1: Deforestation results in:
(1) Flora destruction
(2) Fauna destruction
(3) Ecological disbalance
(a) 1, 2 & 3
(b) 1 & 2
(c) 1 & 3
(d) 2 & 3
Correct Answer: A
2: A conveyer belt delivers baggage at the rate of 3 tons in 5 minutes, and a second conveyer belt delivers baggage at the rate of 1 ton in 2 minutes. How much time will it take to get 33 tons of baggage delivered using both the conveyer belts ?
(a) 25 minutes and 30 seconds
(b) 30 minutes
(c) 35 minutes
(d) 40 minutes and 45 seconds
Correct Answer: B
3: In which one of the following kinds of organisms is the phenomenon found wherein the female kills the male after copulation?
(a) Spider
(b) Honeybee
(c) Dragonfly
(d) Pit viper
Correct Answer: A
4: Which one of the following is a man made cereal NOT found in nature?
(a) Dwarf wheat
(b) Hybrid maize
(c) Triticale
(d) Soya bean
Correct Answer: C
5: The native State of Tripura became involved in the Freedom Movement early in the 20th century because
(a) the kings of Tripura were always anti-British
(b) the Bengal revolutionaries took shelter in Tripura
(c) the tribes of the State were fiercely freedom loving
(d) there were already some groups fighting against the kingship and its protector, the British
Correct Answer: D
6: With which one of the following rivers is the Omkareshwar Project associated?
(a) Tapi
(b) Bhima
(c) Narmada
(d) Chambal
Correct Answer: C
7: Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?
Project : Company
(a) Integrated Steel Plant at Jaipur (Orrisa) - Steel Authority of India
(b) Power Plant at Jamnagar (Gujarat) - Essar Power
(c) Nabinagar Power Plant (Bihar) - Indian Railways
(d) Kayamkulom Power Plant (Kerala) - National Thermal Power Corporation
Correct Answer: A
8: MERCOSUR consists of group of countries of
(a) Africa
(b) Asia
(c) Latin America
(d) South East Asia
Correct Answer: C
9: The number of industries for which industrial licensing is required has now been reduced to
(a) 15
(b) 6
(c) 35
(d) 20
Correct Answer: B
10: How many numbers lie between 300 and 500 in which 4 comes only one time?
(A) 99
(B) 100
(C) 110
(D) 120
Correct Answer: B
11: Who among the following wrote the book Babuvivah?
(a) Rabindranath Tagore
(b) Raja Rammohan Roy
(c) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(d) Pandita Rambai
Correct Answer: C
12: The Panchayati Raj was first introduced in the States of Rajasthan and
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Gujarat
(d) Orissa
Correct Answer: A
13: Quit India Movement was launched in response to
(a) Cabinet Mission Plan
(b) Cripps Proposals
(c) Simon Commission Report
(d) Wavell Plan
Correct Answer: B
14: With reference to Rowlatt Satyagraha, which of the following statements is/ are correct?
1. The Rowlatt Act was based on the recommendations of the 'Sedition Committee'.
2. In Rowlatt Satyagraha, Gandhiji tried to utilize the Home Rule League.
3. Demonstrations against the arrival of Simon Commission coincided with Rowlatt Satyagraha.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: A
15: Which one of the following movements has contributed to a split in the Indian National Congress resulting in the emergence of 'moderates' and 'extremists'?
(a) Swadeshi Movement
(b) Quit India Movement
(c) Non-Cooperation Movement
(d) Civil Disobedience Movement
Correct Answer: A
16: The messages received by and transmitted from the brain to the various parts of the body take the form of:
(a) Nervous impulses
(b) Chemical impulses
(c) Mechanical impulses
(d) Automatic impulses
Correct Answer: A
17: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Bahamas : Nassau
(b) Costa Rica : San Jose
(c) Nicaragua : Belmopan
(d) Dominican Republic : Santo Domingo
Correct Answer: C
18: The following States were created after 1960. Arrange them in chronological order
A. Haryana
B. Sikkim
C. Meghalaya
D. Nagaland
(a) D, A, C, B
(b) A, B, C, D
(c) B, A, C, D
(d) A, B, D, C
Correct Answer: A
19: A body is attached to a spring balance suspended from a stand. The reading on the balance is 0.5 kg. The two together are detached from the stand and allowed to fall through a height. While falling the reading in the balance will be
(a) Zero
(b) Less than 0.5 kg but not zero
(c) More than 0.5 kg depending on the height
(d) 0.5 kg
Correct Answer: A
20: Consider the following statements :
I. Maharashtra has the highest acreage under jawar in India.
II. Gujarat is the largest producer of groundnut in India.
III. Rajasthan has the largest area of cultivable wastelands in India.
IV. Andhra Pradesh has the highest per hectare yield of maize in India.
Which of these statements are correct ?
(a) I and IV
(b) II and III
(c) I and III
(d) II and IV
Correct Answer: B