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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



(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



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



(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 :



(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



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



(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



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



(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


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


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



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


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?



(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



(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



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



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



(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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