TECHNICAL QUIZ ZEROTH ROUND

1. SCD, TEF, UGH, ____ , WKL

2. a) CMN b) UJI c) VIJ d) IJT
3.

4. Hitler party which came into power in 1933

is known as
5. a) Labour Party
6. c) Ku-Klux-Klan
7.

b) Nazi-Party
d) Democratic Party

8. A father said to his son, "I was as old as you

are at the present at the time of your birth".
If the father's age is 38 years now, the son's
age five years back was:
a) 14 years
b) 19 years
c) 33 years
d) 38 years
9.

10. A person crosses a 600 m long street in 5

c) medium carbon steel

20.

d) high speed steel

21. The 2012 Olympics Games were held in

a) London b) Seoul c) Sydney d) Tokyo
22.
23.
24. The addition of magnesium to cast iron
increases its,
a) Hardness
b) Ductility and strength in tension
c) Corrosion resistance
d) Creep strength
25.

26. A nozzle is said to be a convergent nozzle

a) when the cross-section of the nozzle
increases continuously from entrance to

minutes. What is his speed in km per hour?

a) 3.6 b) 7.2
c) 8.4 d) 10

exit
b) when the cross-section of the nozzle

12. A farmer travelled a distance of 61 km in 9

decreases continuously from entrance to

hours. He travelled partly on foot @ 4 km/hr

exit
c) when the cross-section of the nozzle first

11.

and partly on bicycle @ 9 km/hr. The

distance travelled on foot is:
a) 14 km b) 15 km c) 16 km

d) 17 km

13.

14. How much time will it take for an amount

of Rs. 450 to yield Rs. 81 as interest at 4.5%
per annum of simple interest?
a) 3.5 years
b) 4 years
c) 4.5 years
d) 5 years
15.

16. Which of the following material has

maximum ductility?
a) Mild steel
b) Copper
c) Nickel
d) Aluminium

decreases from entrance to throat and then

increases from its throat to exit
d) none of the above
27.

28. The steam leaves the nozzle at a

a) high pressure and a low velocity
b) high pressure and a high velocity
c) low pressure and a low velocity
d) low pressure and a high velocity
29.

30. What time should the last watch show

31.

17.

18. When the steel is normalised, its

a) yield point increases
b) ductility decreases
c) ultimate tensile strength increases
d) all of these
19. Connecting rod is, usually, made from
a) low carbon steel
b) high carbon steel

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33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.

39. Where the minute hand should be put on

the bottom clock

a)
b)
c)
d)

Physics and Chemistry

Physiology or Medicine
Literature, Peace and Economics
All of the above
50.
51. For seeing objects at the surface of water from
a submarine under water, the instrument used
is
a) Kaleidoscope
c) Spectroscope
52.

b) Periscope
d) Telescope

53. Which is the state with largest urban

40.
41. What letters replace the question mark
..

population?
a) West Bengal
c) Kerala

b) Maharashtra
d) Goa

54.

55. Who was the first Indian Chief of Army Staf

42.
43. What number replaces the question mark

of the Indian Army?

a) Gen. K.M. Cariappa
b) Vice-Admiral R.D. Katari
c) Gen. Maharaja Rajendra Singhji
d) None of the above
56.

57. Escape velocity of a rocket fired from the earth

towards the moon is a velocity to get rid of the
a) Earth's gravitational pull
b) Moon's gravitational pull
c) Centripetal force due to the earth's rotation
d) Pressure of the atmosphere
58.

59. Durand Cup is associated with the game of

a) Cricket b) Football c) Hockey d) Volleyball
60.

44.
45. The United Nations Conference on Trade
and Development (UNCTAD) is located at
which of the following places?
a) Geneva b) Rome c) Paris

d) Vienna

46.

47. Gantt chart is used for

a) inventory control
b) material handling
c) production schedule
d) machine repair schedules
48.

49. For which of the following disciplines is

Nobel Prize awarded?

61. Dr. Zakir Hussain was

a) the first Muslim president of India
b) first vice president of India
c) first president of Indian National Congress
d) first speaker of Lok Sabha
62.

63. Fathometer is used to measure

a) Earthquakes
b) Rainfall
c) Ocean depth
d) Sound intensity
64.

65. When a moving bus stops suddenly, the

passenger are pushed forward because of the
a) friction between the earth and the bus
b) friction between the passengers and earth
c) inertia of the passengers

d) inertia of the bus

66.

67. One litre of water occupies a volume of .

a) 100 cm3 b) 250 cm3 c) 500 cm3 d) 1000 cm3
68.

69. The extension '.jpg' refers usually to what kind

of file?

a)
b)
c)
d)

System file
Animation/movie file
MS Encarta document
Image file