1.         With which one of the following has the B.K. Chaturvedi Committee dealt? (a)        Review of Centres-States relations (b)        Review of Delimitation Act (c)        Tax reforms and measures to increase revenues (d)        Price-reforms in the oil sector ANSWER (D) 2.         Mahamastakabhisheka, a great religious event, is associated with and done for who of the following? (a)        Bahubali (b)        Buddha (c)        Mahavir (d)        Nataraja ANSWER (A) 3.         Consider the following pairs: Tradition                                              State 1.         Gatka a traditional marital art               :     Kerala 2.         Madhubani, a traditional painting           :     Bihar 3.         Singhwy Khababs Sindhu Darshan        :     Jammu and Kashmir Festival Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched: (a)           1 and 2 only (b)           3 only (c)           2 and 3 only (d)           1, 2 and 3 ANSWER (C) 4.         Match List I and List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List I List II (Famous Person)                                 (Well-Known as) A.         Anna Hazare                                       1.   Lawyer B.         Deepak Parekh                                   2.   Banker C.         GVK Reddy                                         3.   Gandhian and Social activist D.         Harish Salve                                       4.   Industrialist Code: A             B             C             D (a)        1             2             4             3 (b)        1             4             2             3 (c)        3             2             4             1 (d)        3             4             2             1 ANSWER (C) 5.         Match List I and 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 Sher-Gil                                   1.   Dancer B.         Bhimsen Joshi                                     2.   Painter C.         Rukmini Devi Arundale                        3.   Poet D.         Suryakant Tripathi Nirala                     4.   Singer Code: A             B             C             D (a)        2             1             4             3 (b)        2             4             1             3 (c)        3             1             4             2 (d)        3             4             1             2 ANSWER (B) 6.         With reference to the scheme launched by the Union Government, consider the following statements: 1.         Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana 2.         Ministry of Textiles launched the Rajiv Gandhi Shilpi Swasthya Bima Yojana Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a)           1 only (b)           2 only (c)           Both 1 and 2 (d)           Neither 1 nor 2 ANSWER (B) 7.         Consider the following pairs: Persons                             Sports 1.         Anand Pawar              :        Chess 2.         Akhil Kumar                :        Boxing 3.         Shiv Shanker              :        Gold Prasad Chowrasia (a)           1 and 2 only (b)           2 and 3 only (c)           3 only (d)           1, 2 and 3 ANSWER (B) 8.         Match List I and List 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 ANSWER (C) 9.         Among the following, who are the Agaria community? (a)        A traditional toddy tappers community (b)        A traditional fishing community of Maharashtra (c)        A traditional silk-weaving community of Karnataka (d)        A traditional salt pan workers community of Gujarat. ANSWER (A) 10.        Recently, which one of the following was included in the UNESCO’s World Heritage list? (a)        Dilwara Temple (b)        Kalka-Shimla Railway (c)        Bhiterkanika Mangrove Area (d)        Vishkhapatnam to Araku valley railway line ANSWER (B) 11.        Where is the famous Virupaksha temple located? (a)        Bhadrachalam (b)        Chidambaram (c)        Hampi (d)        Srikalahasti ANSWER (C) 12.        Other than Venezuela, which one among the following from South America is a member of OPEC? (a)        Argentina (b)        Brazil (c)        Ecuador (d)        Bolivia ANSWER (C) 13.        Under the administration of which- one of the following    is    the   Department   of   Atomic Energy ? (a)        Prime Minister’s Office (b)        Cabinet Secretariat (c)        Ministry of Power (d)        Ministry of Science and Technology ANSWER (A) 14.        Consider the following pairs : Large Bank                  Country of origin 1.         ABN Amro Bank    :          USA 2.         Barclays Bank         :          UK 3.         Kookmin Bank        :         Japan Which ..of the   above .pairs   is/are   correctly matched ? (a)        1 only (b)        2 only (c)        and 2 (d)        and 3 ANSWER (B) 15.        Which among the following has the world’s largest resorvos of Uranium ? (a)        Australia (b)        Canada (c)        Russian Federation (d)        USA ANSWER (A) 16.        In the ‘Individual Satyagraha’, Vinoba Bhave was chosen as the first Satyagrahi. Who was the second ? (a)        Dr. Rajendra Prasad (b)        Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (c)        C. Rajagopal.achari (d)        Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel ANSWER (B) 17.        Consider the following statements : The for  Cripps Proposals include the provision 1.         Full independence for India. 2.         Creation of Constitution-making body. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? (a)        1 only (b)        2 only (c)        Both 1 and 2 (d)        Neither 1 nor 2 ANSWER (B) 18.        During the freedom struggle, Aruna Asaf Ali was a major woman organizer of underground activity in (a)        Civil Disobedience Movement (b)        Non-Cooperation Movement (c)        Quit India Movement (d)        Swadeshi Movement ANSWER (C) 19.        With whose permission did the English set up their first factory in Surat ? (a)        Akbar (b)        Jahangir (c)        Shahjahan (d)        Aurangzeb ANSWER (B) 20.        In a dry cell (battery), which of the following are used as electrolytes ? (a)        Ammonium chloride and Zinc chloride (b)        Sodium chloride and Calcium chloride (c)        Magnesium chloride and Zinc chloride (d)        Ammonium      chloride      and     Calcium chloride ANSWER (A) 21.        Which one of the following planets has largest number of natural  satellites or moons ? (a)        Jupiter (b)        Mars (c)        Saturn (d)        Venus ANSWER (A) 22.        Consider the following statements : 1.      Sweet  orange   plant   is   propagated   by grafting technique 2.      Jasmine plant is propagated by layering technique. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?       ‘ (a)        1 only (b)        2 only (c)        Both 1 and 2 (d)        Neither 1 nor 2 ANSWER (C) 23.        Which one of the following types of waves are used in a night vision apparatus ? (a)        Radio waves (b)        Microwaves (c)        Infra-red waves (d)        None of the above ANSWER (C) 24.        In the context of genetic disorders, consider the following : A woman suffers from colour blindness while her husband does not suffer from it. They have a son and a daughter. In this context, which one of the following statements is most probabl) correct ? (a)        Both      children     suffer     from      colour blindness. (b)        Daughter .suffers  from  colour  blindness while son does not suffer from it. (c)        Both children do not suffer from colour blindness. (d)     Son suffers from colour blrndness while daughter does not suffer from it. ANSWER (D) 25.        A person travels 12 km due North, then 15 km duo East, after that 15 km due West and then 18 km due South. How far is he from the starting point”? (a)        6 km   . (b)        12 km (c)        33 kin .(d)       60 km ANSWER (A) 26.        Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are standing in a row. C and D are standing close to each other alongside E. B is standing beside A only. A is fourth from P. Who are standing on the extremes ? (a)        A and F (b)        B and D (c)        B and F (d)        None of the above ANSWER (C) 27.        Which  one  of the  following  is  used  as   an  explosive ? (a)        Phosphorus Trichloride (b)        Mercuric oxide (c)        Graphite (d)        Nitroglycerine ANSWER (D) 28.        Consider the following : 1.         Camphor 2.         Chicory 3.         Vanilla Which of the above is/are plant product(s) ? (a)        1 and 2 only (b)        3 only (c)        1 and 3 only (d)        1,2 and 3 ANSWER (D) 29.        In the context of Indian wild life, the flying fox is a (a)        Bat (b)        Kite (c)        Stork (d)        Vulture ANSWER (A) 30.        During which Five Year Plan was the Emergency clamped, new elections took place and the Janata Party was elected ? (a)        Third (b)        Fourth (c)        Fifth (d)        Sixth ANSWER (C) 31.        Which    one    of   the    following    is    not    a drug/pharma company ? (a)        Chevron (b)        Nicholas Piramal (c)        Pfizer (d)        Zydus Cadila ANSWER (A) 32.        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 ANSWER (B) 33.        A present group of nations known as G-8 started first as G-7, Which one among the following was not one of them ? (a)        Canada (b)        Italy (c)        Japan (d)        Russia ANSWER (D) 34.        Consider the following statements : 1.         The   Baglihar. Power  Project   had   been constructed   within   the   parameters   of the Indus Water Treaty. 2.         The project was completely built by the Union Government with loans from Japan and the World Bank. Which of the statements given above is/arc; correct, ? (a)        1 only (b)        2 only (c)        Both 1 and 2 (d)        Neither 1 nor 2 ANSWER (A) 35.        When Leander Paes won the “mixed doubles” at the US Open in the year 2008, who of the following was his partner ? (a)        Ana Ivanovic (b)        Cara Black (c)        Dinara Safina (d)        Jelena Jankovic ANSWER (B) 36.        In the context of Indian news in recent times; . what is MCX-SX ? (a)        A kind of supercomputer (b)        Title of Moon Impact Probe (c)        Stock exchange (d)        Nuclear-powered submarine ANSWER (C) 37.        Which   one  of the   following   pairs   is   not correctly matched ? (a)        Barbora Spotakova        :           Javelin throw (b)        Pamela Jelimo    :           Weightligting (c)        Sanya Richards  :           Sprint (d)        Yelena Isinbayeva          :           Pole Vault ANSWER (B) 38.        India has recently landed its Moon Impact Probe on the Moon. Among the following countries, which one landed such probe on the Moon earlier ? (a)        Australia (b)        Canada (c)        China (d)        Japan ANSWER (C) 39.        Who of the following is a football player ? (a)        Fernando Alonso (b)        Kimi Raikkonen (c)        Lewis Hamilton (d)        Nicolas Anelka ANSWER (D) 40.        Consider the following pairs : Famous place               Country 1.         Cannes  :     France 2.         Davos   :     Denmark 3.         Roland Garros    :     The Netherlands Which    of   the    pairs    given    above    is/arc correctly matched ? (a)        1 only (b)        1 and 2 only (c)        2 and 3 only (d)        1, 2 and 3 ANSWER (A) 41.        Among  the  following,  which  one  is  not  a football club ? (a)        Arsenal (b)        Aston Villa (c)        Chelsea (d)        Monte Carlo ANSWER (D) 42.        The marine animal called dugong which is vulnerable to extinction is a/an: (a)        Amphibian (b)        Bony fish (c)        Shark (d)        Mammal ANSWER (D) 43.        The  Dul  Hasti  Power Station is based on which one of the following rivers ? (a)        Beas (b)        Chenab (c)        Ravi (d)        Sutlej ANSWER (B) 44.        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, KG. Balakrishnan. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? (a)        1 only (b)        2 only (c)     Both 1 and 2 (d)    Neither 1 nor 2 ANSWER (B) 45.        Which      one       of    the    following    is    the country’s administrative capital/new federal administrative centre of Malaysia ? (a)        Kota Bharu (b)        Kuala Terongganu (c)        Putrajaya (d)        Taiping ANSWER (C) 46.        Elephant  Pass,  which  is  frequently  in  the news,   is  mentioned  in  the  context  of the affairs of which one of the following ? (a)        Bangladesh (b)        India (c)        Nepal (d)        Sri Lanka ANSWER (D) 47.        Consider the following countries : 1.         Brunei Darussalam 2.         East Timor 3.         Laos Which of the above is/are member/members of ASEAN ? (a)        1 only (b)        2 and 3 only (c)        1 and 3 only (d)        1, 2 and 3 ANSWER (C) 48.        Consider the following countries : 1.         Switzerland 2.         Malta 3.         Bulgaria Which of the above are members of European Union? (a)        1 and 2 only (b)        2 and 3 only (c)        1 and 3 only (d)        1, 2 and 3 ANSWER (B) 49.        Consider the following countries : 1.         Australia 2.         Namibia 3.         Brazil 4.         Chile Through which of the      above does the Tropic of Capricorn pass ? (a)        1 only (b)        2, 3 and 4 (c)        1, 2 and 3 (d)        1, 2, 3 and 4 ANSWER (D) 50.        In the structure of planet Earth, below the mantle, the core is mainly made up of which one of the following ? (a)        Aluminium (b)        Chromium (c)        Iron (d)        Silicon ANSWER (C) 51.        Which   one   of  the   following   pairs   is  not correctly matched ? City      River (a)        Berlin    Rhine (b)        London  Thames (c)        New York           Hudson (d)        Vienna  Danube ANSWER (A) 52.        Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists : List I     List II (Famous Temple)           (State) A.         Vidyashankara temple    1. Andhra Pradesh B.         Rajarani temple 2. Karnataka C.         Kandariya Mahadeo        3. Madhya Pradesh D.         Bhimesvara Temple        4. Orissa Codes: A          B          C          D (a)        2          4          3          1 (b)        2          3          4          1 (c)        1          4          3          2 (d)        1          3          4          2 ANSWER (A) 53.        Consider the following statements : 1.         In the world, the tropical deserts occur along the western margins of continents within the trade wind belt. 2.         In India, the East Himalayan region gets high rainfall from north-east winds. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? (a)        1 only (b)        2 only (c)        Both 1 and 2 (d)        Neither 1 nor 2 ANSWER (A) 54.        Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists : List I (Geographic feature)                      List II (Country) A.         Great Victoria Desert      1.         Australia B.         Grand Canyon                2.         Canada C.         Lake Winnipeg   3.         New Zealand D.         Southern Alps                4.         USA Code : A          B          C          D (a)        1          2          4          3 (b)        1          4          2          3 (c)        3          2          4          1 (d)        3          4          2          1 ANSWER (B) 55.        Consider the following statements : 1.         Between Census 1951 and Census 2001, the density of the population of India has increased more than three times. 2.         Between Census 1951 and Census 2001, the annual growth rate (exponential) of the population of India has doubled. Which  of the statements given  abova is/are correct ? (a)        1 only (b)        2 only (c)        Both 1 and 2 (d)        Neither 1 nor 2 ANSWER (D) 56.        Which one of the following rivers does not originate in India ? (a)        Beas (b)        Chenab (c)        Ravi (d)        Sutlej ANSWER (D) 57.        Cape Canaveral, the site from which space shuttled are launched is located on the coast of (a)        Florida (b)        Virginia (c)        North Carolina (d)        South Carolina ANSWER (A) 58.        At which one of the following places do two important rivers of India originate; while one of them flows towards north and merges with another important river flowing towards Bay of Bengal, the other one flows towards Arabian Sea ? (a)        Amarkantak (b)        Badrinath (c)        Mahabaleshwar (d)        Nasik ANSWER (A) 59.        Who of 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 ANSWER (B) 60.        Which one of the following brings out the publication called “Energy Statistics” from time to time? (a)        Central Power Research Institute (b)        Planning Commission (c)        Power Finance Corporation Ltd. (d)        Central Statistical Organization ANSWER (D) 61.        Where    is    the headquarters    of   Animal Welfare Board of India located ? (a)        Ahmedabad (b)        Chennai (c)        Hyderabad (d)        Kolkata ANSWER (B) 62.        Consider the following statements regarding Indian Planning : 1.         The Second Five-Year Plan emphasised on the establishment of heavy industries. 2.         The Third Five-Year Plan introduced the concept of import substitution as a strategy for industrialisation. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? (a)        1 only (b)        2 only (c)        Both 1 and 2 (d)        Neither 1 nor 2 ANSWER (C) 63.        Consider the following statements : 1.         The   National’  School   of Drama was set  up  by  Sangeet  Natak Akademi   in 1959. 2.         The highest honour conferred by the Sahitya Akademi on a writer is by electing him its Fellow. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? (a)        1 only (b)        2 only (c)        Both 1 and 2 (d)        Neither 1 nor 2 ANSWER (C) 64.        With reference to Union Government, consider the following statements : 1.         The Ministries/Departments of the Government of India are created by the Prime Minister on the advice of the Cabinet Secretary. 2.         Each of the Ministries is assigned to a Minister by the President of India on the advice of the Prime Minister. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? (a)        1 only (b)        2 only (c)        Both 1 and 2 (d)        Neither 1 nor 2 ANSWER (B) 65.        A person has 4 coins each of different denomination. What is the number of different sums of money the person can form (using one or more coins at a time) ? (a)        16 (b)        15 (c)        12 (d)        11 ANSWER (B) 66.        How many numbers lie between 300 and 500 in which 4 comes only one time ? (a)        99 (b)        100 (c)        110 (d)        120 ANSWER (A) 67.        How many letters of the English alphabet (capitals) appear same when looked at in a mirror ? (a)        9 (b)        10 (c)        11 (d)        12 ANSWER (C) 68.        How many three-digit numbers can be generated from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 such that the digits are1 in ascending order ? (a)        80 (b)        81 (c)        83 (d)        84 ANSWER (D) 69.        There are four persons A, B, C, D; and A has some coins. A gave half of the coins to B and 4 more besides. B gave half of the coins to C and 4 more besides. C gave half of the coins to D and 4 more besides. Both B and D end up with same number of coins. How many coins did A have originally ? (a)        96 (b)        84 (c)        72 (d)       64 ANSWER (C) 70.        While adding the first few continuous natural numbers, a candidate missed one of the numbers and wrote the answer as 177. What was the number missed ? (a)        11 (b)        12 (c)        13 (d).       14 ANSWER (C) 71.        Four metal rods of lengths 78 cm, 104 cm, 117 cm and 169 cm are to be cut into parts of equal length. Each part must be as long as possible. What is the maximum number of  pieces that can be cut ? (a)        27 (b)        36 (c)        43 (d)        480 ANSWER (B) 72.        In an examination, there are three subjects A, B and C. A student has to pass in each subject. 20% students failed iv A, 22% students failed in B and 16% failed in C. The total number of students passing the whole examination lies between (a)        42% and 84% (b)        42% and 78% (c)        58% and 78% (d)        58% and 84% ANSWER (B) 73.        There is a family of 6 persons A, B, C, D, E and F. There are two married couples in the family. The family members are lawyer, teacher, salesman, engineer, accountant and doctor. D, the salesman is married to the lady teacher. The doctor is married to the lawyer. F, the accountant is the son of B and brother of E. C, the lawyer is the daughter-in-law of A. E is the unmarried engineer. A is the grandmother of F. How is E related to F ? (a)        Brother (b)        Sister (c)        Father (d)        Cannot be established (cannot be determined) ANSWER (D) 74.        How many times are an hour hand and a minute hand of a clock at right angles during their motion from 1.00 p.m. to 10.00 p.m. ? (a)        9 (b)        10 (c)        18 (d)        20 Correct Answer: 16 (Remark Answer 16) 75.        There are 240 balls and n number of boxes B1, B2, B3, … , Bn. The balls are to be placed in the boxes such that should contain 4 balls more than B2, B2 should contain: 4 balls more than B3, and so on. Which one of the following cannot be the possible value of n ? (a)        4 (b)        5 (c)        6 (d)        7 ANSWER (D) 76.        In the context of Indian defence, consider the following statements : 1.         The Shourya missile flies with a speed of more than 8 Mach. 2.         The range of Shourya missile is more than 1600 km. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? (a)        1 only (b)        2 only (c)        Both 1 and 2 (d)        Neither 1 nor 2 ANSWER (D) Note: It’s speed 6 Mach and range 600-700 km. 77.        WiMAX is related to which one of the following ? (a)        Biotechnology (b)        Space technology (c)        Missile technology (d)        Communication technology ANSWER (D) 78.        For outstanding contribution to which one of the following’ fields is Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize given ? (a)        Literature (b)        Performing Arts (c)        Science (d)        Social Service ANSWER (C) 79.        In making the saffron spice, which one of the following parts of the plant is used ? (a)        Loaf (b)        Petal (c)        Sepal (d)        Stigma ANSWER (D) 80.        In the year 2008, which one of the following conducted a complex scientific experiment in which sub-atomic particles were accelerated to nearly the speed of light ? (a)        European Space Agency (b)        European   Organization   for   Nuclear Research (c)        International Atomic Energy Agency (d)        National     Aeronautics     and     Space Administration ANSWER (B) 81.        A very big refugee camp called Dadaab, recently in the news, is located in (a)        Ethiopia (b)        Kenya (c)        Somalia (d)        Sudan ANSWER (B) 82.        Consider the following names : 1.         Ike 2.         Kate 3.         Gustav Which of the above are the names of hurricanes that had occurred very recently ? (a)        1 and 2 only (b)        2 and 3 only (c)        1 and 3 only (d)        1, 2 and 3 ANSWER (C) 83.        In the context of alternative sources of energy, ethanol as a viable bio-fuel can be obtained from: (a)        Potato (b)        Rice (c)        Sugarcane (d)        Wheat ANSWER (C) 84.        Consider the following famous names : 1.         Amrita Sher-Gil 2.         Bikash Bhattacharjee 3.         N.S. Bendre 4.         Subodh Gupta Who of the above is/are well known as artist( s) ? (a)        1 only (b)        1 and 4 only (c)        2, 3 and 4 only (d)        1, 2, 3 and 4 ANSWER (C) 85.        NAMA-11 (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 ANSWER (D) 86.        In the latter half of the year 2008, which one of the following countries pulled out of Commonwealth of Independent States ? (a)        Azerbaijan (b)        Belarus (c)        Georgia (d)        Kazakhstan ANSWER (C) 87.        Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists : List I (Persons in news)   List II (Countries they belong to) A.         Luisa Dias Diogo            1.         Kenya B.         Mwai Kibaki       2.         Mozambique C.         Rupiah Banda    3.         Zambia 4.         Zimbabwe Code : A          B          C (a)        1          2          3 (b)        2          1          3 (c)        2          1          4 (d)        1          2          4 ANSWER (B) 88.        Consider the following regions : 1.         Eastern Himalayas 2.         Eastern Mediterranean region 3.         North-western Australia Which of the above is/are Biodiversity Hotspot(s) ? (a)        1 only (b)        1 and 2 only (c)        2 and 3 only (d)        1, 2 and 3 ANSWER (B) Note: South West Australia instead of N.W. Australia 89.        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 ANSWER (C) 90.        The Panda belongs to the same family as that of (a)        Bear (b)        Cat (c)        Dog (d)        Rabbit ANSWER (A) 91.        Consider the following statements: 1.         India does not have any deposits of Thorium. 2.         Kerala’s    monazito    sands    contain Uranium. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? (a)        1 only (b)        2 only (c)        Both 1 and 2 (d)        Neither I nor 2 ANSWER (B) 92.        Which one among the following South Asian countries has the highest population density ? (a)        India (b)        Nepal (c)        Pakistan (d)        Sri Lanka ANSWER (A) India: 324 person/sq.km. Pakistan : 198 Srilanka: 298 93.        Consider the following statements : 1.         The discussions in the Third Round Table Conference eventually led to the passing of the Government of India Act of 1935. 2.         The Government of India Act of 1935 provided for the establishment of an All India Federation to be based on a Union of the provinces of British India and the Princely States. Which of the statements given above is/arc correct ? (a)        1 only (b)        2 only (c)        Both 1 and 2 (d)        Neither 1 nor 2 ANSWER (C) 94.        Consider the following: 1.         Fringe Benefit Tax 2.         Interest Tax 3.         Securities Transaction Tax Which of the above is/are Direct Tax/Taxes ? (a)        1 only (b)        1 and 3 only (c)        2 and 3 only (d)        1, 2 and 3 ANSWER (C) 95.        In India, who is the Chairman of the National Water Resources Council ? (a)        Prime Minister (b)        Minister of Water Resources (c)        Minister of Environment and Forests (d)        Minister of Science and Technology ANSWER (A) 96.        Consider the following statements : 1.         There  are  no  east  flowing  rivers  in Kerala. 2.         There are no west flowing rivers in Madhya Pradesh. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? (a)        1 only (b)        2 only (c)        Both 1 and 2 (d)        Neither 1 nor 2 ANSWER (B) 97.        In collaboration with David Hare and Alexander Duff, who of the following established Hindu College at Calcutta ? (a)        Henry Louis Vivian Derozio (b)        Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (c)        Kcshab Chandra Sen (d)        Raja Rammohan Roy ANSWER (D) 98.        Who of the following Prime Ministers sent Cripps Mission to India ? (a)        James Ramsay MacDonald (b)        Stanley Baldwin (c)        Neville Chamberlain (d)        Winston Churchill ANSWER (D) 99.        Who of the following is the author of a collection of poems called “Golden Threshold” ? (a)        Aruna Asaf Ali (b)        Annie Besant (c)        Sarojini Naidu (d)        Vijayalakshmi Pandit ANSWER (C) 100.      During the Indian Freedom Struggle, why did Rowlatt Act arouse popular indignation ? (a)        It curtailed the freedom of religion (b)        It   suppressed   the   Indian   traditional education (c)        It    authorized    the    government    to imprison people without trial ‘ (d)        It curbed the trade union activities ANSWER (C) 101.      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 ANSWER (C) 102.      Anekantavada is a core theory and philosophy of which one of the following ? (a)        Buddhism (b)        Jainism (c)        Sikhism (d)        Vaishnavism ANSWER (B) 103.      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 ANSWER (D) 104.      Who of the following founded the Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association ? (a)        Mahatma Gandhi (b)        Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (c)        N.M. Joshi (d)        J.B. Kripalani ANSWER (A) 105.      In the context of the Indian freedom struggle, 16 October 1905 is well known for which one of the following reasons ? (a)        The formal proclamation of Swadeshi Movement was made in Calcutta town hall (b)        Partition of Bengal took effect (c)        Dadabhai Naoroji declared that the goal of Indian National Congress was Swaraj (d)        Lokmanya Tilak started Swadeshi Movement in Poona ANSWER (B) 106.      Consider the following statements : 1.         Infant mortality rate takes into account the death of infants within a month after birth. 2.         Infant mortality rate is the number of infant deaths in a particular year per 100 live births during that year. Which of the above statements is/are correct ? (a)        1 only (b)        2 only (c)        Both 1 and 2 (d)        Neither 1 nor 2 ANSWER (D) 107.      If a Panchayat is dissolved, elections are to be held within: (a)        1 month (b)        3 months (c)        6 months (d)        1 year ANSWER (C) 108.      Consider the following statements : 1.         The Governor of Punjab is concurrently the Administrator of Chandigarh. 2.         The Governor of Kerala is concurrently the Administrator of Lakshadweep. Which of the above statements is/are correct ? (a)        1 only (b)        2 only (c)        Both 1 and 2 (d)        Neither 1 nor 2 ANSWER (A) 1 109.      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 pairs is/are correct matchd? (a)        1 and 2 only (b)        2 only (c)        2 and 3 only (d)        3 only ANSWER (B) 110.      With   reference   to   I ho   United   Nations, consider the following statements : 1.         The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of UN consists of 24 member States. 2.         It is elected by a 2/3 majority of The General Assembly for a 3-year term. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? (a)        1 only (b)        2 only (c)        Both 1 and 2 (d)        Neither 1 nor 2 ANSWER (B) 111.      In which one of the following places is the Shompen tribe found ? (a)        Nilgiri Hills (b)        Nicobar Islands (c)        Spiti Valley (d)        Lakshadweep Islands ANSWER (B) 112.      Consider the following statements : 1.         The Advocate General of a State in India is appointed by the President ot India upon the recommendation of the Governor of the concerned State. 2.         As provided in Civil Procedure Code, High Courts have original, appellate and advisory jurisdiction at the State level. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? (a)        1 only (b)        2 only (c)        Both 1 and 2 (d)        Neither 1 nor 2 ANSWER (D) 113.      In India, the first Municipal Corporation was set up in which one among the following: (a)        Calcutta (b)        Madras (c)        Bombay (d)        Delhi ANSWER (B) 114.      With reference to Lok Adalats, consider the following statements: 1.         An award made by a Lok Adalat is deemed to be a degree of a civil court and no appeal lies against thereto before any court. 2.         Matrimonial/Family disputes are not covered under Lok Adalat. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a)        1 only (b)        2 only (c)        Both 1 and 2 (d)        Neither 1 nor 2 ANSWER (A) 115.      With reference to Union Government, consider the following statements: 1.         The Constitution of India provides that all Cabinet Ministers shall be compulsorily the sitting members of Lok Sabha only. 2.         The Union Cabinet Secretariat operates under the direction of the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a)        1 only (b)        2 only (c)        Both 1 and 2 (d)        Neither 1 nor 2 ANSWER (D) 116.      Which one of the following Constitutional Amendments states that the total number of Ministers, including the Prime Minister, in the Council of Ministers shall not exceed fifteen   percent   of  the   total   number   of (a)        90th (b)        91st (c)        92nd (d)        93rd ANSWER (B) 117.  Consider the following statements : 1.         Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) was set up during the Prime Ministership of Lai Bahadur Shastri. 2.         The Members for CAT are drawn from both judicial and administrative streams. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? (a)        1 only (b)        2 only (c)        Both 1 and 2 (d)   Neither 1 nor 2 ANSWER (B) 118.      With    reference    to    Union    Government, consider the following statements : 1.         The number of Ministries at the Centre on 15th August 1947 was 18. 2.         The number of Ministries at the Centre at present is 36. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? (a)        1 only (b)        2 only (c)        Both 1 and 2 (d)        Neither 1 nor 2 ANSWER (A) 119.      Consider the following statements: 1.         The first telegraph line in India was laid between Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) and Diamond Harbour. 2.         The first Export Processing Zone in India was set up in Kandla. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? (a)        1 only (b)        2 only (c)        Both 1 and 2 (d)        Neither 1 nor 2 ANSWER (C) 120.      Which one of the following Union Ministries implements the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety ? (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 ANSWER (C) 121.      In a carrom board game competition, m boys and n girls (m > n > 1) of a school participate in which every student has to play exactly one game with every other student. Out of the total games played, it was found that in 221 games one player was a boy and the other-player was a girl. Consider the following statements : 1.         The   total   number   of  students   that participated in the competition is 30. 2.         The number of games in which both players were girls is 78. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? (a)        1 only (b)        2 only (c)        Both 1 and 2 (d)        Neither 1 nor 2 ANSWER (C) 122.      There are three cans A, B and C. The capacities of A, B and C are 6 litres, 10 litres and 16 litres respectively. The can C contains 16 litres of milk. The milk has to be divided in them using these three cans only. Consider the following statements : 1.         It is possible to have 6 litres of milk each in can A and can B. 2.         It is possible to have 8 litres of milk each in can B and can C. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? (a)        1 only (b)        2 only (c)        Both 1 and 2 (d)        Neither 1 nor 2 ANSWER (C) 123.      Consider the following pairs: 1.         Ashok Leyland   :     Hinduja Group 2.         Hindalco            :    A.V. Birla Group Industries 3.         Suzlon Energy   :    Punj Lloyd Group Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched ? (a)        1 and 2 only (b)        2 only (c)        1 and 3 only (d)        1, 2 and 3 ANSWER (A) 124.      In the context of global economy, which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ? (a)        JP Morgan          :           Financial Services Chase (b)        Roche Holding    :           Financial Services AG (c)        WL Ross &          :           Private Equity Co.     Firm (d)   Warburg Pincus       :           Private Equity Firm ANSWER (B) Note: Roche Holding       AG – Pharma 125.      Consider the following houses: 1.         Christie’s 2.         Osian’s 3.         Sotheby’s Which of the above is/are’ auctioneer/ auctioneers ? (a)        1 only (b)        1 and 3 only (c)        2 and 3 only (d)        1, 2 and 3 ANSWER (D) 126.      In the context of C02 emission and Global Warming, what is the name of a market driven device under the UNFCC that allows developing countries to get funds/incentives from the developed countries to adopt, better technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions ? (a)        Carbon Footprint (b)        Carbon Credit Rating (c)        Clean Development Mechanism (d)        Emission Reduction Norm ANSWER (C) 127.      The concept of carbon credit originated from which one of the following ? (a)        Earth Summit, Rio de Janeiro (b)        Kyoto Protocol (c)        Montreal Protocol (d)        G-8 Summit, Hciligendamm ANSWER (B) 128.      Who among the following is the founder of World Economic Forum ? (a)        Klaus Schwab (b)        John Kenneth Galbraith (c)        Robert Zoellick (d)        Paul Krugman ANSWER (A) 129.      The Security Council of UN consists of 5 permanent members, and the remaining 10 members are elected by the General Assembly for a term of (a)        1 year (b)        2 years (c)        3 years (d)        5 years ANSWER (B) 130.      From which one of the following did Kosovo declare its independence ? (a)        Bulgaria (b)        Croatia (c)        Macedonia (d)        Serbia ANSWER (D) 131.      Which one of the following pairs of countries fought wars over a region called Ogaden ? (a)        Eritrea and Sudan (b)        Ethiopia and Somalia (c)        Kenya and Somalia (d)        Ethiopia and Sudan ANSWER (B) 132.      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 by passing “The Climate Change Accountability Bill”? (a)        Australia (b)        Canada (c)        Germany (d)        Japan ANSWER (B) 133.      Which one among the following has the highest energy ? (a)        Blue light (b)        Green light (c)        Red light (d)        Yellow light ANSWER (A) 134.      In   the   context   of   independent   India’s economy, which one of the following was the earliest event to take place ? (a)        Nationalisation of Insurance companies (b)        Nationalisation of State Bank of India (c)        Enactment of Banking Regulation Act (d)        Introduction of First Five-Year Plan ANSWER (C) 135.      Consider the following pairs : Automobile Manufacturer        Headquarters 1.         BMW AG            :           USA 2.         Daimler AG        :           Sweden 3.         Renault S A.      :           France 4.         Volkswagen AG    :       Germany Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched ? (a)        1, 2 and 3 (b)        3 and 4 (c)        4 only (d)        1, 2 and 4 ANSWER (B) 136.      Among the following Presidents of India, who was also the Secretary General of Non-Aligned Movement for some period ? (a)        Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (b)        Varahagiri Venkatagiri (c)        Giani Zail Singh (d)        Dr. Shanker Dayal Sharma ANSWER (C) 137.      Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists : List I (Person)    List II (Organization) A.         Anil Agarwal      1.         Gujarat Heavy Chemicals Ltd. B.         Gautam H. Singhania      2.         Raymond Ltd. C.         Sanjay Dalmia   3.         Vedanta Resources D.         Venugopal Dhoot            4.         Videocon Group Code : A          B          C          D (a)        3          1          2          4 (b)        4          1          2          3 (c)        3          2          1          4 (d)        4          2          1          3 ANSWER (C) 138.      To integrate cultural leaders into its meetings, which one of the following gives “Crystal Award” (a)        Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (b)        International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (c)        World Health Organization (d)        World Economic Forum ANSWER (D) 139.      In India, which one of the following States has the largest inland saline wetland? (a)        Gujarat (b)        Haryana (c)        Madhya Pradesh (d)        Rajasthan ANSWER (D) 140.      Consider the following statements: 1.         MMTC Limited is India’s largest international trading organization. 2.         Neelachal Ispat Nigam Limited has been set up by MMTC jointly with the Government of Orissa. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a)        1 Only (b)        2 Only (c)        Both 1 and 2 (d)        Neither 1 nor 2 ANSWER (C) 141.      In which one of the following States has India’s largest private sector sea port been commissioned recently ? (a)        Andhra Pradesh (b)        Karnataka (c)        Kerala (d)        Tamil Nadu ANSWER (A) (Krishnapattanam, Nellore) 142.      Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ? (a)        Japan    :           Nikkei (b)        Singapore          :           Shcomp (c)        UK        :           FTSE (d)        USA      :           Nasdaq ANSWER (B) 143.      Consider the following statements : 1.         INS Sindhughosh is an aircraft carrier. 2.         INS Viraat is a submarine. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? (a)        1 only (b)        2 only (c)        Both 1 and 2 (d)        Neither 1 nor 2 ANSWER (D) 144.      Consider the following statements: 1.         The Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices recommends the Minimum Support Prices for 32 crops. 2.         The Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has launched the National Food Security Mission. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? (a)        1 only (b)        2 only (c)        Both 1 and 2 (d)        Neither 1 nor 2 ANSWER (D) Note: 26 crops, National food security mission was launched by Ministry of Agriculture) 145.      In India, the ports are categorized as major and non-major ports. Which one of the following is a non-major port ? (a)        Kochi (Cochin) (b)        Dahej (c)        Paradip (d)        New Mangalore ANSWER (B) 146.      Among other things, which one of the following was the purpose for which the Deepak Parekh Committee was constituted ? (a)        To study the current socio-economic conditions of certain minority communities (b)        To suggest measures for financing the development of infrastructure (c)        To frame a policy on the production of genetically modified organisms (d)        To suggest measures to reduce the fiscal deficit in the Union Budget ANSWER (B) 147.      The   brothers   Umakant and Ramakant Gundecha are: (a)        Dhrupad vocalists (b)        Kathak dancers (c)        Sarod macstros (d)        Tabla players ANSWER (A) 148.      Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List I (Famous person)            List II (Well-known for) A.         Mandakini Amte 1. Theatre direction B.         Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry        2. Social service and community leadership C.         Romila Thapar   3. Dance D.         Vanashree Rao  4. History writing 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 ANSWER (A) 149.      With reference to Stree Shakti Puraskar, for which 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 ANSWER (A) 150.      In which State is the Buddhist site Tabo Monastery located? (a)        Arunachal Pradesh (b)        Himachal Pradesh (c)        Sikkim (d)        Uttarakhand ANSWER (B)

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Sub-Inspectors (Health Deptt.) Exam

1. Jaspal Rana is a distinguished athlete in which of the following games ?
(A) Swimming
(B) Weightlifting
(C) Shooting
(D) Archery
Ans : (C)

2. ‘The Dronacharya Award’ is associated with—
(A) Eminent Surgeons
(B) Famous Artists
(C) Sport Coaches
(D) Expert Engineers
Ans : (C)

3. The author of ‘Gitagovinda’ was—
(A) Halayudha
(B) Jayadeva
(C) Kalhana
(D) Jona-Raja
Ans : (B)

4. Who wrote the book ‘India Wins Freedom’ ?
(A) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Sir Mohammad Iqbal
(D) Abdul Gaffar Khan
Ans : (A)

5. Baba Amte is famous as a ………
(A) Painter
(B) Singer
(C) Politician
(D) Social Worker
Ans : (D)

6. Who was the first woman Governor of an Indian State ?
(A) Sushila Nayar
(B) Sucheta Kriplani
(C) Sarojini Naidu
(D) Sulochan Modi
Ans : (C)

7. Who is the first non-Indian to receive the Bharat Ratna ?
(A) Martin Luther King
(B) Zubin Mehta
(C) Mother Teresa
(D) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Ans : (D)

8. Dr. M.S. Subbulakshmi has distinguished herself in the field of—
(A) Kathak
(B) Bharathanatyam
(C) Playing Violin
(D) Vocal Music
Ans : (D)

9. Which of the following is not correctly matched ?
(A) Ravi Shankar–Sitarist
(B) M.F. Hussain–Tabla
(C) R.K. Narayan–Novelist
(D) Kaifi Azmi–Poet
Ans : (B)

10. Who said, “You give me blood, I will give you freedom” ?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(C) Subhash Chandra Bose
(D) Bhagat Singh
Ans : (C)

11. Nobel Prizes are not given for which of the following fields ?
(A) Physics
(B) Chemistry
(C) Peace
(D) Music
Ans : (D)

12. When is the ‘International Women’s Day’ observed ?
(A) March 8
(B) February 14
(C) May 10
(D) October 2
Ans : (A)

13. Indra Nooyi is the Chief Executive Officer of which company ?
(A) Pepsi
(B) Coca Cola
(C) LG
(D) Samsung
Ans : (A)

14. The 2008 Olympics will be held in—
(A) London
(B) Sydney
(C) Beijing
(D) Seoul
Ans : (C)

15. 6th April, 1930 is well known in the history of India because this date is associated with ……
(A) Dandi March by Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Quit India Movement
(C) Partition of Bengal
(D) Partition of India
Ans : (A)

16. The concept of ‘Din-e-Elahi’ was founded by which king ?
(A) Dara Shikoh
(B) Akbar
(C) Shershah Suri
(D) Shahjahan
Ans : (B)

17. The central point in Ashoka’s Dharma was—
(A) Loyalty to kings
(B) Peace and non-violence
(C) Respect to elders
(D) Religious toleration
Ans : (D)

18. Mahatma Gandhi for the first time practised his Satyagraha in India at—
(A) Chauri-Chaura
(B) Ahmedabad
(C) Champaran
(D) Nauokhali
Ans : (C)

19. ‘Do or Die’ was one of the most powerful slogans of India’s freedom struggle. Who gave it ?
(A) Gandhiji
(B) J.L. Nehru
(C) Balgangadhar Tilak
(D) Subhash Chandra Bose
Ans : (A)

20. Who among the following formed a party named as ‘Forward Block’ ?
(A) Subhash Chandra Bose
(B) Sardar Bhagat Singh
(C) Chandrashekhar Azad
(D) J.L. Nehru
Ans : (A)

21. Where are the Dilwara Temple’s located ?
(A) Shravana Belgola
(B) Parasnath Hills
(C) Indore
(D) Mt. Abu
Ans : (D)

22. Who was the first Indian lady to preside over the Congress ?
(A) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
(B) Annie Besant
(C) Vijaylakshmi Pandit
(D) Amrita Shergill
Ans : (B)

23. In India, there are three crop seasons. Two of them are Kharif and Rabi, name the third one ?
(A) Barsati
(B) Grama
(C) Zaid
(D) Khari
Ans : (C)

24. In India agriculture of jute is maximum on which Delta area ?
(A) Ganga
(B) Mahanadi
(C) Brahamputra
(D) Godavari
Ans : (A)

25. The most discussed Tehri Dam Project is located in which of the following States ?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Haryana
(D) Uttarakhand
Ans : (D)

S.S.C. Statistical Investigators Grade-III and Compiler Exam General Awareness

1. The headquarters of the Asian Development Bank is located at—

(A) Bangkok

(B) Singapore

(C) Kualalumpur

(D) Manila

Ans : (D)

2. Explicit cost means—

(A) Payments made for short period

(B) Payments made for long period

(C) Payments incurred on fixed and variable costs

(D) Payments made for productive resources

Ans : (D)

3. The most important aspect affecting cropping pattern is—

(A) The social consideration

(B) The economic consideration

(C) The political consideration

(D) The geographical consideration

Ans : (D)

4. Which is the most mobile factor of production ?

(A) Land

(B) Labour

(C) Capital

(D) Organisation

Ans : (C)

5. Cottage and small scale industries are desirable in Indian Economy from the point of view of—

(A) Income generation

(B) Large scale production

(C) Low cost technology

(D) Employment generation

Ans : (D)

6. Which one of the following item is entered as credit in the balance of Payment Account ?

(A) Imports from abroad

(B) Purchase of assets from abroad

(C) Sale of assets abroad

(D) Purchase of gold from abroad

Ans : (C)

7. When there are economies of scale, it means that an increase in production must be accompanied by—

(A) A reduction in total cost of production

(B) A reduction in average cost of production

(C) A reduction in prices of inputs

(D) An increase in profitability of producers

Ans : (B)

8. G-77 stands for a group of 77—

(A) Capitalist countries

(B) Socialist countries

(C) Advanced countries

(D) Developing countries

Ans : (D)

9. Changes in Bank Rate affects—

(A) The market rate of interest

(B) Select industries for investments

(C) Banks giving loans

(D) The cash reserve ratios

Ans : (A)

10. Total costs is a combination of—

(A) Fixed cost and variable cost

(B) Money cost and real cost

(C) Economic cost and social cost

(D) Past cost and future cost

Ans : (A)

11. The present strength of the Rajya Sabha is—

(A) 245

(B) 250

(C) 260

(D) 300

Ans : (A)

12. The electoral college for election to the office of the President consists of elected members of the—

(A) Lok Sabha

(B) Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha

(C) Lok Sabha, the Rajya Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies

(D) None of these

Ans : (C)

13. Under which Article of the Constitution the central government can take pre-emptive action to protect any state against external aggression and internal disturbances—

(A) 355

(B) 356

(C) 357

(D) 358

Ans : (A)

14. When did India become a Republic ? On—

(A) August 15, 1947

(B) November 26, 1949

(C) January 26, 1950

(D) December 10, 1946

Ans : (C)

15. Who was the first Indian Scholar who treated Mathematics as a distinct subject ?

(A) Brahma Gupta

(B) Aryabhatta

(C) Varahamihira

(D) Ramanujam

Ans : (B)

16. In Buddhism a Chaitya is also known as—

(A) Residence of the Monks

(B) Hall of Worship

(C) Dining Hall

(D) Congregation Hall

Ans : (D)

17. When were Goa, Diu and Daman annexed into the Indian Union ?

(A) 1947 A.D.

(B) 1961 A.D.

(C) 1951 A.D.

(D) 1954 A.D.

Ans : (B)

18. The Maldives are the islands of this ocean—

(A) Atlantic Ocean

(B) Indian Ocean

(C) Pacific Ocean

(D) Arctic Ocean

Ans : (B)

19. Shiva is worshipped as Nataraja in a famous temple in Tamil Nadu, where ?

(A) Tanjore

(B) Madurai

(C) Rameshwaram

(D) Chidambaram

Ans : (D)

20. Australia is particularly known for—

(A) Wheat Mills and Wheat Cultivation

(B) Sheep rearing and Mining

(C) Lumbering and Paper Mills

(D) Jute Mills and Jute Cultivation

Ans : (B)

21. Lime is sometimes applied to soil in order to—

(A) Increase the acidity of the soil

(B) Decrease the alkalinity of the soil

(C) Decrease the acidity of the soil

(D) Increase the alkalinity of the soil

Ans : (D)

22. Which of the following depletes the ozone layer ?

(A) CFC’s

(B) Carbon dioxide

(C) Carbon monoxide

(D) Nitrogen dioxide

Ans : (A)

23. The turgid condition of a cell is due to—

(A) Loss of water

(B) Entry of water

(C) Loss of solutes

(D) Entry of solutes

Ans : (B)

24. In the blood group ‘O’ the antigen present is—

(A) A

(B) B

(C) A and B

(D) No antigen

Ans : (D)

25. The time-period of a pendulum on the moon—

(A) Decreases

(B) Increases

(C) Remains the same

(D) Is zero

Ans : (B)

26. The human ear is sensitive to sound intensity ranging from—

(A) 200 to 300 db

(B) 300 to 400 db

(C) 500 to 600 db

(D) 0 to 180 db

Ans : (D)

27. A solar eclipse occurs when the—

(A) Sun comes between the earth and the moon

(B) Moon comes between the sun and the earth

(C) Earth comes between the sun and the moon

(D) Sun comes between the earth and the star

Ans : (B)

28. The Angstrom unit measures—

(A) Temperature

(B) Electric current

(C) Time

(D) Wavelength

Ans : (D)

29. We can hold a pen due to the—

(A) Force of gravity

(B) Force of friction

(C) Force of weight

(D) Work done by our muscles

Ans : (B)

30. One calorie of energy is equivalent to—

(A) 0·42 joule

(B) 4·2 joule

(C) 42 joule

(D) 420 joule

Ans : (B)

31. Metals, when exposed to electromagnetic radiations, emit—

(A) Electrons

(B) Protons

(C) Neutrons

(D) Alpha particles

Ans : (A)

32. Which one of the following is a super cooled liquid ?

(A) Mercury

(B) Bromine

(C) Glass

(D) Ice-cream

Ans : (C)

33. Haemoglobin is an Iron-containing—

(A) Nucleic acid

(B) Protein

(C) Antibody

(D) Hormone

Ans : (B)

34. Green flames given out by the burning of firework is due to the presence of—

(A) Sodium

(B) Barium

(C) Potassium

(D) Calcium

Ans : (B)

35. Which one of the following is not a function of protein ?

(A) Building up of tissues

(B) Catalysing some reactions

(C) Growth of bones

(D) Repair of torn tissues

Ans : (B)

36. Metal used for galvanising iron is—

(A) Mercury

(B) Aluminium

(C) Copper

(D) Zinc

Ans : (D)

37. An example of a synthetic rubber is—

(A) Neoprene

(B) Nylon

(C) Rayon

(D) Polyester

Ans : (A)

38. The metal which is called Quick Silver is—

(A) Silver

(B) Aluminium

(C) Mercury

(D) Lead

Ans : (C)

39. What is the tenure of office of the Vice-President ?

(A) Co-terminus with that of the President

(B) Five years

(C) Six years

(D) As decided by the Electoral College voting the person

Ans : (B)

40. Who amidst the following Presidents held office for two terms ?

(A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

(B) Dr. Radhakrishnan

(C) Dr. Zakir Hussain

(D) Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma

Ans : (A)

41. Which of the following constitutional documents had the most profound influence in creating the Indian Constitution ?

(A) The Government of India Act, 1935

(B) The US Constitution

(C) The British Constitution

(D) The UN Charter

Ans : (A)

42. Which of the following produces the widely used antibiotic penicillin ?

(A) An algae

(B) A bacterium

(C) A synthetic process

(D) A fungus

Ans : (D)

43. What forms the largest part of most diets ?

(A) Nucleic acid

(B) Proteins

(C) Carbohydrates

(D) Lipids

Ans : (C)

44. Acid present in Tamarind is—

(A) Citric acid

(B) Acetic acid

(C) Tartaric acid

(D) Oxalic acid

Ans : (C)

45. Which of the following diseases is caused by a viral infection ?

(A) Typhoid

(B) Cholera

(C) Common cold

(D) Tetanus

Ans : (C)

46. In which part of India does saffron grow ?

(A) Darjeeling district

(B) Kashmir

(C) Hills in Madhya Pradesh

(D) Nilgiri Hills

Ans : (B)

47. India is one of the largest producer of which of the following spices ?

1. Black pepper

2. Cardamom

3. Cloves

4. Ginger

Select the correct answer by using the codes given below :

(A) 1 and 3

(B) 2 and 3

(C) 1, 2 and 4

(D) 3 and 4

Ans : (C)

48. Which one of the following is not a Fundamental Right ?

(A) Right to strike

(B) Right against exploitation

(C) Right to equality

(D) Right to freedom of religion

Ans : (A)

49. Who can issue the writs for enforcement of the fundamental rights ?

(A) The District Judge

(B) The Human Rights Commission

(C) The High Court and the Supreme Court

(D) The Director General of Police

Ans : (C)

50. What does hail consist of ?

(A) Granular ice

(B) Crystals of ice

(C) Water droplets

(D) Masses of ice in layers one above the other

Ans : (D)

*Bank Probationary Officer’s Exam.-General Awareness*

1. Who amongst the following does not belong to political party which is
normally referred as left front?
(A) Prakash Karat
(B) A.B.Bardhan
(C) D.Raju
(D) T.J.Chandrachoodan
(E) M.Veerappa Moily
Ans (E) M.Veerappa Moily is a congress leader.
2. Sujat and Balsara villages were in news recently as breach in main
Narmada Canal made them flooded. Both these villages are in which of the
following States?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Gujarat
(D) Rajasthan
(E) None of these
Ans (C)
3. As per the estimates given by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) the Indian
Economy will grow at which of the following rates in 2008 ?
(A) 7%
(B) 7.5%
(C) 8%
(D) 8.5%
(E) None of these
Ans (C)
4. Which of the following is NOT one of the recommendations of the committee
setup on Financial Sector Reforms under the Chairmanship of Raghuram G.Rajan
?
(1) Give more freedoms to banks to setup branches and ATMS anywhere
(2) Setup an office of financial ombudsmen
(3) All deposits taking institutions should be free from the supervision of
the RBI
(A) Only 1
(B) only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1,2 & 3
(E) Only 2 & 3
Ans (A)
5. The Govt. of which of the following States has formed a Fisherman Debt
Commission and a moratorium has been placed on proceedings relating to all
debts incured by poor fisherman from banks and cooperatives ?
(A) West Bengal
(B) Keral
(C) Orissa
(D) Karnataka
(E) None of these
Ans (B)
6. Federal Reserves is the Central Bank of ___
(A) Britain
(B) U.S.A.
(C) Japan
(D) Canada
(E) China
Ans (B)
7. Which of the following was the issue over which one section of the UPA
withdrew its support and Union Govt. headed by Dr. Man Mohan Singh was
required to prove its majority in the Lok Sabha ?
(1) Inflation , which was on a rise consistently for some time
(2) Reservations of Gurjarrs in Govt. jobs
(3) Nuclear deal with USA
(A) Only 1
(B) only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both 1 & 2
(E) Only 2 & 3
Ans (C)
8. As a gesture to promote denuclearization and also to end nuclear arms
programme the cooling tower of a nuclear complex situated in “Youngbyon” was
demolished recently. This nuclear complex is in which of the following
countries ?
(A) South Korea
(B) Iran
(C) China
(D) North Korea
(E) None of these
Ans (D)
9. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) keeps on modifying various rates / ratios
to keep the flow of liquidity in the market in a balanced situation . Which
of the following rates/ratios/indexes is NOT directly controlled by the RBI
?
(A) Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)
(B) Bank Rate
(C) Repo Rate
(D) Reserve Repo Rate
(E) Wholesale Price Index (WPI)
Ans (E)
10. China has signed an agreement with which of the following countries,
which will help both the parties to make the East China Sea “a sea of peace,
co-operation and friendship” ?
(A) North Korea
(B) South Korea
(C) Japan
(D) Russia
(E) All of these
Ans (C)
11. The former President of which of the following countries has taken over
as the Prime Minister of the nation in May 2008 ?
(A) Venezuela
(B) Russia
(C) Uganda
(D) Tanzania
(E) None of these
Ans (B)
12. Which of the following companies of Indian origin has been placed
amongst the World’s seven Best Firms in Financial Sector ?
(A) IDBI Bank
(B) HDFC Bank
(C) Bajaj Capitals
(D) ICICI Bank
(E) None of these
Ans (B)
13. Michel Sleiman has taken over as the president of ____
(A) Lebanon
(B) Cuba
(C) Yemen
(D) Zambia
(E) Turkey
Ans (A)
14. Which of the following is/are true about the “Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram
Yojana” to be launched in the near future ?
(1) This scheme is to develop those villages where SC/ST population is in
prominence
(2) About 70,000 villages are identified for the same
(3) A special fund of Rs.7,000 Crore is setup for the scheme
(A) Only 1
(B) only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1,2 & 3
(E) None of these
Ans (A)
15. Which of the following countries had decided to come out of the
membership of OPEC ?
(A) Iran
(B) Indonesia
(C) Kuwait
(D) Saudi Arabia
(E) None Of these
Ans (B)
16. Many Banks have adopted / launched “Core Banking Solution (CBS)” .Core
Banking Solution is _______
(A) a marketing strategy adopted by the Banks
(B) a new type of ATM useful for rural population
(C) a delivery channel for quick and fast delivery
(D) a new product launched to help senior citizens only as they are not able
to visit branches / ATMs frequently
(E) None of these
Ans (C)
17. As per the figures released recently, the rate of growth of agriculture
during 2007-08 has been at the level of approximately ______
(A) 2.5 %
(B) 3 %
(C) 4.5 %
(D) 5 %
(E) 6.33 %
Ans (C)
18. The import of which of the following has raised the Current Account
Deficit of India by about 77 % ?
(A) Oil
(B) Gas
(C) Sugar
(D) Foodgrain
(E) None of these
Ans (A)
19. The National e- Governance plan was launched by the Govt. of India in
the year 2006 with which of the following intentions/objectives ?
(1) To provide qualitative service of Govt. business to the citizens of
India
(2) To promote IT sector in India so that trained IT personnel do not go out
of the country for jobs
(3) To keep a vigil on the business transaction of Indian population to
avoid illegal transactions
(A) Only 1
(B) only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1,2 & 3
(E) None of these
Ans (A)
20. As per the figure released recently what was the per capita income at
Current Price in the year 2007-08 in India? About ____
(A) Rs. 20,000/-
(B) Rs. 25,000/-
(C) Rs. 23,000/-
(D) Rs. 33,000/-
(E) Rs. 48,000/-
Ans (D)
21. Ana Ivanovic won the “French Open Women’s Singles” of Lawn Tennis after
defeating _______
(A) Katrina Srebtnik
(B) Dinara Safina
(C) Virginia Ruano Pascual
(D) Victoria Azarenka
(E) None of these
Ans (B)
22. The World Environment Day is celebrated on which of the following days?
(A) 5TH October
(B) 5TH August
(C) 5TH July
(D) 5TH June
(E) None of these
Ans (D)
23. Who amongst the following is included in the list of “Biggest Brains in
Business”?
(A) L. N. Mittal
(B) Anil Ambani
(C) Kumar Mangalam Birla
(D) Mukesh Ambani
(E) Ratan Tata
Ans (A)
24. Which of the following cannot be called as a value Added service offered
by a Bank?
(A) Special accounts for poor sections of the society
(B) Accident insurance cover
(C) Instant Credits of Outstation Cheques
(D) Free cheque book
(E) All are value Added services
Ans (D)
25. Which of the following is the total amount Government of India has
earmarked for Agriculture Debt Waiver and Debt Relief Scheme 2008 ?
(A) Rs.10,000 Crore
(B) Rs.25,000 Crore
(C) Rs.45,000 Crore
(D) Rs.72,000 Crore
(E) Rs.83,000 Crore
Ans (D)
26. Which of the following States of India was recognized as the Best e-
Governed State in 2007 ?
(A) Jammu & Kashmir
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Goa
(E) Delhi
Ans (E)
27. Daiichi Sanyo which has taken a major stake in India’s Pharma company
Ranbaxy is a firm based in ____
(A) China
(B) South Korea
(C) North Korea
(D) Japan
(E) USA
Ans (D)
28. Which of the following airlines became the first Indian Based Airlines
to operate flight to China?
(A) Indian
(B) Air India
(C) Kingfisher
(D) Jet Airways
(E) None of these
Ans (D)
29. Which of the following meets / summit was organized in Damascus in March
2008 ?
(A) Arab League Summit
(B) G-8 Summit
(C) G-15 Summit
(D) Meeting of trade Minister of WTO members
(E) None of these
Ans (A)
30. India recently signed a Bilateral Investment Promotion Agreement (BIPA)
with which of the following countries ?
(A) China
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Nepal
(D) Bhutan
(E) Myanmar
Ans (E)
31. Opening the Saving Bank Account of a minor girl will be called as which
of the following in Banking terminology ?
(A) Retail Banking
(B) Merchant Banking
(C) Institutional Banking
(D) Social Banking
(E) Corporate Banking
Ans (A)
32. Which of the following terms NOT used in Banking Sector?
(A) SLR
(B) NPA
(C) Credit Rating
(D) Fixed
(E) PURA
Ans (E)
33. Banking Sector will fall under which of the following sectors?
(A) Agriculture Sector
(B) Service Sector
(C) Manufacturing
(D) Industrial Sector
(E) None of these
Ans (B)
34. An account in which trading of shares in their electronic form is done
is known as _____
(A) Demat Account
(B) NRI Account
(C) NRIO Account
(D) Current Account
(E) None of these
Ans (A)
35. Which of the following is NOT a measure of the Risk Management in Banks
?
(A) CRR
(B) RTGS
(C) SLR
(D) Deposit Insurance
(E) All are the measures of risk management
Ans (B)
36. The foreign Direct Investment this year in India reached to the level of
about US $ 3.74 billion. In comparison to last years investment the increase
is About _______
(A) 50 %
(B) 100%
(C) 125 %
(D) 200 %
(E) 250 %
Ans (C)
37. The duration of which of the following Policies / Schemes is from
2004-2009 ?
(A) Foreign Trade Policy
(B) 11th Five Year Plan
(C) 10th Five Year Plan
(D) National Rural Guarantee Act
(E) None of these
Ans (A)
38. Which of the following test is conducted to know if a sportsman has
taken any performance enhancing drugs ?
(A) EEG
(B) Narco Test
(C) ELISA Test
(D) Mind mapping
(E) DOPE tEST
Ans (E)
39. Who amongst the following is the recipient of the IIFA Awards 2008 as
Best Actress?
(A) Shamita Shetty
(B) Rani Mukherjee
(C) Priyanka Chopra
(D) Konkana Sen
(E) Kareena Kapoor
Ans (E)
40. Who amongst the following is the author of the book “Toward a Hunger
Free World” ?
(A) A.P.J.Abdul Kalam
(B) Ashok Lahiri
(C) Amartya Sen
(D) M.S.Swaminathan
(E) None of these
Ans (D)
41. Which of the following awards is given in the field of cinema?
(A) Kalidas Samman
(B) Dronacharya Award
(C) Arjun Award
(D) Kalinga Award
(E) Dada Sahab Phalke Award
Ans (E)
42. Sudan recently cut its ralations with which of the following countries
following an attack on Khartoum by a Darfur Rebel Group ?
(A) Chad
(B) Uganda
(C) Libya
(D) Lebanon
(E) None of these
Ans (A)
43. Who amongst the following is the Chairperson of the Children’s Film
Society?
(A) Kareena Kapoor
(B) Jaya Bachchan
(C) Shabana Azmi
(D) Sridevi
(E) None of these
Ans (E) Nafisa Ali
44. Which of the following is the abbreviated name of an autonomous
organization under Ministry of Rural Development ?
(A) NIMI
(B) IGNOU
(C) CAPART
(D) NPCIL
(E) ICRP
Ans (C)
45. World’s largest oil reserves (about 2/3rd) are located in ____
(A) Russia
(B) Middle East
(C) Africa
(D) Europe
(E) Canada
Ans (B)
46. Who amongst the following is the author of “Animal People” which was
adjudged as the Best Book of the Year?
(A) V.S.Naipaul
(B) Indra Sinha
(C) William Darlymple
(D) Bill Clinton
(E) John Banville
Ans (B)
47. What is India’s rating in the “Doing Business Report” prepared by the
World Bank ?
(A) 55th
(B) 80th
(C) 100th
(D) 120th
(E) None of these
Ans (D) According to 2008 India’s rating in the “Doing Business Report”
prepared by the World Bank was 120th but to 2009 India’s rating in the
“Doing Business Report” prepared by the World Bank is 122nd position.
48. Which of the following term related with the game of Cricket ?
(A) Grand Slam
(B) Half Nelson
(C) Ashes
(D) Screen
(E) Love
Ans (C)
49. The Russian President visited China in May 2008 and signed a deal for
the security of which of the following?
(A) Global Energy
(B) China Sea
(C) Intellectual Property Rights of the Chinese Scientists
(D) Nuclear installation in China
(E) None of these
Ans (D)
50. Which of the following Programmes / Schemes of the Govt. of India is NOT
directly related with agriculture activities ?
(A) Drought Prone Areas Programmes (DPAP)
(B) Promotion of Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
(C) Integrated Westlands Development Programme (IWDP)
(D) ANNAPURNA
(E) Desert Development Programme (DDP)
Ans (D)

Questions Based on General Awareness

76. In which of the following groups, animals bear no teeth ?

(A) Peacock, Ostrich, Tortoise

(B) Owl, Loris, Crow

(C) Alligator, Turtle, Tortoise

(D) Turtle, Kiwi, Cow

77. Jaundice is a symptom of disease of—

(A) Kidney

(B) Liver

(C) Pancreas

(D) Thyroid

78. The vaccination against small pox involves the introduction of—

(A) Killed germs

(B) Weakened germs

(C) Live antibodies

(D) Activated germs

79. Deficiency of Vitamin B₆ in man causes—

(A) Rickets

(B) Scurvy

(C) Beri-beri

(D) Anaemia

80. Which is the national flower of India ?

(A) Rose

(B) Lotus

(C) Lily

(D) Sunflower

81. First successful heart transplantation was done by—

(A) D. S. Paintal

(B) C. N. Barnard

(C) D. Shetty

(D) P. K. Sen

82. Yellow Fever is transmitted by—

(A) Aedes

(B) Anopheles

(C) House-fly

(D) Culex

83. Which one of the following is a major green house gas ?

(A) Carbon dioxide

(B) Chloro fluorocarbon

(C) Carbon monoxide

(D) Freon

84. In atmosphere the lowermost layer is—

(A) Troposphere

(B) Exosphere

(C) Ionosphere

(D) Strato sphere

85. Washing of peeled vegetables removes the vitamin—

(A) A

(B) C

(C) D

(D) E

86. Pasteurisation is the process in which milk is heated to—

(A) 60° C for 10 minutes

(B) 63° C for 20 minutes

(C) 63° C for 30 minutes

(D) 72° C for 10 minutes

87. Match List-I with List-II and give the correct answer from the code given below :

List-I (Discoverer)

(a) Jenner

(b) Watson

(c) Landsteiner

(d) Flemming

List-II (Discoveries)

1. Blood grouping

2. Penicillin

3. Vaccination

4. Double helix

Codes :

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

(A) 3 1 2 4

(B) 3 4 2 1

(C) 3 4 1 2

(D) 3 2 4 1

88. Which of the following is most elastic ?

(A) Rubber

(B) Wet clay

(C) Steel

(D) Plastic

89. The first ever robot spacecraft to probe planet Venus was named—

(A) Galileo

(B) Magellan

(C) Newton

(D) Challenger

90. A man with colour blindness will see red as—

(A) Yellow

(B) Blue

(C) Green

(D) Violet

91. Comets revolve around the—

(A) Earth

(B) Venus

(C) Sun

(D) Jupiter

92. When a person walking in bright Sunlight enters a dark room, he is not able to see clearly for a little while because—

(A) The eye muscles cannot immediately adjust the focal length of the eye lens

(B) The retina retains the bright images for sometime and becomes momentarily insensitive

(C) The iris is, unable to contract the pupil immediately

(D) The iris is unable to dilate the pupil immediately

93. The swing of a spinning cricket ball in air can be explained on the basis of—

(A) Sudden change in wind direction

(B) Buoyancy of air

(C) Turbulance caused by wind

(D) Bernoulli’s theorem

94. The freezer in a refrigerator is fitted near the top—

(A) To keep it away from hot compressor which is nearer to the bottom

(B) Because of convenience

(C) It facilitates convection currents

(D) To minimise power consumption

95. The chemical name of ‘Common salt’ is—

(A) Sodium chloride

(B) Sodium nitrate

(C) Ammonium chloride

(D) Calcium chloride

96. Denatured spirit is ethanol mixed with—

(A) Petrol

(B) Kerosene

(C) Water

(D) Pyridine

97. The metal, which is a constituent of vitamin B₁₂ is—

(A) Iron

(B) Magnesium

(C) Zinc

(D) Cobalt

98. The most abundant inert gas in the atmosphere is—

(A) Helium

(B) Neon

(C) Argon

(D) Krypton

99. Which metal is extracted from sea water ?

(A) Potassium

(B) Magnesium

(C) Aluminium

(D) Beryllium

100. Precentage of lead in lead pencils is—

(A) 0

(B) 31 – 66

(C) 40

(D) 80

Answers

76. (A) 77. (B) 78. (C) 79. (D)

80. (B) 81. (B) 82. (A) 83. (A) 84. (A)

85. (B) 86. (C) 87. (C) 88. (C) 89. (B)

90. (C) 91. (C) 92. (B) 93. (D) 94. (C)

95. (A) 96. (C) 97. (D) 98. (C) 99. (B)

100. (A)

General Awareness

Questions asked in various  Exams

1.Which of the following is the Punjabi
code for the illegal immigrants who go abroad
in a group on a visitor’s visa or a ‘sticker visa’
(take visa) and then simply vanish?

(a) Shikar
(b) Kabootar
(c) Tota
(d) Human Cargo

2.Universal receivers can receive blood
from:

(a) Group AB only
(b) Group O only
(c) Groups O, A, B, AB
(d) Groups A, AB
3.
Which female astronaut spent the max-
imum time in space?

(a) Lisa Norwak
(b) Kalpana Chawla
(c) Sunita Williams
(d) None of these

4.13th Asian Archery Championship was
held in:

(a) Myanmar
(b) Singapore
(c) Taiwan
(d) Sri Lanka

5.Name the company having the punch-
line “Customer power wins again”.

(a) Apollo Tyres
(b) MRF Tyres
(c) Radlab Tyres
(d) JK Tyres

6.Name the country in which MTNL

(Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited) has
won licences for operating cellular mobile, WLL
and International Long Distance (ILD) services.

(a) Kenya
(b) Nepal
(c) Afghanistan
(d) Mauritius

7.Which one of the following lenses
should be used to correct the defect of astig-
matism?

(a) Cylindrical lens
(b) Concave lens
(c) Convex lens
(d) Bifocal lens

8.Why is December 18 observed as
Minorities Rights Day?

(a) On this date in 1947 our Constituent
Assembly adopted the Articles 25 and
29 regarding the protection of minori-
ties

(b) On this date in 1992 the United Nations
adopted a declaration regarding the
protection of rights of minorities

(c) On this date in 1892, Abdul Kalam
Azad was born

(d) On this date in 1950 India gave the
assurance in the UN General Assembly
that it would protect the existence of
the national or ethnic, cultural, reli-
gious and linguistic identity of minori-
ties and encourage conditions for the
promotion of their identity

9.Which of the following projects has
been launched by the Ministry of Science and
Technology to protect India’s traditional
knowledge?

(a) Traditional Knowledge Bank
(b) Pride in Past
(c) Glorious India
(d) Traditional Knowledge Digital Library

10.The least populated State in India is:

(a) Goa
(b) Sikkim
(c) Manipur
(d) Madhya Pradesh

11.Which of the following Indian firms
has signed an agreement to acquire Australia-
based Expert Information Services Pvt. Ltd.
(Expert)?

(a) Sify
(b) Infosys
(c) TCS
(d) Wipro

12.A test tube baby means:

(a) a baby grown in a test tube
(b) embryo fertilized in uterus and devel-
oped in test tube
(c) embryo fertilized and developed in
uterus
(d) fertilization in vitro and then trans-
plantation in the uterus

13.What is ‘Teletext’?

(a) Flashing of telephone conversation on
TV screen
(b) Printing the text of the message on the
telex machine
(c) Connecting the local telephones with
outstation telephones without STD
codes
(d) Flashing of the text of news and
information on the TV screen

14.The causative agent of Tuberculosis is:

(a) Mycobacterium
(b) Aspergillus
(c) Rhabdovirus
(d) HIV

15.In which of the following States is
India’s largest producer of poultry products,
Venkateshwara Hatcheries group, situated?

(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Kerala
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Karnataka

16.Which of the following is correctly
matched?

Organisation   &  Headquarters

1. International Monetary Fund  i. Manila

2. Asian Development Bank    ii. Lyons (France)

3. INTERPOL          iii. Brussels

4. NATO             iv. Washington DC

(A) iv i ii iii
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) ii iii iv i
(D) iii iv i ii

17.Which among the following is a mar-
tial dance?

(a) Kathakali
(b) Bamboo dance in Meghalaya
(c) Chhau of Mayurbhanj
(d) Bhangra of Punjab

18.8th March is observed as:

(a) International Day for Elderly People
(b) International Children’s Day
(c) International Women’s Day
(d) International Human Rights Day

19.Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was equated
with:

(a) Mazzini
(b) Cavour
(c) Garibaldi
(d) Bismarck

20.Mica is fond in which one of the fol-
lowing pairs of rocks?

(a) Slate—Sandstone
(b) Schist—Gneiss
(c) Limestone—Sandstone
(d) Shale—Limestone

21.The Tenth Plan aimed to reduce the
poverty ratio by 2007 to:

(a) 10%
(b) 30%
(c) 20%
(d) 5%

22.Which of the following Hollywood art
directors, who won 11 Oscar awards, designed
the Oscar statuette in 1926?

(a) Peter Jackson
(b) Cedric Gibbons
(c) Sean Penn
(d) Tim Robbins

23.During the Non-Cooperation Move-
ment, which award did Gandhiji return?

(a) Right Honourable
(d) Rai Bahadur
(c) Hind Kesari
(d) Kaiser-e-Hind

24.Capital : Output Ratio of a commodity
measures:

(a) its per unit cost of production

(b) the amount of capital invested per unit
of output

(c) the ratio of capital depreciation to
quantity of output

(d) the ratio of working capital employed
to quantity of output

25.Bhagirathi, a collection of poems in
Sanskrit by renowned scholar Govind Chandra
Pande, has been chosen for the presti-
gious____for 2003:

(a) Shalaka Samman
(b) Vyas Samman
(c) Kalidas Samman
(d) Saraswati Samman

26.The International Court of Justice
holds its sessions at its headquarters in:

(a) Lake Success
(b) Amsterdam
(c) The Hague
(d) Paris

27.What percentage of solar radiation
directly reaches the earth?

(a) 47
(b) 27
(c) 20
(d) 15

28.What percentage of the earth’s surface
is covered under water?

(a) 51
(b) 60
(c) 71
(d) 75

29.The removal of soil at a rate faster
than its formation is:

(a) Soil erosion
(b) Accelerated erosion
(c) Lateral erosion
(d) None of the above

30.The length of the year is greatest on
the:

(a) Mercury
(b) Earth
(c) Jupiter
(d) Pluto

31.The largest producer of sugar in the
world is:

(a) Brazil
(b) Indonesia
(c) Mexico
(d) Cuba

32.Which of the following cities is situat-
ed on the banks of River Tiber?

(a) Tokyo
(b) Rome
(c) Peking
(d) Berlin

33.The State in India with the largest
coastline is:

(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Kerala
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra

34.Which is the most irrigated State in
India?

(a) UP
(b) Punjab
(c) Haryana
(d) Bihar

35.Tin yielding State in India is:

(a) Rajasthan
(b) Punjab
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Jharkhand

36.The Rihand Dam is constructed on
tributary of which river:

(a) Chambal
(b) Sone
(c) Murali
(d) Periyar

37.The weight of the cricket ball is
approximately:

(a) 3.6 oz
(b) 4.3 oz
(c) 5.5 oz
(d) 6.5 oz

38.‘Breast Stroke’ is a term associated
with:

(a) Swimming
(b) Boxing
(c) Football
(d) Kabaddi

39.National game of Canada is:

(a) Cricket
(b) Football
(c) Ice Hockey
(d) Tennis

40.Name the first Arabic writer to be
awarded Nobel Prize for Literature:

(a) Salman Rushdie
(b) Gen Gaddafi
(c) Yasser Arafat
(d) Naguib Mah Fouz

41.Who among the following was the first
recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
award?

(a) Dhanraj Pillai
(b) Homi Matiwala
(c) Vishwanathan Anand
(d) Bahadur Prasad

42.The ‘Servants of India Society’ was
founded by:

(a) Annie Beasant
(b) Gopalakrishna Gokhale
(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(d) Dadabhai Naoroji

43.Who defined democracy as a “Govern-
ment of the people, by the people and for the
people?”

(a) Ruskin
(b) Abraham Lincoln
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Aristotle

44.The earliest of the holy books of the
Hindus is the:

(a) Gita
(b) Ramayana
(c) Mahabharata
(d) Vedas

45.Ashoka sent his son and daughter for
preaching of Buddhism to:

(a) Sumatra
(b) Cambodia
(c) Javadvipa
(d) Ceylon

46.The capital of Kanishka was:

(a) Taxila
(b) Multan
(c) Gandhara
(d) Purushapura

47.The famous financial advisor to Akbar
was:

(a) Todar Mall
(b) Abul Fazl
(c) Raja of Jodhpur
(d) Bairam Khan

48.Who among the following was the first
of a series of hereditary Peshwas hailing from
the Bhatt family?

(a) Balaji Biswanath
(b) Baji Rao
(c) Balaji Baji Rao
(d) Sambhaji

49.Indian Air Force was established in
the year:

(a) 1932
(b) 1947
(c) 1857
(d) 1950

50.In which year Planning Commission
was set up?

(a) 1956
(b) 1950
(c) 1940
(d) 1947

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

Previous Questions From Global Business Operation Entrance Exam.

1.Koodiyattam is a:

(a) traditional dance of Kerala
(b) special food prepared in Thailand
(c) city of Tamil Nadu
(d) dress prepared in Goa

2.Where is the National Institute of Virology
situated?

(a) Delhi
(b) Kolkata
(c) Chennai
(d) Pune

3.Which of the following is wrongly matched?

(a) Hirakud : Mahanadi
(b) Nagarjuna Sagar : Cauvery
(c) Bhakra Nangal : Sutlej
(d) Pochamped : Godavari

4.When was the Planning Commission set up in
India?

(a) 1949
(b) 1950
(c) 1951
(d) 1952

5.Galileo was born in:

(a) Pisa
(b) Bethlehem
(c) Jerusalem
(d) Rome

6.What is the name of the capital of Peru?

(a) Oslo
(b) Abuja
(c) Lima
(d) Kigali

7.Which is called ‘Pearl of Orient’?

(a) Zanzibar
(b) Rome
(c) Norway
(d) Sri Lanka

8.What was the old name of ‘Taiwan’?

(a) Saigon
(b) Formosa
(c) Taipei
(d) Chile

9.Who is the author of the book Speed Post?

(a) Mulak Raj Anand (b) Shobha De
(c) Arundhati Roy (d) Khuswant Singh

10.‘Yen’ is the name of the currency of:
(a) Japan
(b) Italy
(c) Netherlands (d) Indonesia

11.Which combination of cities and industries
they are associated with, is wrong?

(a) Buenos Aires—Dairy Product
(b) Detroit—Ship Building
(c) Havana—Cigars
(d) Johannesberg—Gold Mines

12.For international payments, the Indian
currency is linked to:

(a) American Dollar
(b) British Sterling
(c) International Oil Price
(d) Gold Standard

13.GNP (Gross National Product) is the money
value of:

(a) final goods and services produced annually with
economy.

(b) annual service generation in the economy.
(c) tangible goods available in the economy.
(d) tangible goods produced annually in the economy.

14.Match the following:

1. Fertiliser            A. Basic industries
2. Petroleum             B. Strategic industries
3. Automobile            C. Critical industries
4. Arms and Ammunition   D. Goods based industries

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

15.The main function of I.M.F. is to:

(a) finance investment loans to developing countries.
(b) act as a private sector lending arm of the World Bank.
(c) help to solve balance of payment problems of member countries.
(d) arrange international deposits from banks.

16.In which year was the new currency ‘Euro’
introduced?

(a) 1996 (b) 1997 (c) 1998 (d) 1999

17.Solar system was discovered by:

(a) Kepler
(b) Galileo
(c) Copernicus
(d) Eratosthenes

18.What is the name of the first woman space
tourist?

(a) Jullian Moore (b) Paula Radcliffe
(c) Namira Salim (d) Anousheh Ansari

19.What is the name of the writer of Indian origin
whose novel The Inheritance of Loss has bagged ‘Man
Booker Prize’?

(a) Vikram Seth (b) Arundhati Roy
(c) Salman Rushdie (d) Kiran Desai

20.Khagendra Thapamagur of Nepal is the world’s
smallest person. His height and weight respectively are:

(a) 20 inch and 4.5 kg
(b) 21 inch and 4.0 kg
(c) 22 inch and 4.0 kg
(d) 23 inch and 4.5 kg

21.In which year “Human Rights Resolution” was
adopted by the UN:

(a) 1945
(b) 1946
(c) 1947
(d) 1948

22.Cholera bacillus was discovered by:

(a) Joseph Lister (b) Louis Pasteur
(c) Robert Koch (d) Ronald Ross

23.Which one of the following was an important
port of the eastern coast during Gupta period?

(a) Kalyan
(b) Tamralipti
(c) Sopara
(d) Baroch

24.With which game Serena Williams is associated?

(a) Football
(b) Hockey
(c) Swimming
(d) Tennis

25.In which South American country does one find the Atacama desert?

(a) Chile
(b) Peru
(c) Colombia
(d) Brazil

26.The first aircraft to fly around the world with out refuelling was:

(a) Challenger
(b) Colombia
(c) Discoverer
(d) Voyager

27.Which of the following plays the most impor-
tant role in the distribution of revenue between Centre
and the States?

(a) Planning Commission
(b) Finance Commission
(c) Inter-State Council
(d) National Development Council

28.Haemorrhage is caused by the deficiency of
Vitamin:

(a) A
(b) D
(c) E
(d) K

29.Which of the following represents the name of
the first missile boat built in India?

(a) Chitra
(b) Vibhuti
(c) Chakra
(d) Maitri

30.International women’s Day is celebrated every
year on:

(a) January 26
(b) March 8
(c) August 26
(d) December 8

ANSWERS

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

General Awareness
Questions asked in GIC/LIC/OIC AAO Exam, held in May 2007

1.The first metal to be used by man was:

(a) aluminium
(b) copper
(c) iron
(d) silver

2.The present base year for calculating wholesale
price index number is:

(a) 1993-94
(b) 1991-92
(c) 1961-62
(d) 1950-51

3.For respiration in deep sea, divers use mixture
of:

(a) Oxygen and helium
(b) Oxygen and hydrogen
(c) Oxygen and carbon dioxide
(d) Oxygen and nitrogen

4.Who committed the most daring murder of Sir
Curzen Wyllie in 1907 in a public meeting in London?

(a) B.N. Dutta
(b) M.L. Dhingra
(c) Sardar Ajit Singh
(d) S.C. Chatterjee

5.The Supreme Court consists of a Chief Justice
and:

(a) 12 Judges
(b) 15 Judges
(c) 20 Judges
(d 25 Judges

6.The International Day for Elimination of Racial
Discrimination is observed on:

(a) 20th February (b) 21st February
(c) 20th March
(d) 21st March

7.‘New Horizons’ spacecraft was launched by
NASA to study which of the following planet?

(a) Mars
(b) Pluto
(c) Jupiter
(d) Mercury

8.Which of the following statements are true about
‘2011 Cricket World Cup’?

A. India will host the 2011 World Cup Final.
B. The two semi-final of the mega event will be held
in Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
C. The opening ceremony will be held in
Bangladesh.

D. UAE will host the matches which will be played
between India and Pakistan.
(a) only A, B and C
(b) only B, C and D
(c) only A, C and D
(d) only A and D

9.Which of the following trophies is related with
the game of ‘Football’?

(a) Mumbai Gold Cup
(b) Everest Cup
(c) Merdeka Cup
(d) V.C.C. Cup

10.On which date is Life Insurance Corporation of
India completed its 50 years?

(a) 5th July
(b) 3rd August
(c) 1st September
(d) 15th September

11.The minimum temperature at which a com-
bustible substance catches fire is called:

(a) fireless temperature
(b) ignition temperature
(c) static temperature
(d) optimum temperature

12.The temple of Konark was built by Narasimha
of the:

(a) Maratha Dynasty
(b) Chola Dynasty
(c) Ganga Dynasty
(d) Vijaynagar Empire

13.Rigveda Samhita denotes one-fourth of its
hymns to:

(a) Rudra
(b) Marut
(c) Agni
(d) Indra

14.Ahalyabai, the saintly queen of Maheshwar
(Central India) belonged to which dynasty?

(a) Scindhya dynasty
(b) Peshwa dynasty
(c) Holkar dynasty
(d) Rajput dynasty

15.Which one of the following is not a constitu-
tional body?

(a) Election Commission
(b) Union Public Service Commission
(c) Planning Commission
(d) Finance Commission

16.‘Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)‘ has
not yet been signed by:

(a) India
(b) China
(c) Canada
(d) United Kingdom

17.Jadugoda mines are famous for:

(a) iron ore
(b) mica deposits
(c) gold deposits
(d) uranium deposits

18.What is the Value Added Tax (VAT)?

(a) A single tax that replaces State Taxes like
surcharge, turnover tax, etc.
(b) A simple, transparent, easy to pay tax imposed
on consumers.
(c) A new initiative taken by the government to
increase the tax burden of high income groups.
(d) A new tax to be imposed on the producers of
capital goods.

19.What is the name of the World’s smallest
republic which has an area of 21 sq.km.?

(a) Vatican City (b) Palermo
(c) Namur
(d) Nauru

20.On Jan 10, 2007 India crossed another mile-
stone with the successful launch of PSLV-C7 which
injected into orbit for the first time four satellites, Car-
tosat-2, SRE-1, Lapan-Tubsat and Pehuensat-1. Which
one of them is an earth observation satellite?

(a) Cartosat-2
(b) SRE-1
(c) Lapan-Tubsat
(d) Pehuensat-1

21.Which bank has launched India’s first loan
disbursement card recently?
(a) SBI
(b) UTI
(c) IDBI
(d) ICICI

22.Who has been named “Businessman of the Year
for 2006” by Forbes Asia?

(a) Nandan Nilekani
(b) Mukesh Ambani
(c) Vijay Mallya
(d) Azim Premji

23.Who is the 37th Chief Justice of India?

(a) Ram Jethmalani (d) Y.K. Sabharwal
(c) Bijibhai Patnaik (d) K.G. Balkrishnan

24.‘Diet’ is a joint session of the Parliament of
which nation?
(a) China
(b) Japan
(c) Vietnam
(d) Germany

25.Who is the author of the book, Amitabh—The
Making of a Superstar?

(a) Tushar Raheja
(b) Vijay Singhvi
(c) Susmita Das Gupta
(d) Raj Kamal Jha

26.Ban-ki-Moon who took oath on 14th December
as U.N. Secretary General belonged to:

(a) South Africa
(b) South Korea
(c) Zimbabwe
(d) Yugoslavia

27.The first woman in the world to successfully do
a free fall para-jump over the South Pole from a height
of 12,000 feet in a minus 33 degree Celsius tempera-
ture, is:

(a) Sheetal Mahajan (b) Manisha Lamba
(c) Kangna Ranaut (d) Neha Ahuja

28.Paris is situated on the river:

(a) Danube
(b) Seine
(c) Tiber
(d) Avon

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

91. Nivartana Agitation was in :1932

92. Which is known as ‘Dark Continent’ : Africa

93. Temple entry proclamation was in :1936

94. Samadhi of Kishan Kanth is : Nigam Bodhghat

95. ‘Manusmrithi was translated into English by : William Jones

96. Lucknow is situated on the bank of the river : Gomati,in Uttar Pradesh

97. Name the battle which shattered the hope of the Dutch to establish their political power in India :

Battle of Kulachal

98. Which is known as Dairy of ‘Northern Europe’: Denmark

99. Land Revenue was introduced in Kochi in the year : 1761

100. Nasik is situated on the banks of the river : Godawari,in Maharastra

101. Animals of a particular region is called : Fauna

102. Which was the first book in Malayalam : Samkshepa Vedartham

103. Which is known as ‘Empire City’: New York

104. Samkshepa Vedartham was written by : Clement Piyanus Pathiri in 1772

105. …………. Is the unit of pressure : Pascal

106. Patna is situated on the banks of the river : Ganges ,in Bihar

107. The ‘Farook’ town was set up by : Tippu in 1788

108. Which is known as ‘Emerald Island’ : Ireland

109. The first Pazhassi Revolution was in :1797

110. Who transalated Arthasastra into English : Shyama Sastri

111. Malabar district became a provice of Madras Presidency in : 1800

112. Srinagar is situated on the banks of the river : Jhelum ,in Jammu and Kashmir

113. Which is known as eternal city : Rome

114. Srirangam agreement between Tippu and the british was in : 1792.

115. The people of England : Anglo Saxons

116. Rani Lakshmi Bai abolished slave trade in : 1812

117. Which is known as ‘Forbidden City’ Lhasa in Tibet

118. Alahabad is situated on banks of the river : Ganga-Yamuna

119. Who established the Chala Bazar in Thiruvanthapuram : Raja Kesavadas

120. ……… was the founder of the Asiatic Society of Bengal in 1784: William Jones

31. ……….. was the head of the military force of Samoothiri : Kunjali Marakkar

32. Which is known as city of Dreaming Spires : Oxford

33. ……… is the ship in which Charles Darwin under took his study tour : Beagle

34.Samadhi of Dr.Ambedkar : Chithrabhoomi

35. Hardwar is situated on the banks of the river : Ganges in Uttaranchal

36. Leading producer of wheat : USA

37. On December 24 ,1525 Gama died at Fort Kochi and his body was buried in : St.Francis church

38. Which is known as ‘City of Eternal Springs’ : Quito in Ecauador

39. Samadhi of Indira Gandhi : Shakthistal

40. ……….  was the first Portuguese Viceroy in Kerala : De Almeida

41. The lengthiest classic episode in India : The Mahabharatha

42. Agra is situated on the banks of the river : Yamuna,in Uttar Pradesh

43. Samadhi of Zail Singh is : Ekthasthal

44. Which was the capital of Kulasekharas : Mahodayapuram

45. Which is known as ‘City of Popes’ : Rome

46. The emperor of Kulasekhara kingdom was known as : Perumal

47. Light Year is a unit of : distance

48. ……… is considered The Father of Malayalam language : Ezhuthachan

49. Samadhi of Charan Singh is : Kisanghat

50. Which is known as ‘City of Sky Scrappers’ : New York

51. Ahamedabad is situated on the banks of the river : Sabarmati,in Gujarat

52. The birth place of Ezhuthachan is : Thunchanparambu at Thirur

53. Which is known as ‘City of Magnificent Distances’ : Washington

54. Samadi of Rajiv Gandhi is : Veerbhoomi

55. Malayalam Research centre is at : Tirur

56. Who wrote Mahabharata : Ved Vyasa

57. Surat is situated on the banks of the river : Tapti,in Gujarat

58. Leading producer of Zinc : Mexico

59. Who wrote ‘Narayaneeyam’: Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri

60. Which is known as ‘City of Golden Gates’ : San Francisco