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1. Which one of the following is the appropriate (c) Eighth Plan

reason for considering the Gondwana rocks as most
important of rock systems of India? (d) Tenth Plan

(a) More than 90% of limestone reserves of India

are found in them. 5. How many numbers from 0 to 999 are not
divisible by either 5 or 7?
(b) More than 90% of India’s coal reserves are found
in them. (a) 313 (b) 341

(c) More than 90% of fertile black cotton soils are (c) 686 (d) 786
spread over them.

(d) None of the reasons given above is appropriate 6. Which reference to the mineral resources of India,
in this context. consider the following pairs: Mineral 90% Natural
sources in?

2. A geographic area with an altitude of 400 metres 1. Copper …………………. Jharkhand.

has following characteristics:
2. Nickel …………………. Orissa.
Month J F M A M J J A S O N D
Average 31 31 31 31 30 30 29 28 29 29 30 31 3. Tungsten …………………. Kerala.
Maximu
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Temp. below.
Celsius
Average 21 21 21 21 21 21 20 20 20 20 20 20 (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 only
Minimu
m (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 only
Temp.
Rainfall 51 85 188 158 139 121 134 168 185 221 198 86
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3. Running at a speed of 60 km per hour, a train decreases. What causes this condition?
passed through a 1.5 km long tunnel in two minutes.
What is the length of the train? (a) When inhaled into the human body, CO is
converted into CO2 .
(a) 250 m (b) 500 m
(b) The inhaled CO has much higher affinity for
(c) 1000 m (d) 1500 m haemoglobin as compared to oxygen.

(c) The inhaled CO destroys the chemical structure

4. In the context of India’s Five Year Plans, a shift in of haemoglobin .
the pattern of industrialization, with lower emphasis
on heavy industries and more on infrastructure (d) The inhaled CO adversely affects the respiratory
begins in centre in the brain.

(a) Fourth Plan

9. The “Instrument of Instructions” contained in the
(b) Sixth Plan Government of India Act 1935 have been

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incorporated in the Constitution of India in the year (a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only
1950 as?
(c) 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
(a) Fundamental Rights.

(b) Directive Principles of State Policy. 13. When the Reserve Bank of India announces an
increase of the Cash Reserve Ratio, what does it
(c) Extent of executive power of State. mean?

(d) Conduct of business of the Government of India. (a) The commercial banks will have less money to
lend.

10. Consider the following countries: (b) The Reserve Bank of India have less money to
lend.
1. Brazil .
(c) The Union Government will have less money to
2. Mexico. lend .

3. South Africa According to UNCTAD, (d) The commercial banks will have more money to
lend.
which of the above is/are categorized as “Emerging
Economies”?
14. Consider the following statements:
(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 3 only
1. Biodiversity hotspots are located only in tropical
(c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 regions.

2. India has four biodiversity hotspots i.e., Eastern

11. A new type of El Nino called El Nino Modoki Himalayas, Western Himalayas, Western Ghats and
appeared in the news. In this context, consider the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
following statements:
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whereas El Nino Modoki forms in Eastern Pacific
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(a) A State Government can establish more than

(a) 1 only (b) 2 only one District Forum in a district if it deems fit.

(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (b) One of the members of the District Forum shall
be a woman .

12. With reference to Pondicherry (now Puducherry), (c) The District Forum entertains the complaints
consider the following statements: where the value of goods or services does not
exceed rupees fifty lakhs.
1. The first European power to occupy Pondicherry
were the Portuguese. (d) A complaint in relation to any goods sold or any
service provided may be filed with a District Forum
2. The second European power to occupy by the State Government as a representative of the
Pondicherry were the French. interests of the consumers in a general.

3. The English never occupied Pondicherry.

16. Consider the following statements: The
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Functions of commercial banks in India include .

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1. Purchase and sale of shares and securities on 20. Following are the characteristics of an area in
behalf of customers. India:

2. Acting as executors and trustees of wills. 1. Hot and humid climate.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 2. Annual rainfall 200 cm.

(a) 1 only (b) 2 only 3. Hill slopes up to an altitude of 1100 metres.

(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 4. Annual range of temperature 15oc to 30oC.

Select the correct answer using the code given

17. Inclusive growth as enunciated in the Eleventh below.
Five Year Plan does not include one of the following:
(a) Mustard (b) Cotton
(a) Reduction of poverty.
(c) Pepper (d) Virginia tobacco
(b) Extension of employment opportunities.

(c) Strengthening of capital market. 21. In a group of five persons A, B, C, D and E, there
is a professor, a doctor and lawyer. A and D are
(d) Reduction of gender inequality. unmarried ladies, and do not work. Of the married
couple in the Group, E is the husband. B is the
brother of A and is neither a doctor nor a lawyer.
18. King Cobra is the only snake that makes its own Who is the professor?
nest. Why does it make its nest?
(a) B (b) C
(a) It is a snake-eater and the nest helps attract
other snakes. (c) A (d) Cannot be determined
with the available data
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23. When you travel in certain parts of India, you will
2. Privatization of higher educational Institutions. notice red soil. What is the main reason for this
colour?
3. Down-sizing of bureaucracy.
(a) Abundance of magnesium
4. Selling/offloading the shares of Public Sector
Undertakings. (b) Accumulated humus

Select the correct answer using the code given (c) Presence of ferric oxides
below.
(d) Abundance of phosphates
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only (b) 2, 3 and 4
only
24. Consider the following:
(c) 1, 2 and 4 only (d) 3 and 4
only 1. Bluetooth device.

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2. Cordless phone . 2. Mild and wet winter.

3. Microwave oven. 3. Evergreen oak trees The above features are the
distinct characteristics of.
4. Wi – fi device Which of the above can operate
between 2.4 2.5 GHz range of radio frequency Select the correct answer using the code given
band? below.

(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 3 and 4 only (a) Mediterranean

(c) 1, 2 and 4 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (b) Eastern China

(c) Central Asia

25. Six books A, B, C, D, E and F are placed side by
side. B, C and E have blue cover and the other books (d) Atlantic coast of North America
have red cover. Only D and F are new books and the
rest are old. A, C and D are law reports and other are
Gazetteers. What book is a new law report with a red 30. In India, during the last decade the total
colour? cultivated land for which one of the following crops
has remained more or less stagnant?
(a) A (b) B
(a) Rice (b) Oilseeds
(c) C (d) D
(c) Pulses (d) Sugarcane

26. When ten persons shake hand with one another,

in how many ways is it possible? 31. Genetically modified “golden rice” has been
engineered to meet human nutritional requirements.
(a) 20 (b) 25 Which one of the following statements best qualifies
golden rice?
(c) 40 (d) 45
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28. Which bacterial strain, developed from natural
isolates by genetic manipulations, can be used for
treating oil spills? 32. After Quit India Movement, C. Rajagopalachari
issued a pamphlet entitled “The Way Out”. Which
(a) Agrobacterium one of the following was a proposal in this pamphlet?

(b) Clostridium (a) The establishment of a “War Advisory Council”

composed of representatives of British India and the
(c) Nitrosomonas Indian States .

(d) Pseudomonas (b) reconstitution of the Central Executive Council in

such a way that that all its members, except the
Governor General and the Commander – in – Chief
29. A geographic region has the following distinct should be Indian leaders .
characteristics?
(c) Fresh elections to the Central and Provincial
1. Warm and dry climate. Legislatures to be held at the end of 1945 and the

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Constitutional making body to be convened as soon fiscal year 2007-08.

as possible.
(b) Non-borrowing by the central government from
(d) A solution for the constitutional deadlock. Reserve Bank of India except under certain
circumstances.

33. Consider the following statements: (c) Elimination of primary deficit by the end of the
fiscal year 2008-09.
1. The Union Government fixes the Statutory
Minimum Price of sugarcane for each sugar season. (d) Fixing government guarantees in any financial
year as a percentage of GDP.
2. Sugar and sugarcane are Essential Commodities
Act.
37. Consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1. The “Bombay Manifesto” signed in 1936 openly
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only opposed the preaching of socialist ideals.

(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 2. It evoked support from a large section of business
community from all across India.

34. What are the possible limitations of India in Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
mitigating the global warming at present and in the
immediate future? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only

1. Appropriate alternate technologies are not (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
sufficiently available.

2. India cannot invest huge funds in research and 38. Which one of the following is not related to
development. United Nations?
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35. The diameters of two circular coins are in the 5.5 and 8 kmph respectively. When will they meet at
ratio of 1:3. The smaller coin is made to roll around that starting point for the first time?
the bigger coil till it returns to the position from
where the process of rolling started. (a) After 11 hours (b) After 21 hours

How many times the smaller coin rolled around the (c) After 22 hours (d) After 33 hours
bigger coin?

(a) 9 (b) 6 40. Consider the following statements: In India,

taxes on transactions in Stock Exchanges and
(c) 3 (d) 1.5 Futures Markets are

1. Levied by the Union

36. Which one of the following was not stipulated in
Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2. Collected by the State
2003?
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Elimination of revenue deficit by the end of the

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(a) 1 only (b) 2 only retired judicial officers only and not any other
person.
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(d) None of the statements given above is correct.

41. Consider the following statements:

45. Among the following, who was not a proponent
1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad persuaded Mahatma Gandhi of bhakti cult?
to come to Champaran to investigate the problem of
peasants. (a) Nagarjuna (b) Tukaram

2. Acharya J.B. Kriplani was one of Mahatma (c) Tyagaraja (d) Vallabhacharya
Gandhi’s colleagues in his Champaran investigation.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 46. What was the immediate cause for the launch of
the Swadeshi movement?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(a) The partition of Bengal done by Lord Curzon .
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(b) A sentence of 18 months rigorous imprisonment
imposed on Lokmanya Tilak.
42. With reference to BRIC countries, consider the
following statements: (c) The arrest and deportation of Lala Lajpat Rai and
Ajit Singh; and passing of the Punjab Colonization Bill
1. At present, China’s GDP is more than the .
combined GDP of all the three other countries.
(d) Death sentence pronounced on the Chapekar
2. China’s population is more than the combined brothers.
population of any two other countries. Which of the
statements given above is/are correct?
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(c) Internal governance may be decided by mutual
agreement among partners . (a) 1 only (b) 2 only

(d) It is corporate body with perpetual succession. (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor
2

44. With reference to Lok Adalats, which of the

following statements is correct? 48. Rivers that pass through Himachal Pradesh are?

(a) Lok Adalats have the jurisdiction to settle the (a) Beas and Chenab only
matters at pre-litigative stage and not those matter
pending before any court. (b) Beas and Ravi only

(b) Lok Adalats can deal with matters which are civil (c) Chenab, Ravi and Satluj only
and not criminal in nature.
(d) Beas, Chenab, Ravi, Satluj and Yamuna
(c) Every Lok Adalat consists of either serving or

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49. Recently, LASIK (Laser Assisted In Situ (a) Union Ministry of Finance.
Keratomileusis) procedure is being made popular for
vision correction. Which one of the following (b) Union Finance Commission .
statements in this context is not correct?
(c) Indian Banks’ Association.
(a) LASIK procedure is used to correct refractive
errors of the eye . (d) None of the above.

(b) It is a procedure that permanently changes the

shapes of the cornea. 54. The United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change (UNFCCC) is an international treaty
(c) It recues person’s dependence on glasses or drawn at:
contact lenses.

(d) It is a procedure that can be done on the person (a) United Nations Conference on the Human
of any age. Environment, Stockholm, 1972.

(b) UN Conference on Environment and

50. In the parlance of financial investments, the Development, Rio de Janeiro, 1992 .
term ‘bear’ denotes?
(c) World Summit on Sustainable Development,
(a) An investor who feels that the price of a Johannesburg, 2002.
particular security is going to fall.
(d) UN Climate Change Conference, Copenhagen,
(b) An investor who expects the price of particular 2009.
shares to rise.

(c) A shareholder or a bondholder who has an 55. With reference to the Non-banking Financial
interest in a company, financial or otherwise. Companies (NBFCs) in India, consider the following
statements:
(d) Any lender whether by making a loan or buying
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(c) International Organization for Standardization.

(d) World Standards Cooperation. 56. Other than Jatropha curcas, why is Pongamia
pinnata also considered a good option for the
production of bio-diesel in India?
52. Two trains leave New Delhi at the same time.
One travels north at 60 kmph and the other travels 1. Pongamia pinnata grows naturally in most of the
south at 40 kmph. After how many hours will the arid regions of India.
trains be 150 km apart?
2. The seeds of Pongamia pinnata are rich in lipid
(a) 3/2 (b) 4/3 content of which nearly above is/are correct?

(c) 3/4 (d) 15/2 Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only (b) 2 only

53. In India, the interest rate on savings accounts in
all the nationalized commercial banks is fixed by. (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

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57. Which one of the following processes in the Government:

bodies of living organism is a digestive process?
1. Cutting the tax rates.
(a) Breakdown of proteins into amino acids.
2. Increasing the government spending .
(b) Breakdown of glucose into CO2 and H2O.
3. Abolishing the subsidies In the context of
(c) Conversion of glucose into glycogen . economic recession, which of the above actions can
be considered a part of the “fiscal stimulus”
(d) Conversion of amino acids into proteins. package?

(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 only

58. Which one of the following reflects back more
sunlight as compared to other three? (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

(a) Sand desert

62. Stieglitz Commission established by the
(b) Paddy crop land President of the United Nations General Assembly
was in the international news. The commission was
(c) Land covered with fresh snow supposed to deal with.

(d) Prairie land (a) The challenges posed by the impending global
climate change and prepare a road map .

59. With regard to the transmission of the Human (b) The workings of the global financial systems and
Immuno deficiency Virus, which one of the following to explore ways and means to secure a more
statements is not correct? sustainable global order.

(a) The chances of transmission from female to (c) Global terrorism and prepare a global action plan
male are twice as likely as from male to female. for the mitigation of terrorism .
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60. The approximate representation of land use
classification in India is? (d) The Union Finance Minister.

(a) Net area sown 25%; forest 33%; other areas

42%. 64. A cuboid has six sides of different colours. The
red side is opposite to black. The blue side is
(b) Net area sown 58%; forest 17%; other areas adjacent to while. The brown side is adjacent to blue.
25%. The red side is face down. Which one of the following
would be the opposite to brown?
(c) Net area sown 43%; forest 29%; other areas
28%. (a) Red (b) Black

(d) Net area sown 47%; forest 23%; other areas (c) White (d) Blue
30%.

65. Consider the following pairs: Protected Area Well-

61. Consider the following actions by the known for:

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1. Bhiterkanika, Orissa Salt Water Crocodile. (a) Keep all the sites completely inaccessible to man
so that they will not be exploited.
2. Desert National Park, Rajasthan Great Indian
Bustard. (b) Conserve all the sites through ecosystem
approach and permit tourism and recreation only.
3. Eravikulam, Kerala Hoolak Gibbon.
(c) Conserve all the sites through ecosystem
Select the correct answer using the code given approach for a period without any exploitation, with
below. specific criteria and specific period for each site, and
then allow sustainable use of then by future
(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only generations.

(c) 2 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 only (d) Conserve all the sites through ecosystem
approach and allow their simultaneous sustainable
use.

66. Who among the following were official Congress

negotiations with Cripps Mission? 70. In order to comply with TRIPS Agreement, India
enacted the Geographical Indications off Goods
(a) Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel. (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999. The
difference/differences between a “Trade Mark” and a
(b) Acharya J. B. Kripalani and C. Rajagopalachari. Geographical Indication is/are:

(c) Pandit Nehru and Maulana Azad. 1. A Trade Mark is an individual or a company’s right
whereas a Geographical Indication is a community’s
(d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad and Rafi Ahmed Kidwai. right.

2. A Trade Mark can be licensed whereas a

67. There are only two known examples of cave Geographical Indication cannot be licensed.
paintings of the Gupta period in ancient India. One of
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created the Covenanted Civil Service of India which stand in a line such that two of them, A and B are
later came to be known as the Indian Civil Service? always together?

(a) Warren Hastings (a) 6 (b) 12

(b) Wellesley (c) 18 (d) 24

(c) Cornwallis
72. Due to their extensive rice cultivation, some
(d) William Bentinck regions may be contributing to global warming. To
what possible reason/reasons is this attributable?

69. India is a party to the Ramsar Convention and 1. The anaerobic conditions associated with rice
has declared many areas as Ramsar Sites. Which of cultivation cause the emission of methane.
the following statements best describes as to how
we should maintain these sites in the context of this 2. When nitrogen based fertilizers are used, nitrous
Convention? oxide is emitted from the cultivated soil.

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Select the correct answer using the code given

below. 76. As a result of their annual survey, the National
Geographic Society and an international polling firm
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only GlobeScan gave India top rank in Greendex 2009
score. What is this score?
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(a) It is a measure of efforts made by different
countries in adopting technologies for reducing
73. Chlorination is a process used for water- carbon footprint .
purification. The disinfecting action of chlorine is
mainly due to. (b) It is a measure of environmentally sustainable
consumer behaviour in different countries.
(a) The formation of hydrochloric acid when chlorine
is added to water. (c) It is an assessment of programmes/ schemes
undertaken by different countries for improving the
(b) The formation of hypochlorous acid when conservation of natural resources.
chlorine is added to water.
(d) It is an index showing the volume of carbon
(c) The formation of nascent oxygen when chlorine credits sold by different countries.
is added to water .

(d) The formation of hydrogen when chlorine is 77. Consider the following which can be found in the
added to water. ambient atmospheres:

1. Soot
74. Which one of the following statements is an
appropriate description of deflation? 2. Sulphur hexafluoride

(a) It is a sudden fall in the value of a currency 3. Water vapour

against other currencies.
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have been the most likely geographical impact on which may be appropriated by the Panchayats in
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India? that particular State?

1. Much of the country would experience the cold (a) District Planning Committees .
waves from Siberia.
(b) State Finance Commission.
2. Indo-gangetic plain would be devoid of such
extensive alluvial soils. (c) Finance Ministry of that State .

3. The pattern of monsoon would be different from (d) Panchayati Raj Ministry of that State.
what it is at present.

Select the correct answer using the code given 79. Consider the following statements:
below.
1. The Commonwealth has no charter, treaty or
(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 3 only constitution.

(c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 only 2. All the territories/countries once under the British
empire (jurisdiction/rule/mandate) automatically

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joined the Commonwealth as its members. 84. In a meeting, the map of a village was placed in
such a manner that south-east becomes north, north-
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? east becomes west and so on. What will south
become?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(a) North (b) North-east
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(c) North-west (d) West

80. A pesticide which is a chlorinated hydrocarbon is

sprayed on a food crop. The food chain is: Food crop 85. What is the principle by which a cooling system
– Rat – Snake – Hawk. In this food chain, the highest (Radiator) in a motor car works?
concentration of the pesticide would accumulate in
which one of the following? (a) Conduction only .

(a) Food crop (b) Rat (b) Convection.

(c) Snake (d) Hawk (c) Radiation only.

(d) Both conduction and radiation.

81. With reference to the United Nations Convention
on the Right of the Child, consider the following:
86. Consider the following statements: The Supreme
1. The Right to Development . Court of India tenders advice to the President of
India on matters of law or fact:
2. The Right to Expression .
1. On its own initiative (on any matter of larger
3. The Right to Recreation Which of the above is/are public interest).
the Rights of the child? .
2. If he seeks such an advice.
(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 3 only
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87. Which among the following do/does not

83. Widespread resistance of malarial parasite to belong/belongs to the GSM family of wireless
drugs like chloroquine has prompted attempts to technologies?
develop a malarial vaccine to combat malaria. Why
is it difficult to develop an effective malaria vaccine? (a) EDGE (b) LTE

(a) Malaria in caused by several species of (c) DSL (d) Both EDGE and LTE
Plasmodium.

(b) Man does not develop immunity to malaria 88. Why did Buddhism start declining in India in the
during natural infection. early medieval times?

(c) Vaccines can be developed only against 1. Buddha was by that time considered as one of the
bacteria. incarnations of Vishnu and thus became a part of
Vaishnavism.
(d) Man is only an intermediate host and not the
definitive host. 2. The invading tribes from Central Asia till the time
of last Gupta king adopted Hinduism and persecuted

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Buddhists. (b) Kolleru Lake : Krishna

3. The Kings of Gupta dynasty were strongly (c) Ukai Reservoir : Tapi
opposed to Buddhism.
(d) Wular Lake : Jhelum
Select the correct answer using the code given
below.
93. Six persons M, N, O, P, Q and R are sitting in two
(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 3 only rows, three in each. Q is not at the end of any row. P
is second to the left of R. O is the neighbor of Q and
(c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 only is sitting diagonally opposite to P. N is the neighbor
of R. On the basis of above information, who is
facing N?

89. If a potato is placed on a pure paper plate which (a) R (b) Q

is white and unprinted and put in a microwave oven,
the potato heats up but the paper plate does not. (c) P (d) M
This is because:

(a) Potato is mainly made up of starch whereas 94. Which reference to the Constitution of India,
paper is mainly made up of cellulose. consider the following:

(b) Potato transmits microwaves whereas paper 1. Fundamental Rights.

reflects microwaves.
2. Fundamental Duties.
(c) Potato contains water whereas paper does not
contain water. 3. Directive Principles of State Policy.

(d) Potato is a fresh organic material whereas paper Select the correct answer using the code given
is a dead organic material. below.
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90. Which one of the following can one come across

if one travels through the Strait of Malacca? (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 only
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(c) Java (d) Singapore 95. A great deal of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
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the news. In this context, which one of the following regard receiving FDI.
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statements is not correct?

(b) India has double taxation avoidance agreement
(a) It is a robotic image guided system . with Mauritius.

(b) It delivers an extremely precise does of radiation (c) Most citizens of Mauritius have ethnic identity
. with India and so they feel secure to invest in India.

(c) It has the capability of achieving sub-millimetre (d) Impending dangers of global climatic change
accuracy. prompts Mauritius to make huge investments in
India.
(d) It can help the spread of tumour in the body.

96. In the context of space technology, what is

92. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly “Bhuvan”, recently in the news?
matched Dam Lake River?
(a) A until satellite launched by ISRO for promoting
(a) Govind Sagar : Satluj the distance education in India .
(b) The name given to the next Moon Impact Probe,

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for Chandrayan – II . in 1907. Which one of the following was not one of
those resolutions?
(c) A geoportal of ISRO with 3 D imaging capabilities
of India. (a) Annulment of partition of Bengal

(d) A space telescope developed by India. (b) Boycott

(c) National education

97. Consider the following statements:
(d) Swadeshi
1. The Taxus tree naturally found in the Himalayas.

2. The Taxus tree is listed in the Red Data Book. 101. With reference to the institution of Banking
Ombudsman in India, which one of the statements is
3. A drug called “taxol” is obtained from Taxus tree not correct?
is effective against Parkinson’s disease.
(a) The Banking Ombudsman is appointed by the
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Reserve Bank of India .

(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only (b) The Banking Ombudsman can consider
complaints from Non-Resident Indians having
(c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 accounts in India.

(c) The orders passed by the Banking Ombudsman,

98. Examine the following statements: are final and binding on the parties concerned .

1. All colours are pleasant . (d) The service provided by the Banking
Ombudsman is free of any fee.
2. Some colours are pleasant.

3. No colour is pleasant.
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1. Nationalization of Banks . them.

2. Formation of Regional Rural Banks. (d) They have remained in that particular stage of
evolution as living fossils, a link between autotrophs
3. Adoption of villages by Bank Branches Which of and heterotrophs.
the above can be considered as steps taken to
achieve the “financial inclusion” in India?
103. An objective of the National Food Security
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only Mission is to increase the production of certain crops
through area expansion and productivity
(c) 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 enhancement in a sustainable manner in the
identified district of the country. What are those
crops?
100. Four resolutions were passed at the famous
Calcutta session of Indian National Congress in 1906. (a) Rice and wheat only.
The question of either retention OR of rejection of
these four resolutions became the cause of a split in (b) Rice, wheat and pulses only .
Congress at the next Congress session held in Surat

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(c) Rice, wheat, pulses and oil seeds only. (c) ASEAN – India Free Trade Agreement.

(d) Rice, wheat, pulses, oil seeds and vegetables. (d) G – 20 Summits.

104. With reference to India, consider the following 108. By a regulation in 1973, the District Collector
statements: was deprived of his judicial powers and made the
collecting agent only. What was the reason for such
1. The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) in India to regulation?
available on a monthly basis only.
(a) Lord Cornwallis felt that the District Collector’s
2. As compared to Consumer Price Index – for efficiency of revenue collection would enormously
Industrial Workers (CPI (IW)), the WPI gives less increase without the burden of other work.
weight to food articles.
(b) Lord Cornwallis felt that Judicial power should
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? compulsorily be in the hands of Europeans while
Indians can be given the job of revenue collection in
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only the districts .

(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (c) Lord Cornwallis was alarmed at the extent of
power concentrated in the District Collector and felt
that such absolute power was undesirable in one
105. Which one of the following is responsible for person .
the preparation and presentation of Union Budget to
the Parliament? (d) The judicial work demanded a deep knowledge of
India and a good training in law and Lord Cornwallis
(a) department of Revenue. felt that District Collector should be only a revenue
collector.
(b) Department of Economic Affairs .

(c) Department of Financial Services .

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Which of the statements given above is/are financing select social sectors.
correct?
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 only
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4 (d) 3 only

107. In the context of the affairs of which of the

following is the phrase “Special Safeguard 110. Consider the following statements:
Mechanisms” mentioned in the news frequently?
1. The boundaries of a National Park are defined by
(a) United Nations Environment Programme . legislation.

(b) World Trade Organization. 2. A Biosphere Reserve is declared to conserve a few

specific species of flora and fauna.

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3. In a Wildlife Sanctuary, limited biotic interference (c) A quarter of the villagers who have their own
is permitted. houses cultivate paddy.

Select the correct answer using the code given (d) Half of the villagers who cultivate paddy are
below. literate.

(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only

114. Tamil Nadu is a leading producer of mill-made
cotton yarn in the country. What could be the
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 only reason?

1. Black cotton soil is the predominant type of soil in

the State.
111. Two of the schemes launched by the
Government of India for Women’s development are 2. Rich pool of skilled labour is available.
Swadhar and Swayam Siddha. As regards the
difference between them, consider the following Select the correct answer using the code given
statements: below.

1. Swayam Siddha is meant for those in difficult (a) 1 only (b) 2 only
circumstances such as women survivors of natural
disasters or terrorism, women prisoners released (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
from jails, mentally challenged women etc. whereas
Swadhar is meant for holistic empowerment of
women through Self Help Groups. 115. The International Development Association,
lending agency, is administered by the.
2. Swayam Siddha is implemented through Local Self
Government bodies or reputed Voluntary (a) International Bank for Reconstruction and
Organizations whereas Swadhar is implemented Development.
through the ICDS units set up in the states.
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(a) Currency Futures Trading . (a) They convert – atmospheric methane into
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ammonia which the crop plants can absorb readily .

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(b) Commodities Futures Trading .

(b) They include the crop plants to produce the
(c) Equity Futures Trading. enzymes which help convert atmospheric nitrogen to
nitrates .
(d) Both Commodities Futures and Financial Futures
Trading. (c) They have the mechanism to convert
atmospheric nitrogen into a form that the crop
plants can absorb readily .
113. Half of the villagers of a certain village have
their own house. One-fifth of the villagers cultivate (d) They include the roots of the crop plants to
paddy. One-third of the villagers are literate. Four- absorb the nitrates in larger quantities.
fifth of the villages are below twenty five. Then,
which one of the following is certainly true?
117. Consider the following statements:
(a) All the villagers who have their own houses are
literate. 1. On the planet Earth, the fresh water available for
use amounts to about less than 1% of the total water
(b) Some villagers under twenty five are literate. found.

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2. Of the total fresh water found on the planet Earth electric lamps causes mercury pollution in the
95% is bound up in polar ice caps and glaciers. environment. Why is mercury used in the
manufacture of these lamps?
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) A mercury coating on the inside of the lamp
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only makes the light bright white.

(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (b) When the lamp is switched on, the mercury in
the lamp causes the emission of ultra-violet
radiations.
118. With reference to Indian economy, consider the
following statements: (c) When the lamp is switched on, it is the mercury
which converts the ultra-violet energy into visible
1. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has increased light .
by four times in the last 10 years.
(d) None of the statement given above is correct
2. The percentage share of Public Sector in GDP has about the use of mercury in the manufacture of
declined in the last 10 years. fluorescent lamps.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

122. Which of the following is/are treated as
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only artificial currency?

(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (a) ADR (b) GDR

(c) SDR (d) Both ADR and SDR

119. With reference to soil conservation, consider
the following practices:
123. A man fills a basked with eggs in such a way
1. Crop rotation that the number of eggs added on each successive
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(c) 1, 3 and 4 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only 124. Consider the following:
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1. Oxides of Hydrogen .

120. As per the UN-Habitat’s Global Report on 2. Oxides of Nitrogen .

Human Settlements 2009, which one among the
following regions has shown the fastest growth rate 3. Oxides of Sulphur Which of the above
of urbanization in the last three decades? causes/cause acid rain?

(a) Asia (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 3 only

(b) Europe (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

(c) Latin America and Caribbean

125. Two number X and Y are respectively 20% and
(d) North America 28% less than a third number Z. By what percent is
the number Y less than the number X?

121. Indiscriminate disposal of used fluorescent (a) 8% (b) 95

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(c) 10% (d) 12% following as a percentage of gross tax revenue has
significantly declined in the last five years?

126. The latitudes that pass through Sikkim also (a) Service Tax (b) Personal income tax
pass through?
(c) Excise duty (d) Corporation tax
(a) Rajasthan

(b) Punjab 131. Each person’s performance compared with all

other person is to be done to rank them subjectively.
(c) Himachal Pradesh How many comparisons are needed in total, if there
are 11 persons?
(d) Jammu and Kashmir
(a) 66 (b) 55

127. The SEZ Act, 2005 which came into effect in (c) 54 (d) 45
February 2006 has certain objectives. In this
context, consider the following:
132. A candidate attempted 12 questions and
1. Development of infrastructure facilities. secured full marks in all of them.

2. Promotion of investment from foreign sources. If he obtained 60% in the test and all questions
carried equal marks, then what is the number of
3. Promotion of exports of services only. questions in the test?

Select the correct answer using the code given (a) 36 (b) 30
below.
(c) 25 (d) 20
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 3 only

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of Indus. (a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only

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(d) It is lost in the marshy land of the Rann of (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 only
Kuchchh.

129. What causes wind to deflect toward left in the 134. The difference between the simple interest
Southern hemisphere? received from two banks on Rs. 500 for two years is
Rs. 2.50. What is the difference between their rates?
(a) Temperature
(a) 0.5% (b) 0.5%
(b) Magnetic field
(c) 1% (d) 2.5%
(c) Rotation of the earth

(d) Pressure 135. From the point of view of evolution of living

organisms, which one of the following is the correct
sequence of evolution?
130. In India, the tax proceeds of which one of the

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(a) Otter – Tortoise – Shark . (c) Pongamia

(b) Shark – Tortoise – Otter. (d) Sunflower

(c) Tortoise – Shark – Otter.

139. Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles produce one of the
(d) Shark – Otter – Tortoise. following as “exhaust”

(a) NH3 (b) CH4

136. In the context of bilateral trade negotiations
between India and European Union, what is the (c) H2O (d) H2O2
difference between European Commission and
European Council?
140. Sustainable development is described as the
1. European Commission represents the EU in trade development that meets the needs of the present
negotiations whereas European Council participates without compromising the ability of future
in them legislation of matters pertaining to economic generations to meet their own needs. In this
policies of the European Union. perspective, inherently the concept of sustainable
development is intertwined with which of the
2. European Commission comprises the Heads of following concepts?
State or government of member countries whereas
the European Council comprises of the persons (a) Social justice and empowerment
nominated by European Parliament.
(b) Inclusive Growth
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(c) Globalization
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(d) Carrying capacity
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

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141. In India, which type of forest among the
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by the Planning Commission as a mega science

project under the 11th Five-Year Plan. In this (a) Montane Wet Temperate Forest.
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Congress in 1931 presided over by Sardar Patel, who

4. Trillions of Neutrinos pass through human body drafted the Resolution on Fundamental Rights and
every second. Economic Programme?

Which of the statements given above are correct? (a) Mahatma Gandhi .

(a) 1 and 3 only (b) 1, 2 and 3 only (b) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.

(c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad .

(d) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.

138. Given below are the names of four energy
crops. Which one of them can be cultivated for
ethanol? 143. Consider the following statements:

(a) Jatropha 1. Every individual in the population is equally

susceptible host for Swine Flu.
(b) Maize

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2. Antibiotics have no role in the primary treatment (c) 512 (d) 1024
of Swine Flu.

3. To prevent the future spread of Swine Flu in the 147. What was the immediate reason for Ahmad
epidemic area, the swine (pigs) must all be culled. Shah Abdali to invade India and fight the Third Battle
of Panipat?
Select the correct answer using the code given
below. (a) He wanted to avenge the expulsion by Marathas
of his viceroy Timur Shah from Lahore.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only (b) The frustrated governor of Jullundhar Adina Beg
Khan invited him to invade Punjab.
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 only (c) He wanted to punish Mughal administration for
non-payment of the revenues of the Chahar Mahal
(Gujarat, Aurangabad, Sialkot and Pasrur).

144. Mon 863 is a variety of maize. It was in the (d) He wanted to annex all the fertile plains of
news for the following reason? Punjab up to the borders of Delhi to his kingdom.

(a) It is a genetically modified dwarf variety which is

resistant to drought. 148. Which of the following terms indicates a
mechanism used by commercial banks for providing
(b) It is a genetically modified variety which is pest credit to the government?
resistant.
(a) Cash Credit Ratio .
(c) It is a genetically modified variety with ten times
higher protein content than regular maize crop. (b) Debt Service Obligation.

(d) It is a genetically modified variety used (c) Liquidity Adjustment Facility.

exclusively for bio - fuel production.
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at the Centre. (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

(d) It recommended the creation of Indian Police

Service with a provision for increased pay and 150. Though coffee and tea both are cultivated on
allowances for British recruits as compared to Indian hill slopes, there is some difference between them
recruits. regarding their cultivation. In this context, consider
the following statements:

146. A question paper had ten questions. Each 1. Coffee plant requires a hot and humid climate of
question could only be answered as True (T) or False tropical areas whereas tea can be cultivated in both
(F). Each candidate answered all the questions. Yet, tropical and subtropical areas.
no two candidates wrote the answers in an identical
sequence. How many different sequence of answer 2. Coffee is a propagated by seeds but tea is
are possible? propagated by stem cuttings only.

(a) 20 (b) 40 Select the correct answer using the code given
below.

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(a) 1 only (b) 2 only

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Q.2 a b c d Q.37 a b c d Q.72 a b c d Q.107 a b c

Q.3 a b c d Q.38 a b c d Q.73 a b c d Q.108 a b c

Q.4 a b c d Q.39 a b c d Q.74 a b c d Q.109 a b c

Q.5 a b c d Q.40 a b c d Q.75 a b c d Q.110 a b c

Q.6 a b c d Q.41 a b c d Q.76 a b c d Q.111 a b c

Q.7 a b c d Q.42 a b c d Q.77 a b c d Q.112 a b c

Q.8 a b c d Q.43 a b c d Q.78 a b c d Q.113 a b c

Q.9 a b c d Q.44 a b c d Q.79 a b c d Q.114 a b c

Q.10 a b c d Q.45 a b c d Q.80 a b c d Q.115 a b c

Q.11 a b c d Q.46 a b c d Q.81 a b c d Q.116 a b c

Q.12 a b c d Q.47 a b c d Q.82 a b c d Q.117 a b c

Q.13 a b c d Q.48 a b c d Q.83 a b c d Q.118 a b c

Q.14 a b c d Q.49 a b c d Q.84 a b c d Q.119 a b c

Q.15 a b c d Q.50 a b c d Q.85 a b c d Q.120 a b c

Q.16 a b c d Q.51 a b c d Q.86 a b c d Q.121 a b c

Q.17 a b c d Q.52 a b c d Q.87 a b c d Q.122 a b c

Q.18 a b c d Q.53 a b c d Q.88 a b c d Q.123 a b c

Q.19 a b c d Q.54 a b c d Q.89 a b c d Q.124 a b c

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Q.22 a b c d Q.57 a b c d Q.92 a b c d Q.127 a b c

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Q.23 a b c d Q.58 a b c d Q.93 a b c d Q.128 a b c

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Q.24 a b c d Q.59 a b c d Q.94 a b c d Q.129 a b c

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Q.25 a b c d Q.60 a b c d Q.95 a b c d Q.130 a b c

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Q.29 a b c d Q.64 a b c d Q.99 a b c d Q.134 a b c

Q.30 a b c d Q.65 a b c d Q.100 a b c d Q.135 a b c

Q.31 a b c d Q.66 a b c d Q.101 a b c d Q.136 a b c

Q.32 a b c d Q.67 a b c d Q.102 a b c d Q.137 a b c

Q.33 a b c d Q.68 a b c d Q.103 a b c d Q.138 a b c

Q.34 a b c d Q.69 a b c d Q.104 a b c d Q.139 a b c

Q.35 a b c d Q.70 a b c d Q.105 a b c d Q.140 a b c

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