IAS Prelims 2009

GENERAL
d

In Ote tndiqdual Smyng-raha. Vinob~

Bhave was rhost,J as the lirst Satyagrnht.
7

Who 11 as Ute second'/

n. Dr R.11endra Prasad
b. Pw1dit Ja'' aharlal Nehru

c. C R:\j :tgopai!ICh~n
d. Sardar V:ll labhbhni Patel
e. b
Const d~r il1e follo\\tllg statements
The Cripps Proposals include Ole
pro,,LSi on lor
I. Full independence for India.
:! CR'31Jon tlfCon$ u rution-rnahin~ bud~
Whi ch of lh<' s.tahlments gtren above tslare
b. l Oll i_Y
c. Bo.lh I :md 2
d Ne1lher I nor 2

ra

e.
b the rreedom struggle Aruna Asa r
~
During
Au was .a maJ or wo.mllll orgamzcr ~
r
,
undemmund acti\ilv" m
a. .Civil Disobedience Mol'ement
b. on-Co~perot.ion Movernem
c. Qu1tlnd10 Morement
d S1vndeshi Mnvemcnl
e. f
With 11 hose pe.muss1on
up Jhelr lirst rnclory '"s a

flj

a Akbar

.e

xa

._._,

b. JahtmgJr
c Sl)lihjahao

d. A urangzrnr'llll...:
e. b
In A

folio\ "'.""
1g...1._ used as eleclrol)tes'/
a,
JOnllim chJ oride :md Zlnc chlonde
...,..~t-C m chloride and Calcium chloride
gnesJUm chloride and Zinc chlonde
AmmOIUUJll

Io

cltlond<' :u1c1 Cnlclllm

chlonde
(),

.c

ce

a. I only

e. a
Wh ich one t1f th<l foll owu1g pl nt~el!i has
largest number of natural satellites or
moons' 1
ll.

Jupiter

b. Mars
C. 51!111111

by

om

propagJted

8.

conect'l

J.

V.!OUS

In

genetic disorders.

consider the foll o\\lng:

A 1\ oman sullilrs from colour bllndne!i~

11 hile her lmsband does nolsuJTer fwm il.
Th~ hn1 e a son And a daughter In lh1s
context \\hid1 one of the foll owmg
slttlernents is rnosl pro babl~ correcf1
n Both duldren .s uiTar from coluur
blindness
b D:JUghtcr suffers from colour blindness
while son docs not suffer from 11
c Both children do rt()l sulfer from
colour blindness.
d Son suffers from colour blindness
'' hile daughter does nol su!Tcr from tL
e. d
A person truvels 12 km due l\'onh. then 15
km clue East, after thut J5 l..m cJue Wesl
and tben Ill km due Sout!L Hm1 fnr IS he
from the stnrung pomt'l
a. (i ~m
b

c
d

l :!. km
33 kill
6t1 l:m

e. a
II

Si:-. persons A. 13, C, D. B and F llr~

slaodmg in a ro11 C and 0 are stnncting
close l'o each other alo.ngs1de B IJ 1S

a. l and 2 only

Kite

om

~l~
e

xa

.e

I 5.

be-, oiJ

Stotk
~
~.
v ultur.:
,
Duri ng which Five Yc.~ a~ lite
Emergency clamped, ne
le 'rms lnQ~
place and Ll1o J:mala. rty w elected?
e

a. lllird

b. Fwrrh
c. Fiftl1
d. Sixth
is

16.

20.

e headquarters of Animal
oanl ufind ia locatod7

,_~ uedabad

c:nn~i

c. H yder;1bad
d. Kolknta
e. b

17.

Consider

tht:

Consider U!t! f ollowing sla lt:m

I. 'Joe N<~tionttl School o'
up by gaog.:et Natak .
2 . T he higllesl hn11
S~thilya Aka den
elccliug hir
Which ofthc st

.:omx:l?
a. 1 o

fl>

nyi n!l' fox is a

o.

18.

following

2
I nnr 2

ra

l , 2 :ontl 3
d
lhc ,;onl..:Xl of Indian wilt! liJc.
Bnl

e.

~ ei

I and 3 only

1 on ly
b. "l only
c.. Both lund 2
d. Neither I unr 2
<1.

c:

3 o1ly

"

corn:cl'?

14.

h.
c.
d,
e.
In

stralet,y lor industria lisation .

\Vhlch ofUu:: sfa!emcnts uiv~n abov.:. os;an:

.c

_13.

2. The l11ird Piw - Year Plan introduced

the concepr oJ' imJlOrl s ubstitolion as a

ce

12

stnndln g beside A only. A is f o11rth from F.

Who are st~ndlng OJ!ll!e e;.:trernt;s?
~ . A and F
b. B :ond D
c. B aml F
d. None o!'lhe above
e. c
Which one of IJ1<> follow ing i:. used ns an
exp losive'/
a. Phosphorus trichio ride
b. Mcrcmic oxide
c. Gr:1phite
d. Nitroglycerine
e. d
Cons ider the following:
J. Camphor
2. ChicoJy
3. Vanilla
Which of the ~hr>ve is/are pbnt
produc((s)?

statements

regardiog lndian Planning1

1. The
Second
Fi1e-Year
P lan
cmpbus i~ctl on the establishment of
heavy industric:s.

2 !.

re terenee to Urn on Govenunenl

ons tder Ihe foll owi11g slalemenl~:
L 111~ M in is tries/Dcparltncn LS of thu
Govcmmunl or ln <lia :ore created by the
Prime Minister on the advice of lite
Cabinet Secretilfy.
2. Each of the MinistJies is assigned to a
Ministt:r by lh(; Prusidcnt of I ndln on
the ;tdvic~; of the Prime Mi nister.
Whic.h of the stule ments given above ;, /are
conecl?
;1.
I only
b. 2 only
c. Dollt 1 .md 2
d. Ncill1er I no r 2
"
i\ person hils 4 coins c:ch of dillcr<ml
denomination. Whal is ll1e numbe r ot'
tliJJcrcnt s ums M money the person can
form (using one or more coins at a timt: )'!
a. 16
b. 15
c. l2
cJ. II

e. b
How many nutubers lie between .:100 and
5!10 in which 4 comes unly one rim e?
~. 99

1>. 10()
~:.

llU

students fliilcd in B and 1 6~ fJilcd in C.

The tot:~ I number of ~tuclen~ passing 1he
whole examination. lie-~ between
a. 42~n and 84%

d. 120

22

('.

"

How many letters of the F.nglish alphabel

(caplt:ls) appear sam.: ~>hen looked at iu a
rnilTOJ']
3.

\1

h.

HI

c.

ll

d. 12
c

2~.

E and F. There are two m<rn-ied couples in

1'.

H ow many Uuee-digit numb<:rs can bo

tbc family. Tlw fantily nJir~lil:

genemtcd frvm l. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 11. 9 s\Jl:h

lbat tlt" digits arc in ascending ord~r'l
a. llO

la wyer. t"'-1c.her. sales ..._m.

accQuntant and doctor. D ,
married to lhr;; lady

om

ll

h. 42% ;md 78b

c. 5li% ond 7!!?,.
d. 58'' :1.11d f:4Uo
e. b
There i~ a l':!rn ily of G persons A. 8 , C', D.

b. 81

married to the law

c. 83

the son of B < b

lawyer is the da
unma11'ied engi ne . . is the grnndmother
of F. H
r<ttted to F'l

.c

d. ll4

xa

ra

ce

e. d
There are !b ur persons A, Ft C. D; and ,I.
has some coins. A g~ve half of the ~oins lo
13 and .J more beside.~. B gave hnlf of the
coin~ 10 C ard 4 more besides. C gave half
of Uu: coins to D and 4 mor~ bo:sides. Both
cs tablisled (c.annol bt:
1:3 :1 u<l D t:nd up wi th $~me ruunl>e of
~
coins. Ilow many coin~ did A ha,~
e
originally?
.
How many limes are an hour hand and a
a 96
minute h;mu of ;1 clock at right rrn2 lcs
during U1eir motion from LOO p.m. to
lll,llo p.m.?
a. 9
(', t
b. 10
c. lt;
Wh il<: :ddi.n2 the first~
f
c
~ 111s
d. 2U
natural o11mbers. 3 candtc ~
!'
one of
the numbe1 s and wrote th ,JJS r as 177
~c
There ;u-c 2.40 balls and n numb(;!' of boxes
Wh;st was the numb miss .
30.
a 11
8 1 B 2 B3, .... B. 111e ball.'! ate to be
placed in the boxe~ ,~~ uch lhat 1:31 sho uld
b. 12
c. 1 ~
contHin 4 halls more than lh Bz should
d.
contain 4 baUs more lJ1an B3 ~11u ~o nn.
Which one of tju~ lollowing ''ann(,ll be lhe
ods of lt:ngU1s 7R em, 104
possible va lue of n'!
m and 169 em arc to be cut intu
~l. 4
f equa l lengtl1. Each part must be as
b. 5
long a~ possible. What i~ the tn:>;imum
c. G
num ber of piece~ tl1at c.an be cut?
d. 7
a. 27
e. d
ln U1~ contexl of lnd i:m defence. consider
b. 36
31.
c.. .f3
Ute l'ollowing statements
d. 480
L The Sltourya missile Aie.. with a ~peed
e. b
ol' more lhan S ~ tach.
ln an e.'>aJninaliun, there are Utree subjcd s
1 . Tbe rnogo of Shouryn missile- is more
A. B and C. A ~ t'Udent has W p;IS& in ea.ch
th~n 1600 !art.
wbjecl. 20% students failed in A, 22~ o

26.

.e

25.

27.

F, t

Which of tlte abo\'e arc U1e names of

!lun1caues thar h ad oeauned vel'y recen.t.ly'l
a. 1 and l onI~
b. 2 and 3 only
c. I mul ;\ only
d. t 2 and 3

\vl ricb of the sL.1tcmen!s given above is. art:

corred'!
~ . 1 only
b. 2 only

32

of tho

3K

foJIQw ing'l
a. Biotechnology

b. Spac.:: tt:ehnology
l\lissilc Lc:cnnology
d. Communjcatioo technology
e~ d
P.or outstanding contrihution to whkh one
of the following Gelds is Shanli S"arup
Bhatriogar Prize !,<iven'/
a. Literature

c..

ra

d.

~tigma

e,

a.
h.
c.. \Vndd Economic Forum
d. World Trade Org;mization
e. d
fn !hi! latter half nf the yea.> 200~. \V)Ikh
one of Ute following countries pulled nut
ofCommonwcaJlli of lndepend<.mt Stales?
ll. .'\ 2crbaijan
b. Belarus
c.. Gcmgia
d. Kazakhsinn
e. c:

Nuclear

.e

xa

In

.16.

1ic Energy Agency

and Space

cronaulics

g reiugcc: camp called

Dal~nb .

.,....""ly m the n"ws. is located in

a.
1>.
.:.
d.
e.

J1.

Etltiopin
Kenva
Son;ulia
Sudan

Consider the following names I

1. ll\e

Z..

is1nre well known as

b.
c. s.:.,al

c.

(',

39.

\\

a.

u.

of ,aJtemativc sources of
ent:fgy. ethanol ~~ a viable hio-fuel can be
obl:tine<l from
a. Potato
b. Rice
c. Sugarcane
d, Wl!eat

4.

34.

35.

contc~l

ce

b. Performing Ari.s
c. Sci~"llcc
d. Socia l gcrvice

ln Lb.::

.c

33.

l'.

Otlt:

om

Both l and 2
d. Neilb<=r J nor 2
... d
\ViNlA.i\ is related Lo \\ bich
.

Kat~,;

3. Gusta\

42.

Ma tch List I with List II and sel~act the

t:on"d

<tll'IWI.:r

using the code briv.:n below

th.; lists :
List r
(Person< in news)

A. Luis:1 Dias Diogo

B. 1\iwai Kibaki
C.. Rupl;ob H:!itd~
Li:sJ U

(Counme~ lhey

belong 10)

C. Sanjay D11lmia
D. Veugopal Oh<J<Jt

l. Ktmya

Li.st n

2. 1\for.arnt>ique
Zambb

(Organ c anon )

4. Zimb:tbwc
C'ocle:

r:

I'l
2
I

d.

(', b
Con:;ider Lbe following regioruJ:
I. Eastet'Tl fl.imolnyas
2. Eas lem ~cd.iterrancan region
.1. Nortllwesl<:rn Au'S tralia
\Vh icl1 <Jf the abuve ls/are l:liodi\ t:l'llify
I [otspot(s)?
a. 1. onJy
b. Land 2 only
c. 2 and 3 only
4. l. '2 and 3

48.

xa

ra

43.

3
3

.c

ce

A
a.
t>.
c.

l. Guj:tral Heav)' Chemica ls Ltd.

2. Raymond Lid
J . Ved;lnta [< esnurces
4. Videocon GrouJl
Code:
r
A
B
a.
I
2
"4
b.
1
2
:;
c.
2
I
d,
4

om

.1.

Rear
b. Cal
c. Dog

50.

Rabbit
c. a
tli.i!lltiill\lwing Pre.si~lent~ of h~tli.~.
411'' "" o 1e Secret.11J' General of
ne , !ovem~nl !'or some period?
1il~hl rvepa 11 i Radha h.rishn:m
mhagiri Venk.11agiri
c, , 1anl Zail !:>lnsh
d. Dr. Shanker Dayal Sharma

t\Jatch List J with List II and s<:lcct lht:

answer us ing the code given below

the lisL~;
List [
(Person )

A. Anil Agorw3l
13. Gaulam II. Sittghartia

b. llnryana
c. 1\ l.adh y:' Pri!dc:oh
d, Rajasthan
e. d
Con~ider the followiJlg s tatt.:nJt:nL':
1. MJ\..rrc Limited is India's largc:st
intem~lioiHl ll r~ding organis;lllon
2. N.:t:la.:hal lspal Nigam Limit<:d ha
bcc:n HCt up by JYL\!TC jointly with lht:

correct~

a. 1 only
b. 2 onJ)

c. Built 1 and 2

c. c
corre~t

a. Gujaral

Government of0rissa.
\Vhich oft he statt.:rncnls giv<.-11 abovc is/;1rc

d.

46.

a.

.e

45.

In lnrlia. wltiQh. rme of the follow ing States

has the largesJ in land sa line wetland?

51.

tl. Neither l nor 2

l'..
c
In which one of the following Si:1tc:s has
India 's largest pJivnk sector se;J port. been
c;ommissifined recetlly')
J . Ardnl Pradesh
1-t. Karnataka

c. h.c,.ala
d. Tamil Nadu
e.
Whi.:b on" of U1c following rxlrs is nul
conectl y matclied?
a. J:~pan
:Nikkei
b. Sing<~por<: : Shcomp

o. To stu,Ly the current socio-ccmlUmic

of .:~rt.1iJ1
minorit-y
co11ditions
communities
h. To suggest meas"Ures for financing the
development of infrastructure
c. To !i'lnne u policy on the pioduction of
gt:ncticaOy modified organisms
d. To suggest measun.:s to rcduu.; th~:
fiscal deficit in tl1e Union Budget
e. h

c. UK
d. LlSr\

: f.'TSF.

: t\asdaq

b
Considcr U11.l fcJIJu1~.ing statements:
1. JNS Sindhughos.h is an aircr:1l1 cnlTier.
2. LNS V ir~~~ i~ u submarine:.
Which of lht: slalt:mcnts giv'-'11 above islaH~
com:>:.t?
l' .

53.

l1J1lly
b. 2 only
c. Both l and 2
d. Neither I not 2

57.

TI1.; brothers l: maka nl "

om

52.

.c

..

a.

'~s~l'.:tl~amous person)
l~ndakini Amt

xa

ra

54.

~ecurity Mis~i<m.

.e

"'CJ

is a non-major port?
Co chi n)

"'lllllrl.'tP'"' !. (

S9.

c. Paawp
e.

Dance

-l.

Wstory writing

r.. Iangalore

comnwrul.l'

{'

a.

h.

4
1

c.
d.

'
~

.~

'

''

With reference to Stree Sbak'ti Puraskar.

l(>r which one of the fO llowing is ''Devi
Ab.il ya Bai Holka1 Award" given?
a, Al!ministrative ~.kills

b. A cbievcnienls in Scientific Research

IJ

Among other things, which one of the

following was Uu: purpose for whlc.h lh.Dcepak
P:rrekh
Commit Lee
was
constituted'!

and

A
2

"-

hej

d. Ne11

J~

arc categori2eJ as major

r ports. Wl1ich um: of Lhe

u-

ll~l\~t

I. TI1ealredirectiun
1. Social
scrVil.lc

f'ode:

Nt:elam tv13nslngh Chowdhry

C. Romil~ Thapar
0 , vn,,a.. hree Rno
List U (Welt-known for)

lea<lel'>lhir

Which oi' lhe sl11l.:merru given <rti

corro:ct?
~.,
11.
1 nnJy
b. 2 Only
c. Hotb and 2

56.

List ll nnd selec.t the

using uu~ code give~l be lqw

ce

55.

v~t

58.

60.

c. Achie\'Cment~ in Spmts ;tnd (hnne.;

d. Courage and valttur
e. d
In (lhich St>tc is the Buddhist site l'~bo
l\ ton.1stery located?

t'.

62

C~

66.

tS

not

l n the conkxl or Tndian news m recent

times. '~ hut i~ MCX-SX?

a. A kind of superco mputer

h. Title of Muon lmiJ~cl Probe
c.. Stock eschange
d. Nuclcar-puwurcd s ubmarine

ij

e. c

not

67.

II

Wh<J of the following is the ;tu1hor of the

book 'TI1e Audacity o-Il [ope" l

b. Brack Obamn
c. Bill Clinton
d. l lillnry CIIJototo
e. b

ce

68.

.e

xa

following w:o~ nvt one of 011~m?

a. Canada
b. Italy
c. Jall:tll
d. Russia
d

ra

63,

7{1.

w
who nf the follow ul g wa,o; his partner'?
11.

A.rut l vanovic

b. Cara Black
c. Dinara S~fina
d. .fclena Jankovic

.J
Cons ider the following pairs :
F;un ous Jll<ltl'
Couo11r)1
F rance
L. C.:rnnes
2. Davos
o~nmark
3. Roland Garro$
The Netherl~11ds
WlJich of the pnirs given above Is/arc
correj;tly In8tehe cl'l
11. 1 only
b, I and 2 only
c_ 2 and 3 o nly
d. 1. 2 ~nd 3

w
e. a
When Leander Pacs won the "mixed
doubles" ul lh<: US O pen in Uu: .v~.:ar 2008.

h, !>:inti Raikko nen

c. Lewis ll ami llon
1.1. Nlcol;o~ An elk;!
IJ.

2.

.c

a. A l Gore

65.

om

6 1.

a. Aru nachal Pradesh

b. Himm::hal Prades h
c. Sikkim
d. u uar:okhand
c. b
\\TlJich o ne or t)le following
drug'pharrna comp:my?
a. Chevron
b. Nicholas l:'ir.nmal
c. Pli.ze.r
!1. Zydus Cadila

7L.

c.. a
Among UtlJ Jollnwing, \\ ltich one is not a
lrnthall club'!
J . Arsenal
h. Aston Vill a
c. Chelsea

3. Laos
Which
of
the
a!>ove
member tu<;;mbers of /\SEAN?
a. 1 on ly
h. 2 ;mtl .I only
c.. 1 and ;\ only
d . J. 2 and 3

d. Monte Carlo
e. d
The rnMine animal called 1\Jgong whicl1 is

v ulnerable to extinction is alan

a. Amrh.ibi;m
b. Bo.ny fish
c. Shark
d. i'vbnHnal

7tl.

Con~ tder the following

1. Switzerlnrul
2. lv1llJta

a_. Bea~
b. Cb.:nab
R.wi
d. Sutlej
e. b
Considecr tJ1'-' following sl;!lcm..,nts:
I. V.K, Kri~<h1ta ~Ien on Fouoc13tion
based in New De lh i.

c.

ce

d.
c.

l only
h, 2 only
c. Both I nm.l 2

ra

1s

.c

<::.

74.

cotmtries:

om

73-.

~~

e. d
The Dul I J'osli Power Stn tion is b;tsed on
which. l)fl~ of the fi)llowiog rivers'/

isiare

.e

75.

whic:h is rrequen tl y in the

1S me11tioned in lite conlesl of the
aA'au . of which 011e of the f'o Jinwing'l
a. Bangladesh
b. India
c. Nepal

d. Sri Lanka
e. d
77.

e. d

811.

ltll'l..~;\, J'ass.

76.

1 on ly
b, '2.3 and ~
c. L '2, nncl 3.
l I, 2, :: <md 4

c.
d.

Cons id~:~thc

following counlrit.'S:

Brun~.>i Daru~sa lam

2. Eas t Timor

Through which of the nboyc docs Lho

Tmpic of C;rpricorn pass'!
<1 .

;1,

b,

xa

3. Bn1Zil
4. Chfle

SL

ln the structur<.> of p13net Earth, below the

tnatJlle, the core is mai1ly rnade up of
w hich one o(' tJu.:-l'ollowing?
~- t\ lum&J illfn
b. Chmmium
c, Iron
d. Silicon
l'. c
Which nne of t}le following pairs IS
' not
con-cctly match~d?
City

f{h't!l '

n. Berlin

:Rlline

h. London

Thames

c. New Ynrk
cJ. Vienna

Hu<l~on

~-

ll

0Jnube

Ma tch List 1 with List II and sdecl U1c

con-ed answl!l using t.he c.odll given below
the lists:
Li~ I ( Famou~ Temple)
A. v:dyash:tnk:lra krul?le
B. Rajarani temple
C. Kandariy~ 1\ lnhadeo temple
IJ. Bblmesvara temple
Lisl Jl (SI ate)

t.

A
I
I

a.

h.

3
3

<.:.

d.
!!5.

2. Karnatab
3. 1\ladhva 1-'r~desh
..J. Orissa

}..

2
1

C,

d.

'

3
I
3

I
l
2

a
Cons iaer ll1~: fo llowing Slllt"utcnls:

d. Sull'\i

com.lCl?

1!.

l only

b. :?oJiy

'1

c.. Both I ancl2

d.

ith . illt

w
C'odcs:

87.

n and

a.
II.
~-

Ra\;

d
C':pe Cumv~;~L

>itt: liom ''hich space

shuttles are launched is located i)n Lhe
il1e;:

COMLof

a. Jilorida
h. Virginia
c. North Camlina
d. Soull1 Caro lina

seJeot the

[ng U1.: code given bdow

eogr aphic feaJurP)

'N~Il:t:a Victoria Desert
r;md Canyun
Lake Winnipeg
D. SuuiJJen1 Alps
List II (Country)
1. Austrn liD
2. Canada
3. New Zealand

4. USA

. .-.,;

.e

u.

xa

1. In the world, the tropical deserts occur

along the western margfns of
co_nl inmls withi n the tr;dl:' wind belt.
2. In litdia. the t';;1sl ! liJllalnyal
gets high minl'n ll from no ....,_,
winds,
Which of the stillemenL~ gin~n ab
-

ra

~.

&3.

-'

.!1

.c

b.

ce

;1,

,J

Consider tbe .following sJa lements:

I. B~:twc..:n Census 19.51 and C{..115l1S
200l. lh.e density of the po ulalion of
Tndi:1 ha~ inCJ.ensed mor
tl1 ree

Code:
B
..J

4
'2

e. h

f\n(llu~ Pradesh

1\

B
2
4
2
4

om

82.

t'.

l<S.

"

AI wl1ich one of the foUowing places do

two impcutanl riv~n; of l ndi~ originate:
while one of the m tlows towards north and
111erges with another lmpot1aol. 1iver
!lowing towards Bay of Bengal, th.: ulht'T
one !low towards Arabjan Sea'/
;1.

Amu rkant;~k

h. Badrinalh
c. lvJahnbalesltwar
tl. Nusih
~.

t"l_.

92

A. AnM llaz;~re
B. Deep~k Part!kh
C. GVK R..:dd.' '
D. T!arish Satve

Listll
tWell-kno"'n as I
L. Lawyer

2.

II

Ma h:unastakahhi~hd;;l.

a.

c.
d.

.c

13

'

I
I

o grcnl rcligio

xa

Dam:.,.

Painter
Poet
-1 Singer

.e

9;\.

Code:

a 1artial an : Kenlo
raditional pamtmg

B'

KJ1abah Sindhu Danhan

U i!N.liYal : Jammu aod Ka hmir
f the pai.., tti1'CI1 300\'c i~ nre
ly malclh:d'/
a. I and 2 on I~
b. 3 onJy
1!. 2 uml :> on ly
d. 1. 2nnd ~
f'. c
l\ Mcl1 List I with List II and sdc:ct UH:
coJ1.,<:l .111~1kr using th e cod.: given bdow
llu: li~ts :

List I

4
I

c.

...

-1

3
J
2

n.

lad

b.

B
I
-1

.\

T'llliiiOl~

Trc,clifton : Stc tc
1. Gatka, ll

94.

A
I
I

om

Code:

cn:nL is assoc1ul<:tl with and tlonu fo

of the follo~~ing?
~. Bahubali
h. llucldhn
e. 1\laha\ ir
d. Nataraja

1..

(}3nke1'

3. l,andhian and
-1. Social aclivi~t
5 lndu>triaJisl

ce

91.

the mass of the Sun end up as \\Thitc

D~> arll! "hcu tho~ diu'/
a. Edw in lluhhh:
b. S. C'lwndr.tsbcl.h~r
c. St.:phen II a~> km!j
d. :,t..-ven \\ eiubcr!
e. b
\\'hi.:h one of tbc lctlltm ing brings out tbc:
publi.:;ahoo c:.tlh:d "Encrg) St:lli~tics- from
time to time'7
a. Central Po\\er R~.-scarch ln~titute
b. Pl.tru1in11 Com nuss run
c. Power Finance C:orpor:1tion Ltd.
d. Central Suni~t ieal Organintinn
e. d
With which Ctnll of the lollowing has tlm
B.K. Chatun-cdi Commiucc: llcJI1'1
a. Revi.:w of Cc111rcSt:ne relllion~
b. Review of Oel imitat ion Act
c. T~x reforms and me~sun: In Increase
r.:vcnut:s
cl. P1icc r.:fonm in th~ oil s.:cto1

(Frm101<' persw>)

ra

90

\n10 of the following cicnti~t. provctl

ll13t Ute blurs W1th ~~~~~~ le.~ tlwn IH tim.:s

89.

96.

d.
4
I
2
'
e. b
W itb n:fcrc;nc.; tu the schemes laun ched b~
the t: nioo Go1 c:mmtnl. consider lhc

fo!lo"rn& stale111ent~ :
1. l\finistry of Health and Family Welfare
Jaunclu:d the R.ashtriya S 1~a11Lh ya Bima
Yojana.
2. Ministry of Textiles launchetllh.: Rnjiv
Gandhi.Shilpi Swastl1ya Rl m3 Ynj3ua ,
Which of the statements givc.:n al>ovu islarc
com:ct1
a. I only
h. '2 only

~.

c. Both l and l
d. N.:ither l nor 2

e. c
Consider th~ following pairs:
Persons
Sport
I. A11nnd Pawar :
Chess

lOt.

located?
<t. Bhadrachalam
b. Chitlmnbaram

2. Akbil KuJnnr :
Oox]ug
3. Shiv Shankar Prasad Chowrnsia : Golf
Which of the fl~ ir given above is1ore
correctly mntcbed'l

c. Hompi
d. Srikalahasti
e.

n. l and 2 onl.v
b. 2 nod 3 only
c. 3 only

om

97.

Bhiterkanika Mangrove Area

d. \ ' i.sttkha f)~lnam tCJ Ar:okl1 vu lley
rnilwa) line
e. b
Where is the famous V irupa~ba temple

102.

J. 2 :tod '1
e. b
MMcb List I wiU1 List II and scle.:t U1c
coned answ~r LJ.~ ing the ~ode given hi' lO W
the listq:
List J
(Bovkl
A. ln Custody
[l, Sea ofPoppies
C. The Argumcnintive lndian
D. U111!cCostumed EaJ'lb

List 11

.:;. Anita De~ai

4. J11umpa Lahiri
Cod~~

3
3

.e

+4

d.

/\
4

xa

I. Amartya Sen
2. Amit.~v G:bosh

c.

ce

(Jlut/ivr )

a.
b.

1(13.

ra

98.

.c

d.

. who me the Agatia

99.

~''Col';JII~I,In:l

toddy tappers oc,rmmun ily

Pradesh
"'...,~ditional fl.shing c.ommunity or

""'''ll~~bharaslt1ra

c. A tr;oditi()nnl ~ilk-we;lving cornm unit)'

of' Kam nta ka
d. /\ Ltaditio.nal sail pan workers

1M.

lOS.

world 's largesl ceserv,;s

a. bilw~ta Temple
b. f.:alkaShimla Railway

of Llranium'l

:\. Austr~l i a
h. Canada
c. Russi<m Federation
USA

community uf Gujanlt
e. b
Recently, which one of il1e following wa$
included rn thu CNESCO 's World

Heritage lisr?

b. Cabinet Sccrel:rri~t t
c. l\1iuislry ofPower
cl. Ministry of Science and Tt:chnoJogy
e. tl
Consid"r tlw fo llowing pa)rs:
Lnrge Bnnk
Cmmtn o[orn:m
l . ABN .\mru Hank ;
US/\
2, Barcl~ys Rank
UK
3. Kookmin Bank
Jap:m
Whic h tJf the abovt: pair~ j~;are <!nrreclly
matched 'I
n. I onl)'
b. 2 unl)
~. I :md 1
d. 2 and 3
e. b
Which :tmong t.hc following has tlw

u.

106,

"' b
C'ons idc.,'f U1c J'ulluwing sta tcmc.,'Tlls :

I. IJ>dia does nol have any deposits of

110.

Thnri~m.

monazite

sand~

contaln

Ur:millm.
\\'lUcb oJ' Uu: slat"mcnts given a bovc is /are
con-eel'!
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. BoU1 1 ami 2
d. f\[either 1 nor 2
e. b
Whi;:h one among the following Smith
Asian counbies has ll1e ILighest population
dens ity?
a. India
b. N.:pal
c.

Kersla,

om

2 There arc no ''est fl

M~clhy~

Pradc:sh,
Which oflhe statem
correc.l 'I
a. 1 only

b.

Pal;_i,~tan

c.

d.

d. S:ri Lanh11

e, :,

e.

Cons iJcr Lb" foiJm~ ing statcmllnts:

1. The discussions in ll1e Third Round
Tiu: Cont<:ren~e eventually k:d to U1e
p<~ss ing of the Govcmm..,-nl o r lntlia
Act of 1235.

ra

I08.

I ll.

ce

107.

~ernla 's

.c

2.

ln India. who is lhe d 1airman of the

N;ulon;. l Water Resn!!rces Couucil'!
a. P1i mc ivlin islk'T
h. Minister or\Vater Resources
c. t\ linister of Environment ami Forests
d. Min.tSter onkiencc and Technology
f.'.
a
Ccmsider l:he following ~tatetneJJts;
I, f herc are no cast flowing rivers uJ

I l3.

114.

109.

11, Raja Ram moh:on Roy

c. ,,

d.

c.

c..

.e

xa

2.

urilies Transaction T:Lx

wbi.ch or the :1bove is:art:

T~xiTax.c~

1 only
b. l and 3 unl,v
c. 2 and 3 onl y
d. l. 2 and 3
c. b
a

Direct

Who of tl1e. following Prime t\lin i.slers sent

Cripps Mission to l nJia?
;o. J;JmCs Rnmsuy Mnc0tmi!1d
h. Start ley Baldwin
c. Nevil le C'b.a mbcrlain
d. Winston Clnorchill
e. cl
Who of the follow ing is the author of a
<!o1kcllon or poems called. "Go ldun
Thre:;hold '"l
a, Arona Asaf AIi
h. Annie Des ant
~- S;trojini ~01idu
d., Vijay;Jiakshmi Pand it
e~

11 5.

During th~ lncll;m Freedo m Struggle. why

did Rowlall Act :1rouse (>opular
indignation?
a. It curtailed the freedom of re ligio n
b. It ~'U j!pre6secJ the Ind ian traditional
education

J. Want mortality rate l>~kcs mlo nc.cn unl

lhu gov~mrncnl to
people 11 llltoutlr~:tl
u. Ll curbcu thc Lrudc union fictlvitics
e. c
Which one of lite lo llow t11 g heg~n 11 ith the
D3ndi ~larch ?
a. I lnltle Rule Mnl'et11C111
b. Non-CoopC111tion ~ J01emen 1
c. Civil Disobcdknc:c ~ luv.:rm:nl
cl Quit India f\ lo,emcrll
e. c
,\nek:1ntn viida i~ a .:on: ll1 eor, nnd
philosophy of which nna of tho follo"11 ing'l
a. Buddh ism
~uU10tizcd

i mpr~~on

117

With which one of the follo11 ing

movcmcnb 111 tho s lo,gan "Du or dio..
~~so.:iut.:d?

Swadcshi ~lovemunt
b. Non-Coop~.Tnlion Movement
c. C' ivil l)i~oh<:dien..:e Mnv.:nl~'lll

:1.

d. (.hLil Lndja 1\lovcmenl

e. d

xa

Who qf the foll1wing foun c

r\hmcdnbad Textile Labour Ass
a. Mahatma G anJhi
b. Sardar \ 'allalhbhai f>
c. N.:\l J,hi

-..-

e. a
In the coni
struggle.
for wl 1

Indian freedom
II)().S is 11 o:llknown
1c: l'ollo11 ing 1'<:3>011> 'l
I pmclamatinn of S11 adesl11
1!1~kmcnt wa~ made m Cnlcuua Lo11n

3i1ition nf R<!ttgn l tonk dli:ct

c. Dadahhai Naoroji declared ll1at tbe
goal of Indian 'i.lhQnDI C'ongre>$ wn~
Swarnj
<1. Lok.111:myn ri lnl.. st!trh:<l S11 adeshl
Movement in Poonn
c.

121 .

Consldar Ute folio\\ ins Rtat cmenls:

~
nf

the above slalcm.:nls israre

correc.t?
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither I nor 2

121'1

i~

of

Admini strator

.e

lW

lccuons nrc lo

ra

118.

lll.

.c

b hini~m
c. Sikh.ism
d, \ n iJOhnnvi~ n
e. b

c. d

ce

I 16.

the death of ini:111t' Within a runnlh

ailer hirth.
2. lnf~nt mortality rate is U1 e numhcr uf
infant deatlu in a particu lar ye.1r Jll!l'
I 00 li..-e birth.~ during ll1al ycu
Which of the abOI'o; SU lClno;IIL< j"/3n:
correct?
a. 1 only
h. 2 only
c. Bollt I and 2
d. Neither I nor 2

om

c. II

"- a

12-l.

\on;ider the following pairs:

Loc3 t inn uf 1-1 e:l!kJ uart ero
011!311 izat ion
L Asian De11:lopmt:t1l Bani.. . Tol..yo
Sing.1pnre
2. Asia-Paciii.:
Econom i..: C'oup~-ra lion
Bangkok
3. As.socution ofSoulh
E ast Asian !l:ation~
Which of the abo1e pnirs ,, nro; cnrn:c tl)
matched'?
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 2unly
c. 2 Jnd 3 only
d" .:4 on ly
e. b

With reference lo tl1c Vnilcd Nations.

COn$ider rhe fol lowing si31ement~:
I. T he Economle and Social Council

and nu app,;al lies against Utcrclo

before ;ony court.
2 . MatrimonialiFa mily disput~s arc not
covered umlc:r Lok Ad;t la t.
WJ1ich of U1e slah:mcots gh-<'n above. is/arc

!ECOSOC) of UN consiJ>TS of 24
m_e mber Stales.
2. Jt is e lected by a 2Snl majori ty of tlu:

~orn.:ct?

General Assemb ly for a 3,year leon .

Wbich oft he statements given above isiarc
con-eel?
a. I onl y
b. 2only

a.

e.

con~ider the

~~~~ i\

In whiuh one. of the li>llowing pl:u.:cs is Uu;

Shompen tribe found'!

a. Nilgiri Hi lls
h. Nicohar ls1411M

2.

c.. Spiti Va lley

ra

xa

Governor or the concerned State.

2. A.~ l>rovided ir1 Civil Pmeedure
High rourts have Ori!!innl, pp

131.

and advisory jurisdiclion.ca!:t!~.i

e,_ceed flrleen per.::enl of lle Iota! numher

t~f memhers cf Lh House or the People?
~- 90111

b. 9 1"
c. 92:'"1
...d
d ' 9"
e. b

d.

c.

128.

first }.:lunicip~ l rnrl'oratinn

up in wh id1 onr;; among lin~

ing7

a. Caloultr

d. Nc:ithe1 1 nor 2
11.
d.
Whioh one pf the following r'onstitn1ional
Am endments slates U1al lbe lolal number
of Ministers, including tlic Pr ime Minister.

in the Council of 1\linisters shaU not

.e

lwei.
Which of lhe statements
correct?
~1.
1 only
b. 2only

129.

.m.

c.

127.

d. Lakshadwec:p lsltmds
c. b
Cons ider 1J1efollowing statem ents:
I. The !\dvocnlc Gcn ~-ral of a Stale in
India is appointed by tlte President of
India upon the r~onuncmdation r!f If

followin

ce

126.

130.

b. 2 0111y
c. Ooth 1 :ond 2
d. Neither l nor 2
(!.
h
With reference to

om

Both I and 2
d. Neither I o(!r' 2
Q,

I only

.c

125.

132.

C'on; ider the follow ing stntcmcnts:

1. Central Atlmh!istrative TrihU!lUI (CAT)
was set up during the. P.rimil

h. Madras

t:vilnistcrslllp ofLal B~ltatlur Shas tri.

c.. Bombay

2. 'l11e 1\ Iembers for CAT nre <1n"n frvm

hnlh judicial nnd
ndmin.iJ, t[ali\'e

d. Dt:lhi
c. b
With reference to Lok A dalals. consider
the following ~ta1,mleJ1L~:
I. An ward made by a Lrik Adalal is
tleemed to he a decree o f a ,;;ivi l court

streams.
Which oflhe statements given :1bove is/ore
coqoct?

a . 1 on ly
b. 2 only

c. BoUt l aJ1(12
d. Neitlter I nor 2
'' b
With reference to Union Govcmm..:nL
consider the ft) l!owirtg statement~
I . Th~: number of Ministries :tl U1e Centre
on 15th August 1947 was 18.
2. l'he owubet of['vlinistries a 1 Ut~ (\:nlrr:
at present is 36.
Which of the statements given above is are
cnno::ct'/
a. I. only

137.

.c

ra
Hindalcc)
I ndushi<:S
3. SULton Energy

xa

b. 2 only
c, RotJ1 I and 2
d. Nei tlwr I nor 2
e. b

Punj Lloyd GwuJl

Wh1ch or U1e pairs given above Is/are
oom.:ctly m:ttchcd 7

.e

Which nne of the

c.

d.

a.
b.
c.
d.

b.

gam e com petition, m

b ,
l n girls (m .:. n > 1) ot' a school
v~rc in which cvc.Ty student ha> to
play actJy one game with every other
student 0111 c>f the tol;!l g;~otes played, it
was found that in 221 games one player
was a boy and the: oiJtt!l playo.:r ~>a> n girL
Consider the following slltemenls:
i. The total oumbe.r of siudenls tlmt
pnrticipaJc.:d in Uu: compe tition io 30.
2. n,c oumher of g:tmcs in 11 hich both
pla yers wc.1c girls is 78.
Whicl1 of Ut e s tatements gi1 en a bow is/arc.:

1 and 2. only

2only
I and 3 only
1. 2 and 3

e.. a "

139.

In the contell.'l of global economy. whlcl

one of the following pairli is not correctly
mnlchcd'l

n,.

eacb in can ~iiit<~~&~

2. ll i.!! poss ibl to I v~ 8 litre~ of milk
cach in c;m B
c:on C'.
Whkh
t~~nents given abovtl ls/3re

l only

a.

There are three ~.a ns A, B and C. 1l1e

capncities o l' A. 13 and C are n lilres, l 0
litrcs and 16 litrcs n::spcdiwly. lltc can C
~ontains l6 litrcs of mill-. 'l'he
k has to
be divided in them u~ ing
tli cans

ce

TIJe l!rst F.xporl Pmces~ing 7.one in

correct'/

135.

nnly.
Consider lb" follow in

. ,.,

rndia was s..:t up in Ka:ndl:t.

Whicl1 of the stalcml:nU given above is1arc
a.

Both I and 2

I.

Consider lhe following sl:tlements:

I. Ttoe [irot h:!egrapb line ul l11d ia was
laid bl!tWeen Ko lbt.1 ('filrmerll'
C:a lculta) and Diamond l:lllrbuur.
~-

t:.
l'.

c. BoUt I and 2
d. Neither 1 nnr 2

L34.

~on ly

cL Neillt.er l nor 2

b. 2 only

P.

b.

om

IJ3.

comx:t?

:1. I only

;1.

JP 1\lorg;m C'basc : Financial s.,ryic~.o'8

" Roche Holdin2

: Financ.inl Services

AG
~. WL RIJ~S &:. Co. : PriY:tlo El111ity f irm
d. Worburg Pincus : Private Equity Finn
l'.

14fl.

C'C)rJS odeJ' the follnwwg houses:

1. Christies

2.. Osian 's

3. SoUu.:by's
'

(',

ce

.c

om

1-17.

,,

context or indcpcodcnl Imll3 ~

c:conom) , which one of the foUowing wno
Ibe earliest event to t.1ke place?
a. Nationalisation
of
Insuran ce

xa

143.

h. Nationnlisalion ofState 13ank.oflndin

c. l:..nac.tmenlofBanking RcgulJtion Act
<;!, lnlrodudion of First Five- Year Plan

.e
w

til~:

remaining I 0
by the Geneml

pemJanenl - --;:;.:w
rnemllers
ly
a.

145.

cnmp:mies

r.JI;j]!l;f ~ c.ms ists of 5

144.

c. b
From whiult one of th~ follow ing did
~osnvo declare its independence?
a. Bulgaria

b. Crouti;o
Macedon;,,
d. Serbia
e. d
c.

W1tich one of llte lbllowing pairs of

countries fought wan; over it r~gion ca lled
Oga den?
a. E'.ritn~a and Sudan
b. l?.t hiopi;l ~nd Som~li~
~. Kenya lind Somalia
d. !!thiopia and Sudan
.... b
In U1c middle of the year 2008. tho
Parliament of whiclt one of U
Uowmg
countries becam e the fir~l te v ld to
enact a C'lim:ne Act
Clinlaw Cl1angc Ac~u--.......
" Aus tralia
b. Canada

ra

14~

146.

I 4 I.

\Vhich of llu: ~bovc i;;!arc auctioneer/

auctione\!1'~ '!
a. l only
b. l and 3 onJy
c. 2 nn1l 3 only
d. l, 2 ami 3
e. d
In the context of C01 emission and Global
W;nming. wlmt is the n;1mc of 01 market
driven del'icc under tJn~ U} lFCC thai
allow~
leveloping co\lntries to gel
fundsliocenl iws lrom !he developed
co uolrie~, to adopt better l"cho o logit:~ thai
rc:duc~: grcen hou5e ga~ emission<.'?
a. Carbon Footprint
b. Carbon Cn:d]tRating
c. Clean Dcvcloprnenl Mcch~n ill m
d. Emission Reduction Nom1
c. c
The con,epl nf ca rhon credit originated
from which one of the following?
a.. EartJt Sununlt. Rio de Jauuiro
b. K;yoto Protocol
c. Montreal Protocol
d. G-8 SummiL fl..:iJigendamm

l'.

150.

Consider the following pnjl'!1:

A!llomobile Jl fmw(i;um1rer : Neadqoqner,~
L Bl\IWAG
USA
2. Daimler AG
Sweden
3_ Rt.'Oaull S.A.
FraJtce
4. Volkswagen AG
Gerroat1Y
Which of lhe pairs gJVen altove is/are
concclly ma!chcd '1
a, ]. :z 31id 3
b. 3 and .t
c. 4 on ly

d. L2and-l
l'.