51. In which one of the following states, India's Largest Private sector sea port been commissioned recently ?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Karnataka
(c) Kerala
(d) Tamil nadu
Ans : a

52. Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly Matched .
(a) Japan                    :       Nikkei
(b) Singapore             :       Shcomp
(c) UK                       :       FTSE
(d) USA                     :       Nasdaq
Ans : b

53. Consider  the following statements :
1. INS Sindhughosh is an aircraft carrier.
2. INS Viraat is a Submarine

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 and only
(b) 2 and only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 Nor 2
Ans : d

54. Consider the following statements :
1. The Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices recommends the minimum Support Prices for 32 crops.
2. the Union Ministry of consumer Affairs, Food and public Distribution has launched the national food Security Mission .

Which of the statements given above is / are correct ?
(a) 1 and only
(b) 2 and only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 Nor 2
Ans : c

55. In India, the ports are categorized as major and non-major ports. Which one of the following is a non-major port?
(a) Kochi (Cochin)
(b) Dahej
(c) Paradip
(d) New Mangalore
Ans : b

56. Among other things which one of the following was the purpose for which the Deepak Parekh Committee was constituted ?
(a) to study the correct socio- economic condition of certain minority communities
(b) to suggest Measures for financing the development  of infrastructure
(c) to frame a policy on the production of genetically modified organisms
(d) To suggest measures to reduce the fiscal deficit in the Union Budget
Ans : b

57. The brothers Umakant and Ramakant Gundech are
(a) Dhrupad vocalists
(b) Kathat Dancers
(c) Sarod maestros
(d) Tabla players
Ans : a

58. Match  list I with list II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
     List I                                                 List II
(Famous Person)                           (Well- Known for)

(A) Mandakini Amte                      (1) Theatre direction
(B) Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry    (2) Social service and community leadership
(C) Romila Thapar                          (3) Dance
(D) Vanashree Rao                         (4) History Writing
Code:
             A              B             C             D
(a)         2               1              4             3
(b)         2               4              1             3
(c)         3               1              4             2
Ans : a

59. With reference to Stree Shakti Puraskar for which one of the following is "Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Award" given?
(a) Administrative skills
(b) Achievements in Scientific Research
(c) Achievements in sports and Games
(d) Courage and valour
Ans : d

60. In which State is the Buddhist site "Tabo Monastery" located ?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Sikkim
(d) Uttarakhand
Ans : b

61. Which one of the following is NOT drug / pharma company ?
(a) Chevron
(b) Nicholas Piramal
(c) Pfizer
(d) Zydus cadila
Ans : a
Chevron is in field of oil and gas exploration; refining and marketing of oil, lubricants, fuels etc.

62. Who of the following is the author of the book "The Audacity of Hope"  ?
(a) Al Gore
(b) Barack Obama
(c) Bill Clinton
(d) Hillary Clinton
Ans : b

63. A present group of nations known as G-8 started first as G-7. Which one of the following was not one of them ?
(a) Canada
(b) Italy
(c) Japan
(d) Russia
Ans : d
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G8

64. Consider the following statements:
1. The Baglihar Power Project had been constructed . within the parameters of the Indus Water Treaty.
2. The Project was completely built by the Union Government with loans Japan and the World Bank.
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
Ans : a

65. When Leander Paes won the "mixed doubles" at the Us Open in the year 2008, who of the following was his partner ?
(a) Ana Inanovic
(b) Cara Black
(c) Dinara Safina
(d) Jelena Jankovic
Ans : b

66. In the context of Indian news in recent times, what is MCX-SX ?
(a) A kind of supercomputer
(b) Title of Moon Impact Probe  
(c) Stock Exchange
(d) Nuclear - Powered Seminaries
Ans : c
MCX Stock Exchange (MCX-SX) offers an India-wide electronic platform for trading in currency futures under the regulatory control of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MCX_Stock_Exchange

67. Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched
(a) Barbora Spotakova                 :              Javelin throw
(b) Pamela Jelimo                         :              Weightlifting
(c) Sanya Richards                       :               Sprint
(d) Yclena Isinbayeva                   :               Pole Vault
Ans : b
Pamela Jelimo is a Kenyan athlete specialising in the 800 metres race.

68. India has recently landed its Moon Impact Probe on the Moon. Among the following countries, which one landed such probe on the Moon Earlier ?
(a) Australia
(b) Canada
(c) China
(d) Japan
Ans : c

69. Who of the following is a football player?
(a) Fernando Alonso
(b) Kimi Raikkonen
(c) Lewis Hamilton
(d) Nicolas Anelka
Ans : d

70. Consider  the following pairs:
Famous Place               Country
1. Cannes               :              France
2. Davos                  :            Denmark
3. Roland Garros      :            The Netherlands

which of the Pairs given above is / are correctly matched ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1 , 2and 3
Ans : a

71. Among the. following which one is not a Football club ?
(a) Arsenal
(b) Aston Vilia
(c) Chelsea
(d) Monte Carlo 
Ans : d

72. The marine animal called dugong which is vulnerable to extinction is a/an
(a) Amphibian
(b) Bony fish
(c) Shark
(d) Mammal
Ans : d
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dugong

73. The Dul Hasti Power Station is based on which one of the following rivers ?
(a) Beas
(b) Chenab
(c) Ravi
(d) Sutlej 
Ans : b

74. Consider  the following statements :
1. V.K. Krishna Menon Foundation is based in New Delhi.
2. The first recipient of the V.K. Krishna Menon Award is the Chief Justice of India ,K G Balakrishna

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
Ans : b

75. Which one of the following is the country's administrative capital / new federal administrative centre of Malaysia ?
(a) Kota Bharu
(b) Kuala Terengganu
(c) Putrajaya
(d) Taiping 
Ans : c

76. Elephant Pass, which is frequently in the news, is mentioned in the context of the affairs of which one of the following ?
(a) Bangladesh
(b) India
(c) Nepal
(d) Sri Lanka
Ans : d
Elephant Pass, Northern Province, Sri Lanka is an important military base and formerly the island's largest salt field, located in the gateway of Jaffna Peninsula. It has thus regularly been the site of battles during the civil war.
Elephant Pass, Northern Province, Sri Lanka is an important military base and formerly the island's largest salt field, located in the gateway of Jaffna Peninsula. It has thus regularly been the site of battles during the civil war.

77. Consider the following countries :
(1) Brunei Darussalam
(2) East Timor
(3) Laos

which of the above is/are member/members of ASEAN ?
(a) 1 Only
(b) 2 and 3 Only
(c) 1 and 3 Only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans : c
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASEAN

78. Consider the following countries :
1. Switzerland
2. Malta
3. Bulgaria

which of the above are members of European Union ?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans : b

79. Consider the following countries:
(1) Australia
(2) Namibia
(3) Brazil
(4) Chile

Through which of the above does the Tropic of Capricorn Pass ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 , 3 and 4
Ans : d
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropic_of_Capricorn

80. In the structure of planet Earth, below the mantle the core is mainly made up of which one of the following ?
(a) Aluminium
(b) Chromium
(c) Iron
(d) Silicon
Ans : c

81. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
 City                                                       River
(a) Berlin                      :                           Rhine
(b) London                   :                          Thames
(c) New York              :                          Hudson
(d) Vienna                    :                          Danube
Ans : a

82. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists :
        List I                                                        List II
( Famous Temple )                                         ( State )
(A) Vidyashankara                                   (1) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Rajarani Temple                                 (2) Karnataka
(C) Kandariya Mahadeo Temple              (3) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Bhimesvara Temple                            (4) Orissa

    Code :
                   A              B                C               D
(a)               2               4                 3               1
(b)               2               3                 4               1
(c)               1               4                 3               2
(d)               1               3                 4               2
Ans : a

83. Consider the following statements :
(1) In the world, the tropical deserts occur along the western margins of countries within the trade wind belt.
(2) In India, the East Himalayan region gets high rainfall from north-east winds.

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
Ans : a

84. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists :
             List I                                                List II
 ( Geographic Feature )                            ( Country )
(A) Great Victoria Desert                          (1) Australia
(B) Grand Canyon                                    (2) Canada
(C) Lake Winnipeg                                   (3) New Zealand
(D) Southern Alps                                     (4) USA

Code :
               A            B          C           D
(a)           1             2           4           3
(b)           1             4           2           3
(c)           3             2           4           1
(d)           3             4           2           1
Ans : b

85. Consider  the following statements :
(1) Between Census 1951 and Census 2001 the density of the population of India has increased more than three times.
(2) Between Census 1951 and Census 2001 the annual growth rate (exponential) of the population of india has doubled

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

Ans : NOT SURE***

86. Which one of the following rivers dose not originate in India ?
(a) Beas
(b) Chenab
(c) Ravi
(d) Sutlej
Ans : d
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutlej

87. Cape Canaveral, the site from which space shuttles are launched is located on the coast of
(a) Florida
(b) Virginia
(c) North Carolina
(d) South Carolina
Ans : a

88. At which one of the following places two important rivers of india originate; while one of them flows towards north and merges with another imporant river flowing towords bay of Bengal, the one flows towards Arabian Sea ?
(a) Amarkantak
(b) Badrinath
(c) Mahabaleshwar
(d) Nasik
Ans : a
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amarkantak

89. Who of the following scientists proved that the stars with mass less then 1.44 times the mass of the Sun, end up as White Dwarfs when they die?
(a) Edwin Hubble
(b) S. Chandrasekhar
(c) Stephen Hawking
(d) Steven Weinberg
Ans : b
Padma Vibhushan Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, was an Indian born American astrophysicist. He was a Nobel laureate in physics along with William Alfred Fowler for their work in the theoretical structure and evolution of stars. He was the nephew of Indian Nobel Laureate Sir C. V. Raman.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._Chandrasekhar

90. Which one of the following brings out the publication called "Energy Statistics" from time to time ?
(a) Central Power Research Institute
(b) Planning Commission
(c) Power Finance Corporation Ltd.
(d) Central Statistical Organization
Ans : d

91. With which one of the following has the B.K. Chaturvedi Committee dealt ?
(a) Review of centre- state relation
(b) Review of delimitation Act
(c) Tax reforms and measures to increase revenues
(d) Price reforms in the oil sector
Ans : d

92. Mahamastakabhisheka, a great religious event is associated with and for who of the following ?
(a) Bahubali
(b) Buddha
(c) Mahavir
(d) Nataraja
Ans : a

93. Consider the following pairs:
         Tradition                                                                   State
(1) Gatka, a traditional martial art                          :              Kerala
(2) Madhubani, a traditional Painting                      :              Bihar
(3) Singhey Khababs, Sindhu Darshan  Festival       :             Jammu And Kashmir

which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched ?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans : c

94. Match list I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists :
       List I                                                                          List II
(Famous person )                                                     (Well-known as)
(A) Anna Hazare                        :                             (1) Lawyer
(B) Deepak Parekh                    :                             (2) Banker
(C) GVK Reddy                        :                             (3) Gandhian and social activist
(D) Harish Salve                         :                             (4) Industrialist
  Code :
                A         B             C             D
(a)            1          2             4              3
(b)            1          4             2              3
(c)            3          2             4              1
(d)            3          4             2              1
Ans : c

95. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists :
          List I                                                      List II
  ( Famous person )                                   (Well- known as)
(A) Amrita Sher-Girl                                     (1) Dancer
(B) Bhimsen Joshi                                         (2) Painter
(C) Rukmini Devi Arundale                           (3) Poet
(D) Suryakant Tripathi Nirala                        (4) Singer
    Code :
       A              B               C                  D
(a)   2               1                4                  3
(b)   2               4                1                  3
(c)   3               1                 4                 2
(d)   3               4                 1                 2
Ans : b

96. With reference  to the schemes launched by the union government consider the following statements :
(1) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana
(2) Ministry of Textiles launched the Rajiv Gandhi Shilpi Swasthya Bima Yojana

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
Ans : b

97. Consider the following pairs :
Persons                                                                 Sport
(1) Anand Pawar                                          :         Chess
(2) Akhil Kumar                                           :         Boxing
(3) Shiv Shankar Prashad    Chowrasia         :         Golf

which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched ?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans : b

98. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists :
      List I                                                            List II
    (Book)                                                         (Author)
(A) In Custody                                            (1) Amartya Sen
(B) Sea of Poppies                                      (2) Amitav Ghosh
(C) The Argumentative Indian                      (3) Anita Desai
(D) Unaccustomed Earth                             (4) Jhumpa Lahiri
  Code :
         A        B       C        D
(a)     4        1        2         3
(b)     4        2        1         3
(c)     3        2        1         4
(d)     3        1        2         4
Ans : c

99. Among the following who are the Agaria Community ?
(a) A traditional toddy tappers Community of Andhra Pradesh
(b) A traditional Fishing Community of Maharashtra
(c) A traditional silk-weaving Community of Karnataka
(d) A traditional salt pan workers community of Gujarat
Ans : d

100. Recently, which one of the following was included in the UNESCO's World Heritage list ?
(a) Dilwara Temple
(b) Kalka-Shimla Railway
(c) Bhiterkanika Mangrove Area
(d) Visakhapatnam to Araku valley Railway line
Ans : b

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