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1. Which organization shifted some of its operations from mainland China to Hong Kong
in March 2010, due to censorship issues?
(a) Microsoft
(b) Google
(c) Dell
(d) Wipro
2. The word "economics" is derived from which Greek word?
(a) Oikos
(b) Oeconomicus
(c) Ekklesiastikos
(d) Oikonomia
3. Which of the following is primarily a digital book reader?
(a) Apple l-Pod
(b) Sandisk Sansa
(c) Amazon Kindle
(d) Nokia N95
4. Who is the author of "The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money"
(1936)?
(a) Milton Friedman
(b) John Maynard Keynes
(c) Adam Smith
(d) Thomas Friedman
5. Goods that are used in production of other goods and services are called:
(a) Capital goods
(b) Consumer goods
(c) Homogenous goods
(d) Consumable goods
6. Which among the following storage media has the maximum storage capacity?
(a) Digital Video Disc (DVD)
(b) Compact Disc (CD)
(c) Vinyl Record
(d) Blu Ray Disc
7. Around which year did die Persian scholar Al-Beruni visited India?
(a) 1220 AD
(b) 1000 AD
(c) 1030 AD
(d) 1347 AD
8. Who was the last ruler of die Aztec Empire of Mexico?
(a) Montezuma II
(b) Cuauhtemoc
(c) Heman Cortes
(d) Quetzalcoatl
9. A firm is an oligopolistic industry if.
(a) it is run by members of the same family.
(b) it considers the actions of competitors when determining its pricing policy.
(c) it produces a product identical to the products produced by its rivals.

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(d) it controls the pricing and promotion policy of die market
10. The title of "Vikramaditya" was assumed by:
(a) Chandragupta II
(b) Kanishka
(c) Samudragupta
(d) Harshavardhana
11. Which of the following rulers is considered as a contemporary of the poet, Tulsidas?
(a) Sher Shah Suri
(b) Shahjahan
(c) Babur
(d) Akbar
12. Which of the following movie was based on a video game?
(a) Chronicles of Riddick
(b) Max Payne
(c) Spiderman 2
(d) James Bond 007: All or Nodiing
13. The British East India Company was formally dissolved by an Act of the Parliament
of the United Kingdom, called:
(a) East India Merger & Acquisition Act
(b) Government of India Act
(c) East India Stock Dividend Redemption Act
(d) Companies Act
14. What is the latest client operating system for PC from Microsoft as of March, 2010
called?
(a) Windows
(b) Windows CE
(c) Windows Server 2008
(d) Windows Vista
15. 'Bay of Pigs' refers to:
(a) Slaughter of pigs in Egypt, in an attempt to prevent outbreak of swine flu
(b) Argentine invasion and occupation of the Falkland Islands leading to the Falklands
War
(c) Unsuccessful attempt by United States' backed Cuban exiles to overthrow the
government of the Cuban premier, Fidel Castro
(d) The combined territorial waters of four countries of southern Europe: Portugal, Italy,
Greece and Spain
16. What does a phillumenist collect?
(a) Candles
(b) Matchboxes
(c) Newspapers
(d) Light bulbs
17. In Roman Catholic Church, what is the title given to a person who is appointed to
oppose a candidate's claim for canonization?
(a) Church Defendant
(b) Hell's Angel
(c) Church Prosecutor
(d) Devil's Advocate
18. What is the Commonwealth Games, 2010 mascot called?
(a) Sheru
(b) Shera

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(c) Cheetah
(d) Jigrr
19. Which of the following is not considered a component of microeconomics?
(a) Demand
(b) Supply
(c) Market equilibrium
(d) Rate of inflation
20. Which of the following has developed the software platform, Maemo?
(a) Nokia
(b) Dell
(c) Microsoft
(d) Sony
21. What is the title of the film documenting Michael Jackson's preparations for his
scheduled 2009-10 concert series?
(a) I'll Be There
(b) Thriller
(c) This is it
(d) Heal the World
22. Who, among the following, was referred to as the 'Mozart of Madras' by the Time
magazine?
(a) Llayaraja
(b) R. Rahman
(c) Santha P Nair
(d) S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
23. What is the name of the web browser developed by Google Inc?
(a) Chrome
(b) Safari
(c) Firefox
(d) Mozilla
24. Who is the present Chief of Army Staff?
(a) Deepak Kapoor
(b) R V. Naik
(c) V. K. Singh
(d) Nirmal Kumar Verma
25. At which position did the Indian hockey team finish, in the 2010 Men's Hockey World
Cup held at Delhi?
(a) Ninth
(b) Tenth
(c) Seventh
(d) Eighth
26. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan was awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for:
(a) studies of the structure and function of the ribosome
(b) studies of the structure and function of the chromosome
(c) studies of chemical processes on solid surfaces
(d) studies of the structure and function of DNA
27. Which ad-agency was associated with the creation of animated creatures, 'Zoozoo', for
promotion of Vodafone's services?
(a) FCB-Ulka Advertising Ltd.

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(b) Ogilvy & Mather Ltd.
(c) Mudra Communications Ltd.
(d) Percept Advertising Ltd.
28. By which controversial instrument did the (then) President of Pakistan, Pervez
Musharraf, grant powers to the Government to withdraw prosecution against
politicians accused of various crimes, ostensibly to end their political victimization?
(a) National Reconciliation Ordinance
(b) National Coalition to Protect Political Freedom
(c) President's power to grant pardon, Article 45 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic
of Pakistan
(d) Universal Declaration of Human Rights
29. Which instrument aboard the Chandrayaan-I detected the presence of water on the
moon's surface?
(a) Hydrophilic Receptor
(b) Moon Mineralogy Mapper
(c) Radiation Dose Monitor
(d) X-ray Spectrometer
30. What is Satyam Computer Services Ltd. known as, since its takeover?
(a) TCS Satyam
(b) Infosys Satyam
(c) Wipro Satyam
(d) Mahindra Satyam
31. Where was Christ born, according to the Gospels of Mathew and Luke?
(a) Jordan
(b) Nazareth
(c) Bethlehem
(d) Jerusalem
32. A campaign launched in April, 2010, with a view to clean the river Ganges has been
named as:
(a) Sparsh Ganga
(b) Niramal Ganga
(c) Pavitra Ganga
(d) Swargashram Ganga
33. Who created the cartoon character Tintin?
(a) Bill Watterson
(b) John Calvin
(c) Charles M. Schulz
(d) Herge
34. Which two water bodies does the Panama Canal link?
(a) Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea
(b) Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean
(c) Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
(d) Pacific Ocean and Arctic Ocean
35. Which of the following has NASA proposed to 'retire from service' by the end of the
year, 2010?
(a) Ares I and Ares V
(b) Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavor
(c) International Space Center
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36. The speed of light in vacuum may be expressed in Mach numbers as, approximately:
(a) Mach 90
(b) Mach 9,000
(c) Mach 9,00,000
(d) Mach 90,000,000
37. Where would be zero degrees latitude and zero degrees longitude located?
(a) Atlantic Ocean
(b) Sahara desert
(c) North Pole
(d) South Pole
38. In the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, who does the mariner stop to recite his story?
(a) Doctor hastening to a medical emergency
(b) Nobleman going to the House of Lords
(c) Guest on his way to a wedding
(d) Sailor returning to his ship
39. Which part of human body is completely devoid of blood supply?
(a) Brain
(b) Cornea
(c) Intestine
(d) Thyroid
40. Under what capacity is Hillary Clinton serving in the administration of President
Barack Obama?
(a) Secretary of State ,
(b) Senator for New York
(c) Defense Secretary
(d) Secretary for External Affairs
41. Safdar Hashmi was associated with:
(a) Painting
(b) Journalism
(c) Street theatre
(d) Higher education
42. Which country is estimated to have the third largest population in the world?
(a) Pakistan
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Indonesia
(d) United States of America
43. In which sport is a 'sand-iron' used?
(a) Hockey
(b) Wrestling
(c) Golf
(d) Beach Volleyball
44. The Abel Prize is awarded in the field of:
(a) Biology
(b) Economics
(c) Geography
(d) Mathematics
45. Which of the following aircraft's primary role is very high-altitude
reconnaissance?
(a) Lockheed U-2

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(b) F-117 Nighthawk
(c) F-22 Raptor
(d) F-35 Lightning II
46. The Census of India, 2011, commenced on the 1st April 2010 is:
(a) 30th
(b) 25th
(c) 20th
(d) 15th
47. Which music band recently won a court battle against EMI that may force the
latter to stop selling the band's individual songs as downloads?
(a) Queen
(b) Abba
(c) Pink Floyd
(d) Guns & Roses
48. How many public sector enterprises have been conferred the status of Navratna by
the Government of India, as of November, 2009?
(a) Nine
(b) Twelve
(c) Twenty Seve
(d) Eighteen
49. Which of the following awards is focused towards television?
(a) Academy Awards
(b) Emmy Awards
(c) Golden Globe Awards
(d) Grammy Awards
50. In which movie did Toby Stephens play the role of Captain William Gordon?
(a) The Rising-Mangal Pandey
(b) Rang De Basanti
(c) Veer
(d) Shatranj Ke Khiladi
51. Who wrote the the poem, Gunga Din?
(a) Rabindra Nath Tagore
(b) T. S. Eliot
(c) Rudyard Kipling
(d) Mulk Raj Anand
52. What was the name of the rocket powered aircraft which completed first privately
funded human spaceflight?
(a) X-15
(b) Space Ship One
(c) Space Ship Alpha
(d) Space Odyssey One
53. Which Indian scientist's article was translated to German by Albert Einstein and
submitted on his behalf to the Zeitschrift fur Physikl
(a) Satyendra Nath Bose
(b) Homi Jehangir Bhabha
(c) Jagdish Chandra Bose
(d) Vikram Sarabhai
54. What is the main activity of the 'Institute for Works of Religion' at Vatican City?
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(b) Banking
(c) Spreading religious information
(d) Religious education
55. Who was referred to as the 'Godfather of World Music’ by the Beatles guitarist George
Harrison?
(a) Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
(b) Ustad Ghulam Ali Khan
(c) Pandit Kumar Gandharva
(d) Pandit Ravi Shankar
56. Which is the only United States' Naval Base that is located in a country with which the
United States has no diplomatic relations?
(a) Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
(b) U.S. Fleet Activities Yokosuka
(c) Naval Air Station Sigonella
(d) Naval Station Rota
57. Which state is known as the Spice Garden of India?
(a) Jammu & Kashmir
(b) Punjab
(c) Kerala
(d) Uttar Pradesh
58. The mascot adopted in a campaign to raise civic awareness in Delhi, in the run up to the
2010 Commonwealth games has been named:
(a) Delhi Ki Beti
(b) Shera
(c) Delhi KiShaan
(d) None of the above
59. Which annual fair in Rajasthan is famous for its camel trading?
(a) Surajkund Mela
(b) Kumbh Mela
(c) Urs
(d) Pushkar Mela
60. Which city was described by Jawahar Lai Nehru as the 'Oxford of the East'?
(a) Colombo
(b) Shanghai
(c) Pune
(d) Banaras
61. Chili pepper and tobacco were introduced in India by the:
(a) Portuguese
(b) British
(c) Spanish
(d) French
62. Which of the following countries is to host the 2011 World Robot Olympiad?
(a) China
(b) United States of America
(c) Israel
(d) United Arab Emirates
63. ‘Durand Line’ is the border separating:
(a) India and Pakistan
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(c) Pakistan and Nepal
(d) India and Nepal
64. Which country is known as the 'Land of Cakes'?
(a) England
(b) Belgium
(c) Scotland
(d) France
65. Who, along with Shane Bond, was the highest bid player in the auction leading to
2010 edition of the Indian Premier League cricket tournament?
(a) Kieron Pollard
(b) Kevin Pietersen
(c) Sachin Tendulkar
(d) Wayne Parnell
66. Aspirin is a common name for:
(a) Propanolol
(b) Acetylsalicylic Acid
(c) Neomycin Sulfate
(d) A combination of all the above
67. Who is the Chief Justice of India?
(a) Justice K. G. Balakrishnan
(b) Justice Altamas Kabir
(c) Justice P. Sathasivam
(d) Justice S. H. Kapadia
68. According to latest surveys, the population of tigers in India has been reported to
have dwindled to approximately:
(a) 3642
(b) 1411
(c) 1165
(d) 1657
69. Which Taliban leader, implicated in the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, was
reportedly killed in a 2009 strike by a United States' Predator drone:
(a) Baitullah Mehsud
(b) Omar Saeed Sheikh
(c) Wali-ur-Rebman
(d) Mullah Mohammed Omar
70. Who is the present Union Minister for Human Resource Development?
(a) Dr.Veerappa Moily
(b) Shri Kapil Sibal
(c) Shri Arjun Singh
(d) Dr. M. M. Joshi
71. Who was awarded the 19th Saraswati Samman for 2009?
(a) Vijay Tendulkar
(b) Amitabh Bacchan
(c) Sunil Gangopadhyay
(d) Surjit Patar
72. Who is the Chairman of the Bar Council of India?
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(b) Shri Ram Jethmalani
(c) Shri R R Rao
(d) Shri N. R. Madhava Menon
73. In March this year, a city/town declared spitting of Paan (Betel leaf) as illegal, inviting
fines for criminal damage. Where is this city located?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Ottawa
(d) London
74. The Delhi Technological University was formerly known as the:
(a) IIT Delhi
(b) Aryabhat Polytechnic, Delhi
(c) Delhi College of Engineering
(d) Indraprastha University
75. The Gulf separating Finland and Sweden is known as the:
(a) Gulf of Bothnia
(b) Gulf of Lions
(c) Gulf of Genoa
(d) Gulf of Venice
76. Groundwater confined between two impermeable layers is called:
(a) Artesian well
(b) Artesian
(c) Trapper water
(d) Artisan
77. Which of the following is a country located in the continent of Europe?
(a) Libya
(b) Venezuela
(c) Algeria
(d) Albania
78. Which is the oldest mountain range in India?
(a) Satpura
(b) Aravali
(c) Vindhya
(d) Himalaya
79. Nephrons are a part of human:
(a) Nervous System
(b) Respiratory System
(c) Excretory System
(d) Endocrine System
80. Which of the following about BT Brinjal developed by Monsanto and Mahyco is
incorrect?
(a) It requires more fertilizer than ordinary Brinjal plant
(b) It is a transgenic variety of Brinjal.
(c) It contains genes from the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis.
(d) It is claimed to have higher resistance against pests.
81. In a eukaryotic cell, DNA may be stored in:
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(b) Mitochondria
(c) Chloroplast
(d) All of the above
82. Which car maker announced the recall of nearly 100,000 units of its recently launched
hatchback models citing fuel tank problems?
(a) Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.
(b) Hyundai Motors India Ltd.
(c) General Motors Corporation
(d) Chevrolet
83. The body of a shark has no:
(a) Gills
(b) Liver
(c) Bones
(d) Fins
84. Who is associated with the remark, "the law, in its majestic equality, forbids rich and
poor alike to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal their bread"?
(a) Anatole France
(b) Glanville Williams
(c) Charles Dickens
(d) Victor Hugo
85. Which Bill, reportedly laying down a code of conduct for judges of the higher judiciary
was referred to a Group of Ministers for scrutiny in March 2010?
(a) The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill
(b) Judges (Inquiry) Bill
(c) Judges (Declaration of Assets and Liabilities) Bill
(d) Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill
86. An observer in a leading national daily remarked the passage Women's Reservation
Bill through Rajya Sabha as a bipartisan consensus and an extraordinary act of
political selflessness where a particular party put the interests of the nation above its
own. terms of numbers, how many members voted in favour and again the Bill,
respectively?
(a) 245 to None
(b) 186 to I
(c) 232 to I
(d) The entire strength of 233 members voted in favour
87. Interpreting Articles 72 and 161 of the Constitution of India relation to a criminal
statute, a Bench of the Supreme Court India, headed by the Chief Justice of India, has,
in a judgment date 22.03.2010 held that;
(a) The clemency power of the Executive is absolute, remain unfettered and cannot be
restricted by the provisions of a Statute
(b) Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, insofar as it criminalize consensual sexual acts of
adults in private is violative of the\e Constitution of India.
(c) Once possession is established, the person who claims that it was not a conscious
possession has to establish it
(d) Both (a) and (c).
88. In India, making a direct marketing telephone call, which a person has opted not to
receive, is prohibited under:
(a) Unsolicited Direct Marketing Act
(b) Unsolicited Communications Regulations
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(d) Telecom Unsolicited Commercial Calls Regulations
89. Under the Indian Penal Code, an act may be an offence under the Code, but for the
existence of a justification which may form defence. Which of the following is not such a
defence?
(a) Act done by a child under seven years of age
(b) Act done by a person of unsound mind
(c) Act done by a child of immature understanding, above seven year: and under twelve in
age.
(d) Act done outside the territorial limits of India.
90. The Penal Code in force in the territory of Jammu & Kashmir is known as the:
(a) Indian Penal Code
(b) Macaulay Penal Code
(c) Ranbir Penal Code
(d) Jammu & Kashmir Penal Code
91. Which of the following measure was proposed in December 2009 for speedy
resolution of commercial disputes valuing 5 Crores or above, by an enactment of
the Parliament of India?
(a) Setting up commercial Lok Adalats
(b) Creation of a commercial division in the High Courts
(c) Mandatory reference to arbitration, where commercial contract contains an
arbitration clause
(d) All of the above.
92. A judgment relating to the Protection of Women against Domestic Violence Act,
2005, delivered on 22nd March 2010 by the High Court of Delhi has held that:
(a) The Act operates prospectively
(b) The Act operates retrospectively
(c) The relief under this Act may be sought even for acts committed prior to October
2006
(d) Both (b) and (c)
93. Which of the following is a well known law firm in India?
(a) AZB & Partners
(b) TATA Consultancy
(c) Leo Burnett India Pvt. Ltd.
(d) Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
94. Which of the following most closely describes the act of downloading Bollywood
film songs for free, from websites over the internet?
(a) Attempt to hack a computer system
(b) Exercise of freedom of speech and expression
(c) Breach of implied contract
(d) Violation of intellectual property rights
95. Which of the following is not a feature of the criminal justice system in India?
(a) Innocent until proven guilty
(b) Right against self-incrimination
(c) Preponderance of probability
(d) Proof beyond reasonable doubt
96. Which High Court exercised jurisdiction over Delhi, prior to the establishment of
the High Court of Delhi?
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(c) High Court of Allahabad
(d) High Court of Himachal Pradesh
97. Which of the following bodies was instrumental in setting-u| permanent and continuous
Lok Adalat in Delhi, to resolve dispute pertaining to bodies such as the M.C.D.,
N.D.M.C., B.S.E.S., N.D.P.L M.T.N.L etc.?
(a) Delhi Legal Services Authority
(b) Bar Council of India
(c) Bar Association of Delhi.
(d) Indian Council of Arbitration
98. Under which provision of the Code of Criminal Procedure may a Court make a
proclamation requiring a person to appear at specified place, if the Court has a reason
to believe that the person has absconded?
(a) Section 40
(b) Section 42
(c) Section 73
(d) Section 82
99. Any proceedings for removal of a judge of any High Court in India may be initiated
only by:
(a) an order of the President of India
(b) a notice of motion for presenting an address to the President, praying for the removal of
a judge, signed by requisite number of members of the Parliament
(c) address by each house of the Parliament, supported by the requisite number of Members
of Parliament
(d) constitution of a Committee for the purpose of making an investigation into the grounds
on which the removal of the Judge is prayed for
100. In a recent case involving Toyota and Prius Auto Industries, Toyota was seeking an
interim order to restrain Prius Auto Industries from using the word Prius, claiming its
exclusive right to use it in view of its car named Prius. While denying this relief, a single
Judge of the High Court of Delhi, by a judgment delivered on 19.03.2010, held that:
(a) Prius was not an invented word
(b) Toyota had approached the court too late
(c) Prius Auto Industries was the registered owner of the trademark •Prius', since 2002
(d) All of the above
101. In India, "identity theft" has been made punishable under the:
(a) Identity Theft Assumption and Deterrence Act
(b) Information Technology Act
(c) Indian Penal Code
(d) Prize Chits and Money Circulation Schemes (Banning) Act
102.Which of the following enactments is proposed to ensure supply of at least a minimum
quantity of food grains to families living Below Poverty Line in India?
(a) Food Safety Enhancement Act
(b) Food Safety Act
(c) Essential Services Maintenance Act
(d) National Food Security Act
103.In a Civil Writ Petition, a 'stay' may refer to:
(a) A court order restraining an action until a future event occurs, or the order is lifted
(b) A court order directing an individual to remain present during the court proceedings
(c) A court order to compel the presence of a witness at a specified place, if the Court has
a reason to believe that the person has absconded
(d) Both (a) and (b)
104.Which of the following developments is associated with a March 2010 judgment of the
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(a) Opportunities to women officers to operate in combat areas
(b) Eligibility of women officers for Permanent Commission
(c) Reservation for women in Indian armed forces
(d) Both (a) and (b)
105.In criminal proceedings, acquittal refers to:
(a) Being cleared of a charge or accusation
(b) Pronounced guilty of a charge or accusation
(c) Conviction for a lesser offence, as part of a plea bargain
(d) Taking a lenient view, considering the honest past record of an accused
106.The legal branch of the Indian Army is known as:
(a) Army Legal Corps
(b) Judge Advocate General branch
(c) Court Martial branch
(d) Armed Forces Legal Corps
107.A clause in the World Anti-Doping Code, which was reportedly a cause of concern for
Indian cricketers, is popularly referred to as:
(a) Endorsements Clause
(b) Roundabout Clause
(c) Whereabouts Clause
(d) No-notice Drugs Test Clause
108. To provide affordable access to justice to the citizens of India at the grass roots level, at
their doorsteps, a body was established by an Act of the Parliament that came into force
on 2nd October 2009. What this statutory body is called?
(a) Nyaya Panchayat
(b) Gram Nyayalaya
(c) Gram Panchayat
(d) Lok Adalat
109. The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Bill was
enacted to give effect to:
(a) Article 14 of the Constitution of India
(b) Article 45 of the Constitution of India
(c) Article 21A of the Constitution of India
(d) Article 21 of the Constitution of India
110. What is the closest meaning of the expression, 'ex aquo et bono'?
(a) In equity and good conscience
(b) For the public good
(c) The thing speaks for itself
(d) In good faith
111. Consider the following statement "Reading is an activity involving the use of visual
apparatus by means of which printed letters are recognized". This definition would be
weakened most by pointing out that:
(a) 'Skimming' is a form of reading.
(b) An illiterate may recognize letters.
(c) Some printed letters are difficult to interpret
(d) Seeing is necessary for reading.
112. History abounds with examples where chieftains have refused to transfer their
military units to other chieftains who requested such transfer. The refusals occurred
even when the chieftain who received the request for assistance was in a relatively safe
place and even when the requesting chieftain's clan was under attack. Each of the
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forces, EXCEPT one. Mark the one.
(a) Greatest chieftains have emerged as victors in battles where they were outnumbered by
the enemy.
(b) War and peace are unpredictable, and situations may change in a short time.
(c) The chieftain with a larger army retains greater influence in the region.
(d) Armies on the move are unnecessarily exposed to danger.
113. Which of the following is an anagram for the word "dormitory"?
(a) Hostel
(b) Dirty Room
(c) Dorm
(d) My Door
114. You are a qualified lawyer and a husband approaches you, seeking your professional
services for divorce proceedings. Ideally, what should you do?
(a) Explain the difficulties involved in the proceedings for divorce.
(b) Advice him to convince his wife for a mutual, uncontested divorce.
(c) Refuse to be engaged in the case, since it is against professional conduct of a lawyer set
by the Bar Council of India.
(d) Advice him to approach for conciliation proceedings.
115. F.I.R. stands for First Information Report. As per the High Court of Delhi, if at the
time of registration of F.I.R. by the police, it appears that crime was committed outside
the jurisdiction of that Police Station, the Police after registration of such F.I.R. should
transfer the F.I.R. to the Police Station having jurisdiction. Such F.I.R. made at the
first instance has been termed as:
(a) Preliminary F.I.R.
(b) Zero F.I.R.
(c) Daily Diary (D.D.) Number
(d) Investigatory F.I.R.
116. A student of the University of Delhi has to pass in Papers with at leastin each paper for
the award of LLB. Degree:
(a) 30,45
(b) 25,40
(c) 32,48
(d) 35,50
117. Point out the correct sentence:
(a) Before joining as a Lecturer, I used to work as a Lab Assistant for about five years.
(b) Before joining as a Lecturer, I have working as a Lab Assistant for about five years.
(c) Before joining as a Lecturer, I worked as a Lab Assistant for about five years.
(d) Before joining as a Lecturer, I have been working as a Lab Assistant for about five
years.
118. Read the following sentences carefully:
(1) Most days my father ______ get up first and make breakfast.
(2) When I was training for the maradion, I _______ run over 100 kms a week.
(3) We went to Agra to see the Taj where we regularly
Which one of the following verbs can complete all three sentences?
(a) Will
(b) Would
(c) Shall
(d) used to
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I_______ at 6.a m but ____________________________ to be up by 5.00


(a) normally get up………I have some times
(b) normally get up .......... sometimes have
(c) get normally up .... sometimes I have
(d) get normally up ......... I sometimes have
120. ________people trying to get into the football stadium:
(a) There were too much
(b) It was too many
(c) There was too many
(d) There were too many .
121. PRINCIPLE: Justice must not only be done, but also be seemed to be done.
FACTS: A judge is a shareholder in a Company, which is a party to a case before him.
The integrity of the judge is above suspicion. Both the opposing counsels affirm their
faith in the impartiality of the judge. The case is at the stage of final arguments. The
judge, however, recuses himself from the case, on the ground of his shareholding. Which
of the following is the most appropriate statement in the light of the Principle cited here?
(a) The judge should have continued hearing the case since he was an honest judge.
(b) The judge should have continued hearing since the counsels of both the parties had
requested him to do so and, had thus agreed to adjudication by him.
(c) Had the judge continued to hear the case, its outcome might have appeared to be
prejudiced, even though it would not have been so.
(d) The judge could have lost objectivity in the case and therefore recused from it
122. M was driving his fancy sports car at the speed of 120 kmph, after consuming
alcohol. He lost control of the car and ran over 3 persons leading to their death. M
escaped the accident with injuries. What offence, if any, has M committed under
the Indian Penal Code?
(a) M is not guilty of any offence since he was incapable of judgment by reason of
intoxication caused against his will.
(b) M is guilty of causing death by doing a rash or negligent act.
(c) M has committed the offence of culpable homicide since he caused death by doing
an act with the intention of causing such bodily injury as is likely to cause death.
(d) M is guilty of committing murder since he did an act by which the death was caused
and which was done with the intention of causing death.
123. PRINCIPLE: The word 'offence' denotes a thing made punishable by the
Indian Penal Code. A prevents B from proceeding in a direction and keeps
him/her confined to a place. A has committed an offence of criminal
confinement According to the Indian Penal Code, whoever instigates a person
to do a thing, is said to abet such a thing.
FACTS: L, in an interview to a magazine, articulated her views in favour of living
together without a nuptial knot. Aggrieved by the same, X filed a criminal complaint
against L, for abetting criminal confinement. Can L be prosecuted and convicted for
the same?
(a) Yes, because the comments of L could have encouraged people to live together
without entering into a nuptial bond.
(b) Yes, because the comments of L in fact encouraged certain individuals to live
together without entering into a nuptial bond.
(c) No, because two adult people wanting to live together is not an offence.
(d) No. because the comments of L were not directed towards any particular
person, and anybody acting on them, did so at his/her own risk.
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black masks to cover their faces and proceeded in an un-numbered car,
towards the road that X took her regular morning walk. As X was taking her
morning walk, they brought the car to a halt next to her and proceeded to
forcefully get her in it. A bystander, Y, watching this opened fire on P and Q
with his licensed gun and caused grievous injuries to them.
(a) Y is guilty of causing grievous hurt as he had no right to intermeddle in the
private affairs of the friends and he was neither a public authority nor a police
official.
(b) Y is not guilty of any offence because he had a right to protect the body of any
other person, besides his own.
(c) Y is not guilty of any offence because he had a reasonable apprehension that X
was being assaulted with an intention of abduction
(d) Both (b)and(c).
125. PRINCIPLE I: According to Section 494 of the Indian Penal Code, whoever, having
a husband or wife living, marries in any case in which such marriage is void by
reason of its taking place during the life of such husband or wife, shall be punished
with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years,
and shall also be liable to fine.
PRINCIPLE II: Hindu law, as contained in the Hindu Marriage Act, enforces
monogamy. Polygamy is permitted under the Muslim law.
FACTS: Jitendar, a Hindu, was married to Meena, also a Hindu. Jitendar and Sunita,
another Hindu girl, converted to Islam and got married. QUESTION: Is Jitendar guilty of
the offence under Section 494 of the Indian Penal Code?
(a) No, because Jitender converted to Islam which permits more than one wife.
(b) No, because Jitender and Sunita converted to Islam and married, with mutual
consent.
(c) Yes, because Jitender had a wife living. He married again.The said marriage was
void by reason of its taking place during the life of the first wife, in terms of Section
494, IPC.
(d) Both (a) and (b)
126. In which city is Khuda Baksh Oriental Public Library situated?
(a) Delhi
(b)Kolkata
(c) Lucknow
(d)Patna
127. Kuchipudi is a dance form owing its origin to:
(a) Kerala
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Orissa
(d) Tamil Nadu
128. When the National Anthem of India was first sung?
(a) 25th December 1909
(b) 26th December 1910
(c) 27th December 1911
(d) 28th December 1912.
129. The first woman President of India hails from which city of India?
(a) Jalna
(b) Jalgaon
(c) Amravati
(d) Sangli
130. The rank of Colonel in the Indian Army is equivalent to which rank in the Indian
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(a) Captain
(b) Commodore
(c) Commander
(d) Lieutenant
131.In which city are the headquarters of Zoological Survey of India situated?
(a) Delhi
(b) Thiruvanatpuram
(c) Kolkata
(d) Guhawati
132.Mount Harriat National Park is located in:
(a) Andaman Nicobar Islands
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
133.Who is the present Prime Minister of Malaysia?
(a) Mohamed Nasheed
(b) Ahmadinejad
(c) Najib Rajak
(d) Saad Hariri.
134.Which of the following is the National aquatic animal of India?
(a) Ganges crocodile
(b) River dolphin
(c) Blue whale
(d) Olive Ridley turtle
135.Which team won the Sultan Azian Shah Cup in 2009 held in Kuala Lumpur?
(a) Pakistan
(b) New Zealand
(c) India
(d) Australia
136.Which of the following is the capital of Croatia?
(a) Zagreb
(b) Nicosia
(c) Nuuk
(d) Roseau
137. Point out the incorrect match:
(a) Mary Kom - Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
(b) Sinimol Paulose -Arjuna Award
(c) R Gopichand - Dronacharya Award
(d) Jaydev Bisht - Dhyan Chand Award
138. Mark the correct pair.
(a) Yamo wind - Uganda
(b) Zonda wind - Japan
(c) Austru wind - Austria
(d) Laventer wind - Canada
139. Who wrote the Seva Sadan?
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(b) 'Munshi Premchand
(c) Rama Krishna Paramhansa
(d) Sister Nivedita
140. Match the correct pair:
(a) Syphilis -Treponema pallidum
(b) Chancroid - Orthomyxoviridae
(c) Influenza - Haemophilus ducreyi
(d) Polio - Legionella
141. Name the officer of Indian army who initiated an inquiry into the Sukna land case?
(a) Gen. V. K. Singh
(b) Gen. Deepak Kapoor
(c) Gen. Padmanabhan
(d) Gen. B.C. Joshi
142. Who is the head of the National Advisory Council?
(a) Manmohan Singh
(b) Montek Singh
(c) Sonia Gandhi
(d) Pranab Mukherji
143. Which of the following country is not the member of North Atlantic
Treaty Organisation (NATO)?
(a) Argentina
(b) Croatia
(c) Albania
(d) Canada
144. Name the book for which Aravind Adiga won the booker prize in 2008?
(a) The Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
(b) Red Tide Rising
(c) The Remains of the Day
(d) The White Tiger
145. At a given time of the day, a 9 feet high pole casts a shadow of 15 feet. At the same
time, an adjacent tree casts a shadow of 40 feet how tall is the tree?
(a) 12 feet
(b) 64 feet
(c) 24 feet
(d) 20 feet
146. A's initial salary was increased by 40%. However, during the period of recession, his
salary was decreased by 20%. On the whole:
(a) A's salary increased over his initial salary by 12%.
(b) A's salary increased over his initial salary by 20%.
(c) A's salary decreased over his initial salary by 12%.
(d) A’s salary returned to the same level as his initial salary.
147. A man is 5 years elder to his wife and she is now three times the age of their daughter.
If the daughter's age is 10 years, what was the age of the man when the daughter was
born?
(a) 30
(b) 25
(c) 45
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Directions: Questions 148 to 150 are based on the following facts:
A law firm comprises of 6 cubicles, separated from each other by 6 feet high partitions;
sound and smells therefore permeate to adjacent cubicles. You have been assigned the task
of allotting the cubicles to six employees of the firm. Ramesh is the secretary and telephone
operator and needs to use the telephone quite often during the course of the day. All the
employees generally maintain silence. Manish and Brij need adjacent cubicles since they
need to consult often. Hemant is the senior partner and needs to be allotted cubicle 5 which
faces a window. Dinesh requires silence in cubicle next to his. Tarun, Manish and Dinesh
are smokers. Hemant is allergic to cigarette smoke.
148. The three employees who are smokers should be allotted cubicles numbered:
(a) 1,2,6
(b) 4, 6, 1
(c) 1, 2, 3
(d) Cannot be accommodated in the same office.
149. Ideally, Manish should be allotted cubicle number:
(a) 1
(b) 6
(c) 4
(d) 3
150. All other things remaining same, which of the following events May lead to a request
for change of cubicle?
(a) Hemant operating a portable radio-set in his cubicle.
(b) Ramesh needing silence in cubicles adjacent to his.
(c) Tarun taking over the duties of Ramesh.
(d) None of the above.
151. How is 6/8 expressed as a percentage?
(a) 0.75%
(b) 75%
(c) 7.5%
(d) 48%
152. A man is facing west. He turns 45 degrees in clockwise direction and then another 180
degrees in the same direction and then 270 degrees in the anticlockwise direction. What
direction is he facing now?
(a) South
(b) South East
(c) West
(d) South West
153. What is the missing number in the series, 7, 15, 32,___138, 281 ?
(a) 64
(b) 67
(c) 35
(d) 45
154. It takes a moving train 30 seconds to cross a stationary engine. To compute the speed
of the train, which of the following should be known?
(a) The length of the stationary engine.
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(c) The length of the moving engine.
(d) Both the length of the stationary engine as well as the length of the moving train.
155.A pole has been affixed in a riverbed. One-half of the pole is buried in the
riverbed. One-third of it is covered by water. 8 feet of it projects out of the water.
What is then total length of the pole in feet?
(a) 48
(b) 13
(c) 18
(d) 12
156.Which word would complete the following sequence: DIRECT ROLE,
OCCIDENTAL, DARE_____?
(a) DRAGON
(b) ARHOUR
(c) ARMY
(d) PROVOKE
157.Since October 2009, which is the highest Court of appeal for England and Wales?
(a) The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
(b) The House of Lords.
(c) The High Court of Justiciary
(d) The Privy Council.
158.Which odorant is commonly added to household Liquefied Petroleum Gas, to
easily detect its leakage?
(a) Methane
(b) Propane
(c) Benzinol
(d) Mercaptan
159.Which football club did Lionel Messi play for in the 2009-10 UEFA Champions
League?
(a) Barcelona
(b) Lyon
(c) Arsenal
(d) Manchester United
160.Which Indian Company acquired the Megasari Makmur Group of Indonesia in
2010?
(a) Reliance Industries Ltd.
(b) Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.
(c) TATA Motors Ltd.
(d) Mittal Steel Company N.V.
161. Which of the following spots reportedly witnesses the largest s; of ice-cream in India?
(a) Juhu Beach, Mumbai
(b) Gateway of India, Mumbai
(c) Marina Beach, Chennai
(d) India Gate, Delhi
162. A joint team of scientists from Russia and U.S. was recently report to have created the
element to fill the gap in the periodic table chemical elements. The element was called:
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(c) Ununoctium
(d) Eka-radon
PASSAGE: I entered the room where the corpse lay, and was led up i the coffin. How can I
describe my sensations on beholding it? I feel did not parch with horror, nor can I reflect on
that terrible moment without shuddering and agony, that faintly reminds me of the anguish
of the recognition. The trial, the presence of the magistrate and witnessed passed like a
dream from my memory, when I saw the lifeless form Henry Clervar stretched before me. I
gasped for breath; and, thrower myself on the body, I exclaimed, "Have my murderous
machinatior deprived you also, my dearest Henry of life? Two I have already destroyed
other victims await their destiny: but you, Clervar, my friend, m benefactor -"The human
frame could no longer support the agonizing suffering that I endured, and I was carried out
of the room in strong convulsions. A fever succeeded to this. I lay for two months on the
point of death; my ravings, as I afterwards heard, were frightful; I called myself the
murderer of William, of Justine, and of Clervar. Sometimes entreated my attendants to assist
me in the destruction of the fiend b whom I was tormented; and, at others, I felt the fingers
of the monster already grasping my neck, and screamed aloud with agony and terror
Fortunately, as I spoke my native language, Mr. Kirwin alone understood me; but my
gestures and bitter cries were sufficient to affright the other witnesses. Why did I not die?
More miserable than man ever was before why did I not sink into forgetfulness and rest?
Death snatches away many blooming children, the only hopes of their doting parents; hove
many brides and youthful lovers have been one day in the bloom o health and hope, and the
next a prey for worms and the decay of the tomb! Of what materials was I made, that I could
thus resist so many shocks, which, like the turning of the wheel, continually renewed the
torture?
163. Describe the emotions of the narrator as can be sensed from the above passage:
(a) Humiliation and pain
(b) Grief and loss
(c) Guilt and despair
(d) Both (b) and (c)
164. What does the use of phrases such as 'parched with horror', 'shuddering and agony', 'I
gasped for breath' suggest to the reader:
(a) The mental torture that the narrator is undergoing.
(b) The violent body language of the narrator.
(c) The mental torments of the narrator expressed by a violent body language.
(d) The hallucinations in the mind of the narrator, arising out of his grief.
165. The narrator's ravings could have been taken as an admission of guilt of being
responsible for the death Henry Clervaf, but for the fact that:
(a) He was speaking in his native language.
(b) He was suffering immensely.
(c) He was physically ill.
(d) He was mentally unsound.
166. The word 'machination' means:
(a) Inventing a new machine.
(b) A Crafty scheme.
(c) Foul intention.
(d) Understanding the working of something or someone.
167. The narrator appears to make several references to his own suffering, but ignores the
suffering undergone by those he claimed to have murdered, or others bereaved by the
deaths. Considering this, the style of the passage may best be described as:
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(b) Comical
(c) Satirical
(d) Self Centered

PASSAGE:
(I) I savor the remoteness and the rare times I'm alone on this muscular river in southern
Utah, a precious ribbon of wild water between reservoirs and the suck holes of industry
and agriculture.
(II) Officially, I'm here to have my peace disturbed. Floaters must have permit to run this
stretch of river. During the peak season a range checks lottery drawn launch dates and a
short list of gear related to safety and environmental protection. The permit system
allows the federal agency in charge to hold numbers of floaters to a maximum o about
10,000 a year, set in 1979, when use increased 250 percent in just three seasons. Each
year since, the actual number of people down the river has hovered close to this ceiling,
which the agency believes in the rivers capacity for a "quality wilderness experience."
Socially, if not physically, however, "wilderness experience" seems to have become an
illusion if not irrelevant Right now I'm the voluntary ranger managing both the illusion
and the irrelevance.
(III) Most people accept the permit system as a panacea for the explosion in numbers of river
runners and the consequences for a fragile riparian corridor. Others find regulation about
as painless as an IRS audit.
(IV) They see the Southwest as a region of federally neutered rivers where a person is no
longer free to kill himself in a four-foot rubber ducky pulling an inner tube piled with
beans, testosterone, and a small machete....
(V) The boat ramp is swarming with people 3nd vehicles to be shuttled to the takeout.
Someone's dog is throwing up what appears to be rabbit parts. I'm approached by a
pickup driven by a man waving a spray nozzle and hose hooked to a large barrel of
allegedly lethal chemicals. He's from county weed control, he says. Have I seen the
loathsome pepperweed? Not a leaf, I lie.

(VI) Cheerfully I sign the permit of the outfitter who specializes in theme river trips - stress
management seminars, outings for the crystal fondlers or fingernail technicians of East
Jesus, New Jersey, overcoming, at last, their irrational fear of Nature. Today's load is
priests troubled by a lapsed faith - pale, anxious, overweight fellows in the early stages
of heatstroke. I also check gear and answer questions about bugs, snakes, scorpions,
camps, rapids and Indians (one side of the river is reservation land). Do I live here
fulltime? They ask. No, I respond, except for an occasional shift at the put-in, I'm on the
river eight days out of sixteen, six months a year
(VII) Some rafts look as if they barely survived World War II.
(VIII) Others are outfitted with turbo-dynamic chrome-plated throw lines, heat welded
vinyl dry-bags, cargo nets spun from the fibers of dew-fed arachnids from Borneo,
horseshoes, volleyball sets, sauna tents, coffin-sized coolers stuffed with sushi, a
small fleet of squirt boats, whining packs of androgynous progeny who prefer to be
at home fulfilling their needs electronically. All of this gear is color-coordinated
with SPF 14 sunscreen and owned by business majors in Styrofoam pith helmets
and Lycra body gloves, in which they were placed at birth. Once loaded, their boats
are pieces of personal architecture, stunning but nevertheless stuck on the sandbar
six feet out from the boat ramp after a dramatic send-off.
168. The author of the aforesaid passage may be best described as:
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(b) An ecologist concerned at the exploitation of the river.
(c) A ranger making an official report of the events.
(d) Commentator on contemporary American customs.
169. Which of the following is NOT employed in the Paragraph III of the above
passage (most people accept permit… IRS audit)?
(a) pun
(b) Simile
(c) Metaphor
(d) Hyperbole
170. Paragraphs V and VI describe the characteristics of the rafters. Which of the
following characteristics is NOT described in those paragraphs?
(a) Physical appearance
(b) Response to nature
(c) Occupations
(d) Conversation
171. The description, "androgynous progeny who prefer to be at home fulfilling
their needs electronically" refers to:
(a) Pets not accustomed to outdoor life.
(b) Rafters' preference to rafts with modern electronic gadgetry.
(c) Rafters with battered rafts envying the ones with modern equipment.
(d) Children who would rather be playing video games.
172. The effect of the last sentence of the passage may be described as:
(a) Comic anti-climax
(b) Allegory
(c) Symbolic conclusion
(d) Relief
173. Paragraph VI makes a reference to:
(a) Native Americans
(b) "Non-Resident Indians"
(c) Immigrants
(d) Mexicans
174. The narrator uses all the following tones of voice except:
(a) Amused
(b) Satirical
(c) Cheerful
(d) Arrogant
175. Which of the following best describes the primary purpose of the passage?
(a) To describe everyday life around American 'adventure camps'?
(b) To protest against exploitation of natural resources.
(c) satirize aspects of the 'back to the nature' movement
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DULLB 2010
1 B 36 C 71 D 106 B 141 B
2 D 37 A 72 A 107 C 142 C
3 C 38 C 73 D 108 B 143 A
4 B 39 B 74 C 109 C 144 D
5 A 40 A 75 A 110 A 145 C
6 D 41 C 76 B 111 B 146 A
7 C 42 D 77 D 112 A 147 B
8 B 43 C 78 B 113 B 148 C
9 B 44 D 79 C 114 D 149 D
10 A 45 A 80 A 115 B 150 C
11 D 46 D 81 D 116 A 151 B
12 B 47 C 82 A 117 C 152 D
13 C 48 D 83 C 118 D 153 B
14 A 49 B 84 A 119 B 154 D
15 C 50 A 85 D 120 D 155 A
16 B 51 C 86 B 121 C 156 B
17 D 52 B 87 A 122 B 157 A
18 B 53 A 88 C 123 C 158 D
19 D 54 B 89 D 124 D 159 A
20 A 55 D 90 C 125 C 160 B
21 C 56 A 91 B 126 D 161 D
22 B 57 C 92 D 127 B 162 A
23 A 58 A 93 A 128 C 163 D
24 C 59 D 94 D 129 B 164 C
25 D 60 C 95 C 130 A 165 A
26 A 61 A 96 B 131 C 166 B
27 B 62 D 97 A 132 A 167 A
28 A 63 B 98 D 133 C 168 D
29 B 64 C 99 B 134 B 169 A
30 D 65 A 100 D 135 C 170 B
31 C 66 B 101 B 136 A 171 D
32 A 67 D 102 D 137 D 172 A
33 D 68 B 103 A 138 A 173 A
34 C 69 A 104 B 139 B 174 D
35 B 70 B 105 A 140 A 175 C

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