General Studies (Prelims) Paper - 1983

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GeneralStudies(Prelims)Paper1983
GeneralStudies(Prelims)
Paper1983
Q1.Whosebirthcentenarywascelebratedin198182?
(a)MunshiPremChand
(b)JaiShankarPrasad
(c)SubramaniaBharathi
(d)MaithilisharanGupta
Q2.Thedeathrateaccordingto1981censusis____perthousand
persons
(a)14.8
(b)15.8
(c)10.8
(d)9.8
Q3.ThecorrectsequenceofthefollowingdenselypopulatedStates
is
I.UttarPradesh
II.Kerala
III.Bihar
IV.WestBengal
(a)II,III,I,IV
(b)IV,I,II,III
(c)I,IV,II,III
(d)II,IV,III,I
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Q4.The1982NobelPrizeforliteraturewasawardedto
(a)GabrielGarciaMarquez
(b)EliasCanetti
(c)CzeslawMilosz
(d)PabloNeruda
Q5.ThenumberofinternationalairportsinIndiais
(a)4
(b)5
(c)7
(d)10
Q6.ThenumberofFrenchMirage2000fighteraircraftthatFrance
hasagreedtosupplytoIndiabetween198486is
(a)30
(b)40
(c)50
(d)60
Q7.MahatmaGandhiSetuisbuiltovertheriver
(a)Ganga
(b)Brahmaputra
(c)Godavari
(d)Cauvery
Q8.ThechiefguestpresentattheRepublicDayparadeinNew
Delhiin1982was
(a)PresidentofTanzania
(b)KingofSpain
(c)PresidentofFrance
(d)ChairmanofPLO
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Q9.SirRichardAttenboroughisa
(a)Scientist
(b)FilmProducerandDirector
(c)LawyerandStatesman
(d)PoliticianandDiplomat
Q10.TherateofinflationinIndiain198182wentdowntotheextent
ofapproximately
(a)5%
(b)10%
(c)14%
(d)16%
Q11.NewMooreIslandisanissueofconflictbetween
(a)IndiaandChina
(b)IndiaandPakistan
(c)IndiaandBangladesh
(d)IndiaandSriLanka
Q12.WhosucceededMr.LeonidBrezhnevasGeneralSecretaryof
theCPSU?
(a)YuriAndropov
(b)MarshalUstinov
(c)KonstantinChernenko
(d)AndreiGromyko
Q13.Solidarityisanorganisationin
(a)Czechoslovakia
(b)WestGermany
(c)France
(d)Poland
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Q14.Whatisbasictoreligion?
(a)Idolworship
(b)Beliefinthesupernaturalelement
(c)Priesthood
(d)Lifeafterdeath
Q15.Inwhichofthefollowinglegislaturescananonmemberbethe
PresidingOfficer?
(a)LokSabha
(b)RajyaSabha
(c)VidhanSabha
(d)Noneofthese
Q16.Theregionalpoliticalpartywhichhasthelargestnumberof
membersintheLokSabhais
(a)TeluguDesam
(b)DMK
(c)AkaliDal
(d)AIADMK
Q17.ThenextArdhaKumbhMelawillbeheldin
(a)1984
(b)1986
(c)1994
(d)1990
Q18.Ifinsteadofwoodenploughsironploughsareuseditwouldbe
anexampleof
(a)Obsoletetechnology
(b)Appropriatetechnology
(c)Redundanttechnology
(d)Ultimatetechnology
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Q19.AcertainbillwaspassedbyaStatelegislatureinAugust1982
butdidnotreceivetheassentoftheStateGovernor.Itwas
(a)BiharPressBill
(b)Jammu&KashmirResettlementBill
(c)TamilNaduPressbill
(d)OrissaLandReformsBill
Q20.MatchthedancesandtheStatesoftheirorigininthefollowing
list
I.Kathakali
A.Orissa
II.Odissi
B.Kerala
III.Bharatanatyam C.TamilNadu
IV.Kuchipudi
D.AndhraPradesh
IIIIIIIV
(a)BADC
(b)ABCD
(c)BDAC
(d)BACD
Q21.NorthSouthdialoguereferstotalks
(a)ForreorganisationofStatesbetweenNorthIndiaandSouthIndia
(b)Forsharingeconomicresourcesbetweenrichcountriesofthe
NorthandpoorcountriesoftheSouth
(c)BetweencountriesofNorthAmericaandSouthAmericafor
economiccooperation
(d)BetweenU.S.A.andU.S.S.R.inthefieldofspaceresearch
Q22.SomeofthemeasuresoftheFifthFiveYearPlanwere:
I.Removalofpoverty
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II.Economicselfsufficiency
III.Heavyindustrialisation
IV.Conservationofforeignexchange
OfthesethestrategicobjectivesofthePlaninpriorityorderwere
(a)I,II,III,IV
(b)II,I,III,IV
(c)I,II,IV,III
(d)II,I,IV,III
Q23.I.Removalofpoverty
II.Rehabilitationofeconomy
III.Heavyindustrialisation
IV.Importsubstitution
ArrangethemincorrectpriorityorderindifferentFiveYearPlans
(a)I,II,III,IV
(b)II,I,III,IV
(c)I,II,IV,III
(d)II,I,IV,III
Q24.ThereorganisationofIndianStatesonalinguisticbasistook
placein
(a)1947
(b)1950
(c)1956
(d)1962
Q25.Aradiostationistobesetupinaremotevillagewithoutany
electricalpower.Thefollowingoptionsareavailable:
A.Layingoftransmissionlinesfrompowerstationtothevillage
B.Installingdieselgenerators
C.Usingrechargeablebatteries
D.Usingsolarpanel/stills
Ofthesethelastmethodisanexampleof
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(a)Appropriatetechnology
(b)Ultimatetechnology
(c)Redundanttechnology
(d)Obsoletetechnology
Q26.InApril1982,INSAT1Awaslaunchedfrom
(a)CapeCanaveral
(b)ASovietcosmodrome
(c)Sriharikota
(d)Thumba
Q27.InwhatwayIndiancottonindustrywasinferiortothatof
EnglandduringtheBritishruleinIndia
(a)Indiantextileindustryhadaneverincreasingandlargedomestic
market
(b)Therewasplentyofrawmaterialavailable
(c)Theindustrywasnotmanagedbyhighlyskilledtechniciansand
managers
(d)Indiawasthetraditionalhomeforcottontextiles
Q28WhorepresentedIndiaattheChicagoConferenceofWorld
Religionsin1893?
(a)SwamiVivekananda
(b)SwamiDayananda
(c)SwamiAbhedananda
(d)RamakrishnaParamhansa
Q29.A.Infrastructure
B.Skilledmanpower
C.Finance
D.Rawmaterials
E.Latestsophisticatedtechnology
Ofthesewhichis/arethemostessentialforproperdevelopmentof
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anindustry?
(a)A,B,C,D,E
(b)B,C,D
(c)OnlyE
(d)A,B,C,D
Q30.NobelPrizesin1982wereawardedtothefollowing
I.AlvaMyrdalPeace
II.AaronKlugPhysics
III.KennethG.WilsonChemistry
Ofthesethreestatements
(a)OnlyIiscorrect
(b)II,IIIarecorrect
(c)I,IIIarecorrect
(d)Allarecorrect
Q31.Dr.P.K.SethiwinnerofMegsaysayAwardfor1981andthe
GuinnessAwardisknownforhisoutstandingworkin
(a)Orthopaedics
(b)Artificiallimbs
(c)Familyplanning
(d)Psychiatry
Q32.Thetendencyoflowercastepeopletoimprovetheirliving
standardandstatusbyimitatingtheupperclasspeopleisknownas
(a)Assimilation
(b)Sanskritisation
(c)Urbanisation
(d)Acculturisation
Q33.Matchthefollowing
I.Capt.H.C.Kohli
II.Dr.DattaSamant
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III.Dr.S.Z.Qasim
IV.Wg.Cdr.R.Malhotra
A:Chosentobetrainedtogointoouterspace
B:LeaderoftheAntarcticaexpedition
C:LeaderofthetransHimalayanexpedition
D:TradeunionleaderconnectedwithBombaytextilestrike
Thecorrectmatchis
IIIIIIIV
(a)ABCD
(b)BACD
(c)CDBA
(d)DABC
Q34.TheNagalandStateofIndiacannotbetermedaState
becauseitlacks
(a)Linguistichomogeneity
(b)Sovereignty
(c)Bicamerallegislature
(d)AHighCourtexclusivelyofitsown
Q35.SomepersonswhowerecloseassociatesofGandhijidied
recently.Theywere
(a)AnandmayiMa,Pyarelal,VinobaBhave
(b)MiraBehn,J.P.Narayan,LordMountbatten,ManibhaiDesai
(c)J.B.Kripalani,MahadevDesai,Pyarelal
(d)SarlaBehn,J.B.Kripalani,MiraBehn
Q36.Matchthefollowing:
A.RaviShanker
1.Painter
B.RaviVerma
2.Tabla
C.AliaRakha
3.Sarod
D.AliAkbarKhan 4.Sitar
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Thecorrectmatchis
ABCD
(a)1324
(b)2314
(c)3124
(d)4123
A.Gonds
1.CentralIndia
B.Eskimos
2.Canada
C.Lapps
3.Norway
D.Moplas
4.Kerala
Thecorrectansweris
ABCD
(a)4312
(b)2314
(c)2423
(d)3214
Q38.LosAngelesisafavouriteplaceforfilmproductionbecause
(a)Itissituatedinaplaceofpicturesquebeauty
(b)IthasnocompetitionfromEuropeanfilmmakers.
(c)Itisthebirthplaceofmanyactors
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(d)Thelocalpopulationwatchmorefilmsthantelevision
Q39.TheArjunaAwardin1983hasbeengivento
(a)PrakashPadukoneandZafarIqbal
(b)GopalSainiandCharlesBorromeo
(c)SunilGavaskarandSyedModi
(d)ChetanChauhanandSyedKirmani
Q40.InIndiathecomputationofnationalincomeisoftendifficult
becauseof
(a)Largepopulationgrowth
(b)Verylowpercapitaincome
(c)Verylittledomesticsavings
(d)Noncooperationoftheprivatesector
Q41.Inacivilisedurbansociety,whatmakespeoplelivetogether?
(a)Patriotism
(b)Religion
(c)Culture
(d)Law
Q42.Mrs.GandhiclearedtheTheinDamhydelpowerprojectin
1982.Itisontheriver
(a)Ravi
(b)Beas
(c)Sutlej
(d)Jhelum
Q43.The1981KalingaPrizeforpopularisingsciencewasawarded
to
(a)DavidAttenborough
(b)ApristidesBastidas
(c)MargaretMead
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(d)SatishDhawan
Q44.WhowasawardedtheThirdWorldPrizefor1981?
(a)RobertMugabe
(b)JuliusNyerere
(c)AnwarSadat
(d)IndiraGandhi
Q45.TheBritishForeignSecretarywhoresignedovertheFalklands
crisiswas
(a)LordCarrington
(b)PhilipHabib
(c)MichaelFoot
(d)Noneofthese
Q46.TRYSEMisconcernedwith
(a)Anewsystemofsemesterexaminationsinuniversities
(b)Trainingtheruralyouthforselfemployment
(c)Atrainingprogrammeforstudentsineducationalpsychology
(d)Atrainingcourseforfarmersindrylandfarming
Q47.Themaximumrevenuesourceofvillagepanchayatsis
(a)Governmentgrants
(b)Salestax
(c)Voluntaryhelpbyvillagecooperatives
(d)Localtaxesonlands,fairsandfestivals
Q48.Thegreatesthallmarkofpersonallibertyis
(a)Mandamus
(b)Certiorari
(c)QuoWarranto
(d)HabeasCorpus
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Q49.ThetraditionalmarketplaceinIndiais
(a)Marketingcooperatives
(b)Fairs
(c)Janatashops
(d)Governmentshops
Q50.Whichoneofthefollowingisnotapieceofsociallegislation?
(a)TheImmoralOffencesandGirlsTraffickingAct
(b)TheMaintenanceofInternalSecurityAct
(c)TheAbolitionofUntouchability(Offences)Act
(d)TheSpecialMarriageAct
Q51.Itisoftensaidthatthekeytothemindsofthemakersofour
Constitutionliesin
(a)Preamble
(b)FundamentalRights
(c)FundamentalDuties
(d)DirectivePrinciplesofStatePolicy
Q52.InIndiapeoplemigratefromthecountrysidetothetownswhile
intheU.S.A.itisjusttheotherway.Whatisthereasonforthis?
(a)InU.S.A.peoplelikethecountrysidemorethanthecities
(b)Useofurbanlandforpurposesotherthanthatofresidence
(c)Lackofsecurityoflifeandpropertyincities
(d)Lackofemploymentopportunitiesincities
Q53.TheJammuandKashmirResettlementBillwhichhasstirred
upcontroversydealswith
(a)ReorganisationofterritoriesbetweenJammu&Kashmir
(b)AllowingpeopleofKashmirioriginwhohavemigratedto
PakistantocomebacktoJammu&Kashmiri
(c)IntroductionofnewlandreformsintheState
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(d)ImpositionofagriculturalincometaxintheState
Q54.Theawardforenvironmentalconservationhasbeeninstituted
bythe
(a)WestGermanGovernment
(b)FrenchGovernment
(c)IndianGovernment
(d)NetherlandsGovernment
Q55.Ageoftreecanbeestimatedby
(a)Countingthenumberofconcentricrings
(b)Countingthenodesandinternodesofthetrunk
(c)Measuringthegirthofthetreetrunk
(d)Countingthenumberofbranches
Q56.Turmericisobtainedfromwhichpartoftheplant?
(a)Fruit
(b)Stem
(c)Root
(d)Flower
Q57.Theprocessoflightexposureina24hourcyclethatcontrols
thegrowthanddevelopmentofcertainplantsandanimalsiscalled
(a)Photosynthesis
(b)Photoionisation
(c)Photoperiodism
(d)Photoluminescence
Q58.MachNumberisatermassociatedwiththespeedof
(a)Ships
(b)Cars
(c)Aeroplanes
(d)Light
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Q59.Theinternalantennaofatransistorsetismadeof
(a)Iron
(b)Ferrochrome
(c)Copper
(d)Alnico
Q60.Thecommonoreofaluminiumis
(a)Bauxite
(b)Chromite
(c)Cryolite
(d)Monazite
Q61.Intyphoidwhichofthefollowingdrugsisadministered?
(a)Chloromycetin
(b)Penicillin
(c)Sulphonamide
(d)Tetracycline
Q62.Amoebiasis,malariaandtyphoidarediseasesduetoamoeba,
malarialparasitesandtyphoidbacilluswhicharecollectivelycalled
(a)Anthropods
(b)Protozoa
(c)Mollusca
(d)Pisces
Q63.Hypochondriaisa
(a)Diseaseofeyes
(b)Diseaseofsexualorgans
(c)Diseaseoflowbloodpressure
(d)Stateofmorbidanxietyaboutonesownhealth,withcomplaintof
imaginarydisorders
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Q64.Radiocarbondatingprocessisusedtoknowtheageof
(a)Fossils
(b)Plants
(c)Rocks
(d)Allofthese
Q65.Aspirinisa
(a)Painreliever
(b)Sedative
(c)Cortisone
(d)Soporific
Q66.Arrangethefollowingfertilisersaccordingtothedecreasing
orderoftheirnitrogencontent
I.Ammoniumsulphate
II.Ammoniumnitrate
III.Potassiumnitrate
IV.Urea
(a)IV,II,III,I
(b)IV,II,I,III
(c)IV,III,II,I
(d)II,IV,III,I
Q67.Whatisthedifferencebetweenanexplosionandcombustion?
(a)Intheformernuclearreactiontakesplacewhileinthelattercase
burningtakesplace
(b)Intheformerchemicalenergyistransformedintonuclearenergy
whileinthelattercasethechemicalenergyistransformedintoheat
energy
(c)Intheformeritisviolentandrapidreactionwithreleaseofmuch
heatenergywhileinthelattercaseitisgenerallyslowreactionwith
releaseoflessheatenergy
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(d)Noneoftheabove
Q68.Footandmouthdiseaseisprevalentamong
(a)Cattleonly
(b)Cattleandpigsonly
(c)Sheepandcattleonly
(d)Cattle,goats,sheepandotherhoofedanimals
Q69.Whenoneentersadarkroom,heisnotabletoseeanything
butaftersometimehisvisionimproves.Thisisbecause
(a)Theretinaoftheeyecomesforward
(b)Theretinaoftheeyemovesbackward
(c)Thepupiloftheeyecontracts
(d)Thepupiloftheeyedilates
Q70.Themessagesreceivedbyandtransmittedfromthebrainto
thevariouspartsofthebodytaketheformof
(a)Nervousimpulses
(b)Chemicalimpulses
(c)Mechanicalimpulses
(d)Automaticimpulses
Q71.Gerontologyisthestudyof
(a)Processofageing
(b)Growthofcells
(c)Birds
(d)Vegetables
Q72.Heliumisusedforrespirationindeepwaterinsteadofnitrogen
because
(a)Itisheavierthannitrogen
(b)Itislighterthannitrogen
(c)ItmixeslessInbloodthannitrogen
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(d)Ithelpsoxygenburnmorequickly
Q73.Inafluorescenttubewhichofthefollowingcomponentsare
found?
(a)Mercuryvapour
(b)Argonandcarbondioxide
(c)Heliumandoxygen
(d)Argonandneon
Q74.Forartificialinseminationthesemenofabullshouldbestored
in
(a)Coldwater
(b)Ice
(c)Liquidnitrogen
(d)Liquidoxygen
Q75.Whichoneisahighyieldingvarietyofrice?
(a)1R8
(b)1R21
(c)K64
(d)M986
Q76.InaremoteIndianvillagewithascarcityoffuel,thepeople
drawwaterfromawell.Theyshouldbeadvisedbeforedrinkingthat
waterto
(a)Boilit
(b)Useionexchangeresins
(c)Usesolarstillsfordistilling
(d)Usepotassiumpermanganateforpurifyingthewater
Q77.Hormoneswhicharenecessaryforthedevelopmentofthe
humanbodyaresecretedby
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(a)Thyroidgland
(b)Pituitarygland
(c)Parathyroidgland
(d)Exocrinegland
Q78.Theductlessandsecretoryglandsinthehumanbodyare
knownas
(a)Endocrineglands
(b)Exocrineglands
(c)Salivaryglands
(d)Noneoftheabove
Q79.Fatisstoredinthehumanbodyin
(a)Musculartissue
(b)Connectivetissue
(c)Adiposetissue
(d)Epithelialtissue
Q80.Arrangethefollowinginthedecreasingorderoftheircarbon
content
I.Castiron
II.Wroughtiron
III.Steel
(a)I,II,III
(b)II,I,III
(c)III,II,I
(d)I,III,II
Q81.InwhichpartofIndiadoteaandcoffeeplantationsoverlap?
(a)SouthIndia
(b)EastIndia
(c)SouthEastIndia
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(d)SouthWestIndia
Q82.Lucerneisa
(a)Foliagecrop
(b)Cerealcrop
(c)Fruitcrop
(d)Fibrecrop
Q83.Indianagriculturelargelydependsforitswatersupplyon
(a)Rivers
(b)Wells
(c)Monsoonrains
(d)Desalinisedmarinewater
Q84.Mulchingthesoilisaprocesswhereby
(a)Bigpiecesofsoilarebrokendownintosmallerpieces
(b)Thefieldisirrigatedatregularintervals
(c)Transplantingofseedlingstakeplace
(d)Loosematerial,dung,etc.arelaidonthegroundtoprevent
excessiveevaporationorerosionofthesoil
Q85.Whichofthefollowingisnotfavourablefortheformationof
deltas?
(a)Calmwinds
(b)Currentsandtides
(c)Shelteredcoast
(d)Nolargelakesintherivercourse
Q86.TochecktheexpansionofThardesertwhichofthefollowing
measuresshouldbevied?
(a)Constructionofdams
(b)Afforestation
(c)Constructionofcanals
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(d)Artificialrain
Q87.Tropicalrainforestsappearinwhichofthefollowingregions?
(a)SouthAmerica,SouthAfricaandCentralEurope
(b)CentralAmerica,partsofAustralia,GuineaCoast
(c)Congobasin,CentralAmerica,SouthEastAsia
(d)NorthandSouthoftheCongobasin
Q88.Whichofthefollowingriversflowswestward?
(a)Krishna
(b)Cauvery
(c)Mahanadi
(d)Narmada
Q89.TheshortestroutefromNewDelhitoVancouveris
(a)NewDelhiBangkokTokyoVancouver
(b)NewDelhiLondonNewYorkVancouver
(c)NewDelhiParisNewYorkVancouver
(d)NewDelhiMoscowNewYorkVancouver
Q90.Inwhichofthefollowingcitiesonecanneverseethesunshine
overheadatnoon?
(a)Delhi
(b)Visakhapatnam
(c)Trivandrum
(d)Bangalore
Q91.Thetropicaldeciduoustreesshedtheirleavesinsummer
(a)Leavesgetdriedupduetotheexcessiveheat
(b)Topreventexcessivelossofwaterthroughtranspiration
(c)Becauserainfallisinadequate
(d)Daysarelonger
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Q92.Thecountrysceneisoneofdesolation,withdry,deepand
narrowgullies.Thereislittlevegetationandthattoothornyshrub
variety.Humansettlementsarescarce.Thescenemaybelongto
(a)WestRajasthan
(b)Bundelkhandregion
(c)Malwaregion
(d)Chambalvalley
Q93.Whichofthefollowingisnotcorrect?
(a)DoldrumsEquatoriallowpressurezone
(b)HurricaneAwindhavingameanvelocityoflessthan100km
perhour
(c)NewMooreIslandIndia
(d)AlluviumRannofKutch
Q94.InwhichStateofIndiaiscoconutgrownextensively?
(a)Karnataka
(b)AndhraPradesh
(c)Kerala
(d)Assam
Q95.WhichcountrywontheWorldCupfootballtournamentheldin
Spainin1982?
(a)Brazil
(b)Italy
(c)France
(d)WestGermany
Q96.InMerdekaCupfinalsheldinAugust1982atKualaLumpur
______tobecomechampions
(a)BrazildefeatedGhana
(b)FrancedefeatedItaly
(c)ItalydefeatedWestGermany
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(d)IndiadefeatedSouthKorea
Q97.The8thAsianGameswereheldat
(a)NewDelhi
(b)Bangkok
(c)Seoul
(d)Djakarta
Q98.WhowonthethirdHimalayanCarRallyin1982?
(a)RameshKrishnanKhoda
(b)JayantShah
(c)LakshmanSingh
(d)ShekarMehta
Q99.ThetheoryofeconomicdrainfromIndiatoEnglandwas
propoundedby
(a)DadabhaiNaoroji
(b)R.C.Dutt
(c)B.G.Tilak
(d)L.K.Jha
Q100.Whichofthefollowingiscorrect?
1.Shoretempleof:PallavasMahabalipuram
2.Kailasatempleof:RashtrakutasEllora
3.Khajurahotemples:Chandellas
(a)Noneiscorrect
(b)OnlyIiscorrect
(c)OnlyII,IIIarecorrect
(d)Allarecorrect
Q101.ThecapitalofIndiawasshiftedfromCalcuttatoDelhiinthe
year
(a)1905
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(b)1911
(c)1912
(d)1916
Q102WhocanbecalledthefatheroflocalselgovernmentinIndia
?
(a)LordRippon
(b)LordMinto
(c)LordCurzon
(d)LordDufferin
Q103.IndianNationalCongresswasfoundedby
(a)W.C.Bannerjee
(b)A.O.Hume
(c)MahatmaGandhi
(d)AnnieBesant
Q104.TheIndiannationalmovementbecameorganisedforthefirst
timein
(a)1885
(b)1857
(c)190506
(d)191617
Q105.ThefirstgreatexperimentofGandhijiinSatyagrahatook
placein
(a)Dandi
(b)Champaran
(c)SouthAfrica
(d)Bardoli
Q106.AfterChauriChauraincidentinwhich22policemenwere
killed,theresultwasthat
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(a)GandhijistartedhisDandiMarch
(b)Gandhijicalledoffthenotaxcampaign
(c)Gandhijiwithdrewhismovementofnoncooperation
(d)GandhijiwenttotalkwiththeViceroy,LordIrwin
Q107.Thefirstamongthefollowingtoestablishtradelinkswith
Indiawere
(a)Dutch
(b)French
(c)Portuguese
(d)English
Q108.ThedemandforPakistanwasmadebytheMuslimLeague
forthefirsttimein
(a)1938
(b)1940
(c)1941
(d)1946
Q109.Whichofthefollowingeventsisnotcorrectlymatched?
(a)LiberationofGoa1961
(b)DeathofJawaharlalNehru1966
(c)IndoChinaWar1962
(d)FirstGeneralElections1950
I.LordDalhousie
II.LordWilliamBentinck
III.LordRippon
IV.LordCurzon
A.ProhibitionofSati
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B.LocalSelfGovernment
C.DivisionofBengal
D.DoctrineofLapse
IIIIIIIV
(a)DABC
(b)DBAC
(c)ABCD
(d)CABD
Q111.Thewronglymatchedpairamongthefollowingis
(a)GandhijiDandiMarch
(b)MohammedAliJinnahKhilafatmovement
(c)SirSyedAhmedKhanAligarh
(d)SubhashChandraBoseForwardBloc
Q112.Thefollowingaretheeventsinnationalmovement
I.ChamparanSatyagraha
II.NonCooperationMovement
III.QuitIndiaMovement
IV.DandiMarch
Thecorrectchronologicalorderis
(a)I,II,IV,III
(b)II,I,III,IV
(c)III,II,I,IV
(d)II,III,I,IV
Q113.WhowonthehockeychampionshipintheWomensSports
FestivalheldinNewDelhiinOctober1982?
(a)Bihar
(b)Punjab
(c)UttarPradesh
(d)Karnataka
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Q114.Matchthefollowingcorrectly
A.RamakrishnaMission I.SwamiDayanandSaraswati
B.AryaSamaj
II.RajaRammohanRoy
C.BrahmoSamaj
III.KeshabChandraSen
D.PrarthanaSamaj
IV.SwamiVivekananda
ABCD
(a)IIIIIIIV
(b)IIIIVIII
(c)IIIIIIIV
(d)IVIIIIII
Q115.Whichofthefollowingis/arecorrect?
Newspaper
Publisher/Editor
A.Leader
AnnieBesant
B.Yugantar
C.Y.Chintamani
C.YoungIndia AurobindoGhosh
(a)Aiscorrect
(b)BandCarecorrect
(c)AandCarecorrect
(d)Noneiscorrect
Q116.Arrangethefollowinginchronologicalorder
I.HomeRuleLeague
II.SwadeshiMovement
III.BardoliMovement
IV.RoundTableConference
(a)I,II,III,IV
(b)II,I,III,IV
(c)III,I,IV,II
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(d)IV,II,I,III
Q117.ThephilosophicalsystemsoftheHinduswerepropounded
andproperlycodifiedinthe
(a)Vedicage
(b)Mauryaage
(c)Kanishkaage
(d)Guptaage
Q118.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnotcorrectabout
NalandaUniversity?
(a)ItwasanancientBuddhistlearningcentre
(b)AChineseHiuenTsangstudiedhere
(c)WecametoknowaboutitonlythroughthewritingsofChinese
pilgrims
(d)ItwasmainlyresponsibleforspreadingBuddhismtoChina,
JapanandSouthEastAsia
Q119.Thefollowingaretherulersoftheslavedynasty
I.GhiyasuddinBalban
II.Iltutmish
III.QutbuddinAibak
IV.NasiruddinMahmud
ThecorrectorderinwhichthesesultansruledoverIndiais
(a)II,III,I,IV
(b)I,IV,II,III
(c)IV,I,II,III
(d)III,II,IV,I
Q120.ThefollowingwerefamousscholarsinancientIndia
I.Ashvaghosh
II.Nagarjuna
III.Vasumitra
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IV.Buddhaghosa
Whichofthemwas/werecontemporaryofKanishka?
(a)I,II,III,IV
(b)I,III,IV
(c)I,II
(d)I,II,III
Q121.ThefirstsessionofIndianNationalCongressin1885was
heldat
(a)Bombay
(b)Calcutta
(c)Lahore
(d)Lucknow
Q122.WhogavetheCommunalAwardinIndia?
(a)C.R.Attlee
(b)RamsayMacdonald
(c)StaffordCripps
(d)Noneoftheabove
Q123.QuitIndiaMovementwaslaunchedin
(a)1936
(b)1941
(c)1942
(d)1947
Q124.Whichofthefollowingwasmainlyresponsibleforthetransfer
ofpowerbytheBritishtoIndiaonAugust15,1947?
(a)CabinetMissionPlan
(b)AttleeDeclaration
(c)SimonCommissionPlan
(d)MountbattenDeclaration
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Q125.Whichofthefollowingeventsisnotcorrect?
(a)SimonCommission1927
(b)SaltSatyagraha1930
(c)GandhilrwinPact1931
(d)QuitIndiaMovement1941
Q126.AncientIndianartandarchitecturereacheditszenithduring
theperiodof
(a)Rajputs
(b)Mauryas
(c)Guptas
(d)Noneofthese
Q127.Assertion:
Mrs.IndiraGandhihasbeenconferredtheCommanderofthe
OrderoftheGoldenArkmedalbytheDutchGovernment.
Reason:
Mrs.IndiraGandhiisthePrimeMinisterofIndia.
(a)IfbothAandRaretruebutRisnotthereasonforA
(b)IfbothAandRaretruebutRisthereasonforA
(c)IfneitherAnorRiscorrect
(d)IfAiscorrectbutRiswrong
Q128.Assertion:
Galvanisedironpipesdonotrusteasily.
Reason:
Zinchasahigherrateofoxidationthaniron.
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Q129.Assertion:
GreatBritaingaveIndiaherindependenceonAugust15,1947.
Reason:
GreatBritainbecameweakafterherinvolvementinWorldWarII.
Q130.Assertion:
Thesamesideofthemoonisalwaysseenfromtheearth.
Reason:
Themoonrotatesonitsaxisonceineachorbitalrevolution.
Q131.TwopersonsAandBgetthesamesalary.Theirbasicpays
aredifferent.Theirallowancesare65%and80%oftheirbasicpays
respectively.Whatistheratiooftheirbasicpays?
(a)7:5
(b)17:15
(c)11:10
(d)12:11
Q132.IfAB=2AD=d
Thentheareaoftheshadedportionwillbe
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(a)d2/4
(b)d2
(c)d2/2
(d)2d2
Q133.Ifp>qandr<o(where'>'standsforgreaterthanand'<'
standsforlessthan),thenwhichistrue?
(a)pr<qr
(b)pr<qr
(c)p+r<q+r
(d)Noneistrue
Q134.Whatistheareaoftheshadedtriangle?
(a)d2
(b)d2/2
(c)2d2
(d)d2/4
Q135.OM1andOM2aretwoplanemirrorsperpendiculartoeach
other.RistherayincidentonOM1.ThereflectedrayfromOM2will
have
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(a)ThesamedirectionasRandwillbeparalleltoit
(b)TheoppositedirectionasRandwillbeparalleltoit
(c)ThesamedirectionasRandwillbeperpendiculartoit
(d)TheoppositedirectionasRandwillbeperpendiculartoit
Q136.LetDbethediameterofeachofthebigcircles.Thenthe
diameteroftheshadedcircleis
(a)D(1)
(b)D(+1)
(c)D(+2)
(d)D(1)2
Q137.IfAB=2AD=d
Thefollowingdiagramshowsthevariationinsellingpriceofsilver
from1920to1960.Thepriceremainedmoststeadyduringthe
period
(a)192030
(b)193040
(c)194050
(d)195060
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Q138.Ittakesoneminutetofill3/7thofavessel.Whatisthetime
takeninminutestofillthewholeofthevessel?
(a)4/3
(b)3/4
(c)7/3
(d)3/2
Q139.Everytimeamanhitsthetargethegetsonerupeeandevery
timehemissesthetargethehastopaytherupee.Heisallowedto
try100timesandgetsanamountofRs.30.Howmanytimesdidhe
hitthetarget?
(a)60
(b)65
(c)70
(d)75
Q140.Theequationofthegivencurveis
(a)y=x
(b)y=x2
(c)y=1/x
(d)y=x
Q141.DistributionofwhichmineralisshowninthemapofIndia?
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(a)Gold
(b)Ironore
(c)Coal
(d)Petroleum
Q142.Twopersonsstartwalkingatthesamespeedinopposite
directionsfromthesamestartingpointalongacircularpath.After
coveringhowmuchdistancewilltheybediametricallyoppositeto
eachother?
(a)Gold
(b)Ironore
(c)Coal
(d)Never
Q143.Thefollowinggraphshowstheincreaseinpopulationofa
countryfrom19301980.Whatwasthepopulationin
(a)10.5
(b)11.8
(c)12.0
(d)12.1
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Q144.WhichfigurewillreplacetheQmark?
Q145.Whichofthefollowingbestrepresentstherelationship
betweenU.S.S.R,AsiaandEurope?
Q146.ItBADiswrittenasYZWandSAMEasHZNV,thenLOVE
willbecodedas
(a)ROWN
(b)OJUC
(c)OLEV
(d)NOPL
Q147.Whichofthefollowingfiguresbestrepresentsthe
relationshipsbetweenlandanimals,seaanimalsandfrogs?
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Q148.WhichfigurewillreplacetheQmark?
Q149.Inafamilytherearehusbandwife,twosonsandtwo
daughters.Alltheladieswereinvitedtoadinner.Bothsonswentout
toplay.Husbanddidnotreturnfromoffice.Whowasathome?
(a)Onlywifewasathome
(b)Allladieswereathome
(c)Onlysonswereathome
(d)Nobodywasathome
Q150.Artistsaregenerallywhimsical.Someofthemarefrustrated.
Frustratedpeoplearepronetobedrugaddicts.Basedonthese
statementswhichofthefollowingconclusionsistrue?
(a)Allfrustratedpeoplearedrugaddicts
(b)Someartistsmaybedrugaddicts
(c)Alldrugaddictsareartists
(d)Frustratedpeoplearewhimsical
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