1: A question paper had ten questions. Each question could only be answered as True (T) or False (F). Each candidate answered all the questions. Yet, no two candidates wrote the answers in an identical sequence. How many different sequences of answers are possible?
(A) 1024
(B) 20
(C) 40
(D) 512
Correct Answer: A
2: Which one of the following statements correctly describes the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution of India?
(a) It contains the scheme of the distribution of powers between the Union and the States.
(b) It contains the languages listed in the Constitution.
(c) It contains the provisions regarding the administration of tribal areas.
(d) It allocates seats in the Council of States.
Correct Answer: D
3: Which of the following statements regarding laterite soils of India are correct?
1. They are generally red is colour.
2. They are rich in nitrogen and potash.
3. They are well developed is Rajasthan and UP.
4. Tapioca and cashew nuts grow well on these soils
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(a) 1 and 4
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 2, 3 and 4
Correct Answer: A
4: Shirin Ebadi, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003, is from:
(a) Iraq
(b) Nigeria
(c) Iran
(d) Libya
Correct Answer: C
5: When it is 8 A.M. on Wednesday of Greenwich:
(a) It is 10.30 P.M. on Wednesday at London
(b) It is 6.15 A.M. on Tuesday at New York
(c) It is 3.00 P.M. on Wednesday at Hong Kong
(d) It is 5.00 P.M. on Wednesday at Tokyo
Correct Answer: D
6: INSAT-3E, India's communication satellite, was launched in 2003 from:
(a) French Guyana
(b) Seychelles
(c) Mauritius
(d) Mauritania
Correct Answer: A
7: What is the most important factor for the growth of pests in stored grains?
(a) The moisture of grains
(b) The temperature of grains
(c) The moisture and temperature of grains
(d) None of the above
Correct Answer: A
8: Consider the following statements :
In a nuclear reactor, self-sustained chain reaction is possible, because
I. more neutrons are released in each of the fission reactions.
II. the neutrons immediately take part in the fission process.
III. the fast neutrons are slowed down by Graphite.
IV. every neutron realeased in the fission reaction initiates further fission.
Which of these statements are correct ?
(a) I, II and III
(b) I and III
(c) II and IV
(d) II, III and IV
Correct Answer: D
9: Which one of the following was initially the most powerful city state of India in the 6th century B.C. ?
(a) Gandhar
(b) Kamboj
(c) Kashi
(d) Magadh
Correct Answer: D
10: Willy-Willy is
(a) a type of tree grown in temperate regions
(b) a wind that blows in a desert
(c) a tropical cyclone of the north-west Australia
(d) a kind of common fish found near Lakshadweep islands
Correct Answer: C
11: Who among the following was responsible for the revival of Hinduism in the 19th century?
(a) Swami Dayanand
(b) Swami Vivekanand
(c) Guru Shankaracharya
(d) Raja Rammohan Roy
Correct Answer: C
12: The new series of Wholesale Price Index (WPI) released by the Government of India is with reference to the base prices of
(a) 1981-82
(b) 1990-91
(c) 1993-94
(d) 1994-95
Correct Answer: C
13: With reference to the role of UN-Habitat in the United Nations programme working towards a better urban future, which of the statements is/are correct?
1. UN-Habitat has been mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities to provide adequate shelter for all.
2. Its partners are either governments or local urban authorities only.
3. UN-Habitat contributes to the overall objective of the United Nations system to reduce poverty and to promote access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1 only
Correct Answer: B
14: Consider the following pairs:
Medieval Indian State : Present Region
1. Champaka : Central India
2. Durgara : Jammu
3. Kuluta : Malabar
Which of the above pairs is / are correctly matched?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1 and 3 Only
Correct Answer: B
15: Consider the following names:
1. Ike
2. Kate
3. Gustav
Which of the above are the names of hurricanes that had occurred very recently?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: D
16: With reference to the 'Gram Nyayalaya Act', which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. As per the Act, Gram Nyayalayas can hear only civil cases and not criminal cases.
2. The Act allows local social activists as mediators/reconciliators.
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: B
17: Age of tree can be estimated by:
(a) Counting the number of concentric rings
(b) Counting the nodes and internodes of the trunk
(c) Measuring the girth of the tree trunk
(d) Counting the number of branches
Correct Answer: A
18: Who among the following was not a contemporary of the other three?
(a) Prasenjit
(b) Bimbisara
(c) Gautama Buddha
(d) Milinda
Correct Answer: D
19: Which one of the following east flowing rivers of India has rift valley due to down warping ?
(a) Damodar
(b) Mahanadi
(c) Sone
(d) Yamuna
Correct Answer: B
20: That the per capita income in India was Rs. 20 in 1867-68, was ascertained for the first time by
(a) M. G. Ranade
(b) Sir W. Hunter
(c) R. C. Dutta
(d) Dadabhai Naoroji
Correct Answer: D