Countries and Wars

1. The War of Roses was a civil war in:
(a) England (b) France
(c) Germany (d) Spain

2. The War of Austrian succession was fought
during the period of:
(a) 1756-63 (b) 1740-48
(c) 1798-1800 (d) 1812-15

3. The war fought during the period of 1756-63:
(a) War of Roses (b) War of Austrian
succession(c) Seven Years War
(d) Russo Japanese war

4. Which country became succesful in the
Battle of Nile fought in 1798 against
France?
(a) England (b) Italy
(c) Germany (d) Spain

5. Which country was led by Admiral Nelson in
the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 ?
(a) Russia (b) England
(c) Spain (d) Italy

6. Battle of Austerlitz, 1805 was fought
between Britain, Austria, Russia and
Prussia on one side and ....... on the oher.
(a) France (b) Belgium
(c) Turkey (d) Portugal

7. The Battle of Borodino of 1812 was fought
between France and ......
(a) England (b) Russia
(c) Germany (d) Spain

8. In the Battle of Leipzig (1813) Germany and
the combined forces of Austria, Prussia and
Russia defeated .......
(a) Spain (b) Turkey
(c) France (d) Egypt

9. In the Battle of Waterloo of 1812, Duke of
Wellington led the forces of ........
(a) Portugal (b) Spain
(c) France (d) Britain

10. Which country was defeated by Britain in
the First Opium War of 1812?
(a) France (b) Portugal
(c) China (d) Afghanistan

11. Who led the Northern States during the
Civil War in America (1861-65)?
(a) Abraham Lincoln(b) Benjamin Franklin
(c) George Washington (d) Thomas
Jefferson

12. In the Boer war (1899-1901) the Dutch
protestant stock was defeated by the .......
forces.
(a) Portuguese (b) French
(c) Spanish (d) British

13. The Russo-Japanese War was in:
(a) 1900 (b) 1903
(c) 1905 (d) 1907

14. The Balkan War I was fought between
Turkey and Balkan countries in:
(a) 1912 (b) 1914
(c) 1916 (d) 1918

15. The Balkan War II was fought in:
(a) 1913 (b) 1915
(c) 1918 (d) 1921

16. Which of the following countries joined
with Germany during the First World
War?
(a) Austria (b) Hungary
(c) Turkey (d) All of these

17. Which of the following countries allied with
Britain during World War II?
(a) France (b) USA
(c) Russia (d) All of these

18. During the First World War, Germany and
its supporters were known as:
(a) Axis Powers (b) Central Powers
(c) Allied Powers (d) None of these

19. During the Second World War, Germany,
Italy and Japan were known as:
(a) Allied Powers (b) Axis Powers
(c) Central powers (d) None of these

20. During the Second World War, Britain and
its allies were known as:
(a) Axis Powers (b) Central powers
(c) Allied Powers (d) None of these

21. The period of the First World War:
(a) 1914-18 (b) 1915-19
(c) 1915-20 (d) 1914-17

22. The period of the Second World War:
(a) 1940-45 (b) 1939-44
(c) 1939-46 (d) 1939-45

23. The Six-day Arab-Israel War was fought in:
(a) 1965 (b) 1966
(c) 1967 (d) 1968

24. The Gulf War was started in:
(a) 1990 (b) 1991
(c) 1994 (d) 1995

25. The first war in which UNO was intervened:
(a) Iran-Iraq War (b) Indo-Pak war
(c) Vietnam war (d) Korean War

Answers

1 (a) 2(b) 3 (c) 4 (a) 5(b) 6(a) 7(b) 8(c) 9(d) 10(c)
11(a) 12(d) 13(b) 14(a) 15(a) 16(d) 17(d) 18(b) 19(b)
20(c) 21(a) 22(d) 23(c) 24(b) 25(d)

Arithmetic and Mental Ability

1. 15,16,?,29,45
(a) 17 (b) 25
(c) 20 (d) 19

2. A father is now three times as old as his
son. Five years back he was four times as
old as his son. The age of the son is:
(a) 12 (b) 15
(c) 18 (d) 20

3. Find the one which does not belong to the
group:
(a) Train (b) Tram
(c) Plane (d) Car

4. A person takes 45 minutes to cover certain
distance at a speed of 8kmph. What will be
the time taken to cover the same distance if
the speed is increased to 10 kmph?
(a) 30 minutes (b) 25 minutes
(c) 27 minutes (d) 36 minutes

5. If GONE is written as ILPB, CRIB is written
as:
(a) EYKO (b) EUKY
(c) EYUK (d) EOKY

6. Find the missing digit of the number 6830__
so that it is divisible by 5:
(a) 9 (b) 1
(c) 3 (d) 7

7. If CA=31, GE=75, FH=?
(a) 67 (b) 76
(c) 78 (d) 68

8. A person walks 4km towards north and then
turns to east and walks 3 km. How far he is
now from the starting point?
(a) 5km (b) 7km
(c) 6 km (d) 8 km

9. Bulb is related to light as Chimney is
related to ____.
(a) Wall (b) Smoke
(c) Heat (d) Air

10.The largest four digit number which is a
perfect square:
(a) 9801 (b) 9964
(c) 9981 (d) 9999

11. 7,13,21,__,43,57
(a) 27 (b) 31
(c) 29 (d) 35

12. A person travels from home to office at a
speed of 20 kmph and return at a speed of
30 kmph. What is the average speed?
(a) 25 (b) 24
(c) 20 (d) 26

13.If 11is related to 13, in the same way 31 is
related to:
(a) 34 (b) 35
(c) 39 (d) 33

14. If 250 is increased as 300, what percent is
increased?
(a) 16.67 (b) 20
(c) 23 (d) 17

15. Cat : Kitten :: Horse:?
(a) Kid (b) Cub
(c) Foal (d) Colt

16. The ratio of 9 seconds to 10 hours.
(a) 1:40 (b) 1:4000
(c) 9:10 (d) 1:400

17. Bees: Swarm :: Lions : ?
(a) Herd (b) Flock
(c) Pride (d) Pack

18. Find the LCM of 12,15,18 and 27:
(a) 540 (b) 1080
(c) 270 (d) 810

19. 99,98,94,85,69,44,?
(a) 4 (b) 9
(c) 8 (d) 12

20. The sum of two numbers be equal to 20
and their difference is 2.5. The ratio of two
numbers is:
(a) 3:7 (b) 7:8
(c) 5:7 (d) 9:7

21. If 74683 means GREAT, 7684 means:
Test of Arithmetic and Mental Ability
General English
(a) GAER (b) HEAR
(c) GEAR (d) REAG

22. A person lost 10% when he sold goods for
Rs.153. For how much should he sell them
to gain 20%?
(a) 204 (b) 250
(c) 240 (d) 210

23. Find the missing term which will complete
the series: 13,14,12,15,11,16,10,?
(a) 11 (b) 10
(c) 17 (d) 18

24. A father is 25 years older than his son. 10
years ago father’s age was 6 times of his
son’s age. What is the present age of the
son?
(a) 10 (b) 40
(c) 30 (d) 15

25. Find the missing letter: L,O,S,?
(a) X (b) W
(c) Z (d) Y

Answers

1 (c) 2(b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5(d) 6(b) 7(d) 8(a) 9(b) 10(a)
11(b) 12(b) 13(d) 14(b) 15(d) 16(b) 17(c) 18(a)
19(c) 20(d) 21(c) 22(a) 23(c) 24(d) 25(a)

General English - 2

1. The opposite of ‘Encouraged’ is:
(a) Couraged (b) Incouraged
(c) Discouraged (d) Of couraged

2. She ____ for eight hours last night.
(a) has slept (b) slept
(c) is sleeping (d) has been sleeping

3. A ___ of puppies.
(a) litter (b) crowd
(c) pack (d) flock

4. Raju could not get ____ sugar.
(a) few (b) the few
(c) little (d) any

5. An expert in choice of food:
(a) Gourmand (b) Gourmet
(c) Glutton (d) Garrulous

6. Choose the one which best expresses the
meaning of the word ‘CANDID’:
(a) Sweet (b) Dishonest
(c) Frank (d) Able

7. The word meaning ‘tolerate’ is:
(a) endure (b) enormous
(c) eternal (d) emphasise

8. I shall go there ____ you like it or not.
(a) if (b) but
(c) before (d) whether

9. One who speaks less:
(a) Intestate (b) Reticent
(c) Fatalist (d) Veteran

10. We are driving ____ a tunnel.
(a) beyond (b) above
(c) through (d) in between

11. The opposite of ‘Wholesale’:
(a) Retail (b) Factory
(c) Profit (d) Cheap

12. I am content ___ what I have.
(a) for (b) with
(c) to (d) in

13. Do you like ____ music?
(a) classical (b) classic
(c) classy (d) classed

14. An animal who preys on other animals:
(a) Pachyderm (b) Parasite
(c) Predator (d) Hermaphrodite

15. A group of people ___ waiting outside to
see you.
(a) are (b) have
(c) be (d) is

16. He has ten toes ___ his feet.
(a) in (b) on
(c) at (d) with

17. A place for sick people who need long
periods of treatment or rest:
(a) Clinic (b) Hospital
(c) Sanatorium (d) Asylum

18. The former minister is under a cloud now.
‘Under a cloud’ means:
(a) In a sad situation
(b) Under suspicion (c) Bed-ridden
(d) In oblivion

19. I look forward to _____ you again.
(a) seeing (b) saw
(c) have seen (d) see

20. Use the collective noun : Fish
(a) Shoal (b) Flock
(c) Herd (d) Pool

21. The weather has turned very _____
(a) warmly (b) warm
(c) warmth (d) warmful

22. Policemen riding on motor cycles as guards
to a VIP:
(a) Outriders (b) Servants
(c) Commandos (d) Attendants

23. The antonym of ‘Professional’:
(a) Amateur (b) Tradesman
(c) Labour (d) Customer

24. The meaning of ‘Rivalled’:
(a) Hatred (b) Revised
(c) Competed (d) Contradicted

25. The correctly spelt word is:
(a) Envirenment (b) Enveronment
(c) Environment (d) Environmant

Answers

1 (c) 2(b) 3 (a) 4 (d) 5(b)6(c) 7(a) 8(d) 9(b) 10(c)
11(a) 12(b)13(a) 14(c) 15(d) 16(b) 17(c) 18(b)19(a)
20(a) 21(b) 22(a) 23(a) 24(c) 25(c )

General English - 1

1. The girl is very keen ____
(a) for cycling (b) in cycling
(c) over cycling (d) on cycling

2. An assembly of hearers.
(a) Audience (b) Crowd
(c) Congregation (d) Assemblage

3. The meaning of ‘BECKON’:
(a) Signal (b) Hear
(c) Light (d) Beg

4. The thief together with his accomplice
_____ into the strong room.
(a) have broken (b) have been broken
(c) is broken (d) has broken

5. The habitat of hens is:
(a) Kennel (b) Coop
(c) Den (d) Lair

6. His friends disagreed _____ him on that
point.
(a) at (b) for (c) with
(d) in

7. ‘Alumni’ means:
(a) Old students of an institution(b) Intimate
friend(c) Wonderful year (d) Military
assistant

8. Choose the word opposite in meaning to
‘SUBMISSIVE’:
(a) Uncooperative (b) Subdued
(c) Docile (d) Aggressive

9. Two and two _____ four.
(a) make (b) makes
(c) has made (d) None of these

10. She held the bag ____ even though her arm
hurt ____.
(a) tight, bad (b) tightly, badly
(c) tight, badly (d) tightly, bad

11. We feel sympathy for people afflicted ___
leprosy.
(a) for (b) of (c) at
(d) with

12. I’m glad to know that you have ____ me for
what I have done.
(a) forgive (b) forgives
(c) forgiven (d) forgave

13. I shall be glad to help everyone of my boys
in _____ studies.
(a) his (b) their (c) him
(d) our

14. ‘Over and above’ means:
(a) Repeatedly (b) Comprehensively
(c) In addition to (d) Concisely

15. Chloroquin is specific ____ malaria.
(a) in (b) on (c) with
(d) for

16. The battle of Haldighati _____ in sixteenth
century.
(a) fought (b) has fought
(c) had fought (d) was fought

17. A secret agreement to deceive:
(a) Collision (b) Collusion
(c) Colossal (d) Collegium

18. Due to his age, everyone thinks he should
find a suitable mate and settle _____.
(a) on (b) along (c) down
(d) up

19. Can’t you brush yourself up a little (Choose
the meaning of the idiom underlined):
(a) Rest (b) Reconsider
your views
(c) Rejuvenate yourself
(d) Improve your appearance

20. One who does not care for literature or art:
(a) Primitive (b) Barbarian
(c) Philistine (d) Illiterate

21. ___ doctor should be humane.
(a) The (b) An
(c) All (d) A

22. Which is the correct spelling?
(a) Hindrance (b) Hinderance
(c) Hindrence (d) Hinderence

23. One who treats diseases by performing
operations:
(a) Physician (b) Physicist
(c) Oncologist (d) Surgeon

24. Our vacation ____ tomorrow.
(a) started (b) has started
(c) have started (d) starts

25. Pranav is negligent ____ attending his
classes.
(a) about (b) towards
(c) in (d) to

Answers

1 (b) 2(a) 3 (a) 4 (d) 5(b) 6(c) 7(a) 8(d) 9(a)10(b)
11(d) 12(c) 13(a) 14(c) 15(d) 16(d) 17(b) 18(c)19(d)
20(c) 21(d) 22(a) 23(d) 24(d) 25(c)

Graduate Level Previous Questions - 3

1. Beufort scale is used to measure the intensity
of:
(a) Earth quakes (b) Wind
(c) Tsunami (d) Volcanic eruption

2. The study of motion:
(a) Accoustics (b) Cryogenics
(c) Optics (d) Dynamics

3. The frequency of electricity used for domestic
purpose:
(a) 100 Hz (b) 230 Hz
(c) 50 Hz (d) 250Hz

4. Which is added to petrol in cold countries to
avoid freezing?
(a) Ethylene Glycol (b) Tetra Ethyl Lead
(c) Ethyl Mercapton (d) Benzene

5. Sodium Citrate is used as a ........:
(a) Fuel (b) Explosive
(c) Food preservative (d) Pigment

6. Plant ash contains:
(a) Calcium (b) Potassium
(c) Silver (d) Tin

7. The native place of Cactus:
(a) Australia (b) China
(c) Africa (d) America

8. Which is also known as ‘Paper flower’?
(a) Dahlia (b) Sunflower
(c) Bogainvilla (d) Rose

9. The pollen grains in plants are produced in.......
(a) Anther (b) Carpel
(c) Ovary (d) Ovule

10 The excretory organ of Insects:
(a) Book lung (b) Nephredia
(c) Kidney (d) Malpighian Tube

11. Arsphenamine, also known as Salvarsan and
606, is a drug that uses against:
(a) Syphilis (b) Cancer
(c) AIDS (d) Tuberculosis

12. Trypanosomiasis is caused by:
(a) Fungus (b) Virus
(c) Protozoa (d) Bacteria

13. The largest of the gulf coutries:
(a) Bahrain (b) Saudi Arabia
(c) Iran (d) Iraq

14. Mount Communism is in:
(a) Uzbekistan (b) Kazakhstan
(c) Turkmenistan (d) Tajikistan

15. The head of the Church of England:
(a) Monarch (b) Prime Minister
(c) Archbishop of Canterbury
(d) Pope

16. In which category of winds does cyclone fall?
(a) Trade winds (b) Periodic winds
(c) Local winds (d) Variable winds

17. Lepchas are the tribal people in:
(a) Sikkim (b) Andamans
(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Orissa

18. ‘The Pearl Harbour of India’:
(a) Tutucorin (b) Chennai
(c) Mumbai (d) Surat

19. The second largest Union Territory in India,
in terms of area:
(a) Andaman and Nicobar (b) Delhi
(c) Pondicherry (d) Chandigarh

20. In which state is the Dhuvaran Thermal Power
station is located?
(a) M.P. (b) Maharashtra
(c) Gujarat (d) A.P.

21. The Chalukya king who defeated Harsha:
(a) Pulikesin I (b) Pulikesin II
(c) Dantidurgan (d) None of these
22. The most famous Indo-Bactrean ruler:
(a) Milinda (b) Kanishka
(c) Vasudeva (d) Kadphises

23. Which one of the following is not regarded as
the source of Mauryan history?
(a) Indica (b) Arthasasthra
(c) Mudrarakshasam (d) Raghuvamsam

24. Who was known as ‘Lakh Baksh’ (Giver of
Lakhs)?
(a) Qutubddin Aibek (b) Balban
(c) Razia (d) Kaiqubad

25. Who invited Babur to invade India?
(a) Ibrahimm Lodi (b) Daulat Khan Lodi
(c) Hamid Khan (d) None of these


Answers


1 (b) 2(d) 3 (c) 4 (a) 5(c) 6(b) 7(d) 8(c) 9(a) 10(d)
11(a) 12(c) 13(b) 14(d) 15(c) 16(d) 17(a) 18(a)
19(b) 20(c)2 1 (b) 22(a) 23 (d) 24 (a) 25(b)

Graduate Level Previous Questions - 2

1. The only Indian president who was elected
by second preferential votes also:
(a) VV Giri (b)Zakkir Hussain
(c) Dr Rajendraprasad(d) R Venkataraman

2. Who among the following prime ministers
was born outside the present day Indian
territory?
(a) VP Singh (b) Chandrasekhar
(c) Morarji Desai (d) IK Gujral

3. The first person in India to be convicted for
a cyber crime:
(a) Asif Azim (b) Pawan Duggal
(c)Muhammad Feroz (d) Gulshankumar

4. India completed Chandrayan with the
support of:
(a) America (b) China
(c) France (d) Russia

5. The Article of the Constitution related to
Presidential reference:
(a) 123 (b) 143
(c) 153 (d) 263

6. The duration of an elected municipality is
...... years
(a)One (b) 3
(c) 4 (d) 5

7. The longest of the three lists in the Seventh
Schedule of the Constitution:
(a) Union (b) State
(c) Concurrent (d) Both (a) and (b)

8. ‘Money is what money does’-whose
definition is this?
(a) Walras (b) Williamson
(c) Wagner (d) Walker

9. Which institution established on 1st April
1935 and headed by Sir Osborn Smith?
(a) IOA (b) Reserve Bank of
India(c) Bombay Dyeing (d) LIC

10 .In which year Einstein got Nobel Prize?
(a) 1920 (b) 1921
(c) 1922 (d) 1923

11. The award that was established in April 1957
by the trustees of the Rockefeller Brothers
Fund (RBF) based in New York City:
(a) Magsaysay (b) Abel
(c) Fields Medal (d) Oscar

12. The highest civilian award in India:
(a) Bharat Ratna
(b) Param Veer Chakra
(c) Padamabhushan (d) Gyanpeeth

13. The United Nations University of Peace is in
(a) Tokyo (b) Costa Rica
(c) New York (d) Geneva

14. ‘Charity in War’ is the motto of:
(a) Oxfarm (b) Greenpeace
(c)Red Cross (d) Amnesty International

15 .National Voter’s Day:
(a) January 25 (b) January 26
(c) January 27 (d) January 28

16. “Superstition is the religion of feeble minds”
are the words of:
(a) Bernard Shaw (b) Edmund Burke
(c) Francis Bacon (d) Gandhiji
17. Dinpanah was founded by:
(a) Akbar (b) Babur
(c) Shah Jehan (d) Humayun

18. The first Governor General of free India:
(a) Lord Wavell (b) Lord Linlithgo
(c) C Rajagopalachari (d) Mountbatten

19. Albuquerque conquered Goa in:
(a) 1510 (b) 1515
(c) 1520 (d) 1525

20. Who led the liberation movement in
Bangladesh?
(a) Sheikh Mujibur Rehman
(b) Sulficker Ali Bhutto
(c) Liaqat Ali Khan (d) None of these

21. The first revenue minister of Kerala:
(a) KR Gowri (b) KP Gopalan
(c) TV Thomas (d) VR Krishna Iyer

22. The youngest to become the Chief Minister
of Kerala:
(a) R Sankar (b) AK Antony
(c) PKVasudevan Nair(d) CH Muhammad
Koya

23. In which river is Banasurasagar Dam?
(a) Periyar (b) Chaliyar
(c) Kabani (d) Pamba

24.The National Park which is famous for lion
tailed macaque:
(a) Iravikulam (b) Silent Valley
(c) Pampadumchola (d) Iravikulam

25. The oldest newspaper in Kerala:
(a) Malayala Manorama (b) Deepika
(c) Mathrubhoomi (d) Kerala Kaumudi

Answers

1(a)2(d) 3(a) 4(d) 5(b)6(d)7(a) 8(d) 9(b) 10(b)
11(a)12 (a) 13(b) 14 (c) 15(a) 16(b) 17 (d)
18(d)19(a) 20(a) 21(a) 22(b) 23(c) 24(b) 25(b)

Graduate Level Previous Questions - 1

1. The Constitution of India prohibits employment
of children younger than ........in any hazardous
environment.
(a) 14 (b) 15
(c) 16 (d) 17

2. Attappady Hills Area Development Society
(AHADS) has been implementing
theAttappady Eco-restoration project since the
year ........
(a) 2000 (b) 2001
(c) 2002 (d) 2003

3. Who was the first chairman of the National
Commission for Women?
(a) Mohini Giri (b) Vibha
Parthasarathy (c) Poornima Advani
(d) Jayanti Patnaik

4. The twin objectives of Mahatma Gandhi National
Rural Employment Guarantee Act
(MNREGA):
(a) Rural Development and total literacy
(b) Rural Development and total sanitation
(c) Rural Development and Employment
(d) Employment and total literacy

5. In which year Kudumbasree was launched in
Kerala?
(a) 1998 (b) 1999
(c) 2000 (d) 2001

6. The biggest natural hazard to forests:
(a) Rain (b) Soil erosion
(c) Wind (d) Forest Fire

7. Which region in Kerala has the richest
biodiversity?
(a) Midlands (b) Coastal area
(c) Western Ghat region (d) Tidal forests

8. India lauched Chandrayan-I on 22nd October
2008 from:
(a) Kourou (b) Kazakhstan
(c) Thumba (d) Sriharikota

9. India’s first research station in Arctic region:
(a) Himani (b) Himadri
(c) Uttara Gangotri (d) Maitri

10. The most intelligent aquatic animal:
(a) Blue Whale (b) Octopus
(c) Dolphin (d) Sepia

11. Which state has the largest number of Wild
Life Sanctuaries?
(a) Maharashtra (b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh (d) None of these

12. Baglihar project and Dulhasti project in
Jammu Kashmir is in the river:
(a) Jhulum (b) Chenab
(c) Ravi (d) Beas

13. Name the legendary charecter who is believed
to have brought Ganga to Earth:
(a) Karna (b) Parasurama
(c) Bhagiratha (d) Shiva

14. The lowest temperature is measured at:
(a) Just before sun rise
(b) Just after sun rise
(c) Before 4pm and 5pm
(d) At midnight

15. Pascal is the unit of:
(a) Power (b) Temperature
(c) Pressure (d) Force

16. Name given to the first nuclear experiment in
the world:
(a) Trinity (b) Fatman
(c) Little Boy (d) None of these

17. The isotope used for the treatment of Cancer:
(a) Carbon-14 (b) Uranium-238
(c) Cobalt-60 (d) None of these

18. Which gas is commercially produced through
Bosch Process?
(a) Oxygen (b) Nitrogen
(c) Helium (d) Hydrogen

19. The main constituent of Coal:
(a) Nitrogen (b) Hydrogen
(c) Carbon (d) Oxygen

20. The tendency of plants to grow towards light:
(a) Geotropism (b) Phototropism
(c) Chemotropism (d) None of these

21 The reproductory organ of flower:
(a) Root (b) Leaf
(c) Stem (d) Flower

22. The pigment imparts yellow colour to flowers:
(a) Xanthophyll (b) Anthocyanin
(c) Betacyanin (d) Haemoglobin

23. Which invertebrate has the most developed
brain?
(a) Octopus (b) Star Fish
(c) Sepia (d) Crab

24. Organisms that depends on other organisms
for food:
(a) Parasite (b) Sucker
(c) Hermaphrodite (d) Epiphyte

25. The temperature of human body in Kelvin
scale:
(a) 98.4 (b) 37
(c) 330 (d) 310

Answers

1(a)2(a) 3(d) 4(c) 5(a) 6(d) 7(c) 8(d) 9(b) 10(c)11
(a) 12 (b) 13 (c) 14 (a) 15 (c) 16 (a) 17(c) 18(d)
19(c) 20 (b) 21 (d) 22(a) 23 (a) 24 (a) 25 (d)

Arithmetic and Mental Ability - 1

Test of Arithmetic and Mental Ability

1. A water tank contains 5% salt by weight. ‘x’
litres of fresh water is added to 40 litres of
tank water, so that the solution contains 2%
salt. The value of ‘x’ is:
(a)60 (b) 50 (c) 40 (d) 80

2. Find the one which does not belong to the
group:
(a) Elevator (b) Typewriter (c) Cooker (d)
Writer

3. Find the sum of first 50 natural numbers:
(a) 5050 (b) 5005 (c) 9900 (d) 9050

4. CEBD: GIFH:: OQNP:?
(a)SRUT (b) RUST (c) SURT (d) USRT

5. The sum of a two digit number is 8. The number
obtained by interchanging two digits exceeds the
given number by 18. Find the number:
(a)26 (b) 80 (c) 17 (d) 53

6. Which is the odd one?
(a)PRT (b) QOM (c) CEG (d) IKM

7. The number of boys in a class is three times
the number of girls. Which one of the
following numbers cannot represent the total
number of children in the class?
(a) 48 (b) 44 (c) 42 (d) 40

8. If ARID=32 then DEAR=?
(a)22 (b) 24 (c) 26 (d) 28

9. A certain number of students decided to
conduct a picnic and planned to spend Rs 96
on eatables. Four of them however did not
turn up. As a consequence the remaininghad
to contribute Rs.4 each extra. The number of
students who attended the picnic:
(a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 8

10. Find out the odd one:
(a)Toxic (b) Venomous
(c) Poisonous (d) Harmless

11. The least number added to make 7399 a
perfect square is:
(a) 170 (b) 151 (c) 27 (d) 0

12. Pride: Lion :: Pack: ?
(a)Elephant (b) Wolves
(c) Sheep (d) None of these

13. A metal block having sides 10 cm, 15cm,30
cm has cut into equal cubes. If the block is
exhausted completely what will be the least
possible number of cubes?
(a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 30 (d) 36

14. In certain code CENTRAL is written as
LARTNEC. How SEMINAR is written in that
code?
(a)RANIMES (b) NARISEM
(c) MESIRAN (d) None of these

15.One fourth percent of 180:
(a) 4.5 (b) 0.045 (c) 0.45 (d) 45

16.Virtue: Vice :: Voluntary :?
(a)Vanity (b) Valour
(c) Compulsory (d) Flexible

17.A company hired salesman on a monthly salary
of Rs.3000. In addition to it, the salesman was
entitled for 20% commission on the monthly
scale. How much sale the salesman should do
if he wants his monthly income as Rs.10000?
(a) 35000 (b) 50000 (c) 7000 (d) 17500

18.Fill in the blanks with suitable number:
1,2,6,24,___,720,5040
(a)120 (b) 100 (c) 50 (d) 168

19.A man spends 40% of his income for food
and 50% for other expenses. If his monthly
earnings is Rs.600, find the amount he
spends for food:
(a) 3000 (b) 2400 (c) 3500 (d) 1800

20.Which of the following series obeys the rule
‘Number of letters skipped in between
adjascent letters of two’?
(a)MPSVY (b) EHKMP
Test of Arithmetic and Mental Ability
(c) DGJLO (d) XVRQOP

21. The total salary of headmaster and peon is
Rs.14400. The ratio between the salaries is
5:3. Then their salaries are:
(a) 8000,6400 (b) 8600,5800
(c) 9000,5400 (d)10000,4400


22. Chocolate : Confectionary :: Wine:?
(a)Distillery (b) Brewery(c) Mint (d) Bakery
23. An amount of Rs.2500 is deposited at 12%
interest rate. The amount received after one
year is:
(a) Rs.2800 (b) Rs.2600 (c) Rs.3000 (d) Rs.2900

24. Which is the odd one?
(a)Musculine (b) Effeminate
(c) Womanish (d) Unmanly

25.A mother is 5 times as old as her daughter.
In 15 years she will be will be twice as old.
How old the mother at present?
(a) 20 (b) 25 (c) 30 (d) 35

Answers

1 (a) 2(d) 3 (a) 4 (c) 5(d) 6(b) 7(c) 8(d) 9(d) 10(d)
11(a ) 12(b) 13(d) 14(a) 15(c) 16(c) 17(a) 18(a)
19(b) 20(a) 21(c) 22(b) 23(a) 24(a) 25(b)

Model Questions - General English - 2

1. Any medicine which produces insensitivity:
 (a) Anaesthetics (b) Antibiotics
 (c) Anaemic (d) Antiseptic

2. The higher you climb a Himalayan peak,
____ you feel.
(a) the most cold (b) the colder
(c) colder (d) more cold

3. The reward is a ____ of her service to
mankind.
(a) memento (b) memorial
(c) witness (d) recognition

4. Which is the correct spelling?
(a) Euthanasia (b) Euthanacia
(c) Yuthanasia (d) Euthanatia

5. I understand ____ you want to learn
English.
(a) but (b) because
(c) that (d) yet

6. I shall inform you as soon as he ____
(arrive) here (Use the correct form of verb
given in bracket):
(a) will arrive (b) is arriving
(c) will be arrived (d) arrives

7. The synonym of ‘EVOLVE’:
(a) Involve (b) Develop
(c) Envisage (d) Except

8. I asked the porter where _____.
(a) was the ticket counter
(b) the ticket counter were
(c) the ticket counter was
(d) in the ticket counter

9. I haven’t ____ friends here.
(a) many (b) some
(c) a few (d) few

10. He asked whether such a thing was
possible. The direct form of the sentence is:
(a) He asked “is such a thing possible?”
(b) He asked “was such a thing possible?”
(c) He said “will such a thing be possible?”
(d) He said “whether such thing was
possible?”

11.With a view to ____ properly, a detailed list
is appended to. Fill up the blank with the
correct form of ‘verify’ from the following:
(a) verify (b) verifying
(c) verified (d) being verified

12.The meaning of ‘Ratify’:
(a) Fix the price of (b) Reject
(c) Approve (d) Turn into a rat

13.Invaluable means:
(a) Not valuable (b) Very valuable
(c) Negatively valuable (d) Valuable at
present

14. He is married ____.
(a) with my sister (b) my sister
(c) to my sister (d) None of these

15. He has great reputation ___ honesty.
(a) for (b) in
(c) about (d) of

16. One who believes that everything is predestined:
(a) Optimist (b) Fatalist
(c) Palmist (d) Pedant

17. He was detained from the class ____
attendance.
(a) due to (b) for want of
(c) owing to (d) on account of

18. A span of ten years.
(a) score (b) annual
(c) century (d) decade

19. He came in looking as if he (see) a ghost
(Use the correct form of verb given in
bracket)
(a) saw (b) seen
(c) had seen (d) has seen

20. If I were a bird I ____ fly.
(a) would (b) will
(c) should (d) could

21. Find the misspelt word:
(a) Believe (b) Grieve
(c) Relieve (d) Decieve

22. Before we reached the theatre the tickets
____.
(a) were sold out (b) had been sold out
(c) has been sold out (d) will be sold out

23. Richard bought ___ ice pile from the shop.
(a) a (b) an
(c) the (d) and

24. The word opposite in meaning to ‘DECEIT’:
(a) Simplicity (b) Gentility
(c) Sincerity (d) Honesty

25. Russia has a lot to offer India in her efforts
to leap ____ the 21st century.
(a) over (b) to
(c) into (d) over

Answers

1 (a) 2(b) 3 (d) 4 (a) 5(c) 6(d) 7(b) 8(c) 9(a) 10(a)
11(b) 12(c) 13(b) 14(c) 15(a) 16(b) 17(b) 18(d)19(c)
20(a) 21(d) 22(b) 23(b) 24(d) 25(c)

Model Questions - General English - 1

1. The phrase/idiom that means ‘One who
argues against a cause or position, not as a
committed opponent but simply for the sake
of argument or to determine the validity of
the cause or position’:
(a) A doubting Thomas (b) Dark horse
(c) Devil’s advocate (d) Against the clock

2. ‘Per capita’ means:
(a) For each person (b) For each student
(c) For each woman (d) For each boy
3. He takes pride ____ his son.
(a) of (b) in
(c) about (d) for

4. The meaning of ‘COMMEND’:
(a) Order (b) Praise
(c) Remark (d) Perform

5. Joint sovereignty exercised over a country
by two or more countries.
(a) Pandemonium (b) Colonialism
(c) Enclave (d) Condominium

6. Which part of the sentence has an error?
(a) The behaviour/ (b) of the/
(c) children were/ (d) excellent

7. The synonym of ‘EXTRICATE’:
(a) Intricate (b) Tie
(c) Difficult (d) Free

8. ‘Pillar to post’ means:
(a) Home to post office (b) Office to office
(c) Home to office (d) Place to place

9. The opposite of ‘Capricious’:
(a) Mercurial (b) Unreliable
(c) Impulsive (d) Predictable

10.‘Per diem’ means:
(a) Per year (b) Per day
(c) In a body (d) Everybody

11. A teacher ______ friendly with the students.
(a) should (b) should be
(c) can (d) must

12.He did not qualify _____ the job.
(a) for (b) to
(c) against (d) with

13.I’m late for the meeting. It started about ten
minutes _____.
(a) ago (b) before
(c) since (d) ahead

14.____ Dutch defeated ____ Portuguese in the
battle.
(a) A,the (b) A,a
(c) The,the (d) The, an

15. Find out which part of the sentence has an
error?
(a) Bad husbands (b) often have
(c) good wife (d) No error

16. Which is opposite in meaning to
‘OBSCURE’:
(a) Vacant (b) Seldom
(c) Distinct (d) Unusual

17. _____ does UNO stands for?
(a) What (b) Which
(c) Where (d) Who

18. The crowd threw stones at the police,
heedless ___ the consequences.
(a) of (b) with
(c) at (d) over

19. She was surprised that he knew her name.
She _____ never met him before.
(a) was (b) were
(c) did (d) had
20. The world needs to depend on other energy
resources, _____ oil and other natural
resources.
(a) beside (b) likewise
(c) besides (d) also besides

21. ‘Flying colours’ means:
(a) Great victory (b) Dark colours
(c) Light colours (d) Cowardice

22. His views are do not accord ____ mine.
(a) in (b) by
(c) for (d) with

23. The correctly spelt word is:
(a) Obsene (b) Obseen
(c) Obscene (d) Obzene

24. A vehicle for carrying dead body at a funeral:
(a) Hearse (b) Coffin
(c) Bier (d) Cenotaph

25. These are books without ____ you cannot
write the examination.
(a) which (b) that
(c) whom (d) who

Answers

• 1 (c) 2(a) 3 (b) 4 (b) 
• 5(d) 6(c) 7(d) 8(d) 9(d)
• 10(b) 11(b) 12(a) 13(a) 
• 14(c) 15(c) 16(c)17(a)
• 18(a) 19(d) 20(c) 21(a) 
• 22(d) 23(c) 24(a) 25(a)

Indian States

1. In which area does the Sabarmati rise?
(a) The Satpuras (b) The Vindhyas
(c) The Western Ghats (d) Aravallis

2. Which area in India gets the summer monsoon first?
(a) The Himalayas (b) The Eastern Ghats
(c) The Western Ghats (d) Indo-Gangetic Plain

3. Which one of the following joins the Ganga from
the south?
(a) Gomti (b) Gandak
(c) Teesta (d) Sone

4. Which one is a land locked state?
(a) Bihar (b) West Bengal
(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Gujarat

5. Of which major river system does Teesta forms a
major part?
(a) Ganga (b) Brahmaputra
(c) Godavari (d) Indus

6. During the period of South-west monsoon , Tamil
Nadu remains dry because:
(a) the winds do not reach this area
(b) there are no mountains in this area
(c) it lies in the rain shadow area (d) the temperature
is too high to let the winds cool down

7. Which river flows between the Satpuras and the
Vindhyas?
(a) Godavari (b) Narmada
(c) Tapti (d) Gandak

8. Rajastan receives very little rain because:
(a) It is too hot
(b) There is no water available and thus winds
remain dry
(c) the monsoon fail to reach this area
(d) the winds do not come across any barrier to
cause the necessary uplift to cool the winds

9. The Aravallis fail to cause orographic precipitation
in Rajastan beacuse:
(a) they are not sufficiently high
(b) the monssons do not reach them
(c) they lie parallel to the direction of the winds
(d) they do not support any vegetation

10. When are temperatures the highest in Southern
India?
(a) June (b) April
(c) July (d) August

11. Which is the southernmost unit of India?
(a) Kanyakumari (b) Lakshadweep
(c) Great Nicobar (d) Rameswaram

12. From which river has the Rajastan Canal (Indira
Gandhi Canal) been taken out?
(a) Chambal (b) Ravi
(c) Beas (d) Sutlej

13. Which area in India receives least rain fall?
(a) Leh (b) Western Ghats
(c) Eastern Rajastan (d) Western Tamil Nadu

14. Which river has been harnessed under the Bhakra
Nangal Project?
(a) Ganga (b) Sutlej
(c) Chenab (d) Ravi

15. Which of the following places receives maximum
solar energy in December?
(a) Kolkata (b) Amritsir
(c) Delhi (d) Chennai

16. Which part of the country receives precipitation
from the Bay of Bengal branch of the monsoons
as well as the Arabian Sea branch?
(a) West Bengal (b) The Punjab plains
(c) Maharashtra (d) Bihar plateau

17. The maximum daily range of temperature can be
observed at:
(a) Chennai (b) Thiruvananthapuram
(c) Delhi (d) Mumbai

18. Where are tea and coffee both grown?
(a) North West India (b) North East India
(c) Central India (d) Southern India

19. In which state is the Dhuvaran Thermal Power
station is located?
(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Maharashtra
(c) Gujarat (d) Andhra Pradesh

20. If the time of sunrise in Arunachal Pradesh is 6.00
a.m, what will be the probable time of sun rise in
Saurashtra?
(a) 6.30 am (b) 7.00 am (c) 8.00 am (d) 5.30 am

Answers

1 (d) 2(c) 3 (d) 4 (a) 5(b) 6(c) 7(b) 8(d) 9(c) 10(b) 11(c)
12(d) 13(c) 14(b) 15(d) 16(b) 17(c) 18(d) 19(c) 20(c)

Maldives

Maldives

1 .Maldives is the smallest member of ........
(a) ASEAN (b) SAARC
(c) OPEC (d) Commonwealth

2. The first country to hold a cabinet meeting
underwater is Maldives. It was in connection with:
(a) Climate Change (b) Nuclear Experiments
(c) Deforestation (d) Corruption

3. Who among the following served as the president of
an Asian country for the longest period:
(a) Mahathir Muhammad (b) Yitzhak Rabin
(c) Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (d) None of these

4. The smallest neighbouring country of India:
(a) Bhutan (b) Maldives
(c) Nepal (d) Srilanka

5. Capital of Maldives:
(a) Bamako (b) Male
(c) Colombo (d) Kabul

6. The official religion of Maldives:
(a) Buddhism (b) Hinduism
(c) Christianity (d) Islam

7. The main language of Maldives:
(a) Malayalam (b) Tamil
(c) Sinhala (d) Divehi

8. Which country granted independence to Maldives?
(a) France (b) Britain
(c) Portugal (d) Germany

9. The lowest country on the earth’s surface:
(a) Jordan (b) Netherlands
(c) Maldives (d) Australia

10. The country with the lowest high point:
(a) Maldives (b) Lesotho
(c) Sri Lanka (d) New Zealand

11. The native people of Maldives:
(a) Magyars (b) Mahls
(c) Sinhala (d) Apatami

12. The currency of Maldives:
(a) Kyat (b) Rupee (c) Rupiah (d) Rufiya

13. The legislative assembly of Maldives:
(a) Senate (b) National Assembly
(c) Majlis (d) Knesset

14. Maldives is situated in ........ Ocean:
(a) Atlantic (b) Pacific
(c) Indian (d) Arctic

15. The Maldives is the smallest ....... country in both
population and area:
(a) Asian (b) African
(c) European (d) Pacific

16. The operation launched by Armed Forces of India
in Maldives:
(a) Operation Cactus (b) Operation Vijay
(c) Operation Rhino (d) Operation Blue Star

17. The National Anthem of Maldives:
(a) Quami Tarana (b) Ouami Salam
(c) Rashtriya Gan (d) Kimi Gayo

18. The first country to open a virtual embassy:
(a) Maldives (b) Australia
(c) Japan (d) Sri Lanka

19. The biggest foreign currency earner of Maldives:
(a) Coconut oil (b) Tourism
(c) Automobiles (d) Textiles

20. The Asian country where a non-Muslim cannot
become a citizen:
(a) Indonesia (b)Pakistan
(c) Maldives (d) Afghanistan

Answers

1 (b) 2(a) 3 (c) 4 (b) 5(b) 6(d) 7(d) 8(b) 9(c) 10(a) 11(b)
12(d) 13(c) 14(c) 15(a) 16(a) 17(b) 18(a) 19(b) 20(c)

Countries and Former Capitals

1. Before Astana, the capital of ........ was Almatty:
(a) Ukarine (b) Azerbeijan
(c) Uzbekistan (d) Kazakhstan

2. The former name of ........ was Akmola:
(a) Astana (b) Almatty
(c) Kiev (d) Tashkent

3. Before Abuja, the capital of ........ was Lagos:
(a) Niger (b) Nigeria
(c) Ghana (d) Mali

4. Rio de Janeiro was the former capital of:
(a) Chile (b) Argentina
(c) Brazil (d) Cuba

5. Melbourne was the former capital of:
(a) New Zealand (b) Tasmania
(c) Australia (d) Papua New Guinea

6. Capital of West Germany:
(a) Berlin (b) Cologne
(c) Frankfurt (d) Bonn

7. Before 1911, the capital of India was:
(a) Mumbai (b) Calcutta
(c) Chennai (d) Patna

8. In 1911, the capital of India was moved to:
(a) New Delhi (b) Delhi
(c) Mumbai (d) Agra

9. Delhi became the capital of Mughal empire during
the reign of:
(a) Babur (b) Humayun
(c) Akbar (d) Shah Jehan

10. Auckland was the former capital of:
(a) Canada (b) Australia
(c) New Zealand (d) Papua New Guinea

11. Capital of USA during 1790 to 1800:
(a) Philadelphia (b) Chicago
(c) Milan (d) Atlanta

12. Istanbul was the capital of ..... during 1453 to 1922:
(a) Israel (b) Turkey
(c) Syria (d) Lebanon

13. Tel Aviv was the capital of ....... during 1948 to 1950:
(a) Syria (b) Lebanon
(c) Israel (d) Jordan

14. Zurich was the capital of ...... during 1798 to 1803:
(a) Switzerland (b) Germany
(c) Italy (d) Portugal

15. Yogyakarta was the capital of ..... during 1945 -49:
(a) Japan (b) Philippines
(c) Indonesia (d) Malaysia

16. Old name of .....is Edo.
(a) Manila (b) Tokyo
(c) Singapore (d) Jakarta

17. Kyoto was the former capital of:
(a) South Korea (b) Taiwan
(c) Malaysia (d) Japan

18. Penang was the former capital of:
(a) Japan (b) Philippines
(c) Indonesia (d) Malaysia

19. ....... was called Taihoku by the Japanese during
their rule over it.
(a) Taipei (b) Beijing (c) Pusan (d) Seoul

20. Sri Jayawardanapura Kotta is the legislative
capital of:
(a) Sri Lanka (b) Indonesia
(c) Japan (d) Myanmar

Answers

1 (d) 2(a) 3 (b) 4 (c)
5(c) 6(d) 7(b) 8(b)
9(d) 10(c) 11(a)12(b)
13(c) 14(a) 15(c) 16(b)
17(d) 18(d) 19(a) 20(a)

Physics

Questions related to Physics

1. What is the voltage of the electricity used for
domestic purpose?
(a) 460 (b) 110
(c) 230 (d) 275

2. The study of sound:
(a) Accoustics (b) Optics
(c) Otology (d) None of these

3. The device used to measure the depth of oceans
using sound waves:
(a) Radar (b) Sonometer
(c) Sonar (d) Vernier

4. In which one of the following medium, sound has
maximum speed?
(a) Vaccum (b) Air
(c) Wood (d) Iron

5. The speed of sound in water is .....metre per second:
(a) 340 (b) 1435
(c) 3850 (d) 5000

6. The energy source related to oceans:
(a) Solar Panel (b) Wind Energy Farm
(c) Geothermal Energy (d) Wave Energy
7. The mirror used in the headlight of automobiles:
(a) Cylindrical (b) Plain
(c) Concave (d) Convex

8. What type of mirror is used in the rear view mirror
of automobiles:
(a) Convex (b) Concave
(c) Cylindrical (d) None of these

9. Which ray has negative charge?
(a) Alpha (b) Beta
(c) Gama (d) X-ray

10. What will be the colour of sky if there is no
atmosphere?
(a) White (b) Blue
(c) Black (d) Green

11. The phenomenon responsible for the blue colour
of sky:
(a) Disperson (b) Diffraction
(c) Reflection (d) Diffusion

12. The temperature at which molecular action stops
completely:
(a) Minus 373 degree C (b) Minus 273 degree C
(c) Zero 373 degree C (d) 1000 degree C

13. Three primary colours of television are:
(a) Red, Green, Blue (b) Red ,yellow, Blue
(c) Red, Yellow, Green (d) Green, Blue, Yellow

14. The colour of universe:
(a) Black (b) White
(c) Red (d) Blue

15. The rays used in the remote control of TV:
(a) UV Rays (b) Infra Red rays
(c) X rays (d) Gama rays

16. India launched its first artificial satellite on April 19,
1975 from Kapustinyar in:
(a) Kazakhstan (b) Russia
(c) Ukraine (d) Uzbekistan

17. The colour of Black box in aeroplanes:
(a) Red (b) Orange
(c) Green (d) Blue

18. The first satellite launched by USA in 1958:
(a) Sputnik (b) Skylab
(c) Explorer-I (d) Challenger -I

19. Gravitational force is minimum in:
(a) Poles (b) Equator
(c) Temperate region (d) None of these

20. The process of convertion of one element into
another:
(a) Reduction (b) Oxidation
(c) Transmutation (d) Migration

Answers

1 (c) 2(a) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5(b) 6(d) 7(c) 8(a) 9(b) 10(c) 11(a)
12(b) 13(a) 14(a) 15(b) 16(b) 17(b) 18(c) 19(b) 20(c)

Botany

Questions relating to Botany

 

1. The tendency of plants to grow towards light:
(a) Geotropism (b) Phototropism
(c) Chemotropism (d) None of these

2. The reproductory organ of Plants:
(a) Root (b) Leaf
(c) Stem (d) Flower

3. The pigment imparts yellow colour to flowers:
(a) Xanthophyll (b) Anthocyanin
(c) Betacyanin (d) Haemoglobin

4. Hormone that helps for flowering in plants:
(a) Auxin (b) Cytokine
(c) Ethylene (d) Florigin

5. Who discovered cell?
(a) Robert Hook (b) JC Bose
(c) Galeileo (d) None of these

6. The plant cell wall is made up of:
(a) Chitin (b) Cellulose
(c) Keratin (d) Fibrin

7. Who discovered that plant body is made up of cells?
(a) M.J.Shleiden (b) Theodore Swan
(c) Robert Hook (d) None of these


8. What is known as the power house of the cell?
(a) Ribosome (b) Lysosome
(c) Mitochondria (d) Nucleus

9. The colour of chloroplast:
(a) Red (b) White (c) Blue (d) Green

10. The metal present in chlorophyll:
(a) Calcium (b) Zinc
(c) Magnisium (d) Potassium

11. The tendency of plants to grow towards the
direction of gravitational force:
(a) Geotropism (b) Phototropism
(c) Chemotropism (d) None of these

12. The rate of photosynthesis is highest in ..... light:
(a) Yellow (b) Blue
(c) Green (d) Red

13. The rate of photosynthesis is slowest in ..... light:
(a) Yellow (b) Green
(c) Blue (d) Red

14. Who discovered that animal body is made up of cells?
(a) M.J.Schleiden (b) Theodore Schwan
(c) Robert Hook (d) None of these

15. The hormone that is helpful for ripening of fruits:
(a) Auxin (b) Cytokine
(c) Ethylene (d) Florigin

16. Who proved that plants are living organisms?
(a) JC Bose (b) M.J.Schleiden
(c) Robert Hook (d) Theodore Schwan

17. The crop that depends rain for pollination:
(a) Pepper (b) Cardomom
(c) Paddy (d) Wheat

18. The organelle responsible for the maintenance of
the structure of cell?
(a) Nucleus (b) Endoplasmic
reticulum(c) Mitochondria (d) Vacoule

19. What are known as the ‘suicidal bags of the cell’?
(a) Mitochondria (b) Vacoule
(c) Nucleus (d) Lysosome

20. The plant with only one leaf:
(a) Colocasia (b) Amorphophalus
(c) Plantain (d) Vanda

Answers

1 (b) 2(d) 3 (a) 4 (d) 5(a) 6(b) 7(a) 8(c) 9(d) 10(c) 11(a)
12(b) 13(b) 14(b) 15(c) 16(a) 17(a) 18(b) 19(d) 20(b)

Countries and Borders

questions related to countries and borders

1. The countries that share border with the

largest number of other countries (14)are

Russia and.....

(a) India (b) China

(c) Brazil (d) France

2. Which country has the longest land frontier?

(a) Russia (b) India

(c) China (d) Brazil

3. Which country has the largest number of

frontiers (19) including maritime

boundaries?

(a) India (b) Britain

(c) USA (d) Indonesia

4. Which is the largest land locked country in

the world?

(a) Mongolia (b) Kyrgistan

(c) Kazakhstan (d) Laos

5. The continent without land locked countries:

(a) South America (b) North America

(c) Africa (d) Europe

6. Which country has the longest coastline?

(a) Canada (b) USA

(c) Indonesia (d) Japan

7. The countries that share border with three

oceans are USA and .....

(a) China (b) Russia

(c) India (d) Canada

8. An enclave within South Africa:

(a) Lesotho (b) Mali

(c) Ghana (d) Namibia

9. The countries that share the longest

common land border are:

(a) Russia and China(b) USA and Mexico

(c) USA and Canada (d) India and China

10. The longest continous border in the world is:

(a) Russia and Kazakhstan

(b) USA and Mexico

(c) Russia and China

(d) Russia and Pakistan

11. The longest undefended border in the world:

(a) Russia and China (b) USA and Mexico

(c) USA and Canada (d) India and China

12. Which three countries are building a 27-hole

golf course named Emerald Triangle, on the

border between them, with nine holes in

each country?

(a) Thailand, Laos, Cambodia

(b) India, China, Pakistan

(c) Russia, China, Mongolia

(d) India, China, Nepal

13. The most frequently crossed international

border in the world:

(a) USA- Canada (b) USA-Mexico

(c) Russia-China (d) India- Nepal

14. The only South American countries with

which Brazil does not share borders are....

(a) Chile and Ecuador (b) Bolivia and

Paraguay (c) Argantina and Paraguay(d)

Chile and Bolivia

15. The only South American country that

border with Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.

(a) Brazil (b) Chile

(c) Bolivia (d) Paraguay

16. The largest land locked country in the

continent of Africa:

(a) Chad (b) Niger

(c) Mali (d) Ethiopia

17. The most populous land locked country in

the world:

(a) Kazakhstan (b) Mali

(c) Ethiopia (d) Niger

18. The line that separates India and Pakistan:

(a) Radcliff Line (b) Mc Mahon Line

(c) Maginot Line (d) Durant line

19. The line that separated Old British India

and Afghanistan:

(a) Mc Mahon Line (b) Durant line

(c) Radcliffe Line (d) Maginot Line

20. Palk Strait separates India and .......

(a) Pakistan (b) China

(c) Maldives (d) Sri Lanka

21. The 49th Parallel Separates:

(a) USA and Canada(b) USA and Mexico

(c) France and Germany (d) Poland and

Russia

22. France and Germany are separated by:

(a) Mc Mahon Line(b) Durant line

(c) Maginot Line (d) Radcliffe Line

23. 38th Parallel separates:

(a) Poland and Russia(b) USA and Canada

(c) India and Pakistan (d) North Korea and

South Korea

24. Alpine line separates France and ......

(a) England (b) Germany

(c) Italy (d) Russia

25. Mc Mahon line separates India and......

(a) Nepal (b) Pakistan

(c) China (d) Bhutan

answers

1 (b)   2(c)   3 (d)   4 (c)

5(b)   6(a)   7(d)   8(a) 

9(c)  10(a)  11(c)  12(a)

13(b) 14(a) 15(c) 16(a)

17(c) 18(a) 19(b)  20(d) 

21(a)  22(c)  23(d)  24(c) 

25(c)