1. The Sakala Mission has
I. ISO 9001:2008 certification
II. Won many national and international awards for excellence in public service delivery.
III. The best model of citizen delivery in the country.
IV.World Bank funding and technical support.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
(a) I and II
(b) II and III
(c) I, II and III
(d) II, III and IV
Answer:(c) I, II and III
2. National Institute of Wind Energy is established in which city ?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Chennai
(c) Calcutta
(d) Bengaluru
Answer: (b) Chennai
3. What is the present Investment Limit in Plant & Machinery to determine 'Small Scale Manufacturing Enterprise' ?
(a). Above Rs.25.00 lakhs upto Rs.200.00 lakhs
(b). Above Rs.25.00 lakhs upto Rs.300.00 lakhs
(c). Above Rs.25.00 lakhs upto Rs.400.00 lakhs
(d). Above Rs. 25.00 lakhs upto Rs.500.00 lakhs
Answer: (d). Above Rs. 25.00 lakhs upto Rs.500.00 lakhs
4. "Dr. Salim Ali" is a well known
(a) Ornithologist
(b) Biologist
(c) Environmentalist
(d) Dermatologist
Answer: (a) Ornithologist
5. Movement of nutrients in the eco-system is always
(a) Cyclic
(b) Linear
(c) Parallel
(d) Horizontal
Answer: (a) Cyclic
6. In India the area declared as a `Biodiversity hot spot' is
(a) Himalayas
(b) Aravalli Ranges
(c) Vindya - Satpuras
(d) Nallamala Ranges
Answer: (a) Himalayas
7. In a food chain which of the following is considered as a primary producer ?
(a) Heterotrophs
(b) Autotrophs
(c) Plants
(d) Predators
Answer: (b) Autotrophs
8. The India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO), a worldclass underground laboratory
for neutrino research is coming up at
(a) Pottipuram in Tamil Nadu
(b) Rajkot, Gujarath
(c) Dibrugarh, Assam
(d) Jaitapur, Maharashtra
Answer: (a) Pottipuram in Tamil Nadu
9. Which of the following planets was demoted from its planetary status in our solar system ?
(a) Uranus
(b) Pluto
(c) Neptune
(d) Venus
Answer: (b) Pluto
10. Rain is falling vertically downwards. To a man running east-wards, the rain will appear to be coming from
(a) East
(b) West
(c) North-east
(d) South-east
Answer: (a) East
11. Which of the following is an example of 'ex situ' conservation ?
(a) Wild Life Sanctuary
(b) Seed Bank
(c) Sacred Grooves
(d) National Park
Answer: (b) Seed Bank
12. The weight of a person on earth is less at equator than at the poles. This is because
(a) equatorial region is hotter than polar region.
(b) the earth is flattened at poles and bulged at equator.
(c) the earth's surface at poles is covered by ice.
(d) the moon going round the earth exerts a less force on a person at equator than at poles.
Answer: the earth is flattened at poles and bulged at equator.
13. The gas used for artificial ripening of fruits is
(a) methane
(b) ethane
(c) ethylene
(d) acetylene
Answer: (c) ethylene
14. Mass number of an atom is equal to
(a) number of electrons
(b) number of neutrons
(c) sum of the number of protons and neutrons
(d) sum of the number of protons and electrons
Answer: (c) sum of the number of protons and neutrons
15. Dinosaurs were present during
(a) Paleozoic era
(b) Cenozoic era
(c) Mesozoic era
(d) Proterozoic era
Answer: (c) Mesozoic era
