1: 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
2: In a carrom board game competition, m boys and n girls(m > n > 1) of a school participate in which every student has to play exactly one game with every other student. Out of the total games played; it was found that in 221 games one player was a boy and the other player was a girl.
Consider the following statements:
1. The total number of students that participated in the competition is 30.
2. The number of games in which both players were girls is 78.
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
3: Magasthenes visited the court of:
(a) Ashoka
(b) Harsha
(c) Chandragupta Maurya
(d) Vikramaditya
Correct Answer: C
4: In the context of the Indian defense, what is 'Dhruv' ?
(a) Aircraft carrying warship
(b) Missile carrying submarine
(c) Advanced light helicopter
(d) Intercontinental ballistic missile
Correct Answer: C
5: Consider the following statements:
The price of any currency in international market is decided by the
1. World Bank
2. demand for goods/services provided by the country concerned
3. stability of the government of the concerned country
4. economic potential of the country in question
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 and 4 only
(d) 1 and 4 only
Correct Answer: B
6: The conclusion that Asia and Africa had a single landmass is provided by:
(a) The deserts in Asia and Africa
(b) The similarity in climate of certain regions of Asia and Africa
(c) The finding of same type of fossil in both the regions
(d) All of these
Correct Answer: C
7: What is the name of the vessel that delivers the nutrient rich blood from the stomach & small intestine to the liver ?
(a) Left hepatic artery
(b) Hepatic portal vein
(c) Right hepatic artery
(d) Hepatic vein
Correct Answer: B
8: Which Article of the Constitution of India safeguards ones right to marry the person of ones choice?
(a) Article 19
(b) Article 21
(c) Article 25
(d) Article 29
Correct Answer: B
9: The first Civil Disobedience Movement was started by Gandhiji after the:
(a) Rowlatt Act of 1919
(b) Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919
(c) Chauri Chaura incident in 1922
(d) Arrival of Cripps Mission in 1942
Correct Answer: A
10: Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India says that the executive power of every State shall be so exercised as not to impede or prejudice the exercise of the executive power of the Union ?
(a) Article 257
(b) Article 258
(c) Article 355
(d) Article 356
Correct Answer: A
11: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Bahamas : Nassau
(b) Costa Rica : San Jose
(c) Nicaragua : Belmopan
(d) Dominican Republic : Santo Domingo
Correct Answer: C
12: The heart of human embryo starts beating
(a) in the first week of its development
(b) in the third week of its development
(c) in the fourth week of its development
(d) in the sixth week of its development
Correct Answer: D
13: In the context of genetic disorders, consider the following:
A woman suffers from colour blindness while her husband does not suffer from it. They have a son and a daughter. In this context, which one of the following statements is most probably correct?
(a) Both children suffer from colour blindness.
(b) Daughter suffers from colour blindness while son does not suffer from it.
(c) Both children do not suffer from colour blindness.
(d) Son suffers from colour blindness while daughter does not suffer from it.
Correct Answer: D
14: Mughal painting reached its zenith under
(a) Humayun
(b) Akbar
(c) Jahangir
(d) Shahjahan
Correct Answer: C
15: Consider the following statements regarding biomedication. It involves the use of bacteria and fungi to:
1. Clean up aquifers
2. Clean up toxic dumps
3. Clean up oil spills
4. Cure bacterial and fungal disease
(a) 1 and 2 are correct
(b) 1 and 3 are correct
(c) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 are correct
Correct Answer: B
16: The shortest route from New Delhi to Vancouver is:
(a) New Delhi--Bangkok--Tokyo--Vancouver
(b) New Delhi--London--New York--Vancouver
(c) New Delhi--Paris--New York--Vancouver
(d) New Delhi--Moscow--New York--Vancouver
Correct Answer: A
17: Which one of the following Union Ministries implements the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety?
(a) Ministries of Health and Family Welfare
(b) Ministries of science and technology
(c) Ministry of Environment and Forests
(d) Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Correct Answer: C
18: The number of times in a day the Hour-hand and the Minute-hand of a clock at right angles is
(a) 44
(b) 48
(c) 24
(d) 12
Correct Answer: C
19: Government of India encourages the cultivation of 'sea buckthorn'. What is the importance of this plant?
1. It helps in controlling soil erosion and in preventing desertification.
2. It is a rich source of biodiesel.
3. It has nutritional value and is well-adapted to live in cold areas of high altitudes.
4. Its timber is of great commercial value.
Which of the statements given above is /are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Correct Answer: C
20: Which one of the following does not contain silver?
(a) German silver
(b) Lunar caustic
(c) Horn Silver
(d) Ruby silver
Correct Answer: A