Saturday, November 12, 2011

Quiz 225 | TANCET Exam Questions

1."Oscar Awards" are given for the excellence in the field of ______.

A. Social Service
B. Film
C. Sports
D. Journalism



2.Bombay-based “Nitco Paints” is acquired by

A. British Paints
B. Sherwin Williams Co
C. Jenson Nicholson



3.'Asian Drama', by gunnar Karl Myrdal, is a book on which of the following subjects?

A. Theatre Movements in asia
B. Economics
C. International Politics
D. Look East Policy of India



4.Bharat Cooking Coal Ltd. and Steel Authority of India Ltd are ready to launch their new joint venture for

A. Locomotives
B. Oil Exploration
C. Mining



5.What is the special clay oven used in North Indian cooking?

A. The Microwave-Convection oven
B. The Tajine
C. The Tandoor
D. The Wood Burning Hearth



6.The Sistema Group, which is into consumer service, is a Business Group from

A. USA
B. France
C. Russia



7.In "The Sound of Music", which of these items did not feature in Maria's list of "Favourite Things"?

A. Cats tails
B. Dresses
C. Snowflakes
D. Winters



8.What made Mary (Tudor) unpopular?

A. Levy of poll tax
B. Persecution of Protestants
C. Levy of ship money
D. Dissolution of Parliament



9.An application program that helps the user to change any number and immediately see the result of that change is called____________.

A. Database
B. Spreadsheet
C. Desktop publishing program



10.Pneumonia is a bacterial disease caused by the type of bacteria called

A. Bacilli
B. Cocci
C. Sprilli



11.Which of the following will affect the half-life of a radioactive element?

A. extreme pressure deep in the Earth
B. extreme heat deep within the Earth
C. bombardment of Earth by cosmic rays
D. the half-life of a radioactive element is invariant



12.Which of the following vertebrae are found in Neck ?

A. Thoracic
B. Cervical
C. Lumbar



13.Maha Mumbai Special Economic Zone (MMSEZ) which recently faced a setback due to people's power in the first round of a long-drawn struggle of farmers of Raigadh, near Mumbai belongs to which of the following companies?

A. Mahindra & Mahindra
B. Reliance
C. Adani Group



14.Sugar, Amino Acids & Nucleotides are constituents of respectively ___________ ?

A. Polysaccharides, Proteins. Nucleic Acids
B. Proteins. Carbohydrates , Fats
C. Nucleic Acids. Proteins. Polysaccharides



15.People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) recently has entered the Limca Book of Records as the largest animal rights organisation. (May 11, 2009). In which year PETA began ?

A. 1995
B. 2000
C. 1999



16.What is the tenure of office of the Vice-President ?

A. Co-terminus with that of the President
B. Five years
C. Six years
D. As decided by the Electoral College voting the person



17.The annual report of the UPSC is submitted to—

A. The President
B. The Supreme Court
C. The Prime Minister
D. The Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission



18.Where did Thomas Gray have his education in 1725-1734?

A. Queen Mary School
B. Kilkenny Grammar School
C. Eton College
D. Holy Family School



19.Who among the following was not associated with Guruvayoor Satyagraha?

A. P. Krishna Pillai
B. K. Kelappan
C. A.K. Gopalan
D. Sree Narayana Guru



20.First Cyber Police Station established in India at

A. Hyderabad
B. Bangalore
C. Kolkatta
D. Madhya

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