1) A balloon filled with helium rises in air because?
A) Air exerts an upward force on the balloon
B) The balloon is weightless
C) Helium is less dense than air
D) Helium pushes down on the air below the balloon
Answer: Helium is less dense than air
2) A body is charged negatively. It implies that?
A) it has acquired some electrons from outside
B) it has lost some of its electrons
C) it has lost some of its protons
D) None of these
Answer : it has acquired some electrons from outside
3) A chemical reaction that takes place with the evolution of heat is called a/an:
A) Reversible reaction
B) Endothermic reaction
C) Thermal reaction
D) Exothermic reaction
Answer: Exothermic reaction
4) A chronometer measures:
A) Sound waves
B) Time
C) Water waves
D) Colour contrast
Answer: Time
5) A close bottle containing water at room temperature is taken to the Moon and than the lid is opened. The water will?
A) freeze
B) boil
C) decompose into oxygen and hydrogen
D) not change at all
Answer: boil
6) A closed economy is an economy in which:
A) the money supply is fully controlled
B) deficit financing takes place
C) only exports take place
D) neither exports nor imports take place
Answer: neither exports nor imports take place
7) A compound used in medicine as a pain killer is
A) Urotropine
B) Chloroform
C) Aspirin
D) Ethyl alcohol
Answer: Aspirin
8) A double convex air bubble in water would behave as a:
A) Convergent lens
B) Divergent lens
C) Both as convergent and divergent lenses
D) None of these
Answer: Divergent lens
9) A federal structure of India was first put forward by the?
A) Act of 1909
B) Act of 1919
C) Act of 1935
D) Act of 1947
Answer: Act of 1919
10) A good method of providing employment to rural labor and utilizing it fully is through?
A) Rural industries
B) Agriculture
C) Public works programmes
D) Cattle rearing
Answer: Public works programmes
11) A government is federal or unitary on the basis of relations between the:
A) Three organs of government
B) Centre and States
C) Legislature and the Executive
D) Constitution and the States
Answer: Centre and States
12) The present Lok Sabha is the
A. 13th Lok Sabha
B. 14th Lok Sabha
C. 15th Lok Sabha
D. 16th Lok Sabha
Answer: 16th Lok Sabha
13) The minimum age to qualify for election to the Lok Sabha is
A. 25 years
B. 21 years
C. 18 years
D. 35 years
Answer: 25 years
14) The president can dismiss a member of the council of ministers
A. on his own
B. on the recommendation of the prime ministers
C. only under emergency conditions
D. with the consent of the speaker
Answer: on the recommendation of the prime ministers
15) A person returning from abroad can retain foreign currency up to what period?
A) 60 days
B) 30 days
C) 90 days
D) 180 days
Answer: 90 days
16) A proclamation of emergency issued under Article 352 must be approved by the Parliament within:
A) 1 month
B) 6 weeks
C) 2 months
D) 3 months
Answer : 1 month
17) A region of weak winds is called?
A) Chilka
B) Doldrum
C) Tornedo
D) Hurricane
Answer: Doldrum
18) A rolling plan was a plan for:
A) One year
B) Three years
C) Five years
D) Four years
Answer: one year
19) The power to prorogue the Lok Sabha rests with
A. The speaker
B. The president
C. The prime minister
D. The minister for parliamentary affairs
Answer: The president
20) The members of Parliament can express themselves in the House in
A. English only
B. Hindi only
C. English or Hindi
D. English, Hindi or mother tongue
Answer: English, Hindi or mother tongue
A) Air exerts an upward force on the balloon
B) The balloon is weightless
C) Helium is less dense than air
D) Helium pushes down on the air below the balloon
Answer: Helium is less dense than air
2) A body is charged negatively. It implies that?
A) it has acquired some electrons from outside
B) it has lost some of its electrons
C) it has lost some of its protons
D) None of these
Answer : it has acquired some electrons from outside
3) A chemical reaction that takes place with the evolution of heat is called a/an:
A) Reversible reaction
B) Endothermic reaction
C) Thermal reaction
D) Exothermic reaction
Answer: Exothermic reaction
4) A chronometer measures:
A) Sound waves
B) Time
C) Water waves
D) Colour contrast
Answer: Time
5) A close bottle containing water at room temperature is taken to the Moon and than the lid is opened. The water will?
A) freeze
B) boil
C) decompose into oxygen and hydrogen
D) not change at all
Answer: boil
6) A closed economy is an economy in which:
A) the money supply is fully controlled
B) deficit financing takes place
C) only exports take place
D) neither exports nor imports take place
Answer: neither exports nor imports take place
7) A compound used in medicine as a pain killer is
A) Urotropine
B) Chloroform
C) Aspirin
D) Ethyl alcohol
Answer: Aspirin
8) A double convex air bubble in water would behave as a:
A) Convergent lens
B) Divergent lens
C) Both as convergent and divergent lenses
D) None of these
Answer: Divergent lens
9) A federal structure of India was first put forward by the?
A) Act of 1909
B) Act of 1919
C) Act of 1935
D) Act of 1947
Answer: Act of 1919
10) A good method of providing employment to rural labor and utilizing it fully is through?
A) Rural industries
B) Agriculture
C) Public works programmes
D) Cattle rearing
Answer: Public works programmes
11) A government is federal or unitary on the basis of relations between the:
A) Three organs of government
B) Centre and States
C) Legislature and the Executive
D) Constitution and the States
Answer: Centre and States
12) The present Lok Sabha is the
A. 13th Lok Sabha
B. 14th Lok Sabha
C. 15th Lok Sabha
D. 16th Lok Sabha
Answer: 16th Lok Sabha
13) The minimum age to qualify for election to the Lok Sabha is
A. 25 years
B. 21 years
C. 18 years
D. 35 years
Answer: 25 years
14) The president can dismiss a member of the council of ministers
A. on his own
B. on the recommendation of the prime ministers
C. only under emergency conditions
D. with the consent of the speaker
Answer: on the recommendation of the prime ministers
15) A person returning from abroad can retain foreign currency up to what period?
A) 60 days
B) 30 days
C) 90 days
D) 180 days
Answer: 90 days
16) A proclamation of emergency issued under Article 352 must be approved by the Parliament within:
A) 1 month
B) 6 weeks
C) 2 months
D) 3 months
Answer : 1 month
17) A region of weak winds is called?
A) Chilka
B) Doldrum
C) Tornedo
D) Hurricane
Answer: Doldrum
18) A rolling plan was a plan for:
A) One year
B) Three years
C) Five years
D) Four years
Answer: one year
19) The power to prorogue the Lok Sabha rests with
A. The speaker
B. The president
C. The prime minister
D. The minister for parliamentary affairs
Answer: The president
20) The members of Parliament can express themselves in the House in
A. English only
B. Hindi only
C. English or Hindi
D. English, Hindi or mother tongue
Answer: English, Hindi or mother tongue
