Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT-K) 2005 B.E Electrical and Electronics Engineering XLRI - Question Paper

XLRI ques. – Paper 1


Directions for ques. one to 60: choose the accurate option from the provided options.

1. Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto are all natural satellites of
1(1) Jupiter. (2) Saturn.
(3) Uranus. (4) Neptune.

2. Who among the subsequent wrote the song “Sare Jahan Se Aachha Hindustan Hamara”?
(1) Ram Prasad Bismil
(2) Sri Aurobindo Ghosh
(3) Mohammed Iqbal
(4) Lala Lajpat Rai

3. The people of the Indus Valley civilization worshipped
(1) Pashupati. (2) Brahma.
(3) Indra. (4) Varuna.

4. The best way to describe rock kinds will be
(1) igneous – limestone – gneiss.
(2) metamorphic – igneous – schist.
(3) igneous – sedimentary – metamorphic.
(4) sedimentary – igneous - marble.

5. Name the instrument used for measuring humidity.
(1) Barometer (2) Hygrometer
(3) Sphygmomanometer (4) Thermometer

6. Supachai Panitchpakdi the director-general of the WTO, belongs to
(1) Thailand. (2) Cambodia.
(3) The Philippines. (4) Vietnam.

7. Which of the subsequent is NOT a member of the United Nations?
(1) Switzerland (2) Taiwan
(3) East Timor (4) Ukraine

8. Who among the subsequent invented the ‘Hovercraft’?
(1) Etienne Oehmichen
(2) Charles Goodyear
(3) Benjamin Franklin
(4) Christopher Cockerell

9. What was the decadal growth rate of India’s population ranging from 1991 and 2001?
(1) 27.78% (2) 24.38%
(3) 21.3% (4) 19.65%

10. Which of the subsequent sectors is the biggest contributor to India’s GDP?
(1) Services (2) Agriculture (3) Industry (4) Both (2) and (3)

11. Which of the subsequent is not a tributary of Ganga, India’s longest river?
(1) Gomti (2) Sarda
(3) Son (4) Subarnarekha

12. World Food Day is observed on
(1) October 13. (2) October 14. (3) October 15. (4) October 16.

13. Which of the subsequent company owns the patented Java technology platform?
(1) Oracle
(2) Computer Associates
(3) Sun Microsystems
(4) IBM

14. “India inspired” is the advertising punchline of
(1) Indian Oil Corporation.
(2) Sahara Group.
(3) Tata Motors.
(4) Bharat Petroleum.

15. Which Indian state is nicknamed “Land of the Gods” (Dev Bhoomi) because of its different holy places?
(1) Kerala (2) Bihar
(3) Uttaranchal (4) Haryana

16. Which of the subsequent element has the least melting point?
(1) Mercury (2) Carbon
(3) Astatine (4) Rhodium

17. What is the capital of Nigeria?
(1) Lagos (2) Ibadan
(3) Timbucktu (4) Abuja

18. Who is the writer of “Family Matters”, and “A Fine Balance”?
(1) Amitav Ghosh (2) Rohinton Mistry
(3) Vikram Chandra (4) Amit Chaudhuri

19. Which planet’s name means “god of the heavens”?

Earning:   Approval pending.