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[13/09 8:27 pm] Basayya M Jamalur: Objective Questions on Indian History
Indian History Questions
1. The Father of Muslim Renaissance in Bengal was—
(A) Syed Ahmad Khan
(B) Ameer Ali
(C) Nawab Abdul Latif Khan
(D) Nawab Samiullah Khan
Ans : (B)
2. Who was the founder of ‘Satya Shodhak Samaj’ ?
(A) Atmaram Pandurang
(B) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
(C) M. G. Ranade
(D) Jyotiba Phule
Ans : (D)
3. Which of the following Socioreligious Movements raised
the slogan : ‘India for Indians’ ?
(A) Prarthana Samaj
(B) Brahmo Samaj
(C) Arya Samaj
(D) Satya Shodhak Samaj
Ans : (C)
4. Who was the first President of the Indian Home Rule
League established in April 1916 ?
(A) Joseph Bapista
(B) Annie Besant
(C) N.C. Kelkar
(D) B.G. Tilak
Ans : (A)
5. Which of the following did not contribute in a major way
to the growth of a nationalist consciousness in India ?
(A) Impact of western education
(B) Consistent economic exploitation of India by the British
(C) Revivalist Movements of the 19th century
(D) World public opinion
Ans : (D)
6. The ‘Bombay Triumvirate’ consisted of all the following
except—
(A) Dadabhai Nauroji
(B) K.T. Telang
(C) Pherozeshah Mehta
(D) Badruddin Tyabji
Ans : (A)
7. The Theosophical Society was founded in the U.S.A. by—
(A) Dr. Annie Besant
(B) A. O. Hume
(C) Tilak and Gokhale
(D) Madam Blavatsky and Olcott
Ans : (D)
8. An important reason for social and religious reforms in
nineteenth century was—
(A) Scientific inventions
(B) Industrial revolution
(C) Western education and awakening
(D) Influence of Newspapers
Ans : (C)
9. Which famous social reformer wrote the books ‘Jnana
Yoga’, ‘Karma Yoga’ and ‘Raj Yoga’ ?
(A) M. G. Ranade
(B) Swami Vivekanand
(C) Ramkrishna Paramhansa
(D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Ans : (B)
10. Who was the Governor General of India when the Indian
National Congress was formed ?
(A) Lord Chelmsford
(B) Lord Dalhousie
(C) Lord Dufferin
(D) None of these
Ans : (C)
11. Which of the following did not influence the growth of
nationalist sentiments against the British rule in the first
few years of the twentieth century ?
(A) British reverses in the Boer War
(B) Italy’s defeat by Ethopia
(C) The establishment of the Kerensky Government in
Russia
(D) Japanese defeat of Russia
Ans : (C)
12. Which of the following cannot be considered a cause for
the rise of Extremism ?
(A) The reactionary policies of Lord Lytton
(B) The failure of the moderates to achieve anything
significant through their methods
(C) Serious problem of unemployment among the educated
Indians
(D) None of the above
Ans : (A)
13. Who said, ‘‘The Congress is in reality a civil war without
arms’’?
(A) W. Wedderburn
(B) W. Digby
(C) D.W. Bethune
(D) Lord Dufferin
Ans : (B)
14. Which of the following was not a method adopted by the
Extremists ?
(A) Promoting the use of Swadeshi
(B) Boycott of schools, courts and government service
(C) Burning down shops and godowns storing foreign
clothes
(D) Launching national education schemes and building the
national spirit
Ans : (C)
15. October 16, 1905, the date of partition of Bengal, was
celebrated on the suggestion of Rabindra Nath Tagore, as—
(A) Rakhi Bandhan Day
(B) Brotherhood Day
(C) Solidarity Day
(D) Black Day
Ans : (A)
16. After the Surat split, the Congress—
(A) Was temporarily disbanded
(B) Was banned by the British Government
(C) Went to the Extremists
(D) Remained under the control of the Moderates
Ans : (D)
17. The first Muslim President of Indian National Congress
was—
(A) Hakim Azmal Khan
(B) Abul Kalam Azad
(C) Rafi Ahmad Kidwai
(D) Badruddin Taiyabji
Ans : (D)
18. Who was instrumental in bringing the Extremists and
the Moderates together at Lucknow ?
(A) Gokhale
(B) Tilak
(C) Annie Besant
(D) None of these
Ans : (C)
19. In the beginning the political activities of the Muslim
League were directed against—
(A) The liberal socio-religious reformers
(B) The Hindus and the Indian National Congress
(C) The British Government
(D) The landlords and the zamindars
Ans : (B)
20. The Red Crescent Society was concerned with—
(A) Communists
(B) Getting a separate state for Muslims even through blood
shed
(C) Revolutionary activities in Punjab
(D) Providing medical help to the Turkish troops in the
Balkan War
Ans : (D)
[13/09 8:28 pm] Basayya M Jamalur: Indian History Questions
Indian History Questions
1. Which one of the following proved to be Dalhousie’s
worst political blunder ?
(A) Annexation of Punjab
(B) Occupation of lower Burma
(C) Abolition of the ‘Doctrine of Lapse’
(D) Annexation of Oudh
Ans : (D)
2. The leader of the revolt of 1857 in Bihar was—
(A) Kunwar Singh
(B) Nana Saheb
(C) Tantia Tope
(D) Mangal Pandey
Ans : (A)
3. The writer of ‘‘Indian War of Independence, 1857’’ is—
(A) R.C Majumdar
(B) V.D. Savarkar
(C) S.B. Chaudhary
(D) S.N. Sen
Ans : (B)
4. Who called the 1857 revolt ‘‘a planned war of National
Independence’’ ?
(A) Benjamin Disraeli
(B) Sir John Seeley
(C) V.D. Savarkar
(D) S.N. Sen
Ans : (C)
5. The leader of the 1857 Revolt in Delhi was—
(A) Bahadur Shah Zafar
(B) Bakht Khan
(C) Begum Zinat Mahal
(D) Khan Bahadur Khan
Ans : (A)
6. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(A) Umaji Naik—Ramosi Rising
(B) Tipu—Pagal Panthi
(C) Haji Shariat—Deobond Movement
(D) Syed Ahmad Raibarelvi—Wahabi Movement
Ans : (C)
7. Which of the following was a precursor of the 1857
revolt ?
(A) Indigo revolt
(B) Sanyasi revolt
(C) Ulgulan
(D) Pabna rising
Ans : (B)
8. The play ‘Neeldarpan’ is associated with the—
(A) Santhal Revolt
(B) Pabna Riots
(C) Indigo Revolts
(D) Champaran Satyagraha
Ans : (C)
9. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) Bhil revolt—1818–31
(B) Stara revolt—1814
(C) Kittur revolt—1824
(D) Gadkari revolt—1844
Ans : (B)
10. The tribal leader who was regarded as an incarnation of
God and father of the world was—
(A) Nanak Bhil
(B) Jagia Bhagat
(C) Birsa Munda
(D) Siddhu Santha
Ans : (C)
11. According to which famous political leader of Britain the
revolt of 1857 is described as a ‘National Rising’ ?
(A) Canning
(B) Gladstone
(C) Palmerstone
(D) Disraeli
Ans : (D)
12. Who was the founder leader of ‘Muslim Faqirs’ ?
(A) Majnun Shah
(B) Dadu Mian
(C) Tipu
(D) Chirag Ali Shah
Ans : (A)
13. Who among the following is known as the ‘father of
renaissance’ of Western India?
(A) B.M. Malabari
(B) M.G. Ranade
(C) R. G. Bhandarkar
(D) K.T. Telang
Ans : (B)
14. Who is known as the Hindu Luther of Northern India
during 19th century was ?
(A) Dayanand Saraswati
(B) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(C) Radhakant Dev
(D) Keshav Chandra Sen
Ans : (B)
15. Who inspired the young Bengal Movement in the 19th
century ?
(A) Ram Tanu Lahiri
(B) Henry Vivian Dorozev
(C) Rasik Kumar Malik
(D) Piyare Chand Mitra
Ans : (B)
16. Who is regarded as the ‘Father of Modern India’ ?
(A) M. G. Ranade
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Keshav Chandra Sen
(D) Ram Mohan Roy
Ans : (D)
17. Who is known as ‘Mother of Indian Revolution’ ?
(A) Rama Bai
(B) Bhikaji Rustam Kama
(C) Annie Besant
(D) Sarojini Naidu
Ans : (B)
18. Who was the founder of Ramkrishna Mission ?
(A) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
(B) Keshav Chandra Sen
(C) Swami Vivekanand
(D) Ram Krishna Paramhansa
Ans : (C)
19. Who established the ‘Vedanta Society’ ?
(A) Keshav Chandra Sen
(B) Devendra Nath Tagore
(C) Vivekanand
(D) Ram Mohan Roy
Ans : (C)
20. Kumaran Asan is associated with the Social
Renaissance of—
(A) Kerala
(B) Tamilnadu
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) None of the above
Ans : (A)
[13/09 8:31 pm] Basayya M Jamalur: Basic Banking Knowledge
1. What was the aim of Antyodaya Programme?
(A) Elimination of Urban Poverty
(B) Improving the standards of scheduled castes
(C) Uplifting minorities
(D) Helping the poorest among poor
Ans : (D)
2. As per the Economic Census 2005, which state of India
possesses the maximum number of enterprises ?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) West Bengal
Ans : (B)
3. Which is the ‘Great Division Year’ in the history of
population growth in India ?
(A) 1951
(B) 1991
(C) 2001
(D) 1921
Ans : (D)
4. UNCTAD XII was held on April 20-25, 2008 at—
(A) Accra (Ghana)
(B) Jeneva (Switzerland)
(C) Midrand (South Africa)
(D) Bengkok (Thailand)
Ans : (A)
5. Under Lead Bank Scheme lead banks were asked to
adopt—
(A) Village
(B) Town
(C) District
(D) State
Ans : (C)
6. Which of the following is a group of Kharif crops ?
(A) Jwar, Bajra, Rice, Cotton, Jute, Gram
(B) Wheat, Barley, Gram, Sesame
(C) Rice, Millet, Maize, Cotton
(D) Groundnut, Bajra, Barley, Gram, Sesame
Ans : (C)
7. Durgapur Steel Plant was constructed with the
assistance given by—
(A) Britain
(B) France
(C) USA
(D) Germany
Ans : (A)
8. Which measure can check inflation ?
(A) Surplus Budgeting
(B) Increase in Direct taxation
(C) Curtailment in Public expenditure
(D) All of these
Ans : (D)
9. In Human Development Report 2008 India has the HDI
ranking—
(A) 107th
(B) 126th
(C) 127th
(D) 128th
Ans : (D)
10. Under new GATT agreements, textile trade related to
Multi-Fibre Arrangement (MFA) has to be abolished within—
(A) 5 years
(B) 10 years
(C) 15 years
(D) 20 years
Ans : (B)
11. Which country is the largest wheat producing country of
the world ?
(A) India
(B) China
(C) America
(D) Switzerland
Ans : (B)
12. India Millennium Deposits are being re-paid by—
(A) State Bank of India
(B) Reserve Bank of India
(C) LIC
(D) IDBI
Ans : (A)
13. Which state had the lowest literacy rate ?
(according to 2001 census)
(A) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Bihar
(D) Haryana
Ans : (C)
14. First Export Promotion Zone (EPZ) in private sector was
established at—
(A) Kandla
(B) Vishakhapatanam
(C) Noida
(D) Surat
Ans : (D)
15. In India those farmers are called ‘Marginal Farmers’
who hold the land upto—
(A) 1 hectare
(B) 2 hectare
(C) 3 hectare
(D) 4 hectare
Ans : (A)
16. ‘Blue Revolution’ is related to—
(A) Space research
(B) Poultry
(C) Fisheries
(D) Drinking water
Ans : (C)
17. Which one of the following measures is not adopted by
RBI for controlling credit in India ?
(A) Cash Deposit Ratio
(B) Capital Adequacy Ratio
(C) Cash Reserve Ratio
(D) Statutory Liquidity Ratio
Ans : (A)
18. The operational period of 13th Finance Commission
recommendations will be—
(A) 2008–2013
(B) 2009–2012
(C) 2010–2015
(D) 2012–2017
Ans : (C)
19. India and Bangladesh has made an agreement to run
train between the two countries between—
(A) Sialdah and Dhaka
(B) Sialdah and Jaidevpur
(C) Kolkata and Dhaka
(D) Kolkata and Jaidevpur
Ans : (B)
20. Which of the following questionnaire has been used by
NSSO for estimating poverty estimates for 2004-05 ?
(A) Uniform Recall Period (URP)
(B) Mixed Recall Period (MRP)
(C) Both the above
(D) None of the above
Ans : (C)
[13/09 8:33 pm] Basayya M Jamalur: General Awareness Bank
1. Which country is the largest oil producing country of the
world ?
(A) Saudi Arabia
(B) Russia
(C) America
(D) None of these
Ans : (C)
2. Sunderrajan Committee was related to—
(A) Petroleum
(B) Energy
(C) Communication
(D) Air Transport
Ans : (A)
3. Which of the following took the decision of establishing
‘South Asian Development Fund’ ?
(A) ADB
(B) World Bank
(C) SAARC
(D) IMF
Ans : (C)
4. World Environment Day is celebrated on—
(A) June 5
(B) June 9
(C) June 11
(D) June 13
Ans : (A)
5. Which of the following committee has recommended full
rupee convertibility in capital account by 2010-11 ?
(A) Mistry Committee
(B) Tarapore Committee
(C) Narsimham Committee
(D) Rastogi Committee
Ans : (A)
6. TRIPS ‘Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights’ and
TRIMS ‘Trade Related Investment Measures’ are associated
with—
(A) Preston Proposal
(B) Dunkel Proposal
(C) Chelliah Committee
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)
7. Which is true for Finance Commission ?
(A) It is a statutory body
(B) It is constituted under article 280 of the Constitution
(C) Dr. C. Rangrajan was the Chairman of 12th Finance
Commission
(D) All of these
Ans : (D)
8. What is the projected agriculture annual growth rate for
the 11th plan period (2007- 2012) ?
(A) 3•8%
(B) 4•0%
(C) 5•0%
(D) 4•5%
Ans : (B)
9. Who is the chairman of PHDCCI ?
(A) Pramod Dev
(B) Ashok Kazaria
(C) Jagdish Kapoor
(D) Kamlesh Verma
Ans : (B)
10. What is the CRR minimum limit for a commercial bank
to be deposited with RBI ?
(A) 3%
(B) 10%
(C) 5%
(D) 6%
Ans : (A)
11. Tendulkar Committee on its alternative methodology for
calculating poverty ratio has estimated population below
the poverty line at—
(A) 37•2%
(B) 39•0%
(C) 40•2%
(D) 47•2%
Ans : (A)
12. SENSEX is related with the value of a few selected
companies. The number of companies is—
(A) 300
(B) 150
(C) 100
(D) 30
Ans : (D)
13. The official exchange rate of Indian rupee is associated
with—
(A) Pound Sterling
(B) Dollar
(C) SDR
(D) A basket of selected companies
Ans : (D)
14. As a result of Green Revolution, which foodgrains had a
reduced percentage in total foodgrains production ?
(A) Wheat
(B) Rice
(C) Cereals and Pulses
(D) None of these
Ans : (C)
15. Janakiraman Committee was constituted with the aim—
(A) To suggest measures to raise Post Office deposits
(B) To suggest reforms in banking structure
(C) To investigate the malpractices of industrial finance
(D) To investigate the security transactions of the bank
Ans : (D)
16. Which sector constitutes the maximum share in
National Income of India ?
(A) Primary
(B) Secondary
(C) Tertiary
(D) All the above have equal share
Ans : (C)
17. Corporate Tax is imposed by—
(A) State Government
(B) Local Government
(C) Central Government
(D) Both Centre and State Government
Ans : (C)
18. Which of the following states has launched a food
subsidy scheme on January 16, 2008 to sell rice at Rs. 3
per kg. to BPL families in the state ?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Bihar
(C) Chhattisgarh
(D) Rajasthan
Ans : (C)
19. Which city is known as ‘Electronic City’ ?
(A) Gurgaon
(B) Bangalore
(C) Jaipur
(D) Salem (Tamil Nadu)
Ans : (B)
20. The operational date of TRIPS agreement of WTO is—
(A) January 1, 2004
(B) January 1, 2005
(C) January 1, 2006
(D) January 1, 2007
Ans : (B)
[13/09 8:34 pm] Basayya M Jamalur: Sample Questions Bank P.O. Exam
1. ‘Pure Banking, Nothing Else’ is a slogan raised by—
(A) ICICI Bank
(B) HDFC Bank
(C) SBI
(D) UTI Bank
Ans : (C)
2. In the end of March 2009, External debt to GDP ratio in
India stood at—
(A) 22%
(B) 17•4%
(C) 17•8%
(D) 15•8%
Ans : (A)
3. Indian State having the lowest Infant Mortality Rate is—
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Goa
(C) Gujarat
(D) Kerala
Ans : (D)
4. ‘Smart Money’ is a term used for—
(A) Internet Banking
(B) Credit Card
(C) Cash with Bank
(D) Cash with Public
Ans : (B)
5. Which of the following has the maximum share in GSM
Mobile Phone Service Market ?
(A) Vodafone (earlier Hutch)
(B) Airtel
(C) BSNL
(D) Reliance
Ans : (B)
6. The main objective of TRYSEM was—
(A) To train rural youth for self employment
(B) To train urban youth for self employment
(C) Both of the above
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)
7. The establishment of IORARC (Indian Ocean Rim
Association for Regional Cooperation) was officially
declared on—
(A) March 5, 1996
(B) March 5, 1997
(C) April 1, 1997
(D) August 15, 1947
Ans : (B)
8. Inside Trading is related to—
(A) Share Market
(B) Horse racing
(C) Taxation
(D) Public Expenditure
Ans : (A)
9. The largest source of National Income in India is—
(A) Service Sector
(B) Agriculture
(C) Industrial Sector
(D) Trade Sector
Ans : (A)
10. ‘Public Sector’ means—
(A) Government ownership on commerce and trade
(B) Capitalist ownership on commerce and trade
(C) Private ownership on trade
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)
11. NABARD is—
(A) A bank
(B) A board
(C) A block
(D) A department
Ans : (A)
12. Indian Green Revolution is the most successful in—
(A) Wheat and Potato
(B) Jwar and Oil Seeds
(C) Wheat and Rice
(D) Tea and Coffee
Ans : (C)
13. The period of 11th plan in India is—
(A) 2006–11
(B) 2008–13
(C) 2007–12
(D) 2009–14
Ans : (C)
14. Economic Planning is in—
(A) Union list
(B) State list
(C) Concurrent list
(D) Not any specified list
Ans : (C)
15. Presently (from April 29, 2003) bank rate in India is—
(A) 7•0%
(B) 6•75%
(C) 6.25%
(D) 6•0%
Ans : (D)
16. Gross domestic savings as a proportion of GDP has
been improving. What is the average percentage of gross
domestic savings proposed during the 11th plan ?
(A) 26•4%
(B) 31•9%
(C) 34•8%
(D) 35•2%
Ans : (C)
17. Nuclear Security Summit-2010 was held on 12-13 April
2010 at—
(A) London
(B) Washington
(C) Singapore
(D) Beijing
Ans : (B)
18. MRTP is related to—
(A) Monopoly and trade restrictions
(B) Inflation control
(C) Transport control
(D) Foreign Exchange Regulations
Ans : (A)
19. Interest Rate Policy is a part of—
(A) Fiscal Policy
(B) Industrial Policy
(C) Monetary Policy
(D) None of these
Ans : (C)
20. The basis of determining dearness allowance to
employees in India is—
(A) National Income
(B) Consumer Price Index
(C) Standard of Living
(D) Per Capita Income
Ans : (B)
[13/09 8:35 pm] Basayya M Jamalur: Question for Bank Exam
1. VAT is imposed—
(A) Directly on consumer
(B) On final stage of production
(C) On first stage of production
(D) On all stages between production and final sale
Ans : (D)
2. The newly appointed person as Chairman of CBDT is—
(A) S. Sridhar
(B) S. S. N. Moorti
(C) Rajiv Chandrashekhar
(D) Venugopal Dhoot
Ans : (B)
3. Kutir Jyoti scheme is associated with—
(A) Promoting cottage industry in villages
(B) Promoting employment among rural unemployed youth
(C) Providing electricity to rural families living below the
poverty line
(D) All of these
Ans : (C)
4. Novelis has been acquired and merged with—
(A) Tata Steels
(B) SAIL
(C) HINDALCO
(D) Jindal Steels
Ans : (C)
5. OTCEI is—
(A) Atomic Submarine of China
(B) Economic Policy of USA
(C) An Indian Share Market
(D) A Defence Research Organisation
Ans : (C)
6. Foreign Trade Policy 2009–14 document fixes the export
target for 2010-11 as—
(A) $ 140 billion
(B) $ 175 billion
(C) $ 150 billion
(D) $ 200 billion
Ans : (D)
7. The amount of disinvestment proposed in the central
budget for 2010-11 is—
(A) Rs. 25,000 crore
(B) Rs. 40,000 crore
(C) Rs. 65,000 crore
(D) Rs.68,000 crore
Ans : (B)
8. The base year of Industrial Production Index is being
shifted from 1993-94 to—
(A) 2004-05
(B) 1999
(C) 2000-01
(D) 1999-2000
Ans : (C)
9. In main Budget proposals for 2010-11, which of the
following gives 23% contribution in revenue collection of
union government ?
(A) Income Tax
(B) Excise
(C) Corporation Tax
(D) Non-tax Revenue
Ans : (C)
10. The base year of present Consumer Price Index (CPI)
for Urban Non-Manual Employees (CPI—UNME) is—
(A) 1980-81
(B) 1981-82
(C) 1982-83
(D) 1984-85
Ans : (D)
11. CAPART is related with—
(A) Assisting and evaluating rural welfare programmes
(B) Computer hardware
(C) Consultant service of export promotion
(D) Controlling pollution in big industries
Ans : (A)
12. Note issuing deptt. of RBI should always possess the
minimum gold stock of worth—
(A) Rs. 85 crore
(B) Rs. 115 crore
(C) Rs. 200 crore
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)
13. Which of the following does not grant any tax rebate ?
(A) National Saving Certificate
(B) Indira Vikas Patra
(C) National Saving Scheme
(D) Public Providend Fund
Ans : (B)
14. Ad hoc Treasury Bill System of meeting budget deficit in
India was abolished on—
(A) 31 March, 1997
(B) 31 March, 1996
(C) 1 April, 1992
(D) 1 April, 1995
Ans : (A)
15. SEBI was established in—
(A) 1993
(B) 1992
(C) 1988
(D) 1990
Ans : (C)
16. The working of SEBI includes—
(A) To regulate the dealings of share market
(B) To check the foul dealings in share market
(C) To control the inside trading of shares
(D) All of these
Ans : (D)
17. The ‘Ad hoc Treasury Bill System’ of meeting budget
deficit in India was replaced by ‘Ways and Means Advances
System’ which has come into force on—
(A) March 31, 1997
(B) April 1, 1996
(C) April 1, 1997
(D) None of these
Ans : (C)
18. Fiscal deficit as a percentage of GDP was 4•0% in
2004-05 which increased in 2010-11 (Budget Estimates) to
—
(A) 5•0%
(B) 5•1%
(C) 5•5%
(D) 6•0%
Ans : (C)
19. Which is the first Export Processing Zone declared as
Free Trade Zone in India ?
(A) Kandla
(B) Noida
(C) Santacruz
(D) Falta
Ans : (C)
20. Which statement of the following is true for IMF ?
(A) It is not an agency of UNO
(B) It can grant loan to any country of the world
(C) It can grant loan to state Govt. of a country
(D) It grants loan only to member nations
Ans : (D)
[13/09 8:38 pm] Basayya M Jamalur: Directions—(Q. 11–13) Which of the following is most
similar in meaning to the word given in bold as used in the
passage ?
11. Discover
(A) Invent
(B) Explore
(C) Locate
(D) Realize
(E) Research
Ans : (D)
12. Struck
(A) Reached
(B) Impacted
(C) Slapped
(D) Attacked
(E) Occurred
Ans : (A)
13. Top
(A) Height
(B) Lid
(C) Finest
(D) Upper
(E) Maximum
Ans : (B)
Directions—(Q. 14–15) Which of the following is most
opposite in meaning to the word given in bold as used in
the passage ?
14. Dark
(A) Bright
(B) Cheerful
(C) Shadow
(D) Fair
(E) Shining
Ans : (A)
15. Free
(A) Occupied
(B) Paid
(C) Captured
(D) Busy
(E) Dependent
Ans : (B)
Directions—(Q. 16–25) Read each sentence to find out
whether there is any grammatical mistake/error in it. The
error if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the
letter of the part with error as your answer. If there is no
error, mark (E).
16. In order to (A) / attract tourists many (B) / hotels have
been offered (C) / attractive deals and discounts. (D) No
error (E)
Ans : (C)
17. The Board is likely (A) / to take its time (B) / to examine
the facts (C) / before giving their decision. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (D)
18. How can we open (A) / these branches on time (B) / if
we have not (C) / yet obtained the licences ? (D) No error
(E)
Ans : (C)
19. One of the disadvantage (A) / of fixed deposit schemes
(B) / is that banks offer (C) / low rates of interest. (D) No
error (E)
Ans : (A)
20. According to experts, it is (A) / necessarily for you to
save (B) / and invest at least twenty-five (C) / percent of
your monthly income. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (B)
21. The manager has not (A) / yet replied to the (B) /
customer letter asking (C) / about her loan application. (D)
No error (E)
Ans : (C)
22. While the formation of RBI (A) / was approved in March,
1934 (B) / it was inaugurated (C) / only in April 1, 1935. (D)
No error (E)
Ans : (D)
23. The Insurance Regulatory Development Authority has
(A) / asked all insurance (B) / companies submitting their
(C) / balance sheets by June. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (C)
24. Arun’s father has been ill (A) / since last year and Arun
(B) / has spend his entire (C) / savings on his treatment. (D)
No error (E)
Ans : (C)
25. There are a large number (A) / of Chinese workers
which (B) / are employed by (C) / software companies in
India. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (B)
Directions—(Q. 26–30) In each question below a sentence
with four words printed in bold type is given. These are
lettered as (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these four words
printed in bold may be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate
in the context of the sentence. Find out the word which is
wrongly spelt or inappropriate if any. The letter of that word
is your answer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly
spelt and also appropriate in the context of the sentence,
mark (E) i.e., ‘All correct’ as your answer.
26. There are few (A) differents (B) between (C) these two
marketing proposals. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (B)
27. Most (A) banks have been hiring (B) staff for their
corporate (C) banking divisions. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (B)
28. The interest rate for postal deposits is fixed (A) by the
government and usually (B) remains (C) stable. (D) All
correct (E)
Ans : (D)
29. Companies (A) will benefit (B) if the Finance Ministry
decides to lesser (C) taxes in this budget. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (C)
30. Compare (A) to private (B) banks, we have a larger (C)
network (D) of branches in North India. All correct (E)
Ans : (A)
Directions—(Q. 31–40) In the following passage there are
blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers
are printed below the passage and against each, five words
are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately.
Find out the appropriate word in each case.
A poor man was once travelling through the desert. Feeling
thirsty and tired, he began to …( 31 )… for water. At last
finding a stream, he …( 32 )… to his knees and drank the
water which …( 33 )… very sweet. He filled up his bottle …( 34 )
… continued on. After several days journey, he …( 35 )… the
palace and got an opportunity to …( 36 )… the King. As a
mark of …( 37 )… he presented the King with the bottle …( 38 )
… water. The King tasted the water, and …( 39 )… rewarded
the man. All the courtiers …( 40 )… to taste the water but the
King refused. When the man had left overjoyed, the king
explained why he had acted so strangely. “After such a long
journey, the water was foul tasting. I could not risk anyone
showing, his disgust for a gift which was so sincerely given!
For this reason alone I reserved the tasting of the water for
myself.”
31. (A) desire
(B) pursue
(C) need
(D) obtain
(E) search
Ans : (E)
32. (A) fell
(B) drop
(C) jumped
(D) leaped
(E) sat
Ans : (D)
33. (A) looked
(B) tasted
(C) flavour
(D) became
(E) sample
Ans : (B)
34. (A) before
(B) soon
(C) and
(D) that
(E) however
Ans : (C)
35. (A) came
(B) reached
(C) built
(D) seen
(E) arrived
Ans : (B)
36. (A) meet
(B) receive
(C) homage
(D) acquaint
(E) welcome
Ans : (A)
37. (A) rebuke
(B) regards
(C) regret
(D) respect
(E) reverend
Ans : (D)
38. (A) had
(B) of
(C) filled
(D) contained
(E) full
Ans : (B)
39. (A) foolishly
(B) hasty
(C) similarly
(D) selfishly
(E) generously
Ans : (E)
40. (A) began
(B) hoping
(C) begged
(D) anxious
(E) wish
Ans : (C)
[13/09 8:39 pm] Basayya M Jamalur: Directions—(Q. 11–13) Choose the word which is MOST
SIMILAR in MEANING to the word printed in bold as used in
the passage.
11. Ideals
(A) Models
(B) Visions
(C) Perfection
(D) Paradigms
(E) Values
Ans : (D)
12. Embraced
(A) Clinched
(B) Adopted
(C) Seized
(D) Hugged
(E) Encompassed
Ans : (B)
13. Attracts
(A) Appeals
(B) Encourages
(C) Captives
(D) Fascinates
(E) Pleases
Ans : (B)
Directions—(Q. 14-15) Choose the word which is MOST
OPPOSITE in MEANING to the word printed in bold as used
in the passage.
14. Enlightened
(A) Illiterate
(B) Inept
(C) Ignorant
(D) Illogical
(E) Immature
Ans : (C)
15. Heedless
(A) Prudent
(B) Obedient
(C) Observable
(D) Noticeable
(E) Wary
Ans : (A)
Directions—(Q. 16–20) Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C)
and (D) given below should replace the phrase given in bold
in the following sentence to make the sentence meaningful
and grammatically correct. If the sentence is correct as it is
and No correction is required, mark (E) as the answer.
16. This decision by the government making it easier for
companies to attract talent from abroad.
(A) make easier
(B) has made easy
(C) will make it easy
(D) make it easier
(E) No correction required
Ans : (C)
17. We are currently facing an economic downturn and
even a slight increase in demand will benefit to ourselves.
(A) has benefited ourselves
(B) will benefit from us
(C) we will benefit
(D) will be beneficial to us
(E) No correction required
Ans : (D)
18. Not like that the matter is going to be resolved in one
meeting as the issue is quite complicated.
(A) mostly unlikely
(B) very unlike that
(C) unlikely how
(D) it is unlikely that
(E) No correction required
Ans : (D)
19. The next two months are going to be very hectic as
there is more six projects have been scheduled.
(A) with six more
(B) as more than six
(C) still there are six other
(D) because there are still six
(E) No correction required
Ans : (B)
20. The workshop was jointly held by the two colleges to
create awareness about various careers—
(A) has jointly held in
(B) will be joint holding
(C) was a joint holding for
(D) is been jointly held with
(E) No correction required
Ans : (E)
Directions—(Q. 21–25) Rearrange the following six
sentences 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 in the proper sequence to form
a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given
below them—
1. With all the bid information being available and tracked
online, corruption has been consid erably reduced.
2. Today, most i.e., over ninety-five percent households in
the city enjoy a broadband connection.
3. All city contracts are now bid for online.
4. Over twenty years ago the city government, central
government and the private sector made a concerted effort
to shift the economy to include IT.
5. As our cities continue to expand and become more
complex, such a system will make governance more
manageable.
6. This level of connectedness has changed not only the
city’s economy but also how it is governed and how
business is conducted.
21. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence
after rearrangement ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5
Ans : (D)
22. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence
after rearrangement ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 6
Ans : (B)
23. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence
after rearrangement ?
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5
(E) 6
Ans : (E)
24. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence
after rearrangement ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5
Ans : (A)
25. Which of the following should be the LAST (SIXTH)
sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5
(E) 6
Ans : (E)
Directions—(Q. 26–35) Read each sentence to find out
whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in
it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The
letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the
answer is (E). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)
26. Some genuine issues exist (A) / with the newly adopted
(B) / system and needs to (C) / be examined seriously. (D)
No Error (E)
Ans : (C)
27. Whether or not to confront (A) / them about their role
(B) / in the matter is a decision (C) / which is yet to take.
(D) No Error (E)
Ans : (D)
28. The government is still in the (A) / process of finalised
new policy (B) / guidelines for the allocation of land (C) / to
private sector organisations. (D) No Error (E)
Ans : (B)
29. According to government estimates (A) / at least four
million tonnes of sugar (B) / will have to be imported (C) /
this year because of a poor monsoon. (D) No Error (E)
Ans : (D)
30. In our experience people usually (A) / value things that
they have to (B) / pay off more than those that (C) / they
receive free of cost. (D) No Error (E)
Ans : (C)
31. At present China is the (A) / world’s leader
manufacturer (B) / of environment friendly products (C) /
such as electric cars and bicycles. (D) No Error (E)
Ans : (B)
32. Over eighty per cent from us (A) / feel that if we had
taken (B) / some corrective measures earlier (C) / the crisis
could have been averted. (D) No Error (E)
Ans : (A)
33. The manager of that city branch (A) / cannot handle it
with the help of (B) / only two personnel as (C) /business
has increased substantially. (D) No Error (E)
Ans : (C)
34. With the literacy rates in this (A) / region as low as ten
per cent (B) / we need to encourage the (C) / local people to
build schools. (D) No Error (E)
Ans : (B)
35. While providing such facilities (A) / online makes it
convenient (B) / and easily accessible for customers, (C) /
we face several challenges. (D) No Error (E)
Ans : (C)
Directions—(Q. 36–40) In each question below a sentence
with four words printed in bold type is given. These are
lettered as (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these four words
printed in bold may be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate
in the context of the sentence. Find out the word which is
wrongly spelt or inappropriate, if any. The letter of that
word is your answer. If all the words printed in bold are
correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context of the
sentence, mark (E) i.e., ‘All correct’ as your answer.
36. The bank’s fluctuating (A) performance over the prior
(B) year has been a major (C) cause (D) for concern. All
correct (E)
Ans : (B)
37. An economy relies (A) on its access (B) to dependable
(C) and affordable (D) sources of energy. All correct (E)
Ans : (E)
38. Researchers have used data prevalent (A) to
manufacturing companies to illustrate (B) the harmful (C)
impacts (D) of techonology on the environement. All correct
(E)
Ans : (D)
39. Such a situation (A) is neither feasable (B) nor desirable
(C) in a democratic country like ours. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (B)
40. The gradual (A) withdrawal (B) of such safety (C)
mechanisims (D) will affect small and medium industries
the most. All correct (E)
Ans : (D)
Directions—(Q. 41–50) In the following passage there are
blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers
are printed below the passage and against each, five words
are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately.
Find out the appropriate word in each case.
The world’s climate has always changed and species have
evolved accordingly to survive it. The surprising fact about
the …( 41 )… between evolution and global warming …( 42 )…
that it is not linear. …( 43 )… temperatures alone are not …
(44 )… of evolution. Evolution is also the …( 45 )… of seasonal
changes. As the
environment …( 46 )… those species which don’t adapt …( 47 )
… to exist. But the sheer …( 48 )… of manmade
climate change today is …( 49 )…. ‘Bad things are happening’
and by one …( 50 )… global warming could threaten upto one-
third of the world’s species, if left unchecked. In fact a lot
of the species which will be able to survive are the ones we
con sider pests like insects and weeds.
41. (A) difference
(B) similarity
(C) argument
(D) relationship
(E) alliance
Ans : (D)
42. (A) being
(B) seems
(C) mainly
(D) besides
(E) is
Ans : (E)
43. (A) however
(B) mounted
(C) rising
(D) elevating
(E) inclining
Ans : (A)
44. (A) means
(B) triggers
(C) responses
(D) threats
(E) stimulus
Ans : (A)
45. (A) result
(B) precursor
(C) resistance
(D) cause
(E) provocation
Ans : (A)
46. (A) conserves
(B) stifles
(C) predicts
(D) changes
(E) emerges
Ans : (B)
47. (A) continue
(B) halt
(C) cease
(D) terminate
(E) discontinue
Ans : (C)
48. (A) luck
(B) value
(C) collapse
(D) pace
(E) attention
Ans : (D)
49. (A) threatened
(B) pursued
(C) unprecedented
(D) record
(E) debated
Ans : (C)
50. (A) forecast
(B) chance
(C) pattern
(D) occasion
(E) imagination
Ans : (A)
[13/09 8:42 pm] Basayya M Jamalur: Directions—(Q. 11–15) Choose the correct alternatives to
fill in the blanks in the following sentences—
11. A …… soldier fights for the sake of money.
(A) materialistic
(B) pioneer
(C) veteran
(D) mercenary
Ans : (D)
12. The road to Hell is …… with good intentions.
(A) decorated
(B) engraved
(C) paved
(D) crowded
Ans : (C)
13. Laws grind the …… and rich man rule the law.
(A) criminals
(B) poor
(C) innocents
(D) destitute
Ans : (B)
14. It is not possible for everyone to …… an elephant.
(A) keep up
(B) keep up with
(C) keep in
(D) keep on
Ans : (A)
15. Our college building has a good …….
(A) sight
(B) site
(C) cite
(D) side
Ans : (B)
16. Shakespeare is indebted to one of the following sources
for the subject matter of his some plays. Choose the right
one from the following—
(A) The Arabian Nights
(B) Holinshed's Chronicle
(C) Bewoulf
(D) The Arthurian Legends
Ans : (B)
17. One of the following poets was nicknamed ‘The Lady of
Christ's’ by his fellow undergraduates. Spot the correct
name of the poet—
(A) Milton
(B) Spenser
(C) Shakespeare
(D) Marlowe
Ans : (A)
18. ‘When the assault was intended to the city’ is a sonnet
written by—
(A) Milton
(B) Wordsworth
(C) Shakespeare
(D) Spenser
Ans : (A)
19. Which play of Shakespeare portrays the character of
Malvolio ?
(A) Love's Labour Lost
(B) Twelfth Night
(C) Hamlet
(D) As You Like It
Ans : (B)
20. ‘On the Morning of Christ's Nativity’ is a—
(A) Sonnet
(B) Ode
(C) Masque
(D) Pastoral Elegy
Ans : (A)
21. Which, of the following, is a work of Milton ?
(A) Novum Organum
(B) De Doctrina Christana
(C) Endymion
(D) Prothalmion
Ans : (A)
22. What figure of speech has been used in the following
line ? ‘Rascals and rogues ran a race round and round the
rugged rock.’
(A) Hyperbole
(B) Alliteration
(C) Onomatopoeia
(D) Apostrophe
Ans : (B)
23. Choose the correct word to complete the given proverb
—
‘Barking dogs …… bite.’
(A) Sometimes
(B) Seldom
(C) Always
(D) Never
Ans : (B)
24. What is the antonym of ‘Manly’ ?
(A) Feminine
(B) Effeminate
(C) Masculine
(D) Strong
Ans : (B)
25. What figure of speech has been used in the following
line ?
‘Frailty, thy name is woman !’
(A) Metaphor
(B) Personification
(C) Apostrophe
(D) Simile
Ans : (B)
26. ‘Venus and Adonis’ is a poetic composition of a poet
who was a dramatist also—
(A) Shakespeare
(B) Milton
(C) Marlowe
(D) Dryden
Ans : (A)
27. ‘For a handful of silver, he left us.’ This line of Browning
has a reference to—
(A) Shakespeare
(B) Wordsworth
(C) Tennyson
(D) Dryden
Ans : (B)
28. ‘A Bend in the Ganges’ is a work of—
(A) Anita Desai
(B) Amitav Ghose
(C) Manohar Malgonkar
(D) M.R. Anand
Ans : (C)
29. Pick out the right option which expresses the meaning
of word ‘Invaluable’ ?
(A) Valueless
(B) Priceless
(C) Useless
(D) Cheap
Ans : (B)
30. The following sentence has a blank space and four
words given after the sentence. Select whichever word you
consider most appropriate for the blank space ?
‘The doctor said that a small daily …… of the new drug
would soon cure him.’
(A) tablet
(B) pill
(C) dose
(D) quantity
Ans : (C)
31. Correct form of the sentence ‘I have often found him
negligent …… his work.’ is—
(A) I have often found him negligent in his work
(B) I have often found him negligent of his work
(C) I have often found him negligent to his work
(D) I have often found him negligent with his work
Ans : (B)
32. During his visit to France, Wordsworth fell in love with a
girl named—
(A) Catherine
(B) Mary Hutchinson
(C) Annette Vallon
(D) Simon Lee
Ans : (C)
33. ‘The fall of……in 1453 marks the beginning of
Renaissance in Europe.’
Choose the correct alternative to fill in the blank in the
above sentence—
(A) Bastille
(B) The Roman Empire
(C) The Spanish Armada
(D) Constantinople
Ans : (D)
34. Who wrote the following about Shakespeare ?
‘Others abide our question, thou art free.’
(A) T.S. Eliot
(B) Arnold
(C) Blake
(D) Wordsworth
Ans : (B)
35. The figure of speech in which the sound suggests the
sense or meaning is known as—
(A) Alliteration
(B) Onomatopoeia
(C) Oxymoron
(D) Transferred Epithet
Ans : (B)
36. Punctuate the following sentence—
“She called out angrily so you have been hitting makhan
again phatik answered indignantly no I have not who told
you that’ Find out the correct option—
(A) She called out angrily, so you have been hitting Makhan
again. Phatik answered indignantly. ‘No, I have not. who
told you that’.
(B) She called out angrily, ‘So you have been hitting Makhan
again.’ Phatik answered indignantly. ‘No, I haven't. who told
you that’.
(C) She called out angrily. ‘So you have been hitting
Makhan again ?’ Phatik answered indignantly, ‘No, I
haven't. Who told you that ?’
(D) She called out angrily, ‘So you have been hitting
Makhan ?’ Again Pharik answered indignantly. ‘No, I
haven't. Who told you that ?’
Ans : (C)
37. Select the word with its correct spelling—
(A) Vaccum
(B) Vaccume
(C) Vaccuum
(D) Vacuum
Ans : (D)
38. Who calls Milton ‘God-gifted organ-voice of England’ ?
(A) Arnold
(B) Wordsworth
(C) Gray
(D) Tennyson
Ans : (D)
39. Name the critic who remarks ‘Justice (1910) is a
commentary upon the prison administration of that
period.’ ?
(A) Coats
(B) A.C. Ward
(C) A. Nicoll
(D) Skemp
Ans : (A)
40. What does the idiom (the) pros and cons mean ?
(A) Changes of life
(B) The arguments urged for and against a thing
(C) Irregularly
(D) Repeatedly
Ans : (B)
41. Select from the following the correct meaning of the
word ‘Nostalgia’—
(A) A fatal disease
(B) Longing for things that are past
(C) An allegorical story
(D) A state of excessive fear and anxiety
Ans : (B)
42. Choose the correct animal cry to complete the sentence
—
‘Dogs bark, lions roar but frogs….’
(A) coo
(B) bleat
(C) croak
(D) cluck
Ans : (C)
43. A figure of speech in which a qualifying adjective is
sometimes transferred from a person to a thing or from one
word to another, to which it does not strictly belong, is
called—
(A) Metonymy
(B) Transferred Epithet
(C) Apostrophe
(D) Personification
Ans : (B)
44. Find out the mis-spelt word—
(A) accompaniment
(B) explaination
(C) superstitious
(D) miscellaneous
Ans : (B)
45. Choose the correct spelling of the word—
(A) restaurant
(B) restuarant
(C) resteurant
(D) restorant
Ans : (A)
46. Which, of the following words, means ‘a place where the
birds are kept’ ?
(A) Aquarium
(B) Zoo
(C) Amnesty
(D) Aviary
Ans : (D)
47. Which of the following plays is not written by
Galsworthy ?
(A) The Silver Box
(B) Joy
(C) Weavers
(D) A Doll's House
Ans : (D)
48. ‘Every great poet is a teacher’ are the words of—
(A) Shelley
(B) Keats
(C) Byron
(D) Wordsworth
Ans : (A)
49. The Restoration period was influenced by—
(A) French dramatists
(B) The dramatists of England
(C) Italian dramatists
(D) Greek dramatists
Ans : (A)
50. Punctuate the following lines—
“as caeser loved me i weep for him as he was fortunate i
rejoice at it as he was valiant i honour him but as he was
ambitious I slew him’
Find out the correct one—
(A) As Caeser loved me I weep for him, as he was fortunate
I rejoice at it, as he was valiant I honour him but as he was
ambitious I slew him
(B) As Caeser loved me, I weep for him. As he was
fortunate. I rejoice at it. As he was valiant, I honour him but
as he was ambitious, I slew him
(C) As Caeser loved me, I weep for him; as he was
fortunate, I rejoice at it; as he was valiant, I honour him but
—as he was ambitious, I slew him
(D) As Casear loved me I weep for him; as he was fortunate
I rejoice at it; as he was valiant I honour him but as he was
ambitious I slew him
Ans : (C)
51. Find out the figure of speech in the following lines—
‘Is this the face that launched a thousand ships.
And burned the topless towers of Illium ?’
(A) Personification
(B) Hyperbole
(C) Metaphor
(D) Oxymoron
Ans : (B)
52. The first Indian author to win the prestigious Pulitzer
Prize in the U.S.A. was—
(A) Anita Desai
(B) Jhumpa Lahiri
(C) Vikram Seth
(D) Khushwant Singh
Ans : (B)
53. What is the antonym of ‘consent’ ?
(A) descent
(B) dissent
(C) decent
(D) assent
Ans : (B)
54. Select the right meaning of the word ‘Aristocracy’ from
the following—
(A) Government by the rich
(B) Government by the nobles
(C) Government by the officials
(D) Rule by mob
Ans : (B)
55. Select, from the following, the name of the author on
whose grave the words he chose himself are carved—
‘Here is one whose name is writ in water.’
(A) Keats
(B) Byron
(C) Milton
(D) Swinburne
Ans : (A)
Directions—(Q. 56–65) Read each of the following
sentences to trace the parts which are incorrect
grammatically. The alphabet of the part is to be mentioned
as the answer—
56. The father as well as (A) / the sons were (B) / involved
in the murder. (C) No error (D)
Ans : (B)
57. He could not give cattle (A) / green fodder today
because (B) / he has broken his right hand a week ago. (C)
No error (D)
Ans : (C)
58. What to talk of charity (A) / you do not practise (B) /
even ordinary humanity. (C) No error (D)
Ans : (A)
59. I am very thirsty (A) / give me little water (B) / to drink.
(C) No error (D)
Ans : (B)
60. You and your wife (A) / appear to have seen (B) / much
more happier days. (C) No error (D)
Ans : (C)
61. Nobody was prepared (A) / to give up their seat (B) / to
the old man bending on a stick. (C) No error (D)
Ans : (B)
62. The price of this car (A) / is higher than (B) / your new
car. (C) No error (D)
Ans : (C)
63. No sooner the bell rang (A) / than all students ran out
(B) / of their classes helter-skelter. (C) No error (D)
Ans : (A)
64. The Principal, along with teachers, (A) / were invited (B)
/ on the occasion. (C) No error (D)
Ans : (B)
65. Suresh asked Akbar (A) / when could he (B) / reach
Kanpur. (C) No error (D)
Ans : (B)
66. ‘Docile’ means—
(A) vague
(B) gentle
(C) stupid
(D) stubborn
Ans : (B)
67. ‘Enigmatic’ is—
(A) displeased
(B) puzzling
(C) learned
(D) short-sighted
Ans : (B)
68. ‘Alleviation’ is the antonym of—
(A) lessening
(B) magnification
(C) aggravation
(D) exaggeration
Ans : (C)
69. ‘Deviate’ is the antonym of—
(A) obliviate
(B) break
(C) concentrate
(D) follow
Ans : (C)
70. ‘Inevitable’ bears the opposite meaning of—
(A) unavoidable
(B) eatable
(C) uncertain
(D) mutilated
Ans : (C)
Directions—(Q. 71–75) Choose the most appropriate
proposition—
71. A good judge never jumps …… the conclusion.
(A) at
(B) for
(C) to
(D) on
Ans : (A)
72. Such remarks are certainly derogatory …… your
reputation.
(A) for
(B) to
(C) with
(D) of
Ans : (B)
73. Minority aspirations cannot forever be kept in check ……
the gun.
(A) by
(B) through
(C) with
(D) from
Ans : (A)
74. The Sarpanch turned……the proposal without thinking
properly.
(A) in
(B) out
(C) up
(D) down
Ans : (D)
75. His story seems to be devoid …… truth.
(A) from
(B) of
(C) to
(D) in
Ans : (B)
76. Tick the correct sentence—
(A) Neither Ram or Shyam has done it
(B) Either Ram nor Shyam has done it
(C) Both Ram and Shyam has done it
(D) Neither Ram nor Shyam has done it
Ans : (D)
77. Find out the correctly spelt word—
(A) consumpshion
(B) conjumption
(C) consumption
(D) conjumpshan
Ans : (C)
78. Find out the correctly spelt word—
(A) aroplane
(B) aroplain
(C) aeroplain
(D) aeroplane
Ans : (D)
79. The sonnet is a poem of—
(A) ten lines
(B) twelve lines
(C) fourteen lines
(D) sixteen lines
Ans : (C)
80. Classical tragedy was a form of—
(A) drama
(B) novel
(C) prose
(D) poetry
Ans : (A)
81. Elegy began to be so called because—
(A) it was written in the elegiac measure
(B) it was a poem of sorrow
(C) it was written by writers of elegies
(D) some expert critics named it so
Ans : (A)
82. The novel is—
(A) one of the earliest forms of writing
(B) one of the latest forms of writing
(C) one of the discarded forms of writing
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)
83. In which play do the following lines occur ?
“Neither a borrower nor a lender be—
For loan oft loses both itself and friend.
And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.”
(A) Macbeth
(B) The Merchant of Venice
(C) Hamlet
(D) King Lear
Ans : (C)
84. Choose the correct name of the play (from those given)
from which the following lines have been taken—
“We are such stuff As dreams are made on, and our little
life Is rounded with a sleep.”
(A) The Tempest
(B) Othello
(C) Macbeth
(D) Cariolanus
Ans : (A)
85. Who has said it ?
“One impulse from a vernal wood May teach us more of
man.
Of moral evil and of good Than all the sages can.”
(A) Shakespeare
(B) Milton
(C) Galsworthy
(D) Wordsworth
Ans : (D)
86. From which book has it been taken ?
“To be weak is miserable Doing or suffering ?”
(A) The Tempest
(B) Paradise Regained
(C) The Prelude
(D) Paradise Lost
Ans : (D)
87. One of the following works of Milton is a prose work.
Mention that—
(A) Lycidas
(B) Paradise Regained
(C) Paradise Lost
(D) Areopagitica
Ans : (D)
88. Shakespeare—
(A) was a great scholar of Latin
(B) knew a lot of Greek
(C) had a great command over English
(D) knew little Latin and less Greek
Ans : (C)
89. The first play by John Galsworthy was—
(A) Justice
(B) Loyalties
(C) The Skin Game
(D) The Silver Box
Ans : (D)
90. Which of the following plays does not belong to the
group of four great tragedies of Shakespeare ?
(A) King Lear
(B) Hamlet
(C) Othello
(D) Twelfth Night
Ans : (D)
91. Shakespeare's play Hamlet is influenced by—
(A) Marlowe
(B) Kyd
(C) Peele
(D) Nashe
Ans : (A)
92. The name of Prospero's daughter in The Tempest is—
(A) Desdemona
(B) Cordelia
(C) Miranda
(D) Olivia
Ans : (C)
93. The dominating passion of Macbeth is—
(A) jealousy
(B) greed
(C) revenge
(D) ambition
Ans : (D)
94. In Twelfth Night Olivia is over head and ears in love with
—
(A) Malvolio
(B) Duke Orsino
(C) the clown
(D) Viola disguised as Cesario
Ans : (D)
95. Shylock is a character in—
(A) As You Like It
(B) The Merchant of Venice
(C) Twelfth Night
(D) Measure for Measure
Ans : (B)
96. Milton's Paradise Lost—
(A) has no trace of personal element
(B) is notable for its autobiographical passages
(C) is quite objective
(D) has none of the above qualities
Ans : (B)
97. Who is the hero of Paradise Lost ?
(A) God
(B) Satan
(C) Adam
(D) None of them
Ans : (B)
98. The statement, “Others abide our question, thou art
free” refers to—
(A) John Milton
(B) Edmund Spenser
(C) Christopher Marlowe
(D) Shakespeare
Ans : (D)
99. Everyman is—
(A) an interlude
(B) a comedy
(C) a tragicomedy
(D) a morality play
Ans : (B)
100. A Dramatic Monologue is—
(A) a short play
(B) a poem
(C) a novel
(D) a prose story
Ans : (A)
101. What do we call a piece of writing that is an imitation
of an action that is serious and complete ?
(A) A comedy
(B) A tragi-comedy
(C) A tragedy
(D) None of these
Ans : (C)
102. Shakespeare has mostly used in his plays—
(A) heroic couplet
(B) blank verse
(C) free verse
(D) Spenserian stanza
Ans : (B)
103. “They also serve who only stand and wait.” This line
occurs in—
(A) Lycidas
(B) Comus
(C) Paradise Lost
(D) On His Blindness
Ans : (D)
104. Name the poem from which the following words have
been quoted—
The gods approve The depth, and not the tumult of the soul.
(A) The World Is To Much With Us
(B) The Tables Turned
(C) Ode to Duty
(D) Laodamia
Ans : (D)
105. In which play of Galsworthy do we have William
Falder ?
(A) Loyalties
(B) The Silver Box
(C) Justice
(D) Strife
Ans : (C)
106. Shakespeare is—
(A) a Renaissance playwright
(B) a Restoration playwright
(C) a Twentieth Century playwright
(D) a Classcial playwright
Ans : (A)
107. Galsworthy belonged to—
(A) the sixteenth century
(B) the seventeenth century
(C) the twentieth century
(D) the nineteenth century
Ans : (C)
108. Who said it ?
How poor are they that have not patience, What wound did
ever heal but by degrees ?
(A) Othello
(B) Cassio
(C) Iago
(D) Desdemona
Ans : (B)
109. Shakespeare wrote—
(A) 154 sonnets
(B) 145 sonnets
(C) 451 sonnets
(D) 26 sonnets
Ans : (A)
110. Milton's Paradise Lost has been praised for its—
(A) lightness of touch
(B) grand style
(C) its satirical tone
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)
111. Paradise Lost has been divided into …… Books.
(A) ten
(B) nine
(C) eleven
(D) twelve
Ans : (D)
112. Cordelia came to help her father because—
(A) he had given her the lion's share of his kingdom
(B) he had deprived her of her share in the kingdom
(C) out of her genuine love for him
(D) she hated her elder sisters
Ans : (C)
113. Allusion is—
(A) a synonym of reference
(B) a synonym of poetry
(C) an indirect or passing reference to some event, person,
place or artistic work
(D) None of these
Ans : (C)
114. A ballad—
(A) is a short epic
(B) is a song sung by ballet dancers
(C) is a folk song or orally transmitted poem dealing with a
popular story
(D) is a short novel
Ans : (C)
115. Denouement is related to—
(A) an essay
(B) a play
(C) a lyric
(D) an elegy
Ans : (B)
116. An eclogue is—
(A) a long poem
(B) a short poem
(C) a pastoral poem
(D) a short dialogue
Ans : (C)
117. Galsworthy's tragedies are called—
(A) tragi-comedies
(B) heroic tragedies
(C) social tragedies
(D) classical tragedies
Ans : (C)
118. Samson Agonistes by Milton—
(A) is a play
(B) is a long poem
(C) is a masque
(D) a long treatise
Ans : (A)
119. Ben Jonson's name is associated with—
(A) Sentimental comedy
(B) Romantic comedy
(C) comedy of Manners
(D) comedy of Humours
Ans : (D)
120. Congreve tried his hand at—
(A) romantic comedies
(B) comedies of humours
(C) comedies of manners
(D) farces
Ans : (C)
121. Who has been termed as a motiveless malignity ?
(A) Macbeth
(B) Othello
(C) Iago
(D) Polonlus
Ans : (C)
122. Caliban—
(A) is the hero of the play The Tempest
(B) married prospero's daughter in The Tempest
(C) killed Prospero in The Tempest
(D) is the villain in The Tempest
Ans : (D)
123. Ophelia is the beloved of—
(A) Macbeth
(B) Hamlet
(C) Othello
(D) Romeo
Ans : (B)
124. Simile is—
(A) a part of speech
(B) a figure of speech
(C) a technical device used by old poets
(D) a sister of Emily Dickinson
Ans : (B)
125. John Galsworthy was awarded the Nobel Prize for
literature in—
(A) 1912
(B) 1922
(C) 1932
(D) 1942
Ans : (C)
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Indian History Objective Questions
1. The statue of Gomateshwara at Sravanabelagola was
built by—
(A) Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Kharvela
(C) Amoghavarsha
(D) Chamundaraya
Ans : (D)
2. ‘Live well, as long as you live. Live well even by
borrowings, for once cremated, there is no return’. The
rejection of after life is an aphorism of the—
(A) Kapalika sect
(B) Sunyavada of Nagarjun
(C) Ajivikas
(D) Charvakas
Ans : (D)
3. Which one of the following usages was a post-Vedic
development ?
(A) Dharma-Artha-Kama-Moksha
(B) Brahmana-Kshatriya-Vaishya-Shudra
(C) Brahmacharya-Grihasthashrama-Vanaprastha-Sanyasa
(D) Indra-Surya-Rudra-Marut
Ans : (C)
4. The capital of the kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was
—
(A) Amritsar
(B) Patiala
(C) Lahore
(D) Kapurthala
Ans : (C)
5. In the Gandhara sculptures the preaching mudra
associated with the Buddha's First Sermon at Sarnath is—
(A) Abhaya
(B) Dhyana
(C) Dharmachakra
(D) Bhumisparsa
Ans : (C)
6. The name of the poet Kalidas is mentioned in the—
(A) Allahabad pillar inscription
(B) Aihole inscription
(C) Alapadu grant
(D) Hanumakonda inscription
Ans : (B)
7. Zero was invented by—
(A) Aryabhatta
(B) Varahamihira
(C) Bhaskara I
(D) An unknown Indian
Ans : (D)
8. Which one of the following important trade centres of
ancient India was on the trade route connecting Kalyana
with Vengi ?
(A) Tagara
(B) Sripura
(C) Tripuri
(D) Tamralipti
Ans : (A)
9. The first Indian ruler who joined the subsidiary Alliance
was—
(A) The Nawab of Oudh
(B) The Nizam of Hyderabad
(C) Peshwa Baji Rao II
(D) The king of Travancore
Ans : (B)
10. Vidhushaka, a common character in Sanskrit drama is
invariably a—
(A) Brahmana
(B) Kshatriya
(C) Vaishya
(D) Shudra
Ans : (A)
11. Toramana belonged to the ethnic horde of the—
(A) Scythians
(B) Hunas
(C) Yue-chis
(D) Sakas
Ans : (B)
12. Who among the following is said to have witnessed the
reigns of eight Delhi Sultans ?
(A) Ziauddin Barani
(B) Shams-i-siraj Afif
(C) Minhaj-us-siraj
(D) Amir Khusrau
Ans : (D)
13. The first Indian ruler to organize Haj pilgrimage at the
expense of the state was—
(A) Alauddin Khilji
(B) Feroz Tughlaq
(C) Akbar
(D) Aurangzeb
Ans : (C)
14. Who among the following ladies wrote a historical
account during the Mughal period ?
(A) Gulbadan Begum
(B) Noorjahan Begum
(C) Jahanara Begum
(D) Zebun-nissah Begum
Ans : (A)
15. The first to start a joint stock company to trade with
India were the—
(A) Portuguese
(B) Dutch
(C) French
(D) Danish
Ans : (B)
16. The caves and rock-cut temples at Ellora are—
(A) Buddhist
(B) Buddhist and Jain
(C) Hindu and Jain
(D) Hindu, Buddhist and Jain
Ans : (D)
17. The significance of the Bengal Regulation of 1793 lies in
the fact that—
(A) It provided for the establishment of the Supreme court
(B) It restricted the application of English law to Englishmen
only
(C) It accommodated the personal laws of Hindus and
Muslims
(D) It provided for the appointment of the Indian Law
Commission
Ans : (C)
18. The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar was
borrowed from the system followed in—
(A) Afghanistan
(B) Turkey
(C) Mongolia
(D) Persia
Ans : (C)
19. Which one of the following monuments has a dome
which is said to be one of the largest in the world ?
(A) Tomb of Sher Shah, Sasaram
(B) Jama Masjid, Delhi
(C) Tomb of Ghiyas-ud-din Tuglaq, Delhi
(D) Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur
Ans : (D)
20. Ashtapradhan was a Council of Ministers—
(A) In the Gupta administration
(B) In the Chola administration
(C) In the Vijaynagar administration
(D) In the Maratha administration
Ans : (D)
21. The concept of Anuvrata was advocated by—
(A) Mahayana Buddhism
(B) Hinayana Buddhism
(C) Jainism
(D) The Lokayata School
Ans : (C)
22. Which one of the following territories was not affected
by the revolt of 1857 ?
(A) Jhansi
(B) Jagdishpur
(C) Lucknow
(D) Chittor
Ans : (D)
23. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
(A) Battle of Buxar— Mir Jafar Vs Clive
(B) Battle of Wandiwash—French Vs East India Company
(C) Battle of Chelianwala—Dalhousie Vs Marathas
(D) Battle of Kharda—Nizam Vs East India Company
Ans : (B)
24. The word ‘Hindu’ as reference to the people of Hind
(India) was first used by—
(A) The Greeks
(B) The Romans
(C) The Chinese
(D) The Arabs
Ans : (A)
25. Hughly was used as a base for piracy in the Bay of
Bengal by—
(A) The Portuguese
(B) The French
(C) The Danish
(D) The British
Ans : (A)
[13/09 8:44 pm] Basayya M Jamalur: Indian History Questions
1. The term ‘nishka’ which meant an ornament in the Vedic
period was used in later times to denote a/an—
(A) Weapon
(B) Agricultural implement
(C) Script
(D) Coin
Ans : (D)
2. 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 : Samaranganasutradhra
(B) Mehendravarman : Mattavilasaprahasana
(C) Bhojadeva : Manasollasa
(D) Somesvara : Amuktamalyada
Ans : (B)
3. The founder of Boy Scouts and Girl Guides movement
was—
(A) Charles Andrews
(B) Robert Montgomery
(C) Richard Temple
(D) Baden Powell
Ans : (D)
4. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly
matched ?
(A) Dharamsastra : Works on religion and philosophy
(B) Chaturvarnya : Four Ashrams
(C) Shudra : Service to three varnas
(D) Mahamatra : Superior Officials
Ans : (B)
5. Chanakya was known as—
(A) Bhattasvamin
(B) Rajasekhara
(C) Vishnugupta
(D) Visakhadatta
Ans : (C)
6. A lot of details regarding the village administration under
the Cholas is provided by the inscriptions at—
(A) Thanjavur
(B) Uraiyur
(C) Kanchipuram
(D) Uttaramerur
Ans : (D)
7. In Jainism ‘perfect knowledge’ is referred to as—
(A) Jina
(B) Ratna
(C) Kaivalya
(D) Nirvanas
Ans : (C)
8. Who among the following is NOT associated with
medicine in ancient India ?
(A) Dhanvantri
(B) Bhaskaracharya
(C) Charaka
(D) Susruta
Ans : (B)
9. In Mughal paintings one notices the adoption of the
principles of foreshortening whereby near and distant
people and things could be placed in perspective. This was
due to the influence of the—
(A) British
(B) Dutch
(C) Portuguese
(D) Danish
Ans : (C)
10. Ashokan inscriptions were first deciphered by—
(A) Buhler
(B) Robert Sewell
(C) James Prinsep
(D) Codrington
Ans : (C)
11. Among the four works mentioned below which one is
encyclopaedic in nature ?
(A) Amarakosa
(B) Siddhantasiromani
(C) Brhat Samhita
(D) Ashtangahrdaya
Ans : (A)
12. Consider the following passage—
In the course of a career on the road spanning almost thirty
years, he crossed the breadth of the Eastern hemisphere,
visited territories equivalent to about 44 modern countries
and put behind him a total distance of approximately 73000
miles.
The world's greatest traveller of pre-modern times to whom
the above passage refers is—
(A) Megasthenes
(B) Fa Hien
(C) Marco Polo
(D) Ibn Battuta
Ans : (C)
13. The first political organisation established in India in
1838 was known as—
(A) British India Society
(B) Bengal British India Society
(C) Settlers Association
(D) Zamindary Association
Ans : (D)
14. The foundation of modern education system in India
was laid by—
(A) The Charter Act of 1813
(B) Macaulay's Minutes of 1835
(C) The Hunter Commission of 1882
(D) Wood's Despatch of 1854
Ans : (B)
15. Uplift of the backward classes was the main
programme of the—
(A) Prarthana Samaj
(B) Satya Shodhak Samaj
(C) Arya Samaj
(D) Ramakrishna Mission
Ans : (B)
16. The Ryotwari settlement was introduced by the British
in the—
(A) Bengal Presidency
(B) Madras Presidency
(C) Bombay Presidency
(D) Madras and Bombay Presidencies
Ans : (D)
17. The Buddhist Sect Mahayana formally came into
existence during the reign of—
(A) Ajatashatru
(B) Ashoka
(C) Dharmapala
(D) Kanishka
Ans : (D)
18. The last in succession of Jaina Tirthankaras was—
(A) Parsvanatha
(B) Rishabha
(C) Mahavira
(D) Manisubrata
Ans : (C)
19. The earliest rock cut caves in western India are those at
—
(A) Nasik, Ellora and Ajanta
(B) Junnar, Kalyan and Pitalkhora
(C) Ajanta, Bhaja and Kondane
(D) Bhaja, Pitalkhora and Kondane
Ans : (A)
20. The name by which Ashoka is generally referred to in
his inscriptions is—
(A) Chakravarti
(B) Dharmadeva
(C) Dharmakirti
(D) Priyadarsi
Ans : (D)
21. Which one of the following is a monument constructed
by Sher Shah ?
(A) Kila-i-Kuhna mosque at Delhi
(B) Atala Masjid at Jaunpur
(C) Barasona Masjid at Gaur
(D) Quiwwat-al-Islam mosque at Delhi
Ans : (A)
22. Which among the following cities is considered as one
of the oldest surviving cities in the world ?
(A) Mathura
(B) Varanasi
(C) Hardwar
(D) Ayodhya
Ans : (A)
23. The earliest evidence of silver in India is found in the—
(A) Harappan culture
(B) Chalcolithic cultures of Western India
(C) Vedic texts
(D) Silver punch marked coins
Ans : (A)
24. Which one of the following is a language of Baluchistan
but linguistically Dravidian ?
(A) Brahui
(B) Kui
(C) Parji
(D) Pengo
Ans : (A)
25. Which one of the following is the most fundamental
difference between Mahayana Buddhism and Hinayana
Buddhism ?
(A) Emphasis on ahimsa
(B) Casteless society
(C) Worship of gods and goddesses
(D) Worship of stupa
Ans : (C)
[13/09 8:46 pm] Basayya M Jamalur: General Awareness on Current Developments : Solved
Paper
1. The President of the Palestine recently emphasized that
his country will not resume peace talks until Israel fully
halts settlement building in the—
(A) West Bank
(B) Haifa
(C) Gaza
(D) Tel-Aviv-Yafo
(E) Jerusalem
Ans : (A)
2. All the major world leaders gathered in Berlin in Nov.
2009 to mark the 20th anniversary of—
(A) European Union
(B) NATO
(C) Fall of Berlin Wall
(D) G-20
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)
3. Now almost all major newspaper journals and
magazines are printing research reports giving the analysis
and/or the causes of the sub-prime crisis which gripped
America and the world a few months back. Which of the
following was/were amongst the common cause(s) of the
same ?
(They were present in almost all the economies)
(1) The problem was that investors erroneously believed
property prices were quite predictable and built a whole
edifice of financial planning on the back of the American
housing market.
(2) Credit rating agencies all over the world were not
equipped to forecast the effect of sub-prime crisis on world
economy. Agencies were over-confident and did not react
in time.
(3) Neither USA nor other countries took a note of the crisis
in time. In fact they ignored it for quite some time.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1, 2 and 3
(E) Only 1 and 2
Ans : (A)
4. If you see a big hoarding at a prominent public place, the
punch line of which says ‘We All Were Born Free’; ‘We All
Have Equal Rights’, in all probability, the hoarding is put up
by—
(A) National Commission for Farmers
(B) National Human Rights Commission
(C) Directorate of Income Tax
(D) Ministry of Foreign Affairs
(E) Union Public Service Commission
Ans : (B)
5. Nowadays we frequently read news items about
‘Derivatives’ as used in the world of finance and money
market. Which of the following statement(s) correctly
describes what a derivative is and how it affects money/
finance markets ?
(1) Derivatives enable individuals and companies to insure
themselves against financial risk.
(2) Derivatives are like fixed deposits in a bank and are the
safest way to invest one’s idle money lying in a bank.
(3) Derivatives are the financial instruments which were
used in India even during the British Raj.
(A) Only 3
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 1
(D) All 1, 2 and 3
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)
6. Many a time we read in the newspapers that RBI has
changed or revised a particular ratio/rate by a few basis
points. What is basis point ?
(A) Ten per cent of one hundredth point
(B) One hundredth of 1%
(C) One hundredth of 10%
(D) Ten per cent of 1000
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)
7. Which of the following issues cannot come under the
purview of the functioning of the Human Rights Commission
of a country ?
(A) Racial Discrimination
(B) Treatment to Prisoners of War
(C) Human Trafficking
(D) Child Abuse
(E) Climate Migration
Ans : (E)
8. A prominent international weekly sometime ago printed a
caption on its cover page which read ‘Brazil Takes Off’.
Other major newspapers/magazines also printed similar
stories/articles in their publications at that time. Why have
magazines/newspapers decided to talk about Brazil these
days ?
(1) All major economies of the world have been taking time
to recover from the recession but Brazil was one of those
which was ‘Last in and First out’.
(2) Brazil is a member of BRIC but unlike China it is a
democracy, unlike India, it has no hostile neighbours, no
insurgents and unlike Russia it exports more oil and arms
and treats foreign investors with more respect.
(3) Brazil is the world’s second largest booming economy.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1, 2 and 3
(E) Only 1 and 2
Ans : (A)
9. Which of the following countries has conferred the
honour of ‘Legion d’ honneur’ on Bharat Ratna Lata
Mangeshkar ?
(A) Germany
(B) Norway
(C) Japan
(D) U.K.
(E) France
Ans : (E)
10. Expand the term NREGA—
(A) National Rural Employment Guarantee Agency
(B) National Rural Electrification Governing Agency
(C) National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
(D) New Rural Employment Guarantee Agency
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)
11. The Rajya Sabha has recently cleared the new poll bill.
Which one of the following amendment(s) is/are made in
this bill ?
It has proposed—
(A) Increasing the security deposits to more than double
(B) Restricting the publication of exit polls
(C) Ensuring speedy disposal of electoral disputes
(D) Only (A) and (B)
(E) All (A), (B) and (C)
Ans : (D)
12. The market in which long term securities such as stocks
and bonds are bought and sold is commonly known as—
(A) Commodities Exchange
(B) Capital Market
(C) Bull Market
(D) Bullion Market
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)
13. Which one of the following was India’s top destination
for exports during 2009 ?
(A) UAE
(B) USA
(C) Russia
(D) China
(E) Bangladesh
Ans : (A)
14. Which one of the following will be the first High Court in
India, to implement the concept of ‘ecourts’ ?
(A) Delhi
(B) A.P.
(C) Chennai
(D) Kolkata
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)
15. Amongst the following, which one of the following
sectors provides the highest contribution in Industrial
Production Index ?
(A) Crude Oil
(B) Petro Refinery Products
(C) Electricity
(D) Coal
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)
16. Amongst the following sectors, which sector/segment
has shown the highest per cent growth in the current
fiscal ?
(A) Mining
(B) Manufacturing
(C) Electricity, gas and water supply
(D) Banking and Finance
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)
17. As per the reports published in newspapers, India
purchased around 200 tonnes of gold (almost half the
quantity of gold put up for sale) in Sept. 2009. India
purchased this gold from which of the following
organizations ?
(A) World Bank
(B) Asian Development Bank
(C) International Monetary Fund
(D) International Gold Council
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)
18. World Trade Organisation (WTO)’s ministerial meeting
was organized in which of the following cities recently ?
(A) Geneva
(B) Washington
(C) Paris
(D) Port of Spain
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)
19. In which one of the following countries, was the recent
Commonwealth Meet (CHOGAM) held ?
(A) Trinidad
(B) Canada
(C) Australia
(D) Jamaica
(E) U.K.
Ans : (A)
20. Which of the following decisions taken by the RBI will
promote the concept of financial inclusion in the country ?
(A) To appoint some additional entities as business
correspondents
(B) To collect reasonable service charges from the
customer in a transparent manner for providing the
services.
(C) To ask the banks to open at least 50 new accounts daily
in non serviced areas.
(D) Only (A) and (B)
(E) None of these
Ans : (E)
21. For recapitalization of Public Sector Banks, the World
Bank has decided to provide funds to India. These funds
will be made available in the form of—
(A) Soft Loan
(B) Term Loan
(C) Emergency aid
(D) Grants
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)
22. Citizens of which one of he following age-groups (in
years) are covered under the New Pension System (NPS) ?
(A) 18–50
(B) 21–55
(C) 25–55
(D) 18–60
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
23. Which one of the following is the objective of the
flagship scheme ‘Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana’ (RSBY)
?
(A) To provide life insurance cover to rural households
(B) To provide health insurance cover to rural households
(C) To provide both life and health insurance cover to rural
household
(D) To provide life and health insurance covers only to
people living below poverty line
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
24. Which one of the following had set up the N. R.
Narayana Murthy Committee on issues relating to
Corporate Governance ?
(A) SEBI
(B) RBI
(C) CII
(D) Ministry of Finance, GOI
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)
25. The proceeds of the disinvestment of profitable public
sector units will be used for which of the following
purposes ?
(A) Expansion of existing capacity of PSEs
(B) Modernisation of PSEs
(C) Opening of new PSEs
(D) Meeting the expenditure for various social sector
schemes
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
26. Which one of the following is the target fixed for fiscal
deficit in the year 2010-2011 ?
(A) 3•5%
(B) 4•0%
(C) 5•5%
(D) 5•0%
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)
27. Which one of the following companies is the largest
producer of natural gas in the country ?
(A) ONGC
(B) OIL
(C) Cairn India
(D) RIL
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)
28. Which one of the following states has sought a package
of Rs. 500 crores ($ 100 million) for its Rural Poverty
Reduction Programme ?
(A) M.P.
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) A.P.
(D) Karnataka
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)
29. Chinese objections have stalled the road work at the
village of Demchok, on the Indian side of the line of control.
In which one of the following states is this village located ?
(A) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Assam
(C) Himachal Pradesh
(D) Rajasthan
(E) None of these
Ans : (E)
30. Constitutionally, which one of the following can levy
Service Tax ?
(A) Union Govt. only
(B) State Govt. only
(C) Union Territory Govt. only
(D) All of these
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
31. In the proposed low cost pension scheme, which one of
the following has been made responsible for maintaining of
the records of pension account of an individual ?
(A) SIDBI
(B) National Securities Depositories Ltd. (NSDL)
(C) Stock Holding Corporation of India
(D) RBI
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)
32. Which one of the following is/are implication(s) of large
inflow of foreign exchange into the country ?
1. It makes monetary management difficult for RBI.
2. It creates money supply, asset bubbles and inflation.
3. It weakens the competitiveness of Indian exports.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Only 1 and 3
(E) All 1, 2 and 3
Ans : (B)
33. The Central Banks of which one of the following
countries has offered $ 115 billion emergency credit to
support its economy hit by falling prices and also to
strengthen its currency ?
(A) South Korea
(B) Japan
(C) U.K.
(D) USA
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)
34. Which of the following books is written by Chetan
Bhagat ?
(A) The Golden Gate
(B) A House for Mr. Biswas
(C) 2 States
(D) White Tiger
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)
35. NTPC Ltd. is in the process of exploring opportunities to
source coal from overseas. In which one of the following
countries has the NTPC identified two new coal mines ?
(A) Bhutan
(B) Australia
(C) South Korea
(D) Indonesia
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
36. Which of the following organizations has raised its loan
amount to India to make it US $ 7 billion in 2009-10 fiscal ?
(A) Asian Development Bank
(B) International Monetary Fund
(C) World Bank
(D) European Union
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)
37. Who amongst the following cricket players became the
first to score 17000 runs in One Day Internationals ?
(A) Rahul Dravid
(B) Stephen Fleming
(C) Ricky Ponting
(D) Sachin Tendulkar
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
38. The Govt. of India has decided to use the Core Banking
System of banks to ensure proper usage of funds provided
for which of its following programmes ?
(A) Literacy Mission
(B) Pradhanmantri Gram Sadak Yojana
(C) National Health Mission
(D) All of these
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)
39. Famous Dada Saheb Phalke Award is given for
exemplary work in the field of—
(A) Sports
(B) Literature
(C) Science & Technology
(D) Social Service
(E) None of these
Ans : (E)
40. The Reverse Mortgage Scheme was launched by some
organizations a few years back. This was done to help
which of the following sections of society ?
(A) Beneficiaries of the NREGA
(B) People living Below Poverty Line
(C) Youngsters
(D) Senior Citizens
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
41. The organization of the South East Asian countries is
known as—
(A) OPEC
(B) ASEAN
(C) NATO
(D) UNCTAD
(E) SAARC
Ans : (B)
42. ‘Miss Earth 2009’ title has been conferred upon—
(A) Alejandra Pedrajas
(B) Sandra Saifert
(C) Jessica Barboza
(D) Larissa Ramos
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
43. Which of the following countries became the third
largest producer of Steel in the world in 2009 ?
(A) China
(B) India
(C) USA
(D) Japan
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)
44. The Foreign Trade policy is announced recently by the
Govt. of India. Which of the following ministries/agencies
announce the same ?
(A) Reserve Bank of India
(B) Export Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank)
(C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs
(D) Ministry of Commerce & Industry
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
45. Irina Bokova has taken over as the Chief of the—
(A) ILO
(B) UNICEF
(C) OPEC
(D) UNO
(E) UNESCO
Ans : (E)
46. Dorjee Khandu has taken over as the Chief Minister of—
(A) Meghalaya
(B) Uttarakhand
(C) Arunachal Pradesh
(D) Assam
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)
47. Which of the following terms is used in the game of
Football ?
(A) Caddy
(B) Cutback
(C) Mid-on
(D) Love
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)
48. Which of the following is considered a Non Food Crop ?
(A) Wheat
(B) Maize
(C) Bajra
(D) Rice
(E) Jute
Ans : (E)
49. Who amongst the following was the Prime Minister of
Nepal immediately prior to Madhav Kumar Nepal ?
(A) Ram Baran Yadav
(B) Pushpakamal Dahal
(C) Girija Prasad Koirala
(D) Mahendra Kumar Suryavanshi
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)
50. The 10th India-European Summit was held in New Delhi
in November 2009. Who amongst the following represented
India and also chaired the same ?
(A) S. M. Krishna
(B) Pratibha Patil
(C) Pranab Mukherjee
(D) Manmohan Singh
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
[13/09 8:48 pm] Basayya M Jamalur: General Awareness : Solved Paper
1. Which Indian filmstars was recently conferred Honorary
Doctorate by Bedfordshire University, (U.K.) ?
(A) Amitabh Bachhan
(B) Shah Rukh Khan
(C) Om Puri
(D) Amir Khan
Ans : (B)
2. Williams Sisters won the U.S. Open Women’s Doubles
Title 2009 after defeating in the final—
(A) Leizal Herber and Cara Blank
(B) Kim Clijsters and Anna Kournikova
(C) Coroline Wozniacki and Dinara Safina
(D) Nathalie Deshy and Sania Mirza
Ans : (A)
3. Which one of the following is a military alliance ?
(A) ASEAN
(B) SAARC
(C) NATO
(D) NAFTA
Ans : (C)
4. The recipient of the 42nd Jnan Peeth Award is—
(A) Manohar Shastri
(B) Harish Pandya
(C) Satya Vrat Shastri
(D) K. Kamal Kumar
Ans : (C)
5. World Development Report is an annual publication of—
(A) UNICEF
(B) UNDP
(C) WTO
(D) World Bank
Ans : (D)
6. Which one of the following is correct ?
Player — Sport
(A) Jeev Milkha Singh —Tennis
(B) Jhulan Goswami —Cricket
(C) Baichung Bhutia —Hockey
(D) Pankaj Advani —Badminton
Ans : (B)
7. Which one of the following industrialists was declared
‘The Business Person of the year 2008’ by the Times of
India Survey ?
(A) Anil Ambani
(B) Rahul Bajaj
(C) Ratan Tata
(D) Gautam Adani
Ans : (C)
8. Naina Devi peak forms a part of—
(A) Himalayan range located in Sikkim
(B) Himalayan range located in Kumaon region
(C) Himalayan range located in Nepal
(D) Himalayan range located in Jammu & Kashmir
Ans : (B)
9. The aim of the ISRO’s OCEANSAT-2 satellite is—
(A) To provide ocean scientists knowledge about mineral
resources under the sea
(B) To aid fishermen in identifying fishing zones
(C) To aid weathermen to forecast cyclones and weather
conditions
(D) All the above
Ans : (D)
10. Who amongst the following is not the recipient of the
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award ?
(A) Vijendra Singh
(B) Sushil Kumar
(C) M. C. Marykom
(D) Abhinav Bindra
Ans : (D)
11. Nilgiri, Himgiri and ‘Beas’ are—
(A) Aircraft Carrier ships
(B) Frigates
(C) Nuclear submarines
(D) Oil tankers of ONGC
Ans : (B)
12. The age of a tree can be calculated by—
(A) Number of branches
(B) Its height
(C) Girth of its trunk
(D) Number of its annual rings
Ans : (D)
13. Which one of the statements below explains the external
economies of scale ?
(A) Starting a computer firm in a Techno Park to avail the
expertise
(B) Expanding firms employing specialist accountants,
lawyers and managers
(C) A manufacturer spreading the research and
development cost over the output
(D) A major supermarket gaining bulk discounts on direct
purchase
Ans : (C)
14. Which one of the following types of unemployment is
common in Indian agriculture ?
(A) Frictional
(B) Structural
(C) Disguised
(D) Seasonal
Ans : (D)
15. A rolling plan refers to a plan which—
(A) Does not change its targets every year
(B) Changes its allocations every year
(C) Changes its allocations and targets every year
(D) Changes only its targets every year
Ans : (C)
16. An instrument of qualitative credit control in India is—
(A) Open market operations
(B) Credit rationing
(C) Change in reserve ratio
(D) Bank rate policy
Ans : (B)
17. Laissez-faire is a feature of—
(A) Socialism
(B) Communism
(C) Capitalism
(D) Mixed Economy
Ans : (C)
18. Which one of the following is not a source of the tax
revenue in Indian States ?
(A) Land Revenue
(B) Motor Vehicle Tax
(C) Entertainment Tax
(D) Corporate Tax
Ans : (D)
19. CSO has changed its base year for National Income
estimation. The new base year is—
(A) 1990-91
(B) 1993-94
(C) 1994-95
(D) 1995-96
Ans : (B)
20. Which is the biggest enterprise of the Government of
India ?
(A) Postal and Telegraph
(B) Railways
(C) Banking
(D) Shipping
Ans : (B)
21. In which type of competition does Marginal Revenue
Curve coincide with Average Revenue Curve ?
(A) Monopoly
(B) Imperfect Competition
(C) Perfect Competition
(D) Monopolistic Competition
Ans : (C)
22. According to J. A. Schumpeter, entrepreneurs are
entitled to enjoy the profit for their……… activities.
(A) Innovative
(B) Risk taking
(C) Risk averting
(D) Hard work
Ans : (A)
23. Demonstration effect means—
(A) Effect of advertisement
(B) Imitating effect of consumption
(C) Effect of entertainment
(D) Effect of an experiment
Ans : (B)
24. Homogeneous product is a feature of—
(A) Imperfect market
(B) Monopoly
(C) Oligopoly
(D) Perfect market
Ans : (D)
25. Which part of the Indian Constitution declares the Ideals
of Welfare State ?
(A) Fundamental Rights
(B) Fundamental Duties
(C) Preamble
(D) Directive Principles of State Policy
Ans : (D)
26. Who said, “Parliamentary System provides a daily as
well as a periodic assessment of the Government” ?
(A) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
(B) Shri B. N. Rao
(C) Shri Jawahar Lal Nehru
(D) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Ans : (A)
27. The legal advisor to the State Government is known as
—
(A) Advocate-General
(B) Attorney-General
(C) Solicitor-General
(D) State Public Prosecutor
Ans : (A)
28. The maximum duration of Zero Hour in Lok Sabha is—
(A) 30 minutes
(B) One hour
(C) Two hours
(D) Unspecified
Ans : (B)
29. Which agency acts as co-ordinator between Union
Government, Planning Commission and State
Governments ?
(A) National Integration Council
(B) Finance Commission
(C) National Development Council
(D) Inter-State Council
Ans : (C)
30. When will demand become a grant ?
(A) When a demand is proposed
(B) After the discussion on demand is over
(C) After the demand is granted
(D) When the Budget Session is closed
Ans : (C)
31. What makes the Judiciary the guardian of the
Constitution ?
(A) Independence
(B) Service Conditions
(C) Salary
(D) Judicial Review
Ans : (D)
32. What is the name of Judicial organ of UNO ?
(A) Supreme Court
(B) Court of International Justice
(C) Judicial Forum
(D) International Court of Justice
Ans : (D)
33. The Election disputes regarding the Election of President
and Vice-President can be heard by—
(A) Parliament
(B) Central Election Commission
(C) Supreme Court
(D) Attorney-General of India
Ans : (C)
34. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee suggested that the
structure of Panchayati Raj should consist of—
(A) The village, the block and the district levels
(B) The mandal and the district levels
(C) The village, the district and the State levels
(D) The village, the mandal, the district and the State levels
Ans : (A)
35. Which of the following has banned ‘floor crossing’ by
the members elected on a party ticket to the legislature ?
(A) 52nd Constitution Amendment
(B) Representation of People Act
(C) National Security Act
(D) Maintenance of Internal Security Act
Ans : (A)
36. The expression ‘Creamy Layer’ used in the judgement of
the Supreme Court relating to the case regarding
reservations refers to—
(A) Those sections of society which pay Income-tax
(B) Those sections of socially and educationally backward
classes of the society that are economically advanced
(C) Those sections of the society that are considered
advanced according to Karpuri Thakur formula
(D) All sections of upper castes of the society
Ans : (B)
37. When was the Panchtantra written ?
(A) Maurya Period
(B) Kanishka Period
(C) Gupta Period
(D) Harsha Period
Ans : (C)
38. Which one among the following is regarded as the
‘Magna Carta’ of Indian education ?
(A) Wood’s Despatch
(B) Hunter’s Commission
(C) Sadler Commission
(D) Wardha Scheme
Ans : (A)
39. The battle of Mahabharata is believed to have been
fought at Kurukshetra for—
(A) 14 days
(B) 16 days
(C) 18 days
(D) 20 days
Ans : (C)
40. The Mukteswara Temple is located at—
(A) Puri
(B) Belur
(C) Konark
(D) Bhubaneswar
Ans : (D)
41. Which king of the Gupta Dynasty was called the
‘Napoleon of India’ ?
(A) Samudragupta
(B) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
(C) Sri Gupta
(D) Chandragupta-I
Ans : (A)
42. Between which two rulers was the First Battle of Panipat
fought ?
(A) Akbar and Bahlol Lodi
(B) Babur and Ibrahim Lodi
(C) Bairam Khan and Sikandar Lodi
(D) Shah Jahan and Daulat Khan Lodi
Ans : (B)
43. Who is the author of Ain-i-Akbari ?
(A) Abul Fazal
(B) Abdus Samad
(C) Bairam Khan
(D) Raja Todarmal
Ans : (A)
44. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer
by using the codes given below the lists—
List-I — List-II
(a) Peshwas 1. Nagpur
(b) Gaekwads 2. Pune
(c) Bhonsles 3. Indore
(d) Holkers 4. Baroda
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 4 1 3
(B) 1 3 2 4
(C) 2 4 3 1
(D) 4 3 2 1
Ans : (A)
45. Which reformer from Maharashtra was known as
Lokhitavadi ?
(A) Pandit Ramabai
(B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(C) M. G. Ranade
(D) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
Ans : (D)
46. ‘Din-e-Ilahi’ of Akbar was not a success because—
(A) After Akbar, it was not patronized
(B) The Muslims did not accept other religious practices
(C) It was not suitably projected to the masses
(D) All the above
Ans : (D)
47. Who was the author of the book ‘My Experiments with
Truth’ ?
(A) Aurobindo Ghosh
(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(C) M. K. Gandhi
(D) Vinoba Bhave
Ans : (C)
48. Give the correct chronological order of the following
events—
1. Formation of Muslim League
2. Formation of All India Untouchability League
3. Formation of All India Trade Union Congress
4. Formation of Indian National Congress
(A) 2, 4, 1, 3
(B) 3, 4, 1, 2
(C) 4, 3, 1, 2
(D) 4, 1, 3, 2
Ans : (D)
49. 80% of the coal in India comes from—
(A) Jharia and Raniganj
(B) Kantapalli and Singareni
(C) Singrauli and Korba
(D) Neyveli
Ans : (A)
50. Dry zone agriculture in India contributes nearly 40% of
the total—
(A) Commercial crops
(B) Fodder crops
(C) Food crops
(D) Plantation products
Ans : (D)
51. The precipitation consisting of a mixture of snow and
rain is—
(A) Sleet
(B) Smog
(C) Snow-line
(D) Fog
Ans : (A)
52. ‘Operation Flood’ was launched in 1970 to—
(A) Control floods
(B) Increase milk production
(C) Improve water sources
(D) Construct more dams
Ans : (B)
53. Photogrammetry is—
(A) Portraying gradient
(B) Movement of setlines
(C) A method of solving geometrical problems
(D) Use of photography in surveying and mapping
Ans : (D)
54. The spice State of India is—
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Bihar
(C) Gujarat
(D) Kerala
Ans : (D)
55. Jog Falls is found across the river—
(A) Cauvery
(B) Kabini
(C) Krishna
(D) Sharavati
Ans : (D)
56. Which of the following sea ports of India is the main
outlet for export of Tea ?
(A) Mumbai
(B) Kolkata
(C) Kandla
(D) Chennai
Ans : (B)
57. The International Date Line passes through the—
(A) Pacific Ocean
(B) Atlantic Ocean
(C) Indian Ocean
(D) Arctic Ocean
Ans : (A)
58. Which of the following is not a form of precipitation ?
(A) Rainfall
(B) Snowfall
(C) Fog
(D) Hail
Ans : (C)
59. Which of the following is a Great Circle ?
(A) The Tropic of Cancer
(B) The Arctic Circle
(C) The Equator
(D) The Tropic of Capricorn
Ans : (C)
60. Tides in the sea have stored in them—
(A) Hydraulic energy
(B) Kinetic energy
(C) Gravitational potential energy
(D) A combination of all the above
Ans : (D)
61. Which component of blood is considered as the guard
cell of our body ?
(A) R.B.C.
(B) Platelets
(C) Plasma
(D) W.B.C.
Ans : (D)
62. Camel can walk easily in the desert, because—
(A) It has thick skin
(B) It can maintain water level in the body
(C) It has a layer of fat under the skin to combat heat
(D) It has long legs with padded paws
Ans : (D)
63. The function of arteries in our body is to—
(A) Carry blood away from the heart
(B) Purify the blood
(C) Manufacture White Blood Corpuscles
(D) Carry blood back to the heart
Ans : (A)
64. Plants climb by means of—
(A) Tendrils
(B) Roots
(C) Pistil
(D) Branches
Ans : (A)
65. This term is associated with the Biology of silkworms.
(A) Apiculture
(B) Sericulture
(C) Sylviculture
(D) Pisciculture
Ans : (B)
66. Pick out the correct sequence of a simple land food
chain :
1. Deer
2. Grass
3. Tiger
(A) 1–2–3
(B) 3–2–1
(C) 1–3–2
(D) 2–1–3
Ans : (D)
67. Sex in human beings is determined by—
(A) Vitamins
(B) Chromosomes
(C) Hormones
(D) Nutrients
Ans : (B)
68. Deficiency of fluorine in drinking water causes—
(A) Dental caries (cavity)
(B) Dental fluorosis
(C) Skeletal fluorosis
(D) Goiter
Ans : (A)
69. In man,urea is formed in—
(A) Kidney
(B) Liver
(C) Nephron
(D) Urinary Bladder
Ans : (B)
70. The most important function of perspiration is—
(A) Get rid of the body wastes
(B) Regulate body temperature
(C) Regulate body wastes
(D) Lubricate the skin
Ans : (B)
71. ECG is the instrument that records—
(A) Potential different of cardiac muscles
(B) Rate of respiration
(C) Rate of glomerular filtration
(D) Volume of blood pumped
Ans : (A)
72. Hot spot is an area having—
(A) Wide variety of species
(B) Wealth of endemic species
(C) Rich variety of flora and fauna
(D) Conserving species in natural habitat
Ans : (B)
73. Electromagnet is used in a—
(A) Calling bell
(B) Computer
(C) Motor
(D) Washing machine
Ans : (A)
74. Kilo Watt Hour represents the unit for—
(A) Force
(B) Power
(C) Time
(D) Energy
Ans : (D)
75. A transformer is used to—
(A) Convert mechanical energy into electrical energy
(B) Convert alternating current into direct current
(C) Convert direct current to alternating current
(D) Transform alternating current voltage
Ans : (D)
76. Clear nights are colder than cloudy nights because of—
(A) Conduction
(B) Condensation
(C) Radiation
(D) Insolation
Ans : (C)
77. A stick partly dipped in water appears broken due to—
(A) Reflection
(B) Refraction
(C) Total internal reflection
(D) Diffraction
Ans : (B)
78. What is condensation ?
(A) Change of gas into solid
(B) Change of solid into liquid
(C) Change of vapour into liquid
(D) Change of heat energy into cooling energy
Ans : (C)
79. Kinetic energy is converted into electrical energy in—
(A) Electric Motor
(B) Dynamo
(C) Electromagnet
(D) Ammeter
Ans : (B)
80. Floppy disk is an example of—
(A) Read Only Memory
(B) Random Access Memory
(C) Cache Memory
(D) Secondary Storage Memory
Ans : (D)
81. Which of the following compounds are sprayed over
clouds to cause artificial rain ?
(A) Ice
(B) NaOH
(C) AgI
(D) NH 4 Cl
Ans : (C)
82. Iodine deficiency in diet is known to cause—
(A) Rickets
(B) Obesity
(C) Scurvy
(D) Goiter
Ans : (D)
83. The refrigeration of the food articles keeps them fresh,
because—
(A) Water forms crystals
(B) Chemical reaction is slowed down
(C) Chemical reaction take place faster
(D) Bacteria are killed
Ans : (A)
84. Which substance is called the ‘liquid gold’ ?
(A) Gold as a liquid form
(B) Sodium as a liquid form
(C) Mustard oil
(D) Petroleum oil
Ans : (D)
85. Percentage of silver in German silver is—
(A) 25%
(B) 0%
(C) 75%
(D) 80%
Ans : (B)
86. Which type of compounds are sugar and common salt ?
(A) Both are organic compounds
(B) Both are inorganic compounds
(C) Sugar is an organic compound and common salt is an
inorganic compound
(D) Sugar is inorganic compound and common salt is an
organic compound
Ans : (C)
87. The chemical name of Vitamin ‘E’ is—
(A) Ascorbic acid
(B) Retinol
(C) Tocopherol
(D) Thiamine
Ans : (C)
88. Which of the following gases has bleaching property ?
(A) Carbon dioxide
(B) Carbon Monoxide
(C) Chlorine
(D) Hydrogen
Ans : (C)
89. The heaviest body of our Solar system is—
(A) Sun
(B) Uranus
(C) Jupiter
(D) Saturn
Ans : (A)
90. From amongst the following; name the famous Indian
ornithologist—
(A) Dr. Salim Ali
(B) Dr. Gopalasamudram N. Ramachandran
(C) Dr. J. B. S. Haldane
(D) Dr. H. G. Khorana
Ans : (A)
91. Who performed the longest space journey in the year
2007 ?
(A) Venus Williams
(B) Serena Williams
(C) Sunita William
(D) Sir John William
Ans : (C)
92. ‘The Lost Child’ was written by—
(A) Nirad C. Chowdhury
(B) Mulk Raj Anand
(C) Khushwant Singh
(D) Annie Besant
Ans : (B)
93. Dr. M. S. Swaminathan has distinguished himself in
which of the following fields ?
(A) Nuclear Physics
(B) Agriculture
(C) Astrophysics
(D) Medicine
Ans : (B)
94. The Headquarters of UNESCO is at—
(A) Rome
(B) Geneva
(C) Paris
(D) New York
Ans : (C)
95. January 15 is celebrated as the—
(A) Army Day
(B) Martyr’s Day
(C) Independence Day
(D) Ugadhi
Ans : (A)
96. Bijapur is known for its—
(A) Heavy rainfall
(B) Rock Temple
(C) Gol Gumbaj
(D) Statue of Gomateshwara
Ans : (C)
97. The Americans are also known as—
(A) Kiwis
(B) Yankees
(C) Tories
(D) None of the above
Ans : (B)
98. India lifted the ONGC Nehru Cup, 2009 after defeating in
the final—
(A) Syria
(B) Pakistan
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Bangladesh
Ans : (A)
99. An element which does not react with oxygen is—
(A) Chlorine
(B) Iodine
(C) Helium
(D) Nitrogen
Ans : (C)
100. During sleep, man’s blood pressure—
(A) Increases
(B) Decreases
(C) Fluctuates
(D) Remains constant
Ans : (B)