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1. Indian expertise was recently used in thearchaeological restoration of the

monuments at

a. Angkor Watb. Jerusalemc. Romed. Yucatan

2. The pitch of the voice of women is ingeneral

a. higher than that of menb. marginally lower than that of menc. much lower than that of mend. the same as that of men

3. An aeroplane takes off from 300 NorthLat., 500 East Long., and lands at the

opposite end of the earth. Where does it

land?

a. 30 North Lat., 50 West Long.b. 30 South Lat., 50 West Long.c. 50 North Lat, 30 West Long.d. 30 South Lat., 130 West Long.

4. The heart of human embryo starts beatinga. in the first week of ifs developmentb. in the third week of its developmentc. in the fourth week of its developmentd. in the sixth week of its development

5. Given below are voting percentages of apolitical party secured in three successive

elections to the Lok Sabha:

The party which secured these percentages

of votes was

a. Congress (1)b. Bahujan Samaj Partyc. Bharatiya Janata Partyd. Communist Party of India (Marxist)

6. To know whether the rich are gettingricher and the poor getting poorer, it is

necessary to compare

a. the wholesale price index overdifferent periods of time for different

regions

b. the distribution of income of anidentical set of income recipients in

different periods of time

c. the distribution of income of differentsets of income recipients at a point of

time

d. the availability of food grains amongtwo sets of people, one rich and the

other poor, over different periods of

time

7. The earliest evidence of silver in India isfound in the

a. Harappan cultureb. Chalcolithic cultures of Western Indiac. Vedic textsd. silver punch-marked coins

8. Consider the figure of a fountain with fourholes given below:

Which one of the holes in the fountain will

throw the water farthest?

a. 4b. 3c. 2d. 1

9. The length of its day and the tilt of its axisare almost identical to those of the earth.

This is true of

a. Uranusb. Neptunec. Saturnd. Mars

10. If father has blood group A and mother hasblood group O then which one of thefollowing blood groups may be found in

their son?

a. Bb. ABc. Od. B, AB or O

11. The main function of the I.M.F. is toa. arrange international deposits from

banks

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b. help to solve balance of paymentsproblems of member countries

c. act as a private sector lending arm ofthe World Bank

d. finance investment loans to developingcountries

12. Who among the following was the leaderof a number of anti-British revolts inSambalpur?

a. Utirat Singhb. Surendra Saic. Kattabommand. Sayyid Ahmad Barelvi

13. Which one of the following is a languageof Baluchistan but linguistically

Dravidian?

a. Brahuib. Kuic. Parjid. Pengo

14. In an electronic watch, the componentcorresponding to pendulum of a pendulum

clock is a

a. transistorb. crystal oscillatorc. dioded. balance wheel

15. Match List I with List IIList I (Crops)

A. RiceB. WheatC. SugarcaneD. GramList II (Crop pests)

1. Aphid2. Gundhi bug3. Greasy cutworm4. Top shoot borer moth5. BollwormCodes;

A B C D

a. 2 3 4 5b. 3 1 2 4c. 2 1 4 3d. 5 4 1 3

16. What is the correct sequence of thefollowing in a heart attack?

1. Narrowing of the inner orifice of thevessel

2. Plaque from fibrous tissue and highcholesterol

3. Inadequate supply of blood and oxygen

4. Clots of blood carried into thecoronary arteries

a. 1, 2, 3, 4b. 2, 4, 1, 3c. 2, 3, 1, 4d. 4, 2, 1, 3

17. Which of the following statements aboutthe Dunkel draft is/are correct?1. It is mandatory for the Government of

India to accept all its proposals in all

the sectors.

2. In the field of agriculture, the mainproposal is to cut agricultural

subsidies.

3. In the field of textiles, it reiterates theoperation of the multiform agreement.

4. The proposals have already beenaccepted by the Parliament.

a. 1 onlyb. 1 and 2 onlyc. l, 2 and 4 onlyd. 3 and 4 only

18. in the case of a Test-tube badya. fertilization takes place inside the test-

tube

b. development of the baby takes placeinside the test-tube

c. fertilization takes place outside themothers body

d. unfertilized egg develops inside thetest-tube

19. Which one of the following is the mostfundamental difference between Mahayana

Buddhism and Hinayana Buddhism?

a. Emphasis on ahimsab. Casteless societyc. Worship of gods and goddessesd. Worship of stupa

20. A man jumped at a speed of 5 meters persecond from a stationary boat and the boat

moved, off with the speed of 0.5 meter per

second. How many times is the mass of the

boat greater than that of the man?

a. 5.5 timesb. 4.5 timesc. 2.5 timesd. 10 times

21. Given below is a map of America


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The shaded (marked 1 and 2), dotted(marked 3) and the plain areas (marked 4)

indicate respectively, the regions where

the languages spoken are

a. Spanish, French, Portuguese and othersb. French. Spanish, Portuguese and othersc. French, Portuguese, Spanish and

English

d. Portuguese. French, Spanish and others22. Which one of the following is in the

correct sequential order in which these

appeared under simulated primitive earth

condition?a. Methane, Hydrogen cyanide, nitriles.

aminoacids

b. Hydrogen cyanide, methane. nitriles,aininoacids

c. Arninoacids, nitriles, Hydrogencyanide, methane

d. Nitriles, aminoacids, methane,Hydrogen cyanide

23. The statue of Gomateswara atSravanabelagola was built by

a. Chandragupta Mauryab. Kharavelac. Amoghavarshad. Chamundaraya

24. Which of the following is/are used asbiofertilizers?

1. Azolla2. Blue-green algae3. Alfalfaa. 2 aloneb. 1 and 2c. 1 and 3d. 1, 2 and 3

25. Even though an animal is fed withcarbohydrate-rich diet, its blood sugar

concentration tends to remain constant.

This is on account of the fact that in the

case of an animal

a. hormones of pituitary glands controlmetabolic process

b. hormones of pancreas cause such acondition

c. blood sugar is readily absorbed byliver

d. glucose undergoes autolysis26. One mole of hydrogen gas burns in excess

of oxygen to give 290 kJ of heat. What is

the amount of heat produced when 4 g of

hydrogen gas is burnt under the same

conditions?

a. 145.kJb. 290 kJc. 580 kJd. 1160 kJ

27. Consider the map given below:

The numbers marked 1, 2, 3 and 4

respectively indicate the islands of

a. the Bahamas, Azores, Falkland CapeVerde

b. the Bahamas, Azores, Cape Verde andFalkland

c. Azores, Cope Verde, the Bahamas andFalkland

d. Cape Verde, the Bahamas, Falklandand Azores

28.

Fiscal deficit in the Union Budget meansa. the sum of budgetary deficit and net

increase in internal and external

borrowings

b. the difference between currentexpenditure and current revenue

c. the sum of monetized deficit andbudgetary deficit

d. net increase in Union Governmentsborrowings from the Reserve Bank of

India

29. Live well, as long as you live. Live welleven by borrowing, for, once cremated,there is no return. This rejection of after-

life is an aphorism of the

a. Kapalika sectb. Sunyavada of Nagarjunac. Ajivikasd. Charvakas

30. Who among the following are appointedby the President of India?

1. The Chairman, Finance Commission


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2. The Deputy Chairman, PlanningCommission

3. The Chief Minister of a UnionTerritory

a. 1 onlyb. 1 and 2 onlyc. 1 and 3 onlyd.

2 and 3 only

31. If a gas is compressed to half of its originalvolume at 27C, to what temperature

should it be heated to make it occupy its

original, volume?

a. 321 Cb. 600 Cc. 54 Cd. 300 C

32. Those who joined Mahatma Gandhi duringthe Champaran struggle included

a. Vallabhbhai Patel and Vinobha Bhaveb. Jawaharlal Nehru and Rajendra Prasadc. Rajendra Prasad and Anugraha

Narayan Sinha

d. Mahadev Desai and Maniben Patel33. The shortest air-route from Perth to

London is

a. Perth, Bombay, Rome, Londonb. Perth, Ankara, Paris, Londonc. Perth, Aden, Paris, Londond. Perth, Mombasa, Rome. London

34. Which of the following are characteristicsshown by a breast-fed baby whencompared to a bottle-fed baby?

1. It is less obese.2. It shows greater capacity to resist

diseases.

3. It gets more vitamins and proteins.4. Its growth in height is abnormal.a. l, 2 and 3b. l, 2 and 4c. 1, 3 and 4d. 2, 3 and 4

35. According to the newly adoptedConstitution of Russia, the Prime Ministeris appointed by

a. the State, Duma the Lower Chamber ofthe Federal Assembly

b. the President, with the consent of theState Duma

c. the President, with the consent of theFederal Council

d. the Federal Council

36. Which one of the following usages was apost- Vedic development?

a. Dharma Artha Kama Mokshab. Brahmana Kshatriya Vaishya

Shudra

c. Brahmacharya GrihastashramaVanaprastha Sanyasa

d.

Indra Surya Rudra Marut37. The basic reason for the extraordinarysparkle of a suitably cut diamond is that

a. it has a very high transparencyb. it has a very high refractive indexc. it is very hardd. it has well-defined cleavage planes

38. The Himalayas are formed of parallel foldranges of which the oldest range is

a. the Siwalik Rangeb. the Lesser Himalayasc. the Great Himalayan Ranged. the Dhaule Dhar Range

39. Which one of the following crops enrichesthe nitrogen content in soil?

a. Potatob. Sorghumc. Sunflowerd. Pea

40. The basic structure theory of theConstitution of India implies that

a. certain features of the Constitution areso essential to it that they cannot be

abrogatedb. fundamental rights cannot be abridged

or taken away

c. the Constitution cannot be amendedexcept in accordance with the

procedure prescribed in Art. 368

d. the Preamble of the Constitutioncannot be amended for it is not a part

of the Constitution. and at the same

time represents its real spirit

41. The hallmark of watershed development inthe semi-arid regions of India is thea. establishment of sheds on Large scale,

so that the ram water does not

evaporate

b. undertaking of earthworks, soilconservation measures and tree

plantation, so as to conserve soil

moisture and recharge underground

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d. setting up a system of tanks byembanking water from seasonal rivers

42. The capital of the kingdom of MaharajaRanjit Singh was

a. Amritsarb. Patialac. Lahored.

Kapurthala

43. Which one of the following combinationsof aperture and shutter speed of a camera

will allow the maximum exposure?

a. f-22. 1/60b. f-16, 1/125c. f-8, 1/250d. f-5.6, 1/1000

44. In the balanced dietaries for a day of anadult working man, weights of

carbohydrate food and total protein food

(both superior and inferior) should be in

order of

a. 600 gm and 420 gm respectivelyb. 600 gm and 600 gm respectivelyc. 420 gm and 600 gm respectivelyd. 420 gm and 420 gm respectively

45. Which one of the following is caused bythe expression of a recessive gene present

on sex chromosome?

a. Rheumatismb. Nervous shockc. Muscular dystrophyd. Cerebral haemorrhage

46. Tue Uniting for Peace Resolutionadopted by the U.N. has

a. enhanced the powers of the GeneralAssembly in a comprehensive way

b. reduced the powers of the General &Assembly

c. made no difference to the powers ofthe General Assembly

d. empowered the General Assembly toact in specific situations in matters of

peace and security47. Convertibility of the rupee impliesa. being able to convert rupee notes into

gold

b. allowing the value of the rupee to befixed by market forces

c. freely permitting the conversion ofrupee to other major currencies and

vice versa

d. deve1opin an international market forcurrencies in India

48. In ancient Indian historical geography thename Ratnakara denoted

a. the Arabian Seab. the Bay of Bengalc. the Indian Oceand. the confluence of the Ganga, the

Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati at

Prayaga49. Which one of the following is the mostimportant reason for the establishment of

the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre at

Thumba?

a. The sea is near to the place in the East,West and South directions

b. It is a place near to city in India, whichis nearest to the Geographic Equator

c. It is situated on the GeomagneticEquator

d. Outer space near Thumba exhibitsqueer atmospheric phenomena

50. Consider the map of India below:

The map read with the index provided

refer to the distribution of

a. winter rainsb. pressurec. annual rainy caysd. mean temperature

51. Which one of the following animals storeswater in the intestine?

a. Molochb. Camelc. Zebrad. Uromastix

52. E.T.A. is a terrorist organization ina. Cyprusb. Sri Lankac. Spaind. South Africa

53. If water pollution continues at its presentrate, it will eventually

a. stop water cycleb. prevent precipitationc. make oxygen molecules unavailable to

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d. make nitrate unavailable to waterplants

54. In the Gandhara sculptures the preachingmudra associated with the Buddhas First

Sermon at Sarnath is

a. abhayab. dhyanac.

dharmachakrad. bhumisparsa

55. A corked bottle full of water when forzenwill break because

a. the bottle contracts on freezingb. the volume of water decreases on

freezing

c. the volume of water increases onfreezing

d. glass is a bad conductor of heat56. Which one of the following regions of

Asia is experiencing the highest annual

growth rate of population?

a. South Asiab. South-East Asiac. Central Asiad. West Asia

57. The only anthropoid ape to be found inIndia is the

a. hanuman monkeyb. liontailed macaque of Western Ghatsc. slow loris of Assamd. White browed gibbon of Assam

58. Which of the following statementsregarding the advisory jurisdiction of the

Supreme Court are correct?

1. It is binding on the Supreme Court togive its opinion on any matter referred

to it by the President.

2. The full bench of the Supreme Courthears any reference made to it under its

power of advisory jurisdiction.

3. The opinion given by the SupremeCurt on a reference under advisory

jurisdiction is not binding on the

government.

4. Not more than one reference at a timecan be made to the Supreme Court

under its power of advisory

jurisdiction.

59. Which one of the following governmentalsteps has proved relatively effective in

controlling the double digit rate of

inflation in the Indian economy during

recent years?

a. Enhanced rate of production of allconsumer goods

b. Streamlined public distribution systemc. Pursuing an export-oriented strategyd. Containing budgetary deficits and

unproductive expenditure

60. The name of the poet Kalidasa ismentioned in thea. Allahabad pillar inscriptionb. Aihole inscriptionc. Alapadu grantd. Hanumakonda inscription

61. The main constituents of pearl area. calcium carbonate and magnesium

carbonate

b. aragonite and conchiolinc. ammonium sulphate and sodium

carbonate

d. calcium oxide and ammonium chloride62. Given below are two statements, one

labelled as Assertion (A) and the other

labelled as Reason (R):

Assertion (A): The monsoonal rainfall

decreases as one goes towards the west

and north-west in the Ganga plain.

Reason (R): The moisture-bearing

monsoonal winds go higher up as one

moves up in the Ganga plain.

In the context of the above two statements

which one of the following is correct?

a. Both A and Rare true and R is thecorrect explanation of Ab. Both A and R are true but R is not a

correct explanation of A

c. A is true but R is falsed. A is false but R is true

63. Consider the map given below:

The shaded area in the map shows the

kingdom of the

a. Satavahanasb. Chalukyas of Vatapic. Rashtrakutasd. Marathas

64. If safe storage is to be ensured, themoisture content of food grains at the time

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a. 14%b. 16%c. 18%d. 20%

65. Devaluation of a currency meansa. reduction in the value of a currency

vis-a-vis major internationally traded

currenciesb. permitting the currency to seek its

worth in the international market

c. fixing the value of the currency inconjunction with the movement in the

value of a basket of predetermined

currencies

d. fixing the value of a currency inmultilateral consultation with the 1MF,

the World Bank and major trading

partners

66. Which one of the following statementsregarding the veto power in the SecurityCouncil is correct according to the United

Nations Charter?

a. The decisions of the Security Councilon all non-procedural matters must be

made by an affirmative vote of nine

members, including the concurring

votes of the permanent members of the

Council

b. Every permanent member of theSecurity Council can prevent any

decision from being accepted, by

vetoing it

c. The term veto was used in Article 27of the united Nations charter to enable

any permanent member of the Security

the majority

d. Any member of the Security Councilcan prevent any resolution from being

passed by voting against it

67. Which one of the following importanttrade centers of ancient India was on the

trade route connecting Kalyana with

Vengi?a. Tagarab. Sripurac. Tripurid. Tamralipti

68. The highest milk producing breed of goatin India is

a. Barabarib. Jamnaparic. Black Bengald. Beetal

69. The half-life of a radioacitive element is 5years. The fraction of the radioactive

substance that remains after 20 years is

a. 12

b. 14

c. 18 d. 1

16

70. Given below are two statements, onelabeled as Assertion (A) and the other

labeled as Reason (R):

Assertion (A): A lock of Einsteins air, it

scientists could locate it and extract its

DNA, could help is producing another

Einstein, be cloning.

Reason (R): The DNA extracted from the

cell of an embryo at an early stage of

development, can be transferred to

individual eggs which in turn can be

implanted into the uterus of a surrogate

mother to give birth to an identical

offspring.

In the context of the above two statements

which one to the following is correct?

a. Both A and R are true and R is thecorrect explanation of A

b. Both A and R are true but R is not acorrect explanation of A

c. A is true but R is falsed. A is false but R is true.

71. The first Indian ruler who joined theSubsidiary Alliance was

a. The nawab of Oudhb. The Nizam of Hyderabadc. Peshwa baji Rao IId. The King of Travancore

72. Which one of the following vitamins isconsidered to be a hormone?

a.

Ab. Bc. Cd. D

73. Which one of the following statement iscorrect?

a. All the members of the Rajya Saha areelected by State Legislative

Assemblies.

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member of the Rajya Sabha can

contest for the office of the Vice

President.

c. A pint of difference between the LikSabha and the Rajya Sabha is that

while a candidate to the Lok Sabha can

contest from any State in India, a

candidate to the Rajya Sabha should

ordinarily be a resident of the State

from where he is contesting.

d. The constitution of India explicitlyprohibits the appointment of a

nominated member of the Rajya Sabha

to the post of minister

74. The difference between a bank and a non-banking financial institution (NBFI) is that

a. a bank interacts directly withcustomers while an NBFI interacts

with banks and governments

b. a bank indulges in a number ofactivities relating to finance with arange of customers, while an NBFI is

mainly concerned with the term loan

needs of large enterprises

c. a bank deals with both internal andinternational customers while an NBFI

is mainly concerned with the finance

of foreign companies

d. a banks main interest is to help inbusiness transactions and

savings/investment activities while an

NBFIs main interest is in thestabilization of the currency

75. Monazite is an ore ofa. zirconiumb. thoriumc. titaniumd. iron

76. Vidhushaka, a common character inSanskrit drama, is invariably a.

a. brahmanab. kshatriyac. vaisyad. shudra

77. Freedom of the press in Indiaa. is specifically provided in Article 19

(1) (a) of the Constitution

b. is implied in the wider freedom ofexpression guaranteed by Article 19

(1) (a) of the Constitution V

c. is guaranteed under the provisions ofArticle 361 A of the Constitution

d. emanates from the operation of theRule of Law in the country

78. Given below are two statements, onelabelled as Assertion (A) and the other


Assertion (A): The U.S.A. re-emerged as

Indias single largest import source in the

early nineties.

Reason (R): With swift political

developments in the erstwhile Soviet

Union, India gradually began to rely on the

U.S.A. for its defense requirements.

In the context of the above two statements,

which one of the following is correct? V


b. Both A and R are true but R is not acorrect explanation of A

c. A is true but R is falsed. A is false but R is true

79. Toramana belonged to the ethnic horde ofthe

a. Scythiansb. Hunasc. Yue-chisd. Sakas

80. Farm land tends to erode most rapidlywhen planted with

a. sorghumb. potatoc. wheatd. clover

81. Rennin and lactase, the enzymes requiredto digest milk, disappear in the human

body by the age of

a. twob. threec. fived. eight

82. In which respect have the Centre-Staterelations been specifically termed as

municipal relations?

a. Centers control of the State in thelegislative sphere

b. Centers control of the State infinancial matters

c. Centers control of the State in theadministrative sector

d. Centers control of the State in theplanning process

83. Who among the following is said to havewitnessed the reigns of eight Delhi

Sultans?


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a. Ziauddin Baranib. Shams-i-Siraj Afifc. Minhaj-us-Sirajd. Amir Khusrau

84. Galvanized iron sheets are protected fromrusting due to the presence of a layer of

a. leadb. chromiumc. zincd. tin

85. Which one of the following statementsregarding Exit Poll is correct?

a. Exit Poll is a term used to denote apost-election survey of voters

regarding the candidate in whose

favour they had exercised their

franchise

b. Exit Poll and Opinion Poll are oneand the same

c. Exit Poll is a device through whichresults of voting can be most exactly

predicted

d. Exit Poll is an administrative devicemade recently by the Chief Election

Commissioner to prevent

impersonation

86. Which one of the following types oferosion is responsible for the formation of

Chambal Ravines?

a. Splashb. Sheetc. Rilld. Gully

87. Nirmal Hriday, Sanjivini and Saheli area. organizations engaged in social workb. herbal medicines produced in India for

hypertension, heart disturbances and

neurological problems

c. names of some savings schemesmooted by nationalized bas

d. institutions set up by JayaprakashNarayan for the rehabilitation of

erstwhile dacoits

88. Self-sufficiency in food, in the true senseof freedom from hunger, has not been

achieved in India in spite of a more than

three-fold rise in food grains production

over 1950-1990. Which of the following

are the reasons for it?

1. The green revolution has beenrestricted to small pockets of the

country.

2. The cost of food is too high comparedto the earnings of the poor.

3. Too much emphasis is laid on wheatand paddy compared to the coarse

grains.

4. The gains of the green revolution havelargely accrued to the cash crop rather

than food crops.

a. 1, 2 and 3b. l, 2, and 4c. 1, 3 and 4d. 2, 3 and 4

89. When it is noon along 82 30 E longitudealong what degree of longitude it will be

6.30 am?

a. along 165 Eb. along 67 30 Wc. 0 E or Wd. along 8230 W

90. Who among the following became thePrime Minister of India without being

earlier the Chief Minister of a State?

1. Morarji Desai2. Charan Singh3. V.P. Singh4. Chandrashekhar5. P.V. Narasimha Raoa. 1, 2 and 4b. 2, 3 and 5c. 2 onlyd. 4 only

91. The latest regional economic bloc to beformed is

a. ASEANb. COMECONc. APECd. NAFTA

92. The first Indian ruler to organize Hajpilgrimage at the expense of the state was

a. Alauddin Khiljib. Feroz Tughlakhc. Akbard. Aurangzeb

93. The density of cattle population per 100hectares of gross cropped area is the

highest in

a. Biharb. Hatyanac. Madhya Pradeshd. Uttar Pradesh

94. Hemoglobin is dissolved in the plasma ofa. frog


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b. fishc. mand. earthworm

95. A major shift in the 8th Five Year Planfrom its preceding ones is

a. the significant reduction in publicsector outlays

b.

the concentration of pubic investmentin infrastructal sectors

c. major investment in agriculture with aview to promote exports

d. major investment in sectors in whichindustrial sickness has been a chronic

problem

96. In recent years there has been someconcern over the threat posed by the

Mathura Oil Refinery and the thermal

power plants to the Taj Mahal in Agra.

The scientific basis of any possible

damage to the Taj is mainlya. stratospheric ozone and the

chlorofluorocarbons which destroy it

b. acid precipitation and troposphereozone

c. increasing levels of atmospheric CO2which produce the greenhouse effect

d. ultraviolet radiation (240-260nanometers wavelength) and the fumes

from the heavily polluted Yamuna

river

97.

The average elevation of Tibetan Plateauabove sea level is

a. 2 kmb. 3 kmc. 4kmd. 5km

98. Which one of the following soil types ofIndia is rendered infertile by the presence

of excess iron?

a. Desert sandb. Alluvialc. Podzolicd. Lateritic

99. Which of the following fish are bredexclusively in the cold regions of India?

1. Catla2. Tinca3. Bhekti4. Trouta. 1 and 2b. 1 and 4c. 2 and 4

d. 3 and 4100. Given below are two statements, one

labelled as Assertion (A) and the other


Assertion (A): En India, the political

parties which formed the governments

represented the majority of seats secured

in the elections to the House of the People

at the Centre and the Legislative

Assemblies in the States but not the

majority of votes.

Reason (R): The elections based on the

majority-vote-system decide the result on

the basis of relative majority of votes

secured.

In the context of the above two statements,

which one of the following is correct?


b. Both A and R are true, but R is not acorrect explanation of Ac. A is true, but R is falsed. A is false, but R is true

101. Which radioactive pollutant has recentlydrawn the attention of the public, due to its

occurrence in the building material?

a. Plutoniumb. Thoriumc. Radond. Radium

102.

Who among the following ladies wrote ahistorical account during the Mughal

period?

a. Gulbadan Begamb. Nurjahan Begamc. Jahanara Begamd. Zebun-nissa Begam

103. Consider the map given below: The mapshows the sea voyage route followed by

a. Thomas Cookb. Ferdinand Magellanc. John Cabotd. Vasco da Gama

104. The speed of light will be minimum whilepassing through

a. glassb. vacuumc. water


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d. air105. Which of the following is/are among the

functions of the Election Commission of

India?

1. Conduct of election for the posts of theSpeaker and the Deputy Speaker, Lok

Sabha and the Deputy Chairman.

Rajya Sabha

2. Conduct of election to theCorporations and Municipalities

3. Deciding on all doubts and disputesarising out of elections

a. 1 and 2b. 1 and 3c. 2 and 3d. none

106. The principal reason why nationaleconomic planning is still being pursued

inspite of embracing a market economy

since 1991 is thata. it is a constitutional requirementb. the vast quantity of capital already

deployed in the public sector needs to

be nurtured

c. Five Yeas Plans can continue toprovide a long-term perspective to the

economy in market-friendly fashions

d. the market economy is mainlyconfined to industry and commerce,

and central planning in agriculture is

necessary107. The ideal climatic conditions for thecultivation of rice are

a. rainfall above 100 cm, temperatureabove 25C

b. cool and moist climate for the entirecrop period

c. rainfall below 100 cm, temperaturebelow 25C

d. warm and dry climate during the entirecrop period

108. The oldest monarchy in the world is that ofa. U.K.b. Nepalc. Saudi Arabiad. Japan

109. The time taken .by the sun to revolvearound the centre of our galaxy is

a. 25 million yearsb. 100 million yearsc. 250 million yearsd. 500 million years

110. Water is a good solvent of ionic saltsbecause

a. it has a high boiling pointb. it has a high dipole momentc. it has a high specific heatd. it has no colour

111. The first to start a joint stock company totrade with were thea. Portugueseb. Dutchc. Frenchd. Danish

112. The acceleration due to gravity of acatastrophic earthquake will be

a. > 550 cm/sec2b. > 750 cm/sec2c. > 950 cm/scc2d. > 980 cm/sec2

113. Which of the following electoral systemshave been adopted for various elections in

India?

1. System of direct election on the basisof adult suffrage

2. System of proportional representationby means of the single transferable

vote

3. List system of proportionalrepresentation

4. Cumulative system of indirectelections

a. 1 and 2b. 1 and 3c. 1, 2 and 3d. 2, 3 and 4

114. Which one of the following upheavalstook place in Bengal immediately after the

Revolt of 1857?

a. Sanyasi Rebellionb. Santal Rebellionc. Indigo Disturbancesd. Pabna Disturbances

115. Which of the following taxes is/are leviedby the Union and collected andappropriated by the States?

a. Stamp Dutiesb. Passenger and goods taxc. Estate Dutyd. Taxes on Newspapers

116. The oaves and rock-cut temples at Elloraare

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c. Hindu and Jamd. Hindu, Buddhist and Jain

117. The first bird is believed to have appearedon the surface of the earth

a. 300 million years agob. 200 million years agoc. 150 million years agod. 100 million years ago118. Which one of the following determinesthat the Indian Constitution is federal

a. A written and rigid Constitutionb. An independent Judiciaryc. Vesting of residuary powers with the

Centre

d. Distribution of power between theCentre and the State

119. The significance of the Bengal Regulationof 1793 lies in the fact that

a. it provided for the establishment of theSupreme Court

b. it restricted the application of Englishlaw to Englishmen only

c. it accommodated the personal laws ofHindu and Muslims

d. it provided for the appointment of theIndian Law Commission

120. The Mansabdari System introduced byAkbar was borrowed from the system

fo1lowd in

a. Afghanistanb. Turkeyc. Mongoliad. Persia

121. The colour of a star is an indication of itsa. distance from the sunb. luminosityc. distance from the earthd. temperature

122. Which of the following are correctlymatched?

a. 1 and 2 onlyb. 1 and 3 onlyc. 2 and 3 onlyd. l, 2 and 3

123. Even though the Railways are the mostpervasive mode of transport in India, it is

the road transport which received the

maximum impetus in most of the post-

independence period. Which of the

following are the reasons for this?

1. Railways are cheap to operate but theassociated capital costs are very high.

2. Given the geographic, spread of thehuman settlements, it is unrealistic that

the railways alone can serve the needs

of transport.

3. The per unit (tonne/km) cost oftransport is cheaper in road compared

to rail transport.

4. Given the indivisible nature of theRailways, it is not always convenient

for the population to avail of it with the

same ease as private cars, buses or

two-wheelers.a. 1, 2 and 3b. 1, 2 and 4c. 1, 3 and 4d. 2, 3 and 4

124. Consider the map of India given below:The map shows

a. an isohyetsb. all-India water dividec. a combination of national highwaysd. a combination of major railway routes

125. What is common among Madam BhikajiCama, M. Barkatulla, V.V.S lyer and M.N.

Roy?

a. All of them were leading members ofthe International Communist

movementb. M. Barkatulla was the Prime Minister

and the rest were ministers in the

Provisional Government of Free India

established by a group of

revolutionaries at Kabul

c. All of them were among the prominentrevolutionaries outside India operating

in different countries during the

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d. All of them were accused in the caserelating to the throwing of a bomb on

Lord Hardinge

126. The greatest diversity of animal and plantspecies occours in

a. temperate deciduous forestsb. tropical moist forestsc.

heavily polluted riversd. deserts and savannas

127. The colour of an opaque object is due tothe colour it

a. absorbsb. refreactsc. reflectsd. scatters

128. Which of the following are the purposesfor which the National Renewal Fund has

been set up?

1. To restructure sick small scaleindustries.

2. To help workers likely to be displaceddue to retrenchment in the process of

industrial restructuring.

3. To modernize existing industrial units.4. To help refugees from Bangladesh. Sri

Lanka etc.

a. 1 and 2b. 1 and 3c. 1 and 4d. 2 and 4

129. Which of the following internationalevents influenced the course of the

national movement in India before the

advent of Mahatma Gandhi?

1. Italian-Abyssinian War, 18982. Boxer Movement in China3. Revolutionary Movement in Ireland4. Victory of Japan in the Russo-Japanese

War

a. 1, 2 and 3 onlyb. 1,2 and 4 onlyc.

3 and 4 only

d. 1, 2, 3 and 4130. Phenylketonuria is an example of an

inborn error of metabolism. This error

refers to

a. hormonal overproductionb. atrophy of endocrine glandsc. inherited lack of an enzymed. non-disjunction

131. If BJP is DMK RSS would bea. CPI

b. TWNc. SJPd. TDP

132. The letters L, M, N, 0, P. Q, R, S and T intheir order are substituted by nine integers

1 to 9 but not in that order. 4 is assigned to

P. The difference between P and T is 5.

The difference between N and T is 3. Whatis the integer assigned to N?

a. 7b. 5c. 4d. 6

133. Examine the following statements:1. Either A and B are of the same age or

A is older than B.

2. Either C and D are of the same age orD is older than C

3. B is older than C.Which one of the following conclusions

can be drawn from the above statements?

a. A is older than Bb. B and Dare of the same agec. D is older than Cd. A is older than C

134. Study the graphs given below:The first graph depicts a hypothetical

movement of Bombay Stock Exchange

Sensitive Index which is an indicator of

the average prive movement of a

representative set of stocks. The secondgraph depicts the averaged price of all

automobile manufacturing companies.

Which one of the following is a valid

inference?

a. The market is unstable because pricesare continuously fluctuating

b. Automobile shares are more stablethan shares in general

c. There was a major political change inJune/July

d. Automobile shares have been steadilyimproving in price rather than being

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135. Which one of the following four logicaldiagrams represents correctly the

relationship between musicians,

instrumentalists, violinists?

a.b.c.d.

136. Consider the diagram given below:

Five hundred candidates appeared in an

examination comprising tests in English,

Hindi and Mathematics: The diagram

gives the number of candidates who failed

in different tests. What is the percentage of

candidates who failed in at least two

subjects?

a. 7.8b. 0.078c. 6.8d. 1.0

137. Sound waves travel at 300 m/s. Soundproduced at a point is heard by a person

after 5 seconds while the same sound is

heard by another person after 6 seconds.

What could be the maximum and

minimum distances between the two

persons?

a. 1.8 km, 0.15 kmb. 2.2 km, 0.20 kmc. 2.8km, 0.25 kmd. 3.3km, 0.3 km

138. The surface area of a cube is 216sq.m.What is its volume?

a. 100 cu mb. 216 cu mc. 480 cu md. 512 cu m

139. If Rs. 1000 is invested at 12% interest andinterest is compounded half yearly, what

will be the total amount at the end of one

year?

a. 1120.00b. 1123.00c. 1126.00d. 1134.40

140. Two persons start walking at a steady paceof 3 km/hour from a road intersection

along two roads that make an angle of 60

with each other. What will be the(shortest) distance separating them at the

end of 20 minutes?

a. 3 kmb. 2 kmc. 1.5 kmd. 1 km

141. Which one of the following figures willgenerater a cone when rotated about one of

its straight edges?

a. An equilateral triangleb. A sector of a circlec. A segment of a circled. A right-angled triangle

142. A person at a point 0 on a straight road AChas four options to go to B which lies on a

perpendicular to AC through D.

Which one of the following is the shortest

route to B?a. D to A and A to Bb. D to E and E to Bc. D to C and C to Bd. D to F and F to B

143. There are three tables containing twodrawers each. It is known that one of the

tables contains a silver coin in each of its

drawers, another table contains a gold coin

in each drawer while the third table

contains a silver coin in one drawer and a

gold coin in the other. One of the drawers

of a table is opened and found to contain a

silver coin. What is the probability that the

other drawer of that table contains a gold

coin?

a. 1b. 0.5c. 0.25d. 0.75

144. Consi4er the following chart: InterestRates (in percentage)


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The chart above shows the movement of

nominal interest rates and real interest

rates (defined as nominal interest rate

minus inflation). Which one of the

following is the correct interpretation?

a. Nominal interest rates decreased at aconstant rate in the periodFeb. 1992-

Sept. 1993

b. Inflation has constantly decreased fromFeb. 1992- Sept. 1993

c. Although the nominal rates of interesthave constantly declined from Feb.

1992- Sept. 1993, the real rates have

been steadily increasing throughout the

period

d. Nominal rate of interest and real rate ofinterest are likely to become equal in

1994

145. The table below compares apparel exportsof various countries between the years

1980 and 1990:

Which one of the following statements is

NOT true? (Restricting consideration to

countries listed in the. table only)

a. Thailand has overtaken India inapparel export performance between

1980 and 1990

b. Total apparel export from the countrieslisted has increased (in dollar terms)

between 1980 and 1990, but part of

this is likely to be due to global

inflation

c. Indias share of the apparel exportmarket has increased

d. Maximum improvement in apparelexport performance has been achieved

by Indonesia

146. Consider the following figures marked Aand B:

The manufacturing cost and projected

sales for a product are shown in figures A

and B respectively. What is the minimum

number of pieces that should be

manufactured to avoid a loss?

a. 2000b. 2500c. 3000d. 3500147. Ram and Shyam work on a job togetherfor four days and complete 60% of it. Ram

takes leave then and Shyam works for

eight more days to complete the job. How

long would Ram take to complete the

entire job alone?

a. 6 daysb. 8 daysc. 10 daysd. 11 days

148. The square root of the cube of this numberis the cube of its square root. It is not 1 and

it is less than 6. What is it?

a. 2b. 3c. 4d. 5

149. In the sequence 462, 420, 3S0, X, 306, Xstands for

a. 352b. 342c. 332d. 322

150. Ten percent of twenty plus twenty percentof ten equals

a. 10 percent of 20b. 20 percent of 10c. 1 percent of 200d. 2 percent of 200

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