GENERAL AWARENESS QUESTIONS FOR PSU RECRUITMENT

1 Which one of the following European countries borders Atlantic Ocean?

(1) Portugal

(2) Austria

(3) Finland

(4) Romania

Ans. (1)

2. Consider the following statements:

1. Greenland is an overseas territory of France.

2. Bermuda an overseas territory of UK is situated in Western Atlantic.

3. State of Bahrain is situated in the Persian Gulf.

Which of these statements is/are correct?

(1) l, 2, and 3

(2) 2 only

(3) 2 and 3

(4) l and 3

Ans. (3)

3. If the usual rule of calculation of time were applied for the extremes of Gujarat and

Arunachal Pradesh, then approximately time

(1) at Gujarat would be ahead of that at Arunachal Pradesh by about 3 hours

(2) at Gujarat would be ahead of that at Arunachal Pradesh by about 2 hours

(3) at Arunachal Pradesh would be ahead of that at Gujarat by 2 hours

(4) at Arunachal Pradesh would be ahead of that at Gujarat by 2 hours

Ans. (4)

4. While the time in India is 4 pm, that corresponding time (approximate) in?

(1) Auckland (New Zealand) is 6 pm

(2) London (England) is 10.30 am

(3) Tokyo(Japan) is 2 p.m.

(4) Cairo (Egypt) is 5 p.m.

Ans. (2)

5. Consider the following statements:

1. Lord Mountbatten was sent to India in place of Lord Wavell as the Governor General of India in March 1947.

2. In July 1947, British Government passed the Act containing the main provisions of the Mountbatten Plan. This is known as the Indian Independence Act.

Which of these statements is/are correct?

(1) 1 only

(2) 2 only

(3) Both l and 2

(4) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans. (3)

6. The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a living entity because it can:

(1) move from one cell to another

(2) disturb host cell respiration

(3) undergo auto-reproduction

(4) cause disease in the host

Ans. (1)

7. Which of the following States is the first to have enacted a comprehensive legislation to protect the girl child?

(1) Karnataka

(2) Goa

(3) Maharashtra

(4) Madhya Pradesh

Ans. (4)

8. Match List-I (Tennis Player) with List-II (Country) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List-I (Tennis Player) List-II (Country)

A. Justine Henin-Hardenne 1. Belgium

B. Kim Clijsters 2. England

C. Tim Henman 3 Australia

D. Andy Roddick 4. US

5. Spain

Code:

A B C D

(1) 1 4 3 4

(2) 5 1 2 3

(3) 1 1 2 4

(4) 5 4 3 2

Ans. (3)

9. Select the correct sequence in the decreasing order of contribution to the forest-cover of India:

(1) Dense forest—Open forest— Mangrove forest

(2) Open forest—Dense forest—Mangrove forest

(3) Dense forest—Mangrove forest—Open forest

(4) Open forest—Mangrove forest—Dense forest

Ans. (2)

10. Consider the following statements:

1. ‘Astra’ is an air-to-air guided missile which was recently test-fired.

2. Recently test-fired ‘Akash’ is a medium range surface to surface missile.

Which of these statements is/are correct?

(1) 1 only

(2) 2 only

(3) Both 1and 2

(4) Neither 1 nor 2.

Ans. (1)

11. Which of the following countries is not included in 0-8 (Group of eight industrialized countries)

(1) Italy

(2) Russia

(3) Holland

(4) Canada.

Ans. (3)

12. Match List (Dance Forms) with List-II (State) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List-I (Dance Forms) List-II (State)

A. Kathakali 1. Tamil Nadu

B. Kuchipudi 2. Kerala

C. Bharat Natyam 3. Andhra Pradesh

4. Orissa

5. Karnataka

Code:

A B C

(1) 2 3 4

(2) 5 3 2

(3) 2 3 1

(4) 5 4 2

Ans. (3)

13. Gross National Product of a country Is the sum of the market value of all the goods and services produced in a year

(1) plus export earnings

(2) plus market value of imports.

(3) minus foreign aid

(4) plus net Income from abroad

Ans. (4)

14. India had a plan holiday:

(1) after the China-India War of 1962

(2) after the drought of 1966

(3) after the liberation of Bangladesh in 1971

(4) after the India-Pakistan War in 1965

Ans. (2)

15. In the Constitution of India promotion of International peace and security is included

In the-

(1) Preamble of the Constitution

(2) Directive Principles of State Policy

(3) Fundamental Duties

(4) Ninth Schedule

Ans. (2)

16. Consider the following statements related to the Prime Minister of India:

1. He signs the bills passed by the two Houses of the Parliament on behalf of the President during his absence.

2. He assists the President in making all the appointments.

3. He communicates to the President all the decisions of the Council of Ministers.

Which of these statements are correct?

(1) 1, 2, and 3

(2) l and 2

(3) l and 3

(4) 2 and 3

Ans. (4)

17. Match List-I (Place) with List -II (State) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List-I (Place) List-II (State)

A. Sriharikota 1. Karnataka

B. Thumba 2. Andhra Pradesh

C. Hasan 3. Orissa

D. Chandipur 4. Kerala

5. Tamil Nadu

Code:

A B C D

(1) 1 3 5 4

(2) 2 4 1 3

(3) 1 4 5 3

(4) 2 3 1 4

Ans. (2)

18. Separation of the Judiciary from the executive in public service of the State is enjoined by­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ -

(1) the Preamble of the Constitution of India

(2) a judicial decision

(3) the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India

(4) a Directive Principle of State Policy

Ans. (4)

19. Which one amongst the following is the oldest Dynasty?

(1) Pallava Dynasty

(2) Chola Dynasty

(3) Maurya Dynasty

(4) Gupta Dynasty

Ans. (3)

20. The Chalukya King who defeated Harshavardhana on the banks of the Narmada was:

(1) Pulakesin II

(2) Srimukha

(3) Mangalesa

(4) Kirtivarman I

Ans. (1)

21. Who among the following Indian rulers was a contemporary of Akbar?

(1) Rani Durgawati

(2) Ahilya Bai

(3) Martanda Varma

(4) Raja Sawai Jai Singh

Ans. (1)

22. Consider the following statements related to Raja Rammohan Roy:

1. He advocated widow remarriage.

2. He strongly .advocated for the abolition of Sati system

3. He advocated for the promotion of English education.

Which of these statements is/are correct?

(1) 1 only

(2) 1 and 2

(3) 2 and 3

(4) 1, 2, and 3

Ans. (3)

23. Tissue culture is:

(1) growing of tiny plant fragments in a nutrient solution

(2) a system of physical exercise for the regeneration of body tissues

(3) growing of plant fragments on tissue paper

(4) culturing of bacteria on tissue paper

Ans. (1)

24. Match List-I (Substance) with List-II(Constituent) and, select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List-I (Substance) List-II (Constituent)

A. White paint 1. Titanium dioxide

B. Glass 2. Phosphorus

C. Artificial fertilizer 3. Sodium silicate

D. Match-stick 4. Potassium sulphate

5. Potassium chloride

Code:

A B C D

(1) 4 3 5 2

(2) 1 2 4 3

(3) 4 2 5 3

(4) 1 3 4 2

Ans. (4)

25. The six distinct schools of Indian philosophy—Vedanta, Mimamsa, Sankhya, Yoga, Nyaya, Valsesika became fully articulated during the:

(1) Vedic age

(2) Gupta age

(3) Kushana age

(4) Mauryan age

Ans. (4)

26. Gautama Buddha attained pari- nirvana at:

(1) Lumbini

(2) Sarnath

(3) Kushinagar

(4) Bodh Gaya

Ans. (3)

27. Who among the following belongs to the period of Kanishka?

1. Buddhaghosa

2. Nagarjuna

3. Vasumitra

4. Asvaghosa

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Code:

(1) 2, 3, and 4

(2) 1, 2, and 3

(3) 1, 3, and 4

(4) 1 and 4

Ans. (1)

28. Match List-I (Disease) with List-II (Nature of Disease) and select the correct answer using the codes given blow the Lists:

List-I (Disease) List-II (Nature of Disease)

A. Filaria 1.Hereditary

B. Epilepsy 2. Waterborne

C. Enteric fever 3. Contagious

D. Mumps 4. Insect-Transmitted

Code:

A B C D

(1) 2 3 4 1

(2) 4 1 2 3

(3) 2 1 4 3

(4) 4 3 2 1

Ans. (2)

29. Consider the following statements:

1. In India, the maximum part of electric energy is generated by the hydroelectric plants.

2. In India, the maximum part of electric energy is generated by the thermal power plants.

3. Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd. is located in Tamil Nadu

Which of these statements is/are correct?

(1) 2 and 3

(2) l and 3

(3) 2 only

(4) 3 only

Ans. (1)

30. The layer of the atmosphere which makes radio communication possible is

(1) troposphere

(2) tropopause

(3) ionosphere

(4) stratosphere

Ans. (3)

31. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

(1) Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya : Bhopal

(2) Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture : Kolkata

(3) Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library : Lucknow

(4) Anthropological Survey of India (Headquarters) : Kolkata

Ans. (1)

32. Consider the following statements:

The Estimates Committee

1. is an ad hoc committee.

2. has members from both the Houses of Parliament.

3. has members drawn entirely from the Lok Sabha.

Which of these statements is/are correct?

(1) l and 2

(2) 1 and 3

(3) 2 only

(4) 3 only

Ans. (3)

33. The Fundamental Duties of the Indian citizens were laid down by which of the following Amendments to the Constitution of India?

(1) 40th Amendment

(2) 41st Amendment

(3) 42nd Amendment

(4) 43rd Amendment

Ans. (4)

34. Match list-I (Person) with List-II (Organization) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List-I (Person) List-II (Organization)

A. C. P. Jain 1. Indian Oil Corporation

B. M. S. Ramachandran 2. National Thermal Power Corporation

C. Sunil Arora 3. Securities and Exchange Board of India

D. G. N. Bajpai 4. Indian Airlines

Code:

A B C D

(1) 4 1 2 3

(2) 2 3 4 1

(3) 4 3 2 1

(4) 2 1 4 3

Ans. (4)

35. Consider the following statement related to the 50th National Film Awards:

1. Aishwarya Rai got the Best Actress award for her role in the film Devdas.

2. Aparna Sen got the Best Director award for the film Mr. and Mrs. Iyer

3. Konkona Sen got the Best Actress award or her role in the film Mr. and Mrs.

Iyer

4. Sanjay Lela Bhansali got the Best Director award for the film Devdas.

Which of these statements are correct?

(1) 1 and 2

(2) 2 and 3

(3) 3 and 4

(4) 1 and 4

Ans. (2)

36. Consider the following statements:

1. In July 2003, East Bengal Club won the L.G Asean Cup football tournament

defeating Bec Tero Sasana Club of Indonesia at Jakarta

2. Sandip Nandy of East Bengal Club was adjudged the best goalkeeper of this tournament.

3. Baichung Bhutia of East Bengal Club was the highest goal scorer of the tournament.

Which of these statements are correct?

(1) 2 and 3

(2) 1 and 3

(3) l and 2

(4) 1, 2, and 3

Ans. (2)

37. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List-I List-II

A. Linux 1. Internet

B. Pentium 2. Programming language

C. C⁺⁺ 3. Microprocessor

D. Modem 4. Operating system

5. Laser printer

Codes:

A B C D

(1) 2 1 5 3

(2) 4 3 2 1

(3) 2 3 5 1

(4) 4 1 2 3

Ans. (2)

38 Consider the following statements:

1. Indo-Tibetan Border Police was raised after the Chinese aggression.

2. Border Security Force was raised in 1965.

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy is located in Udaipur.

Which of these statements are correct.?

(1) 2 and 3

(2) 1 and 2

(3) 2 and 3

(4) l and 3

Ans. (2)

39. Consider the following statements.:

1. The President of India can promulgate an Ordinance at any time if he is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary for him to take immediate action.

2. The Vice-President of India can be re-elected to his post.

Which of these statements is/are correct?

(1) 1 only

(2) 2 only

(3) Both 1 and 2

(4) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans. (2)

40. Jharkhand does not share boundary with

(1) West Bengal

(2) Orissa

(3) Chhattisgarh

(4) Madhya Pradesh

Ans. (4)

41. Bhimbetka which was been conferred the status of World Heritage Site is situated in:

(1) Orissa

(2) Rajasthan

(3) Madhya Pradesh

(4) Bihar

Ans. (3)

42. Prof. Raghuram Rajan is/was associated as Chief Economist of:

(1) World Trade Organization

(2) World Bank

(3) International Monetary Fund

(4) Economic and Social Council of the UNO

Ans. (3)

43. The autobiography Living History has been authored by—

(1) Margaret Atwood

(2) Benazir Bhutto

(3) Hillary Clinton

(4) Monica Lewinsky

Ans. (3)

44. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

(1) Jacques Chirac : President of France

(2) Gerhard Schroeder : Chancellor of Germany

(3) Silvio Berlusconi : Prime Minister of Italy

(4) Jean Chrétien : President of Austria

Ans. (4)

45. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

(1) Nalin Surie : Ambassador to America

(2) Shiv Shankar Menon : High Commissioner to Pakistan

(3) S. K. Sinha : Governor of Jammu & Kashmir

(4) K. Kasturirangan : Chairman, Indian Space Research Organization

Ans. (4)

46. No Biosphere Reserve. has been set up at —

(1) Nilgiri

(2) Sunderbans

(3) Gulf of Mannar

(4) Gulf of Kuchchh

Ans. (4)

47. Consider the following statements:

1. Antrix is the commercial arm of ISRO for marketing Indian space capabilities.

2. Megha-Tropiques is a joint satellite mission of ISRO and Russian Space Agency

for atmospheric studies.

Which of these statements is/are correct?

(1) 1 only

(2) 2 only

(3) Both 1 and 2

(4) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans. (1)

48. Bauxite is the principal ore of:

(1) Copper

(2) Aluminum

(3) Iron

(4) Zinc

Ans. (2)

49. Consider the following statements:

1. State Central Library is located at Mumbai.

2. National Library is located at New Delhi.

Which of these statements is/are correct?

(1) 1 only

(2) 2 only

(3) Both 1 and 2

(4) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans. (1)

50. Match List-I (Major Port) with List-II (State) and select the correct answer using the

codes given below the Lists:

List-I (Major Port) List-II (Estate)

A. Jawaharlal Nehru Port 1. Tamil Nadu

B. Paradip Port 2. Maharashtra

C. Kandla Port 3. Orissa

D. Ennore Port 4. Gujarat

Code:

A B C D

(1) 4 1 2 3

(2) 2 3 4 1

(3) 4 3 2 1

(4) 2 1 4 3

Ans. (2)

Books — Authors

• Accident — Daniel Steel
• Ain-e-Akbari — Abul Fazal
• A Simple Path — Lucinda Ward
• A Mountain of Happiness — D. K. Khullar
• A Moment in Time — Alka Raghuvanshi
• Abhijnan Shakuntalam — Kalidas
• Azhar (Life) — Harsha Bhogle
• Agni Veena — Kazi Nazurul Islam
• Anna Karennina — Tolstoy
• August Coup, The —Mikhail S. Gorbachov
• Anand Math, Kapal Kundla, Durgesh Nandini— Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
• A Pair of Blue Eyes — Thomas Hardy
• Bhagwad Gita, Mahabhrat —Veda Vyas
• Bliss was it in that Dawn — Minoo Masani


• Blood Bath in Bangladesh — Prabodh Chandra
• Blood Brothers —M. J. Akbar
• Bihari Satsai — Bihari
• Bharat Bharati — Maithili Saran Gupta
• Charitraheen — Sarat Chandra Chatterjee
• Chittirappavai — P. V. Akaliandan
• Conservationist, The — Nadine Gordimer
• Cosmic Reality — Lajja Ram
• Divine Comedy — Dante
• Discovery of India, Glimpses of World History — Jawahar Lal Nehru
• Death of a city — Amrita Pritam
• Decline and Fall of Roman Empire — Gibbon
• Das Capital — Karl Marx
• Descendant of Man — Charles Darwin
• Desparate Major — David Sorel
• Death, The Supreme Friend — Kaka Saheb Kalelkar
• Experiments with Untruth — Michael Aenderson
• Economic Planning of India — Ashoka Mehta
• Eternal India — Mrs. Indira Gandhi
• End of an Era, The — C. S. Pandit
• Famished Road — Ben Okri
• Final Exit — Derek Humphry
• From the Himalayas — Ruskin Bond
• Forty years after Forgive me Amma —Sundeep Mishra
• Independence — S. K. Banerjee
• Freedom from Fear — Aung San Suu Kyi
• Glimpses of World History — Jawahar Lal Nehru
• Gandhi to Gandhi : Private Faces of Public Figures — Ansar Harvana
• Gitanjali —Rabindra Nath Tagore Good Earth, House Divided — Pearl Buck
• Golden Threshold, Broken wing — Sarojini Naidu
• Goddan, Rang Bhumi, Kaya Kalp — Prem Chand
• Gulag Archipelago — Alexander Solzhenitsyn
• Gurusangaran — O. P. Vijayan
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix — J. K. Rowling
• Harsha Charit — Bana Bhatta
• Hindu view of Life —Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
• Higher than Hope — Fatima Meer
• Hitlist in Hindi —Ravindra Rajhans
• History of Western Philosophy —B. Russel
• Human Knowledge —B. Russel
• Identity and Violence : The Illusion of Destiny —Prof. Amartya Sen
• Impossible Allies —C. Raja Mohan
• India Wins Freedom —Abul Kalam Azad
• Indian Philosophy —Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
• Indian War of Independence —V. D. Savarkar
• Kamayani, Prem Pathic, Ajatshatru —Jai Shanker Prasad
• Life Divine —Sri Aurobindo
• Lenin in Zurich —Alexander Solzhenitsyn
• Last Days of Netaji —G. D. Khosla
• Les Miserables —Victor Hugo
• Literary Theory and Criticism in Theory and Practice in English —Ravindra Rajhans
• Living History — Hillary Clinton
• Mahabharat —Veda Vyas
• Maximum City —Suketu Mehta
• Meghdoot, Shakuntla, Kumarshambhava, Reghuvansha —Kalidas
• Mein Kempf —Hitler
• My Childhood Day —Tasleema Nasreen
• My Experiments With Truth —Mahatma Gandhi
• My Own Boswell —M. Hidayatullah
• Murder in the Cathedral Waste Land —Eliot, T. S.
• Mrityunjaya —Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya
• Naganand —King Shri Harsha
• Neeti Shatak —Bharthari
• Odyssey, Illiad —Homer
• Origin of Species —Charles Darwin
• Oil —Jack Anderson
• Panchtantra —Vishnu Sharma
• Political Economy of India —Chandra Shekhar
• Rajtarangini —Kalhana
• Ramayana —Valmiki (in Sanskrit)
• Ram Charit Manas, Vinay Patrika —Tulsi Das
• Red —Irvin Allan Sealy
• Satanic Verses —Salman Rushdie
• Shah Nama —Firdausi
• Social Contract —Rousseau
• Speaker’s Diary — Manohar Joshi
• The Coolie, The Golden Breath —Mulkraj Anand
• Tale of Two Cities —Charles Dickens
• The Light that Failed —Rudyard Kipling
• The God of Small Things —Arundhati Roy
• The Greater Common Good —Arundhati Roy
• The Tin Drum —Guenter Grass
• The Kite Runner A Thousand Splendid Suns —Khaled Hosseini
• Utopia —Sir Thomas More
• War and Peace —Tolstoy
• Wake up India —Annie Besant
• Yayati —V. S. Khandekar
• A New World —Amit Chaudhari
• Interpreter of Maladies —Jhumpa Lahiri
• Satwan Lok —P. L. Gautam
• District Diary —Jaswant Singh
• Bradman’s Best —Rolland Perry
• How I Play Golf —Tiger Woods
• Ignited Minds — Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
• Life of Pi — Yann Martel
• Two Lives —Vikram Seth
• The Namesake —Jhumpa Lahiri
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix —J. K. Rowling
• India First — K. R. Malkani
• My Life — Bill Clinton
• Straight From Heart — Kapil Deo
• The Hungary Tide — Amitav Ghosh
• The Piano Teacher — Elfriede Jelinek
• Magic Seeds — V.S. Naipaul
• Harry Potter and the Half–Blood Prince — J. K. Rowling
• Guiding Souls : Dialogues on The Purpose of Life — Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
• Spouse : The Truth About Marriage — Shobha De
• Small Island — Andrea Levy
• The Future of India — Dr. Bimal Jalan
• The Argumentative Indian —Dr. Amartya Sen
• Mao, the Unknown Story —Jung Chang & Jon Holliday
• Shalimar, the Clown — Salman Rushdie
• The Sea — John Banville Out of My Comfort Zone : The Autobiography —Steve Waugh
• Touch Play —Dev Sukumar
• A Call To Honour : In Service of Emergent India — Jaswant Singh
• Falling Over Backward — Arun Shourie
• The Inheritance of Loss — Kiran Desai
• Sacred Games — Vikram Chandra
• One Day Cricket, The Indian Challenge —Ashish Rai
• The Exile Navtej Sarna I Witness : Partial Observations —Kapil Sibal
• The White Tiger —Aravind Adiga
• Wolf Hall —Hilary Mantel
• Dreams from my father —Barack Obama
• The Humbling —Philip Roth
• The Museum of Innocence —Orphan Pamuk
• Songs of Blood and Sword —Fatima Bhutto
• Keeping the Faith : Memoirs of a Parliamentarian —Somnath Chatterjee
• Vikas Ki Udan Abhi Baki Hai —Bhupinder Singh Hooda
• India-Pakistan–“Coming to Terms” —Ashutosh Mishra

Indian Acronyms and Abbreviations

A
A.A.F. – Auxiliary Air Force
A.A.O.U. – Asian Association of Open Universities
A.C.D. – Asian Co-operation Dialogue
A.D.B. – Asian Development Bank
A.D.S. – Air Defence Ship
A.E.C. – Atomic Energy Commission
A.H.Q. – Air Head Quarters; Army Head Quarters
A.I.C.C. – All India Congress Committee
A.I.D.S. – Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
A.I.R. – Annual Information Report
A.J.T. – Advanced Jet Trainer
A.N.C. – African National Council
A.P.E.C. Asia-Pacific Economic Corporation
A.P.E.D.A. – Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority
A.R.C. – Administrative Reforms Commission; Asset Reconstruction Corporation (of India)
A.S.E.A.N. – Association of South East Asian Nations
A.S.I. – Archaeological Survey of India
A.U. – African Union
A.V.E.S. – Acute Viral Encephalitic Syndrome
B
B.A.R.C. – Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
B.C.G. – Bacillus Calmette Guerin (Anti-T.B. vaccine)
BIMSTEC – Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand Economic Corporation
B.S.N.L. – Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.
B.O.A.C. – British Overseas Airways Corporation
B.R.E.A.D. – Basic Research Education and Development Society
B.V.R. – Beyond Visual Range


C
C.A.B.E. – Central Advisory Board of Education
C.A.C.C.I. – Confederation of Asia-Pacific Chambers of Commerce & Industry
C.M.P. – Common Minimum Programme
C.A.D.P. – Command Area Development Programme
C.A.S. – Conditional Access System
C.C.I. – Cricket Club of India
C.D.M.A. – Code Division Multiple Access
C.H.O.G.M. – Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
C.I.A. – Central Intelligence Agency (U.S.A.)
C.N.G. – Compressed Natural Gas
C.N.L.U. – Chanakya National Law University
C.N.P.C. – China National Petroleum Corporation
C.S.I.R. – Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
C.S.T.O. – Collective Security Treaty Organisation
D
D.A.E. – Department of Atomic Energy
D.D.T. – Dichloro Diphenyl Trichloro-ethane
D.I.A.S. – Direct Internet Access System
D.M.R.C. – Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
D.O.A.R.T. – Deep Ocean Assessment and Reporting Technology
D.P.P. – Dabhol Power Project
D.Litt. – Doctor of Literature
D.V.C. – Damodar Valley Corporation
E
E.A.S. – East Asia Summit
E.C.I.L. – Electronics Corporation of India Limited
E.D.C.I.L. – Educational Consultants India Ltd.
E.D.I. – Educational Development Index
EDUSAT – Education Satellite
E.E.C. – Eurasian Economic Community; European Economic Community
E.E.T. – Exempt, Exempt, Taxable
E.P.I.C. – Elector’s Photo Identity Card
E.S.C.A.P. – Economic & Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (This is the new name of ECAFE)
F
F.D.I. – Foreign Direct Investment
F.E.M.A. – Foreign Exchange Management Act.
F.I.C.A. – Federation of International Cricketer’s Association
F.T.A. – Free Trade Agreement
G
G.A.T.T. – General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
G.D.P. – Gross Domestic Product
G.I.C. – General Insurance Corporation (of India)
G.I.S.T. – Global Institute of Science and Technology
G.N.P. – Gross National Product
G.U.A.M. – Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova
H
H.D.F.C. – Housing Development Finance Corporation
H.U.D.C.O. – Housing and Urban Development Corporation
I
I.A.A.I. – International Airport Authority of India
I.B.S.A. – India, Brazil, South Africa
I.C.R.I.E.R. – Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations
I.C.S.I.D. – International Centre for Settlement of Industrial Disputes
I.C.R.C. – International Committee of the Red Cross
I.C.S.S.R. – Indian Council of Scientific and Social Research
I.D.P.L. – Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited
I.F.P.R.I. – International Food Policy Research Institute (Located in Washington)
I.F.W.J. – Indian Federation of Working Journalists
I.C.A.R. – Indian Council of Agricultural Research
I.D.A. – International Development Association
I.G.C.A.R. – Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research
I.G.M.D.P. – Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme
I.G.N.C.A. – Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts
I.I.F.A. – International Indian Film Academy
I.M.D.T. – Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunals) Act, 1983
I.M.F. – International Monetary Fund
I.M.O. – Instant Money Order
I.N.S. – Indian News Paper Society
INSDOC – Indian National Scientific Documentation Centre
I.N.T.U.C. – Indian National Trade Union Congress
I.N.T.A.C.H. – Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage
I.N.X.F.A.C. – Indian Naval Extra-Fast Attact Craft
I.S.I. – Inter Services Intelligence (Pakistan)
I.S.T. – Indian Standards Time
I.S.R.O. – Indian Space Research Organisation
I.S.S.P. – Indian Scientific Satellite Project
I.T.E.R. – International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor
I.T.E.S. – Information Technology Enabled Services
I.U.C.N. – International Union for Conservation of Nature
I.U.P.E.P. – Integrated Urban Poverty Eradication Programme
J
J.V.P. – Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
L
L.I.B.O.R. – London Inter Bank Offered Rate
M
M.A.I. – Multilateral Agreement on Investment
M.C.C. – Marylebone Cricket Club
M.D.M.A. – Multi Disciplinary Monitoring Agency
M.F.A.L.A. – Marginal Farmers and Agricultural Labourers Agency
M.N.N.A. – Major Non-NATO Alley
M.R.T.P.C. – Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission
N
N.A.D.T. – National Authority on Drugs and Therapeutics
N.A.R.I. – National AIDS Research Institute
NATO – North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
N.B.R.A. – National Biotechnology Regulatory Authority
N.C.H.R.H. – National Council for Human Resource in Health.
N.C.A. – National Cricket Academy
N.E.A. – National Environment Authority
N.E.G.P. National E-governance Plan
N.I.F. – National Innovative Foundation
N.I.S.M. – National Institute of Securities Market
N.L.L.M. – National Legal Literacy Mission
N.M.C.C. – National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council
N.M.I.T.L.I. – New Millennium Indian Technology Leadership Initiative
N.P.T. – Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
N.R.C. – Nuclear Regulatory Commission
N.R.E.G.A. – National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.
N.R.H.M. – National Rural Health Mission
N.R.I. – Non-Resident Indians
N.R.S.A. – National Remote Sensing Agency
N.S.C.N. – National Social Council of Nagaland
N.U.E.P.A. – National University of Educational Planning and Administration
O
O.I.C. – Overseas Indian Citizenship
O.I.G.S. – On Indian Government Service
OIL – Oil India Limited
O.N.G.C. – Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
P
P.A.C. – Public Accounts Committee; Professional Aptitude Council
P.A.N. – Permanent Account Number
P.E.S.O. – Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO is the changed name of Department of Explosives).
P.E.T.A. – People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
P.F.R.D.A. – Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
P.H.D.C.C.I. – Progress, Harmony and Development Chambers of Commerce and Industry
P.I.L. – Public Interest Litigation
P.N.R. – Passenger Numerical Record
P.O.S.C.O. – Pohang Steel Company
P.O.T.A. – Prevention of Terrorism Act
P.T.C. – Power Trading Corporation
Q
Q.I.P. – Qualified Institutional Placement
R
R.A.F. – Rapid Action Force
R.S.V.P. – Repondez sil vous Plait (Fr.) reply, if you please
R.T.R.A. – Rail Tariff Regulatory Authority
S
SAIL – Steel Authority of India Limited
SAPTA – South Asian Preferential Trade Agreement
S.C.O. – Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
S.C.R.A.M.J.E.T. – Supersonic Combustion Ramjet
S.E.W.A. – Self-Employed Women’s Association
S.G.R.Y. – Sampoorna Grameen Rojgar Yojana
S.G.S.Y. – Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana
S.M.S. – Short Message Service; Subscriber Management System
SNIPES – Society for the National Institutes of Physical Education and Sports
S.W.A.P.O. – South-West African People’s Organization
T
TELCO – Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company
T.E.R.C. – Trade and Economic Relations Committee
T.E.R.L.S. – Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station
T.R.A. – Tea Research Association
T.R.A.I. – Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
TWAS – Third World Academy of Sciences
U
U.D.C. – University Development Commission
U.N.C.L.O.S. – UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
U.N.C.T.A.D. – United Nations Conference of Trade and Development
U.G.C. – University Grants Commission
U.N.E.S.C.O. – United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation
U.N.F.C.C.C. – United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
U.N.I.C.E.F. – United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund
U.N.I.F.I.L. – United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
U.P.A. – United Progressive Alliance
V
V.B.A.L. – Value Based Advanced Licencing
V.D.I.S. – Voluntary Disclosure of Income Scheme
V.S.S.C. – Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
V.A.T. – Value Added Tax
W
W.C.C.B. – Wildlife Crime Control Bureau
W.C.A.R. – World Conference Against Racism
W.E.F. – World Environment Forum
W.G.I.G. – Working Group on Internet Governance
W.F.C. – World Food Council
W.I.P.O. – World Intellectual Property Organisation
W.L.L.–M. – Mobile Wireless in Local Loop
W.S.I.S. – World Summit on Information Society
W.T.O. – World Trade Organisation
W.W.F. – World Wild Life Fund; War Wounded Foundation
Y
Y.M.C.A. – Young Men’s Christian Association
Y.W.C.A. – Young Women’s Christian Association
Z
Z.S. – Zoological Society

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1 In which one of the following animals is respiration done by skin?

(1) Flying fish

(2) Sea horse

(3) Frog

(4) Chameleon

Ans. (3)

2. ‘Foot and Mouth Disease” is found in:

(1) Cats and bogs

(2) Cattle

(3) Poultry

(4) Humans

Ans. (2)

3. Who of the following recognized that large quantity of energy is released as a result of the fusion of hydrogen nuclei to form deuterium?

(1) Enrico Fermi

(2) Glenn Seaborg

(3) Hans Bethe

(4) Werner Heisenberg

Ans. (3)

4. Brass is an alloy of which of the following pairs of metals?

(1) Aluminum and Copper

(2) Chromium and Tin

(3) Copper and Tin

(4) Copper and Zinc

Ans. (4)

5. Which one of the following bacteria helps in improving the soil fertility?

(1) Clostridium

(2) Rhizobium

(3) Salmonella

(4) Staphylococcus

Ans. (2)

6. Consider the following statements:

1. In a person suffering from Myopia, the image of a distant object is formed behind the retina.

2. Myopia can be corrected by using a concave lens.

Which of the above statements is/are correct ?

(1) l only

(2) 2 only

(3) Both land 2

(4) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans. (2)

7. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

List-I List -II

(Theory/Law/Principle) (Scientist)

A. Electromagnetism 1.Darwin

B. Principles of Inheritance 2. Faraday

C. Laws of Inertia 3.Mendel

D. Theory of Natura1 Selection 4. Newton

Codes:

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(1) 1 4 3 2

(2) 2 3 4 1

(3) 1 3 4 2

(4) 2 4 3 1

Ans. (2)

8. Which one of the following is a vitamin?

(1) Citric acid

(2) Folic acid

(3) Glutamic acid

(4) Linoleic acid

Ans. (2)

9. Which one of the following varieties of coal is considered the best quality?

(1) Anthracite

(2) Bituminous

(3) Lignite

(4) Peat

Ans. (1)

10. Who of the following discovered the laws of planetary orbits?

(1) Galileo Galilee

(2) Nicholas Copernicus

(3) Johannes Kepler

(4) Isaac Newton

Ans. (3)

11. Consider the following statements:

1. The main constituent of LPG is Butane.

2. The main constituent of Biogas is Methane.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(1) 1 only

(2) 2 only

(3) Both l and 2

(4) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans. (3)

12. Through which one among the following materials does sound travel slowest?

(l) Air

(2) Glass

(3) Water

(4) Wood

Ans. (1)

13. Which one of the following is used in preparing match sticks?

(1) Chile saltpetre

(2) Indian saltpetre

(3) Red phosphorus

(4) Sodium bicarbonate

Ans. (3)

14. Consider the following pairs:

1. Rewalsar lake : Himachal Pradesh

2. Nakki lake : Madhya Pradesh

3 Renuka lake : Uttarakhand

Which of the above pairs is/are correct?

(1) l only

(2) 1 and 2 only

(3) 2 and 3only

(4) 1, 2 and 3

Ans. (1)

15. Which National Highway connects Chennai and Vishakhapatnam?

(1) NH 4

(2) NH 5

(3) NH 6

(4) NH 8

Ans. (2)

16. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:

List-I List-II

(Scientist) (Well known as)

A. Birbal Sahni 1. Mathematician

B. Ramanujan Srinivasa 2. Paleobotanist

C. Sir C.V. Raman 3. Physicist-Botanist

D. Sir J. C. Bose 4. Physicist

Codes:

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(1) 3 1 4 2

(2) 2 1 4 3

(3) 3 4 1 2

(4) 2 4 1 3

Ans. (2)

17. The Phenomenon of ‘total internal reflection” is observed in which one of the following?

(1) Glowing tube light

(2) Light passing through lens

(3) Sparkling diamond

(4) Twinkling star

Ans. (3)

18. From which year did Saka era begin?

(1) 78 B.C.

(2) 78 A.D.

(3) l78 A.D.

(4) 278 A.D.

Ans. (2)

19. Among the following elements, which one is not present in pure sugar?

(1) Carbon

(2) Hydrogen

(3) Nitrogen

(4) Oxygen

Ans. (3)

20. Match List-I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the

List-I List-II

(Organization) (Headquarters)

A. UNESCO 1. Geneva

B. IMF 2. Paris

C. ILO 3. Vienna

D. UNIDO 4. Washington. D.C.

Codes:

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(1) 2 1 4 3

(2) 2 4 1 3

(3) 3 1 4 2

(4) 3 4 1 2

Ans. (2)

21. By convention, who of the following is the Chairman of Press Council of India?

(1) An eminent journalist of India

(2) A senior Civil Services Officer

(3) A retired Judge of the Supreme Court of India.

(4) The Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting

Ans. (3)

22. Consider the following statements:

1. No money bill can be introduced in the Parliament without the recommendation of the President of India.

2. The Prime Minister appoints Finance Commission for distribution of taxes between the Union and the States.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(1) 1 only

(2) 2 only

(3) Both l and 2

(4) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans. (1)

23. Five Year Plans in India are finally approved by the:

(1) Union Cabinet

(2) President on the advice of Prime Minister

(3) National Development Council

(4) Planning Commission

Ans. (3)

24. In India, the power to increase the number Of judges in the Supreme Court lies with:

(1) The President of India

(2) The Chief Justice of India

(3) The Union Ministry of Law

(4 The Parliament of India

Ans. (4)

25. In the Constitution of India, promotion of international peace and security is mentioned in the:

(1) Preamble to the Constitution

(2) Directive Pincip1es of State Policy

(3) Fundamental Duties

(4) Ninth Schedule

Ans. (2)

26. Consider the, following statements:

1. The Prune Minister of India is the ex-officio Chairman of the Planning Commission.

2. The Union Finance Minister Is the ex-officio Chairman of the Finance Commission.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(1) l only

(2) 2 only

(3) Both l and 2

(4) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans. (1)

27. Consider the following statements:

1. When Vice-President acts as President of India. he ceases to perform the function of the Chairman of Rajya Sabha.

2. The President of India can promulgate Ordinances at any time except where both Houses of Parliament are in session.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(1) 1 only

(2) 2 Only

(3) Both 1 and 2

(4) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans. (3)

28. The maximum number of members that the Legislative Assembly of a State in India can have is:

(1) 400

(2) 450

(3) 500

(4) 550

Ans. (3)

29. Bank rate is the rate at which the Reserve Bank of India provides loans to:

(1) Public sector Understandings

(2) Scheduled Commercial Banks

(3) Private Cooperate Sector

(4) Non-Banking Financial Institutions

Ans. (2)

30. Who is empowered by the constitution of India to dissolve the Lok Sabha before expiry of its term?

(1) The Prime Minister of India on the advice of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha

(2) The President of India

(3) The President of India on the advice of the Prime Minister of India

(4) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha

Ans. (3)

31. In which year was ‘Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana’ launched?

(1) 2004

(2) 2005

(3) 2006

(4) 2007

Ans. (2)

32. The “Uruguay Round” negotiations resulted in the establishment of:

(1) NATO

(2) OECD

(3) WHO

(4) WTO

Ans. (4)

33. With reference to the Union Government, which one of the following does undertake the country -wide Economic Census?

(1) Department of Expenditure

(2) The National Sample Survey Organization.

(3) Planning Commission

(4) The Central Statistical Organization

Ans. (2)

34. Geeta Chandran is well known as a /an:

(1) Bharatnatyam dancer

(2) Classical Carnatic vocalist

(3) Film director

(4) Exponent of Violin

Ans. (1)

35. With reference to Indian Freedom Struggle consider the following statements:

1. P.C. Ray founded the Bengal Chemical Works.

2. V. O. Chidambaram Pillai set up the Steam Navigation Company

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(1) 1 only

(2) 2 only

(3) Both 1 and 2

(4) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans. (3)

36. Who of the following was the first speaker of the Lok Sabha?

(1) G. S. Dhillon

(2) G. V. Mavalankar

(3) Hukam Singh

(4) K. S. Hegde

Ans. (2)

37. Who of the following Is associated with Tashkent agreement?

(1) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

(2) Lal Bahadur Shastri

(3) Indira Gandhi

(4) Morarji Desai

Ans. (2)

38. Simon Commission was appointed to look into the working of the:

(1) Indian Councils Act, 1892

(2) Government of India Act, 1909

(3) Government of India Act, 1919

(4) Government of India Act, 1935

Ans. (3)

39 Which one of the following is a primate?

(1) Bear

(2) Lions

(3) Pangolin

(4) Otter

Ans. (2)

40. Consider the following:

1. Potato

2. Radish

3.Turnip

4.Yam

In which of the above are roots used as vegetables?

(1) 1, 2 and 3

(2) 2, 3 and 4

(3) 2 and 4 only

(4) l and 3 only

Ans. (2)

41. Which one of the following metals is found in ‘plaster of paris’?

(1) Calcium

(2) Magnesium

(3) Potassium

(4) Sodium.

Ans. (1)

42. Which one of the following is an enzyme?

(1) Glucagon

(2) insulin

(3) Somatotropin

(4) Trypsin

Ans. (4)

43. International Date line passes through which of ‘the following?

(1) Atlantic ocean

(2) Black sea

(3) Mediterranean sea

(4) Pacific ocean’

Ans. (4)

44. The deficiency of which one of the following causes a disease called Pellagra?

(1) Ascorbic acid

(2) Folic acid

(3) Nicotinic acid

(4) Pantothenic acid

Ans. (4)

45, Match List-I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

List-I List-II

(Disease) (Type of causative organism)

A. Filaria 1. Bacteria

B. Influenza 2. Fungus

C. Ringworm 3. Nematode

D. Typhoid 4. Virus

Codes:

(a) b) (c) (d)

(1) 1 2 4 3

(2) 1 4 2 3

(3) 3 2 4 1

(4) 3 4 2 1

Ans. (4)

46. From the evolutionary point of view, which one of the following is closer to man?

(1) Dolphin

(2) Flying fish

(3) Shark

(4) Tortoise

Ans. (1)

47. Who of the following is known as Lokahitavadi?

(1) G. H. Deshmukh

(2) G. K. Gokhale

(3) J. G. Phule

(4) M. G. Ranade

Ans. (1)

48. With reference to Indian freedom struggle which one among the following events occurred earliest?

(1) Gandhi-Irwin Pact

(2) Lucknow Pact

(3) Cripps Mission Proposals

(4) August offer

Ans. (2)

49. During India’s freedom struggle. which one of the following led to the first ‘All India Hartal’?

(1) Protest against Rowlatt Act

(2) Protest against Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

(3) Trial of Mahatma Gandhi

(4) Arrival of Simon Commission

Ans. (4)

50 . The Non-Cooperation movement was called off as a result of agitation at which one of the following places?

(1) Calcutta

(2) Champaran

(3) Chauri Chaura

(4) Meerut

Ans. (3)

PRACTICE GENERAL STUDIES QUESTIONS

1. Consider the following pairs:

1. Ilbert Bill : Lord Hastings

2. August Offer : Lord Ripon

Which of the above pairs is are correctly matched?

(1) 1 only

(2) 2 only

(3) Both 1 and 2

(4) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans. (4)

2. Who of the following founded the “East India Association”?

(1) C.R. Das

(2) Dadabhai Naoroji

(3) Devendra Nath Tagore

(4) V. D. Savarkar

Ans. (2)

3. Who of the following started the newspaper “Bande Mataram”?

(1) Barindra Kumai Ghose

(2) Bipin Chandra Pal

(3) Devendra Nath Tagore

(4) Surendra Nath Banerjee

Ans. (2)

4. Consider the following famous historical persons:

1. Ashvaghosha

2. Bhavabhuti

3. Nagarjuna

4. Naga sena

Who of the above are Buddhist scholars?

(1) 1 and 3 only

(2) 2, 3 and 4

(3) 1, 3, and 4

(4) 1, 2 and 4

Ans. (3)

5. Which one among the following types of forests exhibits highest bio-diversity?

(1) Dry deciduous forest

(2) Tropical rain forest

(3) Moist deciduous forest

(4) Mangrove forest

Ans. (2)

6. Among the following rivers, which one is the longest?

(1) Godavari

(2) Krishna

(3) Mahanadi

(4) Narmada

Ans. (1)

7. Where is the headquarters of Asian Development Bank?

(1) Jakarta

(2) Manila

(3) Singapore

(4) Bangkok

Ans. (2)

8. The National River Conservation Directorate is under:

(1) Ministry of Agriculture

(2) Ministry of Environment and Forest

(3) Ministry of Earth Sciences

(4) Ministry of Water Resources

Ans. (2)

9. Consider the following statements:

1. Mikhail Gorbachev was the first President of Russian Federation

2 Dmitry MedvedevVs Vs the fifth President of Russian Federation

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(1) 1 only

(2) 2 only

(3) Both 1 and 2

(4) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans. (2)

10. Who of the. following is the author of the book “My Country, My Life”

(1) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

(2) Atal Behari Vajpayee

(3) L. K. Advani

(4) Shashi Tharoor

Ans. (3)

11. Which one of the following beaches is visited by Olive Ridley turtles annually for mass nesting?

(1) Chandipur

(2) Gahirmatha

(3) Gopalpur

(4) Paradip

Ans. (2)

12. The administration of the English East India Company in India came to an end In:

(1) 1857

(2) 1858

(3) 1862

(4) 1892

Ans. (2)

13. Who of the following is not a sports person?

(1) C. B. Bhave.

(2) P. T. Raghunath

(3) Samaresh Jung

(4) Suma Shirur

Ans. (1)

14. The famous name Vikram Pandit is associated with:

(1) Cairn Energy

(2) Citigroup

(3) PepsiCo

(4) Vodafone

Ans. (2)

15. What is H5N1 recent times?

(1) A new multi-purpose helicopter of Indian Army

(2) A virus causing Bird Flu

(3) The nearest galaxy to our own Milky way

(4) A genetically modified rice plant

Ans. (2)

16. The Jarawa tribe lives in which one of the following States/Union Territories?

(1) Arunachal Pradesh

(2) Assam

(3) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

(4) Lakshadweep Islands

Ans. (3)

17. A very young sportsperson of India, Virdhawal Khade is a:

(1) Boxer

(2) Chess player

(3) Golfer

(4) Swimmer

Ans. (4)

18. Which one among the following is a water soluble vitamin?

(1) Vitamin A

(2) Vitamin C

(3) Vitamin E

(4) Vitamin K

Ans. (2)

19. Which one of the following is a pigment?

(1) Albumin

(2) Elastin

(3) Keratin

(4) Melanin

Ans. (4)

20. On which one of the following dates did Jawaharlal Nehru unfurl the tri-color national flag on the banks of the Ravi as the clock struck the midnight?

(1) 31st December, 1929

(2) 26th January, 1930

(3) 31st December, 1931

(4) 26th January, 1933

Ans. (1)

21. Tipu Sultan died fighting the English. forces under:

(1) Lord Cornwallis

(2) Lord Wellesley

(3) Lord Dalhousie

(4) Lord Hastings

Ans. (2)

22. The battle of Wandiwash was fought between:

(1) Marathas and Portuguese

(2) The English and the French

(3) The English. and Portuguese

(4) Marathas and the English

Ans. (2)

23. The author of “Nildarpan” was:

(1) Dinabandhu Mitra

(2) Sivnath Sastri

(3) Devendra Nath Tagore

(4) Harishchandra Mukherjee

Ans. (1)

24. The first weekly Bengali newspaper ‘Samachar Darpan’ was published by:

(1) Harish Chandra Mukherjee

(2) Dinabandhu Mitra

(3) Marshman

(4) Vidyasagar

Ans. (3)

25. Who among the following Peshswas was popularly known as Nana-Saheb?

(1) Balaji Vishwanath

(2) Baji Rao

(3) Balaji Baji Rao

(4) Madhav Rao I

Ans. (3)

26. Who was responsible for the introduction of the Vernacular Press Act of 1878?

(1) Lord Mayo

(2) Lord Lytton

(3) Lord Ripon

(4) Lord Curzon

Ans. (2)

27. Alauddin Khalji captured the Delhi throne after securing fabulous wealth from:

(1) Chanderi

(2) Gujarat

(3) Devagiri

(4) Madurai

Ans. (3)

28. Who of the following was a contemporary of Gautama Buddha?

(1) Bhadrabahu

(2) Chandragupta Maurya

(3) Parsvanatha

(4) Varadhamana Mahavira

Ans. (4)

30. When Babur Invaded India who was the ruler of Vijayanagara empire in South India?

(1) Saluva Narasimha

(2) Devaraya II

(3) Krishna Deva Raya

(4) Sadasiva Raya

Ans. (3)

31. Who of the following was a contemporary of Chengiz Khan?

(1) Mahmud of Ghazni

(2) Iltutmish

(3) Alauddin Khalji

(4) Mohammad bin-Tughlaq

Ans. (2)

32. Dara Shikoh finally lost the war of succession to Aurangzeb in the battle of:

(1) Dharmat

(2) Samugarh

(3) Deorai

(4) Khanua

Ans. (2)

33. Who is the author of the book Glimpses of World History?

(1) Abdul Kalam Azad

(2) Jawaharlal Nehru

(3) S. Gopalan

(4) S. Radhakrishnan

Ans. (2)

34. Match List-I with. List- II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

List-I List-II

(Reservoir) (State)

A. Stanley Reservoir 1. Karnataka

B. Koyna Reservoir 2. Maharashtra

C. Jalaput Reservoir 3. Orissa

D. Bhadra Reservoir 4. Tamil Nadu

Codes:

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(1) 1 2 3 4

(2) 1 3 2 4

(3) 4 3 2 1

(4) 4 2 3 1

Ans. (4)

35. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the

lists :

List-I List-II

(Irrigation/Power Projects) (Location)

A. Malprabha 1. Andhra Pradesh

B. Kakrapara 2. Karnataka

C. Srisailam 3.Gujarat

D. Bhima 4. Maharashtra

Code:

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(1) 4 1 3 2

(2) 2 1 3 4

(3) 4 3 1 2

(4) 2 3 1 4

Ans. (4)

36. Which one among the following countries is the largest producer of Bauxite?

(1) Australia

(2) Brazil

(3) West Indies

(4) India

Ans. (1)

37. The busy port of Rotterdam is situated in:

(1) The Netherlands

(2) Belgium

(3) Denmark

(4) Germany

Ans. (1)

38. Which one of the following descriptions denotes the phenomenon of El Nino?

(1) A violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground

(2) The deflection of the ocean currents in the northern and southern hemisphere due to the rotation of Earth

(3) The Anomalous widespread warming of the sea-surface of the tropical and central Pacific ocean

(4) The revolving tropical Storms of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico

Ans. (3)

39. Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the list:

List-I List-II

(Country) (Capital City)

A. Argentina 1. Buenos Aires

B. Brazil 2 .Caracas

C. Peru 3.Lima

D. Venezuela 4. Sao Paulo

Code:

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(1) 1 3 4 2

(2) 1 4 3 2

(3) 2 3 4 1

(4) 2 4 3 1

Ans. (2)

40. Match List-I with List- II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

List-I List-II

(Sea) (Country)

A. Adriatic Sea 1. Bulgaria

B. Baltic Sea 2. Italy

C. North Sea 3. Poland

D. Black Sea 4. United Kingdom

Code:

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(1) 2 4 3 1

(2) 2 3 4 1

(3) 1 2 4 3

(4) 1 4 2 3

Ans. (2)

41. Among the following States, which one has the highest amount of Nickel Ore resources?

(1) Chhattisgarh

(2) Jharkhand

(3) Karnataka

(4) Orissa

Ans. (4)

42. What Is the name .of the highest summit of Niligri hills?

(1) Coonoor-betta

(2) Anaimudi

(3) Doda-betta

(4) Vellangiri

Ans. (3)

43. Recently which one of the following lost the status of a planet?

(1) Mercury

(2) Neptune

(3) Pluto

(4) Uranus

Ans. (3)

44. Which one of the following countries was hit by the cyclone Nargis recently causing a great destruction and loss of life?

(1) Bangladesh

(2) Myanmar

(3) Sri Lanka

(4) Pakistan

Ans. (2)

45. Which one among the following is nearest to Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research?

(1) Chidambaram

(2) Mahabalipuram

(3) Madurai

(4) Thanjavur

Ans. (2)

46. Which of the following arc connected by over 1700 km long BTC oil pipe line?

(1) Arabian sea Mediterranean sea

(2) Aral sea and Caspian sea

(3) Black sea and Mediterranean Sea

(4) Caspian sea and Mediterranean sea

Ans. (4)

47. Where is the old and over 20 km-long ‘Pamban Railway Bridge’ which attracts tourists from all over the country?

(1) Nilgiris

(2) Krishna Delta

(3) Palk strait

(4) Malabar coast

Ans. (3)

48. Consider the following statements:

1. The monsoon climate is found in Northern Australia.

2. The China type climate is found in Argentina.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

(1) l only

(2) 2 only

(3) Both 1 and 2

(4) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans. (1)

49. At which one of the following places is the monkey called Lion-tailed macaque naturally found?

(1) Shivaliks

(2) Pachmarhi

(3) Nallainalal hills

(4) Nilgiris

Ans. (3)

50.Among the following places, which one receives comparatively lowest average monsoon rainfall from June to September?

(1) Eastern Uttar Pradesh

(2) Southern West Bengalore

(3) Weatern Ghats

(4) Gujarat

Ans. (4)

Central Police forces Central Police Forces Exam Questions

1. Which of the following fish is bread exclusively in the cold regions of India?
1 Catla
2. Tinca
3. Bhekti
4. Trout
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
(1) 1 and 2
(2) 1 and 4
(3) 2 and 4
(4) 3 and 4
Ans. (3)

2. Who among the following are appointed by the President of India?
1. The Chairman of Finance Commission
2. The Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission
3. The Chief Minister of a Union Territory
Choose the answer from the codes given below:
(1) 1 only
(2) 1 and 2
(3) l and 3
(4) 1 and 3
Ans. (1)

3. Two persons start walking at a steady pace of 3km/hour from a road intersection along two roads that make an angle of 60° with ach other. What will be the (shortest) distance separating them at the end of 20 minutes?
(1)3km
(2)2km
(3) 1.5km
(4) 1 km
Ans. (4)

4. Who among the following became the Prime Minister India without being earlier the Chief Minister of a State?
1. Morarji Desai
2. Charan Singh
3. V. P. Singh
4. Chandrasekhar
5. P. V. Narasimha Rao
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(1) 1, 2 and 4
(2) 2, 3 and 5
(3) 2 only
(4) 4 only
Ans. (4)

5. In the sequence 462, 420, 380, X, 306, X stands for:
(1) 352
(2) 342
(3) 332
(4) 322
Ans. (2)

6. The speed of light will be minimum while passing through:
(1) glass
(2) vacuum
(3) water
4) air
Ans. (4)

7. Which one of the following is a membrane that protects the developing embryo from desiccation?
(1) Amnion
(2) Allantois
(3) Chorion
(4) Yolk sac
Ans. (1)

8. E.T.A is terrorist organization in:
(1) Cyprus
(2) Sri Lanka
(3) Spain
(4) South Africa
Ans. (4)

9, Which one of the following is the most important reason for the establishment of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre at Thumba?
(1) The sea is near to the place In, the East, West and South directions
(2) It is a place near to a city in India, which is nearest to the: Geographic Equator
(3) It is situated on the Geomagnetic Equator
(4) Outer Space near Thumba exhibits queer atmospheric phenomena
Ans. (3)

10. Match List-I with List-II and the correct answer using the codes given below:
List-I (Nuclear) List-II (States Power Station)
A. Kota 1. U. P
B. Tarapur 2. Gujarat
C. Kakrapara 3. Maharashtra
D. Narora 4. Rajasthan
Code:
A B C D
(1) 1 2 3 4
(2) 4 3 2 1
(3) 3 4 1 2
(4) 3 2 1 4
Ans. (2)

Directions: (Q. 11-20): The following 10 (Ten) items consist of two statements: one labelled as the ‘Assertion A’ and the other labelled the ‘Reason R’. You are to examine these two statements. carefully and decide if the Assertion A and the Reason R are individually true and if so, whether the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion. Select your answers to these items using the codes given below:
Codes:
(1) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(2) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of R
(3) A is true but R is false
(4) A is false but R is true

11. Assertion (A): Upanis1adas were compiled towards the end of the Vedic periods
Reason (R): The Upanishadic thought centers, round the idea of soul (Atman), no sacrifice.
Ans. (1)

12. Assertion (A): Chandragupta instigated revolt against Greek Satraps.
Reason (R): Chandragupta had visited the camp to Alexander.
Ans. (2)

13 Assertion (A) : A lock of Einstein’s hair if scientists could locate it and extract its DNA, could help in producing another Einstein, by cloning.
Reason (R): The DNA extracted from the cell of an embryo at an early stage of development, can be transferred to individual eggs which in turn can be implanted into the uterus of a surrogate mother to give birth to an identical offspring?
Ans. (3)

14. Assertion (A): In ancient India, the states of women, Idealized in literature and art, underwent steady deterioration through the ages.
Reason (R): Though monogamy. was the ideal, polygamy was often the practice among the higher classes of society.
Ans. (2)

15. Assertion (A): The U.S.A. reemerged as India’s single largest import source in the early nineties.
Reason (R): With swift political developments in the erstwhile Soviet Union, India
gradua1ly began to rely on the U.S.A. for its defense requirements.
Ans. (3)

16. Assertion. (A): The monsoonal rainfall decreases as one goes towards the west and north-west in, the Ganga plain.
Reason (R): The moisture- bearing monsoonal winds go higher up as one moves up in the Ganga plain.
Ans. (3)

17. Assertion (A): The sign of Krishnadeva Raya ‘s the period of Vijayanagar greatest success when Its army was always victorious
Reason (R): Krishnadeva Raya’s army and navy were trained by Portuguese Generals appointed by him.
Ans. (3)

18. Assertion (A): General Dyer fired at Jallianwala Bagh crowd without any warning and till the ammunition was exhausted.
Reason (R): This shooting was not only to boost the morale of the army, but also to strike terror in Punjab.
Ans. (1)

19. Assertion (A): In India, the political parties which formed the governments represented the majority of seats secured In the elections of the House of the People at the Centre and the Legislative Assemblies in the States but not the majority of votes.
Reason (R) : The elections based on the majr1ty vote system decide the result on the basis of relative majority of votes secured.
Ans. (1)

20. Assertion (A): Nizamuddin Auliya approved the conduct of a Sufi in releasing his woman slave and allowing her to return to her Hindu parent.
Reason (R): This was strictly in. accordance with the Muslim law.
Ans. (3)

21. Which of the following statements about the Dunkel draft is/are correct?
1. It is mandatory for the Government of India to accept all its proposals in all the sectors
2. In the field of agriculture, the main proposal is to cut agricultural subsidies
3. In the field of textiles, it reiterates the operation of the multifibre agreement
4. The proposals have already been accepted by the Parliament
Select the correct answer form the codes given below:
(1) 1 only
(2) l and 2
(3) 1, 2 and 4
(4) 3 and 4
Ans. (2)

22. Consider the following statements:
1. Andhra Pradesh has the longest coastline.
2. Gujarat has he highest number of Airports.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(1) 1 Only
(2) only
(3) Both 1 and 2
(4) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans. (2)

23. The average elevation of Tibetan Plateau above sea level is
(1) 2 km
(2) 3 cm
(3) 4 km
(4) 5 km
Ans. (4)

24. In which respect have the Centre-State relations been specifically termed as ‘municipal relations’?
(1) Center’s control of the State in the legislative sphere
(2) Center’s control of the State In financial matters
(3) Center’s control of the State in the administrative sector
(4) Center’s control of the State in the Planning process
Ans. (2)

25. The main constituents of pearl are:
(1) Calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate
(2) aragonite and conchiolin
(3) ammonium sulphate and sodium carbonate
(4) calcium oxide and ammonium chloride
Ans. (1)

26. The acceleration due to gravity of a castrophic earthquake will be
(1) > 550 cm/sec2
(2) > 750 cm/sec2
(3) > 950 cm/sec2
(4) > 980 cm/sec2
Ans. (3)

27. A person with ‘AB’ blood group is sometimes called a universal recipient because of the:
(1) lack of antigen in his blood
(2) lack of antibodies in his blood
(3) lack of both antigens and antibodies in his blood
(4) presence of antibodies in his blood
Ans. (2)

28. Which one of the following polymers is wide1y used for making bullet proof material?
(1) Polyvinyl chloride
(2) Polyamides
(3) Polyethylene
(4) Polycarbonates
Ans. (2)

29. Consider the following statements:
1. Andhra Pradesh has the longest coastline.
2. Gujarat has he highest number of Airports.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(1) 1 Only
(2) only
(3) Both 1 and 2
(4) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans. (2)

30. Who among the following was the founder of ‘Dev Samaj’?
(1) Vallabhbhai Patel
(2) Dadabhai Naoroji
(3) Sivanaryan Agnihotri
(4) Ramakrishna Paramhansa
Ans. (3)

31. The name of the periodical among the following published by Mahatma Gandhi during his stay in South Africa:
(1) Navjiwan
(2) India Gazette
(3) Afrikaner
(4) Indian Opinion
Ans. (4)

32. In which of the following did Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel play a leading role?
(1) Bijolia Movement
(2) Dandi March
(3) Textile Mill Workers Strike at Ahmedabad
(4) Bardoli Satyagraha
Ans. (4)

33. What is common among Madam Bhikaji Cama, M. Barkatulla, V.V.S. Layer and M.N. Roy?
(1) All of them were leading members of the International Communist movement
(2) M. Barkatulla was the Prime Minister and the rest were ministers in the Provisional Government of Press India established by a group of revolutionaries at Kabul
(3) All of them were among the prominent revolutionaries outside India operating in different countries during the Freedom Movement
(4) All of them were accused in the case relating to the throwing of a bomb on Lord Hardinge
Ans. (3)

34 Which one of the following important trade centers of ancient India was on the trade route connecting Kalyana with Vengi?
(1) Tagara
(2) Sripura
(3) Tripuri
(4) Tamralipti
Ans. (1)

35. Which one of the following regions of Asia is experiencing the highest annual growth rate of population?
(1) South Asia
(2) South-East Asia
(3) Central Asia
(4) West Asia
Ans. (1)

36. An air bubble in water will act like a:
(1) Convex mirror
(2) Convex lens
(3) Concave mirror
(4) Concave lens
Ans. (4)

37. The great Asian river Mekong does not run through:
(1) China
(2) Malaysia
(3) Cambodia
(4) Laos
Ans. (2)

38. The square root of the cube of this number is the cube of its square root. It is not 1 and it is less than 6.What is it?
(1) 2
(2) 3
(3) 4
(4) 5
Ans. (3)

39. Sound waves travel at 300 m/s. Sound produced at a point is heard by a person after 5 seconds while the same sound is heard by another person after 6 seconds. What could be the maximum and minimum distances between the two persons?
(1) 1.8 km, 0.15 km
(2) 2.2 km, 0.20km
(3) 2.8 km. 0.25 km
(4) 3.3 km, 0.3 km
Ans. (4)

40. The Mansabdari System introduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system followed in:
(1) Afghanistan
(2) Turkey
(3) Mongolia
(4) Persia
Ans. (3)

41. The first to start a joint stock to trade with India were the:
(1) Portuguese
(2) Dutch
(3) French
(4) Danish
Ans. (2)

42. Which one of the following upheavals took place in Bengal immediately after the Revolt of 1857?
(1) Sanyasi Rebellion
(2) Santhal Rebellion
(3) Indigo Disturbances
(4) Pabna Disturbances
Ans. (3)

43. The caves and rock-cut temples at Ellora are:
(1) Buddhist
(2) Buddhist and Jain
(3) Hindu and Jam
(4) Hindu, Buddhist and Jain
Ans. (4)

44. Which one of the following usages was a post-Vedic development?
(1) Dharma-Artha-Kama -Moksha
(2) Brahmana – Kshatriya –Vaishya – Shudra
(3) Brahmacharya- Grihastashrama -Vanaprastha- Sanyasa
(4) Indra- Surya –Rudra –Marut
Ans. (2)

45. Which of the following taxes is/are levied by the Union and collected and appropriated by the States?
(1) Stamp Duties
(2) Passenger and goods tax
(3) Estate Duty
(4) Taxes on Newspaper
Ans. (1)

46. l0 % of 2O + 20 % of 10 =?
(1) 10 % of 20
(2) 20 % of 10
(3) 1 % of 200
(4) 2 % of 200
Ans. (4)

47. Which of the following are correctly matched?

A
Establishment of Manufacturing
B
Year C
Place
1 Setting up of the first cotton mill
2. Manufacture of the first machine made paper
3. Setting up of the first cement factory 1854
1870
1904 Bombay
Near Calcutta Madras

Choose the correct answer from the Codes given below:
(1) 1 and 2
(2) l and 3
(3) 2 and 3
(4) 1and 3
Ans. (3)

48. Which one of the following statements regarding ‘Exit Poll’ is correct?
(1) Exit Poll is a term used to denote a post-election survey of voters regarding in whose favour they had exercised their franchise
(2) ‘Exit Poll’ and Opinion Poll are one and the same
(3) Exit Poll is a device through which result of voting can be most exactly predicted
(4) ‘Exit Poll’ is an administrative device made recently by the Chief Election Commission to prevent impersonation
Ans. (3)

49. The Uniting for Peace Resolution adopted by the U.N. has:
(1) enhanced the powers of the General Assembly in a comprehensive way
(2) reduced the powers of the General Assembly made
(3) made no difference to the powers of the General Assembly.
(4) empowered the General Assembly to act in specific situations in matters of peace and security
Ans. (4)

50. Which one of the following soil types of India is restored infertile by the presence of
excess iron?
(1) Desert sand
(2) Alluvial
(3) Podzolic
(4) Lateritic
Ans. (4)

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1 Where is the Headquarters of NATO located?

(1) Amsterdam

(2) Brussels

(3) Berlin

(4) Paris

Ans. (2)

2. At which one of the following places is the Liquid Propulsion Systems Center located?

(1) Chandipur

(2) Mahenragiri

(3) Sriharikota

(4) Wheeler Island

Ans. (2)

3. Which one of the following Committees/Authorities is associated with the recommendation of the repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act?

(1) Justice Jeeven Reedy Committee

(2) Rajinder Saccar Committee

(3) R. S. Pathak inquiry Authority

(4) U. C. Banerjee Committee

Ans. (1)

4. Among the following eminent citizens, who is a renowned chemist?

(1) S. N. Subba Rao

(2) C. N. R. Rao

(3) Rani Abhay Singh

(4) Rajinder Singh

Ans. (2)

5. In the recently held 37th IFFI in Goa the film director of which country won the Best Film Award and Golden Peacock?

(1) China

(2) Japan

(3) Iran

(4) Russia

Ans. (1)

6. in which country does Basque separatist group operate?

(1) Ireland

(2) Italy

(3) Spain

(4) Turkey

Ans. (3)

7. Recently, China made a very large dam to tame which one of the following rivers?

(1) Huang Ho

(2) Mekong

(3) Yarlung Zangpo

(4) Yangtze

Ans. (4)

8. Who of the following brought the Sikh Kingdom of Punjab under direct British rule by an official proclamation?

(1) Lord Hastings

(2) Lord Cornwallis

(3) Lord Minto

(4) Lord Dalhousie

Ans. (4)

9. Who of the following wrote the book Precepts of Jesus?

(1) Raja Rammohan Roy

(2) Devendra Nath Tagore

(3) Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar

(4) Keshab Chandra Sen

Ans. (1)

10. Who among the following was sent by Lord Hardinge to South Africa to plead the cause of Indians led by the young Gandhi?

(1) B. G. Tilak

(2) G. K. Gokhale

(3) M. G. Ranade.

(4) Moti Lal Nehru

Ans. (2)

11. Consider the following pairs:

a. Hyderabad : Musi

b. Lucknow : Gomati

c. Surat : Narmada

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

(1) a only

(2) a and b only

(3) b and c only

(4) a b and c

Ans. (4)

12. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:

List-I List –II

(Place of Religious interest) (State)

A. Sabrima1a 1. Andhra Pradesh

B. Shravanabelagola 2. Karnataka

C. Srirangam 3. Kerala

D. Srisailam 4. Tamil Nadu

Codes:

A B C D

(1) 3 1 4 2

(2) 4 2 3 1

(3) 3 2 4 1

(4) 4 1 3 2

Ans. (3)

13. Which one of the following Sequences of rivers is correct from North to South?

(1) Bhima – Manjra -Thungabhadra

(2) Manjra – Bhima -Thungabhadra

(3) Bhima –Thungabhadra -Manjra

(4) Manjra –Thungabhadra -Bhima

Ans. (2)

14. Which one of the following mineral ores is the Shimoga district well-known for?

(1) Bauxite

(2) Manganese

(3) Mica

(4) Zinc

Ans. (2)

15. The Syr Darya and Amu Darya fall into which one of the following?

(1) Caspian Sea

(2) Black Sea

(3) Aral Sea

(4) Lake Baikal

Ans. (3)

16. Which one of the following is not a current of North Atlantic Ocean?

(1) Falkland Currents

(2) Canary Current

(3) Labrador Current

(4) Gulf Stream

Ans. (1)

17. Which one of the following Sates does not share boundary with Jharkhand?

(1) Chhattisgarh

(2) Madhya Pradesh

(3) Orissa

(4) Uttar Pradesh

Ans. (4)

18. Through which States does Vamsadhara river flow?

(1) Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh only

(2) Chhattisgarh and Orissa only

(3) Andhra Pradesh and Orissa only

(4) Andhra Pradesh .Chhattisgarh and Orissa,

Ans. (3)

19. Whose entry into India resulted in the introduction of maize crop in India?

(1) Dutch

(2) English

(3) French.

(4) Portuguese

Ans. (4)

20. The efforts of whom of the following led to the ‘Age of Consent Act. 1891’?

(1) Rabindranath Tagore

(2) M. G. Ranade

(3) Surendra Nath Banerjee

(4) Malbari

Ans. (4)

21. What was the name of the party formed by Subhash Chandra Bose after leaving Indian National Congress?

(1) Congress Socialist Party

(2) Forward Bloc

(3) Indian National Conference

(4) Swaraj Party

Ans. (2)

22. Among the following who was a prominent leader of the Khilafat Movement?

(1) Jawaharlal Nehru

(2) Mahatma Gandhi

(3) Rajendra Prasad

(4) Vallabhbhai Patel

Ans. (2)

23. Who was the architect of the ‘Drain Theory’ and the author of the book Poverty and Un-British Rule in India?

(l) Dadabhai Naoroji

(2) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

(3) Abut Kalam Azad

(4) Ramesh Chandra Dutt

Ans. (1)

24. The Civil Disobedience Movement started with which of the following?

(1) No-tax campaign in Bardoli district

(2) Demonstration of Akali Sikhas at Nabha

(3) Demonstration against the Simon Commission

(4) Dandi March

Ans. (4)

25. With which one of the following was Jayprakash Narayan associated?

(1) All lndia a Kisan Sabha

(2) Communist Party of India

(3) Congress Socialist Party

(4) Indian Independence League

Ans. (3)

26. Among the follow1ng which one is a major component of biogas (Gobargas)?

(1) Acetylene

(2) Ethane

(3) Ethylene

(4) Methane

Ans. (4)

27. Which one of the following is used in fire extinguishers?

(1) Baking soda

(2) Quick lime

(3) Slaked lime

(4) Washing soda

Ans. (1)

28. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:

List -I List-II

(Musician) (Instrument)

A. Amjad Ali Khan 1. Flute

B. Lalgudi G. Jayaraman 2. Sarod

C. Pannalal Ghose 3. Sitar

D. Vilayat Khan 4. Violin

Codes:

A B C D

(1) 3 1 4 2

(2) 2 4 1 3

(3) 3 4 1 2

(4) 2 1 4 3

Ans. (2)

29. With which one of the following countries, does India have the longest border?

(1) Bangladesh

(2) China

(3) Pakistan

(4) Myanmar

Ans. (2)

30. Area wise, which one among the fo1lowing is the largest?

(1) Chandigarh

(2) Dadra and Nagar Haveli

(3) Delhi

(4) Puducherry

Ans. (1)

31. For which one of the following States, is Guwahati High Court not its High Court?

(1) Arunachal Pradesh

(2) Meghalaya

(3) Mizoram

(4) Sikkim

Ans. (4)

32. In which of the following is the percentage of haemog1obin maximum?

(1) Infants

(2) Children of around 10 years of age

(3) Men

(4) Women

Ans. (3)

33. Which one of the following is a water-soluble vitamin?

(1) Vitamin A

(2) Vitamin C

(3) Vitamin D

(4) Vitamin K

Ans. (2)

34. How many liters of blood pass through kidneys of a normal person in a day

(1) 1.7 liters

(2) 17 liters

(3) 170 liters

(4) 1700 liters

Ans. (4)

35. Which of the following has/have velocity equal to that of light?

(1) X-ray

(2) y-ray

(3) Ultraviolet ray

(4) All of the above

Ans. (4)

36. If f ₁, f ₂ and f ₃ are the frequencies of light in diamond, glass

and water respectively, then which one of the following is correct?

(1) f ₁ > f ₂ > f ₃

(2) f ₃ > f₂ > f ₁

(3) f ₁ = f ₂ > f ₃

(4) f ₁ = f ₂ = f ₃

Ans. (2)

37. Why is one end of a sewing needle made pointed?

(1) To increase the force

(2) To increase the pressure

(3) To decrease the weight

(4) None of these

Ans. (2)

38. Consider the following statements:

a. Sodium bicarbonate present In the digestive tablets reacts with gastric juices to reduce acidity in the stomach.

b. Sodium bicarbonate is commonly known as cooking soda.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(1) a only

(2) b only

(3) Both a and b

(4) Neither a nor b

Ans. (3)

39. In which of the following is magnesium present?

(1) Ascorbic acid

(2) Vitamin B12

(3) Chlorophyll

(4) Haemoglobin

Ans. (3)

40. Consider the following statements:

a. Sand is a mixture

b. Diamond is an element

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(1) a only

(2) b only

(3) Both a and b

(4) Neither a nor b

Ans. (2)

41. Which one of the following is not a member of ASEAN?

(1) Brunei Darussalam

(2) East Timor

(3) Laos

(4) Myanmar

Ans. (2)

42. The pandemic Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) which has been in news frequently is caused by which of the following?

(1) Bacteria

(2) Fungi

(3) Protozoa

(4) Viruses

Ans. (4)

43. What does Antrix Corporation ltd deal with, that came into the news recently?

(1) Brokering arms deals between India and supplier countries/companies

(2) Mediating between India and Nuclear Supplier Group (NSG) countries

(3) Developing genetically modified crop plants

(4) Marketing ISRO’s launch vehicles to fly satellites from abroad

Ans. (4)

44. Consider the following statements:

a. colour blindness is found in men and not in women.

b. Night blindness is found in old and aged, and not in young.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(1) a only

(2) b only

(3) Both a and b

(4) Neither a nor b

Ans. (1)

45. Darfur, which is frequently new, is located in which of the following regions?

(1) Eastern side of Sudan

(2) Western side of Sudan

(3) North-Western side of Ethiopia

(4) Northern side of Kenya

Ans. (2)

46 Which one of the fo1lowing locations does not have a steel plant of SAIL?

(l) Bhilai

(2) Bokaro

(3) Rourkela

(4) Vishakhapatnam

Ans. (4)

47. Which one of the following pharmaceutical companies filed writ petitions against Government of India and others, to plead against the rejection of its patent application by a patent office in Chennai?

(1) Aventis

(2) Cipla

(3) Glaxo- Smith Kline

(4) Novartis AG

Ans. (4)

48. Recently, the National Assembly of which one of the following nations had given the President of that nation the authority to pass laws by decree for a period of 18 months?

(1) a only

(2) b only

(3) Both a and b

(4) Neither a nor b

Ans. (4)

49. Which one of the following took over the Anglo-Dutch steel company Corus-?

(l) Jindal Steel

(2) Mittal- Arcelor

(3) Neelanchal lspat Nigam Ltd

(4) Tata Steel

Ans. (4)

50. Consider the following statements:

a. ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL) has 40% equity in the Sakhalin-I Project of Russia

b. The Sakhalin -1 Project is operated by OVL

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(1) a only

(2) b only

(3) Both a and b

(4) Neither a nor b

Ans. (4)

51. Consider the following statements:

a. The Commonwealth is an association of 45 countries.

b. The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings (CHOGM) are held every two years. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(1) a only

(2) b only

(3) Both a and b

(4) Neither a nor b

Ans. (2)

52. The independent nation Montenegro originated out of the dissolution of which one of the following?

(1) Bulgaria

(2) Czechoslovakia

(3) Romania

(4) Yugoslavia

Ans. (4)

53. Which one of the following countries produces Phalcon airborne warning and control systems (AWACS)?

(1) India

(2) Israel

(3) Russia

(4) USA

Ans. (2)

54. Which one of the following is in correct chronological order?

(1) Surat Split- Partition of Bengal Lucknow Pact-Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy

(2) Partition of Bengal – Surat Split – Lucknow Pact- Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy

(3) Surat Split – Partition of Bengal – Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy— Lucknow Pact

(4) Partition of Bengal- Surat- Split-Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy – Lucknow Pact

Ans. (2)

55. Into how many categories are the Fundamental Rights classified in the Constitution of India?

(1) Five

(2) Six

(3) Seven

(4) Eight

Ans. (2)

56. When a Court of Law gives an order directing a public authority to perform its duties if its non performance causes injury to the petitioner, it is known by which one of the following writs?

(1) Certiorari

(2) Habeas Corpus

(3) Mandamus

(4) Quo Warranto

Ans. (3)

57. Consider the following statements in respect of be Union Budget of India:

a. The Union Finance Minister on behalf of the Prime Minister lays an Annual Financial Statement before both the Houses of Parliament.

b. At the Union level, no demand for a grant can be made except on the recommendation of the President of lndia

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(1) a only

(2) b only

(3) Both a and b

(4) Neither a nor b

Ans. (2)

58. Consider the following statements:

a. The Constitution of India lays down ten Fundamental Duties for every citizen of India.

b. The Constitution of India provides for direct enforcement of the Fundamental Duties enshrined in Article 51A.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(1) a only

(2) b only

(3) Both a and b

(4) Neither a nor b

Ans. (1)

59. Who appoints the District Judges?

(1) Chief Justice of the High Court of the concerned State

(2) Governor of the concerned State

(3) Public Service Commission of the concerned State

(4) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

Ans. (2)

60. Recently which one of the following countries built a more than 30 km long bridge which spans sea?

(1) China

(2) South Korea

(3) Japan

(4) Malaysia

Ans. (1)

61. Recently in which one of the following countries did a leak of water with radioactive material at a very large nuclear plant occur?

(1) Australia

(2) Japan

(3) Russia

(4) USA

Ans. (2)

62. Between which of the following is the Guru Govind Singh Refinery Project at Bhatinda a joint venture?

(1) IPCL and ONGC

(2) HPCL and Mittal Energy

(3) IPCL and Mittal Energy

(4) HPCL and Cain Energy

Ans. (2)

63. The Hyde Act which has been very frequently in news is related to which of the following?

(1) An agreement between India and Israel for supply of defense equipment

(2) An agreement between India and Canada for supply of uranium,

(3) An agreement between India and the USA for civil nuclear cooperation

(4) An agreement between India and China for flood control

Ans. (3)

64. How is international personality Zadie Smith well kown as?

(1) Environmentalist

(2) Human Rights activist

(3) Litterateur

(4) Musician

Ans. (3)

65. Among the following States, which one was given full statehood last?

(1) Goa

(2) Sikkim

(3) Haryana

(4) Nagaland

Ans. (2)

66. In the SAARC Summit held in New Delhi in April, 2007, three observer countries sent their Foreign Ministers to the Summit. Which one of the following was not an observer country?

(1) China

(2) Japan

(3) Myanmar

(4) South Korea

Ans. (3)

67. What is the approximate percentage of generated electricity contributed by NTPC to the total electricity generated during 2006-07 in the country?

(1) 45%

(2) 40%

(3) 30%

(4) 20%

Ans. (3)

68. Which of the following enzymes is produced by the salivary glands?

(1) Pepsin

(2) Ptyalin

(3) Rennin

(4) Trypsin

Ans. (2)

69 Which one of the following crops increases soil fertility by adding nitrates to soil?

(1) Black-gram

(2) Cotton

(3) Sugarcane

(4) Tomato

Ans. (1)

70. Consider the following:

a. Flying squirrel

b. Porcupine

c. Barking deer

Which of the above is/are naturally found in India?

(1) a and b only

(2) b and c only

(3) c only

(4) a, b and c

Ans. (3)

71. The deficiency of which one of the following vitamins causes increased loss of calcium ion in urine?

(1) Vitamin A

(2) Vitamin B₅

(3) Vitamin C

(4) Vitamin D

Ans. (4)

72. What is BT cotton that is frequently in the news?

(1) A hybrid of Egyptian and American varieties of cotton

(2) A hybrid of cultivated and wild varieties of cotton

(3) A genetically modified pestresistent cotton

(4) A drought-resistant variety of cotton

Ans. (3)

73. Consider the following vitamins:

a. Vitamin B₁ (Thiamine)

b. Vitamin B₂ (Riboflavin)

c. Vitamin B₁₂ (Cyanocobalamine)

Milk is a source for which of the above?

(1) a only

(2) b and c only

(3) a and c only

(4) a, b and c

Ans. (4)

74. Which of the following in human body manufacture the antibodies that are responsible for immunity?

(1) Muscle cells

(2) Nerve cells

(3) Red blood cells

(4) White blood cells

Ans. (4)

75. Among the following, who was the Speaker in two Lok Sabhas?

(1) Rabi Ray

(2) Shivraj Patil

(3) P.A. Sangma

(4) G. M. C. Ba1yogi

Ans. (4)

76. Who among the following received the International Cosmos Prize, 2006?

(1) Mala R. Chinoy

(2) M.S. Narasimhan

(3) Raman Sukumar

(4) Kota Harinarayana

Ans. (3)

77. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:

List I List-II

(Famous Company) (Country of Origin)

A. Rosneft 1. Malaysia

B. Petronas 2. Russia

C. Volkswagen 3. Germany

D. Wal-Mart 4. USA

A B C D

(1) 4 1 3 2

(2) 2 3 1 4

(3) 4 3 1 2

(4) 2 1 3 4

Ans. (4)

78. Who of the following helped Humayun in recovering his kingdom’?

(1) Bahadur Shah of Gujarat

(2) Shah Hussain Arghun of Sind

(3) Shah Tahmasp of Persia

(4) Maldeo of Bikaner

Ans. (3)

79. Who was the Governor-General Of the’ East India Company’ when the Revolt of 1857 took place?

(1) Lord Bentinck

(2) Lord Hastings

(3) Lord Dalhousie

(4) Lord canning

Ans. (4)

80. During, the Indian freedom struggle, what was the purpose of the Simon Commission?

(1) To inquire into events related to Jallianwala Bagli Massacre

(2) To look into the working of the Government of India Act, 19l9

(3) To suggest strategies to promote Western education of India

(4) To design a constitution for India within the framework of ‘Dominion Status’.

Ans. (2)

81. Consider the following statements:

1. Baking soda is used in fire extinguishers.

2. Quick lime is used in the manufacture of glass.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(1) 1 only

(2) 2 only

(3) Both 1 and 2

(4) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans. (3)

82. Consider the following statements:

1. Ian Wilmut produced the first portable computer.

2. Adam Osborne created the first cloned sheep.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

(1) 1 only

(2) 2 only

(3) Both 1 and 2

(4) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans. (4)

83. Which one of the following is the first multipurpose river valley project of independent India?

(1) Bhakra Nangal Project

(2) Damodar Valley Corporation

(3) Hirakud Multipurpose Project

(4) Thungabhadra Multipurpose Project

Ans. (2)

84. Match list-I with list- II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

List-I List-II

(Fertilizer Industry) (State)

A. Aluva 1. Assam

B. Namrup 2. Jharkhand

C. Nangal 3. Kerala

D. Sindri 4. Punjab

Code:

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(1) 2 1 4 3

(2) 2 4 1 3

(3) 3 1 4 2

(4) 3 4 1 2

Ans. (3)

85.The famous Petronas Twin Towers are located in:

(1) China

(2) Japan

(3) Malaysia

(4) Indonesia

Ans. (3)

86. Match list-I with list -II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists :

List-I List-II

(Famous Place) (State)

A. Bhimbhetka 1. Andhra Pradesh

B. Bhiterkanika 2. Karnataka

C. Pattadakal 3. Madhya Pradesh

D. Srikalahasti 4. Orissa

Code:

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(1) 1 2 4 3

(2) 3 2 4 1

(3) 1 4 2 3

(4) 3 4 2 1

Ans. (4)

87. Bokaro Steel Limited was established with the assistance of:

(1) Germany

(2) Soviet Union

(3) UK

(4) USA

Ans. (2)

88. Which one of the following is not a member of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC):

(1) Algeria

(2) Brazil

(3) Ecuador

(4) Nigeria

Ans. (2)

89. Consider the following cities:

(1) Bhatinda

(2) Jamnagar

(3) Mangalore

Which of the above has/have oil refineries?

(1) 1 and 2 only

(2) 3 only

(3) 2 and 3 only

(4) 1, 2 and 3

Ans. (3)

90. Match List-I with List -II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

List-I List-II

(Person) (Well known as)

(A) K. V. Kamath 1. Banker

(B) G. M. Rao 2. Environmentalist

(C) Rajendra Pachauri 3. Industrialist

Code:

(a) (b) (c)

(1) 1 2 3

(2) 1 3 2

(3) 2 3 1

(4) 3 1 2

Ans. (2)

91. Consider the following statements:

1. The Shivaliks have tropical moist deciduous flora.

2. The Bundelkhand plateau has thorn and scrub forest type of vegetation.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(1) 1 only

(2) 2 only

(3) Both 1 and 2

(4) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans. (2)

92. Which one among the following rivers is the longest:

(1) Amazon

(2) Amur

(3) Congo

(4) Volga

Ans. (1)

93.Consider the following statements:

1. Rainfall in the doldrums is of convectional nature.

2. Convectional rainfall is highly localized and is associated with minimum cloudiness

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(1) 1 only

(2) 2 only

(3) Both 1 and 2.

(4) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans. (3)

94. Which of the following is true in the case of Ellen Johnson Sir leaf recently in the news?

(1) First woman who completed non-stop flight around the globe

(2) An African female human rights activist In the Darfur region

(3) Female scientist who deciphered the complete human genome sequence

(4) Africa’s first elected female Head of State

Ans. (4)

95. Consider the following statements:

a. Nitrogen gas can put out fire but is still not used in the extinguishers.

b. Critical temperature of nitrogen is very high.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(1) a only

(2) b only

(3) Both a and b

(4) Neither a nor b

Ans. (1)

96. What was the name of the organization founded by Dadabhai Naoroji in London to Influence the British public, opinion in India’s favour?

(1) Indian Association

(2) Indian League

(3) British Indian Association

(4) East India Association

Ans. (4)

97. Rakesh Sharma India’s first cosmonaut, was launched from which one of the following places?

(1) Baikanour

(2) Cape Canaveral

(3) Kourou

(4) Tashkent

Ans. (1)

98. Recently which one of the following countries launched a rocket to put a Sun observation satellite in an orbit?

(1) Australia

(2) Canada

(3) Italy

(4) Japan

Ans. (4)

99. Among the following, who was not a co-founder of NAM?

(1) Gamal Abdel Nasser

(2) Josip Broz Tito

(3) Jawaharlal Nehru

(4) Yasser Arafat

Ans. (4)

100. In recent times, which one of the following countries was hit by Typhoon Saomi, the strongest storm to hit that country in the last 50 years?

(1) Australia

(2) China

(3) Malaysia

(4) Thailand

Ans. (2)