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1. Indian expertise was recently used in thearchaeological restoration of the
monuments at
a. Angkor Watb. Jerusalemc. Romed. Yucatan
2. The pitch of the voice of women is ingeneral
a. higher than that of menb. marginally lower than that of menc. much lower than that of mend. the same as that of men
3. An aeroplane takes off from 300 NorthLat., 500 East Long., and lands at the
opposite end of the earth. Where does it
land?
a. 30 North Lat., 50 West Long.b. 30 South Lat., 50 West Long.c. 50 North Lat, 30 West Long.d. 30 South Lat., 130 West Long.
4. The heart of human embryo starts beatinga. in the first week of ifs developmentb. in the third week of its developmentc. in the fourth week of its developmentd. in the sixth week of its development
5. Given below are voting percentages of apolitical party secured in three successive
elections to the Lok Sabha:
The party which secured these percentages
of votes was
a. Congress (1)b. Bahujan Samaj Partyc. Bharatiya Janata Partyd. Communist Party of India (Marxist)
6. To know whether the rich are gettingricher and the poor getting poorer, it is
necessary to compare
a. the wholesale price index overdifferent periods of time for different
regions
b. the distribution of income of anidentical set of income recipients in
different periods of time
c. the distribution of income of differentsets of income recipients at a point of
time
d. the availability of food grains amongtwo sets of people, one rich and the
other poor, over different periods of
time
7. The earliest evidence of silver in India isfound in the
a. Harappan cultureb. Chalcolithic cultures of Western Indiac. Vedic textsd. silver punch-marked coins
8. Consider the figure of a fountain with fourholes given below:
Which one of the holes in the fountain will
throw the water farthest?
a. 4b. 3c. 2d. 1
9. The length of its day and the tilt of its axisare almost identical to those of the earth.
This is true of
a. Uranusb. Neptunec. Saturnd. Mars
10. If father has blood group A and mother hasblood group O then which one of thefollowing blood groups may be found in
their son?
a. Bb. ABc. Od. B, AB or O
11. The main function of the I.M.F. is toa. arrange international deposits from
banks
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b. help to solve balance of paymentsproblems of member countries
c. act as a private sector lending arm ofthe World Bank
d. finance investment loans to developingcountries
12. Who among the following was the leaderof a number of anti-British revolts inSambalpur?
a. Utirat Singhb. Surendra Saic. Kattabommand. Sayyid Ahmad Barelvi
13. Which one of the following is a languageof Baluchistan but linguistically
Dravidian?
a. Brahuib. Kuic. Parjid. Pengo
14. In an electronic watch, the componentcorresponding to pendulum of a pendulum
clock is a
a. transistorb. crystal oscillatorc. dioded. balance wheel
15. Match List I with List IIList I (Crops)
A. RiceB. WheatC. SugarcaneD. GramList II (Crop pests)
1. Aphid2. Gundhi bug3. Greasy cutworm4. Top shoot borer moth5. BollwormCodes;
A B C D
a. 2 3 4 5b. 3 1 2 4c. 2 1 4 3d. 5 4 1 3
16. What is the correct sequence of thefollowing in a heart attack?
1. Narrowing of the inner orifice of thevessel
2. Plaque from fibrous tissue and highcholesterol
3. Inadequate supply of blood and oxygen
4. Clots of blood carried into thecoronary arteries
a. 1, 2, 3, 4b. 2, 4, 1, 3c. 2, 3, 1, 4d. 4, 2, 1, 3
17. Which of the following statements aboutthe Dunkel draft is/are correct?1. It is mandatory for the Government of
India to accept all its proposals in all
the sectors.
2. In the field of agriculture, the mainproposal is to cut agricultural
subsidies.
3. In the field of textiles, it reiterates theoperation of the multiform agreement.
4. The proposals have already beenaccepted by the Parliament.
a. 1 onlyb. 1 and 2 onlyc. l, 2 and 4 onlyd. 3 and 4 only
18. in the case of a Test-tube badya. fertilization takes place inside the test-
tube
b. development of the baby takes placeinside the test-tube
c. fertilization takes place outside themothers body
d. unfertilized egg develops inside thetest-tube
19. Which one of the following is the mostfundamental difference between Mahayana
Buddhism and Hinayana Buddhism?
a. Emphasis on ahimsab. Casteless societyc. Worship of gods and goddessesd. Worship of stupa
20. A man jumped at a speed of 5 meters persecond from a stationary boat and the boat
moved, off with the speed of 0.5 meter per
second. How many times is the mass of the
boat greater than that of the man?
a. 5.5 timesb. 4.5 timesc. 2.5 timesd. 10 times
21. Given below is a map of America
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The shaded (marked 1 and 2), dotted(marked 3) and the plain areas (marked 4)
indicate respectively, the regions where
the languages spoken are
a. Spanish, French, Portuguese and othersb. French. Spanish, Portuguese and othersc. French, Portuguese, Spanish and
English
d. Portuguese. French, Spanish and others22. Which one of the following is in the
correct sequential order in which these
appeared under simulated primitive earth
condition?a. Methane, Hydrogen cyanide, nitriles.
aminoacids
b. Hydrogen cyanide, methane. nitriles,aininoacids
c. Arninoacids, nitriles, Hydrogencyanide, methane
d. Nitriles, aminoacids, methane,Hydrogen cyanide
23. The statue of Gomateswara atSravanabelagola was built by
a. Chandragupta Mauryab. Kharavelac. Amoghavarshad. Chamundaraya
24. Which of the following is/are used asbiofertilizers?
1. Azolla2. Blue-green algae3. Alfalfaa. 2 aloneb. 1 and 2c. 1 and 3d. 1, 2 and 3
25. Even though an animal is fed withcarbohydrate-rich diet, its blood sugar
concentration tends to remain constant.
This is on account of the fact that in the
case of an animal
a. hormones of pituitary glands controlmetabolic process
b. hormones of pancreas cause such acondition
c. blood sugar is readily absorbed byliver
d. glucose undergoes autolysis26. One mole of hydrogen gas burns in excess
of oxygen to give 290 kJ of heat. What is
the amount of heat produced when 4 g of
hydrogen gas is burnt under the same
conditions?
a. 145.kJb. 290 kJc. 580 kJd. 1160 kJ
27. Consider the map given below:
The numbers marked 1, 2, 3 and 4
respectively indicate the islands of
a. the Bahamas, Azores, Falkland CapeVerde
b. the Bahamas, Azores, Cape Verde andFalkland
c. Azores, Cope Verde, the Bahamas andFalkland
d. Cape Verde, the Bahamas, Falklandand Azores
28.
Fiscal deficit in the Union Budget meansa. the sum of budgetary deficit and net
increase in internal and external
borrowings
b. the difference between currentexpenditure and current revenue
c. the sum of monetized deficit andbudgetary deficit
d. net increase in Union Governmentsborrowings from the Reserve Bank of
India
29. Live well, as long as you live. Live welleven by borrowing, for, once cremated,there is no return. This rejection of after-
life is an aphorism of the
a. Kapalika sectb. Sunyavada of Nagarjunac. Ajivikasd. Charvakas
30. Who among the following are appointedby the President of India?
1. The Chairman, Finance Commission
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2. The Deputy Chairman, PlanningCommission
3. The Chief Minister of a UnionTerritory
a. 1 onlyb. 1 and 2 onlyc. 1 and 3 onlyd.
2 and 3 only
31. If a gas is compressed to half of its originalvolume at 27C, to what temperature
should it be heated to make it occupy its
original, volume?
a. 321 Cb. 600 Cc. 54 Cd. 300 C
32. Those who joined Mahatma Gandhi duringthe Champaran struggle included
a. Vallabhbhai Patel and Vinobha Bhaveb. Jawaharlal Nehru and Rajendra Prasadc. Rajendra Prasad and Anugraha
Narayan Sinha
d. Mahadev Desai and Maniben Patel33. The shortest air-route from Perth to
London is
a. Perth, Bombay, Rome, Londonb. Perth, Ankara, Paris, Londonc. Perth, Aden, Paris, Londond. Perth, Mombasa, Rome. London
34. Which of the following are characteristicsshown by a breast-fed baby whencompared to a bottle-fed baby?
1. It is less obese.2. It shows greater capacity to resist
diseases.
3. It gets more vitamins and proteins.4. Its growth in height is abnormal.a. l, 2 and 3b. l, 2 and 4c. 1, 3 and 4d. 2, 3 and 4
35. According to the newly adoptedConstitution of Russia, the Prime Ministeris appointed by
a. the State, Duma the Lower Chamber ofthe Federal Assembly
b. the President, with the consent of theState Duma
c. the President, with the consent of theFederal Council
d. the Federal Council
36. Which one of the following usages was apost- Vedic development?
a. Dharma Artha Kama Mokshab. Brahmana Kshatriya Vaishya
Shudra
c. Brahmacharya GrihastashramaVanaprastha Sanyasa
d.
Indra Surya Rudra Marut37. The basic reason for the extraordinarysparkle of a suitably cut diamond is that
a. it has a very high transparencyb. it has a very high refractive indexc. it is very hardd. it has well-defined cleavage planes
38. The Himalayas are formed of parallel foldranges of which the oldest range is
a. the Siwalik Rangeb. the Lesser Himalayasc. the Great Himalayan Ranged. the Dhaule Dhar Range
39. Which one of the following crops enrichesthe nitrogen content in soil?
a. Potatob. Sorghumc. Sunflowerd. Pea
40. The basic structure theory of theConstitution of India implies that
a. certain features of the Constitution areso essential to it that they cannot be
abrogatedb. fundamental rights cannot be abridged
or taken away
c. the Constitution cannot be amendedexcept in accordance with the
procedure prescribed in Art. 368
d. the Preamble of the Constitutioncannot be amended for it is not a part
of the Constitution. and at the same
time represents its real spirit
41. The hallmark of watershed development inthe semi-arid regions of India is thea. establishment of sheds on Large scale,
so that the ram water does not
evaporate
b. undertaking of earthworks, soilconservation measures and tree
plantation, so as to conserve soil
moisture and recharge underground
water
c. drilling deep tube wells so as to tapwater at the rock-strata level
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d. setting up a system of tanks byembanking water from seasonal rivers
42. The capital of the kingdom of MaharajaRanjit Singh was
a. Amritsarb. Patialac. Lahored.
Kapurthala
43. Which one of the following combinationsof aperture and shutter speed of a camera
will allow the maximum exposure?
a. f-22. 1/60b. f-16, 1/125c. f-8, 1/250d. f-5.6, 1/1000
44. In the balanced dietaries for a day of anadult working man, weights of
carbohydrate food and total protein food
(both superior and inferior) should be in
order of
a. 600 gm and 420 gm respectivelyb. 600 gm and 600 gm respectivelyc. 420 gm and 600 gm respectivelyd. 420 gm and 420 gm respectively
45. Which one of the following is caused bythe expression of a recessive gene present
on sex chromosome?
a. Rheumatismb. Nervous shockc. Muscular dystrophyd. Cerebral haemorrhage
46. Tue Uniting for Peace Resolutionadopted by the U.N. has
a. enhanced the powers of the GeneralAssembly in a comprehensive way
b. reduced the powers of the General &Assembly
c. made no difference to the powers ofthe General Assembly
d. empowered the General Assembly toact in specific situations in matters of
peace and security47. Convertibility of the rupee impliesa. being able to convert rupee notes into
gold
b. allowing the value of the rupee to befixed by market forces
c. freely permitting the conversion ofrupee to other major currencies and
vice versa
d. deve1opin an international market forcurrencies in India
48. In ancient Indian historical geography thename Ratnakara denoted
a. the Arabian Seab. the Bay of Bengalc. the Indian Oceand. the confluence of the Ganga, the
Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati at
Prayaga49. Which one of the following is the mostimportant reason for the establishment of
the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre at
Thumba?
a. The sea is near to the place in the East,West and South directions
b. It is a place near to city in India, whichis nearest to the Geographic Equator
c. It is situated on the GeomagneticEquator
d. Outer space near Thumba exhibitsqueer atmospheric phenomena
50. Consider the map of India below:
The map read with the index provided
refer to the distribution of
a. winter rainsb. pressurec. annual rainy caysd. mean temperature
51. Which one of the following animals storeswater in the intestine?
a. Molochb. Camelc. Zebrad. Uromastix
52. E.T.A. is a terrorist organization ina. Cyprusb. Sri Lankac. Spaind. South Africa
53. If water pollution continues at its presentrate, it will eventually
a. stop water cycleb. prevent precipitationc. make oxygen molecules unavailable to
water plants
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d. make nitrate unavailable to waterplants
54. In the Gandhara sculptures the preachingmudra associated with the Buddhas First
Sermon at Sarnath is
a. abhayab. dhyanac.
dharmachakrad. bhumisparsa
55. A corked bottle full of water when forzenwill break because
a. the bottle contracts on freezingb. the volume of water decreases on
freezing
c. the volume of water increases onfreezing
d. glass is a bad conductor of heat56. Which one of the following regions of
Asia is experiencing the highest annual
growth rate of population?
a. South Asiab. South-East Asiac. Central Asiad. West Asia
57. The only anthropoid ape to be found inIndia is the
a. hanuman monkeyb. liontailed macaque of Western Ghatsc. slow loris of Assamd. White browed gibbon of Assam
58. Which of the following statementsregarding the advisory jurisdiction of the
Supreme Court are correct?
1. It is binding on the Supreme Court togive its opinion on any matter referred
to it by the President.
2. The full bench of the Supreme Courthears any reference made to it under its
power of advisory jurisdiction.
3. The opinion given by the SupremeCurt on a reference under advisory
jurisdiction is not binding on the
government.
4. Not more than one reference at a timecan be made to the Supreme Court
under its power of advisory
jurisdiction.
59. Which one of the following governmentalsteps has proved relatively effective in
controlling the double digit rate of
inflation in the Indian economy during
recent years?
a. Enhanced rate of production of allconsumer goods
b. Streamlined public distribution systemc. Pursuing an export-oriented strategyd. Containing budgetary deficits and
unproductive expenditure
60. The name of the poet Kalidasa ismentioned in thea. Allahabad pillar inscriptionb. Aihole inscriptionc. Alapadu grantd. Hanumakonda inscription
61. The main constituents of pearl area. calcium carbonate and magnesium
carbonate
b. aragonite and conchiolinc. ammonium sulphate and sodium
carbonate
d. calcium oxide and ammonium chloride62. Given below are two statements, one
labelled as Assertion (A) and the other
labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): The monsoonal rainfall
decreases as one goes towards the west
and north-west in the Ganga plain.
Reason (R): The moisture-bearing
monsoonal winds go higher up as one
moves up in the Ganga plain.
In the context of the above two statements
which one of the following is correct?
a. Both A and Rare true and R is thecorrect explanation of Ab. Both A and R are true but R is not a
correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is falsed. A is false but R is true
63. Consider the map given below:
The shaded area in the map shows the
kingdom of the
a. Satavahanasb. Chalukyas of Vatapic. Rashtrakutasd. Marathas
64. If safe storage is to be ensured, themoisture content of food grains at the time
of harvesting should NOT be higher than
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a. 14%b. 16%c. 18%d. 20%
65. Devaluation of a currency meansa. reduction in the value of a currency
vis-a-vis major internationally traded
currenciesb. permitting the currency to seek its
worth in the international market
c. fixing the value of the currency inconjunction with the movement in the
value of a basket of predetermined
currencies
d. fixing the value of a currency inmultilateral consultation with the 1MF,
the World Bank and major trading
partners
66. Which one of the following statementsregarding the veto power in the SecurityCouncil is correct according to the United
Nations Charter?
a. The decisions of the Security Councilon all non-procedural matters must be
made by an affirmative vote of nine
members, including the concurring
votes of the permanent members of the
Council
b. Every permanent member of theSecurity Council can prevent any
decision from being accepted, by
vetoing it
c. The term veto was used in Article 27of the united Nations charter to enable
any permanent member of the Security
the majority
d. Any member of the Security Councilcan prevent any resolution from being
passed by voting against it
67. Which one of the following importanttrade centers of ancient India was on the
trade route connecting Kalyana with
Vengi?a. Tagarab. Sripurac. Tripurid. Tamralipti
68. The highest milk producing breed of goatin India is
a. Barabarib. Jamnaparic. Black Bengald. Beetal
69. The half-life of a radioacitive element is 5years. The fraction of the radioactive
substance that remains after 20 years is
a. 12
b. 14
c. 18 d. 1
16
70. Given below are two statements, onelabeled as Assertion (A) and the other
labeled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): A lock of Einsteins air, it
scientists could locate it and extract its
DNA, could help is producing another
Einstein, be cloning.
Reason (R): The DNA extracted from the
cell of an embryo at an early stage of
development, can be transferred to
individual eggs which in turn can be
implanted into the uterus of a surrogate
mother to give birth to an identical
offspring.
In the context of the above two statements
which one to the following is correct?
a. Both A and R are true and R is thecorrect explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is not acorrect explanation of A
c. A is true but R is falsed. A is false but R is true.
71. The first Indian ruler who joined theSubsidiary Alliance was
a. The nawab of Oudhb. The Nizam of Hyderabadc. Peshwa baji Rao IId. The King of Travancore
72. Which one of the following vitamins isconsidered to be a hormone?
a.
Ab. Bc. Cd. D
73. Which one of the following statement iscorrect?
a. All the members of the Rajya Saha areelected by State Legislative
Assemblies.
b. As the Vice-President is the ex-officioChairman of the Rajya Sabha, only a
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member of the Rajya Sabha can
contest for the office of the Vice
President.
c. A pint of difference between the LikSabha and the Rajya Sabha is that
while a candidate to the Lok Sabha can
contest from any State in India, a
candidate to the Rajya Sabha should
ordinarily be a resident of the State
from where he is contesting.
d. The constitution of India explicitlyprohibits the appointment of a
nominated member of the Rajya Sabha
to the post of minister
74. The difference between a bank and a non-banking financial institution (NBFI) is that
a. a bank interacts directly withcustomers while an NBFI interacts
with banks and governments
b. a bank indulges in a number ofactivities relating to finance with arange of customers, while an NBFI is
mainly concerned with the term loan
needs of large enterprises
c. a bank deals with both internal andinternational customers while an NBFI
is mainly concerned with the finance
of foreign companies
d. a banks main interest is to help inbusiness transactions and
savings/investment activities while an
NBFIs main interest is in thestabilization of the currency
75. Monazite is an ore ofa. zirconiumb. thoriumc. titaniumd. iron
76. Vidhushaka, a common character inSanskrit drama, is invariably a.
a. brahmanab. kshatriyac. vaisyad. shudra
77. Freedom of the press in Indiaa. is specifically provided in Article 19
(1) (a) of the Constitution
b. is implied in the wider freedom ofexpression guaranteed by Article 19
(1) (a) of the Constitution V
c. is guaranteed under the provisions ofArticle 361 A of the Constitution
d. emanates from the operation of theRule of Law in the country
78. Given below are two statements, onelabelled as Assertion (A) and the other
labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): The U.S.A. re-emerged as
Indias single largest import source in the
early nineties.
Reason (R): With swift political
developments in the erstwhile Soviet
Union, India gradually began to rely on the
U.S.A. for its defense requirements.
In the context of the above two statements,
which one of the following is correct? V
a. Both A and R are true and R is thecorrect explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is not acorrect explanation of A
c. A is true but R is falsed. A is false but R is true
79. Toramana belonged to the ethnic horde ofthe
a. Scythiansb. Hunasc. Yue-chisd. Sakas
80. Farm land tends to erode most rapidlywhen planted with
a. sorghumb. potatoc. wheatd. clover
81. Rennin and lactase, the enzymes requiredto digest milk, disappear in the human
body by the age of
a. twob. threec. fived. eight
82. In which respect have the Centre-Staterelations been specifically termed as
municipal relations?
a. Centers control of the State in thelegislative sphere
b. Centers control of the State infinancial matters
c. Centers control of the State in theadministrative sector
d. Centers control of the State in theplanning process
83. Who among the following is said to havewitnessed the reigns of eight Delhi
Sultans?
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a. Ziauddin Baranib. Shams-i-Siraj Afifc. Minhaj-us-Sirajd. Amir Khusrau
84. Galvanized iron sheets are protected fromrusting due to the presence of a layer of
a. leadb. chromiumc. zincd. tin
85. Which one of the following statementsregarding Exit Poll is correct?
a. Exit Poll is a term used to denote apost-election survey of voters
regarding the candidate in whose
favour they had exercised their
franchise
b. Exit Poll and Opinion Poll are oneand the same
c. Exit Poll is a device through whichresults of voting can be most exactly
predicted
d. Exit Poll is an administrative devicemade recently by the Chief Election
Commissioner to prevent
impersonation
86. Which one of the following types oferosion is responsible for the formation of
Chambal Ravines?
a. Splashb. Sheetc. Rilld. Gully
87. Nirmal Hriday, Sanjivini and Saheli area. organizations engaged in social workb. herbal medicines produced in India for
hypertension, heart disturbances and
neurological problems
c. names of some savings schemesmooted by nationalized bas
d. institutions set up by JayaprakashNarayan for the rehabilitation of
erstwhile dacoits
88. Self-sufficiency in food, in the true senseof freedom from hunger, has not been
achieved in India in spite of a more than
three-fold rise in food grains production
over 1950-1990. Which of the following
are the reasons for it?
1. The green revolution has beenrestricted to small pockets of the
country.
2. The cost of food is too high comparedto the earnings of the poor.
3. Too much emphasis is laid on wheatand paddy compared to the coarse
grains.
4. The gains of the green revolution havelargely accrued to the cash crop rather
than food crops.
a. 1, 2 and 3b. l, 2, and 4c. 1, 3 and 4d. 2, 3 and 4
89. When it is noon along 82 30 E longitudealong what degree of longitude it will be
6.30 am?
a. along 165 Eb. along 67 30 Wc. 0 E or Wd. along 8230 W
90. Who among the following became thePrime Minister of India without being
earlier the Chief Minister of a State?
1. Morarji Desai2. Charan Singh3. V.P. Singh4. Chandrashekhar5. P.V. Narasimha Raoa. 1, 2 and 4b. 2, 3 and 5c. 2 onlyd. 4 only
91. The latest regional economic bloc to beformed is
a. ASEANb. COMECONc. APECd. NAFTA
92. The first Indian ruler to organize Hajpilgrimage at the expense of the state was
a. Alauddin Khiljib. Feroz Tughlakhc. Akbard. Aurangzeb
93. The density of cattle population per 100hectares of gross cropped area is the
highest in
a. Biharb. Hatyanac. Madhya Pradeshd. Uttar Pradesh
94. Hemoglobin is dissolved in the plasma ofa. frog
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b. fishc. mand. earthworm
95. A major shift in the 8th Five Year Planfrom its preceding ones is
a. the significant reduction in publicsector outlays
b.
the concentration of pubic investmentin infrastructal sectors
c. major investment in agriculture with aview to promote exports
d. major investment in sectors in whichindustrial sickness has been a chronic
problem
96. In recent years there has been someconcern over the threat posed by the
Mathura Oil Refinery and the thermal
power plants to the Taj Mahal in Agra.
The scientific basis of any possible
damage to the Taj is mainlya. stratospheric ozone and the
chlorofluorocarbons which destroy it
b. acid precipitation and troposphereozone
c. increasing levels of atmospheric CO2which produce the greenhouse effect
d. ultraviolet radiation (240-260nanometers wavelength) and the fumes
from the heavily polluted Yamuna
river
97.
The average elevation of Tibetan Plateauabove sea level is
a. 2 kmb. 3 kmc. 4kmd. 5km
98. Which one of the following soil types ofIndia is rendered infertile by the presence
of excess iron?
a. Desert sandb. Alluvialc. Podzolicd. Lateritic
99. Which of the following fish are bredexclusively in the cold regions of India?
1. Catla2. Tinca3. Bhekti4. Trouta. 1 and 2b. 1 and 4c. 2 and 4
d. 3 and 4100. Given below are two statements, one
labelled as Assertion (A) and the other
labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): En India, the political
parties which formed the governments
represented the majority of seats secured
in the elections to the House of the People
at the Centre and the Legislative
Assemblies in the States but not the
majority of votes.
Reason (R): The elections based on the
majority-vote-system decide the result on
the basis of relative majority of votes
secured.
In the context of the above two statements,
which one of the following is correct?
a. Both A and R are true and R is thecorrect explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true, but R is not acorrect explanation of Ac. A is true, but R is falsed. A is false, but R is true
101. Which radioactive pollutant has recentlydrawn the attention of the public, due to its
occurrence in the building material?
a. Plutoniumb. Thoriumc. Radond. Radium
102.
Who among the following ladies wrote ahistorical account during the Mughal
period?
a. Gulbadan Begamb. Nurjahan Begamc. Jahanara Begamd. Zebun-nissa Begam
103. Consider the map given below: The mapshows the sea voyage route followed by
a. Thomas Cookb. Ferdinand Magellanc. John Cabotd. Vasco da Gama
104. The speed of light will be minimum whilepassing through
a. glassb. vacuumc. water
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d. air105. Which of the following is/are among the
functions of the Election Commission of
India?
1. Conduct of election for the posts of theSpeaker and the Deputy Speaker, Lok
Sabha and the Deputy Chairman.
Rajya Sabha
2. Conduct of election to theCorporations and Municipalities
3. Deciding on all doubts and disputesarising out of elections
a. 1 and 2b. 1 and 3c. 2 and 3d. none
106. The principal reason why nationaleconomic planning is still being pursued
inspite of embracing a market economy
since 1991 is thata. it is a constitutional requirementb. the vast quantity of capital already
deployed in the public sector needs to
be nurtured
c. Five Yeas Plans can continue toprovide a long-term perspective to the
economy in market-friendly fashions
d. the market economy is mainlyconfined to industry and commerce,
and central planning in agriculture is
necessary107. The ideal climatic conditions for thecultivation of rice are
a. rainfall above 100 cm, temperatureabove 25C
b. cool and moist climate for the entirecrop period
c. rainfall below 100 cm, temperaturebelow 25C
d. warm and dry climate during the entirecrop period
108. The oldest monarchy in the world is that ofa. U.K.b. Nepalc. Saudi Arabiad. Japan
109. The time taken .by the sun to revolvearound the centre of our galaxy is
a. 25 million yearsb. 100 million yearsc. 250 million yearsd. 500 million years
110. Water is a good solvent of ionic saltsbecause
a. it has a high boiling pointb. it has a high dipole momentc. it has a high specific heatd. it has no colour
111. The first to start a joint stock company totrade with were thea. Portugueseb. Dutchc. Frenchd. Danish
112. The acceleration due to gravity of acatastrophic earthquake will be
a. > 550 cm/sec2b. > 750 cm/sec2c. > 950 cm/scc2d. > 980 cm/sec2
113. Which of the following electoral systemshave been adopted for various elections in
India?
1. System of direct election on the basisof adult suffrage
2. System of proportional representationby means of the single transferable
vote
3. List system of proportionalrepresentation
4. Cumulative system of indirectelections
a. 1 and 2b. 1 and 3c. 1, 2 and 3d. 2, 3 and 4
114. Which one of the following upheavalstook place in Bengal immediately after the
Revolt of 1857?
a. Sanyasi Rebellionb. Santal Rebellionc. Indigo Disturbancesd. Pabna Disturbances
115. Which of the following taxes is/are leviedby the Union and collected andappropriated by the States?
a. Stamp Dutiesb. Passenger and goods taxc. Estate Dutyd. Taxes on Newspapers
116. The oaves and rock-cut temples at Elloraare
a. Buddhistb. Buddhist and Jam
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c. Hindu and Jamd. Hindu, Buddhist and Jain
117. The first bird is believed to have appearedon the surface of the earth
a. 300 million years agob. 200 million years agoc. 150 million years agod. 100 million years ago118. Which one of the following determinesthat the Indian Constitution is federal
a. A written and rigid Constitutionb. An independent Judiciaryc. Vesting of residuary powers with the
Centre
d. Distribution of power between theCentre and the State
119. The significance of the Bengal Regulationof 1793 lies in the fact that
a. it provided for the establishment of theSupreme Court
b. it restricted the application of Englishlaw to Englishmen only
c. it accommodated the personal laws ofHindu and Muslims
d. it provided for the appointment of theIndian Law Commission
120. The Mansabdari System introduced byAkbar was borrowed from the system
fo1lowd in
a. Afghanistanb. Turkeyc. Mongoliad. Persia
121. The colour of a star is an indication of itsa. distance from the sunb. luminosityc. distance from the earthd. temperature
122. Which of the following are correctlymatched?
a. 1 and 2 onlyb. 1 and 3 onlyc. 2 and 3 onlyd. l, 2 and 3
123. Even though the Railways are the mostpervasive mode of transport in India, it is
the road transport which received the
maximum impetus in most of the post-
independence period. Which of the
following are the reasons for this?
1. Railways are cheap to operate but theassociated capital costs are very high.
2. Given the geographic, spread of thehuman settlements, it is unrealistic that
the railways alone can serve the needs
of transport.
3. The per unit (tonne/km) cost oftransport is cheaper in road compared
to rail transport.
4. Given the indivisible nature of theRailways, it is not always convenient
for the population to avail of it with the
same ease as private cars, buses or
two-wheelers.a. 1, 2 and 3b. 1, 2 and 4c. 1, 3 and 4d. 2, 3 and 4
124. Consider the map of India given below:The map shows
a. an isohyetsb. all-India water dividec. a combination of national highwaysd. a combination of major railway routes
125. What is common among Madam BhikajiCama, M. Barkatulla, V.V.S lyer and M.N.
Roy?
a. All of them were leading members ofthe International Communist
movementb. M. Barkatulla was the Prime Minister
and the rest were ministers in the
Provisional Government of Free India
established by a group of
revolutionaries at Kabul
c. All of them were among the prominentrevolutionaries outside India operating
in different countries during the
Freedom Movement
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d. All of them were accused in the caserelating to the throwing of a bomb on
Lord Hardinge
126. The greatest diversity of animal and plantspecies occours in
a. temperate deciduous forestsb. tropical moist forestsc.
heavily polluted riversd. deserts and savannas
127. The colour of an opaque object is due tothe colour it
a. absorbsb. refreactsc. reflectsd. scatters
128. Which of the following are the purposesfor which the National Renewal Fund has
been set up?
1. To restructure sick small scaleindustries.
2. To help workers likely to be displaceddue to retrenchment in the process of
industrial restructuring.
3. To modernize existing industrial units.4. To help refugees from Bangladesh. Sri
Lanka etc.
a. 1 and 2b. 1 and 3c. 1 and 4d. 2 and 4
129. Which of the following internationalevents influenced the course of the
national movement in India before the
advent of Mahatma Gandhi?
1. Italian-Abyssinian War, 18982. Boxer Movement in China3. Revolutionary Movement in Ireland4. Victory of Japan in the Russo-Japanese
War
a. 1, 2 and 3 onlyb. 1,2 and 4 onlyc.
3 and 4 only
d. 1, 2, 3 and 4130. Phenylketonuria is an example of an
inborn error of metabolism. This error
refers to
a. hormonal overproductionb. atrophy of endocrine glandsc. inherited lack of an enzymed. non-disjunction
131. If BJP is DMK RSS would bea. CPI
b. TWNc. SJPd. TDP
132. The letters L, M, N, 0, P. Q, R, S and T intheir order are substituted by nine integers
1 to 9 but not in that order. 4 is assigned to
P. The difference between P and T is 5.
The difference between N and T is 3. Whatis the integer assigned to N?
a. 7b. 5c. 4d. 6
133. Examine the following statements:1. Either A and B are of the same age or
A is older than B.
2. Either C and D are of the same age orD is older than C
3. B is older than C.Which one of the following conclusions
can be drawn from the above statements?
a. A is older than Bb. B and Dare of the same agec. D is older than Cd. A is older than C
134. Study the graphs given below:The first graph depicts a hypothetical
movement of Bombay Stock Exchange
Sensitive Index which is an indicator of
the average prive movement of a
representative set of stocks. The secondgraph depicts the averaged price of all
automobile manufacturing companies.
Which one of the following is a valid
inference?
a. The market is unstable because pricesare continuously fluctuating
b. Automobile shares are more stablethan shares in general
c. There was a major political change inJune/July
d. Automobile shares have been steadilyimproving in price rather than being
affected by major market movements
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135. Which one of the following four logicaldiagrams represents correctly the
relationship between musicians,
instrumentalists, violinists?
a.b.c.d.
136. Consider the diagram given below:
Five hundred candidates appeared in an
examination comprising tests in English,
Hindi and Mathematics: The diagram
gives the number of candidates who failed
in different tests. What is the percentage of
candidates who failed in at least two
subjects?
a. 7.8b. 0.078c. 6.8d. 1.0
137. Sound waves travel at 300 m/s. Soundproduced at a point is heard by a person
after 5 seconds while the same sound is
heard by another person after 6 seconds.
What could be the maximum and
minimum distances between the two
persons?
a. 1.8 km, 0.15 kmb. 2.2 km, 0.20 kmc. 2.8km, 0.25 kmd. 3.3km, 0.3 km
138. The surface area of a cube is 216sq.m.What is its volume?
a. 100 cu mb. 216 cu mc. 480 cu md. 512 cu m
139. If Rs. 1000 is invested at 12% interest andinterest is compounded half yearly, what
will be the total amount at the end of one
year?
a. 1120.00b. 1123.00c. 1126.00d. 1134.40
140. Two persons start walking at a steady paceof 3 km/hour from a road intersection
along two roads that make an angle of 60
with each other. What will be the(shortest) distance separating them at the
end of 20 minutes?
a. 3 kmb. 2 kmc. 1.5 kmd. 1 km
141. Which one of the following figures willgenerater a cone when rotated about one of
its straight edges?
a. An equilateral triangleb. A sector of a circlec. A segment of a circled. A right-angled triangle
142. A person at a point 0 on a straight road AChas four options to go to B which lies on a
perpendicular to AC through D.
Which one of the following is the shortest
route to B?a. D to A and A to Bb. D to E and E to Bc. D to C and C to Bd. D to F and F to B
143. There are three tables containing twodrawers each. It is known that one of the
tables contains a silver coin in each of its
drawers, another table contains a gold coin
in each drawer while the third table
contains a silver coin in one drawer and a
gold coin in the other. One of the drawers
of a table is opened and found to contain a
silver coin. What is the probability that the
other drawer of that table contains a gold
coin?
a. 1b. 0.5c. 0.25d. 0.75
144. Consi4er the following chart: InterestRates (in percentage)
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The chart above shows the movement of
nominal interest rates and real interest
rates (defined as nominal interest rate
minus inflation). Which one of the
following is the correct interpretation?
a. Nominal interest rates decreased at aconstant rate in the periodFeb. 1992-
Sept. 1993
b. Inflation has constantly decreased fromFeb. 1992- Sept. 1993
c. Although the nominal rates of interesthave constantly declined from Feb.
1992- Sept. 1993, the real rates have
been steadily increasing throughout the
period
d. Nominal rate of interest and real rate ofinterest are likely to become equal in
1994
145. The table below compares apparel exportsof various countries between the years
1980 and 1990:
Which one of the following statements is
NOT true? (Restricting consideration to
countries listed in the. table only)
a. Thailand has overtaken India inapparel export performance between
1980 and 1990
b. Total apparel export from the countrieslisted has increased (in dollar terms)
between 1980 and 1990, but part of
this is likely to be due to global
inflation
c. Indias share of the apparel exportmarket has increased
d. Maximum improvement in apparelexport performance has been achieved
by Indonesia
146. Consider the following figures marked Aand B:
The manufacturing cost and projected
sales for a product are shown in figures A
and B respectively. What is the minimum
number of pieces that should be
manufactured to avoid a loss?
a. 2000b. 2500c. 3000d. 3500147. Ram and Shyam work on a job togetherfor four days and complete 60% of it. Ram
takes leave then and Shyam works for
eight more days to complete the job. How
long would Ram take to complete the
entire job alone?
a. 6 daysb. 8 daysc. 10 daysd. 11 days
148. The square root of the cube of this numberis the cube of its square root. It is not 1 and
it is less than 6. What is it?
a. 2b. 3c. 4d. 5
149. In the sequence 462, 420, 3S0, X, 306, Xstands for
a. 352b. 342c. 332d. 322
150. Ten percent of twenty plus twenty percentof ten equals
a. 10 percent of 20b. 20 percent of 10c. 1 percent of 200d. 2 percent of 200