141. Elizabeth Hawley is well-known for her relating to which one of the following? (a) Historical monuments is India
(b) Regional dances in India
(c) Himalayan expeditions
(d) Wildlife in India
writings
142. In India, how many States share the coastline?
(a) 7 (b) 8
(c) 9 (d) 10
143. Nobel Prize winning scientist James D. Watson is known for his work in which area?
(a) Metallurgy
(b) Meteorology
(c) Environmental
(d) Genetics
protection
144. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer
using the code given below the Lists:
List-I List-II
(Board) (Headquartt;rs!
A. Coffee Board 1. Bengaluru
B. Rubber Board 2. Guntur
C. Tea Board 3. Kottayam
D. Tobacco Board 4. Kolkata
Code:
A B C
(a) 2 4 3
(b) 1 3 4
(c) 2 3 4
(d) 1 4 3
D
1 2 1
2
145. Which one among the following has the number of National Parks?
(a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Assam
(d) Meghalaya
maximum
146. Among the following, which one is not an ape?
(a) Gibbon (b) Gorilla
(c) Langur (d) Orangutan
147.
I
I
I
In how many different ways can all of 5 identical balls be placed in the cells shown above such that each row contains at least 1 ball?
(a) 64 (c) 84
(b) 81 (d) 108
148. There are 6 different letters and 6 correspondingly addressed envelopes. If the ,letters are randomly put in the envelopes, what is the probability that exactly 5 letters go into the correctly addressed envelopes?
(a) (c)
Zero 1/2
(b) 1/6 (d) 5/6
149.
There are two identical red, two identical black and two identical white balls. In how many different ways can the balls be placed in the cells (Ldch cell to contain one ball) shown above such that balls of the same colour do not occupy any two consecutive cells?
(a) 15 (b) 18
(c) 24 (d) 30
Ans: 141. (c) 142. (c) 143. (d) 144. (b) 145. (c) 146. (c) 147. (d) 148. (a) 149. (c)
Monday, October 26, 2009
Government Examination Paper
131. 'Hand-in-Hand 2001', a joint antiterrorism military training was held by the officers of the Indian Army and officers of Army of which one of the following countries?
(a) Chi~a (b) Japan
(c) Russia (d) USA
Directions: Each of the following four (4) items consists of two statements, one labelled as 'Assertion (A)' and the other as 'Reason (R)'. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the code given below:
Code:
(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
the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
132. Assertion (A) : In human body, liver has an impor
tant role in fat digestion.
Reason (R) : Liver produces two important fat
digesting enzymes.
133. Assertion (A) : In the visible spectrum of light, red
light is more energetic than green
light.
Reason (R) : The wavelength of red light is more
than that of green light.
134. Assertion (A) : Radio waves bend in a magnetic field.
Reason (R) : Radio waves are electromagnetic in
nature.
135. Assertion (A) : The Congress Ministries in all the
provinces resigned in the year 1939.
: The Congress did not accept the decision of the Viceroy to declare war against Germany in the context of the Second World War.
136. Among the following, which one lays eggs and does
not produce young ones directly?
(a) Echidna (b) Kangaroo
(c) Porcupine (d) Whale
Reason (R)
137. The release of which one of the following into ponds and wells helps in controlling the mosquitoes?
(a) Crab (b) Dogfish
(c) Gambusia fish (d) Snail
138. Which Schedule of the Constitution of India contains
special provisions for the administration and control
of Scheduled Areas in several States?
(a) Third (b) Fifth
(c) Seventh (d) Ninth
139. Department of Border Management is a Department
of which one of the following Union Ministries?
Sample Tests 13
(a) Ministry of Defence
(b) Ministry of Home Affairs
(c) Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and High
ways
(d) Ministry of Environment and Forests
140. For Y{hich one of the following reforms was a Commission set up under the Chairmanship of Veerappa Moily by the Government of India?
(a) Police Reforms
(b) Tax Reforms
(c) Reforms in Technical Education
(d) Administrative Reforms
Ans: 131. (a) 132. (c) 133. (d) 134. (a) 135. (a) 136. (a) 137. (c) 138. (b) 139. (b) 140. (d)
(a) Chi~a (b) Japan
(c) Russia (d) USA
Directions: Each of the following four (4) items consists of two statements, one labelled as 'Assertion (A)' and the other as 'Reason (R)'. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the code given below:
Code:
(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
the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
132. Assertion (A) : In human body, liver has an impor
tant role in fat digestion.
Reason (R) : Liver produces two important fat
digesting enzymes.
133. Assertion (A) : In the visible spectrum of light, red
light is more energetic than green
light.
Reason (R) : The wavelength of red light is more
than that of green light.
134. Assertion (A) : Radio waves bend in a magnetic field.
Reason (R) : Radio waves are electromagnetic in
nature.
135. Assertion (A) : The Congress Ministries in all the
provinces resigned in the year 1939.
: The Congress did not accept the decision of the Viceroy to declare war against Germany in the context of the Second World War.
136. Among the following, which one lays eggs and does
not produce young ones directly?
(a) Echidna (b) Kangaroo
(c) Porcupine (d) Whale
Reason (R)
137. The release of which one of the following into ponds and wells helps in controlling the mosquitoes?
(a) Crab (b) Dogfish
(c) Gambusia fish (d) Snail
138. Which Schedule of the Constitution of India contains
special provisions for the administration and control
of Scheduled Areas in several States?
(a) Third (b) Fifth
(c) Seventh (d) Ninth
139. Department of Border Management is a Department
of which one of the following Union Ministries?
Sample Tests 13
(a) Ministry of Defence
(b) Ministry of Home Affairs
(c) Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and High
ways
(d) Ministry of Environment and Forests
140. For Y{hich one of the following reforms was a Commission set up under the Chairmanship of Veerappa Moily by the Government of India?
(a) Police Reforms
(b) Tax Reforms
(c) Reforms in Technical Education
(d) Administrative Reforms
Ans: 131. (a) 132. (c) 133. (d) 134. (a) 135. (a) 136. (a) 137. (c) 138. (b) 139. (b) 140. (d)
Some General Knowledge Questions
122. What does S & P 500 relate to?
(a) Supercomputer
(b) A new technique in e-business
(c) A new technique in bridge building
(d) An index of stocks of large companies
123. Rajiv Gandhi National Flying Institute is being estab
lished in which State?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Kerala
(d) Orissa
124; Who among the following has been the Captain of the Indian team in Cricket Test Matches for the maximum number of ~imes?
(a) Sunil Gavaskar
(b) Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi
(c) (d)
Saurav Ganguly Mohammad Azharuddin
125. Who among- the following wrote the poem, Subh-e Azadi?
(a) SahirLudhiyanvi
(b) Faiz Ahmed Faiz
(c) Muhammad Iqbal
(d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
126. How can the height of a person who' is six feet tall be expressed (approximately) in nanometres?
(a) 183 x 10" nanometres (b) 234 x 10" nanometres (c) 183 x 107 nanometres (d) 234 x 107 nanometres
127. A person is sitting in a car which is at rest. The reaction from the road at each of the four wheels of the car is R. When the car runs on a straight level road, how will the reaction at either of the front wheels vary?
(a) It will be greater than R
(b) It will be less than R
(c) It will be equal to R
(d) It shall depend on the material of the road
128. With which one of the following Omkareshwar Project associated? (a) Chambal
(b) Narmada
(c) Tapi
(d) Bhima
rivers is the
129. Consider the following statements
1. The Nuclear Suppliers Group has 24 countries as
its members.
2. India is a member of the Nuclear Suppliers
Group.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
130. In the context of the Indian defence, what is 'Dhruv'? (a) Aircraft-carrying warship
(b) Missile-carrying submarine
(c) Advanced light helicopter
(d) Intercontinental ballistic missile
Ans: 121. (d) 122. (d) 123. (b) 124. (c) 125. (b) 126.. (c) 127. (c) 128. (b) 129. (d) 130. (c)
(a) Supercomputer
(b) A new technique in e-business
(c) A new technique in bridge building
(d) An index of stocks of large companies
123. Rajiv Gandhi National Flying Institute is being estab
lished in which State?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Kerala
(d) Orissa
124; Who among the following has been the Captain of the Indian team in Cricket Test Matches for the maximum number of ~imes?
(a) Sunil Gavaskar
(b) Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi
(c) (d)
Saurav Ganguly Mohammad Azharuddin
125. Who among- the following wrote the poem, Subh-e Azadi?
(a) SahirLudhiyanvi
(b) Faiz Ahmed Faiz
(c) Muhammad Iqbal
(d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
126. How can the height of a person who' is six feet tall be expressed (approximately) in nanometres?
(a) 183 x 10" nanometres (b) 234 x 10" nanometres (c) 183 x 107 nanometres (d) 234 x 107 nanometres
127. A person is sitting in a car which is at rest. The reaction from the road at each of the four wheels of the car is R. When the car runs on a straight level road, how will the reaction at either of the front wheels vary?
(a) It will be greater than R
(b) It will be less than R
(c) It will be equal to R
(d) It shall depend on the material of the road
128. With which one of the following Omkareshwar Project associated? (a) Chambal
(b) Narmada
(c) Tapi
(d) Bhima
rivers is the
129. Consider the following statements
1. The Nuclear Suppliers Group has 24 countries as
its members.
2. India is a member of the Nuclear Suppliers
Group.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
130. In the context of the Indian defence, what is 'Dhruv'? (a) Aircraft-carrying warship
(b) Missile-carrying submarine
(c) Advanced light helicopter
(d) Intercontinental ballistic missile
Ans: 121. (d) 122. (d) 123. (b) 124. (c) 125. (b) 126.. (c) 127. (c) 128. (b) 129. (d) 130. (c)
UPSC Test Paper 2008 for Civil Service
111. Which one of the following laser types is used in a laser printer?
(a) Dye laser
(b) Gas laser
(c) Semiconductor laser
(d) Excimer laser
112. Consider the following statements:
1. A widely used musical scale called diatonic scale
has seven frequencies.
2. The frequency of the note Sa (m) is 256 Hz and
that of Ni (;fi) is 512 Hz.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
113. What are Rubies and Sapphires chemically known as?
(a) Silicon dioxide
(b) Aluminium oxide
(c) Lead tetroxide
(d) Boron nitride
114. Which one of the following is also called Stranger Gas? (a) Argon
(b) Neon
(c) Xenon
(d) Nitrous oxide
115. Mixture of which one of the following pairs of gases is the cause of occurrence of most of the explosions in mines?
(a) Hydrogen and oxygen
(b) Oxygen and acetylene
(c) Methane and air
(d) Carbon dioxide and methane
116. Which one of the following pairs of metals constitutes the lightest metal and the heaviest metal, respectively? (a) Lithium and mercury
(b) Lithium and osmium
(c) Aluminium and osmium
(d) Aluminium and mercury
117. Ho:" much is one barrel of oil approximately equal
to?
(a) 131 litres (b) 159 litres (c) 257 litres (d) 321 litres
118. Who among the following-Gandhian followers was a
teacher by profession?
(a) A. N. Sinha
(b) Braj Kishore Prasad
(c) J. B. Kriplani
(d) Rajendra Prasad
119. Which one of the following was a journal brought out
by Abul Kalam Azad?
(a) AI-Hilal
(b) Comrade
(c) The Indian Sociologist
(d) Zamindar.
120. Where was the First Session of the Indian National
Congress held in December 1885?
(a) Ahmadabad (b) Bombay
(c) Calcutta (d) Delhi
121. Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched?
1- Francis Collins: Mapping human genome
2. Sergey Brin : Google Search Engine
3. -Jimmy Wales Wikipedia
Select the correct answer using the code given below: Code:
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: 111. (b) 112. (c) 113. (b) 114. (c) 115. (c) 116. (b) 117. (b) 118. (c) 119. (a) 120. (b)
(a) Dye laser
(b) Gas laser
(c) Semiconductor laser
(d) Excimer laser
112. Consider the following statements:
1. A widely used musical scale called diatonic scale
has seven frequencies.
2. The frequency of the note Sa (m) is 256 Hz and
that of Ni (;fi) is 512 Hz.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
113. What are Rubies and Sapphires chemically known as?
(a) Silicon dioxide
(b) Aluminium oxide
(c) Lead tetroxide
(d) Boron nitride
114. Which one of the following is also called Stranger Gas? (a) Argon
(b) Neon
(c) Xenon
(d) Nitrous oxide
115. Mixture of which one of the following pairs of gases is the cause of occurrence of most of the explosions in mines?
(a) Hydrogen and oxygen
(b) Oxygen and acetylene
(c) Methane and air
(d) Carbon dioxide and methane
116. Which one of the following pairs of metals constitutes the lightest metal and the heaviest metal, respectively? (a) Lithium and mercury
(b) Lithium and osmium
(c) Aluminium and osmium
(d) Aluminium and mercury
117. Ho:" much is one barrel of oil approximately equal
to?
(a) 131 litres (b) 159 litres (c) 257 litres (d) 321 litres
118. Who among the following-Gandhian followers was a
teacher by profession?
(a) A. N. Sinha
(b) Braj Kishore Prasad
(c) J. B. Kriplani
(d) Rajendra Prasad
119. Which one of the following was a journal brought out
by Abul Kalam Azad?
(a) AI-Hilal
(b) Comrade
(c) The Indian Sociologist
(d) Zamindar.
120. Where was the First Session of the Indian National
Congress held in December 1885?
(a) Ahmadabad (b) Bombay
(c) Calcutta (d) Delhi
121. Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched?
1- Francis Collins: Mapping human genome
2. Sergey Brin : Google Search Engine
3. -Jimmy Wales Wikipedia
Select the correct answer using the code given below: Code:
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: 111. (b) 112. (c) 113. (b) 114. (c) 115. (c) 116. (b) 117. (b) 118. (c) 119. (a) 120. (b)
Test Paper 2008 of Civil Services
101. Which of the following is/are included in the Directiv,
Principles of State Policy?
1. Prohibition of traffic in human beings and force,
labour
2. Prohibition of consumption except for medicini
purposes of intoxicating drinks and of oth,
drugs which are injurious to health
Select the correct answer using the code given belo\ Code:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
102. How is the United Nations Monetary and Finane Conference wherein the agreements were signed set up IBRD, GAIT and IMF, commonly known' (a.) Bandung Conference
(b) Bretton Woods Conference
(c) Versailles Conference
(d) Yalta Conference
103. Where w~as the first desalination plant in India to produce one lakh litres freshwater per day based on low temperature thermal desalination principle commissioned?
(a) Kavaratti (c) Mangalore
(b) Port Blair (d) Valsad
104. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
Institute Location
1. National Centre for Cell Science: Mysore
2. Centre for DNA Fingerprinting: Hyderabad
and Diagnostics
3. National Brain Research Centre: Gurgaon Select the correct answer using the code given below: Code:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2 (d) 1 and 3
105. With which one of the following is BRIT (Government of India) engaged?
(a) Railway Wagons
(b) Information Technology
(c) Isotope'Technology
(d) Road Transport
106. Which one of the following is the correct sequence in
respect of the Roman numerals-C, D, Land M?
(a) C > D > L > M (b) M > L > D > C (c) M > D > C > L (d) L > C >D > M
107. Who among the following scientists shared the Nobel Prize in Physics with his son?
(a) Max Planck
(b) Albert Einstein
(c) William Henry Bragg
(d) Enrico Fermi
108. Who among the following translated the Autobiogra
phy of Madam Curie in Hindi?
(a) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(b) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(c) Choudhary Charan Singh
(d) Gobind Vallabh Pant
109. Among the following, whiCh one has the minimum population on the basis of data of Census of India, 2001?
(a) Chandigarh (c) Puducherry
(b) Mizoram (d) Sikkim
1io. Consider the following statements in respect of a jet
engine and a rocket:
Sample Tests 11
1. A jet engine uses the surrounding air for its oxygen supply and so is unsuitable for motion
in space. .
2. A rocket carries its own supply of oxygen in the
gas form, and fuel.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: 101. (b) 102. (b) 103. (a) 104. (c) 105. (c) 106. (c) 107. (c) 108. (b) 109. (d) 110. (c)
Principles of State Policy?
1. Prohibition of traffic in human beings and force,
labour
2. Prohibition of consumption except for medicini
purposes of intoxicating drinks and of oth,
drugs which are injurious to health
Select the correct answer using the code given belo\ Code:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
102. How is the United Nations Monetary and Finane Conference wherein the agreements were signed set up IBRD, GAIT and IMF, commonly known' (a.) Bandung Conference
(b) Bretton Woods Conference
(c) Versailles Conference
(d) Yalta Conference
103. Where w~as the first desalination plant in India to produce one lakh litres freshwater per day based on low temperature thermal desalination principle commissioned?
(a) Kavaratti (c) Mangalore
(b) Port Blair (d) Valsad
104. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
Institute Location
1. National Centre for Cell Science: Mysore
2. Centre for DNA Fingerprinting: Hyderabad
and Diagnostics
3. National Brain Research Centre: Gurgaon Select the correct answer using the code given below: Code:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2 (d) 1 and 3
105. With which one of the following is BRIT (Government of India) engaged?
(a) Railway Wagons
(b) Information Technology
(c) Isotope'Technology
(d) Road Transport
106. Which one of the following is the correct sequence in
respect of the Roman numerals-C, D, Land M?
(a) C > D > L > M (b) M > L > D > C (c) M > D > C > L (d) L > C >D > M
107. Who among the following scientists shared the Nobel Prize in Physics with his son?
(a) Max Planck
(b) Albert Einstein
(c) William Henry Bragg
(d) Enrico Fermi
108. Who among the following translated the Autobiogra
phy of Madam Curie in Hindi?
(a) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(b) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(c) Choudhary Charan Singh
(d) Gobind Vallabh Pant
109. Among the following, whiCh one has the minimum population on the basis of data of Census of India, 2001?
(a) Chandigarh (c) Puducherry
(b) Mizoram (d) Sikkim
1io. Consider the following statements in respect of a jet
engine and a rocket:
Sample Tests 11
1. A jet engine uses the surrounding air for its oxygen supply and so is unsuitable for motion
in space. .
2. A rocket carries its own supply of oxygen in the
gas form, and fuel.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: 101. (b) 102. (b) 103. (a) 104. (c) 105. (c) 106. (c) 107. (c) 108. (b) 109. (d) 110. (c)
General Knowledge for UPSC
91. Which two countries follow China and India in the decreasing order of their populations?
(a) Brazil and USA
. (b) USA and Indonesia
(c) Canada and Malaysia
(d) Russia and Nigeria
92. Amongst the following States, which one has the
highest percentage of rural population to its total
population (on the basis of the Census, 2001)?
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Orissa
(d) Uttar Pradesh
94. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer
using the code' given below the Lists:
List-I List-II
(Person) (Area)
A. K. P. Singh 1. Banking
B. Vikram Pandit 2. Fiction writing
C. Roopa Farooki 3. Retail business
D. Kishore Biyani 4. Real estate
Code:
A B C D
(a) 4 2 1 3
(b) 3 1 2 4
(c) 3 2 1 4
(d) 4 1 2 3
95. Where was the World Summit on Sustainable Devel
opment (Rio + 10) held?
(a) Davos (b) Nova Scotia
(c) Johannesburg (d) Shanghai
96. Consider the following statements:
1. Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in respect
of carbon credits is one of the Kyoto Protocol
Mechanisms.
2. Under the CDM, the projects handled pertain
only to the Annex-I countries.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
97. Which of the following are among the million-plus cities in India on the basis of data of the Census, 2001?
1. Ludhiana 2. Kochi
3. Surat 4. Nagpur
Select the correct answer using the code given below: Code:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
98. Which of the following are the public sector under
takings of the Government of India?
1. Balmer Lawrie and Company Ltd.
2. Dredging Corporation of India
3. Educational Consultants of India Ltd.
Select the correct answer using the code given below: Code:
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
99. Under which one of the following Constitution Amendment Acts, four languages were added to the languages under the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution
of India, thereby raising their .number to 22?
(a) Constitution (Ninetieth Amendment) Act
(b) Constitution (Ninety-first Amendment) Act
(c) Constitution (Ninety-second Amendment) Act (d) Constitution (Ninety-third Amendment) Act
100.' Consider the following statements:
The Constitution of India provides that
1. the Legislative Assembly of each State shall
consist of not more than 450 members chosen by direct election from territorial constituencies in the State
2. a person shall not be qualified to be chosen to fill a seat in the Legislative Assembly of a State
if he / she is less than 25 years of age
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: 91. (b) 92. (a) 94. (d) 95. (c) 96. (c) 97. (d) 98. (d) 99. (c) 100. (b)
(a) Brazil and USA
. (b) USA and Indonesia
(c) Canada and Malaysia
(d) Russia and Nigeria
92. Amongst the following States, which one has the
highest percentage of rural population to its total
population (on the basis of the Census, 2001)?
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Orissa
(d) Uttar Pradesh
94. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer
using the code' given below the Lists:
List-I List-II
(Person) (Area)
A. K. P. Singh 1. Banking
B. Vikram Pandit 2. Fiction writing
C. Roopa Farooki 3. Retail business
D. Kishore Biyani 4. Real estate
Code:
A B C D
(a) 4 2 1 3
(b) 3 1 2 4
(c) 3 2 1 4
(d) 4 1 2 3
95. Where was the World Summit on Sustainable Devel
opment (Rio + 10) held?
(a) Davos (b) Nova Scotia
(c) Johannesburg (d) Shanghai
96. Consider the following statements:
1. Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in respect
of carbon credits is one of the Kyoto Protocol
Mechanisms.
2. Under the CDM, the projects handled pertain
only to the Annex-I countries.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
97. Which of the following are among the million-plus cities in India on the basis of data of the Census, 2001?
1. Ludhiana 2. Kochi
3. Surat 4. Nagpur
Select the correct answer using the code given below: Code:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
98. Which of the following are the public sector under
takings of the Government of India?
1. Balmer Lawrie and Company Ltd.
2. Dredging Corporation of India
3. Educational Consultants of India Ltd.
Select the correct answer using the code given below: Code:
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
99. Under which one of the following Constitution Amendment Acts, four languages were added to the languages under the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution
of India, thereby raising their .number to 22?
(a) Constitution (Ninetieth Amendment) Act
(b) Constitution (Ninety-first Amendment) Act
(c) Constitution (Ninety-second Amendment) Act (d) Constitution (Ninety-third Amendment) Act
100.' Consider the following statements:
The Constitution of India provides that
1. the Legislative Assembly of each State shall
consist of not more than 450 members chosen by direct election from territorial constituencies in the State
2. a person shall not be qualified to be chosen to fill a seat in the Legislative Assembly of a State
if he / she is less than 25 years of age
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: 91. (b) 92. (a) 94. (d) 95. (c) 96. (c) 97. (d) 98. (d) 99. (c) 100. (b)
General Knowledge Question Answer
81. Which one of the following countries won the Euro Football Tournament, 2004 held in Portugal?
(a) Italy (b) France
(c) Greece (d) Portugal
82. In order of their distances from the Sun, which of the following planets lie between Mars and Uranus? (a) Earth and Jupiter
(b) Jupiter and Saturn
(c) Saturn and Earth
(d) Saturn and Neptune
83. Cristina Kirchner succeeded her husband to become President of a South American country. Which is that country?
(a) Chile
(c) Colombia
(b) Argentina (d) Venezuela
84. Who was the Viceroy of India when the Rowlatt Act was passed?
(a) Lord Irwin
(b) Lord Reading
(c) Lord Chelmsford
(d) Lord Wavell
85. In the year 2007, an earthquake led to massive radioactive water leakage in the largest nuclear plant in the world. In which country did it occur?
(a) Germany (b) Canada
(c) Japan (d) USA
86. What is the approximate percentage of persons above
65 years of age in India's current population?
Sample Tests 9
(a) (c)
14-15% 8-9°;',
(b) 11-12'Yo (d) 5-6%
87. Which one of the following is a spacecraft?
(a) Apophis (b) Cassini
(c) Spitzer (d) TechSar
88. In which one of the following locations is the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project to be built?
(a) Northern Spain
(b) Southern France
(c) Eastern Germany
(d) Southern Italy
89. What is the purpose of the US Space Agency's Themis Mission, which was recently in the news?
(a) To study the possibility of life on Mars
(b) To study the satellites of Saturn
(c) To study the colourful display of high latitude
skies
(d) To build a space laboratory to study the stellar
explosions
90. Out of all the Biosphere Reserves in India, four have
been recognized on the World Network by UNESCO.
Which one of the following is lIot one of them?
(a) Gulf of Mannar
(b) Kanchenjunga
(c) Nanda Devi
(d) Sunderbans
Ans: 81. (c) 82. (b) 83. (b) 84. (c) 85. (c) 86. (d) 7. (b) 88. (b) 89. (c) 90. (b)
(a) Italy (b) France
(c) Greece (d) Portugal
82. In order of their distances from the Sun, which of the following planets lie between Mars and Uranus? (a) Earth and Jupiter
(b) Jupiter and Saturn
(c) Saturn and Earth
(d) Saturn and Neptune
83. Cristina Kirchner succeeded her husband to become President of a South American country. Which is that country?
(a) Chile
(c) Colombia
(b) Argentina (d) Venezuela
84. Who was the Viceroy of India when the Rowlatt Act was passed?
(a) Lord Irwin
(b) Lord Reading
(c) Lord Chelmsford
(d) Lord Wavell
85. In the year 2007, an earthquake led to massive radioactive water leakage in the largest nuclear plant in the world. In which country did it occur?
(a) Germany (b) Canada
(c) Japan (d) USA
86. What is the approximate percentage of persons above
65 years of age in India's current population?
Sample Tests 9
(a) (c)
14-15% 8-9°;',
(b) 11-12'Yo (d) 5-6%
87. Which one of the following is a spacecraft?
(a) Apophis (b) Cassini
(c) Spitzer (d) TechSar
88. In which one of the following locations is the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project to be built?
(a) Northern Spain
(b) Southern France
(c) Eastern Germany
(d) Southern Italy
89. What is the purpose of the US Space Agency's Themis Mission, which was recently in the news?
(a) To study the possibility of life on Mars
(b) To study the satellites of Saturn
(c) To study the colourful display of high latitude
skies
(d) To build a space laboratory to study the stellar
explosions
90. Out of all the Biosphere Reserves in India, four have
been recognized on the World Network by UNESCO.
Which one of the following is lIot one of them?
(a) Gulf of Mannar
(b) Kanchenjunga
(c) Nanda Devi
(d) Sunderbans
Ans: 81. (c) 82. (b) 83. (b) 84. (c) 85. (c) 86. (d) 7. (b) 88. (b) 89. (c) 90. (b)
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