141. Who was the author of the book ‘History of British India’?
(a) Charles Grant
(b) John Stuart Mill
(c) James Mill
(d) William Jones
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142. The Azamgarh Proclamation of August 25, 1857 stressed on which one of the following issues ?
(a) Hindu-Muslim divide
(b) Support to the English Government
(c) The return of the Badshahi
(d) The imposition of heavy Jumas (revenue demand)
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143. Which Viceroy had made the observation, “It’s a beautiful world if it wasn’t for Gandhi ……..” ?
(a) Lord Irwin
(b) Lord Wavell
(c) Lord Mountbatten
(d) Lord Willingdon
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144. Which Indian businessman favoured ‘healthy capitalism’ in helping Gandhiji to work towards a ‘common object’?
(a) Ghanshyam Das Birla
(b) Ambalal Sarabhai
(c) Sir Biren Mookerjee
(d) T. T. K. Krishnamachari
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145. The art piece “In Memoriam” was a creation of which one of the following European painters?
(a) Thomas Jones Barker
(b) Joseph Noel Paton
(c) Thomas Daniell
(d) Charles D’Oyly
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146. Which one of the following can charge an insulator?
(a) Current electricity
(b) Static electricity
(c) Magnetic field
(d) Gravitational field
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147. At 20°C, the speed of sound in water is approximately
(a) 330 m/s
(b) 800 m/s
(c) 1500 m/s
(d) 5000 m/s
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148. Which one of the following could be the melting point of iron ?
(a) 25°C
(b) 37°C
(c) 500°C
(d) 1500°C
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149. Let us consider a copper wire having radius r and length l. Let its resistance be R. If the radius of another copper wire is 2r and the length is l/2 then the resistance of this wire will be
(b) 2R
(c) R/4
(d) R/8
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150. Basic scientific principle behind a nuclear reactor is
(a) Nuclear fusion
(b) Controlled nuclear fusion
(c) Uncontrolled nuclear fission
(d) Controlled nuclear fission
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