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1. Manometer is used to measure-
1) Pressure 2) Gravity 3) Humidity 4) Volume
2. Calorie is the unit of-
1) Temperature 2) Heat 3) Power 4) Energy
3. A stratight rod partially immersed in water seems bent. Its reason is-
1) Refraction
2) Reflection
3) Different temperature of water levels
4) High pressure of water at the bottom
4. Which law states that a liquid inside a closed system exerts equal pressure
in all directions?
1) Boyle’s law 2) Pascal’s law
3) Graham’s law 4) Gay - Lussac’s law
5. An electro-magnet is made of-
1) Soft iron 2) Copper 3) Hard Steel 4) Zinc
6. Only two elements are in liquid state at room temperature. They are
1) Bromine, Iodine 2) Hafnium, Mercury
3) Bromine, Mercury 4) None of these
7. A stone was dropped freely in a river flowing down a bridge. The stone
takes 2 seconds in touching the water surface. The height of the bridge is-
1) 9.8 m 2) 19.6 m 3) 39.2 m 4) Data inadequate
8. 1 micron is equal to-
1) 0.1 mm 2) 0.01 mm 3) 0.001 mm 4) 0.0001 mm
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9. The most abundant gas found in earth’s atmosphere is-

1) Oxygen 2) Carbon dioxide
3) Hydrogen 4) None of these
10. The Chemical formula of Caustic Soda is-
1) Na(OH)2 2) Na2CO3 3) NaOH 4) NaCl
11. Air cooler will be most effective in-
1) Kolkata 2) Guwahati 3) Puri 4) New Delhi
12. A certain distance was covered at a certain speed. If half of the distance is
covered in twice time, the ratio between new speed and original speed is-
1) 1 : 2 2) 1 : 4 3) 2 : 1 4) 4 : 1
13. The number of electrons in Na+ is-
1) 11 2) 10 3) 12 4) 13
14. The most electro negative element in the following is-
1) F 2) Cl 3) Br 4) I
15. Rh factor is related to-
1) Blood Transfusion 2) Atmospheric Pressure
3) Blood Pressure 4) Space
16. A force of 50N acts on a body and moves the body on a straight path to a
distance of 4 metres. Find the work done if the force acts at an angle of 60
with horizontal.
1) 100J 2) 300J 3) 10J 4) 200J
17. The length of pendulum is reduced to one fourth. Its time period will be-
1) Twice 2) Eight times 3) Half 4) None of these
18. An element which changes the rate of a chemical reaction but does not
undergo any change in itself, is called-
1) Electrolyte 2) Catalyst 3) Lubricant 4) Litmus
19. At constant temperature the volume of a given mass of a gas is inversely
proportional to the pressure. It is known as-
1) Charles’ Law 2) Boyle’s Law
3) Avogadro’s Law 4) Dalton’s Law
20. The resistance of an electric circuit/ implement is measured by-
1) Meggar 2) Ammeter 3) Ohm-meter 4) None of these
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21. Solenoid is a-
1) Shaft 2) Hollow tube
3) Tube on which wire is coiled 4) Cell
22. At a uniform accleration which of the motion equations is correct-
1) v = u - at 2) v = u + at
1
3) s = ut -  at2 4) u = v + at
2
23. A body starts from rest at an acceleration of 2m/sec*2. The distance cov-
ered by the body in 2 seconds is-
1) 2 m 2) 8 m 3) 4 m 4) 1 m
24. The c.g.s. unit of density is-
1) gm/cm3 2) gm/cm2 3) gm/cm 4) kg/cm3
25. When a body is partially of fully immersed in a liquid it experiences a loss
in its weight that is equal to the weight of liquid displaced by its immersed
part. This principle is of-
1) Boyle 2) Pascal 3) Terricelli 4) Archimedes
26. The unit of force in cgs unit is-
1) Newton 2) Dyne 3) ms-2 4) K
27. Humidity in the atmosphere is measured by-
1) Hydrometer 2) Hygrometer 3) Manometer 4) Pyrometer
28. Density of pure water at 4°C is-
1) 100 kg./m2 2) 1000 kg/m3 3) 1000 gm/cm3 4) 1000 gm/cm2
29. Momentum, mass and velocity are related as-
1) Momentum = mass/velocity
2) Momentum = mass × velocity
3) Velocity = mass × momentum
4) Mass = momentum × velocity
30. 1 second is ...... part of a mean solar day.
1 1 1 1
1)  2)  3)  4) 
84600 85000 86400 80000
31. The unit of Young’s Modulus of Elasticity in MKS system is-
1) Nm-2 2) N/cm2 3) Dynes/cm 4) Dynes/cm2
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32. The property of a metal which reduces its strength when it is subjected to
reversal of stress is called-
1) Fatigue 2) Creep 3) Resilience 4) Elasticity
33. Melting point of cast iron (in °C) is in the range of-
1) 1150-1300 2) 1800-1900 3) 1450-1600 4) 600-700
34. The buckling loads depend upon-
1) slenderness ratio 2) cross-sectional area
3) modulus of elasticity 4) All of the above
35. ‘Anvil’ is used in the work of-
1) Forging 2) Welding 3) Fitting 4) Machining
36. In an electrical circuit resistance is 55 Ohms and current 4 amperes. What
is voltage?
1) 220V 2) 13.75V 3) 0 4) 110V
37. Bell metal contains Cu and ....
1) Al 2) Sn 3) Zn 4) Ni
38. To produce flat surfaces by a reciprocating type of machine tool is called-
1) Lathe 2) Shaper 3) Drill 4) Milling
39. Which is the most elastic material?
1) Rubber 2) Timber 3) Plastic 4) Steel
40. Which of the following has the highest Poisson’s ratio?
1) Steel 2) Copper 3) Aluminium 4) Rubber
41. D.C. Generator works on the basis of-
1) Faraday’s law of e.m.induction 2) Ohm’s law
3) Lenz’s law 4) Newton’s law

42. ( 1
When x = 2, the value of 0.5 -  = ?
x
)
1) 1.5 2) -1.5 3) 0.5 4) 0
43. What number has to be added to the terms of 3 : 5 to make the ratio 5 : 6?
1) 13 2) 7 3) 12 4) 6

44. { 8-2
Find the value of 8 - 2 ×  × 5
8+2 }
1) 3 2) 2 3) 6 4) 4
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45. The sum of three consecutive numbers is 18; find the sum of the next three
consecutive numbers?
1) 24 2) 30 3) 27 4) 35
46. log5 125 = x; x = ?
1) 25 2) 3 3) 2 4) 5

47.
1
(
1
)
Find the value of x in (22)  2x +  = 2-5
3 2
1) -4 2) +4 3) -2 4) +2
48. A two digit number is 7 times the sum of its two digits. The number that is
formed by reversing its digits is 18 less than the original number. What is
the number?
1) 52 2) 42 3) 62 4) 27
49. A sum of money becomes Rs. 20,925 in 2 years and Rs. 24,412.50 in 5 years.
Find the rate of interest and the sum of money
1) 8%, Rs.17,560 2) 6.25%, Rs.18,600
3) 7%, Rs.18,000 4) 6.75%, Rs.17,775
1
50. Find the sum fraction which becomes  when denominator is increased
2
1
by 4; the same fraction becomes  when the numerator is reduced by 5.
8
3 5 6 8
1)  2)  3)  4) 
5 8 8 12
51. Lux is the unit of
1) magnetic flux 2) frequency
3) sound intensity 4) level of illumination
52. MISTAKE = 9765412, NAKED = 84123 then STAIN = ?
1) 65478 2) 98175 3) 89483 4) 68194
53. GAMBLE = ICODNG; FLOWER = ?
1) GMPXFS 2) HNQYGT 3) GMPVDS 4) None of these
54. Ram started from his house and walked 2km North, then 3 km west and
finally 6 km south. How far is he from his house?
1) 5 km 2) 11 km 3) 4 km 4) 7 km
55. Arrange the following words in the order they appear in an English
dictionary?
1. Literature 2. Little 3. Liberty 4. Library
1) 4, 3, 2, 1 2) 3, 4, 1, 2 3) 2, 1, 3, 4 4) 4, 3, 1, 2
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56. Insert the missing numbers-

2 6 ? ?
54 18 81 27
1) 3 and 9 2) 5 and 18 3) 6 and 12 4) 3 and 21
57. Which tool is used for chipping?
1. Chisel 2. Drill 3. Pliers 4. Hammer
58. “PICO” means-
1) 10-15 2) 10-9 3) 10-12 4) 10-6
59. 1 nanometre = ?
1) 10-7 m 2) 10-8 m 3) 10-9 m 4) 10-6 m
60. The relation between wave velocity (V), frequency (f) and wave - length (λ) is-
λ
1) V = fλ 2) λ = Vf 3) f =  4) f = λV
V
61. 100K = ?
1) 170°C 2) -173°C 3) -273°C 4) 273°C
62. At 1.45 PM, the hour hand will be in the direction-
1. North - west 2. South - east 3. West 4. North - east
63. House, bedroom and bathroom are best represented by which venn diagram?

1) 2) 3) 4)

64. If the 26th August in a month is Friday, then the number of Tuesdays in
that month will be-
1) 4 2) 5 3) 6 4) None of these
65. If the diameter of a sphere is 6 meters, its hemisphere will have a volume of-
1) 36π 2) 72π 3) 18π 4) None of these
66. What part of an hour elases from 4.56PM to 5.32 PM?
1 3 3 1
1)  2)  3)  4) 
4 4 5 2
67. “Newton’s Disk” when rotated rapidly appears
1) Yellow 2) White 3) Black 4) Green
68. Red Hematite is the ore of
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1) Copper 2) Zinc 3) Aluminium 4) Iron

69. Specific Latent heat of vapourization of water is-
1) 540 calories/ gm 2) 80 calories/ gm
3) 540 k.calories/ gm2 4) 80 k.calories/ gm2
70. What percent of CO2 by volume constitutes the atmosphere?
1) 1% 2) 0.03% 3. 0.1% 4) 2%
71. Which Gupta ruler was crowned with the title of Vikramaditya?
1) Chandragupta-I 2) Chandragupta-II
3) Skundgupta 4) Samudragupta
72. The father of Rabindrabhanath Tagore was-
1) Ratindranath 2) Dwarkanath
3) Avanindranath 4) Devendranath
73. Which of the following filmstars was lovingly called “Dadamuni”?
1) Sanjeev Kumar 2) Asit sen
3) Ashok Kumar 4) Kishore Kumar
74. The unit to measure the speed of ships is-
1) mile 2) kmph 3) knot 4) mph
75. National Defence Academy is situated in-
1) Dehradun 2) New Delhi
3) Kharagwasala 4) Nasik
76. Dhanpat Rai is popularly known as-
1. Nirala 2. Hari Audh 3. Bachchan 4. Premchand
77. The Khajuraho temples are situated in-
1) Madya pradesh 2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Rajasthan 4) Bihar
78. The famous “Gateway of India” is situated in
1) Mumbai 2) Agra 3) New Delhi 4) Kolkata
79. Which has pink colour ?
1) India Gate 2) Victoria Memorial
3) Hawa Mahal 4) Lotus Temple
80. Hinyana and Mahayana are two sects of

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1) Sikhism 2) Hinduism 3) Buddhism 4) Jainism

81. Status of Liberty is situated in-
1) Spain 2) UK 3) US 4) Italy
82. Who is called Bharatendu?
1) Rabindranath 2) Premchand
3) Hrishchandra 4) Bachchan
83. Euro is the currency of
1) Germany 2) New Zealand 3) Canada 4) Mexico
84. NaCl is the chemical formula of-
1) Urea 2) Salt 3) Baking soda 4) Lime
85. Seismology is the scientific study of
1) Earthquake 2) Weather coditions
3) Volcanoes 4) Rocks
86. Who was the last viceroy of India?
1) C.Rajgopalachari 2) Lord Wavell
3) Lord Canning 4) Mountbatten
87. Haldiya oil refinery is situated in-
1) Bihar 2) Jharkand 3) Orissa 4) W.Bengal
88. Which of the following cities is also called Prayag?
1) Lucknow 2) Allahabad 3) Patna 4) Nasik

ANSWERS
1-1; 2-2; 3-1; 4-2; 5-1; 6-3; 7-2; 8-3; 9-1; 10-3; 11-4; 12-2; 13-2; 14-1; 15-1; 16-1;
17-3; 18-2; 19-2; 20-3; 21-3; 22-2; 23-3; 24-1; 25-4; 26-2; 27-2; 28-2; 29-2; 30-3;
31- 1; 32-1; 33-3; 34-4; 35-2; 36-2; 37-2; 38-1; 39-4; 40-1; 41-1; 42-4; 43-2; 44-2;
45-3; 46-2; 47-1; 48-2; 49-2; 50-3; 51-4; 52-1; 53-2; 54-1; 55-2; 56-1; 57-1; 58-3;
59-3; 60-1; 61-2; 62-4; 63-3; 64-2; 65-3; 66-3; 67-2; 68-4; 69-1; 70-2; 71-2; 72-4;
73-3; 74-3; 75-3; 76-4; 77-1; 78-1; 79-3; 80-3; 81-3; 82-3; 83-1; 84-2; 85-1; 86-1;
87-4; 88-2.