Mock Test - General Studies Prelim 2007

General Studies. Prelim  Set 4

1. Match the following List I and List II :-

List - I List - II

(Institute) (H.Q.)

A. Tobbacco Research 1. Kolkata Institute

B. Indian Botanical Survey 2. Mysore

C. Dairy Research Institute 3. Rajmundri

D. Silk Research Institute 4. Karnal

Code:

A B C D

(a) 3 4 2 1

(b) 4 2 1 3

(c) 4 3 1 2

(d) 3 1 4 2

2. Arrange the following sectors on the pattern of Electricity Consumption in descending order :-

1. Household

2. Commercial

3. Industry

4. Agriculture

5. Others

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

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

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

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

3. Match the following Lists :-

List - I List - II

(Thermal project) (State)

A. Korba 1. U.P.

B. Vindhyanchal 2. M.P.

C. Kahalgaon 3. Bihar

D. Singrauli 4. Chattisgarh

5. Jharkhand

Code:

A B C D

(a) 4 2 3 1

(b) 4 1 5 2

(c) 5 1 4 2

(d) 1 2 3 4

4. Match the following List I :-

List - I List - II

(Industry) (City)

A. Cotton Textiles 1. Shanghai

B. Iron & Steel 2. Magnitogorsk

C. Dairy product 3. Tokyo

D. Ship building 4. Auckland

Code:

A B C D

(a) 1 2 3 4

(b) 1 2 4 3

(c) 3 2 1 4

(d) 3 4 1 2

5. Arrange the following oil rifinaries Places Mathura, Bombay high, Koyali, Borauni on the given map.

A B C D

(a) Mathura Koyali Bombay Barauni high

(b) Koyali Mathura Bombay Barauni high

(c) Barauni Koyali Mathura Bombay high

(d) Bombay Mathura Koyali Barauni high

6. Arrange the important Seas in terms of area

(decreasing) :-

1. Carribean Sea

2. Mediterranean Sea

3. South China Sea

4. Berring Sea

(a) 2, 3, 4, 1

(b) 3, 4, 2, 1

(c) 3, 1, 2, 4

(d) 1, 2, 3, 4

7. Arrange the following gases in terms of

Composition in decreasing order in the

Atmosphere :-

1. Argon

2. Co2

3. Methane

4. Hydrogen

Codes:

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

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

8. Nubian desert is situated in :-

(a) Botswana (b) Namibia

(c) Egypt (d) Arabia

9. Match the following list :-

List - I List - II

(Tribe) (Country)

A. Pygmies 1. W. Australia

B. Veddas 2. Zaire (Congo)

C. Bindibu 3. Nigeria

D. Hausa 4. Sri Lanka

Code:

A B C D

(a) 2 3 4 1

(b) 3 4 2 1

(c) 1 3 2 4

(d) 2 4 1 3

10. Milpa type of shifting agriculture is practiced in :-

(a) Venezuela

(b) Thailand

(c) Mexico

(d) Philippines

11. Pichola wet land is situated at :-

(a) M.P.

(b) U.P.

(c) J & K

(d) Rajasthan

12. Highest navigable lake of the world :-

(a) Lake Poopo

(b) L. Maracaibo

(c) L. Titikaka

(d) None of these

13. Match the following Lists :-

List - I List - II

A. Bharat Dynamics Ltd. 1. Kolkata

B. Mishra Dhatu Nigam Ltd. 2. Mumbai

C. Mazagaon Dock Ltd. 3. Hyderabad

D. Garden rich Ship builders4. Goa

& Engineer Ltd.

Code:

A B C D

(a) 2 3 3 1

(b) 1 2 3 4

(c) 3 3 4 1

(d) 3 2 4 1

14. Cowasjee Nanabhoy was famous for :-

(a) Establishing UCO Bank.

(b) Establishing first textile mill in India.

(c) First graduate of Calcutta University

(d) Attending all the three round table conferences.

15. Arrange the following wars waged by East India company :-

1. Battle of Plassey.

2. Second Anglo Mysore war.

3. Battle of Buxar.

4. First Anglo-Afghan war.

5. Battle of Wand iwash.

Which of the following sequence is correct:-

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

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

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

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

16. Consider the statements :-

1. Deaths due to measles have shown a significant decline world wide.

2. Medically measeles is known as Addison.s disease

Correct Codes :-

(a) Only 1

(b) Only 2

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

17. Ladies who participated in Revolutionary terrorist movement is/are :

1. Pritilata Wadekar

2. Kalpana Dutt

3. Shanti Ghosh

4. Bina Das

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

(c) 1, 2, 3 (d) All four

18. Who sent 25 thousand Rupees to Gandhiji while he was in S. Africa :-

(a) Ratan Tata

(b) G.D. Birla

(c) Purushottam Das

(d) Ambalal Sarabai

19. Who was the Secretory of Annie Besant.s Home Rule League :-

(a) Jamnadas-Dwarkadas

(b) B.P. Wadia

(c) S. Subramaniyan Aiyar

(d) George Arundale

20. Tilak and Later on Gandhi were tried for sedition under which Act :-

(a) 97 A (b) 124 A

(c) 151 A (d) 201 A

21. Bronze icons of Nataraja cast during the Chola period invariably show the deity with:-

(a) Eight Hands (b) Six Hands

(c) Four Hands (d) Two Hands

22. The medieval Indian writer who refers to the discovery of America is :-

(a) Malik Muhammad Jayasi

(b) Amir Khusrau

(c) Raskhan

(d) Abul Fazal

23. The practice of military governorship was first introduced in India by :-

(a) Greeks (b) Sakas

(c) Parthians (d) Mughals

24. Which among the following books is/are written by President A.P.J. Kalam :-

1. India my dreams.

2. Guiding souls : Dialogues on the

purpose of life.

3. Envisioning and Empowered nations :

4. India 2020.

Codes :-

(a) Only 1, 2, 4

(b) 1, 4

(c) 2, 3 and 4

(d) All of the above

25. Which of the following languages is mostly used in the Asokan inscription?

(a) Pali (b) Prakrit

(c) Aramaic (d) Greek

26. Arrange the following Travellers in chronological order in terms of there visit in India :-

1. Fa-Hein 

2. It-Sing

3. Huien-Tsang

4. Magasthenese

(a) 4, 1, 3, 2

(b) 4, 1, 2, 3

(c) 4, 3, 1, 2

(d) 4, 2, 3, 1

27. Who said, No religion, No caste and no God for mankind :-

(a) Narayan Guru (b) Jyotiba Phule

(c) Ayyapan (d) Kelappan

28. The 94th Amendment Act deals with :-

(a) Adding four more languages to the 8th schedule.

(b) Tribal welfare minister in Some States.

(c) Special provisions for socially and educationally backward clases in educational institutions.

(d) None of these.

29. The Chief Minister of a state in India is not eligible to vote in the presidential election if :-

(a) If he himself is the candidate in the presidential election.

(b) He is yet to prove his majority on the floor of the lower house of state legislature.

(c) He is a member of the upper house of the state legislature.

(d) All the above.

30. Agricultural income tax is assigned to the state government by :-

(b) Finance Commission

(b) Planning Commission

(c) NDC

(d) Constitution of India

31. Which of the following writs is not specificially provided in the constitution ;-

(a) Prohibition (b) Mandamus

(c) Quo-warranto (d) Injunction

32. Direct elections in the country were introduced for the first time by :-

(a) Indian Councils Act 1861

(b) Indian Council Act 1892

(c) Morley-Minto Act 1909

(d) Montague - Chelmsford Act - 1919

33. Which articles are often called the .Golden Triangle. in the Indian Constitution :-

(a) Article 14, 15 and 19

(b) Article 14, 15 and 16

(c) Article 15, 20 and 21

(d) Article 14, 19 and 21

34. Human hearing frequency is 120 db(decibles).What frequency of sound is regarded as soundpollution:-

(a) 85-90 db

(b) 125 db

(c) 40-50 db

(d) 85-100 db

35. Substance which helps in the production of seedless fruits :-

(a) 2-4 D (b) Gibberlic acid

(c) Cytokinesis (d) Calcium

36. The Carbon of organic Compounds in plants commissioned silligudi :-

(a) Atmospheric carbon dioxide.

(b) Carbonates absorbed form the soil.

(c) Organic compounds absorbed from soil.

(d) All these.

37. Consider the following functions (Activities) of the .Blood Plasma. :-

1. Respiration

2. Temperature regulation

3. Blood Coagulation.

4. Buffer mechanisms and fluid balance.

Which of the functions given above is/are correct :-

(a) 1, 3

(b) 1, 4

(c) 1, 2

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

38. The normal temperature of human body on the kelvin scale is :-

(a) 280 K

(b) 290 K

(c) 300 K

(d) 310 K

39. The working of the quartz crystal in the watch is based on the :-

(a) Photoelectric effect

(b) Johnson effect

(c) Piezo-electric effect

(d) Edison effect

40. Recently which of the following countries legalised Euthansia and gay marriage :-

(a) New Zealand

(b) Sweeden

(c) Belgium

(d) Denmark

41. In 2006, which of the following countries were elected as non-permanent member of UN?

(a) S. Africa, Belgium, Indonesia, Italy,Panama.

(b) S. Africa, Belgium, Malasiya, Spain,Guatemala.

(c) S. Africa, Poland, Indodesia, Italy ,Panama.

(d) S. Africa, Belgium, Malasiya, Italy,Panama.

42. Consider the following statements :-

1. India.s 1st micro turbine power project was commissioned in siligudi.

2. It is based on biogas and set up with U.S. colloboration.

Choose the correct code :-

(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2

(c) Only 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

43. Recently NTPC has signed an agreement with Srilankan govt. to set up a coal-based thermal Plant at :-

(a) Batticaloa

(b) Colombo

(c) Trincomale

(d) Jaffna

44. Which of the following pairs is/are incorrectly matched :-

(List-I) (List-II)

(Pvt. Foreign Bank) (Country)

1. ABN AMRO USA

2. City Bank Netherlands

3. J.P. Morgan Chase USA

4. Calyone Bank France

Codes :-

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

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

45. Consider the following :-

1. The 6th pay commission is headed by Justice B.N. Srikrishna.

2. The controlling ministry of the commission is minestry of personnel.

Which of the statements is/are correct :-

Codes :-

(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2

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

46. According the United Nations projection,world Urban population will exceed rural population in :

(a) 2012

(b) 2007

(c) 2050

(d) 2030

47. Which of the following High Court first time accepted e-mail as a petition which is Guwahati first of its 

kind in the country :-

(a) Orissa (b) Guwahati

(c) Allahabad (d) Delhi

48. Global meet on Poverty was held at :-

(a) Pretoria (b) Washington

(c) Geneva (d) Tokyo

49. Kaplong Hydro power project is situated in :

(a) Mizoram

(b) Andaman & Nicobar

(c) Nagaland

(d) Meghalaya

50. Match the following Lists :-

List - I List - II

(Women) (Position held)

A. Oprah Winfrey 1. Chairman Xerox

B. Michelle Bachelet 2. President Chillee

C. Ann Livermone 3. Chairman Harpo

D. Anne Mulcahy 4. Executive Vice President Hewlett- Packars

Code:

A B C D

(a) 4 2 1 3

(b) 3 2 4 1

(c) 3 2 1 4

(d) 4 1 3 2