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1. Who was the first Indian woman to scale the Mount Everest ?

(A) Bachhendri Pal


(B) Phew Dorajee
(C) Onn Saang Su Kayi
(D) Yoko Ono
Ans : (A)
2. Epicentre is concerned with
(A) Earthquake
(B) Volcano
(C) Cyclone
(D) Land-sliding
Ans : (A)
3. Name of S. Chandrashekhar is associated with which of the following subjects ?
(A) Cosmology
(B) Chemistry
(C) Fluid Mechanics
(D) Astrophysics
Ans : (D)
4. Which scale is used to measure the intensity of earthquake ?
(A) Richter
(B) Metric
(C) Centigrade
(D) Newton
Ans : (A)
5. Who was the only Indian woman to be elected as the President of U.N. General
Assembly ?
(A) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
(B) V. K. Krishna Menon
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru
(D) Rajeshwar Dayal
Ans : (A)
6. Sea-coast of which of the following states is the longest ?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Orissa
(D) Tamil Nadu
Ans : (A)
7. RAF is the abbreviated form of which of the following ?
(A) Ready Action Force
(B) Rapid Action Force

(C) Reverse Action Force


(D) Repeat Action Force
Ans : (B)
8. Bolometer is used to measure which of the following ?
(A) Frequency
(B) Temperature
(C) Velocity
(D) Wavelength
Ans : (B)
9. Tehri dam is built on which of the following rivers ?
(A) Ganga
(B) Brahmputra
(C) Bhagirathi
(D) Yamuna
Ans : (C)
10. Which of the following is incorrect ?
(A) AIDS is a retroviral disease
(B) AIDS disease spreads due to homosexual and bisexual relations
(C) AIDS was first diagnosed in 1981 in USA
(D) Due to AIDS, ano-genetal warts are formed
Ans : (C)
11. Who lost the AFC (Asian Football Confederation Final, 2008 to India) ?
(A) Myanmar
(B) Sri Lanka
(C) Pakistan
(D) Tajikistan
Ans : (D)
12. Who won the U.S. Open Tennis Mens Singles in August 2008 ?
(A) Roger Federer
(B) Rafael Nadal
(C) Mahesh Bhupati
(D) None of the above
Ans : (A)
13. After the terrorist attack of 26th November, 2008 in Mumbai, who was appointed as
the Home Minister of India ?
(A) Sh. Shivraj Patil
(B) Sh. Pranab Mukherjee
(C) Sh. P. Chidambaram
(D) Sh. A.K. Anthony
Ans : (C)

14. Which one of the following has been appointed as the Secretary of State by Barack
Obama, President of U.S.A. ?
(A) Hillary Clinton
(B) Joe Biden
(C) Condoleezza Rice
(D) Ben Porritt
Ans : (A)
15. Name the winner of the Sanjay Chopra National Award for Bravery 2008
(A) Saumika Mishra
(B) Santosh Sen
(C) Amit Kumar
(D) Pappu
Ans : (A)
16. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2006 was awarded by the President of India to
(A) Tapan Sinha
(B) Madhur Bhandarkar
(C) Dilip Kumar
(D) Lata Mangeshkar
Ans : (A)
17. The concept of the Directive Principles of State Policy was borrowed by our
Constitution from the Constitution of
(A) U.S.A.
(B) Canada
(C) U.S.S.R.
(D) Ireland
Ans : (D)
18. Jeevan Aasthaa scheme relating to investment and saving, was launched during
2008-09, by
(A) Tata AIG
(B) ICICI Prudential
(C) Bajaj Allianz
(D) LIC
Ans : (D)
19. The three medals that Indians won in the Beijing Olympics were in
(A) Shooting, Boxing and Wrestling
(B) Shooting, Boxing and Archery
(C) Shooting, Wrestling and Tennis
(D) Shooting, Boxing and Hockey
Ans : (A)

20. ATM stands for


(A) Automatic Teller Machine
(B) Automated Teller Machine
(C) Automatic Tally Machine
(D) Automated Tally Mechanism
Ans : (A)
21. There is no provision in the Constitution for the impeachment of the
(A) Chief Justice of India
(B) Chief Justice of a High Court
(C) Governor
(D) Vice President
Ans : (C)
22. Only one of the following can be the ex-officio Chairman of the Planning
Commission. He is the
(A) Minister for Planning and Development
(B) Home Minister
(C) Prime Minister
(D) Finance Minister
Ans : (C)
23. The train serviceThar Express between India and Pakistan, originates in India
from
(A) Jaisalmer
(B) Jodhpur
(C) Bikaner
(D) Barmer
Ans : (D)
24. Which one of the following cricketers has been awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
Award for the year 2007 ?
(A) Sachin Tendulkar
(B) Saurav Ganguly
(C) M.S. Dhoni
(D) Virender Sehwag
Ans : (C)
25. Garba is a dance form of
(A) Gujarat
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Orissa
(D) Assam
Ans : (A)

26. Which one of the following countries has become the world leader in the carbon
credit business in 2007 ?
(A) India
(B) Brazil
(C) Mexico
(D) China
Ans : (D)
27. Who is named as the Flying Sikh of India ?
(A) Mohinder Singh
(B) Ajit Pal Singh
(C) Joginder Singh
(D) Milkha Singh
Ans : (D)
28. Find the odd one (with reference of 26th January 2009 awards).
(A) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
(B) Harbhajan Singh
(C) Pankaj Advani
(D) Abhinav Bindra
Ans : (B)
29. Fundamental Rights are not given to
(A) Bankrupt persons
(B) Aliens
(C) Persons suffering from incurable disease
(D) Political sufferers
Ans : (B)
30. Which is the lowest layer of the atmosphere ?
(A) Troposphere
(B) Stratosphere
(C) Mesosphere
(D) Thermosphere
Ans : (A)
31. Which of the following, according to Mahatma Gandhi, is the strongest force in the
world ?
(A) Non-violence of the brave
(B) Non-violence of the weak
(C) Non-violence of the coward
(D) Non-violence of the downtrodden
Ans : (A)

32. Why was the name of Kuber Singh, a 17-year old student of G.D. Goenka World
School, in the news on 20th January 2009 ?
(A) He was declared as the winner of the Sanjay Chopra Award
(B) He broke the record for fastest memorising of a 9 digit number
(C) He witnessed the Swearingin-Ceremony of President Barack Obama of USA, as an
official invitee
(D) He solved the crossword puzzle of the famous USA magazine
Ans : (C)
33. What is the tenure of the Prime Minister of India ?
(A) Conterminous with the tenure of the Lok Sabha
(B) Conterminous with the tenure of the President
(C) As long as he enjoys the support of a majority in the Lok Sabha
(D) Five years
Ans : (C)
34. What was the reason for Gandhijis support to decentralization of power ?
(A) Decentralisation ensures more participation of the people into democracy
(B) India had decentralisation of power in the past
(C) Decentralisation was essential for the economic development of the country
(D) Decentralisation can prevent communalism
Ans : (C)
35. Consent of the people means consent of
(A) A few people
(B) All people
(C) Majority of the people
(D) Leader of the people
Ans : (C)
36. For how many categories has A. R. Rehman, the Golden Globe Award Winner for
original sound track in the film Slum Dog Millionaire been nominated at the Oscars ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 9
Ans : (C)
37. Which of the following is not a Panchayati Raj Institution ?
(A) Gram Sabha
(B) Gram Panchayat
(C) Gram Cooperative Society
(D) Nyaya Panchayat
Ans : (C)
38. Who among the following were members of the Swaraj Party ?

1. Motilal Nehru
2. Sardar Patel
3. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 1 only
(C) 2 and 3
(D) 1, 2 and 3
Ans : (B)
39. Match the following
Union Territory
(a) Puducherry
(b) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(c) Lakshadweep
(d) Daman and Diu
Jurisdiction (High Court)
1. Kerala
2. Bombay
3. Madras
4. Calcutta
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 4 1 2
(B) 1 3 4 2
(C) 1 2 3 4
(D) 1 4 3 2
Ans : (A)
40. Which of the following is an extra-constitutional and nonstatutory body ?
(A) Finance Commission
(B) Planning Commission
(C) Union Public Service Commission
(D) Election Commission
Ans : (B)
41. Which of the following is true regarding No Confidence Motion in the Parliament ?
1. There is no mention of it in the Constitution.
2. A period of six months must lapse between the introduction of one No Confidence
Motion and another.
3. Atleast 100 persons must support such a motion before it is introduced in the House.
4. It can be introduced in the Lok Sabha only.
(A) 2 and 4
(B) 1, 2, 3 and 4

(C) 1, 2 and 3
(D) 1 and 4
Ans : (D)
42. Deep fried food materials are carcinogenic because they are rich in
(A) Fats
(B) Hydrocarbons
(C) Cooking oil
(D) Nicotine
Ans : (A)
43. The toxicity of which of the following heavy metals leads to liver cirrhosis ?
(A) Copper
(B) Lead
(C) Mercury
(D) Zinc
Ans : (A)
44. If the radius of blood vessels of a person decreases his/her blood pressure will
(A) increase
(B) decrease
(C) remain unaffected
(D) increase for males and decrease for females
Ans : (A)
45. Cell or tissue death within a living body is called as
(A) Neutrophilia
(B) Nephrosis
(C) Necrosis
(D) Neoplasia
Ans : (A)
46. Insufficient blood supply in human body is referred as
(A) Ischemia
(B) Hyperemia
(C) Hemostasis
(D) Hemorrhage
Ans : (A)
47. Typhoid is caused by
(A) Pseudomonas sp.
(B) Staphylococcus
(C) Bacillus
(D) Salmonella typhi
Ans : (D)

48. BCG immunization is for


(A) Measles
(B) Tuberculosis
(C) Diphtheria
(D) Leprosy
Ans : (B)
49. Besides carbohydrates, a major source of energy in our food is constituted by
(A) Proteins
(B) Fats
(C) Minerals
(D) Vitamins
Ans : (B)
50. The limb bones of children become bent if there is deficiency of vitamin
(A) A
(B) B1
(C) D
(D) E
Ans : (C)
51. The process of removing calcium and magnesium from hard water is known as
(A) Sedimentation
(B) Filtration
(C) Flocculation
(D) Water softening
Ans : (D)
52. Major gaseous pollutant of the thermal power station is
(A) H2S
(B) NH3
(C) NO2
(D) SO2
Ans : (D)
53. Leprosy bacillus was discovered by
(A) Koch
(B) Hansen
(C) Fleming
(D) Harvey
Ans : (B)
54. Where are the traces of Portuguese culture found in India ?
(A) Goa
(B) Calicut

(C) Cannanore
(D) Cochin
Ans : (B)
55. Who, of the following, was awarded Ashok Chakra on 26th January, 2009 ?
1. Hemant Karkare
2. M. C. Sharma
3. Gajendra Singh
4. Vijay Salaskar
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 1, 2 and 4
(C) 1, 2 and 3
(D) All the above
Ans : (D)
56. Who laid the wreath at the Amar Jawan Jyoti (India Gate) on 26th January 2009 ?
(A) Prime Minister
(B) Defence Minister
(C) Home Minister
(D) Minister for External Affairs
Ans : (B)
57. The British introduced the railways in India in order to
(A) Promote heavy industries in India
(B) Facilitate British commerce and administrative control
(C) Move foodstuff in case of famine
(D) Enable Indians to move freely within the country
Ans : (B)
58. According to Dadabhai Naoroji Swaraj meant
(A) Complete independence
(B) Self government
(C) Economic independence
(D) Political independence
Ans : (C)
59. Which religious reformer of Western India was known as Lokhitwadi ?
(A) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
(B) R. G. Bhandarkar
(C) Mahadev Govind Ranade
(D) B. G. Tilak
Ans : (A)
60. Which event brought about a profound change in Ashokas administrative policy ?
(A) The third Buddhist Council
(B) The Kalinga War

(C) His embracing of Buddhism


(D) His sending of missionary to Ceylon
Ans : (B)
61. In which of the following states was Presidents Rule imposed during the month of
January, 2009 ?
(A) Uttarakhand
(B) Meghalaya
(C) Mizoram
(D) Jharkhand
Ans : (D)
62. Who was the first Governor-General of Bengal ?
(A) Robert Clive
(B) Warren Hastings
(C) William Bentinck
(D) Cornwallis
Ans : (B)
63. In which state was the Nalanda University located in India ?
(A) Bengal
(B) Bihar
(C) Orissa
(D) Uttar Pradesh
Ans : (B)
64. Match the following
List-I
(a) Tughlaqabad Fort
(b) Red Fort (at Delhi)
(c) Hauz Khas
(d) The City of Siri
List-II
1. Alauddin Khilji
2. Shah Jahan
3. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
4. Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 4 2 3 1
(C) 4 3 2 1
(D) 3 1 4 2

Ans : (B)
65. Which of the following are correctly matched ?
PersonsEvents
1. Sultan MahmudSack of Somnath
2. Muhammad GhoriConquest of Sindh
3. Alauddin KhiljiRevolt in Bengal
4. Muhammad Bin TughlaqChangiz Khans invasion
(A) 1 and 3
(B) 2 only
(C) 1 only
(D) 2 and 4
Ans : ()
66. Which of the undermentioned facts about Taj Mahal is not correct ?
(A) It is a magnificent mausoleum
(B) It was built by Shah Jahan
(C) It is situated outside Agra Fort
(D) The names of artisans who built it are engraved on it
Ans : (D)
67. Where did Babar die ?
(A) Agra
(B) Kabul
(C) Lahore
(D) Delhi
Ans : (A)
68. The present Indian monetary system is based on
(A) Gold Reserve System
(B) Proportional Reserve System
(C) Convertible Currency System
(D) Minimum Reserve System
Ans : (D)
69. A situation where we have people whose level of income is not sufficient to meet the
minimum consumption expenditure is considered as
(A) Absolute Poverty
(B) Relative Poverty
(C) Urban Poverty
(D) Rural Poverty
Ans : (A)
70. Full convertibility of a rupee means
(A) Purchase of foreign exchange for rupees freely
(B) Payment for imports in terms of rupees

(C) Repayment of loans in terms of rupees


(D) Determination of rate of exchange between rupee and foreign currencies freely by the
market forces of demand and supply
Ans : (D)
71. India is called a mixed economy because of the existence of
1. Public Sector
2. Private Sector
3. Joint Sector
4. Cooperative Sector
(A) 1, 4
(B) 1, 2
(C) 3, 4
(D) 2, 4
Ans : (B)
72. The term stagflation refers to a situation where
(A) Growth has no relation with the change in prices
(B) Rate of growth and prices both are decreasing
(C) Rate of growth is faster than the rate of price increase
(D) Rate of growth is slower than the rate of price increase
Ans : (D)
73. Which is the largest state of India, populationwise, according to 2001 census ?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Bihar
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) West Bengal
Ans : (C)
74. The term Green Revolution has been used to indicate higher production through
(A) Creation of grasslands
(B) Planting more trees
(C) Enhanced agricultural productivity per hectare
(D) Creation of gardens in urban areas
Ans : (C)
75. Revealed Preference Theory was propounded by
(A) Adam Smith
(B) Marshall
(C) P. A. Samuelson
(D) J. S. Mill
Ans : (C)

76. Gross Domestic Product is defined as the value of all


(A) Goods produced in an economy in a year
(B) Goods and services produced in an economy in a year
(C) Final goods produced in an economy in a year
(D) Final goods and services produced in an economy in a year
Ans : (D)
77. An exceptional demand curve is one that moves
(A) Upward to the right
(B) Downward to the right
(C) Horizontally
(D) Vertically
Ans : (A)
78. Production function explains the relationship between
(A) Initial inputs and ultimate output
(B) Inputs and ultimate consumption
(C) Output and consumption
(D) Output and exports
Ans : (A)
79. Who has been appointed the Governor of RBI after the retirement of Shri Y. V. Reddy
?
(A) Dr. Indra Rangarajan
(B) Dr. Dilip Sanghvi
(C) Dr. Vijay L. Kelkar
(D) Shri D. Subbarao
Ans : (D)
80. The Draft of the Five Year Plans in India is approved by the
(A) National Development Council
(B) Planning Commission
(C) National Productivity Council
(D) Ministry of Finance
Ans : (A)
81. In Economics the terms Utility and Usefulness have
(A) Same meaning
(B) Different meaning
(C) Opposite meaning
(D) None of the above
Ans : (B)
82. Nature of unemployment in agriculture in India is
(A) Only seasonal

(B) Only disguised


(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
Ans : (C)
83. Among the following the celestial body farthest from the Earth is
(A) Saturn
(B) Uranus
(C) Neptune
(D) Pluto
Ans : (D)
84. A soap bubble shows colours when illuminated with white light. This is due to
(A) Diffraction
(B) Polarisation
(C) Interference
(D) Reflection
Ans : (C)
85. The instrument used to see the distant objects on the Earth is
(A) Terrestrial telescope
(B) Astronomical telescope
(C) Compound microscope
(D) Simple microscope
Ans : (A)
86. A person is hurt on kicking a stone due to
(A) Inertia
(B) Velocity
(C) Reaction
(D) Momentum
Ans : (C)
87. The fuse in our domestic electric circuit melts when there is a high rise in
(A) Inductance
(B) Current
(C) Resistance
(D) Capacitance
Ans : (B)
88. Which of the following is an example for cantilever beam ?
(A) Diving board
(B) Bridge
(C) See-saw
(D) Common balance
Ans : (A)

89. It is difficult to cook rice


(A) At the top of a mountain
(B) At the sea level
(C) Under a mine
(D) Same anywhere
Ans : (A)
90. A dynamo is a device which
(A) creates mechanical energy
(B) creates electrical energy
(C) Converts mechanical energy into electrical energy
(D) Converts electrical energy into mechanical energy
Ans : (C)
91. X-rays were discovered by
(A) Becquerel
(B) Roentgen
(C) Marie Curie
(D) Van Lue
Ans : (B)
92. Which of the following substance is highly plastic ?
(A) Quartz
(B) Mica
(C) Granite
(D) Clay
Ans : (D)
93. The National Chemical Laboratory (India) is located in
(A) Mumbai
(B) Bengaluru
(C) Hyderabad
(D) Pune
Ans : (D)
94. A medicine which promotes the secretion of urine is called
(A) Adrenaline
(B) Monouretic
(C) Diuretic
(D) Triuretic
Ans : (C)
95. The chemicals released by one species of animals in order to attract the other
members of the same species are
(A) Hormones

(B) Nucleic acids


(C) Pheromones
(D) Steroids
Ans : (C)
96. The tip of the match-stick contains
(A) Phosphorus pentoxide
(B) White phosphorus
(C) Red phosphorus
(D) Phosphorus trichloride
Ans : (C)
97. Match the source in Column B with the product of Column A.
Column A (Product)
(a) Formic acid
(b) Citric acid
(c) Tartaric acid
Column B (Source)
1. Lemon
2. Tamarind
3. Ants
(a) (b) (c)
(A) 3 2 1
(B) 3 1 2
(C) 2 3 1
(D) 2 1 3
Ans : (B)
98. Commercially, sodium bicarbonate is known as
(A) Washing soda
(B) Baking soda
(C) Bleaching powder
(D) Soda ash
Ans : (B)
99. An emulsifier is an agent which
(A) Stabilises an emulsion
(B) Aids the flocculation of an emulsion
(C) Accelerates the dispersion
(D) Homogenises an emulsion
Ans : (A)
100. Mortar is a mixture of water, sand and
(A) Slaked lime

(B) Quick lime


(C) Limestone
(D) Gypsum
Ans : (A)

Syllabus: Paper I (Objective Type)


Part A: English Language:
Questions in this component will be designed to test the candidates understanding and
knowledge of English Language and will be based on error recognition, fill in the blanks
(using verbs, preposition,articles etc), vocabulary, spellings, Grammar, sentencestructure, Synonyms, Antonyms, sentencecompletion, phrases and idiomatic use of
words, etc. There will be a question on passages andcomprehension of passages also. The
standard of the questions will be only of 10+2 level.
Part B: General Awareness:
Questions in this component will be aimed at testing the candidates general awareness of
the environment around him and its application to society. Questions will also be
designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday
observations and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of any educated
person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighboring countries
especially pertaining to History, Geography,Economic, General policy, Scientific
Research etc. These Questions will be such that they do not require a special study of any
discipline.
Paper II (Conventional): Arithmetic:
This part will include questions on problems relating to number systems, Computation of
whole numbers, decimals and fractions, relationships between numbers, fundamental
arithmetical operations, percentages, ratio and proportions, averages, interest, profit &
loss, discount, use of tables and graphs, mensuration, time & distance, ratio and time etc.

Sample Paper for SSC Section Officer Exam was a great hit. Second in the series is the
Sample Paper for Maths (Arithmetic).
1. The LCM of 2/9, 4/15 & 1/30 is how many times the HCF of 7/15, 21/40 & 14/15?
1. 160/7 2. 7/160 3. 120/7 4. 90/7
2. 0.0874 + 1.236 - 0.0012 + ? = 1.489
1. 0.1568 2. 0.1578 3. -0.1668 4. 0.1658

3. 30% of 300 - 40% of 400 + 50% of 500 = ?


1. 1800 2. 180 3. 18 4. 18000
4. If 243 x 162 = 39366, then 3936.600 0.243 = ?
1. 1620 2. 16200 3. 162 4. 162000
5. 114.01 + 222.01 + ? = 400
1. 63.98 2. 43.78 3. 736.02 4. -53.98
6. The difference between the circumference and the radius of a circle is 37 cm (use p =
22 / 7). The diameter of the circle is
1. 7 cm 2. 14 cm 3. 33 cm 4. 37 cm
7. The LCM of two multiples of 12 is 1056. If one of the numbers is 132, the other
number should be
1. 12 2. 72 3. 96 4. Data inadequate
8. The average of seven results is 5; the average of first three is 3, and that of the last
three is 7. The fourth result is
1. 6 2. 5 3. 4 4. 3
9. A man walking at the speed of 4 kmph crosses a square field diagonally in 3 minutes.
The area of the field is
1. 20000 sq m 2. 25000 sq m 3. 18000 sq m 4. 19000 sq m
10. The area of a rectangular field is 144 sq m. If the length is increased by 5 m, its area
increases by 40 sq m. The length of the field is
1. 12 m 2. 14.4 m 3. 16 m 4. 18 m
11. A, B and C are partners and make a profit of Rs. 4800 which is distributed among
them in the ratio 6:5:4. The difference of the amounts A and C received is
1. Rs. 640 2. Rs. 1290 3. Rs. 1280 4. Rs. 1600
12. A, B, & C enter into a partnership with investments in the ratio 3:4:9. If at the end of
the year, B's share of profit is Rs. 6175, what is the total profit?

1. Rs. 24300 2. Rs. 24600 3. Rs. 24700 4. Rs. 24100


13. X and Y enter into a partnership. X contributes Rs. 8000 and Y contributes Rs. 10000.
At the end of six months they introduce Z, who contributes Rs. 6000. After the lapse of
three years, they find that the firm has made a profit of Rs. 9660. Find the share of each.
(in Rs.)
1. X-3240, Y-4200, Z-2200 2. X-3360, Y-4400, Z-2100 3. X-3360, Y-4200, Z-2100 4.
3260, Y-4000, Z-2200
14. Umedh Singh and Zorawar Singh invested in a business. They earned some profit
which they divided in the ratio 2:3. If Umedh Singh invested Rs. 24, the amount invested
by Zorawar Singh was
1. Rs. 36 2. Rs. 16 3. Rs. 30 4. Rs. 48
15. Abdul and Aamir invest respectively Rs. 30000 and Rs. 40000 in a business. Abdul
receives Rs. 100 per month out of the profit for running the business and the rest of the
profit is divided in proportion to the investments. If in a year Abdul totally receives Rs.
3900, what does Aamir receive?
1. Rs. 3500 2. Rs. 3600 3. Rs. 3900 4. Rs. 4200
16. 7 women and 6 men can do what 4 men and 11 women can do in the same time. 19
women can do the same job in how much time?
1. Same 2. Half 3. One-third 4. Two-third
17. If A can walk a certain distance in 40 days when he takes rest 9 hours each day; how
much long will he take to walk the same distance twice as fast and rest twice as long each
day?
1. 50 days 2. 45 days 3. 38 days 4. 16 days
18. If 20 men or 25 women or 30 boys can do a piece of work in 16 days by working 10
hours a day, then how many men with 10 women and 18 boys can do 3 times the same
work in 26 days by working 8 hours daily?
1. 35 men 2. 30 men 3. 40 men 4. 48 men
19. Some persons can do a job in 12 days. Two times the number of those persons will do
half of that job in
1. 6 days 2. 4 days 3. 12 days 4. 3 days

20. 400 men working 9 hrs a day complete th of the work in 10 days. The number of
additional men, working 8 hrs a day, required to done the remaining work in 20 days is
1. 675 2. 275 3. 250 4. 225
21. 25% of 240 will be how much more than 33.33% of 180?
1. 5 2. 10 3. 6 4. Nil
22. 350% of a number is what percent of 250% of that number?
1. 40% 2. 44% 3. 140% 4. 71%
23. If the length of a rectangle is increased by 20% and the width decreased by 20%, the
area of the rectangle will
1. Decrease by 4% 2. Increase by 4%
3. Decrease by 1% 4. Not change at all
24. A shopkeeper increases the price of a commodity by 25% and again increases it by
20%. The net percent increase is
1. 45% 2. 40% 3. 50% 4. 47%
25. The cost of a pant is 60% of the cost of a coat and 300% of the cost of a shirt. If all
three cost Rs. 2160, the cost of the shirt will be
1. Rs. 290 2. Rs. 280 3. Rs. 360 4. Rs. 240
26. If sold for Rs. 247.50, an object gives a profit of 12.5%. The cost price is
1. Rs. 210 2. Rs. 220 3. Rs. 224 4. Rs. 225
27. A fruit seller purchases oranges at the rate of 3 for Rs. 5 and sells them at 2 for Rs. 4.
His profit in the transaction is
1. 20% 2. 25% 3. 15% 4. 10%
28. A merchant sold his goods for Rs. 75 at a profit percent equal to the cost price. His
cost price is
1. Rs. 50 2. Rs. 60 3. Rs. 80 4. Rs. 100
29. A man buys an article at th of its value and sells it for 20% more than its value. His
profit based on the cost is

1. 45% 2. 50% 3. 60% 4. 75%


30. The LCM of numbers 12, 18, & 24 is how much more than their HCF?
1. 66 2. 69 3. 70 4. 72
31. Find the minimum number of square tiles of equal size for the floor of a room which
is 1 m 4 dm 7 cm long and 1 m 8 dm 2 cm wide.
1. 250 2. 266 3. 140 4. 145
32. The average of first five prime numbers is
1. 5.40 2. 5.70 3. 5.60 4. 5.80
33. The average weight of 8 men is increased by 1.5 kg when one of them who weighs 65
kg is replaced by a new man. The weight of the new man is
1. 76 kg 2. 76.5 kg 3. 76.7 kg 4. 77 kg
34. A man distributed Rs. 100 equally among his friends. If there had been five more
friends, each would have received one rupee less. How many friends did he have?
1. 20 2. 30 3. 40 4. 50
35. In an exam, the average was found to be 50 marks. After detecting computer errors,
the marks of 100 candidates had to be changed from 90 to 60 each and the average came
down to 45. The total number of candidates who took the exam was
1. 600 2. 700 3. 500 4. 400
Answers
1. 15221 6.23214 11.13312 16.11242 21.43134 26.21131 31.53411

GENERAL AWARENESS
1. What is the International Date Line?
(a) It is the equator
(b) It is the 00 longitude
(c) It is the 900 east longitude
(d) It is the 1800 longitude

2. The oldest type of energy known to man is


(a) wind power
(b) solar power
(c) tidal power
(d) geothermal energy
3. Rusting of iron takes place due to
(a) oxidation
(b) carbonation
(c) exidiation
(d) corrosion
4. The river also known as Tsangpo in Tibet is
(a) Ganga
(b) Brahmaputra
(c) Indus
(d) Teesta
5. The largest ocean is
(a) Atlantic Ocean
(b) Indian Ocean
(c) Arctic Ocean
(d) Pacific Ocean
6. Energy that is produced commercially from coal is called
(a) Light energy
(b) Kinetic energy
(c) Thermal energy
(d) Potential energy
7. Jhum cultivation is a method of cultivation which used to be practiced in
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Central Highland
(c) Coastal Tamil Nadu
(d) Nagaland
8. Earthquake is caused by
(a) disturbance of earth surface
(b) adjustment of layers of earths crust

(c) breakage of rock system


(d) upliftment of rocks
9. We always see the same face of the moon, because
(a) it is smaller than the earth
(b) it revolves on its axis in a direction opposite to that of the earth
(c) it takes equal time for revolution around the earth and rotation on its own axis
(d) it rotates at the same speed as the earth around the sun
10. The largest producer of gold in the world is
(a) Australia
(b) Canada
(c) Russia
(d) South Africa
11. The busiest and the most important sea route of the world is
(a) North Pacific Sea Route
(b) North Atlantic Sea Route
(c) South Atlantic Sea Route
(d) Indian Ocean Route
12. In terms of area, India is the largest country of the world.
(a) Second
(b) Fourth
(c) Sixth
(d) Seventh
13. The word Veda means
(a) knowledge (b) wisdom
(c) skill
(d) power
14. Ain-i-Akbari was written by
(a) Firishta
(b) Ibn Batuta
(c) Abul Fazl
(d) Birbal
15. The medieval city of Vijayanagar is not known as

(a) Chandragiri
(b) Halebidu
(c) Hampi
(d) Kondavidu
16. Which one of the following Mughal buildings is said to possess the unique feature of
being exactly equal in length and breadth?
(a) Agra Fort
(b) Red Fort
(c) Taj Mahal
(d) Buland Darwaza
17. With the fall of which among the following, the French Revolution began?
(a) Bastille
(b) Communes
(c) Jacobin Club
(d) Pillnitz
18. The founder of the Brahmo Samah was
(a) Swami Dayananda Sarawati
(b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(d) Swami Vivekananda
19. The correct chronological order in which the British established their trading centre in
the places mentioned below is
(a) Calcutta, Bombay, Madras, Surat
(b) Bombay, Madras, Surat, Calcutta
(c) Surat, Madras, Bombay, Calcutta
(d) Surat, Madras, Calcutta, Bombay
20. The Revolt of 1857 was started by
(a) the Sepoys
(b) the Zamindars
(c) the Peasants
(d) the Plantation Workers
21. After leaving the congress, Subhash Chandra Bose formed, in 1939, his own party,
named
(a) Socialist Block

(b) Revolutionary Socialist Block


(c) Forward Block
(d) Socialist-Congress Block
22. Bal Gangadhar Tilak was given the epithet of Lokmanya during
(a) his imprisonment in 1908
(b) Home Rule Movement
(c) Revolutionary Movement
(d) Swadeshi Movement
23. Do or Die (Karenge ya Marenge) Gandhiji gave this Mantra to the nation on the
eve of which mass movement?
(a) Rowlatt Satyagraha
(b) Salt Satyagraha
(c) Quit India Movement
(d) Non-Cooperation Movement
24. Who among the following was the President of the Constituent Assembly of India?
(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) M A Jinah
(d) Lal Bahadur Shastri
25. Directive Principle in our Constitution are
(a) enforceable in the courts of law
(b) quasi-enforceable
(c) partly non-enforceable
(d) non-enforceable in the courts of law
26. CTBT denotes
(a) arms control measure
(b) drugs control measure
(c) financial control measure
(d) trade control and regulation
27. Name the State carved out of Madhya Pradesh after the Parliament passed the
legislation in the year 2000
(a) Vanachal
(b) Chhattisgarh
(c) Vidarbha

(d) Uttaranchal
28. Dialectial Materialism is associated with the theory of
(a) Fabianism
(b) Communism
(c) Liberalism
(d) Individualism
29. A motion moved by a member in a legislature when it is desired to have a discussion
on a matter of urgent public importance is called
(a) Adjournment motion
(b) No-confidence motion
(c) Cut motion
(d) None of the above
30. Which of the following was established by B R Ambedkar?
(a) Swaraj Party
(b) Samaj Samata Party
(c) Bahujan Samaj Party
(d) The Independent Labour Party
31. No Government Expenditure can be incurred in India except with the sanction of
(a) the Parliament
(b) the Prime Minister
(c) the President
(d) the Supreme Court
32. Which one country is not a permanent member of the Security Council of the United
Nations?
(a) France (b) Germany
(c) Russia
(d) USA
33. When does Lok Sabha or a Vidhan Sabha election candidate forfeit his security
deposit?
(a) When he fails to win the election
(b) When he fails to secure even 1/4 of total votes polled
(c) When he fails to secure even 1/5 of total votes polled
(d) When he fails to secure even 1/6 of total votes polled

34. The term of office of the members of the UPSC is


(a) 3 years, or till they attain 58 years of age
(b) 5 years, or till they attain 60 years of age
(c) 6 years, or till they attain 65 years of age
(d) 6 years
35. Who was in favour of a partyless democracy?
(a) Jai Prakash Narain
(b) Bhupendra Nath Dutta
(c) M N Roy
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru
36. The majority of the provisions of the Indian Constitution can be amended
(a) by the State Legislatures acting together
(b) by the Parliament alone
(c) with the major approval of the Parliament and State Legislatures
(d) only on ratification by half of the States
37. Economics of Scales means reduction in
(a) unit cost of production
(b) unit cost of distribution
(c) total cost of production
(d) total cost of distribution
38. RBI does not transact the business of which State Government?
(a) Nagaland (b) Jammu & Kashmir (c) Punjab (d) Assam
39. The famous book The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money is written
by
(a) J B Say
(b) J M Keynes
(c) Amartya Sen
(d) Carincross
40. The definition of small-scale industry in India is based on
(a) sales by the unit (b) investment in machines and equipments
(c) market coverage (d) export capacity

41. When the total product rises at an increasing rate, the


(a) marginal product is zero
(b) marginal product is rising
(c) marginal product is falling
(d) marginal product remains constant
42. Water pipes in hilly areas often burst on a cold frosty night, because
(a) the material of which pipes are made contracts due to cold and so breaks
(b) water in the pipes freezes and on freezing water expands, so pipes
(c) burst makes the pipes rusty, so they break
(d) none of the above
43. With which form of economy is the term Laissez-faire associated?
(a) Capitalist economy
(b) Socialist economy
(c) Mixed economy
(d) Command economy
44. In the budget figures of the Government of India, interest payments, subsidies,
pensions, social services and the like are parts of the
(a) Plan Expenditure (b) State Government Expenditure
(c) Public Debt in the form of Capital Expenditure
(d) Non-plan Expenditure
45. Green Accounting means measuring the National Income of the country taking into
account estimation of
(a) the total forest area of the country
(b) the destruction of forest cover of the country
(c) pollution and environmental damage
(d) area of reclaimed fallow land
46. The supply of agricultural products is generally
(a) elastic
(b) inelastic
(c) perfectly elastic
(d) perfectly inelastic
47. Which of the following taxes is not collected by the Central Government?
(a) Income tax
(b) Customs duty

(c) Professional tax


(d) Excise duty
48. The latest addition to the list of UNESCOs world heritage sites in India is
(a) Qutub Minar
(b) Humayuns Tomb
(c) Khajuraho Temple
(d) Red Fort
49. The countries separated by the Mac-Mahon Line are
(a) Afghanistan and Pakistan
(b) Bangladesh and India
(c) China and India
(d) Pakistan and India
50. The permission given to a bank customer to draw cheques in excess of his current
account balance is called
(a) a personal loan
(b) an ordinary loan
(c) discounting a bill of exchange
(d) an overdraft
51. A proclamation of emergency, under Article 352, on account of war or aggression
requires approval of the Parliament within
(a) one month
(b) two months
(c) four months
(d) six months
52. The first Defence Minister of India was
(a) K M Cariappa (b) Gopalaswami Aiyangar
(c) Baldev Singh (d) Sardar Patel
53. Provincial Autonomy was introduced in India by the
(a) Indian Councils Act, 1909
(b) Government of India Act, 1919
(c) Government of India Act, 1935
(d) Indian Independence Act, 1947

54. Which one country is still governed by a monarch?


(a) Afghanistan
(b) Iran
(c) Iraq
(d) Saudi Arabia
55. Article 370 of the Indian Constitution upholds
(a) land reforms legislation in India
(b) diplomatic privileges and immunities
(c) special status of Jammu and Kashmir State
(d) duties and rights of Lokpal
56. Who amongst the following is the author of the classic book Life Divine?
(a) Ravi Shankar
(b) Swami Vivekananda
(c) Radha Krishnan
(d) Aurobindo Ghosh
57. The first woman to become a Chief Minister of any State in India was
(a) Nandini Satpathy
(b) Dr. J. Jayalalitha
(c) Sucheta Kripalani
(d) Mayawati
58. A parachute descends slowly whereas a stone dropped from the same height falls
rapidly, because
(a) stone is heavier then parachute
(b) special mechanisms are present in parachute
(c) a parachute has a larger surface area and air resistance is more
(d) None of these
59. Jaduguda is associated with the mining of
(a) iron
(b) mica
(c) uranium
(d) copper
60. Salim Ali was an eminent
(a) Urdu poet
(b) Ornithologist

(c) Ghazal singer


(d) None of the above
61. Survey of India is under the Ministry of
(a) Defence
(b) Environment and Forests
(c) Home Affairs (
(d) Science and Technology
62. Name the President of India who was elected unopposed
(a) Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma
(b) Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
(c) Dr. Fakhruddina Ali Ahmed
(d) Dr. Zakir Husain
63. The authority which is not established by the constitutional provisions is
(a) Finance Commission
(b) Planning Commission
(c) UPSC
(d) Election Commission
64. Which of the following organizations is the oldest?
(a) IMF
(b) WHO
(c) ILO
(d) FAO
65. The Department of Space proposed setting up of Indian Institute of Space Technology
on the line of the seven IITs. It will have its independent campus at
(a) Chennai
(b) Thumba
(c) Thiruvananthapuram
(d) Sriharikota
66. Which metal was first used by the Vedic people?
(a) Silver
(b) Gold
(c) Iron
(d) Copper

67. Ryder Cup is related with which sports?


(a) Football
(b) Golf
(c) Badminton
(d) Cricket
68. In our Constitution, Economic Planning is included in
(a) Union list
(b) State list
(c) Concurrent list
(d) Not any specified list
69. NABARD is associated with the dev elopment of
(a) agricultural sector and rural area (b) heavy industries
(c) banking sector
(d) real estates
70. World No. 2 Rafael Nadal won the French Open, 2007 defeating
(a) Stegan Edberg
(b) Andy Roddick
(c) Roger Federer
(d) Fred Alexander
71. Which one of the following is not a plantation crop?
(a) Tea
(b) Coffee
(c) Rubber
(d) Sugarcane
72. Imputed gross rent of owner-occupied buildings is a part of
(a) capital formation
(b) final consumption
(c) intermediate consumption
(d) consumer durable
73. How many strings are there on a Sarod?
(a) 7
(b) 19
(c) 5

(d) 4
74. Which one of the following is the tallest bird?
(a) Peacock
(b) Penguin
(c) Ostrich
(d) Emu
75. Which one of the following animals is called farmers friend?
(a) Ant
(b) Earthworm
(c) Bee
(d) Butterfly
76. The largest planet in our solar system is
(a) Mars
(b) Jupiter
(c) Saturn
(d) Butterfly
77. The term gene was coined by
(a) T.H.Morgan
(b) W.L.Johanssen
(c) G.Mendel
(d) De Vries
78. Which of the following creatures has maximum number of ribs?
(a) Crocodile
(b) Snake
(c) Ray fish
(d) Flying mammal
79. Which one of the following is most important for the growth of children up to the age
of 14?
(a) Protein
(b) Vitamin
(c) Fat
(d) Milk

80. Study of newly born up to the age of 3 months is called


(a) Chorology
(b) Conchology
(c) Nematology
(d) Neonatology
81. Which one of the following does not secrete any digestive enzyme?
(a) Liver
(b) Salivery gland
(c) Glands of small intestine
(d) Pancreas
82. In a tribute to Mahatma Gandhis philosophy of brotherhood and peace, the UN
General Assembly declared his birth anniversary, October 2, as the
(a) International Day of Non-Violence
(b) International Day of Co-operation
(c) International Day of Peace and Co-operation
(d) International Day of Prace and Non-Violence
83. Which one of the following is related to Silviculture?
(a) Culture of Hilsa
(b) Culture of silver carp
(c) Culture of oil-producing plants
(d) Forests crops
84. The term GM food refers to the food
(a) that grows under genetic measures
(b) that is genetically modified
(c) that grows under geographical modification
(d) with greater glucose metabolism capacity
85. The only age of India found in hill forests of Assam and Nagaland is
(a) Orangutan
(b) Gibbon
(c) Chimpanzee
(d) Gorilla
86. Free Trade refers to
(a) free movement of goods from one country to another
(b) movement of goods free of cost

(c) unrestricted exchange of goods and service


(d) trade free of duty
87. Which gas is used as fire extinguisher?
(a) Carbon dioxide
(b) Carbon monoxide
(c) Carbon suboixde
(d) Sulphur dioxide
88. Which one of the following is extensively used for sterilizing water?
(a) Bleaching powder
(b) Alum
(c) Borax powder
(d) Soda powder
89. Which mixture of gases is mainly stored as a liquid under pressure in LPG cylinder?
(a) Methane and Ethane
(b) Ethane and Hexane
(c) Propane and Butane
(d) Hexane and Octane
90. The energy stored in a watch spring is
(a) kinetic energy
(b) potential energy
(c) heat energy
(d) chemical energy
91. Which one of the following acids is used in battery?
(a) Hydrochloric acid
(b) Hydrofluoric acid
(c) Sulphuric acid
(d) Sulphurous acid
92. The sensation of weightlessness in a spacecraft in an orbit is due to the
(a) absence of gravity outside
(b) acceleration in the orbit which is equal to the acceleration due to gravity outside
(c) presence of gravity outside but not inside the spacecraft
(d) fact that spacecraft in the orbit has no energy

93. The major constituent of air is


(a) nitrogen
(b) carbon dioxide
(c) oxygen
(d) hydrogen
94. Which of the following organisms is most likely to produce greenhouse gases such as
nitrous oxide and methane?
(a) Fungi
(b) Earthworm
(c) Bacteria
(d) Green plants
95. Where is the largest reflecting telescope of Asia?
(a) Kodaikanal
(b) Ooty
(c) Kavalur
(d) Naintal
96. Therm is the unit of
(a) power
(b) heat
(c) light
(d) distance
97. Cream gets separated out of milk when it is churned. This is due to
(a) gravitational force
(b) centripetal force
(c) centrifugal force
(d) frictional force
98. Newtons 1st law of motion gives the concept of
(a) energy
(b) work
(c) momentum
(d) inertia
99. The process by which suns rays reach the earth is
(a) radiation
(b) conduction

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

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