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1.

Atom a) is the smallest particle of an

element

5.

At what temperature do the Celsius and Fahrenheit scales will read the same?
a) b) c) d) -32 degree 32 degree 40 degree Absolute zero

b) c) d)

can exist independently can retain chemical properties of the element all of the above

2.

Which of the following is not a method of heat transfer between two bodies? a) b) c) d) Conduction Convection Absorption Radiation

6.

Pressure cooker helps us in cooking food faster because a) it raises the boiling point of liquids. due to increase in pressure. it can conserve heat being made of special metal. it does not allow atmosphere to cool down the food. provides better medium conduction of heat to food. of

b)

3.

Land breeze and sea breeze are caused by difference in rate of cooling of the Earth and water. Mark the correct answer: a) Sea breeze moves from sea to land during night. Sea breeze moves from sea to land during day. Land breeze moves from sea to land during night. None of the above.

c) d)

b) c) d)

7.

Densities of water and ice are a) b) c) d) Equal Different Can be equal or different None of the above

4.

Woollen clothes keep us warm during winter, which of the following facts is incorrect? a) b) c) d) Wool is a bad conductor of heat. Electro-static charge of fibres retains heat. Wool keeps air trapped in its fibres. Wool resists escape of body heat to environment.
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8.

An aircraft, which is heavier than air, flies in air due to a) b) c) Buoyancy Forward motion of the aircraft Difference in pressure on the upper and lower sides of the
WIngs Jet propulsion

d)

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Rate of cooling of a body depends on

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a) b)

Its size and the velocity of air around it Difference temperature between the body and the surroundings Method of heat transfer of the independent temperature of surroundings Is
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Electric current flows in a conductor due to a) b) c) d) Amperage Wattage Potential difference None of these

c) d)

14.

Vaccines are used to build immunity to disease by a) simulatinK disease in the body to produce antibodies. injecting antibodies in blood stream. enhancing immunity by a large dose of vitamins. enhancing immunity by a large dose of enzymes.

10.

When a substance passes from solid state to vapour state without passing through liquid state, the phenomenon is called a) b) c) d) Vaporisation Mutation Condensation Sublimation
15.

b) c) d)

Which fact about speed and velocity is incorrect? a) Speed is the distance travelled by a body in a particular time. Speed must be in a particular direction. Velocity is the speed in a particular direction. Both speed and velocity depend on distance and time.

11.

Corrected vision of human eye can be achieved by prescription glasses which use the principle of a) b) c) d) Reflection Refraction Chromatic Aberration None of these
16.

b) c) d)

12.

Usually the outside rear view mirrors of a motor vehicle are a) b) c) d) Concave mirrors Convex mirrors Plane mirrors Concavo convex mirrors
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Bio-gas plant used for producing domestic fuel produces gas(es), which burn(s) without giving any smoke. a) b) c) d) Ethane Methane Octane All of the above
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A solar water heater cannot be used to get hot water on a) a sunny day b) a cloudy day c) a hot day d) a windy day Which of the following constitutes a food chain? a) b) c) d) Grass, wheat and mango Grass, goat and human Goat, cow and elephant Grass, fish and goat

22.

The, xylem ii'l plants are responsible for a} transport of water b) Transport of food c) Transport of amino acids d) Transport of oxygen Which one of the following is not a web browser? a) Internet Explorer b) Windows Explorer c) Google Chrome d) Safari

23. 18.

24. Adobe Acrobat files have suffix

a) b) c) d) 25. .doc .xls .pdf .mp3

19.

At the time of a short circuit, the current in the circuit a) b) c) d) reduces substantially does not change increases heavily varies continuously

20.

Which of the following correctly describes the magnetic field near a long straight wire carrying current? a) The field consists of straight lines perpendicular to the wire. b) The field consists of straight lines parallel to the wire. c) The field consists of radial lines originating from the wire. d) The field consists of concentric circles centred on the wire.

CAG has pointed out certain irregularities in allotment of spectrum to cell phone operators. What is spectrum? . a) It is the territory over which an operator can provide services without roaming charges. . b) It is the frequency channels which the operator can use for telecommunication. c) It is the total number of cell phones which an operator can use on certain frequency. d) None of the above. Which is correct about the radio frequencies? a) Higher the frequency, lower will be the wavplength. b) Higher the frequency, higher will be the wayelength. c) Higher the frequency, higher will be the amplitude. d) Higher the frequency, lower will be the amplitude.
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26.

Kidneys in human beings are part of the system for a) Nutrition b) Respiration Excretion ., c) d) Locomotion Paper-I

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27.

Bhartiya Sahitya Akademi award winner, Dalip Kaur Tiwana, was awarded this honour for which of her writings? a) Eho Hamara Jeewana b) Ik Chhit Chanan Di c) Ik Mian Do Talwaran d) Adh Chanani Raat Which of the writers and his work have been paired wrongly?

31.

Which oh~ of the following is not a traditional Punjabi dal!ce ? a) Sammi b) Vain c) Gidha d) Bhangra What is correct about Singh Sabha ? a) It was founded in 1907 at Lahore. b) It aimed at protecting the interests of Sikhs through education and literature. It prescribed a sooial code of conduct for Sikhs. It was aimed at protecting the honour of Sikh women and children.

32.

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b)

Pilo - MirzaSahiban
Waris Shah - Heer Ranjah c) d)

c) d)
29.

HashamShah - SassiPunnu KadarYaar - SohniMahinwal

Fateh Burj is : (i) 100 metres tall (ii) Is taller than Qutab Minar (iii) Is a monument to commemorate Baba Banda Singh's win over Sirhind (iv) Is located at Chapar Chiri Which fact(s) given above is/are correct? a) b) c) d) Only (i) and (iii) are correct. Only (iii) and (iv) are correct. Only (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct. All are correct.

33.

Which fact about Punjab is not true? a) Its area is about 50,000 square kilometres. b) c) d) Punjab has more than 12000
;villages. T.here are more Panchayats than the number of villages. Population density in Punjab is about 600 people per square kilometre.

34.

Kandi area, an important agroclimatic zone of Punjab, has following characteristics: (i) Sub-mountainous undulating terrain (ii) (iii) (iv) a) b) c) d) Lack of perennial water source High cost of cultivation Extremely fertile land (i) and (iv) are correct (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct
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30.

What moved Shahid Bhagat Singhiin his early life to resist the English rule? a) b) c) d) Non-cooperation movement Simon Commission Jallianwala Bagh Massacre Naujuan Bharat Subah
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35.

Namdhari movement also called Kuka movement was started by whom and when?

39.

Over the last decade, Punjab has achieved least growth iy employment generation in a) b) c) d) Primary Sector Secondary Sector Tertiary Sector No growth

a) b)
c) d}

Bhai Dial Singh on I st April,

1857

Bhai Ram Singh on 1st April,

1857 Bhai Dial Singh on 13thApril, 1925 Bhai Ram Singh on 13thApril, f925 40.

Sluggish growth in the agriculture sector in Punjab is due to. a) b) c) d) Per acre yield of crops has peaked Decrease III average holding of farmers Increased dependence ground water All of the above land on

36.

Arrange the following important events in the history of Punjab in chronological o~de{: (i) Jallianwala Bagh Incident (ii) Kamagata ManI Incident (iii) The Ghadar Movement (iv) Battle of Saraghari a) (i), (ii), (iv) and (iii) b) (iii), (ii), (i) and (iv) c) (iv), (iii), (i) and (ii) d) (iv), (iii), (ii) and (i) As per 2011 census the most and the least densely populated districts in Punjab are a) Amritsar and Mansa

41.

Punjab Land Records Society (PLRS) was formed 'by the Punjab Government to
a) b)

37.

Implement Land Reforms Act To study Records flaws in Land

c) d)

b)
c) d) 38.

. Ludhiana and Mansa

Ludhianaand Muktsar
Amritsar and Muktsar

Provide efficient Land Record related services To settle disputes related to Land Records

In comparison to 2001 census the population of Punjab as per 2011 census has increased a) b) c) d) From 2.28 crores to 2.77 crores From 2.48 crores to 2.77 crores From 2.44 crores to 2.77 crores From 2.58 crores to 2.77 crores
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42. Balari Rakshak Yojana launched by

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the Punjab government is aimed at a) b) c) d) Correcting child sex ratio Reducing child mortality Encouraging family planning All of the above
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Mealy bug is a pest which affects the yield of _crop in Punjab. a) Maize b) Oil seeds c) Cotton d) Pulses In Punjab the maximum number .of Ministers can be 16 18 a) b) 20 22 c) d) Who is Jin Yong Kim.? a) He is a famous tennis player. b) He is the President of the World Ban1e c) d) He is the new king of MalaysIa. None of the above.

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44.

UN Department of Economics and Soc;jal Affairs data showed that in 2000, which of the following countries had female infant mortality rate higher than male infant mortality? a) Pakistan and India b) Pakistan and Sri Lanka c) China and India d) Egypt and Iraq BRICS Summit 2012 at New Delhi was Second BRICS Summit a) Third BRICS Summit b) Fourth BRICS SUlmhit c) d) None of the above

49.

45.

50. The headquarters of the International

Monetary Fund (IMF) is in a) Geneva b) Washington D.C. c) Rio de Janeiro d) New York City 51. Which of the following statements is false? a) b) India is a secular state with equality to all religions. India does not have an official state religion.
. No . religious

46.

The UN General Assembly elected in October, 2012, five new nonpermanent members to the Security Council. They include (i) North Korea and Luxembourg (ii) South Korea and Rwanda (iii) Australia and Argentina .(iv) India and Brazil a) (i) and (iii) are correct b) (ii) and (iii) are correct c) (i) and (iv) are correct d) (iii) and (iv) are correct The killings of Sarpanches by militants and their mass resignations in the news recently, were in a) Chhatisgarh b) Assam c) J&K d) Bihar
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c)
d)

instruption is

given in the govenunent aided schools. The word 'secular' was inserted in the Preamble by the 44thAmendment, 1976.

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52.

The idea of G-20 was proposed by a) Paul Martin b) John Major c) Bill Clinton d) Ge.orgeW Bush Series-A

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Who is regarded as the Father of Local Self Government in India? a) b) c) d) Lord Mayo B.R. Ambedkar Lord Rippon None of the above

58.

Who termed the Right to Constitutional Remedies as "the heart and soul of the Constitution" ? a) b) c) d) Mahatma Gandhi J.L. Nehru Sardar Patel None of the above

54.

The 11th Schedule of the Indian Constitution is concerned with the a) b) c) d) Panchayats and Nagarpalikas State Fianance Commission Minorities Panchayats

59.

The AADHAAR program of the UIDAI is an important step towards a) b) c) Creating a database of nurses Creating aw~eness consumers among

55. The provision of District Planning

.Committee is given in the a) b) c) d) 73rdAmendment Act 74thAmendment Act 815tAmendment Act None of the above 60. d)

Creating a database of Indian citizens Creating children awareness among

The basic structure of the Indian Constitution cannot be altered because a) this is clearly mentioned in the Constitution itself. it will negatively affect the vote bank dfthe ruling party. it has clearly emerged from the judicial interpretation. none of the above.

56., Who is the.present Chief Election Commissioner of India ? a) b) c) d) 57. S.Y. Quraishi Navin Chawla N. Gopalaswami V.S. Sampath 61. under under

b) c) d)

86thAmendment, 2002 inserted a) b) c) d) Right to Education Article 21A Fundamental Article 51K Duty

Expression of 'Fundamental Duties' is a feature of Indian Constitution which was borrowed from a) b) c) d) England USA Former USSR Ireland
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Both of the above None of the above

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A 'Nagar Panchayat is constituted ma Small urban area a) b) c) d) Large urban area. Metropolitan area None of the' above

66.

Who has been awarded honorary Doctorate of Arts by the Edinburgh Napier University for out'standing contribution to Indian "'cinema in 2012 ? a) b) c) Amitabh Bachchan Abhishek Bachchan Shahrukh Khan
i,

63.

Which of the following statements is correct? a) A Panchayat constituted after mid-term election. shall have a full term of five years. b) c) 33% seats in Panchayats shall be reserved for women. Panchayat Samitis may not be constituted in a State having a population not exceeding 20 lakh. All of the above statements are correct. 67.

d)

Sharmila Tagore

What is SHADE? a) It is a mechanism to check sea piracy in Indian Ocean ~y naval forces of three countries jointly. b) c) It is a new trade pact signed by India, Japan and Bangladesh. It is a new gene discovered in maize plant by the UK scientists. Its national intelligence grid to access all intelligence data:

d)

d)

64.

Which among the following words ~ppears first in the Preamb,le to ,the Constitution of India ? a) b) c) d) Equality Justice Liberty Fraternity

68.

To explore the planet Mars, NASA last year launched a Rover nicknamed a) b) c) d) Crusty Courtesy Curiosity Cursory

65.

In 2012, who said "Coalition politics has slowed pace of reforms" ? a) b) c) d) Manmohan Singh Pranab Mukerjee P. Chidambaram Sonia Gandhi
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69.

Anna Hazare has emerged as' a popular leader. What is meant' by "Anna" in Marathi ? Food a) b) c) d) Army man Elder brother Social activist
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Which of the following statements is true regarding London Olympics2012 ? a) USA topped the medal tally, followed by Argentina. USA topped the medal tally, followed by China. USA topped the medal tally, followed by Great Britain. China topped the medal tally, followed by USA.

74.

"Dengue" is caused by a) Anopheles mosquito b) c) d) Aedes Aegupti mosquito A bacteria Climate change

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75. i Vijay KelkarCommitteeReport2012

is a roadmap for: a) b) Improvement in sports like hockey Fiscal consolidation Stopping global warming None of the above

71.

The legacy of Kapil Sibal as the Union Education Minister does not include a) b) Passage ofRTE Act Making class X board examinations optional Allowing foreign education providers Replacing marks with grades 76.

c) d)

Who is the Chairperson of National Commission for Women? a) b) c) d) Dr. Girija Vyas Smt. Mamta Sharma Smt. Ambika Soni Ms. Jayanti Patnaik
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c) d) 72.

Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

a)
b) c) d)

Devdutt Pishorimal Anand

Dev Anand Shivaji Rao Rajnikanth Gaikwad

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The 16th NAM Summit 2012' was held at a) b) c) d) New Delhi Dhaka Islamabad Tehran

Jatinder Khanna Khanna Aamir Hussain Khan

Khan

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What is the name of the Pak Foreign Minister who visited India last? a) b) c) d) Honey Irani Hina Rabbani Khar Mohammed Nasheed None of the above
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Coal allocation controversy came into light with draft report of the CAG of India a) b) c) d) Dr. S.Y. Quraishi Shri Vinod Rai Shri T.N. Seshan Shri R. Srinivasan Series-A

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The literacy rate of India as per the Population Census of India in 2011 was a) b) c) d) 65.38% 68.58% 82.04% 74.04%

83.

Which country adopted Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) recently? a) b) c) d) India South Korea Indonesia None of these

80.

Who won Nobel Prize for Medicine for stem cell research? a) b) c) d) John Gordon Shinya Yamanaka Both of the above None of the above

84.

Who was appointed 'UN Goodwill Ambassador for UNAIDS' recently? a) b) c) d) Shabana Azmi Amitabh Bachchan Shahrukh Khan Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

81.

Hurricanes Sandy and Katrina were in the neWs recently. Why are the hurricanes named? a) To make them when easier to remember warnIngs. b) issuing

85. .In the light of recent Union Cabinet

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reshuffle,match the following:

(i) M. Veerappa (1) Human Moily Resources Development (ii) Pawan Kumar Bansal (2) Law

They are named arbitrarily after unpopular female characters. To remember the names of the people who died in the Titanic. All of the above. .

c) d) 82.

(iii) M.M. Pallam (3) External Affairs Raju (iv) Salman Khursheed (4) Petroleum & Natural Gas (5) Railways (i) a) b) c) d) 20 (2) (4) (4) (4) (ii) (5) (1) (5) (5) (iii) (iv) (3) (5) (1) (1) (1) (2) (2) (3)

Which country granted Wikileaks founder Julian Assange political asylum? Iran a) b) c) d) Ecuador Syria Egypt

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On the basis of the Planning Conumssion's Environmental Perfonnance Index (BPI), which State is named as the best perfonning State in tenns of environmentalstandards ? a) b) c) d) Sikkim

90.

The Non-Cooperation Movement did not envisage a)

reVIVIng

hand-spinning

and

weaving as part of encouraging Swadeshi b) deliberate violation of laws boycott of foreign goods refusal to cooperate with the Government

Madhya Pradesh Uttrakhand Himachal Pradesh c) d)

87.

Who won the Fonnula 1, Indian Grand Prix in 2012 ? a) b) c) d) Fernando Alonso Mark Webber Felipe Massa Sebastian Vettel

91.

Pennanent Revenue System of Lord Cornwallis proved oppressive to the tenants because they were a) b) c) forced to produce more exploited by the Zamindars asked to pay yearly revenue in advance d) asked to pay under military pressure

88.

2012 has been designated as the' National Year of a) b) c) d) Science Environment Mathematics Health 92.

Nazi ideology was synonymous with the Hitler's' worldview. What the Nazi ideology did not emphasise

89.

Industrial Revolution first took place In

a) b) England

upon? a) b) c) Purity of the Nordic Aryan race Make the Aryans stronger Empower women for achieving the goals d) 2~ Dominate the world Series-A

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Whic\1 was not part of the Allies in the First World War? a) b) c) d) England Austria France Russia

98.

The Harappan eivilizati;on was -mainly concentrated in a) b) c) d) Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat Punjab, Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh Punjab, Rajasthan & D.P. Delhi, Bengal and Haryana and

94.

Napoleon Bonaparte was established as the Emperor of France in 1804 a) b) c) d) 1814 1808 1812

99.

The most common features of all Indus Valley sites are a) b) Elaborate drainage system and use of baked bricks Desert features c) d) Building and burial system Climate, flaura and fauna and Zoological

95.

The World War II is said to have commenced when Germany attacked a) b) c) d) Russia France Poland Bulgaria

100. Which one of the following is considered to be the homeland of the Indo-Aryans? a) b) c) d) Central Europe India Central Asia and Southern Russia Australia

96.

Which one of the following countries was not attacked by Germany on 10th May 1940 ? a) b) c) d) Belgium Czechoslovakia Netherlands Luxembourg

97.

German Instrument of Surrender was signed on 29thApril 1945 at a) b) c) d) Prague Reims Berlin None of the above
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101. Why Buddha's eight-fold path is known as middle path? a) b) c) d) Convergence of all religions Eternal truth of all religions. Balanced way of life The divine truth
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102. The war between Chandragupta Maurya and Nanda Kings is described in a) b) c) d) Dipavamasa Puranas Mudrarakshasa None of the above

106. Which of the following played a very important role in the 1857 Revolt at Avadh ?
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a) b) c) d)

Nana Sahib Peshwa Tantia Tope Birjis Qadar Begum Hazrat Mahal

103. Which of the following Sultans of the Slave Dynasty did not belong to the Ilbari Tribe? a) b) c) d) Qutabuddin Aibak Iltutmish Razia Sultana Gyasuddin Balban

107. Which of the following wasn't a reform introduced by William Bentinck ? a) b) c) d) Abolishment of Slavery Abolishment ofSati Suppression of the organized bands of thugs Removal of disabilities due to change of religion 108. Which of the following revolutionary activist died in Lahore jail after 64 days of fast in 1929 ? a) Jatin Das Madanlal Dhingra Chandrashekhar Azad Batukeshwar Dutt b) c) d)

104. Which of the following Bhakti Movement Saints wrote 'Vinay Patrika' ? a) b) c) d) Tulsidas Sankardev Namdev Tukaram

105. The reason behind Nana Sahib's t~king leadership of the Revolt was a) b) 1857

His claim to Peshwaship was abolished. The Britishers refused to pay him the pension earlier paid to his father Peshwa Bajirao II. The British humiliated him by saying that he was not a natural son of Bajirao II. His fiiendship with Mangal Pandey.
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c)

109. Which of the following was not one of the people to have propounded the so called 'twonation theory' prior to Pakistan resolution ofthe Muslim League? a) b) c) d) Sir Sayed Ahmed Khan Vir Savarkar Lord Curzon Mohammad Iqbal
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-110. Which of the following Indian revolutionaries was the author of 'Indian War ofIndependence' ? a) b) c) d) Vinayak Savarkar Bipin Chandra Pal Madanlal Dhingra Bhagat Singh 115. Which one of the followiJ?-gis not regarded as a social sector indicator? IMR a) b) c) d) Hunger ratio NNP Literacy level 114. The link between infrastructure. ,and economic development is:'

a) b) c) d)

a once for all affair, casual and symbiotic insignificant an ongoing process

111. The pre-reform economic policy (1947-91) was marked by a) b) c)

,

(Near) public monopoly over heavy industry (Strict) investment licensing for private industry import substitution and export promotion strategy All the above

d)

116. The New Agricultural Policy was presented in Parliament in the year 1991 a) b) 2000 2001 2011 c) d)

112. The banks were nationalized to a) ensure their greater penetration into 'unbanked' /'underbanked' areas. ensure their reach to the
'unreachable'

b) c) d)

117. India's share in the world trade since 1950 has a) b) c) d) remained constant increased shown a mixed trend declined

Both the above statements are right. Both the above statements are wrong.

113. Ihdiari Economic Planning is totalitarian in nature a) b) c) d) , ,Paper-I totally centralized essentially imperative None of the ' above
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118. The term Mini-Navratna is used in regard to a) b) c) d) Micro Enterprises Public Sector Enterprises Small EnterprisesCo-operative Enterprises Series-A

119. Over time, the share of agriculture in the GDP has a) b) c) d) nsen fallen remained stable fluctuated

124. The focus of Eleventh Five Year Plan was a) b) c) d) Inclusive growth Highergrowth Balanced growth Self-sufficient growth

120. In which Five Year Plan poverty removal was given top priority? a) b) c) d) Seventh. Third Tenth Fifth

125. The present base constant prices is a) b) c) d) 2004-05 2001 2010 1993-94

year for the

computation of National Income at

121. PURA aims to a) b) c) d) strengthen urban infrastructure reduce overall poverty increase rural connectivity remove overall unemployment

126. The most acceptable indicator of economic development is a) a rise in the Monetary National Income. a rise in the Real National Income. a rise in the Per Monetary Income. Capita

122. Demographic dividend implies a) b) c) d) improvement in the employability of labour force increase in the ratio of labour force greater availability opportunities All the above of job b) c) d)

a rise in the Real Per Capita Income.

127. Inflation measured in terms ofWPI is 123. The Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act aims to control a) b) c) d) Paper-I Fiscal deficit Public expenditure profligacy Revenue deficit Private sector extravagance
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called a) b) c) d) Core inflation Food inflation Headline inflation None of the above
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128. The National Income Statistics are computed by a) Planning Commission b) c) d) CSO NSSO All of them

132. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

a)
b) c) d)

Blue revolution

Fish

Yellow revolution - Oil seeds GoldenRevolution- Fruits and Vegetables White revolution - Cotton

129. Of the following which is the most important source ofsaving? a) b) c) d) Households Corporate sector Government None of these

133. Which one of the following is considered as the best indicator of development? a) b) c) d) Infant mortality Female literacy Per Capita Income Degree of urbanization

130. The objective(s) of the National Manufacturing Policy is to a) Increase growth , of manufacturing sector to 12 - 14 percent in the medium period. b) enable manufacturing to contribute at least 25 percent of GDP by 2022. enhance global competitiveness of Indian manufacturing. All the above.

134. Criteria used by the census of India to designate settlement as 'urban' are 1. Population persons. size of 5000

2.

More than 75 percent of its male work force engaged in non-agricultural activities. Density of 600 persons per sq. km.

3.

c) d)

Which of the criteria given above is/are correct? a) b) c) d) 1 and 2 only 2 only 1 and 3 only 1, 2 and 3

131. Which one of the following ports has been developed as Ith major port of India? a) b) c) d) Paper-I
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Tuticorin Jawaharlal Nehru (Navasheva) Ennore Kandla

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135. Which one among the following gases is heavier than the others? a) b) c) d) Carbon dioxide Argon Oxygen Nitrogen
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136. The nonnallapse

rate throughout the

troposphere is a) b) c) d) 1 C per 150 metre ascent 3 C per 500 metre ascent 6.5 C per 1000 metre ascent 2.5 C per 400 metre ascent

140. Generally the coral polyps are found between the latitudes of
a)

5-25N
5 - 25 S

b)
c)

25 N and 25 S

d)

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- 65 N and S

137. Which one of the following gases is not a greenhouse gas ? a) b) c) d) Ozone Methane Nitrous oxide Chlorine
a) 138. Combustion

141. Which one of the following types of clouds are often accompanied by heavy rains?
Cumulonimbus Stratocumulus Altocumulus Nimbostratus

of coal and oil releases

b) c) d)

a) b) c) d)

Carbon monoxide Sulphur dioxide Nitrogen oxide Non-methane hydrocarbons

147. The 139. Which is the correct sequence of layers of the atmosphere from the Earth surface? a) Stratosphere, Thennosphere, Troposphere, Mesosphere, Exosphere Troposphere, Mesosphere, Exosphere, Stratosphere, Thennosphere Thennosphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Troposphere, Exosphere Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thennosphere, Exosphere
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subsistence

agriculture

IS

characterized by

1.

Small and scattered holdings Majority of farmers practice it Most of the food production is marketed

2.
3.

b)

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

a) b) c) d) 1 only 1 and 2 only 2 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3

c)

d)

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143. Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite measure of 1. 2. 3. Life expectancy Educational attainment Standard of living

Select the correct answer using the codes given below: a) b) c) d) 1 only 2 and 3 only 1 and 3 only 1, 2 and 3

146. In the 2012 US Presidential Elections, Barack Obama and Mit Romney obtained how many electoral votes? a) 303 and 206 respectively b) 287 and 253 respectively c) 31508198 and 27892876 respectively and 31685230 d) 48962378 respectively 147. Which political leader recently stirred a controversy by allegedly terming Lord Ram as "bad husband" ? a) b) c) d) Sonia Gandhi Salman Khursheed Ram Jethmalani Buta Singh

144. Maximum water-vapour that exists in the atmosphere byits volume of air is a) b) c) d) 1 - 2 percent 3 - 4 percent 5 - 6 percent 8 - 10 percent

148. In England a bronze bust of Indian origin woman was unveiled in London recently for her services in France during WorId War II. Her name IS Balbir Kaur a)
b) c) d)

145. 'Horse latitudes' are characterized by 1. High pressure condition

Noor Inayat Khan Dalip Kaur Nargis Fatima

2. Subsidence and piling of air 3. Calm condition with feeble winds

Select the correct featUre/s from the above using the code below: a) b) c) d) Paper-I 1 and 2 only 2 and 3 only 2 only 1, 2 and 3
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149. Immediately after Sandy which new storm caused heavy rains in New York? Morris a) Laurin b) c) Athena d) Terry

150. Doldrums is a zone of a) b) c) d) Mid latitudes Inter-tropical convergence Inter-tropical divergence Sub-polar
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