1: Match List-I (Distinguished Person) with List-II (Achievement/Known as) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List I
(A) Guenter Grass
(B) Trevor Huddleston
(C) Dicky Dolma
(D) Kim Campbell
List II
1. First woman Prime Minister of Canada
2. Nobel Prize Winner for literature
3. Leading campaigner against apartheid in South Africa
4. Youngest woman to climb the Mt. Everest
5. American violinist
(A) 2 3 4 1
(B) 2 4 1 3
(C) 5 3 4 2
(D) 5 3 2 1
Correct Answer: A
2: 'SWAYAM', an initiative of the Government of India, aims at
(a) promoting the Self Help Groups in rural areas
(b) providing financial and technical assistance to young start-up entrepreneurs
(c) promoting the education and health of adolescent girls
(d) providing affordable and quality education to the citizens for free
Correct Answer: D
3: Who of the following is a football player?
(a) Lewis Hamilton
(b) Nicolas Anelka
(c) Fernando Alonso
(d) Kimi Raikkonen
Correct Answer: B
4: India is a member of which among the following?
1. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
2. Association of South-East Asian Nations
3. East Asia Summit
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) India is a member of none of them
Correct Answer: B
5: Which one of the following will take place when a watch based on oscillating spring is taken to a deep mine?
(a) It will become slow
(b) it will become fast
(c) It will indicate the same time as on earth
(d) It will stop working
Correct Answer: A
6: Which one of the following pairs of kings of ancient and medieval periods of Indian history and the works authored by them is correctly matched?
(a) Krishnadevaraya : Samaranganasutradhara
(b) Mahendravarman : Mattavilasaprahasana
(c) Mahendravarman : Mattavilasaprahasana
(d) Somesvara : Amuktamalayada
Correct Answer: D
7: Azolla gives a good biofertilizer when mixed with:
(a) Blue-green algae
(b) Cow dung
(c) Bone-meal
(d) Urea
Correct Answer: A
8: Consider the following statements in respect of financial emergency under Article 360 of the Constitution of India:
1. A Proclamation of financial emergency issued shall cease to operate at the expiration of two months, unless before the expiration of that period it has been approved by the resolution of both houses of Parliament.
2. If any proclamation of financial emergency is in operation, it is competent for the president of India to issue directions for the reduction of salaries and allowances of all or any class of persons serving in connection with the affairs of the Union but excluding the Judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts.
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
9: What is the correct chronological order of the following?
I. First Round Table Conference
II. Gandhi-lrwin Pact
III. Simon Commission
IV. Cripps Mission
(a) III, I, II, IV
(b) I, II, III, IV
(c) II, I, III, IV
(d) IV, III, II, I
Correct Answer: A
10: Assertion (A):
The amount of moisture in the atmosphere is related to latitude.
Reason (R):
The capacity to hold moisture in the form of water vapour is related to temperature.
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Correct Answer: A
11: For which one of the following snakes is the diet mainly composed of other snakes?
(a) Rattlesnake
(b) King cobra
(c) Krait
(d) Russell's viper
Correct Answer: B
12: The process of light exposure in a 24-hour cycle that controls the growth and development of certain plants and animals is called:
(a) Photosynthesis
(b) Photoionisation
(c) Photoperiodism
(d) Photoluminescence
Correct Answer: C
13: Tamil Nadu is a leading producer of mill made cotton yam in the country. What could be the reason ?
1. Black cotton soil is the predominant type of soil in the State.
2. Rich pool of skilled labour is available.
Which of the above is/are the correct reasons ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Correct Answer: B
14: Phenylketonuria is an example of an in born error of metabolism. This error refers to
(a) hormonal overproduction
(b) atrophy of endocrine glands
(c) inherited lack of an enzyme
(d) non-disjunction
Correct Answer: B
15: From north towards South, which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given rivers in India ?
(a) Shyok - Spiti - Zaskar - Satluj
(b) Zaskar - Shyok - Satluj - Spiti
(c) Zaskar - Satluj - Shyok - Spiti
(d) Shyok - Zaskar - Spiti - Satluj
Correct Answer: D
16: Arrange the following in descending order of their life spans
A. Elephant
B. Horse
C. Tiger
D. Wolf
(a) A, B, C, D
(b) A, C, B, D
(c) C, A, B, D
(d) D, A, B, C
Correct Answer: B
17: A and B are two fixed points in a field. A cyclist C moves such that ACB is always a right angle. In this context, which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) The path followed by the cyclist is an ellipse
(b) The path followed by the cyclist is a circle
(c) The path followed by the cyclist is an exponential curve
(d) This type of motion is not possible
Correct Answer: B
18: Assertion (A):
A lock of Einstein's hair, if scientists could locate it and extract its DNA, could help in producing another Einstein, by cloning.
Reason (R):
The DNA extracted from the cell of an embryo at an early stage of development, can be transferred to individual eggs which in turn can be implanted into the uterus of a surrogate mother to give birth to an identical off spring.
In the context of the above two 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: D
19: The lower Gangetic plain is characterised by humid climate with high temperature throughout the year. Which one among the following pairs of crops is most suitable for this region?
(a) Wheat and cotton
(b) Paddy and Jute
(c) Paddy and cotton
(d) Wheat and Jute
Correct Answer: B
20: The Prime Minister of which one of the following countries is chosen by the ruling prince from a slate of three candidates put up to him by the President of France ?
(a) San Marius
(b) Liechtenstein
(c) Malta
(d) Monaco
Correct Answer: D