Q. In which of the following cities, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose laid the foundation foundation of 'Indian National Army'? 1 Singapore 2 Rangoon 3
Tokyo
4
Taiwan
Ans: 1
Q.
When did Muslim League first make its demand for a separate Muslim nation of Pakistan? 1 1906 2 1935 3 1930 4 1940 Ans: 4
Q.
Among the following who was not the President of India?
Q.
1
Zakir Husain
2
C. Rajagopalachari Rajagopalach ari
3
V.V. Giri
4
N. Sanjeeva Reddy
Ans: 2
Government had constituted a panel for suggesting de-control of sugar industry. This panel submitted its report in October 2012 under the Chairmanship of 1 Anand Sinha 2 C. Rangarajan 3
Q.
Q.
M. Rafeeq Ahmed
4
Deepak Parekh
Ans: 2
Kumbum is a monastery monastery found in which of the following countries? 1
India
2
Thailand
3
China
4
Japan
Ans: 3
The Indian Institute of Toxicology Research reported that the water in and around the the deserted Union Carbide plant is contaminated and not fit for consumption. Where is this Union Carbide plant located? 1 3
Q.
Q.
Q.
Q. `
Indore Jabbalpur
2 4
Raipur Bhopal
Ans: 4
Name the astronaut of Indian American origin who took over the command of International Internati onal Space Station on September 2012. 1 Rakesh Sharma 2
Kalpana Chawla
3
Tessy Thomas
Sunita Williams
4
Ans: 3
World Trade Organization (WTO) has ranked India as the _____ largest player in the global service trade. 1
Fifth
2
Fourth
3
Seventh
4
Sixth
Ans: 3
A committee had been constituted constitu ted to review taxation in IT sector under the Chairmanship of 1
Anita Kapur
2
N. Rangacharya
3
Y. B. Reddy
4
C. Rangarajan
Ans: 2
Which Indian Bollywood actress was appointed as International Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nation programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)? 1
Aishwarya Rai
2
Katrina Kaif
3
Kareena Kapoor
4
Vidya Balan
Ans: 1
China recently objected to the participation of an Indian Company in its joint venture with another country for offshore oil exploration. exploration. Which one among the following is that country? 1 3
Taiwan Sri Lanka
2 4
South Korea Vietnam
Ans: 4
Q.
ISRO recently gave clearance for using which trequency band from satellite for internet on trains? 1 C Band 2 KU Band 3
S Band
4
3G Spectram
Ans: 2
Q.
Which among the following followi ng states is not awarded Krishi Karman Awards for 2011-12? 1 Madhya Pradesh 2 Manipur 3 Maharastra 4 Nagaland Ans: 3
Q.
Who is the chairman of Fourteenth Finance Commission?
Q.
1
Prof Abhijit Sen
2
Dr. Y.V.Reddy
3
Ms. Sushma Nath
4
Dr. M.Govinda Rao
Who is the chairman of the 20th Law Commission of India? 1 3
Q.
Ans: 2
Justice Balakrishnan Justice J. S. Verma
2 4
Justice M. Kartzu Justice D. K. Jain
Ans: 4
As per the latest Global Competitiveness Competitiven ess Report 2012-13, brought out by World Economic Forum, a Swiss non-profit foundation based in Geneva, India ranks is -
Q.
Q.
Q.
1
59th
2
56th
3
th
4
58th
Ans: 1
“Water Conservation Day” observed on -
1
20th November
2
19th November
3
24th November
4
31st October
National Education Day observed on 1 11th November 2
14th November
3
21st May
5th September
4
Ans: 2
Ans: 1
Which of the following Articles of Indian Constitution Constitution ensures Freedom of Press in India? 1 Article 356 2 Article 22 3
Q.
57
Article 327
4
Article 19
Ans: 4
The International Date Line is approximately equal to 1 The Equator 2 100th Meridian 3
180th Meridian
4
None of these
Ans: 3
The Vernal Equinox occurs on
Q.
1
June 21
2
March 21
3
September 23
4
December 21
Ans: 2
Ganga Indus
Ans: 3
Rajasthan Rajasthan canal receives water from 1 3
Q.
Q.
Ravi Sutlej
2 4
Which of the following represents a tribe of Rajasthan? Rajasthan? 1
Garadia
2
Asur
3
Munda
4
Santhal
Ans: 1
Which is the only State that touches Sikkim? 1 3
Assam Arunachal Pradesh
2 4
West Bengal Meghalaya
Ans: 2
Q.
ISRO recently gave clearance for using which trequency band from satellite for internet on trains? 1 C Band 2 KU Band 3
S Band
4
3G Spectram
Ans: 2
Q.
Which among the following followi ng states is not awarded Krishi Karman Awards for 2011-12? 1 Madhya Pradesh 2 Manipur 3 Maharastra 4 Nagaland Ans: 3
Q.
Who is the chairman of Fourteenth Finance Commission?
Q.
1
Prof Abhijit Sen
2
Dr. Y.V.Reddy
3
Ms. Sushma Nath
4
Dr. M.Govinda Rao
Who is the chairman of the 20th Law Commission of India? 1 3
Q.
Ans: 2
Justice Balakrishnan Justice J. S. Verma
2 4
Justice M. Kartzu Justice D. K. Jain
Ans: 4
As per the latest Global Competitiveness Competitiven ess Report 2012-13, brought out by World Economic Forum, a Swiss non-profit foundation based in Geneva, India ranks is -
Q.
Q.
Q.
1
59th
2
56th
3
th
4
58th
Ans: 1
“Water Conservation Day” observed on -
1
20th November
2
19th November
3
24th November
4
31st October
National Education Day observed on 1 11th November 2
14th November
3
21st May
5th September
4
Ans: 2
Ans: 1
Which of the following Articles of Indian Constitution Constitution ensures Freedom of Press in India? 1 Article 356 2 Article 22 3
Q.
57
Article 327
4
Article 19
Ans: 4
The International Date Line is approximately equal to 1 The Equator 2 100th Meridian 3
180th Meridian
4
None of these
Ans: 3
The Vernal Equinox occurs on
Q.
1
June 21
2
March 21
3
September 23
4
December 21
Ans: 2
Ganga Indus
Ans: 3
Rajasthan Rajasthan canal receives water from 1 3
Q.
Q.
Ravi Sutlej
2 4
Which of the following represents a tribe of Rajasthan? Rajasthan? 1
Garadia
2
Asur
3
Munda
4
Santhal
Ans: 1
Which is the only State that touches Sikkim? 1 3
Assam Arunachal Pradesh
2 4
West Bengal Meghalaya
Ans: 2
Q.
The largest producer of tea in the world is 1 China 2 Sri Lanka 3 India 4 Pakistan
Q.
The monetary unit of Bangladesh is
Q.
1 Taka 2 Dollar 3 Rupiah 4 Rupee Antyodaya scheme is meant to help the
Q.
Q.
Muslims
Minorities Minoriti es
3
Poorest of the poor section of the society
4
Harijans
Ans: 3
'Dhanraj Pillay' was associated with Hockey Cricket
2 4
Football Lawn Tennis
Ans: 1
As per Census 2011, the highest populated State is 1
Bihar
2
Uttar Pradesh
3
Madhya Pradesh
4
Tamil Nadu
Ans: 2
The upcoming Ultra Mega Power Projects(UMPPs) at Cheyyur and Sarguja are located respectively in 1 Kerala and Chhattisgarh 3
Q.
Ans: 1
1
1 3 Q.
2
Ans: 3
Tamil Nadu and Chhattisgarh
2 4
Tamil Nadu and Odisha
Kerala and Odisha
Ans: 3
Andheri's newly constructed headquarters of anti-terror force was inaugurated by N. Kumar Reddy on August 13, 2012 in Hyderabad. What is the name of this counter-terrorist commando force?
Q.
Q.
1 2
Anti Terrorism Agency (ATA) Organization to Counter Terrorist Operations (Octopus)
3
Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS)
4
Anti Terrorism Operations (ATO) Ans: 2
Which two countries signed Agreement Agreemen t for the Modernization of Indian Railways? 1
India and Belgium
2
Indian and China
3
USA and India
4
Russia and India
Name the Indian telecom service company which had acquired US firm WPCS International? International ? 1
Q.
Ans: 1
Shyam Telecom
2
MTNL
3 Tata Teleservices Teleservic es 4 Kavvery Telecom Ans: 4 Which company was directed by the Supreme Court to refund an amount of 17400 crore of
rupees to their Investors?
Q.
1
Sahara Group of Company
3
Air India
2
Reliance Industries
4 Vodafone
Ans: 1
Isle of Wight rock yielded three fossil footprints of Dinosaurs. Dinosaurs. In which one of the following
countries Isle of Wight located? 1 Germany 3
Africa
2
USA
4
UK
Ans: 4
Q. Which Indian Company signed a pact with French Energy company GDF Suez to import LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas)? 1 Indian Oil Corporation(IOC) Corporation( IOC) 2 GAIL 3 Q.
Q.
Q.
Q.
Q.
Q.
2
Kolkata
3
4
Dehradun
Q.
Q.
1
Bhangra-Punjab Bhangra-Punj ab
2
Bihu-Nagaland
3
Garba-Gujarat Garba-Gujar at
4
Tamasha-Maharashtra
India's largest museum is located at 1 Kolkata
2
Delhi
3
4
Chennai
Ans: 1
Bengaluru
Ans: 2
Ans: 1
The Bhakra Dam is built across the river 1
Ravi
2
Chenab
3
Sutlej
4
Jhelum
Breeding and management management of bees is called 1 Sericulture
2
Apiculture
3
4
Pisciculture
Silviculture
Ans: 3
Ans: 2
Excessive consumption of alcoholic drinks causes damage to 1 Liver 2 Lungs Kidney
4
Heart
Ans: 1
The headquarters of North Western Railway is located at 1 Allahabad 2 Jaipur 4
Jabalpur
Which award is given for excellence in sports? 1 Jamnalal Bajaj 2
Jnanpith
3
None of these
Mumbai
Arjuna
4
Ans: 2
Ans: 3
How many spokes are there in our national emblem 'Ashoka Chakra'? 1
12
2
15
3
20
4
24
Ans: 4
4 years 5 years
Ans: 3
The normal term of office of UN Secretary-General Secretary-General is 1 3
Q.
Mumbai
Which of the following is not correctly matched?
3 Q.
Reliance Relianc e Petroleum Limited
Ans: 2 National Defence Academy is situated at 1 Pune
3 Q.
ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation) Corporation ) 4
3 years 6 years
2 4
What was the theme of the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting organized in Davos, Switzerland?
Q.
1
Shaping the Post-Crisis Post-Crisi s World
3
The power of collaborative collaborati ve innovation
2
Shared Norms for a New Reality
4 Improve the state of the world: rethink, redesign, rebuild Ans: 2 Which core sector industry has the highest weight in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP)? 1
Coal
2
Crude Oil
Q.
3 Electricity 4 Petroleum refinery Products Ans: 3 Which of the following has a 51:49 joint venture with Japanese automobile company Nissan for manufacturing light commercial vehicles in India? 1
Tata Motors
2
Ashok Leyland
3 Mahindra and Mahindra 4 Bajaj Auto Ans: 4 Q. According to the FDI data released by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on August 10, 2012, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflow in India declined to what amount in the April-June quarter of fiscal 2012-13? 1
6.4 billion dollar
2
5 billion dollar
3
5.4 billion dollar
4
7 billion dollar
Ans: 3
Which of the following has made the largest inbound foreign direct investment in India till date? 1 3 Q.
Vodafone Vedanta Resource
2 4
BP Plc Dailchi Sankyo
Ans: 1
SEBI, on August 16, 2012 has made it mandatory that all listed companies must have minimum ________ public shareholdings by June 2013.
Q.
1
10%
2
20%
3
30%
4
25%
Which leading Indian business house sold its group company Centum Learning to Everonn Education? 1
Q.
Q.
Q.
2
Bharti Group LIC
1
tropical rain forests
freshwater wetlands
2
Ans: 2
3 oceans 4 topsoils Ans: 2 Which one among the following is a source of methane emission into the atmosphere? Industrial chimney
2
Automobile exhaust fume
3 Wetland 4 Mining Carbon dioxide is called greenhouse gas because1
it is used in photosynthesis
3
it emits visible radiation
4
its concentration remains always higher than other gases
2
Ans: 3
its absorbs infrared radiation Ans: 2
The fossil of Archaeopteryx represents the evidence of origin of1
Q.
Reliance
3 Toyota 4 Over 90% of the world's biomass is in-
1 Q.
Ans: 4
birds from reptiles
2
mammals from reptiles
3 reptiles from amphibians 4 Fiscal policy in India is formulated by-
mammals from birds
Ans: 1
1
the Reserve Bank of India
2
the Finance Ministry
3
the Planning Commission
4
the Securities and Exchange Board of India
Ans: 2 Q.
The imaginary line of the Earth's surface that closely follows the 180 degree Meridian is 1 3 Ans: 2
Prime Meridian Equator
2
International Date Line 4 Tropic of Cancer
Q.
Lack of atmosphere around the Moon is due to1 high escape velocity of air molecule and low gravitational attraction 2
low escape velocity of air molecule and low gravitational attraction
3 4
high escape velocity of air molecule only low gravitational attraction only Ans: 2What is the major role of a greenhouse gas that contributes to temperature rise
of the Earth's surface?
Q.
1
Stops both incoming sunlight and outgoing infrared radiation
2
Transparent to both incoming sunlight and outgoing infrared radiation
3
Lets incoming sunlight pass through but stops outgoing infrared radiation
4
Lets outgoing infrared radiation pass through but stops incoming sunlight Ans: 3
The basis of European Union began with the signing of 1
Treaty of Paris
3
Treaty of Lisbon
2
Maastricht Trearty 4
Treaty of Rome
Ans: 2 Q.
The soil formed by wind bust in and around hot deserts is called 1 loamy soil 2 silty soil 3
Q.
4
sandy soil
Ans: 4
The TEAM-9 initiative is a techno-economic cooperation venture between India and eight countries of 1
Q.
loess soil
North Africa
2
Central Africa
3 East Africa 4 West Africa Ans: 4 Which one among the following is the type of the Comoros Islands which lie in the Indian
Ocean between Northern Madagascar and the African Coast? 1 3 Q.
Folded Eolian deposited
2 4
Volcanic Glacial eroded
Ans: 2
If news is broadcast from London at 10:30 AM, at what time it will be heard at Baghdad (45 degree E)
Q.
1
9:00 AM
2
7:30 AM
3
12:00 Noon
4
1:30 PM
The site of Harappa is located on the bank of river1 3
Q.
Q.
Ravi Indus
2 4
Beas Saraswati
Ans: 1
Who among the following Governor Generals formed the Triple Alliance against Tipu Sultan? 1
Lord Wellesley
2
Lord William Bentick
3
Lord Cornwallis
4
Warren Hastings
Ans: 3
The Constitution of India is republican because it1 3
Q.
Ans: 4
provides for adult franchise has no hereditary elements
2 4
provides for an elected Parliament contains a bill of rights Ans: 3
Which one among the following statements is correct with regard to the C-5M Super Galaxy?
1
It is a large military transport aircraft 2 It is a large military helicopter 3 It is a US fighter aircraft to the completed in 2014 4 It is a galaxy of stars very close to the Sun Ans: 1The best colours for a Sun umbrella will be -
1 2 3
white on top and black on inside red on top and black on inside black on top and white on inside
4
black on top and red on inside Ans: 1
Q.
Before X-ray examination (coloured X-ray) of the stomach, patients are given suitable salt of
barium because 1 2
barium is a good absorber of X-rays and helps stomach to appear clearly barium salts are white in colour and this helps stomach to appear clearly
3
barium allows X-rays to pass through the stomach
4
barium salts are easily available Ans: 1
Q.
The elements of a group in the periodic table1 3
Q.
Q.
2 4
have consecutive atomic numbers are isotopes Ans: 3
2 4
4.5-5.5 8.5-9.0
The pH of human blood is normally around1 3
Q.
are isobars have similar chemical properties 7.5-8.0 5.5-6.5
Ans: 1
The pH of fresh groundwater slightly decreases upon exposure to air because 1 2
carbon dioxide from air is dissolved in the water oxygen from air is dissolved in the water
3
the dissolved oxygen of the groundwater escapes into air
4 the dissolved carbon dioxide of the groundwater escapes into air Ans: 4 Which among the following countries has given a grant of US $ 1 billion for the reconstruction of the Nalanda University?
Q.
1
Japan
2
UK
3
USA
4
China
Ans: 4
Which one among the following is the fastest Indian Super-computer recently developed by ISRO? 1 3
Q.
Q.
Saga-220 Tianhe-1A
2 4
Aakash-A1 Jaguar-Cray
Ans: 1
Which one among the following vitamins is necessary for blood clotting? 1
Vitamin D
2
Vitamin A
3
Vitamin K
4
Vitamin C
Ans: 3
The Nehru-Mahalanobis strategy of development guided the planning practice in India from
the1
Fourth Five-Year Plan to the Eight Five-Year Plan
2
First Five-Year Plan to the Sixth Five-Year Plan
Q.
3 Second Five-Year Plan to the Seventh Five-Year Plan 4 First Five-Year Plan to the Eight Five-Year Plan Ans: 3 While a proclamation of emergency is in operation, the duration of the Lok Sabha can be
extended for a period 1 3
not exceeding nine months 2 not exceeding three months of two years at a time 4 of one year at a time Ans: 4If you travel along the Suez Canal from Port Said to Suez, you will come across several lakes. which of the following lakes is not on this Canal?
Q.
1
Little Bitter Lake
2
Lake Gatun
3
Great Bitter Lake
4 Lake Timsah What is a cloudburst? 1
Ans: 2
It refers to sudden and copious rainfall over a small area which often lasts for only a few minutes
Q.
Q.
2
It refers to 50 mm rain over a period of time
3
It is caused by rapid condensation of very high clouds
4 It refers to a thunderstorm with little rain The macro-nutrients provided by inorganic fertilizers are 1
carbon, iron and boron
2
nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium
3
magnesium, zinc and iron Ans: 2
4
magnesium, manganese and sulphur
2 4
Toxic Substance Synthetic Fertilizer
Vermicompost is a/an 1 3
Q.
Ans: 1
Inorganic Fertilizer Organic Biofertilizer
Ans: 3
In wildlife conservation, which one among the following best defines an 'endemic' species? 1 2
A species confined to a particular region and not found anywhere else When the critical number of a species declines in a forest due to parasitic attack
3
A species which is cosmopolitan and can be commonly found in a biosphere
4
An endangered species which is found in a few restricted areas on the Earth
Ans: 1 Q.
Duncan passage is located between 1
Q.
Q.
Little and Great Nicobar
2
North and Middle Andaman
3 South and Little Andaman 4 The main area of production of icebergs is found in -
Middle and South Andaman
1
the East Coast of Japan
2
the West Coast of Greenland
3
the North Coast of Siberia
4
the West Coast of Africa
Ans: 3
Ans: 2
The Operation Polo was associated with the annexation of which one among the following Princely States into Indian Union? 1 3
Q.
Hyderabad Kashmir
2 4
The name of Ram Prasad Bismil is associated with -
Junagarh Travancore
Ans: 1
Q.
Q.
1 Alipore Conspiracy Case 2 Kanpur Conspiracy Case 3 Meerut Conspiracy Case 4 Kakori Conspiracy Case Ans: 4 Which one among the following was not a demand of the Prarthana Samaj? 1
Women education
2
Abolition of untouchability
3
Raising the age of marriage for boys and girls 4 Widow remarriage Ans: 2 Which one among the following nontoxic gases helps in formation of enzymes which ripen fruit?
1
Methane
2
Acetylene
3
Ethane
4
Carbon dioxide
Ans: 2
Age of fossil may be found out by determining the ratio of two isotopes of carbon. The isotopes are 1 3
Q.
C-12 and C-13 C-12 and C-14
2 4
C-13 and C-14 C-12 and carbon black
Ans: 3
Who among the following Chinese travellers visited the kingdoms of Harshavardhana and Kumar Bhaskar Varma?
Q.
1
I-tsing
2
Fa-Hien
3
Hiuen Tsang
4
Sun Shuyun
Ans: 3
Which one among the following Indus cities was known for water management? 1 Lothal 2 Harappa 3
Dholavira
4
Mohenjo-daro
Ans: 3
Q. Which one among the following States was first annexed by Lord Dalhousie under the Doctrine for Lapse? 1 Q.
Q.
Satara
2
Sambalpur
3 Jhansi 4 Nagpur Ashokan inscriptions of Mansehra and Shahbazgadhi are written in 1
Prakrit language, Kharoshthi script
2 3
Prakrit language, Brahmi script Prakrit-Aramaic language, Brahmi script
4
Aramaic language, Kharoshthi script
Ans: 1
Ans: 1
Who among the following scholars were contemporary of Kanishka? 1. Ashvaghosa 2. Nagarjuna 3. Vasumitra 4. Chanakya Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Q.
Q.
Q.
1
1 and 2 only
2
3 and 4
3
2 and 4
4
1,2 and 3
Sabin Award is given for the conservation of 1 reptiles 2
birds
3
corals
amphibians
4
Ans: 4
Ans: 3
The Indian research station Himadri is located at 1
Siachen
2
Darjeeling
3
Antarctica
4
Arctic Region
Ans: 4
In the year 2011, a missile named 'PRAHAR', developed by DRDO was test fired. This is a 1 short-range surface to air missile 2 long-range surface to air missile 3
short-range surface to surface missile 4
long-range surface to surface missile
1 3
Ans: 3Which one among the following statements is correct? All enzymes are proteins 2 All proteins are enzymes None of the enzymes is protein 4 None of the proteins is enzyme
Ans: 1 Q.
Which one among the following statements is correct? 1 All bases are alkalis 2 None of the bases is alkali 3 There are no more bases except the alkalis 4
Q.
Q.
Q.
All alkalis are bases but all bases are not alkalis
Ans: 4
Which one among the following statements about NATO is not correct? 1
NATO has 28 independent member States
2
The US is an ex officio member of NATO
3 4
NATO is a collective defence organization in Europe Turkey is a member of NATO
Ans: 3
The National Commission for Women was created by 1
an amendment in the Constitution of India
2
an Act passed by the Parliament
3
an order of the President of India
4 a decision of the Union Cabinet Ans: 2 Under which law it is prescribed that all proceedings in the Supreme Court of India shall be in English language? 1 3
The Supreme Court Rules, 1966 2 Article 348 of the Constitution of India 4
Article 145 of the Constitution of India A Legislation made by the Parliament
Ans: 3 Q.
Which one of the following reactions is the main cause of the energy radiation from the Sun? 1 Diffusion reaction 2 Chemical reaction 3
Q.
Q.
Fission reaction
4
Fusion reaction
In SONAR, we use 1 radio waves
2
audible sound waves
3
4
ultrasonic waves
infrasonic waves
Ans: 4
Ans: 4
A liquid is kept in a regular cylindrical vessel up to a certain height. If this vessel is replaced by another cylindrical vessel having half the area of cross-section of the bottom, the pressure on the bottom will -
Q.
1
be increased to twice the earlier pressure
2 3
be reduced to one-fourth the earlier pressure remain unaffected 4 be reduced to half the earlier pressure
Ans: 1
The time period of a simple pendulum having a spherical wooden bob is 2 second. If the bob is
replaced by a metallic one twice as heavy, the time period will be -
Q.
1
more than 2 second
2
1 second
3
2 second
4
less than 1 second
Which one among the following statements about an atom is not correct? 1 Atoms are the basic units from which molecules and ions are formed 2
Atoms always combine to form molecules
Ans: 3
Q.
Q.
Q.
3 4
Atoms aggregate in large numbers to form the matter that we can see, feel and touch Atoms are always neutral in nature Ans: 3 Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
1
Vitamin B1 – Retinol
Q.
Ans: 4
3
Ans: 3
Lord Clive
Public hour
2
Question hour
3
Privilege hour
4
Zero hour
Ans: 2
Wind actions create 'Mushroom rocks' which are usually found in1 Tropical coastal area 2 Hills Plateaus
4
Deserts
Ans: 4
The Black rust of disease of wheat is caused by1
Xanthomonas graminis
2
Puccinia graminis
3
Puccinia recondite
4
None of these
Ans: 2
The most abundant gas in the earth's atmosphere is1 Nitrogen 2 Oxygen Carbon dioxide
4
Hydrogen
Ans: 1
Which of these continents has maximum per capita land? 1 Europe 2 Asia Australia
4
North America
Ans: 3
The working principle of a washing machine is 1 Dialysis 2 Centrifugation 3
Q.
4
1
3 Q.
Warren Hastings
The first hour of every sitting of the Lok Sabha is called -
3 Q.
Vitamin C - Calciferol
3 Vitamin B6 – Niacin 4 Vitamin B2 – Riboflavin Who of the following was impeached by the British Parliament? 1 Lord Cornwallis 2 T.B. Macaulay
3 Q.
2
Reverse osmosis
4
Diffusion
Ans: 2
Central Vigilance Commission was set up on the recommendation of 1 Gorwala Report 2 Administrative Reforms Commission of
India 3 Q.
Q.
Q.
Santhanam Committee
4
Kripalani Committee
Ans: 3
Through which mountain range passes the Konkan Railway Track? 1
Western Ghat
2
Himadri
3
Eastern Ghat
4
Neelgiri Hills
1
Ans: 1 Lighting and Thundering are the characteristic feature of Mesophere 2 Ionosphere
3
Stratosphere
4
Troposphere
Ans: 4
Which of these volcanoes is called the 'Light House of the Mediterranean'? 1
Elgon
2
Stramboli
3
Etna
4
Vesuvius
Ans: 2
Which one of the following countries had recently joined World Trade Organisation? 1 Myanmar 2 Austria 3
Russia
4
Taiwan
Ans: 3
Q.
Q.
Q.
Q.
With which one of the following products is 'De Beers' associated? 1 Diamond 2 Tea 3 Nuclear Energy 4 Textiles FATF stands for1 Financial Accountability Task Frame 3 Fiscal Action Task Force
Q.
Fiscal Accountability Trade Force Financial Action Task Force Ans: 4
1
Jharkhand
2
Jammu and Kashmir
3
Karnataka
4
Himachal Pradesh
Ans: 3
Which was mainly responsible for the Bhopal Mishap in 1984? Methyl Isocyanate Amonia
2 4
Carbon dioxide Carbon mono-oxide
Ans: 1
In which year Family Planning Programme was started in India? 1
1950 AD
2
1952 AD
3
1951 AD
4
1955 AD
Ans: 2
Which type of fire extinguisher is used for Petroleum fire ? 1 3
Q.
2 4
Major producer of mulberry silk in India is -
1 3 Q.
Ans: 1
Soda acid type Foam type
2 4
Powder type None of these
2 4
I-tsing Fa-Hien
Ans: 2
'Prince of Pilgrims' was the name attributed to1 3
Hiuen Tsang Megasthenes
Ans: 1 The scientist known as father of Genetics is 1 3 Q.
Q.
Q.
Ans: 4
LBW Bull's eye
2 4
Centre Half Love
Ans: 1
1
Social work
2
Films
3
Journalism
4
Women education
Ans: 2
Which one of the following is the biggest flower in the world ? Sun flower
2
Lotus
3 Glory Lily 4 Rafflesia Who was not associated with the Aligarh Movement? 1
Nazir Ahmad
2
Altaf Hussain Hali
3
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
4
Chiragh Ali
Ans: 4
Ans: 3
Who among the Maratha Peshwas preached the ideal of 'Hindu-Pad-Padshai'? 1
Q.
Morgan G.J. Mandel
With which of the following activities, Golden Globe Awards are associated?
1 Q.
2 4
Which of the following terms is used in cricket? 1 3
Q.
Johnson F.B. Morrison
Baji Rao I
2
Balaji Viswanath
3 Narayan Rao 4 Madhab Rao The Chilka Lake Region is situated between the deltas of 1
Krishna and Kaveri
2
Godavari and Krishna
Ans: 1
Q.
Q.
Q.
Q.
3 Ganga and Mahanadi Ans: 4 'Fianchetto' is a strategy in the game of -
4
Mahanadi and Godavari
1
2
Chess
3 Billiards 4 Bull fight Ans: 2 The 'du-aspa' and 'seh-aspa' rank was first introduced during the reign of 1
Akbar
2
Babur
3
Jahangir
4
Shahjahan
1
Australia
3
India 4 China Ans: 4A monument resembling the Taj Mahal was got created by Aurangzeb in -
1
Ahmedabad
2
Daultabad
3
Hoshangabad
4
Aurangabad Jaya Prakash Narayan
3 Vinoba Bhave Normal human blood is -
4
Mahatma Gandhi
1
2
Acidic
4
Alkaline
Q.
2 4
Lymphatics Intestine
S.A. Dange
Neutral
Q.
Blood Liver
Ans: 3
J.B.S. Haldane A.I. Oparin
2 4
C.R. Darwin G.J. Mandel
Ans: 2
A pugilist is a 1
Athlete
2
Weightlifter
3
Swimmer
4
Boxer
2
Murder of a brother
Ans: 4
Regicide means Murder of a father
3 Murder of a King 4 Murder of a sister The Planning Commission of India was established in the year 1
1950
2
1947
3
1952
4
1949
2
1990
3 1960 4 The term of the Finance Commission is
1980
1
Ten years
Ans: 3
Ans: 1
Green Revolution was started in 1
Q.
Ans: 2
The 'Theory of Natural Selection' was proposed by -
1 Q.
Ans: 4
Adult Filaria worms live in human-
1 3 Q.
USA
2
1 3 Q.
2
Who had proposed party less democracy in India?
3 Variable Ans: 4 Q.
Ans: 3
Which of the following countries is the largest rice producing nation in the world?
1 Q.
Car racing
1970
Five years
2
Ans: 3
3
Q.
1
Three years 4 Six years Ans: 1Reserve Bank of India was nationalized in 1947 2 1948
3
1950
Q.
Q.
Q.
Q.
4
None of the above
President
2
Supreme Court
3
Prime Minister
4
Parliament
Seleucus Nicator was defeated by 1 Asoka 2
Bindusara
3
Brihadratha
Ans: 3
Chandragupta Maurya 4
Ans: 2
Ans: 3
The striking feature of the Indus Valley Civilization was 1
Mesolithic Civilisation 2
Urban Civilisation
3
Paleolithic Civilisation 4
Agrarian Civilisation
Ans: 2
The famous Bhakti Saint who belonged to the royal family of Mewar was 1 Meerabai 2 Ramabai Chaitanya
4
Andal
Ans: 1
After Alexander's death the Eastern part of his empire came under 1 Kanishka 2 Menander 4
Seleucus Nicator
The Thar Express goes to 1 Bangladesh
2
Pakistan
3
4
Myanmar
Rudradaman
Afghanistan
Ans: 4
Ans: 2
The product used for manufacturing of Industrial alcohol is 1 Bagasse 2 Paper-pulp 3
Q.
Referendum
1
3 Q.
Ans: 4
The final authority to interpret our Constitution is the
3 Q.
1949
Which one of the following methods is used to ascertain the public opinion on important legislation? 1 Recall 2 Initiative 3
Q.
4
Molasses
4
Khandasari
Ans: 3
Guwahati is situated on the bank of the river 1
Brahmaputra
2
Teesta
3
Sone
4
Hooghly
Ans: 1. Kanchenjunga is situated in 1 3 Q.
Q.
2 4
Nepal Himachal Pradesh
Ans: 3
With which set of the following countries has Arunachal Pradesh common border? 1
Bhutan, Bangladesh & China
2
Myanmar, Bangladesh & China
3
Bhutan, China & Myanmar
4
Bhutan, Bangladesh & Myanmar
Ans: 3
The green colour of the leaves is due to the presence of 1 3
Q.
West Bengal Sikkim
Lipids Carbohydrates
The edible part of an onion is
2 4
Proteins ChlorophyII
Ans: 4
Q.
1 Fleshy leaves 2 Aerial stem 3 Aerial flower 4 Modified root The normal body temperature of human beings is 1
Q.
Q.
Q.
2
97.4 degree F
3 98.4 degree F 4 Columba livia is the scientific name of 1 Snake 2
99.4 degree F Pigeon
3
4
Rabbit
Q.
Q.
Q.
Q.
Fishes
2
Reptiles
3
Birds
4
Amphibians
Q.
Ans: 3
Name the process of production of energy in the Sun 1 Radioactivity 2 Nuclear fission Ionization
4
Nuclear fusion
Ans: 4
A spherical ball made of steel when dropped in mercury container will 1
sink in mercury
2
will be on the surface of mercury
3
will be partly immersed in mercury
4
will dissolve in mercury
Ans: 3 The sounds having a frequency of 20 Hertz to 20,000 Hertz are known as 1
Ultrasonics
3
Infrasonics 4 Megasonics Ans: 2 Eclipses occur due to which optical phenomena?
1
Reflection
2
2
Audible sounds
Refraction
3 Rectilinear propagation 4 Diffraction Which of the following produces highest amount of energy upon oxidation? Glucose
2
Ans: 3
Far
3 An alkane 4 Protein Pure water is bad conductor of electricity because it is 1
not volatile
2
feebly ionized
3
a non-polar solvent
4
a very good solvent
Ans: 1
Ans: 2
Where is National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) located? 1
Bhavnagar
2
Chandigarh
3
Panaji
4
Pune
Ans: 4
The metals commonly used for electroplating are 1 Gold, Sodium & Chromium 2 Chromium, Copper & Nickel 3
Q.
Ans: 2
1
1 Q.
Shark
Ans: 3
Bones are pneumatic in
3 Q.
96.4 degree F
Ans: 1
Nickel, Lead & Chromium
4
Gold, Sodium & Potassium
Ans: 2
Which of the following in automobile exhaust can cause cancer? 1
Carbon monoxide
2
Oxides of nitrogen
3
Polyclinic hydrocarbons
4
Lead
Ans: 1
Bleaching powder is used in drinking water as a/an 1 antibiotic 2 disinfectant 3
antiseptic
4
coagulant
Ans: 2
Q.
Gamma rays have greatest similarity with 1 a-rays 2 3 X-rays 4
b-rays U.V.rays
Q.
where are programs and data to be used by the computer available? Processing unit Storage
Q.
1 Output 2 3 Input 4 Who invented chloroform as anaesthetic? 1
Edward Jenner
2
James Simpson
3
Alexander Fleming
4
Christian Barnard
Ans: 3
Ans: 4
Ans: 2 With which of the following was Satyajit Ray associated? 1 Q.
Q.
Q.
Bihar
2
Uttar Pradesh
3
Rajasthan
4
Maharashtra
Ans: 4
National Social Assistance Programme is aimed at providing 1
financial support to Scheduled Castes and scheduled Tribes
2 4
old age pension to very poor all of the above
3
insurance for the poor Ans: 4
As per studies, the Tummalapalle mine in Andhra Pradesh could have Uranium reserve of 1 lakh tones 1.5 lakh tones
2 4
2 lakh tonnes 2.5 lakh tones
Ans: 3
Which of the following is a famous Assamese festival? Makar Sakranti Onam
2 4
Yugadi Rongali Bihu
Ans: 4
2 4
Arunachal Pradesh Uttarakhand
Ans: 1
The least populated State in India is 1 3
Q.
Classical music
1
1 3 Q.
2
3 Classical dance 4 Journalism Ans: 1 Census data related on July 15, 2011 reflects that 13.48 percent urban population lives in
1 3 Q.
Direction of films
Sikkim Mizoram
Who among the following has written the book Joseph Anton? 1
Vikram Seth
3
Salman Rushdie
2
V.S. Naipaul 4
Amitav Ghosh
Ans: 3 Q.
In which one of the following States is Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary located? 1 3
Kerala Andhra Pradesh
2
Tamil Nadu 4 Karnataka
Ans: 4 Q.
Q.
The city of Nashik is situated on the bank of which one of the following rivers? 1
Krishna
2
Mandovi
3
Godavari
4
Tapi
Ans: 3
Who among the following was the Finance Minister of India in the Interim Government during 1946-47? 1
R.K. Shanmukham Chetty
2
John Mathai
3
Liaquat Ali Khan 4 Chintamanrao Deshmukh Ans: 3 Meghnad Saha is known for his contribution in which one of the following
fields? 1 Q.
Q.
Physics
2
Medical Science
3 Environmental Science 4 Which one of the following is the softest? 1 Aluminium 2
Sodium
3
Iron
Lithium
4
History
Ans: 1
Ans: 2
Michael Phelps, who won the highest number of gold medals in Olympic Games in 2008 and 2012, broke the record of 1
Q.
Q.
Rebecca Adlington
2
3 Grant Hackett 4 Mark Spitz Federal Reserve is the financial organisation of the 1
Britain
2
USA
3
Japan
4
France
Jhumpa Lahiri
2
3 Salman Rushdie Ans: 1
Q.
4
Dalai Lama
Baltic Sea and North Sea 2 Caribbean Sea and Pacific Sea 4
Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
Ans: 1
Porus Chandragupta
2 4
Ambhi Dhanananda
Ans: 1
Uttar Pradesh Sikkim
Ans: 4
Which state is called the 'Cradle of Buddhism? 1 3
Q.
Meera Nair
The Indian king who opposed Alexander was 1 3
Q.
Ans: 2
Kiel Canal connects 1 3
Q.
Ans: 4
Who amongst the following is the author of the book Unaccustomed Earth? 1
Q.
Crocker
Bihar Madhya Pradesh
2 4
Which is not a feature of the American Constitution? 1
Written Constitution
2
Federation
3
Cabinet System
4
Republic
Ans: 3
China recently objected the participation of an Indian company in its joint venture with another country for offshore oil exploration. which one among the following is that country? 1 3
Q.
Myanmar Vietnam
2 4
South Korea Taiwan
Ans: 3
An African country, Sudan has been broken into two recently with formation of a new country named South Sudan. Economy of South Sudan will depend on its -
Q.
1
minerals
2
agricultural product
3
fishery product
4
forest product
2
John Lenon
'Danger' - whose album is it? 1 M. Jackson
Ans: 1
Q.
Q.
3 Paul Robson Ans: 1 The nearest planet of the Sun is -
4
Harry Belafonte
1
2
Saturn
Mars
3 Venus Who is the author of 'Abol Tabol'? 1 Sandip Ray
4
Mercury
2
Satyajit Ray
3
4
Upendrakishore Raychowdhuri
Sukumar Ray
Ans: 4
Ans: 3 Q.
The number of medals won by Indian in the 2010 Commonwealth Games1
Q.
Q.
2
1
Seven
2
Four
3
Nine
4
Six
The Tempest
2
Ans: 4
King Lear
3 Othello, The Moor of Venice 4 Romeo and Juliet Who was the last king of the Maurya dynasty? Asoka
2
3 Chandragupta II Ans: 2
Ans: 3
Brihadratha 4
Pushyamitra Sunga
The word 'Bergschurnd' is associated with the 1 3
Q.
Ans: 2
'Desdemona' is a character of the drama -
1
Q.
101
3 107 4 115 How many Fundamental Rights have been incorporated in the Constitution of India?
1 Q.
98
works of rivers works of winds
2 4
works of waves works of glaciers
Ans: 4
How many Fundamental Duties have been incorporated in the Constitution of India? 1 3
Ten Twelve
2 4
Seven Five
Ans: 1. Aphelion position of the earth occurs is -
Q.
1
January 3
2
July 4
3
September 23
4
March 21
The compound which contains both ionic and covalent bonds is 1
Q.
Ans: 2
CH4
2
H2
3 NaCl 4 KCN Ans: 4 Under which Article of Constitution of India a citizen can go to the Supreme Court for the protection of his Fundamental Rights?
Q.
1
Article 32
2
Article 5
3
Article 226
4
Article 356
Ans: 1
Under which provision of the Indian Constitution, Union can protect the State against external aggression and internal disturbance? 1 Article 356
2
Article 355
3
4
Article 360
Article 359
Ans: 2
Q.
'Green Park', where test cricket is played, is located in 1 Ahmedabad 2 Chennai 3 Kanpur 4 Johannesburg
Ans: 3
Q.
By which amendment, the 9th Schedule has been introduced in the Constitution of India?
Q.
1 3rd Amendment 2 1st Amendment 3 14th Amedment 4 10th Amedment 'Byomkesh Bakshi' Character was created by 1
Banaful
2
3
Sharadindu Bandyopadhyaya 4
Ans: 2
Satinath Bhaduri Manik Bandyopadhyaya
Ans: 3 Q.
Article 25 of the Constitution of India deals with 1 3
Q.
Q.
Right to Equality Right to Religiion
2 4
Right against Exploitation Right to Freedom
Ans: 3
Bernard Shaw is the author of the drama 1
Death of a Salesman
2
Arms and the Man
3
Twelfth Night
4
Murder in the Ca thedral
Ans: 2
The first medieval ruler to propound the divine theory of kingship was 1 3
Balban Ala-ud-din Khalji
2 4
Iltutmish Firuz Tughluq
Ans: 1. Tunga Bhadra is a tributary of 1 3 Q.
Godavari river Krishna river
Ans: 4
four four
2 4
two three
Ans: 2
Which of the following states was previously known as NEFA? 1 3
Q.
2 4
Number of different oxides formed by nitrogen is 1 3
Q.
Cauvery river Mahanadi river
Mizoram Nagaland
2 4
Manipur Arunachal Pradesh
Ans: 4
Sanjukta Panigrahi was famous for the dance 1
Odissi
2
Manipuri
3
Kaththak
4
Bharatnatyam
Ans: 1
Q.
Two 220 V, 60 W bulbs are used for 5 hours a day for 10 days. If each unit (1 kilowatt hour)
costs
Rs. 3.50, find the total expense for it 1 3
Q.
Q.
2 4
Rs. 38.50 Rs. 21.00
Ans: 4
Balmuralikrishna is an exponent of 1
Kheyal
2
Lok-geet
3
Karnataki Sangeet
4
Tappa
Ans: 3
A famous novel 'Pride and Prejudice, is written by 1 3
Q.
Rs. 10.50 Rs. 77.00
Jane Austen Leo Tolstoy
2 4
George Eliot Charles Dickens
Who of the following became a member of the 'Din-i-Ilahi'?
Ans: 1
Q.
Q.
1 Todar Mal 2 3 Tansen 4 True desert in Rajasthan is known as -
Man Sing Birbal
1
2
Rohilkhand
3 Khadar Shiv Kumar Sharma is famous for 1 Sarod Recital
4
Marusthali
2
Santoor Recital
3
4
Flute Recital
Bagar
Sitar Recital
Ans: 4
Ans: 4
Ans: 2Who is the author of 'Aranyer Adhikar'?
Q.
Q.
1
Ashapurna Devi
3
Mandakranta Sen
Sangita Bandyopadhyay
1
R.K. Narayan
2
Nirad C.Choudhary
3
R.K. Laxman
4
Rajmohan Gandhi
Ans: 2
Who introduced the 'Subsidiary Alliance'? Ripon
2
Minto
3 Wellesley 4 Dalhousie The impact of Green Revolution in India was felt most in case of 1
Q.
4
Mahasweta Devi
Ans: 2 "Autobiography of An Unknown Indian" is a book written by -
1 Q.
2
Rice
2
Ans: 3
Jute
3 Wheat 4 Oil Seeds Ans: 3 There are four statements gives below explaining why mercury is chosen as a thermometric liquid. which of these statements is wrong?
Q.
1 2
Volume of mercury increases equally for equal rises of temperature Mercury is a good conductor of heat 3 Mercury does not stick to glass
4
Mercury has a large specific heat
Ans: 1
The internal energy of a body means 1 Sum total of its kinetic and potential energy of its constituent molecules. 2
its kinetic energy
3
Total kinetic energy of its constituent moleules
4
Sum total of its kinetic and potential energy Ans: 1
Q.
The element which form amphoteric oxides is 1 3
Q.
Q.
2 4
bismuth phosphorous
Ans: 1
The single acid which dissolves gold is 1
Nitric acid
2
Hydrochloric acid
3
Selenic acid
4
Aqua regia
Ans: 4
Volume Kinetic energy
Ans: 3
Which of the following is a dimensionless quantity? 1 3
Q.
antimony sodium
Acceleration Refractive Index
Rectified spirit is a -
2 4
Q.
Q.
1 2 3
mixture of 95%, ethanol + 5% methanol mixture of 95% ethanol + 5% H2O mixture of 95% ethanol + 5% pyridine
4
100% ethanol
1 3
Ans: 4Who discovered the germ of malaria? Lamarck 2 De Vries 4
Q.
1
Sambhu Mitra
2
Shamoli Mitra
3
Tripti Mitra
4
Kumar Ray
Ans: 2
2 4
Badal Sarkar Manoj Mitra
Ans: 1
Who wrote the drama 'Hallabol'?
1
Anatolian plateau
2
Arabian plateau
3
Tibetan plateau
4
Iranian plateau
Q.
4
1942
Ans: 2
Length 100 cm, diameter 1 mm
2
Length 200 cm, diameter 2 mm
3 Length 300 cm, diameter 3 mm Ans: 4
4
Length 400 cm, diameter 0.5 mm
One of these substance contains no oxygen. which one? cryolite dolomite
2 4
bauxite epsom salt
Ans: 1
The number of cranial nerves is (human being)1
12 nerves
2
12 pairs of nerves
3
31 nerves
4
31 pairs of nerves
Ans: 4
Who has been appointed the new Controller General of Accounts on July 1,2012? 1
Q.
1941
Four wires of same material and different dimensions are stretched under the equal weight, which one will suffer greater elongation? The dimensions are given below -
1 3 Q.
Ans: 4
In which year Muslim League first gave the call for a separate State of Pakistan? 1 1939 2 1940
1
Q.
Safdar Hashmi Utpal Dutta
Between Elburz and Zagros lies -
3 Q.
Ans: 4
The play 'Nathabati Anathabot' was directed by -
1 3 Q.
G.J. Mendel Ronald Ross
Jawahar Thakur
2
Neeraj Kumar
3 A.K. Aggarwal 4 Arun Mishra Who is the author of the book 'Beyond the lines : An Auto-biography'? 1
Sharad Pawar
2
Khushwant Singh
3
Kuldip Nayar
4
General J.J. Singh
Ans: 1
Ans: 3 Who has been appointed the new German ambassador to India? 1 Q.
Marissa Mayer
2
Michael Steiner
3 Ross Csatary 4 None of the above 'NGRBA' which was recently in news stands for-
Ans: 2
1 Authority 3
National Gangotri River Basin Authority
2
National Ganga River Basin Authority
None of the above
4
National Godavari River Basin
Q.
Who is the author of the book 'Turning Point - A Journey Through Challenges'?
Q.
1 A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 2 Hamid Ansari 3 Jaswant Singh 4 None of the above Who has been awarded the world Food Prize 2012?
Q.
1
Kofi Annan
2
Daniel Hillel
3
Ban Ki-Moon
4
None of the above
Q.
Poet
2
1
Mohammed Morsi
2
Kamal Ganzouri
3
Hesham Qandil
4
None of them
Ans: 3
Eastern Ghats
2
Western Ghats 4
Konkan Railway
India's first Mega Food Park became functional on July 9, 2012 in 1 3
Jaipur Chittoor
2 4
Kanpur Pune
Ans: 3
2 4
Liu Yang None of them
Ans: 2
Who is China's first woman astronaut? 1 3
Q.
Ans: 4
Which part of India was included in World Heritage List by UNESCO on July 1,2012? 3 Kaziranga National Park Ans: 2
Q.
Ans: 2
Scientist
3 Musician 4 Economist Who has been appointed the Prime Minister of Egypt on July 24, 2012?
1
Q.
Ans: 1
P.N. Dhar passed away on July 12,2012 in New Delhi. He was a great 1
Q.
Ans: 3
Li Xei Yang Xei
Who is the author of the book 'A Soldier's General'? 1 3
General V.K. Singh General J.J. Singh
2 4
Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma None of them
Ans: 3ISRO recently gave clearance for using which frequency band from satellite for internet on trains?
Q.
1
S Band
2
C Band
3
KU Band
4
3G Spectrum
Ans: 3
Veteran actor of Bengali Cinema Soumitra Chatterjee was honoured with one of the following award 1 Dadasaheb Phalke Award
2
Dadasaheb Phalke Ratna Award
3
4
Sahitya Academy Award
Lifetime Achievement Award
Ans: 1 Q.
Which of the following Indian actresses has been chosen as the brand ambassador for sanitation programme? 1 3
Kareena Kapoor Vidya Balan
4
2 Aishwarya Rai Hema Malini
Ans: 3
Q.
A centre dedicated to the life and works of Rabindranath Tagore is being proposed to be established at 1 Edinburgh 2 London 3
Q.
4
Washington
Ans: 1
One of the Asia-Pacific nations has agreed to hold its first ever maritime exercise with India. The nation is 1 Australia 2 USA 3
Q.
Tokyo
Japan
4
Vietnam
Ans: 2
Muktinath Temple, a pilgrimage destination for Hindus is situated at which of the following nation? 1
Q.
Q.
Q.
2
Malaysia
3 Trinidad & Tobago 4 India Ans: 1 Francois Hollande has been elected at the President of which of the following nation? 1
Poland
2
Portugal
3
France
4
Greece
Ans: 3
The Teesta treaty has becomes a bone of contention between India and ...? 1
Q.
Nepal
China
2
Pakistan
3 Bangladesh 4 Nepal Kumbum is a monastery found in which of the country? 1
China
2
India
3
Japan
4
Thailand
Ans: 3
Ans: 1
A 600 MW solar power park, touted as Asia's first and largest, was dedicated to the person of which one of the following places? 1 Anand, Gujarat
2
Badmer, Rajasthan
3
4
Patan, Gujarat
Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
Ans: 4. Which one of the following will be the longest tunnel of India being constructed in J&K?
Q.
Q.
1
Banihal tunnel
2
Chennai-Nashri tunnel
3
Rohtang tunnel
4
None of them
Government has fixed the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of tur (Arhar) for 2012-13 at 1
Rs 3740 per quintal
2
Rs 3640 per quintal
3
Rs 3940 per quintal
4
Rs 3840 per quintal
Anita Kapur
4
Rashmi Sahani Saxena
Ans: 2
During April 2011-February-2012, which of the following state stood first in creating largest employment in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)? 1
Uttar Pradesh
3 West Bengal Ans: 3 Q.
Ans: 4
A committee had been constituted to review taxation in IT sector under the Chairmanship of 1 Y.B. Reddy 2 N. Rangachary 3
Q.
Ans: 2
2
Karnataka
4
Andhra Pradesh
Which of the following bank has been awarded Finance Asia Award 2012?
Q.
1 AXIS Bank 2 HDFC Bank 3 ICICI Bank 4 Kotak Bank Ans: 4 4th Advance Estimates of Ministry of Agriculture, puts oilseeds production for 2011-12 at 1
Q.
Q.
Q.
2
28.89 MT
3 32.32 MT The idea of Lokpal is taken from 1 America
4
31.01 MT
2
Britain
3
4
Scandinavian countries
Q.
Q.
1
Iltutmish
2
Qutb-ud-din Aibak
3
Nasiruddin Khusrau
4
Balban
Q.
Q.
Q.
Ans: 1
Mundakopanished
4
Matsyapurana
Ans: 3
Which country is following One Party System? 1
Mongolia
2
China
3
Chili
4
Spain
1
Ans: 2 The mountains which are not a part of the Himalayan chain: Kunlun 2 Hindukush
3
Aravalli
4
Karakoram
What is the other name for Vit. B2? 1 Haemoglobin
2
Dextrose
3
4
Riboflavin
Thiamine
Ans: 2
Ans: 4
Cockroach cannot survive in the water because it's respiratory organ is 1 Gill 2 Book lung Trachea
4
Pulmonary Sac
Ans: 3 Chromosomes consist of 1
DNA and lipids
2
RNA and amino acids
3
RNA and sugar
4
DNA and proteins
Ans: 4
A crop grown in zaid season is 1
Soyabean
2
Water melon
3
Jute
4
Maize
Ans: 2
Ozone layer in the outer atmosphere helps in 1 reflecting radio waves and makes radio communication possible 2
absorbing U-V radiations
4
absorbing cosmic ray particles
3
regulating the temperature of atmosphere Ans: 2
What is meant by the term "midnight sun"? 1
Q.
Ans: 4
'Satyameva Jayate', engraved on the Indian emblem is taken from 1 Rig Veda 2 Bhagavad Gita
3 Q.
France
Ans: 1
During whose reign did Chengiz Khan attack India's borders in pursuit of Jalaluddin?
3 Q.
30.01 MT
Rising Sun
2
Twilight
4 Sun shining in the polar circle for long time Which of the following is known as 'graveyard' of RBCs? 1
Spleen
2
Liver
3
Very bright moon Ans: 4
Q.
Q.
3 Bone marrow 4 Water is used in hot water bags because 1 it is easily obtained 2
it has high specific heat
3
4
it is cheaper and is not harmful
Appendix
Ans: 1
it is easy to heat water
Ans: 2 Water drops cannot stick to the oily surface due to 1 surface tension 2 lack of adhesive force 3
water is lighter than oil
4
cannot mix each other
Ans: 2One carat of diamond is equal to
Q.
Q.
Q.
Q.
Q.
1
100 mg
2
250 mg
3
200 mg
4
150 mg
Which of the following is biodegradable? 1 D.D.T. 2
Paper
3
4
Aluminium
Q.
Q.
Q.
Ans: 2
The longest dam in India is 1
Hirakud Dam
2
Kosi Dam
3
Bhakra Dam
4
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
Electrostatic precipitator is used to control 1 Chemical Pollutants 2
Radio-active Pollutants
3
Air Pollutants
Water Pollutants
4
Ans: 1
Ans: 4
Who among the following cricketers has been declared the "Cricketer of the Twentieth Century" by the ICC? 1
Shane Warne
2
Kapil Dev
3
Sunil Gavaskar
4
Brian Lara
Ans: 1
2 4
Birds Tigers
Ans: 3
Mudumalai Sanctuary is famous for 1 3
Q.
Plastic
Ans: 3
Bisons Elephants
The four "Mathas" (Shrines) at Sringeri, Badrinath, Dwarka and Puri were founded by 1
Ashoka
2
Ramanuja
3
Madhava Vidyaranya
4
Adi Shankaracharya
Ans: 4
Energy in reflected light 1
does not depends on the angle of incidence
2 3
decreases with the increase in angle of incidence increases with the increase in angle of incidence
4
becomes maximum for angle of incidence equal to 45 degree
Ans: 1
Alcoholic (-OH) group can be identified by: 1
Tollen's Readent Test
2
FeCl3 Test
3
Ozonolysis Reaction
4
Esterification Test
Which gas is used for converting vegetable oils into saturated fats? 1 H2 2 O2 3
Cl2
4
SO2
Ans: 2
1 3
Ans: 1The most abundant constituent of atmospheric air is Carbon 2 Hydrogen Oxygen 4 Nitrogen
Q.
Which mineral is the ore of aluminium?
Q.
1 Magnetite 2 Bauxite 3 Haematite 4 Siderite Which of the following pairs has open type of circulatory system?
Q.
1
Cockroach and Silverfish
2
Man and Whale
3
Earthworm and Leech
4
Tadpole larva and Fish
2
cellulose
Q.
1
Mahanadi
2
Tapti
3
Narmada
4
Godavari
Ans: 1
Ans: 2
Ans: 3
The first Europeans to visit India were the Portuguese
2
Spanish
3 English 4 Dansih Chandragupta Maurya was converted to Jainism due to the influence of 1
Q.
fats
3 proteins 4 glycogen Pulakesin II, the Chalukya ruler, deteated Harshavardhana on the banks of the river
1 Q.
Ans: 2
Fiber diet includes 1
Q.
Ans: 4
Kautilya
2
Ans: 1
Upagupta
3 Bhadrabahu 4 Gajabahu Ans: 2 Who among the following came to the Mughal Court as the official agent of James I of
England? 1 3 Q.
2 4
William Hawkins Sir Thomas Roe
Ans: 4
What is the occupation of the people of polar region? 1 Commerce and trade 2 Livestock rearing 3
Q.
Captain John Thomas Best
Hunting and fishing
4
Agriculture
Ans: 2
The influence of which school of paintings is evident in the paintings of the Mughal Court? 1
Mongolian
2
Persian
3
Greek
4
Chinese
Ans: 2Kanishka started an era known as 1 3 Q.
Q.
2 4
Vikrama Era Magadha Era
Ans: 3
Mathematical and Astronomical Sciences were largely advanced during the Gupta Period by 1
Bhasa
2
Aryabhatta
3
Bhaskara
4
Ramanuja
Ans: 2
Who among the following created the Khalsa Panth? 1 3
Q.
Gupta Era Saka Era
Guru Teg Bahadur Guru Gobind Singh
2 4
Sundarban forests are coastal forests of
Guru Hargobind Guru Arjan Dev
Ans: 3
Q.
1 Ganges Delta 2 Gulf of Mannar 3 Cauvery Delta 4 Godavari Delta ____ Harbour is protected by a rocky headland called Dolphin's Nose. 1
Q.
Q.
Q.
Q.
Q.
Q.
Q.
Q.
Q.
Cochin Ans: 4
3
Ans: 1
1937
4
1927
The biggest salt water lake in the world is 1
Aral Sea
2
Caspian Sea
3
Ontario
4
Michigan
South Africa is the chief producer of 1 Tin
2
Iron ore
3
4
Copper
Gold
Ans: 2
Ans: 3
The office of the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India has been created by the 1
Prime Minister
2
President
3
Constitution
4
Law
Ans: 3
Who has the power to dissolve Lok Sabha? 1 The President 2
The Prime Minister
3
The Election Commission
The Speaker
1
Ans: 1The Narmada and the Tapti rivers enter the Indian Ocean 2 Bay of Bengal
3
Arabian Sea
4
4
Gulf of Cambay
Ans: 3
The 10th Schedule of the Constitution of India relates to 1 Administration of the Scheduled and Tribal areas 2The National Languages of India Judicial Review 4
Anti-Defection Law
Ans: 4
Primary Sector in India is 1 Manufacturing
2
Agriculture
3
4
Transport
Foreign Trade
Ans: 2
Who can preside but cannot vote in one of the Houses of Parliament? 1
Speaker
3
Vice-President
2 4
Deputy Speaker
Vice-Chairman
Ans: 3
The first Law Officer of the Government of India is the 1 3
Q.
2
3 Kolkata 4 Visakhapatnam Tata Iron and Steel Industries was established in the year 1 1907 2 1917
3 Q.
Paradeep
Ans: 1
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Law Minister
2 4
Advocate-General Attorney-General
Ans: 4
The Planning Commission is 1
A body endowed with the responsibility of implementing the Five-Year Plans
2
A Constitutional body 3
4
A wing of the Ministry of Planning
An advisory body Ans: 1
Which of the following Articles of Indian Constitution declares it is a primary duty of the state to raise the level of nutrition and the standard of living of its people and t he “Improvement of the Public Health”?
Q.
1 Article 48 2 Article 46 3 Article 47 4 Article 49 Who amongst the following is the author of the book "We The People"? 1
Q.
Q.
Arun Gandhi
2
Ans: 3
Nani Palkhiwala
3 Khushwant Singh 4 Janardan Thakur Which of the following countries has become first to pass Climate Act? 1 China 2 USA
Ans: 2
3
Ans: 3
Canada
4
Germany
"Goodbye Shahzadi" is a book written by 1
Shyam Bhatia
2
Janardan Thakur
3
Ashok Mehta
4
Dhirendra Sharma
Ans: 1The Constitution of India mandates that the elections of the Panchayati Raj should be held regularly after a gap of
Q.
1
3 years
2
4 years
3
2 years
4
5 years
In which one of the following countries is the volcano Guallatiri located? 1
Q.
Peru
2
Chile
3 Tanzania 4 Ecuador Which one of the following is responsible for converting milk into curd? 1
Q.
Ans: 4
Virus
2
Ans: 2
Yeast
3 Fungi 4 Bacteria Ans: 4 Who among the following had founded the Theosophical Society in the United States of America? 1 3
Q.
Q.
Swami Dayanand Saraswati Madame Blavatsky
2 4
Lala Hardayal Madame Cama
Ans: 3
In which one of the following cities was the East India Association founded by Dadabhai Naoroji in 1866? 1 Tokyo
2
London
3
4
New York
Paris
Ans: 2
In which one of the following Sessions was the Indian National Congress split into Moderates and Extremists?
Q.
Q.
1
Calcutta
2
Nagpur
3
Surat
4
Allahabad
After 1857, who among the following announced, at a Darbar at Allahabad, the assumption of the Government of India by the Sovereign of Great Britain? 1
Sir John Lawrence
2
Lord Mayo
3
Lord Northbrook
4
Lord Canning
Ans: 1
Who received the Wisden Award for the 'Indian Cricketer of 20th Century'? 1
Q.
Ans: 3
Sachin Tendulkar
2
Kapil Dev
3 Anil Kumble 4 Sunil Gavaskar Which one of the following is used in the preparation of antiseptic solution? 1
Iodine
2
Iodine Chloride
Ans: 2
Q.
Q.
Q.
3 Potassium Chloride 4 Which one of the following is the softest? 1 Iron 2
Potassium nitrate
3
Iron
Sodium
1 3
Ans: 4The headquarters of European Space Research Organisation are at Hague 2 Paris Vienna 4 Geneva
Q.
1
Germany
2
USA
3
China
4
France
Q.
Q.
Bonn Lyons
2
Twice a year
3
After every three months
4
Once a month
Ans: 4
Ans: 1
The headquarters of International Labour Organisation (ILO) are at The Hague Paris
2 4
New York Geneva
Ans: 4
The 'Cannes Award'is given for excellence in which of the following fields? Films Economics
2 4
Journalism Literature
Ans: 1
Who was the first recipient of Nehru Award for International Understanding? Dr.Jonas Salk Mother Teresa
2 4
U.Thant Martin Luther King
Ans: 2
Which of the following awards is given for excellence in literature? Jnanpith Award Dada Saheb Phalke Award
2 4
Dhanwantri Award Borlaug Award
Ans: 1
Who was the first winner of Dada Saheb Phalke Award? 1
B.N.Sarkar
2
Kanan Devi
3
Prithvi Raj Kapoor
4
Devika Rani
Ans: 4
Rivers that originate in the Mansarovar region 1
Indus, Sutlej, Brahmaputra
3
Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery 4 Ganges, Yamuna, Hooghly Ans: 1 The largest continent in terms of area is:
1
Africa
2
Asia
3
Australia
4
North America
2
Narmada, Tapti, Beas
Ans: 2
Which is the 3rd nearest planet to the Sun 1
Q.
2 4
Once a year
1 3 Q.
London Montreal
1
1 3 Q.
Ans: 1
The UN General Assembly meets regularly
1 3 Q.
Ans: 2
The International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) has its headquarters at
1 3 Q.
Lithium
All the following are permanent members of the Security Council EXCEPT
1 3 Q.
4
Ans: 1
Mars
2
Venus
3 Earth A region of weak winds is called:
4
Jupiter
1
2
Doldrum
Dum Dum
Ans: 3
Q.
Q.
Q.
Q.
3 Chilka 4 None of these Which of the following Union Territories of Indian has more than one district? 1 Puducherry 2 Dadra and Nager Haveli
Ans: 2
3
Ans: 1
Q.
Lakshadweep
Ans: 3
Lakshadweep is a group of how many islands? 1
25
2
27
3
32
4
36
Ans: 4
The Bodo language is spoken in which of the following states? Assam Tripura
2 4
Arunachal Pradesh Mizoram
Ans: 1
How many times in a year, day and night are of equal duration anywhere on earth? 1
Four
2
Twelve
3
Twice
4
Once
Ans: 3
In how many groups can human blood be divided? 1 3
Q.
4
Mt. Godwin Austen is one of the highest peaks of the Himalayas. It is also known as: 1 Nanga Parbat 2 Kanchenjunga 3 K2 4 Nanda Devi
1 3 Q.
Chandigarh
4 2
2 4
5 3
Ans: 1
Which of the following is fundamentally the Rh factor? 1 3
An vitamin deficiency 2 An antigen-antibody reaction 4
A form of anaemia A hormonal reaction
Ans: 3 Life of a/an RBC in human blood is: 1 3 Q.
Q.
15 hours None of these
Ans: 3
Sulphur Vitamin A
2 4
Chloromycetin Chloroquin
Ans: 2
NASA is related with 1
Russia
2
Japan
3
USA
4
UK
2
Dyne
3 Erg Who invented the ball-point pen:
4
Ohm
1
Lazzlo Biro
2
Curie
3
Newton
Ans: 3
The unit of power is called 1
Q.
2 4
Which one of the following is given to a typhoid patient of common typhoid? 1 3
Q.
30 days 120 days
Watt
4
Ans: 1
Baird
Ans: 1 Q.
R.K.Laxman of India is a well known: 1 3
Q.
Novelist Cartoonist
2 4
Painter Bird watcher and specialist of bird life Ans: 3
During whose reign did the Gandharv School of Art develop?
Q.
1 Chandragupta 3 Ashoka Odissi is connected with 1
Q.
Q.
Q.
Q.
Q.
Q.
Q.
2
Karnataka
3
4
Tamil Nadu
Q.
Kerala
Ans: 3
Madhya Pradesh
Sikkim
Ans: 3
Ans: 1
Which of the following is Maharashtra's famous form of folk theatre? 1
Naat
2
Tamasha
3
Nautanki
4
Ras
1
Ans: 2o which game is Davis Cup related? Lawn Tennis 2 Hockey
3
Handball
4
Cricket
Ans: 1
Which of the following trophies is NOT associated with cricket? 1
Thomas Cup
2
Rohinton Baria Trophy
3
Duleep Trophy
4
Charminar Challenge Cup
Ans: 1
Agha Khan Cup is associated with which of the following games? 1 Golf 2 Tennis Hockey
4
Badminton
Ans: 3
'Cannon, Cue and Pot' are three terms associated with: 1 Golf Only 2 Billiards only Billiards, Golf and Shooting
4
Both Billiards and Golf
No. of players in a team of Water Polo is: 1 8 2
7
3
5
6
4
The term 'Grad Slam' is associated with: 1 Football 2
Swimming
3
Chess
Lawn Tennis
4
Ans: 4
Ans: 2
Ans: 3
With which game is Subroto Cup associated? 1
Horse-Riding
2
Rowing
3
Polo
4
Football
Ans: 4
'World Economic Outlook' report is published by-1 3
Q.
2 4
3 Q.
Andhra Pradesh
Harsha Kanishka
3 Orissa Bihu is a folk dance from 1 Assam
3 Q.
2 4
RBI World Bank
2 4
UNCTAD IMF
Ans: 4
'Apna Khet, Apna Kaam' is a new scheme under MNREGA has been initiated in the state 1
Gujarat
2
Madhya Pradesh
3
Punjab
4
Rajasthan
The first air-conditioned double decker train in India has been started between 1 3
Howarah and Delhi Dhanbad And Darjeeling
2 4
Howarah and Dhanbad Howarah and Patna
Ans: 4
Q.
Q.
Q.
1
Ans: 2Govt. approves an ordinance to completely digitise TV Broad-casting. The entire nation has been targeted to be covered by 2013 2 2014
3
2016
2015
Ans: 2
The adoption of High Yielding Variety Programme in Indian Agriculture started in 1 1966 2 1965 3 1968 4 1967
Ans: 1
The total value of goods and services produced in a country during a given period is 1
Disposable income
2
Per capita income
3
National income
4
Net national income
Ans: 3
The three-tier Panchayat Raj System in India was proposed by the 1 3
Q.
4
Royal Commission 2 Balwant Rai Mehta Committee 4
Ashok Mehta Committee None of the above
Ans: 3
Under which Article of the Constitution is the President's Rule introduced in a State due to the failure of the constitutional machinery?
Q.
1
350
2
356
3
360
4
352
Who said that "Oh! Disrespectable democracy! I love you!"? 1 Carpenter 2 G.B.Shaw 3
Q.
Appa Dorai
4
Economic and Social Council
2
3 Security Council Ans: 3
Q.
Q.
International Court of Justice 4
General Assembly
Vajrachedika Divya Vandana
2 4
Vamsathapakasini Dohakosa
Ans: 1
Arthasastra was written by 1
Kalhan
2
Kautilya
3
Pushyamitra
4
Barah Mihir
Ans: 2
Who translated Ramayana into Persian? 1
Isar Das
3
Abul Fazl 4 Badauni Ans: 3Which one of the following was the first English ship that came to India?
1
Bengal
2
Red Dragon
3
Mayflower
4
Elizabeth
2
Abdul Latif
Ans: 4
The All India Muslim League was founded by 1
Q.
Ans: 2
Which one of the following was the last Buddhist text produced in India? 1 3
Q.
Lord Bryce
The member-states of the U.N.O. have delegated the primary responsibility for maintaining world peace and security to the 1
Q.
Ans: 2
Mohammad Ali Jinnah
2
Hakim Ajmal Khan
3 Maulana Ahmed Ali Golden Revolution refers to -
4
Agha Khan
1
2
Apiculture
Viticulture
Ans: 4
Q.
Q.
Q.
Q.
3 Horticulture 4 Sericulture Which one of the following is a major port on the East Coast of India? 1 Vishakhapattnam 2 Karikal
Ans: 3
3
Ans: 1
4
Pondicherry
The approximate circumference of the Earth is 1 20,000 km 2 40075 km 3 30,000 km 4 25,000 km
Ans: 2
When did India Join the International Tsunami Warning System? 1
2005
2
2007
3
2006
4
2004
Ans: 4
2 4
Crop Fish
Ans: 4
'Cod' is a variety of 1 3
Q.
Kandla
Amphibia Coral
A large number of identical plants can be obtained in a short span of time through 1
Tissue culture technique
2
hydroponics method
3
Stem cuttings
4
Large number of seeds of a single plant
Ans: 1 Q.
Leukaemia or blood cancer is characterised by abnormal increase of the 1 White blood cells 2 Blood platelets 3
Q.
Q.
Q.
Blood Plasma
4
Red blood cells
The poison of honey bee is 1 Saltish
2
Acidic
3
Protein
4
Alkaline
1
Ans: 2 Birds which swim in water have Broad wings 2 Long beaks
3
Toes with claws
Q.
2
The balloon is weightless
3
Air exerts an upward force on the balloon
4
Helium is less dense than air
Ans: 4
Ans: 4
One can distinguish a telescope from a microscope by observing 2
Length and size of the lens
3 Size of the lens The sound produced by a bat is -
4
Length
1
Ultrasonic
2
Infrasonic
3
Audible
4
Subsonic
Colour
Ans: 3
Ans: 1
When a bar magnet is cut into two equal halves, the pole strength of each piece 1
Q.
Webbed feet
A balloon filled with helium rises in air because-1 Helium pushes down on the air below the balloon
1 Q.
4
Ans: 1
Becomes zero
2
Remains the same
3 Becomes Half 4 Becomes Double Cooking oil is converted into vegetable ghee by the process of 1
Crystallisation
2
Oxidation
Ans: 2
Q.
Q.
Q.
Q.
Q.
3 Condensation Rusting of iron requires 1 Oxygen only
4
Hydrogenation
2
Oxygen and Carbon dioxide
3
4
Carbon dioxide only
Uranium eventually decays into a stable isotope of-1 Lead 2 Polonium 3 Thorium 4 Radium
Ans: 3
Ans: 1
Which of the toxic heavy metals is found in modern tannery industries? 1
Nickel
2
Zinc
3
Chromium
4
Lead
Ans: 3
Which of the following contains high content of lead? 1 3
Low octane fuel Cooking gas
1
Water pollution
3
Noise pollution
4 4
2 Coal
High octane fuel
2
Solid waste
Ans: 2
Air pollution
Ans: 4
National Environmental Engineering Research Institute is located at 1
Q.
Oxygen and water
Ans: 4
Pune
2
Chennai
3 Nagpur 4 Delhi Ans: 3 A new technology which provides the ability to create an artificial world and have people interact with it is called 1 3
Q.
Televirtuality 3-D reality
Ans: 2
Mouse Printer
2 4
Monitor External storage device
Ans: 3
Kuchipudi is a dance-drama associated with the State of 1 3
Q.
2 4
A parallel port is most often used by a 1 3
Q.
Virtual reality Alternate reality
Odisha Manipur
2 4
Andhra Pradesh Assam
Ans: 2
X-rays were discovered by 1
Roentgen
2
H.Davy
3
Lavoisier
4
Faraday
Ans: 1 Q.
Who among the following is not a recipient of Dadasaheb Phalke Award? 1 Lata Mangeshkar 2 Raj Kapoor 3
Q.
V.Shantaram
4
Mukesh Bhatt
Ans: 4
The book 'Great Soul:Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle with India' was in news some time back and was banned in some Indian States including Gujarat.The author of the book is 1
Q.
Michael Ondaatje
2
Joseph Lelyveld
3 Jack Welch 4 Duncan Green Ans: 2 The secret operation carried out successfully by the US Navy Seals, in which Osama Bin Laden, the world's most wanted terrorist was killed, was code-named as -
Q.
Q.
Q.
Q.
1 Rose 3 Cobra Relics of Buddha are preserved in a
2 4
Jasmine Geronimo
1
Temple
2
Vihara
3 1
Stupa 4 Chaitya Ans: 3. The first Muslim invasion of India was led by Mohammad bin Kasim 2 Mohammad Ghori
3
Mahmud Ghazni
1
Persians
2
Romans
3
Chinese
4
Greeks
Q.
Ans: 1
Ans: 4
The famous ruler of ancient India, who, towards the end of his life, is said to have converted to Jainism, 1
Chandragupta
2
Ashoka
3
Bindusara
4
Samudra Gupta
Ans: 1
The Indus Valley people established commercial contacts with the Romans
2
Egyptians
3 Greeks 4 Central Americans Ans: 2 Which among the followings was a great centre of trade and commerce in the Gupta period? 1
Q.
Timura Lame
Sculptures of the Gandhara school reflect the influence of the
1 Q.
4
Ans: 4
Mathura
2
Taxila
3 Vatapi Who was the founder of the Khalsa?
4
Tamralipti
1
2
Guru Teg Bahadur
Guru Nanak
Ans: 1
3 Guru Gobind Singh 4 Harcharan Singh Longowal Ans: 3 Which of the following Movements was started by the Indian National Congress during the course of the Second World War and formed part of our freedom struggle? 1 3
Q.
Swadeshi Civil Disobedience
2 4
Quit India Home Rule
Ans: 2
The Governor-General of Fort William became the Governor-General of India under the Charter Act of
Q.
1
1833
2
1781
3
1973
4
1813
Ans: 1
2 4
Kushinagara Bodh Gaya
Ans: 2
Where did Buddha attain Parinirvana? 1 3
Q.
Rajgriha Vaishali
Madura was the capital of the Kingdom of the 1
Pallavas
3
Rashtrakutas
2 4
Cholas
Pandyas
Ans: 4Permanent Settlement of Bengal was introduced by 1 3 Q.
Lord Dalhousie Robert Clive
Namdeva hailed from the state of
2 4
Lord William Bentinck Lord Cornwallis
Ans: 4
Q.
1 Maharashtra 2 Andhra Pradesh 3 Tamil Nadu 4 Karnataka Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khana lived during the reign of 1
Q.
Q.
Q.
Q.
Q.
Q.
Q.
Q.
3
Ans: 1
Q.
Elphinstone
4
Outram
The Fundamental Right that aims at the abolition of social distinctions is the right 1
To equality
2
To freedom
3
Against exploitation
4
To property
Division of labour is promoted by 1 Perfect market
2
Price discrimination
3
4
Extended market
Limited market
Ans: 1
Ans: 1
The President can proclaim Emergency on the written advice of the 1
Speaker of Lok Sabha
2
Union Cabinet
3
Prime Minister
4
Chief Justice of India
Ans: 3
If the President of India wants to resign from office, he may do so by writing to the 1 Prime Minister of India 2 Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India Vice-President of India
4
Speaker of Lok Sabha
Ans: 3
Who among the following authored "Hind Swaraj"? 1 Bal Gangadhar Tilak 2 M.G.Ranade Mahatma Gandhi
4
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
The Indian national calendar is based on 1 Vikram era 2
Hijri era
3
Christian era
Saka era
4
Which of the following is an indirect tax? 1 Wealth tax 2
Corporation tax
3
Capital gains tax
Excise duty
4
Ans: 3
Ans: 3
Ans: 3
The age of retirement of the judges of the High Courts is 1
60 years
2
62 years
3
65 years
4
58 years
Ans: 2
The main river flowing in the State of Jammu & Kashmir is 1 Indus 2 Nubra 3
Q.
Shahjahan Ans: 4
3 Q.
2
3 Aurangzeb 4 Akbar Who among the British Generals defeated Peshwa Baji Rao II? 1 Malcolm 2 Kitchener
3 Q.
Jehangir
Ans: 1
Chenab
4
Jhelum
Ans: 1
A money bill passed by the Lok Sabha has to be passed by Rajya Sabha within 1
one month
2
21 days
3
14days
4
three months
Ans: 3
Which of the following Countries in South Asia are land-locked? 1 Bhutan and Nepal 2 Bhutan and Pakistan 3
Bangladesh and Bhutan
4
Nepal and Bangladesh
Ans: 1
Q.
The state in South India with a thermal station at Tuticorin is 1 Karnataka 2 Tamil Nadu 3 Andhra Pradesh 4 Kerala Ans: 2
Q.
The mountain range which stretches from Gujarat in the West to Delhi in the North is the 1 Satpuras 2 Kaimur Range 3 Vindhyas 4 Aravallis Ans: 4
Q.
Penicillin, an, antibiotic, is obtained from a
Q.
1
Fungus
2
Virus
3
Flowering plant
4
Bacterium
Ans: 1
2 4
Mercury Mars
Ans: 2
The planet closet to the the sun is 1 3
Q.
Venus Earth
The tide at its maximum height is known as 1
Spring tide
2
Neap tide
3
Tsunami
4
Equinoxes
Ans: 1Which of the following is not a mixture? 1 3 Q.
Kolkata Visakhapatnam
2 4
Sri Lanka Maldives
2 4
Q.
Q.
Ans: 4
Madagascar Sumatra
Ans: 2
the sudden expansion of a compressed gas None of the above Ans: 1
1
Tibia
2
Femur
3
Fibula
4
Stapes
Ans: 2
Right to Information Act was passed in the year 2004
2
2005
3 2001 4 2002 Oil which has maximum percentage of Polyunsaturated fatty acids is of 1
Coconut
2
Soyabean
3
Safflower
4
Walnut
Ans: 2
Ans: 3
Computer follows a simple principle called GIGO which means: 1
Q.
Paradeep Cochin
The longest bone in the body of human being is
1 Q.
Ans: 4
In a refrigerator, cooling is produced by 1)the evaporation of a volatile liquid 2 3)the ice which deposits on the freezer 4
Q.
Air Distilled water
The largest island in the Indian Ocean is 1 3
Q.
2 4
Which one is not a port on the east coast? 1 3
Q.
LPG Gasoline
Garbage in garbage out
2
Garbage input good output
3 Good input good output 4 Greater instructions greater output Ans: 1 Under Article 226 of the Constitution of India every High Court has the power to issue Writs. One of the following is not a writ:
Q.
1 Ultimum supplicium 2 Prohibition 3 Quo Warranto 4 Mandamus Which one of the following is a land-locked country: 1
Hungary
2
Ukraine
3
4
Bulgaria
1
Romania Ans: 1What is psephology? Study of rainfall pattern
3
Statistical study of elections voting etc.
2
Ans: 1
Study of gene disorder 4
None of the above is true
Ans: 3 Q.
Which of the following food items is rich in iron? 1
Q.
Q.
2
Rice
3 Orange 4 Pulses Ans: 1 For which of the following crops does India have the largest cultivated area in the world? 1
Pulses
2
Cotton
3
Rice
4
Wheat
Ans: 3
This state contributes 70% of India's coffee and silk. Name this state: 1
Q.
Apple
Rajasthan
2
Punjab
3 Karnataka 4 Assam Which principle states that when a body is partially or totally immersed in a fluid, it
Ans: 3
experiences an upward thrust equal to the weight of fluid displaced by it: 1 3 Q.
Hooke's Newton's
Ans: 1
Rajasthan Jammu and Kashmir
2 4
Himachal Pradesh None of the above is correct
Ans: 3
A C
Ans: 1
Beri-Beri is caused by the lack of vitamin: 1 3
Q.
2 4
Hemis Gumpa festival which is internationally known is of which state : 1 3
Q.
Archimedes' Pascal's
B1 D
2 4
The tide produced in an ocean when the pull on the Earth by the Sun and Moon is unidirectional is called:
Q.
1
Neap tide
2
Low tide
3
Spring tide
4
High tide
Ans: 3
2 4
Muhammad bin Tughlaq Shauja-ud-Daula
Ans: 4
Safdarjung tomb was built by: 1 3
Q.
Aurangzeb Humayun
The vitamin useful in alcoholism is: 1
Folic acid
2
Thiamine
3
Pyridoxine
4
Ascorbic acid
Ans: 2Which is naturally occurring anti-malarial drug? 1 3 Q.
Artimisinine Mepacrine
Vitamin K is necessary for:
2 4
Quinacrine Mefloquine
Ans: 1
Q.
Q.
Q.
Q.
Q.
Q.
1 Formation of prothrombin 3 Prevention of pernicious anaemia Aldo sterone regulates:
2 4
1
Sodium absorption
2
Ans: 1
3 Blood glucose 4 Serum calcium Cream gets separated from milk when it is churned because of: 1 Gravitational force 2 Centrifugal force
Ans: 2
3
Ans: 2
Frictional force
4
Cohesive force
Speed of sound is maximum in: 1
Gas
2
Same in all cases
3
Liquid
4
Solid
Newton is a unit of: 1 Force
2
Acceleration
3
4
Energy
Work
Ans: 4
Ans: 1
The Gulf Stream is an ocean current which begins: 1
In the Philippines
2
Gulf countries coastline
3
From the Bay of Bengal
4
Off the coast of Florida
Ans: 4
It is an industrial process of producing ammonia by the reaction of nitrogen with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst: 1
Q.
Urine concentration
Prevention of rickets Formation of DNA
Solvay Process
2
Haber Process
3 Bayer Process 4 Bessemer Process Ans: 2 India is its largest producer and it is found in the black sand on the beaches near Cape Comorin, the southernmost part of India: 1 3
Q.
Lignite Beryllium
2 4
Ilmenite Kyanite
Ans: 4
Which schedule of the Constitution contains provisions as to disqualifications of MPs and MLAs on the ground of defection? 1 10th 3
8
th
2
11th
4
12th
Ans: 1First Nuclear Power Plant in Bushehr. The country reffred here is: 1
Kazakhstan
2
Argentina
3
North Korea
4
Iran
Ans: 4
Q.
Arrange the following devices in ascending order of the speed: A. RAM B. Hard disk C. Cache
D.
Floppy 1 ABDC
2
BDAC
3
4
BADC
Q.
DBAC
Ans: 3
"Parliament has no right to reduce or abolish fundamental rights". This refers to Supreme Court decision in the matter of: 1
A.K.Gopalan vs State of Madras
3
Shankar Prasad vs Union of India Ans: 4
2 4
Golaknath vs State of Punjab
Keshvanand Bharti vs State of Kerala
Q.
She started her career as an IFS officer and was unanimously elected the 15th Lok Sabha Speaker. She was elected to Lok Sabha and representing a constituency in the state of: 1 Jharkhand 2 Madhya Pradesh 3
Q.
Q.
Bihar
4
First Indian woman who reached Antarctica: 1 Geeta Ghosh 2 3 Pritisu Gupta 4
West Bengal
Ans: 3
Mahel Musa Ujjawala Patil
Ans: 2
Which schedule of the Constitution of India describes the allocation of seats in the Council of States?
Q.
1
Eighth
2
Tenth
3
Third
4
Fourth
Ans: 4
Citizenship Act, 1955 provisions may be broadly divided into three parts, acquisition of citizenship, termination of citizenship and supplementary provisions. How many modes have been provided by the Act for acquiring the citizenship of India:
Q.
1
Five
2
Two
3
Four
4
Three
Ans: 3
Who will have its leader elected as Leader of Opposition and given the status & facilities to the rank of cabinet minister? 1 The opposition party with the largest number of MPs. 2
The opposition party with the largest number of MPs and whose number is at least
1/5 of the total House 3 The opposition party with the largest number of MPs and whose number is at least 1/10 of the total House Q.
4 None of the above is correct The mass of a body at the centre of earth is: 1
Q.
Zero
2
Ans: 3 Remains constant
3 More than at the surface 4 Less than at the surface The compounds leading to origin of life were: 1
Urea and Nucleic acids
2
Proteins and amino acids
3
Amino acids and urea
4
Proteins and nucleic acids
Ans: 2
Ans: 4The highest producing state of Cardamom in India is:
Q.
1
Assam
2
Sikkim
3
Meghalaya
4
None of these
The Keibul Lamjao, the only floating National Park in the world is in: 1 Manipur 2 Mizoram 3
Q.
Q.
Ans: 4
Meghalaya
4
Assam
Ans: 1
East West corridor comprising National Highways connects: 1
Patna to Surat
2
Kolkata to Mumbai
3
Silchar to Porbander
4
None of the these
Ans: 3
Which one of the following countries is not a founder member of OPEC? 1 Iraq 2 Algeria 3
Kuwait
4
Iran
Ans: 2
