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1. Asbestos is:
(1) Man made fibre product
(2) Naturally occurring mineral
(3) Naturally occurring ore
(4) Product of-cement
Ans:-4
2. Who is the head of the committee which was formed by the Government to determine price and taxation on petroleum products?
(l) C Rangarajan
(2) Mani Shankar Aiyar
(3) Murali Deora
(4) Montek Singh Ahluwalia
Ans:-3
3. If a person is suffering from defective double-layered valve, then which organ of the body is affected ?
(1) Stomach
(2) Lungs
(3) Small intestine
(4) Heart
Ans:-4
4. Which of the following is the most important factor for the increase in number of diabetic patients in India?
(1) Distress in daily life
(2) Bad food habit
(3) Dull life style
(4) All the three
Ans:-4
5. The spinal column of man is protected by
(1) Skull
(2) Vertebrae column
(3) Pericardium
(4) Perichondrium
Ans:-2
6. Which of the following is the smallest ocean?
(1) Pacific
(2) Indian
(3) Arctic
(4) Atlantic
Ans:-3
7. Where can you find the “Sea of Tranquility”?
(1) Mars
(2) Saturn
(3) Moon
(4) Sun
Ans:-3
8. Who was the first speaker of Lok Sabha?
(1) Ananthasayanam Ayengar
(2) G.V. Mavlankar
(3) Sardar Hukum Singh
(4) N. Sanjeeva Reedy
Ans:-2
9. ‘Maple leaf is the symbol of which country?
(1) Canada
(2) Australia
(3) Kenya
(4) Brazil
Ans:-4
10. Apart from New Delhi which other Indian city did U.S. President
George Bush visit during his recent visit to India?
(1) Hyderabad
(2) Bangalore
(3) Mumbai
(4) None of these
Ans:-1
11. The Sir Creek lies in the:
(1) Ranna of Kutch
(2) Palk straits
(3) Andamans
(4) British Isles
Ans:-1
12. The character ‘Gulliver’ was created by
(1) Jonathan Swift
(2) John Gulliver
(3) William Shakespeare
(4) P.G. Wodehouse
Ans:-1
13. Of the States going to polls in 2006, which has the highest number of voters?
(l) Kerala
(2)Assam
(3) Tamil Nadu
(4) West Bengal
Ans:-4
14. Which of the .following Indian birds is facing extinction due to environmental pollution?
(1) Chicken
(2) Parrot
(3) Vulture
(4) Duck
Ans:-3
15. Quit India Movement was launched due to:
(1) Involvement of India in Second World War by England.
(2) Failure of Cripps Mission
(3 arrest of Congress leaders
(4) Improper implementation of 1935 Act
Ans:-2
16. Which Indian language referred to as ‘Italian of the East”?
(1) Urdu
(2) Tamil
(3) Telugu
(4) Oriya
Ans:-3
17. If the Postal Index Number (PIN) begins with ‘6’ then the post office is probably situated In the State of
(1) Maharashtra
(2) Kerala
(3) Karnataka
(4 Andhra Pradesh
Ans:-2
18. Kunwar Singh led Sepoy Muting against British in:
(1)Gaya
(2)Ara
(3) Buxar
(4) Patna
Ans:-2
19. How many districts were included under Employment Guarantee
Act in the first phase?
(1)240
(2)260
(3) 220
(4) 200
Ans:-4
20. Which of the following forms of carbon can be used as lubricant in heavy machines? (1)Diamond
(2) Dry carbon
(3) Carbon powder
(4) Graphite
Ans:-4
21. Rail and telegraph services were started during the reign of:
(1) Lord Canning
(2) Lord Rippon
(3) Lord Dalhousie
(4) Lord Minto
Ans:-3
22. Which of the following crops increases nitrogen fixation in soil?
(1) Wheat
(2) Beans
(3) Tobacco
(4) Cotton
Ans:-2
23. Which part of the Union. Territory of Pondicherry is physically situated in Andhra Pradesh?
(1) Karaikal
(2) Mahe
(3) Yanam
(4) Divi
Ans:-3
24. Name the British historian who was jailed by an Austrian Court for denying horrors of holocaust during Nazi rule:
(1) Christian Fleck
(2) Christopher Reed
(3) Don McKinnon
(4) David Irving
Ans:-2
25. Which of the following places is not associated with ship manufacturing?
(1) Mumbai
(2) Vishakhapatnam
(3) Kochi
(4) Alang
Ans:-1
26. Kannauj was the capital of which king in ancient time?
(I) Harshavardhana.
(2) Chandragupta I
(3) Pulkeshin II
(4) Samudragupta
Ans:-1
27. In which of the following Iraqi cities is situated the famous’ Al Askari. place of worship of Shias?
(1) Basra
(2) Baghdad
(3)Karbala
(4)Samara
Ans:-3
28 In which of the following Indian cities there is possibility of maximum temperature during summer?
(1) Chennai
(2) Nagpur
(3) Hyderabad
(4) Puri
Ans:-2
29.The statue of Bahubali in Shravanbelgola was carved during the reign of:
(1) Chalukya
(2) Chola
(3) Ganga
(4) Rashtrakuta
Ans:3
30. Which of the following diseases is not transmitted by mosquito?
(1) Malaria
(2) Filaria
(3) Dengue Fever
(4) Sleeping sickness
Ans:-2
31. The root of Naxalite movement is in:
(1) Andhra Pradesh
(2) Chhattisgarh
(3) West Bengal
(4) Jharkhand
Ans:-1
32 Which of the following taxes/duties are levied by the Union but appropriated by the States?
(1) Income-tax
(2) Wealth-tax
(3) Stamp duty
(4) Excise duty
Ans:-4
33. Rajdhani Express trains run:
(1) Only between New Delhi and all state capitals
(2) Only between New Delhi ‘and state capitals
(3) Only between New Delhi and important cities
(4) Only between New Delhi and Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai
Ans:-3
34. How many times has the Indian Constitution been amended so far?
(1) 95
(2)104
(3) 102
(4) None of these
Ans;-2
35. There is a wide variation of fauna and flora on the earth due to:
(1) Varied biosphere
(2) Varied hydrosphere
(3) Atmospheric changes
(4) Different physical environment
Ans:-4
36. Large scale flowering of bamboo plants in the North-Eastern region of the country may result in:
(1) Increased output of bamboo
(2)Increase in rainfall
(3) Better paddy harvest
(4) Famines
Ans:-4
37. Which of the following is not a National Championship Game?
(1) Rangaswamy Cup
(2) Durand Cup
(3) Ranji Trophy
(4) Santosh Trophy
Ans:-1
38. Before joining the Union of India, Goa was under the occupation of:
(1) Portugal
(2) France
(3) Denmark
(4) Britain
Ans:-1
39. In how many Commands the Indian Navy is organised?
(1) One
(2) Two
(3) Three
(4) Four
Ans:-3
40. In which of the States, State Assembly functions in two cities?
(1) Uttaranchal
(2) Himachal Pradesh
(3) Maharashtra
(4) Madhya Pradesh
Ans:-3
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MCQ General Awareness
MCQ General Awareness
Quiz MCQ general knowledge questions for Exams
MCQ General Knowledge Objective GK
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
(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
(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
(C) Onion
(D) Wheat
Answers:
Quiz MCQ general knowledge questions for Exams
MCQ General Knowledge Objective GK
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
(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
(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
(C) Onion
(D) Wheat
Answers:
| 1 | A |
| 2 | A |
| 3 | A |
| 4 | A |
| 5 | A |
| 6 | A |
| 7 | D |
| 8 | C |
| 9 | D |
| 10 | D |
| 11 | C |
| 12 | C |
| 13 | A |
| 14 | C |
| 15 | D |
| 16 | C |
| 17 | D |
| 18 | A |
| 19 | A |
| 20 | B |
| 21 | A |
| 22 | C |
| 23 | A |
| 24 | B |
| 25 | C |
General Knowledge Quiz on India,
General Knowledge Quiz on India,
india General Knowledge Current Affairs
India General Knowledge Quiz Questions and Answers
1. Given below are two statements:
Assertion (A) The President is the part of the Parliament.
Reason (R) : A Bill passed by the two Houses of Parliament cannot become law without the assent of the President.
In the context of the above, which one of the following is correct?
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation
(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
2. Which of the following are the Financial Committees of Parliament in India?
1. Public Account Committee
2. Estimate Committee
3. Committee on Public Under takings
Select the correct answer from the code given below:
(A)1 only
(B) 1 and 2
(C)l and 3
(D) 1,2 and 3
3. Which among the following is an asset for a Commercial Bank?
(A) Credit to farmers
(B) Deposits of public
(C) Borrowings from R.B.J.
(D) Demand deposits of Industries
4. What is the theme of the Eleventh Five Year Plan for education sector?
(A) Education for all
(B) Education with Sports
(C) Compulsory elementary education
(D) Vocanalisation of education
5. ‘Ecology is permanent economy’ is the slogan of which movement?
(A) Appiko Movement
(B) Narmada Bachao Andolan
(C) Chipko Movement
(D) None of the above
6. The licensing policy for the industries drew strength from?
(A) Industrial Policy Resolution 1948
(B) Industrial Policy Resolution 1956
(C) Congress Party Resolution of establishing socialistic pattern of society
(D) Industries Act 1951
7. Consider the following sources of Revenue of the Panchayats
1. Local Authority Grant by Finance Commission
2. Assistance by Central Cooperative Banks
3 Allocations for centrally sponsored schemes
4. NABARD
5. Allocation from State Finance Commission
Of the above, the correct sources of Finance for Panchayats would be
(A)1,2,3 and 5
(B)only l and 2
(C)1,2 and 5
(D)l,2,4 and 5
8. Who wrote a book describing the theory of economic drain of India during British rule?
(A) Lala Lajpat Rai
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
(D) Dadabhai Naoroji
9. The extent of money transfer to the States out of sharable pool of Tax Collection according to the 12th Finance Commission has been fixed at?
(A) 29.0 percent
(B) 29.5 percent
(C) 30.5 percent
(D) 32.0 percent
10. In India, Foreign Investment Promotion Board now works under
(A) Reserve Bank of India
(B) Ministry of External Affairs
(C) Ministry of Commerce
(D) Ministry of Finance
11. In India, between 2001 to 2005, growth rate of which sector has consistently increased?
(A) Agriculture
(B) Industry
(C) Services
(D) None of the above
12. Name the Indian Economist who won the Leontif Award 2009. Earlier this award had been won by persons such as J. K. Galbraith, Amartya Sen and others.
(A) Dr. Manmohan Singh
(B) Shanta Sinha
(C) Shankar Acharya
(D) Bina Agarwal
13. With what subject is Raghuram Rajan Committee connected?
(A) Austerity in Government Expenditure
(B) Financial Sector Reforms
(C) Export-Import Balance
(D) Rising Prices
14. In the year 2006-2007, the share of nuclear energy generated in India in the total energy gene rated was
(A) Less than 3 percent
(B) Between 3 and 4 percent
(C) Between 4 and 6 percent
(D) Between 6 and 8 percent
15. In which Five Year Plan, Economic Development rate was maximum?
(A) First Five Year Plan
(B) Sixth Five Year Plan
(C) Tenth Five Year Plan
(D) Fourth Five Year Plan
16. In which one of the year ‘Rolling
Plan’ was in operation in India?
(A)1968-69
(B) 1978-79
(C)1988-89
(D) 1990-91
17. Which State is the largest producer of ‘Tobacco’ in India?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Tamil Nadu
18. The Government of India has recently acquired the RBI’s stake in
(A) NABARD
(B) State Bank of India
(C) Housing Finance Corporation
(D) IDBI
19. Free trade zone is one?
(A) Where trade is done without restriction
(B) Where any entrepreneur is free to start industries
(C) Where infrastructural facilities are provided free to entrepreneurs by the government
(D) Where industries are free from excise duties and produce for exports
20. The Government of India has replaced FERA by?
(A) The Competition Act
(B) The FEMA
(C) The Monopolies Act
(D) The MRTP Act
21. The objective of the new Foreign Trade Policy is to increase India share in the World Trade by 2009 to?
(A)1.00%
(B) 1.25 %
(C)1.50%
(D) 2.00%
22. The Forex Reserves in India have been witnessing continuous growth due to following reasons
1. Rise in FDI inflows
2. Gifts from Foreign Countries
3. High interest regime in the country
4. Huge inflows of FII funds
5. Remittances from Indians working abroad
Select the correct answer from the given codes:
Codes:
(A)1,3,4,5
(B) 1,2,3,4
(C)1,2,4,5
(D) 2,3,4,5
23.The Apex Organisation for Marketing Cooperatives at the national level is?
(A) FCI
(B) NAFED
(C) National Cooperative Union
(D) National Agricultural Marketing Board
24. ‘Golden Hand Shake Scheme’ in India is related with?
(A) Voluntary Retirement
(B) Indian Gold Dealers
(C) Foreign Cold Dealers in India
(D) Promoting Trade in Cold
25. Which of the following systems of Note-issue is followed by RBI?
(A) Proportional Reserve System
(B) Minimum Reserve System
(C) Fixed Fiduciary System
(D) None of the above
ANSWERS
india General Knowledge Current Affairs
India General Knowledge Quiz Questions and Answers
1. Given below are two statements:
Assertion (A) The President is the part of the Parliament.
Reason (R) : A Bill passed by the two Houses of Parliament cannot become law without the assent of the President.
In the context of the above, which one of the following is correct?
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation
(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
2. Which of the following are the Financial Committees of Parliament in India?
1. Public Account Committee
2. Estimate Committee
3. Committee on Public Under takings
Select the correct answer from the code given below:
(A)1 only
(B) 1 and 2
(C)l and 3
(D) 1,2 and 3
3. Which among the following is an asset for a Commercial Bank?
(A) Credit to farmers
(B) Deposits of public
(C) Borrowings from R.B.J.
(D) Demand deposits of Industries
4. What is the theme of the Eleventh Five Year Plan for education sector?
(A) Education for all
(B) Education with Sports
(C) Compulsory elementary education
(D) Vocanalisation of education
5. ‘Ecology is permanent economy’ is the slogan of which movement?
(A) Appiko Movement
(B) Narmada Bachao Andolan
(C) Chipko Movement
(D) None of the above
6. The licensing policy for the industries drew strength from?
(A) Industrial Policy Resolution 1948
(B) Industrial Policy Resolution 1956
(C) Congress Party Resolution of establishing socialistic pattern of society
(D) Industries Act 1951
7. Consider the following sources of Revenue of the Panchayats
1. Local Authority Grant by Finance Commission
2. Assistance by Central Cooperative Banks
3 Allocations for centrally sponsored schemes
4. NABARD
5. Allocation from State Finance Commission
Of the above, the correct sources of Finance for Panchayats would be
(A)1,2,3 and 5
(B)only l and 2
(C)1,2 and 5
(D)l,2,4 and 5
8. Who wrote a book describing the theory of economic drain of India during British rule?
(A) Lala Lajpat Rai
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
(D) Dadabhai Naoroji
9. The extent of money transfer to the States out of sharable pool of Tax Collection according to the 12th Finance Commission has been fixed at?
(A) 29.0 percent
(B) 29.5 percent
(C) 30.5 percent
(D) 32.0 percent
10. In India, Foreign Investment Promotion Board now works under
(A) Reserve Bank of India
(B) Ministry of External Affairs
(C) Ministry of Commerce
(D) Ministry of Finance
11. In India, between 2001 to 2005, growth rate of which sector has consistently increased?
(A) Agriculture
(B) Industry
(C) Services
(D) None of the above
12. Name the Indian Economist who won the Leontif Award 2009. Earlier this award had been won by persons such as J. K. Galbraith, Amartya Sen and others.
(A) Dr. Manmohan Singh
(B) Shanta Sinha
(C) Shankar Acharya
(D) Bina Agarwal
13. With what subject is Raghuram Rajan Committee connected?
(A) Austerity in Government Expenditure
(B) Financial Sector Reforms
(C) Export-Import Balance
(D) Rising Prices
14. In the year 2006-2007, the share of nuclear energy generated in India in the total energy gene rated was
(A) Less than 3 percent
(B) Between 3 and 4 percent
(C) Between 4 and 6 percent
(D) Between 6 and 8 percent
15. In which Five Year Plan, Economic Development rate was maximum?
(A) First Five Year Plan
(B) Sixth Five Year Plan
(C) Tenth Five Year Plan
(D) Fourth Five Year Plan
16. In which one of the year ‘Rolling
Plan’ was in operation in India?
(A)1968-69
(B) 1978-79
(C)1988-89
(D) 1990-91
17. Which State is the largest producer of ‘Tobacco’ in India?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Tamil Nadu
18. The Government of India has recently acquired the RBI’s stake in
(A) NABARD
(B) State Bank of India
(C) Housing Finance Corporation
(D) IDBI
19. Free trade zone is one?
(A) Where trade is done without restriction
(B) Where any entrepreneur is free to start industries
(C) Where infrastructural facilities are provided free to entrepreneurs by the government
(D) Where industries are free from excise duties and produce for exports
20. The Government of India has replaced FERA by?
(A) The Competition Act
(B) The FEMA
(C) The Monopolies Act
(D) The MRTP Act
21. The objective of the new Foreign Trade Policy is to increase India share in the World Trade by 2009 to?
(A)1.00%
(B) 1.25 %
(C)1.50%
(D) 2.00%
22. The Forex Reserves in India have been witnessing continuous growth due to following reasons
1. Rise in FDI inflows
2. Gifts from Foreign Countries
3. High interest regime in the country
4. Huge inflows of FII funds
5. Remittances from Indians working abroad
Select the correct answer from the given codes:
Codes:
(A)1,3,4,5
(B) 1,2,3,4
(C)1,2,4,5
(D) 2,3,4,5
23.The Apex Organisation for Marketing Cooperatives at the national level is?
(A) FCI
(B) NAFED
(C) National Cooperative Union
(D) National Agricultural Marketing Board
24. ‘Golden Hand Shake Scheme’ in India is related with?
(A) Voluntary Retirement
(B) Indian Gold Dealers
(C) Foreign Cold Dealers in India
(D) Promoting Trade in Cold
25. Which of the following systems of Note-issue is followed by RBI?
(A) Proportional Reserve System
(B) Minimum Reserve System
(C) Fixed Fiduciary System
(D) None of the above
ANSWERS
| 1 | A |
| 2 | D |
| 3 | C |
| 4 | C |
| 5 | C |
| 6 | D |
| 7 | A |
| 8 | D |
| 9 | C |
| 10 | D |
| 11 | C |
| 12 | D |
| 13 | B |
| 14 | A |
| 15 | C |
| 16 | B |
| 17 | A |
| 18 | B |
| 19 | A |
| 20 | B |
| 21 | D |
| 22 | A |
| 23 | B |
| 24 | A |
| 25 | B |
Science objective solved questions
Science objective solved questions
Objective Questions In General Science
Science Objective Type Solved Questions
1. Which one of the following instruments is used to study dispersion of light?
(A) Microscope
(B) Telescope
(C) Spectrometer
(D) Photometer
2. A fountain pen works on the principle of?
(A) Flow of liquids from higher to lower potential
(B) Capillary action
(C) Bernoulli’s principle
(D) Viscosity of liquids
3. The substance most commonly used as a food preservative is?
(A) Sodium carbonate
(B) Tartaric acid
(C) Acetic acid
(D) Sodium salt of benzoic acid
4. Catalyst is a substance which?
(A) Increases the rate of the reaction
(B) Decreases the rate of the reaction
(C) Has no action on the rate of the reaction -
(D) Alters the rate of reaction
5. Which among the following is used in the treatment of tuberculosis?
(A) Streptomycin
(B) Aspirin
(C) Paracetamol
(D) Dettol
6. Which of the following gases is most toxic?
(A) Carbon dioxide
(B) Carbon monoxide
(C) Sulphur dioxide
(D) Chlorine
7. Which part of human body is first highly affected by nuclear radiation?
(A) Eyes
(B) Lungs
(C) Skin
(D) Bone Marrow
8. Sour milk contains ?
(A) Acetic acid
(B) Tartaric acid
(C) Citric acid
(D) Lactic acid
9. The acid used in lead storage cells is?
(A) Phosphoric acid
(B) Hydrochloric acid
(C) Nitric acid
(D) Sulphuric acid
10. Alum stops bleeding in minor cuts because of ?
(A) Solvation
(B) Emulsion
(C) Dialysis
(D) Coagulation
11. Tincture iodine is a solution of iodine in?
(A) Potassium iodide
(B) Ethyl alcohol
(C) Water
(D) Sodium chloride
12. ‘Plaster of Paris’ is made by partial dehydration of?
(A) Epsom salt
(B) Gypsum salt
(C) Blue vitriol
(D) Green vitriol
13. Water can be separated from alcohol-water mixture by?
(A) Decantation
(B) Evaporation
(C) Distillation
(D) Sublimation
14. Pycnometer is an instrument used to measure the?
(A) Density
(B) Intensity of solar radiation
(C) Intensity of earthquake
(D) High temperatures
15. ‘Bull’ in Buddhism is associated with which event of Buddha’s life?
(A) Birth
(B) Great departure
(C) Enlightenment
(D) Mahaparinirvan
16. Who was the Guru of Shivaji?
(A) Namdev
(B) Ramdas
(C) Eknath
(D) Tukaram
17. Ibn Batuta, the famous traveller came from?
(A) Portugal
(B) Morocco
(C) China
(D) Tibet
18. Which of the following would be the most accurate description of the Mauryan Monarchy under Asoka?
(A) Enlightened despotism
(B) Centralised autocracy
(C) Oriental despotism
(D) Guided democracy
19. Amir Khusrau was a musician and
(A) Sufi saint
(B) Persian and Hindavi writer, and scholar
(C) Historian
(D) All of the above
20. Lahore was Ranjeet Singh’s Political Capital. Which city was
called his Religious Capital?
(A) Amritsar
(B) Anandpur Shahib
(C) Gujranwala
(D) Peshawar
21. ‘Permanent Settlement’, the system of revenue collection was introduced in India by?
(A) Lord Curzon
(B) Lord Daihousie
(C) Lord Hastings
(D) Lord Cornwallis
22. Who was the first woman President of Congress?
(A) Mrs. Annie Besant
(B) Mrs. Sarojini Naidu
(C) Mrs. Nellie Sengupta
(D) Aruna Asaf Ali
23. The disputed coastal strip off the Gujarat coast on which India and Pakistan are holding talks is
known as?
(A) Gulf of Cambay
(B) Sir Creek
(C) Gulf of Khambhat
(D) Mouth of Indus
24. The Simon Commission which came to India in February 1928 was boycotted because?
(A) All its members were Englishmen
(B) At that time a large number of nationalist leaders were in prison
(C) The Chairman, Sir John Simon was very unpopular
(D) The Montague-Chemsford Reforms had failed
25. Who was the Chairman of the Partition Council?
(A) MA. Jinnah
(B) Lord Mountbatten
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru
(D) V. P.Menon
26. Herodotus is considerqd as the father of?
(A) History
(B) Geography
(C) Political Science
(D) Philosophy
27. Who has given this statement? “Man is born free but he is always in chain.”
(A) Locke
(B) Rousseau
(C) Bentham
(D) Robert Mill
28. Rousseau was associated with ?
(A) French Revolution
(A) Glorious Revolution
(A) Execution of Charles I
(A) Second World War
29. Who is the author Potter Book Series?
(A) Charles Dickens
(B) Nick Middleton
(C) J. K. Rowling
(D) Edward Klein
30. The Bureaucracy performs?
(A) Only administrative functions
(B) Only judicial functions
(C) Only legislative functions
(D) Administrative as well as quasi-judicial and quasi- legislative functions
31. The President of the Union of India has the same constitutional
authority as the?
(A) British Monarch
(B) President of USA
(C) President of Pakistan
(D) President of France
32. Which organ is the custodian of the National Purse?
(A) Executive
(B) Judiciary
(C) Legislature
(D) Civil Servants
33. Which one of the following is not a constitutional body?
(A) Election Conmtission
(B) Finance Commission
(C) Plarming Commission
(D) Union Public Service Commission
34. A member of the Union Public Service Commission can be
removed by the?
(A) President
(B) Prime Minister
(C) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
(D) Chairman of the UPSC
35. Who can be the member of the Rajya Sabha but can speak both in Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha?
(A) The Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
(B) Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha
(C) Nominated members of the Rajya Sabha
(D) Ministers who are members of the Rajya Sabha
36. Who is the present Secretary General of the United Nations?
(A) Javier Perez de Cuellar
(B) Kofi Annan
(C) U. Thant
(D) None of Thesei
37. Who was the first Deputy Prime Minister of India?
(A) Morarji Desai
(B) Vallabhbhai Patel
(C) GB. Pant
(ID) Devi Lal
38. Nuclear Non-ProliferationTreaty (NPT) has not yet been signed
by?
(A) Canada
(B) China
(C) India
(D) United Kingdom
39. The right to vote in elections to a Parliament is a?
(A) Fundamental Right
(B) Political Right
(C) Legal Right
(D) Natural Right
40. West Bengal shares boundaries with how many countries?
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D)Four
41. Which one of the following countries is not member of
SAARC?
(A) Bhutan
(B) Nepal
(C) Singapore
(D) Maldives
42. Which of the following is also known as ‘Eternal City’?
(A) London
(B) Rome
(C) Athens
(D) Berlin
43. The largest island in the world is Greenland. It is an integral part of?
(A) Norway
(B) North America
(C) Denmark
(D) Canada
44. Who invented the video-tape?
(A) Richard James
(B) Charles Ginsberg
(C) P. T. Farnsworth
(D) Georges de Mestral
45.Asad Ali Khan is Associated with ?
(A)Shahnai
(B)violin
(C)Classical music
(D)Vina
46. Chandigarh’s ‘Rock Garden’ is the creation of?
(A) Kishan Chand
(B) Nek Chand
(C) Gyari Chand
(D) Mool Chand
47. The term ‘Beamer’ is associated with?
(A)Football
(B) Hockey
(C)Cricket
(D) Chess
48.Of which country is bull-fighting the national game?
(A) Spain
(B) Portugal
(C) Hungary
(D) Poland
49. Fibre optics work on the principle of ?
(A) Scattering of light
(B) Total internal absorption
(C) Total internal reflection
(D) Optical rotation
50. A decibel is?
(A) A musical instrument
(B) The wavelength of noise
(C) A musical note
(D) A measure of sound level
Answers:
Objective Questions In General Science
Science Objective Type Solved Questions
1. Which one of the following instruments is used to study dispersion of light?
(A) Microscope
(B) Telescope
(C) Spectrometer
(D) Photometer
2. A fountain pen works on the principle of?
(A) Flow of liquids from higher to lower potential
(B) Capillary action
(C) Bernoulli’s principle
(D) Viscosity of liquids
3. The substance most commonly used as a food preservative is?
(A) Sodium carbonate
(B) Tartaric acid
(C) Acetic acid
(D) Sodium salt of benzoic acid
4. Catalyst is a substance which?
(A) Increases the rate of the reaction
(B) Decreases the rate of the reaction
(C) Has no action on the rate of the reaction -
(D) Alters the rate of reaction
5. Which among the following is used in the treatment of tuberculosis?
(A) Streptomycin
(B) Aspirin
(C) Paracetamol
(D) Dettol
6. Which of the following gases is most toxic?
(A) Carbon dioxide
(B) Carbon monoxide
(C) Sulphur dioxide
(D) Chlorine
7. Which part of human body is first highly affected by nuclear radiation?
(A) Eyes
(B) Lungs
(C) Skin
(D) Bone Marrow
8. Sour milk contains ?
(A) Acetic acid
(B) Tartaric acid
(C) Citric acid
(D) Lactic acid
9. The acid used in lead storage cells is?
(A) Phosphoric acid
(B) Hydrochloric acid
(C) Nitric acid
(D) Sulphuric acid
10. Alum stops bleeding in minor cuts because of ?
(A) Solvation
(B) Emulsion
(C) Dialysis
(D) Coagulation
11. Tincture iodine is a solution of iodine in?
(A) Potassium iodide
(B) Ethyl alcohol
(C) Water
(D) Sodium chloride
12. ‘Plaster of Paris’ is made by partial dehydration of?
(A) Epsom salt
(B) Gypsum salt
(C) Blue vitriol
(D) Green vitriol
13. Water can be separated from alcohol-water mixture by?
(A) Decantation
(B) Evaporation
(C) Distillation
(D) Sublimation
14. Pycnometer is an instrument used to measure the?
(A) Density
(B) Intensity of solar radiation
(C) Intensity of earthquake
(D) High temperatures
15. ‘Bull’ in Buddhism is associated with which event of Buddha’s life?
(A) Birth
(B) Great departure
(C) Enlightenment
(D) Mahaparinirvan
16. Who was the Guru of Shivaji?
(A) Namdev
(B) Ramdas
(C) Eknath
(D) Tukaram
17. Ibn Batuta, the famous traveller came from?
(A) Portugal
(B) Morocco
(C) China
(D) Tibet
18. Which of the following would be the most accurate description of the Mauryan Monarchy under Asoka?
(A) Enlightened despotism
(B) Centralised autocracy
(C) Oriental despotism
(D) Guided democracy
19. Amir Khusrau was a musician and
(A) Sufi saint
(B) Persian and Hindavi writer, and scholar
(C) Historian
(D) All of the above
20. Lahore was Ranjeet Singh’s Political Capital. Which city was
called his Religious Capital?
(A) Amritsar
(B) Anandpur Shahib
(C) Gujranwala
(D) Peshawar
21. ‘Permanent Settlement’, the system of revenue collection was introduced in India by?
(A) Lord Curzon
(B) Lord Daihousie
(C) Lord Hastings
(D) Lord Cornwallis
22. Who was the first woman President of Congress?
(A) Mrs. Annie Besant
(B) Mrs. Sarojini Naidu
(C) Mrs. Nellie Sengupta
(D) Aruna Asaf Ali
23. The disputed coastal strip off the Gujarat coast on which India and Pakistan are holding talks is
known as?
(A) Gulf of Cambay
(B) Sir Creek
(C) Gulf of Khambhat
(D) Mouth of Indus
24. The Simon Commission which came to India in February 1928 was boycotted because?
(A) All its members were Englishmen
(B) At that time a large number of nationalist leaders were in prison
(C) The Chairman, Sir John Simon was very unpopular
(D) The Montague-Chemsford Reforms had failed
25. Who was the Chairman of the Partition Council?
(A) MA. Jinnah
(B) Lord Mountbatten
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru
(D) V. P.Menon
26. Herodotus is considerqd as the father of?
(A) History
(B) Geography
(C) Political Science
(D) Philosophy
27. Who has given this statement? “Man is born free but he is always in chain.”
(A) Locke
(B) Rousseau
(C) Bentham
(D) Robert Mill
28. Rousseau was associated with ?
(A) French Revolution
(A) Glorious Revolution
(A) Execution of Charles I
(A) Second World War
29. Who is the author Potter Book Series?
(A) Charles Dickens
(B) Nick Middleton
(C) J. K. Rowling
(D) Edward Klein
30. The Bureaucracy performs?
(A) Only administrative functions
(B) Only judicial functions
(C) Only legislative functions
(D) Administrative as well as quasi-judicial and quasi- legislative functions
31. The President of the Union of India has the same constitutional
authority as the?
(A) British Monarch
(B) President of USA
(C) President of Pakistan
(D) President of France
32. Which organ is the custodian of the National Purse?
(A) Executive
(B) Judiciary
(C) Legislature
(D) Civil Servants
33. Which one of the following is not a constitutional body?
(A) Election Conmtission
(B) Finance Commission
(C) Plarming Commission
(D) Union Public Service Commission
34. A member of the Union Public Service Commission can be
removed by the?
(A) President
(B) Prime Minister
(C) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
(D) Chairman of the UPSC
35. Who can be the member of the Rajya Sabha but can speak both in Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha?
(A) The Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
(B) Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha
(C) Nominated members of the Rajya Sabha
(D) Ministers who are members of the Rajya Sabha
36. Who is the present Secretary General of the United Nations?
(A) Javier Perez de Cuellar
(B) Kofi Annan
(C) U. Thant
(D) None of Thesei
37. Who was the first Deputy Prime Minister of India?
(A) Morarji Desai
(B) Vallabhbhai Patel
(C) GB. Pant
(ID) Devi Lal
38. Nuclear Non-ProliferationTreaty (NPT) has not yet been signed
by?
(A) Canada
(B) China
(C) India
(D) United Kingdom
39. The right to vote in elections to a Parliament is a?
(A) Fundamental Right
(B) Political Right
(C) Legal Right
(D) Natural Right
40. West Bengal shares boundaries with how many countries?
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D)Four
41. Which one of the following countries is not member of
SAARC?
(A) Bhutan
(B) Nepal
(C) Singapore
(D) Maldives
42. Which of the following is also known as ‘Eternal City’?
(A) London
(B) Rome
(C) Athens
(D) Berlin
43. The largest island in the world is Greenland. It is an integral part of?
(A) Norway
(B) North America
(C) Denmark
(D) Canada
44. Who invented the video-tape?
(A) Richard James
(B) Charles Ginsberg
(C) P. T. Farnsworth
(D) Georges de Mestral
45.Asad Ali Khan is Associated with ?
(A)Shahnai
(B)violin
(C)Classical music
(D)Vina
46. Chandigarh’s ‘Rock Garden’ is the creation of?
(A) Kishan Chand
(B) Nek Chand
(C) Gyari Chand
(D) Mool Chand
47. The term ‘Beamer’ is associated with?
(A)Football
(B) Hockey
(C)Cricket
(D) Chess
48.Of which country is bull-fighting the national game?
(A) Spain
(B) Portugal
(C) Hungary
(D) Poland
49. Fibre optics work on the principle of ?
(A) Scattering of light
(B) Total internal absorption
(C) Total internal reflection
(D) Optical rotation
50. A decibel is?
(A) A musical instrument
(B) The wavelength of noise
(C) A musical note
(D) A measure of sound level
Answers:
| 1 | C |
| 2 | B |
| 3 | D |
| 4 | D |
| 5 | A |
| 6 | B |
| 7 | C |
| 8 | D |
| 9 | D |
| 10 | D |
| 11 | B |
| 12 | B |
| 13 | C |
| 14 | A |
| 15 | A |
| 16 | B |
| 17 | B |
| 18 | A |
| 19 | B |
| 20 | A |
| 21 | D |
| 22 | A |
| 23 | B |
| 24 | A |
| 25 | B |
| 26 | A |
| 27 | B |
| 28 | A |
| 29 | C |
| 30 | D |
| 31 | A |
| 32 | C |
| 33 | C |
| 34 | A |
| 35 | D |
| 36 | D |
| 37 | B |
| 38 | C |
| 39 | B |
| 40 | C |
| 41 | C |
| 42 | B |
| 43 | C |
| 44 | B |
| 45 | D |
| 46 | B |
| 47 | C |
| 48 | A |
| 49 | C |
| 50 | D |
quantitative aptitude questions with answers
quantitative aptitude questions with answers
Aptitude Questions and Answers
Quantitative Aptitude Questions Answers, Solved Test Paper
Directions—(Q. 1-5) What should come in place of question mark (?) in the following questions?
1. 188.21 -27.54 - 11.93 = ?
(A) 139.74
(B) 126.64
(C) 148.74
(D) 184.64
(E) None of these
2. 81.1 x 422.7 x 23.3 = 2?
(A) 7.1
(B) 14
(C) 0.5
(D) 9
(E) None of these
3.
3√ 1331=?
(A) 27
(B) 21
(C) 17
(13)9
(E) None of these
4. 18.5% of 220+ 12.4% of 680 =?
(A) 132.05
(B) 125.02
(C) 142.07
(D) 118.07
(E) None of these
5. 1268 ÷8 ÷ 2 = ?.
(A) 71.75
(B) 317
(C) 268
(D) 79.25
(E) None of these
Directions—(Q. 6-10) In the following number series only one number is wrong. Find out the wrong
number.
6.
4 5 12 38 160 805 4836
(A) 12
(B) 160
(C) 38
(D) 805
(E) None of these
7.
3 7 16 32 56 93 142
(A) 56
(B) 16
(C) 32
(D) 7
(E) None of these
8.
11 18 29 42 59 80 101
(A) 42
(B) 18
(C) 29
(D) 59
(E) None of these
9.
2 9 32 105 436 2195 13182
(A) 436
(B) 2195
(C) 9
(D) 32
(E) None of these
10.
5 55 495 3465 17325 34650 51975
(A) 495
(B) 34650
(C) 55
(D) 17325
(E) None of these
Directions-(Q. 11-15) Study the following information carefully to answer the questions that follow
A box contains 2 blue caps, 4 red caps, 5 green caps and 1 yellow cap.
11. If two caps are picked at random, what is the probability that both are blue ?
(A) 1/6
(B)1/ 10
(C) 1/12
(D)1/45
(E) None of these
12, If four caps are picked at random, what is the probability that none is green ?
(A) 7/99
(B)5/99
(C) 7/12
(D)5/12
(E) None of these
13. If three caps are picked at random, what is the probability that
two are red and one is green ?
(A) 9/22
(B)6/19
(C) 1/6
(D)3/22
(E) None of these
14. If one cap is picked at random, what is the probability that it is either blue or yellow ?
(A) 2/9
(B)1/ 4
(C) 3/8
(D)6/11
(E) None of these
15. If two caps are picked at random, what is the probability that at least one is red ?
(A) 1/3
(B)16/ 21
(C) 19/33
(D)7/19
(E) None of these
16. What would be the compound interest accrued on an amount of Rs. 8000 at the rate of 15 p.c.p.a.in three years ?
(A) Rs. 4283
(B) Rs. 4051
(C) Rs. 4167
(D) Rs. 4325
(E) None of these
17. What would be the cost of building a fence around a square plot with area equal to 361 sq. ft.
if the price per foot of building the fence is Rs. 62 ?
(A) Rs. 4026
(B) Rs. 4712
(C) Rs. 3948
(D) Cannot be determined
(E) None of these
18. The difference between a two digit numbers and the number obtained by interchanging the
two digits of the number is 9. If the sum of the two digits of the number is 15, then what is the
original number ?
(A) 89
(B) 67
(C) 87
(D) Cannot be determined
(E) None of these
19. In how many different ways can the letters of the word ’TRUST’ be arranged ?
(A) 240
(B) 120
(C) 80
(D) 25
(E) None of these
20. The ages of Shirish and Kunder are in the ratio of 5 : 6 respectively. After 8 years the ratio of
their ages will be 7 : 8. What is the difference in their ages ?
(A) 4 years
(B) 8 years
(C) 10 years
(D) 12 years
(E) None of these
Directions-—(Q. 21-25) What approximate value should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions ? (Note : You are not expected to calculate the exact value.)
21.
5554.999 /50.007 = ?
(A) 110
(B) 150
(C) 200
(D) 50
(E) 125
22. (18.001)3 = ?
(A) 5830
(B) 5500
(C) 6000
(D) 6480
(E) 5240
23. 23.001 x 18.999 x 7.998 = ?
(A) 4200
(B) 3000
(C) 3500
(D) 4000
(E) 2500
24. 9999÷99÷9=?
(A) 18
(B) 15
(C) 6
(D) 11
(E) 20
25. 22.005% of 449.999 = ?
(A) 85
(B) 100
(C) 125
(D) 75
(E) 150
Directions—(Q. 26-30) Study the following graph carefully to answer the questions
Note :Y axis denotes Per Cent increase in Profit
26. In which year did Company A earn the maximum amount of profit ?
(A) 2009
(B) 2006
(C) 2007
(D) Can not be determined
(E) None of these
27. If the amount of profit earned by Company B in the year 2007 was Rs. 7•56 lakhs, what was the
profit earned by it in the year 2005 ?
(A) Rs. 5 lakhs
(B) Rs. 3.5 lakhs
(C) Rs. 4 lakhs
(D) Cannot be determined
(E) None of these
28. What is the approximate average per cent increase in profit of Company A over all the years
together ?
(A) 31
(B) 27
(C) 40
(D) 39
(E) 34
29. What is the average percent increase in profit of Company B in the year 2007 and 2009
together ?
(A) 40
(B) 45
(C) 38
(D) 42
(E) None of these
30. What is the respective ratio of per cent increase in profit of Company A in the year 2008 to
the per cent increase in profit of Company B in the same year ?
(A) 9:7
(B)6:11
(C) 11:6
(D) 7:9
(E) None of these
Directions-—(Q. 31-35) In each of these questions two equations numbered I and II are given. You
have to solve both the equations and give answer, if
(A) x < y
(B) x<- y (C) x > y
(D) x >- y
(E) x = y or the relationship cannot be established
31.
I. x2 +12x+32=0
II. y2 +17y+72=0
32.
I. x2 +13x+42=0
II. y2 +19y+90=0
33.
I. x2-15x +56=0
II. y2-23y+132=0
34.
I. x2+7x+12=0
II. y2+6y+8=0
35
I. x2-22x +120=0
II. y2 —26y + 168 = 0
Directions-(Q. 36-40) Study the following table carefully to answer the questions that follows
36. What is the total number of students from all the Colleges together in the year 2005 ?
(A) 10350
(B) 13150
(C) 15310
(D) 11350
(E) None of these
37. What is the per cent increase in the number of students in College T in the year 2007 from
the previous year ? (rounded off to two digits after decimal)
(A) 8.33
(B) 5.18
(C) 6.63
(D) 3.21
(E) None of these
38. Number of students in College P in the year 2008 forms approximately what per cent ot the total
number of students in that College from all the years together ?
(A) 11
(B) 31
(C) 18
(D) 26
(E) 23
39 What is the respective ratio of total number of students in College S in the years 2006 and
2009 together to the total number of students in College U from the same years ?
(A) 473 :470
(B) 470 : 473
(C) 371 :390
(D) 390 :371
(E) None of these
40. What is the average number of students in all the Colleges together in the year 2004?
(rounded off to the nearest integer)
(A) 2208
(B) 2196
(C) 2144
(D) 2324
(E) 2278
Directions—(Q. 41-45) Study the table carefully to answer the questions that follow-
41. What is the respective ratio of the number of females in Production department to the number of females in the Marketing department ?
(A) 22:23
(B) 35:33
(C) 23:22
(D) 33:35
(E) None of these
42. What is the total number of males in the IT and Customer Service departments together 7
(A) 687
(B) 678
(C) 768
(D) 876
(E) None of these
43. The total number of employees in the HR department forms approximately what per cent of
the total number of employees in the Accounts department ?
(A) 149
(B) 178
(C) 157
(D) 164
(E) 137
44. What is the respective ratio of the number of females in the HR and Accounts departments together to the number of males in the same departments together ?
(A) 311 :269
(B) 268:319
(C) 269 :311
(D) 319 :268
(E) None of these
45. What is the total number of employees in all the departments together ?
(A) 3260
(B) 3310
(C) 3140
(D) 3020
(E) None of these
Answers
Aptitude Questions and Answers
Quantitative Aptitude Questions Answers, Solved Test Paper
Directions—(Q. 1-5) What should come in place of question mark (?) in the following questions?
1. 188.21 -27.54 - 11.93 = ?
(A) 139.74
(B) 126.64
(C) 148.74
(D) 184.64
(E) None of these
2. 81.1 x 422.7 x 23.3 = 2?
(A) 7.1
(B) 14
(C) 0.5
(D) 9
(E) None of these
3.
3√ 1331=?
(A) 27
(B) 21
(C) 17
(13)9
(E) None of these
4. 18.5% of 220+ 12.4% of 680 =?
(A) 132.05
(B) 125.02
(C) 142.07
(D) 118.07
(E) None of these
5. 1268 ÷8 ÷ 2 = ?.
(A) 71.75
(B) 317
(C) 268
(D) 79.25
(E) None of these
Directions—(Q. 6-10) In the following number series only one number is wrong. Find out the wrong
number.
6.
4 5 12 38 160 805 4836
(A) 12
(B) 160
(C) 38
(D) 805
(E) None of these
7.
3 7 16 32 56 93 142
(A) 56
(B) 16
(C) 32
(D) 7
(E) None of these
8.
11 18 29 42 59 80 101
(A) 42
(B) 18
(C) 29
(D) 59
(E) None of these
9.
2 9 32 105 436 2195 13182
(A) 436
(B) 2195
(C) 9
(D) 32
(E) None of these
10.
5 55 495 3465 17325 34650 51975
(A) 495
(B) 34650
(C) 55
(D) 17325
(E) None of these
Directions-(Q. 11-15) Study the following information carefully to answer the questions that follow
A box contains 2 blue caps, 4 red caps, 5 green caps and 1 yellow cap.
11. If two caps are picked at random, what is the probability that both are blue ?
(A) 1/6
(B)1/ 10
(C) 1/12
(D)1/45
(E) None of these
12, If four caps are picked at random, what is the probability that none is green ?
(A) 7/99
(B)5/99
(C) 7/12
(D)5/12
(E) None of these
13. If three caps are picked at random, what is the probability that
two are red and one is green ?
(A) 9/22
(B)6/19
(C) 1/6
(D)3/22
(E) None of these
14. If one cap is picked at random, what is the probability that it is either blue or yellow ?
(A) 2/9
(B)1/ 4
(C) 3/8
(D)6/11
(E) None of these
15. If two caps are picked at random, what is the probability that at least one is red ?
(A) 1/3
(B)16/ 21
(C) 19/33
(D)7/19
(E) None of these
16. What would be the compound interest accrued on an amount of Rs. 8000 at the rate of 15 p.c.p.a.in three years ?
(A) Rs. 4283
(B) Rs. 4051
(C) Rs. 4167
(D) Rs. 4325
(E) None of these
17. What would be the cost of building a fence around a square plot with area equal to 361 sq. ft.
if the price per foot of building the fence is Rs. 62 ?
(A) Rs. 4026
(B) Rs. 4712
(C) Rs. 3948
(D) Cannot be determined
(E) None of these
18. The difference between a two digit numbers and the number obtained by interchanging the
two digits of the number is 9. If the sum of the two digits of the number is 15, then what is the
original number ?
(A) 89
(B) 67
(C) 87
(D) Cannot be determined
(E) None of these
19. In how many different ways can the letters of the word ’TRUST’ be arranged ?
(A) 240
(B) 120
(C) 80
(D) 25
(E) None of these
20. The ages of Shirish and Kunder are in the ratio of 5 : 6 respectively. After 8 years the ratio of
their ages will be 7 : 8. What is the difference in their ages ?
(A) 4 years
(B) 8 years
(C) 10 years
(D) 12 years
(E) None of these
Directions-—(Q. 21-25) What approximate value should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions ? (Note : You are not expected to calculate the exact value.)
21.
5554.999 /50.007 = ?
(A) 110
(B) 150
(C) 200
(D) 50
(E) 125
22. (18.001)3 = ?
(A) 5830
(B) 5500
(C) 6000
(D) 6480
(E) 5240
23. 23.001 x 18.999 x 7.998 = ?
(A) 4200
(B) 3000
(C) 3500
(D) 4000
(E) 2500
24. 9999÷99÷9=?
(A) 18
(B) 15
(C) 6
(D) 11
(E) 20
25. 22.005% of 449.999 = ?
(A) 85
(B) 100
(C) 125
(D) 75
(E) 150
Directions—(Q. 26-30) Study the following graph carefully to answer the questions
Note :Y axis denotes Per Cent increase in Profit
26. In which year did Company A earn the maximum amount of profit ?
(A) 2009
(B) 2006
(C) 2007
(D) Can not be determined
(E) None of these
27. If the amount of profit earned by Company B in the year 2007 was Rs. 7•56 lakhs, what was the
profit earned by it in the year 2005 ?
(A) Rs. 5 lakhs
(B) Rs. 3.5 lakhs
(C) Rs. 4 lakhs
(D) Cannot be determined
(E) None of these
28. What is the approximate average per cent increase in profit of Company A over all the years
together ?
(A) 31
(B) 27
(C) 40
(D) 39
(E) 34
29. What is the average percent increase in profit of Company B in the year 2007 and 2009
together ?
(A) 40
(B) 45
(C) 38
(D) 42
(E) None of these
30. What is the respective ratio of per cent increase in profit of Company A in the year 2008 to
the per cent increase in profit of Company B in the same year ?
(A) 9:7
(B)6:11
(C) 11:6
(D) 7:9
(E) None of these
Directions-—(Q. 31-35) In each of these questions two equations numbered I and II are given. You
have to solve both the equations and give answer, if
(A) x < y
(B) x<- y (C) x > y
(D) x >- y
(E) x = y or the relationship cannot be established
31.
I. x2 +12x+32=0
II. y2 +17y+72=0
32.
I. x2 +13x+42=0
II. y2 +19y+90=0
33.
I. x2-15x +56=0
II. y2-23y+132=0
34.
I. x2+7x+12=0
II. y2+6y+8=0
35
I. x2-22x +120=0
II. y2 —26y + 168 = 0
Directions-(Q. 36-40) Study the following table carefully to answer the questions that follows
| Number of Students studying in Six Different Colleges over the years | ||||||
| Year | College | |||||
| P | Q | R | S | T | U | |
| 2004 | 2500 | 2250 | 2450 | 2150 | 2020 | 2300 |
| 2005 | 2040 | 2300 | 2400 | 2200 | 2090 | 2120 |
| 2006 | 2100 | 2150 | 2330 | 2250 | 2180 | 2260 |
| 2007 | 2280 | 2600 | 2260 | 2340 | 2250 | 2490 |
| 2008 | 2540 | 2540 | 2120 | 2380 | 2310 | 2520 |
| 2009 | 2320 | 2440 | 2500 | 2480 | 2400 | 2440 |
(A) 10350
(B) 13150
(C) 15310
(D) 11350
(E) None of these
37. What is the per cent increase in the number of students in College T in the year 2007 from
the previous year ? (rounded off to two digits after decimal)
(A) 8.33
(B) 5.18
(C) 6.63
(D) 3.21
(E) None of these
38. Number of students in College P in the year 2008 forms approximately what per cent ot the total
number of students in that College from all the years together ?
(A) 11
(B) 31
(C) 18
(D) 26
(E) 23
39 What is the respective ratio of total number of students in College S in the years 2006 and
2009 together to the total number of students in College U from the same years ?
(A) 473 :470
(B) 470 : 473
(C) 371 :390
(D) 390 :371
(E) None of these
40. What is the average number of students in all the Colleges together in the year 2004?
(rounded off to the nearest integer)
(A) 2208
(B) 2196
(C) 2144
(D) 2324
(E) 2278
Directions—(Q. 41-45) Study the table carefully to answer the questions that follow-
| Total Number of Employees in Different Departments of an Organization and (of these) Percentage of Females and Males | |||
| Department | Total No of Employees | % of Females | % of Males |
| IT | 840 | 45 | 55 |
| Accounts | 220 | 35 | 65 |
| Production | 900 | 23 | 77 |
| HR | 360 | 65 | 35 |
| Marketing | 450 | 44 | 56 |
| Customer Service | 540 | 40 | 60 |
(A) 22:23
(B) 35:33
(C) 23:22
(D) 33:35
(E) None of these
42. What is the total number of males in the IT and Customer Service departments together 7
(A) 687
(B) 678
(C) 768
(D) 876
(E) None of these
43. The total number of employees in the HR department forms approximately what per cent of
the total number of employees in the Accounts department ?
(A) 149
(B) 178
(C) 157
(D) 164
(E) 137
44. What is the respective ratio of the number of females in the HR and Accounts departments together to the number of males in the same departments together ?
(A) 311 :269
(B) 268:319
(C) 269 :311
(D) 319 :268
(E) None of these
45. What is the total number of employees in all the departments together ?
(A) 3260
(B) 3310
(C) 3140
(D) 3020
(E) None of these
Answers
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| 2 | A |
| 3 | B |
| 4 | E |
| 5 | B |
| 6 | B |
| 7 | D |
| 8 | E |
| 9 | A |
| 10 | B |
| 11 | A |
| 12 | E |
| 13 | C |
| 14 | C |
| 15 | B |
| 16 | A |
| 17 | E |
| 18 | C |
| 19 | C |
| 20 | D |
| 21 | A |
| 22 | B |
| 23 | E |
| 24 | D |
| 25 | C |
| 26 | D |
| 27 | C |
| 28 | A |
| 29 | E |
| 30 | B |
| 31 | C |
| 32 | E |
| 33 | C |
| 34 | D |
| 35 | B |
| 36 | B |
| 37 | E |
| 38 | B |
| 39 | B |
| 40 | D |
| 41 | D |
| 42 | C |
| 43 | E |
| 44 | D |
| 45 | E |
Bank of Maharashtra Agriculture officers exam 2009 General Awareness
Bank of Maharashtra Agriculture officers exam 2009 General Awareness
Solved Question paper Bank of Maharashtra Agriculture Officers Exam. 2009
Past exams Solved paper
1. Which of the following is not a measure to control inflation adopted by the Government
and / or RBI ?
(A) Monetary Policy
(B) Fiscal Policy
(C) Financial Inclusion
(D) Price Control
(E) Bank Rate Policy
2. As we all know the Wholesale Price Index is divided in five main commodity groups. Which of the following is not considered separately as a group while calculating Wholesale Price Index
(WPI)?
(A) Services and/ or Production by Public Sector Units
(B) Agriculture
(C) Import and Exports
(D) Mining
(E) Manufacturing
3. In terms of the economics, the total value of the output (goods and services) produced and
income received in a year by domestic residents of a country put together is called-?
(A) Net National Product
(B) Gross National Product
(C) Gross National Income
(D) National Income
(E) None of these
4. As per the reports in various news papers/ magazines India could not achieve the target of
industrial growth fixed in tenth five year plan. What was the target fixed for the same ?
(A) 12%
(B) 11%
(C) 10%
(D) 8%
(E) None of these
5. Which of the following schemes was launched a few years back to provide wage employment to the rural people in India (The programme is being run successfully in addition to NREGA) ?
(A) Indira Awas Yojana
(B) Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme
(C) Total Sanitation Compaign
(D) Sampoorna GrameenRozgar Yojana
(E) Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
6. Which of the following is true about the Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission ?
1. To provide safe drinking water in urban slums.
2. To provide sustainable safe drinking water in rural areas.
3. To provide sustainable and safe drinking water in those parts of the country where
ample water is not available like coastal areas and desert areas.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only2
(C) Only3
(D) All 1, 2 and 3
(E) None of these
7. The minimum support price of which of the following was announced as Rs, 1,080 a quintal
for current year’s Rabi Crops (2008-09) ?
(A) Gram
(B) Paddy
(C) Wheat
(D) Sugarcane
(E) None of these
8. Which of the following is true about the India-USA agreement
on developing gas resources ?
1. Both the nations will cooperate in exploiting gas hydrates in Krishna, Godavari
and Mahanadi basins and deep sea of Andaman.
2. USA will help in establishment of an IIT exclusively for research and training in
the areas of gas technology.
3. India will send its experts to find out more gas reserves in various parts of USA
particularly in deep sea of Alaska as they have special training in the same.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only2
(C) Only3
(D) All 1, 2 and 3
(E) None of these
9. As per the news reports in various news papers / magazines which of the following sectors of
the Indian economy has slipped into Negative Growth during 2008-O9 ?
(A) Services Sector
(B) Agriculture Sector
(C) Industrial Sector
(D) Energy Sector
(E) None of these
10. Rural sanitation programme of the Central Govt. is a very popular programme in India. Which
of the following was/ were the objectives of the same ?
1. To provide home sanitation.
2. To provide disposal of garbage.
3. To provide wage employment to poor of society in rural areas.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only2
(C) Only3
(D) Both 1 and 2
(E) All 1, 2 and 3
11. Which of the following is / are true about the economy of China ?
1. China as a country is rich but Chinese are not so.
2. China’s growth strategy has been based mainly on exports.
3. Despite attaining rapid growth and also bringing millions of people out of
poverty, China remains a poor country.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only2
(C) Only3
(D) Both 1 and 2
(E) All 1, 2 and 3
12. How much growth rate per annum India needs if it has to eradicate its poverty in next 25
years ?
(A) 6%
(B) 9%
(C) 8%
(D) 7%
(E) 10%
13. The energy policy of India says that energy security can be ensured by augmenting the
domestic energy resource base and by maintaining reserves equivalent to the oil imports
sufficient for?
(A) 15 days
(B) 90 days
(C) 60 days
(D) 30 days
(E)1 year
14. Who amongst the following is the author of the book ’What I require from Life' ?
(A) J. B. S. Haldane
(B) Nirupam Sen
(C) Sonal Shah
(D) Sonia Gandhi
(E) None of these
15. Which of the following is/ are major reforms the Govt. has introduced in Banking Sector ?
1. Dismantling the complex system of interest rate controls.
2. Eliminating prior approval of the RBI for large loans.
3. Introduction of capital adequacy norms and few other prudential norms.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only2
(C) On1y3
(D) All 1, 2 and 3
(E) None of these
17. As per the reports in various news papers/ magazines etc. the agricultural productivity in India
is low in comparison to other countries. What are the main reasons of the same ?
1. Lack of credit and marketing facilities.
2. Uneconomic holdings
3. Outdated agricultural tec niques.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only2
(C) Only3
(D) Both 1 and 3
(E) All 1, 2 and 3
18. An insurance scheme for the agriculture sector was introduced by the Govt, of India. Which of
the following represents the name of the same ?
(A) NAIS
(B) RIDF
(C) AICIL
(D) CACP
(E) None of these
19. Which of the following ministries lays down the policies and programmes for the development
and regulation of the country’s water resources ?
(A) Ministry of Rural Development
(B) Ministry of Agriculture
(C) Ministry of Environment and Forests
(D) Ministry of Tribal Affairs
(E) Ministry of Water Resources
20. Which of the following phenomenon is also known as climatic Migration ?
(A) White Revolution
(B) Green Revolution
(C) Global warming
(D) Urbanisation
(E) None of these _
21. The G-20 is grouping of world’s most powerful 20 countries. In terms of economic representation, what percentage of world's economy is represented by G-20 nations ?
(A) 50%
(B) 60%
(C) 85%
(D) 70%
(E) None of these
22. The Prime Minister of which of the following countries of Indian subcontinent had to face a very
serious threat to democracy and to his / her own life by the mutiny staged by the paramilitary forces
and other such organization of the country recently ?
(A) Nepal
(B) Pakistan
(C) Myanmar
(D) Bangladesh
(E) None of these
23. Which of the following countries suffers from chronic food short age and having people on the brink of starvation refused to have food aid from USA as it wants to be a self reliant nation ?
(A) North Korea
(B) Sudan
(C) Uganda
(D) Brazil
(E) India
24. India is a permanent Member of which of the following organizations ?
(A) NATO
(B) Non Aligned Movement
(C) G-8
(D) OPEC
(E) None of these
25. Which of the following organizations has brought a report on
World Development with the theme ’Reshaping Economic Geography’ ?
(A) World Trade Organisation
(B) World Bank
(C) United Nations Organisation
(D) Asian Development Bank
(E) None of these
26. Which of the following commissions is formed in order to guard against predatory and collusive behaviour of the business organizations and protect the interest of business organizations in
order to promote economic efficiency in the country ?
(A) Knowledge Commission
(B) Farmers Commission
(C) Administrative Reforms Commission
(D) Labour Commission
(E) Competition Commission
27. Which of the following is correct about the Rajiv Gandhi Grammen Vidyutikaran Yojana ?
1. The scheme was launched in few backward states only.
2. The aim of the scheme was to provide electricity to all villages having a population of 5000 and above.
3. The scheme achieved its target in less than 10 years time.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only2
(C) Only3
(D) All 1, 2 and 3
(E) None of these
28. Who amongst the following is the author of the book ’The score of my Life' ?
(A) A. P.J. Abdul Kalam
(B) javed Akhtar
(C) Deepa Narayan
(D) Zubin Mehta
(E) None of these
29. The decade 2001-2010 is being observed as decade of which of
the following by the SAARC ?
(A) Rights of the women
(B) Rights of the children
(C) Rights of the Senior citizens
(D) Rights of the Animals
(E) None of these
30. Which of the following states won the 17th Senior National Women’s Football Champion
ship play in 2009 ?
(A) West Bengal
(B) Orissa
(C) Manipur
(D) Karnataka
(E) Tamil Nadu
31. Players in which of the following games/ sports are taking special training for the Asian Cups 2011 in India as they wish to make it a big success ?
(A) Cricket
(B) Hockey
(C) Football
(D) Badminton
(E) None of these
32. Gigabyte Communications has launched its business in India in a big way by bringing G Smart
touch screen mobile phones Gigabyte is a?
(A) Chinese firm
(B) US firm
(C) British firm
(D) Japanese firm
(E) Taiwanese firm
33. Some agro processing units make an advance agreement with the farmers and decide to purchase the entire production of certain fruits, vegetables and medicinal plants on an agreed upon cost price. This type of arrangement is known as?
(A) Import farming
(B) Crop farming
(C) Adoptive farming
(D) Loan farming
(E) Contract farming
34. Who amongst me following is the winner of the Phalke Ratna Award given away on the occasion of the 140th Birth Anniversary of Dadasaheb Phalke ?
(A) Manoj Kumar
(B) Shashi Kapoor
(C) Ashok Kumar (Posthumously)
(D) Amitabh Bachchan
(E) None of these
35. Who amongst the following is the author of the book "lf cricket is a Religion, Sachin is God" ?
(A) Rajdeep Sardesai
(B) RajeevShukla
(C) O. Chinnappa Reddy
(D) Khushwant Singh
(E) None of these
364 General Rookmangud Katawal whose name was in the news is from which of the following countries ?
(A) Ghana
(B) Pakistan
(C) Myanmar
(D) Nepal
(E) None of These
37. Which of the following agree ments have taken place between
Russia and India in recent past ?
1. Both countries conducted joint defence exercises.
2. India has sent around 3000bio/ agri engineers to redevelop a 300 sq km desert area in Russia.
3. Russia is supplying nuclear fuel for India’s Koodankoolam nuclear plant.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both 1 and 3 only
(E) Both 1 and 2 only
38. U5 President Barack Obama has made an appeal to the people of which of the following countries asking them to shift away from decades of confrontation and start a new era of friendship ?
(A) Iran
(B) Pakistan
(C) Russia
(D) China
(E) None of these
394 lndia’s first fully dedicated university for Humanities is established in ?
(A) Lucknow
(B) Delhi
(C)Jaipur
(D) Mumbai
(E) Hyderabad
40. Thousands of Indians were migrated to which of the following countries under its Highly
Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP) which was in news recently ?
(A) Britain
(B) Australia
(C) New Zealand
(D) Canada
(E) None of these
41. Who amongst the following won the Barcelona Open Tennis Title
the finals of which were held in April 2009 7
(A) Leyton Hewitt
(B) Novak Djokovic
(C) Rafael Nadal
(D) David Ferrer
(E) None of these
42. Which of the following countries won the Azlan Shah Hockey Cup
after a gap of 13 years ?
(A) India
(B) Malaysia
(C) South Korea
(D) Iran
(E) Pakistan
43. National Food Security Management scheme was launched by the Govt. of India to achieve which of the following ?
1. Demonstration of improved production technology.
2. Distribution of high yield variety seeds.
3. To distribute fertilizer subsidy to farmers directly in cash.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only2
(C) Only3
(D) Both 1 and 2
(E) All 1, 2 and 3
i 44. What is the full form of CFSA as used in financial sectors ?
(A) Corporation of Farmers and Subsidiary Allocation
(B) Committee on Financial Sector Assessment
(C) Committee on Farming Sector and Agronomy
(D) Commission to Float Scientific Agriculture
(E) None of these
45. Govt. of India is planning to impose safeguard duty on the goods imported from-
(A) China
(B) USA
(C) Brazil
(D) Pakistan
(E)Japan
46. DCM Trophy is associated with the game of ?
(A) Hockey
{B) Cricket
(C) Badminton
(D) Golf
(E) Football
47. Which of the following terms is not used in cricket?
(A) Hoops
(B) Maiden over
(Cl Stumped
(D) Hattrick
(E) Gulleys
48. Who is the author of the book ’To a Hunger Free World' ?
(A) A. P. I. Abdul Kalam
(B) Sonia Gandhi
(C) L. K. Advani
(D) M. S, Swaminathan
(E) None of these
49. China’s efforts to divert which of the following rivers have created
an atmosphere of concern in India and Bangladesh ?
(A) Padma
(B) Brahrnaputra
(C) Ravi
(D) Sutlej
(E) None of these
50. lndia recently signed an agreement in the field of energy with a country, which is considered
world leader in the field of ”renewable energy". Which is that country 7
(A) Britain
(B) China
(C)Japan
(D) Italy
(E) Spain
Solved Question paper Bank of Maharashtra Agriculture Officers Exam. 2009
Past exams Solved paper
1. Which of the following is not a measure to control inflation adopted by the Government
and / or RBI ?
(A) Monetary Policy
(B) Fiscal Policy
(C) Financial Inclusion
(D) Price Control
(E) Bank Rate Policy
2. As we all know the Wholesale Price Index is divided in five main commodity groups. Which of the following is not considered separately as a group while calculating Wholesale Price Index
(WPI)?
(A) Services and/ or Production by Public Sector Units
(B) Agriculture
(C) Import and Exports
(D) Mining
(E) Manufacturing
3. In terms of the economics, the total value of the output (goods and services) produced and
income received in a year by domestic residents of a country put together is called-?
(A) Net National Product
(B) Gross National Product
(C) Gross National Income
(D) National Income
(E) None of these
4. As per the reports in various news papers/ magazines India could not achieve the target of
industrial growth fixed in tenth five year plan. What was the target fixed for the same ?
(A) 12%
(B) 11%
(C) 10%
(D) 8%
(E) None of these
5. Which of the following schemes was launched a few years back to provide wage employment to the rural people in India (The programme is being run successfully in addition to NREGA) ?
(A) Indira Awas Yojana
(B) Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme
(C) Total Sanitation Compaign
(D) Sampoorna GrameenRozgar Yojana
(E) Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
6. Which of the following is true about the Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission ?
1. To provide safe drinking water in urban slums.
2. To provide sustainable safe drinking water in rural areas.
3. To provide sustainable and safe drinking water in those parts of the country where
ample water is not available like coastal areas and desert areas.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only2
(C) Only3
(D) All 1, 2 and 3
(E) None of these
7. The minimum support price of which of the following was announced as Rs, 1,080 a quintal
for current year’s Rabi Crops (2008-09) ?
(A) Gram
(B) Paddy
(C) Wheat
(D) Sugarcane
(E) None of these
8. Which of the following is true about the India-USA agreement
on developing gas resources ?
1. Both the nations will cooperate in exploiting gas hydrates in Krishna, Godavari
and Mahanadi basins and deep sea of Andaman.
2. USA will help in establishment of an IIT exclusively for research and training in
the areas of gas technology.
3. India will send its experts to find out more gas reserves in various parts of USA
particularly in deep sea of Alaska as they have special training in the same.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only2
(C) Only3
(D) All 1, 2 and 3
(E) None of these
9. As per the news reports in various news papers / magazines which of the following sectors of
the Indian economy has slipped into Negative Growth during 2008-O9 ?
(A) Services Sector
(B) Agriculture Sector
(C) Industrial Sector
(D) Energy Sector
(E) None of these
10. Rural sanitation programme of the Central Govt. is a very popular programme in India. Which
of the following was/ were the objectives of the same ?
1. To provide home sanitation.
2. To provide disposal of garbage.
3. To provide wage employment to poor of society in rural areas.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only2
(C) Only3
(D) Both 1 and 2
(E) All 1, 2 and 3
11. Which of the following is / are true about the economy of China ?
1. China as a country is rich but Chinese are not so.
2. China’s growth strategy has been based mainly on exports.
3. Despite attaining rapid growth and also bringing millions of people out of
poverty, China remains a poor country.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only2
(C) Only3
(D) Both 1 and 2
(E) All 1, 2 and 3
12. How much growth rate per annum India needs if it has to eradicate its poverty in next 25
years ?
(A) 6%
(B) 9%
(C) 8%
(D) 7%
(E) 10%
13. The energy policy of India says that energy security can be ensured by augmenting the
domestic energy resource base and by maintaining reserves equivalent to the oil imports
sufficient for?
(A) 15 days
(B) 90 days
(C) 60 days
(D) 30 days
(E)1 year
14. Who amongst the following is the author of the book ’What I require from Life' ?
(A) J. B. S. Haldane
(B) Nirupam Sen
(C) Sonal Shah
(D) Sonia Gandhi
(E) None of these
15. Which of the following is/ are major reforms the Govt. has introduced in Banking Sector ?
1. Dismantling the complex system of interest rate controls.
2. Eliminating prior approval of the RBI for large loans.
3. Introduction of capital adequacy norms and few other prudential norms.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only2
(C) On1y3
(D) All 1, 2 and 3
(E) None of these
17. As per the reports in various news papers/ magazines etc. the agricultural productivity in India
is low in comparison to other countries. What are the main reasons of the same ?
1. Lack of credit and marketing facilities.
2. Uneconomic holdings
3. Outdated agricultural tec niques.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only2
(C) Only3
(D) Both 1 and 3
(E) All 1, 2 and 3
18. An insurance scheme for the agriculture sector was introduced by the Govt, of India. Which of
the following represents the name of the same ?
(A) NAIS
(B) RIDF
(C) AICIL
(D) CACP
(E) None of these
19. Which of the following ministries lays down the policies and programmes for the development
and regulation of the country’s water resources ?
(A) Ministry of Rural Development
(B) Ministry of Agriculture
(C) Ministry of Environment and Forests
(D) Ministry of Tribal Affairs
(E) Ministry of Water Resources
20. Which of the following phenomenon is also known as climatic Migration ?
(A) White Revolution
(B) Green Revolution
(C) Global warming
(D) Urbanisation
(E) None of these _
21. The G-20 is grouping of world’s most powerful 20 countries. In terms of economic representation, what percentage of world's economy is represented by G-20 nations ?
(A) 50%
(B) 60%
(C) 85%
(D) 70%
(E) None of these
22. The Prime Minister of which of the following countries of Indian subcontinent had to face a very
serious threat to democracy and to his / her own life by the mutiny staged by the paramilitary forces
and other such organization of the country recently ?
(A) Nepal
(B) Pakistan
(C) Myanmar
(D) Bangladesh
(E) None of these
23. Which of the following countries suffers from chronic food short age and having people on the brink of starvation refused to have food aid from USA as it wants to be a self reliant nation ?
(A) North Korea
(B) Sudan
(C) Uganda
(D) Brazil
(E) India
24. India is a permanent Member of which of the following organizations ?
(A) NATO
(B) Non Aligned Movement
(C) G-8
(D) OPEC
(E) None of these
25. Which of the following organizations has brought a report on
World Development with the theme ’Reshaping Economic Geography’ ?
(A) World Trade Organisation
(B) World Bank
(C) United Nations Organisation
(D) Asian Development Bank
(E) None of these
26. Which of the following commissions is formed in order to guard against predatory and collusive behaviour of the business organizations and protect the interest of business organizations in
order to promote economic efficiency in the country ?
(A) Knowledge Commission
(B) Farmers Commission
(C) Administrative Reforms Commission
(D) Labour Commission
(E) Competition Commission
27. Which of the following is correct about the Rajiv Gandhi Grammen Vidyutikaran Yojana ?
1. The scheme was launched in few backward states only.
2. The aim of the scheme was to provide electricity to all villages having a population of 5000 and above.
3. The scheme achieved its target in less than 10 years time.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only2
(C) Only3
(D) All 1, 2 and 3
(E) None of these
28. Who amongst the following is the author of the book ’The score of my Life' ?
(A) A. P.J. Abdul Kalam
(B) javed Akhtar
(C) Deepa Narayan
(D) Zubin Mehta
(E) None of these
29. The decade 2001-2010 is being observed as decade of which of
the following by the SAARC ?
(A) Rights of the women
(B) Rights of the children
(C) Rights of the Senior citizens
(D) Rights of the Animals
(E) None of these
30. Which of the following states won the 17th Senior National Women’s Football Champion
ship play in 2009 ?
(A) West Bengal
(B) Orissa
(C) Manipur
(D) Karnataka
(E) Tamil Nadu
31. Players in which of the following games/ sports are taking special training for the Asian Cups 2011 in India as they wish to make it a big success ?
(A) Cricket
(B) Hockey
(C) Football
(D) Badminton
(E) None of these
32. Gigabyte Communications has launched its business in India in a big way by bringing G Smart
touch screen mobile phones Gigabyte is a?
(A) Chinese firm
(B) US firm
(C) British firm
(D) Japanese firm
(E) Taiwanese firm
33. Some agro processing units make an advance agreement with the farmers and decide to purchase the entire production of certain fruits, vegetables and medicinal plants on an agreed upon cost price. This type of arrangement is known as?
(A) Import farming
(B) Crop farming
(C) Adoptive farming
(D) Loan farming
(E) Contract farming
34. Who amongst me following is the winner of the Phalke Ratna Award given away on the occasion of the 140th Birth Anniversary of Dadasaheb Phalke ?
(A) Manoj Kumar
(B) Shashi Kapoor
(C) Ashok Kumar (Posthumously)
(D) Amitabh Bachchan
(E) None of these
35. Who amongst the following is the author of the book "lf cricket is a Religion, Sachin is God" ?
(A) Rajdeep Sardesai
(B) RajeevShukla
(C) O. Chinnappa Reddy
(D) Khushwant Singh
(E) None of these
364 General Rookmangud Katawal whose name was in the news is from which of the following countries ?
(A) Ghana
(B) Pakistan
(C) Myanmar
(D) Nepal
(E) None of These
37. Which of the following agree ments have taken place between
Russia and India in recent past ?
1. Both countries conducted joint defence exercises.
2. India has sent around 3000bio/ agri engineers to redevelop a 300 sq km desert area in Russia.
3. Russia is supplying nuclear fuel for India’s Koodankoolam nuclear plant.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both 1 and 3 only
(E) Both 1 and 2 only
38. U5 President Barack Obama has made an appeal to the people of which of the following countries asking them to shift away from decades of confrontation and start a new era of friendship ?
(A) Iran
(B) Pakistan
(C) Russia
(D) China
(E) None of these
394 lndia’s first fully dedicated university for Humanities is established in ?
(A) Lucknow
(B) Delhi
(C)Jaipur
(D) Mumbai
(E) Hyderabad
40. Thousands of Indians were migrated to which of the following countries under its Highly
Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP) which was in news recently ?
(A) Britain
(B) Australia
(C) New Zealand
(D) Canada
(E) None of these
41. Who amongst the following won the Barcelona Open Tennis Title
the finals of which were held in April 2009 7
(A) Leyton Hewitt
(B) Novak Djokovic
(C) Rafael Nadal
(D) David Ferrer
(E) None of these
42. Which of the following countries won the Azlan Shah Hockey Cup
after a gap of 13 years ?
(A) India
(B) Malaysia
(C) South Korea
(D) Iran
(E) Pakistan
43. National Food Security Management scheme was launched by the Govt. of India to achieve which of the following ?
1. Demonstration of improved production technology.
2. Distribution of high yield variety seeds.
3. To distribute fertilizer subsidy to farmers directly in cash.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only2
(C) Only3
(D) Both 1 and 2
(E) All 1, 2 and 3
i 44. What is the full form of CFSA as used in financial sectors ?
(A) Corporation of Farmers and Subsidiary Allocation
(B) Committee on Financial Sector Assessment
(C) Committee on Farming Sector and Agronomy
(D) Commission to Float Scientific Agriculture
(E) None of these
45. Govt. of India is planning to impose safeguard duty on the goods imported from-
(A) China
(B) USA
(C) Brazil
(D) Pakistan
(E)Japan
46. DCM Trophy is associated with the game of ?
(A) Hockey
{B) Cricket
(C) Badminton
(D) Golf
(E) Football
47. Which of the following terms is not used in cricket?
(A) Hoops
(B) Maiden over
(Cl Stumped
(D) Hattrick
(E) Gulleys
48. Who is the author of the book ’To a Hunger Free World' ?
(A) A. P. I. Abdul Kalam
(B) Sonia Gandhi
(C) L. K. Advani
(D) M. S, Swaminathan
(E) None of these
49. China’s efforts to divert which of the following rivers have created
an atmosphere of concern in India and Bangladesh ?
(A) Padma
(B) Brahrnaputra
(C) Ravi
(D) Sutlej
(E) None of these
50. lndia recently signed an agreement in the field of energy with a country, which is considered
world leader in the field of ”renewable energy". Which is that country 7
(A) Britain
(B) China
(C)Japan
(D) Italy
(E) Spain
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| 11 | C |
| 12 | B |
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| 14 | A |
| 15 | C |
| 17 | E |
| 18 | A |
| 19 | E |
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| 24 | B |
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| 26 | E |
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| 29 | B |
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| 35 | E |
| 36 | D |
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UPPCS GENERAL STUDIES SOLVED PAPER
UPPSC (PT) 2007 General Studies Solved Paper
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
(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 ?
(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
(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
(D) None of the above
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
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
(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
(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
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 ?
(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
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
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
Select the correct answer from the codes given below
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
(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
(D) None of the above
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
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
(D) None of the above
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
(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
(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
Select the correct answer from the codes given below
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?
(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
78. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
Minerals :Producing Areas
(A) Copper :Arizona
(B) Coal :Carajas
(C) lron Ore :Rastanura
(D) Petroleum :Donbas
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
80. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(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
(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 ?
(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 ?
(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
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
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
(B) Slumdog Millionaire
(C) The Dark Night
(D) The Reader
104. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
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
4. Iran
Select the correct answer from the codes given below
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
(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
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
(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
(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.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below
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
(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
(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?
(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. ?
(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?
(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:
UPPCS GENERAL STUDIES SOLVED PAPER
UPPSC (PT) 2007 General Studies Solved Paper
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
(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 ?
(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
(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
(D) None of the above
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
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
(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
(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
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 ?
(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
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
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
Select the correct answer from the codes given below
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
(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
(D) None of the above
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
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
(D) None of the above
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
(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
(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
Select the correct answer from the codes given below
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?
(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
78. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
Minerals :Producing Areas
(A) Copper :Arizona
(B) Coal :Carajas
(C) lron Ore :Rastanura
(D) Petroleum :Donbas
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
80. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(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
(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 ?
(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 ?
(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
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
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
(B) Slumdog Millionaire
(C) The Dark Night
(D) The Reader
104. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
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
4. Iran
Select the correct answer from the codes given below
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
(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
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
(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
(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.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below
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
(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
(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?
(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. ?
(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?
(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:
| 1 | C |
| 2 | B |
| 3 | C |
| 4 | A |
| 5 | A |
| 6 | B |
| 7 | D |
| 8 | B |
| 9 | C |
| 10 | A |
| 11 | B |
| 12 | C |
| 13 | B |
| 14 | A |
| 15 | C |
| 16 | B |
| 17 | D |
| 18 | D |
| 19 | A |
| 20 | A |
| 21 | A |
| 22 | B |
| 23 | C |
| 24 | A |
| 25 | A |
| 26 | C |
| 27 | B |
| 28 | C |
| 29 | A |
| 30 | A |
| 31 | D |
| 32 | A |
| 33 | C |
| 34 | A |
| 35 | B |
| 36 | D |
| 37 | C |
| 38 | C |
| 39 | D |
| 40 | B |
| 41 | C |
| 42 | C |
| 43 | D |
| 44 | D |
| 45 | C |
| 46 | D |
| 47 | D |
| 48 | A |
| 49 | B |
| 50 | C |
| 51 | A |
| 52 | B |
| 53 | A |
| 54 | A |
| 55 | C |
| 56 | D |
| 57 | D |
| 58 | B |
| 59 | B |
| 60 | C |
| 61 | D |
| 62 | A |
| 63 | D |
| 64 | B |
| 65 | D |
| 66 | C |
| 67 | B |
| 68 | B |
| 69 | B |
| 70 | D |
| 71 | D |
| 72 | D |
| 73 | A |
| 74 | B |
| 75 | D |
| 76 | A |
| 77 | B |
| 78 | A |
| 79 | B |
| 80 | D |
| 81 | C |
| 82 | C |
| 83 | B |
| 84 | B |
| 85 | B |
| 86 | C |
| 87 | C |
| 88 | C |
| 89 | A |
| 90 | A |
| 91 | D |
| 92 | A |
| 93 | C |
| 94 | B |
| 95 | A |
| 96 | C |
| 97 | C |
| 98 | C |
| 99 | B |
| 100 | B |
| 101 | B |
| 102 | D |
| 103 | B |
| 104 | B |
| 105 | B |
| 106 | D |
| 107 | D |
| 108 | D |
| 109 | D |
| 110 | D |
| 111 | A |
| 112 | D |
| 113 | D |
| 114 | C |
| 115 | B |
| 116 | B |
| 117 | D |
| 118 | A |
| 119 | A |
| 120 | C |
| 121 | B |
| 122 | B |
| 123 | B |
| 124 | A |
| 125 | A |
| 126 | C |
| 127 | C |
| 128 | B |
| 129 | C |
| 130 | A |
| 131 | B |
| 132 | B |
| 133 | A |
| 134 | B |
| 135 | C |
| 136 | A |
| 137 | B |
| 138 | B |
| 139 | A |
| 140 | B |
| 141 | C |
| 142 | A |
| 143 | D |
| 144 | D |
| 145 | A |
| 146 | A |
| 147 | B |
| 148 | A |
| 149 | C |
| 150 | C |
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