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General awareness Solved

Question Number 1: The Allahabad Pillar inscription is associated with which one of the following?

A) Mahapadma Nanda

B) Chandragupta Maurya

C) Ashoka

D) Samudragupta

Answer & Explanation: The Allahabad Pillar inscription is associated with ‘Samudragupta’.

Question Number 2: Which one of the following countries was the first to legalize euthanasia?

A) Austria

B) Switzerland

C) Netherlands

D) Canada

Answer & Explanation: ‘Netherlands’ was the first to legalize euthanasia.

Question Number 3: Which one of the following is not a good source of nutritional calcium?

A) Rice

B) Ragi

C) Skimmed milk

D) Egg

Answer & Explanation: ‘Ragi’ is not a good source of nutritional calcium.

Question Number 4: Which portfolio was held by Dr. Rajendra Prasad in the Interim Government formed in the year 1946?

A) Defence

B) External Affairs and Commonwealth Relations

C) Food and Agriculture

D) None of the above

Answer & Explanation: ‘Food and Agriculture’ portfolio was held by Dr. Rajendra Prasad in the Interim Government formed in the year 1946.

Question Number 5: Which of the following countries is the leading producer of Uranium?

A) United States of America

B) Canada

C) Germany

D) Zambia

Answer & Explanation: Canada

Question Number 6: Bhakta Tukaram was a contemporary of which Mughal Emperor?

A) Babar

B) Akbar

C) Jahangir

D) Aurangzeb

Answer & Explanation: Bhakta Tukaram was a contemporary of ‘Jahangir’.

Question Number 7: Which one of the following Indian banks is not nationalized bank?

A) Corporation Bank

B) Dena Bank

C) Federal Bank

D) Vijaya Bank

Answer & Explanation: ‘Federal Bank’ is not nationalized bank.

Question Number 8: In which state is the Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development located?

A) Tamil Nadu

B) Karnataka

C) Himachal Pradesh

D) Uttarakhand

Answer & Explanation: Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development located in ‘Tamil Nadu’

Question Number 9: Who among the following is a Hindustani classical singer?

A) Geeta Chandran

B) Leela Samson

C) Gangubai Hangal

D) Swapnasundari

Answer & Explanation: ‘Gangubai Hangal’ is a Hindustani classical singer.

Question Number 10: The initial design and construction of which massive temple took place during the reign of Suryavarman II?

A) Sri Mariamman Temple

B) Angkor Vat

C) Batu Caves Temple

D) Kamakhya Temple

Answer & Explanation: The initial design and construction ‘Angkor Vat’ temple took place during the reign of Suryavarman II.

Question Number 11: Between which of the following rivers was the ancient town of Takshasila located?

A) Indus and Jhelum

B) Jhelum and Chenab

C) Chenab and Ravi

D) Ravi and Beas

Answer & Explanation: Takshasila was located between ‘Indus and Jhelum’.

Question Number 12: With reference to the invaders in ancient India, which one of the following is the correct chronological order?

A) Greeks – Sakas - Kushans

B) Greeks – Kushans - Sakas

C) Sakas – Greeks - Kushans

D) Sakas – Kushans - Greeks

Answer & Explanation: ‘Greeks – Sakas – Kushans’ is the correct chronological order.

Question Number 13: The Environment Ministry of India decided to put ban on the trade of feathers of which bird as a measure to conserve the species?

A) Dove

B) Peacock

C) Hen

D) Eagle

Answer & Explanation: The Environment Ministry of India decided to put ban on the trade of feathers of ‘Peacock’.

Question Number 14: Acid Rain is caused by the pollution of environment by?

A) carbon dioxide and nitrogen

B) carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide

C) ozone and carbon dioxide

D) nitrous oxide and sulphur dioxide

Answer & Explanation: Acid Rain is caused by the pollution of environment by ‘nitrous oxide and sulphur dioxide’.

Question Number 15: Which of the following is a common refrigerator gas used in domestic refrigerator?

A) Neon

B) Oxygen

C) Freon

D) None of the above

Answer & Explanation: ‘Freon’ gas used in domestic refrigerator.

Question Number 16: Which electromagnetic radiation is used in remote control of a television?

A) Infrared

B) Ultraviolet

C) Microwave

D) None of the above

Answer & Explanation: ‘Infrared’ electromagnetic radiation is used in remote control of a television.

Question Number 17: The reason of climate change is mainly due to?

A) Greenhouse gases

B) Depletion of ozone layer

C) Pollution

D) All of the above

Answer & Explanation: All of the above

Question Number 18: Which of the following is responsible for global warming?

A) Methane

B) Carbon dioxide

C) Water vapour

D) All of the above

Answer & Explanation: All of the above

Question Number 19: Which of the following is/are responsible for acid rain?

A) Carbon dioxide

B) Carbon monoxide

C) Propane

D) Nitrous oxide and sulphur dioxide

Answer & Explanation: ‘Nitrous oxide and sulphur dioxide’ are responsible for acid rain.

Question Number 20: Which gas is used in the purification of drinking water?

A) Helium

B) Chlorine

C) Fluorine

D) Carbon Dioxide

Answer & Explanation: ‘Chlorine’ gas is used in the purification of drinking water.

Question Number 21: Which disease is caused by the fungi?

A) Polio

B) Dermatitis

C) Cholera

D) None of the above

Answer & Explanation: ‘Dermatitis’ disease is caused by the fungi.

Question Number 22: Which one of the following is responsible for the red colour of tomato?

A) β-Carotene

B) Anthocyanin

C) Lycopene

D) None of the above

Answer & Explanation: ‘Lycopene’ is responsible for the red colour of tomato.

Question Number 23: The World Environment Day is on ___?

A) June 5

B) July 5

C) September 5

D) October 5

Answer & Explanation: World Environment Day is on ‘June 5’.

Question Number 24: The International Women’s Day is on ____?

A) March 5

B) March 8

C) March 10

D) March 12

Answer & Explanation: International Women’s Day is ‘March 8’.

Question Number 25: China does not share its border with ____?

A) Russia

B) Pakistan

C) Mongolia

D) Bulgaria

Answer & Explanation: China does not share its border with ‘Bulgaria’.

Question Number 26: Congo is situated in _____?

A) Africa

B) Asia

C) Europe

D) North America

Answer & Explanation: Congo is situated in ‘Africa’.

Question Number 27: Who among the following is not the member of BRICS?

A) Bhutan

B) Russia

C) India

D) China

Answer & Explanation: ‘Bhutan’ is not the member of BRICS.

Question Number 28: Santosh Trophy is related with which game?

A) Hockey

B) Badminton

C) Football

D) Table Tennis

Answer & Explanation: Santosh Trophy is related with ‘Football’.

Question Number 29: UNSC stands for _____?

A) United Nations Social Council

B) United Nations Security Council

C) United Nations Scientific Council

D) United Nations Secular Council

Answer & Explanation: UNSC stands for ‘United Nations Security Council’.

Question Number 30: The American President Barack Obama belongs to which party?

A) Republican Party

B) Democratic Party

C) Liberal Party

D) Social Democratic Party

Answer & Explanation: The American President Barack Obama belongs to ‘Democratic Party’.

Question Number 31: In which country, Port Gwadar is located?

A) Iran

B) Pakistan

C) Indian

D) Sri Lanka

Answer & Explanation: Port Gwadar is located ‘Pakistan’.

Question Number 32: Nanda Devi is situated in _____?

A) Himachal Pradesh

B) Uttarakhand

C) Nepal

D) Sikkim

Answer & Explanation: Nanda Devi is situated in ‘Uttarakhand’.

Question Number 33: Which of the following is in liquid form at room temperature?

A) Lithium

B) Sodium

C) Francium

D) Cerium

Answer & Explanation: ‘Francium’ is in liquid form at room temperature.

Question Number 34: Which country won the FIFA World Cup 2014?

A) Germany

B) Argentina

C) Spain

D) Japan

Answer & Explanation: Germany

Question Number 35: Diffusion of light in the atmosphere takes place due to _____?

A) Carbon dioxide

B) Dust particles

C) Helium

D) None of the above

Answer & Explanation: Diffusion of light in the atmosphere takes place due to ‘Dust particles’.

Question Number 36: Brass gets discolored in air due to the presence of ______?

A) Oxygen

B) Hydrogen sulphide

C) Carbon dioxide

D) Nitrogen

Answer & Explanation: Brass gets discolored in air due to the presence of ‘Hydrogen sulphide’.

Question Number 37: The normal temperature of the human body is ______?

A) 37 ºC

B) 98 ºC

C) 367 K

D) None of the above

Answer & Explanation: The normal temperature of the human body is ‘37 ºC’.

Question Number 38: Thalassaemia is a hereditary disease which affects ___?

A) Blood

B) Lungs

C) Heart

D) None of the above

Answer & Explanation: Thalassaemia is a hereditary disease which affects ‘Blood’

Question Number 39: Yellow fever is spread by ______?

A) Air

B) Water

C) Housefly

D) None of the above

Answer & Explanation: Yellow fever is spread by ‘Housefly’.

Question Number 40: The pH value of blood is ____?

A) 5.0

B) 6.4

C) 7.4

D) 8.0

Answer & Explanation: The pH value of blood is ‘7.4’ General

Question Number 41: The reason of dental caries is _____?

A) Viral infection

B) Contaminated water

C) Bacterial infection

D) Hereditary reason

Answer & Explanation: The reason of dental caries ‘Bacterial infection’

Question Number 42: Which of the following elements was first produced artificially?

A) Neptunium

B) Plutonium

C) Francium

D) Technetium

Answer & Explanation: ‘Technetium’ was first produced artificially.

Question Number 43: Enzymes are ____?

A) Fats

B) RNA

C) Proteins

D) None of the above

Answer & Explanation: Enzymes are ‘Proteins’.

Question Number 44: Which one was the first successful cloned animal?

A) Sheep

B) Gibbon

C) Rabbit

D) None of the above

Answer & Explanation: ‘Sheep’ was the first successful cloned animal.

Question Number 45: Light-year is the unit of ____?

A) Energy

B) Intensity

C) Age

D) Distance

Answer & Explanation: Light-year is the unit of ‘Distance’

Question Number 46: Which one of the following is the richest source of protein?

A) Rice

B) Groundnut

C) Apple

D) None of the above

Answer & Explanation: ‘Groundnut’ is the richest source of protein.

Question Number 47: Which metal is present in insulin?

A) Tin

B) Copper

C) Zinc

D) Aluminum

Answer & Explanation: ‘Zinc’ is present in insulin.

Question Number 48: Which of the following is not optically active?

A) Glycine

B) Alanine

C) Serine

D) All of the above

Answer & Explanation: ‘Glycine’ is not optically active.

Question Number 49: Natural rubber is a polymer of ____?

A) Butadiene

B) Ethylene

C) Isoprene

D) Styrene

Answer & Explanation: Natural rubber is a polymer of ‘Isoprene’. General

Question Number 50: Which of the following is a carrier of parasite Plasmodium?

A) Mosquito

B) Fly

C) Lice

D) All of the above

Answer & Explanation: ‘Mosquito’ is a carrier of parasite Plasmodium.

Question Number 51: Which of the following is digested by the help of saliva?

A) Protein

B) Starch

C) Fibre

D) None of the above

Answer & Explanation: ‘Starch’ is digested by the help of saliva.

Question Number 52: Social accounting system in India is classified into ____?

A) Enterprise, households and government

B) Assets, liabilities and debt position

C) Public sector, Private sector and Joint sector

D) Income, product and expenditure

Answer & Explanation: Social accounting system in India is classified into ‘Income, product and expenditure’.

Question Number 53: Forced Savings refer to ______?

A) Taxes on individual income and wealth

B) Compulsory deposits imposed on income tax payers

C) Provident fund contribution of private sectors employees

D) Reduction of consumption consequent to a rise in prices General

Answer & Explanation: Forced Savings refer to ‘Reduction of consumption consequent to a rise in prices’.

Question Number 54: The demand for labour is called ____?

A) Direct demand

B) Derived demand

C) Factory demand

D) Market demand

Answer & Explanation: The demand for labour is called ‘Derived demand’.

Question Number 55: Which of the following is not investment expenditure in goods and services?

A) Purchase of a house

B) Purchase of machinery

C) An increase in business inventories

D) Expansion of the main plant of a company

Answer & Explanation: ‘Purchase of a house’ is not investment expenditure in goods and services.

Question Number 56: Which one of the following represents the Savings of the Private Corporate Sector?

A) Total profits of a company

B) Undistributed profits

C) Excess of income over expenditure

D) Dividends paid to shareholders

Answer & Explanation: ‘Undistributed profits’ represents the Savings of the Private Corporate Sector.

Question Number 57: Who presides over the Joint Session of Indian Parliament?

A) President of India

B) Chairperson of Rajya Sabha

C) Senior most Member of Parliament

D) Speaker of Lok Sabha

Answer & Explanation: ‘Speaker of Lok Sabha’ presides over the Joint Session of Indian Parliament.

Question Number 58: Division of the Powers and Independent Judiciary are the two important features of _____?

A) Unitary form of Government

B) Democratic form of Government

C) Federal form of Government

D) Socialist form of Government

Answer & Explanation: Division of the Powers and Independent Judiciary are the two important features of ‘Democratic form of Government’.

Question Number 59: Which Article of the Indian Constitution did Dr. B.R. Ambedkar term as the “Heart and Soul of the Indian Constitution”?

A) Article 19

B) Article 356

C) Article 32

D) Article 14

Answer & Explanation: ‘Article 32’ of the Indian Constitution did Dr. B.R. Ambedkar term as the “Heart and Soul of the Indian Constitution”.

Question Number 60: Who was the first to use the term ‘State’?

A) Plato

B) Aristotle

C) Machiavelli

D) Hobbers

Answer & Explanation: ‘Machiavelli’ was the first to use the term ‘State’.

Question Number 61: Under which Article of the Constitution of India, can the fundamental rights of the members of the Armed Forces be specifically restricted?

A) Article 19

B) Article 21

C) Article 25

D) Article 33

Answer & Explanation: Under ‘Article 33’ of the Constitution of India, can the fundamental rights of the members of the Armed Forces be specifically restricted.

Question Number 62: Pulakesin II was the greatest ruler of the ___?

A) Chalukyas of Badami

B) Chalukyas of Kalayani

C) Pallavas of Kanchi

D) Cholas of Tamil Nadu

Answer & Explanation: Pulakesin II was the greatest ruler of the ‘Chalukyas of Badami’.

Question Number 63: The Uttaramerur inscription provides information on the administration of the _____?

A) Satavahanas

B) Pallavas

C) Cholas

D) Chalukyas

Answer & Explanation: The Uttaramerur inscription provides information on the administration of the ‘Cholas’.

Question Number 64: Pitts India Act of 1784 was a/an ___?

A) Regulating Act

B) Ordinance

C) Resolution

D) White Paper

Answer & Explanation: Pitts India Act of 1784 was a ‘Regulating Act’.

Question Number 65: Which of the following statements is not true in respect of A.O. Hume?

A) He was a member if the Indian Civil Service.

B) He founded the Indian National Congress

C) He presided over the Congress Annual Sessions twice.

D) He was an ornithologist

Answer & Explanation: ‘He presided over the Congress Annual Sessions twice’ is not true in respect of A.O. Hume.

Question Number 66: Which of the following movements saw the biggest peasant guerilla war on the eve of independence?

A) Tebhaga Movement

B) Punnapra Vayalar Movement

C) Telangana Movement

D) Noakhali Movement

Answer & Explanation: ‘Telangana Movement’ saw the biggest peasant guerilla war on the eve of independence.

Question Number 67: Maps on the large scale, representing both natural and man-made features are called?

A) Topographic maps

B) Thematic maps

C) Atlas maps

D) Wall maps

Answer & Explanation: Maps on the large scale, representing both natural and man-made features are called ‘Topographic maps’.

Question Number 68: Which river in India flows in a rift-valley?

A) Tapti

B) Narmada

C) Krishna

D) Cauvery

Answer & Explanation: ‘Narmada’ river in India flows in a rift-valley.

Question Number 69: A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land masses is called?

A) Peninsula

B) Cape

C) Isthmus

D) Strait

Answer & Explanation: A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land masses is called ‘Isthmus’.

Question Number 70: Tiny marine animals which constitute limestone skeletons are called?

A) Foraminifera

B) Coral reefs

C) Diatoms

D) Clamitomonous

Answer & Explanation: Tiny marine animals which constitute limestone skeletons are called ‘Coral reefs’.

Question Number 71: Apatanis are the major tribal group of?

A) Nagaland

B) Sikkim

C) Arunachal Pradesh

D) Jharkhand

Answer & Explanation: Apatanis are the major tribal group of ‘Arunachal Pradesh’

Question Number 72: Which of the following plant pigments absorbs in red and far-red region of light?

A) Chlorophyll

B) Phytochrome

C) Carotenoids

D) Carotenoids

Answer & Explanation: ‘Phytochrome’ plant pigments absorbs in red and far-red region of light.

Question Number 73: The process through which excess of light energy is dissipated in photosynthesis is known as?

A) Scavenging

B) Photolysis

C) Photophosphorylation

D) Quenching

Answer & Explanation: The process through which excess of light energy is dissipated in photosynthesis is known as ‘Quenching’.

Question Number 74: AIDS virus destroys

A) Monocytes

B) Neutrophils

C) Basophils

D) Lymphocytes

Answer & Explanation: AIDS virus destroys ‘Lymphocytes’.

Question Number 75: Teeth and Bones acquire strength and rigidity from?

A) Fluorine

B) Chlorine

C) Sodium

D) Calcium

Answer & Explanation: Teeth and Bones acquire strength and rigidity from ‘Calcium’.

Question Number 76: The type of tail found in Shark is? General

A) Homocercal

B) Heterocercal

C) Diphycercal

D) Protocercal

Answer & Explanation: The type of tail found in Shark is ‘Heterocercal’.

Question Number 77: The Sigmoid Colon is part of?

A) Anal Canal

B) Large Intestine

C) Ileum

D) Small Intestine

Answer & Explanation: The Sigmoid Colon is part of ‘Large Intestine’.

Question Number 78: A good conductor while carrying current is?

A) negatively charged

B) positively charged

C) electrically neutral

D) alternately charged positive and negative

Answer & Explanation: A good conductor while carrying current is ‘negatively charged’.

Question Number 79: The angle between the magnetic meridian and the geographical meridian at a place is?

A) Dip

B) Declination

C) Latitude

D) Azimuth

Answer & Explanation: The angle between the magnetic meridian and the geographical meridian at a place is ‘Declination’.

Question Number 80: The device used for measuring the wavelength of X-rays is?

A) Cyclotron

B) Bragg Spectrometer

C) Mass Spectrometer

D) G.M. Counter

Answer & Explanation: The device used for measuring the wavelength of X-rays is ‘Bragg Spectrometer’.

Question Number 81: Alpha particle is the nucleus of an atom of?

A) Hydrogen

B) Helium

C) Oxygen

D) Lithium

Answer & Explanation: Alpha particle is the nucleus of an atom of ‘Helium’.

Question Number 82: Who is the founder of “Facebook” which is currently the No. 1 social networking website in India?

A) Martin Cooper

B) Orkut Buyukkokten

C) Mark Zuckerberg

D) Bill Gates

Answer & Explanation: ‘Mark Zuckerberg’ is the founder of “Facebook”.

Question Number 83: In programming, repeating some statements is usually called?

A) Structure

B) Looping

C) Control structure

D) Compiling

Answer & Explanation: In programming, repeating some statements is usually called ‘Looping’.

Question Number 84: Silicone is a polymer of?

A) Silicon tetrachloride

B) Dialkyl dichloro silane

C) Silane

D) Tetraalkyl silane

Answer & Explanation: Silicone is a polymer of ‘Dialkyl dichloro silane’.

Question Number 85: Which is a natural colloid?

A) Urea

B) Cane-sugar

C) Blood

D) Sodium chloride

Answer & Explanation: ‘Blood’ is a natural colloid.

Question Number 86: Which one of the following does not contain Silver?

A) Lunar Caustic

B) German Silver

C) Horn Silver

D) Ruby Silver

Answer & Explanation: ‘German Silver’ does not contain Silver.

Question Number 87: The presence of Cobalt in Vitamin B12 was established for the first time by?

A) Spectroscopy

B) Borax-Bead test

C) Sodium Nitroprusside test

D) Hydrolysis test

Answer & Explanation: The presence of Cobalt in Vitamin B12 was established for the first time by ‘Spectroscopy’.

Question Number 88: Which bacterial strain developed from natural isolates by genetic manipulation can be used for treating oil spills? General

A) Agrobacterium

B) Clostridium

C) Nitrosomonas

D) Pseudomonas

Answer & Explanation: ‘Nitrosomonas’ bacterial strain developed from natural isolates by genetic manipulation can be used for treating oil spills.

Question Number 89: Coating of solid waste with impervious material is known as?

A) Chemical Fixation

B) Landfill

C) Capping

D) Encapsulation

Answer & Explanation: Coating of solid waste with impervious material is known as ‘Encapsulation’.

Question Number 90: Ultraviolet rays can be used in water treatment as?

A) Precipitator

B) Hydrolyser

C) Disinfectant

D) Flocculator

Answer & Explanation: Ultraviolet rays can be used in water treatment as ‘Disinfectant’.

Question Number 91: Wimbledon Trophy is associated with which sports?

A) Cricket

B) Tennis

C) Football

D) Badminton

Answer & Explanation: Tennis

Question Number 92: Poverty line is expressed in terms of an overall?

A) Per capita income

B) Per capita consumption expenditure

C) Per capita entertainment

D) Per capita development expenditure

Answer & Explanation: Poverty line is expressed in terms of ‘Per capita consumption expenditure’.

Question Number 93: Who among the following is the author of the English novel ‘The Namesake’?

A) Shobha De

B) Jhumpa Lahiri

C) Shashi Tharoor

D) V.S. Naipul

Answer & Explanation: ‘Jhumpa Lahiri’ is the author of the English novel ‘The Namesake’.

Question Number 94: The abbreviation ‘UIDAI’ stands for?

A) Unique Identification Division of All India

B) Unique Identification Department of Ancient India

C) Unique Identity Division of Ancient India

D) Unique Identification Authority of India

Answer & Explanation: ‘UIDAI’ stands for ‘Unique Identification Authority of India’.

Question Number 95: The term ‘FTZ’ stands for?

A) Free Trade Zone

B) Food Trade Zone

C) Foreign Trade Zone

D) Fiscal Trade Zone

Answer & Explanation: The term ‘FTZ’ stands for ‘Free Trade Zone’.

Question Number 96: Who amongst the following is a Noble Laureate in Economics?

A) Kaushik Basu

B) Subir Gokarn

C) Amartya Sen

D) Montek Singh Ahluwalia

Answer & Explanation: ‘Amartya Sen’ is a Noble Laureate in Economics.

Question Number 97: The form ‘ITR-1’ is form of filling?

A) Income Tax Challan

B) Customs Duty

C) Income Tax Return

D) VAT

Answer & Explanation: The form ‘ITR-1’ is form of filling of ‘Income Tax Return’.

Question Number 98: Which of the following is not a viral disease?

A) Chicken Pox

B) Influenza

C) Epilepsy

D) Measles

Answer & Explanation: ‘Epilepsy’ is not a viral disease.

Question Number 99: International Day of ‘Non-Violence’ is observed every year on?

A) 15th August

B) 2nd October

C) 26th January

D) 31st January

Answer & Explanation: International Day of ‘Non-Violence’ is observed every year on ‘2nd October’

Question Number 100: The term ‘ATM’ stands for?

A) Alternative to Money

B) Automated Transaction Machine

C) Automatic Teller Machine

D) Automated Teller Machine

Answer & Explanation: The term ‘ATM’ stands for ‘Automated Teller Machine’.PART —B

51. Lambert’s law is related to

(A) Reflection (B) Refraction

52. The coral reefs are the marine counterparts

(A) Temperate forest

(B) Tropical rain forests

53. The Refrigerant ‘FREON’ is

(A) Calcium Tetra Fluoride

(B) Difluoro Dichloro Methane

(D) Hydrofluosilicic acid

54. In the budget speech on February 28, 2011,

the Finance Minister has announced that

an international award with prize money

of Rs. 1 crore is being instituted in the

memory of Rabindranath Tagore for

promoting

(A) international peace

(B) emancipation of underprivileged

(D) human rights

55. The strong earthquake-cum-tsunami which

has moved Japan’s main island Honshu by

a few feet has also caused Earth’s axis to

wobble by about

(A) 1 inch (B) 2 inch

56. WILILEAKS, a whistleblowers website is an

international organisation based in

(A) U.S.A. (B) U.K.

57. ‘Nomadic Elephant’ was the joint military

exercise held some time back in India

between India and

(A) China (B) U.S.A.

58. The maximum limit on poll expenditure for

parliamentary constituencies has been

raised in February, 2011 to

(A) 30 lacks (B) 35 lacks

59. Who received Sangeet Natak Akademi’s

Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for

Dance in 2009?

(A) Omkar Shrikant Dadarkar

(B) Ragini Chander Sarkar

Rabha

(D) K. Nellai Manikandan

60. Which of the following folk dances is

associated with Jammu and Kashmir?

(A) Jhora (B) Veedhi

61. Which of the following books has been

written by Kamala Das?

(A) Witness the Night

(B) The Red Devil

(D) Tonight This Savage Rite

62. Who invented the Jet Engine?

(A) Karl Benz (B) Sir Frank Whittle

(D) Michael Faraday

63. South-South dialogue is associated with

(A) Co-operation among developing nations

(B) Arms conference

developing countries

(D) All the above

64. The reserve held by Commercial Banks over

and above the statutory minimum, with the

RBI are called

(A) Cast reserves (B) Deposit reserves

(D) Momentary reserves

65. Who is authorized to issue coins in India?

(A) Reserve Bank of India

(B) Ministry of Finance

(D) Indian Overseas Bank

66. Which four countries are called the Asian

Tigers?

(A) Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea,

Taiwan

(B) Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Taiwan

(D) Hong Kong, South Korea, China, Taiwan

67. In the Budget Estimates for 2011-12, an

allocation of Rs. 300 crore has been made

for promoting output of pulses in 60,000

villages in rainfed areas with a view to

attaining self sufficiency in pulse in a period

(A) two years (B) three years

68. In the budget for 2011-12 presented by the

Finance Minister on 28-2-2011, the growth

rate for the year 2010-11 was projected at

(A) 7.6% (B) 8.0%

69. The ‘break-even’ points where

(A) marginal revenue equals marginal cost

(B) average revenue equals average cost

(D) none of the above

70. The method of Impeachment of the President

of India is adopted from

(A) U.S.A. (B) U.K.

71. In the English Schedule of the Constitution

of India, which languages were added

subsequently?

(A) English, Sindhi, Marathi, Sanskrit

(B) Sanskrit, Sindhi, Konkani, Manipuri

(D) Marathi, Oriya, Konkani, Nepali

72. Indian Parliament Means

(A) Rajya Sabha – Lok Sabha

(B) Rajya Sabha – Lok Sabha – Prime

Minister

Sabha

(D) President of India – Vise President of

India – Lok Sabha – Rajya Sabha

73. Generally the soil of the northern plains of

India has been formed by

(A) degradation

(B) aggradation

(D) erosion

74. Hiuen Tsang visited India during the reign

(A) Chandragupta I (B) Chandragupta II

(D) Rudradaman

75. The Muslim adventurer who destroyed the

Nalanda University was

(A) Alla-ud-din Khilji

(B) Muhammad-bin-Tughlak

(D) Muhammad-bin-Quasim

76. Painting reached its highest level of

development during the region of

(A) Akbar (B) Aurangzeb

77. The communal electorate was introduced

for the first time in India in

(A) 1919 (B) 1935

78. The two states which and had non-Congress

Ministries in 1937 were

(A) Bengal and Punjab

(B) Punjab and NWEP

(D) Bihar and Uttar Pradesh

79. Sea breeze is formed during

(A) Day time (B) Night time

80. What percentage of word’s freshwater is

stored as glacial ice?

(A) 50% (B) 10%

81. Which one of the following rivers of India

does not make a delta?

(A) Ganges (B) Godavari

82. Which one of the following state has the

longest coastline?

(A) Maharashtra (B) Tamil Nadu

83. The pass located in Himanchal Pradesh is

(A) Shipkila (B) Zojila

84. Match the following and select the correct

answer from the codes given below:

Crops Producing state

(a) Tea (1) Himanchal Pradesh

(b) Sugarcane (2) Assam

(d) Apple (4) Gujarat

(A) a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3

(B) a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1

(D) a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2

85. An example of false fruit is

(A) Apple (B) Guava

86. Normal fasting blood sugar level per 100

ml. of blood in man is

(A) 30 – 50 mg (B) 50 – 70 mg

87. Rate of interest is determined by

(A) The rate of return of the capital invested

(B) Central Government

(D) Commercial Banks

88. The vector of disease sleeping sickness is

(A) sand-fly (B) house-fly

89. For how many years have the dinosaurs

been extinct?

(A) About 25 million years

(B) About 65 million years

(D) About 135 million years

90. A geostationary statellite revolves round the

earth from

(A) East to West

(B) West to East

(D) South to North

91. Among the following materials sound

travels fastest in

(A) Steel (B) Air

92. The rear side of the moon was

photographed by

(A) Viking I

(B) Viking II

(D) Mariner IX

93. Which phenomenon do bats or dolphins use

to find prey, predators or obstacles?

(A) Refraction of sound

(B) Formation of beats

(D) Echo location

94. What did the first electronic digital computer

contain?

(A) Transistors (B) Valves

(D) Semiconductor memory

95. Microsoft Office’s personal information

manager is

(A) Outlook (B) Internet Explorer

96. Hard steel contains

(A) 2 to 5 per cent carbon

(B) 0.5 to 1.5 per cent carbon

(D) 0.01 to 0.04 per cent carbon

97. Cement is formed by strongly heating a

mixture of

(A) limestone and graphite

(B) limestone and clay

(D) clay and graphite

98. Glass is a

(A) superheated solid

(B) superheated liquid

(D) superheated liquid

99. The temperature of oxy-acetylene flame is

around

(A) 2800oC (B) 3200oC

100. Which is the most stable eco-system?

(A) Desert (B) Ocean

51. (d) 52. (b) 53. (b) 54. (c) 55. (c) 56. (c) 57. (d) 58. (c) 59. (b) 60. (c)

61. (d) 62. (b) 63. (a) 64. (c) 65. (b) 66. (a) 67. (b) 68. (c) 69. (c) 70. (a)

71. (c) 72. (c) 73. (b) 74. (c) 75. (c) 76. (c) 77. (d) 78. (a) 79. (b) 80. (c)

81. (d) 82. (c) 83. (a) 84. (b) 85. (a) 86. (c) 87. (c) 88. (d) 89. (b) 90. (b)

91. (a) 92. (c) 93. (d) 94. (b) 95. (a) 96. (b) 97. (b) 98. (b) 99. (b) 100. (a)

h1. Which Indian film stars was recently conferred Honorary Doctorate by Bedfordshire

University, (U.K.) ?

(A) AmitabhBachhan

(B) Shah Rukh Khan

(D) Amir Khan

Answer.B

2. Williams Sisters won the U.S.

Open Women’s Doubles Title

2009 after defeating in the final-

(A) Leizal Herber and Cara

Blank

(B) Kim Clijsters and Anna

Kournikova

Dinara Safina

(D) Nathalie Deshy and Sania

Mirza

Answer.A

3, Which one of the following is a

military alliance ?

(A) ASEAN (B) SAARC

Answer.C

4. The recipient of the 42nd Jnan

Peeth Award is-

(A) Manohar Shastri

(B) Harish Pandya

(D) K. Kamal Kumar

Answer.C

5.World Development Report is an

annual publication of-

(A) UNICEF

(B) UNDP

(D) World Bank

Answer.D

6. Which one of the following is

correct ?

Player Sport

(A)jeev Milkha Singh -—Tennis

(B) jhulan Goswami —Cricket

(D) Pankaj Advani-Badmi.nton

Answer.B

7. _Which one of the following

industrialists was declared ’The

Business Person of the year 2008’

by the Times of India Survey ?

(A) Anil Ambani

(B) Rahul Bajaj

(D) Gautam Adani

Answer.C

S. Naina Devi peak forms a part

of-

(A) Himalayan range located in

Sikkim

(B) Himalayan range located in

Kumaon region

Nepal

(D) Himalayan range located in

jammu & Kashmir

Answer.B

9. The aim of the ISRO’s OCEAN-

SAT•2 satellite is—

(A) T0 provide ocean scientists

knowledge – about mineral

resources under the sea

(B) To aid fishermen in identifying fishing zones

cast cyclones and weather conditions

(D) All the above

Answer.D

10. Who amongst the following is

not the recipient of the Rajiv

Gandhi Khel Rama Award ?

(A) Vijendra Singh

(B) Sushil Kumar

(D) Abhinav Bindra

Answer.D

ll. Nilgiri, Hirngiri and ’Beas’ are-

(A) Aircraft Carrier ships

(B) Frigates

(D) Oil tankers of ONGC

Answer.B

12. The age of a tree can be calculated by-

(A) Number of branches

(B) Its height

(D) Number of its annual rings

Answer.D

13. Which one of the statements

below explains the external economies of scale ?

(A) Starting a computer firm in

a Techno Park to avail the

expertise

(B) Expanding firms employing

specialist accountants, lawyers

and managers

the research and development

cost over the output

(D) A major supermarket gaining bulk discounts on direct

purchase

Answer.C

14, Which one of the following types

of unemployment is common in

lndian agriculture

(A) Frictional

(B) Structural

(D) Seasonal

Answer.D

15. A rolling plan refers to a plan

which-

(A) Does not change its targets

every year

(B) Changes its allocations every

year

targets every year

(D) Changes only its targets

every year

Answer.C

16. An instrument of qualitative

credit control in India is—

(A) Open market operations

(B) Credit rationing

(D) Bank rate policy

Answer.B

17. Laissez-faire is a feature of—

(A) Socialism

(B) Communism

(D) Mixed Economy

Answer.C

18. Which one of the following is not

a source of the tax revenue in

Indian States ?

(A) Land Revenue

(B) Motor Vehicle Tax

(D) Corporate Tax

Answer.D

19. CSO has changed its base year

for National Income estimation.

The new base year is-

(A) 1990-91 (B) 1993-94

Answer.B

20. Which is the biggest enterprise of

the Government of India ?

(A) Postal and Telegraph

(B) Railways

(D) Shipping

Answer.B

21. In which type of competition

does Marginal Revenue Curve

coincide with Average Revenue

Curve ?

(A) Monopoly

(B) Imperfect Competition

(D) Monopolistic Competition

Answer.C

22. According to ]. Schumpeter,

entrepreneurs are entitled to

enjoy the profit for their ……,..

activities.

(A) Innovative

(B) Risk taking

(D) Hard work

Answer.A

23. Demonstration effect means~

(A) Effect of advertisement

(B) imitating effect of consumption

(D) Effect of an experiment

Answer.B

24. Homogeneous product is a

feature of-

(A) Imperfect market

(B) Monopoly

(D) Perfect market

Answer.D

25. Which part of the Indian Constitution declares the ideals of

Welfare State

(A) Fundamental Rights

(B) Fundamental Duties

(D) Directive Principles of State

Policy

Answer.D

26. Who said, “Parliamentary System

provides a daily as well as a

periodic assessment of the Government” ?

(A) Dr. B4 R. Ambedkar

(B) Shri B. N. Rao

(D) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Answer.A

27. The legal advisor to the State

Government is known as-

(A) Advocate-General

(B) Attorney•General

(D) State Public Prosecutor

Answer.A

28. The maximum duration of Zero

Hour in Lok Sabha is—•

(A) 30 minutes

(B) One hour

(D) Unspecified

Answer.B

29. Which agency acts as co-coordinator between Union Government,

Planning Commission and State

Governments ?

(A) National Integration Council

(B) Finance Commission

Council

(D) Inter-State Council

Answer.C

30. When will demand become a

grant ?

(A) When a demand is pro-

posed

(B) After the discussion on

demand is over

(D) When the Budget Session is

closed

Answer.C

31. What makes the judiciary the

guardian of the Constitution

(A) Independence

(B) Service Conditions

(D) judicial Review

Answer.D

32. What is the name of judicial

organ of UNO

(A) Supreme Court

(B) Court of lnternational justice

(D) International Court of justice

Answer.D

33. The Election disputes regarding

the Election of President and

Vice-President can be heard by-

(A) Parliament

(B) Central Election Cornmission

(D) Attorney-General of India

Answer.C

34. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee

suggested that the structure of

Panchayati Raj should consist

of-

(A) The village, the block and

the district levels

(B) The mandal and the district

levels

the State levels

(D) The village, the mandal, the

district and the State levels

Answer.A

35. Which of the following has

banned ’floor crossing’ by the

members elected on a party

ticket to the legislature

(A) 52nd Constitution Amendment

(B) Representation of People Act

(D) Maintenance of Internal

Security Act

Answer.A

36. The expression ’Creamy Layer’

used in the judgments of the

Supreme Court relating to the

case regarding reservations refers

to-

(A) Those sections of society

which pay Income-tax

(B) Those sections of socially

and educationally backward

classes of the society that are economically advanced

that are considered advanced

according to Karpuri Thakur

formula

(D) All sections of upper castes

of the society

Answer.B

37. When was the Panchtantra

written

(A) Maurya Period

(B) Kanishka Period

(D) Harsha Period

Answer.C

38. Which one among the following

is regarded as the ’Magna Carta’

of Indian education

(A) Wood’s Despatch

(B) Hunter’s Commission

(D) Wardha Scheme

Answer.A

39. The battle of Mahabharata is

believed to have been fought at

Kurukshetra for-

(A) 14 days

(B) 16 days

(D) 20 days

Answer.C

40. The Mukteswara Temple is

located at——

(A) Puri

(B) Belur

(D) Bhubaneswar

Answer.D

41. Which king of the Gupta Dynasty

was called the ’Napoleon of

India’ 7

(A) Samudragupta

(B) Chandragupta Vikramaditya

(D) Chandragupta-I

Answer.A

42. Between which two rulers was

the First Battle of Panipat

fought ?

(A) Akbar and Bahlol Lodi

(B) Baburand IbrahjrnLodi

Lodi

(D) Shah Iahanancl Daulat Khan

Lodi

Answer.B

43. Who is the author of Ain-i-Akbari?

(A) Abul Fazal

(B) Abdus Samad

(D) Raja Todarmal

Answer.A

44. Match List-I with List-Il and

select the correct answer by

using the codes given below the

lists-

List-I List-II

(a) Peshwas 1. Nagpur

(b) Gaekwads 2. Pune

(d) Holkers 4. Baroda

Codes:

(zi) (b) (C) (d)

(A) 2 4 1 3

(B) 1 3 2 4

(D) 4 3 2 1

Answer.A

45. Which reformer from Mahara-

shtra was known as Lokhitavadi

(A) Pandit Ramabai

(B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

(D) Gopal Hari Deshmukh

Answer.D

46. ’Din-e-Ilahi’ of Akbar was not a

success because-

(A) After Akbar, it was not

patronized

(B) The Muslims did not accept

other religious practices

to the masses

(D) All the above

Answer.D

47. Who was the author of the book

’My Experiments with Truth’ ?

(A) Aurobindo Ghosh

(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(D) Vinoba Bhave

Answer.C

48. Give the correct chronological

order of the following events-

1. Formation of Muslim League

2. Formation of All India Un-

touch ability League .

3. Formation of All India Trade

Union Congress

4. Formation of Indian National Congress

(A) 2, 4,1, 3 (B) 3, 4, 1, Z

Answer.D

49. 80% of the coal in India comes

from-

(A) Iharia and Raniganj

(B) Kantapalli and Singareni

(D) Neyveli

Answer.A

50. Dry zone agriculture in India con-

tributes nearly 40% of the total-

(A) Commercial crops

(B) Fodder crops

(D) Plantation products

Answer.D

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Tuesday, 11 November 2014

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