1.

TheonlyIndianGovernorGeneralwas
(A)C.Rajagopalachari
(B)PattabhiSitaramayya
(C)RajendraPrasad
(D)SardarVallabhbhaiPatel
2..WhichplanbecamethebasisforIndianindependence?
(A)CrippsPlan
(B)WavellPlan
(C)MountbattenPlan
(D)Noneoftheabove
3.WhichpartofIndianConstitutionhasbeendescribedasthesouloftheConstitution?
(A)FundamentalRights
(B)DirectivePrincipleofStatePolicy
(C)ThePreamble
(D)RighttoConstitutionalRemedies
4.NametheIndianwhoattendedalltheThreeRoundTableConferences
(A)B.R.Ambedkar
(B)MahatmaGandhi
(C)MohammadAliJinnah
(D)TejBahadurSapru
5.RabindranathTagorerelinquishedhisNighthoodasameasureofprotestagainst
(A)PartitionofBengal
(B)PressActof1910
(C)JallianwalaBaghMassacre
(D)SaltLaws
6.The52ndamendmenttotheConstitutionofIndiadealswith
(A)Defection
(B)Reservation
(C)Election
(D)Protectionofminorities
7.ThePanchayatiRajwasrecommendedby
(A)TheGovernmentofIndiaAct,1935
(B)TheCrippsMissionof1942
(C)TheIndianIndependenceAct,1947
(D)BalwantraiMehtaCommitteeReport,1957
8.ThePresidentofIndiacannominate
(A)10memberstoRajyaSabha
(B)2memberstoRajyaSabha
(C)15memberstoRajyaSabha
(D)12memberstoRajyaSabha
9.UNOhasfixedthetargetforEducationforAlltilltheyear

(A)2012
(B)2013
(C)2014
(D)2015
10.ThesubjectsonwhichboththeCentreandStateGovernmentscanlegislatearecontainedin
(A)TheUnionList
(B)TheStateList
(C)TheConcurrentList
(D)ResiduaryList
11.WhichStateLegislativeAssemblyhasthemaximumstrength(numberofmembers)?
(A)AndhraPradesh
(B)WestBengal
(C)Maharashtra
(D)UttarPradesh
12.TheconceptofFundamentalRightsenshrinedintheIndianConstitutionwasborrowedfrom
whichcountrysconstitution?
(A)France
(B)Britain
(C)U.S.A.
(D)Russia
13.ThemaximumstrengthofLokSabhahasbeenfixedat
(A)540
(B)545
(C)552
(D)555
14.TheConstitutionofIndiawasadoptedbytheConstituentAssemblyon
(A)August15,1947
(B)June30,1948
(C)November26,1949
(D)January26,1950
15.InIndiatheChairmanofthePublicAccountsCommitteeisappointedby
(A)PresidentofIndia
(B)PrimeMinisterofIndia
(C)SpeakeroftheLokSabha
(D)ChairmanoftheRajyaSabha
16.Whichoneofthefollowingstatementsiscorrectregardingtheintroductionofmoneybill?
(A)MoneybillisintroducedinRajyaSabha
(B)ItcanbeintroducedineitheroftheHousesofParliament
(C)ItcannotbeintroducedintheLokSabha
(D)ItisintroducedintheLokSabha
17.WhoistheChairmanofthePlanningCommission?

(A)President
(B)PrimeMinister
(C)FinanceMinister
(D)GovernorofReserveBank
18.TheminimumagerequiredforelectiontoRajyaSabhais
(A)25years
(B)30years
(C)32years
(D)35years
19.WhichoneofthefollowingtaxesisleviedandcollectedbytheUnionbutdistributedbetween
UnionandStates?
(A)Corporationtax
(B)Taxonincomeotherthanonagriculturalincome
(C)Taxonrailwayfaresandfreights
(D)Customs
20.Sikkimbecameanewstateby
(A)30thAmendment
(B)34thAmendment
(C)35thAmendment
(D)36thAmendment
21.OnwhichIndianriveristhehighestbridgeoftheworldbeingconstructed?
(A)Chenab
(B)Satluj
(C)Jhelum
(D)Beas
22.MatchListI(category)withListII(54thNationalFilmAwardwinners)andselectthecorrect
answerfromthecodesgivenbelowthelists
ListI
(a)BestFeatureFilm
(b)BestPopularFilm
(c)BestChildrenFilm
(d)BestHindiFilm
ListII
1.CareofFootpath
2.KhoslakaGhosla
3.Pullijaman
4.LageRahoMunnabhai
Codes:
(a)(b)(c)(d)
(A)1324
(B)3412

(C)3241
(D)4213
23.InwhichdistrictofUttarPradeshhasthefirstPoliceMuseumofthecountrybeenestablished?
(A)Allahabad
(B)Agra
(C)Ghaziabad
(D)Lucknow
24.TheCommercialBankswereNationalisedin
(A)1947
(B)1951
(C)1969
(D)1992
25.AsiasfirsthumanDNABankhasbeensetupin
(A)NewDelhi
(B)Hyderabad
(C)Lucknow
(D)Mumbai
26.Thedistributionoffinancesbetweencentreandstatesisdoneontherecommendationof
(A)FinanceMinistry
(B)FinanceCommission
(C)ReserveBankofIndia
(D)NABARD
27.InwhichoneofthefollowingdistrictsofUttarPradeshhastheIndianCarpetTechnology
Institutebeenestablished?
(A)Agra
(B)Mirzapur
(C)Moradabad
(D)SantRaviDasNagar
28.WhichofthefollowingBanksisfirstinestablishingitsbranchinChina?
(A)BankofBaroda
(B)PunjabNationalBank
(C)StateBankofIndia
(D)UCOBank
29.SarvaShikshaAbhiyancovers
(A)allchildrenintheagegroup310
(B)allchildrenintheagegroup48
(C)allchildrenintheagegroup515
(D)allchildrenintheagegroup614
30.SwavalambanSchemeisconcernedwithproviding
(A)employmenttoruralwomenfolk
(B)employmenttourbanwomenfolk

(C)employmenttodisabledpersons
(D)providingtrainingandskillstowomen
31.Mixedeconomymeans
(A)existenceofbothsmallandbigindustries
(B)existenceofbothprivateandpublicsectors
(C)existenceofbothprimaryandsecondarysectors
(D)noneoftheabove
32.HowmanyIITswillbesetupinthe11thFiveYearPlan?
(A)6
(B)7
(C)8
(D)9
33.Amongthefollowingwhichcountryhasthehighestlifeexpectancyatbirth(inyears)?
(A)Japan
(B)Denmark
(C)U.S.A.
(D)Switzerland
34.MatchListIwithListIIandselectthecorrectanswerfromthecodesgivenbelowthelists
ListI(Place)
(a)Vishakhapatnam
(b)Muri
(c)Gurgaon
(d)Panki
ListII(Industry)
1.Automobile
2.Shipbuilding
3.Fertiliser
4.Aluminium
Codes:
(a)(b)(c)(d)
(A)2341
(B)2413
(C)1234
(D)2431
35.WhichamongthefollowingisapublicsectorCommercialBank?
(A)ICICIBank
(B)HDFCBank
(C)IndianOverseasBank
(D)UTIBank
36.MatchListIwithListIIandselectthecorrectanswerfromthecodesgivenbelowthelists
ListI(MineralProduction)

(a)MineralOil
(b)Gypsum
(c)Gold
(d)Bauxite
ListII(State)
1.Orissa
2.Karnataka
3.Gujarat
4.Rajasthan
Codes:
(a)(b)(c)(d)
(A)1234
(B)2143
(C)4312
(D)3421
37.Considerthefollowingstatements
Assertion(A):AtomicenergyinIndiapromisestomeetthefutureenergydemandofthe
country.
Reason(R):AtomicmineralsareubiquitousinIndia.
Selectthecorrectanswerfromthecodegivenbelow:
(A)Both(A)and(R)aretrueand(R)isthecorrectexplanationof(A)
(B)Both(A)and(R)aretrue,but(R)isnotthecorrectexplanationof(A)
(C)(A)istrue,but(R)isfalse
(D)(A)isfalse,but(R)istrue
38.Whichofthefollowingstateshasthelongestcoastline?
(A)Gujarat
(B)Maharashtra
(C)Kerala
(D)TamilNadu
39.WhichofthefollowingrocksystemsinIndiaisthemainsourceofcoaldeposits?
(A)Dharwarsystem
(B)Gondwanasystem
(C)Cudappasystem
(D)Vindhyansystem
40.Lateritesoilisfoundin
(A)UttarPradesh
(B)HimachalPradesh
(C)Punjab
(D)Maharashtra
41.Whichoneofthefollowingisnotcorrectlymatched?
(A)KirghizCentralAsia

(B)MasaiWestAfrica
(C)RedIndiansNorthAmerica
(D)EskimosGreenland
42.Chilkalakeissituatedin
(A)WestBengal
(B)AndhraPradesh
(C)Orissa
(D)TamilNadu
43.Damodarisatributaryofriver
(A)Ganga
(B)Hugli
(C)Padma
(D)SuvarnRekha
44.SangamYojanaisconcernedwith
(A)provisionforcleandrinkingwater
(B)provisionforcleaningrivers
(C)promotingcommunalharmony
(D)helpingtheinvalids
45.NationalDairyDevelopmentBoardislocatedin
(A)Anand
(B)Gandhinagar
(C)Vadodara
(D)Valsad
46.EconomicPlanningisincludedintheConstitutionofIndiain
(A)UnionList
(B)StateList
(C)ConcurrentList
(D)SpecialList
47.Whichoneofthefollowingisnotcorrectlymatched?
(A)KimberleyDiamond
(B)HavanaMeatpacking
(C)MilanSilk
(D)SheffieldCutlery
48.DudhawaNationalParkissituatedinthedistrictof
(A)Lalitpur
(B)Pilibhit
(C)LakhimpurKhiri
(D)Sonbhadra
49.ThecorrectdescendingorderofmajorstatesofIndiaintermsofdensityofpopulation(2001)
is
(A)UttarPradesh,WestBengal,Bihar,Kerala

(B)WestBengal,Kerala,Bihar,UttarPradesh
(C)UttarPradesh,Kerala,WestBengal,Bihar
(D)WestBengal,Bihar,UttarPradesh,Kerala
50.ThemajorcoffeeproducingstateinIndiais
(A)Kerala
(B)Karnataka
(C)TamilNadu
(D)WestBengal
51.WhichoneofthefollowingisthemosturbanizedstatesofIndiaaccordingto2001Census?
(A)Gujarat
(B)WestBengal
(C)Maharashtra
(D)Kerala
52.Accordingto2001CensustheleastdenselypopulatedstatesofIndiainascendingorderare
(A)ArunachalPradesh,Mizoram,NagalandandSikkim
(B)ArunachalPradesh,Nagaland,MizoramandSikkim
(C)ArunachalPradesh,Mizoram,SikkimandNagaland
(D)Mizoram,ArunachalPradesh,SikkimandNagaland
53.Amongthefollowingwhichfruitisarichsourceofiron?
(A)Jamun
(B)Karonda
(C)Loquat
(D)Guava
54.Vitaminwhichpromoteswoundhealingis
(A)VitaminB
(B)VitaminC
(C)VitaminA
(D)VitaminD
55.Bauxiteisanoreof
(A)Aluminium
(B)Boron
(C)Lead
(D)Silver
56.Whichofthefollowingmethodsisusedtodeterminetheageoftheearth?
(A)Carbondating
(B)Germaniumdating
(C)Uraniumdating
(D)Alltheabove
57.Namethegaswhichundernormalconditionsproducespollutionintheatmosphere?
(A)Carbonmonoxide(CO)
(B)Carbondioxide(CO2)

(C)Nitrogen(N2)
(D)Oxygen(O2)
58.Electronvoltistheunitfor
(A)energy
(B)chargeofelectron
(C)potentialdifference
(D)power
59.Anatombombisbasedontheprincipleof
(A)nuclearfission
(B)nuclearfusion
(C)nuclearspallation
(D)noneofthese
60.Titanisthelargestmoonorsatelliteof
(A)Mars
(B)Venus
(C)Jupiter
(D)Saturn
61.Themosttoxicmetalpollutantoftheautomobileexhaustis
(A)Copper
(B)Lead
(C)Cadmium
(D)Mercury
62.Whichofthefollowingdiseaseiscausedbyavirus?
(A)Diphtheria
(B)Malaria
(C)Cholera
(D)Hepatitis
63.Ifthecircumferenceofacircleisincreasedby50%,thentheareawillbeincreasedby
(A)50%
(B)100%
(C)125%
(D)225%
64.ThetermSiameseTwinsisusedfor
(A)twinsinwhichthereisonemaleandonefemale
(B)twinsinwhichbotharefemales
(C)twinssufferingfromacommondiseaseofsiam
(D)twinsphysicallyattachedtoeachother
65.Everysolareclipsetakesplaceon
(A)fullmoononly
(B)newmoononly
(C)both(A)and(B)

(D)neither(A)nor(B)
66.Theheadquarterofwhichofthefollowingiscorrectlygiven?
(A)UNOLondon
(B)WTOGeneva
(C)ILONewYork
(D)FAOChicago
67.Whitebudofmaizeiscausedduetodeficiencyof
(A)N
(B)Zn
(C)Cu
(D)Mn
68.Anumberis20morethanits20%.Thenumberis
(A)20
(B)25
(C)50
(D)80
69.ThetrainwhichwasstartedonApril14,2008betweenKolkata(India)andDhaka(Bangladesh)
hasbeennamed
(A)SadbhavnaExpress
(B)ShantiExpress
(C)MaitriExpress
(D)AmanExpress
70.ThailandsPonsanaBoonsakwonthemenssinglesoftheIndiaopenGrandPrixBadminton
championshipheldinHyderabadinApril2008.Inthefinalhedefeated
(A)AnandPawar
(B)ArvindBhat
(C)ChetanAnand
(D)ZhendongGuo
71.IndianInstituteofRemotesensingislocatedat
(A)Ahmedabad
(B)Dehradun
(C)Shriharikota
(D)Noneoftheabove
72.Thewinnerofthe62ndSantoshTrophy,heldinJune2008,was
(A)Karnataka
(B)WestBengal
(C)Services
(D)Punjab
73.WhoamongthefollowingwastheChiefGuestontheoccasionofRepublicDay,2008?
(A)BritishPrimeMinisterGardonBrown
(B)FrenchPresidentNicolasSarcozy

(C)DanishPrimeMinisterAndersFoghRasmussen
(D)RussianPresidentVladimirPutin
74.InApril2008fourthconventionofNuclearsafetywasheldin
(A)Vienna
(B)London
(C)Paris
(D)Rome
75.WhoamongthefollowingreceivedPadmaVibhushanAwardof2008?
1.MadhuriDixit
2.RatanTata
3.SachinTendulkar
4.ViswanathanAnand
Selectthecorrectanswerfromthecodegivenbelow
(A)1,2
(B)2,3
(C)3,4
(D)2,3,4
76.March24(2008)wasobservedas
(A)WorldAIDSDay
(B)WorldDisabledDay
(C)WorldEnvironmentDay
(D)WorldTuberculosis(TB)Day
77.WhichoneofthefollowingpairsofHarappansitesandtheirlocationsisnotcorrectly
matched?
(A)AlamgirpurUttarPradesh
(B)BanawaliHaryana
(C)DiamabadMaharashtra
(D)RakhigarhiRajasthan
78.Jivaka,thefamousphysicianofthetimeofGautamaBuddha,wasassociatedwiththecourtof
(A)Bimbisara
(B)ChandaPradyota
(C)Prasenajeta
(D)Udayana
79.AfterPresidentssignatureontherecommendationofDelimitationCommission,Parliamentary
andAssemblyConstituencieswithcertainexemptions,willberedefined.Whichofthe
followingareexempted?
1.ArunachalPradeshandManipur
2.Assam
3.Nagaland
4.Jharkhand
Selectthecorrectanswerfromthecodegivenbelow

(A)1only
(B)2and3
(C)3and4
(D)1,2,3and4
80.ThewinnerofFrenchOpen,2008(Ladiessingles)was
(A)DinaraSafina
(B)AnaIvanovic
(C)JelenaJankovic
(D)SvetlanaKuznetsova
81.WhoamongthefollowingwasoftheviewthattheEarthrevolvesroundtheSun?
(A)Aryabhatta
(B)Brahmagupta
(C)Varahamihira
(D)Noneoftheabove
82.Whatisthedifference(inyears)betweentheVikramaandSakaeras?
(A)57years
(B)78years
(C)135years
(D)320years
83.WhoamongthefollowingrulerspaidattentiontothewaterresourcemanagementinGirnar
regionsomecenturiesbeforetheChristianera?
1.MahapadmaNanda
2.ChandraguptaMaurya
3.Ashoka
4.Rudradaman
Selectthecorrectanswerfromthecodegivenbelow
(A)1,2
(B)2,3
(C)3,4
(D)2,3,4
84.PtolemyPhiladelphuswithwhomAshokahaddiplomaticrelationswastherulerof
(A)Cyrene
(B)Egypt
(C)Macedonia
(D)Syria
85.Theinscriptionbelongingtowhichoneofthefollowingdynastiesconfirmsthetraditionthat
LumbiniwasthebirthplaceofSakyamuniBuddha?
(A)Maurya
(B)Sunga
(C)Satavahana
(D)Kushana

86.WhichliteraturehaditsclassicalageunderKrishnadevaRaya,thefamousVijayanagaraking?
(A)Konkani
(B)Malayalam
(C)Tamil
(D)Telugu
87.ThecityofJaunpurwasfoundedby
(A)MohammadbinTughlaq
(B)FirozShahTughlaq
(C)IbrahimShahSharqi
(D)SikandarLodi
88.ThedepartmentofPublicWorkswasestablishedforthefirsttimeby
(A)AlauddinKhalji
(B)Balban
(C)FirozShahTughlaq
(D)Iltutmish
89..WhoweretheNayanars?
(A)Saivites
(B)Saktas
(C)Vaishnavites
(D)Sunworshippers
90.WhoamongthefollowingkingshadstrongleaningtowardsJainism?
(A)Dasratha
(B)Brihadratha
(C)Kharavela
(D)Huvishka
91.WhichoneofthefollowingrulershadgrantedDiwanitotheEastIndiaCompany?
(A)Farrukhsiyar
(B)ShahAlamI
(C)ShahAlamII
(D)ShujaudDaula
92.ThetransferofcapitalofBritishIndiafromCalcuttatoDelhiwaseffectedduringtheperiodof
(A)LordMinto
(B)LordHardinge
(C)LordChelmsford
(D)LordReading
93.TheDurandlinedemarcatedIndiasborderwith
(A)Afghanistan
(B)Burma
(C)Nepal
(D)Tibet
94.WhatwastherateofexchangebetweentheCopperDamandSilverRupayaunderSherShah?

(A)16:1
(B)32:1
(C)40:1
(D)64:1
95.ArrangethefollowingeventsofAkbarsreigninachronologicalorder:
1.AbolitionofJazia
2.ConstructionofIbadatkhana
3.SigningofMahzar
4.FoundationofDiniIlahi
Selectthecorrectanswerfromthecodegivenbelow
(A)1,2,3,4
(B)2,3,4,1
(C)1,3,2,4
(D)3,4,1,2
96.AfterthearrestofGandhijiduringtheSaltSatyagraha,whotookhisplaceasleaderofthe
movement?
(A)AbbasTyabji
(B)AbulKalamAzad
(C)JawaharlalNehru
(D)VallabhbhaiPatel
97.WhichoneofthefollowingrevolutionariesinvolvedinKakoricasehadescapedthetrial?
(A)SachindraNathBakshi
(B)MukundiLal
(C)ChandraShekharAzad
(D)ManmathNathGupta
98.WhochangedthenameofHindustanRepublicAssociationfoundedbySachindraSanyalto
HindustanSocialistRepublicAssociation?
(A)RasBehariBose
(B)BatukeshwarDatt
(C)SardarBhagatSingh
(D)ChandraShekharAzad
99.WhichoneofthefollowingrevolutionarieswasexecutedintheGorakhpurJail?
(A)RamprasadBismil
(B)RajendraLahiri
(C)RoshanSingh
(D)AshfaqullahKhan
100.WhosesustainedeffortsledtotheestablishmentofthefirstwomensuniversityinBombay?
(A)DayaramGidumal
(B)D.K.Karve
(C)Ramabai
(D)MahadevGovindRanade

1.(A)41.(B)81.(A)
2.(C)42.(C)82.(C)
3.(D)43.(B)83.(D)
4.(A)44.(D)84.(B)
5.(C)45.(A)85.(A)
6.(A)46.(C)86.(D)
7.(D)47.(C)87.(B)
8.(D)48.(C)88.(C)
9.(D)49.(B)89.(A)
10.(C)50.(B)90.(C)
11.(D)51.(C)91.(C)
12.(C)52.(C)92.(B)
13.(C)53.(A)93.(A)
14.(C)54.(C)94.(C)
15.(C)55.(A)95.(A)
16.(D)56.(C)96.(A)
17.(B)57.(A)97.(A)
18.(B)58.(A)98.(C)
19.(B)59.(A)99.(A)
20.(C)60.(D)100.(B)
21.(A)61.(B)
22.(B)62.(D)
23.(C)63.(D)
24.(C)64.(D)
25.(C)65.(B)
26.(B)66.(B)
27.(D)67.(B)
28.(C)68.(B)
29.(D)69.(C)
30.(D)70.(C)
31.(B)71.(D)
32.(C)72.(D)
33.(A)73.(B)
34.(B)74.(A)
35.(C)75.(B)
36.(D)76.(D)
37.(C)77.(D)
38.(A)78.(A)
39.(B)79.(D)
40.(D)80.(B)
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