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GENERAL ABILITY TEST

PART-A c. Fierce attack
SYNONYMS d. Mixture
Ans. (a)
Directions (For the 9 items which follow): 9. COMEUPPANCE
a. Sudden arrival
Each of the following nine items consists of a word or a group of b. Parity
words in capital letters, followed by four words or groups of c. Paradox
words. Select the word or group of words that is most similar in
meaning to the word or group of words in capital letters. d. Retribution
Ans. (d)
1. BEAVER AWAY
a. To waste away ANTONYMS
b. To sleep for long hours
c. To work hard Directions (For the 7 items which follow):
d. To steal something
Each of the following seven items consists of a word in capital
Ans. (c) letters, followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word
2. BADGER or group of words that is furthest in meaning to the word in capital
a. To ricochet letters.
b. To err
c. To apologize 10. SALACIOUS
d. To pester persistently a. Decent
Ans. (d) b. Satisfying
3. SWISH c. Preciptious
a. False d. Fortifying
b. Fashionable Ans. (a)
c. Annulment 11. SEDULOUS
d. Rapid a. Lack of emotions
Ans. (b) b. Lack of steady effort
4. SURREPTITIOUS c. Affluent
a. To be impatient d. Modest
b. Susceptible Ans. (b)
c. Supportive 12. SWINGEINE
d. To act stealthily a. Dull
Ans. (d) b. Meagre
5. SURROGATE c. Disrepute
a. Surpassable d. Proportionate
b. Substitute Ans. (b)
c. Surfeit 13. TEDIUM
d. Surveillant a. Appreciation
Ans. (b) b. Fixation
6. UP-THE CREEK c. Neutrability
a. To get lot of money d. Liveliness
b. In dire difficulties Ans. (d)
c. To be very successful 14. TENDENTIOUS
d. To achieve one’s aim by deceit a. Impartial
Ans. (b) b. Calm
7. CAVEAT c. Supplementary
a. Award d. Super-duper
b. Controversy Ans. (a)
c. Warning 15. TEMERITY
d. Graphic a. Humourous
Ans. (c) b. Hybrid
8. NIP AND TUCK c. Humility
a. Close competition d. Humiliation
b. Heavy rain Ans. (c)
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16. CAPRICE (iii) You are not required to correct the error. You are
a. Excuse required only to indicate your response on the Answer Sheet.
Example ‘P’ and ‘Q’ have been solved you for.
b. Steady behaviour (EXAMPLES)
c. Accusation P. The young child singed
d. Exhortation (a) (b)
Ans. (b) A very sweet song. No error
(c) (d)
Explanation:
Directions (For the 5 items which follow): In item P, the word ‘signed’ in wrong. The letter under this part is
(b); se (b) is the correct answer. Similarly, for item Q, (d) is the
In each of the following five items, a related pair of words (in correct answer, as the sentence does not certain any error.
capital letters) is followed by four pairs of words. Select the pair
that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the 22. There were gapes of horror
original pair (in capital letters). (a)
form the spectators as
17. CALLOW : MATURITY (b)
a. Eager : Anxiety the performer fell from the tightrope
b. Incipient : Fruition (c)
c. Apathetic : Disinterest No error
d. Exposure : Weathering (d)
Ans. (b) Ans. (a)
18. DAMPEN : ENTHUSIASM 23. She gazed at me
a. Moisten : Throat (a)
b. Test : Commitment in misbelief when
c. Reverse: Direction (b)
d. Mute : Sound I told her the news
Ans. (d) (c)
19. RUFFLE : COMPOSURE No error
a. Flourish : Prosperity (d)
b. Adjust : Balance Ans. (b)
c. Upset : Equilibrium 24. Acting from inside information
d. Chaff : Wheat (a)
Ans. (c) the police were able to arrest the gang
20. LATENT : MANIFESTATION (b)
a. Dormant : Awakening before the robbery occurred
b. Patent : Appearance (c)
c. Redoubtable : Impress No error
d. Aggrieved : Distress (d)
Ans. (a) Ans. (a)
21. CELERITY : SNAIL 25. Amit did not have a girl-friend
a. Indolence : Sloth (a)
b. Humility : Peacock till he was 21, but now
c. Nervous : Energy (b)
d. Emulation : Rivalry he is making up at the lost time
Ans. (b) (c)
No error
SPOTTING ERRORS (d)
Directions (For the 6 items which follow) : Ans. (c)
(i) In this section, a number of sentences are given. The 26. She wanted to be an actress
sentences are underlined in three separate parts and each one (a)
is labeled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out but her father soon
whether there is an error in any underlined part. No sentence (b)
has more than one error. When you find an error in any one of
the underlined parts (a), (b) or (c), indicate your response on
nipped that idea in the bud
the separate Answer Sheet at the approximate space. You may (c)
feel that there is no error in a sentence. In that case letter (d) No error
will signify a ‘No error’ response. (d)
(ii) You are to indicate only one response for each item in your Ans. (c)
Answer Sheet. (If you indicate more than one response, your
answer will be considered wrong) Errors may be in grammar, 27. Captain’s language was uncompromising
word usage or idioms. There may be a word missing or there (a)
may be a word which should be removed. he told junior officers their work
(b)
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must improve or they would be fired R : Sometimes pigs and other
(c) animals are
No error also killed by them.
(d) S : They usually prey on zebras and
Ans. (c) antelopes.
Which one of the following is the correct
ORDERING OF SENTENCES sequence?
a. P – S – R – Q
Directions (For the 10 items which follow): b. Q – R – S - P
c. P – R – S – Q
In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The d. Q – S – R – P
first sentence (S1) and final sentence (S6) are given in the Ans. (d)
beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed
and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required 30. S1 : Not long age television was a rarity.
to find out the correct sequence of the four sentences and mark S6: Only a few people understand the
accordingly on the Answer Sheet. technology behind it.
P: It has become a means of entertainment and
Example ‘X’ has been solved for you.
information.
Q: Yet nowadays there is one in virtually
(EXAMPLE)
X. S1 : There was a boy named Jack
every home.
S6 : At least she turned him out of the house R: But most of us do not know much about
P: So the mother asked him to find work how an image appears on the television screen
Q: They were very poor S: We have grown used to it.
R: he lived with his mother Which one of the following is the correct
S: But Jack refused to work sequence?
a. P – R – Q – S
Which one of the following is the correct sequence? b. Q – S – P – R
(a) R–Q–P-S
c. P – S– Q – R
(b) P–Q–R-S
(c) Q–P–R-S d. Q – R – P – S
(d) R–P–S-Q Ans. (b)
31. S1: I have know in my own life, in my own
Explanation: The correct sequence in this example is R-Q-P- experience, people who were hating one
S, which is marked by (a). Therefore, (a) is the correct another on account of their religious views.
answer. S6: We are the inheritors of a great world
heritage.
28. S1 : The first aeroplanes were fragile and P: They try to find out whatever is of value in
clumsy. them.
S6 : In those days people considered flight in Q: You will find that other religions are
an aeroplane to be a miracle studies with sympathy and respect by those
P : When they took off they would not fly who do not adhere to them
very high R: All that has changed today.
Q : They also broke down frequently S: The classics of the whole world form the
R: It was difficult for them to take off classics of every human being.
S : They flew slowly and only in the Which one of the following is the correct
vicinity of the airfield sequence?
Which one of the following is the correct a. P – S – R – Q
sequence? b. R – Q – P – S
a. R – P – S – Q c. P – Q – R – S
b. S – Q – R – P d. R – S – P – Q
c. R – Q – S – P Ans. (b)
d. S – P – R – Q 32. S1: Javert was a strong, upright and just man.
Ans. (a) S6: So he took the only way out for him-he
29. S1 : Lions usually live in a family parties killed himself.
called ‘prides’. P: But now his life was turned upside down.
S6 : They actack man only when they are Q: It was his safe world of rules.
wounded or otherwise aroused. R: He would help no one, and he helped no
P : Wild lions are not normally a menance one.
to man. S: He did not want favours from a thief.
Q : A pride is commonly made up of a lion, Which one of the following is the correct
two lionesses and cubs. sequence?

a. Q – P –S – R
b. S – R –Q – P
c. Q – R –S – P
d. S – P – Q – R
Ans. (b)
33. S1: Nowadays we pay a great deal of attention
to pure air, open windows and garden cities.
S6: Pasteurised milk is milk which has been
treated in this way.
P: Another useful discovery of Pasteur’s was
the process, now called, pasteurization.
Q: Pasteur was one of the first to show how
necessary all these are if we are to fight
against germs and disease.
R: Pasteur helped them by showing that by
heating win or milk to a temperature of 60
degree Centrigrade, the germs were made
harmless.
S: Some wine-growers were troubled by a
germ which has turned their win sour.
Which one of the following is the correct
sequence?
a. R – S –P – Q
b. Q– P – S – R
c. R – P – S – Q
d. Q– S – P – R
Ans. (b)
34. S1: Scientist have found that any train running
on wheels cannot go faster than 300 kilometres
an hour.
S6: Japanese engineers are, therefore, planning
another kind of train, a magnetic train without,
wheels, which would also float above the
ground.
P: One way of building such trains has already
been tried out
Q: If we want trains which can go still faster
we must build them without wheels.
R: But it would not be possible to run them on
the Tokaido line because in same tunnels there
would not be enough air to support them
S: Here, the whole train floats above the
ground on top of a cushion of air created by
powerful fans.
Which one of the following is the correct
sequence?
a. Q–P–S–R
b. S–R–Q–P
c. Q–R–S–P
d. S–P–Q–R
Ans. (a)
35. S1: Newspapers are the cheapest medium of
information today.
S6: Consequently, 50 percent of our population
is denied across to information vital for the
functionaries of a democracy.
P: If you cannot buy a paper, you can go to a
public library.
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Q: And yet newspapers do not reach
nearly fifty percent of our population.
R: They are also easily available to everybody
S: It is because people are illiterate.
Which one of the following is the correct
sequence?
a. R–S–Q–P
b. Q–P–R–S
c. R–P–Q–S
d. Q–S–R–P
Ans. (c)
36. S1: Social isolation, overcrowding, the
competitiveness of our society and several
other factors are responsible for stress.
S6: Yet some other get totally depressed and
often much worried.
P: In England we refer to competition in
society as the ‘rat-race’.
Q: All of us react to that rat-race in different
ways.
R: But some of us get very much tried and
bored every easily.
S: The pressures on all of us are very great
because speed and competition have become
part of everyday life.
Which one of the following is the correct
sequence?
a. R–P–Q–S
b. S–Q–P–R
c. R–Q–P–S
d. S–P–Q–R
Ans. (d)
37. S1: It is true that a few women have
opportunities to work outside the home.
S6: If women stop doing this work there would
be havoc in the public life.
P: Women do much work all the time within
the house.
Q: This work could be termed as socially
productive labour.
R: It consists of cooking, washing, cleaning,
fetching fuel and water etc.
S: This work is crucial to the survival of
society.
Which one of the following is the correct
sequence?
a. P–Q–R–S
b. R–S–P–Q
c. P–S–R–Q
d. R–Q–P–S
Ans. (c)
ORDERING OF WORDS IN A SENTENCE
Direction (For the 10 items which follow)
In the following item, some parts of the sentence have been
jumbled up. You are required to rearrange these parts which are
labeled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sequence. Choose the
proper sequence and marks in your Answer Sheet accordingly.
Example ‘Z’ has been solved for you.
(EXAMPLE)
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Z. It is well-known that a. S–R–P–Q
the effect it very bad b. Q–P–R–S
P Q
on children of cinema c. Q–R–P–S
R S d. S–P–R–Q
Which one of the following is the correct sequence? Ans. (d)
(a) P–S–R–Q 41. Many people
(b) S-P-Q-R
(c) S-R-P-Q
organized their energies around a goal
(d) Q-S-R-P P
Explanation: but simply because they have never
The proper way of writing the sentence is “It is well-known that Q
the effect of cinema on children is very bad.” This is indicated by or brains or even courage
the sequence P-S-R-Q and so (a) is the correct answer.
R
fail in life not for lack of ability
38. Life comes
S
Awed by all the things that their words can do
Which one of the following is the correct
with computer and gadgets
sequence?
P
a. P–Q–R–S
who can get anything done by clinking a few
b. S–R–Q–P
buttons
c. P–R–Q–P
Q d. S–Q–R–P
a full circle when some technologically
Ans. (b)
challenged mothers
42. Being
R
to a viewing point a higher more expansive
begin to believe that their child is a super-kid
place
in the digital world
P
S
to move from a point of view
Which one of the following is the correct
Q
sequence?
willing to change allows you
a. R–P–Q–S
R
b. P–R–Q–S
from which you can seen both sides
c. R–P–S–Q
S
d. P–R–S–Q
Which one of the following is the correct
Ans. (c)
sequence?
39. Unaware
a. R–Q–P–S
Reading other periodicals and publication
b. Q–R–P–S
P
c. Q–R–S–P
ourselves with merely
d. R–Q–S–P
Q
Ans. (a)
of the need to build
43. Yet one area
R
to players who have violated the spirit of the
the intellect we tend to entertain
game
S
P
Which one of the following is the correct
in which Indian Cricket administration should
sequence?
definitely
a. Q–P–R–S
Q
b. R–S–Q–P
denying the benefits of Indian corporate
c. Q–S–R–P
sponsorship
d. R–P–Q–S
R
Ans. (b)
use its financial clout is in
40. Loss of employment
S
in a country like India where
Which one of the following is the correct
P
sequence?
is no social security net to fall back on
a. R–P–Q–S
Q
b. Q–S–R–P
most people are still poor and there
c. R–S–Q–P
R
d. Q–P–R–S
or livelihood can be really injurious
Ans. (b)
S
44. While improvements
Which one of the following is the correct
sequence?
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have definitely helped climbers now carry mark of a democracy is not elections
lighter oxygen bottles S
P Which one of the following is the correct
in technology over the years sequence?
Q a. S–P–Q–R
made of titanium and get regular weather b. P–S–R–Q
updates c. P–S–Q–R
R d. S–P–R–Q
through satellite phones the route to Mt. Ans. (d)
Everest remains treacherous as ever
S
Which one of the following is the correct COMPREHENSION
sequence? Directions (For the 13 items which follow):
a. Q–P–R–S In this section, you have three short passages. After each passage,
you will find several questions based on the passage. First, read
b. S–R–P–Q and passage and then answer the questions based on it. You are
c. Q–R–P–S required to select your answers based on the contents of the
d. S–P–R–Q passage and opinion of the author only.
Ans. (a)
Example ‘T’ and ‘J” are solved for you
45. Life
the number of breaths you take PASSAGE (EXAMPLE)
P In our approach to life, be it pragmatic or otherwise, a basic fact
that take your breath away that confronts us squarely and unmistakable is the desire for peace,
Q security and happiness. Different forms of life at different levels of
existence make up the teeming denizens of this earth of ours. And,
is not measured by no matter whether they belong to the higher groups such as human
R beings or to the lower groups and as animals, all beings primarily
but by the moments seek peace, comfort and security. Life is as dear to a mute creature
S as it is to a man. Even the lowliest insect strives for protection
against dangers that threaten its life. Just as each one of us wants to
Which one of the following is the correct live and not to die, so do all other creature.
sequence?
a. Q–P–S–R I. The author’s remains point is that
b. R–S–P–Q (a) different forms of life are found on earth
c. Q–S–P–R (b) different levels of existence are possible in nature
(c) peace and security are the chief goals of all living
d. R–P–S–Q beings
Ans. (d) (d) even the weakest creature struggles to preserve its life
46. The greatest
miss it but that it is too J. Which one of the following assumptions or steps is
essential in developing the author’s position?
P (a) All forms of life have a single over-riding goal
danger for most of us (b) The will to survive of a creature is identified with a
Q desire of peace
is not that our aim is too high and we (c) All beings are divided into higher and lower groups
R (d) A parallel is drawn between happiness and life, and
pain and death.
low and we reach it
S Explanation:
Which one of the following is the correct I. The idea which represents the author’s main point is
sequence? “peace and security are the chief goals of all living
being”, which is response (c). So (c) is the correct
a. Q–S–P–R answer.
b. P–R–Q–S J. The best assumption underlying the passage in “The will
c. Q–R–P–S to survive of a creature is identified with a desire for
d. P–S–Q–R peace”, which is response (b). So (b) is the correct
Ans. (c) answer.
47. The fundamental PASSAGE I
but an institutional framework that lays down J.K Galbraith has described the current inflation as a “revolt of the
P rich against the poor”. Richard Parker supports this view with the
and cannot be trampled on by the ruling claim that it is the richest people that benefit by inflation: while the
rest, especially the poorest, suffer in proportion to their relative
government property. On the other hand, a 1979 study published by the
Q Brookings Institute indicates that the lower classes are generally
the rights of the people and rules of political benefited by inflation, while the upper classes lose. The confusion
engagement over who suffers from inflation is extended to other questions such
R as the major causes of inflation. In addition to the proponents of the
demand theory, there are many who doubt whether inflation is

essentially an economic problem at all. Konard Kellen holds that
inflation is not an economic problem but a psychological one. Paul
Samuelson cites a social factor, the evaluation of a more humane
society, as a root cause of inflation.
48. What does the author believe?
a. Only the rich suffer from inflation
b. Only the poor suffer from inflation
c. Both the rich and the poor suffer from
inflation
d. It is debatable as to who suffers from
inflation
Ans. (d)
49. From the passage, which one of the following
may be inferred?
a. The effect of inflation can be studied with
scientific precision
b. The effect of inflation cannot be studied
with scientific precision
c. Economists are biased towards the rich or
the poor
d. The effect of inflation varies from place to
place, and people to people
Ans. (b)
50. On the basis of the information given in the
passage, what are the causes of inflation?
a. Essentially economic
b. Essentially psychological
c. Essentially social
d. Highly controversial
Ans. (d)
51. How des the author write?
a. Objectively
b. Critically
c. Sympathetically
d. Persuasively
Ans. (a)
PASSAGE II
Work itself is a very important factor in motivating a person. A
person tends to perform a task more enthusiastically if that work
affords more satisfaction than the other work. A person’s
satisfaction out of work is more is it is more need satisfying. A
man seeks something from work and if he gets more satisfaction
from a particular work he will be prone to do that work better or
harder. There are incentives for work; these can be financial or
non-financial. People like missionaries and some scientists do not
work basically for material gains as such. A person wants to do a
work which is personally meaningful.
52. Which one of the following is correct?
a. Work is the most important factor by
which a person is motivated.
b. Work is the least important factor that
motivates a person
c. Among the several factors that motivate a
person, work is an important one.
d. Nothing can motivate a person who does
not have some permanent work.
Ans. (c)
53. Which one of the following is correct?
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A person’s work satisfaction depends
on
a. the money and other benefits he receives
from work
b. the need satisfying nature of the work he
does
c. the physical environment in which he
works
d. the personal relationship he establishes
with his colleagues and superiors
Ans. (b)
54. Which one of the following is correct?
If, a person get more satisfaction from a
particular work, he will
a. stick on the that work for every
b. certainly achieve mastery over that work
soon
c. slowly develop a taste for that work
d. do that work in a better and harder manure
Ans. (d)
55. Which one of the following is correct?
Both the scientists and the missionaries work
a. because of the incentives given to them
b. without hopping for any material gain
c. without receiving any material gain
d. because they want to be appreciated
Ans. (b)
56. Which one of the following is correct?
Every person wants to have a work which
a. helps him to get involved meaningfully
b. helps him to earn substantially
c. is pleasant and easy
d. can be finished quickly
Ans. (a)
PASSAGE III
In our country there is very little popular writing on science. Those
who write are writing for other scientists. The newspapers these
days devote a little more space then before for scientific topics but
they appear to be rather ill-digested knowledge not written in
simple readable language. So if we are to bridge this gap and
disseminate scientific knowledge and promote scientific temper, it
has become necessary for some of the scientists to turn to
popularization. Today we have almost compulsion for doing this if
we are to convey to the people the meaning and relevance of the
pursuit of science. It is time same scientists enters the field of
scientific journalism.
57. What does the passage suggest?
a. The author is fully satisfied with the role
of newspapers in promoting popular
writing on science.
b. The author is totally dissatisfied with the
role of newspapers in promoting popular
writing on science.
c. The author appreciates the readiness of
newspapers to allow more space than
before to writings on science.
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d. The author condemns the attitude 63. How in jasmine plant propagated?
displayed by newspapers in the matter of a. Grafting
promoting popular writing on science. b. Layering
Ans. (c) c. Root cutting
58. Which one of the following is correct? d. Stem cutting
Popular writing on science in our country Ans. (b)
appears to be 64. Which chamber of the heart has the thickest
a. not properly digested and easily muscular walls?
comprehensible a. Right atrium
b. extremely restricted in outlook b. Left atrium
c. very lucid, intelligible and self explanatory c. Right ventricle
d. based on obsolete knowledge of the topics d. Left ventricle
chosen Ans. (d)
Ans. (a) 65. Among the following fruits, which one is not a
59. Which one of the following is correct? true fruit?
The propose of promoting popular scientific a. Apple
writing in newspapers is b. Date
a. to attract more people to the study of c. Coconut
science d. Tomato
b. to spread scientific knowledge and Ans. (c)
encourage scientific temper among the 66. In human body, while one of the following
common people glands is located in the neck?
c. to give the people information about a. Adrenal
modern scientific inventions b. Hypothalamus
d. to help the newspapers to increase their c. Pituitary
circulation among the students of science d. Thyroid
Ans. (b) Ans. (d)
60. The author wants some of the scientists “to 67. In human body, which one among the
turn to popularization”. What does that imply? following secretes digestive enzyme?
a. The scientists should go round and country a. Large institute
and explain to the people the various b. Liver
achievements of science c. Pancreas
b. The scientists should make use of the d. Spleen
television and radio to spread the message Ans. (c)
of science among the common people 68. Which one among the following is a warm
c. The scientists should write in newspapers blooded animal?
about the various aspects of science in a. Anaconda
easily understandable language. b. Crocodile
d. The scientists should seek the help of c. Shark
social organizations to spread scientific d. Whale
knowledge among the common people. Ans. (d)
Ans. (c) 69. Which one among the following is an ape
naturally found in India?
PART-B a. Chimpanzee
b. Hoolak Gibbon
61. The deficiency of which one of the following c. Gorilla
leads to anemia? d. Orangutan
a. Ascorbic acid Ans. (b)
b. Citirc acid 70. Which one among the following plants
c. Folic acid produces seeds without producing flower?
d. Nicotinic acid a. Cashew nut
Ans. (c) b. Date Palm
62. The highly fatal disease of Rabies is caused by c. Pinus
which one of the following? d. Toddy
a. Virus Ans. (c)
b. Bacteria 71. The stem of which one of the following plants
c. Protozoan is usually underground?
d. Nematode worm a. Banana
Ans. (a) b. Sweet potato
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c. Topioca Ans. (b)
d. Water melon 79. Which Mughal Emperor granted the Dewani
Ans. (b) of Bengal to the British East India Company in
72. In the context of Wholesale Prize Index (WPI) the year 1765?
in India, under the Primary Articles’ group, a. Jehangir
what is the approximate weight of ‘Food b. Shahjahan
Article’ in WPI? c. Aurangzeb
a. 12 d. Shah Alam-II
b. 15 Ans. (d)
c. 18 80. Who of the following was the representative of
d. 21 Indian National Congress in the Second Round
Ans. (b) Table Conference, held in London?
73. Which one of the following is responsible for a. Madan Mohan Malviya
bringing out the report on National and Per b. C. Rajagopalachari
Capita Income in India? c. Mahatma Gandhi
a. Ministry of Planning d. Vallabhbhai Patel
b. Ministry of Human Resource Ans. (c)
Development 81. Where did Lala Hardayal and Sohan Singh
c. Ministry of Home Affairs Bhakna form the Gadar Party in 1913?
d. Ministry of Statistics and Programme a. Paris
Implementation b. San Francisco
Ans. (d) c. Tokyo
74. In terms of both quantity and value, which one d. London
of the following countries is the largest cutting Ans. (b)
and polishing centre of diamonds in the world? 82. Prior to Independence, the elections to the
a. Belgium Constituent Assembly were held under which
b. France one of the following?
c. India a. Mountbatten Plan
d. South Africa b. Cabinet Mission
Ans. (c) c. Cripps Proposals
75. Regarding the procurement of wheat for d. Wavell Plan
central pool, which one of the following States Ans. (b)
has the highest share of contribution? 83. Who among the following introduced cashew
a. Haryana nut, pineapple and tobacco into India?
b. Madhya Pradesh a. Dutch
c. Punjab b. English
d. Uttar Pradesh c. French
Ans. (c) d. Portuguese
76. So far how many times has the countrywide Ans. (d)
“Economic Census” been done in India? 84. When All India Trade Union Congress was
a. Thrice founded in 1920, who of the following was
b. Five times elected its president?
c. Seven times a. C.R. Das
d. Nine times b. Lala Pajpat Rai
Ans. (b) c. N.M. Joshi
77. Which among the following was the capital of d. V.V. Giri
Shivaji? Ans. (b)
a. Singhagarh 85. Which one of the following was the occasion
b. Raigarh on which Jawaharlal Nehru stepped forward,
c. Panhala as an important national leader?
d. Poona a. Agitation against Rowlatt Act
Ans. (b) b. Launch of Non-Cooperation Movement
78. Who among the following arrived in the court c. Formation of Swaraj Party
of Jehangir as an official ambassador of King d. Agitation against the arrival of Simon
of England? Commission
a. William Hawkins Ans. (d)
b. Sir Thomas Roe 86. At the time of Tripuri Congress Session in
c. Sir Edward Terry 1939 in which Subhash Bose has defeated
d. Bernier Sitaramayya, who among the following had
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withdrawn his candidature from List I
Presidentship? (Book)
a. Abdul Kalam Azad A. Crime and Punishment
b. Jawaharlal Nehru B. Farewell to Arms
c. Jayaprakash Narayan C. The Rights of Man
d. Vallabhbhai Patel D. Unto The Last
Ans. (d, a) List II
87. Which one of the following was not a (Author)
programme of the Non-Cooperation cell given 1. Ernest Hemingway
in 1920? 2. Feodor Dostoyevsky
a. Boycott of titles 3. John Ruskin
b. Boycott of Civil Services 4. Thomas Paine
c. Boycott of English education Code:
d. Boycott of police and army A B C D
Ans. (c) a. 2 3 4 1
88. In which year was Mahatma Gandhi’s famous b. 4 1 2 3
work Hind Swaraj written? c. 4 3 2 1
a. 1907 d. 3 1 4 3
b. 1909 Ans. (d)
c. 1914 93. In India, when both, the offices of the
d. 1934 President and the Vice-President happen to be
Ans. (b) vacant simultaneously, who will discharge the
89. Consider the following statements with duties of the President?
reference to Union Government: a. The Prime Minister
1. The tenure of Chairman/Members of Staff b. The Union Home Minister
Selection Commission is for five years or c. The Speaker of Lok Sabha
still they attain the age of 62 years, d. The Chief Justice of India
whichever is earlier. Ans. (d)
2. The tenure of Chairman/Member of Union 94. For the review of which of the following was a
Public Service Commission is for six years Commission under the chairmanship of Justice
or till they attain the age of 65 years, M.N. Venkatachaliah constituted by Union
whichever is earlier. Government?
Which of the statements given above is/are a. Industrial sickness
correct? b. River water disputes
a. 1 only c. The Constitution of India
b. 2 only d. Centre-State relations
c. Both 1 and 2 Ans. (c)
d. Neither 1 nor 2 95. In which one of the following countries did the
Ans. (c) Industrial Revolution first take place?
90. According to the provisions of the a. USA
Constitution of India, who inquires into all b. UK
doubts and decides disputes arising out of or in c. Germany
connection with the election of Vice-President d. France
of India? Ans. (b)
a. The President of India 96. Who of the following is the author of the
b. The Supreme Court of India famous book ‘Das Kapital’?
c. The Election Commission of India a. Adam Smith
d. The Attorney General of India b. Karl Marx
Ans. (b) c. Rousseau
91. Who among the following tribes live in the d. Voltaire
Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Ans. (b)
Islands? 97. Which one of the following is the correct
a. Apatani statement?
b. Jarawa In the Parliament of India, a money bill can be
c. Munda introduced only with the recommendation of
d. Santhal a. the President of India
Ans. (b) b. the Prime Minister of India
92. Match List I with List II and select the correct c. the Speaker of Lok Sabha
answer using the code given below the lists: d. the Union Finance Minister
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Ans. (a) a. South Africa
98. Which one of the following is a place of b. Iraq
famous Hindu pilgrimage as well as a site of c. Libya
important hydroelectric power project? d. Cambodia
a. Devaprayag Ans. (d)
b. Guntur 105. Recently, the President of India conferred the
c. Nasik-Triambakeshwar India Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament
d. Omkareshwar and Development for 2006 on whom among
Ans. (d) the following?
99. State which one of the following groups of a. Kim Dae Jung
oceanic water currents meet near b. Mohamed El Baradei
‘Newfoundland Island’ of Canada? c. Shirin Ebadi
a. Gulf Stream and Labrador d. Wangari Muta Maathai
b. Kuroshio and Kurile Ans. (d)
c. Agulhas and Mozambique 106. In the year 2007, which one of the following
d. Brazilian and Falkland pairs of countries launched spacecrafts to carry
Ans. (a) out research on the Moon?
100. How many Indian States border Myanmar? a. Australia and Canada
a. Three b. China and Japan
b. Four c. France and Germany
c. Five d. Russia and South Korea
d. Six Ans. (b)
Ans. (b) 107. In December, 2007, which one of the
101. Match List I with List Ii and select the correct following countries launched in interceptor
answer using the code given below the lists: missile called AAD-02 to intercept a ballistic
List I missile?
(Name of the River) a. Iran
A. Godavari b. North Korea
B. Krishna c. India
C. Tapti d. Pakistan
D. Cauvery Ans. (c)
List II 108. Recently, who of the following writers in
(Tributary Joining) English, has been awarded the Sahitya
1. Parna Akademi Fellowship?
2. Hemavati a. Amitav Ghosh
3. Pranhita b. Anita Desai
4. Koyana c. Jhumpa Lahiri
Code: d. Shashi Tharoor
A B C D Ans. (b)
a. 1 4 3 2 109. In the context of Indian Defence, what is
b. 3 2 1 4 Admiral Gorshkov, frequently in the news?
c. 1 2 3 4 a. Stealth worship
d. 3 4 1 2 b. Nuclear powered submarine
Ans. (d) c. Aircraft carrier
102. Where is the Port of East London located? d. Marine oil drilling platform
a. England Ans. (c)
b. Ireland 110. Hugo Chavez, who is frequently in the news,
c. East coast of USA is a President of which one of the following
d. South Africa countries?
Ans. (d) a. Argentina
103. Which one of the following pairs is not b. Brazil
correctly matched? c. Cuba
a. Northern Rhodesia : Namibia d. Venezuela
b. Gold Coast : Ghana Ans. (d)
c. Dutch Guyana : Suriname 111. What is the Defence outlay (approximate) in
d. Dutch East Indies : Indonesia India for the year 2008-09?
Ans. (a) a. Rs. 65,000 crores
104. Khmer Rouge atrocities pertained to which b. Rs. 85,000 crores
one among the following? c. Rs. 95,000 crores
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d. Rs. 1,05,000 crores 116. The well-known sportsman Liu
Ans. (d) Xiang has excelled in which event?
112. What is a major use of allethrin? a. Table Tennis
a. In household insecticides b. Weightlifting
b. In glass manufacture c. Hurdles race
c. In steel manufacture d. Swimming
d. In paints and varnishes Ans. (c)
Ans. (a) 117. Which one of the following subjects is mainly
113. Which one of the following is not correctly dealt with by Montreal Protocol?
match (approximately)? a. Undersea cable network
a. 4 Imperial gallons = 18.18 litres b. International cooperation against terrorism
b. 4 pounds = 1.81 kilograms c. Depletion of Ozone layer
c. 30 pounds per sq. in. = 2.07 kg per sq. cm. d. Exploration of outer space
d. 5 hectares = 18.35 acres Ans. (c)
Ans. (d) 118. From which year does the 11th Five Year Plan
114. Big Mac Index is employed in the start?
determination of which one of the following? a. 2005
a. Infrastructure development b. 2006
b. Purchasing power parity c. 2007
c. Defence budget per capita d. 2008
d. Crop yield Ans. (c)
Ans. (b) 119. In the context of India’s defence, what is C-
115. What does the term ‘Pyrrhic Victory’ imply? 130 J Hercules?
a. A victory in a war wherein Air Force has a. A supersonic fighter jet
played a major role b. A troop transport aircraft
b. A victory achieved at a great cost to the c. An unmanned patrol aircraft
winner d. A multi-purpose amphibious vehicle
c. A victory of a political party wherein Ans. (b)
members of the opposition party have 120. Who among the following is a blanker?
betrayed their own members a. Samir Jain
d. A victory achieved in games as a result of b. Raghav Bahl
match-fixing c. K.V. Kamath
Ans. (b) d. G.M. Rao
Ans. (c)