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151. Cost of production of the producer is given

by:

(a) sum of wages paid to labourers.

(b) sum of wages and interest paid on

capital.

supernormal profit.

(d) sum of wages, interest, rent and normal

profit.

152. ‘Kesari’, the Newspaper was started by

(a) G.K. Gokhale (b) B. G. Tilak

(d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

153. When was the Indian Constitution adopted?

(a) 15th August, 1947

(b) 26th November, 1949

(d) 2nd October, 1952

154. Which one of the following is the smallest

endocrine gland in human body ?

(a) Adrenal (b) Thyroid

155. Double is a_______data type.

(a) primitive (b) user defined

156. Yellow spots on citrus leaves is due to the

deficiency of:

(a) Zinc (b) Magnesium

157. Rangaswami Cup is associated

with

(a) Wrestling

(b) Football

158. The working of a rockets based on the

principle of:

(a) Conservation of momentum

(b) Conservation of mass

(d) Conservation of angular momentum

159. Which one of the following is a Wild Life

Sanctuary ?

(a) Jaldapara (b) Garumara

160. The river which is used for inland

waterways in India is .

(a) Ganga (b) Cauveri

161. The atmospheric layer closest to the earth

is:

(a) Mesosphere (b) Hydrosphere

162. ‘Yellow Revolution’ is associated with the

production of

(a) Poultry (b) Gold

163. Under the “Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme”, the amount of pension for those above 80 years has been increased per month from ` 200 to

(a) ` 300 (b) ` 400

164. The state which has recently overtaken

Karnataka for the top rank in the production

of bio-fertilisers is

(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Gujarat

165. The upper house of the State Legislature in

India is called

(a) Legislative Council

(b) Legislative Assembly

(d) Governor - in - Council

166. Maximum number of sugar factories are

located in

(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Tamil Nadu

167. The All Women Expedition Team of the

Indian Air Force which scaled the Mount

Everest some time back was headed by

(a) Sqn. Ldr. D. Panda

(b) Sqn. Ldr. Nirupama Pandey

(d) Flt. Lt. Rajika Sharma

168. While computing national income estimates,

which of the following is required to be

observed?

(a) The value of exports to be added and the

value of imports to be subtracted

(b) The value of exports to be subtracted and

the value of imports to be added

to be added

(d) The value of both exports and imports

to be subtracted

169. If the Prime Minister of India submits his

resignation to the President, it will mean the

resignation of the

(a) Prime Minister only

(b) Prime Minister and the Cabinet

Ministers

(d) Prime Minister, Cabinet Ministers and

the Speaker

170. A fuse wire is made of:

(a) an alloy of tin and copper

(b) an alloy of tin and lead

(d) an alloy of nickel and chromium

171. Iltutmish established a centre of learning at

(a) Multan (b) Kolkata

172. The energy that can harness heat stored

below the earth’s surface is known as ;

(a) thermal energy

(b) nuclear energy

(d) geothermal energy

173. The temperature of boiling water in a steam

engine may be high because

(a) there are dissolved substances in water

(b) there is low pressure inside the boiler

(d) the fire is at very high temperature

174. Konark which has famous ‘Sun God

Temple’ with wonderful specimens of

Hindu architecture lies in the state of:

(a) Orissa (b) Gujarat

175. AGMARK is a guarantee of standard

(a) quality (b) quantity

176. Vector of Kala-azar is

(a) Anopheles mosquito

(b) Culex mosquito

177. The World Day to Combat Desertification is

observed every, year on:

(a) 4th May (b) 17th June

178. In case no party enjoys absolute majority in

the Legislative Assembly of a state, the

Governor will go by

(a) the advice of former Chief Minister

(b) the advice of the Prime Minister

(d) his own discretion

179. The planet that takes 88 days to make one

revolution of the sun is

(a) Mercury (b) Saturn

180. The chief raw material used for

manufacturing Rayon is

(a) Nylon (b) Cellulose

Argon

181. ‘Giddha’ is a form of dance associated with

the state of

(a) Punjab

(b) Himachal Pradesh

(d) Rajasthan

182. The gas used to dilute oxygen for breathing

by deep sea divers is

(a) Neon (b) Argon

183. An instrument used to measure humidity

is:

(a) Anemometer (b) Hygrometer

184. Fat can be separated from milk in a cream

separator because of:

(a) Cohesive force

(b) Gravitational force

185. The market price is related to

(a) very short period (b) short period

186. The airways company acquired by South

India’s ‘Sun Group’ is

(a) Go Air (b) IndiGo

187. India is a secular state because in our

country:

(a) state has no religion

(b) religion has been abolished

(d) None of these

188. Who was the mother of Mahavira ?

(a) Yashoda (b) Trishala

189. Equilibrium price is the price when

(a) supply is greater than demand

(b) supply is less than demand

(d) supply is equal to demand

190. The Third battle of Panipat was fought in

the year

(a) 1526 A. D. (b) 1556 A. D.

191. Which of the following years has been

ranked as one of the three warmest years ?

(a) 2006 (b) 2008

192. Cadmium pollution is associated with

(a) Minamata disease

(b) Black foot disease

193. The Great Bath of Indus Valley Civilization

is found at;

(a) Harappa (b) Mohenjodaro

194. Who invented ‘Helicopter’?

(a) Cockrell (b) Brequet

195. Most of the computers available today are

(a) 3rd generation computers

(b) 4th generation computers

(d) 6th generation computers

196. Bleaching powder is prepared by passing

(a) Chlorine over slaked lime

(b) Oxygen over slaked lime

(d) Chlorine over quick lime

197. Gas released during Bhopal tragedy was

(a) Sodium isothiocyanate

(b) Potassium isothiocyanate

(d) Methyl isothiocyanate

198. ‘National Botanical Garden’ is located at

(a) Shimla (b) Kolkata

199. October and November months give more

rainfall to

(a) Malwa Plateau

(b) Chota Nagpur Plateau

(d) Coromandal Coast

200. Which one of the following is considered as

nature’s radar ?

(a) Hippopotamus (b) Pigeon

ANSWERS

151. (d) 152. (b) 153. (b) 154. (c) 155. (a) 156. (b) 157. (c) 158. (a) 159. (c) 160. (a)

161. (c) 162. (d) 163. (c) 164. (a) 165. (a) 166. (a) 167. (b) 168. (a) 169. (c) 170. (b)

171. (d) 172. (d) 173. (c) 174. (a) 175.(a) 176. (d) 177. (b) 178. (d) 179. (a) 180. (b)

181. (a) 182. (d) 183. (b) 184. (d) 185. (a) 186. (c) 187. (a) 188. (b) 189. (d) 190. (c)

191. (d) 192. (d) 193. (b) 194. (b) 195. (b) 196. (a) 197. (d) 198. (b) 199. (d) 200. (b)

151. Which one of the following is not included

while estimating national income through

income method?

(a) Rent (b) Mixed incomes

(d) Undistributed profits

152. Taxation is a tool of

(a) Monetary policy (b) Fiscal policy

153. Globalisation means

(a) Integration of economy

(b) Integration of financial market

with the world economy

(d) Integration of the various sectors of

economy

154. Which is the artificial port of India?

(a) Kandla (b) Mangalore

(d) Haldia

155. The Nobel Prize was instituted by the

country

(a) USA (b) UK

156. Which of the following motion is related

with the Union Budget ?

(a) Adjournment (b) Censure

157. Directive Principles of State Policy in the

Indian Constitution were taken from the

Constitution of

(a) Britain (b) Ireland

158. As per Indian Constitution, the Right to

Property is a

(a) Fundamental Right

(b) Natural Right

159. The success of democracy depends upon the

(a) Right to criticise

(b) Right to association

(d) Right to property

160. Who is the Chairman of Planning

Commission?

(a) President (b) Prime Minister

161. In 1937, the Congress formed ministries in

(a) 7 states (b) 9 states

162. Kalinga war took place in the year

(a) 261 BC (b) 263 BC

163. The Akaal Takht was built by

(a) Guru Ramdas

(b) Guru Teg Bahadur

(d) Guru Nanak

164. Who was the regent of Akbar in his early

days ?

(a) Abul Fazl (b) Bairam Khan

165. Before assuming the office of the Sultan of

Delhi Balban was the Prime Minister of

Sultan

(a) Nasir-ud-din

(b) Qutub-ud-din-Albak

(d) Aram Shah

166. Which one of the following is known as the

‘brown coal’?

(a) Anthracite (b) Bituminous

167. Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) is at

(a) Thiruvananthapuram

(b)Mumbai

(d) Bengaluru

168. Which one of the following is known as the

‘Pearl City’?

(a) Kandla (b) Tuticorin

169. Madhya Pradesh is the largest producer of

(a) Cotton (b) Oil-seeds

170. Which planet in our solar system is nearly

as big as the earth ?

(a) Mercury (b) Mars

171. In onion the edible part is

(a) Leaf (b) Root

172. Mushroom cultivation is not useful in

(a) Biogas production

(b) Biological control of crop diseases

(d) Preventing cancer

173. The Drone in honey bee are

(a) Fertile male (b) Fertile female

174. Of which tissue nails, hoofs and horns are

made of

(a) Cutide (b) Chitin

175. Haemoglobin has highest affinity for

(a) Oxygen (b) Carbon dioxide

176. Which chromosomal combination is

responsible for maleness in man ?

(a) XO (b) XXX

177. The Newton’s First Law is also called as

(a) Law of moments (b) Law of inertia

(d) Law of momentum

178. If we want to calculate the pressure of a

liquid at the bottom of a vessel, the quantity

which is not required to determine it, is

(a) Height of the liquid column

(b) Surface area of the bottom of the vessel

(d) Acceleration due to gravity at the bottom

of the vessel

179. The water from a hand pump is warm in

winter because

(a) Our body is cold in winter and the water

appears to be warm

(b) The temperature inside the earth is

higher than the atmospheric

temperature

which warms up the water

(d) Inside water comes out and absorbs heat

from the environment

180. A water tank appears shallower when it is

viewed from top due to

(a) rectilinear propagation of light

(b) reflection

(d) refraction

181. Small and cheap computers built into

several home appliances are of which type?

(a) Mainframes (b) Mini computers

182. What is the process of defining tables called?

(a) Data definition

(b) Data Normalisation

(d) Data administration

183. The chief source of naphthalene is

(a) Coaltar (b) Diesel

184. Why is water not suitable for putting out a

petrol fire ?

(a) The oxygen content of water is isolated

by petrol and thus it helps in burning

(b) Petrol is too inflammable to be

extinguished by water

petrol is very low

(d) Water, being heavy, slips below petrol

which thus remains in contact with air

and burns

185. Milk is

(a) Emulsion (b) Suspension

186. The chemical substance present in bones

and teeth’ is

(a) Calcium phosphate

(b) Calcium chloride

187. Social forestry is

(a) growing different types of plants

together on private land

(b) management of forest by cooperative

societies

owned land

(d) growing and management of useful

plants on government owned land

188. Which of the following exhibits

unidirectional flow in an ecosystem ?

(a) Light (b) Energy

189. Maximum permissible concentration of

copper in drinking water in mg/L is

(a) 0.01 (b) 0.05

190. Earth Summit was held in

(a) Chicago (b) Adelaide

191. Who invented Penicillin ?

(a) William Harvey (b) Louis Pasteur

(d) Edward Jenner

192. The coins of which of the following reveal

their love for music ?

(a) Mauryas (b) Nandas

193. Who of the following won the Wimbledon

2011 Women’s Singles title ?

(a) Maria Sharapova (b) Petra Kvitova

194. The Vice-President Hamid Ansari presented

the prestigious Sangeet Natak Akademi

fellowships

and awards for the year 2010

on July 22, 2011. Who of the following

received award in the field of music ?

(a) Chhanu Lal Mishra

(b) Malabika Mitra

(d) T. K. Murthy

195. How many new Duranto Trains are

proposed to be introduced as per the

Railway Budget 2011-12 ?

(a) 5 (b) 7

196. According to the latest data of the Planning

Commission, poverty based on the formula

suggested by the Tendulkar Committee in

2009-10 has declined to

(a) 36% (b) 32%

197. After ONGC, OTC, NTPC and SAIL, the

‘Navratna’ PSU which was awarded

‘Maharatna’ status is

(a) HAL (b) GAIL

198. Which of the following registers

the highest

dnsity in the country as per Census 2011?

(a) Delhi (b) Chandigarh

199. On June 9, 2011 India successfully

flight

tested

(a) Agni-I (b) Agni-II

200. Right to Education became a fundamental

right on

(a) March 15, 2010 (b) April 1, 2010

ANSWERS

151. (c) 152. (b) 153. (c) 154. (c) 155. (d) 156. (c) 157. (b) 158.(c) 159. (c) 160. (b)

161. (a) 162. (a) 163. (c) 164. (b) 165. (a) 166. (d) 167. (a) 168. (d) 169. (c) 170. (c)

171. (c) 172. (b) 173. (a) 174. (c) 175. (a) 176. (d) 177. (b) 178. (b) 179. (b) 180. (d)

181. (c) 182. (a) 183. (a) 184. (d) 185. (a) 186. (a) 187. (b) 188. (b) 189. (c) 190. (d)

191. (c) 192. (c) 193. (b) 194. (a) 195. (c) 196. (b) 197. (c) 198. (a) 199. (c) 200. (b)

151. The unit of ionic product of water (Kw) is:

(a) Mol2 let-1 (b) Mol2 let-2

152. What is the name of the Fort build by the

English in Calcutta?

(a) Fort St. David

(b) Fort St. Andrew

(d) Fort Victoria

153. National Income include:

(a) Financial help to earthquake victims

(b) Pocket money of a child

(d) Construction of a new house

154. There is a need to keep larger area under

forests for:

(a) absorption of carbon dioxide

(b) protecting wildlife

(d) geological balance

155. The Shipra path Police Station that has been

adjudged the best in the word is in:

(a) New Delhi (b) Jaipur

156. Who amongst the following was the Last

Guru of the Sikhs?

(a) Guru Arjun Dev’

(b) Guru Teg Bahadur

(d) Guru Angad Dav

157. C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru formed the

‘Swaraj Party’ after,

(a) Swadeshi Movement

(b) Non Cooperation Movement

(d) Quit India Movement

158. The situation on which total Revenues

equals total cost, is known as:

(a) Monopolistic competition

(b) Equilibrium level of output

(d) Perfect competition

159. When two cubes of ice are pressed on each

other, what is the cause of their being one ?

(a) Van Der Waals Force

(b) Dipole moment

(d) Covalent attraction

160. When milk is churned, the cream separates

from it due to:

(a) Frictional force

(b) Centrifugal force

(d) Viscous forces

161. Moving electric charge produces:

(a) magnetic field

(b) sound waves

(d) heat waves

162. The crop which occupies maximum

cultivated area in India is:

(a) Rice (b) Wheat

163. The S.I. unit of electric charge is:

(a) ampere (b) coulomb

164. Demand curve of a firm under perfect

competition is:

(a) horizontal to ox-axis

(b) negatively sloped

(d) U-shaped

165. Who was the Chola king who brought Ganga

from North to South?

(a) Raja Raja Chola

(b) Mahendra

(d) Parantaka

166. The writ of ‘Habeas Corpus’ is issued in the

event of:

(a) Loss of Property

(b) Refund of Excess Taxes

(d) Violation of the freedom of speech

167. Light beam which is highly directional is

called:

(a) eraser (b) grazer

168. The most abundant constituent of

atmospheric are is:

(a) carbon (b) hydrogen

169. Which is the administrative capital of

Malayasia?

(a) Putrajaya (b) Seremban

170. Fiber diet in includes:

(a) glycogen (b) proteins

171. Tuberculosis infection is by means of:

(a) Mycobacterium avonin

(b) Staphylococcus

(d) Streptococcus

172. How many ago-climatic zones are there in

India as far as the official categorization of

the Ministry of Agriculture is concerned?

(a) 123 (b) 126

173. The word’s wettest continent is:

(a) Asia (b) Europe

174. Dumping of solid waste in lowlying areas

earth cover is called as:

(a) Sanitary landfilling

(b) Open dumping

(d) Incineration

175. Permissible noise level at Residential area

during night time is:

(a) 45 dB (A)

(b) 55 dB (A)

176. The author of the Book Title ‘The Future of

India’, is:

(a) Bimal Jalan

(b) Depak Chopra

(d) N.K. Singh

177. The expenditure made on which of the

following does not require budgetary

approval enery year in India?

(a) Defence

(b) Natural calamities

(d) Contingency fund

178. The Baisakhi Festival of the year 1999 is of

great historical significance to Punjab

because

(a) it commemorates the tercentenary of the

foundation of Khalsa Panth

(b) it being the last such festival of the

twentieth century

Punjabis who are non resident Indians

(d) None of the above

179. The abnormal constituent of urine is

(a) urea

(b) creatinine

180. Value of out put and value added can be

distinguished if we know:

(a) the value of intermediate consumption

(b) the value of net indirect taxes

(d) the value of consumption of fixed capital

181. The disease that is caused by virus is:

(a) Typhoid (b) Cholera

182. The 3rd Commonwealth Youth Games were

held at:

(a) Pune (b) Karachi

183. The team ‘PC-XT’ refers to—.

(a) Personal Computer External Technology

(b) Personal Computer Extended

Technology

(d) Personal Computer Embedded

Technology

184. Transfer payments include:

(a) Gifts received from a friend

(b) rent free accommodation by the

employer

(d) employee’s contribution to social

security

185. The marginal revenue of a monopolist is:

(a) more than price

(b) equal to price

(d) less than marginal cost

186. The most important element of weather

affecting agriculture in India is:

(a) Pemperive

(b) Humidity

(d) Rainfall

187. What was Chandraputa II also known as?

(a) Samudra Gupta

(b) Skanda Gupta

(d) Ranaa Gupta

188. October 2nd of every year has been declared

by UNO as:

(a) International Non-violence day

(b) International heritage day

(d) International anti-terrorism day

189. In plants water is absorbed by the root hairs

by a process called:

(a) Transpiration

(b) Respiration

(d) Osmosis

190. The element which is required by the plant

in large quantity:

(a) Calcium (b) Nitrogen

191. Which of the following gods are worshipped

in the sanctum of Badrinath and Kedarnath

temples respectively?

(a) Visnu and Shiva

(b) Shiva and Vishnu

(d) Vishnu and Brahma

192. Which one of the following ocean currents

does not occur in Atlantic Ocean?

(a) Gulf stream

(b) Brazil current

(d) Canary current

193. Who was the Chairman of the Drafting

Committee of the Constituent Assembly?

(a) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

(b) C. Rajagopalachari

(d) Jawaharlal Nehru

194. Energy in reflected light:

(a) does not depends on the angle of

incidence

(b) increases with the increase in angle

incidence

(d) becomes maximum for angle of incidence

equal to 45o

195. Which gas is used for converting vegetable

oils into saturated fats?

(a) H2 (b) O2

196. Which one of the following gives energy to

our body?

(a) Vitamins (b) Water

(d) Proteins

197. Which of the following pairs has open type

of circulatory system?

(a) Earthworm and Leech

(b) Man and Whale

(d) Tadpole larva and Fish

198. Chemical name of bleaching powder is:

(a) Calcium chlorate

(b) Calcium hypochlorite

(d) Calcium bi chloride

199. When were the Fundamental Duties of the

Indian citizen incorporated in the

constitution?

(a) 1952 (b) 1976

200. Alcoholic (–OH) group can be identified by:

(a) Tollen’s Reagent Test

(b) Esterfication Test

(d) Ozonolysis Reaction

151 (b) 152 (c) 153 (d) 154 (a) 155 (b) 156 (c) 157 (b) 158 (c) 159 (d) 160 (b)

161 (a) 162 (a) 163 (b) 164 (a) 165 (c) 166 (c) 167 (d) 168 (d) 169 (a) 170 (c)

171 (c) 172 (b) 173 (b) 174 (a) 175 (a) 176 (a) 177 (b) 178 (a) 179 (c) 180 (b)

181 (c) 182 (a) 183 (c) 184 (c) 185 (c) 186 (d) 187 (c) 188 (a) 189 (d) 190 (b)

191 (a) 192 (c) 193 (a) 194 (a) 195 (a) 196 (c) 197 (c) 198 (d) 199 (b) 200 (c)

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