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Practice set for paper 1

1. Out of the four southern States : Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, which shares

boundaries with the maximum number of Indian States ?

(a) Andhra Pradesh Only

(b) Karnataka Only

(c) Each of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka

(d) Each of Tamil Nadu and Kerala

2. Debenture holders of a company are its

(a) Shareholders

(b) Creditors

(c) Debtors

(d) Directors

3. Total internal reflection can take place when light travels from :

(a) diamond to glass

(b) water to glass

(c) air to water

(d) air to glass

4. Which one among the following countries has the lowest GDP per capita?

(a) China

(b) India

(c) Indonesia

(d) Sri Lanka

5. Who among the following Gandhi an followers was a teacher by Profession ?

(a) A.N. Sinha

(b) Braj Kishore Prasad

(c) J.B. Kriplani

(d) Rajendra Prasad

6. Which one of the following non-metals is not a poor conductor of electricity?

(a) Sulphur

(b) Selenium

(c) Bromine

(d) Phosphorus

7. Methane is present in the atmosphere of

(a) Moon

(b) Sun(c) Jupiter

(d) Mars

8. For India, China the UK and the USA, which one of the following is the correct sequence of the median age of

their populations ?

(a) China < India < UK < USA

(b) India < China < USA < UK

(c) China < India < USA < UK

(d) India < China < UK < USA

9. Basel II relates to which one of the following?

(a) International standards for safety in civil aviation(b) measures against cyber crimes


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(c) Measures against drug abouse by sportspersoans

(d) International standards for measuring the adequacy of a banks capital

10. Which one of the following does not contain silver?

(a) Horn Silver

(b) German silver

(c) Ruby silver

(d) Lunar caustic

11. The Dhuwandhar waterfall is associated with river

a) Tapi

b) Chambal

c) Narmada

d) son

12. The magazine on politics is

(a) edited by Ila

(b) edited by Gurbaksh

(c) published by Dev Publishers

(d) published by Charan Publishers

13. The name of the Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi islands was changed to Lakshadweep by an Act of

Parliament in

(a)1970

(b)1971

(c)1972

(d)1973

14. Whom did Mahesh Bhupati and Max Mirnyi beat in the US Open mens doubles tennis championship in the

year 2002 to win the title?

(a) Wayne Black and Kevin Ullyett

(b) Mike Bryan and Bob Bryan

(c) Jonas Bjorkman and Todd Woodbridge

(d) Jiri Novak and Radek Stepanek

15. The Hershel Space Observatorys large telescope and infrared detectors provided the first confirmed finding

of oxygen molecules in space. Oxygen gas was discovered in which one of the following years?

a) 1774

b) 1974

c) 1600

d) 1616

16. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the commencement of the election process in India?

(a) The recommendation for election is made by the government and the notification for election is issued by the

Election Commission

(b) The recommendation for election is made by the Election Commission and the notification for election is

issued by the Home Minister at the Center and Home Department in the States

(c) The recommendation for election is made by the Election Commission and the notification for election is

issued by the President and Governors of the States concerned

(d) Both the exercise of making a recommendation for election and that of issuing a notification in respect of it

are done by the Election Commission

17. Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?

(a) Milk contains none of the B-vitamins(b) Vitamin-A (retinol) deficiency leads to dry and scaly skin


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(c) One of the symptoms of scurvy is pain in the joints

(d) Vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency can lead to heart failure

18. Among the following states, the lowest female to male ratio according to 2001 Census was in

(a) Madhya pradesh

(b) Bihar

(c) Rajastan

(d) Uttar pradesh

19. Per capita consuption of paper in india is approximately

(a) 5.5 kg

(b) 24 kg

(c) 84 kg

(d) 240 kg

20. Who won the title in the finals of French Open mens singles tennis championship in the year 2002?

(a) Albert Costa

(b) Juan Carlos Ferrero

(c) Andre Agassi

(d) Pete Sampras

21. Dalbergia species is associated with which one of the following ?

(a) Cashew nut

(b) Coffee

(c) Tea

(d) Rosewood

22. Production of which one of the following is a function of the liver?

(a) Lipase

(b) Urea

(c) Mucus

(d) Hydrochloric acid

23. How did Sultan Qutb-ud-din Aibak die?

(a) He was treacherously stabbed to death by one of his ambitious nobles

(b) He was killed in a battle with Taj-u-din Yildiz, the ruler of Ghazni who entered into a contest with him over

the capture of Punjab

(c) He sustained injuries while besieging the fortress of Kalinjar in Bundelkhand and succumbed to them later

(d) He died after a fall from his horse while playing Chaugan

24. Which of the followoing Railway zones has the maximum route kilometrage in india?

(a) southern(b) central

(c) northern

(d) eastern

25. Which one of the following is the correct sequence in the order of decreasing length of the three structural

parts given below of small intestine in the human body?

(a) JejunumDuodenum- Ileum

(b) Ileum-Duodenum- Duodenum

(c) Jejunum-Itleum- Doudenum

(d) Itleum- Jejunum- Duodenum

26. Raghu rai is well known for which one of the following areas ?(a) Research in Mathematics


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(b) Photography

(c) Water harvesting

(d) Pollution control

27. Global capital-flows to developing countries increased significantly during the nineties. In view of the East

Asian financial crisis and Latin American experience, which type of inflow is good for the host country?

(a) Commercial loans

(b) Foreign Direct Investment

(c) Foreign Portfolio Investment

(d) External Commercial Borrowings

28. Baxa Tiger Project is located in which state of India ?

(a) Madhya Pradesh

(b) Rajasthan

(c) Gujarat

(d) West Bengal

29. Under which Article of the Indian Constitution, it is the duty of the Union Government to protect States

against external aggression and internal disturbance ?

(a) Article 355

(b) Article 356

(c) Article 352

(d) Article 360

30. How many of the 25 Hot spots of Biodiversity recognized worldwide are situated in India?

(a) 1

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) 0

31. Dilip Kaur Tiwana is well known as a:

(a) literature

(b) musician

(c) scientist

(d) sportsperson

32. what is the average distance (approximate) between the Sun and the Earth

(a) 70x105km

(b) 100x105km

(c) 110x106km

(d) 150x106km

33. Who was the Governor-General of India during the Sepoy Mutiny?

a) Lord Canning

b) Lord Dalhousie

c) Lord hardinge

d) Lord hardinge

34. The fourth and last Buddhist council held at Jullunder was convened by

a) Asoka

b) Menander

c) Menander

d) Huvishka

35. Which one among the following major Indian cities is most eastward located ?


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(a) Hyderabad

(b) Bhopal

(c) Lucknow

(d) Bangalore

36. According to the SportsPro magazine, which Indian cricketer pipped the likes of tennis superstar Rafael Nadal

and iconic basketball player Kobe Bryant to be among 10 most marketable sportspersons in the world?

(a) Mahendra Singh Dhoni

(b) Sachin Tendulkar

(C) Yuvraj Singh

(d) Virat Kohli

37. Which one of the following is monogamous?

(a) Wolf

(b) Walrus

(c) Seal

(d) Deer

38. The Sarabandi (no tax) campaign of 1922 was led by:

(a) Bhagat Singh

(b) Chittaranjan Das

(c) Rajaguru

(d) Vallabhbhai Patel

39. With which one of the following is BRIT (Government Of India) engaged?

(a) Railway Wagons

(b) Information Tecnology

(c) Isotope Technology

(d) Road Transport

40. The Consultative Committee of Members of Parliament for Railway Zones is constituted by the

(a) President of India

(b) Ministry of Railways

(c) Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs

(d) Ministry of Transport

41. In how many different ways can all of 5 identical balls be placed in the cells shown above such that each row

contains at leats 1 ball ?

(a) 64

(b) 81

(c) 84

(d) 108

42. Cristina Kirchner succeeded her husband to become President of a South American country. Which is that

country ?

(a) Chile

(b) Argentina

(c) Colombia

(d) Venezuela

43. . Which of the following Acts was described by Jawaharlal Nehru as Charter of Slavery?

(a) Regulation Act

(b) Vernacular Press Act

(c) Government of India Act, 1919(d) Government of India Act, 1935


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44. An article manufactured by company consistys of two parts A and B. In the process of manufacture of part A,

9 out of 10 are likely to be defective. simmilarly 5 out of 100 are likely to be defective in manufacture of part B.

The probability that assembled part will not be defective, is

a) 0.8645

b) 0.9645

c) 0.9645

d) None of above

45. Which one of the following subjects is under the Union List in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of

India?

a) Regulation of labour and safety in mines and oilfields

b) Agriculture

c) Fisheries

d) Public health

46. Indian Army signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with which of the following nationalized bank of

the country to promote defense salary package?

(a). PNB

(b). SBI

(c). Axis bank

(d). Indian Overseas Bank

47. Where is Copacabana Beach located ?

(a) Buenos Aires

(b) Hawaiian Islands

(c) Rio de Janeiro

(d) Valletta

48. Which day is set to be observed as the Voting Day of India?

(a) December 25

(b) January 25

(c) February 25

(d) June 25

49. Recently Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh governments signed a Memorandum of understanding for the

linking of two rivers as a link project . which are these two rivers?

a) Betwa and Chambal

b) Betwa and Ken

c) Chambal and Son

d) Ken and Narmada

50. Among the following cities, which one is nearest to the Tropic of Cancer ?

(a) Delhi

b) Kolkata

(c) Jodhpur

(d) Nagpur

51. In a tournament each of the participants was to play one match against each of the other participants. 3

players fell ill after each of them had played three matches and had to leave the tournament. What was the total

number of participants at the beginning, if the total number of matches played was 75?

a) 8

b) 10

c) 12d) 15


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52. Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) signed a strategic alliance with which global networking company to create new

benchmarks through its smart solutions?

(a) Cisco Systems

(b) NETGEAR

(c) Blue Coat Systems

(d) CDW Corporation

53. 3 digits are chosen at random from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 without repeating any digit. What is the

probability that their product is odd?

a) 2/3

b) 5/108

c) 5/42

d) 7/48

54. A walks around a circular field at a rate of one round per hour while B runs around it at the rate of six rounds

per hour. They start in the same direction from same point at 7.30 a.m. They shall first cross each other at

a) 8.30 am

b) 8.10 am

c) 7.48 am

d) 7.42 am

55. A bus is moving with a speed of 30 km/hr ahead of a car with a speed of 50 km/hr. How many kilometers

apart are they if it takes 15 minutes for the car to catch up with the bus?

(a) 5 km

(b) 7.5 km

(c) 12.5 km

(d) 15 km

56. Who among the following was the leader of a number of anti-British revolts in Sambalpur ?

(a) Surendra Sai

(b) Sayyid Ahmad Barelvi

(c) Utirat Singh

(d) Kattabomman

57. What is the number of terms in the series 117, 120, 123, 126,..,333 ?

(a) 72

(b) 73

(c) 76

(d) 79

58. Which one of the following rivers orininates at Amarkantak ?(a) Damodar

(b) Mahanadi

(c) Narmada

(d) Tapti

59. In August 2006, the Government of India notified the Rural Electrification Policy. This Policy aims at provision

of access to all household by which year?

(a) 2008

(b) 2009

(c) 2010

(d) 2012

60. The battle of Dharmat was fought between


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(a) Muhammad Ghori and Jai Chand

(b) Babur and the Afghans

(c) Aurangzeb and Dara Shikoh

(d) Ahmad Shah Durrani and the Marathas

61. Which of the following institutes is located in Chandigarh?

(a) Central scientific instruments organisation

(b) Central Elections Engineering Research institute

c) National Geo-Physical Research institute

(d) National institute of Oceanography

62. Foot-and-mouth disease in animals, a current epidemic in some parts of the world is caused by

(a) Bacterium

(b) Fungus

(c) Protozoan

(d) Virus

63. The petro-chemicals, because of their superior properties, are substituting the traditional raw material in th

form of

(a) Glass

(b) Metals

(c) Wood

(d) All of these

64. A train of length 150 meters, moving at a speed of 90 km/hr can cross a 200 metre bridge in

(a) 8 seconds

(b) 14 seconds

(c) 6 seconds

(d) 15 seconds

65. Where are the headquarters of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) located ?

(a) Dubai

(b) Jeddah

(c) Islamabad

(d) Ankara

66. Which one of the following statements is not correct?

(a) All echinoderms are viviparous

(b) Roundworm has no circulatory system

(c) In bony fishes, swim bladder is usually present

(d) In cartilaginous fishes, fertilization is internal

67. Which of the following multipurpose project is under the control of a single state in India ?

(a) Tawa Projects

(b) Tungabhadra Project

(c) Chambal Project

(d) Damodar Valley project

68. The biggest under ground coal mine in india, fully mechanised is at

(a) Munidih

(b) Barkakhana

(c) Singrauli

(d) Bhowra

69. Which of the following statement is correct (a) India has been divided into 530 meteorological districts (b)


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Between 1950-51 and 2006-07, production of foodgrain increased at an average annual rate of 2.1% (c)

Between 1950-51 and 2006-07, population increatsed at an average annual rate of 2.5% (d) Share of agriculture

in GDP of India in 2006-07 was 18.5%

a) A

b) B

c) C

d) D

70. The export tagret set for the 2006-07 fiscal stands at

(a) $140 billion

(b) $160 billion

(c) $180 billion

(d) $190 billion

71. The leader of the Bardoli Satyagraha (1928) was:

(a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

(b) Mahatma Gandhi

(c) Vithalbhai J. Patel

(d) Mahadev Desai

72. Which of the following hills are found where the Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats meet?

(a) Anaimalai Hills

(b) Cardamon Hills

(c) Nilgiri Hills

(d) Shevoroy Hills

73. Among the following cities, which one is at the highest altitude above mean sea level?

(a) Bangalore

(b) Delhi

(c) Jodhpur

(d) Nagpur

74. The Ninth Schedule to the Indian Constitution was added by:

(a) First Amendment

(b) Eighth Amendment

(c) Ninth Amendment

(d) Forty second Amendment

75. How much is one barrel of oil approximately equal to?

(a) 131 litres

(b) 159 litres

(c) 257 litres(d) 321 litres

76. Which one of the following statements if correct?

(a) Alliance Air is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Indian Airlines

(b) The Airports Authority of India manages seven of the countrys international airports

(c) The Airports Authority of India is the regulatory organization for enforcing civil air regulations in India

(d) It is the function of Directorate General of Civil Aviation to plan and construct runways and terminal buildings

and to provide air safety services

77. Who is the Asian Games bronze medallist who put up an impressive show at the 54th Malaysia open

swimming championship by bagging eight medals, including three gold medals?

(a) Virdhawal Khade(b) Sandeep Sejwal


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(c) Aaron D'Souza

(d) Rehan Poncha

78. What does the term Dolby B or Dolby C printed on tape recorders and other sound system refer to?

a) Frequency modulated system

b) Amplitude modulated system

c) Noise reduction circuit

d) Both DC and AC power can be used

79. Which one of the following rights was described by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar as the heart and soul of the

Constitution?

(a) Right to freedom of religion

(b) Right to property

(c) Right to equality

(d) Right to Constitutional remedies

80. Indian Airlines (New name: Indian) have redesigned their logo which is a graphic wheel. This logo has been

inspired from which one of the following?

a) Hampi Temples

b) Mamallapuram Temples

c) Sun Temple, Konark

d) Khajuraho Temple

81. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched ? 1. Increase in-Monetary expansion 2. Low import growth

rate in India-Recession in India industry 3. Euro-issues-Shares held by Indian Companies in Europian countries 4.

Portfolio investment-Foreign institutional investors. Codes :

(a) 1, 2 and 4

(b) 3 and 4

(c) 1, 2 and 3

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

82. What is IndoNext which was lunched in January, 2005 ?

a) A new scheme to promote Indian tourism

b) A new scheme to promote export of Indian handicrafts

c) An association of the Non-Resident Indians to organize Parvasi Bhartiya Divas every year in India

d) An alternative trading platform being promoted by the Bombay Stock Exchange and Regional Stock Exchanges

83. Which one of the following statements is correct?

(a) Prions are the smallest tree-living cells

(b) The cell wall of Mycoplasmas is made up of amino sugars

(c) Viroids consist of a single-stranded RNA molecule

(d) Rickettsias lack cell wall

84. Money can be advanced out of contingency Fund of India to meet unforeseen expenditures by

a) Parliament

b) President

c) Finance

d) Prime minister

85. The average annual temperature of a meteorological station is 260C, its average annual rainfall is 63 cm and

the annual range of temperature is 90C. The station in question is

(a) Allahabad

(b) Chennai

(c) Cherrapunji(d) Kolkata


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86. Five Year Plan in India is finally approved by

(a) Union Cabinet

(b) President on the advice of Prime Minister

(c) Planning Commission

(d) National Development Council

87. HSBC Global Investment Funds (Mauritius) Ltd offloaded 0.91 per cent of its stake in Aurobindo Pharma Ltd

in open market sales. After the offloading of shares what percentage of shares does it continue to hold in the

Hyderabad-based company?

(a) 2.50%

(b) 3.41%

(c) 3.1%

(d) 2.6%

88. Who among the following was selected for the 2001 Dada Saheb Phalke Award?

(a) Dev Anand

(b) Lata Mangeshkar

(c) Ramanand Sagar

(d) Yash Chopra

89. Government of India and the World Bank signed to execute NERLP (North East Rural Livelihoods Project), to

empower rural communities for the amount of?

(a)$100 million

(b)$80 million

(c)$95 million

(d)$130 million

90. Who among the following was not a member of Royal commission on public services in India, 1912?

a) Gopal Krishna Gokthale

b) Valentine chirol

c) Abdur Rahim

d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

91. The Scientists recently estimated the age of the moon around __ Billion years.

a) 4.36

b) 3.36

c) 5.34

d)2.35

92. In the year 161, where was the English East India Company give permission to set up a factory(trading

post)?a) Bangalore

b) Madras

c) Masulipattam

d) Surat

93. There have been, so far, only two career diplomats who have had distinction of being minister of state in

ministry of External Affairs, They are.

(a) K. R. Narayanan and K. Natwar singh

(b) Kuldip Nayyar and R.L. Bhatia

(c) G. Parth Sarathi and A.P. Venkateswara

(d) Aslam Sher Khan and Salman khurshid

94. Among the follwing cities, which one is at the highest altitude above mean sea level ?


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(a) Bangalore

(b) Delhi

(c) Jodhpur

(d) Nagpur

95. The power of Supreme Court of India to decide the dispute between the centre and states falls under its

(a) advisory jurisdiction

(b) appellate jurisdiction

(c) original jurisdiction

(d) constitutional jurisdiction

96. Three bells toll at intervals of 9, 12 and 15 minutes respectively. All the three begin to toil at 8 a.m. At what

time will they first toll together again?

(a) 8.45 a.m.

(b) 10.30 a.m.

(c) 11.00 a.m.

(d) 1.30 p.m.

97. International Museum Day (IMD) was observed on 18 May 2011. What was the theme for International

Museum Day 2011?

(a) Museum and Memory

(b) Museums for social harmony

(c) Museums as agents of social change and development

(d) Museums and Universal Heritage

98. In the year 2001, India offered a grant of five million dollars to Tajikistan to

(a) tackle the drought situation

(b) set up a Software Technology Park

(c) promote mineral exploration

(d) procure defence equipment

99. Geo stationary orbit of satellite is also called as

a) Clarke orbit

b) Geo synchronous orbit

c) Circular orbit

d) 24 hour orbit

100. The magazine on sports is

(a) edited by Feroz

(b) edited by Gurbaksh

(c) published by Bharat Publishers

(d) published by Charan Publishers

101. Which one of the following statements is correct ?

(a) Liquid Sodium is employed as a coolant in nuclear reactors

(b) Calcium carbonate is an ingredient of tooth paste

(c) Bordeaux mixture consists of Sodium sulphate and lime

(d) Zinc amalgams are used as a dental filling

102. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

(a) Teak : Jammu and Kashmir

(b) Deodar : Madhya Pradesh

(c) Sandalwood : Kerala

(d) Sundari : West Bengal


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103. Diffusion of light in the atmosphere takes place due to: particles

(a) Carbon dioxide

(b) Dust

(c) Helium

(d) Water vapours

104. The main reason for unrest and violence in Zimbabwe in recent years is due to

(a) conflict between different native ethnic groups

(b) prolonged crisis over land reforms

(c) economic crisis due to continuous drought and famine

(d) power struggle between political groups of white European settlers and native black community

105. Which one of the following is the correct sequence in the decreasing order of contribution of different

sectors to the Gross Domestic Product of India.?

(a) Service- Industry- Agriculture

(b) Service-Agriculture-Industry

(c) Industry- Services-Agriculture

(d) Industry-Agriculture-Services

106. The 'Intrest Rate Policy' is a component of

(a) fiscal policy

(b) monetary policy

(c) trade policy

(d) direct control

107. The president demand for further reforms, attended with the dislocation caused by the non-cooperation

movement, led the British government to appoint a Statutory Commission in 1927. This commission was headed

by

(a) Sri John Simon

(b) Lord Chelmsford

(c) Lord Minto

(d) E.S. Montague

108. How is Gabriel Garcia Marquez well-known as ?

(a) Known for research in agriculture

(b) A renowed football coach

(c) A great writer who won the Nobel Prize for literature

(d) Known for research in railway engineering

109. The characteristic odour of onion is due to presence of compound containing

a) Chlorine

b) Fluorinec) Iodine

d) Sulphur

110. Claims to the historical Macedonian territory have been a bone of contention between which of the following

countries?

a) Portugal and Spain

b) Bulgaria and Greece

c) Bulgaria and Greece

d) Portugal and Greece

111. Consider the following Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. The agreement on South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) came into effect from 1st December, 2005.2. As per SAFTA agreement terms, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have to decrease their custom duties to the


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level of 0 to 5 percent by the year 2013.

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

112. Which of the above statements are Correct?

(1) The maximum number of judges in supreme court and of those in any High court are specified in constitution

of India.

(2) Every High court in India has a power of superintendence over all courts and tribunals provided they are

subject to appellate jurisidiction of High Court

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

113. What is the descending order of the size of the following countries population-wise?

1. Brazil

2. Indonesia

3. Japan

4. Russia

(a) 1, 2, 4, 3

(b) 2, 3, 1, 4

(c) 2, 1, 4, 3

(d) 1, 2, 3, 4

114. With reference to "Aam Admi Bima Yojana", consider the following statements

1. The member insured under the scheme must be the head of the family or an earning member of the family in

a rural landless household

2. The Member insured must be in the age group of 30 to 65 years

3. There is a provision for free scholarship for up to two children of the insured who are studying between

classes 9 and 12

Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

115. Which of the above statements are Correct?

(1) India has accepted parlimentary democracy and parliament is supreme in India.

(2) In india President is de-facto head where as Prime Minister is de-jure head

a) 1 only

b) 2 onlyc) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

116. Consider the following statements : Which of these statements is / are correct ?

1. The Cholas defeated Pandya and Chera rulers and established their domination over peninsular India in the

early medieval times.

2. The Cholas sent an expedition against Sailendra empire of South East Asia and conquered some of the areas.

(a) Only 1

(b) Only 2

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 and 2

117. Consider the following statements:In the Electoral College for Presidential Election in India, Which of thesestatements is/are correct?


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1. the value of the vote of an elected Member of Legislative Assembly equals State Population Number of elected

MLAs of the State x 100

2. the value of the vote of an elected Member of Parliament equals Total value of the votes of all elected MLAs

Total number of elected MPs

3. there were more than 5000 members in the latest election.

(a) 1 and 2

(b) Only 2

(c) 1 and 3

(d) Only 3

118. In which one of the following elections, the members of legislative Assemblies do not take part? It is

(1) President of India

(2) Vice President of India

(3) Rajya Sabha members

(4) Members of Legislative council of state

a) 3 only

b) 2 only

c) 2, 3

d) 1, 3, 4

119. Consider the following natural phenomena: Due to which of these phenomena is mirage formed?

1. Terrestrial heating

2. Reflection of light

3. Refraction of light

4. Diffraction of light

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 2, 3 and 4

(c) 1 and 3

(d) 4 only

120. Consider the following statements about Jose Ramos Horta Which of there statement/s is / are correct?

(1) He is president of East Timur

(2) He is Nobel Peace Laurate

(3) He is former Prime Minister of East Timor

(4) He is founder of Revolutionary Front for Independent East Timor

a) 1, 3 , 2

b) 2, 3, 4

c) 1, 3, 4

d) 1, 2, 3, 4

121. Consider the following statements: Which of these statements are correct?

1. In equatorial regions, the year is divided into four main seasons.

2. In Mediterranean region, summer receives more rain.

3. In China type climate, rainfall occurs throughout the year.

4. Tropical highlands exhibit vertical zonation of different climates.

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

(c) 1, 2 and 4

(d) 3 and 4

122. Consider the following statements: Which of these statements is/are correct?

1. India is the original home of the cotton plant

2. India is the first country in the world to develop hybrid cotton variety leading to increased production

(a) Only 1

(b) Only 2

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

123. Consider the following statements: Which of these statements are correct?1. Light of longer wavelength is scattered much more than the light of shorter wavelength.


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2. The speed of visible light in water is 0.95 times and speed in vacuum.

3. Radio waves are produced by rapidly oscillating electrical currents.

4. To detect the overspeeding vehicles, police use the Doppler effect of reflected short radio waves.

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 1 and 3

(c) 2 and 4

(d) 3 and 4

124. Which one of the following provisions was given immediate effect from 26th November 1949? Select correct

answer from following codes.

(1) Elections

(2) Citizenship

(3) Provisional Parliament

(4) Chapter on Fundamental Rights

a) 1, 2

b) 2, 3

c) 1, 2, 3

d) 1, 2, 3, 4

125. Consider the following statements : Which of these statements is / are corrct ?

1. The last Mauryan ruler, Brihadratha was assassinated by his commander-in-chief, Pushyamitra Sunga.

2. The last Sunga King, Devabhuti, was assassinated by his Brahmana minister Vasudeva Kanva who usurped the

throne.

3. The last ruler of the Kanva dynasty was deposed by the Andhras.

(a) 1 and 2

(b) Only 2

(c) Only 3

(d) 1, 2 and 3

126. Consider the following Statements: Which of these statements are correct?

(1) Among the major oceans, indian ocean is wormer than the Atlantic and pacific oceans in both the

hemispheres.

(2) The average surface temperature of pacific ocean is higher than that of the Atlantic ocean in the southern

hemisphere.

(3) Among the major oceans, the Atlantic ocean is the coldest in the equitorial region.

a) 1 and 2

b) 2 and 3

c) 1 and 3

d) 1, 2 and 3.

127. Consider the following statements : Which of these statements are correct ?

1. While members of the Rajya Sabha are associated with Committees on Public Accounts and Public

Undertakings, members of Committee on Estimates are drawn entirely from Lok Sabha.

2. The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs works under the overall direction of Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary

Affairs.

3. The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs nominates Members of Parliament on Committees, Councils, Boards andCommissions etc. set up by the Government of India in the various ministries.

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 2 and 3

(c) 1 and 3

(d) 1, 2 and 3

128. Consider the following statements : Which of the statement given above is/are correct?

1. According to the Census 2001, Kerala has the smallest gap in male and female literacy rates among the

28states of India (Delhi and Pondicherry not included).

2. According to the Census 2001,Rajasthan has literacy rate above the national average literacy rate.

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only(c) Both 1and 2


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(a) 4 -1 - 3 -2

(b) 4 -2 - 3 - 1

(c) 4 -2 - 3 - 1

(d) 4 -1 - 2 - 3

134. Match List-I (Organisation) with List-II (Location) and select the correct answer using the codes given below

the lists :

A. National Sugar Institute

B. Mishra Dhatu Nigam

C. Institute of Military

D. Institute of National 1. Kanpur

2. Kamptee Limited

3. Pune Law

4. Hyderabad Integration

a) 3 1 4 2

(b) 1 2 4 3

(c) 3 4 1 2

(d) 1 4 2 3

135. Match List-I (Biosphere Reserves) with List-II (States) and select the correct answer using the codes given

below the Lists:

A. Similipal

B. Dehong Deband

C. Nokrek

D. Kanchenjunga 1. Sikkim

2. Meghalya

3. ArunachalPradesh

4. Orissa

(a)4231

(b)2143

(c)1324

(d)4321

136. Match List-I (Item in the Indian Constitution) with List-II (Country from which it was derived) and select the

correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

A. Directive Principles

B. Fundamental Rights

C. Concurrent List in Union-State Relations

India as a Union of States with greater powers to the Union 1. Australia of State Policy

2. Canada

3. Ireland

4. United States of America(a) 4-3-1-2

(b) 4-3-2-1

(c) 4-2-3-1

(d) 3-4-1-2

137. Match list 1 (person) with list II (area of the work) and select the answer using The code given below the

list

A. Ela Bhat

B. Mahashweta Devi

C. Ebrahim Alkazi

D. Vijay Govindarajan 1.Theatre training

2.Womens labor sector3. Management teaching


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4. Littrateur and social worker for the countrys tribal Communities

(a) 3 -1 - 4 -2

(b) 2 -4 - 1 -3

(c) 3 -4 - 1 -2

(d) 2 - 1 - 4 -3

138. Match List-I (New Names of the Countries) with List-II (Old Names of the Countries) and select the correct

answer using the codes given below the Lists:

A. Benin

B. Belize

C. Botswana

D. Malawi 1.Nyasaland

2.Dahomey

3. Bechuanaland

4. British Honduras

(a)4231

(b)2431

(c)1324

(d)2143

139. Match List I (Finding /Invention/ Calculation)with list II (Ancient Indian Scholar) and select the correct

answer using the code given below the list:

A. Time taken by the earth to orbit the Sun

B. Calculation of the value of p (pi)

C. Invention of the digit zero

D The game of Snakes and Ladders 1. Aryabhatta

2. Bhaskaracharya

3. Budhayana

4. Gyandev

(a) 2 - 4 -1 - 3

(b) 1 - 3 -2 - 4

(c) 2 - 3 -1 -4

(d) 1 - 4 -2 -3

140. Match List-I (Institute) with List - II (located At) and select the correct answer using the codes given below

the Lists:

A. Gopnath Beach

B. Lawsons Bay Beach

C. Devbagh Beach

D. Sinquerim Beach 1. Andhra Pradesh

2. Karnataka

3. Gujarat4. Goa

(a) 3 1 2 4

(b) 4 2 3 1

(c) 2 1 4 3

(d) 3 2 4 1

Directions: The following ten (10) items consist of two statements: one labeled as the ?Assertion (A)? and the

other as ?Reason (R)?. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items

using the codes given below:

Codes:

(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A


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(c) A is true but R is false

(d) A is false but R is true

141. Assertion (A): Unlike temperate forests, the tropical rain forests, if cleared, can yield productive farmland

that can support intensive agriculture for several years even without chemical fertilizers.

Reason (R): The primary productivity of the tropical rain forest is very high when compared to that of the

temperate forests.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

142. Assertion: Sperm washing is a modem technique to ensure HIV free children from HIV positive men.

Reason: HIV infection has been found to be carried mainly in the seminal fluid and nonsperm cells rather than

sperm itself.

(a) Only A is correct

(b) Only R is correct

(c) Both A & R are correct and R explains A

(d) Both A & R are correct by R does not explain A

143. Assertion (A): The eastern coast of India produces more rice than the western coast.

Reason (R): The eastern coast receives more rainfall than the western coast.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

144. Assertion (A) : Bangalore receives much higher average annual rainfall than that of Mangalore.

Reason (R) : Bangalore has the benefit of receiving rainfall both from south-west and north-east monsoons.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

145. Assertion (A): Marathas emerged as the strongest native power in India after the decline of Mughal empire.

Reason (R): Marathas were the first to have a clear concept of a united Indian nation.

(a)

(b)(c)

(d)

146. Assertion (A) : For the first time, India had no trade deficit in the year 2002-03.

Reason (R) : For the first time, Indias exports crossed worth $50 billion in the year 2002-03.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

147. Assertion (A) : West-flowing rivers of Peninsular India have no deltas.


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Reason (R) : These rivers do not carry any alluvial sediments.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

148. Assertion (A) - Buffalo milk is more yellow than cow milk

Reason (R) - Cow milk contains casein

(a) Only A is correct

(b) Only R is correct

(c) Both A & R are correct and R explains A

(d) Both A & R are correct by R does not explain A

149. Assertion (A): In 1916, Maulana Mohammad Ali and Abul Kalam Azad resigned from the Legislative Council.

Reason (R): The Rowlatt Act was passed by the Government in spite of being opposed by all Indian members of

the Legislative Council.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

150. Assertion (A) : The percentage of net sown area in the total area of Andhra Pradesh is less as compared to

that ofWest Bengal.

Reason (R) : The soil of most of Andhra Pradesh is laterite. Code:

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

(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A

(c) A is true but R is false

(d) A is false but R is true

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