G. S. Mock Test 1

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G. S. MOCK TEST – 1

1. Consider the following statements :

1. The President is immune from any civil

proceeding.

2. However, after giving two months notice,

criminal proceedings can be instituted

against him during his term of office in

respect of his personal acts.

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

2. Which Constitutional Amendment Act made it

obligatory for the President to give his assent to

a Constitutional Amendment Bill ?

(a) 24th

(b) 42nd

(b) 43rd

(d) 44th

3. Who is authorised to decide on a dispute

regarding disqualification of a member of

Parliament ?

(a) Election Commission

(b) Speaker

(c) President

(d) President in consultation with the Election

Commission.

4. How many subjects are presently there in the

Concurrent List under Seventh Schedule of the Indian Constitution ?

(a) 47 (b) 51

(c) 52 (d) 53

5. Which of the following are correct about

Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission?

1. He is appointed by the Prime Minister.

2. He enjoys the status of a Cabinet-rank

minister.

3. He is a member of the Union cabinet.

4. He attends all Cabinet meetings.

5. He is the de facto executive head of the

Commission.

Codes :

(a) 1, 2, 4 and 5 (b) 2, 3, 4 and 5

(c) 2, 4 and 5 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 5

6. Where did outbreak of Swine flu caused by

H1N1 virus begin in 2009 ?

(a) USA (b) Canada

(c) Mexico (d) Venezuela

7. Who won the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for

the year 2008 ?

(a) V. K. Murthy (b) Manna Dey

(c) Tapan Sinha (d) Shyam Benegal

8. Which among the following is not a

bacterial disease ?

(a) Leprosy (b) Plague

(c) Rabies (d) Tetanus


1. On 22nd

July 2009, the world saw the

longest “Total Solar Eclipse” of the 21st

century.

2. It will not be surpassed until the eclipse

of June 2132. Which of the statements given above is/are

correct?



10. Which is the first total computer literate

gram panchayat of India ?

(a) Cheriyanad (b) Veliyannur

(c) Chengamanad (d) Palakkad

11. Match List-I with List-Il and select the correct

answer using the codes given below the list :

List-I List II

Discontinuity Seperation between

A. Conrad 1. Outer & inner crust

B. Mohorovicic 2. Crust & Mantle C. Repetti 3. Outer & inner Mantle

D. Weichert- 4. Mantle & Core

Gutenberg

E. Lehman 5. Outer & inner Core

Codes :

A B C D E

(a) 1 2 3 4 5

(b) 2 4 1 3 5

(c) 4 2 1 5 3

(d) 4 1 5 2 3

12. Luzon island belongs to:

(a) Indonesia (b) Philippines

(c) Malaysia (d) Milanesia

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13. The biggest hot desert of the world is:

(a) Kalahari (b) Gobi

(c) Sahara (d) Thar

14. Sea of Marmara connects :

(a) Mediterranean Sea and Aegean Sea

(b) Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea

(c) Black Sea and Caspian Sea

(d) Aegean Sea and Black Sea

15. The correct sequence of different layers of

atmosphere form the surface of the Earth

upwards is:

(a) Troposphere, Stratosphere, Ionosphere,

Mesosphere, Exosphere.

(b) Stratosphere, Troposphere, lonosphere.

Mesosphere, Exosphere.

(c) Troposphere, Stratosphere. Mesosphere,

Ionosphere, Exosphere.

(d) Stratosphere, Troposphere, Mesosphere,

Ionosphere, Exosphere.

16. In the Climate Change Convention held in

Kyoto, the industrial nations agreed to cut down

emission by what percentage below 1990 level ?

(a) 5.2% (b) 6.2% (c) 4.2% (d) 1.2%

17. El Nino is:

(a) A warm current in the Pacific Ocean flowing

near the coast of Peru.

(b) A cold current in the Pacific Ocean flowing

near the coast of Peru

(c) A warm current in the Atlantic Ocean

flowing near coast of Iceland

(d) A cold current in the Atlantic Ocean flowing

near the coast of Iceland.

18. The Revolt of 1857 began on 10 May, 1857 at

(a) Delhi (b) Meerut

(c) Calcutta (d) Barrackpore

19. Which of the following Acts was not passed during the tenure of Lord Lytton as Viceroy of

India?

(a) Arms Act

(b) Royal Titles Act

(c) First Factory Act

(d) Vernacular Press Act

20. Who is the author of the concept of „Antyodaya‟?

(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Vinoba Bhave

(c) Aurobindo Ghose (d) J. P. Narayan

21. Who was the President of All India Khilafat

Committee ?

(a) Shaukat Ali (b) Mohd. Ali

(c) Mahatma Gandhi (d) Mohd. Jinnah

22. Which of the following states was not

annexed by „Doctrine of Lapse‟?

(a) Satara (b) Jhansi

(c) Nagpur (d) Awadh

23. Match List I with List II and select the correct

answer using the codes given below the lists :

List I List II

A. Surat Split 1. 1929 B. Communal Award 2. 1928

C. All Party Convention 3. 1932

D. Poorna Swaraj 4. 1907

Resolution 5. 1905

Codes :

A B C D

(a) 4 3 1 5

(b) 4 3 2 1

(c) 2 5 4 1

(d) 5 4 2 3

24. Parallel government was not formed at which

one of the following places during Quit India

Movement ?

(a) Satara (b) Tamluk

(c) Ballia (d) Tanjore

25. What is the correct sequence of the following

events :

1. The August Offer

2. The I.N.A. trial

3. The Quit India Movement

4. The Royal Indian Naval Rating‟s Mutiny

Select the correct answer using the codes given

below:

(a) 1, 3, 2, 4 (b) 3, 1, 2, 4

(c) 1, 3, 4, 2 (d) 3, 1, 4, 2

26. Where is Russia‟s International Uranium

Enrichment Centre (IUEC) located ?

(a) Angarsk, Siberia

(b) Yekaterinburg (c) St. Petersburg

(d) Sakhalin Island

27. „Global Competitiveness Report‟ is published

annually by :

(a) World Trade Organisation

(b) International Monetary Fund

(c) World Economic Forum

(d) World Bank

28. Who is NATO‟s present Secretary General ?

(a) Jaap de Hoop Scheffer

(b) Anders Fogh Rasmussen

(c) Sergio Balanzino

(d) Javier Solana

29. Who has been appointed as the Special Senior

Advisor to the President of UN General Assembly

on world financial and economic crisis ?

(a) Amartya Sen (b) Nirupam Sen

(c) Jagdish Bhagwati (d) Paul Krugman

30. Match list –I with List-II and select the correct

answer using the code given below the lists :

List-I List-II

(Personality) (Field)

A. Shakti Samant 1. Filmmaker

B. Vishnu Prabhakar 2. Playwright

C. Raja Chelliah 3. Economist

D. Habib Tanvir 4. Novelist

Codes :

A B C D

(a) 1 2 3 4

(b) 4 2 3 1

(c) 2 4 3 1

(d) 1 4 3 2

31. Who has been appointed as head of Office of

Social Innovation and Civic Participation in

Obama administration ?

(a) Vivek Kundra (b) Farah Pandith (c) Anju Bhargava (d) Sonal Shah

32. What is „Glivec‟ drug by Swiss Multinational

Novartis for ?

(a) A drug for prevention of Cardiovascular

heart attacks.

(b) An affordable anti-malarial drug

(c) A drug against Swine Flu

(d) A drug against Cancer


1. RISAT 2 is a Radar Imaging Satellite

launched by PSLV C-11.

2. Micro satellite Anusat by Anna University

was co-passenger of RISAT 2.


correct ? (a) 1 Only (b) 2 Only


34. Which among the following is not India‟s SRBM

(Short Range Ballistic Missile) ?

(a) Prithvi II (b) Agni I

(c) Shaurya (d) Sagarika

35. Which among the following was not an Indian

payload on Chandrayan I ?

(a) Terrain Mapping Camera (TMC)

(b) Moon Impact Probe (MIP)

(c) Lunar Laser Ranging Instrument (LLRI)

(d) MiniSAR

36. Which is India‟s first indigenously built

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) ?

(a) Lakshya (b) Nishant (c) Dhruv (d) Tejas

37. Which among the following is not a team for

Cricket World Cup 2011 ?

(a) Afghanistan (b) Canada

(c) Ireland (d) Kenya

38. Galena is the ore of the metal :

(a) Silver (b) Lead

(c) Mercury (d) Aluminium

39. Which is the second hardest natural mineral

after diamond ?

(a) Corundum (b) Quartz

(c) Topaz (d) Feldspar

40. Which are the substances commonly used in

Fluorescent lamps ?

(a) Sodium oxide and argon

(b) Sodium vapour and neon

(c) Mercury vapour and argon

(d) Mercuric oxide and neon

41. Which among the following substances is used

for food processing?

(a) Sodium Carbonate (b) Acetylene

(c) Sodium Nitrate (d) Benzoic Acid

42. Who was the only Sultan of India to be killed on

battle-field ?

(a) Jalaluddin Khilji

(b) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

(c) Sikander Lodhi

(d) Ibrahim Lodhi

43. Sant Kabir was a disciple of :

(a) Ramananda (b) Chaitanya

(c) Ramdas (d) Shankardeva

44. The Harappan Civilization belongs to:

(a) Iron age (b) Bronze age

(c) Copper age (d) None of these

45. Which among the following is/are mammals ?

1. Mole 2. Porcupine 3. Sloth 4. Armadillo

5. Ferret


below :

(a) 1 and 2 Only (b) 1, 2 and 4 Only

(c) 1, 2 and 3 Only (d) All the above


1. Nirbhay is a long range, subsonic cruise

missile being developed in India.

2. The missile will have a range of 1000 km.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2


47. Who is India‟s Permanent Representative to

the United Nations ?

(a) Nirupam Sen (b) Hardeep Puri (c) Ashok Chawla (d) J. S. Sharma

48. Who among the following is not a member of

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) ?

(a) Kazakhstan (b) Turkmenistan

(c) Uzbekistan (d) Russia

49. The AWACS aircraft inducted into Indian Air

Force will operate from the air base at :

(a) Agra (b) Coimbatore

(c) Allahabad (d) Thiruvananthapuram

50. Who is the Chairman of Telecom Regulatory

Authority of India (TRAI)?

(a) Nirupam Sen (b) Hardeep Puri

(c) Nirpendra Misra (d) J. S. Sharma



List-I List-II

(Tennis Sportsperson) (Country)

A. Jelana Jankovic 1. Russia

B. Lleyton Hewitt 2. Serbia

C. Dinara Safina 3. Australia

D. Andy Roddick 4. USA

Codes : A B C D

(a) 2 3 1 4

(b) 1 4 2 3

(c) 2 4 1 3

(d) 1 3 2 4

52. Which field is Pritzker Prize associated with ?

(a) Journalism (b) Mathematics

(c) Painting (d) Architecture

53. Which among the following is/are H1N1

antiviral drugs?

1. Tamiflu 2. Oseltamivir

3. Relenza 4. Zanamivir

Codes :

(a) 1 Only (b) 1 and 3 Only


54. Cyclone Aila formed in May 2009 is a tropical

cyclone of :

(a) West Bengal (b) Orissa

(c) Karnataka (d) Gujarat

55. Who among the following is not an Indian

environmentalist ?

(a) M.D. Madhusudhan (b) Sudipto Chatterjee

(c) Supraja Dharini (d) Binayak Sen


1. LSD stands for Lionelic Acid Diethylamide.

2. It is non addictive, non toxic hallucinogenic

Drug.


correct ?

(a) 1 Only (b) 2 Only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

57. Which is India‟s first Beyond Visual Range

Air-to-Air Missile ?

(a) Akash (b) Astra

(c) Surya (d) Shaurya


1. Glacier melting has resulted in rise of sea-

level around Alaska and Greenland.

2. Topographical changes have threatened vital species like salmon here.


correct ?

(a) 1 Only (b) 2 Only




List-I List-II

(Sport Personality) (Field)

A. Suranjoy Singh 1. Swimming

B. Sayali Gokhale 2. Chess

C. Sandipan Chanda 3. Badminton

D. Sandeep Sejwal 4. Boxing

Codes : A B C D

(a) 4 3 2 1

(b) 3 4 2 1

(c) 3 4 1 2

(d) 4 3 1 2

60. What was the Yash Pal Committee which

submitted its report recently set up for ?

(a) Universalisation of primary education.

(b) Bringing rural and urban education at

par

(c) Reforms in higher education

(d) Reforms in technical education

61. Where is Barak River‟s Tipaimukh Dam

opposed by Bangladesh proposed to be located?

(a) Manipur (b) Nagaland (c) Assam (d) West Bengal



List-I List-II

(Defence Naval Exercise) (Participant

Country with

India)

A. Varuna 1. Russia

B. Konkan 2. UK

C. Malabar 3. France

D. Indra 4. USA

Codes :

A B C D

(a) 3 1 4 2

(b) 3 2 4 1

(c) 4 2 3 1

(d) 4 1 3 2

63. Which among the following is not one of the

target areas under Bharat Nirman programme?

(a) Rural Telecommunication

(b) Urban Infrastructure

(c) Irrigation

(d) Rural Roads

64. The Five Year period covered by the 11th

Five

Year Plan is : (a) 2005 – 2010 (b) 2008 – 2013

(c) 2007 – 2012 (d) 2010 – 2015

65. The Unique Identification Authority of India

(UIDAI) has been established under the aegis of :

(a) Planning Commission

(b) Cabinet Secratariat

(c) Prime Minister‟s Office (PMO)

(d) Home Ministry

66. Which among the following countries is not a

member of ASEAN ?

(a) Singapore (b) Myanmar

(c) Brunei (d) Taiwan

67. Where was the 13th

African Union (AU) Summit

held in 2009 ? (a) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

(b) Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

(c) Antananarivo, Madagascar

(d) Sirte, Libya



List-I List-II

(Personality) (Field)

A. Gangubai Hangal 1. Painter

B. Bhaskar 2. Hindustani

Chandavarkar Classical vocalist

C. Tyeb Mehta 3. Musician

D. Gayatri Devi 4. Parliamentarian

Codes :

A B C D

(a) 2 3 4 1 (b) 3 2 4 1

(c) 2 3 1 4

(d) 3 2 1 4

69. With which sport is the Politiken Cup

associated ?

(a) Tennis (b) Badminton

(c) Football (d) Chess

70. Which is India‟s official entry for World

Heritage Site list for 2010 ?

(a) Matheran Light Railway

(b) Kangra Valley Railway

(c) Churchgate Building

(d) Sri Harmandir Saheb, Amritsar

71. What is „Green Dam Youth Escort‟ initiative of

China related to ?

(a) Clean energy development initiative

(b) Flood Control Programme with youth

initiative

(c) Disaster Management Programme

(d) Content-control Software

72. The Nabucco Pipeline is a proposed natural gas pipeline from :

(a) Azerbaijan to Turkey

(b) Russia to Iran

(c) Iran to Turkey

(d) Turkey to Austria


1. PM Manmohan Singh was the Chief Guest

of Honour at French National Day

celebrations.

2. French President Nicolas Sarkozy was the

Chief Guest at Republic Day celebrations in

India in 2009.


correct ?

(a) 1 Only (b) 2 Only


74. What is the name of India‟s latest permanent

research station in Antarctica ?

(a) Maitri (b) Dakshin Gangotri

(c) Bharati (d) Himadri

75. Who is regarded as first woman freedom fighter

of India popularly called „Abhaya Rani‟ ?

(a) Abbakka Rani

(b) Rani Laxmibai

(c) Ahilyabai Holkar

(d) Begum Hazrat Mahal

76. Which two states are involved in the

Vamsadhara River water dispute ?

(a) Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka

(b) Orissa and West Bengal (c) Andhra Pradesh and Orissa

(d) Maharashtra and Karnataka

77. The „Cairns group‟ is a group of :

(a) Most industrialized countries

(b) Agriculture exporting countries

(c) Countries providing heavy subsidy to

agriculture

(d) Iron ore importing countries

78. The nuclear submarine to be leased out to

India by Russia for 10 years is :

(a) Scorpene (b) Kiev

(c) Admiral Gorshkov (d) Nerpa



List-I List-II

(Chief) (Organisation)

A. Arvind Jadhav 1. Ranbaxy

B. Atul Sobti 2. Air India

C. Carl-Peter Forster 3. TVS

D. P. Venugopal 4. Tata Motors

Codes :

A B C D

(a) 2 4 1 3

(b) 2 1 4 3

(c) 3 1 4 2

(d) 3 4 1 2

80. Who won the Men‟s singles at US Open 2009 ?

(a) Juan Martín del Potro

(b) Travis Parrott

(c) Andy Murray

(d) Rafael Nadal



List-I List-II

(Tiger Reserve) (State)

A. Nameri 1. Bihar

B. Valmiki 2. Jharkhand

C. Indravati 3. Chattisgarh

D. Palamau 4. Assam

Codes :

A B C D

(a) 2 3 1 4

(b) 2 1 3 4

(c) 4 1 3 2

(d) 4 3 1 2

82. Which of the following pairs are correctly

matched?

Princely states Integration By

1. Hyderabad : Referendum 2. Junagarh : Police action

3. Kashmi : Instrument of Accession


below:

(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only

(c) 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3.

83. In the Indian Constitution Right to Freedom of

Religion is granted under Articles

(a) Article 23 to Article 26

(b) Article 25 to Article 28

(c) Article 26 to Article 30

(d) Article 25 to Article 30

84. Which of the following is/are Directive

Principles of State Policy?

1. Right to work

2. Equal justice & free legal aid

3. Living wages for workers

4. Promote harmony and spirit of common

brotherhood.


below : (a) 2 and 3 Only (b) 1, 2 and 3 Only


85. Consider the following statements:

1. Seat of Uttar Pradesh High Court is Lucknow

2. Seat of Uttaranchal High Court is Shimla.

Which of the statements given above is / are

correct?


(c) Both 1 & 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

86. Which of the following statements is incorrect?

(a) Goa attained full statehood in 1987.

(b) Diu is an island in the Gulf of Khambat.

(c) Daman and Diu were separated from Goa

by the 56th

Amendment Act.

(d) Dadra and Nagar Haveli was under French colonial rule till 1954.

87. With reference to the Constitution of India,

which one of the following pair is not correctly

matched?

(a) Intoxicating liquor : State list

(b) Treasure trove : State list

(c) Public health : Union list

(d) Welfare of labour : Concurrent list

88. Consider the following statements:

1. A removal motion for a judge of High Court

can be introduced in either Lok Sabha or

Rajya Sabha.

2. The Speaker/Chairman may admit the

motion or refuse to admit it.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?



89. On 8 November 1943, Japan handed over to

Subhash Chandra Bose the territory of :

(a) Andaman & Nicobar Islands

(b) Manipur

(c) Arunachal Pradesh

(d) Bhutan

90. The famous Valley of Kashmir lies between

the ranges of:

(a) Pirpanjal and Dhauladhar

(b) Zaskar and Ladhak range

(c) Karakoram and Zaskar

(d) Pirpanjal and Zaskar

91. Name the river which divides the

Chota Nagpur plateau into two parts ?

(a) Damodar (b) Subarnarekha

(c) Son (d) Ganga

92. Match List-I with List-II and select the

correct answer using the codes given below

the list :

List-I List II

(River) (Source)

A. Jhelum 1. Rohtang Pass

B. Chenab 2. Verinags

C. Satluj 3. Bara Lacha Pass

D. Beas 4. Rakas Lake

Codes :

A B C D

(a) 4 2 1 3

(b) 4 3 1 2

(c) 1 3 2 4

(d) 1 2 4 3

93. Which is the world's largest river island ?

(a) Monroe Island (b) Majuli

(c) Sriharikota (d) Rameswaram

94. The laterite soil is rich in oxides of :

1. Iron 2. Aluminium

3. Copper


below :

(a) 1 and 2 Only (b) 1 Only

(c) 2 and 3 Only (d) All the above

95. Match List-I with List-Il and select the


the list :

List-I List II

(Institutes) (Headquarters)

A. Forest Research 1. Allahabad

Institute B. Institute of Arid 2. Ranchi

Zone Forest

C. Centre for Forest 3. Jodhpur

Productivitv

D. Centre for Social 4. Dehradun

Forestry

Codes :

A B C D

(a) 4 3 2 1

(b) 1 2 3 4

(c) 4 3 1 2

(d) 2 3 1 4

96. Which state has the highest growth rate of

population?

(a) Meghalaya (b) Bihar

(c) Sikkim (d) Nagaland

97. Which tribe forms the largest group in India?

(a) Santhal (b) Bhils

(c) Gonds (d) Meena

98. Which region has the highest intensity of

irrigation?

(a) Ladakh (b) Punjab

(c) Coastal delta (d) Haryana

99. Among the following pairs of River Valley

Projects and Rivers, which is not correct :

(a) Idukki : Periyar

(b) Tulbul : Chenab

(c) Ukai : Tapti

(d) Matatila : Betwa



the list :

List-I List II

(Coal-based Project) (State )

A. Korba 1. Madhya Pradesh

B. Dadri 2. Chhattisgarh

C. Talcher 3. Uttar Pradesh

D. Singrauli 4. Orissa

Codes :

A B C D

(a) 2 3 4 1

(b) 4 2 3 1

(c) 1 3 4 2

(d) 3 1 3 2

101. Name the place where the first geothermal

plant has been set up?

(a) Bhuj (b) Taptapani

(c) Manikaram (d) Mandi

102. Ennore is a new port constructed to reduce

pressure on which port ?

(a) Kandla (b) Tuticorin

(c) Vishakapatnam (d) Chennai

103. Which is the longest National Highway in

India ?

(a) NH-1 (b) NH-3

(c) NH-4 (d) NH-7

104. Who is the Chairman of National Disaster

Management Authority ?

(a) Home Minister (b) Prime Minister

(c) Cabinet Secretary (d) Principal Secretary


1. Orissa was made a separate province in

1936 with Konark as its capital.

2. „Utkal‟ is the ancient name of Orissa

meaning „Land of Greatest Art‟.


(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

106. Who is the Chairman of National Tiger

Conservation Authority ?

(a) Minister of Environment & Forests

(b) Prime Minister

(c) Home Minister

(d) Cabinet Secretary

107. Which among the following is not one of the 4

Project Tiger Reserves of Karnataka ? (a) Bandipur (b) Dandeli-Anshi

(c) Bhadra (d) Banerghatta



the list :

List-I List II

(Railway Zone) (Headquarter)

A. South-Central 1. Kolkata

B. South-Western 2. Secundrabad

C. Southern 3. Chennai

D. South-Eastern 4. Hubli

Codes :

A B C D

(a) 2 4 3 1

(b) 2 3 1 4 (c) 4 1 3 2

(d) 3 2 1 4

109. With how many countries has India signed the

Nuclear Energy pact after NSG granted

exemption to it ?

(a) 3 (b) 5

(c) 7 (d) 9

110. Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who won 5th

term as

President, belongs to which country ?

(a) Mongolia (b) Niger

(c) Tunisia (d) Gambia

111. Who among the following is not a present

member of UN Security Council ?

(a) Burkina Faso (b) Bosnia and Herzegovina

(c) Brazil

(d) Lebanon

112. Where has been India‟s first SEZ dedicated to

aerospace industry been launched recently ?

(a) Noida, UP

(b) Hattargi, Karnataka

(c) Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh

(d) Ahmedabad, Gujarat

113. Patagonia is a geographic region located in :

(a) Australia (b) South America

(c) Africa (d) Antarctica

114. NATO‟s computer-assisted exercise called

„Phoenix-2010‟, where terrorist attacks will be

simulated is to be hosted by : (a) USA (b) Canada

(c) France (d) Bulgaria



the list :

List-I List II

(River) (Tributary)

A. Yamuna 1. Chambal

B. Brahmaputra 2. Tista

C. Godavari 3. Indravati D. Krishna 4. Bhima

Codes :

A B C D

(a) 1 2 3 4

(b) 2 1 4 3

(c) 2 1 3 4

(d) 1 2 4 3

116. Where has been India‟s first Commercial

Solar power plant inaugurated ?

(a) Amritsar, Punjab

(b) Thiruvanathapuram, Kerala

(c) Chennai, Tamil Nadu

(d) Asansol, West Bengal

117. Which is the highest peak of Antarctica ? (a) Mons Huygens (b) Vinson Massif

(c) Gunnbjornsfjeld (d) Mount Kosciuszko


answer using the code given below the lists:-

List-I List-II

(Nuclear Plant site allotted) (Country)

A. Haripur, West Bengal 1. USA

B. Kovvada, Andhra Pradesh 2. France

C. Jaitapur, Maharashtra 3. Russia

D. Chhayamithi Virdi, Gujarat 4. Argentina

Codes :

A B C D

(a) 3 4 2 1

(b) 4 3 1 2 (c) 3 1 2 1

(d) 4 3 1 2

119. To which ASEAN country did India grant

Market Economy Status recently ?

(a) Thailand (b) Vietnam

(c) Cambodia (d) Singapore

120. When a light or sound wave travels from one

medium to another, which of the following

values change ?

1. Velocity 2. Frequency

3. Wavelength


below :

(a) 2 and 3 Only (b) 1 Only

(c) 1 and 3 Only (d) All the above


1. Goods and Services Tax (GST) is slated to

be introduced all over the country by

April, 2011.

2. India will have a dual GST regime.





1. A Forward Contract is defined as an

agreement between two parties to exchange

at some fixed future date a given quantity of

commodity for a price defined today

through a Futures Exchange.

2. „Options‟ are financial instruments that

convey the obligation to engage in future

transaction on some underlying security.




123. Arrange the following electromagnetic waves in

increasing order of frequency :

1. X Rays 2. Microwaves

3. Infrared Waves 4. Gamma Rays 5. Radio Waves


below :

(a) 2-3-4-5-1 (b) 5-2-3-1-4

(c) 1-2-3-5-4 (d) 2-5-4-1-3

124. Food is cooked faster in a pressure cooker

because :

(a) heat cannot escape from the cooker.

(b) steam is hotter than the boiling water.

(c) due to high pressure, the boiling point of

water is raised.

(d) in the cooker, water starts boiling at a

lower temperature.

125. Xerophthalmia is caused due to dietary

deficiency of : (a) Retinol (b) Tocopherol

(c) Phylloquinone (c) Calciferol

126. The enzyme trypsin is secreted from :

(a) Pancreas (b) Stomach

(c) Pituitary Gland (d) Small intestine

127. Which among the following are marsupial

mammals ?

1. Tasmanian Devil 2. Kangaroo

3. Koala Bears


below :

(a) 2 and 3 Only (b) 1 and 2 Only

(c) 2 Only (d) All the above

Directions for 128 to 130

The following questions consist of two statements,

one labeled as ‘Assertion A’ and the other labeled as

‘Reason R’.

Examine these two statements carefully & decide

if the Assertion A and the Reason R are

individually true and if so, whether the Reason R

is a correct explanation of the Assertion.

Select your answers to these items using the codes

given below:

(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

128. Assertion(A): The Congress rejected the

Cripp‟s Proposal of 1942.

Reason(R): It offered dominion status instead

of full independence.

129. Assertion (A): The thunderstorm in the

summer month are called cherry blossoms in Tamil Nadu.

Reason (R): They are beneficial to coffee crop

130. Assertion (A): Mumbai receives 190 cm while

Pune receives only 50 cm rainfall during

monsoons.

Reason (R): Pune lies in the rain shadow region of Eastern Ghats.

131. On a test consisting of 150 questions, Ramesh

answered 40% of the first 75 questions

correctly. What percentage of the other 75

questions does he need to answer correctly

for his grade on the entire exam to be 60% ?

(a) 80 (b) 70

(c) 50 (d) 40

132. In a tennis tournament having 150 entrants, a

player is eliminated whenever he loses a

match. How many matches are played in the

entire tournament ?

(a) 160 (b) 149

(c) 75 (d) Cannot be determined

133. Three friends A, B and C start running

around a circular stadium and complete a

single round in 24, 36 and 30 seconds

respectively. After how many minutes will

they meet again at the starting point ?

(a) 12 minutes (b) 6 minutes

(c) 8 minutes (d) 15 minutes

134. Rs. 250 added to 1/4th of a given amount of

money makes it smaller than 1/3rd of the given

amount of money by Rs 100. What is the given

amount of money ?

(a) Rs. 350 (b) Rs. 600

(c) Rs. 4200 (d) Rs. 3600

135. What is the least number of candidates required

in an examination so that the percentage of successful candidates should be 76.8% ?

(a) 125 (b) 250

(c) 500 (d) 1000

136. The number of times a bucket of capacity 4 litres

to be used to fill up a tank is less than the

number of times another bucket of capacity 3

litres used for the same purpose by 4. What is

the capacity of the tank?

(a) 360 litres (b) 256 litres

(c) 48 litres (d) 525 litres

137. In how many ways can a committee of five

members be formed out of 5 Professors, 6

Teachers and 3 Readers such that it includes all

the 3 readers ?

(a) 450 (b) 225 (c) 55 (d) 300

138. How many 3-digit numbers can be formed from

the digits 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 9, which are divisible

by 5 and none of the digits is repeated?

(a) 5 (b) 10

(c) 15 (d) 20

139. In how many ways can 21 books on English and

19 books on Hindi be placed in a row on a shelf

so that two books on Hindi may not be together?

(a) 3990 (b) 1540

(c) 1995 (d) 3672

140. A man and his wife appeared in an interview for

two vacancies in the same post. The probability

of husband‟s selection is 1/7 and the probability of wife‟s selection is 1/5. What is the probability

that only one of them is selected ?

(a) 4/5 (b) 2/7

(c) 8/15 (d) 4/7

141. 2 men and 3 boys can do a piece of work in 10

days while 3 men and 2 boys can do the same

work in 8 days. How many days can 2 men and 1

boy do the work?

(a) 9 days (b) 15 days

(c) 12 ½ days (d) 13 days

142. When 3 coins are tossed together the probability

that all coins have the same face up is :

(a) 1/3 (b) 1/6

(c) 1/8 (d) 1/12

143. A can do a piece of work in 80 days. He works

at it for 10 days and then B alone finishes the

remaining work in 42 days. In how much time

will A and B, working together, finish the

work?

(a) 40 days (b) 30 days

(c) 24 days (d) 25 days

144. In how many different ways can 4 boys and 3 girls be arranged in a row such that all the

boys stand together and all the girls stand

together ?

(a) 75 (b) 576

(c) 24 (d) 288

145. An aeroplane flies along the four sides of a

square at the speeds of 200, 400, 600 and 800

km/hr. Find the average speed of the plane

around the field.

(a) 384 km/hr (b) 456 km / hr

(c) 350 km/hr (d) 500 km/hr

146. How many words can be formed from the

letters of the word „DIRECTOR‟ so that the

vowels are always together?

(a) 3000 (b) 2500 (c) 2100 (d) 2160

147. Match List-I with List-II and select the

correct answer from the codes given below

the lists:

List-I List-Il

(Tribes) (States)

A. Khasis 1. Meghalaya

B. Gonds 2. Karnataka

C. Bhotias 3. Madhya Pradesh

D. Kurubas 4. Himachal Pradesh

Codes :

A B C D

(a) 1 3 4 2

(b) 4 3 1 2

(c) 4 2 1 3

(d) 1 2 4 3

148. „Goldstone Report‟ is the Report of UN Fact

Finding Mission on :

(a) North Korea‟s nuclear arsenal

(b) Iran‟s uranium enrichment capacity

(c) Gaza conflict

(d) Georgia conflict

149. Who among the following is not Indian

swimming Champion ?

(a) Richa Mishra (b) Virdhawal Khade

(c) Sandeep Sejwal (d) Trupti Murgunde

150. Governor Shailendra Kumar Singh died in

office recently. Which state was he serving as

Governor?

(a) Rajasthan (b) Madhya Pradesh

(c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Gujarat

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