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GENERAL STUDIES

1. Consider the following financial institution a. 3 2 4 1

of India: b. 2 3 4 1
1. Industrial Finance Corporation of India c. 3 2 1 4
(IFCI). d. 2 3 1 4
2. Industrial Credit and Investment 4. Consider the following statements:
Corporation of India (ICICI). 1. In equatorial regions, the year is
3. Industrial Development Bank of India divided into four main seasons.
(IDBI). 2. In Mediterranean region, summer
4. National Bank for Agriculture and receives more rain.
Rural Development (NABARD). 3. In China type climate, rainfall occurs
The correct chronological sequence of the throughout the year.
establishment of these institutions is 4. Tropical highlands exhibit vertical
a. 1, 2, 3, 4 zonation of different climates.
b. 2, 3, 4, 1 Which of these statements are correct?
c. 3, 4, 1, 2 a. 1, 2, 3 and 4
d. 4, 1, 2, 3 123. b. 1, 2 and 3
2. During the Indian freedom struggle, the c. 1, 2 and 4
Khudai Khidmatgars, also known as Red d. 3 and 4
Shirts, called for 5. A World Summit with representation from
a. the Union of Pashtun tribal areas in all the countries will be held in
north-west with the Afghanistan Johannesburg in September 2002 on the
b. the adoption of terrorist tactics and subject of
methods for terrorizing and finally a. AIDS control
ousting the colonial rulers b. Global terrorism
c. the adoption of communist c. Human Rights
revolutionary Ideology for political d. Sustainable development
and social reform 6. Which one of the following statements is
d. the Pathan regional nationalist unity not correct?
and a struggle against colonialism a. All echinoderms are viviparous
3. Match List I (Commission) with List II b. Roundworm has no circulatory system
(Matter of enquiry) and select the correct c. In bony fishes, swim bladder is usually
answer using the codes given below the present
lists: d. In cartilaginous fishes, fertilization is
List I internal
(Commission) 7. Assume that the moon takes exactly 30
A. Wadhwa Commission days to complete the cycle and also
B. Liberhan Commission assume that it rises in the East exactly at
C. Sri Krishna Commission 6.48 p.m. on the first day. ON the fourth
D. Jain Commission day, at what time will it rise?
List II a. 8.24 p.m.
(Matter of Enquiry) b. 9.12 p.m.
1. The assistance of Rajiv Gandhi c. 10.00 p.m.
2. Killing of Graham Staines d. 11.48 p.m.
3. Demolition of a religious structure At 8. Match List I (Scientists) with List II
Ayodhya (Achievement) and select the correct
4. Riots in Mumbai in 1993 answer using the codes given below the
Code: lists:
A B C D List I
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(Scientists) c. it has been refused loans or aid by
A. Arber and Smith creditors abroad
B. Feldman d. the World Bank charges a very high
C. Mullis rate of interest on outstanding as well
D. Temin and Baltimore as new loans
List II 13. Which one of the following statements is
Achievement) correct?
1. Developed Transgenic Plants with a. Prions are the smallest tree-living cells
Agrobacterium T-DNA b. The cell wall of Mycoplasmas is made
2. Discovered endonucleases up of amino sugars
3. Discovered reverse transcriptase c. Viroids consist of a single-stranded
4. Discovered polymerase Chain reaction RNA molecule
Codes: d. Rickettsias lack cell wall
A B C D 14. Match List I (Country) with List II
a. 2 1 4 3 (President) and select the correct answer
b. 1 2 4 3 using the codes given below the lists:
c. 2 1 3 4 List I (Country)
d. 1 2 3 4 A. Congo
9. Berber speaking community, frequently in B. Nigeria
the news, lives in C. Uganda
a. Afghanistan D. Zambia
b. Algeria List II (President)
c. Argentina 1. Levy Mwanawasa
d. Australia 2. Joseph Kabila
10. In the case of election to the Lok Sabha, 3. Olusegum Obasanjo
the amount of Security deposited for 4. Yoweri Museveni
general category candidates and SC/ST Codes:
category candidates respectively is A B C D
a. Rs. 5,000 and Rs. 2,500 a. 2 3 4 1
b. Rs. 10,000 and Rs. 2,500 b. 3 2 1 4
c. Rs. 10,000 and Rs. 5,000 c. 2 3 1 4
d. Rs. 15,000 and Rs. 7,500 d. 3 2 4 1
11. With reference to Power Sector in India, 15. Consider the following ecosystems:
consider the following statements: 1. Taiga
1. Rural electrification has been treated as 2. Tropical evergreen
a Basic Minimum Service under the 3. Tropical deciduous
Prime Minister’s Gramodaya Yojna. 4. Tundra
2. 100 percent Foreign Direct Investment The correct sequence in decreasing order
in power is allowed without upper of the albedo values of these ecosystems is
limit. a. 1, 4, 3, 2
3. The Union Ministry of Power has b. 4, 1, 2, 3
signed a Memoranda of Understanding c. 4, 1, 3, 2
with 14 States. d. 1, 4, 2, 3
Which of these statements is/are correct? 16. Consider the following statements Full
a. 1 only convertibility of the rupee may mean
b. 1 and 2 1. its free float with other international
c. 2 and 3 currencies.
d. 3 only 2. its direct exchange with any other
12. A country is said to be in debt trap if international currency at any
a. it has to abide by the conditionalities prescribed place inside and outside the
imposed by the International Monetary country.
Fund 3. it acts just like another international
b. it has to borrow to make interest currency.
payments on outstanding loans Which of these statements are correct?

a. 1 and 2
b. 1 and 3
c. 2 and 3
d. 1, 2 and 3
17. The sea coast of which one of the
following states has become famous as a
nesting place for the giant Olive Ridley
turtles from South America?
a. Goa
b. Gujarat
c. Orissa
d. Tamil Nadu
18. With reference to Indian satellites and
their launchers, consider the following
statements
1. All the INSAT-series of satellites were
launched abroad.
2. PSLVs were used to launch IRS-series
of satellites.
3. India used the indigenously built
cryogenic engines for the first time for
powering the third stage of SLV.
4. GSAT, launched in the year 2001, has
payloads to demonstrate digital
broadcasts and internet services.
Which of these statements are correct?
a. 1, 2, 3 and 4
b. 2, 3 and 4
c. 1, 2 and 4
d. 1 and 3
19. The 93rd Constitutional Amendment Bill
deals with the
a. Continuation of reservation for
backward classes in government
employment.
b. Free and compulsory education for all
children between the age of 6 and 14
years
c. Reservation of 30 percent posts for
women in government recruitments
d. Allocation of more number of
parliamentary seats for recently created
States.
20. Assertion (A): Drinking of whisky
increases the frequency of urination
Reason (R): Alcohol intake speeds up the
secretion of vasopressin in the body.
a. Both A and R are individually true and
R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are individually true but
R is not a correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
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d. A is false but R is true
21. Assertion (A): Muhammad bin Tughlaq
left Delhi, and, for two years lived in a
camp called Swarga-dwari.
Reason (R): At that time, Delhi was
ravaged by a form of plague and many
people died.
a. Both A and R are individually true and
R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are individually true but
R is not a correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
22. Assertion (A): With the increase of
temperature, the viscosity of glycerine
increases.
Reason (R): Rise of temperature increases
kinetic energy of molecules.
a. Both A and R are individually true and
R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are individually true but
R is not a correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
23. Assertion (A): The effect of labour
participation in the Indian nationalist
upsurge of the early 1930s was weak.
Reason (R): The labour leaders considered
the ideology of Indian National Congress
as bourgeois and reactionary.
a. Both A and R are individually true and
R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are individually true but
R is not a correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
24. Assertion (A): Synthetic detergents can
lather well in hard water.
Reason (R): Synthetic detergents form
soluble calcium and magnesium salts with
hard water.
a. Both A and R are individually true and
R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are individually true but
R is not a correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
25. Assertion (A): 600-650 latitudes in both the
hemispheres have a low pressure belt
instead of high pressure.
Reason (R): The low-pressure areas are
permanent over oceans rather than on land.

a. Both A and R are individually true and
R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are individually true but
R is not a correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
26. Assertion (A): Artificial satellites are
always launched from the earth in the
eastward direction.
Reason (R): The earth rotates from west to
east and so the satellite attains the escape
velocity.
a. Both A and R are individually true and
R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are individually true but
R is not a correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
27. Assertion (A): Human diet should
compulsorily contain Glycrine, Serine and
Tyrosin.
Reason (R): Essential amino acids cannot
be synthesized in the human body.
a. Both A and R are individually true and
R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are individually true but
R is not a correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
28. Assertion (A): The surface winds spiral
inwards upon the center of the cyclone.
Reason (R): Air descends in the center of
the cyclone.
a. Both A and R are individually true and
R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are individually true but
R is not a correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
29. Assertion (A): An iron ball floats on
mercury but gets immersed in water.
Reason (R): The specific gravity of iron is
more than that of mercury.
a. Both A and R are individually true and
R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are individually true but
R is not a correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
30. A complete cycle of a traffic light takes 60
seconds. During each cycle the light is
green for 25 seconds, yellow for 5
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seconds, and red for 30 seconds. At a
randomly chosen time, the probability that
the light will not be green is:
a. 1/3
b. 1/4
c. 5/12
d. 7/12 2
31. The last opportunity to avoid the partition
of India was lost with the rejection of
a. Cripps Mission
b. Rajagopalachari Formula
c. Cabinet Mission
d. Wavell Plan
32. With reference to India, which one of the
following statements is not correct?
a. About one-third of the area of the
country records more than 750
millimeters of annual rainfall
b. The dominant source of irrigation in
the country is wells
c. Alluvial soil is the predominant type of
soil in the northern plains of the
country
d. The mountain areas account for about
thirty percent of the surface area of the
country
33. A solid cube just gets completely
immersed in water when a 0.2 kg mass is
placed on it. If the mass is removed, the
cube is 2 cm above the water level. What
is the length of each side of the cube?
a. 12 cm
b. 10 cm
c. 8 cm
d. 6 cm
34. The historian Barani refused to consider
the state in India under Delhi Sultans as
truly Islamic because
a. the majority of the population did not
follow Islam
b. the Muslims theologists were often
disregarded
c. the Sultan supplemented the Muslim
law by framing his own regulations
d. religious freedom was accorded to
non-Muslims
35. Who among the following won the men’s
singles title at the World Badminton
Championship in the year 2001?
a. Gopichand
b. Hendrawn
c. Ji Xin Peng
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d. Peter Gade 41. For short-term climate predictions, which
36. With reference to the latest development in one of the following events, detected in the
stem cell research, consider the following last decade, is associated with occasional
statements: weak monsoon rains in the Indian
1. The only source of human stem cells subcontinent?
are the embryos at blastocyst stage. a. La Nina
2. The stem cells can be derived without b. Movement of Jet Streams
causing destruction to blastocysts. c. El Nino and Southern Oscillations
3. The stem cells can regenerate d. Greenhouse effect on global level
themselves in vitro virtually forever. 42. In the map given below, four islands of
4. Indian research centers also created a Indian Ocean region i.e.
few cell lines which can be developed A. Seychelles
into many types of tissues. Which of B. Chagos
these statements are correct? C. Mauritius and
a. 1, 2, 3 and 4 D. Socotra
b. 1, 2 and 3
c. 1, 2 and 4
d. 3 and 4
37. In the year 2001, NASA launched a
spacecraft to Mars named
a. Mars Climate Oribter
b. Mars Global Surveyer
c. Mars Odyssey
d. Mars Pollar Lander
are marked as 1, 2, 3 and 4. Match them
38. Consider the following climatic and and select the correct answer from the
geographical phenomena: codes given below
1. Condensation Codes:
2. High temperature and humidity A B C D
3. Orography a. 1 3 4 2
4. Vertical wind Thunder Cloud b. 3 1 2 4
development is due to which of these
c. 1 3 2 4
phenomena?
d. 3 1 4 2
a. 1 and 2
43. World Development Report” is an annual
b. 2, 3 and 4
publication of
c. 1, 3 and 4
a. United Nations Development
d. 1, 2, 3 and 4 Programme
39. A trader fixed the price of an article in b. International Bank of Reconstruction
such a way that by giving a rebate of 10% and Development
on the price fixed he made a profit of 15%.
c. World Trade Organisation
If the cost of the article is Rs. 72, the price
fixed on it is d. International Monetary Fund
a. Rs. 82.80 44. Match List I (Ancient site) with List II
(Archaeological finding) and select the
b. Rs. 90.00
correct answer sing the codes given below
c. Rs. 92.00 the lists:
d. Rs. 97.80 List I (Ancient site)
40. Among living organisms, which one of the A. Lothal
following is the most responsible factor for
B. Kalibangan
bringing about the origin of a new species?
C. Dholavira
a. Isolation
D. Banawali
b. Mutation
List II
c. Natural Selection
(Archaeological finding)
d. Sexual Reproduction
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1. Ploughed field State aid, on grounds of religion, race,
2. Dockyard caste, language or any of them.
3. Terracotta Replica of a Plough Codes:
4. An inscription Comprising ten Large A B C D
sized signs of the Harappan Script a. 2 4 3 1
Codes: b. 3 1 2 4
A B C D c. 2 1 3 4
a. 1 2 3 4 d. 3 4 2 1
b. 2 1 4 3 48. In ancient Indian Buddhist monasteries, a
c. 1 2 4 3 ceremony called Pavarana used to be held.
d. 2 1 3 4 It was the
45. Which one of the following statements is a. occasion to elect the Sanghaparinayaka
not correct? and two speakers one on Dhamma and
a. The statue of Gomateshwara at the other on Vinaya
Sravanabelagola represents the last b. confession by monks of their offences
Tirthankara of Jains committed during their stay in the
b. India’s largest Buddhist monastery is monasteries during the rainy season
in Arunachal Prades c. ceremony of initiation of new person
c. The Khajuraho temples were built into the Buddhist Sangha in which the
under Chandela Kings head is shaved and when yellow robes
d. The Hoyasalesvara temple is dedicated are offered
to Siva d. gathering of Buddhist monks on the
46. Open stunted forests with bushes and next day to the full moon day of
small trees having long roots and sharp Ashdha when they take up affixed
thorns or spines are commonly found in abode for the next four months or rainy
a. Eastern Orissa season
b. North-Eastern Tamil Nadu 49. Consider the volumes of the following:
c. Siwaliks and Terai region 1. A parallelepiped of length 5 cm and
d. Western Andhra Pradesh length 3 cm and height 4 cm
47. Match List I (Article of Indian 2. A cube of each side 4 cm
Constitution) with List II (Provisions) and 3. A cylinder of radius 3 cm and length 3
select the correct answer using the codes cm
given below the lists: 4. A sphere of radius 3 cm
List I (Article of Indian Constitution) The volumes of these in the decreasing
A. Article 16(2) order is
B. Article 29(2) a. 1, 3, 2, 4
C. Article 30(1) b. 4, 2, 3, 1
D. Article 31(1) c. 1, 2, 3, 4
List II (Provisions) d. 4, 3, 2, 1
1. No person shall be deprived of His 50. Consider the following statements: The
property Save by the Authority of law Draft Electricity Bill, 2001 seeks to
2. No person can be discriminated against replace
in the matter of public appointment on 1. Indian Electricity Act, 1910
the ground of race, religion or caste 2. Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948
3. All minorities whether based on 3. Electricity Regulatory Commission
religion or language shall have the Act, 1998
fundamental right to establish and 4. State Electricity Boards
administer educational institutions of Which of these statements are correct?
their choice a. 1, 2 and 3
4. No citizen shall be denied admission b. 2, 3 and 4
into any educational institution c. 1, 2 and 4
maintained by the State, or receiving d. 1, 3 and 4
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51. Consider the following statements: a. The Earth is the densest of all the
1. The world Intellectual Property planets in our solar system
Organisation (WIPO) is a specialized b. The predominant element in the
agency of United Nations System of composition of Earth is silicon
Organisation. c. The Sun contains 75 percent of the
2. WIPO has its headquarters at Rome. mass of the solar system
3. The Trade Related Aspects of d. The diameter of the Sun is 190 times
Intellectual property Rights (TRIPS) that of the Earth
Agreement is binding on all WTO 57. Which one of the following statements if
members? not correct?
4. Least developed country members of a. The boiling point of an aqueous
WTO are not required to apply the solution is higher than that of pure
provisions of TRIPS Agreements for a water
period of 20 years from the general b. Addition of solutes to a solution causes
date of application of the Agreement. an increase in its water potential
Which of these statements are correct? c. The vapour pressure of the water in a
a. 1, 2, 3 and 4 solution is lower than that of pure
b. 2, 3 and 4 water
c. 1, 2 and 4 d. When a solution is separated from
d. 1 and 3 water by a semi-permeable membrane,
52. India has the maximum volume of foreign water movement can be prevented by
trade with applying pressure to the solution
a. USA 58. With reference to Indian agriculture,
b. Japan which one of the following statements is
c. Germany correct?
d. UAE a. About 90 percent of the area under
53. Which one of the following is not a pulses in India is rainfed.
lagoon? b. The share of pulses in the gross
a. Ashtamudi lake cropped area at the national level has
b. Chilka lake doubled in the last two decades
c. Periyar lake c. India accounts for about 15 percent of
the total area under rice in the world
d. Pulicat lake
d. Rice occupies about 34 percent of the
54. Ticks and mites are actually
gross cropped area of India
a. Arachnids
59. With reference to Sufism in Indian history
b. Crustaceans consider the following statements:
c. Insects 1. Shaikh Ahmad Sarhandi was a
d. Myriapods contemporary of Ibrahim Lodi
55. With reference to the blood in a normal 2. Shaikh nasiruddin Chirg-Dehlavi was a
person, which one of the following disciple of Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya
statements is correct? 3. Aurangzeb was a contemporary of
a. Compared to arteries, veins are less Shaikh Salim Chisti
numerous and hold less of the body’s 4. The Qadiri order of Sufis was first
blood at any given time introduced in India by Shaikh
b. Blood cells constitute about 70 percent Niamtullah and Makhdum Muhammad
of the total volume of the blood Jilani
c. White Blood Cells (WBC) are made by Which of these statements are correct?
lymph nodes only a. 1 and 2
d. The blood has more platelets than b. 1 and 3
WBC
c. 2 and 3
56. Which one of the following statements if
d. 2 and 4
correct with reference to our solar system?
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60. The salaries and allowances of the Judges d. borrowings from International
of the High Court are charged to the Monetary Fund
a. Consolidated Fund of India 66. Which reference to the Indian economy
b. Consolidated Fund of the State consider the following activities
c. Contingency Fund of India 1. Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
d. Contingency Fund of the State 2. Manufacturing
61. Consider the following plants: 3. Trade, Hotels, Transport and
1. Bougainvillea Communication
2. Carnations 4. Financing, Insurance, Real Estate and
3. Cocoa Business services
4. Grapes The decreasing order of the contribution of
Which of these plants are propagated by these sectors to the Gross Domestic
stem cuttings? Product (GDP) at factor cost at constant
a. 1 and 2 prices (2000-01) is
b. 2, 3 and 4 a. 3, 1, 2, 4
c. 1, 3 and 4 b. 1, 3, 4, 2
d. 1, 2, 3 and 4 c. 3, 4, 1, 2
62. The members of the Constituent Assembly d. 1, 3, 2, 4
which drafted the Constitution of India 67. Who among the following set a new
were national record in the women’s Pole-vault
a. nominated by the British parliament event in the 7th edition of Senior
b. nominated by the Governor General Federation Cup held in Karnataka in the
year 2001?
c. elected by the Legislative Assemblies
of various provinces a. G. G. Pramila
d. elected by the Indian national Congress b. Jyothna Deka
and Muslim League c. Karamjeet Kaur
63. A train of length 150 meters, moving at a d. Manisha Dey
speed of 90 km/hr can cross a 200 metre 68. The main reason for unrest and violence in
bridge in Zimbabwe in recent years is due to
a. 8 seconds a. conflict between different native ethnic
b. 14 seconds groups
c. 6 seconds b. prolonged crisis over land reforms
d. 15 seconds c. economic crisis due to continuous
64. The ancient Indian play Mudrarakshasa of drought and famine
Vishkhadutt has its subject on d. power struggle between political
a. a conflict between Gods and Demons groups of white European settlers and
of ancient Hindu lore native black community
b. a romantic story of an Aryan prince 69. Match List I (Artist) with List II (Art) and
and a tribal woman select the correct answer using the codes
given below the lists:
c. the story of the power struggle
between two Aryan tribes List I (Artist)
d. the court intrigues at the time of A. Hiren Bhattacharya
Chandragupta Maurya B. Malini Rajurkar
65. India’s external debt increased from US $ C. Pratibha Prahlad
98,158 million as at the end of March 2000 D. Vempati Chinna
to US $ 100,225 million as at the end of List II (Art)
March 2001 due to increase in 1. Bharatanatyam dance
a. multilateral and bilateral debt 2. Hindustani Vocal music
b. rupee debt 3. Kuchipudi Dance
c. commercial borrowings and NRI 4. Puppetry Satyam
deposits Codes:
A B C D
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a. 4 2 1 3 1. Ocean currents are the slow surface
b. 3 1 2 4 movement of water in the ocean
c. 4 1 2 3 2. Ocean currents assist in maintaining
d. 3 2 1 4 the Earth’s heat balance
70. Consider the following natural 3. Ocean currents are set in motion
phenomena: primarily by prevailing winds
1. Terrestrial heating 4. Ocean currents are affected by the
2. Reflection of light configuration of the ocean
3. Refraction of light Which of these statements are correct?
4. Diffraction of light a. 1 and 2
Due to which of these phenomena is b. 2, 3 and 4
mirage formed? c. 1, 3 and 4
a. 1 and 2 d. 1, 2, 3 and 4
b. 2, 3 and 4 76. Which country among the following has
c. 1 and 3 been involved in two ties in Test cricket?
d. 4 only a. Australia
71. HINDALCO, an aluminium factory b. India
located at Renukut owes its site basically c. West Indies
to d. England
a. proximity of raw materials 77. Match List I (Organisation) with List II
b. abundant supply of power (Headquarters) and select the correct
c. efficient transport network answer using the codes given below the
d. proximity to the market lists:
72. In the context of organic evolution, the List I (Organisation)
loss of limbs of snakes is explained by the A. International Atomic Energy Agency
phenomenon of B. International Telecommuni- Cation
a. use and disuse of organs Union
b. adaptation to living in burrows C. Council of the European Union
c. natural selection D. Organisation For Economic
d. inheritance of acquired characters Cooperation and Development
73. The purpose of the inclusion of Directive List II (Headquarters)
Principles of State Policy in the Indian 1. Brussels
Constitution is to establish 2. Geneva
a. political democracy 3. Paris
b. social democracy 4. Vienna
c. Gandhian democracy Codes:
d. Social and economic democracy A B C D
74. Consider the following statements: The a. 1 2 4 3
objectives of the National Renewal Fund b. 4 3 1 2
set up in February 1992 were c. 1 3 4 2
1. to give training and counseling for d. 4 2 1 3
workers affected by retrechment or 78. With reference to the Public Sector
VRS. Undertaking in India, consider the
2. redeployment of workers. following statements:
Which of these statements is/are correct? 1. Minerals and Metals Trading
a. Neither 1 nor 2 Corporation of India Limited is the
b. Both 1 and 2 largest non-oil importer of the country.
c. 1 only 2. Project and Equipment Corporation of
d. 2 only India Limited is under the Ministry of
75. Consider the following statements: Industry.
3. One of the objectives of Export Credit
Guarantee Corporation of India
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Limited is to enforce quality control a. Planning Commission is accountable
and compulsory pre-shipment to Parliament
inspection of various exportable b. President can make ordinance only
commodities. when either of the two Houses of
Which of these statements is/are correct? Parliament is not in session
a. 1 only c. The minimum age prescribed for
b. 1 and 2 appointment as a Judge of the Supreme
c. 2 and 3 Court is 40 years
d. 3 only d. National Development Council is
79. Match List I (Book) with List II (Author) constituted of Union Finance Minister
and select the correct answer using the and the Chief Ministers of all the
codes given below the lists: States
List I 82. The correct sequence of the eastward
(Book) flowing rivers of the peninsular India from
A. Autobiography of an Unknown Indian north to south is
B. India: A Wounded Civilization a. Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Godavari,
C. Confessions of a Lover Krishna, Pennar, Cauvery and Vagai
D. The English Teacher b. Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Krishna,
Godavari, Cauvery, Vagai and Pennar
List II
c. Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Godavari,
(Author)
Krishna, Cauvery, Pennar and Vagai
1. Mulk Raj Anand
d. Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Krishna,
2. Nirad C. Chaudhuri Godavari, Cauvery, Vagai and Pennar
3. R. K. Narayan 83. The world’s highest ground based
4. V. S. Naipaul telescopic observatory is located in
Codes: a. Colombia
A B C D b. India
a. 1 3 2 4 c. Nepal
b. 2 4 1 3 d. Switzerland
c. 1 4 2 3 84. Two ladies simultaneously leave cities. A
d. 2 3 1 4 and B connected by a straight road and
80. With reference to the Indian Public travel towards each other. The first lady
Finance, consider the following travels 2km/hr faster than the second lady
statements: and reaches B one hour before the second
1. External liabilities reported in the lady reaches A. The two cities A and B are
Union Budget are based on historical 24 km apart. How many kilometers does
exchange rates. each lady travel in one hour?
2. The continued high barrowing has kept a. 5 km, 3 km
the real interest rates high in the b. 7 km, 5 km
economy. c. 8 km, 6 km
3. The upward trend in the ratio of Fiscal d. 16 km, 14 km
Deficit to GDP in recent years has an 85. Consider the following names:
adverse effect to private investments. 1. Arehibiship Desmond Tutu
4. Interest payments is the single largest 2. Lech Walesa
component of the non-plan revenue
3. Shimon Peres
expenditure of the Union Government.
4. Yasser Arafat
Which of these statements are correct?
Who among these won the Nobel Peace
a. 1, 2 and 3
Prize?
b. 1 and 4
a. 1 and 2
c. 2, 3 and 4
b. 1, 3 and 4
d. 1, 2, 3 and 4
c. 2, 3 and 4
81. With reference to Indian Polity, which one
d. 1, 2, 3 and 4
of the following statements is correct?
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86. With which one of the following mountain per kg for wheat and Rs. 3 per kg for
tribes did the British first come into rice.
contact with after the grant of Diwani in 2. Under the National Old Age Pension
the year 1765? Scheme, the old and destitute are
a. Garos provided Rs. 75 per month as Central
b. Khasis pension, in addition to the amount
c. Kukis provided by most State Governments.
d. Tipperahs 3. Government of India has allocated 25
87. With reference to Indian transport systems, kg food grains per Below Poverty Line
consider the following statements: family per month, at less than half the
1. Indian railways system is the largest in economic cost.
the world. Which of these statements are correct?
2. National Highways cater to 45 percent a. 1 and 2
of the total road transport demand b. 1 and 3
3. Among the states, Kerala has the c. 2 and 3
highest density of surface road. d. 1, 2 and 3
4. National Highway No. 7 is the longest 90. Consider the following countries:
in the country. 1. Brazil
Which of these statements are correct? 2. Indonesia
a. 1 and 2 3. Japan
b. 1 and 3 4. Russia
c. 2 and 3 What is the descending order of the size of
d. 2 and 4 the following countries population-wise?
88. Match List I (Name of the Lady) with List a. 1, 2, 4, 3
II (Achievement) and select the correct b. 2, 3, 1, 4
answer using the codes given below the c. 2, 1, 4, 3
lists: d. 1, 2, 3, 4
List I (Name of the Lady) 91. Consider the following countries:
A. Chinna Pillai 1. Angola
B. Kaveri Thakur 2. Colombia
C. Mira Nair 3. Congo
D. Yasoda Ekambaram 4. Sudan
List II Which of these countries has/have been
(Achievement) suffering from civil war?
1. Winner of Neerja Bhanot Award a. 1 only
2. Recipient of Stree Shakti Puraskar b. 2 and 3
3. Became the fastest swimmer in Asia at c. 4 only
the age of 16 years d. 1, 2, 3 and 4
4. Recipient of the Golden Lion at Venice 92. Who among the following was the first
Film Festival Bhakti saint to use Hindi for the
Codes: propagation of his message?
A B C D a. Dadu
a. 3 2 1 4 b. Kabir
b. 2 3 4 1 c. Ramananda
c. 3 2 4 1 d. Tulsidas
d. 2 3 1 4 93. In a bisexual flower, if androecium and
89. Which reference to the government’s gynaecium mature at different times, the
welfare schemes, consider the following phenomenon is known as
statements: a. Dichogamy
1. Under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana, b. Herkogamy
the food grains are available to the c. Heterogamy
poorest of the poor families at Rs. 2 d. Monogamy
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94. The average annual temperature of a reconsideration by the Council of
meteorological station is 260C, its average Ministers?
annual rainfall is 63 cm and the annual a. 39th
range of temperature is 90C. The station in b. 40th
question is c. 42nd
a. Allahabad d. 44th
b. Chennai 100. Recently, several hundred South African
c. Cherrapunji soldiers were sent to Burundi
d. Kolkata a. to side with the Tutsi tribe in the
95. With reference to the period of extremist country’s civil war
nationalist movement in India with its b. to side with the Hutu tribe in the
spirit of Swadeshi, which one of the ongoing ethnic conflict
following statements is not correct? c. as a part of United Nations special
a. Laikat Hossain led the Muslim force to keep control on the ethnic
peasants of Barisal in their agitations groups revolting against the
b. In 1989, the scheme of national government
education was formulated by Satish d. as South Africa’s protection force to
Chandra Mukherjee help mediate and agreement between
c. The Bengal National College was warring groups of civil war
founded in 1906 with Aurobindo as the 101. Chapehar Kut is a festival celebrated in the
Principal state of
d. Tagore preached the cult of Atmasakti, a. Arunachal Pradesh
the main plank of which was social and b. Assam
economic regeneration of the villages c. Mizoram
96. In the Indian Constitution, the Right to d. Sikkim
Equality is granted by Five Articles, They 102. Consider the following statements:
are 1. NTPC is the largest power utility in
a. Article 16 to Article 20 India.
b. Article 15 to Article 19 2. ONGC accounts for half of the LPG
c. Article 14 to Article 18 production India.
d. Article 13 to Article 17 3. Indian Oil Corporation operates all the
97. Amit started a business by investing Rs. oil refineries in India.
30,000. Rahul joined the business after 4. The Indian Ordinance Factory is the
some time and invested Rs. 20,000. At the largest departmentally run industrial
end of the year, profit was divided in the undertaking in the country.
ratio of 2:1. After how many months did Which of these statements is/are correct?
Rahul join the business?
a. 1 only
a. 2 b. 2 and 3
b. 3 c. 2, 3 and 4
c. 4 d. 1 and 4
d. 5 103. Match List I with List II and select the
98. When the time in the wall-clock is 3.25 correct answer:
p.m. the acute angle between the hours- List I
hand and the minutes-hand is (Oxidation Number)
a. 60° A. 2
b. 52° ½ B. 3
c. 47° ½ C. 4
d. 42° D. 6
99. Which one of the following amendments List II
to the Indian Constitution empowers the (The element)
President to send back any matter for 1. Oxidation number of Mn in MnO2
2. Oxidation number of S in H2S2O7
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3. Oxidation number of Ca in CaO2 c. can be extended by one year at a time
4. Oxidation number of Al in NaAIH4 during the proclamation of emergency
Codes: d. can be extended for two years at a time
A B C D during proclamation of emergency
a. 3 4 1 2 108. In the year 2001, Germany approved a $
b. 4 3 1 2 32 million credit to India
c. 3 4 2 1 a. to promote primary education in
d. 4 3 2 1 selected states
104. With reference to the Indian freedom b. for Tehri dam project
struggle, which one of the following c. to assist in the development of nuclear
statements if not correct? power generation projects
a. Hakim Ajmal Khan was one of the d. for oceanographic research
leaders to start a nationalist and 109. Consider the following
militant Ahrar movement 1. Currency with the public
b. When the Indian National Congress 2. deposits with banks
was formed, Sayyid Ahmad Khan 3. Time deposits with banks
opposed it Which of these are included in Broad
c. The all-India Muslim League which Money (M3) in India?
was formed in 1906 vehemently a. 1 and 2
opposed the partition of Bengal and b. 1 and 3
separate electorates c. 2 and 3
d. Maulana Barkataullah and Maulana d. 1, 2 and 3
Obeidullah Sindhi were among those 110. Who among the following won six gold
who formed a Provisional Government medals in the 9th FINA World Swimming
of India in Kabul Championship held in Fukuoka, Japan in
105. The Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation the year 2001?
Forum was held in the year 2001 in a. Grant Hackett
a. Bangkok b. Ian Thorpe
b. Hongkong c. Michael Phelps
c. Jakarta d. Roman Sloudnov
d. Shanghai 111. Foot-and-mouth disease in animals, a
106. Match List I with List II and select the current epidemic in some parts of the
correct answer: world is caused by
List I (Ethnic Community) a. Bacterium
A. Apatani b. Fungus
B. Dayak c. Protozoan
C. Dinka d. Virus
D. Uighur 112. In the year 2001, India offered a grant of
List II (Country) five million dollars to Tajikistan to
1. China a. tackle the drought situation
2. India b. set up a Software Technology Park
3. Indonesia c. promote mineral exploration
4. Sudan d. procure defence equipment
Codes: 113. Consider the following countries:
A B C D 1. Albania
a. 2 3 4 1 2. Bosnia Herzegovina
b. 3 2 4 1 3. Croatia
c. 3 2 4 1 4. Macedonia
d. 3 2 1 4 Which of these countries has/have Adriatic
107. The term of the Lok Sabha Sea as a boundary?
a. cannot be extended under any a. 1 and 2
circumstances b. 1, 2 and 3
b. can be extended by six months at a c. 4 only
time d. 3 and 4
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114. A hollow sphere of radius R, a hollow b. Balban introduced the branding system
cube of side R and a thin circular plate of of horses of his military
radius R, made up of the same material, c. Muhammad bin Tughlaq was
are all heated to 200C above room succeeded by his uncle to the Delhi
temperature. When left to cool in the throne
room, which of them will reach the room d. Firuz Tughlaq set up a separate
temperature first? department of slaves
a. Circular plate 119. Match List I with List II and select the
b. Cube correct answer:
c. Sphere List I (Indian Wildlife Species)
d. All of them will reach the room A. Asiatic Wild Ass
temperature at the same time B. Barasingha
115. Which one of the following committees C. Chinkara
recommended the abolition of reservation D. Nilgai
of items for the small scale sector in List II (Scientific names)
industry? 1. Boselaphus Tragocamelus
a. Abid Hussain Committee 2. Cervus Duvauceli
b. Narashimhan Committee 3. Equus hemionus
c. Nayak Committee 4. Gazella gazella
d. Rakesh Mohan Committee Codes:
116. Indian’s population growth during the 20th A B C D
century can be classified into four distinct a. 2 3 1 4
phases. Match List I with List II and select b. 3 2 4 1
the correct answer: c. 2 3 4 1
List I d. 3 2 1 4
Period 120. The motive behind Shah Jahan’s Balkh
A. 1901-1921 campaign was to
B. 1921-1951 a. secure a friendly ruler in Balkh and
C. 1951-1981 Badakshan which bordered Kabul
D. 1981-2001 b. conquer Samarquand and Farghana,
List II the Mughal homelands
Phase c. fix the Mughal frontier on the
1. Steady growth ‘scientific line’ the Amu Daria
2. Rapid high growth d. expand the Mughal Emprie beyond the
3. Stagnant growth sub-continent
4. High growth with definite signs of 121. Consider the following high yielding
slowdown varieties of crops in India:
Codes: 1. Arjun
A B C D 2. Jaya
a. 3 1 4 2 3. Padma
b. 1 3 2 4 4. Sonalika
c. 3 1 2 4 Which of these are wheat?
d. 1 3 4 2 a. 1 and 2
117. Who was the first Indian lady actress to b. 2 and 3
receive the Padma Shri Award? c. 1 and 4
a. Smita Patil d. 3 and 4
b. Nargis Dutta 122. Which one of the following submitted in
c. Meena Kumari 1875 a petition to the House of Commons
d. Madhubala demanding India’s direct representation in
118. With reference to medieval Indian rulers, the British Parliament?
which one of the following statements is a. The Deccan Asociation
correct? b. The Indian Association
a. Alauddin Khalji first set up a separate c. The Madras Mahajan Sabha
ariz’s department d. The Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
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123. The real intention of the British to include a. 1, 2 and 3
the princely states in the Federal Union b. 2 and 3
proposed by the India Act of 1935 was to c. 1 and 3
a. exercise more and direct political and d. 1 and 2
administrative control over the 129. Match List I with List II and select the
princely states correct answer:
b. involve the princes actively in the List I
administration of the colony (Acts of Colonial Government of India)
c. finally effect the complete political and A. Charter Act, 1813
administrative take-over of all the B. Regulating Act
princely states by the British C. Act of 1858
d. use the princes to counter-balance the D. Pitt’s India Act
anti-imperialist doctrines of the List II
nationalist leaders (Provisions)
124. When one gene controls two or more 1. Set up a Board Of Control in Britain to
different characters simultaneously, the fully regulate the East I India
phenomenon is called Company’s Affairs in India
a. Apomixis 2. Company’s Trade monopoly in India
b. Pleiotropy was ended
c. Polyploidy 3. The power to govern was transferred
d. Polyteny from the East India Company to the
125. Sun’s halo is produced by the refraction of British Crown
light in 4. The Company’s directors were asked
a. Water vapour in Stratus clouds to present to the British government all
b. Ice crystals in Cirro-Cumulus clouds correspondence and documents
c. Ice crystals in Cirrus clouds pertaining to the administration of the
d. Dust particles in Stratus clouds company
126. Which one of the following Articles of the Codes:
Directive Principles of State Policy deals A B C D
with the promotion of international peace a. 2 4 3 1
and security? b. 1 3 4 2
a. 51 c. 2 3 4 1
b. 48A d. 1 4 3 2
c. 43A 130. Match List I with List II and select the
d. 41 correct answer:
127. Which one of the following rights was List I
described by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar as the (Mangrove)
heart and soul of the Constitution? A. Achra Ratnagiri
a. Right to freedom of religion B. Coondapur
b. Right to property C. Pichavaram
c. Right to equality D. Vembanad
d. Right to Constitutional remedies List II
128. Which reference to the Wholesale Price (State)
Index (WPI), consider the following 1. Karnataka
statements: 2. Kerala
1. The new WPI series with base 1993- 3. Andhra Pradesh
94=100 became effective from April 4. Maharashtra
1998 5. Tamil Nadu
2. In the new WPI series, became Codes:
effective from 1 April 2000. Statement A B C D
2 and 3 and correct. a. 2 1 5 4
3. The weight for electricity has increased b. 4 5 3 2
in the new WPI series. c. 2 5 3 4
Which of these statements are correct? d. 4 1 5 2

131. Which one of the following Acts of British
India strengthened the Viceroy’s authority
over his executive council by substituting
“portfolio” or departmental system for
corporate functioning?
a. Indian Council Act, 1861
b. Government of India Act, 1858
c. Indian Council Act, 1892
d. Indian Council Act, 1909
132. The age of a man is three times the sum of
the ages of his two sons. Five years hence,
his age will be doubled of the sum of the
ages of his sons. The father’s present age
is
a. 40 years
b. 45 years
c. 50 years
d. 55 years
133. The length of the longest pole that can be
placed in a room 12m long and 9m wide
and 8m high is
a. 12 m
b. 14 m
c. 17 m
d. 21 m
134. With reference to the human body,
consider the following statements:
1. The production of somatotropin goes
up when a person exercises.
2. Men’s testes produce progesterone.
3. Women’s adrenal glands secrete
testosterone.
4. Stress causes the adrenals to release
very less amount of cortisol than usual.
Which of these statements are correct?
a. 1, 2, 3 and 4
b. 1, 2 and 3
c. 2, 3 and 4
d. 1 and 4
135. In the year 2001, the Prime Minister
announced a five-year excise duty holiday
for industries in
a. cyclone prone coastal Andhra Pradesh
b. border states of North-East
c. earthquake ravaged Kutch district
d. recently formed states of Chhattisgarh
and Jharkhand
136. Consider the following statements with
reference to India:
1. The Chief Election Commissioner and
other Election Commissioners enjoy
equal powers but receive unequal
salaries.
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2. The Chief Election Commissioner is
entitled to the same salary as is
provided to a judge of the Supreme
Court.
3. The Chief Election Commissioner
shall not be removed from his office
except in like manner and on like
grounds as a judge of the Supreme
Court.
4. The term of office of the Election
Commissioner is five years from the
date he assumes his office or till the
day he attains the age of 62 years,
whichever is earlier.
Which of these statements are correct?
a. 1 and 2
b. 2 and 3
c. 1 and 4
d. 2 and 4
137. In a company 60% of the employees are
men. Of these 40% are drawing more than
Rs. 50,000 per year. If 36% of the total
employees of the company draw more than
Rs. 50,000 per year, what is the percentage
among women who are drawing less than
Rs. 50,000 per year?
a. 70
b. 60
c. 40
d. 30
138. Consider the following statements:
1. Light of longer wavelength is scattered
much more than the light of shorter
wavelength.
2. The speed of visible light in water is
0.95 times and speed in vacuum.
3. Radio waves are produced by rapidly
oscillating electrical currents.
4. To detect the overspeeding vehicles,
police use the Doppler effect of
reflected short radio waves.
Which of these statements are correct?
a. 1 and 2
b. 1 and 3
c. 2 and 4
d. 3 and 4
139. Global capital-flows to developing
countries increased significantly during the
nineties. In view of the East Asian
financial crisis and Latin American
experience, which type of inflow is good
for the host country?
a. Commercial loans
b. Foreign Direct Investment
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c. Foreign Portfolio Investment recorded highest turnover during the year
d. External Commercial Borrowings 2001-01 is
140. In terms of value, which one of the a. Bombay Stock Exchange
following commodities accounted for the b. Calcutta Stock Exchange
largest agricultural exports by India during c. Delhi Stock Exchange
the three year period from 1997-98 to d. National Stock Exchange
1999-2000? 147. A bus is moving with a speed of 30 km/hr
a. Cereals ahead of a car with a speed of 50 km/hr.
b. Marine products How many kilometers apart are they if it
c. Spices takes 15 minutes for the car to catch up
d. Tea with the bus?
141. In the year 2001, in which one of the a. 5 km
following events of Women’s Singles did b. 7.5 km
Venus Williams defeat Serena Williams to c. 12.5 km
win the title? d. 15 km
a. Australian Open 2001 148. The President of India National Congress
b. French Open 2001 at the time of partition of India was
c. Wimbledon 2001 a. C. Rajagopalachari
d. US Open 2001 b. J. B. Kripalani
142. The Consultative Committee of Members c. Jawaharlal Nehru
of Parliament for Railway Zones is d. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
constituted by the 149. Which one of the following authorities
a. President of India recommends the principles governing the
b. Ministry of Railways grants-in-aid of the revenues to the states
c. Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs out of the Consolidated Fund of India?
d. Ministry of Transport a. Finance Commission
143. Which one of the following is b. Inter-State Council
monogamous? c. Union Ministry of Finance
a. Wolf d. Public Accounts Committee
b. Walrus 150. With reference to colonial period of Indian
c. Seal history, match List I with List II and select
d. Deer the correct answer:
144. Five Year Plan in India is finally approved List I
by Person
a. Union Cabinet A. Macdonald
b. President on the advice of Prime B. Linlithgo
Minister C. Dalhousie
c. Planning Commission D. Chelmsford
d. National Development Council List II
145. Consider the following countries of South (Event)
Asia: 1. Doctrine of Lapse
1. Bangladesh 2. Communal Award
2. India 3. August Offer
3. Pakistan 4. Dyarchy
4. Sri Lanka Codes:
The descending order of literacy status of A B C D
these countries is a. 3 2 1 4
a. 4, 2, 1, 3 b. 3 2 4 1
b. 2, 4, 3, 1 c. 2 3 1 4
c. 4, 2, 3, 1 d. 2 3 4 1
d. 2, 4, 1, 3
146. Among the following major stock
exchanges of India, the exchange which