1: Which of the following has/have been accorded 'Geographical Indication' status?
1. Banaras Brocades and Sarees
2. Rajasthani Daal-Bati-Churma
3. Tirupathi Laddu
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 only 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: C
2: Which of the following types is used by computed tomography employed for visualization of the internal structure of human body ?
(a) Magnetic resonance
(b) X-rays
(c) sound Waves
(d) Radioisotopes
Correct Answer: B
3: Many transplanted seedlings do not grow because
(a) the new soil does not contain favourable minerals
(b) most of the root hairs grip the new soil too hard
(c) most of the root hairs are lost during transplantation
(d) leaves get damaged during transplantation
Correct Answer: C
4: Among the following , which one is not an ape
(a) Gibbon
(b) Langur
(c) Orangutan
(d) Gorilla
Correct Answer: B
5: State Funding of elections takes place in
(a) USA and Canada
(b) Britain and Switzerland
(c) France and Italy
(d) Germany and Austria
Correct Answer: D
6: Sir J. C. Bose was a great scientist because he showed the:
(a) Sensitivity in plants
(b) Pigments in plants
(c) Growth in plants
(d) Relations between plants and animals
Correct Answer: A
7: In a given year in India, official poverty lines are higher in some States than in others because
(a) poverty rates vary from State to State
(b) price levels vary from State to State
(c) Gross State Product varies from State to State
(d) quality of public distribution varies from State to State
Correct Answer: B
8: Forest areas have been labelled as 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the rough outline map given:
Among these, those which were threatened in 1997 by a serious epidemic include
(a) teak forests of 3 and 4
(b) oaks forests of 1 and sal forests of 2
(c) sal forests of 3
(d) sandalwood forests of 4
Correct Answer: C
9: Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?
Project : Company
(a) Integrated Steel Plant at Jaipur (Orrisa) - Steel Authority of India
(b) Power Plant at Jamnagar (Gujarat) - Essar Power
(c) Nabinagar Power Plant (Bihar) - Indian Railways
(d) Kayamkulom Power Plant (Kerala) - National Thermal Power Corporation
Correct Answer: A
10: In which one among the following categories of protected areas in India are local people not allowed to collect and use the biomass?
(a) Biosphere Reserves
(b) National Parks
(c) Wetlands declared under Ramsar Convention
(d) Wildlife Sanctuaries
Correct Answer: B
11: Consider the following events :
I. Reign of Krishnadevaraya of Vijayanagara.
II. Construction of Qutab Minar.
III. Arrival of Portuguese in India.
IV. Death of Firoz Tughlaq.
(a) II, IV, III, I
(b) II, IV, I, III
(c) IV, II, I, III
(d) IV, II, III, I
Correct Answer: A
12: In December 2002, the Prime Minister of India signed "Delhi Declaration" with the
(a) President of Indonesia
(b) President of Russia
(c) Prime Minister of Cambodia
(d) Prime Minister of Laos
Correct Answer: B
13: Which one among the following is called philosopher's wool?
(a) Zinc oxide
(b) Zinc chloride
(c) Zinc nitrate
(d) Zinc bromide
Correct Answer: A
14: At which one of the following places do two important rivers of India originate, while one of them flows towards north and merges with another important river flowing towards Bay of Bengal, the other one flows towards Arabian Sea?
(a) Mahabaleshwar
(b) Badrinath
(c) Amarkantak
(d) Nasik
Correct Answer: C
15: In a parliamentary system the executive is responsible:
(a) Directly to the people
(b) To legislature
(c) To judiciary
(d) None of the above
Correct Answer: B
16: Which one of the following has merged with Tanganyika to form the present Tanzania?
(a) Zimbabwe
(b) Zaire
(c) Zanzibar
(d) Zambia
Correct Answer: C
17: Indian Airlines (New name : Indian) have redesigned their logo which is a graphic wheel. This logo has been inspired from which one of the following?
(a) Sun Temple, Konark
(b) Khajuraho Temple
(c) Hampi Temples
(d) Mamallapuram Temples
Correct Answer: A
18: In an examination, every candidate took Physics or Mathematics or both. 65.8% took Physics and 59.2% took Mathematics. The total number of candidates was 2000. How many candidates took both Physics and Mathematics ?
(a) 750
(b) 500
(c) 250
(d) 125
Correct Answer: B
19: Which of the following statements is true about Annie Besant?
(i) She was the President of Indian National Congress
(ii) She was the founder of the Asiatic Society
(iii) She was the founder of the Theosophical Society
(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (i) and (iii)
(c) (i) only
(d) (i), (ii) and (iii)
Correct Answer: B
20: With reference to the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), consider the following statements :
1. IRNSS has three satellites in geostationary and four satellites in geosynchronous orbits.
2. IRNSS covers entire India and about 5500 sq. km beyond its borders.
3. India will have its own satellite navigation system with full global coverage by the middle of 2019.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) None
Correct Answer: A