General Studies CSE Preliminary

Examination (2004)
1. Match List-I (Institute) with List - (a) 24 (b) 26
II (located At) and select the 3. Which of the following pairs is not (c) 119 (d) 129
correct answer using the codes correctly matched? The details given below relate to
given below the Lists: (a) Reinhold Messner : Computer the four items that follow:
Technology Amit wishes to buy a magazine.
List - I (b) Harlow Shapley : Astronomy Four magazines–one each on
(Institute) (c) Gregor Mendel : Hereditary politics, sports, science and films
Theory
A. Indian Institute of Geomagnetism are available to choose from. They
(d) Godfrey Hounsfield : CT Scan
B. International Advanced Research 4. Consider the following are edited by Feroz, Gurbaksh,
Centre for Powder Metallurgy and international languages: Swami and Ila (not necessarily in
New Materials 1. Arabic that order) and published by
C. Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology 2. French Aryan, Bharat, Charan and Dev
and Natural History 3. Spanish Publishers (not necessarily in that
D. Tropical Forestry Research The correct sequence of the order). Further, it is given that
Institute languages given above in the (i) Dev Publishers have
decreasing order of the number of published the magazine edited
List - II their speakers is by Feroz
(Located At) (a) 3-1-2 (b) 1-3-2 (ii) the magazine on politics is
1. Coimbatore (c) 3-2-1 (d) 1-2-3 published by Aryan
2. Mumbai 5. Who among the following was Publishers
3. Jabalpur never the Lok Sabha Speaker? (iii) the magazine on films is edited
4. Hyderabad (a) K.V.K. Sundaram by Swami and is not published
Codes: (b) G.S. Dhillon by Charan Publishers
(a) A B C D (c) Baliram Bhagat (iv) the magazine on science is
2 3 1 4 (d) Hukum Singh edited by Ila
(b) A B C D 6. Two cars X and Y start from two For the following four items, select
1 4 2 3 places A and B respectively which the correct answer:
(c) A B C D are 700 km apart at 9 a.m. Both the 8. The magazine on science is
2 4 1 3 cars run at an average speed of 60 published by
(d) A B C D km/hr. Car X stops at 10 a.m. and (a) Aryan Publisher
1 3 2 4 again starts at 11 a.m. while the (b) Bharat Publishers
2. Consider the following statements: other car Y continues to run (c) Charan Publishers
1. Indira Gandhi Centre for without stopping. When do the (d) Dev Publishers
Atomic Research uses fast 9. The magazine on sports is
two cars cross each other?
reactor technology. (a) edited by Feroz
(a) 2 : 40 p.m. (b) 3 : 20 p.m.
2. Atomic Minerals Directorate (b) edited by Gurbaksh
(c) 4 : 10 p.m (d) 4 : 20 p.m.
for Research and Exploration (c) published by Bharat
7. In a question of a test paper, there
is engaged in heavy water Publishers
are five items each under List-A
production. (d) published by Charan
and List-B. The examinees are
3. Indian Rare Earths Limited is Publishers
required to match each item under 10. The magazine on films is
engaged in the manufacture of List-A with its corresponding
Zircon for India’s Nuclear (a) published by Dev Publishers
correct item under List-B. Further, (b) published by Bharat
Programme beside other rare it is given that
earth products. Publishers
(i) no examinee has given the (c) edited by Gurbaksh
correct answer (d) published by Charan
Which of the statements given (ii) answers of no two examinees
above are correct? Publishers
are identical 11. The magazine on politics is
(a)1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2 What is the maximum number of
(c)1 and 3 (d) 2 and 3 (a) edited by Ila
examinees who took this test? (b) edited by Gurbaksh
 (c) published by Dev Publishers List-II succeeding digit?
(d) published by Charan (States) (a) 120 (b) 210
Publishers 1. Andhra Pradesh (c) 365 (d) 405
12. Match List-I (Distinguished 2. Kerala 20. Match List-I (Sports-person) with
Ladies) with List-II (Area of Work) 3. Gujarat List-II (Sport/Game) and select the
and select the correct answer using 4. Goa correct answer using the codes
the codes given below the Lists: 5. Karnataka given below the Lists:
List-I Codes: List-I List-II
(Distinguished Ladies) (a) A B C D (Sports-person) (Sports/Game)
A. Jhumpa Lahiri 5 4 2 1 A. Shikha Tandon 1. Badminton
B. Ignace Tirkey 2. Swimming
B. Sunita Narain (b) A B C D
C. Pankaj Advani 3. Lawn
C. Naina Lal Kidwai 3 1 5 4
Tennis
D. Ravina Raj Kohli (c) A B C D
D. Rohan Bopanna 4. Snooker
List-II 5 1 2 4 5. Hockey
(Area of Work) (d) A B C D Codes:
1. Science and environment 3 4 5 1 (a) A B C D
2. Novel-writing 16. A car is running on a road at 3 5 4 2
3. Film industry uniform speed of 60 km/hr. The net (b) A B C D
4. Banking resultant force on the car is 2 4 1 3
5. Television media (a) driving force in the direction (c) A B C D
Codes: of car’s motion 3 4 1 2
(a) A B C D (b) resistance force in the (d) A B C D
4 5 3 1 direction of car’s motion 2 5 4 3
(b) A B C D (c) an inclined force 21. The record for the highest score in
2 1 4 5 (d) equal to zero an innings in Test Cricket is now
(c) A B C D 17. Match List-I (Biosphere Reserves) being held by M. Hayden.
4 1 3 5 with List-II (States) and select the Immediately prior to him, the three
(d) A B C D correct answer using the codes record holders were
2 5 4 1 given below the Lists: (a) Don Bradman, Sunil Gavaskar
13. Which one of the following does List-I List-II and Colin Cowdrey
not border Panama? (Biosphere Reserves) (States) (b) Len Huton, Peter May and
(a) Costa Rica A. Similipal 1. Sikkim Vivian Richards
(b) Pacific Ocean B. Dehong Deband 2. Uttaranchal (c) Hanif Mohammed, Garfield
Sobers and Brian Lara
(c) Colombia C. Nokrek 3. Arunachal
(d) Bob Cowper, Bill Lawry and
(d) Venezuela Pradesh
Brian Lara
14. A and B start from the same point D. Kanchenjunga 4. Orissa
22. In how many different ways can
and in the same direction at 7 a.m. 5. Meghalya six players be arranged in a line
to walk around a rectangular field Codes: such that two of them, Ajit and
400 m × 300 m. And B walk at the (a) A B C D Mukherjee, are never together?
rate of 3 km/hr and 2.5 km/hr 1 3 5 4 (a) 120 (b) 240
respectively. How many times shall (b) A B C D (c) 360 (d) 480
they cross each other if they 4 5 2 1 23. Match List-I (State/Province/
continue to walk till 12:30 p.m.? (c) A B C D Overseas Territory) with List-II
(a) Not even once 1 5 2 4 (Country) and select the correct
(b) Once (d) A B C D answer using the codes given
(c) Twice 4 3 5 1 below the lists:
(d) Thrice 18. Amongst the following Indian List-I List-II
15. Match List-I (Beaches in India) States which one has the minimum (State/Province/Overseas (Country)
which List-II (States) and select the total forest cover? Territory)
correct answer using the codes (a) Sikkim (b) Goa A. British Colombia 1. USA
given below the Lists: (c) Haryana (d) Kerala B. Bavaria 2. UK
List-I 19. How many three-digit even C. Gibraltar 3. Canada
(Beaches in India) numbers are there such that 9 D. Rhode Island 4.Germany
A. Gopnath Beach comes as a succeeding digit in any 5. Denmark
B. Lawsons Bay Beach number only when 7 is the Codes:
C. Devbagh Beach preceding digit and 7 is the (a) A B C D
D. Sinquerim Beach preceding digit only when 9 is the 1 2 5 3
 (b) A B C D of the Countries) and select the 2. Croatia remained under the
3 4 2 1 correct answer using the codes Hungarian Administration
(c) A B C D given below the Lists: until the end of First World
1 4 2 3 List-I List-II War.
(d) A B C D (New Names of (Old Names of the 3. Claims to Macedonia Territory
3 2 5 1 the Countries) Countries) have long been a source of
24. Consider the following statements: A. Benin 1. Nyasaland contention between Belgium
1. Femur is the longest bone in B. Belize 2. Basutoland and Greece.
the human body. C. Botswana 3. Bechuanaland 4. In 1991, Slovenia declared
2. Cholera is a disease caused by D. Malawi 4. British Honduras independence from
bacteria. 5. Dahomey Czechoslovakia.
3. ‘Athlete’s foot’ is a disease Codes: Which of the statements given
caused by virus. (a) A B C D
above are correct?
Which of the statements given 3 1 2 4
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1, 2 and 3
above are correct? (b) A B C D
(c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 3 and 4
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 5 4 3 1
32. Shirin Ebadi, who won the Nobel
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3 (c) A B C D
Peace Price in 2003, is from
25. 50 men or 80 women can finish a 3 4 2 1
(a) Iraq (b) Nigeria
job in 50 days. A contractor (d) A B C D
deploys 40 men and 48 women for 5 1 3 4 (c) Iran (d) Libya
this work, but after every duration 29. Which one of the following is the 33. A person stands at the middle
of 10 days, 5 men and 8 women are correct in the descending order of point of a wooden ladder which
removed till the work is completed. precedence in the warrant of pre- starts slipping between a vertical
The work is completed in cedence? wall and the floor of a room, while
(a) 45 days (b) 50 days (a) Attorney General of India- continuing to remain in a vertical
(c) 54 days (d) 62 days Judges of the Suprem Court- plane. The path traced by a person
26. Which one of the following pairs Members of Parliament - standing at the middle point of the
is not correctly matched? Deputy Chairman of Rajya slipping ladder is
Unit of Indian Railway Location Sabha (a) a straight line
(a) Railway Staff : Vadodra (b) Judges of the Supreme Court- (b) an elliptical path
College Deputy Chairman of Rajya (c) a circular path
(b) Central : Varanasi Sabha-Attorney General of (d) a parabolic path
Organization 34. The research work of Paul
India-Members of Parliament
for Railway Lauterbur and Peter Mansfield, the
(c) Attorney General of India-
Electrification : Nobel Prize winners for Medicine
Deputy Chairman of Rajya
(c) Wheel and : Bangalore in 2003, relates to
Sabha-Judges of the Supreme
Axle Plant (a) the control of AIDS
Court-Members of Parliament
(d) Rail-coach : Kapurthala (b) magnetic resonance imaging
(d) Judges of the Supreme Court-
Factory (c) respiratory diseases
27. Consider the following statements: Attorney General of India-
Deputy Chairman of Rajya (d) genetic engineering
1. Smart Card is a plastic card 35. In 2003, Alison Richard took over
with an embedded microchip. Sabha-Members of Parliament
as the first ever woman Vice-
2. Digital technology is primarily 30. Three students are picked at ran- Chancellor of
used with new physical dom from a school having a total (a) Oxford University
communication medium such of 1000 students. The probability (b) Cambridge University
as satellite and fibre optics that these three students will have (c) Harvard University
transmission. identical date and month of their (d) Purdue University
3. A digitial library is a collection 36. Nine different letters are to be
birth is dropped in three different letter
of documents in an organized (a) 3/1000 boxes. In how many different ways
electronic form available on (b) 3/365 can this be done?
the Internet only. (a) 27 (b) 39
(c) 1/(365)2
Which of the statements given (c) 93 (d) 39 - 3
(d) 1/(365)3
above is /are correct? 37. Goerge W. Bush, the President of
31. Consider the following statements:
(a) 3 only (b) 1 and 2 America, comes from which of the
1. Montenegro and Serbia
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3 following American States?
28. Match List-I (New Names of the agreed to a new structure for
the Yugoslav Federation. (a) California (b) Texas
Countries) with List-II (Old Names
 (c) Virginia (d) Indiana from which of the following Which of the statements given
38. Which of the following pairs is countries? above is/are correct?
correctly matched? (a) Italy (b) Sweden (a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3
Department Ministry of (c) Belarus (d) Croatia (c) 1 and 3 (d) 1 and 2
the Government 42. Which of the following cricketers 47. Consider the following Viceroys of
of India holds the record for the highest Indian during the British rule:
1. Department of : Ministry of score in a Cricket Test Match 1. Lord Curzon
Women and Child Health and innings by an Indian? 2. Lord Chelmsford
Development Family (a) Sunil Gavaskar 3. Lord Hardinge
Welfare (b) Vinoo Mankad 4. Lord Irwin
2. Department of : Ministry of (c) Sachin Tendulkar Which one of the following is the
Official Language Human (d) V.V.S. Laxman correct chronological order of their
Resource 43. INS Trishul acquired by the Indian tenure?
Development Navy in 2003 has been built by (a) 1-3-2-4 (b) 2-4-1-3
3. Department of : Ministry of (a) Israel (b) USA (c) 1-4-2-3 (d) 2-3-1-4
Drinking Water Water (c) Russia (d) France 48. Consider the following events
Supply Resources 44. INSAT-3E, India’s communication during India’s freedom struggle:
Select the correct answer using the satellite, was launched in 2003 from 1. Chauri-Chaura Outrage
codes given below: (a) French Guiana(b) Seychelles 2. Minto-Morley Reforms
Codes: (c) Mauritius (d) Mauritania 3. Dandi March
(a) 1 (b) 2 45. Match List-I (Person) with List-II 4. M o n t a g u - C h e l m s f o r d
(c) 3 (d) None (Position) and select the correct Reforms
39. Match List-I (Agency) with List-II answer using the codes given Which one of the following is the
(Headquarters) and select the below the Lists: correct chronological order of the
correct answer using the codes List-I events given above?
given below the Lists: (Person) (a) 1-3-2-4 (b) 2-4-1-3
List-I List-II A. Anil Kakodar (c) 1-4-2-3 (d) 2-3-1-4
(Agency) (Headquarters) B. Raman Puri 49. Consider the following events:
A.United Nations 1. Nairobi C. M. Jagannatha Rao 1. Fourth general elections in
Development D. G. Madhavan Nair India
Programme (UNDP) List-II 2. Formation of Haryana State
B.United Nations 2. Vienna (Position) 3. Mysore named as Karnataka
Environment Programme 1. Chief of the Integrated State
(UNEP) Defence Staff 4. Meghalaya and Tripura
C.United Nations Industrial 3. Berne 2. Chairman, 17 th Law become full States
Development Organization Commission Which one of the following is
(UNIDO) 3. Chairman, ISRO correct chronological order of the
D. Universal Postal Union 4. New 4. Chairman, Atomic Energy above?
(UPU) York Commission (a) 2-1-4-3 (b) 4-3-2-1
Codes: Codes: (c) 2-3-4-1 (d) 4-1-2-3
(a) A B C D (a) A B C D 50. Match List-I (Fuel Gases) with List-
2 3 4 1 3 1 2 4 II (Major Constituents) and select
(b) A B C D (b) A B C D the correct answer using the codes
4 1 2 3 4 2 1 3 given below the Lists:
(c) A B C D (c) A B C D List-I List-II
2 1 4 3 3 2 1 4 (Fuel Gases)(Major Constituents)
(d) A B C D (d) A B C D A. CNG 1. Carbon
4 3 2 1 4 1 2 3 monoxide,
40. Which of the following authors 46. Consider the following statements Hydrogen
won the Booker Prizes twice? about Sikh Gurus: B. Coal gas 2. Butane,
(a) Margaret Atwood 1. Banda Bahadur was appointed Propane
(b) J.M. Coetzee as the military leader of the C. LPG 3. Methane,
(c) Grahm Swift Sikhs by Guru Tegh Bahadur. Ethane
(d) Ian McEwan 2. Guru Arjan Dev became the D. Water gas 4. Hydrogen,
41. In the well-known Lawn Tennis Sikh Guru after Guru Ram Das.
Methane,
doubles team, Max Mirnyi–the 3. Guru Arjan Dev gave to Sikhs
Carbon
partner of Mahesh Bhupati, comes their own script–Gurumukhi.
 monoxide sex ratio are Haryana and
9.8 9.8
Codes: (a) N (b) N Punjab
(a) A B C D 5 10 2. the two States with the lowest
2 1 3 4 population per sq km of area
9.8 are Meghalaya and Mizoram
(b) A B C D (c) N (d) Zero
3 4 2 1 2 3. Kerala has both the highest
(c) A B C D 55. Salts of which of the following literacy rate and sex ratio
2 4 3 1 elements provide colours to Which of the statements given
(d) A B C D fireworks? agove is / are correct?
3 1 2 4 (a) Zinc and sulphur (a) 3 only (b) 2 and 3
51. A spherical body moves with a (b) Potassium and mercury (c) 1 and 2 (d) 1 and 3
uniform angular velocity ω around (c) Strontium and barium 60. Consider the following statements:
a circular path of radius r. Which (d) Chromium and nickel 1. In the Third Battle of Panipat,
one of the following statements is 56. Consider the following statements: Ahmed Shah Abdali defeated
correct? 1. Reserve Bank of India was Ibrahim Lodhi
(a) The body has no acceleration nationalized on 26 January, 2. Tipu Sultan was killed in the
(b) The body has a radial 1950. Third Anglo-Mysore War.
2 2. The borrowing programme of 3. Mir Jafar entered in a
acceleration directed r conspiracy with the English
the Government of India is
directed towards the centre of handled by the Department of for the defeat of Nawab Siraj-
the path Expenditure, Ministry of ud-daulah in the Battle of
(c) The body has a radial Finance. Plassey.
Which of the statements given Which of the statements given
2 2
acceleration r directed above is/are correct? above is/are correct?
5 (a) 1 only (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 3 only
away from the centre of the (b) 2 only (c) 2 and 3 (d) None
path (c) Both 1 and 2 61. Which of the following is not a
(d) The body has an acceleration (d) Neither 1 nor 2 recommendation of the task force
2 57. Which one of the following is the on direct taxes under the
r tangential to its path chairmanship of Dr. Vijay L. Kelkar
correct decreasing sequence in
52. Which one of the following in the year 2002?
terms of the value (in rupees) of
statements is correct? (a) Abolition of Wealth Tax
the minerals produced in India in
‘Deccan Odyssey’ is (b) Increase in the exemption limit
the year 2002-03?
(a) a book on Chatrapati Shivaji of personal income to Rs.1.20
(a) Metallic minerals-Fuel
(b) a warship recently acquired by lakh for widows
minerals-Non-metallic
Indian Navy (c) Elimination of standard
minerals
(c) a recently started air service deduction
between Mumbai and (b) Fuel minerals-Metallic
(d) Exemption from tax on
Colombo minerals-Non-metallic
dividends and capital gains
(d) a luxury train which travels minerals
from the listed equity
through Maharashtra and (c) Metallic minerals-Non-metallic
62. Match List-I (Books) with List-II
includes Goa in its journey minerals-Fuel minerals
(Authors) and select the correct
53. Standard 18-carat gold sold in the (d) Fuel minerals-Non-metallic answer using the codes given
market contains minerals-Metallic minerals below the Lists:
(a) 82 parts gold and 18 parts List-I
other metals 58. Which one of the following cities (Books)
(b) 18 parts gold and 82 parts (they were in the news in recent A. My Presidential year
other metals times) is not correctly matched with B. The Hindu View of Life
(c) 18 parts gold and 6 parts other its country? C. Voice of Conscience
metals (a) Salamanca : Spain D. Without Fear or Favour
(d) 9 parts gold and 15 parts other List-II
(b) Cannes : Italy
metals (Authors)
54. A weightless rubber balloon is filled (c) Cancun : Mexico
1. S. Radhakrishnan
with 200 cc of water. Its weight in (d) Bruges : Belgium 2. V. V. Giri
water is equal to 59. Consider the following statements: 3. N. Sanjiva Reddy
As per 2001 Census 4. R. Venkataraman
1. the two States with the lowest Codes:
 (a) A B C D 1.
2 1 4 3
(b) A B C D valley project of independent
4 3 2 1
(c) A B C D 2. Damodar Valley Corporation
2 3 4 1
(d) A B C D power stations.
4 1 2 3
63. Consider the following statements:
1. Adam Osborne produced the
first portable computer.
2. Ian Wilmut created the first
cloned sheep.
Which of the statements given
above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
64. What was the reason for 5 lakh
people of Hong Kong to make a
demonstration around the middle
of 2003?
(a) They were demanding tax
relief
(b) They were against the Hong
Kong Government’s plan to
impose an internal security
law
(c) They were the members of
Falun Gong group who were
demanding religious freedom
(d) They were demanding more
direct elections in Hong Kong
65. Consider the following statements:
1. National Thermal Power
Corporation has diversified
into hydropower sector.
2. Power Grid Corporation of
India has diversified into
telecom sector.
Which of the statements given
above is / are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
66. The Ramon Magsaysay Award
winner Shanta Sinha is known as
(a) a campaigner for urban
sanitation
(b) an anti-child labour activist
(c) an organizer of rain-water
harvesting schemes
(d) an activist for the welfare of
poor rural women
67. Consider the following statements:
Damodar Valley Corporation is (b) 2 only
the first multipurpose river (c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
India 71. Tarun Bharat Sangh, an
organization based in a village near
includes thermal and gas Alwar (Rajasthan), has become
famous because of
Which of the statements given (a) cultivation of genetically
above is /are correct? modified cotton
(a) 1 only (b) rehabilitation of women
(b) 2 only victims of AIDS
(c) Both 1 and 2 (c) livelihood projects for
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 destitute rural women
68. Match List-I (Persons) with List-II (d) rain-water harvesting
(Positions) and select the correct 72. Consider the following statements:
answer using the codes given 1. The National Housing Bank,
below the Lists: the apex institution of
List-I housing finance in India, was
(Persons) set up as a wholly-owned
A. B.P. Mishra subsidiary of the Reserve Bank
B. Suresh Kalmadi of India.
C. Praful Patel 2. The Small Industries
D. V.S. Jain Development Bank of India
List-II was established as a wholly
(Positions) owned subsidiary of the
1. Executive Director, IMF Industrial Development Bank
2. Chairman, Steel Authority of of India.
India Ltd. Which of the statements given
3. President, Indian Olympic above is/are correct?
Association (a) 1 only
4. Vice-President, South Asian (b) 2 only
Region, World Bank (c) Both 1 and 2
Codes: (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(a) A B C D 73. Param Padma, which was in news
4 2 1 3 recently, is
(b) A B C D (a) a new Civilian Award
1 3 4 2 instituted by the Government
(c) A B C D of India
4 3 1 2 (b) the name of supercomputer
(d) A B C D developed by India
1 2 4 3 (c) the name given to a proposed
69. Who among the following is well network of canals linking
known as an exponent of flute? northern and southern rivers
(a) Debu Choudhuri of India
(b) Madhup Mudgal (d) a software programme to
(c) Ronu Mazumdar facilitate e-governance in
(d) Shafaat Ahmad Madhya Pradesh
74. Consider the following statements
70. Consider the following statements:
1. The loans disbursed to
Among the Indian States
farmers under Kisan Credit
1. Andhra Pradesh has the
Card Scheme are covered
longest coastline
under Rashtriya Krishi Beema
2. Gujarat has the highest Yojna of Life Insurance
number of airports Corporation of India.
Which of the statements given 2. The Kisan Credit Card
above is/are correct? holders are provided personal
(a) 1 only accident insurance of Rs.
 50,000 for accidental death and
Rs.25,000 for permanent
disability.
Which of the statements given
above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
75. Consider the following statements:
1. Regarding the procurement of
food grains, Government of
India follows a procurement
target rather than an open-
ended procurement policy.
2. Government of India
announces minimum support
prices only for cereals.
3. For distribution under
Targeted Public Distribution
System (TPDS), wheat and rice
are issued by the Government
of India at uniform central
issue prices to the States/
Union Territories.
Which of the statements given
above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 3 only
76. Consider the following statements:
India continues to be dependent
on imports to meet the requirement
of oilseeds in the country because
1. farmers prefer to grow food
grains with highly
remunerative support prices
2. most of the cultivation of
oilseed crops continues to be
dependent on rainfall
3. oils from the seeds of tree
origin and rice bran have
remained unexploited
4. It is far cheper to import
oilseeds than to cultivate the
oilseed crops
Which of the statements given
above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
77. World’s longest ruling head of
government is from
(a) Switzerland
(b) Cuba
(c) Zimbabwe
(d) New Zealand
78. Liberia was in the international
news in the recent times for
(a) harbouring terrorists
associated with religious
fundamentalism
(b) supplying raw uranium to
North Korea
(c) its long-running civil war
killing or displacing thousands
of people
(d) cultivation of drug-yielding
crops and smuggling of drugs
79. Consider the following statements:
1. P.V. Narasimha Rao’s
government established
diplomatic relations between
India and Israel
2. Ariel Sharon is the second
Prime Minister of Israel to have
visited India
Which of the statements given
above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
80. The reason for Chechnya to be in
the news recently is
(a) discovery of huge reserves of
oil
(b) separatist rebellious activities
by the local people
(c) continuous conflict between
the government troops and
the narcotic mafia resulting in
the great loss of human life
(d) intense cold wave killing
hundreds of people
81. The Prime Minister of which one
of the following countries was
assassinated in the year 2003?
(a) Czech Republic
(b) Romania
(c) Serbia
(d) Slovenia
82. Conisder the following companies:
1. Voltas
2. Titan Industires
3. Rallis India
4. Indian Hotels
Which of the above companies are
in the Tata Group of industries?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
83. In which of the following countries,
did an ethnic violence between the
communities of Hema and Lendu
result in the death of hundreds of
people?
(a) Democratic Republic of Congo
(b) Indonesia
(c) Nigeria
(d) Zambia
84. More than 40 Heads of States /
Governments were invited by
Vladimir Putin in May, 2003 to
(a) discuss the issues related to
the rehabilitation of Iraq
(b) celebrate the tricentenary of
the city of St Petersburg
(c) convene a meeting of
European and CIS countries
to discuss the issues of missile
shield for European and CIS
countries
(d) develop the strategies for
containing global terrorism
85. Consider the following geological
phenomea:
1. Development of a fault
2. Movement along a fault
3. Impact produced by volcanic
eruption
4. Folding of rocks
Which of the above cause
earthquakes?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
86. Which Article of the Constitution
of India says, 'No child below the
age of fourteen years shall be
employed to work in any factory
or mine or engaged in any other
hazardous employment’?
(a) Article 24 (b) Article 45
(c) Article 330 (d) Article 368
87. According to the National Human
Rights Commission Act, 1993, who
amongs the following can be its
Chairman?
(a) Any serving Judge of the
Supreme Court
(b) Any serving Judge of the High
Court
(c) Only a retired Chief Justice of
India
(d) Only a retired Chief Justice of
a High Court
88. Which one of the following pairs
is not correctly matched?
(a) Pitt’s India Act : Warren
Hastings
(b) Doctrine of Lapse : Dalhousie
(c) Vernacular Press Act : Curzon
(d) Ilbert Bill : Ripon
89. Who was the last ruler of the
Tughluq dynasty of the Delhi
Sultanate?
 (a) Firoz Shah Tughuq
(b) Ghiyas-ud-din Tughluq
Shah - II
(c) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud
(d) Nasrat Shah
90. The great Asian river Mekong
does not run through
(a) China (b) Malaysia
(c) Combodia (d) Laos
91. Which one of the following was
the largest IT software and
services exporter in India during the
year 2002-03?
(a) Birlasoft
(b) Infosys Technologies
(c) Tata Consultancy Services
(d) Wipro Technologies
92. Which one of the following
statements is not correct?
(a) The largest Buddhist
monastery in India is in Assam
(b) The language Konyak is
spoken in Nagaland
(c) The largest river island in the
world is in Assam
(d) Sikkin is the least-populated
State of the Indian Union
93. Consider the following statements:
1. The Oil Pool Account of
Government of India was
dismantled with effect from
1-4-2002.
2. Subsidies on PDS kerosene
and domestic LPG are borne
by Consolidated Fund of
India.
3. An expert Committee headed
by Dr. R. A. Mashelkar to
formulate a national auto fuel
policy recommended that
Bharat Stage-II Emission
Norms should be applied
throughout the country by
1 April, 2004.
Which of the statements given
above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
94. In the last one decade, which one
among the following sectors has
attracted the highest Foreign
Direct Investment inflows into
India?
(a) Chemicals other than
fertilizers
(b) Services sector
(c) Food processing
(d) Telecommunication
95. Consider the following statements:
1. The Chinese pilgrim Fa-Hien
attended the fourth Great
Buddhist Council held by
Kanishka.
2. The Chinese pilgrim Hiuen-
Tsang met Harsha and found
him to be antagonistic to
Buddhism.
Which of the statements given
above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
96. How did the dynasty of Nizam
Shahis of Ahmadnagar come to an
end?
(a) Ahmadnagar was annexed
into Mughal empire and
Husain Shah was consigned
to life imprisonment
(b) Mughal troops destroyed
Daulatabad fort and killed
Nizam-ul Mulk of
Ahmadnagar
(c) Fateh Khan usurped the
throne from Nizam-ul Mulk
(d) Malik Ambar was defeated in
a battle with Mughals in 1631
and the entire royal family was
killed by the Mughal troops
97. With reference to ancient Jainism,
which one of the following
statements is correct?
(a) Jainism was spread in South
India under the leadership of
Sthalabahu
(b) The Jainas who remained
under the leadership of
Bhadrabahu were called
Shvetambaras after the
Council held at Pataliputra
(c) Jainism enjoyed the patronage
of the Kalinga king Kharavela
in the first century BC
(d) In the initial stage of Jainism,
the Jainas worshipped images
unlike Buddhists
98. Which one of the following four
Vedas contains an account of
magical charms and spells?
(a) Rig-veda (b) Yajur-veda
(c) Atharva-veda (d) Sama-veda
99. The Montagu-Chelmsford Report
formed the basis of
(a) the Indian Councils Act, 1909
(b) the Government of India Act,
1919
(c) the Government of India Act,
1935
(d) the Indian Independence Act,
1947
100. During the Indian Freedom
Struggle, who among the following
proposed that Swaraj should be
defined as complete independence
free from all foreign control?
(a) Mazharul Haque
(b) Maulana Hasrat Mohani
(c) Hakim Ajmal Khan
(d) Abul Kalam Azad
101. Which one of the following
sequences indicates the correct
chronological order?
(a) Shankaracharya-Ramanuja-
Chaitanya
(b) Ramanuja-Shankaracharya-
Chaitanya
(c) R a m a n u j a - C h a i t a n y a -
Shankaracharya
(d) Shankaracharya-Chaitanya-
Ramanuja
102. Consider the following Princely
States of the British rule in India:
1. Jhansi
2. Sambalpur
3. Satara
The correct chronological order in
which they were annexed by the
British is
(a) 1-2-3 (b) 1-3-2
(c) 3-2-1 (d) 3-1-2
103. The name of the famous persons
of India who returned the
Knighthood conferred on him by
the British Government as a token
of protest against the atrocities in
Punjab in 1919 was
(a) Tej Bahadur Sapru
(b) Ashutosh Mukherjee
(c) Rabindra Nath Tagore
(d) Syed Ahmed Khan
104. The resolution for removing the
Vice-President of India can be
moved in the
(a) Lok Sabha alone
(b) either House of Parliament
(c) Joint Sitting of Parliament
(d) Rajya Sabha alone
105. With reference to the Constitution
of India, which one of the following
paris is not correctly matched?
 (a) Forests : Concurrent List
(b) Stock Exchanges : Concurrent List
(c) Post Office Savings : Union List
Bank
(d) Public Health : State List
106. Consider the following tasks:
1. Superintendence, direction
and conduct of free and fair
elections
2. Preparation of electoral rolls
for all elections to the
Parliament, State Legislatures
and the Office of the President
and the Vice-President
3. Giving recognition to political
parties and allotting election
symbols to political parties
and individuals contesting the
election
4. Proclamation of final verdict in
the case of election disputes
Which of the above are the
functions of the Election
Commission of India?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 4
107. With reference to Indian Public
Finance, consider the following
statements:
1. Disbursements from Public
Accounts of India are subject
to the Vote of Parliament.
2. The Indian Constitution
provides for the establishment
of a Consolidated Fund, a
Public Account and a
Contingency Fund for each
State.
3. Appropriations and
disbursements under the
Railway Budget are subject to
the same form of
parliamentary control as other
appropriations and
disbursements.
Which of the statements given
above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
108. Consider the following statements:
1. Narasimha Saluva ended the
Sangama dynasty and siezed
the throne for himself and
started the Saluva dynasty.
2. Vira Narasimha deposed the
last Saluva ruler and seized the
throne for himself.
3. Vira Narashima was succeeded
by his younger brother,
Krishnadeva Raya.
4. Krishnadeva Raya was
succeeded by his half-brother,
Achyuta Raya.
Which of the statements given
above are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
109. Consider the following statements:
Some of the main features of the
Government of India Act, 1935 were
the
1. abolition of diarchy in the
Governors’ provinces
2. power of the Governors to
veto legislative action and to
legislate on their own
3. abolition of the principle
communal representation
Which of the statements given
above is / are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
110. Consider the following statements:
1. The First Session of the Indian
National Congress was held in
Calcutta
2. The Second Session of the
Indian National Congress was
held under the presidentship
of Dadabhai Naoroji
3. Both Indian National
Congress and Muslim League
held their sessions at Lucknow
in 1916 and concluded the
Lucknow Pact.
Which of the statements given
above is / are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 3 only
111. Which one of the following
statements is correct?
(a) The Constituent Assembly of
India was elected by the
Provincial Assemblies in the
year 1946
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru, M. A.
Jinnah and Sardar Vallabhbhai
Patel were members of the
Constituent Assembly of
India
(c) The First Session of the
Constituent Assembly of
India was held in January, 1947
(d) The Constitution of India was
adopted on 26th January, 1950
112. The Archaeological Survey of
India is an attached office of the
Department/Ministry of
(a) Culture
(b) Tourism
(c) Science and Technology
(d) Human Resource
Development
113. Consider the following statements:
1. The highest criminal court of
the district is the Court of
District and Session Judge.
2. The District Judges are
appointed by the Governor in
consultation with the High
Courts.
3. A person to be eligible for
appointment as a District
Judge should be an advocate
or a pleader of seven years’
standing or more, or an officer
in judicial service of the Union
or the State.
4. When the Sessions Judge
awards death sentence, it must
be confirmed by the high Court
before it is carried out.
Which of the statements given
above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
114. Consider the following statements:
1. The Speaker of Lok Sabha has
the power to adjourn the
House sine die but, on
prorogation, it is only the
President who can summon
the House.
2. Unless sooner dissolved or
there is an extension of the
term, there is an automatic
dissolution of the Lok Sabha
by efflux of time, at the end of
the period of five years, even
if no formal order of
dissolution is issued by the
President.
3. The Speaker of Lok Sabha
continues in office even after
the dissolution of the House
and until immediately before
the first meeting of the House’.
Which of the statements given
above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
 (c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
115. Which one of the following
statements is not correct?
(a) Under the Targeted Public
Distribution System, the
families Below Poverty Line
are provided 50 kg of food
grains per month per family at
subsidised price.
(b) Under Annapurna Scheme,
indigent senior citizens of 65
years of age or above eligible
for National Old Age Pension
but not getting pension can
get 10 kg of food grains per
person per month free of cost
(c) Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment has scheme in
which indigent people living
in welfare institutions like
orphanages are given 15 kg of
food grains per person per
month at BPL rates
(d) Ministry of Human Resource
Development gives financial
support to Mid-day Meal
Scheme for the benefit of class
I to V students in Government
or Government aided Schools
116. Consider the following statements:
1. Non-function of lachrymal
gland is an important
symptom of deficiency of
Vitamin A.
2. Deficiency of Vitamin B1 can
lead to indigestion and heart
enlargement.
3. Vitamin C deficiency can lead
to pain in the muscles.
4. Deficiency of Vitamin D
causes increased loss of Ca++
in urine
Which of the statement given
above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
117. The hormone insulin is a
(a) Glycolipid (b) Fatty acid
(c) Peptide (d) Sterol
118. Consider the following statements:
1. Toothless mammals such as
pangolins are not found in
India.
2. Gibbon is the only ape found
in India.
Which of the statements given
above is/are correct? 124. Consider the following statements:
(a) 1 only 1. Hema Malini is the
(b) 2 only Chairperson of the Children’s
(c) Both 1 and 2 Film Society, India
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 2. Yash Chopra is the Chairman
119. In which organ of the human body of the Central Board of Film
are the lymphocyte cells formed? Certification of India.
(a) Liver 3. Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor and
(b) Long bone Dev Anand have all been
(c) Pancreas recipients of Dada Saheb
(d) Spleen Phalke Award.
120. In which one of the following Which of the statements given
Union Territories, do the people of above is/are correct?
the Onge tribe live? (a) 1 and 3 (b) 2 and 3
(a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands (c) 2 only (d) 3 only
(b) Dadra and Nagar Haveli 125. Famous Golf player Vijay Singh is
(c) Daman and Diu from which one of the following
(d) Lakshadweep countries?
121. Consider the following crops: (a) Fiji (b) Mauritius
1. Cotton 2. Groundnut (c) Malaysia (d) Kenya
3. Maize 4. Mustard 126. Lativa does not share its borders
Which of the above are Kharif with which one of the following
crops? countries?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1, 2 and 3 (a) Russia (b) Estonia
(c) 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (c) Lithuania (d) Poland
122. Which one of the following 127. Consider the following statements:
statements is not correct? 1. The highest deciding body for
(a) In Lok Sabha, a no-confidence planning in India is the
motion has to set out the Planning Commission of India
grounds on which it is based 2. The Secretary of the Planning
(b) In the case of a no-confidence Commission of India is also the
motion in Lok Sabha, no Secretary of National
conditions of admissibility Development Council.
have been laid down in the 3. The Constitution includes
Rules economic and social planning
(c) A motion of no-confidence, in the Concurrent List in the
once admitted, has to be taken Seventh Schedule of the
up within ten days of the leave Constitution of India.
being granted Which of the statements given
(d) Rajya Sabha is not empowered above is/are correct?
to entertain a motion of no- (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
confidence (c) 2 only (d) 3 only
123. Which one of the following
128. Match List-I (Minerals) with List-
statements correctly describes the
II (Location) and select the correct
Fourth Schedule of the
answer using the codes given
Constitution of India?
below the Lists:
(a) It contains the scheme of the
List-I List-II
distribution of powers
(Minerals) (Location)
between the Union and the
States A. Coal 1. Giridih
B. Copper 2. Jayamkondam
(b) It contains the languages
listed in the Constitution C. Manganese 3. Alwar
D. Lignite 4. Dharwar
(c) It contains the provisions
regarding the administration Codes:
(a) A B C D
of tribal areas
1 4 3 2
(d) It allocates seats in the
(b) A B C D
Council of States
 2 3 4 1 of taxes which are already un- Rajasthan?
(c) A B C D der operation (a) Bharatpur (b) Jaipur
1 3 4 2 (d) No Money Bill can be intro- (c) Jodhpur (d) Udaipur
(d) A B C D duced except on the recom- 138. Match List-I (Articles of the Con-
2 4 3 1 mendation of the President stitution of India) with List-II (Pro-
129. Which among the following 133. Match List-I (Sea) with List-II vision) and select the correct an-
National Highway routes is the (Country) and select the correct swer using the codes given below
longest? answer using the codes given be- the Lists:
(a) Agra-Mumbai low the Lists: List-I List-II
(b) Chennai-Thane List-I List-II (Articles of the Consti- (Provision)
(c) Kolkata-Hajira (Sea) (Country) tution of India)
(d) Pune-Machilipatnam A. Black Sea 1. Bulgaria A. Article 14 1. The State shall not
130. Which of the following institutes B. Red Sea 2. China discriminate against
have been recognized as the C. Yellow Sea 3. Eritrea any citizen on
Institutes of National Importance D. Caspian Sea 4. Kazakhstan grounds only of reli-
(by an Act of Parliament)? Codes: gion, race, caste, sex,
1. Dakshina Bharat Hindi (a) A B C D place of birth or any
Prachar Sabha, Chennai 1 4 2 3 of them
2. National Institute of (b) A B C D B. Article 15 2. The State shall not
Pharmaceutical Education and 2 3 1 4 deny to any person
Research, Mohali (c) A B C D equality before the
3. Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute 1 3 2 4 law or the equal pro-
for Medical Services and (d) A B C D tection of laws
Technology,Thiruvananthapuram 2 4 1 3 withing the territory
4. Lakshmibai National Institute
134. Which one of the following Ar- of India
of Physical Education, Gwalior
ticles of the Constitution of India C. Article 16 3. ‘Untouchability’ is
Select the correct answer using the
says that the executive power of abolished and its
codes given below:
every State shall be so exercised practice in any form
Codes:
as not to impede or prejudice the is forbidden
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 3 and 4
exercise of the executive power of D. Article 17 4. There shall be equal-
(c) 1, 2 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
the Union? ity of opportunity
131. Consider the following statements:
(a) Article 257 (b) Article 258 for all citizens in mat-
1. Baking soda is used in fire ex-
(c) Article 355 (d) Article 356 ters relating to em-
tinguishers.
135. Which of the following pairs are ployment or appoint-
2. Quicklime is used in the manu-
correctly matched? ment to any office
facture of glass. List-I List-II
3. Gypsum is used in the manu- under the State
(Period) (Wars)
facture of Plaster of Paris Codes:
1. AD 1767-69 : First Anglo-Maratha
Which of the statements given War (a) A B C D
above is/are correct? 2. AD 1790-92 : Third Mysore war 2 4 1 3
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 3. AD 1824-26 : First Anglo Burmese (b) A B C D
(c) 1 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 War 3 1 4 2
132. With reference to Indian Parliament, 4. AD 1845-46 : Second Sikh War (c) A B C D
which one of the following is not Select the correct answer using the 2 1 4 3
correct? codes given below: (d) A B C D
(a) The Appropriation Bill must (a) 2 and 4 (b) 3 and 4 3 4 1 2
be passed by both the Houses (c) 1 and 2 (d) 2 and 3 139. Which one of the following state-
of Parliament before it can be 136. Consider the following: ments is correct?
enacted into law 1. Mahadeo Hills
(b) No money shall be withdrawn (a) Cirrus clouds are composed of
2. Sahyadri Parvat
from the Consolidated Fund of ice crystals
3. Satpura Range
India except under the appro- What is the correct sequence of (b) Cirrus clouds exhibit a flat
priation made by the Appro- the above from the north to the base and have the appearance
priation Act south? of rising domes
(c) Finance Bill is required for pro- (a) 1-2-3 (b) 2-1-3 (c) Cumulus clouds are white and
posing new taxes but no an- (c) 1-3-2 (d) 2-3-1 thin, and form delicate
other Bill/Act is required for patches and give a fibrous and
137. Lake Sambhar is nearest to which
feathery appearance
making changes in the rates one of the following cities of
 (d) Cumulus clouds are classified to examine these two statements Answers
as high clouds carefully and select the answers to
1. c 2. a 3. a
these items using the codes given
140. Match List-I (National Park/Sanc- below: 4. a 5. a 6. b
tuary) with List-II (State) and se- Codes: 7. c 8. c 9. a
lect the correct answer using the (a) Both A and R are individually 10. b 11. b 12. b
codes given below the Lists: true and R is the corrrect ex- 13. d 14. b 15. b
List-I List-II planation of A
(National Park/ (State) (b) Both A and R are individually 16. d 17. d 18. c
Sanctuary) true but R is not the correct 19. c 20. d 21. c
A. Kanger Ghati 1. Chhattisgarh explanation of A 22. d 23. b 24. a
National Park (c) A is true but R is false 25. b 26. b 27. d
B. Nagerhole 2. Haryana (d) A is false but R is true
National Park 28. b 29. b 30. c
143. Assertion (A) : Bangalore receives
C. Kugti Wildlife 3. Himachal much higher average annual rain- 31. b 32. c 33. c
Sanctuary Pradesh fall than that of Mangalore. 34. b 35. b 36. c
D. Sultanpur Bird 4. Karnataka Reason (R) : Bangalore has the 37. b 38. d 39. b
Sanctuary benefit of receiving rainfall both
Codes: 40. b 41. c 42. d
from south-west and north-east
(a) A B C D monsoons. 43. c 44. a 45. d
3 2 1 4 144. Assertion (A) : The Central Rural 46. d 47. a 48. b
(b) A B C D Sanitation Programme was 49. a 50. b 51. b
1 4 3 2 launched in 1986 to improve the 52. d 53. c 54. d
(c) A B C D quality of life of rural people in In-
3 4 1 2 dia. 55. c 56. d 57. b
(d) A B C D Reason (R) : Rural sanitation is a 58. b 59. d 60. b
1 2 3 4 subject in the Concurrent List in 61. b 62. d 63. c
the Constitution of India 64. b 65. a 66. b
141. Which one of the following state- 145. Assertion (A) : West-flowing riv-
ments is not correct? 67. c 68. b 69. c
ers of Peninsular India have no
(a) Gulfs with narrow fronts and deltas. 70. b 71. d 72. c
wider rears experience high Reason (R) : These rivers do not 73. b 74. b 75. d
tides carry any alluvial sediments. 76. b 77. b 78. c
(b) Tidal currents take place when 146. Assertion (A) : The thickness of
79. a 80. b 81. c
a gulf is connected with the the atmosphere is maximum over
open sea by a narrow channel the Equator. 82. d 83. a 84. b
(c) Tidal bore occurs when a tide Reason (R) : High insolation and 85. d 86. a 87. c
enters the narrow and shallow strong convection currents occur 88. c 89. c 90. b
estuary of a river over the Equator. 91. c 92. a 93. a
(d) The tidal nature of the mouth 147. Assertion (A) : In our houses, the
of the river Hooggly is of cru- current in AC electricity line 94. d 95. d 96. a
cial importance to Kolkata as changes direction 60 times per sec- 97. c 98. c 99. b
port ond. 100. b 101. a 102. c
Reason (R) : The frequency of al- 103. c 104. d 105. b
142. Consider the following statements: ternating voltage supplied is 60
106. a 107. b 108. d
1. The Islamic Calendar is twelve hertz.
days shorter than the 148. Assertion (A) : Fatty acids should 109. b 110. c 111. a
Gregorian Calender be a part of the balanced human diet. 112. a 113. d 114. d
2. The Islamic Calendar began in Reason (R) : The cells of the hu- 115. a 116. d 117. c
AD 632. man body cannot synthesize any
118. c 119. b 120. a
3. The Gregorian Calendar is a fatty acids.
149. Assertion (A): India does not ex- 121. b 122. a 123. d
solar calendar.
Which of the statements given port natural rubber 124. d 125. a 126. d
above is/are correct? Reason (R) : About 97% of India’s 127. b 128. c 129. c
(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 demands for natural rubber is met 130. a 131. d 132. a
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 3 only from domestic production. 133. c 134. a 135. d
150. Assertion (A) : For the first time,
136. c 137. b 138. c
Directions: India had no trade deficit in the
The following 8 (eight) items con- year 2002-03. 139. a 140. b 141. c
sist of two Statements; one Reason (R) : For the first time, 142. d 143. d 144. c
lablelled as the ‘Assertion(A)’ and India’s exports crossed worth $50 145. a 146. d 147. d
the other as ‘Reason (R)’. You are billion in the year 2002-03. 148. c 149. b 150. d

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