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1. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below
Assertion (A) : Educated unemployment increases with high rate of economic growth
Reason (R) : It happens only when there is lack of professional education
Codes:
(A) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
(B) Both A and Rare correct but R is not the correct explanation of A
(C) A is true but R is false
(D) A is false but R is true
2. Consider according to Buddhism:

Assertion (A) : There is no rebirth.
Reason (R) : There is no soul.
Now select your answer from the following code :
Code :
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
3. Which one of the following propounded that destiny determines

everything, man is powerless ?
(A) ]ainas
(B) Buddhists
(C) Ajivakas
(D) Mimansakas
4. Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya was the disciple of :

(A) Sheikh Alauddin Sabir
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(B) Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti
(C) Baba Farid
(D) Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi
5. Which one of the following was `favoured by Nehru but not

favoured by Gandhiji ?
(A) Truth
(B) Non-violence
(C) Untouchability
(D) Heavy industrialisation
6. Consider :
Assertion (A) : Nehru had no regard for the Upanishads.
Reason (R) : His attitude was scientific.
Now select your answer from the following codes
Codes :
(B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
7, Ashtadhayi was written by ?

(A) Vedavyas
(B) Panini
(C) Shukadeva
(D) Balmiki
8. Adi Shankaracharya established four mathas. These mathas are

situated at:
(A) Sringeri, Dwarka, ]oshimath,Prayag
(B) Dwarka, joshirnath, Prayag,Kanchi
(C) Joshimath, Dwarka, Puri,Sringeri
(D) Puri, Sringeri, Dwarka,Varanasi
9. Who was the founder of ’Servants of India Society’ ?

(A) Madan Mohan Malviya
(B) Sarojini Naidu
(C) Iustice Ranade
(D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
10. The third Sangam was held at ?

(A) Arrikkamedu
(B) Ernakulam
(C) Madurai
(D) Tuticorin
11. Who among the following was the founder of the ’Satya
Shodhak Samaj’ ?
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(A) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
(B) Iyotiba Phule
(C) Narayan Guru
(D) Ramaswamy Naicker
12. Cotton for textile was first cultivated in ?

(A) Egypt
(B) Mesopotamia
(C) Central America
(D) India
13. Consider the following statements :

Assertion (A) : Muhammad Tughlaq’s scheme of token currency was a failure.
Reason (R) : Muhammad Tughlaq had no proper control over the issuance of coins.
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
Code :
(B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
14. By which name was Chanakya known in his childhood ?

(A) Aiwa
(B) Chanakya
(C) Vishnugupta
(D) Deogupta
15. Rock cut architecture in Harappan culture context has been found at :
(A) Kalibangan
(B) Dhaulabira
(C) Kotdiji
(D) Amri
16. Where was the first Madarsa set up by the British in India ?
(A) Madras
(B) Bombay
(C) Aligarh
(D) Calcutta
17. Who among the following Pakistani National was awarded the ’Bharat Ratna’ by the Indian
Government ?
(A) Liaqat Ali Khan
(B) M. A. Jinnah
(C) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
(D) Muhammad Iqbal
18. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the code given
below :
l. India’s population is characterised by a high growth rate.
2. With the current growth rate it is likely to overtake China in the near future.
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3. Out of every six persons of the World one is an Indian.
4. About 40% of the lndia’s population is below the poverty line level.
Codes:
(a) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
(b) 2, 3 and 4 are correct
(c) l, 3 and 4 are correct
(d) l, 2 and 4 are correct
19. In the Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh States, the joint ‘Rajghat River Valley Project’ is
launched on ?
(A) Ken river
(B) Son river
(C) Chambal river
(D) Betwa river
20. Which state in the country has the largest number of districts ?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Uttar Pradesh
21. Environment refers:

(A) As the natural world of land, water, air, plants and animals that exist around it
(B) To the sum total of conditions which surround man at a given point of time
(C) The interacting systems of physical, biological and cultural elements which are interlinked
(D) All the above
22. The cells which have the capacity to divide and differentiate into
any type of cells in the body are the focus of research of several serious diseases are ?
(A) Bud cells
(B) Red cells
(C) Mesangial cells
(D) Stem cells
23. Environmental degradation means:

(A) Overall lowering of environmental qualities
(B) Adverse changes brought in by human activities
(C) Ecological imbalance beca use of ecological diversity
(D) All the above
24. Which one of the following is known as ’Satellite Town’ ?

(A) Moradabad
(B) Hyderabad
(C) Ghaziabad
(D) Ahmedabad
25. Which of the following rivers have almost the same point of
beginning ?
(A) Brahmaputra and Ganga
(B) Tapi and Beas
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(C) Brahmaputra and Indus
(D) Indus and Ganga
ANSWERS:
1A
2D
3C
4C
5D
6D
7B
8C
9D
10 C
11 B
12 D
13 A
14 C
15 B
16 D
17 C
18 A
19 D
20 D
21 D
22 D
23 D
24 D
25 C
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Test 2
1. The basic difference between imperative and indicative planning is that ?
(a) it is easier to achieve targets in imperative type of planning
(b) in the case of imperative planning, all economic activities belong to public sector, while in
the other type they belong to the private sector.
(c) in the case of the imperative planning, the market mechanism is entirely replaced by a
command hierarchy, while in the case of indicative planning, it is looked upon as a way to
improve the functioning of the market system
(d) in the case of indicative planning, there is no need to nationalize any industry
2. The principal reason why national economic planning is still being pursued in spite of
embracing a market economy since 1991 is that
(a) The vast quantity of capital already deployed in the public sector needs to be nurtured.
(b) The market economy is mainly confined to industry and commerce, and central planning in
agriculture is necessary.
(c) It is a constitutional requirement.
(d) Five Year Plans can continue to provide a long-term perspective to the economy in market
friendly fashions.
3. The type of planning experimented between 1978 and 1980 is known as

(a) Rolling Plan
(b) Annual Plan
(c) Indicative Plan
(d) Collective Plan
4 Narasimhan report relates to the restructuring of

(a)sick industries
(b) sales tax
(c)income tax
(d) banks
5. Which of the following organizations functions as an apex institution for the agencies engaged
in the economic development of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes?
(a) National Research Development Corporation
(b) National Institute of Rural Development
(c) National Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation
(d) National Bank For Agriculture and Rural
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6. Rural Development Programmes are related to
(a) Self employment
(b) giving jobs to the poorer graduates
(c) poverty alleviation in states
(d) None of these
7. When was the Cooperative Societies Act first passed in India?

(a) 1900
(b) 1902
(c) 1904
(d) 1906
8. Sarvodaya aimed at ?
(a) classless society
(b) economic revolution
(c) upliftment of weaker sections
(d) upliftment of all, irrespective of their status
9. ‘Utility’ in economics means the capacity to

(a) provide comforts
(b) earn an income
(c) satisfy human wants
(4) satisfy human motives
10. Debt service ratio implies ratio between

(a) import and debt
(b) export and principal plus and payment on debt
(c) domestic saving and import
(4)domestic saving and export
11. Saving is a function of

(a)investment
(b) income
(c) export
(d) improvement in productivity
12. A deflator is a technique of ?

(a) adjusting for changes in price level
(b) adjusting for change in commodity
(c) accounting for higher increase of GNP
(d) accounting for decline of GNP
13. Credit is a
(a)Stock concept
(b) Flow concept
(c) Stock flow concept
(4) None of these
14, The concept of Joint Sector implies association

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(a) Small and large industries
(b) State and Central Govt enterprises
(c) Indian and multinational companies
(d) Public sector and private sector industries
15. Which of the following is the correct description of the term ‘tainted shares’?
(a) The shares purchased by NRIs
(b) The shares which were involved in the case of securities scam
(c) The shares whose price falls by mote than 20 points in a day
(d) The shares the price of which falls continuously for seven days
16. A loan bearing low rate of interest is known as

(a)Hard loan
(b) Soft loan
(c) Capital loan
(d)Real loan
17. White goods are

(a) basic raw materials
(b) cosmetic articles
(c) goods imported from the western countries
(d) durable consumption goods
18. Sellers market denotes a situation where

(a) commodities are available at competitive
rates
(b)demand exceeds supply
(c)supply exceeds demand
(d) supply and demand are evenly balanced.
19. ‘Mixed Economy’ means

(a) co-existence of small scale and large scale industries
(b) co-existence of the rich and the poor
(c) co-existence of private and public sector
(d) assigning equal importance to both agriculture and heavy industries
20. Which of the following best defines the term ‘Letter of Credit’ as used frequently in bank
transactions?
(a) An order from a bank to another bank abroad authorizes the payment of a particular amount
to a person named in the letter
(b) An unconditional undertaking given by a bank ensuring the payment of a particular amount
to the drawee at a given date
(c) Letter by a bank to a person stating the terms and conditions of the loan sanctioned to him by
the bank
(d) Statement showing outstanding deposits and credits of a hank for a particular period
21, Unemployment which occurs when workers move from one job to another job is known as
(a) Seasonal unemployment
(b) Frictional unemployment
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(c) Cyclical unemployment
(d) Technological unemployment
22. GNP (Gross National Product) is the money value of

(a) final goods and services produced annually in the economy
(b) annual service generation in the economy
(c) tangible goods available in the economy
(d) tangible goods produced annually in the
economy
23. Development means economic growth plus

(a)inflation
(b) deflation
(c)price stability
(d) social change
24. A Multinational is ?
(a) a company operating in several countries
(b) a company having share holders from more than one country
(c) a company which does charitable work in poor countries
(d) a company that operates only in those countries that do not have import restrictions
25. ‘Take off stage’ in an economy means

(a) steady growth begins
(b) economy is stagnant
(c) economy is about to collapse
(d) all controls are removed
26. ‘A formal evaluation of an individual’s or company’s credit history and capability of

repaying obligations’ is known as
(a)Amortization
(b) Net Asset Value
(c) Credit rating
(d) Cash Credit
27. The balance of payment comprises

(a) official settlement account
(b) a current account of goods and services
(c) a capital account of financial assets
(d) All the above
28. The State’s action under which a creditor’s right to take action against a debtor for realization
of debt – money is kept under suspension for a specified period is called.
(a)Rationalization
(b)Ceiling
(c)Embargo
(d) Moratorium
29. Equilibrium price is that price which

(a) maximizes producers profit
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(b) equates consumers and producers surplus
(c) maximizes consumer’s satisfaction
equates supply and demand
30. ‘Capital goods’ refer to goods which

(a) serve as a source of raising further capital
(b) help in the further production of goods
(c) directly go into the satisfaction of human wants
(d) find multiple uses
Answers :
1B
2D
3A
4D
5C
6C
7C
8D
9C
10B
11B
12A
13B
14D
15B
16B
17D
18B
19C
20C
21B
22A
23D
24A
25A
26C
27D
28D
29D
30B
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Test 3
1. The earliest evidence of agriculture in Indian sub-continent is
found at?
(A) Lothal
(B) Harappa
(C) Mehrgarh
(D) Mundigak
2. During the Rig Vedic period Niska was an ornament of?
(A) Ear
(B) Neck
(C) Arm
(D) Wrist
3. Which of the following were regarded as the hub of Aryan
culture during the later Vedic period ?
(A) Anga, Magadh
(B) Kosal,Videha
(C) Kuru,Panchal
(D) Matsya, Surasena
4. Who among the following was the first to take initiative for water resource management in
Hie Gimar region ?
(A) Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Asoka
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(C) Rudradaman
(D) Skandagupta
5. That Lumbini was the birth place of Gautama Buddha, is confirmed by an inscription of-
(A) Asoka
(B) Kanishka
(C) Harsha
(D) Dharmapala
6. Who among the following Gupta Kings had another name Devagupta ?
(A) Samudragupta
(B) Chandragupta II
(C) Kumaragupta
(D) None of the above
7. Kumaradevi, a queen of Govinda Chandra Gahadavala, constructed Dharma-Chakra Jina

Vihara
At?
(A) Bodha Gaya
(B) Rajgrih
(C) Kushinagar
(D) Sarnath
8. Which of the following dynasties frequently assigned to the ladies high ranking positions in
administration ?
(A) Chola
(B) Chalukya
(C) Pala
(D) Sena
9. Who among the following Rajput rulers is knom to have written a book on music ?
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(A) Jayachandra Gahadavala
(B) Prithviraj Chauhan
(C) Rana Kumbha
(D) Man Singh
10. Which Sultan of Delhi was a contemporary of the Mongol leader Chengiz Khan ?
(A) lltutmish
(B) Razia
(C) Balban
(D) Alauddin Khalji
11. Who among the following was the continuing link between Sher Shah and Akbar in the field
of
land revenue administration ?
(A) Birbal
(B) Todar Mal
(C) Bhagwan Das
(D) Bhar Mal
12. With which medieval ruler would you associate the statement ’l would have lost the empire
just for a handful of millet.’
(A) AlauddinKhalji
(B) MuhammadTugh1aq
(C) Sher Shah
(D) Aurangzeb
13. The Maratha King became a non entity and the Peshwa the virtual
ruler from the time of?
(A) Balaji Vishwanath
(B) Baji Rao I
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(C) Balaji Rao
(D) Madnav Raol
14. Thomas Roe was received in audience by ]ehangir at ?
(A) Agra
(B) Ajmer
(C) Delhi
(D) Fatehpur Sikri
15. Which one of the following musi cal instruments was mastered by
Aurangzeb ?
(A) Sitar
(B) Pakhawaj
(C) Veena
16. Which son of Aurangzeb revolted against his father, weakening the latter’s position against
the
Rajputs ?
(A) Azam
(B) Akbar
(C) Muazzam
(D) Kam Baksh
17. Who were the first Europeans to come to India for trade ?
(A) Dutch
(B) English
(C) French
(D) Portuguese
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18. What did the Act V of 1843 make illegal ?
(A) Child marriage
(B) Infanticide
(C) Sati
(D) Slavery
19. VVho among the following was the leader of the revolution of
1857 in Assam ?
(A) Diwan Maniram Dutta
(B) Kandarpeshwar Singh
(C) Purandar Singh
(D) Piali Barua
20. Which of the following Acts transferred the Government of
India from East India Company to the Crown ?
(A) Government of India Act1858
(B) Indian Councils Act 1861
(C) Royal Titles Act 1876
(D) Indian Councils Act 1892
21. The first meeting of Indian National Congress was held at?
(A) Bombay
(B) Poona
(C) Madras
(D) Calcutta
22. The paper ’Indian Mirror was published during 1861 from?
(A) Bombay
(B) Calcutta
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(C) Madras
(D) Pondicherry
23. Name the organization formed by Surendranath Banerjee which merged with the Indian
National
Congress in 1886?
(A) East India Association
(B) London India Society
(C) Indian Association
(D) Indian National Conference
24. Who among the following introduced the Vernacular Press Act 7
(A) Lord Lytton
(B) Lord Ripon
(C) Lord Curzon
(D) Lord Hastings
25. The President of Surat Session of Indian National Congress, 1907 was?
(A) R. B. Ghosh
(B) B. G. Tilak
(C) Annie Besant
(D) G. K. Gokhale
26. Who among the following had started Indian Home Rule Society in London ?
(A) Annie Besant
(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(C) Shyamji Krishna Varma
(D) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
27. The first Trade Union was founded in India in the year 1918 by
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(A) N. M. ]oshi
(B) B. P. Wadia
(C) V.V. Giri
(D) S. A. Dange
28. Who resigned from the member ship of Viceroy’s Executive Council as a protest against
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre ?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Rabindranath Tagore
(C) Shankaran Nair
(D) ]amnalalBajaj
29. Who had opposed the Champaran Satyagraha of Mahatma Gandhi ?
(A) Rabindranath Tagore
(B) N. G. Ranga
(C) Rajkumar Shukla
(D) Rajendra Prasad
30. In which one of the following languages was the first issue of the ]ournal Ghadar published ?
(A) Urdu
(B) Hindi
(C) English
(D) Marathi
31. Who was the author of the book ’Bandi ]iwan’ ?
(A) Dinabandhu Mitra
(B) Hema Chandrakar
(C) Ram Prasad Bismil
(D) Sachindra Sanyal
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32. Consider the following events connected with Indian National
Movement:
1. Gandhi-Irvin Pact
2. Execution of Bhagat Singh
3. Karachi Session of Indian
National Congress, 1931
4. Martyrdom of Chandra Shekhar Azad
Find the correct chronological order of the events from the codes given below-
Codes:
(A) 4, 1, 2, 3
(B) 1, 2, 3, 4
(C) 2, 3, 4, 1
(D) 4, 1, 3, 2
33. Ambika CharN Majumdar was associated with?
(A) Home Rule Movement
(B) Champaran Satyagraha
(C). Lucknow Session of Indian National Congress, 1916
(D) Lahore Session of Indian. National Congress, 1929
34. Who among the following said about the Act of 1935 “a car which has brake but no engine”
?
(A) ]awahar Lal Nehru
(B) C. Rajgopalachari
(C) Mahatma Gandhi
(D) S. C. Bose
35. Who formed the Radical Democratic Party in 1940 ?
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(A) Indrasen
(B) M. N. Roy
(C) Somendranath Tagore
(D) Shachindranath Sanyal
36. Who started the individual Satyagraha ?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Pattabhi Sitaramayya
(C)Jawahar Lal Nehru
(D) Vinoba Bhave
37. Who among the following called the movements of Gandhiji as ’po1itical blackmail ‘?
(A) Lord Chelmsford
(B) Lord Wavel
(C) Lord Linlithgow
(D) Lord Montague
38. Muslim League observed the ’Direct Action Day’ on?
(A) 12 August 1942
(B) 16 August 1943
(C) 16 August 1946
(D) 14 August 1947
39. Arrange in chronological order the following events which occur red during post-
independence
period :
1. Liberation of Goa
2. Dalai Lama fled to India
3. Chou En-Lai visited India
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4. India visit of Khrushchev and Bulganin
Select the correct answer from the codes given below-
Codes 1
(A) 1, 3, 2, 4
(B) 2, 1, 4, 3
(C) 3, 4, 1,2
(D) 4, 2, 3, 1
40. Who among the following were responsible for the creation of Katha monuments at Mamalla
puram ?
(A) Cholas
(B) Pallavas
(C) Pandyas
(D) Chalukyas
41. The ancient monuments of Elephanta are mostly
1, Buddhist
2. ]ain
3. Saivite
4. Vaishnavite
Select the correct answer from the code given below-
Code :
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 1 and 3
42. Which of the following temples is considered as a wonder of
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rock-cut architecture ?
(A) Brihadisvara Temple,Tanjavur
(B) Lingaraja Temple, Bhubaneshwar
(C) Kailash Temple, Ellora
(D) Kandaria Mahadeva Temple, Khajuraho
43. Ruins of which of the following represent the old capital of Vijayanagar ?
(A) Ahmadnagar
(B) Bijapur
(C) Golconda
(D) Hampi
44. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?
(A) Akbar’s Tomb ——Sikandara
(B) ]a.hangir’s Tomb —Sahdara
(C) Tomb of Shaikh Salim Chishti—Fatehpu.r Sikri
(D) Tomb of Shaikh Nizamud-din Aulia —Ajmer
45. Which of the following was the birth place of Guru Nanak ?
(A) Amritsar
(B) Nabha
(C) Nankana
(D) Nander
46. Where did Maharaja jaisingh II built observatories ?
1. Delhi
2. ]aipur
3. Ujjain
4. Varanasi
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Codes:
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 1 and 3
(C) 2 and 3
(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
47. Who among the following trans formed the traditional Ganapati festival of Maharashtra into
a national festival and gave it a political character ?
(A) Ramdas
(B) Shivaji
(C) Mahadev Govind Ranade
(D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
48, Who among the following had founded the ’Indian Society of Oriental Art’ to revive ancient
art
traditions of India ?
(A) Abanindra Nath Tagore
(B) Nand Lal Bose
(C) Asif Kumar Haldhar
(D) Amrita Shergill
49, Who among the following was offered Membership of the Royal Asiatic Society of Paris ?
(A) Dadabhai Naoroji
(B) Michael Madhusudan Dutta
(C) Raja Rammohan Roy
(D) Vivekanand
50. The first University Chair of Sanskrit was founded in?
(A) England
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(B) France
(C) Germany
(D) Russia
51. Who among the following had said, ‘God intended me to look upon all religions with one
eye,
that is why he took away the light from the other’ ?
(A) Maharaja Ranjit Singh
(B) Maharaja Sher Singh
(C) Maharaja Dalip Singh
52. Who among the following deities is represented in art as holding a plough ?
(A) Krishna
(B) Balarama
(C) Kartikeya
(D) Maitreya
53. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(A) ]awahar Lal Nehru—Hind Swaraj
(B) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad—I.ndia Wins Freedom
(C) Subhash Chandra Bose—Indian Struggle
. (D) Lala Lajpat Rai—Unhappy India
54. Year of Saka Samvat inDecember 2009 ?
(A) 1931
(B) 1952
(C) 2066
(D) 2087
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55. The smallest million city of India is?
(A) Amritsar
(B) Allahabad
(C) Rajkot
(D) Vijayawada
56. Why is Dhanbad most densely inhabited district of Chhota Nagpur plateau ?
(A) Fertile soil and irrigational facilities by canals from the Damodar
(B) Availability of coal, iron ore,mica, copper etc.
(C) Development of mining industries and industrialization
(D) All the above
57. Which one of the following classes of towns are included in the category of small towns by
the Census of India ?
(A) Class VI
(B) Class V and VI
(C) Class IV, V and VI
(D) Class III, IV, V and VI
58. In India maximum number of cities reporting slums are found in- .
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Uttar Pradesh
59. The coast areas of which of the following oceans are called ’ring of fire’ ?
(A) Atlantic Ocean
(B) Pacific Ocean
(C) Indian Ocean
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60. ’Operation Green’ was launched in Uttar Pradesh on?
(A) ]uly 1, 2001
(B) October 2, 2001
(C) ]uly 1, 2005
(D) Iune 6, 2006
61. The country which has the finest system of protected lands in the world is?
(A) China
(B) Costa Rica
(C) India
(D) Switzerland
62. In India maximum alkali area is found in the State of?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Haryana
(C) Punjab
(D) Uttar Pradesh
63. In India Project Elephant was launched in the year·?
(A) 1968
(B) 1970
(C) 1972
(D) 1992
64. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
(A) Simlipal —Assam
(B) Nokrek —-Meghalaya
(C) Dehong Debang —Sikkim
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(D) Agasthyamalai —Karnataka
65. According to the 2001 Census Report, male female ratio in India
is-
(A) 1000:930
(B) 1000:934
(C) 1000:926
(D) 1000:933
66. Which State of India has the largest Muslim population according to the 2001 Census 7
(A) Assam
(B) Bihar
(C) UttarPradesh
(D) WestBengal
67. Among the following States which one has the highest sex ratio, according to 2001 Census 7
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Chhattisgarh
(C) Himachal Pradesh
(D) Jharkhand
68. The State which recorded the minimum population growth rate
during 1991—2001 is?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Kerala
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) West Bengal
69. In which year was the first regular Census held in India ?
(A) 1921
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(B) 1881
(C) 1911
(D) 1931
70. Which of the following countries are included in the ’Golden Crescent’ ?
1. Afghanistan
2. Iran
3. Iraq
4. Pakistan
Codes:
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 3 and 4
(C) 1, 2 and 3
(D) 1, 2 and 4
71, Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(A) Kimberley —Diamond
(B) Witwatersrand —Gold
(C) Katornga —-Copper
(D) Saar —Iron ore
72. Which one of die following countries has the highest birth rate ?
(A) Afghanistan
(B) Bangladesh
(C) India
(D) Pakistan
73. Alexandria is a port of?
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(A) Egypt
(B) Israel
(C) Jordan
(D) Libya
74. Which one of the following South Asian countries has the highest
population density ?
(A) Sri Lanka
(B) India
(C) Nepal
(D) Pakistan
75, Persian Gulf does not form border with?
(A) Bahrain
(B) Iraq
(C) Kuwait
(D) Oman
76. Which one of die following countries is the third largest economy of the world ?
(A) Japan
(B) Malaysia
(C) India
(D) China
77 The Equator passes through?
(A) Central African Republic
(B) Kenya
(C) Sarawak
(D) Venezuela
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78. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
Minerals roducing Areas
(A) Copper :Arizona
(B) Coal :Carajas
(C) lron Ore :Rastanura
(D) Petroleum onbas
79. Which of the following are active volcanoes ?
1. Aconagua
2. Cotopaxi
3. Etna
4. Fujiyama
Select the correct answer from the code given below
Code :
(A)1 and 2
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 1, 2 and 3
(D) 2, 3 and 4
(A) Ghana—Accra
(B) Kenya—Nairobi
(C) Namibia—Windhooks
(D) Nigeria—Rabat
81. Through which of the following straits does a tunnel connect the United Kingdom and France
?
(A) Davis Strait
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(B) Denmark Strait
(C) Strait of Dover
(D) Strait of Gibraltar ·
82. In which of the following group of countries maize is used as staple food ?
(A) Western Europe
(B) Russia
(C) Middle Africa
(D) South-East Asia
83. The biggest port in India is?
(A) Vishakhapatnam
(B) Mumbai
(C) Tuticorin
(D) Kandla
84. Sankosh river forms boundary between-?
(A) Bihar and West Bengal
(B) Assam and Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Assam and West Bengal
(D) Bihar and Jharkhand
85. Pir Panjal range lies in
(A) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) jammu and Kashmir
(C) Punjab
(D) Uttarakhand
86. Which of the following city of Uttar Pradesh is not joined by
Nationla Highway 2 ?
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(A) Agra
(B) Allahabad
(C) Lucknow
(D) Varanasi
87. Which of the following rivers is an example of the superimposed
drainage ?
(A) Alaknanda
(B) Kosi
(C) Chambal
(D) Godawari
88. Which factors have facilitated the locational shift of the sugar
industry from North India to South India ?
1. Per acre higher yield of sugarcane
2. Higher sucrose content of sugar cane
3. Longer crushing season
4. Cheap labour
V Select the correct answer from
the codes given below-
Codes :
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 1, 2 and 3
(D) 2, 3 and4
89. Which of the following crops are grown mostly under subsistence
farming ?
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(A) Millets and Rice
(B) Cotton and Tobacco
(C)’Tea and Coffee
(D) Vegetables and Fruits
90. Teak and Sal are the products of?
(A) Tropical Dry DeciduousForests
(B) Tropical Evergreen Forests
(C) Tropical Thorn Forests
(D) Alpine Forests
91. On which one of the following rivers is ’Tulbul’ Project located ?
(A) Chenab
(B) Ravi
(C) Beas
(D) jhelum
92. Which one of the following is the actual source of the Son river ?
(A) Amarkantak in Shahdol district
(B) Son Muda in Shahdol district
(C) Son Bachharwar in Bilaspurdistrict
(D) Mandla plateau
93. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
Nuclear Plant: Year ofCommissioning
(A) Kota: 1989
(B) Kakrapar :1984
(C) Kaiga :1999
(D) Kalpakkam :1995
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94. Rubber industry in India is located at?
(A) Panjim
(B) Bangalore
(C) Puducherri
(D) Aurangabad
95. In March 2009 the Brahmos Missile was tested at?
(A) Pokharan
(B) Chandipur
(C) Cape Canveral
(D) Sri Harikota
96. The countries, which participated in Malabar-2009 exercises,were?
(A) China, England, Russia
(B) China, India, Russia
(C) India, USA, japan
(D)Japan, England, USA
97. Three ’Phalcon AWACS’ supplied by lsrael were received in India for the first time in?
(A) March 2009
(B) April 2009
(C) May 2009
(D) February 2009
98, The winner of Nobel Peace Prize for 2008 is?
(A) Al Gore
(B) Muhammad Yunus
(C) Martti Ahtisaari
(D) Wangari Maathai
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99. Who among the following has been chosen for ‘Hoover Medal’ in March 2009 for his contri-
bution to the upliftment of the poor and the rural people ?
(A) Sam Patroda
(B) A.P.]. Abdul Kalam
(C) M. S, Swaminathan
(D) Baba Amte
100. In April 2009, G-20 Summit was held in?
(A) Geneva
(B) London
(C) Paris
(D) Rome
101. India was represented in the Annual Meet of the World Economic Forum, held in Davos
(Switzerland) in ]anuary 2009,by?
(A) Manmohan Singh
(B) Kamal Nath
(C) P. Chidambaram
(D) Kapil Sibbal
102. The first woman to be the Speaker of Lok Sabha is?
(A) Vijay Lakshmi Pandit
(B) Sarojini Naidu
(C) Indira Gandhi
(D) Meira Kumar
103. Which movie has been given the Best Movie Award in 66th
Golden Globe Awards ?
(A) Mall E
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(B) Slumdog Millionaire
(C) The Dark Night
(D) The Reader
Recent Padma Awards :Awardees
(A) Bhimsen Joshi :BharatRatna
(B) Abhinav Bindra : PadmaVibhushan
(C) Shekhar Gupta : PadmaBhushan
(D) Aishwarya Rai: Padma Shri
105. Who among the following won the best actor award in the
awards ceremony of International Indian Film Academy held at Macau ?
(A) Amitabh Bachchan
(B) Hritik Roshan
(C) Abhishek Bachchan
(D) Salman Khan
106. Where did Prime Minsiter Man mohan Singh, having taken charge of the new government
after 2009 elections, meet Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari for the first time ?
(A) Cairo
(B) London
(C) Shanghai
(D) Yekaterinburg
107. Which among the following countries attended as observers the Shanghai Cooperation Orga
nization (SCO) Summit held on 16 Iune 2009 ?
1. Russia
2. India
3. Pakistan
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4. Iran
Codes:
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 3and4
(D) 2,3 and 4
108. Name the player who has been awarded the 2008 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award ?
(A) Sachin Tendulkar
(B) Anil Kumble
(C) Gautam Gambhir
(D) M.S.Dhoni
109. The only Indian Gold Medal Winner in Olympic 2008 is?
(A) Sudesh Kumar
(B) Pankaj Advani
(C) Mahesh Bhupati
(D) Abhinav Bindra
110. The winner of Asia Cup Hockey Tournament, 2009 was?
(A) China
(B) Malaysia
(C) Pakistan
(D) South Korea
111. The winner State of 17th Senior National Women’s Football
Championship held in March 2009, was?
(A) Manipur
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(B) Nagaland
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) West Bengal
112, The two games, which have been excluded from the Olympic
Games to be held in 2012 in London, are?
(A) Badminton and Table Tennis
(B) Basketball and Volleyball
(C) Tennis and Wrestling
(D) Softball and Baseball
113. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ‘?
(A) Sushil Kumar—Wrestling
(B) Anand Pawar—Badminton
(C) Arjun Rao—Archery
(D) Pankaj Advani—Shooting
114. The captain of the Indian Hockey Team which won Sultan Azlan
Shah Hockey Tournament, 2009 was?
(A) Dilip Tirkey
(B) Rajpal Singh
(C) Sandeep Singh
(D) V. Raghunath
115. Asia Cup Hockey Tournament was held in May 2009 in?
(A) India
(B) Malaysia
(C) South Korea
(D) UAE
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116. In which of the following States the National Games, 2011 will be
held ?
(A) Delhi
(B) Goa
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Rajasthan
117. A cropping system where crops are grown in the inter spaces between rows of planted trees
is
Called?
(A) Relay cropping
(B) Mixed cropping
(C) Inter-cropping
(D) Alley cropping
118. Application of gypsum is required more in the crop of?
(A) Paddy
(B) Berseem
(C) Wheat
(D) Groundnut
119. The upper limit of available water in soil is determined at?
(A)1/3bar
(B) ½ bar
(C) 2/3 bar
(D) 1bar
120. The place of origin of red gram is?
(A) America
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(B) India
(C) South Africa
(D) Egypt
121. University of Horticulture and Forestry is located at?
(A) Coimbatore
(B) Solan
(C) Palampur
(D) Pant Nagar
122. Heroin is obtained from?
(A) Indian hemp
(B) Opium poppy
(C) Tobacco
(D) Arecanut
123. The leading producer of soybean in India is?
(A) Chhattisgarh
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Uttar Pradesh
124. ‘Varuna’ is a variety of?
I (A) Mustard
(B) Linseed
(C) Sunflower
(D) Sesamum
125. Farming of cloves is done in?
(A) Kerala
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(B) Karnataka
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Uttar Pradesh
126. Consider the following statements
Assertion (A) : West Bengal is the leading producer of fish in India.
Reason (R) 2 West Bengal has well developed fishing industry along the sea coast.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true
127. In India the largest area under rice cultivation lies in the State of?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Orissa
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) West Bengal
128. The most popular sport goods come from?
(A) Ludhiana
(B) ]alandhar
(C) Kanpur
(D) Agra
129, Which bank became the first bank to open its branch in China ?
(A) IDBI Bank
(B) HDFC Bank
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(C) State Bank of India
(D) Punjab National Bank
130. After the merger of Air India and Indian Airlines, the new entity is
now known as?
(A) Indian Airways
(B) India Airlines
(C) Air India
(D) Indo Air
131. Which sector got high rate of growth in its cooperative units ?
(A) Sugar
(B) Cotton textile
(C) Jute
(D) Cement
132. The headquarters of the World Bank are at?
(A) Manila
(B) Washington
(C) New York
(D) Geneva
133. Insider trading is related to?
(A) Share market
(B) Horse racing
(C) Taxation
(D) International trade
134. Mixed Economy means?
(A) Co·existence of small and large industries
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(B) Co-existence of public and private sectors
(C) Co-existence of rich and poor
(D) Promoting both agriculture and industry in the economy
135. Diesel Locomotive engines are manufactured in India at?
(A) Chitranjan
(B) jamshedpur
(C) Varanasi
(D) Chennai
136. Invisible Export means export of?
(A) Services
(B) Prohibited goods
(C) Unrecorded goods
(D) Goods through smuggling
137. The headquarters of World Trade Organization are at-
(A) Doha
(B) Geneva
(C) Rome
(D) New York
138. The city of Jaunpur was founded by?
(A) Muhammad Tughlaq
(B) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
(C) lbrahim Shah Sharqi
(D) Sikandar Lodi
139. The density of population of Uttar Pradesh according to 2001
Census, is?
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(A) 689 per square km
(B) 589 per square km
(C) 489 per square km
(D) 389 per square km
140. In U.P. which one of the following tribes has the highest population ?
(A) Saharia
(B) Tharu
(C) Agaria
(D) Mahigir
141. The State of Uttar Pradesh accounts for?
(A) 60 Lok Sabha seats
(B) 70 Lok Sabha seats
(C) 80 Lok Sabha seats
(D) 90 Lok Sabha seats
142. Obra Thermal Power Plant was established with the help of-
(A) Soviet Russia
(B)Japan
(C) Germany
(D) America
143. According to 2001 Census the female literacy percentage in U.P.is?
(A) 38.87
(B) 43.53
(C) 33.12
(D) 42.22
144. Which is the highest Dam in U.P. ?
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(A) Mata-Tila
(B) Meja
(C) Rihand
(D) Ram-Ganga
145. In U.P. Uranium is available in the district of?
(A) Lalitpur
(B) jhansi
(C) Mirjapur
(D) Hamirpur
146. Firozabad is famous for producing-
(A) Bangles
(B) Locks
(C) Knives
(D) Shoes
147. Which one of the following is not a folk song of U.P. ?
(A) Birha
(B) Dhola Maru
(C) Kajri
(D) Rasia
148. Syed Salar Fair is held at?
(A) Bahraich
(B) Mankapur
(C) Barabanki
(D) Khalilabad
149. In U.P. Urdu Training and Research Centre is situated in?
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(A) Barabanki
(B) Bareilly
(C) Lucknow
(D) Rampur
150. Central Institute of Subtropical Horticulture is located at?
(A) Jhansi
(B) Saharanpur
(C) Lucknow
(D) Varanasi
Answers:
1C
2B
3C
4A
5A
6B
7D
8B
9C
10A
11B
12C
13B
14A
15C
16B
17D
18D
19A
20A
21A
22B
23C
24A
25A
26C
27B
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28C
29A
30A
31D
32A
33C
34A
35B
36D
37C
38C
39D
40B
41C
42C
43D
44D
45C
46D
47D
48A
49B
50C
51A
52B
53A
54A
55C
56D
57D
58B
59B
60C
61D
62A
63D
64B
65D
66C
67B
68B
69B
70D
71D
72D
73A
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74B
75D
76A
77B
78A
79B
80D
81C
82C
83B
84B
85B
86C
87C
88C
89A
90A
91D
92A
93C
94B
95A
96C
97C
98C
99B
100B
101B
102D
103B
104B
105B
106D
107D
108D
109D
110D
111A
112D
113D
114C
115B
116B
117D
118A
119A
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120C
121B
122B
123B
124A
125A
126C
127C
128B
129C
130A
131B
132B
133A
134B
135C
136A
137B
138B
139A
140B
141C
142A
143D
144D
145A
146A
147B
148A
149C
150C
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Test 4
1. How many bones are there In the
human body?
(a)187
(b) 287
(c)206
(d) 306
2. Sweat glands in mammals are primarily concerned with

(a) removal of excess salts
(b) exertion of nitrogenous wastes -
(c) thermoregulation
(d) sex-attraction
3. The vitamin that helps to prevent infections’ in the human body is ?
(a) vitamin A.
(b) vitamin B
(c) vitamin C
(d) vitamin D
4. The normal RBC count in adult male is

(a)5.5 million
(b) 5.0 million
(c) 4.5 million
(d)4.0 million
5. A storm is predicted if atmospheric pressure

(a) rises suddenly
(b) rises gradually
(c) falls suddenly
(d) falls gradually
6. The gas which turns Into liquid at the lowest temperature among the following is
(a) hydrogen
(b) oxygen
(c) helium
(d) nitrogen
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7. An egg sinks in soft water but floats in a concentrated solution of salt because
(a) egg absorbs salt from the solution did expands
(b) albumin dissolves in salt Solution and egg becomes lighter
(c) the density of salt solution exceeds the density of egg
(d) water has high surface tension .
8. What should a person on a freely rotating turn table do to decrease his angular Speed
(a) Bring his hands together
(b) Raise his hands up
(c) Spread his hands outwards
(d) Sit down with raised hands
9 Gunpowder consist of a mixture of

(a) sand and TNT
(b) TNT and charcoal
(c) nitre sulphure and charcoal
(d) sulphur, sand and charcoal
10. Which of the following Is the sweetest sugar?

(a) Sucrose
(b) Glucose
(c) Fructose
(d) Maltose
11. In nuclear reactors, graphite is used as a/an

(a) fuel
(b) lubricant
(c) moderator
(d) insulator
12 Which of the following celestial bodies contains abundant quantities of helium-3, a potential
source of energy?
(a) Earth
(b) Moon
(c) Venus
(d) Saturn
13. Which of the following international Tennis Tournament is held

on grass court?
(a) US Open
(b) French Open
(c) Wimbledon
(d) Australian Open
14. What is the name of the writer of Indian origin whose novel, “The
Inheritance of Loss” has bagged Booker Prize?
(a) Vlkram Seth
(b) Klran besai
(c) Salman Rushdie
(d) V. Naipaul
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15. Which country from.the following is a permanent member of
UN Security Council?
(a) Switzerland
(b) People’s Republic of China
(c) Japan
(d) Ukraine
16. The Loktak Lake on which a hydroelectric project was constructed Is situated in the State of
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Manipur
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Himachal Pradesh
17. The Southern tip of India is

(a) Cape Comorin (Kanyakumari)
(b) Point Calimere
(c) Indira Point in Nicobar Islands
(d) Kovalam in Thiruvananthapuram
18. According to a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly “International
Day of Peace” is observed every year on
(a) September 1
(b) September 14
(c) September 21
(d) September30
19. Who is the author of Ageless Body, Timeless Mind?

(a) VS. Nalpaul
(b) Deepak Chopra
(c) Dom Moraes
(d) Tony Kusher
20. Which of the following is not considered as National Debt?

(a) National Savings Certificates
(b) Long-term Government Bonds
(c) Insurance Policies
(d) Provident Fund
21. The main determinant of real wage is

(a) extra earning
(b) nature of work
(c) promotion prospect
(d) purchasing power of money
22. The birthrate measures the number of births during a year per
(a) 100 population
(b) 1000 population
(c) 10000 population
(d) 100000 population
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23. Which of the following is not included in the National Income?
(a) Imputed rent of owner-occupied houses
(b) Government expenditure on making new bridges
(c) Winning a lottery.
(d) Commission paid to an agent for sale of house
24. Personal disposable income is

(a) always equal to personal income
(b) always more than personal income
(c) equal to personal income minus indirect taxes
(d) equal to personal income minus direct taxes
25. A Bill referred to a Joint Sitting’ of the two Houses of the Parliament is required to he passed
by
(a) a simple majority of the members present
(b) absolute majority of the total membership
(c) 2/3 rd majority of the members present
(d) 3/4 th majority of the members present
Answers :
1c
2c
3c
4b
5c
6a
7c
8c
9c
10a
11c
12b
13c
14b
15b
16b
17c
18c
19b
20c
21d
22b
23c
24d
25a
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Test 5
1. ‘Golden Hand Shake Scheme’ refers to
(a) Agricultural Policy

(b) Exit Policy
(c) New Industrial Policy
(d) None of these
2. Which of the following institutions providing finance to the industrial sector was the first to be
set up ?
(a) Industrial Reconstruction Corporation of India
(b) Industrial Finance Corporation of India
(c) Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India
(d) Industrial Development Bank of India
3. Which of the following is associated with the consultancy business, in the transport sector of
the Government of India?
(a) IRCON
(b)IFCI
(c) RITES
(d) CONCOR
Directions: Given below are two statements labeled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Which of
the following is true in their context?
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and Rare true but K is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(4) A is false but R is true
4. Assertion (A) : The ratio of direct taxes to gross domestic product in India has been falling in
the recent past.
Reason (R) : Unaccounted ‘black’ money has grown rapidly.
5. Assertion (A) : In inflation, there is increase in money – supply and the rise in price level.
Reason (R) : The rise in price level is due to shortage in supply of essential consumer goods.
6. Assertion (A) : The Five Year Plans form the basis of Indian economy.
Reason (R): India follows Soviet pattem of planning.
7. Assertion (A) : When the price of X rises, the quantity demanded of Y increases.
Reason (R): X and Y are substitutes
8. GATT headquarters is located at ?

(a)Geneva
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(b) Paris
(c)Washington
(d) Hague
9. Voting rights in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are distributed on the basis of ?
(a) one country, one vote
(b) proportion to the share of the income of the country in the world income
(c) proportion to contributions given by each country
(d) proportion to quota allocated to countries from time to time
10. The headquarters of IMF is situated in

(a)England
(b) New York
(c)Washington
(d) Tokyo
11. Which of the following economic groups are the organisations of the Third World Countries?
1 South Commission
2. Group of 77
3. Council of Mutual Economic Assistance
4. Association of South- East Asian Nation
(a)1,2 and 3
(b) 1,2 and 4
(c)1,3 and 4
(4) 2,3 and 4
12. Most Favoured Nations (MFN) clause under GATT implies

(a) most favour to some countries
(b) no favour to some countries
(c) most favour to all countries
(d) no favour to any country
13. Which of the following types of borrowings from the IMP has the Softest servicing
conditions
(a)Oil facility
(b) ESAF
(c) Second Trancha Loan
(d) SAP
14. The main function of I.M.F. is to

(a) finance investment loans to developing countries
(b) act as a private sector lending ann of the World Bank
(c) help to solve balance of payment problems of member countries
(d) arrange international deposits from banks
15. World Bank is a body

(a) of non -official, generous individuals
(b) that controls world wide foreign exchange operations
(c) of major banks operating in different countries
(d) that gives aid to developing countries
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16. The World Investment Report (WIR) is publish ed by which of the following bodies?
(a) General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
(b) Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
(c) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
(d) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
17. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development is located at?
(a) Geneva
(b) Washington
(c) London
(d) New York
18. Which of the following were objectives for which the International Monetary Fund was
established?
1. Promoting International Monetary Cooperation
2. Expanding International Trade
3. Lessening disequilibrium of balances of payment
4. Avoiding competitive exchange depreciations
(a) l,2 & 3
(b) l, 3& 4
(c)2 & 4
(d) l,2,3 & 4
19. ‘Conditionality ‘of an I.M.F; loan to a member country stands for

(a) interest and repayment terms of the loan
(b) an assessment of the credit worthiness of the borrower
(c) schedule of disbursement of loan installments
(d) the policy steps which the borrower country must take
20. The Asian Development Bank has its head quarters in ?

(a)Manila
(b) Kathmandu
(c)Tokyo
(d) Colombo
Answers
1 b
2 b
3 c
4 a
5 a
6 c
7 a
8 a
9 d
10 c
11 b
12 c
13 b
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14 c
15 d
16 d
17 b
18 d
19 c
20 a
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1. ‘Milk Sugar’ is?
(A)Lactose
(B) Maltose
(C)Galactose
(D) Sucrose
2. The 2008 Olympic Games were held at ?
(A)Beijing
(B) Montreal
(C)Atlanta
(D)London
3. Md. Shaukat Aziz is?
(A) Active in political/Diplomatic Circle in Pakistan
(B) Cricketer
(C) Sufi Musician of pakistan
(D) Nuclear Scientist of Pakistan
4.Narain Karthikeyan is the sportsman in the field of?
(A) Formula one car racing
(B) Shooting
(C) Chess
(D) Golf
5. Dolomite is a/an?
(A)Sedimentary rock
(B)Plutonic rock
(C)Igneous rock
(D)Metamorphic rock
6. El Nino is?
(A) A warm ocean current
(B) Sea storm
(C)Tropical disturbance
(D)Another name of typhoon
7. Through ‘Photosynthesis’ green plants generate?
(A)Inorganic materials
(B)Minerals
(C) Organic materials
(D) Nutrients
8. What is the stage in the population cycle in which India is
classified on the basis of its demographic characteristics .
(A) Early expanding stage
(B) High stationary stage
(C) Late expanding stage
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(D) Declining stage
9.The instrument for measuring intensity of earthquakes is
called?
(A) Ediograph
(B)Pantagraph
(C)Ergograph
(D)Seismograph
10. Jadugoda mines are famous for ?
(A) Iron ore
(B) Mica deposits
(C) Gold deposits
(D) Uranium deposits
11. Arrange the following countries of South Asia in Descending order of their population
literacy
1. Bangladesh
2. India
3. Pakistan
4 Sri Lanka
(A) 1, 4,3, 2
(B) 3, 2, 4,1
(C) 4, 2, 3, 1
(D) 4, 3, 2, 1
12. In terms of area, which one of the following Indian States has the
largest coverage of forests?
(A) Annachal Pradesh
(B) Chhattisgarh
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Orissa
13. Which one of the following hydroelectric projects does not
belong to Tamil Nadu?
(A) Idukki
(B) Aliyar
(C) Periyar
(D) Kundah
14. Out of the following, which country is dependent on others
for the raw material for its Iron Steel industry?
(A)England
(B) Australia
(C) Japan
(D) Turkey
15.The largest irrigated area in India is occupied by?

(A)Sugarcane
(B) Rice
(C)Cotton
(D) Wheat
16. Which of the following industries are the major beneficiaries
of the Mumbai port?
(A) Iron and Steel industry
(B) Sugar and Cotton textile
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(C) Cotton textile and Petrochemical industry
(D) Engineering and
17. In the law of demand, the statement ‘Other things remain constant’ means?
(A) Income of consumer should not change
(B) Price of other goods should not change
(C) Taste of consumer should not change
(D) All of the above
18. A firm is in equilibrium when its?
(A) Marginal cost equals the marginal revenue
(B) Total cost is minimum
(C) Total revenue is maximum
(D) Average revenue and mar ginal revenue are equal
19. The World Trade Organization (WTO) was earlier known as?
(A) GATT
(B) UNICEF
(C) UNCTAD
(D) FAQ
20. Given the money wages, if the price level in an economy increases, then the real wages will?
(A) Increase
(B) Decrease
(C) Remain constant
(D) Become flexible
21. The difference between visible exports and visible imports is defined as?
(A) Balance of trade
(B) Balance of payment
(C) Balanced terms of trade
(D) Gains from trade
22. What is Value Added Tax (VAT)?

(A) A simple, transparent easy to pay tax imposed o consumers
(B) A new initiative taken by the Government to increase the tax-burden of high income groups
(C) A single tax that replaces State taxes like, surcharge, turnover tax, etc.
(D) A new tax to be imposed on the producers of capital good
23. The outcome of ‘devaluation of currency’ is?

(A) Increased export and improvement in balance of payment
(B) Increased export and foreign reserve deficiency
(C) Increased import and improvement in balance of payment
(D) Increased export and import
24. In India, ‘yellow revolution’ is associated with?

(A) Production of paddy
(B) Production of oilseeds
(C) Production of tea
(D) Production of flower
25. Which of the following is considered a cash crop in India?

(A) Maize
(B) Gram
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(C) Onion
(D) Wheat
Answers:
1A
2A
3A
4A
5A
6A
7D
8C
9D
10D
11C
12C
13A
14C
15D
16C
17D
18A
19A
20B
21A
22C
23A
24B
25C
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2. Consider according to Buddhism:

3. Which one of the following propounded that destiny determines

4. Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya was the disciple of :

5. Which one of the following was `favoured by Nehru but not

7, Ashtadhayi was written by ?

8. Adi Shankaracharya established four mathas. These mathas are

9. Who was the founder of ’Servants of India Society’ ?

10. The third Sangam was held at ?

12. Cotton for textile was first cultivated in ?

13. Consider the following statements :

14. By which name was Chanakya known in his childhood ?

21. Environment refers:

23. Environmental degradation means:

24. Which one of the following is known as ’Satellite Town’ ?

3. The type of planning experimented between 1978 and 1980 is known as

4 Narasimhan report relates to the restructuring of

7. When was the Cooperative Societies Act first passed in India?

9. ‘Utility’ in economics means the capacity to

10. Debt service ratio implies ratio between

11. Saving is a function of

12. A deflator is a technique of ?

14, The concept of Joint Sector implies association

16. A loan bearing low rate of interest is known as

17. White goods are

18. Sellers market denotes a situation where

19. ‘Mixed Economy’ means

22. GNP (Gross National Product) is the money value of

23. Development means economic growth plus

25. ‘Take off stage’ in an economy means

26. ‘A formal evaluation of an individual’s or company’s credit history and capability of

27. The balance of payment comprises

29. Equilibrium price is that price which

30. ‘Capital goods’ refer to goods which

2. During the Rig Vedic period Niska was an ornament of?

3. Which of the following were regarded as the hub of Aryan

culture during the later Vedic period ?

(A) Anga, Magadh

(D) Matsya, Surasena

Hie Gimar region ?

(A) Chandragupta Maurya

(D) None of the above

7. Kumaradevi, a queen of Govinda Chandra Gahadavala, constructed Dharma-Chakra Jina

(A) Bodha Gaya

(B) Prithviraj Chauhan

(C) Rana Kumbha

(D) Man Singh

(D) Alauddin Khalji

land revenue administration ?

(B) Todar Mal

(C) Bhagwan Das

(D) Bhar Mal

(C) Sher Shah

ruler from the time of?

(A) Balaji Vishwanath

(B) Baji Rao I

(D) Madnav Raol

14. Thomas Roe was received in audience by ]ehangir at ?

(D) Fatehpur Sikri

(D) None of the above

(D) Kam Baksh