1. In the budget for 2011-2012, the fiscal deficit (% of GDP) for 2011-2012 has been projected at
(a) 5.1
(b) 5.0
(c) 4.6
(d) 3.4
Ans C
2. Which was described by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as the ‘heart and soul’ of the Constitution?
(a) Right to Equality
(b) Right against Exploitation
(c) Right to Constitutional Remedies
(d) Rights to Freedom of Religion
Ans C
3. Which is not the concern of the local government?
(a) Public Health
(b) Sanitation
(c) Law and order
(d) Public Utility Services
Ans C
4. In India, the concept of single citizenship is adopted from
(a) England
(b) U.S.A.
(c) Canada
(d) France
Ans
5. Who had proposed partyless democracy in India
(a) Jaya Prakash Narayan
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Vinoba Bhave
(d) S.A. Dange
Ans A
6. Disinvestment in Public Sector is called
(a) Liberalisation
(b) Globalisation
(c) Industrialisation
(d) Privatisation
Ans D
7. ‘Darwin finches’ refers to a group of
(a) Fishes
(b) Lizards
(c) Birds
(d) Amphibians
Ans C
8. An individual’s actual standard of living can be assessed by
(a) Gross National Income
(b) Net National Income
(c) Per Capita Income
(d) Disposable Personal Income
Ans D
9. As announced by the Finance Minister in his Budget speech on 28th February 2011, with a view to assist States in modernising their stamp and registration administration, E-stamping is expected to be rolled out in all the districts of different States in a period of
(a) one year
(b) two year
(c) three year
(d) five year
Ans C
10. Which Sikh Guru called himself the ‘Sachcha Badshah’?
(a) Guru Gobind Singh
(b) Guru Hargoving
(c) Guru Tegh Bahadur
(d) Guru Arjun Dev
Ans B
11. The Civil Disobedience Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in
(a) 1928
(b) 1930
(c) 1931
(d) 1922
Ans B
12. What is the maximum strength prescribed for State Legislative Assemblies?
(a) 350
(b) 600
(c) 500
(d) 750
Ans C
13. Fa-hien visited India during the region of
(a) Chandragupta II
(b) Samundragupta
(c) Ramagupta
(d) Kumaragupta
Ans A
14. At which place in Bengal was the East India Company given permission to trade and build a factory by the Mughals in 1651?
(a) Calcutta
(b) Cassim Bazar
(c) Singur
(d) Burdwan
Ans B
15. Diu is an island off
(a) Daman
(b) Goa
(c) Gujarat
(d) Maharashtra
Ans C
16. Which from the following is a land-locked sea?
(a) Red Sea
(b) Timor Sea
(c) North Sea
(d) Aral Sea
Ans D
17. Shivasamudram Falls is found in the course of river
(a) Krishna
(b) Godavari
(c) Cauvery
(d) Mahanandi
Ans C
18. Who gave the slogan “Inquilab Zindabad”?
(a) Chandrashekhar Azad
(b) Subhash Chandra Bose
(c) Bhagat Singh
(d) Iqbal
Ans C
19. The position of India Railways network in the world is
(a) second
(b) third
(c) fourth
(d) fifth
Ans C
20. The oldest international airline is
(a) Dutch. KLM
(b) Air Canada
(c) Qantas Airways
(d) Air Sahara
Ans A
21. Which of the following can be used to absorb neutrons to control the chain reaction during nuclear fission?
(a) Boron
(b) Heavy water
(c) Uranium
(d) Plutonium
Ans D
22. Hydrogen bomb is based on the principle of
(a) controlled fission reaction
(b) uncontrolled fission reaction
(c) controlled fusion reaction
(d) uncontrolled fusion reaction
Ans D
23. Troposphere is the hottest part of the atmosphere because
(a) it is closest to the Sun
(b) there are charged particles in it
(c) it is heated by the Earth’s surface
(d) heat is generated in it
Ans C
24. The outermost layer of the Sun is called
(a) Chromosphere
(b) Photosphere
(c) Corona
(d) Lithosphere
Ans C
25. Where was India’s computer installed?
(a) Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
(b) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
(c) Indian Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Burnpur
(d) Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta
Ans D
26. The dried flower buds are used as a spice in
(a) Cardamom
(b) Cinnamon
(c) Cloves
(d) Saffron
Ans C
27. The tissue in man where no cell division occurs after birth is
(a) skeletal
(b) nerves
(c) connective
(d) germinal
Ans B
28. DNA fingerprinting is used to identify the
(a) Parents
(b) Rapist
(c) Thieves
(d) All the above
Ans D
29. The normal cholesterol level in human blood is
(a) 80 – 120 mg%
(b) 120 – 140 mg%
(c) 140 – 180 mg%
(d) 180 – 200 mg%
Ans D
30. Which of the following are warm-blooded animals?
(a) Whales
(b) Whale Sharks
(c) Alytes
(d) Draco
Ans A
31. Syrinx is the voice box in
(a) Amphibians
(b) Reptiles
(c) Birds
(d) Mammals
Ans C
32. The largest ecosystem of the Earth is
(a) Biome
(b) Hydrosphere
(c) Lithosphere
(d) Biosphere
Ans A
33. In a food chain, the solar energy utilized by plants is only
(a) 10 per cent
(b) 1 per cent
(c) 0.1 per cent
(d) 0.01 per cent
Ans C
34. Supersonic jet causes pollution by thinning of
(a) O3 layer
(b) O2 layer
(c) SO2 layer
(d) CO2 layer
Ans A
35. OTEC stand for
(a) Ocean Thermal Energy Conservation
(b) Oil and Thermal Energy Conservation
(c) Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion
(d) Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion
Ans D
36. As per Railway Budget for 2011-2012, the senior citizen concession for men has been increased from
(a) 25 % to 30%
(b) 30 % to 40%
(c) 40 % to 50%
(d) 30 % to 50%
Ans B
37. The monster earthquake-cum-tsunami which his Japan on March, 11, 2011 has moved the country’s main island, Honshu, by about
(a) two feet
(b) three feet
(c) five feet
(d) eight feet
Ans D
38. What is the commonly used unit for measuring the speed of data transmission?
(a) Mega Hertz
(b) Character per second
(c) Bits per second
(d) Nano seconds
Ans C
39. Which type of reaction produces the most harmful radiation?
(a) Fusion reaction
(b) Fission reaction
(c) Chemical reaction
(d) Photo-Chemical reaction
Ans B
40. Which type of glass is used for making glass reinforced plastic?
(a) Pyrex glass
(b) Flint glass
(c) Quartz glass
(d) Fibre glass
Ans D
41. Which of the following metals causes Itai-Itai disease?
(a) Cadmium
(b) Chromium
(c) Cobalt
(d) Copper
Ans A
42. Glycol is added to aviation gasoline because it
(a) reduces evaporation of petrol
(b) increases efficiency of petrol
(c) prevents freezing of petrol
(d) reduces consumption of petrol
Ans C
43. Who invented penicillin?
(a) Alexander Fleming
(b) Louis Pasteur
(c) Dresser
(d) Edward Jenner
Ans A
44. 2018 FIFA World Cup would be held in
(a) Russia
(b) Qatar
(c) France
(d) Netherlands
Ans A
45. Who of the following was not the recipient of Nobel Prize in Economics 2010?
(a) Peter A. Diamond
(b) Christopher Pissarides
(c) Lui Xiaobo
(d) Dale Mortensen
Ans C
46. Which troubled model was recalled recently by the Indian automobile giant Maruti Suzuki for replacement of faulty fuel pump gasket?
(a) Maruti 800
(b) Maruti A-Star
(c) Wagon R
(d) Baleno
Ans B
47. As a part of Human Resource Development Ministry’s ‘brain gain’ policy to attract global talent, 14 world class universities to attract global talents are proposed to be set up in various states. Name the state from the following where no university of the aforesaid type is proposed to be located.
(a) Punjab
(b) Bihar
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Uttaranchal
Ans D
48. Who discovered South Pole?
(a) Robert Peary
(b) Amundsen
(c) John Cabot
(d) Tasman
Ans B
49. Which of the following folk dances is associated with Rajasthan?
(a) Rauf
(b) Jhora
(c) Veedhi
(d) Suisini
Ans D
50. Which of the following books is authored by V.S. Naipalu?
(a) The Rediscovery of India
(b) A House for Mr. Biswas
(c) Witness the Night
(d) Tender Hooks
Ans B
(a) 5.1
(b) 5.0
(c) 4.6
(d) 3.4
Ans C
2. Which was described by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as the ‘heart and soul’ of the Constitution?
(a) Right to Equality
(b) Right against Exploitation
(c) Right to Constitutional Remedies
(d) Rights to Freedom of Religion
Ans C
3. Which is not the concern of the local government?
(a) Public Health
(b) Sanitation
(c) Law and order
(d) Public Utility Services
Ans C
4. In India, the concept of single citizenship is adopted from
(a) England
(b) U.S.A.
(c) Canada
(d) France
Ans
5. Who had proposed partyless democracy in India
(a) Jaya Prakash Narayan
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Vinoba Bhave
(d) S.A. Dange
Ans A
6. Disinvestment in Public Sector is called
(a) Liberalisation
(b) Globalisation
(c) Industrialisation
(d) Privatisation
Ans D
7. ‘Darwin finches’ refers to a group of
(a) Fishes
(b) Lizards
(c) Birds
(d) Amphibians
Ans C
8. An individual’s actual standard of living can be assessed by
(a) Gross National Income
(b) Net National Income
(c) Per Capita Income
(d) Disposable Personal Income
Ans D
9. As announced by the Finance Minister in his Budget speech on 28th February 2011, with a view to assist States in modernising their stamp and registration administration, E-stamping is expected to be rolled out in all the districts of different States in a period of
(a) one year
(b) two year
(c) three year
(d) five year
Ans C
10. Which Sikh Guru called himself the ‘Sachcha Badshah’?
(a) Guru Gobind Singh
(b) Guru Hargoving
(c) Guru Tegh Bahadur
(d) Guru Arjun Dev
Ans B
11. The Civil Disobedience Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in
(a) 1928
(b) 1930
(c) 1931
(d) 1922
Ans B
12. What is the maximum strength prescribed for State Legislative Assemblies?
(a) 350
(b) 600
(c) 500
(d) 750
Ans C
13. Fa-hien visited India during the region of
(a) Chandragupta II
(b) Samundragupta
(c) Ramagupta
(d) Kumaragupta
Ans A
14. At which place in Bengal was the East India Company given permission to trade and build a factory by the Mughals in 1651?
(a) Calcutta
(b) Cassim Bazar
(c) Singur
(d) Burdwan
Ans B
15. Diu is an island off
(a) Daman
(b) Goa
(c) Gujarat
(d) Maharashtra
Ans C
16. Which from the following is a land-locked sea?
(a) Red Sea
(b) Timor Sea
(c) North Sea
(d) Aral Sea
Ans D
17. Shivasamudram Falls is found in the course of river
(a) Krishna
(b) Godavari
(c) Cauvery
(d) Mahanandi
Ans C
18. Who gave the slogan “Inquilab Zindabad”?
(a) Chandrashekhar Azad
(b) Subhash Chandra Bose
(c) Bhagat Singh
(d) Iqbal
Ans C
19. The position of India Railways network in the world is
(a) second
(b) third
(c) fourth
(d) fifth
Ans C
20. The oldest international airline is
(a) Dutch. KLM
(b) Air Canada
(c) Qantas Airways
(d) Air Sahara
Ans A
21. Which of the following can be used to absorb neutrons to control the chain reaction during nuclear fission?
(a) Boron
(b) Heavy water
(c) Uranium
(d) Plutonium
Ans D
22. Hydrogen bomb is based on the principle of
(a) controlled fission reaction
(b) uncontrolled fission reaction
(c) controlled fusion reaction
(d) uncontrolled fusion reaction
Ans D
23. Troposphere is the hottest part of the atmosphere because
(a) it is closest to the Sun
(b) there are charged particles in it
(c) it is heated by the Earth’s surface
(d) heat is generated in it
Ans C
24. The outermost layer of the Sun is called
(a) Chromosphere
(b) Photosphere
(c) Corona
(d) Lithosphere
Ans C
25. Where was India’s computer installed?
(a) Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
(b) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
(c) Indian Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Burnpur
(d) Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta
Ans D
26. The dried flower buds are used as a spice in
(a) Cardamom
(b) Cinnamon
(c) Cloves
(d) Saffron
Ans C
27. The tissue in man where no cell division occurs after birth is
(a) skeletal
(b) nerves
(c) connective
(d) germinal
Ans B
28. DNA fingerprinting is used to identify the
(a) Parents
(b) Rapist
(c) Thieves
(d) All the above
Ans D
29. The normal cholesterol level in human blood is
(a) 80 – 120 mg%
(b) 120 – 140 mg%
(c) 140 – 180 mg%
(d) 180 – 200 mg%
Ans D
30. Which of the following are warm-blooded animals?
(a) Whales
(b) Whale Sharks
(c) Alytes
(d) Draco
Ans A
31. Syrinx is the voice box in
(a) Amphibians
(b) Reptiles
(c) Birds
(d) Mammals
Ans C
32. The largest ecosystem of the Earth is
(a) Biome
(b) Hydrosphere
(c) Lithosphere
(d) Biosphere
Ans A
33. In a food chain, the solar energy utilized by plants is only
(a) 10 per cent
(b) 1 per cent
(c) 0.1 per cent
(d) 0.01 per cent
Ans C
34. Supersonic jet causes pollution by thinning of
(a) O3 layer
(b) O2 layer
(c) SO2 layer
(d) CO2 layer
Ans A
35. OTEC stand for
(a) Ocean Thermal Energy Conservation
(b) Oil and Thermal Energy Conservation
(c) Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion
(d) Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion
Ans D
36. As per Railway Budget for 2011-2012, the senior citizen concession for men has been increased from
(a) 25 % to 30%
(b) 30 % to 40%
(c) 40 % to 50%
(d) 30 % to 50%
Ans B
37. The monster earthquake-cum-tsunami which his Japan on March, 11, 2011 has moved the country’s main island, Honshu, by about
(a) two feet
(b) three feet
(c) five feet
(d) eight feet
Ans D
38. What is the commonly used unit for measuring the speed of data transmission?
(a) Mega Hertz
(b) Character per second
(c) Bits per second
(d) Nano seconds
Ans C
39. Which type of reaction produces the most harmful radiation?
(a) Fusion reaction
(b) Fission reaction
(c) Chemical reaction
(d) Photo-Chemical reaction
Ans B
40. Which type of glass is used for making glass reinforced plastic?
(a) Pyrex glass
(b) Flint glass
(c) Quartz glass
(d) Fibre glass
Ans D
41. Which of the following metals causes Itai-Itai disease?
(a) Cadmium
(b) Chromium
(c) Cobalt
(d) Copper
Ans A
42. Glycol is added to aviation gasoline because it
(a) reduces evaporation of petrol
(b) increases efficiency of petrol
(c) prevents freezing of petrol
(d) reduces consumption of petrol
Ans C
43. Who invented penicillin?
(a) Alexander Fleming
(b) Louis Pasteur
(c) Dresser
(d) Edward Jenner
Ans A
44. 2018 FIFA World Cup would be held in
(a) Russia
(b) Qatar
(c) France
(d) Netherlands
Ans A
45. Who of the following was not the recipient of Nobel Prize in Economics 2010?
(a) Peter A. Diamond
(b) Christopher Pissarides
(c) Lui Xiaobo
(d) Dale Mortensen
Ans C
46. Which troubled model was recalled recently by the Indian automobile giant Maruti Suzuki for replacement of faulty fuel pump gasket?
(a) Maruti 800
(b) Maruti A-Star
(c) Wagon R
(d) Baleno
Ans B
47. As a part of Human Resource Development Ministry’s ‘brain gain’ policy to attract global talent, 14 world class universities to attract global talents are proposed to be set up in various states. Name the state from the following where no university of the aforesaid type is proposed to be located.
(a) Punjab
(b) Bihar
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Uttaranchal
Ans D
48. Who discovered South Pole?
(a) Robert Peary
(b) Amundsen
(c) John Cabot
(d) Tasman
Ans B
49. Which of the following folk dances is associated with Rajasthan?
(a) Rauf
(b) Jhora
(c) Veedhi
(d) Suisini
Ans D
50. Which of the following books is authored by V.S. Naipalu?
(a) The Rediscovery of India
(b) A House for Mr. Biswas
(c) Witness the Night
(d) Tender Hooks
Ans B
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