - 4

B. Agni - 12

C. Agni Mark - 1

D. Agni - 1

ANSWER: D

145. The first woman in 4 years to become judge of supreme court is

A. Gyan Sudha .M

B. Gyan Sudha Gugan

C. Gyan Sudha Mishra

D. Gyan Sudha Mishra Varma

ANSWER: C

146. Name of the tropical cyclone which hit the north coast of Australia on March 21, 2010 causing power

outages and damaging homes?

A. Cyclone UII

B. Cyclone UI

C. Cyclone TI

D. Cyclone Ului

ANSWER: D

147. Name of the new planet which is orbiting a distant star in our Milky Way every 95 days discovered

1,500 light years from Earth is

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A. Corot - 9aa

B. Corot - 9c

C. Corot - 9a

D. Corot - 9b

ANSWER: D

148. Which is the national airline of Australia?

A. Qantas

B. Cathay Pacific

C. Emirates

D. KLM

ANSWER: A

149. Who became the first Indian woman to ski to the South Pole?

A. Reena Khan

B. Reena Rusan

C. Reena Kaushal

D. Reena Maria

ANSWER: C

150. Scientists of which country are developing an electronic device (e-dog) that will sniff out explosives

like RDX which remains undetected by existing security equipments?

A. China

B. Pakistan

C. Australia

D. India

ANSWER: D

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