1: Under whose presidency was the Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress held in the year 1929 wherein a resolution was adopted to gain complete independence from the British ?
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Motilal Nehru
Correct Answer: C
2: With reference to the Constitution of India, which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Forests : Concurrent List
(b) Stock Exchanges : Concurrent List
(c) Post Office Saving Bank : Union List
(d) Public Health : State List
Correct Answer: B
3: 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
4: In India, if a species of tortoise is declared protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, what does it imply?
(a) It enjoys the same level of protection as the tiger.
(b) It no longer exists in the wild, a few individuals are under captive protection; and now it is impossible to prevent its extinction.
(c) It is endemic to a particular region of India.
(d) Both (b) and (c) stated above are correct in this context.
Correct Answer: A
5: With reference to stand up India scheme, which of the following statement is/are correct?
1. Its purpose is to promote entrepreneurship among SC/ST and women entrepreneurs.
2. It provides for refinance through SIDBI.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Correct Answer: C
6: Whose tomb among the following is not located in India?
(a) Akbar
(b) Humayun
(c) Jehangir
(d) Itmad-ud-daula
Correct Answer: C
7: Consider the following statements :
1. Biodiversity hotspots are located only in tropical regions.
2. India has four biodiversity hotspots i.e., Eastern Himalayas, Western Himalayas, Western Ghats and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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
8: Recently, the manuscripts of which one of the following have been included in the UNESCO's Memory of World Register?
(a) Abhidhamma Pitaka
(b) Ramayana
(c) Rig-Veda
(d) Mahabharta
Correct Answer: C
9: Chanakya, was also known as
(a) Bhattasvamin
(b) Rajasekhara
(c) Vishnugupta
(d) Visakhadatta
Correct Answer: C
10: Consider the following statements:
1. Article 371 A to 371 I were inserted in the Constitution of India to meet regional demands of Nagaland, Assam, Manipur, Andhra Pardesh, Sikkim, Mizoram, Arunachal Pardesh and Goa.
2. Constitutions of India and the United States of America envisage a dual policy (The Union and the States) but a single citizenship.
3. A naturalized citizen of India can never be deprived of his citizenship.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: A
11: Which of the following is not correct ?
(a) Doldrums : Equatorial low pressure zone
(b) Hurricane : A wind having a mean velocity of less than 100 km per hour
(c) New Moore Island : India
(d) Alluvium : Rann of Kutch
Correct Answer: B
12: A deflator is a technique of
(a) Adjusting for changes in price level
(b) Adjusting for change in commodity
(c) Accounting for decline of-GNP
(d) Accounting for higher increase of GNP
Correct Answer: A
13: In India, if a religious sect/community is given the status of a national minority, what special advantages it is entitled to ?
1. It can establish and administer exclusive educational institutions.
2. The President of India automatically nominates a representative of the community to Lok Sabha.
3. It can derive benefits from the Prime Minister's 15-Point Programme.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: B
14: The American multinational company, Monsanto has produced an insect-resistant cotton variety that is undergoing field- trails in India. A toxin gene from which ONE of the following bacteria has been transferred to this transgenic cotton ?
(a) Bacillus subtilis
(b) Bacillus thurigiensis
(c) Bacillus amyloliquifanciens
(d) Bacillus globlii
Correct Answer: B
15: Which one of the following pairs of States of India indicates the easternmost and westernmost State?
(a) Assam and Rajasthan
(b) Arunachal Pradesh and Rajasthan
(c) Assam and Gujarat
(d) Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat
Correct Answer: D
16: In a certain code, MARCH is written as OCTEJ, how is RETURN written in that code ?
(a) TFUVSM
(b) QGSTQM
(c) TGVWTP
(d) TGRVSO
Correct Answer: C
17: Consider the following actions which the Governnient can take:
1. Devaluing the domestic currency.
2. Reduction in the export subsidy.
3. Adopting suitable policies which attract greater FDI and more funds from FIIs.
Which of the above action/actions can help in reducing the current account deficit?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 3 only
Correct Answer: C
18: Who among the following accepted Din-i-Ilahi?
(a) Raja Man Singh
(b) Birbal
(c) Raja Tansen
(d) Raja Todarmal
Correct Answer: B
19: It is possible to produce algae based biofuels, but what is/are the likely limitation(s) of developing countries in promoting this industry?
1. Production of algae based biofuels is possible in seas only and not on continents.
2. Setting up and engineering the algae based biofuel production requires high level of expertise/technology until the construction is completed.
3. Economically viable production necessitates the setting up of large scale facilities which may raise ecological and social concerns.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 2 and 3 only
c. 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: B
20: Who among the following wrote 'The Communist Manifesto' along with Karl Marx ?
(a) Emile Durkheim
(b) Max Weber
(c) Friedrich Engels
(d) Robert Owen
Correct Answer: C