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GENERAL STUDIES

1. The water pollution in river is measured by B. Potassium nitrate

the dissolved amount of C. Potassium sulphate
a. Chlorine D. Monopotassium tartarate
b. Ozone List II
c. Nitrogen 1. Fertiliser
d. Oxygen 2. Photography
2. Some time back, the Government of India, 3. Bakery
decided to delicense `white goods' 4. Gunpowder
industry. `White goods' include A B C D
a. stainless steel and alumunium utensils a. 2 4 1 3
b. milk and milk products b. 2 4 3 1
c. items purchased for conspicuous c. 4 2 3 1
consumption d. 4 2 1 3
d. soaps, detergents and other mass 6. The four railway junctions shown by
consumption goods numerals 1, 2, 3, 4 on the rough outline
3. Examine the following three statements map of Gujarat are respectively
1. Processed meat is a perishable food.
2. All perishable foods are packed in
sealed tins.
3. Sealed tins sometimes do not contain
processed meat.
Which one of the following inferences can
be drawn from the above statements ?
a. Sealed tins always contain perishable a. Patanpur, Mahesana, Ahmedabad and
food Vadodara
b. Processed meat is sometimes not b. Mahesana, Surendranagar, Rajkot and
packed in sealed tins. Junagarh
c. Processed meat is always packed in c. Palanpur, Kanda, Bhuj and Okla
sealed tins. d. Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Bhavnagar and
d. Non-perishable foods are never packed Broach
in sealed tins. 7. The damage to the Spektr Module of the
4. What is the correct sequence of the Russian Space Station Mir was due to
following Indian states in descending order a. collision with a Soyuz cargo ship
of their length of surface roads per 100 b. faulty material design of the Spektr
km2 of their area? Module
1. Haryana c. explosion inside the space station
2. Maharashtra d. collision with an asteroid
3. Punjab 8. The misery index is the sum of a country's
4. Tamil Nadu unemployment and inflation rate. The
a. 4, 3, 2, 1 higher the index, the more miserable a is
b. 4, 3, 1, 2 the country to live in. The figure given
below is the Misery Index for various
c. 3, 4, 1, 2
countries in Europe
d. 3, 4, 2, 1
5. Match List I with List II and select the
correct answer
List I
A. Potassium bromide
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d. Europe
14. The currency of the proposed European
Monetary Union will be
a. Dollar
b. Euro
c. Guilder
Which of the following conclusions can be d. Mark
drawn from the misery index given above? 15. Which one of the following was the venue
1. Britain is the most miserable country for the preliminary talks between the Sri
to live in. Lankan Government and representatives of
2. The inflation rate in Spain is less than Tamil United Liberation Front and other
in Belgium and Britain. militant groups ?
3. Italy and France seem to have almost a. New Delhi
identical unemployment rate. b. Colombo
4. The higher the misery index the higher c. Thimpu
the inflation rate. d. Madras
Select the correct answer using the codes 16. Consider the following statements
given below regarding asteroids
a. 1 alone 1. Asteroids are rocky debris of varying
b. 2 and 3 sizes orbiting the Sun.
c. 1, 2, 3 and 4 2. Most of the asteroids are small but
d. None some have diameter as large as 1000
9. The meeting of G-15 countries held in km
Malayasia in 1997 was attended by 3. The orbit of asteroids lies between
a. 14 member countries orbits of Jupiter and Saturn.
b. 15 member countries Of these statements
c. 16 member countries a. 1, 2 and 3 are correct
d. 17 member countries b. 2 and 3 are correct
10. Olympics 2004 is to be held in c. 1 and 2 are correct
a. Johannesberg d. 1 and 3 are correct
b. Capetown 17. 'MERCOSUR' consists of group of
c. Rome countries of
d. Sydney a. Africa
11. Which one of the following elements is b. Asia
essential for the construction of nuclear c. Latin America
reactors? d. South East Asia
a. Cobalt 18. Which one of the following countries has
b. Nickel replaced Italy as the major importer of
c. Zirconium bauxite from India ?
d. Tungsten a. Canada
12. The educated middle class in India b. Greece
a. opposed the revolt of 1857 c. Ukraine
b. supported the revolt of 1857 d. United Arab Emirates
c. remained neutral to the revolt of 1857 19. Lord Mountbatten came to India as
d. fought against native rulers Viceroy along with specific instruction to
13. Which one of the following regions of the a. balkanize the Indian sub-continent
world supplies the maximum of our b. keep India united if possible
imported commodities (in terms of rupee c. accept Jinnah's demand for Pakistan
value)? d. persuade the Congress to accept
a. Africa partition
b. America 20. Which one of the following is the correct
c. Asia and Oceania sequence of the states (labeled 1, 2, 3 and
4) of India shown on the map in
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descending order in terms of their Year Rice Wheat Percentage
available ground water-resources for of Wheat to
Rice
irrigation?
1950-51 20.58 6.46 1.4
1960-61 34.58 11.00 31.8
1970-71 42.22 23.83 56.4
1980-81 53.63 36.31 67.7
1990-91 74.29 55.14 74.2
1994-95 81.81 65.77 80.4
1995-96 79.62 62.62 78.6
a. 3, 4, 1, 2 The above table indicates the performance
b. 3, 4, 2, 1 in India in rice and wheat production from
c. 4, 3, 1, 2 1950-51 to 1995-96. Which of the
d. 4, 3, 2, 1 following conclusions arrived at from the
21. Consider the following statements: above table would be valid?
The price of any currency in international 1. Record production of rice as well as
market is decided by the wheat has been in 1994-95
1. World Bank. 2. The ratio of wheat to rice production
2. demand for goods/services provided by seems to have steadily increased over
the country concerned. 16 years
3. stability of the government of the 3. Wheat has not been popular among the
concerned country. Indian population before 1980.
4. economic potential of the country in 4. India became self-sufficient in rice and
question. wheat only after 1990.
Of these statements Select the correct answer using the codes
a. 1, 2, 3 and 4 are correct given below
b. 2 and 3 are correct a. 1 and 2
c. 3 and 4 are correct b. 1, 2, 3 and 4
d. 1 and 4 are correct c. 3 and 4
22. Consider the following statements d. None
Coke is one of the materials of the charge 25. Among the Indian states shown labeled 1,
added to blast furnace for the production 2, 3 and 4 in the rough outline map given,
of steel/iron. Its function is to the correct sequence of descending order
1. act as a reducing agent. of percent of scheduled tribe population to
2. remove silica associated with the iron their total population is :
ore
3. function as fuel, to supply heat.
4. act as an oxidizing agent.
Of these statements
a. 1 and 2 are correct
b. 2 and 4 are correct a. 1, 3, 2, 4
c. 1 and 3 are correct b. 3, 1, 2, 4
d. 3 and 4 are correct c. 3, 1, 4, 2
23. A consumer is said to be in equilibrium, if d. 1, 3, 4, 2
a. he is able to fulfill his need with a 26. Which one of the following sets of states
given level of income stands to benefit the most from the Konkan
b. he is able to live in full comforts with a Railway?
given level of income a. Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala
c. he can fulfill his needs without b. Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil
consumption of certain items Nadu, Kerala
d. he is able to locate new sources of c. Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa, Maharashtra
income d. Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Tamil
24. Production of Rice and Wheat Nadu
(In millions of Tonnes)
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27. The supply-side economics lays greater D. Temperate Forest Research Centre
emphasis on the point of view of Select the correct answer using the codes
a. producer given below
b. global economy A B C D
c. consumer a. 4 3 2 6
d. middle-man b. 4 5 1 6
28. Which one of the following languages c. 2 3 4 5
belongs to the Austric group ? d. 1 6 2 3
a. Maratlti 33. Bharat Ratna was awarded in 1997 to
b. Ladakhi a. Dr. Homi Bhabha (Posthumous)
c. Khasi b. Former President R. Venkataraman
d. Tamil c. Satyajit Ray (Posthumous)
29. Which one of the following metals does d. Dr. Abdul Kalam
not form amalgams? 34. Which of the following statements are true
a. Zinc about the Indian born woman astronaut
b. Copper Kalpana Chawla ?
c. Magnesium 1. She was born in Karnal.
d. Iron 2. She flew on board the shuttle flight
30. Indonesian forest fire in 1997 was caused STS - 87.
by 3. She was trained at the Kennedy Space
a. greenhouse effect Centre.
b. depletion of ozone laver 4. She did a space-walk to retrieve the
c. EL Nino effect Spartan Satellite.
d. None of the above Select the correct answer using the codes
31. LMNOP, is semicircle with center at R given below
and diameter LP, LSR and RQP are also a. 1 and 2
semicircles with centers at T and U and b. 2 and 3
diameters LR= RP =1 /2 LP. The ratio of c. 1, 2 and 3
perimeters of LMNOP and LSRQP us d. 1, 2 and 4
35. A man purchases two clocks A and B at a
total cost of Rs. 650. He sells A with 20%
profit and B at a loss of 25% and gets the
same selling price for both the clocks.
a. 0.75: 1 What are the purchasing price of A and B
b. 1:1 respectively
c. 1 : 0.75 a. Rs. 225 ; Rs. 425
d. 1.25: 1 b. Rs. 250 ; Rs. 400
32. Match the following research institutes A, c. Rs. 275 ; Rs. 375
B, C and D with their respective location d. Rs. 300 ; Rs. 350
labelled as 1 to 6 in the given rough 36. A fuse is used in main electric supply as a
outline map : safety device. Which one of the following
statements about the fuse is correct ?
a. It is connected in parallel with the
main switch
b. It is made mainly from silver alloys
c. It must have a low melting point
d. It must have a very high resistance
37. Assertion A : The Gandhara School of Art
A. Central Drug Research Institute
bears the mark of Hellenistic influence.
B. National Atlas and Thematic Mapping
Reason R: Hinayana form was influenced
Organisation
by that art.
C. National Institute of Ocean
a. Both A and Rare true and R is the
Technology
correct explanation of A

b. Both A and R are true but R is NOT
the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
38. Assertion A : Formic acid is a stronger
acid than acetic acid.
Reason R: Formic acid is an organic acid.
a. Both A and Rare true and R is the
correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is NOT
the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
39. Assertion A : At first the Turkish
administration in India was essentially
military.
Reason R : The country was parcelled out
as 'Iqtas' among leading military leaders.
a. Both A and Rare true and R is the
correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is NOT
the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
40. Assertion A : According to Asoka's edicts
social harmony among the people was
more important than religious devotion.
Reason R : He spread ideas of equity
instead of promotion of religion.
a. Both A and Rare true and R is the
correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is NOT
the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
41. Assertion A : The temperature of a metal
wire rises when an electric current is
passed through it.
Reason R : Collision of metal atoms with
each other releases heat energy.
a. Both A and Rare true and R is the
correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is NOT
the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
42. Assertion A : The Khilafat movement did
bring the urban Muslims into the fold of
the National Movement.
Reason R : There was a predominant
elements of anti-imperialism in both the
National and Khilafat Movement.
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a. Both A and Rare true and R is the
correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is NOT
the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
43. Assertion A: Phenyl is used as a household
germicide. Phenyl is a phenol derivative
and phenol is an effective germicide.
Reason R: Phenyl is a phenol derivative
and phenol is an effective germicide
a. Both A and Rare true and R is the
correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is NOT
the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
44. Assertion A : Partition of Bengal in 1905
brought to an end the Moderates role in the
Indian freedom movement.
Reason R: The Surat session of Indian
National Congress separated the
Extremists from the Moderates.
a. Both A and Rare true and R is the
correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is NOT
the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
45. Assertion A : The first ever Bill to make
primary education compulsory in India
was rejected in 1911
Reason R: Discontent would have
increased every cultivator could read
a. Both A and Rare true and R is the
correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is NOT
the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
46. Assertion A : Sodium metal is stored under
kerosene
Reason R: Metallic sodium melts when
exposed to air
a. Both A and Rare true and R is the
correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is NOT
the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
47. Assertion A : The Congress rejected the
cripps proposals
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Reason R: The Cripps Mission consisted c. Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere,
solely of whites Lonosphere
a. Both A and Rare true and R is the d. Stratosphere, Troposphere, Mesosphere,
correct explanation of A Lonosphere
b. Both A and R are true but R is NOT 52. If 15 pumps of equal capacity can fill a
the correct explanation of A tank in 7 days, then how many extra
c. A is true but R is false pumps will be required to fill the tank in 5
d. A is false but R is true days'?
48. Assertion A : The United States of a. 6
America has threatened to ask the World b. 7
Trade Organisation (WTO) to apply c. 14
sanctions against the developing countries d. 21
for the non-obsergance of I.L.O. 53. Which of the following pairs are correctly
conventions matched'?
Reason R: The United States of America 1. Lothal : Ancient dockyard
itself has adopted and implemented those 2. Sarnath: First Sermon of Buddha
I.L.O. conventions. 3. Rajgir : Lion capital of Ashoka
a. Both A and Rare true and R is the 4. Nalanda: Great seat of Buddhist
correct explanation of A learning
b. Both A and R are true but R is NOT Select the correct answer using the codes
the correct explanation of A given below
c. A is true but R is false a. 1, 2, 3 and 4
d. A is false but R is true b. 3 and 4
49. Assertion A: During the reign of c. 1, 2 and 4
Shahjahan, Dara Sikoh was sent on d. 1 and 2
expedition to Balkha, Badakhshan and 54. Which one of the following pairs of cities
Qandahar. has recently been connected through a 6-
Reason R : The expedition sent by lane express way ?
Shahjahan to the Middle-East was a a. Ahmedabad: Vadodra
marvellous success b. Dhaka : Chittagong
a. Both A and Rare true and R is the c. Islamabad : Lahore
correct explanation of A d. Mumbai : Pune
b. Both A and R are true but R is NOT 55. Match List I with List II and select the
the correct explanation of A correct answer
c. A is true but R is false List-I
d. A is false but R is true A. Ringgit
50. Assertion A : Gandhi stopped the Non-Co- B. Baht
operation Movement in 1922. C. Rupiah
Reason R: Violence at Chauri Chaura led D. Won
him to stop the movement. List II
a. Both A and Rare true and R is the 1. Indonesia
correct explanation of A 2. South Korea
b. Both A and R are true but R is NOT 3. Thailand
the correct explanation of A 4. Malaysia
c. A is true but R is false A B C D
d. A is false but R is true a. 1 3 4 2
51. The correct sequence of different layers of b. 4 3 1 2
the atmosphere from the surface of the c. 1 2 4 3
Earth upwards is
d. 4 2 1 3
a. Troposphere, Stratosphere, Lonosphere,
56. Consumption offish is considered to be
Mesosphere
healthy when compared to flesh of other
b. Stratosphere, Troposphere, Lonosphere,
Mesosphere
animals because fish contains
a. polyunsaturated fatty acids
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b. saturated fatty acids 62. Human Poverty Index was introduced in
c. essential vitamins the Human Development Report of the
d. more carbohydrates and proteins year
57. Consider the following statements Ahadis a. 1994
were those troopers who b. 1995
1. offered their services singly. c. 1996
2. did not attach themselves to any chief. d. 1997
3. has the emperor as their immediate 63. Match List-I with List-II and select the
colonel. correct answer
4. attached themselves to Mirzas. List-I (Disease)
Of these statements A. Malaria
a. 1, 3 and 4 are correct B. Poliomyelitis
b. 1, 2 and 3 are correct C. Tuberculosis
c. 2 and 3 are correct D. Ringworm
d. 1 and 4 are correct List II (Organism)
58. Out of three annual examinations, each 1. Fungi
with a total of 500 marks, a student 2. Bacteria
secured average marks of 45% and 55% in 3. Virus
the first and second annual examinations. 4. Protozoan
To have an overall average of 60%, how A B C D
many marks does the student need to a. 4 3 2 1
secure in the third annual examination ? b. 4 3 1 2
a. 450 c. 3 4 1 2
b. 400 d. 1 2 3 4
c. 350 64. Consider the following
d. 300 1. Tughlaquabad fort.
59. When the Indian Muslim League was 2. Lodi Garden
inducted into the interim government in 3. Qutab Minar.
1946, Liyaqat Ali Khan was assigned the 4. Fatehpur Sikri.
portfolio of The correct chronological order in which
a. Foreign affairs they were built is
b. Home a. 3, 1, 4, 2
c. Finance b. 3, 1, 2, 4
d. Defence c. 1, 3, 2, 4
60. Which one of the following ancient Indian d. 1, 3, 4, 2
records is the earliest royal order to 65. Which one of the following satisfied the
preserve food-grains to be utilised during relationship Dda : aDD :: Rrb: ?
the crises in the country ? a. D D A
a. Sohagaura Copper-plate b. R R R
b. Rummindei pillar-edict of Asoka c. b R R
c. Prayaga-Prasasti d. B B r
d. Mehrauli Pillar inscription of Chandra 66. The concept of Eight-fold path forms the
61. According to Meadows(1972), if the theme of
present trends in world population a. Dipavamsa
industrialization, pollution, food b. Divyavadana
production and resource depletion
c. Mahaparirubban Sutta
continue unchanged, the "Limits to
d. Dharma Chakara Pravartana Sutra .
Growth" on our planet will be reached in
the next 67. The recent Land Mines Conference to sign
the historic treaty was held in the Capital
a. 50 years
city of
b. 100 years
a. Canada
c. 150 years
b. Japan
d. 200 years
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c. Sweden with the diagonal of the square its diameter
d. Zimbabwe its shown in the fixture, then what would
68. Which of the following pairs are correctly be the volume of earth to be removed ?
matched
1. Dow Jones New York
2. Hang Seng Seoul
3. FTSE- 100 London
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below a. (2p - 4) m3
a. 1, 2 and 3 b. (4p - 4) m3
b. 2 and 3 c. (4p - 2) m3
c. 1 and 2 d. (2p - 2) m3
d. 1 and 3 73. Match river labelled A, B, C and D on the
69. The Indian National Congress agreed in given map with their names given in the
1947 to the partition of the country mainly list and select the correct answer
because List-I
a. the principle of two-Nation theory was 1. St. Lawrence
then acceptable to them 2. Orinoco
b. it was imposed by the British 3. Mackenzie
Government and the Congress was 4. Amazon
helpless in this regard 5. Yukon
c. they wanted to avoid large-scale
communal riots
d. India would have otherwise lost the
opportunity to attain freedom
70. Haemophilia is a genetic disorder which
leads to
a. decrease in haemoglobin level
b. rheumatic heart disease
c. decrease in WBC
d. non-clotting of blood
71. Match List-I with List-II and select the A B C D
correct answer a. 4 3 2 1
List-I b. 5 3 1 2
A. 1556 c. 5 4 1 3
B. 1600 d. 3 1 4 2
C. 1686 74. Consider the following statements about
D. 1739 acetylene
List-II 1. It is used in welding industry.
1. Battle of Haldi Ghati 2. It is a raw material for preparing
2. Nadir Shah's capture of Delhi plastics.
3. Death of Shivaji 3. It is easily obtained by mixing silicon
carbide and water.
4. Grant of Charter to East India
Company Of these statements
5. Accession of Akbar a. 1 and 2 are correct
A B C D b. 1 and 3 are correct
a. 3 4 2 1 c. 2 and 3 are correct
b. 5 4 3 2 d. 1, 2 and 3 are correct
c. 5 2 1 4 75. At the time of India's Independence,
Mahatma Gandhi was
d. 1 5 3 2
a. a member of Congress Working
72. A square pond has 2 in sides and is 1 m
Committee
deep. If it is to be enlarged, the depth
remaining the same, into a circular pond b. not a member of the Congress
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c. the President of the Congress b. sea tides
d. the General Secretary of the Congress c. black tides
76. A ball is dropped from the top of a high d. sea flowers
building with a constant acceleration of 9.8 81. Consider the following climatic conditions
m/s2. What will be its velocity after 3 (northern hemisphere) :
seconds'? Temperature °C Rainfall
a. 9.8 m/s Cm.
b. 19.6 m/s J 3.9 4.7
c. 29.4 m/s F 4.4 5.7
d. 39.2 m/s M 8.3 8.2
77. The economist who was associated with A 14.4 9.2
the WTO draft document is M 20.0 9.2
a. A. K. Sen J 23.3 17.7
b. T. N. Srinivasan J 27.8 14.5
c. J. N. Bhagwati b 27.8 14.0
d. Avinash Dixit
S 22.3 12.7
78. One local and another express train were
O 18.3 7.0
proceeding in the same direction on
N 12.2 5.0
parallel tracks at 29 km/hour and 65
km/hour respectively. The driver of the D 6.7 3.5
former notices that it look exactly 16 These are most likely to be found in the
seconds for the faster train to pass by him. natural regions of
What is the length of the faster train? a. China type
a. 60 m b. Equatorial type
b. 120 m c. Hot desert type
c. 160 m d. Monsoon type
d. 240 m 82. A, B, C, D, E and F, not necessarily in that
79. In the given map, the shaded part order are sitting on six chairs regularly
represents Akbar's empire at a certain placed around a round table. It is observed
empire : 'A' stands for an independent that A is between D and F, C is opposite
country and B' marks the site of a city. D, and D and E are not on neighbouring
Which one of the following alternatives chairs.
given all correct information Which one of the following pairs must be
sitting on neighbouring chairs ?
a. A and B
b. C and E
c. B and F
d. A and C
83. The number of economically active
women (excluding students and those
doing domestic duties in their homes) as a
percentage of all women of working age
a. Akbar in 1557: (A) Golkunda, (generally those aged 15-64 years) was the
(B) Lahore highest in 1996 in
b. Akbar in 1557: (A) Khandesh a. USA
(B) Multan b. China
c. Akbar in 1605: (A) Gondwana, c. Russia
(B) Multan d. S. Korea
d. Akbar in 1605: (A) Gondwana, 84. If in a certain code SAND is VDOG and
(B) Lahore BIRD is ELUG, then what is the code for
80. Estuaries possess distinct blooms of LOVE
excessive growth of a pigmented a. PRYG
dinoflagellates. These blooms are called b. ORTG
a. red tides
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c. NPUH a. 40 years
d. ORYH b. 45 years
85. When there is noon at I.S.T. meridian c. 50 years
people on another place of the Earth are d. 60 years
taking their at 6 O'clock morning tea. The 89. The missing fraction in the series given
longitude of the place is below is
a. 17° 30' E 4/ 9, 9 / 20, .... 39 / 86
b. 7° 30' W a. 17 / 40
c. 172° 30' E b. 19 / 42
d. 90° W c. 20 / 45
86. Match List-I with List-II and select the d. 29 / 53
correct answer 90. Which one of the following schedules of
List I the Constitution of India contains
(Special characteristic) provisions regarding anti-defection Act?
A. Smallest planet of the a. Second Schedule
B. Largest planet of the solar system b. Fifth Schedule
C. Planet second from the Sun in the solar c. Eighth Schedule
system d. Tenth Schedule
D. Planet nearest to the 91. Which one of the following types of micro
List II organisms is most widely used in
(Name of planet) industries ?
1. Mercury solar system a. Bacteria
2. Venus b. Bacteria and Fungi
3. Jupiter c. Bacteria and algae
4. Pluto Sun d. Bacteria, microalgae and fungi
5. Saturn 92. Many of the Greeks, Kushanas and Shakas
A B C D embraced Buddhism rather than Hinduism
a. 2 3 5 1 because
b. 3 5 1 2 a. Buddhism was in the ascendant at that
c. 4 1 2 3 time
d. 4 3 2 1 b. they had renounced the policy of war
87. The given map relates to : and violence
c. caste-ridden Hinduism did not attract
them
d. Buddhism provided easier access to
Indian society
93. There are 50 students admitted to a nursery
class. Some students can speak only
English and some can speak only Hindi.
10 students can speak both English and
a. Kaniska at the time of his death Hindi. If the number of students who can
b. Samudragupta after the close of his speak English is 21, then how many
South Indian campaign students can speak only Hindi, how many
c. Asoka towards close of his reign can speak only Hindi and how many can
d. Empire of Thaneswar on the eve of speak only English?
Harsha's accession a. 21, 11 and 29 respectively
88. In a family, a couple has a son and a b. 28, 18 and 22 respectively
daughter. The age of the father is three c. 37, 27 and 13 respectively
times that of his daughter and the age of d. 39, 29 and 11 respectively
the son is half of his mother. The wife is 94. Match the names of outstanding Indian
nine years younger to her husband and the scientists given in List-I with area of their
brother is seven years older than his sister. specialized work given in List-II and select
What is the age of the mother'?
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the correct answer using the codes given a. Peshwa
below the lists b. Sachiv
List-I c. Pandit Rao
A. Dr. Raja Ramanna d. Sumant
B. Dr. M. S. Swaminathan 99. Panchayat Raj was first introduced in India
C. Prof U.R. Rao in October, 1959 in
D. Prof Meghnad Saha a. Rajasthan
List II b. Tamil Nadu
1. Plant Chemistry c. Kerala
2. Nuclear Physics d. Karnataka
3. Thermodynamics 100. Some people in Manipur live in houses
4. Space Research built on floating is lands of weeds and
5. Agricultural sciences decaying'' vegetation held together by
A B C D suspended silt. These islands are called
a. 3 5 2 1 a. Tipis
b. 2 1 4 3 b. Burkhans
c. 2 5 4 3 c. Phoomdis
d. 3 1 4 2 d. lzba
95. The satellites of which one of the 101. The Ashokan major rock edicts which tell
following countries have helped in the us about the Sangam Kingdom include
preparation of a detailed and complete rock edicts
map of Antarctica? a. I and X
a. Canada b. I and XI
b. France c. II and XIII
c. Russia d. II and XI V
d. U.S.A. 102. Which one of the following east flowing
96. The Indian parliamentary system is rivers of India rift valley due to down
different from the British parliamentary warping ?
system in that India has a. Damodar
a. both a real and a nominal executive b. Mahanadi
b. a system of collective responsibility c. Son
c. bicameral legislature d. Yamuna
d. the system of judicial review 103. According to the World Development
97. Match List-I with List-II and select the Report, low income economies are those
correct answer for which the per capita GNP in 1994 was
List-I a. US $ 925 or less
A. A. Fruit b. US $ 825 or less
B. B. Seed c. US $ 725 or less
C. C. Wood d. US $ 525 or less
D. D. Starch 104. Match List-I with List-II and select the
List II correct answer
1. Ovule List-I
2. Leaf A. Theory of Mutation
3. Stem B. Theory of Evolution
4. Ovary C. One gene one enzyme hypothesis
A B C D D. Operon concept
a. 2 1 3 4 List II
b. 4 1 3 2 1. Beadk and Tatum
c. 2 3 1 4 2. Jacob and Monod
d. 4 3 1 2 3. Darwin
98. The member of Shivaji's Astha Pradhana 4. DeVries
who-looked after foreign affairs was A B C D
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a. 3 4 1 2
b. 4 3 1 2
c. 4 3 2 1
d. 3 4 2 1
105. What is the correct sequence of the
following events ?
Among these, those which were threatened
1. Tilak's Home Rule League.
in 1997 by a serious epidemic include
2. Kamagatamaru Incident.
a. teak forests of 3 and 4
3. Mahatma Gandhi's arrival in India.
b. oaks forests of 1 and sal forests of 2
Select the correct answer using the codes
c. sal forests of 3
given below the lists:
d. sandalwood forests of 4
a. 1, 2, 3
111. Simon Commission of 1927 was boycotted
b. 3, 2, 1
because
c. 2, 1, 3
a. there was no Indian Member in the
d. 2, 3, 1
Commission
106. An accurate clock shows the time as 3.00.
b. it supported the Muslim League
After hour hand has move 135°, the time
c. Congress felt that the people of India
would be
are entitled to Swaraj
a. 7.30
d. there were differences among the
b. 6.30
members
c. 8.00
112. The current price index (base 1960) is
d. 9.30 nearly 330. This means that
107. The loss of Qandhar was a big blow to the a. all items cost 3-3 times more than what
Mughal empire from the view point of they did in 1960
a. natural resources b. the prices of certain selected items
b. buffer territory have gone upto 3-3 times
c. communication c. weighted mean of prices of certain
d. strategic stronghold items has increased 3-3 times
108. A tree species in Mauritius failed to d. gold price has gone up 3-3 times
reproduce because of the extinction of a 113.
fruit-eating bird. Which one of the
following was that bird ?
a. Dove
b. Dodo
c. Condor In the above set of figures (I) to (IV), some
d. Skua parts are shown to change their position in
109. Which of the following pairs are correctly a regular direction. Following the same
matched? sequence, which one of the following will
appear at the fifth stage?
1. Mrichchakatikam Shudraka
a.
2. Buddhacharita Vasuvandhu
3. Mudrarakshasha Vishakhadatta
4. Hurshacharita Banabhatta
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below b.
a. 1, 2, 3 and 4
b. 1, 3 and 4
c. 1 and 4
d. 2 and 3 c.
110. Forest areas have been labelled as 1, 2, 3
and 4 in the rough outline map given :

d.
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d. The employed members of Mohan's
family are not honest
118. The banks are required to maintain a
certain ratio between their cash in hand
114. The Indian Muslims in general, were not and total assets. This is called
attracted to the Extremist movement a. SBR (Statutory Bank Ratio)
because of the b. SLR (Statutory Liquid Ratio)
a. influence of the Sir Sayid Ahmed khan c. CBR (Central Bank Reserve)
b. anti-Muslim attitude of Extremist d. CLR (Central Liquid Reserve)
leaders 119. Ergotism is due to consumption of
c. indifference shown to Muslim a. contaminated grains
aspirations b. rotting vegetables
d. Extremists' policy of harping on Hindu c. contaminated water
past d. stale cooked food
115. Which one of the following statements 120. What is the correct chronological order in
regarding starch and cellulose is NOT which the following appeared in India ?
correct ? 1. Gold coins.
a. Both of them are of plant origin 2. Iron plough.
b. Both of them are polymers 3. Punch-marked silver coins.
c. Both of them give colour with iodine 4. Urban culture.
d. Both of them are made up of glucose Select the correct answer using the codes
molecules given below
116. Commercial production of mineral oil has a. 3, 4, 1, 2
started recently in which one of the areas b. 3, 4, 2, 1
of India, labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the rough c. 4, 3, 1, 2
map given below d. 4, 3, 2, 1
121. Match List-I with List-II and select the
correct answer
List-I
(Minerals)
A. Graphite
B. Lead
a. 1 C. Salt
b. 2 D. Silver
c. 3 List II
d. 4 (Mining area)
117. Examine the following statements 1. Bellary
1. All members of Mohan's family are 2. Didwana
2. Some members of Mohan's family are 3. Rampa
not employed. 4. Zawar
3. Some employed persons are not A B C D
honest. a. 3 4 1 2
4. Some honest persons are not b. 1 4 2 3
employed.
c. 3 1 4 2
Which one of the following inferences can
d. 2 3 1 4
be drawn from the above statements ?
122. In a dinner party both fish and meat were
a. All members of Mohan's family are
served. Some took only fish and some only
employed
meat. There were some vegetarians who
b. The employed members of Mohan's did not accept either. The rest accepted
family are honest both fish and meat.
c. The honest members of Mohan's Which one of the following logic diagrams
family are not employed correctly reflects the above situation ?
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a. c. 1, 3, 4, 2
d. 3, 1, 4, 2
127. Nobel Prize in Economics for the year
1997 was awarded for contribution in the
area of
b. a. International Economics
b. Financial Economics
c. Public Economics
d. Development Economics
128. Match List-I with List-II and select the
c. correct answer
List-I
(Places)
A. Jamnagar 1.
B. Hospet
C. Korba
d. D. Haldia
List- II
(Industries)
1. Aluminium
2. Woolen Textile
123. Which one of the following events, was 3. Fertilizers
characterized by Montague as 'Preventive 4. Cement
Murder? 5. Iron and Steel
a. Killing of INA activists A B C D
b. Massacre of Jallianwalla Bagh a. 4 3 1 2
c. Shooting of the Mahatma b. 2 5 1 3
d. Shooting of Curzon-Wythe c. 4 5 2 1
124. Fawazil in the Sultanate period means d. 2 1 4 3
a. extra payment made to the nobles 129. The complete conversion of glucose in the
b. revenue assigned in lieu of salary presence of oxygen into carbon dioxide
c. excess amount paid to the exchequer and water with release of energy is called
by the iqtadars a. aerobic respiration
d. illegal exactions extracted from the b. anaerobic respiration
peasants c. glycolysis
125. The discovery of Oak flora in 1966 added d. hydrolysis
a new chapter to the history of Indian 130. Which one of the following defines
Sericulture. Which one of the following extremist ideology during the early phase
states is the leading producer of Oak tasar of Indian freedom movement'?
silk ? a. Stimulating the production of
a. Assam indigenous articles by giving them
b. Bihar preference over imported commodities
c. Manipur b. Obtaining self-government by
d. Orissa aggressive means in place of petitions
126. What is the correct sequence of the and constitutional ways
following events ? c. Providing national education according
1. The August offer. to the requirements of the country
2. The I.N.A. trial. d. Organizing coups against the British
3. The Quit India Movement. empire through military revolt
4. The Royal Indian Naval Ratings 131. In the vicinity of Mumbai, a number of
Revolt. specialized towns have been developed.
Select the correct answer using the codes Match the lists of specialization with
given below towns and select the correct answer using
a. 1, 3, 2, 4 the codes given below the lists:
b. 3, 1, 2, 4
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List-I A. Cotton
(Towns) B. Gram
A. Alibag C. Black pepper
B. Balapur D. Pineapple
C. Nhava Sheva List II
D. Ratnagiri (Foremost Producer)
List- II 1. Madhya Pradesh
(Specialization) 2. Gujarat
1. Fishing Centre 3. West Bengal
2. Holiday Resort 4. Kearla
3. Petro-Chemical complex A B C D
4. Port a. 2 1 4 3
A B C D b. 2 1 3 4
a. 1 3 2 4 c. 1 2 4 3
b. 2 3 4 1 d. 1 2 3 4
c. 3 4 2 1 137. Which one of the following is the correct
d. 2 1 4 3 sequence of decreasing order of the given
132. The accounting year of the Reserve Bank currencies in terms of their value in Indian
of India is Rupees ?
a. April-March a. US dollar, Canadian dollar, New
b. July-June Zealand dollar, Hong Kong dollar
c. October-September b. US dollar, New Zealand dollar,
d. January-December Canadian dollar, Hong Kong dollar
133. The Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to have c. US dollar, Hong Kong dollar, New
built the biggest network of canals in India Zealand dollar, Canadian dollar
was d. US dollar, Hong Kong dollar,
a. Iltutmish Canadian dollar, New Zealand dollar
b. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq 138. 'Eco mark' is given to the Indian products
c. Feroze Shah Tughlaq that are
d. Sikandar Lodi a. pure and unadulterated
134. The major chemical compound found in b. rich in proteins
human kidney stone is c. environment friendly
a. Uric acid d. economically viable
b. Calcium carbonate 139. A, B, C, D, E, F and G are members of a
c. Calcium oxalate family consisting of 4 adults and 3
d. Calcium sulphate children, two of whom, F and G are girls.
135. Which of the following pairs are correctly A and D are brothers and A is a doctor. E
matched? is an engineer married to one of the
1. Theodore Beck: Mohammadan brothers and has two children. B is married
Anglo-Oriental College, Aligarh to D and G is their child. Who is C?
2. Ilbert Bill: Ripon a. G's brother
3. Pherozeshah Mehta: Indian National b. F's father
Congress. c. E's daughter
4. Badruddin Tyabji: Muslim League d. A's son
Select the correct answer using the codes 140. Capital Account Convertibility of the
given below Indian Rupee implies
a. 1, 2, 3 and 4 a. that the Indian Rupee can be
b. 2 and 4 exchanged by the authorized dealers
c. 1, 3 and 4 for travel
d. 1, 2 and 3 b. that the Indian Rupee can be
136. Match List-I with List-II and select the exchanged for any major currency for
correct answer the purpose of trade in goods and
List-I services
(Agricultural products)
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c. that the Indian Rupee can be 146. Which one of the following ports shown
exchanged for any major currency for on the rough outline map of India is a
the purpose of trading financial assets riverine port'?
d. none of the above
141. What are the official languages of the U.
N. O ?
a. English, French and Russian
b. English, French, German and Russian
c. English, French, Russian, Chinese and a. 1
Hindi b. 2
d. English, French, Chinese, Russian, c. 3
Arabic and Spanish d. 4
142. The rough outline map given shows 147. Who was the leader of the Ghaddar Party'?
centres if cement industry labelled 1, 2, 3 a. Bhagat Singh
and 4. Match these centres with the b. Lala Hardayal
following c. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
d. V.D. Savarkar
148. Which of the following Parties were not a
part of the United Front which was in
power during '96-97' '?
1. Bahujana Samaj Party.
2. Samata Party:
3. Haryana Vikas Patty.
Names 4. Asom Gana Parishad.
A. Katni Select the correct answer using the codes
B. Tirunelveli given below
C. Sikka a. 1, 2, 3 and 4
D. Churk b. 1, 2 and 3
A B C D c. 3 and 4
a. 3 4 2 1 d. 1 and 2
b. 2 4 1 3 149. World Environment Conference to discuss
c. 1 2 4 3 global warming was held in 1997 in
d. 2 3 1 4 a. Stockholm
143. The Congress is tottering to its fall and one b. Riodejaneiro
of my great ambitions while in India, is to c. Paris
assist it to a peaceful demise." This d. Kyoto
statement is attributed to 150. Match List-I with List-II and select the
a. Lord Duferin correct answer
b. Lord Curzon List-I
c. Lord Lytton A. Blue Vitriol
d. None of the above B. Epsom salt
144. Economic Survey in India is published C. Baking soda
officially, every year by the D. Caustic soda
a. Reserve Bank of India List-II
b. Planning Commission of India 1. Sodium Biocarbonate
c. Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India 2. Sodium Hydrooxide
d. Ministry of Industries, Govt. of India 3. Magnesium Sulphate
145. One Astronomical Unit is the average 4. Copper Sulphate
distance between A B C D
a. Earth and the Sun a. 3 4 2 1
b. Earth and the Moon b. 4 3 2 1
c. Jupiter and the Sun c. 3 4 1 2
d. Pluto and the Sun d. 4 3 1 2