Indian States That Have Rice as a Main Crop

The following is a list of Indian States that have Rice as a Main Crop.

S.No.	States
1	Andhra Pradesh
2	Assam
3	Goa
4	Gujarat
5	Haryana
6	Karnataka
7	Madhya Pradesh
8	Maharashtra
9	Manipur
10	Meghalaya
11	Nagaland
12	Orissa
13	Tamil Nadu
14	Tripura
15	Uttar Pradesh
16	West Bengal

Indian States That Have English as an Official Language

The following is a list of Indian States that have English as an Official Language. 

S.No.	States
1	Goa
2	Meghalaya
3	Mizoram
4	Nagaland

Indian States That Have Hindi as an Official Language

The following is a list of Indian States that have Hindi as an Official Language.

S.No.	States
1	Bihar
2	Chhattisgarh
3	Arunachal Pradesh
4	Haryana
5	Himachal Pradesh
6	Jharkhand
7	Madhya Pradesh
8	Punjab
9	Uttar Pradesh
10	Uttarakhand

SSC Multi Tasking Staff Exam 2013 General Knowledge Solved Paper

1. Constitution of India came into force in– 

(A) 1956 (B) 1950 

(C) 1949 (D) 1951 

Ans : (B)

2. Cold War refers to– 

(A) ideological rivalry between Capitalist and Communist world (B) tension between Superpowers 

(C) tension between East and West (D) All of the above 

Ans : (D)

3. Select the High Yielding Varieties of seed-crops developed under Green Revolution in India– 

(A) Maize, Black-gram, Jowar, Coffee and Tea 

(B) Rice, Wheat, Jowar, Bajra and Maize 

(C) Wheat, Rice, Sugarcane, Pulses and Maize 

(D) Rice, Wheat, Pulses, Oil seeds and Sugarcane 

Ans : (B)

4. In which year did Amartya Kumar Sen receive the Nobel Prize in Economics? 

(A) 1995 (B) 2000 

(C) 1990 (D) 1998 

Ans : (D)

5. The worldwide Great Depression took place in– 

(A) 1929 (B) 1928 

(C) 1930 (D) 1936 

Ans : (C)

6. India is the largest producer and consumer of– 

(A) Tea (B) Coffee 

(C) Sugar (D) Paddy 

Ans : (A)

7. A camera in the hands of a professional photographer is a ……….good.

(A) Intermediary (B) Consumer 

(C) Capital (D) Free 

Ans : (C)

8. Which among the following movements was not led by Mahatma Gandhi ? 

(A) Swadeshi Movement (B) Non-Cooperation Movement 

(C) Civil Disobedience Movement (D) Quit India Movement 

Ans : (A)

9. Name the Commander of the Arab army who conquered Sindh– 

(A) Qutbuddin Aibak (B) Allauddin Khilji 

(C) Muhammad bin Qasim (D) Al Hazzaz 

Ans : (C)

10. Who was the chairperson of the Chinese Communist Party at the time of liberation of China ? 

(A) Deng Xiaoping (B) Mao Zedong 

(C) Liu Shaoqi (D) Zhou En-lai 

Ans : (B)

11. Who was regarded by Gandhiji as his political Guru ? 

(A) Bipin Chandra Pal (B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak 

(C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (D) Lala Lajpat Rai 

Ans : (C)

12. Which one of the following is not an All India Service ? 

(A) Indian Forest Service (B) Indian Administrative Service 

(C) Indian Police Service (D) Indian Foreign Service 

Ans : (D)

13. In which session of the Indian National Congress was the “Poorna Swaraj” resolution adopted ? 

(A) Belgaum Session in 1924 (B) Lahore Session in 1929 

(C) Karachi Session in 1931 (D) Lucknow Session in 1916 

Ans : (B)

14. The school of arts developed during the Kushan Period with the mixture of Indian and Greek style is known as–

(A) Persian art (B) Gandhara art 

(C) Mughal art (D) Kushan art 

Ans : (B)

15. Where was Christopher Columbus from ? 

(A) Genoa (B) Spain 

(C) Portugal (D) Venice 

Ans : (A)

16. Which of the following micro-organisms is used in milk curdling ? 

(A) Leuconostoc (B) Bacillus 

(C) Lactobacillus (D) Acetobacter 

Ans : (C)

17. Which of the following is present in Chlorophyll molecule ? 

(A) Mg (B) Fe 

(C) K (D) Mn 

Ans : (A)

18. The busiest rail section in respect to goods transportation is– 

(A) Kolkata – Chennai section (B) Delhi– Mumbai section 

(C) Mumbai – Chennai section (D) Delhi – Kolkata section 

Ans : (D)

19. The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through– 

(A) Nepal (B) Bangladesh 

(C) China (D) Myanmar 

Ans : (A)

20. The country in East Asia which is most conspicuous for its decreasing population growth since 1981 is– 

(A) Thailand (B) China 

(C) Japan (D) South Korea 

Ans : (B)

21. The Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project (SSCP) is supposed to reduce the distance between Chennai and Tuticorin by………. nautical miles.

(A) 434 (B) 243 

(C) 305 (D) 361 

Ans : (A)

22. Cities with population from one to five million are called– 

(A) Million City (B) Metropolitan 

(C) Cosmopolitan (D) Conurbation 

Ans : (B)

23. Master copy of genetic information is– 

(A) r-RNA (B) m-RNA 

(C) DNA (D) Nucleus

Ans : (C)

24. Contraceptive pills in the market contain– 

(A) Herbicides (B) Antibiotics 

(C) Steroid-hormones (D) Inorganic compounds 

Ans : (C)

25. Nematocysts are present in– 

(A) Ascaris (B) Centipede 

(C) Sea anemone (D) Starfish 

Ans : (C)

26. Which one out of the following helps in burning ? 

(A) Carbon monoxide (B) Nitrogen 

(C) Carbon dioxide (D) Oxygen 

Ans : (D)

27. In organic compounds, nitrogen is estimated by– 

(A) Vietor-Meyer’s method (B) Liebig’s method 

(C) Dumas’ method (D) Carius method 

Ans : (C)

28. When a body falls from an aeroplane, there is increase in its– 

(A) Mass (B) Acceleration 

(C) Potential energy (D) Kinetic energy 

Ans : (D)

29. What does ‘Ozone Layer’ absorb? 

(A) Ultraviolet rays (B) X-rays 

(C) y-rays (D) Infrared rays 

Ans : (A)

30. In a water lifting electric pump, we convert– 

(A) Kinetic energy into Electrical energy (B) Kinetic energy into Potential energy 

(C) Electrical energy into Kinetic energy (D) Electrical energy into Potential energy 

Ans : (C)

31. The type of mirror used in automobiles to see the traffic on the rear side is– 

(A) Plano-Convex (B) Plane 

(C) Convex (D) Concave 

Ans : (C)

32. In MS- Excel, ……….. provide a visual representation of the values in a worksheet.

(A) Formulae (B) Templates 

(C) Views (D) Charts 

Ans : (D)

33. Speed of processor chip is measured in– 

(A) MHz (B) Bits/second 

(C) Bytes/second (D) Mbps 

Ans : (A)

34. Which command is not used to switch off the computer ? 

(A) Log off (B) Shut Down 

(C) Hibernate (D) Turn off 

Ans : (A)

35. ‘Kyoto Protocol’, an agreement signed by various countries, is associated with– 

(A) Building common food stock to save human beings from any natural disaster

(B) International Trade 

(C) Deep Sea Oil and Mineral Exploration 

(D) Clean Environment and Climate Change 

Ans : (D)

36. Why was Justice Dalveer Bhandari in the news recently– 

(A) He became Secretary-General of SAARC 

(B) He became a member of U.N. Human Rights Council 

(C) He was elected to the International Court of Justice 

(D) He became Director-General of World Trade Organisation 

Ans : (C)

37. The hottest part of the gas flame is known as– 

(A) non-luminous zone (B) luminous zone 

(C) dark zone (D) blue zone 

Ans : (A)

38. Which of the following radiations has the least wavelength ? 

(A) α-rays (B) γ-rays 

(C) β-rays (D) X-rays 

Ans : (B)

39. The earth is a– 

(A) non-absorber of heat (B) good absorber and good radiator of heat 

(C) bad absorber and bad radiator of heat (D) good reflector of heat 

Ans : (C)

40. BCG vaccination is given at the age of– 

(A) 10 years (B) Newborn 

(C) Within 15 days (D) 2-3 years 

Ans : (B)

41. The International Year of Biodiversity was– 

(A) 1999(B) 2006 

(C) 2010 (D) 1996 

Ans : (C)

42. Which of the following atmospheric gases constitute greenhouse gases? 

1. Carbon dioxide 2. Nitrogen 

3. Nitrous oxide 4. Water vapour 

Select the correct answer using the codes given below– 

(A) 1 and 4 (B) 1 and 3 

(C) 1, 2 and 4 (D) 1, 3 and 4 

Ans : (D)

43. Which sportsperson announced recently that he would not contest charges of doping against US Anti-Doping Agency ? 

(A) Bradley Wiggins (B) Carl Lewis 

(C) Lance Armstrong (D) George Hincapie 

Ans : (C)

44. Who is the winner of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award (2011) ? 

(A) Saina Nehwal (B) Sachin Tendulkar 

(C) M. S. Dhoni (D) Gagan Narang 

Ans : (D)

45. ‘White Revolution’ is related to– 

(A) Milk production (B) Flood control 

(C) Fish production (D) Wheat production 

Ans : (A)

46. Who proposed the adage “Survival of the fittest”? 

(A) William (B) Huxley 

(C) Lamarck (D) Darwin 

Ans : (D)

47. Who is the author of the book ‘Beyond the Lines : An Autobiography’ ? 

(A) General J. J. Singh (B) Kuldip Nayar 

(C) Ray Bradbury (D) Khushwant Singh

Ans : (B)

48. Which of the following Indian States has the largest concentration of Scheduled Tribes population ? 

(A) Assam (B) Bihar 

(C) Odisha (D) Madhya Pradesh 

Ans : (D)

49. Sanjukta Panigrahi was famous for the dance–

(A) Kathak (B) Manipuri 

(C) Odissi (D) Bharatnatyam 

Ans : (C)

50. Which Indian batsman announced his retirement from International Cricket on August 18, 2012 ? 

(A) Saurav Ganguly (B) Sachin Tendulkar 

(C) V.V.S. Laxman (D) Virat Kohli

Ans : (C)

Madhya Pradesh Sub-Inspector Police Exam., 2012 General Knowledge Solved Paper (Exam Held on 16-9-2012)

1. Rana Kumbha constructed the 'Kirtistambha' at Chittor to commemorate his victory against–
(A) Ahmadshah of Gujarat (B) Mahmud Khilji of Malwa
(C) Khan of Nagpur (D) Rao Jodha of Marwar
Ans : (B)

2. The First War of Panipat was fought in A.D. 1526 between– 
(A) Ibrahim Lodi and Rana sanga
(B) Mahmud Lodi and Babur
(C) Babur and Rana sanga
(D) Babur and Ibrahim Lodi
Ans : (D)

3. Which Moghul emperor first granted the English the licence to trade and to establish factories in India ?
(A) Akbar (B) Jahangir
(C) shahjahan (D) Aurangzeb
Ans : (B)

4. The 'swadeshi Movement' and 'Boycott of Foreign Things' were started by the Congress in 1905 to protest–
(A) Curtailment of the rights of representation granted under the Indian Councils Act, 1892
(B) Partition of Bengal
(C) Restrictions imposed on the entry of Indians into Canada
(D) Lord Curzon's efforts to establish control over the universities
Ans : (B)

5. The Lucknow Congress of 1916 was important, because at this session the party–
(A) Repudiated political militancy of the 'garam dal'
(B) Signed a pact with the Muslim League
(C) Opposed participation of India in the First World War
(D) Rejected separate electorates for Muslims and Dalits
Ans : (B)

6. In 1932, a compromise, known as the 'Poona Pact', was worked out on the question of separate electorates. Who were the two main leaders involved ?
(A) Gandhiji and Lord Irwin (B) Gandhiji and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
(C) Gandhiji and Muhammad Ali Jinnah (D) Gandhiji and Aga Khan
Ans : (B)

7. What is the time taken by the Earth to complete one rotation on its imaginary axis ?
(A) 24 hr 37 min 23 sec (B) 24 hr
(C) 23 hr 56 min 4 sec (D) 23 hr 52 min
Ans : (C)

8. In which atmospheric layer is the ozone layer situated ?
(A) Troposphere (B) Stratosphere
(C) Mesosphere (D) Ionosphere
Ans : (C)

9. The Finance Commission makes its recommendations to–
(A) The Finance Minister (B) The Planning Commission
(C) The Parliament (D) The President
Ans : (D)

10. The Chief Minister of Maharashtra is–
(A) Ashok Chauhan (B) Sushil Kumar Shinde
(C) Sanjay Nirupam (D) Prithviraj Chauhan
Ans : (D)

11. The author of the book, Gulliver's Travels is–
(A) Jonathan Swift (B) Charles Dickens
(C) Charles Lamb (D) T. S. Eliot
Ans : (A)

12. Red soil is commonly found in the States of–
(A) Punjab and Rajasthan
(B) Himachal Pradesh and Haryana
(C) Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh
(D) Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
Ans : (D)

13. When did the Reserve Bank of India become a State-owned institution ?
(A) 1956 (B) 1952
(C) 1950 (D) 1949
Ans : (D)

14. Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly which was constituted to frame the Constitution of India ?
(A) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru (B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (D) Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar
Ans : (C)

15. Which part of our Constitution primarily reflects Mahatma Gandhi's principles ?
(A) The Preamble
(B) Part III-Fundamental Rights
(C) Part IV-Directive Principles of State Policy
(D) Part IV A-Fundamental Duties
Ans : (C)

16. Which of the following is a Fundamental Right as provided under Part III of the Constitution ?
(A) Promotion of educational and economic interests of the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other weaker sections
(B) Right to reside and settle in any part of India
(C) Right of workers to participate in the management of industries
(D) None of the above
Ans : (B)

17. 1n case of conflict between the Central and State law on a subject in the Concurrent List–
(A) The law which was passed first prevails
(B) The law of State prevails
(C) The law of Centre prevails
(D) Both laws stand nullified
Ans : (C)

18. Part IV A of the Constitution lays down the Fundamental Duties of the citizens. Which of the following is not a duty included among Fundamental Duties ?
(A) To profess and propagate one's own religion
(B) To develop the scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of enquiry and reform
(C) To safeguard public property and to abjure violence
(D) To value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture
Ans : (A)

19. Taxes on income, other than on agricultural income, are–
(A) Levied and collected by the Central Government and appropriated by it
(B) Levied and collected by the Central Government but assigned to States within which they are leviable
(C) Levied and collected by the Central Government but distributed between the States and the Centre
(D) Levied by the Central Government but collected and appropriated by the State 
Governments
Ans : (C)

20. A, 5-point formula was proposed by India to define relations between sovereign States, which was known as 'Panchsheel' formula. India signed the first 'Panchsheel Agreement' in 1954. Which was the country with which this agreement was signed ?
(A) China (B) Pakistan
(C) Bhutan (D) Sri Lanka
Ans : (A)

21. Which one of the following Amendments has been described as Mini Constitution ?
(A) 42nd (B) 43rd
(C) 52nd (D) 59th
Ans : (A)

22. Which of the following organs of the United Nations Organization elects / elect judges of the International Court of Justice ?
(A) The Economic and Social Council
(B) The Security Council and the General Assembly
(C) The Trusteeship Council and the Economic and Social Council
(D) The Security Council
Ans : (B)

23. In blogging, the blogger, with the help of his computer and the Internet–
(A) Puts out his ideas, information, photos, etc., on the Internet, which can be accessed by any other person
(B) Visits the Web site of another person and makes changes in the information posted thereon
(C) Accesses another person's computer and steals secret information stored therein
(D) Accesses another computer and continuously exchanges information with it
Ans : (A)

24. Power from powerhouses is often transmitted as alternating current at 33000 volts or more. Why is power transmitted as such high voltage ?
(A) Transmission is faster at high voltages
(B) Transmission loss is lower at high voltages
(C) It is difficult to generate electricity at lower voltage
(D) None of the above
Ans : (B)

25. When a patient's blood pressure is taken, the pressure exerted by blood on the walls of the blood vessels is measured. At what stage is this pressure measured ?
(A) When the heart sends out oxygenated blood to the body parts
(B) When deoxygenated blood goes into the heart
(C) At both the stages
(D) At the in-between stage
Ans : (C) 

26. The winner of Indian Premier League, 2012 is–
(A) Chennai Super Kings
(B) Delhi Daredevils
(C) Kolkata Knight Riders
(D) Mumbai Indians
Ans : (C)

27. Which of the following is a tribal group of Africa ?
(A) Eskimos
(B) Ainu
(C) Fula
(D) None of these
Ans : (D)

28. The Chairman of the Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission is–
(A) Prof. P. K. Dubey
(B) Prof. P. K. Joshi
(C) A. K. Pandey
(D) P. K. Pandey
Ans : (C)

29. The words 'satyameva Jayate' in the National Emblem are taken from–
(A) Mahabharata
(B) Mundaka Upanishad
(C) Kautilya's Arthashastra
(D) Samaveda
Ans : (B)

30. The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through–
(A) India (B) Egypt
(C) Mexico (D) Iran
Ans : (B)

31. Which country in Europe is called the 'Land of Midnight Sun' ?
(A) Norway (B) Finland
(C) Iceland (D) Sweden
Ans : (A)

32. Swami Vivekananda gained fame and recognition in the Western World after his address to the World Congress of Major Religions in 1893. In which city was this congress held ?
(A) London (B) Paris
(C) Berlin (D) Chicago
Ans : (D)

33. Where was Mother Teresa born ?
(A) India (B) Albania
(C) Hungary (D) Poland
Ans : (B)

34. Who was the first navigator to circumnavigate the Earth by the sea route ?
(A) Ferdinand Magellan
(B) Marco Polo
(C) Vasco da Gama
(D) Christopher Columbus
Ans : (A)

35. Which of the following countries was discovered by the famous Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama?
(A) India
(B) China
(C) Australia
(D) New Zealand
Ans : (A)

36. What is an ecosystem ?
(A) The unit of man and all living beings which interact with each other
(B) The unit comprised of man, other living beings and the plant kingdom
(C) The unit comprised of all living beings and their environment
(D) That part of the Earth and the atmosphere where living beings are found
Ans : (B)

37. Malaria affects lakhs of Indians every year. Which part of the body is damaged by this disease ?
(A) Heart (B) Lungs
(C) Spleen (D) Liver
Ans : (C)

38. How does the Sun get its energy ?
(A) From gravitational pressure
(B) From nuclear fission
(C) From nuclear fusion
(D) None of the above
Ans : (C)

39. The Shahnama, written by Firdausi, tells the tale of kings of one country .Which is this country ?
(A) Egypt (B) India
(C) Turkey (D) Persia
Ans : (D)

40. Which of the following statements is correct ?
(A) The entropy of the world keeps on increasing
(B) The entropy of the world keeps on decreasing
(C) The entropy of the world is constant
(D) The entropy of the world increases and decreases in a cyclic manner
Ans : (A)

41. The frequency range of FM radio broadcast in India is–
(A) 102 MHz -132 MHz
(B) 80 MHz -102 MHz
(C) 88 MHz -108MHz
(D) 78 MHz -102 MHz
Ans : (C)

42. Who among the following has not been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature ?
(A) Derek Walcott
(B) Dario Fo
(C) Toni Morrison
(D) Robert Richardson
Ans : (D)

43. Two large temple complexes have been found in Angkorwat, Cambodia. Which religion are they associated with?
(A) Hinduism
(B) Buddhism
(C) Shintoism
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)

44. Fidel Castro ousted a dictator from Cuba in 1959. Who was this dictator ?
(A) Duvalier
(B) Batista
(C) Pinochet
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)

45. Wheels of passenger vehicles are fitted with tyres and tubes which are filled with air. What is the main reason for not filling up the tubes with water ?
(A) Filling them with water will increase the weight
(B) If they are filled with water, the force of shocks on passengers, generated by uneven surface of the road, will increase very considerably
(C) Air is cheaper than water
(D) It would not be convenient to fill up the tubes with water
Ans : (B)

46. As mother is B's sister and C's daughter. B's daughter is P who is Q's sister. If C is not Q's grandmother, how is C related to Q?
(A) Father
(B) Mother
(C) Grandfather
(D) Aunt
Ans : (C)

47. Four boys are wearing clothes of different colours. Ravi is not wearing white and Ajay is not wearing blue. If Sohan is wearing red, what is the colour of Sachin's clothes ? 
(A) Blue
(B) White
(C) Yellow
(D) Cannot be determined
Ans : (D)

48. A factory makes shoes of two types, A-type and B-type. Both require the same amount of leather which is available in such quantity that 80 pairs of shoes can be made per day. It takes twice as long to make A-type shoes as B-type. The capacity of the factory is such that if only B-type shoes were to be made, 100 pairs could be produced in one day. A-type shoes require some special material which is available in quantities sufficient for 40 pairs per day. The special material required for B-type shoes is available in quantities sufficient for 70 pairs per day. If the factory makes a profit of Rs. 200 per pair on A-type shoes and Rs. 150 per pair on 8-type shoes how many pairs of shoes of each type should it produce every day for maximum profit ?
(A) A-type 40 and B-type 20
(B) A-type 10 and B-type 70
(C) A-type 20 and B-type 60
(D) None of the above
Ans : (D)

49. A leap year is chosen at random. What is the probability that this year would have 53 Mondays ?
(A) 1/7
(B) 2/7
(C) 3/7
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)

50. Three horses, A, B and C, are participating in a race. If the probability of A winning the race is twice the probability of B winning it and the probability of B winning the race is twice the probability of C winning it, what is the probability that either B or C will win the race ?
(A) 1/7
(B) 2/7
(C) 3/7
(D) None of these
Ans : (C)

51. Some men are travelling with their horses. At one point of time, half the men are riding their horses while the rest are walking along leading their horses. If the number of legs on the ground at that time is 40, what is the number of horses in the party ?
(A) 8 (B) 10
(C) 12 (D) None of these
Ans : (A)

52. A family is comprised of father, mother, son and daughter. The father's age is 3 times the age of the daughter. The son is half as old as his mother and is 7 years older than his sister. If the father is 9 years older than his wife, what is the mother's age ?
(A) 45 years (B) 50 years
(C) 60 years (D) None of these
Ans : (C)

53. Six friends went for a vacation and stayed in a resort where nine cottages in a row were available for them. They all stayed in separate cottages. Mohan, Rani and Chitra did not stay in the cottages at the two ends. Nobody stayed next to Mohan and Salman. There was only one empty cottage between Mohan and Chitra. Jayant's cottage was adjacent to both Chitra and Anil. Rani stayed next to the cottage at the beginning. Which cottages remain empty after they are accommodated ?
(A) Nos. 1, 6, 8 (B) Nos. 4, 6, 8
(C) Nos. 3, 5, 9 (D) Nos. 2, 5, 7
Ans : (A)

54. A plane mirror is kept in front of a clock. If the actual time is 3 : 25, what time would the reflection show (if we notice only the positions of the two hands of the clock and do not pay attention to the numerals on the dial) ?
(A) 9 : 55 (B) 8 : 35
(C) 3 : 25 (D) None of these
Ans : (B)

55. A person has five coins. If he knows for certain that–
1. Coin no.1 is genuine;
2. One of the remaining four coins is counterfeit and its weight is different from the others.
then what is the minimum number of weighings which will enable him to find out which coin is counterfeit and whether it is heavier or lighter than the others ?
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 4
Ans : (B)

56. Six students are taking coffee in the coffeehouse. A and Bare from Delhi while the others C, D, P and Q are from Bhopal. D and Q are tall while the others are short. A, C and D are girls while the others are boys. Who is the tall girl from Bhopal ?
(A) C (B) D
(C) P (D) Q
Ans : (C)

57. What is the missing number ?
0 1 2 3
1 3 4 16
2 5 6 ?
(A) 22 (B) 106
(C) 39 (D) None of these
Ans : (C)

58. The remnants of one of the most ancient civilizations of the world, 'Indus Valley Civilization', were first discovered in Harappa. Where is this Harappa situated ?
(A) Sind, Pakistan
(B) Punjab, India
(C) Punjab, Pakistan
(D) Haryana, India
Ans : (A)

59. In 1950s, the Archaeological Survey of India found several sites in one part of India which yielded evidence that the Mohenjodaro-Harappa Civilization was centred, not in Indus Valley, but in this part of India. In which present State are these sites situated ?
(A) Maharashtra (B) Gujarat
(C) Rajasthan (D) Punjab
Ans : (B)

60. River Narmada flows down from Amarkantak Hills to the sea. What is the name of the area where it meets the sea ?
(A) Gulf of Kutch (B) Gulf of Khambat
(C) Gulf of Mannar (D) Bay of Bengal
Ans : (B)

61. Commonwealth Games, 2010 were held at–
(A) Colombo (B) London
(C) NewDelhi (D) Seoul
Ans : (C)

62. Karera Sanctuary is situated at–
(A) shivpuri (B) Mandsaur
(C) Damoh (D) Tikamgarh
Ans : (A)

63. Barman Fair is held at–
(A) Sodalpur (B) Porsa
(C) Pipaliya Khurd (D) Gadarwara
Ans : (D)

64. Who is the 'Man of the Tournament' of World Cup Cricket, 2011 ?
(A) Yuvraj Singh (B) Kumar Sangakara
(C) Ricky Ponting (D) Jacques Kallis
Ans : (A)

65. Which of the following National Highways does not pass through Madhya Pradesh ?
(A) NH27 (B) NH28
(C) NH 78 (D) NH 79
Ans : (B)

66. How many tiers of administration are there in Panchayati Raj in Madhya Pradesh ?
(A) A single tier-at village level
(B) Two tiers-at village and district levels
(C) Three tiers-at village, block and district levels
(D) Four tiers-at village, block district and State levels
Ans : (C)

67. In the Bhopal Gas Tragedy of 1984, which was the gas that had leaked out ?
(A) Carbon monoxide (B) Hydrogen sulphide
(C) Ethyl cyanide (D) Methyl isocyanate
Ans : (D)

68. Who founded the Ramakrishna Mission ?
(A) Ramakrishna Paramhans
(B) Swami Dayananda Saraswati
(C) Swami Vivekananda
(D) Shankaracharya
Ans : (C)

69. Which architect has prepared the plan for Chandigarh city ?
(A) Edwin Lutyens (B) Le Corbusier
(C) Charles Correa (D) None of these
Ans : (B)

70. Who got the Khajuraho temples constructed ?
(A) Chhatrasal (B) Kings of Parmar dynasty
(C) Kings of Chandel dynasty (D) King Bhoja
Ans : (C)

71. Who was the founder of the Chola dynasty in South India ?
(A) Karikala (B) Parantaka
(C) Rajaraja (D) None of these
Ans : (D)

72. Which was the most famous festival of the Vijayanagar empire ?
(A) Ramnavami (B) Brahmotsava
(C) Mahanavami (D) Vasantotsava
Ans : (C)

73. The famous caves at Ajanta-Ellora contain statues and murals associated with–
(A) Hinduism (B) Buddhism
(C) Jainism (D) All of these
Ans : (D)

74. Which 'pir' lies in the famous 'mazar' at Ajmer ?
(A) Muin-ud-din Chishti (B) Nizam-ud-din Auliya
(C) Baba Farid (D) Sheikh salim Chishti
Ans : (A)

75. Where was the Jain Seer Lord Mahavira born ?
(A) Lumbini (Nepal) (B) Kunda (Bihar)
(C) Shravanbelgola (Karnataka) (D) None of these
Ans : (B)

76. Who was the first 'Guru' of the Sikhs?
(A) Guru Amardas (B) Guru Nanakdev
(C) Guru Arjundev (D) Guru Tegh Bahadur
Ans : (B)

77. Gaya district of Bihar is associated with the name of Mahatma Buddha. In this district–
(A) Mahatma Buddha was born 
(B) Mahatma Buddha gained enlightenment
(C) Mahatma Buddha delivered his first sermon
(D) Mahatma Buddha expired
Ans : (B)

78. The ambitious road development project of India, known as the 'Golden Quadrangle Project', will join four important places. Which are these places?
(A) srinagar, Kannyakumari, Porbandar and silchar
(B) Amritsar, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru and Guwahati
(C) Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai
(D) Jalandhar, Pune, Hyderabad and Dibrugarh
Ans : (C)

79. The first Indian satellite was launched into space in 1975. What was it called ?
(A) Aryabhatta (B) Rohini
(C) Insat-1A (D) IRS-1A
Ans : (A)

80. Ashok Chakra is awarded for–
(A) Bravery in the face of enemy, during a war
(B) Bravery during anti-terrorist operations
(C) Life-saving
(D) All of the above
Ans : (A)

81.The Defence Research and Development Organization of India has developed a missile which can be launched from a submarine. What is it named ?
(A) BrahMos (B) Astra
(C) Prithvi-4 (D) K-15
Ans : (D)

82. The 'Param' series of super-computers was developed in India by which of the following institutions ?
(A) Indian Institute of Sciences
(B) Centre for Development of Advanced Computing
(C) Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
(D) Electronic Corporation of India
Ans : (B)

83. Quite often, deltas are formed at river mouths. What is the reason for formation of delta ?
(A) The flow of the river slows down considerably by the time it meets the sea. Hence, the sand and pieces of rocks carried by the river fall off at its mouth and collect in the form of a delta
(B) The tide in the sea stops the river from flowing into the sea the sand and pieces of rocks carried along by the river current fall off and form a delta
(C) Salts are present in seawater. When the river meets the sea, the sand and rock particles suspended in the river water get precipitated and they settle down at the bottom to form a delta
(D) None of the above
Ans : (A)

84. Food is cooked more quickly in pressure cooker, because– 
(A) The boiling point of water is lowered in it
(B) The boiling point of water is raised in it
(C) It absorbs heat quickly
(D) It retains heat for a longer time
Ans : (B)

85. Optical fibers are hair-thin tubes of special glass and light can pass through them from end to end. Their special property is that light continues to travel through them even when they are bent. Which property of light underlies this phenomenon ?
(A) Total internal reflection (B) Refraction
(C) Diffraction (D) Polarization
Ans : (A)

86. Why are Polaroids used in sunglasses ?
(A) For the sake of fashion
(B) To reduce the glare
(C) To improve resolving power of the eyes
(D) None of the above
Ans : (B)

87. When an aeroplane is flying at a great height, the sky appears black to its passengers. Why ?
(A) The dust particles and droplets of water present in the atmosphere absorb the light and do not allow it to reach the eyes of the passengers
(B) The atmosphere is very rare at great heights and so the scattering of light is negligible
(C) The light is so polarized that no part of it is able to reach the eye of the passengers
(D) None of the above
Ans : (B)

88. The image formed by an object on the retina of the human eye is–
(A) Real and inverted (B) Real and upright
(C) Virtual and inverted (D) Virtual and upright
Ans : (A)

89. A heater running on 220 volt takes 5 minute to boil a quantity of water. If the heater is run on 110 volt instead of 220 volt, how much time will it take to boil the same quantity of water ?
(A) 10 minute (B) 15 minute
(C) 20 minute (D) 25 minute
Ans : (C)

90. A GM counter is used for detecting–
(A) Underground oil (B) Coal
(C) Radioactivity (D) Methane gas
Ans : (C)

91. In which organ of the body is the red blood corpuscle made ?
(A) Liver (B) Bone marrow
(C) Kidneys (D) Heart
Ans : (B)

92. The edible potato is the modified form of which part of the plant ?
(A) Roots (B) Stem
(C) Flower (D) None of these
Ans : (B)

93. What is the main constituent of 'Gobar Gas' (biogas) ?
(A) Hydrogen (B) Carbon monoxide
(C) Acetylene (D) Methane
Ans : (D)

94. What is the 'non-stick' substance used in cookwares ?
(A) Polymonochlorotrifluoroethylene
(B) Polymethyl methacrylate
(C) Polyacrylonitrile
(D) Polytetrafluoroethylene
Ans : (D)

95. The gas used for cooking (LPG) is chiefly a mixture of–
(A) Methane and carbon monoxide
(B) Hydrogen and nitrogen
(C) Butane and propane
(D) Propane and nitrogen
Ans : (C)

96. One card is pulled out at random from a well-shuffled deck of playing cards (52 cards). This is seen to be a card of hearts. It is put back and the deck is shuffled again. Another card is now pulled out of the deck. What is the probability of the second card being a black king ?
(A) 1/104 (B) l/52
(C) 1/26 (D) None of these
Ans : (C)

97. Why does a foul smell emanate from some ponds, tanks, etc. ?
(A) Pesticides and other organic chemicals reach the water body and kill off fishes, etc., living therein, causing the foul smell 
(B) Fertilizers used in farming reach the water body and give rise to excessive growth of aqueous plants. When these plants die, excessive quantities of organic matter are collected, depleting dissolved oxygen and causing foul smell
(C) Household wastes contain small quantities of mercury, cadmium, copper, zinc, etc., which pollute the water bodies, causing the death of fishes and other aquatic organisms and leading to foul smell
(D) None of the above
Ans : (B)

98. Government of India calendars show dates both in Christian era (AD) and Saka era. In which year did the Saka era start ?
(A) 150 BC (B) 130 BC
(C) 56 BC (D) AD 78
Ans : (D)

99. Who was the first woman ruler of India ?
(A) Nurjahan (B) Razia Sultan
(C) Chandbibi (D) Durgavati
Ans : (B)

100. Who founded the Chalukya dynasty in South India ?
(A) Harihara (B) Pulakesin
(C) Parantaka (D) Bukka
Ans : (B)