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Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Special about Awards & Prize's (vip) related Question for Preliminary Examination is common for all the posts CA, TA, ASM, Goods Guard, ECRC, Jr Acct & Sr Clerk 03/2012

Que 1 Who won the Nobel piece prize 2012 ?

Ans-: European Union (EU).

Que 2 Who won the Nobel prize Physics 2012 ?

Ans-: Serge Haroche & David J. Wineland.

Que 3 Who won the Nobel prize Chemistry 2012 ?

Ans-: Brian K. Kobilka & Robert J. Lefkowitz.

Que 4 Who won the Nobel prize Physiology or Medicine 2012 ?

Ans-: John B Gurdon & Shinya Yamanaka.

Que 5 Who won the Nobel prize Literature 2012 ?

Ans-: Mo Yan.

Que 6 Who won the Nobel prize Economics 2012 ?

Ans-: Alvin E. Roth & Lloyd S. Shapley.

Que 7 Who won the Man Booker prize 2012 ?

Ans-: Hilary Mantel.

Que 8 Kalinga Prize is given in which field ?

Ans-: The Kalinga Prize is given in the field of Popularization of Science.

Que 9 Pulitzer Prize is given in which field ?

Ans-: The Pulitzer Prizes are particularly associated with journalism.

Que 10 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize is given in which field ?

Ans-: In the field of science and technology.

Que 11 Who won the Ramon Magsaysay Award in the field of Government Service 2012 ?

Ans-: Syeda Rizwana Hasan ( Bangladesh).

Que 12 Who won the Ramon Magsaysay Award in the field of Public Service 2012 ?

Ans-: Yang Siang Koma (Cambodia).

Que 13 Who won the Ramon Magsaysay Award in the field of Community Leadership 2012 ?

Ans-: Kulendei Francis (India).

Que 14 Who won the Ramon Magsaysay Award in the field of Journalism, Literature, and the Creative Communication Arts 2012 ?

Ans-: Romulo Davide (Philippines).

Que 15 Who won the Ramon Magsaysay Award in the field of Peace and International Understanding 2012 ?

Ans-: Chen Shu-chu (Taiwan).

Que 16 Who won the Ramon Magsaysay Award in the field of Emergent Leadership 2012 ?

Ans-: Ruwindrijarto (Indonesia).

Que 17 Who won the Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration 2012 ?

Ans-: Gulzar.

Que 18 Who won the Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2011 ?

Ans-: Soumitra Chatterjee.

Que 19 Who won the Rajive Gandhi khel ratan award 2012 ?

Ans-: Vijay Kumar (shooting), Yogeshwar Dutt (wrestling).

RRB 02/02/2012 MEMORY BASED QUESTIONS

1.TEHRI DAM IS ON WHICH RIVER

2. WHO DISCOVER BOSON PARTICLES

3. RBC AND WBC IS CREATED WHICH PART OF HOUR BODY

4. IN CHESS GAME WHICH IS KNOWN AS CREEK.

5. TYPHOID IS WHAT TYPE OF DISEASE ( CONTAGIOUS OR WATER BORNE DISEASE)

6. LAST KING OF MUGAL

7. FARTHEST PLANET FROM THE EARTH

8. WEIGHT OF PERSON ON THE MOON.

9. RAMASWAMY ……. RELATED WITH WHICH SPORTS.

10. DIPAKA KUMARI RELATED WITH WHICH SPORT

11. DISCOVERY OF INDIA

12. NOS OF PLAYER IN KHOKHO

13. WHO IS THE DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF RAJYA SABHA

14. WHO IS KNOWN AS VICKRYMADITYA.

15. WHERE IS POWER PROJECT IS SITUAED IN TAMILNADU

Special HISTORY (vip) related Question for Preliminary Examination is common for all the posts CA, TA, ASM, Goods Guard, ECRC, Jr Acct & Sr Clerk 03/2012

1. Who was the last of the powerful Mughal rulers ?

(A) Akbar (B) Aurangzeb

2. In the Battle of Plassey, the East India Company led by Robert Clive defeated

(A) Murshid Quli Khan (B) Alivardi Khan

(C) Sirajuddaulah (D) Aurangzeb

3. The ‘Doctrine of Lapse’ was devised by

(A) Cornwallis (B) Robert Clive

4. The Indus Valley Civilization specialized in

(A) Town planning (B) Architecture

5. The Saka era began in the year

(A) 78 AD (B) 78 BC

6. Who founded four matthas in the four corners of India ?

(A) Shankaracharya (B) Ramanujacharya

7. Samudragupta’s achievements are mentioned in the

(A) Kalinga edict (B) Hathigumpha edict

8. Who founded the slave dynasty ?

(A) Iltutmush (B) Outb-ud-din Aibak

9. The fort-palace complex at Fatehpur Sikri was built by

(A) Humayan (B) Sher Shah

(C) Akbar (D) Jahangir

10. At which of the following places has a major Rock Edicts of Ashoka been found ?

(A) Girnar (B) Barabar

11. English education was introduced in India by

(A) Curzon (B) Nehru

(C) Macaulay (D) Dalhousie

12. Queen Victoria assumed the title of Empress of India by the Act of

(A) 1876 (B) 1867

13. Who founded the ‘Indian Association’ in 1876 ?

(A) Justice Ranade (B) Dadabhai Naoroji

(C) S. N. Bannerjee and Anand Mohan Bose (D) K. T. Telang

14. The first president of the Indian National Congress was

(A) Surendranath Banerjee (B) W. C. Banerjee

15 The famous Ghadr movement was founded by

(A) Khudiram Bose (B) Hemchandra Kanungo

16. When was the decision to shift the capital of India from Calcutta to Delhi announced ?

(A) 1911 (B) 1912

17. A book named ‘Gulamgiri’ meaning slavery was written in 1873 by

(A) Ghasidas (B) Jyotirao Phule

18. Mahatma Gandhi’s involvement in the struggle in Champaran in 1917 led to the

(A) abolition of foreign imports (B) abolition of child marriage

19. The Rowlatt Act of 1919 was opposed by Gandhi because

(A) it empowered only men with property to vote

(B) it authorized the Government to detain any one without trial

(D) None of the above

20. Non co-operation movement (1920 – 22) involved

(A) surrender of titles

(B) boycott of schools, courts and councils

(D) All of the above

21. The first Round Table Conference ended with the famous

(A) Gandhi – Irwin Pact (B) Nehru – Irwin Pact

22. The famous “Quit India” resolution was passed on

(A) August 7, 1942 (B) August 8, 1942

23. The Simon Commission of 1927 was boycotted because

(A) It did not promise Independence

(B) It promised Independence only after 50 years

(C) It had no Indian representatives

(D) None of the above

24. Which political party announced 16 August 1946 as “Direct Action Day” ?

(A) Muslim League (B) Indian National Congress

25. Who was the Prime Minister of Britain at the time of India’s independence in August 1947?

(A) Wiston Churchill (B) Anthony Eden

(C) Clement Attlee (D) Ramsay MacDonald

26. Which of the following Acts formally introduced the principle of elections for the first time ?

(A) The Indian Councils Act 1909 (B) Government of India Act 1919

27. The Constitution of India was enacted by a Constituent Assembly set up

(A) by the Indian National Congress

(B) under the Cabinet Mission plan, 1946

(D) None of the above

28. What is the chief source of political power in India ?

(A) the people (B) the Constitution

29. The Directive Principles of State Policy are contained in

(A) part III of the Constitution (B) part IV of the Constitution

30. The Parliament of India consists of

(A) Lok Sabha

(B) Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha

(C) The President, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha

(D) The Speaker, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha

31. The first to discover the sea route to India were the

(A) British (B) French

(C) Portuguese (D) Dutch

32. The Battle of Plassey became famous because it was the first major victory the

(A) Portuguese won in India (B) Dutch won in India

33. Kingdoms like Satara, Sambalpur, Udaipur and Nagpur were annexed by the East India

Company by applying

(A) Doctrine of Lapse (B) Subsidiary alliance

34. Which of the following metals was not known to the people of Indus Valley Civilisation ?

(A) Tin (B) Copper

(C) Iron (D) Lead

35. Buddha preached his first sermon at

(A) Lumbini (B) Sarnath

36. The paintings of Ajanta depict stories of the

(A) Ramayana (B) Mahabharata

(C) Jatakas (D) Panchatantra

37. Which of the following cities became important under King Harsha ?

(A) Kanauj (B) Pataliputra

38. The eminent poet Amir Khusrao was patronized by

(A) Muhammad bin Tughlaq (B) Alauddin Khilji

39. The Jama Masjid at Delhi was built during the reign of

(A) Shah Jahan (B) Sher Shah

40. The famous rock cut temples at Elephanta are ascribed to

(A) the Chalukyas (B) the Cholas

41. Who started ‘Brahmo Samaj’ in 1828 which discarded idol worship, caste divisions and many other meaningless rites and rituals ?

(A) Justice Ranade (B) Dadabhai Naoroji

(C) Rammohan Roy (D) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

42. The power to govern was transferred from the East India Company to the British Crown by the Act of

(A) 1858 (B) 1859

43. The Indian National Congress was formed in

(A) 1880 (B) 1885

44. Who organised Ganapati festival from 1894 as a method of mass contact ?

(A) Dinshaw E. Wacha (B) Madan Mohan Malaviya

45. Name the secret society of revolutionaries organized by V.D. Savarkar in 1904.

(A) Abhinav Bharat (B) Anushillan Samiti

46. Who was the King of England when the capital of India was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi ?

(A) King George IV (B) King George V

47. The Self Respect Movement was founded by

(A) Ghasidas (B) Jyotirao Phule

(C) E. V. Ramaswamy Naicker (D) B. R. Ambedkar

48. Mahatma Gandhi returned to India in 1915 from

(A) Australia (B) South Africa

49. Mahatma Gandhi launched an all India Satyagraha campaign for the first time in 1919. It was against

(A) Montague-Chelmsford reforms (B) Jallianwalla Bagh incident

50. The non co-operation movement was called off in February 1922 because

(A) a crowd set fire to a police station in Chauri Chaura

(B) Government agreed to reforms

(D) None of these

51. In the second Round Table Conference, who represented the Congress ?

(A) Sarojini Naidu (B) Jawaharlal Nehru

52. The famous “Quit India” resolution was passed on August 8, 1942 in

(A) Calcutta (B) Bombay

53. Who threw a bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly on 8 April 1929 ?

(A) P. K. Seghal (B) Shah Nawaz

(C) Bhagat Singh (D) G. S. Dhillon

54. The Swadeshi movement started in India during

(A) anti Bengal partition agitation

(B) the Champaran Satyagraha of Gandhi

(D) the non-co-operation movement of 1920 – 22

55. Machiavelli’s ‘Prince’ can be compared with

(A) Kalhana’s Rajtarangini (B) Kautilya’s Arthashastra

56. The Khilafat movement subsided following the

(A) withdrawal of support by the Congress

(B) abandonment of the policy of discrimination against the Muslims by the British

(D) assumption of power by Mustafa Kamal Pasha in Turkey and abolition of Caliphate

57. The members of the Constituent Assembly were

(A) directly elected by the people

(B) nominated by the Indian National Congress

(C) elected by the provincial Assemblies

(D) nominated by the rulers of the Indian States

58. Which of the following is described as the Soul of the Constitution ?

(A) Fundamental Rights (B) Fundamental Duties

(C) Preamble (D) Power of Judicial Review

59. The Directive Principles are

(A) positive instructions to government to work for the attainment of set objectives

(B) negative injunctions to government to refrain from encroaching on the freedom of the

people

(D) directives to the government to pursue a policy of nonalignment.

60. How many seats have been reserved for the union territories in the Lok Sabha ?

(A) 15 (B) 20

61. Who discovered the sea route to India in 1498 ?

(A) Vasco da Gama (B) Robert Clive

62. The Battle of Buxar was fought in the year

(A) 1754 (B) 1764

63. Who was known as the ‘Tiger of Mysore’ ?

(A) Haidar Ali (B) Mir Jafar

(C) Tipu Sultan (D) None of these

64. Rice cultivation is associated with which of the following Harappan sites ?

(A) Kalibangan (B) Harappa

65. The Brahmanas are books that deal with

(A) the Bhakti theory (B) ritualism

66. The principle that distinguishes Jainism from Buddhism is the

(A) practice of the eight fold path

(B) rejection of the infallibility of the Vedas

(C) attribution of a soul to all beings and things

(D) belief in rebirth

67. The famous Chinese pilgrim Fa-Hien visited India during the reign of

(A) Chandragupta II (B) Chandragupta I

68. Who emphasized that union with God can be achieved through the love of God, and prayers, fasts and rituals were not important ?

(A) Jainism (B) The Sufis

69. The Humayun’s Tomb at Delhi was built by

(A) Shah Jahan (B) Sher Shah

(C) Akbar (D) Jahangir

70. When did Alexander invade India ?

(A) 298 BC (B) 300 BC

71. Who is associated with the ‘Young Bengal Movement’ in the first half of the 19th Century ?

(A) Henry Vivian Derozio (B) Rammohan Roy

72. The revolt of 1857 was easily suppressed by the British because

(A) there was hardly any coordination among the forces

(B) the modern educated Indians did not support the revolt

(D) all of these

73. The Ilbert Bill (1883) of Lord Ripon sought to

(A) prevent the Indian district magistrates and session judges to try Europeans in criminal

cases

(B) empower the Indian district magistrates and session judges to try Europeans in criminal cases

(D) none of the above

74. Under whose initiative was the Indian National Congress established in 1885 ?

(A) A.O. Hume (B) W. C. Banerjee

75. Who was the Viceroy when Bengal was partitioned in 1905 ?

(A) Warren Hastings (B) Mountbatten

76. New Delhi was designed by the two architects

(A) James Mill and J. S. Mill (B) Edward Lutyens and Herbert Baker

77. ‘Swadeshi’ movement refers to

(A) encouraging ideas of self help (B) national education

78. Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in

(A) 1913 (B) 1914

79. Rabindranath Tagore renounced his knighthood to express the pain and anger of the country against the

(A) Jallianwalla Bagh incident

(B) shifting of capital from Calcutta to Delhi

(D) None of these

80. Who constituted the famous Hindustan Socialist Republican Army in 1928 ?

(A) S. A. Dange and group (B) Bhagat Singh and his comrades

81. Macdonald’s Communal Award of August 1932 created separate electorates for

(A) Muslims (B) Sikhs

82. The famous ‘Delhi Chalo’ call was made by

(A) Rashbehari Bose (B) Sarat Bose

(C) Subhash Chandra Bose (D) Mahatma Gandhi

83. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan was a famous freedom fighter from

(A) North West Frontier Province (B) Madras Presidency

84. The main factor that contributed to the final success of the British against other European

traders in India was

(A) superior business skills (B) improved quality of merchandise

(C) naval superiority (D) good relations with the Indian rulers

85. The nationalist movement in India became an organized mass movement from

(A) 1857 (B) 1885

86. On the ‘Direct Action Day’ unprecedented bloodshed took place as a result of Hindu- Muslim riots in

(A) Bombay (B) Calcutta

87. The Constituent Assembly of India held its first meeting on

(A) January 26, 1948 (B) August 16, 1947

(C) December 9, 1949 (D) November 26, 1947

88. The Preamble to the Constitution of India declares India

(A) a Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic

(B) a Sovereign Secular Democratic Republic

(D) a Sovereign Democratic Republic

89. The Directive Principles aim at

(A) ensuring individual liberty

(B) ensuring strengthening of the country’s independence

(C) providing a social and economic base for a genuine democracy in the country

(D) All of the above

90. A person can be a member of the Council of Ministers without being a member of the Parliament for a maximum of period of

(A) one year (B) 6 months

91. The Mughal emperor Aurangzeb issued a farman to the East India Company. It granted the Company the

(A) right to manufacture (B) right to build townships

(C) right to trade duty free (D) right to annex villages

92. In the Battle of Buxar (1764), the East India Company defeated

(A) Mir Qasim (B) Sirajuddaulah

93. How many wars did the British fought with Mysore in the 18th century ?

(A) Two (B) Three

(C) Four (D) One

94. What was the staple food of the people of the Indus Valley Civilisation ?

(A) Rice (B) Wheat

95. The Rigveda contains

(A) rituals to be adopted by the people (B) hymns in honour of the gods

96. Kautilya’s Arthasastra is a book on

(A) economic relations (B) foreign policy

97. The title ‘Vikramaditya’ was assumed by

(A) Ashoka (B) Chandragupta II

98. In the first battle of Panipat in 1526

(A) Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi (B) Ibrahim Lodi defeated Babur

99. Which of the following structure was built to commemorate Akbar’s victory in Gujarat ?

(A) Moti Masjid (B) Bulund Darwaza

100. Bana Bhatta lived in the court of

(A) Pulakesin II (B) Harshvardhana

101. The revolt of 1857 was started by sepoys stationed at

(A) Kanpur (B) Allahabad

(C) Meerut (D) Jhansi

102. Who founded the Ramakrishna Mission in 1896 ?

(A) Dayanand Saraswati (B) Swami Vivekananda

103. The ‘Vernacular Press Act’ (1878) provided for the

(A) compulsory printing of newspapers in vernacular languages

(B) compulsory printing of newspapers in English language only

(D) confiscation of printing press if it published seditious materials

104. Who asserted that the political goal of India should be self government or Swaraj, rather than reforms in the administration ?

(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (B) Lala Rajpat Rai

105. The Official Secrets Act was first passed in the year

(A) 1903 (B) 1904

106. ‘Santiniketan’ was started in 1901 by

(A) W. C. Banerjee (B) Surendranath Tagore

(C) Rabindranath Tagore (D) William Bentick

107. Which of the following supported the partition of Bengal in 1905 ?

(A) All India Muslim League (B) Indian National Congress

108. First real peasant Satyagraha was organized by Gandhi in

(A) Bombay (B) Madras

109. Gandhi returned the ‘Kaiser-i-Hind’ medal given to him for his work during the Boer war in protest against the

(A) Jallianwalla Bagh incident

(B) shifting of capital from Calcutta to Delhi

(D) None of these

110. The Congress resolved to fight for ‘Purna Swaraj’ in

(A) 1928 (B) 1929

111. Who founded the Forward Bloc in April 1939 which was a radical and progressive party within the Congress ?

(A) Jawaharlal Nehru (B) Sarat Bose

112. On 20 February 1947, Attlee announced the date for British withdrawal from India as

(A) April 30, 1948 (B) May 30, 1948

(C) June 30, 1948 (D) July 30, 1948

113. Who was the founder of the ‘Khudai Khidmatgars’ ?

(A) Maulana Azad (B) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

114. Which party was in power in Britain when India became independent ?

(A) Labour Party (B) Conservative Party

115. Give the correct ascending chronological sequence of events

I. Swadeshi movement

II. Non cooperation movement

III. Quit India movement

IV. Civil Disobedience movement

(A) I, II, III, IV (B) I, II, IV, III

(C) I, III, IV, II (D) I, IV, II, III

116. The organizational change to turn the Congress Party into a real mass political party was made for the first time in

(A) 1916 (B) 1918

117. The Constituent Assembly elected as its president.

(A) Jawaharlal Nehru (B) Rajendra Prasad

118. The Constitution of India describes India as

(A) union of states (B) federation of states

119. In which part of the Constitution the concept of welfare state finds elaboration ?

(A) Preamble (B) Fundamental Rights

(C) Fundamental Duties (D) Directive Principles of State Policy

120. The members of the Council of Ministers are

(A) appointed by the Prime Minister

(B) appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister

(D) appointed by the President as per his discretion

121. The Battle of Plassey was fought in the year

(A) 1757 (B) 1747

122. The Nawab of Awadh was forced to give over half of his territory to the Company in 1801 because of

(A) the terms of the Farman (B) the terms of Subsidiary alliance

123. During the British rule in India, the British territories were broadly divided into administrative

units called Presidencies. How many Presidencies were there ?

(A) Two (B) Three

124. The people of the Indus Valley Civilisation venerated the

(A) humped bull (B) cow

125. Upanishads are books on

(A) religion (B) yoga

(C) philosophy (D) law

126. The central point in Ashoka’s Dhamma was

(A) loyalty to the king (B) peace and non-violence

127. Megasthenes visited India during the reign of

(A) Ashoka (B) Harsha

128. In the second battle of Panipat in 1556

(A) Bairam Khan defeated Hemu (B) Hemu defeated Bairam Khan

129. Who among the following kings ruled the longest period ?

(A) Aurangzeb (B) Akbar

130. Who was Nagarjuna ?

(A) a Greek king (B) a Vedic rishi

131. When the sepoys stationed at Meerut mutinied on May 10, 1857, whom did they proclaim as the Emperor of India ?

(A) Mir Zafar (B) Mir Qasim

(C) Bahadur Shah Zafar (D) None of these

132. Who founded the Arya Samaj in 1875 which undertook the task of reforming Hindu religion

in north India ?

(A) Dayanand Saraswati (B) Vivekananda

133. Who pointed out that the deliberate British policies led to the drain of wealth ?

(A) Justice Ranade (B) G. K. Gokhale

134. Who organized Shivaji festival from 1896 onwards to develop a patriotic cum historical cult as a central symbol of nationalism ?

(A) Dinshaw E. Wacha (B) Madan Mohan Malavya

135. When was the All India Muslim League set up ?

(A) 1906 (B) 1907

136. Who was the Viceroy of India when the decision to shift the capital of India from Calcutta to Delhi was announced in 1911 ?

(A) Curzon (B) William Bentinck

(C) Hardinge (D) Lytton

137. The ‘‘Satnami” movement in central India to improve the social status among the leather workers was founded by

(A) Ghasidas (B) Jyotirao Phule

138. Mahatma Gandhi led a successful millworkers’ strike in 1918 in

(A) Bombay (B) Madras

(C) Ahmedabad (D) Kheda

139. What is the name of the officer who ordered the firing on the unarmed crowd at Jallianwalla Bagh on April 13, 1919 ?

(A) General Rowlatt (B) Curzon Wyllie

140. Gandhi’s Dandi March was undertaken to

(A) unit Hindu-Muslim (B) break the salt law

141. The ‘August Offer’ of 1940 made by the British referred to

(A) the need to consult representatives of several communities before transfer of responsibilities

(B) the offer of complete Independence after world war II

(D) None of the above

142. Who was the last Viceroy of India ?

(A) Wavell (B) Mountbatten

143. Which of the following was not a part of the INA trial held in the Red Fort, Delhi in November 1945 ?

(A) P. K. Sehgal (B) Shah Nawaz

144. For which movement was there unanimous support from Hindus and Muslims ?

(A) Quit India movement (B) anti Bengal partition agitation

(C) Khilafat movement (D) None of these

145. The Quit India movement was organized in

(A) 1920 (B) 1930

146. In which of the following movement did Mahatma Gandhi make the first use of hunger strike as a weapon ?

(A) Non cooperation movement, 1920-22 (B) Rowlatt Satyagraha, 1919

(C) Ahmedabad Strike, 1918 (D) Bardoli Satyagraha

147. The Constitution of India was adopted on

(A) November 26, 1949 (B) January 26, 1950

(C) January 26, 1949 (D) January 26, 1951

148. The Parliamentary system of government in India is based on the pattern of Parliamentary government in

(A) Canada (B) France

149. Which one of the following is a bulwark of personal freedom ?

(A) Mandamus (B) Habeas Corpus

150. Seats are allotted to the various States in the Lok Sabha on the basis of

(A) Supreme Court’s orders (B) area

151. Two of the words we often use for our country are India and Bharat. In the Rigveda, the
word Bharata was used for –
(A) a group of people who lived in the north west
(B) a brave warrior during ancient period
(C) a place near the present-day Gujarat
(D) None of these

152. Consider the statements regarding inscriptions and choose the correct answer :
I. Sometimes, kings got their orders inscribed so that people see them
II. Sometimes, kings got their orders inscribed so that people read and obey them
III. There are other kinds of inscriptions where men and women recorded what they did
(A) Only I and II are true (B) Only II and III are true
(C) Only I and III are true (D) All I, II and III are true

153. Most of the caves in which early people lived have paintings on the walls. These paintings show –
(A) Hills and rivers (B) Human beings
(C) Wild animals (D) Numbers

154. Consider the following statements of the Harappan cities and choose the correct answer :
I. Many of these cities were divided into two or more parts
II. Usually, the part to the west was smaller but higher
III. Generally, the part to the east was smaller and lower.
(A) Only I and II are true (B) Only II and III are true
(C) Only I and III are true (D) All I, II and III are true

155. The Harappans made seals out of stone. The shapes are generally –
(A) circular (B) rectangular
(C) triangular (D) no particular shape

156. In which language did The Buddha teach the ordinary people ?
(A) Sanskrit (B) Prakrit
(C) Hindi (D) Nepali

157. According to whom, “All beings long to live, To all things life is dear”
(A) Samudragupta (B) Chandragupta II
(C) Buddha (D) Mahavira

158. Name the only king in the history of the world who gave up conquest after winning a war.
(A) Alexander (B) Kanishka
(C) Ashoka (D) Akbar

159. Which of the following is / are Tamil epics ?
(A) the Silappadikaram (B) the Manimekalai
(C) Both the Silappadikaram and Manimekalai (D) None of these

160. Paper was invented in –
(A) Japan (B) China
(C) Korea (D) Baghdad

161. In the Gandhara sculpture, the Buddha has elongated ears. Which of the following is true ?
(A) There are earings in the elongated ears
(B) There is one earing on the left side
(C) There is one earing on the right side
(D) There are no earings or ornaments of any sort in the elongated ears

162. Who calculated the length of the solar year to 365.3586805 ?
(A) Aryabhatta (B) Amarasinha
(C) Varahamihira (D) Annie Besant

163. The silver tanka and the copper jital– the two basic coins of the Sultanate period were
associated to
(A) Qutb-uddin Aibak (B) Iltutmish
(C) Raziya (D) Balban

164. Who founded the Civil Service in India ?
(A) Warren Hastings (B) Macaulay
(C) William Bentinck (D) Cornwallis

165. The first railway line running from Bombay to Thane was opened to traffic in –
(A) 1853 (B) 1854
(C) 1855 (D) 1856

166. What is the correct sequence of arrival Europeans in India ?
(A) The Dutch, The Portuguese, The British, The French
(B) The Portuguese, The Dutch, The British, The French
(C) The French, The Portuguese, The Dutch, The British
(D) The British, The French, The Portuguese, The Dutch

167. Who drove out the Dutch from India in 1695 ?
(A) The French (B) The Mughals
(C) The Marathas (D) The British

168. The French dream of an empire in India was destroyed when they were defeated by the British in the –
(A) Battle of Wandiwash (B) Battle of Plassey
(C) Second Anglo-French Carnatic War (D) Third Anglo-French Carnatic War

169. The East India Company secured the whole revenue of Bengal after the –
(A) The great famine of Bengal (B) Battle of Plassey
(C) Battle of Buxor (D) Pitt’s India Act

170. In the first Anglo-Mysore war in 1769
(A) the British defeated Haidar Ali (B) Haidar Ali defeated the British
(C) Tipu Sultan defeated the British (D) the British defeated Tipu Sultan

171. By which Act the East India Company’s trade monopoly in India was ended and trade was thrown open to all British subjects ?
(A) Charter Act, 1823 (B) Charter Act, 1853
(C) Charter Act, 1813 (D) None of these

172. In 1857, number of Indian officers in the East India Company’s army was –
(A) 1% (B) 2%
(C) 3% (D) Nil

173. When was the Indian Law Commission appointed to fully codify the Indian system of law and court procedure ?
(A) 1853 (B) 1883
(C) 1923 (D) 1953

174. Under which of the following land revenue system was there a direct settlement between the government and the cultivator ?
(A) Ijadari System (B) Permanent System
(C) Ryotwari System (D) Mahalwari System

175. The Government of India assumed responsibility for the education of the masses as a consequence of –
(A) the Education Dispatch of 1854 (B) the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857
(C) the Charter Act of 1833 (D) the Charter Act of 1813

176. The basic demand of the ‘Ekta Movement’ was –
(A) reduction of rent by 50%
(B) conversion of produce rent into cash
(C) no taxation
(D) boycott of foreign cloth

177. The Quit India campaign was launched by the National Congress after the failure of the –.
(A) Cripps Mission (B) Cabinet Mission
(C) Simla Conference (D) Simon Commission

178. Which of the following is code named as ‘Plan Balkan’ ?
(A) Cabinet Mission (B) Mountbatten Plan
(C) Wavell Plan (D) Attlee’s Announcement

179. Which of the following played a prominent role in integrating princely States after the Indian
Independence Act, 1947 ?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Sardar Patel (D) S. N. Banerjee

180. The boundary between India and Pakistan was demarcated by boundary commissions under
the chairmanship of
(A) Lord Mountbatten (B) Sir Cyril Radcliffe
(C) Sir Stafford Cripps (D) Lawrence

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Directions (1—5): Choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the keyword.

1. CHIDE
(1) Praise
(2) Affirm
(3) Halter
(4) Negate
Ans. (1)

2. ENDEARING
(1) Long
(2) Odious
(3) Unfriendly
(4) Irritating
Ans. (2)

3. BOISTEROUS
(1) Huge
(2) Small
(3) Quiet
(4) Calm
Ans. (4)

4. BESTOW
(1) Given
(2) Bad
(3) Accept
(4) Take away
Ans. (4)

5. PERENNIAL
(1) Belonging to oneself
(2) Tempting
(3) Occasional
(4) Perishable
Ans. (4)

Directions (6 — 10): Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word.

6. Fate smiled him ? in all his ventures.
(1) upon
(2) in
(3) to
(4) on
Ans. (4)

7. It is difficult for me to part ? my belongings.
(1) from
(2) with
(3) in
(4) of
Ans. (2)

8. You cannot deprive him ? his right.
(1) upon
(2) with
(3) from
(4) of
Ans. (4)

9. Hard work has taken toll ? his health.
(1) upon
(2) with
(3) of
(4) on
Ans. (4)

10. We must always try to live life ? dignity.
(1) with
(2) by
(3) in
(4) of
Ans. (1)

11. The blood pressure of a normal person is:
(1) 100/80
(2) 100/90
(3) 80/120
(4) 90/100
Ans. (3)

12. Colour blindness is related to
(1) heredity
(2) blood pressure
(3) digestive system
(4) respiratory system
Ans. (1)

13. In simple harmonic motion, what remains constant?
(1) Amplitude
(2) Angular displacement
(3) Time period
(4) Kinetic energy
Ans. (3)

14. When a glass rod is rubbed by a silken cloth, the rod acquires
(1) positive charge
(2) negative charge
(3) positive & negative charge both
(4) None of these
Ans. (1)

15. The velocity of sound does not depend on
(1) temperature
(2) medium
(3) pressure
(4) humidity
Ans. (3)

16. The ultrasonic sound can be heard by
(1) dogs
(2) men
(3) microphone
(4) None of these
Ans. (4)

17. Which of the following is not a hormone?
(1) Insulin
(2) Adrenalin
(3) Thyroxin
(4) Hemoglobin
Ans. (4)

18. The longest among the following dams is
(1) Mathon dam
(2) Bhakhara Nangal
(3) Hirakud
(4) Nagarjun Sagar
Ans. (3)

19 Milind Panho is a
(1) drama in Sanskrit
(2) Jam description
(3) Pali treatise
(4) Persian treatise
Ans. (3)

20. Which of the following invented Algebra?
(1) Meghatithi
(2) Bhaskar
(3) Apastamb
(4) Aryabhatta
Ans. (2)

21. A mega city has a minimum population of:
(1) 10 lakhs
(2) 20 lakhs
(3) 50 lakhs
(4) 1 crore
Ans. (4)

22. The language of Chola rulers was:
(1) Sanskrit
(2) Kannada
(3) Tamil
(4) Telugu
Ans. (3)

23. Gandhiji started march to Dandi from:
(1) Dandi
(2) Sabarmati Ashram
(3) Gujarat
(4) Champaran
Ans. (2)

24. Which of the following rivers pass through valley?
(1) Godavari
(2) Narmada
(3) Krishna
(4) Mahanadi
Ans. (2)

25. The sex ratio is
(1) Kerala
(2) West Bengal
(3) Uttar Pradesh
(4) Mizoram
Ans. (1)

26. The post of collector in India was created in:
(1) 1772
(2) 1779
(3) 1792
(4) 1882
Ans. (1)

27. Who defeated the Marathas in the third battle of Panipat?
(1) Afghans
(2) Mughals
(3) English
(4) French
Ans. (1)

28. The people of Indus Valley civilization worshipped:
(1) Brahma
(2) Vishnu
(3) Pashupati
(4) Indra and Varun
Ans. (3)

29. Ashoka was related to:
(1) Haryak dynasty
(2) Mauryan dynasty
(3) Gupta dynasty
(4) None of these
Ans. (2)

30. The number of Puranas is
(1) 18
(2) 21
(3) 23
(4) 16
Ans. (1)

31. The first animal domesticated by Neolithic people was:
(1) Sheep
(2) Goat
(3) Dog
(4) Horse
Ans. (3)

32. In the Vedic age:
(1) Polygamy was unknown
(2) Child marriage was prominent
(3) Widow could remarry
(4) Hypergamy was allowed
Ans. (3)

33. Which of the following is wrongly matched?
(1) Namdeva – Maharashtra
(2) Chaitanya – Bengal
(3) Narsimha Mehta – Gujarat
(4) Vallabhacharya – Gujarat
Ans. (4)

34. Name the Persian version of the Mahabharata, translated during Akbar’s reign
(1) Akbar Namah
(2) Iqbal Namah
(3) Saminatu-ul-Aluliy
(4) Razmbamah
Ans. (4)

35. The Marathas were defeated in the Anglo-Maratha wars due to:
(1) Lack of capable leadership
(2) Military weaknesses
(3) Failure in estimating correctly the strength of the British
(4) All the above
Ans. (4)

36. Which of the following Acts delegated the power of framing laws to the Council of the Governor General?
(1) Charter Act — 1833
(2) Charter Act — 1853
(3 The Government of India Act —1919
(4) The Government of India Act —1935
Ans. (1)

37. Who was the founder of Darpan?
(1) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(2) Sachindranath Sanyal
(3) Bal Shastri Jambekar
(4) Jyotiba Phule
Ans. (3)

38. The single biggest item of British capital investment in India was/were
(1) Railways
(2) Plantation and Mines
(3) Banking and Insurance
(4) All the above
Ans. (1)

39. The first weekly paper published by the Indian National Congress’ in 1889, was:
(1) Young India
(2) India
(3) Indian People
(4) Voice of India
Ans. (1)

40. Lala Lajpat Rai suffered fatal injuries during the demonstration against the:
(1) Cripps Mission
(2) Simon Commission
(3) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
(4) Rowlatt Act
Ans. (2)

41. The only annual session of the Congress presided over by Gandhiji was:
(1) Kakinada — 1923
(2) Belgaum — 1924
(3) Kanpur — 1925
(4) Guwahati ? 1926
Ans. (2)

42. Habeas Corpus means:
(1) An order front a court to free a ‘person who has been illegally detained by the police or any other person
(2) An order from a superior court calling up the record of a proceeding in an inferior court for review
(3) An order from the superior court to an official to show his right to the office
(4) An order from the higher court to stop proceeding in a certain case
Ans. (1)

43. Mixed economy envisages:
(1) co-existence of capitalists and labourers
(2) integrated economic development
(3) development of agriculture and industry simultaneously
(4) private and public sectors
Ans. (4)

44. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
(1) Bombay Stock Exchange ? SENSEX
(2) National Stock Exchange ?NYSE
(3) New York Stock Exchange ?NIFTY
(4) London Stock Exchange ? NIKKEI
Ans. (1)

45.The important objectives of the development of cooperative sector are:
(1) Prevention of concentration of economic power
(2) Wider dispersal of ownership of productive resources
(3) Active involvement of people in the development programmes
(4) All the above
Ans. (4)

46. Securities & Exchange Board of India {SEBI) was established in
(1) 1981
(2) 1988
(3) 1990
(4) 1992
Ans. (2)

47. Subsidies means:
(1) payment by Government for purchase of goods and services
(2) payment by business enterprises to factors of production
(3) payment by companies to share holders
(4) payment by Government to business enterprise without buying any good and services
Ans. (1)

48. Which one ‘of the following will directly increase the GNP?
(1) an increase in investment
(2) a surplus in budget
(3) a fall in national debt
(4) a rise in the interest rate
Ans. (1)

49. Who wrote a book describing the theory of economic drain of In dia during British Rule?
(1) Dadabhai Naoroji
(2) Lala Lajpat Rai
(3) Mahatma Gandhi
(4) J. L. Nehru
Ans. (1)

50. As per 2001 Census, the state having highest urban population is:
(1) Uttar Pradesh
(2) Maharashtra
(3) Tamil Nadu
(4) Kerala
Ans. (2)

51. How would you describe the Indian Constitution?
(1) Medium in size
(2) Very small and compact
(3) One of the most elaborate Constitutions in the world
(4) It is not a written Constitution
Ans. (3)

52. Who is competent to amend the fundamental rights?
(1) President
(2) Lok Sabha
(3) Supreme Court
(4) Parliament
Ans. (4)

53. Name the canal that joins the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea:
(1) Kiel Canal
(2) Panama
(3) Suez Canal
(4) None of these
Ans. (3)

54. Amongst the following Indian states which one has the minimum total forest cover?
(1) Sikkim
(2) Goa
(3) Haryana
(4) Kerala
Ans. (3)

55. Which one among the following languages has largest nUmber of speakers in the world?
(1) Bengali
(2) French
(3) Japanese
(4) Portuguese
Ans. (4)

56.The great Asian river Mekong does not run through.:
(1) China
(2) Malaysia
(3) Cambodia
(4) Laos
Ans. (2)

57. In March-April, 2009 India defeated New Zealand in test cricket match series. This victory came after how many years?
(1) 49 years
(2) 47 years
(3) 46 years
(4) None of these
Ans. (4)

58. Who among the following is the winner of Miss India World Wide 2009?
(1) Nikkitasha Marhawa
(2) Kanchan Verma
(3) Shagun Sarabhai
(4) None of these
Ans. (4)

59. 8th March is celebrated as:
(1) International Women’s Day
(2) International Literacy Day
(3) Both (1) and (2)
(4) None of these
Ans. (1)

60. In IPL version of cricket, the Australian Shane Warne was the captain of which team?
(1) Chennai Super King
(2) Rajasthan Royals
(3) Deccan Chargers
(4) Knight Riders
Ans. (2)

61. In Lok Sabha the number of seats is:
(1) 545
(2) 542
(3) 549
(4) 544
Ans. (1)

62. Who is benefited from inflation?
(1) Creditor
(2) Debtor
(3) Banks
(4) Citizens
Ans. (2)

63.Jyoti Randhawa is associated to which sport?
(1) Golf
(2) Badminton
(3) Wrestling
(4) Tennis
Ans. (1)

64. Who is the writer of book Conquest of Self?
(1) Mahatma Gandhi
(2) J. L. Nehru
(3) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(4) J.C. Bose
Ans. (1)

65. When is the World Environment Day observed?
(1) 6thJune
(2) 4th June
(3) 5th June
(4) None of these
Ans. (3)

66. Chandrayaan -I, Indian Moon Mission, was launched on:
(1) 22 October, 2008
(2) 21 October, 2008
(3) 22 September, 2008
(4) 22 November, 2008
Ans. (1)

67. Who among the following controls/supervises the Consolidated Fund of India?
(1) Indian Finance Minister
(2) Comptroller and Auditor General of India
(3) Parliament
(4) None of these
Ans. (2)

68. Who has defined the office of profit?
(1) Parliament
(2) Supreme Court
(3) Council of ministers
(4) Constitution
Ans. (4)

69. Which of the following is not a Constitutional arrangement?
(1) Finance Commission
(2) Planning Commission
(3) Election Commission
(4) Union Public Service Corn mission
Ans. (2)

70. Partition of Bengal was done during the period of:.
(1) Lord Curzon
(2) Lord Clive
(3) Lord Cornwallis
(4) Lord Dalhousie
Ans. (1)

71. (7857 + 3596 + 4123) ÷ 96 =?
(1) 155.06
(2) 162.25
(3) 151.83
(4) 165.70
Ans. (2)

72: 741560 + 935416 + 1143 +17364=?
(1) 1694583
(2) 1695438
(3) 1695483
(4) 1659483
Ans. (3)

73. 36% of 4800 x 0.2% of 1320=?
(1) 4535.52
(2) 4551.36
(3) 4561,92
(4) 4572.48
Ans. (3)

74. Raman’s salary is decreased by 10%. By what per cent his decreased salary be raised to have the original salary?
(1) 10%
(2) 11%
(3) 11.11 %

(4) 12%
Ans. (3)

75. To get 35% of a number, the number should be multiplied by
(1) 7/ 20
(2) 3.5
(3)√7/20
(4) 5

Ans. (1)

76. The number whose 20% is 10, is
(1) 30
(2) 40
(3) 50
(4) 70
Ans. (3)

77. A sum in 20 years at a certain rate of simple interest. In how many years will it be four times of itself?
(1) 40 years
(2) 50 years
(3) 60 years
(4) 80 years
Ans. (3)

78. The sum of two numbers is 100 and their difference is 50. The ratio of these numbers is
(1) 2:1
(2) 3:1
(3) 4:1
(4) 5:1
Ans. (2)

79. The population of a town increases at 10% per annum. If the present population is 160000, what will be the population after 4 years?
(1) 1,94,481
(2) 1,78,641
(3) 1,92,000
(4) 1,65,000
Ans. (1)

80. The ratio of the volumes of two cubes is 1: 27. The ratio of their surface areas will be
(1) 1:3
(2) 1:6
(3) 1:9
(4) 1:18
Ans. (3)

81. The simple interest on a certain sum at the rate of4% per an num in 4 years Is Rs. 80 more than the simple interest on the same sum at 5% per annum af ter 3 years. The sum is
(1) Rs. 7000
(2) Rs. 7,500
(3) Rs. 8000
(4) R 8,500
Ans. (3)

82. At what rate of compound interest a sum will be 25/ 16times of itself in 2 years?

(1) 16%
(2) 18%
(3) 20%
(4) 25%
Ans. (4)

83. In an examination, a student gets 20% of total marks and fails by 30 marks. Another student gets 32% of total marks which is more than the minimum pass marks by 42 marks. The pass percentage is
(1) 24%
(2) 25%
(3) 26%
(4) 28%
Ans. (2)

84. A particle is thrown upwards at the velocity of 39.2 m/sec. Time to reach the highest point is
(1) 3 seconds
(2) 4 seconds
(3) 3.75 seconds
(4) 4.75 seconds
Ans. (2)

85. If the interest is compounded annually and the compound interest after 3 years at 10% per annum on a sum is Rs. 331, the principal is
(1) Rs. 900
(2)Rs. 1000
(3) Rs. 1050
(4) Rs. 1100
Ans. (2)

86. A shopkeeper earns 20%, by allowing a discount of 10% on the marked price of an article. An article is marked at Rs. 280, its actual price is
(1) Rs. 195
(2) Rs, 200
(3) Rs. 225
(4) Rs. 215
Ans. (2)

87. Ram bought 1600 eggs at the rate of Rs. 3.75 per dozen. He sold 900 of them at 2 eggs for Re 1 and the remaining at 5 eggs for Rs. 2. Find his loss or gain per cent.
(1) 40%
(2) 45%
(3) 42%
(4) 46%
Ans. (4)

88. In an election a candidate gets 40% of votes polled and is defeated by the winning candidate by 298 votes. Find the total number, of votes polled.
(1) 1360
(2) 1490
(3) 1520
(4) 1602
Ans. (2)

89. Two numbers are less than the third number by 30% and 37% respectively. By what percent is the second number less than the first number?
(1) 15%
(2) 10%
(3) 25%
(4) 20%
Ans. (2)

90. A man goes from A to B at the speed of 5 kmph and returns from B to A at 4 kmph. His average speed during the whole journey is
(1) 35/9 Kmph

(2) 40/9 Kmph

(3) 46/9 Kmph

(4) 50 /9Kmph

Ans. (2)

RRB General Knowledge Solved Paper

1. Who is known as the ‘Iron Man of India’?

A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

B. Lala Lajpat Rai

C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

D. Subhash Chandra Bose

Ans. (C)

2. In which of the following fields did Tenzing Norgay distinguish himself?

A. Boxing

B. Mountaineering

C. Archery

D. Hockey

Ans. (B)

3. Who was the first lady Prime Minister of the World?

A. Sirimavo Bhandranaike

B. Margaret Thatcher

C. Indira Gandhi

D. Golda Meir

Ans. (A)

4. Where is Central Potato Research Institute?

A. Shimla

B. Lucknow

C. Kanpur

D. Bhopal

Ans. (A)

5. With which field is ‘Vikram Seth’ associated?

A. Space Research

B. Literature

C. Journalism

D. Music

Ans. (B)

6. India’s anti-tank missile is:

A. Akash

B. Agni

C. Prithvi

D. Nag

Ans. (D)

7. The major difference between the Moderates and the Extremists in the Congress Session of 1907 was regarding —

(a) Education

(b) Boycott

(d) Swaraj

Ans. (b)

8. Devaluation of currency helps in promoting—

(a) imports

(b) exports

(d) national income

Ans. (b)

9. Which Indian State is the largest producer of cashew nuts?

(a) Madhya Pradesh

(b) Kerala

(d) Andhra Pradesh

Ans. (b)

10. 1930 is associated with—

(a) Presentation of Nehru Report

(b) Dandi March

(d) Lahore Congress

Ans. (b)

11. Indian Railways has recently decided to set up a new Wheel & Axle factory at:

A. Chhapra

B. Harnaut

C. Jamalpur

D. Darbhanga

Ans. (A)

12. Match the following cities of South India with their States:

(a) Coimbatore 1. Kerala

(b) Cochin (Kochi) 2. Karnataka

(d) Vijayanagar 4. Andhra Pradesh

A. a-1, b-3, c-4, d-2

B. a-3, b-1, c-2, d-4

C. a-1, b3, c-2, d-4

D. a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2

Ans. (B)

13. With which of the following gland/organ is ‘diabetes’ associated?

A. Thyroid

B. Liver

C. Pancreas

D. Kidney

Ans. (C)

14. Cornea is a part of which of the following organs of human body?

A. Heart

C. Eye

B. Kidney

D. Ear

Ans. (C)

15. The blood cholesterol level in 100 ml of blood in a normal person varies between:

A. 250 to 350 mg

B. 150 to 250 mg

C. 100 to 150 mg

D. 50 to 100 mg

Ans. (C)

16. Choose the correct chronological order of dynasties:

A. Lodi, Slave, Tughlaq, Khilji

B. Slave, Tughlaq, Khilji, Lodi

C. Khilji, Lodi, Slave, Tughlaq

D. Slave, Khilji, Tughlaq, Lodi

Ans. (D)

17. Token currency was introduced in India for the first time by:

A. Firuz Shah Tughlaq

B. Muhammad bin Tughlaq

C. Alauddin Khilji

D. Qutubuddin Aibak

Ans. (B)

18. Which of the following pairs is incorrect?

A. Bairam Khan — Akbar

B. Jaswant Singh — Aurangzeb

C. Amir Khusrau — Jehangir

D. Ambar Malik — Humayun

Ans. (C)

19. Match the. following ancient books with their authors:

(a) Mahabharata 1. Kalidasa

(b) Kadambari 2. Panini

(d) Asthadhyayi 4. Ved Vyas

A. a-4, b-2, c-1, d-3,

B. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4

C. a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2

D. a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4

Ans. (C)

20. Which of the following can be used for checking inflation temporari1y?

(a) Decrease in taxes

(b) Increase in wages

(d) None of these

Ans. (c)

21. With which aspect of Commerce are ‘bull’ and ‘hear’ associated?

A. Banking

B. Foreign Trade

C. Stock Market

D. Internal Trade

Ans. (C)

22. The Tenth Five-Year Plan pertains to which period?

A. 2000-01 to 2004-05

B. 2001-02 to 2005-06

C. 2002-03 to 2006-07

D. 2003-04 to 2007-08

Ans. (C)

23. Debt service ratio implies ratio between:

A. export and total payout on debt

B. import and total debt

C. domestic saving and• import

D. domestic saving and total debt

Ans. (A)

24 Who said, where wealth accumulates, men decay”?

A. Abraham Lincoln

B. Mao-Tse-Thng

C. Karl Marx

D. Goldsmith

Ans. (D)

25. Gresham’s law in economic relates to:

A. distribution of goods and services

B. circulation of currency

C. supply and demand

D. consumption and supply

Ans. (B)

26. Which of the following statements regarding the Constituent Assembly is true?

1. It is not based on Adult Franchise

2. It resulted from direct elections

3. it was a multiparty body

4. it worked through several committees

A. l and 2

B. 2 and 3

C. 1 and 4

D. l, 2, 3 and 4

Ans. (C)

27. Which of the following bills cannot be introduced first in the Rajya Sabha?

A. Money Bills

B. Bills pertaining, to the powers of the Supreme court of State Judiciary

C. Bills proclaiming the state of emergency arising out of war or external aggression

D. Bills bringing a State under emergency rules

Ans. (A)

28. How long can a person continue to be a Minister without being a member of either Houses of the Parliament?

A. 3 months

B. 6 months

C. l year

D. No time limit

Ans. (B)

29. Centigrade and Fahrenheit scales give the same reading at:

A. —273°

B. —40°

C. —32°

D. 100°

Ans. (B)

30. Match the scientists with their inventions:

(a) C. Marconi 1. Gramophone

(b) J.L. Baird 2. Radio

(d) Thomas Alva Edison 4. Telephone

A. a-l, b-2, c-3, d-4

B. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1

C. a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3

B. a-2, b-3, c-4, d-l

Ans. (D)

31. In the process of galvanization, an iron sheet is coated with:

A. aluminum

B. zinc

C. tin

D. chromium

Ans. (B)

32. Rate of evaporation does not depend upon:

A. temperature of the liquid

B. surface area of the liquid

C. mass of the liquid

D. air pressure

Ans. (C)

33. Which of the following process produce Hydrogen gas?

A. Electrolysis of water

B. Passing of steam over red hot iron

C. Reaction of zinc with hydrochloric acid

D. All of these

Ans. (A)

34. Match the following with their chemical formulae

(a) Common Salt 1. Na2 SiO3

(b) Alum 2. NaCl

(d) Quartz 4. CaSO4. 2H2O

A. a-2, b-3, c-4, d-l

B. a-1, b-3, c-4, d-2

C. a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3

D. a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4

Ans. (A)

35. Which of the following is an element?

A. Ruby

B. Sapphire

C. Emerald

D. Diamond

Ans. (D)

36. Which of the following is true regarding a catalyst?

1. It increases the rate of reaction

2. It increases the activation energy

3. It reduces the activation energy

4. It is consumed in the reaction

A. 1 and 2

B. 1 and3

C. 2 and 4

D. 3 and 5

Ans. (B)

37. The hydraulic automobiles application of:

A. Archimedes’ Principle

B. Pascal’s law

C. Bernoulli’s theorem

D. Faraday’s law

Ans. (B)

38. Match the following countries with their capitals:

(a) Nigeria 1. Luanda

(b) Qatar 2. Abuja

(d) Angola 4. Doha

A. a-2, b-4, c-3, d-l

B. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-l

C. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4

D. a-4, b-2, c-3, d-l

Ans. (A)

39. Which of the following planets orbits around the sun in backward direction from east to west?

A. Earth

C. Venus

B. Mercury

D. Jupiter

Ans. (C)

40. More than two third of world’s tin comes from which country?

A. China

B. Malaysia

C. Nigeria

D. Brazil

Ans. (A)

41. The largest temple in the world

A. Meenakshi Temple

B. Angkor Vat

C. Pashupati Nath Temple of Nepal

D. Kashi Vishwanath Temple

Ans. (B)

42. Aryabhatta was India’s renowned:

A. Poet

B. Physicist

C. Mathematician

D. Physician

Ans. (C)

43. Which of the following pair does not match?

A. Sariska Sanctuary – Rajasthan

B. Kaziranga National Park – Assam (Asom)

C. Ghana Bird Sanctuary – Meghalaya

D. Shivpuri National Park – Madhya Pradesh

Ans. (C)

44. Match the following hill stations of India with their states:

(a) Gulmarg 1. Rajasthan

(b) Dalhousie 2. Madhya Pradesh

(d) Panchmarhi 4. Himachal Pradesh

5. Uttaranchal

A. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2

B. á-5, b-3, c-i, d-2

C. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-5

D. a-5, b-4, c-2, d-1

Ans. (A)

45. On which river the Pong Dam has been constructed?

A. Ganga

B. Tapti

C. Yamuna

D. Beas

Ans. (D)

46. Which country is the world’s largest supplier of silk?

A.. USA

B. Japan

C. China

D. India

Ans. (C)

47. Which one of the following does not contribute to development in India?

A. Technological research

B. Population growth

C. Diversification of industry

D. Increased saving

Ans. (B)

48. ‘Jog’ the highest water fall in India is located in the state of

A. Uttaranchal.

B. Jammu and Kashmir

C. Tamil Nadu

D. Karnataka

Ans. (D)

49. The President can proclaim emergency on the written advice of the:

A. Chief Justice

B. Vice-President

C. Prime Minister

D. Union Cabinet

Ans. (C)

50. The first state in India carved out on a linguistic basis was:

A. Andhra Pradesh

B. Orissa

C. Manipur

D. Kerala

Ans. (A)

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