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82 2 men and 1 woman board a bus in which 5 seats, are vacant. One of
these five seats is reserved for ladies. A woman may or may not sit on the seat
reserved for ladies but a man can not sit on the seat reserved for ladies. In
how, many different ways can the five seats be occupied by these three
passengers?
(a) 15 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 60
83 Consider the following statements:
1. The Constitution of India has 20 parts.
2. There are 390 Articles in the Constitution of India in all.
3. Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Schedules were added to the Constitution
of India by the Constitution (Amendment) Acts. "
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 only
(c) 3 only (d) 1,2 and 3
84 Who among the following was the Chairman of the Union Constitution Committee
of the Constituent Assembly?
(a) B. R. Ambedkar (b) J. B. Kripalani
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar
85. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Southern Air Command: Thiruvananthapuram
(b) Eastern Naval Command: Visakhapatnam
(c) Armoured Corps Centre and School : Jabalpur
(d) Army Medical Corps Centre and School : Lucknow
86. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
Publication Group
1. Sportstar The Hindu publication group
2. Business-world ABP group
3. The Week Malayala Manorama publication group
4. Reader's Digest Indian Express publication group
87 Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 2 and 4 (d) 1 and 3
88. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
Enterprise Industrial Group
1. VSNL Bharati Group
2. Mundra SEZ Adani Group
3. CMC Ltd. Tata Group
4. lPCL Reliance Group
89 Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1,2and3 (b) 3and4
(c) I, 2 and 4 (d) 2, 3 and 4
90 In which country is Bandung, where the Conference of Mrican and Asian
nations was held which led to establishing Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), situated?
(a) Thailand (b) Egypt
(c) Indonesia (d) Philippines
91 A square is divided into 9 identical smaller squares. Six identical balls
are to be placed in these smaller squares such that each of the three rows gets
at least one ball (one ballin one square only). In how many different ways can
this be done?
(a) 27 (b) 36
(c) 54 (d) 81
92 There are 6 persons - A, B, C, D, E and F. They are to be seated in a row
such that B never sits anywhere ahead of A, and Cinever sit anywhere ahead
of B. In how many different ways can this be done?
(a) 60 (b) 72
(c) 120 (d) None of the above
93. For which one of the following items, is Tirupur well C.S.E. General
Studies
(Pm.) – 2005 known as a huge exporter to many parts of the world?
(a) Gems and Jewellery (b) Leather goods.
(c) Knitted gannants (d) Handicrafts .
94. Which one of the following pairs is Hot correctly matched?
Project Company
(a) Integrated Steel Plant at Jajpur (Orissa): Steel Authodty of India
(b) Power Plant at Jamnagar(Gujarat): Essar Power
(c) Nabinagar Power Plant (Bihar): Indian railways
(d) Kayamkulom Power Plant (Kerala): National Thermal Power Corporation
95. Virtual water trade is being looked at by experts as a solution to the
world's water crisis. What does virtual water (VW) imply?
(a) Volume of heavy water required to replace ordinary water.
(b) Volume of water required to produce a commodity or service
(c) V olume of water saved by using rainwater harvesting
(d) Volume of water utilized by an effective flood control
96. Consider the following statements concerning the Indian Railways:
1. The Head Quarters of the North Western Railway are located at Jodhpur.
2. ‘lndrail pass' - a travel-as-you-please ticket has been created especially
for freedom fighters and sports persons who have represented India in any game/
sport.
3. Fairy Queen is a train using the world's oldest working engine and the Indian
Railways conduct a journey of wildlife and heritage sites on it.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
(a) 2 only (b) 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 (d) None
97. 300 persons are participating in a meeting, out of which 120 are foreigners,
and the rest are Indians. Out of the Indians, there are 110 men who are not
judges; 160 are men or judges, and 35 are women judges. There are no foreign
judges. How many Indian women attended the meeting?
(a) 35 (b) 45 (c)
55 (d) 60
98. There are 6 persons: A, B, C, D, E and F.
A has 3 items more than C D has 4 items less than B
E has 6 items less than F C has 2 items more than E
F has 3 items more than D
Which one of the following figures can not be equal to the total number of items
possessed by all the 6 persons?
(a) 41 (b) 47
(c) 53 (d) 58
99. Ten identical particles are moving randomly inside a closed box. What is
the probability that at any given point of time all the ten particles will be
lying in the same half of the box?
(a) 1/2 (b) 1/5
(c) 2/9 (d) 2/11
100. An equilateral triangular plate is to be cut into n number of identical
small equilateral triangular plates. Which one of the following can be possible
value of n?
(a) 196 (b) 216
(c) 256 (d) 296
101. There are 10 identical coins and each one of them has 'H' engraved on
its one face and 'T' engraved on its other face. These 10 coins are lying on a
table and each one of them has 'H' face as the upper face. In one attempt,
exactly four (neither more nor less) coins can be turned upside down. What is
the minimum total number of attempts in which the 'T' faces of all the 10 coins
can be brought to be the upper faces?
(a) 4 (b) 7
(c) 8 (d) Not possible
102. Which of the following States border Uttar Pradesh?
1. Punjab 2. Rajasthan
3. Chhattisgarh 4. Jharkhand
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 4 (d) 1 and 3
103. Which one of the following cities is the seat of Parliament of South
Africa?
(a) Pretoria (b) Durban
(c) Johannesburg (d) Cape Town
104. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
British Prime Minister . Political Party
(a) John Major Conservative Partv
(b) James Callaghan Labour Party ~
(c) Harold Wilson Conservative Party
(d) Margaret Thatcher Conservative Party
105 In which one of the following countries, is Tamil a major language?
(a) Myanmar (b) Indonesia
(c) Mauritius (d) Singapore
106. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given Indian
cities in the decreasing order of their normal annual rainfall?
(a) Kochi - Kolkata - Delhi - Patna
(b) Kolkata - Kochi - Patna – Delhi
(c) Kochi - Kolkata - Patna - Delhi
(d) Kolkata - Kochi - Delhi - Patna
106 Consider the following statements:
1. The Constitution of the United States of America came into force in the
year 1810.
2. All revenue bills must originate in the House of Representatives of the US
Congress.
3. George W.Bush is the only President in the history of the United States of
America whose father was also the President of the United States of America
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 (d) 2 and 3
107 Which of the following diseases of mil ching animals are infectious?
1. Foot and Mouth disease 2. Anthrax
3. Black Quarter 4. Cowpox
Select the correct answer using the codes given below;
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
108 Under which one of the Ministries of the Government of India does the Food
and Nutrition Board work?
(a) Ministry of Agriculture
(b) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(c) Ministry of Human Resource Development
(d) Ministry of Rural Development
109 Consider the following statements:
1. Dengue is a protozoan' disease transmitted by mosquitoes.
2. Retro-orbital pain is not a symptom of Dengue.
3. Skin rash and bleeding from nose and gums are some of the symptoms of the
Dengue.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 3 only
(c) 2 only (d) 1 and 3
110 Who among the following is not a member of the Investment Commission
formed in December, 2004?
(a) Ratan Tata (b) Deepak Parekh
(c) Ashok Ganguly (d) Kumaramangalam Birla
111 Consider the following statements:
1. Silent Valley National Park is in the Nallamalai range.
2. Pathrakkadavu Hydroelectric Project is proposed to be built near the Silent
Valley National Park.
3. The Kunthi river originates in Silent Valley's rainforests.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 (b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
112 In which one of the following countries did hundreds of people die in
year 2004 as a result of flooding and mudslides triggered by Tropical Storm
Jeanne?
(a) Colombia (b) Haiti
(c) Sudan (d) Ghana
113 Consider the following statements:
1. Areawise, Chhattisgarh is larger than West Bengal.
2. According to the Population '2001 Census, population of West Bengal is larger
than that of Chhattisgarh.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
114 Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Current Name Old Name
(a) Harare Salisbury
(b) Ethiopia Abyssinia.
(c) Ghana Dutch Guiana
(d) Kinshasa Leopoldville
115 Which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) The First Meeting of the Parties (MOP 1) to the Cartagena Protocol on
Biosafety was held in Philippines in the year 2004
(b) India is not a signatory to the Biosafety Protocol/Convention on Biological
Diversity
(c) The Biosafety protocol deals with genetically modified organisms
(d) The United States of America is member of the Biosafety Protocol/Convention
on Biological Diversity
116 Which one of the following is the correct statement on the basis of
Census- 200l?
(a) Bihar has the highest percentage of the Scheduled Castes of its
population
(b) The decadal growth of population of India (1991-2001) has been below 20%
(c) Mizoram is the Indian State with the least population
(d) Pondicherry has the highest sex ratio among the Union Territories
117. Consider the following statements:
1. India is the second country in the world to adopt a National Family
Planning Programme.
2. The National Population Policy of India 2000 seeks to achieve replacement
level of fertility by 201 0 with a population of 111 crores.
3. Kerala is the first State in India to achieve replacement level of fertility.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct 7
(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
118 Which one of the following statements is not correct?
(a) There is no definition of the Scheduled Tribe in the Constitution of
India
(b) North-East India accounts for a little over half of the country's tribal
population
(c) The people known as Todas live in the Nilgiri area
(d) Lotha is a language spoken in Nagaland
119. Consider the following statements:
1. The forest cover in India constitutes around 20% of its geographical
area. Out of the total forest cover, dense forest constitutes around 40%.
2. The National Fores-try Action Programme aims at bringing one-third of the
area of India under tree/ forest cover.
Whith of the statements given above is/are correct)
(a) 1 orily (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
120 Consider the following statements:
1. The number of post offices in India is in excess of 1.5 lakhs.
2. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) was formed in the year 1997.
3. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) was established in the year
2000.
Which of the staten1ents given above is/are correct)
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2
(c) 1 only (d) 3 only
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