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1. A prepaid service 'TRUMP' was launched by(A) VSNL
(B) MTNL
(C) Bharati Cellular Ltd.(D) None of these
ANS- B
2. Which of the following countries won highest gold medals in 27th Olympics ?(A) Russia
(B) USA
(C) Australia
(D) chinaANS- B
3. Which of the following languages belong to the Austric Group ?
(A) Marathi
(B) Laddakhi(C) Khasi
(D) TamilANS- C
4. Who did not oppose the attack of the USA and her allies on Iraq in March 2003 ?
(A) France(B) India
(C) Turkey
(D) Pakistan
ANS- A5. SMS is a service associated with :
(A) E-Mail(B) Cellular Phones(C) Internet Surfing
(D) Fax Transmission
ANS- B6. What was the original Nationality of Annie Besant ?
(A) British
(B) Irish
(C) French(D) American
ANS- B
7. Which foreign country is closest to Andman Island ?(A) Sri Lanka
(B) Myanmar
(C) Indonesia(D) Bangladesh
ANS- B
8. Which country is not a member of G-8 ?
(A) Italy
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(B) Canada
(C) Germany
(D) AustraliaANS- D
9. The language spoken by the largest number of people in the world is :
(A) Spanish(B) English
(C) French
(D) MandarenANS- D
10. Wich of the following is not a Negotiable Instrument ?
(A) Cheque
(B) Promissory note(C) Bill of exchange
(D) Receipt of fixed deposit
ANS- D
11. Which of the following is nat a part of the exportable item from India ?(A) Tea
(B) Shoes(C) Steel
(D) Milk
ANS- D12. GATT was founded in the year :
(A) 1940
(B) 1942
(C) 1947(D) 1960
ANS- C
13. Who among the following has not been awarded death sentence in the case of attack on the Indian Parliament ?
(A) Mohammed Afzal
(B) SAR Geelani(C) Shaukat Hussain Guru
(D) Afshan Guru
ANS- D
14. Stock Market are regulated by :(A) RBI
(B) SEBI
(C) The ministry of finance(D) None of these
ANS- B
15. No smoking is a :(A) Rule
(B) Procedure
(C) Plan
(D) Policy
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ANS- A
16. In raw Jute and Jute goods production, India ranks at number :
(A) One(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) Four ANS- A
17. National bird is observed on :
(A) October 12(B) November 12
(C) December 13
(D) December 18
ANS- B18. Famous Food and Drug store "JUSCO" belongs to :
(A) Britain
(B) Netherland
(C) Japan(D) Switzerland
ANS- C19. The words "Satyamave Jayate" are taken from :
(A) Gita
(B) Garur Puran(C) Mundaka Upnishad
(D) Mahabharat
ANS- C
20. Which of the following is not a component of revenue expenditure :(A) Interest
(B) Public Administration
(C) Subsidies(D) Buying of capital equipment
ANS- B
21. Sweat Glands occure in greatest niumber in the skin of :(A) Forehead
(B) Armpits
(C) Back
(D) Plam of handANS- B
22. Which of the following is a flightless bird ?
(A) Emu(B) Hen
(C) Swan
(D) None of theseANS- A
23. The bats are able to fly in dark since their wings produce :
(A) Sound waves
(B) Ultrasonic Waves
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(C) Infra red rays
(D) Ultraviolet rays
ANS- B24. Which of the following diseases is inheritable ?
(A) Leukemia
(B) Colour Blindness(C) Maligency
(D) Hepatites
ANS- B25. Honey has the largest percentage of :
(A) Water
(B) Starch
(C) Glucose(D) Sucrose
ANS- D
26 Which of the following is a mixed fertilizer ?
(A) Urea(B) Ammonium
(C) CAM(D) NPK
ANS- D
27. Which of the following is an exception to cell theory ?(A) Bacteria
(B) Fungi
(C) Virus
(D) LichensANS- C
28. Light emmited by sun reaches Earth in :
(A) 1 second(B) 10 seconds
(C) 13 seconds
(D) 8 secondsANS - D
29. Which of the following fuels causes minimum environmental pollution ?
(A) Diesel
(B) Kerosene(C) Hydrogen
(D) Coal
ANS- C30. The average salt content of sea water is :
(A) 1.0 %
(B) 3.5 %(C) 10.0 %
(D) 12.3 %
ANS- B
31. Blood grouping was discovered by :
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(A) William Harvey
(B) Landsteinar
(C) Robert Coach(D) Luis Pasteur
ANS- B
32. The extreme form of Ahinsa or non-violence is practiced is:(A) Buddhism
(B) Hinduism
(C) Jainism(D) None of these
ANS- C
33. The great Hindu Law giver was :
(A) Kapil(B) Banbatta
(C) Kautilya
(D) Mnau
ANS- D34. Chandragupta Maurya spent his last days at :
(A) Ujjain(B) Nalanda
(C) Shravanbela gola
(D) PatnaANS- C
35. The court language of Mughals was :
(A) Arabic
(B) Hindi(C) Persian
(D) Urdu
ANS- C36. The Dutch first established their hold in India in 1605 at :
(A) Goa
(B) Surat(C) Gujarat
(D) Masulipatnam
ANS- D
37. The English weekly edited by :(A) Kesari
(B) Comrade
(C) Bombay Chronicle(D) Young India
ANS- D
38. Who among the following was a prominent officer of Azad Hind Fauz ?(A) Aruna Asaf Ali
(B) Shahnawaz Khan
(C) Dr. M.A.A nsari
(D) Ghaffar Khan
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ANS- B
39. Who is the longest serving Chief Minister in India ?
(A) Bhajan Lal(B) Chimanbhai Patel
(C) Jyoti Basu
(D) Hiteshwar SaikiaANS- C
40. Among the following which is the largest Island in the world ?
(A) England(B) Japan
(C) Borneo
(D) New Guinea
ANS- B41. Which of the following is the Black Mountain ?
(A) Andes
(B) Alps
(C) Rocky Mountain(D) Vosges
ANS- C42. Which of the following is a deepest lake ?
(A) Lake Victoria
(B) Lake Caspian(C) Lake Superior
(D) Lake Baikal
ANS- D
43. The original home of the Gyosies was :(A) Russia
(B) Persia
(C) India(D) Egypt
ANS- D
44. Dry farming in India is extensively practised in :(A) Kanara plains
(B) Deccan region
(C) Coromandel Plains
(D) Punjab PlainsANS- B
45. Deepest mine in India is located at ?
(A) Anantpur (B) Bellary
(C) Kolar
(D) HspetANS- C
46. At present India's largest mineral resource is
(A) Copper
(B) Coal
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(C) Iron-ore
(D) None of these
ANS- B47. The length of the Konkan Railway is :
(A) 560 kms
(B) 660 kms(C) 760 kms
(D) 860 kms
ANS- C48. Which of the following is known as Queen of Arabian Sea ?
(A) Cochin
(B) Trivendrum
(C) Aalleppey(D) Mangalore
ANS- A
49. Who wrote the famous book "We The People" ?
(A) JRD TATA(B) Khushwant Singh
(C) T.N.Kaul(D) Nana Palkhivala
ANS- D
50. MS Kim Campbell is the first woman prime minister of :(A) Congo
(B) Portugal
(C) Philippines
(D) CanadaANS- D
1. Buddha is depicted on the coins of?
(A) Wima Kadphises
(B) Kanishka(C) Nahapana
(D) Budh Gupta
2. Put the following events in chronological order and choose your answer with the helpof given codes
1. Formation of an interim Government
2. The arrival of the Cabinet Mission3. Muslim League launches Direct Action
4. Jinnah’s wrecking of the Shimla Conference
Codes:(A)2,4,3,1
(B) 4,2,3,1
(C)1,2,4,3
(D) 4,2, 1,3
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3. The great Jain Scholar Hema chandra adorned the court of?_
(A) Amoghavarsha
(B) Kumarapala(C) Jaysimha Siddharaja
(D) Vidyadhara
4. Hydrogen bomb is based on the principle of
(A) Controlled fusion reaction(B) Uncontrolled fusion reaction
(C) Controlled fission reaction
(D) Uncontrolled fission reaction
5. The city plan of ancient Shravasti is in the shape ?
(A) Circular
(B) Crescentic
(C) Triangular
(D) Rectangular
6. Where is the wild ass sanctuary?
(A)UP.
(B) Assam(C) Gujarat
(D) Rajasthan
6. Yapaniya was a school of?(A) Buddhism
(B) Jainism
(C) Saivism(D) Vaisnavism
8. The first Gupta ruler to assume the title of ‘Param Bhagawata’ was?
(A) Chandragupta I
(B) Samudragupta
(C) Chandragupta II(D) Srigupta
9. Panini and Patanjali are the renowned names in the literary history of ancient India.
Under which dynasty did they flourish?
(A) Pushyabhukti(B) Kushanas
(C) Sungas
(D) Guptas
10. Who had composed the ‘Gita Govinda’?
(A) Dhoyi
(B) Govardhanacharya
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(C) Jayadeva
(D) Lakshmana Sen
11. Which medieval King of India introduced the ‘Iqkta system’?(A) Iltutmish
(B) Balban(C) Alauddin Khalji
(D) None of the above
12. Which musical instrument was played by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb?
(A) Sitar
(B) Pakhawaj(C) Veena
(D) None of the above
13. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) Babar —Battle of Khanwa(B) Humayun—Baffle of Chausa
(C) Akbar —Battle of Haldighati
(D) Jahangir —Battle of Balkh
14. The Kirtistambha at Chittor was built by?(A) Rana Sanga
(B) Rana Kumbha
(C) Rana Pratap(D) Rana Udai Singh
15. Who among the following rulers is famous as “Prithvi Raj Chauhan”?(A) Prithvi Raj I
(B) Prithvi Raj II(C) Prithvi Raj Ill
(D) None of the above
16. Jam temple of Abu is made of?
(A) Sandstone(B) Lime stone
(C)Granite
(D) Marble
17. Which among the following organisations supported the Suddhi movement?(A) Arya Samaj
(B) Brahma Samaj
(C) Deva Samaj(D) Prarthana Samaj
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18. The institution of local self government got a fillip during the Viceroyalty of?
(A) Lord Mayo
(B) Lord Ripon(C) Lord Dufferin
(D) Lord Curzon
19. With which Uprising is Mangal Pandey associated?
(A) Barrackpur (B) Meerut
(C) Dethi
(D) None of the above
20. In 1930 a person’s age was 8 times that of his son. In 1938 the father’s age becomes
10 times the age of his son’s age in 1930. The ages of father and son in 1940 were
respectively?
(A) 58 and 16 years
(B) 50 and 15 years(C) 42 and 14 years
(D) 34 and 13 years
21. Reema is twice as old as Sumita. Three years ago she was three times as old asSumita. How old is Reema now?
(A)6 years
(B) 7 years(C)8 years
(D) 12 years
22. The marked price of a table is Rs. 2,000, which is 25% above the cost price. If theshopkeeper sells the table at 8% discount on the marked price, .his percentage of profitwould be—
(A) 14%
(B) 15%(C) 16%
(D) 20%
23. Which of the following statements is not true of the Indian Economy?
(A) Its share of world population is only 16% but its share of world GD is 1.6%(B) The share of service sector in India’s GDP is only 25%
(C) 58% of its working population is engaged in agriculture, but the contribution of.
agriculture to the national income is 22%(D) it occupies only 2.4% of the world’s geographical area
24. A can finish a work in 6 days whereas B can finish the work in 9 days. If both of
them work together, what is the probability that the work will be finished on third day?
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(A) 1/2
(C) 1
(B) 1/6(D) 0
25. Which layer of atmosphere is responsible for Aurora Borealis?(A) Troposphere
(B) Thermosphere(C) Ionosphere
(D) Exosphere
26. Who is the brand ambassador of BSNL?(A) Shah Rukh Khan
(B) Abhishek Bachchan
(C) Preity Zinta
(D) Deepika Padukone
27. The headquarter of R.B.I. is situated at?
(A)Delhi
(B) Kolkata
(C)Mumbai(D) Chennai
28 An ox in a ‘Kolhu’ is tethered to a rope 3m long. How much distance does the ox
cover in 14 rounds? (pe=22/7)(A)300m
(B) 250m
(C)264m(D) 232m
29. 90°E Ridge lies in?
(A) Atlantic ocean
(B) Indian ocean
(C) Pacific ocean(D) Mediterranean sea
30. Which of the following rivers flows through a ‘rift’ valley?
(A) Ganga
(B) Brahmaputra(C) Narmada
(D) Krishna
31. The Ruhr basin is the famous Industrial region of?(A) China
(B) Germany
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(C) Japan
(D) United Kingdom
32. Which of the following countries are located on the Equator?1.Brunei
2. Columbia3.Kenya
4. VenezuelaSelect the correct answer from the codes given below
Codes:
(A) 1 and 2(B) 2 and 3
(C) 3 and 4
(D) l and 4
33. If the Sun rises at TIRAP in Aru nachal Pradesh at 5:00 am. then at what time the Sun
will rise in Kandla in Gujarat?(A) About 5:30 a.m.
(B) About 6:00 a.m.(C) About 7:00 am.
(D) About 7:30 a.m.
34. Which one of the following islands of the East Indies is divided into three countries?
(A) Borneo(B) Celebes
(C) New Guinea
(D) Timor
35. The Anglo-American CultureRealm does not include—
1.Canada
2. U.S.A.3.Mexico
4. Cuba
Select the correct answer from the codes given below?Codes:
(A) l and 2
(B) l and 3
(C) 2 and 3(D) 3 and 4
36. The Kalpsar Project for supply of sweet water is located in?
(A) Gujarat(B) Haryana
(C) Maharashfra
(D) Rajasthan
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37. Which soil needs little irrigation as it retains soil moisture ?
(A) Alluvial soil
(B) Black soil(C) Red soil
(D) Laterite soil
38. In an area with annual rainfall of more than 200 cms and sloping hills which crop will
he ideal?(A)Jute
(B) Cotton
(C)Tea(D) Maize
39. Consider the following statements—
Assertion (A) : River Damodar was known as ‘River of Sorrow’ in West Bengal prior to
the development of the Damodar Valley Corporation.
Reason (R) : Damodar in its upper reaches flows rapidly and in its lower reaches it runstoo sluggishly.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below—
Codes:(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false(D) (A) is false, but (K) is true
40. Which State has decided to establish a University for the disabled during 2009-2010
(A) Maharashtra(B) Kerala(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Uttar Pradesh
41. In which one of the following States is Suil river project loca
ted?(A) Uttarakhand
(B) Haryana
(C) Punjab(D) Himachal Pradesh
42. Which one of the following is not included in the “National Food Security Missions”?
(A) Oilseeds
(B) Wheat(C) Rice
(D) Pulses
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43. Sukna scam case was recently (first quarter of 2010) much in the news. With which
State is it concerned?
(A) Himachal Pradesh(B) Janimu and Kashmir
(C) Rajasthan
(D) West Bengal
44 The author of the book which recently became the root cause of the controversyregarding the script of the film “Three Idiots”is
(A) Abhijat Joshi
(B) Mohammad Khalid(C) Chetan Bhagat
(D) Rajkumar Hirani
45. Who has written the book “The Rediscovery of India” published
around November 2009?
(A) Ram Chandra Guha(B) Megnad Desai
(C) Arun Shourie(D) Mohan Bhagwat
46. Which country launched the World’s first satellite dedicated to monitoring
‘greenhouse gas emissions’ in 2009?
(A)Japan(B) Brazil
(C)India
(D) U.S.A.
47. How many nations were members of the BASIC Block at the December 2Copenhagen Meet?
(A)Five
(B) Four (C)Three
(D) Two
48. The Rangnath Mishra Commis sion report which was tabled in the Parliament in
December 2009, relates to?(A) Electoral reforms
(B) Police reforms
(C) Religious and Minorities(D) Tax reforms
49. The Indian citizen who has been honoured with Ramon Magsay say award for the
year 2009 is?
(A) Bhimsen Joshi(B) Deep Joshi
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(C) Indira Sinha
(D) Pankaj Srivastava
50. Which of the following is a substance abundantly available in the sea andadministered in a certain deficiency disease?
(A) Iron(B) Vitamin A
(C) Fluorine(D) Iodine
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