1: With reference to the Constitution of India, consider the following statements:
1. No High Court shall have the jurisdiction to declare any central law to be constitutionally invalid.
2. An amendment to the Constitution of India cannot be called into question by the Supreme Court of India.
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
Correct Answer: D
2: 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
Correct Answer: C
3: Which of the following industries was affected most due to partition?
(a) Cotton and jute
(b) Small scale industries
(c) Steel industries
(d) Tea and cotton
Correct Answer: A
4: Which of the following would include Foreign Direct Investment in India?
1. Subsidiaries of companies in India
2. Majority foreign equity holding in Indian companies
3. Companies exclusively financed by foreign companies
4. Portfolio investment
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(b) 2 and 4 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 only
Correct Answer: D
5: Shivaji was coronated at:
(a) Raigarh
(b) Aurangabad
(c) Peshawar
(d) Bundela
Correct Answer: A
6: Assertion (A):
Fatty acids should be apart of the balanced human diet.
Reason (R):
The cells of the human body cannot synthesize any fatty acids.
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Correct Answer: C
7: Tim Montgomery set a new world record at the IAAF Grand Prix final in the year 2002 in
(a) Long Jump
(b) 110 m Hurdle Race
(c) 100 m Dash
(d) High Jump
Correct Answer: C
8: Which one of the following is useful for biological control of pests?
(a) Honey bees and locusts
(b) Scorpions and spiders
(c) Wasps and birds
(d) Parrots and kites
Correct Answer: B
9: Consider the following statements:
On the eve of launch of Quit India Movement, Mahatma Gandhi
1. asked the government servants to resign.
2. asked the soliders to leave their posts.
3. asked the Princes of the Princely States to accept the sovereignty of their own people.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: C
10: In India, cluster bean (Guar) is traditionally used as a vegetable or animal feed, but recently the cultivation of this has assumed significance.
Which one of the following statements is correct in this context ?
(a) The oil extracted from seeds is used in the manufacture of biodegradable plastics
(b) The gun made from its seeds is used in the extraction of shale gas
(c) The leaf extract of this plant has the properties of anti-histamines
(d) It is a source of high quality biodiesel
Correct Answer: B
11: With reference to Indian economy, consider the following statements:
1. The rate of growth of Real Gross Domestic Product has steadily increased in the last decade.
2. The Gross Domestic Product at market prices (in rupees) has steadily increased in the last
decade.
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
Correct Answer: C
12: Consider the following statements :
1. In equatorial regions, the year is divided into four main seasons
2. In Mediterranean region, summer receives more rain
3. In China type climate, rainfall occurs throughout the year
4. Tropical highlands exhibit vertical zonation of different climates
Which of these statements are correct ?
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 4
(d) 3 and 4
Correct Answer: D
13: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List-I (Eminent Person) List-II(Known as)
A. Bhanu Bharti 1. Music composer
B. Mike Pandey 2. Poet and Literateur
C. Mohd. Zahur Khayyam 3. Theatre director
D. Vinda Karandikar 4. Wildlife film maker
(A) 1 4 3 2
(B) 1 2 3 4
(C) 3 2 1 4
(D) 3 4 1 2
Correct Answer: D
14: Human Poverty Index was introduced in the Human Development Report of the year
(a) 1994
(b) 1995
(c) 1996
(d) 1997
Correct Answer: C
15: Which one among the following covers the highest percentage of forest area in the world?
(a) Temperate Coniferous forests
(b) Temperate Deciduous forests
(c) Tropical Monsoon forests
(d) Tropical Rain forests
Correct Answer: A
16: Recently, there was a growing awareness in our country about the importance of Himalayan nettle (Girardinia diversifolia) because it is found to be a sustainable source of
(a) anti-malarial drug
(b) biodiesel
(c) pulp for paper industry
(d) textile fibre
Correct Answer: D
17: In which one of the following places the boiling point of water is the highest?
(a) Dead Sea
(b) Mt. Everest
(c) Nile delta
(d) Sunderban delta
Correct Answer: A
18: If the difference in time of the two places is 2 hours and 20 minutes, then the difference in their longitudes would be
(a) 30°
(b) 35°
(c) 40°
(d) 45°
Correct Answer: B
19: Which of the following statements are true about the Indian-born woman astronaut Kalpana Chawla ?
I. She was born in Kamal.
II. She flew on board the shuttle flight STS-87.
III. She was trained at the Kennedy Space Centre.
IV. She did a space-walk to retrieve the Spartan Satellite.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
Codes :
(a) I and II
(b) II and III
(c) I, II and III
(d) I, II and IV
Correct Answer: C
20: A rectangular plot of lawn shown in the figure has dimensions x and y and is surrounded by a gravel pathway of width 2 m. What is the total area of the pathway ?
(a) 2x + 2y + 4
(b) 2x + 2y + 8
(c) 4x+ 4y + 8
(d) 4x + 4y + 16
Correct Answer: D