2009

The Union Legislature known as the Parliament consists of : (a) Lok Sabha and
Rajya Sabha (b) Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and The Prime Minister (c) The
President, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha (d) Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Council of
Ministers
One-third of the Members of the Rajya Sabha retire : (a) Every year (b) Every
two years (c) Every three years (d) Every five years
The maximum representation of all Union Territories taken together in the Lok Sabha
cannot be more than : (a) 25 (b) 20 (c) 15 (d) 30
In calculation of wholesale price index, which item has been assigned the maximum
weightage ? (a) Food articles (b) Non-food articles (c) Fuel, power,
light and lubricants (d) Manufactured products
Which among the following industries was the original leading sector during the
first phase of industrialization in England ? (a) Tron (b) Cotton (c) Railways
(d) Armaments
Which one of the following eras is used for preparation of the National Calendar of
India ? (a) Vikrama era (b) Saka era (c) Christian era (d) Gupta
era
Which one of the following is not included in India�s Integrated Missile
Development Programme ? (a) Agni (b) Aryabhatta (c) Prithvi (d)
Akash
We cannot extinguish petrol fire with water because : (a) Petrol is highly
inflammable and water cannot extinguish it (b) Petrol breaks water into
hydrogen and oxygen and consumes oxygen for burning (c) Water being heavier slips
down and petrol comes on the surface and burns (d) None of the above
Rusting of iron in rough weather is due to the formation of : (a) Ferrous oxide
(b) Ferric oxide (c) Ferrous sulphide (d) Ferric carbonate
Bronze is an alloy of tin and : (a) Copper (b) Zinc (c) Iron (d)
Aluminium
Which of the following cities in India are associated with �Golden Triangle� ?
(a) Jaipur�Udaipur�Delhi (b) Delhi�Jaipur-Agra (c) Jaipur - Jaisalmer -
Ajmer (d) Lucknow - Agra - Jaipur
Cloudy nights are warmer because : (a) clouds prevent radiation of heat from
ground to air (b) of low atmospheric pressure (c) of the compact density of
air (d) more dust particles gather in the air
The filament in an electric bulb is made of : (a) Tungsten (b) Silver (c)
Copper (d) Platinum
Deficiency of vitamin A causes : (a) Beriberi (b) Scurvy (c) Rickets
(d) Night blindness
DOTS is the treatment strategy currently being used worldwide against the control
of : (a) Polio (b) Tuberculosis (c) Bird Flu (d) HIV
Which one of the following is feared for its potential use in biological warfare ?
(a) Interferon (b) Plasmodium (c) Anthrax (d) Xerophthalmia
In October, 2009 the government of which one of the following countries held its
cabinet meeting under water to demonstrate the effect of global warming on the
nation ? (a) Sri Lanka (b) Maldives (c) Cuba (d) Iceland
30. Which among the following are the effects of global warming ? 1. The Arctic ice
cap is shrinking. 2. The carbon dioxide level in sea water is rising. 3. The
atmospheric activities like storm, thundering are increasing. 4. The sea level is
rising. Select the current answer using the code given below : (a) 1, 2 and 4
only (b) 2, 3 and 4 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
The Border between which one of the following, is called the McMahon Line ? (a)
Arunachal Pradesh and Tibet (b) Manipur and Myanmar (c) Kashmir and Pakistan
(d) India and Pakistan
Which of the following is not an explosive ? (a) LSD (b) TNT (c) PETN
(d) TATP
Which one of the following helps in Night surveillance ? (a) IP Camera (b) IR
Camera (c) CCD Camera (d) Video Camera
In the X-Ray Machines �Lead� is primarily used to : (a) Absorb radiation (b)
Detect arms and ammunition (c) Detect explosives (d) Increase the ��Through-
Put�
Which one of the following substances is used in explosives ? (a) Ammonium
Chloride (b) Ammonium Nitrate (c) Potassium Chloride (d) Sodium Chloride
Weather forecasting is scientific application that requires large matrix
computations very fast. The computing platform suitable for implementing this
application is : (a) Mainframe (b) A network of computers (c) A super
computer (d) A desktop computer
Database Management Software and a Spreadsheet are : (a) Computer systems (b)
Entertainment software (c) Application Programmes (d) Financial Accounting
Packages
Which of the following measures should not be taken to avoid computer threats ?
(a) Do not open email attachments from an unknown source (b) Buy an old
version of the operating system such as Windows 95 so that new viruses may not
attack (c) Install a firewall to protect against unauthorized access to your
computer (d) Use spam-blockers in your email software
Viruses are : (a) Computer programmes that get corrupted and therefore
malfunction (b) Computer programmes that copy themselves and disrupt the
working of the computer or damage data (c) Unsolicited emails that promote
dubious products (d) Computer programs that appear to be legitimate but actually
disrupt the computer system
When a file is saved, it is : (a) Closed from the screen (b) Stored in the
secondary storage such as hard drive (c) Stored in the RAM (d) Stored in the
ROM
The CPU, memory and system bus are located on the : (a) Cabinet (b)
Expansion slot (c) Motherboard (d) Riser board
A �bit� is short form for which one of the following ? (a) Tiny amount (b) A
binary digit (c) A set of eight �0�s and �1�s (d) A tool to cut metals
Which one of the following parts of computers executes instructions ? (a)
Instruction buffer (b) Disk drive (c) CPU (d) RAM
Every human being has right to : (a) Life and liberty (b) Freedom of speech
and expression (c) Equality before law and equal protection of laws (d) All of
the above
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Which of the following was the first legislative interference by the British
Parliament in the affairs of East India Company in India ? (a) Regulating Act
(b) Charter Act of 1813 (c) Charter Act of 1833 (d) Declaratory
Act
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose established the provisional Government of Free India on
8th October 1943. Where was it? (a) Tokyo (b) Singapore (c) Rangoon
(d) Bangkok
In which city is-the secretariat of South Association for Regional Cooperation
(SAARC) located (a) New Delhi (b) Islamabad (c) Kathmandu (d) Dhaka
Who among the following leaders was known as �The Frontier Gandhi�? (a)
Badruddin Tyabji (b) Saifuddin Kichlew (c) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan (d)
Liagat Ali Khan
Tornadoes are : 1.Tropical cyclones 2. Anticyclones 3. Temperate cyclones 4.
Atmospheric disturbances Select the correct answer from the code given below :
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 4 (c) 2 and 4 (d) 2 and 3
The National Development Council is: (a) An advisory committee to the Prime
Minister of India (b) A division of the Planning Commission (c) An apex
body that finally approves the plan . (4) A high power committee that implements
state planning.
Which organ in the body stores glucose in the form of glycogen ? (a)
Pancreas (b)Liver (c) Kidney (d) Spleen
In the Solar System, �Saturn is located between: (a) Neptune and Uranus
(b) Mercury and Earth (c) Venus and Mars (d) Uranus and Jupiter
Seasonal changes on the earth occur due to: (a) Inclination of earth on its
axis and rotation (b) Inclination of earth on its axis and revolution (c)
Rotation and revolution of Earth (d) Revolution of the Earth only
Which among the following was the objective of Gandhi in starting the Dandi March?
(a) To propagate the ideology of the Congress among the masses (b) To gain
the support of the masses (c) To violate the Salt Law (d) To defy the
prohibitory orders of the local administration against holding of mass meetings
Consider the following pairs : 1. Bhiterkanika Mangroves- Orissa 2. Jog Waterfalls
- Himachal Pradesh 3. Valley of flowers - Uttarakhand Which of the above pairs
is/are correctly matched ? (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 3 only (c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
In recent. times, Spirulina, an algae is being popularized because it is a rich
source of : (a) Carbohydrate (b) Protein (c) Iron (d) Folic
Acid
In which State is the famous Tawang monastery located ? (a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Jammu and Kashmir (c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Sikkim
In which one of the following food crops has a genetically modified variety been
produced very recently ? (a) Banana (b) Brinjal (c) Potato (d)
Tomato
Recently �Swat� area is in news frequently, where is it located ? (a) India
(b) Pakistan (c) Nepal (d) Sri Lanka
What should be the angle of canon barrel to the ground to send the canon ball to
the maximum distance upon firing ? (a) 15� (b) 30� (c) 45� (d) 60�
Among the following, through which does sound travel faster ? (a) Air (b)
Iron (c) Water (d) Wood
Jawaharlal Nehru Port - Andhra Pradesh 2. Kandla Port - Gujarat 3. Paradeep Port �
Orissa Which ofthe above pairs is/are correctly matched ? (a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
To which Prime Minister of. India is attributed the slogan �Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Lal Bahadur Shastri (c) Indira Gandhi
(d) Morarji Desai
Who of the following gave us the slogan �Jai Hind� ? , (a) Aurobindo Ghosh
(b) Rabindra Nath Tagore (c) Subhas Chandra Bose (d) Bankim Chandra
Chatterjee
All matters relating to, or connected with the election of the President of India
including an election petition are enquired into and decided by: (a) A
tribunal constituted for the purpose of Election of President of India (b)
Any High Court where the petition is moved (c) A committee specially
constituted for the purpose by the Rajya Sabha (d) The Supreme Court of India
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched ? 1. Tehri Hydro Power Complex :
Bhagirathi 2. Vishnugad Pipalkoti Project - Mandakini 3. Nathpa Jhakri Hydro
Electric Project : Tons (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 (c) 2 and 3
(d) 1 and 3
Which of the following are tropical grasslands ? (a) Prairies (b) Pampas
(c) Savannas (d) Steppes
Which one of the following States of India is the foremost producer of Natural
Rubber ? (a) Assam (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Karnataka (d) Kerala
He is appointed by the President. 2. The procedure and grounds for his removal from
office are the same as for a Supreme Court Judge. Which of the statements given
above is/ are correct ? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d)
Neither 1 nor 2
Durand Line separates :, (a) Afghanistan and Pakistan (b) Bangladesh and
India (c) China and India. (d) India and Nepal
�Swaraj is my birth right and I will have it�. This is attributed to : (a)
Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak (b) Mahatma Gandhi (c) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
Consider the following statements regarding the Simon Commission : 1. The Simon
Commission did not include a single Indian member though its purpose was to prepare
a future constitution for India 2. The members of the Commission discontinued their
work in the face of the countrywide agitation Which of the above statements is/are
correct ? : (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor
2
India was also a Speaker of Lok Sabha ? (a) Gyani Zail Singh (b) V.V. Giri
(c) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (d) K.R. Narayanan
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below
the lists : List-I List-II A. Nepanagar 1. Heavy electrical industry B. Bhopal 2.
Cotton textile industry C. Kolkata 3. Paper industry D. Perambur 4. Railway
equipment industry Code: (a) A-3 B-1 C-2 D-4 (b) A-1 B-3 C-4 D-2 (c) A-
2 B-4 C-1 D-3 (d) A-4 B-2 C-3 D-1
The main cause behind the movement of air in atmosphere is : (a) Difference in
humidity (b) Difference in atmospheric pressure (c) Gravitational force
(d) None of the above .
Which one of the following is a greenhouse gas ? (a) Oxygen (b) Helium
(c) Carbon-dioxide (d) Nitrogen
Sardar Sarovar Project is related to which river ? (a) Narmada (b) Tapti
(c) Sutlej (d) Chambal
Consider the following : 1. Ajanta caves (Maharashtra) 2. Mahabodhi Temple complex
Bodhgaya (Bihar) 3. Deer Park, Sarnath (UP) 4. Kaziranga National Park (Assam)
Which of the above are World heritage Properties as per UNESCO ? (a) 1 and 2
only (b) 3 and 4 only (c) 1, 2 and 4 only (d) 1, 2,.3 and 4
Which one of the following is not a member of ASEAN ? (a) Brunei Darussalam
(b) Cambodia (c) Vietnam (d) India
Pattadakal group of monuments is located in which one of the following States ?
(a) Bihar (b) Karnataka (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Orissa
In India, which one of the following regions is a global �biodiversity hotspot?
(a) Central Himalayas (b) Eastern Ghats (c) Western Himalayas (d)
Western Ghats
Which of the following diseases is caused by virus ? (a) Diphtheria (b).
Influenza (c) Tuberculosis (d) Typhoid
The three fundamental colours from which all colours can be reproduced are :
(a) Red, Yellow and Violet (b) Yellow, Blue and Violet (c) Red, Green and
Yellow (d) Red, Green and Blue
Who assigned the districts of Burdwan, Midnapore and Chittagong to the British ?
(a) Alivardi Khan (b) Sirajuddaulah (c) Mir Jafar (d) Mir
Qasim
Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of Jallianwala Bagh massacre (a) Lord
Chelmsford (b) Lord Curzon (c) Lord Irwin (d) Lord Harding
Tobacco was introduced in India during the reign of : (a) Akbar (b) Jahangir
(c) Shahjahan (d) Aurangzeb
Match the List-I with the List-II and select the correct answer using the code
given below the lists : List-I List-II (Disorder) (Gland responsible) � A. Dwarfism
1. Thyroid B. Goitre 2. Pituitary C. Osteoporosis 3, Pancreas D. Diabetes 4,
Parathyroid (a) A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1 (b) A-3 B-4 C-2 D-1 (c) A-2 B-1 C-4 D-
3 (d) A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2
Pancreas is (a) An exocrine organ (b) An endocrine organ (c) A vestigial
organ (d) An endocrine and exocrine organ
Which one of the following is not a characteristic of a musical sound ? (a)
Wavelength (b) Pitch (c) Quality (d) Loudness
A device used for measuring small current due to changing magnetic field is known
as : (a) Galvanometer (b) Ammeter (c) Voltmeter (d) Potentiometer
Nobel Prize is given not only to individuals but also to organizations in the
subject : (a) Economics (b) Physiology or Medicine (c) Literature (d)
Peace
Major area of research of Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose was : (a) Geology
(b) Zoology (c) Botany and Physics (d) Chemistry
Which one of the following rivers has its source outside the Indian territory ?
(a) Beas (b) Chenab (c) Jhelum (d) Sutlej
Alaknanda and Bhagirathi merge to form Ganga at ? (a) Devprayag (b)
Karnaprayag (c) Rudraprayag (d) Vishnuprayag
In which one of the following places is Asiatic Lion found in its natural habitat ?
(a) Nallamalai hills of Andhra Pradesh (b) Gir forest of Gujarat (c)
Dandakaranya region of Chhattisgarh (d) Western Ghats of Malabar coast
Kyoto Protocol is related to controlling the: (a) emission of greenhouse gases
(b) destruction of biodiversity (c) Ozone Protection (d) Migratory
Birds
In which one of the following types of forests is the teak a dominant tree
species ? (a) Tropical deciduous forest (b)) Tropical rain forest (c)
Tropical thorn and scrub forest (d) Temperate forest with grasslands
The National Tsunami Early Warning System has been set up by the Government of
India at : (a) Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS),
Hyderabad (b) National Disaster Management Authority, New Delhi (c) National
Institute Technology, Chennai of Ocean (d). Ministry of Earth Sciences, New
Delhi ,
Which one of the following is not a computer language ? (a) C (b) Fortran
(c) Skype (d) Visual Basic
Which types of waves are used in a night vision apparatus ? (a) Infra-red
waves (b) Microwaves (c) Radio waves (d) Both microwaves and radio waves
Which one of the following is used as an explosive ? (a) Graphite . (b) Mercuric
Oxide (c) Phosphorus Trichloride (d) Nitroglycerine
___ processes the input data to output ? (a) CPU (b) Memory (c) Keyboard
(d) Monitor
When computer is switched off, the contents in which of the following are� washed
away ? (a) ROM (b) RAM (c) EPROM (d) Hard disk
Windows XP is : (a) an application program (b) an operating system (c) a
hardware (d) an input device
Metal Detector works on the principle of (a) X-rays (b) Electrons (c)
Electro-magnetic field (d) None of the above
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Hot food is packed in shining aluminium foils because (a) shining aluminium
foil is a good absorber of heat (b) shining aluminium foil is a poor absorber
of heat (c) shining aluminium foil is a good radiator of heat (d) shining
aluminium foil is a poor radiator of heat
A person who lives exclusively on milk, egg and bread is likely to become a victim
of (a) Rickets (b) Scurvy (c) Beri-Beri (d) None of the above
In SONAR, which one of the following waves is used ? (a) Ultrasonic waves (b)
Infrasonic waves (c) Radio waves (ad) Micro waves
The duration of day is the highest on (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Venus
(d) Mars
When we see an object, the image formed on the retina of our eye is (a) real
and erect (b) virtual and erect. (c) real and inverted (d) virtual and inverted

The gas usually filled in the electric bulb is (a) Carbon dioxide (b) Hydrogen
(c) Oxygen (d) Argon
The harmful ozone in the troposphere is associated with (a) smog formed in
cities (b) smoke of forest fire (c) late night fog (d) marshy land
Mixed fertilizers are those that contain (a) urea (b) ammonium sulphate (c)
calcium dihydrogen phosphate (d) sodium nitrate
Which one of the following is not an element ? (a) Gold (b) Brass (c) Copper
(d) Tin
Which one of the following is a �true fruit� ? (a) Apple (b) Pear (c) Banana
(d) Fig
In which one among the following languages was the ancient Sangam literature
composed? (a) Sanskrit (b) Prakrit . (c) Pali (d) Tamil
�Neel Darpan� was authored by (a) Derozio (b) Bankim Chandra (c)
Dinabandhu Mitra (d) Rabindranath Tagore
Sido and Kanhu were tribal rebels of (a) Odisha (b) Assam (c)
Chotanagpur (d) Rajasthan
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below
the lists : List I ListI (Peasant (Place) struggle) A. Mapilla uprising 1. Assam B.
Phulaguri dhawa 2. Jharkhand C. Santhal hool 3. Chotanagpur D. Birsaite ulgulan 4.
Malabar (a) 4 3 1 2 (b) 2 3 1 4 (c) 2 1 3 4 (d) 4 1 3 2
Right to Equality under the Constitution of India is a Fundamental Right: This
stands for 1. Equality before the law and equal protection of the laws. 2.
Prohibition of discrimination on any ground whatsoever in public life. 3.
Reservation of seats and posts for weaker sections of society in government
services and educational institutions. Select the correct answer using the code
given below : (a) 1 only (b). 2 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and
3
According to the Constitution of India, India is a (a) Union of states (b)
Federal state (c) Partly federal and partly unitary state (d) Unitary state
with federal features
Which one among the following was characterized by Mahatma Gandhi as a post-dated
cheque on a failing bank? (a) Cripps Proposals (b) McDonald Award (c)
Wavell Plan (d) Simon Commission Report
�Amnesty �International, is an NGO that campaigns for (a) international peace
(b) disarmament (c) economic cooperation (d) protection of human
rights
The World Trade. Organization (WTO) is an international organization which sets the
rules for Global Trade. It was set up in the year 1995 as the successor to the
(a) General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs (b) International Monetary
Fund (c) World Bank (d) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Who among the following is not appointed by the President of India ? (a) Prime
Minister (b) Attorney General of India (c) Speaker of Lok Sabha (d)
Governors of the States
The Constituent Assembly of India was set up according to the proposal of the
(a) Cripps Mission (b) Cabinet Mission (c) Mountbatten Plan (d)
Gandhi-Irwin Pact
In the context of Democracy, which one among the following is not correct ? (a)
On the basis of the means and ends: In a democracy state is the means and welfare
of man is the end (b) On the basis of peoples� consent Democracy functions
according to public will (c) On the basis of rights and freedom : Democracy
safeguards the rights and liberties of citizens (d) On the basis of
administration Democracy is rule of one strong man. Individuals are obliged to obey
his command
With which one among the following countries did India sign the �Treaty of
Friendship� in August 1971 for 20 years ? (a) United States of America
(b) Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (c) Pakistan (d) China
The geothermal power plant of Manikaran is located in (a) Uttarakhand (b)
Arunachal Pradesh (c) Sikkim (d) Himachal Pradesh
Match List 1 with List II and select the correct answer A. Vishakhapatnam 1.
Artificial Harbour B. Cochin 2. Naval Base C. Marmugao 3. Natural Harbour D.
Chennai 4. Deepest Code : (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 1 3 2 4 (c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 4 2 3 1
Extensive Mangrove vegetation in India is found in (a) The Mahanadi Delta
(b) The Rann of Kutch (c) The Sunderbans (d) The Godavari Delta
Which one among the following is a form of precipitation ? (a) Dew (b) Frost
(c) Sleet (d) Sublimation
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below
the lists : List I List I (State) (Mineral) A: Gujarat 1. Iron Ore B. Assam. 2.
Copper C. Rajasthan 3. Salt D. Odisha 4. Petroleum (a) 3 2 4 1 (b) 3 4 2 1
(c) 1 2 4 8 (d) 1 4 2 3
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below
the lists : List I List II (Relative position (Date of the Earth) A. Aphelion 1.
4th July B. Winter Solstice 2. 3rd January
C. Perihelion 3. 21st June D. Summer Solstice 4. 22nd December (a) 3 2 4 1
(b) 3 4 2 1 (c) 1 4 2 3 (d) 1 2 4 3
Which one among the following is not a tributary of the river Godavari ? (a)
Tungabhadra (b) Indravati (c) Wainganga (d) Pranhita
The proportion of gases changes in the higher layers of the atmosphere in such a
way that oxygen will be almost in negligible quantity at the height of
Regur soil is also known as (a) Laterite soil (b) Arid soil (c) Black
soil (d) Peat soil
Which one among the following is the first biosphere reserve of India ? (a)
Sunderbans (b) Simlipal (c) Marias (d) Nilgiri
Which one among the following price indices does not indicate net asset value of a
stock ? (a) Residex (b) Sensex (c) Nifty (d) Wholesale Price Index
Which one among the following was not a recommendation of Chelliah Committee on tax
reform ? (a) Removal of various concessions and exemptions (b) Reduction of
import duties on all commodities (c) Introduction of MODVAT (Modified Value
Added Tax) to avoid cascading effect of indirect tax small traders (d)
Introduction of simplified tax scheme for small traders
Portfolio investment does not consist of (a) Foreign Institutional Investors
(b) American Deposit Receipts (c) Global Deposit Receipts (d) German
Deposit Receipts
Which one among the following does not fall under WTO�s mission ? (a) Assist
developing countries in its trade activities (b) Set rules for trade policy
(c) Regulate international transactions and markets (d) Protect small and
weaker countries from larger, more powerful ones financial
Which one among the following regarding the basic objectives of India�s First Five
Year Plan is not correct ? (a) Emphasized on agricultural development (b)
Advocated huge imports (c) Advocated price stability (d) Advocated power
sector development
Which one among the following is the currency of Venezuela ? (a) Lira (b)
Peso (c) Bolivar (d) Krone
What is the colour of �Black Box� that is found in Aircraft ? (a) Black (b)
Red (c) Blue (d) Orange
Who is the chairperson of National Disaster Management Authority? (a) Union
Home Secretary (b) President of India (c) National Security Advisor (d)
None of the above
Which one of the following is not poisonous snake ? (a) Cobra (b) Krait (c)
Viper (d) River snake
Which one of the following agencies is the �watch-dog� of all nuclear activities in
India ? (a) Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) (b) Atomic Energy Regulatory
Board (AERB) (c) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (d) Nuclear Power
Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL)
The Exclusive Zone in a Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) from centre of a nuclear reactor
is (a) 0.6 km (b) 1.1km (c) 1.6km (d) 2.1km
Habitation is not allowed in the Exclusive Zone around a Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
mainly because of (a) Radiological reasons (b) Security reasons (c)
Disturbance �to scientists (d) All of the above
A cognizable case is the one (a) in which police can arrest with a warrant from
the Court (b) in which police can arrest without a warrant from the Court (c) in
which police can arrest after taking permission from their Superintendent of Police
(d) None of the above
The part of the computer. where data being processed can be written to and read
from is (a) ROM (b) CPU (c) RAM (d) Disk drive
A window that appears on the screen with a message and requires response from the
user is (a) a pop-up menu window (b) a status-bar window (c) a dialog
box window (d) an information window
Information is (a) a collection of raw facts and figures (b) any data that
is being input from an input device (c) summarized data that is useful for
decision making (d) whatever requirements the client describes to a software
professional
Firewall software is used (a) for increasing the browsing speed (b) for
protecting the computer screen (c) as an anti-virus program (d) in all the
above cases
What is �ethical hacking� ? (a) Hacking done by people with high level of
ethical values (b) Hacking done after warning the owner of the computer (c)
Checking of security of own computers to find loopholes for removing them (d)
Hacking done by people who donate money obtained from it to charities
Important data should be transmitted through which one of the following methods for
it to be secure ? (a) Any NIC based servers (b) Any private server but
only at night (c) Only through physical transmission (d) None of the above
The term �anti-virus� used with reference to computers is (a) a hardware part
fitted to hard disc (b) a program which detects and neutralizes harmful
programs (c) a vaccine periodically administered to frequent computer users
(d) a spray used to clean computers on a daily basis
Files can be saved on �the computer in the following places : (a) C-drive only
(b) V-drive only (c) H-drive only (d) All of the above
Which one of the following is not a hardware ? (a) Optical mouse (b) Windows
7 (c) CD-ROM drive (d) �Computer hard disk
Consider the following statements : 1. A computer that works faster than others has
a larger hard disc capacity. 2. A computer that works faster than other has a
better processor speed than other computers. Which of the above statements is/are
correct ? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
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Which metal is prominently used in mobile phone battery? (a) Cu (b) Zn
(c) Ni (d) Li
Which one of the following is not extracted from its ore ? (a) Cu (b) Ag
(c) Au (d) Zn
In a water pond the water is frozen/ solidified during winter, but fish remain
alive because the temperature of water in the bottom of the pond is : (a) -4 �C.
(b) -1�C (c) 0�C (d) 4�C
Which one among the following is used as a rat poison ? (a) Sodium fluoride
(b) Arsenic trichloride (c) Sodium fluoroacetate (d) Disulphur
dichloride
Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe. However, the abundance of
hydrogen in the earth�s atmosphere is very less. This is because : (a) Earths
gravitational field is too big to hold so light an element (b) Earth�s
gravitational field is too small to hold so light an element (c) Hydrogen does
not contain neutron (d) Hydrogen reactivity is very high
A modem is a: (a) Code changing system (b) Program conversion system
(c) Modulation and demodulation system (d) None of the above is correct
A geostationary satellite has an orbital Speed of: (a) 6 hours (b) 12 hours
(c) 24 hours (d) 365 days
Maximum energy expenditure among the following occurs during: (a) Swimming
(b) Running at a speed of 5.3 miles per hour (c) Walking up stairs rapidly
(d) Carpentry, Metal working
Blood volume in human body is: (a) 50 ml per kg body weight (b) 60 ml
per kg body weight (c) 80 ml per kg body weight (d) 100 ml per kg body
weight
The term �Arab Spring� frequently in the news in recent past refers to : (a)
Military coups in some Arab countries (b) People�s uprising in some Arab
countries (c) New discoveries of oil in some Arab countries (d)Rapid economic
development in some Arab countries
A genetically modified crop plant called �Bt Brinjal� was created recently for
improving which of the following ? (a) Drought-tolerance (b) Pest-resistance
(c) Shelf-life (d) All of the above
�Swat region� which is often in news is located in : (a) Central Asia (b)
Pakistan (c) North Africa (d) Indonesia
The water of which of the following lakes is used for producing salt ? (a)
Kolleru only (b) Loktak only (c) Sambhar (d) Kolleru and Loktak
In which one of the following regions does Indus river originate ? (a) Ladakh
(b) Lahaul (c) Nepal (d) Tibet
Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched ? 1. Namdhapa National Park -
Meghalaya 2. Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary � Kerala 3. Seshachalam Biosphere Reserve
- Andhra Pradesh (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and
3
Which one of the following States does not have common boundary with Bhutan ?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh (b) Meghalaya (c) Sikkim (d) West Bengal
Which one of the following places do the rivers Alakananda and Bhagirathi merge to
form river Ganga ? (a) Devaprayag (b) Rudraprayag (c) Karnaprayag (d)
Vishnuprayag
If a Panchayat is dissolved, elections are to be held within: (a) 1 month
(b) 3 months (c) 6 months (d) 1 year
Under which of the following grounds can the President of India be impeached ? 1.
Violation of the Constitution 2. Lack of good health 3. Incapacity (a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
The National Song of India is taken from which one of the following works ? (a)
Gitanjali (b) Anand Math (c) Bharat Bharti (d) Sonar Tari
Which among the following constitutes the largest minority within India ? (a)
Buddhists (b) Christians (c) Jains (d) Sikhs
A money bill can be introduced in the Parliament of India only with the
recommendation of: (a) The President of India (b) The Prime Minister of
India (c) The Speaker of Lok Sabha (d) Union Minister of Finance
Lok Sabha Secretariat is under the direct supervision of : (a) Ministry of
Parliamentary Affairs (b) Ministry of Home Affairs (c) Prime Minister (d)
Speaker of Lok Sabha
The President of India is elected by the : (a) Members of Lok Sabha only
(b) Members of both Houses of Parliament only (c) Members of Lok Sabha and
State Legislative Assemblies only (d) Elected Members of both Houses of
Parliament and State Legislative Assemblies
Parliament can make a law with respect to a matter in the State list in the
national interest if : (a) the Rajya Sabha passes a resolution by not less than
two thirds of the members present and voting (b) the State makes a request
(c) the Lok Sabha passes a resolution by a simple majority (d) None of the
above is correct
What is �bank rate�, (a) It is the rate at which RBI lends to Commercial Banks
(b) It is the rate at which commercial banks lend to general public (c) It
is the rate at which World Bank lends to governments (d) It is the rate at which
commercial banks lend to corporate houses
Which one of the following describes Current Account Deficit in India? (a)
Value of imports is more than value of exports in a year (b) Value of exports is
more than value of imports in a year (c) Depreciation of rupee value against
US dollar during the financial year (d) A government falling into a debt trap
With reference to Reserve Bank of India which of the following statements is/are
correct ? 1. It acts as a Banker�s Bank 2. It issues one rupee coins 3. It acts as
a lender of the last resort to sick industrial units (a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3
only (c) 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
The �Quarterly Review of Monetary Policy� in India is released by : (a) Union
Ministry of Finance (b) Finance Commission (c) Planning Commission (d)
Reserve Bank of India
Which of the following were created by the resolutions of the Union Cabinet ? 1.
Planning Commission 2. National Development Council 3. Finance Commission (a) 1
and 2 only (b) 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
�KG-D6 Block� often in the news refers to the site of : (a) Off-shore gas
reserves (b) Oil exploration in Barmer region (c) Kimberlite deposits in
Chhattisgarh (d) Shale gas exploration in Central India
Which one of the following is the main objective of 12" Five Year Plan ? (a)
Sustainable development only (b) Inclusive growth only (c) Faster development
with globalization (d) Faster, sustainable and more inclusive growth
With reference to Indian freedom struggle, the famous �Surat Split� refers to :
(a) Formation of Muslim League in 1906 (b) Separation of Congressmen into
extremists and moderates (c) Home Rule Movement separately led by Annie Besant
and Lala Lajpat Rai (d) Differences of opinion between Netaji Bose and Mahatma
Gandhi
With reference to Indian freedom struggle, �Communal Award� refers to : (a)
Separate electorate for Dalits only (b) Separate electorate for minority
communities in India including Muslims, Sikhs and Dalits (c) Partition of Bengal
with the intention of creating conflict between Hindus and Muslims (d) None of
the above
The Provincial Autonomy was granted by : . (a) Indian Councils Act 1909
(b) Government of India Act 1919 (c) Government of India Act 1935 (d)
Indian Independence Act 1947
The 1929 Lahore session of Indian National Congress holds special significance�
because : (a) Civil Disobedience Movement was launched from there (b) Poorna
Swaraj was declared as the goal of the Congress (c) Nehru report containing
significant political reforms was released (d) Demand for Pakistan was raised
for the first time
Who of the following is known as the prominent leader of Bardoli Satyagraha ?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Morarji Desai (c) Lala Lajpat Rai (d)
Vallabhbhai Patel
In which of the following hills tea is cultivated? (a) Maikala hills only
(b) Nallamala hills only (c) Nilgiri hills (d) Maikala hills and
Nallamala hills
Which one of the following can be used as both explosive and a fertilizer ? (a)
Ammonium nitrate (b) RDX (c) Superphosphate (d) Urea
To ensure proper protection of �Human Rights�, which one of the following should be
ensured ? (a) use force to arrest quickly (b) inform the person about the
reason for his arrest (c) isolate him from relatives and friends (d) send him
for medical examination after 24 hours
�Double Jeopardy� means : (a) a person getting two punishments for an offence
(b) a criminal act is covered under two offences (c) second trial of the
accused for the same offence (d) None of the above
Religious freedom under the Indian Constitution means : (a) speak anything to
propagate your religion (b) convert others to your religion (c)
establish a religious place at any place in the country (d) None of the above
�Spreadsheet� is a term used in which one of the following ? (a) MS Word
(b) Clothing �and items (c) PowerPoint presentation (d) MS Excel
Microsoft Office is a : (a) Computer software. (b) Computer hardware
(c) Headquarters of Microsoft Company , (d) None of the above
�An operating system� in a computer indicates : (a) a software which
operates the computer (b) a hardware which joins the various parts of a computer
(c) a set of trained operators to work on the computers (d) permission
given by the computer manufacturer to start the computers
In the address http://www.google.co.in/ http is : (a) a protocol (b) world
wide web (c) home page (d) a domain name
Web pages are written in : (a) HTML (b) Visual Basic (c) COBOL (d) Binary
coded form
The unit of data transfer rate is : (a) bits per second (b) hertz (c)
kilohertz (d) bytes per second
Using which one of the following, statistical analysis of data can be done ?
(a) spreadsheet (b) word processor (c) text editor (d) browser
Which one of the following is not a removable storage media ? . (a) floppy disc
(b) CD-ROM (c) Hard disc (d) USB pen drive
A computer can not start without : (a) a word processor (b) a text editor
(c) a paint program (d) an operating system
Which one of the following is not an output device ? (a) printer (b) monitor
(c) scanner (d) plotter
In case of armed forces, the fundamental rights guaranteed under Article 14 and 19
of the Constitution are : (a) available only according to law made by
Parliament (b) available to them in the same way as they are available to other
citizens (c) available only at the discretion of President depending upon the
circumstances (d) not available to them
National Human Rights Commission is located at : (a) Mumbai (b) Kolkata
(c) New Delhi (d) Chennai
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The bulk of iron in the human body is in: (a) Bones (b) Blood (c) Teeth
(d) Liver
EEG is an index of functioning of : (a) Heart (b) Brain (c) Liver (d)
Kidney
Indigo, available in India since ancient times and used for colouring blue jeans,
is a: (a) Mineral paint (b) Herbal paint (c) Synthetic paint (d)
Metallic paint
The chemical(s) most commonly used for cloud seeding or for the artificial rain is/
are : (a) Silver iodide (b) Silver chloride (c) Silver bromide
(d) All of the above
Which one of the following� sources is the best source of monochromatic light ?
(a) A bulb (b) A fluorescent tube. (c) A sodium lamp (d) A
semiconductor laser
The only snake which builds a nest is : (a) King Cobra (b) Viper (c) Krait
(d) Python
Energy stored in a choke is in the form of : (a) Magnetic energy (b) Heat
energy (c) Electrical energy (d) None of the above .
Which one among the following radioactive substances has maximum half life period ?
(a) Carbon-14 (b) Plutonium-239 (c) Radium-226 (d) Uranium-238
The stars when observed from the Earth appear to twinkle because : (a) They do
not emit the same intensity of light continuously (b) The star-light is
absorbed frequently by their own atmosphere (c) The star-light is absorbed
frequently in interstellar space (d) None of the above
Which one of the following is a renewable source of energy ? (a) Natural gas
(b) Wind energy (c) Nuclear energy (d) Petroleum
The gas which is released from landfills and dumpsites in urban areas is : (a)
Oxygen (b) Methane (c) Nitrogen (d) Carbon dioxide
The compound used as a preservative in food products such as tomato ketchup and
fruit juices is : (a) Sodium acetate (b) Sodium benzoate (c) Formic
acid (d) Sodium salicylate
Which one of the following diseases is not caused by virus ? (a) Dengue
(b) Influenza (c) Measles (d) Scabies
The time taken by light to travel from Sun to Earth is approximately : (a) 8
hours. (b) 8 minutes (c) 8 seconds (d) 16 seconds
Which one of the following States is well known as a major salt producer ? (a)
Andhra Pradesh (b) Karnataka (c) Gujarat (d) Odisha
Among the following pairs of States which have good capacity to produce iron ore ?
(a) Bihar and West Bengal (b) Goa and Karnataka (c) Gujarat and
Rajasthan (d) Punjab and Haryana
Which of the pairs given is/are correctly matched ? 1. Loktak National Park -
Manipur 2. Namdhapa National Park - Meghalaya. 3. Valley of Flowers National Park -
Sikkim (a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3.
Consider the following places : 1. Bhimbetka 2. Badami 3. Khajuraho At which of
the above places are prehistoric cave paintings found ? (a) 1 only (b) 2
and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
In which of the following States are the famous �Living Root Bridges� found ?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh (b) Himachal Pradesh (c) Kerala (d) Meghalaya
Which of the pairs is/are correctly matched ? 1. Rumtek monastery - Sikkim 2. Tabo
monastery - Arunachal Pradesh 3. Tawang monastery - Himachal Pradesh (a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
Consider the following rivers : 1. Sankosh 2. Amochu 3. Subarnarekha 4. Jia
Bhorelli Which of the above is/are tributary/ tributaries to Brahmaputra ? (a)
1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 only (c) 2,3 and 4 (d) 1, 2 and 4
Which one of the following is India�s first indigenously built nuclear-powered
submarine ? (a) INS Arihant (b) INS Sindhuratna (c) INS Chakra (d)
INS Shankush
Which of the pairs of Saint Philosophy/School of thought is/are correctly matched ?
1. Nagarjuna = Shunyavada 2. Ramanuja = Anekantavada 3. Shankaracharya = Advaita
(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
The �Polavaram Project�, a multi-purpose interstate irrigation project, often in
news, is on river : (a) Cauvery (b) Godavari (c) Krishna (d)
Mahanadi
Mc Mahon line is mentioned in the context of relations between India and : (a)
Bangladesh (b) China (c) Myanmar (d) Nepal
We often find the term �Goldilocks Zone� in news. It is mentioned in the context
of: (a) The identification of earth-like planets in the universe (b) The use
of wireless short distance communication (c) Minimum distance required between
Earth and any artificial satellite revolving around it (d) None of the above
The Parliament of India consists of: (a) Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha only
(b) Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha and Planning Commission (c) The President
of India, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha (d) The Cabinet Secretariat, Lok Sabha
and Rajya Sabha
The Judges of a High Court of a State in India are appointed by : (a) The
President of India (b) The Chief Justice of India (c) The Governor of the
State (d) The Law Commission
The Planning Commission is headed by: (a) The President of India (b) The
Prime Minister of India (c) Union Finance Minister (d) Any Minister
nominated by the Prime Minister
Consider the following statements : 1. The Panchayati Raj is a four-tier system of
administration. 2. Under the Panchayati Raj System, Panchayat Samiti is the first-
tier of administration. Which of the above statements is/are correct ? (a) 1
only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Who of the following is the Chairman of the Fourteenth Finance Commission ? (a) C
Rangarajan (b) Duvvuri Subba Rao (c) Vijay Kelkar (d) Y V Reddy
Consider the following : 1. Right to freedom of speech and expression 2. Right to
property 3. Right to education As per the Constitution of India, which of the above
is/are fundamental rights ? (a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Which of the following is/are the Constitutional Bodies in India ? 1. Central
Information Commission 2. Election Commission 3. Reserve Bank of India 4.
University Grants Commission Select the correct answer using the code given below :
(a) 1, 2.and 3 (b) 2 only (c) 3 and 4 only (d) 2, 3 and 4
The term �Repo Rate� sometimes found in news is related to : (a) Banking
system (b) Demographic trends (c) Foreign trade (d) Human fertility
Which of the following are the subjects in the �Concurrent List� under the Seventh
' Schedule of the Constitution of India ? 1. Citizenship 2. Economic and Social
Planning 3. Trade Unions; Industrial and Labour Disputes. Select the correct answer
using the code given below : (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3
only (d) 1, 2 and 3
In the aftermath of the Partition of Bengal, the Swadeshi and Boycott movement was
organized in different parts of India. Who of the following is well known to have
led this movement in Tamilnadu ? (a) C Rajagopalachari (b) Chidambaram Pillai
(c) E V Ramasami Naicker (d) Sarojini Naidu
With reference to the period of Indian freedom struggle, the term �Surat Split�
refers to the affairs of : (a) Indian National Congress (b) Muslim League
(c) Hindu Mahasabha (d) Swaraj Party
Who of the following founded the �All India Village Industries Association� ?
(a) Pherozshah Mehta (b) Jyotiba Phule (c) Mahatma Gandhi (d)
Vinoba Bhave
Who among the following put before the British the facts and figures illustrating
systematic bleeding of the wealth an resources of India as a result of British
rule, and pointed out the impact of this drain in Indian economy ? (a) Bhikaji
Cama (b) Dadabhai Naoroji (c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (d) Mahadev Govind
Ranade
Which of the pairs given of Freedom Fighter and Well known for is/are correctly
matched ? 1. Annie Besant = Home Rule Movement 2. Surendranath Sen = Non-
Cooperation Movement 3. Vinoba Bhave = Bhoodan Movement (a) 1 only (b) 2
and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
During the Indian freedom struggle, a series of meetings referred to as Round Table
Conference were held primarily to discuss the: (a) Grant of Independence (b)
Resolution of Religious Conflicts (c) Educational and Social Reforms (d)
Structure of Judicial system
A cognizable offence is one: (a) in which police can arrest with a warrant from
the court (b) in which police can arrest without a warrant from the court (c) in
which police can arrest after taking permission from Superintendent of police
(d) in which police can arrest only after taking permission from District
Magistrate
Under which one of the following Acts/Codes, cases of bomb explosions are
registered ? (a) The Indian Explosives Act (b) The Indian Penal Code
(c) The Explosives Substances Act (d) The Criminal Procedure Code
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is used in : (a) file transfer through
internet (b) browsing internet (c) using search engines (d) e-mail
communication
In e-mail communication, you can save frequently used e-mail IDs using : (a)
history of a web page you visited (b) favourites (c) address book (d) file
save
Retrieval of data from Internet and communication through e-mail follow certain
rules called : (a) hyperlinks (b) hypertext (c) mail attachments (d)
protocols
A web page is a : (a) word document (b) HTML document (c) file
made in text editor (d) wordpad document
A modem is a device which converts : (a) analog signal to digital signal only
(b) digital signal to analog signal and vice versa c) digital signal to
analog signal only (d) none of the above
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Consider the following statements and select the correct one: 1. River Pennar
originates in Karnataka and flows through Andhra Pradesh. 2. River Vamsadhara
originates in Andhra Pradesh and flows through Odisha. (a) 1 only (b) 2
only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Which one of the following cities is geographically the nearest to Port Blair ?
(a) Kolkata (b) Kuala Lumpur (c) Singapore (d) Yangon
The Changthang region of India is well known for the production of (a) Bamboo
handicrafts (b) Cotton textiles (c) Pashmina wool (d) Tea
In which one of the following regions are the countries Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan
located ? (a) Central Asia (b) Middle East (c) North Africa (d) South
Asia
Which one of the following is considered a Greenhouse gas in the context of global
warming? (a) Carbon monoxide (b) Carbon dioxide (c) Hydrogen (d)
Oxygen
Which of the above is/are naturally found in India ? 1. Jaguar 2. Salt water
crocodile 3. Snow leopard (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 3 only (c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1,2 and 3
Which one of the following has the longest coastline? (a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Gujarat (c) Maharashtra (d) Tamil Nadu
Consider the following pairs and select the correctly matched pair: 1. Garo hills -
Meghalaya 2. Mikir hills - Assam 3. Kaimur hills - Sikkim (a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only (c) 2and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
Which of the National Parks pairs given is/are correctly matched ? 1. Great
Himalayan National Park - Himachal Pradesh 2. Hemis High Altitude National Park -
Jammu & Kashmir 3. Valley of Flowers National Park � Uttarakhand (a) 1 and 2
only (b) 3 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 1. Only a member of the Rajya
Sabha can be made the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. 2. Only a member of the Lok
Sabha can be made a Cabinet Minister. (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c)
Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Which one of the following is the highest decision-making authority in India on
development matters ? (a) Union Cabinet (b) Prime Minister�s Office (c)
National Development Council (d) None of the above
The Panchayati Raj is a (a) Two-tier system (b) Three-tier system (c)
Four-tier system (d) Five-tier system
Consider the following statements : 1. The Judges of High Courts are appointed by
the Governor of the State concerned. 2. The Speaker of the State Assembly is
appointed by the Chief Minister of the State concerned. Which of the statements
given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d)
Neither 1 nor 2
Consider the following statements : 1. The darker the skin, the more sunlight one
needs to get the same amount of vitamin D as a fair-skinned person. 2. Sunscreen
covered skin does not help in vitamin D synthesis even if exposed to sunlight.
Which of the above statements is/are correct ? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c)
Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Which one among the following is the poorest source of proteins as compared to the
other three ? (a) Black gram (b) Fish (c) Rice (d) Soyabean
Consider the following snakes ; 1. Common Krait 2. Russell�s Viper 3. Rock Python
Which of the above is/are poisonous snakes ? (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
Consider the following statements: 1. Buckingham Canal runs parallel to the east
coast of India. 2. Indira Gandhi Canal runs parallel to the west coast of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Which one of the following is the oldest language with well known literary works ?
(a) Bengali (b) Hindi (c) Tamil (d) Urdu
Which one of the following is a major producer of both coffee and iron ore ?
(a) Assam (b) Chhattisgarh (c) Gujarat (d) Karnataka
Mercury is emitted as a pollutant by (a) Coal based power plants (b) Cold
storage facilities (c) Sugar, paper and jute mills (d) Wineries
Integrated Test Range, where missiles are tested, is located at (a) Bengaluru
(b) Chandipur (c) Sriharikota (d) Thiruvananthapuram
Who of the following is associated with the design of our National Flag ? (a)
Pingali Venkayya (b) Potti Sreeramulu (c) Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu (d)
Veeresalingam Pantulu
National Song of India was composed by (a) Aurobindo Ghosh (b) Bankim Chandra
Chatterjee (c) Keshub Chandra Sen (d) Rabindranath Tagore
With reference to the Union Government, consider the following statements : 1.
Members of the Election Commission are appointed by the Chief Election
Commissioner. 2. The Finance Commission is constituted by the President of India.
Which of the above statements is/are correct ? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1
and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Which one of the following is-used for fruit ripening though it is considered very
harmful to humans ? (a) Calcium carbide (b) Calcium carbonate (c) Sodium
benzoate (d) Sodium bicarbonate
When one is very obese, if it is mostly around the stomach than around the hips and
buttocks, one is most likely at the risk of 1. Diabetes 2. High Blood Pressure 3.
Osteoarthritis Select the correct answer using the code given below : (a) 1 and 2
only (b) 3 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1,2 and 3
Who of the following is popularly known as Punjab Kesari ? (a) Bhagat Singh
(b) Kartar Singh Sarabha (c) Lala Lajpat Rai (d) Madan Lal Dhingra
Chauri Chaura incident is associated with the suspension of (a) Bardoli
Satyagraha (b) Civil Disobedience Movement (c) Non-Cooperation Movement (d)
Quit India Movement
The Surat Session of the Indian National Congress in 1907 is well known for (a)
Launch of Swadeshi and Boycott Movement . (b) Separation of Congressmen into
moderates and extremists (c) The joint session of Indian National Congress and
Muslim League (d) Launch of Home Rule Movement
Who of the following is known as the Iron Man of India ? (a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(b) Bipin Chandra Pal (c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (d) Vallabhbhai Patel
Annie Besant is associated with the 1. establishment of Central Hindu College. 2.
launch of Home Rule League. 3. launch of Quit India Movement. Which of the
statements given above is/are correct ? (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 3 only (c) 2
and 3 only (d) 1,2 and 3
Dandi March is associated with (a) Civil Disobedience Movement (b) Non-
Cooperation Movement (c) Quit India Movement (d) Swadeshi and Boycott
Movement
Who of the following was the President of the Constituent Assembly ? (a) B.R.
Ambedkar (b) Jawaharlal Nehru (c) Rajendra Prasad (d) Vallabhbhai Patel
With reference to Indian Defence, what is Nirbhay ? (a) A Pilot-less aircraft
(b) A Nuclear submarine (c) A Radar system (d) A Cruise missile
A place called Mawsynram in India is well known for (a) Pre-historic cave
paintings (b) Richest uranium deposits in the world (c) Highest rainfall in
India (d) Production of geothermal energy
Which of the places is/are known for its/their mangroves ? 1. Ratnagiri 2.
Sundarbans (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor
2
Which of the following is the richest source of Vitamin C ? (a) Fish (b)
Guava (c) Milk (d) Yoghurt
The causative organism of which of these is/are is a virus ? 1. Dengue haemorrhagic
fever 2. Japanese encephalitis 3. Tuberculosis (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1,2 and 3
When a victim making a dying declaration survives, the said dying declaration
(a) does not remain relevant (b) does remain relevant (c) may
remain relevant at the discretion of the Court (d) may remain relevant at the
discretion of the accused person
The Chairman and Members of the National Human Rights Commission are appointed by
the (a) Central Government (b) Prime Minister in consultation with the
Committee prescribed for this purpose (c) President in consultation with the
Committee prescribed for this purpose (d) Chief Justice of India
International Bill of Rights is said to consist of (a) Universal Declaration of
Human Rights (b) International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (c)
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (d) All of the
above
Universal Declaration of Human Rights was proclaimed by (a) Parliament of India
(b) UN General Assembly (c) Supreme Court of India (d) National Human
Rights Commission
The Seismic Zonation Map of India was published by (a) Geological Survey of
India (b) National Disaster Management Authority (c) Bureau of Indian
Standards (d) Survey of India
Which one of the following is the measure for the intensity of earthquakes ?
(a) Mohs Scale (b) Richter Scale (c) Seismic Scale (d) None of
the above
The arithmetic and logic operations are performed in (a) Hard disk (b) Memory
(c) CD-ROM (d) CPU
Memory storage is called volatile, if data stored are lost when power is turned
off. Such a memory is (a) ROM (b) RAM (c) PROM (d) EAPROM
You can connect your computer to the Internet by connecting it to a (a)
Telephone line (b) Modem (c) Telephone line via modem (d) None of the above
Which one of the following memories is known as permanent stores ? (a) RAM
(b) ROM (c) Cache Memory (d) Character Addressable Memory
Which one of the following is not used in describing a monitor ? (a) Band
width (b) Resolution (c) Flexibility (d)) Scan rate
Which one of the following is not a characteristic of a computer ? (a)
Accuracy (b) Speed (c) Storage (d) Rigidity
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Which one of the following is not a Fundamental Duty prescribed in the Constitution
of India ? (a) To-value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture
(b) To protect and improve the natural environment (c) To safeguard public
property and abjure violence (d) To promote international peace and security
The First Schedule of the Constitution of India consists of (a) A list of
States and Union Territories of India (b) The Union and State Lists {c)
Languages (d) Acts outside the purview of judicial review
Which one of the following statements is not correct about the Right to
Constitutional Remedies under Article 32 of the Constitution of India ? (a)
It is a right for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights. (b) The Supreme Court
has the power to issue writs under this provision. (c) The rights guaranteed by
this Article cannot be suspended, (d) The Parliament can empower any other court
to exercise the powers of issuing writ under this provision.
In which one of the following Articles, does the Constitution of India abolish
�untouchability� and its practice in any form ? (a) Article 17 (b) Article
18 (c) Article 19 (d) Article 15
Which one of the following is not a right guaranteed by Article 19 of the
Constitution of India ? (a) Freedom of speech and expression (b) Freedom
to practice any profession (c) Freedom to follow a religion of one�s choice
(d) Freedom to form associations or unions
Which one of the following is not one of the modes of acquisition of citizenship
under the Citizenship Act, 1955 ? (a) Descent (b) Registration (c)
Incorporation of territory (d) Overseas citizenship/dual citizenship
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ? (a) Lord North :
Regulating Act of 1773 (b) Lord Cornwallis : Permanent Settlement (c) Lord
Bentinck : Abolition of Sati (d) Lord Canning : Minute on Indian Education
Which one of the following statements about the Bhakti movement in India is not
correct ? (a) Ramanuja taught at the Meenakshi temple of Madurai. (b) The
founder of Madhava sect was a Kanarese Brahmin. (c) Telugu Brahmin Nimbarka
settled near Mathura and greatly influenced the Bhakti movement. (d) Impact
of Sahajiyas Tantrics and Nathyogis led to the development of North Indian Sant
tradition.
Which one of the following does not describe one part of the classic Hindu temple ?
(a) Garbhagriha (b) Mandapa (c) Tribhanga (d) Antarala
Which one of the following prompted the Mughals to enter into trade negotiations
with the English in the early 17th century ? (a) The English victory over the
Portuguese fleet off Swally in 1612 (b) The gifts sent by the English king to
Mughal emperor (c) The diplomatic skills of William Hawkins (d) The skills of
Sir Thomas Roe
Which one among the following temples is earliest in time ? (a) The Sun
Temple at Martand (b) The Jandial Temple (c) The Gupta Temple at Deogarh
(d) The Kailasanatha Temple Kanchipuram
Which one of the following periods in history of Indian planning has not been
period of Annual Plans ? (a) 1966 - 69 (b) 1979 - 80 (c) 1990 - 92
(d) 1992 - 97
At 8:30AM, the angle between the minute and hour hands is (a) 70� (b) 75�
(c) 80� (d) 85�
Match List 1 with List 2 and select the correct answer using the code given below
the lists: A. Lucknow 1. Ganga B. Jabalpur 2. Tapti C. Surat 3. Narmada D. Patna 4.
Gomti (a) A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4 (b) A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1 (c) A-1 B-3 C-2 D-4
(d) A-4 B-2 C-3 D-1
Gir National Park is famous for (a) Tiger (b) Lion (c) Migratory birds
(d) One-horn rhinoceros
Chinook is (a) A very warm and dry wind on eastern slopes of the Rockies (b) A-
violent and extremely cold wind of Tundra (c) An extremely cold wind in
central Siberia (d) Adry and dusty wind off the west coast of Africa blowing from
the deserts
Arrange the following major peaks of Himalayas from higher to lower altitudes: 1.
Kanchanjunga 2. Nanga Parbat 3. Nanda Devi 4. Dhaulagiri (a) 1-4-2-3 (b) 1-
2-4-3 (c) 4-1-2-3 (d) 2-3-1-4
Longest day/night is experienced during year in the (a) Equator (b) Pole
(c) Tropics of Cancer/Capricorn (d) Arctic/Antarctic Circle
Newton�s law of motion cannot be applicable to the particles moving at a speed
comparable to the speed of (a) light (b) sound (c) rocket (d) bullet train
Bose-Einstein Condensate (BEC) is formed by cooling a gas of extremely low density,
about one-hundred-thousandth the density of normal air. This is treated as (a)
II state of matter (b) III state of matter (c) IV state of matter (d) V
state of matter
The phenomenon of change of a liquid into vapours at any temperature is known as
evaporation, which takes place (a) at its boiling point (b) above its
boiling point (c) below its boiling point (d) at room temperature
Automobiles are fitted with a device that shows the distance travelled. Such a
device is known as (a) Speedometer (b) Cathetometer (c) Odometer (d)
Lactometer
Which one of the following non-metals is present in solid state ? (a) Bromine
(b) Boron (c) Krypton (d) Radon
Which one of the following statements about air is correct ? (a) Air is a
compound. (b) Air is a mixture. (c) Air is an element. (d) Air always has more
oxygen than nitrogen.
Which one of the following statements about the Union Council of Ministers is not
correct ? (a) The Prime Minister is the Head of the Council of Ministers.
(b) The Council of Ministers advises the President in the exercise of his
function. (c) The President can ask the Council of Ministers to reconsider any
advice. (d) The advice given by the Council of Ministers is subject to judicial
scrutiny
Which one of the following statements with regard to the Preamble to the
Constitution of India is not correct ? (a) The Preamble is a part of the
Constitution. (b) It states the objective of the Constitution. (c) The word
�Socialist� was added to the Preamble in 1976. (a) The word �Secular� was always
a part of the Preamble.
Which one of the following statements with regard to the right to freedom of
religion in India is not correct ? (a) This right gives all persons freedom of
conscience (b) It does not permit educational institutions maintained entirely by
State funds to impart religious instructions. (c) It prevents the State from
making a law providing for social welfare and reforms. (d) The reference to
Hindu includes Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists
The provision for a Uniform Civil Code exist in which of the following parts of the
Constitution of India ? (a) Fundamental Rights (b) Directive Principles
of State Policy (c) Citizenship (d) Fundamental Duties
Which one of the following statements with regard to the Amendment of the
Constitution of India is not correct ? (a) An Amendment Bill may be introduced
in either House of the Parliament. (b) The Amendment Bill must be passed at least
two-third of the members each House present and voting. (c) The State
Legislatures are not required to ratify an Amendment Bill. (d) The President of
India cannot return Amendment Bill for reconsideration
Which one of the following statements about the founding of the Indian National
Congress is correct ? (a) It was founded in December 1885 by seventy-two
political workers. (b) It was founded in December 1885 under the leadership of
David Hume. (c) It was founded in Lahore. (d) Lord Macaulay was the
Viceroy of India at the time of its founding.
In which one of the following edicts is name �Ashoka� inscribed ? (a)
Shahbazgarhi major rock edict (b) Minor rock edict at Maski (c) Dhauli
major rock edict (d) Kandahar pillar edict
In ancient India, Mehrgarh was a (a) neolithic site in the Bolan Valley (b)
graveyard of the Delhi Sultans (c) kingdom in the Deccan area (d) fort in
Rajasthan
Mahavibhasa, an encyclopaedia of Buddhist philosophy is the work of which Buddhist
Council ? (a) First Council (b) Second Council (c) Third Council
(d) Fourth Council
The volcanic island �Barren Island� is located in (a) Chile (b) India
(c) Italy (d) Iceland
Which one among the following is the oldest nuclear power plant in India ? (a)
Kaiga (b) Tarapur (c) Kundankulam (d) Kakrapar
Match List 1 with List 2 and select the correct answer using the code given below
the lists: (Wildlife Sanctuaries) (State) A. Mahananda 1. Odisha B. Malabar 2.
Tamil Nadu C. Satyamangalam 3. West Bengal D. Lakhari Valley 4. Kerala (a)
A-1B-2C-4D-3 (b) A-1B-4C-2D-3 (c) A-3B-4C-2D-1 (d) A-3B-2C-4D-1
Which one of the following are the most widespread inorganic pelagic deposits on
the ocean floor ? (a) Red clay (b) Radiolarian coze (c) Volcanic dust
(d) Calcareous ooze
Electron was discovered by (a) Michael Faraday (b) Joseph John Thomson
(c) Henry Cavendish (d) Earnest Rutherford
Which one of the following is a reducing substance ? (a) Oxygen (b) Iron
(c) Potassium permanganate (d) Potassium dichromate
Which one of the following statements about carbon dioxide is not correct? (a)
It is a basic oxide. (b) It is a greenhouse gas. (c) It forms dry ice. (d) It
is consumed during photosynthesis.
Which one of the following materials is not present in gun powder ? (a) Sulphur
(b) Charcoal (c) Potassium nitrate (d) Barium sulphate
Which one among the following is the richest source of vitamin C ? (a) Apple
(b) Banana (c) Amla (d) Papaya
Night blindness is caused by the deficiency of (a) Vitamin C (b) Vitamin A
(c) Vitamin K (d) Vitamin B
Who among the following is regarded as the father of �White Revolution� in India ?
(a) Dr. B.P, Pal (b) Dr, V. Kurien (c) Dr. S. Nagarajan (d)
Dr. Khem Singh Gill
Which of the following statements about the Paris Agreement on Climate Change
is/are correct ? 1, The Agreement recognizes the developing countries right to
development and their efforts to harmonize development with environment, while
protecting the interests of the most vulnerable. 2, The objective of the Agreement
ensures that it is mitigation-centric. (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1
and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
The principle that the Constitution of India has a �basic structure� or �features�
which could not be amended was laid down in which one of the following judgements ?
(a) Shankari Prasad vs Union of India (1951) (b) Golak Nath vs State of
Punjab (1967) (c) Keshavananda Bharati vs State of Kerala (1973) (d) Minerva
Mills vs Union of India (1980)
Which one of the following statements regarding disqualification of MPs and MLAs on
grounds of defection is not correct ? (a) These provisions are listed in the
Tenth Schedule of the Constitution of India. (b) A member may be disqualified on
grounds of defection (c) Disqualification on grounds of defection does not apply
in case of merger. (d) All questions regarding disqualification on grounds of
defection are referred to the Election Commission of India.
In which one of the following countries Tamil an official language ? (a)
Singapore (b) Indonesia (c) Malaysia (d) Thailand
Which one of the following is not a characteristic of continental shelves ? (a)
Sites of productive fishing grounds (b) Oil and gas reserves (c) Sites of
submarine canyons (d) Large stores of sand and gravel
The Aral Sea is situated between (a) Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan (b)
Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan (c) Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan (d) Uzbekistan and
Tajikistan
How are the small lakes in Ireland known as ? (a) Loughs (b) Bogs (c)
Creeks (d) Brooks
Which one of the following is the main �Rabi Season (winter season)� cereal crop of
India? (a) Paddy (b) Maize (c) Millets (d) Wheat
Sex ratio, in a population, is defined as the number of (a) females for every
thousand males (b) females for every hundred males (c) males for every
hundred females (d) males for every ten thousand females
Which one of the following was not a feature of India�s foreign policy under
Nehru ? (a) Panchasheel (b) Non-alignment (c) Promoting peace and
de-colonisation (d) Cooperation among people of the South Asian region
Which of the following statements about UNIVAC is/are correct ? 1. It was the first
general purpose electronic digital computer designed for commercial use. 2, It
stands for Unique Automatic Computer (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1
and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Which one of the following is commonly referred to as the brain of any computer
system ? (a) Arithmetic Logic Unit (b) Central Processing Unit (c) Control
Unit (d) Application Server
Which one of the following statements about FORTRAN is correct ? (a) It is a
computer programming language (b) It is a computer software developed IBM to
use in assembly of motor parts, (c) It is a brand of a new computer system
developed by IBM. (d) It is the name of the first supercomputer developed in
India by DRDO.
What is a fire triangle? (a) Combination of Oxygen, Fuel and Heat (b)
Combination of Heat, Gas and CO, (c) Combination of Fuel, CO, and Heat (d)
None of the above
Which one of the following is the measuring unit of X-Rays ? (a) Ohm (b)
Centimetres (c) Volts (d) Roentgen
The wavelength of X-Rays as compared to normal light is (a) same (b) shorter
(c) longer (d) shorter or longer, depending on the size of the X-Ray machine

Through the X-BIS Screen, explosives are seen in (a) Orange colour (b)
Green colour (c) Black colour (d) White colour
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Buddha�s teachings were compiled as Tipitaka, literally meaning three baskets to
hold different types of texts. Which of the following texts is/are correctly
matched according to the subject matter ? 1. Vinaya Pitaka : Buddha�s teachings 2.
Sutta Pitaka: Rules and regulations of the monastic order 3. Abhidhamma Pitaka :
Philosophical matters (a) 3 only (b) 1 and 2 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1,
2 and 3
Gandhiji�s' ideology, best articulated in his seminal work, �Hind Swaraj� written
in 1909, expounds that 1. ancient Indian civilization had immense assimilative
power of absorbing foreigners who made India their home. 2. industrial capitalism
had a detrimental impact on human civilization. 3. Parliamentary Democracy did not
reflect the general will of the people, but of the political parties. Which of the
above statements is/are correct ? (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only (c) 1, 2 and
3 (d) 3 only
Which of the following was/were not the feature(s) of the Swadeshi Movement in
Bengal (1905 - 1908)? 1. Swadeshi was based on the idea of self-help through
industries and schools. 2. Tagore had sketched out his blue-print for swadeshi in
Swadeshi Samaj. 3. Leaders like Aurobindo called for more radical measures to
achieve Swadeshi goals. 4. Bhagat Singh joined the Swadeshi Movement in its later
phases. (a) 1, 2 and 3 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 3 and 4 only (d) 1 only
Which of the following statements about Dayananda Saraswati (1824 - 1883) is/are
correct ? 1. He was from present-day Rajasthan. 2. He found many followers from
amongst the trading castes. 3. He founded the Arya Samaj inspired by the Brahmo
Samaj. 4. He advocated Sanskrit based education. (a) 1, 2 and 4 only (b) 1,
3 and 4 only (c) 2 and 4 only (d) 2 only
Name the British liberal who was associated with the Manchester School that was
critical of the British rule in India, (a) J.S. Mill (b) Lord Ripon (c)
Fitzjames Stephen (d) John Bright
Name the Indian financier who funded the building of the Bombay University clock
tower. (a) Cowasjee Jehangir Readymoney (b) Premchand Roychand (c)
Jamshetji Tata (d) H. St. Clair Wilkins
The painter Mola Ram was associated with which one of the following styles of
paintings ? (a) Bundi Paintings (b) Garhwal Paintings (c) Mewar
Paintings (d) Kangra Paintings
Which of the following statements about Kautilya�s Arthashastra is/are correct ? 1.
It is the first Indian text to describe a State. 2. It does not contain any
reference to the Mauryas. 3. It is a theoretical text. (a) 1 only (b) 1
and 3 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
Which of the following statements about the founding of the Indian National
Congress is/are correct ? 1. It was supported by A.O. Hume who was a political
liberal. 2. It was based on similar associations in South-East Asia. 3. It was
initially supported by Indian elites who had access to Western education and
English. (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1 and 3 only
Which of the following statements about the Ashokan pillars is/are not correct ? 1.
The 14th century Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi makes reference to the Ashokan pillars. 2.
The writer Shams Siraj Afif gives an account of the Ashokan pillars known as Delhi-
Topra and Delhi-Meerut 3. There are instances of the Ashokan pillars or their
fragments being worshipped as Shiv Lingas. 4. The Ashokan pillars were produced in
gold, iron and bronze. (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) 2, 3 and 4 only (d) 4
only
Which one of the following is the largest component of the soil system ? (a)
Living organisms (b) Mineral matters (c) Soil solution (d) Soil organic
matter
Which one of the following pairs of glaciers and locations is not correctly matched
? (a) Nubra Valley Glacier - Jammu and Kashmir (b) Milam Glacier -
Uttarakhand (c) Bhaga Valley Glacier - Himachal Pradesh (d) Zemu Glacier -
Arunachal Pradesh
Which one among the following statements is not correct ? (a) Johannes Kepler
proved that the path of each planet around the Sun is elliptical with the Sun at
its focus. (b) The first successful attempt to establish the size of the Earth is
credited to Eratosthenes. (c) The first Greek to profess a Sun-centred or
Heliocentric Universe was Sir Isaac Newton. (d) The famous astronomical book
Almagest was compiled by Ptolemy.
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below
the lists List I (Place) List II (Industry) A. Kanpur 1. Silk B, Sualkuchi 2.
Cotton C. Korba 3. Copper D. Khetri 4. Aluminium Code: (1) 2 1 4 3 (2) 2 4 1 3 (3)
3 4 1 2 (4) 3 1 4 2
Which of the following items is/are associated with the mulberry plant ? 1. Silk 2.
Cocoon 3. Pashmina 4. Hemp (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 1, 2 and 3 only (c) 1
and 4 only (d) 2 only
Which of the following are products of Agro Based Industry ? 1. Silk yarn 2. Cotton
yarn 3. Poly fibre yarn 4. Polyester yarn (a) 1, 2 and 3 only (b) 1 and 4
only (c) 3 and 4 only (d) 1 and 2 only
Which of the following cities are associated with ship building ? 1. Antwerp 2.
Trieste 3. Minsk 4. Hamburg (a) 1, 2 and 4 only (b) 1 and 2 only (c) 2, 3 and
4 only (d) 1, 3 and 4 only
Which one of the following countries is known as the �Land of a Thousand Lakes� ?
(a) Denmark (b) Finland (c) The Netherlands (d) Poland
The Central Potato Research Institute is located at (a) Almora (b) Shimla
(c) Noida (d) Murshidabad
Kingdom Monera includes (a) Euglenoids and Protozoans (b) Archaebacteria
and Eubacteria (c) Fungi and Phycomycetes (d) Basidiomycetes and
Deuteromycetes
Binomial nomenclature means (a) Biological names are generally in Latin and
written in italics. The first word is the genus and the second word is the species.
(b) Biological names are generally taken from father and mother. (c)
Biological name originates from order and genus. (d) Biological name
originates from phylum and genus.
In dialysis for kidney failure patients, the dialysing fluid is iso-osmotic to
 (a) Blood (b) Urine (c) Water (d) Body fluid
Young children with vitamin D deficiency have trouble in absorbing which of the
following minerals ? (a) Calcium and Phosphorus (b) Iron and Sodium (c)
Sodium and Potassium (d) Zinc and Iron
The X-chromosome linked colour blindness affects the ability to detect the
difference between which of the following lights ? (a) Green light and red
light (b) Yellow light and blue light (c) Blue light and violet light
(d) Yellow light and red light
Which of the following statements about a body under equilibrium is/are correct ?
1. No forces are acting. 2. A number of parallel forces may be acting. 3. The law
of moments must apply. (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 2 only
Which one of the following determines the direction of induced current ? (a)
Fleming�s left hand rule (b) Fleming�s right hand rule (c) Feynman�s left
hand rule (d) Right hand thumb rule
Which one of the following statements about the Principle of Calorimetry is correct
? (a) It is always valid. (b) It is valid when temperature is constant.
(c) It is valid only when there is no change of state. (d) It is valid
only under equilibrium condition.
Which of the following statements regarding temperature of an object in Kelvin
scale is/are correct ? 1. It can be a negative, zero or positive quantity. 2. It
can either be a negative or a positive quantity. 3. It can never be negative. 4. It
can be a positive definite quantity. (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 4 only
(c) 3 and 4 only (d) 4 only
�When a body is in equilibrium, the sum of the clockwise moments about any point
equals the sum of the anticlockwise moments about the same point.� Which one of the
following laws is described in the above statement ? (a) Law of motion (b)
Law of moments (c) Law of momentum (d) Law of magnetism
An acid solution of pH equal to three is gradually diluted with water. As a result
of this dilution, the pH of the solution will (a) reach near to zero. (b)
reach near to fourteen. (c) reach near to seven. (d) remain unchanged.
Which one of the following gases is not responsible for global warming ? (a)
Water vapour (b) Chlorofluorocarbons (c) Nitrogen (d) Methane
Which one of the following is an eco-friendly solvent ? (a) Liquid ammonia
(b) Carbon disulphide (c) Benzene (d) Water
Graphite is a good conductor of electricity. It is because of its (a) linear
structure (b) tetrahedral structure (c) triangular planar structure (d)
hexagonal multilayer structure
Which one of the following elements has the oxidation state as +7 ? (a)
Nitrogen (b) Phosphorus (c) Manganese (d) Magnesium
Which one among the following is responsible for the command, control and
operational decisions of nuclear weapons in India ? (a) Nuclear Commission of
India (b) Nuclear Command Authority (c) The Ministry of Defence (d)
The Cabinet Committee on Security
Which one of the following statements about the Directive Principles of State
Policy is not correct ? (a) The Directive Principles constitute certain
ideals for social justice. (b) The Directive Principles are not confined to Part
IV of the Constitution of India. (c) The sanction behind the Directive
Principles is legal. (d) It aims to fulfil the objective of socio-economic
justice.
Which of the following statements is/are correct about the UN Human Rights
Council ? 1. It was established in the year 2006. 2. The Council is made up of 47
Member States. 3. Members of the Council serve for a period of five years. (a) 1
and 2 only (b) 2 only (c) 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 only
�One Vision, One Identity, One Community� is the motto of (a) SAARC (b) ASEAN
(c) SCO (d) OAS
Which one of the following is not correct regarding India�s position in Regional
Organizations/Institutions ? (a) Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) �
Founder Member (b) Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) - Observer Member
 (c) East Asia Summit (EAS) � Member (d) Asian Infrastructure Investment
Bank (AIIB) � Founder Member
Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India is related to the
Address of the President at the commencement of the first session of the Parliament
each year ? (a) Article 84 (b) Article 85 (c) Article 87 (d) Article
97
Which one of the following Amendments to the Constitution of India made it
mandatory to conduct periodic elections to the Local Government Bodies ? (a)
72nd (b) 73rd (c) 64th (d) 63rd
Which one of the following Committees has recommended the inclusion of Fundamental
Duties in the Constitution under the 42nd Amendment Act of 1976 ? (a)
Jagjivan Ram Committee (b) Swaran Singh Committee (c) V.V. Giri Committee
(d) B.D. Jatti Committee
Who among the following certifies a bill as a Money Bill ? (a) The Chairman of the
Council of States (b) The Speaker of the House of the People (c) The
Finance Minister (d) The President
Which of the following statements about the Writ of Mandamus is/are correct ? 1.
Mandamus lies � against the Government. 2. Mandamus lies against inferior Courts
and Tribunals. 3. Mandamus lies against individuals in cases where a public duty is
imposed on them. (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1 only
Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India provides that the
State shall not deny to any person equality before the law or the equal protection
of the laws within the territory of India ? (a) Article 14 (b) Article 12
(c) Article 13 (d) Article 15
Which one of the following statements about the judgement in the D.K. Basu v. State
of West Bengal case (Supreme Court, 1997) is not correct ? (a) A person arrested
must be made aware of the right to have someone informed of his arrest or detention
as soon as he is put under arrest or is detained. (b) It provided for
compensation in the case of displacement from land in Government projects. (c)
The arrestee may be permitted to meet his lawyer during interrogation, though not
throughout the interrogation. (d) It emerged out of a Public Interest
Litigation.
Which of the following statements regarding the election of the President and the
Vice President of India is/are correct ? 1. The President of India is elected by an
electoral college consisting of the Members of both the Houses of Parliament and
the elected Members of State Legislative Assemblies and Councils. 2. The Vice
President of India is elected by an electoral college consisting of the Members of
both the Houses of Parliament. (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Trachoma is a chronic infective disease of (a) Nose (b) Heart (c) Ear
(d) Eye
The Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School of the Indian Army is located at
(a) Wellington (b) Dehradun (c) Vairengte (d) Gulmarg
Submarine INS Kalvari which was commissioned into the Indian Navy in December 2017
was built with technological collaboration with (a) Russia (b) Japan
(c) France (d) USA
The Central Industrial Security Force was constituted (a) under an Act of the
Parliament. (b) as per a resolution of the Cabinet. (c) as per an executive
order issued by the Ministry of Defence. (d) as per an executive order issued by
the Ministry of Home Affairs
What is the full form of X-BIS ? (a) X-ray Baggage Inspection System (b) X-
ray Baggage Imaging System (c) X-ray Based Imaging System (d) X-ray Baggage
Identifying System
Which of the following unit(s) is/are part(s) of a CPU? (a) ALU (b) Control
Unit (c) Memory Unit (d) ALU, Control Unit and Memory Unit
Which one of the following is the full form of ASCII code which is generally used
in the computer system ? (a) American Standard Code for Information
Interchange (b) American Standard Code for Internet Interchange (c)
Australian Standard Code for Information Interchange (d) Australian Standard Code
for Internet Interchange
The term that refers to a set of programmes and instructions that helps the
computer in carrying out the processing is (a) Hardware (b) Software
(c) Storage (d) Input/Output
One Terabyte (TB) of memory storage is equal to (a) 1024 Gigabytes (b)
1024 Megabytes (c) 1024 Kilobytes (d) 1024 Petabytes
Which one of the following communication media supports higher bandwidth ? (a)
Coaxial cable (b) Fibre optic cable (c) CAT-S UTP cable (d) Electrical
cable
Which one of the following is not an operating system ? (a) UNIX (b)
Microsoft Windows (c) LINUX (d) Microsoft Access
ISO 27001 is a standard that relates to (a) Information Security (b) Quality
Assurance (c) Infrastructure Management (d) Human Resource Management
Which one of the following is an optical storage device ? (a) Floppy disk (b)
Hard disk (c) CD-ROM (d) Magnetic tape
Which one of the following is the full form of SWAYAM, a platform launched by the
Government of India to offer online courses ? (a) Study Webs of Active-Learning
for Young Aspiring Minds (b) Secure Webs of Activity-Learning for Young
Aspiring Minds (c) Structured Webs of Active-Learning for Young Aspiring Minds
(d) Study Webs of Activity-Learning for Young Aspiring Minds
Which one of the following is not an output device ? (a) Printer (b) Speaker
(c) Plotter (d) Optical Mouse
Which one of the following is not a web browser ? (a) Internet Explorer (b)
Google Chrome (c) Microsoft Excel (d) Firefox
Android is a mobile 'operating system developed by (a) Microsoft (b) Google
(c) Oracle (d) Infosys
Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the different states of a
process in process management function of an operating system ? (a) New, Ready,
Waiting, Executing, Terminating (b) New, Waiting, Ready, Executing, Terminating
(c) New, Waiting, Ready, Terminating, Executing (d) Ready, New, Waiting,
Executing, Terminating
Which one of the following is a computer security device ? (a) Modem (b) Compiler
(c) Firewall (d) Interpreter
Eavesdropping is a computer fraud technique to (a) listen to private voice or
data transmission. (b) prevent the system from processing or responding to the
legitimate users. (c) disable the network connectivity. (d) delete data.
Which one of the following is a pointing device ? (a) Scanner (b) Optical
Mouse (c) Printer . (d) Keyboard
Which one of the following is not a database management software ? (a) Oracle
(b) MySQL (c) MS-Access (d) MS-Word
In computer security, which one of the following means that the information in a
computer system can only be accessed by authenticated parties ? (a)
Confidentiality (b) Integrity (c) Availability (d) Reliability
Compiler, Interpreter and Assembler are (a) System software (b) Hardware
(c) Application software (d) None of the above
Which of the above statements are correct about cache memory: 1. It is a non-
volatile memory. 2. It is a slow-read and inexpensive memory. 3. It is a fast-read
and expensive memory. 4. It is a small-sized memory. (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 3
and 4 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 3 and 4 only
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Which one of the following pairs of quantities has no length in their dimension?
fa) Surface tension and angular momentum (b) Surface tension and strain (c)
Angular momentum and mass density (d) Pressure gradient and angle
A Kelvin thermometer and a Fahrenheit thermometer both give the same reading for a
certain sample. The corresponding Celsius temperature is about fa) 301 �C (b)
614�C (c) 276�C (d) 273 �C
The minimum length of a plane mirror to see your full Length image is (a) one
quarter of your height (b) one-third of your height (c) half of your height
(d) equal to your height
Stars twinkle in the sky at night because (a) refractive index of the
atmosphere changes due to the change of temperature (b) stars emit light in the
form of pulses (c) of interference of light coming from different stars (d) of
diffraction of light
The horizontal component of the earth�s magnetic field is zero at (a)
magnetic equator (b) magnetic poles (c) South and North Poles (d) nowhere
Two reactants in a flask produce bubbles of gas that turn limewater milky. The gas
is (a) SO2 (b) NO2 (c) CO (d) CO2
Which one of the following elements forms compounds with pronounced covalent
character? (a) Lithium (Li) (b) Sodium (Na) (c) Potassium (K) (d)
Rubidium (Rb)
Out of the elements phosphorus (P), sulphur (S), chlorine (Cl) and fluorine (F),
the elements having the most negative and least negative electron gain enthalpy,
respectively are (a) Cl and P (b) F and S (c) F and Cl (d) P and S
The number of elements in the lanthanoids of the periodic table is (a) 8
(b) 18 (c) 14 (d) 32
Catalytic converter transforms waste gases from the engines of many cars into
carbon dioxide, nitrogen and water. The catalyst is made of (a) platinum and
copper (b) molybdenum and copper (c) platinum and rhodium (d) rhodium
and molybdenum
Which one of the following statements is correct? (a) Euplectella and
Spongilla belong to different phyla of Animalia. (b) Sea anemone belongs to
phylum Echinodermata. (c) Holothuria is a member of phylum Mollusca. (d)
Scolopendra (Centipede) is a member of phylum Arthropoda.
In which part of the heart and circulatory system of human body does deoxygenated
blood flow? (a) Aorta (b) Pulmonary vein (c) Left atrium (d) Vena
cava
Which one of the following cell organelles synthesizes its own proteins involving
genes present in its DNA? (a) Endoplasmic reticulum (b) Plasma membrane
(c) Plastid (d) Lysosome
Which one of the following is not a female reproductive organ of flower? (a)
Style (b) Ovary (c) Pollen (d) Stigma
The Silent Valley is located in which one of the following States? (a)
Himachal Pradesh (b) Jammu and Kashmir (c) Jharkhand (d) Kerala
Which one of the following crops is not a Kharif crop? (a) Rice (b) Maize
(c) Wheat (d) Soya bean
Which one of the following is the most dominant religion in Thailand in terms of
its followers? (a) Judaism (b) Jainism (c) Buddhism (d) Christianity
What is the name of the first research station established by the Government of
India for conduct of research at Antarctica? (a) Dakshin Gangotri (b) Uttar
Gangotri (c) Bharati (d) Maitri
Darling Downs is a (a) grassland in Australia (b) barren land in South
America (c) tropical rainforest in South America (d) temperate forest in
Canada
Hirakud Dam is built across which river? (a) Kaveri (b) Mahanadi (c)
Krishna (d) Godavari
Which one of the following countries does not experience Mediterranean climate?
(a) Syria (b) Jordan (c) Lebanon (d) Israel
38. Which one of the following observations regarding rivers is mot made by the
Central Water Commission operating through its network of hydro-meteorological
stations? (a) Water level (gauge) (b) Silt (c) Water quality (d)
Shifting in river channel
Which one of the following is the largest country of Europe in terms of area?
(a) Spain (b) Portugal fc) Germany (d) France
Match List-I (Convention) with List-II (Primarily related to): A. Basel Convention
B. Rotterdam Convention C. Stockholm Convention D. Minamata Convention 1-Organic
pollutants; 2-Mercury; 3-Hazardous wastes; 4- Pesticides (a) A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2
(b) A-2 B-4 C-1 D-3 (c) A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2 (d) A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3
The Indian Universities Commission appointed by Lord Curzon in 1902 was headed by
(a) Sir William Hunter (b) Sir Thomas Raleigh (c) Lord Haldane (d)
Dr. Michael Sadler
Who was the founder of Brahma Samaj of India? (a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (b)
Debendranath Tagore (c) Keshab Chandra Sen (d) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Aurangzeb had compiled the greatest digest of Islamic Law called (a) Fatawa-
i-Alamgin (b) Fatawa-i-Jahandari (c) Miraz-i-Mughals (d) Fatah-t-Saltan
The States Reorganization Commission (SRC) of 1953 was consisted of (a) S. K.
Dar, Justice Fazal Ali and K. M, Panikkar (b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, K. M,
Panikkar and S. K. Dar (c) Justice Fazal Ali, Hridaynath Kunzru and K. M, Panikkar
(d) K. M. Panikkar, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Justice Fazal Ali
Which of the following statements are true of Shah Alam II? 1. He joined Mir Jafar
of Bengal to fight the British. 2. He joined Mir Qasim of Bengal and Siraj ud-
Daulah of Awadh to fight the British. 3. He was defeated by the British. 4.He lived
at Allahabad as a pensioner of the British. (a) 2,3 and 4 (b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) 2 and 3 only
Which of the following statements are true of Bahadur Shah I? 1. He succeeded
Aurangzeb. 2. He had to fight his brothers for throne 3. He reversed many policies
of his predecessor 4. He ordered for the destruction of some temples. (a) 1,2 and
3 (b) 2,3 and 4 (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1 and 4
The Diwan-i-Aam referred to (a) a collection of popular poetry (b) the hall
of public audience (c) the senior most citizen (d) a rank in the Mughal
Government
Who issued an Independence Proclamation in 1930 in the name of the �Indian
Republican Army�? (a) Sachindra Nath Sanyal (b) Chandra Shekhar Azad
(c) Surya Sen (d) Bhagat Singh
The Congress leader Swami Ramananda Tirtha was active in the freedom struggle in
which of the following Princely States? (a) Kashmir (b) Mysore (c) Baroda
(a) Hyderabad
The basis of the failed Gandhi-Jinnah Talks of 1944 was (a) Wavell Plan (b)
Partition of India (c) Rajagopalachari Formula (d) Cabinet Mission Proposals

In 1922, who referred to Lenin as �the Dear Leader of the Kisans�? fa) Swami
Vidyananda (b) Swami Sahajananda (c) Baba Ramchandra (d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Who among the following translated the Manusmriti into English for the first time?
(a) Sir William Jones (b) Charles Wilkins (c) N. B. Halhed (d) Warren
Hastings
The Asiatic Society of Bengal� was founded by Sir William Jones in the year fa)
1782 (b) 1784 (c) 1786 (d) 1791
In 1942, the Prati Sarkar was started in (a) Belgaum in Karnataka (b)
Chittagong in Bengal (c) Guntur in Andhra Pradesh (d) Satara in Maharashtra
Which one of the following Acts provided for the inclusion of certain additional
�non-official� members in the Executive Council of the Governor-General for the
first time? (a) The Indian Councils Act, 1861 (b) The Government of India
Act, 1919 (c) The Government of India Act, 1858 (d) The Morley-Minto Reforms,
1909
Which one of the following Acts introduced �Dyarchy� in the provinces? (a)
The Government of India Act, 1919 (b) The Government of India Act, 1935 (c)
The Indian Councils Act, 1909 (d) The Indian Independence Act, 1947
Which of the following legislatures passed the Indian Independence Act, 1947?
(a) The British Parliament (b) The Indian Parliament (c) The British-
Indian Parliament (d) The Central Legislative Assembly
The Preamble to the Constitution of India, as adopted on 26th November, 1949,
originally described India as a 1. Sovereign republic 2. Democratic republic 3.
Socialist republic 4, Secular republic (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only fc) 2,
3 and 4 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Which of the following statements in respect of the Union of India is/are correct?
1. The Union of India is more like the Canadian Federation than American. 2.
Residuary powers are vested in the union. 3. States of the Union of India have
constitutional right to secede (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only (c) 2 and 3
only (d) 1, 2 and 3
Which of the following statements about the territory of India is/are correct? 1-It
comprises of the territories of the States. 2- It comprises the Union Territories
specified in the First Schedule 3- It may include other acquired territories.
(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1,2 and 3
Which of the following statements according to the Constitution of India is/are
correct? 1. Equality before the law is available to the citizens of India only. 2.
Equality of opportunity in the matters of public employment is available to
citizens of India only. 3. Right to freedom of speech and expression is available
to all persons residing in India. (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) 3 only (d) 1,
2 and 3
Which Constitutional Amendment Act enjoined upon the State to provide free and
compulsory education to all children of the age of six to fourteen years? (a)
The 85th Amendment Act (b) The 86th Amendment Act (c) The 87th Amendment Act
(d) The 88th Amendment Act
Which Article of the Constitution of India provides for the right of minorities to
establish and administer educational institutions? (a) Article 27 (b) Article
28 (c) Article 29 (d) Article 30
Which one of the following is not a provision under the Directive Principles of
State Policy? fa) Right to work (b) Provision for early childhood care and
education to children below the age of six years (c) Promoting harmony and
spirit of common brotherhood amongst all the people of India (d) Separation
Executive of Judiciary from
Who has coined the term �global village�? (a) Hans J. Morgenthau (b) E
H Carr (c) Marshall McLuhan (d) Richard Falk
Which one of the following statements is not true about Perestroika? (a) It is
the name of a book authored by Mikhail Gorbachev. (b) it was anti-Stalinist but
not anti-socialist (c) It reflected Gorbachev's ideas on the creation of
Commonwealth of Independent States. (d) It emphasized a return to the ideals
of Lenin.
Which of the following is/are privilege/privileges enjoyed by a Member of the
Parliament? 1. Freedom from arrest in criminal cases 2. Freedom from arrest under a
Law of Preventive Detention 3. Freedom of speech within the walls of the House 4.
Freedom not to give evidence as witness, unless permitted by the House (a) 1
only (b) 2, 3 and 4 (c) 3 and 4 only (a) 1 and 4
Which of the following statements about �Cold War� is/are correct? 1. It refers to
the political and military rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union.
2. The Cold War also refers to the years between the Truman Doctrine and the
Khrushchev Thaw. 3. The term refers to a certain kind of behaviour, characterized
by superpower confrontation, unaccompanied by ideology. (a) 1 only (b) 1
and 2 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1,2 and 3
Who among the following has authored Imperialism : the Highest Stage of
Capitalism ? (a) Karl Marx (b) Antonio Gramsci (c) V. I. Lenin (d)
Luxemberg
The Board of Conciliation under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 consists of
(a) a Chairman and two or four other members (b) a Chairman and two Deputy
Chairmans (c) a Chairman and members three other (d) a Board of five members
appointed by the Government
The National Industrial Security Academy is located at (a) Hyderabad (b)
Arakkonam (c) Mundali (d) Bhilai
In the context of computer networks, which one of the following is not an
application layer protocol? (a) SMTP (b) FTP fc) HTTP (d) TCP
In the context of computer graphics, which one of the following is not a raster
image format? (a) JPEG (b) TIFF (c) SVG (d) GIF
Which one of the following communication media uses light pulses for carrying
information? (a) Coaxial cable (b) Optic fibre (c) Microwave (d)
Satellite
What is used for deciding priority to allocate CPU time to a process? (a) Linker
 (b) Scheduler (c) Loader (d) Debugger
Which one of the following is not a language translator? (a) Assembler (b)
Linker (c) Interpreter (a) Compiler

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The kingdom Plantae as laid down by R. Whittaker comprises which of the following
group of plants ? (a) Bryophyta, Pteridophyta, Protista, Gymnosperms and
Angiosperms (b) Thallophyta, Pteridophyta, Fungi, Gymnosperms and Angiosperms
(c) Thallophyta, Bryophyta, Monera, Pteridophyta and Gymnosperms (d)
Thallophyta, Bryophyta, Pteridophyta, Gymnosperms and Angiosperms
Which of the following organelle(s) in an animal cell would have DNA and RNA?
(a) Nucleus only (b) Nucleus and mitochondria only (c) Nucleus,
mitochondria and ribosomes (d) Mitochondria only
During photosynthesis, O2 of the atmosphere is fixed with the help of H2O and
sunlight to synthesize carbohydrate and O2 is evolved by the splitting of (a)
CO2 (b) H2O (c) NO2 (d) PO4
Which one of the following nutrients is not available in fertilizers ? (a)
Iron (b) Nitrogen (c) Phosphorus (d) Potassium
Tigers have a shorter small intestine compared to cows. The length of the small
intestine differs in various animals depending on the (a) availability of
water in their habitat. (b) size of their mouth cavity. (c) kind of
habitats where they live. (d) kind of food they eat.
Tyndall effect appears due to which one of the following properties of light ?
(a) Reflection of light (b) Diffraction of light (c) Polarization
of light (d) Scattering of light
An object is kept at infinity from the position of a concave (spherical) mirror.
Which one is not true about the image of the object ? (a) Position of image
is at the focus of the mirror (b) Size of image is the same as that of the
object (c) Image is real (d) Image is inverted
An electric refrigerator rated 400 W operates 10 hours/day. What is the cost of the
energy to operate it for 30 days at Rupess 3-00 per kWh ? (a) 360 (b) 3,600
(c) 36 (d) 400
The transfer of thermal energy carries which of the following phenomena ? (a)
Conduction and convection only (b) Only conduction (c) Conduction,
convection and radiation (d) Only radiation
In an atomic gas, the motion of particles (atoms) is governed by the collisions. If
the gas s ionized, then the motion of created particles may be mainly governed by
(a) gravitational force. (b) collisions. (c) scattering of particles
(d) electromagnetic force between the particles.
Gases can be liquefied by (a) reducing pressure and temperature. (b).
applying pressure and reducing temperature. (c) reducing pressure and raising
temperature. (d) applying pressure and raising temperature
An element has an atomic number of 16. What is the principal quantum number (n) of
it�s a outermost electrons ? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
How many moles of water would be produced by the complete combustion of one mole of
natural gas, CH4 in excess of oxygen ? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
Which one of the following aqueous �solutions will be neutral ? (a) NH4Cl (b)
NaCl (c) KCN (d) NaHSO4
Guru Ghasidas National Park is situated in (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Madhya
Pradesh (c) Chhattisgarh (d) Jharkhand
Of the following visitors, who compared medieval Vijayanagara with Rome ? (a)
Nicold de Conti (b) Afanasy Nikitin (c) Domingo Paes (d) Fernao Nuniz
The term pahi-kashta refers to which one of the following ? (a) Resident
cultivators (b) Landless cultivators (c) Non-resident cultivators (d)
Peasants with more than 5 acres of land
During the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar, which one of the following practices
was introduced in the daily routine of the king ? (a) Kornish (b) Jharokha
Darshan (c) Zaminbos (d) Sijda
During the Mughal period, the word �wakil� referred to (a) lawyers in the
Imperial Court. (b) lawyers in a Civil Court. (c) agents of nobles and
regional rulers. (d) None of the above
Seydi Ali Reis was a Turkish traveller to India in the (a) 18th Century.
(b) 14th Century. (c) 13th Century (d) 16th Century
Who among the following in 1856 has taken the first detailed photographs of the
archaeological remains at Hampi ? (a) Colin Mackenzie (b) Alexander Greenlaw
(c) John Marshall (d) J F. Fleet
The Vijayanagara Kings ruled in the name of which of the following Gods ? (a)
Rama (b) Vishnu (c) Vithoba (d) Virupaksha
Muhammad Husayn of Kashmir (1575 -1605), a contemporary of Emperor Akbar, was a
(a) reputed Mansabdar. (b) painter at Court. (c) Mughal General.
(d) reputed calligrapher.
During the Mughal period, the term milkiyat denoted which one of the following ?
(a) Jagirs held by Jagirdars , (b) Ijaras held by Ijaradars (c) Personal
lands of Zamindars (d) Personal property of Mansabdars
During the revolt of 1857, who mobilised the headmen of Eighty Four Villages
(chauraseedes) (a) Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah (b) Shah Mal (c) Nana Sahib
(d) Rao Tula Ram
Who wrote the book of travels called Rihla ? (a) Ibn Battuta (b) Al-Biruni
(c) Shaikh Ali Hazin (d) Abdur Razzaq
Which traveller described the postal system prevalent in India in the medieval
period in detail ? (a) Abdur Razzaq (b) Ibn Battuta (c) Pelsaert
(d) Bernier
Who among the following was popularly called Danka Shah in the years 1856- 57 ?
(a) Shah Mal (b) Ahmadullah Shah (c) Zahir Dehlvi (d) Ghulam Hussain
Who serialized the autobiography called Amar Katha between 1910 and 1931 ? (a)
Binodini Das (b) Girish Chandra Ghosh (c) Rabindranath Tagore (a)
M.G. Ranade
On whose advice did Gandhiji spend a year travelling around India in 1915 - 16 ?
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (b) Lala Lajpat Rai (c) G.K Gokhale (d)
B.C. Pal
The East-West Corridor National Highway connects which of the following ? (a)
Silchar to Porbandar (b) Jorhat to Jaisalmer (c) Agartala to Ahmedabad
(d) Itanagar to Mapusa
The railway network in India is divided into (a) 8 zones. (b) 10 zones.
(c) 17 zones. (d) 20 zones.
Which one of the following cities has been recognised �as the Regional Tsunami
Service Provider (RTSP) for the Indian Ocean region by UNESCO ? (a) Kolkata
(b) Hyderabad (c) Chennai (d) Visakhapatnam
In India, the largest reserve of Bauxite is found in (a) Andhra Pradesh (b)
Gujarat (c) Jharkhand (d) Odisha
The river Volga merges into the (a) Black Sea (b) Mediterranean Sea (c)
Caspian Sea (d) Baltic Sea
The Trans-Siberian Railway runs from (a) Moscow to Vladivostok. (b). St.
Petersburg to Moscow. (c) St. Petersburg to Vladivostok (d) Moscow to Sochi.
Where is the headquarters of the ASEAN (Association of South East �Asian Nations)
located ? (a) Dhaka (b) Bangkok (c) Kuala Lumpur (d) Jakarta
Viticulture is a type of cultivation, largely a speciality of (a) Tropical
areas (b) Mediterranean region (c) Sub-tropical areas (d) Semi-arid
areas
Which among the following is a west flowing river ? (a) Teesta (b) Tapti
(c) Subarnarekha (d) Betwa
Persons belonging to the third gender category cannot be discriminated against by
the State and its institutions. Which Articles of the Constitution support this
interpretation by the Supreme Court ? (a) Articles 14 and 19 (b)
Articles 16 and 21 (c) Articles 14 and 21 (d) Articles 19 and 32
Which one of the following is a correct description of the Indian Federal System ?
(a) Dual citizenship (b) States have equal representation in the Council
of States (c) Persons belonging to the all-India services can be dismissed or
removed by the States (d) Unlike in the USA, there is no dual system of courts
Which of the following is an incorrect procedure to impeach a Judge of the Supreme
Court ? (a) A motion addressed to the President signed by at least 100 members
of the Lok Sabha or 50 members of the Rajya Sabha is delivered to the Speaker or
the Chairman. (b) The motion is to be taken up for investigation by a Committee
comprising 2 Judges of the Supreme Court and a distinguished jurist (c) The
motion is put to vote irrespective of the outcome of the Committee�s Report.
(d) The motion needs to be passed by each House by majority of the total -
Membership of that House and two-thirds of the members present and voting.
Arrange the following chronologically: 1. 44th Amendment Act 2. Minerva Mills Case
3. Amendment to Preamble 4. Kesavananda Bharati Case (a) 4-3-1-2 (b) 4-3-2-1
(c) 3-4-1-2 (d) 2-4-3-1
Which one of the following does not describe the procedure or substance of the
amendments to the Indian Constitution? (a) The Bill to amend the Constitution
has to be laid in any House of the Union Parliament. (b) The basic features of the
Constitution cannot be amended. (c) In the event of a deadlock between the two
Houses of the Parliament, there is no provision for a joint session. (d) The
President cannot veto a Bill for the amendment of the Constitution.
Which of the following best describes a remedy where a person can be commanded to
perform some public duty which s/he has refused to perform? (a) Mandamus
(b) Prohibition (c) Certiorari (d) Quo Warranto
Which one of the following is not a duty of the Comptroller and Auditor General of
India ? (a) To audit and report on all expenditure from the Consolidated Fund
of India of each State and Union Territory that has a Legislative Assembly (b) To
audit and report on all expenditure from the Contingency Funds and Public Accounts
of the Union and the States (c) To audit and report on all trading,
manufacturing, and profit and loss accounts kept by any Department and/or private
enterprises (d) To audit and report on the receipts and expenditure of all
bodies and authorities substantially financed from the Union or State revenues
Which of the following Commissions was set up to recommend changes in the Centre-
State relations ? (a) Verma Commission (b) U.C. Banerjee Commission (c)
Kothari Commission (d) Sarkaria Commission
Which one of the following is not a Fundamental Duty of the Indian citizens?
(a) To respect the National flag and the National anthem (b) To defend the
country (c) To safeguard all property (d) To provide opportunities for
education to one�s own child between the age of six and fourteen years
Which one of the following aims at correcting regional imbalances in the
availability of affordable and reliable healthcare services by augmenting medical
education ? (a) Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (b) Swachh Swasth
Sarvatra (c) Ayushman Bharat (d) Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi
Findings of which one of the following Judicial Commissions paved the way for
creation of the CISF ? (a) B. Mukherjee Commission (b) Shah Commission of
Enquiry (c) Nanavati Commission (d) Sarkaria Commission
Which one of the following is not punishable under the Commission of Sati
(Prevention) Act, 1987 ? (a) Abetment of Sati (b) Commission of-Sati.
(c) Attempt to commit Sati (d) Glorification of Sati
For the purpose of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956, a �child� means a
person who has not completed the age of (a) 14 years (b) 16 years (c) 18
years (d) 21 years
The National Human Rights Commission conducts inquiries into incidents where human
rights have been violated. Such inquiry shall be initiated by the Commission
(a) only upon a petition presented to it by a victim. (b) only when it
is directed to do so by a Court. (c) suo motu or on a petition by the victim or
any person on the victim�s behalf or on a direction or order of any Court. (d)
only when such complaint is forwarded by the concerned SHO.
Under the Protection of Human Rights. Act ,1993, the term �Human Rights� has been
defined as (a) "basic rights to food, shelter and clothing. (b) inalienable
rights of a human being. (c) the rights relating to life, liberty, equality
and dignity of the individual guaranteed by the Constitution of India. (d)
the rights ensuring liberty, equality, fraternity and state sovereignty.
136. On which storage device is track �pattern Spiral? (a) Magnetic disk
(b) Optical disk (c) Floppy disk (d) Pendrive
Which OSI layer is not part of TCP/IP model? (a) Application layer (b) Session
layer (c) Network layer (d) Physical layer
Which one of the following languages is interpreter? (a) FORTRAN (b) Pascal
(c) Python (d) C++
Which one of the following is not a vector image format ? (a) CGM (b) PNG
(c) SVG (d) SWF

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Which one of the following is a characteristic feature of Market Gardening ?
(a) Farms are of very large size. (b) Netherlands is an example of Market
Gardening. (c) It is well-developed in sparsely populated areas of North-West
Europe. (d) This is practised in the areas where consumers of low income group
are located.
Which one among the following is the most important reason for female migration in
India ? (a) Work/Employment (b) Marriage (c) Education (d) Business

The idea of Ecological Succession was first formally coined by (a) Charles
Darwin. (b) Clements. (c) Sir A. Tansley. (d) Emberlin.
Which one among the following is the northernmost located city of India ? (a)
Patna (b) Kolkata (c) Guwahati (d) Kohima
Which one among the following is the place of confluence of the rivers Alaknanda
and Bhagirathi ? (a) Vishnuprayag (b) Karnaprayag (c) Devprayag (d)
Rudraprayag16.
In which one of the following rivers is the Majuli river island situated ? (a)
Ganga (b) Godavari (c) Brahmaputra (d) Kaveri
Lake Great Bitter is the part of (a) Panama Canal. (b) Grand Canal (c)
Suez Canal (d) Soo Canal.
Neyveli, Singareni, Korba and Singrauli are mines, which produce (a) Mica.
(b) Iron ore. (c) Bauxite. (d) Coal.
Which one among the following is the largest land-locked country in terms of
geographical area ? (a) Mongolia (b) Kazakhstan (c) Afghanistan (d)
Bolivia
50� South Latitude passes through (a) South Africa. (b) Australia. (c)
Argentina. (d) Uruguay.
Which among the following was/were the shell-based production centre(s) of the
Indus Valley Civilization ? (a) Shortughai (b) Lothal (c) Balakot and
Nageshwar (d) Allahdino and Dholavira
Which among the following was/were the capital(s) of the Magadha Janapada ? 1.
Rajgriha 2. Patliputra 3. Champa 4. (a) 1 and 4 (b) 1 and 2 (c) 2
and 3 (d) 2 only
Who among the following European travellers was the physician of Prince Dara Shukoh
? (a) Francois Bernier (b) Niccolao Manucci (c) Jean-Baptiste Tavernier
(d) Jean de Th�venot
Narayan Pandit�s Hitopadesha is considered to be another version of (a)
Panchatantra (b) Lilavati (c) Brihatsamhita. (d) Panchasiddhantika.
Early Bhakti Saints, Alvars in South India were immersed in the devotion of (a)
Ram (b) Krishna (c) Shiva (d) Vishnu.
Krishnadevaraya�s capital city Vijayanagara was situated on the banks of (a)
Tungabhadra. (b) Krishna. (c) Godavari. (d) Mahanadi.
When was tobacco introduced in Northern India ? (a) 15th century (b)
16th century (c) 17th century (d) 18th century
Which one of the following was the homeland of Babur ? (a) Farghana (b)
Samarkand (c) Bukhara (d) Sogdiana
In the Mesopotamian records, the Indus Valley region is addressed as (a) Meluha
(b) Dilmun (c) Magan (d) Uruk
According to Jaina tradition, who was the first Jain Tirthankara ? (a)
Rishabhadeva (b) Neminatha (c) Parshvanatha (d) Vardhaman
Kushanas were the descendants of which of the following Central Asian Tribes ?
(a) Hiung-nu (b) Wu-Sun (c) Little Yueh-Chi (d) Great Yueh-Chi
Who among the following introduced the policy of �Doctrine of Lapse� ? (a)
Lord Cornwallis (b) Lord Wellesley (c) Lord Hastings (d) Lord Dalhousie

The first session of the Indian National Congress was presided over by (a) A
O Hume. (b) W.C. Bonnerjee. (c) Dadabhai Naoroji. (d) Surendranath
Banerjee.
Gandhiji�s first great experiment in Satyagraha was at (a) Champaran. (b)
Ahmedabad Mill Strike. (c) Kheda Satyagraha. (d) Satyagraha against Rowlatt Act.

In Jainism, which one of the following does not form part of tri-ratna ? (a)
Samyak panch-mahavrata (b) Samyak jnana (c) Samyak charitra (d) Samyak
darshana
Which one of the following statements is correct ? (a) Weight of an object may
vary from place to place but its mass remains constant. (b) Mass of an object
may vary from place to place but its weight remains constant. (c) Both weight
and mass of an object do not vary from place to place. (d) Both weight and mass
of an object vary from place to place.
A 100 W electric bulb is used for 8 hrs/day. What would be the units of energy
consumed in the month of April ? (a) 24 units (b) 16 units (c) 8units
(d) 0-8 units
The equipment used to measure the electrical current in a closed circuit is (a)
Galvanometer. (b) Ammeter. (c) Voltmeter. (d) Compass needle.
An electric generator primarily converts (a) electrical energy to heat energy.
(b) electrical energy to sound energy. (c) electrical energy to mechanical
energy. (d) mechanical energy to electrical energy.
Light waves are (a) progressive in nature. (b) mechanical in nature. (c)
longitudinal in nature. (d) transverse in nature.
Which one among the following is non-luminous object ? (a) Sun (b) Candle
(c) LED bulb (d) Moon
Sodium chlorate is used in (a) textile printing and dyeing. (b) match
industry. (c) antiseptics. (d) disinfectants.
Who among the following is known as the Father of Nuclear Physics ? (a) E.
Rutherford (b) J.J. Thomson (c) Niels Bohr (d) James Chadwick
pH of blood is (a) 7.0 (b) 6.5 (c) 7.15 (d) 7.40
Conversion of limestone to quick lime is an example of (a) decomposition
reaction. (b) substitution reaction. (c) combination reaction. (d) double
decomposition reaction.
Chips bags contain which gas ? (a) Oxygen (b) Hydrogen (c) Carbon
dioxide (d) Nitrogen
When electricity is passed through brine, it produces (a) NaCl (b) NaOH
(c) KCL (d) KOH
Isotope of Cobalt is used in the treatment of (a) Cancer. (b) Goitre.
(c) Beriberi. (d) Crohn�s disease.
The two elements which are present in proteins but generally absent in
carbohydrates are (a) Carbon and Hydrogen. (b) Carbon and Nitrogen.
(c) Nitrogen and Sulphur. (d) Sulphur and Hydrogen.
Which one of the following is a plant hormone ? (a) Ocestrogen (b)
Cytokinin (c) Insulin (d) Thyroxin
Which one among the following animals can perform respiration either through gills
or through lungs ? (a) Fish (b) Frog (c) Snake (d) Cow
The tissue which is responsible for movement in our body is (a) Connective
tissue. (b) Muscular tissue. (c) Nervous tissue. (d) Epithelial tissue.
In a mammalian cell, the protein synthesized by (a) Ribosome. (b) Golgi
(c) Lysosome. (d) Smooth endoplasmic reticulum.
In plants, Xylems are responsible for transport of (a) amino acids. (b)
food. (c) oxygen. (d) water.
Asexual reproduction takes place through budding in (a) E.coli (b) Amoeba
(c) Plasmodium (d) Yeast
Sarkaria Commission was appointed to look into (a) Centre-State Relations. (b)
Electoral Reforms. (c) Judicial Reforms. (d) Political Reforms.
Who among the following has/have coined the term �Bullock Capitalists� ? (a)
Lloyd Rudolph and Susanne Rudolph (b) Mary Fainsod (c) Andre Gunder Frank (d)
Karl Marx
Who among the following was the Chairperson of the Fifteenth Finance Commission ?
(a) A.N. Jha (b) N.K. Singh (c) Anoop Singh (d) Ashok Lahiri
The Vice President of India shall be elected by the electoral college consisting of
the members of (a) Lok Sabha. (b) Rajya Sabha. (c) Both Houses of
Parliament. (d) Both Houses with the support of State Legislatures.
Who authored the book titled �The Idea of India�? (a) Sunil Khilnani (b)
Paul Brass (c) Atul Kohli (d) Christophe Jaffrelot
Which one among the following is not the power of the National Commission for the
Scheduled Castes ? (a) To investigate all matters to safeguard the Scheduled
Castes (b) To inquire into specific complaints with respect to deprivation of
rights of the Scheduled Castes (c) To prepare reports pertaining to the
welfare of the Scheduled Castes (d) To initiate a judicial enquiry related to
the matters of the Scheduled Castes
Gram Sabha means a body consisting of persons registered (a) in the electoral
rolls relating to a village comprised within the area of Panchayat at the village
level. (b) in the electoral rolls of wards within the area of Panchayat
(c) in the electoral rolls of civic bodies within the area of Panchayat.
(d) in the electoral rolls of several villages within a local body.
Which of the following is/are core infrastructure element(s) of Smart Cities
Mission ? 1. To ensure adequate water supply 2. To ensure adequate electricity
supply 3. To ensure efficient urban mobility and transport (a) 1 only (b)
2and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1,2 and3
Giving access to consumption of sugar as a source of energy in diet, for the
poorest of the poor sections of the society, has been initiated under (a)
Antyodaya Anna Yojana. (b) Annapurna Scheme. (c) Targeted Public Distribution
System. (d) Mid-day Meal Scheme.
Which one of the following statements about the Finance Commission is not correct ?
(a) It is a Constitutionally mandated body, set up under Article 280 of the
Constitution of India. (b) The 14th Finance Commission was set up in 2017 against
the backdrop of the introduction of GST. (c) Its core responsibility is to
evaluate the state of finances of the Union and the State Governments. (d)
The first Finance Commission was setup in 1951.
Which one of the following is correct about �Surya Rashmi� ? (a) It is a
scheme of the Government of India to provide solar power to households at
subsidised rates. (b) It is an initiative of the Government of Uttar Pradesh
to provide solar power for irrigation facilities to all the farmers of the State.
(c) It is an initiative of the Government of India to install solar
electrifications in all Government offices and establishments situated in the New
Delhi area. (d) It is a publication of the National Institute of Solar
Energy.
Which one of the following is correctly matched ? (a) XII BRICS Summit: Moscow
Declaration (b) XI BRICS Summit : New Delhi Declaration (c) X BRICS Summit
- Xiamen Declaration (d) IX BRICS Summit : Johannesburg Declaration
Which country will host the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP
26) ? (a) UK (b) Germany (c) Russia (d) France
Constitution Day is celebrated on (a) 26th November (b) 26th January
(c) 26th May (d) 26th August.
Which one of the following statements about BIMSTEC is not correct ? (a) It is a
regional organization comprising eight member states lying in the littoral and
adjacent areas of the Bay of Bengal. (b) This sub-regional organization came
into being in 1997 through the Bangkok Declaration (c) Nepal and Myanmar are
members of BIMSTEC. (d) It is a platform of inter-regional co-operation between
SAARC and ASEAN members.
National Human Rights Commission is a (a) Corporate Body. (b) Constitutional
Body. (c) Regulatory Body. (d) Statutory Body.
Which one of the following is not a function of the National Human Rights
Commission ? (a) To spread human rights literacy among various sections of
society (b) To provide economic compensation to
human rights violation victims (c) To prosecute and punish the human rights
violator (d) To intervene in any proceeding involving any allegation of
violation of human rights pending before a court with approval of such court
What is the prescribed term of office of the Chairperson and the Members of the
National Human Rights Commission ? (a) 5 years or up to 70 years of age (b) 3
years or up to 70 years of age (c) 5 years or up to 65 years of age (d) 3
years or up to 65 years of age
The Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission can be removed by the
(a) Chief Justice of India. (b) President of India. (c) Parliament of
India. (d) Prime Minister of India.
Which one of the following Committees/Commissions has given the recommendation on
removing corruption in public offices ? (a) Santhanam Committee (b)
Rajamannar Committee (c) Sarkaria Commission (d) Venkatachaliah Commission

Under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 �Gratification� means (a)

pecuniary gratification only. (b) non-pecuniary gratification only. (c)
gratification estimable in money only. (d) not restricted to pecuniary
gratification or to a gratification estimable in money.
121. According to the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018, who among the
following can be held liable ? 1. Any person who induces a public servant to
perform improperly a public duty by giving or promising to give any undue advantage
2. Any public servant who obtains or accepts or attempts to obtain from any person
any undue advantage 3. A person who is compelled to give undue advantage and has
reported the same to the concerned authority 4. A commercial organisation offering
undue advantage to any public servant (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 3 and 4 only (c)
1,2 and 4 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
�Evidence� under the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 includes (a) oral evidence.
(b) documentary evidence. (c) both oral and documentary evidence. (d)
oral evidence based upon personal reading of documents.
Which one of the following stores the results produced by arithmetic and logic unit
of a computer ? (a) Instruction Register (IR) (b) Program Counter (PC)
(c) Accumulator (ACC) (d) Memory Address Register (MAR)
In a computer system, a 32-bit address bus can address (a) 32 memory
locations. (b) 2^32 memory locations. (c) 32^2 memory locations. (d) 32^8
memory locations.
In a computer system, which of the following two registers are used by the CPU to
transfer the data between processor and memory ? (a) MDR and IR (b) PC and
IR (c) MAR and MDR (d) IR and MAR
What is the medium used in optical storage systems for reading and recording data ?
(a) Ultraviolet light (b) Laser light (c) High-energy visible light
(d) Black light
Which one of the following technologies is not a touch-screen technology ? (a)
Resistive technology (b) Surface technology (c) Inductive technology (d)
Capacitive technology
Which one of the following bits is reserved for the sign bit in signed-magnitude
representation ? (a) LSB (b) MSB (c) Exactly the middle of the bits (d)
Second bit from left side
Which one of the following digital circuits is used as the basic component for
storing data ? (a) Register (b) Counter (c) Flip-flop (d) Derived
logic gates
145. Which one of the following is an Information Security Management Standard ?
(a) ISO9001 (b) ISO 14001 (c) ISO 27001 (d) ISO 17025
Which one of the following protocols is used for secure communication over computer
network? (a) HTTP (b) DHCP (c) SMTP (d) HTTPS
Which one of the following is not a public-key cryptographic algorithm ? (a)
RSA (b) Diffie-Hellman (c) DES (d) DSS
Which one of the following is not a system software ? (a) UNIX (b) LINUX
(c) WINDOWS 10 (d) AUTOCAD
A combinational circuit that selects binary information from one of many input
lines and directs it to a single output line is known as (a) Multiplexer (b)
Decoder (c) Encoder (d) De-multiplexer
Which one of the following memories is used to store data permanently ? (a)
Primary Memory (b) Secondary Memory (c) Cache Memory (d) Random Access Memory

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In which one of the following countries is Chabahar Port located ? (a)
Afghanistan (b) Turkey (c) UAE (d) Iran
Match List I with List II List I List II (Mountain range) (Country) A. Caucasus
Mountains 1. Italy B. Carpathian Mountains 2. Greece C. Apennine Mountains 3.
Georgia D. Pindus Mountains 4. Ukraine Code: (a) 3 4 1 2 (b) 3 1 4 2
(c) 2 1 4 3 (d) 2 4 1 3
Which one of the following are separated by Ten Degree channel ? (a) Car
Nicobar and Little Nicobar (b) Little Andaman and Middle Andaman (c) Car
Nicobar and Little Andaman (d) Little Andaman and Great Nicobar
Which one of the following metals is mixed with gold to provide strength to the
jewellery ? (a) Manganese (b) Mica (c) Aluminium (d) Copper
In which one of the following cases did the Supreme Court of India adjudge that the
proclamation of the President�s Rule under Article 356 of the Constitution of India
is subject to judicial review ? (a) A.K. Gopalan vs. State of Madras (b)
S.R. Bommai and Others vs. Union of India (c) Madhav Rao vs. Union of India
(d) S.P. Gupta vs. Union of India
The era of planned development is said to have begun with which of the following ?
(a) The People�s Plan prepared by M.N. Roy in 1945 (b) The Bombay Plan
prepared by J.R.D. Tata and Others in 1944 (c) The Gandhian Plan prepared by
S.N. Agarwal in 1944 (d) Five-Year Plan presented by Jawaharlal �Nehru in 1951
Which of the following is not among the functions of the Election Commission of
India ? (a) To conduct elections to the Parliament and State Legislatures
(b) To supervise, direct and control the preparations of the electoral rolls
in a State (c) To conduct elections to the offices of the President and the Vice-
President (d) To conduct elections to local bodies like municipalities etc.
�Garam Hawa�, a movie that depicts the hardship and indecision of the protagonist,
is related to which one of the following events ? (a) The Sepoy Mutiny (b)
The Indigo Rebellion (c) The Partition of India (d) The Paika Rebellion
The Vohra Committee Report (1993) was related to which one of the following areas ?
(a) Police Reforms (b) Electoral Reforms (c) Judicial Reforms (d)
Market Reforms
The Chipko Movement is related to which one of the following issues ? (a) Land
rights of tribals (b) Commercial logging (c) Atrocities against Dalits
(d) Rights of farmers
Which one of the following Acts added a Law member to the Governor General�s
Council in India ? (a) The Regulating Act of 1773 The Pitts India Act of 1784
(c) The Charter Act of 1833 (d) The Charter Act of 1813
Gandhiji�s first major public appearance in India happened in which one of the
following cities ? (a) Bombay, 1908 (b) Banaras, 1916 (c) Surat,
1915 (d) Delhi, 1915
Who did not accompany Gandhiji during his visit to the NWFP in October, 1938 ?
(a) Sushila Nayar (b) Amtus Salam (c) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) Khan
Abdul Ghaffar Khan
The first Indian Factories Act was passed in : (a) 1858 (b) 1861 (c) 1881
(d) 1905
�Provincial Autonomy� was the most redeeming feature of which one of the following
Acts ? (a) The Government of India Act, 1919 (b) The Government of India
Act, 1935 (c) The Rowlatt Act, 1919 (d) The Indian Councils Act, 1892
At the beginning of the Swadeshi Movement in 1905, who was the Secretary of the
Bangiya Sahitya Parishad ? (a) Rabindranath Tagore (b) Ramendrasundar
Trivedi (c) Satish Chandra Mukherjee (d) Raja Subodh Mullick
The organic component of soil, formed by the decomposition of leaves and other
plant materials that adds to the fertility of the soil is called : (a) Humus
(b) Top soil (c) B-horizon (d) Mineralization
Which one of the following is known as the life-supporting zone of the Earth ?
(a) Ecosystem (b) Biosphere (c) Atmosphere (d) Biome
Infectious diseases can spread through various means, such as air (sneezes and
coughs), water, food, insects and vectors. Which one of the following diseases does
not have a vector ? (a) AIDS (b) Malaria (c) Dengue (d) Zika
In which one of the following kingdoms, would you place an organism which is
eukaryotic, multi-cellular and non-photosynthetic ? (a) Protista (b) Monera
(c) Fungi (d) Animalia
Which one of the following cell organelles is not lined by membrane ? (a)
Lysosome (b) Ribosome (c) Nucleus (d) Golgi Apparatus
What is the time difference between the actual sunset and apparent sunset ? (a)
About half a minute (b) About one minute (c) About two minutes (d) About
twenty minutes
Which of the following are called the �Ports of Call� ? (a) These ports have
only strategic importance (b) Ports where goods are brought for export from
different countries (c) Ports where ships used to anchor for refuelling (d)
Ports which are exclusively concerned with transportation of passengers.
Tropic of Capricorn passes through which one of the following countries ? (a)
Bolivia (b) Botswana (c) Zimbabwe (d) Uruguay
Which one of the following river valleys is associated with the production of
coal ? (a) Sone (b) Alaknanda (c) Chambal (d) Yamuna
Which one of the following rivers flows through the Shipki La Pass ? (a) Ravi
(b) Jhelum (c) Beas (d) Satluj
Which one of the following States does not make boundary with Chhattisgarh ?
(a) Jharkhand (b) Bihar (c) Odisha (d) Telangana
The Sarkaria Commission relates to which one of the following areas ? (a)
Constitution of Urban Panchayats (b) Centre-State relations (c) Electoral
reforms (d) Appointment of judges to High Courts
Who appoints the Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament ?
(a) Speaker, Lok Sabha (b) Chairman, Rajya Sabha (c) President of
India (d) Leader of the majority party in the Lok Sabha
Match List I with List II List I List II : A. Total Revolution 1. George Fernandes
B. Garibi Hatao 2. Jaya Prakash Narayan C. Shah Commission 3. Indira Gandhi D.
Railway Strike 4. Janata Party Government (a) 2 4 3 1 (b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 1 3 4 2 (d) 1 4 3 2
Which one of the following is related with the doctrine of �Separation of Powers� ?
(a) Supreme Court, High Courts and District Courts (b) Lok Sabha, Rajya
Sabha and State Legislatures (c) Legislature, Executive and Judiciary (d)
President, Prime Minister and Judges
Which one of the following statements is not true in regard to the National Human
Rights Commission ? (a) It can inquire suo motu on a petition. (b) It is a
body of the Government of India. (c) It can review any matter including acts of
terrorism that inhibit the enjoyment of Human Rights. (d) It spreads Human
Rights literacy.
Which one of the following is related to the �Vishakha Guidelines� ? (a)
Prohibition of child marriage (b) Female foeticide (c) Sexual harassment
workplace (d) Prohibition of dowry of women at
The Act to make daughters an equal co-heir with the sons was enacted in : (a)
1955 (b) 1956 (c) 1961 (d) 1975
Who among the following was the first Viceroy of India under British Rule ? (a)
Lord Dalhousie (b) Lord Cornwallis (c) Viscount Canning (d) Earl of Mayo
Which one of the following Indian cities was labelled as �Urbs Prima in Indis�
after the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 and its links with the world economy ?
(a) Bombay (b) Madras (c) Calcutta (d) Surat
Which one of the following was the main purpose of the Lottery Committee (1817)
formed in Calcutta ? (a) Regulating Club Lotteries (b) Drawing lots for
military recruitment (c) Organizing town planning (d) Checking street gambling
Which one of the following was not a Shaiva tantric sect ? (a) Sahajiyas (b)
Kapalikas (c) Kalamukhas (d) Nathas
At the Second Round Table Conference, who among the following led the FICCI
delegation ? (a) J.R.D. Tata (b) Homi Mody (c) J.L. Bajaj (d) GD.
Birla and Thakurdas
Who among the following headed the Indian States Committee formed in the year
1928 ? (a) Motilal Nehru (b) Sir Harcourt Butler (c) Ian Copland
(d) M.A. Jinnah
The blue colour of the sky and the reddening of the Sun at sunrise and sunset are
caused due to the phenomenon of: (a) dispersion of light. (b) reflection and
refraction of light. (c) aberration of light. (d) scattering of light.
Which one of the following materials cannot be used to make a lens ? (a) Water
(b) Glass (c) Plastic (d) Clay
Dioptre is the SI unit of: (a) size of the lens. (b) curvature of the lens.
(c) power of the lens. (d) magnification produced by a lens.
The image formed by a plane mirror is : (a) always virtual and erect. (b)
always virtual but erect or inverted depends upon the size of the object. (c)
never virtual but always erect. (d) always real and erect.
Dyes in black ink can be separated by : (a) evaporation. (b)
centrifugation. (c) sublimation. (d) chromatography.
The main constituents of atmospheric air are Oxygen (O2) and Nitrogen (N2). The
composition of O2 and N2 is approximately : (a) 29% and 70% respectively.
(b) 19% and 80% respectively. (c) 21% and 78% respectively. (d)
23% and 76% respectively.
Which one of the following substances shows sublimation behaviour or property at
standard temperature and pressure ? (a) Solid carbon dioxide (b) Water
(c) Liquid nitrogen (d) Iron
Which one of the following compounds is present in antacid tablets or medicines
which are used to cure indigestion and acidity in the stomach ? . (a) Sodium
hydroxide (b) Potassium hydroxide (c) Lithium hydroxide (d) Aluminium
hydroxide
What is the state of matter in a glowing fluorescent tube ? (a) Gas (b)
Liquid (c) Plasma (d) Bose-Einstein Condensate
Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project, often discussed in media, is built across
which one of the following rivers ? (a) Cauvery (b) Godavari (c)
Krishna (d) Penneru
The Central Government is planning to make major interventions in which one of the
following regions of India to make it an oil palm hub ? (a) Coromandel Coast
(b) North-Eastern States (c) Rayalaseema (d) Saurashtra
Recently, the Supreme Court of India ordered the laying of underground high-voltage
power lines in Gujarat and Rajasthan to save the : (a) Great Indian Bustard.
(b) Great Indian Hornbill. (c) Spot-Billed Pelican. (d) Sarus Crane.
Consider the following statements with respect to Polavaram Project and select the
correct one(s): 1. It is being constructed on river Godavari. 2. It is meant to
supply irrigation water to parts of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
and Chhattisgarh. (a) 1 only (b) 2only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither
1 nor 2
Which one of the following statements with regard to historical importance of
Kushinagar, is correct ? (a) Siddhartha Gautama�s �great departure� took
place here and he became an ascetic, a Sramana. (b) Siddhartha Gautama,
obtained his enlightenment here and he became Buddha. (c) Buddha gave his
first sermon known as Dharmachakra-parivartana sutra. (d) Buddha passed away
here, which is known as Mahaparinirvana.
The concept �fallback liability�, recently in the news, is in relation to: (a)
the Central Government grants to States. (b) business of e-commerce companies.
(c) recapitalisation of public sector banks. (d) merger of small banks
with big banks.
Which one of the following is not detected by fire detectors ? (a) Radiation
(b) Heat (c) Light (d) Smoke
Night Vision Devices do not consist of : (a) Telescope. (b) Binocular. (c) X-
rays. (d) Infrared image converter tube.
Which one of the following breeds of dogs is not suitable as sniffer dogs in
aviation security ? (a) German Shepherd (b) Cocker Spaniel (c) Labrador
(d) Pomeranian
Which one of the following is the full form of NDRF ? (a) National Disaster
Reaction Force (b) National Disaster Responder Force (c) National Disaster
Response Force (d) National Disaster Relief Force
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in : (a) 1947 (b) 1948
(c) 1949 (d) 1950
The International Bill of Human Rights consists of the following except the:
(a) Universal Declaration of Human Rights. (b) International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights. (c) International Covenant on Economic, Social and
Cultural Rights. (d) International Court of Justice.
In India, for better protection of human rights, the National Human Rights
Commission, State Human Rights Commissions and Human Rights Courts are constituted
under: (a) The Human Rights Act, 1988. (b) The Protection of Human Rights
Act, 1993. (c) The Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955. (d) The International
Bill of Human Rights, 1948.
The Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission is appointed by the :
(a) President of India. (b) Prime Minister of India. (c) Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court of India. (d) Minister-in-charge of the Ministry of Home
Affairs.
The National Human Rights Commission shall, while inquiring into the complaints for
violation of human rights, have all powers of : (a) a High Court. (b) a
Civil Court only. (c) a Criminal Court only. (d) both Civil and Criminal
Courts.
Which one of the following is a sequential electronic circuit that is used to store
1-bit information ? (a) Register (b) Flip-flop (c) Counter (d)
Accumulator
1 KB is equivalent to : (a) 1042 bytes. (b) 1023 bytes. (c) 1021 bytes.
(d) 1024 bytes.
How many bits combination is present in a Byte ? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 8
(d) 16
Debugger is a: (a) Software. (b) Hardware. (c) Combination of software
and hardware. (d) None of the above
Which one of the following is a technique of dividing the physical memory space
into multiple blocks ? (a) Fragmentation (b) Paging (c) Segmentation (d)
Swapping
Which one of the following is not a raster image format ? (a) JPEG (b) GIF
(c) PNG (d) SVG
The ISO/IEC 27001 Standard is for : (a) Risk Management. (b) Quality
Management. (c) Information Security Management. (d) Environmental
Management.
Which one of the following protocols is used for secure communication over a
computer network? (a) HTTPS (b) HTTP (c) FTP (d) DHCP