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1. Pearl : Necklace :: Flower : ?

• a) Garden
• b) Bouquet 
• c) Petal 
• d) Plant

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✅ Answer: b) Bouquet Explanation: A necklace is made of pearls; a bouquet is made of flowers

2. Find compound interest on ₹5000 at 12% p.a. for 1 year, compounded half-yearly.

• a) ₹630 
• b) ₹618 
• c) ₹620 
• d) ₹625

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✅ Answer: b) ₹618 Explanation: CI = 5000[(1 + 6/100)² – 1] = ₹618

3. Chronic diarrhea is caused by

• a) Corynebacterium diphtheria 
• b) Intestinal parasites 
• c) Candida albicans 
• d) Mycobacterium tuberculi

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✅ Answer: b) Intestinal parasites Explanation: Intestinal parasites cause malabsorption → chronic diarrhea

4. If MEN → MIN and WOMAN → WUMIN, then CHILD → ?

• a) CHOLD 
• b) CHULD 
• c) CHELD 
• d) CHALD

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✅ Answer: a) CHOLD Explanation: Each vowel is replaced by the next vowel (I → O)

5. The spinal cord is made up of

• a) Cardiac muscles 
• b) Smooth muscles 
• c) Striated muscles 
• d) Nervous tissue

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✅ Answer: d) Nervous tissue Explanation: Spinal cord belongs to CNS and is formed of neurons and nerve fibers

6. Ligaments join

• a) Muscle to muscle 
• b) Bone to bone 
• c) Muscle to bone 
• d) None

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✅ Answer: b) Bone to bone Explanation: Ligaments connect bones at joints and stabilize them

7. OTC opioid for acute diarrhea is

• a) Codeine 
• b) Dextromethorphan 
• c) Diphenoxylate 
• d) Loperamide

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✅ Answer: d) Loperamide Explanation: Acts on gut opioid receptors → reduces motility

8. Penicillin was discovered by

• a) Michael Faraday 
• b) Alexander Fleming 
• c) William Harvey 
• d) Charles Goodyear

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✅ Answer: b) Alexander Fleming Explanation: Discovered in 1928 from Penicillium notatum

9. Movements of baby felt by mother are called

• a) Lightening 
• b) Engagement 
• c) Quickening 
• d) Ballottement

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✅ Answer: c) Quickening Explanation: First fetal movements felt at 18–20 weeks

10. Avg of 25 results = 18; first 12 avg = 14; last 12 avg = 17. Find 13th.

• a) 74 
• b) 78 
• c) 76 
• d) 80

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✅ Answer: b) 78 Explanation: (25×18) – (12×14 + 12×17) = 78

11. RBCs are formed in

• a) Liver
• b) Small intestine 
• c) Kidneys 
• d) Bone marrow

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✅ Answer: d) Bone marrow Explanation: Erythropoiesis occurs in red bone marrow

12. Disposable syringes are sterilized by

• a) Boiling 
• b) UV radiation 
• c) EM radiation 
• d) Ethylene oxide

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✅ Answer: d) Ethylene oxide Explanation: EO gas sterilizes heat-sensitive plastics

13. Matunga Railway Station was news for being

• a) Most clean 
• b) First all-women staff 
• c) Most congested 
• d) Highest earning

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✅ Answer: b) First all-women staffExplanation: Handled entirely by female employees on Central Railway.

14. DPT vaccine protects against

• a) Diarrhoea, Pertussis, Tetanus 
• b) Diphtheria, Polio, Tetanus 
• c) Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus
• d) Diarrhoea, Polio, Tetanus 

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✅ Answer: c) Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus

15. Transfer of genetic information is by

• a) DNA 
• b) mRNA 
• c) tRNA 
• d) Both b & c

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✅ Answer: a) DNA Explanation: DNA stores and transmits hereditary material.

16. Find the odd pair

• a) Potato–Curry 
• b) Man–Male 
• c) Lemon–Citrus fruit 
• d) Lotus–Flower

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✅ Answer: a) Potato–Curry Explanation: Others are type–class; this is ingredient–product

17. First metal used by man was

• a) Aluminium 
• b) Copper 
• c) Silver 
• d) Iron

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✅ Answer: b) Copper

18. Pipe fills tank in 15 h; with leak 20 h; leak alone empties in ?

• a) 60 h 
• b) 55 h 
• c) 54 h 
• d) 56 h

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✅ Answer: a) 60 h

19. Jaya’s mother is Vibha’s mother’s daughter; Vibha’s mother is Jaya’s ?

• a) Mother 
• b) Aunt 
• c) Grandmother 
• d) None

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✅ Answer: c) Grandmother

20. Nerve carrying impulses from CNS to periphery is

• a) Cilia 
• b) Afferent neuron 
• c) Dendrite 
• d) Efferent neuron

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✅ Answer: d) Efferent neuron

21. Structure protecting fetus is

• a) Decidua 
• b) Amniotic fluid 
• c) Corpus luteum 
• d) Yolk sac

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✅ Answer: b) Amniotic fluid

22. Temperature regulation centre is in

• a) Cerebellum 
• b) Thalamus 
• c) Cerebrum 
• d) Hypothalamus

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✅ Answer: d) Hypothalamus

23. Most abundant source of iron is

• a) Milk 
• b) Green vegetables 
• c) Eggs 
• d) Beans

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✅ Answer: b) Green vegetables

24. Spondylitis affects the

• a) Spinal column 
• b) Brain cells 
• c) Kidney 
• d) None

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✅ Answer: a) Spinal column

25. Protein digestion starts in

• a) Mouth 
• b) Stomach 
• c) Small intestine 
• d) Large intestine

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✅ Answer: b) Stomach

26. Ratio of Arts : Commerce : Science = 4 : 7 : 9; ↑ by 30%, 20%, 40%. New ratio = ?

• a) 24:40:64 
• b) 26:40:60 
• c) 26:42:63 
• d) 22:40:60

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✅ Answer: c) 26:42:63

27. If 1 ml insulin = 40 units, dose 12 units → ? ml

• a) 0.5 
• b) 0.4 
• c) 0.3 
• d) 0.2

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✅ Answer: c) 0.3 ml

28. AB blood group persons are universal acceptors because

• a) They can receive from all groups 
• b) No antibodies in blood 
• c) Lack antigens 
• d) Special protein

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✅ Answer: b) They have no antibodies in plasma.

29. Radiocarbon dating estimates age of

• a) Babies 
• b) Fossils 
• c) Rocks 
• d) Buildings

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✅ Answer: b) Fossils

30. The first edition of Khelo India School Games (Jan–Feb 2018) was held in New Delhi.
Which state won the highest number of gold medals?

• a) Karnataka 
• b) Uttar Pradesh 
• c) Haryana 
• Pd) Punjab

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✅ Answer: c) Haryana Explanation: Haryana topped the medal tally in the first Khelo India School Games

31. BCG vaccine is given for the prevention of —
a) Polio b) Tuberculosis c) Diphtheria d) Tetanus

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✅ Answer: b) Tuberculosis Explanation: BCG (Bacillus Calmette–Guérin) is a live attenuated vaccine against TB.

32. A number divided by 342 leaves 47 as remainder. Find remainder if divided by 18.

• a) 11 
• b) 15 
• c) 17 
• d) 13

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✅ Answer: a) 11 Explanation: 342 = 18 × 19; (47 mod 18) = 11.

33. Complete the series 4, 9, 16, 25, ?

• a) 36 
• b) 38 
• c) 43 
• d) 46

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✅ Answer: a) 36 Explanation: Squares of natural numbers (2², 3², 4², 5², 6² = 36)

34. Salivary gland secretes enzyme —

• a) Pepsin 
• b) Renin 
• c) Ptyalin 
• d) Lipase

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✅ Answer: c) Ptyalin Explanation: Ptyalin (salivary amylase) digests starch into maltose.

35. Extrapyramidal symptoms are side effects of —

• a) Antipsychotics 
• b) Antimanics 
• c) Antidepressants 
• d) Anti-Parkinsonian agents

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✅ Answer: a) Antipsychotics Explanation: Typical antipsychotics cause tremor, rigidity, and restlessness

36. Amount of ORS to be given after each stool for children < 24 months is —

• a) 40–55 ml 
• b) As wanted 
• c) 10–30 ml 
• d) 50–100 ml

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✅ Answer: d) 50–100 ml Explanation: WHO recommendation for rehydration after each watery stool.

37. Nearest planet to the Sun is —

• a) Venus 
• b) Mars 
• c) Mercury 
• d) Jupiter

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✅ Answer: c) Mercury Explanation: Mercury is the innermost planet of the solar system.

38. Retina in eyes acts as —

• a) Lens in camera 
• b) Shutter in camera 
• c) Film in camera 
• d) None

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✅ Answer: c) Film in camera Explanation: Image of objects is formed on the retina like film records images.

39. Largest tribe in India is —

• a) Todas 
• b) Gonds 
• c) Chenchus 
• d) Garos

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✅ Answer: b) Gonds Explanation: Gonds form the largest tribal group of India, mainly in central states.

40. Thief spotted 100 m ahead; thief speed 8 km/h, policeman 10 km/h. Thief runs before being caught?

• a) 380 m 
• b) 400 m 
• c) 375 m 
• d) 410 m

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✅ Answer: b) 400 m Explanation: Relative speed = 2 km/h = 2000 m/h → (100 / 2000) × 8000 = 400 m

41. Possible causes of urine retention include all except —

• a) Urethral obstruction 
• b) Surgery & trauma 
• c) Drugs like albendazole 
• d) Decreased bladder stimulation

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✅ Answer: c) Drugs like albendazole Explanation: Albendazole is an anthelmintic, not a cause of urinary retention.

42. Largest digestive gland in humans is —

• a) Spleen 
• b) Liver 
• c) Pancreas 
• d) Hepatopancreas

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✅ Answer: b) Liver Explanation: Liver secretes bile and is the largest internal organ (~1.5 kg).

43. Boiling milk prevents souring because —

• a) Denaturation of casein 
• b) Kills lactobacilli 
• c) Pasteurization 
• d) All of these

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✅ Answer: b) All of these Explanation: Boiling destroys bacteria and denatures proteins, preserving milk.

44. Price of 10 chairs = 4 tables. 15 chairs + 2 tables = ₹ 4000. Find price of 12 chairs + 3 tables.

• a) ₹ 3800 
• b) ₹ 3850 
• c) ₹ 3900 
• d) ₹ 3950

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✅ Answer: c) ₹ 3900 Explanation: 10C = 4T → T = 2.5C. 15C + 2(2.5C)=4000 ⇒ C = 160 ⇒ 12C + 3T = 3900.

45. Which is listed as a Fundamental Right?

• a) Right of Housing 
• b) Right of Health 
• c) Right to Livelihood 
• d) Right to Freedom of Faith

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✅ Answer: d) Right to Freedom of Faith Explanation: Freedom of religion is a Fundamental Right under Article 25–28.

46. President of India (as of 2018) is —

• a) Rajnath Singh 
• b) Ram Nath Kovind 
• c) Arun Jaitley 
• d) Nitin Gadkari

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✅ Answer: b) Ram Nath Kovind

47. Tea price ↑ 20 %; to keep expenditure same, consumption ↓ by —

• a) 16 % 
• b) 16 2⁄3 % 
• c) 18 % 
• d) 14 %

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✅ Answer: b) 16 2⁄3 % Explanation: Decrease = [ x / (100 + x) ] × 100 = 20 / 120 × 100 = 16 2⁄3 %.

48. Effect of aspirin does not include —

• a) Reduction of fever 
• b) Reduced PG synthesis 
• c) Impaired renal autoregulation 
• d) Reduced bleeding tendency

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✅ Answer: d) Reduced bleeding tendency Explanation: Aspirin increases bleeding by inhibiting platelet aggregation.

49. Four basic body tissues are —

• a) Epithelial, connective, muscle & nervous 
• b) Loose, dense connective … 
• c) Bone, cartilage, glands, adipose 
• d) Muscle, cartilage, glandular, connective

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✅ Answer: a) Epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous

50. Platelet count decreases in —
a) Malaria b) Filaria c) Dengue d) Typhoid

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✅ Answer: c) Dengue Explanation: Dengue virus destroys platelets → bleeding tendency.

51. Nehru started publication of —
a) National Herald b) National Gazette c) National Chronicle d) National Review

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✅ Answer: a) National Herald

52. Sources of Vitamin B₁₂ are —
a) Mushrooms, grains, nuts b) Dairy products & yeast c) Bread, rice, broccoli, beans d) All

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✅ Answer: b) Dairy products and yeast extracts

53. Air pollutant not obtained by combustion is —
a) CO₂ b) NO₂ c) Ammonia d) SO₂

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✅ Answer: c) Ammonia

54. Prefix/suffix forming meaningful words: ___ort, ___awl, ___uffle, ___rine
a) Ab b) Sn c) T d) Sh

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✅ Answer: d) Sh (Short, Shawl, Shuffle, Shrine)

55. For a manic patient, nurses should keep the unit —
a) Active & stimulating b) Cheerful but not too stimulating c) Permissive d) Exciting

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✅ Answer: b) Cheerful but not too stimulating Explanation: Manic patients need a calm and safe environment.

56. Lira, Dinar, Yen are types of —
a) Coin b) Dates c) Stamp d) Pound

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✅ Answer: d) Pound Explanation: All are names of currencies.

57. Fish bones are excellent source of —
a) Fluorides b) Phosphorus c) Calcium d) Ca, P & F

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✅ Answer: c) Calcium

58. Droplet precautions require —
a) Surgical mask within 3 ft b) Special ventilation c) Gloves & gowns always d) Strict isolation

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✅ Answer: a) Use of surgical mask within 3 feet of patient.

59. Manu Smriti deals with —
a) Economics b) Politics c) State craft d) Law

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✅ Answer: d) Law

60. International Nurse Day is observed every year on —
a) April 12 b) April 20 c) May 10 d) May 12

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✅ Answer: d) May 12 Explanation: Celebrated worldwide on Florence Nightingale’s birthday to honor nurses’ contributions.

61. PM Narendra Modi launched the Van Dhan Scheme for tribal economic development at —
a) Bhopal (M.P.) b) Bijapur (Chhattisgarh) c) Nagpur (Maharashtra) d) Junagarh (Gujarat)

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✅ Answer: b) Bijapur (Chhattisgarh) Explanation: Launched in 2018 to promote value addition to forest products by tribal groups.

62. By selling 100 pens, a shopkeeper gains selling price of 20 pens. Find gain %.
a) 25% b) 30% c) 24% d) 26%

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✅ Answer: a) 25% Explanation: If cost = 100 pens, gain = 20 → profit = 20%, but on SP base → 25%.

63. ₹312 divided among 100 boys and girls; each boy gets ₹3.60, each girl ₹2.40. Find number of girls.
a) 40 b) 38 c) 42 d) 44

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✅ Answer: a) 40 Explanation: 3.6b + 2.4g = 312, b + g = 100 → g = 40.

64. Leg bones are —
a) Humerus & Femur b) Fibula & Tibia c) Fibula & Ulna d) Tibia & Radius

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✅ Answer: b) Fibula and Tibia Explanation: Tibia and fibula are long bones forming the lower leg.

65. Largest gland in human body is —
a) Heart b) Liver c) Kidney d) Brain

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✅ Answer: b) Liver Explanation: Liver weighs about 1.5 kg; largest internal gland secreting bile.

66. To make an instrument free of HIV virus, it is kept in —
a) Spirit for 24 hours b) 2% glutaraldehyde solution c) Savlon (1:100) d) Hydrogen peroxide

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✅ Answer: b) 2% glutaraldehyde solution Explanation: 2% glutaraldehyde is an effective chemical sterilant against HIV and HBV.

67. Appropriate time for blood collection for biochemical tests —
a) Fasting time b) Post-prandial time c) After meals d) After stimulant

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✅ Answer: a) Fasting time Explanation: Fasting ensures accurate baseline levels for glucose, cholesterol, etc.

68. Early form of periodontal disease is —
a) Periodontitis b) Oral cancer c) Gingivitis d) Dental caries

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✅ Answer: c) Gingivitis Explanation: Gingivitis = gum inflammation; reversible early stage of periodontal disease.

69. A train 125 m long moving at 50 km/h passes a man running at 5 km/h in same direction. Time taken = ?
a) 10 sec b) 12 sec c) 11 sec d) 14 sec

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✅ Answer: a) 10 sec Explanation: Relative speed = (50−5)=45 km/h = 12.5 m/s → Time = 125/12.5 = 10 s.

70. 8 women can complete a work in 10 days and 10 children take 16 days to complete the same work. How many days will 10 women and 12 children take to complete the work?
A. 4 days B. 5 days C. 6 days D. 7 days

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B. 5 days ✅ Explanation:
Let one woman’s work/day = 1/(8×10) = 1/80
Let one child’s work/day = 1/(10×16) = 1/160
Work of 10 women and 12 children/day = (10×1/80) + (12×1/160) = 1/5
⇒ Total days = 5 days.

71. A man drives 40 km north, then 50 km east, then 30 km south, and 50 km west. How far is he from his starting point?
A. 80 km B. 50 km C. 20 km  D. 10 km

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D. 10 km✅ Explanation:
He moves north 40, then south 30 ⇒ net 10 north.
East 50 then west 50 ⇒ cancels out.
⇒ Resultant = 10 km north.

72. The thermometer used in common should be washed with soap and water and disinfected with –
A. Dettol (1:20) B. Savlon (1:20) C. Lysol (1:20) D. Fairgenol (1:20)

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Explanation: B. Savlon (1:20)✅
Lysol is a phenolic disinfectant used for cleaning thermometers and instruments (1:20 dilution).

73. What should be the normal blood pressure of an adult?
A. 120/80 B. 130/90 C. 80/120 D. 90/150

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A. 120/80 ✅ Normal BP = 120 mmHg (systolic) / 80 mmHg (diastolic).

74. An irresistible urge to move about along with inner restlessness is called:
A. Akathisia B. Akinesia C. Hyperkinesia D. Dyskinesia

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Explanation: A. Akathisia ✅ Akathisia is a movement disorder characterized by restlessness, often caused by antipsychotics.

75. Injections cannot be given by which route?
A. Intraosseous B. Intradermal C. Intrarectal D. Intravenous

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C. Intrarectal Rectal and oesophageal routes are not parenteral injection route

76. The gas used in fire extinguishers is –
A. Nitrogen B. Sulphur dioxide C. Carbon dioxide  D. Hydrogen

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C. Carbon dioxide ✅ CO₂ displaces oxygen, suffocating fire.

77. Cooking gas supplied in cylinders is in the form of –
A. Liquid  B. Gas C. Solid D. Solution

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A. Liquid ✅ LPG (propane + butane) is stored as a liquid under pressure.

78. Which are the twin cities?
A. Delhi–Faridabad B. Hyderabad–Secunderabad C. Mumbai–Pune D. Chennai–Coimbatore

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B. Hyderabad–Secunderabad ✅

79. A thermometer breaks accidentally. What should be done?
A. Clean with bare hands
B. Use broom to collect mercury
C. Use paper and sulphur powder
D. Wash with water

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C. Use paper and sulphur powder ✅ Mercury is toxic — collect with paper, cover with sulphur to neutralize.

80. Which gas is used in refrigerators?
A. Ammonia B. CO₂ C. Methane D. Nitrogen

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A. Ammonia ✅

81. The first Indian to go to space was –
A. Rakesh Sharma B. Kalpana Chawla C. Sunita Williams D. Neil Armstrong

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A. Rakesh Sharma ✅

82. Which of the following is a renewable source of energy?
A. Coal B. Petroleum C. Solar D. Natural Gas

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C. Solar ✅

83. What is the unit of electric power?
A. Volt B. Ampere C. Watt D. Ohm

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C. Watt ✅

84. The first Indian satellite was –
A. Aryabhatta B. INSAT-1B C. Bhaskara D. Apple

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A. Aryabhatta ✅

85. Cross infection can occur through the following except –
A. Fomites B. Autoclaving C. Contaminated food D. Insects

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B. Autoclaving ✅ Autoclaving sterilizes equipment, preventing infection.

86. The pH of human blood is between –
A. 6.5–7 B. 7.35–7.45 C. 8–9 D. 4.5–5

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B. 7.35–7.45 ✅

87. Maximum amount for a cleansing enema in adults –
A. 150–200 ml B. 200–400 ml C. 400–750 ml D. 750–1000 ml

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D. 750–1000 ml ✅

88. Common symptom in active tuberculosis –
A. Weight loss B. Increased appetite C. Dyspnea D. Mental change

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A. Weight loss ✅

89. Rice water stool is a symptom of –
A. Cholera B. Typhoid C. Dysentery D. IBD

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A. Cholera ✅

90. Male sterilization is called –
A. Tubectomy B. Vasectomy C. Salpingectomy D. Orchidectomy

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B. Vasectomy ✅

91. Largest living bird –
A. Cassowary B. Albatross C. Elephant bird D. Ostrich

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D. Ostrich ✅

92. Find the largest number that can exactly divide 513, 783, and 1107.
A. 27 B. 25 C. 21 D. 23

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D. Ostrich ✅ HCF of 513, 783, 1107 = 27.

93. The first bank managed by Indians was –
A. Punjab National Bank B. Oudh Bank C. Benares Bank D. Punjab & Sind Bank

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B. Oudh Bank ✅ Oudh Commercial Bank (1881) — first Indian-managed bank, Faizabad.

94. Oral contraceptives should be started from –
A. 10th day B. 1st day C. 5th day D. 6th day

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C. 5th day ✅ Combined pills (like Mala-D) are started on 5th day of cycle for 21 days.

95. The founder of modern nursing is –
A. Dorthea Dix B. Florence Nightingale C. Clara Barton D. Mary Mahoney

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B. Florence Nightingale ✅

96. If SP of 10 articles = CP of 12 articles, gain % = ?
A. 18% B. 20% C. 22% D. 16%

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B. 20% ✅ CP = 10x; SP = 12x ⇒ Gain = 2x ⇒ % = (2x/10x)×100 = 20%.

97. Doppler effect of ultrasound can pick up fetal heart rate by –
A. 6th week B. 8th week C. 12th week D. 10th week

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D. 10th week ✅

98. Doppler effect of ultrasound can pick up fetal heart rate by –
A. 6th week B. 8th week C. 12th week D. 10th week

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D. 10th week ✅

99. Chief source of energy in food –
A. Carbohydrates B. Proteins C. Vitamins D. Lipids

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A. Carbohydrates ✅ Carbohydrates provide 4 kcal/g — main energy source.

100. What annual installment will discharge a debt of ₹4600 in 4 years at 10% simple interest?
A. ₹1000 B. ₹950 C. ₹1050 D. ₹1080

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A. ₹1000 ✅
Let installment = x
(100 + 110 + 120 + 130)% of x = 4600
⇒ 460% of x = 4600
⇒ x = 1000