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1. Telescope are placed in space to view distant galaxies primarily to
A. get closer to the observed objects
B. avoid the absorption of light or other radiations in the atmosphere of the earth
C. avoid light pollution from the earth’s populated areas
D. avoid steering the telescope against the earth’s motions
Ans. (A)
2. SONAR is mostly used by
A. Doctors
B. Engineers
C. Astronauts
D. Navigator’s
Ans. (D)
3. A bucket full of water is kept in a room and it cools from 75°C to 70°C in time T1 minutes. From 70°C to 65°C in time T2 minutes, and from 65°C to 60°C in time T3 minutes, then
A. T1 = T2 =T3
B. T1 < T2
C. T1 > T2 >T3
D. T1 < T3
Ans. (B)
4. For a simple pendulum, the graph between T2 and L (where T is the time period & L the length) is
A. straight line passing through origin
B. parabolic
C. circle
D. none of the above
Ans. (B)
5. When an electrical safety fuse is rated (marked) as 16 A, it means it
A. will not work if current is less than 16 A
B. has a resistance of 16 Ω
C. will work if the temperature is more than 16°C
D. will be blown (break) if current exceeds 16 A
Ans. (B)
6. Who among the following was recently (May 2012) elected as Chair of the Asian Development Bank’s Board of Governors.
A. Pranab Mukherjee
B. Montek Singh Ahluwalia
C. Duvvuri Subbarao
D. Aditya Puri
Ans. (A)
7. Consider the following statements:
1. Justice Dalveer Bhandari was recently elected as the President of International Court of Justice.
2. Justice Bhandari was a Judge of the Supreme Court of India.
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
Ans. (C)
8. Prof. Vijay Raghavan, an Indian scientist, who has been elected Fellow of Royal Society in the year 2012, is a renowned.
A. Biotechnologist
B. Chemist
C. Agricultural scientist
D. Missile engineer
Ans. (A)
9. Who among the following was awarded the first Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony for the year 2012?
A. Jasraj
B. Ravi Shankar
C. Nikhil Banerjee
D. Bhimsen Joshi
Ans. (B)
10. Consider the following about the budget proposal for the year 2012-2013:
1. Service tax rate raised and covers all services including those in the negative list.
2. Increase in defense allocation over the previous 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
Ans. (B)
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