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General Studies Model Test- Series I

1) Renault-Nissan opened its maiden Greenfield car plant at
a) Pune b) Gurgaon c) Chennai d) Ahmadabad

Ans : c

2) Which of following statement is not true?
a) The world’s largest online social network Facebook is opening its India office at Banglore
b) In retail business UK based Tesco has partnered with Bharati
c) Aroon Purie is the Chairman & Editor-in-Chief the India today Group
d) Zoozoos, the animated characters of Vodafone commercial are created by the advertising firm Ogilvy & Marther

Ans : b

3) Which of the following is not true about the insurance sector?
a) An insurance venture needs a minimum startup capital of Rs. 100 crore
b) Solvency margins required is of 1.5% of the total sum assured.
c) ICICI Prudential, India’s largest private sector life insurance, has reported losses for the 8th consecutive year
d) The sector is prone to quick gains and easy exit strategy by players

Ans : d

4) Allahabad Bank, Indian Overseas Bank and Karnataka Bank has launched the General Insurance
a) Universal Sompo b) India First c) Sahaj d) Jiven

Ans : a

5) Give the correct order
a) Rishaba, Parsava, Mahavira, Bhadrabahu

b) Rishaba, Mahavira, Parsava, Bhadrababu

c) Rishaba, Parsava, Bhadrababu, Mahavira

d) Mahavira, Parasava, Rishaba and Badrabahu

Ans : a

6) Bank of America Merrill Lynch country head of the Indian operations is highest paid banker in India. She is
a) Meera Sanyal

b) Shikha Sharma

c) Kaku Nakhate

d) Kalpana Morparia

Ans : c

7) Who of the following has announced a first issue of IDRs, the Indian counterpart of global depository receipts and American depository receipts, by an overseas company after guidelines were framed in 2004.
a) Suzuki Corporation
b) Standard Chartered Bank

c) Uniliver

d) Procter & Gamble

Ans : b

8) The Battle of Buxar was fought between
a) Mir Qasim and The English

b) Mir Qasim, Nawab Of Oudh and The Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II one party against the English

c) Mir Jafar and The English

d) Mir Qasim and The Dutch

Ans : b

9) Match List-I with List-II

(Departments) (Sultans)

A) Diwan-i - kohi 1) Firoz Tughlaq

B) Diwan-i - mushtakharaj 2) Balban

C) Diwan-i - arz 3) Alauddin Khalji

D) Diwan-i - kairat 4) Mohamad Tughlaq

A B C D
a) 3 4 1 2
b) 4 3 2 1
c) 4 3 1 2
d) 3 4 2 1

Ans : b

10) Which of the following will be the nation’s first micro-finance company to list on the exchanges when the IPO process is completed?
a) Kismet Capital b) Dhanalaxmi

c) SKS Microfinance d) Muthut Group

Ans : c

11) Which of the following is the country’s largest manufacturer of hosiery and innerwear brand (20% market share)

a) Rupa b) Amul c) VIP d) Jockey

Ans : a

12) Which of the following is not true regarding the economic relations between India and China
a) India says it will be difficult tco give a ‘market economy’ status to China as it has refused to provide information on key business aspects such as land laws, minimum wages and accounting systems.
b) A market economy status will mean that India will have to accept all economic data including on product prices supplied by China
c) India is not obligated to recognize China as a market economy till 2016 as per the country’s accession agreement under the WTO
d) Till date no country has given the market economy status to the China

Ans : d

13) India now has ______ banks with over 81,000 branches catering to a billion-plus population

a) 61 b) 126 c) 171 d) 210

Ans : c

14) Which company sells Cornetto, Peddlepop and Selection sub-brands under the Kwality Walls umbrella
a) Wadilal b) HUL c) P&G d) Hatsun Agro

Ans : b

15) Abby Awards are given in the area of

a) Journalism

b) Management

c) Advertising

d) Banking

Ans : c

16) Who of the following is the founder and chairman of Max India?
a) Asim Ghosh b) Ashish Dhawan

c) Analjit Singh d) Indrani Patnaik

Ans : c

17) Who of the following is the country’s biggest food buyer?

a) APMCs b) Kargil c) Reliance d) FCI

Ans : d

18) China has foreign currency reserves of nearly ___ trillion.
a) $ 1 b) $ 1.5 c) $ 2 d) $ 2.5

Ans : d

19) Yuan is now valued a 6.83 to a dollar with a plus/minus _____ fluctuation

a) 0.1% b) 0.3% c) 0.5% d) 0.7%

Ans : c

20) Swarn Jayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana is being revamped and relaunced as the _______

a) National Renewal Mission (NRM)

b) National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM)
c) National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA)

d) Prime Minister’s skill development Mission

Ans : b




21) Match the column

Business Person Organization
A) Rajat Gupta 1) CEO Master Card
B) Piyush Gupta 2) Group director Goldman Sachs
C) Ajay Banga 3) DBS Group
D) Anand Burman 4) Dabur


A B C D

a) 3 2 1 4

b) 1 3 2 4

c) 2 3 1 4

d) 1 2 4 3


Ans : c

22) Match the column
Business Woman Organization

A) Renu Sud Karnad 1) HP

B) Zia Mody 2) Apollo Hospitals

C) Preetha Reddy 3) AZB & Partners

D) Neelam Dhawan 4) HDFC


A B C D

a) 1 2 3 4
b) 3 2 4 1
c) 2 3 1 4
d) 4 3 2 1

Ans : b

23) Which of the following company has announced its intention to build an Indian version of Embraer, the Brazilian maker of airplanes, and crank out nearly 500 planes in the next five years.
a) UB Group b) Bajaj Auto

c) Mahindra Group d) AV Birla Group

Ans : c

24) Which company recently tied up with NBA International to form the NBA Challenge League for players in the 14-18 age group.

a) Mahindra Group

b) Sahara Group

c) ITC

d) Reliance Industries

Ans : a

25) Which of the following is the country’s largest coffee chain?
a) Café Coffee Day

b) Expresso Coffee

c) Nestle

d) Cup of coffee

Ans : a

26) A miniratna category I PSU company Satlaj Jal Vidyut Limited (SJVN) is a joint venture of GoI and Govt. of….

a) Uttaranchal

b) Jammu & Kamshmir

c) Himachal Pradesh

d) Punjab

Ans : c

27) Who of the following the chairman of NASSCOM for the year 2010-11 and is also chairman and geography managing director for Accenture Plc

a) Pramod Bhasin

b) Som Mittal

c) Ganesh Natrajan

d) Harsh Manglik

Ans : d

28) Who is countries chief statistician?

a) Tushar Poddar

b) H.S.Brahma

c) Pronab Sen

d) Rana Som

Ans : c

29) Which of following is not true of India-Asean relations?

a) India-Asean summit is Hanoi (Oct2010)
b) The free trade agreement in goods will be implemented by India and Asean on Jan 1, 2011
c) It will be converted into a comprehensive economic partnership agreement once the services and investment pact is signed.
d) The FTA, which will eliminate tariffs on more than 4000 goods over the next decade, has been ratified by Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia.

Ans : b

30) Which of the following paramilitary forces provide security cover to private and joint sector companies?
a) BSF b) CRPF c) CISF d) SSB

Ans : c

31) Consider the following statements:
1. Salwa Judum, an anti-naxalite movement, started as a self-defence group of civilians in Chhattisgarh
2. The Supreme Court disapproved the constitution of Salwa Judum
Code:
a) Only 1 is correct

b) Only 2 is correct
c) Both 1 and 2 are correct

d) Both 1 and 2 are incorrect

Ans : c

32) Among which of the following para military forces, COBRA will be raised?

a) ITBP b) BSF c) CRPF d) SSB

Ans : c

33) How many National Missions form the core of the National Action Plan on climate change?

a) 6 b) 7 c) 8 d) 9

Ans : c

34) Consider the following statements:
1. The government on January 21, 2009 launched ‘Project Snow Leopard’ to safeguard and conserve India’s unique natural heritage of high-altitude wildlife populations
2. Tiger census 2008 was carried out jointly by the National Tiger Conservation Authority and the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun
Code:
a) Only 1 is correct

b) Only 2 is correct

c) Both 1 & 2 are correct

d) Both 1 & 2 are incorrect

Ans : c

35) Where was the mini Pravasi Bharatiya Divas held in September 2009?
a) London b) New York c) Mauritius d) Hague

Ans : d

36) The dispute over Mullaperiyar Dam is between which of the following states?
a) Tamil Nadu and Karantaka b) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
c) Kerala and Karnataka d) Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka

Ans : b

37) Which two states has planned to launch joint operation against Maoists?

a) Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand b) West Bengal and Chhattisgarh
c) Jharkhand and Orissa d) Jharkhand and West Bengal

Ans : d

38) Which one of the following UTs of the country has more than 50 per cent tribal population of the total population?

a) Andman and Nicobar Islands

b) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
c) Daman and Div

d) Puducherry

Ans : b

39) As per the Industrial Development Report 2009, India’s rank in Industrial Development was 54 on the Development Index. Which of the following organizations/agencies compiles Industrial Development Index of the world?

a) International Labor Organization

b) United Nations Industrial Development Organization
c) World Bank

d) World Trade Organization

Ans : b

40) The PIO/NRI university is to come up in which of the following cities?

a) Chennai b) Jaipur c) Bengaluru d) Ahmedabad

Ans : c

41) Name the state which has created an anti-terror agency named OCTOPUS (Organization for Counter Terrorist Operations):
a) Andhra Pradesh b) Maharashtra c) West Bengal d) Gujarat

Ans : a

42) Tipaimukh dam is being constructed in

a) Manipur b) Nagaland c) Mizoram d) Tripura

Ans : a

43) Which animal has been named as the national aquatic animal?

a) Frog b) Fish c) Octopus d) Dolphin

Ans : d

44) Which of the following state has made Sanskrit its second official language?

a) Himachal Pradesh b) Uttar Pradesh c) Madhya Pradesh d) Uttarakhand

Ans : d

45) Which of the following is not an indicator of Human development Index (HDI)?
a) GDP per capita b) Life expectancy at birth c) Education d) Health

Ans : d

46) Where was ‘AMAN = 09’ naval exercise held in which
20 warships from 12 countries participated?
a) Bay of Bengal b) Pacific Ocean c) Arabian Sea d) Indian Ocean

Ans : c

47) Palar river project is bone of contention between which two states?

a) Karnataka and Kerala b) Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
c) Tamil Nadu and Kerala d) Tamil Nadu and Karnataka

Ans : b

48) National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) is headed by
a) Ministry of Environment and Forest b) Ministry of Home
c) Prime Minister d) Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission

Ans : c

49) Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List I (Awards) List II (recipients)
A. Officer de la Ligion d’ Honneur 1. Yash Pal and M Annadurai

B. Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2. Lata Mangeshkar

C. 2009 Golden Pen of Freedom 3. Sheikh Hasina

D. Firodia Award 4. Najam Sethi

A B C D

a)2 3 4 1

b)1 2 3 4

c)3 2 1 4

d) 4 3 2 1

A ns : a

50) Which is the highest broad gauge rail station in the country that was recently inaugurated by the Prime Minister?
a) Chail b) Leh c) Qazigund d) Srinagar

Ans : c

51) In a recent case relating to German national Jan Balaz, a landmark judgment was given by the Gujarat High Court pertaining to what issue?
a) Citizenship of children born to a surrogate mother
b) Work visas and employment laws for foreign nationals working in India
c) Diplomatic immunity from criminal charges
d) Taxation laws for foreigners setting up industries in India

Ans : a

52) What is the name of the new scheme started by the government to cut down on infant and maternal mortality rate?
a) Janani Suraksha Yojna

b) Navjat Shishu Suraksha Karyakram
c) Infant Mortality Rate Mission

d) Saubhagyawati

Ans : b


53) The government is introducing a pentavalent (5-in1) vaccine called Hib (Haemophilus Influenza Type B). It will replace the vaccines:
a) Polio and Influenza

b) DPT and Hepatitis B
c) Hepatitis B and Yellow fever

d) DPT and Cholera

Ans : b

54) Anil Kakodkar, chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, is heading a committee for the reforms of which institution?

a) IITs b) IIMs c) BARC d) TIFR

Ans : a

55) What steps did the Army take to bring about uniformity among all its ranks recently?
a) Same training institutes for troops and officers based on their merit
b) Uniform combat dresses for army personnel at all ranks
c) Withdrawal of personal staff from the homes of senior officers
d) Same recreational institutes for troops and their families as officers and their families

Ans : b

56) The 24, 000 crore package announced by PM for Arunachal Pradesh comprising a 1500 Km Trans-Arunachal highway running through the state is pitted to be completed by

a) 2013 b) 2012 c) 2914 d) 2015

Ans : a

57) Which section of the IPC criminalizes homosexuality?
a) Section 103 b) Section 302 c) Section 377 d) Section 309

Ans : c

58) Consider the following:
1. India has signed and ratified the WHO-Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC).
2. Article 11 of the WHO-FCTC mandates that all countries that are parties to FCTC should display pictorial health warnings on tobacco product packs.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a) Only 1 b) Only 2 c) Both 1 and 2 d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans : c

59) Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Yashpal committee was appointed to give report on ‘Renovation and Rejuvenation of Universities’.
2. The committee sought an immediate end to the practice of according deemed university status to newly constituted universities.
a) Only 1 b) Both 1 and 2 c) Only 2 d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans : b

60) Match List I with List II:
List I (Writers) List II (Language)
A. Hiro Shewkari 1. Assamese
B. Vidya Narzany 2. Marathi
C. Shyam Manohar 3. Bodo
D. Rita Choudhary 4. Sindhi

A B C D
a) 1 2 3 4
b) 4 3 2 1
c) 4 2 3 1
d) 1 3 2 1

Ans : b

61) Which of the above statements is/are correct?
1. The Union Cabinet approved the setting up of the Indian Community Welfare Fund (ICWF) in 18 Indian Missions to help overseas Indians in times of distress
2. About 50 lakh Indians are working abroad, 90% of them in the Gulf
a) Only 1 is correct b) Only 2 is correct c) Both are correct d) Neither 1 nor 2 is correct

Ans : c


62) Consider the following statements:
1. Chief justice of India K. G. Balakrishnan has constituted a committee of judges to bring out an authoritative series of “Restatements of Law” on 100 topics to remove ambiguities surrounding the legal principles for better adoption to social needs
2. Only Chief Justice of all High Courts will be the member of this committee
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a) Only 1 is correct

b) Only 2 is correct

c) Both are correct

d) Neither 1 nor 2 is correct

Ans : a

63) Consider the following statements:
1. Punchhi Commission will now look for the issues of sharing inter-state rivers water dispute and implementation of water linking project
2. More than 80% of India’s water resources are contributed by inter-state rivers
3. ‘Water’ issues was examined earlier by Sarkaria Commission
4. Constitution gives ample powers to the Union government to regulate and develop the inter-state rivers
a) Only 1, 2 and 3 is correct

b) Only 2, 3 and 4 is correct
c) Only 1, 3 and 4 is correct

d) All are correct

Ans : d

64) Consider the following statements:
1. With the object to provide justice at low cost, “Gram Nyayalya Act 2008” was implemented at rural level
2. The theme of the Act is ‘Justice at your Doorstep’
3. 1st level magistrate in this court will be appointed by the Governor on the recommendation of a committee headed by Chief Minister of the state

a) Only 1 and 2 are correct

b) Only 2 and 3 are correct
c) Only 1 and 3 are correct

d) All are correct

Ans : d

65) Consider the following statements about “Maintenance of Parents and Citizenship Bill 2007”:
1. This bill is an initiative of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
2. The bill requires only earning adult children and grand children to take care of their parents and grand parents
3. The bill defines parents as biological parents
4. The bill proposes to set up a tribunal in every district where aggrieved parents may complain about being neglected

a) Only 1, 2 and 3 are correct

b) Only 2, 3 and 4 are correct
c) Only 1, 2 and 4 are correct

d) Only 1, 3 and 4 are correct

Ans : c

66) Which one of the following pairs was regarded as focus state and focus country during India International Trade Fair 2009?

a) Uttarakhand and Nepal

b) Bengaluru and China
c) Himachal and Bhutan

d) Uttarakhand and China

Ans : d

67) Consider the following statements:
1. The first ‘National RTI Awards’ 2009 was inaugurated by the Vice-President Hamid Ansari in New Delhi
2. The best RTI Citizen Category Award was given to social activist from Assam Akhil Gogoi
3. Lalit Narayan Mishra from Etawah was presented the award for the Best Public Information Officer
4. The Arunachal Pradesh Information Commission was awarded the Best Information Commission
a) Only 1 and 2 are correct

b) Only 2 and 3 are correct
c) Only 3 and 4 are correct

d) All are correct

Ans : d



68) Consider the following statements:
1. The 10th India-European Union (EU) Summit was held at New Delhi in November 2009
2. The summit was chaired by Mr. Jose Manuel barroso
a) Only 1 is correct b) Only 2 is correct
c) Both 1 and 2 are correct d) Neither 1 nor 2 are correct

Ans : a

69) Genpact, one the world’s largest business process outsourcing companies, signed a MOU with which country?
a) Sri Lanka b) Bhutan c) Myanmar d) Nepal

Ans : b

70) Consider the following statements:
1. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has 6 members
2. The SCO decided to give Sri Lanka and Belarus as dialogue partner status
3. The SCO Summit (2009) was held at Yekaterinburg

a) Only 1 is correct

b) Only 3 is correct

c) 1 and 3 are correct

d) All are correct

Ans : d

71) Which among the following countries was suspended from Commonwealth in 2009?
a) Pakistan b) Fiji c) Kenya d) Sudan

Ans : b

72) Where was the UN Hunger Summit held (2009)?

a) Rome b) Paris c) Hague d) London

Ans : a

73) Consider the following statements:

1. Erstwhile colonies of UK from the present Commonwealth group of nations
2. The 2009 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) was held at Port-of-Spain
a) Only 1 is correct

b) Only 2 is correct
c) Both 1 and 2 are correct

d) Neither 1 nor 2 are correct

Ans : c

74) The canal joining Baltic sea to North Sea is
a) Kiel Canal b) Suez Canal c) Panama Canal d) None of these

Ans : a

75) Cope-09 was a joint exercise between
a) Indian and US Army b) Indian and Japanese Army
c) Indian and Australian Navy d) Indian and US Air Force

Ans : d

76) With which of the following countries India has agreed to develop solar cities?
a) Australia b) Japan c) Singapore d) USA

Ans : b

77) A trader fixed the price of an article in such a way that by giving a rebate of 10% on the price fixed he made a profit of 15%. If the cost of the article is Rs. 72, the price fixed on it is

a) Rs. 82.80 b) Rs. 90.00 c) Rs. 92.00 d) Rs. 97.80

Ans : c

78) A complete cycle of a traffic light takes 60 seconds. During each cycle the light is green for 25 seconds, yellow for 5 seconds, and red for 30 seconds. At a randomly chosen time, the probability that the light will not be green is: a) 1/3 b) ¼ c) 5/12 d) 7/12

Ans : d

79) A solid cube just gets completely immersed in water when a 0.2 kg mass is placed on it. If the mass is removed, the cube is 2 cm above the water level. What is the length of each side of the cube?

a) 12 cm b) 10 cm c) 8 cm d) 6 cm

Ans : b

80) A train of length 150 meters, moving at a speed of 90 km/hr can cross a 200 metre bridge in a) 8 seconds b) 14 seconds c) 6 seconds d) 15 seconds

Ans : b

81) Assume that the moon takes exactly 30 days to complete the cycle and also assume that it rises in the East exactly at 6.48 p.m. on the first day. ON the fourth day, at what time will it rise?

a) 8.24 p.m. b) 9.12 p.m. c) 10.00 p.m. d) 11.48 p.m.

Ans : b

82) A hollow sphere of radius R, a hollow cube of side R and a thin circular plate of radius R, made up of the same material, are all heated to 200C above room temperature. When left to cool in the room, which of them will reach the room temperature first?

a) Circular plate

b) Cube
c) Sphere

d) All of them will reach the room temperature at the same time

Ans : c

83) When the time in the wall-clock is 3.25 p.m. the acute angle between the hours-hand and the minutes-hand is

a) 60° b) 52° ½ c) 47° ½ d) 42°

Ans : c

84) Amit started a business by investing Rs. 30,000. Rahul joined the business after some time and invested Rs. 20,000. At the end of the year, profit was divided in the ratio of 2:1. After how many months did Rahul join the business?

a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5

Ans : b

85) A monkey ascends a greased pole 30 metres high. He ascends 3 metres in 1st minute and descends 1 metre in the next minute, again ascends 3 metres in 3rd minute, but descends 1 metre in 4th minute and soon. In what time he reaches the top.

a) 30 minutes b) 28 2/3 minutes c) 28 1/3 minutes d) 29 minutes

Ans : b

86) In a company 60% of the employees are men. Of these 40% are drawing more than Rs. 50,000 per year. If 36% of the total employees of the company draw more than Rs. 50,000 per year, what is the percentage among women who are drawing less than Rs. 50,000 per year?

a) 70 b) 60 c) 40 d) 30

Ans : a

87) If in the three numbers, the first is twice the second and the second is twice the third and the average of these numbers is 21. Find the largest number

a) 36 b) 38 c) 47 d) 48

Ans : a
88) When 6 gallons of gasoline are put into the a car, the indicator goes from ¼ to 5/8. The total capacity of the gasoline tank is

a) 12 gallons b) 16 gallons c) 24 gallons d) 30 gallons

Ans : b

89) Three numbers are in the ratio 4:5:6 and their average is 25. The largest number is

a) 30 b) 32 c) 36 d) 42

Ans : a

90) One third of the boys and one half of the girls of a college participate in a social work project. If the number of participating students is 150 out of which 50 are boys, what is the total number of students in the college?

a) 250 b) 300 c) 350 d) 400

Ans : c

91) 4/9, 9/20, ……. 39/86

a) 17/40

b) 19/42

c) 20/45

d) 29/53

Ans : b


92) In the sequence 462, 420, 380, X, 306, X stands for?

a) 352

b) 342

c) 332

d) 322

Ans : b

93) Read the following facts.
i] He was the first and only Indian to command a fighting brigade in battle, in the Arakan, in World War II
ii] His opening of the Zoji La Pass through a blitzkrieg, using tanks, has passed into legend
iii] He was chairman of the Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission in Korea
iv] He died in Nicosia in December 1965 as commander of the UN forces in Cyprus
We are referring to
a) Field Marshal K.M.Kariappa

b) General K.S.Thimayya
c) Lt. Gen. S.P.P. Thorat

d) Lt. Gen. Thakur Nathu Singh

Ans : b

94) Supersonic speed describes a speed in excess of Mach 1. Hypersonic describes the speed in excess of

a) Mach 3

b) Mach 4

c) Mach 5

d) Mach 6

Ans : c

95) One Horsepower is equal to how many Watts?

a) 532 b) 746 c) 813 d) 959

Ans : b

96) Match the column
Space Mission To Study

A) Cassini 1) Outer World

B) Huygens 2) Saturn

C) Deep Impact 3) Temple 1
D) Voyagers I & II 4) Titan


A B C D
a) 2 1 3 4

b) 3 2 4 1
c) 2 4 3 1

d) 4 1 3 2

Ans : c

97) Once the star has burnt all its nuclear fuel than if the mass of this core is more than 1.4 times the mass of the sun (called Chandrasekhar limit) it become a neutron star. If the mass of the core is still higher a black hole will be formed. What it is called if it is less than 1.4 times the mass of the sun.

a) Quasar b) Pulsar c) Beta Star d) White Dwarf

Ans : d

98) Which of the following satellite Navigation System of European Union i.e. competing with the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS) and Russia's Global Navigation Satellite System (GLO-NASS)

a) Newton b) Galileo c) Hele d) Copernicus

Ans : b

99) Match the column
List I List II

A) Laws of Heredity 1) De-varies
B) Mutation Theory 2) Mendel
C) DNA Double Helix 3) Darwin
D) Natural Selection 4) Watson & Crick

A B C D
a) 1 3 4 2
b) 4 2 1 3
c) 2 1 4 3
d) 4 1 3 4

Ans : c

100) Which of the following is called the powerhouse of the cell?
a) Mitochondrion b) Chromosome c) Nuclear d) Cytoplasm

Ans : a

101) Human immune cells are called?
a) C cells b) X cells c) T cells d) M cells

Ans : c

102) Haemophilia is a hereditary disease carried by
a) Females and expressed by females

b) Females and expressed by males
c) Males and expressed by females

d) Males and expressed by males

Ans : b

103) When a thin film of oil is spread over water at rest, coloured bands are observed. This is the result of the phenomenon of:

a) dispersion b) interference c) polarization d) scattering

Ans : a

104) If an apple is released from an orbiting spaceship it will
a) Fall towards the earth

b) Move with the spaceship at the same speed
c) Move at a higher speed

d) Move at a lower speed

Ans : b

105) An astronaut on a space walk changes his direction
a) By moving his limbs in the opposite direction

b) By moving his limbs in the same direction
c) By using hand rocket

d) By using remote control from within the space

Ans : c

106) How much the temperature of Human body?
a) 34.3 C b) 36.9 C c) 37.1 C d) 38.2 C

Ans : b

107) What is Blue Moon?
a) At the end of lunar eclipse the glow around the moon is referred as Blue Moon
b) The dying star emanating the gamma waves rapidly is called Blue Moon
c) When two full moons occur in the single month, then second is called Blue Moon
d) The earth as seen from the moon is referred as Blue Moon

Ans : c

108) Which of the following is most polluting engine?
a) 2 stroke b) 3 stroke c) 4 stoke d) 5 stroke

Ans : a

109) Which one of the following elements is essential for the construction of nuclear reactors?
a) Cobalt b) Nickel c) Zirconium d) Tungsten

Ans : c

110) Which one of the following conditions satisfies the birth of an identical twin:
a) Ova is fertilized from a single sperm and then divided into two cells
b) Ova is fertilized from two sperms and grow separately
c) Two ova is fertilized from two sperms and grow separately
d) Two ova is fertilized from one sperm and grow separately

Ans : a

111) A radioactive substance has a half-life of four months. Three-fourth of the substance would decay in

a) 3 months b) 4 months c) 8 months d) 12 months

Ans : c

112) The great Asian river Mekong does not run through

a) China

b) Malaysia

c) Cambodia

d) Laos

Ans : b

113) The waterfall’ Victoria’ is associated with the river:

a) Amazon

b) Missouri

c) St. Lawrence

d) Zambeji

Ans : d

114) Match List I with II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
(Forest) (Region)
A. Tropical moist deciduous 1. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Tropical dry deciduous 2. Sahyadris
C. Alpine 3. Middle Ganga Plain
D. Tropical wet evergreen 4. Tarai

A B C D
a) 4 3 1 2
b) 4 2 1 3
c) 1 3 2 4
d) 3 1 4 2

Ans : d

115) Which of the following is the world’s oldest mountain range?
a) Andes b) Great Dividing c) Ural d) Atlas

Ans : c

116) Strait of Magellan is located at
a) Sounthern tip of South Africa

b) Southern tip of South America
c) South China Sea

d) West of North Sea

Ans : b

117) Unique mountain goat found in Bhutan is
a) Yak b) Gibbon c) Goral d) Chiru

Ans : c

118) Consider the following statements:
i. Western Ghats are regarded as an “ecological hot spot’
ii. ‘Saddle Peak’, the highest peak of Andaman and Nicobar island is located in North Andaman
Codes:
a) Both are correct

b) Both are incorrect

c) Only (i) is correct

d) Only (ii) is correct

Ans : a

119) Consider the following statements:
1. Tropical cyclones have circular isobars.

2. Tropical cyclones originate entirely within tropical air mass.
3. The intensity and magnitude of hurricanes generally exceed those of typhoons.
4. Tropical cyclones are more destructive than the western disturbances.
Select the correct answer by using the following codes:
a) 1, 2 and 4

b) 1 only

c) 2 and 3

d) 3 and 4

Ans : a

120) Match List I (Local wind) with List II (Country)
(Local wind) (Country)
A. Chili 1. Russia
B. Brickfielder 2. Australia
C. Khamsin 3. Tunisia
D. Purga 4. Egypt

A B C D
a) 3 4 2 1
b) 1 2 4 3
c) 1 4 2 3
d) 3 2 4 1


Ans : d

121) ‘Horn of Africa’ is located in
a) Morocco b) Tunisia c) Egypt d) Somalia

Ans : d



122) The Constitution of India recognizes
(a) only religious minorities (b) only linguistic minorities
(c) religious and linguistic minorities (d) religious, linguistic and ethnic minorities

Ans : c

123) Consider the following statements : Which of the statements given is / are correct ?
1. :In India , every state has a High Court in its territory.
2. :The Constitution of India provides for a High Court in each state

a) 1 only b) 2 only c) Both 1 and 2 d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans : b
124) Which of the following statements is/are correct about election commission of India ?
1) The election commission consists of CEC & such numbers of EC, if any, as the president may fix from time to time.
2) CEC can be removed from his post in same manner as UPSC chairman

a) only 1

b) only 2

c) both 1 & 2

d) neither 1 nor 2

Ans : a

125) Which Article of Indian constitution lays down that claims of SC & ST shall be taken into consideration in making appointments to central services & posts ?

a) Article 331 b) Article 335 c) Article 338 d) Article 330

Ans : b

126) Match the column
Schedule Articles covered
A) Nine 1) 31 - B
B) Ten 2) 243 - W
C) Eleven 3) 243 - G

D) Twelve 4) 102 & 191

A B C D
a) 1 2 3 4
b) 2 3 4 1
c) 1 4 3 2
d) 2 1 4 3

Ans : c

127) In the Constitution of India ‘Electricity’ is included in _________ list of the VIIth schedule
a) Union List

b) State List

c) Concurrent List

d) None of the above

Ans : c

128) Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Backward class is not defined in the constitution.
2. Article 330 empowers the president to appoint a commission to investigate the conditions of backward classes.

a) only 1

b) only 2

c) Both 1 & 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans : a

129) Who is the only person to perform the functions of the president two times in two different capacities in 1969 & 1982.
a) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed

b) B. D. Jatti

c) M. Hidaytullah

d) Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy.

Ans : c

130) Which of the following statements is/are correct about president of India.
1. President’s power to grant pardons etc. exercised by president on his own.
2. President has to give assent to money bill within 14 days.
a) only 1 b) only 2 c) Both 1 & 2 d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans : d

131) Before giving only decision on any question of disqualification of membership of (MP’s) the president shall obtain the opinion of _______________ & shall act according to such opinion.
a) Council of ministers b) Speaker of House of people c) Election commission d) CVC

Ans : c

132) If No Confidence motion against speaker is put to vote, the speaker can
a) Vote

b) Can not vote

c) can vote in case of tie

d) He can only participate

Ans : a

133) What is the minimum age to contest Panchayat Election?
a) 21

b) 25

c) 30

d) 18

Ans : a

134) To give effect to International Treaty Union can enact in State list as per Article
a) 249

b) 250

c) 252

d) 253

Ans : d

135) Suranjoy Singh is associated with which of the following sports?
a) Football

b) Wrestling

c) Boxing

d) Basketball

Ans : c

136) The final of the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey tournament 2009 was played between
a) India and Malaysia b) India and Pakistan c) Pakistan and Malaysia d) Malaysia and Japan

Ans : a

137) Who among the following was the runner-up in the Australia open tennis tournament in 2010?

a) Raphel Nadal

b) Andy Roddick

c) Del Petro

d) Andy Murray

Ans : d

138) The Indian grappler who clinched a freestyle medal at the World Wrestling Championship after 42 years is
a) Vijender Kumar

b) Sushil Kumar

c) Ramesh Kumar

d) Satyendra Kumar

Ans : c

139) The 2010 Asian Games will be held in
a) South Korea b) India c) China d) Malaysia

Ans : c

140) Who won the Santosh Trophy in the 63rd edition of the National Football Championship in Chennai?
a) Kerala b) Manipur c) Goa d) West Bengal

Ans : c

141) Consider the following statements:
1. For the first time, the nation awarded three sportspersons with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
2. Mary Kom is a Manipuri boxer, who won the World Boxing championship four times
3. P. Gopichand is the only person who has won the all three awards viz. Rajeev Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, Arjun Award and Dronacharya Award

a) only 1 is correct

b) only 1 & 2 is correct

c) Only 1 & 3 is correct

d) all are correct

Ans : d

142) Lionel Messi, who the FIFA World Player of the Year award 2009, belongs to which of the following countries?

a) Spain b) Brazil c) Argentina d) None of the above

Ans : c

143) Which of the following statement is not correct?
a) Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2009 is given to Muhammad Yunus
b) Kalinga Prize is given by UNESCO
c) Mahatma Gandhi International Award for 2009 for Peace and Reconciliation is given to Augh San Suu Kyi
d) Brindeshwar Pathak has won the Stockholm Water Prize for 2009

Ans : a


144) Which of the following statements are correct?
1. Nirmala Deshpande is posthumously honoured by Government of Pakistan with Sitara-i-Imtiaz
2. Rahul Bajaj has received ‘Order of Merit of Italian Republic’
3. Man Booker International Prize for 2009 is won by Alice Munro
4. 2009 Nikkei Asia Prize for regional development is won by Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

a) 1 and 3

b) 2 and 4

c) 1, 3 and 4

d) All are correct

Ans : c

145) Which of the following statement is not true?
a) S.C. Sinha is the chief of the National Investigation Agency (NIA)
b) Arijit Pasayat is the chairperson of the Competition Appellate Tribunal
c) Reena Kaushal is the first Indian woman to ski to the north pole
d) The movie “Slumdom Millionaire” is based on a novel ‘Q and A’ written by Vikas Swarup

Ans : c

146) Which of the following statement is correct?
a) Chairperson of Children Film Society of India is Nafisa Ali
b) Yugratna Srivastava, a 13 year old girl from Lucknow, recently addressed UN meet on poverty
c) Rajiv Shah has been appointed as USAID Chief (United States Agency for International Development)
d) ‘Shadows across the field’ is a book on cricket written by Harsh Bhogle
Answer the following Assertion and reasoning as follows
a) Both A and R is true, and R is correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R is true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
c) A is true, but R is false
d) R is true, but A is false

Ans : c

147) Assertion: From 1901 the British made a direct contribution to the growth of caste movements in India
Reason: From 1901 census onwards, the British tried every ten years to classify castes on the basis of social precedence as recognized by native public opinion

Ans : a

148) Assertion: The Lucknow session of Congress December 1916 presented Home Rule leaguers a long awaited opportunity of demonstrating their strength
Reason: Tilak’s home rule league established a tradition that was to become essential part of later annual congress sessions, a special train, variously known as congress special and the ‘Home Rule Special’ was organized to carry delegates from western India to Lucknow.

Ans : b

149) Assertion: Born in 1855 in Bombay Pherozshah Mehta came under Dadabhai Navroji’s influence while studying law in London.
Reason: He was one of the founders of Bombay Presidency Association and also of Indian National Congress

Ans : b

150) Assertion: The main drawback of Swadeshi movement was that it was not able to garner the support of mass of Muslim peasantry
Reason: The British Policy of consciously attempting to use communalism to turn the Muslims against the Swadeshi Movement was to a large extent responsible for it.

Ans : a