SI (Excise) • 2014
The difference between a number and 4/5 of it is equal to 20, then the number is
A)
20
B)
100
C)
40
D)
25
x − 4x/5 = x/5 = 20, hence x = 100.
SI (Excise) • 2014
Who was the chief guest of Republic Day Parade 2014 of India in New Delhi?
A)
President of the European Council
B)
President of African Union Commission
C)
French President
D)
Japanese Prime Minister
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was chief guest at India's 2014 Republic Day celebrations.
SI (Excise) • 2014
O.M.R. stands for:-
A)
Optical Mark Reader
B)
Optical Machine Reader
C)
Octal Machine Reader
D)
Octal Mark Reader
OMR = Optical Mark Reader.
SI (Excise) • 2014
The full form of EPABX is
A)
Electronic Private Automatic Branch Exchange
B)
Electrical Private Automatic Branch Exchange
C)
Electrical Private Automated Branch Exchange
D)
Electrical Private Automatic Branch Exchanged
EPABX = Electronic Private Automatic Branch Exchange.
SI (Excise) • 2014
If a motor car covers a distance of 250 metres in 25 seconds, then its speed in kilometer per hour is
A)
32
B)
34
C)
36
D)
38
250/25 = 10 m/s = 36 km/h.
SI (Excise) • 2014
_____________________ received Nobel prize in physiology or medicine in 1968.
A)
Anil Kakodkar
B)
K.S.Krishnan
C)
Har Gobind Khorana
D)
M.Battacherjee
Har Gobind Khorana shared the 1968 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
SI (Excise) • 2014
Miss Universe 2013 Ms. Gabriela Isler belongs to
A)
Spain
B)
Philippines
C)
Ecuador
D)
Venezuela
Miss Universe 2013 Gabriela Isler was from Venezuela.
SI (Excise) • 2014
The currency (monetary unit) of Indonesia is
A)
Yen
B)
Rupiah
C)
Kyat
D)
Ringgit
Indonesia's currency is the rupiah.
SI (Excise) • 2014
The greatest four-digit perfect square number is
A)
9000
B)
9900
C)
9801
D)
9981
9801 is the greatest four-digit perfect square.
SI (Excise) • 2014
Atom bomb is based on the principle of
A)
fusion
B)
fission
C)
neither (a) nor (b)
D)
both (a) and (b)
An atomic bomb based on uranium/plutonium fission uses nuclear fission.
SI (Excise) • 2014
Who is the Australian Open Women’s Tennis Champion of 2014?
A)
Maria Sharapova
B)
Li Na
C)
Sarena Williams
D)
Victoria Azarenka
Li Na was the 2014 Australian Open women's singles champion.
SI (Excise) • 2014
If the cost price of 6 mangoes is equal to the selling price of 5 mangoes, then the profit percent is
A)
20%
B)
16%
C)
10%
D)
30%
If CP of 6 equals SP of 5, SP/CP=6/5, giving a 20% profit.
SI (Excise) • 2014
Who is known for his pioneering work on the evaluation of stars?
A)
C.V.Raman
B)
J.C.Bose
C)
S.Chandrasekhar
D)
M.N.Saha
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar is renowned for foundational work on stellar structure/evolution.
SI (Excise) • 2014
The blood bank of our body is:
A)
Spleen
B)
Liver
C)
Heart
D)
Lungs
The spleen is often described in basic physiology as a blood reservoir or 'blood bank' of the body.
SI (Excise) • 2014
What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following series of numbers? 21, 25, 33, 49, 81, ?
A)
174
B)
136
C)
204
D)
145
The differences double: +4,+8,+16,+32,+64, so 81+64=145.
SI (Excise) • 2014
Which one is not correct?
A)
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)
B)
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
C)
Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
D)
National Centre for Antarctic & Ocean Research (NCAOR)
The incorrect expansion is 'Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research'; the correct expansion is Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.
SI (Excise) • 2014
The First Lushai Expedition (1871) was led by –
A)
Captain Roberts
B)
Brig. General Tregear
C)
Lt. Col. Thomas Herbert Lewin
D)
Colonel Skinner
The First Lushai Expedition (1871-72) was launched by the British to punish the Lushai tribes for raiding British tea gardens in Cachar. This expedition was led by Captain (later General) Farquharson Roberts. The force entered the Lushai Hills from the Cachar side (the North) to establish British authority and secure the frontier.
Analysis of other options:
- Brig. General Tregear: He was associated with later military operations and administrative roles in the region, but not the leader of the 1871 expedition.
- Lt. Col. Thomas Herbert Lewin: While a legendary figure in Mizo history known as the 'father of the Lushai Hills' for his diplomacy and linguistic skills, he was primarily a political officer and administrator rather than the military commander of the First Expedition.
- Colonel Skinner: Not the primary commander of the 1871 expedition.
SI (Excise) • 2014
Average of 5 numbers is 20. If 8 is added to each of these numbers, then the average of the new numbers is
A)
28
B)
20
C)
16
D)
24
Adding 8 to every observation raises the average by 8: 20+8=28.
SI (Excise) • 2014
From the linguistic point of view, the Mizo language belongs to the –
A)
Tibeto-Burman family
B)
The Mongoloid family
C)
Dravidians family
D)
Aryan family
Mizo belongs to the Tibeto-Burman branch; this repeats the preceding question.
SI (Excise) • 2014
Pharmacology is the science that deals with
A)
The knowledge of treatment of diseases
B)
The knowledge of drugs and preparation of medicines
C)
The knowledge of physical operation to diseases
D)
The knowledge of blood typing, DNA technique and identification of narcotic etc.
Pharmacology studies drugs and their effects, including the preparation/use of medicines.
SI (Excise) • 2014
Under one of the categories, Mizoram recently received the award ‘Best Performing state’ under JNNURM from Central government. The category includes –
A)
NE States only
B)
Special category states, NE states and UTs only
C)
Special category states only
D)
All states and UTs
The source repeats the same JNNURM category question.
SI (Excise) • 2014
The book entitled ‘A Grammar and Dictionary of the Lushai Language’ published in 1898 was written by –
A)
Peri Sap (N.E.Parry)
B)
Tarmita (Col. J.Shakespear)
C)
Zosapthara (Rev. Edwin Rowlands)
D)
Pu Buanga (J.H.Lorrain)
The 1898 work is associated with J. Herbert Lorrain (Pu Buanga) and Fred W. Savidge.
SI (Excise) • 2014
What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following series of numbers? 1024, 256, 64, 16, ?
A)
8
B)
4
C)
9
D)
6
Each term is one-fourth of the previous term: 16÷4=4.
SI (Excise) • 2014
The median of 10, 13, 22, 25, 8, 11, 19, 18, 31 and 16 is
A)
16.5
B)
17
C)
16
D)
19.5
The ordered data have middle values 16 and 18, so the median is 17.
SI (Excise) • 2014
Who won the FIFA Ballon d'or award for the year 2013?
A)
Sir Alex Ferguson
B)
Nemanja Matic
C)
Cristiano Ronaldo
D)
Alan Shearer
Cristiano Ronaldo won the 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or.
