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Q.4) The Finance Commission is primarily concerned with recommending to the President about :
(A) The principle governing grants-in-aid to be given to the States
(B) Distributing the net proceeds of the taxes between the Centre and the States
(C) Neither (A) nor (B)
(D) Both (A) and (B)
Q.5) The Parliament can make law for the whole or any part of India for implementing International
Treaties :
(A) With the consent of all the States
(B) With the consent of majority of States
(C) With the consent of the State concerned
(D) Without the consent of any State
Q.6) Rajya Sabha can delay the Finance Bill sent for its consideration by the Lok Sabha for a maximum
period of :
(A) One month (B) One year
(C) Seven days (D) Fourteen days
Q.7) The First day session of Indian Constituent Assembly was chaired by :
(A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (B) Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru
(C) Dr. B.R.Ambedkar (D) Dr. Sachchidanand Sinha
Q.8) Which one of the following is not a department in the Ministry of Human Resource Development?
(A) Department of Elementary Education and Literacy
(B) Department of Secondary Education and Higher Education
(C) Department of Technical Education
(D) Department of Woman and Child Development
Q.10) The Comptroller and Auditor General is appointed by the President. He can be removed :
(A) By the President
(B) On an address from both Houses of Parliament
(C) By the Supreme Court
(D) On the recommendation of the President by the Supreme Court
Q.13) To be officially recognized by the Speaker of Lok Sabha as an Opposition Group, a party or Coalition
of Parties must have at least :
(A) 50 members (B) 60 members
1
(C) 80 members (D) of total members of the Lok Sabha
3
Q.14) Which of the following is not included in the Directive Principles of State Policy?
(A) Prohibition of liquor
(B) Right to work
(C) Equal wage for equal work
(D) Right to information
Q.16) How many times has Financial Emergency been declared in India so far?
(A) 5 times (B) 4 times
(C) Once (D) Never
Q.17) The annual growth rate of the Indian Economy at 1999-2000 prices during 2005-2006 has been
estimated between :
(A) 8 to 9 per cent (B) 7 to 8 per cent
(C) 6 to 7 per cent (D) 5 to 6 per cent
Q.18) Which one of the following motions can the Council of Ministers in India move?
(A) No Confidence Motion
(B) Censure Motion
(C) Adjournment Motion
(D) Confidence Motion
Q.20) Which one of the following is the time limit for the ratification of an emergency period by the
Parliament?
(A) 14 days (B) 1 month
(C) 3 months (D) 6 months
Q.22) Which one of the following is not an objective of fiscal policy of Indian Government?
(A) Full employment
(B) Price stability
(C) Regulation of inter-State trade
(D) Equitable distribution of wealth and income.
Q.24) As per recommendations of the Twelfth Finance Commission, percentage share of States of the
shareable central taxes is?
(A) 28.5 (B) 29.5
(C) 30.5 (D) 32.4
ANSWERS
Q.1) Bharat Nirman Scheme of the UPA Government does not include :
(A) Rural Water Supply Project
(B) Irrigation Benefit Programme
(C) Rural Electrification
(D) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
Q.2) Which one of the following committee recommended the abolition of reservation of items for the
small scale sector in industry?
(A) Abid Hussain Committee
(B) Narasimhan Committee
(C) Nayak Committee
(D) Rakesh Mohan Committee
Q.3) In the last one decade which one among the following sectors has attracted the highest Foreign Direct
Investment inflows into India?
(A) Chemicals other than fertilizers
(B) Services sector
(C) Food Processing
(D) Telecommunication
Q.5) The population of Uttar Pradesh has been rapidly growing during the last two decades because of :
(A) Increased literacy rate (B) Improvement in health and control of diseases
(C) Improved agriculture (D) Rapid urbanization
Q.6) Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below :
Assertion (A) : Educated unemployment increases with high rate of economic growth.
Reason (R) : It happens only when there is lack of professional education.
Codes :
(A) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is true but R is false.
(D) A is false but R is true.
Q.7) Six more Public Sector Undertakings have been accorded status of miniratna by Government of India
(September 2006). Choose the one which is not included amongst them from the following :
(A) Bharat Sanchar Nigam
(B) Indian Telephone Industries
(C) Hindustan Latex
(D) Rashtriya Ispat
Codes :
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is true but R is false.
(D) A is false but R is true.
Q.9) Which one of the following propounded that destiny determines everything, man is powerless?
(A) Jainas (B) Buddhists
(C) Ajivakas (D) Mimansakas
Q.10) Lord Buddha preached the following four noble truths. Put them in correct order using the code given
below :
(a) There is suffering.
(b) There is cessation of suffering.
(c) There is a path leading to the cessation of suffering.
(d) There is cause of suffering.
Codes :
(A) a, d, b, c
(B) a, d, c, b
(C) a, c, b, d
(D) a, b, d, c
Q.12) Which one of the following was favoured by Nehru but not favoured by Gandhiji?
(A) Truth (B) Non-violence
(C) Untouchability (D) Heavy industrialisation
Q.13) Consider :
Assertion (A) : Nehru had no regard for the Upanishads.
Reason (R) : His attitude was scientific.
Codes :
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is true but R is false.
(D) A is false but R is true.
Q.15) Adi Shankaracharya established four mathas. These mathas are situated at :
(A) Sringeri, Dwarka, Joshimath, Prayab
(B) Dwarka, Joshimath, Prayag, Kanchi
(C) Joshimath, Dwarka, Puri, Sringeri
(D) Puri, Sringeri, Dwarka, Varanasi
Q.18) Who among the following was the founder of the ‘Satya Shodhak Samaj’?
(A) Dr. B.R.Ambedkar (B) Jyotiba Phule
(C) Narayan Guru (D) Ramaswamy Naicker
Codes :
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is true but R is false.
(D) A is false but R is true.
Q.22) Rock cut architecture in Harapan culture context has been found at :
(A) Kalibangan (B) Dhaulabira
(C) Kotdiji (D) Amri
Q.23) Where was the first Madarsa set up by the British in India?
(A) Madras (B) Bombay
(C) Aligarh (D) Calcutta
Q.24) Who among the following Pakistani National was awarded the ‘Bharat Ratna’ by the Indian
Government?
(A) Liaqat Ali Khan
(B) M.A.Jinnah
(C) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
(D) Muhammad Iqbal
Q.25) Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below :
List-I List-II
(a) Lachchu Maharaj 1. Dhrupad
(b) Fayyaz Khan 2. Ghazal
(c) Sidheshwari Devi 3. Kathak
(d) Talat Mehmood 4. Thumri
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 3 2 1
(B) 3 1 4 2
(C) 1 2 3 4
(D) 2 3 1 4
ANSWERS
Q.1) Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the code given below :
1. India’s population is characterized by a high growth rate.
2. With the current growth rate it is likely to overtake China in the near future.
3. Out of every six persons of the World one is an Indian.
4. About 40% of the India’s population is below the poverty line level.
Codes :
(A) 1, 2 and 3 are correct (B) 2, 3 and 4 are correct
(C) 1, 3 and 4 are correct (D) 1, 2 and 4 are correct
Q.2) In the Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh States, the joint ‘Rajghat River Valley Project’ is launched
on :
(A) Ken river (B) Son river
(C) Chambal river (D) Betwa river
Q.3) Which state in the country has the largest number of districts?
(A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Maharashtra
(C) Tamil Nadu (D) Uttar Pradesh
Q.5) The cells which have the capacity to divide and differentiate into any type of cells in the body are the
focus of research of several serious diseases are :
(A) Bud cells (B) Red cells
(C) Mesangial cells (D) Stem cells
Q.8) Which of the following rivers have almost the same point of beginning?
(A) Brahmaputra and Ganga
(B) Tapi and Beas
(C) Brahmaputra and Indus
(D) Indua and Ganga
Q.9) The local time of a place is 6.00 a.m. when the Greenwitch Mean Time (GMT) is 3.00 a.m. What is
the longitude of the place?
(A) 450 W (B) 450 E
0
(C) 120 E (D) 1200 W
Q.13) Which one of the following areas of India does not come under the zone of high seismic intensity?
(A) Uttaranchal (B) Karanatak Plateau
(C) Kachch (D) Himachal Pradesh
Q.14) Which of the following Indian island lies between India and Sir Lanka?
(A) Elephanta (B) Nicobar
(C) Rameshwaram (D) Salsette
Q.16) Who among the following is constitutionally empowered to declare a geographic area as a scheduled
area?
(A) Governor (B) Chief Minister
(C) Prime Minister (D) President
Q.19) A memorandum of understanding for India’s first river linking project has been signed between two
states linking two rivers. The states and the rivers concerned are :
List-I List-II
(A) Punjab and Rajasthan : Beas and Banas
(B) Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh : Ken and Betwa
(C) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu : Krishna and Kaveri
(D) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar : Gomti and Sharda
Codes :
(A) 1 and 2 only (B) 1 and 3 only
(C) 3 and 4 only (D) 2 and 3 only
Q.21) Consider the following statements about Uttar Pradesh :
1. Literacy percentage as per 2001 census is 56.3.
2. The density of population is 690 per square km.
3. The most populous district is Kanpur Nagar.
4. The largest population of scheduled castes is in district Sitapur.
Codes :
(A) 1 and 2 only (B) 2, 3 and 4 only
(C) 1, 2 and 4 only (D) All the four
Codes :
(A) 1 and 2 only (B) 2 and 3 only
(C) 1 and 3 only (D) All the three
Q.24) The ancient site where the full text of the Mahabarat was delivered orally to a congregation of 60,000
sages is :
(A) Ahichatra (B) Hastinapur
(C) Kampilya (D) Naimisharanya
ANSWERS
Q.1) Which one of the following sequences is correct in the context of three largest wheat producing
states?
(A) Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana
(B) Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab
(C) Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana
(D) Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh
Of these statements :
Q.5) Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below :
List-I List-II
(a) Birha 1. Bhojpuri
(b) Kajri 2. Avadhi
(c) Malhor 3. Braji
(d) Rasia 4. Kauravi
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 1 4 3
(B) 1 2 3 4
(C) 4 2 3 1
(D) 3 1 2 4
Q.14) Government of India has taken a decision to set up a price stabilization fund for the growers of :
(A) Potato and onion (B) Sugarcane growers
(C) Coffee and tea (D) Tomato
Q.19) Who among the following has been given ‘World Citizenship Award’ 2006?
(A) Kofi Annan (B) Jimmy Carter
(C) Bill Clinton (D) Ronald Reagan
Q.20) Who has been recently given ‘Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration’ 2005?
(A) Bismillah Khan (B) Jyoti Basu
(C) Javed Akhtar (D) Mahesh Bhatt
Q.22) Who of the following have received the Nobel Prize 2006 in Medicine?
(A) John C. Mather and George F. Snoot
(B) Craig C. Mello and Andrew Z. Fire
(C) Steven Boone and Curtis Cooper
(D) Roger Kornberg
Q.23) Select the one which is not the responsibility of Gram Sabha under the ‘Rural Employment Guarantee
Act, 2005’ :
(A) To recommend projects to the Gram Panchayat and prepare list of possible works
(B) To receive applications for work and issue a dated receipt
(C) To monitor the execution of works within the Gram Panchayat
(D) To conduct regular social audits of all the projects taken up within the Gram Panchayat
Q.24) Consider the following statements about the ‘Right to Information Act, 2005’ and select one which is
not provided for or specially exempted :
(A) It is not applicable in the state of Jammu and Kashmir
(B) An applicant making request for information will have to give reasons for seeking information
(C) Removal of Chief Information Commissioner
(D) Every Information Commissioner shall hold office for a term of 5 years or till the age of 65 years
whichever is earlier
ANSWERS
Q.2) Consider the following statements about one of India’s leading batsman :
1. He has scored now more than 8000 runs in Test Matches.
2. He has made four successive centuries.
3. He has made five Test double hundreds.
4. He is credited with most catches by an Indian player.
Which is he?
Q.4) Which South American Country has elected a Leftist Leader as its President for the first time in the
180 year old history of South America?
(A) Venezuela (B) Argentina
(C) Uruguay (D) Bolivia
Q.5) President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam visited some countries; one of them happens to be country visited by
any President of India for the first time. Which one of these is that country?
(A) Mauritius (B) South Africa
(C) Myanmar (D) None of these
Q.9) The captain of the victorious Italian team in the FIFA World Cup 2006 was:
(1) Marco Materazzi (2) Fabio Cannavaro
(3) Gianluigi Buffon (4) Salvatore Schillaci
Q.11) Where are copper, gold, iron and coal respectively found in India?
(1) Kollar, Khetri, Kudremukh, Jharia
(2) Jharia, Kollar, Kudremukh, Khetri
(3) Kudremukh, Jharia, Kollar, Khetri
(4) Khetri, Kollar, Kudremukh, Jharia
Q.16) Usual Status (US) unemployment is calculated with reference to a period of:
(1) one year (2) indefinite
(3) one month (4) one week
Q.17) An iron hammer, lying in the sum appears much hotter than its wooden handle because:
(1) iron is at a higher temperature
(2) iron is darker than wood
(3) iron absorbs more heat
(4) iron is a good conductor of heat
Q.18) It is not advisable of sleep under a tree at night because trees release:
(1) carbon dioxide (2) oxygen
(3) carbon monoxide (4) sulphur dioxide
Q.19) In the later vedic pantheon, what was the order of gods in accordance with their importance?
a. Indra b. Vishnu
c. Prajapati d. Rudra
Q.20) A solution with pH=2 is more acidic than a solution of pH=6 by a factor of:
(1) 4 (2) 12
(3) 400 (4) 1000
Q.21) Australasia or Oceania comprises of:
a. Australia b. New Zealand
c. New Guinea d. Pacific Islands
e. Tasmania
ANSWERS
Q.1) Which of the following metals was not known to the Indus people?
(1) tin (2) copper
(3) iron (4) lead
Q.2) Which one of the following emergencies can be declared by the President on his own?
(1) emergency due to external aggression or internal disturbances
(2) emergency due to failure of the constitutional machinery in a state.
(3) emergency due to threat to the financial stability or credit of India.
(4) None of these.
Q.3) Which of the following is not an objective of the Monetary Policy of RBI?
(1) Boost economic development
(2) Direct credit in desirable direction
(3) Control inflationary pressure
(4) Ensure social justice
Q.4) One of the disadvantages of the Wholesale Price Index in India is that:
(1) It does not cover the services sector.
(2) It is not available for individual commodities.
(3) It is available only on monthly basis.
(4) It is available only at constant prices.
Q.6) The most commonly used metal in the pure form or as an alloy in domestic appliances is:
(1) aluminum (2) iron
(3) copper (4) zinc
Q.7) The process in which solid substance, on being heated, changes directly into the gaseous form known
as:
(1) dissociation (2) dissolution
(3) sublimation (4) evaporation
a b c d
(1) 2 4 1 3
(2) 2 3 4 1
(3) 2 1 3 4
(4) 2 4 3 1
Q.9) The gas used for artificial ripening of green fruit is:
(1) ethylene (2) ethane
(3) carbon dioxide (4) acetylene
Q.13) The excavation in the Indus Valley have pushed the antiquity of Indian History to:
(1) 5000 BC (2) 4000 BC
(3) 2500 BC (4) 1000 BC
Q.14) What distinguishes economic growth from economic development is that the latter implies:
(1) an increase in per capita income
(2) changes in institutions and attitudes
(3) concern for ecology and environment
(4) All of the above.
Q.16) Match the following Viceroys with the event and occurred during their respective tenures:
List I List II
a. Wavell 1. First demand for Pakistan
b. Reading 2. The Moplah Revolt
c. Willington 3. Simla Conference
d. Linlithgow 4. Communal Award
a b c d
(1) 3 2 4 1
(2) 4 1 3 2
(3) 3 4 2 1
(4) 1 2 4 3
Q.18) The bacteria responsible for ‘nitrogen fixation’ is found in the roots of:
(1) grass (2) citrus plants
(3) leguminous plants (4) neem tree
Q.19) A chemical reaction that takes place with the evolution of heat is called a/an:
(1) reversible reaction (2) endothermic reaction
(3) thermal reaction (4) exothermic reaction
Q.20) Match Lists I and II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List I (People) List II (State)
a. Lepcha 1. Uttaranchal
b. Maria 2. Sikkim
c. Urali 3. Chattisgarh
d. Khasa 4. Kerala
a b c d
(1) 2 3 1 4
(2) 3 4 2 1
(3) 2 3 4 1
(4) 3 2 4 1
Q.25) The latitude and longitude of the two cities A and B are as follows:
A B
Latitude 120N 210N
Longitude 800-30’E 90-30’W
When the clock in city A shows 0800 hours UTC, what will be the time (UTC) in city B?
(1) 0200 (2) 0230
(3) 0100 (4) 0238
ANSWERS
Q.1) India’s per capita net availability of food grains per day is:
(1) 454 gms (2) 285 gms
(3) 621 gms (4) 438 gms
Q.2) Which of the following powers is exclusively vested in the Rajya Sabha?
(1) to initiate impeachment proceedings against the President
(2) to recommend the creation of new All India Services.
(3) to remove the Vice-President
(4) all the above powers
Q.3) A person covers the distance from P to Q at the speed of three kmph. From Q to P he covers it at six
kmph. What is the average speed per hour?
(1) 4 kmph (2) 5 kmph
(3) 4.5 kmph (4) 3.5 kmph
Q.6) When the New Economic Policy was adopted in India in 1991 July the growth in real GDP was:
(1) Negative (2) 0.5 per cent
(3) 1 per cent (4) 3.5 per cent
Q.8) When an electric bulb breaks, there is a mild bang due to:
(1) the chemical reaction between the enclosed gases
(2) the composed gases rushing out suddenly
(3) the air rushing in to fill the evacuated space
(4) some other reason
Q.12) In which case did the Supreme Court hold that the Preamble was not a part of the Constitution?
(1) Berubari case
(2) Golak Nath case
(3) Keshavananda Bharati case
(4) None of these
Q.13) Though the temperature inside lighted electric bulb is around 27000C, the filament does not burn
because:
(1) the metal of which it is made up of resistant burning
(2) the oxygen necessary for combustion (burning) is not available as the bulb is evacuated and filled
with pure nitrogen or inert gas.
(3) it cannot burn in closed systems
(4) it is made of non-metallic substance.
Q.14) Hard water does not lather well with soap because:
(1) it contains carbonates of calcium and magnesium
(2) it is highly coloured
(3) it contains suspended impurities
(4) it contains sodium chloride
Q.16) The Civil Disobedience movement caught the imagination of the people in the States. In many places,
significant popular movements came into being. Point out where it did not?
(1) Rajkot (2) Hyderabad
(3) Travancore (4) Rampur
Q.18) The NPT (Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty) came into force in:
(1) 1968 (2) 1972
(3) 1970 (4) 1974
Q.21) Consider the following statements with regard to the Supreme Court of India:
a. The Supreme Court has been created under the Constitution of India.
b. The Supreme Court at present comprises of a Chief Justice and 25 ordinary judges.
c. The Supreme Court has its permanent seat at Near Delhi, but it can meet elsewhere if the Chief
Justice of India so decides in consultation with the President of India.
d. The Original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court extends over disputes between India and Foreign
Countries.
Of these statements:
(1) a, b and d are correct (2) a, b and c are correct
(3) b, c and d are correct (4) a, c and d are correct
Q.23) According to the Reserve Bank of India Credit and Monetary Policy, the rate of increase in the
Minimum Support Price (MSP) of food grains has been more than that of the rate of inflation. This
would mean that:
(1) Inflation will be more than the price of food grains.
(2) There will be an increase in the availability of food grains.
(3) Increase in the price of food grains will be more than proportionate to the rate of inflation
(4) There will be a reduction in the open market price of food grains.
ANSWERS
1. A substance which readily forms colloidal solution in contact with water is called
(a) Extrinsic colloid (b) Associated colloid
(c) Hydrophobic colloid (d) Hydrophilic colloid
3. Which one of the following lenses should be used to correct the defect of astigmatism?
(a) Cylindrical lens (b) Concave lens
(c) Convex lens (d) Bifocal lens
8. The enzyme in whose presence glucose and fructose are converted into alcohol is
(a) Diastase (b) Maitase
(c) Invertase (d) Zymase
13. Which of the following was not ordered by Alauddin Khalji to control black-marketing and
hoarding?
(a) Land revenue should be collected in kind.
(b) Cultivators should sell the harvested crops on the field only.
(c) Merchants should sell all commodities in the open.
(d) More privileges should be given to Khuts and Muqaddams.
14. The branch of biology dealing with the study of cells is known as
(a) Cytology (b) Histology
(c) Psychology (d) Physiology
20. For which community were seats reserved by teh Morley-Minto reforms?
(a) Jews (b) Muslims
(c) Christians (d) Sikhs
21. The tenth plan aims to reduce the poverty ratio by 2007 to
(a) 10% (b) 30%
(c) 20% (d) 5%
28. “The national income consists of a collection of goods and services reduced to common basis by
being measured in terms of money.” – Who says this?
(a) Samuelson (b) Kuznets
(c) Hicks (d) Pigou
29. According to India’s Report of 2001 percentage of population living in rural areas is
(a) 70 (b) 72
(c) 74 (d) 80
31. The writs for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights are issued by
(a) The Parliament (b) The President
(c) The Supreme Court (d) The Election Commission
32. Whcih of the following is a feature to both the Indian Federation and the American Federation?
(a) A single citizenship
(b) Dual judiciary
(c) Three Lists in the Constitution
(d) A Federal Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution
33. Which one of the following items is not included in the current account of india’s Balance of
Payments?
(a) Short-term commercial borrowings
(b) Non-monetary gold movements
(c) Investment income
(d) Transfer payments
35. Which of the following is not a tool of legislative control over administration in India?
(a) Dissolution of House (b) Resolutions
(c) Questions (d) No Confidence Motion
37. A writ issued by the Supreme Court compelling a quasi-judicial/public authority to perform its
mandatory duty is
(a) Quo warranto (b) Mandamus
(c) Certiorari (d) Prohibition
40. In which year were the Indian states reorganized on the linguistic basis?
(a) 1947 (b) 1951
(c) 1956 (d) 1966
43. Who received the Wisden Award for the ‘Indian Cricketer of the 20th Century’?
(a) Sachin Tendulkar (b) Kapil Dev
(c) Sunil Gavaskar (d) Anil Kumble
45. Match teh personlities mentioned below with the activity they are associated with:
1. Rod Laver 2. Chanda Kochar
3. Birju Maharaj 4. Bala Murlikrishnan
1 2 3 4
(a) III IV I II
(b) I III II IV
(c) II I IV III
(d) IV II III I
1 2 3 4
(a) III IV II I
(b) IV III II I
(c) IV III I II
(d) II I III IV
49. Which among the following countries would host the 2006 Olympic Games?
(a) India (b) South Korea
(c) Greece (d) China
ANSWERS
Q.1) In the Union Budgets is India, which one of the following is the largest in amount?
(A) Plan Expenditure (B) Non-Plan Expenditure
(C) Revenue Expenditure (D) Capital Expenditure
Q.2) The important metal used with iron to produce stainless steel is :
(A) Carbon (B) Tin
(C) Chromium (D) Aluminium
Q.5) The fuel tanks of the spacecraft ‘Discovery’ that was launched into space on July 4, 2006 was filled
with :
(A) Liquid hydrogen only
(B) Liquid oxygen only
(C) Mixture of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen
(D) Mixture of liquid hydrogen, liquid oxygen and liquid helium
Q.6) Consider the following statements and give the answer with the help of codes given below :
Assertion (A) : Only one side of the moon’s surface is visible from the earth.
Reason (R) : The period of rotation of the moon on its axis is equal to the period of its revolution
round the earth.
Code:
(A) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is correct but R is wrong.
(D) A is wrong but R is correct.
Q.8) On July 3, 2006, the first train was out from Lhasa Railway station. When it passed through its highest
point over the Tibetan grassland, many passengers reached out for which of the following to ward off
altitude sickness?
(A) Mineral water bottle (B) Pollution filter mask
(C) Oxygen mask (D) Cold drink bottle
Q.11) Blue green algae are chiefly used as biofertiliser in the crop of :
(A) Wheat (B) Gram
(C) Paddy (D) Mustard
Q.12) The device used for converting alternating current to direct current is called :
(A) Inverter (B) Rectifier
(C) Transformer (D) Transmeter
Q.13) An earth satellite is kept moving in its orbit. It is due to the phenomenon of centripetal force provided
by :
(A) The rocket engine propelling the satellite
(B) The gravitational attraction of the Earth on the satellite
(C) The gravitational attraction of the Sun on the satellite
(D) The gravitational attraction of satellite on Earth
Q.14) A person meets with an accident and needs blood-transfusion but there is no time to check his
bloodgroup. Which of the following blood groups could be given to him?
(A) O + (B) O –
(C) AB + (D) AB –
Q.19) On which of the following dates is your shadow at noon the smallest?
(A) December 25 (B) March 21
(C) June 22 (D) February 14
Q.24) Match the columns with Lists-I and II and select the correct answer with the help of code given below
:
List-I List-II
(a) High Velocity 1. Mach
(b) Wavelength 2. Angstrom
(c) Pressure 3. Pascal
(d) Energy 4. Jule
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 1 3 4
(B) 1 2 4 3
(C) 1 2 3 4
(D) 2 1 4 3
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