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GK Questions Set 1
1. Externality theory is the basic theory of the following branch 9. Banks and other financial institutions in India are required
of Economics– to maintain a certain amount of liquid assets like cash, pre-
(A) Macro Economics (B) Environomics cious metals and other short term securities as a reserve all the
(C) Fiscal Economics (D) International Economics time. In Banking World this is known as–
Ans : (D) (A) CRR (B) Fixed Asset
(C) SLR (D) PLR
2. Diamonds are priced higher than water because– Ans : (A)
(A) consumers do not buy them at lower prices.
(B) they are sold by selected firms with monopolistic powers. 10. Wet, tropical deciduous forests are found in which region
(C) their marginal utility to buyers is higher than that of wa- of India ?
ter. (A) Central India (B) Deccan Plateau
(D) their total utility to buyers is higher than that of wafer. (C) The Siwaliks (D) None of these
Ans : (C) Ans : (C)

3. Transboundary pollution (or) Acid rain is caused by– 11. Which one of the following is not a clause of World Trade
(A) Nitrogen oxide and sulphur dioxide Organisation ?
(B) Carbon monoxide (A) Most favoured nation treatment
(C) Carbon dioxide (B) Lowering trade barriers with negotiations
(D) Hydrocarbon (C) Providing financial support to the countries having deficit
Ans : (A) balance of payments
(D) Discouraging unfair trade practices such as anti-dumping
4. “Functional Finance” is associated with– and export subsidies
(A) Abba ‘P’ Lerner (B) Adolph Wogner Ans : (C)
(C) Adam Smith (D) Adams
Ans : (A) 12. Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) relate to–
(A) the World Bank
5. Of the following land uses, which is restricted to Special (B) the Reserve Bank of India.
Economic Zones? (C) the World Trade Organisation.
(A) Information Technology Companies (D) the International Monetary Fund.
(B) Educational Institutions Ans : (D)
(C) Free Trade Centres
(D) Marketing Centres 13. Which one of the following is not a landlocked country in
Ans : (C) Africa ?
(A) Botswana (B) Zambia
6. Who amongst the following has been appointed as the new (C) Lesotho (D) Nigeria
coach of the Indian Cricket team for a period of two years? Ans : (D)
(A) Stuart Law (B) Allan Border
(C) Gary Kirsten (D) Duncan Fletcher 14. The imaginary line on the Earth’s surface that closely fol-
Ans : (D) lows the 180° Meridian is–
(A) Prime Meridian (B) Equator
7. Which of the following does not have an influence over the (C) International Date Line (D) Tropic of Cancer
climate in India ? Ans : (C)
(A) Monsoons (B) Ocean currents
(C) Nearness to equator (D) Presence of Indian Ocean 15. The country that shares longest border with India is–
Ans : (B) (A) China (B) Bangladesh
(C) Nepal (D) Pakistan
8. K. Balachander, who was awarded the prestigious Dada Ans : (B)
Saheb Phalke Award-2010, is basically a/an–
(A) Actor (B) Director 16. The first President to sail in a submarine in India was–
(C) Photographer (D) Music Director (A) K. R. Narayanan (B) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Ans : (B) (C) V.V. Giri (D) N. Sanjeeva Reddy
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17. Cooking vessels have wooden or bakelite handles because– (C) uranium alloyed with aluminium
(A) wood and bakelite are bad conductors of heat (D) uranium with a high percentage of a particular isotope
(B) the handle must be strong Ans : (D)
(C) the handle should be attractive
(D) None of the above 22. In a refrigerator; cooling is produced by–
Ans : (A) (A) the ice which deposits in the freezer
(B) the sudden expansion of a compressed gas
18. “Deshbandhu” is the title of– (C) the evaporation of a volatile liquid
(A) B. R. Ambedkar (B) C. R. Das (D) None of these
(C) B. C. Pal (D) Rabindranath Tagore Ans : (C)
Ans : (B)
23. The first woman to conquer Mount Everest twice is–
19. The Indian folk dance “Cheraw” is also known as the– (A) Surja Lata Devi (B) Jyoti Randhawa
(A) Bamboo dance of Mizoram. (C) Santosh Yadav (D) Suma Shirur
(B) Batukamma dance of Andhra Pradesh Ans : (C)
(C) Bihu dance of Assam.
(D) Garba dance of Gujarat. 24. Which one of the following iron and steel works in India
Ans : (A) is not under public sector ?
(A) Bokaro (B) Jamshedpur
20. In which of the following States, is the child-sex ratio the (C) Bhilai (D) Durgapur
lowest as per the 2011 Census ? Ans : (B)
(A) Haryana (B) Punjab
(C) Chhattisgarh (D) Bihar 25. Which Indian hockey player has a road named after him
Ans : (A) in Germany ?
(A) Dhyan Chand (B) Zafar Iqbal
21. Enriched uranium used in a nuclear reactor is– (C) Roop Singh (D) Dhanraj Pillai
(A) uranium free of all impurities Ans : (C)
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GK Questions Set 2
1. Who among the following enjoys the rank of Cabinet Min- Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India ?
ister in Union Cabinet? (A) National Old Age Pension Scheme
(A) Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission (B) National Maternity Benefit Scheme
(B) Judge of Supreme Court (C) National Family Benefit Scheme
(C) Secretary to Government of India (D) Mid-Day Meal Scheme
(D) Political Advisor to PM Ans : (D)
Ans : (A)
10. Where you are likely to find an embedded operating sys-
2. Who gave the title of ‘Mahamana’ to Madan Mohan tem ?
Malaviya ? (A) on a desktop operating system
(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (B) Dadabhai Nauroji (B) on a networked PC
(C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (D) Mahatma Gandhi (C) on a network server
Ans : (D) (D) on a PDA
Ans : (D)
3. The vacancy of the office of the President must be filled
within– 11. The distance between two consecutive longitudes (91°E
(A) 3 months (B) 6 months and 92° E) at the Poles is–
(C) 12 months (D) 1 month (A) 0 km (B) 18 km
Ans : (B) (C) 25 km (D) 111 km
Ans : (A)
4. In which part of the Indian Constitution, the Fundamental
Duties are enshrined? 12. Lack of atmosphere around the Moon is due to–
(A) IV (B) IV-A (A) low escape velocity of air molecule and low gravitational
(C) IV-B (D) V attraction.
Ans : (B) (B) high escape velocity of air molecule and low gravitational
attraction.
5. Who described the Government of India Act, 1935 as a (C) low gravitational attraction only.
new charter of bondage? (D) high escape velocity of air molecule only.
(A) B. R. Ambedkar (B) Mahatma Gandhi Ans : (C)
(C) Rajendra Prasad (D) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
Ans : (D) 13. Which of the following factors cause(s) ocean currents?
(A) Varying density of sea water
6. Union Cabinet passed a Rs. 7000 crore project to cleanup (B) Varying temperature
which of the following rivers in India ? (C) Winds
(A) Narmada (B) Ravi (D) All of these
(C) Ganga (D) Chambal Ans : (D)
Ans : (C)
14. In the context of their formation, which of the following
7. As per estimates of the Planning Commission of India the types of rocks is the most ancient?
target growth rate of 12th Five-Year Plan is set to (A) Igneous (B) Metamorphic
(A) 7 to 8% (B) 8.0% to 8.5% (C) Plutonic (D) Sedimentary
(C) 9% to 9.5% (D) 10 to 10.5% Ans : (A)
Ans : (C)
15. Two identical piano wires have same fundamental fre-
8. Cudappah ranges lie between– quency when kept under the same tension. What will happen
(A) Godavari and Jamshedpur if tension of one of the wires is slightly increased and both the
(B) Palar and Kauveri wires are made to vibrate simultaneously ?
(C) Godavari and Palkonda range (A) Noise (B) Beats
(D) Satpura and Mohadeo-Maikal range (C) Resonance (D) Non-linear effects
Ans : (C) Ans : (B)

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(A) Odisha (B) Gujarat 21. What is the name of the first research station established
(C) Rajasthan (D) Assam by India in the Antarctica–
Ans : (D) (A) Dakshin Gangotri (B) Maitri
(C) Agnihotri (D) Aryabhatta
17. Who is the author of the book ‘If Cricket is Religion, Sachin Ans : (A)
is God’ ?
(A) Vijai Santhanam (B) Shyam Balasubramaniam 22. Who among the following was awarded Padma Vibhushan
(C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of the above in 2011 for his exceptional and distinguished service in the
Ans : (C) field of trade and industry?
(A) Azim Premji (B) Ratan Tata
18. Which of the following statements is not correct about (C) S. Gopalakrishnan (D) Mecca Rafeeque Ahmed
Sunder Lal Bahuguna? Ans : (A)
(A) He is an eminent environmentalist
(B) He was awarded Padma Bhushan in 2009 23. The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Coun-
(C) He started the ‘Chipko Movement’ to create awareness of cil are–
deforestation (A) China, France, Russia, UK and U.S.A.
(D) He was elected to Lok Sabha from Uttarkashi in (B) China, Canada, France, US.A. and Germany
Uttarakhand (C) China, Germany, Russia, UK and U.S.A.
Ans : (D) (D) China, Germany, U.S.A., UK and Canada
Ans : (A)
19. The three countries, in serial order, who won the highest
number of Gold medals in the Beijing Olympics Games were– 24. Which of the following States has the largest gap in male
(A) China, USA, Russia and female literacy as per 2011 Census (provisional data)?
(B) China, USA, Germany (A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) China, Germany, Australia (C) Rajasthan (D) Kerala
(D) China, Germany, USA Ans : (C)
Ans : (A)
25. Demand for labour is–
20. The first woman from India to be conferred the Sainthood (A) Composite demand (B) Competitive demand
by Pope Benedict XVI is– (C) Derived demand (D) Joint demand
(A) Sister Desouza (B) Sister Madorana Ans : (C)
(C) Sister Alphonsa (D) Sister Nirmala
Ans : (C)

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GK Questions Set 3
1. Who was the Viceroy at the time of Quit India Movement? (C) domain name (D) Net
(A) Lord Irwin (B) Lord Mountbatten Ans : (A)
(C) Lord Wavell (D) Lord Linlithgow
Ans : (D) 10. The system unit–
(A) coordinates input and output devices
2. Who was the other Congress leader who joined with Motilal (B) is the container that houses electronic components
Nehru to start the Swaraj Party in 1923 ? (C) is a combination of hardware and software
(A) G. K. Gokhale (B) B. G. Tilak (D) controls and manipulates data
(C) Chittaranjan Das (D) M. K. Gandhi Ans : (C)
Ans : (C)
11. Which of the following was used as a chemical weapon in
3. What is the first sermon of Buddha called as ? the First World War?
(A) Mahaparinirvansutta (A) Mustard gas (B) Water gas
(B) Brahmajalasutta (C) Hydrogen cyanide (D) Carbon monoxide
(C) Dhammachakkapabattanasutta Ans : (A)
(D) Kachchayanagottasutta
Ans : (C) 12. The basis of European Union began with the signing of–
(A) Maastricht Treaty (B) Treaty of Paris
4. From which of the following banks did Madan Mohan (C) Treaty of Rome (D) Treaty of Lisbon
Malaviya take loans for financing “The Hindustan Times” ? Ans : (A)
(A) State Bank of India (B) Punjab National Bank
(C) Bank of Maharashtra (D) Bank of Baroda 13. National income ignores–
Ans : (B) (A) sales of a firm. (B) salary of employees.
(C) exports of the IT sector. (D) sale of land.
5. Who wrote the book “Why Socialism” ? Ans : (D)
(A) Jayaprakash Narayan (B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Acharya Narendra Dev (D) M .N. Roy 14. What are G. arboreum, G. herbaceum, G. hirsutum and G.
Ans : (A) barbadense, whose all the four species are cultivated in India
? (G = Gossypium)
6. An online discussion group that allows direct “live” com- (A) Species of wool (B) Species of cotton
munication is known as– (C) Species of silk (D) Species of jute
(A) Webcrawler (B) chat group Ans : (B)
(C) regional service provider (D) hyperlink
Ans : (B) 15. The soil formed by wind dust in and around hot deserts is
called–
7. Which of the following is a program that uses a variety of (A) silty soil (B) loamy soil
different approaches to identify and eliminate spam ? (C) sandy soil (D) loess soil
(A) Directory search Ans : (D)
(B) Anti-spam program
(C) Web server 16. Who was chosen unanimously as the President of India ?
(D) Web storefront creation package (A) K. R. Narayanan (B) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Ans : (B) (C) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan (D) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Ans : (D)
8. Connection or link to other documents or Web Pages that
contain related information is called– 17. The Constitution of India was passed by the Constituent
(A) dial-up (B) electronic commerce Assembly on–
(C) hyperlink (D) e-cash (A) 26th November, 1949 (B) 26th January, 1949
Ans : (C) (C) 17th October, 1949 (D) 14th November, 1949
Ans : (A)
9. Which of the following is a programming language for cre-
ating special programs like applets ? 18. The power to decide an election petition is vested in the–
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(C) Parliament (D) Supreme Court 22. Employment in Agriculture comes under–
Ans : (A) (A) Services Sector (B) Semi-organised Sector
(C) Organised Sector (D) Unorganised Sector
19. The 1857 Mutiny failed mainly because– Ans : (D)
(A) of lack of planning and leadership
(B) it was premature 23. Which of the following methods is effective in controlling
(C) the British got French support Balance of Payments (BoP)?
(D) the British numbered more. (A) Abolition of Export Duties
Ans : (A) (B) Tourism Development
(C) Devaluation
20. The Story of ‘My Experiments with Truth’ is the autobi- (D) Foreign Direct Investment
ography of– Ans : (C)
(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Lala Lajpat Rai (D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale 24. Provisions relating to Panchayati Raj can be found in which
Ans : (B) Schedule of the Indian Constitution ?
(A) 10 (B) 11
21. In India, National Income estimates are prepared by– (C) 7 (D) 9
(A) National Development Council Ans : (B)
(B) Central Statistical Organisation
(C) National Sample Survey Organisation 25. The first battle of Panipat took place in the year–
(D) Planning Commission (A) 1527 A.D. (B) 1528 A.D.
Ans : (B) (C) 1525 A.D. (D) 1526 A.D.
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GK Questions Set 4
1. Multi-purpose river valley projects are the “New temples (B) create a blog
of modern India”. (C) communicate via direct live communication
The above statement is made by– (D) identify and eliminate spam
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru (B) Motilal Nehru Ans : (C)
(C) Mahatma Gandhi (D) Rajiv Gandhi
Ans : (A) 11. Portable computer, also known as laptop computer, weigh-
ing between 4 and 10 pounds is called–
2. Where are the Todas found? (A) general-purpose application
(A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Tamil Nadu (B) Internet
(C) Rajasthan (D) Arunachal Pradesh (C) scanner
Ans : (B) (D) notebook computer
Ans : (D)
3. The eastward continuation of the Brazil current is called–
(A) North Atlantic drift (B) South Atlantic drift 12. Logically, what does a continually rising air pressure indi-
(C) Counter Equatorial drift (D) West Atlantic drift cate ?
Ans : (B) (A) Advent of unsettled and cloudy weather
(B) Advent of a cyclone
4. Which of the following is an endemic species? (C) Fine and settled weather
(A) Nicobar pigeon (B) Horn bill (D) Fine and unsettled weather
(C) Indian Rhino (D) Pink-head duck Ans : (C)
Ans : (A)
13. The TEAM-9 initiative is a techno-economic cooperation
5. The natural disaster in which carbon-dioxide suddenly erupts venture between India and eight countries of–
from a deep lake water is known as– (A) West Africa (B) East Africa
(A) Liminic (B) Lacaustrine (C) North Africa (D) Central Africa
(C) Fluvial (D) Glacial Ans : (A)
Ans : (A)
14. Which one of the following is the type of the Comoros
6. System software– Islands which lie in the Indian Ocean between Northern Mada-
(A) allows the user to diagnose and troubleshoot the device gascar and the African Coast ?
(B) is a programming language (A) Volcanic (B) Glacial eroded
(C) is part of a productivity suite (C) Eolian deposited (D) Folded
(D) helps the computer manage internal tesources Ans : (A)
Ans : (D)
15. If news is broadcast from London at 10:30 AM, at what
7. Computer and communication technologies, such as com- time it will be heard at Baghdad (45° E) ?
munication links to the Internet that provide help and under- (A) 7:30 AM (B) 9:00 AM
standing to the end user is known as– (C) 1:30 PM (D) 12:00 Noon
(A) presentation file (B) information technology Ans : (C)
(C) program (D) worksheet file
Ans : (B) 16. The site of Harappa is located on the bank of river–
(A) Saraswati (B) Indus
8. Which of the following is contained on chips connected to (C) Beas (D) Ravi
the system board and is a holding area for data instructions Ans : (D)
and information ?
(processed data waiting to be output to secondary storage)– 17. The basic characteristic of a capitalistic economy is–
(A) program (B) mouse (A) absence of monopoly
(C) Internet (D) memory (B) large-scale production in primary industries
Ans : (D) (C) full employment
(D) the private ownership of the means of production
10. Microsoft’s Messenger allows users to– Ans : (D)
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18. Which one of the following taxes is not a direct tax?

(A) Sales tax (B) Estate duty 22. According to the Constitution, which Fund will be under
(C) Gift tax (D) Wealth tax the control of the President of India?
Ans : (A) (A) Contingency Fund of India
(B) Public Provident Fund
19. UNDP prepares– (C) Consolidated Fund of India
(A) Human Development Index (D) State’s Consolidated Fund of India
(B) Standard of Living Index Ans : (A)
(C) Index Number of Price Level
(D) Physical Quality Index 23. Who is chosen by the members of Rajya Sabha ?
Ans : (A) (A) President (B) Vice-President
(C) Chairperson (D) Deputy Chairman
20. Fiscal policy refers to– Ans : (D)
(A) Government borrowings from abroad
(B) Sharing of its revenue by Central Government with States 24. The boundary line between India and China is called–
(C) Sale and purchase of securities by RBI (A) McMahon Line (B) Red Line
(D) Government taxes, expenditure and borrowings (C) Radcliffe Line (D) Durand Line
Ans : (D) Ans : (A)

21. Who is the ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha ? 25. 95% of world’s diamond reserves are found in–
(A) Leader of Opposition (A) Ghana (B) Kimberley
(B) Minister of Parliamentary Affairs (C) Johannesburg (D) Zambia
(C) President Ans : (B)
(D) Vice-President
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GK Questions Set 5
1. Blood group was discovered by– Ans : (A)
(A) Alexander Fleming (B) William Harvey
(C) Landsteiner (D) Pavlov 10. The key challenge to market-driven strategy is–
Ans : (C) (A) Selling maximum products
(B) Employing maximum DSAs
2. Pick out the correct match– (C) Delivering superior value to customers
(A) Egg yolk – Protein and Fat (D) Being rigid to changes
(B) Fleshy food – Calcium and Protein Ans : (C)
(C) Fish – Starch and Vitamin
(D) Milk – Fibre and Mineral 11. The famous tombs of the seven Qutub Shahi rulers are
Ans : (A) located close to which of the following forts?
(A) Red Fort in Delhi
3. Blood is a– (B) Agra Fort in Agra
(A) reproductive tissue (B) connective tissue (C) Golconda Fort in Hyderabad
(C) epithelial tissue (D) muscular tissue (D) Gwalior Fort in Gwalior
Ans : (B) Ans : (C)

4. DPT vaccine is administered to prevent diseases like– 12. Which one of the following principles was not propagated
(A) Diphtheria, Pertussis and Typhoid by the Theosophical Society ?
(B) Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tetanus (A) Belief in Karma and Rebirth
(C) Dengue, Pertussis and Typhoid (B) Belief in Universal Brotherhood and Humanity
(D) Dengue, Polio and Tetanus (C) Belief in Vedantic Philosophy
Ans : (B) (D) Belief in the Eradication of Untouchability
Ans : (D)
5. The disease that has been eradicated from the world is–
(A) Smallpox (B) Leprosy 13. Which one of the following statements is correct ?
(C) Poliomyelitis (D) Chickenpox (A) The Revolt of 1857 was not supported by the Nizam of
Ans : (A) Hyderabad
(B) Dinabandhu Mitra was the author of the book, Unhappy
6. The main circuit-board of the system unit is the– India
(A) computer program (B) control unit (C) The Sindhias of Gwalior gave shelter to the Rani of Jhansi
(C) motherboard (D) RAM (D) Mangal Pandey led the Sepoys March to Delhi
Ans : (C) Ans : (A)

7. Which of the following is billionth of a second? 14. Who among the following Governors-General formed the
(A) Gigabyte (B) Terabyte Triple Alliance against Tipu Sultan ?
(C) Nanosecond (D) Microsecond (A) Warren Hastings (B) Lord Cornwallis
Ans : (C) (C) Lord Wellesley (D) Lord William Bentinck
Ans : (B)
8. Online Marketing is the function of which of the following
? 15. The local time at a place is 6 A.M. when the G.M.T. is 3
(A) Purchase Section A.M. What is the longitude of that place ?
(B) Production Department (A) 45 degrees E (B) 45 degrees W
(C) I.T. Department (C) 120 degrees E (D) 120 degrees W
(D) A collective function of all staff Ans : (A)
Ans : (D)
15. Public opinion gets an authoritative expression in a de-
9. Customisation is useful for– mocracy through–
(A) Designing customer specific products (A) Pressure groups (B) Public meetings
(B) Call centres (C) Newspapers (D) Parliament
(C) Publicity Ans : (D)
(D) Motivating the staff

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16. Which one of the following is not a determining factor of 21. The most dangerous consequence of excessive deforesta-
a country's foreign policy ? tion is–
(A) Cultural conditions (B) Religious conditions (A) destruction of wild animal habitats
(C) National interests (D) Interdependence (B) soil erosion
Ans : (D) (C) loss of forest wealth
(D) loss of many valuable plants
17. What is the expansion of the term WAN in computer ter- Ans : (B)
minology?
(A) Wide Area Network 22. “Green house effect” means–
(B) Wide Angle Network (A) Trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric carbon diox-
(C) Word Application Network ide
(D) Word Application Node (B) Prevention of ultra-violet radiations by ozone layer
Ans : (A) (C) Pollution in houses in tropical region
(D) None of these
18. Tides in the sea have stored in them– Ans : (A)
(A) Gravitational potential energy
(B) A combination of all the three forms of energy 23. The most stable eco-system is–
(C) Hydraulic energy (A) Desert (B) Ocean
(D) Kinetic energy (C) Forest (D) Mountain
Ans : (D) Ans : (B)

19. Delivery of developed foetus is scientifically called as– 24. An ideal example of sustainable resource is–
(A) Abortion (B) Ovulation (A) Afforestation (B) Farming
(C) Parturition (D) Oviposition (C) Reforestation (D) Agroforestation
Ans : (C) Ans : (D)

20. Thyroxine hormone is secreted by– 25. What is the recent source of pollution of underground
(A) Adrenal gland (B) Testes water?
(C) Pituitary gland (D) Thyroid gland (A) Thermal Power Stations (B) Biogas Plants
Ans : (D) (C) Sewage (D) Landfills
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GK Questions Set 6
1. In dicots the pollen-grains possess– 9. Marketing channels mean–
(A) one germ pore (B) two germ pores (A) Delivery objects (B) Sales targets
(C) three germ pores (D) four germ pores (C) Delivery outlets (D) Delivery boys
Ans : (C) Ans : (C)

2. ‘Farad’ is the unit of– 10. Social Marketing means–

(A) Conductance (B) Capacitance (A) Share market prices
(C) Inductance (D) Resistance (B) Marketing by the entire society
Ans : (B) (C) Internet Marketing
(D) Marketing for a social cause
3. Steel is more elastic than rubber because it– Ans : (D)
(A) is harder than rubber
(B) requires larger deforming force 11. The Constitution of India is republican because it–
(C) is never deformed (A) provides for an elected Parliament.
(D) is deformed very easily (B) provides for adult franchise.
Ans : (B) (C) contains a bill of rights.
(D) has no hereditary elements.
4. Communication satellites are used to– Ans : (D)
(A) transmit communication signal only
(B) receive communication signal only 12. For determination of the age of which of the following is
(C) receive and redirect communication signal ‘carbon-dating’ method used?
(D) provide information of natural resources only (A) Fossils (B) Rocks
Ans : (C) (C) Trees (D) A and B above
Ans : (A)
5. What type of information system would be recognised by
digital circuits ? 13. Which of the following statements is correct with regard
(A) Hexadecimal system to Yudh Abhyas ?
(B) Binary system (A) It is an Indian military ‘war game’ with regard to Pakistan
(C) Both hexadecimal and binary system (B) It is an Indian military exercise with Oman
(D) Only Roman system (C) It is an Indian military exercise with Bhutan
Ans : (B) (D) It is an Indian military exercise with the US
Ans : (D)
6. Effective Selling Skills depends on–
(A) Size of the sales teams 14. Which one of the following statements is correct with re-
(B) Age of the sales teams gard to the C-5M Super Galaxy?
(C) Peer strength (A) It is a large military helicopter
(D) Knowledge level of the sales team (B) It is a large military transport aircraft
Ans : (C) (C) It is a galaxy of stars very close to the Sun
(D) It is a US fighter aircraft to be completed in 2014
7. Generation of sales leads can be improved by– Ans : (B)
(A) Being very talkative
(B) Increasing personal and professional contacts 15. Which one of the following companies received Golden
(C) Being passive Peacock Environment Management Award for the year 2011
(D) Engaging Recovery Agents ?
Ans : (B) (A) BCCL (B) NTPC
(C) SAIL (D) TISCO
8. A Market Plan is– Ans : (C)
(A) Performance Appraisal of marketing staff
(B) Company Prospectus 16. The digestive juice which has no enzyme is–
(C) Documented marketing strategies (A) Intestinal juice (B) Gastric Juice
(D) Business targets (C) Bile (D) Saliva
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17. An essential feature of seed germination is the presence (C) Jawaharlal Nehru (D) Indira Gandhi
of– Ans : (A)
(A) Light (B) Temperature
(C) Minerals (D) Water 22. What was the name of the Samaj founded by Raja
Ans : (D) Rammohan Roy ?
(A) Brahmo Samaj (B) Satya Samaj
18. Plants that grow on stones and rocks are– (C) Prarthana Samaj (D) Arya Samaj
(A) Psammophytcs (B) Lithophytes Ans : (A)
(C) Halophytes (D) Aerophytes
Ans : (B) 23. The man who led the Mutiny in Bihar was–
(A) Ranjit Singh (B) Pratap Singh
19. Who among the following made the Ganapari festival very (C) Amar Singh (D) Kunwar Singh
popular in Maharashrra ? Ans : (D)
(A) Mahadev Ranade (B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (D) Annie Besant 24. During whose reign did Hiuen Tsang visit Kanchipuram
Ans : (B) (the capital of Pallavas) ?
(A) Mahendra Varma II (B) Narasimha Varman I
20. The Mughal ruler who built the Buland, Darwaza was– (C) Mahendra Varma (D) Rajasimha
(A) Humayun (B) Bahadur Shah Ans : (B)
(C) Akbar (D) Babur
Ans : (C) 25. The Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean Sea with the–
(A) Caspian Sea (B) Persian Gulf
21. The Indian Prime Minister who died in Tashkent was– (C) Red Sea (D) Black Sea
(A) Lal Bahadur Shastri (B) P. V. Narasirnha Rao Ans : (C)

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GK Questions Set 7
1. Which of the following is an impact printer? (A) South Sudan (B) Bangladesh
(A) Daisy wheel printer (B) Ink-jet printer (C) Bhutan (D) Slovakia
(C) Bubble-jet printer (D) Laser printer Ans : (B)
Ans : (A)
11. In which one of the following Latin American countries, a
2. Identify the odd term amongst the following group– woman has for the first time won the presidential elections for
(A) Coaxial cable (B) Optical fibre the second term ?
(C) Twisted pair wire (D) Microwaves (A) Brazil (B) Venezuela
Ans : (D) (C) Uruguay (D) Argentina
Ans : (D)
3. Soil profile refers to arrangement within a soil of–
(A) its vertical layers (B) its inclined layers 12. Which one of the following famous events is being held
(C) its horizontal layers (D) group of soil grains in Jaipur, Rajasthan in January every year since 2006 ?
Ans : (C) (A) Gangaur Festival (B) Jaipur Literature Festival
(C) Elephant Festival Jaipur (D) None of these
4. The percentage of nitrogen present in ammonia sulphate Ans : (B)
is–
(A) 18% (B) 21% 13. The minor planets revolving between the orbits of Jupiter
(C) 25% (D) 30.5% and Mars are called–
Ans : (B) (A) Asteroids (B) Comets
(C) Meteors (D) Novas
5. Ethanol containing 5% water is known as– (A) Ans : (A)
Absolute alcohol (B) Dilute alcohol (C)
Power alcohol (D) Rectified spirit 14. Which of the following world famous events is/are held to
Ans : (D) mark the Onam festivities in Kerala?
(A) Snake Boat race (B) Bull race
6. Service Marketing is the same as– (C) Cock fights (D) All these
(A) Internet Marketing (B) Telemarketing Ans : (A)
(C) Internal Marketing (D) Relationship Marketing
Ans : (D) 15. The best colours for a Sun umbrella will be–
(A) black on top and red on inside.
7. Market-driven strategies include– (B) black on top and white on inside.
(A) identifying problems (C) red on top and black on inside.
(B) Planning marketing tactics of peers (D) white on top and black on inside.
(C) Positioning the organisation and its brands in the market Ans : (D)
place
(D) Internal marketing 16. Diarchy in the provinces was introduced through the–
Ans : (C) (A) Government of India Act, 1919
(B) Government of India Act, 1935
8. Innovation in marketing is same as– (C) Indian Councils Act, 1861
(A) Motivation (B) Perspiration (D) Indian Councils Act, 1892
(C) Aspiration (D) Creativity Ans : (A)
Ans : (D)
17. Which of the following is the world’s largest desert?
9. Personal Loans can be canvassed among– (A) The Great Australian Desert
(A) Salaried persons (B) Pensioners (B) Arabian Desert
(C) Foreign Nationals (D) NRI customers (C) Gobi
Ans : (A) (D) Sahara
Ans : (D)
10. Which of the following countries conferred its Highest
State Honour on Late Mrs. Indira Gandhi for her contribution 18. The rate of erosion in a stream is lowest where–
in its ‘Liberation war’? (A) the river joins the sea (B) depth is greater

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(C) breadth is greater (D) velocity is more (C) DNA, RNA and Protein (D) DNA and RNA
Ans : (A) Ans : (B)

19. The name ‘Sahyadri’ is related to– 23. The Lotus plants have no root hairs because–
(A) A rain-bearing wind (B) Himalayan Peak (A) the conducting tissue is not well-developed in roots.
(C) Western Ghats (D) Cyclone hazards (B) it can store water in the stem.
Ans : (C) (C) the roots are adventitious.
(D) it need not absorb water by roots.
20. People die in an atmosphere of carbon dioxide because– Ans : (D)
(A) of want of oxygen (B) of suffocation
(C) it is a poisonous gas (D) it destroys tissues 24. The organism living at the bottom of water mass is called–
Ans : (A) (A) Benthos (B) Plankton
(C) Nekton (D) Neuston
21. Doddabetta Peak is located in the– Ans : (A)
(A) Anaimalai (B) Mahendragiri
(C) Nilgiris (D) Shevaroys 25. Light energy is converted to chemical energy during the
Ans : (C) process of–
(A) photosynthesis. (B) fat metabolism.
22. ‘Genes’ are made up of– (C) transpiration. (D) respiration.
(A) Only RNA (B) Only DNA Ans : (A)

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GK Questions Set 8
1. The hormone used as an oral contraceptive is– (A) It helps in early harvesting
(A) Aldesterone (B) Cortisone (B) The draining of water from the field before harvesting is
(C) Progesterone (D) Testosterone made easy
Ans : (C) (C) It is helpful in achieving an economical use of water and
a higher yield of grain
2. Expand the term IPCC– (D) This method ensures maximum utilisation of land
(A) International Pollution Control Council Ans : (C)
(B) International Panel of Climate Control
(C) Interim Panel of Climate Change 10. Accounts are allowed to be operated by cheques in re-
(D) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change spect of–
Ans : (D) (A) Both Savings bank accounts and fixed deposit accounts
(B) Savings bank accounts and current accounts
3. The “One Straw Revolution” was written by– (C) Both Savings bank accounts and loan accounts.
(A) Masanobu Fukuoka (B) Richael Carlson (D) Both Savings bank accounts and cash accounts only.
(C) M. S. Swaminathan (D) Norman Borlaug Ans : (B)
Ans : (A)
11. Before X-ray examination (coloured X-ray) of the stom-
4. Acceptable “Noise Pollution Level” in India ranges be- ach, patients are given suitable salt of barium because–
tween– (A) barium salts are white in colour and this helps stomach to
(A) 10 - 15 dec (B) 16 - 35 dec appear clearly.
(C) 40 - 45 dec (D) 70 - 100 dec (B) barium is a good absorber of X-rays and helps stomach to
Ans : (C) appear dearly.
(C) barium salts are easily available.
5. Endosulfan spray on cashew crop resulted in the pollution (D) barium allows X-rays to pass through the stomach.
to the tune of tragedy in– Ans : (B)
(A) Tamil Nadu (B) Kerala
(C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Karnataka 12. The elements of a group in the periodic table–
Ans : (B) (A) have similar chemical properties.
(B) have consecutive atomic numbers.
6. Which of the following Muslim rulers remained in the cap- (C) are isobars. (D) are isotopes.
tivity of his son? Ans : (A)
(A) Akbar (B) Aurangzeb
(C) Shahjahan (D) Jahangir 13. Which one of the following polymers is used for making
Ans : (C) bulletproof material ?
(A) Polyvinyl chloride (B) Polystyrene
7. Interest payable on savings bank accounts is– (C) Polyethylene (D) Polyamide
(A) not regulated by RBI. Ans : (C)
(B) regulated by Sate Governments.
(C) regulated by Central Government. 14. The pH of human blood is normally around–
(D) regulated by RBI. (A) 4.5–5.5 (B) 5.5–6.5
Ans : (D) (C) 7.5–8.0 (D) 8.5–9.0
Ans : (C)
8. Cochin and Visakhapatnam sea ports of India are situated
on the– 15. The pH of fresh groundwater slightly decreases upon ex-
(A) East and West Coasts, respectively posure to air because–
(B) East Coast (A) carbon dioxide from air is dissolved in the water.
(C) West Coast (B) oxygen from air is dissolved in the water.
(D) West and East Coasts, respectively (C) the dissolved carbon dioxide of the groundwater escapes
Ans : (D) into air.
(D) the dissolved oxygen of the groundwater escapes into air.
9. What is the main advantage of transplantation method of Ans : (A)
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16. Which of the following acts as photosensitizer during pho- 21. Each chromosome in the nucleus of a cell consists of–
tosynthesis ? (A) two chromatids only.
(A) Chlorophyll (B) Chlorine (B) two centromeres only.
(C) Oxygen (D) Nitrogen (C) two centromeres attached to a chromatid.
Ans : (A) (D) two chromatids attached to a centromere.
Ans : (D)
17. What happens when bleaching powder is left exposed to
air ? 22. White blood cells are produced in the–
(A) It gradually loses its oxygen (A) Tongue
(B) It gradually loses its chlorine (B) Thyroid gland and suprarenal gland
(C) It turns dark brown in colour (C) Bone marrow and lymph glands
(D) It turns yellow in colour (D) Ductless glands
Ans : (B) Ans : (C)

18. Arsenic pollution leads to– 23. Find the odd one–
(A) Dyslexia (B) Allergy (A) Limestone (B) Slaked iron
(C) White foot disease (D) Black foot disease (C) Marble (D) Chalk
Ans : (B) Ans : (B)

19. Which one of the following does not contribute to pollu- 24. A basic instruction that can be interpreted by computer
tion ? generally has–
(A) Hydroelectric Power Plant (A) an operation and an address
(B) Atomic Power Plant (B) an instruction register and an address
(C) Thermal Power Plant (C) a decoder and an accumulator
(D) Nuclear Power Plant (D) None of the above
Ans : (A) Ans : (A)

20. Which of the following are the two major components of 25. Software needs to be protected against–
dry air (by volume) ? (A) fire, flood, lightning and rock slides
(A) Nitrogen and Ammonia (B) unauthorised access
(B) Oxygen and Carbon dioxide (C) worms and viruses
(C) Nitrogen and Oxygen (D) Both (B) and (C)
(D) Oxygen and Argon Ans : (D)
Ans : (C)

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GK Questions Set 9
1. Aung San Suu Kyi is a native to– (C) Rashtrakutas (D) None of these
(A) Tibet (B) China Ans : (A)
(C) Myanmar (D) Arunachal Pradesh
Ans : (C) 10. Fixed deposits and recurring deposits are–
(A) repayable after an agreed period.
2. India and Japan inked two agreements during November (B) repayable on demand.
2012 to enable Tokyo to import from India– (C) not repayable.
(A) Leather goods (B) Rare earth minerals (D) repayable after death of depositors.
(C) Basmati type rice (D) Rubber-based products Ans : (A)
Ans : (B)
11. Who won the Wimbledon 2011 men’s singles tide ?
3. Non Resident Indians (NRI) Day is marked on– (A) Novak Djokovic (B) Roger Federer
(A) January 7 (B) January 9 (C) Rafael Nadal (D) Andy Roddick
(C) January 17 (D) January 19 Ans : (A)
Ans : (B)
12. Which among the following countries has decided to give
4. ‘‘Whether I earned your vote or not, I have listened to you, a grant of US $1 billion for the reconstruction of the Nalanda
I have learned from you. You have made me a better Presi- University?
dent”, was said by– (A) USA (B) China
(A) Pranab Mukherjee (B) Barack Obama (C) UK (D) Japan
(C) George Bush (D) APJ Abdul Kalam Ans : (B)
Ans : (B)
13. Which one of the following is the fastest Indian
5. First Hindu-American to enter in the US House of Repre- Supercomputer developed by ISRO ?
sentative as senator is– (A) Aakash-A1 (B) Saga-220
(A) Tulsi Gabbard (B) Sunita Williams (C) Jaguar-Cray (D) Tianhe-lA
(C) Jyoti Sengupta (D) Ami Bera Ans : (B)
Ans : (A)
14. In February 2011, which of the following countries has
6. Yingluck Shinawatra the first woman Prime Minister of– elected Mr. Thein Sein, a military general- turned-civilian
(A) Myanmar (B) South Korea leader, as its first President ?
(C) North Korea (D) Thailand (A) Malaysia (B) Costa Rica
Ans : (D) (C) Thailand (D) Myanmar
Ans : (D)
7. Which of the following is correct statement ?
(A) Normally no interest is paid on current deposit accounts. 15. Which one of the following vitamins is necessary for blood
(B) Interest is paid on current accounts at the same rate as clotting?
term deposit accounts. (A) Vitamin A (B) Vitamin D
(C) The rate of interest on current account and savings ac- (C) Vitamin K (D) Vitamin C
count are the same. Ans : (C)
(D) No interest is paid on any deposit by the bank.
Ans : (A) 16. Tactile hair is found in the body of–
(A) Reptiles (B) Birds
8. The Lokayukta of which of the following States had sub- (C) Insects (D) Mammals
mitted a report on illegal mining of iron ore in the State? Ans : (D)
(A) Andhra Pradesh (B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Karnataka (D) Odisha 17. The source of energy m the Sun is–
Ans : (C) (A) radioactivity (B) electrical energy
(C) nuclear fission (D) nuclear fusion
9. Some of the rock-cut temples, known as the seven pagodas, Ans : (D)
were built by the–
(A) Pallavas (B) Cholas 18. Which one of the following materials is used as controller

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in a nuclear reactor power generator– fornia (USA) for excellence in the field of cinema are popu-
(A) Graphite (B) Heavy water larly known as–
(C) Cadmium (D) Beryllium (A) IIFA Awards (B) Oscars
Ans : (C) (C) BAFTA Awards (D) Grammys
Ans : (B)
19. Banking of curves on road or railway track is done to
provide– 23. The material used for safety from nuclear radiation is–
(A) gravitational force (B) angular velocity (A) Gold (B) Lead
(C) centripetal force (D) centrifugal force (C) Copper (D) Platinum
Ans : (C) Ans : (B)

20. ………. is type of application software used for commu- 24. The filament of the electric bulb is generally made of tung-
nication. sten because–
(A) Database (B) Image editing (A) its melting paint is low.
(C) FIP (D) Word processing (B) its temperature coefficient of resistance is high.
Ans : (C) (C) its resistivity is low.
(D) its melting point is high.
21. Alta Vista is a/an– Ans : (D)
(A) browser (B) search engine
(C) application (D) software 25. The apex organisation for marketing cooperative societ-
Ans : (B) (A)
ies atNCCF
national level is– (B) NCD
22. The international awards given by the Academy of Mo- (C) FCI (D) NAFED
tion Picture Arts and Sciences located in Beverly Hills, Cali- Ans : (D)

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GK Questions Set 10
1. Who was not a politician? 9. Japan won the women’s Football World Cup 2011 by de-
(A) H. N. Bahuguna (B) I. K. Gujral feating–
(C) S. L. Bahuguna (D) J. Jayalalithaa (A) England (B) Germany
Ans : (C) (C) Argentina (D) USA
Ans : (D)
2. The WISE Prize-2012, also known as the “Nobel Prize for
Education”, was conferred by the WISE Summit in Doha on– 10. Which of the following states became the first state in the
(A) Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam country to launch RBI’s e-payment system for commercial
(B) Dr. Madhav Chavan tax payers?
(C) Dr. Yash Pal (A) Andhra Pradesh (B) Kerala
(D) Dr. M. S. Swaminathan (C) Gujarat (D) Karnataka
Ans : (B) Ans : (D)

3. The most powerful woman in business in India as rated by 11. All of the following rivers flow into or join the Ganges on
the” “Fortune” for the year 2012 is– its left side, except–
(A) Chanda Kochhar (B) Prabha Parameswaran (A) Gomti (B) Son
(C) Debjani Ghosh (D) Anjali Bansal (C) Gandak (D) Kosi
Ans : (A) Ans : (B)

4. Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Develop- 12. Which of the following rivers does not originate in Indian
ment-2012 was awarded to– territory?
(A) Tereza Fajksova (B) Sunita Williams (A) Brahmaputra (B) Mahanadi
(C) Chanda Kochhar (D) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (C) Ravi (D) None of these
Ans : (D) Ans : (A)

5. Hypothermia occurs due to loss of excessive heat from body 13. The phenomenon called ‘Equinox’ is due to the–
due to sudden low body temperature in– (A) rotation of the Earth on its own axis
(A) Snakes (B) Frogs (B) revolution of the Earth on its inclined axis
(C) Human beings (D) Lizards (C) oblate spheroid shape of the Earth
Ans : (C) (D) gravitational pull of the planet
Ans : (B)
6. Which of the following is not a Millennium Goal set by the
UNO? 14. Which of the following statements is not correct ?
(A) Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger (A) The average height of the Western Ghats goes on decreas-
(B) Reduce child mortality ing towards the south
(C) Ensure environmental sustainability (B) A part of the Indus basin is shared by Punjab and Haryana
(D) Combat terrorism and bring people in main stream of so- (C) The Indus and the Ganga Brahmaputra river systems to-
ciety gether form the great plains of northern India
Ans : (D) (D) The Himadri range lies south of the Himachal range
Ans : (A)
7. Neap tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the–
(A) Moon only 15. With regard to the powers of the Rajya Sabha, which one
(B) Sun only of the following statements is not correct ?
(C) Moon and the Sun in the same direction (A) A Money Bill cannot be introduced in the Rajya Sabha
(D) Moon and the Sun in opposite directions (B) The Rajya Sabha has no power either to reject or amend a
Ans : (D) Money Bill
(C) The Rajya Sabha cannot discuss the Annual Financial State-
8. Who amongst the following was impeached in England for ment.
acts committed as Governor-General of India? (D) The Rajya Sabha has no power to vote on the Demands
(A) Wellesley (B) Warren Hastings for Grants
(C) Cornwallis (D) Cavendish Bentinck Ans : (C)
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16. A floppy disk is–

(A) used as the primary memory in computer systems 21. ‘God helps those who help themselves’. Who said these
(B) made up of magnetic material words?
(C) a semiconductor random-access memory (A) Algernon Sidney (B) Nelson Mandela
(D) an EPROM (C) Swami Vivekanand (D) Andre Maurois
Ans : (B) Ans : (A)

17. MDI stands for– 22. Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in–
(A) Multiple Design Interaction (A) 1976 (B) 1979
(B) Multiple Document Interaction (C) 1969 (D) 1971
(C) Multiple Document Interface Ans : (B)
(D) Multiple Design Interface
Ans : (C) 23. As per 2011 Census results, the density of population in
India is–
18. Find the odd one out– (A) 362 (B) 382
(A) FCI – Financial assistance to commercial institutions (C) 325 (D) 345
(B) EXIM Bank – Financing of export-import trade Ans : (B)
(C) IDBI – Industrial Finance
(D) SIDBI – Financial assistance to small industries 24. India’s Space Rocket Launching Centre is in–
Ans : (A) (A) Sriharikota (B) Port Blair
(C) Wheeler Island (D) Hassan
19. The Twelfth Five-Year Plan will be operative for the pe- Ans : (A)
riod–
(A) 2012 – 2017 (B) 2013 – 2018 25. Who has been sworn in as the Union Railway Minister
(C) 2010 – 2015 (D) 2011 – 2016 after the resignation of Dinesh Trivedi ?
Ans : (A) (A) Muket Rai (B) Prasano Dev Barua
(C) Mukul Roy (D) Harihar Banerji
20. The State with largest gap in male and female literacy is– Ans : (C)
(A) Rajasthan (B) Kerala
(C) Uttar Pradesh (D) Madhya Pradesh
Ans : (A)

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