Author: Vikky Jain

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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
GENERAL AWARENESS

1. Who among the following is the

President of Belarus?
(1) Georgi Purvanov
(2) Alexander Lukashenko
(3) Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
(4) Alvaro Uribe Velez
2. Who among the following is the
Chairman of National Knowledge
Commission?
(1)Mr. P.M. Bhargava
(2)Mr. P. Balram
(3)Mr. Andre Beteille
(4)Mr. Sam Pitroda
3. Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya’s Dargah
is located at
(1)Ajmer (2) Mumbai
(3) Delhi (4) Hyderabad
4. With which sport is the term
‘butterfly’ associated?
(1) Kabaddi (2) Swimming
(3)Boxing (4) Wrestling
5. Who among the following won the
renowned Adiseshiah Award 2007?
(1)Mr. Khushwant Singh
(2)Mr. Vikram Seth
(3) Prof. Amartya Sen
(4) Dr. Ram Chandra Guha
6. Who among the following tennis
sensations announced her
retirement in 2007?
(1) Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario
(2) Monica Seles
(3) Kim Clijsters
(4) Serena Williams
7. Which of the following sports will be
included in 2010 Asian Games to be
held in Guangzhou (China)?
(1) Baseball (2) Rugby
(3)Squash (4) Cricket
8. The Dronacharya Award for sports
coaches was instituted by the
Government in
(1) 1961 (2) 1970
(3) 1985 (4) 1987
9. Who among the following literary
personalities won Cervantes Prize
recently?
(1)Mr. Paulo Coelho
(2)Mr. Franz Kafka
(3)Mr. Antonio Gamoneda
(4)Mr. Chinua Achebe
10. Which of the following countries has
the highest life expectancy at birth?
(1) Australia (2) Japan
(3)Sweden (4) Canada
11. Which of the following is the world’s
largest city in area?
(1) Mount Isa (Australia)
(2) Mumbai (India)
(3)Wenchuan (China)
(4) Tokyo (Japan)
12. Who among the following is
regarded as the father of Modern
Biology?
(1) Aristotle
(2)Darwin
(3)Robert Hooke
(4) Vesalius
13. Which of the following rivers rises
in lake Lan-Ka Tso in Tibet?
(1)Jhelum (2)Chenab
(3) Beas (4) Sutlej
14. Who among the following tennis
players won the women’s singles title
in French Open 2007?
(1) Venus Williams
(2) Maria Sharapova
(3) Justine Henin
(4) Martina Hingis
15. By what name is the disease,
Varicella, more commonly known?
(1) Chicken Pox (2) Small Pox
(3) Malaria (4) Tuberculosis
16. Who among the following noted
personalities won the prestigious
Abel Prize recently?
(1)Mr. M.S. Swaminathan
(2)Mr. Srinivasan Padmanabhan
(3)Mr. A. Sivathanu Pillai
(4)Mr. Srinivasa Varadhan
17. Which of the following parts of the
skeleton protects the spinal cord?
(1) Auditory Capsule
(2)Cranium
(3) Olfactory Capsule
(4) Vertebral Column
18. The Community of Sahel-Saharan
States (CEN-SAD) Summit was held
in
(1)Sudan (2) Nigeria
(3) Libya (4) Niger
19. Who among the following is the
Attorney-General of India?
(1)Mr. Goolam E. Vahanvati
(2)Mr. Milon Kumar Banerji
(3)Mr. Vikas Singh
(4)Mr. Gopal Subramaniam
20. Which of the following countries has
the largest area of forest?
(1) Russia (2) Canada
(3) Brazil (4)USA
21. The States/UT through which the
Kaveri river flows are
(1)Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and
Puducherry
(2) Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and
Puducherry
(3)Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and
Puducherry
(4)Maharashtra, Karnataka and
Puducherry
22. PERT is a technique used for which
one of the following?
(1) Electric Power Transmission
(2) Project Management
(3) Railway Safety
(4) Internet
23. The Asteroid Belt is found between
which of the following planets?
(1) Mars and Jupiter
(2) Earth and Mars
(3) Jupiter and Saturn
(4) Saturn and Uranus
24. Who among the following
propounded the ‘Saptanga’ Theory?
(1)Manu (2) Charaka
(3) Kautilya (4) Tulsidas
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25. The visible part of the Sun is called
(1) Ionosphere (2) Hydrosphere
(3) Photosphere (4) Troposphere
26. Where was the 14th SAARC Summit
held?
(1)Kathmandu (2) Dhaka
(3)Colombo (4) New Delhi
27. The 2008 Olympic Games will be
held at
(1) Montreal (2) Beijing
(3) Atlanta (4) London
28. Which among the following films
won the award for ‘Best Motion
Picture of the Year’ in 79th Annual
Academy Awards 2007?
(1)The Queen
(2)The Departed
(3) The Last King of Scotland
(4) The Lives of Others
29. Who among the following is the
Governor of Meghalaya?
(1)Mr. K. Sankaranarayan
(2)Mr. Shivinder Singh Sidhu
(3)Mr. B.L. Joshi
(4)Mr. Dinesh Nandan Sahaya
30. Where is the world’s tallest Pagoda
located?
(1)Bhutan (2) Japan
(3) Nepal (4) China
31. At which international film festival
is the ‘Golden Lion’ awarded to the
best film?
(1) IIFA
(2) Locarno Film Festival
(3) Cannes Film Festival
(4) Venice Film Festival
32. With which mythological figure would
you associate the weapons – ‘Ajagava’,
‘Khatwanga’ and ‘Pinaka’?
(1)Vishnu (2) Shiva
(3)Brahma (4) Indra
33. How many companies from India
figure in the ‘Global-500’ list?
(1)6 (2) 4
(3)8 (4) 10
34. Which of the following planets takes
nearly the same time for a rotation
on its own axis as does the Earth?
(1) Jupiter (2) Mars
(3)Neptune (4) Uranus
35. Noted author and activist Arundhati
Roy has been supporting the
farmers of Singur in West Bengal
who are resisting the State
Government’s move to acquire land
and give it to
(1) Tata Motors
(2) Maruti Udyog Ltd.
(3) Infosys
(4) Hindustan Motors
36. Who among the following batsmen
achieved the feat of hitting six 6s in
one over for the first time in
international cricket during the
World Cup 2007?
(1) Scott Styris
(2) Sanath Jayasuriya
(3) Herschelle Gibbs
(4) Brian Lara
37. The XVI Asian Games are scheduled
to be held at
(1) Qatar (2) Incheon
(3)Guangzhou (4) Jakarta
38. Who was the founder of the Asiatic
Society?
(1) William Carey
(2) William Jones
(3) David Hare
(4)Marshman
39. Lance Armstrong, a sportsperson of
international repute, belongs to
which of the following countries?
(1)USA (2) Ukraine
(3) Spain (4) Brazil
40. ‘Galileo Satellites’, named after their
discoverer, are four large moons of
the planet
(1) Jupiter (2) Neptune
(3) Saturn (4) Uranus
BUSINESS
41. How many companies from India
found a place in the ‘Global-500’ list?
(1)6 (2) 4
(3)8 (4) 10
42. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
has succeeded in acquiring a big deal
from Bank of China worth
(1) $ 75 million
(2) $ 50 million
(3) $ 100 million
(4) $ 125 million
43. According to the Global Gender Gap
Report, 2006 by the World Economic
Forum, the country which has
provided more political
empowerment to women among the
following is
(1)USA
(2) India
(3) Sri Lanka
(4) Bangladesh
44. Noted author and activist Arundhati
Roy has been supporting the
farmers of Singur in West Bengal
who are resisting the State
Government’s move to acquire land
and give it to
(1)Tata Motors
(2) Maruti Udyog Ltd.
(3) Infosys
(4) Hindustan Motors
45. The 14th Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
(APEC) 2006 Summit was
held in
(1) Thailand (2) Vietnam
(3) Brazil (4) China
46. Which of the following industries are
the major beneficiaries of the
Mumbai port?
(1)Sugar and Cotton textile
industry
(2) Iron and Steel industry
(3) Cotton textile and Petrochemical
industry
(4)Engineering and Fertilizer
industry
47. What is Value Added Tax (VAT)?
(1) A new initiative taken by the
Government to increase the taxburden
of high income groups
(2) A simple, transparent, easy to pay
tax imposed on consumers
(3) A single tax that replaces State tax
like surcharge, turnover tax, etc.
(4) A new tax to be imposed on the
producers of capital goods.
48. The common currency which has
been introduced among 11 European
nations is known as
(1)Euro
(2)Euro Pound
(3) Euro Dollar
(4) None of these
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49. Who amongst the following was the
head of the Investment Commission
which submitted its report to the
Government of India?
(1)Dr. Rakesh Mohan
(2)Mr. Ratan Tata
(3)Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla
(4)Mr. Rahul Bajaj
50. Which bank has launched a new
health cover scheme under the
name of “Arogya Shree”?
(1)PNB (2) SBI
(3)Andhra Bank (4)OBC
51. Commercial vehicles are not
produced by which of the following
companies in India?
(1)TELCO
(2) Ashok Leyland
(3)DCM Daewoo
(4) Birla Yamaha
52. What is the position of Tatas, the
largest Indian group in terms of
revenues and market capitalisation,
in the Forbes’ list of world’s most
reputed companies?
(1) 20th (2) 18th
(3)22nd (4) 24th
53. The Indian Railways has decided to
start how many new luxury trains
on the line of “Palace on Wheels” to
ensure foreign customer?
(1)6 (2) 4
(3)10 (4) 15
54. ASEAN, the major trade bloc of the
world, consists of the following
nations
(1) Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand,
Philippines and Singapore
(2) India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri
Lanka and Pakistan
(3)Indonesia, India, Thailand,
Malaysia and Singapore
(4) Vietnam, Thailand, Mauritius,
Singapore and Philippines
55. Cinkara, a health tonic, is a product
of
(1) Ranbaxy (2) Baidyanath
(3)Hamdard (4) Dabur
56. The ad-line ‘Life’s Good’ is
associated with which company?
(1) Nokia (2)LG
(3)Samsung (4) Sony
57. Mr. M. Damodaran is the Chairman of
(1)UPSC (2)MRTP
(3)SEBI (4)UGC
58. Which one of the following car
models is not from Hyundai?
(1)Getz (2) Santro
(3)Endeavour (4) Accent
59. Which TV channel has its slogan as
‘Subse Tej’?
(1)Zee-News (2) Aaj Tak
(3) Star News (4)NDTV India
60. In the recent past, India has made a
huge investment in Sakhalin-I
oilfield. Where is it located?
(1) Bangladesh (2) Sri Lanka
(3) Russia (4) Indonesia
61. Who is the designated CEO of the
new Arcelor-Mittal steel group?
(1) L.N. Mittal
(2) Roland Junck
(3) Guy Dolle
(4)Malay Mukherjee
62. Which one of the following States
has received the largest number of
formal approvals for establishing
Special Economic Zones (SEZs)?
(1)U.P. (2) Maharashtra
(3)Haryana (4) Karnataka
63. Anil Ambani’s Reliance Energy Ltd.
is going ahead to implement its .....
power plant at Dadri in U.P.
(1) 5,000 megawatt
(2) 2,000 megawatt
(3) 6,000 megawatt
(4) 3,500 megawatt
64. Wal-Mart, the world’s largest
retailer, has decided to enter Indian
market and has already announced
its plan of opening offices in
(1) Mumbai and Bangalore
(2)New Delhi and Mumbai
(3) Kolkata and Mumbai
(4)Chennai and Mumbai
65. Which company has acquired Anglo-
American drug maker Glaxo
SmithKline’s Mundogen genetic
business in Spain?
(1) Ranbaxy
(2)Dr. Reddy’s Lab
(3)Remidex Pharma
(4) Alembics
66. Which one of the following States is
being developed as the emerging
electronic manufacturing hub of
Asia?
(1) Kerala (2)Tamil Nadu
(3) Karnataka (4) Andhra Pradesh
67. Gautam Hari Singhania is associated
with
(1) Jindal Group (2) Microsoft
(3)Raymond (4) Wipro
68. ‘Avenger’ is a bike model launched
by
(1) Bajaj (2)Yamaha
(3)Honda (4) None of these
69. American automobile industry
executives have voted ...... as the
topmost outsourcing destination.
(1) India (2) China
(3)Korea (4) None of these
70. The ad line ‘Flying for Everyone’ is
associated with which of the following
airlines?
(1) Jet Airways
(2) Air Deccan
(3) Spice Jet
(4) Kingfisher Airlines
71. Westside Stores is an enterprise of
(1) Aditya Birla Group
(2)Tatas
(3)Raymond
(4) None of these
72. Which of the following airlines is
planning to become the first Indian
carrier to be a part of a global airline,
like the Star Alliance, One World or
the Sky team, etc.?
(1) Indian Airlines
(2) Air India
(3) Air Sahara
(4) None of these
73. Which of the following companies is
the world’s second largest automaker?
(1)Suzuki (2)Ford
(3)Toyota (4) Honda
74. Wockhardt Ltd. is a company dealing
with
(1)Textiles
(2) Steel
(3) Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
(4) Automobiles and Electronics
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75. Which of the following are the new
promoters of Dabhol Power
Company (DPC)?
(1) GE and Bechtel
(2)GE and ABB
(3) Bechtel and Tatas
(4) Bechtel and Reliance Energy
76. Which of the following has become
the hottest job sector/industry in
India now?
(1) Information Technology
(2) IT–Enabled Services (ITES)
(3) Retail Trade
(4)Telecom
77. Lufthansa is an airlines from
(1)France (2) Russia
(3)Poland (4) Germany
78. Fortis Hospitals chain is an
enterprise of
(1) Cipla (2) Aventis
(3) Ranbaxy (4) Glaxo
79. C-class is a vehicle launched by
(1) Maruti Suzuki
(2)Ford
(3)Mercedes–Benz
(4)GM
80. Swift is a car launched by
(1)Honda
(2)Toyota
(3) Maruti Suzuki
(4)Tata Motors
GEOGRAPHY
81. Which of the following cause ocean
currents?
(1)Monsoon winds
(2)Permanent winds
(3)Periodic winds
(4)Westerlies
82. The climate of India can be best
described as
(1) Desert type
(2) Mediterranean type
(3) Sub-tropical monsoon type
(4)Tropical monsoon type
83. The major natural regions of the world
are delineated primarily on the basis
of
(1) altitude
(2) ocean currents
(3)temperature, rainfall and
cultivated vegetation
(4) temperature
84. Which of the following is a
characteristic of sedimentary rocks?
They are
(1) brittle (2) hard
(3) porous (4) None of these
85. Which of the following is wrongly
paired?
(1) Bhakra-Nangal – Sutlej
(2) Salal Project – Beas
(3)Damodar – Ganges
(4) Hirakud – Krishna
86. All the major rivers of the Deccan
Plateau merge into the Bay of
Bengal, except
(1) Godavari (2) Narmada
(3)Mahanadi (4) Krishna
87. Which of the following is the largest
sugar producing countr y in the
world?
(1) Brazil (2) Cuba
(3) India (4) Indonesia
88. The term ‘Eye’ in a cyclone refers
to
(1) its velocity
(2) central region of winds of high
speed
(3) circular region of relatively light
winds
(4) None of these
89. Precipitation takes place when
(1) the sky is overcast with clouds
(2) temperature of moisture in air
suddenly increases
(3) temperature of moisture in air
sharply decreases
(4) winds begin to blow in a circular
motion
90. The latitude of a point on the Earth’s
surface is the angular distance of
that point measured at
(1) the centre of the Earth
(2) the north pole
(3) the south pole
(4) a specific point on the equator
91. Which of the following is the largest
Gulf in the world?
(1) Gulf of Aden
(2) Gulf of Guinea
(3)Persian Gulf
(4) Gulf of Mexico
92. Which of the following States
accounts for the largest share of
industrial growth and capital
investment?
(1) Maharashtra
(2)Tamil Nadu
(3) Uttar Pradesh
(4)West Bengal
93. In which State are the Gir forests
located?
(1)Assam
(2) Gujarat
(3) Himachal Pradesh
(4) Maharashtra
94. Which of the following processes is
related to the formation of
Himalayas?
(1)Faulting
(2)Folding
(3) Sliding
(4)Volcanic eruptions
95. For which of the following groups of
crops has “Green Revolution” been
most successful in India so far?
(1) Cotton and Jute
(2) Mustard and Oilseeds
(3)Potato and Sugarcane
(4) Wheat and Rice
96. Ankleswar, one of the major sources
of petroleum in India, is in the
State of
(1)Assam (2) Gujarat
(3) Maharashtra (4) Orissa
97. Which of the following is not
correctly matched?
(1) Manipur – Imphal
(2) Meghalaya – Shillong
(3) Mizoram – Itanagar
(4) Nagaland – Kohima
98. India receives the major part of its
rain from
(1) North-east monsoon
(2)North-west monsoon
(3) South-east monsoon
(4)South-west monsoon
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99. Which of the following countries of
South-West Asia leads in the
production of oil?
(1) Iran
(2) Kuwait
(3) Saudi Arabia
(4) U.A.E.
100.When does the summer solstice
occur in the Southern Hemisphere
of our globe?
(1) 21st March
(2) 21st June
(3) 23rd September
(4)22nd December
101.Which of the following States
depends entirely for its requirement
of tea on other tea-producing
States?
(1) Andhra Pradesh
(2) Karnataka
(3) Kerala
(4)Tamil Nadu
102.Which of the following types of
climate has the characteristic of ‘dry
summers with great sunshine and
rainy winters’?
(1) Equatorial
(2) Mediterranean
(3)Tropical
(4)Tundra
103.The estimated reserves of lignite
in India is about 210 crore tonnes.
Which of the following States
accounts for nearly 190 crore tonnes
of the reserves?
(1) Gujarat
(2)Jammu and Kashmir
(3) Rajasthan
(4)Tamil Nadu
104.All of the following States have belts
of Mica, except
(1) Andhra Pradesh
(2) Bihar
(3) Orissa
(4) Rajasthan
105.Which of the following river basins
does not have coal bearing
sediments?
(1) Damodar basin
(2) Gangetic basin
(3) Godavari basin
(4) Mahanadi basin
106.Podsols are
(1) Acidic soils
(2) Alkaline soils
(3) Alkaline soils with oxidising
action
(4) Marshy lands
107.Which of the following pairing is
wrong?
(1)Berne – Sweden
(2)Copenhagen – Denmark
(3) Oslo – Norway
(4)Prague – Czech Republic
108.Which of the following is used as raw
material for the manufacture of rayon?
(1) Coal (2) Cellulose
(3) Plastic (4)Petroleum
109.From north to south, the correct
sequence of the following sea ports
is
(1)Chennai, Tuticorin, Visakhapatnam,
Paradip
(2)Paradip, Chennai, Visakhapatnam,
Tuticorin
(3) Visakhapatnam, Paradip, Chennai,
Tuticorin
(4)Paradip, Visakhapatnam, Chennai,
Tuticorin
110.For which of the cereals listed below
is the area under cultivation nearly
three-fourth’s of the total cropped
area in India?
(1) Barley, gram and wheat
(2)Paddy and wheat
(3)Paddy and bajra
(4) Wheat and bajra
HISTORY
Ancient Period
111.The celebrated astronomers of
ancient India, Ar yabhatta and
Varahamihira, lived during the
(1)Maurya period
(2) Kushana period
(3) Gupta period
(4) Nanda period
112.In the domain of historical literature,
the post-Gupta period produced
works, the like of which had not been
seen in the either ages. Which of the
following is not one of those works?
(1) Arthashastra
(2) Harshacharita
(3) Ramacharita
(4) Rajatarangini
113.The end of the Gupta Empire is
attributed to the invasions of Huns.
Who amongst the following played
the part of ‘a lion to the Hun deer’
and routed them out?
(1)Prabhakaravardhana
(2) Harshavardhana
(3) Rajyavardhana
(4) Bhaskaravarman
114.The famous Pala dynasty, whose rule
over Bengal commenced in the
second half of the eighth century,
began with
(1) Dharamapala
(2) Devapala
(3) Gopala I
(4) Jayapala
115.Who amongst the following were a
maritime power?
(1)Bahmanis (2) Chalukyas
(3) Cholas (4) Rashtrakutas
116.The rulers of which of the following
dynasties established the largest
dominion in Southern India?
(1) Chalukyas
(2) Cholas
(3)Pallavas
(4) None of these
117.Nalanda University was associated
with
(1) Ashoka
(2) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
(3) Harshavardhana
(4) Kanishka
118.The paintings in the famous Ajanta
Caves belong to the period
(1)500 BC to 100 BC
(2)100 BC to 30 AD
(3)300 AD to 700 AD
(4)700 AD to 1100 AD
119.Who amongst the following was
associated with ancient system of
medicine?
(1) Bhaskara
(2) Charaka
(3) Kalhana
(4)Somadeva
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120.Who amongst the following was also
a poet and musician, and took delight
in the title of “Kaviraja” or “King of
Poets”?
(1) Chandragupta I
(2)Samudragupta
(3) Skandagupta
(4) None of these
Medieval Period
121.Alauddin Khalji became the Sultan
of Delhi in 1296 AD after
treacherously murdering his uncle
and patron. Who was this patron?
(1) Jalaluddin Firuz
(2) Nasiruddin Khusrau Shah
(3) Ghiyasuddin Balban
(4) Qutubuddin Mubarak
122.Who amongst the following was the
first sultan of Tughluq dynasty?
(1)Firuz Shah Tughluq
(2)Muhammad-bin Tughluq
(3) Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
(4)Nasiruddin Muhammad Shah
123.Who amongst the following brothers
of Aurangzeb was condemned to
death, and his body was paraded in
Delhi?
(1) Dara Shikoh
(2)Murad Baksh
(3) Shah Shuja
(4) None of these
124.Who amongst the following Mughal
rulers reimposed ‘Jaziya’?
(1) Akbar
(2)Aurangzeb
(3) Jahangir
(4)Humayun
125.Ibn Batutah visited India during the
reign of
(1) Alauddin Khalji
(2) Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
(3) Sher Shah Suri
(4)Muhammad-bin Tughluq
126.Who amongst the following was the
first to make use of artiller y in
warfare during the medieval period
in India?
(1)Babur
(2) Ibrahim Lodhi
(3) Sher Shah Suri
(4) Akbar
127.Who amongst the following Rajputs
offered uncompromising resistance
to the Mughals in the sixteenth
century and never accepted their
overlordship?
(1)Rana Fateh Singh
(2)Rana Kumbha
(3) Rana Pratap
(4) Rana Sanga
128.Who amongst the following, after
succeeding to the throne, came to
be known as Emperor Shahjahan?
(1) Jalal-ud-din
(2) Khurram Shihab-ud-din
(3)Nur-ud-din Muhammad
(4)Muhi-ud-din Muhammad
129.Who amongst the following were the
first to invade India?
(1) Afghans (2) Arabs
(3)Mongols (4)Turks
130.Who amongst the following first
prohibited the practice of Sati?
(1)Aurangzeb
(2) Jahangir
(3) Sher Shah Suri
(4) Akbar
Modern Period
131.The agreement between India and
China, by which both accepted
Panchsheel as the basis of their
relations, was signed in
(1) 1950 (2) 1951
(3) 1953 (4) 1954
132.Who was the first Indian to be
appointed as Member of the
Governor- General’s Executive
Council?
(1) Raja Kishori Lal Goswami
(2) Satyendra Prasanna Sinha (afterwards
the first Lord Sinha of
Raipur)
(3) Sir Sankaran Nair
(4) Sir Ali Imam
133.In which of the following
constitutional documents did the
British Government, for the first
time, officially lay down as the goal
of constitutional development in
India not only Dominion Status but
also Responsible Government?
(1) Indian Councils Act, 1892
(2) Indian Councils Act, 1909
(3) Government of India Act, 1919
(4) Government of India Act, 1935
134.Who was the founder of the
Servants of India Society?
(1) G.K. Gokhale
(2) N.M. Joshi
(3)Hriday Nath Kunzru
(4) Srinivasa Sastri
135.To evolve a peaceful settlement of
the conflict between India and China,
which of the following non-aligned
Afro-Asian nations participated in a
conference held in December 1962?
(1)Burma (now Myanmar),
Cambodia, Indonesia and UAE
(2)Burma (now Myanmar), Sri
Lanka, Cambodia and Indonesia
(3)Burma (now Myanmar),
Indonesia, Ghana and Sri Lanka
(4) All the countries mentioned in
(1), (2) & (3)
136.Which of the following territories
of India was/were invaded by China
on November 19, 1962?
(1) North-East Frontier Agency
(NEFA)
(2)Ladakh, NEFA and Assam
(3)Ladakh and NEFA
(4) Ladakh, NEFA, Assam and Sikkim
137.Which of the following reform
movements during the 19th century
resulted in the establishment of a
group or order outside the pale of
orthodox Hindu society?
(1)Brahmo Samaj
(2) Ramakrishna Mission
(3) Arya Samaj
(4) None of the above
138.Which of the following reform
movements was the first to be
started in the 19th century?
(1) Arya Samaj
(2)Brahmo Samaj
(3)Prarthana Samaj
(4) Ramakrishna Mission
139.The Prarthana Samaj came into
existence as a lasting movement in
1867 under the enthusiastic guidance
of
(1)Devendranath Tagore
(2)M.G. Ranade
(3)Keshab Chandra Sen
(4) Ishwar Chander Vidyasagar
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140.All of the following were active
leaders of the Brahmo Samaj or
Sadharan Brahmo Samaj, after Raja
Rammohun Roy, except
(1)Devendranath Tagore
(2)Keshab Chandra Sen
(3) Akshay Kumar Datta
(4) Swami Vivekananda
ECONOMICS
141.Deflation is
(1) deficit budget
(2) reduction in taxation
(3) contraction in volume of money
or credit that results in a decline
of price level
(4) increase in public expenditure
142.Saving is a function of
(1) investment
(2) export
(3) improvement in productivity
(4)income
143.Bank rate means
(1)interest rate charged by
moneylenders
(2) interest rate charged by the
scheduled banks
(3) rate of profit of the banking
institution
(4) the official rate of interest
charged by the central bank of
the country
144.If a firm is producing an output the
marginal cost of which is greater
than the marginal revenue, it
(1) will be making an absolute loss
(2) would increase its profit or
reduce its loss by reducing output
(3) would increase its profit by
increasing its output
(4) cannot be a monopolist
145.Private investment will most likely
to be increased as a result of a rise
in
(1) the rate of interest
(2) the price of shares
(3) expected yield on new capital
(4) personal taxation
146.The total utility which a consumer
derives from n units of a commodity
minus the total utility he derives
from ‘n – 1’ units is
(1) marginal utility of n units
(2) consumer’s surplus from n units
(3) consumer’s surplus from ‘n – 1’
units
(4) total utility of n units
147.“If the Indian is making a loss on
passenger traffic, it should increase
its prices.” The suggested remedy
would only work if the demand for
air travel had a price elasticity of
(1)one
(2) less than one but more than zero
(3) greater than one
(4) zero
148.The two-gaps theory refers to
(1) savings gap and wage-goods gap
(2) savings gap and exchange gap
(3) savings gap and employment gap
(4)the wage-goods gap and
exchange gap
149.Currency drain is a phenomenon
referred to when
(1)the holding of currency by
foreigners in a country goes up
(2) domestic currency is exported
(3) the currency holding by parallel
economy increases
(4) bank’s cash is drained into nonbank
customers
150.The agency estimating the national
income of India is
(1) Reserve Bank of India
(2) Planning Commission
(3) Ministry of Finance
(4) Central Statistical Organisation
151.The goals of monetary policy do not
include
(1)Maximum output
(2)Full employment
(3)Price stability
(4)Maximum tax revenue
152.Gross National Product (GNP) is
(1) the total output of goods and
services produced by the
country’s economy
(2) the total domestic and foreign
output claimed by residents of
the country
(3)the sum of gross domestic
product and investment
(4) national income minus national
expenditure
153.The consumer’s surplus can be
defined as
(1)extra units of a commodity
bought
(2) surplus commodity left after
consumption
(3) difference between actual price
and potential price
(4) total consumer satisfaction
154.Marginal revenue will be zero if the
elasticity of demand is
(1) unity
(2) negative
(3) greater than one
(4) equal to zero
155.Marginal revenue will be negative if
the elasticity of demand is
(1) unit elastic
(2) relatively elastic
(3) inelastic
(4) perfectly elastic
156.Marginal revenue will be positive if
the demand is
(1) less than one
(2) greater than one
(3) equal to zero
(4) none of these
157.The movement of a consumer’s
budget line, on an indifference map,
to a parallel position to the right
indicates that
(1) the price of a commodity has fallen
(2)the consumer taste for a
commodity has changed
(3)the consumer’s income has
increased
(4) the rate of taxation has increased
158.The Government of India acquired
the ownership and control of major
banks in 1969 whose deposits were
not less than
(1) Rs. 40 crore
(2) Rs. 50 crore
(3) Rs. 60 crore
(4) Rs. 80 crore
159.The annual yield from which of the
following Union Government taxes
is the highest?
(1) Customs duties
(2) Corporation tax and income tax
(3) Inheritance tax, wealth tax,
interest tax and gift tax
(4) Excise duties
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160.The aim of a rational consumer in
allocating his income is to
(1) maximise his total utility
(2) maximise his marginal utility
(3)buy goods he wants most
whatever the price
(4) buy goods which he expects to
be short in supply
161.A consumer with a given income
will obtain maximum utility when
(1) the marginal utility of each
commodity is equal
(2) the marginal utility of each
commodity is in the same ratio
to its price
(3) the utility derived from the first
unit of each commodity is equal
(4) the utility derived from each
commodity is unequal
162.A demand curve for a commodity is
usually drawn on the assumption
that
(1) demand is not affected by the
price of the good
(2) supply is affected by the price
(3) factors influencing demand other
than price are held constant
(4) people buy more of a good when
its price is raised
163.A shift to the left of a demand curve
could be due to a
(1) rise in the price of a complement
(2) rise in the price of a substitute
(3) rise in the consumer’s income
(4) fall in the price of the good itself
164.If the demand and supply schedules
for a commodity both increase by an
equal absolute amount, the market
price will tend to
(1) rise
(2) fall in the long run
(3) first fall and then rise
(4) remain unchanged
165.The supply schedule for a
commodity is usually assumed to be
directly open to influence by all the
following, except
(1) the quantity demanded
(2) the prices of the factors of
production
(3) the costs of production
(4) the prices of other goods
166.Which of the following could explain
why the supply curve for a
commodity slopes downwards?
(1)Producers do not like increasing
production
(2)Producers have to lower price to
induce consumers to buy more
(3) Costs fall as production increases
(4) Diminishing marginal utility is in
operation
167.The principle of diminishing
marginal utility implies that
(1)the more one has of a
commodity, the less one values
the first units bought
(2) the total utility derived from
consumption of a good changes
less with increasing quantities of
it
(3) the price of a commodity tends
to decline, the greater the
quantity supplied
(4) the satisfaction derived from a
commodity falls, the longer the
period of time allowed
168.Equilibrium exists in the market for
a commodity when
(1) the amount bought equals the
amount sold
(2) price is such that consumers do
not wish to buy more
(3) the price is equal to the marginal
utility of the good
(4) at the market price, the amount
sellers wish to sell is the same as
the quantity buyers wish to buy
169.Costs which vary with output may
be called
(1) overhead costs
(2) indirect costs
(3) prime costs
(4) all of the above
170.Which of the following do not enter
into marginal costs?
(1) direct costs (2) fixed costs
(3) prime costs (4) variable costs
SCIENCE
171.The theory of inheritance of acquired
characters was propounded by
(1) Charles Darwin
(2)Gregor Mendel
(3) J.B. Lamarck
(4)Weismann
172.Which one of the following is not
allied to Geophysical Sciences?
(1) Hydrology (2) Meteorology
(3)Palaeontology (4) Seismology
173.Brain of a normal human adult
weighs about
(1) 1 lb (2) 2 lb
(3) 3 lb (4) 4 lb
174.Photophobia is
(1) a disease caused by too much
sunlight
(2) abnormal intolerance of light
(3) the adjustment of the eye for
light
(4) the ability to perceive light
175.Cancer is a disease which
(1) cannot be spread by those who
have it
(2) is found only in human beings
(3) develops only in certain organs
of the body
(4) is passed from generation to
generation
176.The moon has no atmosphere
because
(1) no atmosphere has ever formed
there
(2) the rocky surface completely
absorbed the gases
(3)due to the low temperature,
gases have condensed
(4) its gravitational pull is not strong
enough to hold an atmosphere
177.When a moving bus stops suddenly,
the passengers are pushed forward
because of the
(1) friction between the earth and
the bus
(2) friction between the passengers
and the earth
(3) inertia of the passengers
(4) inertia of the bus
178.Which of the following is not an
attribute of bacterium?
(1) Ability to arise from non-living
matter
(2)Growth
(3) Reproduction
(4) Respiration
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179.Who is credited with the
development of polio vaccine?
(1) Linus Pauling
(2) Jonas Salk
(3) Melvin Calvin
(4)Selman Waksman
180.Which one of the following
statements regarding sound is true?
(1) It travels at its greatest speed in
vacuum.
(2) It produces transverse vibrations
in the medium in which it
travels.
(3) Its source is always a vibrating
material.
(4) It cannot travel through liquids.
181.The clear sky looks blue because of
(1) reflection of light
(2) refraction of light
(3) diffraction of light
(4) dispersion of light
182.Which of the following in the
human body is popularly called the
‘Adam’s Apple’?
(1) Adrenal (2) Liver
(3) Thyroid (4) Thymus
183.The drug quinine is used in the
treatment of
(1) bubonic plague
(2) malaria
(3) typhus
(4) yellow fever
184.Reproductive cells in normal human
beings are produced
(1) in greater numbers for a longer
period of time in the male
(2) for a longer period in the female
than in the male
(3) in equal numbers in both sexes
(4) in greater numbers by the female
than by the male
185.The conservation of hawks and owls
is important to mankind chiefly
because these birds eat
(1)numerous weed seeds
(2) harmful birds
(3) many harmful rodents
(4) harmful reptiles
186.If the plane of the earth’s equator
were not inclined to the plane of
the earth’s orbit,
(1) the year would be longer
(2) the winters would be longer
(3)there would be no change of
seasons
(4)the summers would be warmer
187.Which one of the following
elements is least likely to be found
in commercial fertilisers?
(1) Nitrogen
(2)Phosphorus
(3)Potassium
(4) Silicon
188.Lime is sometimes applied to soil in
order to
(1) increase the alkalinity of the soil
(2) increase the acidity of the soil
(3) restore nitrates to the soil
(4) make the soil more porous
189.An element found in all organic
compounds is
(1)oxygen
(2) calcium
(3) nitrogen
(4) carbon
190.Most commonly used bleaching
agent is
(1) alcohol
(2) carbon dioxide
(3) chlorine
(4) sodium chloride
191.Which of the following diseases is
generally spread by fleas?
(1) Small pox (2)Tetanus
(3)Typhus (4)Yellow fever
192.All of the following are plant
products except
(1) cork (2) hemp
(3) silk (4) linen
193.Which of the following colours has
got the maximum refractive index
for glass?
(1) Blue (2) Green
(3) Red (4) Indigo
194.For digestion of fat, bile is needed.
This is secreted by the
(1) stomach
(2) pituitary gland
(3) pancreas
(4) liver
195.Which one of the following
substances is obtained by the
fractionation of human blood?
(1)Antivenom serum
(2) Gamma globulin
(3)Polio vaccine
(4) Diphtheria antitoxin
196.Of the blood groups A, B, AB and
O, which one is transfused into a
person whose blood group is A?
(1) Group A only
(2) Group B only
(3)Group A and O
(4)Group AB only
197.The three abundant elements in the
earth’s crust are aluminium, oxygen
and silicon. The correct order of
their abundance is
(1) oxygen, aluminium, silicon
(2) aluminium, silicon, oxygen
(3) oxygen, silicon, aluminium
(4) silicon, oxygen, aluminium
198.Penicillin is widely used as
(1) an antiseptic
(2) a disinfectant
(3) an antibiotic
(4) an insecticide
199.Excessive secretion from the
pituitary gland in children results in
(1) increased height
(2) retarded growth
(3) weakening of bones
(4) None of the above
200.Weight of an object put in a satellite
orbiting in space around the earth is
(1) the same as on the earth
(2) slightly more than that on the
earth
(3) less than that on the earth
(4) reduced to zero
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ANSWERS
1.(2) 2.(4) 3.(3) 4.(2) 5.(4) 6.(3) 7.(4) 8.(3) 9.(3) 10.(2)
11.(1) 12.(1) 13.(4) 14.(3) 15.(1) 16.(4) 17.(4) 18.(3) 19.(2) 20.(1)
21.(1) 22.(2) 23.(1) 24.(3) 25.(3) 26.(4) 27.(2) 28.(2) 29.(3) 30.(4)
31.(4) 32.(2) 33.(1) 34.(2) 35.(1) 36.(3) 37.(3) 38.(2) 39.(1) 40.(1)
41.(1) 42.(3) 43.(2) 44.(1) 45.(2) 46.(3) 47.(3) 48.(1) 49.(2) 50.(1)
51.(4) 52.(1) 53.(1) 54.(1) 55.(3) 56.(2) 57.(3) 58.(3) 59.(2) 60.(3)
61.(2) 62.(2) 63.(4) 64.(2) 65.(1) 66.(3) 67.(3) 68.(1) 69.(1) 70.(3)
71.(2) 72.(2) 73.(3) 74.(3) 75.(1) 76.(2) 77.(4) 78.(3) 79.(3) 80.(3)
81.(2) 82.(4) 83.(3) 84.(3) 85.(4) 86.(2) 87.(1) 88.(3) 89.(3) 90.(1)
91.(4) 92.(1) 93.(2) 94.(2) 95.(4) 96.(2) 97.(3) 98.(4) 99.(3) 100.(4)
101.(1) 102.(2) 103.(4) 104.(3) 105.(2) 106.(1) 107.(1) 108.(2) 109.(4)
110.(2)
111.(3) 112.(1) 113.(1) 114.(3) 115.(4) 116.(2) 117.(3) 118.(3) 119.(2)
120.(2)
121.(1) 122.(3) 123.(1) 124.(2) 125.(4) 126.(1) 127.(3) 128.(2) 129.(2)
130.(4)
131.(4) 132.(2) 133.(3) 134.(1) 135.(4) 136.(3) 137.(1) 138.(2) 139.(2)
140.(4)
141.(3) 142.(4) 143.(4) 144.(2) 145.(3) 146.(1) 147.(4) 148.(2) 149.(1)
150.(4)
151.(4) 152.(2) 153.(3) 154.(1) 155.(3) 156.(2) 157.(3) 158.(2) 159.(4)
160.(1)
161.(2) 162.(3) 163.(1) 164.(4) 165.(1) 166.(3) 167.(2) 168.(4) 169.(1)
170.(2)
171.(3) 172.(3) 173.(3) 174.(2) 175.(1) 176.(4) 177.(3) 178.(1) 179.(2)
180.(3)
181.(4) 182.(3) 183.(2) 184.(1) 185.(3) 186.(3) 187.(4) 188.(1) 189.(4)
190.(3)
191.(4) 192.(3) 193.(3) 194.(4) 195.(2) 196.(3) 197.(4) 198.(3) 199.(1)
200.(4)