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1. An ancient cave containing a mural of 55 panels on the life of Buddha was discovered at1. Sanchi2. Bodh Gaya3. Mustang (Nepal)4. Lhasa (Tibet)

2. Jhoolan Goswami is associated with1. Football2. Cricket

3. Badminton4. Archery

3. Where is the Indian Institute of Corporate Governance proposed to be located?1. Agra (Uttar Pradesh)2. Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh)3. Manesar (Haryana)4. Ludhiana (Punjab)

4. Which of the following was the first State in India which had a woman as Chief Minister?1. Bihar

2. Punjab

3. Tamil Nadu4. Uttar Pradesh

5. The supersonic BrahMos land attack cruise missile (LACM) inducted in the Indian Army in June,2007 has a range of1. 275 km2. 290 km3. 315 km4. 400 km

6. The Shipra Path police station that has been adjudged the best in the world is in1. New Delhi

2. Jaipur3. Chandigarh

4. Mumbai

7. Which of the following metals is used for coating the metal surface of galvanized corrugated iron

sheets in galvanized corrugated iron sheets, during galvanization?1. Tin2. Chromium3. Iron

4. Zinc

8. The Taj Mahal is affected due to

1. Green house gases2. Ozone3. Excess humidity in air4. Acid rain

9. Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) mainly contains1. Methane2. Butane

3. Benzene4. A mixture of aromatic hydrocarbons

10. The situation in which total revenues equals total costs, is knows as1. Monopolistic Competition2. Equilibrium level3. Breakeven point

4. Perfect Competition

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11. Rs. 24 is a new Russian1. anti-intercontinental ballistic missile.2. nuclear powered submarine.3. inter-continental ballistic missile that can defeat Americas missile defiance system..4. multiple launch rocket system.

12. The author of the book titled The Future of India is1. Bimal Jalan2. Deepak Chopra

3. Anurag Mathur4. Amitav Ghosh

13. The worlds first woman Prime Minister is1. Indira Gandhi.2. Margaret Thatcher.3. Srimavo Bandaranaike.4. Golda Meir.

14. Enzymes are a group of1. Amino acids.

2. Polypeptides.

3. Proteins.4. Carbohydrates.

15. Which of the following woods is used in making cricket bats?1. Cedrus puniferum2. Salix Purpurea (Willow)3. Tectona grandis4. Morus alba

16. The nucleic acid found in HIV is

1. 2 DNA.2. 1 DNA.

3. 2 RNA.4. 1 RNA.

17. In onion, the edible swollen portion is1. aerial stem.

2. internode.3. root.4. leaf base.

18. The disease that is caused by viral infection is1. Typhoid.2. Cholera.

3. Common cold.4. Tetanus.

19. Which of the following pairs is not correct?1. Deodhar Trophy : Cricket2. Subroto Cup : Football3. Hero Honda : Golf Indian open4. Holkar Trophy : Golf

20. When a balloon filled with hydrogen is released, it expands as it rises and may even burst afterrising up to a particular height in the atmosphere. This happens because

1. the temperature increases with height.2. the temperature decrease with height.3. the atmospheric pressure increases with height.4. the atmospheric pressure decreases with height.

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21. When milk is churned, the cream separates from it due to1. Frictional force.2. Centrifugal force.3. Gravitational force.4. Viscous force.

22. In which of the following groups, do animals bear no teeth?1. Peacock, Ostrich, Tortoise2. Turtle, Kiwi, Cow

3. Owl, Lion, Crow4. Alligator, Turtle, Tortoise

23. The 3rd Commonwealth Youth Games were held at1. Pune.2. Karachi.3. Dhaka.4. London.

24. Who composed the famous song SARE JAHAN SE ACHHA, HINDUSTAN HAMARA?1. Mirza Ghalib

2. Mohd. Iqbal

3. Naqsh Layalpuri4. Shakeel Badayuni

25. The MaitreeExpress Train runs between1. Amritsar and Lahore.2. Kolkata and Dhaka.3. Delhi and Srinagar.4. Lucknow and Kathmandu.

26. Queen Elizabeth recently conferred knighthood on

1. Chetan Bhagat2. L.N. Mittal

3. Salman Rushdie4. None of these.

27. Sivasamudra is an island formed by the river1. Ganga

2. Godavari3. Krishna4. Cauvery

28. The first Chief Election Commissioner of India was1. S.P. Sen Verma2. Sukumar Sen

3. Dr. Nagendra Singh4. K.V.K. Sundaram

29. Who among the following was the first heavyweight boxer to go undefeated throughout his career?1. Rockey Marciano2. Lee Epperson3. Marry Holmes4. Michael Spinks

30. According to an announcement by Yahoo India, in how many languages will the Yahoo Messengerbe available now?

1. 52. 93. 154. 18

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31. Where was the Arya Samaj set up for the first time in 1875?1. Amritsar2. Lahore3. Bombay4. Delhi

32. Who built the temple of Angkor vat?1. Surya Varman2. Jaya Varman

3. Vaso Varman4. Hari Varman

33. Who was the first Sufi saint in India?1. Shaikh Hamiduddin2. Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya3. Shaikh Qutbudding Auliya4. Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti

34. How many members participated during the first session of the Indian National Congress in 1885,at Bombay?

1. 72

2. 1723. 854. 124

35. In Faizabad, the revolt of 1857 was led by1. Ahmadullah2. Bakht Khan3. Khan Bahadur Khan4. Nana Sahib

36. The first railway line running from Bombay to Thane was opened in1. 1852 A.D

2. 1853 A.D3. 1854 A.D

4. 1855 A.D

37. Which one of the following newspapers was edited by Gandhi?

1. Navjeevan2. Kesari3. Maratha4. Gujarat

38. How many member/members from the AngloIndian community can be nominated by the Governorto the State Assembly?

1. One2. Two3. Three4. Four

39. Indian Citizenship Act was passed in1. 19502. 1952

3. 19554. 1960

40. The Chairman of the Finance Commission must be1. a person having special knowledge of finance and accounting.2. a High Court judge or one qualified to be appointed as such.3. a person having experience in public affairs.

4. All of the above

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41. How many items are contained in the Union List?1. 66 items2. 96 items3. 97 items4. 67 items

42. The Vice-president of India can be removed from office by the1. President on the advice of the Council of Ministers.2. Lok Sabha with the consent of the President.

3. Rajya Sabha with the concurrence of the Lok Sabha.4. Rajya Sabha with the concurrence of the President.

43. The novel White Tiger, which won the Man Booker Prize 2008, was authored by1. Arundhati Roy2. V. S. Naipaul3. Kiran Desai4. Aravind Adiga

44. Who compared the Dandi March to Napoleons march to Paris on his return from Elba?1. Dadabhai Naoroji

2. Lala Lajpat Rai

3. Subhash Chandra Bose4. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

45. A Money Bill passed by the Lok Sabha has to be passed and returned by Rajya Sabha within1. 21 days2. 14 days3. 1 month4. 3 month

46. According to purchasing power parity (ppp), India is the

1. tenth largest economy2. seventh largest economy

3. sixth largest economy4. fourth largest economy

47. The scheme Ladli launched by the Government of India relates to the welfare of1. mothers giving birth to baby girl.

2. baby girl.3. whole family.4. girls after marriage.

48. The role of Price Mechanism in a free economy is to determine1. what to produce and in what quantities.2. what techniques to be used for the production of these quantities.

3. how the income should be distributed between the owners of the resources and the producers.4. All of these.

49. The Gross National Product is measured by all of the following well-known methods, except the1. Product method.2. Expenditure method.3. Value added method.4. Income method.

50. The National Technical Research Organization (NTRO), a premium scientific agency, under theNational Security Advisor, in the Prime Ministers Office, is located in

1. Bangalore.2. Chennai.3. Delhi.4. Mumbai.

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51. The first branch of any Indian bank in Qatar was set up by1. Central Bank of India.2. Indian Overseas Bank.3. ICICI Bank.4. Punjab National Bank.

52. UTI bank having decided to relinquish the UTI brand name chose the new brand name of1. Excel Bank.2. Trade Bank.

3. Axis Bank.4. Super Bank.

53. In which year was the Reserve Bank of India established?1. 19352. 19483. 19504. 1952

54. A parallel computer developed in India is1. IBM360

2. PARAM

3. CRAY14. ILLIAC

55. What is the source of electric energy in an artificial satellite?1. A mini nuclear reactor2. A dynamo3. A thermopile4. Solar cells

56. Dr. Manmohan Singh recently declared this Indian river as NATIONAL RIVER. The name of the

river is1. Brahmaputra.

2. Mahanadi.3. Ganga.

4. Kosi.

57. The ozone layer of atmosphere absorbs

1. visible radiations.2. ultraviolet radiations.3. radio waves.4. infrared radiations.

58. The disease caused by eating fish due to mercury poisoning is called1. Mina Mata.

2. Diarrhoea.3. Dysentery.4. Cholera.

59. The material used for making carry bags for shopping purpose is a polymer of1. Ethylene.2. Acetylene.3. Vinyl Chloride.

4. Propylene.

60. The purification of muddy water by alum is due to

1. Dialysis.2. Coagulation.3. Emulsification.4. Filtration.

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61. Air is completely removed from an electric bulb to prevent1. oxidation of tungsten filament.2. bursting of the bulb.3. loss of light due to absorption.4. None of these.

62. The Pashmina variety of wool is obtained from1. sheep.2. camel.

3. rabbit.4. goat.

63. The meeting point of the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats is1. Cardamom Hills.2. Palni Hills.3. Annamalai Hills.4. Nilgiri Hills.

64. International Rice Research Institute is situated in1. Philippines.

2. Indonesia.

3. Malaysia.4. India.

65. Which one of the following is the finest natural harbour of India?1. Marmagao2. Mumbai3. Mangalore4. Kochi

66. Who among the following Tomar rulers is credited with founding the city of Delhi

1. Anangpal2. Vajrata

3. Rudrane4. Devaraja

67. Where is the Public Sector Nepa Newsprint factory located?1. Himachal Pradesh

2. Madhya Pradesh3. Tamil Nadu4. Maharashtra

68. Which city is called the Boston of the East?1. Mumbai2. Ahmedabad

3. Coimbatore4. Madurai

69. Constellations appear to change their positions at different times of the night because the1. Earth revolves round the sun.2. Earth rotates about its axis.3. Constellations move faster than the Earth.4. Both (1) and (2)

70. Which is the largest river system of the peninsular region?1. Godavari

2. Kaveri3. Narmada4. Mahanadi

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SNAP Specific questions

71. Surya Shekhar Ganguly is a player of1. Chess2. Cricket3. Golf

4. None of the above

72. Army Day is observed on

1. 16th January2. 15th January3. 17th January4. 20th January

73. NIA stands for(1) National Aeronautics Agency(2) National Investigation Agency

(3) National Armament Agency(4) None of these

74. W2M is

(1) Indias proposed mission to Jupiter(2) The first Satellite by ISRO for a foreign customer(3) European Unions mission to Mars(4) IndiaJapan joint mission to Space

75. IBEx is1) NASA's Probe(2) EU's Probe(3) EU NASA joint Probe(4) None of the above

76. ITR stands for

(1) International Tariff Rate(2) Integrated Trial Rate

(3) Integrated Trial Range(4) Integrated Test Range

77. Recently National River Status has been granted to(1) Mahanadi(2) Ganga(3) Sindhu

(4) Brahmaputra

78. Pt. Bhimsen Joshi who has been declared 'Bharat Ratna' winner was born in

(1) Gadag(2) Palakkad(3) Pune(4) Mysore

79. Under the revised pay scale of Judges as approved by the Union Cabinet on November 27, 2008,which of the following pairs/ matches is not correct?(1) Chief Justice of India Rs. 1 lakh per month

(2) Chief Justice of the High Court Rs. 90,000 per month(3) Judge of the High Court Rs. 80,000 per month(4) Judge of the Supreme Court Rs. 85,000 per month

80. The Security forces of India launched..... to flush out terrorists which wreaked havoc in Mumbai inthe last week of November 2008.(1) Operation Liberate Mumbai

(2) Operation Sea Storm(3) Operation Black Tornadoes(4) Operation Thunder Storm

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IIFT specific questions

81. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?Country Currency(1) Brazil- Reais(2) China -Yuan

(3) Mexico -Pesos(4) Thailand- Ringgit

82. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the listsList I List II(City) (Stadium)I. Bengaluru (A) Sawai MansinghII. Chennai (B) Sardar PatelIII. Motera (C) ChinnaswamiIV. Jaipur (D) Chidambaram(1) I(A), II(B), III(C), IV(D)

(2) I(C), II(D), III(B), IV(A)(3) I(A), II(C), III(B), IV(D)(4) I(C), II(B), III(D), IV(A)

83. What is the correct chronological order of conferring Bharat Ratna to the following?I. M.S. SubbalakshmiII. Professor Amartya SenIII. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul KalamIV. Sushri Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar

Select the correct answer using the code given below(1) I-II-III-IV(2) III-I-II-IV(3) II-I-IV-III

(4) IV-III-I-II

84. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the ListsList I List II

(Medicinal Product) (Source)I. Quinine (A) Poppy plantII. Morphine (B) Bacterium

III. Penicillin (C) Cinchona barkIV. Tetracycline (D) Fungus(1) I(C), II(D), III(A), IV(B)(2) I(B), II(C), III(A), IV(D)

(3) I(C), II(A), III(D), IV(B)(4) I(B), II(A), III(C), IV(D)

85. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?Nobel Laureate of 2008 Discipline(1) Martti Ahtisaari Peace(2) Yoichiro Nambu Physics(3) JeanMarie Gustave Le Clezio Literature(4) Osamu Shimomura Physiology

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

List I List II(Player) (Sport)I. Gagan Narang (A) Archery

II. Akhil Kumar (B) SwimmingIII. Mangal Singh Champia (C) BoxingIV. Virdhawal Khade (D) Rifile Shooting(1) ID, IIA, IIIC, IVB

(2) IB, IIC, IIIA, IVD(3) ID, IIC, IIIA, IVB(4) IB, IIA, IIIC, IVD

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87. In which of the following years the Fundamental Duties have been added to the existentFundamental Rights in theConstitution of India?(1) 1965(2) 1976(3) 1979

(4) 1982

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

List I List II(Provision of the Constitution of India) (Source)I. Amendment (A) Constitution of GermanyII. Directive Principles (B) Constitution of CandaIII. Emergency Power of President (C) Constitution of South AfricaIV. The Union State Relations (D) Irish Constitution(1) IA, IIB, IIID, IVC(2) IC, IID, IIIA, IVB

(3) IA, IID, IIIB, IVC(4) IC, IIA, IIID, IVB

89. In which of the following years was General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) absorbed into

the World Trade Organization (WTO)?(1) 1991(2) 1995(3) 2000(4) 2005

90. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists.List I List II(Multipurpose River Project) (Hydel Power Station)I. Rihand (A) Hirakud

II. Gandak (B) BalmikinagarIII. Chambal (C) Pipri

IV. Mahanadi (D) Kota(1) IC, IID, IIIB, IVA

(2) IA, IIB, IIID, IVC(3) IC, IIB, IIID, IVA(4) IA, IID, IIIB, IVC

Answer Key1.(3) 2.(2) 3.(3) 4.(4) 5.(2) 6.(2) 7.(4) 8.(4) 9.(2) 10.(3)11.(3) 12.(1) 13.(3) 14.(3) 15.(2) 16.(1) 17.(1) 18.(3) 19.(4) 20.(4)

21.(2) 22.(1) 23.(1) 24.(2) 25.(2) 26.(3) 27.(4) 28.(2) 29.(1) 30.(2)31.(3) 32.(1) 33.(4) 34.(1) 35.(1) 36.(2) 37.(1) 38.(2) 39.(3) 40.(4)41.(3) 42.(3) 43.(4) 44.(3) 45.(2) 46.(4) 47.(2) 48.(4) 49.(3) 50.(3)51.(3) 52.(3) 53.(1) 54.(2) 55.(4) 56.(3) 57.(2) 58.(1) 59.(1) 60.(4)

61.(2) 62.(4) 63.(4) 64.(1) 65.(4) 66.(1) 67.(2) 68.(2) 69.(4) 70.(1)71.(1) 72.(2) 73.(2) 74.(2) 75.(1) 76.(4) 77.(2) 78.(1) 79.(4) 80.(3)81.(4) 82.(2) 83.(2) 84.(3) 85.(4) 86.(3) 87.(2) 88.(2) 89.(3) 90.(3)