26. The local time of a place is 6 : 00 a.m. when the Greenwitch mean time (G.M.T.) is 3 : 00 a.m. What is the longitude of the place ?
(A) 45° W
(B) 45° E
(C) 120° E
(D) 120° W
27. Which of the following is also known as ‘Eternal City’ ?
(A) London
(B) Rome
(C) Athens
(D) Berlin
28. The largest island in the world is Greenland. It is an integral part of—
(A) Norway
(B) North America
(C) Denmark
(D) Canada
29. Dolomite is a/an—
(A) Sedimentary rock
(B) Plutonic rock
(C) Igneous rock
(D) Metamorphic rock
30. El Nino is—
(A) A warm ocean current
(B) Sea storm
(C) Tropical disturbance
(D) Another name of Typhoon
31. The instrument of measuring intensity of earthquakes is called—
(A) Ediograph
(B) Pantagraph
(C) Ergograph
(D) Seismograph
32. Arrange the following countries of South Asia in descending order of their population literacy—
1. Bangladesh
2. India
3. Pakistan
4. Sri Lanka
(A) 1, 4, 3, 2
(B) 3, 2, 4, 1
(C) 4, 2, 3, 1
(D) 4, 3, 2, 1
33. Out of the following which country is dependent on others for the raw material for its iron steel industry ?
(A) England
(B) Australia
(C) Japan
(D) Turkey
34. Brightest planet in our solar system is—
(A) Venus
(B) Mercury
(C) Mars
(D) Jupiter
35. The source of sun’s energy is the process of—
(A) Photoelectric emission
(B) Nuclear fission
(C) Nuclear fusion
(D) Thermionic emission
36. Which is the hottest planet of the solar system?
(A) Venus
(B) Mars
(C) Earth
(D) Saturn
37. The ‘Milky way’ Galaxy was first observed by—
(A) Galileo
(B) Maarten Schmidt
(C) Marcone
(D) Newton
38. Submerged objects can be located using—
(A) Radar
(B) Sonar
(C) Quassar
(D) Pulsar
39. The approximate time taken for the light from the sun to reach the earth is—
(A) 2 minutes
(B) 4 minutes
(C) 8 minutes
(D) 16 minutes
40. Which of the following atmospheric layers is responsible for the deflection of radio-waves?
(A) Troposphere
(B) Stratosphere
(C) Mesosphere
(D) Ionosphere
41. An astronaut sees the colour of the sky as—
(A) Blue
(B) White
(C) Dark
(D) Red
42. The contour lines having different elevations can intersect only in case of—
(A) Plane ground
(B) Valley
(C) River bed
(D) An overhanging cliff
43. Hydraulically and economically the best section of drains for large flow is—
(A) Rectangular
(B) Square
(C) Circular
(D) V-shaped
44. Compaction of soil—
(A) Decreases void ratio
(B) Decreases dry density and increases voids ratio
(C) Decreases shear strength and increases porosity
(D) Increases shear strength as well as porosity
45. The best method of applying water to sandy undulating area is—
(A) Free flooding
(B) Sub irrigation
(C) Furro method
(D) Sprinkler irrigation
46. Trussed bridges are generally constructed as—
(A) Through bridges
(B) Deck bridges
(C) Semi through bridges
(D) Any of the above
47. A bridge having its floor supported at the top of structure is called—
(A) Through bridge
(B) Submersible bridge
(C) Deck bridge
(D) Floating bridge
48. Alluvial soil is transferred by which of the following ?
(A) Air
(B) Water
(C) Gravity
(D) Ice
49. Top (apex) line of the moulded roof is called—
(A) Ridge
(B) Apex
(C) Top
(D) Head
50. Which among the following is/are not members of Gulf Co-operation council ?
I. Kuwait
II. Bahrain
III. Iran
IV. Yemen
V. Oman
VI. Saudi-Arabia
(A) II and III
(B) III and IV
(C) IV only
(D) I, III & VI
Answers :
26. (B) 27. (B) 28. (C) 29. (A) 30. (A) 31. (D) 32. (C)
33. (C) Japan imports both coaking coal and Iron ore.
34. (A) 35. (C) 36. (A) 37. (A)
38. (B) Radar — It is used to detect objects flying in the sky.
Sonar — It is used to locate submerged objects.
Quasar— Is a stellar object.
Pulsar — Is also a stellar object.
39. (C) 40. (D) 41. (C) 42. (D) 43. (C) 44. (A) 45. (D) 46. (D) 47. (C) 48. (B) 49. (A)
50. (B) Members of Gulf Cooperation Council are—
1. Bahrain 2. Kuwait
3. Oman 4. Qatar5. Saudi-Arabia 6. UAE
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