1. Potassium Permanganate is used to purify water. Which among the following properties of Potassium Permanganate helps in this work?
(a) Sterilizing
(b) Oxidizing
(c) Reducing
(d) Leaching
ans-(B)
2. Which among the following is used in ripening of the fruits?
(a) Methane
(b) Ethylene
(c) Ethane
(d) Butane
ans-(B)
3. Which among the following is a common salt in detergents?
(a) Sulphate
(b) Nitrate
(c) Sulphonate
(d) Carbonate
ans- (C)
4. Which among the following is major component of Gobar Gas?
(a) Butane
(b) Ethane
(c) Methane
(d) Propane
ans-(C)
5. Which among the following chemicals is used in photography?
(a) Silver Bromide
(b) Potassium Chloride
(c) Sodium Bromide
(d) Magnesium Chloride
ans- (A)
6. When sulphur is heated with rubber, the process is commonly known as?
(a) Galvanization
(b) Sulphonation
(c) Vulcanization
(d) Hydro desulfurization
ans-(C)
7. Which among the following is a common end product of Anaerobic Respiration?
(a) Acetic Acid
(b) Carbonic Acid
(c) Lactic Acid
(d) Hydrochloric Acid
ans-(C)
8. PVC is a polymer of?
(a) Propane
(b) Vinyl Chloride
(c) Styrene
(d) Carbonates
ans-(B)
9. Carnotite is a mineral of which among the following metals?
(a) Lead
(b) Uranium
(c) Aluminum
(d) Iron
ans-(B)
10. Which among the following judges is known for having pioneered the PIL or Public Interest Litigation?
(a) Justice R N Mishra
(b) Justice P N Bhagwati
(c) Justice Venkatswami
(d) Justice Mirza Hameedullah Beg
ans-(B)
11. Which among the foolowing amendments of Constitution of India had accorded precedence to Directive Principles over Fundamanetal Rights?
(a) 25th
(b) 42nd
(c) 59th
(d) 44th
ans-(B)
12. In which year Arabs incaded Sindh?
(a) 710 AD
(b) 700 AD
(c) 712 AD
(d) 715 AD
ans-(C)
13. Who among the following was the writer of Tarikh-i-Firozshahi?
(a) Ziauddin Barni
(b) Ghiyasuddin Tuglaq
(c) Abul Fazal
(d) Firoz Tuglaq
ans-(A)
14. On which among the following dates, National Sports Day is observed in
(a) August 15
(b) August 29
(c) August 1
(d) August 30
ans-(B)
15. The silver coins of which of the following kings carried portraits and bilingual legends, which were inspired by the Kshratrapa types?
(a) Satavabhanas
(b) Kushanas
(c) Guptas
(d) Mauryas
ans- (A)