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1. Of the following, who is elected 5. 20th New Delhi World Book Fair was in
unopposed in the recent election to augurated by
Rajya Sabha
(1) Kapil Sibal
(1) Mayawati
(2) Manmohan Singh
(2) Vilasa Rao Deshmukh
(3) Karan Singh
- (3) Rajiv Shukla
(4) Pratibha Patil
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9. Expected Non-Plan expenditure in 2012- 13. In the recently held Uttar Pradesh
13 general budget of govt. of India Assembly Election, which party secured
(1) Rs. 9,69,900 crores 80 seats?

(2) Rs. 8,69,900 crores

(1) R.L.D.
(3) Rs. 7,69,900 crores
(4) Rs. 6,69,900 crores (2) Congress

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(4) B.S.P
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(3) Congress 14. Discoverer of Atom Bomb
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12. In the recently held PUnjab Assembly
Election, which party secured 46 seats?
(2) Newton·
(1) B.S.P
(2) B.J.P (3) Einstein
(3) S.A.D
(4) Farady
(4) Congress

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16. Discoverer of Nuclear Reactor 20. The first country to send a human
astronaut to the Moon
(1) Forest
(1) USA
(2) Fermi
(2) USSR
(3) Farady
(3) Britain
(4) , Anderson
(4) Germany

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originated from 21. Discoverer of Submarine

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(4) Venus
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(1) Earth (1) Pascal
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(2) Paulsen
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(3) Venus
(3) Gabor
(4) Mercury
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(4) Malett
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19. The first country to launch artificial

satellite 23. Inventor of chronometer

(1) USSR (1) John Harrison

(2) USA (2) Focault

(3) Britain (3) Malett

(4) Paulsen
(4) Germany

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31. Of the following, who is awarded Padma 36. The best director who received 84th
Vibhushan on the eve of 2012 Republic Oscars Academy Award
Day (1) Alexander Payne
(1) K.G. Subramanyam (2) Christopher Plummer
(3) Michel Hazana Vicius
(2) T.V. Rajeswar
(4) Jean Dujardin
(3) Mario Miranda
(4) All the above
37. American actress who was presented

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(1) Shabana Azmi (2) Rachel Mwanza
(2) Dhiumendra (3) Octavia Spencer
(3) Mira Nair

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(4) Alex Henning
(4) All the above

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33. Of the following, who is awarded numbers
Padma Shri on the eve of 2012 Republic
Day? 5 : 12 : 19: : - : - : - -
(1) 10 : 17 : 24
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Chakra on the eve .of 2012 Republic number

Day? 5:24::10:-
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{1) Navdeep Singh
(2) 49
(2) R.M. Nambiar
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(3) 56
(3) M.S. Ganapati (4) 57
i (4) Sumer Singh
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35. The best picture which received 84th number
Oscars Academy Award 42 : 115 : : 53 : -
(1) The Descendants (1) 126
(2) A Separation (2) 124
(3) The Help (3) 120
(4) The Artist (4) 114

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41. Fill the gap in the following with proper 46. Fill the gap in the following with proper
number numb~
182 : - - : : 210 : 380 86, 48, 38, 14, 96, 54, 78, -
(1)-. 342 (1) 56
(2) 272 (2) 62
(3) 240 (3) 81
(4) 156 (4) 76

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42. In a particular code FACE is written as number
GBDF. In the same code BADE is to be

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written as
(1) 85
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(2) 92

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(2) CEBF
(3) 89
(3) CFBE
(4) 58

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(4) CBFE

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45. In a particular code AUTHOR is written By adding 2 to the first number and 5 to
as AUOTHR. In the same code PUBLIC be second number, the ratio becomes
is to be written as 4 : 7. What are those two numbers?
(1) UBIPLC (1) 12, 36 y.. ?L - ~
(2), UIPBLC (2) 18, 36 ~ -;:; - ~
(3) PCUBIL (3) 18, 30 o/
(4) PBILCU (4) 20, 30

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51. A person saves Rs. 100/- after spending" 56. Fill the gaps .in the 'following, with
from his income 1/5 on food and 3/5 on proper letter
clothes. What is total income? AB .~ABC~ BCA ~ CA ~ CA
(1) Rs. 20 (1) ABCD
(2) Rs. 80 (2) CABB .--
(3) Rs. 400 (3) ABBC
C4Y Rs. 500 (4) DCBA

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57. In a particular code STAMP is written
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(4) 117
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pro:per numbers
-"(-·'~'~l- FMDTDP. In the same code BOUGHT is
5;6, 12, 10,28,26,62,62,-,- to be written as
(1) 1_32, 126
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(4) 126, 132- (4) WUIIER
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(2) 264· (2) WLMVXH
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(4) 272 (4) WIMHVX.,..

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as FTJCHCS. In the same code
Z,¥,U,L,- VICTOR¥ is to be written as
(1) v (1) ¥DKTPXL
(2) . u (2) ¥KDTLPX.
(3) T (3) \'KPXDTL
(4) s (4) ¥XPKLTD

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61. Central Mango Research Institute is at 65. How many subjects the Twelfth schedule
of the Indian constitution contain on
(1) Lucknow
which the municipalities are given
(2) Mysore administrative control?
(1) 15 .
(3) Dehradun
(2) 16 ·.
(4) Kanpur
(3) 17
(4) 18

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(4) Mysore (2) 20

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(1) Shimla
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(2) Kanpur
Indian constitution are
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contain on which the Panchayats are
68. H~w many types of ministers are there
given administrative control?
in the Union Council of Ministers m
(1) 26 India?
(1) 5
(2) 27
(2) 4
(3) 28
(3) 2
(4) 29 (4) 3

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69. Uttar Pradesh h a s - - - - - seats in 73. Which session of Indian National

Rajya Sabha. Congress ·was presided over by Annie
Besant in 1917?
(1) 25
(1) Calcutta
(2) 27
(2) Amritsar
(3) 29
(3) Lahore
(4) 31
(4) Karachi

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the Joint session of parliament would be 7 4. Which Act provided for the
presided by establishment of All India Federation?

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(1) Senior most member of Lok Sabha (1) Govt. of India Act, 1935
(2) Deputy chairman of Rajya Sabha (2) Govt. of India Act, 1919
(3) Chairman of Rajya Sabha
(3) Indian Council Act, 1909
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(4) Indian Council Act, 1892
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71. Who settles disputes between (i) centre

and states and (ii) between states in 75. Largest of all planets
India?
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(1) Prime Minister
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(3) Parliament (3) Mars
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77~ The first Englishman to Visit Akbar's 81. Which governor general of India made
Court English the medium of higher education
in India?
(1) Ralph Fitch
(1) Lord Bentinck
(2) Ralph Boyer

(3) Ralph Clive (2) Lord Auckland

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Age ofthe Mughal Empire?

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82. Ghiyas-Ud-Din Tnghlak, the founder of
(2) Jahangir
Tughlak dynasty, Conqured Warangal
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(4) Salim (1) 1383

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79. Vasco Da Gama reached Calicut on
(3) 1323
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83. Which was the last great Hindu empire

in South India?
80. The French established their first
factory in 1668 at (1) Rashtrakuta

(1) Surat (2) Kakatiya

(2) Mas ulipatnam
(3) Vijayanagara
(3) Chander Nagar
(4) (4) Satavahana
Goa

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84. The first ruler of vijayanagar was 87. The founder of Chalukya dynasty

(1) Muddappa (1) Yuvaraja

(2) Pulakesi-II
(2) Marappa
(3) Pulakesi-I

(3) Harihara-I (4) Vishnu Vardhana

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(1) 10('0 -1400

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(2) 900-1250
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(4) 1100-1423
(1) Dominigos Paes
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(2) Duarte Barbosa
89. Rudramba (1262-1289) had
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(3) Nicolo Conti

(1) 1 daughter + 2 sons
(4) Abdul Razack (2) 2 daughters + 1 son
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(4) 3 sons
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dynasty of the Deccan?
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90. Which University in Andhra Pradesh

got allocation ofRs. 100 crore in 2012-13
(1) Ikshavakas Union Budget?
(1) Acharya N.G. Ranga Agriculture
(2) Eastern Chalukyas University
(2) Kakatiya University
(3) Satavahanas
(3) Telangana University
(4) Kakatiyas (4) JNTU (Hyderabad)

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91. Who received V. Shantaram Life Time 95. To eradicate poverty in India, World
Achievement Award in February 2012? Bank would help India in a novel way to
the extent of
(1) Shabana Azmi
(1) Rs. 430 crores
(2) Salman Khan
(2) Rs. 450 crores
(3) Aijundev Charan
(3) Rs. 460 crores
(4) Mike Pandey
(4) Rs. 380 crores

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92. In the 12th Five Year Plan how many
Model Schools would be established in 96. In the most recent survey result of 2011,
India

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India's total area stands at
(1) 6,000 (1) 32,87,261 sq.km

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(2) 5,000 (2) 30,87,261 sq.km
(3) 7,000 (3) 28,87,261 sq.km.
(4) 4,000
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93. Of the sharable income from taxes to be

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accrued to the Central Govt., Govt. of 97. Over the period, the land area of Andhra
Andhra Pradesh would get how much Pradesh has been
,,,, during 2012-13 budget year
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(1) Rs. 20,986 crores
(2) Rs. 22,986 crores (2) Gaining
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94. Total investment in Special Economic 98. According to recently released census
Zones by 31-Dec. 2011 data, the median household size in
Urban India is now less than
(1) Rs. 2,49,630 crores
(1) 4
(2) Rs. 2,11,630 crores
(2) 3
(3) Rs. 2,29~630 crores
(3) 2
(4) Rs. 1_,94,630 crores (4) 5

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99. The 1 Planning Commission says the 103. Andhra Pradesh budget for 2012-13
proportion of poor Indian has fallen from (1) Rs. 1,45,854.67 crores
37.2% in 2004-05 to m
2009-10. (2) Rs. 1,25,854.67 crores

(1) 29.8% (3) Rs. 1,14,854.67 crores

(2) 27.8% (4) Rs. 1,55,854.67 crores

(3) 26.8%

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(1) Rs. 52,814

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(1) 64,215 km
(4) :&· 49,814
(2) 61,215 km
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(4) 63,215 km fos. According to 2011 Census, Urban·

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(3) Nagpur
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106. According to 2011 census, the number of

cities/towns over 10 lakhs population
102. Number of new express trains to be each, in India is
introduced in the country in 2012-13
(1) 53
(1) 75
(2) 63
(2) 78
(3) 43
(3) 82
(4) 33
(4) 72

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107. According to 2011 census, Hyderabad, 111. As per 2011 census, the district in,
City occupies place in Andhra Pradesh with lowest literacy ·
cities in term of population in'India. rate
(1) 6th place
(1) Mahaboob Nagar
(2) 7th place
' (3) 8th place (2) Kurnool
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(4) Nizamabad
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(2) 38 crores
112. As per 2011 census, the literacy rate of
(3) 39 crores
Hyderabad district
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(2) 79.96%
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109. As per 2011 census, the district in

Andhra Pradesh with lowest density of
population (3) 76.96%
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Mahaboob Nagar is
110. As per 2011 census, the district in
Andhra Pradesh with highest literacy
rate (1) 56.06%

(1) Hyderabad
(2) 55.06%
(2) Krishna
(3) Chittore (3) 54.06%

(4) West Godavari (4) 52.06%

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114. Who was the Chief Minister of Andhra 118. Percentage of votes polled by TRS in the
Pradesh from 9-10-1992 to 12-12-1994? recently held by - elections to seven
assembly seats of Andhra·Pradesh
(1) N. Bhaskar Rao
(2) M. Chenna Reddy (1) 37.0%

(3) K. Vijayabhaskar Reddy (2) 19.2%

(4) N. Janardhan Reddy
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(4) 34.0%
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of Andhra Pradesh during

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(2) 1-11-1956 to 11-1-1960
the successful candidate in Kamareddy
(3) 11-1-1960 to 12-3-1962 Assembly seat by - election held recently
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(4) 12-3-1962 to 29-2-1964
(1) 55.2%
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(2) 51.2%
116. K. Vijayabhaskar Reddy was the Chief
Minister of Andhra Pradesh during (3) 46.1%
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(4) 47.2%
(2) 9-3-1985 to 3-12-1985
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(4) 17-12-1990 to 9-10~1992

120. In the recently held Rajya Sabha
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many are elected unopposed?
117. P.V. Narasimha Rao was the Chief
Minister of Andhra Pradesh during (1) 6
(1) 6-3-1978 to 11-10-1980
(2) 5
(2) 12-3-1962 to 29-2-1964
(3) 4
(3) 30-9-1971 to 10-1-1973

(4) 10-12-1973 to 6-3-1978 (4) 3

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the following
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136. Which of the following steps is necessary

for Disaster Risk Reduction?
. (1) Strengthening early warning
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132. Common wealth games were held m
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Disaster Risk Reduction?
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(4) 2008 (4) Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana
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disasters by
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(2) Cricket (2) Better preparedness and
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(4) Table Tennis (3) Better mitigation measures
(4) All the above
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134. Eden Gardens (Sports Stadium) is at

139. How many of the 35 total States/Union
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Territories in India are disaster prone

(2) Kanpur (1) 22
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Authority was set up ·under Disaster 140. A High Powered Committee on Disaster
Management Act, 2005 under the Management in August 1999 identified
Chairmanship of disasters 5 sub-groups of disasters.
(1) Home Minister These include
(2) Finance Minister (1) Geologically related diasters
(2) Biologieally related diasters
(3) Transport Minister
(3) Water and climate related diasters
(4) Prime Minister (4) All the above

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141. Human lives lost during 1980-2010 due 146. Disaster Management Teams should
to Natural and Induced Hazards in include
India (1) Awareness generation team
(1) 1, 21, 162 (2) First Aid Team
(2) 1, 22, 413 (3) Search and Rescue Team
(3) 1, 25, 039 ( 4) All the above

(4) 1, 43, 039

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British Academy of Film and Television
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149. Who is given Lata Mangeshkar Award

144. By which means flood warning
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information is disseminated 2010-11?

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(3) Mobile Phones (3) Zubin Mehta
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145. Family Disaster Kit should include 150. 54th Annual Grammy Awards were held
in February at
(1) Dry food items and drinking water
(1) Chicago
(2) Medicines for sick
(2) San Francisco
(3) Warm clothes
(3) Los Angles
(4) All the above
(4) New York

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