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Q1 The last in the succession of Jaina Tirthankaras was
(a) Parsvanatha
(b) Rishabha
(c) Mahavira
(d) Manisubrata
Q2 The abolition of the I.A.S. and the I.P.S. has been recommended
by the
(a) Dhebar Commission
(b) Kalekar Commission
(c) Kher Commission
(d) Rajamannar Commission
Q3 Which one of the following is the best strategy for environmentfriendly sustainable development in Indian agriculture?
(a) Expansion of cultivable land, increased use of superphosphate,
urea and effective biocides
(b) Wider popularization of highyielding crop varieties, better and
more frequent irrigation and increased frequency of aerial sprays of
inorganic fertilizers and pesticides
(c) Mixed cropping, organic manures, nitrogenfixing plants and pest
resistant crop varieties
(d) Improved farm implements and machinery, use of potent
insecticides to minimise postharvest grain losses and mono culture
cropping practices
Q4 Consider the map given below:
The mean annual rainfall in the shaded parts of India varies from
(a) 100 to 150 cm
(b) 150 to 200 cm
(c) 200 to 250 cm
(d) 250 to 300 cm
Q5 Which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) Neither the Finance Commission nor the Planning Commission is
a constitutional body
(b) The scope of the Finance Commission is limited to a review of
the revenue segment of the budget while the Planning Commission
takes an overall review embracing both capital and revenue
requirements of the States
(c) No one can be a member of both the Finance Commission and
the Planning Commission at the same time
(d) There is no overlapping of work and responsibility of the Finance
Commission and those of the Planning Commission
Q6 Assertion (A) :
Babur wrote his memoirs in Turki.
Reason (R) :
Turki was the official language of the Mughal Court.
In the context of the above two 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
Q7 The only landlocked country in Southeast Asia is
(a) Laos
(b) Thailand
(c) Malaysia
(d) Kampuchea
Q8 The production of cultured pearls is an important cottage
industry of
(a) Belgium
(b) West Indies
(c) New Zealand
(d) Japan
Q9 According to the ancient Indian geographical concept,
‘Bharatvarsha’ was a part of
(a) Pushkaradweepa
(b) Jambudweepa
(c) Kraunchadweepa
(d) Kushdweepa
Q10 Even though Pluto is usually thefarthest planet, its path is
highly elliptical, crossing inside the path of some other planet. As a
result for a period of twenty years from 1979, the farthest planet is
not Pluto but,
(a) Jupiter
(b) Saturn
(c) Uranus
(d) Neptune
Q11 The only instance when the President of India exercised his
power of veto related to
(a) the Hindu Code Bill
(b) the PEPSU Appropriation Bill
(c) the Indian Post Office (Amendments) Bill
(d) the Dowry Prohibition Bill
Q12 As on today, which one of the following countries has the
largest external debt?
(a) India
(b) Brazil
(c) USA
(d) Mexico
Q13 The earliest rockcut 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
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city of Delhi). The temperature at a given time of day (say, 12.00
noon) will in general be higher in summer than in winter. This is
because
(a) the earth is closer to the sun in summer than in winter
(b) sunrays falling on the earth are inclined more towards the
surface of the earth in winter
(c) evaporation of water from atmospheric precipitation occurring in
winter alone
(d) the axis of the earth is inclined more towards the sun in winter
Q15 Among the four pairs given below which one consists of a
correct combination of dignitaries who became VicePresidents after
having held diplomatic posts like Ambassadors and High
Commissioners?
(a) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan and G.S. Pathak
(b) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan and V.V. Giri
(c) Dr. Zakir Hussain and K.R. Narayanan
(d) B.D. Jatti and K.R. Narayanan
Q16 Consider the map given below: The countries marked 1, 2, 3,
and 4 in the map respectively represent
(a) Libya, Somalia, Nigeria & Namibia
(b) Egypt, Somalia, Congo and Namibia
(c) Sudan, Ethiopia, Angola and Botswana
(d) Algeria, Kenya, Ghana and Zambia
Q17 The title given by British Government to Mahatma Gandhi
which, he surrendered during the NonCooperation Movement, was
(a) Hind Kesari
(b) KaisereHind
(c) Rai Bahadur
(d) Rt.Honorable
Q18 The Lifeline Express’ is
(a) the world’s first hospital on rails operating in India
(b) an instrument used for watching the fluctuations in the blood
pressure of a patient under general anaesthesia
(c) a deaddiction programme to save drug addicts
(d) a popular health magazine founded by Ramnath Goenka
Q19 When partial convertibility obtains the exchange rate is
(a) a weighted average
(b) a simple average
(c) fully floating
(d) fully administered
Q20 Which one of the following is a monument constructed by Sher
Shah?
(a) KilaKuhna Mosque at Delhi
(b) Atala Masjid at Jaunpur
(c) Bara Sona Masjid at Gaur
(d) QuwwatulIslam Mosque at Delhi
Q21 Which one of the following shows the descending order of the
four metropolitan cities in the Indian, subcontinent in so far as their
population strength is concerned?
(a) Bombay, Calcutta, Dhaka, New Delhi
(b) Bombay, Calcutta, New Delhi, Karachi
(c) Bombay, Calcutta, Karachi, New Delhi
(d) Calcutta, Bombay, Dhaka, Karachi
Q22 The New Population Bomb refers to
(a) an increase in the population of the aged in the Third World
(b) rapidly growing urban population in the Third World
(c) large scale distress migration in the Third World
(d) deluge of Soviet emigrants
Q23 During 199293 there was a record bumper in
(a) rice
(b) sugarcane
(c) pulses
(d) oil seeds
Q24 The term nishka, which meant an ornament in the Vedic period,
was used in later times to denote a/an
(a) weapon
(b) agricultural implement
(c) script
(d) coin
Q25 The Chief Minister of a State In India is NOT eligible to vote in
the Presidential election if
(a) he himself is a candidate
(b) he is yet to prove his majority on the floor of the Lower House of
the State legislature
(c) he is a member of the Upper House of the State legislature
(d) he is a caretaker Chief Minister
Q26 Given below is a diary of disasters involving hazardous
chemicals. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
(a) 1959, Minamata/Nigiata, Japan: Leakage at pesticide plant
(b) 1976, Sevesor Italy: Mercury discharged into waterways
(c) 1984, Bhopal, India: Leakage of dioxin
(d) 1987, Kotka, Finland: Monochlorobenzene split In harbour
Q27 Among the four house types shown below, which one
represents the house type of the Pygmies?
Q28 Which one of the following pairs of kings of ancient and
medieval periods of Indian history and the works authored by them
is correctly matched?
(a) Krishnadevaraya : Samaranganasutradhara
(b) Mahendravarman : Mattavilasaprahasana
(c) Mahendravarman : Mattavilasaprahasana
(d) Somesvara : Amuktamalayada
Q29 The growth rate of which one of the following sectors has very
low employment elasticity?
(a) Manufacturing
(b) Construction
(c) Financial services
(d) Mixed farming
Q30 Which one of the following is considered to be the world’s
greatest iconographical creations made by the sthapatis of south
India, particularly during the Chola period?
(a) Mahishasuramardini
(b) Nataraja
(c) Rama
(d) Somaskanda
Q31 The dispute regarding East Timor is between
(a) Japan and Russia
(b) China and Philippines
(c) Indonesia and Malaysia
(d) Australia and Indonesia
Q32 Which one of the following provides the correct sequence of
occurence of four towns/cities as one proceeds from west to east?
(a) Rajkot, Baroda, Kharagpur, Bilaspur
(b) Bikaner, Aligarh, Darbhanga, Nowgong
(c) Indore, Rourkela, Agartala, Jamshedpur
(d) Nasik, Aurangabad, Berhampur, Nanded
Q33 Which one of the following types of borrowings from the IMF
has the softest servicing conditions?
(a) Second tranche loan
(b) SAF
(c) ESAF
(d) Oil Facility
Q34 The Buddhist sect Mahayana formally came into existence
during the reign of
(a) Ajatashatru
(b) Ashoka
(c) Dharmapala
(d) Kanishka
Q35 The book The Man who knew Infinity by Robert Kanigel,
published in 1991, and extensively reviewed in newspapers in India
is the biography of
(a) Vikram Sarabhai
(b) Homi Bhabha
(c) Sir C.V. Raman
(d) Srinivasa Ramanujan
Q36 Which one of the following is correctly matched?
Countries Purpose for which the U.N. Peace Keeping Force is
maintained
(a) Lebanon For supervising the 1992 accord
(b) El Salvador
To deliver humanitarian aid
(c) Mozambique
To supervise a referendum
(d) Cyprus To maintain peace between the two dominant ethnic
groups in the country
Q37 In India the Public Sector is most dominant in
(a) steel production
(b) organised termlending financial institutions
(c) transport
(d) commercial banking
Q38 hich of the following were the main objectives of the Khilafat
movement?
I. To rouse antiBritish feelings among the Muslims of India
II. To reform the Muslim society
III. To demand separate electorates and preserve the Khilafat
IV. To save the Ottoman empire and preserve the Khilafat.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(a) I and II
(b) II and III
(c) III and IV
(d) I and IV
Q39 The earnings of India from diamond export is quite high. Which
one of the following factors has contributed to it?
(a) Preindependence stockpiling of diamonds in the country which
are now exported
(b) Large production of industrial diamonds in the country
(c) Expertise available for cutting and polishing of imported
diamonds which are then exported
(d) As in the past, India produces huge quantity of gem diamonds
which are exported
Q40 When the Couple Protection Rate is going up
(a) birth rate must necessarily fall
(b) birth rate will fall only if couples are of younger age
(c) death rate must necessarily fall
(d) infant mortality rate must be falling
Q41 The Swaran Singh Committee considered the Q of
(a) more autonomy to Punjab on the model of Jammu & Kashmir.
(b) the suitability of the Presidential form of government for India.
(c) the precedence of the Directive Principles over Fundamental
Rights.
(d) administrative reforms
Q42 In Jainism ‘perfect knowledge’ is referred to as
(a) Jina
(b) ratna
(c) kaivalya
(d) nirvana
Q43 Consider the Climograph given below
The above climograph relates to
(a) Northwestern region of India
(b) Southern region of India
(c) Midcentral region of India
(d) Northeastern region of India
Q44 The Employment Guarantee Scheme, a rural work programme,
was first started in
(a) West Bengal
(b) Punjab
(c) Kerala
(d) Maharashtra
Q45 Which one of the following is used for dating archaeological
specimens in wood, bones and shells?
(a) Uranium238
(b) Argon isotope
(c) Carbon14
(d) Strontium90
Q46 Chanakya, was also known as
(a) Bhattasvamin
(b) Rajasekhara
(c) Vishnugupta
(d) Visakhadatta
Q47 Which one of the following is the underground army of the
African National Congress?
(a) Unkhonto
(b) Kwazulu
(c) Xhosa
(d) Ulundi
Q48 Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the
codes given below the lists:
List I
List II
I. Grand Slam A. Chess
II. Grand Prix B. Polo
III. Grand Master C. Bridge
D. International race
Codes:
(a) IA, IIB, IIIC
(b) IB, IID, IIIC
(c) IC, IID, IIIA
(d) ID, IIB, IIIA
Q49 A zero rate of Inflation obtains necessarily in a year where the
annual rate of inflation
(a) in every week of the year is zero
(b) is falling in every week of the year
(c) is both falling and rising in a year
(d) is constant in every week of the year
Q50 A lot of details, regarding the village administration under the
Cholas is provided by the Inscriptions at
(a) Thanjavur
(b) Uraiyur
(c) Kanchipuram
(d) Uttaramerur
Q51 Asokan inscriptions were first deciphered by
(a) Buhler
(b) Robert Sewell
(c) James Prinsep
(d) Codplngton
Q52 Which one of the following sets of economists strongly favoured
a market economy?
(a) Adam Smith, Keynes, Hicks
(b) Adam Smith, Marx, Strumlin
(c) Adam Smith, Hayek, Friedman
(d) Adam Smith, Ricardo, J.K. Galbraith
Q53 Which one of the following is correctly matched?
(a) Dr. Kurien : Space Science
(b) Dr. Malcom Adiseshiah : Cooperative Movement
(c) Dr. Abdul Kalam : Development Economics
(d) Dr. Pramod Karan Sethi : Jaipur Foot
Q54 Which of the following places have their standard times, that
are the same as GMT?
I. Accra
II. Dublin
III. Madrid
IV. Lisbon
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
(a) I, II and III
(b) I, III and IV
(c) I, II and IV
(d) II, III and IV
Q55 Among the four works mentioned below which one is
encyclopaedic in nature?
(a) Amarakosa
(b) Siddhantasiromani
(c) Brhat Samhita
(d) Ashtangahrdaya
Q56 Which one of the following is a feature common to both the
Indian Federation and the American Federation?
(a) A single citizenship
(b) Three lists in the Constitution
(c) Dual judiciary
(d) A federal Supreme Court to interpret the constitution
Q57 In Mizoram, the settlement pattern is mostly of ‘linear type’
along the ridges, because
(a) the valleys are cooler than the ridges
(b) accessibility is easier on the ridge tops
(c) the ridges are cooler than the valleys
(d) the valleys are densely forested
Q58 In Mughal paintings one notices the adoption of principle of
foreshortening whereby near and distant people and things could be
placed in perspective. This was due to the influence of the
(a) British
(b) Dutch
(c) Portuguese
(d) Danish
Q59 Which one of the following is in the Concurrent List in the
Constitution of India?
(a) Population control and family planning
(b) Public health and sanitation
(c) Capitation taxes
(d) Treasure trove
Q60 Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(a) Rationing : Fiscal control
(b) Cash Reserve Ratio : Selective Credit Control
(c) Licensing : Comprehensive Control
(d) Import Quota : Physical control
Q61 Who among the following introduced the famous Persian
Festival of NAUROJ in India?
(a) Balban
(b) Iltutmish
(c) Firuz Tughlaq
(d) Alauddin Khilji
Q62 Among the four political parties listed below, which one was the
last to be formed?
(a) The Conservative Party in Britain
(b) The Democratic Party in U.S.A.
(c) The Republican Party in U.S.A.
(d) The Indian National Congress
Q63 Soils of Western Rajasthan have a high content of
(a) Aluminium
(b) Calcium
(c) Nitrogen
(d) Phosphorus
Q64 Which one of the following comes under the jurisdiction of both
the High Courts and the Supreme Court?
(a) Disputes between the Centre and the States
(b) Disputes between the States interse
(c) Protection of the Fundamental Rights
(d) Protection against the violation of the Constitution
Q65 MostFavouredNations (MFN) clause under GATT implies
(a) most favour to some countries
(b) most favour to all countries
(c) no favour to any country
(d) no favour to some countries
Q66 Consider the following passage:
“In the course of a career on the road spanning almost thirty years,
he crossed the breadth of the Eastern hemisphere, visited territories
equivalent to about 44 modern countries, and put behind him a total
distance of approximately 73,000 miles.”
The world’s greatest traveller of premodern times to whom the
above passage refers is
(a) Megasthenes
(b) FaHien
(c) Marco Polo
(d) Ibn Battuta
Q67 Which one of the following statements regarding the office of
the Speaker is correct ?
(a) He holds office during the pleasure of the President
(b) He need not be a member of the House at the time of his
election but has to become a member of the House within six
months from the date of his election
(c) He loses his office if the House is dissolved before the end of its
normal tenure
(d) If he intends to resign, the letter of his resignation is to be
addressed to the Deputy Speaker
Q 68
A rainy day, as defined by the Indian Meteorological department, is
a day when the rainfall at a point received is
(a) 0.5 mm to 1 mm in 24 hours
(b) 1.1 mm to 1.5 mm in 24 hours
(c) 1.6 mm to 2 mm in 24 hours
(d) above 2.5 mm in 24 hours
Q69 Which among the following pairs of places have most marked
difference in total rainfall per annum even though located
approximately along the same latitude?
(a) Bangalore and Madras
(b) Bombay and Visakhapatnam
(c) Ajmer and Shillong
(d) Nagpur and Calcutta
Q70 Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using
the codes given below the lists:
List I List II
(Features of the Indian Constitution) (Borrowed from)
I. Fundamental Rights (A) U.K.
II. Parliamentary system of Government (B) U.S.A.
III. Emergency provisons (C) Ireland
IV. Directive Principles of State Policy (D) German Reich
(E) Canada
Codes:
(a) IB, IID, IIIE, IVA
(b) IE, IIA, IIIC, IVD
(c) IB, IIA, IIID, IVC
(d) IA, IIB, IIID, IVC
Q71 Which one of the following statements does correctly defines
the term ‘drain theory’ as propounded by Dadabhai Naoroji?
(a) That the resources of the country were being utilised in the
interest of Britain
(b) That a part of India’s national wealth or total annual product was
being exported to Britain for which India got no material return
(c) That the British Industrialists were being given an opportunity to
invest in India under the protection of the imperial power
(d) That the British goods were being imported to the country
making it poorer day by day
Q72 The AntiDefection Law was enacted as early as 1979 in
(a) Kerala
(b) Jammu and Kashmir
(c) West Bengal
(d) Tamil Nadu
Q73 Which one of the following is INCORRECT in respect of
Parliamentary Control over the Budget?
(a) Parliament has no say In the preparation of the budget
(b) Parliament has the power to increase expenditure charged on
the Consolidated Fund
(c) Parliament has no power to impose a tax without the President’s
recommendation
(d) Parliament has no power to increase a tax without the
President’s recommendation
Q74 The first political organisation established in India in 1838 was
known as
(a) British India Society
(b) Bengal British India Society
(c) Settlers Association
(d) Zamindary Association
Q75 Eurodollars are
(a) a currency issued by European Monetary Union
(b) special currency issued by federal government of U.S.A. to be
used only in Europe
(c) U.S. dollars circulating In Europe
(d) European currencies exchanged for the U.S. dollar in U.S.
Q76 “Indian cotton merchant; banker; Congressman and a close
associate of Mahatma Gandhi.” This description fits
(a) G.D. Birla
(b) M.R. Jayakar
(c) Jamnalal Bajaj
(d) V.S. Srinivasa Sastri
Q77 Assertion (A) :
Hong Kong is to revert to China from British Control in a few years.
Reason (R) :
The people of Hong Kong have opted for it In a referendum.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the
following is true?
(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 the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Q78 Which one of the following modes of privatisation is the most
comprehensive and complete?
(a) Introduction of private capital in public sector
(b) Contracting out management of public enterprises to the private
sector
(c) Transferring ownership and management to the workers
(d) Transferring ownership and management to the private sector
Q79 Mahatma Gandhi was referred to as the ‘Father of the nation’
first by
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Vallabhbhai Patel
(c) C. Rajagopalachari
(d) Subhash Chandra Bose
Q80 Next to Hindi, the language spoken by the largest number of
people in the Indian subcontinent is
(a) Urdu
(b) Telugu
(c) Bengali
(d) Tamil
Q81 Which one of the following was part of the erstwhile Soviet
Union over which Kurdish population is spread?
(a) Armenia
(b) Azerbaijan
(c) Georgia
(d) Turkmenistan
Q82 Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using
the codes given below the lists:
List I List II
I. Gro Harlem
Brundtland
(A) Prime Minister of Slovakia
II. Stephen Hawking (B) Prime Minister of Russia
III. Vladimir Meciar (C) Environmentalist and Prime Minister of
Norway
IV. Viktor
Chernomyrdin
(D) Cosmologist
Codes:
(a) ID, IIC, IIIB, IVA
(b) IC, IID, IIIB, IVA
(c) ID, IIC, IIIA, IVB
(d) IC, IID. IIIA, IVB
Q83 Variable reserve rates and Open Market Operations are
instruments of
(a) Fiscal Policy
(b) Monetary Policy
(c) Budgetary Policy
(d) Trade Policy
Q84 The Ryotwari Settlement was introduced by the British in the
(a) Bengal Presidency
(b) Madras Presidency
(c) Bombay Presidency
(d) Madras and Bombay Presidencies
Q85 The Neyveli thermal power plant is fed by
(a) Gondwana coal
(b) Tertiary coal
(c) Quarternary coal
(d) Cambrian coal
Q86 Which of the following statements regarding the Constituent
Assembly are true?
I. It was not based on adult franchise.
II. It resulted from direct elections.
III. It was a multiparty body.
IV. It worked through several committees.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
Codes:
(a) I and II
(b) II and III
(c) I and IV
(d) I, II, III and IV
Q87 Which of the following are the main causes of slow rate of
growth of per capital income In India?
I. High capitaloutput ratio
II. High rate of growth of population
III. High rate of capital formation
IV. High level of fiscal deficits
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(a) I, II, III and lV
(b) II, III and IV
(c) I and IV
(d) I and II
Q88 What is the correct chronological sequence of the following
stages in the political life of Mahatama Gandhi?
I Champaran
II Ahmedabad Mill Strike
III Kheda
IV NonCooperation Movement.
Choose the answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(a) II, IV, III, I
(b) I, III, II, IV
(c) IV, III, II, I
(d) III, IV, II, I
Q89 Consider the map given below :
Two tourists, one travelling from Delhi to Karachi and the other to
Bhuj, wanted company. The railway Junction up to which they can
travel together as shown in the
(a) Phulera
(b) Jodhpur
(c) Luni
(d) Balotra
Q90 Which arrangement of the following show the correct sequence of demographic transition as typically associated with economic development?
- High birth rate with high death
- Low birth rate with low death
III. High birth rate with low death
Choose the answer from the codes given below :
Codes:
(a) I, II, III
(b) I, III, II
(c) III, I, II
(d) II, I, III
Q91 The foundation of modern educational system in India was laid by
(a) the Charter Act of 1813
(b) Macaulay’s Minutes of 1835
(c) The Hunter Commission of 1882
(d) Wood’s Despatch of 1854
Q92 Camel uses its hump for
(a) storing water
(b) storing fat
(c) balancing the body during walking in desert sand
(d) temperature regulation
Q93 The basic difference between imperative and indicative planning is that
(a) in the case of the imperative planning the market mechanism is entirely replaced by a command hierarchy, while in the case of indicative planning, it is looked upon as a way to improve the functioning of the market system
(b) In the case of indicative planning there is no need to nationalise any industry
(c) in the case of imperative planning all economic activities belong
to public sector, while in the other type they belong to the private sector
(d) It is easier to achieve targets in imperative type of planning
Q94 Uplift of the backward classes was the main programme of the
(a) Prathana Samaj
(b) Satyashodhak Samaj
(c) Arya Samaj
(d) Ramakrishna Mission
Q95 At the present state of our knowledge and resources position, India will remain selfsufficient for the next three decades in
(a) Tin
(b) Coking Coal
(c) Copper
(d) Petroleum
Q96 The founder of Boys Scouts and Girl Guides Movement in India was
(a) Charles Andrews
(b) Robert Montgomery
(c) Richard Temple
(d) Baden Powel
Q97 Which one of the following monuments figured in the news
recently in connection with a fall of some of its parts and its
consequent archaeological conservation?
(a) Jagannath Temple, Purl
(b) Sun Temple, Konark
(c) Khandariya Mahadeva Temple, Khajuraho
(d) Chaunsat Yogini Temple, Bheraghat
Q98 Who among the following Is NOT associated with medicine in India ?
(a) Dhanvantri
(b) Bhaskaracharya
(c) Charaka
(d) Susruta
Q99 The Government of India has totally banned the export of ‘Burnt Coal’ (Jhama), because it contains recoverable amount of a metal /element used In transistors. Which one is the element ?
(a) Phophorus
(b) Germanium
(c) Silicon
(d) Tungsten
Q100 Which of the following strongly threatens biodiversity ?
(a) Fragile ecosystems such as mangroves and wetlands
(b) Inaccessible habitats in Himalayas
(c) Destruction of natural habitats and vegetation and shifting cultivation
(d) Creation of biosphere reserves
Q101 When there is depletion of ozone in the stratosphere, the wavelength of radiation striking the earth’s surface will be
(a) 107 m
(b) 1010 m
(c) 102 m
(d) 100 m
Q102 The solar eclipse achieves totality only in the limited
geographical regions because
(a) the earth is not a smooth flat surface, but has elevations and depressions
(b) the size of the shadow of the moon on the earth is small compared to the cross section of the earth
(c) the trajectories of the earth around the sun and the moon around the earth are not perfect circles
(d) sun rays can reach most of the peripheral regions of the shadow of the moon due to a atmospheric refraction
Q103 Which one of the diagrams given below represent most
closely the path of geostationary satellite in space?
Q104 Consider the figures of a metal ball and a metal ring given below :
The metal ball can just pass through the hole of a metal ring formed
out of a strip. When the ball is heated it gets stuck. But when the
metal ring is heated,
(a) the ball can still pass through it because the ring diameter
expands on heating
(b) the ball gets stuck because the diameter of the hole decreases
on expansion
(c) the ball will still pass through because the hole diameter does not change
(d) the ball will pass through because there is no change in the ring
Q105 The working of the quartz crystal In the watch is based on the
(a) Photoelectric Effect
(b) Johnson Effect
(c) Piezoelectric Effect
(d) Edison Effect
Q106 Which one of the following is NOT an astronomical object?
(a) Pulsar
(b) Brittle Star
(c) Black hole
(d) Quasar
Q107 The formation of brilliant colours in soap film is a consequence
of the phenomenon of
(a) multiple reflection and interference
(b) multiple refraction and dispersion
(c) diffraction and dispersion
(d) polarisation and interference
Q108 At what temperature are the readings of a Centigrade and
Fahrenheit thermometer the same?
(a) 40
(b) 212
(c) 40
(d) 100
Q109 Acid precipitation is now regarded as a serious problem in
some European and Asian countries. Its major cause or source is
(a) discharge of acidic effluents onto neutral or slightly alkaline land
where the acidic components precipitate
(b) emissions of sulphur oxides and nitrogen oxides from thermal
power plants and burning of fossil fuels; these oxides dissolve in
atmospheric water vapour and fall back on earth as acid rain
(c) natural carbon dioxide released during respiration of living organisms dissolves in water, forming carbonic acid which is the
chief contributor to acidity in rain water
(d) chlorofluorocarbons readily react with various chemicals near the earth’s surface, producing acidic intermediates which cause acid precipitation
Q110 Which one of the following colloidal systems is represented by fog?
(a) Liquid in gas
(b) Gas in liquid
(c) Solid in gas
(d) Liquid in liquid
Q111 Though a few (gasbased) industries have already been established good reserves of natural gas in India remain un-utilised.
This vast resource of natural gas can be used in the production of
(a) fertilizers
(b) carbide
(c) graphite
(d) synthetic petroleum
Q112 Assertions (A) : A mixture of salt and ice gives temperature below 0°C.
Reason (R) : The salt raises the freezing point of ice.
In the context of the above two 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 Rare 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
Q113 Vinegar is an aqueous solution of
(a) oxalic acid
(b) citric acid
(c) acetic acid
(d) hydrochloric acid
Q114 The theory of ‘jumping genes’ was propounded by
(a) Gregor Johann Mendel
(b) Thomas Hunt Morgan
(c) Barbara McClintock
(d) Watson and Crick
Q115 Sucrose content in sugarcane decreases
(a) if high rainfall occurs during the period of growth of the plant
(b) if frost occurs during the period of ripening
(c) if there is fluctuation in temperature during the period of growth of
the plant
(d) if there is high temperature during the time of ripening
Q116 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
Q117 Sugarcane, sugarbeet, sweetpea, chickpea, pigeonpea and
French bean belong to
(a) two plant families
(b) three plant families
(c) four plant families
(d) five plant families
Q118 A fertilesoil, suitable for growing common crops, is likely to have a pH value of
(a) three
(b) four
(c) six to seven
(d) nine to ten
Q119 If a mouse of over eight times its normal size has been produced by introducing human growth hormone gene, the technique involved is called
(a) Hybridisation
(b) Genetic engineering
(c) Mutation Breeding
(d) Hormonal feeding
Q120 Poison glands of snakes are homologous to
(a) electric organs of fishes
(b) stings of rays
(c) sebaceous glands of mammals
(d) salivary glands of vertebrates
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Q122 Three communicable diseases prevalent in developing
countries caused by unsafe drinking water and bad sanitation are
(a) acute diarrhoea, cancer and gout
(b) malaria, acute diarrhoea and schistosomiasis
(c) onchocerciasis, leukaemia and arthritis
(d) rheumatism, malaria and AIDS
Q123 Which one of the following approaches comes under the
category of biotechnology?
(a) Use of living organisms or substances obtained from them in industrial processes
(b) Modernizing the commercial industries to produce products for use in biological research
(c) Use of modern technology to investigate biological disorders
(d) Use of industrial technology to increase the biosphere
Q124 Which one of the following seeds can benefit a patient of
diabetes mellitus by normalizing his blood sugar level?
(a) Coriander seeds
(b) Mustard seeds
(c) Cumin seeds
(d) Fenu greek seeds
Q125 Scratching eases itching because
(a) it removes the outer dust in the skin
(b) it kills the germs
(c) it stimulates certain nerves which direct the brain to increase the
production of anti histaminic chemicals
(d) it suppresses the production of enzymes which cause itching
Q126 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
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Q128 Biofilms are
(a) colour films used by biologists to photograph living organisms
(b) photo micrographs of microorganisms from various habitats
(c) accumulations of microorganisms at surfaces such as those of a
rock, a tooth or an oil droplet
(d) photographic films made through fermentation processes of
certain industrial micro-organisms
Q129 Which one of the following does provide the best estimate of world’s biological diversity ?
(a) Of about ten million species probably alive today, some 20 species are lost everyday, most of them unknown because no more than half a million have yet been actually identified by scientists
(b) Of about thirty million living species, some 50 are lost everyday, most of them unknown because no more than one million have been actually identified
(c) Of about forty five million living species, some 100 are lest every day, most of them unknown because no more than 1.5 million have been actually identified
(d) Of about seventy five million living species, some 500 are lost every day, most of them unknown because no more than 3 million have been actually identified
Q130 In many developing countries, three major causes of death and disease are
(a) lack of safe drinking water, increasing use of pesticides and
thinning of the ozone layer
(b) contaminated food, global warming and industrial chloro fluorocarbons
(c) polluted air, greenhouse effect and soil erosion
(d) dirty water, contaminated food and polluted air
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Q 149 Consider the following piecharts ?
The piecharts given here depict the area under cultivation of different cash crops, for two years, 1985 and 1990. Which one of the
following statements is FALSE ?
(a) In 1985, the area under jute cultivation was less than that under rice cultivation
(b) More land was used for growing vegetables in 1990 than in 1985
(c) In 1990, the area under rice and wheat cultivation taken together
was less than half the total cultivation area
(d) The percentage area under Jute cultivation was less in 1985
than in 1990
Q150 The following graph shows the annual sales of a company’s products in millions of rupees. Study the trend and find out which of the following is/ are correct ?
- A deliberate attempt has been made to distort the figures in one year.
- Some one is interested in misleading the management.
III. The kink in the graph is unexplained.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) III only
(d) I and III
answer
1.C 2.D 3.C 4.A 5.B 6.C 7.A 8.D 9.B 10.D 11.C 12.B 13.C 14.A 15.A 16.A 17.B 18.A 19.A 20.A 21.B 22.C 23.D 24.D 25.C 26. D 27. A 28. D 29. C 30. B31. C 32. B 33. A 34.D 35.D 36.D 37.A 38.D 39.C 40.B 41.C 42.C 43.C 44.D 45.C 46.C 47.A 48.C 49.A 50.D 51.C 52.D 53.D 54.A 55.A 56.D 57.A 58.C 59.A 60.D 61.A 62.D 63.D 64.C 65.A 66.C 67.D 68.D 69.C 70.C 71.B 72.B 73.B 74.C 75.A 76.C 77.C 78.D 79.D 80.C 81.A 82.D 83.B 84.D 85.B 86.D 87.B 88.B 89.B 90.B 91.B 92.A 93.A 94.B 95.C 96.B 97.A 98.B 99.C 100.C 101.B102.B 103.C 104.A 105.C 106.B 107.B 108.A 109.B 110.A 111.A 112.C 113.C 114.C 115.C 116.C 117.B 118.C 119.B 120.D 121.B 122.B 123.A 124.D 125.C 126.B 127.D 128.C 129.A 130.D 131.C 132.C 133.B 134.C 135.A 136.D 137.D 138.C 139.A 140.C 141.D 142.D 143.D 144.A 145.C 146.C 147.D 148.C 149.D 150.C