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Question no. 1 : Who was the First Indian to go to jail in performance of his duty as a journalist ?
1) Dadabhai Naoroji
2) Lokmanya Tilak
3) G. K. Gokhale
4) S. N. Banerjee
Question no. 2 : Match list I with list II and select the correct answer using the codes given in the alternatives.
List I (Tiger Reserves) List II (State)
A. Bandipur 1. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Simlipal 2. Uttar Pradesh
C. Namdapha 3. Karnataka
D. Dudhwa 4. Orissa
1) A - 1, B - 2, C - 3, D - 4
2) A - 3, B - 4, C - 1, D - 2
3) A - 4, B - 3, C - 2, D - 1
4) A - 2, B - 1, C - 4, D - 3
Question no. 3 : If there were five Fridays in February of 2008, then in the year 2012 which day will appear five times in February ?
1) Monday
2) Tuesday
3) Thursday
4) Wednesday
Question no. 4 : In which medical treatment, principles of osmosis are involved ?
1) blood transfusion
2) bypass surgery
3) dialysis
4) artificial breathing
Question no. 5 : ............. is acting as apex institution to fulfil financial needs in the rural areas.
1) R. B. I.
2) S. B. I.
3) District co. op. Bank
4) NABARD
Question no. 6 : According to the Constitution of India, a new All India service can be instituted with the initiative taken by ..........
1) The Rajya Sabha.
2) The Lok Sabha.
3) The Inter-State council.
4) More than 2/3 of the states.
Question no. 7 : Which of the following alphabets represents Sudan in the following map ?

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1) A
2) B
3) D
4) C
Question no. 8 : How many squares are there on a chess board ?
1) 64
2) 168
3) 204
4) 256
Question no. 9 : Which Indian ruler conquered Java and Sumatra ?
1) Rajendra Chola I
2) Rajraja Chola I
3) Samudra Gupta
4) Gautamiputra Satakarni
Question no. 10 : Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given in the alternatives :
List I : Personalities List II : Fields
A. Jimmy Wales 1. Google
B. Eric Schmidt 2. Wikipedia
C. Biz stone 3. Facebook
D. Mark Zukerberg 4. Twitter
1) A - 1, B - 2, C - 3, D - 4
2) A - 4, B - 3, C - 2, D - 1
3) A - 3, B - 4, C - 1, D - 2
4) A - 2, B - 1, C - 4, D - 3
Question no. 11 : ‘Garibi Hatao’ slogan was given in ........... five year plan.
1) third
2) fourth
3) fifth
4) sixth
Question no. 12 : Which statements amongst the following is/are not true about the stem cells ?
a) They are not specialised.
b) They can divide and renew themselves for a longer period.
c) They are found only in the embryonic stage.
d) None of the above.
1) a, b and c
2) a and b
3) b and d
4) c only
Question no. 13 : In which part of India maximum bio-diversity is found ?
1) Purvanchal
2) Great Indian desert
3) Karnataka plateau
4) Gangetic plain
Question no. 14 : At the grass root level of Panchayat raj institutions, Gramsabha consists of ..........
1) entire population of the village.
2) persons registered in the electoral rolls of the village.
3) all adults in the village.
4) all of the above
Question no. 15 : The paintings of Ajanta depict the stories of ......
1) Jataks
2) Ramayana
3) Mahabharata
4) Panchatantra
Question no. 16 : The five year plans are approved by ............
1) Planning Commission.
2) The Council of Ministers.
3) National Development Council.
4) Public Accounts Committee.
Question no. 17 : Which strain of virus causes bird flue ?
1) H₂N₂
2) H₃N₁
3) H₁N₄
4) H₅N₁
Question nos. 18 and 19 : Numbers are written according to a certain rule. Identify the rule and by applying the same rule, determine the number at the question mark ?
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1) 13

2) 26

3) 14

4) 33
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1) 12

2) 09

3) 18

4) 08
Question no. 20 : Match list I with list II and select the correct answer using the codes given in the alternatives.
List I (Author) List II (Book)
A. Arvind Adiga 1. The Inheritance of Loss
B. Arundhati Roy 2. The White Tiger
C. Kiran Deasi 3. Midnight’s Children
D. Salman Rushdie 4. God of Small Things
1) A - 3, B - 2, C - 1, D - 4
2) A - 2, B - 1, C - 3, D - 4
3) A - 2, B - 4, C - 1, D - 3
4) A - 1, B - 2, C - 3, D - 4
Question no. 21 : The British, for the first time, conceded the demand for partition of India into two parts under ........
1) Cabinet Mission plan.
2) Cripps Mission plan.
3) Simla Pact of 1945.
4) Mountbatten plan.
Question no. 22 : If TRUCK = 146, CAR = 44, then/Va BUS = ?
1) 86
2) 84
3) 74
4) 96
Question no. 23 : If A + B + C = 6 and R–O = 3 then / Va I ⋅D = ?
1) 36
2) 13
3) 40
4) 44
Question no. 24 : Which of the following rivers is a distributary ?
1) Tista
2) Hoogali
3) Chambal
4) Sabarmati
Question no. 25 : Which of the following statements are true about Raja Rammohan Roy ?
1) His book on Christianity incorporated the moral spiritual precepts of Jesus, as well as, narrations of miracles.
2) He defended the Vedanta philosophy from the ignorant attacks of the Christians.
3) In the meeting of the Brahmo Samaj he allowed the Vedas to be read by all non-brahmins.
4) He incorporated the best teachings of other religions as well.
1) 1, 2 and 3
2) 3 and 4
3) 2, 3 and 4
4) 1, 2 and 4
Question no. 26 : Which of the following sectors is attracting the highest FDI ?
1) Electrical equipments
2) Information Technology
3) Telecommunication
4) Transportation
Question no. 27 : Modern Periodic table is a result of combination of Mendeleev’s theory and .........
1) Relativity theory.
2) Electronic configuration of atom.
3) Bohr’s atomic theory.
4) Quantum theory.
Question no. 28 : Consider the following statements regarding the Constitution.
A) Directive principles of state policy was derived from Canadian Constitution.
B) India as a union of states with greater powers to the union was derived from Australian Constitution.
Which of the above statement/s is / are correct ?
1) Only A
2) Only B
3) both A and B
4) Neither A nor B
Question no. 29 : In the adjoining figure

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m∠A + m∠B + m∠C + m∠D + m∠E = ?
1) 180^o
2) 270^o
3) 135^o
4) 300^o
Question no. 30 : Diamond is the hardest material because of ..........
1) two dimensional carbon network.
2) three dimensional carbon network.
3) catenation power.
4) none of the above
Question no. 31 : Which of the following statements are correct with regard to the Indian National Army (INA) ?
1) On 15 July 1942, the INA was formed as an organised body of troops.
2) Capt. Mohan Singh became the commanding officer of the INA.
3) Those who faced the INA trials were - Capt. Mohan Singh, Prem Sahgal, Shah Nawaz and G. K. Dillon.
1) 1 and 2
2) 2 and 3
3) 1 and 3
4) All of the above
Question no. 32 : What is the average temperature of earth’s atmosphere ?
1) 273 K
2) 298 K
3) 288 K
4) 310 K
Question no. 33 : In an examination, 30% of the students fail in Maths, 25% fail in English and 15% in both. What is the percentage of students passing in both the subjects ?
1) 45%
2) 55%
3) 40%
4) 60%
Question no. 34 : “Dhyan Chand Award” is related to which of the following sports ?
1) Hockey
2) Foot Ball
3) Base Ball
4) Golf
Question no. 35 : The elections to the Constituent Assembly were held on the basis of ......
1) universal adult franchise.
2) equal franchise.
3) communal franchise.
4) restricted franchise.
Question no. 36 : Who said, “The congress is tottering to its fall and one of my greatest ambitions while in India, is to assist it to a peaceful demise”?
1) Lord Dufferin
2) Lord Mayo
3) Lord Minto
4) Lord Curzon
Question no. 37 : The districts having female ratio higher than the male number are indicated by......

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1) 1 and 2
2) 2 and 3
3) 1 and 4
4) 1 and 3

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Question no. 38 : Which of the following policies, introduced by the Government to shed the load of excess workers in the public sector, has succeeded ?
1) Exit policy
2) Voluntary retirement scheme
3) Compulsory retirement scheme
4) Lowering the retirement age
Question no. 39 : If a pair of dice is thrown together, what is the probability of getting a total of 7 ?
1) 1/6
2) 7/16
3) 5/36
4) 7/36
Question no. 40 : Consider the following statements :
A) Haryana, Punjab and Chandigarh (Union Territory) have a common High Court.
B) National Capital Territory of Delhi has a High Court of its own.
Which of the above statement/s is / are correct ?
1) ‘A’ only
2) ‘B’ only
3) neither A nor B
4) Both A and B
Question no. 41 : How many members of Lok Sabha are elected from Union territories ?
1) 18
2) 19
3) Not more than 25
4) Not more than 20
Question no. 42 : Import of which of the following promotes maximum economic growth of a country?
1) capital goods
2) consumer goods
3) luxury goods
4) food items
Question no. 43 : What is the maximum permissible strength of the legislative assembly of any state ?
1) 400 members
2) 425 members
3) 500 members
4) 545 members
Question no. 44 : Who is the author of the book, ‘The Idea of Justice’?
1) Deepak Parekh
2) Amitav Ghosh
3) Amartya Sen
4) Mohmmad Yunus
Question no. 45 : Consider the following statements :
1) Jotiba Phule founded the Poona Sarvajanik sabha.
2) Jotiba Phule believed that education of the masses would promote the process of Nation building.
3) Jotiba Phule also moved in the trade unions.
4) Narayan Meghaji Lokhande, a trade union activist was a prominent colleague of Jotiba Phule.
Which of these are correct ?
1) 1, 2, 3 and 4
2) 2, 3 and 4
3) 1, 2 and 4
4) 1 and 2
Question no. 46 : ‘Usain Bolt’ is related to which of the following sport event ?
1) Athletics
2) Swimming
3) High - Jump
4) Poll - Volt
Question no. 47 : Which of the following is the correct sequence of the stations from Kolkata to Mumbai rail route ?
1) Nagpur, Bhandara, Raipur, Jamshedpur
2) Bhandara, Nagpur, Raipur, Jamshedpur
3) Jamshedpur, Raipur, Bhandara, Nagpur
4) Raipur, Jamshedpur, Nagpur, Bhandara
Question no. 48 : The Binary system of 0 and 1 used in computers is based on .......
1) Linear Algebra
2) Boolean Algebra
3) Numerical Algebra
4) Basic Arithmatics
Question no. 49 : Prof. Dr. M. S. Swaminathan is associated with ...... revolution.
1) Green
2) Blue
3) White
4) Silver
Question no. 50 : If a number A is divided by 7, the remainder is 5, then how much will be the remainder if the number 2A is divided by 7 ?
1) 10
2) 3
3) 4
4) 1
Question no. 51 : The inclusion of fundamental duties in the Constitution was welcomed ......
1) unanimously.
2) by the opposition parties.
3) by the ruling party.
4) by the bureaucratic structure.
Question no. 52 : If AZ is multiplied by BZ, then which of the following could be the answer ?
1) 1392
2) 875
3) 2298
4) 2917
Question no. 53 : Outcome budget of Government of India introduced from 2005 is a joint effort of the Finance Ministry and ...........
1) Finance Commission.
2) Expenditure Commission.
3) Commerce Ministry.
4) Planning Commission.
Question no. 54 : The leading buyers of Indian exports are ...........
1) U.S.A., U.K., Japan and Germany.
2) Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, England.
3) Japan, Germany, Pakistan, U.S.A.
4) U.K., U.S.A., Sri Lanka, Pakistan.
Question no. 55 : Which of the following works were translated by William Jones ?
1) Arthashastra
2) Hitopdesha
3) Gita Govind
4) Shakuntalam
1) 1, 2, 3 and 4
2) 2, 3 and 4
3) 2 and 4
4) only 2
Question no. 56 : ‘Galileo’ is a system developed by ..............
1) The US
2) India
3) Russia
4) The EU
Question no. 57 : Ravindra Kelekar was awarded, the highest literary award - Jnanpith, for his writings in .............. language.
1) Kannada
2) Marathi
3) Konkani
4) Maithili
Question no. 58 : Which of the following factors is most responsible for origin of monsoon ?
1) Movement of Earth.
2) Inter Tropical conversion zone.
3) Planetary winds.
4) Temperature of atmosphere.
Question no. 59 : “Kaling Prize” is awarded for excellence in which of the following fields ?
1) Sports
2) Economics
3) Social activities
4) Science
Question no. 60 : Which among the following terms is not related to space communication ?
1) GPRS
2) GPS
3) GSLV
4) IRS
Question no. 61 : Match list I with list II and select the correct answer using the codes given in the alternatives.
List I (UN Agencies) List II (Head quarters)
A. ADB 1. Washington
B. UNDP 2. Manila
C. IMF 3. Geneva
D. WHO 4. Vienna
1) A - 1, B - 2, C - 3, D - 4
2) A - 2, B - 4, C - 1, D - 3
3) A - 4, B - 3, C - 2, D - 1
4) A - 3, B - 1, C - 4, D - 2
Question no. 62 : ‘Ex-Hand-in-Hand’ was a joint military training and exercise of which of the following countries ?
1) India and USA
2) India and Russia
3) India and China
4) India and England
Question no. 63 : Who said, “The emergency powers of the president is a fruad on the Constitution ?”
1) K. M. Nambiar
2) K. M.Munshi
3) B. N. Rau
4) D. D. Basu
Question no. 64 : Match list I with list II, and select the correct answer using the codes given in the alternatives.
List I (Personalities) List II (Fields)
A. Nandlal Bose 1. Theater
B. Tapan Sinha 2. History
C. Habib Tanvir 3. Painting
D. Ranjit Guha 4. Films
1) A - 1, B - 2, C - 3, D - 4
2) A - 3, B - 4, C - 1, D - 2
3) A - 4, B - 3, C - 2, D - 1
4) A - 2, B - 1, C - 4, D - 3
Question no. 65 : Water is filled in a container in such a manner that its volume doubles after every 5 minutes. If it takes 30 minutes for the container to be full, in how much time will it be one-fourth full?
1) 7 mins. and 30 sec.
2) 10 mins.
3) 25 mins.
4) 20 mins.
Question no. 66 : Which of the following forms basis of rocket ?
1) Newtons second law of motion
2) Newtons third law of motion
3) Newtons law of Gravitation
4) Keplers law of planetary motion
Question no. 67 : Match the following :
Country Sattelite launching vehicle
A) U.S.A. 1) DF-5
B) Russia 2) Delta - 2
C) China 3) Arena - 5
D) France 4) Cosmos - 3M
1) A - 2, B - 4, C - 1, D - 3
2) A - 4, B - 2, C - 1, D - 3
3) A - 3, B - 1, C - 2, D - 4
4) A - 1, B - 3, C - 4, D - 2
Question no. 68 : Consider the following statements :
1. Under Pradhan Mantri Rozgar Yojana, the educated youth is provided with bank loans and government subsidy.
2. Under Antodaya Anna Yojana, BPL population is provided food grains at subsidised rates.
Which of the above statement/s is / are correct ?
1) 1 only
2) 2 only
3) Both 1 and 2
4) Neither 1 nor 2
Question no. 69 : Identify the correct sequence of the crops in India in their increasing order of production.
1) Wheat - Rice - Pulses
2) Pulses - Wheat - Rice
3) Pulses - Rice - Wheat
4) Rice - Wheat - Pulses
Question no. 70 : Consider the following statements :
A) According to 2001 Census, sex-ratio in India is 933.
B) Sex ratio in Maharashtra is better than that in Kerla.
Which of the above statement/s is / are correct ?
1) A only
2) B only
3) Both A and B
4) Neither A nor B
Question no. 71 : Which of the following statements is incorrect about Sri Aurobindo ?
1) He criticised the moderates in a series of articles, ‘New Lamps for the old’.
2) He is referred to as the originator of ‘Active Resistance’.
3) He spiritualised Indian politics.
4) ‘Savitri’, the longest poem in the English language was written by him.
Question no. 72 : ‘Cartagena protocol’ is related to ..............
1) sustainable development.
2) environmental degradation.
3) bio safety.
4) global warming.
Question no. 73 : Which of the following alphabets represents the Dogger Bank fishing ground ?

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1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
Question no. 74 : Find the median and mode respectively of the following data
11, 12, 11, 13, 11, 12, 14, 11, 13, 12.
1) 11, 12
2) 13, 11
3) 12, 11
4) 11, 12.5
Question no. 75 : Which of the following is not a Central Government’s Tax ?
1) Income Tax
2) Agricultural Income Tax
3) Custom Duties
4) Service Tax

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Question no. 76 : Who among the following decides whether a Bill is a Money Bill or not ?
1) The Finance Minister
2) Director - General of Lok Sabha
3) The Prime Minister
4) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Question no. 77 : Match list I with list II and select the correct answer using the codes given in the alternatives.
List I (Persons) List II (Field)
A. Sajjan Jindal 1. NASSCOM
B. Harsh Pati Singhania 2. CII
C. Som Mittal 3. FICCI
D. Chandrajit Banerjee 4. ASSOCHAM
1) A - 1, B - 2, C - 4, D - 3
2) A - 4, B - 3, C - 1, D - 2
3) A - 3, B - 4, C - 2, D - 1
4) A - 2, B - 1, C - 3, D - 4
Question no. 78 : A ray of light passing through a prism bends and splits into different colours. This is known as .......
1) Dispersion
2) Diffraction
3) Refraction
4) Polarization
Question no. 79 : Who had taken the oath of Prime Ministership for the first time after Jawaharlal Nehru ?
1) Lal Bahadur Shastri
2) Mrs. Indira Gandhi
3) Morarji Desai
4) Gulzarilal Nanda
Question no. 80 : Which of the following components is not there in ‘Bharat Nirman’ project?
1) Rural Telephony
2) Irrigation
3) Rural Electrification
4) Drinking water
Question no. 81 : The Fohn and Chinuck winds blow in ............ region
1) Rockys and Alps
2) Darling valley and Colorado plateau
3) Islands of Hawaii and Tasmania
4) between Sudan and Egypt
Question no. 82 : ‘Ferdinand de Lesseps’ is related to which of the following ?
1) Expedition to South Pole.
2) Suez Canal project.
3) Tennis player from France.
4) Panama Canal project.
Question no. 83 : Which of the following is not an automobile company ?
1) Nissan
2) Volkswagen
3) Renault
4) AIG
Question no. 84 : ‘Agakhan cup’ is associated with which of the following sports ?
1) Football
2) Hockey
3) Basket ball
4) Volley ball
Question no. 85 : A person uses glasses of power +2D. It is a ............
1) convex lens of focal length 50 cm.
2) concave lens of focal length 50 cm.
3) convex lens of focal length 2 m.
4) concave lens of focal length 2 m.
Question no. 86 : Which of the following statements about the ‘Quit India Movement’ is incorrect ?
1) Jinnah gave the call of ‘Divide and Quit’
2) Dr. Ambedkar called his colleagues not to participate in it.
3) Rajendra Prasad, Jawaharlal Nehru and Rajagopalachari were imprisoned at the Ahmadnagar fort prison.
4) Jayprakash Narain and Aruna Asaf Ali participated in the movement.
Question no. 87 : Which of the following alphabets represents a place receiving maximum rain fall ?

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1) A
2) B
3) D
4) C
Question no. 88 : Shantanu’s Mother gave Shantanu 45% of the total money she had and additional Rs. 70/-. Still his mother had the same amount as much she had given to Shantanu. Then, how much total amount did she have initially ?
1) Rs. 1000 /-
2) Rs. 1200 /-
3) Rs. 1400 /-
4) Rs. 1600 /-
Question no. 89 : Communalism in Indian context means .......
1) serving the community in a befitting manner.
2) using communal identity for political gains.
3) a group of people which has common ethnic feeling.
4) creating friendly relations with the other communities.
Question no. 90 : Which of the following Acts formally introduced the principle of elections for the first time ?
1) Indian Councils Act, 1909
2) Government of India Act, 1919
3) Government of India Act, 1935
4) India Independence Act, 1947
Question no. 91 : Consider the following statements regarding Indo-US Nuclear Deal.
1) It deals with removal of restrictions of all aspects of cooperation and technology transfers.
2) It deals with India’s acceptance as a full and equal partner of the International Nuclear Community.
Which of the above statement/s is / are correct ?
1) Only 1
2) Only 2
3) Both 1 and 2
4) Neither 1 nor 2 12
Question no. 92 : Which of the following planets has year smaller than its day ?
1) Saturn
2) Mercury
3) Jupiter
4) Venus
Question no. 93 : Which of the following stations comes under rain shadow region ?

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1) B
2) A
3) C
4) D
Question no. 94 : ‘National Remote Sensing Agency’ (NRSA) in located at ....
1) Bangaluru
2) Chennai
3) Mumbai
4) Hyderabad
Question no. 95 : ENR technology, which was in news recently, is related to which of the following fields ?
1) Space
2) Defence
3) Nuclear
4) Bio-technology
Question no. 96 : Consider the following statements :
1) Girija Vyas is the Chairperson of National Commission for women.
2) Shanta Sinha is the Chairperson of National Commission on children.
Which of the above statement/s is / are correct ?
1) Only 1
2) Only 2
3) Neither 1 nor 2
4) Both 1 and 2
Question no. 97 : The Tenth Schedule of the Constitution deals with .........
1) The Anti - Defection Law.
2) The official languages.
3) Panchayati Raj.
4) Legislative Lists.
Question no. 98 : Identify the river from the river regime from the diagram.

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1) Yamuna
2) Mahanadi
3) Kaveri
4) Satluj
Question no. 99 : Which of the following countries is included in the Commonwealth, even though she has no historical ties with Britain ?
1) Australia
2) Austria
3) New Zealand
4) Mozambique
Question no. 100 : Which of the following commissions suggested abolition of the post of ‘Governor’ ?
1) Administrative Reforms Commission
2) Sarkaria Commission
3) Raj Mannar Commission
4) Constitutional Review Commission
Question no. 101 : Which of the following factors is not responsible for drought in India, in 2009 ?
1) Global warming
2) Long dry spell
3) EL Nino
4) Physiography
Question no. 102 : The average weight of three A, B, C is 84 Kg. A fourth man D joins them and average weight of the four becomes 80 kg. If E, whose weight is 3 kg more than that of D, replaces A, then average weight of B, C, D and E become 79 kg.
∴ The weight of A is ................... kg
1) 64
2) 70
3) 75
4) 80
Question no. 103 : Sharm - l - Shaikh is ......
1) MOU between India and Pakistan.
2) place where a joint statement was signed between India and Pakistan.
3) tourist destination.
4) famous mosque.
Question no. 104 : Who said, “If Scindia joins the rebels, I will pack off tomorrow”?
1) Lord Canning
2) Lord Dalhousie
3) Henry Butler
4) Thomas Hislop
Question no. 105 : The volcanic activity - that gave rise to Deccan trap was of .............. type.
1) Explossive
2) Fissure
3) Placid
4) Central
Question no. 106 : The ITER is being constructed at which place ?
1) Quebec
2) Oak Ridge
3) Cadrache
4) Okasai
Question no. 107 : ‘Long walk to freedom’ is an autobiography of .........
1) Nelson Mandela
2) Mahatma Gandhi
3) General V. P. Malik
4) Nawaz sharif
Question no. 108 : Match the following :
Reactors Fuel used
A) PHWR 1) MOX
B) PFBR 2) Enriched Uranium
C) AHWR 3) Natural Uranium
D) VVER 4) Thorium-uranium fuel cycle
1) A - 1, B - 2, C - 4, D - 3
2) A - 2, B - 1, C - 4, D - 3
3) A - 3, B - 1, C - 4, D - 2
4) A - 1, B - 3, C - 2, D - 4
Question no. 109 : Ajantha and Ellora Caves are located on the mountain ranges of.....
1) Vindhyan
2) Satpura
3) Balaghat
4) Satmala
Question no. 110 : Old age pension is granted to destitute persons of ...... years and above.
1) 60
2) 62
3) 65
4) 58
Question no. 111 : VIth Pay Commission was headed by ........
1) M. Krishna.
2) Justice B. N. Shrikrishna
3) P.M.A.Hakim
4) Dr. Chaddha
Question no. 112 : Match the following :
Sports Women Sports
A) Dipika Pallaikal 1) Cricket
B) Tania Sachdev 2) Squash
C) Zhulan Goswami 3) Chess
D) Jwala Gutta 4) Badminton
1) A - 3, B - 1, C - 4, D - 2
2) A - 1, B - 2, C - 3, D - 4
3) A - 3, B - 4, C - 2, D - 1
4) A - 2, B - 3, C - 1, D - 4
Question no. 113 : In which of the following events does Abhinav Bindra won the first gold medal for India in Bejing Olympics games ?
1) 10 m rifle shooting
2) 50 m pistol
3) 100 m rifle shooting
4) Double Trap
Question no. 114 : Rama Rao Committee is associated with ........
1) I. S. R. O.
2) D. R. D. O.
3) N. C. L.
4) H. E. M. R. L.
Question no. 115 : River Satluj is indicated by ........ alphabet in the given map.

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1) C
2) B
3) A
4) D
Question no. 116 : Half life of radio-active element is 10 days. Therefore, its full life period will be ........
1) 20 days
2) 50 days
3) 40 days
4) infinite days
Question no. 117 : The Cripps Mission visited India during the tenureship of ................
1) Lord Mountbatten
2) Lord Wavell
3) Lord Linlithgow
4) Lord Willingdon
Question no. 118 : Which of the following countries has experienced fallen ‘birth rate’ for 27 successive years ?
1) England
2) Japan
3) Korea
4) Germany
Question no. 119 : National School of Drama (NSD) was set up by ...........
1) Lalit Kala Academy.
2) Department of Culture.
3) Indian Council for Cultural Relation (ICCR).
4) Sangeet Natak Academy.
Question no. 120 : How many individuals have won an Olympic medal for India after independence?
1) 7
2) 5
3) 6
4) 8
Question no. 121 : Consider the following statements :
A) Margaret Thatchar was the first women Prime Minister of Britain.
B) Sir Winston Chirchill won the Nobel Prize for literature.
Which of the above statement/s is / are correct ?
1) A only
2) B only
3) Both A and B
4) Neither A nor B
Question no. 122 : Who amongst the following is associated with ‘Rural Banking’ ?
1) Mohammed Yunus
2) Chanda Kochhar
3) K. V. Kamat
4) Deepak Parekh
Question no. 123 : Indian women marked their entry into the public space during the .... movement.
1) Swadeshi
2) Non-cooperation
3) Civil Disobedience
4) Quit India
Question no. 124 : ‘Auroville’ is located in ...........
1) Pondichery
2) Chennai
3) Nagar Haveli
4) Madurai
Question no. 125 : EL Nino phenomena is associated with which of the following currents ?
1) Bengula current
2) Agulhas current
3) Californian current
4) Humbolt current
Question no. 126 : Which of the following places experiences earlier sunrise than Berlin ?
1) Belgium
2) Rome
3) Helsinki
4) Amsterdam
Question no. 127 : Who is called as ‘Lion of the Senate’ ?
1) Edward F. Kenedy
2) John F. Kenedy
3) Barak Obama
4) John McGain
Question no. 128 : Who was the only Indian woman to receive the ‘Kaiser-E-Hind’ ?

1) Sarojini Naidu
2) Pandita Ramabai
3) Sarladevi Chowdhari
4) Kadambini Ganguly
Question no. 129 : Mirza Ghalib was the court poet of ..........
1) Muhammad Shah Rangila
2) Shah Alam I
3) Akbar II
4) Bahadur Shah II ‘Zafar’
Question no. 130 : Which of the following is best suitable for the Cement Industry ?
1) Dalmianagar
2) Siliguri
3) Shrinagar
4) Karimnagar
1) 4 and 2
2) 1 and 4
3) 3 and 2
4) 1 and 2
Question no. 131 : Which Magadhan King claimed to be Ekarat, the sole sovereign ?
1) Ajata Shatru
2) Udayin
3) Mahapadma Nanda
4) Ashoka
Question no. 132 : Present ages P and Q are in the ratio 5 : 6. Seven years later this ratio becomes 6:7.
What is the present age of P in years ?
1) 45

2) 49

3) 50

4) 35
Question no. 133 : ................ has won two Nobel Prizes, one for science subject and second for other than science subject.
1) Linus Pauling
2) Madam Curie
3) J. J. Thomson
4) Rutherford
Question no. 134 : National highway No. ........ does not pass through Mumbai.
1) 03
2) 17
3) 06
4) 04
Question no. 135 : At which of the following places excavations in connection with the Vedic Age have been conducted ?
1) Chandigarh
2) Pataliputra
3) Kurukshetra
4) Hastinapur and Atranjikhera
Question no. 136 : Consider the following statements :
1) The length of a mile is greater than a kilometer.
2) Florida peninsula experiences cyclone frequently
3) Taiga forests are hard wood forests.
Which of the above statements are correct ?
1) 1 and 3
2) 3 and 2
3) 1 and 2
4) All of above
Question no. 137 : Consider following statements :
1) INS Arihant will be the first nuclear submarine to be inducted into Indian Navy.
2) It will be fitted with Dhanush Missile. Which of these is incorrect ?
1) None
2) Only 1
3) Only 2
4) Both
Question no. 138 : Who was the first Muslim ruler to formulate the theory of divine right of the kings ?
1) Qutbuddin Aibak
2) Iltutmish
3) Balban
4) Allauddin Khilji
Question no. 139 : Each symbol in following sum is a different non-zero digit.
What could be the possible answer for above sum ?
1) 16
2) 65
3) 195
4) 212
Question no. 140 : As per Indian protocol, who amongst the following ranks highest in the order of precedence ?
1) Governor of the state within his state
2) Former President
3) Deputy Prime Minister
4) Speaker of Loksabha
Question no. 141 : The land revenue in Mughal India was ............
1) Tax on land
2) Share in produce
3) Tax on the cultivation
4) Tax on the owner of the land
Question no. 142 : India has signed Technology Safeguard Agreement (TSA) with which of the following countries ?
1) US
2) Russia
3) France
4) Japan
Question no. 143 : The President of India does not appoint .............
1) Prime Minister
2) Governor
3) Chairman of Planning Commission
4) Attorney - General of India
Question no. 144 : A parallelopiped of length 4 cm, breadth 3 cm and height 6 cm is cut diagonally maintaining the height as 6 cm. What is the total surface area of each part in cm2 ?
1) 108
2) 84
3) 54
4) 94
Question no. 145 : Which of the following factors is not a demand-pull factor responsible for rise in prices ?
1) Growth of population
2) Black money
3) Fluctuation in output
4) Government expenditure
Question no. 146 : In the following sum if there are seven terms with increase of one digit every time as 3 + 33 + 333 + ........... then what would be the last three digits in the answer ?
1) ....... 701
2) ....... 581
3) ....... 331
4) ....... 901
Question no. 147 : A political party is eligible to be recognized as a national party only if it fulfills condition of .....
1) Secured 6% of valid votes polled in a State.
2) Secured 6% of valid votes polled in four or more states and elected atleast four members to Loksabha.
3) Both 1 and 2 above
4) Secured 4% of valid votes polled in a state.
Question no. 148 : What is the radius of incircle of a triangle whose two sides of 6 cm and 8 cm are perpendicular to each other ?
1) 4 cm
2) 7 cm
3) 2 cm
4) 5 cm
Question no. 149 : The fundamental rights have .......... behind them.
1) a moral force
2) a legal force
3) a force of the public opinion
4) a rational force
Question no. 150 : Which company took over Satyam after the scam ?
1) Teck Mahendra
2) Infosys
3) Persistent
4) Sunguard