Opportunities Today :- April 2004 Issue

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QUANTITATIVE TEST

Each of the following questions contains a number series with a missing number. Determine the missing number in each case.

 

 

1. Of the three colours on the National Flag of India, what does the colour saffron symbolise?
a) Sacrifice 
b) Peace 
c) Prosperity
d) Bravery

2. Which of the following planets spins backwards?
a) Mars 
b) Jupiter 
c) Venus 
d) Mercury

3. The word “ROBOT” has been coined from “ROBOTA” which is a _____ word.
a) Russian 
b) Czech 
c) Greek 
d) Japanese

4. Which among the following was the first British National of Indian origin to have become the first Asian Member of the British Parliament (The House of Commons)?
a) Dr. Ashok Kumar 
b) Piara Kabra
c) Satyendra P. Sinha 
d) None of these

5. Who among the following has composed the National song “Ay Mere Vatan Ke Logon”?
a) Jai Dev 
b) Madan Mohan
c) C. Ramchandra 
d) Anil Biswas 

6. “Greenpeace” is the environmental organisation of, which of the following countries?
a) U.S.A 
b) U.K. 
c) Russia 
d) Japan

7. In which country is the world's oldest zoo situated?
a) Austria 
b) Canada 
c) France 
d) U.S.A.

8. In which of the following states did the old tribes of “Gonds” dwell?
a) Punjab 
b) Maharashtra 
c) Gujarat 
d) Orissa

9. What does “AIDS” stand for?
a) Acquired Immuno Deficiency Symptom
b) Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome
c) Acquired Immuno Disease Symptom
d) Acquired Immuno Disease Syndrome

10. Which of the following countries employed the “multiple exchange rates” for the first time?
a) U.K. 
b) France 
c) Germany 
d) Italy

11. India's first Naval Air Station is located at?
a) Mumbai 
b) Visakhapatnam 
c) Cochin 
d) Chennai

12. The need for vitamins in our diet was discovered by?
a) Joseph Lister 
b) Christian Eijkman 
c) Sir Frederick Banting 
d) Hideki Vukawa

13. Who is the first Indian to receive the World Food Prize?
a) M.S. Swaminathan 
b) V. Kurien
c) S.K. Mukherjee 
d) J.S. Kanwal
14. Which ancient Indian dynasty was also called “Vindhyashakti” because of its dominion over the Vindhya range?
a) Guptas 
b) Chalukyas 
c) Rashtrakutas 
d) Vakatakas

15. In which city are the gardens - Bagh-i-Wafa, Bagh-i-Kalan and Ran Bagh?
a) New Delhi 
b) Calcutta 
c) Agra 
d) Lucknow
16. The children's toy “Teddy Bear” is named after which U.S. President?
a) William McKinley 
b) Theodore Roosevelt
c) Rutherford Birchard Hayes
d) Harry S. Truman

17. Which of the following is the oldest Biosphere Reserve in India?
a) Nanda Devi 
b) Uttarkhand 
c) Namdapha 
d) Nilgiris

18. World Post Day is observed on?
a) Oct 3 
b) Oct 5 
c) Oct 9 
d) Oct 13 

19. What is the currency of Jordan?
a) Rial 
b) Dinar 
c) Tugri 
d) Dirham

20. The first private bank in India- UTI Bank Ltd. Was inaugurated in?
a) Delhi 
b) Mumbai 
c) Calcutta 
d) Ahmedabad

21. With which of the following sports was Michael Jordan associated?
a) Football 
b) Basketball 
c) Athletics 
d) Hockey

22. Ustad Amjad Ali Khan developed a raga as a triute to a national leader. What is the name given to this raga?

a) Kameshwari 
b) Ahiri Lalit 
c) Bairagi 
d) Priyadarshini
23. The National Flag of which country is the only one which is not the same on both sides?
a) Ciskei 
b) Cyprus 
c) Paraguay 
d) Brunei

24. A person is said to be suffering from Hypermetropia when?
a) he can see distant objects clearly but not the near ones
b) he cannot distinguish between colours
c) he cannot see horizontal lines
d) he can see nearer objects clearly but not the distant ones

25. What is the name of the Parliament ofIraq?
a) National Revolutionary Assembly
b) National Congress
c) National Assembly of People's Power
d) National Assembly

26. What was the first planet on which a space probe landed?
a) Saturn 
b) Mars 
c) Venus 
d) Jupiter

27. What does “CID” stand for?
a) Criminal Investigation Department 
b) Central Investigative Department
c) Central Intelligence Department 
d) Crime Inspection Department

28. The term “White Paper” originated in?
a) U.S.A. 
b) Russia 
c) Great Britain 
d) Japan

29. The first Noble prize awarded to an Indian was for which field?
a) Chemistry 
b) Physics 
c) Peace 
d) Literature

30. What is the currency of Ghana?
a) Lira 
b) Cedi 
c) Zloty 
d) Naira

31. Where is the National Museum of Natural History located?
a) New Delhi 
b) Dehra Dun 
c) Coimbatore 
d) Balaghat

32. The well-known athlete Ben Johnson belongs to which country?
a) U.S.A. 
b) Canada 
c) Spain 
d) Germany

33. The largest Buddhist temple in the world is in which country?
a) China 
b) India 
c) Japan 
d) Indonesia

34. Who among the following piloted the Government of India Act (1919) through the House of Lords?
a) Sir Mancherjee Bhownaggree 
b) Sir Satyendra P. Sinha
c) Shapurji Dorabji Saklatvala 
d) Arun P. Sinha

35. Ganymede is the satellite of?
a) Saturn 
b) Uranus 
c) Neptune 
d) Jupiter

36. Which among the following is the world's longest mountain chain?
a) Himalayas 
b) Great Dividing Range 
c) Andes 
d) Rockies

37. Which is the oldest form of composition of the Hindustani vocal music?
a) Ghazal 
b) Dhrupad 
c) Thumri 
d) Khayal

38. In recording of temperatures, “degree C”, stands for?
a) degrees Celsius 
b) degrees Centigrade 
c) either a or b 
d) None of these

39. Dar-Es-Salaam is the capital of?
a) Tanzania 
b) Rwanda 
c) Paraguay 
d) Mozambique

40. What are the colours in the Flag of the United Nations Organisation?
a) Yellow and White 
b) Blue and White
c) Red and White 
d) Red and Yellow

41. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was nationalised in?
a) Jan 1934 
b) April 1935 
c) Jan 1949 
d) April 1950

42. The Commonwealth Games are held every years.
a) four 
b) three 
c) two 
d) five

43. Who built the fortification in the “Aravallis” which is also referred to as “The Great Wall of India?
a) Rana Pratap 
b) Rana Sanga 
c) Man Singh 
d) Rana Kumbha

44. What is the full form of “INSAT”?
a) India National Satellite
b) Indian Satellite Technology
c) Institute of Science and Technology
d) International Satellite for Telecommunication

45. Where was the first High court established in India?
a) Delhi 
b) Calcutta 
c) Allahabad 
d) Mumbai

46. With which country does India share its minimum border?
a) Pakistan 
b) Nepal 
c) Myanmar 
d) Bhutan

47. The first commemorative coins (in India) were issued in honour of which of the following leaders?
a) Mahatma Gandhi 
b) Subhash Bose
c) Jawaharlal Nehru 
d) Lala Lajpat Rai

48. Who was the editor of India's first science journal-“Science and Culture”?
a) Meghnad Saha 
b) C.V. Raman 
c) Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar 
d) Jayant Naralikar

49. Where were the first Commonwealth Games held? 
a) Sydney 
b) London 
c) Victoria 
d) Hamilton

50. The National Institute of Port Management is located at?
a) Calcutta 
b) Chennai 
d) Mumbai 
d) Cochin


 

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