1: The Badami rock inscription of Pulakesin I is dated in the Saka year 465. If the same were to be dated in Vikrama Samvat, the year would be
(a) 601
(b) 300
(c) 330
(d) 407
Correct Answer: A
2: Read the following passage and answer the question that follow passage. Your answers to the question should be based on the passage only.
Passage:
The poor especially in market economies, need the strength that collectivities offer for creating more economic, social and political space for themselves, for enhancing their socio-economic well-being and voice, and as a protection against free market individualism. It has been argued that a group approach to farming, especially in the form of bottom up agricultural production collectivities, offers substantial scope for poverty alleviation and empowering the poor as well as enhancing agricultural productivity. To realise this potential, however, the groups would need to be voluntary in nature, small in size, participative in decision making and equitable in work sharing and benefit distribution. There are many notable examples of such collectivities to be found in varied contexts, such as in the transition economies. All of them bear witness to the possibility of successful cooperation under given conditions. And although the gender impact of the family cooperatives in the transition economies are uncertain, the Indian examples of women-only groups farming offer considerable potential for benefiting women.
Q. What does the author imply by "gender impact"?
(a) Women are doubtful participants in cooperatives.
(b) Family cooperatives may not include women.
(c) Women benefiting from group farming.
(d) Women's role in transition economies is highly restrictive.
Correct Answer: B
3: Consider the following statements:
In India, stamp duties on financial transactions are
1. levied and collected by the State Government.
2. appropriated by the Union Government.
Which of these statements is/are correct?
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Correct Answer: D
4: Phytotron is a facility to
(a) grow plants under disease-free conditions
(b) conserve endangered species of plants
(c) grow plants under controlled conditions
(d) induce mutations
Correct Answer: C
5: Which one of the following first mooted the idea of a constituent assembly to frame a constitution for India ?
(a) Swaraj Party in 1934
(b) Congress Party in 1936
(c) Muslim League in 1942
(d) All Parties Conference in 1946
Correct Answer: A
6: Which among the following do/does not belong/belongs to the GSM family of wireless technologies ?
(a) DSL
(b) LTE
(c) EDGE
(d) Both EDGE and LTE
Correct Answer: A
7: George W. Bush, the President of America, comes from which of the following American States?
(a) California
(b) Texas
(c) Virginia
(d) Indiana
Correct Answer: B
8: Which among the following has the world's largest reserves of Uranium?
(a) Australia
(b) Russian Federation
(c) USA
(d) Canada
Correct Answer: A
9: Assertion (A):
In India, the political parties which formed the governments represented the majority of seats secured in the elections to the House of the People at the Centre and the Legislative Assemblies in the States but not the majority of votes.
Reason (R):
The elections based on the majority -vote system decide the result on the basis of relative majority of votes secured.
In the context of the above statements, which one of the following is correct?
(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Correct Answer: C
10: Selence-1, the lunar orbiter mission belongs to which one of the following?
(a) China
(b) USA
(c) European Union
(d) Japan
Correct Answer: D
11: Consider the following statements:
1. Anhydrous sodium carbonate is commonly known as baking soda.
2. Baking soda is used in fire extinguishers.
3. Bleaching power is manufactured in Hasenclever plant.
Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: B
12: The chief ingredient of the mosquito repellent cream is derived from:
(a) Tulsi
(b) Neem
(c) Lemon
(d) Rice bran
Correct Answer: B
13: Which of the following statements about the cultivation of tea and coffee is true?
(a) Tea grows at a higher altitude than coffee
(b) Coffee grows at a higher altitude than tea
(c) Both grow at about the same altitude
(d) There is no climatic relationship between the two crops
Correct Answer: A
14: Consider the following statements :
1. Life Insurance Corporation of India is the oldest insurance company is India.
2. National Insurance Company Limited was nationalized in the year 1972 and made a subsidiary of General Insurance Corporation of
India.
3. Headquarters of United India Insurance Company Limited are located at Chennai.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2, only
(b) 1 and 3, only
(c) 2 and 3, only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: C
15: The Chinese traveler Yuan Chwang (Hiuen Tsang) who visited India recorded the general conditions and culture of India at that time. In this context, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. The roads and river-routes were completely immune from robbery.
2. As regards punishment for offences, ordeals by fire, water and poison were the instruments for determining the innocence or guilt of a person.
3. The tradesmen had to pay duties at ferries and barrier stations.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: C
16: Insolation refers to:
(a) Restraining the flow of electric current
(b) Restraining the flow of water
(c) Exposure to the rays of sun
(d) Exposure to the light
Correct Answer: C
17: Who among the following is said to have witnessed the reigns of eight Delhi Sultans?
(a) Ziauddin Barani
(b) Shams-i-Siraj Afif
(c) Minhaj-us-Siraj
(d) Amir Khusrau
Correct Answer: D
18: The temperature and rainfall of a meteorological station are given below:
Temperature (°C) Rainfall (cm)
J 9.4 12.2
F 10.6 9.1
M 11.7 7.9
A 12.2 2.5
M 13.3 1.8
J 13.9 0.3
J 13.9 -
A 14.4 -
S 15.6 0.8
O 15.0 2.5
N 13.3 6.1
D 10.6 11.7
Average Temperature : 12.8 °C
Average Rainfall : 54.9 cm per annum
Identify the region having the above climatic pattern from amongst the following :
(a) Mediterranean region
(b) Monsoon region
(c) Steppe region
(d) N.W. European region
Correct Answer: A
19: Who of the following scientists proved that the stars with mass less than 1.44 times the mass of the Sun end up as White Dwarfs when they die?
(a) Edwin Hubble
(b) S. Chandrashekhar
(c) Steven Weinberg
(d) Stephen Hawking
Correct Answer: B
20: Monazite is an ore of
(a) zirconium
(b) thorium
(c) titanium
(d) iron
Correct Answer: B