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GENERAL STUDIES
1. In the ‘Individual Satyagraha’, Vinoba 2. Jasmine plant is propagated by
Bhave was chosen as the first Satyagrahi. layering technique.
Who was the second? Which of the statements given above is/are
a. Dr. Rajendra Prasad correct?
b. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru a. 1 only
c. C. Rajagopalachari b. 2 only
d. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel c. Both 1 and 2
2. Consider the following statements: d. Neither 1 nor 2
The Cripps Proposals include the 8. Which one of the following types of waves
provision’ for are used in a night vision apparatus?
1. Full independence for India. a. Radio waves
2. Creation of Constitution-making body. b. Microwaves
Which of the statements given above is/are c. Infra-red waves
correct? d. None of the above
a. 1 only 9. In the context of genetic disorders,
b. 2 only consider the following:
c. Both 1 and 2 A woman suffers from colour blindness
d. Neither 1 nor 2 while her husband does not suffer from it.
3. During the freedom struggle, Aruna Asaf They have a son and a daughter. In this
Au was a major woman organizer of context, which one of the following
underground activity in statements is most probably correct?
a. Civil Disobedience Movement a. Both children suffer from colour
b. Non-Cooperation Movement blindness.
c. Quit India Movement b. Daughter suffers from colour blindness
d. Swadeshi Movement while son does not suffer from it.
4. With whose permission did the English set c. Both children do not suffer from
up their first factory in Surat? colour blindness.
a. Akbar d. Son suffers from colour blindness
b. Jahangir while daughter does not suffer from it.
c. Shahjahan 10. A person travels 12 km due North, then 15
d. Aurangzeb km due East, after that 15 km due West
5. In a dry cell (battery), which of the and then 18 km due South. How far is he
following are used as electrolytes? from the starting point?
a. Ammonium chloride and Zinc chloride a. 6 km
b. Sodium chloride and Calcium chloride b. 12 km
c. Magnesium chloride and Zinc chloride c. 33 km
d. Ammonium chloride and Calcium d. 60 km
chloride 11. Six persons A, B, C, D, B and F are
6. Which one of the following planets has standing in a row. C and D are standing
largest number of natural satellites or close to each other alongside B. 13 is
moons? standing beside A only. A is fourth from F.
a. Jupiter Who are standing on the extremes?
b. Mars a. A and F
c. Saturn b. B and D
d. Venus c. B and F
7. Consider the following statements: d. None of the above
1. Sweet orange plant is propagated by 12. Which one of the following is used as an
grafting technique. explosive?
a. Phosphorus trichioride
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b. Mercuric oxide Which of the statements given above is/are

c. Graphite correct?
d. Nitroglycerine a. 1 only
13. Consider the following: b. 2 only
1. Camphor c. Both 1 and 2
2. Chicory d. Neither 1 nor 2
3. Vanilla 19. With reference to Union Government,
Which of the above is/are plant consider the following statements:
product(s)? 1. The Ministries/Departments of the
a. 1 and 2 only Government of India are created by the
b. 3 only Prime Minister on the advice of the
c. 1 and 3 only Cabinet Secretary.
d. 1, 2 and 3 2. Each of the Ministries is assigned to a
14. In the context of Indian wild life, the Minister by the President of India on
flying fox is a the advice of the Prime Minister.
a. Bat Which of the statements given above is/are
b. Kite correct?
c. Stork a. 1 only
d. Vulture b. 2 only
15. During which Five Year Plan was the c. Both 1 and 2
Emergency clamped, new elections took d. Neither 1 nor 2
place and the Janata Party was elected? 20. A person has 4 coins each of different
a. Third denomination. What is the number of
b. Fourth different sums of money the person can
c. Fifth form (using one or more coins at a time)?
d. Sixth a. 16
16. Where is the headquarters of Animal b. 15
Welfare Board of India located? c. 12
a. Ahmedabad d. 11
b. Chennai 21. How many numbers lie between 300 and
c. Hyderabad 500 in which 4 comes only one time?
d. Kolkata a. 99
17. Consider the following statements b. 100
regarding Indian Planning: c. 110
1. The Second Five-Year Plan d. 120
emphasised on the establishment of 22. How many letters of the English alphabet
heavy industries. (capitals) appear same when looked at in a
2. The Third Five-Year Plan introduced mirror?
the concept of import substitution as a a. 9
strategy for industrialisation. b. 10
Which of the statements given above is/are c. 11
correct? d. 12
a. 1 only 23. How many three-digit numbers can be
b. 2 only generated from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 such
c. Both 1 and 2 that the digits are in ascending order?
d. Neither 1 nor 2 a. 80
18. Consider the following statements: b. 81
1. The National School of Drama was set c. 83
up by Sangeet Natak Akademi in 1959. d. 84
2. The highest honour conferred by the 24. There are four persons A, B, C, D; and A
Sahitya Akademi on a writer is by has some coins. A gave half of the coins to
electing him its Fellow. B and 4 more besides. B gave half of the
coins to C and 4 more besides. C gave half
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of the coins to D and 4 more besides. Both during their motion from 1.00 p.m. to
B and D end up with same number of 10.00 p.m.?
coins. How many coins did A have a. 9
originally? b. 10
a. 96 c. 18
b. 84 d. 20
c. 72 30. There are 240 balls and n number of boxes
d. 64 B1, B2, B3, ..., Bn. The balls are to be
25. While adding the first few continuous placed in the boxes such that B1 should
natural numbers, a candidate missed one of contain 4 balls more than B2, B2 should
the numbers and wrote the answer as 177. contain 4 balls more than B3, and so on.
What was the number missed? Which one of the following cannot be the
a. 11 possible value of n?
b. 12 a. 4
c. 13 b. 5
d. 14 c. 6
26. Four metal ‘rods of lengths 78 cm, 104 d. 7
cm, 117 cm and 169 cm are to be cut into 31. In the context of Indian defence, consider
parts of equal length. Each part must be as the following statements
long as possible. What is the maximum 1. The Shourya missile flies with a speed
number of pieces that can be cut? of more than 8 Mach.
a. 27 2. The range of Shourya missile is more
b. 36 than 1600 km.
c. 43 Which of the statements given above is/are
d. 480 correct?
27. In an examination, there are three subjects a. 1 only
A, B and C. A student has to pass in each b. 2 only
subject. 20% students failed in A, 22% c. Both 1 and 2
students failed in B and 16% failed in C. d. Neither 1 nor 2
The total number of students passing the 32. WiMAX is related to which one of the
whole examination, lies between following?
a. 42% and 84% a. Biotechnology
b. 42% and 78% b. Space technology
c. 58% and 78% c. Missile technology
d. 58% and 84% d. Communication technology
28. There is a family of 6 persons A, B, C, D, 33. For outstanding contribution to which one
E and F. There are two married couples in of the following fields is Shanti Swarup
the family. The family members are Bhatnagar Prize given?
lawyer, teacher, salesman, engineer, a. Literature
accountant and doctor. D, the salesman is b. Performing Arts
married to the lady teacher. The doctor is c. Science
married to the lawyer. F, the accountant is d. Social Service
the son of B and brother of E. C, the 34. In making the saffron spice, which one of
lawyer is the daughter-in-law of A. E is the the following parts of the plant is used?
unmarried engineer. A is the grandmother a. Leaf
of F. How is E related to F? b. Petal
a. Brother c. Sepal
b. Sister d. Stigma
c. Father 35. In the year 2008, which one of the
d. Cannot be established (cannot be following conducted a complex scientific
determined) experiment in which sub-atomic particles
29. How many times are an hour hand and a were accelerated to nearly the speed of
minute hand of a clock at right angles light?
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a. European Space Agency c. Georgia

b. European Organization for Nuclear d. Kazakhstan
Research 42. Match List I with List II and select the
c. International Atomic Energy Agency correct answer using the code given below
d. National Aeronautics and Space the lists:
Administration List I
36. A very big refugee camp called Dadaab, (Persons in news)
recently in the news, is located in A. Luisa Dias Diogo
a. Ethiopia B. Mwai Kibaki
b. Kenya C. Rupiah Banda
c. Somalia List II
d. Sudan (Countries they belong to)
37. Consider the following names: 1. Kenya
1. Ike 2. Mozambique
2. Kate 3. Zambia
3. Gustav 4. Zimbabwe
Which of the above are the names of Code:
hurricanes that had occurred very recently? A B C
a. 1 and 2 only a. 1 2 3
b. 2 and 3 only b. 2 1 3
c. 1 and 3 only c. 2 1 4
d. 1, 2 and 3 d. 1 2 4
38. In the context of alternative sources of 43. Consider the following regions:
energy, ethanol as a viable bio-fuel can be 1. Eastern Himalayas
obtained from 2. Eastern Mediterranean region
a. Potato 3. North-western Australia
b. Rice Which of the above is/are Biodiversity
c. Sugarcane Hotspot(s)?
d. Wheat a. 1 only
39. Consider the following famous names: b. 1 and 2 only
1. Amrita Sher-Gil c. 2 and 3 only
2. Bikash Bhattacharjee d. 1, 2 and 3
3. N.S. Bendre 44. With reference to the evolution of living
4. Subodh Gupta organisms, which one of the following
Who of the above is/are well known as sequences is correct?
artist(s)? a. Octopus — Dolphin — Shark
a. 1 only b. Pangolin Tortoise — Hawk
b. 1 and 4 only c. Salamander— Python — Kangaroo
c. 2, 3 and 4 only d. Frog — Crab — Prawn
d. 1, 2, 3 and 4 45. The Panda belongs to the same family as
40. NAMA-11 (Nama-11) group of countries that of
frequently appears in the news in the a. Bear
context of the affairs of which one of the b. Cat
following? c. Dog
a. Nuclear Suppliers Group d. Rabbit
b. World Bank 46. Among the following Presidents of India,
c. World Economic Forum who was also the Secretary General of
d. World Trade Organization Non-Aligned Movement for some period?
41. In the latter half of the year 2008, which a. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
one of the following countries pulled out b. Varahagiri Venkatagiri
of Commonwealth of Independent States? c. Giani Zail Singh
a. Azerbaijan d. Dr. Shanker Dayal Sharma
b. Belarus
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47. Match List I with List II and select the c. Kerala

correct answer using the code given below d. Tamil Nadu
the lists: 52. Which one of the following pairs is not
List I correctly matched?
(Person) a. Japan : Nikkei
A. Anil Agarwal b. Singapore : Shcomp
B. Gautam H. Singhania c. UK : FTSE
C. Sanjay Dalmia d. USA : Nasdaq
D. Veugopal Dhoot 53. Consider the following statements:
List II 1. INS Sindhughosh is an aircraft carrier.
(Organization) 2. INS Viraat is a submarine.
1. Gujarat Heavy Chemicals Ltd. Which of the statements given above is/are
2. Raymond Ltd. correct?
3. Vedanta Resources a. 1 only
4. Videocon Group
b. 2 only
Code:
c. Both 1 and 2
A B C D
d. Neither 1 nor 2
a. 3 1 2 4
54. Consider the following statements:
b. 4 1 2 3
c. 3 2 1 4 1. The Commission for Agricultural
d. 4 2 1 3 Costs and Prices recommends the
Minimum Support Prices for 32 crops.
48. To integrate cultural leaders into its
meetings, which one of the following gives 2. The Union Ministry of Consumer
“Crystal Award”? Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
has launched the National Food
a. Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
Security Mission.
b. International Bank for Reconstruction
Which of the statements given above is/are
and Development
correct?
c. World Health Organization
a. 1 only
d. World Economic Forum
b. 2 Only
49. In India, which one of the following States
c. Both 1 and 2
has the largest inland saline wetland?
d. Neither 1 nor 2
a. Gujarat
55. In India, the ports are categorized as major
b. Haryana
and non-major ports. Which one of the
c. Madhya Pradesh
following is a non-major port?
d. Rajasthan
a. Kochi (Cochin)
50. Consider the following statements:
b. Dahej
1. MMTC Limited is India’s largest
c. Paradip
international trading organisation.
d. New Mangalore
2. Neelachal Ispat Nigam Limited has
56. Among other things, which one of the
been set up by MMTC jointly with the
following was the purpose for which the
Government of Orissa.
Deepak Parekh Committee was
Which of the statements given above is/are
constituted?
correct?
a. To study the current socio-economic
a. 1 only
conditions of certain minority
b. 2 only
communities
c. Both 1 and 2
b. To suggest measures for financing the
d. Neither 1 nor 2 development of infrastructure
51. In which one of the following States has c. To frame a policy on the production of
India’s largest private sector sea port been genetically modified organisms
commissioned recently?
d. To suggest measures to reduce the
a. Ardra Pradesh fiscal deficit in the Union Budget
b. Karnataka
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57. The brothers Umakant and Ramakant 63. A present group of nations known as G-8
Gundecha are started first as G-7. Which one among the
a. Dhrupad vocalists following was not one of them?
b. Kathak dancers a. Canada
c. Sarod maestros b. Italy
d. Tabla players c. Japan
58. Match List I with List II and select the d. Russia
correct answer using the code given below 64. Consider the following statements:
the lists: 1. The Baglihar Power Project had been
List I (Famous person) constructed within the parameters of
A. Mandakini Amt the Indus Water Treaty.
B. Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry 2. The project was completely built by
C. Romila Thapar the Union Government with loans from
D. Vanashree Rao Japan and the World Bank.
List II (Well-known for) Which of the statements given above is/are
1. Theatre direction correct?
2. Social service and community a. 1 only
leadership b. 2 only
3. Dance c. Both 1 and. 2
4. History writing d. Neither 1 nor 2
Code: 65. When Leander Paes won the “mixed
A B C D doubles” at the US Open in the year 2008,
a. 2 1 4 3 who of the following was his partner?
b. 2 4 1 3 a. Ana Ivanovic
c. 3 1 4 2 b. Cara Black
d. 3 4 1 2 c. Dinara Safina
59. With reference to Stree Shakti Puraskar, d. Jelena Jankovic
for which one of the following is “Devi 66. In the context of Indian news in recent
Ahilya Bai Holkar Award” given? times, what is MCX-SX?
a. Administrative skills a. A kind of supercomputer
b. Achievements in Scientific Research b. Title of Moon Impact Probe
c. Achievements in Sports and Games c. Stock exchange
d. Courage and valour d. Nuclear-powered submarine
60. In which State is the Buddhist site Tabo 67. Which one of the following pairs is not
Monastery located? correctly matched?
a. Arunachal Pradesh a. Barbora Spotakova: Javelin throw
b. Himachal Pradesh b. Pamela Jelimo : Weightlifting
c. Sikkim c. Sanya Richards : Sprint
d. Uttarakhand d. Yelena Isinbayeva : Pole Vault
61. Which one of the following is not a 68. India has recently landed its Moon Impact
drug/pharma company? Probe on the Moon. Among the following
a. Chevron countries, which one landed such probe on
b. Nicholas Piramal the Moon earlier?
c. Pfizer a. Australia
d. Zydus Cadila b. Canada
62. Who of the following is the author of the c. China
book “The Audacity of Hope”? d. Japan
a. A1 Gore 69. Who of the following is a football player?
b. Brack Obama a. Fernando Alonso
c. Bill Clinton b. Kimi Raikkonen
d. Hillary Clinton c. Lewis Hamilton
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d. Nicolas Anelka 76. Elephant Pass, which is frequently in the

70. Consider the following pairs: news, is mentioned in the context of the
Famous place Country affairs of which one of the following?
1. Cannes France a. Bangladesh
2. Davos Denmark b. India
3. Roland Garros The Netherlands c. Nepal
Which of the pairs given above is/are d. Sri Lanka
correctly matched? 77. Consider the following countries:
a. 1 only 1. Brunei Darussalam
b. 1 and 2 only 2. East Timor
c. 2 and 3 only 3. Laos
d. 1, 2 and 3 Which of the above is/are
71. Among the following, which one is not a member/members of ASEAN?
football club? a. 1 only
a. Arsenal b. 2 and 3 only
b. Aston Villa c. 1 and 3 only
c. Chelsea d. 1, 2 and 3
d. Monte Carlo 78. Consider the following countries:
72. The marine animal called dugong which is 1. Switzerland
vulnerable to extinction is a/an 2. Malta
a. Amphibian 3. Bulgaria
b. Bony fish Which of the above are members of
c. Shark European Union?
d. Mammal a. 1 and 2 only
73. The Dul Hasti Power Station is based on b. 2 and 3 only
which one of the following rivers? c. 1 and 3 only
a. Beas d. 1, 2 and 3
b. Chenab 79. Consider the following countries:
c. Ravi 1. Australia
d. Sutlej 2. Namibia
74. Consider the following statements: 3. Brazil
1. V.K. Krishna Menon Foundation is 4. Chile
based in New Delhi. Through which of the above does the
2. The first recipient of the V.K Krishna Tropic of Capricorn pass?
Menon Award is the Chief Justice of a. 1 only
India, K.G. Balakrishnan. b. 2, 3 and 4
Which of the statements given above is/are c. 1, 2, and 3
correct? d. 1, 2, 3 and 4
a. 1 only 80. In the structure of planet Earth, below the
b. 2 only mantle, the core is mainly made up of
c. Both 1 and 2 which one of the following?
d. Neither 1 nor 2 a. Aluminium
75. Which one of the following is the b. Chromium
country’s administration capital/new c. Iron
federal administrative centre of Malaysia? d. Silicon
a. Kota Bharu 81. Which one of the following pairs is not
b. Kuala Terengganu correctly matched?
c. Putrajaya City River
d. Taiping a. Berlin Rhine
b. London Thames
c. New York Hudson
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d. Vienna Danube d. 3 4 2 1
82. Match List I with List II and select the 85. Consider the following statements:
correct answer using the code given below 1. Between Census 1951 and Census
the lists: 2001, the density of the population of
List I (Famous Temple) India has increased more than three
A. Vidyashankara temple times.
B. Rajarani temple 2. Between Census 1951 and Census
C. Kandariya Mahadeo temple 2001, the annual growth rate
D. Bhimesvara temple (exponential) of the population of India
List II (State) has doubled.
1. Andhra Pradesh Which of the statements given above is/are
2. Karnataka correct?
3. Madhya Pradesh a. 1 only
4. Orissa b. 2 only
Code: c. Both 1 and 2
A B C D d. Neither 1 nor 2
a. 2 4 3 1 86. Which one of the following rivers does not
b. 2 3 4 1 originate in India?
c. 1 4 3 2 a. Beas
d. 1 3 4 2 b. Chenab
83. Consider the following statements: c. Ravi
1. In the world, the tropical deserts occur d. Sutlej
along the western margins of 87. Cape Canaveral, the site from which space
continents within the trade wind belt. shuttles are launched is located on the
2. In India, the East Himalayan region coast of
gets high rainfall from north-east a. Florida
winds. b. Virginia
Which of the statements given above is/are c. North Carolina
correct? d. South Carolina
a. 1 only 88. At which one of the following places do
b. 2 only two important rivers of India originate;
c. Both 1 and 2 while one of them flows towards north and
d. Neither 1 nor 2 merges with another important river
84. Match List I with List II and select the flowing towards Bay of Bengal, the other
correct answer using the code given below one flow towards Arabian Sea?
the lists a. Amarkantak
List I (Geographic feature) b. Badrinath
A. Great Victoria Desert c. Mahabaleshwar
B. Grand Canyon d. Nasik
C. Lake Winnipeg 89. Who of the following scientists proved
D. Southern Alps that the stars with mass less than 144 times
List II (Country) the mass of the Sun end up as White
1. Australia Dwarfs when they die?
2. Canada a. Edwin Hubble
3. New Zealand b. S. Chandrashekhar
4. USA c. Stephen Hawking
Codes: d. Steven Weinberg
A B C D 90. Which one of the following brings out the
a. 1 2 4 3 publication called “Energy Statistics” from
b. 1 4 2 3 time to time?
c. 3 2 4 1 a. Central Power Research Institute
b. Planning Commission
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c. Power Finance Corporation Ltd. 95. Match List I with List II and select the
d. Central Statistical Organization correct answer using the code given below
91. With which one of the following has the the lists:
B.K. Chaturvedi Committee dealt? List I
a. Review of Centre-State relations (Famous person)
b. Review of Delimitation Act A. Amrita Sher-Gil
c. Tax reforms and measures to increase B. Bhimsen Joshi
revenues C. Rukmini Dew Arundale
d. Price reforms in the oil sector D. Suryakant Tripathi Nirala
92. Mahamastakabhisheka, a great religious List II
event, is associated with and done for who (Well-known as)
of the following? 1. Dancer
a. Bahubali 2. Painter
b. Buddha 3. Poet
c. Mahavir 4. Singer
d. Nataraja Code:
93. Consider the following pairs: A B C D
Tradition : State a. 2 1 4 3
1. Gatka, a traditional martial art : Kerala b. 2 4 1 3
2. Madhubani, a traditional painting : c. 3 1 4 2
Bihar d. 3 4 1 2
3. Singhoy Khababs Sindhu Darshan 96. With reference to the schemes launched by
Festival : Jammu and Kashmir the Union Government, consider the
Which of the pairs given above is/are following statements :
correctly matched? 1. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
a. 1 and 2 only launched the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima
b. 3 only Yojana.
c. 2 and 3 only 2. Ministry of Textiles launched the Rajiv
d. 1, 2 and 3 Gandhi Shilpi Swasthya Bima Yojana.
94. Match List I with List II and select the Which of the statements given above is/are
correct answer using the code given below correct?
the lists: a. 1 only
List I b. 2 only
(Famous person) c. Both 1 and 2
A. Anna Hazare d. Neither 1 nor 2
B. Deepak Parekh 97. Consider the following pairs:
C. GVK Reddy Persons Sport
D. Harish Salve 1. Anand Pawar : Chess
List II 2. Akhil Kumar : Boxing
(Well-known as) 3. Shiv Shankar Prasad Chowrasia : Golf
1. Lawyer Which of the pairs given above is/are
2. Banker correctly matched?
3. Gandhian and a. 1 and 2 only
4. Social activist b. 2 and 3 only
5. Industrialist c. 3 only
Code: d. 1, 2 and 3
A B C D 98. Match List I with List II and select the
a. 1 2 4 3 correct answer using the code given below
b. 1 4 2 3 the lists:
c. 3 2 4 1 List I
d. 3 4 2 1 (Book)
A. In Custody
B. Sea of Poppies
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C. The Argumentative Indian 104. Consider the following pairs:

D. Unaccustomed Earth Large Bank Country of origin
List II 1. ABN Amro Bank : USA
(Author) 2. Barclays Bank : UK
1. Amartya Sen 3. Kookmin Bank : Japan
2. Amitav Ghosh Which of the above pairs is/are correctly
3. Anita Desai matched?
4. Jhumpa Lahiri a. 1 only
Code: b. 2 only
A B C D c. 1 and 2
a. 4 1 2 3 d. 2 and 3
b. 4 2 1 3 105. Which among the following has the
c. 3 2 1 4 world’s largest reserves of Uranium?
d. 3 1 2 4 a. Australia
99. Among the following, who are the Agaria b. Canada
community?
c. Russian Federation
a. A traditional toddy tappers community
d. USA
of Andhra Pradesh
106. Consider the following statements:
b. A traditional fishing community of
Maharashtra 1. India does not have any deposits of
c. A traditional silk-weaving community Thorium.
of Karnataka 2. Kerala’s monazite sands contain
d. A traditional salt pan workers Uranium.
community of Gujarat Which of the statements given above is/are
100. Recently, which one of the following was correct?
included in the UNESCO’s World a. 1 only
Heritage list? b. 2 only
a. Dilwara Temple c. Both 1 and 2
b. Kalka-Shimla Railway d. Neither 1 nor 2
c. Bhiterkanika Mangrove Area 107. Which one among the following South
d. Visakhapatnam to Araku valley Asian countries has the highest population
railway line density?
101. Where is the famous Virupaksha temple a. India
located? b. Nepal
a. Bhadrachalam c. Pakistan
b. Chidambaram d. Sri Lanka
c. Hampi 108. Consider the following statements:
d. Srikalahasti 1. The discussions in the Third Round
102. Other than Venezuela, which one among The Conference eventually led to the
the following from South America is a passing of the Government of India
member of OPEC ? Act of 1935.
a. Argentina 2. The Government of India Act of 1935
b. Brazil provided for the establishment of an
c. Ecuador All India Federation to be based on a
d. Bolivia Union of the provinces of British India
103. Under the administration of which one of and the Princely States.
the following is the Department of Atomic Which of the statements given above is/are
Energy? correct?
a. Prime Minister’s Office a. 1 only
b. Cabinet Secretariat b. 2 only
c. Ministry of Power c. Both 1 and 2
d. Ministry of Science and Technology d. Neither 1 nor 2
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109. Consider the following: b. It suppressed the Indian traditional

1. Fringe Benefit Tax education
2. Interest Tax c. It authorized the government to
3. Securities Transaction Tax imprison people without trial
Which of the above is/are Direct d. It curbed the trade union activities
Tax/Taxes? 116. Which one of the following began with the
a. 1 only Dandi March?
b. 1 and 3 only a. Home Rule Movement
c. 2 and 3 only b. Non-Cooperation Movement
d. 1, 2 and 3 c. Civil Disobedience Movement
110. In India, who is the Chairman of the d. Quit India Movement
National Water Resources Council? 117. Anekāntavāda is a core theory and
a. Prime Minister philosophy of which one of the following?
b. Minister of Water Resources a. Buddhism
c. Minister of Environment and Forests b. Jainism
d. Minister of Science and Technology c. Sikhism
111. Consider the following statements: d. Vaishnavism
1. There are no east flowing rivers in 118. With which one of the following
Kerala. movements is the slogan “Do or die”
2. There are no west flowing rivers in associated?
Madhya Pradesh. a. Swadeshi Movement
Which of the statements given above is/are b. Non-Cooperation Movement
correct? c. Civil Disobedience Movement
a. 1 only d. Quit India Movement
b. 2 only 119. Who of the following founded the
c. Both 1 and 2 Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association?
d. Neither 1 nor 2 a. Mahatma Gandhi
112. In collaboration with David Hare and b. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Alexander Duff, who of the following c. N.M. Joshi
established Hindu College at Calcutta ? d. J.B. Kripalani
a. Henry Louis Vivian Derozio 120. In the context of the Indian freedom
b. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar struggle, 16th October 1905 is well known
c. Keshab Chandra Sen for which one of the following reasons ?
d. Raja Rammohan Roy a. The formal proclamation of Swadeshi
113. Who of the following Prime Ministers sent Movement was made in Calcutta town
Cripps Mission to India? hail
a. James Ramsay MacDonald b. Partition of Bengal took effect
b. Stanley Baldwin c. Dadabhai Naoroji declared that the
c. Neville Chamberlain goal of Indian National Congress was
d. Winston Churchill Swaraj
114. Who of the following is the author of a d. Lokmanya Tilak started Swadeshi
collection of poems called “Golden Movement in Poona
Threshold”? 121. Consider the following statements:
a. Aruna Asaf Ali 1. Infant mortality rate takes into account
b. Annie Besant the death of infants within a month
c. Sarojini Naidu after birth.
d. Vijayalakshmi Pandit 2. Infant mortality rate is the number of
115. During the Indian Freedom Struggle, why infant deaths in a particular year per
did Rowlatt Act arouse popular 100 live births during that year.
indignation? Which of the above statements is/are
a. It curtailed the freedom of religion correct?
a. 1 only
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c. Both 1 and 2 c. Spiti Valley
d. Neither 1 nor 2 d. Lakshadweep Islands
122. If a Panchayat is dissolved, elections are to 127. Consider the following statements:
be held within 1. The Advocate General of a State in
a. 1 month India is appointed by the President of
b. 3 months India upon the recommendation of the
c. 6 months Governor of the concerned State.
d. 1 year 2. As provided in Civil Procedure Code,
123. Consider the following statements: High Courts have original, appellate
1. The Governor of Punjab is arid advisory jurisdiction at the State
concurrently the Administrator of level.
Chandigarh. Which of the statements given above is/are
2. The Governor of Kerala is correct?
concurrently the Administrator of a. 1 only
Lakshadweep. b. 2 only
Which of the above statements is/are c. Both 1 and 2
correct? d. Neither 1 nor 2
a. 1 only 128. In India, the first Municipal Corporation
b. 2 only was set up in which one among the
c. Both 1 and 2 following?
d. Neither 1 nor 2 a. Calcutta
124. Consider the following pairs: b. Madras
Organization Location of Headquarters c. Bombay
1. Asian Development Bank : Tokyo d. Delhi
2. Asia-Pacific : Singapore 129. With reference to Lok Adalats, consider
Economic Cooperation the following statements:
3. Association of South : Bangkok 1. An award made by a Lok Adalat is
East Asian Nations deemed to be a decree of a civil court
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly and no appeal lies against thereto
matched? before any court.
a. 1 and 2 only 2. Matrimonial/Family disputes are not
b. 2 only covered under Lok Adalat.
c. 2 and 3 only Which of the statements given above is/are
d. 3 only correct?
125. With reference to the United Nations, a. 1 only
consider the following statements: b. 2 only
1. The Economic and Social Council c. Both 1 and 2
(ECOSOC) of UN consists of 24 d. Neither 1 nor 2
member States. 130. With reference to Union Government,
2. It is elected by a 2/3rd majority of the consider the following statements:
General Assembly for a 3-year term. 1. The Constitution of India provides that
Which of the statements given above is/are all Cabinet Ministers shall be
correct? compulsorily the sitting members of
a. 1 only Lok Sabha only.
b. 2 only 2. The Union Cabinet Secretariat operates
c. Both 1 and 2 under the direction of the Ministry of
d. Neither 1 nor 2 Parliamentary Affairs.
126. In which one of the following places is the Which of the statements given above is/are
Shompen tribe found? correct?
a. Nilgiri Hills a. 1 only
b. 2 only
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c. Both 1 and 2 a. Ministry of Science and Technology

d. Neither 1 nor 2
131. Which one of the following Constitutional
Amendments states that the total number
of Ministers, including the Prime Minister,
in the Council of Ministers shall not
exceed fifteen percent of the total number
of members of the House of the People?
a. 90th
b. 91st
c. 92nd
d. 93rd
132. Consider the following statements:
1. Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT)
was set up during the Prime
Ministership of Lal Bahadur Shastri.
2. The Members for CAT are drawn from
both judicial and administrative
streams.
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
133. With reference to Union Government,
consider the following statements
1. The number of Ministries at the Centre
on 15th August 1947 was 18.
2. The number of Ministries at the Centre
at present is 36.
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
134. Consider the following statements:
1. The first telegraph line in India was
laid between Kolkata (formerly
Calcutta) and Diamond Harbour.
2. The first Export Processing Zone in
India was set up in Kandla.
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
135. Which one of the following Union
Ministries implements the Cartagena
Protocol on Biosafety?
b. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
c. Ministry of Environment and Forests
d. Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
136. In a carrom board game competition, m
boys and n girls (m > n > 1) of a school
participate in which every student has to
play exactly one game with every other
student. Out of the total games played, it
was found that in 221 games one player
was a boy and the other player was a girl.
Consider the following statements:
1. The total number of students that
participated in the competition is 30.
2. The number of games in which both
players were girls is 78.
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
137. There are three cans A, B and C. The
capacities of A, B and C are 6 litres, 10
litres and 16 litres respectively. The can C
contains 16 litres of milk. The milk has to
be divided in them using these three cans
only.
Consider the following statements
1. It is possible to have 6 litres of milk
each in can A and can B.
2. It is possible to have 8 litres of milk
each in can B and can C.
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
138. Consider the following pairs:
1. Ashok Leyland : Hinduja Group
2. Hindalco : A.V. Birla Group
Industries
3. Suzlon Energy : Punj Lloyd Group
Which of the pairs given above is/are
correctly matched ?
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 2 only
c. 1 and 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
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139. In the context of global economy, which a. Bulgaria

one of the following pairs is not correctly b. Croatia
matched? c. Macedonia
a. JP Morgan Chase : Financial Services d. Serbia
b. Roche Holding : Financial Services 146. Which one of the following pairs of
AG countries fought wars over a region called
c. WL Ross & Co. : Private Equity Firm Ogaden?
d. Warburg Pincus : Private Equity Firm a. Eritrea and Sudan
140. Consider the following houses: b. Ethiopia and Somalia
1. Christies c. Kenya and Somalia
2. Osian’s d. Ethiopia and Sudan
3. Sotheby’s 147. In the middle of the year 2008, the
Which of the above is/arc auctioneer/ Parliament of which one of the following
auctioneers ? countries became the first in the world to
a. 1 only enact a Climate Act by passing “The
b. 1 and 3 only Climate Change Accountability Bill”?
c. 2 and 3 only a. Australia
d. 1, 2 and 3 b. Canada
141. In the context of CO2 emission and Global c. Germany
Warming, what is the name of a market d. Japan
driven device under the UNFCC that 148. Which one among the following has the
allows developing countries to get highest energy?
funds/incentives from the developed a. Blue light
countries to adopt better technologies that b. Green light
reduce greenhouse gas emissions? c. Red light
a. Carbon Footprint d. Yellow light
b. Carbon Credit Rating 149. In the context of independent India’s
c. Clean Development Mechanism economy, which one of the following was
d. Emission Reduction Norm the earliest event to take place?
142. The concept of carbon credit originated a. Nationalisation of Insurance
from which one of the following? companies
a. Earth Summit, Rio de Janeiro b. Nationalisation of State Bank of India
b. Kyoto Protocol c. Enactment of Banking Regulation Act
c. Montreal Protocol d. Introduction of First Five-Year Plan
d. G-8 Summit, Heiligendamm 150. Consider the following pairs:
143. Who among the following is the founder Automobile Manufacturer : Headquarters
of World Economic Forum? 1. BMWAG : USA
a. Klaus Schwab 2. Daimler AG : Sweden
b. John Kenneth Galbraith 3. Renault S.A. : France
c. Robert Zoellick 4. Volkswagen AG : Germany
d. Paul Krugman Which of the pairs given above is/are
144. The Security Council of UN consists of 5 correctly matched ?
permanent members, and the remaining 10 a. 1, 2 and 3
members are elected by the General b. 3 and 4
Assembly for a term of c. 4 only
a. 1 year d. 1, 2 and 4
b. 2 years
c. 3 years
d. 5 years
145. From which one of the following did
Kosovo declare its independence?