Thursday, April 28, 2016

GENERAL STUDIES IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

1.       A particular State in India has the following characteristics

1.       It is located on the same latitude which passes through Northern Rajasthan.

2.       It has over 80% of its area under forest cover.

3.       Over 12% of forest cover constitutes Protected Area Network in this State.

Which one among the following States has all the above characteristics?

(a) Arunachal Pradesh                               

(b) Asom

(c) Himachal Pradesh                                

(d) Uttarakhand 


2.       Consider the following factors

1.       Rotation of the Earth

2.       Air pressure and wind

3.       Density of ocean water

4.       Revolution of the Earth

Which of the above factors influence the ocean currents?

(a) 1 and 2                                      

(b) 1, 2 and 3

(c) 1 and 4                                       

(d) 2, 3 and 4


3.       When you travel in Himalayas, you will see the following

1.       Deep gorges

2.       U –turn river courses

3.       Parallel mountain ranges

4.       Steep gradients causing land sliding

Which of the above can be said to be the evidences for Himalayas being young fold mountains?

(a) 1 and 4                                       

(b) 1, 2 and 4

(c) 3 and 4                                       

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

4.       A deadlock between the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha calls for a joint sitting of the Parliament during the passage of

1.       Ordinary Legislation

2.       Money Bill

3.       Constitution Amendment Bill

Select the correct answer using the codes given below

(a) Only 1                                         

(b) 2 and 3

(c) 1 and 3                                       

(d) 1, 2 and 3


5.       Which of the following is/are among the Fundamental Duties of citizens laid down in the Indian Constitution?

1.       To preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture.

2.       To protect the weaker sections from social injustice.

3.       To develop the weaker temper and spirit of inquiry.

4.       To strive towards excellence in all spheres of individual and collective activity.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below

(a) 1 and 2                                       

(b) Only 2

(c) 1, 3 and 4                                   

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4


6.       The Rowlatt Act aimed at

(a)    Compulsory economic support to war efforts

(b)   Imprisonment without trial and summary procedures for trial

(c)    Suppression of the Khilafat Movement

(d)   Imposition of restrictions on freedom of the press


7.       The Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress (1929) is very important in history, because

1.       The Congress passed a resolution demanding complete independence.

2.       The rift between the extremists and moderates was resolved in that Session.

3.       A resolution was passed rejecting the two-nation theory in that Session.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

(a) Only 1                                        

(b) 2 and 3

(c) 1 and 3                                       

(d) None of these


8.       The religion of early Vedic Aryans was primarily of

(a)    Bhakti

(b)   Image worship and yajnas

(c)    Worship of nature and yajnas

(d)   Worship of nature and bhakt


9.       Which of the following would include Foreign Direct Investment in India?

1.       Subsidiaries of companies in India

2.       Majority foreign equity holding in Indian companies.

3.       Companies exclusively financed by foreign companies.

4.       Portfolio investment.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below

(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4                              

(b) 2 and 4

(c) 1 and 3                                      

(d) 1, 2 and 3


10.   In the Parliament of India, the purpose of an adjournment motion is

(a)    To allow a discussion on a definite matter of urgent public importance

(b)   To let opposition members collect information from the ministers

(c)    To allow a reduction of specific amount in demand for grant

(d)   To postpone the proceedings to check the inappropriate or violent behavior on the part of some members 


11.   Which of the following can be said to be essentially the parts of Inclusive Governance?

1.       Permitting the Non-Banking Financial Companies to do banking.

2.       Establishing effective District Planning Committees in all the districts.

3.       Increasing the government spending on public health.

4.       Strengthening the Mid-day-Meal Scheme.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below 

(a) 1 and 2                                       

(b) 3 and 4

(c) 2, 3 and 4                                   

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4


12.   The function of heavy water in a nuclear reactor is to

(a)    Slow down the speed of neutrons

(b)   Increase the speed of neutrons

(c)    Cool down the reactor

(d)   Stop the nuclear reaction


13.   The authorization for the withdrawal of funds from the Consolidated Fund of India must come from

(a)    The President of India

(b)   The Parliament of India

(c)    The Prime Minister of India

(d)   The Union Finance Minister


14.   When the annual Union Budget is not passed by the Lok Sbha?

(a)    The Budget is modified and presented again

(b)   The Budget is referred to the Rajya Sabha for suggestions

(c)    The Union Finance Minister is asked to resign

(d)   The Prime Minister submits the resignation of Council of Ministers 


15.   Economic growth is usually coupled with

(a) Deflation                                   

(b) Inflation

(c) Stagflation                                

(d) Hyper-inflation


16.   The lowering of Bank by the Reserve Bank of India leads to

(a)    More liquidity in the market

(b)   Less liquidity in the market

(c)    No change in the liquidity in the market

(d)   Mobilization of more deposits by Commercial Banks


17.   What is the difference between Bluetooth and Wi-Fi devices?

(a)    Bluetooth uses 2.4 GHz radio frequency band whereas Wi-Fi can use 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz frequency band

(b)   Bluetooth is used for Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN) only, whereas Wi-Fi is used for Wireless Wide Area Networks (WWAN) only

(c)    When information is transmitted between two devices using Bluetooth technology, the devices have to be in the line of sight of each other, but when Wi-Fi technology is used the devices need not be in the line of sight of each other

(d)   The statements (a) and (b) given above are correct in this context  


18.   'closed economy' is an economy in which

(a)    The money supply is fully controlled

(b)   Deficit financing takes place

(c)    Only exports take place

(d)   Neither exports nor imports take place


19.   Karl Marx explained the process of class struggle with the help of which one of the following theories?

(a)    Empirical liberalism             

(b) Existentialism

(c)    Darwin's theory of evolution

(d)   Dialectical materialism


20.   A genetically engineered form of brinjal, known as the Bt-brinjal has been developed. The objective of this is

(a)    To make in pest-resistant

(b)   To improve its taste and nutritive qualities

(c)    To make it drought-resistant

(d)   To make it shelf-life longer


21.   Consider the following

1.       Carbon dioxide

2.       Oxides of Nitrogen

3.       Oxides of Sulphur

Which of the above/is are the emission/emissions from coal combustion at thermal power plants?

(a) 1 only                                        

(b) 2 and 3

(c) 1 and 3                                       

(d) 1, 2 and 3


22.   India is regarded as a country with 'Demographic Dividend'. This is due to

(a)    Its high population in the age group below 15 years

(b)   Its high population in the age group of 15-64 years

(c)    Its high population in the age group above 65 years

(d)   Its high total population


23.   Regarding 'carbon credits' which one of the following statements is not correct?

(a)    The carbon credit system was one of the following with the Kyoto Protocol

(b)   Carbon credits are awarded to countries of groups that have reduced greenhouse gases below their emission quota

(c)    The goal of the carbon credit system is to limit the increase of carbon dioxide emission

(d)   Carbon credits are traded at price fixed from time to time by the United Nations Environment Programme


24.   There are only two known examples of cave paintings of the Gupta period in ancient India. One of these is paintings of Ajanta caves. Where is the other surviving example of Gupta paintings?

(a) Bagh caves                             

(b) Ellora caves

(c) Lomas Rishi caves                  

(d) Nasik caves


25.   Among the following, who was not a proponent of bhakti cult?

(a) Nagarjuna                                                

(b) Tukaram

(c) Tyagaraja                                  

(d) Vallabhacharya


26.   For the Karachi Session of Indian National Congress in 1931 presided over by Sardar Patel, who drafted the Resolution on Fundamental Rights and Economic Programme?

(a)    Mahatma Gandhi

(b)   Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

(c)    Dr. Rajendra Prasad            

(d) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar


27.   Who among the following were official Congress negotiators with Cripps Mission?

(a)    Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel

(b)   Acharya J.B. Kripalani and C. Rajagopalachari

(c)    Pandit Nehru and Maulana Azad

(d)   Dr. Rajedra Prasad and Rafi Ahmed Kidwai


28.   What was the immediate cause for the launch of the Swadeshi Movement?

(a)    The partition of Bengal done by Lord Curzon

(b)   A sentence of 18 months rigorous imprisonment imposed on Lokmanya Tilak

(c)    The arrest and deportation of Lala lajpat Rai and Ajit Singh; and passing of the Panjab Colonization Bill

(d)   Death sentence pronounced on the Chapekar brothers


29.   Consider the following pairs:

Protected area                              well-known for

1.       Bhiterkaniak, park               Salt Water Crocodile

2.       Desert, National Park,       Great Indian Bustard Rajasthan

3.       Eravikulam, Kerala              Hoolak Gibbon

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

(a) 1 only                                         

(b) 1 and 2

(c) 2 only                                          

(d) 1, 2 and 3


30.   In India, which type of forest among the following occupies the largest area?

(a)    Montane We Temerate Forest

(b)   Sub-tropical Dry Evergreen Forest

(c)    Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest

(d)   Tropical Wet Evergreen Forest

31.   In the context of Indian economy, consider the following pairs:

Term                            Most appropriate description

1.       Melt down             Fall in stock prices

2.       Recession             Fall in growth rate

3.       Slow down            Fall in GDP

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

(a) 1 only                                         

(b) 2 and 3

(c) 1 and 3                                       

(d) 1, 2 and 3


32.   Which of the following is/are treated as artificial currency?

(a) ADR                                             

(b) GDR

(c) SDR                                              

(d) Both ADR and SDR


33.   An objective of the National Food Security Mission is to increase the production of certain crops through area expansion and productivity enhancement in a sustainable manner in the identified districts of the country. What are those crops?

(a)    Rice and wheat only

(b)   Rice, wheat and pulses only

(c)    Rice, wheat, pulses and oil seeds only

(d)   Rice, wheat, pulses, oil seeds and vegetables


34.   The SEZ Act, 2005 which came into effect in February 2006 has certain objectives. In this context, consider the following:

1.       Development of infrastructure facilities.

2.       Promotion of investment from foreign sources.

3.       Promotion of exports of services only.

Which of the above are the objectives of this Act?

(a) 1 and 2                                       

(b) 3 only

(c) 2 and 3                                       

(d) 1, 2 and 3


35.   Inclusive growth as enunciated in the Eleventh Five Year Plan does not include one of the following:

(a)    Reduction to poverty

(b)   Extension of employment opportunities

(c)    Strengthening of capital market

(d)   Reduction of gender inequality


36.   Which one of the following is responsible for the preparation and presentation of Union Budget to the Parliament?

(a)    Department of Revenue

(b)   Department of Economic Affairs

(c)    Department of Financial Services

(d)   Department of Expenditure


37.   When the Reserve Bank of India announces an increase of the Cash Reserve Ratio, what does it mean?

(a)    The commercial banks will have less money to lend

(b)   The Reserve Bank of India will have less money to lend

(c)    The Union Government will have less money to lend

(d)   The commercial banks will have more money to lend 


38.   What is the principal by which a cooling system (Radiator) in a motor car works?

(a) Conduction only                    

(b) Convection

(c) Radiation only                        

(d) Both conduction and radiation


39.   Which bacterial train, developed from natural isolates by genetic manipulations, can be used for treating oil spills?

(a) Agro bacterium                      

(b) Clostridium

(c) Nitrosamines                           

(d) Pseudomonas


40.   Given below are the names of four energy crops. Which one of them can be cultivated for ethanol?

(a) Jatropha                                    

(b) maize

(c) Pongamia                                  

(d) Sunflower


41.   Anekantavada is a core theory and philosophy of which one of the following?

(a) Buddhism                                 

(b) Jainism

(c) Sikhism                                      

(d) Vaishnavism


42.   With whose permission did the English set-up their first factory in Surat?

(a) Akbar                                         

(b) Jahangir

(c) Shahjahan                                                

(d) Aurangzeb


43.   Who of the following Prime Ministers sent Cripps Mission to India?

(a)    James Ramsay MacDonald              

(b)   Staley Baldwin      

(c)    Neville Chamberlain           

(d) Winston Churchill


44.   Which one of the following began with the Dandi March?

(a)    Home Rule Movement     

(b)   Non-Cooperation Movement

(c)    Civil Disobedience Movement

(d)   Quit India Movement


45.   With which one of the following movements is the slogan 'Do or Die' associated?

(a)    Swadeshi Movement

(b)   Non-Cooperation Movement

(c)    Civil Disobedience Movement

(d)   Quit India Movement 


46.   Who of the following founded the Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association?

(a)    Mahatma Gandhi

(b)   Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel

(c)    N.M. Joshi                               

(d) J. B. Kriplani


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

List I                                                   List II

(Famous person)                         (Well-known as)

A.      Amrita Shergil                       1. Dancer

B.      Bhimsen Joshi                       2. Painter

C.      Rukmini Devi Arundale     3. Poet

D.      Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala'4. Singer            

Codes:             

      A                  B            C              D

(a)    2                  1              4              3

(b)   2                  4              1              3

(c)    3                  1              4              2

(d)   3                  4              1              2


48.   Consider the following statements:

The Cripps' proposals include the provision for:

1.       Full independence for India.

2.       Creation of Constitution-making body.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/ are correct?

(a) 1 only                                         

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2                             

(d) Neither 1 nor 2


49.   In which one of the following places is the shompen tribe found?

(a) Nilgiri Hills                                 

(b) Nicobar Islands

(c) Spiti Valley                                                

(d) Lakshadweep Island


50.   Which one of the following pairs of countries fought wars over a region called Ogaden?

(a) Eritrea and Sudan                  

(b) Ethopia and Somlia

(c) Kenya and Somalia                                

(d) Ethiopia and Sudan 


51.   The Dul Hasti Power Station is based on which one of the following rivers?

(a) Beas                                            

(b) Chenab

(c) Ravi                                             

(d) Satluj


52.   Which one of the following rivers does not originate in India?

(a) Beas                                            

(b) Chenab

(c) Ravi                                             

(d) Satluj


53.   In India, which one of the following States has the largest inland saline wetland?

(a) Gujarat                                      

(b) Haryana

(c) Madhya Pradesh                   

(d) Rajasthan


54.   Consider the following pairs:

Famous place                                 Country

1.       Cannes                                     France

2.       Davos                                       Denmark

3.       Roland Garros                          The Netherlands

Which of the pair(s) given above is/are correctly matched?

(a) 1 only                                        

(b) 1 and 2

(c) 2 and 3                                       

(d) 1, 2 and 3


55.   If a Panchayat is dissolved, elections are to be held within:

(a) One month                              

(b) Three months

(c) Six months                               

(d) One year


56.   In India, the first Municipal Corporation was set-up in which one among the following?

(a) Kolkata                                      

(b) Chennai

(c) Mumbai                                     

(d) Delhi


57.   Consider the following houses:

1.       Christie's

2.       Osian's

3.       Sotheby's

Which of the above is/are auctioneer(s)?

(a) 1 only                                        

(b) 1 and 3

(c) 2 and 3                                       

(d) 1, 2 and 3


58.   Consider the following pairs:

 Automobile manufacturer     Headquarters

1.       BMW AG                                 USA

2.       Daimler AG                            Sweden

3.       Renault SA                              France

4.       Volkswagon AG                    Germany

Which of the pair(s) given above is/are correctly matched?

(a) 1, 2 and 3                                  

(b) 3 and 4

(c) 4 only                                          

(d) 1, 2 and 4


59.   Other than Venezuela, which one among the following from South America is a member of OPEC?

(a) Argentina                                 

(b) Brazil

(c) Ecuador                                     

(d) Bolivia


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

County                                     Share Market

(a)    Japan                                        Nikkei

(b)   Singapore                                   Shcomp

(c)    UK                                            FTSE

(d)   USA                                           Nasdaq


61.   NAMA-11 group of countries frequently appears in the news in the context of the affairs of which one of the following?

(a)    Nuclear Suppliers Group

(b)   World Bank

(c)    World Economic Forum    

(d)   World Trade Organization


62.   Which one among the following has the highest energy?

(a) Blue light                                   

(b) Green light

(c) Red light                                    

(d) yellow light


63.   Consider the following statements regarding Indian Planning:

1.       The Second Five year Plan emphasized on the establishment of heavy industries.

2.       The Third Five Year Plan introduced the concept of import substitution as a strategy for industrialization.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only                                         

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2                             

(d) Neither 1 nor 2


64.   Which one of the following types of waves are used in a Night Vision apparatus?

(a) Radio waves                            

(b) Micro waves

(c) Infra-red waves                     

(d) None of these


65.   The marine animal called dugong which is vulnerable to extinction is a/an:

(a) Amphibian                               

(b) Bony fish

(c) Shark                                          

(d) Mammal


66.   In making the saffron spice, which one of the following parts of the plant is used?

(a) Leaf                                             

(d) Petal

(c) Sepal                                           

(d) Stigma


67.   With reference to the evolution of living organisms, which one of the following sequences is correct?

(a)    Octopus-Dolphin-Shark    

(b)   Pangolin-Tortoise -Hawk

(c)    Salamander-Python-Kangaroo

(d)   Frog-Crab Prawn


68.   The Panda belongs to the same family as that of:

(a) Bear                                            

(b) Cat

(c) Dog                                              

(d) Rabbit


69.   Which one of the following Union Ministries implements the Cartagena Protocol on Bio-safety?

(a)    Ministry of Science and Technology

(b)   Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

(c)    Ministry of Environment and Forests

(d)   Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers


70.   Who among the following is the founder of World Economic Forum?

(a)    Klaus Schwab

(b)   John Kenneth Galbraith

(c)    Robert Zoellick                      

(d) Paul Krugman


71.   Who the following scientists proved that the stars with mass less than 1.44 times the mass of the Sun end up as White Dwarfs when they die?

(a) Edwin Hubble                         

(b) s. Chandrashekhar

(c) Stephen Hawking                  

(d) Steven Weinberg


72.   For outstanding contribution to which one of the following fields in Shanti Swaroop Bhatangar Prize given?

(a) Literature                                 

(b) Perfoming Arts

(c) Science                                      

(d) Social Service 


73.   In the context of alternative sources of energy, ethanol as a vialble bio-fuel can be obtained from:

(a) Potato                                        

(b) Rice

(c) Sugarcane                                 

(d) Wheat


74.   From which one of the following did Kosovo declare its independence?

(a) Bulgaria                                     

(b) Croatia

(c) Macedonia                               

(d) Serbia


75.   Who of the following is the author of the book 'The Audacity of Hope?

(a) Al Gore                                      

(b) Barack Obama

(c) Bill Clinton                 

(d) Hillary Clinton


76.   Consider the following pairs :

Organization                                  Location of headquarters

1.       Asian Development Bank                Tokyo

2.       Asia-Pacific Economic

Cooperation                                   Singapore

3.       Association of South-East

Asian Nations                                Bangkok

Which of the above pair(s) is/are correctly matched?

   (a) 1 and 2                                     

   (b) 2 only

   (c) 2 and 3                                     

   (d) 3 only


77.   In the middle of the year 2008 the Parliament of which one of the following countries became the first in the world to enact a Climate Act passing the 'Climate Change Accountability Bill'?

(a) Australia                                    

(b) Canada

(c) Germany                                   

(d) Japan


78.   Among the following which one is not a football club?

(a) Arsenal                                      

(b) Aston Villa

(c) Chelsea                                      

(d) Monte Carlo


79.   Consider the following statements:

1.       V.K. Krishna Menon Foundation is based in New Delhi.

2.       The first recipient of the V.K. Krishna Menon Award is the Chief Justice of India, K.G. Balakrishan.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only                                         

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2                             

(d) Neither 1 nor 2


80.   Consider the following pairs:

       Tradition                                                                         State

1.       Gatka, a traditional martial art                                         Kerala

2.       Madhubani, a traditional painting                                   Bihar

3.       Singhey Khasabs Sindhu Darshan

Festival                                                                           J & k

  Which of the pair(s) given above is/are correctly matched?

(a) 1 and 2                                       

(b) 3 only

(c) 2 and 3                                         

(d) 1, 2 and 3


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

List I                                                       List II

(Book)                                                  (Author)

A.      In Custody                                              1. Amartya Sen

B.      Sea of Poppies                                       2. Amitav Ghosh

C.      The Argumentative Indian                      3. Anita Desai

D.      Unaccustomed Earth                              4. Jhumpa Lahiri 

Code:

       A                B               C            D

(a)    4                  1              2              3

(b)   4                  2              1              3

(c)    3                  2              1              4             

(d)   3                  1              2              4


82.   Recently, which one of the following was included in the UNESCO's World Heritage list?

(a)    Dilwara Temple

(b)   Kalka-Shimla Rail-way

(c)    Bhiterkanika Manrove Area

(d)   Visakhapatanam to Aruku valley railway line


83.   Consider the following countries:

1. Brunei Darussalem                 

2. East Timor

3. Laos

Which of the above is/are member(s) of ASEAN?

(a) 1 only                                         

(b) 2 and 3

(c) 1 and 3                                       

(d) 1, 2 and 3


84.   Consider the following countries:

1. Switzerland                               

2. Malta

3. Bulgaria                      

Which of the above are members of European Union?

(a) 1 and 2                                       

(b) 2 and 3

(c) 1 and 3                                       

(d) 1, 2 and 3


85.   Among the following Presidents of India, who was also the Secretary-General of Non-Aligned Movement for some period?

(a)    Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishan

(b)   Varahagiri Venkatagiri

(c)    Giani Zail Singh                     

(d)   Sr. Shankar Dayal Sharma


86.   To integrate cultural leaders into its meetings, which one of the following gives 'Crystal Award?

(a)    Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation

(b)   Internal Bank for Reconstruction and Development

(c)    World Health Organization

(d)   World Economic Forum


87.   Which reference to Sree Shakti Puraskar, for which one of the following is 'Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Award' given?

(a)    Administrative Skills

(b)   Achievements in Scientific Research

(c)    Achievements in Sports and Games

(d)   Courage and Valour


88.   Where is the headquarters of Animal Welfare Board of India located?

(a) Ahmedabad                            

(b) Chennai

(c) Hyderabad                                               

(d) Kolkata


89.   Who was the Viceroy of India when the Rowlatt Act was passed?

(a) Lord Irwin                                 

(b) Lord Reading

(c) Lord Chelmsford                    

(d) Lord Wavell


90.   During the Indian Freedom Struggle, who of the following raised an army called 'Free Indian Legion'?

(a) Lala Hardayal                           

(b) Rash Behari Bose

(c) Subhash Chandra Bose       

(d) V.D. Savarkar


91.   Who among the following rejected the title of 'Knighthood' and refused to accept a position in the Council of the Secretary of State for India?

(a) Motilal Nehru                         

(b) M.G. Ranade

(c) G.K. Gokhle                             

(d) B.G. Tilak


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

List –I                                      List-II

(Author)                                   (Work)

A.      Bankimchandra                      1. Shatranj Ke Khilari

B.      Dinabandhu Mitra                   2. Debi Chaudhrani

C.      Prem Chand                           3. Nil Darpan

       4. Chandrakanta

Codes:

     A                  B              C

(a)    2                  4              1

(b)   3                  4              2

(c)    2                  3              1             

(d)   3                  1              4


93.   Who among the following used the phrase 'Un –British' to critize the English colonial control of India?

(a) Anandmohan Bose                               

(b) Badruddin Tyyabji

(c) Dadabhai Naroji                     

(d) Pherozeshah Mehta


94.   Who among the following wrote the poem, Subh-e Azadi?

(a) Sahir Ludhiyanvi                     

(b) Faiz Ahmed Faiz

(c) Muhammad Iqbal                 

(d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad


95.   Where was the First Session of the Indian National Congress held in December, 1885?

(a) Ahmedabad                            

(b) Bombay

(c) Calcutta                                     

(d) Delhi


96.   Yom Kippur War was fought between which sides/countries?

(a)    Turkey and Greece

(b)   Serbs and Croats

(c)    Israel, and Arab countries led by Egypt and Syria

(d)   Iran and Iraq


97.   Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?

Waterfalls                                              River

1.       Kapildhara Falls                   :               Godavari

2.       Jog Falls                              :               Sharavati

3.       Sivasamudram Falls            :               Cauvery

Codes:

(a) 1 and 2                                       

(b) 2 and 3

(c) 1 and 3                                       

(d) 1, 2 and 3


98.   On which one of the following rivers is the Tehri Hyropower Complex located?

(a) Alkhanada                                                

(b) Bhagirathi

(c) Dhauliganga                             

(d) Mandakini  

 

99.   Where are Tapovan and Vishugarh Hydroelectric Projects Located?

(a) Madhya Pradesh                   

(b) Uttar Pradesh

(c) Uttarkhand                              

(d) Rajasthan


100.   In India, how many States share the coastline?

(a) 7                                                   

(b) 8

(c) 9                                                   

(d) 10


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

List-I                                      List-II

(Board)                                 (Headquarters)               

A.      Coffee Board                         1. Bengaluru

B.      Rubber Board                        2. Guntur

C.      Tea Board                                3. Kollayam

D.      Tabacco Board                       4. Kolkata

Codes:

      A                  B             C             D

(a)    2                  4              3              1

(b)   1                  3              4              2

(c)    2                  3              4              1

(d)   1                  4              3              2  

                           

102.   Which one among the following has the maximum number of National Parks?

(a)    Andaman and Nicobar Islands

(b)   Arunachal Pradesh

(c)    Asom                                        

(d) Meghalaya


103.   Rajiv Gandhi National Flying Institute is being established in which State?

(a) Karnataka                                 

(b) Maharashtra

(c) Kerala                                         

(d) Orissa


104.   With Which one of the following rivers is the Omkareshwar project associated?

(a) Chambal                                    

(b) Narmada

(c) Tapi                                             

(d) Bhima


105.   Which was the Capital of Andhra State when it was made a separate State in the year 1953?

(a) Guntur                                       

(b) Kurnool

(c) Nellore                                       

(d) Warangal


106.   Consider the following pairs:

Tributary River                                              Main River

1.       Chambal                  :                               Narmada

2.       Sone                        :                               Yamuna

3.       Manas                      :                               Brahmputra

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

(a) 1, 2 and 3                                  

(b) 1 and 2

(c) 2 and 3                                       

(d) 3 only


107.   Which of the following hills are found where the Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats meet?

(a) Annamalai Hills                       

(b) Cardamom Hills

(c) Nilgiri Hills                                 

(d) Shevoroy Hills


108.   As per India's National Population Policy, 2000, by which one of the following years is it our long-term objective to

(a) 2025                                            

(b) 2035

(c) 2045                                            

(d) 2055


109.   Which two countries follow China and India in the decreasing order of their population?

(a) Brazil and USA                        

(b) I USA and Indonesia

(c) Canada and Malaysia           

(d) Russia and Nigeria

   

110.   Which one of the following straits is nearest to the International Date Line?

(a) Malacca Strait                         

(b) Bering Strait

(c) Strait of Florida                       

(d) Strait of Gibraltar


111.   Which one of the following cities is nearest to the equator?

(a) Colombo                                   

(b) Jakarta

(c) Manila                                        

(d) Singapore


112.   In which one of the following is Malta located?

(a) Baltic Sea                                  

(b) Mediterranean Sea

(c) Black Sea                                   

(d) North Sea


113.   Which one amongst the following has the largest livestock population in the world?

(a) Brazil                                          

(b) China

(c) India                                            

(d) USA


114.   Under which one of the following Constitution Amendment Acts, four languages under the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India, thereby raising their number to 22?

(a)    Constitution (Ninetieth Amendment) Act

(b)   Constitution (Ninety-first Amendment) Act

(c)    Constitution (Ninety-second Amendment) Act

(d)   Constitution (Ninety-third Amendment) Act


115.   How is the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference wherein the agreements were signed to set up IBRD, GATT and IMF, commonly known?

(a)    Bandung Conference

(b)   Bretton Woods Conference

(c)    Versailles Conference        

(d) Yalta Conference


116.   India is a member of which of the following?

1.       Asian Development Bank

2.       Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

3.       Colombo Plan

4.       Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

Codes:

(a) 1 and 3                                       

(b) 2 and 4

(c) 1, 2 and 3                                   

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4


117.   What is the name of the scheme which provides training and skills to women in traditional and non-traditional trades?

(a) Kishori Shakti Yojna              

(b) Rashtriya Mahil Kosh

(c) Swayamiddha                         

(d) Swawlamban


118.   In order of their distances from the sun, which of the following planets lie between Mars and Uranus?

(a) Earth and Jupiter                   

(b) Jupiter and Saturn

(c) Saturn and Earth                    

(d) Saturn and Neptune


119.   Who among the following scientists shared the Nobel Prize in Physics with his son?

(a) Max Planck                              

(b) Albert Einstein

(c) William Henry Bragg             

(d) Enrico Fermi


120.     What is the pH level of blood of a normal person?

(a) 4.5-4.6                                        

(b) 6.45-6.55

(c) 7.35-7.45                                   

(d) 8.25-8.35


121.   What are Rubies and Sapphires chemically known as?

(a) Silicon dioxide                         

(b) Aluminum oxide

(c) Lead tetroxide                        

(d) Boron nitride


122.   Mixture of which one of the following pairs of gases is the cause of occurrence of most of the explosions in mines?

(a) Hydrogen and oxygen         

(b) Oxygen and acetylene

(c) Methane and air                   

(d) Carbon dioxide and methane


123.   Among the following, which one lays eggs and does not produce young ones directly?

(a) Echidna                                      

(b) kangaroo

(c) Porcupine                                                 

(d) Whale


124.   The release of which one of the following into ponds and wells helps in controlling the mosquitoes?

(a) Crab                                            

(b) Dogfish

(c) Gambusia                                 

(d) Snail

               

125.   Among the following, which one is not an ape?

(a) Gibbon                                      

(b) Gorilla

(c) Langur                                        

(d) Orangutan


126.   Which one of the following is an insectivorous plant?

(a) Passion flower plant            

(b) Pitcher Plant

(c) Night queen                            

(d) Flame of the forest


127.   For which one of the following snakes is the diet mainly composed of the snakes?

(a) Krait                                            

(b) Russell's viper

(c) Rattlesnake                              

(d) King cobra


128.   In which one of the following kinds of organisms is the phenomenon found wherein the female the male after copulation?

(a) Dragonfly                                  

(b) Honeybee

(c) Spider                                         

(d) Pit viper


129.   Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched?

1.       Francis Collins        :               Mapping human genome

2.       Sergey Brin             :               Google Search Engine

3.       Jimmy Wales          :               Wikipedia

130.   Which of the following laser types is used in a laser printer?

(a) Dye laster                                 

(b) Gas laser

(c) Semiconductor laser            

(d) Excimer laser


131.   In the series

AABABCABCDABCDE…….

Which letter occupies the 100th position?

(a) H                                                  

(b) I

(c) J                                                    

(d) K


132.   What is the number of terms in the series 117, 120, 123, 126, ….. 333?

(a) 72                                                 

(b) 73

(c) 76                                                 

(d) 79


133.   March 1, 2008 was Saturday, Which day was it on March, 1, 2002?

(a) Thursday                                   

(b) Friday

(c) Saturday                                    

(d) Sunday


134.   What does Baudhayan theorem (Baudhayan Sulva Sutra) relate to?

(a)    Lengths of sides of a right-angled triangle

(b)   Calculation of the value of pi

(c)    Logarithmic calculations

(d)   Normal distribution curve


135.    In how many different ways can all of 5 identical balls be placed in the cells shown above such that each row contains

(a) 64                                                 

(b) 81

(c) 84                                                 

(d) 108


136.   There are 6 different letters and 6 correspondingly addressed envelopes. If  the letters are randomly put in the envelopes, what is the probability that exactly 5 letters go into the correctly addressed envelopes?

(a) Zero                                           

(b) 1/6

(c) 1/2                                               

(d) 5/6


137.    There are two identical red, two identical black and two identical white balls. In how many different ways can the balls be placed in the cells (each cell to contain one ball) sown above such that balls of the same colour do not occupy any two consecutive cells?

(a) 15                                                 

(b) 18

(c) 24                                                 

(d) 30


138.    How many different triangles are there in the figure shown above?

(a) 28                                                 

(b) 24

(c) 20                                                 

(d) 16


139.   In how many different ways can four books A, B, C, and D be arranged one above another in a vertical order such that the books A and B never in continuous position?

(a) 9                                                   

(b) 12

(c) 14                                                 

(d) 18


140.   What does S & P 500 relate to?

(a)    Supercomputer

(b)   A new technique in e-business

(c)    A new technique in bridge building

(d)   An index of stocks of large companies


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

List- I

(Organization)

A.      Amnesty International

B.      Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)

C.      Danube Commission

D.      European Space Agency

List-II

(Associated/Convention Person/Place/Headquarters)

1.       Viskuli

2.       Paris

3.       Peter Benenson

4.       Belgrade Convention

Codes:

      A                B              C             D

(a)    3                 1              4              2

(b)   4                  2              3              1

(c)    3                  2              4              1

(d)   4                  1              3              2


142.   Among the Indian languages, which one is spoken maximum in the world after Hindi?

(a) Telugu                                        

(b) Tamil

(c) Bengali                                       

(d) Malayalam


143.   Ogaden region has been a source of conflict between which countries?

(a) Morocco and Algeria            

(b) Negeria and cameroon

(c) Angola and Zambia               

(d) Ethiopia and Somalia


144.   Near which one of the following cities are Palitana temples located?

(a) Bhavanagar                              

(b) Mount Abu

(c) Nasik                                           

(d) Ujjain


145.   What is the Agent Orange?

(a)    An ace spying group trained by the police in London

(b)   A weed-killing chemical used by the US Military in the Vietnam War

(c)    A technique used in the advanced railway safety procedure

(d)   A special chemical used in making alloy steel 

 

146.   The term 'Prisoner's Dilemma's associated with which one of the following?

(a)    A technique in glass manufacture

(b)   A term used in shipping industry

(c)    A situation under the game theory

(d)   Name of a supercomputer

 

147.   Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched?

Theory/Law                                  Associated Scientist

1.       Continental Drift     :               Edwin Hubble

2.       Expansion of          :               Alfred Wegener

Universe                

3.       Photoelectric          :               Albert Einstein

Codes:             

(a) 2 and 3                                       

(b) 3 only

(c) 2 only                                          

(d) 1 only


148.   Nobel Prize winning scientist James D. Watson is know for his work in which area?

(a) Metallurgy                               

(b) Meteorology

(c) Environmental protection  

(d) Genetics


149.   Match List- I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given the Lists:

List- I                                                             List- II

(Service/Agency)                                         (Country)

A.      Foreign Intelligence service                     1. Israel

B.      Ministry of State Security                        2. Britain

C.      Secret Intelligence Service                      3. China

D.      The Mossad                                           4. Russia


150.   Normal Ernest Borlaug who is regarded as the father of the Green Revolution in India is from which country?

(a) United States of America   

(b) Mexico

(c) Australia                                    

(d) New Zealand


151.   What is the number of spokes in the Dharmachakra in the National Flag of India?

(a) 16                                                 

(b) 18

(c) 22                                                

(d) 24


152.   From which one of the following did India buy the Barak anti-missile defence systems?

(a) Israel                                          

(b) France

(c) Russia                                         

(d) USA


153.   Who among the following translated the Autobiography of Madam Curie in Hindi?

(a) Atal Bihari Vajpayee             

(b) Lal Bahadur Shastri

(c) Choudhary Charan Singh    

(d) Gobind Vallabh Pant


154.   Who among the following Gandhian followers was a teacher by profession?

(a) A. N. Sinha                                               

(b) Braj Kishore Prasad

(c) J. B. Kriplani                              

(d) Rajendra Prasad


155.   Which one of the following was a journal brought out by Abdul Kalam Azad?

(a) Al- Hilal                                      

(b) Comrade

(c) The Indian Sociologist          

(d) Zamindar


156.   Consider the following statements:

1.       Jawaharlal Nehru was in his fourth term as the Prime Minister of India at the time of his death.

2.       Jawaharlal Nehru represented Rae Bareilly constituency as a Member of Parliament.

3.       The first non-Congress Prime Minister of India assumed the office in the year 1977.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 2                                       

(b) 3 only

(c) 1 only                                          

(d) 1 and 3


157.   Which one of the following was the first fort constructed by the British in India?

(a) Fort William                             

(b) Fort St. George

(c) Fort St. David                           

(d) Fort St. Angelo


158.   Who, Among the following Europeans, were the last to come to pre-independence India as traders?

(a) Dutch                                         

(b) English

(c) French                                        

(d) Portuguese


159.   Who, among the following, started the newspaper Shome Prakash?

(a) Dayanand Saraswati            

(b) Ishwar Chandra Vidysagar

(c) Raja Rammohan Raoy         

(d) Surendranath Banerjee


160.   At which one of the following places did Mahatma Gandhi first start his Satyagraha in India?

(a) Ahmedabad                            

(b) Bardoli

(c) Champaran                              

(d) Kheda


161.   Who wrote the book—"The Story of The Integration of The Indian States'?

(a) B. N. Rao                                   

(b) C. Rajagopalachari

(c) Krishana Menon                    

(d) V. P. Menon


162.   Which one of the following places was associated with Acharya Vinoba Bhave's Bhoodan Movement at the beginning of the movement?

(a) Udaygiri                                     

(b) Rapur

(c) Pochampalli (Telengana)    

(d) Vendatagiri


163.   The song 'Amar Sonar Bangla' written during the Swadeshi Movement of India inspired the liberation struggle of Bangladesh and was adopted as the National Anthem of Bangladesh. Who wrote this song?

(a) Rajini Kanta Sen                     

(b) Dwijendralal Roy

(c) Mukunda Das                          

(d) Rabindranath Tagore


164.   Which one among the following states of India has the lowest density of population?

(a) Himachal Pradesh                 

(b) Medhalaya

(c) Arunachal Pradesh                                

(d) Sikkim


165.   Which one of the following rivers originates at Amarkantak?   

(a) Damodar                                   

(b) Mahanadi

(c) Narmada                                   

(d) Tapti


166.   Which one among the following major Indian cities is most eastward located?

(a) Hyderabad                               

(b) Bhopal

(c) Lucknow                                    

(d) Benguluru (Bangalore)


167.   In which state is the Guru Shikhar Peak located?

(a) Rajasthan                                                 

(b) Gujarat

(c) Madhya Pradesh                   

(d) Maharashtra


168.   In which one of the following districts, have large reserves of diamond-bearing kimberlite been discovered in the recent past?

(a) Hoshangabad                          

(b) Raipur

(c) Sambalpur                                                

(d) Warangal


169.   Which one of the following is also known as Top Slip?

(a)    Simlipal National Park

(b)   Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary

(c)    Manjira Wildlife Sanctuary

(d)   Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sancuary and National Park 


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

List-I                                                      List-II

(Town)                                              (River Nearer to it)

A.      Betul                                                   1. Indravati

B.      Jagadalpur                                          2. Narmada

C.      Jabalpur                                              3. Shipra

D.      Ujjain                                                  4. Tapti

Codes:

      A                  B            C              D

(a)    1                  4              2              3

(b)   4                  1              2              3

(c)    4                  1              3              2

(d)   1                  4              3              2


171.   Which one of the following is located in the Bastar region?

(a)    Bandhavgarh National Park

(b)   Dandeli Sanctuary

(c)    Rajaji National Park            

(d)   Indravati Nationla Park


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

List- I                                                 List-II

(City)                                                 (River)

A.      Bangkok                                   1. Irrawaddy

B.      Phnom-Penh                             2. Mekong

C.      Hanoi                                        3. Meham (Chao Phraya)

D.      Yangon                                     4. Red River

Codes:

      A                 B              C             D

(a)    3                  2              4              1

(b)   4                  1              3              2

(c)    3                  1              4              2

(d)   4                  2              3              1


173.   Which one among the following rivers is the longest?

(a) Amazon                                     

(b) Amur

(c) Cango                                         

(d) Lena


174.   The largest coral reef in the world is found rear the coast of which one of the following countries?

(a) Australia                                    

(b) Cuba

(c) Ghana                                        

(d) Philippines  


175.   Through which one of the following Straits, does a tunnel connect the United Kingdom and France?

(a) Davis Strait                               

(b) Denmark Strait

(c) Strait of Dover                        

(d) Strait of Gibraltar


176.   Where is Copacabana Beach located?

(a) Buenos                                      

(b) Hawaiian Islands

(c) Rio de Janerio                         

(d) Valletta


177.   Which one of the following cities does not have the same clock time as that the other three cities at any given instant?

(a) London (UK)                            

(b) Lisbon (Portugal)

(c) Accra (Ghana)                         

(d) Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)


178.   Who was the speaker of the First Lok Sabha?

(a) Hukum Singh                           

(b) G.V. Mavalankar

(c) K.M. Munshi                            

(d) U.N. Dhebar


179.   Who among the following have been the Union Finance Ministers of India?

1. V. P. Singh                                  

2. R. Vendataraman

3. Y.B. Chavan                               

4. Pranab Mukherjee

Select the correct answer by using the code given below:

(a) 1, 2 and 3                                  

(b) 1, 3 and 4

(c) 2 and 4                                       

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4


180.   Which one of the following is not a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization?

(a) Russia                                         

(b) Kazakhstan

(c) Ukraine                                      

(d) Uzbekistan


181.   Which one of the following is the correct sequence in the decreasing order of contribution of different sectors to the Gross Domestic Product of India?

(a)    Service – Industry – Agriculture

(b)   Service – Agriculture – Industry

(c)    Industry – Service – Agriculture

(d)   Industry – Agriculture – Service 


182.   MCA-21 is major initiative taken up by the Government of India in which one of the following areas?

(a)    Foreign direct investment in India

(b)   Attracting international tourists

(c)    e-Governance

(d)   Modernization of airports


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

List I                                                   List II

(Aluminum Company)                      (Location)

A.      BALCO                                       1. Hirakud

B.      HINDALCO                                 2. Korba

C.      Indian Aluminium Com.            3. Koraput

D.      NALCO                                      4. Renukoot

Codes:

      A                 B              C             D

(a)    3                  1              4              2

(b)   2                  4              1              3

(c)    3                  4              1              2

(d)   2                  1              4              3


184.   Which one of the following types of glass can cut off ultraviolet rays?

(a) Soda glass                                 

(b) Pyrex glass

(c) Jena glass                                  

(d) Crooks glass


185.   Three identical vessels A, B and C are filled with water, mercury and kerosene respectively up to an equal height. The three vessels are provided with identical taps at the bottom of the vessels. If the three taps are opened simultaneously, then which vessel is emptied first?

(a)    Vessel B

(b)   All the vessels A, B and C will be emptied simultaneously

(c)    Vessel A                                   

(b) Vessel C


186.   Which one of the following does not contain silver?

(a) Horn silver                                                

(b) German silver

(c) Ruby silver                                                

(d) Lunar caustic


187.   Which one among the following is called philosopher's wool?

(a) Zinc bromide                           

(b) Zinc nitrate

(c) Zinc oxide                                 

(d) Zinc chloride


188.   Which one of the following parts of the pitcher plant becomes modified into a pitcher?

(a) Stem                                          

 (b) Leaf

(c) Stipule                                        

(d) Petiole


189.   In the human body, which structure is the appendix attached to?

(a) The large intestine                                

(b) The small intestine

(c) The gall bladder                      

(d) The stomach


190.   In human body, which one of the following hormones regulates blood calcium and phosphate?

(a) Glucagon                                  

(b) Growth hormone

(c) Parathyroid hormone          

(d) Thyroxin


191.   How do most insects respire?

(a) Through skin                           

(b) Through gills

(c) By lungs                                     

(d) By tracheal system


192.   Which one of the following parts of human brain is the regulating centre for swallowing and vomiting?

(a) Cerebellum                              

(b) Cerebrum

(c) Medulla oblongata                                

(d) Pons


193.   Who, among the following is considered the inventor of the world Wide Web (WWW)?

(a) Edward Kasner                       

(b) Bill Gates

(c) Tim Berners-Lee                    

(d) Vinod Dham


194.   Which one of the following is another name of RDX?

(a) Cyanohydrin                            

(b) Dextran

(c) Cyclohexane                            

(d) Cyclonite


195.   Where was the first conference of the 'Pugwash Condernces on Science and World Affair's held in the year 1957?

(a) Minnowbrook (USA)           

(b) Rhode Island (USA)

(c) Nova Scotia (Canada)           

(d) Nagasaki (Japan)


196.   If all the numbers from 501 to 700 are written, what is the total number of times does the digit 6 appear?

(a) 138                                              

(b) 139

(c) 140                                               

(d) 141


197.   Six faces of a cube are numbered from 1 to 6, each face carrying one different number. Further,

1.       The face 2 is opposite to the face 6.

2.       The face 1 is opposite to the face 5.

3.       The face 3 is between the face 1 and the face 5.

4.       The face 4 is adjacent to the face 3

Which one of the following is correct?

(a)    The face 4 is adjacent to the face 2.

(b)   The face 6 is adjacent to the face 3

(c)    The face 1 is between the face 5 and the face 6

(d)   None of the above


198.   A person has to completely put each of three liquids: 403 litres of petrol, 465 litres to diesel and 496 litres of Mobil Oil in bottles of equal size without mixing any of the above three types of liquids such that each bottle is completely filled. What is the least possible number of bottles required?

(a) 34                                                 

(b) 44

(c) 46                                                 

(d) None of these


199.   Amit has five friends: 3 girls and 2 boys. Amit's wife also has 5 friends: 3 boys 2 girls.  In how many maximum number of different ways can they invite 2 boys and 2 girls such that two of them are Amit's friends and two are his wife's?

(a) 24                                                 

(b) 38   

(c) 46                                                 

(d) 58


200.   Five balls of different colours are to be placed in three different boxes such that any box contains at least one ball. What is the maximum number of different ways in which this can be done?

(a) 90                                                 

(b) 120

(c) 150                                               

(d) 180


201.   All the six letters of the name SACHIN are arranged to form different words without repeating any letter in any one word. The words to formed are then arranged as in a dictionary. What will be the position of the word SACHIN in that sequence?

(a) 436                                              

(b) 590

(c) 601                                               

(d) 751


202.   Three dice (each having six faces with each face having one number from 1 to 6) are rolled. What is the number of possible outcomes such that at least one dice shows the number 2?

(a) 36                                                

(b) 81

(c) 91                                                 

(d) 116


203.   With reference to the international meetings held in the year 2006, which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched?

1.       NAM Summit                                       :      Havana

2.       APEC Meeting                                     :      Bangkok

3.       EU-India Summit                                 :      Helsinki

4.       UN Climate Change Conference           :      Geneva

Select the correct answer by using the codes given below:

(a) 1 only                                         (b) 1 and 3

(c) 1, 2 and 3                                   (d) 2, 3 and 4


204.   Basel II relates to which one of the following?

(a)    International standards for safety in civil aviation

(b)   Measures against cyber crimes

(c)    Measures against drug abuse by sports persons

(d)   International standards for measuring the adequacy of a bank's capital


205.   What was the purpose of the Operation Sukoon launched by the Government of India?

(a)    Helping Indonesia in its efforts to rehabilitate the victims of earthquake in that country

(b)   Evacuating the Indian Nationals from Lebanon during the conflict in the Middle East

(c)    Assisting United Nations in its efforts to help the civil war victims in the Darfur region of North Africa

(d)   Providing a relief package to farmers after a spate of suicides by other farmers in Andhra Pradesh 

 

206.   Who among the following wrote the book– Ayodhya : 6 December, 1992?

(a) Chandra Shekhar                   

(b) P.V. Narashimha Rao

(c) Jaswant Singh                         

(d) Arun Shourie


207.   The Pulitzer Prize is associated with one of the following?

(a) Environmental protection 

(b) Olympic Games

(c) Journalism                                

(d) Civil Aviation


208.   Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List I                                       List II

(Writer)                                   (Book)

A.       V.S. Naipaul                        1. The Siege of Krishnapur

B.      Salman Rushdie                   2. In a Free State

C.      Paul Scott                            3. Midnight's Children

D.      J. G. Farrell                          4. Staying On

Codes:

     A                  B              C             D

(a)    2                  3              4              1

(b)   4                  1              2              3

(c)    2                  1              4              3

(d)   4                  3              2              1


209.   Which one of the following sets of elements was primarily responsible for the origin of life on the Earth?                                                                 

(a)               (a)  Hydrogen, oxygen, sodium

(b)               (b) Carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen

(c)              (c) Oxygen, calcium, phosphorus

(d)              (d) Carbon, hydrogen, potasium


 Answers:

 

1 (a)

2 (b)

3 (d)

4 (a)

5 (c)

6 (b)

7 (a)

8 (c)

9 (d)

10 (a)

11(c)

12 (a)

13 (b)

14 (a)

15 (b)

16 (a)

17 (a)

18 (d)

19 (d)

20 (a)

21 (d)

22 (b)

23 (d)

24 (a)

25 (c)

26 (b)

27 (c)

28 (a)

29 (b)

30 (c)

31 (a)

32 (c)

33 (b)

34 (a)

35 (c)

36 (b)

37 (a)

38 (b)

39 (d)

40 (b)

41 (b)

42 (b)

43 (d)

44 (c)

45 (d)

46 (a)

47 (b)

48 (b)

49 (b)

50 (b)

51 (b)

52 (d)

53 (d)

54 (a)

55 (c)

56 (b)

57 (d)

58 (b)

59 (c)

60 (b)

61 (d)

62 (a)

63 (c)

64 (c)

65 (d)

66 (d)

67 (c)

68 (a)

69 (c)

70 (a)

71 (b)

72 (c)

73 (c)

74 (d)

75 (b)

76 (b)

77 (b)

78 (d)

79 (b)

80 (c)

81 (c)

82 (b)

83 (c)

84 (b)

85 (c)

86 (d)

87 (d)

88 (b)

89 (c)

90 (c)

91 (c)

92 (c)

93 (c)

94 (b)

95 (b)

96 (c)

97 (b)

98 (b)

99 (c)

100 (c)

101 (b)

102 (c)

103 (b)

104 (b)

105 (b)

106 (d)

107 (c)

108 (c)

109 (b)

110 (b)

111 (d)

112 (b)

113 (c)

114 (c)

115 (b)

116 (a)

117 (d)

118 (b)

119 (c)

120 (c)

121 (b)

122 (c)

123 (a)

124 (c)

125 (c)

126 (b)

127 (d)

128 (c)

129 (d)

130 (b)

131 (b)

132 (b)

133 (b)

134 (a)

135 (d)

136 (a)

137 (c)

138 (a)

139 (b)

140 (d)

141 (a)

142 (c)

143 (d)

144 (a)

145 (b)

146 (c)

147 (a)

148 (d)

149 (c)

150 (a)

151 (d)

152 (a)

153 (b)

154 (c)

155 (a)

156 (d)

157 (b)

158 (c)

159 (b)

160 (c)

161 (d)

162 (c)

163 (d)

164 (c)

165 (c)

166 (c)

167 (a)

168 (b)

169 (d)

170 (b)

171 (d)

172 (a)

173 (a)

174 (a)

175 (c)

176 (c)

177 (d)

178 (b)

179 (d)

180 (c)

181 (a)

182 (c)

183 (b)

184 (d)

185 (d)

186 (b)

187 (c)

188 (b)

189 (a)

190 (c)

191 (d)

192 (c)

193 (c)

194 (d)

195 (c)

196 (c)

197 (a)

198 (b)

199 (c)

200 (c)

201 (c)

202 (c)

203 (b)

204 (d)

205 (b)

206 (b)

207 (c)

208 (a)

209 (b)