Professional Knowledge Section of Punjab National Bank
P.O. Exam, held on May 4, 2008

1.Nav Krishi is a programme by:
(1) Door Darshan (2) All India Radio
(3) NIC
(4) ICRISAT
(5) MANAGE

answer : (1) Door Darshan

2.One Acre is equal to____hectare.

(1) 0.0541 (2) 0.8032
(3) 0.1082
(4) 0.2514 (5) 0.4047

answer : 5) 0.4047

3.SRI technology is practiced for the cultivation of:

(1) Fruits (2) Vegetables (3) Flowers
(4) Rice (5) Wheat

answer :  (4) Rice

4.If the soil pH 9.2, then the soil is:

(1) Acidic (2) Neutral (3) Alkaline
(4) Saline (5) Sodic

answer : (4)Saline

5._____is used for the reclamation of acidic soil:

(1) Lime (2) Gypsum (3) Sulphur
(4) Calcium Chloride (5) Ferrous Sulphate

answer : (1)Lime

6.2008 is declared as International Year of:

(1) Rice (2) Wheat
(3) Sugarcane
(4) Potato (5) Apple

answer: (4)Potato

7.Golden revolution refers to the development of:

(1) Oilseeds
(2) Pulses
(3) Horticulture (4) Cereals
(5) Fodder

answer: (3) Horticulture

8.The most important rabi pulse crop in India is:

(1) Chickpea
(2) Soyabean
(3) Pigeon pea
(4) Green gram
(5) Black gram

answer:(1) Chickpea

9.RFLP (Restriction Fragment Length Polymor-
phism) is:

(1) Growth promoter (2) Molecular marker
(3) Growth retardent (4) Herbicide
(5) Germicide

answer 2) Molecular marker

10.National Commission on Farmers was chaired by:

(1) Sri Som Pal
(2) Sri Y.C. Nanda
(3) Dr C. Rangarajan (4) Dr M.S. Swaminathan
(5) Sri Sharad Pawar

answers 3) Dr C. Rangarajan

11.Global Positioning Systems are useful for:

(1) Determining precise location (latitude and
longitude) based on radio signal
(2) Determining precise distance based on radio
signal
(3) Determining general pest system
(4) Determining disease forecast
(5) Determining area of farm

answer 1) Determining precise location (latitude and
longitude) based on radio signal

12.Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices
(CACP) recommends:
(1) Comfort Price
(2) State Advised Price
(3) Minimum Support Price
(4) Minimum Export Price
(5) Statutory Minimum Price

answer: (3) Minimum Support Price

13.NPV (Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus) is:
(1) Pest
(2) Pathogen
(3) Bio pesticide (4) Bio fungicide
(5) Bio control agent

14.National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing
Federation is known as:

(1) NIAM
(2) NAFED (3) MARKFED
(4) NACMF (5) NACOM

answer : (2) NAFED

15.Which insect is known as farmers’ enemy No. 1?

(1) Bollworm
(2) Desert locust
(3) Aphids
(4) Stem borer
(5) Fruit fly

answer:(3) Aphids

17.In India forests account for about_____of land
surface.

(1) 11% (2) 22% (3) 33% (4) 14% (5) 25%

18.VAM is an alternative to inorganic fertilizer.
VAM is:
(1) Azospirillum
(2) Mycorrhiza
(3) Phosphate solubilising bacteria
(4) Nitrogen fixing bacteria
(5) Azotobacter

19.An example of Single Cell Protein is:
(1) agar agar
(2) spirulina
(3) rhizobium
(4) acetobacter
(5) salmonella
20.Major producer of mulberry silk in India:
(1) Karnataka
(2) Jammu and Kashmir
(3) Jharkhand
(4) Assam
(5) Himachal Pradesh
21.Bird flu affects:
(1) Cattle
(2) Poultry (3) Sheep
(4) Prawn
(5) Silkworm
22.Minor irrigation scheme comprises several
types of works with capacities to irrigate upto:
(1) 2000 acre (2) 2000 ha (3) 1000 ha
(4) 1000 acre (5) 2500 ha
23.
Ideal NPK ratio for Indian soils is:
(1) 8 : 4 : 2 (2) 4 : 2 : 1 (3) 9 : 5 : 3
(4) 2 : 1 : 0.5 (5) 10 : 4 : 2
24.Which of the following is a bio diesel plant?
(1) Jatropha (2) Rose (3) Pepper
(4) Noni
(5) Teak
25.National Research Centre on Plant Biotechno-
logy is situated at:
(1) Nagpur (2) New Delhi (3) Mumbai
(4) Kolkata (5) Chennai
26.Carbon credit is meant for:
(1) Deforestation
(2) Protection of environment
(3) Rural infrastructure
(4) Diamond trading
(5) Precision farming
27.Acetic acid is present in:
(1) Vinegar (2) Curd (3) Lime
(4) Fish
(5) Rancid butter
28.Deep litter and cage systems are associated
with:
(1) Dairy development
(2) Pig farming
(3) Poultry growing
(4) Quali farming
(5) Sheep rearing
29.When milk is churned, the cream is separated
due to:
(1) Gravitational force
(2) Centrifugal force
(3) Frictional force
(4) Electro magnetic effect
(5) None of the above
30.Agricultural scientist who got Nobel prize for
peace:
(1) Dr Norman E. Borlaug
(2) Dr M.S. Swaminathan
(3) Dr Hargovind Khorana
(4) Dr Chandrasekhar
(5) Dr Watson
31.Free flow of capital, goods and services is envis-
aged under:
(1) WTO
(2) Food Bill
(3) AEZ
(4) Essential commodities Act
(5) Warehouse Bill
32.Process involved in the conversion of milk to
curd is:
(1) Oxidation
(2) Dehydration
(3) Hydrogenation (4) Fermentation
(5) Hydration
33.National Policy for Farmers 2007 is formulated
based on the recommendations of:
(1) Committee on Financial Inclusion
(2) Vaidyanathan Committee
(3) Forward Market Commission
(4) Working Group on Agriculture
(5) National Commission on Farmers
34.The Head Quarters of CFTRI—the leading insti-
tute for research on various food products is located at:
(1) Mysore
(2) New Delhi
(3) Mumbai
(4) Gurgaon
(5) Jammu
35.Common refrigerant used in fridges and cold
storages:
(1) Neon
(2) Freon
(3) Crypton
(4) Argon
(5) Ice

ANSWERS
1. (1) 2. (5) 3. (4) 4. (3) 5. (1)
6. (4) 7. (3) 8. (1) 9. (2) 10. (4)
11. (1) 12. (3) 13. (3) 14. (2) 15. (3)
16. (4) 17. (2) 18. (2) 19. (2) 20. (1)
21. (2) 22. (3) 23. (2) 24. (1) 25. (2)
26. (2) 27. (1) 28. (3) 29. (2) 30. (1)
31. (1) 32. (4) 33. (5) 34. (1) 35. (2)

121. Kundara Proclamation was made in 1809 by : Veluthampi

122. Which is known as ‘Fortunate Island’ : Canary Island

123. Ferozepur is situated on the banks of the river : Sutlej, in Punjab

124. Veluthampi commited suicide at : Mannadi

125.The Atomic theory was introduced by : John Dalton

126. Who compiled the first Malayalam dictionary : Herman Gundert

127. Which is known as ‘Friendly Island’ : Tonga

128. Herman Gundert was from : Germany

129. Jabalpur is situated on the banks of the river : Narmada in Madya Pradesh

130. The four ages of traditional Hindu thoughts are : Krita, Treta, Dvapara, Kali

131. Herman Gundert lived and worked at : Illikunnu, Thalassery

132. Which is known as ‘Gateway of Tears’: Strait of Bab-el Mandeb

133. Ludhiana is situated on the banks of the river : Sutlej,in Punjab

134. Who made primary education compulsory in Travancore in 1817 : Rani Gauri Parvathi Bai

135. Ancient Dravidians living in central India and Rajastan : Bhils

136. First census conducted in Travancore was in : 1831

137. Which is known as ‘Garden of Italy’ : Sicily

138.Who conducted first census in Travancore in 1831 : Swathi Thirunal

139. Madhurai is situated on the banks of the river : Vaigi, in Tamil Nadu

140. ……… is the unit of the wave length of light : Angstrom

141. Who founded the first government hospital in Kerala : Swathi Thirunal

142. Which is known as ‘Great Whiteway’ : Broadway,New York.

143. First railway line in Kerala was opened on : March 12, 1861 between Beypore and Tirur

144. …… used iron of the first time in India : Aryans

145. Who is known as Pulayaraja : Ayyankali

146. Mysore is situated on the banks of the river : Kaveri,in Karnataka

147. Which is known as ‘Garden of England’ : Kent

148. Who called ayyankali as Pulayaraja : Gandhiji

149. Dutch settlers in South Africa : Boers

150. General hospital ,Thiruvanthapuram ,was established in 1864,during the reign of :

Ayilam Thirunal

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

61. Samadhi of Morarji Desai is : Abhayaghat

62. Kunjali Marakkar was killed by the Portuguese in : 1600 in Goa

63.Which English chemist in his attempts to explain chemical reactions claimed that ‘all matter are

composed of atoms’ : John Dalton

64. When did Gandiji visit Kerala first time : 1920

65. Varanasi is situated on the banks of the river : Ganges,in Utter Pradesh

66. Which is known as ‘City of Seven Hills’ : Rome

67. Attingal Rebellion was in : 1721

68. Bhagavat Gita is a part of : The Mahabharatha

69. Kullachal Battle was in : 1741

70. Samadhi of Gulzarilal Nanda is : Narayanghat

71. Which is known as ‘City Of Gems’ : Ratnapura

72. Chanar Lahala was in : 1859

73. Mangolians living in Assam region : Abhors

74. Vijayavada is situated on the banks of the river : Krishna ,Andra Pradesh

75. Malayali Memoriyal at Travancore was in : 1891

76. Which is known as City of Students : Moscow

77. Ezhava Memorial was in : 1896

78. ‘Lambert is the unit of : Intensity of light

79. Samadhi of Jagjivan Ram is : Samathasthal

80. Mopla Rebellion was in : 1921

81. Hydrabad is situated on the bank of the river : Musi,in Andhra Pradesh

82. which is known as ‘ Cockpit of Europe’ : Belgium

83. Wagon Tragedy was in : 1921

84. The first law giver of ancient India was :Manu

85. Vaikkom Satyagraha was in : 1924

86. Which is known as ‘Copper Country’ : Zambia

87. Samadhi of Lal Bahadur Shastri is known as : Vijayaghat

88. Guruvayoor Satyagraha was in : 1931

89. Kanpur is situated on the bank of the river : Ganges , in Uttar Pradesh

90. The Dutch born in South Africa : Afrikaners

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

General Knowledge Question  Series 1

1. Parasuram is believed to be the incarnation of : Vishnu

2. Ayodhya is situated on the banks of the river :Sarayu in Uttar Pradesh

3. The two priests who played a major part during the Rig Vedic Period were : Vasi

4.Christianity was introduced in India by : St Thomas

5.Which is known as ‘Britain of the East’ : Japan

6.St.Thomas first came to Kerala in : A.D 52

7.Leading producer of turmeric is : India

8.Samadhi of mahathma Gandi is :Rajghat

9.Badhrinath is situated on the banks of river : Alakananda in Uttaranchal

10. Huang Tsang visited Kerala in: A.D.630

11.Which is known as ‘Britain of the South’ : New Zealand

12. Sankaracharya lived during the period of : Kulasekharas

13. Kolkata is situated on the banks of the river : Hoogly,in West Bengal

14. Name the Rig Vedic god who is called ‘Purandara’ or breaker of forts : Indra

15. The only Muslim kingdom in Kerala was : the Arrakal Kingdom

16. Which is known as ‘Battle field of Europe’ : Belgium

17. Name the Chineese traveller who visited Kerala in 1409 : Mahuven

18. Plants of a particular region is called : Flora

19. The Arabian merchant Silaiman visited Kerala in : A.D 851

20. Cuttack is situated on the banks of the river : Mahanadi,in Orissa

21. Which is known as city of ‘Arabian Nights’ : Baghdad

22. Which was the capital of Venad kingdom : Kollam

23………… acted as an inter mediatory between the gods and the people in the Vedic period : Agni

24. Delhi is situated on the banks of the river ; Yamuna

25. Beginning of Malayalam era : A.D 825

26. Which is known as ‘City of Cycles’ : Beijing

27. ……… one of the old regional festivals ,was held at Thirunavaya during the reign of Samoothiri of Kozhikode : Mamankom.

28. ‘Sathyameva Jayathae’ have been taken from : Mundaka Upanishath

29. Samadhi of Jevaharlal Nehru : Santhivan

30. Guwahati is situated on the banks of the river : Brahmaputra in Assam

1.Which two iron and steel plants have
been setup in collaboration with former Soviet
Union?

(a) Jamshedpur and Rourkela
(b) Durgapur and Bokaro
(c) Bhilai and Durgapur
(d) Bokaro and Bhilai

answer:(d) Bokaro and Bhilai

2.Command Area Development Pro-
gramme was launched to:

(a) ensure that land is given to the tillers
(b) ensure better utilisation of irrigation
potential
(c) development of land under Army’s
Command
(d) poverty alleviation in selected areas

answer: (b) ensure better utilisation of irrigation

3.Which is the river across which Almatti
dam is being built?

(a) Tungabhadra
(b) Godavari
(c) Krishna
(d) Sharvathi

Answer: (c) Krishna

4.Who invented the Microprocessor?

(a) Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore
(b) Georges Claude
(c) Gregory Pincus
(d) Michael de Bakey

answer a) Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore

5.Who amongst the following is renowned
in the field of instrumental music—Shehnai?

(a) Ustad Alla Rakha
(b) Ustad Bismillah Khan
(c) Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
(d) Pt Vishwamohan Bhat

Answer b) Ustad Bismillah Khan

6.Who is the author of An Equal Music?

(a) Dick Francis
(b) Vikram Seth
(c) Salman Rushdie
(d) Anurag Mathur

answer: (b) Vikram Seth

7.Ashoka’s Dhamma can be best
described as:

(a) Modified form of Brahmanism
(b) A socio-ethical code of conduct
(c) Propagation of Bhakti
(d) Modified form of Dharmasastra

answer: (b) A socio-ethical code of conduct

8.Who was the founder of the City of
Agra?

(a) Mohammad Tughlaq
(b) Alauddin Khilji
(c) Sikandar Lodhi
(d) Ibrahim Lodhi

answer c) Sikandar Lodhi

9.After the fall of Napoleon Bonaparte,
Peace Treaty was signed at:

(a) Versailles
(b) Berlin
(c) Vienna
(d) Paris

answer a) Versailles

10.Which of the following States was NOT
annexed under the Doctrine of Lapse?

(a) Satara
(b) Jhansi
(c) Awadh
(d) Nagpur

answer d) Nagpur

11.Which of the following Indian States is
broadly as large as the European nation—
Greece?

(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Orissa
(c) Bihar
(d) Assam

answer b) Orissa

12.Water from an artesian well flows up
automatically due to:

(a) heavy rainfall in region
(b) volcanic activity
(c) hydrostatic pressure
(d) geothermal energy

answer c) hydrostatic pressure

13.A coal mining area of the Damodar
Valley is:

(a) Korba
(b) Sambhalpur
(c) Singareni
(d) Raniganj

answer: (d) Raniganj

14.Which racial group does the tribals of
Andaman Islands resemble?

(a) Negrito
(b) Mongoloid
(c) Alpinoid
(d) Nordic

answer: (b) Mongoloid

15.If a country ‘devalued’ its currency, it
would be having:

(a) floating exchange rate system
(b) fixed exchange rate system
(c) exports would fall
(d) dirty float

answer: (b) fixed exchange rate system

16.The crucial determinant of the size of
the market is:

(a) Monetary expansion
(b) Inducement for investment
(c) Productivity
(d) Savings

answer b) Inducement for investment

17.Which one of the following is not an
example of direct tax?

(a) Income Tax
(b) Wealth Tax
(c) Gift Tax
(d) Sales Tax

answer: (d) Sales Tax

18.According to the quantity theory, the
quantity of money determines the:

(a) interest rate
(b) level of real output
(c) price level
(d) level of employment

answer: (c) price level

19.A company is said to be “sick” when
the accumulated loss at the end of any finan-
cial year leads to erosion of…. per cent of its
net worth.

(a) 100%
(b) 75%
(c) 50%
(d) 25%

answer: (c) 50%

20.Who is legally competent to declare
war or conclude peace treaty?

(a) The Prime Minister
(b) The Council of Ministers
(c) The President
(d) The Parliament

answer: (c) The President

21.Who decides the disputes regarding
the election of the Vice-President?

(a) The President
(b) The Parliament
(c) The Supreme Court
(d) The Election Commission

answer c) The Supreme Court

22.Which right in India is a constitutional
right, but not a fundamental right?

(a) Right to freedom of religion
(b) Cultural and Educational Rights
(c) Right against exploitation
(d) Right to property

answer d) Right to property

23.Who certifies a bill to be a money bill
in Indian States?

(a) State Assembly Speaker
(d) State Finance Minister
(c) Governor of the State
(d) Chief Justice of the High Court

answer a) State Assembly Speaker

24.The right to freedom from illegal
detention is secured through the writ of:

(a) Mandamus
(b) Prohibition
(c) Quo-warranto
(d) Habeas Corpus

answer d) Habeas Corpus

25.Name the chemical used for
removing air bubbles from glass during its
manufacture.

(a) Soda-ash
(b) Feldspar
(c) Potassium Carbonate
(d) Arsenious Oxide

answer a) Soda-ash

26.Which form of Iron has got the highest
carbon content?

(a) Mild Steel
(b) Stainless Steel
(c) Wrought Iron
(d) Cast Iron

answer b) Stainless Steel

27.A green leaf placed in a dark room
is illuminated by red light. The leaf will
appear:

(a) green
(b) red
(c) yellow
(d) black

(c) yellow

28.Triple vaccine is administered to a
new born child to immunise against:

(a) Whooping cough, tetanus and measles
(b) Whooping cough, tetanus and
diphtheria
(c) Tetanus, measles and rubella
(d) Tetanus, diphtheria and small pox

answer: (b) Whooping cough, tetanus and
diphtheria

29.Rows of trees grown along the coastal
areas to reduce the impact of cyclones are
known as:

(a) Wind breaks
(b) Protection forests
(c) Mangroves
(d) Shelter belts

answer : (c) Mangroves

30.The most effective pesticide for gener-
al use against most garden pests is:

(a) Bordeaux mixture
(b) Carbo furan
(c) Malathion
(d) Phosphamidon

answer c) Malathion

31.Electric current passing through a
metallic wire generates heat because of:

(a) collisions of conduction electrons with
each other
(b) collisions of the atoms of the metal
with each other
(c) the energy released in the ionisation of
the atoms of the metal
(d) collisions of the conduction electrons
with the atoms of the metallic wire

answer: (d) collisions of the conduction electrons
with the atoms of the metallic wire

32.Which one of the following seas is
without a coastline?

(a) White sea
(b) Saragossa sea
(c) Sea of Okhotsk
(d) Tasman sea

answer : (b) Saragossa sea

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

List I              List II
A. Manju Kapoor     1. An Equal Music
B. Vikram Seth      2. Old Woman
C. Mahasweta Devi   3. Difficult Daughters
D. Romesh Bhandari  4. Goa

Codes:
ABCD
(a) 1 3 2 4
(b) 3 1 2 4
(c) 3 2 1 4
(d) 4 2 1 3

(b) 3 1 2 4

34.Which one of the following is used as
a filler in rubber tyres?

(a) Graphite
(b) Coke
(c) Carbon black (d) Charcoal

answer: (c) Carbon black

35.Concave mirrors are used as shaving
mirrors because they:

(a) do not distort images
(b) always produce real images
(c) produce magnified images
(d) never produce inverted images

answer: (c) produce magnified images

36.Match List I with List II and select the
correct answer using the codes given below the
Lists:
List I List II
A. Vishakhadatta  1. Mrichhakatika
B. Shudraka       2. Ritusamhara
C. Kalidasa       3. Kamasutra
D. Vatsyayana     4. Devichandraguptam

Codes:
ABCD
(a)1 4 2 3
(b)4 1 3 2
(c)1 4 3 2
(d)4 1 2 3

d)4 1 2 3

37.Match List I with List II and select the
correct answer using the codes given below the
Lists:
List I List II
(Item in the (Country from Constitution which derived)
of India)

A. Chapter on           1. United Kingdom
Fundamental
Rights

B. India as ‘a          2. Australia
Union of States’
with more powers
to the Union

C. Parliamentary        3. Ireland
privileges
and procedure of
law making

D. Concurrent List       4. United States of America
in Union-State
relations
5. Canada

Codes:
ABCD
(a) 3 4 1 2
(b) 3 4 1 5
(c) 4 5 1 2
(d) 2 4 5 3

(c) 4 5 1 2

38.Amir Khusrau was the famous poet in
the court of:

(a) Akbar
(b) Shahjahan
(c) Ibrahim Lodi
(d) Alauddin Khalji

(d) Alauddin Khalji

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

List I                 List II
A. Global warming      1. Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulphur

B. Acid rain
2. Airport
C. Noise pollution     3. Decibel
D. Noise level
4.Greenhouse effect

5. Nuclear tests

Codes:
A B C D
(a) 1 4 3 2
(b) 3 1 2 5
(c) 4 1 2 3
(d) 1 2 3 5

answer: (39c)

40.Which one of the following Mughal
emperors donated land for the construction of
the Golden Temple at Amritsar?

(a) Akbar
(b) Humayun
(c) Jahangir
(d) Shahjahan

(a) Akbar

41.The seasonal movement of animals in
search of pastures is known as:

(a) pastoral farming
(b) nomadic herding
(c) transhumance
(d) shifting cultivation

(c) transhumance

42.Consider the following drugs:

1. Greseofulvin
2. Streptomycin
3. Quinine

Among these, antibiotics would include
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3

answer: (a) 1 and 2

43.Consider the following statements:
Aurangzeb proceeded to Deccan in 1681
for
1. crushing the Marathas.
2. annexing Golconda and Bijapur.
3. driving out the Portuguese from Goa.
4. subduing the revolts of Mughal
nobility.

Which of these statements are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 4
(d) 1, 3 and 4

amswer : (c) 1, 2 and 4

44.Which one of the following structural
components of cell wall of fruits is commer-
cially valuable for the manufacture of food jel-
lies?
(a) Cellulose
(b) Hemicellulose

(c) Lignin
(d) Pectin

(d) Pectin

45.Number of persons expressed in
terms of unit area of agricultural land is
known as:

(a) Agricultural density
(b) Economic density
(c) Physiological density
(d) Arithmetical density

answer : (d) Arithmetical density

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

List I
List II
A. Basketball   1. Lob
B. Bridge       2. Revoke
C. Golf         3. Pivot
D. Tennis       4. Bunker

Codes:
AB CD
(a)2 3 1 4
(b)2 3 4 1
(c) 3 2 1 4
(d) 3 2 4 1

answer : (d) 3 2 4 1

47.Who among the following, destroyed
the group of Forty Nobles?
(a) Baharam Shah
(b) Iltutmish
(c) Sultan Razia
(d) Balban

answer : (d) Balban

48.The source of “Satyameva Jayathe” is:

(a) Ashoka pillar
(b) Bhagavat Gita
(c) Mundaka Upanishad
(d) Rigveda

answer : (c) Mundaka Upanishad

49.Consider the following statements:
Ammonia is
1. readily soluble in water.
2. used as a refrigerant.
3. used for preparation of polypropylene.
4. used as an additive in cooking gases.

Which of these statements are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 4
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1 and 3

answer : (a) 1 and 2

50.“Repression is repression; if it is legal,
it must be resisted peacefully; but if it is illegal,
it must be illegally met.” Who made this remark?

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Gandhiji
(c) Dadabhai Naoroji
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

amswer : (d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer keys :

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