1: Who was Leander Paes's partner when he won Doubles Final in the US Open Tennis Tournament 2006 ?
(A) Mike Bryan
(B) Bob Bryan
(C) Martin Damm
(D) Max Mirnyi
Correct Answer: C
2: Cristina Kirchner succeeded her husband to become President of a South American country. Which is that country ?
(a) Chile
(b) Colombia
(c) Venezuela
(d) Argentina
Correct Answer: D
3: The planet Mercury is revolving in an elliptical orbit around the sun as shown in the given figure. The kinetic energy of mercury is greatest at the point labelled
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Correct Answer: A
4: Which one of the following does not constitute part of the Veda?
(a) Nirukta
(b) Upanishad
(c) Brahmana
(d) Samhita
Correct Answer: A
5: The Parliament can make any law for whole or any part of India for implementing international treaties
(a) with the consent of all the States
(b) with the consent of the majority of States
(c) with the consent of the States concerned
(d) without the consent of any State
Correct Answer: D
6: As per the 1991 Census, the average size of households in terms of number of persons per household in respect of the given states follows the sequence (highest first, lowest last).
(a) Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
(b) Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Gujarat, Kerala
(c) Gujarat, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
(d) Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala
Correct Answer: B
7: Consider the following statements
1. The Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Review Committee Report has recommended a debt to GDP ratio of 60% for the general (combined) government by 2023, comprising 40% for the Central Government and 20% for the State Governments.
2. The Central Government has domestic liabilities of 21% of GDP as compared to that of war of GDP of the State 2 Governments.
3. As per the Constitution of India, it is mandatory for a State to take the Central Governments consent for raising any loan if the former owes any outstanding liabilities to the latter.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: C
8: In the context of solving pollution problems, what is/are the advantage/advantages of bioremediation technique?
1. It is a technique for cleaning up pollution by enhancing the same biodegradation process that occurs in nature.
2. Any contaminant with heavy metals such as cadmium and lead can be readily and completely treated by bioremediation using microorganisms.
3. Genetic engineering can be used to create microorganisms specifically designed for bioremediation.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: C
9: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists :
List I-------List II
(Period)-------(Event)
I. 1883-------(A) Announcement of Communal Award from Whitehall
II. 1906------(B) Formation of the All-India State Peoples Conference
III. 1927-----(C) Foundation of Muslim League at Dacca
IV. 1932-----(D) First session of National Conference at Calcutta
Codes:
(a) I - D, II - C, III - A, IV - B
(b) I - C, II - D, III - A, IV - B
(c) I - D, II - C, III - B, IV - A
(d) I - C, II - D, III - B, IV - A
Correct Answer: C
10: Which one of the following is paramagnetic in nature ?
(a) Iron
(b) Hydrogen
(c) Oxygen
(d) Nitrogen
Correct Answer: C
11: The system of "Dyarchy" was first introduced by:
(a) Montague-Chelmsford Reforms
(b) Minto-Morley Reforms
(c) Government of India Act, 1935
(d) None of the above
Correct Answer: A
12: Lushai is the name given to tribal population living in:
(a) Nagaland
(b) Manipur
(c) Tripura
(d) Meghalaya
Correct Answer: C
13: Volcanic eruptions do not occur in the
(a) Baltic Sea
(b) Black Sea
(c) Caribbean Sea
(d) Caspian Sea
Correct Answer: A
14: The next pair of letters in the series AZ, CX, FU, ...... is
(a) JQ
(b) KP
(c) IR
(d) IV
Correct Answer: A
15: Match List I (Ethnic Community) with List II (Country ) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List I -- List II
(Ethnic community) -- (Country)
A. Apatani -- 1. China
B. Dayak -- 2. India
C. Dinka -- 3. Indonesia
D. Uighur -- 4. Sudan
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 2 3 4 1
(b) 3 2 4 1
(c) 2 3 1 4
(d) 3 2 1 4
Correct Answer: A
16: Consider the following statements:
1. The Earth's magnetic field has reversed every few hundred thousand years.
2. When the Earth was created more than 4000 million years ago, there was 54% oxygen and no carbon dioxide.
3. When living organisms originated, they modified the early atmosphere of the Earth.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: C
17: Which of the following terms is used to denote the heavy rocks of the lithosphere ?
(a) Substratum
(b) SIAL
(c) SIMA
(d) None of the above
Correct Answer: C
18: Consider the following ecosystems:
1. Taiga
2. Tropical evergreen
3. Tropical deciduous
4. Tundra
The correct sequence in decreasing order of the albedo values of these ecosystems is
(a) 1, 4, 3, 2
(b) 4, 1, 2, 3
(c) 4, 1, 3, 2
(d) 1, 4, 2, 3
Correct Answer: C
19: In India, Judicial Review implies
(a) the power of the Judiciary to pronounce upon the constitutionality of laws and executive orders.
(b) the power of the Judiciary to question the wisdom of the laws enacted by the Legislatures.
(c) the power of the Judiciary to review all the legislative enactments before they are assented to by the President.
(d) the power of the Judiciary to review its own judgements given earlier in similar or different cases.
Correct Answer: A
20: Laterite Soil is found in India in:
(a) Western Ghats
(b) Eastern Ghats
(c) Deccan Plateau
(d) Satpura region in Madhya Pradesh
Correct Answer: A