1: The intensity of famine increased in India, under the British rule because
(a) The failure of monsoons became frequent
(b) The drain of wealth from India was uncontrolled
(c) Of the poor distribution of foodgrains
(d) Discriminatory protection was extended, to food processing industries
Correct Answer: B
2: Match the following:
List I (Famous Temple)
A. Vidyashankara temple
B. Rajarani temple
C. Kandaraiya Mahadeo temple
D. Bhimesvara temple
List II (State)
1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Karnataka
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Orissa
Code:
(a) 2 3 4 1
(b) 1 4 3 2
(c) 1 3 4 2
(d) 2 4 3 1
Correct Answer: D
3: A two member committee comprising of one male and one female member is to be constituted out of five males and three females. Amongst the females. Ms. A refuses to be a member of the committee in which Mr. B is taken as the member. In how many different ways can the committee be constituted?
(a) 11
(b) 12
(c) 13
(d) 14
Correct Answer: D
4: Examine the map of Jammu and Kashmir given below :
The mountain ranges marked 1, 2, 3 and 4 are respectively :
(a) Ladakh, Zaskar, Karakoram and Pir Panjal
(b) Karakoram, Ladakh, Zaskar and Pir Panjal
(c) Karakoram, Zaskar, Pir Panjal and Ladakh
(d) Ladakh, Pir Panjal, Karakoram and Zaskar
Correct Answer: B
5: Consider the following techniques/phenomena:
1. Budding and grafting in fruit plants
2. Cytoplasmic male sterility
3. Gene silencing
Which of the above is/are used to create transgenic crops?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) None
Correct Answer: B
6: Consider the following statements regarding the Chakiarkoothu form of dance:
I. It is performed by Chakiar caste.
II. It cannot be traditionally witnessed by the higher caste Hindus.
III. Mizhavu is the accompanying instrument.
IV. Its theatre form is called koothambalam.
Which of these statements are correct ?
(a) I, III and IV
(b) I, II and III
(c) II, III and IV
(d) I, II and IV
Correct Answer: D
7: Who was the Viceroy of India when the Rowlatt Act was passed ?
(a) Lord Wavell
(b) Lord Irwin
(c) Lord Reading
(d) Lord Chelmsford
Correct Answer: D
8: An important aspect of the Cripps Mission of 1942 was
(a) that all Indian States should join the Indian Union as a condition to consider any degree of autonomy for India
(b) the creation of an Indian Union with Dominion status very soon after the Second World War
(c) the active participation and cooperation of the Indian people, communities and political parties in the British war effort as a
condition for granting independence with full sovereign status to India after war.
(d) the framing of a constitution for the entire Indian Union, with no separate constitution for any province, and a Union Constitution to be accepted by all provinces
Correct Answer: B
9: The Indian parliamentary system is different from the British parliamentary system in that India has
(a) both a real and a nominal executive
(b) a system of collective responsibility
(c) bicameral legislature
(d) the system of judicial review
Correct Answer: D
10: A man starts walking in the north-easterly direction from a particular point. After walking a distance of 500 metres, he turns southward and walks a distance of 400 metres. At the end of this walk he is situated
(a) 300 metres north of the starting point
(b) 100 metres north-east of the starting point
(c) 300 metres east of the starting point
(d) 100 metres north of the starting point
Correct Answer: C
11: With reference to Indian History, the Members of the Constituent Assembly from the Provinces were
(a) directly elected by the people of those Provinces
(b) nominated by the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League
(c) elected by the Provincial Legislative Assemblies
(d) selected by the Government for their expertise in constitutional matters
Correct Answer: C
12: What is the correct chronological sequence of the following ?
I. Wood's Education Despatch
II. Macaulay's Minute on Education
III. The Sargeant Education Report
IV. Indian Education (Hunter Commission)
(a) II, I, IV, III
(b) II, I, III, IV
(c) I, II, IV, III
(d) IV, III, I, II
Correct Answer: A
13: Consider the following statements:
1. Some species of turtles are herbivores.
2. Some species of fish are herbivores.
3. Some species of marine mammals are herbivores.
4. Some species of snakes viviparous.
Which of the statements given above arc correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 2 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Correct Answer: D
14: The marine animal called dugong which is vulnerable to extinction is a/an
(a) Shark
(b) Mammal
(c) Amphibian
(d) Bony fish
Correct Answer: B
15: Among the following cities, which one lies on a longitude closest to that of Delhi?
(a) Bengaluru
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Nagpur
(d) Pune
Correct Answer: A
16: About 50% of the world population is concentrated between the latitudes of
(a) 5°N and 20°N
(b) 20°N and 40°N
(c) 40°N and 60°N
(d) 20°S and 40°S
Correct Answer: B
17: The President of India is elected indirectly by the electoral college consisting of the elected members of the:
(a) Lok Sabha only
(b) Rajya Sabha only
(c) Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha only
(d) Lok Sabha, the Rajya Sabha and the Legislative Assemblies of the States
Correct Answer: D
18: Consider the following statements:
1. Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) has been established by the International Development Association (IDA) to provide further assistance to low-income countries facing high level indebtedness.
2. Singapore Regional Training Institute (STI) is one of the institutes that provides training in macroeconomic analysis and policy, and relates subjects as a part of programme of the IMF institute.
Which of the following 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
19: Consider the following statements regarding Kautilya's Arthshastra
1. It places morality higher than political expediency
2. It argues the case for a fully-centralised government for the empire
3. It deals with problems of administration as well as laws of property and crime
4. It includes section on government of the State and diplomatic relations with other States
Of these statements
(a) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
(b) 2 and 3 are correct
(c) 3 and 4 are correct
(d) 1, 2 and 4 are correct
Correct Answer: B
20: The major ingredient of leather is:
(a) Collagen
(b) Polymer
(c) Carbohydrate
(d) Nucleic acid
Correct Answer: A