1. Intensive cultivation refers to

1. production with intensive use of labour
2. production with intensive use of fertilizer
3. raising production by intensive use of existing land
4. raising production by large scale use of imported imputs

2. Upon winning Wimbledon Women’s Tennis tournament 2016, Serena Williams equalled record 22 grand Slam wins of

1. Martina Navratilova
2. Steffi Graf
3. Martina Hingis
4. Maria Sharapova

3. A universal donor has the blood group

1. B
2. AB
3. A
4. O

4. Amir Khusro was a

1. poet
2. play writer
3. painter
4. architect

5. The members of the All India Services serve the

1. Central Government only
2. State Government only
3. Union Territories only
4. both the Union and State Governments

6. The term of office of the Vice-President of India is

1. 4 years
2. 5 years
3. 2 years
4. 6 years

7. Who was responsible for the integration of princely states into the Indian union after Independence

1. Sri Rajagopalachari
2. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
3. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
4. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

8. Why does the west coast of India receive more rainfall from southwest monsoon than the east coast?

1. Unlike the east coast this coast is striaght
2. The Western Ghats obstruct the winds causing rainfall
3. The east coast is broader than the west coast
4. The Eastern Ghats extend parallel to wind direction

9. The plateau that has both West and East flowing drainage system is

1. Malwa
2. Chota Nagpur
3. Ranchi
4. Hazaribagh

10. Symbiotic Bacteria responsible for the fixation of atmospheric nitrogen are present in

1. peas
2. wheat
3. corn
4. oats

11. Children especially in western countries who receive very little sunshine suffer from

1. rickets
2. dermatitis
3. scurvy
4. kwashiorkor

12. In water treatment plant, use of chloramines ensures ________

1. taste and odour control
2. weed control in reservoirs
3. disinfection
4. removal of permanent hardness

13. Super cooling stands for cooling of a liquid :

1. at freezing point
2. below freezing point
3. at melting point
4. above melting point

14. Alcohol is more volatile than water because ________ is lower than water

1. its boiling point
2. its density
3. its viscosity
4. its surface tension

15. Which of the following is used to protect objects in computer system, in the absence of more complete protection schemes?

1. digital certificate
2. digital signature
3. passwords
4. tokens