1: Consider the following actions by the Government:
1. Cutting the tax rates
2. Increasing the government spending
3. Abolishing the subsidies
In the context of economic recession, which of the above actions can be considered a part of the "fiscal stimulus" package ?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: A
2: Who among the following was not a no changer ?
(a) Dr. Ansari
(b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(c) Sardar Patel
(d) Motilal Nehru
Correct Answer: D
3: Ticks and mites are actually
(a) Arachnids
(b) Crustaceans
(c) Insects
(d) Myriapods
Correct Answer: A
4: The production of cultured pearls is an important cottage industry of
(a) Belgium
(b) West Indies
(c) New Zealand
(d) Japan
Correct Answer: D
5: In an office, the distribution of work hours is as shown in the following table:
No. of Staff Members------No. of hours worked
5------------------------ 0 - 19
12------------------------ 20 - 24
25------------------------ 25 - 29
40------------------------ 30 - 34
15------------------------ 35 - 39
8------------------------ 40 - 45
Consider the following inferences drawn from the table :
I. The average number of hours worked by a staff member is about 30.
II. The percentage of those who worked 35 or more hours is less than 25.
III. At least 5 staff members worked more than 44 hours.
Which of these inferences is/are valid ?
(a) I alone
(b) II alone
(c) I and II
(d) I, II and III
Correct Answer: C
6: Who among the following have a right to vote in the Vice-Presidential election but not in the Presidential election ?
(a) Ministers who are not members of either House of the Parliament
(b) Elected members of the Upper Houses of the States
(c) Nominated members of the Parliament
(d) Members of the Parliament who abstain from all meetings of the House for a period of sixty days without permission of the House
Correct Answer: C
7: Metastasis is the process by which
(a) cells divide rapidly under the influence of drugs
(b) cancer cells spread through the blood or lymphatic system to other sites or organs
(c) the chromosomes in cell nuclei are attached to the spindle before moving to the anaphase poles
(d) cancer cells are successfully inhibited to divide any further
Correct Answer: A
8: The upper part of the given graph is a hypothetical movement in the BSE Sensex over a few months and the lower part is the fluctuation in the average value of automobile shares in the same period (actual values not given).
Which one of the following inferences can be drawn from the graphs ?
(a) The automobile share market has been as unstable as BSE Sensex in that period
(b) There has been a major political change in June/July
(c) Automobile shares have shown a steady improvement in price, unaffected by large fluctuations in BSE Sensex
(d) None of the above
Correct Answer: C
9: A geographic area with an altitude or 400 metres has following characteristics:
If this geographic area were to have a natural forest, which one of the following would it most likely be?
(A) Moist temperate coniferous forest
(B) Tropical rain forest
(C) Montane subtropical forest
(D) Temperate forest
Correct Answer: B
10: Consider the following statements:
Full convertibility of the rupee may mean
1. its free float with other international currencies.
2. its direct exchange with any other international currency at any prescribed place inside and outside the country.
3. it acts just like any other international currency.
Which of these statements are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: A
11: Which one of the following statements regarding the levying, collecting and distribution of Income Tax is correct ?
(a) The Union levies, collects and distributes the proceeds of income tax between itself and the States
(b) The Union levies, collects and keeps all the proceeds of income tax to itself
(c) The Union levies and collects the tax but all the proceeds are distributed among the States
(d) Only the surcharge levied on income tax is shared between the Union and the States
Correct Answer: A
12: Which of the following is/are cited by the scientists as evidence / evidences for the continued expansion of universe?
1. Detection of microwave space
2. Observation of redshift phenomenon in space
3. Movement of asteroids in space
4. Occurrence of supernova explosions in space
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 only
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) None of the above can be cited as evidence
Correct Answer: A
13: Daily weather map showing isobars is an example of
(a) Choropleth map
(b) Isopleth map
(c) Chorochromatic map
(d) Choroschematic map
Correct Answer: B
14: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists :
List I (Valley)
A. Markha Valley
B. Dzukou Valley
C. Sangla Valley
D. Yumthang Valley
List-II (State)
1. Sikkim
2. Himachal Pradesh
3. Jammu and Kashmir
4. Nagaland
(A) 3 4 2 1
(B) 2 4 3 1
(C) 3 1 2 4
(D) 2 1 3 4
Correct Answer: A
15: For which one of the following is capillarity not the only reason ?
(a) Blotting of ink
(b) Rising of underground water
(c) Spread of water drop on a cotton cloth
(d) Rising of water from the roots of a plant to its foliage
Correct Answer: D
16: No money bill can be introduced in the legislative assembly without the recommendations of the:
(a) Speaker
(b) Governor
(c) Chief Minister
(d) Finance Minister
Correct Answer: B
17: Which of the following iron & steel plants is closer to coal deposits than iron ore deposits ?
(a) Bhilai & Bokaro
(b) Jamshedpur & Bhadrawati
(c) Burnpur & Hirapur
(d) Durgapur & Rourkela
Correct Answer: C
18: What is Rio+20 Conference, often mentioned in the news?
(a) It is the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
(b) It is a Ministerial Meeting of the World Trade Organization
(c) It is a Conference of the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change
(d) It is a Conference of the Member Countries of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Correct Answer: A
19: Which one of the following four Vedas contains an account of magical charms and spells?
(a) Rig-veda
(b) Yajur-veda
(c) Atharva-veda
(d) Sama-veda
Correct Answer: C
20: Consider the following statements
1. The winds which blow between 30 degree N and 60 degree S latitudes throughout the year are known as westerlies.
2. The moist air masses that cause winter rains in North-Western region of India are part of westerlies.
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: B