PREVIOUS YEARS' CLAT STATIC LAW SOLVED PAPERS
1.Free Trade Area means
(a) The area where anything can be bought and sold
(b) Countries between whom trade barriers bave been substantially reduced
(c) Countries which have common external tariff
(d) Countries which have common currency.
2.Enriched uranium, used in a nuclear reactor, is
(a) uranium freed of all impurities
(b) uranium treated with radiatio
(c) uranium mixed with isotopes
(d)Uranium alloy with aluminium.
3.Hegde fund is a fund
(a)Used for absorbing inflation
(b)Used for cushioning health risks
(c) Applied to minimize the risk of financial market transactions
(d) Applied for absorbing the risk in commodity trading.
4.What does strong Rupee as against the dollar mean to India?
(a) There is a Balance of Payments surplus
(b) Indian economy is globally respected
(c) It is a sign of economic buoyancy
(d) Income from exports is falling.
5.Name the Finance Minister who presented the highest number of
Budgets in the Parliament so far.
(a) P. chidambaram
(b) Morarji Dedai
(c) Manmohan Singh
(d) T.T. Krishnamachari
6.The contentious Baglihar Dam is built on the river
(a) Indus
(b) Jhelum
(c) Chenab
(d) Satluj.
7.The phenomenon called "Equinox" is due to the
(a) Rotation of the Earth on its own axis
(b) Revolution of the Earth on its inclined axis
(c) Oblate-spheroid shape of the Earth
(d) Gravitational pull of the planet.
8.Capital account convertibility signifies
(a) Guaranteeing the right to investment to foreigners
(b) Ensuring the right of buyers to make international payments
(c) Ensuring the free international movement of capital
(d) Ensuring the right of an individual to invest in foreign capital markets.
9.The purpose of Kyoto Protocol is
(a) To promote tourism
(b) To contribute to sustainable development
(c) To promote renewable sources of energy
(d) To put a limit n greenhouse gas emissions by States.
10.What do carbon credits signify?
(a) Credits given in the course of carbon products sales
(b) Entitlements to emit certain quantity of green house gases
(c) Permissible amount of Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
(d) The extent of carbon required to ensure sustainable development.
11.How many minutes for each degree of longitude does the local time
of any place vary from the Greenwich time?
(a) Four minutes
(b) Two minutes
(c) Eight minutes
(d) Ten minutes.
12.The economist who for the first time scientifically determined
national income in India
(a) Dr. D.R. Gadgil
(b) Dr. V.K.R.V. Rao
(c) Dr. Manmohan Singh
(b) Dr. Y.V. Alagh.
13.Which of the following is the largest peninsula in the world?
(a) Indian Peninsula
(b) Arabian Peninsula
(c) Malay Peninsula
(d) Chinese Peninsula.
14.The Great Barrier Reef refers to
(a) Coral formation
(b)Tidal waves
(c) Hill range
(d) Man-made walls
15.Which of the following is concerned with land forms?
(a) Geology
(b) Geomorphology
(c) Ecology
(d) Geography.
16.The country Known as the Land of Midnight Sun
(a) Sweden
(b) Norway
(c) Finland
(d) Denmark
17.The monk who spread Buddhism in Tibet and Far-East
(a)Ananda
(b)Nagarjuna
(c)Padmasambava
(d)Mahendra.
18.TRIPs, forming part of the World Trade Organization is intended
(a) To provide for stronger patent protection
(b) To promote transnational corporate interests
(c) To harmonize IPR regime internationally
(d) To replace World Intellectual Property Organization.
19.Carbon dating method is used to determine the age of
(a) Rocks
(b) Fossils
(c) Trees
(d) Ancient monuments
20.The scientist responsible for developing atomic energy in India
(a)C.V. Raman
(b) H.J. Bhabha
(c) H.K. Sethna
(d) Vikram Sarabhai
21.The space shuttle which successfully carried Sunita Williams to space
(a) Challenger
(b) Atlantis
(c) Discovery
(d) Columbus.
22.Gandhiji expounded his economic ideas in
(a) Hind Swaraj
(b) My Experiments with Truth
(c) Unto the Last
(d) Economics of Permanence
23.By signing which pact with Gandhiji did Ambedkar give up his demand
for separate electorates?
(a)Poona Pact
(b) Aligarh Pact
(c) Deccan Pact
(d) Delhi Pact.
24.The author of the management principle –'In a hierarchy, every
employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence'
(a) Prof. Ducker
(b) Prof. J. Peter
(c) Prof. C.H. Prahlad
(d) Prof. Schmitthoff.
25.An Education Minister who got Bharat Ratna in India
(a) G.B. Pant
(b) M.C. Chagla
(c) Abdul Kalam Azad
(d) Humayun Kabir
26.Why is Ozone Layer important?
(a) It absorbs greenhouse gases
(b) It protects Earth from ultraviolet radiation
(c) It maintains Earth's temperature
(d) It is a buffer against extra-terrestrial hazards.
27.The world's largest river is
(a) Brahmaputra
(b) Amazon
(c) Nile
(d) Mississippi
28.Tsunami is caused by
(a) Plate tectonics
(b) Underwater ridges
(c) Underwater volcanic activity
(d) Pressure from Earth's core
29.The Chipko movement is associated with
(a) Preventing the felling of trees
(b) A forestation
(c) Transparency in public life
(d) Sustainable development
30.The King who gave permission to establish East India Company in India
(a) Jahangir
(b) Aurangzeb
(c) Shahjahan
(d) Shershah
31.Khilafat movement was organized
(a) for getting Muslim Homeland
(b) as a protest against British suppression of Turks
(c) to preserve Turkish Empire with Khilafat as temporal head
(d) as a protest against communal politics
32.Who was the first recipient of Jnanapith award?
(a) Amrita Pritam
(b) Dinkar
(c) D.V. Gundappa
(d) G. Shandara Kurup
33.The island of Bombay was acquired by the East India Company from
(a) Netherlands
(b) France
(c) Portugal
(c) Spain.
34.The outstanding achievement of Todar Mal was in the field of
(a) Military Conquests
(b) Revenue Administration
(c) Religious Reforms
(d) Art and Architecture.
35.The deity most praised in Rigveda Is
(a) Indra
(b) Agni
(c) Mitra
(d) Varuna.
36.The peacock throne of Shahjahan was taken away by
(a) Changez Khan
(b) Timur
(c) Nadir Shah
(d) Ahamd Shah Abdali.
37.Shivaji's Council of Ministers was called
(a) Nava Patnas
(b) Ashta Pradhanas
(c) Ashata Diggajas
(d) Mantri Parishad.
38.Charak was the court physician of
(a) Ashoka
(b) Kanishka
(c) Chandragupta Maurya
(d) Samudragupta
39.Which of the following reasons was mainly responsible for the
unpopularity of Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq?
(a) Bad luck
(b) Lack of resources
(c) Subordination of the theogians
(d) Transfer of capital from Delhi to Devagiri
40.The empire of the 'Satavahana kings' is known by which of the
following names at present?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Punjab
(c) Gujarat
(d) U. P.
41.If the original clay sediments are subjected to high temperature
and pressure, they successfully change into rocks, the correct order
of which is
(a) Slate, Shale, Schist
(b) Slate, Schist, Shale
(c) Schist, Slate, Shale
(d) Shale, Schist, Slate.
42.Exfoliation in granite is regarded as a process of
(a)Chemical weathering
(b) Mechanical weathering
(c) Faulting
(d) Folding.
43.The Hindustan-Tibet road connects
(a) Kalimpong with Lhasa
(b) Shimla with Gangtok
(c) Leh and Lhasa
(d) Gangtok with Gyangyse.
44.The limit beyond which stars suffer internal collapse is called
(a) Chandrasedhar limit
(b) Eddington limit
(c) Hoyle limit
(d) Fowler limit.
45.Rainbow is produced when sunlight falls of drops of rain. Which of
the following physical phenomena are responsible for this?
(I) Dispersion
(II) Refraction
(III) Internal Reflection
(a) II and III only
(b) I and II only
(c) I, II and III
(d) I and III only.
46.The spherical shape of rain drops is due to
(a) Atmospheric friction of air
(b) Gravity of spherical earth
(c) Surface tension of rain water
(d) Viscosity of rain water.
47.What is the colour of pure diamond?
(a) Light green
(b) Light yellow
(b) Light blue
(d) Light pink.
48.Geiger counter is an instrument
(a) To determine the heart beat rate
(b) To detect radioactive radiation
(c) To measure intensity of visible light
(d)To count the baggage of an airport
49.When a ship enters a sea form a river, its portion under water will
(a) Increase
(b) Decrease
(c) Show no change
(d) Increase or decrease alternatively.
50.An eye defect in which one cannot distinguish between vertical and
horizontal lines is called
(a) Myopia
(b) Astigmatism
(c) Trachoma
(d) Glaucoma
51.The gland which is attached to the digestive system but does not
have any role to play in digesting food is
(a) Salivary gland
(b) Liver
(c) Spleen
(d) Pancreas.
52.A reptile with a four-chambered heart is
(a) Snake
(b) Lizard
(c) Crocodile
(d) turtle.
53.'Bullion' refers to gold, silver or other precious metals in the form of
(a) Ingots or bars only
(b) Bars as well as coins
(c) Coins only
(d) Jewellery.
54.What is Phishing?
(a) A Government Plan
(b) A stem cell
(c) Fradulent way of scquiring PIN and bank passwords using e-mail
(d) None of these.
55.The metal that is most abundant in the earth is
(a) Silicon
(b) Iron
(c) Aluminium
(d) Nichel.
56.Match the following scientists with their contributions:
(a) Weismann
(b) Darwin
(c) Mendal
(d) Hugo-de-varis
I. Theory of Multation
II. Principle of Independent Assortment
III. Theory of Evolution
IV. Continuity of Germplasm
(a) I-(a) II-(b) III-(c) IV-(d)
(b) I-(b) II-(c) III-(d) IV-(a)
(c) I-(d) II-(c) III-(d) IV-(a)
(d) I-(d) II-(c) III-(c) IV-(a).
57. Who was the first sultan of Delhi to introduce the practice of 'Sijda'?
(a) Balban
(b) Muhammad Tughlaq
(c) Alauddin Khilji
(d) Firoz Tughlaq.
58. Which of the following is rightly regarded as a milestone in the
field of education in India?
(a) Sir Charles Wood's Despatch
(b) Stanley's Despatch
(c) Hunter Commission Report
(d) University Commission
59. A Public Works Department was set up in India by
(a) Lord Dalhousie
(b) Lord Ripon
(c) Lord Warren Hastings
(d) Lord Willam Bentinck.
60.The Theory of Economic Drain from India to England was propounded by
(a) R.C. Dutt
(b) B. G. Tilak
(c) Dadabhai Naoroji
(d) L.K. jha.
61.A cyclone is system of wind in which the wind blows spirally
(a) Towards the centre of low pressure
(b) Towards central region of high pressure
(c) Towards a region of low pressure
(d) Outwards from a central region of high pressure.
62.Contour bunding is used
(a) to stop the winds in sandy deserts
(b) to irrigate desert areas
(c) to prevent erosion in hilly areas
(d) None of the above.
63.Which of the following is not a closed sea?
(a) Caspain sea
(b) Aral sea
(c) Black
(d) Red sea.
64.If Greenwich Mean Time is ahead by 12 hours, the place may be (10 =
4 minutes)
(a) 1800 West
(b) 1800 East
(c) 900 West
(d) None of the above.
65."Reduction in rate of taxation leads to more than proportionate
increase in tax yield". This law is known as
(a) Giffins Effect
(b) Laffer Effect
(c) Gresham's Law
(d) None of the above.
66.A company is said to be 'Sick' when the accumulated loss at the end
of any financial year to erosion of ….. of its net wealth.
(a) 100%
(b) 75%
(c) 50%
(d) 25%
67. Gunnar Myrdal has dealt with the problem of Asian countries in her
book ASIAN DRAMA regarding
(a) Poverty
(b) modern industries
(c) military dictatorship
(d) neo-colonialism.
68.Wealth Tax on agricultural property in leved by
(a) Central Government
(b) State Government
(c) Both Central & State Government
(d) None of the above.
69.Plebiscite is a device for democracy used for
(a) Enactment of laws
(b) Ascertaining the views of people on a policy matter of public importance
(c) Appointment of civil servants
(d) Appointment of judges.
70.The National police Academy at Hyderabad is named after which one
of the following personalities?
(a) M.K. Gandhi
(b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(c) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru.
71.Matangini Hazra was a martyr of the
(a) Mutiny of 1857
(b) Anti Partition Movement of 1905
(c) Quit India Movement
(d) Naval Mutiny.
72.Who wrote the famous Indian Comedy "Malgudi Days"?
(a) V.S. Naipaul
(b) K.R. Narayanan
(c) R.K. Narayanan
(d) R.K. Lakshman.
73.Which is the Southernmost point of India?
(a) Indira Point
(b) Kanya Kumari
(b) Port Blair
(d) Andaman.
74.Who is named as Father of Computers?
(a) Napier Bonnes
(b) James Jacquard
(c) Charles Babbage
(d) Jenifer Hawkins.
75.Match the following:
I. Lord Curzon
II. Lord Hardinge
III. Lord Chelmsford
IV. Lord Irwin
A. Partition of Bengal (1905)
B. Delhi Becomes
C. Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy (1919)
D. Civil Disobedience Movement (1931)
(a) I-A, II-B, III-C, IV-D
(b) I-D, II-C, III-B, IV-A
(c) I-C, II-D, III-B, IV-A
(d) I-A, II-C, III-D, IV-B.
76.'Zoro' Was invented by
(a) Brahmagupta
(b) Varahmihira
(d) Bhaskara
(d) Valmiki.
77. Who has authored the Best-Seller 'Straight From the Gut'?
(a) Jack Welch
(b) Arindham Chaudhary
(c) Paulo Coelho
(d) Stephen Covey.
78. Capital market means
(a) Mutual Funds
(b) Money Market
(c) Securities Market
(d) Banking Business.
79. If the tax rate increases with the higher level of income, it
shall be called
(a) Progressive Tax
(b) Proportional Tax
(c) Lump sum Tax
(d) Regressive Tax.
80.What is 'AGMARK'?
(a) Name of Brand
(b) A Marketing Research Organization
(c) Eggs supplied by Government-run co-operative
(d) Agriculture marketing for agro products.
81.The Headquarters of Indian Space Research Organization is at
(a) Trivandrum
(b) New Delhi
(c) Bangalore
(d) Ahmadabad.
82."Saras" is the name of
(a) An Aircraft
(b) A Tank
(c) A Missile
(d) Submarine.
83.First woman Prime-Minister in the World was from
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Bhutan
(c) India
(d) Nepal.
84.Which of the following dances is not a classical dance?
(a) Kathakali
(b) Garba
(c) Odissi
(d) Manipuri.
85.The largest gland in the human body is
(a) Liver
(b) Pancreas
(c) Thyroid
(d) Endocrine.
86.The Green Revolution in India has been identified with
(a) Dr. Man Mohan Singh
(b) Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia
(c) Mr. Rajendra Singh 'waterman'
(d) Dr. M.S. Swaminathan.
87.The Ozone Layer thins down as a result of a chain chemical reaction
that separates from the layer
(a) Oxygen
(b) Chlorine
(c) Nitrogen
(d) Hydrogen.
88. Blue revolution refers to
(a) Forest Development
(b) Fishing
(c) Poultry
(d) Horticulture.
89.Savannah grasslands are found in
(a) North America
(b) Africa
(c) Australia
(d) East Asia.
90.The first nuclear reactor of India is named
(a) Rohini
(b) Vaishali
(c) Apsara
(d) Kamini
91.Suez Canal connects
(a) Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea
(b) Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea
(c) Baltic Sea and Red Sea
(d) Baltic Sea and Black Sea.
92.The Hindu outfit 'Hindraf' has been banned in
(a) Pakistan
(b) Thailand
(c) Malasiya
(d) Bangladesh.
93.India's Imperial Capital was officially shifted from Calcutta to Delhi in
(a) 1912
(b) 1935
(c) 1947
(d) 1872.
94.The First Women's University was established in Pune during
(a) 1909
(b) 1928
(c) 1915
(d) 1968.
95.The film that won 14 Oscar nominations was
(a) Gandhi
(b) Slumdog Millionaire
(c) Benhur
(d) All about Eve
96. The person who promoted the establishment of the International
Committee of the Red Cross was
(a) Charles Dickens
(b) Henri Dunant
(c) Henry Ford
(d) Robert Frost
97. The First African to become the Secretary-General of United Nations was
(a) Kofi Annan
(b) Dag Hammarskjold
(c) Boutros Boutros Ghali
(d) U Thant
98.Which of the following States got separated from India in 1937?
(a) Pakistan
(b) Sikkim
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Burma
99.The First woman Prime Minister was
(a) Indira Gandhi
(b) Srimavo Bandaranaike
(c) Golda Meir
(d) Elizabeth Domitien
100.The largest country in terms of territory is
(a) Russia
(b) Canada
(c) USA
(d) China
101.The phrase 'cloud computing' means
(a) Delivery of hosted services over the internet
(b) Study of clouds to predict rains and thunderstorms
(c) Study of conditions of clouds for 'cloud seeding'
(d) Use of different software for financial accounting
102.Where is the city of Yangon?
(a) Thailand
(b) Myanmar
(c) Ethopia
(d) Estonia.
103.Which one among the following is a water soluble vitamin?
(a) Vitamin A
(b) Vitamin C
(c) Vitamin E
(d) Vitamin K.
104.Who among the following was a contemporary of Chingiz Khan?
(a) Mahmud of Ghazni
(b) Iltutmish
(c) Aludin Khilji
(d) Mohammd-bin-Tughlaq.
105.In a dry cell battery, which of the following are used as electrolytes?
(a) Ammonium chloride and Zinc chloride
(b) Sodium chloride and Calcium chloride
(c) Magnesium Chloride and Zinc chloride
(d) Ammonium chloride and Calcium chloride.
106.'Vyas Samman' is given for excellence in the field of
(a) Literature
(b) Science
(c) Dance
(d) Economics.
107.The tern 'gene' was coined by
(a) Wilhelm Johannsen
(b) G Medel
(c) Louis Pasteur
(d) D Vries.
108.'Mohiniattam' is a dance form of
(a) Kerala
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnatika
(d) Tanjavur.
109.Who among the following had founded the theosophical Society in
the United States of America?
(a) Madame Blavatsky
(b) Madame Cama
(c) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
(d) Lala Hardayal.
110.What is the full from of USB in case of computers?
(a) Universal Security Block
(b) Universal Serial Bus
(c) Universal Software Barrier
(d) Universal Stage Base.
111.Which of the following is not a direct tax?
(a) Income tax
(b) Wealth tax
(c) Estate tax
(d) Sales tax
112.Sunda Strait separates
(a) Burma-Celebes
(b) Java-Sumatra
(c) Sicily- Italy
(d) Japan – Korea.
113.The province of Bengal was portioned into two parts in 1905 by
(a) Lord Cornwallis
(b) Lord Dalhousie
(c) Lord Warren Hasting
(d) Lord Curzon.
114.Which party was founded by Subhash Chandra Bose in 1939 after his
break from the Congress?
(a) Abhinav Bharat.
(b) Forward Bloc
(c) Swaraj Party
(d) Congress(I).
115.Which country has the largest rail network in the world?
(a) India
(b) U.K.
(c) China
(d) U.S.A.
116.From which country did Kosovo declare its independence?
(a) Bulgaria
(b) Croatia
(c) Macedonia
(d) Serbia.
117.What is the approximate mean velocity with which the earth moves
around the Sun in its orbit?
(a) 15 km/s
(b) 30 km/s
(c) 50 km/s
(d) 75 km/s
118.Bhilai Steel Plant was built with the collaboration of
(a) Germany
(b) Soviet Union
(c) United Kingdom
(d) Japan.
119.The Home League was started by
(a) Maulana Azad
(b) Nana Deshmukh
(c) B.G. Tilak
(d) M.Gandhi
120.Pariyar Wild-Life sanctuary situated in the State of
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Karnataka
(c) Kerala
(d) Andhra Pradesh
121.Napanagar in Madhya Pradesh is known for CLAT, 2010
(a) steel mill
(b) sugar mills
(c) potteries
(d) news print factory.
122.Who destroyed the Somnath temple in Gujarat?
(a) Mohammed Ghouri
(b) Mahmud Ghaznavi
(c) Changhez Khan
(d) Taimur Lang.
123.In Cape Trafalgar, the famous battle of Trafalgar was fought in
1805. Where is Cape Trafalgar situated?
(a) Italy
(b) Greece
(c) Spain
(d) Portugal.
124.Lumbini is the place the Buddha
(a) attained nirvana
(b) Attained enlightenment
(c) was born
(d) Was married.
125.Galvanometer is an instrument to measure
(a) Relative density of liquids
(b) Electric currents
(c) pressure of gases
(d) Distances.
126.Who wrote 'Mudra Rakshasa'?
(a) Vishakhadatta
(b) Bana Batta
(c) Kalidasa
(d) Jaya Dev.
127. 1929 is known for
(a) Visit of Simon Commission to India
(b) Congress resolution for complete independence of India
(c) Coming of Indian National Congress under the leadership of Mahatma
Gandhi (d) Burma was made a part of India
128. I.N.S. Airavat is India's
(a) Amphibious ship
(b) submarine
(c) Destroyer
(d) frigate.
129.Nehru Institute of Mountaineering is situated at
(a) National
(b) Dargeeling
(c) Shimla
(d) Uttarkashi.
130.In which year Bastille fell on 14th of July?
(a) 1879
(b) 1789
(c) 1787
(d) none of them.
131.The breakthrough in the ideas of Darwin on the evolution of
species came after his visit to a cluster of islands and where he saw
that each island supported its own form of finch. Name the islands?
(a) Ice land
(b) Greenland
(c) Galapagos
(d) Christian Islands.
132. Which is the largest island in the world (if Australia is not
considered an island)?
(a) Iceland
(b) Borneo
(c) Sumatra
(d) Greenland.
133.With whose permission did the English set up their first factory at Surat?
(a) Akbar
(b) Shahjahan
(c) Jahangir
(d) Aurangzeb.
134.The group of nations known as G-8 started as G-7. Which among the
following was not one of them?
(a) Canada
(b) Italy
(c) Russia
(d) Japan
135.Emperor Akbar the Great, died in the year
(a) 1505
(b) 1605
(c) 1606
(d) 1590.
136.Great tennis player Bijorn Borg belongs to which country?
(a) Italy
(b) Latvia
(c) USA
(d) Sweden.
137.Which country was known as sick man of Europe?
(a) Greece
(b) Latvia
(c) Turkey
(d) Austira.
138. Prophet Mohammed was born in
(a) 570 A.D.
(b) 720 A.D
(c) 620 A.D.
(d) 510 A.D.
139. When was the First World War declared?
(a) 1914
(b) 1915
(c) 1918
(d) 1913.
140.In which State of India are the maximum number of Airports situated?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) M.P.
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Gujarat.
141.Which country of the following is known as Gaul?
(a) Britain.
(b) Ireland
(c) Iceland
(d) France
142.For respiration, deep sea divers use a mixture of
(a) Oxygen and Carbon dioxide
(b) Hydrogen and Oxygen
(c) Oxygen and Nitrogen
(d) Oxygen and Helium.
143. Which of the following natural resources is often called the 'black gold?
(a) Coal
(b) Petroleum
(c) Diamond
(d) Mica.
144.The science of 'Ornithology' deals with
(a) Birds
(b) Fossils
(c) Insects
(d) Reptiles.
145. Which one of the following organization recently celebrated the
Silver Jubilee year of its establishment?
(a) SAARC
(b) ASEAN
(c) G-20
(d) G-8.
146. The speed of light will be minimum while passing through
(a) Glass
(b) Vacuum
(c) Water
(d) Air.
147. The Abhors are
(a) An Adhvasi tribe in Bastar
(b) A clan of Dacoits
(c) A tribe of Mongoloid blood
(d) Extinct now.
148. The world's largest nuclear power station is
(a) Chernobyl
(b) Kashiwazki-Kariwa
(c) Fukushima-Daiichi
(d) Kalpakkam.
149.The First International Women's Day was celebrated on
(a) 17-3-1911
(b) 8-3-1911
(c) 18-3-1911
(d) 9-3-1911
150. The nature and extent of nuclear accident in power plants is
indicated as International Nuclear and Radiological Event (ENRE) and
quantified in terms of the highest as
(a) Level 10 Accident
(b) Level 12 Accident
(c) Level 7 Accident
(d) Level 6 Accident
151.The Minority Affairs Minister of Pakistan who was assassinated in
March, 2011
(a) Salman Tasser
(b) Nawaaz Paintal
(c) Shahbaz Batti
(d) None
152. The present Central Chief Information Commissioner is
(a) Wajahat Habibullah
(b) Rajiv Mathur
(c) M.L. Sharma
(d) Sushma Singh.
153.The country that gets highest percentage of electricity from
nuclear power stations is
(a) U.S.A
(b) Japan
(c) China
(d) France.
154.The Present Chief Election Commissioner of India is
(a) S.Y. Quraishi
(b) H.S. Brahma
(c) V.S. Sampath
(d) Navin Chawla
155.Which of the following Chief Justices of India also became the
Vice-President of India?
(a) Patanjali Sastri
(b) Hidayatullah
(c) Sikri
(d) None.
156.India's foreign Exchange reserve has become the…….. largest in the world.
(a) Eighth
(b) twelfth
(c) Ninth
(d) Eleventh.
157.The first ever woman Secretary-General of SAARC, Ms. Fathimath
Dhiyana Saeed is from
(a) Pakistan
(b) Bangladesh
(c) India
(d) Maldives.
158.Air-conditioning was invented by
(a) Carrier
(b) Voltas
(c) A. Volta
(d) Sinclair.
159.Motorcycle was invented by
(a) Davidson
(b) G. Daimler
(c) Benz
(d) Macmillan.
160.Which of the following has the largest territory?
(a) U.S.A.
(b) Brazil
(c) Canada
(d) China.
161.The country that recently joined the South Asian Association for
Regional Co-operation was
(a) Myanmar
(b) Iran
(c) Iraq
(d) Afghanistan.
162.According to the survey conducted in India during 2001-2003, the
highest percentage of deaths were due to
(a) Cancer
(b) Heart diseases
(c) Asthma
(d) HIV-AIDS.
163.The 123 Agreement was entered into between
(a) Canada and India
(b) France and India
(c) USA and India
(d) China and India
164.The largest State in India in terms of territory is
(a) U. P.
(b) M. P.
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Rajasthan.
165.The first Judge who was sought to be impeached under the Constitution was
(a) Justice V. Ramaswami
(b) Justice Dinakaran
(c) Justice Sen
(d) None.
166.The State having the maximum number of seats in Rajya Sabha is
(a) Maharashtra
(b) U. P.
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Andhra Pradesh
167.Rajya Sabha members are elected for a period of
(c) 5 Years
(b) 4 years
(c) 2 Years
(d) 6 Years
168. The Supreme Court recently declared the appointment none-est of
(a) Navin Chawla
(b) S.C. Mishra
(c) P.J.Thomas
(d) Both (b) and (c)
169. The maximum number of nominated members to Lok Sabha is
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) No one can be nominated.
170.The special reservation of 4% in favour of Muslims was struck down
as unconstitutional by
(a) High Court of Madras
(b) High Court of Andhra Pradesh
(c) High Court of Delhi.
(d) High Court of Kerala.
171.The year Book of Industrial Statistics, 2014 released by the UN
Industrial Development Organization ranks India among
(a) Top 12 countries
(b) Top 15 countries
(c) Top 4 countries
(d) Top 10 countries
172.The European Union member States decided to temporarily withdraw
the preferential tariff benefits from August 2010 on the ground that
there are significant shortcomings in the implementation of three UN
Human Rights Conventions in
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) India
(c) Pakistan
(d) Nepal
173. The Eleventh South Asian Games were held in
(a) Kathmandu, Nepal
(b) Hyderabad, India
(c) Dhaka, Bangladesh
(c) Colombo, Sri Lanka.
174. Dr. Jean Mayer Award for Global Citizenship by the Tuffs
University, USA, was awarded in 2010 to
(a) Justice Verma
(b) Narayana Murthy
(c) M.C. Mehta
(d) Sanjoy Hazarika.
175.The constitutional advisor to the Constituent Assembly was
(a) Rajendra Prasad
(b) B.N. Rau
(c) B.R. Ambedkar
(d) Kamat.
176.Census takes place in India
(a) every 20 years
(b) every 10 years
(c) every 15 years
(d) every 5 years
177.INTERPOL, a 190-nation Police Commission, has its Headquarters at
(a) Paris
(b) Lyons
(c) London
(d) Frankfurt.
178. Red Cross is an international society for relief of suffering in
the time of war or disaster which has headquarters at Geneva was
founded in 1963 on the advocacy of
(a) Herbert Spencer
(b) J.J. Dunant
(c) W.H. Morgan
(d) C.A. Barnord.
179. The Maastrich Treaty is for
(a) Nuclear weapons free world
(b) Chemical weapons free world
(c) Biological weapons free world
(d) Common European Union.
180.Who among the following was the Chairman of Sixth Pay Commission?
(a) Justice Rathnaval Pandian
(b) Justice Venkatachalliah
(c) Justice A.K. Majumdar
(d) Justice B.N. Srikrishna.
181.Kyoto Protocol which was replaced by Cancun in December, 2010 relates to
(a) Climate
(b) Water
(c) Air
(d) Soil.
182. Which of the following mountains has oldest rocks in India?
(a) Aravallis
(b) Himalayas
(c) Sivaliks
(d) None.
183. Why was Arundhati Roy investigated for sedition?
(a) For committing contempt of court
(b) For saying that Kashmir is not an integral part of India
(c) For sympathizing with the Maoists
(d) For condemning nuclear tests conducted by India.
184. Damon Galgut's 'In a Strange Room' was recently in news for
(a) Man Booker Prize shortlist
(b) Winning the Pulitzer Prize
(c) Winning the Orange Prize for fiction
(d) None of the above.
185. Who was recently in the news when the Supreme Court of India
rejected her plea for Euthanasia, but paved the way for legalization
of passive euthanasia?
(a) Aruna Shangaug
(b) Aruna Roy
(c) Mary Roy
(d) Medha Patkar
186. Nagoya Protocol signed by India on 30 October, 2010 is
(a) An international treaty of bilateral investment between India and Japan
(b) An international treaty to ensure that local produce are exploited
only under license and for the common good of the mankind
(c) An international treaty to ensure that the benefits of natural
resources and their commercial derivatives are shared with local
communities
(d) None of the above.
187. Julian Assange, the founder of Wiki-Leaks, was arrested in which
of the following nations?
(a) U.K.
(b) Sweden
(c) U.S.A.
(d) Denmark.
188. Which of the following are the five countries that have decided
to bid for 2017 World Athletics Championships?
(a) Qatar, USA, China, Sri Lanka and Brazil.
(b) Germany, Britain, Hungary, Qatar and Spain
(c) Germany, Qatar, India, Spain and China
(d) Germany, Britain, China, Qatar and Spain
189.The recent Tunisian revolution is known as
(a) Orange Revolution
(d) Jasmine Revolution
(c) Purple Revolution
(d) Crescent Revolution.
190.'The Naive and the Sentimental Novelist' is a 2010 publication of
Harvard University Press of which of the following authors?
(a) Orhan Pamuk
(b) J.M. Coetzie
(c) Partha Chatterjee
(d) Ben Okri.
191. Who replaced Rajiv Shukla as the IPL Chairman and Commissioner
from this year's edition of the IPL?
(a) Ranjib BIswal
(b) Lalit Modi
(c) Ratnakar Shetty
(d) Shashank Manohar.
192. Which one of the following films was officially selected to
compete in the Un Certain Regard (A Certain Glance) category at the
2013 Cannes Film Festival?
(a) The Missing Picture
(b) My Name is Khan
(c) Wednesday
(d) Dhobi Ghat.
193. Ram Kumudini Devi whose birth centenary is being celebrated in
2011, was the
(a) First woman barrister of India
(b) First woman Mayor of Hyderabad
(c) First woman photographer in India
(d) First woman doctor of India
194. The Supreme Court in 2010 upheld an order of the Bombay High
Court to lift a four-year-old ban imposed by the Maharashtra
government on publication and circulation of a controversial book,
authored by American scholar James Laine. Indentify the book from the
following.
(a) Chatrapati Shivaji
(b) Shivaji-The Warrior King
(c) Shivaji- The Hindu King in Muslim India
(d) None of the above.
195. In which case did the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court on
July 14, 2010 commute the death sentence of six accused to rigorous
life imprisonment?
(a) Khairlanji case
(b) Bhopal Gas Leak case
(c) Bhagalpur case
(d) Nithari case
196.The shunglu panel was constituted for which of the following issues?
(a) Investigate the 2G Spectrum Scan
(b) Suggest Civil Service Reforms
(c) Probe the Commonwealth Games Scam
(d) Suggest reforms on centre-state relationship.
197. Who was appointed as the Chairman of the National Innovation
Council in August 2010?
(a) Shashi Tharoor
(b) Chetan Bhagat
(c) Arindam Chaudhury
(d) Sam Pitroda.
198.Name the Kenya-born political lobbyist who runs a firm called
Vaishnavi Corparate Communications, and has recently been in news?
(a) Barkha
(b) Vir Sanghhvi
(c) Vina Ramani
(d) Nira Radia.
199. Iron Sharmila has been fasting for the last 10 years to protest
against which of the following issues?
(a) Rape cases against Indian Army in Manipur
(b) Emergency in Manipur
(c) Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2005
(d) Application of the Armed Forces (Special Powers ) Act, 1958 in Manipur.
200. Thein Sein is the newly-appointed President of which of the
following nations?
(a) Indonesia
(b) Malaysia
(c) Myanmar
(d) Thailand.
201.Baglihar Dam has been a matter of dispute between which nations?
(a) Bangladesh and Myanmar
(b) Mynmar and China
(c) India and China
(d) India and Pakistan
202. Who is the author of the book 'TINDERBOX – The Past and Future of
Pakistan"?
(a) Husain Haqqani
(b) Yasmeen Niaz Mohiuddin
(c) Ishrat Hussin
(d) M.J. Akbar.
203. On 25th January, 2011, BJP leaders Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley
were prevented from entering Srinagar and unfurl the national flag.
What was that Rath yatra called?
(a) Swabhimaan yatra
(b) Ekta Yatra
(c) Mukti Yatra
(d) Swaraj yatra
204. Who is chairing the joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the 2G
Spectrum allocation issue?
(a) Murli Manohar Joshi
(b) A Raja
(c) M. Thambi Durai
(d) P.C. Chacko.
205. Saina Nehwal recently defeated JI Hyun Sung of South Korea to win
which of the following titles?
(a) Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold Badminton
(b) Commonwealth Games
(c) Singapore Open
(d) Hong Kong Open.
206. 'Moner Manush' the film to win the Golden Peacock' at the 41st
International Film Festival of India was based on the life of which
legendary 19th century fold singer and spiritual leader?
(a) Kabir
(b) Surjya Sen
(c) Kabir Suman
(d) Lalan Fakir
207. Justice P.C. Phukan Commission of Inquiry was constituted to
enquire into which of the following incidents?
(a) Clashes between Nages and Lepchas in Nagaland on 14th August, 2008
(b) Clashes between Bodos and Muslims in Northern Assam's Udalguri
district on 14th August, 2008
(c) Clashes between Assamese and Bengalis in Guwahati on 14 August, 2008
(d)None of the above
208. The first woman Secretary-General of SAARC is from which country?
(a) Maldives
(b) Bhutan
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) India.
209.Under whose premiership was the Women's Reservations Bill (to
secure quotas for women in Parliament and State legislative
assemblies) first introduced in Parliament?
(a) Rajiv Gandhi
(b) H.D. Deve Gowda
(c) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(d) Manmohan Singh.
210.Which Irish player scored the fastest Century in the history of
World Cup Cricket?
(a) Niaal OAl Lten
(b) Kevin O'Brien
(c) A. Cusack
(d) Ed Joyce.
211. Which of the following report brought out the 2G Spectrum Scam?
(a) CBI report
(b) Wiki leaks
(c) CAG report
(d) None of the above
212. In February 2011, Gopa Sabharwal was appointed as the first
Vice-Chancellor of which University of International stature?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru University
(b) Azim Premji University
(c) Visva-Bharati University
(d) Nalanda International University.
213. With which Hindutva association are Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur
and Swami Aseemanand allegedly associated?
(a) Vishva Hindu Parishad
(b) Sri Ram Sena
(c) Abhinv Bharat
(d) Arya Samaj
214. With which of the following do you associate the name P.J. Thomas?
(a) Central Vigilance Commission
(b) Lokpal
(c) Anti-corruption Ombudsman
(d) Banking Ombudsman.
215.The 18th Commonwealth Law Conference was held in which city?
(a) Delhi
(b) Bangalore
(c) Kolkata
(d) Cape Town
216. Gustavo Santaolall who composed the music to the song "Stranger
Lives" in the movie "Dhobi Ghat" is from which of the following
nations?
(a) Chile
(b) Peru
(c) Argentina
(d) Mexico.
217. Which one of the following was not awarded a portion of the
contested land by the judgment of the Allahabad High Court in 2010
pertaining to the Ayodhya dispute?
(a) Nirmohi Akhada
(b) Sunni Central Board of Waqf
(c) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
(d) Bhagwan Sri Ram Lala Virajman.
218. Sania Mirza claimed silver in the tennis mixed doubles category
in the Asian Games in Guanzhou in November 2010. Who was her partner?
(a) Mahesh Bhupathi
(b) Somdev Devvarman
(c) Lender Paes
(c) Vishnu Vardhan
219.China objected to the Dalai Lama's recent visit to Tawnag in
Arunanchal Pradesh What was he visiting in Tawang?
(a) A Buddhist Monastery
(b) A menorial to Tibetans massacred by the Chinese army
(c) The residence of Panchen Lama
(d) None of the above
220. Which one of the following tribes lives in the Niyamgiri Hills,
which is at the heart of the controversy surrounding Vedanta
Resources' mining operations?
(a) Manna Dhora
(b) Dongria Kondh
(c) Pardhan
(d) Mal Pahariya.
221.Which prominent Barrister-politician, who was closely linked with
the emergency proclamation of 1975, breathed his last in Kolkata on
6th November 2010?
(a) Jyoti Basu
(b) Siddhartha Shandar Ray.
(c) Hiren Mukherjee
(d) Indrajit Gupta.
222. Who is the author of the book 'Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and his
Struggle with India', criticized for its content?
(a) Nirad C. Chadhury
(b) Joseph Lelyvelp
(c) Khushwant Singh
(d)Hermann Kallenbach.
223. Which Gharana of classical singing did Late Pandit Bhimsen Joshi belong to?
(a) Dhrupad
(b) Maihar
(c) Kirana
(d) None of the above.
224.14th March, 2011 was the 80th Anniversary of the first Indian
Sound Film (talkie). Which Movie was it?
(a) Jahan Ara
(b) Alam Ara
(c) Noorjehan
(d) None of the above
225.Which internationally renowned musician collaborated with Rahul
Sharma to release a music album titled 'Nmaste India?
(a) Richard Clayderman
(b) Kenny G
(c) Yanni
(d) Ricky Martin.
226. "War on Terrorism or American Strategy for Global Dominance" is
authored by which of the following authors?
(a) Noam Chomsky
(b) Demetrios Caraley
(c) Lea Brilmayer
(d) Manzoor Alam.
227. Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Amir and Salman Butt (Cricket players of
Pakistan) have been banned for being found guilty of spot fixing. To
which of the following institutions have they appealed?
(a) Pakistan Cricket Board
(b) Anti-Corruption Tribunal of the Asian Cricket Council
(c) Court of Arbitration for Sport
(d) Anti-Corruption Tribunal of the International CricketCouncil.
228. Indian driver Karun Chandok was recently in the news for which of
the following?
(a) Being selected as a reserve driver by Team Force India for the
2011 Formula One season
(b) Being selected as a reserve driver by Team Lotus for the 2011
Formula One season
(c) Being selected as a reserve driver by Team Ferrari for the 2011
Formula One season
(d)None of the above.
229.The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change meeting
of 2010 December was held in which of the following places?
(a) Colorado
(b) Canberra
(c) Cancun
(d) None of the above.
230. Which of the following pairings is incorrect?
(a) Muammar Gaddafi-Syria
(b) Fidel Castro -Cuba
(c) Pol Pot- Cambodia
(d) Hosni Mubarak-Egypt.
231. The Right of Children to Full and Compulsory Education Act, 2009
requires private schools to ensure that… per cent of their students
come from weaker sections and disadvantaged groups?
(a) 2
(b) 15
(c) 25
(d) 40.
232.Srikrishna Committee, which recently submitted its report, was
constituted for which of the following issues?
(a) Mumbai bomb blast case
(b) Malegaon blast case
(c) Telengana issue
(d) 2G Spectrum corruption issue.
233. What is the sequence in which the Indian economy has undergone
the process of convertibility?
I. Rupee floated on trade account
II. Rart convertibility under a dual exchange rate system
III. Introduction of exim scrips
IV. Rupee made convertible on current account
(a) I, II, III, IV
(b) III, II, I IV
(c) III, II, I, IV
(d) IV, I, II, III.
234.Which of the following currency exchange rate mechanisms has been
adopted by India?
(a) Free Float
(b) Managed Float
(c) Floating with a Band
(d) Fixed-but-Adjustable
235. The national income estimates of India are prepared by
(a) Ministry of Finance
(b) National Sample Survey
(c) Central Statistical Organization
(d) Indian Statistical Institute.
236. The 'Year of Great Divide' refers to
(a) Rapid growth rate in population after 1921
(b)The declining sex ratio after 1921
(c)The slow down death rate after 1921
(d)All of the above.
237. Aurorae are a result of the interaction of earth's magnetosphere with
(a) The solar wind
(b) the ozone layer
(c) radio waves
(d) none of the above
238. You are standing in a lift. The force on the floor of the lift
due to your weight will
(a) Become zero when, the lift moves up with an acceleration of 9.8 m/s2
(b) Become zero when the lift moves down with an acceleration of 9.8 m/s2
(c) Become zero when the lift moves with an acceleration of 9.8 m/s2
in any direction
(d) Remain unchanged whatever be the value of acceleration of the lift.
239. What happens to the level of mercury in a barometer tube when it
is taken down a coal mine? It
(a) falls
(b) remain unaltered
(c) rises
(d) rises and then falls.
240. A popping sound is neard in the ear when yawning or swallowing.
This is caused by
(a) Air in the cochlea
(b) The opening of the Eustachian tubes
(c) Air entering the perilymph
(d) The moving of the jaws.
241. The body's thermostat in the
(a) pineal
(b) hypothalamus
(c) thyroid
(d) pituitary.
242. India is divided into how many PIN code zones?
(a) Six
(b) Seven
(c) Eight
(d) Nine.
243. Which of the following statements are correct with regard to the
Indus Valley civilization?
I. The people of this civilization were the earliest to make use of cotton.
II. They did not cremate their dead.
III. A grid system was followed in city planning
IV. Stone was the chief building material.
(a) I and II
(b) II and III
(c) III and IV
(d) I and III.
244. The famous queen Chand BIbi who fought gallantly against Akbar belonged to
(a) Berar
(b) Ahmadnagar
(c) Bijapur
(d) Colconda.
245. Who among the following Indian rulers established embassies in
foreign countries on modern lines?
(a) Haider Ali
(b) Mir Qasim
(c) Shah Alam II
(d) Tipu Sultan.
246. Which one of the following may be called a 'political' cause of
the 1857 Revolt?
(a) The subsidiary alliance system of Wellesley
(b) The Religious Disabilities Act of 1856
(c) Low pay and poor prospects of the sepoys
(d) Dalhousie's annexation policy
247. The first time that Mahatma Gandhi tried out his method of Satyagraha was
(a) In South Africa against racist policies
(b) Against indigo planers in Champaran
(c) In the Kheda no-rent campaign
(d) At Bardoli.
248. The Royal Indian Navy ratings revolted in February 1946 to protest against
(a) The treatment meted out to them
(b) The punishment meted out to the INA officials
(c) The firing on some ratings of the HMIS Talwar
(d) The Government's suppression of Congress activities.
249. The Preamble enshrines certain ideals that were first spelt out in
(a) The speech by Jawaharlal Nehru on the banks of Ravi when he called
for Purna Swaraj
(b) The Nehru Report
(c) A resolution adopted at Karachi session of the Indian National Congress
(d)The Objectives Resolution adopt by the Constituent Assembly.
250. A very rapid growth in prices in which money loses value to the
point where even barter may be preferable is known as
(a) Inflation
(b) Hyper-inflation
(c) Delfation
(d) Disinflation.
251. Unlike the fluid core of the earth, the core of the moon is
(a) Plasma
(b) volatile gas
(c) viscous liquid
(d) solid.
252. Which of the following theories has no connection with the origin
of the earth?
(a) Nebular hypothesis of Laplace
(b) Tidal hypothesis of Jeans and Jeffreys
(c) Binary star theory of Lyttleton
(d) Convection current theory of Holmoes.
253. On what does the escape velocity of a depend?
I. Mass of celestial body
II. The distance from the centre of mass to the escaping object
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II.
254. The blood enters the aorta from
(a) left ventricle
(b) left auricle
(c) right ventricle
(d) right auricle.
255. Desert plants would be characterized by
(a) vivipary
(b) aerenchyam
(c) aerial roots
(d) sunken stomata.
256. Why is sprouted gram considered more nutritious?
(a) Seeds are storehouses of energy
(b) Germinating seeds produce enzymes which are a rich source of protein
(c) Seeds have plenty of amino acids and glucose
(d) Sprouted gram is not more nutritious; it is just an old wives'
tale that it is.
257. The edible portion of which of the following vegetables is not a stem?
(a) Patato
(b) Sweet potato
(c) Ginger
(d) Corn of Colosasia.
258. What is the venue for the 20th Commonwealth Games in 2014?
(a) Glasgow
(b) Beijing
(c) London
(d) Italy
259. Who among the following leaders topped 2013 Forbes List of
"World's Most Powerful Person"?
(a) Vladimir Pultin
(b) Pratibha Patil
(c) Manmohan Singh
(d) Hu Jintao.
260. According to the Sridrishna Committee, which is the most workable
option out of the six option suggested by the Committee to resolve the
Telangana issue?
(a) Second
(b) Fourth
(c) Sixth
(d) First.
261. Who is convicted to death in the Beant Singh assassination case
on March 31, 2012?
(a) Kehar Singh
(b) Balwant Singh Rajoana
(c) Karnail Singh
(d) Dlilawar Singh Baddar.
262. Which news corporation was recently alleged to have been using
illicit hacking into voicemail messages of prominent people to find
stories?
(a) News of the world (No W)
(b) BBC
(c) CNN
(d) Aaj Tak.
263. Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's democracy icon, has been released
from…. of home arrest.
(a) 16 years
(b) 16 years
(c) 10 years
(d) 20 years
264. Which country became the 193rd member of UN, recently?
(a) South Sudan
(b) Montenegro
(c) Serbia
(d) Tuvalu.
265. More than 50 Sikh shrines in Indian are named after?
(a) Flowers
(b) Trees
(c) Birds
(d) Animals.
266. The country that set the record as the one with the longest time
without government, in April 2011?
(a) Burundi
(b) Belgium
(c) Turkey
(d) Taiwan.
267. It has been the practice to have…. as the Managing Director of the IMF.
(a) an American
(b) a European
(c) an Australian
(d) an Arab.
268. Who said that, 'Man is a social animal'?
(a) Socrates
(b) Aristole
(c) Kahn
(d) Plato.
269. World Computer Literacy Day is celebrated on
(a) November 14
(b) November 3
(c) December 2
(d) July 5.
270. Whose teaching inspired the French Revolution?
(a) Rousseau
(b) Locke
(c) Hegal
(d)Wagner.
271.The III Africa-India Summit was held in May 2013 in
(a) New Delhi
(b) Lagos
(c) Nairobi
(d) Addis Ababa.
272. The famous Akshardham temple is situated in the city of
(a) Jamnagar
(b) Ghandhinagar
(c) Jammu
(d) Madurai.
273. Who out of the following was the receipient of Dhyan Chand Award in 2013?
(a) Satish Pillai
(b) Hukam Singh
(c) Syed Ali
(d) Mukh Bain Singh.
274. Name the annual fair of Rajasthan that is famous for its camel
trading event.
(a) Maru Mela
(b) Pushkar Mela
(c) Suraj Kund Mela
(d) Sonepur Mela.
275. The 40th G-7 summit will be held in 2014 in
(a) Belgium
(b) UK
(c) Germany
(d) Canada.
276. Who was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 2013?
(a) Paul Lauterbur
(b) Bill Clinton
(c) Alice Munro
(d) Shirin Ebadi.
277. Who was awarded the UNESCO King sejong Literacy Prize in 2013?
(a) Nelson Mandela
(b) Saakshar Bharat
(c) Medha Patkar
(d) national Literacy Mission, India.
278. December 10 is observed as
(a) World Health Day
(b) U.N. Day
(c) Red Cross Day
(d) Human Rights Day.
279. Which is the largest gland in human body?
(a) Pancreas
(b) Liver
(c) Thyroid
(d) Pituitary.
280. The book titled 'The Google Story' has been authored by
(a) David A. Vice
(b) Shobha Dey
(c) Fredrick forsyth
(d) Vikram Seth.
281. Which stait separates Europe from Africa
(a) Mallaica
(b) Gibraltar
(c) Berring
(d) Palk.
282. Taiwna was earlier known as
(a) Fuchow
(b) Marshall Island
(c) Formosa
(d) Macau.
283.Identify the Indian Tennis Player who has turned Hollywood filmmaker?
(a) Vijay Amritraj
(b) Mahesh Bhupati
(c) Leander Paes
(d) Ashok Amritraj.
284. Where will the next Olympic Games be held in 2016?
(a) Tokya
(b) Berlin
(c) Rio de Janerio
(d) Tornato.
285.Which of the following teams has won the Santosh Trophy Football
Championship in 2014?
(a) Punjab
(b) Mizoram
(c) Goa
(d) Railways.
286. Excess of money supply as compared to supply of goods results in
(a) Depression
(b) Deflation
(c) Trade deficit
(d) Inflation.
287. The largest living flightless bird is
(a) Emu
(b) Kiwi
(c) Ostrich
(d) Penguin.
288. Which of the following oceans has the shape of the English letter 'S'?
(a) Atlantic
(b) Pacific
(c) Indian
(d) Arctic.
289. Which is the longest shipping canal in the word?
(a) Panama Canal
(b) Suez Canal
(c) Whte Ses-Baltic Canal
(d) Kiel Canal.
290. Le Corbusier, the architect of Chandigarh was a national of
(a) Britain
(b) Portugal
(c) France
(d) Netherlands.
291.India became a member of UNO in
(a) 1945
(b) 1947
(c) 1950
(d) 1952.
292. To which country does India export the largest quantity of iron ore?
(a) USA
(b) Japan
(c) Egypt
(d) Germany.
293. The longest highway in India runs from
(a) Kolkata to Jammu
(b) Shilong to Amritsar
(c) Ambala to Nagercoil
(d)Varanasi to Kanyakumari
294. The longest irrigation canal in India is called
(a) Upper Bari Doab Canal
(b) Indira Gandhi Canal
(c) Sirhind Canal
(d) Yamuna Canal.
295. Leukemia is a disease related to
(a) Kidney
(b) Throat
(c) Blood
(d) Eyes.
296. In which city was Osama Bin Laden Killed in May 2011?
(a) Islamabad
(b) Abbottabad
(c) Faisalabad
(d) Peshawar
297. The XI Five Year Plan envisaged the highest growth in the sector of
(a) Industry
(b) Agriculture
(c) Services
(d) Manufacturing.
298. Light Year is a unit of
(a) Distance
(b) Time
(c) Sound
(d) Light intensity
299. The IV summit of BRICS was held in New Delhi on
(a) 11thJanuary,2012
(b) 1stApril,2012
(c) 29thMarch,2012
(d) 28thFebruary,2012.
300. An indigenous nuclear submarine still under construction has been named as
(a) Chakra
(b) Sudarshan
(b) Arihant
(d) Ghaatak
301. Government of India has launched a publicity campaign for census
2011 in association with which of the following UN Organization?
(a) United Nation Development Programme (UNDP)
(b) World Health Organization (WHO)
(c) United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
(d) United Nations Population Fund (UNPF).
302. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)
completed how many years of operation in 2011?
(a) 3 Years
(b) 4 years
(c) 5 years
(d) 6 years
303. The first ever formula one race in India was held in
(a) Greater Noida
(b) New Delhi
(c) Faridabad
(d) Pune.
304. Who has been honoured with the Dasasaheb Phalke Award in 2013
(a) Naseeruddin Shah
(b) Kamal Hasan
(c) Gulzar
(d) Amol Paleker.
305.In which city was the Arab Summit held in the last week of March 2014?
(a) Kuwait
(b) Cairo
(b) Beirut
(d) Riyadh.
306. The two Supreme Court Judges who delivered the famous 2-G
Judgment in February 2012 were
(a) Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice Gyan Sudha Mishra
(b) Justice G.S. Singhavi and Justice. A.K. Ganguly
(c) Justice S.H. Kapadia dna Justice A.K. Ganguly
(d) Justice Chandramauli Kumar Prasas
307. Who presides over the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament?
(a) Speaker of Lok Sabha
(b) President
(c) Chairman of Rajya Sabha
(d) Prime Minister.
308. Christian Lagarde heads the
(a) World Band
(b) UNICEF
(c) International Monetary Fund
(d) WHO.
309. The Seat of International Criminal Court is at
(a) The Hague
(b) Geneva
(c) Washington
(d) Tokyo.
310. First Indian to ski to North Pole is
(a) Arun Nayyar
(b) Ajeet Bajaj
(c) Sq.Ldr.Sanjay Thapar
(d) Neal Paramjeet
311.First woman Director-General of Police in India was
(a) Kanchan Choudhary
(b) Kavitha Choudhary
(c) Kiran Bedi
(d) Aswathy Tonge.
312.Which countries co-hosted the One-day Cricket World Cup in 2011?
(a) India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
(b) India, Bangladesh and Pakistan
(c) India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan
(d) India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan
313.Priyanka Chopra has been named National Ambassador of
(a) WHO
(b) UNICEF
(c) UNESCO
(d) International Red Cross Society.
314. Who is leading in the Republican primaries to contest the
American Presidential election scheduled in November 201?
(a) Sarah Palin
(b) Newt Gingrich
(c) Rick Santorum
(d) Mitt Romney
315. Supreme Court recently declared 'Salva Judum' unconstitutional.
What is 'Salva Judam'?
(a) A terrorist outfit
(b) An armed civilian group formed to combat Maoists
(c) A money-chain business
(d) Custom of killing a girl for inter-caste marriage in the name of honour.
316. As per the Indian Union Budget of 2013-14, the income-tax
exemption limit for persons below 60 years of age is
(a) R/- 175,000
(b) R/- 2,00,000
(c) R/- 2,50,000
(d) R/1,90,000.
317. The U.N. Climate Change Conference 2013 was held in
(a) New Delhi
(b) Doha
(c) Warsaw
(d) Geneva.
318. The sun reaches is maximum angular distance from the equator at the
(a) Zenith
(b) Solstice
(c) Equinox
(d) Noon time.
319. The difference in the duration of day and night increases as one
moves form
(a) West to East
(b) East and West of the Prime Meridian
(c) Poles to Equator
(d) Equator to Poles
320. When can one record the lowest temperature of air?
(a) Just before sunrise
(b) At midnight
(c) At 3 a.m.
(d) At sunrise
321. What is the difference between a geyser and a hot spring?
(a) Water is ejected explosively in a geyser
(b) Water from a geyser may be cold
(c) Geysers are formed on volcanic mountains
(d) Geysers are more common in cold
322. Sher Shah is well-known for his administrative skill, especially his
(a) Market control steps
(b) Land revenue system
(c) Mansabdari system
(d) Law and order.
323.A monument resembling Taj Mahal was created by Aurangzeb in
(a) Ahmedabad
(b) Aurangabad
(c) Hoshangabad
(d) Daulatabad.
324. The maximum work in popularizing female education in the
nineteenth century was done by
(a) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(b) J.E.D. Bethune
(c) D.K. Karve
(d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy.
325. The most learned ruler of the Delhi Sultnate who was well versed
in various branches of learning including Astronomy, Mathematics and
Medicine was
(a) Iltutmish
(b) Alauddin Khaliji
(c) MuhmmadBinTughlaq
(d)Sikandar Lodhi.
326. Permanent Settlement was introduced to
(a) Help the ryots
(b) Earn a fixed and regular revenue
(c) Help the landlords
(d) Improve the prospects of agriculture.
327. Who is, presently, the Director of the National Judicial Academy?
(a) Prof. N.R. Madhava Menon
(b) Dr. Balram K. Gupta
(c) Prof. M.P. Singh
(d) Prof. K.N. Chandrasekharan Pillai.
328. The 9th Postal Zone of India Covers
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Army Post Office
(c) Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
(d) Goa
329. The term fiscal deficit means
(a) Total receipts minus expenditure
(b) Total receipts minus interest payments on external debt
(c) Revenue receipts minus expenditure
(d) Revenue receipts minus defence expenditure
330.The functions of the Reserve Bank of India are
(I) issuing all notes and coins
(II) distributing all notes and coins
(III) formulating monetary policy
(IV) acting as agent of government in respect of India's membership of the IMF
(a) I, II and III
(b) II and III
(c) II, III and IV
(d) I, II, III and IV
331. What do you understand by Bear Raid?
(a) An attempt to bring down the price of strong Short selling
(b) Simultaneous buying of shares and debentures in view of getting
more values in near future
(c) Higher rate of price for particular government shares or debentures
(d) Any of the above.
332. The foreign exchange reserves of India include
(a) Gold
(b) SDRs
(c) Foreign Currencies
(d) All of these
333. Among the remedies of inflation, we cannot include
(a) Better capacity utilization
(b) Lowering bank rate
(c) Reducing budgetary deficit
(d) An efficient public distribution
334. Which one of the following is the most effective carrier of communications?
(a) Cables
(b) Radio waves
(c) Microwaves
(d) Optical fibres
335.Which one of the following compounds is used as a sedative?
(a) Potassium Bromide
(b) Calcium Chloride
(c) Ethyl Alcohol
(d) Phosphorus Trichloride
336. In a fire siren, a jet of air is derected against a series of
evenly spaced holes in a rotating disc. As the disc speeds up, the
tone
(a) Maintains constant pitch
(b) Drops in pitch
(c) Increases in wavelength
(d) Increases in frequency
337. After death, the
(I) Arteries are usually empty of blood
(II) Blood in arteries clots
(III) Veins are empty of blood
(IV) Veins are full of clots
(a) I and II
(b) I only
(c) I and IV
(d) III only.
338. A victim of a road accident is unconscious. Put in correct order
the steps in First-Aid
(I) Treating for cardiac arrest
(II) Treating for asphyxia
(III) Treating for shock
(IV) Arrest Haemorrhage
(V) Cleanse and cover wounds
(a) I, II, III, IV, V
(b) II, I, IV, III, V
(c) II, III, I, IV, V
(d) V, II, I, III, IV
339. Which one of the following international organization does India
disapprove of?
(a) ASEAN
(b) NATO
(c) FAO
(d) OPEC.
340.Which space agency released surprising pictures of the remains of
huge river which ran across Mars at some point of time on January 17,
2013?
(a) NASA
(b) European Space Agency
(c) Australian Space Agency
(d) ISRO.
341.Name the Indian woman weight-lifter who in January 2013 won Maiden
National Title in National Weightlifting Championship, 2013.
(a) Binitha Devi
(b) Amanpreet Kaur
(c) Manpreet Kaur
(d) Marnam Malleswari.
342.Which of the following Indian company got the top rank among
Indian companies in Top 500 companies list of Fortune India?
(a) Indian Oil Corporation
(b) ONGC
(c) RIL
(d) SAIL.
343.The Report of Transparency International India released in
December, 2013 places India at__rank among 176 nations on the basis of
Corruption Percentage Index.
(a) 93rd
(b) 94th
(c) 95th
(d) 96th
344.Who is crowned as Pond's Femina Ms. India, 2014?
(a) Zoya Afroz
(b) Sobhita Dhulipala
(c) Navneet Kaur Dhillan
(d) Koyal Rana.
345. Which Hindi film was awarded 61st National Film Award, 2014 for
Best Feature Film?
(a) Ship of Thesus
(b) Barfi
(c) Gangs of Wasseypur
(d) Vicky Donor.
346.Who is elected as the 266th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church at
Rome, in March, 2013?
(a) John Paul I
(b) John Paul II
(c) Benedict XVI
(d) Francis.
347.Which country joined WTO is August 2013?
(a) Yemen
(b) Belgium
(c) Turkey
(d) Taiwan.
348. Which of the following are include in the definition of Sexual
Harassment under the new Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace
(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Bill?
(a) Physical Contact and advances
(b) Demand or request for sexual favours
(c) Making sexually coloured remarks
(d) All of the above.
349. The Headquarter of European Union is situated in:
(a) England
(b) Germany
(c) France.
(d) Belgium.
350.India in 2008 successfully put CHANDRAYAAN-1 into its initial orbit by:
(a) PSLV –C2
(B) PALV-C11
(c) PSLV-14
(D) GSLV-D3
351.Dr. Norman Borlaugh is famous as father of the Green Revolution in
1960s. His initial goal was to create varieties of wheat adapted to
the climate of:
(a) Mexico
(b) India
(c) USA
(d) China.
352. A feature 'Bluetooth' now common in mobile phones, gets its name from a:
(a) Chinese 10th Century King
(b) UK Software Company
(c) Greek Goddess
(d) Danish 10th Century Kindg.
353. Which pair of state does not touch each other?
(a) Meghalaya, Manipur
(b) Chhattisgarh, U.P.
(c) Rajasthan, Punjab
(d) J &K, Himachal Pradesh
354. Baglihar Dam, is constructed on river:
(a) Raavi
(b) Chenab
(c) Indus.
(d) Sutlej.
355. Navjivan Trust was instituted with the objectives of propagating
peaceful means of attaining third Swaraj, by
(a) Mohan Das Karam Chand Gandhi
(b) Lala Lajpat Rai
(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(d) Dr. Ambedkar.
356. POSCO steel project to come up but being strongly protested by
the people is located in:
(a) Chhattisgarh
(b) Jharkhand
(c) Odisha
(d) Andhra Pradesh.
357. Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards in our country were instituted in the year:
(a) 1952
(b) 1954
(c) 1962
(d) 1964
358. The first person to set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969 and who
died on August 25, 2012 was
(a) Nevil Armstrong
(b) Neil Armstrong
(c) Gagan Narang
(d) Michel Phelps.
359. On which date International Women's Day is celebrated?
(a)18thMarch
(b) 8thMarch
(c) 28thMarch
(d)18th Feb.
360. Duration of which Five-year Plan was 2007-2012?
(a) X
(b) XII
(c) IX
(d) XI.
361. As per census 2011, which State has the lowest sex ratio (877 : 1000)?
(a) Punjab
(b) Haryana
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Bihar.
362. The earlier name of which city was New Amsterdam?
(a) Chicago
(b) California
(c) Washington
(d) New York City.
363.The grant f Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Odhisha is associated with
(a) Nawab Shuja-ud- Daula
(b) Nawab Asif-ud Daula
(c) Shah Alm I
(d) Shah Alam II.
364.Where did Kuchipudi, an eminent dance form, originate?
(a) Kerala
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Tamil Nadu
365. Light year is the unit of
(a) Time
(b) Distance
(c) Light
(d) None of these.
366. The leaning tower of Pisa does not fall because
(a) It is tapered at the top
(b) It covers a large base area
(c) Its C.G. is inside the tower
(d) The vertical line passing through the C.G. of the tower falls
within its base.
367."Paradise Regained" was written by
(a) John Milton
(b) Michel Angelo
(c) John Keats
(d) Lord Byron.
368. Which is the richest temple in India?
(a) Balaji Temple of Tirupathi
(b) Padmanabha Swamy Temple of Thiruvanathapurm
(c) Shirdi Sai Baba Temple
(d) jagannatha Temple of Puri.
369. Who founded the Red Cross?
(a) Henry Dunant
(b) Alexander
(c) James Cook
(d) Bismark.
370. World Literacy Day is celebrated on
(a) 5thSeptember
(b) 6thSeptember
(c) 8thSeptember
(d) None of these.
371. The last British Emperor of India was
(a) King George I
(b) King George III
(c) King George V
(d) King George IV.
372. Palaeolithic period is also known as
(a) Mesolithic Age
(b) Late Stone Age
(c) Old Stone Age
(d) Neolithic age
373. Capital of India was transferred from Calcutta to Delhi in the year
(a) 1901
(b) 1911
(c) 1921
(d) 1922
374.International Year of Biodiversity is/was/will be
(a) 2010
(b) 2011
(c) 2012
(d) 2014
375. The first Shaka king in India was
(a) Rudradaman
(b) Menadar
(c) Maues
(d) Damanrudra.
376. Potential Energy is described by the expression
(a) PE= Mgh
(b) PE= ngh
(c) PE=oph
(d) PE=pph
377. The phrase 'Bitcoins' refers to
(a) Cryptocurrency introduced by the Unived States
(b) Cryptocurrency introduced by France
(c) Cryptocurrency Introduced by the World Bank
(d)None.
378.The Parliament of India voted to remove
(a) Justice V. Ramaswami
(b) Justice P. Dinakaran
(c) Justice Soumitra Sen
(d) None
379.The maximum penalty that can be imposed by CIC/SIC under the Right
to Information Act, 2005 is
(a) R/-5,000
(b) R/-25,000
(c) R/-250
(d) R/- 10,000
380. On January 1, 2013, internet has completed
(a) 26 years
(b) 30 years
(c)32 years
(d)28 years
381. Which of the following was declared by the United Nations General
Assembly as operation"?
(a) 2011
(b) 2012
(c) 2013
(d) 2014
382. How many States are there in the European Union?
(a) 28
(b) 24
(c) 36
(d) 22
383.How many members can be nominated to the Rajya Sabha by the President?
(a) 10
(b) 20
(c) 12
(d) 16
384. The highest award for sporting excellence in India is
(a) Arjuna Award
(b) Dronacharya Award
(c) Bharat Ratna
(c) Khel Ratna
385. Cloves, used as a spice, are derived from which of the following
plant parts?
(a) Seeds
(b) Fruits
(c) Flower buds
(d) Young leaves
386. Which one of the following is included in the World List of
Biosphere Reserves by UNESCO?
(a) Kinnaur Region
(b) Spiti Valley
(c) Nallamalai Hills
(d) Sunderbans
387.Who among the following was the first Law Minister of India?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(c) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(d) T. Krishnamchari
388. Which one of the following countries is not a UN member country?
(a) Greece
(b) Taiwan
(c) Portugal
(d) Australia
389.The main component of India's import items from China is
(a) Rice
(b) Iron ore
(c) Pharmaceuticals
(d) Telecom equipments and Machinery
390. Which of the following divides India into Northern and Southern parts?
(a) Equator
(b) Tropic of Cancer
(c) Tropic of Capricorn
(d) Arctic Circle
391. With which one of the following countries, India shares maximum
length of the border?
(a) Bangladesh
(b) Pakistan
(c) China
(d) Nepal
392. Which one of the following statements about NATO is not correct?
(a) NATO has 28 independent member states
(b) The US is an ex-officio member of NATO
(c) NATO is a collective defence organization in Europe
(d) Turkey is a member of NATO
393. V.R. Krishna Iyer was… before he became a Judge.
(a) a minister
(b) an ambassador
(c) a Governor
(d) a bureaucrat
394. What does airbag, used for safety of car driver, contain?
(a) Sodium bicarbonate
(b) Sodium azide
(c) Sodium nitrite
(d) Sodium peroxide
395. Which colour of heat radiation represents the highest temperature?
(a) Blood red
(b) Dark Cherry
(c) Salmon
(d) White.
396. Who is the founder of Facebook?
(a) Jimmy Wales
(b) Larry Page
(c) Mark Zuckerberg
(d) Brian Acton
397.Mist is a result of which one of the following?
(a) Condensation
(b) Evaporation
(c) Sublimation
(d) Saturation
398. Law Day is observed on
(a) 26th January
(b) 26th May
(c) 15th August
(d) 26th November
399. In which year, Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO)
was formed by the amalgamation of the Technical Development
Establishment (TDE) of the Indian Army and the Directorate of
Technical Development & Production (DTDP) with the Defence Science
Organization (DSO)?
(a)1955
(b) 1958
(c) 1959
(d) 1963
400. The Reserve Bank of India was established in the year.
(a)1858
(b) 1935
(c) 1947
(d) 1950.
401. Lord Buddha's image is sometimes shown with the hand gesture,
called 'Bhumisprsha Mudra'. It signifies:
(a) Buddha's calling of the Earth to watch over Mara and to prevent
mara from disturbing his meditation.
(b) Buddha's calling of the Earth to witness his purity and chastity
despite the temptations of Mara.
(c) The gesture of debate or discussion/argument.
(d) Both (a) and (b) are correct.
402. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT about Fundamental
Duties under the Constitution of India It shall be the duty of every
citizen of India―
(a) To uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India.
(b) To strive towards excellence in all spheres of individual and
collective activity so that the nation constantly rises to higher
levels of endeavour and achievement.
(c) Who is a parent or guardian to provide opportunities for education
to his child or, as the case may be, ward between the age of six and
fourteen years.
(d)To vote in public elections.
403. Which one of the following scripts of ancient India was mostly
written from right to left?
(a) Nandagari
(b) Brahmi
(c) Kharoshti
(d) Sharads
404. During the time of which Mughal Emperor did the East India
Company establish its first factory in India?
(a) Akbar
(b) Jahangir
(c) Shahjahan
(d) Aurangzeb.
405. Who, among the following, first translated the Bhagwat Gita into English?
(a) Charles Wilkins
(b) Alexender Cunningham
(c) William Jones
(d) James Prinsep.
406.Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the
codes given below the lists:
List I (Author)
(a) Devaki Nandan Khatri
(b) Premchand
(c) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
List II (Work)
(1) Chandrakanta
(2) Durgeshnadini
(3) Nil Darpan
(4) Seva Sadan
Code
(a) a-4; b-3; c-1
(b) a-1; b-4; c-3
(c) a-2; b-1; c-3
(d) a-1; b-4; c-2
407.Who was not a Chief Justice of India?
(a) Justice M. Patanjali Sastri
(b) Justice K.N. Wanchoo
(c) Justice H.R. Khanna
(d) Justice M.N. Venkatachaliah.
408. Who was the first Attorney-General for India?
(a) C.K. Daphtary
(b) M.C. Setalvad
(c) Niren De
(d) L.N. Sinha.
409. Under the leadership of Mahatma Ganhi, the Civil Disobedience
Movement, launched in 1930, started from
(a) Sabarmati
(b) Dandi
(c) Sevagram
(d) Champaran
410. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the
codes given below the lists:
List I (Events)
(a) Dandi March
(b) Chauri Chaura
(c) Simon Commission
(d) Morley Minto Reforms
List II (Results)
(1) Communal electorate
(2) Illegal manufacture of salt
(3) Country-wise agitation
(4) Withdrawal of a movement
Codes:
(a) a-1; b-2; c-3; d-4
(b) 1-4; b-3; c-2; d-1
(c) a-2; b-4; c-3; d-1
(d)a-1; b-4; c-3; d-2
411. Which of the following planets has the maximum number of natural
satellites?
(a) Earth
(b) Mars
(c) Jupiter
(d) Saturn.
412. In India, the interest rate on savings accounts in all the
nationalized commercial banks is fixed by
(a) Union Ministry of Finance
(b) Union Finance Commission
(c) Indian Banks' Association
(d) None of the above.
413. Solvents are the substances used to dissolve other substances.
Consider the following substances:
(1) Water
(2) Ether
(3) Toluene
(4) Chloroform
(5) Ethanol
Which of the above can be used as solovents?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3,4 and 5
(d) All of these.
414. Viruses are parasitic, having DNA/RNA; but, they can be
crystallized and lack respiration. Therefore, they are treated as:
(a) Living beings
(b) Non-living beings
(c) Both Living and non-living beings
(d) None of the above.
415. Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched?
United Nations Specialized Agency
- Headquarters
(a)International Civil Aviation Organization
- Headquarters
(b)World Trade Organization
- Montreal
(c)United Nations Industrial Development Organization - Geneva
(d)International Fund for Agricultural Development - Rome
416. The First Five Year Plan of India was based on:
(a) John W. Miller Model
(b) P.C.Mahalanobis Model
(c) Gadgil Yojna
(d) Herrod Domar Model.
417. Which one of the following measures in NOT likely to aid in
improving India's balance of payment position?
(a) Promotion of import substitution policy
(b) Devaluation of rupee
(c) Imposition of higher tariff on imports
(d) Levying the higher duty on exports.
418. Find out the correct chronological sequence of the following
persons' visit to India at one time or another:
(1) Fa-Hien
(2) I-Tsing (yijing)
(3) megasthanese
(4) Hiuen-Tsang.
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4
(b) 1, 3, 4, 2
(c) 3, 1, 2, 4
(d) 3, 1, 2, 4
419. Which was the first newspaper to be published in India?
(a) Bombay Samachar
(b) The Hindu
(c) Bengal Chronicle
(d) Bengal Gazette.
420. The change in the colour of stars in linked to :
(a) Variation in their surface temperature
(b) Variation in their deistance from the earth
(c) Fluctuations in their composition and size
(d) Irregular absorption or scattering in earth's atmosphere.
421. Which one of the following does NOT remain to be a planet now?
(a) Neptune
(b) Uranus
(c) Pluto
(d) Venus.
422. Who was the first winner of the prestigious Jnanpith Award?
(a) Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay
(b) Kuppali Venkatappagowda Puttappa
(c) G. Sankara Kurup
(d) Umashankar Joshi
423. Match List I with List II and choose the correct answer:
List I ListII
(a) Visakhadatta (1) Surgery
(b) Varahamihira (2) Drama
(c) Sushruta (3) Astronomy
(d) Brahamgupta (4) Mathematics
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(a) 1 3 4 2
(b) 2 1 3 4
(c) 2 3 1 4
(d) 3 4 1 2
424. Which one of following is the highest peacentime gallantry award of India?
(a) Param Vir Chakra
(b) Ashok Chakra
(c) Maha Vir Chakra
(d) Kirti Chakra.
425. Which one of the following gases is lighter than air?
(a) Carbon Dioxide
(b) chlorine
(c) Oxygen
(d) Hydrogen.
426. Name the scientist who is known as the father or modern genetics:
(a) Jean-Baptiste Lamarck .
(b) Hugo de Vries
(c) Gregor Johann Mendel
(d) Charles Darwin.
427. Which year was designated by the United Nations as International
Women's year?
(a) 1974
(b) 1975
(c) 1976
(d) 1977
428. Mention the correct abbreviation for ATM.
(a) Automated Teller machine
(b) Any Time Money
(c) All Time Money
(d) Auto-limited Teller Machine..
ANSWERS :
1.(b) 2.(a) 3.(c) 4.(c) 5.(b)
6.(c) 7.(b) 8.(c) 9.(d) 10.(b)
11.(a) 12.(b) 13.(b) 14.(a) 15.(b)
16.(b) 17.(c) 18.(c) 19.(b) 20.(b)
21.(c) 22.(a) 23.(a) 24.(b) 25.(c)
26.(b) 27.(b) 28.(c) 29.(a) 30.(a)
31.(c) 32.(d) 33.(c) 34.(b) 35.(a)
36.(c) 37.(b) 38.(b) 39.(d) 40.(a)
41.(b) 42.(b) 43.(b) 44.(a) 45.(a)
46.(c) 47.(c) 48.(b) 49.(b) 50.(b)
51.(c) 52.(c) 53.(b) 54.(c) 55.(c)
56.(d) 57.(a) 58.(a) 59.(a) 60.(c)
61.(a) 62.(c) 63.(c) 64.(a) 65.(b)
66.(c) 67.(a) 68.(b) 69.(b) 70.(b)
71.(c) 72.(c) 73.(a) 74.(c) 75.(a)
76.(a) 77.(a) 78.(c) 79.(a) 80.(d)
81.(c) 82.(a) 83.(a) 84.(b) 85.(a)
86.(d) 87.(b) 88.(b) 89.(b) 90.(c)
91.(a) 92.(c) 93.(a) 94.(c) 95.(d)
96.(b) 97.(c) 98.(d) 99.(b) 100.(a)
101.(a) 102.(b) 103.(b) 104.(b) 105.(a)
106.(a) 107.(a) 108.(a) 109.(a) 110.(b)
111.(d) 112.(b) 113.(d) 114.(b) 115.(d)
116.(d) 117.(b) 118.(b) 119.(c) 120.(c)
121(d) 122.(b) 123.(c) 124.(c) 125.(b)
126.(a) 127.(b) 128.(a) 129.(d) 130.(b)
131.(c) 132.(d) 133.(c) 134.(c) 135.(b)
136.(d) 137.(c) 138.(a) 139.(a) 140.(a)
141.(d) 142.(d) 143.(b) 144.(a) 145.(a)
146.(a) 147.(c) 148.(b) 149.(c) 150.(c)
151.(c) 152.(b) 153.(d) 154.(a) 155.(b)
156.(c) 157.(d) 158.(a) 159.(b) 160.(c)
161.(d) 162.(c) 163.(c) 164.(d) 165.(a)
166.(b) 167.(d) 168.(c) 169.(b) 170.(b)
171.(d) 172.(a) 173.(c) 174.(d) 175.(b)
176.(b) 177.(b) 178.(b) 179.(d) 180.(d)
181.(a) 182.(a) 183.(b) 184.(a) 185.(a)
186.(c) 187.(a) 188.(b) 189.(b) 190.(a)
191.(a) 192.(a) 193.(b) 194.(c) 195.(a)
196.(c) 197.(d) 198.(d) 199.(d) 200.(c)
201.(d) 202.(d) 203.(b) 204.(a) 205.(a)
206.(d) 207.(d) 208.(a) 209.(b) 210.(b)
211.(c) 212.(d) 213.(c) 214.(a) 215.(d)
216.(c) 217.(c) 218.(d) 219.(a) 220.(b)
221.(b) 222.(b) 223.(c) 224.(b) 225.(b)
226.(d) 227.(c) 228.(b) 229.(c) 230.(a)
231.(c) 232.(c) 233.(c) 234.(b) 235.(c)
236.(a) 237.(a) 238.(b) 239.(c) 240.(b)
241.(b) 242.(d) 243.(d) 244.(b) 245.(d)
246.(d) 247.(a) 248.(a) 249.(d) 250.(b)
251.(d) 252.(d) 253.(c) 254.(a) 255.(d)
256.(b) 257.(b) 258.(a) 259.(a) 260.(c)
261.(b) 262.(a) 263.(b) 264.(a) 265.(b)
266.(b) 267.(b) 268.(b) 269.(c) 270.(a)
271.(a) 272.(b) 273.(c) 274.(b) 275.(a)
276.(a) 277.(b) 278.(d) 279.(b) 280.(a)
281.(b) 282.(c) 283.(a) 284.(c) 285.(b)
286.(d) 287.(c) 288.(a) 289.(c) 290.(c)
291.(a) 292.(b) 293.(d) 294.(b) 295.(b)
296.(c) 297.(c) 298.(a) 299.(c) 300.(c)
301.(c) 302.(d) 303.(a) 304.(c) 305.(a)
306.(b) 307.(a) 308.(c) 309.(a) 310.(b)
311.(a) 312.(a) 313.(b) 314.(d) 315.(b)
316.(b) 317.(c) 318.(b) 319.(d) 320.(a)
321.(a) 322.(d) 323.(b) 324.(a) 325.(c)
326.(b) 327.(b) 328.(b) 329.(c) 330.(c)
331.(a) 332.(d) 333.(b) 334.(c) 335.(a)
336.(d) 337.(c) 338.(b) 339.(b) 340.(b)
341.(c) 342.(a) 343.(b) 344.(d) 345.(a)
346.(d) 347.(a) 348.(d) 349.(d) 350.(b)
351.(a) 352.(d) 353.(a) 354.(b) 355.(a)
356.(c) 357.(b) 358.(b) 359.(b) 360.(b)
361.(b) 362.(d) 363.(d) 364.(b) 365.(b)
366.(d) 367.(a) 368.(b) 369.(a) 370.(c)
371.(d) 372.(c) 373.(b) 374.(a) 375.(c)
376.(a) 377.(d) 378.(d) 379.(b) 380.(b)
381.(c) 382.(a) 383.(c) 384.(d) 385.(c)
386.(d) 387.(c) 388.(b) 389.(d) 390.(b)
391.(a) 392.(c) 393.(a) 394.(b) 395.(d)
396.(c) 397.(a) 398.(d) 399.(b) 400.(b)
401.(d) 402.(d) 403.(c) 404.(b) 405.(a)
406.(d) 407.(c) 408.(b) 409.(a) 410.(c)
411.(d) 412.(d) 413.(d) 414.(c) 415.(c)
416.(d) 417.(d) 418.(c) 419.(d) 420.(a)
421.(c) 422.(c) 423.(c) 424.(b) 425.(d)
426.(c) 427.(b) 428.(a)
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