1. Right to property is
a) Fundamental right
b) political right
c) civil right
d) legal right
ans.
2. which of the following has banned "floor crossing" by the members elected on a party ticket to the legislature?
a) 52nd constitution Amendment Act
b) Peoples Security Act
c) National security Act
d) Maintenance of Internal Security Act
ans.
3. The union territories get representation in
a) Lok Sabha
b) Rajya Sabha
c) Both houses of Parliament
d) None of the above
ans.
4. who is competent to prescribe conditions for aquiring Indian Citizenship?
a) Parliament
b) State Legislature
c) President
d) Attorney general
ans.
5. The supreme court was set up under
a) Pitt's India Act
b) Indian Councils Act 1861
c) Regulating Act
d) Indian councils Act 1892
ans.
6. The members of the Constituent Assembly
a) were directly elected
b) were all nominatted
c) were indirectly elected
d) were partly elected directly by the people
ans.
7. The source of political power in India lies with
a) the constitution
b) the parliament
c) the people of india
d) the legislature and the judiciary
ans.
8. The concept that the courts can punish a person for contempt of court was borrowed from
a) UK
b) USA
c) Govt of India Act 1935
d) South Africa
ans.
9. which one of the following Lok Sabhas were dissolved before expiry of its normal term and mid-term elections ordered?
a) First
b) Third
c) Fourth
d) Seventh
ans.
10. The Swaraj Party soon got divided on the issue of
a) not contesting elections in 1926
b) acceptance of membership of the Executive council of the governer
c) cooperation with the muslim league
d) all the above
ans.
11. Who among the following transferred the shivaji and ganapathi festival into a national festival?
a) Lala Lajpat Rai
b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
c) Veer Savarkar
d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
ans.b
12. The Indian National Congress observed Independence Day for the first time on 26th january in
a) 1920
b) 1925
c) 1930
d) 1947
ans. c
13. A person can move the Supreme court directly in the event of violation of Fundamental Rights under
a) Article 19
b) Article 32
c) Article 34
d) none of the above
ans. b
14. Mahatma Gandhi launched the Non-Cooperation movement in
a) 1919
b) 1921
c) 1931
d) 1920
ans. d
15. The PIL in India has been introduced by
a) Constitutional Amendment
b) Judicial Initiative
c) Political Parties
d) Parliamentary Act
ans. b
16. Vijay.L.Kelkar , who was appointed as the Chairman of the 13th finance commission is a former
a) Comptroller and auditor general
b) Finance Secretary
c) Chairman of planning commission
d) none of the above
ans. b
17. Chellaiah Committee (1992-93) recommended that in Income Tax there should be
a) higher rates
b) broader spread between minimum and maximum rates
c) minimum incentives
d) maximum incentives
ans.
18. Which South Asian country has adopted, Gross National Happiness as an index of the well being of the citizens?
a) Bangladesh
b) Bhutan
c) Sri Lanka
d) Myanmar
ans. b
19. Which year is known as "year of great divide" with regard to population growth in India?
a) 1921
b) 1951
c) 1947
d) none of the above
ans. a
20. In India, National Income is computed by
a) Ministry of Finance
b) Central Statistical Organisation
c) Planning Commission
ans. b
21. National Planning Committee (1938) was chaired by
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) M. Visheswarayya
c) Dadabhai Naoroji
d) M.N.Roy
ans. a
22. The planning commission was set up in accordance with the directive principles in
a) Article 38
b) Article 39
c) Article 42
d) Article 51(A)
ans. b
23. Labour participation of women in India is
a) 20 %
b) 15%
c) 32 %
d) 9%
ans. c
24. Which of the following is not a method of estimating National Income?
a) Product Method
b) Export-Import Method
c) Income Method
d) Expenditure Method
ans.
25. Chronic unemployment is measured using
a) U.S. data
b) CWS data
c) none of the two
d) both a and b
ans. b
26. The cause for a steep decline in population in India in 1921 Census was
a) First World War
b) Influenza
c) Famine
d) Partition of Bengal
ans. b
27. Land Development Banks form a part of the
a) Commercial Banks
b) Industrial Development Bank of India
c) Food Corporation of India
d) Cooperative Credit Structure
ans.
28. Decentralised planning on the basis of Panchayat Raj institutions was recommended by
a) Balwantray Mehta Committee
b) Mahalanobis Committee
c) Asoka Mehta Committee
d) Gadgil Committee
ans.
29. The state which has the lowest percentage of persons below poverty line is
a) Kerala
b) Maharashtra
c) Punjab
d) Gujarat
ans. a
30. National Income is arrived at by adding to Net Domestic Product
a) Depriciation
b) Net inflow from abroad
c) Indirect taxes
d) Subsidies
ans.
31. Which of the following causes the rusting of iron?
1. Oxidation
2. Reduction
3. Chemical reaction with oxygen
4. Chemical reaction with Carbon dioxide
a) 1 and 2
b) 2 and 3
c) 3 and 4
d) 1 and 3
ans. d
32. Water gas is prepared by passing
a) Steam over white-hot coke
b) Air over red-hot coke
c) Methane over red-hot coke
d) Steam over heated sulphur
ans. a
33. Match the following
1.Anemometer !. High temperature
2.Tachometer !!. Power of machine
3.Pyrometer !!!. Rotation speed
4.Dynamometer !V. Velocity of fluid
a) 1-!!, 2-!, 3-!!!, 4-!V
b) 1-!!!, 2-!V, 3-!!, 4-!
c) 1-!V, 2-!!!, 3-!, 4-!!
d) 1-!V, 2-!!!, 3-!!, 4-!
34.What is the correct sequence of the following in a heart attack?
1. Narrowing of the inner orifice of the vessel
2. Plaque from fibrous tissue and high cholesterol
3. Inadequate supply of blood and oxygen
4. Clots of blood carried into the coronary
a) 1,2,3,4
b) 2,4,1,3
c) 2,3,1,4
d) 4,2,1,3
ans.
35. Which one of the following best explains what pasteurised milk is ?
a) Fresh and unboiled milk ready for packing in pouches
b) Milk free from micro-organisms
c) Milk made from fat contents
d) Powdered milk packed in air-tight containers
ans. b
36. The period of revolution of a geostationary satillite is
a) 24 hours
b) 30 days
c) 365 days
d) changing continuously
ans. a
37. The filament of an electric lamp becomes white hot but the lead-in wires holding he filament are only slightly heated because , they
a) have smaller current passing through them
b) have very low resistance
c) have higher melting point
d) are made of black iron
ans.
38. The Astronomical Unit is the
a) mean distance from the center of the sun to the center of the earth
b) mean distance between the surface of the sun and the surface of the earth
c) maximum distance between the sun and the earth
d) minimum distance between the sun and the earth
ans. a
39. Stars appear to move from East to West because the
a) Whole Universe is moving from East to West
b) Earth revolving around the sun
c) Earth rotating from East to West
d) Earth rotating from West to East
ans.
40. Consider the following metals
1. Platinum
2. Gold
3. Copper
4. Lead
Their correct arrangement in the increasing order of density is
a) 3,4,2,1
b) 4,3,2,1
c)1,2,3,4
d) 3,4,1,2
ans.
41. A fish that is devoid of any scales is
a) Carp
b) Dog fish
c) Cat fish
d) Mullet
ans.
42. Match list 1 and list 2 and select the correct answer given below the lists
a. mars 1. titan
b. saturn 2. miranda
c. uranus 3. phobos
d. Jupiter 4. Ganymede
a b c d
a) 1 3 2 4
b) 3 1 2 4
c) 3 1 4 2
d) 2 1 3 4
ans. 2
43. The oxygen that keeps us alive is a product of photosynthesis. It comes from
a) carbon dioxide
b) carbonate absorbed from soil
c) oxides of mineral elements
d) water
ans.
44. Gene , the basic unit of heredity, was first synthesized in the laboratory by
a) Authur kornberg
b) Hargobind khorana
c) Gregor mendal
d) Watson and Crick
ans. b
45. Which of the following plant diseases is caused by bacteria?
a) Citrus die-back
b) Karnal bunt of wheat
c) potato witches broom
d) Tundu disease of wheat
ans.
46. Which of the following crops are effected early blight disease?
a) Potato
b) Rice
c) Sugarcane
d) Wheat
ans. a
47. Two solutions are said to be isotonic when they
a) have same osmotic pressure
b) are of equal concentration
c) contain the same solute dissolved in them
d) have the same vapour pressure
ans. c
48. The processes that can be used for making artificial enzymes may be
1. genetic engineering
2. synthesis of crown ethers
3. denaturation of proteins from living systems
Out of the above three reactions , the correct reactions are
a) 1and 3
b) 1 and 2
c) 1,2 and 3
d) 2 and 3
ans.
49. Interferon is
a) an anti-bacterial drug
b) an anti-cancer agent
c) an anti-viral agent
d) a harmone
ans.
50 An isoentropic process occurs at
a) constant temperature
b) constant pressure
c) constant entropy
d) constant enthalpy
ans. c
51. which state has the lowest density?
a) Jammu & kashmir
b) Rajasthan
c) Nagaland
d) Arunachal pradesh
ans. d
52. In which area are Zorastrians concentrated?
a) Tamil nadu
b) Andra Pradesh
c) Maharastra
d) Madya pradesh
ans. c
53. OTEC refers to
a) Oceanic mineral resources
b) Tidal and wave energy
c) Ocean thermal gradient energy
d) None of the above
ans.
54.Where was the National Agricultural Science Complex established?
a) Delhi
b) Bangalore
c) Madras
d) Calcutta
ans.
55. Intensive subsistance farming is characteristic of the area of
a) high density of population and high technology
b) low density of population and high technology
c) low density of population and low technology
d) high density of population and low technology
ans. d
56. How many National Highways are existing in Andra pradesh?
a) 10
b) 13
c) 17
d) 20
ans. c
57. What is the percentage of the population in Andra pradesh according to the Social and Economic Survey estimates of our country for 2010-2011?
a) 7.16%
b) 8.0%
c) 7.0%
d) 7.27%
ans.
58. How many lacs of hectares of land area is there in Andra pradesh ?
a) 274.09 lacs Ha
b) 270.0 lacs Ha
c) 275.04 lacs Ha
d) 273.0 lacs Ha
ans
59. When did National Horticulture Mission commence ?
a) 2004
b) 2005
c) 2006
d) 2010
ans. b
60. Who was the Chairman of NABARD in 2011?
a) A.K. Singh
b) V.C. Saarangi
c) K.N. Vajpai
d) D. Subba Rao
ans.
61. First Plan adopted
a) Lewis-Fei Model
b) Mahalanobis Model
c) Harrod Domar Model
ans. c
62. Panchayat Raj institutions are intended to strengthen
a) Indicative Planning
b) Multilevel planning
c) Structural planning
d) Functional Planning
ans.
63. India has _____ % of the world's geographical area and _____ % of the world population.
a) 4,18
b) 2.6, 16
c) 2.4, 16
d) 3.2 , 15
ans.
64. The ex-officio Chairman of the planning commision of India is the
a) planning minister
b) finance minister
c) prime minister
d) Governer of R.B.I
ans.
65. Which one of the following sectors has attracted the maximum FDI during the last Four years?
a) Software
b) Telecommunication
c) Fast Moving Consumer goods
d) Pharmaceuticals
ans. b
66. What is the percentage of India's population to the world population?
a) 6%
b) 16%
c) 26%
d) 36%
ans. b
67. 2,15, 41, 80 ,__
a) 132
b) 121
c) 111
d) 120
ans. a
68. AGNI-5 Missile was launched on
a) 18th April 2012
b) 20th April 2012
c) 19th April 2012
d) 21th April 2012
ans.
69. If PASSPORT is coded as RCUURQTV, then how will BOOKLET be coded?
a) CPPLMFU
b) CQQMNFV
c) DQQMNGV
d) DRRNMGW
ans. c
70. If India is written as 95491, then Delhi will be written as
a) 45389
b) 45489
c) 45498
d) 45398
ans. a
72. Prema has a son named Anand. Rajiv is Prema's brother. Neha too has a daughter named Rashmi. Neha is Rajiv's sister . what is Anand's relationship to Rashmi?
a) Uncle
b) Brother -in-law
c) Cousin
d) No relationship
ans. c
73. Pan is to Nap as Tap is to
a) water
b) tip
c) cap
d) pat
ans.
74. Cork is to Bottle as ___ is to box.
a) lock
b) side
c) Color
d) lid
ans.
75. Rekha is Virendra's Mother's daughter's daughter. What is her relatioship with Virendra?
a) Aunt
b) Friend
c) Niece
d) Nephew
ans. c
77. Two players are tossing a balanced coin. if it shows heads four times in a row, what is the probability that a head will occur in the fifth toss too?
a) 0.25
b) 0.50
c) 0.75
d) none of the above
ans.b
78. If the day tomorrow is Sunday , what was it yesterday?
a) Wednesday
b) Thursday
c) Friday
d) Saturday
ans.c
79. A clock show the time as 12.20. what is the angle the hour hand makes with the minute hand?
a) 100 degrees
b) 110 degrees
c) 120 degrees
d) 130 degrees
ans.
80. How many prime numbers are integer multiples of 26?
a) 0
b) 1
c) 5
d) 2
ans.
86. select the odd one out
a) crying
b) frying
c) drying
d) sweeping
ans.
87. Earthquakes and volcanoes are associated with
a) folded and faulted region
b) deep sea plains
c) plateau region
d) coastal region
ans.
88. The term 'Nife' refers to
a) earthquakes
b) core of the earth
c) crust of the earth
d) ocean beds
ans.
89. What is a cyclone?
a) A low pressure system with clockwise winds in the northern hemisphere
b) A high pressure system with anti clockwise winds in the northern hemisphere
c) A low pressure system with anti clockwise winds in the northern hemisphere
d) A high pressure system with clockwise winds in the northern hemisphrere
ans.
90. The National day for disaster reduction is
a) 28th october
b) 29th october
c) 30th october
d) 31st october
ans.
92. Vedic texts mention vrihi, tandula and sali refers to
a) wheat
b) barley
c) rice
d) gram
ans.
94. Who declared " The only hope for India is from the masses. The upper classes are physically and morally dead."?
a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) Swami Vivekanand
ans.d
95. Who was the advocate at the famous INA trials?
a) Bhulabhai Desai
b) Asaf Ali
c) Subash Chandra Bose
d) C. Rajagopalachari
ans.
96. What was the chief programme of the swaraj party?
a) Council entry
b) Constitutional opposition
c) Rural reconstruction programme
d) none of the above
ans.
97. Which was the only province where muslims had taken to commerce and educaiton quite early?
a) Calcutta
b) Punjab
c) Madras
d) Bombay
ans. a
98. Which of the following classes participate the least in the Indian National Movement?
a) Captalists
b) princes of states
c) Government's officials
d) peaseants
ans.
99. Horse latitudes is the term applied to the
a) 0-5 degrees N and S latitudes
b) Polar circles
c) 30-40 degrees N and S latitudes
d) 40- 60 degrees N and S latitutes
ans.
100. The velocity of winds is governed by
a) Pressure gradient
b) Ferrel's law
c) Rotation of the earth
d) Temperature
ans.
101. The saturn rings were discovered by
a) copernicus
b) newton
c) Galileo
d) none of the above
ans.
102. The planet having no moon is
a) Mercury
b) Pluto
c) Venus
d) Neptune
ans.
103. The Earth's annul circuit round the Sun covers a distance of
a) 1098 million kms
b) 1038 million kms
c) 966 million kms
d) 896 million kms
ans.
104. The international date line passes through the
a) Bass Strait
b) Bering Strait
c) Cook strait
d) Horn Strait
ans. b
105. Which of the following natural regions is known as ' the big game country' or ' a land of Safari'?
a) Tropical deserts
b) Equitorial regions
c) Temperate grasslands regions
d) Savanna or Tropical grassland regions.
ans.
106. Canary Islands are dependencies of
a) Spain
b) Portugal
c) Germany
d) U.K
ans.
107. A pharmaceutical plant in India is
a) IDPL , Hyderabad
b) IDPL, Kanpur
c) HSL, Bhilai
d) HIL, Delhi
ans.
108. The most important producer of tin in India is
a) Bihar
b) Rajasthan
c) Karnataka
d) Andra Pradesh
ans.
109. Which iron and steel plant has been established with German collaboration?
a) Tisco, Jamshedpur
b) HSL, Rourkela
c) HSL, Bhilai
d) HSL , durgapur
ans.b
110. What is the present population of the world?
a) 5.6 billion
b) 5.8 billion
c) 6.4 billion
d) 7 billion
ans. d
111. Which part of United States is the most densely populated?
a) North-Central
b) North-Western
c) North-Eastern
d) South -Central
ans.
112. Which of the following places is likely to have a time ahead of GMT?
a) Lisbon
b) Baghdad
c) New York
d) Buenos Aires
ans.b
113. India's first cotton textile mill was established at Fort Gloster in 1818? In which state is it located?
a) Maharastra
b) West Bengal
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Gujarat
ans. b
114. Black soil requires least tilling because
a) it is fertile
b) it develops cracks on drying
c) it is a lava origin
d) it has plenty of iron and aluminium compounds
ans.
115. An upper air wind system with very high velocities in certain parts of the atmosphere is called
a) a cyclone
b) an anti cyclone
c) jet stream
d) a tsunami
ans. c
116. What are the factors influencing ocean currents?
1. Coriolis force
2. Local winds
3. Waves
4. Continent shape
a) 1 and 4
b) 1, 3 and 4
c) 1 and 3
d) 1, 2 and 4
ans.
117. All the following are agent of the formation except for
a) High relative humidity
b) diurnal temperatures of short ranges
c) winter season
d) rapid radiation
ans.
118. Which is an organic rock?
a) Marble
b) Coal
c) Granite
d) Slate
ans. b
119. The constituent assembly was created by
a) Simla Conference 1945
b) Cabinet Mission Plan
c) Indian Independence Act
d) Cripps Mission
ans.
120. Which of the following is a feature of the parliamentary form of government?
a) executive is responsible to judiciary
b) executive is responsible to legislature
c) judiciary is responsible to executive
d) legislature is responsible to executive
ans.
121. Where was the important meeting of the Mahatma Gandhi National Employment Guarantee Scheme held during 2010?
a) Kolkata
b) Benguluru
c) Delhi
d) Nagpur
ans.
122. In IPL 2010 Golden player of the tornament was
a) Pollard
b) Dhoni
c) Suresh Raina
d) Sachin Tendulkar
ans.c
123. what is the serial number of the Census of India done during the year 2011
a) 14th
b) 16th
c) 15th
d) 18th
ans.
124. Where is the Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology located?
a) Lucknow
b) Pune
c) Bhopal
d) Kolkata
ans.
125. The Montreal Protocol is related to
a) Ozone depletion
b) Nuclear weapons
c) Land mines
d) Sea-bed
ans. a
126. Which of the following will host the 20th FIFA world cup in 2014 ?
a) Spain
b) Brazil
c) Germany
d) Argentina
ans.
127. The annual summit meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organistaion was held in 2010 at
a) Tashkent
b) Dushanbe
c) Astana
d) Bishkek
ans.
128. The Almatti Dam is on the river
a) Godavari
b) Cauvery
c) Krishna
d) Mahanadi
ans.
129. New Name of GATT is
a) UNEFPA
b) APEC
c) WTO
d) OSCE
ans.
130. G-20 summit was recently held in
a) New York
b) Seoul
c) London
d) Tokyo
ans. b
131. Aung San Suu Kyi - pro-democracy leader of Myanmar , was released from house arrest by the military rulers in
a) September 2010
b) November 2010
c) October 2010
d) December 2010
ans.
132. The United Kingdom signed treaties agreeing to military cooperation including testing of nuclear warheads with
a) Belgium
b) France
c) The Netherlands
d) Germany
ans.
133. Which year has been set as a deadline for withdrawal of troops by North Atlantic Treaty Organisation from Afganistan?
a) 2013
b) 2015
c) 2014
d) 2016
ans.
134. Dilma Rousseff has been elected the new president of
a) Brazil
b) Argentina
c) Peru
d) Chile
ans. a
135. Justice Arun Kumar Mishra is the Chief justice of
a) Calcutta high court
b) Rajasthan high court
c) Madras high court
d) Bombay high court
ans. b
136. The period when men used both stones and copper tools known as the
a) Monolithic Age
b) Chalcolithic Age
c) Neolithic Age
d) Metal Age
ans.
137. Which of the following was the chief feature of Rig-Veda religion?
a) Performance of sacrifices
b) Worship of images
c) Belief in existence of life after death
d) Predominance of female goddesses
ans.
138. With which religion is Kaivalya associated?
a) Buddhism
b) Jainism
c) Hinduism
d) Sikhism
ans. b
139. The misl of which Ranjit Singh was the leader , was
a) Sukerchakia
b) Ahluwalia
c) Phulkia
d) Ramgarhia
ans.
140. Akbar collected a very valuable library of manuscripts on all subjects , because
a) he was a voracious reader
b) he wanted to write Akbarnama
c) he had a great hunger for knowledge
d) he wanted to start a new religion
ans.
141. The major difference between 'Varna' and 'Jati' is that
a) Varna was formed after Jati
b) Jati was derived from Varna
c) Varna are only four but Jati are many
d) They are unrelated
ans.
142. The famous Besnagar pillar inscription of century 150 BC refers to the great theistic cult of
a) Panchika and Hariti
b) Pashupathas
c) Krishna-Vasudeva
d) Shakti
ans.
143. The buddhist monument Stupa was raised
1. over Bhudda's relics
2. at places connected with Buddha's life.
3. over relics of celebrated members of that Sangha
4. as objects of devotion by Buddhist monastries.
which of the above statements are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 1,2 and 3 only
d) 1,2,3, and 4
ans.
144. Dhai-din-ka Jhopra at Ajmer was constructed by
a) Sher Shah
b) Qutub-ud-din
c) Jalaluddin Firoz Khilji
d) Balban
ans.
145. Which of the following formed the eastern limit of sultanate in 1335?
a) Jajnagar
b) Peshawar
c) Kalanaur
d) Malwa
ans.
146. Mohammad Ghazni attacked India many times mainly
a) to plunder wealth of India
b) to spread Islam in India
c) to establish his empire in India
d) to take the famous artisans of India to his court
ans. a
147. Put the following in ascending chronological order or construction
1. Puri Jaganath Temple
2. Meenakshi Temple
3. Mallapuram Temple
4. Kutub Minar
a) 1,2,3,4
b) 1,3,2,4
c) 2,3,1,4
d) 3,1,4,2
ans.
148.When did "The Mother Goddess" after centuries of neglect become an object of worship again?
a) Later Vedic time (1000-600 BC)
b) The Mauryan phase (321-185 BC)
c) The years between the Mauryas the and the Guptas (184 BC- AD 320)
d) The period from the rise of the Guptas to the death of Harsha Vardhana ( AD 320 -647)
ans.
149. The most short lived of all Constitutional reforms in British India
a) The Indian Councils Act of 1909
b) Montague-Chelmsford Reforms of 1919
c) Indian Council Act of 1892
d) Indian Council Act of 1861
ans. a
150. Raja Ram Mohan Roy's reform of Hinduism was along the lines of
1. Condemnation of idolatry
2. Irrelevance of Brahmanical priestcraft
3. Propagation of monotheism
4. Projection of Vedas as the repository of all scientific truths
which of the above statements are correct ?
a) 1 and 4
b) 1, 3 and 4
c) 1,2 and 3
d) All the above.
ans.
a) Fundamental right
b) political right
c) civil right
d) legal right
ans.
2. which of the following has banned "floor crossing" by the members elected on a party ticket to the legislature?
a) 52nd constitution Amendment Act
b) Peoples Security Act
c) National security Act
d) Maintenance of Internal Security Act
ans.
3. The union territories get representation in
a) Lok Sabha
b) Rajya Sabha
c) Both houses of Parliament
d) None of the above
ans.
4. who is competent to prescribe conditions for aquiring Indian Citizenship?
a) Parliament
b) State Legislature
c) President
d) Attorney general
ans.
5. The supreme court was set up under
a) Pitt's India Act
b) Indian Councils Act 1861
c) Regulating Act
d) Indian councils Act 1892
ans.
6. The members of the Constituent Assembly
a) were directly elected
b) were all nominatted
c) were indirectly elected
d) were partly elected directly by the people
ans.
7. The source of political power in India lies with
a) the constitution
b) the parliament
c) the people of india
d) the legislature and the judiciary
ans.
8. The concept that the courts can punish a person for contempt of court was borrowed from
a) UK
b) USA
c) Govt of India Act 1935
d) South Africa
ans.
9. which one of the following Lok Sabhas were dissolved before expiry of its normal term and mid-term elections ordered?
a) First
b) Third
c) Fourth
d) Seventh
ans.
10. The Swaraj Party soon got divided on the issue of
a) not contesting elections in 1926
b) acceptance of membership of the Executive council of the governer
c) cooperation with the muslim league
d) all the above
ans.
11. Who among the following transferred the shivaji and ganapathi festival into a national festival?
a) Lala Lajpat Rai
b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
c) Veer Savarkar
d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
ans.b
12. The Indian National Congress observed Independence Day for the first time on 26th january in
a) 1920
b) 1925
c) 1930
d) 1947
ans. c
13. A person can move the Supreme court directly in the event of violation of Fundamental Rights under
a) Article 19
b) Article 32
c) Article 34
d) none of the above
ans. b
14. Mahatma Gandhi launched the Non-Cooperation movement in
a) 1919
b) 1921
c) 1931
d) 1920
ans. d
15. The PIL in India has been introduced by
a) Constitutional Amendment
b) Judicial Initiative
c) Political Parties
d) Parliamentary Act
ans. b
16. Vijay.L.Kelkar , who was appointed as the Chairman of the 13th finance commission is a former
a) Comptroller and auditor general
b) Finance Secretary
c) Chairman of planning commission
d) none of the above
ans. b
17. Chellaiah Committee (1992-93) recommended that in Income Tax there should be
a) higher rates
b) broader spread between minimum and maximum rates
c) minimum incentives
d) maximum incentives
ans.
18. Which South Asian country has adopted, Gross National Happiness as an index of the well being of the citizens?
a) Bangladesh
b) Bhutan
c) Sri Lanka
d) Myanmar
ans. b
19. Which year is known as "year of great divide" with regard to population growth in India?
a) 1921
b) 1951
c) 1947
d) none of the above
ans. a
20. In India, National Income is computed by
a) Ministry of Finance
b) Central Statistical Organisation
c) Planning Commission
ans. b
21. National Planning Committee (1938) was chaired by
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) M. Visheswarayya
c) Dadabhai Naoroji
d) M.N.Roy
ans. a
22. The planning commission was set up in accordance with the directive principles in
a) Article 38
b) Article 39
c) Article 42
d) Article 51(A)
ans. b
23. Labour participation of women in India is
a) 20 %
b) 15%
c) 32 %
d) 9%
ans. c
24. Which of the following is not a method of estimating National Income?
a) Product Method
b) Export-Import Method
c) Income Method
d) Expenditure Method
ans.
25. Chronic unemployment is measured using
a) U.S. data
b) CWS data
c) none of the two
d) both a and b
ans. b
26. The cause for a steep decline in population in India in 1921 Census was
a) First World War
b) Influenza
c) Famine
d) Partition of Bengal
ans. b
27. Land Development Banks form a part of the
a) Commercial Banks
b) Industrial Development Bank of India
c) Food Corporation of India
d) Cooperative Credit Structure
ans.
28. Decentralised planning on the basis of Panchayat Raj institutions was recommended by
a) Balwantray Mehta Committee
b) Mahalanobis Committee
c) Asoka Mehta Committee
d) Gadgil Committee
ans.
29. The state which has the lowest percentage of persons below poverty line is
a) Kerala
b) Maharashtra
c) Punjab
d) Gujarat
ans. a
30. National Income is arrived at by adding to Net Domestic Product
a) Depriciation
b) Net inflow from abroad
c) Indirect taxes
d) Subsidies
ans.
31. Which of the following causes the rusting of iron?
1. Oxidation
2. Reduction
3. Chemical reaction with oxygen
4. Chemical reaction with Carbon dioxide
a) 1 and 2
b) 2 and 3
c) 3 and 4
d) 1 and 3
ans. d
32. Water gas is prepared by passing
a) Steam over white-hot coke
b) Air over red-hot coke
c) Methane over red-hot coke
d) Steam over heated sulphur
ans. a
33. Match the following
1.Anemometer !. High temperature
2.Tachometer !!. Power of machine
3.Pyrometer !!!. Rotation speed
4.Dynamometer !V. Velocity of fluid
a) 1-!!, 2-!, 3-!!!, 4-!V
b) 1-!!!, 2-!V, 3-!!, 4-!
c) 1-!V, 2-!!!, 3-!, 4-!!
d) 1-!V, 2-!!!, 3-!!, 4-!
34.What is the correct sequence of the following in a heart attack?
1. Narrowing of the inner orifice of the vessel
2. Plaque from fibrous tissue and high cholesterol
3. Inadequate supply of blood and oxygen
4. Clots of blood carried into the coronary
a) 1,2,3,4
b) 2,4,1,3
c) 2,3,1,4
d) 4,2,1,3
ans.
35. Which one of the following best explains what pasteurised milk is ?
a) Fresh and unboiled milk ready for packing in pouches
b) Milk free from micro-organisms
c) Milk made from fat contents
d) Powdered milk packed in air-tight containers
ans. b
36. The period of revolution of a geostationary satillite is
a) 24 hours
b) 30 days
c) 365 days
d) changing continuously
ans. a
37. The filament of an electric lamp becomes white hot but the lead-in wires holding he filament are only slightly heated because , they
a) have smaller current passing through them
b) have very low resistance
c) have higher melting point
d) are made of black iron
ans.
38. The Astronomical Unit is the
a) mean distance from the center of the sun to the center of the earth
b) mean distance between the surface of the sun and the surface of the earth
c) maximum distance between the sun and the earth
d) minimum distance between the sun and the earth
ans. a
39. Stars appear to move from East to West because the
a) Whole Universe is moving from East to West
b) Earth revolving around the sun
c) Earth rotating from East to West
d) Earth rotating from West to East
ans.
40. Consider the following metals
1. Platinum
2. Gold
3. Copper
4. Lead
Their correct arrangement in the increasing order of density is
a) 3,4,2,1
b) 4,3,2,1
c)1,2,3,4
d) 3,4,1,2
ans.
41. A fish that is devoid of any scales is
a) Carp
b) Dog fish
c) Cat fish
d) Mullet
ans.
42. Match list 1 and list 2 and select the correct answer given below the lists
a. mars 1. titan
b. saturn 2. miranda
c. uranus 3. phobos
d. Jupiter 4. Ganymede
a b c d
a) 1 3 2 4
b) 3 1 2 4
c) 3 1 4 2
d) 2 1 3 4
ans. 2
43. The oxygen that keeps us alive is a product of photosynthesis. It comes from
a) carbon dioxide
b) carbonate absorbed from soil
c) oxides of mineral elements
d) water
ans.
44. Gene , the basic unit of heredity, was first synthesized in the laboratory by
a) Authur kornberg
b) Hargobind khorana
c) Gregor mendal
d) Watson and Crick
ans. b
45. Which of the following plant diseases is caused by bacteria?
a) Citrus die-back
b) Karnal bunt of wheat
c) potato witches broom
d) Tundu disease of wheat
ans.
46. Which of the following crops are effected early blight disease?
a) Potato
b) Rice
c) Sugarcane
d) Wheat
ans. a
47. Two solutions are said to be isotonic when they
a) have same osmotic pressure
b) are of equal concentration
c) contain the same solute dissolved in them
d) have the same vapour pressure
ans. c
48. The processes that can be used for making artificial enzymes may be
1. genetic engineering
2. synthesis of crown ethers
3. denaturation of proteins from living systems
Out of the above three reactions , the correct reactions are
a) 1and 3
b) 1 and 2
c) 1,2 and 3
d) 2 and 3
ans.
49. Interferon is
a) an anti-bacterial drug
b) an anti-cancer agent
c) an anti-viral agent
d) a harmone
ans.
50 An isoentropic process occurs at
a) constant temperature
b) constant pressure
c) constant entropy
d) constant enthalpy
ans. c
51. which state has the lowest density?
a) Jammu & kashmir
b) Rajasthan
c) Nagaland
d) Arunachal pradesh
ans. d
52. In which area are Zorastrians concentrated?
a) Tamil nadu
b) Andra Pradesh
c) Maharastra
d) Madya pradesh
ans. c
53. OTEC refers to
a) Oceanic mineral resources
b) Tidal and wave energy
c) Ocean thermal gradient energy
d) None of the above
ans.
54.Where was the National Agricultural Science Complex established?
a) Delhi
b) Bangalore
c) Madras
d) Calcutta
ans.
55. Intensive subsistance farming is characteristic of the area of
a) high density of population and high technology
b) low density of population and high technology
c) low density of population and low technology
d) high density of population and low technology
ans. d
56. How many National Highways are existing in Andra pradesh?
a) 10
b) 13
c) 17
d) 20
ans. c
57. What is the percentage of the population in Andra pradesh according to the Social and Economic Survey estimates of our country for 2010-2011?
a) 7.16%
b) 8.0%
c) 7.0%
d) 7.27%
ans.
58. How many lacs of hectares of land area is there in Andra pradesh ?
a) 274.09 lacs Ha
b) 270.0 lacs Ha
c) 275.04 lacs Ha
d) 273.0 lacs Ha
ans
59. When did National Horticulture Mission commence ?
a) 2004
b) 2005
c) 2006
d) 2010
ans. b
60. Who was the Chairman of NABARD in 2011?
a) A.K. Singh
b) V.C. Saarangi
c) K.N. Vajpai
d) D. Subba Rao
ans.
61. First Plan adopted
a) Lewis-Fei Model
b) Mahalanobis Model
c) Harrod Domar Model
ans. c
62. Panchayat Raj institutions are intended to strengthen
a) Indicative Planning
b) Multilevel planning
c) Structural planning
d) Functional Planning
ans.
63. India has _____ % of the world's geographical area and _____ % of the world population.
a) 4,18
b) 2.6, 16
c) 2.4, 16
d) 3.2 , 15
ans.
64. The ex-officio Chairman of the planning commision of India is the
a) planning minister
b) finance minister
c) prime minister
d) Governer of R.B.I
ans.
65. Which one of the following sectors has attracted the maximum FDI during the last Four years?
a) Software
b) Telecommunication
c) Fast Moving Consumer goods
d) Pharmaceuticals
ans. b
66. What is the percentage of India's population to the world population?
a) 6%
b) 16%
c) 26%
d) 36%
ans. b
67. 2,15, 41, 80 ,__
a) 132
b) 121
c) 111
d) 120
ans. a
68. AGNI-5 Missile was launched on
a) 18th April 2012
b) 20th April 2012
c) 19th April 2012
d) 21th April 2012
ans.
69. If PASSPORT is coded as RCUURQTV, then how will BOOKLET be coded?
a) CPPLMFU
b) CQQMNFV
c) DQQMNGV
d) DRRNMGW
ans. c
70. If India is written as 95491, then Delhi will be written as
a) 45389
b) 45489
c) 45498
d) 45398
ans. a
72. Prema has a son named Anand. Rajiv is Prema's brother. Neha too has a daughter named Rashmi. Neha is Rajiv's sister . what is Anand's relationship to Rashmi?
a) Uncle
b) Brother -in-law
c) Cousin
d) No relationship
ans. c
73. Pan is to Nap as Tap is to
a) water
b) tip
c) cap
d) pat
ans.
74. Cork is to Bottle as ___ is to box.
a) lock
b) side
c) Color
d) lid
ans.
75. Rekha is Virendra's Mother's daughter's daughter. What is her relatioship with Virendra?
a) Aunt
b) Friend
c) Niece
d) Nephew
ans. c
77. Two players are tossing a balanced coin. if it shows heads four times in a row, what is the probability that a head will occur in the fifth toss too?
a) 0.25
b) 0.50
c) 0.75
d) none of the above
ans.b
78. If the day tomorrow is Sunday , what was it yesterday?
a) Wednesday
b) Thursday
c) Friday
d) Saturday
ans.c
79. A clock show the time as 12.20. what is the angle the hour hand makes with the minute hand?
a) 100 degrees
b) 110 degrees
c) 120 degrees
d) 130 degrees
ans.
80. How many prime numbers are integer multiples of 26?
a) 0
b) 1
c) 5
d) 2
ans.
86. select the odd one out
a) crying
b) frying
c) drying
d) sweeping
ans.
87. Earthquakes and volcanoes are associated with
a) folded and faulted region
b) deep sea plains
c) plateau region
d) coastal region
ans.
88. The term 'Nife' refers to
a) earthquakes
b) core of the earth
c) crust of the earth
d) ocean beds
ans.
89. What is a cyclone?
a) A low pressure system with clockwise winds in the northern hemisphere
b) A high pressure system with anti clockwise winds in the northern hemisphere
c) A low pressure system with anti clockwise winds in the northern hemisphere
d) A high pressure system with clockwise winds in the northern hemisphrere
ans.
90. The National day for disaster reduction is
a) 28th october
b) 29th october
c) 30th october
d) 31st october
ans.
92. Vedic texts mention vrihi, tandula and sali refers to
a) wheat
b) barley
c) rice
d) gram
ans.
94. Who declared " The only hope for India is from the masses. The upper classes are physically and morally dead."?
a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) Swami Vivekanand
ans.d
95. Who was the advocate at the famous INA trials?
a) Bhulabhai Desai
b) Asaf Ali
c) Subash Chandra Bose
d) C. Rajagopalachari
ans.
96. What was the chief programme of the swaraj party?
a) Council entry
b) Constitutional opposition
c) Rural reconstruction programme
d) none of the above
ans.
97. Which was the only province where muslims had taken to commerce and educaiton quite early?
a) Calcutta
b) Punjab
c) Madras
d) Bombay
ans. a
98. Which of the following classes participate the least in the Indian National Movement?
a) Captalists
b) princes of states
c) Government's officials
d) peaseants
ans.
99. Horse latitudes is the term applied to the
a) 0-5 degrees N and S latitudes
b) Polar circles
c) 30-40 degrees N and S latitudes
d) 40- 60 degrees N and S latitutes
ans.
100. The velocity of winds is governed by
a) Pressure gradient
b) Ferrel's law
c) Rotation of the earth
d) Temperature
ans.
101. The saturn rings were discovered by
a) copernicus
b) newton
c) Galileo
d) none of the above
ans.
102. The planet having no moon is
a) Mercury
b) Pluto
c) Venus
d) Neptune
ans.
103. The Earth's annul circuit round the Sun covers a distance of
a) 1098 million kms
b) 1038 million kms
c) 966 million kms
d) 896 million kms
ans.
104. The international date line passes through the
a) Bass Strait
b) Bering Strait
c) Cook strait
d) Horn Strait
ans. b
105. Which of the following natural regions is known as ' the big game country' or ' a land of Safari'?
a) Tropical deserts
b) Equitorial regions
c) Temperate grasslands regions
d) Savanna or Tropical grassland regions.
ans.
106. Canary Islands are dependencies of
a) Spain
b) Portugal
c) Germany
d) U.K
ans.
107. A pharmaceutical plant in India is
a) IDPL , Hyderabad
b) IDPL, Kanpur
c) HSL, Bhilai
d) HIL, Delhi
ans.
108. The most important producer of tin in India is
a) Bihar
b) Rajasthan
c) Karnataka
d) Andra Pradesh
ans.
109. Which iron and steel plant has been established with German collaboration?
a) Tisco, Jamshedpur
b) HSL, Rourkela
c) HSL, Bhilai
d) HSL , durgapur
ans.b
110. What is the present population of the world?
a) 5.6 billion
b) 5.8 billion
c) 6.4 billion
d) 7 billion
ans. d
111. Which part of United States is the most densely populated?
a) North-Central
b) North-Western
c) North-Eastern
d) South -Central
ans.
112. Which of the following places is likely to have a time ahead of GMT?
a) Lisbon
b) Baghdad
c) New York
d) Buenos Aires
ans.b
113. India's first cotton textile mill was established at Fort Gloster in 1818? In which state is it located?
a) Maharastra
b) West Bengal
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Gujarat
ans. b
114. Black soil requires least tilling because
a) it is fertile
b) it develops cracks on drying
c) it is a lava origin
d) it has plenty of iron and aluminium compounds
ans.
115. An upper air wind system with very high velocities in certain parts of the atmosphere is called
a) a cyclone
b) an anti cyclone
c) jet stream
d) a tsunami
ans. c
116. What are the factors influencing ocean currents?
1. Coriolis force
2. Local winds
3. Waves
4. Continent shape
a) 1 and 4
b) 1, 3 and 4
c) 1 and 3
d) 1, 2 and 4
ans.
117. All the following are agent of the formation except for
a) High relative humidity
b) diurnal temperatures of short ranges
c) winter season
d) rapid radiation
ans.
118. Which is an organic rock?
a) Marble
b) Coal
c) Granite
d) Slate
ans. b
119. The constituent assembly was created by
a) Simla Conference 1945
b) Cabinet Mission Plan
c) Indian Independence Act
d) Cripps Mission
ans.
120. Which of the following is a feature of the parliamentary form of government?
a) executive is responsible to judiciary
b) executive is responsible to legislature
c) judiciary is responsible to executive
d) legislature is responsible to executive
ans.
121. Where was the important meeting of the Mahatma Gandhi National Employment Guarantee Scheme held during 2010?
a) Kolkata
b) Benguluru
c) Delhi
d) Nagpur
ans.
122. In IPL 2010 Golden player of the tornament was
a) Pollard
b) Dhoni
c) Suresh Raina
d) Sachin Tendulkar
ans.c
123. what is the serial number of the Census of India done during the year 2011
a) 14th
b) 16th
c) 15th
d) 18th
ans.
124. Where is the Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology located?
a) Lucknow
b) Pune
c) Bhopal
d) Kolkata
ans.
125. The Montreal Protocol is related to
a) Ozone depletion
b) Nuclear weapons
c) Land mines
d) Sea-bed
ans. a
126. Which of the following will host the 20th FIFA world cup in 2014 ?
a) Spain
b) Brazil
c) Germany
d) Argentina
ans.
127. The annual summit meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organistaion was held in 2010 at
a) Tashkent
b) Dushanbe
c) Astana
d) Bishkek
ans.
128. The Almatti Dam is on the river
a) Godavari
b) Cauvery
c) Krishna
d) Mahanadi
ans.
129. New Name of GATT is
a) UNEFPA
b) APEC
c) WTO
d) OSCE
ans.
130. G-20 summit was recently held in
a) New York
b) Seoul
c) London
d) Tokyo
ans. b
131. Aung San Suu Kyi - pro-democracy leader of Myanmar , was released from house arrest by the military rulers in
a) September 2010
b) November 2010
c) October 2010
d) December 2010
ans.
132. The United Kingdom signed treaties agreeing to military cooperation including testing of nuclear warheads with
a) Belgium
b) France
c) The Netherlands
d) Germany
ans.
133. Which year has been set as a deadline for withdrawal of troops by North Atlantic Treaty Organisation from Afganistan?
a) 2013
b) 2015
c) 2014
d) 2016
ans.
134. Dilma Rousseff has been elected the new president of
a) Brazil
b) Argentina
c) Peru
d) Chile
ans. a
135. Justice Arun Kumar Mishra is the Chief justice of
a) Calcutta high court
b) Rajasthan high court
c) Madras high court
d) Bombay high court
ans. b
136. The period when men used both stones and copper tools known as the
a) Monolithic Age
b) Chalcolithic Age
c) Neolithic Age
d) Metal Age
ans.
137. Which of the following was the chief feature of Rig-Veda religion?
a) Performance of sacrifices
b) Worship of images
c) Belief in existence of life after death
d) Predominance of female goddesses
ans.
138. With which religion is Kaivalya associated?
a) Buddhism
b) Jainism
c) Hinduism
d) Sikhism
ans. b
139. The misl of which Ranjit Singh was the leader , was
a) Sukerchakia
b) Ahluwalia
c) Phulkia
d) Ramgarhia
ans.
140. Akbar collected a very valuable library of manuscripts on all subjects , because
a) he was a voracious reader
b) he wanted to write Akbarnama
c) he had a great hunger for knowledge
d) he wanted to start a new religion
ans.
141. The major difference between 'Varna' and 'Jati' is that
a) Varna was formed after Jati
b) Jati was derived from Varna
c) Varna are only four but Jati are many
d) They are unrelated
ans.
142. The famous Besnagar pillar inscription of century 150 BC refers to the great theistic cult of
a) Panchika and Hariti
b) Pashupathas
c) Krishna-Vasudeva
d) Shakti
ans.
143. The buddhist monument Stupa was raised
1. over Bhudda's relics
2. at places connected with Buddha's life.
3. over relics of celebrated members of that Sangha
4. as objects of devotion by Buddhist monastries.
which of the above statements are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 1,2 and 3 only
d) 1,2,3, and 4
ans.
144. Dhai-din-ka Jhopra at Ajmer was constructed by
a) Sher Shah
b) Qutub-ud-din
c) Jalaluddin Firoz Khilji
d) Balban
ans.
145. Which of the following formed the eastern limit of sultanate in 1335?
a) Jajnagar
b) Peshawar
c) Kalanaur
d) Malwa
ans.
146. Mohammad Ghazni attacked India many times mainly
a) to plunder wealth of India
b) to spread Islam in India
c) to establish his empire in India
d) to take the famous artisans of India to his court
ans. a
147. Put the following in ascending chronological order or construction
1. Puri Jaganath Temple
2. Meenakshi Temple
3. Mallapuram Temple
4. Kutub Minar
a) 1,2,3,4
b) 1,3,2,4
c) 2,3,1,4
d) 3,1,4,2
ans.
148.When did "The Mother Goddess" after centuries of neglect become an object of worship again?
a) Later Vedic time (1000-600 BC)
b) The Mauryan phase (321-185 BC)
c) The years between the Mauryas the and the Guptas (184 BC- AD 320)
d) The period from the rise of the Guptas to the death of Harsha Vardhana ( AD 320 -647)
ans.
149. The most short lived of all Constitutional reforms in British India
a) The Indian Councils Act of 1909
b) Montague-Chelmsford Reforms of 1919
c) Indian Council Act of 1892
d) Indian Council Act of 1861
ans. a
150. Raja Ram Mohan Roy's reform of Hinduism was along the lines of
1. Condemnation of idolatry
2. Irrelevance of Brahmanical priestcraft
3. Propagation of monotheism
4. Projection of Vedas as the repository of all scientific truths
which of the above statements are correct ?
a) 1 and 4
b) 1, 3 and 4
c) 1,2 and 3
d) All the above.
ans.
