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Directions for questions 1 to 60: Select the correct alternative from the given choices. 1. Which statement is not true of the Green Revolution? (1). It led to pockets of monoculture. (2) The Green Revolution laid emphasis on rice, wheat and organic farming. (3) Production in some pockets became centralized and skewed (4) Green Revolution cannot be called an eco friendly movement despite the adjective green. (5) Green Revolution was fertiliser pesticide and irrigation intensive. 2. Swami Agnivesh, the noted social activist, is primarily associated with (1) Sarvodaya Movement. (2) Chipko Andolan. (3) Bonded Labour Liberation Movement. (4) Narmada Bachao Andolan. (5) eradication of child labour. 3. The Bella centre was associated with the hosting of the December 2009 meet of (1) NAM. (2) UNFCCC COP-15. (3) OECD. (4) G-20. (5) Convention To Ban Land Mines. 4. Rainforests are home to a rich bio-diversity. Which combination of states / UTs is home to Indias only rainforest? (1) Assam and Arunachal Pradesh (2) Andaman & Nicobar Islands, and Assam (3) Kerala and Assam (4) Kerala and Arunachal Pradesh (5) Arunachal Pradesh and Andaman & Nicobar Islands 5. Which of the following statements is not true of biodiversity of rainforests, sustainable forest management, and global warming? (1) The main cause of global warming is carbon which is absorbed by forests. (2) Developed countries have a vested interest in adhering to international treaties. (3) Outsourcing of trees which will give carbon points to western countries had made its debut in Chhattisgarh. (4) The motto of the developing world is we pollute, your forests absorb. (5) 25% of the pharmaceutical drugs in western medicine have been sourced from rainforests. 6. Which statement is true? (1) SBI is the first bank to launch an exclusive branch for high networth individuals (2) About 27.8% of Indias population was estimated to be below poverty line in 20042005. (3) According to the Tendulkar panel there are 8.03 crore familes below poverty line. (4) Only 40% of the adult population in India in the country have access to banking facilities. (5) All statements are true. Which statement is not true? (1) Around 5% of rural households still relied on traditional fuels as of 2004-05, according to NSSO (2) According to census 2001, around 44% of the population did not have access to electricity. (3) The energy shortage was estimated to be 11% in 2008-09. (4) Nuclear and non-conventional energy sources of power like solar are both accorded priority by the union Government. (5) The Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission [JNNSM] aims at an ambitious target of generating 20,000MW by 2022. Which statement is not true? (1) Coal and crude oil imports are an important component of Indias quest for energy security. (2) Energy price fluctuations constitute a major risk factor specially for crude oil imports. (3) A coal and oil package for ensuring energy security would be environmentally sustainable. (4) A sensible energy security policy would aim at decreasing energy consumption per unit output and decrease the associated carbon footprints. (5) The policy of the Union Government is to increase the environmental footprint of the energy mix in the country. Which abbreviation is basically not related to energy, environment and education? (1) TERI (2) NAPCC (3) NEERI (4) SSA (5) BSUP

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10. An energy efficiency labelling and certification programme for appliances was launched in 2006 by (1) TERI. (2) NEERI. (3) GreenPeace India. (4) Navadhanya. (5) BEE.

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11. Which is a renewable, non fossil but potentially hazardous source of energy? (1) nuclear (2) solar (3) wind (4) bio mass (5) none of the above 12. Solar energy is (1) clean. (2) renewable. (3) Non Conventional. (4) available in a highly decentralized mode. (5) All the statements are true. 13. Which of the following states has the least percentage of labour force engaged in agriculture? (1) Maharashtra (2) Gujarat (3) Haryana (4) Punjab (5) Uttar Pradesh 14. Which abbreviation is related to a specific programme of promoting public transport by providing a dedicated corridor? [The scheme is based on the Bogota model]. (1) NUTP (2) BRTS (3) JNNURM (4) MMTS (5) PURA 15. Which institution has designed an energy efficient biomass burning stove that runs on pellets made from a variety of crop residues? [The partner in this project is First Energy pvt ltd] (1) IISC (2) NEERI (3) TIFR (4) KVIC (5) IIM-A 16. Which was the first city in South India to be sanctioned a Rs152.64 crore pilot project for Bus Rapid Transit System? (1) Kochi (2) Bangalore (3) Hyderabad (4) Vijayawada (5) Mysore 17. Which programme / agency is the odd man out with reference to the source of power? (1) NPCIL (2) MNRE (3) JNNSM (4) NBMMP (5) NEDCAP 18. Which of the following tribes is not part of the worlds last aboriginal tribes found in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands? (1) Shompen (2) Jarwas (3) Senthelese (4) Nicobarese (5) Angami 19. Which statement is true? (1). The Velib system in France is associated with using bicycles for transportation. (2) The largest bike-sharing programme in Asia was launched in 2008 in Hangzhou China with 40,000 cycles and 1600 rental stations. (3) The bicycle is ideal for short distance trips. (4) South Korea plans to complete a 3114km bicycle only network by 2018. (5) All the statements are true.

20. According to the Union Government, which state recorded the maximum cases of illegal mining as of November 2009? (1) Andhra Pradesh (2) Karnataka (3) Maharashtra (4) Madhya Pradesh (5) Orissa. 21. In 2006, FDI in mining was increased to (1) 51%. (2) 49%. (3) 74%. (4) 100%. (5) 76%. 22. Schedule V of the constitution safeguards the interests of (1) Anglo Indians. (2) Kashmiri Pandits. (3) Scheduled Tribes. (4) Scheduled Castes. (5) Jews 23. The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has in August 2010 withdrawn permission to mine bauxite in the (1) Nilgiri hills. (2) Aravilli hills. (3) Western (4) Niyamgiri hills. (5) Satpura range. 24. Nagpur based NEERI is a constituent of (1) CSIR. (2) IISC. (3) ICAR. (4) NSAC. (5) NKC. 25. The lion tailed macque, a highly endangered species is endemic to (1) Western Ghats. (2) Eastern Ghats. (3) Sunderbans. (4) Aravilli hills. (5) Sir Creek. 26. The Panna Tiger Reserve which has one of the two diamond mines in the country is located in (1) Uttarakhand. (2) Madhya Pradesh. (3) Chhattisgarh. (4) Jharkhand. (5) Orissa. 27. The Indian Wild Ass is found in (1) Sunderbans. (2) The Rann of Kutch. (3) Sariska Reserve. (4) Bandipur sanctuary. (5) The Valley of Flowers. 28. Which country has the largest thorium reserves in the World? (1) South Africa. (2) India. (3) Russia. (4) Canada. (5) Australia. 29. Which sanctuary is in Jammu and Kashmir? (1) Dachigam (2) Kaziranga (3) Ranthambore (4) Valley of Flowers (5) Simlipal 30. A country which has 5% of the worlds population consumes 25% of its energy and fossil fuels and produces 70% of its wastes is a description of (1) China. (2) USA. (3) Russia. (4) Canada. (5) India.

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31. Which state has ambitious plans to build 135 hydropower projects with an installed capacity of 57000 MW? [The state has huge untapped hydropower potential] (1) Assam (2) Uttar Pradesh (3) Himachal Pradesh (4) Arunachal Pradesh (5) Bihar 32. Which is a proposed environmental regulator? (1) NEERI (2) AERA (3) NEPA (4) NEDCAP (5) IREDA 33. Which state has issued decibel meters to all police stations to measure noise pollution? (1) Gujarat (2) Maharashtra (3) Goa (4) Bihar (5) Uttar Pradesh 34. 2008-2009 was the year of the (1) Great Depression. (2) Great Repression. (3) Global Meltdown. (4) Big Bang. (5) Global Upswing. 35. The Economic Survey estimated the GDP growth rate for 2009-2010 at (1) 8.75%. (2) 7.2%. (3) 6.4%. (4) 9.8%. (5) 8.3%. 36. The fiscal deficit of the centre for 2009-10 was. .. . . % of the GDP. (1) 6.8 (2) 8.6 (3) 5.5 (4) 7.4 (5) 9.2 37. In which state is the Silent Valley located? (1) Arunachal Pradesh (2) Meghalaya (3) Uttaranchal (4) Kerala (5) Himachal Pradesh 38. Which of the following has the largest weightage in the index of industrial production? (1) Mining (2) Services (3) Infrastructure (4) Manufacturing (5) IT and ITES 39. Which is the only country in the world to produce all five known commercial varieties of silk (mulberry, tropical tasar, oak tasar, eri, and muga)? (1) China (2) India (3) Thailand (4) Malaysia (5) Myanmar 40. The Troubled Assets Reconstruction Programme [TRAP] was launched in 2009-10 in (1) China. (2) Iceland. (3) Germany. (4) France. (5) USA. 41. In which of the following states will you find the annual mass nesting of the endangered Olive Ridley turtles? (1) Kerala (2) Tamil Nadu (3) West Bengal (4) Orissa (5) Andhra Pradesh

42. In the context of savings by individuals a contingency fund aims at creating a six month expenses pool of (1) household expenses. (2) house rent. (3) loan EMIs. (4) insurance premium. (5) All of the above 43. Abhay is the financial counselling centre of (1) ICICI Bank. (2) SBI. (3) BOI. (4) UBI. (5) PNB. 44. ICICI Banks financial counselling centre is named as (1) Nirbhay. (2) Sahayata. (3) Chanakya. (4) Shubh Chintak. (5) Disha. 45. The FRBM Act was implemented from (1) 1999. (2) 1991. (3) 2009. (4) 2004. (5) 2001. 46. Where is the Charan Singh National Institute of Agricultural Marketing (NIAM) located? (1) Jodhpur (2) Karnal (3) Panipat (4) Jaipur (5) Hissar 47. Interest payments, defence and subsidies constituted . . . .% of the 2009-10 budget expenditure (1) 20 (2) 10 (3) 60 (4) 41 (5) 72 48. The author of Economics Does Not Lie" (1) Bhiku Parekh (2) MEghnad Desai (3) Jagdish Bhagvati (4) Guy Sorman (5) Amartya Sen 49. Where is the National Multi-Commodity Exchange of India Ltd. located? (1) Ahmedabad (2) Pune (3) Ghaziabad (4) Nagpur (5) Guwahati 50. The World's Largest luxury goods group is (1) LVMH (2) Gucci (3) Puma (4) Yves saint Laurent (5) PPR 51. Which is not true of the Indian economy? (1) low farm growth (2) APM for most petroleum products (3) Administered interest rates for all types of bank deposits (4) High level of budget deficits (5) large deficit in physical infrastructure 52. The Consultative Group for Assisting the poor [CGAP] is an independent policy and research body for accelerating financial inclusion set up by the (1) World Bank (2) OECD (3) WEF (4) SAARC (5) ADB
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53. A low-cost tablet PC costing about Rs.1500/- has been unveiled in India. The pc has been developed by a team of scientists from (1) CSIR (2) TIFR (3) MIT (4) ICAR (5) IITS/IISC 54. Which country objected in 2009 to an ADB loan proposal to Arunachal Pradesh? (1) Pakistan (2) Bangladesh (3) China (4) Taiwan (5) Myanmar 55. To whom does the credit of combining the words green and peace, thereby coining the name for the worlds foremost environmental NGO, Greenpeace, go? (1) Robert Hunter (2) Bill Darnell (3) David McTaggart (4) John Cormack (5) Paul Spong 56. The PMEACs projects of growth in the farm sector for 2010-11 is (1) 2.5% (2) 4.5% (3) 1.7% (4) 7.1% (5) 5.2%

57. The Chairman of the Executive committee of CGAP is (1) Amartya Sen (2) Vikram Akula (3) Vijay Mahajan (4) M S Swaminathan (5) Jeffrey Sachs 58. About 30% of Indias apparel exports are to (1) Russia (2) UK (3) Netherlands (4) USA (5) Germany 59. In July 2010 the 34th World Heritage Committee recommended World Heritage Status to (1) Auroville (2) Khajuraho temple complex (3) Konarak temple (4) Jantar Mantar in Jaipur (5) Akshardham temple Ahmedabad 60. Which media group was conferred a UN award for its campaign for water harvesting? (1) India Today (2) Indian Express (3) Hindu (4) NDTV (5) Malayalam Manorama

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