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GeneralStudies(Prelims)Paper2005
October8,2014
Q1ConsiderthefollowingstatementsconcerningtheIndian
Railways.
1.TheHeadQuartersoftheNorthWesternRailwayarelocatedat
Jodhpur.
2.Indrailpassatravelasyoupleasetickethasbeencreated
especiallyforfreedomandsportspersonswhohaverepresented
Indiainanygame/sport.
3.FairyQueenisatrainusingtheworldsoldestworkingengineand
theIndianrailwaysconductajourneyofwildlifeandheritagesites
onit.
Whichoftheabovestatementsis/arecorrect?
(a)2only
(b)3only
(c)1and2
(d)None
Q2300personsareparticipatinginameeting,outofwhich120are
foreigners,andtherestareIndians.OutoftheIndians,thereare
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110menwhoarenotjudges160aremenorjudges,and35are
womenjudges.HowmanyIndianwomenattendedthemeeting?
(a)35
(b)45
(c)55
(d)60
Q3Thereare6persons:A,B,C,D,EandF
Ahas3itemsmorethanC
Dhas4itemslessthanB
Ehas6itemslessthanF
Chas2itemsmorethanE
Fhas3itemsmorethanD
Whichoneofthefollowingfigurescannotbeequaltothetotal
numberofitemspossessedbyallthe6persons?
(a)41
(b)47
(c)53
(d)58
Q4Tenidenticalparticlesaremovingrandomlyinsideaclosedbox.
Whatistheprobabilitythatatanygivenpointoftimealltheten
particleswillbelyinginthesamehalfofthebox?
(a)1/2
(b)1/5
(c)2/9
(d)2/11
Q5Anequilateraltriangularplateistobecutintonnumberof
identicalsmallequilateraltriangularplates.Whichoneofthe
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followingcanbepossiblevalueofn?
(a)196
(b)216
(c)256
(d)296
Q6Thereare10identicalcoinsandeachoneofthemhasH
engravedonitsonefaceandTengravedonitsotherface.These
10coinsarelyingonatableandeachoneofthemhasHfaceas
theupperface.
Inoneattempt,exactlyfour(neithermorenorless)coinscanbe
turnedupsidedown.Whatistheminimumtotalnumberofattempts
inwhichtheTfacesofallthe10coinscanbebroughttobethe
upperfaces?
(a)4
(b)7
(c)8
(d)Notpossible
Q7WhichofthefollowingStatesborderUttarPradesh?
1.Punjab
2.Rajasthan
3.Chattisgarh
4.Jharkhand
Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodegivenbelow.
(a)1,2,3and4
(b)2,3and4
(c)1and4
(d)1and3
Q8WhichoneofthefollowingcitiesistheseatofParliamentof
SouthAfrica?
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(a)Pretoria
(b)Durban
(c)Johannesburg
(d)CapeTown
Q9Whichoneofthefollowingpairsisnotcorrectlymatched?
BritishPrimeMinister
PoliticalParty
(a)JohnMajor
ConservativeParty
(b)JamesCallaghan
LabourParty
(c)HaroldWilson
ConservativeParty
(d)MargaretThatcher ConservativeParty
Q10MatchitemsintheListI(Location)withthoseintheListII
(Knownfor/inNewsfor)andselectthecorrectanswerusingthe
codesgivenbelowthelists:
ListI
ListII
A.Kakinanda
1.SkybusMetrorailTestrun
B.DundigalUnit
2.ITCpaperboard
C.Margao
3.Biodiesalplant
D.Bhadrachalam 4.IndianAirForceAcademy
Codes:
ABCD
(a)2143
(b)3412
(c)2413
(d)3142
Q11Inwhichoneofthefollowingcountries,isTamilamajor
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language?
(a)Myanmar
(b)Indonesia
(c)Mauritius
(d)Singapore
Q12Whichoneofthefollowingisthecorrectsequenceofthegiven
IndianCitiesinthedecreasingorderoftheirnormalannualrainfall?
(a)KochiKolkataDelhiPatna
(b)KolkataKochiPatnaDelhi
(c)KochiKolkataPatnaDelhi
(d)KolkataKochiDelhiPatna
Q13MatchListI(City)withListII(River)andselectthecorrect
answerusingthecodegivenbelowthelists:
ListI
ListII
A.WashingtonDC 1.RiverManzanares
B.Berlin
2.RiverSeine
C.Paris
3.RiverSpree
D.Madrid
4.RiverPotomac
Codes:
ABCD
(a)2341
(b)4123
(c)2143
(d)4321
Q14Considerthefollowing:
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1.TheconstitutionoftheUnitedStatesofAmericacameintoforce
intheyear1810.
2.AllrevenuebillsmustoriginateintheHouseofthe
RepresentativesoftheUScongress.
3.GeorgeW.BushistheonlyPresidentinthehistoryoftheUnited
StatesofAmericawhosefatherwasalsothepresidentoftheUnited
StatesofAmerica.
Whichoftheabovestatementsis/arecorrect?
(a)1only
(b)2only
(c)1and2
(d)2and3
Q15Virtualwatertradeisbeinglookedatbyexpertsasasolutionto
theworldswatercrisis.Whatdoesvirtualwater(VW)imply?
(a)Volumeofheavywaterrequiredtoreplaceordinarywater.
(b)Volumeofwaterrequiredtoproduceacommodity
(c)Volumeofwatersavedbyusingrainwaterharvesting
(d)Volumeofwaterutilizedbyaneffectivefloodcontrol.
Q16Considerthefollowingstatements:
1.SecondWorldBuddhistSummitwasheldinBangkokin
NovemberDecember,2004.
2.WorldPunjabiConferencewasheldinJalandharinDecember,
2004
3.4thMeetingoftheSAARCTradeMinisterswasheldinIslamabad
inNovember,2004.
Whichofthestatementsis/arecorrect?
(a)3only
(b)1and2
(c)2and3
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(d)1,2and3
Q17Considerthefollowingstatements:
1.TheParliamentofRussiaiscalledFederalAssembly.
2.CounciloftheFederationintheRussianParliamentisthelower
house.
3.ThenameoftheupperhouseintheRussianParliamentisState
Duma.
Whichofthestatementsis/arecorrect?
(a)1,2and3
(b)1and2
(c)2and3
(d)1only
Q18Considerthefollowingstatements:
1.GreatBritainComprisesEngland,Wales,ScotlandandNorthern
Ireland.
2.Englandcoveslessthan60%ofthetotalareaoftheUnited
Kingdom.
Whichofthestatementsis/arecorrect?
(a)1only
(b)2only
(c)Both1and2
(d)Neither1nor2
Q19Considerthefollowingstatements:
1.Duringtheprocessofosmosis,thesolventtravelsfromthe
concentratedsolutiontothedilutesolution.
2.Inthereverseosmosis,externalpressureisappliedtothedilute
solution.
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Whichofthestatementsis/arecorrect?
(a)1only
(b)2only
(c)Both1and2
(d)Neither1nor2
Q20Considerthefollowingstatements:
1.PovertyReductionandGrowthFacility(PRGF)hasbeen
establishedbytheInternationalDevelopmentAssociation(IDA)to
providefurtherassistancetolowincomecountriesfacinghighlevel
ofindebtedness.
2.SingaporeRegionalTrainingInstitute(STI)isoneoftheinstitutes
thatprovidestraininginmacroeconomicanalysisandpolicy,and
relatedsubjectsasapartofprogrammeoftheIMFinstitute.
Whichofthestatementsis/arecorrect?
(a)1only
(b)2only
(c)Both1and2
(d)Neither1nor2
Q21Considerthefollowingstatements:
1.Sensexisbasedon50ofthemostimportantstocksavailableon
theBombayStockExchange(BSE)
2.ForcalculatingtheSensex,alltheSensexstocksareassigned
proportionalweightage.
3.NewYorkStockExchangeistheoldeststockexchangeinthe
world.
Whichofthestatementsis/arecorrect?
(a)2only
(b)1and3
(c)2and3
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(d)None
Q22Considerthefollowingstatements:
1.TheHeadquartersoftheInternationalOrganisationfor
StandardizationarelocatedinRome.
2.ISO9000isrelatedtothequalitymanagementsystemand
standards.
3.ISO14000relatestoenvironmentalmanagementsystem
standards.
Whichofthestatementsis/arecorrect?
(a)1,2and3
(b)3only
(c)2and3
(d)None
Q23Considerthefollowingstatements:
1.IntheFirstRoundTableConference,Dr.Ambedkardemanded
separateelectoratesforthedepressedclasses.
2.InthePoonaAct,specialprovisionsforrepresentationofthe
depressedpeopleinthelocalbodiesandcivilservicesweremade.
3.TheIndianNationalCongressdidnottakepartintheThirdRound
TableConference.
Whichofthestatementsis/arecorrect?
(a)1and2
(b)2and3
(c)1and3
(d)1,2and3
Q24Considerthefollowingstatements:
1.IshwarChandraVidyasagarfoundedtheBethuneSchoolat
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Calcuttawiththemainaimofencouragingeducationforwomen.
2.BankimChandraChattopadhyaywasthefirstgraduateofthe
CalcuttaUniversity.
3.KeshavChandraSenscampaignagainstSatiledtothe
enactmentofalawtobanSatibythethenGovernorGeneral.
Whichofthestatementsis/arecorrect?
(a)1only
(b)1and2
(c)2and3
(d)1,2and3
Q25WhoamongthefollowingrepealedtheVernacularPressAct?
(a)LordDufferin
(b)LordRipon
(c)LordCurzon
(d)LordHardinge
Q26Whereisthevolcanicmountain,MountSt.Helenslocated?
(a)Chile
(b)Japan
(c)Philippines
(d)USA
Q27Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnotcorrect?
(a)TheWesternGhatsarerelativelyhigherintheirnorthernregion.
(b)TheAnaiMudiisthehighestpeakintheWesternGhats.
(c)TapiriverliestothesouthofSatpura.
(d)TheNarmadaandtheTapirivervalleysaresaidtobeoldrift
valleys.
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Q28GandhiSagarDamisapartofwhichoneofthefollowing?
(a)ChambalProject
(b)KosiProject
(c)DamadorValleyProject
(d)BhakraNangalProject
Q29Whichoneofthefollowingisthecorrectsequenceofthegiven
hillsstartingfromthenorthandgoingtowardsthesouth?
(a)NallamalaiHillsNilgiriHillsJavadiHillsAnaimalaiHills
(b)AnaimalaiHillsJavadiHillsNilgiriHillsNallamalaiHills
(c)NallamalaiHillsJavadiHillsNilgiriHillsAnaimalaiHills
(d)AnaimalaiHillsNilgiriHillsJavadiHillsNallamalaiHills
Q30WhichoneofthefollowingisnotaBiosphereReserve?
(a)Agasthyamalai
(b)Nallamalai
(c)Nilgiri
(d)Panchmarhi
Q31Assertion(A):
ThesamefaceoftheMoonisalwayspresentedtotheEarth.
Reason(R):
TheMoonrotatesaboutitsownaxisin23dayswhichisaboutthe
sametimethattakestoorbittheEarth.
(a)Both(A)and(R)areindividuallytrueandRisthecorrect
explanationofA
(b)Both(A)and(R)areindividuallytrueandRisnotthecorrect
explanationofA
(c)AistruebutRisfalse
(d)AisfalsebutRistrue
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Q32Assertion(A):
ExistenceofhumanlifeonVenusishighlyimprobable.
Reason(R):
Venushasextremelyhighlevelofcarbondioxideinitsatmosphere.
(a)Both(A)and(R)areindividuallytrueandRisthecorrect
explanationofA
(b)Both(A)and(R)areindividuallytrueandRisnotthecorrect
explanationofA
(c)AistruebutRisfalse
(d)AisfalsebutRistrue
Q33Assertion(A):
Alltheproteinsinourfoodaredigestedinsmallintestineonly.
Reason(R):
TheProteindigestingenzymesfrompancreasarereleasedinto
smallintestine.
(a)Both(A)and(R)areindividuallytrueandRisthecorrect
explanationofA
(b)Both(A)and(R)areindividuallytrueandRisnotthecorrect
explanationofA
(c)AistruebutRisfalse
(d)AisfalsebutRistrue
Q34Assertion(A):
Amoebaisreproducedbyfission.
Reason(R):
Allunicellularorganismsarereproducedbyasexualmethods.
(a)Both(A)and(R)areindividuallytrueandRisthecorrect
explanationofA
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(b)Both(A)and(R)areindividuallytrueandRisnotthecorrect
explanationofA
(c)AistruebutRisfalse
(d)AisfalsebutRistrue
Q35Assertion(A):
Windpatternsareclockwiseinthenorthernhemisphereand
anticlockwiseinthesouthernhemisphere.
Reason(R):
Thedirectionsofwindpatternsinthenorthernandthesouthern
hemispherearegovernedbytheCorioliseffect.
(a)Both(A)and(R)areindividuallytrueandRisthecorrect
explanationofA
(b)Both(A)and(R)areindividuallytrueandRisnotthecorrect
explanationofA
(c)AistruebutRisfalse
(d)AisfalsebutRistrue
Q36Assertion(A):
ThemainconstituentoftheLiquefiedPetroleumGasismethane.
Reason(R):
Methanecanbeuseddirectlyforburninginhomesandfactories
whereitcanbesuppliedthroughpipelines.
(a)Both(A)and(R)areindividuallytrueandRisthecorrect
explanationofA
(b)Both(A)and(R)areindividuallytrueandRisnotthecorrect
explanationofA
(c)AistruebutRisfalse
(d)AisfalsebutRistrue
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Q37Assertion(A):
Thepersonwithdiabetesinsipidusfeelsthirsty.
Reason(R):
Apersonwithdiabetesinsipidussuffersfromexcesssecretionof
vasopressin.
(a)Both(A)and(R)areindividuallytrueandRisthecorrect
explanationofA
(b)Both(A)and(R)areindividuallytrueandRisnotthecorrect
explanationofA
(c)AistruebutRisfalse
(d)AisfalsebutRistrue
Q38Whichpairsarecorrectlymatched?
1.ChampadeviShukla:GoldmanEnvironmentalprize
2.Dr.P.SriRamachanrudu:VachaspatiPuraskar
3.ElaRameshBhatt:LalBahadurShastriNationalAwardfor
ExcellenceinPublicAdministration,AcademicsandManagement
4.UpamanyuChatterjee:LalitKalaRatnaAward
Selectthecorrectanswer:
(a)1and2
(b)1,2and3
(c)3and4
(d)1,2,3and4
Q39Considerthefollowingstatements:
1.ThenumberofpostofficesinIndiaisinexcessof1.3lakhs
2.BharatSancharNigamLimited(BSNL)wasformedintheyear
1997.
3.TelecomRegulatoryAuthorityofIndia(TRAI)wasestablishedin
theyear2000.
Whichofthestatementsis/arecorrect?
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(a)1,2and3
(b)1and2
(c)1only
(d)3only
Q40Considerthefollowingstatements:
1.TheManBookerPrizeisawardedtocitizenofanyofthe
countriesoftheBritishCommonwealthortheRepublicofIreland.
2.AleadingLondonbasedsoftwarecompanyunderwritestheMan
BookerPrizepresently.
3.ThewinneroftheManBookerPrizeinyear2004isaSouth
Asian.
Whichofthestatementsis/arecorrect?
(a)1only
(b)1and3
(c)2and3
(d)1,2and3
Q41Considerthefollowingstatements:
1.TheforestcoverinIndiaconstitutesaround20%ofits
geographicalarea.Outofthetotalforestcover,denseforest
constitutesaround40%.
2.TheNationalForestryActionProgrammeaimsatbringingone
thirdoftheareaofIndiaundertree/forestcover.
Whichofthestatementsis/arecorrect?
(a)1only
(b)2only
(c)Both1and2
(d)Neither1nor2
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Q42Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnotcorrect?
(a)ThereisnodefinitionoftheScheduledTribeintheConstitution
ofIndia.
(b)NorthEastIndiaaccountsforalittleoverhalfofthecountrys
tribalpopulation.
(c)ThepeopleknownasTodasliveintheNilgiriarea.
(d)LothaisalanguagespokeninNagaland.
Q43MatchListI(FamousFormerSportsperson)withListII
(Game/sports)andselectthecorrectanswerusingthecodegiven
belowthelists:
ListI
ListII
A.WallyGout 1.Swimming
B.Eusebio
2.LawnTennis
C.RodLaver
3.Cricket
D.MarkSpitz 4.Football
5.Basketball
ABCD
(a)3524
(b)2431
(c)3421
(d)2534
Q44MatchListI(LawnTennisTournament)withListII(Winnerof
WomenSingles)andselectthecorrectanswerusingthecodegiven
belowthelist:
ListI
ListII
A.FrenchOpen2004
1.SvetlanaKunetsova
B.Wimbledon2004
2.AnastasiaMyskina
C.USOpen2004
3.MariaSharapova
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D.AustralianOpen2004 4.SerenaWilliams
5.JustineHeninHardene
ABCD
(a)5142
(b)2315
(c)5312
(d)2145
Q45Considerthefollowing:
1.IndiaisthesecondcountryintheworldtoadoptaNationalFamily
PlanningProgramme
2.TheNationalPopulationPolicyofIndia2000seekstoachieve
replacementleveloffertilityby2010withapopulationof111crores.
3.KeralaisthefirststateinIndiatoachievereplacementlevelof
fertility.
Whichofthestatementsis/arecorrect?
(a)1only
(b)1and2
(c)2and3
(d)1,2and3
Q46TheConstitution(98thAmendment)Actisrelatedto:
(a)EmpoweringtheCentretolevyandappropriateservicetax
(b)TheconstitutionoftheNationalJudicialCommission
(c)Readjustmentofelectoralconstituenciesonthebasisofthe
PopulationCensus2001
(d)ThedemarcationofnewboundariesbetweenStates
Q47Whichoneofthefollowingisthecorrectstatementonthebasis
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ofCensus2001?
(a)BiharhasthehighestpercentageoftheScheduledCasteofits
population
(b)ThedecadalgrowthofpopulationofIndia(19912001)hasbeen
below20%
(c)MizoramistheIndianStatewiththeleastpopulation
(d)PondicherryhasthehighestsexrationamongtheUnion
Territories
Q48Considerthefollowing:
1.GlobalTrustBankhasbeenamalgamatedwiththePunjab
NationalBank.
2.TheSecondreportoftheKelkarCommitteedealingwithdirect
andindirecttaxeshasmaintaineditsoriginalrecommendation
includingtheabolitionofexemptionsrelatingtohousingloans.
Whichofthestatementsis/arecorrect?
(a)1only
(b)2only
(c)Both1and2
(d)Neither1nor2
Q49WherewasworldslargesteverMeetonHIV/AIDSheldinJuly,
2004?
(a)Bangkok
(b)Singapore
(c)NewYork
(d)Rome
Q50Whichofthestatementsiscorrect?
(a)ThefirstmeetingoftheParties(MOP1)totheCartagena
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ProtocolonBiosafelywasheldinPhilippinesintheyear2004.
(b)IndiaisnotasignatorytotheBiosafetyProtocol/Conventionon
BiologicalDiversity.
(c)TheBiosafetyProtocoldealswithgeneticallymodified
organisms.
(d)TheUnitedStatesofAmericaismemberoftheBiosafety
Protocol/ConventiononBiologicalDiversity.
Q51Whichpairsisnotcorrectlymatched?
CurrentName OldName
(a)Harare
Salisbury
(b)Ethiopia
Abyssinia
(c)Ghana
DutchGuiana
(d)Kinshasa
Leopoldville
Q52Considerthefollowing:
1.Areawise,ChattisgarhislargerthanWestBengal.
2.AccordingtothePopulation2001Census,PopulationofWest
BengalislargerthanthatofChattisgarh.
Whichofthestatementsis/arecorrect?
(a)1only
(b)2only
(c)Both1and2
(d)Neither1nor2
Q53Inwhichoneofthefollowingcountriesdidhundredofpeople
dieinyear2004asaresultoffloodingandmudslidestriggeredby
TropicalStormJeanne?
(a)Colombia
(b)Haiti
(c)Sudan
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(d)Ghana
Q54Considerthefollowingstatements:
1.SilentValleyNationalParkisintheNallamalairange.
2.PathrakkadavuHydroelectricprojectisproposedtobebuiltnear
theSilentValleyNationalPark.
3.TheKunthiriveroriginatesinSilentValleysrainforests.
Whichofthestatementsis/arecorrect?
(a)1and3
(b)2only
(c)2and3
(d)1,2and3
Q55WhoamongthefollowingisnotamemberoftheInvestment
CommissionformedinDecember,2004?
(a)RatanTata
(b)DeepakParekh
(c)AshokGanguly
(d)KumarmangalamBirla
Q56Considerthefollowingstatements:
1.Dengueisaprotozoandiseasetransmittedbymosquitoes.
2.RetroorbitalpainisnotasymptomofDengue.
3.Skinrashandbleedingfromnoseandgumsaresomeofthe
symptomsofDengue.
Whichofthestatementsis/arecorrect?
(a)1and2
(b)3only
(c)2only
(d)1and3
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Q57UnderwhichoneoftheMinistriesoftheGovernmentofIndia
doesthefoodandnutritionboardwork?
(a)MinistryofAgriculture
(b)MinistryofHealthandFamilyWelfare
(c)MinistryofHumanResourceDevelopment
(d)MinistryofRuralDevelopment
Q58Whichofthefollowingdiseasesofmilchinganimalsare
infectious?
1.FootandMouthdisease
2.Authraz
3.BlackQuarter
4.Cowpox
Selectthecorrectanswer:
(a)1,2and3
(b)2,3and4
(c)1and4
(d)1,2,3and4
Q59MatchitemsintheListI(PowerStation)withthoseintheListII
(State)andselectthecorrectanswerusingthecodesgivenbelow
thelist:
ListI
ListII
A.Kothagudem 1.AndhraPradesh
B.Raichur
2.Gujarat
C.Mettur
3.Karnataka
D.Wanakbori
4.TamilNadu
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ABCD
(a)4213
(b)1342
(c)4312
(d)1243
Q60Whichofthefollowingpairsisnotcorrectlymatched?
(a)Arjun:IndigenouslyproducedMainBattleTank(MBT)
(b)Phalcon:CruisemissilesuppliedbyRussiatoIndia
(c)Saras:Indigenouslydevelopedcivilianpassengeraircraft
(d)Operation:NewIndianNavalBaseatKarwarSeabird
Q61Considerthefollowingstatements:
1.LiquefiedNaturalGas(LNG)isliquefiedunderextremelycold
temperaturesandhighpressuretofacilitatestorageor
transportationinspeciallydesignedvessels.
2.FistLNGterminalinIndiawasbuiltinHassan.
3.NaturalGasLiquids(NGL)areseparatedfromLPGandthese
includeethane,propane,butaneandnaturalgasoline.
Whichofthestatementsis/arecorrect?
(a)1only
(b)1and3
(c)2and3
(d)1,2and3
Directions:(Q6265):Basedontheinformationgivenbelow,
answerthefourQswhichfollowit:
Gopal,Harsh,Inder,JaiandKrishanhaveAhmedabad,Bhopal,
Cuttak,DelhiandErnakulamastheirhometowns(Notnecessarilyin
thatorder)TheyarestudyinginEngineering,Medical,Commerce,
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EconomicsandHistoryColleges(Notnecessarilyinthatorder).
Noneofthefiveboysisstudyinginhishometown,buteachofthem
studiesinoneofthecitiesgivenabove.
Further,itisgiventhat:
(i)GopalshometownisErnakulam.
(ii)HarshisnotstudyinginAhmedabadorBhopal.
(iii)EconomicsCollegeisinBhopal.
(iv)IndershometownisCuttak.
(v)KrishnanisstudyinginDelhi.
(vi)JaiisstudyinginErnakulamandtheHistoryCollegeisinhis
hometownAhmedabad.
(viii)EngineeringCollegeissituatedinErnakulam.
BasedontheinformationgivenaboveanswerthenextfourQs:
Q62WhichisKrishnanshometown?
(a)Ahmedabad
(b)Cuttack
(c)Bhopal
(d)Cannotbedetermined
Q63WhichcollegeissituatedinIndershometown?
(a)Commerce
(b)Medical
(c)Economics
(d)CommerceorMedical
Q64WhostudiesinBhopal?
(a)Gopal
(b)Harsh
(c)GopalorInder
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(d)InderorHarsh
Q65IfInderstudiesinAhmedabad,thenwhichoneofthefollowing
isthecorrectcombinationofpersonHometownPlaceofStudy?
(a)GopalErnakulamDelhi
(b)JaiAhmedabadErnakulam
(c)KrishananDelhiErnakulam
(d)HarshBhopalDelhi
Q66Leftpanofafaultybalanceweights100grammorethanits
rightpan.Ashopkeeperkeepstheweightmeasureintheleftpan
whilebuyinggoodsbutkeepsitintherightpanwhilesellinghis
goods.Heusesonly1kgweightmeasure.Ifhesellshisgoodsat
thelistedcostprice,whatishisgain?
(a)200/11%
(b)100/11%
(c)100/9%
(d)200/9%
Q67OnarailwayroutebetweentwoplacesAandBthereare10
stationsontheway.If4newstationsaretobeadded,howmay
typesofnewticketswillberequiredifeachticketisissuedfora
onewayjourney?
(a)14
(b)48
(c)96
(d)108
Q68Aryanrunsataspeedon40metre/minute.Rahulfollowshim
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afteranintervalof5minutesandrunsataspeedof50
metre/minute.Rahulsdogrunsataspeedof60metre/minuteand
startsalongwithRahul.ThedogreachesAryanandthencomes
backtoRahul,andcontinuestodosotillRahulreachesAryan.
Whatisthetotaldistancecoveredbythedog?
(a)600metres
(b)750metres
(c)980metres
(d)1200metres
Q69Abigrectangularplotofarea4320m2isdividedinto3square
shapedsmallerplotsbyfencingparalleltothesmallersideofthe
plot.Howeversomeareaoflandwasstillleftasasquarecouldnot
beformed.So,3moresquareshapedplotswereformedbyfencing
paralleltothelongersideoftheoriginalplotsuchthatnoareaofthe
plotwasleftsurplus.Whatwasthedimensionsoftheoriginalplot?
(a)160mx27m
(b)240mx18m
(c)120mx36m
(d)135mx32m
Q70MatchListI(AtomicPowerPlants/HeavyWaterPlants)with
ListII(State)andselectthecorrectanswerusingthecodegiven
belowthelist:
ListI
ListII
A.Thai
1.AndhraPradesh
B.Manuguru 2.Gujarat
C.Kakrapar
3.Maharashtra
D.Kaiga
4.Rajasthan
5.Karnataka
ABCD
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(a)2145
(b)3521
(c)2541
(d)3125
Q71Whichoneofthefollowingisthecorrectsequenceofthegiven
substancesinthedecreasingorderoftheirdensities?
(a)Steel>Mercury>Gold
(b)Gold>Mercury>Steel
(c)Steel>Gold>Mercury
(d)Gold>Steel>Mercury
Q72OfwhichoneofthefollowinggamesisShanmugham
Venkateshanoutstandingplayer?
(a)TableTennis
(b)Hockey
(c)Football
(d)Basketball
Q732menand1womenboardabusinwhich5seatsarevacant.
Oneofthesefiveseatsisreservedforladies.Awomanmayormay
notsitontheseatreservedforladiesbutamancannotsitonthe
seatreservedforladies.Inhowmaydifferentwayscanthefive
seatsbeoccupiedbythesethreepassengers?
(a)15
(b)36
(c)48
(d)60
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Q74Considerthefollowingstatements:
1.TheConstitutionofIndiahas20parts.
2.Thereare390articlesintheConstitutionofIndiainall.
3.Ninth,Tenth,EleventhandTwelfthScheduleswereaddedtothe
ConstitutionofIndiabytheConstitution(Amendment)Acts.
Whichofthestatementsis/arecorrect?
(a)1and2
(b)2only
(c)3only
(d)1,2and3
Q75WhoamongthefollowingwastheChairmanoftheUnion
ConstitutionCommitteeoftheConstituentAssembly?
(a)B.R.Ambedkar
(b)J.B.Kripalani
(c)JawaharlalNehru
(d)AlladiKrishanaswamiAyyar
Q76Whichpairsiscorrectlymatched?
(a)SouthAirCommand:Thiruvananthapuram
(b)EasternNavalCommand:Visakhapatnam
(c)ArmouredCorpsCentreandSchool:Jabalpur
(d)ArmyMedicalCorpsCentreandSchool:Lucknow
Q77Whichpairsarecorrectlymatched?
Publication
Group
1.Sportstar
TheHindupublication
2.BusinessWorld ABP
3.TheWeek
MalayalaManorama
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4.ReadersDigest IndianExpress
Selectthecorrectanswer:
(a)1,2,3and4
(b)1,2and3
(c)2and4
(d)1and3
Q78Whichpairsarecorrectlymatched?
Enterprises
IndustrialGroup
1.VSNL
Bharti
2.MundraSpecialEconomicLtd. SoneAdani
3.CMCLtd.
Tata
4.IPCL
Reliance
Selectthecorrectanswer:
(a)1,2and3
(b)3and4
(c)1,2and4
(d)2,3and4
Q79InwhichcountryisBandung,wheretheconferenceofAfrican
andAsiannationswasheldwhichledtoestablishingNonAligned
Movement(NAM)situated?
(a)Thailand
(b)Egypt
(c)Indonesia
(d)Philippines
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Q80MatchitemsintheListI(Businesswoman)withthoseinthe
ListII(Company)andselectthecorrectanswerusingthecode
givenbelowthelist:
ListI
ListII
A.ZiaMody
1.VenkateshwaraHatcheries
B.AnuradhaJ.Desai
2.AZB&Partners
C.VilloMorawalaPatell 3.QuantumMarketResearch
D.MeenaKaushik
4.AvesthaGengraineTechnologies
5.BioconIndia
ABCD
(a)4153
(b)2341
(c)4351
(d)2143
Q81Asquareisdividedinto9identicalsmallersquares.Six
identicalballsaretobeplacedinthesesmallersquaressuchthat
eachofthethreerowsgetsatleastoneball(oneballinonesquare
only).Inhowmanydifferentwayscanthisbedone?
(a)27
(b)36
(c)54
(d)81
Q82Thereare6personsA,B,C,D,EandF.Theyaretobeseated
inarowsuchthatBneversitsanywhereaheadofAandCnever
sitsanywhereaheadofB.Inhowmanydifferentwayscanthisbe
done?
(a)60
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(b)72
(c)120
(d)Noneoftheabove
Q83Forwhichoneofthefollowingitems,isTirupurwellknownasa
hugeexportertomanypartsoftheworld?
(a)GemsandJewellery
(b)Leathergoods
(c)Knittedgarments
(d)Handcrafts
Q84Whichpairsiscorrectlymatched?
Project
Company
(a)IntegratedSteelPlantatJaipur
SteelAuthority
(Orissa)
(b)PowerPlantatJamnagar
EssarPower
(Gujarat)
(c)NabinagarPowerPlant(Bihar)
IndianRailways
(d)KayamkulomPowerPlant(Kerala) NationalThermalPower
Corporation
Q85Considerthefollowingstatements:
1.Indiaistheonlycountryintheworldproducingallthefiveknown
commercialvarietiesofsilk.
2.Indiaisthelargestproducerofsugarintheworld.
Whichofthestatementsgivenaboveis/arecorrect?
(a)1only
(b)2only
(c)Both1and2
(d)Neither1nor2
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Q86WhoseautobiographyisthebookMymusic.MyLife?
(a)PanditShivKumarSharma
(b)UstadAmjadAliKhan
(c)PanditRaviShankar
(d)UstadZakirHussain
Q87WheredotheSahariyaTribals,whowererecentlyinthenews,
live?
(a)AndhraPradesh
(b)Assam
(c)Rajasthan
(d)Orissa
Q88WhichcountriesplayedintheLawnTennisDavisCupFinalin
theyear2004?
(a)SwitzerlandandUnitedStatesofAmerica
(b)SpainandUnitedStatesofAmerica
(c)AustraliaandArgentina
(d)SwedenandBelgium
Q89Whichoneofthefollowingisthecorrectchronologicalorderof
thebattlesfoughtinIndiainthe18thCentury?
(a)BattleofWandiwashBattleofBuzarBattleofAmburBattleof
Plassey
(b)BattleofAmburBattleofPlasseyBattleofWandiwashBattleof
Buxar
(c)BattleofWandiwashBattleofPlasseyBattleofAmburBattleof
Buxar
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(d)BattleofAmburBattleofBuxarBattleofWandiwashBattleof
Plassey
Q90Considerthefollowing:
1.WarrenHastingswasthefirstGovernorGeneralwhoestablished
aregularpoliceforceinIndiaontheBritishpattern.
2.ASupremeCourtwasestablishedatCalcuttabytheRegulating
Act,1773.
3.TheIndianPenalCodecameintoeffectintheyear1860.
Whichofthestatementsis/arecorrect?
(a)1and2
(b)2and3
(c)1and3
(d)1,2and3
Q91Considerthefollowingstatements:
TheGovernmentofIndiaAct,1935providedfor
1.Theprovincialautonomy.
2.TheestablishmentofFederalCourt.
3.AllIndiaFederationatthecentre.
Whichofthestatementsis/arecorrect?
(a)1and2
(b)2and3
(c)1and3
(d)1,2and3
Q92Whoamongthefollowingwasnotacontemporaryoftheother
three?
(a)Bimbsara
(b)GautamaBuddha
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(c)Milinda
(d)Prasenjit
Q93Pneumoconiosisafflictstheworkerswhoworksmainlyin:
(a)Tanneries
(b)Coalminingindustry
(c)Distilleries
(d)Glassindustry
Q94WhichoneofthefollowingisthelandmarkperformanceofDr.
V.MohanReddy,anIndianbornDoctorworkinginUSA,during
February,2003?
(a)Researchonhumanstemcellwhichislikelytorevolutionise
treatmentofdeadlydiseaselikecancer.
(b)Successfulopenheartprocedurecalledarterialswitchperformed
onaninfant.
(c)Researchongeneticengineeringwhichcanhelpintreatmentof
deadlydiseaselikeAIDS.
(d)Successfulbrainsurgerytorevivethefunctionofnearlydead
brainofaprematureborninfant.
Q95Considerthefollowingstatements:
1.Theaxisoftheearthmagneticfieldisinclinedat23tothe
geographicaxisoftheearth.
2.Theearthsmagneticpoleinthenorthernhemisphereislocated
onapeninsulainnorthernCanada.
3.EarthsmagneticequatorpassesthroughThumnainSouthIndia.
Whichofthestatementsis/arecorrect?
(a)1,2and3
(b)2and3
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(c)2only
(d)3only
Q96Whatistheorderofmagnitudeofelectricresistanceofthe
humanbody(dry)?
(a)102ohm
(b)104ohm
(c)106ohm
(d)108ohm
Q97Considerthefollowingstatements:
1.Ageostationarysatelliteisatanapproximateheightof10000km.
2.FMtransmissionofmusicisofverygoodqualitybecausethe
atmosphericormanmadenoiseswhicharegenerallyfrequency
variationscandolittleharm.
Whichofthestatementsis/arecorrect?
(a)1only
(b)2only
(c)Both1and2
(d)Neither1nor2
Q98Considerthefollowingstatements:
1.Anhydroussodiumcarbonateiscommonlyknownasbaking
soda.
2.Bakingsodaisusedinfireextinguishers.
3.BleachingpowderismanufacturedinHasencleverplant.
Whichofthestatementsis/arecorrect?
(a)1,2and3
(b)2and3
(c)3only
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(d)1and2
Q99Considerthefollowingstatements:
1.Duringtheyear2004,Indiasforeignexchangereservesdidnot
exceedthe125billionU.S.dollarmark.
2.TheSeriesofindexnumbersofwholesalepricesintroducedfrom
April,2000hastheyear199394asbaseyear.
Whichofthestatementsis/arecorrect?
(a)1only
(b)2only
(c)Both1and2
(d)Neither1nor2
Q100WhoamongthefollowingisthepresidentoftheFICCI?
(a)SunilMittal
(b)BrijmohanLalMunal
(c)OnkarS.Kunwar
(d)VivekBurman
Q101WhichpartywasfoundedbySubhashChandraBoseinthe
year1939afterhebrokeawayfromtheCongress?
(a)IndianFreedomParty
(b)AzadHindFauj
(c)Revolutionary
(d)ForwardBlock
Q102MatchListI(DistinguishedPerson)withListII(AreaofWork)
andselectthecorrectanswerusingthecodegivenbelowthelist:
ListI
ListII
A.B.V.Rao
1.AutomobileManufacture
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B.C.K.Prahalad 2.FisheriesEconomy
C.JohnKurien
3.InformationTechnologyandSoftware
D.KiranKarnik
4.PoultryFarming
5.ManagementScience
ABCD
(a)2513
(b)4325
(c)2315
(d)4523
Q103
Considerthefollowingstatements:
1.TheCharteroftheUnitedNationsOrganizationwasadoptedat
Geneva,SwitzerlandinJune,1945.
2.IndiawasadmittedtotheUnitedNationsOrganizationintheyear
1945.
3.TheTrusteeshipCounciloftheUnitedNationsOrganizationwas
establishedtomanagetheaffairsofterritoriesdetachedfromJapan
andItalyaftertheSecondWorldWarorsuchterritoriesnotunder
thecontrolofacountryatthattime.
Whichofthestatementsis/arecorrect?
(a)1,2and3
(b)2only
(c)2and3
(d)3only
Q104MatchListI(DistinguishedPerson)withListII
(Achievement/Knownas)andselectthecorrectanswerusingthe
codegivenbelowthelist:
ListI
ListII
A.GuenterGrass
1.FirstwomanPrimeMinisterofCanada
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Huddleston
C.DickyDolma
3.Leadingcampaigneragainstapartheidinsouth
Africa
D.KimCampbell
4.YoungestwomantoclimbtheMt.Everest
5.Americanviolinist
ABCD
(a)5321
(b)2341
(c)5342
(d)2413
Q105Whichoneofthefollowingcountriesdoesnothaveborder
withLithuania?
(a)Poland
(b)Ukraine
(c)Belarus
(d)Latvia
Q106WherearetheBalearicIslandslocated?
(a)MediterraneanSea
(b)BlackSea
(c)BalticSea
(d)NorthSea
Q107Whichoneofthefollowingisthecorrectsequenceofthe
giventownofPakistanwhilemovingfromtheNorthtowardsthe
South?
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(a)IslamabadGujranwalaPeshawarMultan
(b)PeshawarGujranwalaMultanIslamabad
(c)PeshawarIslamabadGujranwalaMultan
(d)IslamabadMultanPeshawarGujranwala
Q108Whichpairsiscorrectlymatched?
(a)Bahamas
Nassau
(b)CostaRica
SanJose
(c)Nicaragua
Belmopan
(d)DominicanRepublic SantoDomingo
Q109Considerthefollowingsites/monuments:
1.ChampanerPavagadhArchaeologicalPark
2.ChhatrapatiShivajiRailwayStation,Mumbai
3.Mamallapuram
4.SunTemple(KonarkTemple)
WhichoftheaboveareincludeintheWorldHeritageListof
UNESCO?
(a)1,2and3
(b)1,3and4
(c)2and4
(d)1,2,3and4
Q110WhichoneofthefollowingairportsinIndiaisthefirsttobe
ownedbypubliclimitedcompany?
(a)DambolinAirport,Goa
(b)CochinAirport
(c)HyderabadAirport
(d)BangaloreAirport
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Q111WhichoneofthefollowingwasprobedbytheLiberhan
Commission?
(a)TestCricketmatchfixing
(b)BestBakeryCase
(c)TehelkaTapesCase
(d)DemolitionofthedisputedstructureatAyodhya
Q112Whichoneofthefollowingisthecorrectstatement?
(a)ThemodernKochiwasaDutchcolonytillIndiasindependence.
(b)TheDutchdefeatedthePortugueseandbuiltFortWilliamsinthe
modernKochi.
(c)ThemodernKochiwasfirstaDutchcolonybeforethe
Portuguesetookoverfromthem.
(d)ThemodernKochineverbecameapartoftheBritishcolony.
Q113MatchListI(Person)withListII(Organisation)andselectthe
correctanswerusingthecodegivenbelowthelist:
ListI
ListII
A.V.R.S.Natrajan BharatHeavyElectricalsLimited
B.A.K.Puri
AirIndia
C.V.Thulasidas
MarutiUdyogLimited
D.JagdishKumar
BharatEarthMoversLimited
IndianSpaceResearchOrganisation
ABCD
(a)2351
(b)4123
(c)2153
(d)4321
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Q114Whichoneofthefollowingstatementsisnotcorrect?
(a)RourkelaSteelPlant,thefirstintegratedsteelplantinthePublic
sectorofIndiawassetupwiththeSovietUnioncollaboration.
(b)SalemSteelPlantisapremierproducerofstainlesssteelin
India.
(c)MaharashtraEletrosmeltLtdisasubsidiaryoftheSteelAuthority
ofIndiaLtd.
(d)VisakhapatnamSteelPlantisaunitoftheRashtriyaIspatNigam
Ltd.
Q115Whichoneofthefollowingcompanieshasstartedarural
marketingnetworkcalledechaupals?
(a)ITC
(b)Dabur
(c)Proctor&Gamble
(d)HindustanLever
Q116Forwhichoneofthefollowing,isSatarawellknown?
(a)Thermalpowerplant
(b)Windenergyplant
(c)Hydroelectricplant
(d)Nuclearpowerplant
Q117Considerthefollowingstatements:
1.Vigyanrailisascienceexhibitiononwheelsorganizedbythe
CouncilScientificandindustrialResearch.
2.VigyanPrasarisanautonomousbodyundertheMinistryof
HumanResourceDevelopment.
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3.EDUSAT,theISROseducationalsatellitewaslaunchedfrom
FrenchGuyana2004.
Whichoftheabovestatementsaretrue?
(a)1,2&3
(b)1&2
(c)2&3
(d)None
Q118Considerthefollowingstatements:
1.Article301pertainstotheRighttoProperty.
2.RighttoPropertyisalegalrightbutnotafundamentalright.
3.Article300AwasinsertedintheConstitutionofIndiabythe
CongressGovernmentattheCenterbythe44lhConstitutional
Amendment.
Whichoftheabovestatementsaretrue?
(a)2only
(b)2&3
(c)1&3
(d)1,2and3
Q119Considerthefollowingstatements:
1.TheParliamentcannotenlargethejurisdictionoftheSupreme
CourtofIndiaasitsjurisdictionislimitedtothatconferredbythe
Constitution.
2.TheofficersandservantsoftheSupremeCourtandHighCourts
areappointedbytheconcernedChiefJusticeandtheadministrative
expensesarechargedontheConsolidatedFundofIndia.
Whichofthestatementsis/arecorrect?
(a)1only
(b)2only
(c)Both1and2
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(d)Neither1nor2
Q120AccordingtotheCensus2001,whichoneofthefollowing
IndianStateshasthemaximumpopulationinIndiaafterUttar
Pradesh?
(a)WestBengal
(b)Maharashtra
(c)Bihar
(d)TamilNadu
Q121ItaipuDambuiltontheRiverParanaisoneofthelargest
damsintheworld.Whichofthefollowingtwocountrieshavethisas
ajointproject?
(a)BrazilandPeru
(b)ParaguayandEcuador
(c)BrazilandParaguay
(d)ColombiaandParaguay
Q122Considerthefollowingstatement:
1.Thereare25HighCourtsinIndia.
2.Punjab,HaryanaandtheUnionTerritoryofChandigarhhavea
commonHighCourt.
3.NationalCapitalTerritoryofDelhihasaHighCourtofitsown.
Whichoftheabovestatementsis/arecorrect?
(a)2and3
(b)1and2
(c)1,2and3
(d)3only
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Q123Whichoneofthefollowingcitiesisnotaformercapitalofthe
givencountry(countrygiveninthebrackets)?
(a)Karachi(Pakistan)
(b)Auckland(NewZealand)
(c)Kyoto(Japan)
(d)Brisbane(Australia)
Q124Considerthefollowingstatements:
(1)Totallandareaofearthisapproximately1475lakhsquare
kilometers.
(2)Ratiooflandareatowaterareaofearthisapproximately1:4.
(3)MaximumpercentageofearthswaterisinthePacificOcean.
Whichofthestatementsgivenaboveisarecorrect?
(a)1and3
(b)2and3
(c)1only
(d)3only
Q125Considerthefollowingstatements:
1.KyotoProtocolcameintoforceintheyear2005.
2.KyotoProtocoldealsprimarilywiththedepletionoftheOzone
layer.
3.Methaneasagreenhousegasismoreharmfulthancarbon
dioxide.
Whichofthestatementsis/arecorrect?
(a)1and2
(b)1and3
(c)1only
(d)3only
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Q126Whichoneofthefollowingpairsisnotcorrectlymatched?
(a)SeikanRailTunnel:China
(b)PetronasTower:Malaysia
(c)ApalachianTrail:UnitedStatesofAmerica
(d)RogunDam:Tajikistan
Q127Whichoneofthefollowingisthecorrectsequenceofthe
givenContinentsinthedecreasingorderoftheirpercentageof
earthsland?
(a)NorthAmericaAfricaSouthAmericaEurope
(b)AfricaNorthAmericaSouthAmericaEurope
(c)NorthAmericaAfricaEuropeSouthAmerica
(d)AfricaNorthAmericaEuropeSouthAmerica
Q128MatchitemsintheListI(Country)withthoseintheListII
(NameofParliament)andselectthecorrectanswerusingthecode
givenbelowthelists:
ListI
ListII
(A)Netherlands (1)Diet
(B)Ukraine
(2)StatesGeneral
(C)Poland
(3)SupremeCouncil
(D)Japan
(4)Sejm
ABCD
(a)4123
(b)2341
(c)4321
(d)2143
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Q129Forwhichoneofthefollowingcountries,isSpanishnotan
officiallanguage?
(a)Chile
(b)Colombia
(c)RepublicofCongo
(d)Cuba
Q130WhoamongthefollowingisnotarecipientoftheBharat
RatnaAward?
(a)UstadBismillahKhan
(b)SatyajitRay
(c)LataMangeshkar
(d)RajKapoor
Q131MatchListI(NationalPark/WildlifeSanctuary)withListII
(State)andselectthecorrectanswerusingthecodegivenbelowthe
list:
ListI
ListII
(A)BondleWildlifeSanctuary
(1)Orissa
(B)KangerghatNationalPark
(2)Assam
(C)OrangSanctuary
(3)Chhattisgarh
(D)UshakothiWildlifeSanctuary (4)Goa
(5)Tripura
ABCD
(a)2153
(b)4321
(c)2351
(d)4123
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Q132Considerthefollowing:
1.Disputeswithmobilecellularcompanies.
2.Motoraccidentcases
3.Pensioncases
ForwhichoftheaboveareLokAdalatsheld?
(a)1only
(b)1and2
(c)2only
(d)1,2and3
Q133WhichoneofthefollowingisnotanASEANmember?
(a)Cambodia
(b)China
(c)Laos
(d)Philippines
Q134Recently,towhichofthefollowingcountriesdidIndiaofferto
buildBuddhaTemple?
(a)China
(b)Myanmar
(c)Thailand
(d)Vietnam
Q135WhoamongthefollowingwasaproponentofFabianismasa
movement?
(a)AnnieBeasant
(b)A.O.Hume
(c)MichaelMadhusudanDutt
(d)R.PalmeDutt
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Q136WhatwasKomagataMaru?
(a)ApoliticalpartybasedinTaiwan
(b)PeasantcommunistleaderofChina
(c)AnavalshiponvoyagetoCanada
(d)AChinesevillagewhereMaoTseTungbeganhisLongmarch
Q137WhereweretheGhadarrevolutionaries,whobecameactive
duringtheoutbreakoftheWorldWarIbased?
(a)CentralAmerica
(b)NorthAmerica
(c)WestAmerica
(d)SouthAmerica
Q138Considerthefollowingstatements:
OntheeveoflaunchofQuitIndiaMovement,MahatmaGandhi
1.askedthegovernmentservantstoresign.
2.askedthesoldierstoleavetheirposts
3.askedthePrincesofthePrincelyStatestoacceptthesovereignty
oftheirownpeople.
Whichoftheabovestatementsis/arecorrect?
(a)1and2
(b)2and3
(c)3only
(d)1,2and3
Q139InwhichoneofthefollowingprovinceswasaCongress
ministrynotformedundertheActof1935?
(a)Bihar
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(b)Madras
(c)Orissa
(d)Punjab
Q140AtwhichCongressSessionwastheWorkingCommittee
authorizedtolaunchaprogrammeofCivilDisobedience?
(a)Bombay
(b)Lahore
(c)Lucknow
(d)Tripuri
Q141InOctober1920,whoofthefollowingheadedagroupof
IndiansgatheredatTashkenttosetupaCommunistPartyofIndia?
(a)H.K.Sarkar
(b)P.C.Joshi
(c)M.C.Chagla
(d)M.N.Roy
Q142Whoamongthefollowingdraftedtheresolutionoffundament
rightsfortheKarachiSessionofCongressin1931?
(a)Dr.B.R.Ambedkar
(b)PanditJawaharlalNehru
(c)Dr.RajendraPrasad
(d)SardarVallabhbhaiPatel
Q143Whoamongthefollowingwasnotassociatedwiththe
formationofU.P.KisanSabhainFebruary1918?
(a)IndraNarainDwivedi
(b)GauriShankarMisra
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(c)JawaharlalNehru
(d)MadanMohanMalviya
Q144Whichpairsarecorrectlymatched?
Movement/Satyagraha
PersonActivelyAssociatedwith
(A)Champaran
RajendraPrasad
(B)AhmedabadMillWorkers MorarjiDesai
(C)Kheda
VallabhbhaiPatel
Selectthecorrectanswer:
(a)1and2
(b)2and3
(c)1and3
(d)1,2and3
Q145WhichoneofthefollowingplacesdidKunwarSingh,a
prominentleaderoftheRevoltof1857belongto?
(a)Bihar
(b)MadhyaPradesh
(c)Rajasthan
(d)UttarPradesh
Q146Whichoneofthefollowingterritorieswasnotaffectedbythe
Revoltof1857?
(a)Jhansi
(b)Chittor
(c)Jagdishpur
(d)Lucknow
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Q147Considerthefollowingstatements:
1.LordMountbattenwastheViceroywhenSimlaConferencetook
place.
2.IndianNavyRevolt,1946tookplacewhentheIndiansailorsinthe
RoyalIndianNavyatBombayandKarachiroseagainstthe
Government.
Whichofthestatementsis/arecorrect?
(a)1only
(b)2only
(c)Both1and2
(d)Neither1nor2
Q148Considerthefollowingstatements:
1.PartIXoftheConstitutionofIndiacontainsprovisionsfor
PanchayatsandwasinsertedbytheConstitution(73rdAmendment)
Act,1992.
2.PartIXAoftheConstitutionofIndiacontainsprovisionsfor
municipalitiesandtheArticle243Qenvisagestwotypesof
municipalitiesaMunicipalCouncilandaMunicipalCorporationfor
everyState.
Whichoftheabovestatementsis/arecorrect?
(a)1only
(b)2only
(c)Both1and2
(d)Neither1nor2
Q149Considerthefollowingstatements:
1.Articles371Ato371IwereinsertedintheConstitutionofIndiato
meetregionaldemandsofNagaland,Assam,Manipur,Andhra
Pradesh,Sikkim,Mizoram,ArunachalPradeshandGoa.
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2.ConstitutionsofIndiaandtheUnitedStatesofAmericaenvisage
adualpolicy(TheUnionandtheStates)butasinglecitizenship.
3.AnaturalizedcitizenofIndiacanneverbedeprivedofhis
citizenship.
Whichoftheabovestatementsis/arecorrect?
(a)1,2and3
(b)1and3
(c)3only
(d)1only
Q150WhoamongthefollowinginventedLasers?
(a)TheodoreMaiman
(b)DenisPapin
(c)WilliamMorton
(d)FrancisCricks
Answers2005UPSCCivilServices/IASPreliminaryGeneral
Studies
1.B
2.C
3.D
4.B
5.B
6.A
7.B
8.D
9.C
10.B
11.D 12.C 13.D 14.B 15.B 16.A 17.D 18.C 19.C 20.B
21.A 22.C 23.C 24.B 25.B 26.D 27.A 28.A 29.C 30.B
31.C 32.B 33.A 34.C 35.A 36.D 37.C 38.B 39.C 40.A
41.C 42.B 43.C 44.B 45.C 46.A 47.D 48.D 49.A 50.C
51.C 52.C 53.B 54.C 55.D 56.B 57.B 58.C 59.B 60.B
61.A 62.A 63.D 64.C 65.B 66.A 67.B 68.D 69.C 70.D
71.B 72.C 73.B 74.C 75.C 76.C 77.B 78.D 79.C 80.D
81.D 82.C 83.C 84.A 85.A 86.C 87.C 88.B 89.B 90.B
91.D 92.C 93.B 94.B 95.D 96.B 97.B 98.B 99.B 100.
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