GROUP - 1 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION

GENERAL STUDIES & MENTAL ABILITY - 2004

1. The world's first hydrogen fuel cell car reached
Sydney on December 27, 2003. Which of the
following statements are true about the car ?
a) It was designed, built and run by the stu-
dents of Tamagawa University of Tokyo.
b) It is named after the Biblical gods of Sun
and Water.
c) Its name is Isaac Moses.
d) It completed the world's first continental
rent one. The PR button takes you to the channel
which is a prime numbered channel just a head
of the current channel. And, last but not the least,
the MAG button instantaneously takes you to your
favourite channel. Amit has made Star Plus
(Channel no. 17) as the Magic channel (favourite).
(Use the additional data from the questions).
6. If his T. V. is on Star Plus and he presses T + 2,
PR, PR and PP to come to Zee, then on which

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crossing by completing a 4084 km run in less channel is Zee located ?

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than nine days. 1) 19 2) 23 3) 25 4) 29

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e) Its name is Apollondine. 7. If the current channel is Zee and Amit presses

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f) It was designed and built by the students of T + 2, PR, PP and T + 2, then he will arrive on

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Tokugawa University, but run by the students Channel number.

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of the University of Perth.

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1) 27 2) 25 3) 29 4) 31
1) a, d, e 2) a, b, f 3) c, d, f 4) b, c, d

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8. If the current channel is Star Plus, how can
2. Twice did the Pakistan President, Pervez he reach Channel no. 25 ?
Musharraf, escape bids on his life, – first on 1) T + 2, PR, T + 2 2) PR, PP

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December 14, 2003 and next on December 25,
3) T + 2, T + 2, PR 4) None of the above
2003 – in the same city in Pakistan. Which is

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9. If the Star Sports channel is Channel no. 30,
that city ?

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then how many channels are there between
1) Karachi 2) Rawalpindi

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Zee and Star Sports ?
3) Islamabad 4) Lahore

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1) 5 2) 6 3) 7 4) None of the above
3. Beagle - 2, surface probe of Mars, was suc-
10. In a certain code language, EMPHASIS is writ-

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cessfully launched under the aegis of the Eu-

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ropean Space Agency on December 19, 2003. ten as NDIOBRJR. How do you write CREA-

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Which country built Beagle - 2 ? TURE in that code ?
1) Britain 2) France 3) Sweden 4) Norway 1) SBBDUTSD 2) QBBDTUSD

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4. Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, the longest - serv- 3) DSDBSTSP 4) SBDBUTDS
Directions for question nos. 11 and 12.

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ing Head of State in Asia, started his five -

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year term as President of Maldives on Novem- Read the following and find the answers :

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ber 11, 2003. How many terms had he served
as the President of Maldives earlier ?
1) 3 times 2) 4 times 3) 5 times 4) 6 times
5. The list of languages proposed to be included
in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Consti-
tution does not contain.
1) Bodo 2) Santhali 3) Dogri 4) Bhojpuri
Directions for questions 6 to 9.
Refer to the data below and answer the
questions that follow :
The new television remote of the BPL televi-
sion set has some unusual features. The T + 2
button takes you to the channel which is two chan-
nels ahead of the current one (i.e. channel 1 to
channel 3). The PP button takes you back to the
channel which was switched on before the cur-
Miss Lily has four purses. In one of the purses
she keeps five-rupee notes; in the second, ten-
rupee notes; in the third, twenty-rupee notes; and,
in the fourth, fifty - rupees notes. In all, she has
78 notes and the total amount is Rs. 1500.
11. If the twenty-rupee notes were 6 less than the
ten-rupee notes and the five-rupee notes were
4 more than the fifty-rupee notes, how many
five-rupee notes did she have ?
1) 12 2) 32 3) 25 4) 20
12. If starting from the highest, she took out one
note from it and then went on taking double
the number of notes from each purse as com-
pared to the previous one, how much money
would she take out ?
1) Rs. 170 2) Rs. 185 3) Rs. 210 4) Rs. 310

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 Directions for question nos. 13 to 17. 24. How many triangles does the following fig-
The questions are based on the series of sym- ure have ?
bols, letters and numbers given below :
Δ 4 NZ5R E 6H9 7KD Δ G 2 PQ Δ M 3
T C8
13. How many letters in the series are preceded 1) 48 2) 44 3) 40 4) 36
by a symbol and followed by a number ? 25. Six plays – A, B, C, D, E and F – are to be
1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4 staged, one on each day from Monday to Sat-
14. If the letters in the series are arranged in al- urday. The staging of these plays has to fol-
phabetical order, how many letters will remain low the following pattern :
at their place as such ? i) A must be staged a day before E.
1) 2 2) 3 3) 4 4) 5 ii) C must not be staged on Tuesday.

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15. How many symbols have either letters or num- iii) B must be staged on the day following the

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bers on both the sides ? day on which F is staged.

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1) 5 2) 4 3) 3 4) 2 iv) D must be staged on Friday only and should

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16. Identify the odd one : not be immediately preceded by B.

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1) 4Z5 2) EH 3) 7K 4) Δ MT v) E must not be staged on the last day of the

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17. Which of the following is different from the schedule.

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others ? Now, which play immediately follows B ?

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1) C8T3 2) ER 5 3) G DK 4) 7H6 1) C 2) D 3) E 4) A
18. Find out the pair of numbers that does not 26. A coin is flipped four times with one of the
belong to the group for lack of common prop- following results in terms of occurrence of

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erty : head (H) or tail (T) :

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1) 34 – 43 2) 62 – 71 3) 55 – 62 4) 83 – 92 a) HTTH b) TTTT c) HHHH d) HHTH

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19. If 8 x 9 = 2724, Based on the above information what would

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be the probability of (H) occuring on the fifth
4 x 2 = 612 and
flip ?

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7 x 3 = 921, then 6 x 8 = ?
1) 100 % 2) 50% 3) 25 % 4) 0%

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1) 1224 2) 2418 3) 1824 4) 1215
27. In one minute, 3/7 of a bucket is filled. The

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20. The population of a town was 20,000 in 1944. rest of the bucket can be filled in

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It decreased by 10 percent during 1944 – 1954 1) 7/3 minutes 2) 21 minutes
but increased by 20 percent during 1954 – 3) 4/3 minutes 4) 2 minutes

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1964. What was the population like in 1964 ? 28. A child was born on August 18, 1978. It was

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1) 24, 600 2) 22,000 3) 20,800 4) 21,600 Tuesday. What day will be his birthday in the

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21. A party consists of grand-mother, father, year 1986 ?

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mother, four sons and their wives, and one 1) Monday 2) Thursday
son and two daughters to each of the sons. 3) Saturday 4) None of the above
How many females are there in all ? 29. If Venus is brighter than Mercury, Mercury is
1) 14 2) 16 3) 12 4) 24 not brighter than Jupiter, Jupiter is brighter
than Venus but not brighter than Pluto, then
22. How many independent words can HEART-
which of these is the brightest?
LESS be divided into without changing the
1) Jupiter 2) Mercury 3) Venus 4) Pluto
order of the letters and using each letter only 3 2
30. If X = – 3, then X – 3X – 2X – 1 is equal to
once ? 1) – 1 2) 5 3) 10 4) –15
1) 2 2) 3 3) 4 4) 5 31. Which of the following lakes is the deepest?
23. Find the missing number. 1) Baikal 2) Mansarovar
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3 64 5 3) Superior 4) Victoria
27 125
216
32. Which of the following pairs of states experi-
8 ? 343 6
7 enced the highest rate of population growth
(4.97) and the lowest (0.90) respectively, dur-
1) 64 2) 16 3) 512 4) 24 ing 1991 – 2001 in India ?

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 1) Tamil Nadu and Nagaland 1) National – Indian National Planning
2) Nagaland and Manipur Congress Committee
3) Kerala and Nagaland 2) People's Plan – M. N. Roy
4) Nagaland and Kerala 3) Gandhian Plan – Sriman Narayan
33. Which of the following pairs is Wrongly 4) Bombay Plan – Rajaji
matched ? 47. What is meant by 'Bank Rate' ?
1) Bushmen – Australia 2) Gaucho – Argentina 1) The rate at which commercial banks lend
3) Maoris – New Zealand 2) The rate at which commercial banks accept
4) Zambos – South Africa deposits
34. Identify the odd one : 3) The rate at which the Reserve Bank lends to
1) Jhoom 2) Bewar 3) Masha 4) Bera the commercial banks
35. Which of the following countries does not pro- 4) None of the above

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duce pepper ? 48. For the Tenth Five Year Plan period, states have

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1) Malaysia 2) Singapore
been grouped into A, B, C and D for financing

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3) India 4) Indonesia
of States' plan investments. In which group is

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36. What is the old name of Iraq ?

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the state of Andhra Pradesh included ?
1) Mesopotamia 2) Persia

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1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D
3) Turkmenistan 4) Alexandria

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49. What was the sex ratio of Andhra Pradesh dur-

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37. Mount Everest is located in the
ing 1991 – 2001 ?

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1) Middle Himalayas 2) Outer Himalayas
3) Central Himalayas 4) Lesser Himalayas 1) 983 2) 933 3) 960 4) 978
38. Which of the following is not a tributary of 50. Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation

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the river Narmada ? of India Ltd. (ICICI) was the second all-India

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1) Dudhi 2) Purna 3) Banjar 4) Hiran special industrial financial institution to be

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39. Which of the following National Highways set up in the country in 1955. Which was the

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runs between Pune and Vijayawada via first ?
Sholapur and Hyderabad ? 1) Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI)

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1) NH – 6 2) NH – 7 3) NH – 8 4) NH – 9 2) Small Industries Development Bank of India

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40. In all, how many international airports are (SIDBI)
there in India ?
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1) 16 2) 14 3) 18 4) 12 4) National Small Industries Corporation Ltd.
41. Which of the following states is not a habitat (NSIC)

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of the Kuki tribe in India ? 51. Gems and jewellery constituted the highest

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1) Manipur 2) Assam

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share in India's exports during 2002 – 2003.
3) Nagaland 4) Arunachal Pradesh

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Which of the following comes next during the
42. Which of the following cities experiences sun- said period ?
light for the longest period during summer ?
1) Engineering goods
1) Mumbai 2) Srinagar 3) Chennai 4) Calcutta
2) Chemicals and related products
43. Which of the following countries are sepa-
3) Ready-,made garments
rated by the 49th Parallel ?
4) Crude oil and petroleum products
1) France and Germany 2) USA and Mexico
52. India's FOREX reserves crossed a historic
3) USA and Canada 4) USSR and China
44. India leads in the production of high, standing at $ 110.48 billion as on De-
1) meat 2) pork cember 19, 2003. How low were our FOREX
3) butter and ghee 4) cheese reserves in the first half of 1991 ?
45. After Anantapur district, which is the next larg- 1) $ 40 billion 2) $ 12 billion
est district in Andhra Pradesh, areawise? 3) $ 8.4 billion 4) $ 1.2 billion
1) Krishna 2) Guntur 53. As per the World Water Development Report,
3) Mahaboobnagar 4) Prakasam what is India' s rank in water quality among
46. Which of the following pairs is wrongly the list of 122 countries ?
matched ? 1) 74 2) 120 3) 96 4) 14

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54. Which of the following states does not come 1) Dayal Das 2) Shiv Dayal Khatri
under the jurisdiction of the Guwahati High 3) Ramtanu Lahiri 4) Baba Balak Singh
Court ? 64. The British Governor - General, who defeated
1) Assam 2) Tripura 3) Manipur 4) Sikkim Tipu Sultan and captured Mysore in the Fourth
55. As per the Indian Constitution, in the Union Anglo-Mysore War in 1799, was
Council of Ministers. 1) Warren Hastings 2) Lord Cornwallis
1) All the Ministers are equal 3) Lord Wellesley
2) Cabinet Ministers are superior to other Ministers. 4) The Marquess of Hastings
3) Deputy Ministers are superior to Ministers of 65. Of the following newspapers published dur-
State, but lower than Cabinet Ministers in rank ing the struggle for India's independence,
4) Ministers without portfolios are the lowest in which one was published in a vernacular lan-
rank in the Council of Ministers. guage ?

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56. How many times has Governor's rule been 1) Kesari 2) Mahratta

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clamped in Andhra Pradesh so far ? 3) Bengalee 4) Anand Bazar Patrika

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1) Four times 2) Five times 66. Identify the odd one :

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3) Three times 4) Twice 1) Wilson College, Bombay

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57. Including the two nominated members from 2) Christian College, Madras

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the Anglo-Indian community, What is the to- 3) Noble College, Masulipatnam

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tal membership of the Lok Sabha at present ? 4) Mayo College, Ajmer

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1) 542 2) 543 3) 544 4) 545 67. Who of the following historically prominent
58. Which of the following famous cases, which Indian national leaders started the Brahminical
came before the Supreme Court of India, is magazine Brahman Sevadi to defend Hindu-

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not related to the Right to Property ? ism against the Christian missionaries dur-

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1) A. K. Gopalan us. the State of Kerala ing the 19th century ?

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2) Golaknath Case 1) Raja Ramamohan Roy

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3) Kesavananda Bharati Case 2) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
4) Minerva Mills Case 3) Debendranath Tagore

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59. Which of the following states does not have a 4) Vivekananda

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Legislative Council ? 68. Which of the following was the most impor-
1) Maharashtra
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3) Karnataka 4) Kerala founded in the year 1876 by S. N. Banerji and
60. If the President of India wishes to resign from Ananda Mohan Bose ?

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the post, to whom does he submit his letter 1) Asiatic Society

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of resignation ? 2) Indian Association of Calcutta

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1) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court 3) British India Association

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2) The Prime Minister 4) Bengal-British Indian Association
3) The Vice-President 69. Which of the following does not constitute a
4) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha part of the Shad-Darshanas (i.e., six orthodox
61. Qutub-ud-Din Aibak, the founder of the Slave schools of ancient Hindu philosophy) ?
Dynasty in India was originally a slave of 1) Sankhya 2) Yoga 3) Smriti 4) Nyaya
1) Mahmud Ghazni 70. The city of Harappa, where the ancient
2) Shams-ud-Din Iltutmish Harappan civilization flourished, is located on
3) Mohammad Ghori the banks of the river
4) Ghyas-ud-Din Balban 1) Jhelum 2) Chenab 3) Indus 4) Ravi
62. As per the historic Uttaramerur Inscription, 71. The British government conducted the first
during whose period did village governments trial of the INA prisoners in the Red Fort, Delhi
flourish in South India ? in November 1945. Who of the following was
1) The Pandyas 2) The Pallavas not in the dock at the trial ?
3) The Cheras 4) The Cholas 1) P. K. Sehgal 2) Shahnawaz Khan
63. Who was the founder of the Radhaswami 3) Gurubaksh Singh Dhillon
Satsang, a sect born out of Sikkim in 1851? 4) Ras Behari Bose

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72. Among the several centres where Jainism
flourished, which of the following developed
into an important centre under Vajramuni, dur-
ing the 1st and 2nd centuries A. D. ?
1) Kausali 2) Rajagriha 3) Vaisali 4) Ujjain
73. The Governor-General of India, who proposed
shifting the Indian capital from Calcutta to
Delhi, was
1) Lord Hardinge – II 2) Lord Curzon
3) Lord Dufferin 4) Lansdowne
74. Three states which had not acceeded to India
by 15 August, 1947 were ruled by Princes,
81. Which of the following seas is reported re-
cently to be dying because of drying ?
1) Caspian Sea 2) Red Sea
3) Dead Sea 4) South China Sea
82. On the report of the UN Environment
Programme, the Government of India has
launched a study to determine the extent of
responsibility of countries for the occurrence
of the "Asian Brown Cloud - (ABC)". Where is
the ABC formed ?
1) Over Sourth Asia
2) Over South - East Asia

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whose own religion was different from that of 3) Over India's Southern peninsula

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the majority of their subjects. Identify the odd 4) Over the Central Asian region

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one : 83. The Kambalakonda Reserve Forest inA. P. has

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1) Junagadh 2) Kashmir been declared by the Union Government a

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Wildlife Sanctuary. Where is it located ?

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3) Bhopal 4) Hyderabad
1) In Visakhapatnam District

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75. Who of the following was the last king of the

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Qutub Shahi dynasty of Golkonda ? 2) In Khammam District

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1) Abdullah Qutub Shah 3) In Warangal District 4) In Adilabad District
84. Which of the following is the mysterious place
2) Ibrahim Qutub Shah
in the Western Atlantic, where a large number

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3) Abul Hasan Tanisha
of planes and ships have vanished without
4) Mohammad Quli Qutub Shah

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trace since 1945 ?
76. Identify the odd one :

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1) Bering Strait 2) Bermuda Triangle
1) Saluva 2) Sangama

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3) Canary Palms 4) San Miguel Bay
3) Tuluva 4) Vishnukundin
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77. Who served as the Homo Minister in the In-
plateau and the Indus river is

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terim government headed by Jawaharlal Nehru
1) Daulagiri 2) Nangaparbat

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in 1946 ?
3) Purvanchal 4) Karakoram

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1) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
86. Match the following :
2) Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel Grasslands Continents

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3) Liaqat Ali Khan 4) Kamaraj Nadar A. Steppes i. North America

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78. Under whose leadership were branches of the B. Prairies ii. South America

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Home Rule Movement started in Andhra C. Pampas iii. Europe and

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Pradesh ? Asia
1) Konda Venkatappaiah D. Savanna iv. Africa
2) Kompelle Krishna Rao v. Australia
3) Kakani Venkataratnam A B C D
4) Gadicherla Harisarvotham Rao
1) i ii v iv
79. In which of the following sessions of the In-
2) v iii i ii
dian National Congress did a Telugu man,
3) iii ii i iv
Anandacharlu, preside, in 1891 ?
4) v iv iii ii
1) Nagpur Session 2) Kakinada Session
87. Which of the following countries has common
3) Meerut Session 4) Lucknow Session
80. The first Nizam of Hyderabad, who accepted borders with the largest number of countries?
Lord Wellesley's plan of Subsidiary Alliance 1) Russia 2) France
in 1798, was 3) Kenya 4) Zimbabwe
1) Osman Ali Khan 2) Nizam Ali Khan 88. Which of the following planets has the Indian
3) Nizam - UI - Mulk name 'Yama' ?
4) Ibrahim Quli Qutub Shah 1) Uranus 2) Pluto 3) Saturn 4) Neptune

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89. Arrange the following cities in decreasing or- c. Ornaments cannot be made of pure gold.
der of their population : d. Gold is not easily scratched.
A. Bangalore B. Ahmedabad e. In 18 carat gold, we find 25 percent copper.
C. Kanpur D. Delhi E. Kolkata f. One carat represents 100/24 percent.
1) EADBC 2) DECAB 3) EDABC 4) EDACB 1) b, d, c 2) a, c, d
90. Which of the following states has the Great 3) d, e, f 4) Only c and d
Indian Hornbill, which is considered an en- 101. After parboiling, the nutritive value of rice
dangered species, as its 'State bird' ? 1) increases 2) decreases
1) Meghalaya 2) Arunachal Pradesh 3) neither increases nor decreases
3) Nagaland 4) Manipur 4) either increases or decreases
91. What is Pyrodoxin ? 102. Bullet - proof vests are made from a fabric of
1) silicon nitrate and jute
1) Vitamin A 2) Vitamin C
2) thickly mixed cotton and jute

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3) Vitamin B6 4) Vitamin B2
3) nylon

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92. With what is non-stick kitchenware coated?
4) copper and steel wires

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1) Graphite 2) Silicon 3) Glass 4) Teflon
103. Why do trees shed their leaves in the winter

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93. Among mosquitoes, which of the following
season ?

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are blood - feeders, found throughout the

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1) To conserve heat
world ? 2) To rest before the summer growth

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1) Culex and Anopheles 3) To conserve water

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2) Anopheles and Aedes 4) To escape being eaten by animals
3) Aedes and Culex 104. One of the parameters used to gauge the
4) Culex, Anopheles and Aedes power of a computer is its

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94. Which of the following creatures are stone - 1) Bandwidth 2) Datawidth

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deaf ? 3) Lanwidth 4) Comwidth

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1) Snakes 2) Lizards 3) Parrots 4) Ants 105. A man of AB blood group has met with an

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95. The fingerprints of Siamese twins are accident and requires blood transfusion. Who
1) identical 2) not identical among the following could donate blood to

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3) identical more often 4) identical less often him ?

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96. Though their diet is higher in meat and fat Relation Blood gorup

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and lower in fruit and vegetables, who of the a. Wife A

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following are known to be free from heart dis- b. Son AB
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1) Eskimos 2) Pigmies 3) Nagas 4) Tartars 1) Only b (Son)

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97. Which of the following is contagious ? 2) B and d (Son and daughter)

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1) Snoring 2) Gnashing 3) a, b and d (Wife, son and daughter)
4) a b, c and d (Wife, son, friend and daughter)
3) Yawning 4) Vomiting
106. In which of the following atmospheric condi-
98. If we make a table-fan rotate at a speed of
tions can seeds be preserved best ?
50rpm and place it under an electric lamp, it
1) Cool and dry 2) Cool and wet
would appear to be
3) Hot and dry 4) Hot and wet
1) stationary
107. If a colour-blind man is married to a normal-
2) rotating slowly forwards visioned woman whose parents also had nor-
3) rotating slowly backwards mal vision, what proportion of their children
4) rotating slowly, both forwards and backwards is likely to be colour-blind ?
99. Where is the Black Box fitted in planes ? 1) Zero percent 2) 25 percent
1) In the cockpit 2) In the tail - end 3) 50 percent 4) 100 percent
3) In the left wing 4) In the right wing 108. We denote the time units taken by computers
100. Which of the following statements are not true to execute instructions. Which of these time
about gold ? units is the smallest ?
a. It is a soft metal. 1) Nanosecond 2) Microsecond
b. It has high density; 2 1/2 times that of iron. 3) Picosecond 4) Second

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109. An egg sinks in tap water, but floats in a con-
centrated solution of salt, because
1) the egg absorbs salt from the solution and
expands
2) albumin dissolves in salt and the egg becomes
lighter
3) the density of the salt solution exceeds the
density of the egg
4) tap water has higher surface tension
110. Which of the following planets is similar to
our Earth in mass, size and density ?
1) Mars 2)Venus 3) Mercury 4) Uranus
111. Who of the following are immune to measles?
119. Ketana, a famous poet of the Kakatiya times,
earned the title Abhinava Dandi by rendering
into Telugu the Sanskrit work titled
1) Prataparudra Yasobhushanam
2) Dasakumaracharitam 3) Nitisastramuktavali
4) Panditaradhya Caritram
120. Where did Goutama, the Buddha die ?
1) Kusinagara 2) Kapilavastu
3) Saranath 4) Gaya
121. From which of the following sources can the
Government of India draw money to meet
unforseen expenditure, additional and excess
grants pending authorisation ?

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1) One - year old infants 1) Consolidated Fund of India
2) Infants above seven months and below one 2) Public Account of India
year in age

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3) Children who are more than two years in age 4) Contingency Fund of India

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4) Infants below six months in age 122. Which of the following statements regarding

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112. Ammonia is a compound of the members of the State Public Services Com-

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1) Nitrogen and hydrogen missions is true ?

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2) Hydrogen and oxygen 3) Nitrogen and oxygen 1) They are appointed by the President India

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4) Nitrogen and sodium hydroxide and can be removed by him.
113. Which of the following is/are a source Vita- 2) They are appointed by the Government and
min K ? can be removed by him.

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1) Shark-liver oil 2) Milk, seeds 3) They are appointed by the President and can

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3) Green vegetables, tomatoes, carrots be removed by the Governor.

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4) Nuts, eggs, liver of animals 4) They are appointed by the Governor and can

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114. Which of the following kinds of glass is used only be removed by the President.
in the production of electric bulbs and opti- 123. As per the succession of Prime Ministers In-

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cal instruments ? dia, which order among the following, correct?

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1) Hard glass 2) Flint glass a. Indira Gandhi b. Rajiv Gandhi

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3) Light glass 4) Pyrex glass c. Charan Singh d. Morarji Desai

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115. Identify the odd one : e. Chandrashekhar f. Gulzari Lal Nanda
1) Jaundice 2) Typhoid 3) T. B. 4) Pneumonia 1) f, a, d, c, b, e 2) f, d, b, e, a, c

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116. The earliest Europeans to land on Indian soil 3) f, b, d, e, c, a 4) d, a, b, c, f, e
were the 124. Zonal Councils have been established by the

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1) French 2) Dutch States Reorganisation Act, 1956, dividing the
3) Portuguese
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117. Arrange the following in chronological order: Sikkim included ?
a. The Bahamanis of Deccan 1) Central zone 2) Northern zone
b. The Reddis of Kondaveedu 3) Eastern zone 4) Western zone
c. The Kakatiyas of Warangal 125. The Government of India appointed the Offi-
d. The Rayas of Vijayanagara cial Language Commission in 1955. Who was
e. The Gajapatis of Orissa the Chairman of the Commission ?
1) c, b, a, d, e 2) b, a, c, e, d 1) B. G. Kher 2) Gopalaswamy Iyyangar
3) d, c, b, a, e 4) c, b, d, a, e 3) Dr. Zakir Hussain 4) Fazl Ali
118. Who of the following were the two sides that 126. The National Rural Employment Programme
fought the Battle of Rakshashi-Thangadi and the Rural Landless Employment Guaran-
which ended the glory of the Vijayanagar tee Programme were launched during the
empire in 1565 A. D ? 1) 5th Plan period 2) 6th Plan period
1) Ramaraya and the Imadshahis of Berar th
3) 7 Plan period 4) 9th Plan period
2) The Adilshahis of Bijapur and Ramaraya 127. As regards Local Self-Government Institu-
3) Veeranarasimha and the Nizamshahis of tions, the 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amend-
Ahmednagar ment Acts relating to them are not applicable
4) Ramaraya and Nizam Shah of Ahmednagar in the states of

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2) Delhi, Goa, Mizoram, Meghalaya craft, is the 431st man of the 241 manned
3) Meghalaya, Delhi, Nagaland missions into space so far.
4) Sikkim, Assam, Mizoram f. The name of the two-stage launcher is Chang
128. What is the current investment limit in Small Zheng - 2F.
Scale Industry ? 1) b, f 2) a, d 3) c, f 4) d, e
1) Rs. 20 lakhs 2) Rs. 60 lakhs 136. Bobby Jindal, an Indian-American who con-
3) Rs. 100 lakhs 4) Rs. 300 lakhs tested the election for the position of Gover-
129. 100% Foreign Direct Investment is permitted in nor of Louisiana in USA, was defeated by 52
1) Export Processing Zones per cent to 48 per cent votes. Who defeated
2) Special Economic Zones him in the straight contest to become the first
3) Industrial Areas 4) Industrial Estates woman Governor of the State of Louisiana
130. Which of the following is levied and collected from the Democrats ?

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by the Centre, but assigned to the States ? 1) Margaret Simpson 2) Mary Marolaux Smith
1) Customs Duties 2) Stamp Duty 3) Kathleen Babineaux Blanco
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recent judgement of the Supreme Court of In- to launch Greenpeace India's campaign, fo-

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dia, on the ground that it does not come un- cussing on the ecologically hazardous ship-

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der the 'food' category ? breaking yard at Alang Which of the follow-

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1) Cooking oil 2) Tea ing statements is not true about the Rainbow
3) Coffee 4) Mineral water Warrior ?
132. On November 5, 2003, Prince Charles of En- a. Its chief is Lesley Simkiss.

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the President of the National Slum Dwellers' d. It was docked in Mumbai last in December 1999.

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Federation, who is also a Magsaysay awardee. e. The original Rainbow Warrior was actually
Who is he ? sunk by French agents in 1985.

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actress, who has been nominated 13 times for 138. Boyi Bheemanna was presented the Jashuva
the Oscar, breaking the earlier record of 12 Foundation's prestigious "Jashuva Sahitya

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times by Katharine Hepburn and has been Puraskaram" on December 16, 2003. Who of
awarded the American Film Institute's Lifetime the following Telugu poets got it earlier ?

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Achievement Award, 2003 ? 1) Dr. C. Narayana Reddy 2) Nagnamuni
1) Meryl Streep
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3) Rosalind Russel 4) Bette Davis
134. The South African novelist, J. M. Coetzee, won
the 2003 Nobel Prize for literature. Among the
following works, which one is not authored
by him ?
1) Life and Times of Michael K.
2) Waiting for the Barbarians
3) Disgrace 4) The Napier Straits
135. China launched a manned spacecraft success-
fully on 15 October, 2003. Which of the follow-
ing statements are not true about the event ?
a. It is code-named 'Project 920'.
b. China has spent $ 2.2 billion so far on the
project.
c. The name of the spacecraft is Shenzhou–5.
d. China became the 5th manned space - far
ing nation in the world with this launch.
139. Karan Thapar won the Best Current Affairs Pre-
senter Award of the prestigious Asian Televi-
sion Awards - 2003 at a grand ceremony in
Singapore on December 7, 2003. What are the
programme and the episode for which he won
this award ?
1) 'Court Martial' / Interview with Pakistan's For-
eign Minister, Khurshid Kasuri
2) 'Spotlight' / Interview with Vladimir Putin
3) 'Face to Face' / Interview with Radha, Raja
and Kousalya Reddys
4) 'Point Blank' / Interview with the Kathak dancer,
Sonal Mansingh
140. The name of the world's fastest cruise mis-
sile Brah Mos has been coined by taking
1) Brahma, the God of creation in Indian mythol-
ogy and Moses, the Biblical prophet

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sian river, Moskva
3) Brahma, the Indian god and the Russian river,
Moskva
4) The river, Brahmaputra and Moses, the Bibli-
cal prophet
141. The Bollywood actor, Dev Anand, was chosen
for the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the year
2003 recently. Which of the following is his
last film, which flopped miserably?
1) Love in Times Square 2) Beauty Queen
3) Rockfort Express 4) Nandini
142. Who authored the Preamble of the proposed
147. Who, among the following, is not a recipient
of the Cyber Oscar Award presented on De-
cember 10, 2003 in Geneva during the World
Summit on the Information Society ?
1) Marcia de Toni 2) Ansbert Ngurumo
3) Anand Parthasarathy 4) Mwananchi Wiki Hii
148. Which of the following Bollywood films re-
cently became the world's first feature film to
be offered for download from the popular net
www. kazam. com at a cost of $ 2.99 ?
1) Kal Ho Na Ho 2) Supari
3) The Legend of Bhagat Singh 4) Fire
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Constitution of the European Union? tion, the last of the Petya class warships, INS
1) Cardinal Dubois 2) Jacques Chirac Anjadip, was decommissioned ceremoniously
3) Maurice Druon 4) Valery Giscard D'Estaing

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decided recently to construct/upgrade the ficer ?

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1360 km Moreh – Bagan – Mae Sot Highway, 1) Siddhartha Panda 2) O. P. Bansal

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work on which will begin early in 2004 ? 3) R. K. Sharma 4) Goutam Patnayak

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2) India, Myanmar, Thailand congregation, believed to be the largest Mus-
3) Myanmar, Cambodia, India lim gathering after the Haj of Mecca, take place
4) India, China, Myanmar during December 2003, where three million

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its Person of the Year for 2003 ? 1) Tongi in Bangladesh

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1) The American Soldier 2) The Google Guys 2) Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia

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3) Jiang Yanyong (Chinese SARS Whistle-blower) 3) Djakarta in Indonesia 4) Java
4) Dick Grasso

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145. Who of the following has been described by ANSWERS

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UNICEF's Report, The State of the World's Chil- 1) 1 2) 2 3) 1 4) 3 5) 4 6) 2

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dren : 2004, as the role model and featured on 7) 1 8) 1 9) 2 10) 1 11) 4 12) 1

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the cover of the report which was released on 13) 3 14) 4 15) 1 16) 3 17) 2 18) 3
December 11, 2003 in New Delhi ? 19) 2 20) 4 21) 1 22) 1 23) 3 24) 1

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1) Lalitakumari 2) Shyamala Ben 25) 4 26) 2 27) 3 28) 4 29) 4 30) --
3) Maria Calivis 4) Nandita Das 31) 1 32) 4 33) 1 34) 1 35) 2 36) 1

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146. On December 11, 2003, France's high-flown

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37) 3 38) 2 39) 4 40) 1 41) 4 42) 3
committee of lexicographers, the Academie 43) 3 44) 3 45) 3 46) 4 47) 3 48) --

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Francaise, made the former French President 49) 4 50) 3 51) 2 52) 4 53) 2 54) 4
Valery Giscard D'Estaing an 'Immortal'. Which 55) 1 56) 4 57) 4 58) 1 59) 4 60) 3
of the following statements are untrue about 61) 3 62) 4 63) 2 64) 3 65) 1 66) 4
he Academie Francaise ? 67) 3 68) 2 69) 3 70) 4 71) 4 72) 3
a. It was founded in 1635 A. D 73) 1 74) 3 75) 3 76) 4 77) 2 78) 4
b. It was founded by Cardinal Richelieu. 79) 1 80) 2 81) 3 82) 1 83) 1 84) 2
c. It was founded by King Louis XIII. 85) 4 86) -- 87) 1 88) 2 89) 3 90) 2
d. It guards the French language from 91) 3 92) 4 93) 4 94) 1 95) 2 96) 1
anglicization. 97) 3 98) 3 99) 1 100) 3 101) 1 102) 1
e. Its latest Frenchified word for 'e-mail' is 'Fe- 103) 3 104) 1 105) 4 106) 1 107) 1 108) 3
mail'. 109) 3 110) 2 111) 4 112) 1 113) 4 114) 2
f. Its members' average age is late 70s. 115) 1 116) 3 117) 4 118) 2 119) 2 120) 1
g. Its members are called 'Immortals'. 121) 4 122) 4 123) 1 124) 3 125) 1 126) 2
h. It has made D'Estaing a member in the va- 127) 3 128) 3 129) 2 130) 4 131) 2 132) 4
cancy of the late Poet-President of French 133) 4 134) 4 135) 2 136) 3 137) 4 138) 4
Guiana, Leopold Sedar Senghor. 139) 1&3140) 2 141) 1 142) 4 143) 2 144) 1
1) a, c, d 2) c, e, h 3) a, f, h 4) b, f, g 145) 1 146) 2 147) 4 148) 2 149) 2 150) 1

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 GROUP - 1 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
GENERAL STUDIES & MENTAL ABILITY - 2003
1. Which of the following is corrected by using 1. Black-coloured seeds
a convex lens ? 2. Yellow-coloured seeds
1. Far sight 2. Short sight 3. Suckers 4. Roots
3. Colour blindness 4. Cataract 12. Scientifically, fermentation is
2. Jaundice is caused by contamnated 1. incomplete oxidation of sugar in the presence
1. air 2. water 3. food 4. soil of oxygen
3. How much time does moonlight take to reach 2. complete oxidation of sugar in the absence of
the earth ? oxygen
1. 1 year 2. 1 month 3. 1 day 4. 1 second 3. incomplete oxidation of sugar in the absence

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4. Which of the following is the flight - refuel- of oxygen

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ling aircreaft, inducted into the IAF recently ? 4. complete oxidation of sugar in the presence of

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1. Mirage - 2000 2. Sukhoi - 30 MKI oxygen

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3. Ilyushin - 78 4. Jaguar 13. The components essential for seed germina-
5. Which of the following fruits is expected to

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be wiped out from the world as per the recent 1. air, optimum temperature and water

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findings because of its narrow genetic base? 2. soil, sunlight, water and air

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1. Apple 2. Mango 3. Banana 4. Cherry 3. water, suitable temperature, soil and sunlight
6. The World's first human clone, a baby girl 4. air, water and soil

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named 'Eve' was born on december 26, 2002. 14. Ginger as a vegetable is a
Name the company involved in the project. 1. fleshy root 2. fleshy stem

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1. Brigitte 2. Colrmino 3. storage root 4. staminode

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3. Clonaid 4. Camisselier 15. An object weighs maximum in

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7. Which of the following cities is the most com- 1. air 2. water 3. hydrogen 4. vaccum

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petitive destination for Information Technol- 16. A capacitor is used in an electric circuit to
ogy- Enabled Services ? 1. step down voltage 2. step up voltage

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3. Bangalore 4. Hyderabad 4. produce electric charge
8. Where can we get to see the first sunrise in 17. A ball is placed between two plain mirrors
inclined at an angle of 600. The number of

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India ?
images of the ball formed by the mirrors will

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1. Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu

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2. Gopalapur in Orissa be
1.3 2. 4 3. 5 4. 6

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3. Dong in Arunachal Pradesh
4. Pulicat lake in Andhra Pradesh 18. The speed of sound will be highest in
9. Which of the following was given by Russia 1. dry air at 00C 2. dry air at 300C
0
3. humid air at 0 C 4. humid air at 300C
to Inaidas a free gift, during the January 2003
19. Among birds, the longest annual migration
Agreement signed by the two countries in
is undertaken by the
Moscow ?
1. Arctic tern 2. Flamingo
1. Brahmos missile
3. Painted stork 4. Pelican
2. TU - 22 M3 strategic bomber
20. The kiwi, a flightless bird, is now restricted to
3. The aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshakov
1. Australia 2. New Zealand
4. S - 37 Berkut 3. Philippines 4. North American
10. Which of the following is a supersonic cruise 21. Which of the following is a chemical change?
missile ? 1. An ice cube in your glass of lemonade dissolves
1. Agni - I 2. Prithvi - II 2. An aluminium vessel melts at very high temperature
3. Brahmos 4. Agni - III 3. A cup of household bleach changes the colour
11. Through which of the following is banana of your Yellow shirt
propagated ? 4. Coconut oil solidifies in winter
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22. An ammonium compound that is used as a 1. Andhra Prades 2. Madhya pradesh
fertilizer is 3. Karnataka 4. Maharashtra
1. Ammonium carbonate 33. Cofederation Indian Industry (CII) has declared
2. Ammonium phosphate 2002-03 as the
3. Ammonium sulphate 1. Year of Merger and Acquisition
4. Ammonium chloride 2.Year of the Multimedia
23. Which of the following is a natural fuel ? 3. Year of Animation
1. Petrol 2. Diesel 3. Coal 4. Charcoal 4.Year of software Development
24. What metallic element does vitamin B12 con- 34. what is the share of subsidies in India's GDP
tain ? during2002-2003?
1. Iron 2. Magnesium 1. 7.0% 2.5.4% 3. 2.7% 4.1.6%
3. Cobalt 4. Zinc 35. The world avarage density of cvellular phones
25. Gemstones such as sapphire, ruby and Em- is 121 for 1000 people. What is the density in

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erald are compounds of India ?

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1. Iron 2. Copper 3. Tin 4. Aluminium 1. 4 for 1000 people 2.12 for 1000people

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26. In India agricultural production as per the Eco- 3. 22 for 1000 people 4.1 for 1000 people

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nomic Survery for 2002-03, has come down 36. Under which plan was the Sarva Siksha

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to Abhiyan for universalization of elementary

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1. 6% 2.5% 3.10% 4.11.9% education started?

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fully intefgrated with Sampoornaa Grameen 3.VIII Five year plan 4. IX Five year plan
Rozgar yojana ? 37. when was the members of parliment Local

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1. Samgra Awas Yojana Area Development Scheme announced in
2. Jawahar Gram Samruddhi Scheme India ?

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1.only 1 and 2 2. onluy1,2 and3 agriculture sector to India's GDP?
3.only 2 and 3 4. only1,4 ane 5 1. 63% 2. 43% 3. 25% 4. 35%

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28. Which year has been ficed by the Ministery of 39. Which of the following pairs of Union

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Rural Development, Government of India as Territorties bhave their own legislatures?
the target year for achieving full road con- 1. Chandigarh and Delhi
2.Pondicherry and Delhi

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nectivity in the country?
1. 2005 2. 2007 3. 2006 4. 2004 3.Delhi and Daman & Diu

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29. Excise duty on alcoholic drugs for human
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consumption is a source of
1. Union revenue 2. state revenue
2.Revenue of Union Terrotories
4.Revenue of both States and Union Territories
30. Regarding industrial production in India,
which sectoer achieved the highest growth?
1. Manufacturing sector 2.Electricity sector
3.Minning sector 4.Nlone of these
31. Varisht Bima yojana was announced by the
Government of India in the Union Budget
2003-04. who are the beneficiaries of the
yojana ?
1. Spastics 2.senior citizens
3. The physically disadvantaged
4.Widows
32. Which of the following states was advised
earelier by the IMF not to adopt VAT system?
the Zero Hour in Parliament?
1. When members put questions
2. When attendance of the members is zero
3.The period between the end of Question Hour
and the begining of the proceedings
4.The period between the begining of Qrestion
Hlour and the end of the proceedings.
41. which of the following is not applicable to the
state of Jammu & Kashmir under the
constitution of India?
1. Provisions of Fundamental Rights
2.Provisions of Direcitive Pronicples of State
Policy
3.Provisions of Fundamental Duties
4.Provisions of POTA

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42. The duo who received the Best 51. Arunachal Pradesh does not share her
Parliamentarian award are borderies with
1. V.P. Singh and Chandrasekar 1. Tibet 2. china 3.Nagaland 4.Myanmar
2.Chandrasekhar and A.B. Vajapayee 52. Which of the following river is known as
3.A.B. Vajapayee and H.D. Deva Gowada padma in Bangladesh?
4.H.D. Deve Gowda and I.K. Gujaral 1. Ganga 2. Brahmaputra
43. According to the constitution of India the Vice 3. Mekong 4. Hoogly
President should be eligibiel to be elevleeted 53. The river that flows through the panna National
as a member of which of the following? Park in Madhya Pradesh is
1. Lok sabha 2.Rajya Sabha 1. Narmade 2. Tapati
3. Either Lok sabha or Rajya Sabha 3. Ken 4.Sutlej
4. Both Lok sabha and Rajya sabha 54. where is Lake Omega located?

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44. Which of the following constitutional Amend- 1. Ufa Plateau 2. Moscow-Basin

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ments provided for reservations in promotions 3.Caspian Sea 4. Basin Afghanistan

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for SC s and STs? 55. Which of the following stations is not located

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1. 85th Amendment Act 2. 86th Amendement Act on the Trans-siberian Railway line in Russia?

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3. 84th Amendment Act 4. 83th Amendment Act 1. Leningrad 2. Moscow

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45. which of the following writs literally meand a 3.Vladivostok 4. Georgia

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1. Vietnam 2.Laos

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1.Prohibition 2.Mandamus
3.Certiorari 4.Quo-warranto 3. Cambodia 4.Thailand
46. when was the simla Agreement between 57. In Andhra Pradesh the district of Anaantapur

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is the largest area- wise. which is the second
Mrs.Gandhi Z.A.Bhutto signed?
largest districrt in the state?

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1.June 2,1972 2.July 2,1972
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3.June 2,1971 4. July 2,1971
3. Krishna 4. Prakasam

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47. which of the following punishments can be
58. Identify the odd one
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1. Budameru 2.Sabari
guilty of breach of privileges of contempt of 3.Tammileru 4.Ramileru

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the House?

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59. Which of the following hillsin andhra pradesh
1. Imposition of a fine

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are also known locally as 'Enugunallamma
2.Imporisonment for six months Kondalu'?
3.Expulsion from the House and thereby declar-

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1. Nallamala 2. Horsley Hills
ing his seat as vacant 3.seshachalam Ranges 4. Erramala Hills

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4.None of these 60. What is the average rainfall in A.P.?

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ment is not a financial committee? 61. which of the following is the deepest place
1. Estimates Committee inthe world?
2. Business advisory committee 1 Tonga Trench 2.Java trench
3. Public Accounts Committee 3.Philippines Trench 4. Puerto Rico Trench
4.Committee of public Undertakings 62. In which of the following continents are the
49. What is minimum duration of stay esential Atlas Mountains located?
before a person can apply for citizenship in 1. Asia 2. Africa
India? 3. Australia 4. Europe
1. 3 years 2. 5 years 3. 7 years 4. 10 years 63. Which of the following rivers is older than
the Himalayas?
50. with which of the following committees are
1. Ganga 2) Brahmaputra
the members of Rajya Sabha not asociarted?
3. Yamuna 4) Kosi
a. Public Accounts Committee
64. Which of the following is the most important
b. Estimates committee
cotton textile region of India?
c.Committee of public Undertakings 1. Bopal - Gwalior 2.Kanpur-Lucknow
1. a and b 2. b 3.c 4 a and c 3. Bombay-Ahmedabad 4. Hyderabad-Gulbarga

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65. Which of the following states in India is the passed on August 8, 1942?
most thinly populated? 1. Bombay 2.Lucknow 3. Lahore 4. Karachi
1. Jammu & Kahmir 2. Rajasthan 77. who of the following were the officers of the
3.Haryana 4. Gujarat Indian National Army held guilty by a militarty
66. What is the percentage of the urban popula- court for sedition at the Red Fort during the
tion in the total population of Andhra struggle for India's Independence" ?
pradesh? 1. Ras Behari Bose and Capt. Mohan Singh
1.30% 2. 27% 3. 44% 4. 25% 2. Capt. Mohan singh and sabhas chandra Bose
67. Which of the following coastal stretches in 3. Shah nawaz khan, G.S.Dhilon and prem sehgal
India expriences trh highest incidence of cy- 4. G.S. Dhillon, Ras Behari Bose and capt.
clones? Mohan singh.
1. Orissa coast 2.Tamil Nadu coast 78. Paika is the martial dance form of

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3. Western coast 4. Andhra pradesh 1. assam 2.Himachal pradesh

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79. In which of the following classical worked

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3.Brahmani 4.Godavari does purushasukta occur?

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69. which of the following cities is nearest to port 1. The Rig Veda 2. The Manusmrti

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Blair by sea? 3. The Mahabharata 4.The Tirukkural

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1. Yangon(Rangoon) 2. Kolkata 80. where does the sangam literature derive its

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3.Chennai 4. Machilipatnam name form?
70. Kerala is the largest producer of rubnber in 1. The Buddhist Sanga

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71. Antharx is disease that affects 81. Which of the following has not been com-
1. Goats and Sheep 2. Cows and buffaloes mented upon by Sankaracharya?

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3. pigs 4. all animals 1. Brahmasutra 2. Upanisada

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72. which of the following countries experiences 3. Rig Veda 4. Bhagavadgita

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same day as the shortest day? dent of the Indian National Congress?
1. China 2. Australia 1. Three times 2. Only once
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73. which of the following are wrongly matched?
3.Five times 4.Never

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83. Who is the author of Buddha Charita?
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1. Visakhadatta 2.Banabhata
ii. Hurricanes Indian Ocean 3. Aswaghosha 4.Sri harsha
iii. Cyclones West Indies 84. Who were the patrons of the temples of
iv. Tornadoes Australia khajuraho?
1. i, ii, iii 2. i, ii, iv 3. i, iii, iv 4. ii, iii, iv 1. Gujara Pratiharas 2.chandelas
74. The boundary between Germany and poland 3. Paramars 4.Chalukyas
is called the 85. which of the following was a Dutch settle-
1. Hidenberg Line 2.Maginot Line ment?
3. Durand Line 4.17th Parallel
1. Yanam 2.Mahe 3.karaikal 4. Bhimili
75. Which places are connected by National High-
86. Who was the founder of the Asiatic Society of
way-1?
Bengal?
1. Delhi and Amritsar via ambala and Jalandhar
2. Delhi and Amritsar fvia Fazilka 1. Sri william Jones
3.Delhi and Kolkata via Mathura and varanasi 2.Frederick Munroe
4.Delhi and Mumbai via jaipur 3. surendranarth Banerji
76. where was the fomous quit India Resolution 4.Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar

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87. which of the following colleges in the city of 1. Prataparudra-I 2.prataparudra - II
Hyderabad was served by Raghupathi 3. Betaraju-I 4. Ganapatideva
Verkartaratnam Naidu as principal before In- 97. Kshetraya, the poet of erotic verses, born and
dependence? based at Movva in Krishna district, dedicated
1. Nizam College 2. Mohboob College his verses to
3. Chadarghat college 4. Saifabad College 1. Tirumala Nayaka of Maduri
88. Kandukuri veerashalingam died in the year? 2.Vijaya Raghava Nayaka of Tanjor
1. 1905 2.1919 3. 1926 4. 1931 3. Abdulla qutub shah of Golconda
89. Identify the odd one. 4. All the above
1. sateehita Bodhini 2. Haasya Sanjeevani 98. whom of the following was the founder of the
3. Brahma Prakasika 4. Vivekavardhini Bahamani Kingdom in the Deccan duiring the
90. In which book did Dadabhai Naoroji present 14th centure A.D.?

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his' Drain of wealth theory? 1. Ala-ud-din Bahman shah

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1. Economic Problems of India 2. Sikindar Khan Bahmani

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3. British Rule and its Consequences 4. Firoz shah , the Bahamani

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4. Poverty and Unbritish Rule in India 99. which of the following was not constructed

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91. The All-India Depressed classes Federation by Mohammad Quli Qutb shah?

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was founded by 1. Golconda 2.The city of Hyderabad
1. Jagjivan Ram 2. Jawaharlal Nehru 3.Charminar 4. Jami Masjid
3. Dr. B.R. Ambedker 4. M.K. Gandhi 100. Which of the following are wrongly paired?
92. Arrange teh following in Chronological or-
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93. The first Andhra communist party meeting week of March, 2003 is?
was held on January 29, 1936 at 1. Suneeta Rani 2. S. Appoorwa

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1. Kakinada 2. Anantapur 3. Devaki sen 4.Rajyalaxmi

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3. Gudiwada 4. Machilipatnam 102. India successfully test fired the prithvi mis-

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94. When was the state of Hyderabad founded? sile on 26th March , 2003 from Chandipur-

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1.1715A.D. 2.1724 A.D. on Sea. Pakistan also test-fired a missile on
3.1728 A.D. 4. 1735 A.D. the same range namely
95. Which of the following is not true about 1. Abdali 2.Gharvi-II 3.Hussaini 4.Ghani-I
Mohammad Bin Tuglak? 103. who of the following is the producer of the
1 He killed his father, Ghiasuddin Tuglak. world's fierst portable computer and died in
2.His original name was junakhan Kodaikanal on March 18,2003?
3.He came to the throne in the year 1300 A.D. 1. Katya Douglas
4.He renamed Orugallu after capturing it in 1323 2.Vladimiro Montesions
as ultanpur. 3.Adam Osborne
96. Who of the following kakatiya kinga is reputed 4.sakamoto
to have ruled over the whole of Andhradesa 104. In the 75th Academy Awards, which of the fol-
extending for Ganjam, in the north to lowing wonthe Oscar in the Besth Foreign
kanjeevaram in the south,ecbraming all the Language film category on March 23,2003?
present Andhra, Telangana and Rayalaseema 1.Frida 2.This Charming Man
regions? 3.Twin Towers 4.No where in africa

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India died on March 26,2003 in washington.
Which of the following is not true about him?
1.He was elelcted to the senate four times
2.He was formerly the Ambassador to India.
3.He was succeeded by Hillary Rodham, Clinton.
4.He was a Republican.
106. The famous Vienna phlharmonic
Orcherstra,conducted by Zubin Mehta gave a
concert in mumbai on 28th and 29th
March,2003. How many times did the orches-
tra visit Mumbai in the preceding 50 year pe-
104th Archishop of Canterbury on February
27,2003?
1. Jimi Hendrix 2. William Hardres
3. Dr, Rowan Williams 4. Robert Willis
114. Justice K Venkataswami resigined from the
post of the head of the Commission of
Enquiry of the Tehelks.com regarding
corruption in defence purchses. Who was
appointed in his place as the head of the
commission?
1.Justice S.N. Phkan 2.Justice K.
Ramaswami

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pable of showing the user's location on the produced in India?

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1. Nokia 2.NTT DoCoMo 3. Dehradeum 4. Bangalore
3.Motortola 4.Samsung 116. Recently, the Lannan Foundation Awarded its
108. ViswanathanAnandwon the 12th Amber Chess fourth annual prize of $ 350,000 to Arundhati

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2. Peter Leko
3.Chile 4. Nicaragua
3.Jheroen Van den Berg

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117. who of the following was one of the four In-
4.Alexander Morozevich and peter Leko
dian diplomates expelled from Pakistan is the

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last week of January 2003?
sky over Tyler in Taxas on February 1, 2003,

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1. Narendra Suri 2.Bikram Singh
killing all the crew members incuding Kalpana
3. Vipin Handa 4. Asoke Bandopadhyay
Chawla. What was Chawla's rank on the

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shuttle? 118. Peter O "Tool was grsanted this ears Lifetime

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1. Commender 2. Payload Speacialist Achievement Award of the Oscars. In which

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3. Mission specialist 4. Pilot of the following movies did he not act?

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110. If Russia equipped the Indian Air Force with 1. Lawarnce of Arabia 2.My Favourite year
the sudhoi-20 K,with equipped the sukhoi-30 3.Good-Bye Mr.Chips 4. Guns of Navarone
K with the avionics and weapon systems? 119. The president of India presented padmas
1. Israel 2. USA 3.Swedon 4. Norway Awareds in the Reashtrapati Bhavan on April3,
111. Samir Amin a prominent Participant in Asian 2003. Who of the following padma Awardees
Social Forum (Hyderabad) and world social received the padma vibhushan?
Forum is the Director of Third World Forum. 1. Aamir Khan 2. S. Venkartaraghavan
where is it located? 3.Rakhee Gulzar 4.Sonal Manasingh
1. London 2.Belgium 120. The outbreak of the killer pneumona infection
3.Dar-es-salam 4.Kuwait officvially called Severe Acute Respiratory Syn-
112. Asian social from was held in Hyderabad in drome' (SARS) spread to U.S.A., U.K., France,
January 2003. Where was the European so- Germany Irtalym etc., in the first week of April
cial forum hels during November 2002? ,2003. Where did the disease erupt first?
1.Vienna 2.Rome 3.Berne 4.Florence 1. Vietnam 2. Thailand
113. Who of the following was enthroned as the 3. China 4.Singapore

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121. Three of the following sex persons were con- iii. Raghu is to rad his paper on wednesday ut it
ferred the samaikhya Bharat Gaurav Satkar, will be after Ramu.
carrying she award orf Rs. 1,01,116 by the iv. One day is going to be holiday but on that day
Madras Telugu Academy for the year 2003/ the person who is to give practical demonstaration
Identify them from among the following the next day will make his preparations.
a. V. Rama Rao v. Somu's turn will be after Ramu, on the next
b. Yella Venkatewara Rao day.
c. K. Viswanath 126. On which day will shyam read his paper?
d. Dr. Atthili Krishna Rao 1. Tuesday 2.Wednesday
e. Saraswathi Venkat Rao 3. Thursday 4.Saturday
f. Palrayani sangeeta Rao 127. which day is holiday?
1. d,e,f 2. a,b,c 3.a,b,c 4. c,d,f 1. Tuesday 2.Wednesday

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lite on April 9, 2003 from Kourou in 'Franch 128. How many days do shyam and Krishna have

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'Guyana. It is a between them?
1. telecommunication satellite

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2. multi-purpose satellite 3.Two 4.Three

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123. who of the following was awarded of the 1. Ramu 2. somu 3. Jagfan 4. krishana
French government, Chevalier de 1'Ordre Na- 130.Who will deliver the lecture on the first day?

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tional du Merite on 7 February 2003 for his 1. Ramu 2. somu 3. Japan 4. krishna
talents and merit and service to Indo- French 131. which of the following number sets id most
relartions?
1. K, Ramachandra 2. vikas Jaitly
OM like the number set of (3,8,36)?
1. (2,10,16) 2.(12,72,96)

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Golden Jubilee on completing 50 years of es- 1. 484 2.529 3. 635 4. 566

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the Chairman of the Akademi at present?
1. Abijit Chartterjee

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125. The film Char Adhyay set in the terrorist phase will be the value of
of the Indian freedom movement and con- 1. 162114 2.281614
sidered a work of meticulous artistry was 3. 112530 4, 211614
shown recently in january 2003 in Chennai. 135. Divide 82 apples among A,B and V such that
who is the director of the movie? the ratio of the apples received by A and B is
1. Mrinal sen 2. Kumar Shahani 6:7 and those received by A and C is 4:5 How
3.Sumanth Chattopadhyay 4. Kaushik Gopal many apples will C have?
Directions for Q 126 to 130 1. 30 2. 25 3. 40 4. 36
136. If 'DRIVER' =12, PEDESTRIAN'=20 'and'
From Monday to saturday a seminar is to be ar-
' ACCIDENT'=16, then 'CAR'= ?
ranged in which six members Ramui Somu, Ja-
1. 3 2. 8 3. 10 4. 6
pan, Shyam, Raghu and Krishna would read their
137. Find the old one.
papers according to the programme given below;
1. DGJM 2. QTWJ 3. FHKN 4.XADG
i. Jagan is not to read his paper on Friday Directions for Q 138 to 143.
ii. Ramu will read his paper two days after shyam Questions 138 to 143 are based on the series of
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the sides or numbers to their right and left? ii. C and B have as many members betrween
1.1 2. 2 3. 3 4. 5 them as G and C have.
139. How many symbols have either letters on both iii. Dm who is third the exctreme left is thired
the sides or numbers to their right and left? to the left of E.
13 2. 4 3. 5 4. 6 iv. A and D, and C are neighbours.
140. what is the ratio in the frequency of symbols 146. Which of following statement is false?
and letters? 1. A is 3rd the left of F
1 3:4 2. 1:2 3. 2:3. 4. 3:5 2. D is 4th the left of E
141. It all the letters in the series occurfred alpha- 3. F is 3rd to the right of A
betically, how many letters would still be at 4. B is 3rd to the right of C
the place they are occupying at present? 147. Which of the following statement the is true?

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given below and make aranging them in the 3. C is to the immediate left of D

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Letter between two numbers. neighbours?
Letter before square. 1. A ,C and D,C 2. A,B, and E,G
what are the firsrt and the last letters of the 3. D,C and E,F 4. C,F and C,E

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word? 150. What is the position of F?

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place in the alphabetial order and add them. 3. Fifth to the right of B 4. None of these
Add the numbers and subtract the sum from

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the total of the lettters, What would you get?

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1. 68 2. 81 3. 63 4.76 1) 1 2) 3 3) 4 4) 3 5) 3 6) 3

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from each other on a straight East- west Road. 13) 2 14) 2 15) 1 16) 3 17) 3 18) 4
A and B start walking simul, ltaneouslymeast- 19) 2 20) 1 21) 3 22) 2 23) 2 24) 3

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25) 4 26)1 27) 13 28) 3 29) 3 30)1
wards and westwards respectively and both

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31) 2 32) 4 33) 1 34) 1 35) 1 36) 4
cover a distance of 5km . Then A turns to his

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37) 2 38) 3 39) 2 40) 3 41) 2 42)2
left and walks 10 km. B turns to his right and

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43) 2 44) 1 45) 2 46) 2 47) 1 48) 2
walks 10km at the same speed. them both turn 49) 1 50) 1 51) 1 52) 1 53) 3 54) 2
to their left and cover a distance of 5 km at 55) 4 56) 4 57)1 58) 2 59) 2 60) 1
the same speed what will be the distance 61) 1 62) 2 63) 2 64) 3 65) 1 66) 2
between them? 67) 1 68) 4 69) 1 70) 4 71) 4 72) 2
1 10km 2. 5km 3. 20km 4.30km 73) 4 74)4 75) 1 76) 1 77)3 78) ?
145. In a code language," 1357" means "We are 79) 1 80) 2 81) 3 82) 2 83) 3 84) 2
very happy", "2639" means " they are ex- 85) 4 86) 1 87) 2 88) 2 89) 3 90) 4
tremely lucky", Then , which digit in that code 91) 4 92) 2 93) 1 94) 3 95) 3 96) 4
language stands for "Very"? 97) 4 98) 4 99) 1 100) 3 101) 2 102) 1
103) 3 104) 4 105) 4 106) 4 107) 3 108) 4
11 2. 5 3. 7
109) 3 110) 1 111) 4 112) 3 113) 4 114) 1
4.Data inadequate
115) 1 116) ? 117) 1 118) 4 119) 4 120) 3
Direcrtions for Q 146 to 15 121) ? 122) 2 123) 3 124) 1 125) ? 126) 4
Read the following information and answer 127) ? 128)? 129) ? 130) ? 131) ? 132) 4
the questions from 146 to 150. 133) 1 134) 2 135) 1 136) 4 137) 3 138) 2
i. A,B,C,D,E,F, and G are seven members 139) 3 140) 1 141) 4 142) 2 143) 4 144) 1
standing in a row ( not necessaryily in the 145) 4 146) 2 147) 4 148) 3 149) 3 150) 4

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 GROUP - 1 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
GENERAL STUDIES & MENTAL ABILITY - 2002
1. East Timor became an independent nation re- 9. If pou is code for "monkey" and ga pur do ma
cently. Under whose rule was East Timor ear- means" the Jackal is deal" What is the code
lier ? for "The monkey is dead" ?
a) The Dutch b) The portuguese a) ga sur ma pou b) ga do pou ma
c) The French d) The Spanish c) sur do go po d) cannot be determined
2. The Indian Railway recently created two new 10. Which of the following is the correct insignia
railway zones with their headquarters at of swastile ?
a) Nagpur and Simla b) Jhansi and Jodhpur a) b) c) d)
c) Bhubaneshwar and Nagercoil

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3. The English Version of Girish karnad's play, a) FJQP b) CGON c) HLTS d) LPXW

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Bail (sacrifice) was premiered by the Leices- 12. If "–" stands for division, "plus" stands for
ter Haymarket Theatre in U. K. recently Who is

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multiplication "x" stands for substraction and

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the director of the play ? "x" stands for additive which of the following

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a) Naseeruddin Shah b) Gray Taylor equations is correct ?

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c) Nana Sheppared d) Girish Karnad a) 4 x 4 ÷ 9 – 3 + 4 = 18

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4. Lakshmi Sehgal contested the presidential b) 4 5 + 9 x 3 – 4 = 17
election along with Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, c) 4 5 x 9 – 3 + 4 = 11

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what is her mother tongue ? d) 4 x 5 9–3 4 = 15
a) Tamil / Malayalam b) Telugu 13. In which order do the following words appear

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5. The French Government conferred Chevalier a) Repoint b) Reptile c) Repent d) Repute

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deondere National de merit, a highly presti- i) E, D, A, C, B ii) C, A, E, B, D
gious award of the Government of France, on ÷ C M iii)
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Dr. B. Balasubramanian recently. Without of G14.R IfJthe ? value of CAT = 24 and that of DOG = 26,

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the following is not true about Dr. Bala what would be the value of PIG ?

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subramanian ? a) 37 b) 25 c) 29 d) 32
a) He is the Director of the L. V. Prasad eye insti- 15. If MISTAKE is written as 4356127 in a certain
tute.

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code, How would STEAM be written in that
b) He is a padmashree awardee

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a) 13457 b) 75614 c) 65741 d) 56714
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16. There are deer and peacocks in a zoo. If heads
Queen England
are counted. They are altogether 80. The num-
6. Which of the following doors would be
ber of their legs is 200. How many peacocks
opened at the end ?
are there in the zoo ?
a) 80th door b) 81th doorc) 83rd door d) 84th
a) 60 b) 20 c) 50 d) 30
door
17. Amol is standing facing north. He walks
7. Which of the following doors would be in
10kmstrait, turns left and walks another 10km
closed position ?
turns right and walk 5km and finally, turns left
a) 1st door b) 81st door
and walks 15km to reach a park, which direc-
c) 21st door d) None of the above
tion is he facing now ?
8. In a certain code, Sa re ga ma means "island
a) East b) West c) North d) South
of the dead", ga pa re dha means "The End of
Time", na se ma pa means "It is dead end". 18. Identify the missing letter in the following C
Then, which of the following could mean
"Time of the Jackal" ?
a) Sur ga re pa b) Ga sur pa ma
c) re ga sur dha d) ga re dha ma a) V b) S c) T d) M

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19. How many "A" s are there in the following 30. How is Rita related to Raja ?
series which are immediately followed by "B" a) Sister b) Daughter
as well as immediately preceded by "Z"? c) Niece d) No relationship
AMBZANAABZABAZBAPZABAZ 31. Some of the regional bases of militants na-
AB tionalism down to 1907 – 1919 are given be-
a) Three b) Nil c) One d) Two low. Find the old one out.
20. Who is the fastest runner ? a) Bengal b) Punjab
a) Jain b) Peter c) Ram d) Rahim c) Gujarath d) Maharashtra
21. Who is the slowest runner ? 32. Which of the following cities was founded by
a) Jain b) Peter c) Ram d) Rahim the king Ajata Satru ?
22. Who would come second in the race ? a) Dhanyakatakam b) Nalanda
a) Jain b) Peter c) Ram d) Rahim c) Pataliputra d) Lumbini
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of

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a) Chandigarh b) Delhi

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in India ?

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24. From the word "ASTOUNDER" how many in-
a) Lord Wellesley b) Lord Clive

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dependent words an be made without chang-
ing the order of the letters and using each c) Lord Mayo d) Lord Minto
letter only once ? 35. Devendranath Tagore was the founder of

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a) None b) Two c) Three d) Four a) Yugantar b) Anuseelan Samiti
c) Brintish Indian Association

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25. If lead is called stick, stick is called nib, nib is
d) Brahma Samaj

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called needle, needle is called rope and rope
36. Which of the following works was authored

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is called thread. What is fixed in a pen that
helps us to write ? by Harsha ?

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a) Stick b) Nib c) Needle d) Thread a) Naganandam b) Leelavathi
c) Nalacharitram d) Naishadheeyam

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E and D. F is to the left of D. Who is between A M. Joshi, in 1920 ?
and F ? a) AITUC b) INTUC
c) CITU d) Hind Mazdoor Sangh

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a) B b) C c) D d) E
38. Which of the following is considered the most

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27. A person wired his brother as R T D F M O C E

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L N N PS U GI D F Q S R T N P N P M O and he important document on education in British
India ?

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meant "Send mother soon". A day latter he
received the replay. LNNPSUGIDFQS a) The hunter Commission Report
HJRTHJKMKM. What did he mean ? b) Charles Wood's Dispateb
a) Mother is arriving b) Mother cannot come c) Maeanlay's minute d) The sargeant plan
c) Mother is ill d) Mother not here 39. The world famous and historically important
28. A family consisted of grandmother, father, bronze Nataraja images of South India flour-
mother, four sons and their wives and one son ished during the times of the
and two daughters to each of the sons. How a) Pandyas b) Charas
many females are there in all in the family ? c) Pallavas d) Imperial Cholas
a) 14 b) 16 c) 12 d) 24 40. Qutb-ud-din Aibek was the founder of the
Choose the answers for questions 29 to 30. Amit, a) Mughal dynasty in India
Rahul’s son, Rahul’s sister Sarika, her son is b) Slave dynasty in India
Sonu and Rita is the daughter. Raja is Sonu’s c) Khilji dynasty in India
Uncle. d) Sayyad dynasty in India
29. How is Amit related to Sonu ? 41. At which of the following part towns did Vasco
a) Nephew b) Cousin (brother) da Gama Land in 1498 AD ?
c) Uncle d) No relationship a) Quilon b) Cochin c) Calicut d) Surat

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42. In which battle did Alexander defeat porus in b) Vaccine against malaria, typhoid and cancer
327 B. C. ? c) Vaccine against polio, rabies and heplitis
a) The battle of Sutlej d) Mixture of viruses that cause tetanus, diph-
b) The battle of Hydaspes theria and whooping cough
c) The battle of Nikatar d) The battle of Sind 55. Fathometer is an instrument used to measure
43. Who sent Sir Thomas Roe as an ambassador the
to the Court of the Emperor Jahangir ? a) Velocity of sound b) Frequency of sound
a) King Charles II b) Kind James I d) Depth of the sea d) Wavelength of sound
c) Louis XIV d) Queen Elizabeth I 56. Drugs which can be sold only on the prescrip-
44. Find the odd man out tion of registered medical practitioners are
a) Megasthenes b) Fe-Hien categorized as
c) I - Tsing d) Hieun - Tsang a) R drugs b) Schedule - H drugs
c) Poison d) Life - saving drugs

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45. Who of the following was given the name
57. Hepatitis is a disease related to

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"Sarlabehn" by Mahatma Gandhi ?
a) Burning of the heat

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d) Madeliene Slade c) Damage to kidneys

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d) Death of blood cells
46. The Leonid Storm which will occur in the

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missile, produced by India ?

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a) Astronomers b) Oceanographers
a) Again b) Brahmosc) Dhanush d) Akash
c) Economists d) Zoologists
59. The major component of honey is
47. Thiamin is popularly known as

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a) Maltose b) Fructose c) Glucose d) Sucrose
a) Vitamin B1 b) Protein
60. The space shuttle discovery, which lifted off

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c) Vinegar d) Yeast
in December 1999, was on a mission to

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48. What is Cosmic dust ?
a) Fix the gyroscope in space

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a) Material found on the moon
b) Fix the Hubble telescope
b) Dust produced by the sun

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c) Small particles of matter distributed through d) Take photographs of mars

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has been recently step up in
49. Which of the following is not an opium de- a) Maharashtra b) Bihar
rivative ? c) Delhi d) Uttar Pradesh

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a) 58% b) 14% c) 86% d) 42% a) Reservation for SC's and ST's in promotions
51. Which of the following is also called artificial b) Banning child labour
silk ? c) Free and compulsory education to children
a) Polymers b) Rayon upto the age of 14 years
c) Glasswool d) Allotropy d) Hoisting national flag at one's residence
52. Which of the following cannot be extin- 63. Which of the following is not an export item
guished by using water ? from India ?
a) Plastic fire b) Oil fire a) Manufactured goods
c) Fire caused y a thunderbolt d) Textile fire b) Handicrafts and textiles c) Gems
53. In CT and 'CT' stands for d) Milk and Milk products
a) Computerised Transmission 64. How many times has Ms. Mayawathi, the BSP
b) Computerised Tomograph Leader, become the Chief Minister of Uttar
c) Chardacles Technique d) Cardiac Tracer Pradesh, including her latest oath taking as
54. Triple Antigen is a Chief Minister of May 3, 2002 ?
a) Vaccine against tetanus, whooping cough and a) Only once b) Twice
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65. Which of the following states continues to be
at the top, showing a high quality of lire, as
per the National Human Development Report
of April 2002 ?
a) Maharashtra b) Kerala
c) Andhra Pradesh d) West Bengal
66. Which of the following political parties did
not participate in the voting in the opposition
sponsored censure motion on Gujarath on
April 30, 2002 in the Lok Sabha ?
a) Bahujan Samaj Party b) Telugu Desam Party
c) Samatha Party d) AIADMK
a) Bombay plan - John Mathai
b) People plan - M Visweswarayya
c) Gandhina plan - Shriman Narayan
d) Second plan - PC. Mahalnobis
74. What was the total subsidy under the Public
Distribution System in the year 2000 - 2001?
a) Rs. 2,400 crores b) Rs. 4, 000 crores
c) Rs. 8,400 crores d) Rs. 8,100 crores
75. The National Income in India is estimated by
a) Indian standard institution
b) Indian statistical institute
c) Central statistical organisation

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67. The growth rate in India is said to have peaked d) National council of applied economic research

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during the Eighth plan period, when it 76. What is the Chief source of political power in

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touched. India ?

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a) 6.7 % b) 8.0% c) 9.0% d) 7.6% a) The people b) The constitution

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68. Which of the following has been removed as c) The parliament

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one of the Criteria for mandatory filing of in- d) The parliament and the state legislatures

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come Tax returns in the budget for 2002 – 77. Which of the following exercised the most pro-

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2003? found influence on the Constitution of India?
a) Telephone Connection b) Cell phone a) The government of India act, 1935
c) Membership of a club with a certain amount of b) The U. S. constitution

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membership fee c) The British constitution

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d) Going abroad d) The U. N. Charter

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69. Who of the following presidents of India re- 78. Which of the following is true in the case of

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fused to give his assent to the Indian post the Prime Minister of India ?
office Bill ? a)The presidents appoints the Prime Minister

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a) Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan b)The Prime Minister is elected by the parliament

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b) Sri. V. V. Giri c)The Prime Minister is elected by the Lok Sabha
c) Dr. Zakir Hussain
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70. Who of the following enjoyed the distinction the Parliamentary Party in the Lok Sabha
of being recognised as the leader of the op- 79. The Jawahar Rozgar Yojana was restructured

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position in the Lok Sattha for the first time ? in 1999 as

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a) A. K. Gopalam b) Y. B. Chavan a) Jawahar Samridhi Yojana

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c) Shyam Prasad Mukherjee d) Indira Gandhi b) Jawahar Gram Yojana

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71. Appointments to the All India Services are c) Gram Samridhi Yojana
made by the d) Jawahar Gram Samrighi Yojana
a) President of India 80. In which year was the Integrated rural devel-
b) Governors of the respective States opment programme started ?
c) Union Public Service Commission a) 1976 b) 1979 c) 1980 d) 1984
d) Public Service Commissions of the respec- 81. Which of the following had Chandra Guptha
tive States Maurya Revolt against the Nanda King as its
72. Decentralised planning on the basis of plot ?
Panchayathi Raj institutions was recom- a) Koutilya' Arthasastra
mended by the b) Visakhadatta's Mudrarakshasa
a) balwant Rai Mehta Committee c) Patanijali's Mahabhashya
b) Mahalanobis Committee d) Megasthenes Indica
c) Ashok Mehta Committee 82. Who were the Mughals, who ruled India. Origi-
d) Gadgil Committee (Gadgil) nally ?
73. Which of the following pairs is not correctly a) Turks b) Mongols c) Afghans d) Arabs
matched ? 83. Jaimini was the exponent of purva mimansa.

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a) Patanjali b) Goutama c) Kapil d) Vyasa to Biographical Maps of India ?
84. Who of the following is also known as a) Geological Survey of India
Malikibharam ? b) Survey of India
a) Ibrahim Quli Qutub Shah c) Ministry of Defense
b) Nizam - UI - Mulk d) National Atlas and Themalie Mapping
c) Abdul Hasan Organisation
d) Mohammad Quili - Qutub - Shah 94. Which of the following is a nomadic tribe ?
85. Which of the following has been authored by a) Eskimo b) Boro c) Pygmy d) Masai
Kancherla Gopanna. 95. Which of the following is the ascending or-
a) Sumathi Satakam b) Bhaskara Satakam der (from bottom) of oil, water and gas in a
well ?
c) Dasarthi Satakam d) Vemana Satakam
a) Water, oil and gas b) oil, gas and water

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86. Betha Raj - 1 was the first Kakatiya King ac-
c) gas, oil and water d) water, gas and oil

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cording to the
96. Which of the following has the highest salin-

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a) Junagad inscription
ity ?

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b) Ghantasala inscription
a) Dead Sea b) Caspian Sea

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c) Kazipet inscription

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c) Utah Lake d) Red Sea
d) Amaravathi inscription 97. At which of the following groups of cities are

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87. Who of the following roots adorned the Court the BHEL plants located ?

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of the Pedakomati Vema Reddy ? a) Bhopal, Hyderabad, Pinjore
a) Bammera Potanamathya b) Haridwar, Thiruchirapally, Srinagar
b) Srinatha Sarvabhonma c) Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata

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c) Tikkana Somayaji d) Bhopal, Hyderabad, Thiruchirapally

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d) Vemulavada Bhima Kavi 98. Which of the following State has the Longest

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88. In which of the following works has the city Sea Coast ?

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fo warangal been very dividly described ? a) Andhra Pradesh b) Kerala
a) Rajashekhara Charitram c) Maharashtra d) Orissa

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b) Kalapoornodayam 99. Which of the following pairs is correct

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c) Kreedabhiramam d) Neelambari matched ?

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a) Qutub Shahi Dynastyb) Asaf Jahi Dynasty b) Andhra Pradesh - Hyderabad
c) Adil Shahi Dynasty d) None of the above c) Mozoram - Shilong d) Tripura - Imphal

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slogans of Indias freedom struggle who gave the world ?

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this slogan ? a) Ganges delta b) Nile delta

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a) Gandhiji b) Jawaharlal Nehru c) Mississippi delta d) Amazon delta
101. Which is the highest airport in the world ?
c) Balagangadhar Tilak
a) Kathmandu b) Lhara
d) Subhash Chandra Bose
c) Teheran d) Tashkent
91. Why do we always see the same face of the
102. The world's large fishing grounds are round
moon ?
at the Junction of
a) Because it is smaller than the Earth
a) Warm and cold currents
b) Because it revolves on its axis in a direction b) Continent and ocean
opposite to the Earth c) Forest and Sea d) Mountain and Sea
c) Because it takes equal time for both revolu- 103. Which of the following countries produces the
tion on its own axis largest quantity of long staple cotton in the
d) Because it rotates with the same speed as entire world ?
the earth around the sun a) China b) India c) I gypt d) U S A
92. Which of the following cities never gets the 104. Which of the following is the highest peak in
Vertical rays of the sun ? India ?
a) Hyderabad b) Delhi a) Mr. Everest b) Kanchenjunga
c) Kolkata d) Mumbai c) K2 d) Kailash

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Himalayas ? the constitution ?
a) Ganga b) Yamuna a) Federation b) Secularism
c) Kosi d) Brahmaputra c) Judicial review d) Judicial activism
106. Which of the following states has Large tracts 119. Find the odd man out
of black Cotton soil ? a) Planning Commission
a) Assam b) Bihar b) National Development Council
c) Punjab d) Maharashtra c) Deputy Prime Minister
107. What is the sex ratio of Andhra Pradesh as d) Lok Sabha
per the 2001 Census ? 120. What is the quorum of the Lok Sabha ?
a) 927 b) 978 c) 950 d) 960 a) 50% of the total members
108. Which of the following continents are sepa- b) 25% of the total members

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d) Asia and Africa with neutrons produce ?

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c) Canada d) Mexico and again in October 2001 launched foreign
110. During 1991 - 2001, the rate of population satellites on a commercial basis identify the
growth inAndhra Pradesh declined from. wrong pair of country and her satellite.

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a) 24 % to 21% b) 21% to 18% a) PROBA - Belgium b) BIRD - Germany

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c) 24% to 13% d) 18% to 15% c) KITSAT - South Korea

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ment Ryot Barars Scheme. Which of the fol- 123. Which of the following has the shortest ges-
lowing states was the first to implement it ? tation period ?

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c) Gujarath d) Karnataka 124. "Sonic boom" is related to

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a) Delhi and Amritsar b) Delhi and Agra c) Supersonic aircraft d) Refraction
c) Delhi and Kolkota d) Delhi and Chennai 125. The age of animal and plant fossils is mea-

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at Rourkela established ? a) Ammonia - dating b) Carbon - dating

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a) Soviet Union b) France c) Sulphur - dating d) Uranium - dating

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c) Britain d) Germany 126. How much times does the planet Saturn take
114. Bhima is a tributary of the to revolve once around the sum ?
a) Krishna b) Godavaric) Narmada d) Kaveri a) One year b) 12 years
115. In Assam, shifting cultivation is known as c) 29 years d) 248 years
a) Bewar b) Padu c) Jhoom d) Onam 127. The bamboo flowers after attaining the age of
116. Who has the Constitutional Authority to de- a) 3 years b) 12 years
cide the tax share of the states in India ? c) 10 years d) 48 years
a) Ministry of Finance b) Finance Commission 128. How do Carbohydrates taste ?
c) Planning Commission a) Sweet b) Bitter c) Minty d) Sour
d) National Development Council 129. What is milk ?
117. Proclamation of Constitutional emergency re- a) Fat dispersed in blood
sults in the b) Fat despaired in water
a) Declaration of Presidents rule / Governor's rule c) Water dispered in fact
b) Suspension of the right to freedom d) Water dispered in oil
c) Cut in the Salaries of employees 130. Why does a pressure cooker reduce the cook-
d) Conducting mid - term elections ing time ?

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 a) Because the heat is more eventually distrib- a) Rajasthan in India
uted b) Guangdon Province in China
b) Because the high pressure tenderises the food c) Kutch Province in Gujarat
c) Because the boiling point inside is elevated d) Sunderbans in West Bengal
d) Because larger flame is used by the stove 137. Subhas Gupta, one of the finest cricketers of
131. The Vice-president, Krishna Kanth released a India, who died in Trinidad recently in May,
book titled "The Saga of Hyderabad struggle 2002, was
in India's Freedom Movement" on may 19, a) Batsman b) Leg spinner
2002 in Hyderabad in the presence of three c) Fast bowler d) Medium - fast bowler
Chief Ministers. Who is / are the Author(s) of 138. Who officially declared open the 2002 FIFA
the book ? World Cup Football Tournament in Seoul on
a) P. V. Narasimha Rao b) Vilas Rao Deshmukh May 31, 2002 ?

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c) V. H. Desai and C. Sudarshan a) The South Korean President, Kim Dae Jug

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d) Swami Ramananda Tirtha b) The Prime Minister of Japan, Junishiro Koiznmi

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132. THe gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) re- c) The newly elected FIFA President, Sepp Blatter

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cently launched the Construction work of a d) The French Soccer Star, Zinedine

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600km long gas pipeline betwen 139. The three decades old Foreign Exchange

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a) Vishakhapatnam and Nellore Regulation Act (FERA) has been replaced re-

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b) The Godavari Basin and Bangalore cently by the

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c) Bombay High and Nasik a) Foreign exchange service act (RESA)
d) Visakhapatnam and Secunderabad b) Foreign exchange management act (FEMA)
133. Which of the following are proposed to be de- c) Foreign exchange control act (FECA)

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clared as National Institutes of Technology as d) Foreign exchange distribution act (FEDA)

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per the recent announcement of the Union 140. Two women, Ann Daniel and Caroline

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Minister for HRD, Dr. Murali Manohar Joshi ? hamilton, Created history by reching the North

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a) Indian Institutes of Technology Pole recently, becoming the first female ex-
b) Regional Engineering Colleges plorers to walk to both the poles. They be-

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c) Technological universities long to

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134. Which of the following is not true about Jus- c) New Zealand d) Australia

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tice G. T. Nanavathi, who has been appointed 141. The creator of the world famous Barbie doll,
a number of the Enquiry Commission on the who died recently, was

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Godhra train Carnage and the a) Juliana Mary b) Ruth handler

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GujaratCommunal riots ? c) Margaret Leelly d) Nancy King

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a) He served as the Chief Justice of the 142. Which of the following novels won the 2002,

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Karnataka pultier prize for fiction ?
b) He served as the Chief Justice of the Orissa a) Top Dog / Under Dog b) Nation Challenged
High Court c) Empire Falls d) Green leaves
c) He served as member of the Enquiry Com- 143. Who of the following became the first ever
mission on the anti - sikh riots of 1984 black Cabinet Minister in Britain recently ?
d) He served as the Chief Justice of the Madras a) Peter Mendelson b) Jo moore
High Court c) Martin Sixsmith d) Paul Boating
135. Which of the following Countries is not a sig- 144. Where will the 5th World Telugu Federation
natory to the Almaty charter, signed by a 16 - Conference be held in December 2002 ?
nations Summit in June 2002 ? a) Kuala Lumpur b) Bangkok
a) Thailand b) India c) Singapore d) Manila
c) Kyrgyzstan d) Palestine 145. Who won the 2002 world professional Billiards
136. Who was awarded the UNEP's most presti- Championship in May, 2002 ?
gious international honour. "The global 500 a) Russell Crowe b) Peter Gilchrist
roll of Honour for Environmental Achieve- c) Dhruv Sitwala d) Mike Russell
ment" in June 2002 ? 146. Who of the following has recently been elected

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by Albert, Einstem in 1955 ? ANSWERS
a) Dr. M. S. Swaminathan 1) b 2) d 3) a 4) a 5) b 6) b
b) Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam 7) c 8) d 9) b 10) d 11) a 12) c
13) b 14) d 15) d 16) a 17) b 18) a
c) Dr. Raja Ramanna
19) a 20) a 21) d 22) b 23) b 24) a
d) Dr. R. Chidambaram
25) c 26) c 27) c 28) a 29) c 30) c
147. The movie, which won the Golden Palm Award
31) c 32) c 33) a 34) c 35) c 36) a
in the Cannes International film festival dur- 37) a 38) b 39) d 40) b 41) c 42) b
ing May 2002, is 43) b 44) a 45) c 46) a 47) a 48) c
a) The pianist b) The Tenant 49) d 50) a 51) b 52) b 53) b 54) a
c) The man without a past 55) c 56) a 57) b 58) c 59) b 60) b

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d) Divine Intervention 61) d 62) c 63) d 64) c 65) b 66) b

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148. Which of the following Countries joined NATO 67) a 68) a 69) d 70) b 71) a 72) a

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recently ? 73) b 74) d 75) c 76) a 77) a 78) a

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a) France b) Germany 79) d 80) c 81) b 82) a 83) d 84) a

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85) c 86) c 87) b 88) c 89) b 80) a

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c) Russia d) Britain
91) c 92) b 93) a 94) c 95) a 96) a

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149. The rolling stones pop star singer, who is go-

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ing to be conferred knighthood by Queen 97) d 98) a 99) b 100) a 101) b 102) a

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Elizabeth II is 103) c 104) b 105) d 106) d 107) b 108) b
a) Elton John b) Paul Mc Cartney 109) c 110) c 111) b 112) a 113) d 114) a

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c) Micle Jagger d) San Cagnan 115) c 116) b 117) b 118) d 119) d 120) d
121) c 122) d 123) a 124) c 125) b 126) c

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150. Where was the conference of the World Coun-
127) a 128) a 129) b 130) c 131) c 132) d

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cil of Religious leaders held during June
133) b 134) c 135) a 136) b 137) b 138) a

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2002?
a) Bangkok b) Taipei 139) b 140) a 141) b 142) c 143) d 144) c

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 GROUP - 1 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
GENERAL STUDIES & MENTAL ABILITY - 1999
1. Casein is the protein present in 14. Microwave ovens work on the principle of
1) blood 2) plasma 3) urine 4) milk 1) absorption of microwaves by water
2. Minimate disease caused by the pollution of 2) absorption of microwaves by the vessel used
1) mercury 2) lead 3) cadmium 4) copper for cooking
3. Silica is found in the body of 3) reflection of the microwaves by the food
1) Diatom 2) Euglena 4) none of the above
3) Coelenterates 4) Desmid 15. A child was playing with water, spraying it
4. Indian Pangolin feeds on vigorously on himself on a pleasant Sunday
morning. One of the children surrounding him

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1) frogs and toads 2) fruits
claimed he saw a beautiful rainbow. This kid

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3) grasses 4) ants and termites
5. Fastest running land animal is was found standing on the

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1) cheetah 2) deer 3) horse 4) tiger 1) West side 2) North side

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6. Which one of the following is a water soluble 3) South side 4) East side

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vitamin ? 16. The chief raw material for fabrication of pa-

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per is

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1) Vitamin D 2 2) Vitamin D3
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3) Vitamin A 4) Ascorbic acid
3) cotton 4) turpentine
7. Which one of the following is not a function
17. An example of molecular crystal
of liver ?

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1) diamond 2) ice
1) Production of insulin
3) sodium chloride 4) gold

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2) Breakdown of red blood cells
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3) Synthesis of glycogen
on

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4) Production of bile
1) photo electric effect 2) relativity
8. Metamorphosis of tadpole into full grown frog

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3) Bose- Einstein statistic
may be accelerated by the administration of
4) Brownian motion

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1) FSH 2) LH

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19. Two trains are moving with velocity of light c
3) Thyroxine 4) Adrenalin

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in opposite directions. The relative velocity
9. Pancreas is
of the trains as observed by the passengers
1) an endocrine gland 2) an exocrine gland

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sitting in each train will be
3) both exocrine and endocrine
1) 2c 2) c

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3) zero 4) none of the above
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20. Which of the following is the strongest force?
1) neurogenic 2) myogenic 1) Atomic force 2) Gravitational forces
3) both neurogenic and myogenic 3) Electromagnetic forces
4) none of these 4) Nuclear forces
11. Source of energy of the sun is 21. Who has announced that 1999 would be the
1) artificial radioactivity 2) nuclear fission 'Year of Jawans' for creating a climate of
3) nuclear fusion 4) natural radioactivity change within the army meet the challenges
12. Optical fibers used in communication are of the future ?
developed based on the phenomenon of 1) George Fernandes 2) Lal Krishna A. dvani
1) refraction of light 2) diffraction of light 3) Atal Bihari Vajpayee 4) General V.P. Malik
3) interference of light 22. Who is the first Woman Vice-Chancellor of
4) total internal reflection of light Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences?
13. Sky appears blue due to 1) Dr. S. kanta 2) Dr. R. B. Patil
1) reflection of light in blue region 3) Dr. M. C. Modi 4) Dr. M. N. Joshi
2) transmission of light in blue region 23. Which is the birth-place of Amartya Sen ?
3) scattering of light in blue region 1) Mohaji Bagh 2) Lumbini Garden
4) absorption of light in other colours 3) Lai Bagh 4) Shanti Nivasam
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receive the prestigious Nobel Prize ?
1) Moral Science 2) Political Science
3) Philosophy 4) Economics
25. The only condition on which India wants to
subscribe to the CTBT is
1) neutralisation of Hydrogen bombs
2) banning of chemical weapons
3) Lifting of sanctions
4) total nuclear disarmament
26. Among the following, who has been appointed
as Director-General of the National Human
governing the choice of the Chief Minister by
Governor of the State is the for
1) ability of the person who is most likely to com-
mand a stable majority
2) largest political party int he Legislative Assem-
bly
3) the combination of several parties as a unit
4) the loyalty and support of the party members
of their respective party programmes
35. Judicial Remedy whereby the State inquires
into the legality of detaining a person is bet-
ter known as

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Rights Commission ? 1) Habeas Corpus 2) Certiorari

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1) M. M. Venkatachaliah 2) N. K. Gosh 3) Mandamus 4) Quo Warranto

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3) D. R. Karthikeyan 4) S. K. Srivatsav 36. When an advance grant is made by the Par-

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lated state in India ? Budget, it is called

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28. Which one amongst the following was 37. The principles concering the provisions of the
awarded Bharat Ratna in 1997 ? grants - in - aid to the states out of the Con-
1) Dr. U. R. Rao 2) Dr. Raja Ramanna solidated Fund of India are recommended by

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of India ? 4) Administrative Reforms Commission
1) Prof. Madhu Dandavate 38. The State Finance Commission is appointed

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the National Commission for SC and ST ? 3) State Government
1) B. S. Ramoowalia 2) Ram Vilas Paswan 4) Finance Commission of India

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3) H. Hanumanthappa 4) None of these 39. Which State Government is going ahead alone

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1) The Prime Minister and President 1) Maharashtra 2) Karnataka
2) Legislature and Executive 3) Jammu and Kashmir 4) Andhra Pradesh
3) Executive and the Judiciary 40. NABARD helps rural development by
4) Centre and the States 1) giving direct loans to farmers
32. The present pattern of Panchayat owes its 2) providing refinance facility
parentage to 3) assisting Gram Panchayats
1) Ashok Mehta Committee 4) Assisting Zilla Parishads
2) Balwantrai Mehta COmmittee 41. Agricultural commodities prices in India are
3) Vasanth Rao Naik Committee fixed by
4) Rajamannar Committee 1) Central Government 2) State Government
33. Anna Hazare is known for 3) Agricultural Products Marketing Boards
1) Watershed Development 4) Agricultural Prices Commession
2) Rural Education 3) Tribal Development 42. Antyodaya Programme was first of all started
4) Co-operative Development in
34. When there is no majority party in State Leg- 1) Tamil Nadu 2) Orissa
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1) relying on foreign aid 3) 1 hour 25 minutes 4) 1 hour 30 minutes
2) spending by borrowing 57. In a code language if FRANK is written as
3) not spending enough development UIZMP, then 'CLOSE' should written as
4) spending in excess of revenue 1) XOMHV 2) YPMIW 3) WNMIU 4) XOLHV
44. Among the non-foodgrain crops, the largest 58. In a code language if TOWN is written as
area is devoted to the cultivation of GLDM, then SPARE should be written as
1) Jute 2) Oilseeds 1) HKZIV 2) HLZIV 3) HKZIV 4) HIZKV
3) Cotton 4) Sugarcane 59. In a code language if TASK is written as WEXQ,
45. The Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Prac- then LORD should be written as
tices Act was enacted in the year 1) OSWJ 2) OSWI 3) ORWJ 4) OSVJ
1) 1949 2) 1959 3) 1969 4) 1979 60. In a code language if LOCK is written as

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Instructions for Q. No.s 46 – 49 : Complete the fol- NQEM, then RASH should be written as

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lowing series of numbers. 1) TBUJ 2) SCUJ 3) TCUJ 4) TCVI

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46. 2, 6, 21, 88 …………………………… 61. Tax-free villages granted to the learned

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47. 3, 7, 16, 35 1) Agrahara 2) Magastana

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48. 2, 4, 12, 48, ……………… 62. Who among the following foreign travellers

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1) 144 2) 96 3) 192 4) 240 visited India during the seventh century A. D.?
49. 2, 8, 30, 128, ……………… 1) Alberuni 2) Fa-hien 3) I-tsing 4) Suleman
1) 450 2) 550 3) 650 4) 750 63. The primary source of Balban's opinions on

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Instructions for Q. Nos. 50 – 53 : In a family there soveregnty and government is

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are 6 children A, B, C, D, E and F Among them A 1) I - Barni 2) I sami

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older than C; F is younger than B and D is the 4th 64. Which one of the following ruling lines of the
in the birth order. Answer the following questions Marathas defeated Bajirao II ?

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from 50 – 53, ont he basis of this information. 1) Scindia 2) Holkar 3) Bhonsle 4) Gaikwar

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50. Who is the oldest person ? 65. 'Mansab' in the Mansabdari System indicated
1) E 2) B
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51. Who is the youngest person ? 2) status and income of the holder
1) A 2) F 3) C 4) E 3) work of the holder in the office

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52. Who is older than just three persons ? 4) a particular military rank

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1) D 2) E 3) F 4) C 66. Who translated the Bhagvadgita into English

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1) A 2) C 3) F 4) E 1) Sir Willian Jones 2) Charles Wilkins
54. The age of A is 4 times that of B, who is older 3) Max Muller 4) H. T. colebrooke
than C by 5 years. If the age of C is 6 years, 67. Bankim Chandra's novel Ananda Math makes
what is the age of A ? a reference to
1) 15 2) 24 3) 44 4) 20 1) The Santaj Rebellion 2) The Sepoy Mutiny
55. There are two boxes A and B containing pens. 3) The Sanyasi Rebellion 4) The Munda Revolt
If 10 pens from box B are put in box A, the 68. The author of Nil Darpan is
number of pens in box A becomes 3 times 1) Ananda Mohan Ghose
the pens in box B. But if 10 pens from box A 2) Dina Bandhu Mitra
are put in box B, the number of pens' in both 3) Sharat Chandra Chatterje
the boxes A and B will be equal. How many 4) Munshi Premchand
pens are there is box A and box B ? 69. Deindustrialisation and the growth of poverty
1) 30 and 20 2) 80 and 70 of India under the British rule were refuted in
3) 50 and 30 4) 70 and 50 the writings of
56. If 1/3 of a tank is filled in 30 minutes, how 1) Bolanath Chandra 2) Justice Ranade
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against the Jallianwallah Bagh tragedy? gins at the eastern end of the lake
1) Mahatma Gandhi 2) Motilal Nehru 1) Michigan 2) Erie 3) Ontario 4) Superior
3) Rabindra Nath Tagore 4) CR Das 85. The territory of Alaska became a United States
71. Of the following geographical regions India possession in 1867, when the American Gov-
which is not a plateau region ? ernment purchased it from
1) Malwa 2) Dharwad 1) Canada 2) Japan 3) Russia 4) Greenland
3) Konkan 4) Meghalaya 86. Name the only Indian Prime Minister who
72. Weather instrument speed is never faced the Parliment during his tenure.
1) Wind Vane 2) Ceilometer 1) Choudhary Charan Singh
3) Clinometer 4) Anemometer 2) Atal Bihari Vajpayee 3) Chandrasshekhar
73. Sea of Tranquillity is located in 4) Vishwanath Pratap Singh
1) Pacific Ocean 2) Atlantic Ocean

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87. Which one of the following rights was con-
3) Indian Ocean 4) None of the oceans

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74. The rain forest of Amazon basin called

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75. The largest producer of cocoa in the world is 2) Right to Constitutional Remedies

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1) Ghana 2) Ivory Coast 3) Nigeria 4) Brazil
3) Right to Equality 4) Right to Religion

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88. "Swaraj will not be a free gift of the British
1) Kashmir 2) Nepal

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Parliment; it will be a declaration of India's
3) Tibet-Nepal 4) Sinkiang - Tibet
full self-expression." This statement was
77. One of the good examples for inter - state irri-
made by

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gation projects in India is
1) Jawaharlal Nehru 2) B. G. Tilak
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3) Mahatma Gandhi 4) G. K. Gokhale
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single industry in India
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1) Iron and Steel 2) Textiles
3) Fertilizers 4) Cement 2
3) People 4) President

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transactint legislative business is presided

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South India in which pair of the following
states of South India is this irrigation rela- over by
tively more common ? 1) The President of India

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4) Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra 91. At the top of the trajectory of a projectile, the
80. The Krishna river separates in Andhra directions of its velocity and accelerations are
Pradesh 1) Parallel to each other
1) The Nalgonda region from the Krishna region 2) Anti-parallel to each other
2) the Krishna region from the Guntur region 3) Inclined to each other at 45°
3) the Guntur region from the Kurnool region 4) Perpendicular to each other
4) the Kurnool region from the Krishna region 92. Which of the following equations represents
81. The Semangs are tribal people who live in a simple harmonic motion, where k is a con-
1) Amazon Basin 2) Zaire Basin stant and x is displacement of the object from
3) Indonesia 4) Malaysia its equilibrium position at time t ?
82. The farmers in Egypt are called
1) Bedouins 2) Fallahins 3) Bushmen 4) Tuaregs d2x
1) + kx2 =0 2) + kx = 0
83. The highest peaks of the Himalas are found dt 2
in
1) Himachal 2) Siwalik d2x d2x
3) Himadri 4) Purvanchal 3) =0 4) – kx = 0
dt 2 dt 2
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a constant current i. It is placed with its plane manium, we get
perpendicular to a magnetic field B. The mag- 1) n - type semiconductor
netic force acting on the loop is given by 2) p-type semiconductor
1) π i r B 2) i r B 3) 2π i r B 4) zero 3) rectifier 4) insulator
94. LED is a semiconductor device that 107. What generally happens when an atom of an
covertedenergy into - energy. electronegative element becomes an ion?
1) Chemical; electrical 2) electrical; light 1) It Loses one or more electrons
3) light; electrical 4) heat; light 2) It is ionised
95. A pipe closed at one end and open at the other 3) Its atomic number increases
end will give
4) It gains electrons
1) all the harmonics 2) all even harmonics
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with

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96. The mean kinetic energy of a gas atom at
1) potassium 2) silver iodide

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1) kT / 2 2) kT 3) 3kT / 4 4) 3kT / 2

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98. A plane mirror is moved towards a stationary
observer with a speed of 4mS–1. The speed at 110. The weight of H2 O2 which will give on de-

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which his image will move towards him is composition 5. 6 litres of 0.02 at NTP is
1) 2ms–1 2) 4ms–1 3) 8ms–1 4) zero 1) 17g 2) 8 – 5g 3) 34 g 4) 456 g

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3) the threshold frequency of Na that of Al

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and fusion of protoplasts is
4) the threshold wavelength of A1 > that of Na 1) Horticulture 2) Agriculture
101. Among the following elements which one is 3) Tissue culture 4) Floriculture
present in chlorophyll ?
115. From which part of saffron plant is saffron
1) Cobalt 2) Iron
obtained ?
3) Magnesium 4) Calcium
1) Dry flower buds 2) Dry calyx
102. Which one among the following halogen ac-
3) Stigma 4) Dry petals
ids is the most powerful reducing agent?
1) Hi 2) HCl 3) HF 4) HBr 116. Organic matter decomposes due to
103. A good coal should have high 1) algae 2) virus 3) bacteria 4) all these
1) moisture content 2) ash content 117. The primary source of energy in a ecosystem
3) volatile matter 4) fixed carbon is
104. Freon is 1) glucose 2) fructose
1) C2 F2 2) CCl2F2 3) C2F4 4) (C2F2) 3) lipids 4) sunlight
105. The solid that undergoes sublimation is 118. Guard cells are present in
1) NaCl 2) Pb (NO3)2 1) phloem 2) salt glands
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1) Ulva 2) Polysiphonia 1) Bombay 2) Calcutta
3) Sargassum 4) Batrachospermum 3) Madras 4) Delhi
120. Mangroves are N4 hydrophytic plants 133. The capital of Somalia is
1) hydrropytic plant 2) halophytic trees 1) Mogadishu 2) Johannesburg
3) fruit bearing trees 4) fresh water algae 3) Ankara 4) Dar-es-Salaam
121. Who is the Chairman of the 11th Finance Com- 134. Sri Krishna Commission was appointed to
mission ? enquire into the riots in
1) K. C. Pant 2) M. S. Ahluwalia 1) Delhi 2) Bombay
3) A. M. Khusro 4) None of these 3) Calcutta 4) Madras
122. The first statesman who received World States- 135. Common Civil Code is practise in
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3) K. R. Narayanan 4) A. B. Vajpayee

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million chickens slaughtered in an attempt to

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3) Vasudeo 4) Ranvir Raj
root out bird flu ?

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3) Japan 4) England
138. Total strength of Lok Sabha is
124. Who was the first woman elected as the Di-
1) 150 2) 542 3) 450 4) 600
rector - General of WHO recently ?

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139. Who has been selected for the Indira Gandhi
1) Gro Harlem Brundtland

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Peace Prize for the year 1997 ?
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1) Ronald Reagan 2) Jimmy Carter
3) Tony Blair

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3) Kofi Annan 4) George Bush
4) Queen Elizabeth
140. In myanmar the pro-democracy leader Ms.

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2) National League
126. Which one of the High Courts has declared
3) National League for Democracy
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127. The name of the Chinese President is of G - 15 ?

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1) Jiang Zemim 2) Wang Bing 1) Chile 2) Kenya 3) Nigeria 4) Pakistan
3) Chi Haotian 4) Lengwanbad 142. Which one of the following posts has been
128. Who is the outstnading woman environmen- newly created by the UN General Assembly ?
talist 1) Secretary - General
1) Medha Patkar 2) Mamata Banerji 2) Deputy Secretary - General
3) Sarojini Mahishi 4) Margaret Alva 3) President 4) Vice - President
129. Who is the Chief Executive of Pakis Cricket 143. In which country dominant role in country?
Club ? 1) England 2) Canada
1) Imran khan 2) Majid Khan 3) India 4) Switzerland
3) Salim Khan 4) Salman 144. Who is the President of Bharatiya Janata Party
130. The General Assembly consists of (BJP) ?
1) 185 members 2) 175 members 1) Venkayya Naidu
3) 195 members 4) 190 members 2) Kushabhau Thakre
131. The Quit India call was given in 3) Atal Bihari Vajapayee
1) 1942 2) 1944 3) 1947 4) 1857 4) Murali Manohar Joshi

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when India became independent.
1) 4 2) 1 3) 1 4) 4 5) 1 6) 4
1) Churchill 2) Attlee
7) 1 8) 3 9) 3 10) 2 11) 3 12) 4
3) Chamberlain 4) Wilson 13) 3 14) 4 15) 1 16) 2 17) 3 18) 1
146. Who, among the following, has not attempted 19) 2 20) 4 21) 4 22) 1 23) 4 24) 4
the decipherment of the Harappan script ? 25) 4 26) 3 27) 1 28) 4 29) 4 30) ?
1) Iravatham Mahadevan 31) 4 32) 2 33) 1 34) 1 35) 1 36) 1
2) Ram Sharan Sharma 37) 1 38) 3 39) 1 40) 2 41) 4 42) 4
43) 2 44) 2 45) 3 46) 3 47) 2 48) 4
3) S. R. Rao 4) Father Heras
49) 3 50) 2 51) 1 52) 3 53) 4 54) 3
147. Asoka's victory over Kalinga is mentioned in
55) 3 56) 2 57) 4 58) 3 59) 1 60) 3
1) Rock Edict XIII 61) 1 62) 3 63) 1 64) 2 65) 4 66) 2

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2) Rock Edict XII 67) 2 68) 2 69) 3 70) 3 71) 3 72) 4
3) Sepacate Kalinga Ed

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73) 4 74) 2 75) 1 76) 2 77) 3 78) 2

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4) Arthasatra 79) 3 80) 2 81) 4 82) 2 83) 3 84) 3

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148. 'Bhitargaon' is situated in the state of ? 85) 1 86) 1 87) 2 88) 3 89) 3 90) 3

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91) 4 92) 3 93) 4 94) 1 95) 3 96) 4
1) Uttar Pradesh 2) Madhya Pradesh

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97) 1 98) 2 99) 1 100) 2 101) 3 102) 1

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103) 4 104) 2 105) 3 106) 2 107) 4 108) 2

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149. Who was the founder of the Mauryan Dynasty? 109) 2 110) 1 111) 4 112) 3 113) 3 114) 3
1) Chandragupta Maury 2) Asoka 115) 3 116) 3 117) 4 118) 2 119) 1 120) 2

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3) Bindusara 4) Skandagupta 121) 3 122) 3 123) 2 124) 1 125) 3 126) 2

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150. Who among the following is the author of 127) 1 128) 1 129) 2 130) 1 131) 1 132) 4

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'Dayabhaga' ? 133) 1 134) 2 135) 4 136) 1 137) 3 138) 2

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139) 2 140) 3 141) 4 142) 2 143) 1 144) 2
1) Vigneswara 2) Kulluk Bhatta
145) 2 146) 1 147) 1 148) 2 149) 1 150) 4

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GENERAL STUDIES & MENTAL ABILITY - 1990 - 91
1. The call for Jharkhand State is for establish- 2) Bandipur Sanctuary (Karnataka)
ing a 3) Srisailam wild life Sanctuary (A. P.)
1) Small State 2) Hindi speaking state 4) Dandakaranya (M. P.)
3) Tribal State 4) None of the above 12. Nutritional density is derived from
2. The number of Women Judges in the Delhi 1) Total population divided by total Geographical
High Court is area
1) 3 2) 4 3) 5 4) 2 2) Total population divided by total cultivated land
3. C – DOT is the name given to 3) Total Agricultural population divided by total

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1) A new computer language cultivated area

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2) Centre for Development of Telematics 4) Human carrying capacity of an area in relation
3) Council for Development and Training to a given land - use system.
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in organising Peace Conference on Cambo- 3) Srirangam 4) Laccadive

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1) U. S. A. – China 2) U. S. A – Cambodia 1) West Bengal 2) Maharashtra
3) India – Indonesia 4) Indonesia – France 3) U. P. 4) Tamilnadu
5. The unpopular tax that is said to be the cata- 15. The District with 100% Literacy in India is

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1) Corporate tax 2) House tax 3) Ernakulam 4) Chandigarh

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6. The country which opposed monetary unifi- India at
cation of Europe 1) Papanashanam 2) Shiva Samudram

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1) Germany 2) France 3) Britain 4) Italy 3) Lonavala 4) Hirakud

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7. The country in news for the large scale kill- 17. The National Highway No. 1 connects
ings by drug cartels
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1) Chile 2) Guatemala 2) Srinagar – Trivandrum
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protests for educational changes 18. The location of A. P. is known as

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3) France 4) Czechoslovakia 3) Littoral 4) Peninsular
9. The recent trade talks at Brussels failed be- 19. The Governor is impeached through
cause 1) Union Parliament 2) State Legislature
1) Some countries did not attend 3) Supreme Court
2) Political differences among countries regard- 4) cannot be impeached
ing sanctions aganist Saddam Hussein 20. Economic democracy is envisaged through
3) Some European countries were not willing to 1) Fundamental Rights 2) Preamble
stop subsidies to farm produce 3) Directive Principles of State Policy
4) None of the above 4) Union List
10. SDR's refer to 21. Started Question in the Parliament invites a
1) Sudanese Democratic Republic 1) Written answer 2) Oral answer
2) Soviet Society for Democratic Rights 3) No answer 4) Debate
3) Special Drawing Rights 22. One among the following is authorized to
4) None of the above impose restrictions of Fundamental Rights:
11. The Largest Tiger reservoir in India 1) Parliament 2) Prime Minister
1) Gir forest (Gujarat) 3) President 4) None of the above

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23. Constitution provides protection to Freedom 35. Who among the following Vijayanagara rul-
of Press through ers, resolved the conflict between the Jainas
1) Article - 14 2) Article - 21 and the Vaishnavas ?
3) Article - 32 4) Art Article - 19 1) Devaraya - II 2) Harihara - I
24. Sreebagh Pact was 3) Bukka - I 4) Saluva Narasimha
1) Agreement between the leaders of Andhra and 36. The name of the Mughal Governor who Nizam
Rayalaseema regions - ul - Mulk defeated and became the First
2) Agreement between the leaders of Telangana Nizam of Hyderabad
and Rayalaseema regions 1) Abul Hasan Tanashah 2) Hasan Quli Khan
3) Agreement between the leaders of Andhra and 3) Mubariz Khan 4) Azam Shah
Telangana regions 37. The Telugu personality who prepared a de-
4) Agreement between Telangana leaders and the sign for the National Flag which was later

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Government of India adopted as the National Flag with some

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1) Ramanujacharya 2) Jnaneswar title 'Desabhakta'
3) Vidyanatha 4) Mirabai 1) Tanguturi Prakasam
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Shah ascended the throne of Golconda is 1) Chirala 2) Perala
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3) Vemulawada 4) Panagal 3) Gautamiputra Satakarni 4) Vinayaditya
31. 'Chintala Venkata Ramana Temple' is in this 42. The King who was defeated by Malik Kafur
place was
1) Tadipatri 2) Lepakshi 1) Rudrammadevi 2) Yadava Ramachandra
3) Penugonda 4) Chandragiri 3) Vira Ballala 4) Narasimha - I
32. The term 'Naskh' is related to 43. The founder of the Home Rule Movement was
1) Weapons of War 2) Hindustani Music 1) Annie Besant
3) Muslim Calligraphy 4) Administrative system 2) Gopala Krishna Gokhale
33. The foreign traveller who visited the port of 3) Dada Bhai Naoroji
Motupalli during the Kakatiya period 4) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
1) Ibn Batuta 2) Marco Polo 44. The most important feature of the Act of 1935
3) Abdur Razack 4) Nicolo Conti was the introduction of
34. The famous Ramappa temple at Palampeta was 1) Dyarchy 2) Adult Franchise
built by 3) Provincial Autonomy 4) Separate electorate
1) Ganapati Deva 2) Recherla Rudra 45. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee Report is as-
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2) Community Development 3) Bangladesh - Pakistan
3) Planning Commission 4) India - Lanka
4) Zonal Councils 58. The URUGUAY Round of Multilateral Trade
46. Diamond and emerald are made of operated under
1) Carbon 2) Silica 1) The Word Bank 2) The GATT
3) Silica and Beryllium 4) Carbon and beryllium 3) UNESCO 4) None of the above
47. One of the constituents of Gobar gas is 59. INTIFIDA is the
1) Methane 2) Ethane 1) African Liberation Front
3) Carbon dioxide 4) Calcium sulphate 2) The uprising in the Baltic States
48. In the human body fats are stored in 3) Right - wings Terrorist group
1) epithelial cells 2) adipose tissue 4) The uprisings in West Bank of Gaza

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secrete hormones are called Terrorists in Punjab

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oxygen ? 61. GRAMSAT will
1) nitrogen 2) helium 1) strengthen the Panchayat Raj Institutions
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3) Mr. Bakshi 4) Surya Bahadur Thapa 1) Wonder drug
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4) Regional disputes trying to enter the ECC :

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3) New Delhi 4) Gujarat 2) The white settlers in South Africa
54. Which of the following is true of Ernaculam 3) The Militant back groups in South Africa
district in Kerala ? 4) None of the above
1) It has highest density of population in India 65. African Fund by NAM is to
2) It has achieved hundred percent literacy 1) help industrialize the African continent
3) It has highest percentage of unemployment 2) help famine situation in Africa
4) It is a famous hill station 3) help the liberation struggle in Africa
55. The Commander - in - Chief of the Indian Army 4) preserve the African forests
is 66. Planet Protection Fund was proposed by
1) Rajula Khan 2) Saxena 1) Indira Gandhi 2) Menaka Gandhi
3) S. F. Rodrigues 4) None of the above 3) Rajiv Gandhi 4) U. N.
56. The legendary city recently excavated was 67. Desert shield is associated with
1) Hastinapura 2) Pataliputra 1) U.S. forces in Saudi Arabia
3) Ayodhya 4) Dwaraka 2) Iraqi forces in Kuwait
57. Name the two countries which were involved 3) Libya's forces
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uniquemass movement to restore democracy
in Nepal was established in
1) 1947 2) 1950 3) 1962 4) 1975
69. High Court in recent times passed strictrules
against a State Government in regard to the 79.
nomination of 12 persons to the Legislative
Council
1) Gujarat 2) Maharashtra
3) West Bengal 4) Andhra Pradesh
70. The Indian - made remote sensing satellite
IRS - 1A was launched from 80.
1) Thumba 2) Nevada

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1) O & T 2) N & S 3) S & Z 4) U & Y

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75. Arrange the following in a meaningful se-

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1) Story 2) Review 3) Book 4) Idea

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5) Author

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1) 1 – 2 – 4 – 5 – 3 2) 4 – 1 – 3 – 2 – 5
3) 5 – 4 – 1 – 3 – 2 4) 3 – 2 – 4 – 1 – 5
In the following questions 76 to 85 there are two

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sets of figures. One set called the problem fig-
ures and the other set is called the answer fig-

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ures. There is a sequence according to which the

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problem figures follow each other. Select one fig-
ure from the answer set figures which will com-
plete the sequence in the problem figures. Indi-
cate your answer by writing the number of this
alternative against the serial number of the ques-
tion on the answer sheet.

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answer out of one of the four choices given be-
low in questions 92 to 95 :
92. 3, 9, 21, 45, ?
1) 90 2) 93 3) 92 4) 91
93. 0, 2, 10, 42, ?
1) 170 2) 168
3) 166 4) None of these
94. 1, 4, 15, ?, 325
1) 63 2) 64
3) 80 4) None of these
95. 2, 3, 7, ?, 121

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1) 26 2) 28

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96. Ramesh has just enough money to buy 5 pens

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and 8 pencils or 3 pens and 16 pencils. How

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97. If A, B and C are consecutive integers and A
is smaller than B, which in turn is smaller than
C, which of the following is true ?

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1) A + B + C is an even integer

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2) ABC is an even integer

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3) A – B = C – B 4) B =
A+C
2

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86. A, B, C and D are climbing a ladder. C is stand-

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Indicate the Word/Number / Alphabet which
DOES NOT belong to the same class or se-

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ing ahead of D, A is standing between B and
ries in Questions 98 and 99 :

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D. Who is standing at the second place from
98. Square, Rectangle, Circle, Triangle
the bottom ?
1) Square 2) Rectangle

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1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D
3) Circle 4) Triangle

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87. Which number replaces both the question 99. A E I N O U

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marks in the following problem ? 1) I 2) E 3) N 4) U

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8 ? 100. If + is multiplication, – is addition, x is divi-
= sion and is subtraction, which of the fol-
? 200 lowing is correct ?
1) 100 2) 400 3) 40 4) 25 1) 10 4x2=4+6–2
88. Which fraction lies between 2/ 3 and 4 / 5? 2) 10 + 4 – 2 = 4 x 6 2
1) 17 / 20 2) 7 / 10 3) 13 / 15 4) 4 / 9 3) 10 – 4 2=4+6x2
89. The ratio of two numbers is 5 : 8 and their 4) None of these
sum is 91. Find the numbers. 101. Residuary power is vested with
1) 66 and 25 2) 25 and 66 1) State 2) Centre
3) 56 and 35 4) 35 and 56 3) President 4) Prime Minister
90. WISE is coded as XKVI, TALK will be coded 102. Who is associated with the estimation of na-
tional income statistics in India ?
1) UCON 2) VCON 3) UCOO 4) UCOP
1) K. N. Raj 2) A. K. Sen
91. LATE is written as GWQC; POUR will be writ-
3) Dadabhai Nauroji 4) Sukhamoy Chakravarty
ten as
103. The share of Primary Sector in India during
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 1) Increased 2) Decreased 118. Kharavela was responsible for the inscription?
3) Not changed 1) Nasik cave inscription
4) Not shown any perceptiable change 2) Naneghat inscription
104. The proposed total outlay in the public sec- 3) Hathigumpha cave inscription
tor during India's 8th Five Year Plan is 4) Amaravathi inscription
1) Rs. 1,00,000 Crores 2) Rs. 3, 45, 000 Crores 119. Badami is famous for its
3) Rs. 5,00,000 Crores 4) Rs. 10,00,000 Crores 1) Rock - cut cave temples
105. The Central Bank in India is 2) Structural temples
1) SBI 2) NABARD 3) SBH 4) RBI 3) Paintings 4) Secular buildings
106. The main thrust for development of Small 120. The Satavahana king who defeated Nahapana
Scale Industries in India was given by the In- was
dustrial Policy Resolution of 1) Pulumayi 2) Gautamiputra Satakarni
1) 1948 2) 1956 3) 1977 4) 1980 3) Yajna Satakarni 4) Rudra Satakarni

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107. The per capita availability of cloth in India 121. The leading astronomer of the Gupta period
during the planning period has was
1) Increased 2) Decreased

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108. The high rate of growth in the economy de- 122. A renowned surgeon of ancient India was

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pends upon 1) Aryabhatta 2) Bhaskaracharya

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1) high savings rate 2) high taxation rates 3) Bhasa 4) Varahamihira

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3) high administrative efficiency 123. The magnificent temple of Kailasa was erected

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4) optimal Allocation of Resources by
109. The name of the first Jain Tirthankar is 1) Krishna – I 2) Govinda - II
1)Shantinath 2) Rishavanath 3) Krishna - II 4) Dantidurga

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3) Mahavira 4) Neminath 124. The first poet to translate the Mahabharata into

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110. The famous river of Andhra on which bank is Telugu was

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situated Panchavati where Rama stayed with 1) Tikkana 2) Nanne Choda

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Laxman and Sita is 3) Bhima Kavi 4) Nannaya
1) Krishna 2) Godavari 125. The most powerful Kakatiya ruler who ex-

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3) Mahanadi 4) Narmada panded the empire upto Kanchi was

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111. The name of ancient religious and educational 1) Beta - I 2) Prola - I

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town which was the Kashi of South India is 3) Prola - II 4) Ganapati

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1) Mahabalipuram 2) Tanjavur 126. One of the purpose of INSAT 1D, the satellite
3) Kanchi 4) Madurai put up by Indian Scientist, is to link all parts

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112. The famous battle between Rana pratap and of India by television. The height about the
Akbar fought in the earth surface at which it is revolving is about

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1) 200 km 2) 10,000 km

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1) Narmada Valley 2) Khaibar Ghat
3) Haldi Ghat 4) Bolan Ghat 3) 36,000 km 4) 1, 00,000 km

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113. The founder of Arya Samaja was 127. Two different objects with masses m1 and m2
1) Dayanand Saraswati 2) Swami Ramatirtha are projected in the air at the angles q1 and
3) Ramakrishna Paramhansa q2 with respect to horizontal direction with
4) Vivekananda the speed v1 and v2. If they remain in air for
114. The founder of Indian National Congress was the same amount of time, the following quan-
1) Bal Gangadhar Tilak 2) A. O. Hume tity must be the same.
3) Dadabhai Naoroji 4) Gopal Krishna Gokhale 1) mass 2) speed
115. Who was the author of Geeta Rahasyam ? 3) the distance travelled in horizonal direction
1) Sarvepalli Radha Krishnan 4) the height attained
2) Bal Gangadhar Tilak 3) Mahatma Gandhi 128. The interaction which governs the life every
4) Madan Mohan Malviya where is
116. Lothal is associated with 1) Electromagnetic 2) Gravitation
1) Indus Valley civilization 3) Nuclear 4) Weak
2) Sumerian civilization 129. The main element which releases the energy
3) Babylonian civilization 4) Egyptian civilization in the thermal reactor is
117. The sacred books of the Buddhists are 1) Uranium (235) 2) Uranium (238)
1) Vedas 2) Angas 3) Tripitakas 4) Aranyakas 3) Uranium (233) 4) Plutonium (239)

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for the planet Venus ? 1) Liver 2) Egg 3) Carrot 4) Sunlight
1) It can be seen during whole night 145. Why does atmosphere warm up ?
2) After Sun and Moon, it is the most bright ob- 1) Sunlight 2) Absence of water
ject in the sky 3) Absence of Vegetation
3) Its rotation and revolution are in opposite di- 4) Presence of Vegetation
rection 146. Which element has the same atomic number
4) Its surface temperature is about 450° C and atomic weight ?
131. The fuel which is burning inside the Sun is 1) Oxygen 2) Nitrogen 3) Helium 4) Hydrogen
1) Coal 2) Uranium 3) Oxygen 4) Hydrogen 147. Rate of transpiration is the maximum when
132. Radio and TV reproduce the programme after there is
receiving the waves by antenna. These waves are 1) low temperature 2) low wind velocity
1) nothing but light rays but with larger frequency 3) high temperature and low humidity

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2) nothing but light rays but with larger wavelength 4) high humidity
3) like soundwaves with higher frequencies

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148. Rickets is caused by the deficiency of
4) none of the above

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1) Vitamin C 2) Protein

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133. Due to which property of the light waves, the
3) Iodine 4) Vitamin D

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solar and lunar eclipse take place ?
149. Which of the following is most important for

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1) Interference 2) Diffraction
the growth of children up to the age of 14 ?

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134. In the Indian territory, the magnetic equator 1) Protein 2) Vitamins 3) Fat 4) Milk

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is passing nearer to 150. Hybrid varieties of seeds are
1) Trivandrum 2) Shriharikota 1) breed from two plants of different varieties
3) Allahabad 4) Srinagar 2) always high yielding

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of colours ? 4) vulnerable to disease

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1) red, green, blue 2) blue, green, red

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3) blue, green, yellow 4) blue, yellow, green
136. A coin is flipped for 100 times. The numbe of 1) 3 2) 4 3) 2 4) 1 5) 3 6) 3

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times the head comes on top is 7)3 8) 1 9) 3 10) 3 11) 3 12) 2

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4) about 50 with few more or few less 25) 2 26) 1 27) 2 28) 3 29) 3 30) 2
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ter highest ? 37) 4 38) 2 39) 1 40) 3 41) 3 42) 2
1) 0° C 2) 4° C 3) 20° C 4) 100° C

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43) 1 44) 3 45) 1 46) 4 47) 1 48) 2
138. Plastids are found in

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49) 2 50) 1 51) 2 52) 2 53) 4 54) 2
1) Animal cell 2) Plant cell

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55) 3 56) 4 57) 2 58) 2 59) 4 60) 2
3) Plant and animal cell 4) None of the above
61) 4 62) 3 63) 2 64) 2 65) 2 66) 3
139. Which part of the human brain controls sneezing ?
67) 1 68) 2 69) 2 70) 3 71) 2 72) 2
1) Cerebrum 2) Medulla oblongata
73) 3 74) 2 75) 3 76) 4 77) 3 78) 4
3) Hypothalamus 4) None of the above
140. Hormone that helps in cell division 79) 4 80) 2 81) 3 82) 2 83) 4 84) 4
1) Absicis acid 2) Cytokinin 85) 2 86) 1 87) 3 88) 2 89) 4 90) 3
3) Gibberellic acid 4) Renin 91) 4 92) 2 93) 1 94) 2 95) 3 96) 2
141. The most intelligent animal is 97) 4 98)3 99) 3 100) 3 101) 2 102) 3
1) Monkey 2) Man 103) 2 104) 2 105) 4 106) 3 107) 1 108) 1
3) Chimpanzee 4) Bird 109) 2 110) 2 111) 3 112) 3 113) 1 114) 2
142. In living organisms the water acts as 115) 2 116) 1 117) 3 118) 3 119) 2 120) 2
1) Diluting agent 2) Physiological solvent 121) 4 122) 3 123) 1 124) 4 125) 4 126) 3
3) Lowers body temperature
127) 4 128) 2 129) 1 130) 1 131) 4 132) 2
4) None of the above
143. Plants stop both respiration and photosyn- 133) 4 134) 1 135) 3 136) 4 137) 2 138) 2
thesis sometimes during 139) 3 140) 2 141) 2 142) 2 143) 2 144) 3
1) Night 2) Twilight 3) Daytime 4) Dawn 145) 3 146) 4 147) 3 148) 4 149) 1 150) 1

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 GROUP - 1 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
GENERAL STUDIES & MENTAL ABILITY - 1983 - 84
1. One of the vitamins which is required to help 11. How is night blindness cured ?
in blood clotting : 1) By using convex lenses
1) Vitamin K 2) Vitamin D 2) By using concave lenses
3) Vitamin C 4) Vitamin E 3) By using contact lenses
2. How does a mosquito make its annoying 4) By eating carrots which contain carotene
hum? 12. Why are dogs used to detect criminals ?
1) By flapping its wings vigorously 1) The eyes of dogs are sharp to detect the crimi-
2) By sending air through its spiracles nals
3) Through its vocal hords 2) The auditory organ in dogs is very sensitive

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4) None of these 3) The taste buds in dogs are extremely sensi-

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secretion of a hormone known as : is detected.

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1) Thyroxine 2) Glucagon 4) In dogs the olfactory receptor area is about

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3) Pitutarin 4) Insulin forty times larger than that of man and so

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4. How do we term the science of improving they are used.

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honey production ? 13. Which is the world's largest living creature?

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1) Apiculture 2) Sericulture 1) Indian elephant 2) Blue whale
3) Horticulture 4) Agriculture 3) Rhinoceros 4) African elephant

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5. Name the Indian born doctor who won the 14. If a human were to be placed in an enclosed
Noble Prize for his work in genetic engineer- room with an atmosphere of oxygen and noth-

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ing. ing else, what would he or she exhale?

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1) Dr. J. C. Bose 2) Dr. H. G. Khorana 1) They exhale only carbon dioxide

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6. Why is it necessary to grow plants in an 3) They exhale only nitrogen
aquarium ? 4) None of the above

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1) To increase the supply of carbon dioxide to 15. What is the approximate caloric requirement

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fishes of an adult male ?
2) To increase the supply of oxygen to fishes 1) 1000 cal 2) 5000 cal
3) To beauty the aquarium

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3) 3500 cal 4) 6000 cal
4) To increase the supply of nitrogen to the fishes 16. In the preparation of vegetable Ghee, hydro-

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7. A child is given "triple antigens" within one

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gen is passed through oils. This process is
year or birth ? Why ?

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called
1) To provent diphtheria, tetanus and whooping 1) Esterification 2) Hydrogenation
cough 3) De-hydrogenation 4) None of the above
2) To prevent diphtheria, malaria and cholera 17. Chemically Milksugar is known as
3) To prevent diphtheria, polio and cholera 1) Glucose 2) Maltose
4) To prevent small-pox, malaria and filaria 3) Lactose 4) None of the above
8. Life saving antibiotics are obtained from 18. Which of the following is an example of physi-
1) Algae 2) Fungi cal change ?
3) Bacteria 4) Medicinal plants 1) Rusting 2) Burning
9. What is a cupuncture ? 3) Melting 4) None of the above
1) Accurate puncturing of the diseased organs 19. An example of an inert gas is
2) A type of surgery performed in India 1) Argon 2) Oxygen
3) Curing illness by puncturing specified areas of 3) Laughing gas 4) None of the above
skin with needles 20. The phenomenon of radio activity is related
4) None of the above to
10. The number of Chromosomes present in man 1) Amateur Radio 2) Radio Astronomy
1) 46 2) 44 3) 48 4) 23 3) Nucleus of an element 4) None of the above

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21. Atmospheric pollution is caused by an excess 33. Telugu Ganga is a scheme to bring
of 1) Cauvery water to Hyderabad
1) Carbon monoxide 2) Oxygen 2) Krishna water to Nellore
3) Hydrogen 4) None of the above 3) Krishna water to Madras
22. The orbit of INSAT - I B is said to be : 4) Ganges to Tamil Nadu
1) Heliocentric 2) Geo-stationary 34. Supreme Court's Judgement in Bachan
3) Heliostationary 4) None of the above Singh's case
23. The velocity of light is : 1) upholds death sentence in the rarest of rare
1) Infinite case
2) 3 x 108 metres / sec (3 lakh km / sec.) 2) upholds the Government Order to reduce the
3) Zero 4) None of the above retirement age
24. A good absorber of heat is a body 3) grants relief to a rape victim
1) Painted black 2) Painted white 4) upholds the Constitution

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3) With mirror like polish 4) None of the above 35. Cloud seeding can

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25. The instrument used to measure the depth of 1) create rain 2) grow plants in space

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the sea is called 3) only increase rain

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1) RADAR 2) SONAR 4) change the direction of clouds

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3) LASER 4) None of the above 36. The sector that has the highest plan outlay in

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26. The force of repulsion between two like poles Union Budget, 1983 – 84 is

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of a magnet is 1) Agriculture

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1) Directly proportional to the distance between 2) Special Area Programme
them 3) Science and Technology 4) Energy

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2) Directly proportional to the square of the dis- 37. Pragati Patham is
tance betweent them 1) 15 point development scheme of Andhra

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3) Inversely proportional to the square of the dis- Pradesh

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tance between them 2) 27 point development scheme of India

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4) None of the above 3) Victory flag of the Cholas

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27. Electric power is expressed as 4) Boarding school in Vizag
1) Product of voltage and current 38. Williamsburg Summit was different from

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2) Sum of voltage and current Canain Meet in that

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3) Ratio of voltage and current 1) It was a meeting of Commonwealth Heads
4) None of the above 2) India did not participate
28. Of the following which is not an elementary

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3) India could not participate
particle ? 4) It was a meeting of the poor countries in the

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1) Electron 2) Alpha particle

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world
3) Proton 4) None of the above 39. Total food grains production (including

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29. The picture content on the T.V. screen is called pulses) in the country is now
1) Audio 2) video 1) between 130 – 150 million tonnes
3) Radio 4) None of the above 2) between 10 – 20 million tonnes
30. Silicon element used in the manufacture of 3) between 200 – 240 million tonnes
transistors is classified as 4) between 80 – 90 million tonnes
1) Metal 2) Semiconductor 40. Narendra - 1 is the name of
3) Insulator 4) None of the above 1) a Mythical king 2) Satellite
31. Anuradha is 3) a new variety of rice
1) a film actress 4) a train betweenMadras and Madurai
2) a Government hotel in Delhi 41. Asiad 82 brought the games to Delhi for the
3) India's experiment in space to study the second time. Which other city has hosted
anamolous low energy cosmic rays Asiad more than once ?
4) a technique for desalinating water 1) Manila 2) Tokyo 3) Jakarta 4) Bangkok
32. Southernmost part of India 42. Mahadevi Verma is a
1) is Kanyakumari 2) Lay in Nicobar Island 1) Hindi poetess 2) Opposition leader in U. P.
3) is Hyderabad 4) is Nagercoil 3) Script writer 4) Educationist

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43. SAARC comprises India, Maldives, Bhutan, 1) Martina Navratilova and Ivan Lendle
Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh and 2) Chris Evert LIoyd and John Mc Ennroe
1) Madagascar 2) Cuba 3) Martina Navratilova and Jimmy Connors
3) Sri Lanka 4) Denmark 4) Martina Navratilova and John Mc Enroe
44. Kalpakkam is in the news because 55. The Indian National Programmes are telecast
1) a triple murder took place there via
2) its atomic power plant went critical 1) Intelsat - 1 2) Rohini
3) a mercury lignum was found 3) Stationar - 6 4) Intelsat - 4
4) gold was struck in the mines 56. The Sagar Kanya is the name of
45. According to the latest census 1) The Oceanographic research vessel India has
1) 20 percent of the population lives in urban ar- bought
eas 2) A satellite constructed at SAAR

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2) 18.6 percent lives in urban areas 3) A ship employed by the Coast guards

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3) 76.5 percent lives in rural areas 4) A new high yielding variety of wheat

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4) 0.5 percent lives in urban areas 57. Nikolai Tikhonov is

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46. Rakesh Sharma and Ravish Malhotra are 1) Soviet Prime Minister 2) Chess Champion

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1) World class openers 3) Gymnast 4) Cosmonaut

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2) Antarctika team members 58. The 1983 All England Badminton Champion

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3) Ghazal singers is

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4) IAF test pilots undergoing training USSR for 1) Liem Swie King 2) Luan Jin
space flight. 3) Han Jain 4) Prakash Padukone
47. Small coins will be gradually phased out as 59. The President of the Philippines is

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1) It is unsafe to carry them 1) Sukarto 2) Bob Hawke

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2) Beggars refuse to accept them 3) H. M. Ershad 4) Ferdinand Macros

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3) Production cost is more than their value 60. The Commission set up by the Central Gov-

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4) People are converting them into fancy or ernment to examine Centre State relations is
naments the

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48. People of Indian origin in Sri Lanka are con- 1) Sarkaria Commission

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centrated more in 2) Mohan Commission
1) Colombo
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3) Jaffna 4) Mannar 4) Sadasivan Commission
49. Bhanu Athaiya is the first Indian to win the 61. The coast of submerge is found in

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1) Guardian Award 2) Oscar Award 1) Coromandal coast 2) Konkan coast

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3) Magsaysay Award 4) Olympic Gold Medal 3) Kerala coast 4) South Canara coast

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50. The Dada Saheb Phalke Award was given this 62. The highest urbanization in India is found in

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year to 1) Tamil Nadu 2) Andhra Pradesh
1) Satyajit Ray 2) L. V. Prasad 3) Maharashtra 4) Uttar Pradesh
3) Kamalhasan 4) Adoor Gopalakrishnan 63. India has the World's largest reserves of
51. The space craft launched by the USA in 1972 1) Coal 2) Mica 3) Iron Ore 4) Barytes
to explore Jupiter which is still in orbit is 64. The region which receives high rainfall due
1) Cosmos 1402 2) Pioneer 10 to the North east monsoon is
3) Cosmos 1445 4) Observer 1) Tamilnadu coast 2) Assam
52. The President of Nigeria is 3) Gangetic plain 4) Kashmir
1) Shehu Shagari 2) H. B. Roburt 65. The sugar belt in India lies in
3) Seyid Muhammed 4) Julius Nyerere 1) Godavari Valley 2) Punjab
53. The Chairperson of the Seventh Non aligned 3) Middle Ganga Valley 4) Maharashtra
Summit was 66. While all the major peninsular rivers flow to
1) Mrs. Indira Gandhi 2) Dr. Fidel Castro the east, Narmada and Tapati flow to the west,
3) Mr. K. Natwar Singh 4) Mr. Raul Roakouri because of
54. The winners of the 1983 Wimbledon tennis 1) Lava Flow 2) Floding
tournament were 3) Fault line 4) Vindhya and Satpura ranges

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67. Both quality and quantity the leading mica 2) Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Re
mining State in India is public
1) Andhra Pradesh 2) Bihar 3) Federal Democratic Country
3) Rajasthan 4) Tamil Nadu 4) Democratic Republic Country
68. But for their large scale, monsoons are simi- 80. An order from the Court to any official to show
lar to his right to the office is called
1) Land and sea breezes 2) Trade winds 1) Habeast Corpus 2) Writ of Certiorari
3) Westerlies 4) Local winds 3) Writ of Quo Warranto 4) Writ of officiality
69. The Indian Standard Time is referred to the 81. The Mahalnobis model used as the basis for
latitude India's Second Five Year Plan was originally
1) 85° E 2) 82 1/2° E 3) 80° E 4) 88° W conceived by
70. The geopolitical significance of the India lies 1) Alec Nove 2) L. V. Knatorough

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in its 3) G. A. Feldman 4) V. S. Nemchinov

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1) large population 82. Sectoral distribution of public sector expen-

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2) large agricultural production diture shows that during the Fifth Plan 25

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3) rich ancient culture 4) size and location percent was spent on

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71. The work of the drafting of Indian Constitu- 1) Agriculture and Irrigation

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tion completed on 2) Transport and Communication

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1) 9th December, 1946 2) 15th August, 1947 3) Power 4) Industry

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3) 26th November, 1949 4) 26th January, 1950 83. The present rate of saving in the Indian
72. The Vice President of India is economy is around
1) nominated by the President 1) 22 percent 2) 18 percent

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2) elected by the electoral college 3) 15 percent 4) 10 percent

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3) appointed by the Prime Minister 84. The annual average percentage growth rate

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4) selected through none of the above envisaged in the Sixth Plan is

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73. The term of office of a Governor of a State is 1) 7.6 2) 5.2 3) 4.4 4) 2.5
1) Six years 2) Five years 85. The largest proportion of savings in India

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3) Seven years 4) Three years comes from

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74. The Prime Minister of India is 1) Banking sector 2) Corporate sector

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1) The Chairman of Rajya Sabha 3) Household sector 4) Public sector

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2) Leader of the majority party int he Lok Sabha 86. The largest proportion of the total outlay of
3) Vice President of the Ruling Party the Five Year Plans in the India is mobilised

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4) President of the Ruling Party through

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75. The Supreme Commander of India's Armed 1) Direct taxes 2) Deficit financing

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Forces is 3) External borrowing 4) Indirect taxes

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1) Defence Minister 2) President 87. A large part of investment in India in the Pub-
3) Vice President 4) Prime Minister lic Sector is directed for the development of
76. The President of India is eligible to seek re- 1) Consumer goods industries
election 2) Defence industry
1) Two times 2) Three times 3) Heavy capital goods industries
3) Four times 4) Any number of times 4) Light capital goods industries
77. The Presiding Officer of the Rajya Sabha is 88. The targetted growth for exports in the Sixth
the Five year Plan is about ?
1) Speaker 2) President 1) 10 percent 2) 8 percent
3) Vice President 4) Prime Minister 3) 5.5 percent 4) 4.5 percent
78. The Lok Sabha is dissolved by the 89. The predominant type of organisation in In-
1) Speaker 2) President dian industry is
3) Vice President 4) Prime Minister 1) Co-operatives 2) Joint Stock Company
79. The wording of the preamble to the Indian 3) Partnership 4) Proprietors
Constitution is 90. Small enterprises refer to those units which
1) Sovereign Democratic Republic have got gross fixed capital of

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 1) Rs. 20 lakhs 2) Rs.15 lakhs 105. Which one of the following Sikh gurus was
3) Rs. 7.5 lakhs 4) Rs. 5 lakhs executed by Jahangir ?
91. The name of the ancient place generally iden- 1) Angad 2) Arjun 3) Amardas 4) Ramdas
tified with the Indus Valley is 106. The main industry during the Mughal period
1) Ur 2) Tyre 3) Meluhha 4) Niniveh was
92. The inscription containing the description of 1) Cotton 2) Spices 3) Indigo 4) Saltpetre
the achievements of Gautamiputra Satakarni 107. Kulottunga united the crowns of
is at 1) Cholas and Eastern Gangas
1) Ajanta 2) Nasik 2) Pallavas and Cholas
3) Amaravathi 4) Bhattiprolu 3) Cholas and Eastern Chalukyas
93. The founder of the Haryanka dynasty was 4) Cholas and Pandyas
1) Bimbisara 2) Bindusara 108. The royal preceptor of Ganapatideva was
3) Ajatasatru 4) Chandraguputa

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1) Besdaba 2) Visvesvara Sambhu
94. The Fourth Buddhist Council is linked with

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3) Panditaradhya 4) Narahari Tirtha
this ruler

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3) Harsha 4) Samudragupta 3) Basava 4) Visvesvara

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95. The seal of the Pallavas was
110. The Adil Shah ruler defeated by krishna

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1) Tiger 2) Boar 3) Bull 4) Fish

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devaraya was
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1) Yusuf Adil Shah 2) Ibrahim Adil Shah
of this dynasty
3) Malik Adil Shah 4) Ali Adil Shah
1) Anandagotras 2) Pallavas
111. The important cause for the conflict of the

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3) Chalukyas of Badami
Bhaminis and the Vijayanagar rulers was
4) Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi

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1) Religious rivalry 2) Political ambition
97. Syadvada is associated with the religion

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1) Brahmanism 2) Jainism

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4) Non payment of tribute
3) Buddhism 4) Islam
112. The earliest of the mutinies against the Brit-

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98. The place in Andhra Pradesh containing fine
Badami Chalukyan temples ish was

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1) Mutiny at Barrackpur 2) Mutiny in Assam

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3) Mutiny of the Madras army

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3) Billasurgam 4) Alampur
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1) Manyakheta 2) Vijayapuri 113. The policy of the counterpoise of natives

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100. The earliest inscriptions relating to the his- 1) Sir John Lawrence 2) Lord Mayo

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1) Sanskrit 2) Telugu 3) Tamil 4) Prakrit 114. The first act which altered the constitution of
101. Qutub Minar was completed during the region the East India Company at home changed the
of structure of the company in India
1) Iltutmish 2) Razia 3) Balban 4) Ala-ud-din 1) The Regulating Act of 1773
102. Who among the following introduced 2) The Pitt's India Act of 1784
Jagirsystem 3) The Charter Act of 1813
1) Ala-ud-din 2) Balban 4) The Government of India Act of 1858
3) Feroz Tughlaq 4) Ibrahim Lodi 115. The teacher trainee who was restricted from
103. The hold of the Sultanate under Lodi dynasty the college during the Vandematarma move
included all but one of the provinces ment was
1) Punjab 2) Rajasthan 1) Pattabhi Seetharamayya
3) Uttar Pradesh 4) Madhya Pradesh 2) Gadicherla Harisarvothama Rao
104. Who among the following is called a child of 3) Nypati Subbarao
Allah and Ram ? 4) A. L. Narasimha Rao
1) Ramanand 2) Kabir 116. The Hyderabad State Congress was founded
3) Surdas 4) Tulsidas by

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2) Swami Ramanada Tirtha 1) Wood hanging 2) Tree fiber
3) Madapati Hanumantha Rao 3) Knarl chord 4) Leaves tie
4) Ravi Narayana Reddy 130. ………… is to KC, ME, No as HG is to ……
117. The Act that introduced bicameral legislature 1) PO : DE FE, FG 2) OO : FE GG, JG
in India was 3) OP : EG FG, GH 4) RE : EF, GH, IJ
1) The Indian Council Act of 1909 131. ………… is to era as descent is to ……
2) The Government of India Act of 1919 1) Years light 2) Dawn kings
3) The Government of India Act of 1935 3) Days humann 4) Archaeology history
4) The Indian Independence Act of 1947 132. ……… is to 16 as 76 is to ………
118. Indian representative in the Parliament of 1) 20, 100 2) 4, 7
Religions was 3) 10, 70 4) 2, 13
1) Mahatma Gandhi 2) Arabindo Ghosh

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133. ………… is to sentence as sentence is to
3) Swami Vivekananda

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4) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

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119. The All India Congress Session was held for 3) Jurry, Prose

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the first time in Andhra at 4) Words, Legal

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1) Vijayawada 2) Visakhapatnam
134. ……… is to A as 22 is to ………

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3) K 3 4) B BB
was held at Bapatla in 1913 was presided over
135. ………… is to 64 as 2 is to …………
by
1) 6, 18 2) 4, 32

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3) 7E B 4) 2, B
2) Pattabhi Seetharamayya

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136. ……… is to ABC as CBA is to …………
3) B. N. Sharma 4) Konda Venkatappaiah

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1) PQS RST 2) LMN FDG

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3) IHG UVW 4) XYZ KJI
In the following items each one contains word
137. ………… is to D as J is to …… as …… is to X

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ted and blank spaces are provided instead. Each 1) C, K, W 2) E, I, Y 3) F, L, Y 4) B, G, T

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item has four alternatives 1,2 , 3, 4. You have to
book

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pick out one of the alternatives which will fill the
blanks so that the item / sentence will be true 1) Lid, Pen, Cover
and sensible. 2) Spectacles, wool, Paper

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1) Blood 2) Calcium 3) Marrow 4) Veins 4) Socket, scals, hands

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122. F : 12 :: R : ………… 139. ……… is to pause as colon is to …… as change

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1) 36 2) 26 3) 18 4) 16 is to ……
123. Flute : ……… : : trumpet : Guitar 1) Comma, long pause, hyphen
1) Harmonica 2) Drums 2) Fullstop, change, semicolon
3) Piano 4) Violin 3) Clause, Example, Exclamation
124. LA ……………………… ON 4) Noun, Adjective, tanse
1) GO 2) IM 3) TI 4) BA 140. ………… is to exotic as lavish is to …… as
125. A : …………………… : : N : V …… is not to luxury
1) F 2) G 3) H 4) I 1) Foreign, Profuse, Simplicity
126. TR : …………… : : LJ : ……………… 2) Fragrance, Wealth, Sumptuous
1) PN, JH 2) GH, KM 3) QP, IG 4) UW, MN 3) Mystic, Prodigal, Unelegant
127. Letter : ……… : : ……… : Sentence 4) Perfumes, Money, Parismony
1) Mail, Words 2) Word, Phrase 141. ……… is to kite as motive is to …… as …… is
3) Correspondence, Court 4) Alphabets, Words to mass
128. Issue : …… : : …… : draw 1) Paper, Power, Clay 2) Strong, Man, Material
1) Politics, Pencil 2) Rake, Water 3) Wind, Human, Pressure
3) Law, Art 4) Words, Strokes 4) Fly, Propel, Move

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…… 3) Crutch, comb, words, rude
1) 9, 100, 60 2) 100, 999, 666 4) Lame, pain, style, speech
3) 19, 110, 65 4) 9, 111, 66 150. ……… is to carpet as cotton is to …… as ……
143. ……… is to 99 as 10 is to ……… as ……… is
is to book as …… is not to bag
not to 420
1) Wool, fiber, words, iron
1) 9, 110, 14 2) 10, 9, 4
3) 9, 1, 42 4) 3, 2, 11 2) Jute, cloth, paper, wood
144. ……… is to E as I is to …… as …… is not to V 3) Feet, body, hands, skin
: 4) Animal, planet, machine, man - made
1) A , 9, 19 2) 5, 9, 20
3) 0, 10, 20 4) 4, L, 22 ANSWERS

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145. ……… is to medicine as corruption is to 1) 1 2) 1 3) 4 4) 1 5) 2 6) 2

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1) Patient, leaders, masses, moisture 13) 2 14) 1 15) 3 16) 2 17) 3 18) 3

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3) Disease, Government, Education, Wood 25) 2 26) 3 27) 2 28) 2 29) 2 30) 2

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4) Doctor, Management, labour, soil 31) 3 32) 1 33) 3 34) 1 35) 1 36) 4

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to arm as …… is to finger 43) 3 44) 2 45) 2 46) 4 47) 3 48) 3
1) Bone, window, shoulder, nail 49) 2 50) 2 51) 2 52) 1 53) 1 54) 4
2) Walk, move, lift, write

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55) 1 56) 1 57) 1 58) 4 59) 4 60) 1
3) Knee, door, shoulder, knuckle
61) 3 62) 3 63) 2 64) 1 65) 4 66) 3

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4) Table, door, chair, stool
67) 1 68) 1 69) 2 70) 4 71) 3 72) 2

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147. ………… is to tree as climber is to ………… as
73) 2 74) 2 75) 2 76) 4 77) 3 78) 4

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………… is to grass as ………… is to shrub
1) Neem, Melon, Wood, tea 79) 2 80) 3 81) 3 82) 3 83) 2 84) 2

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3) Mango, Coconut, paddy, lemon 91) 3 92) 2 93) 1 94) 2 95) 3 96) 4

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148. ……… is to timber as ferment is to …… as 103) 1 104) 2 105) 2 106) 1 107) 3 108) 2
……… is to milk as break is not to ………… 109) 4 110) 1 111) 3 112) 1 113) 1 114) 1

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3) Fire, curd, bacteria, seeds

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127) 2 128) 1 129) 4 130) 3 131) 2 132) 3
4) Solid, Liquid, Semi liquid, Solid
133) 2 134) 1 135) 2 136) 4 137) 1 138) 1
149. …… is to cripple as curl is to ……… as ……
is to essay as curt is to 139) 2 140) 1 141) 3 142) 2 143) 1 144) 2
1) Legs, hair, topic, manners 145) 2 146) 1 147) 1 148) 4 149) 1 150) 2

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 A.P.P.S.C.A.E.E.S.-2004
1. The Finance Commission of India is 10. The Planning Commission of India is a
appointed by 1. Constitutional body 2. Statutory body
1. The Parliament 2. The Union Cabinet 3. Non-Statutory body
3. The President of India 4. The Inter State Council 4. A Department of the Union Government
2. The role of which of the following institutions 11. The Union Government nationalised 14 major
creates controversy in the context of the banks in
federal structure of India? 1. 1967 2. 1969 3. 1971 4. 1975
1. The Election Commission 2. The Governor 12. Who was the ninth Prime Minister of India ?
3. The Supreme Court 4. The Rajya Sabha 1. Charan Singh 2. Rajiv Gandhi
3. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India
acts as the Chief Accountant and Auditor for
NS 3. Deva Gowda 4. P.V. Narasimha Rao
13. The last 'emergency' declared in India was in
the

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1. Union Government 2. State Governments 14. The Chairman of the Planning Commission

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4. Which is the regional party which is 1. The Prime Minister 2. The Vice-President

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supporting the NDA Government at the Centre 3. The Chief Election Commissioner
from outside? 4. Comptroller and Auditor General
1. National Conference 2. DMK 15. India refused to send forces to Iraq because
3. Telugu Desam 4. AGP
M 1. India had condemned the war in Iraq

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5. Indian Nationalism is based on 2. India follows what Russia does

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1. Religion 2. Culture 3. India finds the USA too close to Pakistan

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3. Unity in diversity 4. Economic independence 4. India wants collective action under the UNO

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6. Which of the following states acceded to the in Iraq
Indian Union in 1975? 16. Indian Government at present can be defined

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3. Goa 4. Sikkim 1. One Party Dominant 2. Coalition Government
7. To secure for the citizens a Uniform Civil Code 3. United Front 4. Multi-Party Government

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1. Principle in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution coastline?

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3. Directive Principle of State Policy
4. Government Policy
8. This year's Magsa say Award was conferred
on J.M. Lyngdoh, the Cheif Election
Commissioner of India, because
1. he conducted elections in Gujarat peacefully
2. he kept a distance from political parties
3. he was a clean bureaucrat
4. he strengthened secular democratic institutions
in India
9. The Liberhan Commission has been
constituted to enquire into
1. The terrorist attack on th Indian Parliament
2. The communal riots in Gujarat
3. The demolition of the Babri Masjid
4. The Bhoj Shala Shrine dispute
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3. Andhra Pradesh 4. Karnataka
18. India's Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats meet
at the
1. Cardamom Hills 2. Annamalai Hills
3. Nilgiri Hills 4. Palani Hills
19. A major share of the total production of
marine fish is landed along the
1. Kerala and Maharashtra coasts
2. Maharashtra and Karnataka coasts
3. Karnataka and West Bengal coasts
4. West Bengal and Maharashtra coasts
20. Location of the sugar industry in India is shifting
from the North to the South because of
1. Cheap Labour 2. Expanding regional markets
3. Cheap and abundant supply of power
4. High yield of and high sugar content in sugarcane
21. A major aspect of the liberalization of the 33. Meera Nair is the director of this film :
Indian economy is 1. Salaam Bombay 2. Tamas
1. Disinvestment 2. Employment generation 3. Bharatam 4. Bombay
3. Expansion of the social services sector 34. Which of the following pairs is not correctly
4. Decline of poverty matched?
22. Which of the following is not a factor 1. Idi Amin - Ugandan Dictator
connected with Green Revolution in India? 2. Tiger Woods- Golfer
1. High yielding seeds 3. Satyajit Ray - Film Director
2. Use of chemical fertilizers 4. Yakshagana -Maharashtra
3. Pesticides 4. Land reforms 35. Who is the editor of India Today?
23. The Industrial Policy Resolution of 1956 1. Dilip Bobb 2. N. Ram
emphasized 3. Vinod Mehta 4. Prabhu Chawla

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1. Heavy industry 2. Cottage industry 36. India's new Light Combat Aircraft is called

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exchange on import of 37. The winner of the Magsaysay Award-2003 for

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1. Crude oil 2. Food commodities Community Leadership is

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3. Defence materials 4. Industrial goods 1. J.M. Lyngdoh 2. K.V.Subbanna
25. Cotton cultivation in Andhra Pradesh has been
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severely affected by 38. Columbia, with kalpana Chawla and six other
1. Drought 2. Pests commodities astronauts on board, burnt up

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26. The largest river in india is the 3. just before landing 4.after landing

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1. Brahmaputra 2. Ganga 39. A sum of money is divided into two parts in

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3. Yamuna 4. Cauvery the ratio of 5:3. If the first part is Rs.10, then
27. Which among the following is the watchdog the second part is

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of Internation trade? 1. Rs.8 2. Rs.6 3. Rs.3 4. Rs.5

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1. GATT 2. WTO 3. IFC 4. World Bank 40. C - G - K - O - ?

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located in 1. R 2. M 3. S 4. W
1. Mumbai 2. Calcutta 41. A, B, C and D are four buildings. If A is taller
3. Delhi

E M 4. Ahmedabad than C, B is shorter than D and C is taller than

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29. The most populous state in India, according D, which is the shortest building?

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to the 2001 Census, is 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D
1. Maharashtra 2. West Bengal 42. There is not reason to believe that nuclear
3. Andhra Pradesh 4. Uttar Pradesh plants will always leak and therefore we must
30. 'Parallel economy' refes to not close the Kalpakkam reprocessing plant.
1. Socialist economy 2. Capitalist economy The above argument assumes that
3. Economic activity through black money 1. Nuclear plants are always safe
4. Economic activity through foreign aid 2. Nuclear disasters are over-emphasized in
31. Which of the following is not a right match? comparison to the benefits
1. M.F. Hussain -Painting 3. We are capable of managing nuclear plants
2. Johnny walker - Social work properly
3. Subha mudgal - music 4. Nuclear disasters can be avoided
4. Dhanarajpillai - Hockey 43. The number which, when added to itself 17
32. Anna Hazare, who was recently on a fast in times, gives 162 as the result, is
Maharashtra, is a/an 1. 9 2. 18 3. 27 4. None
1. Dali activist 2. Educationist 44. Which out of the following, is not divisible by 4?
3. Anti-corruption crusader 4. Advocate 1. 1712 2. 1204 3. 1242 4. 1004

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45. If 15 horses eat 15 bags of grain in 15 days, in 3. All men should be treated equally
how many days will one horse eat one bag of 4. All human beings should have equal
grain? opportunities for development of their capabilities
1. 15 days 2. 1 day 3. 30 days 4. None 55. We should study history because
46. What percentage of 20 would be equal to 0.05? 1. It makes us nostalgic 2. It glorifies the past
1. 25 2. 0.025 3. 0.25 4. 2.5 3. It fosters national integration 4. It makes us wiser
47. If x:y =2:3 and 2:x= 1:2, then the value of y is 56. Women must have the opportunity to seek
1. 4 2. 6 3. 1/3 4. 3/2 work outside the family and there should be
48. Menon is a better poet than Nayar. Menon's equal work to end discrimination against
novels are also superior to those of Nayar. women. Which of the following arguments
Menon is also a better short story writer. supports this proposition?
Therefore, it can be assumed that 1. Women are weaker than men

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1. Menon is superior to Nayar as a person 2. Women are not paid for the work they do in the family

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2. Menon is more intelligent than Nayar 3. Women are expolited everywhere in the society

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4. The condition of women is like that of slaves

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4. Nayar is an ordinary writer 57. A husband is 5 years older than his wife and

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49. The ratio between two numbers is 9:5 and his wife is 3 times as old as his son. If the son

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their sum is 224. The numbers are attains the age of 21 years afer 6 years, what

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1. 100,124 2. 150,74 3. 144,80 4. 200,24 is the present age of the father?

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50. When Nehru visited a town, many people went 1. 40 years 2. 45 years 3. 60 years 4. 50 years
to see him with a rose in their hands. The 58. 'KAPART' is working for

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strongest reason for it was 1. Computer literacy 2. Export promotion
3.Pollution control in industries

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1. Nehru was fond of roses
4. Rural development Programmes

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2. It was the time for roses to bloom
59. The Japanese are fish and rice eaters as they

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3. The rose was an auspicious flower for those
people 1. are Asian 2. are Buddhists

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3.cultivate rice and catch fist
4. There was a famous rose garden in that town

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4. import fish and rice
51. "The King can do no wrong" means that, in a

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60. Who was the President of India during the
parliamentary form of government',

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Emergency?
1. The King is above right or wrong
1. V.V. Giri 2. N. Sanjiva Reddy
2. The King does nothing, other do it all in his name

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3. Gyani Zail Singh 4. None of the above
3. What the king does is not to be questioned

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4. The King is like God
1. Poultry development 2. Dairy development

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52. Mussolini treated the people as clay. It means
3. Handicrafts development
1. Mussolini had an aversion to the people
4. Silk development
2. People were as important to Mussolini as clay
62. What is the duration of the kharif crop?
was to the artist
1. About 45 days 2. Abou 3 months
3. Mussolini could mould the people to a form as 3. About 6 months 4. 1 Year
the artist could mould clay to an image 63. The economic liberalisation in India during
4. People were insignificant to Mussolini the 1990s was initiated by
53. 'It is better to be late than to be never' means 1. K. Subramanyam 2. Dr. Rangarajan
1. Delayed performance reflects better judgement 3. Dr. Manmohan Singh 4. Jairam Ramesh
2. It is better to start a good project after others 64. The major cause of popular resistance to the
have done it than not to do it at all Narmada Valley Project is
3. When delayed, things are done more throughly 1. The displacement of tribal people and the
4. It is better to enjoy than to sacrifice. consequent human suffering
54. 'Men are born equal' means 2. The threat to the environment
1. Men, not women, are equal 3. The innundation of agricultural land
2. All men are equal in all aspects 4. Inter- State disputes

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1. West Bengal 2. Tamil Nadu 1. Malaria 2. Cholera
3. Assam 4. Uttaranchal 3. Tuberculosis 4. Blood pressure
66. Which is the largest Indian commercial bank? 80. Who is the first Indian to be appointed as one
1. State Bank of India 2. Union Bank of India of the Managing Directors of the World Bank?
3. Corporation Bank 4. Syndicate Bank 1. Bimal Jalan 2. K.K. Iyer
67. Sundarlal Bahuguna is a well-known 3. Gautam Kaji 4. Amartya Sen
1. Economist 2. Journalist 81. Osama Bin Laden, the alleged international
3. Environmentalist 4. Social activist terrorist belongs to
68. Which of the following cities is called 'the 1. Afghanistan 2. Saudi Arabia
Budapest of India'? 3. Sudan 4. UAE
1. Mysore 2. Chennai 3. Shimla 4. Hyderabad 82. Deepa Mehta's 'Fire' has two actresses in the

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3. Hydrodynamics 4. Pedology
3. Indrani Halder and Shabana Azmi

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70. Which is the national animal of India?

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1. Lion 2. Elephant 3. Cow 4. Tiger 4. Shaban Azmi and Nandita Das
83. Who produced and also acted in the film 'Hey

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Ram'?
Lama have his headquarters?

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1. Dev Anand 2. Jackie Shroff
1. Manali 2. Kulla
3. Feroz Khan 4. Kamal Hasan
3. Dharamshala 4. Chamba

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84. What do the paintings of Ajanta depict?
72. Which TV channel broadcasts the programme,
1. The Ramayana 2. The Panchatantra

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'Gyan Darshan'?
3. The Jatakas 4. The Mahabharata

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1. Zee TV 2. Sony TV
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3. Doordarshan 4. Star TV
instituted to promote Indian
73. Who is the Chairman of the Indian Space

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1. Classical music 2. Culture
Research Organisation?
3. Cinema 4. Fine Arts

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86. Which game or sport do you associate with
3. Chidambaram 3. Kasturi Rangan

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the term 'regatta'?
74. Which of the following pairs is correctly 1. Golf 2. Rowing 3. Squash 4.Swimming
matched ?

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87. Who was the first speaker of the Lok Sabha?
1. Kuchipudi - Andhra Pradesh

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2. Baha - Punjab 3. G.V. Mavlankar 4. N. Sanjeeva Reddy

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3. Burra Katha - Tamil Nadu 88. Who has won 'Khel Ratna', the country's most
4. Tamasha - Karnakata prestigious sporting award?
75. The Alamatti Dam is on the river 1. P.T. Usha 2. K.M. Beenamol
1. Godavari 2. Mahanadi 3. Sunitha Rani 4. Anju George
3. Krishna 4. Cauvery 89. Which of the following countries is actively
76. The Indian Navy's first stealth warship, INS involved in the peace process in Sri Lanka?
Shivalik, was launched in 1. Netherlands 2. Canada
1.1995 2. 1998 3. 2001 4. 2003 3. Indonesia 4. Norway
77. Who is the first woman Chief Minister of 90. Which of the following is a bird?
Rajasthan? 1. Ape 2. Bat 3. Horse 4. Ostrich
1. Uma Bharathi 2. Sheila Dikshit 91. Who has described the Hindus and Muslims
3. Vasundhara Raje 4. Rama Pilot as the "two eyes of the beautiful bride that
78. The President of China is was India"?
1. Jiang Jemin 2. Hu Zintao 1. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
3. Huein Song 4. Zoran Djindijic 2. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
79. Which of the following is known as 'the silent 3. Sir Agha Khan 4. Lord Mountbatten

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the 1. Dawn 2. Evening 3. Midnight 4. Noon
1. Jains 2. Hindus 105. 'Bihu' is a flok dance of
3. Sikhs 4. Buddhists 1. Gujarat 2. Assam
93. Among the following, the controversial king, 3 Kashmir 4. Kerala
who shifted his capital twice, is 106. Who is considered the 'Father of Modern
1. Sikanda Lodi 2. Ghazi Mallik Tughluq Indian Painting'?
3. Mohammad Bin Tughluq 4. Firoze Shah 1. M.S. Hussain 2. Nandalal Bose
94. Who among the following is not a historian? 3. Jaimini Roy 4. Satish Gujral
1. K.M. Panikar 2. Baba Amte 107. The Kakatiyas ruled Andhra in the
3. J.N. Salkar 4. K.M. Munshi 1. 8 th and 9 th centuries 2. 10 th and 11 th centuries
95. Din-i-Ilahi was promulgated by 3. 12 th and 13 th centuries 4. 14 th and 15 th centuries

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1. Aurangzeb 2. Shahjahan 108. Andhra pradesh, the first linguistic state in

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3. Jehangir 4. Akbar India, came into existence in the year

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96. The Treaty of Mangalore was made between 1. 1953 2. 1956 3. 1954 4. 1955

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the British and 109. Who among the following was the Chief

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1. Tipu Sultan 2. Ram Verma
Minister of Andhra Pradesh for the shortest

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3. The Raja of Travancore 4. The Nawab of Hyderabad

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period?
97. The Simon Commission was appointed in

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1. Damodaram Sanjivaiah
1. 1885 2. 1899 3. 1905 4. 1927
2. Bhavanam Venkatram
98. The First War of Indian Independence began
3. Nadendla Bhaskara Rao

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in
4.Kotla Vijayabhaskara Reddy

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1. 1842 2. 1857 3. 1707 4. 1945
110. The Gandhara school of architecture

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99. The First President of the Indian National
represents

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Congress was
1. Muslim Architecture 2. Hindu Architecture
1. A.O. Hume 2. Dadabhai Naoroji

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3. Buddhist Architecture 4. JainArchitecture
3. W.C. Bannerjee 4. Firoz Shah Metha

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111. Which of the following is not a Fundamental
100. The Lucknow Pact was a truce between

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Right in the Indian Constitution ?
1. The extremist and the moderate groups of the

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1. Freedom of Religion 2. Right to Property
Indian National Congress
3. Right to Equality 4. Right to Freedoms
2. The Indian National Congress and the Muslim

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112. The terms 'Socialist' and 'Secular' were added
League

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to the preamble of the Constitution of India

E
3. The Indian National Congress and the British
by the

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Government
1. 42 nd Amendment 2. 44 th Amendment
4. The Indian National Congress and the Ghadr
3. 24 th Amendment 4. 7th Amendment
party
113. In a recent case, involving the Government
101. The news paper started by Mahatma Gandhi
employees of Tamil Nadu the Supreme Court of
was
India decided that the workers do not have a
1. The Indian Post 2. Young India
1. Fundamental righ to go on strike
3. Kesari 4. National Herald
2. Legal right to go on strike
102. The Subsidiary System was introduced in
3. Moral right to go on strike
India by
4. Fundamental, Legal and moral right to go on
1. Lord Wellesley 2. Lord Rippon
strike
3. Lord Hastings 4. Sir John Shore
114. India is a Republic, because India has a/an
103. The dance form that primarily emphasises the
1. Parliament with two Houses
grace of the dancer is
2. Written Constitution
1. Kathak 2. Odissi 3. kathakali 4. Manipuri
3.Nominated Head as President
104. The time at which the Raga 'Bhairavi' is to be
4. Elected President as the Head of State

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115. India is a Federation, because is
1. The President is elected by the people 1. A 2. C 3. E 4. K
indirectly 125. In the human body, the spleen performs the
2. The Council of Ministers is responsible to the function of
Parliament 1. Purifying blood 2. Storing blood
3. There are two sets of Government, with clear 3. Excreting waste materials
demarcation of their powers in the Constitution 4. Producing hormones
4. There is an integrated judiciary 126. Bioinformatics is the use of Information
116. The President of India can be removed form Technology for
office by 1. Study of diseases
1. The Supreme Court 2. Collaboration with biological research
2. Impeachment by the Parliament 3. Handling the data generated by biological

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3. The Council of Ministers research

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4. The Election Commission 4. Harnessing ecological data

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117. The Governor of a State in India remains in 127. 'Black hole' refers to

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office during the pleasure of the 1. A disease of the human body

A
1. President 2. Prime Minister
2. A subject of Civil Engineering

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3. Election Commission 4. Supreme Court

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3. A part of a plant
118. India is a 'Secular State' because

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4. A State of a star in the cosmos
1. India has no State religion
128. Superconductor was developed by
2. The Indian Constitution guarantees right to
1. J.H. VanTassel 2. Warter Hunt

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religion to all
3. J.C. Perier 4. Charles Babbage

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3. The majority community tolerates the religions
129. Which of the following is the best conductor

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of the minorities
of heat?

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4. The teachings of all religions are included in
1. Silver 2. Copper 3. Gold 4. Stone
the text books of schools

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130. Pick the odd one out in the following
119. Without being a member of the Parliament

A
1. Notebook computers

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can a person be appointed a Minister?
2. Laptop computers 3. Desktop computers

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1. No 2. Yes, with conditions
4. Supercomputers
3. Yes, with the approval of the Parliament
131. Food poisoning is due to
4. Yes, but he should be elected member of

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1. Stale food 2. Fungi
Parliament within six months of his appointment

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3. Virus 4. Bacteria

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120. As per the Constitution of India, who can
132. Burning a coal stove in a closed room

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make laws on residuary matters?
produces
1. State Legislatures 2. Parliament only
1. Carbon monoxide 2. Carbon dioxide
3. Parliament with the concurrence of State
3. Ammonia 4. Methane
Legislatures
133. Indian Space Research Organization is
4. Parliament or State Legislatures as decided
located at
by the Supreme Court
1. Thumba 2. Bangalore
121. The nearest planet to Earth is
3. Hassan 4. Pune
1. Mars 2. Venus 3. Jupiter 4. Mercury
134. Pokharan -II is a/an
122. The first product of cloning was a
1. Space research centre
1. Monkey 2. Human being 2. Missile launching location
3. Sheep 4. Pig 3. Atomic energy centre
123. M.s. Swaminathan is a noted 4. Atomic explosion location
1. Nuclear scientist 2. Physicist 135. The power plant at Tarapur is based on
3. Geologist 4. Agricultural scientist 1. Atomic energy 2. Thermal energy
124. The Vitamin necessary for clotting of blood 3. Hydroelectric energy 4. Geothermal energy

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136. Technological development in India so far is 147. Which of the following created strong
deficient, because it reactions in India, when Lord Curzon was the
1. Centres round metropolises Viceroy?
2. affects only industry 1. Punjab Land Alienation Act
3. is defence - oriented 2. setting up of an Agricultural Institute
4. creates regional imbalances 3. Preservation of Ancient Monuments Act
137. The first oil refinery in India was constructed 4. The Partition of Bengal
at 148. Who completed the construction of the Qutub
1. Haldia 2. Digboi Minar?
3. Mathura 4. Visakhapatnam 1. Shahjahan 2. Aurangzeb
138. The greatest impact of industrialization in 3. IItutmish 4. Humayun
India is observable in the 149. Who among the following comprise the

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1. Automobile industry second largest religious population in the

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2. Iron and Steel industry World?

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3. Mechanization of agriculture 1. Jews 2. Buddhists

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4. Shipbuilding industry 3. Muslims 4. Sikhs

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139. In which sphere of Information Technology 150. Bismark is called the 'Iron Man of ....'

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is India's achievement most impressive? 1. Italy 2. France
1. Hardware
3. Networking
2. Software
4. None of the above
NI 3. Norway 4. Germany

140. India is a major power because

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1. It produces nuclear weapons
1) 3 2) 2 3) 3 4) 3 5) 3 6) 4

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2. It is industrially much advanced
7) 3 8) 4 9) 3 10) 3 11) 2 12) 4

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3. Its GDP growth is impressive

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4. It is almost self-sufficient in Defence, 13) 3 14) 1 15) 4 16) 2 17) 3 18) 3
Agriculture and Industry 19) 1 20) 4 21) 1 22) 4 23) 1 24) 1

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141. The Nagaland hills are becoming 25) 3 26) 2 27) 2 28) 2 29) 4 30) 3

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increasingly barren mainly due to

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31) 2 32) 3 33) 1 34) 4 35) 4 36) 1
1. Insurgency 2. Shifting cultivation

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37) 3 38) 3 39) 2 40) 3 41) 2 42) 4
3. Urbanization 4. Rapid population growth 43) 1 44) 3 45) 1 46) 3 47) 2 48) 3
142. National Geographical Research Institute is

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49) 3 50) 1 51) 2 52) 3 53) 2 54) 4
located at

E
55) 4 56) 1 57) 4 58) 4 59) 3 60) 4

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1. New Delhi 2. Kolkata
61) 2 62) 3 63) 3 64) 1 65) 3 66) 1

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3. Hyderabad 4. Panaji
143. 'Edusat' is a/an 67) 3 68) ? 69) 2 70) 4 71) 3 72) 3
1. Government programme for primary education 73) 4 74) 1 75) 3 76) 4 77) 3 78) 2
2. NGO in education expansion 79) 3 80) 3 81) 2 82) 4 83) 4 84) 3
3. Computer programme 85) 3 86) 2 87) 3 88) 2 89) 4 90) 4
4. Satellite for education under ISRO 91) 2 92) 3 93) 3 94) 2 95) 4 96) 1
144. Maharaja Ranjit Singh was the king of 97) 4 98) 2 99) 3 100) 2 101) 2 102) 1
1. Bengal 2. Punjab 3. Kashmir 4. Gwalior 103) 2 104) 1 105) 2 106) 2 107) 3 108) 2
145. The first Governor General of independent
109) 3 110) 3 111) 2 112) 1 113) 4 114) 4
India was
115) 3 116) 2 117) 1 118) 1 119) 4 120) 2
1. Rajendra prasad 2. C. Rajagopalachari
121) 2 122) 3 123) 4 124) 4 125) 3 126) 3
3. Lord Mountbatten 4. Warren Hastings
146. Among the following, who is not associated 127) 4 128) ? 129) 2 130) 4 131) 4 132) 1
with the Revolt of 1857? 133) 2 134) 4 135) 1 136) 3 137) 2 138) 2
1. The Rani of Jhansi 2. Tantia Tope 139) 2 140) 4 141) 3 142) 2 143) 4 144) 2
3. Nana Saheb 4. Tipu Sultan 145) 3 146) 4 147) 4 148) 3 149) 3 150) 4

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 GROUP - II PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
GENERAL STUDIES & MENTAL ABILITY - 2003
1. Which of the following is the purest form of Reason (R) : Oxygen is a supporter of combus-
drinking water ? tion
1. Tap water 2. Distilled water Choose the correct answer from among the codes
3. Rain water 4. Heavy water given below :
2. Who, of the following leaders of the Congress 1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct
Party, was totally in favour of the Cabinet Mis- explanation of A
sion Plan ? 2. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct
1. Jawaharlal Nehru 2. Mahatma Gandhi explanation of A
3. Sardar Patel 3. A is true, but R is false

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4. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad 4. A is false, but R is true

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3. Match List I with List II and choose the cor- 11. Which one of the following statements about

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rect answer from the codes given below : the Indian federal system is incorrect ?

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List I List II 1. Only States can legislate on the Concurrent
A. Salem
B. Pokharan
1. Site for Atomic blast
2. Rocket Launching Centre
AT List

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2. The Union Government legislates on the Union

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C. Kalpakkam 3. Steel plant List

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D. Thumba 4. Atomic Power Plant 3. Residuary powers are with the Centre
1. A - 3, B - 1, C - 2, D - 4 4. Under special circumstances, the Union Gov-
2. A - 2, B - 1, C - 4, D - 3

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ernment can legislate on the State List
3. A - 3, B - 2, C - 4, D - 1 12. The Governor of a State in India is respon-

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4. A - 3, B - 1, C - 4, D - 2 sible to the

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4. If you are the ninth person in the queue from 1. State legislature 2. President of India

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either side, the number of persons in the 3. State Legislative Assembly

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queue are 4. Council of Minister
1. 18 2.17 3. 15 4. 19 13. In which House is the Presiding Officer not a

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5. The first Speaker of India's Lok Sabha was member of that House ?

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1. M. Ananthasayanam Iyyangar 1. Lok Sabha 2. Rajya Sabha
2. G.V. Mavalankar 3. Vidhana Sabha 4. Vidhana Parishad
3. G.M.C. Balayogi

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14. Of the following, who was not a leader of the
4. Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy extremists ?

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6. The longest river in the world is the Amazon 1. Lokmanya Tilak 2. Lala Lajpat Rai

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1. Amazon 2. Ob 3. Yellow River 4. Nile 3. A.O. Hume 4. Aurobindo Ghosh
7. Females outnumber males in the state of 15. Pointing to a man, a woman said, "His mother
1. Andhra Pradesh 2. Assam is the only daughter-in-law of my mother-in-
3. Karnataka 4. Kerala law." How was the man related to the woman?
8. A sudden fall in the level of mercury in a ba- 1. Father 2. Son
rometer indicates 3. Brother 4. Sister's husband
1. Stormy weather 2. Hot and sunny weather 16. Which of the following planets of the Solar
3. Calm weather 4. Cold and dry weather System is the smallest in size ?
9. The metal which reacts most violently with 1. Pluto 2. Mercury 3. Mars 4. Venus
cold water is 17. Which of the following countries is quite
1. Calcium 2. Sodium warm, even through it is close to the Arctic
3. Magnesium 4. Potassium Circle ?
10. Two statements are given below; one is la- 1. Iceland 2. Norway 3. Greenland 4. Canada
belled as Assertion (A) and the other is la- 18. Insects move on the surface of water without
belled as Reason (R) : sinking because of
Assertion (A) : Magnesium burns in fire to give 1. Surface tension 2. Viscosity
magnesium oxide 3. Upthrust 4. Dynamic lift

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19. In a river, the currents are fastest where the 31. The Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to have
river is built the biggest network of canals in India
1. wide and shallow 2. narrow and shallow was
3. wide and deep 4. narrow and deep 1. Iltutmish 2. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
20. In 2001 - 2002 foodgrains production was 3. Feroze Shah Tughlaq 4. Sikandar Lodi
1. 195.9 million tonnes 2. 209.2 million tonnes 32. The major chemical compound found in hu-
3. 209.8 million tonnes 4. 203.6 million tonnes man kidney stones is
21. Gross domestic savings as per cent of GDP 1. Uric acid 2. Calcium carbonate
at current market prices in 2000 - 2001 was 3. Calcium oxalate 4. Calcium sulphate
1. 23.4 2. 23.1 3. 23.7 4. 22.0 33. The banks are required to maintain a certain
22. External debt as GDP ratio (Per cent) in India ratio between their case in hand and total as-
in 2001 - 2002 was sets. This is called

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1. 38.7 2. 28.7 3. 22.3 4. 21.0 1. SBR (Statutory Bank Ratio)

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23. In the Ninth Five Year Plan (1997 - 2002), the 2. SLR (Statutory Liquid Ratio)

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annual average growth rate of GDP was 3. CBR (Central Bank Reserve)

I
1. 5.4% 2. 5.9% 3. 6.5% 4. 7.8% 4. CLR (Central Liquid Ratio)

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24. Services sectoral growth rate in GDP (at fac- 34. The following is the major oilseed produced

A
tor cost) in the Ninth Five Year Plan period as in India

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annual average growth was 1. Groundnut 2. Sesamum

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1. 5.4% 2. 7.8% 3. 10.5% 4. 6.5%
3. Mustard 4. Soyabean
25. Community social and personal services re-
35. The concept of Public Interest Litigation origi-
corded highest growth rate in services dur-

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nated in
ing the Ninth Five Year Plan as annual aver-

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age growth rate at 1. UK 2. Australia 3. USA 4. Canada

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1. 11.6% 2. 9.1% 3. 11.7% 4. 9.6% 36. Which of the following schedules of the In-

C
26. Which one of the following factors respon- dian Constitution contains provisions regard-
sible for the change in the regular direction ing the Anti-defection Act ?

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of the ocean currents in the Indian Ocean ? 1. Second Schedule 2. Fifth Schedule

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1. The Indian Ocean is half an ocean 3. Tenth Schedule 4. Eight Schedule

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2. The Indian Ocean has monsoon drift 37. If the Prime Minister of India belonged to the

ED
3. The Indian Ocean is a land-locker ocean Upper House of Parliament
4. The Indian Ocean has greater variation in sa- 1. He would not be able to vote in his favour in

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linity the event of a no-confidence motion

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27. Which one of the following pairs is correctly

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2. He would not be able to speak on the Budget
matched ?

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in the Lower House
1. Teak - Jammu & Kashmir
3. He would be able to make a statement only in
2. Deodar - Madhya Pradesh
3. Sundari - West Bengal the Upper House
4. Sandalwood - Karnataka 4. He has to become a member of the Lower
28. State funding of elections takes place in House
1. Britain and Switzerland 38. In eye donation, which one of the following
2. USA and Canada 3. Germany and Austria parts of the donor's eyes is utilised ?
4. France and Italy 1. Iris 2. Lens 3. Cornea 4.Retina
29. One Astronomical Unit is the average distance 39. An amendment to the Constitution of India
between can be initiated by
1. Earth and Sun 2. Earth and Moon 1. The State Legislature
3. Jupiter and Sun 4. Pluto and Sun 2. The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha
30. The World Environmental Conference to dis-
3. The President 4. The Lok Sabha alone
cuss global warming was held in 1997 in
40. Match List I with List II and choose the cor-
1. Stockholm 2. Paris
rect answer from the codes given below :
3. Rio de Janeiro 4. Kyoto

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 List I List II 1. T. Anjaiah 2. Ravindra Varma
A. Lignite 1. Jharia 3. Justice Bhagawati 4. Tendulkar
B. Coal 2. Neyveli 49. The runner-up of the 2003 World Cup Cricket is
C. Iron 3. Hazaribagh 1. Australia 2. Sri Lanka
D. Mica 4. Rourkela 3. Kenya 4. India
1. A - 2, B - 1, C - 4, D - 3 50. The Buddhist sect which started worshipping
2. A - 2, B - 4, C - 1, D - 3 the Budha as a God is known as
3. A - 1, B - 4, D - 2, D - 3 1. Digambara 2. Hinayana
4. A - 1, B - 3, C - 2, D - 4 3. Mahayana 4. Swetambara
41. Two statements are given below; one is la- 51. The Upanishads are books on
belled as Assertion (A) and the other is la- 1. Religious rituals 2. Yoga
belled as Reason (R) : 3. Philosophy 4. Social Law
Assertion (A) : One person cannot be appointed 52. Small dealers, whose annual turnover does
not exceed..., should be exempt from the li-

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as Governor for more than one State in India
Reason (R) : Article 153 of the Constitution pro- ability of VAT.

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vides that there shall be a Governor for each 1. Rs. 10 lakh 2. Rs. 13 lakh

IO
State. 3. Rs. 15 lakh 4. Rs. 20 lakh

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Choose the correct answer from among the codes 53. The Advisory Group on Fiscal Transparency

A
given below : was constituted under the Chairmanship of

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1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct 1. R. Ramakrishnan 2. Raja Chellaiah

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explanation of A 3. Montek Singh Ahluwalia 4. Rangarajan

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2. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct 54. Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF)
explanation of A was set up in 1995 - 96 by the
3. A is true, but R is false 1. Reserve Bank of India

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4. A is false, but R is true 2. State Bank of India

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42. Which one of the following scholars sug- 3. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Devel-

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gested the Earth's origin from gases and dust opment 4. ICICI Bank
55. Credit Guarantee Fund for Small Industries

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particles ?
1. James Cook 2. James Jeans (CGFSI) was launched by

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3. F. Hoyle 4. G. Schmidt 1. Reserve Bank of India
2. NABARD

A
43. The first linguistic state was created in 1953,

I
and thus was formed the present state of 3. Small Industries Development Bank of India

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and the Government of India
1. Kerala 2. Tamil Nadu
4. Small-scale Industrial Development Corpora-
3. Andhra Pradesh 4. West Bengal
tion

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44. Fundamental Rights granted to the citizens
56. The Antyodaya Anna Yojana was launched
are contained in Part.... of the Constitution of

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1. 2001 2. December 2000

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India.
3. January 2003 4. July 2002
1. Part I 2. Part III 3. Part IV 4. Part X

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57. The Expenditure Reforms Commission (ERC)
45. The President has appointed the 12th Final
was set up in
Commission under the Chairmanship of
1. February , 2000 2. March, 2002
1. A.M. Khusro 2. Dr. Manmohan Singh
3. January, 2003 4. March, 2001
3. C.H. Hanumantha Rao 4. C. Rangarajan 58. The ERC recommended a four-phase
46. In 1977, a committee was appointed to review programme for dismantling the control sys-
the working of Panchayati Raj institution un- tem in the fertilizer industry by
der the Chairmanship of 1. April 1, 2006 2. March 31, 2003
1. Balwanta Rai Mehta 2. Kotha Raghuramaiah 3. March 1, 2004 4. July 2, 2005
3. Asoka Mehta 4. Y.B. Chavan 59. The Central Electricity Regulatory
47. The Dr. K.N. Raj Committee (1972) recom- Commission was formed under the
mended the imposition of provisions of
1. Progressive Income Tax 1. The Government of India under the Ministry of
2. Progressive Agricultural Holdings Tax Energy
3. Foreign Trade Tax 4. Wealth Tax 2. The Electricity Regulatory Commission
Act,1998
48. Who was the Chairman of the Second National
3. The Central Commission on Energy
Labour Commission ?
4. The Atomic Energy Commission

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60. All the polluted major rivers are to be cleansed 69. Coffee cultivation was abandoned in Sri Lanka
by because of the disease
1. 2005 2. 2007 3. 2008 4. 2006 1. Leaf blight 2. Leaf spot
61. Reduction of poverty by 5% is planned to be 3. Leaf rust 4. Rot
achieved by 70. Which one of the following mountain ranges
1. 2007 2. 2008 3. 2006 4. 2010 is spread over only one state in India ?
62. Reduction of the gender gap in literacy and 1. Aravalli 2. Satpura
3. Ajanta 4. Sahyadri
wage rates is to be attained upto
71. In a parlimentary government, the executive
1. 75 per cent within the 10th Five Year Plan is responsible to the
2. at least 50 per cent by the end of 2007 1. Head of State 2. Prime Minister
3. at least 80 per cent by the end of the 10th Five 3. People 4. Legislature
Year Plan 72. Who was the first scientist/doctor who at-
4. at least 60 per cent by the end of 2005 tempted vaccination ?

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63. The Jawahar Gram Samriddhi Yojana was 1. Joseph Lister 2. Robert Koch

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restructed as a centrally sponsored scheme, 3. Clive Metchnikoff 4. Edward Jenner

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on cost sharing ratio of 73. A drug derived from the leech has proved to

I
1. 50:50, between the Centre and the States be a life - saver for patients with

T
1. Digestive problems 2. Kidney troubles

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2. 75:25, between the Centre and the States
3. 80:20, between the States and the Centres 3. Muscular problems 4. Heart attack problems

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4. 60:40, between the Centre and the States 74. Which one of the following is not created by
the Indian Constitution ?

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64. How did Ashoka spread his dharma ?
1. Through edicts 2. By using Prakrit 1. Union Public Service Commission
2. Election Commission
3. By sending Bhikshus to foreign countries

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3. Planning Commission
4. All of the above
4. Finance Commission

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65. The first Muslim ruler to formulate a theory of 75. The term 'puck' is connected with

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kinship, similar to the theory of 'Divine right 1. Cricket 2. Lawn Tennis

C
of kings', was 3. Ice Hockey 4. Football
1. Qutub-ud-din-Aibak 2. Iltutmish 76. Two statements are given below, one labelled

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3. Balban 4. Allaudin Khalji as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Rea-

A
66. Who of the following was the first to imposed son (R) :

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censorship on the press ? Assertion (A) : In a parliamentary form of gov-

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1. Wellesley 2. Hastings ernment it is not the lower house which controls
3. John Adams 4. Lord Dalhousie the executive but the executive which controls

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67. Two statements are given below, one is labelled the house

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as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) : The Council of Ministers is consti-

E
Reason (R) : tuted from within the legislature.

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Assertion (A) : A diamond sparkles more than a Choose the correct answer from among the codes
glass imitation cut to the shape given below :
1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct
Reason (R) : The refractive index of diamond is
explanation of A
less than that of glass
2. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct
Choose the correct answer from among the codes
explanation of A
given below : 3. A is true, but R is false
1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct 4. A is false, but R is true
explanation of A 77. Which one of the following leaders did not
2. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct believe in the drain theory of Dadabhai
explanation of A Naoroji?
3. A is true, but R is false 1. B.G. Tilak 2. R.C. Dutta
4. A is false, but R is true 3. M.G. Ranade 4. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
68. Which one of the following was the venue for 78. The massacre of Jallianwala Bagh was pre-
the International Conference on Disarmament ceded by the
(ICD), focussing n CTBT, held in July 1996 ? 1. Partition of Bengal 2. Ilbert Bill
1. New York 2. Berlin 3. Passage of the Rowlatt Act
3. Italy 4. None of the above 4. Minto-Morley Reforms

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79. The Political leader who died in prison in the 91. Inflation is caused
course of a hunger strike was 1. when increase in money supply is more
1. Bhagat Singh 2. Chandrasekhar Azad 2. when increase in production is less
3. Surya Sen 4. Jatin Das 3. by decrease in production
80. When was the Non-Cooperation Movement 4. Both (1) and (3)
suspended ? 92. Highest power generation in India is from
1. 1920 2. 1922 3. 1941 4. 1942 1. Thermal energy 2. Nuclear energy
81. Who was the Prime Minister of England when 3. Hydro energy
India got Independence ? 4. Non-conventional energy
1. Earl Mountbatten 2. Sir Winston Churchill 93. Akbar set up the Buland Darwaza to com-
3. Lord Atlee 4. None of the above memorate
1. the birth of his son, Salim
82. Which of the following plants is a biennial ?
2. his victory over Mewar
1. Banana 2. Pineapple

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3. his conquest of Gujarat
3. Jackfruit 4. Carrot
4. None of the above

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94. Which of the following pairs is not correctly

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the State's population is

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matched ?
1. Srinagar (J & K) 2. Gangtok (Sikkim)

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1. Guru Angad - Beginning of Punjabi script

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3. Dispur (Assam) 4. Panaji (Goa) 2. Guru Arjan - Compilation of 'Adigranth'
84. Who is the author of the controversial book,

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1. R.K. Narayan 2. S. Rushdie 95. In the human body, the longest cell is
3. Taslima Nasreen 4. None of the above 1. Liver cell 2. Muscular cell
85. Who acts as the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha 3. Reproductive cell 4. Nerve cell

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dent 1. A crude form of heroin

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2. The Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha 3. Uranium oxide 4. Unrefined gold
3. The Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha 97. The power of the Supreme Court of India de-

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1. Right to Freedom of Religion 98. Match List I (Ores) with List II (States which

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2. Educational and Cultural Rights they are mined) and choose the correct an-
swer from the codes given below :

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3. Right to Constitutional Remedies
A. Manganese 1. Madhya Pradesh

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4. Right to Property
B. Nickel 2. Orissa

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87. Which of the following is known 'Hunter's
C. Lead-zinc 3. Rajasthan
Paradise' ?
D. Asbestos 4. Andhra Pradesh
1. The Monsoon region 2. The Equatorial regin 1. A - 1, B - 3, C - 2, D - 4
3. The Savanna region 4. The Temperate region 2. A - 4, B - 3, C - 2, D - 1
88. Which among the following are the primary 3. A - 1, B - 2, C - 3, D - 4
colours ? 4. A - 4, B - 2, C - 3, D - 1
1. Blue, green and red 2. Green, red and yellow 99. The First Amendament in the Indian Consti-
3. Blue, red and white 4. Blue, green and orange tution was made in the year
89. Morphine is obtained from a 1. 1950 2. 1951 3. 1953 4. 1955
1. Flower 2. Leaf 3. Fruit 4. Stem 100. Who is called the Father of Indian Archaeol-
90. 'Disguised unemployment' refers to ogy?
1. Sir Alexander Cunningham 2.Sir Edwin Arnold
1. Persons without jobs
3. Dr. A. Ghosh 4. A.L. Basham
2. More persons employed for a job which a few
101. Which one of the following regions in India
can accomplish is regarded as an "ecological hot spot" ?
3. Fewer persons employed for more job 1. Western Himalayas 2. Eastern Himalayas
4. Unemployment of people above 60 years 3. Western Ghats 4. Eastern Ghats

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to be the 'Home of Direct Democracy' ? 2. A vote only in the case of a tie
1. England 2. Italy 3. Only one vote, like other members
3. U.S.A. 4. Switzerland 4. A vote only in case of Amendment Bills
103. The name of a state in India can be changed 111. The ordinary judges of a State High Court are
by appointed by the President in consultation
1. The Governor of the State concerned with the
2. The Legislative Assembly a. Chief Justice of that High Court
3. The Union Parliament b. Chief Justice of India
4. A Constitutional Amendment c. Governor of the State
104. Match List I with List II and choose the cor- d. Attorney General of India
rect answer from the codes given below : Select the correct answer from the codes given
List I List II below :

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A. First Five Year Plan 1. Industrialization 1. a and b 2. a and d 3. b and c 4. a,b and c

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C. 5th Five Year Plan 3. Agriculture

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when the offices of the President and the Vice-
D. 3rd Five Year Plan 4. Removal of Poverty

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President are both vacant

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1. A - 3, B - 1, C - 4, D - 2 1. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
2. A - 4, B - 2, C - 3, D - 1

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2. The Attorney General of India

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4. A - 1, B - 2, C - 4, D - 3
4. A member elected by the Lok Sabha for the
105. Net National Product is equal to
prupose
1. GNP + Depreciation 2. GNP + Exports

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113. Two statements are given below; one is la-
3. GNP - Depreciation 4. GNP - Exports
belled as Assertion (A) and the other is la-

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106. Two statements are given below; one is la-
belled as Reason (R) :

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belled as Assertion (A) and the other is
Assertion (A) : The reservation of seats for women

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Assertion (A) : The Population of India has in- in the Parliament and the State legislature does

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creased rapidly since 1921 not require a Constitutional amendment

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more rapidly than the death rate since 1921 up any percentage of women candidates in the

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Choose the correct answer from among the codes elections without any amendment in the Consti-
given below : tution

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1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct Choose the correct answer from among the codes

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explanation of A given below :

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2. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct 1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct

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explanation of A explanation of A
3. A is true, but R is false 2. Both A and R are true but R is not correct
4. A is false, but R is true explanation of A
107. In rural India, which of the following is used 3. A is true, but R is false
as a non-conventional energy source ? 4. A is false, but R is true
1. Coal 2. Electricity 114. Which of the following countries is the larg-
3. Rice stacks 4. Kerosene est producer of fuel wood in the world ?
108. Which one of the following industries gives 1. Indonesia 2. Russia
the maximum employment ? 3. India 4. China
1. Cotton and Textiles 2. Iron and Steel 115. The silver coins issued by the Guptas were
3. Sugar 4. None of the above called
109. Which of the following is the most 1. Rupaka 2. Karshapana
indigeneous atomic power plant in India ? 3. Dinara 4. Pana
1. Kalpakkam 2. Tarapur 116. Balban assumed the grand title of
3. Kota 4. Trombay 1. Tute-i-Hind 2. Kaise-i-Hind
110. The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha has 3. Zil-e-Ilahi 4. None of the above

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proclamation of Emergency under Article 352 therapy, because it emits
of the Indian Constitution is not correct ? 1. Alpha rays 2. Beta rays
1. The proclamation can be made on the written 3. Gamma rays 4. X-rays
advice of the council of Ministers 128. Who was the leader of the Gadar Party ?
2. It cannot be challenged in any court of law 1. Bhagat Singh 2. Lala Hardayal
3. The proclamation must be ratified by the Par- 3. Bala Gangadhar Tilak 4. V.D. Savarkar
liament within the prescribed time 129. Which one of the following is not a feature of
4. The term of the Lok Sabha may be extended the Indian Constitution ?
118. Which one of the following sets of conditions 1. Independence of the Judiciary
is necessary for a good harvest of wheat ? 2. Supremacy of the Judiciary
1. Moderate temperature and moderate rainfall 3. Separation of powers
2. High temperature and moderate rainfall 4. Division of powers
3. High temperature and heavy rainfall
4. Low temperature and low rainfall
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130. Which one of the following states in India
passed legislation in 1996 making the main-

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119. Mouse is to cat as fly is to tenance of one's parents mandatory ?

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1. Rat 2. Animal 3. Spider 4. Horse 1. Kerala 2. West Bengal

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120. Which of the following fuels causes minimum 3. Maharashtra 4. Himachal Pradesh

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environmental pollution ? 131. Two statements are given below; one is
1. Diesel 2. Coal
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121. In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi started the 'Civil Assertion(A) : The emergence of economic

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Disobedience Movement' from globalism does not imply decline of socialist ide-
ology

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1. Sevegram 2. Dandi
Reason (R) : The ideology of socialism believes

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3. Sabarmati 4. Wardha
122. Railway and Telegraphy systems were intro- in universalization and globalization
duced in India by
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1. Lord Bentick 2. Lord Cornwallis given below :

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3. Lord Dalhousie 4. Lord Wellesley 1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct

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123. On whose recommendation was the Constitu- explanation of A

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ent Assembly formed in India ? 2. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct
1. The Mountbatten Plan explanation of A

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3. The Cabinet Mission Plan 4. A is false, but R is true

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4. The Government of India Act, 1935 132. Which one of the following is not a principle

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124. The Moderates and the Extremists of the In- of Panchsheel ?
dian National Congress differed mainly on the 1. Non-alignment
issue of 2. Peaceful co-existence
1. swaraj 2. Swadeshi 3. Mutual respect for each other's territorial in-
3. Boycott 4. National Education tegrity and sovereignty
125. Who, among the following, accepted the 'Din- 4. Non-interference in each other's internal affairs
e-Ilahi' during the time of Akbar ? 133. Mughal painting reached its zenith under
1. Raja Todarmal 2. Raja Birbal 1. Humayun 2. Akbar
3. Raja Mansingh 4. Tansen 3. Jahangir 4. Shahjahan
126. The basic structure theory of the constitution 134. The 'Fundamental Duties' were made part of
was propounded by the Supreme Court of the Constitution of India by the
1. 1st Amendment 2. 24th Amendment
India in the case of
3. 42nd Amendment 4. 53rd Amendment
1. Golaknath vs. State of Punjab
135. The scholar who accompanied Mahmud of
2. Kesavanada Bharati vs. State of Kerala
Ghazni in India was
3. Shankari Prasad vs. Union of India 1. Ibn - Batuta 2. Al - Biruni
4. None of the above 3. Al - Firadaus 4. Al - Razi
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136. The Doha Declaration comprises 147. The National Institute of Nutrition is located
1. A declaration on TRIPS agreement and public Health in
2. A declaration on Globalization 1. New Delhi 2. Bangalore
3. A declaration on International Trade and War 3. Mumbai 4. Hyderabad
4. An Agricultural Declaration 148. Universal Declaration of Human Rights came
137. The top ranked debtor country (highest debtor) about in
in the world in 2000 was 1. 1947 2. 1948 3. 1965 4. 1970
1. Brazil 2. India 3. Pakistan 4. Thailand 149. The National Mesosphere, Stratosphere and
138. What is India's rank among the top fifteen Troposphere (MST) radar facility is located at
debtor countries in 2003 ? Gadanki in
1. First 2.Tenth 3. Fifteenth 4. Fifth 1. Karnataka 2. Gujarat

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139. The Abolition of Sick Industrial Companies 3. Andhra Pradesh 4. Orissa

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Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 150. The 'Annapoorna' scheme, introduced in the

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1. August 30, 2001 2. August 30, 2002 1999 - 2000 Budget, aims at

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3. January 30, 2003 4. March 30, 2003

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1. ensuring remunerative prices to farmers

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140. The Government of India reconstituted the 2. Providing food grains to the tribal population

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Disinvestment Commission in July, 2002 un- 3. establishing granaries and silos in Grama

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der the Chairmanship of Panchayats

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1. Dr. R.H. Patil 2. Dr. V.V. Desai 4. Supplying free food grains to senior citizens
3. T.L. Sankar 4. Dr. K.R.S. Murthy

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Building Technical Assistance Project 1) 3 2) 4 3) 4 4) 2 5) 2 6) 4

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assistance from 13) 2 14) 3 15) 2 16) 1 17) 2 18) 1
1. IMF 2. The Asian Development Bank

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19) 2 20) 3 21) 1 22) 4 23) 1 24) 2
3. The International Bank for Reconstruction and 25) 2 26) 2 27) 3,4 28) 3 29) 1 30) 4

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142. In which state are the highest number of col- 43) 3 44) 2 45) 4 46) 3 47) 2 48) 2

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leges for general education working ? 49) 4 50) 3 51) 3 52) 1 53) 3 54) 3

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1. Andhra Pradesh 2. Karnataka 55) 4 56) 2 57) 2 58) ? 59) 2 60) 2

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3. Maharashtra 4. Uttar Pradesh 61) 1 62) ? 63) 2 64) 4 65) 3 66) 3

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143. The highest number of professional colleges
67) 3 68) ? 69) 3 70) 3 71) 4 72) 4
are located in the state of
73) 2 74) 3 75) 3 76) 4 77) 4 78) 3
1. Kerala 2. Tamil Nadu
79) 4 80) 2 81) 3 82) 4 83) 4 84) 3
3. Bihar 4. Maharashtra
85) 2 86) 3 87) 3 88) 1 89) 1 90) 2
144. In which state is the largest concentration of
91) 4 92) 1 93) 3 94) 4 95) 1 96) 3
Scheduled Tribes found in India ?
1. Assam 2. Bihar 97) 3 98) 3 99) 2 100) 1 101) 3 102) 4
3. Madhya Pradesh 4. Orissa 103) 3 104) 1 105) 3 106) 2 107) 3 108) 1
145. The 'Land of Rivers' in the world is 109) 1 110) 2 111) 4 112) 3 113) 4 114) 1
1. Punjab, India 2. America 115) 1 116) 3 117) 2 118) 1 119) 3 120) 3
3. Canada 4. China 121) 3 122) 3 123) 3 124) 1 125) 2 126) 2
146. The first Indian woman to become the Con- 127) 3 128) 2 129) 2 130) 4 131) 2 132) 1
gress President was 133) 3 134) 3 135) 2 136) 1 137) 1 138) 2
1. Vijayalakshmi Pandit 2. Sarojini Naidu 139) ? 140) 1 141) ? 142) ? 143) 4 144) 3
3. Indira Gandhi 4. Ambika Soni 145) 1 146) 2 147) 4 148) 2 149) 3 150) 1
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 GROUP - II PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
GENERAL STUDIES & MENTAL ABILITY - 2003
1. The largest groundnut producer in the world a) About 30% b) About 45%
is c) About 55% d) About 65%
a) India b) Sudan c) Brazil d) China 14. Which is the substance obtained on a com-
2. Which nation possesses the largest cattle mercial scale from sea water, besides sodium
population in the world chloride ?
a) U. S. A. b) Australia a) Radium b) Iodine
c) India d) Denmark c) Thorium d) Manganese
3. The largest producer of fish in the world is 15. In South-East Asia, the highest population
a) China b) Japan c) U. S. A. d) Norway

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density is found in
4. Which country is the leading producer of ce-

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a) Vietnam b) Cambodia
ment in the world c) Malaysia d) Indonesia
a) India b) U. S. A. c) Britain d) Japan

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5. Which countries are separated by the Mc of State Policy from the Constitution of

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Mahon Line a) The Weimar Republic of Germany

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a) India and Pakistan b) China and Tibet

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b) The Republic of Ireland
c) India and China d) India and Bangladesh

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c) South Africa d) None of the above
6. Soil erosion in India occurs in almost all the 17. The preamble to the Indian Constitution reads
states, but it is especially serious along the a) We, the people of India-adopt, enact and give

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a) Kerala b) Tamil Nadu b) We, the members of the Constituent Assem-

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c) Orissa d) Karnataka bly adopt, enact and give to ourselves this

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7. What is the ideal temperature for the cultiva- Constitution
tion of wheat ? c) We, the citizens of India adopt, enact and

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a) 20° to 25° C b) 15° to 20° C give ourselves this Constitution

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8. Which state is the leading producer of coco- Assembly adopt, enact and give to ourselves

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nuts in India ? this Constitution
a) Assam b) Kerala 18. The ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity

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9. Which state has the largest area under canal of India were adopted under the inspiration

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irrigation in terms of total acreage ? of

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a) Uttar Pradesh b) Haryana a) The French Revolution
c) Bengal d) Punjab b) The Russian Revolution
10. Which state has the maximum length of c) The American Declaration of Independence
roads? d) The U. N. O. Charter
a) Madhya Pradesh b) Bihar 19. Which of the following is a vector quantity ?
c) Maharashtra d) Punjab a) Mass b) Time c) Volume d) Velocity
11. The first postal stamp of India was released 20. Mechanical energy can be converted into
in 1837. Where was it released ? a) Light energy b) Heat energy
a) Karachi b) Bombay c) Electrical energy d) All of the above
c) Dhaka d) Rangoan 21. The working of rockets is based on the prin-
12. In which state has the petro-chemical indus- ciple of
try developed most in India ? a) Electricity b) Kepler's law
a) West Bengal b) Bihar c) Newton's law
c) Gujarat d) Tamil Nadu d) Conservation of Momentum
13. What percentage of the total population of the 22. The most abundantly found metal in the hu-
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c) Calcium d) Magnesium the Indian Independence Act was
23. The vitamin responsible for blood clotting is a) Attlee b) Churchill
a) A b) R12 c) C d) K c) Macmillan d) Lloyd George
24. The hormone which regulates blood pressure 39. The name 'Pakistan' was coined by
is a) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
a) Thyroxine b) Insulin b) Mohammed Ali Jinnah
c) Pituitaries d) Adrenaline c) Mohammed Iqbal d) Azad
25. The study of fungi is called 40. The Cabinet Mission was sent to India
a) Genetics b) Mycology a) To suppress communal riots
c) Algae d) Physiology b) To determine the boundaries of India and Paki
26. Virus is a stan

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29. Red blood cells are formed in c) C. R. Das d) Gokhale
a) The Thyroid b) The Adrenal 43. The location of a place is determined by
c) Bone marrow d) Thymus a) The noon at the place

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a) The bite of a dog c) Africa d) None of the above

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c) Lord Macaulay d) Lord Dalhousie b) Second largest planet
34. The Crown took over the Government of In- c) Sixth largest planet
dia by d) Fifth largest planet
a) The Charter Act of 1833 48. 'Socialist pattern' comes through
b) The Act of 1858 a) Free economy b) Mixed economy
c) The Indian Council Act of 1861 c) Public Sector d) Private sector
d) Pitt's India Act, 1784 49. Which one of the following is not a feature of
35. Jallianwalla Bagh firing took place in a developing economy ?
a) Delhi b) Calcutta a) High rate of unemployment
c) Bombay d) Amritsar b) High rate of population growth
36. Who said, "Swaraj is my Birthright" ? c) High rate of capital formation
a) Gandhiji b) Tilak d) Widespread poverty
c) Pandit Nehru d) S. C. Bose 50. In recent years, the Indian Economy has been
37. The Taj Mahal was built by characterised as a
a) Jhangir b) Akbar a) Developed economy b) Developing economy
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a) Payment by Government for purchase of a) Enzyme b) Sugar
goods and services c) Lipid d) Protein in the R. B. C.
b) Payment by the business sector to factors of 66. Which one of the following is excreated urine
production normally ?
c) Payment by shareholders a) Sugar b) Creatin c) Protein d) Fat
d) Payment by Government to the business sec- 67. Malaria is caused by the parasite
tor a) Mosquito b) Plasmodium
52. The 'tertiary sector' of an economy refers to c) Entamoeba d) Trypanosoma
a) Agriculture b) Industrial sector 68. The Hindu ruler who defeated Mohammad of
c) Service sector d) Social sector Ghori was
53. Expenditure on defence is an item of a) Thiviraj b) Jayachandra
a) Public investment b) Private investment

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c) Lalitaditya d) Vidyadhara
c) Private consumption d) Public consumption

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69. Din-I-Ilhai wag
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a) An idea b) Akbar's religion

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a) B. N. Raju b) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar 70. The Swaraj Party was formed by

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c) K. M. Munshi d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
a) C. R. Das b) Pandit Nehru

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c) Gandhiji d) Subhash Chandra Bose
of

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71. The first Indian Nationl Congress session was
a) Mass b) Energy
held at
c) Linearmomentum d) Angular momentum
a) Madras b) Delhi

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56. A liquid metal is
c) Bombay d) Calcutta
a) Mercury b) Aluminium

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72. The Home Rule League of Annie Besant was
c) Sodium d) Cadmium

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founded in 1916 at
57. Baking soda is

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a) Bombay b) Calcutta
a) Sodium carbonate
c) Madras d) Delhi

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b) Sodium bicarbonate
c) Calcium carbonate 73. Sandy desert is known also as

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58. The gas used in fire extinguishers is
a) Carbon monoxide b) Carbon dioxide a) Low pressure belt b) High pressure belt
c) Hydrogen d) Sulphur dioxide c) No pressure belt d) Cyclonic belt

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59. Vinegar is 75. Which local wind is known as "the doctor"

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a) Picric acid b) oxalic acid a) Bora b) Simon c) Harmattan d) Chinook

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60. Algae come under the division a) Rice b) Groundnut
a) Thallophyta b) Bryophyta c) Cotton d) Tobacco
c) Pteridophyta d) Gymnosperm 77. Lake Volta is a part of
61. Riccia is commonly called a) Ghana b) Burkina Faso
a) Moss b) Green mold c) Ivory Coast d) Toga
c) Livervort d) Smut 78. Which of the following is the cause of inequali-
62. Transpiration through leaves is called ties of income ?
a) Stromal transpiration a) Unemployment b) Depression in industry
b) Cuticular transpiration c) Concentration of economic power
c) Lenticular transpiration d) Guttation d) Difference in standard of living
63. Copper is 79. Disguised unemployment refers to
a) Micro-nutrient b) Macro-nutrient a) Persons with no jobs
c) Tracer element d) Cation b) More persons employed for a job, which a few
64. The enzyme present in human saliva is can accomplish
a) Renin b) Protease c) Unemployment of women
c) Amylase d) Lipase d) Unemployment of people above 60 years

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a) Increase in money supply a) 58 years b) 60 years c) 62 years d) 65 years
b) Decrease in Population 95. The Constitutionof India describes India as
c) Decrease in production d) (a) and (c) a) Voluntary Federation b) Confederation
81. The creation of a joint sector was recom- c) Union of States d) Federation
mended by the 96. Who appoints the Chief Minister of a State
a) Raj Committee b) New Industrial Policy a) The Governor b) The Speaker
c) Dutta Committee d) Hazari Committee c) The President of India
82. In India, the largest number of workers are d) The Governor in consultation with the speaker
employed in the 97. The length of a rectangular field i 21 m longer
a) Sugar Industry b) Iron and Steel Industry that its breadth. If the area of the field is 196m2,
c) Cotton and Textile Industry then the length of the field is
d) Jute - Industry a) 22m b) 28m c) 32 m d) 16m

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c) Paper d) Cement

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100. Who is the Chairman of the 12th Finance Com-
84. Which of the following is the most important
mission of India ?

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source of revenue for the states inIndia

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a) A. M. Khusro b) Dr. V. V. Desai
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c) Dr. C. Rangarajan d) P. R. Panchamukhi
c) Land revenue d) Profession tax
101. The Chairman of the National Commission on
85. Which of the following taxes is the largest
Human Rights is

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source of revenue of the Government of In-
a) Justice V. R. Varma b) Justice Anand
dia?

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c) Justice V. R. Krishna Ayer
a) Excise duties b) Corporation taxes

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d) Justice Jayachandra Reddy
c) Customs duties d) Income tax

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102. How many Schedules are there at present in
86. The largest rice producing state in India is the Indian Constitution

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a) West Bengal b) Kerala a) 9 b) 10 c) 11 d) 12

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c) Uttar Pradesh d) Bihar 103. The provision of employment to all comes

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a) November 25, 1949 b) August 25, 1945 a) Fundamental Rights
c) August 15, 1947 d) January 26, 1950 b) Directive Principles of State Policy

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88. How many states are there in India ? c) Preamble d) None of the above

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a) Fifteen b) Twenty - one 104. Secularism envisages

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c) Twenty - five d) Twenty -e ight a) No religion b) Equal status for all religions

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89. The Right to freedom is contained in Article c) A particular religion of a state
a) Sixteen b) Nineteen d) None of the above
c) Twenty-three d) Twenty-five 105. Who is the guardian of Fundamental Rights
90. The maximum strength fo the Rajya Sabha is in India ?
a) 238 b) 250 c) 280 d) 300 a) The President b) The Prime Minister
91. The tenture of the Indian president is c) The Parliament
a) Two years b) Four years d) The Supreme Court and the High Courts
c) Five years d) Six years 106. Fundamental Duties of the Indian Citizen are
92. Who is the Presiding Officer of the meeting included in
of the Council of Ministers in a state ? a) The Preamble b) Part III of the Constitution
a) The Chief Minister b) The Governor c) Part IV of the Schedule
c) The Speaker d) The Chief Justice d) Part IV - A of the Constitution
93. If the Supreme Court Judges want to retire 107. The authority to issue writs for the enforce-
before the expiry of their term, to whom do ment of Fundamental Rights rests with
they have to address their resignation ? a) All the Courts of India
a) The President b) The Chief Justice of India b) The Parliament c) The Supreme Court
c) The Prime Minister d) The Law Minister d) The President of India

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108. How many members are nominated to the a) S. Tandulkar b) S. Jayasurya
Rajya Sabha by the President ? c) S. Fleming d) S. Ganguly
a) One - fourth of its total members 123. The Gandhi Peace Price for 2002 has been
b) Two members c) Ten members awarded to
d) Twelve members a) The Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
109. Who is the Presiding Officer of the Rajya b) Nelson Mandela
Sabha ? c) Colin Powell d) Kofi Annan
a) The President b) The Vice - President 124. Who is the new Chief Minister of Meghalaya
c) The Speaker d) The Deputy Speaker a) Gangaram b) Ramalinga Rama Rao
110. The passage of a money bill may be delayed c) Vidya Stokes d) D.D. Lapang
by the Rajya Sabha for a maximum period of 125. Who is the new Chief Minister of Himachal
a) Ten days b) Fourteen days
Pradesh ?
c) Fifteen days d) One month
a) Veerabhadra Singh b) Vidya Stokes

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111. In India, the Council of Ministers is collec-
c) D. Singh d) D. D. Lapang
tively responsible to

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126. The six-day World Economic Forum 2003 held
a) The Parliament b) The Lok Sabha

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in

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c) The Rajya Sabha d) None of the above
a) Switzerland b) The Netherlands

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112. All disputes regarding the election of the

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President are decided by c) Poland d) France
127. Who is the Chairman of the U. N. O. Human

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d) None of the above a) A. Sharon b) N. A. Hajjaji
113. Aman goes 150m due east and then 200m due c) Kiran Bedi d) Robinson
north. The distance of the man from the start- 128. What is 'cheap' money ?

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a) One b) Two c) Infinite d) None of the above d) When credit becomes easily available from

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115. The Highest Common Factor of 25 and 35 is banks

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a) 1 b) 5 c) 7 d) 25 129. The largest known crude oil reserves are in

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116. The number of prime numbers between 10 and a) Iraq b) U. A. E. c) U. S. A. d) Saudi Arabia

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20 is 130. Which Article of the Indian Constitution em-
a) 4 b) 5 c) 6 d) 7 powers the President to pardon the sentence

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117. India's first Gramin Cyber Centre was of a convicted person ?
launched in

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a) Article 62 b) Article 63

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a) Tamil Nadu b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Article 70 d) Article 72
c) Madhya Pradesh d) Karnataka

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131. The 'poverty line' is determined by
118. The first Dalit Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
a) Per capita intake (calories)
was
b) Income of the family
a) D. Sanjeevaiah b) S. K. Sinde
c) Rajamallu d) K. Ranga Rao c) General health
119. The richest Indian in India is d) Housing and clothing facilities
a) Mukesh Ambani b) Anil Ambani 132. The script used by the Indus Valley Civiliza-
c) Azim Premji d) Narayana Murthy tion
120. The winner of the Femina Miss India Contest, a) has not yet been developed
2003 is b) was the Vedic language
a) Ms. Nikita Anand b) Ms. Ami Vashi c) was depicted through pictures and diagrams
c) Ms. Swetha Vijaya d) Ms. Priyanka Chopra d) None of these
121. The CEAT International Cricketer of theYear 133. Who were the immediate successors of the
Award, 2002 has been presented to Mauryas in Magadha ?
a) S. Tendulkar b) M. Muralitharan a) Kushans b) Pandyas
c) Andy Flower d) S. Fleming c) Satavahanas d) Sungas
122. The CEAT International Batsman of the Year 134. Painting in the Mughal period was at its peak
Award, 2002 has been presented to during the region of
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 a) Jahangir b) Akbar c) Index of cost of living
c) Shahjahan d) Aurangzeb d) Composition of annual inflation and unemploy-
135. The Sultan who made a successful attempt ment rate
free himself from the control of the ulem was 145. Corbett National park is in
a) Balban b) Allauddin a) Bihar b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Firoz Shah d) Jalaluddin c) Uttar Pradesh d) Himachal Pradesh
136. The First Five Year Plan adopted the 146. Which State produces the bulk of natural rub-
a) Lewis - Fei model b) Mahalanobis model ber produced in India ?
c) Harrod Domar model d) Keynesian model a) Tamil Nadu b) Karnataka
137. Select disinvestment of public sector enter- c) Kerala d) Andhra Pradesh
prises as an objective included to the first time 147. Which National Highway (NH) connects Agra
in the and Mumbai ?
a) 4th plan b) 7th plan c) 8th plan d) 9th plan a) NH 1 b) NH 7 c) NH 3 d) NH 5
138. Use of energy requirements (calorie) as a
measure of poverty in India was made for the
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148. Which among the following, is the most abun-
dant element in sea - water ?

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a) Dandekar and Rath b) Amartya Sen 149. Which of the following major sea - ports of

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c) Planning Commission d) T.N. Sreenivasan India does not have a natural harbour ?

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139. 'NABARD' primary role is to a) Mumbai b) Cochin
a) Provide term loans to Cooperatives
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b) Assist State Governments for the share capi- 150. Which of the following natural regions is
tal contribution known as the 'bread basket' of the world ?

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c) Act as a refinance institution a) The Steppe region
d) All of the above b) The Mediterranean region
140. The Indian institution that has filed more pat-

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ents than all the individual patents put together
c) The Monsoon region
d) TheEquatorial region
in India is
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a) CSIR b) ICAR c) AIIM d) DRDO ANSWERS

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141. Which of the following agencies does not fi- 1) a 2) c 3) b 4) b 5) c 6) a

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opment ? 13) c 14) b 15) a 16) b 17) d 18) a
a) LIC b) HUDCO c) CRISIL d) ILFS 19) d 20) d 21) c 22) a 23) d 24) d

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142. Aggregate Measures of Support (AMS) in the 25) b 26) d 27) a 28) d 29) c 30) a
31) a 32) c 33) c 34) b 35) d 36) b

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context of WTO refers to the
37) d 38) a 39) c 40) c 41) a 42) c

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a) Minimum support price guaranteed to the
43) d 44) b 45) c 46) a 47) d 48) b

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farmers
49) c 50) b 51) a 52) c 53) d 54) b
b) Quantum of subsidy given to the agricultural
55) c 56) a 57) b 58) b 59) c 60) a
sector
61) c 62) a 63) a 64) c 65) d 66) b
c) Issue price of paddy-and wheat
67) b 68) a 69) b 70) a 71) c 72) c
d) Insurance cover for crops 73) a 74) a 75) ? 76) b 77) a 78) c
143. Trickle Down - cory of Development holds that 79) b 80) d 81) c 82) c 83) c 84) a
a) Global prosperity spreads to domestic 85) a 86) a 87) d 88) d 89) b 80) b
economy 91) c 92) a 93) a 94) c 95) c 96) a
b) Development spreads downward through more 97) b 98) c 99) b 100) c 101) b 102) d
demand for labour 103) b 104) b 105) d 106) d 107) c 108) d
c) Rate of growth of taxation is not related to 109) b 110) b 111) b 112) a 113) b 114) a
economic growth rate 115) b 116) a 117) b 118) a 119) c 120) a
d) None of the above 121) b 122) a 123) a 124) d 125) a 126) a
144. Discomfort Index is a / an 127) b 128) d 129) d 130) d 131) a 132) c
a) Combination of longevity and literacy 133) d 134) a 135) a 136) c 137) c 138) a
b) Combination of standard of living and health 139) c 140) a 141) c 142) b 143) b 144) d
145) c 146) c 147) c 148) c 149) a 150) a
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 GROUP - II PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
GENERAL STUDIES & MENTAL ABILITY - 2002
1. Which of the following Telugu Newspaper is a) Hizbul Mujahideem b) Hurriyat Conference
celebrating its centenary this year c) Rasm - i - charam d) Shiv Sena
a) Andhra Patrika b) Andhra Prabha 11. Which of the following films was not an entry
c) Krishna Patrika d) Andhra Boomi at the cannes international film festival, held
2. Who of the following was elected as the Prime during may 2002 ?
Minister of France in may - 2002 a) The pianist b) The man without a past
a) Phillippe douste - Blazy c) Devdas d) Hum Aapke Hain Kaun
b) Jacques Chirac 12. Which of the following is the latest addition
c) Jean Pierre Raffarin d) Nicholas Sarkozy to the cellular phone service provides in

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3. Who among the following defeated the seven Andhra Pradesh, inaugurated by

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times champion, Stephen Hendry and won the Chandrababu Naidu onMay 24, 2002 ?

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World Snooker little in a dramatic final at the a) Motorola b) Tata

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crucible, shuffled on may 6, 2002 c) Hutchisen Essar d) Airtel

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a) Rivaldo b) Geoff Hurst 13. Who was adjudged 'the man of the match' in

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c) John Neaskens d) Peter Ebdon the fourth test against West Indies at St. John's
4. Which of the following countries had civil
I in Antigua in May - 2002 ?

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election recently, int he first week of may 2002, a) Anil Kumble b) Ajay Ratra
after a gap of 50 years. c) V.V.S Laxman d) Javagal Srinath

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a) Saudi Arabia b) Bahrain 14. Where was the 3rd International Indian Film

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c) Kuwait d) Iraq Academy Awards held on April 6, 2002 ?

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5. Which of the following is the venue for the a) New Delhi b) Sydney
c) Kuala Lumpur d) new York

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Asian Athletic Grand Prix - 2002
a) Tokyo b) Mumbai 15. Dhalal Falag Al - Azmi was in the news re-

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c) Hyderabad d) Singapore cently eloping with her lover to Indian and

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6. Who among the following Was appointed as later marrying him with the blessings of Ms.

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chief justice of India on may 6, 2002 jaya lalitha, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister. She

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a) Justice G. B. Patnaik b) Justice V. N. Khare belongs to
c) Justice S. P. Baroocha a) Kuwait b) Saudi Arabia

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d) Justice Bhupendera Nath Kripal c) Iran d) Iraq

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7. Who played the lead role in "A Beautiful men" 16. The President of Venezuela, who was recently

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this year's Oscar winner for the Best film removed from his office ina military coup

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a) Richard Hanshna b) Russell Crowe decat, was dramatically sworn in again as
c) John Nash d) Ron Howard president within two days of his abduction.
8. Who among the following was appointed vice- Who is he ?
chancellor of potti Sriramulu telugu univer- a) Diosdado Cabello b) Gusmao
sity inmay - 2002 c) Hugo Chaver d) Francisco Xavier
a) Prof. Pervaram Jagannadham 17. To whom did the then President K. R.
b) Prof. N. Gopi c) Prof. G. V. Subramanyam Narayanan present the prestigious 'Dr.
d) Prof. E. Siva reddy Ambedkar International Award for social
9. In which of the following European countries change" on April 14, 2002 at a function at
was the first statue of Mahatma Gandhi in- Rashtrapathi Bhawan ?
stalled in may - 2002 in one of the University a) Rajendra Singh
Libraries ? b) Remy Fernand Claude Sattore Bonhomme
a) Slovakia b) Poland c) Austria d) Hungary c) Paramita howmik
10. Abdul Gani Lone, a key leader in Kashmir d) Muralidhar Devidas Amte
politics, was assassinated in the third weak 18. The United Nations International Criminal
of may - 2002. He was associated with Court was inaugurated on July 1, 2002. Which

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 of the following Countries was vehemently 28. Cloves are obtained from
opposing its establishment ? a) leaves b) roots c) fruits d) flower buds
a) USA b) Russia c) Japan d) Bosnia 29. The fourth state of matter is
19. Which of the following Newspaper has bagged a) Super fluid b) Super fluid
an unprecedented seven pulitzer prizes this c) Liquid crystals
year for its stories of the september 11 terror- d) Small particles suspended in gas
ist attacks on the USA ? 30. The soft smooth feed of the skin with after
a) The Washington Post b) The Chicago Times shave lotion is due to the presence of
c) The Asian News papers a) Alcohol b) Menthol c) Glycerol d) Perfume
d) The New Your Times 31. The celebrated Gayatri Mantra is contained in
20. Who among the following was elected Chair- the
man of CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) a) Brihadaranyak upanishad
on April 27, 2002 ? b) Samaveda

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a) Anand Mahindra b) Sanjiv Goenka c) Yajurveda d) Rigveda

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c) Ashok Soota d) Vinod Mehta 32. Which of the following was truly revolution-

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21. Which of the following organisation was ary organisation during the struggle for In-

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banned recently by Government of India un- dian Independence and originated in Bengal?

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der the provisions of the prevention of Terror- a) Anusheelan Samit b) Yugantar

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ism Act ? c) Abhinava Bharata d) Nava Bharata Society

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a) Hurriyat conference b) Al - Qaeda 33. Which of the following Pairs is wrongly

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c) Hamas d) Fidayeen matched ?
22. Who among the following still remains a) Poverty and un-British rule of India - Dadabai

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Britain's Richest Asian, even after a fall in his Naoroji
wealth in April, 2002 ? b) Unhappy India - B. G. Tilak

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a) Hinduja b) Swaraj paul c) Durgesh Nandini - Bankim Chandra

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c) Laxmi Mittal d) Jasminder Singh d) Servants ofIndia Society - G. K. Gokhale

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23. A supersonic cruise missile, with a range of 34. The Musical instrument that acquired a promi-

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290km and with the capacity to fly upto a nent place during the Vijayanagara Empire
height of 14km at twice the speed of sound, was

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was test - fired from the Orissa Coast on April a) The Veena b) The mridangam

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28, 2002. Its name is c) The Tanbura d) Cymbals
a) Brahmos b) Agni c) Trishul d) Vajra 35. Who was the earliest to make a mention of
24. The creator of the World's most famous and the forts in Andhra ?

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popular doll Barbie, died recently. Identify the
creator from the following
a) Kautilya
c) Megasthanees
b) Ashoka in his edicts
d) Gautama

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a) Alexander labed b) Ruth Handler 36. Who among the following was the author of

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c) Rehavam Zeevi d) Gennady zyugenov Buddhacharitam ?
25. What is cryotherapy? a) Bhavabhoothi b) Bharavi
a) Treatment for indigestion c) Aswaghosha d) Kalidasa
b)Treatment for sinus 37. Viharas and Stupas were built at Amaravati,
c)Treatment for neadaches Jaggaiahpeta and Nagarjunakonda on the
d) Treatment using the application of extreme mortal remains of
cold. a) Nagarjuna b) Mahavira
26. When a ball of ice floating in a water tank c) Gautama Buddha d) Gomateswara
melts, the water level 38. Who was the founder of the Tuluva Dynasty?
a) rises b) does not change a) Vidyaranya b) Veera Narasimha
c)decreases c) Srikrishnadeva Raya d) Achuchutaraya
d) first increases and then decreases 39. Which of the following are wrongly paired?
27. Which of the following is used as a refriger- a) Desabhakta - Konda Venkatappaiah
ant in refrigertes? b) Andhra Ratan - Duggirala Gopala Krishnaiah
a) Liquid carbon dioxide b)Liquid nitrogen c) Andhra Kesari - Tanguturi Prakasham
c)Liquid ammonia d)super-cooled water. d)Desodharaka - BhogarajuPattabhi Seetaramaiah

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40. Who was the first ruler to accept the subsid- 50. Under whose reign did the mughal school of
iary alliance introduced by Lord Wellesly? painting reach its climax ?
a) The Maharaja of Jhansi a) Shah Jahan b) Babar
b) Hyder Ali of Mysore c) Jahangir d) Akbar
c) The Nizam of Hyderabad 51. To whom does the title Hindava Dharmod
d) The Maharaja of Travancore - cochin dharaka belong ?
41. Who succeeded Guru Nanak as the second a) Balagangadhara Tilak
Guru of the Sikhs ? b) Chhatrapati Shivaji
a) Guru Angaal b) Guru Teg Bahadur c) Dayananda Saraswathi
c) Guru Govind Singh d) Guru Arjun Singh d) Raja Rammohan Roy
42. Which of the following is the only sea fort built 52. Which of the following cities has been very
by chatrapati Shivaji ? vividly described in Vallabhamatyas
a) Kolhapur b) Sindhudurg

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kreedabhiramam ?
c) Malwa d) Chitradurg

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a) Amaravati b) Rajamahendravaram
43. Who built the city fo jaipur and erected astro-

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c) Warangal d) Pistapura (Pithapuram)

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nomical observatories at Delhi, Jaipur, 53. The French established their first trading

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banaras, Ujjain and Mathura ? settlement in Andhra in the year 1669 at

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a) Sawai man Singh b) Raja Ranjit Sing
a) Yanam b) Machilipatnam

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c) Akbar d) Raja Jai Singh

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c) Bhemunipatnam d) Kakinada
44. Who was the commander - in - chief of Nizam's

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54. Who was the founder of the Asaj Jahi dynasty
Hyderabad State during the police action ?
int he Deccan ?
a) Sydney cotton
a) Salarjung - I b) Nizam - ul - mulk

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b) Major General J. N. Chowdhary
c) Nizam Ali d) Asaf Jah Abdali
c) E/ Edroos

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55. Which of the following was the publisher of
d) Walter Mankton

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the first Telugu Journal, Satyadoota ?
45. Who of the following started a monthly maga-

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a) The Hindu Association of Madras
zine, SATEEHITA BODHNI in Andhra in 1883.
b) The Christian Association of Bellary

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a) Gurajada Venkata Appa Rao
b) Racheral Ramachandra Reddy c) Vivkekavardhini Educational Society

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d) Hyderabad State Congress

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c) Kandukuri Veeresalingam
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d) Kokkonda Venkatranam
46. Who was elected the first Chief Ministe of the a) Prakrit language and Brahmi script
popular ministry in the state of Hyderabad in b) Sanskrit language and Prakrit script

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1952 ? c) Brahmi language and Devanagari script

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a) Madapati Hanumatha Rao d) Brahmi language and Prakrit script

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b) Burgula Ramakrishna Rao 57. During the Kakatiya rule, the gold coins were

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c) Ravi Narayana Reddy known as
d) Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy a) Podduga b) Ruka c) Mada d) Visam
47. Who was Emperor Akbar's general who de- 58. Whose court was adorned by Kavi
feated Hemu in the second Battle of Panipat Sarvabhouma Srinatha ?
a) Ammer kusro b) Raja Todermal a) Anapotha Reddy
c) Bairman Khan d) Sher Shah Suri b) Pedakomati Vemareddy
48. During which dynasty's reign was c) Prolaya Vemareddy d) Kataya Vemareddy
Rajamahendri i.e., the present Rajamundry 59. Who, among the following was the founder of
build ? the Home Rule League ?
a) The Vishnukundins b) The Kalingas a) Gopala Krishna Gokhale
c) The Vijayanagara Rulers b) Balagangadhar Tilak
d) The Eastern Chalukyas c) Ishwarachandra Vidyasagar
49. Who of the following had the title of Kakatirajya d) Bipin Chandra Pal.
Staparacharya ? 60. The wrong pair among the following is
a) Jayapa Senani b) Rudra Raja a) Pingali Surana - kalapoornodyam
c) Pinachoda d) Racheral Rudra b) Tenali Ramakrishna - Panduranga Mahatyam

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 c)Ramaraja Bhushana - Prashavati Pradhumnam a) To step down voltage
d) Madayagari Mallana - Rajashekara Charitam b) To step up voltage
61. At Sea level, at what temperature ont he Fahr- c) To same electric charge
enheit scale does water boil ? d) To produce electric charge
a) 100°f b) 96° F c) 212°F d) 174°F 75. Which of the following does not allow sound
62. Insulin and estrogen are to travel throught it ?
a) Bacteria b) Fungi a) Vacuum b) Air c) Water d) Steel
c) Hormones d) Pests 76. Rhinovirus is the cause of
63. Which mineral is also called 'rock cotton' ? a) Chicken pox b) Small pox
a) Coal b) Jute c) Iron d) Asbestos c) Common cold d) Encephalitis
64. Hippophobia is the fear of 77. Which of the following is a true fruits ?
a) Bulls b) Horses a) Apple b) Cashewnut
c) Elephants d) Camels c) Pineapple d) Coconut

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light source in the world ? of India located ?

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c) Copper - filament bulb d) Flood - light c) Bangalore d) Mysore

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66. Which of the following gasses is also known 79. Heavy drinkers of alcohol generally die of

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as 'War gas' ? a) Blood cancer b) Cirrhosis

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c) Nitrogen d) Cooking gas d) Weakening of hear muscles leading to cardiac
67. Who of the following is the pioneer of the big- arrest

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gest and the most famous free internet e - mail 80. Bacteria can remain alive at Sub-zero tempera-
service 'Hot mail' ? tures for

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a) Sam Pitroda b) Suhas Patil a) a few weeks b) a few years

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c) Sabeer Bhatia d) V. G. Soma Sekhar c) upt 100 years d) more than 100 years

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68. Botax is an injection associated with 81. What do you get if you mix butane and

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a) plastic surgery b) cosmetic surgery ethane?
a) Natural rubber b) Plastic

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horns, nails, haires, etc. ? 82. From which of the following do we get most
a) Keratin b) Botox c) Ratex d) Cotex abundant quantities of iron ?
a) milk b) green vegetables

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70. Which of the following animals' names means
c) eggs d) beans

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'river horse' ?
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a) Rhinoceros b) Crocodile
water ?

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c) Hippopotamus d) Blue whale
71. 'pewter', which is used to make jugs and a) Rainw ater b) Heavy water
statuaties is an alley of c) Tap water d) Distilled water
a) silver and copper b) zinc and copper 84. Which of the following gases can be used
c) silver and zinc d) lead and tin domestic fuel ?
72. After a shower of rain, a rainbow is seen a) oxygen b) nitrogen
a) Towards the sun b) Opposite the sun c) methane d) hydrogen
c) anywhere, irrespective of the position of the 85. Who is the discoverer of the election?
sun a) James Cheynev b) Robbie Williams
d) even in the absence of the sun c) J. J. Thompson
73. Who of the following was instrumental in in- d) Dr. A. P. J. Abdual Kalam
troducing "tele voice" a cheap and universal 86. Bombarding thorium with neutrons will result
voice message system in India recently in the production of
a) Microsoft b) Infosys c) Wipro a) Hard water b) hydrogen Sulphide
d) Naveen Communications Inc c) uranium - 233 d) None of the above
74. Why do we use capacitors in an electric cir- 87. 'Azadiracta India' is the scientific name of
cuit ? a) pipal b) teak c) neem d) chill

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88. What is the total number of cooperative soci- c) The Chief Minister of the State
eties functioning in Andhra Pradesh d) The Council of Ministers of the State
a) 46,000 b) 55,000 c) 12,000 d) 6,000 102. On what basis are the citizens of India given
89. With which of the following titles were the the right to vote ?
Kakatiya kings adorned ? a) Age b) Education
a) Maharaja b) Maharajadhi raja c) Property d) Duration of stay in India
c) Mandaleswara d) Mahamandakeswara 103. Which of the following banks was the first to
90. How many Lok Sabha Consitutencies are re- be managed by Indian ?
served for scheduled castes and Scheduled a) Punjab National bank b) Oudh Bank
tribes in A. P. c) Benaras State Bank
a) 6 b) 3 c) 9 d) 5 d) Punjab and Sindh Bank
91. The Indian state leading in the Production of 104. Who was the chairman of the 11th finance
ginger is commission?

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a) Tamil Nadu b) West Bengal a) Dr. Karan sing b) Dr. Raja Chellaiah
c) Kerala d) Madhya Pradesh c) Prof. Raja Chellaiah d) Pranab Mukherji
92. The Indira Gandhi Canal in Rajastan draws
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its water from the introduce the panchayati Raj System ?

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a) Ravi b) Chambal c) Sutlej d) Beas a) Gujarat b) Rajastan

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ern Railway ? 106. Which among the following Articles of the

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c) New Jalpaiguri d) Guwahati to Jammu and Kashmir ?
94. Where is the oldest oil refinery of India lo- a) Articel - 369 b) Articel - 370
cated ? c) Articel - 211 d) Articel - 191
a) Haldia b) Digboi c) Baracini d) Cochin
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95. Which of the following is not a superfast train? Telugu Federation Conference during Decem-

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b) Satavahana express a) Kuala Lumpur b) Singapore
c) Sarvodaya express d) Konark express c) Bankok d) Manila

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96. Identify the wrong pair 108. Xanana Gusmao became the President of East

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c) Santha's - West Bengal come the first Prime Minister of that country?
d) Khasis - Assam and Meghalaya a) Franciso Guterrus b) Hugo Chaver

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97. Which of the following languages does not c) Joseph Bonnano d) Mari Alkatari
belong to the indo - Aryan group of languages 109. The former Secretary - General of the Lok

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a) Bengali b) Kashmiri Sabha, S. L. Shakhdhar. Who died recently in
c) Malayalam d) Sindhi May 2002, also served the country as.

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98. Which of the following models was adopted a) Comptroller and Auditor General of India
by the first five year plan ? b) Chief Election Commissioner
a) Lewis - fie model b) Mahalanobis model c) Chief Vigilance Commissioner
c) Harrod - Domar model d) Indian High Commissioner in London
d) Keynesian model 110. Which of the following ports was visited by
99. What is the chief source of political power in US sides, the US warship form the legendary
India ? Seventh Fleet, on May 7, 2002 ?
a) The Constitution b) The people a) Visakhapatnam b) Chennai
c) The Parliament d) The president c) Koch d) Mumbai
100. How many times has National Emergency 111. The Oldest man (65 years) d who has scaled
been declared in India ? amount everest did it is may 2002. He is
a) Only once b) Twice c) Three times a) Taniyasu Ishikawa b) Tamae Watanabe
d) It has never been declared so far c) Pierce Brosnan d) Eric Simonson
101. Under whose operation is the contingency 112. In an important function in Hyderabad on May
fund in a state in India ? 19, 2002 an equally important book was re-
a) The Governor of the State leased by the then vice-president, Krishnakant.
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b) The Telangana peasant movement
c) The Saga of Hydeabad Liberation struggle in
Indian's Freedom Movement
d) The history of Hyderabad State
113. The first united Nations children's Summit
was held in the second week of 2002 at
a) United nations Organization
b) Cairo c) Sydney d) Vienna
114. Which of the following airports was renamed
as Vir Savarkar Airport onMay 7, 2002 ?
a) Cochin b) Port Blair
c) Nagpur d) Guwahati
a) Kosim Razvi b) Ghulam Khan of Kurnool
c) Mubriz - ud - dowla d) Syed Ahmed Brailvi
122. When did the Saka era, the traditional Indian
era to reckon time, start
a) 78 AD b) 273 AD c) 660 AD d) 23 BC
123. Which of the following temples in Andhra
Pradesh is the only temple to have two flag
posts.
a) Triupati-Tirumala - Sri Venkata Chalapati
Temple
b) Simhachalam - Sri Narsimha Swami Temple
c) Yadagiri - Sri Laxminarshimha Temple
d) Sri Kurman - Sri Kurmanatha Temple

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115. Which of the following is not true about kaiji 124. Which dynasty succeeded the Maury an
Azmi, who died recently ? dyansty in ancient India ?
a) He was famous Urdu Poet

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Party 125. Which of the following works of the early pe-

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c) He was a recipient of the Sahitya Academy riod mentions Telugus ?

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Fellowship a) Rigveda b) Arthasastra

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Shabana Azmi 126. Who was the founder of the capital of
116. The 234 years old John Murray, Britain's old- Pataliputra in Imperial Magadha ?
est Publishing firm was in the news recently. a) Bimbisara b) Ashoka

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Which of the following it is true ? c) Ajatashatru d) Samudragupta

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a) It was closed down 127. Where is the C. P. Brown Memorial Trust Li-

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b) It has published the works of Darwin Jane brary in Andhra Pradesh ?

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Austen, etc. a) Rajamandri b) Kakinada
c) It destroyed the unpublished diaries of Lord c) Cuddapha d) Ananthapur

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Byron 128. In which year did the first passenger rail ser-

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d) All the above are true vice between Bombay and Thane commence?

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oscars ? 129. There are seven export - processing zones in
a) Halle berry b) Erie Bonnet the country. The one located in Andhra

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c) Courtency cox d) Jonathan crawe Pradesh is at
118. Miss - India 2002, who competed for the miss a) Kakinada b) Machilipatnam

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universe - 2002 little in San Juan, Puetro Rico, c) Nellore d) Visakhapatname
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a) Priyanka Chopra b) Neha Dhupia Andhra Pradesh ?
c) Diya Mirza d) Rita Faria a) Sugalis b) Koyas c) Chenchus d) Gonds
119. The Indian, who was named by us US presi- 131. Korba coalfields are located in
dent, George W. Bush on May 10, 2002; as this a) Madhya Pradesh b) Assam
years recipient of the US National medal for c) Bihar d) Karnataka
Technology, is 132. Which of the following industries has been
a) Sabeer Bhatia b) Naveen Chowdhary categories as on among the 17 highly pollut-
c) Arun Netravali d) Philip Kumar ing industries is the country ?
120. Which of the following books was recently a) Chemicals b) fertilizers
voted the best book of all times by 100 noted c) steel d) cement
authors from 54 countries. 133. A money bill passed by the Lok Sabha can be
a) Don Quixote b) Wuthering Heights delayed by the Rajya Sabha for a maximum
c) Crime and Punishment period of
d) Valmiki's Ramayana a) One month b) 14 days
121. The 19th century anti - British Movement of c) 10 days d) 15 days
the Muslims in Andhra namely the Wahasi 134. Who among the following was the first
movement, was led by ? Speaker of the Lok Sabha ?

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 a) Hukum Singh b) G. S. Dhillon 146. The Andhra Pradesh Governments
c) Ganesh Vasudev Mavalanker Apathbandhu Scheme is a / an
d) Ananthasayanam Ayangar a) Welfare scheme for the physically disabled
135. What was the total number of the members of b) Security scheme for the girl - child
the Constituent Assembly of India when it re- c) Accident insurance scheme for people below
assembled on October 31, 1947 ? the poverty line
a) 299 b) 284 c) 340 d) 320 d) Scheme for urban employed youth
136. As per the 35th Constitutional Amendment 147. Where is Keoladeo Ghana National park lo-
Act, 1974 sikkim was conferred the status of a cated ?
/ an. a) Similigal in Orissa
a) Full fledged State in India b) Bharathpur in Rajasthan
b) Associate State in India c) Madumala in Tamil Nadu
c) Union Territory in India d) Hill region in India d) Sundarban's in Bengal

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137. Which of the following does not impart the 148. In the entire world, India is the biggest ex-
functioning of the federal system in India ?

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porter of
a) Planning Commission

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c) Emergency Provisions 149. In which city of India are the Victoria Termines and

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d) Fundamental Rights churchgate Railway Statins located ?

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138. Which group of two countries mentioned be-

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a) Kolkata b) Mumbai c) Chennai d) Delhi
low comprises major exporters of Basmatic
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rice ?
tion in Maharastra ?
a) India and China b) India and Philippines
a) Panchgani b) Mahabaleshwar
c) India and Pakistan d) India and Bangladesh

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c) Matheran d) Chikalthana
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c) Maharashtra d) Tamil Nadu
140. When was the first meeting of the Indian Par- 1) c 2) c 3) d 4) b 5) c 6) d

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141. Which of the following is Andhra Pradesh 25) d 26) b 27) c 28) d 29) b 30) a
Government's Rural poverty Reduction 31) d 32) a 33) b 34) a 35) c 36) c

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programme ? 37) c 38) b 39) d 40) c 41) a 42) c
a) Andarana b) Velugu

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c) Deepam d)DWACRA 49) d 50) c 51) b 52) c 53) b 54) b
142. Who among the following served as the Vice

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55) b 56) a 57) c 58) b 59) b 60) c
- President of India twice ?
a) Dr. Zakir Hussain b) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan 61) c 62) c 63) d 64) b 65) a 66) a
c) V. V. Giri d) R. Venkataraman 67) c 68) ? 69) a 70) c 71) d 72) b
143. In a Cabinet system of Government like ours, 73) d 74) c 75) a 76) c 77) d 78) b
the Prime Minister is described as primus inter 79) b 80) d 81) c 82) b 83) a 84) c
pares, what does it mean ? 85) c 86) c 87) c 88) d 89) d 80) c
a) Chief b) Equal 91) c 92) c 93) b 94) b 95) b 96) b
c) First among equals d) Last among equal 97) c 98) c 99) b 100) c 101) a 102) a
144. Which of the following writes, available in our 103) b 104) c 105) b 106) b 107) b 108) d
Constitution, literally means "a command" ? 109) b 110) c 111) a 112) c 113) a 114) b
a) Habeas Corpus b) Mandamus 115) b 116) d 117) a 118) b 119) c 120) a
c) Certiorari d) Quo warranto
121) a 122) a 123) d 124) c 125) d 126) c
145. Which of the following is not a basic feature
127) c 128) a 129) d 130) a 131) a 132) a
of the Indian Constitution ?
133) b 134) c 135) a 136) b 137) d 138) c
a) Rule of Law b) Secularism
c) Principle of free and fair elections 139) a 140) a 141) b 142) b 143) c 144) b
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 GROUP - II PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
GENERAL STUDIES & MENTAL ABILITY - 2000
1. What is the total number of Olympic gold a) The Tin Drum b) The Flounder
medals won by Carl Lewis ? c) The Rat d) Show your Tongue
a) 6 b) 7 c) 9 d) 13 13. Soilless enltivation of plants in a nutrient so-
2. Who of the following has been UNO's Overall lution is called
Representative in East Timor ? a) Gree-house planhts b) Hydroponics
a) Jamshed Market b) Carlos Belo c) Tissue-culture plants d) Hydrology
c) Jose Xanana d) Hatukesi 14. Which one of the following is the oldest monu-
3. Who is generally known as "Germany's ment ?
Shakespeare" ? a) Khajuraho b) Ajanta Caves

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a) Hegel b) Goethe c) Durign d) Mehring c) Mahabalipuram Temples

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4. Which of the following books of Taslima d) Qutub Minar

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Nasreen of Bangladesh was banned in August

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15. Who of the following has come to be known
1999 ?

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as Mr. Walkman' after the invention of the por-

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a) Nusrat b) Lazza table tape recorder ?

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c) Amar Meyebela d) Sonar Kella a) Nobuyuke Idei b) Francis Fukuyama

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5. The 1983 World Cup Cricket which was won c) Akiro Morita d) Nobuyuki Akimora

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by India involved India in eight matches. In 16. Which of the following statements is true ?
all of these, how many "Man of the Match" a) Photosynthesis takes place in all green plants
awards were won by India ?

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b) Photosynthesis occurs only in flowering plants
a) 3 b) 5 c) 8 d) 6 c) Photosynthesis occurs in all plants

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6. Which of the following is a hereditary disease
d) Photosynthesis occurs in land plants only

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in human beings ?
17. "Kalamandalam", a pioneer institution of per-

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a) Typhoid b) Cancer
forming arts is located in.
c) Polio d) Colour blindness

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a) Andhra Pradesh b) Tamil Nadu
7. Who of the following has been elected as the

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c) Keral d) Karnataka
President of the UN General Assembly for its

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18. Fruits contain sugar in the form of
54th session in September 1999 ?

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a) Sucrose b) Glucose
a) Alexander Downer b) Jose Romos Horta
c) Fructose d) Hexose
c) Theo-ben Gurirab d) Didier Opertti

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19. The festival of Gomateswara at
8. The term Exotic Flora refers to

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Shravanabelagola in Karnataka, celebrated
a) Plant specifies native to India

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b) Ornamental plants growing in gardens every 12 years, is known as

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c) Species of foreign origin introduced into India a) Mahakumbhabishekam
d) Plants growing in westlands b) Mahamasthakabhishekam
9. Identify the odd one c) Mahaksheerabhishekam
a) Kiribati b) Nauru c) Tonga d) Peru d) Mahaghruthabhishekam
10. Who of the following established the famous 20. Who is the International President of Medicins
Saraswati Mahal Library at Tanjavoor ? Sans Frontiers which won the 1999 Nobel
a) Maharaja Serfoji II Peace Prize ?
b) Pratapsimha Rajah Bhosale Chatrapati a) Phillip Biberson b) Richard Gephardt
c) Tulajendraraja Bhosale c) Frank Pallone d) James Orbinsky
d) Rajah Muthaiah Chettiar of Chettinad 21. The National Botanical Garden is located at
11. The study of fruits and fruit cultivation is a) Lucknow b) Mysore c) Shimla d) Calcutta
known as 22. Which of the following novels won the 1999
a) Horticulture b) Sericulture Booker Prize for frictional writing ?
c) Fructo-culture d) Pomology a) Fasting, Fensting b) Headlong
12. Which of the following works of Gunter Grass c) Disagree
is about the city of Calcutta ? d) The Autum of the Patriarch

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23. Which of the following elements is not present a) Bahadur Shah Zafar b) Mohammad Shan
in fertilisers ? c) Mirza Babar d) Amir Khusru
a) Nitrogen b) Hydrogen 36. Which is regarded as a link between the liv-
c) Chlorine d) Phosphorus ing and the non-living ?
24. Which of the following states is the largest a) Amoeba b) Virus c) Bacteria d) RNA
state, area - wise ? 37. Mr. Mike Moor who took charge as the chief
a) Uttar Pradesh b) Andhra Pradesh of the WTO served earlier as the
c) Madhya Pradesh d) Maharashtra a) Prime Minister of the New Zealand
25. Who of the following is also known as b) Swiss Ambassador to the United Kingdom
Sakyanum c) Finance Minister of England
a) Vyasa b) Gouthama, the Budda d) USA's Permanent Representative in the UNO
c) Krishna Dwipayana d) Visista 38. Jyotirmoyee Sikdar was awarded the Rajiv
26. Biswanath Aggarwal won the 1999 Gandhi Khel Ratna Award on September 1,

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a) Jamnalal Bajaj award 1999. What is the value of the award ?

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b) World Food Prize a) Rupees 5 lakhs b) Rupees 3 lakhs

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c) Pulitzer Award d) Kalinga Prize c) Rupees 3 lakhs d) Rupees 15 lakhs

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27. 'Root Canal Therapy' is related to the treat- 39. Who of the following NRI's is the Chairman of

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ment of damaged the $500 million Caparo Group of Companies

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a) tooth b) urinary tract in England ?

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c) blood vessels d) nails a) Hinduja b) Swaraj Paul

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28. Ants are found to be social creatures because c) Goenka d) Thaper
they 40. Pasteurization involves heating liquids or milk

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a) line in colonies b) line in forests to
c) have a language of their own a) 80° C for 30 minutes b) 62°C for one hour

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d) share food c) 62°C for 30 minutes d) 80° C for one hour

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29. The speed of sound will be highest in 41. The Slave king who plundered the Mahakali

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a) dry ait at 0° C b) dry air at 30°C Temple at Ujjain was

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c) humid air at 0°C d) humid air at 30°C a) Mohammad Ghori b) Qutbuddin Aibak
30. Which body in the solar system is the most c) Mohammad Ghazni d) Iltutmish

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volcanic and resembles the earth ? 42. Who is the author of the great India treatise

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a) Saturn's moon, ke b) Jupiter's moon, Lo on arithmetic, Lilavati ?
c) The Moon d) Mars a) Bhaskara b) Aryabhatta
31. Which of the following is a vitamin ? c) Brahmagupta d) Laxmidhara
a) Insulin
c) Riboflavin
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d) Keratin
43. The VIII international Conference on Torture
was held in September 1999 at

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32. Who of the following was credited with the a) London b) Nairobi c) Delhi d) Brussels

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founding of Qawwali ? 44. Rabindranath Tagore is also known as
a) Shahajahan's daughter Jahanara Gurudev Who was the first to address him by
b) Gulbadan that name ?
c) Allauddin's son Khizr Khan a) Subhash Chandra Bose
d) Amir Khusrau b) Lokmanya Tilak
33. The first scientist to see the cell under a mi- c) Gandhiji d) Sharat Babu
croscope was 45. Razia Sultana, who ruled over Delhi for only
a) Robert Hooke b) A. V. Leeuwenhoek four years in the early 13th century, was the
c) T. Schwann d) M. Schleiden daughter of
34. We lose consciousness if blood flow to the a) Qutbuddin Aibak b) Iltutmish
brain is cut off for more than c) Allauddin Khiji d) Ghiasuddin Balban
a) 2 seconds and above 46. The indigenously built unmanned aircraft
b) 5 seconds and above which was successfully test flown on Septem-
c) 15 to 20 seconds d) 5 minutes ber 29, 1999 from Chandipur - on - sea was
35. Who of the following is the inventor of the a) Zojila b) Maruthi
Sitar ? c) Garuda d) Nishant

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47. A woman's voice is shriller than a mans be- a) Maharaja of Khetri b) Maharaja of Mysore
cause it has c) Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
a) higher frequency b) lower frequency d) Bala Gangadhar Tilak
c) higher amplitude d) lower amplitude 57. Portfolios are allocated to the various mem-
48. Honge tree whose oil is found to be useful in bers of the Council of Ministers ina State by
place of diesel by the scientist of IIS Banga- the
lore, is known in Telugu as a) Governor, according to his discretion
a) Ganuga or Kanugu b) Dirisana b) Chief Minister
c) Karanji d) Punugu c) Governor, according to the opinion indicated
49. Which of the following is a good conductor by the members
of heat and electricity d) Governor, after consulting the Chief Minister
a) Diamond b) Anthracite 58. Who of the following was elected to the Lok
c) Granite d) Graphite

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Sabha in 1999, for the tenth time consecu-
50. The Tamil classical heroine Kannagi is one of

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tively?'
the central characters of the Sangam period's

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a) Dr. Mohammad Koya b) P. K. Muthukoya

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classic, namely c) Bhupesh Gupta d) P. M. Sayeed

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a) Silapadigaram b) Manimekhalai 59. The Net National Product does not include

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c) Sivaga Sindamani d) Tirukkural
a) indirect business taxes

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b) corporate income taxes
tion was challenged in

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c) depreciation changes
a) Kesavananda Bharati Case
d) the rental value of house owners
b) A. K. Gopalan Case
60. Which of the following is wrongly matched ?

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c) Minerva Mills Case
a) Arvind Pande - SAIL
d) Shankari Prasad Case

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b) The Greater Common Good - Arundhati Roy
52. Which of the following British women was in

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c) The Ground Beneath Her Feet - Khushwant
the news during September 1999 for her links

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Singh
with the KGB and is alleged to have passed
d) The Tin Drum - Gunter Grass

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on crucial information about the atom bomb
to the former USSR ? 61. The Ekambaranatha temple Kanchipuram was

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constructed by

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a) Lolita Motrokin b) Mary Vic Allen
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c) Melita Norwood d) Lara Symonds
53. Which of the following school students from c) Nandivarman Pallava d) Sri Krishnadevarya
India turned out as the Global Topper in the 62. The first newspaper from Madras was

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World Astronomy Olympiad held in Septem- a) Andhra Patrika b) Madras Courier

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ber 1999 at Crimea ? c) The Hindu d) The Mail

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a) Master Mayank Jha 63. Which among the following is not a Kharif

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b) Master Varun Bale Rao crop ?
c) Master Amarchandra a) Groundnut b) Bajra
d) Master Ranchen Mathew c) Maize d) Gram
54. Who decides about the number of Judges in 64. The first woollen mill was established at
a High Court ? a) Kanpur b) Lucknow
a) The State Government c) Dhariwal d) Srinagar
b) The President of India 65. In which city is the Mass Rapid Transport Sys-
c) The Government of the State concerned tem is operation ?
d) The Parliament a) Mumbai b) Calcutta c) Delhi d) Chennai
55. Who of the following were the daughters of 66. Which of the following principles is used in
the Mughal emperor Shahjahan ? firing rockets ?
a) Jahanara and Raiza b) Razia and Gulbadan a) Boyle's law
c) Roshnara and Razia b) Newton's IIIrd law of motion
d) Jahanara and Roshnara c) Kinetic theory of gas
56. Who suggested to Narendranath Dutta to d) Newton's law of gravitation
change his name to Vivekananda ? 67. LPG (liquid petroleum gas) consists of

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 a) C4 H10 b) C9 H20 a) Newton b) Faraday
c) Marsh gas d) C6 H6 c) Helmholtz d) Einstein
68. Which of the following antibiotics is of bacte- 79. Due to which of the following do leaves have
rial origin ? the green colour ?
a) Pencillin b) Tetracycline a) Sodium b) Potassium
c) Bacitracin d) Cephalosporin c) Magnesium d) Chlorine
69. Which of the following is a major cause for 80. Litmus paper is prepared from the extract of
the failure of the W. T. O. Summit held recently a) Red Algae b) Lichens
at Seattle ? c) Gametophyte d) Fern Prothallus
a) Nuclear Weapons issue 81. Which of the following countries has been
b) Labour and Environmental problems recently promised membership of the Euro-
c) Fiscal Deficit problems pean Union ?
a) Turkey b) Iran

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d) Drugs and Narcotics issue
c) Iraq d) Afghanistan

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70. Who amongst the following like sea - weeds
82. Who was the author of Jaimini Bharatam ?

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as food ?

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a) Indians of the Eastern coast a) Gona Buddha Reddy b) Koravi Goparaju

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b) Indians of the Arabian coast c) Pillalamarri Pinaveerabhadra Kavi

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d) Jaimini Maharshi
c) The japanese d) Bangladehis

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83. In India, bulk of the coal production comes

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71. Solar cells are made from
from

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a) Gold b) Silicon
a) Madhra Pradesh b) Maharashtra
c) Silver d) Aluminium
c) Bengal - Bihar d) Orissa
72. In an oil well, oil, gas and water are found in

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84. Which of the following is the oldest landform
the ascending order of
in India ?

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a) oil, water, gas b) water, gas, oil
a) The Himalayas b) The Vindhyas

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c) gas, oil, water d) water, oil, gas
c) The Deccan d) The Aravallis

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73. Which of the following is an example of a riv-
85. Melting point office
erine port ?

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a) increases with increase in pressure
a) Paradeep b) Calcutta c) Kandla d) Cochin b) decreases with increase in pressure

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c) is independent of pressrue
principal source of

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d) is proportionate to pressure
a) thermal power b) hydro - electricity 86. Enzymes are
c) nuclear energy a) acids b) alcohol c) proteins d) carbons

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d) both hydro and thermal electricity 87. The State of Orissa has recently been prone

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75. Which of the following is regarded as the "Ath- to cyclone because of

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ens of Vijayanagar" ? a) change in the direction of wind flow

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a) The present Nellore and Chittoor districts b) change in the ocean currents
b) The present Bangalore, kolar and Mysore dis c) loss of fish population in the Bay of Bengal
tricts d) loss of coastal forests
c) Pandya territories 88. What is the total number of countries in the
d) The valley around the temple of Virupakhsa United Nations Organisation at present ?
76. Over the last ten yeas, the share of agricul- a) 185 b) 159 c) 188 d) 169
ture and allied activities in the national income 89. Which of the following was a pincely state
has under the Madras Presidency ?
a) shown no change b) declined a) Bellary b) Chittor
c) gone up d) been fluctuating c) Banganapalli d) Madanapalle
77. Which of the following states has the longest 90. The Narora project, the 4th atomic power
coastline ? project in the country, is located in
a) Gujarat b) Maharashtra a) Gujarat b) Rajasthan
c) Kerala d) Orissa c) Tamil Nadu d) Uttar Predesh
78. Who is the propounder of the Laws of Elec- 91. Which of the following ruling dynasties of
trolysis ? Deccan patronised Buddhism ?

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c) Pallavas d) Chalukyas sculpture hewn off rocks depict the ideas and
92. Which of the following gods was mainly wor- beliefs of
ship by Gupta rulers ? a) Brahmanism b) Buddhism
a) Vishnu b) Shiva c) Varuna d) Indra c) Jainism
93. Spraying DDT on crops pollutes d) Brahmanisam, Buddhism and also Jainism
a) air and soil b) air, soil and water 103. Who amongst the following rulers of Deccan
c) air only d) water and soil only founded the city of Hyderabad after the name
94. The gas which was leaked during the great of his mistress ?
gas tragedy of Bhopal was a) Mohammad Adil Shah
a) ethylene b) methyl socyanate b) Ali Adil Shah c) Quli Qutub Shah
c) mustard gas d) potassium isothiocyanate d) Asaf Jah Nizam
95. The lowest priority area in Indian Five Year

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104. Which one of the following historical build-
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ing at Agra manifests the secular attitude of
a) Agriculture b) Industry

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fall according to the criterion given by the
d) Fathepur Sikri

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UNO ?

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105. The space shuttle Discovery which lifted off
a) High Income group b) Middle Income group

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on 19. December 1999, was on a mission to
c) Low Income group
a) fix the gyroscope in space
d) Lower - Middle Income group
b) fix the Hubble telescope in space

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97. Pawan Hans is associated with
c) take photographs of stars
a) helicopter services b) coastal shipping

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d) take photographs of Mars
c) inland waterways d) small aircraft

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106. Who amongst the following put a ban on eat-
98. Which of the following rivers does not origi-

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ing beef during the medieval times in India ?
nate in the Western Ghats ?
a) Babur b) Aurangzeb

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a) Godavari b) Krishna
c) Sharavati d) Mahanandi c) Akbar d) Shahjahan

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107. Which of the following cricketers has recently

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99. The most important state which harness wind
registered his fourth consecutive duck out in

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energy are
a) Orissa and Maharashtra Australia and created a record of sorts?
b) Maharashtra and Kerala a) Ajay Jadeja b) Kanitkar

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c) Gujarat and Maharashtra c) Anil Kumble d) Ajit Agarkar

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d) Gujarat and Tamil Nadu 108. Identify the odd one

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100. The 12th Non-Aligned Meet held at Durban in a) Sreerama Jananam b) Rajasekhar Charitam

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1998 endorsed the initivative taken by India, c) Keechaka Vadha d) Gayopakhyanam
adopting a resolution relating to 109. Who is the author of Humayun-namah who
a) demand for liquidation of nuclear weapons by was also a daughter of Babur ?
the 5 major powers a) Jahanara b) Maryam - uz - zamani
b) request for partial elimination of nuclear weap- c) Gulbadan d) Razia Sultana
ons by all the nuclear powers 110. The eight - year old youngest whiz-kid who
c) call for total abolition of nuclear weapons created history recently in August, 1999 beat-
d) abolition of CTBT ing the Grandmaster John Nunn in chess, is
101. Which of the following Acts of the Govern- a) Wilson Kipketer b) David Howell
ment of India made provision for the estab- c) Damien Martin d) Hezekiel Sepeng
lishment of the Central Public Service Com- 111. Who coined the term W W W (World Wide
mission ? Web)?
a) 1880 Councils Act a) University of California at Los Angeles
b) 1909 Government of India Act b) Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited
c) 1919 Government of India Act c) European Particle Research Laboratory
d) 1935 Government of India Act d) Standard Research Centre

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dicial hanging by the British in India for ac- c) The Danes d) The Greeks
cusing Warren Hastings of taking bribe ? 121. Guru Gobind Sagar Lake is a part of the river
a) Nuncomar (Nanda Kumar) a) Beas b) Indus c) Sutlej d) Jhelum
b) Briod Dotta (Brijan Dutta) 122. Diamond is an example for
c) Sokimayee Mookerji (Sukhomoy Mukherji) a) ionic crystal b) covalent crystal
d) Dara Shikoh c) metallic crystal d) molecular solid
113. The representative of the British East India 123. In which place is the Indian Institute of Chemi-
Company at the crowning ceremony of cal Technology December, 1999 ?
Chatrapati Shivaji on June 16, 1674 was a) Panama b) Brazil c) Mexico d) Argentina
a) Lord Munro b) Julian Marlow 124.
c) Henry Oxenden d) Gaga Bhatt

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114. Who is heading the Federation of Indian

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Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) 125. Who of the following belonged to the Justice

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now after its 72nd Annual Session held in Party ?

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November, 1999 ? a) Raja of Myscore b) Raja of Cochin

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a) T. S. Raghavan b) Sudhir Jalan c) Raja of Travancore - Cochin

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c) G. P. Goenka d) Rahul Bajaj d) Raja of panagal

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115. Sean Connery (of James Bond fame) who had 126. Which of the following is not a function of the

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been denied Knighthood by England two Reserve Bank of India ?
years ago has been awarded the honour now. a) Controlling foreign exchange
Why was the he denied the award earlier ? b) Issue of currency notes

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a) Because of his Irish origins c) Banker's bank

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b) Because of his support to Ulster rebels d) Maintaining deposits from the public

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c) Because of his Scottish nationalism 127. The state which is not bisected by the Tropic

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d) Because of his French origins of Cancer is
116. Fatehpur Sikri, the dram city constructed by a) Gujarat b) West Bengal c) Orissa d) Rajasthan

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Akbar near Agra had to be abandoned a de- 128. Who discovered the electromagnetic nature

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cade after its construction because of light ?
a) of bad omens
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b) the location was at central to his empire c) Huygen d) Maxwell
c) of lack of water 129. Which of the following contains the same

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d) of unbearable western winds number of atoms as in one gram of carbon?

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117. Who is considered the founder of Internet a) One gram of magnesium

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a) Prof. Lenoard Kleinrock b) Two grams of magnesium

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b) Bill Gates c) One gram of sodium d) Two grams of sodium
c) Ramalinge Raju of Satyam On - line 130. In which mineral is thorium present in large
d) Peter Neumann quantities ?
118. Who is the Poet Laureate of British at present? a) Bauxite b) Hematite c) Dolomite d) Monazite
a) Andrea Levy b) David Lodge 131. Conversion of heat into electrical can be done
c) Eva Haffman d) Andrew Motion with
119. Whose pioneering vision in 1909 has resulted a) Transistor b) Thermocouple
in the establishment of the Indian Institute of c) Photocell d) Voltameter
Science at Bangalore ? 132. The Sharavati Hydel power Project harnesses
a) Sir C. V. Raman b) Dr. H. J. Bhabha the water power of
c) Dr. Vikram Sarabhai a) Gersoppa Falls b) Sivasmudram Falls
d) Jamshetji Nusserwanji Tata c) Papanasanam Falls d) Courtalam Falls
120. Who of the following had a considerable pres- 133. Agricultural productivity of land in India is
ence in almost all the port towns in India un- highest in the state of
til the Dutch, the French and the English ar- a) Haryana b) Andhra Pradesh
rived in India ? c) Kerala d) Bihar

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held recently in collected by the Union Government but wholly
a) London b) Paris c) New Delhi d) Berlin assigned to the States ?
135. What is a Polarograph ? a) Taxes on railway fares and freight
a) A graph showing current voltage b) Stamp duties c) Salex tax
b) An equipment to trace electro-active metals d) Custom duties
c) An equipment which gives 3 - dimensional view 147. Which of the following banks was merged with
d) A triangular graph showing composition of a the Punjab National Bank in 1993 ?
three - component system. a) UCO Bank b) Indian Bank
136. Which of the following ports in India is a port c) Vysya Bank Limited d) New Bank of India
used for exporting managenese ? 148. The most important trade partner for India is
a) Visakhapatanm b) Paradeep a) European Economic Community
c) Calcutta d) Mangalore b) Asia - Pacific Region

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137. One rupee currency notes in India are issued
c) North American Region d) CIS countries

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by
149. Who among the following was the Vice - Presi-

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dent of the Indian Constituent Assembly ?
b) Finance Commission c) Planning Commission

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a) B. N. Raju b) H. C. Mookerjee
d) Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India

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c) Gopalakrishna Iyengar d) H. V. R. Iyengar
138. The atomic power plant which attained criti-

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150. Which of the following statements is true with

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cal stage in December, 1999 is located at
regard to Public Interest Litigation (PIL)?

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a) Narora b) Kaiga c) Kakrapar d) Kalpakkam
139. Rishikesh is famous for the production of a) It is synonymous with Fundamental Rights
a) Fertilisers b) Antibiotics b) It represents the spirit of the Directive Prin-

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c) Photo film d) Woolen textiles ciples
c) It is a judge - made Law

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140. Which of the following parts of the Indian
Constitution contains the words "Liberty of d) It is an important provision in the Constitution
though, expression, belief, faith and wor-
ship"?
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1) c 2) a 3) b 4) c 5) b 6) d

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a) Fundamental Rights
7) c 8) c 9) d 10) a 11) a 12) a
b) Directive Principles of State Policy

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13) b 14) b 15) c 16) a 17) c 18) c

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19) b 20) b 21) a 22) a 23) c 24) c

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141. Which of the following are not mentioned in
25) b 26) b 27) b 28) a 29) d 30) a
the Indian Constitution ?
a) Care - taker government 31) c 32) d 33) a 34) c 35) d 36) b

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b) Coalition government 37) a 38) c 39) b 40) c 41) d 42) d

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c) Care - taker government, Coalition government 43) d 44) a 45) b 46) d 47) c 48) a

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d) Stable government 55) d 56) a 57) d 58) d 59) c 60) a
142. Which of the following sources of ancient In- 61) c 62) d 63) a 64) c 65) d 66) b
dian history mentioned about social classes 67) a 68) c 69) b 70) c 71) b 72) b
in India ? 73) b 74) c 75) b 76) b 77) a 78) a
a) Arthasastra b) Ashoka's Edicts 79) c 80) a 81) a 82) c 83) c 84) c
c) Brihat Samhita d) Indica 85) b 86) c 87) d 88) c 89) b 80) d
143. Which of the following causes the most se- 91) b 92) a 93) d 94) b 95) d 96) d
vere burns ? 97) a 98) d 99) d 100) c 101) c 102) d
a) Boiling water b) Air at 100° C 103) c 104) d 105) c 106) c 107) a 108) b
c) Sun rays d) None of the above 109) c 110) d 111) d 112) a 113) c 114) d
144. Which rays are used for making C. T. Scan 115) c 116) c 117) d 118) d 119) d 120) b
images ? 121) c 122) d 123) b 124) a 125) d 126) d
a) Radiographic rays b) Hydrogen ions 127) c 128) d 129) a 130) d 131) c 132) b
c) Ultrasound waves d) X - rays
133) a 134) d 135) b 136) a 137) d 138) b
145. The maximum strength of members in State
139) b 140) a 141) c 142) d 143) b 144) d
Legislative Assemblies in India is fixed at
145) d 146) a 147) d 148) c 149) b 150) c
a) 350 b) 600 c) 750 d) 500
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 M.P.D.O PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
GENERAL STUDIES & MENTAL ABILITY - 1999
1. The Life Line Express, as hospital on rails, is 12. Which of the following suggested a new defi-
owned by nition of fiscal deficit ?
a) Sri Ramakrishna Math a) Raja Chelliah Committee
b) Gandhi peace Foundation b) Chakravarthy Committee
c) The Impact India Foundation c) Rekhi Committee
d) Rajiv Gandhi Foundation d) Rangarajan Committee
2. What is the length of India's coast - line ? 13. What was the ratio between indirect and di-
a) 4600 miles b) 3535 miles rect taxes in India as per the 1998 - 99 bud-
c) 2630 miles d) 3200 miles get?
3. Identity the odd one
a) Nagarjuna Sagar b) Srisailam Project
NS a) 75 : 25 b) 70 : 30 c) 60 : 40 d) 66 : 33
14. Which country accounts for the largest share
c) Damodar Valley Project

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d) Sri Ram Sagar Project a) USA b) UK c) UAE d) Japan

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4. Which is the largest castor producing coun- 15. What was the total amount disclosed under

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try in the world ?

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VDIS 1997 ?
a) China b) India

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a) Rs. 12,000 crores b) Rs. 82,530 crores
c) Bangladesh d) Pakistan c) Rs. 38,650 crores d) Rs. 33,000 crores
5. The largest number of Schedued Tribes are 16. What is the total investment envisaged by the

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present in Ninth Five Year Plan ?

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a) Mizoram b) Nagaland a) Rs. 18,000 crores b) Rs. 2,005 crores

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c) Meghalaya d) Assam c) Rs. 7,60,000 crores d) Rs. 2,205,000 crores

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6. As per the 1991 census, how many metropoli- 17. Which unit of valuation is known as 'paper
tan cities are there in India ? gold" ?

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a) 60 b) 6 c) 14 d) 23 a) Euro - dollar b) Petro -d ollar

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7. Which PIN code is applicable to Andaman and c) Special Drawing Rights

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Nicobar Istands ? d) General Drawing Rights

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a) 4 b) 5 c) 7 d) 2 18. Which of the following periods was declared
8. Calcutta Airport has been renamed as as a 'Plan Holidays' ?

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a) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar International Air a) 1965 – 68 b) 1966 – 69

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port c) 1967 – 70 d) 1978 – 80

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b) Subhash Chandra bose International Airport 19. Which of the following models was adopted

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c) Rabindranath Tagor International Airport by the First Five Year Plan ?
d) Nazrul Islam International Airport a) Lewis - Fei Model b) Mahalanob Model
9. Which of the following oil-seeds is produced c) Harrod Domar Model
most in India ? d) Keynesian Model
a) Sesamum b) Mustard 20. Who of the following are the authors of the
c) Groundnut d) Soyabean concept of "poverty line" ?
10. Which is the native land of the Pigmies ? a) Amartya Sen and Jagdish Bhagasvathi
a) Congo b) Morocco b) Dandekar and N. Rath
c) Ghana d) Botswana c) The Planning commission
11. Which of the following is related to restruc- d) T. N. Srinivasan and B. S. Minhas
turing and modernisation of Industries in In- 21. The state which has the lowest percentage of
dia ? persons below the poverty line is
a) NABARD a) Kerala b) Maharashtra c) Punjab d) Gujarat
b) The National Renewal Fund 22. What is the contribution of agriculture to the
c) Sick Industrial Companies Act GDP in India at present
d) The Rangarajan committee a) 42% b) 28% c) 17% d) 57%

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23. Which of the following is not a Central Gov- 37. Who of the following has been indicated re-
ernment tax ? cently for war crimes ?
a) Income tax b) Customs duties a) Olusegun Obasanjo b) Slobodan Milsoevic
c) Land revenue d) Corporation tax c) Saddam, Hussain d) General Suharlo
24. National highway No. 1 connects 38. From which of the following countries did
a) Delhi - Calcutta b) Delhi - Mumbai India import sugar during July 1998 - Janu-
c) Delhi - Srinagar d) Delhi - Amritsar ary 1999 ?
25. Champakara Canal and Udyogmandak Canal a) Myanmar b) Pakistan
which have been declared as national water- c) Nepal d) Russia
ways are located in 39. Which of the following cities is known as
a) Kerala b) Meghalaya Cyber City and Aerospace Capital ?
c) Assam d) West Bengal a) Chennai b) Ahmedabad
26. How many islands are there within the territo-

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c) Bangalore d) Thiruvananthapuram
rial limits of India ?

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40. Kofi Annan, The General Secretary of UNO,
a) 43 b) 247 c) 204 d) 600

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belongs to

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27. Which is the headquarters of the Tobacco a) Nigeria b) South Africa

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Board ? c) Kenya d) Ghana

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a) Indore b) Pune c) Guntur d) Bangalore
41. Which of the following countries has not

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28. Almost the entire coffee growth in India comes

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signed the CTBT ?
from

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a) Switzerland b) Israel
a) North India b) Western India
c) USA d) Germany
c) South India d) Central India
42. Who served as the Manager of India's World

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29. People of Mongoloid stock living in the north
Cup 1999 Cricket Team ?
- eastern parts of India are known as

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a) Brijesh patel b) Anshuman Gaikwad
a) Badagas b) Onges c) Santhals d) Abhors

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c) Madan Lal d) Venkataraghavan
30. Where is the Bandipur National Park located?

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43. Which of the following Indian movies was an
a) Rajasthan b) Andhra Pradesh
entry at the 1999 Cannes International Film

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c) Assam d) Karnataka
31. The M. A. Thomas National Human Rights Festival ?

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a) Ek Hazar Chourasi Ki Ma

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Awards for 1999 was announced for
b) Elizabeth c) Dil Se

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a) Gayatri Devi b) Medha patkar
c) Jabbar Patel d) Vanaprasthan
d) Narmada achao ndolan (NBA) 44. Which of the following Islamic countries pro-

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32. Who of the following is the richest person in vided the right to vote to women recently ?

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the world ? a) Saudi Arabia b) Iraq

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a) Warren Buffet b) Hasham Premji c) Kuwait d) Iran

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c) Bill Gates d) Ratan Tata 45. Who was awarded the 1999 International Impac
33. The Kargil operation is named as - Dublin Award for literature ?
a) Operation Snow Fox b) Operation Blue Star a) Ken Sare Wiwa b) Andrew Miller
c) Operation Vijay d) Operation Victory c) lan Barber d) Keith vaz
34. Who of the following was awarded Param Vir 46. Identify the odd one.
Chakra on 15 August, 1999 ? a) Peter England b) Arrow
a) Capt. Sanjit Singh b) Major Saxena c) Van Heusen d) Levis
c) Capt. Vikram Batra d) Capt. Sumeet Roy 47. Which of the following is the highest literary
35. The 1999 Miss Universe Mpule Kwelagobe award in the world in terms of money value ?
belongs to a) Nobel Prize
a) South Africa b) Botswana b) International Impac - Dublin Award
c) Namibia d) Chile c) Templeton Award d) Magsaysay Award
36. Who fo the following is the first ethnic Indian 48. Who was sworn in as the first woman Prime
to be elected Prime Minister of Fiji ? Minister of New Zealand ?
a) Mahendra Choundhry b) Ram Naik Biswal a) Kelwin Mackenzie b) Kiwi Spencer
c) K. P. Battarai d) Kamal Pandey c) Jim Bolger d) Jenny Shipley

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49. The founder of the Islamic Resistance Move- 60. Who of the following became the first Prime
ment called HAMAS is Minister of Scotland inMay 1999 ?
a) Sheikh Ahmed Yassin b) Khaled Meshal a) Donald Dewer b) Mike Moore
c) Fatih Shquaqi d) Yahya Ayyagh c) Nihal Rodrigo d) Javior Solana
50. Which of the following universities conferred 61. By which of the following modes are the
an honorary doctorate on our President, K. R. present day communications carried on?
Narayanan ? a) Radio waves b) Telephones
a) University of Singapore (Singapore) c) Microwave d) Fax
b) University of Berlin (Germany) 62. Galvanised iron sheets used for making buck-
c) University of San Francisco (USA) ets, water containers, etc., are coated with
d) University of San Marcos (Peru) a) Copper b) Tin
51. How many different kinds of nuclear devices c) Zinc d) Aluminium
were tested at Pohkran on 11 May, 1998 ?

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63. Which of the following is India's first nuclear
a) Only one kind b) 5 kinds

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propelled submarine inducted into the Indian
c) 3 kinds d) 7 kinds

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Navy ?

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52. The Director - General of Defence Research a) INS Godavari b) INS Chakra

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and Development Organisation is c) INS Jalakanya d) INS Virat

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a) C. N. R. Rao b) V. Srinivasan
64. The Indian astronomer Aryabhatta lived dur-

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c) A. P. J. Abdul kalam d) Brijesh Sharma

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ing the period of
53. Who is the youngest woman tennis player in

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a) Ashoka b) Harsha
the world who has won a Grand Slam title so
c) Kanishka
far in the 20th century ?
d) Chandragupta Vikramaditya

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a) Steffi Graf b) Martina Hingis
65. What is the name of the first indigenously built
c) Martina Navratilova d) Monica Seles

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missile boat ?
54. Which of the following is the autobiography

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a) Maitri b) Chitra c) Gangotri d) Vibhuti
of Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam /

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66. Which of the following is India's long range
a) Wings of Fire b) My Story
missile ?

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c) The Golden Breath d) The Rebel
55. The World Cup cricket matches which were a) Agni b) Trishul c) Naag d) Prithvi

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67. Nights are cooler in the deserts because

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held in England during May - June 1999 were
a) sand radiates heat less quickly compared to

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the
a) 7th in a row b) 9th in a row the earth
c) 8th in a row d) 5th ina row b) sand radiates heat more quickly compared to

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56. 'Esteem' is the brand name of a small car pro- the earth

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duced by c) the sky is generally clear in the deserts

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a) Tata b) Hyundia d) the weather is dry during nights in the deserts

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c) Maruti - Suzuki d) Hindustan Motors 68. Which of the following colour is not present
57. Who of the following served as the captain of in the rainbow ?
the Indian cricket teams in the first two World a) Violet b) Blue c) Orange d) Brown
Cup tournaments ? 69. The first Indian scientist who was awarded
a) Sunil Gavaskar b) Kapil Dev the FRS was
c) Krishanamachari Srikanth a) Homi Bhabha b) C. N. R. Rao
d) S. Venkataraghavan c) Meghnath Saha d) A. P.J. Abdul Kalam
58. Who of the following was appointed the per- 70. At which point are days and nights equal ?
sonal envoy of the UN High Commission for a) The Tropics b) The Equator
Human Rights to Indonesia ? c) The Antarctica d) The Poles
a) Brijesh Sharma b) Soli Sorabjee 71. Who built the Super Computer Param - 1000?
c) Arun Shourie d) Mani Shankar lyer a) Electronics Corporation of India, Hyderabad
59. Major Dr. R. R. Tukral, who won the prestigious b) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
B. C. Roy National Award for 1999 is a / an c) Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
a) Space Scientist b) ENT specialist d) Nuclear Science Centre, Delhi
c) Cardiologist d) Nuclear scientist 72. Which of the following is the Indian satellite

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 recently launched exclusively for the purpose 86. Which of the following is most important for
of communication ? the growth of children up to the age of 14
a) INSAT - 2D b) INSAT - 2E years?
c) INSAT - 1C d) INSAT - 2C a) Proteins b) Vitamins c) Fats d) Milk
73. The three basic colours in television are 87. Bacteria can remain alive at sub-zero tempera-
a) Red, Green, Blue b) Red, Pink, Yellow ture for a period of
c) Blue, Green, Yellow d) Red, Green, Yellow a) a few weeks b) a few years
74. The speed at which the earth revolves around c) upto 100 years d) more than 1000 years
the sun is 88. Paraffin used for making candles is obtained
a) 800 km per minute b) 1000 km per minute from
c) 1400 km per minute a) Coal b) Petroleum
d) more than 1600 km per minute c) Sea weeds d) Rubber plant
75. Where was the Technology Park inauguarated

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89. Talc in talcum powder is a compound of
in India last year ?

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a) Carbon b) Calcium c) Silicon d) Sulphur
a) Hyderabad b) Mumbai

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90. In the computer lexicon, information printed

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c) Bangalore d) Chennai on paper is known as

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76. Sound waves cannot travel in a) Smooth copy b) Real copy

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a) Water b) vacuum c) oil d) solid
c) File d) Hard copy

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77. Where in India is the satellite master control

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91. Which of the following is not a joint parlia-
station situated ?

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mentary committee ?
a) Bangalore b) Hassan
a) Public Accounts Committee
c) Hyderabad d) Kalpakkam
b) Committee on Public Undertakings

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78. Which is the largest planet in the Solar Sys-
c) Estimates Committee
tem ?

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d) Committee on Welfare of SCs and STs
a) Jupiter b) Mercury c) Saturn d) Venus

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92. As per the Indian Constitution, between two
79. Which of the following is a rich source of car-

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sessions of the Parliament there should not
bohydrates ?
be a gap of more than

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a) Sugar b) Milk
c) Soyabean d) Groundnut a) 6 months b) one year

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c) 3 months d) 4 months

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80. Which fo the following is known as the 'Si-
93. Who can delimit the territorial constituencies

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lent Killer' ?
a) Heart attack b) Malaria for Lok Sabha elections ?
c) Tuberculosis a) The President of India b) The Parliament

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d) Hypertension or Blood pressure c) The Supreme Court

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81. The age of plant and animal fossils is mea- d) The Election Commission

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sured by 94. What is the quorum for the Lok Sabha and

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a) Ammonia dating b) Sulphur dating Rajya Sabha for conducting their proceed-
c) Carbon dating d) Uranium dating ings?
82. Which of the following are water - soluble vi- a) 1 / 5 of the members
tamins ? b) 1/ 6 of the members c) 1 / 3 of the members
a) A and B b) B and C c) C and D d) D and K d) 1 / 10 of the members
83. Jaundice is the result of the malfunctioning 95. Who is the highest in rank among the civil
of servants in India ?
a) Liver b) Kidneys c) Lungs d) Heart a) Secretary General of the Lok Sabha
84. Which of the following has the lowest alco- b) Union Cabinet Secretary
hol content ? c) Secretary to the Prime Minister
a) Beer b) Vodka c) Wine d) Gin d) Secretary to the President of India
85. Which of the following firms is producing the 96. What is the tenure of the Comptroller and
first indigenous vaccine for Hepatitis - B ? Auditor General of India ?
a) Parke - Devis, Mumbai b) Sandoz, Mumbai a) 5 years b) 6 years c) 7 years d) 4 years
c) Dr. Reddy's Labs, Hyderabad 97. Which of the following committees has rec-
d) Shanta bio - technics, Hyderabad ommended Mandal panchayat system ?

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 a) Ashok Mehta Committee 108. Which of the following amendments abolished
b) Balwantharai Mehta Committee privy purses to the former rulers of the
c) Narasimham Committee princely States ?
d) Vengal Rao committee a) 24th Amendment b) 26th Amendment
98. The Union, State and Concurrent Lists are c) 42nd Amendment d) 74th Amendment
contained in the 109. Who serves as the ex-office Chairman of a
a) First Schedule of the Constitution Zonal Council ?
b) Seventh Schedule of the Constitution a) The Chief Minister of the State where the Coun-
c) Eight Schedule of the Constitution cil meets
d) Ninth Schedule of the Consitution b) The Governor of the State where the Council
99. Which of the following regional parties en- meets
joyed the distinction of having acted as an c) The Union Minister associated with the Coun-
Opposition party int he Lok Sabha ?

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cil
a) DMK b) AIADMIK

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d) The Union Finance Minister
c) Telugu Dasam pary d) Shiv Sena

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110. The power to prorogue the Lok Sabha rests

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100. Money can be spent out of the Consolidated with the

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Fund of India with the approval of the a) Prime Minister b) President

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a) President b) Parliament
c) Speaker

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c) Comptroller and Auditor General

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d) Rules Committee of the Parliament
d) Finance Minister

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111. To whom does to Speaker address his resig-
101. The President of India constitutes the Finance
nation letter ?
Commission for
a) The Prime Minister

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a) 2 years b) 6 years c) 8 years d) 5 years
b) The Dy. Speaker of the Lok Sabha
102. The reservations for the Scheduled Castes /

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c) The President d) The Vice - President
Tribes have been extended upto

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112. The maximum duration of the Zero Hour in
a) 1999 AD b) 2010 AD c) 2000 AD d) 2005 AD

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the Lok Sabha is
103. The head of the Government of Jammu and
a) 30 minutes b) one hour

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Kashmir is known as
a) The Chief Minister b) Sadar - i - Adalat c) unspecified d) two hours

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113. Which of the following Prime Ministers re-

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c) Sadar - i - Riyasat d) Diwan - e - Am
signed after losing a vote of confidence in the

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104. Which of the following has a separate consti-
tution for itself? Lok Sabha ?
a) Pondicherry b) Goa a) Indira Gandhi b) Charan Singh

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c) Jammu and Kashmir d) Sikkim c) V. P. Singh d) Chandrasekhar

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105. Which among the following States has the 114. Disputes regarding the election of the Vice -

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largest population of Scheduled Castes ? President are decided by the

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a) Rajasthan b) Bihar a) Speaker b) Parliament
c) Tamil Nadu d) Kerala c) Rajya Sabha d) Supreme Court
106. In which of the following cases did the Su- 115. Which of the following Union Territories has
preme Court talk about the basic structure of a legislature of its own ?
the Constitution ? a) Pondicherry
a) Golaknath case b) Andaman and Nicobar Island
b) Keshavananda Bharati case c) Lakshadweep d) Daman and Diu
c) Minerva Mills case d) A. K. Gopalan case 116. Which State in India has borders with the larg-
107. Members of the Union Public Service Com- est number of other states ?
mission can be removed from the office be- a) Bihar b) Uttar Pradesh
fore the expiry of their term by the c) Rajasthan d) Madhya Pradesh
a) Prime Minister b) Chairman of the UPSC 117. India is a Union of
c) President on the recommendations of the Su- a) 22 States and 8 Union Territories
preme Court b) 21 States and 9 Union Territories
d) President on the recommendations of the Par- c) 22 States and 7 Union Territories
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Commission constituted in June 1992 ? d) Chouri - Choura incidents
a) Pranab Mukherji b) K. C. Pant 129. Who served as the Chairman of the Reforms
c) K. Brahmananda Reddy Enquiry Committee of 1924 ?
d) N. K. P. Salve a) Lord Cheimsford b) Alexander Muddiman
119. The Union, State and Concurrent powers are c) Lord Mayo d) Lord Montague
distributed as 130. Who presided over the First Round Table Con-
a) 99 : 64 : 43 b) 92 : 69 : 54 ference ?
c) 97 : 66 : 47 d) 94 : 65 : 47 a) John Simon b) Winston Churchill
120. The India federal system is modelled on the c) Clement Attlee
federal system to d) Sir Ramsay Macdonald
a) Canada b) USA 131. The Hyderabad State Congress was founded

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c) Australia d) New Zealand in the year

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121. Who was the founder of 'The Royal Asiatic a) 1885 b) 1938 c) 1905 d) 1928

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Society' ? 132. The Justice Party was basically

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a) Sir John Munro b) Sir William Jones a) Harijan pary b) a pro-Brahmin party

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c) Sir Robert Clive d) Sir Thomas Munro c) an anti-Brahmin party

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122. Who introduced the Vernacular Press Act? d) an upper class party

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a) Lord Wellesley b) Lord Rippon 133. Who was the founder of the Swaraj Party ?

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c) Lord Lytton d) Lord Minto a) Mahadev Govind Ranade
123. Raja Ram Mohan Roy is considered the b) Balagangadhar Tilak
a) rising sun of Indian renaissance c) Gopalakrishna Gokhale

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b) pole star of Indian renaissance d) Chittaranjan Das

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c) morning star of Indian renaissance 134. The first state formed ont he basis of language

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d) pioneer of Indian renaissance is

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124. Keshab Chandra Sen was the founder of a) Andhra Pradesh b) Kerala
a) Prarthana Samaj b) Yugantar c) Orissa d) Maharashtra

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c) Brahmo Samaj 135. Identify the odd item

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d) Servants of India Society a) Theyyam b) Mohiniyattam

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a) All India Muslim League 136. In the Constituent Assembly, who served as
b) The Aligarh Movement the Chairman of the Committee on Fundamen-

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c) The Lucknow Pact tal Rights ?

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d) The Gwalior Movement a) Sir Ramaswami Mudaliar

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126. What is 'New India' ? b) Jawaharlal Nehru

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a) A radical students organisation established c) Motilal Nehru
by indian students inEngland d) Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel
b) The official publication of the Swatantra Party 137. Where and when was the Home Rule League
c) The official publication of the Theosophical established by Annie Besant ?
Society a) September 1916 at benares
d) The official publication of the CPI int he early b) January 1914 at Delhi
days of its establishment c) September 1916 at Madras
127. Whose publication is Hitabodhini ? d) January 1915 at Calcutta
a) Gurujada Venkata Apparao 138. With which of the following dance is
b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar Kelucharan Mahapatra associated ?
c) Kandukuri Veeresalingam Pantulu a) Bharatanatyam b) Kathakali
d) Keshab Chandra Sen c) Manipuri d) Odissi
128. Which of the following led to the Swadeshi 139. What was the earlier name of the Guru Govind
movement ? Singh University at Delhi ?
a) Partition of Bengal a) Delhi University
b) Jallianwalla Begh Massacre b) Indian Institute of Technology

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 c) Rohikhand University 149. Who of the following Governors - General pro-
d) Indraprastha University posed the change of capital from Calcutta to
140. Identify the odd man Delhi ?
a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy a) Lord Hardinge II b) Dufferin
b) Swami Vivekananda c) Landsdowno d) Lord Curzon
c) Debendranath Tagore 150. The only Viceroy, who was assassinated in
d) Keshab Chandra Sen India, was
141. Which of the following was invented by Amir a) Lord Attenborough b) Lord Hardinge
Khusrau int he 14th century ? c) Lord Mayo d) Lord Northbrooke
a) Tanpura b) Sitar
c) Sarod d) Sarangi
142. Jatra is a folk dance form of ANSWERS

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1) d 2) a 3) c 4) b 5) a 6) d
a) Manipur b) West Bengal

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7) c 8) b 9) c 10) a 11) c 12) c
c) Maharashtra d) karnataka

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13) d 14) a 15) d 16) c 17) c 18) b
143. Identify the odd one.

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19) b 20) b 21) d 22) b 23) c 24) d

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a) Pattammal
25) d 26) b 27) c 28) b 29) d 30) d

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b) Rukmini Devi Arundale
31) b 32) c 33) c 34) c 35) b 36) a

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c) guru Bipin Sinha d) Kelucharan Mahapatra

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37) b 38) a 39) c 40) d 41) b 42) a
144. Whcih of the following is a Parsi festival ?

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43) d 44) a 45) b 46) d 47) c 48) d
a) Vasanthapanchami b) Nagapachami
49) a 50) a 51) c 52) c 53) b 54) a
c) Jaistha d) Papeli 55) a 56) c 57) d 58) b 59) b 60) a

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145. Who of the following is known as 61) a 62) a 63) b 64) d 65) d 66) a

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Deenabandhu ?
67) b 68) d 69) a 70) b 71) b 72) b

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a) C. F. Andrews b) C. R. Das
73) a 74) d 75) c 76) b 77) b 78) a

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c) Sir Ferozeshah Metha
79) b 80) a 81) c 82) b 83) a 84) a
d) M. K. Gandhi

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85) d 86) a 87) d 88) b 89) d 80) d
146. During whose reign were the Khajuraho
91) d 92) a 93) b 94) d 95) b 96) b

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temples built ?

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97) a 98) b 99) c 100) a 101) d 102) b
a) Gurjars b) Hoysala Kings

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103) c 104) c 105) b 106) a 107) d 108) b
c) Chandela Kings d) Kakatiyas
109) a 110) c 111) b 112) b 113) b 114) b
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148. Division of Indian into India and Pakistan as 121) b 122) c 123) d 124) a 125) b 126) b

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Dominions was an important aspect of the 127) c 128) a 129) b 130) a 131) b 132) c

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a) Wavell Plan b) Simla Conference 133) d 134) a 135) d 136) d 137) c 138) d
c) Cabinet Mission Plan 139) c 140) c 141) b 142) b 143) a 144) d
d) Mountbatten Plan 145) a 146) c 147) b 148) d 149) a 150) c

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 M.P.D.O PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
GENERAL STUDIES & MENTAL ABILITY - 1998
1. Which of the following is not a characteristic 1) calcium, potassium and iron
of Indian agriculture ? 2) calcium and potassium
1) Overdependence on nature 3) potassium and iron 4) calcium and iron
2) Low level of productivity 12. Who among the following has been elected
3) Multiplicity of crops to UNESCO's executive board ?
4) Predominance of large farms 1) J. N. Dixit 2) Muchkund Dubey
2. When did the Reserve Bank of India become 3) Padmanabhiah 4) Arundhati Ghosh
a state-owned institution ? 13. Name the democratic leader of china who was
1) 1943 2) 1947 3) 1949 4) 1952 recently released from jail by the Chinese

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3. While considering the Gross National Prod- authorities.

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uct (GNP), which of the following is not re- 1) Jiang Zi 2) Wei Jingsheng
quired ?

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3) Tse Chu 4) Tse Zemin

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1) Governmental purchases of goods 14. To which non-profit voluntary organization

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2) Per capital income of individuals does the first Mother Teresa Award go ?

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3) Private investment 1) Tamana Special School

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4) Net foreign investment 2) Disha 3) Drishti 4) Care

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4. Urdu University is located at 15. The 1996 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace,

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1) Lucknow 2) Hyderabad Disarnament and Development was presented
3) Bhopal 4) Patna to a nongovernment organization medicins
5. With which game is Rovers Cup associated?

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Sans Frontiers. The organization is based in
1) Cricket 2) Hockey 1) France 2) Germany 3) USA 4) India

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3) Football 4) Badminton 16. Which is the US Space Shuttle in which In-

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6. Of the four landmarks in medical history given dian born Kalpana Chawla, a 37 year old aero-
below, which one was the first to take place ?

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space engineer, blasted off on a space re-
1) Organ transplant 2) Bypass surgery search mission ?

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3) Test tube baby 4) Plastic surgery
1) Olympia 2) Kennedy
7. Which one of the following texts of ancient

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3) Columbia 4) Cape Canaveral

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India allows divorce to a wife deserted by her
17. Which country is to join the 16 current mem-

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husband ?
bers of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
1) Kamasutra
(NATO) ?
2) Manavadharma Shastra

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1) Hungary 2) India
3) Sukra Nitisara 4) Arthashastra

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3) Britain 4) Hong Kong
8. 'Diamond Ring is a phenomenon observed

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18. Recently, in 1998, three new countries were
1) at the start of total solar eclipse

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admitted as members of the Pacific Economic
2) at the end of total solar eclipse
Cooperation Forum. These countries are
3) only along the peripheral regions of the totality
trail 1) Zambia, Zaire, Cuba
4) only in the central regions of the totality trail 2) Russia, Peru, Vietnam
9. Which one of the following is an important 3) China, Thailand, Vatican City
historical novel written during the latter half 4) None of these
of the 19th century ? 19. Which one is not a National party according
1) Rast Goftar 2) Durgesh Nandni to the latest report of the Election Commis-
3) Maharatha 4) Nibhandhamala sion of India ?
10. Which one of the following works has recently 1) BSP 2) JP 3) SP 4) None of these
been made into a full length feature film ? 20. The Miss World 97 contest was held in Mahe
1) R.K. Narayan's Malgudi Days in which India's Diana Hayden was adjudged
2) Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children Miss World 1997. The founder of the Miss World
3) Vikram Seth's A suitable Boy pageant is
4) Upamanyu Chatterjis English August 1) Eric Morley 2) Anuska Prado
11. Besides proteins and carbohydrates, other 3) Irene Skilna 4) None of these
elements of nutritional value found in milk 21. Which was the place where 61, people were
include brutally massacred by Ravir Sena ?

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 1) Laxamanpur Bathe 2) Rampur Tehsil 1) Sarod 2) Violin 3) Sitar 4) Santoor
3) Pratappur 4) Bashant Gaon 34. Match List I with List II and select the correct
22. Which African country has recently pledged answer using the codes given below the lists:
unconditional support for India's candidature List I List II
for membership of the UN Security Council ? (Name) (Books)
1) South Africa 2) Cuba A. David Bernstein 1. Courtyards of
3) Ghana 4) Uganda My Childhood :
23. Which among the following is the largest A Memoir
manufacturer of Pollution Control Equipment B. Ramola Chatterjee 2. The Price of a
(PCE) for core sector industries in India ? Dream
1) BHEL 2) Bhilai 3) Rourkela 4) TISCO C. Shashi Deshpandy 3. A matter of Time
24. The 1997 Interpol Conference was held at Codes :
1) London 2) New Delhi 3) Paris 4) France ABC ABC

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25. Which country is the largest aid donor to In- 1) 1 2 3 2) 3 2 1
dia ? 3) 2 1 3 4) None of the above
1) Germany 2) Japan 3) USA 4) France
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26. India has been hauled up in the World Trade 1) Hindustani Classical Vocal

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Organization (WTO) by the developed nations 2) Karnatic Classical Vocal

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on the question of 3) Ravindra Sangeet 4) Flute

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1) quantitative restrictions on imports 36. Which of the following states is associated

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2) dispute over FDI with Madhubani painting ?

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3) dispute over Balance of payments position 1) West Bengal 2) Uttar Pradesh
4) All the above 3) Madhya Pradesh 4) Bihar
27. Where is India's first ever computer univer- 37. Who among the following is not associated

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sity proposed to be set up ? with painting ?

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1) Bangalore 2) Chennai 1) M. F. Hussain 2) Raja Ravi Verma

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3) Jabalpur 4) Bhubaneshwar 3) Jatin Das 4) Medha Patkar

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28. PET project is related to 38. Which of the following is not a form of popu-
1) Education 2) Nuclear Science lar balled on heroic themes of folk tales ?

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3) Arts 4) Commerce 1) Alha of Bundelkhanad

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29. In which industry is the Zagat survey of rank- 2) Pewada of Maharashtra

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ing of companies popular ? 3) Burrakatha of Andhra 4) Kajarl of Bhoipur

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1) Pharmaceutical 2) Airlines 39. Energy from the sun is transmitted to the earth
3) Liquor 4) Shipping by

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30. D - 8 is an economic cooperation group of 1) Air 2) Clouds
1) eight North African nations 3) Radiation 4) Conduction

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2) eight nations of Europe 40. Coal, Petroleum and Natural Gas are

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3) eight Muslim nations 4) None of the above 1) Renewable sources of energy

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31. Which of the following artists got the 2) Sources of Geo-thermal energy
'Deshikottama' award from Vishwa Bharati 3) Non-renewable sources of energy
University in the recent past ? 4) Sources of Chemical energy
1) Bhupen Hazarika 2) Lata Mangeskar 41. Naharkatiya oil-field is in
3) Dev Anand 4) Dilip Kumar 1) Assam 2) Tripura
32. Match List I with List II and select the correct 3) Gujarat 4) Maharashtra
answer using the codes given below the lists: 42. Ozone depletion is taking place because of
List I List II Codes the use of
(Dance) (States) A B C D 1) Hydro - electric power 2) Solar power
A. Odissi 1. Kerala (1) 1 2 3 4 3) Fossil - fuel power 4) Thermal power
B. Kuchipudi 2. TamilNadu (2) 4 3 2 1 43. A very high potential hydro - power zone in
C. Bharata 3. Andhra India is
Natyam Pradesh (3) 2 3 1 4 1) Coastal area 2) Himalayas area
D. Kathakali 4. Orissa (4) 1 3 2 4 3) Central India 4) Western India
33. Ali Akbar Khan, honoured with America's pres- 44. The energy that is eco-friendly but costly is
tigious National Heritage Award, is associated 1) Thermal 2) Atomic 3) Solar 4) Tidal
with 45. The Chernobyl nuclear mishap occurred in

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 1) May 1972 2) January 1984 58. Sarawak, a place in Maleysia, was recently in
3) April 1986 4) October 1996 the news because
46. The Department of Space was set up in India 1) environmental emergency was declared
in 2) pop artists were banned from performing there
1) 1972 2) 1982 3) 1987 4) 1978 3) it became the first province in the world to be
47. The Naxalite Movement originated in totally male
1) Andhra Pradesh 2) West Bengal 4) None of the above
3) Tamil Nadu 4) Orissa 59. In India, the present trend of rapid -
48. ULFA is active in urbanisation is due to
1) West Bengal 2) Manipur 1) influence of cinema and electronic media
3) Nagaland 4) Assam 2) break-up of the joint family system
49. The leader of India's untouchables was 3) abolition of Zamindari system
1) Mahatma Gandhi 2) Jawaharlal Nehru 4) lack of employment opportunities in rural ar

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3) Indira Gandhi 4) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar eas
50. Exploitation of women takes place because 60. One of the following is not the cause of in-
of

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3) Both gender and class relations 3) Social Security Programme

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4) None of the above 4) Occupational differences

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51. Communalism in India means 61. The Integrated Rural Development

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1) identification on the basis of religion and Programme (IRDP) is not concerned with

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hostillity towards the of followers of other reli- 1) full employment thin aceflein time period
gions 2) growth and production
2) Thought of community 3) establishment of heavy industries in rural ar-

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3) a sense of brotherhood within a community eas

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4) None of the above 4) getting benefits for the identified target groups

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52. Which language was added to the Eighth in the disadvantaged sections of the rural com-

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Schedule of the Constitution of India recently? munity
1) Urdu 2) Sanskrit 3) Sindhi 4) Assamese 62. In which of the following sectors was the Co-

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53. Which district in north India has been cho- operative Movement in India initiated ?

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sen for the prestigious JRD Tata memorial 1) Agricultural Marketing

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Award for excellence in reproductive health 2) Consumer Co-operation

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and population programmes ? 3) Farming Activities 4) Agricultural Credit
1) Palakad 2) Rohtak 63. Which of the following is not one of the ba-

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3) Kurukshetra 4) Jodhpur sic objectives of Drought Prone Areas Pro-
54. Which party is involved in a legal tussle ever gram (DPAP) ?

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forgein donations which allegedly violated the 1) To mitigate, over a period of time, the impact

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Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) of the severity of drought

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1) BJP 2) Congress 2) Rural electrification
3) Tamil Manila Congress 4) DMK 3) To optimise the utilisation of all resources in
55. Which country was the first to bring a legisla- the area
tion to protect consumers from hazardous 4) To improve the living conditions of the rural
chemicals and other such ingredients in con- poor who suffer most in times of scarcity and
sumer products ? drought
1) France 2) India 3) Japan 4) Germany 64. The problem of unemployment in India can
56. Which country has the highest life expectancy be best described as
in the world according to the latest statistics? 1) cyclical, and therefore short-term
1) Japan 2) England 2) seasonal, and therefore inherent in local con-
3) United States of America 4) Finland ditions
57. Which is the largest selling newspaper in the 3) chronic unemployment and under - employ-
world, according to a recent study ? ment
1) The New York Times 4) disguised unemployment because of high
2) The Times (London) money wages which employers cannot afford
3) Indian Express 65. India's industrial policy and its implementa-
4) The Hindustan Times (India) tion have resulted in

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 1) a check on concentration of industrial power 2) 44th Amendment Act
2) expansion of big industrial houses 3) 52 nd Amendment Act
3) growth of industries on socialistic lines 4) 43rd Amendment Act
4) haphazard growth of industries 75. According to Article 75 (3) of the Indian Con-
66. Tax on agricultural holdings was recom- stitution, the Council of Ministers shall be
mended by collectively responsible to
1) Wanchoo committee 1) the Parliament 2) the President
2) Taxation Inquiry Commission 3) the Lok Sabha 4) None
3) Boothalingam committee 76. The Advisory opinion tendered by the Su-
4) Raj Committee preme Court of India is
67. The primary aim of the functioning of the pub- 1) binding on the President and the subordinate
lic distribution system is to courts
1) check hoarding 2) not binding on the President, but binding on

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2) malm the most essential commodities avail the subordinate courts
able 3) binding on the President, but not binding on
3) protect the vulnerable sections of the popula

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tion against high prices of essential commodi 4) not binding on both the President and the sub-

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ties ordinate courts

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4) Keep a control on quality of goods 77. A Draft Plan has to be approved by

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68. India's Industrial policy in respect of forgien 1) the Planning commission

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multinational in recent years has been one of 2) the Cabinet 3) Parliament

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1) encouraging them in India 4) the National Development Council
2) discouraging them in India 78. Centre-State financial distribution takes place
3) making their ownership more India following the recommendations of the

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4) leavingthem untouched altogether 1) Inter - State Council

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69. Which region in India is known as the 'Rice 2) Finance Commission

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Bowl of India' ? 3) Planning Commission 4) Parliament

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1) Indo - Gangetic Plan 79. What can the President of India do if a State
2) Krishna - Godavari Delta Region fails to comply with the directives of the Cen-

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3) North - East Region 4) Kerala and Tamil Nadu tral Govt. ?

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70. The Indian Constitution borrowed the idea of 1) The President can send reserve police to the

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the Directive Principles of State Policy from State to secure compliance.

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the 2) The President can declare breakdown of Con-
1) Constitution of Eire stitutional machinery in the State and assume

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2) Constitution of the German responsibility for the governance of the State
3) Constitution of South Africa 3) The President can dissolve the State legisla-

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4) None of the above ture and order fresh elections
71.
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The term 'Fourth Estate' refers to 4) The President cannot do any of the things

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1) Underdeveloped countries mentioned in (1), (2) and (3).
2) Judiciary 3) Executive 80. Which of the following is an indirect tax ?
4) The Press 1) Excise Duty 2) Capital Gains Tax
72. Who amongst the following did not serve as 3) Wealth Tax 4) Corporation Tax
the vice -President before becoming the Presi- 81. Grants - in aid given to States are meant
dent of India ? 1) to maintain amicable' - relations between the
1) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan 2) Dr. Zakir Hussain Centre and the States are meant
3) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy 4) R. Venkataraman 2) as a token of Central assistance to the States
73. Under the provision of which Article of the 3) to cover gaps on revenue account so that the
Constitution did the Govt. of India introduce States can undertake developmental activi-
'Bharat Ratna' and Padma Vibhushan' ties
1) Article 14 2) Article 18 4) to finance State sector plans
3) Article 19 4) Article 31 82. In which year was a Zonal Council established
74. In which Amendment Act was the word 'Cabi- to advise on matter of common interest for
net added to the Constitution of India for the each of the five zones ?
fist time ? 1) 1956 2) 1950 3) 1952 4) 1962
1) 42nd Amendment Act 83. Who - can establish an Inter - State Council to

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 enquire into and advise upon disputes which 1) Jagannath Temple, Pure
may have arisen between States ? 2) Pasupathinath Temple, Katmandu
1) Prime Minister 2) Council of Ministers 3) Kandariyamahadev Temple, Khajuraho
3) Parliament 4) President 4) Chaunsathyogini Temple, Bheragat
84. Which of the following states support the 93. The area of the Indian Union is
maximum percentage of tribal population? 1) 32, 87, 782 sq. km 2) 42, 46, 352 sq. km
1) Madhya Pradesh 2) Andhra Pradesh 3) 20, 87, 762 sq. km 4) None of the above
3) Sikkim 4) Nagaland 94. Which of the following states leads in com-
85. The maximum percentage of the tribal popu- merce and industry ?
lation in India consists 1) Maharashtra 2) Andhra Pradesh
1) Santhals 2) Bhils 3) Mundas 4) Nagas 3) Tamil Nadu 4) West Bengal
86. What percentage of the total population of 95. Which of the following is at present the larg-
India is accounted for by the Scheduled Castes est power using sector of the Indian

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and Scheduled Tribes ? economy?
1) 20.8% 2) 25.4% 3) 18.7% 4) 23.5% 1) Agriculture
87. Which state has the largest number of people

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89. Match List I with List II and select the correct from the Reserve Bank of India
answer using the codes given below the lists: 3) the sum of budgetary deficit and net increase

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B. Sikkim became 2. Thirty - Sixth 97. In which year did the British Government an-
22nd state of the Amendment nounce for the first time Dominion Status as

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Indian Union the goal of Indian political development ?

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C. Ninth Schedule 3. First Amendment 1) 1922 2) 1929 3) 1932 4) 1935

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D. Abolition of 4. Twenty-sixth isters issued the infamous "Communal
titled of Princes Amendment Award", which prescribed separate electorate

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Codes : for giving representation to different commu-
A B C D nities in legislatures in India ?

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1. 1 2 3 4 1) Ramsay Mac Donald 2) Stanley Baldwin
2. 2 1
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3. 3 2 1 4 99. The Constitution of India has divided Legis-
4. 3 1 4 2 lative Powers into three different lists. "So-
cial Security and Social Insurance" is a sub-
90. In which of the following cities of India was ject included in the
the 29th International film Festival held in 1) Concurrent list of Powers
January, 1998 ? 2) Residuary Powers 3) State list of Powers
1) Delhi 2) Calcutta 3) Mumbai 4) Bangalore 4) Union list of Powers
91. In the Indian context, the term - 'Denotified 100. The President of India may resign his office
Tribes' refers to by writing under his hand a letter of resigna-
1) tribes which are aborigionals tion addressed to the
2) nomadic tribes 1) Prime Minister 2) Chief Justice of India
3) tribes practicing shifting cultivation 3) Vice - President 4) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
4) tribes which was earlier classified as criminal 101. Under the Directive Principles of State Policy,
tribes the State shall endeavor to provide free and
92. Which one of the following temples figured compulsory education for all children until
in the news regarding the institution of they complete the age of
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Constitution for the first time in P. High Court
1) 1974 2) 1975 3) 1976 4) 1977 1) Romesh Chandra Bhandari
103. The Right of Property ceased to be a Funda- 2) Umesh Chandra Bannerji
mental Right from 3) Prabhakar Pandey 4) S. K. Misra
1) 1975 2) 1976 3) 1978 4) 1979 119. The first Indian who was appointed Master
104. The State of kerala was created, in place of (Head) of Trinity college of Cambridge Univer-
the Part B State of Travancore - Cochin of the sity was
original Constitution in 1) Sudipto Kaviraj 2) Partha Chatterji
1) 1953 2) 1956 3) 1959 4) 1962 3) S. C. Sarkar 4) Amartya Sen
105. With which game is the term 'Stonewalling' 120. The density of population of Andhra Pradesh
associated ? in 1991 (persons per sq. m was)
1) Hockey 2) Football 3) Cricket 4) Tennis 1) 241 2) 221 3) 231 4) 251

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106. With which game is the term 'Dummy' asso- 121. Who has bagged the N. T. Rama Rao National
ciated ? Film Award for 1997 for his / her sterling con-
1) Volleyball 2) Bridge

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107. With which game' is the term 'Bogey' associ- 3) Dev Anand 4) Dilip Kumar

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ated ? 122. Arundhati Roy has bagged the Booker Prize

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1) Golf 2) Boating for her work

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108. With which game is Beighton Cup associated? 3) The God of Small things
1) Cricket 2) Hockey 4) Gandhi's Murder and After
3) Football 4) Volleyball 123. The latest recipient of the Bharat Ratna award

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110. Chakmas are refugees from 3) Rajiv Gandhi

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1) Pakistan 2) Sri Lanka 4) M. S. Subbalakshmi
3) Bangladesh 4) Bhutan 124. The super computer developed in India spe-

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111. The offending substance in liquor tragedies cifically for using it in the Light Combat Air-

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3) benzyl alcohol 4) methyl alcohol 125. Who recently launched a new political party
112. When an air bubble at the bottom of a lake "Lok Shakti" ?

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rises to the top, it 1) Mamata Banerjee 2) Navin Patnaik
1) increase in size 2) decreases in size 3) Kamal Nath 4) Ramakrishna Hegde

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3) maintains its size 126. Who amongst the following social workers

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4) flattens into a dish-like shape launched an anti-corruption movement and

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113. Which one of the following is a modern tank? was at the front for quite a few days in De-
1) Bhim 2) Akash 3) Arjun 4) Prithvi cember 1996 ?
114. The nutritional deficiency condition that needs 1) Medha Patkar 2) Sundarlal Bahuguna
to be given top priority for remedial action in 3) Baba Amte 4) Anna Hazare
India today is 127. The question regarding the height of the
1) Scurvy 2) Rickets Alamatti Dam has given rise to a dispute be-
3) Xerophte talmia 4) Pellagra tween
115. According to the World Health Organisation, 1) Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
the disease which causes the death of the larg- 2) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
est number of people today is 3) Tamil Nadu and Gujarat
1) AIDS 2) TB 3) Malaria 4) Ebola 4) Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
116. The sex ratio (females per 1000 males) in 128. Mr. Kofi Annan, the UN Secretary General, be-
Andhra Pradesh in 1991 was longs to
1) 962 2) 972 3) 982 4) 999 1) Ghana 2) South Africa 3) Japan 4) Myanmar
117. The decadal growth of total population of 129. The famous dancer Samyukta Panigrahi who
Andhra Pradesh between 1981 and 1991 was died recently was associated with
1) 19.12 2) 20.12 3) 23.82 4) 24.82 1) Kathak 2) odissi 3) Manipur 4) Bharat Natyam

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Mataram' sung for the first time in an Indian the first time a loan of Rs. 10,000 crore di-
National congress Session ? rectly from the World Bank ?
1) 1905 2) 1911 3) 1919 4) 1896 1) Maharashtra 2) West Bengal
131. The first lady to become a judge of the Su- 3) Bihar 4) Andhra Pradesh
preme Court was 140. Which of the following organisations is be-
1) Anna Chandy 2) Sujatha Manohar ing merged with its parent organisation, In-
3) Fatima Beevi 4) None of the above dustrial Credit and Investment Corporation of
132. "Truth, Godliness and Beauty" is the motto of India Ltd. (ICICI) ?
1) Department of Tourism 2) A. I. R 1) IDBI 2) UTI 3) ICICI 4) ECICI
3) Railways 4) Doordarshan 141. 'Euro', the currency proposed to be floated
by the European Economic Community coun-

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133. Which one of the following sets of towns is
tries, will be launched on

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connected by HBJ pipeline ?
1) October 25, 1998 2) January 1, 1999

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142. Of which of the following international

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3) Hamirpur, Bijaigarh and Jaipur
organisations is Mr. Renat Ruggiero the Di-

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4) Hyderabad, Bliaipur and Jaipur

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rector General ?
134. Which of the following is the headquarters of

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1) ASEAN 2) EC 3) CIS 4) WTO
the newly established railway zone "East-
143. Capital intensive industries cause
Coast Railway ?
1) reduction in the overall capital formation

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1) Vishakhapatnam 2) Calcutta
2) increase in the capital

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3) Hyderabad 4) Bhuvaneshwar
3) unemployment

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135. The second Indian Antarctic base in named
4) vast employment opportunities

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1) Dakshin Yamnotri 2) Maitri
144. The apex bank for rural credit is
3) Rajiv 4) Indira

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136. The term 'Plan Horizon' refers to

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1) aggregate size of plan investment
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2) time frame of the plan
1) special accommodation facility of the World
3) total plan outlay
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4) growth rate target
2) special drawing rights of the IMF

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137. Liberalization of Indian economy since 1990 3) currencies still on gold standard

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1) The transformation of patterns of domestic
and foreign investment
2) increased international cooperation in science
and technology
3) rapid expansion of domestic and foreign trade
4) rapid increase in international investment in
infrastructure
138. The most important feature of Jawahar Rojgar
Yojna has been the creation of jobs for the
1) unemployed in urban areas
2) underemployed in urban areas
3) unemployed and underemployed in rural ar-
eas
4) unemployed in rural areas and under employed
in urban areas
146. Balance of Payments is defined as
1) complete record of all economic transactions
between the residents of a country and the
rest of the world
2) the value of exports minus the value of im-
ports
3) the difference between current expenditure
and current revenue in the Government Bud-
get
4) the difference between liabilities and assets
of firm
147. The purpose of the Unit Trust of India, estab-
lished in February, 1964, was to
1) provide long-term credit facilities to the indus-
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agriculture and cottage industries
1) 4 2) 3 3) 4 4) 2 5) 3 6) 4
3) mobilise the savings of the community and 7) 4 8) 4 9) 2 10) 4 11) 4 12) 4
spend them for social uplifting rural areas. 13) 4 14) 1 15) 1 16) 3 17) 1 18) 2
4) mobilise the savings of the community and 19) 4 20) 1 21) 1 22) 4 23) 1 24) 2
invest them in industries. 25) 2 26) 1 27) 4 28) 2 29) 2 30) 3
148. The programme 'Antodaya' aims at 31) 2 32) 2 33) 1 34) 4 35) 1 36) 4
37) 4 38) 1 39) 3 40) 3 41) 1 42) 3
1) development of Minorities
43) 2 44) 3 45) 3 46) 1 47) 2 48) 4
2) upliftment of Harijans 49) 4 50) 3 51) 1 52) 3 53) 3 54) 3
3) helping the poorest of the poor 55) 2 56) 4 57) 2 58) 1 59) 4 60) 4
4) total eradication of poverty in India 61) ? 62) 1 63) 2 64) 3 65) 1 66) 4
149. Which of the following is not a measure initi- 67) 3 68) 1 69) 2 70) 1 71) 4 72) 3

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73) 2 74) 2 75) 3 76) 2 77) 4 78) 2

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ated under land reforms ?
79) 2 80) 1 81) 3 82) 1 83) 4 84) 1

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1) Social ownership of land
85) 2 86) 2 87) 1 88) 3 89) 1 90) 1

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3) Ownership rights of tenants

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97) 2 98) 1 99) 1 100) 3 101) 3 102) 3
4) Ceiling on land holdings 103) 3 104) 2 105) 3 106) 2 107) 1 108) 2
150. The Regional rural Bankers serve to

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1) educate the rural public about banking 115) 2 116) 2 117) 3 118) 2 119) 4 120) 1
121) 4 122) 3 123) 4 124) 2 125) 4 126) 4
2) finance small farmers and artisans and
127) 1 128) 1 129) 2 130) 4 131) 3 132) 4

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mobilise deposits in rural areas 133) 1 134) 4 135) 2 136) 2 137) 3 138) 3

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3) assist financially in land development 139) 4 140) 3 141) 2 142) 4 143) 3 144) 3
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1. what is the ' International Date line'? 14. A city having five million or a larger popula-
1.Equator 2. 0' longitude tion is known as
3. 90 East longitude 4. 1800 longitude
0 1. Metropolitan 2. Megalopolis
2. Which country is the largest producer of to- 3. Megacity 4. Metapolis
bacco? 15. Where are the Todas found?
1. China 2. Brazil 3. India 4. USA 1. Madhya pradesh 2. Tamil Nadu
3. Chakmas are refugees from 3. Rajasthan 4. Aurnachal Pradesh
1.Pakistan 2.Sri Lanka 16. The AIDS Control project known as AVERT is
3. Bangladesh 4. Bhutan located in the state of ..........

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4. which country has the largest cattle popula- 1. Karnataka 2. Tamil Nadu

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1. USA 2. Australia 17. The place selected as the venue for the 2006
3. India 4. Denmark

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5. Where is the Gulf of Mannar located? 1. Budapest 2. Montreal

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3. South of Kanyakumari 18. 'Life is Beautiful', the winner of the 71st Oscar

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4. South of Mumbai for the Best Foreigh Language in the
6. Which of the following mountains have old- ..........language

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est rocks in our country? 1. German 2. Spanish
1. The Himalayas 2. The Aravallis

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3. French 4. Italian
3. The sivaliks 4. None of the above

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19. The SAARC Summit of2002 was held at
7. The territorial waters of India extend upto 1. New Delhi 2. Dhaka

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1. 12 nautical miles 2. 6 nautical miles
3. Islamabad 4. Thimphu

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3. 15 nautical miles 4.10 nautical miles
20. The next total solar eclipse can be seenin In-
8. Where is the Bandipur National Park located?

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dia in the year

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1. 2009 2. 2008 3. 2007 4. 2010

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4. Karnataka
21. The state in which Electronic Voting Machines
9. Who conducts the topographical survey of In-
dia? were used in the entire state for the first time,

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1. Geological Survey of India is

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2. Survey of India 1. Kerala 2. Madhya pradesh

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3. Ministry of Defence 3. Goa 4. Orissa

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4. Geographical Survey of India 21. The only Indian who is included in the list of
10. The lowest rate of infant mortality is in 20 tjop asians of the Weentiertgh cevtury pre-
1.Algeria 2.France pared by time magazien is
3. Japan 4. sweden 1. Jawaharlal Nehru
11. Which state in India has the lowest area under 2. Rabindranath Tagore
forests? 3. Subhash Chandra Bose
1. Gujarat 2. Uttar pradesh 4. Mahatma Gandhi
3. Andhra Pradesh 4. Haryana 23. The Himasagar express train runs between
12. Which of the following is an important cash 1.Jammu Tawi and Kanyakumari
crop in Punjab? 2. New Delhi and Chennai
1.Cotton 2. Jute 3. Mumbai and kolkata
3. Groundnut 4. Maize 4. Bangalore and New Delhi
13. Which sanctuary in Kerala is known for el-
24. The 2008 Olympics will be held in
ephants?
1.Paris 2. Toronto
1.Parakal 2. Periyar
3. Beijing 4, Moscow
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mous? duced from these colours
1. Oil deposits 2.cotton mills 1. Red, Green and Blue
3. Wheat production 4. Leather goods 2. Red, Yellow, Orange and Blue
26. With which of the following countries does 3. Blue, Green ,Red and Yellow
India not have a common border? 4. violet, Blue , Green Yellow, Orange and Red
1. Afghanistan 2. Bangladesh 38. The Hubble Space Telescope has fixed the age
3. Nepal 4. Myanmar of the universe at
27. The position of India among the rice export- 1. 1 - z million yerars 2. 8 - z million years
ing countries of the world is 3. 1 - z billion years 4. 8 - z billion years
1. First 2. second 39. "The photosynthetic activity of plants sustains
3. Fourth 4. Seventh all life on Earth, inluding man" Who among

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28. Where is the Jawaharlal Nehru port located? the following scientists won the Nobel Prize

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1. Bhubaneshwar 2. Chennai for his contribution in this field?

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3. Mumbai 4. Kolkata 1.Jagdish Chandra Bose

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29. Which is the largest Software company in In- 2. Linus Pauling

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dia? 3. Melvin Calvin

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1. Infosys 2. Wipro 4. Peter Mitchell

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3. Satyam 40. Chocolate eating is bad for health because it

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4. Tata consultancy services contains a high quantity of
30. When was the last states Reorganisation done 1.cobalt 2.Nickel
in India?

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3. Zinc 4. Lead
1. 1956 2. 1994 41. The central Rice Research Institute of India is

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3.1964 4. 2000 located at

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31. Common salt is obtained from sea water by 1.Guttack 2. KLolkata

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the process of 3. Mysore 4. Bangalore
1. Sublimation 2. Evaporation

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42. When a ship enters the sea from a rriver, im-
3. Crystallisation 4. Filtalration
mediately

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32. The main chemical substance present in the

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1. It rises a little 2. It sinks a little
bones and teeth of animals is

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3. It remains at the same level
1. Sodium chloride 2. sugar
4. The change depends on the material it is made of
3. Calcium phosphate 4. Calcium sulphate

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43. An object weighs maximum in
33. The acid used om the manufacture of batter-

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1. Air 2. Water
ies is

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1. Acertic acid 2. Hydrochloric acid

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44. Chemically, cane sugar is
3. Sulphuric acid 4. Nitric acid
1. Lactose 2. Glucose
34. Fermentation of glucose finally gives
3. surcose 4. Starch
1. CO2 and CH3OH
45. The.... part of the brain is the site of memory
2. CO and Alcohol
1. Cerebrum 2. Cerebellum
3. CO2 and H2O
3. Medulla 4. Hypothalamus
4. CO2 and C2H5OH
46. The main objective of the Indian Space Re-
35. The most important compound responsible
for plant growth, contains search programme is
1. Carbon 2.Nirtrogen 1. Defence
3. Oxygen 4. sulphur 2. Satellite based communications
36. Television signals cannot be received ordi- 3. Poverty alleviation
narily beyond a particular distance due to 4. Socio- economic development
1. the weakness of the signals 47. Of the following, which is being used in blast
2. weak antennae furnaces for smelting iron?
3. absorption of the signals atmosphere 1. Coal 2. Wood
4. the curvature of rthe Earth 3. Coke 4. Gas

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48. The standard unit of temperature is 60. The Indian Civil Service was introduced dur-
1. Candela 2. Mole ing the time of
3. Radian 4. Kelvin 1. Lord Canning 2. Lord Curzon
49. The phenomenon that occurs when the size 3. LordCornwallis 4. Lord Dalhousie
of naphthalene balls decreases is 61. The English International Energy Forum was
1. Melting 2. Sublimation held at
3. Vaporization 4. FreeZing 1. Nepal 2. Osaka
50. which of the following is a compiler? 3. Indonesia 4. Manila
1. WINDOWS-98 2.JAVA 61. ' At Home in the world ' is associated with
3. BASIC 4. Turbo C++ .........
51. which of the following is the most mallelable 1. International 'writers
metal? 2. International information Ministers

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1. Gold 2. silver 3. International Commonwealth

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3. Copper 4. Beryllium 4. International AIDS

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52. ........... constitute (s) 90 percent of human 63. The name givento the first female baby result-

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blood. ing from human cloning is

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1. Plasma 2. Lysosomes 1. Prima 2. Eve

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3. Haemoglobin 4. Cytoplasm 3. Dolly 4. Novel

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53 The boiling point of water on the Kelvin scale 64. The name of the play which was nacted con-

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of temperature is tinuously for50 years in St. Martin's Theatre
1. 100 2. 273 3. 373 4. 212 London and also celebrated its Golden Jubi-
54. Milk ia an example of lee is

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55. ' Gobar gas ' contains mainly 65. The 2002-07 EXIM policy has fixed the growth

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1. Carbon dioxide 2. Methane rate target at
3. Acetylene 4. Ethylene 1. 6 percent 2. 10 percent

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56. The 1857 Sepoy Mutiny failed because 3. 8 percent 4. 7 percent

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1. the British got French support 66. The Ninetieth Indian National "Science Con-

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3. of lack of planning and leadership 1. Bangalore 2. Chandigarh
4. It was political 3. Lucknow 4. New Delhi

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57. The 19th century re- wakening in India was 67. The first womans member of the Indian Rail-

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confined to the way Board is

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1. Upper middle class 1. Stella Kiran

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2.Rich peasantry 2. Vijayalakshmi Viswanathan
3. Urban landlords 4.Priestly class 3. Aruns Tejpal
58. The political party which was in power in Brit- 4. Anuradha Srinivas
ain when India got independence was the 68. 'Operation Vijay' is associated with
1.Labour party 1.The Kargil war 2. Polio eradication
3. The tea industry 4. Cricket
2. Conservative party
69. The numbert of products deleted from the list
3.Liberal party
of small scale Industries by the Cenrtral Gov-
4. Democratic party
ernment is
59. The Civil Disobedience Movement was imme-
1. 51 2. 34 3. 28 4. 63
diately followed by the
70. The supreme Court of India has imposed a
1. Declaration of the 'Home Rule' Movement by ban on cutting of trees in
Annie Besant 1. Himachal Pradesh
2. Partition of Bengal 2. Assam
3. Dandi March 3. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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71. Complete the series : Tuesday. What day was his birthday in the year
2,7, 12, 22,...... 1986?
1. 7 2. 17 3. 27 4. 37 1. Monday 2. Thursday
72. If 3/16 of a tank is filled in 15 minutes the rest 3. Saturday 4. None of the above
of the tank can be filled in 83. In a year, some months have 30 days and
1. 55 minutes 2. 60 minutes some months have 31 days. State how many
3. 65 minutes 4. 70 minutes months have 28 days.
73. Find the odd one out: 1. 1 2. 2
1. Charcoal 2. Graphite 3. 6 4. 12
3. Gold 4. Diamond 84. Which of the following answer choices re-
74. A person goes 4 kilometers South, then 8 km places the question mark?
west, then 6km North, then 8km East and then MILD : NKOH :: GATE : ?

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2 km south, How far is he from his starting 1. HDVQ 2. HCWI

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point? 3. IBUF 4. HDUR

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1. 8 km 2. 10 km 85. Which of the following is the correct symbol

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3.12 km 4. 28 km of the Swastika?

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75. Introducing a woman a man said, " Her hus-

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band is the only son of my mother" How is 1. 2.

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1. Wife 2. Sister 3. 4.
3. Sister- in law 4. Aunt
76. 'All birds are black' and 'No black is white'. If 86. Raghu is half his father's age now. Fifteen years

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the following will be true? old will Raghu after 5 years?

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1. All black are birds 1. 25 2. 35 3. 30 4. 40

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2. All white is black 87. In an hour and a half, the minute hand of a
3. No bird is white clock rotates through an angle of

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from the bottom. How many students are there 88. "Thumbs up " is a/an

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in that class? 1. Victory sign 2. All clear sign
1. 28 2. 33 3. Pleasure sign 4. Welcome sign

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3. 34 4. 35 89. If U.P.S.C. stands for 21.16.19.3 then C.S.I.R.

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78. Identify the pair which shows the same rela- stands for

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1. Books-Library 2. Red Fort- Delhi 3.3.19.18.19 4. 19.8.16.21
3. Refrigerator-Food 4. Idols- Temples 90. Complete the series :
79. Find the odd one out : A. 17-7-96 B. 24-7-96
1. 1 2. 27 3.64 4. 81 C. 7-8-96 D. 4-9-96
80. Which would be the number at the sign of the E. .........
question mark in the box? 1.18-9-96 2. 2-10-96
8 11 3. 16-10-96 4. 30-10-96
8 32 5 7 ? 5 91. Article ...... does nort come under the 73rd
9 8 Constitution (Amendment) Act.
1. 35 2. 53
1. 243 (g) 2. 243 (p)
3. 77 4. 88
3. 243 (o) 4. 243 (I)
81. Which of the following does not go with the
92. Maternity benefits come under
rest?
1. DirectivePrinciples of 'state Policy
1. Communication 2. Conversation
2. Fundamental Rights
3. Interaction 4. Irrirtation
3. State Duties 4. None of the above
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93. the Sardar sarovar dam over the Narmada 1.Madhya Pradesh 2. Jammu & Kashmir
does not benefit this State : 3. Bihar 4. Tamil Nadu
1. Maharashtra 2. Karnataka 105. The following is not an AII India "Service :
3. Madhaya Pradesh 4. Gujarat 1. Indian Administrative service
94. who determines the strength of the Judges of 2. Indian Foreign Service
a State High Court? 3. Indian Police Service
1. The President 2. Parliament 4. Indian Economic Service
3. The Law Minister 106. The National Renewal Fund was instituted for
4. The Advocate- General of India the purpose of
95. Sovereign power in India rests with the 1. Restructuring and modernizing industries
1. Parliament 2. People 2. Social security
3. President 4. Government 3. Rural development

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96. Provision of ' Employment to all' comes un- 4. Developing fine arts

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der 107. Among the tax revenues of the Union Gov-

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97. The State Finance commission is appointed to overtake China by

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by the 1. 2050 2. 2015 3. 2005 4. 2035
1. President 2. Finance Ministry 109. Which of the following types of unemploy-
3. Parliament 4. Governor ment can occur even in a situation of full em-

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98. As per... of the Indian constitution the Presi- ployment?

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dent of India can be removed from his office 1. Structural unemployment

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through impeachment. 2. Functional unemployment

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1. Art. 61 2. Art. 78 3. cyclical unemployment
3. Art. 74 4. Art.72 4. Disguised unemployment

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99. The minimum age required for a person to be 110. The National Income in India is estimated by

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appointed as Prime Minister of India is the
1. 25 years
I 2. 35 years 1.Indian Standard Institution

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3. 21 years 4. 30 years 2. Indian statistical Institute
100. The number of seats reserved for the Union 3.Central Statistical Organisation

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Terrirtories in the Lok Sabha are 4.National Council of Applied Economic Research

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1. 30 2. 25 3. 18 4. 20 111. The phenomenon iknown as ' Green Revolu-

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101. The Public Accounts Committee submits its tion' began to manifest itself during the

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report to the 1.II Five year Plan 2. III Five year plan
1. comptroller and Auditor- General of India 3. Annual Plans (1966-69)
2. Speaker of the Lok Sabha 4. IV Five Year Plan
3. Finance Minister 112. Crop insurance is the monopoly of
4. Finance Commission 1. National Insurance Corporation
102. The first recognised leader of the Opposition 2. General Insurance Corporation
in the Lok Sabha was 3. Life Insurance Corporation
1. Morarji Desai 2. K.M. Munshi 4. NABARD
3. V.P. Menon 4. Y.B. Chavan 113. The three states which had Human Develop-
103. The following 'Articles of the Indian Constitu- ment Indicators higher than those of China
tion deal with Parliament : but lower than those of Mexico, according to
1. Articles 79-123 2. Articles 75-125 a Reserve Bank of India study, are
3. Articles 84-132 4. Articles 72-82 1.Punjab, Gujarat and kerala
104. Excluding Uttar Pradesh the state which sends 2. Maharashtra, Kerala and karnataka
maximum, number of representatives to the 3. Kerala, Karnataka and 'Andhra Pradesh
Lok Sabha is 4. Kerala., Maharashtra and Punjab

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114. Use of 'calories; which give the energy con- 1. Moral Purity
tent of food intake, to measure poverty in In- 2.Swadeshi and boycott of foreign goods
dia was first put forward by 3. Self-sacrifice
1. Amartya Sen 2. T.N. Srinivasan 4. A high level of national service
3. Arudati Roy 4. Dandekar and Rath 125. In......, the Muslim league adopted self-gov-
115. which country accounts for the largest share ernment as its main objective
Indian exports ? 1. 1919 2. 1912
1.USA 2.UK 3. 1911 4. 1920
3.UAE 4.Australia 126. The candidate proposed by 'Gandhiji at the
116. Socialistic pattern of the system comes about 'Tripuri Session of the Indian National Con-
through gress for its presidentship again Subhash
1. Free economy 2. Mixed economy Chandra Bose, was

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3. Public sector 4. Private sector 1. Abdul Kalam 'Azad 2. Rajagopalachari

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1. High rate of unemployment 127. Clement Atlee, the British Prime Minister, an-

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2. High rate of population growth nounced with drawal of the British from India
3. High rate of capital formation
4. Widespread poverty
AT latest by
1. June 1948 2. August 1947
118. 'Subsidies' means

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1. Payments by Government for purchase of 128. The first Communist journal published in In-
goods and services dia was the

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2. Payments by the business sector to factors of 1. Vanguard if Indian Independence
production 2. socialist

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4. Payments by Government to the business sec- 4. Dhumketu

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119.The long term objective of development in In- as an idol of Nartaraj instead of in the form of
dia is Lingam.

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1. High standard of living 1 Meenakshi temple.

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2. Social Justice 2. Brihadeeswara temple
3. Economic self - reliance 4. All the above 3.Chidambaram templee

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in the......... sector. 130. .....city in India is associated with the holy

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3. Tertiary 4. None of the above 1. Varanasi 2. Gaya
121. The..... saves maximum resistance to the Brit- 3. Rishikesh 4. Allahabad
ish in India 131. The first woman Chief Minister of a State in
1. Mughals 2. Rajputs India was
3. Marathas 4. Sikhs 1. Sucheta Kripalani 2. Sarojini Naidu
122. 'The Hunter Commission in British India was 3. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur 4. Nandini Satpathy
associated with the 134. Raja Rammohan Roy was not connected with
1.Bardoli satyagraha 1. The abolition of Sati
2. Khilafat Movement 2. Widow marriages
3. Jallianwala Bagh tragedy 3. The promotion of English
4. Chauri- Chaura incident 4. Sanskrit education
123. 'Sathyashodhak Samaj' was founded by 135. The name ' Pakistan' was coined by
1. B.R. Ambedhar 2. Narayana Guru 1. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
3. Bala Gangadhar Tilak 4. Jyoti Basu 2. Mohammad Ali Jinnah
124. ..... was not the aim of Gokhale's Servents of 3. Mohammad Iqbal
India Society 4. Aga Khan

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136. .... led the Salt Satyagraha in Vedaranyam 3. Colition governments
1. Thiru-Vi-Ka 2. Kamaraj 4. The growth of regional parties
3. Rajaji 4. Subramania Bharati 147. How many times has National Emergency
137. .......... is remembered as the pioneer of eco- been promulgated in India?
nomic nationalism 1. Once 2. Twice
1. Bipin Chandrapal 2. G.K. Gohale 3. Three times 4. Four times
3. R.C.Dutt 4.Madan Mohan Malaviya 148. According to ...., the president of India is
138. ... was the President of the Congress when bound by the advice of the Council of Minis-
India became independent ters.
1. J.B. Kripalani 2. Jawaharlal Nehru 1. Art. 75 of the Indian Constitution
3. Sardar Patel 2. 42nd Constitutional Amendment
4. Pattabhi Sitharamayya 3. 44th Constitutional Amendment

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art 149. Total Revolution in India was advocated by

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140. The art painting flourished during the period 3. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

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of 4. M.K. Gandhi

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1. Jahangir 2. Shahjahan 150. Dual citizenship was recommended by the

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3. Aurangzeb 4. Akbar 1. L.M. Singhvi Committee
141. The first Speaker of the Lok Sabha was 2. Administrative Reforms Commission
1. G.V. Mavlankar 2. G.S. Dhillon 3. Sarkaria Commission

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3. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar 4. Santhanam Committee

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4. P.D. Tandon

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142. The Comptroller and Auditor- General is inti-

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mately connected with the ...... of Parliament
1. Public Acounts Committee 1) 4 2) 4 3) 3 4) 3 5) 2 6) 2

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143. Of the following.... is not mentioned in the 25) 1 26) 1 27) 1 28) 3 29) 4 30) 4
Preamble of the Indian Constitution. 31) 2 32) 3 33) 3 34) 4 35) 2 36) 4

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3. Right 4. Dignity 43) 4 44) 3 45) 1 46) 4 47) 3 48) 4

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144. Reservation in matters of promotion of
49) 2 50) 4 51) 1 52) 1 53) 3 54) 3

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ScheduledCastes and Scheduled Tribes in
55) 2 56) 3 57) 1 58) 1 59) 3 60) 3
Government services is dealt with by the
61) ? 62) 2 63) 2 64) 1 65) ? 66) 1
1. 78th Constitution (Amendment) Act
67) 2 68) 1 69) 1 70) 3 71) 4 72) 3
1. 85th Constitution (Amendment) Act
73) 3 74) ? 75) 1 76) 3 77) 2 78) 2
1. 92nd Constitution (Amendment) Act
79) 4 80) 2 81) 4 82) 4 83) 1 84) 2
1. 83rd Constitution (Amendment) Act
85) 4 86) 2 87) 3 88) 1 89) 2 90) 4
145. ' Indian Parliament' means
1. The two Houses of Parliament 91) 2 92) 1 93) 2 94) 1 95) 2 96) 2
2. The President, the Prime Minister and the 97) 4 98) 1 99) 1 100) 4 101) 2 102) 4
Rajya Sabha 103) 1 104) 3 105) 2&4 106) 1 107) 2 108) 2
3. Elected members of the Rajya Sabha and the 109) 2 110) 3 111) 3 112) 2 113) 4 114) 4
Lok Sabha 115) 1 116) 2 117) 3 118) 1 119) 4 120)1
4. The President and the two Houses fo Parliament 121) 3 122) 3 123) 4 124) 2 125) 2 126) 4
146. The most important factor responsible for the 127) 1 128) 2 129) 3 130) 4 131) 1 132) 2
decline of Parliament is 133) 3 134) 4 135) 4 136) 3 137) 3 138) 1
1. The growth of the Committee System 139) 1 140) 1 141) 1 142) 1 143) 1 144) 2
2. The growth of delegated legislation 145) 4 146) 2 147) 3 148) 2 149) 2 150) 1
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1. In plants, phosphorus is mainly used for 1) The Eve 2) Dolly
1) Leaf growth 2) Flowering 3) The Shrine 4) Abbey
3) Root growth 4) Leaf and root growth 13. Genome Mapping is related to
2. Concave mirrors areused as shaving mirrors 1) Blood grouping 2) Mapping of genes
because they 3) Mapping of nerve centres
1) do not distort images 4) Mapping of the brain
2) always produce real images 14. The technology which allows the user to ac-
3) produce magnified images cess the Internet through the mobile phone
4) never produce inverted images without using a modem or computer, is

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3. In the human body, urea is produced in the 1) PGRS 2) RPGS 3) SPGR 4) GRPS

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1) Liver 2) Spleen 15. Of the following diseases, which one is re-

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3) Kidneys 4) Pancreas lated to the spinal column of man ?

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4. Sound travels faster in 1) Hypothermia 2) Cataract

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1) dry air than in water 2) wood than in iron 3) Cervical spondylosis 4) Hernia

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3) iron than in air 16. Which of the following human organs is least

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4) hydrogen than in water suceptible to harmful radiation ?

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5. In the human body, the pituitary gland is lo- 1) Eyes 2) Heart 3) Brain 4) Lungs
cated in the 17. The fuel efficiency of dry cattle dung in com-

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1) Chest 2) Abdomen parison to bio-gas is
3) Throat 4) Brain

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1) One - fourth 2) One - fifth
6. Non-secretion of insulin causes

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1) Diabetes 2) Malaria

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18. Which of the following is named 'Gajraj'?
3) Ulcer 4) Tuberculosis 1) MIG - 27 2) Jaguar

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7. The unmanned aircraft developed in India is 3) Mirage 2000 4) IL - 76

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called 19. The missile 'Agni - has a range of

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1) Lakshya 2) Nishant 3) Trisul 4) Hansa 1) 1000 km 2) 700 km 3) 2000 km 4) 200 km

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8. Photoelectric cells are used to convert 20. The largest Telecom operator in India is
1) Light energy into sound energy 1)BSNL 2) MTNL

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2) Light energy into heat energy 3) Tata Indicom 4) Reliance Info.cam

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3) Light energy into electrical energy 21. Which of the following cities has India's first

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4) Electrical energy into light energy "Techno Park" ?

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9. India's first exclusive meteorological satellite 1) Gurgaon 2) Pune
launched recently took the Earth's image in 3) Bangalore 4) Thiruvananthapuram
full frame mode. What is the name of the sat- 22. The National institute of Oceanography is lo-
ellite ? cated at
1) INSAT - 1C 2) INSAT -2 B 1) Cochin 2) Mumbai
3) INSAT - 1A 4) METSAT 3) Chennai 4) Goa
10. Which among the following is the richest 23. Which of the following is a mixture ?
source of protien ? 1) Lime 2) Table salt
1) Black gram 2) Bengal gram 3) Sugar 4) Sea water
3) Pea 4) Soyabean 24. Where does genetic mutation occur ?
11. Which kind of light waves are used in the re- 1) In DNA 2) In RNA
mote control of Television ? 3) In chromosomes 4) In ribosomes
1) Visible light 2) Infra - red 25. An element is best characterised byits
3) X - rays 4) r - rays 1) Electronic configuration
12. What is the name of the world's first cloned 2) Atomic number 3) Atomic weight
human bady ? 4) Atomic volume

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26. The Supreme Court has allowed the construc- 1) The economy is about to collapse
tion of the Sardar Sarovar Dam up to aheight 2) The economy is stagnant
of 3) The beginning of steady growth
1) 88 metres 2) 90 metres 4) The removal of all controls
3) 100 metres 4) 120 metres 38. During which Five Year Plan was the primary
27. The Central Rice Institute of India is located responsibility of India's development shifted
in to the Public Sector ?
1) Kolkata 2) Cuttak 1) First Plan 2) Second Plan
3) Bangalore 4) Guwahati 3) Third Plan 4) Fourth Plan
28. The Rana Pratap Sagar Power Plant 39. How much of India's total area consists of
(Rajasthan) is associated with cultivable plains ?
1) Nuclear power 2) Solar power 1) 23% 2) 36% 3) 41% 4) 51%
40. Which of the following is the largest contribu-

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3) Hydro - electricity 4) Gas-based electricity
tor to the total tax revenue of India ?

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29. Which of the following states is the leading
1) Income Tax 2) Corporation Tax

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producer of woollen textiles ?

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1) Jammu & Kashmir 2) Punjab 3) Customs Duties 4) Union Excise Duties

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3) Rajasthan 4) Himachal Pradesh 41. With which of the following industries is

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Ranchi associated ?
30. Which of the following Oil Corporations in the

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1) Rayon Silk 2) Copper

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Public Sector has proposed setting up a new
3) Hosiery

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oil refinery at Bina in M. P. ?
4) Manufacture of heavy machines
1) Indian Oil Corporation
42. In which of the following states is India's larg-
2) Bharat Petroleum Corporation

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est lake located ?
3) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation
1) Andhra Pradesh 2) Assam

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4) Indo-Burma Petroleum Corporation
3) Madhya Pradesh 4) Orissa

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31. At the mouth of which river is India' largest
43. Find the odd one out :

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estuary located ?
1) Jagson Airlines 2) Indian Airlines
1) Hooghly 2) Bhagirathi

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3) Air Sahara 4) Jet Airways
3) Godavari 4) Krishna 44. What is the share of agriculture in India's GDP

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32. The most extensive soil cover of India com-

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prises

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1) 50% 2) 52% 3) 26% 4) 55%
1) Red soil 2) Black soil 45. What is India's female literacy rate according
3) Alluvial soil 4) Marshy soil to the 2001 census ?

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33. The most sensitive indicator of the health of 1) 62.48% 2) 54.16% 4) 64.13% 4) 66.47%

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a community is its 46. For which of the following crops does India

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1) Birth Rate 2) Infant Mortality Rate have the largest cultivating area in the world?

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3) Death Rate 4) Maternal Mortality 1) Wheat 2) Rice 3) Pulses 4) Cotton
Rate 47. According to the date recently published by
34. In India, banks were nationalised for the first the WHO, how many people are killed every
time inthe year year in violence ?
1) 1950 2) 1960 3) 1969 4) 1979 1) 1 million 2) 0.8 million
35. Similipal in Orissa state is well known for its 3) 1.2 million 4) 1.6 million
1) Stone - carved temple complex 48. Which of the following pairs of countries
2) Wild - life sanctuary 3) Virgin beach achieved the top and the bottom positions
4) Hydro - electric power project respectively inmatters of development as per
36. Where are tropical evergreen forests found in the World Human Development Report 2002 ?
India ? 1) USA and Sri Lanka
1) Kerala 2) Andhra Pradesh 2) Norway and Sierra Leone
3) Madhya Pradesh 4) Orissa 3) Sweden and Pakistan
37. Certain economists opine that Indian 4) Canada and Bangladesh
economy has reached the "Take off" stage. It 49. Cheque - bounding is now a punishable of-
means fence and can attract imprisonment upto

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3) Three years 4) Four years 3) Manipuri 4) Bharatanatyam
50. From which of the following is Plan expendi- 60. Who was the builder of the fortification in the
ture met in India ? Aravallis which is sometimes called "The
1) External aid and assistance from OECD coun Great Wall of India" ?
tries 1) Rana Pratap 2) Rana Sanga
2) External aid from other countries 3) Rana Kumbha 4) Man Singh
3) Internal borrowing and other measures 61. Which community of Indian Muslims is en-
4) External aid from IMF joined to pray only thrice a day instead of the
51. Who among the following led the rebellious customary five times ?
sepoys inKanpur in 1857 ? 1) Ismaili Khojas 2) Bohras
1) Tantia Tope 2) Laxmi Bai 3) Moplahs 4) Ahmadiyas

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3) Nana Saheb 4) Kunwar Singh 62. In the Mahabharat, the hundred sons of

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52. Who was the first woman President of the In- Dhritarastra (i.e. Kauravas) also had a sister.

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dian National Congress ? What is her name ?

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1) Sarojini Naidu 2) Mrs. Annie Besant 1) Vaisali 2) Duhshala

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3) Sucheta Kripalani 4) Madam Cama 3) Ratnavali 4) Durvinita

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53. Where did Gandhiji start the first peasant 63. In what evidence is Central Asia regarded as

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movement during the freedom struggle ? the original home of the Aryans ?

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1) Sabarmati 2) Bardoli 1) Anthropological 2) Philologocial
3) Chouri - Choura 4) Champaran 3) Racial 4) Archaeological
54. During India's freedom struggle, which of the 64. When, and where was our National Anthem

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following was formed the earliest ? first sung ?

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1) Congress Socialist Party 1) January 24, 1950 in Allahabad

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2) Communist Party of India 2) January 24, 1950 in Delhi

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3) Hindustan Republican Socialist Association 3) December 26, 1942 in Calcutta
4) All India States People's Conference 4) December 27, 1911 in Clacutta

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55. Who of the following women freedom fight- 65. Noutanki is a popular fold drama of

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ers went underground during the Quit India 1) Rajasthan 2) Bihar
Movement ?
I 3) Uttar Pradesh 4) Madhya Pradesh

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1) Sucheta Kripalani 2) Vijayalaxmi Pundit 66. Who of the following called Cripp's propos-
3) Aruna Asaf Ali 4) Sarojini Naidu als "post - dated cheques" ?

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56. In which session of the Indian National Con- 1) Motilal Nehru 2) M.K. Gandhi

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gress did Dadabhai Naoroji announce that 3) Jawaharlal Nehru

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"Swaraj" was the goal of India's political ef- 4) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

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forts ? 67. The Government of India has proposed to in-
1) 1886 Calcutta Session troduce legislation for dual citizenship for
2) 1893 Lahore Session NRIs. Which of the following recommended
3) 1905 Banaras Session dual citizenship ?
4) 1906 Calcutta Session 1) Kelkar Committee
57. The most famous musician at the court of 2) L. M. Singhvi Committee
Akbar was Tansen. What was his original 3) Kothari Committee 4) K. Lal Committee
name? 68. What is the age of retirement for a High Court
1) Makaranda Pande 2) Ramtanu Pande Judge ?
3) Lal Kalwant 4) Baz Bahadur 1) 65 years 2) 60 years
58. Who is the author of Sangeeta Ratnakara, the 3) 62 years 4) 58 years
treatise on classical music ? 69. Which of the following is the most important
1) Matanga 2) Sarangadeva item of expenditure of the Government of In-
3) Tansen 4) Purandaradasa dia on Revenue Account ?
59. Which classical Indian dance form evolved 1) Defence 2) Subsidies
in a region once known as 'Odhra Magadha'? 3) Pensions 4) Interest Payments

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70. Find the odd one out 3) President of India
1) Amaravati 2) Nagarjuna Konda 4) Speaker of the Lok Sabha in consultation with
3) Ajanta Caves 4) Gomateswara the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
71. The Bodoland Agitation is centred in 80. In which of the following states was the
1) Tripura 2) Assam 3) Manipur 4) Bihar Panchayati Raj System introduced first ?
72. The proclamation of Emergency under Article 1) Rajasthan 2) West Bengal
352 of the Constitution of India must be ap- 3) Karnataka 4) Andhra Pradesh
proved by the Parliament within 81. Which of the following pairs of words were
1) 6 months 2) 3 months added to the Preamble of the Constitution of
3) 2 months 4) One month India by the 42nd Amendment ?
73. The federal part of the Government of India 1) 'Sovereign' and 'Democratic'
Act, 1935 could not be implemented, because 2) 'Secular' and 'Socialist'

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1) The Congress Party did not accept it 3) 'Democratic' and 'Socialist'

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2) The Muslim League did not accept it 4) 'Secular' and 'Democratic'

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3) Some of the provinces did not accept it 82. Though India is a federal political system, the

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4) The rulers of princely states did not consent word 'federation' is

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to join the proposed federation 1) mentioned at only one place in the Constitution

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74. Who of the following presides over the meet- 2) mentioned only at two places in the Constitu-

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ings of the National Development Council ? tion

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1) The Finance Minister 3) not mentined in the Constitution
2) The Minister for Planning 4) mentioned only in the Schedules of the Con-
3) The Prime - Minister 4) The Vice - President stitution

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75. The book My Presidential Years was written 83. What is the quorum for Lok Sabha meetings?

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by 1) 1/6 or 80 members 2) 1/4 or 140 members

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1) Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma 3) 1/10 or 55 members 4) 1/20 or 28 members

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2) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan 84. Which of the following is wrongly matched?
3) R. Venkataraman 4) Dr. Rajendra Prasad 1) Rayaprolu Subbar Rao – Trunakankan

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76. Which of the following is a Fundamental 2) Duvvuri – Krusheevaludu

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Right, guaranteed by the Constitution of In- 3) Krishna Sastri – Urvasi
dia ?
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1) Right to Govern 2) Right to Property 85. Who of the following was the first Indian to
3) Right to Information 4) Right to Equality join the Indian Civil Service ?

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77. Without being a Member of Parliament, can a 1) Devendranath Tagore

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person be appointed a minister ? 2) Surendranath Banerji

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1) No 3) Abhanindranath Chatterji

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2) Yes, without any conditions 4) Satyendranath Tagore
3) Yes, only if the Parliament approves the ap- 86. Who among the following was the author of
pointment. Ramacharita Manas ?
4) Yes, but he should be elected member of Par- 1) Tulsidas 2) Kabirdas
liament within 6 months of his appointment 3) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu 4) Surdas
78. As per the Constitution of India, who can make 87. Who of the following was awarded the 2002
laws on residual matters ? Gandhi Peace Prize ?
1) State Legislatures only 1) John Hume 2) Ramakrishna Mission
2) Parliament only 3) Nelson Mandela 4) Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
3) Parliament, with the concurrence of State leg- 88. The Annual Summit of World Economic
islatures Fourm was held in Davos inJanuary 2003.
4) Parliament or State legislatures as decided Davos is a city in
by the Supreme Court. 1) Switzerland 2) Brussels
79. The salaries of Members of Parliament are 3) Norway 4) Denmark
decided by the 89. Who was the Chief Guest at the 2003 Repub-
1) Parliament 2) Union Cabinet lic Day Parade in New Delhi ?

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 1) S. R. Nathan 2) Mohammad Khatami 101. Who of the following was selected for the
3) Moumoon Abdul Gayoom award of the Fourth Annual Prize of $ 350,000
4) Hosni Mubarak for Cultural Freedom, by the US based Lannan
90. Which of the following nations joined the U. Foundation in January 2003 ?
N. Security Council as a non-permanent mem- 1) Medha Patkar 2) Arun Kumar Singh
ber for two years in January 2003 ? 3) Arundhati Roy 4) Anton S. Balasingham
1) India 2) Pakistan 102. The Naga insurgent leader who participated
3) Nepal 4) Bangladesh in the peace talks during the 3rd week of Janu-
91. What is considered to be the source of the ary 2003 in Delhi was
Telugu Script ? 1) Aaleng Pang 2) Isak Chishi Swu
1) Brahmi Script 3) Idobi Singh 4) Kaising Patwa
2) Dakshina Brahmi Script 103. Who of the following won the Hollywood For-
3) Devanagari Script 4) Kannada Script

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eign Press Association's 'Golden Globe'
92. 'Nandi' awards were introduced for the best

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award for the Best Dramatic Actor in Januarry
cinema in Andhra Pradesh in the year 1964.

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2003 ?

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the firs 'Golden Nandi' award ? 3) Gene Hackman 4) Michael Chiklis

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1) Antastulu 2) Doctor Chakravarthi
104. Sonam Singh won the Gold Medal at the na-

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tional level and a silver medal in "Sankar's
93. In a certain code, CATTLE is DZUSMD. What

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International Children's Award" and received
would be the code for STRAIN ?
it from the President of India in Delhi on 24
1) TSSYJM 2) TUSZJM
January, 2003. What is the title of the painting

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3) RSSBHM 4) TSSZJM
she drew ?
94. In a certain code, LEST is 1, 2, 3, 4 and BACK

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1) Indian Child 2) Bharat Mata
is 5, 6, 7, 8. Then STABLE in that code would

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be

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105. Who was the Chief Guest at the Republic Day
1) 346512 2) 345612 3) 354162 4) 346521
Parade on January 26, 2003 ?

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and 625 1) Kamal Kharrazi

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3) Mohammad Khatami 4) Bijam Zagnesh

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96. In the beginning the Kakatiyas were
1) Jains 2) Shivites 106. Which of the following awards was conferred
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97. Where in Andhra Pradesh is the 9 - temple Philadelphia, Dr. George Willoughby, for

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complex of Navabrahma Temple ? propagatin Gandhian ideals abroad ?

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1) Satyavolu 2) Alampur 1) Indira Gandhi International Award

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3) Mahanandi 4) Vemulawada 2) Jamnalal Bajaj Annual Award
98. From whom did Kakatiya Pratapa Rudra take 3) Gandhi Peace Foundation Award
over Kanchipuram in the south ? 4) Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award
1) Ravivarman 2) Raja Raja Chola 107. Maqbool Fida Husain, the famous Indian
3) Rajendra Chola 4) Tanjavur Nayakas painter wrote a book which was released in
99. Identify the wrong pair : Hyderabad on January 19, 2003. What is the
1) Inavolu – The Temple of Mylarudeva title of the Book ?
2) Kolanupaka – The Temple of someswara 1) Gajagamini 2) Al Fida
3) Vemulawada – The Temple of Swayambhudeva 3) Zakhm 4) Where Art Thou
4) Movva – TheTemple of Gopalaswami 108. Identify the odd one :
100. Which of the following countries have been 1) Michael Elgin 2) Kalpana Chawla
labelled as 'Axis of Evil' by the American Presi- 3) Rick Husband 4) Laurel Clark
dent, George W. Bush ? 109. The Appajosyula Vishnubhot Foundation
A. North Korea 1. East timor (USA) presented the 'Pratibha Murthi Lifetime
B. Iran 2. Afghanistan Achievement Award – 2003' to
1) A B C 2) C D 3) A B C D 4) A B C D 1) R. S. Sudarshanam 2) Kolakaluri Enac

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 3) Korlapati Srirama Murthy President was elected the 6th President of
4) Ramalaxmi Arudra China on March 15, 2003. Who became the Vice-
110. India successfully test-fired the “Agni” mis- President of China in Hu's place ?
sile on 9th January, 2003. Which of the follow- 1) Wu Bangguo 2) Li Peng
ing is not true about t ? 3) Zeng Qinghong 4) John Wong
1) It was fired from Wheeler Island 118. Who of the following Bollywood actresses is
2) It is a two - stage missile variant the recipient of a special 'Red and White Brav-
3) It is called Agni - I 4) Its range is 1000 km ery Award' for the year 2003 ?
111. The 90th Indian Science Congress was held 1) Preity Zinta 2) Shabana Azmi
in the first week of January, 2003 at Banga- 3) Madhuri Dixit 4) Aishwarya Rai
lore. Who of the following was/were the 119. A bloody war began between USA and Iraq
organisers (s) of the Congress ? on the 21st of March, 2003. What is the old name
1) Indian Space Research Organization of Iraq ?

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2) Tata Institute of Fundamental Research 1) Assyria 2) Mesopotomia

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3) Bangalore University 3) Turkmenistan 4) Alexandria

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her second voyage in space, NASA had cho- tion of the galleries for his eccentric and flam-

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sen another American Indian, Ms Suneeta Lyn boyant gestures, belongs to

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Expedition - 10. Which of the following is not 3) New Zealand 4) South Africa
true about Suneeta ? 121. Which of the following statements is not cor-

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1) She is 37 years old rect ?
2) She is serving as a Lieutenant Commander 1) The 62 year-old former England Cricket cap-

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3) She is the daughter of Dipak Pandya and tain, Geoff Boycott, is detected with throat

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4) She does not have any earlier experience in 2) The Gladiator superstar, Russell Crowe, is a

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flying native of Fiji and lives in New Zealand
113. The Golden Jubilee celebrations of the 3) During his visit to India in the first week of

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Sankaracharya, Jayendra Saraswati's ascen- March 2003, the German President Johannes

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sion to the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam started Rau, visited the National Remote sensingt
on 21 March, 2003 at Tirumala. Jayendra Agency in Hyderabad
Saraswati is the 4) The planet Jupiter was found with 7 more

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1) 64th Acharya of the Peetam
2) 68th Acharya of the Peetam
moons recently
122. Which of the following organizations an-

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4) 70th Acharya of the Peetam recently for 2001 and 2002 in Medicine, Phi-
114. Who of the following is the only woman mem- losophy, Science, Art and Literature ?
ber of the recently elected Chinese Politburo, 1) The Pharmacy Council of India
and who is also the new Chinese Vice pre- 2) The National Council for Educational Research
mier ? and Training
1) Wu Yi 2) Chen Zhili 3) The Government of West Bengal
3) Li Zhao - xing 4) Cao 4) The Medical Council of India
115. The English film which bagged the Gollapudi 123. The Cuban President, Fidel Castro, the World's
Srinivas National Award for the year 2002 is longest ruling head of government was once
1) Gladiator 2) 10 again elected President by the Cuban Parlia-
3) Let's talk 4) The Abyss ment on 7th March, 2003. In all, how many
116. Where was the World Water Forum opened on terms has he been elected President of Cuba,
16th March, 2003 ? including the recent one?
1) Hong Kong 2) Tokyo 3) Singapore 4) Belgrade 1) 10 terms 2) 9 terms 3) 8 terms 4) 6 terms
117. Hu Jintao, the General Secretary of the Chi- 124. The Space Shuttle Columbia's catastrophic
nese Communist Party and the Chinese Vice- break-up on Febrrary 1, 2003 killing the seven

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 member crew reminds us of the break-up of 132. Find the missing number in the space with
another space shuttle on January 28, 1986 in the question mark
Florida, killing exactly the same number of
crew. What was the name of the shuttle ? 7 37
1) Columbia – I 2) Discovery 43 9 4
3) Atlantis 4) Challenger 8 ?
125. An American missionary, Joseph William coo-
1) 40 2) 41 3) 39 4) 32
per was in the news because of an attack on
133. Amit's birthday was celebrated on October 22,
his life in kerala in january 2003. Which of the
1994, a Saturday. What will be the day on his
following is not true about him?
1) He is a bishop in the New Jerusalem univer- birthday in the year 1996 ?
sal Church in Ohio 1) Saturday 2) Monday 3) Tuesday 4) Friday
2) He is a civil engineer by profession 134. The sales of a product go on increasing year
after year. On the basis of the following pro-

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3) He is a permanent visa holder to stay in India
4) He belongs to the Pentecostal group duction trends, find out its production for the

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126. If Russia is the largest weapons supplier to year 2003.

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second largest weapons supplier to India ? 1999 14

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cially inagurated the event ? 2003 ?
1) Malcolm Gray 2) Ngconde Balfour 1) 98 2) 119 3) 105 4) 112
3) Thabo Mbeki 4) Sir Garry Sobers 135. If the value of CAT = 24, that of DOG = 26,

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their taste. its Head quarters in six hours. It covers the
– E and A did not go to see a Cricket match or to a first one-third of the journey at an average

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Fun-fair speed of 50 km per hour. The next one-third

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Music programme and the last one-third in a hilly zone at 20 km

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not go to see a Painting exhibition 1) 250 km 2) 220 km 3) 230 km 4) 240 km

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– D did not go to see a Cricket match. Painting 137. A statement is given below followed by four
does not interest A and B.

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alternative inferences. Select the most appro-
128. Who went to a Dance programme ?

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Statement :
129. Which of the following statements is not correct ? Many creative persons become artists.
1) C went to see a Fun-fair
1) Some artists are creative persons
2) D was interested in Painting
2) A high level of creativity is needed to become an artist
3) E did not go to a Fun-fair
3) It is not possible to become an artist without
4) A went to a Music programme
creativity
130. Form a sensible word with the 1st, 2nd, 3rd,
4) A creative person will certainly become an artist
5th, 7th and 8th letters of the word GRAND-
SON. Which are the first and last letters of that 138. Introducting a man, a woman says, "His wife
word ? is the only daughter of my father." How is that
1) R and N 2) A and G 3) D and N 4) R and D man related to the woman ?
131. A watchman is standing in a light - house fac- 1) Brother 2) Father-in-law
ing north. He turned 135° clockwise, then 315° 3) Maternal uncle 4) Husband
anti-clockwise. After some time he again 139. Which of the following groups of letters
turned 45° clockwise. Which direction is he should come in place of the question mark in
facing now ? the series given below ?
1) South - West 2) North - East AZB; CYD; EXF; ?; IVJ
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140 and Q. 141.
Six books on different subjectsw viz. Hist 146. Statements :
Geography, English, Hindi, Economics, Psy-
chology are arranged in a pile necessarily in
the same order. Each belongs to a different
person and their names are Dinesh, Harish,
Viswas, Lalita, Sanjay and Neeta.
The English book is kept on the top and be-
longs to Dinesh. The Psychology book kept
at the bottom and it does not belong to Sanjay
or Lalita.
The Economics book belongs to Harish and
1) Only I and III follow 2) All the four follow
3) Only II and III follow 4) Either II or IV follows
1. Some crows are eagles.
2. Some eagles are sparrows while the rest
are dogs.
Conclusions :
I. Some crows are neither sparrows nor dogs.
II. Some crows are either sparrows or dogs.
III. Some eagles are not crows.
IV. Some dogs are sparrows.
1) Only i and II follow 2) Either I or II follows
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kept immediately after the Hindi book. 147. Which set of letters when sequentially placed
The History book is immediately above Ge- at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it
ography book and immediately below Eco-
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1) History 2) Geography Instructions for Q 149 and 150 : Find the
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Division, '–' stands for Addition and ' ' stands 1) 10 2) 3 3) 105 4) 1890
for Subtraction, ÷

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144. In a certain code, sa re ga ma means "Island 13) 2 14) 4 15) 3 16) ? 17) 2 18) 1
of the dead". ga pa re dha means "the end of 19) 3 20) 1 21) ? 22) 4 23) 4 24) 1

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time". na se ma pa means" its a dead end". If 25) 1 26) 2 27) 2 28) 1 29) 2 30) ?
so, which of the following could mean "time 31) 1 32) 2 33) 2 34) 3 35) 2 36) 1

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of the jackal"?

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37) 3 38) 2 39) 1 40) 4 41) 4 42) 4
1) sur ga re pa 2) ga sur pa ma 43) 1 44) 3 45) 2 46) 3 47) ? 48) 2

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3) re ga sur dha 4) ga re dha ma 49) 2 50) ? 51) 3 52) 2 53) 4 54) ?
Instructions for Q 145and Q 146 : Each 55) 3 56) 4 57) ? 58) ? 59) ? 60) ?
question contains two statements followed by 61) ? 62) 2 63) 3 64) 4 65) 3 66) 2
four conclusions numbered I, II, III, IV. You 67) 2 68) 3 69) 2 70) 4 71) 2 72) 4
have to treat the given statements as truths 73) 4 74) 3 75) 3 76) 4 77) 4 78) 2
even if they appear at variance with commonly 79) 1 80) 1 81) 2 82) 3 83) 3 84) 4
known facts. Read all the conclusions and 85) 4 86) 1 87) 4 88) 1 89) 2 90) 2
then decide which fo them logically follow 91) 1 92) ? 93) 4 94) 1 95) 4 96) 2
from the statements given. 97) 2 98) ? 99) 3 100) ? 101) ? 102) 2
145. Statements : 103) 2 104) ? 105) 3 106) ? 107) 4 108) 1
1. Some stones are minerals. 109) ? 110) 3 111) 4 112) 4 113) ? 114) 3
2. All plants are stones. 115) ? 116) 2 117) 3 118) ? 119) 2 120) ?
Conclusions : 121) ? 122) ? 123) 4 124) 4 125) ? 126) 3
I. All stones are plants 127) 3 128) ? 129) ? 130) 3 131) 1 132) 3
II. Some plants are minerals. 133) 3 134) 4 135) 1 136) 3 137) 1 138) 4
III. All minerals are stones. 139) 3 140) 2 141) 3 142) 2 143) 3 144) ?
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 GROUP - II PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
GENERAL STUDIES & MENTAL ABILITY - 2001
1. On which river bank is Ayodhya situated. 15. Which of the following dynasties began to
a) Ganges b) Yamuna c) Gomti d) Saryu rule over India after the invasions of Timor?
2. The most importance feature of Harappa's a) Khilji dynasty b) Tughlakdynasty
culture was its. c) Sayyid dynasty d) Lodi dynasty
a) Script b) Religion c) Art d) Urbanization 16. Which of the following countries is the largest
3. Identify the odd thing out. importer from India?
a) Yadagirigutta b) Simhachalam a) USA b) Canada c) Russia d) Germany
c) Mangalagiri d) Vemulawada 17. Which gas is produced in the process of
4. Who of the following Gupta rulers was also a cracking of crude oil?
a) CNG b) LPG c) CO2 d) NO2

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musician?
18. Mahalwari system of revenue settlement was

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a) Chandra Gupta I b) Samudra Gupta
c) Chandra Gupta Vikramdithya II introduced by the British in

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5. In which year did Jawaharlal Nehru become c) Madras Presidency

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the President of the India National Congress? d) North-western provinces presidency

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a) 1927 b) 1928 c) 1929 d) 1930 19. What is the unit of force?

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20. Who of the following ministers of the Nizam
a) New Delhi b) Mumbai
of Hyderabad was a lover of art and literature?
c) Nagpur d) Kolkata
a) Mir Alam b)Muneer-ul-Mulk

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7. Which of the following is the most important
c) Salarjung-I d) Salarjung-III
small-scale industry in India?

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a) Tiles b) Jute c) Jewellery d) Handloom

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highest contribution to the Indian
8. India's first telephone service in the private
Government in the form of taxes?

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sector was launched in 1998 at
a) Cigarettes b) Liquor c) Oil d) Automobiles
a) New Delhi b) Mumbai

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22. Who of the following was the last ruler of the
c) Indore d) Kochi Mauryan dynasty?

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9. Which of the following states has a sex ratio a) Brihadratha b) Dasaratha
farthest below the national average?

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c) Samparati d) Ashoka
a) Tamil Nadu b) Orissa 23. Which of a the following states in India known
c) Punjab d)Andhra Pradesh for its lowest density of population

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10. The Indian Constitution is declared to have a) Rajasthan b) Sikkim

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been adopted and enacted by the c) Goa d) Arunachal pradesh

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c)British Parliament d) People of India Fort at Delhi?
11. Which of the following is not a condition for a) Balban b) Alauddin Khilji
acquisition of Indian citizenship? c) Mohammad Bin Tughlak d) Altutmish
a) Domicile b) Descent 25. Which of the following is a Free Trade port in India?
c) Registration d) Property a) Kandla b) Karaikal c) Cochin d) Quilon
12. How much time does the light from the Sun 26. Which of the following event or ded the other
take to reach the Earth? three?
a) 8 minutes b) 8 seconds a) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
c) 8 hours d) 32 seconds b) Chauri Chaura Incident
13. To an astronaut, how does the outer space c) Rowlatt Act d) Khilafat Movement
appear? 27. Who of the following former Presidents of
a) White b) Black c) Deep blue d) Crimson India did not serve as Vice-President earlier?
14. Which gas is produced after the decompo a) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy b) V.V. Giri
sition of organic matter in the absence of c) Zail Singh d) Sayed Amir Ali
oxygen? 28. Which part of the body is affected as a result
a) Carbon dioxide b) Nitrogen of Typhoid?
c) Sulphur dioxide d) Methane a) Lungs b) Kidneys c) Heart d) Intestines

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29. Who of the following emperors bestowed the a) Sir Saiyyid Ahmed Khan
title 'Asaf Jah' on the Nizam-ul-Mulk of b) Syed Amer Ali c) Sir Agha Khan
Hyderabad? d) Badruddin Tayyabji
a) Farrukh Siyyar b) Mohammad Shah 41. Who of the following was the last ruler of the
c) Ahmad Shah d) Alamghir-II Nanda dynasty?
30. Which of the following will fall at a faster speed a) Mahapadma Nanda b) Dhana Nanda
in vacuum? c) Sisu Nanda d) Aghora Nanda
a) A piece of wood b) A ball of iron 42. Which is the shortest day in the year?
c) A football d) None will fall a) December 25 b) December 24
31. The qualification for appointment as a judge c) December 23 d) December 22
of the Supreme Court is 43. If a refrigerator is opener inside a closed
a) 5years as a judge of High Court or 10 years as room, then
an advocate in a High Court.

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a) The temperature of the room falls
b) 5 years as an advocate in High Court

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b) The temperature of the room remain the same
c) 10 years as an advocate in the Supreme Court

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c) The temperature of the room will increase

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d) A Ph.D. Degree in the discipline of Law. d) None of the aobve will happen

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32. Which of the following is not included in the 44. What is the ore of aluminium known as ?

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Fundamental Rights of the Indian a) Bauxit b) Haematite

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Constitution?

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c) Calcium d) Carbide
a) Eual Pay for Equal work

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45. In which Five -Year Plan did the growth rate
b) Right against Exploitation exceed the target?
c) Right to Equality d) Right to Freedom of Religion a) The First Five-Year Plan

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33. To which galaxy do we belong? b) The Fifth Five -Year Plan
a) Solar Ststem b) Mercury

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c) The Sixth Five - Year Plan
c) Milky Way d) Black Holes

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d) The Eight Five - Year Plan
34. Who of the following leaders passed away

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46. The system of VAT is applicable to
in England while attending the Round Table
a) Income tax b) Estate duty

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Conference?
c) Taxes on agricultural income d) Excise duties

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a) Hakeem Ajmal Khan b) Syed Amir Ali
47. A proclamation of National Emergency

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c) M.A. Answary d) Moulana Mohammad Ali
automatically suspends

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35. Which of the following materials is combus
a) All the Fundamental Rights
tive just on the tip of a safety match sticks?
b) Right to Freedom

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a) Manganese dioxide b) Antimony sulphide
c) Right to Constitutional Remedies

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c) Sulphur d) Phosphorus
d) Fundamental Duties

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36. What is the chemical formula of ozone?
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a) O3 b) O2 c) O d) X
has been permitted for official use
37. Who of the following Nizams of Hyderabad
a) till 1995 b) till 2001 c) till 2010 d) Indefinitely
is said to have participated in the Revolt of
49. IC chips for computer are usually made of
1857?
a) Leaf b) Chromium c) Silicon d) Gold
a) Sikandar Jah b) Naseeruddaulah
c)Afzaluddaulah d) Mir Usman Ali khan 50. Which of the following is required for the
38. The unit used for measuring the speed in preparation of alcohol?
oceanic navigation is a) Protozoa b) Fungi c) Bacteria d) Viruses
a) Knot b) Ohm 51. Birds do not have
c) Fathom d) Horse Power a) Nerves b) Eylids
39. Who of the following rulers was the c) Sweat glands d) Solid bones
contemporary of Gautama the Buddha? 52. Of the three new states formed in 2000, which
a) Ajatasatru b) Bindusara one has low mineral wealth?
c) Asoka d) Kanishka a) Jharkhand b) Uttasranchal
40. Who of the following leaders appealed to c) Chattisgarh d) None of the above
the Muslims in India to Joint he Indian 53. A diesel engine differs from a petrol engine
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 a) no carburettor b) no spark plug 65. Who of the following Satavahana kings en
c) fuel oil instead of petrol d) All the above larged the Amaravathi Stupa and constructed
54. Which of the following High Courts ruled that a stone railing around the mahachaitya?
the enforcement of Hartal of Bandh by force a) Vasistiputra Satakarni b) Yuajnasri Satakami
is unconstitutional? c) Goutamiputra Satakarni d) Srimukha
a) Calcutta High Court b) Kerala High Court 66. Who was the Commander-in- chief of the
c) Lucknow High Court d) Madras High Court Nizam's Hyderabad State during the police
55. How many Lok Sabhas had been constitute Action?
by the end of 2000? a) Sydney cotton b) Maj. Gen. T.N. Choudhary
a) Ten b) Eleven c) Twelve d) Thirteen c) Eledroos d) water Monchkton
56. The residuary powers of legislation in the case 67. The Christian Association of Bellary published
of Jammu and Kashmir belong to the first Telugu journal. What is its name?
a) The Parliament b) The Governor

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a) Satyasodhak b) Satyadoota
c) The State Legislature

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c) Satyanveshi d) Satyavani
d) Both the parliament and the Governor

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68. Who of the following translated dasarathi

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57. A person to be qualified to contest in satakam into English recently?

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Panchayat elections must have attained the a) Dr. Balamurlikrishna

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age of
b) Dr. S.p. Balasubramaniam

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c) Dr. M.s. Rajaji d) Dr. Bhanumati ramakrishna
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69. Who of the following refused the Government
Institute is located at
of India's Arjuna Award recently?
a) Chennai b) Goa c) Cochin d) Kolkata
a) Ajit pal b) Khajan Singh

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59. 'Perini', is a dance form of Sivatandavam
c) Milkha Singh d) Dinesh Khanna
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70. Why as roorkee university in the news
kakatiyas. Who of the following dance masters

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recently?
helped revive it in recent times?

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a) It is accredited to Harward University
a) Vdantham Satyanarayana Sarma
b) It has been made into an IIT

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b) Nataraja Ramakrishna
c) Yamini Krishna Murthy c) It has bee made a Deemed University

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60. During whose times was Rajamahendri. i.e.,
present town of Rajahmundry build ? 71. Who of the following has been totally
a) The Vishnukundins b) The Kalingas absolved of the cricket-betting scandal

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c)The Vijayanagar Kings recently?

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the founder of the Kakatiya family?
a) Kazipet Inscription b) Junagarh Inscription
c) Bayyaram Epigraph d) Vijayawada Inscription
62. During whose region in Andhra Desa, were
the gold coins known as 'Mad'?
a) The Satavahanas b)The kakatiyas
c) The vijayanagara rulers d) The Chalukyas
63. Who of the following well-known telugu poets
adorned the court of pedakomati vemareddy?
a) Nananyabhattu
b) Kavisarvabhauma Srinatha
c) Allasani peddanamatya d) Errapragada
64. Who of the following kings bore the title
Mahamandaleswra?
a) The Satavahana kings b) The Chalukya kings
c) The rastrakuta kings d) The kakatiya kings
72. Who is the Director of the controversial
Tehalka. com?
a) Tarun Tejpal b) Jaya Raj Singh
c) Jaya Jaitley d) None of the above
73. Who of the following sends fortnightly reports
to the president of india about the functioning
of a State Government?
a) The Governor b) The Chief Minister
c) The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
d) The Chief Secretary of the State.
74. Identify the odd man out.
a) Vishwanathan Anand b) Pullela Gophichand
c) Pendyala Harikishan d) Koneru Humpy
75. If the Vice-President of India wishes to resign
from his office, who should he address his
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b) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
c) The Dy. Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha
d) The Prime Minister of India
76. Who of the following used Britain's Sunday
Telegraph and the Indian magazines India
Today and Outlook in a criminal case of
defamation in the cricket-betting scandal?
a) A.C. Muthiah b) Jagmohan Dalmia
c) Kapil Dev d) Mohd. Azharuddin
77. On May 20,2000, the Government of India
decided to convert seven cities into 'ecocities'.
88. With which of the following ragas do students
of carnatic music begin their first lesson?
a) Sri raga b) Mayamalavagowla
c) Mohana d) Bhimpalas
89. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam resigned from the office
of Principal Scientific Adviser to the
Government of India on 12 November, 2001.
Who replaced him as the Principal Scientific
Advisor?
a) Dr. R. Chidambaram b) Dr.K. Kasturirangan
c) Dr. K. Ramachandran d) Dr. D. Narayana Murthy
90. Where is the C.P. Brown Memorial Trust
Library located in Andhra Pradesh?

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c) Cuddapah d) Anantpur

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the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award

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a) Sunil Dutt b) S. jaipal Reddy
Geneva?
c) Dilip Kumar d) Vyjayanthimala
a) Medha Patkar b) Jaya jaitley
79. One of the most fearless critics of American

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c) Murali S. Deora d)Menaka Gandhi
policy who delivered a series of lectures
92. Who of the following won the 'MTV Europe

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acroos the length and breadth of India during
Music Award' for the Best male Singer at the

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November 2001 is
annual event for the world's top pop stars at

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a) Myron Wiener b)Granewill Austin
Frank furt in November2001?
c) Noam Chomsky d) Norman D. palmer

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and melinda Gates Children's Vaccine
81. Chemically, water is a /an Programme which started children's
a) Hydride b) Oxide c) Hydroxide d) Peroxide immunization programme in Hyderabad on 9

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83. We get energy directly form 94. Which of the following sources of the early
a) The Sun b) The Oceans period has mentioned about Telugu?
c) Space d) The Atmosphere a) Rigveda b) Arthasastra
84. Sound cannot travel through c) Rajatarangini d) Itareya Brahmana
a) Vacuum b) Hydrogen gas c) Water d) Steel 95. Who was the founder of the capital city
85. The Sun is Pataliputra in Imperial Magadha?
a) A small star b) A medium-sized star a) Bimbisara b) Ashoka
c) A big star d) not a star c) Ajatasatru d) Samudra Gupta
86. Which of the following diseases is not caused 96. The prestigious Dr. Naydamma Memorial
by bacteria? Award 2000 was announced on 24 October,
a) Diphtheria b) Pneumonia 2001, Who got it?
c) Tuberculosis d) Ringworm a) Dr.V.K. Atre b) Dr.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
87. The disease that is caused by virus infection c) Dr. P. Chidambaram d) Dr. U.R. Rao
is 97. Who was the discoverer of the election?
a) Typhoid b) Cholera a) Dr. Evangelina Villegas b) P.N. Rasmuseen
c) Common cold d) Tetanus c) P.H. Cardoso d) J.J. Thompson

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foundations for learning carnatic music during b) Umareddy Venkateswarlu
the 15 th and 16 th centuries and was known as c) Yerrannaidu d)Bidyuthanth Sinha
karnataka Sangeeta Pitamaha? 109. The members of a State Public service
a) Kabirdas b) Purandara Das Commission are appointed by the Governor.
c) Ramdas d) Thyagaraja Who of the following has the power to
99. Which dynasty succeeded the Mauryan remove them?
dynasty in ancient india? a) The Governor himself
a) The Kushans b) The Guptas b) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
c) The Shungas d)The Satavahanas c) The President of India.
100. The Pentagon, which was attacked by the terro- d) The Chairman of the Union Public Service
rists on 11 september, 2001 is in the state of Commission

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book? 111. Which of the following famous temples in

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102. Who of the following founded the Azad Hind b) Sri Narasimha Swamy Temple-Simhahalam
Fauj (Indian National Army) in 1942? c) Sri Laxi-narasimha Swamy Temple-Yadagiri
a) Abid Hasan b) Capt. Mohan Singh d) Sri Kurmanatha Temple-Srikurmam

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news currently? novel.
a) Code name of the US war against terrorism a) Amsterdam b) Atonement

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c) Name of a novel by Harry Potter d) Hotel World
d) None of the above
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with neutrons produce? b) An old and traditional form of martial arts in

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era to reckon time start?
a) 78 A.D b) 273 A.D. c) 660 A.D. d) 23 A.D.
106. Who was the winner of the US Grand Prix on
September 30,2001?
a) David Coulthard b) Barichello
c) Mika Hakkinen d) Michael Schumacher
107. The Andhra Pradesh Goernment's
Aapadbandhu Scheme is
a) an accident insurance scheme for the people
below the poverty line
b) a welfare programme for the physically
handicapped
c) a secruity scheme for the girl child
d) a scheme for urban unemployed youth.
108. Who is the Chairman of the Estimates
Committee in the Parliament at present?
114. Who of the following Mughal rulers was the
first to issue gold coins?
a) Humayun b) Akbar
c) Aurangzeb d) Jahangir
115. Who of the following was the foreign minister
of the Taliban and was increasingly in the
news recently?
a) Ahmad Shah Masood
b) Wakil Ahmed Muttawakil
c) Mohammad Hassan Akhund
d) Mullah Mohammad Omar
116. Who of the following Chief Ministers resigned
on October 19,2001 after failing to ensure his/
here election to the state Assembly with in
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b) Ms. Jayalalitha of Tamil Nadu
c) P. Shanmugham of Pondicherry
d) Vilasro Deshmukh of Maharashtra
117. In which of the following cities in India are
the Victora Terminus and churchgate Railway
Stations located?
a) Kolkata b) Mumbai c) Chennai d) New Delhi
118. Which of the following is the highest hills
station in Maharashtra?
a) Mahabaleshwar b) Panchagani
c) Matheran d) Chikaldara
127. With which of the following games is Tiger
Woods associated?
a) Snooker b) Golf c) Chess d) Baseball
128. Who of the following has been appointed
recently as the Vice-chancellor of Dr.B.R.
Ambedkar Open University in Andhra Pradesh.
a) Professor V.S. Prasad
b) Professor Ravva Srihari
c) Professor N.gopi
d) Professor Y. Venkatrami Reddy
129. At which temperature, at sea level, does water
boil in the Fahrenheit scale?

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following is not one of the three satellites? 130. Who of the following is the Mayor of New

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120. Sri V.S Naipaul won the Nobel Prize for c) Steven Speilberg d) Rudolph Giuliani
Literature this year. Which of the following 131. Where is Keoladeo Ghana National Park

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novels is not authored by Naipaul ? located?

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121. Which of the following cities hosted the Asia- d) Sundarbans in West Bengal
Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in 132. How did the World Bank categories India in

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c) Shanghai
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India? a) Ms.Jaya Bhaduri Bachchan
a) S.Kasipandian b) M.A. Zaki b) Anupam Kher
c) Justice K. Jayachandra Reddy d) T.V.R. Shenoy c) Mithum Chakaravarthy d) Goutam Ghosh
124. India i the largest exporter of gems and 134. A Well- known Indian diplomat and statesman,
jewellery. What is her share in the total exports Mr. B.K. nehru died recently. Which of the
of the world? following is not true about him?
a) 17.6% b) 36% c) 27% d) 8.9 % a) He wrote a book titled "Nice Guys Finish
125. Bairam Khan was Akbar's General who Second"
defeated Hemu. In which of the following wars b) He served as the Indian Ambassador to the
was Hemu defeated at the hands of Bairam U.S.A
Khan? c) He was an ICS cadre officer and not in the
a) First Panipat War b) Second Panipat War foreign service cadre.
c) The war of Buxar d) The War of Chittorgarh d) He was the younger brother Motilal Nehru.
126. Azadiracta Indica' is the scientific name of 135. Which of the following films produced by Mira
a) pipal tree b) Teak tree nair won the Golden Lion in the Venice Film
c) Neem tree d) Chilliplant Festival recently?

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c) The Mississippi Masala English cricket team that visited India during
d) Monsoon Wedding November-December 2001?
136. The train "Prashanti Express" runs between a) Mike Atherton b) Alec Stewart
a) Chennai- Visakhapatnam c) Nasser Hussain d) Andrew Caddick
b) Visakhapatnam- Bangalore 146. The ministerial level WTO conference was held
c) Secunderabad-Puttaparthi in Doha in the third week of November 2001.
d) Secunderabad - Shiridi In which country is Doha?
137. In which of the following states is Dogri a) Saudi Arabia b) United Arab Emirates
spoken? c) Qatar d) Libya
a) Jammu & kashmir and Himachalpradesh 147. The Indian Civil Service was introduced dur-
b)Punjab c) Rajasthan d) Sikkim ing the rule of
a) Dalhousie b) Curzon

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a) Mughals b) Marathas c) Rajputs d) Sikhs

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c) Tom Sawyer d)Vicar of wakefield 150. As water freezes, its temperature
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State Cooperative Societies in the state? 31. a 32. a 33. c 34. d 35. d 36. a
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Trade Union Congress (INTUC) for its 27 th 55. d 56. c 57. a 58. c 59. b 60. d

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session held at Ranchi in Jharkhand state on 61. c 62. b 63. b 64. d 65. b 66. c
13 th November,2001 67. b 68. d 69. c 70. b 71. b 72. a
a) Pavan Singh Ghotover 73. a 74. b 75. a 76. c 77. c 78. c
b) Ramchandar Khanthia 79. c 80. c 81. c 82. b 83. a 84. a
c) K.L. Nair d) G. Sanjive reddy 85. a 86. d 87. c 88. c 89. a 90. c
143. Who of the following has been selected for
91. c 92. a 93. c 94. d 95. c 96. d
the Ninth Pratibha Murthi Lifetime Achieve-
97. c 98. d 99. c 100. c 101. a 102. c
ment Award for 2000 by the Appajyosyula-
103. a 104. c 105. a 106. d 107. a 108. b
Vishnubhotla Foundation of America Inc.?
a) P.V. Narasimha Rao b) Juvvadi Goutama Rao 109. c 110. d 111. d 112. c 113. b 114. b
c) M.L. Narasimha Rao d) C. Narayana Reddy 115. b 116. b 117. b 118. a 119. c 120. d
144. Where was the 12th International Children's 121. c 122. d 123. c 124. - 125. b 126. c
Film Festival inaugurated on 14 th November, 127. b 128. a 129. c 130. d 131. b 132. a
2001? 133. b 134. d 135. d 136. b 137. a 138. c
a) Hyderabad b) Chennai 139. d 140. a 141. - 142. d 143. a 144. a
c) Mumbai d) Bangalore 145. c 146. c 147. d 148. b 149. b 150. a

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