Biological Science Exam Questions

Q. 1. Biological organisation starts with:
a. Atomic level
b. Submicroscopic molecular level
c. Cellular level
d. Organismic level
Sol. Correct choice: (2)

Q. 2. About 98 percent of the mass of every living organism is composed of just six elements including carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen and:
a. calcium and phosphorous
b. phosphorus and sulphur
c. sulphur and magnesium
d. magnesium and sodium
Sol. Correct choice: (1)

Q. 3. Which one of the following is an example of negative feed back loop in humans?
a. Secretion of sweat glands and constriction of skin blood vessels when it is too hot.
b. Constriction of skin blood vessels and contraction of skeletal muscles when it is too cold.
c. Secretion of tears after falling of sand particles in to the eye
d. Salivation of mouth at the sight of delicious food.
Sol. When the set point of hypothalamus is disturbed by high temperature, it stimulates vasodilation and sweating while in low temperature there is vasoconstriction and shivering. Correct choice: 2

Q. 4. What is common to whale, seal and shark?
a. Homoiothermy
b. Seasonal migration]
c. Thick subcutaneous fat
d. Convergent evolution
Sol. Shark is poikilothermous. All three species show adaptations for aquatic life while these are not closely related. Correct choice: (4)

Q. 5. Which one of the following is not a constituent of cell membrane?
a. Phospholipids
b. Cholesterol
c. Glycolipids
d. Proline
Sol. Correct choice: (4)

Q. 6. Select the wrong statement from the following:
a. The chloroplasts are generally much larger than mitochondria.
b. Both chloroplasts and mitochondria contain and inner and an outer membrane
c. Both chloroplasts and mitochondria have an internal compartment, the thylakoid space bounded by the thylakoid membrane
d. Both chloroplasts and mitochondria contain DNA.
Sol. Correct choice: (3)

Q. 7. The overall goal of glycolysis, Krebs cycle and the electron transport system is the formation of:
a. Nucleic acids
b. ATP is small stepwise units
c. ATP in one large oxidation reaction
d. Sugars
Sol. Correct choice: (2)

Q. 8. If the mean and the median pertaining to a certain character of a population are of the same value, the following is most likely to occur:
a. a skewed curve
b. a normal distribution
c. a bi-modal distribution
d. a T -shaped curve
Sol. Correct choice: (2)

Q. 9. Which one of the following is a slime mould?
a. Anabaena
b. Rhizopus
c. Physarum
d. Thiobacillus
Sol. Physarum is an acellular slime mould. Correct choice: (3)

Q.10. For a critical study of secondary growth in plants, which one of the following pairs is suitable?
a. Wheat and maiden hair fern
b. Sugarcane and sunflower
c. Teak and pine
d. Deodar and fern
Sol. Secondary growth occurs in gymnosperms and dicots. Correct choice: (3)

Q.11. Which one of the following statements about Mycoplasma is wrong?
a. They cause disease in plants
b. They are also called PPLO
c. They are pleomorphic
d. They are sensitive to penicillin
Sol. Mycoplasma is not sensitive to penicillin due to absence of cell wall. Correct choice: (4)

Q.12. In the prothallus of vascular cryptogam, the antherozoids and eggs mature at different times. As a result:
a. self fertilization is prevented
b. there is no change in success rate of fertilization
c. there is high degree of sterility
d. one can conclude that the plant is apomictic
Sol. In vascular cryptogam i.e. in pteridophytes gametophyte is monoecious but protandrous to avoid self fertilization. Correct choice: (1)

Q.13. Two plants can be conclusively said to belong to the same species if they:
a. have same number of chromosomes
b. can reproduce freely with each other and form seeds
c. have more than 90 per cent similar genes
d. look similar and possess identical secondary metabolities.
Sol. The members of a species are inter-fertile and produce fertile offsprings. Correct choice: (2)

Q.14. If you are asked to classify the various algae into distinct groups, which of the following characters you should choose?
a. Chemical composition of the cell wall
b. Types of pigments present in the cell
c. Nature of stored food materials in the cell
d. Structural organization of thallus.
Sol. The various algae are classified mainly on the types of pigments present in their cells. Correct choice: (2)

Q.15. Flagellated male gametes are present in all the three of which one of the following sets?
a. Riccia, Dryopteris and Cycas
b. Anthoceros, Funaria and Spirogyra
c. Zygnema, Saprolegnia and Hydrilla
d. Fucus, Marsilea and Calotropis
Sol. The male gametes of bryophytes are biflagellete, and those of pteriodophytes are multiflagellate, except Selaginella having biflagellate gametes. The male gametes of gymnosperms are non motile except those of Cycas having multiciliate gametes. Correct choice: (1)

Q.16. In gymnosperms, the pollen chamber represents:
a. the microsporangium in which pollen grains develop
b. a cell in the pollen grain in which the sperms formed
c. a cavity in the ovule in which pollen grains are stored after pollination
d. an opening in the mega gametophyte through which the pollen tube approaches the egg.
Sol. In gymnosperms, below micropylar beak some of the cells of nucellus of ovule disintigerate to form pollen chamber. Correct choice: (3)

Q.17. Spore dissemination in some liverworts is aided by:
a. peristome teeth
b. elaters
c. indusium
d. calyptra
Sol. In some liverworts like Marchantia spore dispersal is due to hydrochasy and is aided by elaters. Correct choice: (2)

Q.18. Which pair of the following belongs to Basidiomycetes?
a. Morchella and Mushrooms
b. Birds’ nest fungi and Pufballs
c. Pufballs and Claviceps
d. Peziza and Stink horns
Sol. Bird’s nest fungi – Cyathus, Pufballs – Lycoperdon, Both belong to the class Basidiomycetes. Correct choice: (3)

Q.19. ICBN stands for:
a. Indian Code of Botanical Nomenclature
b. Indian Congress of Biological Names
c. International Code of Botanical Nomenclature
d. International Congress of Biological Names
Sol. ICBN is one of the codes of nomenclature. It stands for International Code of Botanical Nomenclature. Correct choice: (3)

Q. 20. Ergot of rye is caused by a species of:
a. Claviceps
b. Phytophthora
c. Uncinula
d. Ustilago
Sol. Ergot of rye is caused by Claviceps purpurea. Correct choice: (1)

Q. 21. When two species of different genealogy come to resemble each other as a result of adaptation, the phenomenon is termed:
a. Convergent evolution
b. Divergent evolution
c. Microevolution
d. Co-evolution
Sol. Correct choice: (1)

Q. 22. Adaptive radiation refers to:
a. Power of adaptation in an individual to a variety of environments
b. Adaptations due to Geographical isolation
c. Evolution of different species from a common ancestor
d. Migration of members of a species to different geographical areas
Sol. Correct choice: (3)

Q. 23. The living organisms can be unexceptionally distinguished from the non-living things on the basis of their ability for:
a. growth the movement
b. responsiveness to touch
c. interaction with the environment and progressive evolution
d. reproduction
Sol. Correct choice: (4)

Q. 24. The Finches of Galapogas islands provide an evidence in favour of:
a. Biogeographical Evolution
b. Special Creation
c. Evolution due to Mutation
d. Retrogressive Evolution
Sol. Correct choice: (1)

Q. 25. One of the important consequences of geographical isolation is:
a. Random creation of new species
b. No change in the isolation faunax
c. Preventing Speciation
d. Speciation through reproductive isolation
Sol. Correct choice: (4)

Q. 26. Industrial melanism as observed in peppered moth proves that:
a. Melanism is a pollution-generated feature
b. The true black melanic forms arise by a recurring random mutation
c. The melanic form of the moth has no selective advantage over lighter form in industrial area
d. The lighter-form moth has no selective advantage either in polluted industrial area or non-polluted area.
Sol. It is an example of directional selection. Correct choice: (2)

Q. 27. The concept of chemical evolution is based on:
a. Possible origin of life by combination of chemicals
b. Crystallization of chemicals under suitable environmental conditions
c. Interaction of water, air and clay under
d. Effect of solar radiation of chemicals
Sol. Correct choice: (1)

Q. 28. Among the human ancestors the brain size was more than 1000 CC in:
a. Homo habilis
b. Homo neanderthalensis
c. Homo erectus
d. Ramapithecus
Sol. Homo habilis had a cranial capacity in the range of 680-720 c.c. & that of Homo erectus erectus 775-990 c.c, Homo erectus pekinensis 915-1200 c.c., Homo neanderthalensis 1300-1600 c.c. Correct choice: (c)

Q. 29. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
a. Crocodile
b. Sea Urchin
c. Obelia
d. Lemur
-Chambered heart
- Parapodia
– Metagenesis
– Thecodont
(1) Only A and B
(2) A, C and D
(3) B, C and D
(4) Only A and D
Sol. Correct choice: (2)

Q. 30. Select the correct statement from the following:
a. Mutations are random and directional
b. Darwinian variations are small and directionless
c. Fitness is the end result of the ability to adapt and gets selected by nature
d. All mammals except whales and camels have seven cervical vertebrate.
Sol. It explains natural selection. Correct choice: (3)

Q. 31. Which one of the following is a matching pair of a body feature and the animal possessing it?
a. Ventral heart
b. Post-anal tail
c. Ventral Central nervous system
d. Pharyngeal gill slits absent in embryo
- Scorpion
- Octopus
– Leech
– Chamaeleon
Sol. Scorpion has dorsal heart. Post-anal tail is found only in chordates. Pharyngeal gill slits are present in the embryo of chameleon. Correct choice: (3)

Q. 32. What is common between parrot, platypus and kangaroo?
a. Ovoparity
b. Homoiothermy
c. Toothless jaws
d. Functional post -anal tail
Sol. Only birds & mammals are homoiothermous. Correct choice: (2)

Q. 33. What is true about Nereis, Scorpion, Cockroach and Silver fish?
a. They all belong to the same phylum
b. They all have jointed paired appendages
c. They all possess dorsal heart
d. None of them is aquatic
Sol. Correct choice: (3)

Q. 34. Which one of the following statement is correct?
a. Ontogeny repeats phylogeny
b. Stem cells are specialized cells
c. There is no evidence of the existence of gills during embryogenesis of mammals
d. All plant and animal cells are totipotent.
Sol. Correct choice: (1)

Q. 35. “Foolish Seedling” disease of rice led to the discovery of:
a. IAA
b. GA
c. ABA
d. 2, 4 – D
Sol. Foolish seeding disease (Bakane disease) of rice is due to a fungus Giberella fujikuroi. Yabuta and Sumuki obtained achemical from the fungus and called gibbrellic acid. Correct choice: (2)

Q. 36. Passage cells are thin- walled cells found in:
a. central region of style through which the pollen tube grows towards the ovary.
b. endodermis of roots facilitating rapid transport of water from cortex to pericycle.
c. phloem elements that serve as entry points for substances for transport to other plant parts.
d. testa of seed to enable emergence of growing embryonic axis during seed germination.
Sol. Passage cells also called transfusion tissue are found in the endodermis meant for rapid transport of water from cortex to pericycle. Correct choice: (2)

Q. 37. The first acceptor of electrons from an excited chlorophyll molecule of photosystem II is:
a. Quinone
b. Cytochrome
c. Iron-sulphur protein
d. Ferredoxin.
Sol. The first acceptor of electros from an excited chlorophyll is quinone. Correct choice: (1)

Q. 38. All enzymes of TCA cycle are located in the mitochondrial matrix except one which is located in inner mitochondrial membranes in eukaryotes and in cytosol in prokaryotes. This enzyme is:
a. succinate dehydrogenase
b. lactate dehydrogenase
c. isocitrate dehydrogenase
d. malate dehydrogenase
Sol. Succinate dehydrogenase is a common enzyme for TCA and ETC. It is located on inner mitochondrial membrane. Rest of the TCA enzymes are present in mitochondrial matrix. Correct choice: (1)

Q. 39. The wavelength of light absorbed by Pr form of phytochrome is:
a. 620 nm
b. 640 nm
c. 680 nm
d. 720 nm
Sol. The Pr form of phytochrome receives red light (600-680 nm) and changes into Pfr. Correct choice: (3)

Q. 40. Opening of floral buds into flowers, is type of:
a. Autonomic movement of growth
b. Autonomic movement of locomotion
c. Autonomic movement of variation
d. Paratonic movement of growth.
Sol. Opening of floral bud into flowers, is due to epinasty, a type of autonomic movement of growth. Correct choice: (1)

Q. 41. Which one of the following pairs, is not correctly matched?
a. IAA – Cell wall elongation
b. Abscissic Acid – Stomatal closure
c. Gibberellic Acid – Leaf fall
d. Cytokinin – Cell division
Sol. Leaf fall is due to interaction of auxin and ethylene. Correct choice: (3)

Q. 42. One gene – one enzyme relationship was established for the first time in:
a. Diploccus pneumoniae
b. Neurospora crassa
c. Salmonella typhimurium
d. Escherichia Coli
Sol. One gene-one enzyme hypothesis was given by Beadle and Tatum in red mould (Neurospora crassa). Correct choice: (2)

Q. 43. Male gametes in angiosperms are formed by the division of:
a. Microspore mother cell
b. Microspore
c. Generative cell
d. Vegetative cell
Sol. During the development of male gametophyte first of all two cells – generative cell and tube nucleus are formed from a pollen. This twocelled stage is called pollen grain. Finally the generative cell divides to form 2-male gametes. Correct choice: (3)

Q. 44. Two cells A and B are contiguous. Cell A has osmotic pressure 10 atm, turgor pressure – 7atm and diffusion pressure deficit 3 atm. Cell B has osmotic pressure 8 atm, turgor pressure 3 atm and diffusion pressure deficit 5 atm. The result will be:
a. Movement of water of Cell A to B
b. Movement of water from Cell B to A
c. No movement of water
d. Equilibrium between the two
Sol. The direction of movement of water is from low to high DPD. Correct choice: (1)

Q. 45. In the leaves of C4 plants, malic acid formation during CO2 fixation occurs in the cells of:
a. Epidermis
b. Mesophyll
c. Bundle Sheath
d. Phloem
Sol. In C4 plants, C4 cycle occurs in mesophyll cells and C3 cycle in bundle sheath cells. Correct choice: (2)

Q. 46. Which of the following is a flowering plant with nodules containing filamentous nitrogen-fixing microorganism?
a. Cicer arietinum
b. Casuarina equisetifolia
c. Crotalaria juncea
d. Cycas revolute
Sol. The filamentous nitrogen – fixing microorganism like Frankia occurs in root-nodules of non-leguminous plants like Casuarina and Alnus. Correct choice: (2)

Q. 47. Which one of the following is surrounded by a callose wall?
a. Pollen grain
b. Microspore mother cell
c. Male gamete
d. Egg
Sol. The microspore mother cells develops an internal layer of callose which breaks the plasmodesmatal connections among themselves. Correct choice: (2)

Q. 48. Which one of the following elements is not an essential micronutrient for plant growth?
a. Ca
b. Mn
c. Zn
d. Cu
Sol. Calcium is an essential macronutrient for plant growth. Correct choice: (1)

Q. 49. If you suspect major deficiency of antibodies in person, to which of the following would you look for confirmatory evidence?
a. Haemocytes
b. Serum albumins
c. Serum globulins
d. Fibrinogen in the plasma
Sol. Correct choice: (3)

Q. 50. Which one of the following is a fat -soluble vitamin and its related deficiency disease?
a. Calciferol – Pellagra
b. Ascorbic acid – Scurvy
c. Retinol – Xerophthalmia
d. Cobalamine – Beri-beri
Sol. Correct choice: (3)

Q. 51. Which one of the following mammalian cells is not capable of metabolising glucose to carbon-dioxide aerobically?
a. Red blood cells
b. White blood cells
c. Unstriated muscle cells
d. Liver cells
Sol. RBCs do not have mitochondria & thus can respire only anaerobically. Correct choice: (1)

Q. 52. Compared to a bull a bullock is docile because of:
a. lower levels of adrenalin / noradrenalin in its blood
b. higher levels of thyroxin
c. higher levels of cortisone
d. lower levels of blood testosterone
Sol. The bullock is castrated and therefore secretion of testosterone is not adequate. Correct choice: (4)

Q. 53. In the human female, menstruation can be deferred by the administration of:
a. FSH only
b. LH only
c. Combination of FSH and LH
d. Combination of estrogen and progesterone
Sol. Correct choice: (4)

Q. 54. In human body, which one of the following is anatomically correct?
a. Cranial nerves
b. Floating ribs
c. Collar bones
d. Salivary glands
- 10 pairs
- 2 pairs
– 3 pairs
–1 pair
Sol. Correct choice: (2)

Q. 55. In which one of the following preparations are you likely to come across cell junctions most frequently?
a. Hyaline cartilage
b. Ciliated epithelium
c. Thrombocytes
d. Tendon
Sol. Correct choice: (2)

Q. 56. A drop of each of the following, is placed separately on four slides. Which of them will not coagulate?
a. Whole blood from pulmonary vein
b. Blood plasma
c. Blood serum
d. Sample from the thoracic duct of lymphatic system
Sol. Blood serum does not contain fibrinogen and few other clotting factors, thus it will not coagulate. Correct choice: (3)

Q. 57. Feeling the tremors of an earthquake a scared resident of seventh floor of a multistoryed building starts climbing down the stairs rapidly. Which hormone initiated this action?
a. Gastrin
b. Thyroxin
c. Adrenaline
d. Glucagon
Sol. Correct choice: (3)

Q. 58. A person who is on a long hunger strike and is surviving only on water, will have:
a. less urea in his urine
b. more sodium in his urine
c. less amino acids in his urine
d. more glucose in his blood.
Sol. Correct choice: (1)

Q. 59. Which one of the following pairs of structures distinguishes a nerve cell from other types of cell?
a. Nucleus and mitochondria
b. Perikaryon and dendrites
c. Vacuoles and fibers
d. Flagellum and medullary sheath
Sol. Correct choice: (2)

Q.60. Which part of ovary in mam mals acts as an endocrine gland after evolution?
a. Vitelline membrane
b. Graafian follicle
c. Stroma
d. Germinal epithelium
Sol. Correct choice: (2)

Q. 61. During the transmission of nerve impulse through a nerve fibre, the potential on the inner side of the plasma membrane has which type of electric charge?
a. First positive, then negative and again back to positive
b. First negative, then positive and again back to negative
c. First positive, then negative and continue to be negative
d. First negative, then positive and continue to be positive.
Sol. Correct choice: (2)

Q. 62. A person is having problems with calcium and phosphorous metabolism in his body. Which one of the following glands may not be functioning properly?
a. Thyroid
b. Parathyroid
c. Parotid
d. Pancreas
Sol. Correct choice: (2)

Q. 63. Identify the odd combination of the habitat and the particular animal concerned:
a. Rann of Kutch
b. Dachigam National Park
c. Sunderbans
d. Periyar
- Wild Ass
- Snow Leopard
–Bengal Tiger
–Elephant
Sol. Dachigam National Park is for the conservation of Hangul. Correct choice: (2)

Q. 64. In which one of the following the BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand) of sewage (S), distillery effluent (DE), paper mill effluent (PE) and sugar mill effluent (SE) have been arranged in ascending order?
a. S < DE < PE < SE
b. SE < S < PE < DE
c. SE < PE < S < DE
d. PE < S < SE < DE
Sol. BOD of distillery effluent is 40,000 mg / l and that of paper mill effluent and sewage is 190 mg/l and 30 mg/l, respectively. Correct choice: (2)

Q. 65. Which one of the following ecosystem types has the highest annual net primary productivity?
a. Temperate deciduous forest
b. Tropical rain forest
c. Tropical deciduous forest
d. Temperate evergreen forest
Sol. Tropical rain forest has highest annual net primary productivity (9000 K cal / m 2 / yr). Correct Choice: (2)

Q. 66. Which one of the following is being utilized as a source of biodiesel in the Indian countryside?
a. Pongamia
b. Euphorbia
c. Beetroot
d. Sugarcane
Sol. Pongamia, Jatropa, Euphorbia are petrocrops. However, in the Indian countryside, Pongamia (Kanjar) is being utilized as a source of biodiesel. Correct choice: (1)

Q. 67. In a coal fires power plant electrostatic precipitators are installed to control emission of:
a. CO
b. SO2
c. NOX
d. SPM
Sol. Electrostatic precipitators control emission of suspended particle matter (SPM). Correct choice: (4)

Q. 68. Which one of the following is not a bioindicator of water pollution?
a. Sewage fungus
b. Sludge-worms
c. Blood-worms
d. Stone flies
Sol. Correct choice: (4)

Q. 69. A high density of elephant population in an area can result in:
a. Predation on one another
b. Mutualism
c. Intra specific competition
d. Inter specific competition
Sol. Intra-specific competition occurs between the members of the same species. Correct choice: (3)

Q. 70. Geometric representation of age structure is a characteristic of:
a. Ecosystem
b. Biotic community
c. Population
d. Landscape
Sol. Age structure is one of the characteristics of population. Correct choice: (3)

Q. 71. Which one of the following pairs of organisms are exotic species introduced in India?
a. Nile perch, Ficus religiosa
b. Ficus religiosa, Lantana camara
c. Lantana camara, Water hyacinth
d. Water hyacinth, Prosopis cineraria
Sol. Lantana camara and Eicchornia czassipes (water hyacinth) are exotic species. Correct choice: (3)

Q. 72. One of endangered species of Indian medicinal plants is that of:
a. Nepenthes
b. Podophyllum
c. Ocimum
d. Garlic
Sol. Podophyllum hexandrum – : (Papri), gives a drug from its rhizome; besides being stimulant and purgative and has destructive action on cancerous tissues. Correct choice: (2)

Q. 73. A genetically engineered micro-organism used successfully in bioremediation of oil spills is a species of:
a. Bacillus
b. Pseudomonas
c. Trichoderma
d. Xanthomonas
Sol. Pseudomonas putida (superbug) developed by genetic engineering by Anand Mohan Chakravorty is used to control oil spills. Correct choice: (2)

Q. 74. A sequential expression of a set of human genes occurs when a steroid molecule binds to the:
a. Ribosome
b. Transfer RNA
c. Messenger RNA
d. DNA sequence
Sol. Correct choice: (4)

Q. 75. The Okazaki fragments in DNA chain growth:
a. polymerize in the direction and explain DNA replication
b. result in transcription
c. polymerize in the direction and forms replication fork
d. prove semi-conservative nature of DNA replication
Sol. Replication occurs always in direction. Okazaki fragments, synthesized on DNA template, join to form lagging strand which grows in direction. Correct choice: (1)

Q. 76. In the hexaploid wheat, the haploid (n) and basic (x) numbers of chromosomes are:
a. n = 21 and x = 7
b. n = 7 and x = 21
c. n = 21 and x = 21
d. n = 21 and x = 14
Sol. The basic number (x) of wheat is 7. Thus the 6x = 2n = 42 and n = 21. Correct choice: (1)

Q. 77. Molecular basis of organ differentiation depends on the modulation in transcription by:
a. Anticodon
b. RNA polymerase
c. Ribosome
d. Transcription factor
Sol. Correct choice: (4)

Q. 78. Telomere repetitive DNA sequence control the function of eukaryote chromosomes because they:
a. prevent chromosome loss
b. act as replicons
c. are RNA transcription initiator
d. help chromosome pairing
Sol. Telomerase seal the ends of the chromosomes. Correct choice: (1)

Q. 79. Inheritance of skin colour in humans is an example of:
a. codominance
b. chromosomal aberration
c. point mutation
d. polygenic inheritance
Sol. Inheritance of skin colour in human is controlled by three genes, A, B and C. Correct choice: (4)

Q. 80. A common test to find the genotype of a hybrid is by:
a. crossing of one F1progeny with male parent
b. crossing of one F2 progeny with male parent
c. crossing of one F2 progeny with female parent
d. studying the sexual behaviour of F1 progenies.
Sol. To find the genotype of hybrid, it is test crossed. Correct choice: (1)

Q. 81. During transcription, RNA polymerase holoenzyme binds to a gene promoter and assumes a saddle – like structure. What is it’s DNA-binding sequence?
a. TATA
b. TTAA
c. AATT
d. CACC
Sol. The DNA binding sequence for RNA polymerase is called TATA box. Correct choice: (1)

Q. 82. Two genes R and Y are located very close on the chromosomal linkage map of maize plant. When RRYY and rryy genotypes are hybridized, the F2 segregation will show:
a. Higher number of the parental types.
b. Higher number of the recombinant types.
c. Segregation in the expected 9: 3: 3: 1 ratio.
d. Segregation in 3:1 ratio.
Sol. When the linked genes are situated quite close, the chances of crossing over are highly reduced. Due to this, large number of parental gametes are formed and only few recombinant gametes are formed. This results in higher number of parental types in F2 generation as compared to recombinants. Correct choice: (1)

Q. 83. In maize, hybrid vigour is exploited by:
a. Inducing mutations.
b. Bombarding the seeds with DNA.
c. Crossing of two inbred parental lines.
d. Harvesting seeds from the most productive plants.
Sol. Correct choice: (3)

Q. 84. Differentiation of organs and tissues in a developing organism, is associated with:
a. Deletion of genes
b. Developmental mutations
c. Differential expression of genes
d. Lethal mutations
Sol. Correct choice: (3)

Q. 85. In pea plants, yellow seeds are dominant to green. If a heterozygous yellow seeded plant is crossed with a green seeded plant, what ratio of yellow and green seeded plants would you expect in F1 generation?
a. 3 : 1
b. 50 : 50
c. 9 : 1
d. 1 : 3
Sol. This is a monohybrid test cross. Correct choice: (2)

Q. 86. The length of DNA molecule greatly exceeds the dimensions of the nucleus in eukaryotic cells. How is this DNA accommodated?
a. Through elimination of repetitive DNA.
b. Deletion of non-essential genes.
c. Super-coiling in nucleosomes.
d. DNAse digestion.
Sol. The nucleosome model explains the packaging of histone proteins and DNA in the chromatin material which forms the chromosome. Correct choice: (3)

Q. 87. In cloning of cattle a fertilized egg is taken out of the mother’s womb and:
a. from this upto eight identical twins can be produced
b. the egg is divided into 4 pairs of cells which are implanted into the womb of others cows
c. in the eight cell stage, cells are separated and cultured until small embryos are formed which are implanted into the womb other cows.
d. in the eight cell stage the individual cells are separated under electrical field for further development in culture media.
Sol. As per the experiment performed by the scientist from Japan. Correct choice: (3)

Q. 88. Which one of the following statements is correct?
a. At present it is not possible to grow maize without chemical fertilizers.
b. Extensive use of chemical fertilizers may lead to eutrophication of nearby water bodies.
c. Both Azotobacter and Rhizobium fix atmospheric nitrogen in root nodules of plants.
d. Cyanobacteria such as Anabaena and Nostoc are important mobilizers of phosphates and potassium for plant nutrition in soil.
Sol. The Agricultural run off contains high concentration of chemical fertilizers. Which is discharge in near by lakes causes nutrient enrichment of lakes called eutrophication. Correct choice: (2)

Q. 89. The population of an insect species shows an explosive increase in numbers during rainy season followed by its disappearance at the end of the season. What does this show?
a. The population of its predators increases enormously.
b. S-shaped or sigmoid growth of this insect.
c. The food plants mature and die at the end of the rainy season.
d. Its population growth curve is of J-type.
Sol. A population which grows exponentially and crashes suddenly exhibits J-type growth curve. Correct choice: (4)

Q. 90. The two polynucleotide chains in DNA are:
a. semiconservative
b. parallel
c. discontinuous
d. antiparallel
Sol. The two chains in a dsDNA run in opposite direction one while other in opposite direction. Correct choice: (4)

Q. 91. A plant requires magnesium for:
a. Cell wall development
b. Holdin g cells together
c. Protein synthesis
d. Chlorophyll synthesis

Q. 92. Probiotics are:
a. Live microbial food supplement
b. Safe antibiotics
c. Cancer inducing microbes
d. New kind of food allergens
Sol. Live microbial food supplements are called probiotics (e.g., curd). Correct choice: (1)

Q. 93. Bowman’s glands are located in the:
a. olfactory epithelium of our nose
b. proximal end of uriniferous tubules
c. anterior pituitary
d. female reproductive system of cockroach
Sol. Correct choice: (1)

Q. 94. Increased asthamatic attacks in certain seasons are related to:
a. Low temperature
b. Hot and humid environment
c. Eating fruits preserved in tin containers
d. Inhalation of seasonal pollen
Sol. Correct choice: (4)

Q. 95. A human male produces sperms with genotypes AB, Ab, aB and ab pertaining to two diallelic characters in equal proportions. What is the corresponding genotype of this person?
a. AABB
b. AaBb
c. AaBB
d. AABb
Sol. The formula for gamete formation is 2n where n stands for number of heterozygous pairs. AaBb has 2 heterozygous pairs so it will form 4 types of gametes. Correct choice: (2)

Q. 96. Which one of the following pairs is wrongly matched?
a. Coliforms
b. Methanogens
c. Yeast
d. Streptomycetes - Vinegar
-Gobar gas
–Ethanol
–Antibiotic
Sol. Coliforms are bacteria found in colon e.g. E. coli. For the preparation of vinegar Acetobacter aceti is employed. Correct choice: (1)

Q. 97. Which one of the following pairs is mismatched?
a. Bombyx mori
b. Pila globosa
c. Apis indica
d. Kenia lacca -silk
-pearl
–honey
–lac
Sol. Pinctada vulgaris is a bivalve from which pearl is obtained. Correct choice: (2)

Q. 98. Which one of the following is viral disease of poultry?
a. Pasteurellosis
b. Salmonellosis
c. Coryza
d. New Castle disease
Sol. Correct choice: (4)

Q. 99. Ultrasound of how much frequency is beamed into human body for sonography?
a. 45 – 70 MHz
b. 30 – 45 MHz
c. 15 – 30 MHz
d. 1 – 15 MHz
Sol. Correct choice: (4)

Q. 100. Lysozyme that is present in perspiration, saliva and tears, destroys:
a. most virus-infected cells
b. certain fungi
c. certain types of bacteria
d. all viruses
Sol. Correct choice: (3)

Basic General Knowledge Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many languages and dialects are spoken by people all over the world?

A. 6,000
B. 9,000
C. 4,000
D. 1,000
2. Approximately, how many people speak Chinese language?
A. 1 billion
B. 1 million
C. 1 lakh
D. 1 thousand
3. The language with the richest vocabulary is:
A. Hindi
B. French
C. English
D. German
4. English Language have more than ?? words:
A. 4,50,000
B. 45,000
C. 4,500
D. 450
5. The oldest Indian language is:
A. Telugu
B. Hindu
C. Tamil
D. Punjabi
6. Which book has been printed in the maximum number of languages and these scripts?
A. The Bible
B. Hiraka Sutra
C. The Super Book
D. None of these
7. The only religious book ever printed in a shorthand scripts is:
A. The Ramayana
B. The Mahabharata
C. The bible
D. Guru Granth Sahib
8. The oldest printed work in the world, which dates back to AD 868 is:
A. The Bible
B. The Hirake Sutra
C. The Ramayana
D. The Mahabharata
9. The largest book, the super book, is ?? and weight is ??
A. 270 cm, 300 cm, 252 kg.
B. 100 cm, 110 cm, 100 kg.
C. 200 cm, 100 cm, 60 kg.
D. None of these
10. Les Hommes de bonne volonté is the:
A. Longest novel ever published
B. Shortest novel every published
C. The oldest novel
D. None of these
11. The author of the play/book ?Ratnawali? is:
A. Tulsidas
B. Kalidas
C. Harsha Vardhan
D. Prem Chand
12. Which of the following in the book/play written by Maithili Sharan Gupt?
A. Saket
B. Satyartha Prakash
C. Shakuntala
D. Savitri
13. The book ?Satyartha Prakash? was written by:
A. Swami Dayanand
B. Swami Vivekanand
C. Sarojini Naidu
D. Kalidas
14. The play/book ?Shakuntala? was written by:
A. Maithili Sharan gupt
B. Swami Dayanand
C. Kalidas
D. Tulsidas
15. Which of the following is the author of ?Song of India, The?:
A. Firdausi
B. Sarojini Naidu
C. Lala Lajpat Rai
D. Sri Aurobindo Ghosh
16. The author of the book ?Time machine? is:
A. Lewis Carroll
B. Robert Louis Stevenson
C. Charles Lamb
D. H.G. Wells
17. Which of the following book was written by Tulsidas:
A. Vinay Patrika
B. Ramcharitmanas
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Yashodhara
18. The book ?Vish Vriksha? was written by:
A. Bankimchandra Chatterjee
B. Annie Basant
C. Tulsidas
D. Kalidas
19. The book ?We Indians? was written by:
A. H.G. Wells
B. Khushwant Singh
C. James Jeans
D. Thomas Moore
20. Which of he following is he author of play/book ?Yashodhara?:
A. Maithili Sharan Gupt
B. Khushwant Singh
C. Bankimchandra Chatterjee
D. Sarojini Naidu
21. Dhyan Chand was:
A. A great hockey player
B. Captained he Indian hockey team which won a gold medal in 1936 Berlin Olympics
C. Scored 101 goals at the Olympic games and 300 goals in the international matches.
D. All the statements are correct
22. Who developed the small pox vaccination?
A. Eduard Jenner
B. Alexander Fleming
C. Albert Einstein
D. None of these
23. Euclid was:
A. Greek mathematician
B. Contributor to the use of deductive principles of logic as the basis of geometry
C. Propounded the geometrical theosems
D. All the statements are correct
24. Fa-hien was:
A. The first Buddhist pilgrim of China to visit India during the reign of Chandragupta Vikramaditya
B. The discover of Puerto Rico and Jamaica
C. The first Buddhist pilgrim of India to visit China
D. None of these
25. Firdausi was:
A. A person poet
B. Well known for his epic ?Sharnama?
C. Both are correct
D. None of these
26. Who is also known as the ?Lady with the Lamp??
A. Florence Nightingale
B. Sarojini Naidu
C. Rani Laxmibai
D. Bachendri Pal
27. Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit was:
A. A German Physicist
B. Developed the mercury thermometer in 1714
C. Devised temperature scale
D. All are correct
28. Galileo was an Italian astronomer who:
A. Developed the telescope
B. Discovered 4 satellites of Jupiter
C. Discovered that the movement of the pendulum produces a regular time measurement.
D. All are correct
29. Who is known as the father of English poetry?
A. Geoffrey Chaucer
B. John Milton
C. John Keats
D. None of these
30. The American General who led the revolt against the British & declared American independence was:
A. George Washington
B. Bill Clinton
C. George Bush
D. None of these
31. Marco Polo
A. Discovered Greenland
B. Traveled three China, India and other parts of Asia
C. Traveled round the cape of Good Hope
D. Discovered Canada
32. Who landed on the mainland of South America for the First time?
A. Discovered Greenland
B. Landed on the mainland of south America
C. Discovered the sea route from Europe to India.
D. None of these
33. Who was first to sail sound the strait, reached the Philippines and named the Pacific Ocean?
A. Ferdinand Magelion
B. Jacques Carter
C. William Janszoom
D. Vasco da Gama
34. Who discovered Australia?
A. Eric the Red
B. Leif Ericsson
C. William Janszoom
D. None of these
35. Who located the magnetic pole?
A. Sir James Clark
B. Rear Admiral
C. Sir John Ross
D. All the above
36. Who was first to reach the South Pole?
A. Rear Admiral
B. Capt. Amundsen
C. Capt. R. E. Scett
D. Sir Edmund Hillary
37. Who was the first to cross the Antarctic?
A. Sir Vivian Fuchs & sir Edmund Hillary
B. Maj. Yuri Gagarin and Maj. Gherman Titor
C. Capt. R. E. Scott
D. All of these
38. Who were the first to journey into space?
A. Maj. Yori Gagarin and maj. Gherman Titor from Russia
B. Comm. Grissom and Col john Glenn from America
C. Both are correct
D. None of these
39. Who was the first man to ?Walk? in space?
A. Col. Leonor from Russia
B. Major White from America
C. Both of these
D. None of these
40. Who were the first to circle the moon?
A. Frank boreman, Bill Anders and Jim Lovell
B. Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin
C. Charles Conrad and Alan Bean
D. None of these
41. ?Arena? is the special name for playground of:
A. Cricket
B. Lawn Tennis
C. Wrestling
D. Skating
42. The national sport of Canada is:
A. Tennis and cricket
B. Lacrosse
C. Judo
D. Rugby and Football
43. Badminton is the national sport at:
A. Malaysia
B. Scotland
C. China
D. Former soviet Union
44. Where is the Vallabhbhai Patel stadium located?
A. Kolkata
B. Mumbai
C. Chennai
D. Delhi
45. Where is the sports stadium, Green Park, located?
A. Kanpur
B. Jamshedpur
C. Cuttack
D. Patiala
46. For which of the following disciplines in Nobel Prize awarded?
A. Physics and chemistry
B. Physiology or Medicine
C. Literature, Peace and Economics
D. All the above
47. On which date is Nobel Prize awarded?
A. December 10
B. January 10
C. April 10
D. July 10
48. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, awarded the Noble Prize in:
A. Physics
B. Economics
C. Chemistry
D. (a) and (c)
49. The committee of the Norwegian Parliament awards the prize for:
A. Economics
B. Peace
C. Medicine
D. Literature
50. Dr. Linus Carl Pauling is the only person to have won two Nobel Prizes individually for:
A. Chemistry in 1954, peace prize in 1962
B. Peace prize in 1954, Chemistry in 1962
C. Physics in 154, Medicine in 1962
D. Medicine in 1954, Physics in 1962

Answers
1. b 2. a 3. c 4. a 5. c
6. a 7. c 8. b 9. a 10. a
11. c 12. a 13. a 14. c 15. b
16. d 17. c 18. a 19. b 20. a
21. d 22. a 23. d 24. a 25. c
26. a 27. d 28. d 29. a 30. a
31. b 32. b 33. a 34. c 35. d
36. b 37. a 38. c 39. c 40. a
41. c 42. b 43. a 44. b 45. a
46. d 47. a 48. d 49. b 50. a

LATEST GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS

1. Which Indian city has been awarded Sustainable Transport Award (STA) 2010 ?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Ahmedabad
(C) Bengaluru
(D) Mumbai
Ans : (B)

2. The target set for ensuring FDI inflow into India by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry stands at—
(A) $ 95 billion
(B) $ 100 billion
(C) $ 110 billion
(D) $ 115 billion
Ans : (B)

3. Agni-III missile successfully test- fired on—
(A) January 5, 2010
(B) December 31, 2009
(C) February 7, 2010
(D) February 12, 2010
Ans : (C)


4. The G7 Finance Ministers Summit was held on February 5-6, 2010 at—
(A) Iqaluit (Canada)
(B) New Delhi (India)
(C) Beijing (China)
(D) London (England)
Ans : (A)

5. Direct Tax Collections of the Union Government during April-December 2009 show a growth of—
(A) Negative 8•5%
(B) Positive 8•5%
(C) Almost no growth
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)

6. The Reserve Bank of India on January 29, 2010 increased mandatory cash reserve of banks by—
(A) 25 basis points
(B) 50 basis points
(C) 75 basis points
(D) 85 basis points
Ans : (C)

7. Recently India signed an agreement for collaboration on road sector with—
(A) Indonesia
(B) Myanmar
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Malaysia
Ans : (D)

8. The 74th Conference of the Presiding Officers of Legislative bodies was held in—
(A) Kolkata
(B) Patna
(C) Hyderabad
(D) Bhopal
Ans : (D)

9. The fifth ASEAN Education Minister Meeting was held on January 28, 2010 at—
(A) Cebu
(B) Sierra Leone
(C) Singapore
(D) Beijing
Ans : (A)

10. Viktor Yanukovych has won the Presidential Election in/of—
(A) Russia
(B) Ukraine
(C) France
(D) Kazakhstan
Ans : (B)

11. Who has been elected as the first women President of Costa Rica ?
(A) Laura Chinchilla
(B) Cristina Kirchner
(C) Violeta Chamorrow
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)

12. Which of the following states of India has been given the Sanskrit language as status of second official language ?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Uttarakhand
(C) Chhattisgarh
(D) Bihar
Ans : (B)

13. Which of the following films has won the ‘Golden Conch’ award for the best documentary in the 11th Mumbai International Film Festival ?
(A) 17 August
(B) My Name is Khan
(C) The Spell
(D) The Sun Behind the Clouds
Ans : (A)

14. Who has been appointed as Director General of National Investigation Agency (NIA) ?
(A) S. C. Sinha
(B) R.V. Raju
(C) S. Balaji
(D) Loknath Behera
Ans : (A)

15. The newly elected President of Bharatiya Janata Party is—
(A) Rajnath Singh
(B) Sushama Swaraj
(C) Nitin Gadkari
(D) Arun Jaitley
Ans : (C)

16. India’s 18th Nuclear Power Plant has begun its commercial operations at—
(A) Rawatbhata (Rajasthan)
(B) Kalpakkam (Tamil Nadu)
(C) Tarapur (Maharashtra)
(D) Kaiga (Karnataka)
Ans : (A)

17. Recently, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Partners Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) and Oil India Ltd. (OIL) have bagged a bid to develop a major crude oil block in—
(A) Spain
(B) Venezuela
(C) Ethiopia
(D) Bahrain
Ans : (B)

98. The head of newly constituted National Innovation Council is—
(A) Sam Pitroda
(B) K. Kasturirangan
(C) Samir Brahmachari
(D) None of the above
Ans : (A)

19. Union Cabinet recently cleared the Bill to protect—
(A) Minorities
(B) Scheduled Castes
(C) Whistle Blowers
(D) None of the above
Ans : (C)

20. Recently Asian Development Bank approved loan for National Capital Region worth—
(A) $ 150 million
(B) $ 200 million
(C) $ 100 million
(D) $ 300 million
Ans : (A)

21. Where is the National Environment Engineering Institute?
(A) Jamshedpur
(B) Cuttack
(C) Nagpur
(D) Ranchi
Ans : (C)

22. Who was declared as Miss Universe 2010 ?
(A) Claudia Julissa Guz Rodriguez (Dominican Republic)
(B) Nancy Randall (USA)
(C) Jimena Navarrete (Mexico)
(D) Rosanna Davison (Ireland)
Ans : (C)

23. Who has been appointed the new Chief of the Army Staff ?
(A) Arun Prakash
(B) S. P. Tyagi
(C) Ajit Bhavnani
(D) B. K. Singh
Ans : (D)


24. What is the exemption limit for Income Tax in the Budget for 2010-11 for general category ?
(A) 1 lakh 50 thousand
(B) 1 lakh 60 thousand
(C) 2 lakh 25 thousand
(D) 2 lakh 90 thousand
Ans : (B)

25. Australian Open Lawn Tennis (2010) women’s single title was won by—
(A) Jennifer Capriati (USA)
(B) Venus Williams
(C) Serena Williams (USA)
(D) Amelie Mauresmo (France)
Ans : (C)

26. The French Open Lawn Tennis (June 2010) women’s singles title was won by—
(A) Maria Sharapova (Russia)
(B) Anastasia Myskina (Russia)
(C) Francesca Schiavone (Italy)
(D) Elena Dementieva (Russia)
Ans : (C)

27. What was the annual growth rate of GDP at factor cost achieved during the financial year 2008-09 as announced by Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) ?
(A) 6•5%
(B) 6•7%
(C) 6%
(D) 7%
Ans : (B)

28. The Government of India has formed a new command of the army known as South-Western Command with its headquarters at Jaipur. With this the number of commands of the Indian land army will be raised to—
(A) 6
(B) 8
(C) 7
(D) 5
Ans : (C)

29. The Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is—
(A) K. Radhakrishnan
(B) S. K. Joshi
(C) M. S. Swaminathan
(D) K. Kasturirangan
Ans : (A)

30. Who won the Best Actress Award in the 82nd Annual Academy Awards (Oscar Awards) 2009, conferred in March 2010 ?
(A) Renee Zellweger
(B) Sandra Bullock
(C) Charlize Theron
(D) Cate Blanchett
Ans : (B)

31. M. K. Narayanan is the new Governor of—
(A) Assam
(B) West Bengal
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Jharkhand
Ans : (B)

32. Where is the Headquarter of the World Health Organisation?
(A) Paris
(B) Geneva
(C) Rome
(D) New York
Ans : (B)

33. Which state registered a win over Bengal lifting the Santosh Trophy in the 64th edition of the National Football Championship held at Kolkata in August 2010 ?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) West Bengal
(C) Chhattisgarh
(D) Punjab
Ans : (B)

34. Who was conferred the Maharashtra Govt.’s Lata Mangeshkar Award for 2009 ?
(A) Suman Kalyanpur
(B) Nirmal Verma
(C) Mahashweta Devi
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)

35. The 10th SCO conference in June 2010 was held in—
(A) Singapore
(B) Uzbekistan
(C) Malaysia
(D) Doha
Ans : (B)

36. Hygrometer is used for the measurement of—
(A) Relative humidity
(B) Density
(C) Vapour Pressure
(D) Voltage
Ans : (A)

37. The 29th Olympic Games were held in 2008 in Beijing. Where will the 30th Olympic Games be held in 2012 ?
(A) Kualalumpur (Malaysia)
(B) London (UK)
(C) Cairo (Egypt)
(D) Toronto (Canada)
Ans : (B)

38. Who is the recipient of Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Development and Disarmament 2009 ?
(A) Sheikh Hasina
(B) Prince Norodom Sihanouk, ex-King (Combodia)
(C) Dr. Karan Singh, former Union Minister of India
(D) Late Yasser Arafat of Palestine
Ans : (A)

39. What is the name of India’s projected Moon Mission ?
(A) Chandrayan
(B) Edusat
(C) Pioneer
(D) Chandrika
Ans : (A)

40. Who is the Chief Justice of India ?
(A) Justice A. S. Anand
(B) Justice J. S. Verma
(C) Justice Jayant Reddy
(D) Justice Sarosh Homi Kapadia
Ans : (D)

LATEST CURRENT GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS

1. Which of the following team has won the men’s World Cup Hockey 2010 ?
(A) Germany
(B) Australia
(C) Pakistan
(D) India
Ans : (B)

2. The 2010 Man Booker Prize was conferred upon—
(A) T. N. Sheshan
(B) Kiran Bedi
(C) Howard Jacobson
(D) K.P.S. Gill
Ans : (C)

3. Which one of the following got one Gold medal for India in the 29th Olympic Games held in Beijing in August 2008 ?
(A) Anju B. George
(B) Abhinav Bindra
(C) Karnam Malleshwari
(D) K. M. Beenamole
Ans : (B)


4. The 2008 Jnanpith Award was conferred upon—
(A) Nirmal Verma
(B) Gurdayal Singh
(C) Khuswant Singh
(D) Akhlaq Khan Shahryar
Ans : (D)

5. Who is the Chairman of the recently constituted National Knowledge Commission ?
(A) Sam Pitroda
(B) Surinder Nath
(C) N. Raja
(D) A. R. Gandhi
Ans : (A)

6. The 2009 Dada Sahib Phalke Award was conferred upon—
(A) Dr. Raj Kumar
(B) B. R. Chopra
(C) Shivaji Ganeshan
(D) Dr. D. Ramanaidu
Ans : (D)

7. Who among the following has won the Nobel Prize for Medicine for the year 2010 ?
(A) Robert G. Edwards
(B) Andre Geim
(C) Konstantin Novoselov
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)

8. Who is the author of the book ‘The White Tiger’ ?
(A) Mark Tully
(B) Shyam Bhatia
(C) Arvind Adiga
(D) Michael Cunningham
Ans : (C)

9. Who is the recipient of Nobel Prize for Literature for the year 2010 ?
(A) P. C. Alexzander
(B) Mario Vergas Llosa
(C) Wangari Mathai
(D) Mohamed El Baradei
Ans : (B)

10. The French Open Tennis Men’s Singles Title 2010 was won by—
(A) Rafael Nadal (Spain)
(B) Xavier Malisse (Belgium)
(C) Guillermo Coria (Argentina)
(D) Andy Roddick (USA)
Ans : (A)

11. The Wimbledon Tennis Women’s Singles Title (July 2010) was won by—
(A) Anastasia Myskina (Russia)
(B) Maria Sharapova (Russia)
(C) Serena Williams (USA)
(D) Venus Williams (USA)
Ans : (C)

12. Who was awarded Sarswati Samman for 2009 ?
(A) Ashok Bajpai
(B) Indrani Goswami
(C) Surjit Patar
(D) R. Ramaswamy
Ans : (C)

13. Which country won the ICC Twenty-20 World Cup 2010 ?
(A) Australia
(B) England
(C) West Indies
(D) South Africa
Ans : (B)

14. Who has won the Jamnalal Bajaj International Award 2009 for promoting Gandhian values outside India ?
(A) Vinayak Patel
(B) Madhur Bajaj
(C) Peter Dougherty
(D) Ms. Alice Garg
Ans : (C)

15. The book ‘The Lost Symbol’ is authored by—
(A) Jhumpa Lahiri
(B) Don Brown
(C) Amit Chaudhary
(D) Vikram A. Chandra
Ans : (B)

16. How many countries participated in the 29th Olympic Games held in Beijing in August 2008 ?
(A) 195
(B) 185
(C) 199
(D) 204
Ans : (D)

17. The Nobel Prize for Peace for 2010 goes to—
(A) Wangari Mathai
(B) Herta Mueller
(C) H. Mantel
(D) Liu Xiaobo
Ans : (D)

18. What new name has been given to the newly acquired aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov from Russia ?
(A) INS Samudragupta
(B) INS Vikramaditya
(C) INS Prabal
(D) INS Chandragupta
Ans : (B)

19. What is the lowest commissioned rank in the Indian Air Force?
(A) Wing Commander
(B) Flying Officer
(C) Flt. Lieutenant
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)

20. Where is the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Hyderabad
(C) Mussoorie
(D) Ahmedabad
Ans : (C)

21. Which/who of the following has been nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for 2010 ?
(A) Google
(B) Yahoo
(C) Internet
(D) Atal Behari Vajpayee
Ans : (C)

22. Vasant Kane was associated with—
(A) Journalism
(B) Politics
(C) Social Activist
(D) Economist
Ans : (A)

23. World Tuberculosis Day is observed on—
(A) 8th March
(B) 15th March
(C) 21st March
(D) 24th March
Ans : (D)


24. Who has been appointed as Chairman of five member expert committee on Telangana issue?
(A) Justice K. G. Balakrishnan
(B) Justice B. N. Srikrishna
(C) Justice B. N. Agrawal
(D) Justice V. S. Sirpukar
Ans : (B)

25. Which of the following teams has won the Ranji Trophy Cricket Tournament for the year 2009-10 ?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) West Bengal
(C) Mumbai
(D) Karnataka
Ans : (C)

26. Which country has won the ICC Under-19 World Cup Cricket- 2010 ?
(A) New Zealand
(B) Pakistan
(C) India
(D) Australia
Ans : (D)

27. Who among the following has been honoured with Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding for the year 2007 on January 14, 2010 ?
(A) Luiz Lula da Silva
(B) Olafur Ragnar Grimson
(C) Sultan Qaboos bin Said-al-Said
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)

28. Who among the following is the newly appointed Governor of Chhattisgarh State ?
(A) Shivraj Patil
(B) M. K. Narayanan
(C) Shekhar Dutt
(D) Urmila Singh
Ans : (C)

29. Who among the following has been honoured with first Rabindranath Tagore Literature Award for the year 2009 ?
(A) Alok Sarkar
(B) Naseen Safai
(C) Jaswant Singh Kanwal
(D) All of these
Ans : (D)

30. Who among the following has won the men’s single title of the Australian Open Tennis Championship 2010 ?
(A) Andy Murray
(B) Roger Federer
(C) Marin Cilic
(D) Rafael Nadal
Ans : (B)

31. Who among the following has won the women’s singles title of the Australian Open Tennis Championship 2010 ?
(A) Justine Henin
(B) Serena Williams
(C) Venus Williams
(D) Zheng Jie
Ans : (B)

32. Which Indian-American has been appointed as a member of US President Barack Obama Committee on the Arts and Humanities on February 6, 2010 ?
(A) Amartya Sen
(B) Bobby Jindal
(C) Jhumpa Lahiri
(D) Amitabh Bachchan
Ans : (C)

33. Who among the following is the author of the book ‘The Rediscovery of India’ ?
(A) Jhumpa Lahiri
(B) Chetan Bhagat
(C) Meghnad Desai
(D) Deep Joshi
Ans : (C)

34. According to the 2010 Quality of Life Index, India has been placed at the ……… best country in the world to live.
(A) 70th
(B) 88th
(C) 92nd
(D) 94th
Ans : (B)

35. Kirit Parikh Committee is related to—
(A) Petroleum
(B) Air Transport
(C) Agriculture
(D) Education
Ans : (A)

36. Which of the following has become the country’s first fully electrified district ?
(A) Raipur (Chhattisgarh)
(B) Patna (Bihar)
(C) Palakkad (Kerala)
(D) Kadapa (Andhra Pradesh)
Ans : (C)

37. Which of the following teams has won the Duleep Trophy Cricket for the year 2009-10 ?
(A) South Zone
(B) West Zone
(C) East Zone
(D) Central Zone
Ans : (B)

38. D. Swaroop Committee is associated with—
(A) Financial Products Market
(B) Sugar Marketing
(C) Capital Marketing
(D) Banking
Ans : (A)

39. Government had made an announcement in the Parliament to provide telephone connection to every household in the country by—
(A) 2015
(B) 2020
(C) 2030
(D) 2040
Ans : (D)

40. Recently a huge earthquake struck in—
(A) China
(B) Haiti
(C) Brazil
(D) Peru
Ans : (B)

41. What is Param Padma ?
(A) A new civilian award instituted by the Government of India
(B) A new noval craft indigenously manufactured by India
(C) India’s most powerful till date Super computer developed by Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)

42. Where will World Cup Football 2014 be played ?
(A) Brazil
(B) Canada
(C) South Africa
(D) Mexico
Ans : (A)

43. Who won the Miss Universe title for 2010 ?
(A) Justine Pasek
(B) Rosanna Davison
(C) Nikita Anand
(D) Jimena Navarrete
Ans : (D)


44. Who is the author of the book ‘Shalimar, The Clown’ ?
(A) Subramanian Swamy
(B) General N. C. Vij
(C) Salman Rushdie
(D) Carmen Bin Laden
Ans : (C)

45. Who is the recipient of the Phalke Ratna award for the year 2010 ?
(A) Rajesh Khanna
(B) Manoj Kumar
(C) Dev Anand
(D) Amitabh Bachchan
Ans : (C)

46. Pulitzer Prizes for 2010 were announced April 12, 2010 in the U.S.A. Which newspaper received Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting ?
(A) The Seattle Times Staff
(B) Washington Post
(C) Los Angeles Times
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)

47. With the admission of two new members in the NATO in 2009 its membership has now risen to—
(A) 15
(B) 28
(C) 19
(D) 25
Ans : (B)

48. The newly constituted National Advisory Council (NAC) Chairperson is—
(A) Pranab Kukherjee
(B) Sonia Gandhi
(C) L. K. Advani
(D) P. Chidambaram
Ans : (B)

49. The Summit Conference of the G-8 industrialised countries was held on 25-26 June, 2010 at—
(A) Philadelphia (USA)
(B) Frankfurt (Germany)
(C) Tokyo (Japan)
(D) Huntsville (Canada)
Ans : (D)

50. Which athlete has the distinctions of bagging the largest number of medals at the 29th Olympics ?
(A) Michael Phelps (USA)
(B) Leonidas Sampanis (Greece)
(C) Ferenc Gyurkovics (Hungary)
(D) Hossein Rezazadeh (Iran)
Ans : (A)

51. Who is the recipient of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for 2010 conferred on August 29, 2010 ?
(A) M. C. Marykon
(B) Vijendra Singh
(C) Sushil Kumar
(D) Saina Nehwal
Ans : (D)

52. Who among the following Bangladeshi was awarded the Magsaysay award 2010 ?
(A) J. M. Lyngdoh
(B) Baba Amte
(C) Kiran Desai
(D) A. H. M. Noman Khan
Ans : (D)

53. Who among the following has been appointed as Chairman of 19th Law Commission of India ?
(A) Justice S. N. Kapadia
(B) Justice P. V. Reddy
(C) Justice K. G. Balakrishnan
(D) Justice B. N. Agrawal
Ans : (B)

54. Who is the new Chief Election Commissioner of India ?
(A) T. S. Krishnamoorthy
(B) G.V. Krishnamoorthy
(C) S. Y. Qureshi
(D) Rajiv Ratan Shah
Ans : (C)

55. Which Indian film celebrity was conferred the International India Film Academy Global Leadership Award at Macau in June 2009 ?
(A) Sharmila Tagore
(B) Dharmendra
(C) Devanand
(D) Shabana Azmi
Ans : (D)

56. World Population Day is observed on—
(A) July 11
(B) March 8
(C) April 23
(D) March 9
Ans : (A)

57. Who among the following has/have been conferred Prem Bhatia Awards for 2010 ?
(A) Nirupama Rao
(B) Rajkumar Keswani
(C) Ritu Sarin
(D) Both (B) and (c)
Ans : (D)

58. Who among the following is the newly appointed Director-General of CRPF ?
(A) R. K. Bhatia
(B) Vikram Srivastava
(C) M. S. Gill
(D) R. R. Girish Kumar
Ans : (B)

59. The 40th World Economic Forum annual meeting was held between January 27-31, 2010 at—
(A) Bonn
(B) Tokyo
(C) Davos
(D) London
Ans : (C)

60. Who among the following has been honoured with ‘General of Nepal Army’ on January 21, 2010 ?
(A) General V. K. Singh
(B) General Deepak Kapoor
(C) General Joginder Jaswant Singh
(D) General Nirmal Chander Vij
Ans : (B)

CURRENT GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS

1. The Rs. 12,400 crore manned space mission of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is scheduled for launch by—
(A) 2020
(B) 2015
(C) 2030
(D) 2012
Ans : (B)

2. India plans a manned mission to the moon by—
(A) 2020
(B) 2025
(C) 2030
(D) 2012
Ans : (A)

3. A Judge (of a High Court) may be removed from his office by the President in the manner provided in clause (4) of ……… for the removal of a judge of the Supreme Court.
(A) Article 125
(B) Article 124
(C) Article 126
(D) Article 127
Ans : (B)

4. In order to remove judges of the Supreme Court or High Court through impeachment proceedings a motion is addressed to the President signed by at least—
(A) 100 Members of Lok Sabha or 50 members of Rajya Sabha
(B) 50 members of Rajya Sabha or 150 members of Lok Sabha
(C) 80 members of Lok Sabha or 30 members of Rajya Sabha
(D) 60 members of Lok Sabha or 70 members of Rajya Sabha
Ans : (A)

5. Recently India and US have signed a pact on—
(A) petroleum
(B) biofuels
(C) atomic energy
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)

6. According to the UNICEF’s flagship report, ‘State of the World’s Children’ (2009) the number of women dying every year in India in Child Births is—
(A) 75000
(B) 77000
(C) 70000
(D) 78000
Ans : (D)

7. The Planning Commission has approved an ambitious scheme known as the Van Panchayat Yojna aiming at achieving the target of covering …………… of India’s geographical area with trees.
(A) 35%
(B) 40%
(C) 33%
(D) 28%
Ans : (C)

8. The Latest Forest Survey of India says that only ………… of the country’s land was covered with trees.
(A) 30%
(B) 22%
(C) 23%
(D) 20%
Ans : (C)

9. India has recently signed a pact for supply of reactors with—
(A) Areva
(B) U.S.A.
(C) Russia
(D) Japan
Ans : (A)

10. The last U.S.A. military base in Central Asia which was voted out by Kyrgyzstan’s Parliament was situated at—
(A) Manas
(B) Astana
(C) Bishkek
(D) Tashkant
Ans : (A)

11. Currently the Prime Minister of Iceland is—
(A) Geir Haarde
(B) Hugo Chavez
(C) Johanna Sigurdardottir
(D) None of the above
Ans : (C)

12. ……… Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) was organised by The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI) in New Delhi recently—Fill in the blank with—
(A) Tenth
(B) Ninth
(C) Eleventh
(D) Eighth
Ans : (B)

13. BDR stands for—
(A) Border Development Force
(B) Border District Development
(C) Bangladesh Rifles
(D) Bangladesh Development Rifles
Ans : (C)

14. Zillur Rahman is the new President of—
(A) Malaysia
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Maldives
(D) Kazakhstan
Ans : (B)

15. Slumdog Millionaire won the Oscar Awards in—
(A) Eight categories
(B) Seven categories
(C) Six categories
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)

16. The Oscar Award for Best Actress has been bagged by—
(A) Dustin Lance Black
(B) Kate Winslet
(C) Vicky Christina
(D) None of the above
Ans : (B)

17. Sean Penn has got the Oscar Award 2009 for—
(A) Best Actor
(B) Best Director
(C) Adapted Screenplay
(D) Original Song
Ans : (A)

18. According to a recent report the percentage of all immigrant founded companies in last ten years founded by Indian immigrant is—
(A) 26%
(B) 30%
(C) 35%
(D) 40%
Ans : (A)

19. STPF stands for—
(A) Special Task Protection Force
(B) Special Tiger Protection Force
(C) Special Tiger Police Force
(D) None of the above
Ans : (B)

20. According to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) report the country which tops the World Hunger Chart is—
(A) Sierra Leone
(B) India
(C) Somalia
(D) Pakistan
Ans : (B)

21. ‘Daughters of Shame’ is a book written by—
(A) Jasvinder Sanghera
(B) Mehar Fatima Hussain
(C) Kermit Roosevelt
(D) Shazia Aziz
Ans : (A)

22. Earth Day is observed on—
(A) April 22
(B) April 17
(C) April 30
(D) April 24
Ans : (A)

23. The winner of Chappell-Hadlee Trophy is—
(A) New Zealand
(B) Australia
(C) India
(D) West Indies
Ans : (B)

24. NPs Aulakh has been appointed as the new Chief of—
(A) National Security Guard
(B) Research and Analysis Wing
(C) Central Bureau of Investigation
(D) National Investigation Agency
Ans : (A)

25. According to recent estimates of Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) during 2008-09 India’s national income will grow at—
(A) 8·8%
(B) 10%
(C) 7·1%
(D) 8·5%
Ans : (C)

26. The winner of Australian Open Tennis Women’s Singles Title is—
(A) Dinara Safin
(B) Serena Williams
(C) Sania Mirza
(D) Venus Williams
Ans : (B)

27. Navin Chawla has been appointed as the new—
(A) Director General of Border Security Force
(B) National Security Guards Chief
(C) Central Bureau of Investigation Chief
(D) Chief Election Commissioner
Ans : (D)

28. The winner of Australian Open Tennis Men’s Singles Title is—
(A) Roger Federer
(B) Mahesh Bhupati
(C) Andy Murray
(D) Rafael Nadal
Ans : (D)

29. Indian Cricket team is the number …………… team in the latest ICC’s One Day ranking.
(A) Two
(B) Three
(C) Four
(D) Five
Ans : (B)

30. G-20 Finance Ministers meeting recently took place in—
(A) London
(B) Paris
(C) New Delhi
(D) Horsham
Ans : (D)

31. Who among the following personalities recently visited India ?
(A) Hillary Clinton
(B) Bill Clinton
(C) Martin Luther King III
(D) Martin Luther King IV
Ans : (C)

32. The World Wide Web (WWW) on March 13, 2009 marked its—
(A) 25th anniversary
(B) 30th anniversary
(C) 20th anniversary
(D) 35th anniversary
Ans : (C)

33. Luther L. Terry Award has been given to—
(A) K. Srinath Reddy
(B) K. Vishwanath
(C) Ronald M. Davis
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)

34. Who has recently overtaken Warren Buffet as world’s richest man ?
(A) Mukesh Ambani
(B) Anil Ambani
(C) Bill Gates
(D) Ratan Tata
Ans : (C)

35. The President of which of the following countries visited India in March 2009—
(A) Yugoslavia
(B) Benin
(C) Macedonia
(D) Turkey
Ans : (B)

36. According to Economist Intelligence Unit recent Survey the world’s costliest city is—
(A) New York
(B) Mumbai
(C) Washington
(D) Tokyo
Ans : (D)

37. The former Israeli President who has been charged with rape is—
(A) Benjamin Nitinyahu
(B) Shimon Peres
(C) Moshe Katsav
(D) Ariel Sharon
Ans : (C)

38. According to Tobacco Atlas in India roughly the number of people who are consuming tobacco is—
(A) 250 million
(B) 230 million
(C) 220 million
(D) 225 million
Ans : (B)

39. INS Viraat—the sole aircraft carrier in the Indian Ocean of the Indian Navy will celebrate its ………… in November 2009.
(A) Golden Jubilee
(B) Silver Jubilee
(C) Diamond Jubilee
(D) Platinum Jubilee
Ans : (A)

40. India recently launched Interceptor Missile on March 6, 2009 for—
(A) the fourth time
(B) the fifth time
(C) the third time
(D) the second time
Ans : (C)

41. The Chief Guest on 60th Republic Day of India was—
(A) Kazakhstan’s President
(B) Uzbekistan’s President
(C) Tajikistan’s President
(D) Kyrgyzstan’s President
Ans : (A)

42. The number of members of Global Advisory Council constituted by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh is—
(A) 20
(B) 25
(C) 27
(D) 30
Ans : (A)

43. This year Pravasi Bhartiya Divas was celebrated in—
(A) Mumbai
(B) Madras
(C) Chennai
(D) Kolkata
Ans : (C)

44. Which of the following recently celebrated its Platinum Jubilee ?
(A) Indian Space Research Organisation
(B) Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
(C) Indian National Science Academy
(D) None of the above
Ans : (C)

45. The new Research and Analysis wing Chief is—
(A) Radha Vinod Raju
(B) M. N. Prasad
(C) J. K. Sodhi
(D) K. C. Verma
Ans : (D)

46. Which of the following Indian cricketers has not been inducted in ICC’s Hall of Fame ?
(A) Sachin Tendulkar
(B) Sunil Gavaskar
(C) Kapil Dev
(D) Bishen Singh Bedi
Ans : (A)

47. According to a recently published report, the State/Union Territory which has occupied top spot in Education index is—
(A) Lakshdeep
(B) Kerala
(C) Puducherry
(D) Karnataka
Ans : (C)

48. The runner-up in Australian Open 2009 (Men’s Singles) is—
(A) Rafael Nadal
(B) Mahesh Bhupati
(C) Roger Federer
(D) Andy Murray
Ans : (C)

49. The runner-up in Australian Open (Women’s Singles) 2009 is—
(A) Dinara Safin
(B) Venus William
(C) Serena William
(D) Sania Mirza
Ans : (A)

50. The winner of Parsvanath International Open Chess Tournament is—
(A) Mikhail Ulibin
(B) Surya Shekhar Ganguly
(C) Samresh Jung
(D) O. Sullevan
Ans : (B)

51. The Chairman of Anti Doping Panel constituted by the Government is—
(A) Jasmeet Singh
(B) Dinesh Dayal
(C) Dr. Vikas Ahluwalia
(D) Dinesh Khanna
Ans : (B)

52. This year National Games have been held in—
(A) Sikkim
(B) Assam
(C) Kerala
(D) Jharkhand
Ans : (D)

53. Which of the following was not the base of LTTE before being captured by Sri Lankan forces ?
(A) Muridke
(B) Elephant Pass
(C) Kilinochchi
(D) Mullaithivu
Ans : (A)

54. DRDO came into existence in—
(A) 1960
(B) 1958
(C) 1962
(D) 1965
Ans : (B)

55. This year Pankaj Advani has been given—
(A) Padma Vibhushan
(B) Padma Bhushan
(C) Padma Shri
(D) None of these
Ans : (C)

56. Who among the following has not been honoured with Padma Vibhushan ?
(A) Dr. Gurdip Singh Randhawa
(B) D. P. Chattopadhyay
(C) Govind Narain
(D) Chandrika Prasad Srivastava
Ans : (A)

57. ‘India and China—A Thousand Years of Cultural Relations’ is the book written by—
(A) Probodh Chandra Bagchi
(B) K. Bikram Singh
(C) Romila Thapar
(D) None of the above
Ans : (A)

58. World Consumer Rights Day is observed on—
(A) March 12
(B) March 15
(C) March 23
(D) March 24
Ans : (B)

59. The Government of India has declared……as the National Day for the Girl Child.
(A) February 25
(B) January 27
(C) March 22
(D) January 24
Ans : (D)

60. In 2007-08, Enrolment rate for Muslim children increased to—
(A) 8·41%
(B) 10·49%
(C) 9·39%
(D) 7·25%
Ans : (B)

61. The 75th edition of Ranji Trophy was won by—
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Railways
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Mumbai
Ans : (D)

62. Recently, the scientist who came into news is—
(A) Albert Einstein
(B) Charles Darwin
(C) Newton
(D) Vikram Sarabhai
Ans : (B)

63. In the Interim Budget 2009-10 the Government of India has allocated for its flagship programmes, the amount of—
(A) Rs. 112,571 crore
(B) Rs. 122, 841 crore
(C) Rs. 131,317 crore
(D) Rs. 451,311 crore
Ans : (C)

64. The new Prime Minister of Zimbabwe is—
(A) Robert Mugabe
(B) Morgan Tsvangirai
(C) Thabo Mbeki
(D) None of the above
Ans : (B)

65. In recently held elections in Israel, the political party which emerged largest in terms of number of seats is—
(A) Likud Party
(B) Kadima Party
(C) Labour Party
(D) Yisrael Beiteinu
Ans : (A)

66. 35th National Games will be held in—
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Karnataka
(C) Gujarat
(D) Kerala
Ans : (D)

67. Prashant Prakash and Kalki Koechlin are the winners of—
(A) Padma Shree
(B) Metro Plus Playwright Award
(C) Assam Ratna
(D) None of the above
Ans : (B)

68. The winner of Duleep Trophy is—
(A) East Zone
(B) South Zone
(C) West Zone
(D) North Zone
Ans : (C)

69. The Punjab Gold Cup has been won by—
(A) Poland
(B) The Netherlands
(C) England
(D) Norway
Ans : (B)

70. World Social Forum meeting was recently held in—
(A) Paris
(B) Belem
(C) Davos
(D) Moscow
Ans : (B)

71. The controversial Pakistani scientist who was recently in news is—
(A) Abdul Jamal
(B) Shah Mahmood Qureshi
(C) Kazi Hussain
(D) Abdul Qadir Khan
Ans : (D)

72. The new Chairman of Satyam Computer Services is—
(A) Kiran Karnik
(B) Prem Chand Gupta
(C) Habil Khorkiwala
(D) R. N. Mittal
Ans : (A)

73. In Iraqi Parliamentary elections Prime Minister Nouri-Al-Maliki’s candidates have won in—
(A) 14 provinces
(B) 9 provinces
(C) 8 provinces
(D) 7 provinces
Ans : (B)

74. In the latest ICC ODI (Team) ranking, India has occupied—
(A) No. 2 position
(B) No. 3 position
(C) No. 4 position
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)

75. The Sustainable Leadership Award has been given to—
(A) R. K. Pachauri
(B) Bill Gates
(C) Ban Ki-Moon
(D) Arundhati Roy
Ans : (C)

76. ‘QUARK 2009’ is—
(A) An exhibition on peaceful uses of Nuclear Energy
(B) India’s ambitious project to Mars
(C) India-Russia joint noval exercise
(D) Annual-National level technical festival of BITs Pilani
Ans : (D)

77. ‘Best Executive 2008’ by Asia-money magazine has been given to—
(A) S. M. Natrajan
(B) O. P. Bhatt
(C) Ravinder Zutshi
(D) C. B. Bhav
Ans : (B)

78. Twelve new frog species have been found in—
(A) Konkan region
(B) Malwa
(C) Eastern Ghats
(D) Western Ghats
Ans : (D)

79. Sheik Sharif Ahmed is the new President of—
(A) Uganda
(B) Rawanda
(C) Somalia
(D) Morocco
Ans : (C)

80. India’s Moon Impact Probe (MIP) landed on Moon’s Surface on—
(A) November 10, 2008
(B) November 11, 2008
(C) November 14, 2008
(D) November 15, 2008
Ans : (C)

81. Stolt Valor which was recently hijacked by sea-pirates belongs to—
(A) Germany
(B) Japan
(C) U.S.A.
(D) Saudi Arabia
Ans : (B)

82. During the Egyptian President’s visit to India in November 2008 five pacts were signed with Egypt. Which of the following was not signed ?
(A) Pact in the field of health and medicine
(B) Agreement on purchasing petrol at cheaper rate
(C) An extradition treaty
(D) Agreement on abolition of visa for specific categories
Ans : (B)

83. Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian President who recently visited India, has been the President of his country since—
(A) 1971
(B) 1981
(C) 1961
(D) 1990
Ans : (B)

84. On November 12, 2008 India testfired successfully Shourya missile. It is a—
(A) Air to air missile
(B) Air to surface missile
(C) Surface to surface missile
(D) Surface to sea missile
Ans : (C)

85. ITR stands for—
(A) International Tariff Rate
(B) Integrated Trial Rate
(C) Integrated Trial Range
(D) Integrated Test Range
Ans : (D)

86. Recently National River Status has been granted to—
(A) Mahanadi
(B) Ganga
(C) Sindhu
(D) Brahmaputra
Ans : (B)

87. Pt. Bhimsen Joshi who has been declared ‘Bharat Ratna’ winner was born in—
(A) Gadag
(B) Palakkad
(C) Pune
(D) Mysore
Ans : (A)

88. Under the revised pay scale of Judges as approved by the Union Cabinet on November 27, 2008, which of the following pairs/matches is not correct ?
(A) Chief Justice of India—Rs. 1 lakh per month
(B) Chief Justice of the High Court—Rs. 90,000 per month
(C) Judge of the High Court—Rs. 80,000 per month
(D) Judge of the Supreme Court—Rs. 85,000 per month
Ans : (D)

89. The Security forces of India launched……to flush out terrorists which wreaked havoc in Mumbai in the last week of November 2008.
(A) Operation Liberate Mumbai
(B) Operation Sea Storm
(C) Operation Black Tornadoes
(D) Operation Thunder storm
Ans : (C)

90. The highest number of electoral college votes during U.S.A. Presidential Election belongs to—
(A) California
(B) Florida
(C) Connecticut
(D) Virginia
Ans : (A)

91. In U.S.A. Presidential election, 2008 Barack Obama got—
(A) 371 electoral college votes
(B) 320 electoral college votes
(C) 364 electoral college votes
(D) 360 electoral college votes
Ans : (C)

92. The author of which of the following is not Barack Obama ?
(A) Dream from My Father
(B) Thoughts on Reclaiming Dream
(C) It Takes a Nation : How Strangers Became Family
(D) My Great America
Ans : (D)

93. European Union-Russia summit was held recently at—
(A) Nice
(B) Bonn
(C) St. Petersburgh
(D) London
Ans : (A)

94. Abu Dhabi was recently in news for hosting—
(A) Arab Women’s Conference
(B) OPEC Summit
(C) APEC Summit
(D) Arab League Summit
Ans : (A)

95. By an agreement between Iraq and the U.S.A., the latter has committed to withdraw its troops from Iraq by—
(A) 2010
(B) 2011
(C) 2009
(D) 2012
Ans : (B)

96. BIMSTEC is—
(A) Seven-member nation organisation
(B) Eight-member nation organisation
(C) Nine-member organisation
(D) Six-member nation organisation
Ans : (A)

97. Recently BIMSTEC held its—
(A) Third Summit
(B) Fourth Summit
(C) Second Summit
(D) Fifth Summit
Ans : (C)

98. Which of the following countries leads space launch tally ?
(A) U.S.A.
(B) Russia
(C) Japan
(D) E.U.
Ans : (B)

99. The headquarters of APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) is situated at—
(A) Kuala Lumpur
(B) Singapore
(C) Lima
(D) Santiago
Ans : (B)

100. Who has recently been made the first ambassador to the Geneva based Global fund to fight Aids, tuberculosis and malaria ?
(A) Amitabh Bachchan
(B) Britney Spears
(C) Carla Bruni
(D) Zinedine Zidane
Ans : (C)

101. Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2008 has been conferred on—
(A) Dr. Mohammad El Bardei
(B) Hosni Mubarak
(C) Shabana Azmi
(D) Nelson Mandela
Ans : (A)

102. The prestigious Jnanpith award winner for 2005 is—
(A) Abdul Rahman Rahi
(B) Kunwar Narayan
(C) Ravindra Kelekar
(D) Satyavarat Shastri
Ans : (B)

103. ‘The Bikini Murders’ is a book by—
(A) Erez Mandela
(B) J. V. Braun
(C) Farukh Dhondy
(D) Martin Dupuls
Ans : (C)

104. LTTE’s administrative headquarters is situated at—
(A) Batticaola
(B) Kilinochchi
(C) Puthumu Rippu
(D) Ariviyal Nakar
Ans : (B)

105. UNO recently banned Pakistan based terrorist organisation—
(A) JKLF
(B) United Taliban Front
(C) Al-Humijat
(D) Jamat-ud-Dawa
Ans : (D)

106. The six important inscriptions which have recently come to light in Tamil Nadu’s 1200 year old Shiva Temple reveal—
(A) Early Chola history
(B) Early Kushans history
(C) Early Mauryan history
(D) Early Sangam history
Ans : (A)

107. LITE is the proposed Maiden Moon Mission of—
(A) Germany
(B) France
(C) Britain
(D) Japan
Ans : (C)

108. The 2008 World Snooker Champion is—
(A) Pankaj Advani
(B) Colm Gilcreest
(C) Thepchai Un-Nooh
(D) None of the above
Ans : (C)

109. The male sports man chosen as Athlete of the Year 2008 is—
(A) Usain Bolt
(B) Dayron Robles
(C) Angelo Taylor
(D) Henry Rono
Ans : (A)

110. The Champion of 2008 Formula one Races is—
(A) Kim Raikkonen
(B) Lewis Hamilton
(C) Felipe Massa
(D) Robert Kubica
Ans : (B)

111. According to Forbes latest list, the fourth richest Indian is—
(A) Anil Ambani
(B) Kushal Pal Singh
(C) Sunil Mittal
(D) Lakshmi Mittal
Ans : (C)

112. India ranks………..on Global Gender-Gap Index.
(A) 115th
(B) 113th
(C) 110th
(D) 111th
Ans : (B)

113. IBEx is—
(A) NASA’s Probe
(B) EU’s Probe
(C) EU NASA joint Probe
(D) None of the above
Ans : (A)

114. According to Forbes Magazine the richest lady of India is—
(A) Indira Nooyi
(B) Sonia Gandhi
(C) Savitri Jindal
(D) Teena Ambani
Ans : (C)

115. National Women Excellence Award 2008 has been given to—
(A) Pritika Kalra Gandhi
(B) Sheila Dixit
(C) Sharmila Tagore
(D) Shabana Azmi
Ans : (A)

116. The female Athlete of the Year Award has been conferred on—
(A) Yelena Isinbayeva
(B) Tirunesh Dibaba
(C) Pamela Jelimo
(D) Anne Frazer
Ans : (A)

117. World Junior Badminton Championship (Woman’s title) has been won by—
(A) Sayaka Sato
(B) Fu Mingtian
(C) Saina Nehwal
(D) Xie Jing
Ans : (C)

118. India’s first 3G Technology-based mobile phone service of MTNL was launched on—
(A) December 15, 2008
(B) December 11, 2008
(C) December 10, 2008
(D) December 8, 2008
Ans : (B)

119. The new Chief Minister of Mizoram is—
(A) P. A. Sangma
(B) Mr. Lalthanhawla
(C) R. Lalzirliana
(D) H. Liansailova
Ans : (B)

120. According to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) the number of farmers who committed suicides during 2007 is—
(A) 16,632
(B) 4,238
(C) 11,026
(D) 1,21,617
Ans : (A)

121. India–U.S. Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement was signed on—
(A) October 11, 2008
(B) October 20, 2008
(C) October 15, 2008
(D) October 5, 2008
Ans : (A)

122. The IIM Review Committee which recommended higher government control on IIMs is headed by—
(A) M. K. Prasad
(B) R.C. Bhargava
(C) Ravi Kumar
(D) C. Rangrajan
Ans : (B)

123. India launched its first Moon Mission Chandrayaan-1 on—
(A) October 10, 2008
(B) October 15, 2008
(C) October 20, 2008
(D) October 22, 2008
Ans : (D)

124. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle which put Chandrayaan-1 into its orbit is—
(A) PSLV-C-9
(B) PSLV-C-8
(C) PSLV-C-11
(D) PSLV-C-7
Ans : (C)

125. India is the ……country to send Moon Mission.
(A) Fifth
(B) Fourth
(C) Sixth
(D) Seventh
Ans : (B)

126. The number of instruments which the spacecraft Chandrayaan carried is—
(A) 15
(B) 20
(C)11
(D) 9
Ans : (C)

127. Union Cabinet has cleared Right to Education Bill which is the enabling legislation to notify—
(A) The 91th Constitutional Amendment
(B) The 86th Constitutional Amendment
(C) The 95th Constitutional Amendment
(D) The 93rd Constitutional Amendment
Ans : (B)

128. On October 15, 2008 the……IBSA Summit concluded in New Delhi.
(A) Third
(B) Fourth
(C) Fifth
(D) Sixth
Ans : (A)

129. The IBSA Dialogue Forum was formalised through the adoption of the Brasilia Declaration in—
(A) 2004
(B) 2003
(C) 2005
(D) 2006
Ans : (B)

130. ACD stands for—
(A) Asian Cooperative Dialogue
(B) Asia Cooperation Dialogue
(C) Asia China Dialogue Forum
(D) Asian-Chinese Dialogue
Ans : (B)

131. The number of member countries who participated in Asia-Europe Meeting Summit held on October 24-25, 2008 was—
(A) 45
(B) 40
(C) 35
(D) 30
Ans : (A)

132. The new-President of Maldives is—
(A) Abdul Gayoom
(B) Mohammad Anni Nasheed
(C) Mohammad Irshad
(D) Abdul Qadir
Ans : (B)

133. Which of the following states has topped in Governments’ Primary Education Development Index ?
(A) Delhi
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Kerala
(D) Tamil Nadu
Ans : (C)

134. EDI stands for—
(A) Enforcement Directorate Index
(B) Education Development Infrastructure
(C) Education and Development Identity
(D) Education Development Index
Ans : (D)

135. Which one of the following is not the winner of 2008 Nobel Prize in Medicine ?
(A) Professor Herald Zur Hausen
(B) Martin Chalfi
(C) Prof. Luc Montagnier
(D) Francoise Barre-Sinoussi
Ans : (B)

136. Which one of the following is not the winner of 2008 Nobel Prize in Physics ?
(A) Jean Marie Gustave Le Clezio
(B) Makoto Kobayashi
(C) Toshihide Maskawa
(D) Yoichiro Nambu
Ans : (A)

137. Which one of the following has not won the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry ?
(A) Martin Chalfi
(B) Roger Y. Tsien
(C) Osamu Shimomura
(D) Franco Basse Sinoussi
Ans : (D)

138. Traditionally, the first of Nobel Prizes awarded each year in the category of—
(A) Physics
(B) Chemistry
(C) Medicine
(D) Literature
Ans : (C)

139. The Alternative Nobel Prizes are—
(A) Magsaysay Awards
(B) Right to Livelihood Awards
(C) Global Energy Awards
(D) Grammy Awards
Ans : (B)

140. National Consumer Rights Day is observed on—
(A) December 4
(B) December 7
(C) December 24
(D) December 10
Ans : (C)

ANCIENT INDIAN HISTORY BOOKS

1.Which Veda can be recited?
(a)rigVeda
(b)samVeda
(c) yajurVeda
(d)athrva Veda

2.Name the Veda whose most of the paras written in prose
(a)Sam Veda
(b)Yajur Veda
(c) Rig Veda
(d) Athrva Veda

3.Name the Veda in which one to one rishi is prominent in its sukats of mendals:
(a)Athrva Veda
(b)Sam Veda
(c) Rig Veda
(d)Yajur Veda

4.What are those scriptures which contain fundamentally the brahmin region and yagya?
(a) Veda
(b)Upnishad
(c) Puran
(d)Brahmin granth

5.What are those scriptures whose composition was meant only for those individual,who wished to follow the path of devotion to see the almighty after completing their househoold life:
(a) Veda
(b)Arnayak
(c) Upnishad
(d) Purnas

6.If Vedic literature had been called the most elevated collection of diamonds which literature had been terms as the crown:
(a)Braman granth
(b)Arnayak litrature
(c) Upnishad litrature
(d)Puranic litrature

7.Which litrature was composed to explain the meaning of sanghtavas:
(a)Upnishad
(b) brahmin scriptures
(c) Vedaang
(d)Puran

8.which one of the following is not a Vedaang:
(a)Chhand
(b) Arnayak
(c) astrology
(d)nirkut

9.How will you classify the “asht adhiyayi” of panini:
(a)Nirkut
(b)grammer
(c) education
(d)chhand

10.Which scriptures have been helpful to write ”kam sutra”:
(a) Veda brahmin scripture
(b) from Vedaangs
(c) upnishads
(d)purans

11.Who is the scholar who has done discovery on ancient sanskrit literature
(a)grierson
(b)newton
(c) keith
(d) johnson

12.Which one of the following scriptures inspired “rishi balmiki”, according to dr.waber?
(a)Asht adhiyayi
(b) Dashrath jatak
( c) Mahabharata
(d)skand puran

13.Which one of the following episode is not related to the ramayana:
(a)childhood episode
(b)ayodhya episode
(c) sunder episode
(d)lanka episode

14.Who is considered as the author of mahabharaat:
(a)Rishi Vedvyas
(b)Rishi vishwamitra
(c)Sringi rishi
(d)Rishi arya

15.How many parts are there in mahabharata:
(a)10
(b)12
(c) 18
(d)14

16.When was mahabharta composed:
(a)1100 b.c
(b)1500. b.c
(c) 3100. bc
(d) 5100 b.c

17.Which one of the following is not a puran:
(a)Vayu puran
(b) Varah puran
(c) Agni puran
(d)Jal ouran

18.Which parts of purans are associated with “shiv puran”:
(a)Narad puran
(b)Vayu puran
( c) Bhagwat puran
(d)bhavish puran

19.What is called as adi puran?
(a)Bhagwat puran
(b)Agni puran
(c) brahm puran
(d)Varah puran

20.Name the puran in which there is a reference to twenty eight avatar of shiv:
(a)Ling puran
(b)Sskand puran
(c) Vaman puran
(d)Agni puran

21.Name the sanskrit scholar who is called the teacher guru of kanishak?
(a) Kalidas
(b)Ashavghosh
(c) Bharvi
(d)Harishchandra

22.Which one of the following is not a composition of kalidas:
(a)Kumar sambhav
(b)Meghdoot
( c) Raghuvansh
(d)Harish chritra

23.What is kumar sambhav from the following:
(a)Collection of prayers
(b)Epic
(c)Tale epic
(d)Short poem epic

24.Name the epic written by poet Bhatti:
(a)Ravan vadh
(b)Ram kav
(c) Meghnath vadh
(d)Lakshamn vijay.

25 Who composed “shishupal”vadh ?
(a)Kalidas
(b)Bharvi
(c) Magh
(d)kumar das

26.Who is considered the auther of Natya Shastra:
(a)Dandi
(b)Bharat muni
(c) Bhamah
(d)Anand vardhan

27.Which one of the following is not a sanskrit scholar:
(a)Bhas
(b)Kalidas
(c) Bhavbhuti
(d)Jai shankar parsad

28.Who is the writer of “Abhigyan Shakuntlam”:
(a)Sri harsh
(b)Jai dev
(c) Kalidas
(d)Bharat muni

29Which one of the following plays is not written by Bhas:
(a)Mirchhkatak
(b)Swapanvas data
(c) Mudraksh
(d)Kundmala

30.Who is the author of “harishchrit” and kadambari:
(a)Bhan bhatt
(b)Bhav bhuti
(c) Harish chandra
(d)Ashvghosh

Answers
1.(b) 2.(b) 3.(c) 4.(d) 5.(b) 6.(c) 7.(c) 8.(b) 9.(b) 10. (a)
11.( c) 12.(b) 13.(d) 14.(a) 15.(c) 16. (d)17(d) 18.(b) 19.(c) 20.(a)
21.(d) 22.(d) 23.(b) 24. (a) 25.(c) 26.(b)27.(d) 28.(c) 29. (b) 30.(a)

BOOKS - AUTHORS

1. The book To Live or Not to Live’ was written by
(a) Alexander Dumas
(b) Nirad C. Chaudhary
(c) V. S. Naipaul
(d) George Eliot
Ans. (b)

2. Who wrote the line: ‘A thing of beauty is a joy forever?
(a) P.B. Shelley
(b) William Wordsworth
(c) John Keats
(d) Robert Browning
Ans. (c)

3. ‘A Voice of Freedom’ is a book written by
(a) Benazir Bhutto
(b) Corazon Aquino
(c) Nayantara Sahgal
(d) Aung San Suu Kyi
Ans. (c)

4. The first History book was written by
(a) Euclid
(b) Julius Caesar
(a) Aristotle
(d) Herodotus
(e) None of these
Ans. (d)

5. The creator of ‘Sherlock Holmes’ was
(a) Shakespeare
(b) Dr. Watson
(c) Ian Fleming
(d) Arthur Conan Doyle
(e) John Le Carre
Ans. (d)

6. Who wrote the book ‘Reminiscences of the Nehru Age’?
(a) S.C. Rajagopalachari
(b) O.P. Mathai
(c) C.D. Deshmukh
(d) Dr. P.C. Alexander
Ans. (b)

7. Who among the following has directed the film ‘Little Buddha’?
(a) Mani Kaul
(b) Ben Johnson
(c) Bernardo Bertolucci
(d) Richard Attenborough
(e) None of these
Ans. (c)

8. Which of the following is not written by Munshi Premchand?
(a) Gaban
(b) Godan
(c) Manasorovar
(d) Guide
(e) Nirmala
Ans. (d)

9. Who wrote the book ‘The Prince’?
(a) V.S. Sharma
(b) Bernard Shaw
(c) Emile Zola
(d) Niccolo Machiavelli
Ans. (d)

10. Who has written the famous book ‘Mankind and Mother Earth?
(a) Bertrand Russell
(b) John Ruskin
(c) Leo Tolstoy
(d) V.K. Krishna lyer
(e) Arnold Toynbee
Ans. (e)

11. Man without society is either a beast or a God’. Who said this?
(a) Plato
(b) Gandhi
(c) Henry Maine
(d) Aristotle
Ans. (d)

12. The novel ‘Post Office’ was written by
(a) Rabindranath Tagore
(b) K.M. Munshi
(c) R.D. Dinkar
(d) Neeraj
Ans. (a)

13. The novel ‘A Suitable Boy’ is written by
(a) V.S. Naipaul
(b) Vikram Seth
(c) Khushwant Singh
(d) Amit Chaudhary
(e) None of these
Ans. (b)

14. Who said ‘Man is a political animal’?
(a) Dante
(b) Plato
(c) Aristotle
(d) Socrates
Ans. (c)

15. Who is the author of the famous statement: That Government is the best which governs least”?
(a) Henry David Thoreau
(b) Herbert Spencer
(c) Alexis De Tocqueville
(d) Harold Laski
Ans. (b)

16. Who is the author of the novel ’Les Miserables’?
(a) Fedric
(b) Victor Hugo
(c) G. Wynne
(d) Alium Tofler
Ans. (b)

17. Lapierre is the author/co-author of
1. Freedom At Mid night
2. City of Joy
3. Is Paris Burning?
4. Beyond Love
Which of the following is correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 3
(c) l, 2 and 4
(d) 2, 3 and 4
Ans. (b)

18. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
1. Taslima Nasreen – Lajja
2. Vikram Seth – The Golden Gate
3. Dilip Thakore – A Suitable Boy
(a) l alone
(b) l and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) l, 2 and 3
Ans. (a)

19. Who is the author of the book ‘We Indians’?
(a) Khushwant Singh
(b) Mulk Raj Anand
(c) Nirad C. Chaudhary
(d) Subramanya Swamy
Ans. (a)

20. Which of the following is a film directed by Mr. Buddhadeb Das Gupta?
(a) Krantiveer
(b) Mohra
(c) Charachar
(d) 1942 – A Love Story
Ans. (a)

21. Who wrote the famous book -‘We the people’?
(a) J.R.D. Tata
(b) Khushwant Singh
(c) T.N. Kaul
(d) Nani Palkhivala
Ans. (c)

22. ‘India of our dreams’ is a book written by
(a) Dr.Rajendra Prasad
(b) Dr.S.Radhakrishnan
(c) Dr.C.Subramaniam
(d) M.V. Kamath
Ans. (d)

23. In which language did Dr. Masti Venkatesh Iyengar write?
(a) Tamil
(b) Malayalam
(c) Kannada
(d) Telugu
Ans. (c)

24. Who directed the world famous film ‘The Gandhi’?
(a) Satyajit Ray
(b) Ben Kingsley
(c) Mrinal Sen
(d) Richard Attenborough
Ans. (d)

25. Who is the author of the best seller book ‘No Full Stops in India’?
(a) Shyam Lal
(b) E.M. Forster
(c) Mark Tully
(d) Raj Mohan Gandhi
Ans. (c)

26. George Bernard Shaw, the great dramatist, was
(a) a Welsh
(b) a Scotsman
(c) an Englishman
(d) an Irishman
Ans. (d)

27. Who among the following has directed the film ‘Sardar’?
(a) Tapan Sinha
(b) Shyam Benegal
(c) Ketan Mehta
(d) Buddhadeb Das Gupta
Ans. (c)

28. The celebrated novel ‘The Godfather’ was authored by
(a) John Milton
(b) Victor Hugo
(c) Mario Puzo
(d) Harold Robbins
Ans. (c)

29. ‘Alice in Wonderland’ the famous TV Serial is based on a book written by
(a) Charles Dickens
(b) Thomas Hardy
(c) Lewis Carroll
(d) Father Dicoste
Ans. (c)

30. Who is the author of the controversial book ‘Forbidden Verses’?
(a) Abu Nawaz
(b) Salman Rushdie
(c) D.H. Lawrence
(d) Ms. Taslima Nasreen
(e) Mikhail Sholokhev
Ans. (a)

31. Which of the following books would you consult to get acquainted with Gandhian thought?
(a) India Wins Freedom
(b) India Divided
(c) Hind Swaraj
(d) Discovery of India
Ans. (c)

32. ‘The Gathering Storm’ is written by
(a) Winston Churchill
(b) Voltaire
(c) George Washington
(d) Romain Rolland
Ans. (a)

33. The famous character Pickwick’ was created by
(a) Leo Tolstoy
(b) Charles Dickens
(c) Walt Disney
(d) Steven Spielberg
Ans. (b)

34. Consider the following statements about the film ‘Bandit Queen’
1. It is said to be a film based on the life of Phoolan Devi.
2. It was made by Shekhar Kapoor.
3. It was one of the two Indian entries in the 1994 Cannes Film Festival.
Of these statements, the correct ones are
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) l and 3
(d) l, 2 and 3
Ans. (d)

35. Which of the following books was written by Graham Greene?
(a) Of Human Bondage
(b) The Power and Glory
(c) Crisis in India
(d) O’ Jerusalem
(e) Shape of Things to Come
Ans. (b)

36. Who said, “I therefore, want freedom immediately, this very night, before dawn, if it can be had?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Nelson Mandela
Ans. (a)

37. Which of the following is a biography of Lady Mountbatten?
(a) Mountbatten
(b) Edwina Mountbatten
(c) Edwina Mountbatten -Her Relationship with Nehru
(d) Edwina Mountbatten -A Life of Her Own
(e) Edwina Mountbatten And Her Stay In India
Ans. (d)

38. Which of the following newspapers was published in Bengali language?
(a) Jugantar
(b) Pratap
(c) Din Mani
(d) Lok Satta
Ans. (a)

39. Who has written the book ‘The Famished Road’?
(a) Zola Emile
(b) VS. Naipaul
(c) Ben Okri
(d) Ian Austin
Ans. (c)

40. What is unique about the film ‘Adi Shankaracharya’?
(a) It is the first Sanskrit film.
(b) It has no female actress.
(c) It is the first film of the director G.V. lyer.
(d) It has won the national award.
Ans. (a)

41. The serial ‘India’s Rajiv’ was produced and directed by
(a) Satyajit Ray
(b) Mira Nair
(c) Shyam Benegal
(d) Simi Garewal
Ans. (d)

42. Who is the author of the book ‘Freedom Behind Bars’?
(a) Kiran Bedi
(b) Nelson Mandela
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Sheikh Abdullah
Ans. (a)

43. Who is the author of the book ‘Preparing for the Twenty -first Century’?
(a) V.S. Naipaul
(b) Larry Collins
(c) Paul Kennedy
(d) Henry Kissinger
(e) V.R. Krishna Iyer
Ans. (c)

44. Who is the author of ‘Tom Sawyer’?
(a) John Ruskin
(b) William Shakespeare
(c) Leo Tolstoy
(d) Mark Twain
Ans. (d)

45. ‘Crime and Punishment’ was written by
(a) Alexander Solzhenitysn
(b) Lewis Carroll
(c) Fyodor Dostoevsky
(d) Vladimir Nabakov
Ans. (c)

46. ‘The General happiness is the end of the state’; who said this?
(a) Plato
(b) Hegel
(c) Green
(d) Bentham
Ans. (d)

47. ‘The Naked Face’, a very popular book is written by
(a) Larry Collins
(b) Dominique Lapierre
(c) Juan Benet
(d) Sidney Sheldon
Ans. (d)

48. “All the world’s stage, And all the men and women merely players’; They have their exits and their entrances’ And one man in his time plays many parts; His acts being seven ages.’ This famous quotation is attributed to
(a) M.K. Gandhi
(b) R, N. Tagore
(c) G.B.Shaw
(d) Abraham Lincoln
(e) William Shakespeare
Ans. (e)

49. Who is the author of the book ‘Naked Triangle’?
(a) R.K. Narayan
(b) Khushwant Singh
(c) Balwant Gargi
(d) Amrita Pritam
Ans. (c)

50. Who has written the book ‘War and Peace’?
(a) Boris Pasternak
(b) Mikhail Solokhov
(c) Count Leo Tolstoy
(d) Saul Bellow
(a) Adam Smith
Ans. (c)