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

 

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

 

 

 

 

1) Arrange in the order of Evolution
1) Upanishads                 2) Aranyakas                 3) Vedas                4) Brahman

a) 3,1,2,4             b) 3,2,1,4                 c) 3,4,2,1            d)3,2,4,1

2) Find wrong pair
a) Amending process-South Africa
b) Fundamental duties- USSR
c)Federal natureCanada
d)Judicial Review-UK

3)2004 NobelPrize was awrded to 3 Americans Frank Wilezek, David Politzer David Gross for
a) Quark Theory                  b) Quantum Theory
c) Sensitivity Theory             d) Ultra Effect

4) Arrange according to size of planets in ascending order.
1) Venus                2) Mars                 3) Uranus                 4) Neptune

a) 1,2,3,4                     b) 1,2,4,3                 c) 2,1,4,3                 d 2,1,3,4

5)Find X
5/8, 11/18, x , 47/78
a)17/36                 b)19/46                 c) 31/63             d) 23/38

6) Masole, a type of shifting cultivation is practiced in
a) Malaysia                 b) Venezula                 c) Brazil                 d)Zaire basin

7) I) Jainism split into two sects after first Jaina Council at Pataliputhra.
II) Budhism split into two sects after Second Budhist Council at Vaishali
a)I True                     b)II True                     c)Both True                 d)Both Wrong

8) What are true about Igneous Rocks?
1) Acid Rocks Contain mostly Silicon.
2) They are normally non crystalline 3) Don’t occur in Layers 4) Don’t contain fossils
a) 1,2,3                     b) 2,3,4                     c) 1,3,4                 d) 1,2,3,4

9) I) In Berubari case preamble was held to be not part of Constitution.
II) In Kesavanda Bharati case Preamble was held to be part of Constitution.
a)I True                     b)II True                 c)Both True                 d)Both Wrong

 

10) I) James Princep found the Rock Edicts of Ashoka in 1837.
II) The edicts were in 4 languages and the main was Prakarit and Written in Brahmi
a)I True                 b)II True                 c)Both True             d)Both Wrong

11) Woodbridge (Australia) won 9th Doubles Title with Bjormanof-----
a) Austria                 b)Russia                 c) Swedon                 d) France

12) Vishnugupta was the last Gupta King. Who was the last GREAT Gupta ruler?
a)Skandagupta                     b) Kumaragupta
c) Chandragupta II              d) Samudragupta

13) What are true about Cirrus Clouds?
1) They are silky by appearance and high clouds
2) They are entirely composed of ice crystals
3) When they are arranged irregular they indicate fair weather.
4) When they are systematically arranged they indicate hot weather.
a) 1,2,3                 b) 2,3,4                 c) 1,2,4                 d) 1,2,3,4

14) What is wrong about Pacific Ocean?
a) Largest and Deepest Ocean
b) Continental shelves in Eastern Coast are extensive and on western Coast are less extensive
c) There are more scattered ridges
d) Its area is more than the land area of the world.

15) Which Fundamental Right is available to Citizens only?
a) General Equality b) Religious right
c) Right against Exploitation
d) Freedom of Residence

Answers key:

1)c         2)d         3)a         4)c         5)d

6)d        7)a         8)c         9)c         10)c

11)c      12)a       13)a      14)c        15)d

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. The words 'Socialist', Secular and 'Integrity' were added in the Constitution by:

(a) The Constituent Assembly (b) First Amendment act 1951 (c) Forty Second Amendment Act, 1976 d) Eightieth amendment Act, 2000

2. How many states in India have Legislative Council or Vidhan Parishad?

(a) 7 (b) 9 (c) 11 (d) 5

3. Chattisgarh, Uttaranchal and Jharkhand were formed in:

(a) 1956 (b) 2000 (c) 1998 (d) 2005

4. A person who is too ready to believe is called:

(a) Cynic (b) Crafty (c) Incredible (d) Credulous

5. One who leaves his country to settle in another is called:

(a) Emigrant (b) Tourist (c) Immigrant (d) Forigner

6. Which of the following is correct?

(a) What time is it? He asked (b) What time it is he asked (c) “What time is it” he asked (d) “What time it is” he asked

7. Which of the word comes first in dictionary? (a) Presumption (b) Pressure (c) Precipitation (d) Presence

8. Pick out the wrong sentence:

(a) Neither A nor B is present (b) Neither of us is ready (c) Her arrival and departure were not even noticed (d) She, not I responsible

9. Time is to clock as heat is to:

(a) temperature (b) thermometer (c) fire (d) sun

10. Which pair is different?

(a) liberty and freedom (b) honesty and integrity (c) pleasure and pain (d) surplus and excess

11. A clock shows the time as 6 a.m. If the minute hand gains 2 minutes every hour, how many minutes will the clock gain by 9 p.m.?

(a) 30 minutes (b) 25 minutes (c) 28 minutes (d) 34 minutes

12. Find the right number, from the given options, at the place marked by the question mark: 2, 4, 8, 32, 256, ?

(a) 4096 (b) 8192 (c) 512 (d) 1024

13. Find the number missing at question mark: 10, 11, 23, 39, 64, ?, 149

(a) 100 (b) 103 (c) 78 (d) 128

14. Sangam age in Indian history:

(a) First 3 or 4 centuries of AD (b) 4th and 5th centuries of AD (c) 7th century of AD (d) The period between 700 AD to 1000 AD

15. The Viceroy at the time of Jallianwalla Bagh Tragedy:

(a) Lord Curzon (b) Lord Minto II (c) Lord Chelmsford (d) Lord Irwin

16. Atlas Mountains situated in:

(a) Europe (b) Africa (c) South America (d) North America

17. The longest river of USA which drains into the Pacific Ocean:

(a) Missouri â€" Mississippi River (b) Colorado River (c) Rio Grande River (d) Colimbia River

18. At the time of extensive physical exercise, heart beat in a man is the maximum. In an average man this is:

(a) 100-125 per minute (b) about 200 per minute (c) about 250 per minute (d) 250 to 350 per minute

19. The term anemia means:

(a) lack of blood (b) blood clotting (c) lack of plasma (d) reduction in oxygen carrying capacity of blood

20. The social security scheme for the workers of the unorganized sector was launched in 2001 by:

(a) Dr. Manmohan Singh (b) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (c) Atal Bihari Vajpayee (d) Sonia Gandhi

21. The barbaric terrorist acts of serial blasts in Mumbai killing close to 200 people injuring over 700 others occurred on:

(a) 11 July 2006 (b) 7 July 2006 (c) 19 July 2006 (d) 2 July 2006

22. The smallest district in Kerala:

(a) Idukki (b) Wayanad (c) Kasargod (d) Alappuzha

23. The number of westward flowing rivers in Kerala:

(a) 44 (b) 41 (c) 40 (d) 38

24. The state surrounded on three sides by the international border:

(a) Arunachal Pradesh (b) Meghalaya (c) Nagaland (d) Mizoram

25. Which of the following is not correct for Money Bill?

(a) It can be introduced only in the Lokh Sabha (b) It can be introduced only on the recommendation of the President (c) It can be detained by the Rajya Sabha for a maximum period of six months (d) It can be introduced only by a minister

26. The Panchayat President is presiding ...... the function

(a) in (b) for (c) over (d) at

27. I saw an insane person ........ the road

(a) in (b) on (b) at (d) over

28. Choose the correct form of the word

(a) inflammatary (b) inflammatery (c) inflamatory (d) inflammatory

29. Which of the following is correctly spelled?

(a) collaberate (b) contraversy (c) incorrigible (d) harasment

30. “Ultra Virus” means:

(a) beyond one's strength or capacity (b) the other way around (c) in private (d) very good performance

31. Tom is the brother of Sunny. Tom is a son of Chandy. Thomas is Chandy's father. In terms of relationship what is Tom of Thomas?

(a) Grandson (b) Grandfather (c) Son (d) Father

32. Five girls are standing in the bus stop in a row facing South. Ambily is standing to the right of Divya. Anju is in between Divya and Mary. Bindu is standing extreme right. Who is standing exactly in the middle?

(a) Anju (b) Divya (c) Mary (d) Ambily

33. If independence day falls on Saturday and Thiruvonam is on 9th September, which day is Thiruvonam?

(a) Thursday (b) Monday (c) Friday (d) Wednesday

34. A super fast bus of KSRTC starting from Trivandrum and reaches Attingal in 45 minutes with an average speed of 40 km/hr. If the speed is increased by 10 km/hr how much time it will take to cover the same diatance?

(a) 34 minutes (b) 36 minutes (c) 38 minutes (d) 40 minutes

35. Bindu is older than Manju, but not as old as Devu. Indu is younger than Bindu but older than Lekshmi. Who is the oldest?

(a) Devu (b) Manju (c) Bindu (d) Indu

37. The difference between 6 times and 8 times of a figure is 14. what is the figure?

(a) 12 (b) 9 (c) 7 (d) 6

38. Cube of ¼ is:

  (a)1/32 (b)1/64 (c)1/16 (d)1/28

39. One fourth percent of 180 is:

(a) 4.5 (b) 0.45 (c) 0.045 (d) 45

40. A candidate appearing for an examination has to secure 40% marks to pass paper I. But he secured only 40 marks and failed by 20 marks. What is the maximum mark for paper I?

(a) 100 (b) 200 (c) 180 (d) 150

41. Which of the following sentences is correct?

(a) Five hundred rupees are big sum (b) Five hundred rupees is big sum (c) Five hundred rupees is a big sum (d) Five hundred rupees are a big sum

42. “Pedant” means:

(a) A person who makes an excessive show of learning (b) A person who knows the art or science of teaching (c) A person having a pen name (d) A person who tells a lie in a court

43. Something to be corrected in a printed book is:

(a) Conscript (b) Corrigendum (c) Choreography (d) Bibliography

44. Which is the opposite of the word “Meagre”?

(a) Ample (b) Frugal (c) Scanty (d) Sparse

45. In a certain code language 'THOUGHT' is written as 7358237 and 'ROW' is written as 659. How is 'GROWTH' written in that code?

(a) 265982 (b) 659837 (c) 273573 (d) 265937

46.The first Buddhist Council was held during the reign of:

(a) Asoka (b) Kanishka (c) Ajatshatru (d) Samudra Gupta

47. Who invaded India 17 times between 1000-1026?

(a) Babar (b) Mahmud Ghazni (c) Mohammad Ghori (d) None of the above

48. Who was the first hero of the first war of Independence (1857)?

(a) Nana Sahib (b) Ahmed Shah (c) Baji Rao (d) None of the above

49. Kittur Rebellion (1824 â€" 29) led by:

(a) Chittur Singh (b) Narasimha Reddy (c) Annie Besant (d) Channamma

50. President of Amravati Session of Indian National Congress (1897)

(a) Dadabhai Naoroji (b) W.C. Banerjee (c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (d) C. Sankaran Nair

51. Alaknanda is the source of the river:

(a) Indus (b) Ganga (c) Sabarmati (d) Tapi

52. Tidal forests are found in:

(a) Rajasthan, Saurashtra and Kutch (b) Parts of Haryana and Punjab (c) Ganga-Brahmaputra delta (d) Western Ghats

53. Kalahari desert is in:

(a) Africa (b) South America (c) West Asia (d) Europe

54. The republic of Cote D'Ivoire lies on the:

(a) West Coast of South America (b) West Coast of Africa (c) East Coast of Africa (d) Central Africa

55. Only continent which is crossed by equator, tropic of cancer and tropic of capricorn:

(a) South America (b) Asia (c) Africa (d) North America

56. Refrigerator is invented by:

(a) Humphrey Devy (b) Claude (c) A.H. Taylor and L.C. Young (d) J. Harrison and A. Catlin

57. The total number of bones in the average human skeleton:

(a) 206 (b) 258 (c) 180 (d) 115

58. Prawn and Shrimp are examples of:

(a) Annelida (b) Mollusca (c) Protozoa (d) Crustaceans

59. In normal atmospheric air oxygen contains:

(a) 20 percent (b) 21 percent (c) 18 percent (d) 25 percent

60. The property by virtue of the bodies try to retain their constant linear motion is called:

(a) force (b) accelerator (c) inertia (d) energy

61. International year of Deserts and Desertification:

(a) 2006 (b) 2004 (c) 2001 (d) 2000

62. World's largest producer of pepper:

(a) India (b) Indonesia (c) Vietnam (d) Philippines

63. Magsaysay Award is based on the country:

(a) France (b) Germany (c) Japan (d) Philippines

64. National Institute of Sports is situated in:

(a) Patiala (b) Jhansi (c) Gwalior (d) Dera Dun

65. The country with the largest postal network in the world:

(a) U.S.A (b) India (c) Russia (d) China

66. Kerala's population as per 2001 census:

(a) 254.48 lakhs (b) 290.90 lakhs (c) 318.39 lakhs (d) 328.53 lakhs

67. In Kerala rice production touched its peak level in:

(a) Mid 1970's (b) Mid 1980's (c) Mid 1990's (d) After 2000

68. The most populated district in Kerala:

(a) Ernakulam (b) Malappuram (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) Alappuzha

69. The first Malayalee to become Governor:

(a) Sardar K.M. Panikar (b) K.K. Viswanathan (c) Vakkom Purushothaman (d) V.P Menon

70. The Moplah Rebellion was in:

(a) 1906 (b) 1921 (c) 1927 (d) 1931

71. Elementary education became a fundamental right in India in:

(a) 1950 (b) 1921 (c) 1927 (d) 1931

72. Which one of the following is not an All India Service (It is Group A Central Service)?

(a) Indian Administrative Service (b) Indian Police Service (c) Indian Forest Service (d) Indian Postal Service

73. The term of office of Attorney General:

(a) 4 years (b) 5 years (c) up to the age of 65 (d) none of the above

74. The number of Schedules in Indian constitution:

(a) 12 (b) 9 (c) 11 (d) 8

75. Total number of seats in Lok Sabha:

(a) 540 (b) 543 (c) 550 (d) 525

76. “Circa” means;

(a) correct (b) alone (c) about (d) sure

77. “Vis-a-Vis” means:

(a) Face to face (b) the other way around (c) in private (d) none of the above

78. Which of the following is the correct form of the word?

(a) Jealousy (b) Jealesy (c) Jealasy (d) Jelousy

79. Pick out the word which is not the synonym of “Zeal”

(a) Ardor (b) Distress (c) Fervor (d) Passion

80. Which is the opposite of the word “Demolish”?

(a) Devastate (b) Raze (c) Erect (d) Ruin

81. If 'red' is called 'air', 'air' is called 'black', 'black' is called 'sky', 'sky' is called 'blue', 'blue' is called 'wind' and 'wind' is called 'white', where do birds fly?

(a) sky (b) air (c) black (d) blue

82. In a certain code language '069' means 'grapes are sweet', '476' means 'very sweet fruit' and '509' means 'grapes are ripe'. Which of the following digits means 'ripe' in that language?

(a) 9 (b) 7 (c) 5 (d) 0

83. If FINANCE is coded as GKQESIL then BANK is coded as:

(a) CCQO (b) CCPN (c) CBOL (d) CDRP

84. A mother is five times as old as her daughter. In 15 years she will be twice as old. How old is the mother at present?

(a) 20 years (b) 25 years (c) 30 years (d) 35 years

85. In one set there is one word which is different from the other. Find it out:

(a) Wheat, Rice, Barley, maize (b) Sunday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday (c) Venus, Mars, Earth, Jupiter (d) Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kanpur, Goa

86. The commencement of permanent Muslim rule in India in:

(a) 1030 (b) 997 (c) 1192 (d) 1236

87. Krishnadevaraya ruled Vijayanagar empire during the:

(a) First half of the 16th century (b) Second half of the 16th century (c) Second half of the 15th century (d) First half of the 17th century

88. Wahabi movement aimed at:

(a) Propagating teaching of Quran (b) Reorganize popular education system (c) Spreading liberal education among Muslims (d) Creating a homeland for Muslims

89. Which of the following continent is is nearer to Strait Gibralter?

(a) Asia (b) Africa (c) Australia (d) America

90. The Republic of Croatia lies in:

(a) Western Europe (b) Central Europe (c) North Eastern Europe (d) South Eastern Europe

91. Red soils are generally found in India in:

(a) Southern states (b) Northern states (c) Western states (d) North eastern states

92. Which of the following is Green house gas?

(a) Methane (b) Carbon dioxide (c) Nitrous oxide (d) All the above

93. Alzheimer's disease is a degenerative disease of the:

(a) lungs (b) brain (c) kidney (d) heart

94. Which of the following provides highest calories (Keal)?

(a) human milk (b) cow's milk (c) sheep's milk (d) buffalo's milk

95. Chairman of National Disaster Management Authority:

(a) President (b) Prime Minister (c) Union Minister of Environment and Forests (d) none of the above

96. Which of the following is the latest devastating natural disaster in India?

(a) The Kashmir earthquake (b) Hurricane Kathrina (c) The Indian ocean Tsunami (d) Earthquakes of Lathur and Bhuj

97. Which of the following is correct for the Hindu Succession Amendment Bill 2004 which the Parliament has passed in 2005?

(a) Giving equal rights to Hindu, Muslim and Christian women in the parental property as the sons have (b) Giving equal rights to Hindu women in paternal property as the sons have (c) Giving equal rights to Hindu, Buddhist, Jain and Sikh women including married daughters, in the parental property as the sons have (d) Giving equal rights to all women including married daughters in the parental property as the sons have

98. Which of the following is correct for the seasoned Malayalam film maker Adoor Goplakrishnan?

(a) He has been selected for the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 2004 (b) He has been selected for the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 2005 (c) He won the National Award for best film direction in 2004 (d) All the above

99. The number of ministries in the first communist government in Kerala:

(a) 9 (b) 11 (c) 14 (d) 19

100. At the time of formation Kerala on 1st November 1956, which was the form of government in the state?

(a) Congress government (b) Communist government (c) President rule (d) A caretaker government

Answers:

1 C	11 A	21 A	31 A	41 C	51 B	61 A	71 C	81 D	91 A
2 D	12 B	22 D	32 B	42 A	52 C	62 A	72 C	82 C	92 D
3 B	13 A	23 B	33 D	43 B	53 A	63 D	73 B	83 A	93 B
4 D	14 A	24 A	34 B	44 A	54 B	64 A	74 A	84 B	94 D
5 A	15 C	25 C	35 A	45 D	55 C	65 B	75 C	85 D	95 B
6 D	16 B	26 C	36 D	46 C	56 D	66 C	76 C	86 C	96 A
7 C	17 A	27 B	37 C	47 B	57 A	67 A	77 A	87 A	97 B
8 D	18 B	28 D	38 B	48 A	58 D	68 B	78 A	88 A	98 B
9 B	19 A	29 C	39 C	49 D	59 A	69 D	79 B	89 B	99 B
10 C	20 C	30 A	40 D	50 D	60 C	70 B	80 C	90 B	100 C

 

 

Sample Paper Of Examination For  Excise Inspector
(Kerala PSC)

1. If IUIJT means Green then what does XLSQKA mean.
(a) INDIGO (b) VIOLET (c) PURPLE (d) ORANGE

2. If Malu says "Raju's father is the only son of my father", how is Malu related to Raju:
(a) Daughter (b) Mother (c) Sister (d) None of these.

3. PQSTVWâ€"
(a) Z (b) A (c) X (d) Y

4. Life of RBC in human blood is:
(a) 30 days (b) 60 days (c) 120 days (d) 15 hour

5. Ratan ranked 8th from the top and 37th from the bottom in the class. How many students are there in the class:
(a) 44 (b) 46 (c) 45 (d) 43

6. Artical is to magazine as slokas is to â€"
(a) Ascetic (b) Veda (c) Recite (d) Book

7. A father is twice as old as his son 20 years ago, the age of the father was 12 times the age of the son. The present age of the son is:
(a) 44 years (b) 22 years (c) 40 years (d) 20 years

8. Which river crosses the equator twice?
(a) Amazon (b) Congo (c) Nile (d) Orinoco

9. A piece of wood is floating in water. If we heat the water the piece of wood will:
(a) Increase in size (b) Rise a little (c) Float at the same level (d) Sink a little

10. The gland, which in relation to body size is largest at birth and then gradually shrinks after puberty is:
(a) Thyroid (b) Pituitary (c) Thymus (d) Adrenal

11. In fireworks, the green flame is produced because of:
(a) Mercury (b) Barium (c) Sodium (d) Potassium

12. Which plant of the solar system spins on its axis at the fastest rate?
(a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn

13. The salient feature of Rig vedic religion was the worship of:
(a) Nature (b) Pashupati (c) Mother Goddess (d) Trimurti

14. If two equations 45 + 15 = 30, 17 + 7 = 10 are solved on the basis of a certain system. Then, 52 + 25 = ?
(a) 77 (b) 27 (c) 50 (d) 45

15. The court language of the Mughals was:
(a) Arabic (b) Persian (c) Hindustani (d) Urdu

16. World's largest producer of wool is:
(a) Australia (b) UK (c) Argentina (d) South Africa

17. Which among the following plateaus is not a desert?
(a) Sahara (b) Patagonian (c) Colorado (d) Bohemian

18. The largest lake is:
(a) Lake superior (b) Caspain sea (c) Lake Thanganika (d) lake Titicaca

19. The planet having highest number of satellites:
(a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Jupiter

20. Smallest living cell is that of a
(a) Bacterium (b) Bread mold (c) Mycoplasma (d) Virus

21. A person can swim comfortably in water. This is due to:
(a) Pascal's law (b) Archimedes principle (c) Newton's III law (d) None of the above

22. Pencil lead is made up of
(a) Graphite (b) Charcoal
(c) Lead oxide (d) Sugar charcoal

23. 'Give us good mothers and I shall give you good nation'. These words were said by:
(a) Winston Churchill (b) Mahatma Gandhi (c) Napoleon (d) Abraham Lincoln

24. To make rubber strong and bounceable, we add:
(a) Sponge (b) Sulphuric Acid (c) Sulphur (d) Petroleum jelly

25. 'Zero' was invented by the:
(a) Indians (b) Arabs (c) Egyptians (d) Greeks

26. Milk tastes sour when kept in the open for sometime due to the formation of:
(a) Carbonic acid (b) Lactic acid (c) Citric acid (d) Malic acid

27. Rain drops are spherical in shape. This is due to:
(a) Viscosity of water (b) Evaporation (c) Air friction (d) Surface tension

28. Longest river of Asian continent is:
(a) Lena (b) Indus (c) Howang ho (d) Yangtze

29. Perigee and Apogee are caused due to:
(a) Moon's revolution (b) Earth's revolution (c) Moon's rotation (d) Earth's rotation

30. Which was the building about which it was written that 'If there is an Eden of bless in the earth, it is this, nothing but this':
(a) Taj Mahal (b) Moti Masjid (c) Diwani Khaz (d) Panch Mahal

31. What is a Black Hole?
(a) Vacuum in space (b) A dying star (c) A spot in the sun (d) A type of meteorite

 

32. Who is the author of the book 'My Presidential Years'?
(a) Neilam Sanjeev Reddy (b) R. Venkataraman (c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (d) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

33. The sex of a child is determined by:
(a) Chromosomes of father (b) Chromosomes of mother (c) Rh factor of parents (d) Blood group of father

34. 'The council if Nine Gems' is associated with the name of :
(a) Harshavardhana (b) Devapala (c) Chandragupta II (d) Bellala Sena

35. Mixing up of molecules of different gases is called:
(a) Dispersion (b) Diffusion (c) Drifting (d) Osmosis

36. An object weighs maximum in:
(a) Air (b) Water (c) Hydrogen (d) Vacuum

37. Railway was first introduced in India by:
(a) Lord Curzon (b) Lord Mountbatten (c) Lord Dalhousie (d) Lord Bentinc

38. 'Gobar gas' contains mainly:
(a) Methane (b) Carbon-dioxide (c) Acetylene (d) Ethylene

39. By the use of which of the following types of lens can myopia be corrected
(a) Biconcave (b) Concave (c) Convex (d) Plano-concave

40. Who among the following was associated with the ancient system of medicine?
(a) Bhaskara (b) Kalhana (c) Somadeva (d) Charaka

41. Which of the following cities are connected by National Highway No.1?
(a) Mumbai to Delhi (b) Delhi to Chennai (c) Delhi to Amritsar (d) Jaipur to Delhi

42. When a moving bus stops suddenly, the passengers and pushed forward because of the:
(a) Friction between earth and bus (b) Friction between passengers and earth
(c) Inertia of the passengers (d) Inertia of the bus

43. Oil refineries are located in all the following States, Except:
(a) Andhrapradesh (b) Kerala (c) Madhyapradesh (d) Tamilnadu.

44. Vande Mataram was taken from:
(a) Rajatharangini (b) Anada Math (c) Akbar Nama (d) Akbarkosha

45. 'Dome of the Rock', a monument in Jerusalem is held sacred by the:
(a) Muslims (b) Christians (c) Jews (d) Zoroastrians

46. What is the folk dance of Meghalaya?
(a) Nati (b) Bamboo dance (c) Loho (d) None of these

47. Ajanta Paintings depict sences from the:
(a) Ramayana (b) Mahabharata (c) Jatakas (d) Upanishads

48. Who is the author of 'A Passage to England'?
(a) E. M. Forster (b) Nirad C. Chaudhuri (c) G.B Shaw (d) Winston Churchill

49. 2004 Olympic Games will be held in:
(a) Sydney (b) Berlin (c) Athens (d) Barcelona

50. Cattle-bone power is used as fertiliser since it is rich in:
(a) Nitrogen (b) Chloride (c) Sodium (d) Phosphorus

51. Nasik is situated on the banks of river:
(a) Godavari (b) Narmada (c) Tapti (d) Ganga

52. The unit of currency used in Germany is:
(a) Yen (b) Peso (c) Mark (d) Russia

53. Which one of the following is not a fundamental right?
(a) Right against exploitation (b) Right to equality (c) Right to freedom of religion (d) Right to property

54. The second largest island in the world is:
(a) Bornes (b) Madagascar (c) New Guinea (d) Greenland

55. Ferozabad in UP is famous for its:
(a) Leather industry (b) Glass industry (c) Rubber industry (d) Cotton industry


Answers:

1    B	11   B	21   C	31   B	41   C	51   A
2    C	12   C	22   A	32   B	42   C	52   C
3    D	13   A	23   C	33   A	43   C	53   D
4    C	14   B	24   C	34   C	44   B	54   C
5    C	15   B	25   A	35   D	45   A	55   B
6    B	16   A	26   B	36   A	46   C
7    B	17   D	27   D	37   C	47   C
8    B	18   B	28   D	38   A	48   C
9    D	19   A	29   A	39   B	49   C
10  C	20   D	30   A	40   D	50   D

 

 

1 The Capital of Mysore during Tipu Sultan's rule:
a) Bangalore b) Chitradurga
c) Manasagangothri d) Srirangapatanam

2 Which of the following is not a Fundamental right ?
a) Right of property b) Right to equality
c) Right against exploitation d) Right to freedom of speech

3 The administrative head of the State Government:
a) Chief Justice b) Chief Minister c) Law Minister d) Governor

4 Who was the Prime Minister of Britain when India got
independence ?
a) Clement Atlee b) Winston Churchill
c) Harold Wilson d) Antony Eden

5 The Bhoodan Moovement was launched by:
a) Jawaharlal Nehru b) Indira Gandhi
c) Acharya Vinoba Bhave d) Lal Bahadur Sastri

6 India is a leading producer of
a) Iron b) Mica c) Gold D) Aluminium

7 The birthday of Dr. S. Radhakrishnan is celebrated as
a) Martyr’s Day b) Farmer’s Day c) Children’s Day d) Teacher’s
Day

8 Which one of the following rivers was known as the 'River of
Sorrow'?
a) Damodar b) Kaveri c) Krishna d) Gomathi

9 The imaginary lines on maps joining the places having equal
temperatures are known as
a) Isobars b) Isotherms c) Isohyets d) Isobaths

10 The smallest planet of the solar system:
a) Saturn b) Jupiter c) Mercury d) Mars

11 The Indian who attended all the three Round Table Conferences
a) Mahatma Gandhi b) Jawaharlal Nehru c) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
d) Rajendra Prasad

12 What is the modern name of 'Formosa'?
a) Taiwan b) Kenya c) Malaysia d) Indonesia

13 Who discovered circulation of blood in the human body?
a) Joseph Lister b) William Harvey c) Ronald Ross d) Edward
Jenner

14 The Scientist who found out the 'rare gases' is :
a) Louis Pasteur b) Markoni c) William Ramsey d) Edison

15 What is the chemical name for baking soda ?
a) Calcium phosphate b) Sodium Carbonate c) Sodium
bicarbonate d) Sodium Chloride

16 Where is bile produced ?
a) Liver b) Spleen c) Gall bladder d) Blood

17 The science of space travel is known as
a) Astronomy b) Astronautics c) Astrology d) Cosmology

18 An acid which does not contain oxygen
a) Sulphuric Acid b) Carbonic Acid
c) Nitric Acid d) Hydrochloric Acid

19 Which is the most chemically active element?
a) Fluorine b) Clorine c) Bromine d) Lodine

20 The most important part of plant is
a) Flower b) Leaf c) Fruit d) Root

21 Chakiar Kooth is one of the impressive dance from of
a) Tamil Nadu b) Andhra Pradesh c) Kerala d) Karnataka

22 Sabarimala is situated in the District?
a) Wyanad b) Pathanamthitta c) Idukki d) Kollam

23 The first Education Minister of Kerala:
a) C. Achutha Menon b) K. Kelappan
c) Joseph Mundassery d) P. K. Kunju

24 The birth place of Sree Narayana Guru:
a) Kollam b) Varkala c) Sivagiri d) Chempazhanthy

25 Thenmala is a destination for:
a) Eco tourism b) Pilgrimage
c) Trekking d) Ayurvedic Treatment

26 In 2005 the 'Ezhuthachan Award' was given to
a) M. T. Vasudevan Nair b) S. Guptan Nair
c) Thirunalloor Karunakaran d) T. Padmanabhan

27 The biggest backwater lake in Kerala
a) Chilka lake b) Ashtamudi lake
c) Sasthamkotta lake d) Vembanattu lake

28 When did the first common Wealth Games take place?
a) 1933 b) 1930 c) 1946 d) 1938

29 The author of 'Arthashastra'
a) Kautilya b) Kalidasa c) Bhavabhoothi d) Sankaracharya

30 The creator of the fictional school boy wizard named 'Harry
Potter'
a) Arthur Conan Doyle b) R. L. Stevenson
c) J. K. Rowling d) Joseph Conrad

31 Who wrote the book 'The Wings of the Fire' ?
a) P. V. Narasimha Rao b) Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
c) Arundhathi Roy d) Salman Rushdie

32 Mother Theresa was a famous
a) artist b) economist c) Singer d) Social Worker

33 'The Last Supper' is a painting by
a) Raphael b) Titian c) Leonardo da vinci d) Michael Angelo

34 The Indian Cricketer to score a triple century in Test Cricket
a) Virender Sehwag b) Tendulkar c) Gavaskar d) Ravi Sastri

35 In which year did Dada Saheb Phalke produce the first feature
film?
a) 1911 b) 1912 c) 1913 d) 1914

36 The theory of evolution was formulated by
a) Edison b) Charles Darwin c) Lamarck d) E. M. Joad

37 India’s First Atomic Reactor is installed at
a) Tarapur b) Kottah c) Trombay d) Kalpakkam

38 The plant which bears fruit only once in its life time:
a) Grapes b) Papaya c) Dates d) Banana

39 Prophet Mohammed belongs to:
a) Egypt b) Saudi Arabia c) Ethiopia d) Palestine

40 Who was the founder of Arya Samaj?
a) Swami Vivekananda b) Annie Basant c) Dayanand Saraswathy d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

41 Which is the most important cause of soil erosion?
a) Heavy rainfall b) Destruction of Forests
c) Cultivation d) Flood

42 Which one of the following states produces maximum rubber?
(a) Karnataka (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Kerala (d) Tamilnadu

43 The person who is known as the father of social reforms in India
(a) Gopala Krishna Gokhale (b) E. Vidyasagar
(c) William Bentic (d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

44 What is Tsunami
(a) Huge sea waves caused by earth quake (b) A cyclone
(c) A fierce storm (d) Volcanic explosion

45 Which Indian city is called the silicon valley of India?
(a) Delhi (b) Bangalore (c) Chennai (d) Agra

46 Who among the following is a world famous agricultural scientist
(a) Dr. M.S. Swaminathan (b) C.V. Raman
(c) Dr .S. Chandrasekhar (d) J.C. Bose

47 Ramakrishna Mission was established by
(a) Dayananda Saraswathy (b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(c) Chattambi Swamigal (d) Swami Vivekananda

48 Which of the following is not a mammal
(a) Bat (b) Rat (c) Frog (d) Dolphin

49 Diabetes is caused due to the malfunctioning of:
(a) Heart (b) Pancreas (c) Lungs (d) Kidney

50 The rarest metal is:
(a) Mercury (b) Osmium (c) Rhodium (d) Tungsten

71 Find the missing number 32, 52, 74, 112, 135 ...............
(a) 16 (b) 15 (c) 17 (d) 14

72 Choose the odd one out 4, 16, 6, 24,8, 64
(a) 64 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 24

73 If 250 is increased to 300, what is the percentage increase?
(a) 16.67 (b) 20 (c) 23 (d) 17

74 A father is 25 years older than his son. 10 years ago father's
age was 6 times of his son's age. What is the present age of
son?
(a) 10 (b) 40 (c) 30 (d) 15

75 If 2=1, 3=3, 4=12, 5=60 then 6=......
(a) 120 (b) 180 (c) 720 (d) 360

76 The ratio of 9 seconds to 10 hours is .............
(a) 1:40 (b) 1:4000 (c) 9:10 (d) 1:400

77 A person lost 10% when he sold goods at Rs.153. For how
much should he sell them to gain 20%?
(a) 204 (b) 250 (c) 240 (d) 210

78 What will be xy if 7862xy is to be divisible by 125?
(a) 25 (b) 00 (c) 75 (d) 50

79 If 12 + 8= 208, 11 â€" 6= 157 then 10 + 4 = ..........
(a) 116 (b) 106 (c) 196 (d) 124

80 If New Delhi=8, Aurangabad= 10, Thiruvananthapuram= ....
(a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 18

81 If 2 = 0010 and 5 = 0101 then 9 = .......
(a) 1000 (b) 1001 (c) 0111 (d) 0011

82 Choose the odd one out (a) Jupiter, Pluto, Neptune, Mass,
Mercury
(a) Pluto (b) Mercury (c) Mass (d) Jupiter

83 If 4×4 = 8, 5×6 = 15, 7×8 = 28 then 9×10 = ....
(a) 90 (b) 45 (c) 19 (d) 56

84 Intense: Persistent :: Acute: ......
(a) tonic (b) resistant (c) acrid (d) chronic

85 Which is the missing pattern? -0000 +, 0-00+0, 00-+00, ........
(a) 00+-00 (b) 00+0-0 (c) 0+00-0 (d) +0000-

86 Barometer : Hygrometer
(a) Mercury : water (b) Pressure : Humidity
(c) Rain : Cloud (d) Cloudy : Sunny

87 If + indicates ×, - indicates ÷ and × indicates â€" then
2 + 6 - 4 × 1 = .....
(a) 2 (b) 2.5 (c) 8 (d) 4

88 A train of 100 meters long is running at the speed of 36 km per
hour. In what time it passes a bridge of 80 meters long?
(a) 30 seconds (b) 36 seconds (c) 20 seconds (d) 18 seconds

89 If two-third of a bucket is filled in one minute then the time
taken to fill the bucket completely will be .......
(a) 90 seconds (b) 70 seconds (c) 60 seconds (d) 100 seconds

92 If 3 men or 6 boys can do a piece of work in 20 days then how
many days with 6 men and 8 boys take to do the same work?
(a) 5 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 6

93 Find the sum of first 100 natural numbers
(a) 5050 (b) 5005 (c) 9900 (d) 9050

96 How many balls of radius 4 cm can be made from a solid sphere
of lead of radius 8 cm?
(a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 2

97 The solution to x2 +6x+9 = 0 is ........
(a) x1 = + 3, x2 = -3 (b) x1 = 3, x2 = 3
(c) x1 = -3, x2 = -3 (d) No solution

98 What is the chance of getting a 2 or 4 in rolling a die?
(a) 2/3 (b) 1/6 (c) 1/3 (d) 1/2

99 At what rate of simple interest per annum an amount will be doubled in 10 years?
(a) 10% (b) 7.5% (c) 16% (d) 15%

100 The sum of a two-digit number is 8. The number obtained by interchanging two digits exceeds the given number by 18. Find
the number
(a) 26 (b) 80 (c) 17 (d) 35

Solutions:

1 D	11 C	21 C	31 B	41 B	71 C	81 B	91C
2 A	12 A	22 B	32 D	42 C	72 A	82 C	92 D
3 B	13 B	23 C	33 C	43 D	73 B	83 B	93 A
4 A	14 C	24 D	34 A	44 A	74 D	84 C	94 C
5 C	15 C	25 A	35 C	45 B	75 D	85 A	95 B
6 B	16 A	26 B	36 B	46 A	76 B	86 B	96 B
7 D	17 B	27 D	37 C	47 D	77 A	87 A	97 C
8 A	18 D	28 B	38 D	48 C	78 D	88 D	98 C
9 B	19 A	29 A	39 B	49 B	79 A	89 A	99 A
10 C	20 D	30 C	40 C	50 C	80 D	90 C	100 A

 

 

 

1 A green leaf placed in a dark room is illuminated by red light. The leaf will appear as
(a) Green (b) Red (c) Yellow (d) Black

2 Dialysis is the treatment given to a patient suffering from
(a) Liver problem (b) Heart problem
(c) Kidney problem (d) Lungs problemrrrr

3 Indians decided to boycott the Simon Commission appointed to look in to the working of the reforms introduced under the act of
1999 because
(a) It is intended to provide communal representation to the
untouchables
(b) It denied the congress the right to nominate a Muslim as
representative on the commission
(c) It did not include any Indian as its member
(d) It accorded greater representation to the Muslims than their
numerical strength in Muslim minority areas

4 The particular date on which the sun remains at the shortest distance from the earth
(a) 21st March (b) 22nd December (c) 3rd January (d) 4th July

5 The Right in India which is a constitutional right but not a
Fundamental right
(a) Right to freedom of religion (b) Right against exploitation
(c) Cultural and Educational Right (d) Right to property

6 Sodium Chloride is the chemical name of
(a) Washing soda (b) Common salt
(c) Baking powder (d) Bleaching powder

7 The planet which intersects the orbit of Neptune
(a) Mercury (b) Pluto (c) Earth (d) Uranus

8 The country which is called as the country of white elephants
(a) Kuwait (b) Thailand (c) South Africa (d) India

9 The Vice President of India is elected by
(a) Members of Rajya Sabha (b) Members of Lok Sabha
(c) The Union Cabinet (d) Members of both houses of parliament

10 Classical dance form Kathakali comes from the state of
(a) Kerala (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Karnataka

11 The first woman who received Bharat Ratna
(a) M.S. Subulakshmi (b) Indira Gandhi
(c) Mother Teresa (d) Vijayalakshmi Pandit

12 'Discovery of India' is written by
(a) M.K. Gandhi (b) R.K. Narayan
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) Maulana Abdul Khalam Azad

13 Vinegar is chemically known as
(a) Methanoic acid (b) Ethanoic acid
(c) Propanoic acid (d) Butanoic acid

14 One among the following congress leaders was called the 'Grand
old man of India' He is
(a) Dadabhai Naorogi (b) Balagangadar Tilak
(c) Madan Mohan Malavya (d) Mahathma Gandhi

15 A man whose blood group is not known, meets with a serious accident and needs blood transfusion immediately. One of the
following blood groups mentioned below and readily available in the hospital will be safe for transfusion. That is
(a) O, Rh\ (b) O, RH+ (c) AB, Rh (d) AB, Rh+

16 The state in India which is the largest producer of coffee
(a) Kerala (b) Karnataka (c) Assam (d) Andhra Pradesh

17 The book written by Jayadeva
(a) Atma Bodha (b) Budha Charitham
(c) Geetha Govindham (d) Rajtarangam

18 Cloudy nights are warmer as compared to clear cloudless nights
because clouds
(a) Prevent cold waves from the sky from descending on earth
(b) Reflect back the heat given off by earth
(c) Produce heat from the atmosphere and sent it back towards
the earth
(d) absorbs heat and radiate it towards the earth

19 The number of districts in Kerala
(a) 12 (b) 13 (c) 14 (d) 15

20 The religious movement started by emperor Akbar in the late
16th country
(a) Din-i-llahi (b) Jauhar (c) Jizya (d) Kharaj

21 Which of the following is not a leap year
(a) 2004 (b) 1972 (c) 1902 (d) 1728

22 The largest state of India
(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Karnataka

23 The city known as the Manchester of India
(a) Mumbai (b) Surat (c) Ahmedabad (d) Ludhiana

24 The day celebrated as Women's day
(a) March 10 (b) December 4 (c) March 8 (d) December 14

25 The iron pillar of Delhi near Qutub Minar is a marvellous work
belonging to
(a) Early Gupta period (b) Mauryan period
(c) Kushan period (d) Pratihara period

26 Ponds look shallow because of
(a) Reflection (b) Refraction (c) Diffusion (d) Dispersion

 

 

27 Ibn-Batuta, the famous Arab Scholar visited during the reign of
(a) Akbar (b) Muhammed -Bin-Tughlug
(c) Qutub-ud-din Aibak (d) Alauddin Khilji

28 Psephology is a
(a) Study of human mind
(b) Statistical study of electrons, voting etc
(c) Study of human body
(d) Study of plants

29 Hypermetropia means
(a) long sightedness (b) short sightedness
(c) astigmatism (d) Night blindness

30 The founder of Shantiniketan
(a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (b) Rabindranath Tagore
(c) Manabendranath Roy (d) Sarojini Naidu

31 According to the preamble to the constitution, India is a
(a) Sovereign Democratic Republic
(b) Sovereign Socialist Democratic Republic
(c) Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic
(d) Sovereign Secular Democratic Republic

32 Diffusion of light in atmosphere takes place due to
(a) Carbon dioxide (b) Dust particles
(c) Helium (d) Water vapour

33 Grand-Slam is related to
(a) Chess (b) Cricket (c) Tennis (d) Polo

34 The country that won large number of medals in 2004 Olympic
games
(a) China (b) Russia (c) Australia (d) Japan

35 The common wealth games in the year 2010 will be held in
(a) United Kingdom (b) India (c) Canada (d) Pakistan

36 The stones formed in the human kidney consists mostly of
(a) Calcium oxalate (b) Sodium acetate
(c) Magnesium sulphate (d) Calcium

37 The gland of the body responsible for secreting insulin
(a) Liver (b) Pancreas (c) Gall bladder (d) Pituitary

38 Number of bones in the human body
(a) 260 (b) 262 (c) 250 (d) 206

39 Ornithology means that branch of science that deals with the
study of
(a) birds (b) animals (c) insects (d) earth

40 The promising young cricket player of Kerala
(a) Sreekanth (b) Sreesanth (c) Rahul Dravid (d) Saurav

41 The first President of Indian National Congress
(a) Dr. Rajendhra Prasad (b) Motilal Nehru
(c) W.C. Banerjee (d) Jawaharlal Nehru

42 Kalidasa the great Sanskrit poet was a member of the court of
an Indian King. The name of the King
(a) Chandragupta I (b) Chandragupta II
(c) Kumara Gupta I (d) Samudhra Gupta

43 Kerala state was formed in
(a) 1950 Nov.1 (b) 1954 Oct.1 (c) 1956 Oct.1 (d) 1956 Nov.1

44 Mahatma Gandhi had to call off the Non-Cooperation Movement because a Congress procession of 3000 peasants burnt a police
station in which 22 policemen died. The incident occurred in the place
(a) Jallianwalalbagh (b) Chauri Chaura (c) Wardha (d) Kheda

45 "By gaining independence we have lost our power to blame the British. If any thing goes wrong, we are responsible now". These
are the words of
(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (b) Bernard Shaw
(c) Indira Gandhi (d) Subhash Chandra Bose

46 The disease caused by the deficiency of Vitamin C
(a) Rickets (b) Beri-Beri (c) Scurvy (d) Myopia

47 The instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure
(a) Lactometer (b) Spherometer (c) Hygrometer (d) Barometer

48 Lunar eclipse occurs when
(a) Earth comes between Sun and Moon
(b) Sun comes between Earth and Moon
(c) Moon comes between Earth and Sun
(d) Sun, Earth and Moon comes in a straight line

49 Ajanta and Ellora caves are in
(a) Maharashtra (b) Rajastan (c) Karnataka (d) Tamil Nadu

50 Chief justice of Supreme court
(a) Abdul Kalam (b) Y.K. Sabharawal
(c) Ajith Prakash Shah (d) Rajeev Gupta

51 Miss Universe of 2005
(a) Tara Conner (b) Amrita Thappar
(c) Nataline Glebova (d) Sindhura Gadde

52 United Nation's Secretary General at present
(a) George Bush (b) Shashi Tharoor
(c) Kofi-Annan (d) Nelson Mandela

53 The place for 2008 Olympics
(a) Tokyo (b) Beijing (c) Moscow (d) Delhi

54 The winner of the world cup football 2006
(a) Italy (b) France (c) Germany (d) Switzerland

55 Seismograph is used to measure
(a) Atmospheric pressure (b) Earthquake (c) Rain (d) Storms

56 In which year were the first general elections held in India
(a) 1947â€"48 (b) 1948â€"49 (c) 1950â€"51 (d) 1951â€"52

57 When white light undergoes dispersion, the colour which suffers
minimum deviation
(a) green (b) red (c) violet (d) yellow

58 The strait that separates India from Sri Lanka
(a) Mandeb (b) Magellan (c) Malacca (d) Palk

59 'TRYSEM' is
(a) Training Rural Youth for Self Employment
(b) Training for Self Employment
(c) Training Youth for Self Employment
(d) Training Rural Youth for Self Employment in Mass

60 The field in which Einstein won Nobel prize
(a) Biology (b) Mathematics (c) Physics (d) Education

Direction : For questions 81 to 84 find the missing number

81 2, 4, 7, 11, .....
(a) 13 (b) 14 (c) 15 (d) 16

82 4832, 5810, 6848 ......
(a) 7815 (b) 7856 (c) 7887 (d) 7846

83 3, 28, 4, 65, 5, 126, 6, ....
(a) 215 (b) 216 (c) 217 (d) 218

84 8, 11, 15, 22, 33, 51, .... 127, 203
(a) 80 (b) 53 (c) 58 (d) 59

85 How many two digit numbers satisfy the property, 'the unit digit
is the square of the ten's digit'
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

86 Two runners Gopal and John running round a circular track complete one round each in 7 minutes and 14 minutes
respectively. They start at the same time. During the first 30 minutes how many times Gopal crossed John on the trade?
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d)1

87 Arun and Varun are brothers. Bindhu is Varun' mother. Kalyani is Bindhu's mother. Devaki is mother of Kalyani. Arun is related to
Devaki as
(a) Grandson (b) Cousin (c) Great Grandson (d) Nephew

88 Manju is ranked 14th from the top and 27th from the bottom among those who passed an examination. Six girls did not
participate in the examination and five failed. How many students are in the class?
(a) 50 (b) 51 (c) 52 (d) 53

89 In a school there are five teachers
(a) A and B were teaching English and History
(b) C and B were teaching English and Geography
(c) D and A were teaching History and Hindi
(d) E and B were teaching History and French
The teacher who was teaching maximum number of subjects:

90 Five times an unknown number is 5 less than 50. The unknown number
(a) 10 (b) 11 (c) 9 (d) 5

91 The acute angle between the hour hand and minute hand of a clock at 4 PM
(a) 900 (b) 1200 (c) 1500 (d) 2400

92 Water is filled in a cylindrical vessel in such a way that its volume doubles after every five minutes. If it takes 30 minutes
for the vessel to be full, then the vessel will be one fourth full in
(a) 20 minute (b) 25 minutes
(c) 7 minutes 30 seconds (d) 10 minutes

93 If 10 cats can kill 10 rats in 10 minutes how long will it take 100 cats to kill 100 rats
(a) 1 minutes (b) 10 minute (c) 100 minutes (d) 10000 minutes

94 The correct arrangement of the following words according to dictionary
(1) PROTEIN (2) PROBLEM (3) PROVERB (4) PROPERTY
(a) (2), (1), (4), (3)
(b) (1), (2), (3), (4)
(c) (3), (4), (2), (1)
(d) (2), (4), (1), (3)

95 Ice: Water :: Water....
(a) Cold (b) Thirst (c) Steam (d) Air

96 The one item that does not belong to the group Motor Car, Train, plane, Lorry, Scooter
(a) Train (b) Plane (c) Scooter (d) Motor car

100 At present Satheesh is half his father's age. After 20 years his father's age will be one and a half times Satheesh's age. What
is his father's age now?
(a) 40 (b) 20 (c) 26 (d) 30

Answers:

1    D	11   B	21   C	31   C	41   C	51   C	81   D	91   B
2    C	12   C	22   C	32   C	42   B	52   B	82   B	92   A
3    C	13   B	23   D	33   C	43   D	53   B	83   C	93   B
4    A	14   A	24   C	34   D	44   B	54   A	84   A	94   D
5    D	15   B	25   A	35   B	45   A	55   B	85   C	95   C
6    B	16   B	26   B	36   A	46   C	56   D	86   C	96   B
7    B	17   C	27   B	37   B	47   D	57   B	87   C	100 A
8    B	18   D	28   B	38   D	48   A	58   D	88   B
9    D	19   C	29   A	39   A	49   A	59   A	89   B
10  A	20   A	30   B	40   B	50   A	60   C	90   C

 

 

1 Who is the recipient of the Gyanpeeth award for 2003?
(a) U.R. Ananthamoorthy (b) Thara Shankar Banerji (c) Vinda Karandikar (d) Arundhati Roy

2 Central Food Technological Institute is at:
(a) Pune (b) Dehra Dun (c) New Delhi (d) Mysore

3 'Straight from the heart' is the autobiography of:
(a) Mulk Raj Anand (b) Kapil Dev (c) Christian Bernard (d) M.S. Swaminathan

4 New York City is on the banks of the river:
(a) Danube (b) Delaware (c) Hudson (d) Tagus

5 A diseases caused by a virus
(a) Rabies (b) Cholera (c) Typhoid (d) Malaria

6 How many vertebrae are there in a giraffe's neck?
(a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 7 (d) 11

7 The wall of a plant cell is made of
(a) Cellulose (b) Calcium phosphate (c) Protein (d) Starch

8 The pen name of M.P. Bhattathirippad is
(a) Uroob (b) Vilasini (c) Mali (d) Premji

9 The first Keralite actor to win the 'Bharath award'
(a) Satyan (b) Prem Nazeer (c) Bharath Gopi (d) P.J. Antony

10 The year in which Gandhiji visited Kerala for the first time
(a) 1930 (b) 1920 (c) 1942 (d) 1912

11 Who is the founder of the Khilji dynasty
(a) Jalaludheen Khilji (b) Alavudheen Khilji (c) Mohamed Bin Thuglak (d) Aurangazeb

12 When did television transmission begin in India?
(a) 1960 (b) 1965 (c) 1959 (d) 1982

13 The first battle of Panipat was in
(a) 1526 (b) 1556 (c) 1615 (d) 1661
14 Uttarayan is
(a) The house of Tagore inside Viswa Bharathi University (b) The official residence of the Chief Minister of U.P
(c) The official residence of the Chief Minister of Utharancha (d) U.P. Government's liaison office in Delhi

15 Who was the first woman Governor of Kerala?
(a) Ram Dulari Sinha (b) Jyothi Venkitachalam (c) Padmaja Naidu (d) Sharada Mukherjee

16 Where is Ramoji film city situated?
(a) Chennai (b) Vijayawada (c) Hyderabad (d) Mumbai

17 E.M.S. Namboodiripad took charge as the first Chief Minister of Kerala on
(a) 1956 November 1 (b) 1957 April 5 (c) 1956 December 20 (d) 1957 November 1

18 BARC is connected with
(a) Road construction (b) Agricultural research (c) Atomic research (d)Rural development

19 Kerala Kala Mandalam was established by
(a) Kumaranasan (b) Mrinalini Sarabahai (c) Ezhuthachan (d) Vallathol

20 Which of the following Kerala rivers flows towards east?
(a) Valapattanam (b) Chandragiri (c) Bhavani (d) Pampa

21 India Gate was earlier known as
(a) Gateway of India (b) All India war Memorial (c) Delhi Gate (d) National Memorial

22 The word Tsunami in Japanese language means
(a) Killer waves (b) Harbour waves (c) Sea mountains (d) Giant waves

23 Vitamin B is also known as
(a) Retinol (b) Ascorbic acid (c) Riboflavin (d) Thiamin

24 Which of the following liquids has the highest viscosity?
(a) Water (b) Kerosene (c) Petrol (d) Honey

25 Light year is
(a) The time taken by Sun's rays to reach the earth (b) The time taken by light rays from the Moon to reach the Earth
(c) The year in which February has only 28 days (d) The distance travelled by light in one year

26 Deuterium is an _____ of Hydrogen
(a) Isobar (b) Isotope (c) Isomer (d) Isotone

27 The capital of Nigeria is
(a) Lagos (b) Kano (c) Abuja (d) Maputo

28 The currency of which of the following countries is not Euro?
(a) Italy (b) Monaco (c) Finland (d) Hungary

29 Mesopotamia is now known as
(a) Iraq (b) Iran (c) Jordan (d) Egypt

30 Which of the following is not a musical instrument
(a) Clarinet (b) Cymbals (c) Harp (d) Masque

31 The secretary General of the Lok Sabha is appointed by
(a) The president (b) The prime Minister (c) The vice president (d) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha

32 The number of Rajya Sabha seats from Kerala is
(a) 9 (b) 10 (c) 7 (d) 20

33 Rearranging electoral constituencies in a way that gives advantage to a particular political party is
(a) Gerrymandering (b) Floor crossing (c) Filibustering (d) Lynching

34 The author of 'Snakes and Ladders' is
(a) Anita Nair (b) Taslima Nasrin (c) Arundhati Roy (d) Gita Mehta

35 The Red Fort in Delhi was built by
(a) Mohamed Gazni (b) Shajahan (c) Akbar (d) Aurangaseb

36 The first Indian Prime Minister to lose a vote of confidence
(a) Indira Gandhi (b) Morarji Desai (c) V.P. Singh (d) Deva Gowda

37 Saif Ali Khan was awarded the Best Actor Award for 2004 for his role in the film
(a) Hum Tum (b) Page 3 (c) Swades (d) Hasina

38 The first Indian satellite 'Aryabhata' was launched in the year
(a) 1963 (b) 1975 (c) 1969 (d) 1971

39 During Lunar eclipse
(a) The earth is in between the Sun and the Moon (b) The Moon is in between the Sun and the Earth
(c) The sun is between the Earth and the Moon (d) The Earth the Sun and the moon are not in a line

40 The first World Cup Football tournament was held in
(a) Brazil (b) Italy (c) Uruguay (d) Mexico

41 The rear view mirror used in vehicles is
(a) Plane (b) Concave (c) Convex (d) Concave or Convex

42 Dr. John Mathai was
(a) An economist (b) Union Finance Minister (c) Vice Chancellor of Kerala University (d) All the above

43 An earth quake marked 6.5 in the Richter scale is ..... times greater in magnitude than the one marked 5.5
(a) 2 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 1000

44 Deficiency of melanin leads to
(a) Insomnia (b) Hemophilia (c) Anemia (d) Albinism

45 Shantivan is the Samadhi place of
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Lal Bahadur Sastri (c) Indira Gandhi (d) Rajiv Gandhi

46 Which country is known as 'Land of Thousand Lakes'?
(a) Thailand (b) Finland (c) Ireland (d) Norway

47 The winner of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for the year 2004 is
(a) Rahul Dravid (b) Rajyavardhan Singh (c) Leander Paes (d) Vishwanathan Anand

48 The Odakkuzhal award was instituted by
(a) G. Sankara Kurup (b) Vayalar Ramavarma (c) Vallathol (d) Kumaranasan

49 The birth place of Moyinkutty vaidyar is
(a) Kodungallur (b) Kottakkal (c) Kondotty (d) Kayamkulam

50 The free operating system Linux was developed by
(a) Linus Pauling (b) Linus Torwalds (c) Richard Stalman (d) Charles Babbage

71 Which among the following is same as Violet : Orange : Yellow?
(a) Purple (b) White (c) Pink (d) Blue

74 A man is facing north-west. He turns 90o in the clockwise direction and then 1350 in the anticlockwise direction. Which
direction is he facing now?
(a) east (b) west (c) north (d) south

76 Moon : Satellite :: Earth : ?
(a) sun (b) solar system (c) asteroid (d) planet

78 Which is the pair like Triangle : Hexagon?
(a) Cone : Sphere (b) Rectangle : Octagon (c) Pentagon : Heptagon (d) Triangle : Quadrilateral
81 Aluminium is to Bauxite as iron is to
(a) Pyrite (b) Haematite (c) Magnesite (d) Iron Oxide

82 Choose the subject which is different from others
(a) Mathematics (b) Arithmetic (c) Geometry (d) Algebra

83 In a certain code MONKEY is written as XDJMNL. How is TIGER written in that code?
(a) SDFHS (b) SHFDQ (c) QDFHS (d) UJHFS

84 Showing a man Saroj said: “He is the brother of my Uncle's daughter”. What is the relation of Saroj with that man?
(a) Son (b) Brother-in-law (c) Nephew (d) Cousin

85 If in a certain code TWENTY is written as 863985 and ELEVEN is written as 323039 how is TWELVE written?
(a) 863584 (b) 863203 (c) 863903 (d) 863063

86 From the following select the word that does not belong to the set
(a) Cube (b) Rectangle (c) Rhombus (d) Square

87 Which is the wrong member in the following set?
(a) Graphite (b) Diamond (c) Pearl (d) Coal

88 Which is not related in the following set?
(a) Othello (b) King Lear (c) Macbeth (d) Oliver Twist

89 From the following select the member that does not belong to the set
(a) Whale (b) Crocodile (c) Lizard (d) Snake

90 Which is the wrong member among the following?
(a) Microscope (b) Stethoscope (c) Telescope (d) Periscope

95 The circumcentre of an obtuse triangle will always be in the
(a) Interior of the triangle (b) Midpoint of the diameter (c) Exterior of the triangle (d) Midpoint of the side of the triangle

96 What is the degree measure of a semicircle?
(a) 360 (b) 90 (c) 270 (d) 180

97 Which among the following is the point of intersection of the medians of a triangle?
(a) Circumcentre (b) Centroid (c) Orthocenter (d) Incentre

98 The height of a cone and its base diameter are equal. If the base radius is 'r' what is its slant height?
(a) 3r (b) 4r (c) √5r (d) √3r

100 The radii of two spheres are in the ratio 2:3. What is the ratio of their surface areas?
(a) 4:9 (b) 2:3 (c) 8:27 (d) 4:6
Answers:

1  C	11  A	21  B	31  D	41  C	71  D	87  C
2  D	12  C	22  B	32  A	42  D	74  B	88  D
3  B	13  A	23  C	33  A	43  B	76  D	89  A
4  C	14  A	24  D	34  D	44  D	78  C	90  B
5  A	15  B	25  D	35  B	45  A	81  B	95  C
6  C	16  C	26  B	36  C	46  B	82  A	96  D
7  A	17  B	27  A	37  A	47  B	83  C	97  B
8  D	18  C	28  B	38  B	48  A	84  D	98  C
9  D	19  D	29  A	39  A	49  C	85  B	100C
10B	20  C	30  D	40  C	50  B	86  A

 

1. Indian state with largest area under forest:
(a) Assam (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) Karnataka (d) Kerala

2 Largest zoo in India is at:
(a) Assam (b) Rajasthan (c) Calcutta (d) Karnataka

3 “Point Calimere” is a wild life and bird sanctuary situated in which Southern state
(a) Pondicherry (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Karnataka (d) Kerala

4 Which ocean is nicknamed 'Herring Pond'?
(a) Pacific Ocean (b) Indian Ocean (c) Artic Ocean (d) Atlantic Ocean

5 Dr. Gurudev S. Kush is a famous:
(a) Agricultural Scientist (b) Environmental Scientist (c) Computer scientist (d) Economist

6 Kandal forest is in:
(a) Uttaranchal (b) Karnataka (c) West Bengal (d) Madhya Pradesh

7 Mumbai's famous city forest is now a National Park. Which is that?
(a) Birla National Park (b) Sanjay Gandhi National Park (c) Rajiv Gandhi National Park (d) Tata National Park

8 Fear of wild animals is a phobia called:
(a) Agoraphobia (b) Acrophobia (c) Agrizoophobia (d) Ailurophobia

9 World Animal Welfare day is on:
(a) October 3 (b) October 12 (c) October 6 (d) October 4

10 The Indian Co-founder of Sun micro systems:
(a) Vinod Dham (b) Vinod Khosla (c) Rajiv Gupta (d) Sanjay Tejwrika

11 The 'Atlas' Bone in the human body is located in:
(a) Neck (b) Head (c) Chest (d) Thigh

12 The organ attacked by the diseases AIDS:
(a) Heart (b) Stomach (c) Lungs (d) Immune System

13 Which of the following help human body fight against infection?
(a) Hormones (b) Enzymes (c) White blood cells (d) Red blood cells

14 The Blue colour of the sky is due to:
(a) Refraction of light (b) Polarization of light (c) Reflection of light (d) Scattering of light

15 The instrument used to record the growth of plants:
(a) G.M. Counter (b) Cresco graph (c) Picometer (d) Gyroscope

16 Water pipe burst in severe winter at hill stations because:
(a) They contract on cooling (b) Water in the pipe expands on freezing
(c) Water in the pipes contract (d) Pipes expand on cooling

17 The gas used for artificial ripening of green fruits is:
(a) Acetylene (b) Methane (c) Carbon Dioxide (d) Hydrogen

18 The source of electric energy in an artificial satellite:
(a) A dynamo (b) A mini nuclear reactor (c) A thermopile (d) Solar cells

19 Dry Thorn forest is found in areas with:
(a) More than 100 cm. of rainfall (b) Less than 100 cm. of rainfall
(c) No rainfall (d) Ice fall

20 Solar energy is received by the earth through:
(a) Radiation (b) Conduction (c) Convection (d) Refraction

21 The tricoloured flag of India was adopted as the National
Emblem at:
(a) Lahore session of AICC (b) Karachi session of AICC
(c) Bezwada session of AICC (d) Poona session of AICC

22 Gir Forest in India is in:
(a) Gujarat (b) Kerala (c) Assam (d) Karnataka

23 World environment day is on:
(a) March 8 (b) May 8 (c) June 5 (d) April 7

24 The institution which gives maximum number of employment
facilities in the world is:
(a) Reserve Bank of India (b) Indian Railway
(c) Indian Postal Department (d) Food Corporation of India

25 The lady known as 'The Grant Old Lady of Indian Nationalism' is:
(a) Sarojini Naidu (b) Captain Lakshmi
(c) Annie Besant (d) Rani Lakshmi Bai

26 The last Indian state Jharkhand came in to being in the year:
(a) 2001 (b) 1999 (c) 2002 (d) 2000

27 The metropolitan city of India, nearest to the equator is:
(a) Delhi (b) Mumbai (c) Chennai (d) Calcutta

28 The Konkan railway has been constructed between:
(a) Mangalore and Mumbai (b) Mumbai and Thiruvananthapuram
(c) Mangalore and Chennai (d) Goa and Thiruvananthapuram

29 Rupee was first minted in India, during the reign of:
(a) Asoka the great (b) Sher Shab Suri (c) Akbar (d) Shahjahan

30 Panchasheel Agreement was signed between:
(a) China and Russia (b) China and Pakistan
(c) India and Pakistan (d) India and China

31 The first Governor General of Independent India is:
(a) Lord Louis Mountbatten (b) C. Rajagopalachari
(c) Babu Rajendra prasad (d) Subash Chandra Bose

32 Indian military operation in Kargil in 1999 was named:
(a) Operation Red Rose (b) Operation Vijay
(c) Operation Poorna Vijay (d) Operation Sakthi

33 The first Indian State formed on the basis of language:
(a) Orissa (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Kerala (d) Andhra Pradesh

34 The woman first to be featured on an Indian stamp:
(a) Aruna Asaf Ali (b) Indira Gandhi (c) Mirabai (d) Sarojini Naidu

35 The first Indian to be elected as honorary member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, St. Petersburg:
(a) Dr. D.S. Kothari (b) Dr. Murali Manohar Joshi
(c) Dr. Homi.J.Baba (d) Dr. S.S Bhatnagar

36 The national flag code of India has taken effect from:
(a) August 15, 2001 (b) January 26, 2002
(c) August 15, 2000 (d) January 26, 2001

37 The first Indian newspaper to secure foreign investment in print
media
(a) Business Standard (b) Hindustan Times
(c) Financial Express (d) The statesman

38 What is known as the “Heart and Soul” of the Indian constitution?
(a) Right to freedom (b) Right to expression
(c) Right to constitutional remedy (d) Right to equality

39 The person who gave the call “Dilli Chalo”:
(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Jaya Prakash Narayan (d) Subhas Chandra Bose

40 Chairman of the Rajya Sabha is the:
(a) President of India (b) Prime Minister of India
(c) Vice-President of India (d)Speaker of Lokh Sabha

41 If 75 % of a number is added to 75, the result is the number itself, then the number is:
(a) 250 (b) 750 (c) 400 (d) 300

42 A school has enough food for 400 children for 12 days. How long will the food last if 80 more children join them?
(a) 6 days (b) 7 days (c) 10 days (d) 8 days

43 The sum of two consecutive numbers is 55, which is the largest number?
(a) 25 (b) 28 (c) 26 (d) 27

44 When a shop keeper sold 2/3 of an item, he got the cost price of the whole lot. What is the percentage of his profit?
(a) 33 1/8 % (b) 66 2/3 % (c) 25 % (d) 50 %

45 Three years ago Manju's age was double of Manu's. Seven years hence, the sum of their ages will be 83 years. The
present age of Manju is:
(a) 24 years (b) 45 years (c) 30 years (d) 35 years

46 The perimeter of a rectangular field is 480 meters and the ratio between the length and breadth is 5:3. The area of the field is:
(a) 7,200m2 (b) 15,000m2 (c) 54,000m2 (d) 13,500m2

47 If you add 100 to a certain number, the result will be more than, if you multiply that number by 1000 what is that number?
(a) 1.5 (b) 1.0 (c) 2.5 (d) 2.0

48 A student has to secure 40 % marks to pass. He gets 150 marks and fails by 30 marks. What is the maximum marks?
(a) 400 (b) 500 (c) 475 (d) 450

49 What is the greatest number of 3 digits which when divided by 6,9 and 12 leaves a reminder of 3 in each case?
(a) 998 (b) 949 (c) 975 (d) 993

50 The next number in the pattern 21, 25, 33, 49, 81,.......
(a) 145 (b) 97 (c) 113 (d) 129

51 If D = 5 and BAD = 10, the value for AIM is:
(a) 23 (b) 24 (c) 26 (d) 25

52 “Electricity” is related to “wire” in the same way as “Water” is related to:
(a) River (b) Pipe (c) Bottle (d) Jug

53 Going 50m. to the south of her house, Seetha turns left and goes another 20m then, turning to the North, she goes 30m and
then starts walking to her house. In which direction is she walking now?
(a) North (b) South-east (c) East (d) North-west

54 Ram is taller than Manu but not as tall as Ravi. Karim is taller than Dilip but shorter than Manu. The tallest among them is:
(a) Manu (b) Karim (c) Ravi (d) Dilip

55 In a class of 60, where girls are twice that of boys, Gopu ranked seventeenth from the top. If there are 9 girls ahead of
Gopu, how many boys are after him in rank?
(a) 12 (b) 23 (c) 3 (d) 7

56 X is the sister by Y. Y is the daughter of K. K is the husband of M. What is M to Y?
(a) Father (b) Brother (c) Sister (d) Mother

57 If three days after today will be Tuesday what day was four days before yesterday?
(a) Tuesday (b) Monday (c) Sunday (d) Friday

58 Five poles are standing in a row. M is on the left of N. Q is on the right of P. Which is on the right on N. If L is the left of M.
Which pole is in the center?
(a) N (b) L (c) M (d) Q

59 If 5×8 = 44 and 6×5 = 33. what is 4×5?
(a) 19 (b) 21 (c) 22 (d) 20

60 Number which does not belong to the series 3,5,8,11,17,23....
(a) 8 (b) 11 (c) 28 (d) 30

61 The district of Kerala which has no coast line:
(a) Kollam (b) Kannur (c) Thrissur (d) Kottayam

62 Wagamon hill station is situated in:
(a) Idukki (b) Pathanamthitta (c) Kottayam (d) Thrissur

65 Kerala Forest Research Institute is in:
(a) Kollam (b) Idukki (c) Thrissur (d) Thriruvananthapuram

67 Periyar wild life sanctuary is situated in:
(a) Ernakulam (b) Thrissur (c) Kottayam (d) Idukki

70 Kerala was declared 100 % literate state in the year:
(a) 1995 (b) 1998 (c) 2000 (d) 1991

71 The headquarters of SAARC is situated at:
(a) New Delhi (b) Kathmandu (c) Colombo (d) Islamabad

72 The author of the biography 'Wings of Fire':
(a) P.C. Alexander (b) C. Rangarajan
(c) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (d) A.B. Vajpayee

73 The Mandal Commission report was with reference to:
(a) Higher education (b) Electronics
(c) Reservations (d) Panchayath Raj

75 NRI deposits are popularly known as:
(a) Soft money (b) Call money (c) Hot money (d) Dear money

76 What is Super Nova?
(a) A black hole (b) A dying star (c) A comet (d) An asteroid

79 Which of the following states are involved in Mulla Periyar dam issue?
(a) Kerala-Karnataka (b) Kerala- Pondicherry
(c) Kerala-Tamilnadu (d) Tamilnadu-Karnatakka

80 Of the following trees, which one grows on hills and mountains?
(a) Peepal (b) Fir (c) Sal (d) Neem

81 The first Indian postage was released in:
(a) 1854 (b) 1889 (c) 1845 (d) 1869

82 The I.N.A. was formed in:
(a) Japan (b) Singapore (c) Malaya (d) Burma

83 Ajantha Paintings depict scenes from the:
(a) Ramayana (b) Jataka tales (c) Mahabharata (d) Panchathanthra

84 Who is called the 'Second Ashoka'?
(a) Samudragupta (b) Kanishka (c) Harshavardhana (d) Chandragupta Maurya

85 Which king abolished 'Jaziya'?
(a) Shahjahan (b) Muhammad Shah (c) Aurangazeb (d) Akbar

86 The function of a Public Service Commission in India is:
(a) Mandatory (b) Advisory (c) Neither (d) Both

87 Who established the first Indian Empire?
(a) Prithvi Raj Chauhan (b) Maharana Pratap
(c) Chandragupta Maurya (d) Babur

88 Wild life Institute of India is situated at:
(a) Dehradun (b) Bhopal (c) Kolkata (d) Delhi

89 Manchester of India is:
(a) Coimbator (b) Assam (c) Kolkata (d) Ahamedabad

90 The boundary line between India and Pakistan is called:
(a) MC Mohan Line (b) Radcliff Line (c) 17th parallel (d) Durand Line

100 The region of Kerala where evergreen forests are seen:
(a) Silent Valley (b) Munnar (c) Wayanad (d) Nelliyampathi

Answers:

1   B	11  A	21  A	31  A	41  D	51  C	61  D	81  A	100 A
2   C	12  D	22  A	32  B	42  C	52  B	62  C	82  B
3   B	13  C	23  C	33  D	43  B	53  D	65  C	83  B
4   D	14  D	24  B	34  C	44  D	54  C	67  D	84  B
5   A	15  B	25  C	35  B	45  A	55  A	70  D	85  D
6   C	16  B	26  D	36  B	46  D	56  D	73  C	86  A
7   B	17  A	27  C	37  B	47  B	57  A	75  C	87  C
8   C	18  B	28  A	38  C	48  D	58  A	76  B	88  A
9   D	19  B	29  B	39  D	49  C	59  C	79  C	89  D
10 B	20  A	30  D	40  C	50  A	60  B	80  B	90  B

 

PAPER : UPSC (PT) 2008-09 EXPECTED QUESTIONS (SOLVED)

1 Who among the following advocated scientific socialism ?
(a) Robert Owen (b) Proudhon Pierre
(c) Karl Marx (d) saint simon Henri Claude

2 During the mughal period, which one of the following traders were the first to come to India
(a) Portuguese (b) Dutch
(c) Danish (d) England

3 Who among the following was appointed by Ashoka to administer justice in this empire
(a) Shramana (b) Uparika
(c) Rajuka (d) Kumaramayta

4 Who was popularly known as Lokhitawadi ?
(a) G.C. Agarkar (b) M.G. Ranade
(c) R.G. Bhandarkar (d) G.H. Deshmukh

5 Who among the following was the first economist to hold the office of secretary , Department of Economic affairs in the union finance ministry
(a) Dr. I.G. Patel (b) Dr. Manmohan Singh
(c) Rakesh Mohan (d) Dr. M.S. Ahluwalia

6 What does the abbreviation ATR stand for /
(a) Action Taken Result (b) Actually True Report
(c) Action Taken Report (d) Action Taken Rejoinder

7 Who among the following was the founder of the Nyay Darshan one of the six major schools of ancient Indian philosophy
(a) Patanjali (b) Panini
(c) Kapil (d) Gautam

8 The decision to fom the Indian national army (Azad Hind Fauj ) was taken at
(a) Rangoon (b) Bangkok
(c) Kuala Lumpur (d) Tokyo

9 Give the correct chronological sequence of the following
(a) Russion Revolution (b) American War of Independence
(c) Spanish Revolution (d) The French Revolution

10 Which of the following states has the highest female literacy rate , according to 2001 Census ?
(a) Mizoram (b) Kerala
(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Meghalaya

11 Who among the following has been chosen the FDI Personality of the year 2007 in Asia
(a) P. Chidarmbaram (b) Kamal Nath
(c) Ratish Nayaar (d) Kaushik Rai

12 Which of the following Fortune 500 indian companies has suffered loss for the first time in the first quarter of 2005-06 ?
(a) Indian Oil corporation (b) ONGC
(c) Reliance Industries (d) Bharat petroleum

13 Who is the author of "Soul and structure of Governance in India ?
(a) V.K. Duggal (b) Jairam Ramesh
(c) Dr. I.G. Patel (d) Jagmohan

14 Which one of the following processes is not related with chemical weathering
(a) Exfoliation (b) Carbonation
(c) Hydration (d) Oxidation

15 Who invented polio vaccine (oral) ?
(a) Albert Sabin (b) Burkholder
(c) Louis Pasteur (d) Jonas salk

16 Mist is caused by
(a) Dry ice (b) ice eat low temperature
(c) Water vapours at low temperature (d) Carbon-monoxide in solid form

17 The first computer language development was
(a) COBOL (b) BASIC
(c) FORTRAN (d) PASCAL

18 "Smasher" is associated with which of the following sports ?
(a) Boxing (b) Wrestling
(c) Football (d) Volleyball

19 Who among the following is the chirman of the national commission on farmers ?
(a) Vijay Shankar (b) J.P. Batra
(c) Shanta Sinha (d) M.S. Swaminathan

20 India 's first mobile court was inauguration in
(a) Maharashtra (b) Haryana
(c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Rajasthan

21 The African union whose cooperation was sought by G-4 to expand UN security
Council has a strength
(a) 43 Members (b). 53 Members
(c) 63 Members (d) 34 Members

22 The capital of the Pallava kings was
(a) Chennapattinam (b) Mahabalipuram
(c) Kanchipuram (d) Madurai

23 "Tipu Sultan " had his capital at
(a) Srirangapatnam (b) Mysore
(c) Banglore (d) Bhagyanagar

24 "Dronacharya " awards are given to
(a) Athletes (b) Sports
(c) Carnatic musicians (d) Sports persons

25 "CTBT" is a term related to
(a) Nuclear Weapons (b) Taxes
(c) Space Research (d) Railway Goods

26. Who among the following would take over as the next president of FICCI?
(a) N. Srinivasan
(b) Vijay Kirloskar
(c) Rajeev Chandrasekhar
(d) Rahul Bajaj

27. How many cities will be covered under the government flagship project Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM)?
(a) 25
(b) 53
(c) 100
(d) 63

28. Match the following. Column-I represents companies and column-ii their business areas.
Column-I Column-ii
A. Marriott i. Advertising
B. Heineken ii. Technology
C. AMD iii. Hospitality
D. McCann iv Spirit
Choose the answer from the choices given below:
(a) A-i, B-ii, C-iii, D-iv (b) A-i, B-ii, C-iv, D-iii (c) A-iv, B-iii, C-ii, D-i (d) A-iii, B-iv, C-ii, D-i

29. Researchers have transformed ordinary human skin cells into batches of cells that look and act like embryonic stem cells, but without using cloning technology and without making embryos. These skin cells called
(a) iPS Cells (b) jPS Cells (c) ePS Cells (d) zPS Cells

30. This South India-based business tycoon has been in the news for his stake sale in coffee chain, Barista and telecom operator, Aircel. Identify him from the choices given below:
(a) Vijay Mallya (b) C Sivasankaran (c) A.C. Muthaiah (d) TPG Nambiar

31. Which one of the following is not a private equity company?
(a) Cerberus (b) Carlyle (c) Blackstone (d) ECCO

32. In which year Railway finances were separated from the general finances of the Central Government?
(a) 1920 (b) 1972 (c) 1923 (d) 1924

33. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a telecom public sector company was set up under the view Telecom Policy, 1999 in –
(a) Oct. 2000 (b) Dec. 2001 (c) Jan. 2002 (d) Oct. 2003

34. What is India's percapita emission of green house gases (GHG)?
(a) 0.8 tonnes of CO2 (b) 1.0 tonnes of CO2 (c) 1.2 tonnes of CO2 (d) 1.5 tonnes of CO2

35. Consider the following:
I. Cannabis smokers are exposed to more toxic chemicals in each puff than those who smoke only tobacco.
II. Directly-inhaled cannabis smoke contained 20 times more ammonia than cigarette smoke, five times more hydrogen cyanide and five times the concentration of nitrogen oxides, which affect circulation and immune system.
III. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are linked to reproductive disorders and cancer; while at high levels, ammonia can cause asthma.
Select the code
(a) Only I an II are correct (b) Only I and II are correct
(c) Only II and III are correct (d) All are correctly.

36. Consider the following:
I. The National Food Security Mission aims at increasing production of rice by 10 million tones, wheat by 8 million tones in the next four years.
II. The Mission launched in 305 districts in 16 states. These districts had potential for high rise in Productivity.
III. The strategy was to bridge yield gaps by introducing modern technologies and improved agronomic practices.
Select the code:
(a) Only I and II are correct (b) Only I and III are correct
(c) Only II and III are correct (d) All are correct.

37. Which of the following are the causes of low productivity in Indian Agriculture?
(I) Uneconomic Holdings (II) Out model agricultural Techniques.
(III) Inadequate Irrigation facilities (IV) Lack of credit and marketing facilities
Select the code
(a) I & II (b) II & III (c) I, II, & III (d) None of the above

38. Nissan Motors have entered intio $500 million tie up with Ashok Leyland for 3 JVs. Nissan Motors already has a joint venture agreement with which of the following automobile companies?
(a) Mahindra & Mahindra (b) Tata Motors
(c) Bajaj Autos (d) TVS group

39. A new study provided the first evidence that fatter people may be more affected by expore to
(a) Sun Light (b) X-rays (c) γ - rays (d) Ozone

40. Which among the following owns/own equity stake in the country's largest commodity exchange, Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX)?
(A) Merrill Lynch (B) Citigroup
(C) Financial Technologies (D) Fidelity
Choose the answer from the choices given below:
(a) (A) and (B) (b) (B) and (C) (c) (A), (B) and (C) (d) All of the above

41. Rainbow Revolution is related to which sector of the Economy?
(a) Small Scale Industries (b) Information Technology services
(C) Overall Development of Agriculture sector (d) Mining sector

42. Consider the following:
i. A study suggested that the sea cucumber could provide a potential new weapon to block transmission of the malaria parasite.
ii. the slug-like creature produces a protein, lectin, which impairs development of the parasite.
iii. The protein disrupted development of the parasites inside the insects stomach.
Select the code:
(a) Only I and II are correct (b) Only I and III are correct
(c) Only II and III are correct (d) All are correct.

43. Consider the following:
I. Former Finance Secretary Vijay L. Kelkar has been appointed Chairman of the 13th Finance Commission recently.
II. The Commission was constituted to make recommendations on the norms for distribution of the net tax proceeds between the Union and the States.
III. The recommendations will cover the period from April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2015. The commission is expected to make available its report by October 31, 2009.
IV. The Finance Commission is set up under Article 280 (1) of the Constitution every five years.
Select the code:
(a) Only I, II, and III are correct (b) only I, III, and IV are correct
(c) Only II, III, and IV are correct. (d) All are correct.

44. Which one of the following Indian companies owns stake in the Sakhaliu-I Oil and Gas project, off Russia's far East Coast?
(a) GAIL (b) ONGC (c) IPCL (d) IOC

45. Which of the following companies belonging to the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) is/are not listed on the stock exchange?
A. Reliance Communications
B. Reliance Power
C. Adlabs
Choose the answer from the choice given below:
(a) B and C (b) Only B (c) Only C (d) A and C

46. Which of the following missions was signed recently by London-based Inmarsat with industrialist to deliver high-bandwidth services to Europe, the Middle- East, Asia and Africa?
(a) Alphasat I – XL Mission (b) Alphasat IV – XL mission
(c) Alphasat VII – XL Mission (d) Alphasat IX – XL Mission.

47. Well-known hatchback car model, Fabia is slated to hit the Indian road in January 2008. The model is owned by
(a) Daimler (b) General Motors (c) Skoda Auto (d) Ford

48. Who was the chairman of Second National Commission on labour (NCL) set up in October 1999 by the Government of India?
(a) Dr. C. Rangrajan (b) Aid Hussain (c) Ravindra verma (d) Vijay Kelkar

49. Recent researches suggested that lack of sunlight my increase the risk of
(a) Lung Cancer (b) Uterus Cancer (c) Breast Cancer (d) Liver Cancer

50. Consider the following:
I. The Hebrew University at Jerusalem in Israel has introduced Malayalam as a subject.
II. Students are already learning Telugu and Tamil in the Hebrew University.
Select the code:
(a) Only I is correct (b) Only II is correct.
(c) Neither I nor II are correct (d) both are correct

51. The Green Revolution substantially increase the foodgrain production of India, who among the following mainly contributed to its occurrence?
I. Dr. M.S. Swaminathan
II. Prof. Norman Barlough
III. K. Subramaniam
Select the Code:
(a) I & II (b) II & III (c) I, II & III (d) None of the above

52. Recently, this company has sold its captive BPO operations in India to Genpact. The company in the question is
(a) Citigroup (b) Barclays (c) BNP Paribas (d) General Electric

53. This apparel company was recently in the news for taking punitive measures against its Indian suppliers who were accused of employing child labours. The company in the question is
(a) Benetton (b) Calvin Klein (c) ECCO (d) GAP

54. Consider the following:
I. Astronomers have reported that there are at least five planets circling a star known as 55 Caneri.
II. One of the first exoplanets discovered, in 1996, was at 55 Caneri.
III. The outermost and haviest Planet in the system, which is four times as massive as Jupiter,circles at a distance of 500 million miles, slightly farther than Jupiter in Solar System and takes 14 years to complete an orbit
Select the Code:
(a) Only I and II are correct (b) Only I and III are correct
(c) Only II and III are correct (d) All are correct

55. This Indian businessman has acquired 50 per cent stake in the US-based small aircraft manufacturer Epic Avia tion for $120 million. The person in the question is
(a) G.R. Gopinath (b) Naresh Goyal (c) Vijay Mallya (d) Subrato Roy

56. For the purpose of providing short term credits to farmers, the government of India introduced Kisan Credit Card (KCC) Scheme in the year.
(a) 1996 – 97 (b) 1997 – 98 (c) 1998 – 99 (d) 1999 – 2000

57. Which of the following statements is correct?
(a) Kabini, the core of the much-delayed Kaveri engine, is undergoing high altitude testing at the Central Institute of Aviation Motors (CIAM) in Moscow.
(b) Kabini primarily makes up Kaveri's high pressure compressor, high pressure turbine and high pressure combuster
(c) This is the second time that Kabini is taken to Moscow.
(d) All are correct.

58. The RBI is the apex body of Indian Financial System, which of the following functions are performed by the RBI?
I. Monitoring money supply in the Economy.
II. Issues currency other than coins and one Rupees note.
III. Functions as Bankers Bank.
IV. Works as banker to the Government.
Select the Code:
(a) I & lI are correct (b) I, II & III are correct
(c) II, III & IV are correct (d) All of above are correct

59. Consider the following:
I. Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in Morigaon district of Assam.
II. Pobitora has the highest concentration of rhino population in the world

60. After becoming a part of Jet Airways, Sahara Airlines is now known as:
(a) Jet Sahara (b) Jet Economy (c) Sahara Jet (d) Jet Lite

61. The islands of Bali in Indonesia was visited by 189 countries to debate the commitment of nations on reducing green house gas emissions, particularly CO2 after
(a) 2010 (b) 2011 (c) 2012 (d) 2013

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1. How many ways can a batsman lose his wickets?
(a) 5 (b) 10 (c) 15 (d) 20

2. Corundum is a mineral of:
(a) Calcium (b) Gold (c) Iron (d) Aluminium

3. The state which is the largest producer of tea in India:
(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Assam (c) Kerala (d) Karnataka

4. Which of the following is issued by the President when the Parliament is not in session?
(a) Ordinances (b) Rules (c) Statutes (d) Proclamation

5. The strength of the council of minister is fixed by the:
(a) Governor (b) Chief Minister (c) Parliament (d) Constitution

6. Neutron was discovered by:
(a) J.J. Thompson (b) Rutherford (c) Bohr (d) Chadwick

7. Which of the following principle is made use of in the working of an atom bomb?
(a) Thermionic emission (b) Nuclear fusion (c) Nuclear fission (d) Transmutation

8. 'Palaeontology' is the study of:
(a) Fossils (b) Bones (c) Animals (d) Birds

9. Amylase acts upon:
(a) Lipids (b) Oils (c) Starch (d) Glucose

10. The active cell division in a plant is found in the:
(a) tips of roots and shoots (b) pith cells (c) cells cortex (d) internodal region

11. Which among the following is the antisterility vitamin?
(a) B (b) C (c) D (d) E

12. In which year the Indian National Congress was formed?
(a) 1811 (b) 1858 (c) 1885 (d) 1895

13. The leader of Cochin who fought with Velu Thampi Dalwa aganist the British:
(a) Kunhali Maracker (b) Paliath Achan (c)Pazhassi Raja (d) Chirakkal Raja

14. Who was the author of the book “Sathyartha Prakash”?
(a) Swami Dayananda Saraswathi (b) Rajaram Mohan Roy (c) Swami Vivekananda (d) Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

15. The first Viceroy of British India:
(a) Lord Cornwallis (b) Lord Ripon (c) Lord Canning (d) Lord Dalhousie

16. Who was the first king presided the court of Kanauj?
(a) Samudra Gupta (b) Chandragupta (c) Harsha (d) Kanishka

17. Which is the mid layer of the earth?
(a) Sial (b) Sima (c) Core (d) Mantle

18. The Himalayan Mountain is made up of:
(a) Intrusive rocks (b) Extrusive rocks (c) Sedimentary rocks (d) Metamorphic rocks

19. The most prominent distributory of Ganga river:
(a) Yamuna (b) Ram Ganga (c) Gomati (d) Hoogly

20. The leader who is known as 'The Grand old man of  India':
(a) Sardar Vallabhai Patel (b) Dadabai Naoroji (c) Balgangadhar Tilak (d) Bipin Chandrapal

21. The southern most part of India:
(a) Sri Lanka (b) Pak Strait (c) Maladive (d) Nicobar group of Island

22. The head quarters of the Theosophical Society in India:
(a) Nagercoil (b) Adayar (c) Madura (d) Trichy

23. Which is not a port on the west coast of India?
(a) Paradeep (b) Marmagoa (c) Mangalore (d) Kandla

24. In which year the University of Travancore was established?
(a) 1935 (b) 1937 (c)1939 (d) 1941

25. The state which is the leading producer of mica:
(a) Jharkhand (b) Orissa (c) Rajasthan (d) Madhya Pradesh

26. Which of the following diseases are sexually transmitted?
(a) AIDS (b) Gonorrhea (c) Syphilis (d) All of these

28. The year in which the postal stamp was introduced first:
(a) 1840 (b) 1845 (c) 1850 (d) 1855

29. Which type of lens is used in the case of “Astigmatism” to get the correct vision?
(a) Converging lens (b) Diverging lens (c) Cylindrical lens (d) Bi-focal lens

30. What is the total number of constellation identified till now by human beings?
(a) 48 (b) 58 (c) 78 (d) 88

31. The highest railway bridge is built across the river:
(a) Jhelum (b) Chenab (c) Beas (d) Ravi

32. Which of the following is a controversial film for display?
(a) The great Escape (b) Hamlet (c) Davinchi code (d) Casino Royale

33. What is the chemical formula of bleaching powder?
(a) NaHCO3 (b) Ca3(PO4)2 (c) Na2CO3â€"10H2O (d) CaOCI2

34. Barkhans are land forms of:
(a) wind erosion (b) wind deposition (c) glacial deposition (d) coastal erosion

35. 'Plam pudding' model of atom is prepared by:
(a) Albert Einstein (b) Rutherford (c) Alexander Fleming (d) Niels Bohr

36. An example for non-renewable source of energy:
(a) solar energy (b) petroleum (c) biomass (d) water power

38. In South India, Jainism was spread by:
(a) Kharavela (b) Upali (c) Rudradaman I (d) Bhadrabahu

39. The people of which country have longest life span:
(a) China (b) Japan (c) England (d) America

40. Which is not a source of Carbohydrates?
(a) Fish (b) Butter (c) Cheese (d) Potato

41. Who translated Bhagavat Gita into Persian language?
(a) Abdul Fazal (b) Dara (c) Dadu (d) Balban

42. The second highest mountain peak in the world:
(a) Kanchenjunga (b) Nangaparbad (c) Nanda devi (d) Godwin Austin

43. The author of the book 'Gandhi Life and Thought':
(a) V.D Savarkar (b) J.B Kripalani (c) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) R.K Laxman

44. The creature in which the external fertilization takes place:
(a) bird (b) dog (c) cat (d) frog

45. Which country won the gold in Men's Hockey in Bangkok Asian Games, 1998?
(a) India (b) South Korea (c) Pakistan (d) Japan

46. The Pallivasal Hydro electric system was commissioned during the reign of:
(a) Marthanda Varma (b) Dharma Raja (c) Srimulam Thirunal (d) Sri Chitira Tirunal Balarama Varma

47. Name the author of the novel 'The Ambassadors':
(a) Joyce Cary (b) E.M Foster (c) Henry James (d) Hadley Chase

48. Which element is not present in fats?
(a) Nitrogen (b) Sulphur (c) Carbon (d) Hydrogen

49. Which is know as the father of American Football?
(a) Bob Cousy (b) Water Camp (c) James Corbett (d) Charles W Brown

50. The most densely populated country in the world:
(a) India (b) China (c) Japan (d) Pakistan

 

Answers:

1  B	11  D	21  D	32  C	42  D
2  D	12  C	22  B	33  D	43  B
3  B	13  B	23  A	34  B	44  D
4  A	14  A	24  B	35  D	45  C
5  B	15  C	25  C	36  B	46  D
6  D	16  C	26  D	32  C	47  C
7  C	17  D	28  A	38  D	48  C
8  A	18  D	29  C	39  B	49  B
9  C	19  D	30  D	40  B	50  C
10A	20  D	31  A	41  B

 
 

1. A man travels three miles due North, then travels eight miles due  East and further travels three miles due North. How far is he
from the starting point?
(a) 14 miles (b) 10 miles (c) 100 miles (d) 15 miles

2 Select an appropriate set of letters which forms a word having similar meaning as that of the words on the right and left side of
the brackets Portion (.....) Slice
(a) part (b) piece (c) different (d) generous

3 Insert the word that completes the first word and begins the second Clue: boy BAL(....)DER
(a) ERS (b) OCK (c) LAD (d) LIES

4. If DBMDVUUB stands for Calcutta, How will you write Bombay?
(a) DQUDDXB (b) CPMCBZ (c) DPNCB (d) CPNCBZ

5. Which of the following replaces the question mark? MILD : NKOH :: GATE?
(a) HCWI (b) HDVQ (c) IBUP (d) HDUR

6. One kilobyte is equal to
(a) 1024 bytes (b) 1 MB (c) 8 bytes (d) None of the above

7. All word documents is MS word is identified by the filename with extension
(a) text (b) com (c) doc (d) none of the above

8. Which of the following items is not used in Local Area Network (LAN)?
(a) Computer (b) Modem (c) Printer (d) Cable

9. Charles Babbage is credited with which of the following?
(a) invention of the first computer (b) designing the portable computers (c) invention of laptops (d) none of the above

10 Which of the following is not a programming language?
(a) PASCAL (b) C++ (c) JAVA (d) APPLE

11 Who among the following was awarded the Sydney peace prize in 2004?
(a) Tony Clarke (b) Medha Patkar (c) Amrita Pritam (d) Arundhathi Roy

12 Who was awarded Bharath Ratna in 2005?
(a) Lata Mangeshkar (b) Naushad Ali (c) Not awarded in 2005 (d) None of the above

13 Which of the following is not an award for displaying Gallantry?
(a) Padma Shri (b) Mahavir Chakra (c) Kirti Chakra (d) Vir Chakra

14 Lt. Colonel R.S. Rathore won silver medal for which Olympic event in 2004?
(a) shooting (b) archery (c) boxing (d) weightlifting

15 The author of 'The Sea' is
(a) Ernest Hemmingway (b) Harold Pinter (c) John Banville (d) None of the above

16 The name of the Hurricane that lashed the Florida coast in 2005 was
(a) Gausson (b) Wilma (c) Thelma (d) None of the above

17 Who became the first Indian sportswoman to be featured on the cover of the Asian edition of the Times magazine?
(a) P.T. Usha (b) Anju Bobby George (c) Buella Chaudhary (d) Sanya Mirza

18 The Malayalam writer who was elected as Fellow of the Sahitya Academy in 2005 was
(a) Kovilan (b) M.T. Vasudevan Nair (c) O.V. Vijayan (d) Kamala Suraiya

19 2003-UB-213 is the name given to
(a) The site on Chromosome 23 which contains Genetic code for Diabetes (b) The tenth planet
(c) Spot in the sun responsible for emitting UV rays (d) None of the above

20 Dhronacharya award is given to
(a) Athletes (b) Gymnasts (c) Coaches (d) Umpires

21 Which of the following Schedules in the constitution in concerned with the various languages spoken in the country?
(a) First Schedule (b) Second Schedule (c) Third Schedule (d) Eight Schedule

22 The item that earned maximum foreign exchange for India in 2005-2006 was
(a) agriculture and allied sectors (b) ores and minerals (c) manufactured goods (d) crude and petroleum products

23 The code of conduct for managers is given by
(a) Bar council of India (b) The institute of company secretaries of India
(c) The Indian institute of management (d) None of the above

24 Which of the following commodities has the lowest elasticity of demand?
(a) salt (b) car (c) tea (d) house

25 Limit pricing was introduced by
(a) Clark (b) Blain (c) W. Andrews (d) None of these

26 The author of Philosophy of Management is
(a) F.W. Taylor (b) Oliver Sheldon (c) M.E. Dimock (d) P.H. Applebury

27 'Perceived equity in reward results in satisfaction' which of the following motivation theories take this into account?
(a) Porter and Lowler Model (b) Victor Vroom's Expectancy Model
(c) F.W. Taylor's incentive scheme (d) Herzvergberg's two factor theory

28 Hawthorne studies is associated with
(a) Fayol (b) G. Elton Mayo (c) Taylor (d) Ludwig V Bertalanffy

29 How many basic Tax rates under value added tax?
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5

30 Rights issue refers to the shares issued to
(a) Employee (b) Public (c) Existing direction (d) None of the above

31 Inflation is calculated by government of India the basis of
(a) Consumer price index (b) Cost of living index (c) Whole scale price index (d) Retail price index

32 The major share of imports was registered for which item in 2005-06?
(a) leather and leather goods (b) spices (c) medicines (d) petroleum and petroleum products

33 The 92nd constitutional Amendment Bill deals with which of the following
(a) consequential promotions of SC/ST communities to continue in future
(b) Making it mandatory to provide at least 10% regular jobs to physically handicapped every year
(c) approving Hindi version of the constitution (d) Increase in the salaries of the President and Vice President of India

34 Jharia, Bokoro, Raniganaj, Singereni are name of
(a) oil fields (b) coal fields (c) steel plants (d) nuclear reactors 

35 The present director general of WTO is
(a) Pascal Lamy (b) Condolizza Rice (c) Jack Straw (d) James Baker

 

Answers:

1  B 11  D 21  D 31  B 2  B 12  C 22  B 32  D 3  C 13  A 23  C 33  A 4  D 14  A 24  A 34  C 5  A 15  C 25  B 35  A 6  A 16  B 26  A 7  A 17  D 27  B 8  C 18  A 28  B 9  A 19  B 29  C 10 D 20  C 30  B

 

 

 

1. Which of the following paper sizes is the largest?
a. A2
b. A3
c. A4
d. A5
Ans : A

2. What is the colour of the "Dharma Chakra" in the middle of our National Flag?
a. Sea blue
b. Black
c. Navy blue
d. Green
Ans : C

3. WLL stands for
a. Wireless in Local Loop
b. Walking Land Line
c. Walking Loop Line
d. Wireless Land Line
Ans : A

4. Which amongst the following countries has the largest number of people of Indian origin?
a. Malaysia
b. Fiji
c. Guyana
d. South Africa
Ans : C

5. Which one of the following is the first season of the year according to Indian convention?
a. Grishma
b. Vasant
c. Hement
d. Shishir
Ans : A

6. Which news agency was established by Israel Beer Josaphat in 1848 when he sent news of the Paris revolution via pigeon post?

Ans : Reutser

7. What has Apollo Street in Mumbai, which houses India's oldest surviving newspaper since 1822, been re-named?

Ans : Mumbai Samachar Marg

8. Which silver coloured metal, with the atomic number 23 is named after a synonym of the Norse goddess of beauty and youth,Freyja?

Ans : Vanadium (from Vanadis)

9. What is the Spanish word for black?

Ans : Negro

10. The first woman I.P.S Officer of India

Ans : Kiran Bedi

11. AIDS disease was first identified in which country

Ans : America in 1981

12. 'Speed' the improved quality of petrol was introduced by

Ans : B.P. (Bharat Petroleum)

13. The first metal used by man was

Ans : Copper

14. The Self-employed Women's Association (SEWA) was founded by

Ans : Ela Bhatt

15. 'Mandi House' is

Ans : The office of the Director General of Doordarshan

16. Which Indian town has been selected as the first 'Eco Town' of India

Ans : Panipat

17. Aborigines of Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal

Ans : Santhals

18. Ancient dravidians living in central India and Rajasthan

Ans : Bhils

19. Hill tribes of Assam are called

Ans : Khasis and Garos

20. Mangolians living in Assam region

Ans : Abhors

21. The longest highway in India runs from

Ans : Varanasi to Kanyakumari, NH â€" 7, 2369 km

22. First computer literate Panchayat in India is

Ans : Vellanad, Kerala

23. The net weight of LPG in a domestic gas cylinder is

Ans : 14.2 Kg

24. The first regular census in India was taken in the year

Ans : 1881

25. The playing time of the full version of the National Anthem is approximately equal to

Ans : 52 sec

26. The design of the National Flag was adopted in the year

Ans : 22nd July 1947

27. How many horizontal colour bands are there in the National Flag of India

Ans : Three

28. The National emblem was adopted by the Government of India in the year

Ans : 26th January, 1950

29. The National song ‘Vande Mataram’ was composed by

Ans : Bankim Chadra Chatterjee

30. Elementary education covers children in the age group

Ans : 6 to 14 years

31. Months in Hebrew calendar

Ans : Shevat, Adar, Nisan, Iyar, Sivan, Tammuz, Av, Elul, Tishri, Heshvan, Kislev, Tevet

32. Months in Islamic calendar

Ans : Muharram, Safar, Rabi ul aval, Rabi ul akhir, Rajab, Shaban, Ramadan, Shawwal, Dhual-Qadah, Dhual-Hijjah

33. Where is India House
a. London
b. New York
c. New Delhi
d. Mumbai
Ans : A

34. The word ‘Satyameva jayate’ inscribed below the abacus of the state emblem of India was taken from

Ans : Mundaka Upanishad

35. When a system is changed by force, that change is
a. Growth
b. Development
c. Evolution
d. Revolution
Ans : D

 

 

36. National Literacy Mission launched in 1988 aims at attaining a sustainable 75% literacy rate level by

Ans : 2007

37. What is the female literacy rate in India as per 2001 census

Ans : 53.67%

38. Name the state with the largest number of registered newspapers

Ans : Uttar Pradesh

39. The first Indian President to visit Myanmar

Ans : A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

40. Name a radio-active element which is found to have largest reserves in India

Ans : Thorium

41. The word ‘Adivasi’ was used for the first time to refer to the tribal people by
a. Thakar Bappa
b. Mahatma Gandhi
c. B.R. Ambedkar
d. Jyotiba phule
Ans : A

42. The first ‘baby friendly’ state in India is

Ans : Kerala

43. Who gave the slogan ‘Garibi Hato’

Ans : Indira Gandhi

44. The tenancy reform system introduced by the West Bengal government in 1977 was known as

Ans : Operation Barga

45. Which program introduced in schools aimed at providing basic amenity to the schools

Ans : Operation Blackboard

 

46. Who inspired and helped implementing the technology mission approach of the Government of India during 1980’s

Ans : Sam Pitroda

47. Which Government introduced the food for work program first

Ans : Janatha Government (1977)

48. Which was the main political vehicle of the J.P. movement

Ans : Chhatra Vahini

49. Who advocated for the ‘Total Revolution’ during 1974 â€" 75

Ans : Jayaprakash Narayan

50. The alliance of non-communist parties against congress in the 1972 elections were known as

Ans : Grand Alliance