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OBJECTIVE-TYPE QUESTIONS

General Awareness
1. The highest award of gallantry is: (a) Wallace (b) Erasmus Darwin
(a) Param Vir Chakra (c) Charles Darwin (d) Lamarck
(b) Maha Vir Chakra 16. Which of the following condition happens in
(c) Sarvotham Yudh Seva Medal Myopia?
(d) Uttam Yudh Seva Medal (a) Long-sight remains all right but short-sight is
2. ‘Jnanpith Award’ 1998 went to: affected
(a) Mahasweta Devi (b) Kaifi Azmi (b) Long-sight is affected but short-sight is all right
(c) Sankho Ghosh (d) Girish Karnad (c) Both long-sight and short-sight are affected
3. Who among the following got Nishan-e-Imtiaz (d) Hazy images are seen by the eye
Award? 17. Which country has offered to mediate in the conflict
(a) Dilip Kumar (b) I.K. Gujral between the LTTE and the Government of Sri Lanka?
(c) Sonia Gandhi (d) K.R. Narayanan (a) USA (b) India
4. A light-year is equal to: (c) Norway (d) Switzerland
(a) 7.5 × 1012 km (b) 9.5 × 1012 km 18. The Preamble of the Constitution has been amended
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(c) 11.5 × 10 km (d) 13.5 × 1012 km so far:
5. The author of ‘Midnight’s Children’ is: (a) once (b) twice (c) thrice (d) never
(a) Vikram Seth (b) Khuswant Singh 19. To be eligible for appointment as President, a
(c) Salman Rushdie (d) Sobha De candidate must be:
6. The first ASIAD was held in the city of: (a) over 35 years of age (b) over 60 years of age
(a) Tokyo (b) Beijing (c) over 50 years of age (d) there is no age limit
(c) Bangkok (d) New Delhi prescribed by the Constitution
7. Thomas Cup involves competition in: 20. Who is called “Indian Napoleon”?
(a) Men’s badminton (b) Women’s badminton (a) Kaniska I (b) Chandragupta Maurya
(c) Men’s tennis (d) Women’s tennis (c) Samudragupta (d) Chandragupta II
8. Who composed ‘Ritusamhar’? 21. Who invaded India in 327 B.C.?
(a) Bhavabhuti (b) Jaydeva (a) Sultan Mahmud (b) Taimur Lang
(c) Vidyapati (d) Kalidasa (c) Ibn bin Kasim (d) Alexander
9. The 1998 Rajiv Khel Ratna was awarded to: 22. Who founded “Brahmo Samaj”?
(a) Sachin Tendulkar (b) Leander Paes (a) Dayananda Saraswati
(c) Jyotirmoyee Sikdar (d) Viswanathan Anand (b) Rammohan
10. Who among the following is the odd person out? (c) Debendranath
(a) Jyotirmoyee Sikdar (b) P.T. Usha (d) Sivnath Shastri
(c) Paramjeet Singh (d) Ajay Jadeja 23. Nagarjunasagar Multipurpose Project uses the water
11. Pete Sampras, the tennis player is from: of:
(a) U.K. (b) U.S.A. (c) Spain (d) Italy (a) River Sone (b) River Krishna
12. Who among the following was not on the list of (c) River Narmada (d) River Jhelum
recipient of ‘Bharat Ratna’ in 1999? 24. Green Revolution in Indian agriculture was first
(a) Jayprakash Narain (b) Ravi Shankar initiated in:
(c) M.S. Subhalakshmi (d) Gopinath Bordoloi (a) Tamil Nadu (b) West Bengal
13. Who proposed the Mutation theory? (c) Punjab (d) Uttar Pradesh
(a) Charles Darwin (b) De Vries 25. Mangrove forests are found in:
(c) Lamark (d) Waismann (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Bankura
14. German silver is an alloy of: (c) Sundarbans (d) Narmada Delta
(a) Ag, Cu, Zn (b) Ag, Cu, Ni 26. Oxbow Lakes are formed in the:
(c) Cu, Zn, Ni (d) Ag, Zn, Ni (a) Upper course of a river
15. The book, ‘On the origin of species by means of (b) Lower course of a river
Natural Selection’ was written by: (c) Middle course of a river

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(d) None of the above (b) religions are patronised by the State
27. What is the full form of APEC? (c) the State regards religion as a private affair of the
(a) Asian Peoples’ Environmental Cooperation citizen and does not discriminate on this basis
(b) Asia-Pacific Energy Company (d) none of the above
(c) Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation 43. Who wrote “Ain-i-Akbari”?
(d) Association of Peoples’ Ecological Concerns (a) Akbar (b) Faizi
28. Who acted as the Chairman of the drafting committee (c) Abul Fazl (d) Shaik Mubarak
of the Constituent Assembly? 44. Who introduced “Kabuliyat and Patta”?
(a) B.R. Ambedkar (a) Balban (b) Sher Shah
(b) C. Rajagopalachari (c) Alauddin Khilji (d) Akbar
(c) Jawahar Lal Nehru 45. Who wrote Buddhacharita?
(d) Sardar Patel (a) Asvaghosha (b) Banabhatta
29. Which of the following courts is responsible for the (c) Vishakhadatta (d) Kalhana
enforcement of Fundamental Rights? 46. Assertion (A) : Coastal Gujarat has been called an
(a) Supreme Court industrial workshop.
(b) High Court Reason (R) : It is dotted with manufacturing units of
(c) District and Session Court textiles and garments, pharmaceutical and petrochemicals.
(d) Both (A) and (B) Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
30. Aluminium is made from: Codes:
(a) Bauxite (b) Latex (c) Mica (d) Uranium (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct
31. When was Bengal-partition by Curzon annulled: explanation of A
(a) 1909 (b) 1902 (c) 1908 (d) 1911 (b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct
32. Who founded “Din-i-Ilahi”? explanation of A
(a) Akbar (b) Firuz Tuglaq (c) A is false but R is true
(c) Aurangzeb (d) Kabir (d) A is true but R is false
33. Who assumed the title “Devanampiya Priyadarshi”? 47. When it is noon at IST meridian, what would be local
(a) Bimbisara (b) Kaniska I time at 120° East longitude?
(c) Harshavardhana (d) Ashoka (a) 09.30 (b) 14.30 (c) 17.30 (d) 20.00
34. Who composed “Bande Mataram”? 48. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
(a) Rabindranath (b) Vivekananda (a) Eskimo — Canada
(c) Netaji Subhas (d) Bankim Chandra (b) Oran — Japan
35. India is traversed by the: (c) Lapps — India
(a) Tropic of Capricorn (b) Tropic of Cancer (d) Gonds — Africa
(c) Equator (d) Arctic Circle 49. The coniferous forests are not found in:
36. The Constitution of India contains: (a) Amazonia (b) Scandinavia
(a) nine schedules (b) eight schedules (c) Canada (d) Finland
(c) twelve schedules (d) ten schedules 50. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
37. ‘Jarawas’ are residents of: (a) Fiji— Suva
(a) Lakshadweep (b) Mizoram (b) Finland — Oslo
(c) Andaman (d) Madhya Pradesh (c) Guyana — George Town
38. When did Bhagat Singh become a martyr? (d) Lebanon — Beirut
(a) 1931 (b) 1930 (c) 1909 (d) 1908 51. Assertion (A) : The Green Belt represents a planning concept
39. When was Hindu College founded? for controlling the physical expansion of large cities.
(a) 1817 (b) 1824 (c) 1835 (d) 1857 Reason (R) : It is an integral component of a city.
40. Who composed “Allahabad Prasasti”? Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(a) Bilhana (b) Harisena Codes:
(c) Nagarjuna (d) Samudragupta (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation
41. Which of these is not a Fundamental Right? of A
(a) Right to property (b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct
(b) Right to assemble peacefully explanation of A
(c) Right to move freely throughout the country (c) A is true but R is false
(d) Right to constitutional remedies (d) A is false but R is true
42. The Indian Constitution declares India a secular State. 52. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
This means that: (a) Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre — Sriharikota
(a) religious worship is not allowed (b) ISRO Satellite Centre — Thumba

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(c) SHAR Centre — Bangalore (b) Hirakud Dam Project


(d) Space Application Centre — Ahmedabad (c) Tungabhadra Project
53. Which of the following is associated with potassium (d) Nagarjuna Project
deficiency? 60. Metabolism is referred to as:
(a) Kidney damage and paralysis of muscles (a) synthesis of biomolecules
(b) Low blood pressure (b) breaking-down of biomolecules
(c) Anaemia (c) synthesis and breaking-down of biomolecules
(d) Pain in joints and blurred vision (d) recycling of biomolecules
54. Assertion (A): A black hole is an astronomical entity 61. The enzymes are basically:
that cannot be seen by telescope. (a) carbohydrates (b) lipids
Reason (R) : The gravitational field on a black hole is so (c) proteins (d) amino acids
strong that it does not allow even light to escape. 62. Why death of fish is more common during summer
Select the correct answer using the codes given below: than in winter?
Codes: It is because of:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation (a) shortage of food (b) concentration of toxins
of A (c) depletion of oxygen (d) spread of diseases
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct 63. “Pace maker” is associated with:
explanation of A (a) Kidney (b) Brain (c) Heart (d) Lung
(c) A is true but R is false 64. The velocity of sound is more in:
(d) A is false but R is true (a) water (b) air (c) steel (d) wood
55. Consider the following statements: 65. Which planet orbits closest to the earth?
1. Fibre optics is based on the principle of total internal (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Mercury
reflection 66. It causes clotting of blood:
2. In optical fibre communication system power (a) Thrombin (b) Haemoglobin
consumption is extremely low (c) Pectin (d) All the above
3. Optical fibre communications are free from radio 67. The new name given to Calcutta city is:
frequency interference (a) Kalighat (b) Kalicutta
4. In India, Reliance group of Industries is engaged in (c) Kolkatta (d) Kolkata
the manufacture of optical fibre 68. The largest flightless bird which can run at a great
Of these statements: speed is:
(a) 1, 2 and 3 are correct (b) 1, 2 and 4 are correct (a) Penguin (b) Kiwi (c) Ostrich (d) Emu
(c) 1, 3 and 4 are correct (d) 2, 3 and 4 are correct 69. India is the largest producer of:
56. Which one of the following is referred to as the ‘Golden (a) cotton (b) rice (c) mica (d) tea
Hand Shake’? 70. The highest wicket-taker in one-day international
(a) Honouring VIPs cricket is:
(b) Voluntary Retirement Scheme (a) Shane Warne (b) Wasim Akram
(c) Wishing bon voyage (c) Kapil Dev (d) Dennis Lillee
(d) Receiving distinguished guests 71. Which of the following is called the ‘Mother of
57. Find the two main currencies of Sultanate period from Parliaments’?
the codes given below: (a) The German Parliament
1. Dam (b) The American Parliament
2. Jital (c) The French Parliament
3. Rupiya (d) The British Parliament
4. Tanka 72. John Wright, the former New Zealand cricket captain,
Codes: is assisting Indian Test Cricketers in his role as:
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3 (a) Commentator
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 2 and 4 (b) National coach
58. Airmass near to the earth’s surface is warmest because it: (c) Member of Cricket Control Board of India
(a) radiates heat (d) Physiotherapist
(b) contains dust particles 73. In the Presidential elections held in the U.S.A. in
(c) is warmed by terrestrial radiation November 2000, Mr Ralph Nader was also a candidate. He
(d) is far from the sun belonged to:
59. Which of the following projects supplies electricity to the (a) Democratic party (b) Republican party
Rourkela Steel Plant? (c) Social Democratic party (d) Green party
(a) Damodar Valley Project 74. Which public sector oil corporation will be setting up a

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new oil refinery at Bina in Madhya Pradesh? was:
(a) Indian Oil Corporation (a) Rani Jethmalani (b) Anna George Malhotra
(b) Bharat Petroleum Corporation (c) M. Fathima Beevi (d) Leila Seth
(c) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation 87. This Indian cricketer was recently suspended from
(d) Indo-Burma Petroleum Corporation playing a single match for showing dissent and intimidating
75. Economic problem arises mainly due to: the umpire:
(a) overpopulation (b) unemployment (a) Yuvraj Singh (b) Saurav Ganguly
(c) scarcity of resources (d) lack of industries (c) Vijay Dahiya (d) Sachin Tendulkar
76. Bank rate is the rate of interest: 88. The size of the market for a product refers to:
(a) at which public borrows money from Commercial (a) the number of people in the given area
Bank (b) the geographical area served by the producers
(b) at which public borrows money from RBI (c) the volume of potential sales of the product
(c) at which Commercial Banks borrow money from RBI (d) the number of potential buyers of the product
(d) at which Commercial Banks borrow money from 89. India adopted the Five-Year Plans from:
public (a) France (b) former USSR
77. Which of the following are not fixed costs? (c) America (d) England
(a) Rent on land (b) Municipal taxes 90. In Centre-State Financial relations in India, Gadgil
(c) Wages paid to workers (d) Insurance charges Formula is used in:
78. Which of the following is the largest employer in (a) division of tax revenue
India? (b) formulating the policy for fresh borrowings
(a) Food Corporation of India (c) writing off States’ indebtedness to the Centre
(b) Posts and Telegraphs Department (d) allocating Central Plan assistance between States
(c) Indian Railways
(d) Steel Authority of India ANSWERS
79. The financial capital of India is?
1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (a) 5. (c)
(a) Mumbai (b) Chennai
6. (d) 7. (a) 8. (d) 9. (c) 10. (d)
(c) Delhi (d) Chandigarh
11. (b) 12. (c) 13. (b) 14. (c) 15. (c)
80. The concept of mixed economy means:
16. (a) 17. (b) 18. (a) 19. (a) 20. (c)
(a) to have balanced development in the agricultural
21. (d) 22. (b) 23. (b) 24. (c) 25. (d)
and industrial sector
(b) simultaneous development of the rural and urban 26. (c) 27. (c) 28. (a) 29. (d) 30. (a)
sector 31. (d) 32. (a) 33. (d) 34. (d) 35. (b)
(c) to have equal distribution of wealth among the rural 36. (c) 37. (c) 38. (a) 39. (a) 40. (b)
and the urban poor 41. (a) 42. (c) 43. (c) 44. (b) 45. (a)
(d) simultaneous existence of the private and public 46. (a) 47. (d) 48. (a) 49. (a) 50. (b)
sector 51. (a) 52. (d) 53. (a) 54. (a) 55. (a)
81. Who said, ‘Man is a Social Animal’? 56. (b) 57. (a) 58. (c) 59. (a) 60. (b)
(a) Plato (b) Aristotle 61. (d) 62. (c) 63. (c) 64. (c) 65. (c)
(c) Rousseau (d) Socrates 66. (a) 67. (d) 68. (b) 69. (d) 70. (b)
82. The number of non-permanent members of the 71. (d) 72. (b) 73. (d) 74. (b) 75. (b)
Security Council is: 76. (a) 77. (b) and (d) 78. (b) 79. (a)
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12 80. (d) 81. (b) 82. (c) 83. (b) 84. (a)
83. Right to free education within certain limits is: 85. (c) 86. (c) 87. (b) 88. (d) 89. (b)
(a) guaranteed as a Fundamental Right 90. (a)
(b) enshrined in the Directive Principles of State policy
(c) outlined in the Preamble of the Constitution
(d) ignored by the Constitution
84. Who held the office of the Vice-President of India for two
full terms?
(a) S. Radhakrishnan (b) V.V. Giri
(c) B.D. Jatti (d) M. Hidayathullah
85. No person can be employed in factories or mines unless
he is above the age of:
(a) 12 years (b) 14 years
(c) 18 years (d) 20 years
86. The first woman judge to be appointed to Supreme Court

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