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The Portuguese build their first fortress in India at which of the following places?

  1. Cannanore
  2. Anjidiv
  3. Goa
  4. Cochin

Correct Answer : 4

Which of the following European power was the first to arrive in India to establish trade relations?

  1. Portuguese
  2. British
  3. Dutch
  4. French

Correct Answer : 1

Which of the following was the first Governor-General of Bengal?

  1. Lord Wellesley
  2. Lord Hastings
  3. Lord Clive
  4. Warren Hastings

Correct Answer : 4

Who among the following formulated and implemented the ‘Doctrine of Lapse’?

  1. Lord Dalhousie
  2. Lord Hastings
  3. Lord Wellesley
  4. Lord Clive

Correct Answer : 1

Morley-Minto Reforms was passed on which year?

  1. 1909
  2. 1908
  3. 1910
  4. 1906

Correct Answer : 1

The average of the first five multiples of 9 is?

  1. 27
  2. 29
  3. 31
  4. 33

Correct Answer : 1

Find the average of the first 97 natural numbers.

  1. 49
  2. 47
  3. 49.5
  4. 46

Correct Answer : 1

The average marks of four subjects are 120. If 33 was misread as 13 during the calculation, what will be the correct average?

  1. 125
  2. 127
  3. 122
  4. 124

Correct Answer : 1

A man travels equal distances of his journey at 40, 30 and 15 km/h. respectively. Find his average speed for the whole journey.

  1. 25
  2. 26
  3. 27
  4. 24

Correct Answer : 4

The angle of elevation of a ladder leaning against a wall is 60º and the foot of the ladder is 4.6 m away from the wall. The length of the ladder is?

  1. 9.2m
  2. 7.8m
  3. 7.2m
  4. 6.8m

Correct Answer : 1

What is the time interval between two successive wave crests or troughs as they pass a fixed point called?

  1. Wavelength
  2. Wave Height
  3. Wave Amplitude
  4. Wave Period

Correct Answer : 4

A light-sensitive device that converts drawing, printed text or other images into digital form is......

  1. OMR
  2. Scanner
  3. Keyboard
  4. Plotter

Correct Answer : 2

Which protocol provides an e-mail facility among different hosts?

  1. SNMP
  2. TELNET
  3. SMTP
  4. FTP

Correct Answer : 3

In order to tell Excel that we are entering a formula in a cell, we must begin with an operator such as:

  1. =
  2. @
  3. +
  4. $

Correct Answer : 1

GUI stands for:

  1. Graphical Unique Interface
  2. Graph Use Interface
  3. Graphical Universal Interface
  4. Graphical User Interface

Correct Answer : 4