1: Which one of the following hormones contains iodine ?
(a) Thyroxine
(b) Testosterone
(c) Insulin
(d) Adrenaline
Correct Answer: A
2: 3 digits are chosen at random from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 without repeating any digit. What is the probability that their product is odd?
(A) 7/48
(B) 5/108
(C) 2/3
(D) 5/42
Correct Answer: D
3: The earliest rock-cut caves in western India are those at
(a) Nasik, Ellora and Ajanta
(b) Junnar, Kalyan and Pitalkhora
(c) Ajanta, Bhaja and Kondane
(d) Bhala, Pitalkhora and Kondane
Correct Answer: C
4: Sparkling red colour after the blast of fire crackers is due to the presence of:
(a) Strontium
(b) Sodium
(c) Sulphur
(d) Magnesium
Correct Answer: A
5: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists :
List I-------------------List II
I. German Silver---------(A) Tin
II. Solder----------------(B) Nickel
III. Bleaching Powder-----(C) Sodium
IV. Hypo-----------------(D) Chlorine
Codes:
(a) I-A, II-B, III-D, IV-C
(b) I-B, II-A, III-C, IV-D
(c) I-A, II-B, III-C, IV-D
(d) I-B, II-A, III-D, IV-C
Correct Answer: D
6: BCG vaccination is to be given to a new born child:
(a) Immediately after birth
(b) Within 48 hours
(c) Within seven days
(d) Within six months
Correct Answer: A
7: With reference to the Cabinet Mission, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. It recommended a federal government.
2. It enlarged the powers of the Indian Courts.
3. It provided for more Indians in the ICS.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) None
Correct Answer: A
8: Consider the following statements:
1. Chikmagalur is well-known for sugar production.
2. Mandya is well-known as a coffee-producing region.
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
Correct Answer: D
9: The surface of the water in a lake is frozen and its temperature is -15°C. The maximum possible temperature of the water inside the lake in contact with the ice layer will be:
(a) 0°C
(b) 4°C
(c) 15°C
(d) Insufficient data to predict
Correct Answer: B
10: At which one of the cities labelled as A, B, C and D on the given map of Europe was the historic treaty between NATO and Warsaw Pact countries signed in 1998 ?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Correct Answer: C
11: Which among the following events happened earliest ?
(a) Swami Dayanand established AryaSamaj.
(b) Dinabandhu Mitra wrote Neeldarpan.
(c) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote Anandmath.
(d) Satyendranath Tagore became the first Indian to succeed in the Indian Civil Services Examination.
Correct Answer: B
12: Assertion (A):
Areas lying within five to eight degrees latitude on either side of the equator receive rainfall throughout the year.
Reason (R):
High temperatures and high humidity cause convectional rain to fall mostly in the afternoons near the equator.
(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
Correct Answer: A
13: A very big refugee camp called Dadaab, recently in the news, is located in
(A) Kenya
(B) Somalia
(C) Sudan
(D) Ethiopia
Correct Answer: A
14: Consider the following statements:
1. Salt-water crocodile is found in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
2. Shrew and Tapir are found in the Western Ghats of the Malabar region.
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
Correct Answer: A
15: Which of the following distance-time graph (x - t) represents one-dimensinal uniform motion?
Correct Answer: D
16: If you are the ninth person in the queue starting from either end, than the number of persons in the queue is
(a) 10
(b) 15
(c) 17
(d) 19
Correct Answer: C
17: In the context of the organic evolution, the loss of limbs of snakes is explained by the phenomenon of
(a) use and disuse of organs
(b) adaptation to living in burrows
(c) natural selection
(d) inheritance of acquired characters
Correct Answer: A
18: Which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) The first meeting of the Parties (MOP 1) to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafely was held in Philippines in the year 2004.
(b) India is not a signatory to the Biosafety Protocol/Convention on Biological Diversity.
(c) The Biosafety Protocol deals with genetically modified organisms.
(d) The United States of America is member of the Biosafety Protocol/ Convention on Biological Diversity.
Correct Answer: C
19: Which of the following phenomena might have influenced the evolution of organisms?
1. Continental drift
2. Glacial cycles
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Correct Answer: C
20: With reference to Manipuri Sankirtana, consider the following statements:
1. It is a song and dance performance.
2. Cymbals are the only musical instruments used in the performance.
3. It is performed to narrate the life and deeds of Lord Krishna.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3.
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1 only
Correct Answer: B