International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is presently headed by

Helene Pelosse

G. Vishwanathan

Lars Rasmussen

Peter Roebuck
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Q
Who Gave the First Evidence of the Big-Bang Theory?
.
1 Edwin Hubble
2 Albert Einstein
3 S. Chandrashekhar
4 Stephen Hawking
Ans:1
Q
The smallest functional and structural unit of kidney is called as .
1 Neuron
2 Nephron
3 Granulocyte
4 Reticulocyte
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Q Which of the following falls in the category of endangered species under the Red Data list of
. IUCN?
1 Albatross
2 Crowned solitary eagle
3 Snow Leopard
4 All of the above
Ans:4
Q
If a cloth is coated with a resin then the angle of contact between the cloth and water
.
1 Increases
2 Decreases
3 Remains same
4 Becomes zero
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Q Which of the following diseases is caused by the consumption of nitrate contaminated food
. and water?
1 Minamata disease
2 Osteoporosis
3 Asbestosis
4 Blue baby syndrome
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Q
Study of life in outer space is
.

1 Endobiology
2 Entrobiology
3 Neobiology
4 Exobiology
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Q Which of the following subtype of Ultraviolet (UV) rays is 100% penetrable through the Ozone
. Layer?
1 UV-A
2 UV-B
3 UV-C
4 None of the above
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Q
With reference to Indian Defence. Which of the statements is NOT correct?
.
1

With the induction of Prithvi-II, the IAF is the only air force in the world with surface-to-surface
ballistic missiles under its command

2 Sukhoi-30 MKI jet fighters can launch air-to-air and air-to-surface precision missiles
3 Trishul is a supersonic surface-to-air missile with a range of 30 km
4 The indigenously built INS Prabal can launch surface-to-surface missiles
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Q
Water boils at a lower temperature on the hills because
.
1 It is cold on the hills
2 There is less carbon dioxide on the hills
3 There is a decrease in air pressure on the hills
4 there is less oxygen
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Which of the following indigenously built payload carried on board with Chandrayaan - I helped
NASA's Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) to detect water on moon surface is
1

Hyper Spectral Imager (HySI)

X-Ray spectrometer

Sus-KeV atom reflecting analyser

Radiation Dose Monitor

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Q
What is the source of electric energy in an artificial satellite?
.
1 A mini nuclear reactor
2 A dynamo
3 A thermopile
4 Solar cells
Ans:4
Q
Solar-B satellite to study the sun has been launched by
.

1 Japan
2 China
3 Russia
4 America
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Q Which of the following antibiotic drug used extensively to treat cattle in India is found to be
. the main culprint of vanishing 99% population of India vultures 1 Diclofenac
2 Penicillin
3 Streptomycin
4 Tetracycline
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Q Which one of the following scientists was not associated with the wheat hybridization
. programme in India?
1 M. S. Swaminathan
2 Panchanan Maheshwari
3 Choudhary Ram Dhan Singh
4 Norman E. Borlaug
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Q
Refrigerators keep food unspoiled because
.
1 At its low temperature, bacteria and moulds are inactive
2 At its low temperature, the germs are killed
3 At its low temperature, the germs are frozen
4 It sterilises the food
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Consider the following statement: 1. India launched its first full fledged meteorological
Q satellite (METSAT) in September 2002. 2. For the first time, the space vehicle PSLV-C4 carried
. a payload of more than 1000kg into a geosynchronous orbit. Which of these statement is/are
correct?
1 Only 1.
2 Only 2.
3 Both 1 & 2
4 Neither 1 nor 2
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Q
Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched
.
1 X-Ray : Roentgen
2 Mass energy relation : Faraday
3 Microscope : Galilio
4 Law of electrolysis : Edward Jenner
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Q
The smallest functional and structural unit of kidney is called as .
1 Neuron
2 Nephron
3 Granulocyte
4 Reticulocyte
Ans:2
Q
Water boils at a lower temperature on the hills because
.
1 It is cold on the hills
2 There is less carbon dioxide on the hills
3 There is a decrease in air pressure on the hills
4 there is less oxygen
Ans:3
The branch of physiology and medicine concerned with heart is known as
1

Cytogenetics

Geriatrics

Haematology

Cardiology
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Q
Water boils at a lower temperature on the hills because
.
1 It is cold on the hills
2 There is less carbon dioxide on the hills
3 There is a decrease in air pressure on the hills
4 there is less oxygen
Ans:3
Q
What is clickjacking?
.
1 A malicious techique of tricking web users into revealing confidential information
2 A device that sends and receivers data in a bit second
3 A form of computer engineering
4 A digital process that in used to display an image on the monitor
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Q
Who Gave the First Evidence of the Big-Bang Theory?
.
1 Edwin Hubble
2 Albert Einstein
3 S. Chandrashekhar
4 Stephen Hawking
Ans:1
Q
Solar-B satellite to study the sun has been launched by
.

1 Japan
2 China
3 Russia
4 America
Ans:1
Q
Study of life in outer space is
.
1 Endobiology
2 Entrobiology
3 Neobiology
4 Exobiology
Ans:4
Q
Which one of the following was to be discovered first in the chromosphere of the sun
.
1 Helium
2 Neon
3 Xenon
4 Krypton
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Q
What is the source of electric energy in an artificial satellite?
.
1 A mini nuclear reactor
2 A dynamo
3 A thermopile
4 Solar cells
Ans:4
Q PSLV-C14 in its latest space quest had carried Oceasat-2 with how many foreign nano
. satellites
1 9
2 7
3 6
4 5
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Q
The resources which can be used continuously, year-after-year are called
.
1 Biotic
2 Abiotic
3 Non-renewable
4 renewable
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The branch of physiology and medicine concerned with heart is known as
1

Cytogenetics

Geriatrics

Haematology

Cardiology
Ans:4

Q
Grantham Prize is constituted to felicitate the journalists working in the area of
.
1 Physics
2 Information Technology
3 Environment
4 Medicine
Ans:3
Q Which of the following falls in the category of endangered species under the Red Data list of
. IUCN?
1 Albatross
2 Crowned solitary eagle
3 Snow Leopard
4 All of the above
Ans:4
Q
Pokharan II took place on
.
1 May 9, 1998
2 May 10, 1998
3 May 11, 1998
4 May 12, 1998
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Q
Which one of the following was to be discovered first in the chromosphere of the sun
.
1 Helium
2 Neon
3 Xenon
4 Krypton
Ans:1
Q
What is clickjacking?
.
1 A malicious techique of tricking web users into revealing confidential information
2 A device that sends and receivers data in a bit second
3 A form of computer engineering
4 A digital process that in used to display an image on the monitor
Ans:1
Q
Solar-B satellite to study the sun has been launched by
.
1 Japan
2 China
3 Russia

4 America
Ans:1
Q
Study of life in outer space is
.
1 Endobiology
2 Entrobiology
3 Neobiology
4 Exobiology
Ans:4
Q
German Silver is an alloy of .
1 Silver, Copper and Carbon
2 Copper, Zinc and Nickel
3 Silver, Zinc and Cobalt
4 Aluminium, Zinc and Nickel
Ans:2
Q
What is the source of electric energy in an artificial satellite?
.
1 A mini nuclear reactor
2 A dynamo
3 A thermopile
4 Solar cells
Ans:4