1: Who participated the least in the Indian National Movement?
(a) Capitalists
(b) Landlords and Merchants
(c) Princes of States
(d) Government officials
Correct Answer: C
2: The rainbow and the rainbow-like colours seen on a thin film of oil on a water surface are two phenomena. They are
(a) Similar in nature and both are due to refraction of light
(b) Different in nature and rainbow is due to interference of light, while colour of thin film is due to diffraction
(c) Similar in nature and both are due to interference of light
(d) Different in nature and rainbow is due to refraction, while colour of thin film is due to interference of light
Correct Answer: D
3: Biofilms are
(a) colour films used by biologists to photograph living organisms
(b) photomicrographs of microorganisms from various habitats
(c) accumulations of microorganisms at surfaces such as those of a rock, a tooth or an oil droplet
(d) photographic films made through fermentation processes of certain industrial microorganisms
Correct Answer: C
4: The President of India National Congress as the time of partition of India was
(a) C Rajagopalachari
(b) J B Kripalani
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Correct Answer: B
5: Which one of the following pairs of folk dance forms and states is not correctly matched ?
(a) Korku : Maharashtra
(b) Jhummar : Haryana
(c) Thali : Himachal Pradesh
(d) Mukna : Manipur
Correct Answer: A
6: Right to Privacy is protected as an intrinsic part of Right to Life and Personal Liberty. Which of the following in the Constitution of India correctly and appropriately imply the above statement?
(a) Article 14 and the provisions under the 42nd Amendment to the Constitution
(b) Article 17 and the Directive Principles of State Policy in Part IV
(c) Article 21 and the freedoms guaranteed in Part. III
(d) Article 24 and the provisions under the 44th Amendment to the Constitution
Correct Answer: C
7: There are 50 students admitted to a nursery class. Some students can speak only English and some can speak only Hindi. 10 students can speak both English and Hindi. If the number of students who can speak English is 21, then how many students can speak Hindi, how many can speak only Hindi and how many can speak only English ?
(a) 21, 11 and 29 respectively
(b) 28, 18 and 22 respectively
(c) 37, 27 and 13 respectively
(d) 39, 29 and 11 respectively
Correct Answer: D
8: The founder of Asiatic Society was:
(a) William Jones
(b) Annie Besant
(c) William Kerry
(d) Havell
Correct Answer: A
9: The term Core Banking Solutions is sometimes seen in the news. Which of the following statements best describes/describe this term?
1. It is a networking of a banks branches which enables customers to operate their accounts from any branch of the bank on its network regardless of where they open their accounts.
2. It is an effort to increase RBIs control over commercial banks through computerization.
3. It is a detailed procedure by which a bank with huge non-performing assets is taken over by another bank.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: A
10: Consider the following crops :
1. Cotton
2. Groundnut
3. Rice
4. Wheat
Which of these are Kharif crops?
(a) 1 and 4
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 2, 3 and 4
Correct Answer: B
11: Fiscal deficit in the Union Budget means
(a)the sum of budgetary deficit and net increase in internal and external borrowings
(b) the difference between current expenditure and current revenue
(c) the sum of monetized deficit and budgetary deficit
(d) net increase in Union Government's borrowing from the Reserve Bank of India
Correct Answer: A
12: Which of the following is not an alloy?
(a) Brass
(b) Bronze
(c) Steel
(d) Zinc
Correct Answer: D
13: Find the missing term of the following series
DCXW, HGTS, ...... , POLK, TSHG
(a) KLOP
(b) LKOP
(c) KLPO
(d) LKPO
Correct Answer: D
14: Invisible trade is a trade
(a) Of corporate and financial institutions with government
(b) Of government with public institutions
(c) Of government with other countries
(d) Of the services like the banks, marine companies and shipping companies
Correct Answer: D
15: Consider the following statements:
1. The 44th Amendment to the Constitution of India introduced an Article placing the election of the Prime Minister beyond judicial review.
2. The Supreme Court of India struck down the 99th Amendment to the Constitution of India as being violative of the independence of judiciary.
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: B
16: In the context of the Indian freedom struggle, 16th October 1905 is well known for which one of the following reasons?
(a) The formal proclamation of Swadeshi Movement was made in Calcutta town hall
(b) Partition of Bengal took effect
(c) Dadabhai Naoroji declared that the goal of Indian National Congress was Swaraj
(d) Lokmanya Tilak started Swadeshi Movement in Poona
Correct Answer: B
17: When light enters a closed room through a small hole in the door, the image of an outside building appears as inverted on the opposite wall. This is because:
(a) The hole acts as a convex lens
(b) Light takes curvature at the edges of the hole
(c) Of rectilinear propagation of light
(d) The hole acts as a concave lens
Correct Answer: C
18: Match List I (Commission ) with List II (Matter of Enquiry) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
List I List II
(Commission) (Matter of enquiry)
A. Wadhwa Commission 1. The assistance of Rajiv Gandhi
B. Liberhan Commission 2. Killing of Graham Staines
C. Sri Krishan Commission 3. Demolition of a religious structural at Ayodhya
D. Jain Commission 4. Riots in Mumbai In 1993
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 3 2 4 1
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 3 2 1 4
(d) 2 3 1 4
Correct Answer: B
19: In a business concern, there are four functions, namely, Production (PR), Finance (FN), Personnel (PS) and Marketing (MK). The Customer (C) may also play a role in the prosperity of the concern. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists :
Codes:
(a) I-D, II-C, III-A, IV-B
(b) I-E, II-D, III-A, IV-B
(c) I-D, II-C, III-B, IV-E
(d) I-E, II-D, III-B, IV-A
Correct Answer: B
20: For election to the Lok Sabha, a nomination paper can be filed by
(a) anyone residing in India.
(b) a resident of the constituency from which the election is to be contested.
(c) any citizen of India whose name appears in the electoral roll of a constituency.
(d) any citizen of India.
Correct Answer: C