1. In which country did the first Marxist revolution take place?
(A) Germany
(B) Italy
(C) Great Britain
(D) Russia
Ans. (D)
2. As per the Constitution of India, what is the limit prescribed for the number of members in the Legislative Assembly of a State?
(A) 350 members
(B) 400 members
(C) 450 members
(D) 500 members
Ans. (D)
3. Due to the leadership and success in which one of the following did Vallabhbhai Patel get the title of ‘Sardar’?
(A) Kheda Satyagraha
(B) Non-Cooperation Movement
(C) Bardoli Satyagraha
(D) Civil Disobedience Movement
Ans. (C)
4. The independent nation Montenegro originated out of the dissolution of which one
of the following?
(A) Bulgaria
(B) Czechoslovakia
(C) Romania
(D) Yugoslavia
Ans. (D)
5. Who among the following appoints the Judges of a High Court?
(A) The President of India
(B) The Chief Justice of India
(C) The Governor of the State concerned
(D) The Union Minister of Law
Ans. (A)
6. Who of the following started Swaraj Party?
(A) Bipin Chandra Pal and Rajendra Prasad
(B) Bipin Chandra Pal and Subhash Chandra Bose
(C) C. R. Das and Motilal Nehru
(D) C. R. Das and Madan Mohan Malaviya
Ans. (C)
7. Who of the following was associated with the August Offer?
(A) Lord Wavell
(B) Lord Irwin
(C) Lord Linlithgow
(D) Lord Mountbatten
Ans. (C)
8. Which one among the following was fought earliest?
(A) Battle of Ambur
(B) Battle of Buxar
(C) Battle of Plassey
(D)Battle of Wandiwash
Ans. (A)
9. During Aurangzeb’s reign, whose duty was it to see that people lived their lives in accordance with the Sharia?
(A) Ahadis
(C) Muhtasibs
(B) Mansabdars
(D) Walashuhis
Ans. (C)
10. Gautam Buddha delivered his first sermon at which one of the following places?
(A) Kushinagar
(B) Sarnath
(C) Bodh Gaya
(D) Lumbini
Ans. (B)
11. Which is the rarest naturally occurring element on earth?
(A) Gold
(B) Antimony
(C) Germanium
(D) Astatine
Ans. (D)
12. Which one of the following countries produces Phalcon air-borne warning and control systems (AWACS)?
(A) India
(B) Israel
(C) Russia
(D) USA
Ans. (B)
13. Into how many categories are the Fundamental Rights classified in the Constitution of India?
(A) Five
(B) Six
(C) Seven
(D) Eight
Ans. (B)
14. Who appoints the District Judges?
(A) Chief Justice of the High Court of the concerned State
(B) Governor of the concerned State
(C) Public Service Commission of the concerned State
(D) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Ans. (B)
15. The Hyde Act is related to which of the following?
(A) An agreement between India and Israel for supply of defense equipment
(B) An agreement between India and Canada for supply of uranium
(C) An agreement between India and the USA for civil nuclear cooperation
(D) An agreement between India and China for flood control
Ans. (C)
16. How is international personality Zadie Smith well-known as?
(A) Environmentalist
(B) Human Rights activist
(C) Litterateur
(D) Musician
Ans. (C)
17. Which of the following enzymes is produced by the salivary glands?
(A) Pepsin
(B) Ptyalin
(C) Rennin
(D) Trypsin
Ans. (B)
18. The Victoria Falls in Africa is located on which river?
(A) Zaire
(B) Orange
(C) Zambezi
(D) Niger
Ans. (C)
19. Mt. Marapi is located on which one of the islands?
(A) Java
(B) Sumatra
(C) Borneo
(D) Celebes
Ans. (B)
20. When it is 12 Noon at Allahabad, the time at Wellington (New Zealand) would be close to which one of the following?
(A) 4:30 PM of the same day
(B) 4:30 PM of the previous day
(C) 6:30 PM of the same day
(D) 6:30 PM of the previous day
Ans. (C)
21. Consider the following statements:
1. In tropical grassland regions, rainfall mainly occurs in the short summer season with a long dry season.
2. In Mediterranean region, the winter rainfall is caused by the passage of cyclones in the westerly wind belt which lies over this area.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans. (C)
22 Which one of the following crops increases soil fertility by adding nitrates to soil?
(A) Black-gram
(B) Cotton
(C) Sugarcane
(D) Tomato
Ans. (A)
23. Which National Highway connects Delhi and Mumbai?
(A) NH 6
(B) NH 8
(C) NH 10
(D) NH 12
Ans. (B)
24. Which one among the following peaks is the highest?
(A) Dhaula Giri
(B) Namcha Barwa
(C) Nanda Devi
(D) Nanga Parvat
Ans. (A)
25. From West to East, which one of the following is the correct sequence of Hills?
(A) Mahadeo Hills — Mailkala Hills — Garhjat Hills
(B) Mahadeo Hills — Garhjat Hills — Maikala Hills
(C) Maikala Hills — Mahadeo Hills — Garhjat Hills
(D) Maikala Hills — Garhjat Hills — Mahadeo Hills
Ans. (A)
26. Haridwar is well-known for which one of the following industries?
(A) Fertilizers
(B) Cement
(C) Heavy Electricals
(D) Silk Textiles
Ans. (C)
27. The Tropic of Cancer passes through which one of the following?
(A) Assam
(B) Manipur
(C) Mizoram
(D) Nagaland
Ans. (C)
28. Injurious ultraviolet radiation are mostly prevented from reaching the land surface as these are absorbed mostly by which one of the following?
(A) Stratosphere
(B) Troposphere
(C) Ionosphere
(D) Mesosphere
Ans. (A)
29. In which of the following Hills is tea cultivated?
(A) Maikala Hills
(B) Nallamalai Hills
(C) Nilgiri Hills
(D) Shivalik Hills
Ans. (C)
30. In which one of the following areas is monsoon climate found?
(A) Pacific Coast of Columbia
(B) South-Eastern United States
(C) Southern Part of South Africa
(D) Central California
Ans. (C)
31. Among the following sedimentary rocks, which one is of organic origin?
(A) Gypsum
(B) Limestone
(C) Nitre
(D) Rock salt
Ans. (B)
32. Who among the following chooses the Speaker of the House of People?
(A) The Prime Minister of India
(B) The Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
(C) The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha
(D) The House of People
Ans. (D)
33. What is the number of Judges (including Chief Justice) in the Supreme Court of India
as provided in the Constitution of India?
(A) 20
(B) 24
(C) 26
(D) 28
Ans. (C)
34. How is Leila Seth known as?
(A) First Woman Chairperson of the Union Public Service Commission
(B) First Woman Election Commissioner of India
(C) First Woman Chief Justice of a High Court in India
(D) First Woman Governor of a State in India
Ans. (C)
35. The deficiency of which one of the following vitamins causes increased loss of calcium ion in urine?
(A) Vitamin A
(B) Vitamin B5
(C) Vitamin C
(D) Vitamin D
Ans. (D)
36. Among the following, who was the Speaker in two Lok Sabha?
(A) Rabi Ray
(B) Shivraj Patil
(C) P. A. Sangma
(D) G. M. C. Balayogi
Ans. (D)
37. Which one of the following is mixed with petrol by th e Government of India in its nationwide programme of blended petrol?
(A) Butanol
(B) Ethanol
(C) Methanol
(D) Propanol
Ans. (B)
38. In which one of the following One-Day Cricket World Cups, did India lose in the
Finals?
(A) World Cup, 1992
(B) World Cup, 1996
(C) World Cup, 1999
(D) World Cup, 2003
Ans. (D)
39. Where were the Olympic Games, 2004 held?
(A) Madrid
(B) Buenos Aires
(C) Athens
(D) Rome
Ans. (C)
40. How is Asafa Powell well known as?
(A) Swimmer
(B) Football Player
(C) Boxer
(D) 100 m Sprinter
Ans. (D)
41. Who of the following helped Humayun in recovering his kingdom?
(A) Bahadur Shah of Gujarat
(B) Shah Hussain Arghun of Sind
(C) Shah Tahmasp of Persia
(D) Maldeo of Bikaner
Ans. (C)
42. Who was the Governor-General on the East India Company when the Revolt of 1857 took place?
(A) Lord Bentick
(B) Lord Hastings
(C) Lord Dalhousie
(D) Lord Canning
Ans. (D)
43. During the Indian freedom struggle, what was the purpose of the Simon Commission?
(A) To inquire into events related to Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
(B) To look into the working of the Government of India Act, 1919
(C) To suggest strategies for promoting Western education in India
(D) To design a Constitution for India within the framework of ‘Dominion Status’
Ans. (B)
44. What was the name of the organization founded by Dadabhai Naoroji in London to influence the British public opinion in India’s favour?
(A) Indian Association
(B) Indian League
(C) British Indian Association
(D) East India Association
Ans. (D)
45. Among the following who was not a co-founder of NAM?
(A) Gamal Abdel Nasser
(B) Josip Broz Tito
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru
(D) Yasser Arafat
Ans. (D)
46. Which one of the following countries was hit by Typhoon Saomi, the strongest storm to hit that country in the last 50 years?
(A) Australia
(B) China
(C) Malaysia
(D) Thailand
Ans. (B)
47. Which of the following is true in the case of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf?
(A) First woman who completed non-stop flight around the globe
(B) An African female human rights activist in the Darfur region
(C) Female scientist who deciphered the complete human genome sequence
(D) Africa’s first elected female Head of State
Ans. (D)
48. Which one of the following Committees/Authorities is associated with the
recommendation of the repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act?
(A) Justice Jeevan Reddy Committee
(B) Rajender Saccar Committee
(C) R. S. Pathak Inquiry Authority
(D) U. C. Bannerjee Committee
Ans. (A)
49. Among the following eminent citizens, who is a renowned chemist?
(A) S. N. Subbarao
(B) C. N. R. Rao
(C) Rani Abhay Singh
(D) Rajender Singh
Ans. (B)
50. In which country does Basque separatist group operate?
(A) Ireland
(B) Italy
(C) Spain
(D) Turkey
Ans. (C)
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