RRB GK QUESTIONS 2013 (INDIAN RAILWAY)
1. Where is Railway Staff College situated ?
Answer: Baroda
2. What is the width of Broad gauge rail ?
Answer: 1.676
3. Which is the First Electric Train in India ?
Answer: Deccan Queen (Kalyan - Pune)
4. When did Life Line Express (Jeevan Rekha) Started ?
Answer: In 1991
5. Which year is declared as "Year of Rail Users" by the Indian Railways ?
Answer: 1995
6. Which is the Longest Railway Tunnel ?
Answer: Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel (Banihal railway tunnel)
7. Which is the Longest Railway platform in the World ?
Answer: Gorakhpur station platform (UP)
8. Which is the train running between India and Bangladesh ?
Answer: Maitree Express
9. Which are the states have no Railway ?
Answer: Meghalaya and Sikkim (building new railway lines)
10. Which is the Worlds oldest working steam locomotive engine (train) ?
Answer: Fairy Queen runs in India
11. What is the width of Narrow gauge rail ?
Answer: 0.762
12. Where is the Headquarters of Konkan railway ?
Answer: Bilapur
13. Which is the fastest train in India ?
Answer: Shatabdi Express
14. In which year Indian Railway board established ?
Answer: 1905
15. Which is the first Railway station in India ?
Answer: Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Victoria terminal)
* 16. Who is the first Indian to present Railway Budget ?
Answer: John Mathai
* 17. Who is the first railway minister in India ?
Answer: John Matthai
* 18. Who is the first lady Railway minister of India ?
Answer: Mamta Benergy
* 19. Which is the highest railway station in India ?
Answer: Ghum railway station
* 20. Which is the longest Railway bridge in India ?
Answer: Vallarpadam Bridge (kerala)
* 21. What is the slogan of Indian Railway ?
Answer: lifeline of the nation
* 22. Where is the Museum of Indian Railway situated?
Answer: Chanakyapuri (New Delhi)
QUESTION PAPERS FOR THE YEAR 2012
Special Class Railway Apprentices Exam, 2012
Civil Services (Preliminary) Exam, 2012
National Defence Academy & Naval Academy Exam (I), 2012
Combined Defence Services (I) Exam, 2012
Indian Police Service (Limited) Competitive Exam, 2012
Engineering Services Exam, 2012
Indian Forest Service Exam, 2012
Combined Medical Services Exam, 2012
CISF (AC) Limited Departmental Examination 2012
National Defence Academy & Naval Academy Exam (II), 2012
Combined Defence Services (II) Exam, 2012
Central Police Force (Assistant Commandant) Exam, 2012
Civil Services (Main) Exam, 2012
Indian Economic Service/Indian Statistical Service Exam, 2012
QUESTION PAPERS FOR THE YEAR 2012
BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE SET 01
1. Paper was invented in China in the:
(a) Ist century BC (b) 2nd century AD (c) 4th century AD (d) 5th century AD
2. The institution of Ombudsman was first established in:
(a) Norway (b) Sweden (c) Finland (d) Denmark
3. What was the earlier name of Ghana ?
(a) The Ivory Coast (b) The Gold Coast
(c) Malabar (d) The Levant
4. Zimbabwe was formerly known as:
(a) Rhodesia (b) Mali (c) Namibia (d) Ivory Coast
5. In which of the following countries did the decimal system of numbers originate?
(a) England (b) France (c) Germany (d) India
6. Where was the selection of suitable candidates for a particular job first started through
competitive examination?
(a) China (b) Great Britain (c) USA (d) Germany
7. What is Mohandas Gandhi’s father’s name?
(a) Tulsidas (b) Karamchand (c) Rajmohan (d) Tushar
8. Where is Sabarmati Ashram?
(a) Ahmedabad (b) Baroda (c) Rajkot (d) Bulsar
9. Which country hosted (2010) Asian Games games?
(a) Guangzhou, China (November 12–27) (b) Tehran, Iran (November 12–27)
(c) New Delhi, India(November 12–27) (d) Tokyo, Japan (November 12–27)
10. The 2010 Asian Games, also known as the .................. ?
(a) X Asiad. (b) XVII Asiad. (c) XVI Asiad. (d) XIII Asiad.
11. Where was Mohandas Gandhi for most of the time in 1893-1914?
(a) India (b) UK (c) South Africa (d) Australia
12. Which is the country famous for pyramids?
(a) Israel (b) Jordan (c) Iraq (d) Egypt
Time: 30 minutes Marks: 100
BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE SET - 8
13. Australia may be called a “hollow continent” because:
(a) most people live along the coasts (b) it is shaped like a saucer
(c) there are no rivers in the interior (d) most of its central area is occupied by water
14. ‘Land of White Elephant’ is the surname assigned to:
(a) Japan (b) Thailand (c) Bhutan (d) Nepal
15. ‘Maple Leaf’ is the emblem of:
(a) Canada (b) Greece (c) Cyprus (d) Guinea
16. When was Mohandas Gandhi born?
(a) 21 March 1861 (b) 2 October 1869 (c) 14 November 1889 (d) 19 January 1900
17. Who Was the founder of All India Muslim League?
(a) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan (b) Nawab Saleem Ullah Khan
(c) Liyaqat Ali Khan (d) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
18. The First Finance Commission was constituted in the year
(a) 1956 (b) 1953 (c) 1952 (d) 1951
19. What were the districts called in the Vijaynagar empire?
(a) Nadu (b) Khurram (c) Kottam (d) Janpad
20. The first Asian/Asiad Games were then held in New Delhi/India in .................. ?
(a)1910 (b) 1935 (c) 1951 (d) 1966
21. Which was the first National News Agency of India?
(a) The Indian Review (b) The Free Press of India
(c) The Associated Press of India (d) None of the above
22. IMF is the result of
(a) Hawana Conference (b) Rome Conference
(c) Britanwood Conference (d) Geneva Conference
23. How many Sports include in Asian Games 2010?
(a) 42 Sports (b) 43 Sports (c) 49 Sports (d) 50 Sports
24. National Commission for Back ward Classes was established in
(a) 1994 (b) 1993 (c) 1995 (d) 1999
25. Indravati Hydroelectric Project is the multipurpose project of
(a) Maharashtra state (b) Gujarat state
(c) Orissa State (d) Tamil Nadu state
26. Which of the following was the court language during the reign of Akbar?
(a) Hindi (b) Urdu (c) Persian (d) Arabic
27. Fruit most suitable for making jelly is
(a) Papaya (b) Karunda (c) Mango (d) Banana
28. Which is the most urbanized state in India?
(a) Punjab (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Gujarat (d) Maharashtra
29. Which of the following cities is situated on the bank of river Saryu?
(a) Patna (b) Ayodhya (c) Varanasi (d) Allahabad
30. Indian Standard Time is the time at which of the following longitudes East of Greenwich?
(a) 30° (b) 68° (c) 82 .5 ° (d) 97°
31. India’s oldest planetarium is located at
(a) Calcutta (b) Bombay (c) Patna (d) Ahmedabad
32. What is SLV-3?
(a) Communication satellite (b) India’s space launching vehicle
(c) Space launching pad (d) None of these
33. Garo and Khasi tribes are mainly found in
(a) Manipur (b) Meghalaya (c) Mizoram (d) Chhota Nagpur
34. Who was the Viceroy during the time Mr. Attlee of England declared the British intention to
transfer power to Indians ?
(a) Lord Irwin (b) Lord Linlithgow (c) Lord Mountbatten (d) Lord Wavell
35. The word Adivasi was used for the first time to refer to the tribal people by
(a) Jyotiba Phule (b) Thakkar Bappa (c) B.R. Ambedkar (d) Mahatma Gandhi
36. The trial of INA heroes was held at
(a) Delhi (b) Simla (c) Bombay (d) Calcutta
37. First Governor - General of India, after independence was
(a) C. Rajagopalachari (b) Lord Mountbatten
(c) Rajendra Prasad (d) Jawaharlal Nehru
38. Consider the following satellites put into orbit by India
1. Bhaskara 2. INSAT-1 B 3. Rohini 4. APPLE
Among these, geostationary satellites include
(a) l, 3 and 4 (b) 1 and 3 (c) 2 and 4 (d) 2, 3 and 4
39. The Buddha, the Ramayana and the Mahabharat are three treasures of India. Who said
this?
(a) Swami Vivekananda (b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Rabindranath Tagore (d) Jawaharlal Nehru
40. Who among the following was the follower of Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy?
(a) Bertrand Russel (b) Martin Luther
(c) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (d) Marshal Tito
41. The Second International was attended by
(a) Pherozeshah Mehta (b) Dinshaw Edalji Wacha
(c) Surendranath Banerjee (d) Dadabhai Naoroji
42. Who was the political guru of Gandhiji?
(a) Dadabhai Naoroji (b) Lala Lajpat Rai
(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
43. Who among the following was not the member of the Cabinet Mission which visited India
in 1946?
(a) Lord Pethick Lawrence (b) A.V. Alexander
(c) Sir Stafford Cripps (d) Lord Mountbatten
44. India’s Moon Impact Probe (MIP) landed on Moon’s Surface on—
(a) November 10, 2008 (b) November 11, 2008
(c) November 14, 2008 (d) November 15, 2008
45. The controversial Pakistani scientist who was recently in news is—
(a) Abdul Jamal (b) Shah Mahmood Qureshi
(c) Kazi Hussain (d) Abdul Qadir Khan
46. Twelve new frog species have been found in—
(a) Konkan region (b) Malwa (c) Eastern Ghats (d) Western Ghats
47. In the latest ICC ODI (Team) ranking, India has occupied—
(a) No. 2 position (b) No. 3 position (c) No. 4 position (d) None of these
48. The Sustainable Leadership Award has been given to—
(a) R. K. Pachauri (b) Bill Gates (c) Ban Ki-Moon (d) Arundhati Roy
49. On November 12, 2008 India testfired successfully Shourya missile. It is a ..........
(a) Air to air missile (b) Air to surface missile
(c) Surface to surface missile (d) Surface to sea missile
50. Stolt Valor which was recently hijacked by sea-pirates belongs to—
(a) Germany (b) Japan (c) U.S.A. (d) Saudi Arabia
51. In U.S.A. Presidential election, 2008 Barack Obama got—
(a) 371 electoral college votes (b) 320 electoral college votes
(c) 364 electoral college votes (d) 360 electoral college votes
52. The highest number of electoral college votes during U.S.A. Presidential Election belongs
to .............
(a) California (b) Florida (c) Connecticut (d) Virginia
53. ITR stands for .............
(a) International Tariff Rate (b) Integrated Trial Rate
(c) Integrated Trial Range (d) Integrated Test Range
54. Who started the Bhoodan Movement ?
(a) Swami Vivekananda (b) Acharya Vinoba Bhave
(c) Mahatma Gandhi (d) Jayaprakash Narayan
55. The Forward Bloc was formed by
(a) B.R. Ambedkar (b) Subhash Chandra Bose
(c) P.C. Joshi (d) Acharya Narendra Dev
56. The author of which of the following is not Barack Obama ?
(a) Dream from My Father B) Thoughts on Reclaiming Dream
(c) It Takes a Nation : How Strangers Became Family
(d) My Great America
57. 35th National Games will be held in—
(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Karnataka (c) Gujarat (d) Kerala
58. The Punjab Gold Cup has been won by—
(a) Poland (b) The Netherlands (c) England (d) Norway
59. The Government of India has declared……as the National Day for the Girl Child.
(a) February 25 (b) January 27 (c) March 22 (d) January 24
60. The winner of Duleep Trophy is—
(a) East Zone (b) South Zone (c) West Zone (d) North Zone
61. ‘India and China—A Thousand Years of Cultural Relations’ is the book written by ...........
(a) Probodh Chandra Bagchi (b) K. Bikram Singh
(c) Romila Thapar (d) None of the above
62. According to a recently published report, the State/Union Territory which has occupied top
spot in Education index is ..............
(a) Lakshdeep (b) Kerala (c) Puducherry (d) Karnataka
63. The new Research and Analysis wing Chief is ...........
(a) Radha Vinod Raju (b) M. N. Prasad
(c) J. K. Sodhi (d) K. C. Verma
64. Who among the following has not been honoured with Padma Vibhushan ?
(a) Dr. Gurdip Singh Randhawa (b) D. P. Chattopadhyay
(c) Govind Narain (d) Chandrika Prasad Srivastava
65. This year Pankaj Advani has been given ............
(a) Padma Vibhushan (b) Padma Bhushan
(c) Padma Shri (d) None of these
66. Where will be held the Final of the Cricket World Cup 2011?
(a) Colombo (b) Mumbai (c) New Delhi (d) Dhaka
67. As per recommendations of the Twelfth Finance Commission, percentage share of States
of the shareable central taxes is?
(a) 28.5 (b) 29.5 (c) 30.5 (d) 32.4
68. In India, national income is estimated by .
(a) Planning Commission (b) Indian Statistical Institute
(c) Central Statistical Organization (d) National Sample Survey Organization
69. When is the Commonwealth Day celebrated?
(a) May 1 (b) May 3 (c) May 15 (d) May 24
70. Who is the Author of the book “My China Diary”
(a) Kanwal Sibal (b) Salman Haider (c) J.N. Dixit (d) Natwar Singh
71. ‘Open Market Operation ‘ is a part of
(a) Income Policy (b) Fiscal Policy (c) Credit Policy (d) Labour Policy
72. Which country has launched a navigational Satellite?
(a) South Korea (b) North Korea (c) India (d) China
73. What is the name of the first setellite launched by Iran on Feb 3, 2009 ?
(a) Shahab (b) Hatf (c) Zulfiqar (d) Omid
74. Who has become the first Indian to win two medal in a Shooting World Cup?
(a) Gagan Narang (b) Sanjeev Bindra
(c) Abhinav Bindra (d) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
75. Who is the new prime minister of Denmark ?
(a) Anders Fogh Rasmussen (b) Lars Looke Rasmussen
(c) Poul Nyrup Rasmussen (d) Poul Hartling
76. Vidya Pillai is related to which sport ?
(a) Snooker (b) Golf (c) Archery (d) Billiards
77. Who is the new Prime Minister of Hungry ?
(a) Victor Orban (b) Gorden Bajnai
(c) Jeno Fock (d) Ference Gyurcsany
78. Which among the following clubs has won the Spanish league title for the first time in three
years on May 17, 2009?
(a) Barcelona (b) Inter Millan
(c) Real Madrid (d) Manchester United
79. The Baikonur Cosmodrome is the world’s first and largest operational space launch facility.
In which country is it located?
(a) France (b) Kazakhstan (c) Uzbekistan (d) Germany
80. Recently Madhu Kannan has joined as managing director & chief executive officer (CEO)
of which exchange?
(a) Bombay Stock Exchange (b) National Stock Exchange
(c) Delhi Stock exchange (d) None of these
81. 100% concession has been given for travelling in the Indian Railways for patients of ...
(a) AIDS (b) Cancer (c) Swine Flu (d) None of these
82. How many new teams have been added in IPL 2010?
(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) None of these
83. Ladies special trains to be renamed with the Name of ...
(a) Bharat Bhoomi Specials (b) Sonia Gandhi Specials
(c) Matri Bhoomi Specials (d) None of these
84. Which countries have recently faced Tsunami Waves?
(a) Japan & Chile (b) Sallie & Korea (c) China & Thailand (d) None of these
85. What is the reduction in Service Charges on e-tickets?
(a) Sleeper Class Rs. 20 & AC Class Rs. 10
(b) Sleeper Class Rs. 10 & AC Class Rs. 20
(c) Both (a) & ((b) (d) None of these
86. Where were the principles of Panchsheel regulated ?
(a) Paris (b) New Delhi (c) Bandong (d) Cairo
87. Suez Canal was first opened in the year-
(a) 1839 (b) 1849 (c) 1859 (d) 1869
88. Which of the following monuments was built in memory of the soldiers who lost their lives
in World War I ?
(a) Gateway of lndia (b) India Gate
(c) Vijay Path (d) Victoria Memorial Hall
89. Which is described in Ajanta paintings ?
(a) Jainism (b) Buddhism (c) Saivism (d) Vaishnavism
90. Who has scored the highest individual ODI Score?
(a) Saeed Anwar (Pak) (b) Charls Coventry (Zim)
(c) Sachin Tendulkar (IND (d) None of these
91. In how many Routes special tourist trains called ‘Bharat Tirth’ is to start?
(a) 19 (b) 16 (c) 17 (d) None of these
92. Mohini Attam dance form developed originally in which of the following states?
(a) Karnataka (b) Orissa (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Kerala
93. The ratio of width of our National flag to its length is
(a) 2: 4 (b) 3: 4 (c) 2: 3 (d) 3: 5
94. The national song of India was composed by
(a) Iqbal (b) Rabindranath Tagore
(c) Jai Shankar Prasad (d) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
95. Which of the following places is famous for Chikankari work, which is a traditional art of
embroidery?
(a) Hyderabad (b) Jaipur (c) Lucknow (d) Mysore
96. People from which state celebrate their harvest festival around Makar Sakranti?
(a) Kerala (b) Punjab (c) Karnataka (d) Tamil Nadu
97. On which date is Nobel Prize awarded ?
(a) December 10 (b) January 10 (c) April 10 (d) July 10
98. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, awarded the Nobel Prize in :
(a) Physics (b) Economics (c) Chemistry (d) (a) & (c)
99. Who was the first man to walk in space ?
(a) Col. Leonor from Russia (b) Major White from America
(c) Both of these (d) None of these
100.Where is the sports stadium, Green Park, located ?
(a) Kanpur (b) Jamshedpur (c) Cuttack (d) Patiala
ANSWERS
1.(b) 2. (b) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (d) 6. (a) 7. (b) 8. (a) 9. (a) 10. (c)
11. (c) 12. (a) 13. (a) 14. (b) 15. (a) 16. (b) 17. (b) 18. (d) 19. (c) 20. (c)
21. (c) 22. (c) 23. (a) 24. (b) 25. (c) 26. (c) 27. (c) 28. (d) 29. (b) 30. (c)
31. (a) 32. (b) 33. (b) 34. (d) 35. (b) 36. (a) 37. (b) 38. (c) 39. (a) 40. (c)
41. (d) 42. (d) 43. (b) 44. (c) 45. (d) 46. (d) 47. (a) 48. (c) 49. (c) 50. (b)
51. (c) 52. (a) 53. (d) 54. (b) 55. (b) 56. (d) 57. (d) 58. (b) 59. (d) 60. (c)
61. (a) 62. (c) 63. (d) 64. (a) 65. (c) 66. (b) 67. (c) 68. (c) 69. (c) 70. (d)
71. (d) 72. (d) 73. (d) 74. (b) 75. (b) 76. (a) 77. (b) 78. (a) 79. (b) 80. (a)
81. (b) 82. (c) 83. (c) 84. (a) 85. (b) 86. (c) 87. (d) 88. (b) 89. (b) 90. (c)
91. (b) 92. (d) 93. (c) 94. (d) 95. (c) 96. (c) 97. (a) 98. (d) 99. (a) 100. (c)
(a) Ist century BC (b) 2nd century AD (c) 4th century AD (d) 5th century AD
2. The institution of Ombudsman was first established in:
(a) Norway (b) Sweden (c) Finland (d) Denmark
3. What was the earlier name of Ghana ?
(a) The Ivory Coast (b) The Gold Coast
(c) Malabar (d) The Levant
4. Zimbabwe was formerly known as:
(a) Rhodesia (b) Mali (c) Namibia (d) Ivory Coast
5. In which of the following countries did the decimal system of numbers originate?
(a) England (b) France (c) Germany (d) India
6. Where was the selection of suitable candidates for a particular job first started through
competitive examination?
(a) China (b) Great Britain (c) USA (d) Germany
7. What is Mohandas Gandhi’s father’s name?
(a) Tulsidas (b) Karamchand (c) Rajmohan (d) Tushar
8. Where is Sabarmati Ashram?
(a) Ahmedabad (b) Baroda (c) Rajkot (d) Bulsar
9. Which country hosted (2010) Asian Games games?
(a) Guangzhou, China (November 12–27) (b) Tehran, Iran (November 12–27)
(c) New Delhi, India(November 12–27) (d) Tokyo, Japan (November 12–27)
10. The 2010 Asian Games, also known as the .................. ?
(a) X Asiad. (b) XVII Asiad. (c) XVI Asiad. (d) XIII Asiad.
11. Where was Mohandas Gandhi for most of the time in 1893-1914?
(a) India (b) UK (c) South Africa (d) Australia
12. Which is the country famous for pyramids?
(a) Israel (b) Jordan (c) Iraq (d) Egypt
Time: 30 minutes Marks: 100
BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE SET - 8
13. Australia may be called a “hollow continent” because:
(a) most people live along the coasts (b) it is shaped like a saucer
(c) there are no rivers in the interior (d) most of its central area is occupied by water
14. ‘Land of White Elephant’ is the surname assigned to:
(a) Japan (b) Thailand (c) Bhutan (d) Nepal
15. ‘Maple Leaf’ is the emblem of:
(a) Canada (b) Greece (c) Cyprus (d) Guinea
16. When was Mohandas Gandhi born?
(a) 21 March 1861 (b) 2 October 1869 (c) 14 November 1889 (d) 19 January 1900
17. Who Was the founder of All India Muslim League?
(a) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan (b) Nawab Saleem Ullah Khan
(c) Liyaqat Ali Khan (d) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
18. The First Finance Commission was constituted in the year
(a) 1956 (b) 1953 (c) 1952 (d) 1951
19. What were the districts called in the Vijaynagar empire?
(a) Nadu (b) Khurram (c) Kottam (d) Janpad
20. The first Asian/Asiad Games were then held in New Delhi/India in .................. ?
(a)1910 (b) 1935 (c) 1951 (d) 1966
21. Which was the first National News Agency of India?
(a) The Indian Review (b) The Free Press of India
(c) The Associated Press of India (d) None of the above
22. IMF is the result of
(a) Hawana Conference (b) Rome Conference
(c) Britanwood Conference (d) Geneva Conference
23. How many Sports include in Asian Games 2010?
(a) 42 Sports (b) 43 Sports (c) 49 Sports (d) 50 Sports
24. National Commission for Back ward Classes was established in
(a) 1994 (b) 1993 (c) 1995 (d) 1999
25. Indravati Hydroelectric Project is the multipurpose project of
(a) Maharashtra state (b) Gujarat state
(c) Orissa State (d) Tamil Nadu state
26. Which of the following was the court language during the reign of Akbar?
(a) Hindi (b) Urdu (c) Persian (d) Arabic
27. Fruit most suitable for making jelly is
(a) Papaya (b) Karunda (c) Mango (d) Banana
28. Which is the most urbanized state in India?
(a) Punjab (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Gujarat (d) Maharashtra
29. Which of the following cities is situated on the bank of river Saryu?
(a) Patna (b) Ayodhya (c) Varanasi (d) Allahabad
30. Indian Standard Time is the time at which of the following longitudes East of Greenwich?
(a) 30° (b) 68° (c) 82 .5 ° (d) 97°
31. India’s oldest planetarium is located at
(a) Calcutta (b) Bombay (c) Patna (d) Ahmedabad
32. What is SLV-3?
(a) Communication satellite (b) India’s space launching vehicle
(c) Space launching pad (d) None of these
33. Garo and Khasi tribes are mainly found in
(a) Manipur (b) Meghalaya (c) Mizoram (d) Chhota Nagpur
34. Who was the Viceroy during the time Mr. Attlee of England declared the British intention to
transfer power to Indians ?
(a) Lord Irwin (b) Lord Linlithgow (c) Lord Mountbatten (d) Lord Wavell
35. The word Adivasi was used for the first time to refer to the tribal people by
(a) Jyotiba Phule (b) Thakkar Bappa (c) B.R. Ambedkar (d) Mahatma Gandhi
36. The trial of INA heroes was held at
(a) Delhi (b) Simla (c) Bombay (d) Calcutta
37. First Governor - General of India, after independence was
(a) C. Rajagopalachari (b) Lord Mountbatten
(c) Rajendra Prasad (d) Jawaharlal Nehru
38. Consider the following satellites put into orbit by India
1. Bhaskara 2. INSAT-1 B 3. Rohini 4. APPLE
Among these, geostationary satellites include
(a) l, 3 and 4 (b) 1 and 3 (c) 2 and 4 (d) 2, 3 and 4
39. The Buddha, the Ramayana and the Mahabharat are three treasures of India. Who said
this?
(a) Swami Vivekananda (b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Rabindranath Tagore (d) Jawaharlal Nehru
40. Who among the following was the follower of Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy?
(a) Bertrand Russel (b) Martin Luther
(c) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (d) Marshal Tito
41. The Second International was attended by
(a) Pherozeshah Mehta (b) Dinshaw Edalji Wacha
(c) Surendranath Banerjee (d) Dadabhai Naoroji
42. Who was the political guru of Gandhiji?
(a) Dadabhai Naoroji (b) Lala Lajpat Rai
(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
43. Who among the following was not the member of the Cabinet Mission which visited India
in 1946?
(a) Lord Pethick Lawrence (b) A.V. Alexander
(c) Sir Stafford Cripps (d) Lord Mountbatten
44. India’s Moon Impact Probe (MIP) landed on Moon’s Surface on—
(a) November 10, 2008 (b) November 11, 2008
(c) November 14, 2008 (d) November 15, 2008
45. The controversial Pakistani scientist who was recently in news is—
(a) Abdul Jamal (b) Shah Mahmood Qureshi
(c) Kazi Hussain (d) Abdul Qadir Khan
46. Twelve new frog species have been found in—
(a) Konkan region (b) Malwa (c) Eastern Ghats (d) Western Ghats
47. In the latest ICC ODI (Team) ranking, India has occupied—
(a) No. 2 position (b) No. 3 position (c) No. 4 position (d) None of these
48. The Sustainable Leadership Award has been given to—
(a) R. K. Pachauri (b) Bill Gates (c) Ban Ki-Moon (d) Arundhati Roy
49. On November 12, 2008 India testfired successfully Shourya missile. It is a ..........
(a) Air to air missile (b) Air to surface missile
(c) Surface to surface missile (d) Surface to sea missile
50. Stolt Valor which was recently hijacked by sea-pirates belongs to—
(a) Germany (b) Japan (c) U.S.A. (d) Saudi Arabia
51. In U.S.A. Presidential election, 2008 Barack Obama got—
(a) 371 electoral college votes (b) 320 electoral college votes
(c) 364 electoral college votes (d) 360 electoral college votes
52. The highest number of electoral college votes during U.S.A. Presidential Election belongs
to .............
(a) California (b) Florida (c) Connecticut (d) Virginia
53. ITR stands for .............
(a) International Tariff Rate (b) Integrated Trial Rate
(c) Integrated Trial Range (d) Integrated Test Range
54. Who started the Bhoodan Movement ?
(a) Swami Vivekananda (b) Acharya Vinoba Bhave
(c) Mahatma Gandhi (d) Jayaprakash Narayan
55. The Forward Bloc was formed by
(a) B.R. Ambedkar (b) Subhash Chandra Bose
(c) P.C. Joshi (d) Acharya Narendra Dev
56. The author of which of the following is not Barack Obama ?
(a) Dream from My Father B) Thoughts on Reclaiming Dream
(c) It Takes a Nation : How Strangers Became Family
(d) My Great America
57. 35th National Games will be held in—
(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Karnataka (c) Gujarat (d) Kerala
58. The Punjab Gold Cup has been won by—
(a) Poland (b) The Netherlands (c) England (d) Norway
59. The Government of India has declared……as the National Day for the Girl Child.
(a) February 25 (b) January 27 (c) March 22 (d) January 24
60. The winner of Duleep Trophy is—
(a) East Zone (b) South Zone (c) West Zone (d) North Zone
61. ‘India and China—A Thousand Years of Cultural Relations’ is the book written by ...........
(a) Probodh Chandra Bagchi (b) K. Bikram Singh
(c) Romila Thapar (d) None of the above
62. According to a recently published report, the State/Union Territory which has occupied top
spot in Education index is ..............
(a) Lakshdeep (b) Kerala (c) Puducherry (d) Karnataka
63. The new Research and Analysis wing Chief is ...........
(a) Radha Vinod Raju (b) M. N. Prasad
(c) J. K. Sodhi (d) K. C. Verma
64. Who among the following has not been honoured with Padma Vibhushan ?
(a) Dr. Gurdip Singh Randhawa (b) D. P. Chattopadhyay
(c) Govind Narain (d) Chandrika Prasad Srivastava
65. This year Pankaj Advani has been given ............
(a) Padma Vibhushan (b) Padma Bhushan
(c) Padma Shri (d) None of these
66. Where will be held the Final of the Cricket World Cup 2011?
(a) Colombo (b) Mumbai (c) New Delhi (d) Dhaka
67. As per recommendations of the Twelfth Finance Commission, percentage share of States
of the shareable central taxes is?
(a) 28.5 (b) 29.5 (c) 30.5 (d) 32.4
68. In India, national income is estimated by .
(a) Planning Commission (b) Indian Statistical Institute
(c) Central Statistical Organization (d) National Sample Survey Organization
69. When is the Commonwealth Day celebrated?
(a) May 1 (b) May 3 (c) May 15 (d) May 24
70. Who is the Author of the book “My China Diary”
(a) Kanwal Sibal (b) Salman Haider (c) J.N. Dixit (d) Natwar Singh
71. ‘Open Market Operation ‘ is a part of
(a) Income Policy (b) Fiscal Policy (c) Credit Policy (d) Labour Policy
72. Which country has launched a navigational Satellite?
(a) South Korea (b) North Korea (c) India (d) China
73. What is the name of the first setellite launched by Iran on Feb 3, 2009 ?
(a) Shahab (b) Hatf (c) Zulfiqar (d) Omid
74. Who has become the first Indian to win two medal in a Shooting World Cup?
(a) Gagan Narang (b) Sanjeev Bindra
(c) Abhinav Bindra (d) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
75. Who is the new prime minister of Denmark ?
(a) Anders Fogh Rasmussen (b) Lars Looke Rasmussen
(c) Poul Nyrup Rasmussen (d) Poul Hartling
76. Vidya Pillai is related to which sport ?
(a) Snooker (b) Golf (c) Archery (d) Billiards
77. Who is the new Prime Minister of Hungry ?
(a) Victor Orban (b) Gorden Bajnai
(c) Jeno Fock (d) Ference Gyurcsany
78. Which among the following clubs has won the Spanish league title for the first time in three
years on May 17, 2009?
(a) Barcelona (b) Inter Millan
(c) Real Madrid (d) Manchester United
79. The Baikonur Cosmodrome is the world’s first and largest operational space launch facility.
In which country is it located?
(a) France (b) Kazakhstan (c) Uzbekistan (d) Germany
80. Recently Madhu Kannan has joined as managing director & chief executive officer (CEO)
of which exchange?
(a) Bombay Stock Exchange (b) National Stock Exchange
(c) Delhi Stock exchange (d) None of these
81. 100% concession has been given for travelling in the Indian Railways for patients of ...
(a) AIDS (b) Cancer (c) Swine Flu (d) None of these
82. How many new teams have been added in IPL 2010?
(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) None of these
83. Ladies special trains to be renamed with the Name of ...
(a) Bharat Bhoomi Specials (b) Sonia Gandhi Specials
(c) Matri Bhoomi Specials (d) None of these
84. Which countries have recently faced Tsunami Waves?
(a) Japan & Chile (b) Sallie & Korea (c) China & Thailand (d) None of these
85. What is the reduction in Service Charges on e-tickets?
(a) Sleeper Class Rs. 20 & AC Class Rs. 10
(b) Sleeper Class Rs. 10 & AC Class Rs. 20
(c) Both (a) & ((b) (d) None of these
86. Where were the principles of Panchsheel regulated ?
(a) Paris (b) New Delhi (c) Bandong (d) Cairo
87. Suez Canal was first opened in the year-
(a) 1839 (b) 1849 (c) 1859 (d) 1869
88. Which of the following monuments was built in memory of the soldiers who lost their lives
in World War I ?
(a) Gateway of lndia (b) India Gate
(c) Vijay Path (d) Victoria Memorial Hall
89. Which is described in Ajanta paintings ?
(a) Jainism (b) Buddhism (c) Saivism (d) Vaishnavism
90. Who has scored the highest individual ODI Score?
(a) Saeed Anwar (Pak) (b) Charls Coventry (Zim)
(c) Sachin Tendulkar (IND (d) None of these
91. In how many Routes special tourist trains called ‘Bharat Tirth’ is to start?
(a) 19 (b) 16 (c) 17 (d) None of these
92. Mohini Attam dance form developed originally in which of the following states?
(a) Karnataka (b) Orissa (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Kerala
93. The ratio of width of our National flag to its length is
(a) 2: 4 (b) 3: 4 (c) 2: 3 (d) 3: 5
94. The national song of India was composed by
(a) Iqbal (b) Rabindranath Tagore
(c) Jai Shankar Prasad (d) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
95. Which of the following places is famous for Chikankari work, which is a traditional art of
embroidery?
(a) Hyderabad (b) Jaipur (c) Lucknow (d) Mysore
96. People from which state celebrate their harvest festival around Makar Sakranti?
(a) Kerala (b) Punjab (c) Karnataka (d) Tamil Nadu
97. On which date is Nobel Prize awarded ?
(a) December 10 (b) January 10 (c) April 10 (d) July 10
98. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, awarded the Nobel Prize in :
(a) Physics (b) Economics (c) Chemistry (d) (a) & (c)
99. Who was the first man to walk in space ?
(a) Col. Leonor from Russia (b) Major White from America
(c) Both of these (d) None of these
100.Where is the sports stadium, Green Park, located ?
(a) Kanpur (b) Jamshedpur (c) Cuttack (d) Patiala
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1.(b) 2. (b) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (d) 6. (a) 7. (b) 8. (a) 9. (a) 10. (c)
11. (c) 12. (a) 13. (a) 14. (b) 15. (a) 16. (b) 17. (b) 18. (d) 19. (c) 20. (c)
21. (c) 22. (c) 23. (a) 24. (b) 25. (c) 26. (c) 27. (c) 28. (d) 29. (b) 30. (c)
31. (a) 32. (b) 33. (b) 34. (d) 35. (b) 36. (a) 37. (b) 38. (c) 39. (a) 40. (c)
41. (d) 42. (d) 43. (b) 44. (c) 45. (d) 46. (d) 47. (a) 48. (c) 49. (c) 50. (b)
51. (c) 52. (a) 53. (d) 54. (b) 55. (b) 56. (d) 57. (d) 58. (b) 59. (d) 60. (c)
61. (a) 62. (c) 63. (d) 64. (a) 65. (c) 66. (b) 67. (c) 68. (c) 69. (c) 70. (d)
71. (d) 72. (d) 73. (d) 74. (b) 75. (b) 76. (a) 77. (b) 78. (a) 79. (b) 80. (a)
81. (b) 82. (c) 83. (c) 84. (a) 85. (b) 86. (c) 87. (d) 88. (b) 89. (b) 90. (c)
91. (b) 92. (d) 93. (c) 94. (d) 95. (c) 96. (c) 97. (a) 98. (d) 99. (a) 100. (c)
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Social Science : Geography 02
1. Pressure conditions can be shown on a map by:
A. Isotherms B. Isobars C. Isohyets D. Isohalines
2. .......... receives the highest rainfall in the world.
A. Mawsynram in India B. Johannesberg in Africa
C. Brasilia in Brazil D. Salvador in South America
3. ......per cent of the earth’s surface area is covered by oceans.
A. 20 B. 40 C. 70 D. 90
4. ..... is the world’s biggest country in population
A. China B. India C. Brazil D. Russia
5. Which of the following rivers crosses the Equator twice?
A. Congo B. Tigris C. Nile d. Amazon
6. ........is known as the ‘Land of the Rising Sun’.
A. China B. Korea C. Philippines D. Japan
7. Sky is blue because of the:
A. Blue colour of oceans B. Scattering of blue light by dust particles
C. Scattering of red light by dust particles
D. Reflection of various lights producing blue colour
8. ....... is the capital of Tibet
A. Shanghai B. Gangtok C. Mongph D. Lhasa
9. The equatorial diameter of the earth is:
A. Larger than the polar diameter B. Equal to the polar diameter
C. Samller than the polar diameter D. None of the above
10. The planned city of India is:
A. Varanasi B. Chandigarh C. Hyderabad D. New Delhi
11. The line passing through places which have the same height above sea level is known as:
A. Contour B. Isohyet C. Parallel D. Isobar
12. Where is the origin of the Brahmaputra river?
A. Manasarovar B. Lidav Valley C. Kailash D. Nepal
13. ......is the world’s biggest States.
A. China B. India C. Brazil D. Russia
14. ........ is the world’s highest mountain peak.
A. Mt. Blanc B. Mt. Everest C. Mt Aconcagua D. Mt Kilimanjaro
15. The twin cities of India are:
A. Hyderabad - Secundrabad B. Mysore - Bengaluru
C. Mumbai - Poona D. Delhi - New Delhi
16. Which of the following is not a source of geothermal energy?
A. Coal B. Hot Spring C. Hot Geyser D. Volcano
17. By what name is the Ganga known in Bangladesh?
A. Padma B. Bhagirathi C. Nubra D. Rupnarayan
18. The famous hill station in South India is:
A. Ootacamund B. Trivandrum C. Tiruchirapaili D. Tirupati
19. Oslo is the capital of:
A. Norway B. Denmark C. Belgium D. Switzerland
20. Constellations are:
A. Groups of fixed stars
B. Luminous celestial bodies moving round the sun
C. Lines drawn through places of equal heights above sea level.
D. None of these
Time: 30 minutes Marks: 100
SOCIAL SCIENCE : GEOGRAPHY-NO.2
21. Van Allen belts are:
A. the belts worn by boxers while in the ring
B. zones of high intensity cosmic radiation surrounding the earth
C. belts used by passengers while travelling in an aeroplane to avoid air-pocket jerks
D. None of these
22. Comets are luminous celestial bodies moving round the:
A. Earth B. Sun C. Moon D. None of these
23. Malachite is an ore of:
A. Manganese B. Magnesium C. Copper D. None of these
24. The regions of the Indian sub-continent where rainfall is between 100 cm to 200 cm are
known to be areas having:
A. Scanty rainfall B. Heavy rainfall C. Moderate rainfall D. None of these
25. The busiest of sea trade routes is:
A. Cape of Good Hope route B. Suez Canal C. South Atlantic route
D. North Atlantic route
26. The first newsprint paper mill in India was set up in
A. Andhra Pradesh B. Madhya Pradesh C. Maharashtra D. West Bengal
27. Which state in India touches the boundaries of the largest number of other States?
A. Andhra Pradesh B. Bihar C. Madhya Pradesh D. Uttar Pradesh
28. Which of the following raw materials for the manufacture of paper is used in the largest
quantity?
A. Salai wood B. Sabai grass C. Cotton rags D. Bamboo
29. Which one of the following is not a cash crop?
A. Cotton B. Groundnut C. Sugarcane D. Wheat
30. SaddlePeak, the highest peak in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, is located in
A. North Andaman B. Little Andaman C. Great Nicobar D. Middle Andaman
31. The State of Kerala is conspicuous by the absence of
A. Coal for generation of thermal power
B. High quality clay for manufacture of ceramics
C. Timber for manufacture of plywood
D. Rubber of manufacture of tyres and tubes
32. India is very poorly endowed with a few essential minerals and therefore, depends on other
countries for the supply of a ll of the following minerals, except
A. Antimony B. Cobalt C. Thorium D. Zinc
33. “The State sprawls, over the Western Himalayas and the Karakoram Mountains. It is the
most northerly and mountainous State of India.”. This refers to the State of
A. Assam B. Jammu & Kashmir C. Himachal Pradesh D. Meghalaya
34. The Roaring Forties is / are
A. Westerly winds in the Souther Hemisphere
B. Westerly winds in the Northern Hemisphere
C. One of the major water currents of the Atlantic Ocean
D. The most dangerous river of China
35. Aravalli ranges are an example of
A. Block mountains B. Folded mountains
C. Residual mountains D. Volcanic mountains
36. “ A narrow coastal plain situated at the foot of the hills, run along the coast. It varies in
width from 24 to 96 km and is interrupted by short precipitous spurs projecting from the
Western Ghat towards the Arabian Sea.” The description relates to the State of
A. Karnataka B. Kerala C. Goa D. Gujarat
37. Which one of the following sets of conditions is necessary for good cultivation of wheat?
A. High temperature and heavy rainfall
B. High temperature and moderate rainfall
C. Moderate temperature and moderate rainfall
D. Low temperature and low rainfall
38. Which one of the following has the highest wind-velocity?
A. Hurricane B. Tornado C. Typhoon D. Thunderstorm
39. Cirrus clouds are
A. Low clouds B. Very low clouds
C. High clouds D. Medium height clouds
40. The age of the Earth has been estimated to be about
A. 10,000 million years B. 7,500 million years
C. 4,500 million years D. 3,000 million years
41. Which Union Territory is sandwiched between Gujarat and Maharashta?
A. Diu B. Daman C. Dadra and Nagar Haveli D. Mahe
42. Petrology deals with which of the following?
A. Study of the petroleum products B. Study of petroleum-related market economy
C. Study of rocks in the earth’s crust D. Study of the formation of soils
43. Which one of the following is a Great Circle?
A. The Equator B. The Tropic of Capricorn
C. The Arctic Circle D. The Tropic of Cancer
44. India has fairly adequate reserves of gypsum, nearly half of which are located in
A. Jammu & Kashmir B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Rajasthan D. Tamil Nadu
45. The four States of North-East India, which are reported to have more than 50 percent of
the total area under forests, are
A. Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura and Nagaland
B. Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura
C. Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura and Nagaland
D. Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh
46. The type of soil spread over large areas in the Northern Plains of India is
A. Red soil B. Black soil C. Laterite soil D. Alluvial soil
47. Where exactly is Akasi Chin?
A. Along the Zasker Mountains B. South of Siachen Glacier
C. Near Leh
D. The north-east corner of Jammu and Kashmir
48. Which one of the following areas of India produces the largest quantity of cotton?
A. North-western and western India B. Western and southern India
C. Plains of northern India
D. North-western India and Gangetic West Bengal
49. Which one of the following regions of India is now regarded as an ecological hot spot?
A. Eastern Himalayas B. Western Ghats and eastern Himalayas
C. Eastern Ghats D. Western Himalayas
50. What is Continental Shelf?
A. Mountain ranges that edge a continent
B. The raised land on a continent’s edge
C. The land that gently slopes and extends below sea-level from the coasts of the continents
before sharply sloping to form the sea floor in the deeps
D. A plateau in the centre of a continent
51. Water vapour, on condensation, is returned to the Earth in the form of
A. Rain and dew only B. Rain, snow and hail only
C. Rain, snow, frost and fog D. Rain, dew, snow, hail, frost and fog
52. What is a Jet Stream?
A. The thrust produced by jet engines of an aircraft
B. The tubes through which fuel is supplied to the engines of an aircraft
C. An invisible river of rushing wind above the clouds streaming round the earth
D. White trail of smoke left behind by an aircraft when flying at high altitude
53. Which of the following pairs is not correct?
A. Delta-Fertility B. Dunes - Rock C. Volcano - Lava D. River-Erosion
54. Which of the following statements is not correct?
A. Soil consists of the upper thin layer of the earth’s crust
B. Requirement of water for all kinds of plants is the same from season to season
C. Decomposed plant and animal remains form humus
D. Transplantation helps better growth of certain plants
55. Two prominent mountain ranges of Madhya Pradesh are
A. Vindhyas and Satpuras B. Mahadeo and Vindhyas
C. Vindhyas and Bhanrer D. Maikala and Kaimur
56. For the cultivation of tobacco, the soil should be rich in
A. Potash B. Calcareous matter
C. Nitrogen D. Organic content
57. What are doldrums?
A. Areas of great humidity B. Areas where the seas are calm
C. The trade winds
D. A low pressure belt round the equator where there are very light winds and calm seas
58. Which one of the following rivers thrice forks into two streams and reunites a few miles
farther on, thus forming the islands of Srirangappattanam, Sivasamudram and Srirangam?
A. Godavari B. Cauvery C. Krishna D. Tungabhadra
59. The Earth turns through 360° in 24 hours. Each 15° longtitude represents
A. Half an hour B. Forty-five minutes
C. One hour D. One hour and fifteen minutes
60. Which of the following terms is not connected with the study of climate?
A. Dew Point B. Flash Point C. Hygrogram D. Stevenson Screen
61. India has the highest productive potential of fisheries in her
A. inland water bodies B. shallow continental shelf
C. deep sea areas D. brackish water lagoons
62. Which one of the following statements is correct?
A. Diamonds occur in the sediments of Cudapah Series
B. Natural gas occurs in the Gondwana beds
C. Mica occurs in abundance at Kodarma
D. Dharwars are famous for petroleum
63. All the following places get heavy annual rainfall (over 200 cm), except
A. Bangalore B. Mumbai
C. Shillong D. Thiruvananthapuram
64. An Ox-bow lake is a
A. Lake occupying a hollow scooped by a glacier
B. Lake formed due to cut-off meander
C. Lake formed behind an off-shore bar
D. Lake occupying a volcanic crater
65. Which of the following statements regarding the major soil groups is not correct?
A. Laterite is a typical soil of tropical regions which receive heavy seasonal rainfall
B. Red and yellow soils are rich in phosphorus, nitrogen and lime contents
C. Black soil is highly retentive of moisture and very productive
D. Alluvial soils are easy to plough
66. The present forest area of India, according to satellite data is
A. increasing B. decreasing C. static
D. open forest area is decreasing but closed forest area is increasing
67. Which State in India leads in the production of Virgin Tobacco?
A. Andhra Pradesh B. Gujarat C. Madhya Pradesh D. Tamil Nadu
68. Which of the following States of India have a common border with Bhutan?
A. Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal and Sikkim
B. Sikkim, Tripura, Mizoram, and Manipur
C. Assam, Meghalaya, West Bengal and Mizoram
D. Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Sikkim and Manipur
69. When was Iron and Steel Industry on a large-scale established in India?
A. 1853 B. 1875 C. 1907 D. 1919
70. Rajasthan remains dry during South-West Monsoon because of the
A. Presence of the Thar Desert B. Spread of sand dunes
C. Lack of vegetation D. Anti-cyclonic circulation
71. When rivers carrying a load enter the sea, their flow gets checked and much of the material
so carried is deposited off shore. Such deposits result in the formation of
A. An atoll B. A delta C. A harbour D. A lake
72. In our country, the south-west monsoon winds blow from
A. January to February B. March to mid-June
C. mid-June to September D. October to December
73. The average salinity of an ocean is
A. 2.0 per cent B. 2.5 per cent C. 3.0 per cent D. 3.5 per cent
74. Willy-willy is
A. a kind of common fish found near Lakshadweep islands
B. a tropical cyclone of north-west Australia
C. a wind that blows in a desert
D. a type of tree grown in temperate regions
75. An estuary is a
A. Broad channel where sea and river waters mingle
B. Natural harbour C. Tropical storm D. Waterfall
76. The most salty sea in the world is
A. Red Sea B. Dead Sea C. Arabian Sea D. Mediterranean Sea
77. South-West Bengal suffers from frequent floods which are caused by
A. poor drainage B. incessant rains
C. obstruction of water by high tidal bores when Hooghly is in flood D. All the above
78. Which of the following are the factors that are mainly responsible for the movements of
surface oceanic currents?
1. Prevailing winds 2. Earth’s rotation 3. Differences in the density of sea water
4. Bottom topography 5. Earthquake activity
A. 1, 3 and 4 B. 3, 4 and 5 C. 2, 4 and 5 D. 1, 2 and 3
79. Which of the following countries is across the Nathu La pass?
A. Burma B. Nepal C. Thailand D. China
80. Which of the following rivers is called ‘Bihar’s Sorrow’?
A. Titash B. Kosi C. Subarnarekha D. Ghaggar
81. Which of the following places is associated with copper mining?
A. Khetri B. Kolar C. Renukoot D. Rourkela
82. Which of the following streams makes the Gersoppa (or Jog) Falls?
A. Netravati B. Kalindi C. Sharavati D. Ulhas
83. The strait which separates Asia from North America is the
A. Bering strait B. Palk Strait C. Strait of Gibraltar D. Strait of Malacca
84. A volcano is a vent or an opening in the earth’s crust through which comes out
A. molten lava, dust and steam and even pieces of rocks
B. molten lava and clouds of gases
C. clouds of gases D. all of the above
85. Solar eclipse takes place when
A. the Moon comes in between the Sun and the Earth
B. the Earth comes in between the Sun and the Moon
C. the Sun comes in between the Moon and the Earth D. None of the above
86. Artesian wells are found in
A. metamorphic rocks B. igneous rocks
C. sedimentary rocks D. None of the above
87. Which of the following navigation canals links up Baltic Sea and North Sea?
A. Kiel Canal B. Panama Canal C. Suez Canal D. None of these
88. Deccan Plateau is primarily made up of
A. basalt B. granite C. limestone D. sandstone
89. Leaching of soil is more pronounced in the area of
A. little or no rainfall B. moderate rainfall
C. heavy rainfall D. rainfall, low or heavy
90. No other part of India receives so heavy a rainfall in winter months as the coastal region of
A. Andhra Pradesh B. Gujarat C. Karnataka D. Tamil Nadu
91. Which of the following hill/s is/are of volcanic origin:
A. Girnar B. Barda Hills C. Osam Hills D. All of the above
92. In the semi-arid and temperate grasslands the most commonly found animals are
A. Camels B. Reindeers C. Horses and Donkeys D. Sheep and Goats
93. Which of the following river basins does not have coal-bearing sediments?
A. Damodar basin B. Gangetic basin C. Godavari basin D. Mahanadi basin
94. Molten rock below the surface of the earth is called
A. lava B. locolith C. magma D. basalt
95. The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the plane of
A. axis of earth B. north pole C. south pole D. equator
96. The river Brahmaputra is its course of about1,200 km in the upper mountain ranges upto
Namcha Barwa is known by the name of
A. Dhansiri B. Manas C. Tista D. Tsangpo
97. The only state in India that produces saffrom is
A. Assam B. Himachal Pradesh C. Jammu and Kashmir D. Meghalaya
98. The most suitable measure for soil conservation is
A. afforestation B. irrigation C. crop rotation D. contour farming
99. The Indian subcontinent lies
A. wholly in the southern hemisphere B. wholly in the northern hemisphere
C. mostly in the northern hemisphere and partly in the southern hemisphere
D. mostly in the southern hermisphere and partly in the northern hemisphere
100. All of the following are example of sedimentary rocks, except
A. clay B. limestone C. sandstone D. slate
Answers
1. B 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. A 6. D 7. B 8. D
9. A 10. B 11. A 12. A 13. D 14. B 15. A 16. A
17. A 18. A 19. A 20. A 21. B 22. B 23. C 24. C
25. D 26. B 27. D 28. D 29. D 30. A 31. A 32. C
33. B 34. A 35. C 36. B 37. C 38. B 39. C 40. C
41. C 42. C 43. A 44. C 45. B 46. D 47. D 48. A
49. B 50. C 51. D 52. C 53. B 54. B 55. A 56. A
57. D 58. B 59. C 60. B 61. C 62. C 63. A 64. B
65. B 66. B 67. A 68. A 69. C 70. D 71. B 72. C
73. D 74. B 75. A 76. B 77. D 78. D 79. D 80. B
81. A 82. C 83. A 84. D 85. A 86. C 87. A 88. A
89. C 90. D 91. D 92. C 93. B 94. C 95. D 96. D
97. C 98. A 99. B 100. D
A. Isotherms B. Isobars C. Isohyets D. Isohalines
2. .......... receives the highest rainfall in the world.
A. Mawsynram in India B. Johannesberg in Africa
C. Brasilia in Brazil D. Salvador in South America
3. ......per cent of the earth’s surface area is covered by oceans.
A. 20 B. 40 C. 70 D. 90
4. ..... is the world’s biggest country in population
A. China B. India C. Brazil D. Russia
5. Which of the following rivers crosses the Equator twice?
A. Congo B. Tigris C. Nile d. Amazon
6. ........is known as the ‘Land of the Rising Sun’.
A. China B. Korea C. Philippines D. Japan
7. Sky is blue because of the:
A. Blue colour of oceans B. Scattering of blue light by dust particles
C. Scattering of red light by dust particles
D. Reflection of various lights producing blue colour
8. ....... is the capital of Tibet
A. Shanghai B. Gangtok C. Mongph D. Lhasa
9. The equatorial diameter of the earth is:
A. Larger than the polar diameter B. Equal to the polar diameter
C. Samller than the polar diameter D. None of the above
10. The planned city of India is:
A. Varanasi B. Chandigarh C. Hyderabad D. New Delhi
11. The line passing through places which have the same height above sea level is known as:
A. Contour B. Isohyet C. Parallel D. Isobar
12. Where is the origin of the Brahmaputra river?
A. Manasarovar B. Lidav Valley C. Kailash D. Nepal
13. ......is the world’s biggest States.
A. China B. India C. Brazil D. Russia
14. ........ is the world’s highest mountain peak.
A. Mt. Blanc B. Mt. Everest C. Mt Aconcagua D. Mt Kilimanjaro
15. The twin cities of India are:
A. Hyderabad - Secundrabad B. Mysore - Bengaluru
C. Mumbai - Poona D. Delhi - New Delhi
16. Which of the following is not a source of geothermal energy?
A. Coal B. Hot Spring C. Hot Geyser D. Volcano
17. By what name is the Ganga known in Bangladesh?
A. Padma B. Bhagirathi C. Nubra D. Rupnarayan
18. The famous hill station in South India is:
A. Ootacamund B. Trivandrum C. Tiruchirapaili D. Tirupati
19. Oslo is the capital of:
A. Norway B. Denmark C. Belgium D. Switzerland
20. Constellations are:
A. Groups of fixed stars
B. Luminous celestial bodies moving round the sun
C. Lines drawn through places of equal heights above sea level.
D. None of these
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21. Van Allen belts are:
A. the belts worn by boxers while in the ring
B. zones of high intensity cosmic radiation surrounding the earth
C. belts used by passengers while travelling in an aeroplane to avoid air-pocket jerks
D. None of these
22. Comets are luminous celestial bodies moving round the:
A. Earth B. Sun C. Moon D. None of these
23. Malachite is an ore of:
A. Manganese B. Magnesium C. Copper D. None of these
24. The regions of the Indian sub-continent where rainfall is between 100 cm to 200 cm are
known to be areas having:
A. Scanty rainfall B. Heavy rainfall C. Moderate rainfall D. None of these
25. The busiest of sea trade routes is:
A. Cape of Good Hope route B. Suez Canal C. South Atlantic route
D. North Atlantic route
26. The first newsprint paper mill in India was set up in
A. Andhra Pradesh B. Madhya Pradesh C. Maharashtra D. West Bengal
27. Which state in India touches the boundaries of the largest number of other States?
A. Andhra Pradesh B. Bihar C. Madhya Pradesh D. Uttar Pradesh
28. Which of the following raw materials for the manufacture of paper is used in the largest
quantity?
A. Salai wood B. Sabai grass C. Cotton rags D. Bamboo
29. Which one of the following is not a cash crop?
A. Cotton B. Groundnut C. Sugarcane D. Wheat
30. SaddlePeak, the highest peak in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, is located in
A. North Andaman B. Little Andaman C. Great Nicobar D. Middle Andaman
31. The State of Kerala is conspicuous by the absence of
A. Coal for generation of thermal power
B. High quality clay for manufacture of ceramics
C. Timber for manufacture of plywood
D. Rubber of manufacture of tyres and tubes
32. India is very poorly endowed with a few essential minerals and therefore, depends on other
countries for the supply of a ll of the following minerals, except
A. Antimony B. Cobalt C. Thorium D. Zinc
33. “The State sprawls, over the Western Himalayas and the Karakoram Mountains. It is the
most northerly and mountainous State of India.”. This refers to the State of
A. Assam B. Jammu & Kashmir C. Himachal Pradesh D. Meghalaya
34. The Roaring Forties is / are
A. Westerly winds in the Souther Hemisphere
B. Westerly winds in the Northern Hemisphere
C. One of the major water currents of the Atlantic Ocean
D. The most dangerous river of China
35. Aravalli ranges are an example of
A. Block mountains B. Folded mountains
C. Residual mountains D. Volcanic mountains
36. “ A narrow coastal plain situated at the foot of the hills, run along the coast. It varies in
width from 24 to 96 km and is interrupted by short precipitous spurs projecting from the
Western Ghat towards the Arabian Sea.” The description relates to the State of
A. Karnataka B. Kerala C. Goa D. Gujarat
37. Which one of the following sets of conditions is necessary for good cultivation of wheat?
A. High temperature and heavy rainfall
B. High temperature and moderate rainfall
C. Moderate temperature and moderate rainfall
D. Low temperature and low rainfall
38. Which one of the following has the highest wind-velocity?
A. Hurricane B. Tornado C. Typhoon D. Thunderstorm
39. Cirrus clouds are
A. Low clouds B. Very low clouds
C. High clouds D. Medium height clouds
40. The age of the Earth has been estimated to be about
A. 10,000 million years B. 7,500 million years
C. 4,500 million years D. 3,000 million years
41. Which Union Territory is sandwiched between Gujarat and Maharashta?
A. Diu B. Daman C. Dadra and Nagar Haveli D. Mahe
42. Petrology deals with which of the following?
A. Study of the petroleum products B. Study of petroleum-related market economy
C. Study of rocks in the earth’s crust D. Study of the formation of soils
43. Which one of the following is a Great Circle?
A. The Equator B. The Tropic of Capricorn
C. The Arctic Circle D. The Tropic of Cancer
44. India has fairly adequate reserves of gypsum, nearly half of which are located in
A. Jammu & Kashmir B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Rajasthan D. Tamil Nadu
45. The four States of North-East India, which are reported to have more than 50 percent of
the total area under forests, are
A. Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura and Nagaland
B. Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura
C. Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura and Nagaland
D. Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh
46. The type of soil spread over large areas in the Northern Plains of India is
A. Red soil B. Black soil C. Laterite soil D. Alluvial soil
47. Where exactly is Akasi Chin?
A. Along the Zasker Mountains B. South of Siachen Glacier
C. Near Leh
D. The north-east corner of Jammu and Kashmir
48. Which one of the following areas of India produces the largest quantity of cotton?
A. North-western and western India B. Western and southern India
C. Plains of northern India
D. North-western India and Gangetic West Bengal
49. Which one of the following regions of India is now regarded as an ecological hot spot?
A. Eastern Himalayas B. Western Ghats and eastern Himalayas
C. Eastern Ghats D. Western Himalayas
50. What is Continental Shelf?
A. Mountain ranges that edge a continent
B. The raised land on a continent’s edge
C. The land that gently slopes and extends below sea-level from the coasts of the continents
before sharply sloping to form the sea floor in the deeps
D. A plateau in the centre of a continent
51. Water vapour, on condensation, is returned to the Earth in the form of
A. Rain and dew only B. Rain, snow and hail only
C. Rain, snow, frost and fog D. Rain, dew, snow, hail, frost and fog
52. What is a Jet Stream?
A. The thrust produced by jet engines of an aircraft
B. The tubes through which fuel is supplied to the engines of an aircraft
C. An invisible river of rushing wind above the clouds streaming round the earth
D. White trail of smoke left behind by an aircraft when flying at high altitude
53. Which of the following pairs is not correct?
A. Delta-Fertility B. Dunes - Rock C. Volcano - Lava D. River-Erosion
54. Which of the following statements is not correct?
A. Soil consists of the upper thin layer of the earth’s crust
B. Requirement of water for all kinds of plants is the same from season to season
C. Decomposed plant and animal remains form humus
D. Transplantation helps better growth of certain plants
55. Two prominent mountain ranges of Madhya Pradesh are
A. Vindhyas and Satpuras B. Mahadeo and Vindhyas
C. Vindhyas and Bhanrer D. Maikala and Kaimur
56. For the cultivation of tobacco, the soil should be rich in
A. Potash B. Calcareous matter
C. Nitrogen D. Organic content
57. What are doldrums?
A. Areas of great humidity B. Areas where the seas are calm
C. The trade winds
D. A low pressure belt round the equator where there are very light winds and calm seas
58. Which one of the following rivers thrice forks into two streams and reunites a few miles
farther on, thus forming the islands of Srirangappattanam, Sivasamudram and Srirangam?
A. Godavari B. Cauvery C. Krishna D. Tungabhadra
59. The Earth turns through 360° in 24 hours. Each 15° longtitude represents
A. Half an hour B. Forty-five minutes
C. One hour D. One hour and fifteen minutes
60. Which of the following terms is not connected with the study of climate?
A. Dew Point B. Flash Point C. Hygrogram D. Stevenson Screen
61. India has the highest productive potential of fisheries in her
A. inland water bodies B. shallow continental shelf
C. deep sea areas D. brackish water lagoons
62. Which one of the following statements is correct?
A. Diamonds occur in the sediments of Cudapah Series
B. Natural gas occurs in the Gondwana beds
C. Mica occurs in abundance at Kodarma
D. Dharwars are famous for petroleum
63. All the following places get heavy annual rainfall (over 200 cm), except
A. Bangalore B. Mumbai
C. Shillong D. Thiruvananthapuram
64. An Ox-bow lake is a
A. Lake occupying a hollow scooped by a glacier
B. Lake formed due to cut-off meander
C. Lake formed behind an off-shore bar
D. Lake occupying a volcanic crater
65. Which of the following statements regarding the major soil groups is not correct?
A. Laterite is a typical soil of tropical regions which receive heavy seasonal rainfall
B. Red and yellow soils are rich in phosphorus, nitrogen and lime contents
C. Black soil is highly retentive of moisture and very productive
D. Alluvial soils are easy to plough
66. The present forest area of India, according to satellite data is
A. increasing B. decreasing C. static
D. open forest area is decreasing but closed forest area is increasing
67. Which State in India leads in the production of Virgin Tobacco?
A. Andhra Pradesh B. Gujarat C. Madhya Pradesh D. Tamil Nadu
68. Which of the following States of India have a common border with Bhutan?
A. Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal and Sikkim
B. Sikkim, Tripura, Mizoram, and Manipur
C. Assam, Meghalaya, West Bengal and Mizoram
D. Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Sikkim and Manipur
69. When was Iron and Steel Industry on a large-scale established in India?
A. 1853 B. 1875 C. 1907 D. 1919
70. Rajasthan remains dry during South-West Monsoon because of the
A. Presence of the Thar Desert B. Spread of sand dunes
C. Lack of vegetation D. Anti-cyclonic circulation
71. When rivers carrying a load enter the sea, their flow gets checked and much of the material
so carried is deposited off shore. Such deposits result in the formation of
A. An atoll B. A delta C. A harbour D. A lake
72. In our country, the south-west monsoon winds blow from
A. January to February B. March to mid-June
C. mid-June to September D. October to December
73. The average salinity of an ocean is
A. 2.0 per cent B. 2.5 per cent C. 3.0 per cent D. 3.5 per cent
74. Willy-willy is
A. a kind of common fish found near Lakshadweep islands
B. a tropical cyclone of north-west Australia
C. a wind that blows in a desert
D. a type of tree grown in temperate regions
75. An estuary is a
A. Broad channel where sea and river waters mingle
B. Natural harbour C. Tropical storm D. Waterfall
76. The most salty sea in the world is
A. Red Sea B. Dead Sea C. Arabian Sea D. Mediterranean Sea
77. South-West Bengal suffers from frequent floods which are caused by
A. poor drainage B. incessant rains
C. obstruction of water by high tidal bores when Hooghly is in flood D. All the above
78. Which of the following are the factors that are mainly responsible for the movements of
surface oceanic currents?
1. Prevailing winds 2. Earth’s rotation 3. Differences in the density of sea water
4. Bottom topography 5. Earthquake activity
A. 1, 3 and 4 B. 3, 4 and 5 C. 2, 4 and 5 D. 1, 2 and 3
79. Which of the following countries is across the Nathu La pass?
A. Burma B. Nepal C. Thailand D. China
80. Which of the following rivers is called ‘Bihar’s Sorrow’?
A. Titash B. Kosi C. Subarnarekha D. Ghaggar
81. Which of the following places is associated with copper mining?
A. Khetri B. Kolar C. Renukoot D. Rourkela
82. Which of the following streams makes the Gersoppa (or Jog) Falls?
A. Netravati B. Kalindi C. Sharavati D. Ulhas
83. The strait which separates Asia from North America is the
A. Bering strait B. Palk Strait C. Strait of Gibraltar D. Strait of Malacca
84. A volcano is a vent or an opening in the earth’s crust through which comes out
A. molten lava, dust and steam and even pieces of rocks
B. molten lava and clouds of gases
C. clouds of gases D. all of the above
85. Solar eclipse takes place when
A. the Moon comes in between the Sun and the Earth
B. the Earth comes in between the Sun and the Moon
C. the Sun comes in between the Moon and the Earth D. None of the above
86. Artesian wells are found in
A. metamorphic rocks B. igneous rocks
C. sedimentary rocks D. None of the above
87. Which of the following navigation canals links up Baltic Sea and North Sea?
A. Kiel Canal B. Panama Canal C. Suez Canal D. None of these
88. Deccan Plateau is primarily made up of
A. basalt B. granite C. limestone D. sandstone
89. Leaching of soil is more pronounced in the area of
A. little or no rainfall B. moderate rainfall
C. heavy rainfall D. rainfall, low or heavy
90. No other part of India receives so heavy a rainfall in winter months as the coastal region of
A. Andhra Pradesh B. Gujarat C. Karnataka D. Tamil Nadu
91. Which of the following hill/s is/are of volcanic origin:
A. Girnar B. Barda Hills C. Osam Hills D. All of the above
92. In the semi-arid and temperate grasslands the most commonly found animals are
A. Camels B. Reindeers C. Horses and Donkeys D. Sheep and Goats
93. Which of the following river basins does not have coal-bearing sediments?
A. Damodar basin B. Gangetic basin C. Godavari basin D. Mahanadi basin
94. Molten rock below the surface of the earth is called
A. lava B. locolith C. magma D. basalt
95. The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the plane of
A. axis of earth B. north pole C. south pole D. equator
96. The river Brahmaputra is its course of about1,200 km in the upper mountain ranges upto
Namcha Barwa is known by the name of
A. Dhansiri B. Manas C. Tista D. Tsangpo
97. The only state in India that produces saffrom is
A. Assam B. Himachal Pradesh C. Jammu and Kashmir D. Meghalaya
98. The most suitable measure for soil conservation is
A. afforestation B. irrigation C. crop rotation D. contour farming
99. The Indian subcontinent lies
A. wholly in the southern hemisphere B. wholly in the northern hemisphere
C. mostly in the northern hemisphere and partly in the southern hemisphere
D. mostly in the southern hermisphere and partly in the northern hemisphere
100. All of the following are example of sedimentary rocks, except
A. clay B. limestone C. sandstone D. slate
Answers
1. B 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. A 6. D 7. B 8. D
9. A 10. B 11. A 12. A 13. D 14. B 15. A 16. A
17. A 18. A 19. A 20. A 21. B 22. B 23. C 24. C
25. D 26. B 27. D 28. D 29. D 30. A 31. A 32. C
33. B 34. A 35. C 36. B 37. C 38. B 39. C 40. C
41. C 42. C 43. A 44. C 45. B 46. D 47. D 48. A
49. B 50. C 51. D 52. C 53. B 54. B 55. A 56. A
57. D 58. B 59. C 60. B 61. C 62. C 63. A 64. B
65. B 66. B 67. A 68. A 69. C 70. D 71. B 72. C
73. D 74. B 75. A 76. B 77. D 78. D 79. D 80. B
81. A 82. C 83. A 84. D 85. A 86. C 87. A 88. A
89. C 90. D 91. D 92. C 93. B 94. C 95. D 96. D
97. C 98. A 99. B 100. D
Social Science : Geography 01
1. Which is the longest platform in India?
A. Kolkata B. Mumbai C. Sonepur D. Kharagpur
2. The Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf are connected by the:
A. Palk Strait B. Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb
C. Hormuz Strait D. Strait of Messina
3. Which is the highest building in the world?
A. Empire Building (New York, USA) B. Eiffel Tower (Pairs, France)
C. Sears Tower (Chicago, USA) D. Burj Khalifa (U.A.E)
4. New York is situated on the river:
A. Hudson B. Seine C. Danube D. Thames
5. The brightest planet is:
A. Saturn B. Venus C. Uranus D. Neptune
6. The largest city founded on the river Ravi is:
A. Luncknow B. Baghdad C. Rome D. Lahore
7. Most populous city of the world is:
A. New York B. Paris C. London D. Tokyo
8. The earth’s rotation does not cause:
A. Tides B. Phases of the moon C. Deflection of ocean currents
D. Difference in time between two meridians
9. The difference between Indian Standard Time and Greenwich Mean Time is:
A. 5 1/2 hours B. 4 1/2 hours C. 5 hours D. 6 hours
10. The smallest planet is :
A. Venus B. Pluto C. Uranus D. Mercury
11. In India the Standard Time is fixed on the basis of standard meridian which passes
through:
A. Dwaraka B. Puri C. Kovalam D. Allahabad
12. Biggest planet is:
A. Mercury B. Pluto C. Jupiter D. Venus
13. The planet nearest to Sun is:
A. Venus B. Mars C. Mercury D. Saturn
14. The largest city (population) in India is:
A. Delhi B. Kolkata C. Mumbai D. Chennai
15. The Sun is:
A. A solid body B. A mass of hot-gases
C. Made of rock and metal D. None of these
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16. World’s largest producer of Iron Ore is:
A. China B. Russia C. U.K. D. France
17. Which country in the world is having the highest production of wheat?
A. China B. Russia C. Canada D. Australia
18. World’s largest producer of Plastic Goods is:
A. England B. U.S.A C. India D. Pakistan
19. Which country in the world has the largest production of wool?
A. Australia B. New Zealand C. South Africa D. U.S.A.
20. Which is the largest ocean?
A. Atlantic Ocean B. Pacific Ocean C. Indian Ocean D. Arctic Ocean
21. Which is the country in the world having the largest production of coal?
A. U.S.A. B. Canada C. Germany D. Russia
22. Which continent lies to the east of Europe?
A. Africa B. North America C. Asia D. South America
23. The world’s largest desert is:
A. Sahara (North Africa) B. Libyan (North Africa)
C. Gobi (Asia) D. Thar (Rajasthan, India)
24. What is the rank of Africa in size among continents?
A. First B. Second C. Third D. Fourth
25. Which country is having the largest production of cotton in the world?
A. China B. Russia C. Arab countries D. India
26. World’s biggest museum is situated in:
A. Rome B. Mumbai C. New York D. Singapore
27. The world’s largest continent in area is:
A. Asia B. North America C. Africa D. None of these
28. World’s longest river is in:
A. Asia B. Africa C. Europe D. U.S.A
29. How much time earth take to revolve round the Sun?
A. 365 days B. 365 1/4 days C. 365 1/2 days D. 365 3/4 days
30. The biggest auditorium is in:
A. Brazil B. Atlantic City C. New York D. Japan
31. The highest waterfall is:
A. Kerepakupai Meru B. Ribbon
C. King George D. Jog Falls
32. Which of the following is the smallest country (area-wise) in the world?
A. Monaco B. Vatican City C. Malta D. Nauru
33. On which river is Lucknow situated?
A. Ganga B. Jamuna C. Mahanadi D. Gomti
34. The largest delta is:
A. Himalayas B. Sunderbans C. Amazon D. Everest
35. The change of season is due to:
A. Revolution of the earth round its axis B. Revolution of the earth round the sun
C. Revolution of the moon round the earth D. None of these
36. Central Building Research Institute is located at:
A. Roorkee B. Chennai C. Bhavnagar D. Ranchi
37. When it is nine O’clock in London, it will be the same time in?
A. Norway B. Latvia C. Ghana D. Babon
38. Rainbow, an arch in the sky, usually seen after rain, is the result of:
A. Reflection and refraction B. Refraction of light only
C. Reflection of light only
D. Dispersion, refraction and total internal reflection
39. Which State in India is the biggest in population?
A. Uttar Pradesh B. Madhya Pradesh C. Maharashtra D. None of these
40. Which is the longest railway tunnel in the world?
A. Jawahar (Kashmir, India) B. Simpson (Switzerland)
C. Appenine (Italy) D. Godhard (Switzerland)
41. Moscow is situated on the bank of:
A. Tagus B. Spree C. Tigris D. Moskva
42. Equinox means:
A. The longest day of the year B. The longest night of the year
C. The two periods of the year when day and night are equal
D. The coldest day of the year
43. Which of the following States has the largest proportion of area under forests?
A. Madhya Pradesh B. Karnataka
C. Maharashtra D. None of these
44. In which Indian State is Sandal wood grown?
A. Tamil Nadu B. Maharashtra C. Karnataka D. None of these
45. The Planet that lies nearest to Earth orbit of solar system is:
A. Mars B. Venus C. Mercury D. Neptune
46. Which of the following occur more frequently than the other three in the Indian Ocean?
A. Tornadoes B. Typhoons C. Cyclones D. Hurricanes
47. The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through:
A. West Bengal B. Rajasthan C. Orissa D. Madhya Pradesh
48. The major Rabi crop in India is:
A. Wheat B. Rice C. Cotton D. Jute
49. World’s largest population is in:
A. Australia B. Asia C. North America D. U.S.A.
50. Which country in the world is having the largest production of Aluminium?
A. Australia B. Canada C. France D. U.K.
51. Blue Mountains are:
A. The Himalayas B. Mount Everest C. The Andes D. Nilgiri
52. ‘Brazil’ is famous for:
A. Tea B. Coffee C. Paper D. Gold
53. Gateway of India is in:
A. Delhi B. Mumbai C. Kolkata D. Agra
54. Which is the country in the world having the largest production of Gold?
A. China B. U.S.A C. France D. India
55. City of Seven Hills is:
A. Rome B. New York C. Paris D. England
56. Land of the Midnights Sun is:
A. New York B. Norway C. Korea D. Rome
57. The ‘Ocean of Storms’ is the name given to.
A. Atlantic Ocean B. Pacific Ocean C. A waterless area of moon’s surface D.
None of these
58. Which of the following is known as the morning star?
A. Mars B. Venus C. Jupiter D. None of these
59. An example of a mineral occurring as layers in Sedimentary rocks is:
A. Gold B. Lead C. Lignite D. Tin
60. Which country is called the playground of Europe?
A. France B. England C. Holand D. Switzerland
61. An example of primary occupation is:
A. Trade B. Weaving C. Mining D. Manufacturing
62. Rocks formed by the solidification of Magma are called:
A. Igneous rocks B. Metamorphic rocks C. Sedimentary rocks D. None of these
63. The International Date Line passes through:
A. The Pacific Ocean B. The Indian Ocean
C. Florida Strait D. Bering Strait
64. Rock salt deposits in India are located in:
A. Uttar Pradesh B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Himachal Pradesh D. Arunachal Pradesh
65. The soils formed by deposition of river sediments are called soils:
A. Alluvial B. Regur C. Brown D. Laterite
66. The clouds which are like a dark-grey sheet extending from one side of horizon to other
and have a uniform base are called:
A. Nimbus Clouds B. Stratus Clouds C. Cumulus Clouds D. Cirrus Clouds
67. The visible yellow face of Sun is called:
A. Ionosphere B. Stratosphere C. Corona D. Photosphere
68. An arm-chair shaped hollow which is enlarged and deepened by a glacier is called:
A. Delta B. Piedmont C. Terminal moraine D. None of these
69. The atmosphere layer closest to earth is called:
A. Stratosphere B. Troposphere C. Photosphere D. Exosphere
70. A line drawn on a map joining places receiving equal amount of rainfall is called:
A. Isohyets B. Isotherms C. Isobars D. None of these
71. The Cyclone represents a position of atmosphere in which:
A. Low pressure in the Centre and high pressure around
B. There is high pressure in the Centre and low pressure around
C. There is low pressure all around
D. None of these
72. If there is no Sun, the colour of the sky would be:
A. Blue B. Yellow C. Orange D. None of these
73. The north end of the axis is called:
A. North pole B. South pole C. Grid north D. None of these
74. .....is the largest producer of Mica?
A. Bihar B. West Bengal C. Orissa C. Andhra Pradesh
75. How does the soil moisture help?
A. In chemical and biological changes B. In keeping earth soft
C. In keeping earth particles intact D. None of these
76. The colour of red soil is red because it contains:
A. Nitrogen B. Potash C. Iron D. Humus
77. The horizontal movement of the air is called:
A. Tides B. Cyclone C. Wind D. Typhone
78. Earth completes one rotation on its axis in:
A. 24 hrs B. 23 hrs and 30 minutes
C. 23 hrs and 56 minutes D. None of these
79. Which of these is not a planet of the Sun?
A. Moon B. Neptune C. Mercury D. Venus
80. The Caspian Sea, the largest inland sea or lake in the world, is in the continent of:
A. Africa B. Asia Europe
D. Between Asia and Europe
81. Hot springs of Volcanic origin and actions are known as:
A. Geysers B. Volcanoes C. Glaciers D. None of these
82. On December 22, the Sun is vertical over:
A. Tropic of Cancer B. Tropic of Capricorn
C. The Equator D. None of these
83. Marble is:
A. Igneous rock B. Sedimentary rock C. Metamorphic rock D. None of these
84. The diameter of the earth is:
A. 6,400 km B. 12,756 km C. 25,000 km D. 40,000 km
85. A stretch of land surrounded by water on three sides is known as:
A. Strait B. Delta C. Peninsula D. None of these
86. A strata of land surrounded by water on all sides is known as a/an:
A. Strait B. Continent C. Island D. Peninsula
87. A huge mass of ice and snow moving down the valley and slopes of mountains till it
melts after passing the snow line is called a/an:
A. Avalanche B. Iceberg C. Glacier D. Typhoon
88. The 66½° north circle is also known as:
A. Tropic of Cancer B. Tropic of Capricorn
C. Zenith D. Arctic circle
89. Humidity refers to:
A. Latent heat B. Brackishness of water
C. Water vapours in air D. Hydroscopic nuclei in the atmosphere
90. ...... is used to keep the correct Greenwich Mean Time:
A. Barometer B. Chronometer
C. Clinometer D. Bruntun’s Compass
91. ...is most commonly found in the earth’s crust:
A. Oxygen B. Silicon C. Hydrogen D. Aluminium
92. Earthquake waves are recorded on a:
A. Barograph B. Hydrograph C. Seismograph D. Pantograph
93. Monsoon climate is caused by:
A. High temperature B. Low temperature
C. Temperature variations D. Seasonal reversal of winds
94. The small bodies between the orbits of Mars and Juptier are:
A. Asteroids B. Superior planets C. Satellites D. Comets
95. The atmospheric layer which reflects radio waves is called:
A. Exosphere B. Stratosphere C. Troposphere D. Ionosphere
96. The place of origin of earthquake is called:
A. Epicentre B. Focus C. Seismic Zone D. None of these
97. India receives most of her rains from:
A. The North-east monsoon B. The retreating South-west monsoon
C. The South-west monsoon D. Tropical cyclones
98. The distance between the Earth and the Sun is greatest during:
A. Winter Solstice B. Summer Solstice C. Perihelion D. Aphelion
99. Condensation occurs:
A. When the air is saturated B. When the moisture content is high
C. When the air is cold D. None of these
100. Humidity in the air is measured by a/an.
A. Hydrometer B. Hygrometer C. Opisometer D. Barometer
Answers
1. D 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. D 7. D 8. D
9. A 10. D 11. D 12. C 13. C 14. C 15. B 16. A
17. A 18. A 19. A 20. B 21. A 22. C 23. A 24. B
25. A 26. C 27. A 28. B 29. B 30. B 31. A 32. B
33. D 34. B 35. B 36. A 37. C 38. D 39. A 40. D
41. D 42. C 43. A 44. C 45. A 46. C 47. C 48. A
49. B 50. A 51. D 52. B 53. B 54. A 55. A 56. B
57. C 58. B 59. C 60. D 61. C 62. A 63. D 64. C
65. A 66. A 67. D 68. C 69. B 70. A 71. A 72. D
73. A 74. A 75. A 76. C 77. C 78. C 79. A 80. D
81. A 82. B 83. C 84. B 85. C 86. C 87. C 88. D
89. C 90. B 91. A 92. C 93. D 94. A 95. D 96. A
97. C 98. D 99. C 100. B
A. Kolkata B. Mumbai C. Sonepur D. Kharagpur
2. The Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf are connected by the:
A. Palk Strait B. Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb
C. Hormuz Strait D. Strait of Messina
3. Which is the highest building in the world?
A. Empire Building (New York, USA) B. Eiffel Tower (Pairs, France)
C. Sears Tower (Chicago, USA) D. Burj Khalifa (U.A.E)
4. New York is situated on the river:
A. Hudson B. Seine C. Danube D. Thames
5. The brightest planet is:
A. Saturn B. Venus C. Uranus D. Neptune
6. The largest city founded on the river Ravi is:
A. Luncknow B. Baghdad C. Rome D. Lahore
7. Most populous city of the world is:
A. New York B. Paris C. London D. Tokyo
8. The earth’s rotation does not cause:
A. Tides B. Phases of the moon C. Deflection of ocean currents
D. Difference in time between two meridians
9. The difference between Indian Standard Time and Greenwich Mean Time is:
A. 5 1/2 hours B. 4 1/2 hours C. 5 hours D. 6 hours
10. The smallest planet is :
A. Venus B. Pluto C. Uranus D. Mercury
11. In India the Standard Time is fixed on the basis of standard meridian which passes
through:
A. Dwaraka B. Puri C. Kovalam D. Allahabad
12. Biggest planet is:
A. Mercury B. Pluto C. Jupiter D. Venus
13. The planet nearest to Sun is:
A. Venus B. Mars C. Mercury D. Saturn
14. The largest city (population) in India is:
A. Delhi B. Kolkata C. Mumbai D. Chennai
15. The Sun is:
A. A solid body B. A mass of hot-gases
C. Made of rock and metal D. None of these
Time: 30 minutes Marks: 100
SOCIAL SCIENCE : GEOGRAPHY-NO.1
16. World’s largest producer of Iron Ore is:
A. China B. Russia C. U.K. D. France
17. Which country in the world is having the highest production of wheat?
A. China B. Russia C. Canada D. Australia
18. World’s largest producer of Plastic Goods is:
A. England B. U.S.A C. India D. Pakistan
19. Which country in the world has the largest production of wool?
A. Australia B. New Zealand C. South Africa D. U.S.A.
20. Which is the largest ocean?
A. Atlantic Ocean B. Pacific Ocean C. Indian Ocean D. Arctic Ocean
21. Which is the country in the world having the largest production of coal?
A. U.S.A. B. Canada C. Germany D. Russia
22. Which continent lies to the east of Europe?
A. Africa B. North America C. Asia D. South America
23. The world’s largest desert is:
A. Sahara (North Africa) B. Libyan (North Africa)
C. Gobi (Asia) D. Thar (Rajasthan, India)
24. What is the rank of Africa in size among continents?
A. First B. Second C. Third D. Fourth
25. Which country is having the largest production of cotton in the world?
A. China B. Russia C. Arab countries D. India
26. World’s biggest museum is situated in:
A. Rome B. Mumbai C. New York D. Singapore
27. The world’s largest continent in area is:
A. Asia B. North America C. Africa D. None of these
28. World’s longest river is in:
A. Asia B. Africa C. Europe D. U.S.A
29. How much time earth take to revolve round the Sun?
A. 365 days B. 365 1/4 days C. 365 1/2 days D. 365 3/4 days
30. The biggest auditorium is in:
A. Brazil B. Atlantic City C. New York D. Japan
31. The highest waterfall is:
A. Kerepakupai Meru B. Ribbon
C. King George D. Jog Falls
32. Which of the following is the smallest country (area-wise) in the world?
A. Monaco B. Vatican City C. Malta D. Nauru
33. On which river is Lucknow situated?
A. Ganga B. Jamuna C. Mahanadi D. Gomti
34. The largest delta is:
A. Himalayas B. Sunderbans C. Amazon D. Everest
35. The change of season is due to:
A. Revolution of the earth round its axis B. Revolution of the earth round the sun
C. Revolution of the moon round the earth D. None of these
36. Central Building Research Institute is located at:
A. Roorkee B. Chennai C. Bhavnagar D. Ranchi
37. When it is nine O’clock in London, it will be the same time in?
A. Norway B. Latvia C. Ghana D. Babon
38. Rainbow, an arch in the sky, usually seen after rain, is the result of:
A. Reflection and refraction B. Refraction of light only
C. Reflection of light only
D. Dispersion, refraction and total internal reflection
39. Which State in India is the biggest in population?
A. Uttar Pradesh B. Madhya Pradesh C. Maharashtra D. None of these
40. Which is the longest railway tunnel in the world?
A. Jawahar (Kashmir, India) B. Simpson (Switzerland)
C. Appenine (Italy) D. Godhard (Switzerland)
41. Moscow is situated on the bank of:
A. Tagus B. Spree C. Tigris D. Moskva
42. Equinox means:
A. The longest day of the year B. The longest night of the year
C. The two periods of the year when day and night are equal
D. The coldest day of the year
43. Which of the following States has the largest proportion of area under forests?
A. Madhya Pradesh B. Karnataka
C. Maharashtra D. None of these
44. In which Indian State is Sandal wood grown?
A. Tamil Nadu B. Maharashtra C. Karnataka D. None of these
45. The Planet that lies nearest to Earth orbit of solar system is:
A. Mars B. Venus C. Mercury D. Neptune
46. Which of the following occur more frequently than the other three in the Indian Ocean?
A. Tornadoes B. Typhoons C. Cyclones D. Hurricanes
47. The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through:
A. West Bengal B. Rajasthan C. Orissa D. Madhya Pradesh
48. The major Rabi crop in India is:
A. Wheat B. Rice C. Cotton D. Jute
49. World’s largest population is in:
A. Australia B. Asia C. North America D. U.S.A.
50. Which country in the world is having the largest production of Aluminium?
A. Australia B. Canada C. France D. U.K.
51. Blue Mountains are:
A. The Himalayas B. Mount Everest C. The Andes D. Nilgiri
52. ‘Brazil’ is famous for:
A. Tea B. Coffee C. Paper D. Gold
53. Gateway of India is in:
A. Delhi B. Mumbai C. Kolkata D. Agra
54. Which is the country in the world having the largest production of Gold?
A. China B. U.S.A C. France D. India
55. City of Seven Hills is:
A. Rome B. New York C. Paris D. England
56. Land of the Midnights Sun is:
A. New York B. Norway C. Korea D. Rome
57. The ‘Ocean of Storms’ is the name given to.
A. Atlantic Ocean B. Pacific Ocean C. A waterless area of moon’s surface D.
None of these
58. Which of the following is known as the morning star?
A. Mars B. Venus C. Jupiter D. None of these
59. An example of a mineral occurring as layers in Sedimentary rocks is:
A. Gold B. Lead C. Lignite D. Tin
60. Which country is called the playground of Europe?
A. France B. England C. Holand D. Switzerland
61. An example of primary occupation is:
A. Trade B. Weaving C. Mining D. Manufacturing
62. Rocks formed by the solidification of Magma are called:
A. Igneous rocks B. Metamorphic rocks C. Sedimentary rocks D. None of these
63. The International Date Line passes through:
A. The Pacific Ocean B. The Indian Ocean
C. Florida Strait D. Bering Strait
64. Rock salt deposits in India are located in:
A. Uttar Pradesh B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Himachal Pradesh D. Arunachal Pradesh
65. The soils formed by deposition of river sediments are called soils:
A. Alluvial B. Regur C. Brown D. Laterite
66. The clouds which are like a dark-grey sheet extending from one side of horizon to other
and have a uniform base are called:
A. Nimbus Clouds B. Stratus Clouds C. Cumulus Clouds D. Cirrus Clouds
67. The visible yellow face of Sun is called:
A. Ionosphere B. Stratosphere C. Corona D. Photosphere
68. An arm-chair shaped hollow which is enlarged and deepened by a glacier is called:
A. Delta B. Piedmont C. Terminal moraine D. None of these
69. The atmosphere layer closest to earth is called:
A. Stratosphere B. Troposphere C. Photosphere D. Exosphere
70. A line drawn on a map joining places receiving equal amount of rainfall is called:
A. Isohyets B. Isotherms C. Isobars D. None of these
71. The Cyclone represents a position of atmosphere in which:
A. Low pressure in the Centre and high pressure around
B. There is high pressure in the Centre and low pressure around
C. There is low pressure all around
D. None of these
72. If there is no Sun, the colour of the sky would be:
A. Blue B. Yellow C. Orange D. None of these
73. The north end of the axis is called:
A. North pole B. South pole C. Grid north D. None of these
74. .....is the largest producer of Mica?
A. Bihar B. West Bengal C. Orissa C. Andhra Pradesh
75. How does the soil moisture help?
A. In chemical and biological changes B. In keeping earth soft
C. In keeping earth particles intact D. None of these
76. The colour of red soil is red because it contains:
A. Nitrogen B. Potash C. Iron D. Humus
77. The horizontal movement of the air is called:
A. Tides B. Cyclone C. Wind D. Typhone
78. Earth completes one rotation on its axis in:
A. 24 hrs B. 23 hrs and 30 minutes
C. 23 hrs and 56 minutes D. None of these
79. Which of these is not a planet of the Sun?
A. Moon B. Neptune C. Mercury D. Venus
80. The Caspian Sea, the largest inland sea or lake in the world, is in the continent of:
A. Africa B. Asia Europe
D. Between Asia and Europe
81. Hot springs of Volcanic origin and actions are known as:
A. Geysers B. Volcanoes C. Glaciers D. None of these
82. On December 22, the Sun is vertical over:
A. Tropic of Cancer B. Tropic of Capricorn
C. The Equator D. None of these
83. Marble is:
A. Igneous rock B. Sedimentary rock C. Metamorphic rock D. None of these
84. The diameter of the earth is:
A. 6,400 km B. 12,756 km C. 25,000 km D. 40,000 km
85. A stretch of land surrounded by water on three sides is known as:
A. Strait B. Delta C. Peninsula D. None of these
86. A strata of land surrounded by water on all sides is known as a/an:
A. Strait B. Continent C. Island D. Peninsula
87. A huge mass of ice and snow moving down the valley and slopes of mountains till it
melts after passing the snow line is called a/an:
A. Avalanche B. Iceberg C. Glacier D. Typhoon
88. The 66½° north circle is also known as:
A. Tropic of Cancer B. Tropic of Capricorn
C. Zenith D. Arctic circle
89. Humidity refers to:
A. Latent heat B. Brackishness of water
C. Water vapours in air D. Hydroscopic nuclei in the atmosphere
90. ...... is used to keep the correct Greenwich Mean Time:
A. Barometer B. Chronometer
C. Clinometer D. Bruntun’s Compass
91. ...is most commonly found in the earth’s crust:
A. Oxygen B. Silicon C. Hydrogen D. Aluminium
92. Earthquake waves are recorded on a:
A. Barograph B. Hydrograph C. Seismograph D. Pantograph
93. Monsoon climate is caused by:
A. High temperature B. Low temperature
C. Temperature variations D. Seasonal reversal of winds
94. The small bodies between the orbits of Mars and Juptier are:
A. Asteroids B. Superior planets C. Satellites D. Comets
95. The atmospheric layer which reflects radio waves is called:
A. Exosphere B. Stratosphere C. Troposphere D. Ionosphere
96. The place of origin of earthquake is called:
A. Epicentre B. Focus C. Seismic Zone D. None of these
97. India receives most of her rains from:
A. The North-east monsoon B. The retreating South-west monsoon
C. The South-west monsoon D. Tropical cyclones
98. The distance between the Earth and the Sun is greatest during:
A. Winter Solstice B. Summer Solstice C. Perihelion D. Aphelion
99. Condensation occurs:
A. When the air is saturated B. When the moisture content is high
C. When the air is cold D. None of these
100. Humidity in the air is measured by a/an.
A. Hydrometer B. Hygrometer C. Opisometer D. Barometer
Answers
1. D 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. D 7. D 8. D
9. A 10. D 11. D 12. C 13. C 14. C 15. B 16. A
17. A 18. A 19. A 20. B 21. A 22. C 23. A 24. B
25. A 26. C 27. A 28. B 29. B 30. B 31. A 32. B
33. D 34. B 35. B 36. A 37. C 38. D 39. A 40. D
41. D 42. C 43. A 44. C 45. A 46. C 47. C 48. A
49. B 50. A 51. D 52. B 53. B 54. A 55. A 56. B
57. C 58. B 59. C 60. D 61. C 62. A 63. D 64. C
65. A 66. A 67. D 68. C 69. B 70. A 71. A 72. D
73. A 74. A 75. A 76. C 77. C 78. C 79. A 80. D
81. A 82. B 83. C 84. B 85. C 86. C 87. C 88. D
89. C 90. B 91. A 92. C 93. D 94. A 95. D 96. A
97. C 98. D 99. C 100. B
General English Solved Paper 02
PART I
Section - A
Q.1-30 Answer all the questions. Each question carries one mark.
1. Whose essay On Myself has been hailed as the perfect example of what a personal essay should be ?
2. Which poem of Dryden was written in celebration of Charles II's Restoration ?
3. How many books are there in Paradise Regained?
4. Who is the hero of Paradise Regained ?
5. The journey in Pilgrim's Progress is undertaken in ––––.
6. Who was the first to call the age of Pope and Johnson as "the Augustan Age" ?
7. Which poetic work of Thomas Gray has been hailed as a mark of transition between the classical School and the
romantic School ?
8. ––– was the famous imaginary old man of Addison's Essays.
9. Besides Marlowe, who else wrote a tragedy by the name Tamerlaine ?
10. The French dramatist who influenced Restoration comedy was ––––
11. Porphyro and Madeline are the lovers in –––
12. The dream poem 'Kubla Khan' was published in –––––
13. Who said that he had a "Smack of Hamlet" in himself ?
14. Apologia Provita Sua is the spiritual autobiography of ––––
15. Who advocated "disinterestedness" in literary criticism ?
16. Pip is a character in ––– written by Dickens.
17. The longest poem in the English language written by Robert Browning is ––––––
18. Name the 20th century poet who translated, the Bhagwad Gita in collaboration with Swami Prabhavanandan.
19. ––– is the protagonist in Osborne's Look Back in Anger.
20. Language which seems smooth, pleasant and musical to the ear is termed as –––––
21. The seven line, iambic pentameter stanza rhyming ababbcc is called ––––
22. In Julius Caesar and in ––– Shakespeare is said to have depicted Romans better than the Roman writers themselves
have done.
23. ––– used the term the 'Theatre of the Absurd'.
24. John Bunyan belongs to ––– Century.
25. The Battle of the Books, discusses the conflict between ––––
26. Hardy's title 'Far from the Madding Crowd' is taken from a poem by ––––
27. According to Aristotle, the least essential part of tragedy is –––
28. When was Johnson's Dictionary published ?
29. Johnson's phrase, "fatal Cleopatra" refers to Shakespeare's ––––
30. Metaphysical conceit is basically ––––
Section - B
Answer all the questions. Each question carries 5 marks. Essays should not exceed two pages.
1. Write a note on Dickens as a social reformer.
2. Renaissance in the history of English literature.
3. What are the salient features of Restoration comedy.
4. "Twentieth Century Poetry is predominantly Pessimistic." Discuss
5. The recent and current tendencies in English language.
6. The trends in modern criticism.
7. Consider 'Andrea Del Sarto' as a dramatic monologue.
8. 'Macbeth' as a Shakespearean tragedy.
9. 'Poetic drama' in the 20th century.
(9×5=45)
PART - II
Section - A
Q. 1-10. Select the correct answer from the four alternatives given. All questions carry one mark
each.
1. ––– report is regarded as the magnacarta of teachers
a) Simon Commission
b) Kothari Commission
c) Macaulay's minutes
d) Hunter Commission
2. The programme of compulsory primary education in India was initiated by
a) Gokhale b) Gandhiji
c) Nehru d) Lord Rippon
3. An objective type test is
a) very easy
b) mind boggling
c) time consuming
d) difficult, needs thorough knowledge
4. In Recall tests
a) memory is tested b) expertise is tested
c) quickness is tested
d) None of these
5. The concept of operant conditioning was developed by
a) Piaget b) Skinner
c) Gardner d) Truman Kelly
6. The causes of backwardness in children are
a) intellectual defects
b) sensory defects
c) temperamental defects
d) All of these
7. Micro teaching was propagated by
a) Dwight W. Allen b) Ned Flanders
c) Skinner d) Keller
8. One can be a good teacher, if he
a) has genuine interest in teaching
b) knows how to enforce discipline
c) knows his subject
d) has good expression
8. A new teacher, to start with will have to
a) enforce discipline in the class.
b) establish rapport with the students.
c) cut jokes with the students.
d) tell the students about his qualifications.
10. The essential role of the teacher in a class room is to
i) give information
ii) motivate students to learn.
iii) develop learning competencies
iv) prepare them for writing examinations.
v) enforce discipline
a) i, ii and iii b) ii, iii & iv
c) iii, iv and v d) i, iv and v
(1×10 =10)
Section - B
Q. 11-13 : Answer all the questions. Each question carries 5 marks.
11. Comment on the present system of examination.
12. Merits and demerits of Trial and Error method.
13. The part played by mother tongue in teaching of English.
(3 × 5 = 15)
(1 × 30 = 30)
ANSWER KEY
Model Exam Paper
Part - I
1. Cowley
2. Astrae Redux
3. 4
4. Christ
5. 10 stages
6. Goldsmith
7. The Elegy
8. Sir Roger De Coverley
9. Nicholas Rowe
10. Moliere
11. The Eve of St. Agnes
12. 1816
13. Coleridge
14. Henry Newman
15. Mathew Arnold
16. Great Expectations
17. The Ring and The Book
18. Christopher Isherwood
19. Jimmy Porter
20. Euphony
21. Rhyme royal
22. Coriolanus
23. Martin Esslin
24. 17th century
25. The Ancients and the Moderns
26. Gray
27. Melody
28. 1755
29. Fondness of Puns
30. a simile
Part-II
1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (d) 4. (a) 5. (b)
6. (d) 7. (a) 8. (a) 9. (b) 10. (a)
Section - A
Q.1-30 Answer all the questions. Each question carries one mark.
1. Whose essay On Myself has been hailed as the perfect example of what a personal essay should be ?
2. Which poem of Dryden was written in celebration of Charles II's Restoration ?
3. How many books are there in Paradise Regained?
4. Who is the hero of Paradise Regained ?
5. The journey in Pilgrim's Progress is undertaken in ––––.
6. Who was the first to call the age of Pope and Johnson as "the Augustan Age" ?
7. Which poetic work of Thomas Gray has been hailed as a mark of transition between the classical School and the
romantic School ?
8. ––– was the famous imaginary old man of Addison's Essays.
9. Besides Marlowe, who else wrote a tragedy by the name Tamerlaine ?
10. The French dramatist who influenced Restoration comedy was ––––
11. Porphyro and Madeline are the lovers in –––
12. The dream poem 'Kubla Khan' was published in –––––
13. Who said that he had a "Smack of Hamlet" in himself ?
14. Apologia Provita Sua is the spiritual autobiography of ––––
15. Who advocated "disinterestedness" in literary criticism ?
16. Pip is a character in ––– written by Dickens.
17. The longest poem in the English language written by Robert Browning is ––––––
18. Name the 20th century poet who translated, the Bhagwad Gita in collaboration with Swami Prabhavanandan.
19. ––– is the protagonist in Osborne's Look Back in Anger.
20. Language which seems smooth, pleasant and musical to the ear is termed as –––––
21. The seven line, iambic pentameter stanza rhyming ababbcc is called ––––
22. In Julius Caesar and in ––– Shakespeare is said to have depicted Romans better than the Roman writers themselves
have done.
23. ––– used the term the 'Theatre of the Absurd'.
24. John Bunyan belongs to ––– Century.
25. The Battle of the Books, discusses the conflict between ––––
26. Hardy's title 'Far from the Madding Crowd' is taken from a poem by ––––
27. According to Aristotle, the least essential part of tragedy is –––
28. When was Johnson's Dictionary published ?
29. Johnson's phrase, "fatal Cleopatra" refers to Shakespeare's ––––
30. Metaphysical conceit is basically ––––
Section - B
Answer all the questions. Each question carries 5 marks. Essays should not exceed two pages.
1. Write a note on Dickens as a social reformer.
2. Renaissance in the history of English literature.
3. What are the salient features of Restoration comedy.
4. "Twentieth Century Poetry is predominantly Pessimistic." Discuss
5. The recent and current tendencies in English language.
6. The trends in modern criticism.
7. Consider 'Andrea Del Sarto' as a dramatic monologue.
8. 'Macbeth' as a Shakespearean tragedy.
9. 'Poetic drama' in the 20th century.
(9×5=45)
PART - II
Section - A
Q. 1-10. Select the correct answer from the four alternatives given. All questions carry one mark
each.
1. ––– report is regarded as the magnacarta of teachers
a) Simon Commission
b) Kothari Commission
c) Macaulay's minutes
d) Hunter Commission
2. The programme of compulsory primary education in India was initiated by
a) Gokhale b) Gandhiji
c) Nehru d) Lord Rippon
3. An objective type test is
a) very easy
b) mind boggling
c) time consuming
d) difficult, needs thorough knowledge
4. In Recall tests
a) memory is tested b) expertise is tested
c) quickness is tested
d) None of these
5. The concept of operant conditioning was developed by
a) Piaget b) Skinner
c) Gardner d) Truman Kelly
6. The causes of backwardness in children are
a) intellectual defects
b) sensory defects
c) temperamental defects
d) All of these
7. Micro teaching was propagated by
a) Dwight W. Allen b) Ned Flanders
c) Skinner d) Keller
8. One can be a good teacher, if he
a) has genuine interest in teaching
b) knows how to enforce discipline
c) knows his subject
d) has good expression
8. A new teacher, to start with will have to
a) enforce discipline in the class.
b) establish rapport with the students.
c) cut jokes with the students.
d) tell the students about his qualifications.
10. The essential role of the teacher in a class room is to
i) give information
ii) motivate students to learn.
iii) develop learning competencies
iv) prepare them for writing examinations.
v) enforce discipline
a) i, ii and iii b) ii, iii & iv
c) iii, iv and v d) i, iv and v
(1×10 =10)
Section - B
Q. 11-13 : Answer all the questions. Each question carries 5 marks.
11. Comment on the present system of examination.
12. Merits and demerits of Trial and Error method.
13. The part played by mother tongue in teaching of English.
(3 × 5 = 15)
(1 × 30 = 30)
ANSWER KEY
Model Exam Paper
Part - I
1. Cowley
2. Astrae Redux
3. 4
4. Christ
5. 10 stages
6. Goldsmith
7. The Elegy
8. Sir Roger De Coverley
9. Nicholas Rowe
10. Moliere
11. The Eve of St. Agnes
12. 1816
13. Coleridge
14. Henry Newman
15. Mathew Arnold
16. Great Expectations
17. The Ring and The Book
18. Christopher Isherwood
19. Jimmy Porter
20. Euphony
21. Rhyme royal
22. Coriolanus
23. Martin Esslin
24. 17th century
25. The Ancients and the Moderns
26. Gray
27. Melody
28. 1755
29. Fondness of Puns
30. a simile
Part-II
1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (d) 4. (a) 5. (b)
6. (d) 7. (a) 8. (a) 9. (b) 10. (a)
General English Solved Paper 01
Fill in the blanks with suitable words:
1. Stars —— in the sky .
(A) twinkled (B) twinkles (C) twinkle (D) twinkling
2. In spite of very tight security , the prisoner —— from the jail .
(A) jumped (B) escaped (C) went (D) ran
3. The minister called ——— the records .
(A) for (B) on (C) at (D) off
4. The workers clamoured ——— higher wages .
(A) with (B) of (C) at (D) for
5. He always clings ——— his ideals .
(A) to (B) on (C) for (D) over
6. I am not concerned ——— the affair .
(A) for (B) with (C) at (D) of
7. I am concerned ———— my son’s affair .
(A) about (B) at (C) of (D) off
8. The prisoner was condemned ——— death .
(A) with (B) to (C) of (D) on
9. You must conform —— the rules of the game .
(A) to (B) about (C) of (D) off
10. Some people cry ——— democracy .
(A) down (B) of (C) to (D) for
11. I have dispensed ——— the services of that typist .
(A) with (B) for (C) to (D) at
12. The table is made ——— wood .
(A) of (B) from (C) for (D) with
Time: 20 minutes Marks: 40
Practice Test - General English - 15
13. Raju is not free on the 27 th, we will have to find an ———— date.
(A) alternative (B) alternate (C) alter (D) none of these
14. He daren’t face the enemy, ————?
(A) do he (B) dare he (C) don’t he (D) daren’t he
15. We need work hard, ———— ?
(A) needn’t we (B) don’t we (C) do we (D) need we
16. He ought to go now ——?
(A)ought he (B)oughtn’t he (C)oughtn’t to he (D)didn’t he
17. We needn’t wait long ——— ?
(A) do we (B) did we (C) need we (D) needn’t we
18. We don’t work hard ———— ?
(A)does we (B) do we (C) didn’t we (D) did we
19. There ——— a dozen eggs in that basket.
(A) was (B) is (C) are (D) has
20. There ——— a pair of trousers in the wardrobe.
(A) were (B) was (C) have been (D) are
21. ———— there many guests at the wedding?
(A) Was (B) Were (C) Has (D) has been
22. This is the first time I ——— here.
(A) am (B) was (C) have been (D) has been
23. I have told you all ——— I knew.
(A) what (B) that (C) which (D) none of these
24. I am taking an umbrella in case it ———.
(A) has rained (B) rained (C) rains (D) rain
25. You had better ——— a doctor.
(A) to see (B) seeing (C) saw (D) see
26. It ———— rain this morning.
(A) can (B) is (C) was (D) could
27. He has ——— money.
(A) much (B) a lot of (C) a few (D) few
28. I looked at ———— in the mirror.
(A) me (B) myself (C) I (D) none of these
29. The winter is bound to be harsh; it is ———— necessary to save fuel.
(A) not (B) not at all (C) all the more (D) all the same
30. Everyone in my class ———— to learn computer programming.
(A) wish (B) wishing (C) wishes (D) have wished
31. Computer literacy is just a skill like ——— other.
(A) some (B) all (C) any (D) few
32. The elections are fast approaching, and it is time we set the ball ————.
(A) to roll (B) moving (C) rolling (D) playing
33. Work hard lest you ————.
(A) should fail in the test (B) will fail in the test (C) may fail in the test (D) failing in the test
34. ———— hay while the sun shines.
(A) Wash (B) Burn (C) Make (D) Pluck
ANSWERS
1. C 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. A 6. B 7. A
8. B 9. A 10. A 11. A 12. A 13. B 14. B
15. A 16. B 17. C 18. B 19. C 20. B 21. B
22. C 23. B 24. C 25. D 26. D 27. B 28. B
29. C 30. C 31. C 32. C 33. A 34. C 35. B
36. C 37. C 38. B 39. B 40. C
Spot the Error:
35. (A) Trees / (B) drop its / (C) leaves in autumn. / (D) no error
36. (A) I / (B) don’ t / (C) know nothing . / (D) no error
37. (A) We intend / (B) to stay here / (C) a farther two weeks . / (D) no error
38. (A) Please don’ t / (B) mention about / (C) the incident again . / (D) no error
39. (A) She / (B) told to me / (C) to read it . / (D) no error
40. (A) The person / (B) who is standing / (C) besides the door is my brother . / (D) no error
1. Stars —— in the sky .
(A) twinkled (B) twinkles (C) twinkle (D) twinkling
2. In spite of very tight security , the prisoner —— from the jail .
(A) jumped (B) escaped (C) went (D) ran
3. The minister called ——— the records .
(A) for (B) on (C) at (D) off
4. The workers clamoured ——— higher wages .
(A) with (B) of (C) at (D) for
5. He always clings ——— his ideals .
(A) to (B) on (C) for (D) over
6. I am not concerned ——— the affair .
(A) for (B) with (C) at (D) of
7. I am concerned ———— my son’s affair .
(A) about (B) at (C) of (D) off
8. The prisoner was condemned ——— death .
(A) with (B) to (C) of (D) on
9. You must conform —— the rules of the game .
(A) to (B) about (C) of (D) off
10. Some people cry ——— democracy .
(A) down (B) of (C) to (D) for
11. I have dispensed ——— the services of that typist .
(A) with (B) for (C) to (D) at
12. The table is made ——— wood .
(A) of (B) from (C) for (D) with
Time: 20 minutes Marks: 40
Practice Test - General English - 15
13. Raju is not free on the 27 th, we will have to find an ———— date.
(A) alternative (B) alternate (C) alter (D) none of these
14. He daren’t face the enemy, ————?
(A) do he (B) dare he (C) don’t he (D) daren’t he
15. We need work hard, ———— ?
(A) needn’t we (B) don’t we (C) do we (D) need we
16. He ought to go now ——?
(A)ought he (B)oughtn’t he (C)oughtn’t to he (D)didn’t he
17. We needn’t wait long ——— ?
(A) do we (B) did we (C) need we (D) needn’t we
18. We don’t work hard ———— ?
(A)does we (B) do we (C) didn’t we (D) did we
19. There ——— a dozen eggs in that basket.
(A) was (B) is (C) are (D) has
20. There ——— a pair of trousers in the wardrobe.
(A) were (B) was (C) have been (D) are
21. ———— there many guests at the wedding?
(A) Was (B) Were (C) Has (D) has been
22. This is the first time I ——— here.
(A) am (B) was (C) have been (D) has been
23. I have told you all ——— I knew.
(A) what (B) that (C) which (D) none of these
24. I am taking an umbrella in case it ———.
(A) has rained (B) rained (C) rains (D) rain
25. You had better ——— a doctor.
(A) to see (B) seeing (C) saw (D) see
26. It ———— rain this morning.
(A) can (B) is (C) was (D) could
27. He has ——— money.
(A) much (B) a lot of (C) a few (D) few
28. I looked at ———— in the mirror.
(A) me (B) myself (C) I (D) none of these
29. The winter is bound to be harsh; it is ———— necessary to save fuel.
(A) not (B) not at all (C) all the more (D) all the same
30. Everyone in my class ———— to learn computer programming.
(A) wish (B) wishing (C) wishes (D) have wished
31. Computer literacy is just a skill like ——— other.
(A) some (B) all (C) any (D) few
32. The elections are fast approaching, and it is time we set the ball ————.
(A) to roll (B) moving (C) rolling (D) playing
33. Work hard lest you ————.
(A) should fail in the test (B) will fail in the test (C) may fail in the test (D) failing in the test
34. ———— hay while the sun shines.
(A) Wash (B) Burn (C) Make (D) Pluck
ANSWERS
1. C 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. A 6. B 7. A
8. B 9. A 10. A 11. A 12. A 13. B 14. B
15. A 16. B 17. C 18. B 19. C 20. B 21. B
22. C 23. B 24. C 25. D 26. D 27. B 28. B
29. C 30. C 31. C 32. C 33. A 34. C 35. B
36. C 37. C 38. B 39. B 40. C
Spot the Error:
35. (A) Trees / (B) drop its / (C) leaves in autumn. / (D) no error
36. (A) I / (B) don’ t / (C) know nothing . / (D) no error
37. (A) We intend / (B) to stay here / (C) a farther two weeks . / (D) no error
38. (A) Please don’ t / (B) mention about / (C) the incident again . / (D) no error
39. (A) She / (B) told to me / (C) to read it . / (D) no error
40. (A) The person / (B) who is standing / (C) besides the door is my brother . / (D) no error
RRB Bhopal Ticket Collector Solved Paper
1. The main sources about the Indus Valley civilization are :
(1) Inscriptions
(2) Coins
(3) Manuscripts on leaves of palm and birch
(4) Archaeological excavations
(1) Inscriptions
(2) Coins
(3) Manuscripts on leaves of palm and birch
(4) Archaeological excavations
2. The propounder of Yoga School of Philosophy was
(1) Patanjali (2) Gautam
(3) Jaimini (4) Shankaracharya
3. The term ‘Double Fault’ is related to the game of
(1) Badminton (2) Golf
(3) Tennis (4) Cricket
4. Which of the following pairs of names are related?
(1) Golf- Polo (2) Soccer- Football
(3) Billiards- Snookers (4) Volleyball- Football
5. Which of the following pairs is the highest peak of India?
(1) Kanchanjungha (2) Nanda Devi
(3) Mount Everest (4) Kamet
6. After how many years elections are held to elect the members of Rajya Sabha?
(1) 6 years (2) 2 years
(3) 3 years (4) 4 years
7. Which of the following is the longest river in India?
(1) Ganga (2) Brahmaputra
(3) Yamuna (4) Godavari
8. Which of the following vitamins is obtained from sunlight?
(1) Vitamin A (2) Vitamin C
(3) Vitamin D (4) Vitamin B
9. How many bones are there in the human body?
(1) 206 (2) 202
(3) 204 (4) 203
10. Which of the following is the longest river in the world?
(1) Amazon (2) Nile
(3) Mississippi (4) Danube
11. Silk is mostly obtained from
(1) Ujjain (2) Koshambi
(3) Taxila (4) Varanasi
12. Who among the following is associated with the Sarnath Inscription ?
(1) Ashoka (2) Harshavardhana
(3) Chandra Gupta Maurya (4) Samundra Gupta
13. Which of the following names of play ground is correct?
(1) Ring – Skating (2) Diamond – Cricket
(3) Field – Cycling (4) Bull – Tennis
14. Who among the following is competent to amend the provisions of citizenship?
(1) Parliament (2) President
(3) Prime Minister (4) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
15. Who among the following administers the oath of office to the President?
(1) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
(2) Prime Minister
(3) Vice President
(4) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
16. Who among the following administers the oath of office to the Chief Justice of a High Court?
(1) Governor
(2) President
(3) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
(4) Council of Ministers
17. Railway in included in which of the following lists?
(1) Union list (2) State list
(3) Concurrent list (4) None of these
18. Who among the following was the first and last woman ruler of Delhi?
(1) Razia Beghum (2) Chand Bibi
(3) Mumtaz (4) Karnavati
19. Who among the following was the first to land on moon?
(1) Neil Armstrong (2) Tenzing Norgay
(3) Rakesh Sharma (4) Edwin Aldrin
20. Who among the following was the first Indian woman to scale the Mount Everest?
(1) Bachendri Pal (2) Santosh Yadav
(3) Dicky Dolma (4) None of these
21. Zero hour is the period
(1) just after question hour in both Houses of Parliament
(2) at the starting of the sitting
(3) at the end of sitting
(4) None of these
22. The maximum interval between the two sessions of the Houses is
(1) Six months (2) 3 months
(3) 2 months (4) one year
23. The period of proclamation of emergency is
(1) one month (2) two months
(3) six months (4) one year
24. The Chief Minister who remained in the office for the longest period :
(1) Jyoti Basu (2) Lalu Prasad
(3) Mayawati (4) M. Karunanidhi
25. The Salarjung Museum is located in
(1) Hyderabad (2) Bhopal
(3) Patna (4) Ranchi
26. Which of the following gases is filled in a balloon?
(1) Helium (2) Hydrogen
(3) Bromine (4) Oxygen
27. Which of the following is called Banker’s Bank?
(1) Reserve Bank of India (2) State Bank of India
(3) Punjab National Bank (4) None of these
28. Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly?
(1) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (2) Bhimrao Ambedkar
(3) Jawaharlal Nehru (4) Sachchidanand Sinha
29. Which of the following is the longest platform in the world?
(1) Kharagpur (2) Kolkata
(3) Leningrad (4) Tokyo
30. Who among the following built the Grand Trunk road?
(1) Shershah (2) Akbar
(3) Humayun (4) Shahjehan
31. Focus on the age eye is adjusted through
(1) Retina (2) Iris
(3) Comea (4) Lens
32. Who among the following was the ruler of Kalinga?
(1) Kharvela (2) Ashoka
(3) Samudragupta (4) None of these
33. Maximum oil can be extracted from
(1) Sunflower (2) Groundnut
(3) Mustard (4) Cardamom
34. The most suitable conductor is
(1) Saline water (2) Fresh water
(3) Pure water (4) None of these
35. The mausoleum of which saint is located in Ajmer?
(1) Moinuddin Chisti (2) Badruddin Zacharia
(3) Khwaja Walliullah (4) Abdul Shatari
36. Gobar gas mainly contains
(1) Methane (2) Ethane
(3) Propane (4) Butane
37. Who among the following invented the decimal system?
(1) Aryabhatt (2) Copernicus
(3) Magellan (4) Charak
38. Nose starts bleeding when one climbs up mountain due to
(1) low pressure (2) high pressure
(3) height (4) None of these
39. In which of the following sectors maximum number of women are employed?
(1) Tea (2) Agriculture
(3) Jute (4) Textile
40. Railway earns maximum revenue from
(1) freight charges (2) passenger fares
(3) advertisement (4) None of these
41. Which of the following is called the laughing gas?
(1) Nitrogen Oxide (2) Hydrogen Oxide
(3) Nitrous Oxide (4) Sulphur Oxide
42. Who was the first Indian to qualify for Olympics?
(1) Shiny Abraham (2) PT Usha
(3) Karmam Malleshwari (4) Jyotirmony Sikdar
43. During Shivaji’s childhood, who among the following exercised the maximum influence on his character?
(I) Jija Bai, his mother (II) Dadaji Kondadev, his tutor
(III) Shahji Bhonsle, his father
(1) I Only (2) I and III
(3) I, II and III (4) I and II
44. ‘Black Hole Episode’ was the main cause of :
(1) Battle of Buxar (2) Battle of Plassey
(3) Battle of Wandiwash (4) Battle of Haldighati
45. Who is known as the ‘Grand Old Man of India’?
(1) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Kan (2) C. Rajgopalachari
(3) Lala Lajpat Rai (4) Dadabhai Naoroji
46. The slogan ‘Inquilab Zindabad’ was first raised by :
(1) Lokmanya Tilak (2) Veer Savarkar
(3) Chandrashekhar Azad (4) Bhagat Singh
47. Which of the following is/ are true about Sarojini Naidu?
(a) She was the First Woman President of the Congress
(b) She was the first Woman Governor in independent India
(c) She was the first Health Minister in independent India
(d) She wrote the famous ‘Golden Bough’
(1) a, b and d (2) a and c
(3) a and b (4) Only b
(3) a and b (4) Only b
48. Which planet looks reddish in the night sky?
(1) Mercury (2) Mars
(3) Jupiter (4) Saturn
49. Geostationary orbit is at a height of :
(1) 6 km (2) 1000 km
(3) 3600 km (4) 36,000 km
50. The ozone layer in the upper part of the atmosphere protects us from :
(1) Cosmic rays (2) Ultrasonic waves
(3) Infra- red rays (4) Ultraviolet rays
51. Nights are cooler in the deserts than in the plains because :
(1) sand radiates that more quickly than the earth
(2) the sky remains clear most of the time
(3) sand absorbs heat more quickly than the earth
(4) None of these
52. Which of the following is the highest plateau in the world?
(1) Colorado Plateau (2) Pamir Plateau
(3) Patagonia Plateau (4) Potwar Plateau
53. Pointing towards a woman Manju said that ‘She is the sister of father of son of my mother’. How is that woman related to woman?
(1) Aunt (2) Sister
(3) Niece (4) None of these
54. Tipu Sultan was the ruler of
(1) Hyderabad (2) Madurai
(3) Mysore (4) Vijayanagar
55. Which of the following passes through India?
(1) Tropic of Cancer (2) Tropic of Capricorn
(2) Prime Meridian (4) Equator
ANSWER
1. (4) 2. (1) 3. (3) 4. (2) 5. (1)
6. (1) 7. (1) 8. (3) 9. (1) 10. (2)
11. (4) 12. (1) 13. (1) 14. (1) 15. (1)
16. (1) 17. (1) 18. (1) 19. (1) 20. (1)
21. (1) 22. (1) 23. (1) 24. (1) 25. (1)
26. (1) 27. (1) 28. (1) 29. (1) 30. (1)
31. (2) 32. (1) 33. (1) 34. (1) 35. (1)
36. (1) 37. (1) 38. (2) 39. (1) 40. (1)
41. (3) 42. (2) 43. (4) 44. (2) 45. (4)
46. (4) 47. (4) 48. (2) 49. (4) 50. (4)
51. (1) 52. (2) 53. (1) 54. (3) 55. (1)
1. (4) 2. (1) 3. (3) 4. (2) 5. (1)
6. (1) 7. (1) 8. (3) 9. (1) 10. (2)
11. (4) 12. (1) 13. (1) 14. (1) 15. (1)
16. (1) 17. (1) 18. (1) 19. (1) 20. (1)
21. (1) 22. (1) 23. (1) 24. (1) 25. (1)
26. (1) 27. (1) 28. (1) 29. (1) 30. (1)
31. (2) 32. (1) 33. (1) 34. (1) 35. (1)
36. (1) 37. (1) 38. (2) 39. (1) 40. (1)
41. (3) 42. (2) 43. (4) 44. (2) 45. (4)
46. (4) 47. (4) 48. (2) 49. (4) 50. (4)
51. (1) 52. (2) 53. (1) 54. (3) 55. (1)
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