General Awareness

Q41.The World’s most accurate clock that loses just a second every 300 million years uses

AQuartz atoms BSilicon atoms CStrontium atoms DZinc Atoms

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Q42.A carbon microphone is best used in

ADynamo BTelephone CTransformer DNone of these

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Q43.The laws of planetary motion were enunciated by

ANewton BKepler CGalileo DCopernicus

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Q44.The Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is based on the phenomenon of

ANuclear magnetic resonance BElectron spin resonance CElectron paramagnetic resonance DDimagnetism of human tissues

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Q45.Soleckshaw is a

AComputer Program BMoon Buggy CSoft sole of a footwear DSolar rickshaw

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Q46.Cytotron is the device by which is produced

AElectrical energy BArtificial climate CSound DPicture on the screen

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Q47.Where was the 1st Engineering College of Asia established?

AChennai BBangalore CRoorkee DNone of these

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Q48.When the metric system was introduced in India?

A1-10-1958 B2-10-1956 C1-4-1957 D1-1-1958

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Q49.A tachyon stands for

AA particle moving faster than the velocity of light BA constituent of heavier atomic nuclei CA particle moving greater than the velocity of sound in air DA quantum of lattice vibration

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Q50.Water Jet Technology finds application in

AIrrigation BDrilling of mines CFirefighting DMob control

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Q51.When an information is dialled on the telephone and read on the television screen, it is known as

ATelax BTelefax CTeletax DTeleprocessing

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Q52.The laser beam is used for

ATreatment of cancer BTreatment of heart CTreatment of eye DTreatment of kidney

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Q53.Minerals are

ALiquids BInorganic solids CGases DAll of the above

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Q54.Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

AY2K - Computer BArthritis - Uric Acid CNoise Pollution - Decibel DAdobe - Hardware

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Q55.Which of the following statements is true?

AJohn Hopkins was the founder of Homeopathy BIsaac Newton has propounded the Theory of Evolution CCarbon monoxide creates more air pollution DVasco-de-Gama discovered America

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Q56.Otto Hahn discovered atom bomb by the principle of

AUranium fission BNuclear fission CAlpha radiation DGamma radiation

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Q57.The principle of atom bomb is based on

ANuclear fission BNuclear fusion CNuclear spallation DNone of the above

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Q58.What was the fissionable material used in the bombs dropped at Nagasaki (Japan) in the year 1945?

ASodium BPotassium CPlutonium DUranium

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Q59.Which country has test-launched first 3D television broadcast?

AU.K. BChina CAmerica DSouth Africa

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Q60.Ball bearings are used in bicycles, cars etc., because

AThe actual area of contact between the wheel and axle is increased BThe effective area of contact between the wheel and axle is increased CThe effective area of contact between the wheel and axle is reduced DNone of the above

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