1: Which of the following is used in diesel engine?
(1) Cylinder
(2) Spark Plug
(3) Piston
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(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1 and 3
Correct Answer: D
2: With reference to 'Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Housing and Urban Development (APMCHUD)', consider the following statements:
1. The first APMCHUD was held in India in 2006 on the theme Emerging Urban Forms Policy Responses and Governance Structure.
2. India hosts all the Annual Ministerial Conferences in partnership with ADB, APEC and ASEAN.
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
3: Which one of the following is the correct decreasing sequence in terms of the value (in rupees) of the minerals produced in India in the year 2002-03?
(a) Metallic minerals - Fuel minerals - Non-metallic minerals
(b) Fuel minerals - Metallic minerals - Non-metallic minerals
(c) Metallic minerals - Non-metallic minerals - Fuel minerals
(d) Fuel minerals - Non-metallic minerals - Metallic minerals
Correct Answer: B
4: From which one of the following did India buy the Barak anti-missile defence systems?
(a) France
(b) Israel
(c) Russia
(d) USA
Correct Answer: B
5: The Anarchical and Revolutionary Crime Act (1919) was popularly known as the:
(a) Rowlatt Act
(b) Pitt's India Act
(c) Indian Arms Act
(d) Ilbert Bill
Correct Answer: A
6: Which of the following features are associated with the architecture of Tughlaq period? Select the correct answer using the codes
given below the features.
1. Sloping walls.
2. Deliberate attempt to combine the principles of the arch, the lintel and the beam in the buildings.
3. Placing the buildings especially the tombs on a high platform.
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1 and 2
Correct Answer: D
7: What is/are common to the two historical places known as Ajanta and Mahabalipuram?
1. Both were built in the same period.
2. Both belong to the same religious denomination.
3. Both have rock-cut monuments.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) None of the statements given above is correct
Correct Answer: B
8: Ogaden region has been a source of conflict between which countries?
(a) Angola and Zambia
(b) Morocco and Algeri
(c) Ethiopia and Somalia
(d) Nigeria and Cameroon
Correct Answer: C
9: Which of the following places have their standard times, that are the same as GMT?
I. Accra
II. Dublin
III. Madrid
IV. Lisbon
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
(a) I, II and III
(b) I, III and IV
(c) I, II and IV
(d) II, III and IV
Correct Answer: A
10: With what purpose is the Government of India promoting the concept of "Mega Food Parks" ?
1. To provide good infrastructure facilities for the food processing processing industry.
2. To increase the processing of perishable items and reduce wastage.
3. To provide emerging and eco-friendly food processing technologies to entrepreneurs.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: B
11: Which one of the following States of India does not have a Legislative Council so far even though the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956 provides for it ?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Bihar
(c) Karnataka
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Correct Answer: D
12: The original inhabitants of India are believed to be of the ethnic type known as
(a) Negrito
(b) Proto-Australoids
(c) Mongoloids
(d) Dravidians
Correct Answer: D
13: 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
14: The most controversial provision in the 42nd Constitution Amendment was:
(a) Supremacy of Parliament
(b) Enumeration of ten Fundamental Duties
(c) Term of Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies
(d) Primacy to the Directive Principles over the Fundamental Rights
Correct Answer: D
15: The theme of the World Development Report, 2001 is
(a) From Plan to Market
(b) Knowledge for Development
(c) Attacking Poverty
(d) The State in the Changing World
Correct Answer: C
16: Consider the following statements:
In the electoral college for Presidential Election in India.
1. The value of the vote of an elected Member of Legislative Assembly equals to : State population / (divided by) No. of elected MLA of the state *(multiply by) 100
2. The value of the vote of an elected Member of parliament equals to: Total value of the votes of all elected MLA / (divided by Total no. of elected MP's
3. There were more than 5000 members in the latest election
Which of these statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) Only 2
(c) 1 and 3
(d) Only 3
Correct Answer: B
17: The tribal population in Andaman and Nicobar Islands belongs to the
(a) Australoid race
(b) Caucasoid race
(c) Mongoloid race
(d) Negroid race
Correct Answer: D
18: An accurate clock shows 8 O clock in the morning. Through how many degrees will the hour hand rotate when the clock shows 2 O clock in the afternoon ?
(a) 150 degree
(b) 144 degree
(c) 168 degree
(d) 180 degree
Correct Answer: D
19: Which one of the following cities does not have the same clock time as that of the other three cities at any given instant ?
(a) Lisbon (Portugal)
(b) London (U.K)
(c) Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
(d) Accra (Ghana)
Correct Answer: C
20: Consider the following pairs :
Vaishnava Saints Region of strong following
1. Ramanujacharya : South India
2. Chaitanya : Central India
3. Vallabhacharya : Gujarat and Braj area
4. Ramanand : North India
Of these pairs :
(a) 1, 2 and 3 are correctly matched
(b) 2, 3 and 4 are correctly matched
(c) 1 and 4 are correctly matched
(d) 1, 3 and 4 are correctly matched
Correct Answer: C