W.B.C.S EXECUTIVE EXAMINATION, 2010 10.

‘We are superior to everybody else’ is the

Preliminary aptitterance of a/an
Time: 2 hours 30 minutes Marks: 200 (A) egoist (B) pacifist
GENERAL STUDIES (C) anarchist (D) chauvinist

1. A pugilist is a 11. Choose the right alternative from the options

(A) boxer (B) swimmer given below:
(C) athlete (D) weight-lifter A gourmet loves —.
(A) Fashion (B) Action
2. The specialist who handles problems in the human (C) Food (D) Films
body related to bones is a/an
(A) orthodontist (B) osteopath Direction for Question Nos. 12 and 13
(C) podiatrist (D) oncologist Fill in the blanks in the sentences choosing the most
meaningful alternative from the ones supplied:
3. Baptism of fire means
(A) a fire fighting act 12. The street is not properly .
(B) a bad beginning in the first job (A) Illumed (B) Illumined
(C) a difficult introduction to an experience (C) Illuminated (D) Enlightened
(D) a religious experience
13. The of the place attracts many ascetics.
4. A duck is a bird, but to duck is (A) Quietness (B) Silence
(A) to feel shy (B) to refuse (C) Quietude (D) Soundlessness
(C) to abandon (D) to avoid
14. Choose the correct alternative from the ones
5. Insert the appropriate phrasal verb in the blank supplied:
below and make the sentence meaningful: Detect where the adjective “public” is used in a
This evidence _____________ with what one already derogatory sense:
knows. (A) Public house (B) Public woman
(A) ties in (B) sets in (C) Public servant (D) Public speech
(C) gives in (D) goes down
Direction for Question Nos. 15 to 17
6. A manicurist takes care of Fill in the blank with the correct alternative from the
(A) foot (B) ear ones supplied:
(C) nails (D) mind 15. The man who follows his nose actually follows
his .
7. Fill in the blank with the right word: (A) Passion (B) Rationality
A lame duck organization is one which needs (C) Instinct (D) Memory
___________.
(A) authority (B) staff 16. Lachrymose nature means .
(C) power (D) support (A) Lethargic (B) Prone to anger
(C) Prone to tear (D) Energetic
8. ‘To give a dog a bad name’ means
(A) it is very difficult to destroy the reputation of a 17. A man in the charge of farming and nurturing
loyal person animals is called .
(B) it is very difficult to lose a bad reputation (A) A ploughman (B) A farmer
(C) it is very difficult to earn a good reputation in a (C) A firm-manager (D) A husbands man
bad company
(D) it is very difficult to both be loyal and do 18. Choose the right alternative from the options
something that jeopardizes self-reputation given:
A man with an irrationally fixed idea is called
9. The prospect of her marriage is remote. (A) An eccentric (B) A maniac
The opposite of ‘remote’, in this sentence, would be (C) A manikin (D) A phobic
(A) high (B) less
(C) far (D) near
19. Choose the right word from the alternatives to 26. Enzymes speed up biochemical reactions by
complete the sentence idiomatically: (A) Increasing the activation energy of the reaction
A clever man sweeps his family scandals under the . (B) Lowering the temperature of the reaction
(A) Ground (B) Floor (C) Increasing the temperature of the reaction
(C) Carpet (D) Grave-stone (D) Lowering the activation energy of the reaction

20. Fill in the blank with correct word to make the 27. The narrow portion between uterus and vagina of
sentence meaningful: higher mammals is known as
It is usual nowadays to blow one’s own (A) Clitoris
to impress others. (B) Urethra
(A) Horn (B) Trumpet (C) Oviduct
(C) Drum (D) Cervix
(D) Band
28. Presence of sunken stomata in leaves indicates
Direction for Question Nos. 21 and 22 the character of
Opposite Meaning from these: (A) Hydrophytes
(B) Xerophytes
21. (A) Doggish Canine (C) Halophytes
(B) Manly Virile (D) Mesophytes
(C) Divine Infernal
(D) Earthly Terrestrial 29. Cardiac muscles do not undergo fatigue, because
(A) Interconnection of cells by intercalated disc
22. (A) Pedant Pedagogic (B) Having numerous mitochondria
(B) Humid Arid (C) Having more actins
(C) Erroneous Faulty (D) Having more myosin
(D) Horrible — Horrendous
30. Which Five Year Plan was suspended one year
23. Choose the correct alternative from the options to before its time schedule?
fill in the blanks: (A) Third Plan
‘In the time of danger, we should try to take the bull (B) Fourth Plan
by the horns’ means “In the time of danger we should (C) Fifth Plan
try to “ (D) Sixth Plan
(A) Surmount it
(B) Face the situation boldly 31. At which Delhi Durbar the Queen of England was
(C) Overcome it proclaimed the Empress of India?
(D) Control ourselves (A) 1876-77 A.D.
(B) 1911 A.D.
Direction for Question Nos. 24 and 25 (C) 1921 A.D.
Choose the word from the list which is nearest in (D) None of the above
meaning to the underlined part of the sentence:
32. Rate of radiation of heat from a body is the
24. The separation from a lover fills one’s mind with highest if its surface is
blues. (A) White
(A) Sadness (B) Smooth
(B) Romanticism (C) Smooth but black
(C) Nostalgia (D) Rough but black
(D) Colourfulness
33. Which of the following is not a physical change?
25. Hike in oil price may mar the future of the trade (A) Dehydrating milk to get milk powder
world. (B) Sublimation of iodine
(A) Harness (C) Dissolving sugar in tea
(B) Help (D) Burning of wax in a candle
(C) Better
(D) Worsen
34. The vegetative body of a bry ophy te/moss 42. Who is called “A traditional moderniser”?
represents the structure of (A) Vidyasagar
(A) Sporophyte (B) Swami Vivekananda
(B) Gametophyte (C) RammohanRoy
(C) Sporophyte or gametophyte (D) B.G.Tilak
(D) Sporophyte and gametophyte
43. The Right to Information Act is applicable to the
35. Polytene chromosome is found in the cells of whole of India except to the state of
(A) Salivary gland of larvae of flies (A) Jammu and Kashmir
(B) Liver of man (B) Mizoram
(C) Neuron of insects (C) Manipur
(D) None of the above (D) Nagaland

36. Chittaranjan in West Bengal is well known for its 44. Which metal ion is responsible for electron
(A) Fertiliser plant transportation in photosynthesis?
(B) Locomotive works (A) Sodium
(C) Iron and Steel industry (B) Potassium
(D) None of the above (C) Cobalt
(D) Iron
37. VAT is imposed on
(A) the final consumer of a commodity 45. The Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College of
(B) total value added at the final stage of production Aligarh was founded in the year
of a commodity (A) 1868 A.D.
(C) the value added at each stage of production of a (B) 1875 A.D.
commodity (C) 1883 A.D.
(D) aggregate value in terms of cost of production of (D) 1906 A.D.
the producer of a commodity
46. India developed RISAT 2 satellite in
38. The gene for Haemophilia is collaboration with
(A) X-linked recessive (A) USA
(B) X-linked dominant (B) Russia
(C) Y-linked (C) France
(D) Located in autosome (D) Israel

39. Who was the main inspiration of the Young 47. The earthquake in Latur is believed to have
Bengal movement? resulted from
(A) Rammohan (A) Excessive loading of water
(B) Derozio (B) Plate movement
(C) Debendranath (C) Fault line underneath a dam
(D) David Hare (D) Folding

40. The minimum number of artificial satellites 48. has been declared the International Year of
required for communication throughout the globe is Astronomy.
(A) i (A) 2008
(B) 2 (B) 2009
(C) 3 (C) 2010
(D) 4 (D) None of the above

41. The toxic chemical element that caused 49. In photosynthesis, ‘Light reaction’ takes place in
Minamata disease in Japan was (A) Cytosol
(A) Uranium (B) Grana of chloroplast
(B) Mercury (C) Stroma of chloroplast
(C) Cadmium (D) Ribosome
(D) Arsenic
50. How much of India’s crude oil requirement is (D) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural
imported? Development
(A) 65%
(B) 70% 58. Who was the founder-President of theSwaraj
(C) 75% Party?
(D) 80% (A) Motilal Nehru
(B) C.R.Das
51. Haversian system is a part of (C) Rajendra Prasad
(A) Kidney (D) Rajagopalachari
(B) Bone 59. Who was the Governor-General who decided in
(C) Heart favour of Western education in India?
(D) Brain (A) Lord Cornwallis
(B) LordBentinck
52. With the people of which country Harappan (C) LordRipon
people carried trade? (D) LordCurzon
(A) China
(B) Iran 60. Under which Article of the Indian Constitution
(C) Russia provision has been made for the formation of a
(D) Sumer Finance Commission to deal with various aspects of
Centre-State financial relationship?
53. Nadir Shah invaded India in the year (A) Article 245
(A) 1738 A.D. (B) Article 280
(B) 1739 A.D. (C) Article 356
(C) 1740 A.D. (D) Article 370
(D) 1741 A.D.
61. The number of m’ s in the series a bbb ccccc
54. The oldest school of Indian Philosophy is ddddddd ………………. is
(A) Yoga (A) 15
(B) Sankhya (B) 17
(C) Vaisesika (C) 25
(D) Karma Mimansa (D) 27

55. The Treaty of Amritsar was signed by the English 62. Which of the following is a good nuclear fuel?
with Ranjit Singh in the year (A) Uranium 238
(A) 1807 A.D. (B) Plutonium 239
(B) 1809 A.D. (C) Neptunium 239
(C) 1811 A.D. (D) Thorium 236
(D) 1813 A.D.
63. Among the districts of West Bengal, according to
56. To which period of Indian history did Aryabhatta 2001 census data sex ratio is lowest in
and Varahamihira (Scientist and Mathematician (A) Kolkata
respectively) belong? (B) Purulia
(A) Maurya period (C) Hooghly
(B) Gupta period (D) Uttar Dinajpur
(C) Pala period
(D) Delhi Sultanate 64. What did Iqta mean during Sultanate period?
(A) A form of Salutation
57. The apex body which operates micro-finance (B) An important official
scheme by promoting self-help groups of individuals (C) The grant of land revenue from a village or
from a homogeneous class through banks or non- territory
government organisations is (D) None of the above
(A) Regional Rural Bank
(B) Grameen Bank 65. A tube-well will not work if the depth of water
(C) State Bank of India below the ground is
(A) 20 ft. 73. Who v/as the Governor-General of India when
(B) 25 ft. Widow Remarriage Act was passed?
(C) 28 ft. (A) LordRipon
(D) 38 ft. (B) Lord Canning
(C) Lord Dalhousie
66. Who founded the “Amrita Bazar Patrika”? (D) LordBentinck
(A) Surendra Nath Banerjee
(B) Barindra Ghosh 74. The Muslim League joined the Interim
(C) Krishna Kumar Mitra Government in
(D) Sisir Kumar Ghosh (A) October 1946
(B) November 1946
67. The technique of ‘DNA sequencing’ was (C) December 1946
discovered by (D) January 1947
(A) H.G.Khorana
(B) Watson and Crick 75. Who translated ‘Nil Darpan’ in English?
(C) Frederick Sanger (A) Madhusudan Dutt
(D) E.M. Southern (B) Rev. James Long
(C) Harish Chandra Mukherjee
68. Which one of the following companies has (D) Kali Prasanna Singha
recently entered into a memorandum of
understanding with the Uranium Corporation of India 76. Consider the following statement
for exploration of uranium deposits? 1. Definition of force is obtained from Newton’s first
(A) ONGC law of motion.
(B) GAIL 2. Definition of force is obtained from Newton’ s
(C) Reliance Petroleum second law of motion.
(D) EssarOil 3. In a house-hold wiring the appliances are
connected in series.
69. A Cladogram depicts the hypothesis of 4. The picture-tube of a television is basically a
(A) Evolutionary relationship cathode ray tube.
(B) Phenatic relationship
(C) Genetic relationship (A) Only 1 is correct
(D) Taxonomic relationship (B) Only 2 is correct
(C) Only 2 and 4 are correct
70. Which movement of Gandhiji joined with (D) Only 1 and 4 are correct
Khilafat movement?
(A) Civil Disobedience 77. In West Bengal SEZ was planned
(B) Non-Co-operation (A) Around Medinipur
(C) Quit India (B) Around Jhargram
(D) Against Indigo cultivation (1917) (C) Around Nandigram
(D) Around Haldia
71. Which Carbohydrate is used commercially in the
silvering of mirrors? 78. The Central Government is to collect Rs crore
(A) Sucrose from disinvestment in 2009-10.
(B) Fructose (A) 1120
(C) Cellulose (B) 1125
(D) Glucose (C) 1130
(D) 1150
72. The capital of Tipu Sultan was at
(A) Mysore 79. The Himalayas are
(B) Seringapattam (A) Fold Mountains
(C) Sringeri (B) Block Mountains
(D) Belur (C) Residual. Hills
(D) Tableland
80. Which one of the following is an indirect tax for a five year term in elections supervised by the
levied by the Central Government in India? State Election Commission.
(A) Service tax Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(B) Corporate Income tax (A) 1 and 2
(C) Profession tax (B) land3
(D) Agricultural Income tax (C) lonly
(D) 2 only
81. Which of the following films was directed by
Tapan Sinha? 88. Partition of Bengal was withdrawn in
(A) Zindagi Zindagi (A) 1905
(B) Sagina (B) 1906
(C) Ek Doctor Ki Maut (C) 1911
(D) All of the above (D) 1909

82. Prohibition of Sati was enacted by Regulation 89. What is Ibadat Khana at Fatepur Sikri?
XVII in year (A) A magnificent building for residence
(A) 1829 A.D. (B) A house for religious discourses of all religion s
(B) 1830 A.D. (C) A house for eating
(C) 1835 A.D. (D) None of the above
(D) None of the above
90. Who was Megasthenes?
83. Electrical energy is converted into mechanical (A) Ambassador of Selecus
energy by a (B) Prime Minister of Chandragupta Maurya
(A) Thermostat (C) A Greek pilgrim
(B) Motor (D) A Chinese traveller
(C) Dynamo
(D) Rectifier 91. Who among the following Sultans of Delhi
wanted to become Second Alexander and conquer the
84. The Simon Commission was appointed for world?
(A) Indian Constitutional Reforms (A) Alauddin Khilji
(B) Administrative Reforms (B) Ghiyasuddin Balban
(C) Educational Reforms (C) Muhammad Bin Tugluq
(D) Jail Code Reforms (D) None of them

85. Todas are tribals of 92. Kapildhara Falls is located on

(A) Jharkhand (A) River Sone
(B) Chhattisgarh (B) River Chambal
(C) Uttarakhand (C) River Narmada
(D) Nilgiri Hills (D) River Krishna

86. World Conference against Racism was recently 93. Who founded the “School Book Society”?
held in (A) William Jones
(A) Beijing (B) Hyde East
(B) Durban (C) D.Bethune
(C) Bonn (D) David Hare
(D) Geneva
94. India held joint naval exercise in February with
87. The 73rd Constitutional Amendment in 1992 USA and
1. provided a constitutional guarantee to the (A) Japan
formation of Panchayats at the village and other (B) Australia
levels. (C) South Korea
2. added a new part to the Constitution relating to (D) None of the above
urban local bodies.
3. stipulated that all Panchayat members be elected
95. A piece of cotton cloth gets wet if one end of it is to the left of F and third to the right of H. A is second
dipped in water in a glass. This is due to to the right of F and an immediate neighbour of H. C
(A) Gravitation is second to the right of B and F is third to the right
(B) Viscosity of B. G is not an immediate neighbour of F. In the
(C) Elasticity above information who is to the immediate left of A?
(D) Capillarity (A) H
(B) E
96. Tsunamis are generated by (C) G
(A) Undersea plate movements (D) B
(B) Undersea vulcanism
(C) Tidal change 124. The Bhakra Nangal Multipurpose Project
(D) None of the above consists of the Bhakra Dam across
(A) River Jhelum
97. Who wrote “Life Divine”? (B) River Sutlej
(A) Swami Vivekananda (C) River Beas
(B) Keshab Chandra Sen (D) River Indus
(C) Sister Nivedita
(D) Arabindo Ghosh 125. ‘Sundarbans’ in West Bengal has been declared
World Heritage site in
98. In which year did Jaljanwalabagh massacre (A) 1999
happen? (B) 1989
(A) 1908 (C) 1979
(B) 1909 (D) 1969
(C) 1918
(D) 1919 126. India was the country to develop nuclear
powered submarine.
99. Who was the author of Rajtarangini? (A) 5th
(A) Kautilya (B) 6th
(B) Megasthenes (C) 7th
(C) Kalhan (D) 8th
(D) None of the above
127. Shivaji’s coronation took place in the year
100. Highest population growth rate in West Bengal, (A) 1672 AD.
according to 2001 census is found in (B) 1673 A.D.
(A) Malda (C) 1674 A.D.
(B) Uttar Dinajpur (D) 1675 A.D.
(C) Dakshin Dinajpur
(D) South 24-Parganas 128. Bauxite extracted in Madhya Pradesh is used for
the production of
121. Satyam Computers has been taken over by (A) Bronze
(A) Larsen & Toubro (B) Aluminium
(B) TCS (C) Copper
(C) TechMahindra (D) Mica
(D) W.L.Ross .
129. The Diwani of Bengal was granted to Clive in
122. The first Indian Prime Minister who the then did the year
not belong to the Indian National Congress? (A) 1757 A.D.
(A) Charan Singh (B) 1765 A.D.
(B) Vishwanath Pratap Singh (C) 1772 A.D.
(C) Chandra Shekhar (D) 1784 A.D.
(D) MorarjiDesai
130. Which officer was called Bakshi during the rule
123. 8 persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting of Akbar?
by a round table each facing the centre. D is second (A) An officer in charge of town administration
(B) Officer in charge of military organization (B) Paternal uncle
(C) An administrative/executive officer (C) Nephew
(D) None of the above (D) Cousin

131. In which of the following Five Year Plans a bold 138. Bailadila range in India is noted for the
approach was adopted towards a long term production of
employment policy? (A) Aluminium
(A) Fifth (B) Iron Ore
(B) Sixth (C) Bauxite
(C) Seventh (D) Mica
(D) Eighth
150. Which one of the following pairs of days may
132. 19 students appear in a class test. The average of appear 53 times each in a leap year while all other
the best 10 scores is 69 while that of the worst 10 is days will appear 52 times each?
38. If the average of all the 19 scores is 54, the 10th (A) Sunday and Friday
score in order of magnitude is (B) Wednesday and Thursday
(A) 62 (C) Monday and Wednesday
(B) 58 (D) Tuesday and Saturday
(C) 46
(D) 44 151. Who was known as the mother of Indian
revolutionaries?
133. AIDS/HIV virus is a type of (A) Sister Nivedita
(A) DNA virus (B) Annie Besant
(B) RNA virus (C) Madame Cama
(C) Either DNA or RNA virus (D) Matangini Hazra
(D) Both DNA and RNA virus
152. The soil of Bankura district is
134. Forest Protection Committees consist of (A) Podzolic
(A) Forest Guards (B) Alluvial
(B) Panchayat Members (C) Lateritic
(C) Forest Villages, Forest Department and (D) Salty
Panchayat
(D) Forest Department officials 153. Corazone Aquino was the head of .
(A) Thailand
135. In India variety of corals are found around (B) Philippines
(A) Lakshadweep (C) Fiji
(B) Daman &Diu (D) Australia
(C) Sundarbans
(D) Narmada estuary 154. The Nagarjunasagar Multipurpose Project
consists of a masonry dam across
136. 50 added to 60% of a number is the number (A) River Krishna
itself. The number is (B) River Cauvery
(A) 110 (C) River Tungabhadra
(B) 125 (D) River Sone
(C) 200
(D) 300 155. Which one among the following Indian states
has the highest density of population?
137. C is A’s only daughter, and B and D are her (A) West Bengal
only two brothers. Of the three grandsons E, G and M (B) Maharastra
of A, E and M are only sons of B and D respectively. (C) Uttar Pradesh
Of the three grand daughters F, H and N of A, H and (D) Bihar
N are only daughters of C and D respectively. Then B
is G’s 156. The last Wimbledon (2009) was Roger Federars
(A) Maternal uncle grand slam title.
(A) 15th 165. In respiration, cytosol plays a significant role in
(B) 16th (A) Oxidative phosphorylation
(C) 17th (B) Oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvic acid
(D) 18th (C) Krebs cycle
(D) Glycolysis
157. The 109th amendment of the Indian Constitution
relates to . 166. Which Constitutional Amendment Act granted
(A) The President’s power the Right to Education for all Indian citizens?
(B) Age of voters (A) 73rd
(C) Reservation for SCs and STs (B) 74th
(D) Official language (C) 86th
(D) 91st
159. Alberto Fujimori was the President of
(A) Peru 167. The All India Home Rule League was
(B) Japan established by
(C) Kenya (A) Annie Besant
(D) Chile ¦ (B) Motilal Nehru
(C) B.R.Ambedkar
160. Who of the following conquered territory in (D) Sarojini Naidu
India and founded an empire in the name of his
ancestors? 168. A man, while facing east, turns twice in
(A) Humayun succession to his right; then turns thrice in succession
(B) SherShah to his left; finally he turns twice in succession to his
(C) Babur right. The direction he is facing now is
(D) None of them (A) East
(B) West
161. Who presided over the second session of the (C) North
Indian National Congress? (D) South
(A) Dadabhai Naoroji
(B) Badruddin Tayebji 169. The author of “In Other Rooms, Other
(C) W.C. Bonerjea Wonders” is
(D) Pherozeshah Mehta (A) Mohsin Hamid
(B) NadeemAslam
162. Queen Victoria became Empress of India by (C) Daniyal Mueenuddin
(A) Royal Titles Act, 1876 (D) Mohammad Hanif
(B) Act of 1858
(C) Council Act, 1861 170. Which one of the following years is regarded as
(D) Act of 1872 the base year for construction of the Wholesale Price
Index in India?
163. Iran recently celebrated anniversary of its (A) 1990-91
Islamic Revolution. (B) 1991-92
(A) 20th (C) 1992-93
(B) 25th (D) 1993-94
(C) 30th
(D) 50th 171. Who founded the Indian Association in
Calcutta?
164. Inter-state water dispute regarding sharing of (A) W. C. Banerjea
river water has been taking place between (B) S. N. Banerjee
(A) Madhya Pradesh and Orissa (C) Subhas Chandra Bose
(B) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu (D) Chittararijan Das
(C) Utttar Pradesh and Bihar
(D) Gujarat and Maharashtra 172. India’s third research st?tion in Antarctica will
be named
(A) Gangotri
(B) Maitri 181. Who is the Chairperson of the Unique
(C) Bharti Identification Authority’?
(D) Alka (A) B.G.Verghese (3) Nandan Nilekani
(C) SamPitroda
173. 69 biscuits were distributed among 27 students (D) Nandan Bagchi
in a class. If each boy got 2 biscuits and each girl 3,
how many girls were there in the class? 182. Consider the following statements:
(A) 23 1. Part II ofthe Indian Constitution covers Articles 12
(B) 19 to 35 and deals with Fundamental Rights of Indian
(C) 15 citizens.
(D) 12 2. Right to Property is listed as a Fundamental Right
in the Constitution.
174. River Ganga flows into the sea through Which of the above statements is/are correct? (A) 1
(A) An estuary only (h) 2 only
(B) A delta (C) Both 1 and 2
(C) A bird’s foot estuary (D) Neither 1 nor 2
(D) None of the above
183. Which ofthe following recently filed for
175. The word “demarche” recently appeared in the bankruptcy?
news in the wake of Mumbai Terror Attacks. What is (A) General Motors
a “demarche”? (B) Toyota rf - (C) Hyundai
(A) A sudden air-strike on a specific area in a foreign tag (D) Honda
country
(B) A secret report on subversive activities within a 184. Globalisation is being reflected in the Indian
state Scenario through thf1 establishment of
(C) Diplomatic representation of a government (A) Neighbourhood shops
position (B) Local bazaars
(D) Recommendations to the government on police (C) Shopping malls
reforms (D) Stationery shops

176. Gangubai Hangal belonged to gharana. 185. Among Ashok, Dibakar, Aran and Bratin,
(A) Agra Dibakar is younger than Aran, Bratin is older than
(B) Gwalior only Ashok. Who is the oldest?
(C) Mewati (A) Can’t be identified data incomplete
(D) Kirana (B) Dibakar
(C) Aran
177. China was recently lashed by Typhoon , (D) Bratin
(A) Morakot
(B) Lungwang 186. An alloy contains 20% zinc, 45% nickel and rest
(C) Wukong aluminium. The total mass in gm of the alloy
(D) Rumbia containing 105 gm of aluminium is
(A) 170
178. The next term in the series 1,2,6,15,31, is (B) 200
(A) 47 (C) 250
(B) 50 (O 56 (D) 63 (D) 300

179. Suppose x * y = x + y, if x < y 188. Which of the following Indian pharmaceuticals

= x-y+l, if x>y companies was recently taken over by Diichi Sankyo
= 2x-l, if x = y of Japan with 62-92% of equity share capital?
Then 5 * (6 * 2) + (5 * 6) * 2 = ? (A) Ranbaxy
(A) 24 (B) Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories
(B) 23 (C) Nicholas Piramal
(C) 20 (D) Glaxo India
(D) 19
189. Bombay High Court recently ordered the merger 196. Who was the President of the Constituent
of Reliance Industries and . Assembly ?
(A) Reliance Natural (A) B.R. Ambedkar
(B) Reliance Infra (B) C. Rajagopalachari
(C) Reliance Petroleum (C) Rajendra Prasad
(D) Reliance Power (D) Jawaharlal Nehru

190. ‘Andhis’ are storms of 197. Last August India signed a free trade agreement
(A) Punjab with .
(B) West Bengal (A) OPEC
(C) Assam (B) AU
(D) Uttar Pradesh (C) ASEAN
(D) NAFTA
191. Which was not a member of Third Front in last
Lok Sabha Election? 198. Which of the following recently witnessed
(A) CP1(M) ethnic riots?
(B) Janata (S) (A) Urumaqi
(C) TRS (B) Wuhan
(D) SP (C) Tianjin
(D) Taichung
192. Same force is applied to two bodies A and B of
masses na and 5 m respectively for the same time. 199. In West Bengal Plantation Agriculture is found
Then in
(A) Velocity of A and B will be same (A) Malda district
(B) Momentum of A and B will be same (B) Darjeeling district
(C) Momentum of A will be greater (C) Bankura district
(D) Momentum of B will be greater (D) Howrah district

193. Coastal Regulation Zones in India have been 200. Match List I with List II and select the correct
identified on the, basis of answer using the codes given below the Lists:
(A) Tidal Height List I (Person) List II (Position)
(B) Sea Level Rise (a) N. Gopalaswamy 1. Chief Information
(C) Depth of Water Commissioner
(D) Undersea Bathymetry (b) Sukhadeo Thorat 2. Chief Election
Commissioner
194. India is not a member of . (c) Wajahat Habibullah 3. Chairperson, National
(A) BRIC Human
(B) BIMSTEC Rights Commission
(C) SCO (d) S. Rajendra Babu 4. Chairman, University
(D) WTO Grants
Commission
195. Consider the following statements: Codes:
1. Rajya Sabha is a permanent body. (A) a-2,b-l,c-4,d-3
2. Every member of the Rajya Sabha is entitled to a (B) a-l,b-3,c-4,d-2
maximum term of five years. (C) a-2,b-4,c-3,d-l
3. Lok Sabha can make laws on subjects mentioned (D) a-2,b-4,c-l,d-3
in the State List.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(A) 2 and 3
(B) land 3
(C) 2 only
(D) None of 1,2 and 3