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PART-AENGLISH LANGUAGE

Directions : In Question Nos. 1 to 10, fouralternatives are given for the underlined or givenidiom/phrase - .Choose the alternative which bestexpresses the meaning of the underlin ed o r givenidiorri/phrase and blacken the a ppropria te

rectangle [_] in the Answer Sheet .

1. The bus had a close shave as _its. driverswerved to ' the right a Sl?li:tsec ond beforethe on-coining truck cou ld run : into It.

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(A) serious accident

(B) close collision

~ narrow escape

(D) deep dent

2. Fits and starts

(A) slowly

(B) not regularly

~) continuously

, (D) quickly

3. When the Inspector entered the c lass someof the students shook in their shoe s. '

(A) stamped the gr ound with the ir shoes

(B) showed signs of anger

~) trembled with fear

(D) stood up to salute

4. In high spirits

,Y) full of hope and enthusiasm

(B) under tremendous stress

(C) under the influence of liquor

(D) mentally deranged

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5. He amass ed his wea lth throug h shpractices .

(A) dishonest means

0 B) illeg al mea ns

(C) intellige nt decisions

(D) quick de cisions .

6. He is no t in the good books of h is boss

_~ a lover of goo d books

(B) in f avou r with

(C) no t of the same opin ion as

(D) as good as

7. The of ficer is f ed up with the compla imade aga inst th e clerk.

~) annoyed

.~ disguste d

(C) pleased

(D) satisfied

8. A white elephant ,

~) a rare species of elephants

(B) an expens ive gi ft

(C) a costly but useless possession

(D) a worthless thing

9. Ins and outs

~) entry and exit points

(B) full de tails

(C) tac tical moves

(D) complex ity of character '

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10. All his ventures went to the winds.

(A) dissipated

~) spread all over

(C) got speed of the winds

(D) became well-known

Directi ons: In Question Nos. 1 1 to 20, out of thefour alternatives , choose the one which can besubstituted for the given words I sentence andblacken the appropriate rectangle in the AnswerSheet .

11 . Government by a ruler who has unlimitedpower.

(A) Despotism"

(B) Autocracy.-- (e) Monarchy '

(D) Anarc ,hy

12. An occasion of great importance

(A) exemplary

~ momentous

(C) herculean(D) grandiose

13. A person who is always hopeful and looksupon the brighter side of things

(A) florist

(B) artist

(C) theist

~optimist

14. Place of burial

- . J A ) cave

(B) church

(C) synagogue

(D) cemetry

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15. To have a very high opin i on of oneself '

(A) exaggeration

~) adulati on

(C) abundance

(D) conceited

16. One who believes in giving equal oppor-tunity to women in all fields

(A) Fanatic

(B) Misogynist

(C) Philanderer

J D) Feminist

17. Inability to sleep

(A) hysteria Q l-l (t\ .(\f t) insomnia ~,....11 •

(C) aphasia\

(D) amnesia I( r 1

18. One who is given to pleasures of the flesh

(A) terrestrian

(B) epicurean

(C ) celestial

~) pedestrian

1~. A tank where fish or water plants are kept

~ Aquarium

(B) Sanatorium

(C) Nursery,

(D) Aviary

20. A ,person who never takes alcoholic drinks

U f) teetotaller. / ' '" \\ ~(B) alcoholic

(C) addict

(D) bagpiper

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D irections : In Question Nos. 21 to 25, fourwords are given in each question, out of whichonly one word is wrongly spelt. Find the wordand indicate it in the Answer Sheet by blackeningthe appropriate rectangle,

D irections : In Question Nos. 26 to 35, a partof the sentence is underlined. Below are givenalternatives to the underlined part at A , B and Cwhich may improve the sentence. Choos e thecorrect alternative. In case no improvement isneeded , your answer is 'D'. Blacken the app ro-priate rectangle in the Answer Sheet .

26. He was weary of failure , Didn 't he ?. ,(A) Isn't he ?

(B) Wasn 't he ?

(C) Doesn 't he ?

., /(D) No improvement

27. What you have been doing s ince the wor k-shop last ~nth? ' >

(A) have you done

(B) you have done

~ have yo~ been doing

(D) No improvement

28. Keats says the idea very well in his poems.

(A) spe aks

~) describes

(C) expresses

(D) No improvement

29. The enemy sold!ers went bac~ hast~ly.

JPr) returned

(B) retreated

(C) retrenched

(D) No improvement

30. No sooner had the teacher entered the roomand the boys rushed to their seats.

, (A) 'when

·~than

(C) but

(D) No improvement



31. We have a lready disposed our old house.

(A) dispos ed off

(B ) disposed out

.. p disposed of

) No improvement

32. We can buy anything in this shop, Can we 'l,

Isn 't it ?

(B )

(C) Don 't we?

(D )

Can't we?- , .

No improvement

33. If I ha d followed your advice , I would notregr et today.

(A) will not r egret

(B ) had not regr ett~d

j P ? J would n ot ha ve regretted

(D ) No improvement

34. Somebody must be made to answer for thesecurities s cam.

j.KJ to

(B) after

(C) upon

( D) No im provement

35. Corruption i s the most serious problem inIndia. .

(A) the m ore ser ious

(B ) the seriouser

JKJ serio~s

(D ) No impr ovement

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Directions : In Question Nos. 36 to 40sentence has been given in Active/Passive VoiceOut of the four alternatives suggested belowselect the one which best expresses the samsentence in Passive/ Active Voice.

7>36. The cat is running after _the rat .

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(A) The rat was being run after by the c

(B) The rat is being run after by the ca

(C) The rat is run after by the cat,

JP ) The c at is being r !In after by the

37. English is spoken allover the world .

~ All over the world English spe ak

English speaks allover the world

(C) The whole world speaks English

(D) People speak English allover the w

38. The boys elected Mohan captain .

(A) The boys were elected captainMohan

~)

Y-)(D)

Mohan is elected captain by the boy

Mohan was elected captain by the

Mohan and the boys elected the capta

. 39. They threw away the Rubbish .

(A) The Rubbish will be thrown away

(B) The Rubbish was being thrown awa

..Je) The Rubbish .was . thrown away

(D) The Rubbish thrown away

40. Let him see the picture.-

(A) Let the pictu re be seen by him

~ The picture is se en by him

(C) Let him the picture be seen

(D) The picture is seen by him

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Directions: In Question Nos . 41 to 50, the firstand the las t parts of the sentence are numbered1 and 6.T~e rest of the sentence is split into fourparts and named P , Q, Rand S. These four partsare no t given in their proper order . Read the partsand find out which of the four combinationsis correct . Then find the correct answer and

blacken the appropriate rectangle in the AnswerSheet .

41. 1. There was a lamp han ging on the wall. . ,

Then he picked a lot of jewels off thetrees in the garden

Be put the lamp inside his shirt

He put them in his pockets

Aladdin climbed a ladder and tookdown the lamp

Then he put more jewels inside hisshirt on top of the lamp.

(A) P R Q S

(B) RSPQ

~) SQPR\

(D) Q S R P

e3 P.

( l) Q.

"6)R.

CD S.

6.

42. 1 . Gopal and Sheela felt very bored one. .vemng

P. Gopal wanted to s tay on for the nextshow

- 0 Q.

6 ) R.

So they decided to go to the cinema

They reached the th eatre in t ime for theinter val

On the way there was a traffic jam

But She ela wanted to return home.

~S.

6.

(A) P S Q R

(B) S Q P R

~ QSRP

(D ) S Q R P

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43. 1 . Ferdinand rose up to receivemessenger

P. At the end of his account he wmoved to tears

Q. He fell on his knees and thanked him

R. He made him sit on a level whimself

S. He listened to the circumstantiaaccount of his voyage '

6. It was a great conquest the Almightgave to a sovereign.

(A) R P S Q-'

~~ RS PQ

(C) Q P R S

(D) P R S Q

44. 1. In order to judge the inside of otherstudy your own

P. and though one ha s one prevailipassion

Q. for, men, in general are very mucalike -

R. yet their operations are very much tsame

and another has another.

6. and whatever engages or disgustpleases or offends you in others,engage, disgust, please or offend othe

in you.

(A) Q P S R

(B) P -QRS

~) RQPS

(D)PRQS

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45. 1. Paucity of funds

P. universities cannot make

Q. essentials like books

R. sufficient expenditure on

S. ordains that the

. 6. journals and equipment .

)QPRS

) S P R Q

(C) P Q R S

(D)QSRP

46. 1. The symptoms - of

P. and ce rtai~ other ch anges

Q. what i s popu,larly called

R. serious forgetfulness, confusion

S. . "serility " include

6. in personality behaviour.

/ ) QSRP\

. ( B ) P Q R S

(C) S R Q P

(D) Q P S R

47. 1 . When they heard the bell

P. out of his c lothes

/ fl. as quickly

R. every boy scrambled

S . and got into bed

6 . as possible .

~ ) QRPS

(B) P S Q R

(C) R Q S P

(D)RPSQ

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Thirty years fro m now- ,

and industry will be scarce

Q. almost ha lf of the pe ople

R. that wat er for dri nking , farming

S. then li ving may find

6. accord ing to a study by Dr. S. P osten.

48. 1.

P.

(A) S ~ Q R

( B)SRPQ

QSRP

(D) Q S P R

49. 1 .

P.

A good cry can b e a

bring relief from anxie ty

Q. prevent a head ache or

R. and it might ev en

S .

6.

healthy w ay to 1S)

other physic al consequence

(A) S R Q P

(B)SRPQ

.........tC ) S P RQ

(D) S P Q R

50. 1 . Long, long, time ago

P. who l ived with his three wives

Q. in a cou ntry called Kosala ®. -

R. there ru led a noble king tDS. and fo ur son s

6. beaut iful, graceful and well versed inall sha stras.

(A) P Q R S

(B) S P Q R

AC ) R Q P S

(D) Q R S P

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D ir ecti o n s : In the following passage (QuestionNos. 51 to 60), some of the words have been leftout . First read the passage over and try tounderstand what it is about . Then fill in the bl ankswith the help of the alternatives given. Mark youranswer in the Answer Sheet .

Cloze Passage

Scientists have developed an electronic circu itthat ~ the wir ing of the human bra in insome ways - an achievement that ~ revolu-tionalise computer science and ~ 'under-,standing of how nature 's most powerful ~works. The ~ built on a ~ chip the sizeof a finger nail , is -.2L from the thinkingmachines o f science-fiction. For one thin g itcannot ~, the way the ~ c an. Butresearchers say it could ~ in better speechand o bject recognition by computers .

51 :Y f imitates

(B) mimics

(C ) . limits

C D ) expands

52. (A ) shall'

(B) ought

~ couldC D ) have

5 3p exceed

(B) improve

JI4 impa ir

CD ) develop

54~ proces sor

. (B) electron ic system

, ;c) circuit

CD) brain

55. (A) computer

(B) m onitor

~ sys tem

~) circuit

5~A) silicon

(B) minute

(C) big

CD) brown

57. (A) for

(B) above

( C) beyond

,. )f» far

58. (A) equate

(B) t each

(C ) lear n

.fl» recogn ise

59~ (A) comp uter

~; process or

chip

~D ) brain

60. (A) yield

ft) gIVe

(C) respond

CD) result



Directions : In Question Nos. 61 to 70, you havetwo brief passages with five questi ons followingeach passage. Read the passages carefully an dchoose the best answer to each question out of thefour alternatives and bla cken the appropriaterectangle in the Answer Sheet.

PASS AGE - I

For any activity, discipline is the key w ord.It should begin with the self then be extended tothe family , neighbours, environment , 'workplace ;society and the nation at large. It is fr om societythat inspiration is drawn. Systems a nd institutionsshould provide the ins piration to society throughperformance which in turn will provi de leaders,capable of rebuilding and restru cturing societyinto a strong nation, The nati onalists' spirit thenbecomes infectious.

61. What is the key word for Activity accordingto the passage ?

(A) Active Discipline

(B ) Key Discipline

(C) Self Discipline

~Discipline

62. According to the passage Discip line shouldbegin

A ith the self

(B) with the self, family and neighbours

(C) with the self , family, neighbours andenvironment

(D) with the self, fami ly, workplace , society

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63. Accord ing t o the passage , where do wedraw ins pirati on from ?

I

~) Society

(B) Society and nation

(C) Envir onment

(D) Nothing in particular

64. Accordi ng to the passage, a good leadershould be capable of

(A) rebuilding a nation the way hel shelikes

(B~ebuildi ng and. restructuring society'/' into a str ong nation

(C) buildi ng a national consensus

(D) rebuilding and structuring a nation

65. What is the meaning of the word"infectious" in the passage?

.(kA) dangerous

(B) sp reading to everyone

,, ) C) spreading to everyone by germs

(D) gi ve disease

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PASSAGE - II

A 23-year-old British woman was yesterdaysentenced to six months -in jail for Ieaving hertwo-year-old daughter hom e' alone eight-hours -a-, day , five days a week for a year while she went towork . The young mother from the central town ofWarwick in itially hired a babysitter , when shelanded a job in a travel agency but , eventuallyreached the point when slie could no longer affordthe facilit y, prosecutors said . Th~woman th ~~-tarted leaving the child home by herself, .providing it with food and toys and removing allpotentially dangerous object s from its reach. Atfirst the mother came home at lunch time but hadto stop because her daughter threw tantrumsevery time she left to go back to work.

The mother , who was not identified, told thecourt , "If I had _moneyI would not have done it .It was a case of that or not keeping my job andliving on benefit" . " .

The judge , Mr. Harrison Hall, however said"Having had a child, the absolute priority is tolook after it . There must be an alternative toleaving a child alon e all day , a thing you wouldnot do'even to a dog ". ,

66. The young mother had to work in the office

,./CA) 40 hours a week"r hours 'a week

(C) 48 hours a week

(D) all the seven days a week

67. The word 'Facility ' in sentence refers to

(A) her job in the travel agency

7:..)living in a well furnished apartment

(C) ge tting adequate salary

~) employing someone to look after thechild

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68 . The mother stopped coming home for lunchbecause

(A) her house was far away from the office

(B) . she was not able to control her angry-/ baby

(C) she had to work extra hours to earnmore

(D) she was not interested in looking afterthe baby

69. The sentence "If I had money, I would nothave done it" means

(A) I had money and so I did not leave thebaby alone,

(B) I had money and so I left the babyalone '

had no money and so I left the babyalone

(D) I had no ' money and so I did notleave the baby alone

70. Which one of the following statements aboutthe judge Mr. Harrison Hall is correct?

) He can tolerate cruelty to children butnot to animals

(B) He can tolerate cruelty to animals butnot to children

(C) He can tolerate cruelty both to childrenand animals

(D) He can to lerate cruelty neither tochildren nor to animals

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D i r ec t ion s : . In Question Nos. 71 to 80, some ofthe sentences have errors and some have none.Find out which part of a sentence has an error andblacken the rectangle [ _] corresponding to theappropriate letter (A, B, C). If there is no error,blacken the rectangle] _] corresponding to (D)in the Answer Sheet .

71. A moment delay /(A)

/would have proved tos~ly /

(B)

in the situation. No error .-----/-~-

(C) (D)

72. Ram disappointed his mother /7- (A) ,

as he did not / write to her very often. /

(B) (C)

No erro r.

( D)

73. After you will return / from Chennai /

(A) (B)

I will come and . see you. No error .

/" (C) / (D)

, ,. Scenes from the film74. /

(A)

had to be censured /(B)

before it was released. No error ./---

(C) . t. (D)

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75. When my sister was ill /

(A)

I went to the hospital /

(B)

on alternative days . I No error .

. (C) (D)

. The b eautiful7~. /

(A)

surrounding of the place /

(B)

enchanted m~ . / No error .

(C) (D)

No Porter being available /77.(A) .'

he carried / all his luggages himself. /(B) (C)

No error .

(D)

He will not be able /78.(A)

to cope up with /

(B)

the pressure of work. / No error .

(C) (D)

9 Lasers are / indispensable tools /7 .(A) . (B)

for the delicate eyes surgery. / No error.

(C) (D)

80. I take great pleasure . /

(A)

to welcome you to this institution./ /(B) (C)

No er ror.

(D)

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Directions: In Question Nos. 81 to 85, out of thefour alternatives, choose the one which expressesthe right meaning of the given word and blackenthe appropriate rectangle [_] in the AnswerSheet .

81. Indignation

(A) hatred

,~ disapproval

82. Acronym

(B) anger

(D) contempt

(A) A word with two or more meanings

~) A word of new coinage

(C) A word formed by the initial letters ofwords

(D) A word of picturesque effect

83. Meticulous

v>A) interfere

(C) agreement

84. Rescind

(A) change

(C) repeat

85. Antipathy

~ dishonesty

(B) courage

(D) careful

(B) revoke

~ reconsider

(B) disturbance

(C) demonstration (D) dislike

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Directions : In Question Nos. 86 to 90, choosethe word opposite in meaning to the given wordand blacken the appropriate rectangle [ _ ] in theAnswer Sheet .

86. APPARENT

(A) illegible ......$). Hidden

(C) Mysterious " (D) Remote

87. ALIEN

~Native (B) Domiciled

(C) Natural (D) Resident

88. FUTILE

(A) upright (B) costly

(C) eminent ~) worthy

89. AUDACIOUS

(A) meek (B) cowardly

~) mild (D) gentle

90. ARROGANT

(A) simple (B) timid

....)9) civilized (D) modest

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Dir ecti ons: In Question Nos. 91 to 100, sentencesare given with blanks to be filled in with anappropriate and suitable word. Four alternativesare suggested for each question. Choose thecorrect alternative out of the four and blacken theappropriate rectangle [ _ ] in the Answer Sheet .

91. The food that an average Indian eats hasbeen found ' t~ be deficientvitamins ana proteins. 1

(A) of ~from

(C) with (D) in

92. The patient is of stomachache.

ysuffering (B) experiencing

(C) complaining C D ) afflicting

93. A good teacher should responsesfrom the students.

(A) elicit ~ (B) provoke

) command C D ) infer

94. Had he taken his degree five years ago he. got 'a promotion by now. -

/A) might

(C) will be

(B) would have

(D) was

95. There will be a rush for seats when thetrain _

(A) will arrive ) arrived

(C) is arriving (D) arrives

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96. He dr ove th e car very fast _

(A) Di d he? (B) Does he ?

(C) Didn't he ? C D )Was he?

97. He wants to succeed in life mustbe prepared to work hard.

(A) whoever (B) whom

(C) who C D ) whose

98. It is time you home.

(A) go (B) went

(C) come C D ) reach

99. a walk in the morning willimprove your health.

(A) G oing to (B) Go to

(C) Go for C D ) Going for

100. Government must _prices.

the nse in

(A) cheque (B) check

(C) cease C D ) seize

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PART-BGENERAL AWARENESS

101. Which is the Greek classic that Gand hitranslated into Gujarati ?

(A) Plato'sRepubli c

(B) Dialogues of Plato

(C) Aristotle's Politics

(D) Aristotle's Nicomachian Ethics

.102. To be a regional party, the minim umpercentage of votes, that a party nee ds tosecure in any election is

(A) 2%

(B) 3%

(C) 4%

(D) 5%

103. How many Fundamental Duties are in theIndian Constitution ?

(A) Eleven

(B) Nine

(C) Twenty

(D) Twelve

104. Indian Penal Code came into operation in

(A) 1858

(B) 1860

(C) 1859

(D) 1862

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105. The First Viceroy & Governor-General ofBritish In dia was

(A) Lord Dalhousie

(B) Sir John Lawrence

(C) Warren Hastings

(D) Lord Canning

106. The split between the 'Extremists' and'Moderates' came up in the open at theSurat Congress Session in the year

(A) 1905

(B) 1906

(C) 1907

(D) 1910

107. Bhulabhai Desai's most memorable achieve-ment was his defence of the Indian NationalArmy (I .N.A) personnel at the Red FortTrial towards the end of

(A) 1943

(B) 1944

(C) 1945

(D) 1946



\ 1 1 l T- 1 i

ttl+ili 'Q \ i 11 ' 1C f i I ( \

101. ~ ~ #tlrnCfl Cfit.f-m ~ ~ 3 l¥R

~~1 \J1(ldl ~m~?(A ) ~ C flT T< '1MCf i '

'~~R: 'C ) ~ C flT ql e m

)D ) ~ C flT 'MqiH'fctit4~~'

102 . ~TCf i ~ GFR ~ ~ ~ Chl- ~ ~ ~

l fC fT C flT~ ~ ~TCf m r <w IT Wc r r

~?

(A) 2%

(B) 3%

(C) 4%

.-(D) 5%

103.~~~~~~~?

. (A) Tl I "TW

jB) .n-

(C ) ~

(D ) ~

104.~~~~~~

(A) 1858 ~

(B ) 1860 ~

) C) 1859 ~

(D ) 1862 ~

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105. B l f uTmw 'liT ~ (WHj (I~ ~

~~

106. 'oro:r~' am :';:ro:r~' ~ ~ ~~ ~ ammR ~ ~ ffi1H 3fI!IT

~C f f f

(A) 1905 ~

.(B) 1906 ~

(C) 1907 ~

(D ) 1910 ~

107. ~ ~ c fiT ~ Bi (u f)~ ~

~ m (am . Q : = r.~) ~ ~ 'liT ~

~~if~~~ \1lT~m~

(A) 1943 ~ aR r ~

(B ) 1944 ~ am ~

•.(C) 1945 ~ am~

(D) 1946 ~ am ~



108. St. Thomas is said to have come to Indiato propagate Christianity during th e reign ofthe

(A) Cheras

(B) Parthians

(C) Pandyas

(D) Cholas

109. The First Viceroy of the Portuguese in theEast was '

(A) Albuquerque

(B) Joa de Castro

(C) Francisco de Almedia

(D) Nuno da Cunha

110. When was the All India Women's Con-'ference founded?

(A) 1924

(B) 1925

(C) 1926

(D) 1927

111. The .Kuka movement started m mid-Nineteenth century in

(A) Western Punjab

(B) Maharashtra

(C) Bengal

(D) Madhya Bharat

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112. Who is the author of the autobiography,The Indian Struggle?

(A) Annie Beasant

(B) Subhas Chandra Bose

(C) Chittaranjan Das

(D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

113. Mahatma Gandhi's remark, "A post-datedcheque on a crumbling bank" is regardingthe proposals of

(A) Simon Commission .

(B) Cripps Mission

(C) Cabinet Mission

(D) Wavel Plan

114. Under whose leadership was the CongressSocialist Party founded in 1934 ?

(A) Jaw aharlal Nehru and MahatmaGandhi

(I3) Acharya Narendra Dev and Jai PrakashNarayan

(C) Subhas Chandra Bose and P. C . Joshi

(D) Saifuddin Kitchlew and RajendraPrasad

115. The people of the Indus Valley Civilizationusually built their houses of

(A) Pucca bricks

(B) Stone

(C) Wood

(D) All of the above

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108. ~ \i fR IT ~ fc f iifc ~ ~ alfC fiT ~

~ it; ~ ~ ~~ I~~ ~FI«i1qil(1

it;~~~?

h \) . ~

(B)~

(C) ~

(D)~

(A) 31~qicf;

(B) \ iIT a rr ~ ~

(C) 9lirot<hl ~ 6l~R:~1/ "

110. ~ ~ ~ eUl (1 ' 1c € t ~ C f iG f

~~?

/ (A) 1924

(B) 1925

(C) 1926

(D) 1927

111. 19 c ff ~ ~ it; m<f if ~ ~ ~

~~

(A) qfi ' 'q1f t~if

(B) ~if

~ C) ~if

(D) lf91 ~ if

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113. ~ trim c € t R :a :ru fT "~mw ~Cf iT

~ R '1·ifC h a ~ " ~ ~ it; ~ if

~?

(A) ~mFf

(B) ~~Ff

jC) ~~Ff

(D)~~

114. 1934 if C f i im rm~rfWc1 : fTi fc fiT ~ ~

~if~~?

(A) \ij4IQ«(1I(1 ~ aft< ~ trim .

(B) a r r < n < f~«am : ~~T '11(I~UI

(C) ~ ~ am :t IT.m .~iT

(D) ~ ~ a ft< ~ 9mG

115. ~ W~ it; ~ m: 3PH lj'qiR

~~

" .{A) ~ ~«) B) ~«(C) ~«(D) ~~«

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116. Which one of the following pairs of placesdoes the National Highway number 2 join?

(A) Delhi - Amritsar

(B) Delhi - Mumbai

(C) Delhi - Kolkata

(D) Delhi - Ahmedabad

120. R iver erosion is at its greatest where theriver 's '

(A) depth is more

(B) breadth is more

(C) flow is fast

(D) gradient is more

117. Watermelons grow best in121. Nallamala hills are located In the state

of

(A) Alluvial soil (A) Orissa

(B) Sandy soil (B) Meghalaya

(C ) Black soil (C ) Andhra Pradesh

(D) Laterite soil (D) Gujarat

118. In which state is the Maikala rangesituated?

(A) Ut tar Pradesh

. 122. Exc luding the Ea st Europea n coun tries andRus sia, the country with th e largest ar eaunder forest, is

(A) USA(B) Rajasthan

(B) Canada(C ) Bihar

(C) Australia

(D) Chhatisga rh(D) Brazil

119. The latitude passing th rough the northernmost part of India is

(A) 35 ° N

(B) 36° N

(D) 39" N

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123. In which of the following IS the GreatBarrier Reef located?

(A) Cor al Sea

(B) Solomon Sea

(C) Bismarck Sea

(D) Arafura Sea

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116. ~ UJtsil~ f ~ 2 M k if& tR C ldiT ~ ~~~~qj)~~?

(A) f u ; f f i - 3 l 1 fRR

(B) fu ; f f i -~

/( C) fu ;f f i -cil(1Cflld I

(D) ~-31~SiGliSlIG

117. ~ cfiT~ ~ ~ ~

A) ~ 1!GT iT

, (B) ~ lJ G TiT

(C) C f iR 'f t lJG TiT

(A ) ~ ro T

B)~

(C) ~

r:

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120. ~ C f l T3 f1 R G Y f ~ W a r ~ ~

/ A) ~cfiT~~~

(B) ~cfiT~_~m

(C) ~ C f lT ~ ~m(D) ~cfiT~~m

(A) ~

~B)~

(C) aff i-r ro T

(D)~

122. ~ ~ ~ ~rr ~ ~ qj)~, CR ~

~~~<:fRT~~T~

(A) <{lW ~

(B) ~

123. ' m : ~ m' Mk i f& t ~ diT ~ ~ @:ra-

~?

)A)~~

(B) ffiilS i'1 ~

(C) ~f+llct ~

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I

124. Where is the Headquarter of Zoo logicalSurvey of India located?

(A) Mumbai

(B) Delhi

(C) Kolkata

(D) Chennai

125. The South West monsoon engulfs the enti reIndia by

(A) 5th June

(B) 15th June

(C) 1st July

(D) 15th July

126. Where was the first iron and steel industr yof India established?

(A) Bhadravati

(B) Bhil ai

(C) Jamshedpur

(D) Burnpur

127. Which one of the following is incor rectlymatched ?

(A) Columbus - 1492

(B) Vasco de Gama - 1498

(C) Magellan - 1520

(D) Balboa - 1530

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128. Which one of the following wavelengthsof light is most effective in photosynthesis?

(A) Blue

(B) Green

(C) Orange

(D) Yellow

129 . Human cloning is permitted in Britain forthe purpose of

(A) Reproduction

(B) Research '

(C) Therapeutics

(D) Genetics

130. Pick out the viral disease among thfollowing

(A) Hepatitis

(B) Meningitis

(C ) J\I1l1ritis

(D) Nephritis

131 . Dolly, the World 's First cloned animal was

(A) sheep

(B) cow

(C) goat

(D) pig



(A) ~

(B) ~

(D)~

125. m~m~~ CfiGfCfC flm= t ~ i f ~

\ i fRIT ~ ?

(A) 5 \iff

~ ) 15 \ if f .

(C) 1 ~

(D) 15 ~

}

~

128. ~T qif M k 'tR 1 R ld i f ~ ~-m d: (41~ur

~T-m~~~~~~~ ?

129. m rr i f ~ ~ < 1 ~ ~ m rfCf #11 M'41 fiT

~~?

(A) ~

(B)~

. (C) MfChffi 1~Tm"

126. ~qif~~-~~~~

m r< flIT ~ ? 130. MkiR1R9d i f it ~ u.r~

(A ) ~ ,.- fA) ~Wr (~qlll ~R: ~),- (13 ) ~ ( B) ~MNtI~R :~

(C) ~~ (C) mmWr (~)

. (D) ~ . . (D ) ~Wr (~91I~R:~)

A) Ch l&i<Sl~ 1492 )iW

(B) c r rm ~T /T llT - l498 (B) m<:r

(C) ~ - 1520 (C) ~

(D) ~ - 1530 ( D ) ~

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132. The large amount of sugar present in human 136. Bee keeping is known asblood is

(A) Sericulture(A) sucrose

(B) Apiculture(B) glucose

(C) fructose(C ) Aquaculture

(D) lactose(D) Agriculture

133. Which one of the following is a viral disease. ?mman.

137. HYV refers to

(A) Hybrid yielding variety

(A) Mumps(B) Human yellow virus

(B) Plague(C) High yielding variety

(C) Cholera(D) Human yellow vaccine

(D) Syphilis

138. Pick the odd one out based on crop season134. The major constituent of gobar gas is

(A) Rice(A) Carbon dioxide

(B) Methane (B) Wheat

(C) Butane(C) ' Maize

(D) lsobutane (D) Cotton

135. The expansion for AIDS is 139. The residue left after extracting juice fromsugarbeet and sugarcane is called

(A) Active Imrnuno Deficiency Syndrome(A) molasses

(B) Acquired Individual Disease Syndrome(B) bagasse

(C) Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syn-drome (C) whey

(D) Acquired Immuno Disease Syndrome (D) biomass

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132. l fACf mm :·if ~ ~T<fiu cR t ~ l{ffi"

m-aT~.

(A)~

.. J B ) ~

(C) ~

(D)~

133. mOO if Ptk1~~d if u m -mfcrnu JW r. ~?

(A) ~(~)

~~.

(C ) ~ J ' '' ' '

(D) ~T

134. ~ ~ CfiT ~ 'f . lZ C f i ~

(A)~~

(B) ~

)~

135. AIDS CfiTTJ ~ ~

(A) Active Immuno Deficiency Syndrome

(B) Acquired Indi vidu al Disease Syndrome

~(C) Acqu ired Immuno Deficiency Syn-

drome

(D) Acquired Immuno Disease Syndrome

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136. ~ 11TWfCflT~ ~

-,/(A) ~f<Al~(

(B) ~NCfl~(

137. HYVC f i T TJ ~ ~

ttA) Hybrid yielding v ariety

(B) Human yellow viru s

,J.C) High yielding v ariety

.fB ) Human y ellow vac ~ine

(A) ~

(D) Cfl'rffi

139. ~ am :{€ I" u w FrCflR ~ .~

~'M-CflT~~

(A) ~tro

. . . . .(B ) m{

(C) ~

(D) zJlqS iI~ I

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140. The isotope of Uranium used in atomicreactors is

(A) U 235

(B) U236

(C ) U 237

(D) U 232

. 141. In the process of magnetisation of a bar

(A) The entire bulk of the bar gets magne-tised

(B) Only the surface of the bar gets magne -tised

(C) Only the en ds of the bar get magne-tised

(D) On ly some parts of the outer layers ofthe bar get magnetised

142. A falling drop o f rainwater acquires the

spherical shape due to

(A) Viscosity

(B) Surface Tension

(C) Atmospheric pressure

(D) Gravitational force

143. Which is the coldest among the following?

(A) Mars

(B) Earth

(C) Pluto

(D) Mercury

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I

144. The weakest of all fundamental forces is

(A) Gravitational force

(B) Electrostatic force

(C) Magnetic force

(D) Nuclear force

145. Among the defects of eye, the shortsighted-ness is called

(A) coma

(B) hypermetropia

(C) myopia '

(D) astigmatism

146. Which one of the following is not a radio-active element ?

(A) Uranium

. (B) Thorium

(C) Radium

(D) Cadmium

147. Velocity of sound in air does not changewith the change of

(A) Temperature of air

(B) Pressure of air

(C) Moisture content in air

(D) Wind in the di rec tion of propagationof sound



140. ~ R~cg(i ~ ~ Jj<Pt4+i Cf iT311~~j2\q

~

(A) U 235

/ '(B) U 236

(C) U237

(D) U 232

141. ~ ~ ~ ~ c f i T ~ ~

(A) ~ C fiT ~ ~ '1 < S l f C h dmar ~

(B) ~ C fiT ~ ~ '1 < S l f C h amm ~. ) C) ~ ~ ~ fW :'1 < S lfC h d ~ ~

(D) ~ c f iT~ 'Rdl ~ ~ ~ m1f m'1 < S lfC h d ~ ~

142. C ffrt ~ c f iT ~ ~ t{Gc f iT ~ ~

W f fi~

(C) C l l lj ) i i:S ( 11 4 G TG r ~CfiRUr

(D) 1 ~< :'C i)4 ~ ~CfiRUr

(A) ~

(D) ¥

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13) ~ < :~ 't J> a ~.

(C) '1 < S lc fil4 ~

145. 31R c r ~um ~F rc g ~ q iT ~ ~

(A) ~

5) +i141M31l

(D) ~Rl~~ 'f+i

146. P t~~R la ~U q;t.,-m ~ {~l41~q

~~?

(A) Jj<Pt4+i

(C)~

147. ~ ~ ~ C fiT ~ ~ qf<:qdO't ~ m lf

qf(qRfa 'fifmm?

Tr

(B) ~ Cf iTG TG r

~ ~~~ c f i T ~ --

(D) ~ ~ ~ c f i Troll ~ qq.;

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148 . The greenhouse effect is caused by thehigher level of which gas in theatmosphere ?

(A) Carbon monoxide

(B) Carbon dioxide

(C) Nitrous oxide

(D) Sulphur dioxide

149. Candle is a mixture of

(A) Paraffin wax and stearic acid

(B) Bees wax and stearic acid

(C) Higher fatty acids and stearic acid

(D) Bees wax and paraffin wax

150. Ethanol containing 5% water is known as

(A) rectified spirit

. (B) denatured spirit

(C) methylated alcohol

(D) power alcohol

151. Brass is an alloy of copper and

(A) tin

(B) ZlOC

(C) iron

(D) nickel

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152. Who discovered X-rays?

(A) Goldstein

(B) Thomson

(C) Rontgen

(D) Wien

153. The density of a gas is maximum at

(A) Low temperature , low pressure

(B) . Low temperature, high pressure

(C) High temperature , low pressure

(D) High temperature ; high pressure

154. The important ore of aluminium is

(A) bauxite

(B) cryolite

(C) fluorspar

(D) haematite

155. Aqua regia is a 1 : 3 mixture , by volume , of

(A) cone. nitric acid and cone . hydrochloricacid .

(B) cone . hydrochloric acid and conc.nitricacid

(C) cone. nitric acid and cone, sulphuricacid

(D) cone. sulphuric acid and cone. nitricacid



148. !fFr ~ gmcrClI~ii;gt'l ~ ~ ~ (fiT ~

~u~mar~?

(B)~~

149. ~ ~ c s tf f i ~ ~mar ~

(A) Q(IM'1 + I T+ rafk ~f<Cfi ~ (fiT

(B ) ~ + I T+ rafk R~f<Cfi ~ (fiT

(C) am ,-~ ~ afk R~f<Cfi ~ (fiT

~) ~ l1llT afk Q(I M'1 + IT+ r(fiT

150. 5% \if fi Cf8 ~ < tiT ~ ~

(A) q fuT I fim wm :c:

(B ) Rl1ia11id wm: c :

C) ~~~'~t'I

,...........~B) cm rafk m (fiT

(C) cm rafk ~ (fiT

(D) cm rafk ~ (fiT

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(B ) ~

~ {)"6J1'1

(D)~

(C) ~ d 1q~ 1 '1 , C filf GT"c s t "1 :R: f '\

(D ) ~ d 1q~ 1'1, ~ GT "c st"1 :R :

(B ) Sfi14)t'lI~2 :

(C ) '"R'11tq 1(

(A) ~ '11~R:Cfi ~ afk ~ ~1~i1CRlf<

~(fiT

(C) ~ '11~R:Cfi ~ afk ~ ~Wfqr(C

~(fiT

(D ) W ~(1qq:f(Cfl ~ afk ~ '11~R

~(fiT

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156. The maximum number of goals scored byIndia in the history of international hockeytournaments were in 1932 Olympics inLos Angeles when it beat USA by

(A) 26-0

(B) 24 -1

(C) 22-0

(D) 20-0

157. When was the Jawahar Rozgar Yojnalaunched ?

(A) 1985

(B) 1987

(C) 1989

{D) 1991

158. The cause for the Tsunami, as deduced bythe seismologists, is

(A) gravitational pull of the moon

(B) low pressure trough in the ocean

(C) deformation of sea floor and verticaldisplacement of water

(D) sudden change in the monsoon wind

159. Eden Garden (Kolkata) is associated with

(A) Basket Ball

(B) Football

(C) Cricket

(D) Hockey

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160. Which one of the following states of Indiarecords the highest sex-ratio?

(A) Kerala

(B) Kamataka

(C) Meghalaya

(D) Tamilnadu

161. Major fishing grounds are found in

(A) Northern Hemisphere

(B) Southern Hemisphere

(C) Eastern Hemisphere

(D) Western Hemisphere

162. When was the first National Forest Poliissued by the Government of India ?

(A) 1952

(B) 1940

(C) 1942

(D) 1999

163. Which one of the following is not a HYVwheat? .

(A) Sonalika

(B) Ratna

(C) Kalyan Sona

(D) Girija



164. What is the maximum Water Vapour contentin the atmosphere ?

(A) 2 to 3 per cent

(B) 3 to 4 per cent

(C) 4 to 5 per cent

(D) 5 to 6 per cent

165. Who is the first Asian to become the Headof the prestigious Trinity College ofCambridge University?

(A) Amartya Sen

(B) Mahendra Chaudhury

(C) Nirod C. Chaudhury

(D) Ketaki Mushari Dyson

166. Who gave the concept of 'Total Revolu-tion' ?

(A) Jayaprakash Narayan

(B) Mahatma Gandhi

(C) Karl Marx

(D) Lenin .

168. Who declared as his ultimate aim the wipingof every tear from every eye ?

(A) Jawaharlal Nehru

(B) Gandhiji

(C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(D) Sardar Patel

169. Japan 's Parliament is known as

(A) Diet

(B) Dail

(C) Yuan

(D) Shora

170. The convention that "once a speaker alwaysa speaker" is followed in

(A) UK

(B) USA

(C) France

(D) India

167. The first mid-term elections for Lok Sabha 171. The Headquarters of the Food and

were held in Agricultural Organisation (FAO) is at

(A) 1962 (A) New York

(B) 1971 (B) Paris

(C) 1977 (C ) Geneva

(D) 1980 (D) Rome

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164. CW ! ~ i f ~ ~ cfiT~ +rffi" C f < I T

~?

) 2B - 3~m

(B) 3 B- 4 ~m

(C) 4 B- 5 ~m

(D)5B - 6 . ~m

165. ~ mc . rfCI~IW~~ 9fM 8d ~ ~q;r ~ ~'Cff"ffi ~ ~~ ~ ~?

••• • " ,j

(A) ~~

~~~•

(C) <fRGm. ~

. (D) ~~rrU~

) 'i 1119ChI:tT '11(11 i01

(B) ~maT

(C) m l f TCR f

(D)~

~ 1962 ~

(B) 1971 ~

(C) 1977 ~

(D) 1980 ~

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168. 3rq;1T amm ~ '~ a f f i c ri j- ~ ~ tffi9~'

~ ~ fc f i l IT ~?

(B)~

(C) GfR~~

,......{t) ~~

(A) ~

(B) ~

(C) ~

) :tOO

.170 . "~GJR~UGT~" cfiT~~\i fT C ft ~

(A) ~ ~ ~

(B) ~ ~ -0 : ~

y/ € C) ~ ~ I~I •

(D) ~~

171. ·~ ~ ~ ~ (~-O: aft) :cf iT~(5lII<'1l

@N~ p-f>

(A) ~~~

(B) qfur ~

(C) ~~

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172 . Dr. A . P. J. Abdul Kalam, the former Indian 176. Indira Gandhi Cup is associated withPresident , received the prestigious BharatRatna award in the year (A) Basketball

(A) 1992 (B) Football

(B) 1995 (C) Boxing

(C) 1997 CD) Cricket

(D) 1998

173. The Indian actor who played a prominent. role in the Hollywood production : "TheGhost and The Darkness" is

(A) Om Puri

. (B) Naseeruddin Shah

(C) Amitabh Bachchan

C D ) Anil Kapoor

174. Reserve Bank of India was nationalised in

(A) 1947

(B) 15?48

(C) 1949

(D) 1951

175. PSLV stands for

(A) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle

(B) Polish Satellite Launch Vehicle ·

(C) Perfect Satellite Launching Verifier

(D) ~eparatory Satellite Launching Vehicle

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177. Who is the author of the novel 'DEVDAS' ?

(A) Rabindranath Tagore

(B) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

(C) Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay

CD) Munshi Premchand

178. Nano technology deals with objects withdimensions in the range of

(A) 10- 3 m

(B) 1~ m

(C) 10- -9m

(D) 10-12 m

179. The moon is showing its same face to theearth because

(A) It is not rotating about its own axis

(B) Its rotation and revolution are opposite

(C) . Its periods of rotation and re volutiare the same

CD) Its rotation is faster than its revolution



172. ~~~<I~qRt m . ~ .qT.~. ~~CfiT9R tmCl ~ {('l C fiT ~ ~ ~ ~

(A) 1992 ~

(B) 1995 ~

~) 1997 ~

?) 1998 ~

173. ~ 1~ ~ :s < fiT ~ "G ~ ~ G :Slch~tf" ~

~. ~ f .M RC f f i Y I T ~ a r l l f fi rr ~

~) alN~

(B) .H{)(i~'1~~

(C)~~

(D)~~

(A) 1947i t

) 1948 ~

(C) 1949 ~

A 1951 ~

175. PSLV C fiT ~ ~ ~

Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle

(B) Polish Satellite Launch Vehicle

(C) Perfect Satellite Launching Verifier

(D) Preparatory Satellite Launching Vehicle

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176. ~ ~ q ; q C f i Tm~

(A) ~ Gffi1~ m'lT

~~Gffi1~~

.(C) li% C S lI¥ l ~ ~

(D) ~~~

177. \3q~ltf '~ Gm' C fiT ~ ~ ~?

(A) (C i 1~ '1 I¥ O l ~

(B) ~=«~

~~RC{ '=«~

(D) ~~iT~

178. ~ lCf'11&f)~\R ~ ~ ~;sjfuCl ~

fc m n t ~

(A) 10- 3 lIT aCf i

(B) 10~ lIT aCf i

"AC) 10-9 lIT(fCfi

(D) 10- 12 lIT aCf i

179. ~ ~ :qlG C f iT ~ mer ~ ~ t

(A) ~ arR 3f~ ~ ~ ; f f lf ~ t

(B) ~ ~ C flIT q r< S h + lIJ I ~

~~\

(C) ~ ~ ~ q f <S h+ l I J I<f iTa rq f

~

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180. Devaluation of currency leads to

(A) expansion of export trade t

(B) contraction of import trade

(C) expansion of import substitution

(D) All of the above

181. Open market operations of RBI refer tobuying and selling of

(A) Commercial bills

(B) Foreign exchan ge

(C) Gold

(D) Government bonds

182. Which is not the objective of PublicProcurement and Distribution systemfollowed by Indian Government?

(A) Maintain price stability throughcreation of buffer stocks

.(B) Protect the interests of both consumers

and poor farmers

(C) Control the production of food grains

(D) Reduce personal and regional in-equality in the distribution

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183. Where is the Indian Institute of ForeigTrade located ?

(A) New Delhi

(B) Hyderabad

(C) Mumbai

(D) Ahmedabad

184. The Centre for Agricultural Marketing ilocated at

(A) Jaipur

(B) New Delhi

(C) Nagpur

(D) Hyderabad

185. Per capita income is obtained by dividingNational Income by

(A) Total population of the country

(B) Total working population

(C) Area of the country

(D) Volume of capital used



186. The c urrency of Thailand is

(A) Bhat

(B) Rupiah

.(C) Yuan

(D) Yen

187. Wor ld Bank. helps countries with l oans forthe p urpose of

(A) reconstruction and devel opment

(B) s timulating private investme nt

(C) tackling foreign exchange cri sis

(D) meeting defi cits in govern ment budget

188. I n Indian agriculture, the peri od from Jul y toOctober-November i s called

(A-) Rabi season

(B) K harif season

(C) Pre-kharif season

(D) Slack s eason

189 . To ken p rivatisation or deficit priva tisationof pub lic sector u nits occur when thegovern ment sells

(A) 5% of shares

(B) 10% of shares

(C) 1 5% of shares

(D) 20% of shares

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190. The Narasimham Committee (1991) onfinanci al reforms proposed for establish-ment of a

(A) Four tier h ierarchy of the B anki nstruc ture

(B) Three tier hierarchy of the Bank instructure

(C) Two tier hierarchy of the Bankingstructure

(D) .Unified control by the apex institutions

191. The Planning Commission of India wasconstituted in the year

(A) 1942

(B) 1947

(C) 1950

(D) 1955

192. W ho is the guardian of F undamental Righenume rate d in Indian Const itution ']

(A) Supreme Court

(B) Parliament

(C) Constitution

(D) Pres ident

193. The Sark aria Commission was appointed toreview the ques tion of

(A) centre/ sta te rel ations

(B) Legis lativ e problem s

(C) Unio n ter ritories ' probl ems

(D) Tr ibal areas



186. ~ eftw r ~

(A) m e r

(B)~

.. .I lf7{3f R

( D )l r . r

187. fucr ~ ~ ~"lf ~ ~ ~IT C fiT ~ ~

~ ij~ll!d ICWfT ~ ?

(A) 'j)<if.fSifolam:fc fc:firn

(B ) ~ FfchTCf iT9 1( 'B Ifu d cv.rr

JCf ~fT w r ~ ~ ~HQ20<i1.(D ) i j{<fl l< l Gf i\Gi f ~ e f t ~

' .

188 ~~ ~ if ~ it 3 f¥ -~ Ocfl eftarcmr~ ~~

(A) 00 CfiT1flwr

) ~CfiT mwr

(C) ~-~mwr

(D) ~ CfiT1flwr

189. ij lcf\JlHCfl ~ ~ ~ CflT S ldlCflI~¥iCfl

H\3llCfl(OI lIT ~ CfiTH\illCfl(OI 0Gf ~ ~ ~

wcm :~~

(A) 5% ~

(B ) 10% ~

15%~

(D) 20% ~

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190. fc rffi< rwnU·q-{ <i(m~¥i mm a- (1991

~~CfiT~W:rr~

~ ~~CfiT'qR~~

(B ) ~ ~ CfiTa 1<r ~ ~

(C) ~~CfiT~~~

(D) ~ W f ~ IDU ~ch'llld ~

191 . 'm'@' ~ ~ ~ CflTlWf ~ crf

~~?

(A) 1942

(B) 1947

) 1950

(D) 1955

192. ~ ffcra F r'i f \3fW l~d ~ ~ CfiT~

~~?

(B)~

(C)~

193. ij(CflI~1 ~ eft ~ ~ ~rrwftm~~eft~~?

(A ) ~/~~

(C) ~ ~ eft ij¥i~I~

(D ) "1<i"1Iall! ~

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194. ~ <4ll1l('1l1~ ~T 3fIR l{G ~ ~ ~ 198. mfFf afh : ~ ~ ~ ~ ~Iim\ill m c

m~

(B) 62 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ (fCli

(C) 65 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ (fCli

(D) ~(fCli ~ ~

195. '~~' 3IlmCflIRCfl ~«~ ~ lT l IT

tIT

(A) 1 ~ 1942 < i t,

/ '

(B) 3 ~ 1944 < i t

:e) 24 ~ 1945 < i t

(D) 26 ~ 1945 < i t

196. ~T 1!¥ ~ \3 G IE ?{O I ~

197. ~ ~ i t c rr 3 f rim ~cnm R tn i ~

~cfiT~~?

fiT i

(A) mfFf ~ GR \ifffi ~ ~ ~ unA" < it

'll{~

/ (D) mm WtIGf , ¥9~, ~ mfFf q,l{afh:~mm

(B) c e rA- l1cf

(C) ~ +Rf

(D) ~ l1cf

200. ~ ~ ~ Cflt .f-« ~ ~ ~

~~~cfiT~~?

J\.) 'mlT I

(B) ''m1T II

(C) 'mlT ill

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