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1. 17th Parallel separates
(A) North and South Korea (B) South and North America
(C) North and South Yemen (D) Afghanistan and Pakistan
Ans : (D)
2. Harish Hande who won the Magsaysay Award in 2011 is
famous for
(A) RTE (B) RTI
(C) Lokpal Bill (D) SELCO
Ans : (D)
3. Indian government is planning to introduce GAAR. What
is the purpose of GAAR ?
(A) Increase rural income
(B) Increase agriculture income
(C) Regulatory authority for managing agriculture resources
(D) Regulate foreign investment in agriculture
Ans : (D)
4. Who is the Chairman of Indian Planning Commission ?
(A) Dr. M. S. Ahluwalia (B) Dr. C. Rangarajan
(C) Dr. Manmohan Singh (D) Raminder Singh Gujral
Ans : (C)
5. Which of the following rivers have almost the same point
of beginning?
(A) Brahmaputra and Ganga (B) Tapti and Beas
(C) Brahmaputra and Indus (D) Indus and Ganga
Ans : (C)
6. As per the news published in various newspapers, Govern-
ment is planning to set up a Regulatory Body in educational
field specially for
(A) Higher Education (B) Medical Education
(C) Elementary Education (D) Secondary Education
Ans : (A)
7. Which of the following countries is selected as a host of
Commonwealth Games-2018 ?
(A) India (B) Australia
(C) Pakistan (D) South Africa
Ans : (B)
8. France has agreed to supply Rafale to India. The deal is
about the supply of
(A) Warships (B) RADAR system
(C) Fighter Aircrafts (D) Nuclear Reactors
Ans : (C)
9. Seychelles, where China is going to set up its new mili-
tary base, is a country in
(A) Bay of Bengal (B) China Sea
(C) Indian Ocean (D) Red Sea
Ans : (C)
10. Which of the following terms is used in the field of Eco-
nomics ?
(A) Absolute Zero (B) Molecular Equation
(C) Zero Point Energy (D) Balance of Payment
Ans : (D)
11. SONAR is mostly used by
(A) Doctors (B) Engineers
(C) Astronauts (D) Navigators
Ans : (D)
12. Which of the following straits connects Black Sea and the
Sea of Marmara?
(A) Bering Strait (B) Bosphorus Strait
(C) Malacca Strait (D) Palk Strait
Ans : (B)
13. For a simple pendulum, the graph between T2 and L (where
T is the time period & L is the length) is
(A) straight line passing through origin
(B) parabolic
(C) circle
(D) None of the above
Ans : (A)
14. Grenada is situated in the
(A) Arctic Ocean (B) Eastern Caribbean Sea
(C) Mediterranean Sea (D) Pacific Ocean
Ans : (B)
15. A circular area enclosing the area of shallow water sepa-
rated from the sea by low banks, is called
(A) an atoll (B) a barrier reef
(C) a fringing (D) a lagoon
Ans : (A)
16. Green Revolution was started in
(A) 1960 (B) 1970
(C) 1980 (D) 1990
Ans : (A)
17. The term of the Finance Commission is
(A) Ten years (B) Five years
(C) Six years (D) Three years
Ans : (B)
18. Reserve Bank of India was nationalised in
(A) 1948 (B) 1947
(C) 1949 (D) 1950
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19. Who was the Chairman of the Constituent Assembly?
(A) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru (D) Vallabhbhai Patel
Ans : (B)
20. Which one of the following methods is used to ascertain
the public opinion on important legislation?
(A) Initiative (B) Recall
(C) Referendum (D) None of the above
Ans : (C)
21. The expenses of the Government of India are the highest
on account of subsidy on
(A) Fertilisers (B) Oil
(C) LPG (D) Food
Ans : (D)
22. In accordance with the directions of RBI, banking facili-
ties are required to be provided at all places having popula-
tion of more than 2000 by the end of
(A) March 2015 (B) March 2014
(C) March 2013 (D) March 2012
Ans : (C)
23. Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), an autonomous self-
governing body, was created within the State of
(A) Nagaland (B) Meghalaya
(C) Assam (D) Mizoram
Ans : (C)
24. Simla Pact between India and Pakistan was signed in the
year
(A) 1965 (B) 1971
(C) 1972 (D) 2001
Ans : (C)
25. In which of the following States are Garo and Khasi tribes
found ?
(A) Arunachal Pradesh (B) Nagaland
(C) Meghalaya (D) Mizoram
Ans : (C)
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1. Which of the following groups of rivers in India is likely to
show the least erosional activity?
(A) Himalayan rivers
(B) The eastward flowing peninsular rivers
(C) The thin stream flowing into the Arabian sea
(D) Those rising in the great plain of India
Ans : (B)
2. From which of the following items India export the most ?
(A) Textile goods (B) Jute
(C) IT Services (D) Gems and Jewellery
Ans : (D)
3. Which of the following acids helps in human digestion?
(A) Lactic (B) Tartaric
(C) Hydrochloric (D) Sulphuric
Ans : (C)
4. The belt of highest temperature in the month of March lies
in
(A) Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat
(B) Southern and Central parts of Deccan Plateau
(C) North India
(D) East India
Ans : (B)
5. Which of the following African countries underwent politi-
cal turmoil in the last two years?
(A) Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Morocco, Sudan
(B) Tunisia, Yemen, Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Kenya
(C) Egypt, Libya, Sudan, Mauritania, Nigeria, Malta
(D) Mauritania, Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Sudan, Maldives
Ans : (A)
6. Kyoto Protocol, an agreement signed by various coun-
tries, is associated with the field of
(A) International trade
(B) Clean environment and climate change
(C) Currency swap
(D) Deep sea mining and oil exploration
Ans : (B)
7. Worlds AIDS Day is observed on which of the following
days ?
(A) 1st December (B) 1st March
(C) 1st April (D) 1st May
Ans : (A)
8. USA decided to withdraw its army from which of the fol-
lowing countries after a 9 years long stay of the same there?
(A) Afghanistan (B) Libya
(C) Egypt (D) Iraq
Ans : (D)
9. Which of the following Cups/Trophies is associated with
the game of Lawn Tennis ?
(A) FIFA Cup (B) Champions Trophy
(C) Ranji Trophy (D) Davis Cup
Ans : (D)
10. Which award is given to the coaches of Sportspersons ?
(A) Dronacharya Award (B) Arjuna Award
(C) Kalidas Samman (D) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
Ans : (A)
11. Who among the following was awarded the first Tagore
Award for Cultural Harmony for the year 2012?
(A) Jasraj (B) Ravi Shankar
(C) Nikhil Banerjee (D) Bhimsen Joshi
Ans : (B)
12. All of the following are rivers of Europe, except
(A) Nile (B) Rhine
(C) Volga (D) Seine
Ans : (A)
13. The UN has passed a resolution against human right vio-
lation in a South Asian country. Which of the following was
the country?
(A) Nepal (B) India
(C) Pakistan (D) Sri Lanka
Ans : (D)
14. Prof. Vijay Raghavan, an Indian scientist, who has been
elected Fellow of Royal Society in the year 2012, is a re-
nowned
(A) Biotechnologist (B) Chemist
(C) Agricultural scientist (D) Missile engineer
Ans : (A)
15. Operation Cactus is the name given to Indian Military
intervention in
(A) Maldives (B) Sri Lanka
(C) Bangladesh (D) Bhutan
Ans : (A)
16. Fundamental Duties were added to the Constitution by
(A) 24th Amendment (B) 39th Amendment
(C) 42nd Amendment (D) 44th Amendment
Ans : (C)
17. The final authority to interpret our Constitution is the
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(A) President (B) Parliament
(C) Prime Minister (D) Supreme Court
Ans : (D)
18. Compared with Society, the scope of State activity is
(A) Wider (B) Narrow
(C) Just equal (D) No comparison between
the two
Ans : (A)
19. Seleucus Nicator was defeated by
(A) Asoka (B) Chandragupta Maurya
(C) Bindusara (D) Brihadratha
Ans : (B)
20. The striking feature of the Indus Valley Civilisation was
(A) Urban Civilisation (B) Agrarian Civilisation
(C) Mesolithic Civilisation (D) Paleolithic Civilisation
Ans : (A)
21. Manipur has common boundaries with the group of States
of
(A) Nagaland, Assam and Mizoram
(B) Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tripura
(C) Meghalaya, Mizorarn and Tripura
(D) Nagaland, Mizoram and Meghalaya
Ans : (A)
22. Christian Louboutin, who designed the shoe named
Bollywoody is based in
(A) France (B) Italy
(C) Russia (D) Romania
Ans : (A)
23. The confluence of the rivers Ganges and Yamuna is at
(A) Agra (B) Allahabad
(C) Patna (D) Varanasi
Ans : (B)
24. You look the world, we look after you is the tag line of
which brand?
(A) Microsoft (B) LIC
(C) SOTC (D) Bharti Airtel
Ans : (C)
25. Irans first nuclear power plant has started contributing to
its national grid. Where in Iran is it located?
(A) Siraf (B) Bushehr
(C) Knvormuj (D) Borazjan
Ans : (B)
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1. Which of the following education institutions was Mr. Rajat
Gupta, the former McKinsey chief associated with?
(A) XLRI Jamshedpur
(B) Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
(C) Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
(D) Indian School of Business, Hyderabad
Ans : (D)
2. Which country was the highest producer of cars in the world
in 2011 ?
(A) USA (B) Germany
(C) Korea (D) China
Ans : (D)
3. What is the approximate share of manufacturing sector in
Indian GDP in 2011-12?
(A) 22% (B) 24%
(C) 31% (D) 15%
Ans : (D)
4. Which of the following combination of scholars have won
the Nobel Prize in Economics?
(A) Amartya Sen, Joseph Stiglitz, Oliver Williamson
(B) Mehboob Haque, Amartya Sen, Robert McNamara
(C) Amartya Sen, Mohammad Yunus, Ronald Coase
(D) Mohammad Yunus, Paul Krugman, Oliver Williamson
Ans : (A)
5. For which of the following reasons was Maruti in the news
in July, 2012 ?
(A) Producing most fuel efficient cars
(B) Transferring its production to Gujarat
(C) Industrial violence
(D) Disrupting daily movement of vehicles in New Delhi
Ans : (C)
6. Which of the following terms is used in the game of Cricket
?
(A) Heave (B) Silly Point
(C) Tee (D) Smash
Ans : (B)
7. A new Nuclear Power Plant is being set up in which of the
following places in India ?
(A) Amethi (B) Firozabad
(C) Jaitapur (D) Joshi Math
Ans : (C)
8. Which of the following schemes is launched to make cities
in India slum- free?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission
(B) Bharat Nirman
(C) Rajiv Awas Yojana
(D) Indira Awas Yojana
Ans : (C)
9. Who among the following is a famous author of Indian
origin ?
(A) Homi K. Bhabha (B) Kiran Desai
(C) Swati A. Piramal (D) Shabana Azmi
Ans : (B)
10. Who among the following has written the famous book
Malgudi Days?
(A) V.S. Naipaul (B) Deepak Chopra
(C) Rabindranath Tagore (D) R.K. Narayan
Ans : (D)
11. Air is
(A) always a compound
(B) always a mixture
(C) a compound in pollution free zones
(D) a mixture in industrial zones
Ans : (B)
12. Which one among the following is an electrochemical cell
that cannot be charged?
(A) Electrolytic cell (B) Storage cell
(C) Primary cell (D) Fuel cell
Ans : (C)
13. Which of the following countries is not in the Continent
of Asia ?
(A) Indonesia (B) Japan
(C) Libya (D) Malaysia
Ans : (C)
14. One feels heavier in a lift when the lift
(A) is going down steadily (B) just begins to go up
(C) is moving up steadily (D) descends freely
Ans : (B)
15. A swinging pendulum has its maximum acceleration at
(A) the bottom of the swing
(B) the two extremities of the swing
(C) every point on the swing
(D) no particular portion of the pendulum
Ans : (B)
16. The Governor-General who abolished the practice of Sati
was
(A) Dalhousie (B) Ripon
(C) William Bentinck (D) Curzon
Ans : (C)
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17. The famous Bhakti Saint who belonged to the royal fam-
ily of Mewar was
(A) Chaitanya (B) Andal
(C) Meerabai (D) Ramabai
Ans : (C)
18. After Alexander's death the Eastern part of his empire came
under
(A) Seleucus Nicator (B) Menander
(C) Rudradaman (D) Kanishka
Ans : (A)
19. The Thar Express goes to
(A) Afghanistan (B) Bangladesh
(C) Pakistan (D) Myanmar
Ans : (C)
20. The product used for manufacturing of Industrial alcohol
is
(A) Khandasari (B) Bagasse
(C) Molasses (D) Paper-pulp
Ans : (C)
21. Infocrossing was acquired by
(A) Wipro
(B) JSW Steel
(C) Craves Software International
(D) Godrej Sana Lee
Ans : (A)
22. Boston Communications Group was acquired by
(A) Elder Pharmaceutical (B) Megasoft
(C) Novo Zymes (D) Wipro
Ans : (B)
23. MTV Networks India was acquired by
(A) The Television 18 group
(B) Reliance Communications
(C) Punjab Chemicals and Crop Protection
(D) Fashion TV
Ans : (A)
24. The web driven photo printing service Snapfish is owned
by
(A) HP (B) Microsoft
(C) Yahoo (D) Google
Ans : (A)
25. Which mobile company has signed a deal with Apple to
sell their iPhone in India?
(A) Vodaphone (B) RCom
(C) Airtel (D) Idea
Ans : (A)
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1. What is meaning of one unit carbon permit?
(A) One cubic metre of carbon dioxide
(B) One quintal of carbon dioxide
(C) One metric ton of carbon dioxide
(D) One thousand metric tons of carbon dioxide
Ans : (C)
2. Who is author of Imagining India ?
(A) Khushwant Singh (B) Nandan Nilekani
(C) Gurcharan Das (D) Chetan Bhagat
Ans : (B)
3. V. Kurien was associated with
(A) Operation Flood (B) Operation Milk
(C) Operation Blue Star (D) Operation X
Ans : (C)
4. Constitution of India came into force in
(A) 1956 (B) 1950
(C) 1949 (D) 1951
Ans : (B)
5. Cold War refers to
(A) ideological rivalry between Capitalist and Communist
world
(B) tension between Superpowers
(C) tension between East and West
(D) All of the above
Ans : (D)
6. Which of the following is not the name of the currency of a
country?
(A) Rand (B) Pound
(C) Dinar (D) Eucador
Ans : (D)
7. Which of the following is the unit of heat ?
(A) Joule (B) Ohm
(C) Ampere (D) Volt
Ans : (A)
8. Shri Mukul Roy who was inducted in the Union Cabinet
belongs to which of the following political parties ?
(A) Communist Party (M)
(B) Samajwadi Party
(C) All India Trinamool Congress
(D) Congress (I)
Ans : (C)
9. Providing bank finance to Self Help Groups (SHGs) is con-
sidered a part of
(A) Micro Credit (B) Agricultural Finance
(C) Mobile Banking (D) Rural Banking
Ans : (A)
10. Which of the following is a function of the Reserve Bank
of India?
(A) Issuing Kisan Credit Cards
(B) Issuing Aadhar Cards
(C) Acting as Bankers Bank
(D) Deciding the slabs of personal income tax
Ans : (C)
11. Which one among the following statements about thermal
conductivity is correct?
(A) Steel > Wood > Water (B) Steel > Water > Wood
(C) Water > Steel > Wood (D) Water > Wood > Steel
Ans : (B)
12. The process of nuclear fusion in the sun requires
(A) very high temperature and very high pressure
(B) low temperature and high pressure
(C) high temperature and low pressure
(D) very high temperature and no pressure
Ans : (A)
13. In India, distribution of electricity for domestic purpose is
done in the form of
(A) 220 V; 50 Hz (B) 110 V; 60 Hz
(C) 220 V; 60 Hz (D) 110 V; 50 Hz
Ans : (A)
14. The earths magnetic field is approximately
(A) 1 Tesla (B) 2 Gauss
(C) 104 Tesla (D) 1 Gauss
Ans : (D)
15. On Indias north-eastern side are located the Purvachal
mountains, which consist of
(A) Patkai Bum and the Naga Hills
(B) Mizo and Lushai Hills
(C) Garo, Khasi and Jaintia Hills
(D) All of these
Ans : (D)
16. Guwahati is situated on the bank of the river
(A) Teesta (B) Brahmaputra
(C) Hooghly (D) Sone
Ans : (B)
17. Kanchenjunga is situated in
(A) Nepal (B) Sikkim
(C) West Bengal (D) Himachal Pradesh
Ans : (B)
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18. With which set of following countries has Arunachal
Pradesh common border?
(A) Bhutan, Bangladesh & China
(B) Myanmar, Bangladesh & China
(C) Bhutan, China & Myanmar
(D) Bhutan, Bangladesh & Myanmar
Ans : (C)
19. The green colour of the leaves is due to the presence of
(A) Proteins (B) Lipids
(C) Chlorophyll (D) Carbohydrates
Ans : (C)
20. The edible part of an onion is
(A) Modified root (B) Aerial flower
(C) Aerial stem (D) Fleshy leaves
Ans : (D)
21. Which one of the following is the most famous product of
Harley Davidson?
(A) Cars (B) Motorcycles
(C) Jackets (D) Helicopters
Ans : (B)
22. In IPL-5, Kevin Pietersen has been selected to play with
which team ?
(A) Delhi Daredevils (B) Deccan Chargers
(C) Rajasthan Royals (D) Royal Challengers
Ans : (A)
23. Who partnered Leander Paes to win Chennai Open Tennis
Championship in January 2012 ?
(A) Janko Tipsarevic (B) Mahesh Bhupathi
(C) Andy Ram (D) Rohan Bopanna
Ans : (A)
24. Which player has won FIFAs Ballon dOr Trophy for the
straight third time as worlds Best Player in 2011 ?
(A) Lionel Messi (B) Xavi Hernandez
(C) Christiano Ronaldo (D) Carlos Tevez
Ans : (A)
25. Who was the first Indian to win the World Amateur Bil-
liards tide?
(A) Geet Sethi (B) Wilson Jones
(C) Michael Ferreira (D) Manoj Kothari
Ans : (B)
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1. Select the High Yielding Varieties of seed-crops developed
under Green Revolution in India
(A) Maize, Black-gram, Jowar, Coffee and Tea
(B) Rice, Wheat, Jowar, Bajra and Maize
(C) Wheat, Rice, Sugarcane, Pulses and Maize
(D) Rice, Wheat, Pulses, Oil seeds and Sugarcane
Ans : (B)
2. In which year did Amartya Kumar Sen receive the Nobel
Prize in Economics?
(A) 1995 (B) 2000
(C) 1990 (D) 1998
Ans : (D)
3. The worldwide Great Depression took place in
(A) 1929 (B) 1928
(C) 1930 (D) 1936
Ans : (C)
4. India is the largest producer and consumer of
(A) Tea (B) Coffee
(C) Sugar (D) Paddy
Ans : (A)
5. A camera in the hands of a professional photographer is a
.good.
(A) Intermediary (B) Consumer
(C) Capital (D) Free
Ans : (C)
6. The atmosphere has been divided into sub-spheres accord-
ing to the general characteristics of temperature variations.
Their number is
(A) 5 (B) 6
(C) 7 (D) 8
Ans : (C)
7. Which one of the following is not a gland?
(A) Liver (B) Kidney
(C) Stomach (D) Pancreas
Ans : (C)
8. Who is responsible to collect the Service Tax?
(A) Income Tax Department
(B) Postal Department
(C) Central Excise Department
(D) Commercial Tax Department of the State/Union Territory
Ans : (C)
9. Which of the following countries had shown interest in
purchasing nuclear reactors from India ? (The efforts are/were
being made to finalise the deal) ?
(A) Russia (B) China
(C) Turkey (D) Kazakhstan
Ans : (D)
10. Which of the following countries has launched a new in-
dexComparative Rating Index of Sovereigns (CRIS) ?
(A) USA (B) India
(C) China (D) Japan
Ans : (B)
11. A hot object loses heat to its surroundings in the form of
heatradiation. The rate of loss of heat depends on the
(A) temperature of the object
(B) temperature of the surroundings
(C) temperature difference between the object and its surround-
ings
(D) average temperature of the object and its surroundings
Ans : (D)
12. The mirror used for the headlight of a car is
(A) spherical concave (B) plane
(C) cylindrical (D) parabolic concave
Ans : (D)
13. An iron ball and a wooden ball of the same radius are
released from a height H in vacuum. The time taken to reach
the ground will be
(A) more for the iron ball (B) more for the wooden ball
(C) equal for both (D) in the ratio of their weights
Ans : (C)
14. Which one among the following waterborne diseases is
not caused by a bacteria?
(A) Cholera (B) Typhoid
(C) Bacillary dysentery (D) Hepatitis A
Ans : (D)
15. The process of conventional earlobe piercing does not lead
to bleeding. This is because the
(A) heart does not supply blood to earlobes
(B) cartilage found in earlobe has lesser blood supply unlike
other body parts
(C) earlobes consist of dead non dividing tissue
(D) needle used for ear piercing is sterilised
Ans : (B)
16. To which group of blood a universal recipient belongs ?
(A) A group (B) B group
(C) O group (D) AB group
Ans : (D)
17. The normal body temperature of human beings is
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(A) 96. 4F (B) 97.4F
(C) 98. 4F (D) 99.4F
Ans : (C)
18. Columba livia is the scientific name of
(A) Pigeon (B) Snake
(C) Rabbit (D) Shark
Ans : (A)
19. Bones are pneumatic in
(A) Fishes (B) Amphibians
(C) Reptiles (D) Birds
Ans : (D)
20. Name the process of production of energy in the Sun
(A) Nuclear fission (B) Radioactivity
(C) Nuclear fusion (D) Ionization
Ans : (C)
21. Who has won the recent Africa Open Golf tide ?
(A) Louis Oosthuizen (B) Van der Walt
(C) Retief Goosen (D) Jaco Van Zyl
Ans : (A)
22. Who is the Governor of Andhra Pradesh?
(A) E.S.L. Narasimham (B) Kiran Kumar Reddy
(C) Y.S.R. Reddy (D) Jalagam Vengala Rao
Ans : (A)
23. Who has inaugurated NCC Republic Day Camp 2012 ?
(A) Hamid Ansari (B) Pratibha Patil
(C) Mira Kumar (D) Manmohan Singh
Ans : (A)
24. Who is the Chairman of SAIL ?
(A) C. S. Verma (B) C. Rangarajan
(C) P. Chidambaram (D) Veerappa Moily
Ans : (A)
25. Kisan Ghat is the memorial ground of which political leader
?
(A) Chaudhary Charan Singh (B) Jagjivan Ram
(C) Jayaprakash Narayan (D) Rajendra Prasad
Ans : (A)
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1. Which among the following movements was not led by
Mahatma Gandhi ?
(A) Swadeshi Movement
(B) Non-Cooperation Movement
(C) Civil Disobedience Movement
(D) Quit India Movement
Ans : (A)
2. Name the Commander of the Arab army who conquered
Sindh
(A) Qutbuddin Aibak (B) Allauddin Khilji
(C) Muhammad bin Qasim (D) Al Hazzaz
Ans : (C)
3. Who was the chairperson of the Chinese Communist Party
at the time of liberation of China ?
(A) Deng Xiaoping (B) Mao Zedong
(C) Liu Shaoqi (D) Zhou En-lai
Ans : (B)
4. Who was regarded by Gandhiji as his political Guru ?
(A) Bipin Chandra Pal (B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (D) Lala Lajpat Rai
Ans : (C)
5. Which one of the following is not an All India Service ?
(A) Indian Forest Service
(B) Indian Administrative Service
(C) Indian Police Service
(D) Indian Foreign Service
Ans : (D)
6. Which of the following is the literacy rate in India as per
new data released by the Census Commission ? About
(A) 60% (B) 68%
(C) 70% (D) 75%
Ans : (D)
7. Which of the following countries in Indias neighbourhood
has agreed that Indians staying in the border areas will be
allowed to visit up to 16 km. inside its boundary without ob-
taining visa/permits?
(A) Bangladesh (B) Nepal
(C) China (D) Myanmar
Ans : (D)
8. Sheikh Hasina who was on a two-day visit to Tripura in
January 2012, is the present
(A) President of Bangladesh
(B) Prime Minister of Bangladesh
(C) President of Indonesia
(D) Prime Minister of Indonesia
Ans : (B)
9. Who among the following is designated as the next Army
General of India and will take charge in July 2012 ?
(A) Gen. V. K. Singh (B) Gen. Bikram Singh
(C) Gen. Deepak Kapoor (D) Gen. Joginder J. Singh
Ans : (B)
10. Who among the following is the Minister of Foreign Af-
fairs of India at present ?
(A) Dr. Manmohan Singh (B) Shri Kapil Sibal
(C) Shri Kamal Nath (D) Shri S. M. Krishna
Ans : (D)
11. After entering the human body through mosquito bite, the
malarial parasite (plasmodium) shows initial multiplication
in
(A) Spinal chord (B) Blood
(C) Liver (D) Spleen
Ans : (C)
12. Which one among the following parts of blood carries out
the function of body defence ?
(A) Platelets (B) White Blood Cells
(C) Haemoglobin (D) Red Blood Cells
Ans : (B)
13. Which one among the following is not included in the
major clinical sign as a case definition of AIDS in children <
12 years of age?
(A) Persistent cough for more than 1 month
(B) Loss of weight
(C) Chronic diarrhoea
(D) Prolonged fever
Ans : (A)
14. Polio disease is caused by
(A) Bacteria (B) Fungi
(C) Virus (D) Worm
Ans : (C)
15. Which one among the following is the hardest part of our
body?
(A) Skull bones of head (B) Thumb nails
(C) Enamel of teeth (D) Spinal vertebra
Ans : (C)
16. A spherical ball made of steel when dropped in mercury
container will
(A) sink in mercury
(B) will be on the surface of mercury
(C) will be partly immersed in mercury
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Ans : (C)
17. The sounds having a frequency of 20 Hertz to 20,000 Hertz
are known as
(A) Audible sounds (B) Ultrasonics
(C) Infrasonics (D) Megasonics
Ans : (A)
18. Eclipses occur due to which optical phenomena?
(A) Reflection (B) Refraction
(C) Rectilinear propagation (D) Diffraction
Ans : (C)
19. Which of the following produces highest amount of en-
ergy upon oxidation?
(A) Protein (B) Fat
(C) Glucose (D) An alkane
Ans : (C)
20. Pure water is bad conductor of electricity because it is
(A) feebly ionized (B) not volatile
(C) a very good solvent (D) a non-polar solvent
Ans : (A)
21. Who was the first Indian scientist to become the Member
of Parliament ?
(A) Vikram Sarabhai (B) Sir C. V. Raman
(C) Meghnad Saha (D) S. Chandrasekhar
Ans : (C)
22. RBIs action to reduce CRR would
(A) increase stress on money markets.
(B) decrease stress on money markets.
(C) warrant banks to invest more in government securities.
(D) warrant increase in interest rates by banks.
Ans : (B)
23. Which among the following has been discontinued after
the Cabinet decision on small saving schemes?
(A) National Savings Certificates
(B) Kisan Vikas Patras
(C) Monthly Income Schemes
(D) Recurring Deposit Schemes
Ans : (B)
24. Which among the following organised the annual India
Economic Summit in India ?
(A) FICCI (B) CII
(C) AIMA (D) World Economic Forum
Ans : (B)
25. Interest payable on Savings Bank Accounts in India is
(A) not regulated.
(B) regulated by RBI.
(C) regulated by State Governments.
(D) regulated by Central Government.
Ans : (A)
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1. In which session of the Indian National Congress was the
Poorna Swaraj resolution adopted ?
(A) Belgaum Session in 1924
(B) Lahore Session in 1929
(C) Karachi Session in 1931
(D) Lucknow Session in 1916
Ans : (B)
2. The school of arts developed during the Kushan Period with
the mixture of Indian and Greek style is known as
(A) Persian art (B) Gandhara art
(C) Mughal art (D) Kushan art
Ans : (B)
3. Where was Christopher Columbus from ?
(A) Genoa (B) Spain
(C) Portugal (D) Venice
Ans : (A)
4. Which of the following micro-organisms is used in milk
curdling ?
(A) Leuconostoc (B) Bacillus
(C) Lactobacillus (D) Acetobacter
Ans : (C)
5. Which of the following is present in Chlorophyll molecule
?
(A) Mg (B) Fe
(C) K (D) Mn
Ans : (A)
6. India got Olympic 2012 berth in Hockey after defeating
which of the following countries in qualifying rounds held in
February 2012 ?
(A) Pakistan (B) France
(C) Spain (D) England
Ans : (B)
7. Who among the following won the Australian Open 2012,
Mens Singles title ?
(A) David Ferrer (B) Rafael Nadal
(C) Novak Djokovic (D) Leander Paes
Ans : (C)
8. Who among the following won the Best Actress Award in
57th Filmfare Awards Function held in January 2012 ?
(A) Vidya Balan (B) Priyanka Chopra
(C) Parineeti Chopra (D) Rani Mukherjee
Ans : (A)
9. Anup Jalota who was awarded Padrm Shri in 2012, is a
well-known
(A) industrialist (B) medical professional
(C) social worker (D) playback singer
Ans : (D)
10. The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected for a period
of
(A) 4 years (B) 5 years
(C) 6 years (D) 2 1/2 years
Ans : (C)
11. Which of the following group is present in animal cells?
(A) Mitochondria, Cell membrane, Cell wall, Cytoplasm
(B) Chloroplasts, Cytoplasm, Vacuole, Nucleus
(C) Nucleus, Cell membrane, Mitochondria, Cytoplasm
(D) Vacuole, Cell membrane, Nucleus, Mitochondria
Ans : (C)
12. Which one among the following statements is correct?
In digestive system of living organisms
(A) glucose is broken down into glycerol
(B) glucose is converted into glycogen
(C) glucose is broken down into carbon dioxide and water
(D) proteins are broken down into amino acids
Ans : (D)
13. Which one among the following rocks does not belong to
the same group?
(A) Shale (B) Limestone
(C) Slate (D) Sandstone
Ans : (C)
14. The Deccan Trap Formation was caused by
(A) Shield eruption (B) Composite eruption
(C) Caldera eruption (D) Flood basalt eruption
Ans : (D)
15. A body weighs 5 kg on equator. At the poles it is likely to
weigh
(A) 5 kg (B) less than 5 kg but not zero
(C) 0 kg (D) more than 5 kg
Ans : (D)
16. Where is National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) located?
(A) Chandigarh (B) Bhavnagar
(C) Pune (D) Panaji
Ans : (C)
17. The metals commonly used for electroplating are
(A) Gold, Sodium & Chromium
(B) Chromium, Copper & Nickel
(C) Nickel, Lead & Chromium
(D) Gold, Sodium & Potassium
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Ans : (B)
18. Which of the following in automobile exhaust can cause
cancer?
(A) Oxides of nitrogen (B) Carbon monoxide
(C) Lead (D) Polyclinic hydrocarbons
Ans : (B)
19. Bleaching powder is used in drinking water as a/an
(A) disinfectant (B) antibiotic
(C) antiseptic (D) coagulant
Ans : (A)
20. Gamma rays have greatest similarity with
(A) a-rays (B) -rays
(C) X-rays (D) U.V.-rays
Ans : (C)
21. Slogan Applying Thought is used by?
(A) TCS (B) Wipro
(C) Infosys (D) Mahindra Satyam
Ans : (B)
22. What was the approximate pay package (equivalent in Rs.)
of Apple CEO Tim Cook drawn in 2011 ?
(A) 2000 Cr (B) 800 Cr
(C) 100 Cr (D) 500 Cr
Ans : (A)
23. Which among the following is also known as a pacific
Rim Trade Group?
(A) Marcosur (B) ASEAN
(C) APEC (D) OPEC
Ans : (C)
24. As the height above sea level increases, the temperature
(A) also increases (B) decreases
(C) first decreases and then increases
(D) change of height has no effect on temperature
Ans : (B)
25. Tranquility Base is situated on the surface of
(A) Moon (B) Mars
(C) Jupiter (D) Saturn
Ans : (A)
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1. The busiest rail section in respect to goods transportation
is
(A) Kolkata Chennai section
(B) Delhi Mumbai section
(C) Mumbai Chennai section
(D) Delhi Kolkata section
Ans : (D)
2. The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through
(A) Nepal (B) Bangladesh
(C) China (D) Myanmar
Ans : (A)
3. The country in East Asia which is most conspicuous for its
decreasing population growth since 1981 is
(A) Thailand (B) China
(C) Japan (D) South Korea
Ans : (B)
4. The Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project (SSCP) is supposed
to reduce the distance between Chennai and Tuticorin
by. nautical miles.
(A) 434 (B) 243
(C) 305 (D) 361
Ans : (A)
5. Cities with population from one to five million are called
(A) Million City (B) Metropolitan
(C) Cosmopolitan (D) Conurbation
Ans : (B)
6. Who represented India in 17th Summit of South Asian As-
sociation for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) held in Novem-
ber 2011 in Maldives?
(A) Smt. Pratibha Patil (B) Smt. Sonia Gandhi
(C) Dr. Manrnohan Singh (D) Shri Pranab Mukherjee
Ans : (C)
7. Which of the following rivers remains in India throughout
its journey from its source to the point of merger with another
river ?
(A) Beas (B) Chenab
(C) Jhelum (D) Ravi
Ans : (A)
8. Which among the following agencies/organisations will act
as Regulator of Micro-finance Institutions in India?
(A) RBI (B) NABARD
(C) SIDBI (D) SEBI
Ans : (B)
9. The 3rd Summit of BRICS was organised in 2011 in
(A) China (B) India
(C) Brazil (D) South Africa
Ans : (A)
10. Which of the following days is observed as World Popu-
lation Day every year?
(A) 11th March (B) 11th July
(C) 11th August (D) 10th January
Ans : (B)
11. The polarity of an unmarked horse shoe magnet can be
determined by using
(A) a charged glass rod
(B) a magnetic compass
(C) an electroscope
(D) another unmarked bar magnet
Ans : (B)
12. Which of the following Himalayan ranges is the lowest in
height ?
(A) Himadri (B) Siwalik
(C) Purvachal (D) Himachal
Ans : (B)
13. Which one among the following monuments was earlier
known as All India War Memorial ?
(A) Gateway of India (B) India Gate
(C) Charminar (D) Lal Quila
Ans : (B)
14. Normally the Parliament can legislate on the subjects enu-
merated in
(A) the Union List
(B) the Concurrent List
(C) the State List
(D) the Union as well as the Concurrent List
Ans : (D)
15. In which region of India did the dance form Mohiniattam
develop?
(A) Manipur (B) Kerala
(C) Tamil Nadu (D) Odisha
Ans : (B)
16. In the absence of ozone layer, which rays will enter into
atmosphere?
(A) Infrared (B) Visible
(C) Ultraviolet (D) X-xays
Ans : (C)
17. Where are programs and data to be used by the computer
available?
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(A) Processing Unit (B) Output
(C) Storage (D) Input
Ans : (C)
18. In HTML, <B> and </B> tags display the enclosed text
in
(A) black colour (B) background
(C) bold (D) bright
Ans : (C)
19. Who invented chloroform as anaesthetic ?
(A) James Simpson (B) Edward Jenner
(C) Alexander Fleming (D) Christian Barnard
Ans : (A)
20. The Nobel Prize for Chemistry for the year 2011 has been
awarded to
(A) Saul Perlmutter, Brian P. Schmidt & Adam G. Riess
(B) Bruce A. Beutler, Jules A. Hoffmann & Ralph M. Steinman
(C) Christopher A. Sims & Thomas J. Sargent
(D) Dan Schechtman
Ans : (D)
21. Which of these political leaders won the Nobel Prize for
Literature?
(A) Benito Mussolini (B) Woodrow Wilson
(C) Winston Churchill (D) William Gladstone
Ans : (C)
22. Who was the Danish Anatomist, whose 374th Birth Anni-
versary was celebrated on Jan 11 and was widely regarded as
the Father of Geology ?
(A) Nicholas Steno (B) Jon Hronsky
(C) Joannes Janssonius (D) Johan Huizinga
Ans : (A)
23. What is the real name of the fictional character Winnie-
the-Pooh ?
(A) Edward Bear (B) Christopher Robin
(C) A. A. Milen (D) None of these
Ans : (C)
24. What is the name of the tallest bridge in the world ?
(A) Baluarte, Mexico
(B) London Bridge, Arizona
(C) Golden Gate Bridge, California
(D) Brooklyn Bridge, New York
Ans : (A)
25. Who is the Director of Agni-IV Missile?
(A) Tessy Thomas (B) Avinash Chander
(C) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (D) S. K. Sharma
Ans : (A)
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1. Master copy of genetic information is
(A) r-RNA (B) m-RNA
(C) DNA (D) Nucleus
Ans : (C)
2. Contraceptive pills in the market contain
(A) Herbicides (B) Antibiotics
(C) Steroid-hormones (D) Inorganic compounds
Ans : (C)
3. Nematocysts are present in
(A) Ascaris (B) Centipede
(C) Sea anemone (D) Starfish
Ans : (C)
4. Which one out of the following helps in burning ?
(A) Carbon monoxide (B) Nitrogen
(C) Carbon dioxide (D) Oxygen
Ans : (D)
5. In organic compounds, nitrogen is estimated by
(A) Vietor-Meyers method (B) Liebigs method
(C) Dumas method (D) Carius method
Ans : (C)
6. The 38th Summit of G-8 is being organised in which of
the following countries in May 2012?
(A) Canada (B) Germany
(C) China (D) USA
Ans : (D)
7. What is the Bank Rate at present?
(A) 5% (B) 5.5%
(C) 6% (D) None of these
Ans : (D)
8. Which of the following schemes/programmes is launched
to develop rural infrastrucrure in India?
(A) MG National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
(B) Bharat Nirman
(C) Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
(D) Total Sanitation Campaign
Ans : (B)
9. Which of the following terms is not used in the field of
banking and finance?
(A) Real Time Gross Settlement
(B) Special Drawing Rights
(C) Ways and Means Advance
(D) Amplitude
Ans : (D)
10. Who among the following is the winner of Pulitzer Prize
for Literature in 2011 ?
(A) Bob Dylan (B) Hank Williams
(C) Janathan Dee (D) Jennifer Egan
Ans : (D)
11. Why did Gandhiji go to Champaran ?
(A) To launch a Saryagraha movement
(B) To launch a non-cooperation movement
(C) To enquire into the grievances of the indigo cultivators
(D) To fight against the zamindars
Ans : (C)
12. What is the difference in time between two places which
are at a distance of 90 degree longitude from each other?
(A) 3 hours (B) 6 hours
(C) 9 hours (D) 12 hours
Ans : (B)
13. Which one among the following cities was the best pro-
ducer of silk cloth under Gupta reign?
(A) Pataliputra (B) Murshidabad
(C) Ghazipur (D) Varanasi
Ans : (B)
14. Which one among the following is not correct about the
cave paintings at Ajanta ?
(A) Scenes have no dividing frame and blend into each other
(B) Scenes are both religious and secular in nature
(C) The influence of the Gandhara art is seen
(D) Scenes mostly depict tales from Jatakas
Ans : (C)
15. Vice-President of India is elected by an electoral college
consisting of
(A) members of both Houses of Parliament
(B) members of Rajya Sabha only
(C) elected members of both Houses of Parliament
(D) elected members of Lok Sabha only
Ans : (A)
16. Sebastian Vettel won the Formula 1 Indian Grand Prix
held at Greater Noida on October 30, 2011. This was also his
.. win of the season.
(A) 10th (B) 11th
(C) 12th (D) 13th
Ans : (B)
17. Of which of the following States of India is Kuchipudi a
dance-drama?
(A) Odisha (B) Andhra Pradesh
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(C) Kerala (D) Tamil Nadu
Ans : (B)
18. With which of the following was Satyajit Ray associated ?
(A) Classical dance (B) Journalism
(C) Classical music (D) Direction of films
Ans : (D)
19. Census data released on July 15, 2011 reflects that 13.48
percent urban population lives in
(A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Bihar
(C) Maharashtra (D) Rajasthan
Ans : (C)
20. National Social Assistance Programme is aimed at pro-
viding
(A) financial support to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled
Tribes (B) old age pension to very poor
(C) insurance for the poor
(D) All of the above
Ans : (D)
21. Who is the absolute owner of the luxury Tourist Train
Maharaja Express as per Delhi High Court ?
(A) IRCTC (B) Cox & Kings
(C) Thomsons (D) None of these
Ans : (A)
22. The tag line Pure bhi Poora bhi belongs to
(A) Reliance Petroleum (B) Indian oil
(C) Bharat Petroleum (D) IBP
Ans : (D)
23. The software named Seamonkey is used in computer to
(A) delete the virus infected flies
(B) recover lost data
(C) browse the Internet
(D) use as a media player
Ans : (C)
24. Which company has bagged the ICS national award for
adopting governance practices ?
(A) ONGC (B) BEL
(C) Indian oil (D) BHEL
Ans : (A)
25. The Caspian Sea, the largest inland sea or lake in the world,
is located
(A) wholly in the Continent of Europe
(B) wholly in the Continent of Asia
(C) partly in Europe and partly in Asia
(D) partly in Africa and partly in Asia
Ans : (C)
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its
(A) Mass (B) Acceleration
(C) Potential energy (D) Kinetic energy
Ans : (D)
2. What does Ozone Layer absorb?
(A) Ultraviolet rays (B) X-rays
(C) y-rays (D) Infrared rays
Ans : (A)
3. In a water lifting electric pump, we convert
(A) Kinetic energy into Electrical energy
(B) Kinetic energy into Potential energy
(C) Electrical energy into Kinetic energy
(D) Electrical energy into Potential energy
Ans : (C)
4. The type of mirror used in automobiles to see the traffic on
the rear side is
(A) Plano-Convex (B) Plane
(C) Convex (D) Concave
Ans : (C)
5. In MS- Excel, .. provide a visual representation of
the values in a worksheet.
(A) Formulae (B) Templates
(C) Views (D) Charts
Ans : (D)
6. Who among the following is the Chief Election Commis-
sioner of India at present?
(A) Shri Navin Chawla (B) Shri S.V. Quraishi
(C) Shri Ajit Seth (D) None of these
Ans : (D)
7. Which of the following factors govern(s) the atmospheric
temperature of a certain place ?
(A) Its latitudinal distance from the equator
(B) Its elevation from the sea level
(C) Prevailing winds and influence of ocean currents, if any
(D) All of these
Ans : (D)
8. Which of the following countries is not a member of the
Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) ?
(A) Angola (B) Libya
(C) Bangladesh (D) Venezuela
Ans : (C)
9. Which of the following books is written by Vikram Seth ?
(A) The Golden Gate (B) A Peep into the Past
(C) Between the Lines (D) City of Joy
Ans : (A)
10. Which of the following awards is given for contribution
in the field of literature ?
(A) Kirti Chakra (B) Jamnalal Bajaj Award
(C) S. S. Bhatnagar Award (D) Saraswati Samman
Ans : (D)
11. Which musical instrument did the famous Indian musi-
cian Ustad Bismillah Khan play?
(A) Shehnai (B) Sarod
(C) Flute (D) Tabla
Ans : (A)
12. Which one among the following countries is not touched
by the Stilwell Road constructed during the World War II ?
(A) Myanmar (B) Thailand
(C) China (D) India
Ans : (B)
13. Which one among the following wars ended by the Treaty
of Salbai ?
(A) First Maratha War (B) Second Maratha War
(C) Third Maratha War (D) Fourth Mysore War
Ans : (A)
14. Navroze is a festival celebrated in India by the
(A) Hindus (B) Muslims
(C) Parsis (D) Chris tians
Ans : (C)
15. Which one among the following transitions is associated
with the largest change in energy in hydrogen atom ?
(A) n = 5 to n = 3 (B) n = 2 to n = 1
(C) n = 3 to n = 2 (D) n = 4 to n = 2
Ans : (B)
16. As per studies, the Tummalapalle mine in Andhra Pradesh
could have Uranium reserve of
(A) 1 lakh tonnes (B) 1.5 lakh tonnes
(C) 2 lakh tonnes (D) 2.5 lakh tonnes
Ans : (B)
17. Which of the following is a famous Assamese festival?
(A) Makar Sakranti (B) Yugadi
(C) Onam (D) Rongali Bihu
Ans : (D)
18. The least populated State in India is
(A) Arunachal Pradesh (B) Sikkim
(C) Mizoram (D) Uttarakhand
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Ans : (B)
19. Government of India launched the Jawaharlal Nehru Na-
tional Urban Renewal Mission in
(A) 2002 (B) 2005
(C) 2007 (D) 2010
Ans : (B)
20. When is National Energy Conservation Day celebrated ?
(A) 16th August (B) 5th September
(C) 10th November (D) 14th December
Ans : (D)
21. The expression Tryst with Destiny was first used by
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on the occasion of
(A) Dandi March (B) August 14/15 night
(C) Quit India Movement (D) None of these
Ans : (B)
22. Alpha-Keratin is a protein present in
(A) Wool (B) Eggs
(C) Blood (D) Skin
Ans : (A)
23. To whom did Iitutmish dedicate the Qutub Minar?
(A) Razia Sultan
(B) Qutbuddin Aibak
(C) Moinuddin Chishti
(D) Qutabuddin Bhaktiyar Kaki
Ans : (B)
24. Who amongst the following is the author of the book
Many Lives Many Masters?
(A) Robin Cook (B) L. K. Advani
(C) Briyan Viz (D) None of these
Ans : (C)
25. Winter Olympics 2014 will be held in
(A) Italy (B) Brazil
(C) USA (D) Russia
Ans : (D)