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GeneralStudies(Prelims)
Paper1982
Q1.PresidentofIndiaiselectedby
(a)LokSabha
(b)RajyaSabha
(c)ElectedrepresentativesofLokSabha,RajyaSabhaandState
LegislativeAssemblies
(d)Peopledirectly
Q2.TherecentIMFloantoIndiawillhelpimmediately
(a)Tomeettheexpenditureof20pointprogramme
(b)TomeettheexpenditureofSixthFiveYearPlan
(c)Tocorrecttheadversebalanceofpayments
(d)ToremovepovertyinIndia
Q3.ThepresentUNSecretaryGeneralis
(a)JavierPerezdeCuellar
(b)KurtWaldheim
(c)RonaldReagan
(d)Noneoftheabove
Q4.NewMooreIslandisthecauseofdisputebetweenIndiaand
(a)Malaysia
(b)SriLanka
(c)Bangladesh
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(d)Burma
Q5.WhichisthemosturbanisedStateinIndia?
(a)Punjab
(b)Maharashtra
(c)Gujarat
(d)TamilNadu
Q6.TovisitTuticorin,MangaloreandParadip,onedoesnotrequire
togoto
(a)TamilNadu
(b)Kerala
(c)Karnataka
(d)Orissa

Q7.Recently,thebirthcentenaryofwhomwascelebrated?
(a)SwamiDayanandSaraswati
(b)LordBuddha
(c)SwamiVivekananda
(d)SubramaniaBharathi
Q8.MahamasthakabishekaceremonywasperformedinKarnataka
in1982for
(a)LordSiva
(b)LordBahubali
(c)LordMahavira
(d)LordBuddha
Q9.Whichofthefollowingwasnotafactorforretardationof
industrialgrowthlastyear?
(a)Energycrisis
(b)Nonavailabilityofrawmaterials
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(c)Labourdisturbances
(d)Nonavailabilityoffunds
Q10.Thepersonwhowasassassinatedinthefollowinglistis
(a)ChouEnlai
(b)ZiaurRahman
(c)MarshalTito
(d)Z.A.Bhutto
Q11.RamanujAcharyagavestresson
(a)Bhakti
(b)Moksha
(c)Dharma
(d)Noneofthese
Q12.TheconceptofwelfarestateisincludedintheConstitutionof
Indiain
(a)Preamble
(b)FundamentalRights
(c)FourthSchedule
(d)DirectivePrinciplesofStatePolicy
Q13.HowmanymemberscanbenominatedtotheLokSabhaby
thePresident?
(a)2
(b)4
(c)5
(d)12
Q14.Melbournedeclarationwasconnectedwith
(a)Environmentalpollution
(b)Energycrisis
(c)Reducingtheeconomicinequalitybetweenthedevelopedand
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thedevelopingcountries
(d)Humanrights
Q15.ChambalriverflowsthroughtheStatesof
(a)Maharashtra,GujaratandMadhyaPradesh
(b)UttarPradesh,MadhyaPradeshandOrissa
(c)UttarPradesh,MadhyaPradeshandRajasthan
(d)UttarPradesh,MadhyaPradeshandBihar
Q16.ThedisputeregardingtheelectionofPresidentofIndiaistobe
referredto
(a)ChiefElectionCommissioner
(b)SupremeCourt
(c)Parliament
(d)AttorneyGeneral
Q17.IfPresidentwantstoresign,heshouldaddresshisresignation
lettertothe
(a)Parliament
(b)PrimeMinister
(c)ChiefJusticeofIndia
(d)VicePresident
Q18.CouncilofMinistersoftheUnionofIndiaisresponsibleto
(a)RajyaSabha
(b)PrimeMinister
(c)President
(d)LokSabha

Q19.WhenamoneybillispassedbytheParliament,thePresident
hasthepowerto
(a)Amendit
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(b)Rejectit
(c)Keptitwithhim
(d)Returnitforreconsideration
Q20.156thmemberofUNOis
(a)Belize
(b)Bahamas
(c)Mauritius
(d)Zimbabwe
Q21.Americasspaceshuttleis
(a)Voyager
(b)Apollo
(c)Soyuz
(d)Columbia
Q22.Thepersonalitywhoisnotconnectedwith1857mutinyis
(a)BhagatSingh
(b)Lakshmibai
(c)TantiaTope
(d)NanaSaheb
Q23.TheIndiaPakistanboundarylinehasreferenceto
(a)McMohanLine
(b)RadcliffeLine
(c)DurandLine
(d)MaginotLine
Q24.Whichofthefollowingcountrieshasbeenelectedtothe
SecurityCouncilrecentlyforatwoyearterm?
(a)Poland
(b)Malayasia
(c)Pakistan
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(d)Panama
Q25.Antyodayaschemeisaimedfor
(a)Protectionofminoritiesfromatrocities
(b)HelpingtheScheduledCastes
(c)Helpingtheminorities
(d)Upliftingthepoorestamongthepoor
Q26.NABARD,whichissetuptoprovideloansforrural
development,isa
(a)Bank
(b)Board
(c)Block
(d)Department
Q27.Whichofthefollowingshipyardsmakeswarships?
(a)CochinShipyard
(b)MishraDhatuNigamLtd.
(c)MazagonDock
(d)HindustanShipyard
Q28.WhoamongthefollowingisassociatedwithafilmonMahatma
Gandhi
(a)RichardAttenborough
(b)SatyajitRay
(c)GeorgeBaker
(d)Noneofthese
Q29.The1981NobelPrizeforliteraturehasbeenawardedto
(a)JamesTobin
(b)EliasCanetti
(c)NelsonMandela
(d)KaiSiegbahn
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Q30.The1980BharatiyaJnanpithawardhasbeengivento
(a)TarashankarBandopadhyaya
(b)S.H.Vatsyayan
(c)S.K.Pottekkatt
(d)AshapurnaDevi

Q31.ThelargestsourceofenergyinIndiais
(a)Hydroelectric
(b)Solar
(c)Thermal
(d)Nuclear
Q32.NorthSouthdialoguehasreferenceto
(a)DevelopedandDevelopingcountries
(b)DevelopingandUnderdevelopedcountries
(c)NorthandSouthcountriesoftheworld
(d)NorthandSouthAmerica
Q33.Floodhitareasaretobeimmediatelygivenmedicalcover.
Whichofthefollowingisthemostappropriatestep?
(a)BCGinjection
(b)InoculationagainstCholera
(c)Smallpoxvaccination
(d)Noneofthese
Q34.IrrigationfacilitiesshouldbeimprovedurgentlyinIndia
because
(a)Irrigationyieldsbetteroutput
(b)Monsoonisirregular
(c)Riversaredrymostoftheperiodintheyear
(d)Landunderirrigationisverysmall
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Q35.Mixedeconomymeans
(a)Coexistenceofsmallandlargescaleindustries
(b)Coexistenceofprivateandpublicsectors
(c)Promotionofagricultureaswellasindustries
(d)Coexistenceofrichandpoor
Q36.WhogottheJawaharlalNehruAwardforInternational
Understandingin1981?
(a)NelsonMandela
(b)BarbaraWard
(c)IsmatKittani
(d)GunnarMyrdalandAlvaMyrdal
Q37.Whitepaperisa
(a)Paperofgoodquality
(b)Paperhavingwhitecolour
(c)Documentpublishedbythegovernmentonmattersofnational
importance
(d)Paperusedforbearerbonds
Q38.The1982AsianGamesaregoingtobeheldinIndiaforthe
(a)Firsttime
(b)Secondtime
(c)Thirdtime
(d)Fourthtime
Q39.Therupeeexchangerateiscurrentlylinkedwith
(a)PoundSterling
(b)Dollar
(c)Franc
(d)Basketofcurrencies

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Q40.FirstFiveYearPlanlaidstresson
(a)Agriculture
(b)Industry
(c)Power
(d)Upliftingofpoorpeople
Q41.Vayudootis
(a)AirForceheadquarters
(b)Afighteraircraft
(c)Anavalwarship
(d)ThethirdairlineinIndia
Q42.Statesearnmorerevenuedirectlythroughwhichofthe
followingtaxes?
(a)Salestax
(b)Customduties
(c)Exciseduties
(d)Incometax

Q43.OnceagainIndialeadstheworldarethewordsof
(a)S.N.Bannerjee
(b)MahatmaGandhi
(c)GopalKrishnaGokhale
(d)Noneofthese
Q44.Toupholdandprotectthesovereignty,unityandintegrityof
India,aprovisionhasbeenmadeinthe
(a)DirectivePrinciplesofStatePolicy
(b)PreambletotheConstitution
(c)FundamentalDuties
(d)FundamentalRights

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Q45.WhichofthefollowingStatesinIndiahasthehighestdensity
ofpopulation?
(a)Kerala
(b)Assam
(c)UltarPradesh
(d)Bihar
Q46.WhichtaxisnotleviedbytheCentralGovernment?
(a)Wealthtax
(b)Professiontax
(c)Incometax
(d)Exciseduty
Q47.WhoamongthefollowingfoundedRamakrishnaMission?
(a)SwamiDayanandSaraswati
(b)RajaRammohanRoy
(c)SwamiVivekananda
(d)Noneofthese
Q48.FinanceCommissionisappointedfor
(a)Passingthemoneybills
(b)Approvingmoneybills
(c)Draftingthebudget
(d)MakingrecommendationstothePresidentregardingthe
distributionbetweentheUnionandtheStatesofthenetproceedsof
thetaxes
Q49.OperationFloodrefersto
(a)Useofpreventivemeasuresforflooddevastation
(b)Astudyaboutfloods
(c)Dairydevelopmentforincreasedmilkproduction
(d)Noneofthese

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Q50.Multinationalmeans
(a)Apersonhavingpassportsandvisasofmanycountries
(b)Apersonhavingpropertyinmanycountries
(c)Apersonholdingcitizenshipofmanycountries
(d)Acompanyoperatinginmorethanonecountry
Q51.Flameoftheforestis
(a)Atreeblossomedwithflowerslikeflameinleaflessseason
(b)Firedevelopedintheforestduetostrongwind
(c)Aladywhoworkedforthedevelopmentoftheforests
(d)Aninsectwhichglowslikeaflameintheforest
Q52.ThenewlyelectedPresidentofFranceis
(a)GeorgesPompidou
(b)CharlesdeGaulle
(c)FrancoisMitterrand
(d)LechWalesa
Q53.Wealthtaxonagriculturalpropertyisleviedby
(a)CentralGovernment
(b)StateGovernment
(c)BoththeCentralandStateGovernments
(d)Noneoftheabove
Q54.The45thAmendmenttotheIndianConstitutionrelatesto
(a)MinoritiesCommission
(b)CommissionforScheduledCastesandScheduledTribes
(c)ExtensionofreservationofseatsforScheduledCastesand
ScheduledTribes
(d)Noneoftheabove

Q55.DirectivePrinciplesofStatePolicyareincludedinwhichpartof
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theIndianConstitution?
(a)PartIV
(b)PartIII
(c)PartII
(d)PartI
Q56.MainsourceofIndiasnationalincomeisfrom
(a)Agriculture
(b)Industry
(c)Forestry
(d)Noneofthese
Q57.Toanastronautinthespacecraft,theskyappearstobe
(a)Blue
(b)White
(c)Dark
(d)Red
Q58.Therichsourceofironis
(a)Eggs
(b)Greenvegetables
(c)Pulses
(d)Milk
Q59.Whichamongthefollowingactsasaresistanceagainst
diseaseinthebody?
(a)Vitamins
(b)Carbohydrates
(c)RedCorpuscles
(d)WhiteCorpuscles
Q60.Afanmakesahotnoontofeelcoolby
(a)Blowingouthotair
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(b)Increasingtherateofevaporation
(c)Lettingincoolair
(d)Regulatingtheairflow

Q61.Whenashipentersaseafromariver,itsportionunderwater
will
(a)Increase
(b)Decrease
(c)Shownochange
(d)Increaseanddecreasealternately
Q62.Auniversaldonorhasthebloodgroupbelongingto
(a)A
(b)B
(c)O
(d)AB
Q63.Thesubstancegenerallyusedinthetipofsafetymatchstickis
(a)Redphosphorus
(b)Sodium
(c)Yellowphosphorus
(d)Antimonytrisulphide
Q64.Retinaintheeyesactsasa____inthecamera
(a)Lens
(b)Shutter
(c)Film
(d)Noneofthese
Q65.Milkoftheanimalsfedongrasscontainslargeamountsoffat
in
(a)Summer
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(b)Winter
(c)Spring
(d)Autumn
Q66.Theprocessbywhichmetalsurfaceiscoatedwiththinlayerof
zinciscalled
(a)Vulcanising
(b)Galvanising
(c)Electroplating
(d)Noneofthese

Q67.Kilowattistheunitof
(a)Voltage
(b)Power
(c)Resistance
(d)Current
Q68.Honeybeesarecalledsocialinsectsbecause
(a)Theyvisitallflowerstocollectnectar
(b)Theyliveamongmen
(c)Theydependfortheirfooduponotherinsects
(d)Theymovesociallywithotherinsects
Q69.Thesunderivesitsenergyfrom
(a)Nuclearfissionreactions
(b)Nuclearfusionreactions
(c)Oxidationofhelium
(d)Fissionofnoblemetals
Q70.Metalsusedinvoltaiccellare
(a)Zincandlead
(b)Carbonandzinc
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(c)Zincandcopper
(d)Carbonandnickel
Q71.Vitaminsdonotactasa/an
(a)Sourceofenergy
(b)Stimulantinthegrowthofthebody
(c)Agentinregulatingthechemicalprocessesinthebody
metabolism
(d)Alloftheabove
Q72.Whichofthefollowingisusefulinthechemistryofphotography
(a)Silverbromide
(b)Aluminiumhydroxide
(c)Sodiumchloride
(d)Potassiumnitrate

Q73.Whichofthefollowingentershumanbodythroughskin
(a)Tapeworm
(b)Hookworm
(c)Ringworm
(d)Threadworm
Q74.Thedressmadeoutofwhichofthefollowingissafetowear
whilecooking?
(a)Nylon
(b)Terylene
(c)Silk
(d)Cotton
Q75.Thepurestformofwaterisobtainedfrom
(a)Adeeptubewell
(b)Arunningstream
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(c)Hotwaterspring
(d)Heavyrains
Q76.Chlorophyllisa/an
(a)Halogenacid
(b)Agreenpigmentfoundintheplants
(c)Achloroorganiccompound
(d)Element
Q77.Healthhazardfloodsareresponsibleforthespreadof
(a)Cholera
(b)Malaria
(c)Influenza
(d)Diarrhoea
Q78.Gasoholismixtureofgasolineand
(a)Ethylalcohol
(b)Methylalcohol
(c)Kerosene
(d)Butylalcohol
Q79.Ozonepresentintheozonelayeroftheatmosphereis
importantbecause
(a)Itgivesoxygenondissociation
(b)Itshieldsothergases
(c)Ithelpsinthegrowthoftheplantsbyabsorbingalarge
proportionofthesunsultravioletradiations
(d)Noneofthese
Q80.Hydroponicsmeans
(a)Cultivationofplantswithouttheuseofsoil
(b)Detectionofsoundinwater
(c)Animalslivinginwater
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(d)AJapanesewayofflowering
Q81.Duringcardiacfailure,whichofthefollowingisadvisedasa
firstaid?
(a)Mouthtomouthresuscitation
(b)Givingexternalcardiacmassage
(c)Givingcoolwatertodrink
(d)Givingcompletebodymassage
Q82.Pearlsareformedinside
(a)Squids
(b)Snails
(c)Oysters
(d)Mollusks
Q83.DiamondandEmeraldcontain
(a)Carbonandsilicon
(b)Carbonandzinc
(c)Silicon,aluminiumandberyllium
(d)Carbonandcalcium
Q84.Hygrometerisusedtomeasure
(a)Densityofaliquid
(b)Relativehumidityofatmosphere
(c)Absorptionpowerofplants
(d)Temperatureofair
Q85.Aftersowingseeds,thefertilisersusedare
(a)Phosphates
(b)Nitrates
(c)Greenmanures
(d)Allofthese

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Q86.Dehydrationinthehumanbodyresultsduetolossof
(a)Salts
(b)Water
(c)Vitamins
(d)Hormones
Q87.Readysourceofenergyisavailableforathletesin
(a)Vitamins
(b)Fats
(c)Proteins
(d)Carbohydrates
Q88.Theeasiestwayoffindingoutthenutritionalstatusforlarge
numberofchildreninashorttimeisby
(a)Studyingtheirbehaviour
(b)Studyingtheirhair,faceandeyes
(c)Measuringtheirheightandweight
(d)Alloftheabove
Q89.Tokeeptheseedsingoodcondition,weshouldkeepitina
placewhichis
(a)Warmanddry
(b)Warmandwet
(c)Coolanddry
(d)Coolandwet
Q90.Thechiefconstituentofgobargasis
(a)Hydrogen
(b)Nitrogen
(c)Ethane
(d)Methane
Q91.WhichofthefollowingStateshasthelargestcoastalareain
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India?
(a)Kerala
(b)TamilNadu
(c)Karnataka
(d)AndhraPradesh
Q92.200cmofrainfall,20Coftemperatureandwelldrainedlandis
idealforthecultivationof
(a)Rice
(b)Tea
(c)Coffee
(d)Rubber
Q93.Thelargestproducerofteaintheworldis
(a)China
(b)SriLanka
(c)India
(d)Malaysia
Q94.Generallyspeaking,allrocksmaybeclassifiedintothree
majorgroups,suchas
(a)Marble,limestone,igneous
(b)Igneous,limestone,mica
(c)Igneous,marble,sedimentary
(d)Igneous,sedimentaryandmetamorphic
Q95.TheconclusionthatAsiaandAfricahadasinglelandmassis
providedby
(a)ThedesertsinAsiaandAfrica
(b)ThesimilarityinclimateofcertainregionsofAsiaandAfrica
(c)Thefindingofsametypeoffossilinboththeregions
(d)Allofthese

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Q96.Khetri,Kolar,SindriandJhariaareassociatedwith
(a)Copper,gold,fertilisersandcoal
(b)Copper,gold,coalandiron
(c)Copper,gold,coalandgypsum
(d)Iron,gold,coalandcopper
Q97.BrianJonesisassociatedwith
(a)Billiards
(b)Tennis
(c)Chess
(d)Gold
Q98.Indiawon1981
(a)WorldCupbadmintonmenssinglestitle
(b)WomensAsianbadmintonchampionship
(c)MensAsianhockeychampionship
(d)WomensAsianhockeychampionship
Q99.TheriverwhichflowsbetweenVindhyaandSatpurarangesis
(a)Narmada
(b)Tapti
(c)Mahanadi
(d)Godavari
Q100.NorthIndiagetsrainfalldueto
(a)Northerncoldwinds
(b)SouthWestmonsoons
(c)NorthEastmonsoons
(d)Westerndisturbances
Q101.BhakraNangal,HirakudandKosiprojectsaresituatedonthe
rivers
(a)Sutlej,MahanadiandKosi
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(b)Sutlej,MahanadiandPurna
(c)Mahanadi,Beas,Godavari
(d)Beas,Mahanadi,Sutlej
Q102.Contourbundingisused
(a)Tostopthewindsinsandydeserts
(b)Toirrigatedesertareas
(c)Topreventerosioninhillyareas
(d)Noneoftheabove
Q103.Wimbledonisassociatedwith
(a)LawnTennis
(b)TableTennis
(c)Football
(d)Hockey
Q104.Planktonrefersto
(a)Akindoffish
(b)Asubmergedplatforminwaters
(c)Driftingoforganismsinabodyofwater
(d)Akindofanimallivingunderwater
Q105.UNCTADisaUnitedNationsConferenceon
(a)TradeandDevelopment
(b)MilitaryTrainingandEducation
(c)EducationandDevelopment
(d)Noneoftheabove
Q106.WhichoneofthefollowingisnotaFundamentalRight?
(a)Freedomofspeechandexpression
(b)Righttoassemblepeaceablyandwithoutarms
(c)Righttoproperty
(d)Righttoequality
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Q107.PanchayatiRajismainlyaimedat
(a)Ruralemployment
(b)Agriculturalandruralindustriesdevelopment
(c)Politicalawarenessamongvillagepeople
(d)Givingtrainingtovillagersforfightingelections
Q108.Capitalintensiveindustries
(a)Increaseemploymentinruralareas
(b)Increaseunemployment
(c)Giveblowtothegrowthoflargescaleindustries
(d)Provideopportunitiesforworkersparticipationinmanagement
Q109.NehruModelofDevelopmentlaidgreaterstresson
(a)Collectiveuseofland
(b)Usingimportedseeds
(c)Agriculturaldevelopment
(d)Rapidindustrialisationwithparticularemphasisonthe
developmentofbasicandheavyindustries
Q110.Duncanpassislocatedbetween
(a)NorthAndamanandSouthAndaman
(b)NorthAndamanandCarNicobar
(c)SouthAndamanandCarNicobar
(d)SouthAndamanandLittleAndaman
Q111.Outofthefollowingtheoldestdynastyis
(a)Mauryas
(b)Nandas
(c)Pallavas
(d)Guptas
Q112.TheoustedPremierofPolandis
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(a)Kania
(b)JozefPinkowski
(c)GeneralWojciechJaruzelski
(d)LechWalesa
Q113.Lothalis
(a)Aclosedwatersystem
(b)Apoisonousgas
(c)AplaceinGujaratwhereexcavationshaveestablishedalink
withtheIndusValleycivilisation
(d)Legalactiontakenagainstdefectors
Q114.Thebestconceivingseasonforcowsandbuffaloesis
(a)Summer
(b)Winter
(c)Spring
(d)Thereisnodefiniterelationshipbetweenconceivingandseason

Q115.Themostpreferentialpoultryfeedis
(a)Maize
(b)Barley
(c)Wheat
(d)Ricehusk
Q116.The1981WimbledonChampionis
(a)BjornBorg
(b)JohnMcEnroe
(c)RusselSimpson
(d)JohnAustin
Q117.Whoamongthefollowingwasnotamoderate?
(a)MahatmaGandhi
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(b)W.C.Bannerjee
(c)G.K.Gokhale
(d)B.G.Tilak
Q118.DandiMarchwasorganisedbyGandhijito
(a)Breakthesaltlaws
(b)ProtestagainstatrocitiesonHarijans
(c)OpposeSimonCommission
(d)AskforPurnaSwaraj
Q119.NonCooperationMovementwascalledoffbyGandhiji
because
(a)OfChauriChauraincident
(b)GovernmentacceptedthedemandsofIndianleaders
(c)Ofrepressivemeasuresadoptedbythegovernment
(d)Noneofthese
Q120.ThescriptofIndusValleycivilisationwas
(a)Persian
(b)Dravidian
(c)Sanskrit
(d)Undeciphered

Q121.Whichofthechronologicalorderfortheconstructionofthe
followingiscorrect?
I.TajMahal
II.QutabMinor
III.FatehpurSikri
IV.AgraFort
(a)II,IV,III,I
(b)II,IV,I,III
(c)I,II,III,IV
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(d)II,III,IV,I
Q122.Sakaerawasintroducedby
(a)Ashoka
(b)Kanishka
(c)ChandraguptaMaurya
(d)HarshaVardhana
Q123.CivilDisobedienceMovementwasstartedinIndiain1930for
(a)Homerule
(b)PurnaSwaraj
(c)NoncooperationwithBritishgovernment
(d)HinduMuslimunity
Q124.ThesuccessionofDelhiSultanstothethronewasgenerally
(a)Hereditary
(b)Afterfightbetweenbrothers
(c)Bykillingthefather
(d)Invasion
Q125.DoctrineofLapsewasadoptedasameasuretoannexIndian
statesby
(a)LordCornwallis
(b)LordClive
(c)LordDalhousie
(d)LordWellesley
Q126.WhichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrectforGuruNanak?
(a)Hepreachedpunishmentforwicked
(b)HepreachedagainstMuslims
(c)Hepreachedawarsociety
(d)HepreachedthatGodisone

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Q127.RajaRammohanRoywassupporterof
(a)Sati
(b)Widowremarriage
(c)Childmarriage
(d)LearningofSanskrit
Q128.Mahabalipuramtempleswerebuiltby
(a)Pallavas
(b)Cheras
(c)Cholas
(d)Pandyas
Q129.ThediagrambelowshowstherateofcrimesinDelhiinthe
year1980andfirst8monthsof1981.Whichofthefollowing
categoriesisontheincrease?Thecrimeratein
(a)SnatchingandotherCrimes
(b)Murders
(c)Dowrydeaths
(d)RapesandAbductions
Q130.IntelligenceQuotient(IQ)ofapersonisgivenbytheformula
Q131.Whatnumbercomesnext?
4,196,16,144,36,100,64
(a)36
(b)100
(c)80
(d)64
Q132.Whichistheoddmanout?
(a)POKI
(b)MIEA
(c)SOKG
(d)YUQM
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Q133.Acubewithallthesidespaintedwasdividedintosmallcubes
ofequalmeasurement.Thesideofasmallcubeisexactlyone
fourthasthatofthebigcube.Therefore,thenumberofsmallcubes
withonlyonesidepaintedis
(a)64
(b)36
(c)24
(d)12
Q134.Howmanytrianglesarethereinthediagram

(a)8
(b)4
(c)10
(d)16
Q135.Thenumberwhichisoppositetoside3is

(a)4
(b)5
(c)6
(d)2
Q136.Circleindicatesstrong,squareindicatestallandtriangle
armyofficers.Thestrongarmyofficerswhoarenottallareshown

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(a)4
(b)3
(c)5
(d)6
Q137.Amantakes6kmdistancetogoroundarectangulararea.If
theareaoftherectangleis2km,findthedifferencebetweenlength
andbreadth
(a)1km
(b)0.5km
(c)2km
(d)0.75km
Q138.Howmanycubesarethereinthefigure?

(a)9
(b)7
(c)8
(d)10
Q139.Thewordsinthefirstcolumnarewritteninasecretcodein
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thesecondcolumn.However,thesecretwritingsinthesecond
columnarenotinthesameorder.Whatisthecodeassignedforthe
letterD?
BRAIN13529
DRAIN35293
RIVER13754
DRIVE83754
(a)3
(b)5
(c)1
(d)9
Q140.Thereareeightpoets,namely,A,B,C,D,E,F,GandHin
respectofwhomQsarebeingaskedintheexamination.Thefirst
fourareancientpoetsandthelastfouraremodernpoets.TheQon
ancientandmodernpoetsisbeingaskedinalternateyears.Those
wholikeHalsolikeG,thosewholikeDlikeCalso.Theexaminer
whosetsQisnotlikelytoaskQonDbecausehehaswrittenan
articleonhim.ButhelikesD.LastyearaQwasaskedonF.
Consideringthesefacts,onwhomtheQismostlikelytobeasked
thisyear?
(a)B
(b)C
(c)D
(d)G
Q141.Thereare20studentswithanaverageheightof105cmsina
class.Then10studentswithanaverageheightof120cmsjointhe
class.Whatwillbetheaverageheightoftheclassnow?
(a)100cms
(b)110cms
(c)120cms
(d)130cms
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Q142.Amansinvestmentdoublesinevery5years.Ifheinvested
Rs.5,000ineachoftheyears1960,1965,1970and1975,then
whatwasthetotalamountreceivedbyhimin1980?
(a)Rs.1,40,000
(b)Rs.30,000
(c)Rs.70,000
(d)Rs.1,50,000
Q143.Monthlyconsumptionofpatrolalongwithpricevariationsis
givenbelow.WhenthepricegoesuptoRs.6.0perlitre,whatisthe
likelyconsumptionofpatrol?
RateofpetrolinRs.1.523.04.5
Consumptioninlit.60453020
(a)7.5litres
(b)12.5litres
(c)10litres
(d)15litres
Q144.Theincreaseinpopulation(inlakhs)ofatownshowedthe
followingtrend:
Period

InitialPopulation FinalPopulation

194050
195060
196070
197080

Thegrowthrateislargestduringtheperiod
(a)194050
(b)195060
(c)196070
(d)197080
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Q145.AmanstartsfromacertainpointOandfollowstherouteas
showninthegraph.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrect?

(a)Hetravelswithauniformvelocitythroughout
(b)HetravelswithagreatervelocityfromOtoAthanfromAtoB
(c)HetravelswithagreatervelocityfromAtoBthanfromOtoA
(d)Hereturnstotheoriginalpointwithanonuniformvelocity

Q146.XandYaretwoplacesconnectedbyroadasshown.Without
touchingapointtwice,thenumberofbusroutespossiblefromXto
Yare

(a)9
(b)5
(c)6
(d)7
Q147.Themostbusyjunctionasshowninthepreviousdiagramis
(a)X
(b)Y
(c)Z
(d)O

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Q148.Whichofthefollowingfiguresbestdepictstherelationship
amongcriminals,thievesandjudges?

Q149.Inthefollowingfigure,therearetwosquaresABCDand
PQRSeachhavingsidelengthof2a.
PisthecentreofthesquareABCD.IfthepointPisfixedandthe
squarePQRScanbemovedfreelyaboutit,whichofthefollowing
statementsisappropriate?

(a)TheareaoftheshadedregionincreasesasthelengthBX
increases
(b)TheareaoftheshadedregiondecreasesasthelengthBX
increases
(c)Therewillbenochangeintheareaoftheshadedregionwiththe
changeinthelengthofBX
(d)Therewillbeachangeintheareaoftheshadedportionbutnot
liketheonementionedunder(a)and(b)above
Q150.Acirculardiscisrolledonaplanesurface.ThepointsXand
Ywillformwhichofthefollowingpatterns?

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