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R A D IA N IA S A C A D E M Y
GENERAL STUDIES TEST No: (7)
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1) The World Food Programme has b rou g ht 25 , 0 0 0 11) D u ring the col onial p eriod of Ind ia, A s i at i c S oc i et y of
t on n es of V i t ami n f ortif ied hig h-energ y Biscu its f rom B en gal w as f ou nd ed
Ind ia to su p p l y to m al nou rished school chil d ren in ( a) F or carry ing on researches into the p ast history
( a) N ep al ( b ) N ig er and antiq u ities of Ind ia.
( c ) My anm ar ( d) P ak istan ( b ) To ex am ine the p ol icy of col onial d iscrim ination
ag ainst the Ind ians.
2 ) Which of the f ol l ow ing is consid ered as an ( c ) F or d evel op ing Eng l ish ed u cation in Ind ia.
En c y c lopedi a of In di an medi c i n e? ( d) F or carry ing ou t social ref orm s
( a) Charak a sam hita.
( b ) L ok ay ata 12 ) Consid er the f ol l ow ing events:
( c ) Brihat sam hita 1. Am erican War of Ind ep end ence
( d) S u ry a sid d hanta 2. Ind u strial R evol u tion
3. F rench R evol u tion
3) Which of the f ol l ow ing b ank s has l u nched a B h arat 4. R u ssian R evol u tion
N i rman Fu n d, a ventu re cap ital f u nd w ith an initial The correct c h ron ologi c al s eq u en c e is
corp u s of R s.55 crore to invest in em erg ing areas of the ( a) 2 – 1 – 3 - 4 ( b ) 1–2–3-4
Econom y ? ( c ) 4–2–1-3 ( d) 3 – 4 – 2 - 1
( a) ID BI Bank ( b ) S BI
( c ) ICICI Bank ( d) Canara Bank 13) With ref erence to the p assag e of Mon ey B i ll in the
In di an Parli amen t , w hich one of the f ol l ow ing
4) Which of the f ol l ow ing p airs is n ot c orrec t ly m atched ? statem ents is correct?
( a) ‘ P u rna S w araj ’ R esol u tion: 19 29 ( a) The d ecision of the U nion F inance Minister is
( b ) Marty rd om of S ard ar Bhag at S ing h: 19 31 F inal on the q u estion w hether a b il l is
( c ) F orm ation of the Cong ress S ocial ist p arty : 19 38 Money Bil l or not.
( d) S im l a Conf erence: 19 45 ( b ) A Money Bil l can b e introd u ced onl y
in the L ok S ab ha.
5 ) In ancient P eninsu l ar Ind ia, w ho am ong the f ol l ow ing ( c ) Af ter a Money Bil l is p assed b y the L ok S ab ha,
assu m ed the titl e ‘ V at api k on da’ ? and transm itted to R aj y a S ab ha, it shou l d b e
( a) May u rasharm an retu rned w ithin one m onth.
( b ) N arasim havarm an ( d) When R aj y a S ab ha retu rns the Money Bil l w ith
( c ) P u l ak esin II its recom m end ations, the L ok S ab ha has to
( d) V ik ram ad ity a II accep t su ch recom m end ations.

6 . With ref erence to the In di an Freedom S t ru ggle, 14) Who am ong the f ol l ow ing com p osed the tex t of
consid er the f ol l ow ing : A llah ab ad Pi llar In s c ri pt i on ?
1. Au g u st Of f er ( a) P arashvanath ( b ) H arisena
2. The Cab inet Mission P l an (c ) Banab hatt ( d) N ag asena
3. The Crip p s’ Mission P l an
4. The Wavel l P l an 15 ) Who org aniz ed the Eas t In di a A s s oc i at i on in
What is the correct c h ron ologi c al ord er? L on don to m ob il iz e p u b l ic op inion f or Ind ian w el f are?
( a) 1 – 2 – 4 - 3 ( b ) 4–3–1-2 ( a) J u stice R anad e
( c ) 1–3–4–2 ( d) 4 – 2 – 1 – 3 ( b ) D ad ab hai N aoroj i
( c ) S u rend ranath Banerj ee
7) R aj a R am Moh an R oy an d D av i d H are w ere ( d) Anm and am ohan Bose
associated w ith the f ou nd ation of the
( a) H ind u Col l eg e ( b ) R ip on Col l eg e 16 ) With ref erence to N on -C ooperat i on Mov emen t ,
( c ) M.A.O. Col l eg e ( d) S ansk rit col l eg e consid er the f ol l ow ing statem ents:
( 1) Mu sl im l ead ers w ere ag ainst non-coop eration
8) Which of the f ol l ow ing Articl es of the Ind ian m ovem ent.
Constitu tion d eal w ith the D i rec t i v e Pri n c i ples of ( 2) C h au ri -C h au ra incid ent l ed Gand hij i to
S t at e Poli c y ? w ithd raw non-coop eration m ovem ent.
( a) 26 to 41 ( b ) 31 to 56 ( 3 ) Gand hij i w as com p el l ed b y the British
( c ) 36 to 51 ( d) 41 to 66 au thorities to cal l of f non-coop eration m ovem ent.
( 4 ) The Cong ress Work ing Com m ittee w ithd rew non-
9) Who am ong st the f ol l ow ing l ead ers took m aj or initiative coop eration m ovem ent in its Bard ol i S ession.
in the f orm ation of the L eagu e of N at i on s ? Which of these statem ents are correct?
( a) Ab raham L incol n ( b ) Wood row Wil son ( a) 1, 2 and 3 ( b ) 2, 3 and 4
( c ) F rank l in R oosevel t ( d) Georg e Washing ton. ( c ) 2 and 4 ( d) 1 and 4

10) In the contex t of Pan c h ay at i R aj , w hich one of the
f ol l ow ing is tru e ab ou t Gram S ab h a?
( a) This is the top m ost tier of the P anchay ati R aj
( b ) It is the ex ecu tive b od y consisting of sel ected
R ep resentatives f rom the vil l ag e P anchay at
( c ) It is the ex ecu tive b od y consisting of sel ected
rep resentatives f rom the vil l ag e P anchay at
( d) It consists of al l the ad u l t m al es of the vil l ag e
P anchay at.
17) Cong ress rej ec t ed the C ri pp’ s Propos als b ecau se:
( a) They d id not conced e the d em and of com p l ete
ind ep end ence to Ind ia.
( b ) They d id not of f er any concrete p rop osal and
virtu al l y rep eated the Au g u st of f er of 19 40 .
( c ) They su p p orted the p artition of Ind ia.
( d) They f ail ed to of f er ad eq u ate p rop osal s to sol ve
the com m u nal p rob l em of Ind ia.

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18) Which one of the f ol l ow ing reg ions w as not the b on e of 2 3 ) S U B S T A N C E U S E
c on t en t i on b etw een the V i j ay an agar ru lers and the A. D iam ond 1. F ertil iz er
B ah aman i s u lt an s ? B. Am m oniu m su l p hate 2. Ox id iz ing ag ent
( a) K rishna-God avari d el ta C. S od iu m p eriod ate 3. D ry cel l s
( b ) Marathw ad a cou ntry D . Mang anese d iox id e 4. Ab rasive
( c ) Tu ng ab had ra d oab A B C D
( d) Warang al ( a) 4 1 3 2
(b ) 4 1 2 3
19 ) D u ring the Ind ian f reed om stru g g l e, a g eneral strik e (c ) 1 4 2 3
j ointl y cal l ed the Gi rn i K amgar U n i on and the ( d) 1 4 3 2
rail w ay w ork ers took p l ace in Marc h 19 29 in Bom b ay .
2 4) What is “ n arrow mon ey ” ?
This w as actu al l y in p rotest ag ainst.
( a) The su m of cu rrency in circu l ation and the
( a) The Cong ress accep tance of D om inion S tatu s to
D em and d ep osits in b ank s.
Ind ia as a d esirab l e interim g oal
( b ) The su m of M1 m oney and the tim e d ep osits.
( b ) The visit to Ind ia of Whitl ey Com m ission on
( c ) The su m of cu rrency in circu l ation w ith the
L ab ou r.
P u b l ic and the cash reserves hel d b y the
( c ) The g overnm ent’ s insistence on p assing the
Bank s.
Trad e D isp u tes Bil l throu g h the Central
( d) The m ark et val u e of the stock s hel d b y al l the
L eg isl ative Assem b l y
H ol d ers ex cl u d ing the p rom oters.
( d ) The d ism issal of w ork ers w ho had tak en p art in
the 19 28 strik es. 2 5 ) Which of the f ol l ow ing is the f u nction of a Pro-t em
sp eak er?
2 0) Match L ist-I w ith L ist-II and sel ect the correct answ er ( a) To cond u ct the p roceed ing s of the H ou se in the
u sing the cod es g iven b el ow the L ists: ab sence of the S p eak er.
L i s t -I L i s t -II ( b ) To of f iciate as S p eak er w hen a S p eak er is
S oc i et y Fou n der u nl ik el y to b e el ected .
A) Theosop hical 1. D ad ab hai N aoroj i ( c ) S w earing in m em b ers and hol d charg e til l a
S ociety R eg u l ar S p eak er is el ected .
B) L ond on Ind ian S ociety 2. L al a L aj p at R ai ( d) To check if the el ection certif icates of m em b ers
C) S ervants of Ind ia 3. Annie Besant are in ord er.
S ociety
D ) S ervants of P eop l e 4. Gop al K rishna Gok hal e 2 6 ) Who is the f ather of c ellu lar ph on e?
S ociety . ( a) L inu s Torval d s ( b ) P ercy L eb aron S p encer
A B C D ( c ) F red Morrison ( d) Martin Coop er
( a) 1 3 4 2
(b ) 3 1 2 4 2 7) Which is the fi rs t c olou r mov i e p rod u ced in Ind ia?
(c ) 3 1 4 2
( a) Mad hu m ati ( b ) Mu g hal -e-Az am
( d) 1 3 2 4
( c ) Aan ( d) D o Big ha Z am een
2 1) D at e Ev en t s 2 8) The fi rs t c ompu t er lan gu age d evel op ed w as
A. J anu ary 24, 19 66 1. S him l a Ag reem ent sig ned ( a) COBOL (b ) BAS IC
B. D ecem b er 16, 19 7 1 2. D eath of L al Bahad u r . ( c ) F OR TR AN ( d) P AS CAL
S hastri.
C. J anu ary 10 , 19 66 3. Em erg ence of on 2 9 ) Which of the f ol l ow ing is an open mark et operat i on
Ind ep end ent Bang l ad esh of the R BI?
D . J u l y 2, 19 7 2 4. Ind ira Gand hi took the ( a) Bu y ing and sel l ing of shares
Oath of of f ice of P rim e ( b ) Trad ing in secu rities
Minister f or the f irst tim e. ( c ) Transactions in g ol d
5. Tashk ent Ag reem ent. ( d) L end ing to com m ercial b ank s.
A B C D
( a) 1 2 4 5 30) Which one of the f ol l ow ing has f acil itated g l ob al iz ation
(b ) 5 3 1 2 of the international trad e, the m ost?
(c ) 4 3 2 1 ( a) L ow ering of tarif f b arriers
( d) 4 3 5 1 ( b ) F oreig n D irect Investm ent
( c ) Bu siness P rocess Ou tsou rcing
2 2 ) L is t –I L i s t -II ( d) E-Com m erce
A. Mu m b ai 1. Tid al P ort
B. Cal cu tta 2. N atu ral P ort 31) Who d esig ned t h e N at i on al Flag of Ind ep end ent
C. V isak hap atnam 3. R iverine P ort Ind ia?
D . K and la 4. D eep est P ort ( a) Bank im Chand ra Chatterj ee.
A B C D ( b ) R ab ind ranath Tag ore .
( a) 2 3 4 1 ( c ) Mahatm a Gand hi
(b ) 2 4 1 3 ( d) P ing l ey V enk ay y a.
(c ) 3 2 4 1
( d) 1 3 2 4 32 ) N et N at i on al Produ c t i n N at i on al In c ome
Accou nting ref ers to
( a) Gross D om estic P rod u ct - D ep reciation
( b ) Gross D om estic P rod u ct + S u b sid ies
( c ) Gross N ational P rod u ct – D ep reciation
( d) Gross N ational P rod u ct + S u b sid es.
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33) Which am ong the f ol l ow ing cou ntries of the Eu rop ean
U nion has n ot adopt ed the sing l e cu rrency Eu ro?
( a) Bel g iu m ( b ) F inl and
( c ) P ortu g al ( d) S w ed en
34) Transp ort of ox y gen b y b lood t ak es p l ace w ith the
hel p of
( a) Ery throcy tes ( b ) Throm b ocy tes
( c ) L y m p hocy tes ( d) L eu cocy tes.
35 ) Fi s h i n g grou n ds of the w orl d are f ou nd in areas
w here
( a) There are hig h tid es
( b ) Warm and col d cu rrents m eet
( c ) There are l ow tid es
( d) H ig h storm y w aves occu r
36 ) The tw o b asic p rincip l es of l ib eral theory of d em ocracy ,
as em p hasiz ed b y J oh n L oc k e, are
( a) U niversal Ad u l t F ranchise and the R ig ht to
P rop erty
( b ) R ep resentative D em ocracy and Work ers’ R ig hts
( c ) P op u l ar S overeig nty and constitu tional
Governm ent.
( d) Wom en su f f rag e and p op u l ar sovereig nty .
37) The head s of mat c h -s t i c k s contain
( a) R ed p hosp horu s and su l p hu r
( b ) Antim ony su l p hid e, su l p hu r and red l ead
( c ) P otassiu m , sand and su l p hu r
( d) S u l p hu r and p otassiu m chl orate.
43) ABC is an i s os c eles t ri an gle w ith AB = AC. S id e BA
is p rod u ced to D , su ch that AB = AD .
Consid er the f ol l ow ing :
1. ACD is an isoscel es triang l e
2. BCD is an isoscel es triang l e
3. BCD is a rig ht-ang l ed triang l e.
Which of the statem ents g iven ab ove are correct?
( a) 1 and 2 ( b ) 1 and 3
( c ) 2 and 3 ( d) 1, 2 and 3
44) Ex cep t f or one f ace of a g iven cu b e, id entical cu b es are
g l u ed throu g h their f aces to al l the other f aces of the
g iven cu b e. If each sid e of the g iven cu b e m easu res 3
cm , then w hat is the total su rf ace area of the sol id b od y
thu s f orm ed ?
( a) 225 cm 2 ( b ) 234 cm 2
( c ) 27 0 cm 2 ( d) 27 9 cm 2
45 ) Accord ing to C en s u s 20 0 1
1. The l iteracy rate increase f or m al es is m ore than
that of the f em al es d u ring l ast one d ecad e.
2. Am ong st the S tates and U nion Territories, D el hi
has the hig hest p op u l ation d ensity w hil e S ik k im
has the l ow est.
3. The correct seq u ence of p op u l ation in d escend ing
ord er of R aj asthan, Mad hy a P rad esh, Tam il N ad u
and K arnatak a is: Tam il N ad u – Mad hy a P rad esh –
R aj asthan – K arnatak a.
Which of these statem ents is/ are correct?
( a) 1 and 2 ( b ) 2 and 3
( c ) 1, 2 and 3 ( d) 3 onl y .

38) Consid er the f ol l ow ing su b stances: 4 6 ) Mu lt i Pu rpos e Proj ec t s S T A T E

1. Gastrin 2. P ep sin A. P u rna P roj ect 1. Gu j arat
3. S ecretin 4. Try p sin B. Bhim a P roj ect 2. Maharashtra
Which of these are horm ones? C. K ak rap ara P roj ect 3. P u nj ab
( a) 1, 2 and 3 ( b ) 1 and 3 D . Tehri D am P roj ect 4. U ttaranchal
( c ) 2, 3 and 4 ( d) 2 and 4 5. U ttar P rad esh
6. K arnatak a
39 ) The c olou r of the hu m an sk in is d u e to A B C D
( a) K eratin ( b ) Mel anin ( a) 1 6 5 3
( c ) My el in ( d) My og l ob in (b ) 2 3 1 4
(c ) 1 3 5 4
40) An iron sp here of m ass 30 k g has the sam e d iam eter ( d) 2 6 1 3
as that of an al u m iniu m sp here w hose m ass is 10 .5 k g .
The sp heres are d rop p ed sim u l taneou sl y f rom a cl if f . 47) Who am ong the f ol l ow ing b ecom e the P resid ent of
When they are 10 m f rom the g rou nd , they w ou l d have Ind ia w ithou t having b een the V ice-P resid ent?
the sam e. ( a) S hri V .V . Giri
( a) Accel eration ( b ) K inetic Energ y ( b ) S hri V enk ataram an
( c ) Mom entu m ( d) P otential Energ y ( c ) S hri. N . S anj eeva R ed d y
( d) S hri Z ak ir H u ssain
41) The 44th Am end m ent of the Ind ian Constitu tion
48) In a g rou p of 36 p ersons, a total of to tak e tea w hil e 9
w ithd rew the F u nd am ental R ig ht.
tak e tea b u t not cof f ee. H ow m any p ersons in this
( a) To f reed om of rel ig ion
g rou p tak e cof f ee b u t not tea?
(b ) To constitu tional rem ed ies
( a) 27 ( b ) 20
(c ) To p rop erty
( c ) 25 ( d) 11
( d) Ag ainst ex p l oitation
49 )
4 2 ) S c i en t i s t D i s c ov ery
A. R oentg en 1, L ow of El ectro m ag netic
Ind u ction
B. Y u k aw a 2 L ig ht is El ectro m ag netic
R ad iation
C. Max w el l 3. X -R ay s
D . F arad ay 4. Meson

A B C D
H ow m any l ines other than that those show n in the f ig u re
( a) 1 2 4 3
are req u ired to j oin each corner w ith another?
(b ) 3 2 4 1
( a) 56 ( b ) 48
(c ) 1 4 2 3
( c ) 20 ( d) 32
( d) 3 4 2 1
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5 0) Tw o p ip es ‘ A’ and ‘ B’ can f il l a tank in 15 m inu tes and 5 8) In the m ap g iven ab ove, f ou r ind u strial centres of
20 m inu tes resp ectivel y . Bath the p ip es are op ened A: Al u m iniu m B: Cem ent C: F ertil iser D : P ap er
tog ether b u t af ter 4 m inu tes, p ip e ‘ A’ is tu rned of f . are m ark ed as 1, 2, 3, and 4. Match them correctl y and
What is the total tim e req u ired to f il l the tank ? sel ect the correct answ er u sing the cod es g iven b el ow :
( a) 12 m in 30 sec ( b ) 14 m in 40 sec
( c ) 10 m in 20 sec ( d) 11 m in 45 sec.

5 1) D i rec t i on s : ( Q s . 5 1 & 5 2) :
A cu b e has six f aces, each of a d if f erent col ou r. The red
f ace is op p osite to b l ack . The g reen f ace is b etw een red and
b l ack . The b l u e f ace is b etw een red and b l ack . The b l u e f ace
is ad j acent to w hite. The b row n f ace is ad j acent to b l u e. The
red f ace is the b ottom -m ost f ace.

The f ou r col ou rs ad j acent to g reen are:

( a) R ed , b l ack , b l u e and w hite A B C D
( b ) R ed , b l ack , b row n and b l u e ( a) 4 2 3 1
( c ) R ed , b l ack , b row n and w hite (b ) 2 4 1 3
( d) R ed , b row n, b l u e and w hite. (c ) 2 4 3 1
( d) 4 2 1 3
5 2 ) The fac e oppos i t e t o t h e b row n fac e is
( a) R ed ( b ) White 5 9 ) In w hich of the f ol l ow ing p l aces m ark ed , recentl y
(c ) Green ( d) Bl u e Commonwealth Games hel d in A u s t rali a?

5 3) Consid er the f ol l ow ing statem ents:

1. In t el’ Pen t i u m IV is an op erating sy stem u sed in
P Cs.
2. D u ring b ooting p eriod of a P C, the op erating sy stem
Is f irst l oad ed .
3. Anal og u e com p u ters are u sef u l onl y in scientif ic
f iel d w hil e d ig ital com p u ters have ap p l ication in
scientif ic as w el l as in b u siness, ad m inistrative
f u nctions.
4. Micro-com p u ter is another nam e f or m icro-
p rocessor. ( a) A (b ) B ( c ) C ( d) D
Which of these statem ents are correct?
( a) 1, 2 , 3 and 4 ( b ) 2 and 3 6 0) Consid er the f ol l ow ing statem ents:
( c ) 1 and 4 ( d) 1, 2 and 4 1. F al k l and Isl and s are situ ated in P acif ic Ocean
2. R ed S ea sep arates S u d an f rom Eg y p t.
5 4) The forei gn t rav eler w ho visited Ind ia d u ring 3. Eng l and , N orw ay , D enm ark su rrou nd N orth S ea.
V i j ay an agar peri od w as Which of these statem ents i s / are c orrec t ?
( a) Meg asthenes ( b ) Y u an Chw ang a) 2 onl y ( b ) 1 and 3
( c ) F a-hien ( d) N icol o Conti ( c ) 2 and 3 ( d) 3 onl y

5 5 ) A s s ert i on ( a): Enterp rise R esou rce P l anning ( ER P ) is 6 1) Consid er the f ol l ow ing statem ents :
u sef u l in a m anu f actu ring com p any . It d oes not f ind 1. The d em and f or com m od ities having a l arg e nu m b er
ap p l ication in service ind u stry . of cl ose su b stitu tes is l ess el astic than the
R eas on ( R ) : Enterp rise R esou rce P l anning ( ER P ) com m od ities having a sm al l er nu m b er of su b stitu tes.
enab l es a hig h l evel of interaction and coord ination 2. L u x u ry item s have a hig hl y el astic d em and .
al ong the su p p l y chain. 3. The com m od ities w hose consu m p tion cannot easil y b e
( a) Both A and R are tru e and R is the correct p ostp oned have l ess el astic d em and .
ex p l anation of A. Which of these statem ents i s / are c orrec t ?
( b ) Both A and R are tru e b u t R is N OT the correct ( a) 1 onl y ( b ) 2 and 3
ex p l anation of A. ( c ) 1 and 2 ( d) 1, 2 and 3
( c ) A is tru e b u t R is f al se
( d) A is f al se b u t R is tru e. 6 2 ) S t oc k h olm S y n drome is a m ental cond ition
ex p erienced b y
5 6 ) N alan da U n i v ers i t y f l ou rished d u ring the reig n of ( a) The y ou ng p ersons w ho tak e u p j ob in the ind u stry
w hich of the f ol l ow ing ru l ers? af ter p assing ou t f rom the Manag em ent S chool s.
( a) Chand rag u p ta Mau ry an ( b ) Ashok a ( b ) P ersons w ho m ig rate f rom ru ral areas to u rb an
(c ) K anishk a ( d) H arsha cities, d u ring the earl ier stag es of their stay .
( c ) D ru g -ad d icts in the rehab il itation centres.
5 7) The d evice to c on v ert alt ern at i n g c u rren t i n t o ( d) H ostag es and k id nap victim s in w hich p ositive
di rec t c u rren t is - F eel ing s d evel op tow ard s their cap tors.
( a) Transf orm er ( b ) R ectif ier
( c ) Al ternator ( d) Cond enser

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6 3) A g rou p of b oy s d ecid ed to b u y a f ew cassettes w hose 6 9 ) L i b rary C it y
p rice w as b etw een R s. 20 0 and R s.250 . Bu t at the tim e A. N ational L ib rary 1. N ew D el hi
of p u rchase, tw o of the b oy s d ecl ined to contrib u te as a B. S tate Central L ib rary 2. K ol k ata
resu l t of w hich the rem aining b oy s had to p ay R s.1 C. Connem ara P u b l ic 3. Mu m b ai
m ore than they had orig inal l y p l anned . What w as the L ib rary
p rice of the cassettes if the b oy s contrib u ted eq u al l y 4. Chennai.
and in w hol e nu m b er of ru p ees? A B C
( a) R s.220 ( b ) R s.210 ( a) 1 3 4
( c ) R s. 230 ( d) R s. 240 (b ) 2 3 4
(c ) 1 4 3
6 4) A and B ran over a d istance starting f rom the sam e ( d) 2 4 3
p l ace. The d istance-tim e g rap h is show n.
70) C rop Y i eld Formu lat i on U n i t w hich has d evel op ed
statistical m od el s to f orecast crop y iel d w ork s u nd er the
control of
( a) Ministry f Water R esou rces
( b ) D ep artm ent of Ag ricu l tu re and Co-op eration
( c ) Ind ia Meteorol og ical D ep artm ent
( d) D ep artm ent of F ood and P u b l ic D istrib u tion.

71) Which one of the f ol l ow ing p airs is n ot c orrec t ly

m atched Orissa?
( a) N ational Al u m iniu m Com p any L td : Bhu b anesw ar
( b ) Ind ian Bu reau of Mines: D hanb ad
Consid er the f ol l ow ing statem ents:
( c ) N ational F il m Archives of Ind ia; P u ne
1. A ran throu g hou t the g iven p eriod of tim e w ith
( d) N ational Archives of Ind ia: N ew D el hi.
u nif orm vel ocity
2. A ran throu g hou t the g iven p eriod of tim e w ith
u nif orm accel eration. 72 ) Which one of the f ol l ow ing cou ntries d oes not b ord er
3. B stop p ed ru nning af ter 2 hou rs Med iterranean S ea?
4. A ran f aster than B near the 2 hr. stag e ( a) Mal ta ( b ) L ib y a
Which of these statem ents is/ are correct?. ( c ) Ital y ( d Bu l g aria
( a) 2 and 3 ( b ) 1, 3 and 4
( c ) 4 onl y ( d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 73) A GEN T S L A N D FO R MS
A. R iver 1. Cirq u e
6 5 ) Consid er the f ol l ow ing statem ents: B. Gl acier 2. S tal ag m ite
1. P rim e Merid ian p asses throu g h Greenw ich and is C. U nd er Grou nd w ater 3. Crater
as 0 o L ong itu d e. D . Wind 4. Meand er
2. International D ate L ine on the m ap ap p ears as a 5. Barchan
straig ht l ine al ong 18 0 o L ong itu d e. A B C D
3. Whil e crossing International D ate L ine f rom east to ( a) 5 2 3 4
West, one g ains a d ay . (b ) 4 1 2 5
4. Trop ic of Cancer l ies at 23 ½ o L atitu d e S . (c ) 4 2 3 5
Which of these statem ents are correct? ( d) 5 1 2 4
( a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 ( b ) 1 and 2
( c ) 1 and 3 ( d) 2 and 3 74) A t y pe of rai n fall w hich occu rs w hen w ind rises u p
al ong a hil l or m ou ntain b arrier is cal l ed
6 6 ) Bag ‘ A’ contains 5 w hite and 2 b l ack b al l s. Bag ‘ B’ ( a) Anti-cy cl onic ( b ) Convectional
contains 2 w hite and 3 b l ack b al l s. If any one b ag is ( c ) Cy cl onic ( d) Orog rap hic
chosen and a b al l is tak en ou t of it at rand om , w hat is
the p rob ab il ity that the b al l is b l ack ? 7 5 ) T ou ri s t Plac es S t at es
( a) 31/ 7 0 ( b ) 1/ 2 A. Am b er F ort 1) U ttar P rad esh
( c ) 5/ 12 ( d) 3/ 5 B.. Au rovil l e 2) P ond icherry
C. Bu l and D arw az a 3) K arnatak a
6 7) Tw o d ice are throw n sim u l taneou sl y . The p rob ab il ity D . Gol Gu m b az 4) R aj asthan
that the p rod u ct of the tw o nu m b ers on the tw o d ice is 5) Mad hy a P rad esh
an even nu m b er is 6) Tam il N ad u
( a) 1/ 2 (b ) 3/ 4 A B C D
( c ) 5/ 16 ( d) 3/ 8 ( a) 4 6 1 2
( b ) 1 2 5 3
( c ) 4 2 1 3
6 8) C IT Y ES T B L IS H MEN T
( d) 1 6 5 2
A. Ark onam 1. Central Air Com m and H Q
B, Al l ahab ad 2. N aval Air Base
C. K am p tee 3. Institu te of Mil itary L aw 76 ) Beiru t tim e is tw o hou rs ahead and L im a tim e is f ive
D . Mhow 4. Coast Gu ard D istrict H Q hou rs b ehind GMT. The l ong itu d es of Beiru t and L im a are
5. Col l eg e of Com b at resp ectivel y
A B C D (a) 7 5o West and 30 o East
( a) 2 5 3 1 (b) 7 0 o East and 35o West
(b ) 3 1 4 5 (c) 30 o West and 7 5o East
(c ) 2 1 3 5 (d) 35o West and 7 0 o East.
( d) 3 5 4 1
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7 7 . O c ean C u rren t s C ou n t ri es 85 ) The mon t h ly rai n fall graph b el ow ref l ects the
A. L ab rad or 1. N am ib ia averag e rainf al l cond itions of
B. Gu l f S tream 2. U S A
C. Beneg u el a. 3. Canad a
.
A B C
( a) 4 2 3
(b ) 3 1 2
(c ) 1 3 2
( d) 3 2 1

78. The h ot dry loc al w i n ds that b l ow on the eastern sid e

of the A lps Mou n t ai n s are k now n as .
( a) Chinook ( b ) F ohn
( c ) K ham sin ( d) S iricco ( a) Bang al ore ( b ) Chennai
(c ) K ol k ata ( d) Thiru vananthap u ram
79 . A s per c en s u s 20 0 1, in w hich one am ong the f ol l ow ing
S tates is the f em al e l iteracy rate hig hest? 86 ) C i t i es N at u ral R egi on s
( a) H im achal P rad esh ( b ) P u nj ab A. D arw in 1. China ty p e
( c ) Tam il N ad u ( d) West Beng al B. N ew Orl eans 2. Eq u atorial ty p e
C. S an F rancisco 3. Med iterranean ty p e
80. On the b asis of the p rocess of their f orm ation, w hich of D . V ancou ver 4. Trop ical Monsoon ty p e
the follow i n g s oi ls i s formed di fferen t ly f rom the 5. West Eu rop ean ty p e
other three? A B C D
( a) K had ar ( b ) Bang ar ( a) 4 1 3 5
( c ) Bhab ar ( d) R eg u r (b ) 3 5 2 1
(c ) 4 5 3 1
81) Which one of the f ol l ow ing m ou ntain p eak s of the ( d) 3 1 2 5
H im al ay as is N O T in Ind ia?
( a) Annap u rna ( b ) N and a D evi 87) A s s ert i on ( a) : The m ang rove p l ants re ab l e to
( c ) Mt K am et ( d) K anchenj u ng a su stain in tid al sw am p s al ong the coast
R eas on ( R ) : The m ang rove p l ants have
82 ) The correct seq u ence of the earth’ s l ocation on its p neu m atop hores.
Orb it arou nd the su n is ( a) Both A and R are ind ivid u al l y tru e and R is the
( a) Au tu m nal eq u inox , vernal eq u inox , su m m er correct ex p l anation of A.
S ol stice. Winter sol stice ( b ) Both A and R are ind ivid u al l y tru e b u t R is not a
( b ) V ernal eq u inax , su m m er sol stice, au tu m nal Correct ex p l anation of A.
Eq u inox , w inter sol stice ( c ) A is tru e b u t R is f al se
( c) S u m m er sol stice, vernal eq u inox , w inter ( d) A is f al se b u t R is tru e.
S ol stice, au tu m nal eq u inox
( d ) Winter sol stice, su m m er sol stice, au tu m nal 88) A s s ert i on ( a) : Mou ntainou s reg ions have a
eq u inox , vernal eq u inox . Com p arativel y l ow tem p eratu re.
R eas on ( R ): Mou ntainou s areas are u su al l y covered
83) ‘ Fu ri ou s Fi ft i es ’ and ‘ S h ri ek i n g S i x t i es ’ are w ith f orests.
( a) Ocean cu rrents of the N orth Atl antic ( a) Both A and R are ind ivid u al l y tru e and R is the
( b ) Ocean cu rrents of the S ou th Atl antic correct ex p l anation of A.
( c ) Westerl ies b l ow ing in the S ou thern ( b ) Both A and R are ind ivid u al l y tru e b u t R is not a
H em isp here correct ex p l anation of A.
( d) Westerl ies b l ow ing in the N orthern ( c ) A is tru e b u t R is f al se
H em isp here. ( d) A is f al se b u t R is tru e.

84) The t y pe of c oas t repres en t ed in the f ig u re g iven 89 ) The d otted areas in the g iven m ap of Ind ia show the
ab ove ref ers to p l aces p rod u cing :

( a) Cotton ( b ) Grou nd nu t
( a) D al m atian ( b ) Estu arine (c ) Maiz e ( d) S u g arcane
( c ) F l ord ( d) R ia

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9 0) Fou r plac es in the S tate of J & K nam el y , 9 5 ) Ind ia has ap p roved a g rant of R s. 47 9 crore f or
A ) B aramu lla, ( b ) K argi l, ( c ) K i s h t w ar, ( d) L eh are the constru ction of a p roj ect in Af g hanistan. The
m ark ed as 1,2, 3, and 4. Match them u sing the cod es; m oney w ou l d b e u sed to b u i ld t ran s mi s s i on
li n es t o b ri n g pow er t o A fgh an i s t an f rom
( a) U z b ek istan ( b ) China
( c ) R u ssia ( d) U k raine

9 6 ) Ind ia recentl y sig ned t h e C open h agen D ec larat i on

al ong w ith 160 other nations the d ecl aration is aim ed at
( a) Cu rb ing the m enace of d op ing in sp orts.
( b ) Cu rb ing the su b sid y on ag ricu l tu ral
p rod u cts
( c ) Enhancing the su b sid y on d airy p rod u cts
( d) Creating S p ecial Econom ic Z ones f or Ag ro-
p rod u cts.

9 7) Who am ong the f ol l ow ing is the au thor or the b ook ,

S h ali mar, T h e C low n ?
( a) S al m an R u shd ie ( b ) Am itv Ghosh
( c ) Anit D esai ( d) K iran D esai
A B C D
( a) 1 2 3 4 9 8) In w hich of the f ol l ow ing states is the K az i ran ga-
(b ) 2 1 3 4 K arb i - A n glon g Eleph an t C orri dor situ ated w here
(c ) 1 2 4 3 environm ental g rou p s have p rotected ag ainst q u arry ing
( d) 2 3 1 4 activity b y the Ministry of R ail w ay s?
( a) Aru nachal P rad esh ( b ) Meg hal ay a
9 1) At w hich one of the f ol l ow ing p l aces is the Max i mu m ( c ) Assam ( d) Trip u ra
S u n li gh t received ?
( a) Al l ahab ad ( b ) K ol k ata 9 9 ) Which cou ntry has in Au g u st 20 0 5, issu ed 18 0 -d ay
( c ) L eh ( d) P u ne . u l tim atu m to the U nited S tates to l eave the K ars h i -
K h an ah ad A i rb as e, w hich w as u sed f or anti-Tal ib an
9 2 ) The shad ed area in the g iven m ap of Ind ia is irrig ated Op erations af ter S ep tem b er 11, 20 0 1?
b y ( a) P ak istan (b ) U z b ek istan
( c ) K y rg y z stan ( d) Az erb aij an

100) Which of the f ol l ow ing cou ntries w ere g iven

Ob server S tatu s in the recentl y convened Meeting of the
S h an gh ai -C o-O perat i on s O rgan i s at i on ( S C O ),
w hich w as orig inal l y f orm ed b y a six -m em b er g rou p
incl u d ing R u s s i a an d C h i n a?
( a) Ind ia, J ap an, and Taiw an
( b ) Iran, P ak istan, Iran, and Iraq
( c ) Af g hanistan, Iran, and Ind ia
( a) Canal s ( b ) Wel l s ( d) Ind ia, Iran, and P ak istan.
(c ) Tank s ( d) Tu b ew el l s and tank s
101) In w hich of the f ol l ow ing states are K en an d B et w a
9 3) The ocean cu rrent g iven in the m ap is rivers, w hich are p rop osed to b e l ink ed as p art of the
am b itiou s p rog ram m e of l ink ing of rivers in Ind ia, l ocated
resp ectivel y ?
( a) Gu j arat and Mad hy a P rad esh
( b ) P u nj ab and R aj asthan
( c ) U ttar P rad esh and Mad hy a P rad esh
( d) Gu j arat and Maharashtra

102 ) The G-20 Mi n i s t eri al Meet i n g hel d to f orm u l ate a

strateg y f or the 20 0 5 D ecem b er H ong K ong WTO
neg otiations, w as hel d in S ep tem b er 20 0 5 in B h u rb h an ,
w hich is l ocated in
( a) Bang u el a ( b ) Canary ( a) Ind onesia ( b ) Thail and
( c ) H u m b ol d t ( d) K u ril e ( c ) P ak istan ( d) The P hil ip p ines

9 4) The Bishop of Birm ing ham , J oh n S en t amu , has b een 103) The Govt. of Ind ia has d ecid ed to g rant f reed om
ap p ointed as the f irst b l ack Archb ishop of Y ork in the near f ig hter’ s p ension to ab ou t 4 5 0 0 people w ho had p articip ated
5 0 0 y ear h i s t ory of t h e C h u rc h of En glan d, S entam u in w hich of the f ol l ow ing historical m ovem ents?
hail s f rom ( a) Goa L ib eration Movem ent
( a) Eg y p t ( b ) S u d an ( b ) D and i March
( c ) U g and a ( d) K eny a ( c ) H y d erab ad L ib eration Movem ent
( d) N on-Coop eration Movem ent.

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 104) Wh i c h of t h e follow i n g s t at emen t s i s n ot t ru e of 112 ) Who am ong the f ol l ow ing k ing s revived the w orld-
c ompu t er li t erac y an d In t ern et c on n ec t i v i t y i n In di a? famou s N alan da U n i v ers i t y and al so f ou nd ed the
( a) Chil u vu ru in Gu ntu r d istrict of And hra P rad esh V ik ram shil a U n i v ers i t y at Magh adh a in Med ieval Ind ia?
is Ind ia’ s f irst internet vil l ag e. ( a) V asantaraj a ( P ratihara)
( b ) S im p u ter is a l o cost, hand -hel d m u l til ing u al (b ) D hru va ( R ashtrak u ta)
com p u ter d evel op ed b y Tata Consu l tancy (c ) D harm ap al a ( P al a)
S ervices. ( d) R aj a R aj a ( Chol a)
( c ) ITC f irst l au nched e-chou p al services in Mad hy a
P rad esh. 113) Who am ong the f ol l ow ing head ed the Task F orce on
( d) Bhoom i is a l and record reg istration p rog ram m e R evival of R u ral C ooperat i v e C redi t In s t i t u t i on s , the
in K arnatak a. recom m end ations of w hich have b een accep ted b y the U nion
Governm ent?
105 ) Which of the f ol l ow ing com b ination of p l anets in the ( a) C. R ang araj an ( b ) A. V aid y anathan
S ol ar S y stem have n o moon s as com p ared to 23 m oons of ( c ) S harad P aw ar ( d) S harad J oshi
S atu rn? .
( a) P l u to and Mercu ry 114) Which of the f ol l ow ing com p anies i s n ot part of the
( b ) Mercu ry and V enu s consortiu m f orm ed b y the En v i ron men t Prot ec t i on
( c ) P l u to and V enu s T rai n i n g an d R es earc h In s t i t u t e of introd u ce l ow cost,
( d) N ep tu ne and Mercu ry . sol ar p ow ered hom e l ig hting technol og y f or l ess than
R s.150 0 in rem ote trib al hab itations?
106 ) S h ei k h a L u b n a al-Q as i mi , w ho is the Econom y and ( a) Centre f or S cience and Environm ent ( CS E) .
P l anning Minister, is the f irst w om an Minister ( b ) Centre f or Environm ent Concerns
( a) Iraq ( b ) Iran ( c ) S aty am F ou nd ation
( c ) U AE ( d) J ord an ( d) Conf ed eration of V ol u ntary Org anisations
(C O V A )
107) Which of the f ol l ow ing statem ents is not tru e of the
m onitorab l e targ ets f or the Tenth F ive Y ear P l an ( 20 0 2-0 7 )? 115 ) In w hich state is the f am ou s p il g rim tow n of
( a) U niversal access to p rim ary ed u cation b y 20 0 7 . N at h dw ara, w hich is b eing d evel op ed w ith the R el iance
( b ) Increase in l iteracy rtes f rom the p resent 65% to Grou p ’ s invol vem ent at a cost of R s. 10 0 crore, l ocated ?
7 2% b y 20 0 7 . ( a) Gu j arat (b ) U ttaranchal
( c ) R ed u ction of p overty rate to 20 % b y 20 0 7 . ( c ) Mad hy a P rad esh ( d) R aj asthan
( d) Al l vil l ag es to have access to p otab l e w ater b y
20 11. 116 ) En v i ron men t al c on v en t i on s Y ear
A. L ond on Conf erence 1. 19 8 7
108) S i s t er N i v edi t a, w ho su p p orted the Ind ian f reed om B. Montreal P rotocol 2. 19 9 0
stru g g l e and j oined the R amak ri s h n a Mi s s i on . Was C. K y oto Conf erence 3. 19 9 2
orig inal l y k now n as D . Cop enhag en conf erence 4. 19 8 9
( a) Mad el eine S l ad e E. H el sink i d ecl aration 5. 19 9 7
( b ) Marg aret N ob l e F . R IO-Earth S u m m it
( c ) Annie Besant
( d) Ed w ina Mou ntb atten ( a) A-1, B-5, C-2, D -2, E-4, F -3
(b ) A-1, B-2, C-3, D -5, E-3, F -4
109 ) Which of the f ol l ow ing cou ntries is the w orl d ’ s l ead ing (c ) A-2, B-2, C-5, D -3, E-4, F -1
p rod u cer of S i lv er, S u lph u r an d Flu ori t e? ( d) A-2, B-1, C-5, D -3, E-4, F -3
( a) S ou th Af rica ( b ) P eru
( c ) Canad a ( d) Mex ico 117) One of the k ey p ointsm an at the H ong K ong WTO
Ministerial conf erence w as C els o A mori m. Am orim is the
110) Baj aj Au to has l au nched the w orld’ s fi rs t H y drogen f oreig n m inister of
Fu el O perat ed A u t o in col l ab oration w ith Energ y ( a) V enez u el ( b ) Braz il
Converg ence D evice Troy , w hich is b ased in ( c ) Canad a ( d) Arg entina
( a) S w ed en ( b ) The N etherl and
(c ) U S A ( d) F rance 118) F orb es Asia’ s second annu al l ist of 40 richest Ind ians
incl u d es Tu l si Tanti. Tanti is the Chairm an of
111) Which of the f ol l ow ing statem ents ab ou t In di an ( a) S u z l on Energ y ( b ) J et Airw ay s
Ec on omy is not tru e. ( c ) R P G Enterp rises ( d) CavinK are
( a) Ind ia is the onl y cou ntry in the w orl d w hich
P rod u ces al l the f ive com m ercial varieties of sil k . 119 ) To w hich b ank d id the R eserve Bank of Ind ia sel l $ 5
( b ) The Tex til e ind u stry in Ind ia em p l oy s ab ou t b il l ion of f oreig n ex chang e to red eem the f orm er’ s Ind ia
35 m il l ion p ersons. Mi llen n i u m D epos i t s ( IMD ) in D ecem b er 20 0 5?
( c ) Al ang S hip -b reak ing Y ard w hich d ism antl es 30 0 ( a) H D F C Bank ( b ) ICICI Bank
S hip s a y ear is one of the b ig g est in the w orl d . (c ) S BI ( d) Bank of Barod a
( d) Tw o of the m aj or ind u strial ex p orts f rom Ind ia
are ed ib l e oil s, and f ertil iz ers. 12 0) The U s t ad H aafi z A li K h an A w ard 20 0 5 w as
p resented in D ecem b er 20 0 5, b y the P rim e Minister D r.
Manm ohan S ing h to
( a) Am j ad Al i K han ( b ) Bism il l ah K han
( c ) F areed a K hannu m ( d) Bhu p en H az arik a

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12 1) Z u b i n Mk eh t a is the Mu sic D irector of the 130) In a D ou b le D ec k er b u s 25 p asseng ers can
Mu nich-b ased Bavarian S tate Orchestra. Which Ind ian accom m od ate in the l ow er d eck and 20 p asseng ers in the
Org anisation p artnered the Germ an Consu l ate and Max u p p er d eck . 10 ref u sed sit in the u p p er d eck , and 5
Mu el l er Bhavan in org aniz ing a tou r to Ind ia of the w anted to sit in the u p p er d eck . In how m any w ay s 45
l eg end ary cond u ctor Z u b in Mehta? P asseng ers can b e accom m od ated ?
( a) Ind ian Cou ncil f or Cu l tu ral R el ations (a) 4 5 C3 0 ( b ) 3 0 C20
( b ) Tata Consu l tancy S ervices ( c ) 3 0 C25 ( d) 3 0 C15
( c ) Mu sic Acad em y , Chennai
( d) Wip ro Technol og ies. 131) Which state has the h i gh es t n u mb er of people
li v i n g b elow pov ert y li n e ( 47 .15% ; A ll In di a = 26 % ) ,
12 2 ) A b du l R au of B u n dh u n w ho w as honou red w ith the accord ing to the S oc i al D ev elopmen t R eport 20 0 6 ?
P ravasi Bharatiy a S am m an Aw ard in J anu ary 20 0 6, is the ( a) Bihar ( b ) Orissa
V ice-P resid ent of ( c ). Assam ( d) R aj asthan
( a) Mal ay sia ( b ) F ij i
( c ) S u rinam e ( d) Mau ritiu s 132 ) D eepmala D ev i ( R ai lw ay s ) set a national record in
the 20 k m w al k event ( cl ock ing 1: 39 : 29 ) in the In au gu ral
12 3) The Programme for Prov i di n g U rb an A men i t i es N at i on al En du ran c e Meet at N ew D el hi in J an u ary
i n R u ral A reas ( PU R A ) is the b rainchil d of P resid ent 20 0 6 . S he hail s f rom
Ab d u l K al am . It has b een su ccessf u l l y im p l em ented in ( a) Aru nachal P rad esh ( b ) Manip u r
C h i t rak oot , w hich is l ocated in ( c ) Bihar ( d) K arnatak a
(a) U ttaranchal ( b ) Mad hy a P rad esh
( c ) Maharashtra ( d) U ttar P rad esh 133) There are 4 d if f erent ad d ressed envel op es and 4
d if f erent l etters. What is the p rob ab il ity of inserting the
12 4) Which of the f ol l ow ing is not a m em b er of the E3 , correct l etters to the corresp ond ing envel op es?
w hich is neg otiating w ith Iran over the l atter’ s nu cl ear ( a) 1/ 4 ( b ) 1/ 12 ( c ) 1/ 24 ( d) 4/ 15
p rog ram m e?
( a) Germ any ( b ) The N etherl and s 134) In J anu ary 20 0 6, Gen eral J as b i r S i n gh L i dder w as
( c ) U nited K ing d om ( d) F rance ap p ointed as the F orce Com m and er of the U nited N ations
P eace-k eep ing Mission in
12 5 ) Who am ong the f ol l ow ing w as the m ain org aniz er of ( a) S u d an ( b ) Chad
the K alac h ak ra 20 0 6 hel d in Am ravati, And hra P rad esh, ( c ) Chechny a ( d) Cy p ru s
in 20 0 6?
( a) Governm ent of Bhu tan 135 ) J i ri Parou b ek w ho visited Ind ia in J anu ary 20 0 6, is
( b ) Bu sshok ar F ou nd ation the P rim e Minister of
( c ) N orb u l ing k a Institu te, D harm asal a ( a ) C z e c h R e p u b lic (b ) Ir e la n d
( d) Worl d Bu d d hist Cou ncil (c ) I ta ly (d ) T h e N e th e r la n d s

12 6 ) The S ou t h A s i an Free T rade A greemen t 1 3 6 ) Which oil p rod u cing cou ntry control s the strateg ic
( S A FT A ) of S A A R C cou ntries com es into ef f ect f rom S t rai t of H ormu z , a critical ship p ing l ane in the m id -east?
J anu ary 20 0 6. Accord ing to S AF TA, b y the end of 20 0 6, ( a) Iraq ( b ) Iran
tarif f s w il l b e red u ced ( ex cep t f or L D C s ) b y ( c ) K u w ait ( d) U AE
( a) 15% ( b ) 25%
(c ) 20 % ( d) 30 % 1 3 7 ) Who am ong the f ol l ow ing is a P rof essor of Ec on omi c s
an d D i rec t or of t h e Eart h In s t i t u t e at Col u m b ia
U niversity ?
12 7) Accord ing to the 9 7 th C on s t i t u t i on al A men dmen t , ( a) Meg hnad D esaid ( b ) Am arty a S en
w hat shou l d b e the m ax im u m siz e of the cou ncil of ( c ) J ef f rey S achs ( d) J ag d ishBhag w ati
m inisters in K arnatak a w hich has a 224 memb er
Assem b l y ? 138) Ellen J oh n s on S i rleaf b ecam e the f irst el ected
( a) 23 ( b ) 45
w om an P resid ent of Af rican nation. Which
( c ) 56 ( d) 34 ( a) N ig eria ( b ) N am ib ia
( c ) Botsw ana ( d) L ib eria
12 8) The N at i on al In s t i t u t e of A gri c u lt u re
Mark et i n g, w hich has p rep ared a d etail ed p roj ect rep ort 139 ) Mi c h elle B ac h elet has b een el ected as the F irst
f or setting u p m od ern term inal m ark et com p l ex es f or
w om an P resid ent of
p erishab l es, is l ocate in ( a) P eru ( b ) Chil e
( a) Bang al ore ( b ) J aip u r
( c ) L ib eria ( d) Arg entina
( c ) L u ck now ( d) Ahm ed ab ad
140) w hich d om estic airp ort has b een ap p roved b y the
12 9 ) The J u s t i c e R aj i n der S ac c h ar C ommi t t ee w as
U nion Cab inet as an i n t ern at i on al ai rport in D ecem b er
set u p in Marc h 20 0 5 to su b m it a rep ort on 20 0 5?
( a) Il l eg al m ig rants in the N orth-East
( a) J aip u r ( b ) Bhu b aneshw ar
( b ) R ehab il itation of 19 8 4 Bhop al g as trag ed y
( c ) Bang al ore ( d) P anaj i
victim s
( c ) S tatu s of m inorities
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R ecord f or the h i gh es t open i n g part n ers h i p of 413 ru ns
STAND BY QUESTIONS
in Test Crick et? 15 1) In N ovem b er 20 0 5, w hich of the f ol l ow ing cou ntries
( a) V inoo Mank ad and P ank aj R oy w as the venu e f or the fou rt h S u mmi t of A meri c as ?
( b ) C.K . N aid u and P ank aj R oy ( a) V enez u el a ( b ) Chil e
( c ) V inoo Mank ad and C.K . N aid u ( c ) Braz il ( d) Arg entina
( d) L al a Am arnath and P ank aj R oy
15 2 ) R ecentl y ON GC V id esh w on an of f shore oil ex p l oration
142 ) R ecentl y Gas A u t h ori t y of In di a L i mi t ed ( GA IL ) b l ock in the p otential l y oil -rich P hu k hanh b asin, w hich is
sig ned an energ y co-op eration d eal f or j oint ex p l oration, l ocated in
p rod u ction, and d istrib u tion of oil and g as, w ith ( a) Mal ay sia ( b ) Thil and
( a) Cairns ( b ) CN OOC ( c ) V ietnam ( d) Ind onesia
( c ) BP ( d) S inop ec
15 3) w hich of the f ol l ow ing w as dec ommi s s i on ed in 20 0 5?
143) The venu e f or the six -nation A s i a-Pac i fi c ( a) IN S Chak ra ( b ) IN S V al m ik i
Part n ers h i p on C lean D ev elopmen t an d C li mat e ( c ) IN S H im g iri ( d) IN S Z am orin
S u mmi t hel d in J anu ary 20 0 6 w as
( a) S eou l ( b ) Tok y o 15 4) L ou i s V i v i an D eroz i o is associated w ith the –
( c ) D el hi ( d) S y d ney ( a) S w ad eshi Movem ent
( b ) Anti-P artition m ovem ent
144) ’ Eu ph en i c s ’ is the stu d y of - . ( c ) Y ou ng Beng al Movem ent
( a) Im p rovem ent of hu m an race b y p rovid ing ( d) Y ou ng Ind ia Movem ent
b etter cond ition of l if e.
(b ) Im p rovem ent of hu m an race b y p rincip l es of 15 5 ) ‘ L i b erat or of t h e In di an Pres s ’ ?
Genetics. . ( a) Wil l iam Bentinck ( b ) L ord Macau l ay
(c ) Im p rovem ent of hu m an race b y al tering the ( c ) Charl es Metcal f e ( d) L ord Cu rz on
P rotem a sy nthesis.
( d) N one of these. K E Y S
- 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
145 ) Which g l and is b oth ex oc ri n e an d en doc ri n e?
0 - D A D C B C A C B
( a) Thy roid ( b ) P ancreas
1 B A A A B B A A B C
( c ) P itu itary ( d) Mam m ary
2 C C A B A C D C C B
146 ) In 20 0 5, the Geologi c al S u rv ey of In di a F ou nd a 3 A D C D A B A A B B
hu g e reserves of Gol d in the Bansw ara d istrict of 4 A C D B B D B C B C
( a) H ary ana ( b ) R aj asthan 5 B C B B D A D B B D
( c ) Chattisg arh ( d) K arnatak a 6 D B D A B B A B C B
7 C A D B D C A D B A
147) In N ovem b er 20 0 5, w hich cou ntry w itnessed 8 D A B C A A A B B B
w i des pread ri ot s b y p rotesting A fri c an i mmi gran t s , 9 D D B C C A A A C B
m ostl y of Arab orig in? 10 D C C C B B A A B D
( a) P ortu g al ( b ) Germ any 11 B D C B A D D B A C
( c ) F rance ( d) S p ain 12 C B D B B C C D B C
13 D B B C A A B D D B
148) The S ec on d Mas t er C on t rol of Fac i li t y of the 14 A A D D C B B C B D
IS R O w as inau g u rated at 15 C D C C C C - - - -
( a) Bang al ore ( b ) Bhop al
( c ) Ahm ed ab ad ( d) S riharik ota
IAS MAINS – 2 0 0 6 & G R O U P -I
149 ) IN S B eas , the l atest g u id ed m issil e f rig ate, w as
Com m issioned in 20 0 5 Irrespective of your performance in the PRELIMS,
( a) V ishak hap atnam ( b ) P arad eep prepare for the M AINS-2 0 0 6 .
( c ) Mu m b ai ( d) K ol k ata
WE AT THE RADIAN TR AI N Y O U IN T EN SIV ELY
15 0) Which of the f ol l ow ing cou ntries accord ing to the F O R MA IN S D U R I N G THE LU LL PERIO D (i.e . t h e
Mc K i n s ey q u art erly report f or S ep tem b er 20 0 5 is p e r i o d b / w P R EL I M S & D e c l a r a t i o n o f R ES U L T) . D o n ’ t
em erg ing as a tou g h rival f or Ind ia in the B u s i n es s w a s te th is P e r io d a t le a s t P r e p a r e fo r y o u r S EC O N D
Proc es s O u t s ou rc i n g ( B PO ) sector? O P TI O N AL ( L i k e TAM I L L i t e r a t u r e e t c . )
( a) China ( b ) Braz il
( c ) The P hil ip p ines ( d) R u ssia We En g a g e o n e Retired Tamil Professor & another
Tamil L it erat u re E x p ert W it h H an d s on
A L L T H E B E S T F O R Y O U R C IV IL E x p erien c e in C iv il S e r v ic e s T o T eac h T a m il
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