UK PSC (Prelim) Exam 2012 General Studies Question
Paper-I
GENERAL STUDIES
1. The earliest reference of ‘Magnetic Compass’ is found in
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(a) |
Miftahul Fuzala |
(b) |
Chachnama |
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(c) |
Ranazatu’s Safar |
(d) |
Jawamiul Hikayat |
2. After the downfall of the Delhi Sultanate, who was the first ruler to issue the gold coin ?
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(a) |
Akbar |
(b) |
Humayun |
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(c) |
Shahjahan |
(d) |
Sher Shah |
3. Match the following monuments with their concerned ruler and select the correct code given below :
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5. Which one of the following Ashrams related to Mahatma Gandhi, is the oldest ?
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Sabarmati |
(b) |
Phoenix |
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(c) |
Wardha |
(d) |
Sadaqat |
6. The first Chief Justice of Supreme Court established by the East India Company was :
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(a) |
Elijah Impey |
(b) |
Courtney Ilbert |
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(c) |
Phillip Francis |
(d) |
None of the above |
7. Who was the author of ‘Neel-Darpan’ ?
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10. Muzaffar Ahmad, S.A. Dange, Shaukat Usmani and Nalini Gupta were jailed for which conspiracy ?
(a) Kakori train heist (b) Chittagong Armoury raid
(c) Meerut conspiracy case (d) Kanpur Bolshevik conspiracy case
11. The longest glacier in Uttarakhand is
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12. According to 2011 Census, which of the following districts of Uttarakhand had negative population growth-rate ?
(a) Pithoragarh (b) Almora
(c) Rudraprayag (d) Uttarkashi
13. Which are called ‘Duns’ in Uttarakhand ?
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(a) |
Structural valleys |
(b) |
River valleys |
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(c) |
Alpine grasslands |
(d) |
Narrow valleys |
14. In which of the following rivers’ confluence is Gobindghat located ?
(a) Alaknanda and Bhagirathi
(b) Alaknanda and Khirongad
(c) Alaknanda and Laxman Ganga (Bhyundar Gad)
(d) Alaknanda and Dhauli Ganga
15. Which of the following is a biosphere reserve in Uttarakhand ?
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(a) |
Gobind |
(b) |
Corbett |
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(c) |
Rajaji |
(d) |
Nanda Devi |
16. Which one is the most extensive part of the oceanic floor ?
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(a) |
Ocean Deeps |
(b) |
Continental Slope |
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(c) |
Continental Shelves |
(d) |
Deep Sea Plains |
17. Grenada is located in
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(a) |
Pacific Ocean |
(b) |
Indian Ocean |
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(c) |
Caribbean Sea |
(d) |
Mediterranean Sea |
18. A telegram was sent from Greenwich at 12.00 Noon. The time for transmission was
12 minutes. It reached a town at 6.00 p.m. The longitude of the town will be
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(a) |
97° E |
(b) |
87° E |
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(c) |
87° W |
(d) |
97° W |
19. Which one of the following is not a member of ‘BRICS’ ?
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(a) |
India |
(b) |
China |
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(c) |
Saudi Arabia |
(d) |
Brazil |
20. Which one of the following is not associated to the ‘group’ ?
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(a) |
Gneiss |
(b) |
Sandstone |
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(c) |
Limestone |
(d) |
Shale |
21. The state having highest literacy rate as per 2011 Census is
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(a) |
Uttar Pradesh |
(b) Manipur |
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(c) |
Rajasthan |
(d) Mizoram |
22. Which of the following is not properly matched ?
Biosphere Reserves State
(a) Similipal – Odisha
(b) Nokrek – Meghalaya
(c) Agasthyamalai – Kerala
(d) Kanchenjunga – Himachal Pradesh
23. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the code given below :
List-I (Industry) List-II (Location)
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Codes :
A B C D
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(a) |
iv |
iii |
ii |
i |
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(b) |
i |
iv |
iii |
ii |
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(c) |
ii |
i |
iv |
iii |
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(d) |
iii |
ii |
i |
iv |
24. Which one of the following rivers is associated with Sardar Sarovar Project ?
(a) Narmada (b) Tapti (Tapi)
(c) Godawari (d) Cauvery (Kaveri)
25. On the outline map of India (a), (b), (c) and (d) depict the location of four coal fields.
Which one is not correctly shown on the map ?
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(a) |
Satpura |
(b) |
Son valley |
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(c) |
Korba |
(d) |
Karnpura |
26. Which one of the following groups is the correct sequence of mountain peaks from east to west ?
(a) Everest, Kanchenjunga, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri
(b) Kanchenjunga, Everest, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri
(c) Kanchenjunga, Dhaulagiri, Annapurna, Everest
(d) Everest, Kanchenjunga, Dhaulagiri, Annapurna
27. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the States of India in descending order of their area ?
(a) Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh
(b) Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh
(c) Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
(d) Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh
28. Which river among the following does not join the Ganga river from left ?
(a) Gomati (b) Ghaghra
(c) Kosi (d) Son
29. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the code given below :
List-I (Sea-Port) List-II (State)
A. Alleppey i. Tamil Nadu
B. Ennore ii. Odisha
C. Paradip iii. Kerala
D. Kakinada iv. Andhra Pradesh
Codes :
A B C D
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(a) |
iii |
i |
ii |
iv |
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(b) |
iv |
ii |
i |
iii |
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(c) |
ii |
iv |
iii |
i |
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(d) |
i |
iii |
iv |
ii |
30. Basaltic Lava rocks over Indian Deccan Plateau are formed in the following period :
(a) Cretaceous period (b) Pleistocene period
(c) Carboniferrous period (d) Miocene period
31. Who was the first Indian to join as a member of UN Human Rights Commission, constituted in 1946 ?
(a) Smt. Sarojini Naidu (b) Smt. Hansa Mehta
(c) Smt. Vijaya Laxmi Pandit (d) None of the above
32. Treaties of ‘START-I’ and ‘START-II’ were signed
(a) Between USA and USSR (b) Between USA and China
(c) Between USSR and China (d) None of the above
33. When did the Protection of Human Rights Act come into force in India ?
(a) 1990 (b) 1991
(c) 1992 (d) 1993
34. Under which agreement International Monetary Fund was established ?
(a) Bretton Woods Agreement (b) Bretton Stone Agreement
(c) S. Woods Agreement (d) U. Thant Agreement
35. When was South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) established ?
(a) 1984 (b) 1987
(c) 1985 (d) 1989
36. State Legislative Assembly can participate in the election of following :
I. President of India II. Vice-President of India
III. Members of Rajya Sabha IV. Members of Legislative Council
Select the correct answer :
(a) I, II and III (b) I, III and IV
(c) I and III (d) I, II and IV
37. Who was the first Governor of Uttaranchal (now Uttarakhand) ?
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(a) |
Smt. Margret Alva |
(b) |
Shri Sudarshan Agarwal |
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(c) |
Shri B.L. Joshi |
(d) |
Shri Surjit Singh Barnala |
38. Which Constitutional amendment provided constitutional status to urban local government ?
(a) 72nd (b) 73rd
(c) 74th (d) 71st
39. By whom the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India can be enlarged ?
(a) President of India
(b) Parliament by passing a resolution
(c) Parliament by making a law
(d) President in consultation with Chief Justice of India
40. Council of Minister is collectively responsible to whom ?
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(a) |
Prime Minister |
(b) |
President |
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(c) |
Rajya Sabha |
(d) |
Lok Sabha |
41. Which of the following has been described as the soul of the Indian Constitution ?
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(a) |
Fundamental Rights |
(b) |
Directive Principles of State Policy |
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(c) |
Right to Constitutional Remedies |
(d) |
The Preamble |
42. The Lok Sabha Secretariat comes under the direct supervision of
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(a) |
Ministry of Home Affairs |
(b) |
Ministry of Parliamentry Affairs |
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(c) |
President of India |
(d) |
Lok Sabha Speaker |
43. Who among the following is not appointed by the State Governor ?
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(a) |
Chief Minister |
(b) |
Members, State Public Service Commision |
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(c) |
Judges of High Court |
(d) |
Advocate General |
44. Under which of the following the Constituent Assembly of India was constituted ?
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(a) |
Government of India Act, 1935 |
(b) |
Cripps Proposals, 1942 |
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(c) |
Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946 |
(d) |
Indian Independence Act, 1947 |
45. Which of the following constitute the Indian Parliament ?
(a) President, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
(b) Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Prime Minister
(c) Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs
(d) Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Parliament Secretariat.
46. Who presides over the joint sitting of the two houses of the Parliament ?
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(a) |
President of India |
(b) |
Vice-President of India |
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(c) |
Prime Minister of India |
(d) |
Speaker of Lok Sabha |
47. What is the tenure of Chief Election Commissioner of India ?
(a) Five years
(b) Six years or 65 years of age, whichever is earlier
(c) Five years or 65 years of age, whichever is earlier
(d) During the pleasure of the President of India
48. Where the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) can be filed ?
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49. Which tribes of Uttarakhand had trade relations with Tibet before 1962 war with China ?
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(a) |
Raji |
(b) |
Bhotia |
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(c) |
Boksa |
(d) |
Jaunsari |
50. Who established the ‘Garhdesh Seva Sangh’ ?
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(a) |
Sridev Suman |
(b) |
Badri Datt Pande |
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(c) |
Rampal |
(d) |
Gopi Chand |
51. Who was the first Chairman of ‘Uttarakhand Kranti Dal’ ?
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(a) |
D.D. Pant |
(b) |
Badri Datt Pande |
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(c) |
Diwakar Bhatt |
(d) |
Mathura Prasad Bamrada |
52. Who is known as ‘Gandhi of Uttarakhand’ ?
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(a) |
Gaura Devi |
(b) |
Sunderlal Bahuguna |
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(c) |
Madho Singh Bhandari |
(d) |
Indramani Badoni |
53. A person can contest the Panchayat election, if he has attained the age of
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(a) |
25 years |
(b) |
30 years |
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(c) |
21 years |
(d) |
18 years |
54. By which Constitutional Amendment OBCs have been given 27 percent reservation in the admission to educational institutions ?
(a) 92nd (b) 93rd
(c) 94th (d) 96th
55. Who administers the Oath of office and secrecy to the Governor ?
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(a) |
President |
(b) |
Chief Justice of Supreme Court |
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(c) |
Chief Justice of High Court |
(d) |
Chief Minister |
56. Which one of the following states first established the institution of Lokayukta ?
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(a) |
Rajasthan |
(b) |
Maharashtra |
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(c) |
Bihar |
(d) |
Gujarat |
57. Which of the following commissions/committees has recommended the creation of a
Local Body Ombudsman ?
(a) First Administrative Reforms Commission
(b) Second Administrative Reforms Commission
(c) Balwantrai Mehta Committee
(d) Ashok Mehta Committee
58. Which one of the following committees is not associated with Panchayat Raj System in India ?
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(a) |
Dinesh Goswami Committee |
(b) |
L.M. Singhvi Committee |
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(c) |
Sadiq Ali Committee |
(d) |
Ashok Mehta Committee |
59. Under which article of the Constitution reservations in admission to educational institutions, including private and unaided, to OBCs/ST/SC is made ?
(a) Article 15(4) (b) Article 15(5)
(c) Article 16(4) (d) Article 16(5)
60. ‘Right to Education’ introduced through 86th Amendment came into force :
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61. Which one of the following is known as ‘mystery lake’ of Uttarakhand ?
(a) Nainital (b) Sattal
(c) Roopkund (d) Naukuchiatal
62. Which of the following food crops of Uttarakhand State, covers the maximum sown area ?
(a) Maize (b) Bajra
(c) Wheat (d) Rice
63. As per 2011 Census, literacy rate of Uttarakhand State is :
(a) 79.63 percent (b) 87.40 percent
(c) 70.40 percent (d) 75.80 percent
64. Which one of the following is the highest snow-covered peak of Uttarakhand State ?
(a) Kamet (b) Trisule
(c) Nanda Devi (d) Chogori
65. On which of the following rivers, the Tehri Hydro Power Project has been constructed ?
(a) Bhagirathi and Alaknanda (b) Yamuna and Bhagirathi
(c) Kali and Tonse (d) Bhagirathi and Bhilangana
66. Which one of the following countries was included in ‘BRICS’ in the last ?
(a) India (b) China
(c) South Africa (d) Brazil
67. The Bretton Woods Conference led to the establishment of :
I. I.M.F. II. I.B.R.D.
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68. Which one of the following organisations publishes the Human Development Report ?
(a) UNESCO (b) World Bank
(c) U.N.D.P. (d) I.M.F.
69. Which one of the following World Bank affiliates, provides assistance for poverty alleviation to the world’s poorest countries ?
(a) International Finance Corporation
(b) International Development Association
(c) Multi-lateral Investment Guarantee Agency
(d) International Monetary Fund
70. When the exchange rate changes from 1$ = ` 60 to 1$ = ` 58, it means :
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71. According to Malthusian Theory of Population, population increases in :
(a) Geometrical Progression (b) Arithmetic Progression
(c) Harmonic Progression (d) None of the above
72. The Phillips Curve represents relationship between :
(a) Deflation and Unemployment (b) Inflation and Unemployment
(c) Inflation and Disguised Unemployment (d) Deflation and Cyclical Unemployment
73. Which of the following economists propagated the Pure Monetary Theory of Trade Cycle ?
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(a) |
Hawtrey |
(b) |
Hayek |
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(c) |
Keynes |
(d) |
Hicks |
74. Who is the author of the book ‘The Accumulation of Capital’ ?
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(a) |
Mrs. Joan Robinson |
(b) |
Adam Smith |
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(c) |
Lord Maynard Keynes |
(d) |
None of the above |
75. Which of the following economists, introduced fiscal policy as a tool to rectify the Great
Depression of 1929-30 ?
(a) Prof. Keynes (b) Prof. Pigou
(c) Prof. Marshall (d) Prof. Crowther
76. The Committee on Financial Sector Reforms 2008, in India was headed by :
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(a) |
Bimal Jalan |
(b) |
Raghuram Rajan |
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(c) |
C. Rangarajan |
(d) |
M. Narasimham |
77. As per Census 2011, the sex ratio (number of females per 1000 males) in India is :
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83. The Indian rupee was made convertible into which of the following accounts since March
1994 ?
(a) Capital Account (b) Current Account
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Revenue Account
84. The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority was set up in India on :
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85. Which of the following is not a function of the Reserve Bank of India ?
(a) Regualtion of currency
(b) Regulation of foreign trade
(c) Regulation of credit
(d) Custody and management of country’s foreign exchange reserves.
86. In Cyber Law terminology ‘DOS’ means :
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(a) |
Denial of Service |
(b) |
Disk Operating System |
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(c) |
Distant Operator Service |
(d) |
None of the above |
87. Multimedia can contain :
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(a) |
Numeric, text, and picture data |
(b) |
Graphics, animation, video, music and voice |
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(c) |
Only numeric type data |
(d) |
None of the above |
88. Sending an identical e-mail message repeatedly to a particular address by any abuser is called :
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(a) |
E-mail Spoofing |
(b) |
E-mail Spamming |
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(c) |
E-mail Bombing |
(d) |
None of the above |
89. A program that has capability to infect other program and make copies of itself and spread into other programs is called :
(a) Worm (b) Virus
(c) Trojan (d) None of the above
90. The practice of using more than one type of medium in computer at the same time is called :
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92. Kedar valley disaster of June, 2013, was cause by heavy rains in the catchment area of a river, which was :
(a) Alaknanda (b) Bhagirathi
(c) Yamuna (d) Mandakini
93. Leakage of which of the following gases had caused the Bhopal Gas Tragedy ?
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(a) |
Methyl isocyanate |
(b) |
Carbon Mono-oxide |
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(c) |
Nitric oxide |
(d) |
Sulphur di oxide |
94. Minamata disease is caused due to :
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(a) |
Arsenic poisoning |
(b) |
Lead poisoning |
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(c) |
Mercury poisoning |
(d) |
Cadmium poisoning |
95. The number of organisms that can be supported by the environment in a given area is known as :
(a) Population (b) Carrying Capacity
(c) Pyramid of number or biomass (d) None of the above
96. The size of the nanoparticle ranges between :
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97. Biodiversity changes occur :
(a) Increases towards the equator
(b) Decreases towards the equator
(c) Remains unchanged throughout the Earth
(d) Increases towards the poles
98. Bacillus thuringiensis is used as :
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(a) |
Biofertilizer |
(b) |
Biological insecticide |
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(c) |
Chemical fertilizer |
(d) |
Chemical insecticide |
99. Which among the following gas is most responsible for global warming ?
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(a) |
Nitrogen |
(b) |
Methane |
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(c) |
Carbon di-oxide |
(d) |
Carbon mono-oxide |
100. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
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(a) |
Ebola Virus |
– |
Small Pox |
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(b) (c) |
Biometric identification Cloning |
– – |
Fingerprints and Iris scan Genetic replica |
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(d) |
DNA Fingerprinting |
– |
Paternity or criminal identification |
101. Which Uranium isotope is used in nuclear power plants to produce electricity ?
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(a) |
U-233 |
(b) |
U-234 |
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(c) |
U-235 |
(d) |
U-239 |
102. The main constituent of biogas is :
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(a) |
Hydrogen |
(b) |
Methane |
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(c) |
Butane |
(d) |
Acetylene |
103. Which one of the following element is used in solar cells ?
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(a) |
Silicon |
(b) |
Cerium |
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(c) |
Astatine |
(d) |
Vanadium |
104. Which among the following is not a polymer ?
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(a) |
Nylon |
(b) |
Teflon |
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(c) |
Caprolactum |
(d) |
Polystyrene |
105. Which Vitamin is required for in clotting of blood ?
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(a) |
Vitamin A |
(b) |
Vitamin C |
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(c) |
Vitamin E |
(d) |
Vitamin K |
106. Filament of electric bulb is made of :
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(a) |
Tungsten |
(b) |
Nichrome |
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(c) |
Lead |
(d) |
Aluminium |
107. Which of the following radiations has the highest energy per quantum ?
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(a) |
320 – 400 nm |
(b) |
200 – 280 nm |
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(c) |
280 – 320 nm |
(d) |
400 – 600 nm |
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108. India’s first dedicated navigation satellite IRNSS – 1A was launched from :
109. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
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(a) |
Optic fibres |
– |
Light waves |
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(b) |
Android |
– |
Voice input |
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(c) |
Large Hadron Collider |
– |
God particle |
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(d) |
Red Planet |
– |
Mars |
110. Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) is situated at :
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(a) |
Dehradun |
(b) |
New Delhi |
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(c) |
Lucknow |
(d) |
Nagpur |
111. Who won the Gold Medal in the 20th (Glasgow) Commonwealth Games 2014 in Wrestling in 74 kg weight category ?
(a) Virendra Kumar (b) Sushil Kumar
(c) Yogeshwar Dutt (d) Praveen Kumar
112. Who among the following scientists has been conferred upon ‘Bharat Ratna’ for the year
2013 ?
(a) K.L. Mashelkar (b) G.P. Rao
(c) Hariharan Parthsarthi (d) C.N.R. Rao
113. Great Himalayan National Park, which has been accorded the UNESCO World Heritage
Site status, is located in :
(a) Uttarakhand (b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Jammu-Kashmir (d) Nagaland
114. Where is the Headquarters of North-Central Railway Zone situated ?
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(a) |
Allahabad |
(b) |
Jabalpur |
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(c) |
Bhopal |
(d) |
Delhi |
115. In the Union Budget, 2014 the Integrated Ganga Conservation Mission has been called as :
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(a) |
Clean Ganga |
(b) |
Sacred Ganga |
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(c) |
The Great Ganga |
(d) |
Namami Gange |
116. According to National Youth Policy 2014, the youths of which one of the following age groups will be benefitted ?
(a) 15-29 years (b) 16-28 years
(c) 15-22 years (d) 17-28 years
117. International Day of Non-violence is observed on :
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118. The “Rashtriya Gokul Mission” announced by the Union Government aims at : (a) Protecting the indigenous breed of cows
(b) Developing high milk yielding cow breeds
(c) Curbing slaughtering of cattles
(d) Eliminating Foot and Mouth disease in cattles
119. POCSO Act is related to :
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120. Who has been appointed the new National Security Advisor of India ?
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(a) |
Dalbir Singh |
(b) |
Amit Shah |
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(c) |
K.P.S. Menon |
(d) |
Ajit Kumar Doval |
121. Who was the Chief Guest at the Republic Day parade 2014 of India ?
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(a) |
Nawaz Sharif |
(b) |
Shinzo Abe |
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(c) |
Hu Jinto |
(d) |
Sheikh Hasina |
122. Who among the following won the Presidential election of Syria for the third time in 2014 ?
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(a) |
Abdel Fattah el sisi |
(b) |
Bashar-Al-Asad |
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(c) |
Nuri Abu Sahmein |
(d) |
Noori-Al-Maliki |
123. The new government at the centre has recently ratified the Marrakesh Treaty. This treaty aims at :
(a) Developing Marine Living resources
(b) Regulating air transport services
(c) Promotion of access to published works by visually impaired persons and persons
with print disabilities.
(d) Promoting studies in cell-biology
124. Which one of the following films bagged the Palme d’or award at Cannes Film
Festival-2014 ?
(a) Winter Sleep (b) Grace of Monaco
(c) The Wonders (d) Goodbye to Languages
125. Who among the following has been the first African U.N. Secretary General ?
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(a) |
Ban Ki Moon |
(b) |
Javier Perez De Cuellar |
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(c) |
Boutros-Boutros Ghali |
(d) |
U-Thant |
126. Which one of the following surface to air missiles was successfully testfired in May 2014 from Chandipur (Odisha) ?
(a) Prithavi (b) Aakash
(c) Trishul (d) Brahmos
127. What is the name of the new museum that was inaugurated in the Rashtrapati Bhawan on
July 25, 2014 ?
(a) Glimpses of History (b) Toshakhana
(c) The Stables (d) Indradhanush
128. Who among the following won the Asian Billiard Championship in June 2014 ?
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(a) |
Alok Kumar |
(b) |
B. Bhaskar |
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(c) |
Dhruv Sitwala |
(d) |
Saurav Kothari |
129. Which of the following has won gold medal of Wimbledon Under-19 Gold-tournament of
2014 ?
(a) Unmukta Chand (b) Leander Paes
(c) Lakshya Sen (d) Saina Nehwal
130. Which of the following state/states will be benefitted by the proposed “Kishau Dam” Project ?
(a) Haryana (b) Uttarakhand & Himachal Pradesh
(c) Jammu-Kashmir (d) Assam
131. Which of the following is presently the Chairperson of Rashtriya Mahila Ayog ?
|
(a) |
Lalitha Kumaramangalam |
(b) |
Girija Vyas |
|
(c) |
Mamta Sharma |
(d) |
Nazma Heptullah |
132. The famous Nanda Rajjat of Uttarakhand took place during which period in 2014 ?
(a) From 4 August to 6th September
(b) From 16 August to 16th September
(c) From 18 August to 6th September
(d) From 21 August to 10th September
133. Who is India’s women Parliamentarian to win election for the eight consecutive times from the same Lok Sabha Constituency ?
(a) Sushma Swaraj (b) Sumitra Mahajan
(c) Maneka Gandhi (d) Savitri Jindal
134. Who is the author of the book “Out of Print : Newspapers, Journalism and the Business of
News in the Digital Age” ?
(a) Professor George Brock (b) Rabbin Jafferey
(c) Nic Newman (d) Mark Tully
135. Who has been appointed as the ‘Horticulture Ambassador of Maharashtra’ ?
|
(a) |
Akshay Kumar |
(b) |
Ranbir Kapoor |
|
(c) |
Ranveer Singh |
(d) |
Amitabh Bachchan |
136. According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Report of July 2014 which one of the following countries has effectively reduced its stockpile of enriched Uranium ?
(a) North Korea (b) Iran
(c) Iraq (d) Libya
137. Who was nominated as ‘Good Will Ambassador’ by ‘U.N. Women’ – a forum of the
United Nations, for its ‘He for She’ campaign in July 2014 ?
|
(a) |
J.K. Rowling |
(b) |
Julia Roberts |
|
(c) |
Maria Sharapova |
(d) |
Emma Watson |
138. Which of the following won the first medal for India at the 17th Asian Games organised in
South Korea ?
(a) Shweta Choudhari (b) P. Kashyap
(c) Sanjita Chanu (d) Deepika Kumari
139. According to Fortaleza Declaration (Brazil 2014) of Sixth BRICS Summit what is the initial subsidized capital to be equally shared among founding members to establish new development bank and for addressing infra-structure gaps and sustainable development needs ?
(a) 200 billion U.S. dollars (b) 150 billion U.S. dollars
(c) 100 billion U.S. dollars (d) 50 billion U.S. dollars
140. Which one of the following organizations has officially declared India as a Polio free country in March 2014 ?
(a) W.H.O. (b) U.N.O.
(c) Red Cross Society (d) None of these
141. Almora coins bear the names :
|
(a) |
Sivapala, Sivapalita and Haripal |
(b) |
Sivapalita, Siva and Hari |
|
(c) |
Sivadatta, Sivapalita and Haridatta |
(d) |
Sivadatta, Sivapalita and Hari |
142. Tick out the correctly matched option out of the following combination of king and his capital :
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145. ‘Praja Mandal’ was established at Dehradun with the objective : (a) To get freedom from British rule
(b) To get freedom from Gurkha rule
(c) To organize people for social reforms
(d) To free the people from mis-rule of Tehri-Rajya.
146. Read the statements (A) and (B) and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
(A) The sixth century B.C. was a period of great religious upheaval in all parts of the world.
(B) The Vedic religion had become very complex.
Codes :
|
(a) |
Both (A) and (B) are false. |
(b) |
Both (A) and (B) are true. |
|
(c) |
(A) is true, while (B) is false. |
(d) |
(A) is false, while (B) is true. |
147. The earliest known epigraphic evidence of Bhagvatism is :
|
(a) |
Prayag Prashasti of Samudra Gupta |
(b) |
Nasik inscription of Gautami Balshri |
|
(c) |
Garuda column at Besnagar |
(d) |
Ayodhya inscription of Dhanadeva |
148. Buddhist text ‘Milindapanho’ throws light on which Indo-Greek ruler ?
|
(a) |
Diodorus II |
(b) |
Demetrius |
|
(c) |
Minender |
(d) |
Strato I |
149. In which Vedic text the term ‘Varna’ is found referred for the first time ?
|
(a) |
Rigveda |
(b) |
Atharva veda |
|
(c) |
Sam veda |
(d) |
Yajur veda |
150. There were different causes for the downfall of the Gupta empire. Which one was not the cause among the statements given below ?
(a) Huna invasion
(b) Feudal set-up of administration
(c) Acceptance of Buddhism by the later Guptas
(d) Arab invasion
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