1: With reference to the human body consider the following statements:
1. The production of somatotropin goes up when a person exercises
2. Men's testes produce progesterone
3. Women's adrenal glands secrete testosterone
4. Stress causes the adrenals to release very less amount of cortisol than usual
Which of these statements are correct?
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 1 2 3
(c) 2 3 4
(d) 1 and 4
Correct Answer: D
2: Consider the following statements :
1. The Union Government fixes, the Statutory Minimum Price of sugarcane for each sugar season.
2. Sugar and sugarcane are essential commodities under the Essential Commodities Act.
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: A country is said to be in debt trap if
(a) it has to abide by the conditionalities imposed by the International Monetary Fund
(b) it has to borrow to make interest payments to on outstanding loans
(c) it has been refused loans or aid by creditors abroad
(d) the World Bank charges a very high rate of interest on outstanding as well as new loans
Correct Answer: B
4: Assertion (A):
In India, the political parties which formed the governments represented the majority of seats secured in the elections to the House of the People at the Centre and the Legislative Assemblies in the States but not the majority of votes.
Reason (R):
The elections based on the majority -vote system decide the result on the basis of relative majority of votes secured.
In the context of the above statements, which one of the following is correct?
(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Correct Answer: C
5: Acid rain is caused by pollution of environment by:
(a) Carbon dioxide and nitrogen
(b) Carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide
(c) Ozone and carbon dioxide
(d) Nitrous oxide and sulphur dioxide
Correct Answer: D
6: Assertion (A):
Devaluation of a currency may promote export.
Reason (R):
Price of the country's products in the international market may fall due to devaluation.
(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Correct Answer: A
7: In binary system, 1010 is equivalent to
(a) 8
(b) 9
(c) 10
(d) 11
Correct Answer: C
8: The group of small pieces of rock - revolving round the sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter are called
(a) meteors
(b) comets
(c) meteorites
(d) asteroids
Correct Answer: D
9: 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
10: With reference to the Legislative Assembly of a State in India, consider the following statements:
1. The Governor makes a customary address to Members of the House at the commencement of the first session of the year.
2. When a State Legislature does not have a rule on a particular matter, it follows the Lok Sabha rule on that matter.
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: A
11: In the context of ecosystem productivity, marine upwelling zones are important as they increase the marine productivity by bringing the
1. decomposer microorganisms to the surface.
2. nutrients to the surface.
3. bottom-dwelling organisms to the surface.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 3 only
Correct Answer: B
12: In the series
AABABCABCDABCDE........
which letter occupies the 100th position?
(a) I
(b) K
(c) H
(d) J
Correct Answer: A
13: The Archaeological Survey of India is an attached office of the Department / Ministry of :
(a) Culture
(b) Tourism
(c) Science and Technology
(d) Human Resource Development
Correct Answer: A
14: Who among the following was a prominent leader of the Congress Socialist Party ?
(a) M. N. Roy
(b) Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi
(c) Pattam Thanu Pillai
(d) Acharya Narendra Dev
Correct Answer: D
15: Assertion (A) :
Formic acid is a stronger acid than acetic acid.
Reason (R):
Formic acid is an organic acid.
(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is NOT a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Correct Answer: B
16: On whose recommendation was the Constituent Assembly formed?
(a) Mountbatten plan
(b) Cripps Mission
(c) Cabinet Mission Plan
(d) Government of India Act, 1935
Correct Answer: C
17: In the context of global oil prices. "Brent crude oil" is frequently referred to in the news. What does this term imply?
1. it is a major classification of crude oil.
2. It is sourced from north sea.
3. It does not contain sulphur.
which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: A
18: Among the following organisms, which one does not belong to the class of other three ?
(a) Crab
(b) Mite
(c) Scorpion
(d) Spider
Correct Answer: A
19: Consider the following statements:
1. While members of the Rajya Sabha are associated with Committees on Public Accounts and Public Undertakings, Members of Committee on Estimates are drawn entirely from Lok Sabha.
2. The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs works under the overall direction of Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs.
3. The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs nominates members of Parliament on Committees, Councils, Boards and Commissions etc. set up by the Government of India in the various ministries.
Which of these statements are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: D
20: Which one of the following statements is correct ?
The Prime Minister of India
(a) is free to choose his ministers only from among those who are members of either House of the Parliament
(b) can choose his cabinet colleagues after due counselling by the President of India in this regard
(c) has full discretion in the choice of persons who are to serve as ministers in his cabinet
(d) has only limited powers in the choice of his cabinet colleagues because of the discretionary power vested with the President of India
Correct Answer: C