Civil Services Test Papers 2008

31. Starting with the Australian Open Lawn Tennis Tour­nament, which one of the folIowing is the correct chronological order of the other three major Lawn Tennis Tournaments?
(a) French Open-US Open-Wimbledon (b) French Open-Wimbledon-US Open (c) Wimbledon-US Open-French Open (d) Wimbledon-French Open-US Open
32. In which one of the folIowing is Malta located? (a) Baltic Sea
(b) Mediterranean Sea
(c) Black Sea
(d) North Sea
33. ISRO successfulIy conducted a rocket test using cryo­genic engines in the year 2007. Where is the test-stand used for the purpose, located?
(a) Balasore
(b) Thiruvananthapuram
(c) Mahendragiri
(d) Karwar
34. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer
using the code given below the Lists:
List-I List-II
(Service/Agency) (Country)
Foreign Intelligence Service 1. Israel
Ministry of State Security 2. Britain
Secret Intelligence Service 3. China
The Mossad 4. Russia
A. B. C. D.
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Code:
A B C D
(a) 4 1 2 3
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 2 1 4 3
35. C. Rangarajan has been actively involved in the Pan­Asian Commission addressing to which one of the folIowing issues?
(a) Promotion of tourism in the Asian region
(b) Impact of HIV / AIDS in the Asian region
(c) Promotion of free trade in the Asian region (d) Higher technical education in the universities in
the Asian region
36. What is the pH level of blood of a normal person?
(a) 4.5-4.6 (b) 6.45-6.55
(c) 7.35-7.45 (d) 8.25-8.35
37. Who among the following have held the office of the Vice-President of India?
1. Mohammad Hidayatullah
2. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
3. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
4. Shankar Dayal Sharma
Select the correct answer using the code given below: Code:
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(b) 1 and 4 (c) 2 and 3 (d) 3 and 4
38. Which was the Capital of Andhra State when it was made a separate State in the year 1953?
(a) Guntur
(b) Kurnool
(c) Nellore
(d) Warangal
39. Which one of the following is correct in respect of Indian f?otball team's performance in the Olympic Games?
(a) India has never participated in the Olympic
Football Tournament
India played only in the First Round
India entered only up to the Quarter Finals India entered the Semi Finals
(b) (c) (d)
40. In which one of the following States are
Namphuk Coalfields located?
(a) Arw1achal Pradesh
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Manipur
(d) Mizoram


Ans: 31. (b) 32. (b) 33. (c) 34. (c) 35. (b) 36. (c) 37. (b) 38. (b) 39. (d) 40. (a)