Test 05 To 24

O2 Institute of Entrance Exam Coaching
GK TEST-05 TIME: 15 MIN
1. The projected growth rate for the 9th Five Year Plan has been fixed at
1. 4.8% 2. 7% 3. 5.6% 4. 6.5%
2. Which of the following is a popular classical dance of Kerala?
1. Kuchipudi 2. Mohiniattam 3. Garba 4. Bharat Natyam
3. Suttapitaka is a well-known religious book in
1. Jainism 2. Hinduism 3. Buddhism 4. Zoroastrianism
4. Who among the following is known as the Wizard of Hockey?
1. Dhyan Chand 2. Milkha Singh 3. Pargat Singh 4. Cedric D’Souza
5. “Din-I-Illahi” was promulgated by
1. Aurangzeb 2. Akbar 3. Shahjahan 4. None of these
6. “Arai-Din-Ka-Jhonpra” is a famous mosque in
1. Ajmer 2. Hyderabad 3. Lucknow 4. N. Delhi
7. If you tune into a radio programme at 300 metres, the frequency of the waves is
1. 106 Hz. 2. 108 Hz 3. 105 Hz 4. 107 Hz
8. The sea-horse is a/an
1. Fish 2. Insect 3. Echinodermate 4. Mammal
9. The Brettonwoods Conference is related to the
1. Formation of the UNO 2. Formation of the WTO
3. Formation of the World Bank and IMF 4. Formation of the WHO
10. Identify the correct pair :
1. Budhaditya Mukerjee : Sarod 2. M. Balamurlikrishana : Carnatic Vocal
3. Allah Rakha Khan : Flute 4. Yamini Krishanmurti : Painting
11. “Mitakshra” is a famous ancient work on
1. Medicine 2. Linguistics 3. Law 4. Ethics
12. “The Fleet Street” is a landmark in London famous for
1. Press 2. Doctors 3. Stock-exchange 4. Theatres
13. The total public sector outlay during the 9 five-year plan is
th
1. Rs.4,32000 crores 2. Rs. 7,0000 crores 3. Rs.4,98,0000 crores 4. Rs.8,75,000 crores

14. “The Red Shirts” was a famous movement launched by
1. Chandershekhar Azad2. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan 3. Bhagat Singh 4. None of these
15. The first-ever female Prime Minister in the world was
1. Srimavo Bhandarnaike2. Indira Gandhi 3. Golda Meyer 4. Kim Campbell
16. The first heart transplant in the world was performed by
1. Dr. Joseph Lister 2. Dr. Christian Bernard 3. Dr. P. Venu Gopal 4.Dr.Alexander Fleming
17. “Kaagaz Te Canvas” is an award-winning work by
1. Dr. H.S. Mehboob 2. Amrita Pritam 3. Surjit Pattar 4.Dr.Harbhajan Singh
18. In case of perfectly elastic goods, the impact of a rise in price will be
1. Stability in demand 2. Decrease in demand 3. Increase in demand 4.Constantly changing
19. The best means to ensure enough proteins in your daily diet would be to consume
1. Edible algae 2. Milk 3. Eggs 4. Meat
20. Sound travels in the air at 340 m /sec. If you are on the moon and your friend fires a shot four feet away
from you, its sound will reach you ears in
1. 1 sec. 2. 0.004 sec. 3. 0.002 sec 4. None of these
21. The most widely spoken language in the world is
1. English 2. Hindi 3. Mandarin 4. Arabic
22. The United Nations organization come into being on
1. 25 Oct. 1945 2. 24 Oct. 1945 3. 18 Sep. 1944 4. 1 Sep. 1944
23. Bodyline is a term connected with
1. Boxing 2. Hockey 3. Cricket 4. Golf
24. The institution of Ombudsman was started in
1. Japan 2. USA 3. Germany 4. Norway
25. The name of the political party established by Subhash Bose after he left the Congress is
1. Revolutionary Socialist Party 2. Forward Bloc
3. Congress Socialist Party 4. Communist Party of India
26. If a person is unable to speak as a result of an accident, his ____has been most likely damaged.
1. Hypothalamus 2. Broca’s area 3. Diencephelon 4. Cerebellum
27. Who was the first man to suggest that the Earth revolves round the Sun and Not vice-versa?
1. Kepler 2. Newton 3. Copernicus 4. Descartes
28. The Cartesian geometry was developed by
1. Newton 2. Euclid 3. Pythagorus 4. Descartes
29. The ozone hole was discovered first of all
1. In America 2. In the Arctic region 3. In the Antarctica region 4. In Canada
30. Which of the following contributes most to the “Greenhouse effect”?
1. Nitrogen 2. Methane 3. Carbon Dioxide 4. Oxygen
31. You feel hot and sultry on a rainy day because
1. Of high temperature 2. Of low temperature 3. the sweat does not dry up 4. None of these
32. The Ganges is known as _______ after entering Bangladesh
1. Bhagirthi 2. Padma 3. Gomti 4. Dihang
33. The highest cricket-ground in the world is at
1. Chail 2. Shimla 3. Berne 4. Dharamshala
34. Which Indian ruler in the medieval times was known by the name “Lakh Baksh” (the giver of lakhs)?
1. Allaudin Khilji 2. Qutubuddin Aibak 3. Balban 4. Akbar
35. The chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee was
1. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar 2. Dr. Rajendra Prasad 3. C.R. Dass 4. Pt. J.L Nehru
36. Petrol is usually found in
1. Metamorphic rocks 2. Sedimentary rocks 3. Igneous rocks 4. None of these
37. The minimum age required for nomination to Presidency in India is
1. 30 yr. 2. 35 yr. 3. 40 yr. 4. 25 yr.
38. India leads the world in the production of
1. Copper 2. Mica 3. Manganese 4. Coal
39. An example of renewable energy source is
1. Coal 2. Petroleum 3. Natural gas 4. Solar energy
40. The newest command of the Indian Army is the
1. Training Command 2.South-central Command 3.Western Command 4. Eastern Command
ANSWER KEY GK TEST -05
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25. 2 26. 2 27. 3 28. 4 29. 3 30. 3 31. 3 32. 2 33. 3 34. 2 35. 1 36. 2
37. 2 38. 2 39. 4 40. 1

1. SPICMACY is an organization devoted to
1. Social work 2. Animal welfare
3. Popularization of classical arts in India 4. Promotion of cricket
2. Colour-blindness is most commonly the inability to distinguish between
1. Blue and red colours 2. Red and green colours
3. Black and white colours 4. Green and blue colours
3. A patient suffering from scurvy might be advised, apart from medication, a diet rich in
1. Vitamin A 2. Vitamin D 3. Vitamin B 4. Vitamin C
4. At present, the maximum share of the Gross National Product of India comes from
1. Services 2. Agriculture 3. Manufacturing 4. None of these
5. Who is called the “wisest fool” in Indian history?
1. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq 2. Mohd. Tughlaq 3. Feroz Tughlaq 4. Aurangzab
6. “Gora” and “Post-Office” are two famous novels/stories written by
1. Munshi Prem Chand 2. Rabindernath Tagore 3. Amrit Lal Nagar 4.Harivansh Rai Bachchan
7. “Psephology” is a discipline concerned with
1. The study of caves 2. The study of hair 3. The study of grasses 4 The study of election – trends
8. The name given to the latest element is
1. Actinium 2. Seaborgium 3. Ranchanum 4. Cesium
9. The Lok Sabha has ___ powers as compared to the Rajya Sabha in case of money bills
1. Constantly changing 2. Equal 3. Lesser 4. More
10. “The Dayton Accord” is related to the
1. Agreement regarding Israel-PLO problem 2. Jordan-Syria problem
3. Somalia problem 4. Bosnia – Herzegovina problem
11. You prefer wearing white- coloured clothing in the summer season. You do so because
1. White clothes absorb most of the radiations 2. White clothes reflect most of the radiations
3. It is pleasant to look at. 4. None of these
12. A Supreme Court Judge can be removed from his office
1. By the government at its will 2. By the President’s order
3. Only by means of an impeachment motion passed in both Houses of Parliament
4. By the Loksabha
13. “Sonalika” is a variety of
1. Rice 2. Wheat 3. Mango 4. Gram
14. “Unigauge” is a project meant to
1. Convert all the broadgauge lines to narrow ones.
2. Convert the narrow gauge lines to broadgauge lines.
3. Introduce a uniform system of reservation for railway tickets
4. Streamline the goods traffic on railways.
15. Identify the correct pair:
1. Jadugoda : Uranium 2. Jharia : Iron 3. Goa: Gold 4. Tripura : Mica
16. Which among the following was the real name of Munshi Prem Chand?
1. Raghupati Sahai 2. Sachidanad Hiranand 3. Dhanpat Rai 4. Hori Lal
17. The first Secretary-General of the U.N.O was
1. Dag Hammerskjold 2. Trygve Lie 3. Perez De Ceullar 4. Rex Roberts
18. Which of the following constitutional amendments is referred to as the “mini-constitution?
1. 44th 2. 48th 3. 42nd 4. 24th
19. Kazi Nazrul Islam was a fiercely patriotic poet who wrote in
1. Bengali 2. Urdu 3. Hindi 4. Tamil
20. If an automobile is of 1000cc capacity, it implies that
1. Its fuel-holding capacity is 10 times that 2. The volume of its cylinder equals that
3. The volume of exhaust gasses per minute equals that 4. None of these
21. “Triticale” is the first man-made variety of
1. Rice 2. Maize 3. Wheat 4. Sheep
22. The Central Aromatic and Medicinal Plants Research Institute, is in

1. Srinagar 2. Jammu 3. Lucknow 4. Nainital
23. The common lead pencils are made of
1. Lead 2. Charcoal 3. Asphalt 4. Graphite
24. The Santhals are predominantly found in
1. Bihar 2. M.P. 3. Orissa 4. North-East
25. “The Lady with the Lamp” is an epithet used to refer to
1. Joan of Arc 2. Florence Nightingale 3. Mother Teresa 4. Annie Besant
26. A person can move a court if his fundamental rights are infringed in all of the following cases except
when
1. His right to speech is violated 2. His right to property is violated
3. His right to equal treatment before law is violated 4. His right to religious freedom is violated
27. Penguin is the only animal found in the
1. Antarctica 2. Arctic region 3. African Desert 4. None of these
28. Kerosene rises up a lamp-wick due to
1. Capillary action 2. Vacuum in the upper region
3. Lightness of kerosene 4. None of these
29. The ancient classic “Kamasutra” was authored by
1. Panini 2. Patanjli 3. Kalidasa 4. Vatsyayana
30. The 1-rupee note bears the signature of
1. Governor, RBI 2.Secretary-Finance Ministry 3. Minister of Finance 4.Deputy Governor, RBI
31. “Top Quark” is a
1. New chemical compound for cancer treatment
2. The latest fundamental particle discovered at the Fermi Accelerator Labs.
3. New movie based on the 2nd world war. 4. None of these
32. The Indian Institute of Forestry Management is at
1. Gauhati 2. Dehradun 3. Darjeeling 4. Bhopal
33. The required ratio of forest cover to total land area for maintaining ecological balance should be
1. 1:4 2. 1:3 3. 1:5 4. 1:2
34. “Roof of the World” is the title given to
1. The Rockies 2. The Andies 3. The Pamirs 4. None of these
35. Which freedom fighter died after 64 days of fasting in jail?
1. SN Sanyal 2. BC Vohra 3. Ras Behari Bose 4. Jatin Dass
36. “The Cripps Officer is like a post-dated cheque on a crashing bank”. Who said it?
1. JL Nehru 2. MK Gandhi 3. Vallabh Bhai Patel 4. Stafford Cripps
37. The mirage in a desert during hot summers is an example of
1. Interference 2. Diffraction 3. Reflection 4.Total Internal Reflection
38. Chepauk Stadium is a famous landmark in
1. Bombay 2. Bangalore 3. Madras 4. Kanpur
39. A lame-duck government is one
1. Which has lost the no-confidence motion in Loksabha and is asked to continue as a caretaker govt.
2. A government with an absolute majority
3. Which hurtles from one crisis to the other
4. None of these
40. Among the following, whose kingdom was annexed by the British on the basis of the doctrine of lapse?
1. Maharaja of Baroda 2. Rani of Jhansi 3. Nawab of Hyderabad 4. None of these
ANSWER KEY TEST -06
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25. 2 26. 2 27. 1 28. 1 29. 4 30. 2 31. 2 32. 4 33. 2 34. 3 35. 4 36. 2
37. 4 38. 3 39.1 40. 2

1. The “Mundas” are a tribe in
1. Madhya Pradesh 2. Bihar 3. Rajasthan 4. Orissa
2. The Mahakali River Project is located in
1. Andhra Pradesh 2. Madhya Pradesh 3. Uttar Pradesh 4. Nepal
3. The Lead Bank Scheme was recommended by the
1. Gadgil Group 2. Kamraj Plan 3. Wanchoo Committee 4. None of these
4. Which among the following operate as lenders in the Call Money Market?
A. NABARD B. RBI C. GIC D. UTI
1. A and B 2. A, C and D 3. A, B and D 4. A, B, C and D
5. After the policy of liberalization came into effect, the first bank to be set up in the private sector under it was
1. IndusInd Bank 2. Citi Bank 3. UTI Bank 4. Bank of Punjab
6. Rupali Ramdass is related to which of the following sports?
1. Badminton 2. Volleyball 3. Hockey 4. Swimming
7. The longest-running train in India is named ________ and connects _________.
1. Himsagar Express, Jammu-Kanyakumari 2. Kanyakumari Express, Udhampur-Kanyakumari
3. Mangalore Express, Goa - Mangalore 4. Rajdhani Express, Delhi-Guwahati
8. The Human Development Index Report is issued every year by the
1. UNO 2. WHO 3. ILO 4. UNDP
9. The only state in India where females outnumber males is
1. Kerala 2. Andhra Pradesh 3. Manipur 4. West Bengal
10. The National Renewal Fund was created with a view to
1. Providing assistance to chronically sick industrial units.
2. Providing retraining to those retiring under the Voluntary Retirement Scheme.
3. Providing social benefits to the elderly.
4. Providing financial assistance to poor farmers for up gradation of farm equipment.
11. In case of nuclear fission, the energy is released as
1. Light 2. Heat 3. Chemical energy 4. Mechanical energy
12. Mahashweta Devi, recipient of the Jnanpith Award, writes in
1. Oriya 2. Malayalam 3. Tamil 4. Bengali
13. The Mopillahs led a massive tribal movement against the British rule during the freedom struggle in
1. Kerala 2. Tamilnadu 3. Bengal 4. Bihar
14. The Earth is approximately
1. 8.5 billion years old 2. 4.5 billion years old 3. 2.6 billion years old 4. 15.5 billion years old
15. The most important food crop in India is
1. Wheat 2. Rice 3. Barley 4. None of these
16. The Sangam literature was written in
1. Hindi 2. Sanskrit 3. Tamil 4. Telugu
17. The famous book Rajatarangini describes the history of the rulers of
1. Assam 2. Tamilnadu 3. Kashmir 4. Rajasthan
18. Match the following :
Scripture Subject
I. Rig Veda A. Musical hymns
II. Yajur Veda B. Hymns and rituals
III. Sama Veda C. Charms and spells
IV. Atharva Veda D. Hymns and prayers
1.I -D, II-B, III-A, IV-C 2. I- C, II -B, III - D, IV- A
3. I-D, II-A, III-B, IV-C 4. I-B, II-C III-A, IV-D
19. Brihattsamhita is an ancient encyclopaedic work by
1. Vrahimir 2. Harisen 3. Banabhatta 4. Kautilya
20. The writing of Panchatantra is attributed to
1. Kalidasa 2. Vishnu Sharma 3. Bhartrihari 4. Banabhatta
21. The author of “A Town Called Malgudi” is
1. Mulk Raj Anand 2. RK Narayan 3. Salman Rushdie 4. Khushwant Singh
22. Who is the author of Ashtadhyai ?
1. Charak 2. Aryabhatta 3. Vishnu Sharma 4. Panini
23. ‘Ad Valorem’ means
1. According to value2. According to excise rules 3. According to old rules4. According to new rules
24. ‘James Bond’ was created by
1. Desmond Bagley 2. Agatha Christie 3. Ian Fleming 4.Eric Stanley Gardner
25. “Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thoughts”. was said by
1. P. B. Shelley 2. Shakesphere 3. Wordworth 4. Keats
26. “ Man is born free, yet he is everywhere in chains”, was said by:
1. Thomas Hardy 2.Shakespeare 3.Jean Jacques Rousseau 4.None of these
27. The real names and ‘pen’ names (nom de plume) of four important authors are given below which
one is not correct?
Pen name Real name
1. Ghalib Sadullah Beg Khan
2. Firaq Gorakhpuri Ragunath Srivastava
3. Agyeya S.H. Vatsyayan
4. Prem Chand Dhanpat Rai Srivastava
28. Matriachial family is found among the
1. Khasis 2. Coorgs 3. Nambudiris 4. Ray Gonds
29. “Glasnost” is
1. A new kind of glass developed by Germans 2. A new kind of fiberglass developed by USSR
3. The policy of openness followed by M. Gorbachev 4. The new space station of Soviet Union
30. North- South Dialogue means talks between
1. North America and South America 2. Western countries and Asian countries
3. Developed countries and developing countries 4. Second and third world countries.
31. “Operation Flood” deals with
1. linking of Ganga and Cauvery rivers 2. control of floods in North India.
3. the dairy development programme. 4. the provision of drinking water to all.
32. Which of the following is a computer term?
1. ROM 2. SVP 3. TNT 4. NTP
33. Which one of the following is an example of consumers good?
1. Cloth 2. Machines 3. Equipment 4. Tools
34 ‘Sarvodaya’ movement was started by
1. Mahatma Gandhi 2. Jayaprakash Narayan 3. Vinoba Bhave 4. Jawaharlal Nehru
35. ‘Ergonomics’ is the science of
1. economics of labour 2. soil and crop 3. Efficiency of workers 4.Form of living organisation.
36. ‘White Paper’ is a
1. Paper of good quality.
2. Paper having white colour
3. Document published by the Indian Government on matters of national importance.
4. Paper used for bearer bonds
37. Which of the following is an example of an economic cartel?
1. WTO 2. SAFTA 3. OPEC 4. EU
38. ‘Hydroponics’ means
1. Cultivation of plants without the use of soil 2. Detection of sound in water
3. Animals living in water 4. A Japanese way of flowering.
39. ‘Amnesia’ refers to
1. Loss of appetite 2. Loss of memory 3. Loss of sight 4. Loss of sense of touch
40. Which of the following is/ are correctly matched?
I. Chandershekhar Azad - Naujwan Bharat Sabha
II. Mahadev Govind Ranade-- Brahmo Samaj
III. Swami Vivekanand-- Ramakrishna Mission
1. I, II and III 2. I, and III 3. I only 4. III only
ANSWER KEY TEST - 07
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37. 3 38. 1 39. 2 40. 4
1. The Panchayati Raj system is a
1. four-tier institution 2. two-tier institution 3. three-tier institution 4. None of these
2. Washing Soda is chemically called
1. Sodium Carbonate 2. Calcium Carbonate 3. Sodium Bicarbonate 4. Potassium Carbonate
3. If you a burn 10 gm. of Magnesium in the air, the weight of the resulting product would be
1. less than 10 gms. 2. more than 10 gms. 3. either 1 or 2. 4. can’t say
4. Unhappy India was authored by
1. Lala Lajpat Rai 2. G. K. Gokhale 3. M. K. Gandhi 4. Dadabhai Nauroji
5. Bhagat Singh was sentenced to death in the
1. Meerut conspiracy case3. Kakori conspiracy case 4. Karachi conspiracy case 4. None of these
6. Who among the following is not an author?
1. Gita Hariharan 2. Shobha De 3. Ismat Chughtai 4. Gitanjli Aiyar
7. The Thomas Cup is related to
1. Badminton 2. Tennis 3. Squash 4. Golf
8. The height of Mt. Everest is
1. 8898 m. 2. 8848 m. 3. 8848 ft. 4. 8898 ft.
9. “Shahid Udham Singh Nagar” is a new district carved out in
1. Punjab 2. Haryana 3. U.P. 4. J&K
10. The first speaker of the Indian Loksabha was
1. Gurdial Singh 2. Baldev Singh 3. JL Nehru 4. GV Mavlankar
11. The STD facility was launched in India first of all in
1. Nasik 2. Kanpur 3. Bombay 4. New Delhi
12. Art. 143 deals with the
1. Allocation of funds among states 2. Concept of collective responsibility of the Cabinet
3. Advisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court 4. None of these
13. “Garuda” is the emblem of the
1. Indonesian Airlines 2. Thai Airlines 3. Mauritius Airlines 4. Fiji Airlines
14. The High Altitude Research Laboratory is at
1. Leh 2. Ooty 3. Gulmarg 4. Darjeeling
15. The Olympics were re-started by
1. Pierre de Cubertin 2. Henri Dunant 3. Antonio Samaranch 4. None of these
16. Ootacomund is a famous tourist-spot in
1. Gujarat 2. Kerala 3. Tamil Nadu 4. Andhra Pradesh
17. The Ghadar party was based in
1. San Francisco 2. Berkeley 3. New York 4. Toronto
18. The rear-view mirror used in two-wheelers is
1. concave 2. convex 3. concavo-convex 4. cylinderical
19. Identify the incorrect pair: -
1. S. K. Mahopatra : Oriya 2. K. V. Putappa : Kannada 3. Qurtulain Haider : Urdu 4. Indu Bali : English
20. The International Rich Research Institute (IRRI) is located in
1. Vienna 2. Manila 3. Beijing 4. Java
21. Clint Eastwood is a renowned
1. Film personality 2. Media man 3. Art expert 4. Scientist
22. Aspirin has been found to be useful for
1. Kidney patients 2. Heart patients 3. Miscarriages 4. Dental patients
23. The fourth state of matter is referred to as
1. Plasma 2. Liquid-drop 3.Bose-Einstein condensate 4. None of these
24. Who among the following scientists of India is well-known for his work in plant physiology?
1. Birbal Sawhney 2. J. C. Bose 3. Meghnad Saha 4. Homi Bhabha
25. The constitution derives its authority from
1. The people of India 2. The Parliament 3. the Supreme Court 4.the Constituent Assembly
26. The Samajhauta Express runs between
1. Amritsar and Islamabad2. Amritsar and Lahore 3. Amritsar and Karachi 4.Amritsar and Katasraj
27. “Onam” is a harvest festival in
1. Tamil Nadu 2. Gujarat 3. Kerala 4. Assam
28. The 3rd June Plan is also known as the
1. Mountbatten Plan 2. Attlee Plan 3. Churchill Plan 4. Nehru Plan
29. How many members can be nominated to the Rajya Sabha ?
1. 10 2. 12 3. 15 4. 8
30. “This Above All” is a well-known newspaper column written by
1. M. V. Kamath 2. Tavleen Singh 3. M. J. Akbar 4. Khushwant Singh
31. The “Doctrine of Lapse” was applied by
1. Lord Dalhousie 2. Lord Cornawallis 3. Lord Curzon 4. Lord Dufferin
32. The chemical used as a fixer in photography is
1. Sodium Sulphate 2. Sodium Bromide 3. Sodium Thiosulphate 4. Sodium Nitrate
33. Which of the following comprises the Indian Parliament?
A. Loksabha B. Rajyasabha C. President
1. A and B 2. B and C 3. A, B and C 4. None of these
34. Which of the following is NOT a compound?
1. Air 2. Water 3. Washing soda 4. Marsh gas
35. The first private-sector university in India is located at
1. Ghaziabad 2. Ahmedabad 3. Anand 4. Hyderabad
36. Which of the following is being touted as the linguistic medium of the future, connecting all people
worldwide?
1. English 2. Sanskrit 3. Esperanto 4. Mandarin
37. Bharatpur in Rajasthan is famous for its
1. Tiger sanctuary 2. Bird sanctuary 3. Musk deer sanctuary 4. Lion sanctuary
38. After being captured, Napoleon Bonaparte was kept in
1. St. Helena 2. St. Kitts 3. St. Carribea 4. None of these
39. The Kaiga Atomic Power plant is in
1. Karnataka 2. Tamil Nadu 3. Andhra Pradesh 4. None of these
40. Noam Chomsky is a world-famous American
1. politician 2. scientist 3. linguist 4. film-star
ANSWER KEY TEST- 08

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25. 1 26. 2 27. 3 28. 1 29. 2 30.4 31. 1 32. 3 33. 3 34. 1 35. 4 36. 3
37. 2 38. 1 39. 1 40. 3

1. The Dabhol Project is in
1. Orissa 2. Maharashtra 3. Gujarat 4. Andhra Pradesh
2. The late Kaka Hathrasi was a famous
1. Diplomat 2. Astrologer 3. Poet 4. Film-star
3. This is touted as the Nobel equivalent for environmental movies. Can you name this prize?
1. Golden Oscar 2. Greepaece Prize 3. Golden Panda Award 4. Golden Bear Prize
4. Microwave ovens cook dishes by means of
1. Ultraviolet rays 2. Infra-red rays 3. Convection 4. Conduction
5. Most of the phenomena related to weather take place in
1. Stratosphere 2. Ionosphere 3. Mesosphere 4. Troposphere
6. The current President of the World Bank is
1. Robert MaCnamara 2. James D. Wolfansen 3. Barbara Cartland 4. None of these
7. Amartya Sen, the NRI Nobel laureate got the honour for his work on
1. Game theory 2. Securities analysis 3. Poverty and famines 4.Impact of Industrialization
8. The Quit India resolution was passed at the
1. Bombay session of I.N.C. in 1940 2. Bombay session of I.N.C. in 1941
3. Bombay session of I.N.C. in 1942 4. Bombay session of I.N.C. in 1945.
9. Who among the following is not a ghazal singer?

1. Talat Aziz 2. Chandan Dass 3. Peenaz Masani 4. Jagdev Singh
10. Art. 352 deals with the
1. Imposition of President’s rule 2. Imposition of emergency
3. Imposition of censorship 4. Imposition of financial emergency
11. Meteorites are the heavenly bodies
1. Between the Mars and the Jupiter 2. Between the Saturn and the Neptune
3. Between the Mars and the Venus 4.That burns brightly on entering the Earth’s atmosphere
12. P-5 is a group of
1. Highly developed countries 2. Highly populous countries
3. Permanent members of the Security Council 4. Established nuclear powers
13. Arrange the following in chronological order:
a. Dandi March b. McDonald Award c. Hanging of Bhagat Singh d.Meerut conspiracy case
1. a, b, c, d 2. b, a, c, d 3. d, c, a, b, 4. d, a, c, b
14. Which of the following is a land-locked state?
1. Gujarat 2. Andhra Pradesh 3. Madhya Pradesh 4. Tamil Nadu
15. Which of the following is not an official language as per the 8th schedule?
1. Konkani 2. Sindhi 3. Manipuri 4. English
16. Which of the following used in making computer chips?
1. Carbon 2. Uranium 3. Silicon 4. Rubidium
17. In order to see an undersea object while in a ship, you would make use of a
1. Telescope 2. Periscope 3. Marino scope 4. None of these
18. Kofi Annan, the UNO Secretary-General belong to
1. Saudi Arab 2. Egypt 3. Ghana 4. Brazil
19. The deepest ocean in the world is
1. The Indian ocean 2. The Atlantic ocean 3. The Pacific ocean 4. None of these
20. The oldest mutual fund in India is the
1. SBI Mutual Fund 2. BOB Mutual Fund 3. PNB Mutual Fund 4. Unit Trust of India
21. A candidate for elections to the Lok Sabha stands to lose his Deposit Money if he fails to get
1. 1/5 of the total valid votes 2. 1/8 of the valid votes3. 1/6 of the valid votes polled 4. none of these
22. The Varanasi–Kanyakumari National Highway is called
1. N.H. – 8 2. N. H. – 7 3. N.H. – 12 4. N.H. – 9
23. Which of the following areas of output is witnessing a new revolution?
1. Oilseeds 2. Fisheries 3. Fruits 4. Cereals
24. The W.T.O. came into being on

1. 1st April, 1995 2. 1st April, 1994 3. 1st Jan., 1995 4. 1st Jan., 1996
25. Bangal was partitioned during the viceroyalty of
1. Lord Rippon 2. Lord Curzon 3. Lord Hardinge 4. Lord Minto
26. The term “Ashes” is related to
1. Cricket 2. Football 3. Hockey 4. Golf
27. “Rang Bhumi” is a celebrated work by
1. Amrit Lal Nagar 2. Prem Chand 3. Harivansh Bachchan 4. Jayshankar Prasad
28. In ancient India, if you were looking for silver in India, you would have gone towards
1. West Bengal 2. Kerala 3. Orissa 4. Madhya Pradesh
29. NASA is a / an
1. T.V. Channel 2. International funding agency
3. U.S. agency 4. Social welfare agency
30. The Nalsarover Sanctuary is famous for
1. Migratory birds 2. Deer 3. Wild ass 4. White lions
31. “The City of Electronics” is the title given to
1. Bombay 2. Bangalore 3. Mohali 4. None of these
32. Akbar’s regent was
1. Abul Fazal 2. his father 3. Bairam Khan 4. Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana
33. Kiwi is a
1. Mammal 2. Bird 3. Amphibian 4. Can’t be said
34. The capital of South Africa is
1. Pretoria 2. Kimberley 3. Transvaal 4. Natal
35. The National Chemical Laboratory is in
1. Calcutta 2. Pune 3. Jamshedphur 5. Bhav Nagar
36. The theory of natural selection was given by
1. Linneus 2. Darwin 3. Mendel 4. Leewenhock
37. Which Indian City has the maximum number of motorized vehicles on its roads?
1. Calcutta 2. Bombay 3. N. Delhi 4. Madras
38. Who among the following is NOT a painter?
1. Nand Lal Bose 2. Jamini Roy 3. Manjit Bawa 4. Rituparno Ghosh
39. “The World AIDS Day” is observed on
1. 1 DEC 2. 10 DEC 3. 5 JUNE 4. 15 DEC
40. The court language during the Mughal times was
1. Turkish 2. Urdu 3. Persian 4. Hindi
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13. 4 14. 3 15. 4 16. 3 17. 2 18. 3 19. 3 20. 4 21. 3 22. 2 23. 1 24. 3
25. 2 26. 1 27. 2 28. 1 29. 3 30. 1 31. 2 32. 3 33. 2 34. 1 35. 2 36. 2
37. 3 38. 4 39. 1 40. 3

1. Enriched Uranium means uranium that contains
1. High percentage of Uranium 233 2. Low percentage of Uranium 235
3. High percentage of Uranium 235 4. No impurities
2. The function of a fuse in an electrical circuit is
1. To avoid electric shocks 2. To regulate the flow of current
3. To break the circuit in case of overload 4. To increase the voltage
3. The energy conversions in a megaphone (loudspeaker) are
1. Sound to mechanical to electrical 2. Electrical to mechanical to sound
3. Sound to electrical to sound 4. None of these
4. The Cabinet Mission was sent to India to
A. establish national government B. To work out a process for power transfer
C. to accede to Jinnah’s demand for Pakistan
1. A and B 2. B and C 3. A, B and C 4. B only
5. The antibiotic Penicillin is obtained from a
1. Virus 2. Protozoan 3. Bacterium 4. Fungus
6. The Electro-encephalogram (EEG) is an index of brain functioning and is most useful in the diagnosis of
1. Epilepsy2. Brain infections and drug effects on the brain 3. Sleep and its disorders 4. Brain death
1. 1, 2 2. 1, 3 3. 1, 2 and 3 4. All of these
7. Vrihi mentioned in the Vedic texts refers to
1. Wheat 2. Barley 3. Rice 4. Gram
8. The best way to define the rock types would be
1. Igneous –block-metamorphic 2. Sedimentary-igneous-limestone
3. Igneous-sedimentary-metamorphic 4. Igneous-metamorphic-marble
9. The Lepchas are a tribe found in
1. The North-East 2. Mysore 3. Madhya Pradesh 4. South Africa
10. The territorial waters of India extend upto _____ nautical miles into the sea.
1. 12 2. 14 3. 13 4. 25
11. What do MTCR, START and SALT have in common?
1. They are international organizations set up by the UNO 2. All of them are defence treaties
3. They are international trade blocks 4. They are international scientific associations.
12. The winter rains in north-west India are due to
1. Westerly depressions 2. Retreating monsoons 3. Trade winds 4.South-westerly monsoons
13. Who among the following was not a Sufi saint in his times?
1. Shekh Baba Faridudin 2. Nizamuddin Aulitya 3. Moinudin Chisti 4. None of these
14. Deserts normally occur on the _______ side of the continents
1. Eastern 2. Western 3. Southern 4. Northern
15. The Great Barrier Reef is a
1. Hill range 2. Man-made wall 3. Tidal bore 4. Coral formation
16. The ideal region for growing cotton in India is the
1. Deccan Plateau 2. Indo-Gangetic Plains 3. Brahmaputra Valley 4. Rann of Kutch
17. If the local time of two countries differs by 1 hour, it implies that the two countries in question have a
longitudnal difference of ____ degrees.
1. 1 degree 2. 5 degree 3. 30 degree 4. 15 degree
18. India’s permanent research station Dakshin Gangotri is located on the
1. Moon 2. Arabian Sea 3. The Himalayas 4. The Antarctica
19. Goswami Tulsidas was a contemporary of
1. Akbar 2. Jahangir 3. Shahjehan 4. Aurangzeb
20. Menthol tablets, if taken, create a cooling effect by means of
1. distillation 2. evaporation 3. Solidification 4. Diffusion
21. A broad channel where the waters of the river and the sea merge is known as a
1. Delta 2. Harbour 3. Estuary 4. Strait
22. Lumbering is a major economic activity in
1. Canada 2. Switzerland 3. Norway 4. Russia
23. A Loksabha member can be expelled from membership if he remains absent without information for a
period exceeding ___ days.
1. 100 2. 90 3. 60 4. 80
24.The Gayatri Mantra is contained in the
1. Mundak Upanishad 2. Rigveda 3. Dharmashastras 4. Puranas
25. “Truth is a pathless land “ was said by
1. Osho Rajneesh 2. Buddha 3. J. Krishnamurthy 4. Neitze
26. The region most famous for orange cultivation in India is the
1. Chhota Nagpur 2. Vidarbha Region 3. Saurashtra Region 4. Nilgiris Region
27. Earthworms are useful to farmers because they
1. Manufacture fertilizers 2. Reduce the soil salinity
3. Ensure better soil receptivity by creating more holes in the soil 4. None of these
28. Anorexia nervosa is a disease of the
1. Heart 2. Kidneys 3. Liver 4. None of these
29. Which of the following is a part of fiscal policy?
1. Money supply 2. Taxation 3. Public debt 4. Both 2 and 3
30. Which of the following is the other name given to the phenomenon of global warming?
1. Ozone hole depletion 2. Greenhouse effect 3. Agent Orange phenomenon 4. Aurora borealis
32. Which of the following statements is correct?
1. Cardamom is cultivated extensively in J&K 2. Frost is most likely on a cloudy cold night
3. Jharia mines contain lignite coal 4. Saffron is cultivated in Himachal Pradesh
33. A kilobyte contains
1. 1000 bytes 2. 1048 bytes 3. 1024 bytes 4. 1056 bytes
34. The chalco-lithic culture refers to a pre-historic culture based on the use of
1. Copper alone 2. Copper and stone 3. Copper and Iron 4. Stone and Iron
35. The Bhimbetka Caves near Bhopal give us a wealth of information regarding
1. Gautam Buddha 2. Pre-historic times 3. Vedic culture 4. Post-vedic culture
36. “What is in a name? A rose would smell as sweet if called by another name.” These famous lines
belong to
1. John Keats 2. TS Eliot 3. William Shakespeare 4. Alfred Tennyson
37. Which of the following flowers is pollinated by elephants?
1. Rafflesia 2. Rhododendron 3. Utricularia 4. None of these
38. Which of the following is not a Fundamental Right in India?
1. Right to Expression 2. Right to Occupation 3. Right to Association 4. Right to Education
39. If a pendulum clock is taken to the moon, it will
1. Run slow 2. Run fast 3. Run as before 4.Run fast first and then slowly
40. The basic idea of the Bhakti Movement was the
1. Denial of privileges to Brahmins 2. Renunciation of worldly pleasures
3. The devotion and love of the devotee for his God 4. Attack on existing social system
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13. 4 14. 2 15.4 16. 1 17. 4 18. 4 19. 1 20. 2 21. 3 22. 1 23. 3 24. 1
25. 3 26. 2 27. 3 28. 4 29. 4 30. 2 32. 2 33. 1 33. 3 34. 2 35. 2 36. 3
37. 1 38. 4 39. 1 40. 3
1. Liberty, Equality and Fraternity were the buzzwords of the
1. Russian Revolution 2. French Revolution 3. Japanese Revolution 4. Chinese Revolution
2. “I may not agree with what you say you, but I shall defend till death your right to say it.” This famous
line belongs to a person who was approached by a revolutionary thinker who had been hounded out of his
won country. Can you identify the person who uttered this line?
1. Voltaire 2. Rousseau 3. Karl Marx 4. Osho Rajneesh
3. Low atmospheric pressure is a sign of
1. Rains 2. Earthquake 3. High temperature 4. None of these
4. The Trusteeship Council of the UN was meant to
1. Ensure peaceful transition to democracy of the newly independent countries
2.Oversee economic interests of nations
3.Ensure the welfare of Asian and African countries
4. Solve international territorial disputes
5. Glaucoma and Trachoma are the diseases of the
1. Brain 2. Skin 3. Kidney 4. Eyes
6. Forward Trading a is term used in the context of
1. Stock-exchanges 2. Banks 3. Reserve Bank of India 4. World Bank
7. The no. 1 blade manufacturer in the world is
1. Wilkinson 2. ISPL 3. Gillette 4. Gallant
8. The Ural Mountains are a prominent feature of the landscape in
1. The USA 2. Japan 3. Canada 4. None of these
9. PKU or Phenylketunoria is a disease of the
1. Gums 2. Heart 3. Liver 4. None of these
10. Ankia Nat is a folk art form of
1. Assam 2. Maharashtra 3. Uttar Pradesh 4. Madhya Pradesh
11. ESMA is an act related to
1. Prostitution 2. Child labor 3. Essential services 4.Consumer protection
12. Which of the following services are a part of the Consumer Protection Act?
A. Railways B. Electricity C. Banks D. Doctors
1. A, B, C 2. A, B, D 3. B, C, D 4. A, B, C, D
13. The earliest known computer to man is the
1. Mark I 2. IBM-753 3. Abacus 4. Mac I
14. Sikkim was made a full-fledged state of India vide the
1. 34th Amendment 2. 44th Amendment 3. 36th Amendment 4. 24th amendment
15. The term Seven Sisters refers to
1. The seven rivers passing through north India 2. The seven dancing sisters who are legendary Orissi dancers
3. The seven financial institutions under the RBI 4. North-eastern states
16. Nikkei is the stock-exchange index of
1. New York 2. Tokyo 3. Frankfurt 4. National Stock Exchange, Bombay
17. “Saare Jahan Se Achha” – This patriotic song was penned by
1. Firaq Gorakhpuri 2. Kazi Nazrul Islam 3. Mohammed Iqbal 4. Rabindernath Tagore
18. The remains of the Vijaynagar Empire can be found in
1. Golconda 2. Bijapur 3. Thanjavur 4. Hampi
19. Which Mughal king died while coming down the staircase of his library?
1. Akbar 2. Humayun 3. Babar 4. Jahangir
20. The first Secretary-General of the UNO was from
1. The USA 2. Switzerland 3. Norway 4. Sweden
21. The Meenakshi Temple is in
1. Chennai 2. Thanajvur 3. Madurai 4. Hampi
22. The Apbhramshas are
1. Jain books 2. Buddhist books 3. Corrupt languages 4. Sanskrit books
23. Sake is the name of wine in which language?
1. Russia 2. French 3. Spanish 4. Japanese
24. Most of the coins in Buddha’s times consist of
1. Copper 2. Gold 3. Iron 4. Silver
25. Mein Kempf is the autobiography of
1. Adolph Hitler 2. Napoleon Bonaparte 3. V. Lenin 4. Winston Churchill
26. Which of these is not a computer term?
1. d-BASE 2. RAM 3. ZTRON 4. FORTRAN
27. Pragyajotishpur was the old name of
1. Lucknow 2. Bihar 3. Bengal 4. Gauhati
28. Spot the wrong pair :
1. Rhine : Europe 2. Nile : Africa 3. Danube : Asia 4. Thames : Europe
29. Which among are known as the scavengers of the earth?
1. Animals 2. Birds 3. Soil and water 4. Bacteria and fungi
30. Who wrote the Babarnama?
1. Mumtaz Mahal 2. Jahanara Beghum 3. Roshanara Beghum 4. Gulbadan Beghum
31. What was the real name of Noorjehan, the wife of Jahangir, who had considerable political influence?
1. Mehrun Nissa 2. Munia Khan 3. Razia Beghum 4. Kehkashan
32. Alzheimer’s Disease primarily affects the
1. Heart 2. Liver 3. Kidney 4. Brain
33. The Third Battle of Panipat was fought between the _____ and ____.
1. Afghans and Marathas 2. Afghans and Sikhs 3. Marathas and Mughals 4. None of these
34. The only mammal that lays eggs is the
1. Kiwi 2. Spiny Ant-Eater 3. Ostrich 4. Whale
35. Which of these areas has witnessed the biggest co-operative success story in India?
1. Milk 2. Oilseeds 3. Sugar 4. Rice
36. Medically speaking, a person can remain without food (and can survive on water) for a maximum of
1. 60 days 2. 30 days 3. 14 days 4. 50 days
37. Who among the following was a relative of Newton and is credited with developing the first-ever
intelligence test?
1. Galton 2. Kepler 3. Descartes 4. Copernicus
38. Burkina Phaso, an African country was earlier known as
1.Gold Coast 2.Northern Rhodesia 3. Orange Free State 4. Upper Volta
39. Small drops of water are spherical in shape because of
1. Gravitational force 2. Adhesion 3. Surface tension 4.Atmospheric pressure
40. VDIS means
1. Venereal Diseases Infection Syndrome 2. Vegetable Development in Indian States
3. Victory Day In Services 4. Voluntary Disclosure of Income Scheme
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13. 3 14. 3 15. 4 16. 2 17. 3 18. 4 19. 2 20. 3 21. 3 22. 3 23. 4 24. 4
25. 1 26. 3 27. 4 28. 3 29. 4 30. 4 31. 1 32. 4 33. 3 34. 2 35. 1 36. 3
37. 1 38. 1 39. 3 40. 4
1. Which of the following is a rabi crop?
1. Cotton 2. Jute 3. Groundnut 4. Gram
2. The cold oceanic current passing through the coast of North America is the
1. Kuroshio current 2. Gulf stream 3. Labrador current 4. Falklands current
3. The pH value of a soil measures its
1. Fertility rate 2. Iron and lime content 3. Water retention 4. Acid content
4. The greatest diversity of animals and plants occurs in
1. Temperate deciduous forests 2. Tropical moist forests
3. Heavily polluted rivers 4. Desert lands
5. Which of the following defines eutrophication most appropriately?
1. Killing of animals due to less availability of edible plants
2. Excess of carbon monoxide in water killing plant species
3. Excess of alkalinity in water killing plants and animals in it
4. None of these
6. The average temperature of a healthy human body is
1. 40.5 degree C 2. 98.6 degree C 3. 36.9 degree C 4. 82.4 degree C
7. An unfertilized human egg would contain
1. Single Y chromosome 2. Single X chromosome
3. Two X Chromosomes 4. One X and one Y chromosome
8. Our Earth is a part of the
1. Ursa Major 2. Ursa Minor 3. Andromeda 4. Milky Way
9. Which of the following hormones is responsible for the fight-or-flight response of the body in emergency situations?
1. Thyroid 2. Testosterone 3. Adrenaline 4. Noradrenaline
10. The man who defended in court the INA Trial victims in 1945 was
1. JL Nehru 2. Tej Bahadur Sapru 3. Moti Lal Nehru 4. MK Gandhi
11. The Salt Satygraha in 1930 had started from
1. Dharsana 2. Ahmedabad 3. Dandi 4. Bardoli
12. Delhi Chalo –This slogan was a part of the
1. INA Movement 2. Limited Satyagraha Movement
3. Quit India Movement 4. Rowaltt Satygraha
13. The first Indian to sing at the United Nations was
1. MS Subbalakshmi 2. Lata Mangeshkar 3. Mohammed Rafi 4. Pupul Jayakar
14. New member countries are admitted to the UNO on recommendation of the
1. Trusteeship Council 2. International Court of Justice 3. Secretariat 4. None of these
15. A judge of the International Court of Justice holds office for a period of
1. 6 years 2. 5 years 3. 10 years 4. 9 years
16. Gul-i-Naghma is a well-known poetic work by
1. Mirza Ghalib 2. Bahadur Shah Zafar 3. Firaq Gorakhpuri 4. Ahmed Faraz
17. Pick the odd one out.
1. Jhumpa Lahiri 2. Nirad Chaudhary 3. Salman Rushdie 4. Amitav Ghosh
18. Water pipes can burst in the winters due to
1. Low temperature 2. Condensation 3. Expansion 4. Both 1 and 3
19. The man who actually invented the motor car was
1. Henry Ford 2. Michael Faraday 3. Wright Brothers 4. Karl Benz
20. Which among the following is not an accidental scientific discovery?
1. Cinema 2. X-Ray 3. Penicillin 4. Rubber
21. Which of the following is added to the LPG to make it possible to detect any leakage?
1. Vaporized Sulphur 2. Ethyl Mercaptate 3. Hydrogen Sulphide 4. Fluorine
22. Infra-red rays are_____ waves of _____ wavelength.
1. Electromagnetic, long 2. Mechanical, long 3. Mechanical, short 4. Electromagnetic, short
23. Out of the following media, in which will sound travel the fastest?
1. Glass 2. Water 3. Steel 4. Air
24. If and aircraft is having a mach no. Equal to 3, it means its speed is
1. 996 m/s 2. 110 m/s 3. 664 m/s 4. 9960 m/ s
25. “Work expands itself to fill the time available”—This is known as
1. Murphy’s Law 2. Parkinson’s Law 3. Engels’ Law 4. Karl’s Axiom
26. Mahaprabhu Chaitanaya was a prominent exponent of the Bhakti movement in
1. Nadia 2. Varanasi 3. Bihar 4. Rajasthan
27. Birds sitting on high-tension wires do not get electrocuted because
1. Of low current 2. Of natural body defences 3. The circuit does not get completed 4. None of these
28. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely is a well-known saying by
1. Machiavelli 2. Harold Laski 3. Lord Acton 4. Benjamin Disraeli
29. Hyper-band, Ku and S-band are terms related to
1. Computers 2. Internet 3. TV 4. Software
30. It is difficult to cook on the hills using a pressure cooker because on hills, the
1. Atmospheric pressure is low 2. Atmospheric pressure is high 3. The vegetables are hard 4. None of these
31. Logarithmic tables were invented by
1. Aryabhatta 2. Napier 3. Descartes 4. Newton
32. Vinaypatrika is a famous work by
1. Goswami Tulsidas 2. Jaidev 3. Pt. Narender Sharma 4. Sant Gyaneshwar
33. The most common metal in the earth’s crust is
1. Copper 2. Iron 3. Aluminium 4. Silicon
34. Which of the following is an ore of Uranium?
1. Pitch Blende 2. Bauxite 3. Cryolite 4. Hematite
35. Beyond atomic number _____ all elements are radio-active.
1. 95 2. 92 3. 101 4. 87
36. The quartz watches work on the principle of
1. Quartz Effect 2. Gauss Effect 3. Piezo-electric Effect 4. Photoelectric effect
37. The Shudras find mention first of all in
1. The Rigveda 2. The Samveda 3. The Yajurveda 4. The Atharvaveda
38. The central feature of the later Vedic times was the
1. Rituals 2. Social divisions 3. 1 and 2 4. None of these
39. The Republic is a famous ancient work by
1. Aristotle 2. Socrates 3. Plato 4. Magasthenes
40. Who among the following was known as the Plato of the Jat Tribe?
1. Maharaja Ranjit Singh 2. Suraj Mal 3. Badan Singh 4. Banda Bahadur
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13. 1 14. 4 15. 4 16. 3 17. 4 18. 3 19. 4 20. 1 21. 2 22. 1 23. 3 24. 1
25. 2 26. 1 27. 3 28. 3 29. 3 30. 1 31. 2 32. 1 33. 3 34. 1 35. 2 36. 3
37. 1 38. 3 39. 3 40. 2
1. Sphygmomanometer is used to measure
1. Heart beat 2. Blood pressure 3. Lung pressure 4. Atmospheric pressure
2. Dilbert is a well known
1. Newspaper 2. Cartoon strip 3. Newspaper column 4. Author
3. Who among the following is not an author/ ess?
1. Anita Desai 2. RK Laxman 3. Linda Goodman 4. Barbara Cartland
4. Which of the following laws was dubbed as a draconian law by the Indians during the freedom struggle?
1. The Salt Law 2. The Morley-Minto Reforms
3. The Ramsay Award 4. The Rowlatt Act
5. Who among the following had appointed the Shahanas or market officers to keep a check on prices?
1. Akbar 2. Aurangzeb 3. Mohammed Tughlaq 4. Alauddin Khilji
6. Normal atmospheric pressure is equal to
1. 76 mm. of Mercury column 2. 760 cm. of Mercury column
3. 76 cm. of Mercury column 4. 176 cm. of Mercury column
7. The unit for measuring the viscosity of a liquid is
1. Dyne/ sq. cm 2. Erg/ sec 3. Centipoise 4. Henri
8. “…He got the first Nobel Prize for science in recognition of his work on a deadly disease, while posted in
India. ” The man in question is
1. Ronald Ross 2. Louis Pasteur 3. Norman Borlaugh 4. P. Subbarao
9. If a train suddenly comes to a halt, the passengers get a sudden shock due to the operation of
1. The Law of Conservation of Momentum 2. The Law of Inertia
3. The Law of Gravitation 4. The Law of Equal Action and Reaction
10. India’s atomic research programme was spearheaded by
1. CV Raman 2. Meghnad Saha 3. Raja Ramanna 4. Homi J. Bhabha
11. The Science Day in India is observed to
1. Coincide with the discovery of the Raman effect 2. To celebrate the discovery made by JC Bose
3. To coincide with the winning of the Nobel by Hargobind Khurana 4. None of these
12. The dynamite used to blow up hills is actually known as
1. Diethyl Dichloro Difluoro Methane 2. Trinitrotoluene
3. Hexabenzene Nitrate 4. Trinitrotoluene Hexametabenzoate
13. Which of the following gadgets would be used to know the purity of milk?
1. Hygrometer 2. Lactometer 3. Anemometer 4. Tachometer
14. The language used in all of Ashoka’s edicts is
1. Sanskrit 2. Pali 3. Prakrit 4. Brahmi
15. Hindi is written in the
1. Persian Script 2. Roman Script 3. Devnagari Script 4. Sanskriti Script
16. Barkhans and Yardangs are characteristic features of e landscape in
1. India 2. Japan 3. The USA 4. China
17. The Ox-bow lake is a typical water feature formed in the ____ course of a river.
1. Middle 2. Upper 3. Lower 4. It is not formed at all
18. Swahili is a language quite common in
1. Iraq 2. Africa 3. Israel 4. Lebanon
19. Kadambri is a well-known ancient work by
1. Harisen 2. Harshvardhana 3. Ashavghosha 4. Banabhatta
20. The International Book Day is observed on
1. June 1 2. May 31 3. April 23 4. March 15
21. The Hijri Era is believed to start from
1. 326 BC 2. 319 AD 3. 78 AD 4. None of these
22. Spot the incorrect pair.
1. Ferozabad: Glass 2. Saffron: Pampore 3. Pimpri: Fertilizers 4. Electronics: Bangalore
23. INTACH is a/an
1. Heritage conservation organization 2. Project on technology upgradation
3. International sports promotion body 4. New programme for spreading computer literacy in schools
24.The Pichola Lake is a famous landmark in
1. Jaipur 2. Mount Abu 3. Udaipur 4. Ranthambore
25. Taoism was a well-known religious sect in ancient
1. Japan 2. China 3. Korea 4. Indonesia
26. India’s official family planning programame started in
1. 1975 2. 1950 3. 1976 4. None of these
27. Who among the following is not a model?
1. Claudia Schiffer 2. Naomi Kempbell 3. Jennifer Lopez 4. Eileen Collins
28. Which medieval king was famous for his chain of justice?
1. Akbar 2. Balban 3. Jahangir 4. Shahjehan
29. The only lyricist to get the Dada Saheb Phalke Prize is
1. Gulzar 2. Sahir Ludhianavi 3. Majrooh Sultanpuri 4. Hasrat Jaipuri
30. The laws of heredity were discovered by
1. Gregor John Mendel 2. Charles Darwin 3. Robert Hook 4. Morgan Hunt
31. At which of the following places did the first Asian Games take place?
1. Bangkok 2. Kualalumpur 3. Ceylon 4. New Delhi
32. A cycle tube, the valve of which has been opened, gives off cool air due to
1. Isothermal compression2. Isothermal expansion 3. Diffusion 4. Adiabatic expansion
33. Galvanized iron sheets are coated with
1. Zinc 2. Chromium 3. Copper 4. Strontium
34. Which of the following books was regarded as The Bible of Revolutionaries in India during the freedom
struggle?
1. Anandmath 2. Bandi Jeevan 3. First War of Indian Independence 4. None of these
35 The fastest growing plant in the world is
1. Triticale 2. Rhododendron 3. Raflessia 4. Bamboo
36. Who among the following was a renowned Hindi scholar in medieval times?
A. Ras Khan B. Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana C. Amir Khusro
1. A and B 2. B and C 3. C only 4. A, B and C
37. Hooch or poisonous wine contains
1. Methyl Alcohol 2. Ethyl Alcohol 3. Propyl Alcohol 4. Butyl Alcohol
38. Smog is a
1. Type of fast-blowing wind in the Australian deserts 2. Type of cloud, which results in torrential rains
3. Colloidal mixture of smokes and fog 4. The name of a structure formed by the river in its upper course
39. Aurora Borealis is
1. A plant that glows at nighttime
2. Multi-coloured lights observed at night in the northern hemisphere
3. Multi-coloured lights seen at night in the southern hemisphere
4. A prominent constellation
40. NCTE is a term connected with the world of
1. Computers 2. Teachers’ training 3. Technical education 4. TB eradication
1. 2 2. 2 3. 2 4. 4 5. 4 6. 3 7. 3 8. 1 9. 2 10. 4 11. 1 12. 2

13. 2 14. 4 15.3 16. 4 17. 3 18. 2 19. 4 20. 3 21. 4 22. 3 23. 1 24. 3
25. 2 26. 4 27. 4 28. 3 29. 3 30.1 31. 4 32. 4 33. 1 34. 2 35. 4 36. 4
37. 1 38. 3 39. 2 40. 2

1. CIS is the name of a / an
1. Secret agency 2. Group of countries 3. International treaty 4. None of these
2. A group of islands is known as
1. Constellation 2. Archipelago 3. Isthmus 4. Galaxy
3. Jet aircraft work on the principle of
1. Newton’s Third Law 2. Newton’s First Law
3. Conservation of Momentum 4. Conservation of Energy
4. Digha Nikaya is a
1. Buddhist spot 2. Jain religious spot 3. Buddhist Book 4. Hindu religious book
5. If a mad dog bites a person, that person will suffer from?
1. Rabies 2. Diphtheria 3. Hydrophobia 4. Whooping Cough
6. “I am the scourge of God “. Which medieval invader in India uttered this line?
1. Changez Khan 2. Mahmud of Ghazni 3. Mohammed Ghauri 4. Halaku
7. Which of the these gadgets would be suitable for measuring the temperature of a very hot object?
1. Crescograph 2. Geiger-Muller Chamber 3. Pyrometer 4. Cryometer
8. Which of the following is the principal means of transmission of heat from the Sun to the Earth?
1. Conduction 2. Convection 3. Diffusion 4. Radiation
9. Which of the following elements does not show allotropic forms?
1. Phosphorous 2. Sulphur 3. Carbon 4. Sodium
10. Ventilators are always provided near the ceiling of a room because
1. It is a convention to do so 2. Hot air rises above and leaves through them
3. They bring in fresh air 4. The ceiling of a room is the hottest part of it.
11. Which of the following is not a chemical name for Vitamin B ?
1. Folic Acid 2. Thiamin 3. Niacin 4. Carotene
12. “The Coral Island “ is a well-known work by
1. RK Narayana 2. Rudyard Kipling 3. William Shakespeare 4. Mulk Raj Anand
13. Spot the correct pair.
1. Vitamin A : Milk 2. Vitamin D : Citrus 3. Vitamin B: Green Vegetables 4. Vitamin C: Eggs
14. Which of the following is a non-biodegradable waste?
1. Kitchen Refuse 2. Plastic 3. Dead plants 4. Dead animals
15. The name of the mission that took a man on the Moon for the first time, was
1. Pioneer-17 2. Apollo-18 3. Apollo-01 4. Colombia
16. The actual spot where the exchange of gases takes place in the lungs is the
1. Bronchi 2. Trachea 3. Alveoli 4. Diaphragm
17. Which of the following is known as green fuel?
1. Unleaded petrol 2. Compressed Natural Gas 3. Kerosene 4. 1 and 2
18. Gangu Bai Hangal is a renowned
1. Classical vocalis 2. Mridang player 3. Ghazal singer 4. Quawalli singer
19. Mishti Doi is a special dish of
1. Jammu and Kashmir 2. Rajasthan 3. Maharashtra 4. West Bengal
20. Quantas is the national carrier of
1. Germany 2. Australia 3. Japan 4. USA
21. Neonatology is the science concerned with studying
1. Old age 2. Grasses 3. Hair 4. Very young babies
22. The title Poet of the East ( Shair-I-Mashrik ) is given to
1. Mirza Ghalib 2. Rabindernath Tagore 3. Dr. Mohammed Iqbal 4. Firaq Gorakhpuri
23. Which of the following is part of a plateu?
1. The Aravallis 2. The Nilgiris 3. The Himalayas 4. The Kanchanjunga
24. Who among the following was well-known for his guerrilla tactics?
1. Guru Gobind Singh 2. Guru Teg Bahadur 3. Shivaji 4. Tipu Sultan
25. The ozone hole is found in the

1. Troposphere 2. Ionosphere 3. Mesosphere 4. Stratosphere
26. A charged particle always has
1. Kinetic energy 2. Potential energy 3. Both 1 and 2 4. Mechanical energy
27. The Big Bang means
1. A massive explosion that took place when the earth was formed
2. The five big nuclear powers
3. The five permanent members of the Security Council
4. A project to investigate the formation of the Universe
28. Gujarat was created out of the then existing states of ___ in ____.
1. Bombay, 1956 2. Maharashtra, 1960 3. MP, 1960 4. Bombay, 1960
29. The plants that love to grow in salty environments are called
1. halophytes 2. Mesophytes 3. Xerophytes 4. Aquaphytes
30. Which city is on the banks of the Hudson Bay ?
1. Detroit 2. Chicago 3. Moscow 4. None of these
31. Agar agar is a material used in
1. Tissue culture 2. Autopsy 3. Foundries 4. Musical instruments
32. DWCRA is a term connected with
1. savings 2. Physics 3. Community project 4. None of these
33. Which of the following is not a part of the Indian Constitution?
1. Federal System 2. Directive Principles
3. Advisory role of the Supreme Court 4. Emergency provisions
34. Blizzards are a characteristic feature of the ______ region.
1. Antarctic 2. Equatorial 3. Temperate 4. Tropical
35. Which Indian ruler conquered Java and Sumatra?
1. Rajaraja Chola I 2. Rajendar Chola I 3. Samudargupta 4. Vikramaditya
36. Alberuni had accompanied
1. Mohamed Ghouri 2. Babur 3. Mahmud of Ghazni 4. Qutubuddin Aibak
37. Shahnama is a classic work written by
1. Ibn- Batuta 2. Firdausi 3. Alberuni 4. Chand Bardai
38.Which river of India is known as Tsangpo in some of its reaches?
1. Brahamputra 2. Ganga 3. Sutlej 4. Kosi
39. Windhoek is the capital of which of the following countries?
1. Albania 2. Zaire 3. Congo 4. Namibia
40. Great Garbo was a renowned
1. Scientist 2. Sportsperson 3. Hollywood actress 4. Painter
1. 2 2. 2 3. 3 4. 3 5. 1 6. 1 7. 3 8. 4 9. 4 10. 2 11. 4 12. 2

13. 1 14. 2 15.2 16. 3 17. 4 18. 1 19. 4 20. 2 21. 4 22. 3 23. 2 24. 3
25. 4 26. 2 27. 1 28. 4 29. 1 30.4 31. 1 32. 3 33. 1 34. 1 35. 2 36. 3
37. 2 38. 3 39. 4 40. 3

1. Which among the following were a part of the Martha confederacy in Medieval India?
A. Sindhias B. Holkars C. Gaekwads D. Bhonsles
1. A, B and C 2. B, C and D 3. A, B, C and D 4. A, B and D
2. An ordinance can be remain in operation for a maximum of
1. 3 Months 2. 2 Months 3. 6 Months 4. 1 Year
3. The Man-Eaters of Kumaon is a well-known book by
1. Edmund Hillary 2. JP Dalvi 3. Jim Corbett 4. Kailash Sankhla
4. The nib of good quality fountain pens is usually made of
1. Stainless Steel 2. Chromium 3. Nichrome 4. Tungsten
5. The Last Supper is a classic painting by
1. Pablo Picasso 2. Amrita Shergill 3. Leonardo da Vinci 4. Van Gogh
6. The founder of the cubist school of painting was
1. Leonardo da Vinci 2. Pablo Picasso 3. Van Gogh 4. Rabindernath Tagore
7. Which among the following medieval kings was famous for his ruthless policy towards the clergy (the ulema)?
1. Balban 2. Aurangzeb 3. Jahangir 4. Mohammed Tughlaq
8. Athlete’s Foot is a
1. book on athletics 2. An oath taken at the Olympics 3. disease 4. Novel by Jesse Owens
9. Malarial fever starts when the
1. Mosquito bites the body 2. The germs start multiplying
3. The toxins are released in the body 4. 72 hours after the mosquito bite
10. The dengue fever carrier is
1. Plasmodium falciparum 2. Male Anopheles 3. Female Anopheles 4. Aedes egypti
11. Khalil Jibran has been a well-known
1. Philosopher 2. Painter 3. Architect 4. Musician
12. Out of the following media, the minimum speed of light will be in
1. Vacuum 2. Air 3. Water 4. Glass
13. “Politics is the last resort of a scoundrel”-Who uttered this famous line ?
1. Benjamin Disraeli 2. Harold Laski 3. Samuel Johnson 4. Plato
14. The marble used in buildings is basically
1. Hydrated Calcium Suplhate 2. Calcium Hydroxide 3. Calcium Carbonate 4. Sodium Bicarbonate
15. Kerosene rises up a lamp wick due to
1. Gravitation 2. Viscosity 3. Capillarity 4. Momentum
16. The main policy-making body of the UNO is the
1. Security Council 2. Trusteeship Council 3. Economic and Social Council 4. The Secretariat
17. The damage caused by an earthquake at a location depends upon the distance of ______ of the earthquake from
the location.
1. Epifocus 2. Epicentre 3. Seismic Point 4. Zero Point
18. “Lifeline Express” is a
1. New train with medical facilities on board for the passengers
2. A new medically-equipped train to serve tribal and rural areas
3 new superfast train between Bombay and Bangalore
4. none of these
19. Chand Bardai was a court poet in the reign of
1. Mahmud of Ghazni 2. Prithvi Raj Chauhan 3. Harshvardhan 4. None of these
20. The largest bone in the body is the
1. Stapes 2. Forearm bone 3. Knee bone 4. Thigh bone
21. Charles Correa is well-known for his contribution to
1. Architecture 2. Pop music 3. Literature 4. Social work
22. The manufacture of paper was started in
1. Japan 2. China 3. Iran 4. USA
23. Identify the correct pairing :

1. Linford Christie : Gymnastics 2. Cedric D’ Souza: Football
3.Tanya Sachdev : Swimming 4. Narayan Karthikeyan : Car-racing
24. Mount Fujiyama is a volcano-based structure in
1. South Korea 2. Japan 3. Italy 4. Indonesia
25. The only wetland in Punjab is at
1. Kanjli 2. Harike 3. Sultanpur 4. Sukhna
26. Which of the following sanctuaries is actually a lagoon?
1. Periyar 2. Chilka 3. Namdaph 4. Bandhavgarh
27. The campaigning for the Loksabha elections must come to an end
1. 24 hours before polling begins 2. 72 hours before polling starts
3. 60 hours before polling begins 4. 48 hours before polling begins
28. “Enjoy yourself as much as you can in this world, for who knows tomorrow may or may not come.”
This view sums up the core of which philosophy?
1. Vedanta 2. Samkhya 3. Yoga 4. Mimansa
29. The record for presenting the maximum no. of budgets without a break is held by
1. Dr. Manmohan Singh 2. Morarji Desai 3. CD Deshmukh 4. Krishna Menon
30. The country with the highest % of Muslims in its population is
1. Pakistan 2. Bangladesh 3. Indonesia 4. Saudi Arabia
31. Which of the following is found in a metamorphic rock?
1. Petroleum 2. Marble 3. Natural Gas 4. Granite
32. The Taliban is a militant group active in
1. Iran 2. Iraq 3. Afghanistan 4. None of these
33. The Indian ruler famous for his Blood and Iron Policy was
1. Balban 2. Allauddin Khilji 3. Akbar 4. Mohd. Tughlaq
34. The Central Drug Research Institute is in
1. Srinagar 2. New Delhi 3. Lucknow 4. Pune
35. The part of the eye responsible for its colour is the
1. Pupil 2. Iris 3. Cornea 4. Choroid
36. The first test-tube baby in the world was named
1. Barbara McCray 2. Louis Brown 3. Indira 4. McCarthy Donald
37. Jhoomar is a famous folk-dance of
1. Haryana 2. UP 3. MP 4. Rajasthan
38. Vasdco de Gama arrived at Calicut in
1. 1492 2. 1510 3. 1491 4. 1498
39. The Uri Hydro-electric Project is in
1. Himachal Pradesh 2. J & K 3. U.P. 4. M.P.
40. The country getting the maximum tourist traffic worldwide is
1. The USA 2. Mauritius 3. Switzerland 4. None of these
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13.3 14. 3 15. 3 16. 1 17. 2 18. 2 19. 2 20. 4 21. 1 22. 2 23. 4 24.2
25. 2 26.2 27. 4 28. 2 29. 1 30. 3 31. 2 32. 3 33. 1 34. 3 35. 2 36.2
37. 4 38. 4 39.2 40. 4

1. The Montreal Protocol refers to
1. Gradual phasing –out of CFCs 2. The conduct of diplomats posted abroad
3. Project for renovation of historical monuments 4. Conventions on dumping of nuclear wastes
2. The Qutub Minar was erected in the honour of
1. Qutubuddin Aibak 2. Qutubuddin Kaki 3.Qutub Shah 4. None of these
3.The voting age for elections was lowered by means of the
1. 59th amendment 2. 64th amendment 3. 61st amendment 4. 42nd amendment
4.The Hyde Park in .London is famous for
1. Newspaper establishments 2. Political rallies 3. It natural beauty 4. Its historical importance
5.The Emergency provisions of the Indian Constitution are modeled on the
1. German pattern 2. American pattern 3. South African pattern 4. British pattern
6. The smoke of an electric train going from Bombay to Bangalore will move
1. Southwards 2. Westwards 3. Southwestwards 4. None of these
7. “The Manu Smriti” is an ancient work on
1. Medicine 2. Society 3. Law 4. Philosophy
8. Arrange the following in correct chronological order
a. First Round Table Conference b. Non-Cooperation Movement c. Rowlatt Act d. Dandi March
1. C, b, d, a 2. c, b, a, d 3. c, d, a, b 4. b, c, d, a
9. The country which does not have a standing army of its own is
1. Australia 2. Switzerland 3. Norway 4. Sweden
10. Ibn-Battula was famous traveller who lived at the court of its own is
1. Mohd. Tughlaq 2. Alludin Khilji 3. Balban 4. Mahmud of Ghazni
11. “The Sorrow of China” is an epithet used to describe by any state is
1. Kin-Siang 2. Hwang Ho 3. Yin-Yuang 4. None of these
12. The maximum no of Loksabha seats contributed by any state is
1. 58 2. 61 3. 84 4. 85
13. Select the correct pair:-
1. Budhaditya Mukerjee : Sitar 2. Bismillah Khan : Tabla
3. Kishari Amonkar : Sarangi 4. Remo Fernandes : Guitar
14. The father of India’s missile programme is
1. Prof. Satish Dhawan 2. Prof. Raja Ramanna 3. APJ Kalam 4. Dr. P. Chidambaram
15. The attainment of complete wisdom by the Buddha is called
1. Parinirvana 2. Nirvana 3. Mahaparinirvan 4. Dharmachakraparvartana
16. Window 2000 is
1. An exhibition on interior decoration 2. A famous book on computers
3. An exhibition on interior decoration
4. A new political programme launched by Bill Clinton to help remove slums in the U.S.
17. Who among the following is known is the “Saint of the Gutters”?
1. Bhagat Puran Singh 2. Mother Teresa 3. Abdus Sattar Eidhi 4. None of these
18. The Plaster of Paris is technically known as
1. Potassium Permanganate 2. Calcium Sulphate
3. Hydrated Calcium Sulphate 4. Calcium Carbonate
19. Identify the correct pair:-
1. Arunachal Pradesh : Itanagar 2. Gujrat : Ahmedabad
3. Manipur : Aizwal 4. Pondicherry : Port Blair
20. Hematite is an ore of
1. Zinc 2. Silver 3. Aluminium 4. Iron
21. The Cabinet Mission came to India in the year
1. 1946 2. 1945 3. 1942 4. 1944
22. The lightest substance known is
1. Air 2. Hydrogen 3. Helium 4. Oxygen
23. Akbar was crowned the king in the year of

1. 1542 2. 1564 3. 1584 4. 1556
24. The highest peak in India is called
1. Kanchenjunga 2. Mt. Everest 3. Gaumukh 4. None of these
25. The World Health Organization is based in
1. Geneva 2. Paris 3. Rome 4. New York
26. The U.N.O. Security council has permanent members numbering.
1. 6 2. 8 3. 5 4. 4
27. Art. 32 of the Indian Constitution deals with the
1. Right to life and liberty 2. Right to speech and expression
3. Right to form unions 4. Right to constitutional remedies
28. The Pritzker Prize and the Agha Khan Prize are given in the field of
1. Architecture 2. Literature 3. Sports 4. Journalism
29. “Man is born free, yet everywhere he is in chains”. Who said this?
1. Jean Jacques Rousseau 2. Shakespeare 3. Wordsworth 4. Lord Tennyson
30. The Loksabha speaker gives his resignation letter to the
1. Prime Minister 2. President 3. Vice President 4. Deputy Speaker.
31. The gas pradominantly responsible for the yellowing of the Taj is
1. Sulphur dioxide 2. Carbon dioxide 3. Both of these 4. None of these
32. The Ghadar Party was launched in the year.
1. 1912 2. 1913 3. 1914 4. 1915
33. The first woman to sit on the throne of Delhi was
1. Gulbadan Beghum 2. Chand Bibi 3. Ahilya Devi 4. Razia Sultan
34. The term “Sensex” refers to
1. An index of sensitivity of people towards allergens
2. The sensitive index of the Bombay Stock Exchange.
3. The sensitivity index of the atmosphere with respect to UV rays 4. None of these
35. “Give me good mothers, I’ll give you a good nation”. Who said this?
1. Benito Mussolini 2. Subhash Bose 3. Napoleon Bonaparte 4. Winston Churchill
36. The coffee plantations in Brazil are known as
1. Patas 2. Veldts 3. Fazenda 4. Pampas
37. The first man to use Hindi for literary purposes was
1. Bhartendu Harishchandra 2. Amir Khusro 3. Kabir 4. Ras Khan
38. “East is East and West is West and never small the twain meet” was said by
1. Rudyard Kipling 2. Winston Churchill 3. Mark Twain 4.Rabindernath Tagore
39. The sports/adventure activity, which consumes the highest no. of calories per minute is
1. Running fast 2. Swimming 3. Lifting weights 4. Mountaineering
40. The leading cause of blindness among Indians is
1. Deficiency of VIT.A 2. Congenital defects 3. Watching Cinema, T.V. 4. Deficiency of VIT.C
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13.1 14. 3 15. 2 16. 3 17. 2 18. 3 19. 1 20. 4 21. 1 22. 2 23. 4 24. 1
25. 1 26.3 27. 4 28. 1 29. 1 30. 4 31. 1 32. 1 33. 4 34. 2 35. 3 36. 3
37. 2 38. 1 39. 4 40. 1

1. The Indian School of Mines and Applied Geology is in
1. Ranchi 2. Jharia 3. Dhanbad 4. Bokaro
2. Geomorphology is the science of
1. Stars 2. Earthquakes
3. Landscape forms on earth’s surface 4. Internal structure of earth.
3. “The Missionaries of Charity” is based on
1. New Delhi 2. Bombay 3. Calcutta 4. Madras
4. Find the odd man out.
1. Rangaswamy Cup. Hockey 2. Durand Cup: Football
3. Devdhar Trophy : Cricket 4. Obaidullah Cup : Badminton
5. Malik Kafu was a famous military general of
1. Mohd. Tughlaq. 2. Allauddin Khilji 3. Akbar 4. Jahangir
6. Which is the only coral island in India?
1. Andaman-Nicobars 2. Pondicherry 3. Lakshdwep 4. Kiribati
7. Ashoka fought the Kalinga battle in
1. 272 B.C. 2. 261 B.C. 3. 284 B.C. 4. 276 B.C.
8. Jasmine is the name of a plant commonly called
1. Dophar-khili 2. Amar Bail 3. Raat Ki Rani 4. Kalpavariksh
9. Anyone can contest for Indian Prime-Ministership is he is at least
1. 30 yr. of age 2. 35 yr. of age 3. 25 yr. of age 4. 18 yr. of age.
10. Which of the following is NOT a legume crop?
1. Maize 2. Wheat 3. Pulses 4. Gram
11. The motor-car was invented by
1. Henry Ford 2. Edison 3. Karl Benz 4. Rudolph Diesel
12. The visible range of the human eye is between
1. 20-20000 Hz 2. 3800-7600 Angstrom 3. 180-600 micrometer 4. 120 decibel
13. Dorothy Hozkins was a/an
1. Nobel laureate 2. Actress 3. Athlete 4. Painter
14. “Between the Lines” is famous book by
1. Khushwant Singh 2. Nalini Singh 3. S. Sahay 4. Kuldip Nayyar
15. The concept of “Panchsheel” was given first of all by
1. Pt. Nehru 2. Marshal Tito 3. A & B 4. Gautam Budha
16. According to available information, more than 80% of pregnant women in India suffer form
1. Scurvy 2. Anemia 3. Dental caries 4. None of these
17. The first Health Minister of Independent India was
1. V. B. Patel 2. Gurdial Singh 3. Amrit Kaur 4. Pt. Nehru
18. Ultraviolet rays, if present in excess, can cause
1. Burns 2. Skin cancer 3. Leukaemia 4. Blindness
19. “I Dare” is the biography of
1. K.J. Alphonse 2. Kiran Bedi 3. Maneka Gandhi 4. Phoolan Devi
20. “The Left” in politics refers to
1. Progressive, radical groups 2. Conservative groups
3. Those sitting on the left in Parliament 4. None of these
21. Nida Fazli is a renowned
1. Dramatist 2. Film-maker 3. Lyricist 4. Singer
22. The Bhilai Steel Plant was set up with
1. American aid 2. U.K. aid 3. German aid 4. Soviet aid
23. The highest contribution to the central pool in case of wheat is made by
1. Punjab 2. U.P. 3. Haryana 4. Madhya Pradesh
24. CAD stands for

1. Central Administrative Delegation 2. Control of Automatic Devices
3. Central Agricultural Division 4. Computer –Aided Designing
25. New Jersey is a well-known breed of
1. Buffalo 2. Cow 3. Goat 4. Rice
26. The Pasteurization of milk means
1. Chilling it 2. Heating it to a high degree and suddenly chilling it
3. Only heating to its boiling point 4. None of these
27. The Farakka Barrage Project has been built with a neighbouring country. Identify it.
1. Pakistan 2. Bangladesh 3. Sri Lanka 4. Nepal
28. The Cellular Jail is in
1. Andamans 2. Daman 3. Rangoon 4. None of these
29. “Better to live as a tiger for one day than living like a sheep for a lifetime”. Who said this?
1. Hari Singh Nalwa 2. Tipu Sultan 3. Rani Jhansi 4. Haider Ali
30. The revenue minister of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was
1. Faqir Azizuddin 2. Deewan Deena Nath 3. Sher Bahadur 4. Hari Singh Nalwa
31. The Bharat Immunological and Biologicals Ltd. Is in
1. Bulandshehar 2. Rishikesh 3. Pune 4. Calcutta
32. The 9th Five year plan will last until
1. 2005 2. 2001 3. 2002 4. 2004
33. The term “Bulls and Bears” is related to
1. Zoo management 2. Computers 3. Stock exchanges 4. Banking operations.
34. Which of the following is a sex-linked disorder?
A. AIDS B. Baldness C. Color-Blindness
1. A, B and C 2. A only 3. B and C 4. A and C
35. A normal human male has the sex chromosomal composition of
1. YY 2. XY 3. XX 4. XXX
36. “Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man and writing, an exact man. Who said this?
1. Shakespeare 2. Pope 3. Francis Bacon 4. Keats
37. Article 14 of the constitution deals with
1. Equality before law 2. Untouchability 3. Freedom of expression 4. Right to property
38. Pampore in J & K is famous for
1. Opium 2. Saffron 3. Waterfalls 4. None of these
39. The Constitution Review commission is/was headed by
1. MN Venkatchaliah 2. PN Bhawati 3. VB Eradi 4. Nagender Singh
40. The World Bank is really known as
1. International Development Bank 2. International Bank of Reconstruction and Development
3. International Monetary Fund 4. None of these
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1. Japan is called _________ in the Japanese language.
1. Yonoon 2. Nippon 3. Kimono 4. Yanguan
2. Which of the following is known as the Eternal City?
1. Lhasa 2. Rome 3. Jarusalem 4. London
3. The Qutub Minar was built by
1. Qutubuddin Aibak 2. Illtutmish 3. Balban 4. Razia Sultan
4. Malaria is caused by a
1. Bacterium 2. Virus 3. Protozoan 4. Fungs
5. The Simon Commission came to India in
1. 1928 2. 1927 3. 1929 4. 1930
6. Gautam Budha delivered his first sermon at
1. Bodh Gaya 2. Varanasi 3. Sarnath 4. Lumbini
7. “Aain-e-Akban” is a famous work by
1. Firdausi 2. Ibn-e-Batuta 3. Abul Fazi 4. Faizi
8. The pygmies are found in the
1. Congo basin 2. Somalia 3. Tundra region 4. Greenland region
9. The population of India, as per 1991 data, is close to
1. 89 crores 2. 84 crores 3. 88 crores 4. None of these
10. The S.O.S Children’s villages of India is
1. a kind of Summer Camp for children 2. of a group of adventurous children
3. a social welfare organization 4. a kind of craft-village organization
11. The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited is a unit situated in
1. Lucknow 2. Bangalore 3. Calcutta 4. Fursatganj
12. K. Malleshwari is a renowned
1. Boxer 2. Athlete 3. Swimmer 4. Weight-lifter
13. “Sleeping-sickness” is carried by a
1. Mosquito 2. Domestic fly 3. Tse-Tse fly 4. Cockroach
14. Which of the following is not a string instrument?
A. Santoor B. Mohan Veena C. Sarod
1. A only 2. B only 3. Both A and B 4. None of these
15. Fundamental Duties were incorporated by means of the
1. 42nd Amendment 2. 24th Amendment 3. 44th Amendment 4. 61st Amendment
16. “The Grand Old Man of India” is a title given to
1. Gandhiji 2. Dadabhai Nauroji 3. C.R. Dass 4. Justice Ranade
17. The Bardoli Satyagarah took place in
1. 1922 2. 1927 3. 1928 4. 1929
18. Which of the following is famous elephant sanctuary?
1. Namdaph 2. Periyar 3. Bandhavgarth 4. Sariska
19. The Wall Street in U.S.A is well-known for
1. Its share bazaar 2. Its architectural beauty
3. Housing major newspaper offices 4. Its historical importance
20. As per 1991 census, the state with maximum workforce ratio is
1. Assam 2. Sikkim 3. Mizoram 4. Arunachal
21. A buyer’s market exists when
1. A buyer faces a glut of products to choose from
2. A buyer faces scarcity of products to choose from
3. A no. of producers co-exist and sell the product at a mutually agreed price
4. None of these
22. Dr. M. Balamurli Krishan is a renowned
1. Painter 2. Poet 3. Dancer 4. Vocalist
23. Brazil is world-famous as a producer of
1. Iron 2. Coal 3. Maize 4. Fruits 5. Coffee
24. The Jantar Mantar was built by

1. Mann Singh 2. Rattan Singh 3. Jai Singh 4. Ranbir Singh
25. Glass is a
1. Supercooled liquid 2. Supercooled solid 3. Crystalline solid 4. None of these
26. Ustad Amjad Ali Khan is well-known for his contribution to the ascendance of the
1. Veena 2. Sitar 3. Santoor 4. None of these
27. The state get ________ percent share in taxes as per the 10th Finance Commission Report.
1. 40 2. 36 3. 29 4. 55
28. Which of the following states tops in sugar cane output in India?
1. U.P. 2. Punjab 3. Haryana 4. Maharashtra
29. CNN stands for
1. Computer Nanonytes 2. Central News Network
3. Cable News Network 4. Control of Numerical Nano Nytes
30. The system of conducting intelligence tests was developed by
1. Galton 2. Binet-Simon 3. Stern 4. Sigmund Freud
31. Who among the following is/are recipients/s of the Nobel Prize twice?
1. Marie Curie 2. Linus Pauling 3. Both 1 and 2 4. None of these
32. Identify the correct pair:
1. My Experiments with Freedom: Raj Mohan Gandhi 2. The Good Boatman: Maulana Azad
3. Azhar Ek Jeevni: Jasdev Singh 4. The Triumph of the Spirit: Romi Dev
33. Which of the follwing is not a defence treaty ?
1. START 2. IGMDP 3. SALT 4. MCTR
34. “A thing of beauty is a joy for ever”. Who said this?
1. Keats 2. Shakespeare 3. Byron 4. Wordsworth
35. The centenary of cinema was observed in
1. 1996 2. 1994 3. 1995 4. 2000
36. The numerical strength of the Scheduled Castes is the highest in
1. U.P. 2. M.P. 3. Bihar 4. Punjab
37. The Swaminathan Committee dealt with the formulation of the
1. Health Policy 2. Population Policy 3. Agricultural Policy 4. Education Policy
38. The highest peace-time award for bravery given by the G.O.I. is
1. Kirti Chakra 2. Padma Bhushan 3. Ashoka Chakra 4. Mahavir Chakra
39. Mandu is a famous tourist-place in the state of
1. Madhya Pradesh 2. Utter Pradesh 3. Bihar 4. Gujrat
40. Mahatma Gandhi’s first experiment with Satyagraha an all-India scale was the
1. Champaran Satyagraha 2. Rowlatt Satyagraha
3. Khilafat Satyagraha 4. Civil Disobedience Movement
ANSWER KEY TEST -18
1. 2 2. 2 3. 1 4. 3 5. 2 6. 3 7. 3 8. 1 9. 2 10. 3 11. 2 12. 4

13. 3 14. 4 15. 1 16. 2 17. 3 18. 2 19. 1 20. 4 21. 1 22. 4 23. 5 24. 3
25. 1 26. 4 27. 3 28. 1 29. 3 30. 2 31. 3 32. 4 33. 2 34. 1 35. 1 36. 1
37. 2 38. 3 39. 1 40. 1

1. Who among the following is the first Indian to win an Oscar Award?
1. Bhanu Athaiya 2. Shabana Azmi 3. Satyajit Ray 4. Rohini Hattangadl
2. Which of the following Vice Presidents did not become the President of India?
1. S. Radhakrishnan 2. Zakir Hussain 3. V.V. Giri 4. G.S. Pathak
3. Birju Maharaj is associated with
1. Kathak 2. Bharat Natyam 3. Kathakali 4. Orissi
4. Ustad Vilayat Ali Khan is known for playing
1. Sitar 2. Flute 3. Sarod 4. Tabla
5. The late Dr. Salim Ali was a / an
1. Omithologist 2. Geologist 3. Sericulturist 4. Space scientist
6. Prof. Abdus Salam is the only Nobel laureate from Pakistan so far. His area of work is
1. Chemistry 2. Literature 3. Economics 4. Physics.
7. Who is regarded as the greatest lawgiver of ancient India?
1. Megasthenese 2. Panini 3. Manu 4. Kautilya
8. The founder of Banaras Hindu University was
1. Rajendra Prasad 2. Rabindernath Tagore 3. Syed Ali Ahmed 4. Madan Mohan Malaviya.
9. Maria Montesson’s name is associated with
1. Women’s rights 2. Christian Mission 3. Mission of Charity 4. Child education.
10. Who was the first woman Prime Minister of the world?
1. Smt. Indra Gandhi 2. Smt. Margaret Thatcher 3. Golda Meir 4. Smt. Srimavo Bhandaranaike
11. Nandial Bose distinguished himself in the field of
1. Social Service 2. Instrumental music 3. Vocal Music 4. Art.
12. How many countries are members of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)?
1. 6 2. 7 3. 8 3. 10
13. Which one of the following is a constituent part of U.N.O.?
1. General Assembly 2. UNESCO 3. IMF 4. ILO
14. Which one of the following is a Human Rights Organization?
1. Red Cross 2. COMECON 3. Ammnesty International4. Trusteeship Council
15. The headquarters of the International Court of Justice is at
1. Hague 2. New York 3. Geneva 4. Rome
16. India become a member of the UNO in the year
1. 1945 2. 1947 3. 1949 4. 1950
17. U.N.O Day is celebrated every year on
1. August 18 2. October 24 3. November 25 4. December 10
18. Which of the following locations is not correct?
Name of the Organization Location of Headquarters Name of the Organization Location of Headquarters.
1. UNESCO Paris 2. ILO Geneva
3. FAO Brussels 4. International Court of Justice The Hague
19. The International Atomic Energy Agency has its headquarters in
1. Montreal 2. Berne 3. Vienna 4. Geneva
20. The Third World Countries refer to
1. The advanced countries of the world
2. Totally backward countries of the world.
3. Developing countries
4. The countries which are directly or indirectly involved in military alliances.
21. In which of the following years did India organize Asian Games?
1. 1986 2. 1974 3. 1983 4. 1982
22. Which stadium is popularly known as ‘Cricket ka Kashi’?
1. Lord’s 2. Oval 3. Eden Garden 4. Niyaj
23. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
1. Rangaswamy Cup-Hockey 2. Santosh Trophy-Football
3. Nehru Trophy – Chess 4. Thomas Cup-Badminton
24. Merdeka Cup is associated with
1. Tennis 2. Football 3. Hockey 4. Golf
25. With which sport is Agha Khan Cup associated?
1. Hockey 2. Cricket 3. Football 4. Golf.
26. The national game of Canada associated?
1. Hockey 2. Ice Hockey 3. Cricket 4. Baseball
27. The Uber Cup is associated with
1. Men’s Badminton Tournament 2. Women’s Badminton Tournament
3. Men’s Lawn Tennis Championship 4. Women’s National Hockey.
28. What is meant by ‘seeded player’?
1. A raw player
2. Handicapped player
3. A player asked to play at an advanced stage of the tournament
4. Player under training.
29. The term ‘breast stroke’ is associated with
1. Croquet 2. Rifle shooting 3. Skiing 4. Swimming
30. The U.N. Security Council consists of how many members?
1. 5 2. 10 3. 15 4. 12
31. The Tashkent Agreement was signed between India and
1. Pakistan 2. Bangladesh 3. Russia 4. Sri Lanka
32. A dead man’s age can be easily and reliably calculated by examining his
1. Skin 2. Blood 3. Eyes 4. None of these
33. Who among the following is credited with giving the first-ever atomic theory of matter?
1. Aryabhatta 2. Apstamba 3. Vrahimir 4. Kanada
34. Who was a famed exponent of “advitvada” in Indian philosophy?
1. Kapila 2. Charvaka 3. Adi Shankaracharya 4. Ramanuja
35. The first Multipurpose Project in India was
1. Damodar Valley Project 2. Bhakra Nangal Project 3. Narmada Valley Project 4. None of these
36. The gestation period in humans is
1. 270 days 2. 280 days 3. 260 days 4. 255 days
37. “Young India” was a journal edited by
1. Subhash Bose 2. Lajpat Rai 3. M.K. Gandhi 4. Tilak
38. The Dilwara Temples are in
1. Jodhpur 2. Jaipur 3. Mount Abu 4. Ajmer
39. The Victoria Memorial is in
1. Bombay 2. Hyderabad 3. Calcutta 4. Bangalore
40. I.R.-8 is a variety of
1. Rice 2. Wheat 3. Maize 4. Mangoes
ANSWER KEY TEST- 19
1. 1 2. 4 3. 1 4. 1 5. 1 6. 4 7. 3 8. 4 9. 4 10. 4 11. 4 12. 2

13. 1 14. 3 15. 1 16. 1 17. 2 18. 3 19. 3 20. 3 21. 4 22. 1 23. 3 24. 2
25. 1 26. 2 27. 2 28. 3 29. 4 30. 3 31. 3 32. 4 33. 4 34. 3 35. 2 36. 2
37. 3 38. 3 39. 1 40. 1

1. The Palk Strait is in the
1. Pacific Ocean 2. Indian Ocean 3. Atlantic Ocean 4.Dead Sea
2. The Bhilai Steel Plant was set up with
1. Russian help 2. German help 3. British help 4. American aid
3. The Indian leader credited with the integration of princely States into India after independence was
1. J.L. Nehru 2. V.B. Patel 3. M.K Gandhi 4. C.R. Dass
4. If two mirrors are placed parallel with their polished faces towards each other, and you look into the
mirror, the no of mages formed will be
1. Four 2. Two 3. Infinite 4. None
5. The World Environment Day is celebrated on
1. Dec. 1 2. Dec. 10 3. June 5 4. June 6
6. The famous slogan “Do or Die” was given by
1. M.K. Gandhi 2. Subhas Bose 3. Bhagat Singh 4. Pt. Nehru
7. Which Indian Bank celebrated its centenary in 1995?
1. State Bank of India 2. Syndicate Bank 3. Punjab National Bank 4. Canara Bank
8. The Sanjay Vidyut Pariyojna is in
1. Himachal Pradesh 2. Madhya Pradesh 3. Uttar Pradesh 4. Bihar
9. The coal type ost commonly used in thermal plants is
1. Peat 2. Anthracite 3. Bituminous 4. Lignite
10. The material used in non-stick utensils is
1. PVC 2. Teflon 3. Freon 4. Polycarbonate
11. Khadar and BhIabar are
1. Types of grasslands in M.P 2. Plantations in tribal areas
3. Soil types 4. Choes in Punjab
12. “Geet Govindam” is a famous work by
1. Jayadev 2. Surdas 3. Meera Bai 4. None of these
13. The Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute is located at
1. Bombay 2. Calcutta 3. Jamshedpur 4. Puna
14. Hindi is mentioned as the official language in article ________ of the Constitution.
1. 351 2. 334 3. 335 4. 324
15. The House of Parliament must meet after an interval
1. Not exceeding 6 months in any case 2. Of not more than 4 months
3. Of not more than 3 months 4. The interval may be extended by a Presidential order.
16. The vinegar used in homes is basically
1. Citric acid 2. Acetic acid 3. Tartaric acid 4. Hydrochloric acid
17. The “Prathma Samaj” was established by
1. Raj Ram Mohan Roy 2. GM Ranade 3. Ishwar Chander Vidyasagar 4. Jyotiba Phule
18. The first martyr of the 1857 revolt was
1. Rani Jhansi 2. Mangal Pande 3. An unknown Indian 4. Tantiya Tope
19. RADAR stands for
1. Radio Detection and Ranging 2. Radio Amplification and reflection
3. Radio Deflection and Ranging 4. Radio – Audio Ranging
20. The average literary rate as per the 1991 census is
1. 62% 2. 69% 3. 52% 4. 42%
21. A Scheduled bank is defined by the RBI as a Bank
1. With a paid – up capital and reserve of a minimum of 10 lacs
2. With a paid – up capital reserve of a minimum of 5 lacs.
3. With a paid – up capital reserve of a minimum of 50 lacs.
4. With a paid – up capital reserve of a minimum of 1 crore
22. The Narsimhan Committee was concerned with
1. National Science Policy 2. National Employment Policy
3. National Population Draft policy 4. Financial Sector Reforms
23. The India P.M. who never faced the Loksabha was
1. Morarji Desai 2. Charan Singh 3. V.P. Singh 4. Gulzari Lal Nanda
24. Consider the following diseases:
1. Polio 2. Diarrhoea 3. Dysentery 4. Malaria
Out of these, the diseases spraed by viruses is/are
1. a only 2. 2 and 3 3. all of these 4. 4 only
25. A pound weighs around
1. 339.8 gm 2. 546 gm. 3. 474 gm 4. 453.6 gm
26. Who is referred to as the “Deenbandhu”?
1. A.O. Hume 2. Stafford Cripps 3. C.F. Andrews 4. Lord Rippon
27. The tomb of Sheikh Moinuddin Chishti is a famous monument in
1. Ajmer 2. Delhi 3. Jaipur 4. Lucknow
28. The Preamble to the Indian Constitution is _____ in origin and is __________ of the Constitution.
1. American, a part 2. French, not a part 3. Canadian, a part 4. French, a part
29. The drug/s most commonly used by athletes to enhance their performance is/are
1. Dopamine 2. Amphetamines 3. Serotonin 4. Adrenaline
30. The only black to win the Wimbledon title is
1. Carl Louis 2. Robert Smith 3. John Mcnore 4. Arthur Ash
31. Kyonjhar and Sundergarh in Orissa are famous for
1. Coal mines 2. Iron mines 3. Mica mines 4. Oilfields
32. Which of the following Sikh Gurus organized the Sikhs into a powerful military force?
1. Sri Guru Teg Bahadur 2. Guru Gobind Singh 3. Guru Hargobind 4. None of these
33. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award was is given in the field of
A Film Music B. Film Direction C. Film Acting
1. A only 2. B and C 3. A and C 4. A, B and C
34. Thomas Cup is associated with
1. Tennis 2. Badminton 3. Squash 4. Table Tennis
35. The Master Control Facility (MCF) of ISRO is located at
1. Hyderabad 2. Mahendergiri 3. Dehradun 4. Hassan
36. “Isobars” are the lines on a map joining places with equal
1. Atmospheric pressure 2. Rainfall 3. Sunshine 4. None of these
37. Ayodhya is located on the river
1. Ganga 2. Saraswati 3. Saryu 4. Gomti
38. “Crescograpti” is an instrument used to measure
1. Plant growth 2. Wind velocity 3. Earthquakes 4. Very high temperature
39. The Fundamental Right to Property was abolished by means of the
1. 24th Amendment 2. 42nd Amendment 3. 61st Amendment 4. 44th Amendment
40. ESPN is a / an
1. T.V. network 2. Agency in the field of credit rating
3. Organization for promotion of the arts. 4. None of these
ANSWER KEY TEST 20
1. 2 2. 1 3. 2 4. 3 5. 3 6. 1 7. 3 8. 1 9. 4 10. 2 11. 3 12. 1

13. 2 14. 1 15. 1 16. 2 17. 2 18. 2 19. 1 20. 3 21. 2 22. 4 23. 2 24. 1
25. 4 26. 3 27. 1 28. 2 29. 2 30. 4 31. 2 32. 2 33. 4 34. 2 35. 4 36. 1
37. 3 38. 1 39. 4 40. 1

1. Who was the Chairman of the Constituent Assembly, when the Indian Constitution was adopted?
1. B.R. Ambedkar 2. Dr. Rajendra Prassad 3. Sachindanand Sinha 4. C. Rajagopalachari
2. How many types of emergency have been visualized in the Constitution of India?
1. One 2. Two 3. Three 4. Four
3. “Satyameve Jayate” has been taken from
1. Mundak Upanishad 2. Rigveda 3. Natya Sutra 4. Mahvastu
4. It is often said that the key to the minds of themakers of our Constitution lies in the
1. Preamble 2. Fundamental Rights
3. Fundamental Duties 4. Directive Principles of State Policy
5. Albuquerque captured Goa from the ruler of
1. Bijapur 2. Golkonda 3. Ahmednagar 4. Vijayanagar
6. Who elects the President of India?
1. An electoral college consisting of the elected members of both Houses of Parliament
2. An electoral college consisting of the elected members of Lok Sabha and the elected members of all the
Stae Legislative Assemblies.
3. People of India
4. An electoral college consisting of the elected members of both the Houses of Parliament and the elected
members of all the State Legislative Assemblies.
7. How many members can be nominated to the Lok Sabha by the President?
1. 2 2. 4 3. 5 4. 12
8. The dispute regarding the election of President of India of India is referred to
1. Chief Election Commissioner 2. Supreme Court
3. Parliament 4. Attorney General
9. The Council of Minister of the Union of India is responsible to the
1. Rajya Sabha 2. Prime Minister 3. President 4. Lok Sabha
10. When a money bill is passed by the Parliament, the President has the power to
1. Amend it 2. Reject it
3. Keep it with him 4. Return it for reconsideration.
11. Akbar founded the Din-I-llahi primarily to
1. Put an end to differences between Hindus and Muslims.
2. Establish a national religion, which would be acceptable to the Muslim and Hindus.
3. Ensure racial and communal harmony
4. Found a religious club.
12. Finance Commission is appointed for
1. Passing the money bills
2. Approving the money bills
3. Drafting the budget
4. Making recommendations to the President regarding the distribution between the Union and the States
of the net proceeds of taxes.
13. Which of the following is included in the Union List?
1. Posts and Telegraphs 2. Criminal Law 3. Land Revenue 4. Police
14. The Indian Constitution was declared passed on
1. Jan 26, 1950 2. Jan 26, 1949 3. Nov 26, 1949 4. None of these
15. Who amongst the following went to Sri Lanka for the propagation of Buddhism?
1. Gopa 2. Maha Prajapati Gotami 3. Sanghamitra 4. Yashodhara
16. Match the following:
I. Qutab Minar A. Mohammed Adil Shah
II. Gol Gumbaj B. Iltutmish
III. Buland Darwaza C. Aurangzeb
IV. Moti Masjid D. Jahangir
E Akbar
1. I-E, II-A, III-C, IV-D 2. I-B, II-D, III-E, IV-A 3. I-D, II-C, III-B, IV-C 4. I-B, II-A, III-E, IV-C
17. The capital of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was at
1. Amritsar 2. Lahore 3. Patiala 4. Chandigarh.
18. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?

1. Ripon – Subsidiary Alliance 2. Wellesley – Doctrine of Lapse
3. Bentick – Abolition of Sati 4. Dalhouse – Partition of Bengal
19. Who pioneered the movement leading to the Widow Remarriage Act?
1. Swami Vivekanand 2. Raja Ram Mohun Roy 3. Keshab Chandra Sen 4. Ishwar C. Vidyasagar.
20. The Aligarh Movement was associated with the name of
1. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan 2. M.A. Jinnah 3. Maulana Mohammed Ali 4. Liaqat Ali
21. Who emphasized on democratization of local administration of India?
1. Charles Metcalf 2. Lord Mayo 3. Lord Ripon 4. Lord Dufferin
22. Uranium mines in India are located in which of the following places?
1. Alwaye 2. Jadugoda 3. Kolar 4. Singhbhum
23. Indian Standard Time (I.S.T) is determined according to the local time of which one of the following
longitudes?
1. 82.50 East Longitude 2. 00 Longitude or Greenwich meridian
3. 1800 East or West Longitude 4. 700 East Longitude.
24. In which of the following States is the Dudhwa National Park situated?
1. U.P. 2. M.P. 3. Karnataka 4. Assam
25. Which one of the following is famous for its sun temple?
1. Khajuraho 2. Konark 3. Pattadakkal 4. Thanjavur
26. Which of the following rivers flows west-ward?
1. Krishna 2. Cauvery 3. Mahanadi 4. Narmada
27. The river Chambal flows through the states of
1. Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh 2. Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa
3. Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan 4. Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar.
28. The gas usually mixed with oxygen during artificial respiration is
1. Hydrogen 2. Helium 3. Argon 4. Nitrogen
29. How many Loksabha seats are allotted to the states?
1. 525 2. 535 3. 530 4. 520
30. The country having the smallest area is
1. Nouru 2. Burkina Phaso 3. Brunei 4. Vatican City
31. The Rath Temple is in
1. Madurai 2. Mahabalispuram 3. Puri 4. Tanjaur
32. By the end of the 9 Five Year Plan, the government plans to spend _____ percent of GDP on education.
th
1. 9 2. 8 3. 6 4. 5
33. Identify the incorrect pair: -
1. X-ray: Roentgen 2. Radium: Joseph Lister
3. Blood Circulation: William Harvey 4. First Heart Transplant: Dr. Christian Bernard
34. “The Little Corporal” is a title given to
1. Lal Bahadur Shastri 2. Napoleon 3. Bismarck 4. Winston Churchill
35. The Kaziranga sanctuary is famous for
1. One-horned rhinos 2. Deer 3. White lions 4. Tigers
36. The current % age of forested area in India is
1. 22% 2. 30% 3. 19% 4. 25%
37. The National Science Day is observed on
1. 28 Feb 2. 8 March 3. 15 March 4. 1 December
38. The Vice-President is the ex-office chairman of
1. Planning commission 2. Rajya Sabha 3. Loksabha 4. Finance Commission.
39. The first woman Governor of India was
1. Sarojini Naidu 2. Suchketa Kriplani 3. Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur 4. None of these
40. Birsa Munda led a powrful tribal movement against the British rule in
1. Orissa 2. Uttar Pradesh 3. Madhya Pradesh 4. Bihar
ANSWER KEY TEST 21
1. 2 2. 3 3. 1 4. 1 5. 1 6. 2 7. 1 8. 2 9. 4 10. 4 11. 4 12. 4

13. 1 14. 3 15. 3 16. 4 17. 2 18. 1 19. 4 20. 1 21. 3 22. 2 23. 1 24. 1
25. 2 26. 4 27. 3 28. 2 29. 4 30. 4 31. 3 32. 3 33. 2 34. 2 35. 1 36. 3
37. 1 38. 2 39. 1 40. 4

1. Match the following:
I. Steppes A. North America II. Prairles B. South America.
III. Pampas C. Europe and Asia IV. Savanna D. Africa E. Australia
1. I-C, II-B, III-A, IV-E 2. I-C, II-A, III-B, IV-D 3. I-B, II-C, III-A, IV-D 4. I-D, II-A, III-A, IV-E
2. Of the following, the busiest ocean trade route is the
1. Suez Canal 2. North Atlantic route 3. Panama Canal 4. Cape route
3. The maximum genetic diversity is found in
1. Temperate forests 2. Tropical rain forests 3. Subtropical forests 4. Coniferous forests.
4. What is Kimberly famous for?
1. Oil 2. Gold 3. Diamonds 4. Silver
5. Which country is the largest producer of mica in the world?
1. Brazil 2. USA 3. U.S.S.R 4. India
6. The name ‘Red Sea’ is derived from the reddish coloration caused by the presence of _____ aigae.
1. Brown 2. Red 3. Blue green 4. Green
7. Which of the following is planet farthest from the Sun?
1. Venus 2. Jupiter 3. Mars 4. None of these
8. Of the following which one is a commercial crop?
1. Cotton 2. Jowar 3. Paddy 4. None of these
9. The biggest delta in the world is the
1. Nile Delta 2. Sunderbans Delta 3. The Amazon Delta 4. The Rhine Delta
10. The source of the river Narmada is Amarkantak. In which state is Amarkantak located?
1. Andhra Pradesh 2. Gujarat 3. Maharashtra 4. Madhya Pradesh
11. The colour of mil is white because of
1. Kerotin 2. Casein 3. Renin 4. Lactose
12. Ordinary dry air consists of the maximum percentage of
1. Nitrogen 2. Argon 3. Oxygen 4. Carbon dioxide
13. The phenomenon of mirage is due to
1. The increased absorption of light by air high temperature.
2. Change in refractive index of air with change in temperature.
3. Total internal reflection
4. Decreased absorption of light by air at higher temperature.
14. If there were no atmosphere, what would be the colour of sky?
1. White 2. Black 3. Blue 4. Red
15. Acid rain is caused by the pollution of environment by
1. Carbon dioxide and nitrogen 2. Carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide
3. Ozone and carbon dioxide 4. Nitrous oxide and sulphur dioxide.
16. For which of the following is bauxite an ore?
1. Aluminium 2. Iron 3. Zinc 4. Copper
17. What is the maximum limit of sound intensity in db unit beyond which a person cannot hear?
1. 45 2. 80 3. 100 4. 120
18. The Water Gas is a mixture of
1. Carbon Dioxide and Water 2. Steam and Carbon Dioxide
3. Steam and Carbon Monoxide 4. Steam, Carbon Dioxide and Hydrogen
19. The bill for electricity consumption is based on the measurement of
1. Current 2. Voltage 3. Wattage 4. Energy
20. At what temperature, the Fahrenheit and Celsius scales give the same reading?
1. –600 2. -400 3. 00 4. 320
21. Eugenics is the study of
1. Altering human beings by changing the genetic composition2. Different races
3. People of European origin 4. Genetics of eukaryotes.
22. Vinegar is essentially an impure form of
1. Acetic acid 2. Benzoic acid 3. Formic acid 4. Propionic acid.
23. Which of the following bombs, when dropped on a city, will kill only the inhabitants?
1. Atom Bomb 2. Hydrogen Bomb 3. Chemical Bomb 4. Neutron Bomb
24. The instrument for viewing objects above water is
1. Periscope 2. Telescope 3. Kaleidoscope 4. Microscope
25. The purest form of water is obtained from
1. A deep tube well 2. A running stream 3. Hot water 4. Heavy rains
26. Which variety of glass is used for the manufacture of optical glasses?
1. Flint glass 2. Jena glass 3. Pyrex glass 4. Soda glass
27. Aminocentesis is a method for
1. Determination of foetal sex 2. Separation of amino acids
3. Determination of sequence of amino acids in a protein 4. Inducing abortion
28. In decreasing sequence, the major elements present in human body are
1. Calcium – Iron – Sodium – Phosphorus 2. Calcium – Phosphorus – Potassium – Sulphur.
3. Calcium – Iron – Sodium – Sulphur 4. Calcium – Potassium – Phosphours – Iron.
29. Leprosy is caused by
1. Gene mutation 2. Bacteria 3. Virus 4. Past sins.
30. The formation of Red Blood Corpuscles (RBC) takes place in
1. Spleen 2. Bone marrow 3. Liver 4. Heart
31. Which of the following diseases is genetically linked?
1. Epilepsy 2. AIDS 3. Colour blindness 4. Leucoderma
32. The largest organ of human body is
1. Heart 2. Brain 3. Liver 4. Kidney
33. Hypochondria is a
1. Disease of eyes 2. Disease of sexual organs
3. Disease of low blood pressure 4. Disease of the mind
34. Which of the following diseases is not covered by the Triple Antigen?
1. Polio 2. Tetanus 3. Diphtheria 4. Whooping Cough
35. The main cause of blindness in India is
1. Cataract 2. Glaucoma 3. Road accidents 4. Trachoma
36. The deficiency of Vitamin E leads to which of the following diseases?
1. Sterility 2. Night Blindness 3. Beri-beri 4. Anaemia
37. Which of the following is the carrier of sleeping sickness?
1. Fly 2. Tse-tse Fly 3. Sand Fly 4. Mosquito
38. What is the function of kidney?
1. Nitrogenous filtration 2. Blood filtration 3. Excretion of urine 4. None of these
39. A man suffering from the bleeding of gums is advised to take
1. Milk and carrots 2. Sufficient protein 3. Citrus fruits 4. None of these
40. Vitamin D is produced in our body
1. By the action of ozone 2. By the action of ultra-violet light
3. By the conversion of oxygen into ozone 4. By the conversion of hydrogen into helium.
ANSWER KEY TEST 22
1. 2 2. 2 3. 2 4. 3 5. 4 6. 1 7. 4 8. 1 9. 2 10. 4 11. 2 12. 1

13. 3 14. 2 15. 4 16. 1 17. 4 18. 3 19. 4 20. 2 21. 1 22. 1 23. 4 24. 1
25. 4 26. 1 27. 1 28. 2 29. 2 30. 2 31. 3 32. 3 33. 4 34. 1 35. 1 36. 1
37. 2 38. 1 39. 3 40. 2

1. The forest area known as Silent Valley is in
1. Kerala 2. Uttarkhand (U.P.) 3. Nagaland 4. Karnataka
2. Geologically the oldest mountains amongst the following are
1. The Western Ghats 2. The Aravallis 3. The Himalayas 4. The Vindhayas
3. The outstanding achievement of Todar Mal was in the field of
1. Military conquests 2. Revenue administration
3. Religious reforms 4. Art and architecture
4. The deity most praised in the Rigveda is
1. Indra 2. Agni 3. Mitra 4. Varuna
5. Tripitakas are the canonical works of the
1. Buddhists 2. Ajivkas 3. Jains 4. Vaishnavas
6. Who said “Go back to Vedas”?
1. Swami Dayanand Saraswait 2. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
3. R.K. Purandaradasa 4. Pandit Vidyasagar
7. The Permanent Settlement of Land was introduced by
1. Lord Hastings 2. Lord Cornwallis 3. Lord Wellesley 4. Lord Delhousie
8. The ancient works of “Charak” and “Susruta” deals with
1. Law 2. Medicine 3. Polity and economy 4. Architecture
9. The Peacock throne of Shahjahan was taken away by
1. Changez Khan 2. Timur 3. Nadir Shah 4. Ahmad Shah Abdali
10. Visakhadatta sketches the events after the death of Samudragupta in his work
1. Mudrarakasam 2. Devichandra Guptam 3. Mrichhkatikam 4. Malavikagnimitra.
11. Shivaji’s Council of Ministers was called
1. Nava Patnis 2. Ashta Pradhans 3. Ashta Diggajas 4. Mantri Parishad
12. The first European nation to establish its territorial rule in India was
1. Portugal 2. England 3. France 4. Holland
13. The demand for Pakistan was made by the Muslim League for the first time in
1. 1938 2. 1940 3. 1941 4. 1946
14. Match the following :
I. Lord Dalhousie A. Prohibition of Sati
II. Lord William Bantick B. Local Self-Government
III. Lord Rippon C. Division of Bengal
IV. Lord Curzon D. Doctrine of Lapse
1. I-D, II-A, III-B, IV-C 2. I-D, II-B, III-A, IV-C 3. I-A, II-B, III-C, IV-D 4. I-C, II-A, III-B, IV-D
15. When was the ‘Vikrami Era’ stated?
1. 75 A.D. 2. 78 A.D. 3. 58 B.C. 4. 58 A.D.
16. The reorganisation of Indian State on a linguistic basis took place in
1. 1947 2. 1950 3. 1956 4. 1960
17. Who represented India in the World Congress of Religions at Chicago in 1893?
1. Dadabhai Naroji 2. Swami Dayanand 3. Swami Vivekanand 4. R. Paramhansa.
18. The following are the events in the national movement.
I. Champaran Satyagraha II. Non Cooperation Movement
III. Quit India Movement IV. Dandi March
1. I, II, IV, III 2. II, I, III, IV 3. III, II, I, IV 4. II, III, I, IV
19. Who gave the ‘Communal Award’ in India?
1. C.R. Attlee 2. Ramsay MacDonald 3. Stafford Cripps 4. None of these
20. Non-Cooperation movement was called off by Gandhiji because
1. Of Chauri-Chaura, incident
2. Government accepted the demands of Indian leaders.
3. Of repressive measures adopted by the government
4. None of these
21. Which of the following leaders presided over the Lahore session (1929) of the Indian National
Congress that adopted the resolution on ‘Puma Swaraj’?
1. Mahatma Ganchi 2. Motilal Nehru 3. Subash Chandra Bose 4. Jawaharlal Nehru
22. Lala Har Dayal was well known as the leader of

1. Anushilan Party 2. Ghadar Party 3. Swaraj Party 4. Hindustan Republicans
23. Spot the correct pair:
I. Land of the Rising Sun 1. Korea II. Land of the Midnight Sun 2. Finland
III. Land of Thousand Lakes 3. Japan IV. Land of Thunderbolt 4. Bhutan
24. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
1. Isopleth – A line joining places of equal height 2. Isobar – A line joining places of equal pressure
3. Isohyet-A line joining places of equal rainfall 4. Isotherm-A line joining places of equal temperature
25. How many days does the moon take to revolve round the earth?
1. 26⅓ 2. 27⅓ 3. 28⅔ 4. 29½
26. London is located at 0 , while Baghdad at 45 east. If a news is broadcast from London at 10.00 a.m.,
o o
at what time it will be heard at Baghdad?

1. 11.30 AM 2. 2.00 PM 3. 1.00 AM. 4. 12.30 PM
27. EI Nino is
1. Associated with world weather 2. An African language
3. An erosional flurial feature 4. A river in South Africa
28. Petroleum deposits in India are found chiefly in
1. Granite 2. Basalt 3. Metamorphic rocks 4. Sedimentary rocks
29. The Indira Gandhi Prize is awarded for work on the field of
1. Peace and Disarmament 2. Disarmament and Development
3. Peace, Disarmament and Development 4. None of these
30. Who among the following developed the oral vaccine for pollo?
1. Edward Jenner 2. Jonas Salk 3. Louis Pasteur 4. Joseph Lister
31. The 61 amendment of the constitution deals with
st
1. Extension of President’s rule beyond a certain period 2. The lowering of voting age
3. Anti-defection law 4. Panchayati Raj
32. Which of the following states has the maximum population density as per data?
1. Kerala 2. West Bengal 3. Uttar Pradesh 4. Madhya Pradesh
33. Which of the following is not a communicable disease?
1. Cancer 2. AIDS 3. Plague 4. T.B.
34. A major function of pancreas is to
1. Convert insoluble substances into soluble ones. 2. Convert excess carbohydrates into reserve fats.
3. Help in excretion of body wastes 4. None of these
35. As per reports, which of the following countries / groups is emerging as the topmost importer of
Indian goods?
1. OECD 2. U.S.A 3. SAARC 4. E.U.
36. Albert Einstein got the Nobel Prize for his work on
1. Relativity 2. Quantum Theory 3. Photo-electric Effect 4. Atomic Bomb
37. The chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission is
1. Dr. R. Chidambaram 2. Dr. Raja Ramanna 3. Pref. U.R. Rao 4. None
38. Fuzzy Logic is
1. Impossible logic 2. Common logic 3. Old logic 4. None of these
39. Along with Chandigarh, another city was planned in India. The city in question is
1. Gandhinagar 2. Bhubaneshwar 3. Bangalore 4. New Delhi
40. Akbar assumed the throne of India in the year
1. 1556 2. 1542 3. 1605 4. 1584
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1. 1 2. 2 3. 2 4. 1 5. 1 6. 1 7. 2 8. 2 9. 3 10. 1 11. 2 12. 1

13. 2 14. 1 15. 3 16. 3 17. 3 18. 1 19. 2 20. 1 21. 4 22. 2 23. 4 24. 1
25. 3 26. 3 27. 1 28. 4 29. 3 30. 2 31. 2 32. 2 33. 1 34. 2 35. 1 36. 3
37. 1 38. 4 39. 2 40. 1

1. “Atharvaveda” deals with
1. prayers and hymns 2. Musical rendition of hymns
3. Rituals 4. Charms, spelts and primitive medicine
2. Jesse Owns was rated to the game of
1. boxing 2. Wrestling 3. Judo 4. Athletics
3. The gas mainly used as a cooking fuel in homes is
1. Propane 2. Butane 3. Methane 4. Pentane
4. “England expects every man to do his duty”. This famous quote is attributed to
1. Atlee 2. Winston Churchill
3. Ramsay McDonald 4. Lord Nelson
5. Antwerp is world – famous as a centre of
1. Gems and diamonds 2. Illegal casinos
3. Architectural monuments 4. Financial markets.
6. The only women’s university/ies in India is/are
1. SNDT University 2. Maharshi Karve University
3. Banasthali Vidayapeeth 4. 1 and 3
7. The statutory liquidity ratio of commercial banks is fixed by the
1. Finance Ministry 2. SEBI 3. Finance Commission 4. RBI
8. The custom of sati was banned by the British in
1. 1829 2. 1830 3. 1885 4. 1831
9. Baseball is the national game of
1. Sweden 2. Canada 3. Spain 4. U.S.A
10. The highest statue in India is at
1. Shravanbelgola 2. Hampi 3. Bijapur 4. Hassan
11. “Nag” is a/an
1. surface-to-air missile 2. Surface-to-surface missile
3. Anti-tank missile 4. Air-to-air missile
12. Identify the wrong pair :-
1. Jadugoda : Thorium 2. Hutti : Gold 3. Keonjhar : Iron 4. Jharia : Coal
13. The Saka Samvat was started by
1. Kanishka 2. Rudradaman 3. Harsha 4. Chandargupta
14. The fuse-wire used in electrical circuits is made of a material with a
1. High melting point 2. Low melting point 3. Moderate melting point 4. Low conductivity
15. Which among the following was the first-ever newspaper in India?
1. Bengal Gazette 2. Sudharak 3. Akhbar-I-Aam 4. Indian Express
16. Gautam Buddha gave his first sermon at
1. Sarnath 2. Bodh Gaya 3. Varanasi 4. Lumbini
17. Mossad is a secret service of which country?
1. Russia 2. Iran 3. Israel 4. USA
18. The August Kranti Express runs between
1. Delhi-Bombay 2. Delhi-Gauhati 3. Delhi –Bangalore 4. Delhi-Calcutta
19. Which Mughal emperor banned singing at the court?
1. Aurangzeb 2. Dara Shikoh 3. Bahadur Shah Zafar 4. Jahangir
20. Dr. Hanumappa Sudarshan Reddy is a famous
1. Writer 2. Architect 3. Classical musician 4. Social-worker
21. The National Police Academy is in
1. Hyderabad 2. Nagpur 3. Ahmedabad 4. Mussorie
22. The top spot in maize production worldwide is occupied by
1. Russia 2. China 3. U.S.A 4. NewZealand
23. The common technique employed in determining the age of archaeological specimens is
1. Radio-carbon dating 2. Ultrasonic method
3. Chemical analysis 4. Radiophosphorus dating
24. Potato is obtained from which part of a plant?

1. Branch 2. Root 3. Stem 4. None of these.
25. The Foot and mouth disease is prevalent among
1. Cattle only 2. Cattle and pigs
3. Sheep and cattle only 4. Cattle, goats, sheep and other hoofed animals
26. Neutron was discovered by
1. Otto-Hahn 2. Enrico Fermi 3. Lise Meitner 4. James Chadwick
27. Ramanujam’s name is associated with
1. Theory of Relativity 2. Theory of Numbers 3. Theory of Probability 4. Raman Effect
28. Who among the following is associated with the theory of ‘laissez faire’?
1. Marshall 2. Malthus 3. Adam Smith 4. Keynes.
29. The Theory of Social Contract had been advocated by
1. Plato 2. Rousseau 3. Green 4. Machiavelli
30. The principle of uncertainty was proposed by
1. de-Borglie 2. Eienstein 3. Max Planck 4. Heisenberg
31. The idea that the universe is heliocentric (Sun occupies the central position in the universe) was
enunciated.
1. By Copernicus 2. By Newton
3. First by Galileo and then by Kepler 4. First by Newton and later by Copernicus
32. Dr. Hargovind Khorana got the Noble prize for
1. Elucidation of new genetic code 2. Determining the hereditary characteristics due to genes
3. Elucidation of the structure of DNA 4. Isolating the gene
33. Dr. Christian Bernard is famous for
1. His work on cancer 2. His work on tissue culture
3. His surgical transplantation of the human heart 4. His work on viral infection .
34. Penicillin, an important antibiotic, was developed by
1. Alexander Fleming 2. Robert Koch 3. Jonas Salk 4. Edward Jenner
35. Who was the first man to set foot on moon?
1. Neil Armstrong 2. Alan Shepard 3. Yuri Gagarin 4. Aldrin
36. Who is called the Father of Geometry?
1. Euclid 2. Pythagoras 3. Aristotle 4. Socrates
37. A political party is recognized as a national party
1. When it contests elections in all the States of the country
2. When it secures at least five percent of the total votes cast in a national election
3. If it captures power at least in three states.
4. If it is recognized as a political party in four or five States.
38. About 1.5 crore people are added every year to the total population of India. This means that we are
adding every year population equal to that of
1. Bangladesh 2. Thailand 3. Pakistan 4. Australia
39. The rainbow is based on the principle/s of
A. Interference B.Polarization C. Dispersion
1. A and B 2. B and C 3. A and C 4. A, B and C
40. Tansen was a disciple of
1. Swami Anand 2. Baiju Bawra 3. Swami Haridass 4. Swami Hans
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1. 4 2. 4 3. 2 4. 4 5. 1 6. 4 7. 4 8. 1 9. 4 10. 1 11. 3 12. 1

13.1 14. 2 15. 1 16. 1 17. 3 18. 1 19. 1 20. 4 21. 1 22. 3 23. 1 24. 3
25. 1 26. 4 27. 2 28. 3 29. 2 30. 4 31. 1 32. 4 33. 3 34. 1 35. 1 36. 1
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