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3. Attempt all questions as there will be no Negative 4.
Marking.
4. The questions are of objective type. Here is an
example. Question : 8 Taj Mahal was built by_____
(A) Sher Shah (B) Aurangzeb
(C) Akbar (D) Shah Jahan
The correct answer of this question is Shah Jahan.
You will therefore darken the circle with ink pen
below column (D) as shown below : A B C D
A B C D Q.8
Q.8 5.
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 QUESTION BOOKLET
This question paper contains 170 questions. /     170   
All questions are compulsory.     
One question carries half mark only.         
Maximum Marks : 85    85
Time : 2 Hours   2 
1. The third layer of the OSI model is
(A) network layer (B) physical layer
(C) data link layer (D) presentation layer
OSI     
(A)   (B)   (C)    (D)  
2. Which of the following is not a term pertaining to the Internet ?
(A) Keyboard (B) Link (C) Browser (D) Search Engine
           ?
(A) - (B)  (C)  (D)  
3. World Wide Web is invented by
(A) Tom Berners-Lee (B) Tim Berners-Lee
(C) Tike Berners-Lee (D) Tume Berners-Lee
        ?
(A)  -  (B)  -  (C)  -  (D)  - 
4. Which of the following functions are not performed by servers ?
(A) E-mail processing (B) Database sharing
(C) Storage (D) World processing
            ?
(A) -  (B)   (C)  (D)   
5. What is the term for unsolicited E-mail ?
(A) Newsgroup (B) Usenet (C) Flaming (D) Spam
 -       ?
(A) - (B)  (C)  (D) 
6. Which operating mode of telnet is full duplex ?
(A) Default mode (B) Server mode (C) Line mode (D) None of these
         ?
(A)   (B)   (C)   (D)    
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7. Which of the following is not a type of HTML pages ?
(A) Static (B) Dynamic
(C) Directory listing (D) Normal
     HTML      ?
(A)  (B)  (C)   (D) 
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8. Code Red is a
(A) Virus (B) Worm (C) Software (D) All of these
  
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D)  
9. The common name for the crime of stealing password is
(A) spooling (B) hacking (C) spoofing (D) None of these
       
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D)    
10. Logical multiplication refers to operation of
(A) OR gate (B) AND gate (C) NOT gate (D) Inverter gate
        ?
(A) OR  (B) AND  (C) NOT  (D)  
11. The scrambling of code is known as
(A) encryption (B) a firewall
(C) password proofing (D) None of these
          ?
(A)  (B)  (C)   (D)    
12. Which of the following circuits can be used as parallel to serial data
converter ?
(A) Digital counter (B) Decoder (C) Multiplexer (D) Adder
                ?
(A)   (B)  (C)    (D) 
13. Data can be changed from special code to temporal code by using
(A) Shift registers (B) Counters
(C) Combinational circuits (D) A/D converters
               ?
(A)   (B) 
(C)   (D) A/D 
14. Compiler translates the source code to
(A) Machine code (B) Binary code
(C) Executable code (D) Both (A) and (B)
        ?
(A)   (B)  
(C)   (D) (A)  (B) 
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15. Which of the following functions is/are performed by the parser ?
(A) Shift (B) Reduce (C) Accept (D) All of these
           ?
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D)  
16. Management of software development is dependent upon
(A) People (B) Product (C) Process (D) All of these
     
(A)   (B)   (C)   (D)  
17. The first step in the software development life cycle is
(A) database design (B) graphical user interface
(C) system design (D) requirement gathering & analysis
       
(A)   (B)   
(C)   (D)    
18. Which of the following is a step of physical design in software design model ?
(A) Data design (B) Process design
(C) User interface design (D) All of these
              ?
(A)   (B) 
 
(C)    (D)  
19. Root of class and object-oriented language is
(A) C++ (B) Java (C) Simula (D) None of these
      
(A) C++ (B)  (C)  (D)    
20. Which of the following is a C++ object ?
(A) cin (B) iostream (C) read (D) None of these
     C++   ?
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D)    
21. Which of the following is a type of data structure ?
(A) Linear (B) Non-linear
(C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these
          ?
(A)  (B) 
(C) (A)  (B)  (D)    
22. Which data structure is needed to convert infix notation to postfix notation ?
(A) Branch (B) Queue (C) Tree (D) Stack
   -           
  ?
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D) 
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23. From which language the word ‘Computare’ is derived ?
(A) Latin (B) Greek (C) Roman (D) English
    ‘’    ?
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D) 
 
24. A computer system includes
(A) Hardware (B) Software
(C) Peripheral devices (D) All of these
    
(A)  (B) 
(C)   (D)  
25. Which of the following devices is used in the first generation computer ?
(A) Integrated circuit (B) Processor
(C) Microprocessor (D) Vacuum tube
     ,          ?
(A)   (B)   (C)    (D)  
26. Which of the following can be considered as portable computer ?
(A) Mini Computer (B) Mainframe Computer
(C) Desktop (D) None of these
          ?
(A)   (B)   (C)  (D)    
27. Which of the following computer is used in the weather forecasting ?
(A) Notebook Computers (B) Tablet
(C) Micro Computers (D) Super Computers
               ?
(A)   (B) 
(C)   (D)  
28. Which of the following is not a part of the CPU ?
(A) Program unit (B) Control unit
(C) Storage unit (D) Arithmetic logic unit
     CPU     ?
(A)   (B)  
(C)   (D)    
29. Microprocessors can be used to make
(A) Computers (B) Digital systems
(C) Calculators (D) All of these
        
(A)  (B)   (C)   (D)  
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30. All of the following are examples of input devices, except
(A) Scanner (B) Mouse (C) Keyboard (D) Printer
      , 
(A)  (B)  (C) - (D) 
31. How can we measure the speed of RAM ?
(A) Capacity (B) Bus width (C) Bus speed (D) Both (B) and (C)
 RAM       ?
(A)  (B)   (C)   (D) (B)  (C) 
32. Which is/are the computer memory that does not forget ?
(A) ROM (B) RAM (C) PROM (D) All of these
          ?
(A) ROM (B) RAM (C) PROM (D)  
33. Which of the following memory storage is slow ?
(A) Cache memory (B) RAM
(C) Magnetic disc (D) Optical disc
          ?
(A)   (B) RAM (C)   (D)  
34. A character is represented in EBCDIC by
(A) one bit (B) four bits (C) eight bits (D) sixteen bits
EBCDIC          ?
(A)   (B)   (C)   (D)  
35. Which of the following is necessary to work on a computer ?
(A) Compiler (B) Operating system
(C) Assembly (D) Interpreter
             ?
(A)  (B)   (C)  (D) 
36. The process of writing computer instruction in a programming language is
known as
(A) Processing (B) Algorithming (C) Coding (D) File
          
(A)   (B)  (C)  (D) 
37. ‘COBOL’ is widely used in which applications ?
(A) Scientific (B) Commercial (C) Mathematical (D) Space
    ‘COBOL’        ?
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D) 
38. Which of the following is pure object-oriented language ?
(A) C (B) C++ (C) Java (D) All of these
          ?
(A) C (B) C++ (C)  (D)  
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39. A computer program which converts an entire program into machine
language is called a/an
(A) Interpreter (B) Compiler (C) Simulator (D) Changer
    
         ,   
(A)  (B)  (C)   (D) 
40. Linux is which type of software ?
(A) Shareware (B) Commercial (C) Proprietary (D) Open source
 (Linux)      ?
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D)  
41. In MS-Windows, Date and time are available on the desktop at
(A) Keyboard (B) Task bar (C) My Computer (D) None of these
MS-Windows          ?
(A) - (B)   (C)   (D)    
42. Which keyword in MS-Word is used to align the selected text to both the
left and right margin ?
MS-Word    -   text         
      ?
(A) Ctrl + O (B) Ctrl + J (C) Ctrl + C (D) Ctrl + K
43. Which of the following is not available in Font spacing in MS-Word ?
(A) Normal (B) Loosely (C) Condensed (D) Expanded
     MS-Word        ?
(A)   (B)  (C)  (D) 
44. How many types of drawing objects are available in drawing tool-bar in
MS-Excel ?
(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 10 (D) None of these
MS-Excel             ?
(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 10 (D)    
45. Which menu in Excel has Function Library ?
(A) Insert (B) Formulas (C) Tools (D) Data
Excel       ?
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D) 
46. Which of the following Excel charts represents only one value for each
variable ?
(A) Function (B) Line (C) Pie (D) Bar
                 ?
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D) 
47. Which of the following is not an example for Automatic text formatting in
MS-PowerPoint ?
(A) Font type (B) Curves (C) Insert bullet (D) All of these
MS-PowerPoint               ?
(A)   (B)  (C)   (D)  
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48. In PowerPoint ‘Review’ provides the facility of
(A) Comment (B) Research (C) Thesaurus (D) All of these
-  ‘Review’       ?
(A)   (B)    (C)  (D)  
49. In DBMS, which of the following is easily modifiable ?
(A) Trigger (B) View (C) Schema (D) Stored procedure
DBMS            ?
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D)  
50. In a hierarchical model, records are organized as
(A) graph (B) list (C) links (D) tree
          
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D) 
51. A computer is a/an _______ device.
(A) Calculating (B) Electronic (C) Electrical (D) All of these
 _______   
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D)  
52. In second generation of computers, which type of memory was used to store
data ?
(A) Paper tapes (B) Magnetic drum
(C) Magnetic core (D) Magnetic tape
                
  ?
(A)   (B)   (C)   (D)  
53. Which of the following is single user computer with many features and good
processing power ?
(A) Super Computer (B) Micro Computer
(C) Mini Computer (D) Work-Station
                 ?
(A)   (B)   (C)   (D)  
54. Which type of computer could be found in a digital watch ?
(A) Notebook Computer (B) Embedded Computer
(C) Super Computer (D) Mainframe
          ?
(A)   (B) 
  (C)   (D) 
55. Which functional component of a computer is responsible for the computing ?
(A) CPU (B) Output (C) Storage (D) None of these
           ?
(A) CPU (B)  (C)  (D)    
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56. Which of the following registers holds the information before it goes to the
decoder ?
(A) Control register (B) Data register
(C) Accumulator (D) Address register
               ?
(A)   (B)   (C)   (D)  
57. How many units in a single bus structure communicate at a time ?
(A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) Four
            ?
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D) 
58. A microprocessor with12 address lines is capable of addressing
(A) 1024 location (B) 2048 location
(C) 4096 location (D) 64 location
12     
      ()    ?
(A) 1024  (B) 2048  (C) 4096  (D) 64 
59. The software used to drive microprocessor based systems is called
(A) Assembly language (B) Firmware
(C) Machine language code (D) None of these
             
(A)   (B)   
(C)    (D)    
60. The device which helps to communicate with computer is called
(A) input device (B) output device
(C) software device (D) Both (A) and (B)
             
(A)   (B)  
(C)   (D) (A)  (B) 
61. Mouse is known as
(A) control device (B) gaming device
(C) monitoring device (D) pointing device
   
(A)   (B)  
(C)   (D)  
62. Which is considered a direct entry input device ?
(A) Mouse (B) Digitizer
(C) Optical scanner (D) Light pen
        ?
(A)  (B) 
(C)   (D)  
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63. Which of the following term is related with scanner ?
(A) Cartridge (B) Media (C) Laser (D) None of these
          ?
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D)    
64. Bar codes store information using
(A) dots (B) punched holes
(C) thick and thin lines (D) All of these
         
(A)  (B)  
(C)     (D)  
65. Which of the following printers cannot print graphics ?
(A) Dot matrix (B) Daisy wheel (C) Inkjet (D) Laser
           ?
(A)   (B)   (C)  (D) 
66. Which of the following is ‘built in memory’ in computer ?
       “  ”  ?
(A) EROM (B) RAM (C) ROM (D) PROM
67. Auxiliary memory is also called
(A) Primary memory (B) Secondary memory
(C) Third memory (D) Extra memory
 ()       
(A)   (B)   (C)   (D)  
68. Which of the following is optical disk ?
(A) ROM (B) Hard disk (C) DVD (D) Register
        ?
(A) ROM (B)   (C) DVD (D) 
69. The primary purpose of software is to turn data into
(A) information (B) programs (C) objects (D) charts
      ___________     
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D) 
70. A mistake in an algorithm that causes incorrect results is called a
(A) logical error (B) syntax error
(C) procedural error (D) compiler error
          
(A)   (B)    (C)   (D)  
71. Application software is designed to accomplish
(A) real-world tasks (B) gaming tasks
(C) computer-centric tasks (D) operating system tasks
           ?
(A) -  (B)  
(C)    (D)   
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72. Which of the following is not an application software ?
(A) MS-Word (B) MS-Excel
(C) Abode Acrobat (D) Turbo C-compiler
         ?
(A) MS-Word (B) MS-Excel
(C) Abode Acrobat (D) Turbo C-compiler
73. Machine language also referred as
(A) Machine code (B) Object code
(C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these
    
(A)   (B)  
(C) (A)  (B)  (D)    
74. Which of the following is/are language processor(s) ?
(A) Assembler (B) Compiler (C) Interpreter (D) All of these
         ?
(A)   (B)  (C)  (D)  
75. Which of the following is not a part of operating system ?
(A) Kernel (B) Device Drivers
(C) User Interface (D) None of these
           ?
(A)  (B)   (C)   (D)    
76. To ‘boot’ the system the computer must have a/an
(A) Compiler (B) Loader
(C) Operating System (D) Assembler
          
(A)  (B) 
(C)   (D) 
77. Which one of the following is an external DOS Command ?
         ?
(A) TYPE (B) RD (C) FORMAT (D) TIME
78. In MS-Windows, Help Menu is available at which button ?
MS-Windows          ?
(A) End (B) Start (C) Turn-off (D) Restart
79. A collection of inter-related files in a computer is a
(A) File Manager (B) Field (C) Record (D) Database
         
(A)   (B)  (C)  (D) 
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80. Which of the following short key in MS-Windows is used for paste ?
MS-Windows               ?
(A) Shift + Insert (B) Ctrl + C
(C) Ctrl + X (D) Shift + End
81. Which of the following options in MS-Word will be used to change the
word from ‘dear’ to ‘dare’ ?
(A) Spell check (B) Grammar
(C) Find and Replace (D) None of these
      MS-Word   ‘dear’  ‘dare’     
  ?
(A)   (B) 
(C) Find  Replace (D)    
82. Formatting in MS-Word is performed on
(A) text (B) table
(C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these
MS-Word      
(A)  (B)  (C) (A)  (B)  (D)    
83. Which of the following line spacing is invalid in MS-Word ?
(A) Single (B) Double (C) Triple (D) Multiple
MS-Word           ?
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D) 
84. Forms that are used to organize business data into rows and columns in MS-
Excel are called
(A) Transaction sheet (B) Registers
(C) Sheet-spreads (D) Spread-sheets
MS-Excel             
       
(A)   (B)  (C) - (D) -
85. Which element(s) of a worksheet can be protected from accidental
modification in MS-Excel ?
(A) Contents (B) Objects (C) Scenarios (D) All of these
MS-Excel            ?
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D)  
86. In which tab you will find Autosum button in MS-Excel ?
(A) Formatting tab (B) Standard tab
(C) Clip-board tab (D) Formulas tab
MS-Excel         ?
(A)    (B)   (C) -  (D)  
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87. By which command, you can attach another package file in Excel ?
(A) Hyperlink (B) Object (C) Name (D) Comment
Excel        
     ?
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D) 
88. Which of the following is an active cell in Excel ?
(A) Current cell (B) Formula (C) Range (D) Cell address
Excel          ?
(A)   (B)  (C)  (D)  
89. The basic unit of a worksheet into which you enter data in Excel is called a
(A) tab (B) cell (C) box (D) range
Excel            ,   
(A)  (B)  (C)   (D) 
90. A constant is another name for which type of data in Excel ?
(A) number (B) equation (C) formula (D) description
Excel           ?
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D) 
91. In Excel, which is a pre-recorded formula that provides a shortcut for
complex calculations ?
(A) Value (B) Data series (C) Function (D) Field
Excel             -    ?
(A)  (B)   (C)  (D) 
92. Slide is a feature of
    ?
(A) MS-Word (B) MS-Excel (C) MS-Access (D) MS-PowerPoint
93. Which type of software is used to make a slide show ?
(A) Spread-sheet (B) Word processing
(C) Presentation (D) System
               ?
(A)  (B)    (C)  (D) 
94. Which command shortcut key is used to quit PowerPoint ?
PowerPoint         -         ?
(A) Alt + F4 (B) F4
(C) Alt + Shift + F4 (D) F7
95. Which key on the keyboard can be used to view slide show ?
     -         ?
(A) F1 (B) F2 (C) F5 (D) F10
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96. Which of the following method can be used to add more tables in a data-
base ?
(A) Design view (B) Table wizard
(C) Datasheet view (D) All of these
               
  ?
(A)   (B)   (C)   (D)  
97. The feature that database allows to access only certain records in database is
(A) Forms (B) Reports (C) Query (D) Tables
             
(A) 
 (B)  (C)  (D) 
98. Which of the following model store the data in database in object form ?
(A) Network model (B) Hierarchical model
(C) Relational model (D) Object based model
            ?
(A)   (B)  
(C)   (D)   
99. Which of the following database level is closest to the users ?
(A) External (B) Internal (C) Physical (D) Conceptual
             ?
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D) 
100. The separation of the data definition from the program in DBMS is known as
(A) Data dictionary (B) Data independence
(C) Data integrity (D) Referential integrity
DBMS                ?
(A)   (B)  
(C)   (D)  
101. Which type of SQL language is used to manage security of database ?
(A) DCL (B) DDL (C) DML (D) All of these
           SQL       ?
(A) DCL (B) DDL (C) DML (D)  
102. A relational database developer refers to a record as
(A) a criteria (B) a relation (C) a tuple (D) an attribute
             ?
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D) 
103. The method of access which uses key transformation is known as
(A) direct (B) hash (C) random (D) sequential
          ,   
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D) 
 
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104. How many types of relationships are there in MS-Access ?
MS-Access       ?
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6
105. What is the extension of saved database in Office Access ?
          ?
(A) .xls (B) .odb (C) .accdb (D) .bas
106. Which of the following is not a type of Microsoft access database object ?
(A) Table (B) Form (C) Worksheet (D) Modules
             ?
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D) 
107. Which of the following is not a part of table structure in MS-Access ?
(A) Field Name (B) Field Type (C) Primary Key (D) Number of Records
MS-Access             ?
(A)   (B)   (C)   (D)   
108. Which of the following is not a valid data type in MS-Access ?
(A) Memo (B) Currency (C) Picture (D) Auto Number
MS-Access         ?
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D)  
109. In MS-Access, Hyperlink data type can store
(A) Web Address (B) E-mail Address
(C) Path of a file (D) All of these
MS-Access  -     
(A)   (B) -  (C)    (D)  
110. Which is the shortcut key to invoke the spell checker in MS-Access ?
MS-Access             ?
(A) F2 (B) F7 (C) F3 (D) Alt + F7
111. Two or more computers connected to each other for sharing information
form a
(A) Network (B) Router (C) Server (D) Tunnel
             ,   
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D) 
112. The channel rate of data transmission is measured in
(A) Decibels (B) Hertz (C) Micron (D) Bits per second
       
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D)   
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113. Which of the following device is able to share a data in short distance ?
(A) Microwave (B) Bluetooth (C) Satellite (D) Infrared
     ,          ?
(A)   (B)  (C)  (D) 
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114. If a computer on the network shares resources for others to use, it is called
(A) Server (B) Client (C) Mainframe (D) All of these
              ,   
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D)  
115. MAN refers to
(A) Medium Area Network (B) Mega Area Network
(C) Metropolitan Area Network (D) Mini Area Network
MAN     ?
(A)    (B)   
(C)    (D)   
116. CSMA-CD are the protocol of
(A) Bus topology (B) Ring topology
(C) Star topology (D) Tree topology
CSMA-CD    ?
(A)   (B)   (C)   (D)  
117. Which network device provide firewall system and prevent unauthorized
access ?
(A) Ethernet (B) Hub (C) Gateway (D) Router
           /   ?
(A)  (B)  (C) - (D) 
118. The common name for a modulator-demodulator is
(A) Networker (B) Joiner (C) Connector (D) None of these
  –      
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D)    
119. Where does bridge operate in OSI model ?
(A) Physical layer (B) Data-link layer
(C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Application layer
OSI        ?
(A)   (B)   
(C) (A)  (B)  (D)  
120. IP address can be written in
(A) Binary form (B) Floating point
(C) Dotted decimal notation (D) Hexa decimal
IP       ?
(A)   (B)  
(C)      (D)  
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121. ‘Panini’ lived during the
(A) 3rd Century BC (B) 4th Century BC
(C) 3rd Century AD (D) None of these
‘’     ?
(A)     (B)    
(C)     (D)    
122. Which is not included in the eight-fold path of Buddhism ?
(A) Right conduct (B) Right desire
(C) Right speech (D) Right contemplation
              ?
(A)   (B)   (C)   (D)  
123. Megasthenes was an envoy of which of the following kings ?
(A) Seleucus (B) Alexander (C) Darius (D) Antiochus
          ?
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D) 
124. Which of the following Sultans had greatest number of slaves in his court ?
(A) Balban (B) Alauddin Khilji
(C) Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq (D) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
              ?
(A)  (B)  
(C)    (D)  
125. Bahadur Shah was the last ruler of which of the following dynasties ?
(A) Lodhi (B) Mughal (C) Saiyad (D) None of these
          ?
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D)    
126. Where was the first cotton mill established in India ?
(A) Surat (B) Mumbai (C) Ahmedabad (D) Coimbatore
          ?
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D) 
127. The original name of Swami Dayanand Saraswati was
(A) Mul Shankar (B) Abhi Shankar
(C) Gauri Shankar (D) Daya Shankar
      
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D) 
128. The East India Association was founded by
(A) V.D. Savarkar (B) C.R. Das
(C) Dadabhai Naoroji (D) DebendranathTagore
         ?
(A) ..  (B) ..  (C)   (D)  
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129. Which one of the following writs is issued during the pendency of
proceeding in a court ?
(A) Mandamus (B) Certiorari (C) Prohibition (D) Quo Warranto
     ,            ?
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D)  
130. Which is not included in the Directive Principles of State Policy ?
(A) Prohibition of liquor (B) Right to work
(C) Equal wage for equal work (D) Right to information
              ?
(A)    (B)   
(C)       (D)   
131. The President of India can be impeached by the
(A) Lok Sabha (B) Parliament
(C) Chief Justice of India (D) None of these
           ?
(A)  (B) 
(C)     (D)    
132. Who was the first woman in the world to become the Prime Minister of
country ?
(A) Margaret Thatcher (B) Indira Gandhi
(C) Sirimavo Bhandharnaike (D) None of these
           ?
(A)   (B)  
(C)   (D)    
133. The largest (area-wise) Lok Sabha Constituency in India is
(A) Kangra (B) Laddakh (C) Kachchh (D) Bhilwara
    ( )     
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D) 
134. Which of the following is not a Panchayati Raj Institution ?
(A) Gram Sabha (B) Gram Panchayat
(C) Panchayat Samiti (D) Gram Co-operative Society
          ?
(A)   (B)  
(C)   (D)  - 
135. Sundarbans of Eastern India is an example of
(A) Forest Ecosystem (B) Mangrove Ecosystem
(C) Grassland Ecosystem (D) Marine Ecosystem
       
(A)   (B)  
(C)      (D)  
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136. The Green Revolution in India has contributed to
(A) Inter-regional inequality (B) Inter-crop inequality
(C) Inter-class inequality (D) All of these
       
(A)   (B)   
(C)    (D)  
137. Which of the following is not an immediate indicator of industrial sickness ?
(A) Drop in profitability (B) Labour unrest
(C) Shrinking of market credit (D) Decline in market share
            ?
(A)    (B)  
(C)     (D)    
138. Encouraging more multinational companies in India is to promote the policy of
(A) Globalisation (B) Liberalisation (C) Privatisation (D) All of these
        ______     
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D)  
139. FDI refers to
(A) Fixed Deposit Interest (B) Fixed Deposit Investment
(C) Foreign Direct Investment (D) None of these
FDI   
(A)    (B)   
(C)    (D)    
140. The EXIM Bank of India was established in
  EXIM     
(A) 1964 (B) 1976 (C) 1980 (D) 1982
141. The tax on import and export is known as
(A) Income Tax (B) Trade Tax (C) Custom Duty (D) Excise Duty
-     
(A)  (B)   (C)   (D)  
142. Which of the following is the longest river in world ?
(A) Amazon (B) Nile (C) Mississippi (D) Danube
           ?
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D) 
143. Doldrums is a
(A) Tropical wind belt (B) Sub-tropical wind belt
(C) Tropical wind deflection belt (D) None of these
 
(A)     (B)    
(C)     (D)    
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144. Which instrument is used for measuring humidity of atmosphere ?
(A) Barometer (B) Anemometer (C) Thermometer (D) Hygrometer
             ?
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D) 
145. Atacama desert is in
(A) Africa (B) North America
(C) South America (D) None of these
   
(A)  (B)   (C)   (D)    
146. Which of the following rivers does not originate in Indian Territory ?
(A) Brahmaputra (B) Mahanadi (C) Ganga (D) Satluj
              ?
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D) 
147. Raniganj coal field is in
(A) Bihar (B) Odisha (C) West Bengal (D) M.P.
   
(A)  (B)  (C)   (D) 
148. Tarapur nuclear station is located in
(A) Maharashtra (B) Odisha (C) Uttar Pradesh (D) Tamil Nadu
    
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D) 
149. Dry farming in India is extensively practised in
(A) Deccan Plateau (B) Ganga Plains
(C) Coromandal Plains (D) None of these
         
(A)   (B)    (C)   (D)    
150. X-rays are streams of
(A) Electrons (B) Photons (C) Protons (D) None of these
X-    ?
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D)    
151. Colours of thin films are due
(A) dispersion of light (B) interference of light
(C) absorption of light (D) scattering of light
      
(A)    (B)   
(C)    (D)   
152. Insulin is secreted from
(A) Pancreas (B) Liver (C) Thyroid (D) Adrenal Gland
    
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D)  
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153. Beri-beri is caused due to
(A) Vitamin A (B) Vitamin B (C) Vitamin C (D) Vitamin D
-    
(A)  A (B)  B (C)  C (D)  D
154. Litmus is obtained from
(A) Bacteria (B) Fungi (C) Algae (D) Lichen
      ?
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D) 
155. Which district has become the India’s first district to have 100% solar
powered health centres ?
(A) Kolkata (B) Chennai (C) Bengaluru (D) Surat
        100%         ?
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D) 
156. Which campaign has been launched by WWF-India at the 12th edition of
Earth Hour 2018 ?
(A) Give up to Give Back (B) Save Earth for Future
(C) Connect to Earth (D) Nature Calling You, Listen !
WWF-  - 2018  12          ?
(A)      (B)    
(C)    (D)   ,  !
157. Which Indian sportsperson has won the 2018 Asian Billiards
Championships ?
(A) Subhash Agarwal (B) Manan Chandra
(C) Pankaj Advani (D) None of these
     2018      ?
(A)   (B)   (C)   (D)    
158. The world’s longest sandstone cave has discovered in which state of India ?
(A) Meghalaya (B) Karnataka
(C) Arunachal Pradesh (D) Mizoram
               ?
(A)  (B)  (C)   (D) 
159. As ‘Bald’ is related to ‘Blond’, in the same way, ‘Barren’ is related to
(A) Vegetation (B) Farm (C) Fertile (D) Inhibited
 ‘’, ‘’      ‘’    ?
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D) 
160. In the English alphabet, which letter is 10th from right ?
       10     ?
(A) P (B) Q (C) R (D) S
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161. Who was the first Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh ?
(A) Dr. Y.S. Parmar (B) Thakur Ram Lal
(C) Shanta Kumar (D) None of these
       ?
(A) . ..  (B)  
(C)   (D)    
162. The total geographical area of Himachal Pradesh is
(A) 55073 sq. km. (B) 55373 sq. km.
(C) 55673 sq. km. (D) None of these
      
(A) 55073  .. (B) 55373  ..
(C) 55673  .. (D)    
163. The headquarters of Lahaul & Spiti is
(A) Kaza (B) Kalpa (C) Keylong (D) Pangi
     
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D) 
164. Guma and Darang are famous for
(A) Rock Salt (B) Gypsum (C) Limestone (D) Slate
       ?
(A)   (B)  (C) - (D) 
165. He is not familiar ______ this locality.
(A) to (B) from (C) about (D) with
166. Antonym of the word ‘Vindicate’ is
(A) Censure (B) Favour (C) Indicate (D) Eradicate
167. Meaning of the idiom ‘By fits and starts’ is
(A) irregularly (B) mostly
(C) after a short time (D) regularly
168.   
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D) 
169. ‘’   
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D) 
170. ‘   ’     
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D)    
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