Friday, December 11, 2009

History3

History : Sample Test Paper General Knowledge Part -1 (Solved):

 
 

1. Which of the following Rajput dynasties did not surrender to Akbar
(a) Parmar (b) Pratihara (c) Rathor (d) Sisodiya
Ans:B

2. Which amidst the following was not a fort of the Maratha ruler Shivaji?
(a) Sindhudurg (b) Raigad (c) Amber (d) Padmadurg
Ans:C

3. Which Sikh Guru was executed by Aurangzeb?
(a) Guru Arjun Dev (b) Guru Ram Das (c) Guru Teg Bahadur (d) Guru Gobind Singh
Ans:C

4. Which Muslim ruler was keen to have friendly relations with the Rajputs
(a) Akbar (b) Humayun (c) Babar (d) Aurangzeb
Ans:A

5. Which of the following rulers had the title Kaviraja
(a) Kumaragupta (b) Chanragupta (c) Skandagupta (d) Samudragupta
Ans:D

6. Who among the following Indian rulers established embassies in foreign countries on modern lines
(a) Tipu sultan (b) Mir Quasim (c) Haider Ali (d) Shah Alam II
Ans:D

7. 'Nav Ratnas' (nine gems) were the famous personalities associated with the court of:
(a) Chandra Gupta II (b) Harshavardhana (c) Narasimsha Varman (d) Samudra Gupta
Ans:A

8. Who pursued the policy "Blood and Iron"
(a) Balban (b) Firuz Tughlaq (c) Malik Kafur (d) Alauddin Khilji
Ans:A

9. The main centre or meeting point of Indo-Roman trade in ancient times was
(a) Rome (b) Calicut (c)Alexandria (d) Karaikkal
Ans:B

10. Who built a tomb for Sher Shah at Sasaram
(a) Ibrahim Shah (b) Islam Shah (c) Sher Shah (d) Sikandar Shah
Ans:D

11. The first major inscription in classical Sanskrit is that of
(a) Rudradaman (b) Chandragupta Vikramaditya (c) Kanishka (d) Samudragupta
Ans:A

12. Which ruler went to Sri Lanka to spread Buddhism
(a) Ashoka (b) Samudragupta (c) Sanghamitra (d) Chitragupta
Ans:C

13. Temple architecture was most developed under
(a) Rastrakutas (b) Pallavas (c) Pandyas (d) Cheras
Ans:B

14. In Sanskrit plays written during the Gupta period, women & Sudras speak
(a) Prakrit (b) Sauraseni (c) Pali (d) Sanskrit
Ans:A

15. Sir Thomas Rose visited the court of
(a) Akbar (b) Jehangir (c) Shajahan (d) Aurangazeeb
Ans:B

16. The capital of Mysore during Tipu Sultan's rule was
(a) Bangalore (b) Devagiri (c) Coimbatoor (d) Srirangapattanam
Ans:D

17. Who among the following was a famous astronomer
(a) Bhanabhatta (b) Vishakadatta (c) Nagarjuna (d) Aryabhatta
Ans:D

18. The Hathigumpha inscription (near Bhubaneshwar, Orissa) relates to the king
(a) Susharma (b) Hala (c) Kharavela (d) Pulamayi
Ans:C

19. Which of the following were the first rulers in India to issue coins which can be definitely attributed to the kings
(a) Shakas (b) Kushans (c) Indo-Greeks (d) Parthians
Ans:C

20. Which of the following Shaka king reconstructed the Sudarshana lake
(a) Rudradaman – I (b) Manes (c) Chastana (d) Bhumaka21
Ans:A

21. Which language was used in the literature of sangam period
(a) Kannada (b) Telugu (c) Tamil (d) Sanskrit
Ans:C

22. What was the type of marriage in the Vedic period in which, in place of the dowry, there was a token bride price of a cow and a bull
(a) Asura (b) Arsa (c) Gantharva (d) Rakshsa
Ans:A

23. At the earlier stage backward classes movement means
(a) Santal movement (b) Non-Brahmin movement (c) Harijan movement (d) Antirulers movement
Ans:B

24. The large residential university established in ancient time was at
(a) Cochin (b) Vaishali (c) Nalanda (d) Harappa
Ans:C

25. Which among the following dynasties had the strongest navy
(a) Chalukya (b) Chola (c) Gupta (d) Pallava
Ans:B

26 .Which of the following Mughal emperor's tomb is outside India
(a) Akbar (b) Shajahan (c) Aurangazeb (d) Jehangir
Ans:D

27 .Which of the following animals was generally not known to the Indus Valley People
(a) Horse (b) Rhinoceros (c) Bull (d) Cow
Ans:A

28. .Alexander the remained in India for ...... months
(a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 19 (d) 28
Ans:C

29 Artists belonged to Gandhara school of art used
(a) Grey sand stones (b) White marbles (c) Red sand stones
Ans:A


30 Who was the first ruler of the Pala Dynasty of Bengal?
(a) Gopala (b) Devapala (c) Vigropala (d) Dharmapala
Ans:A

31 Who introduced first the famous token currency system in India?
(a) Ghiyas-ud-Din Tughlak (b) Muhamad-bin-Tughlak (c) Firoz Tughlak
Ans:B

32 The Chalukya King who had the title of Sri Prithvi-Vallabha and Parameswara was
(a) Pulakesin I (b) Maharaja Kirthivarman (c) Pulakesin II (d) Mangalesa
Ans:C

33 The Meenahshi temple at Madurai is the monument of
(a) Pallavas (b) Pandyas (c) Cholas (d) Cheras
Ans:B

34 Who amidst the following lived the earliest?
(a) Panini (b) Asvaghosha (c) Bhasa (d) Kalidasa
Ans:A

35 Where is the tomb built by Shahjahan situated?
(a) Red Fort (b) Taj Mahal (c) Agra Fort (d) Sikandara
Ans:

36 Which one of the following is not depicted on the abacus of the Sarnath Lion Capital of Ashoka?
(a) Deer (b) Horse (c) Elephant (d) Lion
Ans:

37 In 1717, which Mughal Emperor gave the English East India Company a Firman granting trade privileges in India?
(a) Shah Alam II (b) Bahadur Shah (c) Jahandar Shah (d) Farrukhsiyar
Ans:

38 The Treaty of Bassein was signed with the British by Peshwa
(a) Madhav Rao (b) Balaji Baji Rao (c) Baji Rao I (d) Baji Rao II
Ans:

39 Who among the following gave asylum to Zoroastri who fled by sea and by the coastal route from Persia to Western India in the early 8th century?
(a) Chalukyas (b) Cholas (c) Hoysalas (d) Rashtrakutas
Ans:

40 The Mughal Empire extended up to Tamil territory in the South under the reign of
(a) Akbar (b) Aurangazeb (c) Jahangir (d) Shah Jahan
Ans:

41 The first dynasty of the Vijayanagar Kingdom was
(a) Hoysala (b) Sangama (c) Saluva (d) Tuluva
Ans:

42 Who among the following was the famous ruler of ancient India, who adopted Jain dharma at the last
(a) Chandragupta (b) Samudragupta (c) Asoka (d) Bindusare
Ans:

43 Which among the following rulers started 'Ilahi Calendar' in 1583
(a) Babur (b) Akbar (c) Shahjahan (d) Sher Shah
Ans:

44 Which of the following was not a centre of learning in ancient India
(a) Taxila (b) Koushambi (c) Vikramshila (d) Nalanda
Ans:

45 Who was the last ruler of the Tughluq dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate?
(a) Firuz Shah Tughluq (b) Ghiyas-ud-din Tughluq Shah II (c) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud (d) Nasrat Shah
Ans:

46 The founder of the autonomous kingdom of Avadh was
(a) Shuja-ud-Daula (b) Saadat Khan Burhan-ul Mulk (c) Safdarjung (d) Sher Shah
Ans:

47 The destruction of the Mauryan Empire was followed by a series of invasions, and the first invade India were the
(a) Batrian-Greeks (b) Parthi (c) Kushanas (d) Shakas
Ans:

48 Who among the following took the title of 'Vikramaditya'?
(a) Chandragupta I (b) Chandragupta II (c) Samudragupta (d) Skandagupta
Ans:

49 Which dynasty developed Mahabalipuram?
(a) Pallavas (b) Pandyas (c) Cholas (d) Chalukyas
Ans:

50 Who among the following resisted the British Ambitions, the maximum?
(a) Mughals (b) Marathas (c) Rajputs (d) Sikhs
Ans:

 
 

51 Two principal monuments of Ala-ud-din Khiliji's reign—the Jama'at Khana Masjid and Alai Darwaja were constructed at
(a) Hyderabad (b) Mysore (c) Delhi (d) Agra
Ans:C

52 Who among the following Mugal Emperors had the longest reign?
(a) Bahadur Shah (b) Jahandar Shah (c) Farrukhsiyar (d) Muhammad Shah
Ans:D

53 The main cause of the conflict between Nawab Sirajuddaulah and the East India Company was that
(a) the British opposed the succession of Sirajuddaulah 
(b) the British misused the trade concessions. 
(c) the British attacked the French settlement of Chandranagar in Bengal. 
(d) the incident of Black Hole had occurred
Ans:C


54 Which of the following was the physician who adored Kanishka's court
(a) Vasumita (b) Charaka (c) Parsva (d) Asvaghosha
Ans:B

55 Which of the following king started the 'Vikram Sanvad'
(a) Kanishka (b) Vikramaditya (c) Rudradaman (d) Kadphises
Ans:B


56 Which of the following is a port town of Indus Valley Civilization
(a) Harappa (b) Ropar (c) Banawali (d) Lothal
Ans:D


57 Chinese pilgrim who visited India during Harsha Vardhana's period was
(a) Hiuen Tsang (b) Fa-hien (c) I'tsing (d) Nishka
Ans:A


58 Who introduced the famous Persian festival of Nauroz
(a) Alauddin Khilji (b) Iltumish (c) Firoz Tughlaq (d) Balban
Ans:D


59 The Hoysala's capital was
(a) Warangal (b) Devagiri (c) Dwarasamudra (d) Krishnagiri
Ans:C


60 Which rulers built Ellora temple
(a) Chalukya (b) Rashtrakuta (c) Pallava (d) Sunga
Ans:B


61 The literature of the Sangam age was written mostly in the form of
(a) Prose (b) Poetry (c) Drama (d) All of these
Ans:B


62 Who among the following was a great musician in the court of Akbar
(a) Abdul Fazal (b) Amir Khusro (c) Ramdas (d) Ten
Ans:D


63 Which among the following ports was called Babul Makkha (Gate of Makkah) during the Mughal period
(a) Broach (b) Calcutta (c) Surat (d) Calicut
Ans:C


64 The development of architecture was at its peak during the reign of
(a) Nandas (b) Cholas (c) Guptas
Ans:C


65 Who among the following ruler was a famous musician
(a) Swathi Thirunal (b) Moolam Thirunal (c) Marthanda Varma (d) Sri Chithira Thirunal
Ans:A


66 Who among the following Sult of Delhi had accepted the suzerainty of the Timurid ruler Mirza Shah Rukh?
(a) Firuz Tughlaq (b) Mahmad Tughlaq (c) Khizr Khan Sayyid (d) Sikandar Lodhi
Ans:C
 

67 Who among the following joined Mir Qasim and Shuja-ud-Daula in declaring war upon the English East India Company and was later defeated by the British at the Battle of Buxar?
(a) Jahandar Shah (b) Farrukhsiyar (c) Muhammad Shah (d) Shah Alam II
Ans:D


68 How did the dynasty of Nizam Shahis of Ahmadnagar come to an end?
(a) Ahmadnagar was annexed into Mughal empire and Husain Shah was consigned to life imprisonment 
(b) Mughal troops destroyed Daulatabad fort and killed Nizam-ul Mulk of Ahmadnagar 
(c) Fateh Khan usurped the throne from Nizam-ul Mulk 
(d) Malik Ambar was defeated in a battle with Mughals in 1631 and the entire royal family was killed by the Mughal troops
Ans:A


69 Which of the following materials was mainly used in the manufacture of Harappan seals?
(a) Terra cotta (b) Bronze (c) Copper (d) Iron
Ans:A


70 Which type of ancient script did the Harapp use?
(a) Pictographic (b) Linear (c) Hieroglyphic (d) Symbolic
Ans:A


71 The relics of Indus Valley Civilisation indicate that the main occupation of the people was:
(a) Agriculture (b) Cattle rearing (c) Commerce (d) Hunting
Ans:A


72 The ancient name of Bengal was
(a) Kamrupa (b) Vasta (c) Gauda (d) Vallabhi
Ans:C


73 'Charak' was the famous court physician of
(a) Harsha (b) Chandragupta Maurya (c) Ashoka (d) Kanishka
Ans:D


74 The ancient name of North Bihar was
(a) Vriji (b) Vasta (c) Surasena (d) Avanti
Ans:A


75 Where did the traveler Ibn Batuta come from?
(a) Persia (b) Morocco (c) Turkey (d) Central Asia
Ans:B


76 Which among the following is the oldest dynasty?
(a) Maurya (b) Gupta (c) Kushan (d) Kanva
Ans:A


77 Where was Akbar born?
(a) Delhi (b) Agra (c) Amarkal (d) Kannauj
Ans:C


78 Among the following, one was NOT an ancient Indian mathematician
(a) Chandra Gupta Maurya (b) Boudhayana (c) Bhaskaran II (d) Sankaravarman
Ans:A


79 Taj Mahal was built by
(a) Akbar the Great (b) Jahangir (c) Shah Jahan (d) Babur
Ans:C


80 Kautilya, the author of Arthasathra was a contempoary of
(a) Asoka (b) Samura Gupta (c) Harshavardhana (d) Chandra Gupta Maurya
Ans:D


81 The Golden Temple at Amritsar was built by
(a) Guru Nanak (b) Guru Arjan Dev (c) Guru Tej Bahadur (d) Gobind Sing
Ans:B


82 What is history?
(a) Story of the past events (b) Story of present events (c) Story of future events (d) All of them
Ans:A


83 What should a genuine history deal with?
(a) Lives of kings (b) Lives of masses of people (c) Lives of feudal lords (d) All of them
Ans:B


84 What is history made of?
(a) Lives of kings (b) Battles (c) Law and order (d) All of the above
Ans:D


85 What is most important part of history?
(a) Monarchs (b) Generals who win wars (c) Common people (d) Saints and sages
Ans:C


86 Where do we find the remains of Buddhist religion?
(a) Thailand (b) Sri Lanka (c) Afghanistan (d) All of the above
Ans:D


87 What was Burma before its independence?
(a) A part of India (b) A part of China (c) A part of Thailand (d) A part of Malaysia
Ans:A


88 When was the World War fought?
(a) 1915 (b) 1942 (c) Both (d) Neither
Ans:C


89 Who helped America the most in getting freedom from the British?
(a) Italy (b) Canada (c) France (d) India
Ans:C


90 Who were pilgrim Fathers?
(a) Jew pilgrims to Jerusalem (b) Hindu pilgrims to Hardwar (c) First British people going to USA (d) Indian Buddhists in China
Ans:C


91 Why did Ary come to India?
(a) To find grass for their cattle (b) To hunt tigers (c) To drive out Tamils (d) To conquer land
Ans:A


92 Which Revolution fathered Russian Revolution?
(a) French revolution (b) American Revolution (c) Industrial Revolution (d) All of them
Ans:D


93 Who first built the Grand Trunk Road?
(a) Humayun (b) Sher Shah Suri (c) Shahjahan (d) Jahangir
Ans:B


94 Who is USA's Father of the Nation?
(a) Abraham Lincoln (b) Washington (c) Jefferson (d) Roosevelt
Ans:B


95 Who fought the First World War?
(a) Germany (b) British (c) France (d) All of them
Ans:D


96 Who fought the Second World War?
(a) Hitler (b) Churchill (c) Stalin (d) All of the
Ans:D


97 Which period came first?
(a) British period (b) Muslim period (c) Greek period (d) Hindu period
Ans:D


98 When was Mahatma Gandhi born?
(a) October 2, 1869 (b) October 2, 1901 (c) October 2, 1879 (d) October 2, 1890
Ans:A


99 Who introduced leather coins?
(a) Ibrahim Lodhi (b) Mohammad Tuglak (c) Jahangir (d) Akbar
Ans:B


100 Who introduced paper currency in India?
(a) Hindu Kings (b) Muslim rulers (c) The British rulers (d) The Greek conquerors
Ans:C

History2

History : Sample Test Paper General Knowledge Part -1 (Solved):

 
 

1. Which of the following Rajput dynasties did not surrender to Akbar
(a) Parmar (b) Pratihara (c) Rathor (d) Sisodiya
Ans:B

2. Which amidst the following was not a fort of the Maratha ruler Shivaji?
(a) Sindhudurg (b) Raigad (c) Amber (d) Padmadurg
Ans:C

3. Which Sikh Guru was executed by Aurangzeb?
(a) Guru Arjun Dev (b) Guru Ram Das (c) Guru Teg Bahadur (d) Guru Gobind Singh
Ans:C

4. Which Muslim ruler was keen to have friendly relations with the Rajputs
(a) Akbar (b) Humayun (c) Babar (d) Aurangzeb
Ans:A

5. Which of the following rulers had the title Kaviraja
(a) Kumaragupta (b) Chanragupta (c) Skandagupta (d) Samudragupta
Ans:D

6. Who among the following Indian rulers established embassies in foreign countries on modern lines
(a) Tipu sultan (b) Mir Quasim (c) Haider Ali (d) Shah Alam II
Ans:D

7. 'Nav Ratnas' (nine gems) were the famous personalities associated with the court of:
(a) Chandra Gupta II (b) Harshavardhana (c) Narasimsha Varman (d) Samudra Gupta
Ans:A

8. Who pursued the policy "Blood and Iron"
(a) Balban (b) Firuz Tughlaq (c) Malik Kafur (d) Alauddin Khilji
Ans:A

9. The main centre or meeting point of Indo-Roman trade in ancient times was
(a) Rome (b) Calicut (c)Alexandria (d) Karaikkal
Ans:B

10. Who built a tomb for Sher Shah at Sasaram
(a) Ibrahim Shah (b) Islam Shah (c) Sher Shah (d) Sikandar Shah
Ans:D

11. The first major inscription in classical Sanskrit is that of
(a) Rudradaman (b) Chandragupta Vikramaditya (c) Kanishka (d) Samudragupta
Ans:A

12. Which ruler went to Sri Lanka to spread Buddhism
(a) Ashoka (b) Samudragupta (c) Sanghamitra (d) Chitragupta
Ans:C

13. Temple architecture was most developed under
(a) Rastrakutas (b) Pallavas (c) Pandyas (d) Cheras
Ans:B

14. In Sanskrit plays written during the Gupta period, women & Sudras speak
(a) Prakrit (b) Sauraseni (c) Pali (d) Sanskrit
Ans:A

15. Sir Thomas Rose visited the court of
(a) Akbar (b) Jehangir (c) Shajahan (d) Aurangazeeb
Ans:B

16. The capital of Mysore during Tipu Sultan's rule was
(a) Bangalore (b) Devagiri (c) Coimbatoor (d) Srirangapattanam
Ans:D

17. Who among the following was a famous astronomer
(a) Bhanabhatta (b) Vishakadatta (c) Nagarjuna (d) Aryabhatta
Ans:D

18. The Hathigumpha inscription (near Bhubaneshwar, Orissa) relates to the king
(a) Susharma (b) Hala (c) Kharavela (d) Pulamayi
Ans:C

19. Which of the following were the first rulers in India to issue coins which can be definitely attributed to the kings
(a) Shakas (b) Kushans (c) Indo-Greeks (d) Parthians
Ans:C

20. Which of the following Shaka king reconstructed the Sudarshana lake
(a) Rudradaman – I (b) Manes (c) Chastana (d) Bhumaka21
Ans:A

21. Which language was used in the literature of sangam period
(a) Kannada (b) Telugu (c) Tamil (d) Sanskrit
Ans:C

22. What was the type of marriage in the Vedic period in which, in place of the dowry, there was a token bride price of a cow and a bull
(a) Asura (b) Arsa (c) Gantharva (d) Rakshsa
Ans:A

23. At the earlier stage backward classes movement means
(a) Santal movement (b) Non-Brahmin movement (c) Harijan movement (d) Antirulers movement
Ans:B

24. The large residential university established in ancient time was at
(a) Cochin (b) Vaishali (c) Nalanda (d) Harappa
Ans:C

25. Which among the following dynasties had the strongest navy
(a) Chalukya (b) Chola (c) Gupta (d) Pallava
Ans:B

26 .Which of the following Mughal emperor's tomb is outside India
(a) Akbar (b) Shajahan (c) Aurangazeb (d) Jehangir
Ans:D

27 .Which of the following animals was generally not known to the Indus Valley People
(a) Horse (b) Rhinoceros (c) Bull (d) Cow
Ans:A

28. .Alexander the remained in India for ...... months
(a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 19 (d) 28
Ans:C

29 Artists belonged to Gandhara school of art used
(a) Grey sand stones (b) White marbles (c) Red sand stones
Ans:A


30 Who was the first ruler of the Pala Dynasty of Bengal?
(a) Gopala (b) Devapala (c) Vigropala (d) Dharmapala
Ans:A

31 Who introduced first the famous token currency system in India?
(a) Ghiyas-ud-Din Tughlak (b) Muhamad-bin-Tughlak (c) Firoz Tughlak
Ans:B

32 The Chalukya King who had the title of Sri Prithvi-Vallabha and Parameswara was
(a) Pulakesin I (b) Maharaja Kirthivarman (c) Pulakesin II (d) Mangalesa
Ans:C

33 The Meenahshi temple at Madurai is the monument of
(a) Pallavas (b) Pandyas (c) Cholas (d) Cheras
Ans:B

34 Who amidst the following lived the earliest?
(a) Panini (b) Asvaghosha (c) Bhasa (d) Kalidasa
Ans:A

35 Where is the tomb built by Shahjahan situated?
(a) Red Fort (b) Taj Mahal (c) Agra Fort (d) Sikandara
Ans:

36 Which one of the following is not depicted on the abacus of the Sarnath Lion Capital of Ashoka?
(a) Deer (b) Horse (c) Elephant (d) Lion
Ans:

37 In 1717, which Mughal Emperor gave the English East India Company a Firman granting trade privileges in India?
(a) Shah Alam II (b) Bahadur Shah (c) Jahandar Shah (d) Farrukhsiyar
Ans:

38 The Treaty of Bassein was signed with the British by Peshwa
(a) Madhav Rao (b) Balaji Baji Rao (c) Baji Rao I (d) Baji Rao II
Ans:

39 Who among the following gave asylum to Zoroastri who fled by sea and by the coastal route from Persia to Western India in the early 8th century?
(a) Chalukyas (b) Cholas (c) Hoysalas (d) Rashtrakutas
Ans:

40 The Mughal Empire extended up to Tamil territory in the South under the reign of
(a) Akbar (b) Aurangazeb (c) Jahangir (d) Shah Jahan
Ans:

41 The first dynasty of the Vijayanagar Kingdom was
(a) Hoysala (b) Sangama (c) Saluva (d) Tuluva
Ans:

42 Who among the following was the famous ruler of ancient India, who adopted Jain dharma at the last
(a) Chandragupta (b) Samudragupta (c) Asoka (d) Bindusare
Ans:

43 Which among the following rulers started 'Ilahi Calendar' in 1583
(a) Babur (b) Akbar (c) Shahjahan (d) Sher Shah
Ans:

44 Which of the following was not a centre of learning in ancient India
(a) Taxila (b) Koushambi (c) Vikramshila (d) Nalanda
Ans:

45 Who was the last ruler of the Tughluq dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate?
(a) Firuz Shah Tughluq (b) Ghiyas-ud-din Tughluq Shah II (c) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud (d) Nasrat Shah
Ans:

46 The founder of the autonomous kingdom of Avadh was
(a) Shuja-ud-Daula (b) Saadat Khan Burhan-ul Mulk (c) Safdarjung (d) Sher Shah
Ans:

47 The destruction of the Mauryan Empire was followed by a series of invasions, and the first invade India were the
(a) Batrian-Greeks (b) Parthi (c) Kushanas (d) Shakas
Ans:

48 Who among the following took the title of 'Vikramaditya'?
(a) Chandragupta I (b) Chandragupta II (c) Samudragupta (d) Skandagupta
Ans:

49 Which dynasty developed Mahabalipuram?
(a) Pallavas (b) Pandyas (c) Cholas (d) Chalukyas
Ans:

50 Who among the following resisted the British Ambitions, the maximum?
(a) Mughals (b) Marathas (c) Rajputs (d) Sikhs
Ans:

 
 

51 Two principal monuments of Ala-ud-din Khiliji's reign—the Jama'at Khana Masjid and Alai Darwaja were constructed at
(a) Hyderabad (b) Mysore (c) Delhi (d) Agra
Ans:C

52 Who among the following Mugal Emperors had the longest reign?
(a) Bahadur Shah (b) Jahandar Shah (c) Farrukhsiyar (d) Muhammad Shah
Ans:D

53 The main cause of the conflict between Nawab Sirajuddaulah and the East India Company was that
(a) the British opposed the succession of Sirajuddaulah 
(b) the British misused the trade concessions. 
(c) the British attacked the French settlement of Chandranagar in Bengal. 
(d) the incident of Black Hole had occurred
Ans:C


54 Which of the following was the physician who adored Kanishka's court
(a) Vasumita (b) Charaka (c) Parsva (d) Asvaghosha
Ans:B

55 Which of the following king started the 'Vikram Sanvad'
(a) Kanishka (b) Vikramaditya (c) Rudradaman (d) Kadphises
Ans:B


56 Which of the following is a port town of Indus Valley Civilization
(a) Harappa (b) Ropar (c) Banawali (d) Lothal
Ans:D


57 Chinese pilgrim who visited India during Harsha Vardhana's period was
(a) Hiuen Tsang (b) Fa-hien (c) I'tsing (d) Nishka
Ans:A


58 Who introduced the famous Persian festival of Nauroz
(a) Alauddin Khilji (b) Iltumish (c) Firoz Tughlaq (d) Balban
Ans:D


59 The Hoysala's capital was
(a) Warangal (b) Devagiri (c) Dwarasamudra (d) Krishnagiri
Ans:C


60 Which rulers built Ellora temple
(a) Chalukya (b) Rashtrakuta (c) Pallava (d) Sunga
Ans:B


61 The literature of the Sangam age was written mostly in the form of
(a) Prose (b) Poetry (c) Drama (d) All of these
Ans:B


62 Who among the following was a great musician in the court of Akbar
(a) Abdul Fazal (b) Amir Khusro (c) Ramdas (d) Ten
Ans:D


63 Which among the following ports was called Babul Makkha (Gate of Makkah) during the Mughal period
(a) Broach (b) Calcutta (c) Surat (d) Calicut
Ans:C


64 The development of architecture was at its peak during the reign of
(a) Nandas (b) Cholas (c) Guptas
Ans:C


65 Who among the following ruler was a famous musician
(a) Swathi Thirunal (b) Moolam Thirunal (c) Marthanda Varma (d) Sri Chithira Thirunal
Ans:A


66 Who among the following Sult of Delhi had accepted the suzerainty of the Timurid ruler Mirza Shah Rukh?
(a) Firuz Tughlaq (b) Mahmad Tughlaq (c) Khizr Khan Sayyid (d) Sikandar Lodhi
Ans:C
 

67 Who among the following joined Mir Qasim and Shuja-ud-Daula in declaring war upon the English East India Company and was later defeated by the British at the Battle of Buxar?
(a) Jahandar Shah (b) Farrukhsiyar (c) Muhammad Shah (d) Shah Alam II
Ans:D


68 How did the dynasty of Nizam Shahis of Ahmadnagar come to an end?
(a) Ahmadnagar was annexed into Mughal empire and Husain Shah was consigned to life imprisonment 
(b) Mughal troops destroyed Daulatabad fort and killed Nizam-ul Mulk of Ahmadnagar 
(c) Fateh Khan usurped the throne from Nizam-ul Mulk 
(d) Malik Ambar was defeated in a battle with Mughals in 1631 and the entire royal family was killed by the Mughal troops
Ans:A


69 Which of the following materials was mainly used in the manufacture of Harappan seals?
(a) Terra cotta (b) Bronze (c) Copper (d) Iron
Ans:A


70 Which type of ancient script did the Harapp use?
(a) Pictographic (b) Linear (c) Hieroglyphic (d) Symbolic
Ans:A


71 The relics of Indus Valley Civilisation indicate that the main occupation of the people was:
(a) Agriculture (b) Cattle rearing (c) Commerce (d) Hunting
Ans:A


72 The ancient name of Bengal was
(a) Kamrupa (b) Vasta (c) Gauda (d) Vallabhi
Ans:C


73 'Charak' was the famous court physician of
(a) Harsha (b) Chandragupta Maurya (c) Ashoka (d) Kanishka
Ans:D


74 The ancient name of North Bihar was
(a) Vriji (b) Vasta (c) Surasena (d) Avanti
Ans:A


75 Where did the traveler Ibn Batuta come from?
(a) Persia (b) Morocco (c) Turkey (d) Central Asia
Ans:B


76 Which among the following is the oldest dynasty?
(a) Maurya (b) Gupta (c) Kushan (d) Kanva
Ans:A


77 Where was Akbar born?
(a) Delhi (b) Agra (c) Amarkal (d) Kannauj
Ans:C


78 Among the following, one was NOT an ancient Indian mathematician
(a) Chandra Gupta Maurya (b) Boudhayana (c) Bhaskaran II (d) Sankaravarman
Ans:A


79 Taj Mahal was built by
(a) Akbar the Great (b) Jahangir (c) Shah Jahan (d) Babur
Ans:C


80 Kautilya, the author of Arthasathra was a contempoary of
(a) Asoka (b) Samura Gupta (c) Harshavardhana (d) Chandra Gupta Maurya
Ans:D


81 The Golden Temple at Amritsar was built by
(a) Guru Nanak (b) Guru Arjan Dev (c) Guru Tej Bahadur (d) Gobind Sing
Ans:B


82 What is history?
(a) Story of the past events (b) Story of present events (c) Story of future events (d) All of them
Ans:A


83 What should a genuine history deal with?
(a) Lives of kings (b) Lives of masses of people (c) Lives of feudal lords (d) All of them
Ans:B


84 What is history made of?
(a) Lives of kings (b) Battles (c) Law and order (d) All of the above
Ans:D


85 What is most important part of history?
(a) Monarchs (b) Generals who win wars (c) Common people (d) Saints and sages
Ans:C


86 Where do we find the remains of Buddhist religion?
(a) Thailand (b) Sri Lanka (c) Afghanistan (d) All of the above
Ans:D


87 What was Burma before its independence?
(a) A part of India (b) A part of China (c) A part of Thailand (d) A part of Malaysia
Ans:A


88 When was the World War fought?
(a) 1915 (b) 1942 (c) Both (d) Neither
Ans:C


89 Who helped America the most in getting freedom from the British?
(a) Italy (b) Canada (c) France (d) India
Ans:C


90 Who were pilgrim Fathers?
(a) Jew pilgrims to Jerusalem (b) Hindu pilgrims to Hardwar (c) First British people going to USA (d) Indian Buddhists in China
Ans:C


91 Why did Ary come to India?
(a) To find grass for their cattle (b) To hunt tigers (c) To drive out Tamils (d) To conquer land
Ans:A


92 Which Revolution fathered Russian Revolution?
(a) French revolution (b) American Revolution (c) Industrial Revolution (d) All of them
Ans:D


93 Who first built the Grand Trunk Road?
(a) Humayun (b) Sher Shah Suri (c) Shahjahan (d) Jahangir
Ans:B


94 Who is USA's Father of the Nation?
(a) Abraham Lincoln (b) Washington (c) Jefferson (d) Roosevelt
Ans:B


95 Who fought the First World War?
(a) Germany (b) British (c) France (d) All of them
Ans:D


96 Who fought the Second World War?
(a) Hitler (b) Churchill (c) Stalin (d) All of the
Ans:D


97 Which period came first?
(a) British period (b) Muslim period (c) Greek period (d) Hindu period
Ans:D


98 When was Mahatma Gandhi born?
(a) October 2, 1869 (b) October 2, 1901 (c) October 2, 1879 (d) October 2, 1890
Ans:A


99 Who introduced leather coins?
(a) Ibrahim Lodhi (b) Mohammad Tuglak (c) Jahangir (d) Akbar
Ans:B


100 Who introduced paper currency in India?
(a) Hindu Kings (b) Muslim rulers (c) The British rulers (d) The Greek conquerors
Ans:C

Gk2


 

1. The source of the Missouri River is located in which state?

Minnesota
Montana
North Dakota
Michigan

2. What is the post-independence name of New Hebrides?

Fiji
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Kiribati

3. Which country was known as the White Russian Soviet Socialist Republic from 1919 to 1991?

Ukraine
Lithuania
Georgia
Belarus

4. Gerlachovka is the highest peak in which mountain range?

Carpathian Mountains
Ural Mountains
Apennines
Caucasus

5. What is the capital of Guam?

Dededo
Agana
Santa Rita
Talofofo


 

Correct answers:


 

1. What is the only Spanish-speaking country in Africa?

Angola
Sierra Leone
Gabon
Equatorial Guinea

2. What was Panthalasa? (it existed 200 million years ago)

A super-continent
A super-desert
A super-ocean
A super-ice sheet

3. Which language is one of the six official used in the U.N. General Assembly? (The other five are Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish)

Hindi
Arabic
German
Japanese

4. How many mainland European countries are smaller than Rhode Island?

Two
Four
Six
Eight

5. What is the most common last name in the world?

Chang
Garcia
Smith
Kim

Correct answers:


 

1. Where is Sky Harbor International Airport?

Phoenix
Denver
Dallas-Ft. Worth
Seattle

2. Where is Pearson International Airport?

Ottawa
Quebec City
Montreal
Toronto

3. Where is Gatwick Airport?

Manchester
Edinburgh
London
Dublin

4. Where is Changi Airport?

Hong Kong
Singapore
Macau
Shanghai

5. Where is Schiphol Airport?

Copenhagen
Oslo
Stockholm
Amsterdam

Correct answers:


 

Which country borders the most other countries?

China and Russia have the most neighboring countries with 14 neighbors each.

China borders Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Vietnam.

Russia borders Azaerbaijan, Belarus, China, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, North Korea, Norway, Poland, and Ukraine. (This list includes the two countries that border Kaliningrad - Poland and Lithuania. Otherwise, Russia has 12 neighbors.)

Brazil borders ten other countries.


 

1. The Sum of the ages of A and B is 42 years.

3 years back, the age of A was 5 times the age of B. Find the difference between the present ages of A and B.

(a) 15 years     (b) 12 years
   (c) 9 years     (d) 6 years

2. Insert the missing number in the following series. 1, 1, 4, 8, 9, 27, 16 ?

(a) 25     (b) 36
   (c) 125     (d) 64

3 In how many ways can 5 members forming a committee out of 10 be Selected So that:

(i) Two particular members must be included.
(ii) Two particular members must not be include d.

(a) 56, 56         (b) 60, 60
   (c) 58, 60         (d) 60, 6

4. The average value of Six numbers 7, 12,17, 24, 26 and 28 is 19. If 8 is added to each number what will be new average?

(a) 23         (b) 27
        (c) 33         (d) 36

5. If the mixture Contains water and alcohal in the ratio 2:3 what is the percentage quantity of water in the mixture?

(a) 30 %     (b) 50%
   (c) 40%     (d)55%

6. A train 135 meters long is running with a speed of 49 km/hr In what time will it pass a man who is  

walking at 5 km/hr in the direction opposite to that of the train.

(a) 7 Sec (b) 12 Sec

(c) 10 Se (d) 9 Sec

7. Ram bought Rs. 12000 stock at Rs. 92/- and sold it when the price rose to Rs. 98/- find his gain%.

(a) 800% (b) 500%

(c) 600% (d) 200%

8. Calender for 2000 will serve for also:

(a) 2003 (b) 2006

(c) 2007 (d) 2005

9. Which among the following is Correctly matched:

(a) UNDP - Washington DC

(b) UNICEF - Geneva

(c) UNIDO - Viena

(d) FAO - London

10. World Enviornment day celebration for 2006 was held in:

(a) Kyoto (b) Algiers

(c) Post said (d) Hanoi

11. YAKSHAGANA. is the dance style of :

(a) Kerela (b) Anadhra Pradesh

(c) Karnatka (d) Tamil Nadu

12. Match the following :

List I List II

(Personality) (Portfolio)

(a) M. Jagannath 1. World Bank Rao

(b) M. V. Kamat 2. Prasar Bharti

(c) Pratush Sinha 3. Law Commission chief

(d) Anil Sood 4. Cheif Vigilance Commissionor

A B C D

(a) 3 4 1 2

(b) 4 1 2 3

(c) 4 2 1 3

(d) 3 2 4 1


 


 

13. Nobel prize for medicine for the year 2006

was given in the field of :

(a) Gene Silencing

(b) DNA replication

(c) Mutation

(d) None of these

14. Match the following :

LIST-I LIST - II

(New Name) (Old Name)

(a) yangon 1. Rangoon

(b) Ethopia 2. persia

(c) Congo 3. Abyssinia

(d) Iran 4. Zaire

15. Choose the incorrect pair:

(a) Cockpit of Europe - Belgium

(b) Herring Pond - Adriatic sea

(c) Hermit Kingdom - Korea

(d) Island of cloves - Zanjibar

16. Which of the following European Country is not an U.N member:

(a) Vatican city (b) switzerland

(c) Luxemburg (d) Romania

17. Ares-1 is

(a) New planet recently discovered by NASA

(b) Crew exploration vehicle

(c) Satellite launched by France

(d) None of these

18. Consider the following statement :-

1. J & K had Special status till 1971

2. The Kingdom of Sikkim was anexed to

India as State in 1978.

Codes:-

(a) I is Correct

(b) 2 is Correct

(c) both are Correct

(d) Neither 1 Nor 2 is correct

19. Consider the following statement :-

1. Shatoosh showl is made up of the far

of chiru.

2. Shardukpan Shawls are very popular

in Arunachal pradesh and Abroad;

Codes:-

(a) I is correct

(b) 2 is correct

(c) both are correct

(d) both incorrect

20. Which of the following language has maximum no of speaker:

(a) Bengali (b) Tamil

(c) Urdu (d) Telugu

21. Which of the following is/are Correctly matched-

(a) Army School of - Pune Physical training

(b) College of - Jabalpur material management

(c) N.D.A - Khadagwasla

(d) All of the above

22. Kanthapura. is written by

(a) R.K Narayanan

(b) Raja Rao

(c) Kiran Desai

(d) Kesav menon

23. Consider the folllowing statement :

1. Kanchanjunga is the highest national park of the world.

2. Sikkim has the largest area and

highest production of large Cardamom

in India.

Choose the Correct codes:

(a) 1 is correct

(b) 2 is correct

(c) 1 and 2 both are correct

(d) Neither 1 Nor 2 is correct

24. Which among the following is/are Correctly matched:

1. Asian dev. bank - manila

2. Asean - Bangkok

3. Interpol - Lyon

4. Nato - Brussels

(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (b) 1, 3, and 4

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

25. Final of the world cup footbal was held in:

(a) Bonn (b) munich

(c) Berlin (d)Turin

26. World Newspaper Congress was recently held at:

(a) New york (b) Moscow

(c) Beijing (d) Delhi

27. The 73rd amendment act 1992 has provision for:

(a) Generation of employment for men and women in rural area.

(b) Generation of Employment for the able bodied adults, who are in need of work during the lean 

agricultural Seasons.

(c) lowuing the foundation for. Strong and vibrant Panchayati Raj institution.

(d) laying the foundation of strong municipal bodies.

28. Which of the Artical of the Indian

Constitution Cannot be suspended Under Art 359.

(a) Art. 19 and 20 (b) Art 14 and 15

(c) Art 20 and 21 (d) Art 20 and 23

29. The president Can make use of his discretionary power.

1. When there is a dispute between P.M and Cabinet

2. When there is no majority party in the lok Sabha and he has to choose the P.M having majority

3. When the ruling party used its majority in the lok Sabha and recommends for disolution of the house.

4. When he decides to refer his advice to the Union Cabinet back for reconsideration.

Select the Correct Codes:-

(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 4

(c) 2, 3, 4 (d) All of the above

30. Which of the following functions to the Public Account Committee has been wrongly mentioned:-

(a) If sees that the executive has followed the financial rules and regulations.

(b) If Suggests the form in which the accounts of the govt. department and public undertaking are to be

maintained.

(c) If sees that money has been spent for the purpose for which it was sanctioned by the parliament.

(d) None of these

31. The Composition of the Committee of public undertaking in terms of having members from Lok Sabha 

and Rajya Sabha is.

(a) 7 from Lok Sabha and 15 from Rajya Sabha

(b) 15 From Lok Sabha and 7 from Rajya Sabha.

(c) 10 from Lok Sabha and 12 from Rajya Sabha

(d) All from Lok Sabha above.

32. Which among the following regional party is Oldest.

(a) Akali Dal

(b) Telugu Desin Party

(c) Dragid Munnetroj Kazhagam

(d) Asom Gana Parishad

33. Consider the following statements:

1. All disputes in Connection with the election of president of India or Vice President of India shall be 

inquired and decided by the Election Commission of India.

2. Even where, the election of President or Vice-President of India is decleared void, all acts done by 

President and Vice President while Performining the duties of his office before the date of the decision 

becomes invalid Which of the above Statements is/are Correct

(a) 1 Only

(b) 2 Only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

34. Repos and Reverse Repos are the instruments which are to be effectively used in the

(a) Fiscal policy

(b) Monetary Pollicy

(c) Agricultural Policy

(d) Industrial Policy

35. Match the List and Choose the Correct Codes

List I List II

(Institution) (year of formmation)

A. International 1. 1956

Development

Association

B. International 2. 1988

Finance Corporation.

C. Multilateral Investment 3. 1960

Guarantee Agency

D. International Monetary 4. 1948

fund

5. 1945


 


 

Codes:

A B C D

(a) 3 2 1 5

(b) 3 1 2 5

(c) 1 3 2 4

(d) 1 2 3 4

36. Which of the following statements are true with regard to foreign Inotitutional Investors (FII) Choose 

the Correct Codes given below the list

1. FII is a non-debt Capital

2. FII brings technical know-how

3. If provides risk Capital

Codes:

(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 only

(c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3

37. The Phenomenon of Stagflation is Characterised by

(a) Rising prices

(b) Falling output

(c) Falling employment

(d) All of the above

38. A Country must aim at a level of Current Account deficit (CAD) which can be sustained by

(a) Normal foreign exchanges flows

(b) Normal Short -term Capital flows

(c) Normal Capital flows

(d) None of the above


 

39. Percy sonn is the present ICC President. He belongs to which country :-

(a) Australia (b) England

(c) South Africa (d) None of the these

40. The first PSU to be disinvedted was

(a) IPCL

(b) BALCO

(c) Modern food Industries Ltd.

(d) Maruti udyog Ltd.

41. Match the following statement:

List I List II

A. Peshwa 1. Indore

B. Bhonsle 2. Gwalior

C. Holker 3. Poona

D. Gaekwad 4. Nagpur

E. Sindhia 5. Baroda

A B C D E

(a) 3 1 4 5 2

(b) 3 4 1 2 5

(c) 3 4 1 5 2

(d) 3 1 5 2 4

42. Match the following two list

List I List II

(a) 1775 1. First Anglo- Burmese war

(b) 1780 2. First Anglo-Afghan war

(c) 1824 3. First Anglo-mysore war

(d) 1838 4. Second Anglomysore war

A B C D

(a) 4 3 2 1

(b) 4 3 1 2

(c) 3 4 1 2

(d) 3 4 1 2

43. Muslim leagure obseved Direct action day

(a) 23 march 1940 (b) 24 oct 1946

(c) 16 Aug 1946 (d) 16 oct 1946

44. All India Harijan Sangh was founded by.

(a) M.K Gandhi (b) B.R. Ambedkar

(c) Jyotiba phule (d) Annie Besant

45. AL- Hilal was edited by.

(a) Md. Ali Jinnah

(b) Abul Kalam Azad

(c) Ali Jauhar

(d) Jakir Hussain

46. Arrange the following important women of Indian history according to their Period.

1. Rani Durgawati

2. Rani Karnawati

3. Jijabai

4. Deval Rani

Codes:

(a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b) 3, 1, 2, 4

(c) 4, 2, 1, 3 (d) 4, 1, 3, 2

47. Raja Todarmal worked with

(a) Humayun and Akbar

(b) Sher shah and Akbar

(c) Akbar and jai Singh

(d) Akbar only

48. The Oldest school of Indian philosphy is believed to be

(a) Nyaya (b) Samkhya

(c) Yoga (d) Mimansa

49. Who Said this :- .The minority Could not be allowed to veto the political progress of the majority..

(a) Lord Mountbatten

(b) Clement Atlee

(c) C.Rajgopalachari

(d) J.L. Nehru

50. Correct codes of the leaders who offered individual Satyagraha is?

(a) Vinobha bhawe (b) J.L. Nehru

(c) M. Gandhi (d) Brahmdutt

Codes:

(a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b) 1, 2, 4

(c) 1 and 2 (D) 1, 2, 3

51. Which State introduced Compulsory primary education for the first time.

(a) Warangal (b) Gwaliour

(c) Baroda (d) Travancore

52. British followed the policy of noninterfearence in the matter of Social and Culture life of India upto.

(a) 1773 (b) 1813

(c) 1833 (d 1827

53. The Landholders Society and the Bengal British India Society merged together in 1851 to form.

(a) Bengal British India Association

(b) British India Association

(c) British India Landholders Society

(d) Bengal British India Landholders Society

54. Who among the following Suggested, Seperation of Judiciary from the executive

(a) Ravindra Nath Tagore

(b) Raja Ram Mohan Ray

(c) K.C. Sen

(d) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

55. Quawat-ul-Islam mosque at Delhi and Adhikin- ka-jhopra at Ajmer was built by:

(a) Qutab-ub-din-Aibak

(b) Iltutmish

(c) Balban

(d) Alauddin Khaliji

56. Revolt of 1857 was calledas a national revolt

(a) B.C. Pal

(b) Outram and Taylor

(c) Desrille

(d) none of these

57. Who was founder of Gupta Empire:-

(a) Sri Gupta

(b) Chandragupta I

(c) Chandragupta II

(d) Ram Gupta

58. Statue of Gometeshwara (57feet) at Sravan belagola was erected by

(a) Chandragupta maurya

(b) Kaviraj

(c) Chamund Raya

(d) Nanjraj

59. Who gave the term protoplasm for the living substance of the cell

(a) Robert Brown (b) Virchow

(c) E. Purkinji (d) Leeuwenhoek


 


 

60. National Enviornment Engineering Reserch institute (NEERI) is located as

(a) Hyderabad (b) Dehradun

(c) Chennai (d) Nagpur

61. Presence of Tube-feet for locomotion, is specific feature of

(a) Hemichordata (b) Echinodenmata

(c) Mollusca (d) Poritera

62. Which of the following Vitamin is water Soluble Vitamin.

(a) Vit. A & K (b) Vit. B & Vit. C

(C) Vit. D & A (d) Vit. B & Vit. D

63. Which one of the following is not the function of blood plasma.

(a) Transport

(b) Body Immunity

(c) Production of blood Corpuscles

(d) Maintain the volume of blood.

64. Butter is Colloid form of.

(a) Aerosol (b) Emulsion (c) Gel (d) Sol

65. Choose the Correct answer from the following statement

(a) The magnitude of the distance Covered by an object and its displacement is always equal.

(b) Magnitude of the distance and displacement may or may not be equal.

(c) The magnitude of the distance Covered by an object is always more than the magnitude of its 

displacement.

(d) The Magnitude of the distance Covered by an object is always less than the magnitude of its 

displacement.

66. 1 horse power is equal to

(a) 525 watt (b) 746 Watt

(c) 525 Jule (d) 746 Jule


 


 

67. Arrange the following state in increasing order in terms of production in Cotton

(a) Maharashtra, Gujrat, Andhra, Punjab

(b) Gujrat, Maharashtra, Punjab, Andhra

(c) Maharashtra, Gujrat, Punjab, Andhra

(d) Gujrat, Maharashtra, Andhra, Punjab

68. Potato Research institute is situated at-

(a) Patna (b) Nasik

(c) Behrampur (d) Shimla

69. Arrange the following states in decreasing order in terms of Area

1. Rajasthan 2. Andhra Pradesh

3. Karnatka 4. Maharashtra

Codes:

A B C D

(a) 1 2 3 4

(b) 1 4 2 3

(c) 4 1 2 3

(d) 4 1 3 2

70. Match the List-I with List II Choose the Correct code

List-I List-II

(a) Biosphere Reserve 1. Sikkim

(b) Agasthyamalai 2.Tamil Nadu

(c) Nilgiri 3. Kerala

(d) Kanchanjunga 4. Meghalaya

Codes:

A B C D

(a) 1 2 3 4

(b) 1 3 2 4

(c) 4 3 2 1

(d) 4 3 1 2

71 Which of the following is Correct

(a) Ramagundam - Karnatka

(b) Kahalgaon - Jharkhand

(c) Rajdhani - U.P

(d) Talchar - Gujrat

72. Select the Correct code

List - I List- II

(Shifting Culttivation) (Region)

(a) Chenna 1. Myanmar

(b) Rocca 2. Thailand

(c) Tamari 3. Srilanka

(d) Taungya 4. Brazil

Codes:

A B C D

(a) 1 2 3 4

(b) 1 3 2 4

(c) 3 4 2 1

(d) 3 4 1 2

73. Which of the following is not a Sociodemographic goal Under the National population Policy

(a) Making School education upto the age of 14, free and Compulsory

(b) Containing the spread of AIDS

(c) Achieving Gendar equality

(d) Preventing and Controlling Communicable diseases


 


 

74. Which of the following are Correctly matched

1. Tuticorin Port - T.N

2. Paradip - W.B

3. Kandla - Gujrat

4. J.L.N.P - Maharashtra

Codes:

a) 1, 2, 3, and 4 (b) 1, 3, 4

c) 2, 3, 4 (d) 1, 2, 3

75. Which of the following projects are Natural gas based

1. Dahej (Guj) Power Project

2. Pata (U.P) Petrochemical Project

3. Usar (Mah) L.P.G Project

4. Lakwa (Assam) L.P.G Project

Codes

(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4

(b) 1, 2 and 3

(c) 2 and 3

(d) 1 and 2

76. Choose the correct Code among the following countries through which equater passes

1. kenya 2. Egypt

3. Equador 4. Brazil

5. Arzentina

Codes:

(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (b) 1, 2, 4 and 5

(c) 2, 3 and 5 (d) 1, 3 and

77. .BALSA. is

(a) A language spoken by a Tribe in Amazon basin

(b) Largest Bird in S. America

(c) House inhabited by Tribes of Madagascar.

(d) Lightest type of wood in the world

78. Which of the following are the most rain bearing Clouds.

(a) Cirrus (b) Stratus

(c) Stratus Nimbus(d) Cumulus Nimbus

79. Which of the following matches of sea and their adjoioning Countries is not Correct.

(a) Red Sea - Russia

(b) Black Sea - Ukraine

(c) yellow Sea - S. Korea

(d) Baltic Sea - Poland

80. Correct Sequence of Climatic regions, while going from Zaire to Netherland is.

1. Equatorial Climate

2. Mediterranean Climate

3. Hot Deseart Climate

4. West Europe Climate

Codes

(a) 1, 4, 2,3 (b) 1, 3, 2, 4

(c) 2, 3, 4,1 (d) 3, 2, 1,4

81. Which of the following states do not border with Myanmar

(a) Assam (b) Mizoram

(c) Manipur (d) Nagaland

82. Match List I with LIst 2

List I List II

(Minerals) (Leading Producer)

(a) Graphite 1. Karnatka

(b) Diamond 2. Rajasthan

(c) Gold 3. Orissa

(d) Zinc 4. M.P

Codes:

A B C D

(a) 1 4 3 2

(b) 2 1 4 3

(c) 3 1 4 2

(c) 3 4 1 2

83. Consider the following statement

1. The Indian Board of wildlife is headed by enviornment minister.

2. Wildlife institute of india is situated at Dehradun

3. Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972 is Planned to be reviewed and expanded

Codes:

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 1 and 3

(c) 2 and 3

(d) 1 and 2

84. Consider the following Statement:

1. Central institute of Indian language is situated at Hyderabad

2 The biggest linguistic study of its kind ever Constituted in the world will start in 2007 by central 

institute 

of Indian languages. 

Correct Codes is/are

(a) 1 only (b) 2 only

(c) 1 and 2 both (d) Neither 1 nor 2

85. Which among the following Countries joined European Union in jan. 2007.

1. Bulgaria 2. Poland

3. Romania 4. Slovania

(a) 1, 2, and 3

(b) 1, 3 and 4

(c) 2, 3 and 4

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

86. Catalonia which recently voted overwhelmingly for autonomy is part of which Country.

(a) Italy (b) Spain

(c) Russia (d) France

87. Justice P.N Bhagwati heads an international independent group of eminent persons to investigate into 

the cases of Human rights Violence in Which Country

(a) Iraq (b) Afghanistan

(c) Srilanka (d) Sudan

88. Match the LIsts

List I List II

Tribes Country

(a) Aymara 1. Sudan

(b) Ijaw 2. Pakistan

(c) Marri 3. Niger

(d) Zaghava 4. Bolovia

Codes:

A b C D

(a) 1 2 3 4

(b) 2 1 4 3

(c) 4 3 2 1

(d) 3 4 1 2

89. Arrange in Chronological order of the Companies in terms of their Steel output

1. Posco 2. Arcellor mittal

3, Tata Corus 4. Nippon Steel


 

Codes:

(a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b) 4,3, 2, 1

(c) 2, 4, 1, 3 (d) 2, 3, 4, 1

90. The Highest and the lowest tele denisity states of India are.

(a) Punjab and Bihar

(b) Maharashtra and Jharkhand

(c) Punjab and Jharkhand

(d) Maharastra and Jharkhand

91. Consider the following statement :

1. In 2006 Ranbaxy acquired .Terapia SA. the largest drug Company of Romania

2. In Feb. 2007 Vodafone of USA acquired shares of Hutchinson of Hongkong in Hutchinson Essar

Correct Codes is/are

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 Nor 2

92. AFRO-ASIAN Games (2007) will be held at

(a) Karachi (b) Algiers

(c) Johannesburg (d) Colombo

93. Darshan Darshi winner of 2006 sahityha accademy award (2006) is Poet of which language

(a) Kashmiri (b) Dogri

(c) Maithili (d) Sanskrit

94 Which of the Air-Craft manufacturing Company and its Country is wrongly matched

(a) Boeing - USA

(b) Mig Corporation - France

(c) Lockhead Martic - USA

(d) Dassault Aviation - France

95. Match the List I and II

List - I List - II

(Book) (Author)

(a) The Hungry Tide 1. Amartya Sen

(b) The Future of India2. ArundhatiRoy

(c) AlgebraofIntinite 3. Amitabh Justice Ghosh

(d) Identity and 4. Vimal Jalan Violence

Codes:

A B C D

(a) 1 2 3 4

(b) 4 3 2 1

(c) 3 4 2 1

(d) 4 3 1 2

96. Which among the following states participated for the first time in the National Games held at 

Guwahati

(a) Sikkim (b) Goa

(c) Nagaland (d) Masoram

97. John Kefai who won the number full marathon is form

(a) Kenya (b) Nigeria

(c) Zimbabwe (d) Ethopia

98. Omo river brusts its bank and leeds to killing of about 900 people belongs to.

(a) Sudan (b) Ethopia

(c) South Africa (d) Kenya

99. . FLOYDLANDIS. (Cyclist) is tour-de-france Champion belongs to which Country

(a) France (b) Italy

(c) USA (d) Chile


 

100. In the year 2005. China Launched a manned Space Flight Successfully to space for the Second time 

named as.

(a) Kitsat-III (b) SHENZHOV-VI

(c) SHENZHOV-IV (d) SIMPTRON-III

101. Consider the following

1. Currency with Public

2. Demand Deposits with Banks

3. Post Office Savings

4. Time deposits of public with bank Which of these are included in narrow money (m1) in India?

(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1, 2 and 3

(c) 1 and 4 (d) 1, 2 and 4

102. Consider the following new major initiatives in the social sector undertaken during 2005- 06

1. National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme

2. National Rural Health Mission

3. Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JLNNURM)

4. Bharat Nirman Which of these are Corrrect

(a) 1, 2 and 4

(b) 1 and 4

(c) 1, 2, 3 and 4

(d) 1, 3 and 4

103. Match List -I with List-II

LIST-II LIST-II

(Country) (Legislative

assembly)

(a) Nepal 1. Jatiya Sangsai

(b) Poland 2. Sejm

(c) Norway 3. Rashtriya Panchayat

(d) Bangladesh 4. Storting

5. National Assembly

A B C D

(a) 1 5 3 4

(b) 1 2 4 5

(c) 3 2 4 1

(d) 3 2 5 1

104. Consider the following Tennis players.

1. Roger Federer

2. Bjorn Bong

3. Pete Sampras

4. Fred Perry

What is Common among them:

(a) They represent from Same Continent

(b) They all won all four Grand Slam Title

(c) They were at world Rancing no-1 (men) at any point of time

(d) they all are Holders of hatrick Victory in the Wimbeldon Tennis Grand slam Tournament

105. In the Given map which of the marked spots A,B,C,D rightly indicades JAMNAGAR

mapmapmap

 
 

A B C D

(a) A (b) B

(c) C (d) D

Given below are two statements Assertion (A) and Reason (R) Select your answer to these items using to 

Codes given below 

(a) Both A and R are true and R is Correct explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are true but not Correct

explanation

(c) A is True but R is False

(d) R is Ture but A is False

106.A: Dalhousie annexed Berar with

Company.s Territory

R: There was an increase in demand for raw Cotton in Britain

107. A : Rivers of the western Indian Coast are Suited to Hydro-electricity generation

R: They have long delta stage before they joins the Sea

108. A: Large Cold Storage plants use ammonia as refrigerant while domestic refrigerators use 

chloroflurocarbons

R : Ammonia Can be liquified at ambinent temprature at low pressures.

109. A : Transformer is useful for stepping up or stepping down voltages

R : Transformer is a Device used in D. C. circuits

110. A : Devaluation of a Currency may promote export

R : Price of the Country.s Products in the international market may fall due to devoluation

III. A : The frequency of floods in North Indian Plains has increased during the last Couple of decades

R : There has been reduction in the depth of river valleys due to deposition of silk

112. A person of mixed European and Indian blood in Latin America is called a

(a) Mulatto (b) Mestizo

(c) Meiji (d) Mau-Mau

113. Which one of the following is called as Parallel Cabinet in India.

(a) Cabinet Committee on Eco Affairs

(b) National Development Council

(c) Planning Commission

(d) None of the above

114. 92nd Amendment Act 2003 has amended the 8th schedule of Constitution by inserting four new 

languages Among these Languages which one of them is largely spoken by Indian population

(a) Dogri (b) Bodo

(c) Santhali (d) Maithili


 

115. Who was the Prime Minister when voters age was reduced from 21 years to 18 years in India.

(a) Indira Gandhi (b) Rajiv Gandhi

(c) V. P. Singh (d) Charan Singh

116. Green field International Airport is already operational in.

(a) Banglore (b) Kochii

(c) Hyderabad (d) Goo

117. Consider the following statements:

I. North-South and East-West Corridor Project will be Completed by 2009

2. During 2006, Prime minister launched an exclusive health insurance scheme for senior citizen which of 

the following

codes is/are Correct

(a) 1 is Correct

(b) 2 is Correct

(c) 1 and 2 both are correct

(d) Neither 1 nor 2 are Correct

118. Consider the following statement:

1. National AIDS Control Prog. (NACP II) Starting in 2007-2008

2. If will target the high risk group in all states

Codes:

(a) 1 is Correct

(b) 2 is Correct

(c) 1 and 2 both are Correct

(d) Neither 1 nor 2 is Correct

119. Which of the following Islands is located near the Tropic of Capricorn

(a) Java Island

(b) Maldives

(c) Mauritius

(d) Tasmania

120. Consider the following Statement regarding the National Project for repair, renovation and restoration 

of Water bodies

1. If will Cover the Water bodies having cultivating Command area b/w 4o hactere to 2000 hc

2. If is totally central sponsord scheme

3. It will be implemented in 4 District of each State

(a) 1, only (b) 2, 3 only

(c) 2 only (d) 1, 2, 3 only

121. Consider the following statements

1. 11th five year plan target an average

annual growth of 9 %

2. low investment, imbalance in Fertiliser use, law seed replacement rate are partly responsible for low 

Agricultural Growth

Codes:

(a) 1 is Correct

(b) 2 is Correct

(c) 1 and 2 is Correct

(d) Neither 1 nor 2 is Correct

122. Indian Institute of Pulse research is located at.

(a) kanpur (b) Lucknow

(c) Bhopal (d) Jaipur

123. Which one of the following Conditions is most relevent for the presence of life on mars

(a) Atmospheric Composition

(b) Thermal Conditions

(c) occurance of ice-caps and frozen water

(d) occurance of ocean

124. The Correct Sequence of Atmospheric layer from surface of the Earth to upwards are:

(a) Stratosphere, Troposphere,Ionosphere, Exosphere

(b) Tropo sphere, stratosphere,Ionosphere, Exosphere

(c) Troposphere, Stratosphere,mesosphere, Ionosphere

(d) Troposphere, mesosphere,stratosphere Ionosphere,

125. on out line map of Iraq mark KIRKUK

(a) A (b) B

(c) C (d) D

126. Choose the incorrect pair

(a) Olympic 2012 - London

(b) Commonwealth - N. Delhi Games 2010

(c) Winter Olympic - Vancouver 2006 (Canada)

(d) Wold Badminton - N. Delhi Championship 2009

127. Choose the incorrect pair

(a) Mt.Fujiyama - Asia

(b) Mt.Cotopoxi - N. America

(c) Mt. Kilimanjaro - Africa

(d) Mt. Vesuvius – Europe

128. The deepest part of an ocean floor is known as.

(a) Continental shelf

(b) Continental Slope

(c) Abyssal Plain

(d) High Sea

129. Which of the following are fold mountain

1. Himalayas 2. Andes

3. Rockies 4. Alps

(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (b) 1 only

(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1 and 2 only


 


 

130. Zones of Mixing of fresh water and salt water are called

(a) Georges (b) Deltas

(c) Coral Reefs (d) Estuaries

131. A Bag Contains 6 black and 8 white balls one ball is drawn at random. what is the probability that the 

ball drawn is white

(a) 4/7 (b) 1/8

(c) 3/4 (d) 3/7

132. Fill in the missing number in the given series:

12, 8, 14, 6, 16 ...

(a) 18 (b) 4

(c) 32 (d) 10

133. Subject of Kautilyas Arthasashtra is

(a) Maurya Polity (b) Maurya History

(c) Religion (d) None of these

134. Who was elected president during Surat split

(a) Rash Bihari Bose

(b) Rash Bihari Ghosh

(c) Dada bhai Naorarji

(d) Madan Mohan Malyiya

135. Who was the founder of lodi Empire

(a) Sikandar lodi (b) Bahlol lodi

(c) Ibrahim lodi (d) Daulat Khan lodi

136. Which among the Harappan sites presents the earliest evidence of cotton.

(a) Mehargarh (b) Harappa

(c) Lothal (d) Mohenjodoro

137. Trade in invisibles refer to

(a) unaccounted trade

(b) smuggling

(c) Trade in services

(d) None of these

138. Lahiri Committee was associated with

(a) Industrial sickness

(b) minimum Support priced of Agri Products

(c) Price Structure of Edible oil

(d) Handicraft exports

139. CRISIL

(a) Provides financial assistance to Industries

(b) Provides Finances for rural area

(c) promote exports of the company

(d) evaluate the credit documents of company

140. .Orange Cards. issued by Indian Govt. to NRI.s having

(a) U.K , U.S.A ;and Australian citizenship

(b) USA Citizenship

(c) Gulf citizenship

(d) U.K. Citizenship

141. Consider the following statement :

1. Available data place India in the 10th position in the world in plant divesity

2. India is placed First in Asia in plant biodiversity

Codes

(a) Both 1 and 2 are Correct

(b) Both 1 and 2 are incorrect

(c) only 1 is Correct

(d) only 2 is Correct


 


 

142. Arrange the following states in ascending order in terms of S.C population

1. Bihar 2. W. Bengal

3. Uttar Pradesh 4. Andhra Pradesh

Codes:

(a) 3, 4, 2, 1 (b) 1, 2, 3, 4

(c) 4, 1, 2, 3 (d) 1, 4, 2, 3

143. Which of the following States have the distinction of publishing newspaper in 18 principal languages

(a) Orissa (b) Delhi

(c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Maharashtra

144. Which one of the following is not a breed

of Buffalo

(a) Murah (b) Mehsani

(c) Jaffrabadi (d) Ongole

145. MTNL launched CDMA based limited mobile services in Mumbai and Delhi during the year 2001-02 with 

the brand name of

(a) Garuda (b) Varuna

(c) Dolphin (d) Oyster

146.Who was the muslim general to have Conquered Bengal in 13th Century AD

(a) Afzal Khan

(b) Bairam Khan

(c) Bhaktiyar Khalji

(d) Imad-ud-Raihan

147. Arrange the following states in terms of

having minor ports

(a) Gujrat, Andhra , Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra

(b) Gujrat,TamilNadu,Andhra , Maharashtra

(c) Gujrat, Maharashtra, Andhra,TamilNadu,

(d) Maharashtra, Gujrat, Tamil Nadu,Andhra

148. In Which of the following years was the food Corporation of India set up

(a) 1955 (b) 1960

(c) 1965 (d) 1970

149. First Country to implement Right to Vote for female

(a) Norway (b) Sweeden

(c) New-Zealand (d)England

150. Ararange the following expenditure of Govt. in Ascending order

(a) Non Plan Exp. Defence, interest payment

(b) Defence, Non Plan Exp, interest payment

(c) Interest payment, Defence, Non plan Expenditure

(d) InterestPayment, Non plan Expenditure Defence

51. Match the following Lists :-

List - I List - II

(Natural/disaster) (Country)

A. Tropical Storm (Bilis) 1. Taiwan

B. Typhoon (Durian) 2. China

C. Typhoon (Samoi) 3. Philipines

D. Tropical Storm

Code:

A B C D

(a) 2 3 2 1

(b) 1 3 2 3

(c) 1 2 3 1

(d) 3 3 2 1

52. Who among the following is head of Board of Trade. :-

(a) Kumar Manglam Birla

(b) Ratan Tata

(c) N.R. Narayan Murty

(d) Mukesh Ambani

53. Who among the following have received Bookar prize twice :-

(a) V.S. Naipaul

(b) J.M. Koetzee

(c) Allan Hollinghurst

(d) Arundhati Roy

54. Name the country which has choosen India as a focus country. for trade promotion in 2007 is :-

(a) China (b) Russia

(c) Italy (d) UK

55. Consider the following statements :-

1. National Agriculture Innovation Project (NAIP) has been financially assisted by world bank.

2. Accelerated Power Development and Reform project (APDRP) has been extended to all district H.Q. and 

towns having more than 50,000 people.

3. National Commission of Farmers had recommended universal public distribution system instead of 

Targeted PDS.

(a) 1, 2 are correct (b) Only 3

(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) Only 1 and 3

56. Recently announced Aam Admi Bima Yozna is for :-

(a) Aam Admi (Common people)

(b) Rural unemployed youth

(c) Urban landless people

(d) Rural landless households

57. Which Finance Minister presented the Budget after the death of Jawaharlal Nehru:-

(a) Shri C.D. Deshmukh

(b) Shri Morarji Desai

(c) Shri Avtar Singh

(d) Shri T.T. Krishnamachari

58. The concept of .Mixed Economy.envisages:-

(a) Integrated and balanced economic development.

(b) Balanced development of agriculture and Industry.

(c) Equal importance to economic and social values.

(d) Co-existance of Public and private sectors.

59. Consider the following statements :-

1. Incremental capital-output ratio(ICOR) signifies relationship between investment and additional output 

during a particular period.

2. Indian industries faced deaceleration and retrogression during 1965-1980.

3. Industrial revolution in Europe led to slow growth of industries in India. 

Which of the above statements is/are true :-

(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2

(c) 1 and 2 (d) 1, 2 and 30

60. In how many different ways can 5 different balls be distributed to 3 different boxes, when each box can 

hold any number of balls :-

(a) 360 ways

(b) 243 ways

(c) 225 ways

(d) 280 ways

Directions based on the information given below answer the four items which follow it:-

1. P, Q, R, S, T and U are Six students procuring their Masters degree in six different subjects English, 

History,Philosphy, Physics, Statistics and Mathematics.

2. Two of them stay in hostel, two stay as paying Guests (PG) and the remaining two stay at their Home.

3. R does not stay as paying Guests (PG) and studies philosphy.

4. The students studying statistics and History do not stay as paying guests.

5. T. Studies Mathematics and S. Studies Physics.

6. U and S stay in Hostel .T. stays as paying guests and .Q. stays at home.

61. Who studies English :-

(a) R (b) S

(c) T (d) U

62. Which of the following pair of students stay one each at hostel and at home :-

(a) QS

(b) SR

(c) US

(d) Data inadequate

63. Which of the following Combination of subjects and place of stay is not correct :-

(a) English - Hostel

(b) Mathematics - Paying Guest

(c) Philosophy - Home

(d) Physics - Hostel

64. Which subject does Q study :-

(a) History

(b) Statistics

(c) History or Statistics

(d) Data inadequate

65. In a class of 30 students there are 17 girls and 13 boys. Out of 5 students 3 of these students are 

Girls. If a student is choosen at random. What is the porbability of choosing a Girl or an a student :-

(a) 19/30

(b) 11/15

(c) 17/180

(d) None of the above

66. Find the cost of carpeting a room 13 m long and 9 m broad with a carpet 75cm wide at the rate of Rs. 

12.40 per square metre :-

(a) 1800/- Rs. (b) 1934/- Rs.

(c) 2024/- Rs. (d) 1680/- Rs.

67. A train 140 meter of the long is running at 60 kmph. In how much time will pass a platform 260 meter 

long?

(a) 18 Sec.

(b) 48 Sec.

(c) 24 Sec.

(d) 32 Sec.

68. Kamal has some apples. He sold 40% more than he ate. If he sold 70 apples, how many did he eat?

(a) 50 (b) 90

(c) 18 (d) 42

69. The ages of A and B differ by 16 years. If 6 years ago, the elder one be 3 times as old as the younger 

one, find their present ages:

(a) 28 yrs. (b) 30 yrs.

(c) 35 yrs. (d) 32 yrs.

70. The Sum of the squares of three consecutive odd number is 251. The numbers are :-

(a) 1, 3, 5

(b ) 3, 5, 7

(c) 5, 7, 9

(d) 7, 9, 11

71. Match the following list :-

List - I List - II

(Personality) (Post)

A. Anil Aggrawal 1. President CII

B. Dr. Mangla Rai 2. Vikram Sarabhai Space centre

C. R. Seshsaye 3. ICAR

D. Dr. B. N. Suresh 4. President ASSOCHAM

Code:

A B C D

(a) 1 2 4 3

(b) 4 3 1 2

(c) 4 1 3 2

(d) 1 2 3 4

72. Which among the following pairs is/are correct :-

(New Name) (Old Name)

(a) Tuvalu - The Ellice Island

(b) Taiwan - Formosa

(c) Laos - Lanxang

(d) Zimbabwe - Northern Rhode

73. Underground Railway Train to be powered by Steam started for the first time at :-

(a) New York (b) London

(c) Paris (d) Tokyo

74. World class leather technology park will be started at which district of Andhra Pradesh:

(a) Guntur (b) Hyderabad

(c) Karimnagar (d) Nellore

75. Bob Hunter (died recently) was co-founder of :-

(a) Amnesty international

(b) Red Cross

(c) League of Nations

(d) Green peace

76. Consider the following statements :

1. Kuchipudi is the dance form of Andhra Pradesh.

2. Mecca Masjid, the largest mosque in S. India is lolacted in Andhra Pradesh.

(a) 1 is correct

(b) 2 is correct

(c) Both 1 and 2 are correct

(d) Neither 1 nor 2 is correct

77. Consider the following statements :-

1. In 1991 Kerala become the first fully litterate state in India.

2. Kerala accounts for 98% of India.s rubber production.

Codes :-

(a) 1 is correct

(b) 2 is correct

(c) Both are correct

(d) Neither 1 nor 2 is correct

78. Arrange the following countries in ascending order assording to their population :-

1. USA

2. Indonesia

3. Pakistan

4. Bangladesh

(a) 2, 1, 3, 4 (b) 1, 2, 3, 4

(c) 1, 2, 4, 3 (d) 2, 1, 4, 3

79. Match the following list :-

List - I List - II

(Books) (Author)

A. New Dimensions 1. Pope John Paul of India.s foreign Policy

B. On the thresh hold 2. T.N. Seshan of hope

C. The Alzebra of in- 3. Arunditi Roy finite justice

D. The degenera- 4. A.B. Vajpayee tion of India

Codes :-

A B C D

(a) 4 3 1 2

(b) 3 2 1 4

(c) 4 1 3 2

(d) 1 2 3 4

80. .Minni Minnawi. is a Rebel group from :-

(a) Somilia (b) Ethopia

(c) Sudan (d) Liberia

81. First ever world summit of Religious leaders was held in :-

(a) Beijing

(b) New York

(c) Delhi

(d) Moscow

82. Which among the following countries situated geographically in America but politically in part of 

urope:-

(a) Iceland (b) Canary Island

(c) Green land (d) Galapagos

83. Match following list :-

List - I List - II

(Country) (Capitals)+

A. Lesotho 1. Caracus

B. Venezuela 2. Maseru

C. Equador 3. Santiago

D. Chile 4. Quito

Codes :-

A B C D

(a) 1 2 3 4

(b) 1 2 4 3

(c) 2 4 3 1

(d) 2 1 4 3

84. Which of the following is correctly matched:-

(a) AIPS Block mountain

(b) Applachians Yound Fold mountain

(c) Black forest Block mountain

(d) Mt. Mauna Loa Residual mountain

85. Which of the following are true about India.s Natural Vegetation :-

1. Tropical evergreen forests are not found in India.

2. Tropical dry deciduous forests are the most common type of vegetation.

3. Alpine Vegetation is found in India.

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 1 and 2

(c) 1 and 3

(d) 2 and 3

86. Which among the following pairs of metamorphic rocks and their parents rocks is correctly matched :-

(a) Graphite - Granite

(b) Quartz - Quartzite

(c) Marble - Limestone

(d) Slate - Silica

87. Which of the following is a soil type peculiar to the monsoon climate :-

(a) Black Soils (b) Laterite Soils

(c) Alluvial Soils (d) Red Soils

88. What is the correct decreasing order of Industrial development level of the following states :-

(a) U.P., Maharashtra, M.P., Rajasthan

(b) Maharashtra, U.P., M.P., Rajasthan

(c) Maharashtra, Rajasthan, U.P., M.P.

(d) Maharashtra, M.P., U.P., Rajasthan

89. Arrange the following states in decreasing order in terms of Female litteracy :-

1. Mizoram

2. Bengal

3. Kerala

4. Goa

(a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b) 3, 1, 4, 2

(c) 3, 1, 2, 4 (d) 3, 4, 1, 2

90. Match the following list :-

List - I List - II

(Gaseous Fuel) (Component)

A. Compressed 1. Carbon monoxide Natural Gas & Hydrogen

B. Coal Gas 2. Butane and Propane

C. Liquified Petroleum 3. Methane & Ethane Gas

D.Water Gas 4. Hydrogen Methane and Carbonmonoxide

A B C D

(a) 3 4 2 1

(b) 3 2 4 1

(c) 2 3 1 4

(d) 4 3 1 2

91. Consider the following statements :-

1. Closest star to our solar system is Proxima Centauri.

2. Asteroids are rocky debris of varying sizes orbiting around the planet .

Codes :-

(a) 1 is correct

(b) 2 is correct

(c) 1 and 2 both are correct

(d) Neither 1 nor 2 are correct

92. In which of the following medium the velocity of light will be minimum while passing through it?

(a) Glass (b) Vacuum

(c) Water (d) Air

93. Match the following list :-

List - I List - II

A. Theory of Mutation 1. Darwin

B. Theory of Evolution 2. Beadle and totum

C. One gene one 3. Hugo De veris Enzyme hypothesis

D. Operon Concept 4. Jocob and Monod

Codes :-

A B C D

(a) 3 2 4 1

(b) 4 2 1 3

(c) 4 3 1 2

(d) 3 1 2 4

94. Fat present below the skin surface in our  body, acts as a barrier against :-

(a) Loss of heat from the body.

(b) Loss of essential body fluids.

(c) Loss of salts from the body.

(d) Entry of harmful micro-organisms from enviornment.

95. If father has blood group A and mother has blood group O then which one the following blood groups 

may be found in their son :-

(a) B (b) AB

(c) O (d) B, AB or O

96. In eye donation, which one of the following parts of donor.s eye is utilized?

(a) Iris

(b) Lens

(c) Cornea

(d) Retina

Given below are two statements labeled as Assertion (A) and other laveled as Reason (R). Select your 

answer to these

codes :-

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation.

(b) Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation.

(c) A is true, R is false.

(d) A is false, R is true.

97. (A) : Maharaja Scindhia was declared as independent ruler of Gwalior in June, 1858.

(R) : Rani Laxmi Bai captured Gwalior in June, 1858 with the help of Tantia Tope.

98.
(A) : Most of the hot deserts are present on the western margin of the continents close to the cone of 

the Trade winds.

(R): Zones of a trade winds are characterised by sea having reversal of Planetary wind direction.

99. (A) : The Rajya Sabha has no power to vote on the demand for grants.

(R) : A. Money bill or finance bill dealing with taxation cannot be introduced in the Rajya Sabha.

100. (A) : The UPSC is the Chief Central recruiting agency in India.

(R) : It is an independent constitutional body.

101. (A) : The duty of the CAG is not merely to ensure the legality of expenditure but also its property.

(R) : He has to uphold the constitution and laws of Parliament in the field of financial administration.

102. (A) : Atomic radius increase in period while moving from left to right.

(R) : Atomic number increases in period while moving from left to right.

103. (A) : Drinking of Rum increases the frequency of urination.

(R) : Alcohal in take speeds up the secretion of vasopressin.

104. (A) : The long term objective of National population policy is achieve total Fertility rate of 2.1.

(R) : The National population Policy was announced in 2000 with a view to combat the menance of 

population growth and related problems.

105. A U.S. 5 billion doller fund, to finance Indian Infrastructure was recently created by the colloboration 

of following institutions :-

1. City group Bank

2. Black stone Bank

3. HDFC Bank

4. World Bank

Correct code is/are

(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4

(b) 4 alone

(c) 1 and 2

(d) 3 and 4

106. Arrange the following countries in descending order in terms of Trading partner of India:-

(a) China, USA, Germany, UAE

(b) China, USA, UAE, Germany

(c) USA, China, UAE, Germany

(d) USA, China, Germany, UAE

107. Gulamgiri was written :-

(a) Jyotiba Phule

(b) Dayanand Saraswati

(c) Narayan Guru

(d) None of the above

108. Who among the following leaders of the revolt of 1857 escaped to Nepal :-

1. Nana Sahib

2. Tantiya Tope

3. Bakht Khan

4. Begum Hazrat Mahal

Correct Codes :-

(a) 1, 2

(b) 2, 3

(c) 1, 4

(d) 2, 4


 

109. Arrange the following events Chronologically:-

1. Cabinet Mission

2. Wavell Plan

3. C. Rajgopalachari formulae

4. June, 3rd Plan

Codes :-

(a) 3, 2, 1, 4

(b) 4, 2, 1, 3

(c) 2, 1, 4, 3

(d) 3, 1, 2, 4

110. Which of the following leaders was not associated with kissan Sabha movement :-

(a) Baba Ram Chandra

(b) J. L. Nehru

(c) Mahatma Gandhi

(d) Swami Sahajananda

111. Foundation of Calcutta madarasa was laid by :-

(a) David Hare

(b) Mac Dowwel

(c) Warren Hastings

(d) Lala Hansraj

112. Match the following list :-

List - I List - II

(News paper) (Editors)

A. Common weal 1. Besant

B. Maratha 2. Tilak

C. Bengalee 3. S.N. Banerjee

D. Leader 4. M.M. Malviya

Code:

A B C D

(a) 1 2 3 4

(b) 4 3 2 1

(c) 2 3 4 1

(d) 2 4 1 3

113. Match the following list :-

List - I List - II

A. Iqta 1. Maratha

B. Jagir 2. Delhi Sultanate

C. Amaram 3. Mughals

D. Mokasa 4. Vijayanagar

A B C D

(a) 3 2 1 4

(b) 2 3 4 1

(c) 2 3 1 4

(d) 3 2 4 1

114. Mahatma Gandhi was reffered to as the father of the Nation for the first time by :

(a) J.L. Nehru

(b) S.C. Bose

(c) Vallabh Bhai Patel

(d) C. Rajgopalachari

115. Arrange in Chronological order :-

1. Champaran

2. Ahmedabad Millstrike

3. Kheda Satyagraha

4. Non Corporation movement

Codes :-

(a) 2, 4, 3, 1

(b) 1, 3, 2, 4

(c) 4, 3, 2, 1

(d) 3, 4, 2, 1

116. What is correct sequence accordig to their presence in Indian history :-

(a) Sankaracharya - Ramanuja - Chaitanya

(b) Ramanuja - Sankaracharya - Chaitanya

(c) Ramanuja - Chaitanya - Sankaracharya

(d) Sankaracharya - Chaitanya - Ramanuja

117. Milindapanho is in the form of a dialogue between the king Menandar and the Buddhist Monk :-

(a) Nagasena

(b) Nagarjuna

(c) Nagabhatta

(d) Kumarilbhatta

118. After getting two successive discounts a shirt with a list price of Rs. 150 is available at Rs. 105. If 

the second discount is 12.5% find the first discount percent :-

(a) 25% (b) 30%

(c) 10% (d) 20%

119. A day on 5th March of a year is the same day on what date of the same year?

(a) 5th August

(b) 5th Oct.

(c) 5th Nov.

(d) 5th Dec.

120. consider the following statements :-

1. International Tennis federation headquarter is located at New York.

2. In US open tennis 2006, the women.s singles winner is from Belgium.


 

Correct Codes :-

(a) Only 1

(b) Only 2

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

121. Stockholm water prize winner Asit. K. Biswas is an Indian born citizen of :-

(a) Mexico

(b) USA

(c) Canada

(d) UK

122. The dispute between Ethopia and Eritria is for :-

(a) Badne

(b) Bakassi

(c) Baitou mountain

(d) Hatay

123. Which of the following word is not included in Article 25 of the constitution :-

(a) Profess

(b) Propagate

(c) Prapel

(d) Practice

124. Consider the following statements :-

1. West Bengal has the higest, Shedule Caste population in India.

2. Jharkhand has highest Shedule tribe population in India.

Codes :

(a) 1 is correct

(b) 2 is correct

(c) Both 1 and 2 are correct

(d) Neither 1 nor 2 aree correct

125. Winter Olympic (2006) organised at :-

(a) Toranto

(b) Mosco

(c) Turin

(d) Helsinki

126. Consider the following statements :-

1. ESL Narshimhan who is recently appointed as Governor of Chhattisgarh was chief of RAW.

2. Ashok Chaturvedi has been appointed as the chief of RAW.

Correct Codes :-

(a) Only 1

(b) Only 2

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

127. Which state has introduced 5 days working in a week concept :-

(a) Gujrat

(b) Andhra Pradesh

(c) Goa

(d) Bihar

128. Blood Plasma is :-

1. It is slightly alkaline.

2. Living intercellular substance.

3. Contains 75% of the blood part.

4. It is pale yellow in colour.

Correct Codes :-

(a) 1 and 2 are correct

(b) 1 and 4 are correct

(c) 1, 3 and 4 are correct

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 are correct

129. Galeb Magadla became the first Muslim cabinet minister of which of the following country?

(a) Nepal

(b) Afghanistan

(c) Israel

(d) Germany

130. Which among the following is incorrect pair:-

NGO Head

(a) Pratham - Surina Nerula

(b) Parivartan - Arvind Kejriwal

(c) CARE - Helene D. Gaile

(d) Green Peace - Wangari Matthai

131. The state which has launched family courts since 2006 is :-

(a) U.P.

(b) Gujrat

(c) Maharashtra

(d) Tamil Naidu

132. Who among the following are appointed by the Governor of a starte?

1. Judges of High Court.

2. District judges of the State.

3. Members of the state public services commission.

4. Members of the joint public service commission.

Choose the correct code :-

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 2, 3 and 4

(c) 2 and 4

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

133. Match the following list :-

List - I List - II

(Units) (Locations)

A. Electric Loco- 1. Banaras motives

B. Railway Coaches 2. Yalahanka

C. Wheel and Axle 3. Bhopal

D. Diesel Locomotive 4. Chittranjan works

Codes :-

A B C D

(a) 4 3 2 1

(b) 1 2 3 4

(c) 4 3 1 2

(d) 1 2 4 3

134. Choose the incorrect pair :-

Author Languages

(a) Dante - Latin

(b) Tulsidas - Hindi

(c) Homer - German

(d) Mohd. Iqbal - Urdu

135. Choose the incorrect pair :-

Rivers Drains into

(a) Raiver Danube - Black Sea

(b) River Tiber - Mediterranean Sea

(c) River Po - Adriatic Sea

(d) River Volga - Baltic Sea


 

136. Consider the following statements about 11th five year plan :-

1. Secondary school will be provided within

a distance of 10 km of any type of habitation.

2. The objective of the Plan is social sector upliftment.

3. Growth rate targeted for Agriculture is 6%.

Codes :-

(a) 1 and 2 are correct

(b) 2 and 3 are correct

(c) 1, 2 and 3 are correct

(d) All are incorrect

137. Consider the following statements :-

1. N.R.E.G.S was launched on 2nd Feb.2006 at Baldipattam in Tamil Naidu.

2. It will provide legal guarantee for employment.

Codes :-

(a) 1 is correct

(b) 2 is correct

(c) 1 and 2 both are correct

(d) Neither 1 nor 2 is correct

138. Pradhan Mantri Bharat Jodo Pariyojana (PMBJP) has been renamed as :-

(a) Rajiv Gandhi Bharat Jodo Pariyojna.

(b) National Highway Development Project (Phase II).

(c) Indira Gandhi Bharat Jodo Yojana.

(d) Bharat Jodo Pariyojana.

139. Which among the following persons has never been appointed as the Deputy Chairperson of Planning 

Commission :-

(a) Dr. Manmohan Singh

(b) Yashwant Sinha

(c) P.V. Narsimha Rao

(d) Pranab Mukherjee

140. Mr. N. Gopalaswami is the New :-

(a) Foreign Secretary, GOI.

(b) Chief of the Air Staff.

(c) Chief Election Commissioner.

(d) None of these.

141. Which among following schemes is not proposed in the foreing Trade policy 2004-09 :-

(a) Target Plus Scheme.

(b) Value Added import incentive scheme.

(c) Towns of export excellence.

(d) Assistance to states for Infrastructure Development of Exports.

142. EN 9100 stands quality :-

(a) Standard for Environment.

(b) Standard for food products.

(c) An international Quality management standard for the aerospace industry.

(d) None of these.

143. Choose the incorrect pair :-

Major Tourism Location

(a) Sindhu Dharshan : Leh

(b) Buddhist Mahotsava : Kelong

(c) India International : Kochi Boat show

(d) Deva Mela : Uttar Pradesh

144. Which among the following state has lowest literacy rate :-

(a) Orissa

(b) Arunanchal Pradesh

(c) Rajasthan

(d) Andhra Pradesh

145. Who among the following celebrities is not one among the UNDP.s Goodwill Ambassadors:-

(a) Ronaldinho

(b) Roger Federer

(c) Kaka

(d) Zinedine Zidane

146. Which among the following was not among the funding member country of ASEAN :-

(a) Malaysia (b) Thailand

(c) Vietnam (d) Indonesia

147. First land grants to Brahmans was made by:-

(a) Maurya (b) Sungas

(c) Satvahanas (d) Kushanas

148. .VAMBAY. refers to :-

(a) New seaport being built on Andhra Coast.

(b) Environment cleaning programme of central government

(c) Programme of poverty alleviation in poorest of the poor districts of Northern states of the country.

(d) New scheme of housing by the government of India.

149. Consider the following statement :-

1. In India, Lakshadweep stands first in coconut production and productivity per hectare.

2. .Lakshadweep.s coconuts are the highest oil content nuts in the world.

3. Lakshadweep stands 2nd in the country in per capita availability of fishes.

Codes :-

(a) 1 and 2 are correct

(b) 2 and 3 are correct

(c) 1, 2 and 3 are correct

(d) 1 and 3 are correct


 


 

150. The idea of a constitutent Assembly for India was first mooted in 1934 by :-

(a) M.N. Roy (b) J. L. Nehru

(c) S.C. Bose (d) M.L. Nehru


 


 

1. Which of the following Statements are true with regard to the Fundamental Rights of the minorities in 

educational matters?

1. The minority has the right to administer the educational institutions.

2. The minority has the right to stablish and admistration educational institution

3. The right is absolute and not subject to any restriction

4. Reasonable restrictions may be imposed to promote efficiency and prevent mal-administration.

Select the Correct Code:

(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2 and 4

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

2. Consider the following statements: 

Member of Union Public Service Commission is :

1. debarred from re-appointment as a member

2. Ineligible for any other employment Under the Central or state government.

3. disqualified from becoming a Constitution functionary like a Governor

Correct Code:

(a) 1, 2, 3 are Correct (b) 2 and 3

(c) 1 and 3 (d) 1 and 2

3. Dispute between States in India Come to the Supreme Court Un der:

(a) Appellate Jurisdiction

(b) Original Jurisdiction

(c) Advisory Jurisdiction

(d) None of the above


 

4. Amendment of Which one of the following provisions of the Conotitution requires ratification by the 

Legislatures of the States?

(a)Article 157 relating to the qualifications for appointment as Governor of the State

(b) Article 123, relating to the power of President to Promulgate Ordinances on a Subject mentioned in 

Concurrent List during the recess of the parliament

(c) Article 56 relating to the term of the office of the president

(d) Article 54 relating to the election of the President

5. The bimetallic strip used in a thermostat immersion heater works on the principle of:

(a) differential Coefficient of expansion

(b) differential specific heat

(c) differential thermal Conductivity

(d) Electromagnetism.

6. The Correct route of blood Circulation in human body is.

(a) Left Auricle , Right Auricle, Right Ventricle, Lungs, Left ventricle

(b) Right Auricle, Right Ventric

(c) Right Auricle,Left Ventricle, Right Ventricle, Lungs, Right Ventricle, Left Auricle

(d) Right Auricle, Right Ventricle, Left Ventricle, Lungs, Left Auricle.

7. Match the following Lists:

List I List II

`(Components) (Applications)

A. Oxy-Acetylene 1. Solid Battery

B. Lithium 2. Magnetically Alumunium coated recording tape.

C. Thallium Oxy 3. Melting and Sulphide fusing metals

D. Polyethylene 4. Infra-red rays Terphthalate detector.

Codes:

A B C D

(a)1 3 4 2

(b)3 1 4 2

(c) 3 2 1 4

(d)4 2 1 3

8. Choose the incorrect pair:

(a) GSM - Global services mobile

(b) GPS - Global positioning System

(c) GPRS - Global packet Radio Services

(d) DVD - Digital Video Disc

9. The portion of Insolation that is reflected by the Earth.s Surface is called ALBEDO of the Earth for which 

of the Following System the Albedo Values are Greater

(a) Fresh water (b) forest

(c) Desert sand (d) Calm waters

10. Match the following lists.

List I List II

(Nuclear Accidents) (Country)

A. Chernobyl 1. Japan

B. Tokaimura 2. England

C. Browns 3. Ukraine

D. Liverpool 4. USA

5. Switzerland

Codes:

A B C D

(a)3 1 4 2

(b)3 1 5 2

(c) 1 5 2 4

(d)3 5 2 4

11. Consider the following Statement:

1. Radon is used in radiotherapy for treatment of cancer.

2. Tramadol is a drug for Cancer.

3. Nicotine acts as Carcinogen.

Correct Statements is/are

(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 3

(c) 1 and 2 (d) 1, 2 and 3

12. Consider the following statements:

1. Diabetes is a Chronic metabolic disease where the body does not fully utilises insulin.

2. China has the largest number of people living with diabetes according to the International Diabetes 

Federation.

Correct Statements is/are

(a) only 1 (b) only 2

(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

13. Which among the following U.S.Presidents is/are Republican

1. Richard. M. Nixon

2. Ronald Reagon

3. George Bush

4. John-F. Kennedy

(a) 1, 2, 3 (b) 1, 3, 4

(c) 2, 3, 4 (d) All the tour

14. Match the following list

List I List II

A. Muhammad 1. Chairman.Hamid National Ansari Commission for backward classes

B. Kunwar Singh 2. N a t i o n a l Commission for minorities

C. U.R. 3. School Education Ananthamurty Board

D. S. Ratnavel 4. National Pandian Commission for S.T

A B C D

(a)1 2 4 3

(b)2 4 1 3

(c) 2 4 3 1

(d)1 2 3 4

15. Consider the following statements

1. Sucheta Kriplani was the first women chief minister of India

2. Nandani Satpathy was the Second Chief. minister of India

3. Sarojani Naidu was the 2nd women to become Governor of Independent India.

Codes:

(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2

(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 3

16. Match the following

List- I List-II

(Territorial Jurisdiction) (seat)

A. Uttar Pardesh 1. Bilaspur

B. Chattisgarh 2. Ernakulam

C. Kerela 3. Jodhpur

D. Rajasthan 4. Allahabad

5. Jaipur

6. Raipur

A B C D

(a)4 6 2 5

(b)4 1 2 3

(c) 4 6 2 5

(d)4 1 2 3

17. World biggest Information. Tech (I.T) fair was held in 2006 at :-

(a) Helsinki (b) New york

(c) California (d) Hanover


 


 

18. Ring worm, Athelete.s foot and dhobieitch are :-

(a) Viral Disease

(b) Algae born disease

(c) bacterial disease

(d) fungal disease

19 Consider the following statement :

1. Madhya Pradesh has the largest area under the Tiger reserves in India.

2. Sanjay National park is situated in Chattishgarh. 

Correct Codes

(a) 1 is Correct (b) 2 is Correct

(c) 1 and 2 are Correct (d) Both incorrect

20. The 88th Constitutional amendment act is related to

(a) Primary education

(b) Insertion of New Languages in 8th Sechedule.

(c) Imposition of service Tax

(d) Delimitation of Constituency

21. Consider the following statements

1. The 1st programme on Radio was broadcasted in 1936 by Radio Club of Bombay

2. Colour transmission by doordarshan was introduced during the Asian games held in New Delhi in 1982

(a) 1 is Correct (b) 2 is Correct

(c) 1 and 2 Both Correct (d) Both incorrect

22. Consider the following statemet:

1. South China is the Second largest sea in the world.

2. Puerto-rico  trench is the deepest point in Atlantic ocean

(a) 1 is Correct (b) 2 is Correct

(c) both are Correct (d) Both incorrect


 

23. Match the following List

List - I List - II

(Desert) (location)

A. Mohave 1. Argentina

B. Patagonia 2. Australia

C. kalahari 3. USA

D. Great-Sandy 4. S. Africa

A B C D

(a)3 2 1 4

(b)3 1 4 2

(c) 4 3 1 2

(d)4 1 2 3

24. Ramu was 4 times as old as his son 8 years ago. After 8 years Ramu will be twice as old as his son. 

What are their present ages?

(a)16 and 54 (b) 14 and 40

(c) 16 and 40 (d) 20 and 40

25. If the Price of Tea is increased by 20% find by how much percent must a householder reduce her 

Consumption of Tea so as not to increase the expenditure?

(a)44/3% (b) 50/3%

(c) 24% (d) 68/3%

26. Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 24 min and 32 min if both the pipes are opened Simultaneousy, 

after how much time B should be closed so that the tank is full in 18 minutes?

(a) 8 minutes (b) 12 minutes

(c) 10 minutes (d) 14 minutes

27. With reference to the Tax Reform in India, Various Committees Constituted to recommend the 

measures to be taken are given below.

1. Four Departmental Committees

2. Kelkar Committee

3. Raja Chellaiah Committee

4. Parthasarathy Committee Chronological Sequence of the estd. of these Committee

(a) 4, 1, 3, 2 (b) 4, 3, 1, 2

(c) 3, 4, 1, 2 (d) 3, 1, 4, 2

28. Consider the following statements:

1. Special drawing Rights are Known as Paper gold.

2. Special drawing Right is a right of Government of India with RBI.

3. Special Drawing Right is a Right of member nations in IMF.

4. Special Drawing right is maintained in the value on the basis of basket of

5 international Currencies.

5. Indian Rupee is one among them in the basket of Currencies.

Which of the following statements are incorrect?

(a) 2, 4 and 5 (b) 1,4 and 5

(c) 2, 3, 4 and 5 (d) 1 and 5

29. Public-Private Rural initiatives titled .Saksham. was established on feb 2006 in order to set up 

self-sustaining information Technology kiosks. This initiative was taken by

(a)HCL Technologies

(b) Infosys

(c) Microsoft

(d) Congnizant Tech. Solution.

30. Match List - I with List - II

List - I List - II

(Planets) (satellites)

A. Pluto 1. Moon

B. Mars 2. Deimos

C. Neptune 3. Triton

D. Earth 4. Charon

5. Miranda

A B C D

(a)5 2 3 1

(b)3 2 5 1

(c) 4 2 3 1

(d)4 2 5 1

31. Consider the following statements

1. An Anti-Cyclone is an area of low pressure Surrounded by high pressure.

2. Direction of Anti-cyclone wind is clockwise in Northern Hemisphere and anti-clock wise in Southern 

Hemisphere 

3. Area of anti-cyclone activity remains calm due to their Subsiding air.

4. Direction of cyclone wind is anti-clock wise in Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in southern 

Hemisphere.

Correct statement is/are

(a) 1, 2, and 4 (b) 2, 3 and 4

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

32. Quatern island is a bone of contention between which of the following countries:-

(a) Indian and Bangladesh

(b) India and Pakistan

(c) Israel and Syria

(d) Russia and Japan.

33. Consider the following:-

1. The 94th Constitutional amendment Act-2005 frees Bihar from the obligation of having a minister for 

tribal affairs.

2. Orissa, Maharashtra, Jharkhand and M.P have minister for Tribal welfare Correct statements is/are

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) 1 and 2 are Correct

(d) Neither 1 Nor 2 is Correct.

34. The UN.s 1st Women (only) Peackeeping Contingent is sent to which of the following Country.

(a)Congo (b) Liberia

(c) Ethopia (d) Lebanon

35. Consider the following statements.

1. .Dnister. is the breakway region of Georgia which recently voted overwhemingly to be a part of Russia.

2. Abkhazia is a region of Georgia demanding independence.

Correct statement is/are

(a) 1 only (b) 2 only

(c) both 1 and 2 (d) None of the two

36. Consider the following statement.

1. Shanta sinha has been appointed as chairperson of the National Commission for protection of Child 

Rights.

2. Justice B.C. Patel Commission is investing the allegations of large scale sexual abuse and murders of 

children in Nithari.

Correct statement is/are

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) 1 and 2 both only

(d) Neither 1 nor 2 is Correct.

37. Match the following lists:-

List-I List-II

(Disease) (Therapy)

A. Japanese Encephealitis1. ART.

B. AIDS 2. MDT

C. Leprosy 3. DOT

D. T.B. 4. SA-14-14-2

A B C D

(a)1 2 3 4

(b)4 1 3 2

(c) 1 3 2 4

(d)4 1 2 3

38. Match the following Lists.

List-I List-II

(Leaders) (President of INC)

A. Gandhiji 1. 1927

B. Annie Besant 2. 1917

C. M.L. Nehru 3. 1928

D. M.A Ansari 4. 1924

Correct codes:

A B C D

(a)2 4 3 12

(b)2 4 1 3

(c) 4 2 3 1

(d)4 2 1 3

39. Arrange the following European Companies in order of their arrival in India:

1. French 2. British

3. Dutch 4. Poutguese

Correct Codes:-

(a) 4, 1, 3, 2 (b) 4, 3, 2, 1

(c) 2, 1, 3, 4 (d) 2, 4, 1, 3

40. Mahalwari system (Land settelment) was introduced in.

(a) Punjab and Central provinces

(b) Bihar, Awadh and orissa

(c) Deccan

(d)Bombay and Assam

41. Match is following list

List - I List- II

(Organisation) (Founder)

A. Atmiya Sabha 1. H e n r y . V . Darezeo

B. Brahma Samaj 2. Raja Rammohan Roy

C. Tatva Bodhini 3. Devendra Nath Sabha Tagore

D. Young Bengal 4. Keshav Chandra movement sen

A B C D

(a)4 2 1 3

(b)4 2 3 1

(c) 2 4 3 1

(d)4 3 2 1

42. Philosphy of moderates was Criticised in a series of Articles .New lamps for old. written by

(a) Lala lajpat Ray

(b) Bipin Chandra Pal

(c) B. G. Tilak

(d) Sir Aurobindo Ghosh

43. Who was the Congress president at the time of Lucknow Pact.

(a)Annie Beasant

(b) A.C. Majumdar

(c) Lala lajpat Rai

(d) Pandit Motilal Nehru

44. British soldiers Captured Delhi and massacared the male civilians while suppresing the revolt of 1857. 

This scene was witnessed by the famous urdu poel:

(a) Mirza Ghalib

(b) Imtiaz Ali

(c) Josh Malhiabadi

(d) None of these.

45. In the given map marked point 1,2,3 & 4 are as follows. Correct order is.

(a)Lake Volta, Victoria falls, Victoria Lake, Lake Chad.

(b) Lake volta, Victoria Lake, Victoria falls, Lake Chad

(c) Lake Chad, Victoria falls, Victoria lake, Lake Volta

(d) Lake chad, Victoria Lake, Victoria fall, Lake Volta

46. Match the following List

List- I List- II

(Countries) (Capitals)

A. Tajikistan 1. Astane

B. Turkmenistan 2. Tashkent

C. Uzbekistan 3. Dushanbe

D. Kazakhastan 4. Ashgabat

A B C D

(a)3 4 2 1

(b)3 4 1 2

(c) 4 3 1 2

(d)4 2 3 1

47. Consider the following statements.

1. Ranjit Singh acquired the possession of Kohinoor diamond from shah shuja of Afghanistan

2. System of langar (Common Dinning) was started by Guru Amar Das

3. Guru Ram Das founded the holy city of Amritsar

4. Gurudwara bangla sahib stands in Delhi where Guru Tegh bahadur was beheaded by 

Aurangzeb.                                    

Which of these statement one incorrct

(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3

(c) 2 and 4 (d) 3 and 4

48. Match the following List

List I List II

(Nationalists) ( B o o k s / magasine)

A. B.G. Tilak 1. The Indian Struggle

B. S.C Bose 2. Hind Swaraj

C. M.K. Gandhi 3. India wins freedom

D. Abdul kalam Azad4. Why socialism

5. Geeta Rahasya

A B C D

(a)2 1 4 5

(b)5 1 2 3

(c) 2 3 5 1

(d)5 4 2 3

49. Consider the following statement

1. The .Bora. is a cold north westerly wind experienced only the Adriatic Coasts.

2. The .Bora. wind is Caused by a difference in pressure between Continental Europe and the 

mediterranean  Which of the above statement is/are Correct

(a) Only 1 (b) only 2

(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

50. .Coribou. is

(a)The Summer hut in which Eskimos live.

(b) The winter hut in which Eskimos live.

(c The Reindeer in America which Eskimos hunt.

(d)Permanent wooden Houses with modern facilities in Tundra Coastal Villages.


 

51. Match the following Lists

List - I List - II

(Grassland) (Places)

A. Pustaz 1. Australia

B. Steppes 2. Eurasia

C. Pampas 3. Hungary

D. Downs 4. North America

5. Uruguay

A B C D

(a)5 2 4 1

(b)3 1 5 2

(c) 5 1 4 2

(d)3 2 5 1

52. The best developed form of Mediterranean climate is found in :-

(a) California

(b) Southern Australia.

(c) The South of western tip of Africa.

(d) Central chile.

53. X introduces Y saying . He is the husband of the grand daughter of the Father of my Father.. How is Y 

related to X.

(a) Brother (b) Son

(c) Brother in law. (d) Nephew

54. Arrange these rivers in Correct sequence in terms of their lengths:-

1. Kaveri 2. Mahanadi

3. Krishna 4. Narmada

(a) 1, 3, 4, 2 (b) 1, 2, 3,4

(c) 2, 1, 3, 4 (d) 2, 1, 4, 3

55. Consider the following statement:-

1. Kaveri water dispute tribuinal was headed by sudhir Narain .

2. The Trubunal Constituted in 1991 gave its Final Verdict in January 2007.

3. Article 263 is related to Adjudication of disputes relating to waters of interstate rivers.

Correct staements:-

(a) 1 is Correct .

(b) 2, 3 are Correct.

(c) 1, 2, 3 are Correct.

(d) None of the above.

56. Consider the following statement:-

1. India became full dialogue partner of ASEAN.

2. India became member of ARF.

3. India Asean Technology summit New Delhi.

4. 5th India-ASEAN Summit. Arrange them in chronolical order :

(a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b) 2, 1, 3, 4

(c) 2,1,4,3 (d) 1, 2, 4,3

57. Consider the following statement:-

1. Chhattisgarh has no biosphere reserve.

2. Pench National park is located in Madhya Pradesh.

3. There are no biosphere reserves in North Eastern States.

4. Pong Dam Lake which is a notified wetland is located in the State of Himachal Pradesh.

Choose the Correct Code:-

(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3

(c) 1 and 3 (d) 2and 4

58. Choose the incorrect pair:-

(a) Ibn Battutah : Central Asian Traveller

(b)Abdur Razzak : P e r s i a n Traveller

(c) Nicolo-de-Conti : Italian Traveller

(d)Domingo Paes : portuguese Traveller.

59. Which of the following Taxes are levied as well as Collected by the union, but assiagned to the statees with in which they are leviable.?

1. Terminal taxes on Goods or

passengers Carried by Rail, air or Sea.

2. Stamp duties on bills of exchange.

3. Taxes on stock exchange other than Stamp duties.

4. Income Tax on Agricultural land. 

Choose the Correct Code:-

(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3

(c) 1 and 3 (d) 2 and 4

60. Match the following lists:-

List - I List - II

A. buddha charitra 1.Asvagosha

B. MudraRakshasa 2. Visakhadutta

C. harsha-Charitra 3. Kalidas

D. Raghu- Vamsa 4. Banabhatta

A B C D

(a)2 1 .3 4

(b)1 2 4 3

(c) 2 1 4 3

(d)1 2 3 4

61. Which one of the following is the Correct sequence of the given countries in the decreasing order of 

their population.?

(a)Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, Bangladesh.

(b)Brazil, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh.

(c) Brazil, Pakistan, Indonesia, Bangladesh.

(d) Indonesia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Pakistan.

62. Which of the following statements is not Correct?

(a) Newly identified Protein particles have been called Prions.      

(b)Antioxidant is a Chemical that prevents the oxidation of other Chemicals.

(c) Antigens are proteins such as those found in bacteria and viruses.

(d)Carcinogen does not change the genetic Code in aCells.

63. In may 2005, British P.M Tony Blair led the labour party back to a Historic Third Successive Term in 

office. In Post-war scenari which of the following British P.M have won three election in a row like Tony 

Blair

(a) Harold Wilson.

(b) James Callaghan.

(c) Margaret Thatcher

(d) Antony Eden.

64. Rectified spirit is:-

(a) Ethanal + 5%H2O.

(b) Methanol+5%H2O.

(c) Ethanal+25%H2O.

(d) methanal+25% H2O.

65. Yaws (WHO recently issued warning to eliminate) disease affects which among the following 

organs/parts of the human body.

(a) Liver (b) Skin

(c) Teeth d) Bones

66. Consider the following statements regarding domestic violence Act 2006.

1. The act provides for the victim to reside in the matrimonial or shared household, wheather or not she 

has any title or rights in the household.

2. For the act to take effect both the victim and the abuser must be related to each other

3. Primarily it provide Protection to wife or female live in partner from violence at the hand fo the husband 

or the male live in partner or his relatives but viceversa is also aplicable.

Codes:-

(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1,and 2

(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 3

67. Arrange the following Countries in the order of their wheat production

1. European union. 2. India

3. China 4. Russia

Codes :-

(a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b) 1, 3, 2, 4

(c) 2, 1, 3, 4 (d), 3, 2, 4

68. Match the following list:-

List - I List - II

(River) (Origin)

A. Godavari 1. Rohtang Pass

B. Indus 2. Mansarovar lake

C. Beas 3. Trimbak Plateau

D. Ravi 4 . A m a r k a n t a k Plateau.

A B C D

(a)3 2 4 1

(b)3 2 1 1

(c) 4 1 1 2

(d)4 1 2 3

69. Choose the incorrect pair:-

(a) National stock - 1992 exchange

(b) Bombay stock - 1850 exchange

(c) Stock Exchange - 1988 Board of India

(d) TRAI (Telcom - 1997 Authority of Ind ia)

70. Match the list I with List II :-

List - I List - II

(Woment Corporates)

(Companies/Corp.)

A. Amrita Patel 1. ICICI

B. Renuka Ramnath 2. HSBC

C. Naina lal Kidwai 3. HDFC

D. Vinita Bali 4. N a t i o n a l Development Board

5. Britannia

Codes :-

A B C D

(a)1 3 5 2

(b)4 1 2 5

(c) 4 1 3 2

(d)1 3 2 5

71. NABARD was established on the recommendation of :-

(a) Public account Committee

(b)Shivaraman Committee

(c) Narsimhan Committee

(d) None of these

72. Which agency/organisation is not related to UNO:-

(a) Universal Postal union (UPU)

(b) International Finance Corp. (IFC)

(c) World Metrological Org. (WMO)

(d) International Confederation of free Trade Union (ICFTU).

73. Choose the Incorrect statement:-

(a) Indian.s First Indigeneous bank was Punjab National bank.

(b) India.s Largest Private Sector Bank

is ICICI Bank.

(c) BSNL launched its Broad band

Sevices in march 2005.

(d)BSNL Started GSM based mobile Telephone Service in Delhi and Mumbai under the Brand name Dolphin 

in the year 2001.

74. Consider the following statements:-

1. In India, 67%of the Commercial needs of energy are met through Coal.

2. Coal Amounts to less than30% of the total Electricity generated.

3. Tamil Nadu Accounts for more than 3/ 4th of the total lignite production of India.

Which of the above Statement is/are Correct?

(a) 1 alone (b) 1 and 2

(c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2, and 3

75. The Capital Market is different in respect to the Money Market in that

(a) The Capital Market Covers Only one State whereas the money market Covers many States.

(b) The Capital market is for long-term loanable funds whereas money market is for short term loanble 

funds.

(c) The Capital market is more in practice in developing Nations than the Money Market .

(d) The Capital market is a feature of Capitalist Countryies only.

76. Which one of the following European State is not a land -locked one?

(a) Slovakia (b) Czech- Republic

(c) Austria (d) Lithuania

77. In the germ infected area which of the following attack on bacteria and kill them by ingulfing the germs 

and breakup the nearby cells findlly forming the pus. onthe wounded spot:-

(a) Lymphocytes(b) Neutrophils

(c) Bosophils (d) Platelets

78. Find the slant height, and volume of a Cone of radius 21cm and height 28cm.

(a) 35 cm, 3696 cm3 (b) 35cm, 2310cm3 

(c) 24cm, 2310 cm3 (d) 35cm, 12936cm3

79. The average Salary per month of 30 employees in a Company is Rs. 4000. If the manager.s Salery is 

added, the average Salary increases to Rs 4300 what is the Salary of the manager?

(a) Rs. 1000 (b) Rs. 13000

(c) Rs.12 000 (d) Rs. 13300

80. From the salary of an officer, 10% is deducted as house rent, 15% of the rest he spends on childrens.s 

eductation and 10% of the balance, he spends on clothes. Then, he is left with Rs. 4131. 

Find his total Salary.

(a) 8000/-Rs (b) 6000/-Rs

(c) 5000/-Rs (d) 4000/-Rs

81. If 8 men working 9 hours a day Can build a wall 18 m long, 3m wide and 12 m high in 10 days, how 

many men will be required to build a wall 32 m long, 5 m wide and 9 m high, working 6 hours a day in 8 

days.

(a) 45 men (b) 48 men

(c) 50 men (d) 60 men

82. In Some plants water oozes through certain pores that remain permanently open. This phenomenon is 

called as.

(a) Evaporation (b) Guttation

(c) Transpiration (d) Vaporisation

83. As sugars Constantly removed from the blood by body cells to replace what is used up in respiration, 

more sugar is supplied by the-

(a) Ingestion of Carbohyatates.

(b)Quick enzymatic hydrolysis of Carbohydrates.

(c) Liver Converts glycogen into Sugar and releases into blood.

(d) Direct active transport of Sugar by intestinal epithelium.

84. Vitamin which found in Fibrous green vegetable is:-

(a) Vit-A (b) Vit - D

(c) Vit-C (d) Vit-E

85. Match the following list :-

List-I List-II

(a) Floriculture 1. Cultivation of flowers for Commercial purpose.

(b) Horticulture 2. Cultivation of flowers, fruits and vegetables intensively.

(c) Sericulture 3. Production of Silk.

(d) Silviculture 4. Cultivation of trees.

A B C D

(a)1 2 3 4

(b)1 2 4 3

(c) 2 1 3 4

(d)2 1 4 3

86. A Solution of chlorophyll pigments looks red in reflected light because of :-

(a) Diffraction (b) fluorscence

(c) Reflection (d) Refraction

87. A train X starts from a place at the speed of 50 km/hr after one hour, another train Y starts from the 

same place at the speed of 70km/hr. After how much time will Y cross X:-

(a) 3 hrs. (b) 2 3/4 hrs.

(c) 3 1/2 hrs. (d) 2 1/4 hrs.

88. The square of a number substracted from its cube gives 100.The number is:-

(a) 25 (b) 16

(c) 6 (d) 5

89. Complete the Series. 2, 5, 9, 19, 37

(a) 76 (b) 74

(c) 75 (d) None of these

90. The Country which is helping Archeological Survey of India in the restoration of Ajanta Caves is?

(a) China (b) Japan

(c) Italy (d) France

91. Consider the following statement:-

1. Amitabh matto has been elected to the International council of Pugwash international.

2. Pugwash was awarded Nobel Prise in 1995 for its efforts to reduce role of nuclear arms in international 

politics.

3. M.S. Swaminathan is the President of pugwash Conferences on Science and world affairs.  True 

statements are:

(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3

(c) 1 and 3 (d) All of the above

92. Grameen international Conference on microcredit was held in:-

(a) Delhi (b) Dhaka

(c) Beijing (d) Jakarta

93. India has signed extradition treaty with which of the followng Country.

1. U.K 2. Purtgal

3. U.A.E 4. Nepal

(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 ,3 and 4

(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) All the Above

94. Recently IIM Lucknow opened a new campus at:-

(a) Ghaziabad (b) Singapore

(c) Noida (d) Gurgaon

95. Consider the following statement:-

 1. Sanghai cooperation organisation (SCO) headquarter is located at beijing.

2. The 6th summit of Sanghai cooperation organisation was held in  june 2006 at moscow.

3. India, Pakistan, Iran and S. Korea has observor status in Sanghai cooperation organisation. Which of the 

above statement is wrong:-

(a) 1 only (b) 2 only

(c) 3 only (d) None of these

96. Australian leg-spinner shane warne Captured his 700th test wicket in Dec, 2006. Who were his 1st and 

700th Wicket in Test Cricket.

(a) Maninder Singh, Andrew Strauss

(b) Ravi Shastri, Andrew Strauss

(c) Naseer hussain, Jayasuria.

(d) Tendulkar, Jayawardhane.

97. Match the following List :-

List - I List- II

(Person) (Field)

A. Dola banerjee 1. Archery

B. Mitali Raj 2. Hockey

C. Sunita Kullu 3. Badminton

D. Saina Nehwal 4. Cricket

A B C D

(a)4 1 3 2

(b)1 4 2 3

(c) 4 1 2 3

(d)1 4 3 2

98. What is GAGAN:-

(a) A weather forecasting software.

(b) Cyclone warning System.

(c) Anti missile defence System being developed by India.

(d) Satellite based navigation System being developed by India.

99. Pehuensat I Belongs to:-

(a) Germany (b) Indonesia

(c) Argentina (d) India

100. Match the following list :-

List - I List - II

A. Police reform 1. Bimal Jalan

B. Sixth Pay 2. Soil Sorabji Commission

C. National Statistical 3. Parthasarth Commission

D. Watershed 4. T.K.A. nair Management

5. B.N. Krishna

A B C D

(a)2 5 3 4

(b)3 4 2 1

(c) 3 2 5 4

(d)2 5 1

101. Match the following list:-

List - I List -II

(Organisation) (H.Q)

A. INTELSAT 1. Paris

B. OAU 2. Vienna

C. OECD 3. Washington D.C

D. OPEC 4. Addis Ababa

A B C D

(a)1 2 3 4

(b)1 3 4 2

(c) 3 4 1 2

(d)3 4 2 1

102. Which of the following is /are recommendations of the second Administrative Reforms Commission:-

1. Partial State funding of elections.

2. Tightening of anti-defection law.

3. A Collegium for the appointment of the chief Election Commissioner and other Commissioner.

4. Abolition of MPLADS Schemes .

(a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 2

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

103. Match the following :-

List - I List-II

(Tribes) (Country)

(a) Bushmen 1. Australia

(b) Eskimos 2. Kalahari

(c) Aboriginies 3. Sahara

(d) Bedouins 4. Tundra

A B C D

(a)2 4 1 3

(b)2 4 3 1

(c) 3 4 1 2

(d)1 2 3 4

104. Consider the following:-

1. In dry weather it is seemed with broad and deep Crack.

2. It is highly moisture retentive.

3. It is rich in iron, lime, Calcium and Aluminia.

This type of Soil is:-

(a) Alluvial (b) Black

(c) Red (d) Desert

105. Which of the following is/are incorrect:-

1. Pariyar river is the longest river of kerala.

2. Sabri hydroelectric project is located on Pariyar river.

3. Pamba river drains in to Arabian Sea.

(a) 1 and 2 (b) only 2

(c) 1, 2 (d) 1, 2 and 3

106. Indus river flows between:-

(a) Karakoram and Ladakh

(b) Zaskar and Pir Panjal

(c) Ladakh and Zaskar

(d) Ladakh and Pir Panjal

107. Consider the following statement:-

1. India.s first forest policy was formulated in 1952.

2. Lakshadweep and Pondicherry do not cantain forest Cover.

3. More than 90% of the Andaman & Nicobar area is covered by forest.

Correct Code:-

(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3

(c) 1 and 3 (d) All three

108. Consider the following statements about Deccan odyssey:-

1. It is operated by Konkan Railway

2. It is Operated by Maharashtra tourism development Corporation.

3. It is to an extent the Counter part of orient express trains of south Africa.

4. It covers all tourist destination of Maharashtra only.

(a) 1 and 2 are Correct

(b) 2 and 3 are Correct

(c) 1, 2 and 3 only

(d) all are Correct.

109. Consider the following statement about the first report of National knowledge Commission has 

proposed.

1. There should be fee hike after every

2 years in education sector.

2. Vocational educational should be entirely under ministry of HRD.

3. 40 National universities to be established.

(a) 1, 2, and 3 (b) 1 and 3

(c) 1 and 2 (d) 3 only

110. Match the following lists:-

List-I List-II

(Team) Captain)

(A) Ireland 1. Habibul basar

(B) Canada 2. Irwing Roman

(C) Barmuda 3. Jon Davison

(D) Bangladesh 4. Trent johnston

5. Mohd. Ashraful

A B C D

(a)4 2 3 1

(b)4 3 2 1

(c) 2 3 4 5

(d)2 4 3 5

111.Given below are two statements Questions labeled as Assertion (A) and other labeled as Reason (R) 

In the context of above two statements, which one of the following is Correct?

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the Correct explanation of A.

(b) Both A and R are true and r is not a Correct explanation of A.

(c) A is true but R is false.

(d) A is false but R is true.

111. A : Monsoon lands and Mediterranean regions experiene recipitation Which is distributed evenly 

throughout the year.

R : Areas laying in the Rain Shadow Region, interior of the continents and high latitudes receive low 

precipitation.

112
A : Railways are more energy efficient than Road-ways.

R : Rail-track construction Costs are lower than roads.

113. A : An imminent danger of war or external aggression is not enough for the proclamation of 

emergency.

R : The proclamation of emergency shall cease to operate at the expiration of one month unless approved 

by both the Houses of Parliament.

114. A : No. Qualification have been prescribed for the membership of the union public service Commission.

R : The Constitution does not fix the number of members of the union public Service Commission.

115. A : Glycogen which is stored in liver is called animal Starch.

R : The body does not use immediately all the glucaose absorbed from the digestion of starch.

116.
A : The Agricultural price policy has led to inflationary trends in the economy.

R : Government is under pressure from big farmers lobby procurement prices year after year.

117. A : Rabindranath Tagore renounced his kighthood in 1919.

R : Hundreds of Indian Protesters were killed in jallia wala bagh ground on 13th April 1919 by General Dyer.

118. Arrange the following Stock exchanges by number of Transaction in descending order.

(a) NSE, SANGHAI, NASDAQ, BSE

(b) NASDAQ, NSE, SANGHAI, BSE

(c) NASDAQ, SANGHAI, NSE, BSE

(d) SANGHAI, NSE, NASDAQ, BAE

119. Which among the following Commodity experienced maximum inflation in 2006.

(a) Oilseeds

(b) Fruit and vegetables

(c) Cereals

(d) Egg, meat and fish.

120. Select the incorrect pair:-

(a) Safdar Jung - Rohikhand

(b) Alimardhan khan - Bengal

(c) Nizam-ul- mulk - Hyderabad

(d) Raja Swai Jai Singh - Amber.

121. Consider the following Statement:-

1. Russia is largest exporter of Natural gas and second largest exporter of oil after Saudi-Arabia.

2. Ken fletcher a legendary Cricket player expired in Brisbane.

3. .Raksha kavach. is anti Collision device of Konkan Railway which got patent grant in India and S. Africa.

Correct Codes:-

(a) 1 alone (b) 1 and 2

(c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2, and 3

122.India.s Share in world merchandise exports is:-

(a) 0.7% (b) 0.8%

(c) 1% (d) 1.5%

123.Rajiv Gandhi Creche Scheeme is implemented by:-

(a) Cental Social welfare Board.

(b) Indian Council for children welfare.

(C) Bhartiya Adim jati Sevak Sangh.

(d) All of the above.

124.Match the following list :-

List -I List -II

(Person) (Involved in)

A. Ashfaqullah Khan 1. HSRA

B. Bhagat Singh 2. K o k o r i Consipiracy

C. B. K. Dutt. 3. C h i t t a g o n g armoury raid

D. Surya Sen 4. Bomb inCentral L e g i s l a t i v e Assembly.

A B C D

(a)3 4 1 2

(b)3 1 4 2

(c) 2 1 4 3

(d)2 4 1 3

125.Consider the following Statement:-

1. Kerala is the leading fish producer in marine fishing.

2. West Bengal is the leading Fish producer (marine island) in India.

Codes:-

(a) 1 is Correct

(b) 2 is Correct

(c) 1 and 2 is Correct

(d) Neither 1 nor 2 is Correct.

126.Consider the following statements:-

1. Vijay Nambiar has been apointed Special advisor to U.N Secretary General with the Rank of Under 

Secretory General.

2. The Controversial movie Black friday

is base on the Best Bakery case.

Codes:

(a) 1 is Correct

(b) 2 is Correct

(c) 1 and 2 both Correct

(d) 1 and 2 both incorrect.

127. Which of the following three PSU.s form the Consortium to Provide broad band Services.

(a) GAIL, BSNL, Power Grid Corp.

(b) GAIL, Railtel, BSNL.

(c) BSNL, Power Grid Corp, Raitel.

(d) Power Grid Corps, Rail Tel, GAIL.

128. Arrange the following Soil type in decreasing order in order to percentage Coverage.

1. Alluvial soils.

2. Black soils.

3. Red and yellow soils.

4. Forest soil.

(a) 2, 3, 1, 4 (b) 1, 2, 3, 4

(c)2, 4, 1, 2 (d) 1, 3, 2, 4

129. Match the following List:-

List-I List-II

(Site) (State)

A. Nokrek 1. Tamil Nadu

B. Achra 2. Meghalaya

C. Pichavaram 3. Kerala

D. Agasthyamalai 4. Maharashtra

5. Manipur.

A B C D

(a)5 4 1 3

(b)5 3 4 1

(c) 2 4 1 3

(d)2 1 3 4

130.Kariba Hydro-electric Project is situated on:-

(a) Cango River (b) Zambezi

(c) Colorado (d) Nile

131.Consider the following :-

1. Latin-America Consists of S. America, mexico, Central America.

2. Danube is the longest river of Europe.

3. River Danube Passes through the city

of Budapest.

Correct Codes:-

(a) 1 and 2 (b) 3 only

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

132.Consider the following statement:-

1. Thermal power generation of electricity in India has reduced in 2005-06

2. Growth in Hydro and nuclear generation has been increased.

(a) 1 is Correct

(b) 2 is Correct.

(c) Both 1 and 2 are Correct.

(d) Both are incorrect.

133.Consider the following statement:-

1. India ranks 2nd in production and 4th in Consumption of natural rubber in the world.

2. Indian Coffee Contribute 4% of the global production.

Codes:-

(a) 1 is Correct

(b) 2 is Correct

(c) 1 and 2 both Correct.

(d) Neither 1 nor 2 is correct.

134.Turn odd man out 3,5,7,12,19

(a) 19 (b)17

(c)13 (d) 12

135.Match the following list.

List-I List-II

(Instrument) (Uses)

A. Hydrometer 1. Temperature

B. Barometer 2. Velocity of wind

C. Anemometer 3. Pressure

D. Thermometer 4. Relative Humidity

5. Height

A B C D

(a)5 3 1 2

(b)4 3 2 1

(c) 4 2 3 1

(d)5 2 1 3

136.Which of the following types of mirror is used by the dentists for examining the teeth:-

(a) Convex mirror

(b) Cancave mirror

(c) Plane Mirror

(d) Parabolic mirror

137.If a piece of ice is droped in water it begins to melt at the base of the ice, not at the top because:-

(a) At the upper part the air act as a bad Conductor of heat.

(b) The water at the lower part is a good Conductor of heat.

(c) The melting point at the lower part of ice is reduced due to high pressure

of ice from above.

(d) None of these

138.Who presented the first Budget of Independent India:-

(a) Dr. John mathai

(b) Shri. R.K. Shanmulcham Chetty

(c) Shri. C.D Deshmuskh

(d) J.L. Nehru.

139. To promote and rejuvenate agriculture,Budget 2007-08 have provided special grant of Rs 50 Crore to 

two agriculture university. to which state these university belongs:-

(a) Uttar Pradesh & Andhra Pradesh

(b) U.P & Uttranchal

(c) Andhra Predesh &Tamil Nadu

(d) Uttranchal & Tamil Nadu

140.Which one of the following is Correctly matched:-

(a) Writ of Quo : Available warratto against Subordinate Court only

(b) Writ of Habeas : a v a i l a b l e against Private Corpus individual as well.

(c) Writ of Certiorari : a v a i l a b l e against automomus bodies only.

(d) Writ of Prohibition : a v a i l a b l e against Public servents only.

141.A ship saling From San trancisco (USA) to Tokyo (Japan) it crosses 180 meridian at 23:30 hrs on Jan 1 

2007 what time and date will be rewarded by the captain of the ship in his diary after one Hour Journey 

from the point of Crossing of the meridian:-

(a) Jan 1, 00:30 hrs.

(b) Jan 2, 00:30 hrs.

(c) Jan 3, 00:30 hrs

(d) Jan 4, 00: 30 hrs

142.Which of the following rulers did not accept the Subsidiary alliance of wellesley:-

(a) Baji Rao II

(b) Nawab of Carnatic

(c) Tipu Sultan

(d) Nizam of Hyderabad.

143.Consider the following statements:

1. Jallian wala bagh massacare.

2. Rowlatt Satyagraha.

3. Ahmadabad mill slrike

4. Launch of khilafat movt.

5. Modification of constitution of Congress at Nagpur session.

Correct Code:-

(a) 3, 2, 1, 4, 5 (b) 3, 1, 2, 5, 4

(c) 2, 3, 1, 4, 5 (d) 5, 3, 2, 1, 4

144.The Union Territory of:-

Puducherry Consists of, Karikal. Yanam,Puducherry and mahe. yanam forms an enclave within which of the 

following state.

(a) Kerala

(b) Andhra Pradesh

(c) Tamil nadu

(d) Karnataka

145.The first developing Country to guarantee free AIDS. Treatment to every citizen :-

(a) Singapore (b) India

(c) brasil (d) Pakistan

146. Match the following lists:-

List-I List-II

A. Swimming Pool 1. Rangpur

B. Dockyard 2. Mohenjodaro

C. Cemetry H 3. Lothal

D. Evidence of 4. Harappa Rice husk

A B C D

(a)3 2 1 4

(b)3 2 4 1

(c) 2 3 4 1

(d)2 3 1 4

147.Weichart-Gutenberg Discontinuity lies between.

(a) Crust and mantle.

(b) mantle and care.

(c) Between upper and lower mantle.

(d) Between outer and inner Crust.

148 Who was responsible for the widow remarriage Act, passed in 1856.

(a) Raja Ram Mohan Ray

(b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

(c) M.G. Ranade

(d)K.C. Sen

149. Match the following List :-

List - I List-II

A. Sachhar 1. Socio-eco status of Committee muslim.

B. R.H. Partil 2.Corporate body and securitisation.

C. D.N Ghosh 3. Full capital account Convertibility

D. Tarapore 4. Govt. accounting Committee System.

A B C D

(a)1 2 3 4

(b)1 3 2 3

(c) 1 4 2 3

(d)1 3 2 4

150.Which of the following pair is incorrecly matched:-

(a) City of Golden Gate:- San fransisco

(b) Key of medeterranian:- Turkey

(c) Gate of tear:- Bad-el-mandeb.

(d) Sugar bowl of : Guba World.