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(a) Both A are R are true and R is the correct
explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct
explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
1. Match List-I with List-II and select the
correct answer using the code given
below the lists:
List-I List-II
(Person) (Known As)
A. Bhajan Sopori 1. Bharatnatyam
dancer
B. Birju Maharaj 2. Exponent of
Santoor
C. Priyadarsini 3. Mridangam
maestro
D. T V Go Dalakrishnan 4. Kathak dancer
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 2 1 4 3
(b) 3 1 4 2
(c) 2 4 1 3
(d) 3 4 1 2
2. Who among the following is
considered as the inventor of tble
World Wide Web (WWW}?
(a) Edward Kasrier
(b) Bill Gates
(c) Tim Berners-Lee
(d) Vinod Dham
3. Where are the headquarters of the
Organization of the Islamic
Conference (OIC) located?
(a) Dubai (b) Jeddah
(c) Islamabad (d) Ankara
4. Which one of the following is not a
member of the Shanghai Cooperation
Organization?
(a) Russia (b) Kazakhstan
(c) Ukraine (d) Uzbekistan
5. Who among the following wrote the
book - Ayodhya: 6 December 1992?
(a) Chandra Shekhar
(b) P V Narasimha Rao
(c) Jaswant Sttygh
(d) Arun Shourie
6. Wangari Maathai, the Nobel Prize
winner from Kdnya is known for her
Contribution to which one of the
following?
(a) Journalism
(b) International economics
(c) Sustainable development
(d) Child development
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GENERAL STUDIES
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7. How is Gabriel Garcia Marquez well-
known as?
(a) Known for research in agriculture
(b) A renowned football coach
(c) A great writer who won the Nobel Prize
for literature
(d) Known for research i n rai l way
engineering
8. Where was the first conference of the
Pugwash Conferences on Science and
World Affairs held in the year 1957?
(a) Minnowbrook (USA)
(b) Rhode Island (USA)
(c) Nova Scotia (Canada)
(d) Nagasaki (Japan)
9. The Pulitzer Prize is associated with
which one of the following?
(a) Environmental protection
(b) Olympics Games
(c) Journalism
(d) Civil Aviation
10. Raghu Rai is well-known for which one
of the following areas?
(a) Research in Mathematics
(b) Photography
(c) Water harvesting
(d) Pollution control
below the lists:
List-I List-II
(Eminent Person) (Known As)
A. Bhanu Bharti 1. Music
Composer
B. Mike Pandey 2. Poet and
litterateur
C. Mohd Zahur 3. Theatre
Khayyam director
D. Vinda Karandikar 4. Wildlife
film maker
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 1 4 3 2
(b) 3 2 1 4
(c) 1 2 3 4
(d) 3 4 1 2
12. Who wrote the book !"The Story of the
Integration of the Indian States?
(a) B N Rau
(b) C Rajagopalchari
(c) Krishna Menon
(d) V P Menon
below the lists:
List-I (Winter) List-II (Book)
A. V S Naipaul 1. The Si ege of
Krishnapur
B. Salman Rushdie 2. In a Free State
C. Paul Scott 3. Midnights
Children
D. J G Farrell 4. Staying On
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 2 3 4 1
(b) 4 1 2 3
(c) 2 1 4 3
(d) 4 3 2 1
14. Consider the following statements:
1. The series of the International Paper
Sizes is based on A0 size whose area is
0.5 m
2
(approximately).
2. The area of A4 size paper is 1/8
th
of
that of the A0 size paper.
Which of the statements given above
is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
CURRENT EVENTS
15. Which of the following countries
signed the Tshwane Declaration in
October 2006?
(a) China and South Africa
(b) India and South Africa
(c) South Africa and Botswana
(d) Saudi Arabia and South Africa
16. Recently, the European Union and
other six countries including India
signed the International Thermon-
uclear Experimental Reactor (ITER)
Project. Which one of the following
was not a signatory to it?
(a) Canada (b) China
(c) Japan (d) USA
17. Which one of the following Himalayan
passes was reopened around in the
middle of the year 2006 to facilitate
trade between India and China?
(a) Chang La (b) Jara La
(c) Nathu La (d) Shipki La
18. How is Steve Fossett known as?
(a) As a crocodile hunter
(b) For completing the longest nonstop
flight around the globe
(c) For swimming across Atlantic Ocean
(d) For climbing to Mt Everest without any
co-climber
below the lists:
List-I List-II
(Person) (Position/
Organization)
A. Nancy Pelosi 1. WTO
B. Margaret Chan 2. Speaker, US
House of Re-
presentatives
C. Pascal Lamy 3. WHO
D. Steve Ballmer 4. Microsoft
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 2 1 3 4
(b) 4 3 1 2
(c) 2 3 1 4
(d) 4 1 3 2
20. In which one of the following cities is
the Global Automotive Research
Centre being set up?
(a) Chennai (b) Hyderabad
(c) Pune (d) Gurgaon
1. Republicans won the majority in the US
House of Representatives Elections held
in the year 2006.
2. Republican Bobby Jindal, won a seat in
the US House of Representatives for the
second time.
is/are correct?
22. What is the broad area in which the
Nobel Prize winners for the year 2006
in Physiology or Medicine, worked to
get the Prize?
(a) Prevention of weakening due to ageing
(b) Flow of genetic information
(c) Immunology and disease resistance
(d) Adult stem cell research
23. Which one of the following counties is
planning to construct a rival to the
Panama Canal to link the Pacific and
Atlantic Oceans?
(a) Colombia (b) Costa Rica
(c) Guatemala (d) Nicaragua
1. In the year 2006, India successfully
tested a full-fledged cryogenic stage in
rocketry.
2. After USA, Russia and, China, India is
the only country to have acquired the
capability for use of cryogenic stage in
rocketry.
is/are correct?
(c) Bom 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
25. With reference to the international
meetings held in the year 2006, which
of the foliowing pairs is/are correctly
matched?
1. NAM Summit : Havana
2. APEC Meeting : Bangkok
3. EU - India Summit : Helsinki
4. UN Climate Change : Geneva
Conference
(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 2, 3 and 4
below the lists:
List-I List-II
(Person) (Company)
A. Vishwapati 1. Essar Group
Trivedi
B. Tuisi R Tanti 2. Info Edge India
(whi ch runs
naukri.com)
C. Shashi Ruia 3. Indian (Indian
Airlines)
D. D S Bikhchandani 4. Suzlon Energy
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 2 4 1 3
(b) 3 1 4 2
(c) 2 1 4 3
(d) 3 4 1 2
1. North Atlantic Co-operation Council
(NACC) i s the name of the new
organization which has replaced the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(NATO).
2. The United States of America and the
United Kingdom became the members
of the NATO when it was formed in the
year 1949.
is/are correct?
28. For which one of the following books
did Kiran Desai win the Man Booker
prize 2006?
(a) The Secret River
(b) In the Country of Men
(c) The Inheritance of Loss
(d) Mothers Milk
29. Who among the following is Chiles
first woman President?
(a) D Ortega (b) M Bachelet
(c) E Morales (d) A Garcia
30. What was the purpose of the
Operation Sukoon launched by the
Government of India?
(a) Helping Indonesia in its efforts to
rehabilitate the victims of earthquake
in that country
(b) Evacuating the Indian Nationals from
Lebanon duri ng the conflict in the
Middle East
(c) Assisting United Nations in its efforts
to help the civil war victims in the Darfur
region of North Africa
(d) Providing a relief package to farmers
after a spate of suicides by other
farmers in Andhra Pradesh.
31. Which one of the following pairs of
countries joined the European Union
in January 2007?
(a) Bulgaria and Romania
(b) Bulgaria and Belgium
(c) Romania and Slovenia
(d) Hungary and Croatia
32. Which one of the following
organizations won the CSIR Award for
Science and Technology (S&T)
Innovations for Rural Development,
2006?
(a) CLRI (b) IARI
(c) NDDB (d) NDRI
33. Which one of the following countries
recently upgraded its defence agency
to a full defence ministry?
(a) Italy (b) Japan
(c) Switzerland (d) Poland
1. China has the observers status at the
South Asian Association for Regional
Cooperation.
2. India has the observers status at the
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
is/are correct?
35. In the latter half of the year 2006, in
which one of the following countries
did a military coup take place?
(a) Cambodia (b) Laos
(c) Thailand (d) Vietnam
36. Near the end of the year 2006, which
one of the following countries was
suspended from the Commonwealth
after a military coup?
(a) Kenya (b) Myanmar
(c) Fiji (d) Tanzania
37. Who was Leahder Paess partner when
he won Doubles Final in the US Open
Tennis Tournament, 2006?
(a) Max Mirnyi (b) Martin Damm
(c) Bob Bryan (d) Mike Bryan
38. Which one of the following cities has
been the venue of the Asian Games for
the maximum number of times from
the year 1951 to the year 2006?
(a) Delhi (b) Bangkok
(c) Tokyo (d) Beijing
39. Who among the following bowlers
have taken more than 500 wickets in
Test Cricket?
1. Wasim Akram 2. Richard Hadlee
3. Glen McGrath 4. Courtney Walsh
Select the correct answer using die
code given below:
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
40. Parimarjan Negi has excelled in which
one of the following games?
(a) Billiards (b) Swimming
(c) Chess (d) Weight lifting
INDIAN POLITY
41. Which one of the following pairs is not
correctly matched?
(a) T S : Former Chief
Krishnamurthy El ecti onCommi ssi-
oner of India
(b) K C Pant : Chai rman, Tenth
Finance Commission
of India
(c) A M Khusro : Former Chairman,
Union Public Service
Commission
(d) R C Lahoti : Former Chief Justice
of India
1. The Judges (Inqui ry) Bi l l 2006
contemplates to establish a Judicial
Council which will receive complaints
against Judges of the Supreme Court
including the Chief Justipe of India, High
Court Chief Justices and Judges
2. Under the Protection of Women from
Domestic Violence Act, 2005, a women
can file a petition before a 1
st
Class
Judicial Magistrate.
is/are correct?
1. The mode of removal of a Judge of a
High Court in India is same as that of
removal of a Judge of the Supreme
Court.
2. After retirement from the office, a
permanent Judge of a Hi gh Court
cannot plead or act in any court or
before any authority in India.
is/are correct?
(c) Both, 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
44. Which one of the following is the
correct chronological order of the
formation of the following as full
States of the Indian Union?
(a) Sikkim!Arunachal Pradesh!Nagaland
- Haryana
(b) Naga l and!Har yana!Si k ki m!
Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Si kk i m!Har ya na!Nagal and!
Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Nagaland!Arunachal Pradesh!Sikkim
!Haryana
45. Who among the following have been
the Union Finance Ministers of India?
1. V P Singh 2. Venkataraman
3. Y B Chavan 4. Pranab Mukherjee
Select the correct answer using the
code given below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only (b) 1, 3 and 4 only
(c) 2 and 4 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and4
46. Asseration (A): The Council of Ministers
in the Union of India is
collectively responsible
both to the Lok Sabha
and Rajya Sabha.
Reason (R): The Members of both
the Lok Sabha and
the Rajya Sabha are
el i gi bl e to be the
Ministers of the Union
Government.
47. Who was the Speaker of the First Lok
Sabha?
(a) Hukam Singh
(b) G V Mavalankar
(c) K M Munshi
(d) U N Dhebar
1. Jawaharlal Nehru was in his fourth term
as the Prime Minister of India at the
time of his death.
2. Jawaharlal Nehru represented Rae
Bareilly constituency as a Member of
Parliament.
3. The first non-Congress Prime Minister
of India assumed the Office in the year
1977.
is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 3 only
(c) 1 only (d) 1 and 3
49.Consider the following statements:
1. The nation wide scheme of the National
Child Labour Projects (NCLP) is run by
the Union Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment.
2. Gurupadswamy Committee dealt with
the issues of child labour.
is/are correct?
50. Consider the following statements in
respect of financial emergency under
Article360of theConstitutionof India:
1. A Proclamation of financial emergency
issued shall cease to operate at the
expiration of two months, unless before
the expiration of that period it has been
approved by the resolutions of both
Houses of Parliament.
2. If any Procl amati on of fi nanci al
emergency i s i n operati on, i t i s
competent for the President of India to
issue directions for the reduction of
salaries and allowances of all or any
class of persons serving in connection
wi th the affairs of the Union but
excluding the Judges of Supreme Court
and the High Courts.
is/are correct?
51. Which of the following Constitution
Amendment Acts seeks that the size
of the Councils of Ministers at the
Centre and in a State must not exceed
15 per cent of the total number of
members in the Lok Sabha and the
total number of members of the
Legislative Assembly of that State,
respectively?
(a) 91
st
(b) 93
rd
(c) 95
th
(d) 97
th
1. The Chairman of the Committee on
Public Accounts is appointed by the
Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
2. The Committee on Public Accounts
comprises Members of Lok Sabha,
Members of Rajya Sabha and a few
eminent persons of industry and trade.
is/are correct?
INDIAN HISTORY
53. Which one of the following places was
associated with Acharya Vinoba
Bhaves Bhoodan Movement at the
beginning of the movement?
(a) Udaygiri (b) Rapur
(c) Pochampalli (d) Venkatagiri
54. Where is the famous Vijaya Vittala
temple having its 56 carved pillars
emitting musical notes located?
(a) Belur (b) Bhadrachalam
(c) Hampi (d) Srirangam
55. Asseration (A): According to the Wavell
Plan, the number of
Hi ndu and Musl i m
members i n the
Executive Council were
to be equal.
Reason (R): Wavell thought that this
arrangement woul d
have avoi ded the
partition of India.
56. Which one of the following aroused a
wave of popular indignation that led
to the massacre by the British at
Jallianwala Bagh?
(a) The Arms Act
(b) The Public Safety Act
(c) The Rowlatt Act
(d) The Vernacular Press Act
57. At which one of the following places
did Mahatma Gandhi first start his
Satyagraha in India?
(a) Ahmedabad (b) Bardoli
(c) Champaran (d) Kheda
58. Who among the following started the
newspaper Shome Prakash?
(a) Dayanand Saraswati
(b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(c) Raja Rammohan Roy
(d) Surendranath Banerjee
59. The ruler of which one of the following
States was removed from power by
the Bri tish on the pretext of
misgovernance?
(a) Awadh (b) Jhansi
(c) Nagpur (d) Satara
60. Who among the following Europeans
were the last to come to
preindependence India as traders?
(a) Dutch (b) English
(c) French (d) Portuguese
1. Robert Clive was the first Governor-
General of Bengal.
2. William Bentinck was the first Governor-
General of India.
is/are correct?
62. Which one of the following was the
first fort constructed by the British in
India?
(a) Fort William (b) Fort St George
(c) Fort St David (d) Fort St Angelo
63. The song "Amar Sonar Bangla written
during the Swadeshi Movement of
India inspired the liberation struggle
of Bangladesh and was adopted as the
National Anthem of Bangladesh. Who
wrote this song?
(a) Rajni Kanta Sen
(b) Dwijendralal Ray
(c) Mukunda Das
(d) Rabindranath Tagore
64. The First Factory Act restricting the
working hours of women and children
and authorizing local government to
make necessary rules was adopted
during whose time?
(a) Lord Lytton (b) Lord Bentinck
(c) Lord Ripon (d) Lord Canning
book Bahubivah?
(a) Raja Rammohan Roy
(c) Pandita Rambai
(d) Rabindranath Tagore
GEOGRAPHY
66. In which one of the following districts,
have large reserves of diamond-
bearing kimberlite been discovered in
the recent past?
(a) Hoshahgabad (b) Raipur
(c) Sambalpur (d) Warangal
67. Where is Copacabana Beach located?
(a) Buenos Aires (b) Hawaiian Islands
(c) Rio de Janeiro (d) Valletta
68. With reference to the steel industry in
India in the recent times, consider the
following statements:
1. Vizag Steel Plant (RINL) has been
declared Mini Ratna.
2. Merger of IISCO with SAIL has been
completed.
is/are correct?
69. The Snlwell Road, built in 1940s,
which was recently in news, connects
which of the following?
(a) Agartal a i n Indi a and Yangon i n
Myanmar via Bangladesh
(b) Ledo in India and Kunming in China via
Myanmar
(c) Kalimpong in India and Lhasa in Tibet
via Bhutan
(d) Imphal in India and Bangkok in Thailand
via Myanmar
70. Which one of the following is also
known as Top Slip?
(a) Simlipal National Park
(b) Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary
(c) Manjira Wildlife Sanctuary
(d) Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and
National Park
71. Where are Shevaroy Hills located?
(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Karnataka
(c) Kerala (d) Tamil Nadu
correct sequence in the decreasing
order of production (in million tones)
of the given foodgrains in India?
(a) Wheat!Rice!Pulses!Coarse Cereals
(b) Rice!Wheat!Pulses!Coarse Cereals
(c) Wheat!Rice!Coarse Cereals!Pulses
(d) Rice!Wheat!Coarse Cereals!Pulses
73. What is the average distance
(approximate) between the Sun and
the Earth?
(a) 70 " 10
5
km (b) 100 " 10
5
(c) 110 "x 10
6
km (d) 150 " 10
6
km
74. Whichone of the followingcities does
not have the same clock time as that
of the other three cities at any given
instant?
(a) London (UK)
(b) Lisbon (Portugal)
(c) Accra (Ghana
(d) Addis Ababa (Ethiopia
75. Asseration (A): River Kalinadi is an east-
fl owi ng ri ver i n the
southern part of India.
Reasons (R): The Deccan Plateau is
higher along its western
edge and gently slopes
towards the Bay of
Bengal in the east.
76. Asseration (A): There are no tea
pl antati ons i n any
African country.
Reasons (R): Tea plants need fertile
soil with high humus.
77. Which one of the following National
Highways passes through Mahara-
shtra, Chattisgarh and Orissa?
(a) NH4 (b) NH5
(c) NH6 (d) NH7
1. Balaghat is known for its diamond
mines.
2. Majhgawan is known for its manganese
deposits.
is/are correct?
(c) Both land 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
79. Which one among the following States
of India has the lowest density of
population?
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Sikkim
belowthe lists:
List-I (City) List D (River)
A. Bangkok 1. Irrawaddy
B. Phnom-Penh 2. Mekong
C. Hanoi 3. Menam (Chao
Phraya)
D. Yangon 4. Red River
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 3 2 4 1
(b) 4 1 3 2
(c) 3 1 4 2
(d) 4 2 3 1
1. Either of the two belts over the oceans
at about 30# to 35# N and S Latitudes
is known as Horse Latitude.
2. Horse latitudes are low pressure belts.
is/are correct?
(c) only 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
82. Which one among the following rivers
is the longest?
(a) Amazon (b) Amur
(c) Congo (d) Lena
83. Which one of the following rivers
originates at Amarkantak?
(a) Damodar (b) Mahanadi
(c) Narmada (d) Tapi
84. Which one among the following major
Indian cities is most eastward located?
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Bhopal
(c) Lucknow
(d) Bengaluru (Bangalore)
85. Dalbergia species is associated with
(a) Cashew nut (b) Coffee
(c) Tea (d) Rosewood
86. Out of the four southern States:
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala
and Tamil Nadu, which shares
boundaries with the maximum
number of Indian States?
(a) Andhra Pradesh only
(b) Karnataka only
(c) Each of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
(d) Each of Tamil Nadu and Kerala
87. Match List-I with List-II and select me
below the lists:
List-I List-II
(Aluminium) (Location)
Company)
A. BALCO 1. Hirakud
B. HINDALCO 2. Korba
C. Indian Aluminium 3. Koraput
Company
D. NALCO 4. Renukoot
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 3 1 4 2
(b) 2 4 1 3
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 2 1 4 3
88. Which one of the following is located
in the Bastar region?
(a) Bandhavgarh National Park
(b) Dandeli Sanctuary
(c) Rajaji National Park
(d) Indravati National Park
89. Through which one of the following
Straits, does a tunnel connect the
United Kingdom and France?
(a) Davis Strait (b) Denmark Strait
(c) Strait of Dover (d) Strait of Gibraltar
1. The annual range of temperature is
greater in the Pacific Ocean than that
in the Atlantic Ocean.
2. The annual range of temperature is
greater in the Northern Hemisphere
than that in the Southern Hemisphere.
is/are correct?
91. The largest coral reef in the world is
found near the coast of which one of
the following countries?
(a) Australia (b) Cuba
(c) Ghana (d) Philippines
92. In which State is the Guru Shikhar
Peak located?
(a) Rajasthan (b) Gujarat
(c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Maharashtra
93. Match List-I with List-II and select die
correct answer using die code given
below die lists:
List-I List-II (River
(Town) Nearer to it)
A. Betul 1. Indravati
B. Jagdalpur 2. Narmada
C. Jabalpur 3. Shipra
D. Ujjain 4. Tapti
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 1 4 2 3
(b) 4 1 2 3
(c) 4 1 3 2
(d) 1 4 3 2
1. In India, Red Panda is naturally found
in the Western Himalayas only.
2. In India, Slow Loris lives in the dense
forests of the North East.
is/are correct?
95. Shahgarh area in Jaisalmer district of
Rajasthan was in news in the year
2006 because of which one of the
following?
(a) Finding high quality gas reserves
(b) Finding uranium deposits
(c) Finding zinc deposits
(d) Installation of wind power units
ECONOMY
96. Basel II relates to which one of the
following?
(a) International standards for safety in civil
aviation
(b) Measures against cyber crimes
(c) Measures agai nst drug abuse by
sportspersons
(d) International standards for measuring
the adequacy of a banks capital
correct sequence in the decreasing
order of contribution of different
sectors to the Gross Domestic Product
of India?
(a) Services!Industry!Agriculture
(b) Services!Agriculture!Industry
(c) Industry!Services!Agriculture
(d) Industry!Agriculture!Services
1. The repo rate is the rate at which other
banks borrow from the Reserve Bank
of India.
2. A value of 1 for Gird Coefficient in a
country implies that mere is perfectly
equal i ncome for everyone in i ts
population.
is/are correct?
99. The National Housing Bank was set up
in India as a wholly-owned subsidiary
of which one of the following?
(a) State Bank of India
(b) Reserve Bank of India
(c) ICICI Bank
(d) Life Insurance Corporation of India
100. Tarapore Committee was associated
with which one of the following?
(a) Special Economic Zones
(b) Fuller capital account convertibility
(c) Foreign exchange reserves
(d) Effect of oil-prices on the Indian
economy
101. Who among the following served as
the Chief Economist of the Inter-
national Monetary Fund?
(a) Ashok Lahiri
(b) Sumantra Ghoshal .
(c) Saumitra Chaudhuri
(d) Raghuram Rajan
102. Participatory Notes (PNs) are
associated with which one of the
following?
(a) Consolidated Fund of India
(b) Foreign Institutional Investors
(c) Uni ted Nati ons Devel opment
Programme
(d) Kyoto Protocol
GENERAL SCIENCE
103. Which one of the following is another
name of RDX?
(a) Cyanohydrin (b) Dextran
(c) Cyclohexane (d) Cyclonite
104. Which one of the following non-
metals is not a poor conductor of
electricity?
(a) Sulphur (b) Selenium
(c) Bromine (d) Phosphorus
105. Which one of the following types of
glass can cut off ultraviolet rays?
(a) Soda glass. (b) Pyrex glass
(c) Jena glass (d) Crookes glass
106. Robert Webster is known for his work
following?
(a) Cardiology (b) Influenza virus
(c) HIV/AIDS (d) Alzheimer
(e) Known for research i n rai l way
engineering
1. If magenta and yellow coloured circles
intersect, the intersected area will
have red colour.
2. If cyan and magenta coloured circles
intersect, the intersected area will
have blue colour.
is/are correct?
1. A flute of smaller length produces
waves of lower frequency.
2. Sound travels in rocks in the form of
longitudinal elastic waves only.
is/are correct?
109. Four wires of same material and of
dimensions as under are stretched by
a load of same magnitude separately.
Which one of them will be elongated
maximum?
(a) Wire of 1 m length and 2 mm diameter
(b) Wire of 2 m length and 2 mm diameter
(c) Wire of 3 m length and 1.5 mm
diameter
(d) Wire of 1 m length and 1 mm diameter
110. Which one of the following parts of
the pitcher plant becomes modified
into a pitcher?
(a) Stem (b) Leaf
(c) Stipule (d) Petiole
111. Asseration (A): A jet aircraft moving at
Mach Number equal to
1 travels faster at an
altitude of 15 km than
while moving at Mach
Number equal to 1 near
the sea level.
Reason (R): The velocity of sound
depends on the
temperature of the
surrounding medium.
112. In the human body, which structure
is the appendix attached to?
(a) The large intestine
(b) The small intestine
(c) The gall bladder
(d) The stomach
113. In human body, which one of the
following hormones regulates blood
calcim and phosphate?
(a) Glucagen
(b) Growth hormone
(c) Parathyroid hormone
(d) Thyroxine
114. How do most insects respire?
(a) Through skin
(b) Through gills
(c) By lungs
(d) By tracheal system
115. In human beings, normally in which
one of the following parts, does the
sperm fertilize the ovum?
(a) Cervix
(b) Fallopian tube
(c) Lower part of uterus
(d) Upper part of uterus
116. Which one of the following parts of
the human brain is the regulating
centre for swallowing and vomiting?
(a) Cerebellum (b) Cerebrum
(c) Medulla oblongata (d) Pons
117. Production of which one of the
following is a function of the liver?
(a) Lipase (b) Urea
(c) Mucus (d) Hydrochloric acid
digestive enzyme in the human
system?
(a) Trypsin (b) Gastrin
(c) Ptyalin (d) Pepsin
119. Which of the following types of light
are strongly absorbed by plants?
(a) Violet and orange
(b) Blue and red
(c) Indigo and yellow
(d) Yellow and violet
120. Three identical vessels A, B and C are
fill ed with water, mercury and
kerosene respectively up to an equal
height. The three vessels are
provided with identical taps at the
bottom of the vessels. If the three
taps are opened simultaneously, then
which vessel is emptied first?
(a) Vessel B
(b) All the vessels A, B and C will be
emptied simultaneously
(c) Vessel A
(d) Vessel C
121. Which one among the following is
called philosophers wool?
(a) Zinc bromide (b) Zinc nitrate
(c) Zinc oxide (d) Zinc chloride
122. Which one of the following does not
contain silver?
(a) Horn silver (b) German silver
(c) Ruby silver (d) Lunar caustic
123. Which of the following types is used
by computed tomography employed
for visualisation of the internal
structure of human body?
(a) X-ray
(b) South waves
(c) Magnetic resonance
(d) Radio isotopes
correct sequence in the order of
decreasing length of the three
structural parts given below of small
intestine in the human body?
(a) Jejunum!Duodenum!Ileum
(b) Ileum!Duodenum!Jejunum
(c) Jejunum!Ileum!Duodenum
(d) Ileum!Jejunum!Duodenum
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
1. In November, 2006, DRDO successfully
conducted the interception test using
Prithvi-II missile.
2. Prithi vi-II is a surface-to-surface
missile and can be deployed to guard
the metros against air attacks.
is/are correct?
126. NASAs Deep Impact space mission
was employed to take detailed
pictures of which comet nucleus?
(a) Halleys Comet (b) Hale-Bopp
(c) Hyakutake (d) Tempell
127. MCA-21 is a major initiative taken up
by the Government of India in which
one of the following areas?
(a) Foreign direct investment in India
(b) Attracting international tourists
(c) E-governance
(d) Modernization of airports
128. Match List-I with List-II and select
the correct answer using the code
given below the lists:
List-I List-II
(Person) (Known As)
A. John C Mather 1. Co-founder of
Microsoft
B. Michael Griffin 2. Space Walker
C. Paul G Allen 3. Administrator of
NASA
D. Piers Sellers 4. Nobel Pri ze
Winner, 2006 in
Physics
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 4 1 3 2
(b) 2 3 1 4
(c) 4 3 1 2
(d) 2 1 3 4
129. Which one of the following pairs is
not correctly matched?
(a) Cosmic Background : Satellite
Explorer (COBE) Programme
(b) Falcon : Under - sea
cable system
(c) Discovery : Space shuttle
(d) Atlantis : Space station
130. Match List-I with List-II and select
the correct answer using the code
given below the lists:
List-I List-II
(Company) (Major Area/
Product)
A. Chevron 1. Wind energy
B. AT&T 2. Oil
C AMD 3. Telephone,
internet
D. Enercon GmbH 4. Microprocessor
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 2 1 4 3
(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 2 3 4 1
(d) 4 1 2 3
(a) William Dickson : Moti on Picture
film
(b) Charles Babbage : Programmable
Computer.
(c) Nicholas Stern : Const r uc t i on
technology
(d) Brian Greene : String theory
132. What is the Galileo Project which has
been in news recently?
(a) An intercountry programme of missile
shield developed by the United States
of America
(b) A project developed by India with
assistance from Canada
(c) An environmental protection project
being developed by Japan
(d) A multi-satellite navigation project
being developed by the European
Union
MENTAL ABILITY
133. (Each small circle represents a
di fferent station) What is the
maximum number of different paths
that exist between the station A and
the station B?
A
B
(a) 28 (b) 31
(c) 33 (d) 35
134. Amit has five friends: 3 girls and 2
boys. Amits wife also has 5 friends:
3 boys and 2 girls. In how many
maximum number of different ways
can they invite 2 boys and 2 girls such
that two of them are Amits friends
and two are his wifes?
(a) 24 (b) 38
(c) 46 (d) 58
135. Five balls of different colours are to
be placed in three different boxes
such that any box contains at least
one ball. What is the maximum
number of different ways in which
this can be done?
(a) 90 (b) 120
(c) 150 (d) 180
136. All the six letters of the name SACHIN
are arranged to form different words
without repeating any letter in
anyone word. The words so formed
are men arranged as in a dictionary.
What will be the position of the word
SACHIN in that sequence?
(a) 436 (b) 590
(c) 601 (d) 751
137. Three dice (each having six faces with
each face having one number from 1
to 6) are rolled. What is-the number
of possible outcomes such that at least
one dice shows the number 2?
(a) 36 (b) 81
(c) 91 (d) 6
138. In how many maximum different
ways can 3 identical balls be placed
in the 12 squares (each ball to be
placed in the exact centre of the
squares and only one ball is to be
placed in one square) shown in the
figure given above such mat they do
not lie along the same straight line?
(a) 144 (b) 200
(c) 204 (d) 216
139. Groups each containing 3 boys are to
be formed out of 5 boys!A, B, C, D
and E such that no one group
contains both C and D together. What
is the maximum number of such
different groups?
(a) 5 (b) 6
(c) 7 (d) 8
140. Six faces of a cube are numbered
from 1 to 6, each face carrying one
different number. Further,
1. The face 2 is opposite to the face 6.
2. The face 1 is opposite to the face 5.
3. The face 3 is between the face 1 and
the face 5
4. The face 4 is adjacent to the face
Which one of the following is correct?
(a) The face 2 is adjacent to die face 3
(b) The face 6 is between the face 2 and
die face 4
(c) The face 1 is between the face 5 and
the face 6
(d) None of me above
141. Each of die 3 persons is to be given
identical items such that product of
the numbers of items received by
each of the three persons is equal to
30. In how many maximum different
ways can mis distribution be done?
(a) 21 (b) 24
(c) 27 (d) 33
142. 6 equidistant vertical lines are drawn
on a board. 6 equidistant horizontal
lines are also drawn on the board
cutting the 6 vertical lines, and the
distance between any two
consecutive horizontal lines is equal
to that between any two consecutive
vertical lines. What is me maximum
number of squares thus formed?
(a) 37 (b) 55
(c) 126 (d) 225
143. A In die figure shown below, what is
the maximum number of different
ways in which 8 identical balls can
be placed in the small triangles 1, 2,
3 and 4 such that each triangle
contains at least one ball?
1
2
3
4
(a) 32 (b) 35
(c) 44 (d) 56
144. A person has to completely put each
of three liquids 403 litres of
petrol,465 litres of diesel and 496
litres of Mobil Oil in bottles of equal
size without mixing any of the above
three types of liquids such that each
bottle is completely filled. What is the
least possible number of bottles
required?
(a) 34 (b) 44
(c) 46 (d) None
145. Amit starts from a point A and walks
to another point B, and then returns
from B to A by his car and thus takes
a total time of 6 hours and 45
minutes. If he had driven both ways
in his car, he would have taken 2
hours less. How long would it take
for him to walk both ways?
(a) 7 hours 45 minutes
(b) 8 hours 15 minutes
(c) 8 hours 30 minutes
(d) 8 hours 45 minutes
146. A and B can complete work together
in 5 days. If A works at twice his
speed and B at half of his speed, this
work can be finished in 4 days. How
many days would it take for A alone
to complete the job?
(a) 10 (b) 12
(c) 15 (d) 18
147. If all the numbers from 501 to 700
are written, what is the total number
of times does the digit 6 appear?
(a) 138 (b) 139
(c) 140 (d) 141
148. A train completes a journey with a
few stoppages in between at an
average speed of 4 km per hour. If
the train had not stopped anywhere,
it would have completed the journey
at an average speed of 60 km per
hour. On an average, how many
minutes per hour does the train stop
during the journey?
(a) 20 minutes per hour
(b) 18 minutes per hour
(c) 15 minutes per hour
(d) 10 minutes per hour
149. The average salary of 100 employees
in an office is ` 16,000 per month.
The management decided to raise
salary of every employee by 5% but
stopped a transport allowance of `
800 per month which was paid earlier
to every employee. What will be die
new average monthly salary?
(a) ` 16,000
(b) ` 16,500
(c) ` 16,800
(d) Cannot be known since data are
insufficient
150. Three identical vessels A, B and C are
filled with water, mercury and
kerosene respectively up to an equal
height. The three vessels are
provided with identical taps at the
bottom of the vessels. If the three
taps are opened simultaneously, then
which vessel is emptied first?
(a) Vessel B
(b) All the vessels A, B and C will be
emptied simultaneously
(c) Vessel A
(d) Vessel C
Direction:
explanation of A.
explanation of A.
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
below the Lists:
list-I (Service List-II
(Agency) (Country)
A. Foreign Intelligence 1. Israel
Service
B. Ministry of State 2. Britain
Security
C Secret Intelligence 3. China
Service
D. The Mossad 4. Russia
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 4 1 2 3
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 2 1 4 3
2. Norman Ernest Borlaug who is
regarded as the father of the Green
Revolution in India is from which
country?
(a) United States of America
(b) Mexico
(c) Australia
(d) New Zealand
3. What is Agent Orange?
(a) An ace spying group trained by the
Police in London
(b) A weed-killing chemical used by the US
Military in the Vietnam War
(c) A technique used in the advanced
railway safety procedure
(d) A special chemical used in making alloy
steel
4. India is a member of which of the
following?
1. Asian Development Bank
2. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
3. Colombo Plan
4. Organization for Economic Cooperation
and Development (OECD)
code given below:
(a) 1 and 3 only (b) 2 and 4only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and
5. Ebraham Alkazi is an eminent
personali ty i n which one of the
following areas?
(a) Heart surgery
(b) Civil aviation
GENERAL STUDIES
(c) Theatre training
(d) Transport engineering
6. Bimbavati Devi is a well-known dancer
of which type of dance?
(a) Manipuri (b) Bharat Natyam
(c) Kuchipudi (d) Odissi
7. How is Sarosh Zaiwalla well-known
as?
(a) A leading theatre personality
(b) A leading wildlife photographer
(c) A leading international legal expert
(d) A leading orthopaedic surgeon
8. Among the Indian languages, which
one is spoken maximum in the world
after Hindi?
(a) Telugu (b) Tamil
(c) Bengali (d) Malayalam
9. Kim Dae-jung won the Nobel for
Peace. He is from which one of the
following countries?
(a) Vietnam (b) Cambodia
(c) South Korea (d) Japan
below the Lists:
List-I List-II
(Organization) (Associated
Convention/
Person/Place/
Headquarters)
A. Amnesty International 1. Viskuli
B. Commonwealth of 2. Paris
Independent States
(CIS)
C Danube Commission 3. Peter
Benenson
D. Europe Space 4. Belgrade
Agency Convention
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 3 1 4 2
(b) 4 2 3 1
(c) 3 2 4 1
(d) 4 1 3 2
11. How is the United Nations Monetary
and Financial Conference wherein the
agreements were signed to set up
IBRD GATT and IMF, commonly
known?
(a) Bandung Conference
(b) Bretton Woods Conference
(c) Versailles Conference
(d) Yalta Conference
12. Which of the following pairs are
correctly matched?
Institute Location
1. National Centre for : Mysore
Cell Science
2. Centre for DNA : Hyderabad
Fingerprinting and
Diagnostics
3. National Brain : Gurgaon
Research Centre
code given below:
Codes:
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1 and 3 only
13. Who among the following scientists
shared the Nobel Prize in Physics with
his son?
(a) Max Planck
(b) Albert Einstein
(c) William Henry Bragg
(d) Enrico Fermi
14. Who among the following translated
the Autobiography of Madam Curie in
Hindi?
(a) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(b) Lai Bahadur Shastri
(c) Choudhary Charan Singh
(d) Gobind Vallabh Pant
15. How much is one barrel of oil
approximately equal to?
(a) 131 litres (b) 159 litres
(c) 257 litres (d) 321 litres
16. Which of the following pairs is/are
correctly matched?
1. Francis Collins : Mapping human
genome
2. Sergey Brin : Google Search
Engine
3. Jimmy Wales : Wikipedia
code given below:
Codes:
(c) 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
17. Department of Border Managing is a
Department of which one of following
Union Ministries?
(a) Ministry of Defence
(b) Ministry of Home Affairs
(c) Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport
and Highways
(d) Ministry of Environment and Forests
18. Elizabeth Hawley is well-known for
her writings relating to which one of
the following?
(a) Historical monuments in India .
(b) Regional dances in India
(c) Himalayan expeditions
(d) Wildlife in India
CURRENT EVENTS
19. C Rangarajan has been actively
involved in the Pan-Asian Commission
addressing to which one of the
following issues?
(a) Promotion of tourism in the Asian region
(b) Impact of HIV/AIDS in the Asian region
(c) Promotion of free trade in the Asian
region
(d) Higher techni cal education in the
universities in the Asian region
20. In August 2006, the Government of
India notified the Rural Electrification
Policy. This policy aims at provision of
access to all households by which
year?
(a) 2008 (b) 2009
(c) 2010 (d) 2012
1. Orange Prize is awarded to a work of
published fiction in English by a woman.
2. Puli tzer Pri ze i s awarded by the
Commonwealth Foundation to a citizen
of any Commonwealth country for any
literary work in English.
is/are correct?
22. Recently, the manuscripts of which
one of the foll owi ng have been
included in the UNESCOs Memory of
World Register?
(a) Abhidhamma Pitaka
(b) Mahabharata
(c) Ramayana
(d) Rig-Veda
23. Yom Kippur War was fought between
which sides/countries?
(a) Turkey and Greece
(b) Serbs and Croats
(c) Israel and Arab countries led by Egypt
and Syria
(d) Iran and Iraq
below the Lists:
List-1 List-II
(Person) (Area)
A. Sabyasachi 1. Microfinance
Mukherjee loans
B. Aniruddha Bahal 2. Pharmaceuticals
C Vikram Akula 3. Fashion
designing
D. Yusuf Hamied 4. Investigative
journalism
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 3 4 1 2
(c) 1 4 3 2
(d) 3 2 1 4
25. Ogaden region has been a source of
conflict between which countries?
(a) Morocco and Algeria
(b) Nigeria and Cameroon
(c) Angola and Zambia
(d) Ethiopia and Somalia
26. Near which one of the following cities
are Palitana Temples located?
(a) Bhavnagar (b) Mount Abu
(c) Nasik (d) Ujjain
27. Cristina Kirchner succeeded her
husband to become President of a
South American country. Which is that
country?
(a) Chile (b) Argentina
(c) Colombia (d) Venezuela
28. In the year 2007, an earthquake led
to massive radioactive water leakage
in the largest nuclear plant in the
world. In which country did it occur?
(a) Germany (b) Canada
(c) Japan (d) USA
29. Match List-1 with List-II and select the
below the Lists:
List-I (Person) List-II (Area)
A. KPSingh 1. Banking
B. Vikram Pandit 2. Fiction writing
C. Roopa Farooki 3. Retail business
D. Kishore Biyani 4. Real estate
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 4 2 1 3
(b) 3 1 2 4
(c) 3 2 1 4
(d) 4 1 2 3
30. Where was the World Summit on
Sustainable Development (Rio + 10)
held?
(a) Davos (b) Nova Scotia
(c) Johannesburg (d) Shanghai
31. Where was the first desalination plant
in India to produce one lakh litres
freshwater per day based on low
temperature thermal desalination
principle commissioned?
(a) Kavaratti (b) Port Blair
(c) Mangalore (d) Valsad
32. With which one of the following is
BRIT (Government of India) engaged?
(a) Railway Wagons
(b) Information Technology
(c) Isotope Technology
(d) Road Transport
33. Rajiv Gandhi National Flying Institute
is being established in which State?
(a) Karnataka (b) Maharashtra
(c) Kerala (d) Orissa
1. The Nuclear Suppliers Group has 24
countries as its members.
2. Indi a is a member of the Nucl ear
Suppliers Group.
is/are correct?
35. !Hand-in-Hand 2007, a joint anti
terrorism military training was held by
the officers of the Indian Army and
officers of Army of which one of the
following countries?
(a) China (b) Japan
(c) Russia (d) USA
36. For which one of the following reforms
was a Commission set up under the
Chairmanship of Veerappa Moily by
the Government of India?
(a) Police Reforms
(b) Tax Reforms
(c) Reforms in Technical Education
(d) Administrative Reforms
37. Nobel Prize winning scientist James D
Watson is known for his work in which
area?
(a) Metallurgy
(b) Meteorology
(c) Environmental protection
(d) Genetics
38. Starting with the Australian Open
Lawn Tennis Tournament, which one
of the following is the correct
chronological order of the other three
major Lawn Tennis Tournaments?
(a) French OpenUS OpenWimbledon
(b) French OpenWimbledonUS Open
(c) WimbledonUS OpenFrench Open
(d) WimbledonFrench OpenUS Open
39. Which one of the following is correct
in respect of Indian football teams
performance in the Olympic Games?
(a) India has never participated in the
Olympic Football Tournament
(b) India played only in the First Round
(c) India entered only up to the Quarter
Finals
(d) India entered the Semi Final
40. Which one of the following countries
won the Euro Football Tournment,
2004 held in Portugal?
(a) Italy (b) France
(c) Greece (d) Portugal
41. Who among the following has been the
Captain of the Indian team in Cricket
Test Matches for the maximum
number of times?
(a) Sunil Gavaskar
(b) Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi
(c) Saurav Ganguly
(d) Mohammad Azharuddin
INDIA POLITY
42. What is the number of spokes in the
Dharmachakra in the National Flag of
India?
(a) 16 (b) 18
(c) 22 (d) 24
43. How many High Courts in India have
jurisdiction over more than one State
(Union Territories not included)?
(a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 4 (d) 5
44. Who among the following have held
the office of the Vice-President of
India?
1. Mohammad Hidayatullah
2. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
3. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
4. Shankar Dayal Sharma
code given below:
Codes:
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (b) 1 and 4 only
45. Which was the Capital of Andhra State
when it was made a separate State in
the year 1953?
(a) Guntur (b) Kurnool
(c) Nellore (d) Warangal
below the Lists:
List-I List-II
(Person) (Position)
A. Nagender Singh 1. Chief Election
Commissioner
of India
B. A N Ray 2. President,
International
Court of Justice
C R K Trivedi 3. Chief Justice of
India
D. Ashok Desai 4. Attorney
General of
India
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 1 4 2 3
(b) 2 3 1 4
(c) 1 3 2 4
(d) 2 4 1 3
largest (area wise) Lok Sabha
constituency?
(a) Kangra (b) Ladakh
(c) Kachchh (d) Bhilwara
1. Justice V R Krishna Iyer was the Chief
Justice of India.
2. Justice V R Krishna Iyer is considered
as one of the progenitors of public
interest litigation (PIL) in the Indian
judicial system
is/are correct?
(c) Both 1 and2 (d) Neither 1 nor2
49. Under which one of the following
Constitution Amendment Acts, four
languages were added to the
languages under the Eighth Schedule
of the Constitution of India, thereby
raising their number to 22?
(a) Constitution (Ninetienth Amendment)
Act
(b) Constitution (Ninety-first Amendment)
Act
(c) Constitution (Ninety-second Amend-
ment) Act
(d) Constitution (Ninety-third Amendment)
Act
The Constitution of India provides that
1. the Legislative Assembly of each State
shall consist of not more than 450
members chosen by direct election from
territorial constituencies in the State
2. a person shall not be qualified to be
chosen to fill a seat in the Legislative
Assembly of a State if he/she is less
than 25 years of age
is/are correct?
51. Which of the following is/are included
in the Directive Principles of State
Policy?
1. Prohibition of traffic in human beings
and forced labour
2. Prohibition of consumption except for
medicinal purposes of intoxicating
drinks and of other drugs which are
injurious to health
code given below:
Codes:
52. Which Schedule of the Constitution of
India contains special provisions for
the administration and control of
Scheduled Areas in several States?
(a) Third (b) Fifth
(c) Seventh (d) Ninth
INDIAN HISTORY
53. What does Baudhayan theorem
(Baudhayan Sulva Sutras) relate to?
(a) Lengths of sides of a right angled
triangle
(b) Calculation of the value of pi
(c) Logarithmic calculations
(d) Normal distribution curve
54. Who among the following rejected the
title of Knighthood and refused to
accept a position in the Council of the
Secretary of State for India?
(a) Motilal Nehru (b) M G Ranade
(c) G K Gokhale (d) B G Tilak
55. During the time of which Mughal
Emperor did the English East India
Company establish its first factory in
India?
(a) Akbar (b) Jahangir
(c) Shahjahan (d) Aurangzeb
56. During the Indian Freedom Struggle,
who of the following raised an army
called !Free Indian Legion?
(a) Lala Hardayal
(b) Rashbehari Bose
(c) Subhas Chandra Bose
(d) V D Savarkar
suggested the reconstitution of the
Viceroy Executive Council in which all
the portfolios including that of War
Members were to be held by the Indian
leaders?
(a) Simon Commission
(b) Simla Conference
(c) Cripps Proposal
(d) Cabinet Mission
58. Match List-1 with List-II and select the
below the Lists:
List-I (Author) List-II (Work)
A. Bankimchandra 1. Shatranj
Ke Khilari
B. Dinabandhu Mitra 2. Debi
Chaudhurani
C Premchand 3. Nil-Darpan
4. Chandrakanta
Codes:
A B C
(a) 2 4 1
(b) 3 4 2
(c) 2 3 1
(d) 3 1 4
59. Who among the following gave a
systematic critique of the moderate
politics of the Indian National
Congress in a series of articles entitled
(a) Aurobindo Ghosh
(b) R C Dutt
(c) Syed Ahmad Khan
(d) Viraraghavachari
60. Who among the following used the
phrase !Un-British to criticize the
English colonial control of India?
(a) Anandmohan Bose
(b) Badruddin Tyabji
(c) Dadabhai Naoroji
(d) Pherozeshah Mehta
61. Who was the Viceroy of India when
the Rowlatt Act was passed?
(a) Lord Irwin
(b) Lord Reading
(c) Lord Chelmsford
(d) Lord Wavell
62. Who among the following Gandhian
followers was a teacher by profession?
(a) A N Sinha
(b) Braj Kishore Prasad
(c) J B Kriplani
(d) Rajendra Prasad
63. Which one of the following was a
journal brought out by Abul Kalam
Azad?
(a) Al-Hilal
(b) Comrade
(c) The Indian Sociologist
(d) Zamindar
64. Where was the First Session of the
Indian National Congress held in
December 1885?
(a) Ahmedabad (b) Bombay
(c) Calcutta (d) Delhi
poem, Subh-e Azadi?
(a) Sahir Ludhiyanvi
(b) Faiz Ahmed Faiz
(c) Muhammad Iqbal
(d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
66. Assertion (A): The Congress Ministries
i n al l the provi nces
resigned in the year
1939.
Reason (R): The Congress did not
accept the decision of
the Viceroy to declare
war against Germany in
the context of the
Second World War.
GEOGRAPHY
67. Which of the following pairs in respect
of current power generation in India
is/are correctly matched?
(Rounded
Figure)
1. Installed electricity : 100000 MW
Generation capacity
2. Electricity generation : 660 billion kWh
code given below:
Codes:
68. As per Indias National Population
Policy, 2000, by which one of the
following years is it our long-term
objective to achieve popul ation
stabilization?
(a) 2025 (b) 2035
(c) 2045 (d) 2055
69. Which one of the following is not
essentially a species of the Himalayan
vegetation?
(a) Juniper (b) Mahogany
(c) Silver fir (d) Spruce
70. Which of the following hills are found
where the Eastern Ghats and the
Western Ghats meet?
(a) Anaimalai Hills (b) Cardamom Hills
(c) Nilgiri Hills (d) Shevoroy Hills
71. Consider the following pairs:
Tributary River Main River
1. Chambal : Narmada
2. Sone : Yamuna
3. Manas : Brahmaputra
Which of the pairs given above is/are
correctly matched?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only (d) 3 only
1. Salt-water crocodile is found in the
Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
2. Shrew and tapi r are found i n the
Western Ghats of the Malabar region.
is/are correct?
73. Which one amongst the following has
the largest livestock population in the
world?
(a) Brazil (b) China
(c) India (d) USA
74. In which one of the following is Malta
located?
(a) Baltic Sea
(b) Mediterranean Sea
(c) Black Sea
(d) North Sea
75. In which one of the following states
are Namchik-Namphuk Coalfields
located?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh (b) Meghalaya
(c) Manipur (d) Mizoram
1. The albedo of an object determines its
visual brightness when viewed with
reflected light.
2. The albedo of Mercury is much greater
than me albedo of the Earth.
is/are correct?
77. Which of the following minerals found
in a natural way in the State of
Chhattisgarh?
1. Bauxite 2. Dolomite
3. Iron ore 4. Tin
Select the correct answer using code
given below:
Codes:
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only (b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 4 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
78. On which one of the following rivers
is the Tehri Hydropower Complex
located?
(a) Alaknanda (b) Bhagirathi
(c) Dhauliganga (d) Mandakini
79. Which of the following cities is nearest
to the equator?
(a) Colombo (b) Jakarta
(c) Manila (d) Singapore
correctly matched?
Waterfalls River
1. Kapildhara Falls : Godavari
2. Jog Falls : Sharavati
3. Sivasamudram Falls : Cauvery
code given below:
Codes:
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
81. Which one of the following straits is
nearest to the International Date Line?
(a) Malacca Strait
(b) Bering Strait
(c) Strait of Florida
(d) Strait of Gibraltar
correctly matched?
Irrigation Project State
1. Damanganga : Gujarat
2. Gima : Maharashtra
3. Pamba : Kerala
code given below:
Codes:
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
83. Which of the following countries share
borders with Moldova?
1. Ukraine 2. Romania
3. Belarus
code given below:
Codes:
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
1. Ajman is one of the seven Emirates of
the UAE
2. Ras al-Khaimah was the last Sheikhdom
to join the UAE.
is/are correct?
85. For India, China, the UK and the USA,
which one of the following is the
correct sequence of the median age of
their populations?
(a) China< India < UK < USA
(b) India < China < USA < UK
(c) China < India < USA < UK
(d) India < China < UK < USA
1. Chikmagalur is well-known for sugar
production.
2. Mandya is well-known as a coffee
producing region
is/are correct?
87. Where are Tapovan and Vishnugarh
Hydroelectric Project located?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) Rajasthan
88. In order of their distances from the
Sun, which of the following planets lie
between Mars and Uranus?
(a) Earth and Jupiter
(b) Jupiter and Saturn
(c) Saturn and Earth
(d) Saturn and Neptune
89. What is the approximate percentage
of persons above 65 years of age in
Indias current population?
(a) 14!15% (b) 11!12%
(c) 8!9% (d) 5!6%
90. Out of all the Biosphere Reserves in
India, four have been recognized on
the World Network by UNESCO.
Which one of the following is not one
of them?
(a) Gulf of Mannar (b) Kanchenjunga
(c) Nanda Devi (d) Sunderbans
91. Which two countries follow China and
India in the descreasing order of their
populations?
(a) Brazil and USA
(b) USA and Indonesia
(c) Canada and Malaysia
(d) Russia and Nigeria
92. Amongst the following States, which
one has the highest percentage of
rural population to its total population
(on the basis of the Census, 2001)?
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Orissa
(d) Uttar Pradesh
93. Which of the following are among the
million-plus cities in India on the basis
of data of the Census, 2001?
1. Ludhiana 2. Kochi
3. Surat 4. Nagpur
code given below: Codes:
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only (b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 1 and 4 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and4
94. Among the following, which one has
the minimum population on the basis
of data of Census of India, 2001?
(a) Chandigarh (b) Mizoram
(c) Puducherry (d) Sikkim
95. With which one of the following rivers
is the Omkareshwar Project
associated?
(a) Chambal (b) Narmada
(c) Tapi (d) Bhima
96. In India, how many States share the
coastline?
(a) 7 (b) 8
(c) 9 (d) 10
below the Lists:
List-I List-II
(Board) (Headquarters)
A. Coffee Board 1. Bengaluru
B. Rubber Board 2. Guntur
C Tea Board 3. Kottayam
D. Tobacco Board 4. Kolkata
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 2 4 3 1
(b) 1 3 4 2
(c) 2 3 4 1
(d) 1 4 3 2
98. Which one among the following has
the maximum number of National
Parks?
(a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Assam
(d) Meghalaya
ECONOMY
99. Which of the following are public
sector undertakings of the
1. Balmer Lawrie and Company Ltd.
2. Dredging Corporation of India
3. Educational Consultants of India Ltd.
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
100. Which of the following pairs about
Indias economic indicator and
agricultural production (all in
rounded figures) are correctly
matched?
1. GDP per capita (current prices): `
37,000
2. Rice: 180 million tons
3. Wheat: 75 million tons
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2 only
101. Consider the following statements
with reference to Indira Gandhi
National Old Age Pension Scheme
(IGNOAPS):
1. All persons of 60 years or above
belonging to the households below
poverty line in rural areas are eligible.
2. The Central Assistance under this
Scheme is at the rate of ` 300 per
month per benefi ciary. Under the
Scheme, States have been urged to
give matching amounts.
is/are correct?
102. What is the name of the scheme
which provides training and skills to
women in tradi tional and non-
traditional trades?
(a) Kishori Shakti Yojna
(b) Rashtriya Mahila Kosh
(c) Swayamsiddha
(d) Swawlamban
103. What does S & P 500 relate to?
(a) Supercomputer
(b) A new technique in e-business
(c) A new technique in bridge building
(d) An index of stocks of large companies
GENERAL SCIENCE
104. Who among the following discovered
heavy water?
(a) Heinrich Hertz (b) H C Urey
(c) G Mendel (d) Joseph Priestley
105. Which one of the following laser
types is used in a laser printer?
(a) Dye laser
(b) Gas laser
(c) Semiconductor laser
(d) Excimer laser
1. A widely used musical scale called
diatonic scale has seven frequencies.
2 The frequency of the note Sa is 256
Hz and that of Nifty is 512 Hz
is/are correct?
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 )
107. What is Bisphenol A (BPA)?
(a) A medical test for detecting cancer
(b) A test for testing the use of drugs to
improve performance by athletes
(c) A chemical used for the development
of food-packaging materials
(d) A special type of alloy steel
108. Consider the following:
1. Rice fields
2. Goal mining
3. Domestic Animals
4. Wetlands
Which of the above are sources of
methane, a major greenhouse gas?
(a) 1 and 4 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
109. For which one of the following kinds
of organisms is the phenomenon
found wherein the female kills the
male after copulation?
(a) Dragonfly (b) Honeybee
(c) Spider (d) Pit viper
110. For which one of the following snakes
is the diet mainly composed of other
snakes?
(a) Krait (b) Russell"s viper
(c) Rattlesnake (d) King cobra
111. Which one of the following is an
insectivorous plant?
(a) Passion flower plant
(b) Pitcher plant
(c) Night queen
(d) Flame of the forest
112. What is the pH level of blood of a
normal person?
(a) 4.5!4.6 (b) 6.45!655
(c) 7.35!7.45 (d) 8.25!8.35
about probiotic food:
1. Probiotic food contains live bacteria
which are considered beneficial to
humans.
2. Probiotic food helps in maintaining gut
flora.
is/are correct?
114. Which of the following pairs is/are
correctly matched?
Theory/Law Associated
Scientist
1. Continental Drift : Edwin Hubble
2. Expansion of Universe : Alfred
Wegener
3. Photoelectric Effect : Albert Einstein
(a) 2 and 3 only (b) 3 only
(c) 2 only (d) 1 only
115. What are Rubies and Sapphires
chemically known as?
(a) Silicon dioxide
(b) Aluminium oxide
(c) Lead tetroxide
(d) Boron nitride
116. Which one of the following is also
called Stranger Gas?
(a) Argon (b) Neon
(c) Xenon (d) Nitrous oxide
117. Mixture of which one of the following
pairs of gases is the cause of
occurrence of most of the explosions
in mines?
(a) Hydrogen and Oxygen
(b) Oxygen and acetylene
(c) Methane and air
(d) Carbon dioxide and methane
metals constitutes the lightest metal
and the heaviest metal, respectively?
(a) Lithium and mercury
(b) Lithium and osmium
(c) Aluminium and osmium
(d) Aluminium and mercury
119. A person is sitting in a car which is at
rest. The reaction from the road at
each of the four wheels of the car is
R. When the car runs on a straight
level road, how will the reaction at
either of the front wheels vary?
(a) It will be greater than R
(b) It will be less than R
(c) It will be equal to R
(d) It shall depend on the material of the
road
120. Assertion (A): In human body, liver has
i mportant role in fat
digestion.
Reason (R): Li ver produces two
important fat-digesting
enzymes.
121. Assertion (A): In the visible spectrum
of light, red light is more
energetic than green
light.
Reason (R): The wavelength of red
light is more than that
of green light.
122. Assertion (A): Radio waves bend in a
magnetic field.
Reason (R): Radi o waves are
el ectromagneti c i n
nature.
123. Among the following, which one lays
eggs and does not produce young
ones directly?
(a) Echidna (b) Kangaroo
(c) Porcupine (d) Whale
124. The release of which one of the
following into ponds and wells helps
in controlling the mosquitoes?
(a) Crab (b) Dog fish
(c) Gambusia fish (d) Snail
125. Among the following, which one is
not an ape?
(a) Gibbon (b) Gorilla
(c) Langur (d) Orangutan
126. The term "Prisoners Dilemma# is
following?
(a) A technique in glass manufacture
(b) A term used in shipping industry
(c) A situation under the Game Theory
(d) Name of a supercomputer
1. Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
in respect of carbon credits is one of
the Kyoto Protocol Mechanisms.
2. Under the CDM, the projects handled
pertain only to the Annex-I countries.
is/are correct?
128. Which one of the following Union
Ministries is implementing the
Biodiesel Mission (as Nodal
Ministry)?
(a) Ministry of Agriculture
(b) Ministry of Science and Technology
(c) Mi ni stry of New and Renewable
Energy
(d) Ministry of Rural Development
129. Selene-1, the lunar orbiter mission
belongs to which one of the
foUowings?
(a) China (b) European Union
(c) Japan (d) USA
130. From which one of the following did
India buy the Barak anti-missile
defence systems?
(a) Israel (b) France
(c) Russia (d) USA
131. ISRO successfully conducted a rocket
test using cryogenic engines in the
year 2007. Where is the test- stand
used for the purpose, located?
(a) Balasore
(b) Thiruvananthapuram
(c) Mahendragiri
(d) Karwar
132. Which one of the following is a
spacecraft?
(a) Apophis (b) Cassini
(c) Spitzer (d) TechSar
133. In which one of the following
locations is the International
Thermonuclear Experimental
Reactor (ITER) project to be built?
(a) Northern Spain
(b) Southern France
(c) Eastern Germany
(d) Southern Italy
134. What is the purpose of the US Space
Agencys Themis Mission, which was
recently in the news?
(a) To study the possibility of life on Mars
(b) To study the satellites of Saturn
(c) To study the colourful of display of high
latitude skies
(d) To build a space laboratory to study
the stellar explosions
135. Consider the following statements in
respect of a jet engine and a rocket:
1. A jet engine uses the surrounding air
for i ts oxygen suppl y and so is
unsuitable for motion in space.
2. A rocket carries its own supply of
oxygen in the gas form, and fuel.
is/are correct?
136. How can the height of a person who
is six feet tall be expressed
(approximately) in nanometers?
(a) 183 # 10
6
nanometres
(b) 234 # 10
6
nanometres
(c) 183 # 10
7
nanometres
(d) 234 # 10
7
nanometres
137. The context of the Indian defence,
what is !Dhruv?
(a) Aircraft-carrying warship
(b) Missile-carrying submarine
(c) Advanced light helicopter
(d) Intercontinental ballistic missile
MENTAL ABILITY
correct sequence in respect of the
Roman numerals - C, D, L and M?
(a) C > D > L > M
(b) M > L > D > C
(c) M > D > C > L
(d) L > C > D > M
139. In the series
AABABCABCDABCDE...
Which letter occupies the 100
position?
(a) H (b) I
(c) J (d) K
140. What is the number of terms in the
series 117, 120, 123, 126, ...., 333?
(a) 72 (b) 73
(c) 76 (d) 79
141. In how many different ways can four
books A, B, C and D be arranged one
above another in a vertical order such
that the books A and B are never in
continuous position?
(a) 9 (b) 12
(c) 14 (d) 18
142. Carpenter A can make a chair in 6
hours, carpenter B in 7 hours and
carpenter C in 8 hours. If each
carpenter works for 8 hours per day,
how many chairs will be made in 21
days?
(a) 61 (b) 67
(c) 73 (d) 79
143. A person purchases 100 pens at a
discount of 10%. The

net amount of
money spent by the person to
purchase the pens is ` 600. The selling
expenses incurred by the person are
15% on the net cost price. What
should be the selling price for 100 pens
in order to earn a profit of 25%?
(a) ` 802.50 (b) ` 811.25
(c) ` 862.50 (d) ` 875
144. A schoolteacher has to select the
maximum possi ble number of
different groups of 3 students out of a
total of 6 students. In how many
groups any particular student will be
included?
(a) 6 (b) 8
(c) 10 (d) 12
145. In an examination, 70% of the
students passed in the Paper I, and
60% of the students passed in the
Paper II. 15% of the students failed
in both the papers while 270 students
passed in both the papers. What is the
total number of students?
(a) 600 (b) 580
(c) 560 (d) 540
146. March 1, 2008 was Saturday. Which
day was it on March 1, 2002?
(a) Thursday (b) Friday
(c) Saturday (d) Sunday
147. In how many different ways can all of
5 identical balls be placed in the cells
shown above such that each row
contains at least 1 ball?
(a) 64 (b) 81
(c) 84 (d) 108
148. There are 6 different letters and 6
correspondingly addressed envelopes.
If the letters are randomly put in the
envelopes, what is the probability that
exactly 5 letters go into the correctly
addressed-envelopes?
(a) Zero (b) 1/6
(c) 1/2 (d) 5/6
149. There are two identical red, two
identical black and two identical white
balls. In how many different ways can
the balls be placed in the cells (each
cell to contain one ball) shown above
such that balls of the same colour do
not occupy any two consecutive cells?
(a) 15 (b) 18
(c) 24 (d) 30
150. How many different triangles are there
in the figure shown above?
(a) 28 (b) 24
(c) 20 (d) 16
GENERAL STUDIES
Direction:
explanation of A.
explanation of A.
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
1. Where is the headquarters of Animal
Welfare Boards of India located?
(a) Ahmedabad (b) Chennai
(c) Hyderabad (d)Kolkata
1. The National School of Drama was set
up by Sangeet Natak Akademi in 1959.
2. The highest honour conferred by the
Sahitya Akademi on a writer is by
electing him its Fellow.
is/are correct?
3. For outstanding contribution to which
one of the following fields is Shanti
Swarup Bhatnagar Prize given?
(a) Literature (b) Performing Arts
(c) Science (d) Social Service
4. Among the following Presidents of
India, who was also the Secretary
General of Non-Aligned Movement for
some period?
(a) Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
(b) Varahagiri Venkatagiri
(c) Giani Zail Singh
(d) Dr. Shanker Dayal Sharma
5. With reference to Shree Shakti
Puraskar, for which one of the
following is Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar
Award! given?
(a) Administrative skills
(b) Achievements in Scientific Research
(c) Achievements in Sports and Games
(d) Courage and valour
6. In which State is the Buddhist site
Tabo Monastery located?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Sikkim
(d) Uttrakhand
7. Mahamastakabhisheka, a great
religious event, is associated with and
done for who of the following?
(a) Bahubali
(b) Buddha
(c) Mahavir
(d) Nataraja
1. Gatka, a traditional : Kerala
martial art
2. Madhubani, a : Bihar
traditional painting
3. Singhey Khababs : Jammu &
Kashmir
Sindhu Darshan : Festival
correctly matched?
(c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
9. Among the following, who are the
Agaria community?
(a) A traditional toddy tappers community
of Andhra Pradesh
(b) A tradi tional fishing community of
Maharashtra
(c) A traditional silk-weaving community of
Karnataka
(d) A tradi ti onal sal t pan workers
community of Gujarat
10. The Security Council of UN consists of
5 permanent members, and the
remaining 10 members are elected by
the General Assembly for a term of
(a) 1 year (b) 2 years
(c) 3 years (d) 5 years
CURRENT EVENTS
11. A very big refugee camp call ed
Dadaab, recently in the news, is
located in
(a) Ethiopia (b) Kenya
(c) Somalia (d) Sudan
12. Consider the following names:
1. Ike
2. Kate
3. Gustav
Which of the above are the names of
hurricanes that had occurred very
recently?
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
13. Consider the following famous names:
1. Amrita Sher-Gil
2. Bikash Bhattacharjee
3. N.S. Bendre
4. Subodh Gupta
Who of the above is/are well known
as artist(s)?
(c) 2, 3 and 4 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
14. In the latter half of the year 2008,
which one of the following countries
pulled out of Commonwealth of
Independent States?
(a) Azerbaijan (b) Belarus
(c) Georgia (d) Kazakhstan
below the lists:
List-I List-II
(Persons in (Countries they
news) belong to)
A. Luisa Dias Diogo 1. Kenya
B. Mwai Kibaki 2. Mozambique
C Rupiah Banda 3. Zambia
4. Zimbabwe
Codes:
A B C
(a) 1 2 3
(b) 2 1 3
(c) 2 1 4
(d) 1 2 4
below the lists:
List-I List-II
(Person) (Organization)
A. Anil Agarwal 1. Gujarat Heavy
Chemicals Ltd.
B. Gautam H. 2. Raymond Ltd.
Singhania
C. Sanjay Dalmia 3. Vedanta
Resources
D. Venugopal Dhoot 4. Videocon
Group
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 3 1 2 4
(b) 4 1 2 3
(c) 3 2 1 4
(d) 4 2 1 3
17. To integrate cultural leaders into its
meetings, which one of the following
gives Crystal Award!?
(a) Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
(b) International Bank for Reconstruction
and Development
(c) World Health Organization
(d) World Economic Forum
18. In which one of the following States
has India"s largest private sector sea
port been commissioned recently?
(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Karnataka
(c) Kerala (d) Tamil Nadu
19. The brothers Umakant and Ramakant
Gundecha are
(a) Dhrupad vocalists
(b) Kathak dancers
(c) Sarod maestros
(d) Tabla players
correct answerusing the code given
below the lists:
List-I List-II
(Famous person) (Well-known for)
A. Mandakini Amte 1. Theatre
direction
B. Neelam Mansingh 2. Social service
Chowdhary and
community
leadership
C. Romila Thapar 3. Dance
D. Vanashree Rao 4. History
writing
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 2 1 4 3
(b) 2 4 1 3
(c) 3 1 4 2
(d) 3 4 1 2
drug/pharma company?
(a) Chevron (b) Nicholas Piramal
(c) Pfizer (d) Zydus Cadila
22. Who of the following is the author of
the book The Audacity of Hope!?
(a) A Gore (b) Barack Obama
(c) Bill Clinton (d) Hillary Clinton
23. A present group of nations known as
G-8 started first as G-7. Which one
among the following was not one of
them?
(a) Canada (b) Italy
(c) Japan (d) Russia
1. The Baglihar Power Project had been
constructed within the parameters of
the Indus Water Treaty.
2. The project was completely built by the
Union government with loans from
Japan and the World Bank.
is/are correct?
(c) Both 1 and2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
25. In the context of Indian news in recent
times, what is MCX-SX?
(a) A kind of supercomputer
(b) Title of Moon Impact Probe
(c) Stock exchange
(d) Nuclear-powered submarine
26. India has recently landed its Moon
Impact Probe on the Moon. Among the
following countries, which one landed
such probe on the Moon earlier?
(a) Australia (b) Canada
(c) China (d) Japan
1. V.K. Krishna Menon Foundation is based
in New Delhi.
2. The first recipient of the V.K. Krishna
Menon Award is the Chief Justice of
India, K.G. Balakrishnan.
is/are correct?
28. Consider the following countries:
1. Switzerland 2 Malta
3. Bulgaria
Which of the above are members of
European Union?
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
below the lists:
List-I (Famous List-II (Well
Person) known as)
A. Anna Hazare 1. Lawyer
B. Deepak Parekh 2. Banker
C GVK Reddy 3. Gandhian and
social activist
D. Harish Salve 4. Industrialist
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 3
(b) 1 4 2 3
(c) 3 2 4 1
(d) 3 4 2 1
below the lists:
List-I (Famous List-II (Well-
Person) known as)
A. Amrita Sher-Gil 1. Dancer
B. Bhimsen Joshi 2 Painter
C Rukmini Devi Arundale 3. Poet
D. Suryakant Tripathi Nirala 4. Singer
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 2 1 4 3
(b) 2 4 1 3
(c) 3 1 4 2
(d) 3 4 1 2
below the lists:
List-I (Book) List-ll (Author)
A. In Custody 1. Amartya Sen
B. Sea of Poppies 2. Amitav Ghosh
C The Argumentative 3. Anita Desai
Indian
D. Unaccustomed 4. Jhumpa Lahiri
Earth
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 4 1 2 3
(b) 4 2 1 3
(c) 3 2 1 4
(d) 3 1 2 4
32 Recently, which one of the following
was included in the UNESCO"s World
Heritage list?
(a) Dilwara Temple
(b) Kalka-Shimla Railway
(c) Bhiter kanika Mangrove Area
(d) Visakhapatnam to Araku valley railway
line
33. Who of the following is the author of
a collection of poems called Golden
Threshold!?
(a) Aruna Asaf Ali
(b) Annie Besant
(c) Sarojini Naidu
(d) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
1. The Governor of Punjab is concurrently
the Administrator of Chandigarh.
2 The Governor of Kerala is concurrently
the Administrator of Lakshadweep.
Which of the above statements is/are
correct?
Organization Location of
Headquarters
1. Asian Development : Tokyo
Bank
2 Asia-Pacific : Singapore
Economic
Cooperation
3. Association of South : Bangkok
East Asian Nations
Which of the above pairs is/are
correctly matched?
(c) 2 and 3 only (d) 3 only
36. With reference to the United Nations,
consider the following statements:
1. The Economi c and Soci al Council
(ECOSO) of UN consists of 24 member
States.
2. It is elected by a 2/3
rd
majority of the
General Assembly for a 3-year term.
is/are correct?
1. Ashok Leyland : Hinduja Group
2. Hindalco Industries : A.V. Birla Group
3. Suzlon Energy : Punj Lloyd Group
correctly matched?
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
38. Consider the following houses:
1. Christies 2. Osians
3. Sothebys
Which of the above is/are auctioneer/
auctioneers?
(c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
39. From which one of the following did
Kosovo declare its independence?
(a) Bulgaria (b) Croatia
(c) Macedonia (d) Serbia
countries fought wars over a region
called Ogaden?
(a) Eritrea and Sudan
(b) Ethiopia and Somalia
(c) Kenya and Somalia
(d) Ethiopia and Sudan
41. In the middle of the year 2008 the
Parliament of which one of the
following countries became the first
in the world to enact a Climate Act by
passing The Climate Change
Accountability Bill!?
(c) Germany (d) Japan
42 . When Leander Paes won the mixed
doubles! at the US Open in the year
2008, who of the following was his
partner?
(a) Ana Ivanovic (b) Cara Black
(c) Dinara Safina (d) Jelena Jankovic
correctly matched?
(a) Barbora Spotakova : Javelin throw
(b) Pamela Jelimo : Weightlifting
(c) Sanya Richards : Sprint
(d) Yelena Isinbayeva : Pole Vault
44. Who of the following is a football
player?
(a) Fernando Alonso
(b) Kimi Raikkonen
(c) Lewis Hamilton
(d) Nicolas Anelka
45. Among the following which one is not
a football club?
(a) Arsenal (b) Aston Villa
(c) Chelsea (d) Monte Carlo
1. AnandPawar : Chess
2. Akhil Kumar : Boxing
3. Shiv Shankar Prasad : Golf
Chowrasia
correctly matched?
(c) 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
INDIAN POLITY
47. With reference to Union Government,
1. The Ministries Departments of the
Government of India are created by the
Prime Minister on the advice of the
Cabinet Secretary.
2. Each of the Ministries is assigned to a
Minister by the President of India on
the advice of the Prime Minister.
is/are correct?
48. Under the administration of which one
of the following is the Department of
Atomic Energy?
(a) Prime Ministers Office
(b) Cabinet Secretariat
(c) Ministry of Power
(d) Ministry of Science and Technology
49. In India, who is the Chairman of the
National Water Resources Council?
(a) Prime Minister
(b) Minister of Water Resources
(c) Minister of Environment and Forests
(d) Minister of Science and Technology
50. If a Panchayat is dissolved, elections
are to be held within
(a) 1 month (b) 3 months
(c) 6 months (d) 1 year
1. The Advocate General of a State in India
is appointed by the President of India
upon the recommendati on of the
Governor of the concerned State.
2. As provided in Civil Procedure Code,
High Courts have original, appellate and
advisory jurisdiction at the State level.
is/are correct?
52. In India, the first Municipal
Corporation was set up in which one
among the following?
(a) Calcutta (b) Madras
(c) Bombay (d) Delhi
53. With reference to Lok Adalats,
1. An award made by a Lok Adalat is
deemed to be a decree of a civil court
and no appeal lies against thereto
before any court.
2. Matrimonial/Family disputes are not
covered under Lok Adalat.
is/are correct?
1. The Constitution of India provides that
al l Cabi net Mi ni sters shal l be
compulsorily the sitting members of Lok
Sabha only.
2. The Union Cabinet Secretariat operates
under the direction of the Ministry of
Parliamentary Affairs.
is/are correct?
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor2
Constitutional Amendments states
that the total number of Ministers,
including the Prime Minister, in the
Council of Minister shall not exceed
fifteen percent of the total number of
members of the House of the People?
(a) 90
th
(b) 91
st
(c) 92
nd
(d) 93
rd
1. Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT)
was set up duri ng the Pri me
Ministership of Lai Bahadur Shastri.
2. The Members of CAT are drawn from
both judi ci al . and admi nistrative
streams.
is/are correct?
1. The number of Ministries at the Centre
on 15
th
August 1947 was 18.
2. The number of Ministries at the Centre
at present is 36.
is/are correct?
58. In the #Individual Satyagraha", Vinoba
Bhave was chosen as the first
Satyagrahi. Who was the second?
(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(b) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) C. Rajagopalachari
(d) Sardart Vallabhbhai Patel
INDIAN HISTORY
The Cripps Proposals include the
provision for
1. Full independence for India.
2. Creation of Constitution-making body.
is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2only
60. During the freedom struggle, Aruna
Asaf Ali was a major woman organizer
of underground activity in
(a) Civil Disobedience Movement
(b) Non-Cooperation Movement
(c) Quit India Movement
(d) Swadeshi Movement
61. With whose permission did the English
set up their first factory in Surat?
(a) Akbar (b) Jahangir
(c) Shahjahan (d) Aurangzeb
below the lists:
List-l (Famous List-II
Temple) (State)
A. Vidyashankara 1. Andhra
temple Pradesh
B. Rajarani temple 2 Karnataka
C. Kandariya 3. Madhya Pradesh
Mahadeo temple
D. Bhimes vara 4. Orissa
temple
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 2 4 3 1
(b) 4 3 4 1
(c) 1 4 3 2
(d) 1 3 4 2
63. Where is the famous Virupaksha
temple located?
(a) Bhadrachalam (b) Chidambaram
(c) Hampi (d) Srikalahasti
1. The discussions in the Third Round
Table Conference eventually led to the
passing of the Government of India Act
of 1935.
2. The government of India Act of 1935
provided Which of the statements given
above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2only
(c) Both land2 (d) Neither 1 nor2
65. In collaboration with David Hare and
Alexander Duff, Who of the following
established Hindu College at Calcutta?
(a) Henry Louis Vivian Derozio
(c) Keshab Chandra Sen
(d) Raja Rammohan Roy
66. Who of the following Prime Ministers
sent Cripps Mission to India?
(a) James Ramsay MacDonald
(b) Stanley Baldwin
(c) Neville Chamberlain
(d) Winston Churchill
67. During the Indian Freedom Struggle,
why did Rowlatt Act arouse popular
indignation?
(a) It curtailed the freedom of religion
(b) It suppressed the Indian traditional
education
(c) It authori zed the government to
imprison people without trial
(d) It curbed the trade union activities
68. Which one of the following began with
the Dandi March?
(a) Home Rule Movement
(c) Civil Disobedience Movement
(d) Quit India Movement
69. Anekantavada is a core theory and
philosophy of which one of the
following?
(a) Buddhism (b) Jainism
(c) Sikhism (d) Vaishnavism
70. With which one of the fol lowing
movements is the slogan Do or die!
associated?
(a) Swadeshi Movement
(c) Civil Disobedience Movement
(d) Quit India Movement
71. Who of the following founded the
Ahmedabad Textile Labour Associa-
tion?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(c) N.M. Joshi
(d) J.B. Kripalani
72. In the context of the Indian freedom
straggle, 16
th
October 1905 is well
known for which one of the following
reasons?
(a) The formal proclamation of Swadeshi
Movement was made in Calcutta town
hall
(b) Partition of Bengal took effect
(c) Dadabhai Naoroji declared that the goal
of Indian National Congress was Swaraj
(d) Lokmanya Ti l ak started Swadeshi
Movement in Poona
GEOGRAPHY
73. Which one of the following planets has
largest number of natural satellites or
moons?
(a) Jupiter (b) Mars
(c) Saturn (d) Venus
74. Consider the following regions:
1. Eastern Himalayas
2. Eastern Mediterranean region
3. North-western Australia
Which of the above is/are Biodiversity
Hotspot(s)?
(c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
75. In India, which one of the following
states has the largest inland saline
wetland?
(a) Gujarat (b) Haryana
(c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Rajasthan
76. In India, the ports are categorized as
major and non-major, ports. Which
one of the following is a non-major
port?
(a) Kochi (Cochin) (b) Dahej
(c) Paradip (d) New Mangalore
Famous place Country
1. Cannes : France
2. Davos : Denmark
3. Roland Garros : The Netherlands
correctly matched?
(c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
78. The Dul Hasti Power Station is based
on which one of the following rivers?
(a) Beas (b) Chenab
(c) Ravi (d) Sutlej
country"s administrative capital/new
federal administrative centre of
Malaysia?
(a) Kota Bharu
(b) Kuala Terengganu
(c) Putrajaya
(d) Taiping
80. Elephant pass, which is frequently in
the news, is mentioned in the context
of the affairs of which one of the
following?
(a) Bangladesh (b) India
(c) Nepal (d) Sri Lanka
1. Australia 2. Namibia
3. Brazil 4. Chile
Through which of the above does the
Tropic of Capricorn pass?
(a) 1 only (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
82. In the structure of planet Earth, below
the mantle, the core is mainly made
up of which one of the following?
(a) Aluminium (b) Chromium
(c) Iron (d) Silicon
correctly matched?
City River
(a) Berlin : Rhine
(b) London : Thames
(c) New York : Hudson
(d) Vienna : Danube
1. In the world, the tropical deserts occur
along the western margins of continents
within the trade wind belt.
2. In India, the East Himalayan region gets
high rainfall from north-east winds.
is/are correct?
below the lists:
List-I List-II
(Geographic feature) (Country)
A. Great Victoria 1. Australia
Desert
B. Grand Canyon 2. Canada
C. Lake Winnipeg 3. New Zealand
D. Southern Alps 4. USA
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 3
(b) 1 4 2 3
(c) 3 2 4 1
(d) 3 4 2 1
86. Which one of the following rivers does
not originate in India?
(a) Beas (b) Chenab
(c) Ravi (d) Sutlej
87. Cape Canaveral, the site from which
space shuttles are launched is located
on the coast of
(a) Florida (b) Virginia
(c) North Carolina (d) South Carolina
88. At which one of the following places
do two important rivers of India
originate; while one of them flows
towards north and merges with
another important ri vers flowing
towards Bay of Bengal, the other one
flows towards Arabian Sea?
(a) Amarkantak (b) Badrinath
(c) Mahabaleshwar (d) Nasik
89. Which among the following has the
world"s largest reserves of Uranium?
(c) Russian Federation (d) USA
1. India does not have any deposits of
thorium.
2. Keral as monazi te sands contai n
Uranium
is/are correct?
91. Which one among the following South
Asian countries has the highest
population density?
(a) India (b) Nepal
(c) Pakistan (d) Sri Lanka
1. There are no east flowing rivers in
Kerala.
2. There are no west flowing rivers in
Madhya Pradesh.
is/are correct?
1. Infant mortality rate takes into account
the death of infants within a month after
birth.
2. Infant mortality rate is the number of
infant deaths in a particular year per
100 live births during that year.
Which of the above statements is/are
correct?
94. In which one of the following places
is the Shompen tribe found?
(a) Nilgiri Hills
(b) Nicobar Islands
(c) Spiti Valley
(d) Lakshadweep Islands
1. The first telegraph line in India was laid
between Kolkata (formerly Calcutta)
and Diamond Harbour
2. The first Export Processing Zone in India
was set up in Kandla.
is/are correct?
ECONOMY
96. During which Five Year Plan was the
Emergency clamped, new elections
took place and the Janata Party was
elected?
(a) Third (b) Fourth
(c) Fifth (d) Sixth
regarding Indian Planing:
1. the Second Five-Year Plan emphasized
on the establ i shment of heavy
industries.
2. The Third Five-Year Plan introduced the
concept of import substitution as a
strategy for industrialization.
is/are correct?
98. NAMA-11 (Nama-11) group of
countries frequently appears in the
news in the context of the affairs of
(a) Nuclear Suppliers Group
(b) World Bank
(c) World Economic forum
(d) World Trade Organization
1. MMTC Li mi ted i s Indi a s l argest
international trading organization.
2. Neelachal Ispat Nigam Limited has been
set up by MMTC joi ntly with the
Government of Orissa.
is/are correct?
(a) Japan : Nikkei
(b) Singapore : Shcomp
(c) UK : FTSE
(d) USA : Nasdaq
1. The Commission for Agricultural Costs
and Prices recommends the Minimum
Support Prices for 32 crops.
2. The Uni on Mi nistry of Consumer
Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
has l aunched the Nati onal Food
Security Mission.
is/are correct?
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither l nor 2
102. Among other things, which one of the
following was the purpose for which
the Deepak Parekh Committee was
constituted?
(a) To study the current socio-economic
condi ti ons of certai n mi nori ty
communities
(b) To suggest measures for financing the
development of infrastructure
(c) To frame a policy on the production
of genetically modified organisms
(d) To suggest measures to reduce the
fiscal deficit in the Union Budget
103. Consider the following.countries:
1. Brunei Darussalam 2. East Timor
3. Laos
Which of the above is/are member/
members of ASEAN?
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
1. Between Census 1951 and Census
2001, the density of the population of
India has increased more than three
times.
2. Between Census 1951 and Census
2001, the annual growth rate
(exponential) of the population of
India -has doubled.
is/are correct?
105. Which one of the following brings out
the publication called Energy
Statistics! from time to time?
(a) Central Power Research Institute
(b) Planning Commission
(c) Power Finance Corporation Ltd.
(d) Central Statistical Organization
106. With which one of the following has
the B.K. Chaturvedi Committee dealt?
(a) Review of Centre-State relations
(b) Review of Delimitation Act
(c) Tax reforms and measures to increase
revenues
(d) Price reforms in the oil sector
107. Wi th reference to the schemes
launched by the Union Government,
1. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
launched the/Rashtriya Swasthya
Bima Yojana.
2. Ministry of Textiles launched the Rajiv
Gandhi Shilpi Swasthya Bima Yojana.
is/are correct?
108. Other than Venezuela, which one
among the following from South
America is a member of OPEC?
(a) Argentina (b) Brazil
(c) Ecuador (d) Bolivia
Large Bank Country of Origin
1. ABN Amro Bank USA
2. Barclays Bank UK
3. KookminBank Japan
Which of the above pairs is/are
correctly matched?
(c) 1 and 2 (d) 2 and3
1. Fringe Benefit Tax
2. Interest Tax
3. Securities Transaction Tax
Which of the above is/are Direct Tax/
Taxes?
(c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
111. In the context of global economy,
which one of the following pairs is
(a) JP Morgan Chase : Financial
Services
(b) Roche Holding AG : Financial
Services
(c) WL Ross & Co. : Private Equity
Firm
(d) Warburg Pincus : Private Equity
Firm
112. Who among the following is the
founder of World Economic Forum?
(a) Klaus Schwab
(b) John Kenneth Galbraith
(c) Robert Zoellick
(d) Paul Krugman
123. In the context of independent India"s
economy, which one of the following
was the earliest event to take place?
(a) Nati onal i zati on of Insurance
companies
(b) Nationalization of State Bank of India
(c) Enactment of Banking Regulation Act
(d) Introduction of First Five-Year Plan
Automobile Headquarters
Manufacturer
1. BMW AG : USA
2. Daimler AG : Sweden
3. Renault S.A. : France
4. Volkswagen AG : Germany
correctly matched?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 3 and 4
(c) 4 only (d) 1, 2 and 4
GENERAL SCIENCE
115. In a dry cell (battery), which of the
following are used as electrolytes?
(a) Ammonium chloride and Zinc chloride
(b) Sodium chloride and Calcium chloride
(c) Magnesium chloride and Zinc chloride
(d) Ammonium chloride and Cal ci um
chloride
1. Sweet orange plant is propagated by
grafting technique.
2. Jasmi ne plant i s propagated by
layering technique.
is/are correct?
117. Which one of the following types of
waves are used in a night vision
apparatus?
(a) Radio waves
(b) Microwaves
(c) Infra-red waves
(d) None of the above
118. In the context of genetic disorders,
consider the following:
A woman suffers from colour
blindness while her husband does not
suffer from it. They have a son and a
daughter. In this context, which one
of the following statements is most
probably correct?
(a) Both chil dren suffer from colour
blindness.
(b) Daughter suffers from colour blindness
while son does not suffer from it.
(c) Both children do not suffer from colour
blindness.
(d) Son suffers from colour blindness while
daughter does not suffer from it.
119. Which one of the following is used
as an explosive"
(a) Phosphorus trichloride
(b) Mercuric oxide
(c) Graphite
(d) Nitroglycerine
1. Camphor 2. Chicory
3. Vanilla
Which of the above is/are plant
product(s)?
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
121. In the context of Indian wild life, the
flying fox is a
(a) Bat (b) Kite
(c) Stork (d) Vulture
122. In making the saffron spice, which
one of the following parts of the plant
is used?
(a) Leaf (b) Petal .
(c) Sepal (d) Stigma
123. With reference to the evolution of
living organisms, which one of the
following sequences is correct?
(a) Octopus!Dolphin!Shark
(b) Pangolin!Tortoise!Hawk
(c) Salamander!Python!Kangaroo
(d) Frog!Crab!Prawn
124. The Panda belongs to the same
family as that of
(a) Bear (b) Cat
(c) Dog (d) Rabbit
125. The marine animal called dugong
which is vulnerable to extinction is
a/an
(a) Amphibian (b) Bony fish
(c) Shark (d) Mammal
126. Who of the fol lowing scientists
proved that the stars with mass less
than 1.44 times the mass of the Sun
end up as White Dwarfs when they
die?
(a) Edwin Hubble
(b) S. Chandrashekhar
(c) Stephen Hawking
(d) Steven Weinberg
127. Which one among the following has
the highest energy?
(a) Blue light (b) Green light
(c) Red light (d) Yellow light
128. In the context of Indian defence,
1. The Shourya missile flies with a speed
of more than 8 Mach.
2. The range of Shourya missile is more
than 1600 km.
is/are correct?
129. WiMAX is related to which one of the
following?
(a) Biotechnology
(b) Space technology
(c) Missile technology
(d) Communication technology
130. In the year 2008, which one of the
following conducted a complex
scientific experiment in which sub-
atomic particles were accelerated to
nearly the speed of light?
(a) European Space Agency
(b) European Organization for Nuclear
Research
(c) International Atomic Energy Agency
(d) Nati onal Aeronauti cs and Space
administration
131. In the context of alternative sources
of energy, ethanol as a viable bio-fuel
can be obtained from
(a) Potato (b) Rice
(c) Sugarcane (d) Wheat
1. INS Sindhughosh is an aircraft carrier.
2. INS Viraat is a submarine.
is/are correct?
133. Which one of the following Union
Ministries implements the Cartagena
Protocol on Biosafety?
(a) Ministry of Science and Technology
(b) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(c) Ministry of Environment and Forests
(d) Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
134. In the context of CO
2
emission and
Global Warming, what is the name of
a market driven device under the
UNFCC that allows developing
countries to get funds/ incentives
from the developed countries to
adopt better technologies that
reduce greenhouse gas emissions?
(a) Carbon Footprint
(b) Carbon Credit Rating
(c) Clean Development Mechanism
(d) Emission Reduction Norm
135. The concept of carbon credit
originated from which one of the
following?
(a) Earth Summit, Rio de Janeiro
(b) Kyoto Protocol
(c) Montreal Protocol
(d) G-8 Summit, Heiligendamm
MENTAL ABILITY
136. A person travels 12 km due North,
then 15 km due East, after that 15
km due West and then 18 km due
South. How far is he from the starting
point?
(a) 6 km (b) 12 km
(c) 33 km (d) 60 km
137. Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are
standing in a row. C and D are
standing close to each other
alongside E. B is standing beside A
only. A is fourth from F. Who are
standing on the extremes?
(a) A and F
(b) B and D
(c) B and F
138. A person has 4 coins each of different
denomination. What is the number of
different sums of money the person
can form (using one or more coins at
a time)?
(a) 16 (b) 15
(c) 12 (d) 11
139. How many numbers lie between 300
and 500 in which 4 comes only one
time?
(a) 99 (b) 100
(c) 110 (d) 120
140. How many letters of the English
alphabet (capitals) appear same
when looked at in a mirror?
(a) 9 (b) 10
(c) 11 (d) 12
141. How many three-digit numbers can
be generated from 1, 2, 3,4,5,6,7, 8,9
such that the digits are in ascending
order?
(a) 80 (b) 81
(c) 83 (d) 84
142. There are four persons A, B, C, D; and
A has some coins. A gave half of the
coins to B and 4 more besides. B gave
half of the coins to C and 4 more
besides. C gave half of the coins to D
and 4 more besides. Both B and D end
up with same number of coins. How
many coins did A have originally?
(a) 96 (b) 84
(c) 72 (d) 64
143. White adding the first few continuous
natural numbers, a candidate missed
one of the numbers and wrote the
answer as 177. What was the number
missed?
(a) 11 (b) 12
(c) 13 (d) 14
144. Four metal rods of lengths 78 cm, 104
cm, 117 cm and 169 cm are to be cut
into parts of equal length. Each part
must be as long as possible. What is
the maximum number of pieces that
can be cut?
(a) 27 (b) 36
(c) 43 (d) 480
145. In an examination, there are three
subjects A, B and C. A student has to
pass in each subject. 20% students
failed in A, 22% students failed in B
and 16% failed in C. The total
number of students passing the
whole examination lies between
(a) 42% and 84%
(b) 42% and 78%
(c) 58% and 78%
(d) 58% and 84%
146. There is a family of 6 persons A, B, C,
D, E and F. There are two married
couples in the family. The family
members are lawyer, teacher,
salesman, engineer, accountant and
doctor. D, the salesman is married to
the lady teacher. The doctor is
married to the lawyer. F, the
accountant i s the son of B and
brother of E. C, the lawyer is the
daughter-in-law of A. E is the
unmarried engineer. A is the
grandmother of F. How is E related
to F?
(a) Brother
(b) Sister
(c) Father
(d) Cannot be established (cannot be
determined)
147. How many times are an hour hand
and a minute hand of a clock at right
angles during their motion from 1.00
p.m. to 10.00 p.m.?
(a) 9 (b) 10
(c) 18 (d) 20
148. There are 240 balls and n number of
boxes B
1
, B
2
, B
3
, ...., B
n
. The balls are
to be placed in the boxes such that
B
1
should contain 4 balls more than
B
2
, B
2
should contain 4 balls more
than B
3
, and so on. Which one of the
following cannot be the possible
value of n?
(a) 4 (b) 5
(c) 6 (d) 7
149. In a carrom board game competition,
m boys and n girls (m > n > 1) of a
school participate in which every
student has to play exactly one game
with every other student. Out of the
total games played, it was found that
in 221 games one player was a boy
and the other player was a girl.
Consider the following statements:
1. The total number of students that
participated in the competition is 30.
2. The number of games in which both
players were girls is 78.
is/are correct?
(a) I only (b) 2 only
150. There are three cans A, B and C. The
capacities of A, B and C are 6 litres,
10 litres and 16 litres respectively.
The can C contains 16 litres of milk.
The milk has to be divided in them
using these three cans only.
Consider the following statements:
1. It is possible to have 6 litres of milk
each in can A and can B.
2. It is possible to have 8 litres of milk
each in can B and can C.
is/are correct?
1. Why did Buddhism start declining in
India in the early medieval times?
1. Buddha was by that time considered
as one of the incarnations of Vishnu and
thus became a part of Vaishnavism..
2. The invading tribes from Central Asia
till the time of last Gupta king adopted
Hinduism and persecuted Buddhists..
3. The Ki ngs of Gupta dynasty were
strongly, opposed to Buddhism.
is/are correct?
(c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
2. With reference to feimon
Commissions recommendations,
which one of the following statements
is correct?
(a) It recommended the replacement of
diarchy with responsible government in
the provinces.
(b) It proposed the setting up of inter-
provincial council under the Home
Department.
(c) It suggested the abolition of bicameral
legislature at the Centre.
(d) It recommended the creation of Indian
Police Service with a provi sion for
increased pay and allowances for British
recruits as compared to Indian recruits.
3. Four resolutions were passed at the
famous Calcutta session of Indian
National Congress in 1906. The
question of either retention OR of
rejection of these four resolutions
became the cause of a split in Congress
at the next Congress session held in
Surat in 1907. Which one of the
following was not one of those
resolutions?
(a) Annulment of partition of Bengal
(b) Boycott
(c) National education
(d) Swadeshi
4. After Quit India Movement, C.
Rajagopalachari issued a pamphlet
entitled !The Way Out". Which one of
the following was a proposal in this
pamphlet?
(a) The establishment of a War Advisory
Council! composed of representatives
of British India and the Indian States.
(b) Reconstitution of the Central Executive
Council i n such a way that all its
members, except the Governor General
and the Commander - in -Chief should
be Indian leaders.
(c) Fresh elections to the Central and
Provincial Legislatures to be held at the
end of 1945 and the Constitution
making body to be convened as soon
as possible.
(d) A sol uti on for the consti tuti onal
deadlock.
5. Who among the following Governor
Generals created the Covenanted Civil
GENERAL STUDIES
Service of India which later came to
be known as the Indian Civil Service?
(a) Warren Hastings
(b) Wellesley
(c) Cornwallis
(d) William Bentinck
6. What was the immediate cause for the
launch of the Swadeshi movement?
(a) The partition of Bengal done by Lord
Curzon.
(b) A sentence of 18 months rigorous
imprisonment imposed on Lokmanya
Tilak.
(c) The arrest and deportation of Lala
Lajpat Rai and Ajit Singh; and passing
of the Punjab Colonization Bill.
(d) Death sentence pronounced on the
Chapekar brothers.
1. Dr. Raj endra Prasad persuaded
Mahatma Gandhi to come to
Champaran to investigate the problem
of peasants.
2. Acharya J. B. Kriplani was one of
Mahatma Gandhi"s colleagues in his
Champaran investigation.
is/are correct?
8. By a regulation in 1793, the District
Collector was deprived of his judicial
powers and made the collecting agent
only. What was the reason for such
regulation?
(a) Lord Cornwallis felt that the District
Col l ector"s effi ci ency of revenue
collection would enormously increase
without the burden of #other work.
(b) Lord Cornwallis felt that Judicial power
should compulsorily be in the hands of
Europeans while Indians can be given
the job of revenue collection in the
districts.
(c) Lord Cornwallis was alarmed at the
extent of power concentrated in the
District Collector and felt that such
absolute power was undesirable in one
person.
(d) The judicial work demanded a deep
knowledge of India and a good training
in law and Lord Cornwallis felt that
District Collector should be only a
revenue collector.
1. The Bombay Manifesto! signed in 1936
openl y opposed the preachi ng of
socialist ideals.
2. It evoked support from a large section
of business community from all across
India.
is/are correct?
10. For the Karachi session of Indian
National Congress in 1931 presided
over by Sardar Patel, who drafted the
Resolution on Fundamental Rights and
Economic Programme?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(d) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
11. Who among the following were official
Congress negotiators with Cripps
Mission?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel
(b) Acharya J. B. Kri pal ani and C.
Rajagopalachari
(c) Pandit Nehru and Maulana Azad
(d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad and Rafi Ahmed
Kidwai
12. What was the immediate reason for
Ahmad Shah Abdali to invade India
and fight the Third Battle of Panipat?
(a) He wanted to avenge the expulsion by
Marathas of his viceroy Timur Shah from
Lahore.
(b) The frustrated governor of Jullundhar
Adina Beg Khan invited him to invade
Punjab.
(c) He wanted topuni sh Mughal
administration for non-payment of the
revenues of the Chahar Mahal (Gujarat,
Aurangabad, Sialkot and Pasrur).
(d) He wanted to annex all the fertile plains
of Punjab up to the borders of Delhi to
his kingdom.
13. With reference to Pondicherry (now
Puducherry), consider the following
statements:
1. The first European power to occupy
Pondicherry were the Portuguese.
2. The second European power to occupy
Pondicherry were the French.
3. The Engl i sh never occupi ed
Pondichierry.
is/are correct?
(c) 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
14. There are only two known examples
of cave paintings of the Gupta period
in ancient India. One of these is
paintings of Ajanta caves. Where is the
other surviving example of Gupta
paintings?
(a) Bagh caves
(b) Ellora caves
(c) Lomas Rishi cave
(d) Nasik caves
15. Among the following, who was not a
proponent of bhakti cult?
(a) Nagarjuna (b) Tukaram
(c) Tyagaraja (d) Vallabhacharya
POLITY
16. With reference to the Constitution of
India, consider the following:
1. Fundamental Rights
2. Fundamental Duties
3. Directive Principles of State Policy
Which of the above provisions of the
Constitution of India is/are fulfilled by
the National Social Assistance
Programme launched by the
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
The Supreme Court of India tenders
advice to the President of India on
matters of law or fact
1. on its own initiative (on any matter of
larger public interest).
2. if he seeks such an advice.
3. onl y if the matters rel ate to the
Fundamental Rights of the citizens.
is/are correct?
(c) 3 (d) 1 and 2
18. With reference to Lok Adalats, which
of the following statements is correct?
(a) Lok Adalats have the jurisdiction to
settle the matters at pre-litigative stage
and not those matters pending before
any court.
(b) Lok Adalats can deal with matters which
are civil and not criminal in nature.
(c) Every Lok Adalat consists of either
serving or retired judicial officers only
and not any other person.
(d) None of the statements given above is
correct.
19. The !Instrument of Instructions"
contained in the Government of India
Act 1935 have been incorporated in
the Constitution of India in the year
1950 as
(a) Fundamental Rights
(b) Directive Principles of State Policy
(c) Extent of executive power of State
(d) Conduct of business of the Government
of India
20. In the context of governance, consider
the following:
1. Encouraging Foreign Direct Investment
inflows
2. Pri vatization of higher educational
Institutions
3. Down-sizing of bureaucracy
4. Selling/offloading the shares of Public
Sector Undertakings
Which of the above can be used as
measures to control the fiscal deficit
in India?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 4 (d) 3 and 4 only
21. Who of the following shall cause every
recommendation made by the Finance
Commission to be laid before each
House of Parliament?
(a) The President of India
(b) The Speaker of Lok Sabha
(c) The Prime Minister of India
(d) The Union Finance Minister
22. Which one of the following is
responsible for the preparation and
presentation of UnionJBudget to the
Parliament?
(a) Department of Revenue
(b) Department of Economic Affairs
(c) Department of Financial Services
(d) Department of Expenditure
23. Which one of the following authorities
makes recommendation to the
Governor of a State as to the principles
for determining the taxes and duties
which may be appropriated by the
Panchayats in that particular State?
(a) District Planning Committees
(b) State Finance Commission
(c) Finance Ministry of that State
(d) Panchayati Raj Ministry of that State
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
1. Biodiversity hotspots are located only
in tropical regions.
2. India has four biodiversity hotspots ,
Eastern Himalayas, Western Himalayas,
Western Ghats and Andaman and
Nicobar Islands.
is/are correct?
25. With reference to soil conservation,
consider the following practices:
1. Crop rotation 2. Sand fences
3. Terracing 4. Wind breaks
Which of the above are considered
appropriate methods for soil
conservation in India?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 4 only
(c) 1, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
26. Following are the characteristics of an
area in India:
1. Hot and humid climate
2. Annual rainfall 200 cm
3. Hill slopes up to an altitude of 1100
metres
4. Annual range of temperature 15$C to
30$C
Which one among the following crops
are you most likely to find in the area
described above?
(a) Mustard (b) Cotton
(c) Pepper (d) Virginia tobacco
27. With reference to the mineral
resources of India, consider the
following pairs:
Mineral 90% Natural
sources in
1. Copper Jharkhand
2. Nickel Orissa
3. Tungsten Kerala
correctly matched?
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
28. India is a party to the Ramsar
Convention and has declared many
areas as Ramsar Sites. Which of the
following statements best describes as
to how we should maintain these sites
in the context of this Convention?
(a) Keep al l the si tes compl etel y
inaccessible to man so that they will
not be exploited.
(b) Conserve al l the si tes through
ecosystem approach and permit tourism
and recreation only.
(c) Conserve al l the si tes through
ecosystem approach for a peri od
without any exploitation, with specific
criteria and specific period for each site,
and then allow sustainable use of them
by future generations.
(d) Conserve al l the si tes through
ecosystem approach and allow their
simultaneous sustainable use.
Protected Well-known
area for
1. Bhiterkanika, Salt Water
Orissa Crocodile
2. Desert National Great Indian
Park, Rajasthan Bustard
3. Eravikulam, Kerala Hoolak Gibbon
correctly matched?
(c) 2 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
30. In India, which type of forest among
the following occupies the largest
area?
(a) Montane Wet Temperate Forest
(b) Sub-tropical Dry Evergreen Forest
(c) Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest
(d) Tropical Wet Evergreen Forest
31. Tamil Nadu is a leading producer of
mill-made cotton yarn in the country.
What could be the reason?
1. Black cotton soil is the predominant type
of soil in the State.
2. Rich pool of skilled labour is available.
Which of the above is / are the correct
reasons?
32. Rivers that pass through Himachal
Pradesh are
(a) Beas and Chenab only
(b) Beas and Ravi only
(c) Chenab, Ravi and Satluj only
(d) Beas, Chenab, Ravi, Satluj and Yamuna
33. When you travel in certain parts of
India, you will notice red soil. What is
the main reason for this colour?
(a) Abundance of magnesium
(b) Accumulated humus
(c) Presence of ferric oxides
(d) Abundance of phosphates
appropriate reason for considering the
Gondwana rocks as most important of
rock systems of India?
(a) More than 90% of limestone reserves
of India are found in them.
(b) More than 90% of India"s coal reserves
are found in them.
(c) More than 90% of fertile black cotton
soils are spread over them.
(d) None of the reasons given above is
appropriate in this context.
35. With reference to the river Luni, which
one of the following statements is
correct?
(a) It flows into Gulf of Khambhat.
(b) It flows into Gulf of Kuchchh.
(c) It flows into Pakistan and merges with
a tributary of Indus.
(d) It is lost in the marshy land of the Rann
of Kuchchh.
correctly matched?
Dam/Lake River
(a) Govind Sagar : Satluj
(b) Kolleru Lake : Krishna
(c) Ukai Reservoir : Tapi
(d) Wular Lake : Jhelum
37. If there were no Himalayan ranges,
what would have been the most likely
geographical impact on India?
1. Much of the country would experience
the cold waves from Siberia.
2. Indo-gangetic plain would be devoid of
such extensive alluvial soils.
3. The pattern of monsoon would be
different from what it is at present.
is/are correct?
(c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
38. The latitudes that pass through Sikkim
also pass through
(a) Rajas than
(b) Punjab
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Jammu & Kashmir
39. What are the possible limitations of
India in mitigating the global warming
at present and in the immediate
future?
1. Appropriate alternate technologies are
not sufficiently available.
2. India cannot i nvest huge funds in
research and development.
3. Many developed countries have already
set up their polluting industries in India.
is/are correct?
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
40. The approximate representation of
land use classification in India is
(a) Net area sown 25%; forests 33%; other
areas 42%
(b) Net area sown 58%; forests 17%; other
areas 25%
(c) Net area sown 43%; forests 29%; other
areas 28%
(d) Net area sown 47%; forests 23%; other
areas 30%
41. In India, during the last decade the
total cultivated land for which one of
the following crops has remained more
or less stagnant?
(a) Rice (b) Oilseeds
(c) Pulses (d) Sugarcane
42. A geographic area with an altitude of
400 metres has following
characteristics:
Month Average Average Rainfall
Maximum Minimum (mm)
Tem. #C Tem. #C
Jan. 31 21 51
Feb. 31 21 85
March 31 21 188
April 31 21 158
May 30 21 139
June 30 21 121
July 29 20 134
Aug. 28 20 168
Sept. 29 20 185
Oct. 29 20 221
Nov. 20 20 198
Dec. 31 20 86
If this geographic area were to have a
natural forest, which one of the
following would it most likely be?
(a) Moist temperate coniferous forest
(b) Montane subtropical forest
(c) Temperate forest
(d) Tropical rain forest
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
43. A new type of El Nino called El Nino
Modoki appeared in the news. In this
context, consider the following
statements:
1. Normal El Nino forms in the Central
Pacific ocean whereas El Nino Modoki
forms in Eastern Pacific ocean.
2. Normal El Nino results in diminished
hurricanes in the Atlantic ocean but El
Nino Modoki results in a greater number
of hurricanes with greater frequency.
is/are correct?
44. Though coffee and tea both are
cultivated on hill slopes, there is some
difference between them regarding
their cultivation. In this context,
1. Coffee plant requires a hot and humid
climate of tropical areas whereas tea
can be cultivated in both tropical and
subtropical areas.
2. Coffee is propagated by seeds but tea
is propagated by stem cuttings only.
is/are correct?
1. The boundaries of a National Park are
defined by legislation.
2. A Biosphere Reserve is declared to
conserve a few specific species of flora
and fauna.
3. In a Wildlife Sanctuary, limited biotic
interference is permitted.
is/are correct?
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
46. Sustainable development is described
as the development that meets the
needs of the present without
compromising the ability of future
generations to meet their own needs.
In this perspective, inherently the
concept of sustainable development is
intertwined with which of the
following concepts?
(a) Social justice & empowerment
(b) Inclusive Growth
(c) Globalization
(d) Carrying capacity
47. As per the UN-Habitats Global Report
on Human Settlements 2009, which
one among the following regions has
shown the fastest growth rate
of urbanization in the last three
decades?
(a) Asia
(b) Europe
(c) Latin America and Caribbean
(d) North America
1. On the planet Earth, the fresh water
available for use amounts to about less
than 1% of the total water found.
2. Of the total fresh water found on the
planet Earth 95% is bound up in polar
ice caps and glaciers.
is/are correct?
49. Which one of the following reflects
back more sunlight as compared to
other three?
(a) Sand desert
(b) Paddy crop land
(c) Land covered with fresh snow
(d) Prairie land
50. Which one of the following can one
come across if one travels through the
Strait of Malacca?
(a) Bali (b) Brunei
(c) Java (d) Singapore
51. A geographic region has the following
distinct characteristics:
1. Warm and dry climate
2. Mild and wet winter
3. Evergreen oak trees
The above features are the distinct
characteristics of which one of the
following regions?
(a) Mediterranean
(b) Eastern China
(c) Central Asia
(d) Atlantic coast of North America
52. What causes wind to deflect toward
left in the Southern hemisphere?
(a) Temperature
(b) Magnetic field
(c) Rotation of the earth
(d) Pressure
53. Consider the following which can be
found in the ambient atmosphere:
1. Soot
2. Sulphur hexafluoride
3. Water vapour
Which of the above contribute to the
wanning up of the atmosphere?
(c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
ECONOMY
54. In the context of the affairs of which
of the following is the phrase !Special
Safeguard Mechanisms" mentioned in
the news frequently?
(a) Uni ted Nati ons Envi ronment
Programme
(b) World Trade Organisation
(c) ASEAN%India Free Trade Agreement
(d) G-20 Summits
55. Which of the following terms indicates
a mechanism used by commercial
banks for providing credit to the
government?
(a) Cash Credit Ratio
(b) Debt Service Obligation
(c) Liquidity Adjustment Facility
(d) Statutory Liquidity Ratio
56. In order to comply with TRIPS
Agreement, India enacted the
Geographical Indications of Goods
(Registration & Protection) Act, 1999.
The difference/differences between a
!Trade Mark" and a Geographical
Indication is/are:
1. A Trade Mark is an individual or a
company"s ri ght whereas a
Geographi cal Indi cati on i s a
community"s right.
2. A Trade Mark can be licensed whereas
a Geographical Indication cannot be
licensed.
3. A Trade Mark is assigned to the
manufactured goods whereas the
Geographical Indication is assigned to
the agricultural goods/products and
handicrafts only.
is/are correct?
(c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
57. The SEZ Act, 2005 which came into
effect in February 2006 has certain
objectives. In this context, consider
the following:
1. Development of infrastructure facilities.
2. Promotion of investment from foreign
sources.
3. Promotion of exports of services only.
Which of the above are the objectives
of this Act?
(c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
58. Which one of the following statements
is an appropriate description of
deflation?
(a) It is a sudden fall in the value of a
currency against other currencies.
(b) It is a persistent recession in both the
financial and real sectors of economy.
(c) It is a persistent fall in the general price
level of goods and services.
(d) It is a fall in the rate of inflation over a
period of time.
59. With reference to the Non-banking
Financial Companies (NBFCs) in India,
1. They cannot engage in the acquisition
of securities issued by the government.
2. They cannot accept demand deposits
like Savings Account.
is/are correct?
60. Which one of the following was not
stipulated in the Fiscal Responsibility
and Budget Management Act, 2003?
(a) Elimination of revenue deficit by the end
of the fiscal year 2007&08.
(b) Non-borrowi ng by the central
government from Reserve Bank of India
except under certain circumstances.
(c) Elimination of primary deficit by the end
of the fiscal year 2008&09.
(d) Fixing government guarantees in any
financial year as a percentage of GDP.
61. In the parlance of financial
investments, the term $bear denotes
(a) An investor who feels that the price of
a particular security is going to fall.
(b) An investor who expects the price of
particular shares to rise.
(c) A shareholder or a bondholder who has
an interest in a company, financial or
otherwise.
(d) Any lender whether by making a loan
or buying a bond.
62. A great deal of Foreign Direct
Investment (FDI) to India comes from
Mauritius than from many major and
mature economies like UK and France.
Why?
(a) Indi a has preference for certai n
countries as regards receiving FDI.
(b) India has double taxation avoidance
agreement with Mauritius.
(c) Most citizens of Mauritius have ethnic
identity with India and so they feel
secure to invest in India.
(d) Impending dangers of global climatic
change prompt Mauritius to make huge
investments in India/
1. Brazil 2. Mexico
3. South Africa
According to UNCTAD, which of the
above is/are categorized as !Emerging
Economies"?
(c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
64. In the context of Indian economy,
consider the following pairs:
Term Most appropriate
description
1. Melt down Fall in stock prices
2. Recession Fall in growth rate
3. Slow down Fall in GDP
correctly matched?
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
65. With reference to BRIC countries,
1. At present, China"s GDP is more than
the combined GDP of all the three other
countries.
2. China"s population is more than the
combined population of any two other
countries.
is/are correct?
66. Which of the following is/are treated
as artificial currency?
(a) ADR (b) GDR
(c) SDR
(d) Both ADR and SDR
67. Stiglitz Commission established by the
President of the United Nations
General Assembly was in the
international news. The commission
was supposed to deal with
(a) The challenges posed by the impending
global climate change and prepare a
road map
(b) The workings of the global financial
systems and to explore ways and means
to secure a more sustainable global
order
(c) Global terrorism and prepare a global
action pl an for the mi ti gati on of
terrorism
(d) Expansi on of the United Nati ons
Security Council in the present global
scenario
68. As regards the use of international
food safety standards as reference
point for the dispute settlements,
which one of the following does WTO
collaborate with?
(a) Codex Alimentarius Commission
(b) International Federation of Standards
Users
(c) Internati onal Organi zati on for
Standardization
(d) World Standards Cooperation
69. An objective of the National Food
Security Mission is to increase the
production of certain crops through
area expansion and producti vity
enhancement in a sustainable manner
in the identified districts of the
country. What are those crops?
(a) Rice and wheat only
(b) Rice, wheat and pulses only
(c) Rice, wheat, pulses and oil seeds only
(d) Rice, wheat, pulses, oil seeds and
vegetables
70. In India, the interest rate on savings
accounts in all the nationalized
commercial banks is fixed by
(a) Union Ministry of Finance
(b) Union Finance Commission
(c) Indian Banks" Association
71. Inclusive growth as enunciated in the
Eleventh Five Year Plan does not
include one of the following:
(a) Reduction of poverty
(b) Extension of employment opportunities
(c) Strengthening of capital market
(d) Reduction of gender inequality
72. Consider the following actions by the
Government:
1. Cutting the tax rates
2. Increasing the government spending
3. Abolishing the subsidies
In the context of economic recession,
which of the above actions can be
considered a part of the !fiscal
stimulus" package?
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
73. When the Reserve Bank of India
announces an increase of the Cash
Reserve Ratio, what does it mean?
(a) The commercial banks will have less
money to lend.
(b) The Reserve Bank of India will have less
money to lend.
(c) The Union Government will have less
money to lend.
(d) The commercial banks will have more
money to lend.
74. With reference to India, consider the
1. The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) in
India is available on a monthly basis
only.
2. As compared to Consumer Price Index%
for Industrial Workers (CPI (IW)),
the WPI gives less weight to food
articles.
is/are correct?
75. With reference to the National
Rehabilitation and Resettlement
Policy, 2007, consider the following
statements:
1. This policy is applicable only to the
persons affected by the acquisition of
l and for projects and not to the
involuntary displacement due to any
other reason.
2. This policy has been formulated by the
Mi ni stry of Soci al Justi ce and
Empowerment.
is/are correct?
76. In the context of Indias Five Year
Plans, a shift in the pattern of
industrialization, with lower emphasis
on heavy industries and more on
infrastructure begins in
(a) Fourth Plan (b) Sixth Plan
(c) Eighth Plan (d) Tenth Plan
77. Two of the schemes launched by the
Government of India for Womens
devel opment are Swadhar and
Swayam Siddha. As regards the
difference between them, consider the
1. Swayam Siddha is meant for those in
difficult circumstances such as women
survi vors of natural disasters or
terrorism, women prisoners released
from jails, mentally challenged women
etc. whereas Swadhar is meant for
holi stic empowerment of women
through Self Help Groups.
2. Swayam Siddha is implemented through
Local Self Government bodi es or
reputed Vol untary Organi zati ons
whereas Swadhar is i mplemented
through the ICDS units set up in the
states.
is/are correct?
78. With reference to the Consumer
Disputes Redressal at district level in
India, which one of the following
statements is not correct?
(a) A State Government can establish more
than one District Forum in a district if it
deems fit.
(b) One of the members of the District
Forum shall be a woman.
(c) The District Forum entertains the
complaints where the value of goods
or services does not exceed rupees fifty
lakhs.
(d) A complaint in relation to any goods sold
or any service provided may be filed
with a District Forum by the State
Government as a representative of the
interests of the consumers in general.
79. As a result of their annual survey, the
National Geographic Society and an
international polling firm GlobeScan
gave India top rank in Greendex 2009
score. What is this score?
(a) It is a measure of efforts made by
di fferent countri es i n adopti ng
technologi es for reducing carbon
footprint.
(b) It is a measure of environmentally
sustainable consumer behaviour in
different countries.
(c) It is an assessment of programmes /
schemes undertaken by di fferent
countries for improving the conservation
of natural resources.
(d) It is an index showing the volume of
carbon credi ts sol d by di fferent
countries.
80. In the context of bilateral trade
negotiations between India and
European Union, what is the difference
between European Commission and
European Council?
1. European Commission represents the
EU in trade negoti ati ons whereas
European Council participates in the
legislation of matters pertaining to
economic polici es of the European
Union.
2. European Commission comprises the
Heads of State or government of
member countri es whereas the
European Council comprises of the
persons nomi nated by European
Parliament.
is/are correct?
81. With reference to the National
Investment Fund to which the
disinvestment proceeds are routed,
1. The assets in the National Investment
Fund are managed by the Union
Ministry of Finance.
2. The National Investment Fund is to be
maintained within the Consolidated
Fund of India.
3. Certain Asset Management Companies
are appointed as the fund managers.
4. A certain proportion of annual income
is used for fi nancing select social
sectors.
is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 only
(c) 3 and 4 (d) 3 only
82. In India, which of the following is
regulated by the Forward Markets
Commission?
(a) Currency Futures Trading
(b) Commodities Futures Trading
(c) Equity Futures Trading
(d) Both Commodities Futures and Financial
Futures Trading
feature of Limited Liability Partnership
firm?
(a) Partners should be less than 20
(b) Partnership and management need not
be separate
(c) Internal governance may be decided by
mutual agreement among partners
(d) It is corporate body with perpetual
succession
84. With reference to the institution of
Banking Ombudsman in India, which
one of the statements is not correct?
(a) The Banking Ombudsman is appointed
by the Reserve Bank of India.
(b) The Banking Ombudsman can consider
complaints from Non-Resident Indians
having accounts in India.
(c) The orders passed by the Banking
Ombudsman, are final and binding on
the parties concerned.
(d) The service provided by the Banking
Ombudsman is free of any fee.
85. With reference to India, consider the
following:
1. Nationalization of Banks
2. Formation of Regional Rural Banks
3. Adoption of villages by Bank Branches
Which of the above can be considered
as steps taken to achieve the !financial
inclusion" in India?
(c) 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
The functions of commercial banks in India
include
1. Purchase and sal e of shares and
securities on behalf of customers.
2. Acting as executors and trustees of
wills. Which of the statements given
above is/are correct?
87. In India, the tax proceeds of which one
of the following as a percentage of
gross tax revenue has significantly
declined in the last five years?
(a) Service tax
(b) Personal income tax
(c) Excise duty
(d) Corporation tax
In India, taxes on transactions in
Stock Exchanges and Futures Markets
are
1. levied by the Union
2. collected by the State
is/are correct?
1. The Uni on Government fi xes the
Statutory Minimum Price of sugarcane
for each sugar season.
2. Sugar and sugarcane are essenti al
commodi ti es under the Essenti al
Commodities Act.
is/are correct?
90. With reference to Indian economy,
1. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has
increased by four times in the last 10
years.
2. The percentage share of Publ i c
Sector in GDP has declined in the last
10 years.
is/are correct?
GENERAL SCIENCE
91. If a potato is placed on a pure paper
plate which is white and unprinted and
put in a microwave oven, the potato
heats up but the paper plate does not.
This is because:
(a) Potato is mainly made up of starch
whereas paper is mainly made up of
cellulose.
(b) Potato transmits microwaves whereas
paper reflects microwaves.
(c) Potato contains water whereas paper
does not contain water.
(d) Potato i s a fresh organic material
whereas paper is a dead organic
material.
92. Chlorination is a process used for
water-purification. The disinfecting
action of chlorine is mainly due to
(a) The formation of hydrochloric acid when
chlorine is added to water.
(b) The formation of hypochlorous acid
when chlorine is added to water.
(c) The formation of nascent oxygen when
(d) The formati on of hydrogen when
93. Widespread resistance of malarial
parasite to drugs like chloroquine has
prompted attempts to develop a
malarial vaccine to combat malaria.
Why is it difficult to develop an
effective malaria vaccine?
(a) Malaria is caused by several species of
(b) Man does not develop immunity to
malaria during natural infection.
(c) Vaccines can be developed only against
bacteria
(d) Man is only an intermediate host and
not the definitive host
94. A pesticide which is a chlorinated
hydrocarbon is sprayed on a food crop.
The food chain is: Food crop - Rat -
Snake - Hawk. In this food chain, the
highest concentration of the pesticide
would accumulate in which one of the
following?
(a) Food crop (b) Rat
(c) Snake (d) Hawk
95. India-based Neutrino Observatory is
included by the Planning Commission
as a mega science project under the
11th Five-Year Plan. In this context,
1. Neutrinos are chargeless elementary
particles that travel close to the speed
of light.
2. Neutri nos are created i n nucl ear
reactions of beta decay.
3. Neutrinos have a negligible, but nonzero
mass.
4. Tri llions of Neutrinos pass through
human body every second.
are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only (b) 1, 2 and 3 only
(c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
1. Oxides of Hydrogen
2. Oxides of Nitrogen
3. Oxides of Sulphur
Which of the above causes/cause acid
rain?
(c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
97. Some species of plants are
insectivorous. Why?
(a) Their growth in shady and dark places
does not allow them to undertake
sufficient photosynthesis and thus they
depend on insects for nutrition.
(b) They are adapted to grow in nitrogen
defici ent soils and thus depend on
insects for sufficient ni trogenous
nutrition.
(c) They cannot synthesize certain vitamins
themselves and depend on the insects
digested by them.
(d) They have remained in that particular
stage of evolution as living fossils, a link
between autotrophs and heterotrophs.
98. What is the principle by which a
cooling system (Radiator) in a motor
car works?
(a) Conduction only
(b) Convection
(c) Radiation only
(d) Both conduction & radiation
99. King Cobra is the only snake that
makes its own nest. Why does it make
its nest?
(a) It is a snake - eater and the nest helps
attract other snakes.
(b) It is a viviparous snake and needs a
nest to give birth to its offspring.
(c) It is an oviparous snake and lays its
eggs in the nest and guards the nest
until they are hatched.
(d) It is a large, cold blooded animal .and
needs a nest to hibernate in the cold
season.
1. The Taxus tree naturally found in the
Himalayas.
2. The Taxus tree is listed in the Red Data
Book.
3. A drug called taxol! is obtained from
Taxus tree i s effecti ve agai nst
Parkinson"s disease.
is/are correct?
(c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
101. Indi scriminate disposal of used
fluorescent electric lamps causes
mercury pollution in the
environment. Why is mercury used in
the manufacture of these lamps?
(a) A mercury coating on the inside of the
lamp makes the light bright white.
(b) When the lamp is switched on, the
mercury in the lamp causes the
emission of ultra-violet radiations.
(c) When the lamp is switched on, it is
the mercury which converts the ultra-
violet energy into visible light.
(d) None of the statement given above is
correct about the use of mercury in
the manufacture of fluorescent lamps.
102. Which one of the following processes
in the bodies of living organisms is a
digestive process?
(a) Breakdown of proteins into amino
acids
(b) Breakdown of glucose into CO
2
and
H
2
O
(c) Conversion of glucose into glycogen
(d) Conversi on of amino aci ds into
proteins
103. From the point of view of evolution
of living organisms, which one of the
following is the correct sequence of
evolution?
(a) Otter - Tortoise - Shark
(b) Shark - Tortoise - Otter
(c) Tortoise - Shark - Otter
(d) Shark - Otter - Tortoise
1. Hepatitis B is several times more
infectious than HIV/AIDS
2. Hepatitis B can cause liver cance.
-
is/are correct?
105. Excessive release of the pollutant
carbon monoxide (CO) into the air
may produce a condition in which
oxygen supply in the human body
decreases. What causes this
condition?
(a) When inhaled into the human body,
CO is converted into CO
2
(b) The inhaled CO has much higher
affinity for haemoglobin as compared
to oxygen
(c) The inhaled CO destroys the chemical
structure of haemoglobin
(d) The inhaled CO adversely affects the
respiratory centre in the brain
1. Every individual in the population is
equally susceptible host for Swine Flu.
2. Antibiotics have no role in the primary
treatment of Swine Flu.
3. To prevent the future spread of Swine
Flu in the epidemic area, the swine
(pigs) must all be culled.
is/are correct?
(c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
107. With regard to the transmission of
the Human Immuno deficiency Virus,
which one of the following
statements is not correct?
(a) The chances of transmission from
female to male are twice as likely as
from male to female.
(b) The chances of transmission are more
if a person suffers from other sexually
transmitted infections.
(c) An infected mother can transmit the
i nfecti on to her baby duri ng
pregnancy, at childbirth and by breast
feeding.
(d) The risk of contracting infection from
transfusion of infected blood is much
hi gher than an exposure to
contaminated needle.
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
108. Mon 863 is a variefy of maize. It was
in the news for the following reason
(a) It is a genetically modified dwarf
variety which is resistant to drought.
(b) It is a genetically modified variety
which is pest resistant.
(c) It is a genetically modified variety with
ten times higher protein content than
regular maize crop.
(d) It is a genetically modified variety used
exclusively for bio-fuel production.
The satellite Oceansat - 2 launched
by India helps in
1. estimating the water vapour content
in the atmosphere.
2. predicting the onset of monsoons.
3. monitoring the pollution of coastal
waters.
is/are correct?
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
110. Genetically modified !golden rice"
has been engineered to meet human
nutritional requirements. Which one
of the following statements best
qualifies golden rice?
(a) The grains have been fortified with
genes to provide three times higher
grain yield per acre than other high
yielding varieties.
(b) Its

grains contain pro-vitamin A which
upon ingestion is converted to vitamin
A in the human body.
(c) Its modified genes cause the synthesis
of all the nine essential amino acids.
(d) Its modified genes cause the fortifi-
cation of its grains with vitamin D.
1. Bluetooth device
2. Cordless phone
3. Microwave oven
4. Wi - Fi device
Which of the above can operate
between 2.4 and 2.5 GHz range of
radio frequency band?
(c) 1, 2 and 4 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
112. Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles produce
one of the following as !exhaust"
(a) NH
3
(b) CH
4
(c) H
2
O (d) H
2
O
2
113. Recently, LASIK (Laser Assisted
Keratomileusis) procedure is
being made popular for vision
correction. Which one of the
following statements in this context
is not correct?
(a) LASIK procedure is used to correct
refractive errors of the eye.
(b) It is a procedure that permanently
changes the shapes of the cornea.
(c) It reduces a person"s dependence on
glasses or contact lenses.
(d) It is a procedure that can be done on
the person of any age.
114. Which bacterial strain, developed
from natural isolates by genetic
manipulations, can be used for
treating oil spills?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
115. Which feature of some species of
blue-green algae helps promote them
as bio-fertilisers?
(a) They convert atmospheric methane
into ammonia which the crop plants
can absorb readily.
(b) They induce the crop plants to produce
the enzymes which hel p convert
atmospheric nitrogen to nitrates.
(c) They have the mechanism to convert
atmospheric nitrogen into a form that
the crop plants can absorb readily.
(d) They induce the roots of the crop
plants to absorb the soil nitrates in
larger quantities.
116. Other than why is
also considered a
good option for the production of bio-
diesel in India?
grows naturally in
most of the arid regions of India.
2. The seeds of are
rich in lipid content of which nearly
half is oleic acid.
is/are correct?
117. Due to their extensive ri ce
cultivation, some regions may be
contributing to global warming. To
what possible reason/reasons is this
attributable?
1. The anaerobic conditions associated
with rice cultivation cause the emission
of methane.
2. When nitrogen based fertilizers are
used, nitrous oxide is emitted from the
cultivated soil.
is/are correct?
118. Given below are the names of four
energy crops. Which one of them can
be cultivated for ethanol?
(a) (b) Maize
(c) (d) Sunflower
119. Which among the following do/does
not belong/belongs to the GSM
family of wireless technologies?
(a) EDGE
(b) LTE
(c) DSL
(d) Both EDGE and LTE
120. With reference to the treatment of
cancerous tumours, a tool called
cyberknife has been making the
news. In this context, which one of
the following statements is not
correct?
(a) It is a robotic image guided system.
(b) It delivers an extremely precise dose
of radiation.
(c) It has the capability of achieving sub-
millimetre accuracy.
(d) It can map the spread of tumour in
the body.
121. In the context of space technology,
what is !Bhuvan", recently in the
news?
(a) A mini satellite launched by ISRO for
promoting the distance education in
India.
(b) The name given to the next Moon
Impact Probe, for Chandrayan - II.
(c) A geoportal of ISRO with 3D imaging
capabilities of India.
(d) A space telescope developed by India.
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
122. Which one of the following is not
related to United Nations?
(a) Multilateral Investment Guarantee
Agency
(b) International Finance Corporation
(c) International Centre for Settlement of
Investment Disputes
(d) Bank for International Settlements
123. The United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change
(UNFCCC) is an international treaty
drawn at
(a) United Nations Conference on the
Human Environment, Stockholm, 1972
(b) UN Conference on Environment and
Development, Rio de Janeiro, 1992
(c) Worl d Summi t on Sustai nabl e
Development, Johannesburg, 2002
(d) UN Cl i mate Change Conference,
Copenhagen 2009
124. With reference to the United Nations
Convention on the Rights of the Child,
consider the following:
1. The Right to Development
2. The Right to Expression
3. The Right to Recreation
Which of the above is/are the Rights
of the child?
(c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
1. The Commonwealth has no charter,
treaty or constitution.
2. All the territories/countries once under
the British empire (jurisdiction/rule/
mandate) automatically joined the
Commonwealth as its members.
is/are correct?
126. The International Development
Association a lending agency, is
administered by the
(a) International Bank for Reconstruction
and Development
(b) International Fund for Agricultural
Development
(c) Uni ted Nati ons Devel opment
Programme
(d) United Nations Industrial Development
Organization
GENERAL MENTAL ABILITY
127. A cuboid has six sides of different
colours. The red side is opposite to
black. The blue side is adjacent to
white. The brown side is adjacent to
blue. The red side is face down.
Which one of the following would be
the opposite to brown?
(a) Red (b) Black
(c) White (d) Blue
128. In a tournament 14 teams play
league matches. If each team plays
against every other team once only
then how many matches are played?
(a) 105 (b) 91
(c) 85 (d) 78
129. Two trains leave New Delhi at the
same time. One travels north at 60
kmph and the other travels south at
40 kmph. After how many hours will
the trains be 150 km apart?
(a) 3/2 (b) 4/3
(c) 3/4 (d) 15/2
130. A question paper had ten questions.
Each question could only be
answered as True (T) or False (F).
Each candidate answered all the
questions. Yet, no two candidates
wrote the answers in an identical
sequence. How many different
sequences of answers are possible?
(a) 20 (b) 40
(c) 512 (d) 1024
131. Six books A, B, C, D, E and F are
placed side by side. B, C and E have
blue cover and the other books have
red cover. Only D and F are new
books and the rest are old. A, C and
D are law reports and others are
Gazetteers. What book is a new law
report with a red colour?
(a) A (b) B
(c) C (d) D
132. Running at a speed of 60 km per
hour, a train passed through a 1.5 km
long tunnel in two minutes. What is
the length of the train?
(a) 250 m (b) 500 m
(c) 1000 m (d) 1500 m
133. Six persons M, N, O, P, Q and R are
sitting in two rows, three in each. Q
is not at the end of any row. P is
second to the left of R. O is the
neighbour of Q and is sitting
diagonally opposite to P. N is the
neighbour of R. On the basis of above
information, who is facing N?
(a) R (b) Q
(c) P (d) M
134. A person X has four notes of Rupee
1, 2, 5 and 10 denomination. The
number of different sums of money
she can form from them is
(a) 16 (b) 15
(c) 12 (d) 8
135. Two numbers X and Y are
respectively 20% and 28% less than
a third number Z. By what percentage
is the number Y less than the number
X?
(a) 8% (b) 9%
(c) 10% (d) 12%
136. A person travelled a distance of 50
km in 8 hours. He covered a part of
the distance on foot at the rate of 4
km per hour and a part on a bicycle
at the rate of 10 km per hour. How
much distance did he travel on foot?
(a) 10 km (b) 20 km
(c) 30 km (d) 40 km
137. How many numbers from 0 to 999 are
not divisible by either 5 or 7?
(a) 313 (b) 341
(c) 686 (d) 786
138. In a group of five persons A, B, C, D
and E, there is a professor, a doctor
and lawyer. A and D are unmarried
ladies, and do not work. Of
the4narried couple in the Group, E is
the husband. B is the brother of A and
is neither a doctor nor a lawyer. Who
is the professor?
(a) B (b) C
(c) A
(d) Cannot be determi ned with the
available data
139. Half of the villagers of a certain
village have their own houses. One-
fifth of the villagers cultivate paddy.
One-third of the villagers are literate.
Four-fifth of the villagers are below
twenty five. Then, which one of the
following is certainly true?
(a) All the villagers who have their own
houses are literate.
(b) Some villagers under twenty five are
literate.
(c) A quarter of the villagers who have
their own houses cultivate paddy.
(d) Half of the villagers who cultivate
paddy are literate.
140. Each persons performance
compared with all other persons is to
be done to rank them subjectively.
How many comparisons are needed
in total, if there are 11 persons?
(a) 66 (b) 55
(c) 54 (d) 45
141. Three men start together to travel the
same way around a circular track of
11 km. Their speeds, are 4, 5.5 and
8 kmph respectively. When will they
meet at the starting point for the first
time?
(a) After 11 hours (b) After 21 hours
(c) After 22 hours (d) After 33 hours
142. P, Q, R and S are four men. P is the
oldest but not the poorest. R is the
richest but not the oldest. Q is older
than S but not than P or R. P is richer
than Q but not than S. The four men
can be ordered (descending) in
respect of age and richness,
respectively, as
(a) PQRS, RPSQ (b) PRQS, RSPQ
(c) PRQS, RSQP (d) PRSQ, RSPQ
143. A man fills a basket with eggs in such
a way that the number of eggs added
on each successive day is the same
as the number already present in the
basket. This way the basket gets
completely filled in 24 days. After
how many days the basket was
1/4
th
full?
(a) 6 (b) 12
(c) 17 (d) 22
144. The diameters of two circular coins
are in the ratio of 1:3. The smaller
coin is made to roll around the bigger
coin till it returns to the position from
where the process of rolling started.
How many times the smaller coin
rolled around the bigger coin?
(a) 9 (b) 6
(c) 3 (d) 1.5
145. The difference between the simple
interest received from two banks on
Rs. 500 for two years is ` 2.50. What
is the difference between their
rates?
(a) 0.25% (b) 0.5%
(c) 1% (d) 2.5%
146. When ten persons shake hands with
one another, in how many ways is it
possible?
(a) 20 (b) 25
(c) 40 (d) 45
147. A candidate attempted 12 questions
and secured full marks in all of them.
If he obtained 60% in the test and
all questions carried equal marks,
then what is the number of questions
in the test?
(a) 36 (b) 30
(c) 25 (d) 20
148. In how many ways can four children
be made to stand in a line such that
two of them, A and B are always
together?
(a) 6 (b) 12
(c) 18 (d) 24
149. In a meeting, the map of a village
was placed in such a manner that
south-east becomes north, north-
east becomes west and so on. What
will south become?
(a) North (b) North-east
(c) North-west (d) West
150. Examine the following statements:
1. All colours are pleasant
2. Some colours are pleasant
3. No colour is pleasant
4. Some colours are not pleasant
Given that the statement 4 is true,
what can be definitely concluded?
(a) 1 and 2 are true
(b) 1 is false
(c) 2 is false
(d) 3 is true

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Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a.) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b.) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c.) 1 and 4 only
(d.) 1, 2, 3 and 4

(2.) Aspartame is an artificial sweetener sold in the market. It consists of amino acids and provides
calories like other amino acids. Yet, it is used as a low-calorie sweetening agent in food items. What is
the basis of this use?
(a.) Aspartame is as sweet as table sugar, but unlike table sugar, it is not readily oxidized in human body due
to lack of requisite enzymes
(b.)When aspartame is used in food processing, the sweet taste remains, but it becomes resistant to oxidation
(c.) Aspartame is as sweet as sugar, but after ingestion into the body, it is converted into metabolites that
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(3.) What was the purpose with which Sir William Wedderburn and W. S. Caine had set up the
Indian Parliamentary Committee in 1893?
(a.) To agitate for Indian political reforms in the House of Commons
(b.) To campaign for. the entry of Indians into the Imperial Judiciary
(c.) To facilitate a discussion on India's Independence in the British Parliament
(d.) To agitate for the entry of eminent Indians into the British Parliament

(4.) What is the difference between a CFL and an LED lamp?
1. To produce light, a CFL uses mercury vapour and phosphor while an LED lamp uses semiconductor
material.
2. The average life span of a CFL is much longer than that of an LED lamp.
3. A CFL is less energy-efficient as compared to an LED lamp.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a.) 1 only
(b.) 2 and 3 only
(c.) 1 and 3 only
(d.) 1, 2 and 3

(5.) Recently, "oilzapper" was in the news. What is it?
(a.) It is an eco-friendly technology for the remediation of oily sludge and oil spills
(b.) It is the latest technology developed for under-sea oil exploration
(c.) It is a genetically engineered high biofuel-yielding maize variety
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(6.) A married couple adopted a male child, A few years later; twin boys were born to them. The blood
group of the couple is AB positive and O negative. The blood group of the three sons is A positive, B
positive, and O positive. The blood group of the adopted son is
(a.) O positive
(b.) A positive
(c.) B positive
(d.) Cannot be determined on the basis of the given data

(7.) Mahatma Gandhi said that some of his deepest convictions were reflected in a book titled, Unto
this Last! and the book transformed his life. What was the message from the book that transformed
Mahatma Gandhi?
(a.) Uplifting the oppressed and poor is the moral responsibility of an educated man
(b.) The good of individual is contained in the good of all
(c.) The life of celibacy and spiritual pursuit are essential for a noble life
(d.) All the statements (a), (b) and (c) are correct in this context

(8.) With reference to Indian freedom struggle, Usha Mehta is well-known for
(a.) Running the secret Congress Radio in the wake of Quit India Movement
(b.) Participating in the Second Round Table Conference
(c.) Leading a contingent of Indian National Army
(d.) Assisting in the formation of Interim Government under Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

(9.) A new optical disc format known as the Blu-ray Disc (BD) is becoming popular. In what way is it
different from the traditional DVD?
1. DVD supports Standard Definition video while BD supports High Definition video.
2. Compared to a DVD, the BD format has several times more storage capacity.
3. Thickness of BD is 2.4 mm white that of DVD is 1.2 mm.
(a.) 1 only
(b.) 1 and 2 only
(c.) 2 and 3 only
(d.) 1, 2 and 3. b
(10.) With reference to the period of Indian freedom struggle, which of the following was/were
recommended by the Nehru report?
1. Complete Independence for India.
2. Joint electorates for reservation of seats for minorities.
3. Provision of fundamental rights for the people of India in the Constitution.
(a.) 1 only
(b.) 2 and 3 only
(c.) 1 and 3 only
(d.) 1, 2 and 3

(11.) Among the following States, which one has the most suitable climatic conditions for the
cultivation of a large variety of orchids with minimum cost of production, and can develop an export
oriented industry in this field?
(a.) Andhra Pradesh

(b.) Arunachal Pradesh
(c.) Madhya Pradesh
(d.)Uttar Pradesh

(12.) Which one of the following is not a site for in-situ method of conservation of flora?
(a.) Biosphere Reserve
(b.) Botanical Garden
(c.) National Park
(d.) Wildlife Sanctuary

(13.) Consider the following statements :
In India, a Metropolitan Planning Committee
1. is constituted under the provisions of the Constitution of India.
2. prepares the draft development plans for metropolitan area.
3. has the sole responsibility for implementing Government sponsored schemes in die metropolitan area.
(a.) 1 and 2 only
(b.) 2 only
(c.) 1 and 3 only
(d.) 1, 2 and 3

(14.) What is the difference between "vote-on-account" and "interim budget!?
1. The provision of a "vote-on-account" is used by a regular Government, while an "interim budget" is a
provision used by a caretaker Government.
2. A "vote-on-account" only deals with the expenditure in Governments budget, while an "interim budget"
includes both expenditure and receipts.
Which of the statements; given above is/are correct?
(a.) 1 only
(b.) 2 only
(c.) Both 1 and 2
(d.) Neither 1 nor 2

(15.) Regarding international Monetary Fund, which one of the following statements is correct?
(a.) It can grant loans to any country
(b.) It can grant loans to only developed countries
(c.) It grants loans to only member countries
(d.) It can grant loans to the central bank of a country

(16.) In the Union Budget 2011-12, a full exemption from the basic customs duty was extended to the
bio-based asphalt (bioasphalt). What is the importance of this material?
1. Unlike traditional asphalt, bio-asphalt is not based on fossil fuels.
2. Bioasphalt can be made from non-renewable resources.
3. Bioasphalt can be made from organic waste materials.
4. It is eco-friendly to use bioasphalt for surfacing of the roads.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

(c.) 2 and 4 only
(d.) 1, 2, 3 and 4

(17.) Consider the following:
1. Carbon dioxide
2. Oxides of Nitrogen
3. Oxides of Sulphur
Which of the above is/are the emission/ emissions from coal combustion at thermal power plants?
(a.) 1 only
(b.) 2 and 3 only
(c.) 1 and 3 only
(d.) 1, 2 and 3

(18.) Satellites used for telecommunication relay are kept in a geostationary orbit. A satellite is said to
be in such an orbit when:
1. The orbit is geosynchronous.
2. The orbit is circular,
3. The orbit lies in the plane of the Earth's equator.
4. The orbit is at an altitude of 22,236 km.
(c.) 2 and 4 only
(d.) 1, 2,3 and 4

(19.) India has experienced persistent and high food inflation in the recent past. What could be the
reasons?
1. Due to a gradual switchover to the cultivation of commercial crops, the area under the cultivation of food
grains has steadily decreased in the last five years by about 30%.
2. As a consequence of increasing incomes, the consumption patterns of the% people have undergone a
significant change.
3. The food supply chain has structural constraints.
Which of the statements given above1 are correct?
(a.) 1 and 2 only
(b.) 2 and 3 only
(c.) 1 and 3 only
(d.) 1, 2 and 3

(20.) At present, scientists can determine the arrangement or relative positions of genes or DNA
sequences on a chromosome. How does this knowledge benefit us?
1. It is possible to know the pedigree of livestock.
2. It is possible to understand the causes of all human diseases.
3. It is possible to develop disease-resistant animal breeds.
(a.) 1 and 2 only
(b.) 2 only
(c.) 1 and 3 only

(d.) 1, 2 and 3

(21.) In terms of economy, the visit by foreign nationals to witness the XIX Common Wealth Games in
India amounted to
(a.) Export
(b.)Import
(c.) Production
(d.)Consumption

(22.) Microbial fuel cells are considered a source of sustainable energy. Why?1. They use living
organisms as catalysts to generate electricity from certain substrates.
2. They use a variety of inorganic materials as substrates.
3. They can be installed in waste water, treatment plants to cleanse water and produce electricity.
(a.) 1 only
(b.) 2 and 3 only
(c.) 1 and 3 only
(d.) 1, 2 and 3

(23.) Which one of the following statements appropriately describes the "fiscal, stimulus!?
(a.) It is a massive investment by the Government in manufacturing sector to ensure the supply of goods to
meet the demand surge caused by rapid economic growth
(b.) It is an intense affirmative action of the Government to boost economic activity in the country
(c.) It is Government's intensive action on financial institutions to ensure disbursement of loans to
agriculture and allied sectors to promote greater food production and contain food inflation
(d.) It is an extreme affirmative action by the Government to pursue its policy of financial inclusion

(24.) The formation of ozone hole in the Antarctic region has been a cause of concern. What could be
the reason for the formation of this hole?
(a.) Presence of prominent tropo-spheric turbulence; and inflow of chlorofluorocarbons
2. Presence of prominent polar front and stratospheric' clouds; and inflow of chlorofluorocarbons
(a.) Absence of polar front and stratospheric clouds; and inflow of methane and chlorofluorocarbons
(b.) Increased temperature at polar region due to global warming

(25.) Consider the following actions which the Government can take:
1. Devaluing the domestic currency.
2. Reduction in the export subsidy.
3. Adopting suitable policies which attract greater FDI and more funds from FIIs.
Which of the above action/actions can help in reducing the current account deficit?
(a.) 1 and 2
(b.) 2 and 3
(c.) 3 only
(d.) 1 and 3

(26.) The Constitution (Seventy-Third Amendment) Act, 1992, which aims at promoting the
Panchayati Raj Institutions in the country, provides for which of the following?

1. Constitution of District Planning Committees.2. State Election Commissions to conduct all panchayat
elections.
3. Establishment of State Finance Commissions.
(a.) 1 only
(b.) 1 and 2 only
(c.) 2 and 3 only
(d.) 1, 2 and 3

(27.) Two important rivers " one with its source in Jharkhand (and known by a different name in
Odisha), and another, with its source in Odisha " merge at a place only a short distance from the
coast of Bay of Bengal before flowing into the sea. This is an important site of wildlife and biodiversity
and a protected area. Which one of the following could be this?
(a.) Bhitarkanika
(b.) Chandipur-on-sea
(c.) Gopalpur-on-sea
(d.) Simlipal

(28.) A rapid increase in the rate of inflation is sometimes attributed to the "base effect". What is
"base effect"?
(a.) It is the impact of drastic deficiency in supply due to failure of crops
(b.) It is the impact of the surge in demand due to rapid economic growth
(c.) It is the impact of the price levels of previous year on the calculation of inflation rate
(d.)None of the statements (a), (b) and (c) 'given above is correct in this context

(29.) India is regarded as a country with "Demographic Dividend". This is due to
(a.) Its high population in the age group below 15 years
(b.) Its high population in the age group of 15-64 years
(c.) Its high population in the age group above 65 years
(d.) Its high total population

(30.) Regarding "carbon, credits", which one of the following statements is not correct?
(a.) The carbon credit system was ratified in conjunction with the Kyoto Protocol
(b.) Carbon credits are awarded to countries or groups that have reduced greenhouse gases below their
emission quota
(c.) The goal of the carbon credit system is to limit the increase of carbon dioxide emission
(d.) Carbon credits are- traded at a price fixed from time to time by the United Nations Environment
Programme

(31.) Consider the following :
1. Right to education.
2. Right to equal access to public service.
3. Right to food.
Which of the above is/are Human Right/Human Rights under "Universal Declaration of Human Rights"?
(a.) 1 only
(b.) 1 and 2 only
(c.) 3 only

(d.) 1, 2 and 3

(32.) There is a concern: over the increase in harmful algal blooms in the seawaters of India. What
could be the causative factors for this phenomenon?
1. Discharge of nutrients from the estuaries.
2. Run-off from the land during the monsoon.
3. Upwelling in the seas.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(a.) 1 only
(b.) 1 and 2 only
(c.) 2 and 3 only
(d.) 1, 2 and 3

(33.) Consider the following :
1. Photosynthesis
2. Respiration
3. Decay of organic matter
4. Volcanic action
Which of the above add carbon dioxide to the carbon cycle on Earth?
(a.) 1 and 4 only
(b.) 2 and 3 only
(c.) 2, 3 and 4 only
(d.) 1, 2, 3 and 4

(34.) Recently, the USA decided to support India's membership in multi-lateral export control regimes
called the "Australia Group" and the "Wassenaar Arrangement". What is the difference between
them?
1. The Australia Group is an informal arrangement which aims to allow exporting countries to minimize the
risk of assisting chemical and biological weapons proliferation, whereas the Wassenaar- Arrangement is a
formal group under the OECD holding identical objectives.
2. The Australia Group comprises predominantly of Asian, African and North American countries, whereas
the member countries of Wassenaar Arrangement are predominantly from the European Union and
American continents.
(a.) 1 only
(b.) 2 only
(c.) Both 1 and 2

(35.) The surface of a lake is frozen in severe winter, but the water at its bottom is still liquid. What is
the reason?
(a.) Ice is a bad conductor of heat
(b.) Since the surface of the lake is at the same temperature as the air, no heat is lost
(c.) The density of water is maximum at 4!C
(d.) None of the statements (a), (b) and (c) given above is correct

(36.) A sandy and saline area is the natural habitat of an Indian animal species. The animal has no
predators in that area but its existence is threatened due to the destruction of its habitat. Which one of
the following could be that animal?
(a.) Indian wild buffalo
(b.) Indian wild ass
(c.) Indian wild boar
(d.) Indian gazelle

(37.) La Nina is suspected to have caused recent floods in Australia. How is La Nina different from El
Nino?
(a.) La Nina is characterised by unusually cold ocean temperature in equatorial Indian Ocean whereas El
Nino is characterised by unusually warm ocean temperature in the equatorial Pacific Ocean.
2. El Nino has adverse effect on south-west monsoon of India, but La Nina has no effect on monsoon
climate.
(a.) 1 only
(b.) 2 only
(c.) Both 1 and 2

(38.) The tendency for increased litigation was visible after the introduction of the land settlement system of
Lord Cornwallis in 1793. The reason for this is normally traced to which of the following provisions?
(a.) Making Zamindar's position stronger vis-a-vis the ryot
(b.)Making East India Company an overlord of Zamindars
(c.) Making judicial system more efficient
(d.)None of the (a), (b) and (c) above

(39.) Which one of the following observations is not true about the Quit India Movement of 1942?
(a.) It was a non-violent movement
(b.) It was led by Mahatma Gandhi
(c.) It was a spontaneous movement
(d.) It did not attract the labour class in general

(40.) Which amongst the following provided a common factor for tribal insurrection in India in the
19th century?
(a.) Introduction of a new system of land revenue and taxation- of tribal products
(b.) Influence of foreign religious missionaries in tribal areas
(c.) Rise of a large number of money lenders, traders and revenue farmers as middlemen in tribal areas
(d.) The complete disruption of the old agrarian order of the tribal communities

(41.) India maintained its early cultural contacts and trade links with Southeast Asia across the Bay of
Bengal. For this pre-eminence of early maritime history of Bay of Bengal, which of the following could
be the most convincing .explanation/explanations?
(a.) As compared to other countries, India had a better ship-building technology in ancient and medieval
times
(b.) The rulers of southern India always patronized traders, brahmin priests and buddhist monks in this
context

(c.) Monsoon winds across the Bay of Bengal facilitated sea voyages
(d.) Both (a) and (b) are convincing explanations in this context

(42.) What is the difference between Bluetooth and Wi-Fi devices?
(a.) Bluetooth uses 2.4 GHz radio frequency band, whereas-Wi-Fi can use 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz frequency
band
(b.) Bluetooth is used for Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN) only, whereas Wi-Fi is used for Wireless
Wide Area Networks (WWAN) only
(c.) When information is transmitted between two devices using Blue-tooth technology, the devices have to
be in the line of sight of each other, but when Wi-Fi technology is used the devices need not be in the line of
sight of each other
(d.) The statements (a) and (b) given above are correct in this context

(43.) With reference to micro-irrigation, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Fertilizer/nutrient loss can be reduced.
2. It is the only means of irrigation in dry land farming.
3. In some areas of farming, receding of ground water table can be checked.
(a.) 1 only
(b.) 2 and 3 only(c.) 1 and 3 only
(d.) 1, 2 and 3

(44.) With reference to the period of colonial rule in India, "Home Charges" formed an important
part of drain of wealth from India. Which of the following funds constituted "Home Charges"?
1. Funds used to support the India Office in London.
2. Funds used to pay salaries and pensions of British personnel engaged in India.
3. Funds used for waging wars outside India by the British.
(a.) 1 only
(b.) 1 and 2 only
(c.) 2 and 3 only
(d.) 1, 2 and 3

(45.) What was the reason for Mahatma Gandhi to organize a satyagraha on behalf of the peasants of
Kheda?
1. The Administration did not suspend the land revenue collection in spite of a drought.
2. The Administration proposed to introduce Permanent Settlement in Gujarat.
(a.) 1 only
(b.) 2 only
(c.) Both 1 and 2

(46.) The 2004 Tsunami made people realize that mangroves can serve as a reliable safety hedge
against coastal calamities. How do mangroves function as a safety hedge?
(a.) The mangrove swamps separate the human settlements from the sea by a wide zone in which people
neither live nor venture out

(b.) The mangroves provide both food and medicines which people are in need of after any natural disaster
(c.) The mangrove trees are tall with dense canopies and serve as art excellent shelter during a cyclone or
tsunami
(d.) The mangrove trees do not get uprooted by storms and tides because of their extensive roots

(47.) The Jain philosophy holds that the world is created and maintained by
(a.) Universal Law
(b.) Universal Truth
(c.) Universal Faith
(d.) Universal Soul

(48.) Salinization occurs when the irrigation water accumulated in the soil evaporates, leaving behind
salts and minerals. What are the effects of salinization on the irrigated land?
(a.) It greatly increases the crop production
(b.) It makes some soils impermeable
(c.) It raises the water table
(d.) It fills the air spaces in the soil with water

(49.) The "Red Data Books" published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and
Natural Resources (IUCN) contain lists of
1. Endemic plant and animal species present in the biodiversity hotspots,
2. Threatened plant and animal species.
3. Protected sites for conservation of nature and natural resources in various countries.
(a.) 1 and 3
(b.) 2 only
(c.) 2 and 3
(d.) 3 only

(50.) Why is the offering of "teaser loans" by commercial banks a cause of economic concern?
1. The teaser loans are considered to be an aspect of sub-prime lending and banks may be exposed to the risk
of defaulters in future.
2. In India, the teaser loans are mostly given to inexperienced entrepreneurs to set up manufacturing or
export units.
(a.) 1 only
(b.) 2 only
(c.) Both 1 and 2

(51.) An artificial satellite orbiting around the Earth does not fall down. This is so because the
attraction Of Earth
(a.) does not exist at such distance
(b.) is neutralized by the attraction of the moon
(c.) provides the necessary speed for its steady motion
(d.) provides the necessary acceleration for its motion

(52.) In the context of Indian economy, consider the following statements :
1. The growth rate of GDP has steadily increased in the last five years.
2. The growth rate in per capita income has steadily increased in the last five years.
(a.) 1 only
(b.) 2 only
(c.) Both 1 and 2

(53.) In India, which of the following have the highest share in the disbursement of credit to
agriculture and allied activities?
(a.) Commercial Banks
(b.) Cooperative Banks
(c.) Regional Rural Banks
(d.) Microfinance Institutions

(54.) Which of the following can aid in furthering the Government's objective of inclusive growth?
1. Promoting Self-Help Groups
2. Promoting Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
3. Implementing the Right to Education Act
(a.) 1 only
(b.) 1 and 2 only
(c.) 2 and 3 only
(d.) 1, 2 and 3

(55.) Why is die Government of India disinvesting its equity in the Central Public Sector Enterprises
(CPSEs) ?
1. The Government intends to use the revenue earned-from the disinvestment mainly to pay back the
external debt.
2. The Government no longer intends to retain the management control of the CPSEs.
(a.) I only
(b.) 2 only
(c.) Both 1 and 2

(56.) What is die difference between asteroids and comets?
1. Asteroids are small rocky planetoids, while comets are formed of frozen gases held together by rocky and
metallic material.
2. Asteroids are found mostly between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars, while comets are found mostly
between Venus and Mercury.
3. Comets show a perceptible glowing tail, while asteroids do not.
(a.) 1 and 2 only
(b.) 1 and 3 only
(c.) 3 only

(d.) 1, 2 and 3

(57.) Economic growth is usually coupled with
(a.) Deflation
(b.) Inflation
(c.) Stagflation
(d.) Hyperinflation

(58.) The lowering of Bank Rate by the Reserve Bank of India leads to
(a.) More liquidity in the market
(b.) Less liquidity in the market
(c.) No change in the liquidity in the market
(d.) Mobilization of more deposits by commercial banks

(59.) Westerlies in southern hemisphere are stronger and persistent than in northern hemisphere.
Why?
1. Southern hemisphere has less landmass as compared to northern hemisphere.
2. Coriolis force is higher in southern hemisphere as compared to northern hemisphere
Which of-the statements given above is/are correct?
(a.) 1 only
(b.) 2 only
(c.) Both 1 and 2
(60.) Between India and East Asia, the navigation-time and distance can be greatly reduced by which
of the following?
1. Deepening the Malacca straits between Malaysia and Indonesia.
2. Opening a new canal across the Kra isthmus between the Gulf of Siam and Andaman Sea.
(a.) 1 only
(b.) 2 only
(c.) Both 1 and 2

(61.) Which one of the following is not a feature of "Value Added Tax"?
(a.) It is a multi-point destination-based system of taxation
(b.) It is a tax levied on value addition at each stage of transaction in the production-distribution chain
(c.) It is a tax on the final consumption of goods or services and must ultimately be borne by the consumer
(d.) It is basically a subject of the Central Government and the State Governments are only a facilitator for
its successful implementation

(62.) A "closed economy" is an economy in which
(a.) the money supply is fully controlled
(b.) deficit financing takes place
(c.) only exports take place

(d.) neither exports nor imports take place

(63.) When the bark of a tree is removed in a circular fashion all around near its base, it gradually
dries up and dies because
(a.) Water from soil cannot rise to aerial parts
(b.) Roots are starved of energy
(c.) Tree is infected by soil microbes
(d.) Roots do not receive oxygen for respiration

(64.) The New START! treaty was in the news. What is this treaty?
(a.) It is a bilateral strategic nuclear arms reduction treaty between the USA and the Russian Federation
(b.) It is a multilateral energy security cooperation treaty among the members of the East Asia Summit
(c.) It is a treaty between the Russian Federation and the European Union for the energy security cooperation
(d.) It is a multilateral cooperation treaty among the BRICS countries for the promotion of trade

(65.) Three of the following criteria have contributed to the recognition of Western Ghats-Sri Lanka
and Indo-Burma regions as hotspots of biodiversity:
1. Species richness
2. Vegetation density
3. Endemism
4. Ethno-botanical importance
5. Threat perception
6. Adaptation of flora and fauna to warm and humid conditions
Which three of the above are correct criteria in this context?
(a.) 1, 2 and 6
(b.) 2, 4 and 6(c.) 1, 3 and 5
(d.) 3, 4 and 6

(66.) Human activities in the recent past have Caused the increased concentration of carbon dioxide in
the atmosphere, but a lot of it does not remain in the lower atmosphere because of
1. its escape into the outer stratosphere.
2. the photosynthesis by phyto-plankton in the oceans.
3. the trapping of air in the polar ice caps.
(a.) 1 and 2
(b.) 2 only
(c.) 2 and 3
(d.) 3 only

(67.) In the context of ecosystem productivity, marine upwelling zones are important as they increase
the marine productivity by bringing the
1. decomposer microorganisms to the surface.
2. nutrients to the surface.
3. bottom-dwelling organisms to- the surface.
(a.) 1 and 2
(b.) 2 only

(c.) 2 and 3
(d.) 3 only

(68.) If a tropical rain forest is removed, it does not regenerate quickly as compared to a tropical
deciduous forest. This is because
(a.) the soil of rain forest is deficient in nutrients
(b.) propagules of the trees in a rain forest have poor viability
(c.) the rain forest species are slow-growing
(d.) exotic species invade the fertile soil of rain forest

(69.) The Himalayan Range is Very rich in species diversity. Which one among the following is the
most appropriate reason for this phenomenon?
(a.) It has a high rainfall that supports luxuriant vegetative growth
(b.) It is a confluence of different bio-geographical zones
(c.) Exotic and invasive species have not been introduced in this region
(d.) It has less human interference

(70.) With reference to India, consider the following Central Acts:
1. Import and Export (Control) Act, 1947
2. Mining and Mineral Development (Regulation) Act, 1957
3. Customs Act, 1962
4. Indian Forest Act, 1927
Which of the above Acts have relevance to/bearing on the biodiversity conservation in the country?
(a.) 1 and 3 only
(c.) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(d.) None of the above Acts

(71.) Karl Marx explained the process of class struggle with the help of which one of the following
theories?
(a.) Empirical liberalism
(b.) Existentialism
(c.) Darwin's theory of evolution
(d.) Dialectical materialism

(72.) A layer in the Earth's atmosphere called Ionosphere facilitates radio communication. Why?
1. The presence of ozone causes the reflection of radio waves to Earth.
2. Radio waves have a very long wavelength.
(a.) 1 only
(b.) 2 only
(c.) Both 1 and 2

(73.) Both Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Foreign Institutional Investor (FII) are related to
investment in a country. Which one of the following statements best represents an important

difference between the two?
(a.) FII helps bring better management skills and technology, while FDI only brings in capital
(b.) FII helps in increasing capital availability in general, while FDI only targets specific sectors
(c.) FDI flows only into the secondary market, while FII targets primary market
(d.) FII is considered to be more stable than FDI

(74.) A genetically engineered form of brinjal, known as the Bt-brinjal, has been developed. The
objective of this is
(a.) To make it pest-resistant
(b.) To improve its taste and nutritive qualities
(c.) To make it drought-resistant
(d.) To make its shelf-life longer

(75.) With reference to "Aam Admi Bima Yojana", consider the following statements:
1. The member insured under the scheme must be the head of the family or an earning member of the family
in a rural landless household.
2. The member insured must be in the age group of 30 to 65 years.
3. There is a provision for free scholarship for up to two children of the insured who are studying between
classes 9 and 12.
(a.) 1 only
(b.) 2 and 3 only
(c.) 1 and 3 only
(d.) 1, 2 and 3

(76.) Regular intake of fresh fruits and vegetables is recommended in the die since they are a good
source of antioxidants. How do antioxidants help a person maintain health and promote longevity?
(a.) They activate the enzyme necessary for vitamin synthesis in the body and help prevent vitamin
deficiency
(b.) They prevent excessive oxidation of carbohydrates, fats and protein in the body and help avoid
unnecessary wastage of energy
(c.) They neutralize the free radical produced in the body during metabolism
(d.) They activate certain genes in the cells of the body and help delay the ageing process

(77.) Regarding the Indus Valley Civilization, consider the following statements:
1. It was predominantly a secular civilization and the religious element, though present, did not dominate the
scene,
2. During this period, cotton was used for manufacturing textiles in India.
(a.) 1 only
(b.) 2 only
(c.) Both 1 and 2

(78.) The lower Gangetic plain is characterized by humid climate with high temperature throughout
the year. Which one among the following pairs of crops is most suitable for this region?
(a.) Paddy and cotton

(b.) Wheat and Jute
(c.) Paddy and Jute
(d.) Wheat and cotton

(79.) What could be the main reason/reasons for the formation of African and Eurasian desert belt?
1. It is located in the sub-tropical high pressure cells.
2. It is under the influence of warm ocean currents.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct in this context?
(a.) 1 only
(b.) 2 only
(c.) Both 1 and 2

(80.) The jet aircrafts fly very easily and smoothly in the lower stratosphere. What could be the
appropriate explanation?
1. There are no clouds or water vapour in the lower stratosphere.
2. There are no vertical winds in the lower stratosphere.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct in this context?
(a.) 1 only
(b.) 2 only
(c.) Both 1 and 2

(81.) Consider the following statements:
1. Biodiversity is normally greater in the lower latitudes as compared to the higher latitudes.
2. Along the mountain gradients, biodiversity is normally greater in the lower altitudes as compared to the
higher altitudes.
(a.) 1 only
(b.) 2 only
(c.) Both 1 and 2

(82.) The Brahmaputra, Irrawady and Mekong rivers originate in Tibet and flow through narrow and
parallel mountain ranges in their upper reaches. Of these rivers, Brahmaputra makes a "U" turn in
its course to flow into India. This "U" turn is due to
(a.) Uplift of folded Himalayan series
(b.) Syntaxial bending of geologically young Himalayas
(c.) Geo-tectonic disturbance in the tertiary folded mountain chains
(d.) Both (a) and (b) above

(83.) A state in India has the following characteristics:
1. Its northern part is arid and semi-arid.
2. Its central part produces cotton.
3. Cultivation of cash crops is predominant over food crops.
Which one of the following states has all of the above characteristics?
(a.) Andhra Pradesh

(b.) Gujarat
(c.) Karnataka
(d.) Tamil Nadu

(84.) What is "Virtual Private Network"?
(a.) It is a private computer network of an organization where the remote users can transmit encrypted
information through the server of the organization
(b.) It is a computer network across a public internet that provides users access to their organization's
network while maintaining the security of the information transmitted
(c.) It is a computer network in which users can access a shared pool of computing resources through a
service provider
(d.) None of the statements (a), (b) and (c) given above is a correct description of Virtual Private Network

(85.) The "dharma" and "rita" depict a central idea of ancient Vedic civilization of India, In this
context, consider the following statements:
1. Dharma was a conception of obligations and of the discharge of ones duties to oneself and to others.
2. Rita was the fundamental moral law governing the functioning of the universe and all it contained.
(a.) 1 only
(b.) 2 only
(c.) Both 1 and 2

(86.) In the context of global oil prices, "Brent crude oil" is frequently referred to in the news. What
does this term imply?
1. It is a major classification of crude oil.
2. It is sourced from North Sea.
3. It does not contain sulphur.
4. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a.) 2 only
(b.) 1 and 2 only .
(c.) 1 and 3 only
(d.) 1, 2 and 3

(87.) The function of heavy water in a nuclear reactor is to
(a.) Slow down the speed of neutrons
(b.) Increase the speed of neutrons
(c.) Cool down the reactor
(d.) Stop the nuclear reaction

(88.) In India, if a religious sect/community is given "the status of a national minority, what special
advantages it is entitled to?
1. It can establish and administer exclusive educational institutions.
2. The President of India automatically nominates a representative of the community to Lok Sabha.
3. It can derive benefits from the Prime Minister's 15-Point Programme.
(a.) 1 only

(b.) 2 and 3 only'
(c.) 1 and 3 only
(d.) 1, 2 and 3

(89.) India is home to lakhs of persons with disabilities. What are the benefits available to them under
me law?
1. Free schooling till the age of 18 years in government-run schools.
2. Preferential allotment of land for getting up business.
3. Ramps in public buildings.
(a.) 1 only
(b.) 2 and 3 only
(c.) 1 and 3 only
(d.) 1, 2 and 3

(90.) With what purpose is the-Government of India promoting the concept of "Mega Food Parks"?
1. To provide good infrastructure facilities for the food processing industry-
2. To increase the processing of perishable items and reduce wastage.
3. To provide emerging and eco--friendly food processing technologies to entrepreneurs.
(a.) 1 only
(b.) 1 and 2 only
(c.) 2 and 3 only
(d.) 1, 2 and 3

(91.) The authorization for the withdrawal of funds from the- Consolidated Fund of India must come
from
(a.) The President of India
(b.) The Parliament of India
(c.) The Prime. Minister of India
(d.) The Union Finance, Minister

(92.) All revenues received by the Union. Government by way of taxes and other receipts for the
conduct of Government business are credited to the
(a.) Contingency Fund of India
(b.) Public Account
(c.) Consolidated Fund of India
(d.) Deposits and Advances Fund

(93.) Microfinance is the provision of financial services to people of low-income groups. This includes
both the consumers and the self-employed. The service/services rendered under micro-finance is/are:
1. Credit facilities
2. Savings facilities
3. Insurance facilities
4. Fund Transfer facilities
Select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
(a.) 1 only

(b.) 1 and 4 only
(c.) 2 and 3 only
(d.) 1, 2, 3 and 4

(94.) Southeast Asia has captivated the attention of global community over space and time as a
geostrategically significant region. Which among the following is the most convincing explanation for
this global perspective?
(a.) It was the hot theatre during the Second World War
(b.) Its location between the Asian powers of China and India
(c.) It was the arena of superpower confrontation during the Cold War period
(d.) Its location between the Pacific and Indian oceans and its pre-eminent maritime character

(95.) A company marketing food products advertises that its items do not contain trans-fats. What
does this campaign signify to the customers?
1. The food products are not made out of hydrogenated oils.
2. The food products are not made out of animal fats/oils.
3. The oils used are not likely to damage the cardiovascular health of the consumers.
(a.) 1 only
(b.) 2 and 3 only
(c.) 1 and 3 only
(d.) 1, 2 and 3

(96.) Among the following who are eligible to benefit from the "Mahatma Gandhi National Rural
Employment Guarantee Act"?
(a.) Adult members of only the scheduled caste and scheduled tribe households
(b.) Adult members of below poverty line (BPL) households
(c.) Adult members of households of all backward communities
(d.) Adult members of any household

(97.) With reference to "Look East Policy" of India, consider the following statements:
1. India wants to establish itself as an important regional player in the East Asian affairs.
2. India wants to plug the vacuum created by the termination of Cold War.
3. India wants to restore the historical and cultural ties with its neighbours in Southeast and East Asia.
(a.) 1 only
(b.) 1 and 3 only
(c.) 3 only
(d.) 1, 2 and 3

(98.) When the annual Union Budget is not passed by the Lok Sabha,
(a.) the Budget is modified and presented again
(b.) the Budget is referred to the Rajya Sabha for suggestions
(c.) the Union Finance Minister is asked to resign,
(d.) the Prime Minister submits the resignation of Council of Ministers

(99.) Under the Constitution of India, which one of the following is not a fundamental duty?
(a.) To vote in public elections
(b.) To develop the scientific temper
(c.) To safeguard public property
(d.) To abide by me Constitution and respect its ideals

(100.) With reference to the Finance Commission of India, which of the following statements is
correct?
(a.) It encourages the inflow of foreign capital for infrastructure development
(b.) It facilitates the proper distribution of finances among the Public Sector Undertakings
(c.) It ensures transparency in financial administration
(d.) None of the statements (a), (b) and (c) given above is correct in this context

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