ORIGINAL/CLONED MCQs

1000+ Questions useful in present CSAT scenario

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1. In what way does the Indian Parliament his house is (c) Russia (d) Spain
exercise control over the administration? (a) 4 km (b) 5 km 16. Consider the following organizations:
(a) Through Parliamentary Committees (c) 6 km (d) 7 km A. Atomic Minerals Directorate for
(b) Through Consultative Committees 9. A London branch of the All India Research and Exploration
of various ministers Muslim League was established in 1908 B. Heavy Water Board
(c) By making the administrators send under the presidency of C. Indian Rare Earths Limited
periodic reports (a) Aga Khan D. Uranium Corporation of India
(d) By compelling the executive to issue (b) Ameer Ali Which of these is/are under the De-
writs (c) Liaquat Ali Khan partment of Atomic Energy?
2. Antigen is a substance which (d) M. A. Jinnah (a) A only (b) A and D
(a) destroys harmful bacteria 10. Which of the following features of (c) B, C, and D (d) A, B, C, and D
(b) is used to treat poisoning DNA makes it uniquely suited to store 17. Who among the following was the
(c) lowers body temperature and transmit genetic information from President of the All-India States’ Peoples’
(d) stimulates formation of antibody generation to generation? Conference in 1939?
3. Who among the following organized the (a) Complementarity of the two (a) Jaya Prakash Narayan
famous Chittagong armoury raid? strands (b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(a) Laxmi Sehgal (b) Double helix (c) Sheikh Abdullah
(b) Surya Sen (c) Number of base-pairs per turn (d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(c) Batukeshwar Datta (d) Sugar phosphate backbone 18. Consider the following statements about
(d) J. M. Sengupta 11. Two wires have their lengths, diameters the minorities in India:
4. Solve the given equations: and resistivities, all in the ratio of 1 : 2. A. The Government of India has notified
x2 + y2 = 34 If the resistance of the thinner wire is five communities, namely, Muslims,
x 4 – y4 = 544 10 ohms, the resistance of the thicker Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, and
The values of x and y are wire is Zoroastrians as Minorities
(a) ±4, ± 3 (b) ±5, ±3 (a) 5 ohms (b) 10 ohms B. The National Commission for Mi-
(c) ±3, ± 5 (d) ±3, ±4 (c) 20 ohms (d) 40 ohms nor-ities was given statutory status
5. Consider the decadal Census data given 12. The given map is the Union Territory of in 1993
below: C. The smallest religious minority in
India are the Zoroastrians
Decadal Population (in millions) D. The Constitution of India recognizes
Year Population and protects religious an linguistic
1961 10.7 minorities
1971 14.3 Which of these statements are correct?
(a) B and C (b) A and D
1981 16.2
(c) B, C, and D (d) A, B, and D
1991 18.9
19. The temperature and rainfall of a
The above data refer to which one of the (a) Chandigarh meteorological station are given below:
‘Population by Religion’ groups? (b) Daman and Diu Temp.  Rainfall
(a) Sikhs (b) Jains (c) Dadra and Nagar Haveli (°C) (cm)
(c) Christians (d) Buddhists (d) Puducherry
J 9.4 12.2
6. Which of the following committees ex- 13. Identify the correct order of the pro- F 10.6 9.1
amined and suggested Financial Sector cesses of soil erosion from the fol-
M 11.7 9.7
reforms? lowing:
A 12.2 2.5
(a) Abid Hussain Committee (a) Splash erosion, sheet erosion, rill
(b) Bhagwati Committee erosion, gully erosion M 13.3 1.8
(c) Chelliah Committee (b) Sheet erosion, splash erosion, gully J 13.9 0.3
(d) Narasimham Committee erosion, rill erosion J 13.9 –
7. In which one of the following cities is the (c) Rill erosion, gully erosion, sheet A 14.4 –
Lingaraja Temple located? erosion, splash erosion S 15.6 0.8
(a) Bhubaneswar (d) Gully erosion, rill erosion, sheet O 15.0 2.5
(b) Bijapur erosion, splash erosion N 13.3 6.1
(c) Kolkata 14. The new series of Wholesale Price Index D 10.6 11.7
(d) Shravanabelagola (WPI) released by the Government of Average temperature: 12.8°C
8. A worker reaches his factory 3 min late India is with reference to the base prices of Average rainfall: 54.9 cm per annum
if his speed from his house to the factory (a) 1981 to 1982 (b) 1990 to 1991 Identify the region having the above cli-
is 5 km/h. If he walks at a speed of 6 km/ (c) 1993 to 1994 (d) 1994 to 1995 matic pattern from amongst the following:
h. then he reaches the factory 7 minutes 15. The chess player Alexi Shirov represents (a) Mediterranean region
early. The distance of the factory from (a) Albania (b) Kazakhstan (b) Monsoon region
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(c) Steppe region 26. The term National Income represents 30. Match List I with List II and select the
(d) NW European region (a) Gross national product at market correct answer using the codes given
20. Three flags, each of different colour, prices minus depreciation below the lists:
are available for a military exercise. (b) Gross national product at market
prices minus depreciation plus net List I List II
Using these flags, different codes can be
generated by waving factor income from abroad (Amendments to the (Contents)
(I) single flag of different colours, or (c) Gross national product at market Constitution)
(II) any two flags in a different sequence prices minus depreciation and A. The Consti- 1. Establishment
of colours, or indirect taxes plus subsidies tution of state
(III) three flags in a different sequence of (d) Gross national product at market (Sixty-ninth level Rent
Colour prices minus net factor income Amendment) Tribunals
The maximum number of codes that can from abroad Act, 1991
be generated is 27. Match List I with List II and select the B. The Consti- 2. No reservations
(a) 6 (b) 9 correct answer using the codes given tution (Seventy for Scheduled
(c) 15 (d) 18 below the lists: -fifth Amend Castes in
List I List II ment) Act, 1994 Panchayats in
21. Which of the following cell organelles
(Local wind) (Region) Arunachal
play the most significant role in protein
synthesis? Pradesh
A. Fohn 1. Argentina
C. The Consti- 3. Constitution of
(a) Lysosome and centrosome B. Samun 2. Kurdistan
tution (Eightieth Panchayats in
(b) Endoplasmic reticulum and C. Santa Ana 3. California
Amendment) villages or at
­ribosome D. Zonda 4. Alps
Act, 2000 other local
(c) Golgi apparatus and mitochondria Codes: levels
(d) Lysosome and mitochondria A B C D D. The Consti- 4. Accepting
22. In which one of the following areas does (a) 2 4 1 3 tution (Eighty- the recommend-
the State Government not have control (b) 4 2 3 1 third Amend- ations of the
over its local bodies? (c) 2 4 3 1 ment) Act, Tenth Finance
(a) Citizens’ grievances (d) 4 2 1 3 2000 Commission
(b) Financial matters 28. The given map shows four towns of 5. According to the
(c) Legislation Central Asian region market as 1, 2, 3, status of
(d) Personnel matters and 4. Identify these from the following National Capital
23. A conveyer belt delivers baggage at list and select the correct answer using Territory to
the rate of 3 tonnes in 5 min, and a the codes given below: Delhi
second conveyer, belt delivers baggage Codes:
at the rate of 1 tonne in 2 min. How Town: A. Bishkek   B.Ashkhabad
C. Taskent D. Dushanbe A B C D
much time will it take to get 33 tonnes (a) 5 1 4 2
of baggage delivered using both the (b) 1 5 3 4
conveyer belts? (c) 5 1 3 4
(a) 25 min and 30 s (d) 1 5 4 2
(b) 30 min
(c) 35 min 31. Water is filled in a container in such a
(d) 40 min and 45 s manner that its volume doubles after
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2 every 5 min. If it takes 30 min for the

24. Who amongst the following Englishmen • •
• 1 3 container to be full, in how much time
first translated Bhagavad Gita into
•4 will the container be one-fourth full?
English?
(a) William Jones (a) 7 min and 30 s
(b) Charles Wilkins (b) 10 min
(c) Alexander Cunningham Codes: (c) 20 min
(d) John Marshall A B C D (d) 25 min
25. Consider the following statements re- (a) 3 1 2 4 32. Three bells toll at intervals of 9, 12, and
garding the High Courts in India: (b) 3 1 4 2 15 min respectively. All three begin to
A. There are 18 High Courts in the (c) 1 3 2 4 toll at 8 a.m. At what time will they first
country (d) 1 3 4 2 toll together again?
B. There of them have jurisdiction over 29. Mekong Ganga cooperation project is (a) 8:45 a.m.
more than one state (a) an irrigation project involving India (b) 10:30 a.m.
C. No Union Territory has a High Court and Myanmar (c) 11:00 a.m.
of its own (b) a joint tourism initiative of some (d) 1:30 p.m.
D. Judge of the High Court holds office Asian countries
till the age of 62 (c) a hydroelectric power project involving 33. In which year did man first step out on
Which of these statements is/are correct? India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar the moon?
(a) A, B, and D (b) B and C (d) a defence and security agreement of (a) 1961 (b) l965
(c) A and D (d) D only India with its eastern neighbours (c) 1969 (d) 1971
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34. Which of the following is the heaviest (a) First amendment (b) 7 h 45 min
planet in the solar system? (b) Eight amendment (c) 8 h 15 min
(a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Ninthe amendment (d) 8 h 30 min
(c) Mars (d) Saturn (d) Forty second amendment 56. Which of the following statements is not
35. The largest number of Buddhists are 46. Who introduced Sanskrit as an official correct
found in language? (a) Energy levels within a food chair
(a) Bihar (b) Karnataka (a) Mauryas (b) Sakas are called trophic levels
(c) Maharashtra (d) Uttar Pradesh (c) Guptas (d) Chalukyas (b) In deep oceans, primary
36. When did the space age begin with the 47. The miniature paintings of music called productions is almost nil
launch of the Russian Sputnik? ‘Raagmala’ belong to (c) Primary consumers are called
(a) 4 October 1950 (a) Assam autotrophs
(b) 2 October 1952 (b) Maharashtra (d) The decomposers are called
(c) 4 September 1954 (c) Madhya Pradesh serprotrophs
(d) 4 October 1957 (d) Rajasthan 57. Who demarcated the line, which divides
37. Who amongst the following was the 48. Which one of the following cities was India and Pakistan?
chairman of ISRO when INSAT-3B was leased to Francis Day by the ruler of (a) Sir Cyril Radcliffe
launched? Chandragiri which later on become a (b) Sir Mortimer Durand
(a) Anil Kakodkar metropolitan city? (c) Sir Henry McMahon
(b) Abdul Kalam (a) Bangalore (b) Chennai (d) Lord Mountbatten
(c) K. Kasturirangan (c) Kochi (d) Mysore 58. Bhakra Dam is built across the river
(d) U. R. Rao (a) Sutlej (b) Ravi
49. In which of the following cities the
38. The UN Day is observed on famous Shiva temple, in which Shiva (c) Jhelum (d) Chenab
(a) October 24 is worshipped in the form of ‘Lord of 59. The Headquarters of United Nations
(b) January 24 Dance’ instead of as the Lingam is? Educational, Scientific and Cultural
(c) September 24 (a) Rameshwaram Organization (UNESCO) is situated at
(d) June 24 (b) Suchindram (a) Geneva (b) Rome
39. A day on Mercury, that is, from one (c) Shankaran Koil (c) Paris (d) Montreal
sunrise to the next, is equivalent of how (d) Chidambaram 60. Babur introduced in India,
many earth days? 50. Who among the following initially (a) The art of Persian painting
(a) 365 (b) 206 fought back the Barbaric Huns and (b) Royal court poetry
(c) 276 (d) 176 recovered most of the imperial prov- (c) Four square garden
40. Majority of Early stone age tools in India inces? (d) Building with sloping walls
were made of: (a) Chandragupta (b) Samudragupta 61. The permanent Secretariat of South
(a) Quartzite (c) Skandagupta (d) Ramagupta Asian Association for Regional Coop-
(b) Steatite 51. The capital of Hoysala Dynasty was at eration (SAARC) is situated at
(c) Agate (a) Dwarsamudra (b) Dhillika (a) Colombo (b) Delhi
(d) Camelian (c) Patliputra (d) Vatapi (c) Dhaka (d) Kathmandu
41. Which one of the following civilizations 52. Under which dynasty did the construc- 62. Which one of the following Indian cities
was pioneer in introducing a system of tion of the Great Wall of China start? is having an international airport?

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selecting public officials on the basis of (a) Chou (b) Han (a) Hyderabad
education and competitive examina- (c) Chin (d) Sui (b) Imphal
tion? (c) Ahmedabad
53. The Treaty of Srirangapatnam was signed
(a) Chinese civilization between Tipu Sultan and (d) Thiruvananthapuram
(b) Roman civilization 63. Worlds longest ruling head of government
(a) Clive (b) Dalhousie
(c) Aryan civilization is from
(c) Cornwallis (d) Wellesley
(d) Greek civilization (a) Switzerland (b) Cuba
54. Who is the present Chairman of Atomic
42. The transition zone between two ecosys- (d) Zimbabwe (c) New Zealand
Energy Commission and Secretary,
tems is called 64. Tetanus is a disease caused by
Department of Atomic Energy, Gov-
(a) Biome (b) Biotope ernment of India? (a) Fungus (b) Virus
(c) Ecotone (d) Sere (c) Bacteria (d) Insects
(a) Abdul Kalam
43. The famous Rajarani Temple is located at (b) Anil Kakodkar 65. The British had first set up universities at
(a) Bhopal (b) Bhubaneswar (c) Raja Ramanna Bombay, Calcutta and Madras. Which of
(c) Jaipur (d) Udaipur (d) Dr V. N. Arunachalam the following was the next to come up?
44. The rock-cut temple of Kailashnath is 55. Total time taken by a person in going (a) Allahabad University
situated at to a place by walking and returning (b) Lucknow University
(a) Ajanta (b) Ellora on cycle is 5 h 45 min. He would have (c) Osmania University
(c) Elephanta (d) Mamallapuram gained 2 h by cycling both ways. The (d) Panjab University
45. The ninth schedule of the Indian consti- time taken by him to walk both ways is 66. Leader of Bardoli Satyagrah (1928) was
tution was added by the (a) 6 h 45 min (a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
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(b) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Freedom of entertainment, amuse- 90. Which of the following is an indirect tax?
(c) Vithlbhai J. Patel ment, and fun (a) Customs (b) Corporation tax
(d) Mahadev Desai (c) Freedom of assembly, association, (c) Wealth tax (d) Gift tax
67. The Manas Sanctuary is located in and unions 91. A tax that takes away a higher proportion
(a) Bihar (b) Kerala (d) Freedom of movement, residence, of one’s income as the income rises is
(c) Assam (d) Gujarat settlement, profession, and trade termed as
68. The water fall ‘Victoria’ is associated 79. A Governor can be removed from his (a) Progressive tax
with the river office by (b) Proportional tax
(a) Zambeji (b) Missouri (a) The State Assembly (c) Regressive tax
(c) St Lawrence (d) Amazon (b) The President (d) Indirect tax
(c) The Parliament
69. What is the International Date Line? 92. Of which of the following items, there is
(d) The Prime Minister
(a) The equator no significant export from India?
80. Which of the following is the 25th State (a) Readymade garments
(b) Zero degrees longitude
of India? (b) Wool
(c) 90° E longitude
(d) 180° longitude (a) Arunachal Pradesh (c) Footwear
(b) Nagaland
70. When the sun is nearest to the earth, the (d) Silk apparels
(c) Goa
earth is said to be in (d) Manipur 93. What is Advance Technology Vessel
(a) Aphelion (b) Perihelion (ATV)?
81. The Sarvodaya Movement was started by
(c) Apogee (d) Perigee (a) A platform for advance countries to
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
71. Where is the doldrums belt located? (b) Jayprakash Narayan come together
(a) Near the Equator (c) Vinoba Bhave (b) A commercial ship developed by
(b) Near the Poles (d) Dada Dharmadhikari USA
(c) Near the Tropic of Cancer (c) A nuclear powered submarine
82. Kaziranga is known for (d) A superfast speed boat
(d) Near the Tropic of Capricorn
(a) Project Tiger
72. The most important activity of the (b) Two-horned Rhino 94. Which of the following is not a financial
Tundra region is (c) One-horned Rhino institution?
(a) Fish farming (b) Cattle rearing (d) Operation Flood (a) ICICI (b) LIC
(c) Hunting (d) Cropping (c) IDBI (d) IIPA
83. The God of Small Things is a novel
73. In which State are the Aravalli ranges written by 95. A two member committee comprising
located? of one male and one female member is
(a) Satish Gujral (b) Arundhati Roy
(a) Rajasthan to be constituted out of five males and
(c) Vikram Seth (d) Salman Rushdie
(b) Himachal Pradesh three females. Among the females, Ms A
(c) Orissa 84. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was well known as a refuses to be a member of the committee
(d) Andhra Pradesh (a) Scientist (b) Politician in which Mr B is taken as the member.
74. Which river forms its delta in Orissa (c) Singer (d) Artist In how many different ways can the
(a) Mahanadi (b) Godavari 85. Milk is an example of which of the fol- committee be constituted?
(c) Narmada (d) Tapti lowing? (a) 11 (b) 12
75. Can there be a common High Court for (a) Suspension (b) Gel (c) 13 (d) 14
two or more States? (b) Emulsion (d) Foam 96. Who was the author of Das Capital?
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(a) Yes 86. Lord Buddha preached his first sermon at (a) J. M. Keynes (b) Karl Marx
(b) No (a) Lumbini (b) Sarnath (c) James Tobin (d) Adam Smith
(c) Only in a financial emergency (c) Sanchi (d) Gaya 97. The well-known brand ‘YKK’ is related
(d) Only in a national emergency 87. The Indus Valley Civilization to which of the following?
76. The Attorney General holds office belongs to (a) Solution to computer problems for
(a) for life (a) Iron age the year 2000
(b) for 6 years (b) Bronze age (b) Zippers
(c) during the pleasure of the (c) Middle stone age (c) Shoe laces
President (d) Late stone age (d) Cellular phones
(d) as long as he enjoys the confidence 88. The intra-tribal economic relations are 98. The prices at which the government
of the Parliament mostly based on purchases food grains for maintaining
77. The right to vote in the national elections (a) Shell money the public distribution system and for
in India is based on the principle of (b) Jajmani systems building up buffer stocks are known as
(a) Restricted franchize (c) Barter and exchange (a) minimum support prices
(b) Hereditary privileges (d) Stone money (b) procurement prices
(c) Property qualifications 89. An octopus is (c) issue prices
(d) Universal adult suffrage (a) an arthropod (d) ceiling prices
78. Which of the following is not included (b) a mollusc 99. What is the exact name of the famous
in Article 19 of the Constitution? (c) a hemichordate Chairman of Daewoo in South Korea?
(a) Freedom of speech and expression (d) an echinoderm (a) Kim-Cheng Woo
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(b) Kim-Chang Wong (c) Southern Rhodesia (a) 24,000 (b) 30,000
(c) Kim-Woo-Choong (d) Taiwan (c) 54,000 (d) 60,000
(d) Kim Chang-Woo 109. National Income of a country is based on 120. The instrument used for measuring the
100. The theme of Indian Science Congress, (a) the taxes earned by the state altitude of celestial bodies is called
2001 was (b) the sum of all factors of income (a) spherometer (b) altimeter
(a) ‘Food, nutrition and environmental (c) personal incomes of all the citizens (c) sextant (d) spectrometer
security’ (d) surplus of exports over imports 121. Who among the following is likely to
(b) ‘Arrest declining interest in pure 110. Devaluation of currency helps to pro- benefit by inflation?
science’ mote (a) Creditors (b) Debtors
(c) ‘Make India energy self-sufficient’ (a) national income (c) Workers (d) Government
(d) ‘Make India IT superpower’ (b) savings 122. The name of Freud is associated with
101. What does the ‘Super 301’ agreement of (c) imports at lower cost (a) leprosy control
USA deal with? (d) exports (b) detective work
(a) Trade relations between the inter- 111. Which one of the following countries (c) politics
ested countries has accepted ‘Democratic Socialism’ as (d) psychology
(b) Alleviation of poverty from the its goal?
Third world 123. Who wrote the following lines: ‘Death
(a) England is the end of life; ah, why should life all
(c) Foreign exchange crisis (b) Russian Federation
(d) Anti-dumping action labour be?’
(c) China (a) P. B. Shelley (b) John Keats
102. Which of the following is the most (d) India
industrialized economy? (c) Lord Byron (d) Alfred Tennyson
112. The headquarters of the International 124. The dimensions of Plank constant are
(a) Bangladesh (b) Malaysia Atomic Energy Agency is located at
(c) Nepal (d) Singapore the same as the dimensions of
(a) Paris (b) Washington (a) Energy
103. Which of the following forms of (c) New York (d) Vienna
intellectual property can provide the (b) Frequency
113. Which of the of following awards (c) Linear momentum
longest protection?
has been instituted by K. K. Birla (d) Angular momentum
(a) Copyright (b) Patent Foundation
(c) Trademark (d) Industrial designs 125. Which of the following substances can
(a) Kalidas Samman
104. The famous International Company ‘De be used as an antipyretic?
(b) Tansen Samman
Beers’ is engaged in the business of (a) Morphine (b) Barbituric acid
(c) Saraswati Samman
(a) Lager beer (c) Paracetamol (d) Benzedrene
(d) Moorti Devi Award
(b) Animal skins 126. Which of the following has the highest
114. The term Fourth Estate refers to
(c) Shares and stocks density ?
(a) very backward state
(d) Diamonds (a) Gold (b) Silver
(b) Judiciary
105. Which of the following is a Navratna (c) Iron (d) Brass
(c) Parliament
PSU? (d) Press 127. Consider the following statements
(a) ET and T (b) CMC regarding environmental issues of India:
115. Who was known as ‘Man of Destiny’?
(c) ONGC (d) MMTC A. Gulf of Mannar is one of the biosphere
(a) Napoleon (b) Nehru
106. TRAI refers to reserves.
(c) Hitler (d) Mussolini
(a) Transport Regulatory Authority of B. The Ganga Action Plan, phase II, has

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116. Kuroshio is a been merged with the National River
India
(b) Telecom Regulatory Authority of (a) Japanese mountain peak Conservation Plan.
India (b) high yielding rubber tree in Ma- C. The National Museum of Natural
(c) Transport Registration Authority of laysia History at New Delhi imparts non-
India (c) live volcano in Italy formal education in environment and
(d) Transport Regulatory Association (d) hot water Current of Pacific Ocean conservation.
of India 117. Rome is situated on the bank of the river D. Environmental Information System
107. ICRA refers to (a) Vistula (b) Tiber (ENVIS) acts as a decentralized infor-
(c) Euphrates (d) Danube mation network for environmental
(a) Indian Credit Rating agency
118. Laissez-faire means information.
(b) Investment Creation Rationing
Authority (a) right to interfere Which of these statements are correct?
(c) Investment Credit Rating Agency (b) a policy of non-interference by State (a) A, B, and D (b) A, B, C, and D
(d) Indian Cricket Renaissance Asso- (c) let individuals be not left alone to (c) B and C (d) A, C, and D
ciation do what they like 128. Which is not a vector borne disease?
108. Which of the following countries was (d) helping the poor by taxing the rich (a) Malaria
expelled from the UN when it did not 119. A city has a population of 3,00,000 out (b) Sleeping sickness
accept the name as suggested by the of which 180,000 are males. Fifty per (c) Ascariasis
UN? cent of the population is literate. If 70 (d) Rabies
(a) Indonesia per cent of the males are literate, the 129. The deepest point in the ocean is
(b) South Africa number of literature females is (a) Challenger deep
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(b) Galathea deep (b) Elected Members of Lok Sabha (c) It is built by a Swiss company for
(c) Bartholomew deep (c) Elected Members of Rajya Sabha the Indian Navy
(d) Mindanoa deep (d) None of the above (d) It has been inducted in the Navy
130. What does the Mercator Projection 142. The term ‘Perihelion’ means recently
refer to? (a) the point in earth’s orbit which is 152. Prof. Durga Dass Bose was a famous____
(a) Lines of longitude and latitude in nearest to the sun (a) Sanskrit scholar
curved lines (b) the point in earth’s orbit which is (b) Jurist
(b) High altitude contours farthest from the sun (c) Philosopher
(c) Lines of latitude and longitude (c) the path of moon’s revolution round (d) Psychologist
drawn in straight lines the earth 153. Which of the following statements is not
(d) Equatorial belt (d) the path of moon’s revolution true about Deng Xiao Peng?
131. Antra is the News Agency of round (a) He was the President of China
(a) Rumania (b) Yugoslavia 143. The dimensions of Badminton Court (b) He introduced economic reforms
(c) Indonesia (d) Hungary . (for doubles) are to strengthen China’s economy
(a) 41 × 17 ft (b) 42 × 18 ft (c) He supported Mao’s theory of
132. Indian economy is
(c) 43 × 19 ft (d) 44 × 20 ft economic reconstruction
(a) Laissez-faire (d) He allowed people of China to farm
(b) Gandhian type 144. Which country is called ‘The Playground
of Europe’? their own land
(c) Mixed economy
(a) Scotland (b) Switzerland 154. Sarhul, the festival of adivasis, is cel-
(d) Socialist type ebrated with gaiety in which of the fol-
(c) Netherlands (d) France
133. Eldorado is lowing areas?
(a) a town in California 145. Swathling Cup is associated with
(a) Chhota Nagpur (Bihar)
(b) a tract of fertile land in Africa (a) Volleyball
(b) Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh)
(c) fictitious country or city abounding (b) Basketball
(c) Guwahati (Assam)
in gold (c) Bridge
(d) Bilaspur (Madhya Pradesh)
(d) Table tennis
(d) the desert land in China 155. India had placed an order of purchase
146. The first Secretary-General of the United of ‘Super–Dvora MK II’ extra fast attack
134. Which of the following vitamin is useful
Nations was craft for Indian Navy. Which of the
is Osteomalacia?
(a) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit following will supply the same?
(a) Vitamin D (b) Vitamin B12
(b) Trygve Lie (a) Israel (b) Germany
(c) Vitamin A (d) Vitamin C
(c) Dag Hammarskjold (c) Russia (d) USA
135. The Keil Canal links the (d) U. Thant
(a) Pacific and Atlantic Ocean 156. The first International Conference on
147. The Reserve Bank of India had set up a Global Drugs Law was organized in
(b) Mediterranean and Red Sea committee on capital account convert-
(c) Mediterranean and Black Sea (a) Tokyo (b) New York
ibility. Who was the Chairman of this
(d) North Sea and Baltic Sea (c) Delhi (d) Mumbai
committee?
136. The land area of India in comparison to (a) S. S. Tarapore 157. The political party Lok Shakti was
the whole world is launched by
(b) D. R. Mehta
(a) 1/54th (b) 1/45th (c) C. Rangarajan (a) Chandra Shekhar
(c) 1/34th (d) 1/42th (b) Laloo Prasad Yadav
(d) G. V. Ramakrishnan
137. India can be ranked as the ___________ (c) Rajesh Pilot
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148. Uri Hydel Power Project is located in (d) Ramkrishna Hegde

largest country in the world. (a) Maharashtra
(a) tenth (b) seventh 158. Which of the following is the name of
(b) Jammu and Kashmir the company owned by Bill Gates?
(c) fourth (d) third (c) Himachal Pradesh
138. Which one of the following is not radio- (a) Digital Equipments Corporation
(d) Orissa (b) Apple Corporation
active? 149. Who amongst the following is the author (c) Zenith
(a) Astatine (b) Francium of the book Nice Guys Finish Second? (d) Microsoft Corporation
(c) Tritium (d) Zircorium (a) B. K. Nehru 159. The American multinational company,
139. ____ is situated on the bank of the river (b) A. K. Mitra Monsanto has produced an insect-resis-
Hudson. (c) P. C. Alexander tant cotton variety that is undergoing field
(a) Chicago (b) Washington (d) Justice A. H. Ahmadi trials in India. A toxin gene from which
(c) New York (d) New Jersey 150. Dr Jayant V. Narlikar is a famous____ one of the following bacteria has been
140. Steppes are the temperate grasslands of (a) Medical Scientist transferred to this transgenic cotton?
(a) South America (b) Chemist (a) Bacillus subtilis
(b) North America (c) Biologist (b) Bacillus thurigiensis
(c) Australia (d) Physicist (c) Bacillus amyloliqui fanciens
(d) Europe and Asia 151. Which of the following is not true about (d) Bacillus globlii
141. In the election of the President of India who the INS Prahar? 160. Which one of the Chola kings conquered
among the following do not take part? (a) It is an indigenously-built boat Ceylon?
(a) Members of Legislative Council (b) It is the fastest missile boat in world (a) Aditya I (b) Rajaraja I
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(c) Rajendra (d) Vijayalaya (c) wavelength and frequency B. Nuclear plants contribute nearly 15
161. Four different candles, which can last for (d) wavelength and velocity per cent of total power generation.
5 , 4 , 3 and 2 h of burning, respectively, 169. In a survey, it was found that 80 per cent C. Hydroelectricity plants contribute
are lit in a room at the same instant of those surveyed owned a car while 60 nearly 40 per cent of total power
and allowed to burn till such time per cent of those surveyed owned a generation.
that the three candles in the room get mobile phone. If 55 per cent owned D. Thermal plants at present account
extinguished. The cost of burning each both a car and a mobile phone, what per for nearly 80 per cent of total power
one of these candles is 75 paise/h. The cent of those surveyed owned a car or a generation.
cost involved is: mobile phone or both? Which of these statements is/are correct?
(a) Rs 2.75 (b) Rs 3.75 (a) 65 per cent (b) 80 per cent (a) A only (b) B and C
(c) Rs 9.75 (d) Rs 12.50 (c) 85 per cent (d) 97.5 per cent (c) C and D (d) A and D
162. The intensity of earthquake is measured 170. ‘Model-500’ is a/the____. 178. Bronchitis is the abnormality of
with a (a) super computer (a) Liver
(a) Barometer (b) Hydrometer (b) main battle tank of Pakistan (b) Respiratory tract
(c) Polygraph (d) Seismograph (c) surface to Surface missile system (c) Kidney
(d) software programme (d) Blood
163. Which of the following is the festival
dance of the people of Assam? 171. Calorie is a unit of____. 179. About what percentage of India’s over-
(a) Garba (b) Bhangra seas trade in terms of volume moves by
(a) sound (b) heat
(c) Bihu (d) Kathak sea route?
(c) light (d) noise
(a) 50 per cent (b) 60 per cent
164. Jacques Chirac is the____ 172. The World Watch Institute is engaged (c) 70 per cent (d) Above 90 per cent
(a) President of Germany mainly in which of the following type of
activities? 180. Late Marcel Landowski was a famous
(b) Prime Minister of France
(c) President of France (a) Prevention of cruelty on animals (a) Musician (b) Author
(d) Chancellor of Germany (c) Tennis Player (d) Cine Artist
(b) Research in field of defence
165. Match List I (Organization) with List II (c) Medical help to war victims 181. The book The Blind Assassin is written by
(Location) and select the correct answer (d) None of these (a) Margaret Atwood
using the codes given below the list: (b) Gao Xingjian
173. Which of the following is the good con-
List I List II (c) Malcolm Bradbury
ductor of electricity?
(Organization) (Location) (d) Salman Rushdie
(a) Copper (b) Wood
A. National Sugar 1. Dehradun (c) Paper (d) Plastic 182. Petroleum was first discovered in India at
Institute (a) Ankaleshwar (b) Barauni
174. Consider the following statements
B. Mishra Dhatu 2. Kamptee (c) Digboi (d) Mumbai
regarding the Armed Forces:
Nigam Limited 183. If a new state of the Indian Union is to
A. First batch of women pilots was
C. Institute of 3. Pune be created, which one of the following
commissioned in Indian Air Force
Military Law in 1996 schedules of the Constitution must be
D. Institute of 4. Hyderabad B. Officers Training Academy is located amended?
National Integraton 5. Kanpur in Nagpur (a) First (b) Second
Codes: C. Southern Command of Indian Navy (c) Third (d) Fifth
A B C D has its headquarters at Chennai 184. The Indus people worshipped

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(a) 3 1 4 2 D. One of the regional headquarters of (a) Neem tree (b) Pipal tree
Coast Guard is located at Port Blair (c) Banyan tree (d) Teak tree
(b) 5 1 4 3
Which of these statements is/are correct? 185. Who was the most distinguished Hindi
(c) 3 4 5 2 (a) A, B, C, and D poet of Akbar’s court?
(d) 5 4 2 3 (b) B, C, and D (a) Birbal
166. The name of Anupama Gokhale is associ- (c) C only (b) Abdur Rahim Khan-i-khana
ated with which of the following games? (d) D only (c) Raja Bhagwan Dass
(a) Tennis (b) Badminton 175. The elections for the post of the President (d) Raja Man Singh
(c) Athletics (d) Chess of India takes place after every___. 186. Tea is grown in
167. At present, the major part of which of (a) 6 years (a) hot, wet, and hilly region
the following central revenue goes to the (b) 4 years (b) flat region
Central Government? (c) 5 years (c) winter season
(a) Gift Tax (d) general election of the Parliament (d) very cold region
(b) Wealth Tax 176. Which of the following is not a metal? 187. In terms of longitude, the International
(c) Income Tax (a) Ammonia (b) Zinc Date Line generally follows
(d) Central Excise Duty (c) Sodium (d) Plutonium (a) 90° E (b) 90° W
168. When lightwaves pass from air to glass, 177. Consider the following statements (c) 180° (E or W)(d) None of these
the variables affected are regarding power sector in India: 188. Professor Amartya Sen was honoured
(a) wavelength, frequency, and velocity A. The installed capacity of power with
(b) velocity and frequency generation is around 95,000 MW. (a) UNESCO Peace Prize
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(b) Nobel Prize in Economics
(c) Bharat Ratna
(d) Both (b) and (c)
189. Which of the following instruments is
used for recording ‘Earthquake waves’?
(a) Barograph (b) Hydrograph
(c) Pantograph (d) Seismograph
190. Hirakud Dam has been built on the river
(a) Mahanadi (b) Krishna
(c) Cauvery (d) Brahmaputra
191. The oldest oil refinery in India is located in
(a) Digboi (Assam)
(b) Haldia (near Kolkata)
(c) Koyali (near Baroda)
(d) Noonmati (Assam)
192. Which of the following important
centers of pilgrimage is not situated on
the bank of the River Ganges?
(a) Allahabad (b) Haridwar
(c) Mathura (d) Varanasi
193. The six official languages of the UN are
Russian, Chinese, English, French, Span-
ish and
(a) Hindi (b) Urdu
(c) Arabic (d) Japanese
194. Fundamental Rights in the Indian
Constitution have been taken from the
(a) Russian Constitution
(b) US Constitution
(c) British Constitution
(d) Act of 1935
195. Among the following, which planet
takes maximum time for one revolution
around the Sun?
(a) Earth
(b) Jupiter
(c) Mars
(d) Venus
196. Which of the following performing arts
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is associated with Samyukta Panigrahi?
(a) Painting (b) Violin
(c) Dance (d) Sports
197. The monetary unit of Bangladesh is
(a) Rupee (b) Taka 209. The Lok Sabha is called in session at
(c) Rupish (d) Dollar
198. The Simon Commission visited India
during the
(a) Civil Disobedience Movement
(b) Non-cooperation Movement
(c) Swadeshi Movement
(d) Quit India Movement
199. When water is heated from 0°C to 10°C
its volume
(a) increase
(b) decrease
(c) does not change
(d) first decreases and then increases
200. Vande Mataram was taken from
(a) Rajtarangani (b) Anand Math
(c) Akbarnama (d) Akbar Kosha (c) chemical fertilizers and pesticides
201. The President of India can declare (d) All of these
(a) National Emergency 212. Which of the following is an indigenously-
(b) Financial Emergency built multibarrel rocket launcher?
(c) Constitutional Emergency (a) Nag (b) Pinaka
(d) All of these (c) Rohini (d) Agni
202. Din-i-Ilahi was founded by 213. Dilip Kaur Tiwana is well known as a
(a) Guru Nanak Dev (a) literature
(b) Kabir (b) musician
(c) Akbar (c) scientist
(d) Shahjahan (d) sportsperson
203. Name of the leader who was regarded by 214. The most widely spoken language in the
Mahatma Gandhi as his political guru world is
(a) Gopal Krishan Gokhale (a) English (b) French
(b) Rabindranath Tagore (c) Chinese (d) Hindi
(c) Lord Irwin 215. In computer jargon, RAM refers to
(d) Leo Tolstoy (a) Read Only Menu
204. The Philosopher–President of India (b) Random Access Memory
was (c) Random Accent Memory
(a) V. V. Giri (d) Read Access Memory
(b) Dr Rajendra Prasad 216. The longest highway in India runs from
(c) Dr S. Radhakrishnan (a) Kolkata to Jammu
(d) Dr Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (b) Jammu to Kanyakumari
205. In the game of volleyball, the number of (c) Ambala to Nagercoil
players on each side is (d) Varanasi to Kanyakumari
(a) eight (b) five 217. The cellular and molecular control of
(c) seven (d) six programmed cell death is known as
206. The ‘Dronacharya Award’ is associated (a) Apoptosis (b) Ageing
with the (c) Degeneration (d) Necrosis
(a) eminent surgeons 218. Highly profitable Public Sector unit is
(b) famous artists (a) Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd
(c) sports coaches (b) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
(d) expert engineers (c) Indian Oil Corporation
207. Dr M. S. Subbulakshmi has distinguished (d) None of these
herself in the field of 219. Gandhiji was born at
(a) Kathak (a) Sewagram (b) Porbandar
(b) Bharatanatyam (c) Sabarmati (d) Wardha
(c) Playing Violin 220. National Insurance Company Ltd is a
(d) Vocal Music subsidiary of
208. The first General Elections to the Lok (a) Kotak Mahindra
Sabha were held in (b) LIC of India
(a) 1949 (b) 1952 (c) Telco
(c) 1950 (d) 1954 (d) General Insurance Corporation of
India
least 221. Who is the Supreme Commander of the
(a) once a year (b) twice a year Armed Forces?
(c) thrice a year (d) four times a year (a) President (b) Prime Minister
210. According to the latest population (c) General (d) Field Marshal
census, the average annual growth rate 222. Which of the following organizations
of population in India was merged with its parent organiza-
(a) showed an increasing trend tion Industrial Credit and Investment
(b) showed a decreasing trend Corporation of India Ltd (ICICI)?
(c) has increased explosively (a) Industrial Development Bank of India
(d) has remained constant (b) Export Credit and Guarantee Cor-
211. The success of Green Revolution poration of India Ltd (ECGC)
depends on the availability of (c) Unit Trust of India (UTI)
(a) High Yielding Variety (HYV) of (d) SCICI
seeds 223. Who amongst the following is the author
(b) adequate irrigation facilities of the book The Price of A Dream?
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(a) Jitendra Kohili (c) 0 and 1 (d) 9 and 1 a programming language into a
(b) Kurt Eichenwald 232. Which among the following countries machine code
(c) David Bornstien was the earliest to give women the right (b) It helps deciding the colour combi-
(d) James J. Darr to vote? nation of printed matter in colour
224. The birth centenary of which of the (a) Iceland monitors
following great leader and freedom (b) India (c) It is the device which helps in stor-
fighter was celebrated in 1997? (c) New Zealand age of data in a particular area
(a) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee (d) USA (d) The compiler is used to link various
(b) Lala Lajpat Rai computers in a local network
233. Among SAARC nations________has
(c) Pt Madan Mohan Malviya the highest per capita income. 240. The ambitious Hi-Tech City is being
(d) None of these (a) India (b) Sri Lanka developed near which of the following
225. Which of the following terms is not (c) Pakistan (d) Maldives cities?
associated with computers? (a) Hyderabad (b) Mumbai
234. Match List I (Cricketer) with List II
(a) Frankland reaction (c) Bangalore (d) Ahmedabad
(Country) and select the correct answer
(b) Data base using the codes given below the lists: 241. The acronym ISDN stands for
(c) Binary List I List II (a) International Satellite Data Net-
(d) Windows (Cricketer) (Country) work
226. National Agricultural Insurance Scheme A. Barry Richards 1. England (b) Internet Services Digital Network
replacing Comprehensive Crop Insurance B. Ted Dexter 2. West Indies (c) Integrated Services Digital Network
Scheme was introduced in the year C. Alan Davidson 3. South Africa (d) International Satellite Digit Network
(a) 1997 (b) 1998 D. Charli Griffith 4. New Zealand 242. Who among the following has written
(c) 1999 (d) 2000 5. Australia the book, The Wings of Fire: An Autobio-
Codes: graphy?
227. It has been decided recently that all air-
craft in India should have to install on A B C D (a) Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
board a traffic alert and collision avoid- (a) 3 2 5 1 (b) Shobha De
ance system (TACAS). The decision is (b) 5 1 4 2 (c) Atal Behari Vajpayee
taken by the (c) 3 1 5 2 (d) K. R. Narayanan
(a) National Airport Authorities of (d) 5 2 4 1 243. Which of the following women were
India 235. Which of the following books is not associated with the controversial movie,
(b) Directorate General of Civil Avi- written by Mrs Enid Blyton, the famous Fire?
ation British writer? A. Deepa Mehta B. Shabana Azmi
(c) Commercial Pilot’s Guild (a) It Takes A Village C. Nandita Das
(d) Indian Airlines (b) Noddy (a) A and B (b) A, B, and C
228. When the door of an operating refrig- (c) Mr Galliono’s Circus (c) Only B (d) A and C
erator is opened the temperature of the (d) The Mystery of Burnt Cottage 244. The first Indian School of Business with
room will 236. The scientists of which of the following collaboration of two top US Business
(a) decrease countries have developed Oral Cholera School and major Indian industrialists,
(b) remain unchanged Vaccine? has been established in which of the
(c) fall down immediately (a) India (b) U nited following cities?
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229. Ageing in human beings is caused by (c) Russia (d) France (c) Hyderabad (d) Ahmedabad
disappearance of which of the following 237. Who among the following presided over 245. How many Indians have won the Nobel
glands? the Buddhist Council held during the Prize before Prof Amartya Sen?
(a) Thyroid (b) Thymus reign of Kanishka at Kashmir? (a) 3 (b) 4
(c) Pituitary (d) Parathyroid (a) Parsva (b) Nagarjuna (c) 5 (d) 6
230. Which of the following statements is (c) Sudraka (d) Vasumitra 246. In which of the following States, farmers
correct about the Winchester disk, a term 238. In a nuclear reactor, self-sustained chain burnt their cotton crops in suspicion
associated with Computer Systems? reaction is possible, because of ‘terminator seed technology’ based
(a) It is a language used to express pro- A. more neutrons are released in each of ‘bollgard’ seeds?
grammes the fission process A. Karnataka B. Andhra Pradesh
(b) It is the name of micro computer B. the fast neutrons are slowed down by C. Gujarat
whose main application is for per- graphite (a) A only (b) B only
sonal use C. every neutron released in the fission (c) C only (d) A and B only
(c) It is the name of a CPU on a chip reaction initiates further fission
247. Consider the following statements
(d) It is a compact high capacity hard Which of these statements are correct?
1. India is the original home of the
disk covered in a sealed cartridge (a) A and B (b) A, B, and C cotton plant.
231. Binary Codes as used in computer (c) A and C (d) B and C 2. India is the first country in the world
sciences are codes made up of which of 239. Which of the following defines the role to develop hybrid cotton variety
the following two numbers? of a compiler in a computer? leading to increased production.
(a) 0 and 9 (b) 1 and 3 (a) It is a programme, which changes Which of these statements is/are correct?
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(a) Only 1 C. As per the law, all landmines would (c) 124 (2) (d) 217 (2)
(b) Only 2 be removed in phased manner with- 2 63. Which of the following is an agricultural
(c) Both 1 and 2 in 20 years produce of Taiwan?
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (a) Only A (b) Only B (a) Coffee (b) Maize
248. Who among the following will be the (c) Only C (d) A, B, and C (c) Rice (d) Millets
head of the National Security Council? 254. Who among the following has not been 264. In 1930, a person’s age was eight times
(a) President honoured with Bharat Ratna posthu- that of his son. In 1938, the father’s age
(b) Prime Minister mously? became ten times that of his son’s age in
(c) Home Minister (a) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose 1930. The ages of the son and father in
(d) Defence Minister (b) Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya 1940 were, respectively
249. Consider the following statements: (c) Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan (a) 16 years, 58 years
1. In Macedonia, ethnic Albanians are (d) Vinoba Bhave (b) 15 years, 50 years
a minority (c) 14 years, 42 years
255. Which of the following agencies (d) 13 years, 34 years
2. In Kosovo, Serbians are a majority launched a region-wide series of TV
Which of these statements is/are correct? 265. Match List I with List II and select the
programmes known as Meena, high-
(a) Only 1 correct answer using the codes given
lighting the issues of girls?
(b) Only 2 below the lists:
(c) Both 1 and 2 (a) UNICEF List I List II
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (b) CRY (Country) (President)
(c) Anganwadi A. Columbia 1. Vicente Fox
250. Which of the following is true about
(d) National Commission on Women B. Philippines 2. Hugo Chavez
India’s position on intellectual property
protection? 256. Which of the following warships of India C. Mexico 3. Gloria
A. India has joined Paris Convention for has now been converted into a floating Macapagal
Protection of Intellectual Property museum? Arroya
and Patent Cooperation Treaty (a) INS Hamla (b) INS Delhi D. Venezuela 4. Andres Pastrana
B. India has refused to join the Paris (c) INS Khukhri (d) INS Vikrant Codes:
Convention 257. Which of the following combinations of the A B C D
C. India has agreed to join the Paris books and their authors is not correct? (a) 4 3 2 1
Convention provided the patents (a) The Dark Side of Camelot—Salman (b) 3 4 2 1
of Basmati rice and turmeric are Rushdie (c) 4 3 1 2
allotted to her (b) The Everest Hotel—Allan Sealy (d) 3 4 1 2
(a) Only A (b) Only B (c) Canvas of life—Sheila Gujral 266. The annual agricultural production of a
(c) Only C (d) A, B, and C (d) Pride of India—Persis Khambatta product for the period 1991 to 1992 to
251. Which of the following is true about 258. Which of the following gases makes the 1998 to 1999 is shown in the figure given
the National Security Council set up in major proportion of air? above. Which one of the following is the
India? (a) Carbon dioxide (b) Nitrogen product in question?
A. National Security Council is set up (c) Argon (d) Oxygen
comprising a Cabinet Committee 259. Which of the following rays of the
on National Security sunlight help the solar cooker in its heating?
B. Defence Minister of India is the (a) Infrared rays
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Chairman of the Cabinet Com- (b) Cosmic rays

mittee on National Security (c) Ultraviolet rays
C. Home Minister is the Member (d) Red light rays
Secretary of the National Security
Council 2 60. Steven Kapoor is better known as
(a) Only B (b) Only C (a) Apache Indian
(c) Only A (d) Only A and C (b) Jazzy B.
(c) Son of Shashi Kapoor
252. The World Watch Institute has warned
(d) None of these
that an Asian country may be the most
populous country on Earth by the year 261. Name of the Indian actor who has been
2050. Which of the following is that awarded the Pakistan’s highest civilian (a) Pulses (b) Wheat
country? medal, Nishan-i-Imtiaz (c) Oilseeds (d) Rice
(a) China (b) India (a) Dilip Kumar 267. Switzerland is famous for Swiss choco-
(c) Pakistan (d) Nepal (b) Shabana Azmi lates. Its capital is____?
253. Which of the following is true about (c) Amitabh Bachchan (a) Geneva (b) Berne
International Treaty on Landmines? (d) None of these (c) Vevey (d) Lausanne
A. After its ratification by 140 coun- 262. The Judges of the Supreme Court in 268. Sandeep Pandey, the winner of Raman
tries it has become a law India are appointed, under which article Magsaysay Award, is mainly an activist in
B. The stockpiles of landmines are to of the Constitution? (a) prevention of child marriages
be destroyed within 10 years (a) 217 (1) (b) 224 (2) (b) promotion of communal harmony
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(c) environmental protection (d) It is the function of Directorate Codes:

(d) education and livelihood projects General of Civil Aviation to A B C D
for Dalits plan and construct runways and (a) 2 4 1 3
269. Jahangir’s mausoleum is situated at termination buildings and to (b) 4 2 1 3
(a) Agra (b) Delhi provide air safety services (c) 2 4 3 1
(c) Lahore (d) Kashmir 279. The aim of education as stated by the (d) 4 2 3 1
270. The television was invented by Wood’s despatch of 1854 was 285. Match List I with List II and select the
(a) the creation of employment correct answer using the codes given
(a) J. L. Baird (b) V. Ponlsen
opportunities for native Indians below the lists:
(c) A. G. Bell (d) Georges Claude
(b) the spread of western culture in List I List II
271. The author of Area of Darkness is India (Bone) (Name)
(a) Vikram Seth (c) the promotion of literacy among
(b) V. S. Naipaul A. Breast bone 1. Clavicle
the people using English medium B. Collar bone 2. Patella
(c) K. M. Pannikar of language
(d) Mohan Sunder Ranjan C. Knee cap 3. Scapula
(d) the introduction of scientific D. Shoulder blade 4. Sternum
272. Consider the following states: research and rationalism in the
A. Gujarat B. Karnataka traditional Indian education Codes:
C. Maharashtra D. Tamil Nadu A B C D
280. The author of Heat and Dust is
The descending order of these states with (a) 4 1 3 2
(a) R. P. Jhabwala (b) 1 4 3 2
reference to their level of Per Capita Net (b) Henry Kissinger
State Domestic Product is (c) 1 4 2 3
(c) D. Leppierre (d) 4 1 2 3
(a) A, C, D, B (b) C, A, B, D (d) Nayantara Sehgal
(c) A, C, B, D (d) C, A, D, B 286. Which one of the following animals was
281. Which is the most sparsely populated not represented on the seals and terra-
273. Spouse: The Truth About Marriage is a State in India? cotta art of the Harappan culture?
book written by (a) Himachal Pradesh (a) Cow (b) Elephant
(a) Shobha De (b) Kamla Das (b) Rajasthan (c) Rhinoceros (d) Tiger
(c) Arundhati Roy(d) None of these (c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Mizoram 287. The range of Agni II missile is around
274. With which of the following items is
(a) 500 km (b) 2,000 km
Kimberley associated? 282. The Basque people who are frequently
in the news for their separatist activity (c) 3,500 km (d) 5,000 km
(a) Diamonds (b) Silver
(c) Perfumes (d) Cereals live in 288. A circle of 1 m radius is drawn inside
(a) France a square as shown in the figure given
275. Sukhoi aircraft are manufactured by
(b) Italy above. What is the area of the shaded
(a) Japan (b) Germany portion in m2?
(c) Russia (d) France (c) Portugal
(d) Spain
276. The World Heritage Day is observed
on 283. CTBT is a term associated with
(a) May 18 (b) April 18 (a) nuclear weapons
(c) May 5 (d) June 5 (b) central taxes
(c) trade sanctions
277. The President is elected by an electoral (d) international terrorism
college which comprises

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284. Match List I with List II and select the
(a) elected members of both Houses of
correct answer using the codes given
Parliament
below the lists:
(b) elected members of Legislative As-
semblies of States (including Delhi (a) (4 – π) (b)
List I List II
and Puducherry) (Institute) (Location)
(c) (a) and (b) A. Central 1. Chandigarh (c) (d)
(d) nominated members of either Institute of
House of Parliament and State As- 2 89. IRA stands for
Medicinal
semblies (a) International Revenue Authority
and Aromatic
278. Which one of the following statements (b) Irish Republican Army
Plants
is correct? (c) Irish Republic Authority
B. Central for 2. Hyderabad
(a) Alliance Air is a wholly-owned (d) Indian Revenue Authority
DNA Finger
subsidiary of Indian Airlines Printing and 290. The approximate age of the Aravallis
(b) The Airports Authority of Indian Diagnostics range is
manages seven of the country’s C. Institute of 3. New Delhi (a) 370 million years
international airports Micorbial (b) 470 million years
(c) The Airports Authority of India Technology (c) 750 million years
is the regulatory organization for D. National 4. Lucknow (d) 670 million years
enforcing civil air regulations in Institute of 291. Consider the following
India Immunology A. Market borrowing
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B. Treasury bills (a) Opel (b) Maruti 302. The Bombay High oilfields are located
C. Special securities issued to RBI (c) Mercedes (d) Telco on which one of the following submarine
Which of these is/are component(s) of 298. Match List I with List II and select the relief features?
internal debt? correct answer using the codes given (a) Continental slope
(a) A only (b) A and B below the lists: (b) Continental shelf
(c) B only (d) A, B, and C (c) Continental rise
List I List II (d) Ocean basin floor
292. Match List I with List II and select the (Industrial (Specialized
correct answer using the codes given regions) products) 303. In the medieval India, Iqta was
below the lists: (a) hereditary assignment
A. Hugli belt 1. Cotton textiles (b) the personal property of the
List I List II
B. Ahmedabad– 2. Mining and nobles
(Article of the (Content)
Baroda region metals (c) generally transferable revenue
Constitution)
C. Chhotanagpur 3. E n g i n e e r i n g assignment
A. Article 54 1. Election of the and
President of (d) jagir seized by the State after the
Plateau jute textile death of the holder
India D. Mumbai–Pune 4. Cotton textiles
B. Article 75 2. Appointment of region and engineering 304. Match List I with List II and select the
the Prime correct answer using the codes given
Codes: below the lists:
Minister and
Council of A B C D
List I List II
Ministers (a) 3 1 2 4
(Scientists) (Field)
C. Article 155 3. Appointment of (b) 1 3 2 4
(c) 3 1 4 2 A. Alfred Wallace 1. Cell structure
the Governor of B. Linus Pauling 2. Discovery of
a state (d) 1 3 4 2
Penicillin
D. Article 164 4. Appointment of 299. Which one of the following sets of Bills
C. Alexander 3. Theory of
the Chief is presented to the Parliament along
Fleming evolution
Minister and with the budget?
D. Dr Ian Wilmut4. Vitamin C
Council of (a) Direct Taxes Bill and Indirect Taxes therapy
Ministers of a Bill
(b) Contingency Bill and Appro- Codes:
state
priation Bill A B C D
5. Composition of
(c) Finance Bill and Contingency Bill (a) 3 4 2 1
Legislative
(d) Finance Bill and Appropriation Bill (b) 4 3 1 2
Assemblies
(c) 3 4 1 2
Codes: 300. Which one of the following Governor-
(d) 4 3 2 1
A B C D Generals was impeached by the British
Parliament? 305. Which one of the following is not located
(a) 1 2 3 4 in the state of Jammu and Kashmir?
(b) 1 2 4 5 (a) Lord Curzon
(b) Warren Hastings (a) Mangla Dam
(c) 2 1 3 5 (b) Ranbir Canal
(d) 2 1 4 3 (c) Lord Cannings
(d) William Bentinck (c) Nathpa-Jhakri Project
293. Michael Ferreira is the name associated (d) Salal Power Project
with 301. Which one of the following is a stem tissue?
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306. The term ‘plan horizon’ refers to

(a) Billiards (b) Golf
(a) aggregate size of the plan
(c) Chess (d) Police service
(a) Carrot (b) time frame of the plan
294. The National Song was translated in (c) total plan outlay
English by (d) growth rate target
(a) Rabindranath Tagore
307. The Indus or the Harappan culture is
(b) Bankimchandra Chatterjee
(c) Sri Aurobindo Ghosh (a) neolithic culture
(d) None of these (b) Ginger (b) palaeolithic culture
(c) chalcolithic culture
295. Fourth Estate is a term used for
(d) post chalcolithic culture
A. daily press B. magazines
C. newspapers 308. Animal flesh is a good source of high
quality proteins because
(a) A only (b) B only (c) Cactus (a) animal proteins are directly taken
(c) A and B only (d) A and C only up by muscle tissues and add to
296. Which one of the following is included their strength
in the Third World (b) animal proteins have all amino acids
(a) USA (b) Russia (c) animal proteins carry the right
(c) East Europe (d) India (d) Flower proportion of
297. E-Class is a brand name of car manu- amino acids needed by humans
factured by (d) animal proteins are digested easily
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309. Which one of the following mining 3 16. The energy of food is measured in (a) Hinayana (b) Shaivism
activities is the most labour intensive? (a) Kelvins (b) Calories (c) Tantricism (d) Vaishnavism
(a) Coal (b) Manganese (c) Bushels (d) None of these 322. Consider the following statements:
(c) Iron ore (d) Copper 317. Match List I with List II and select the A. Tapeworm is a hermaphrodite
310. Centre-State financial distribution takes correct answer using the codes given B. Round-worm has separate sexes
place following the recommendations below the lists C. Filaria is caused by a nematode
of the D. Guinea-worm is an annelid
(a) Inter-state Council List I List II Which of these are correct?
(b) Finance Commission (Important day) (Date)
(a) A and B (b) A, B, and C
(c) Planning Commission A. World 1. March 20 (c) C and D (d) B, C, and D
(d) Parliament Environment 323. Liberalization of Indian economy since
311. The difference in years between Vikram Day 1990 has resulted in
Era and the Christian Era is B. World 2. June 5
Forestry Day (a) the transformation of patterns of
(a) 57 (b) 58 domestic and foreign investment
C. World 3. September 16
(c) 78 (d) 135 (b) increased international cooperation
Habitat Day
312. Vaccines are D. World Ozone 4. October 3 in science and technology
(a) same as monoclonal antibodies Day (c) rapid expansion of domestic and
(b) treated bacteria or viruses or one of 5. December 10 foreign trade
their proteins Codes: (d) sharp and rapid increase in interna-
(c) mhc proteins A B C D tional investment in infrastructure
(d) strands of nucleic acids (a) 2 1 4 5 324. In which one of the following countries
313. Match List I with List II and select the (b) 1 2 4 3 is rupee its currency?
correct answer using the codes given (c) 1 2 3 4 (a) Bhutan
below the lists: (d) 2 1 4 3 (b) Malaysia
List I List II 318. Which of the following Jain doctrines (c) Maldives
(Cities) (Airports) is/are considered as the original (d) Seychelles
A. Tokyo 1. Schiphol contribution of Mahavira? 325. The Varnas came to be transformed into
B. Paris 2. Narita A. Non-violence (ahimsa) the hereditary castes during the
C. Washington 3. Orly B. Truth (a) Later Vedic period
D. Amsterdam 4. Dulles C. Non-stealing (b) Gupta period
Codes: D. Sexual continence(brahmacharya) (c) Mauryan period
A B C D Select the correct answer using the codes (d) Vedic period
(a) 3 2 4 1 given below: 326. The latest scientific breakthrough which
(b) 2 3 4 1 Codes: has sent tremors around the world is
(c) 3 2 1 4 (a) A only (b) A and B (a) sequencing the genome of E. coli
(d) 2 3 1 4 (c) B and C (d) D only (b) sequencing the genome of humans
314. Which one of the following mentioned, 319. Which one of the following sets contains an (c) understanding the genetic codes
carried out the division of the Mauryan element that does not fit in with the rest? (d) understanding the protein
society into seven classes? structure
(a) DNA, RNA, ribosomes, enzymes
(a) Ashoka’s Edicts

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(b) Adenine, thymine, cytosine, guanine 327. The rough outline map given above
(b) Indica (c) Alanine, tyrosine, valine, leucine shows selected countries or southwest
(c) Kautilya’s Arthshastra (d) Metaphase, anaphase, telophase, Asia marked 1 to 4. Match List I with
(d) Vishnu Purana proteins List II to identify countries and select
315. Match List I with List II and select the correct the correct answer using the codes given
320. The point marked X on the above rough
answer using the codes given below the lists: below the lists:
outline map, represents the location of
List I List II
(Diseases) (Causes)
A. Thalassaemia 1. Salmonella SPS
B. Typhoid 2. Leishmaniasis
SPS
C. Kala-azar 3. Haemoglobin
abnormality
D. Ulcers 4. Heliobacter
pylorus
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 3 4 2 1 (a) Manila (b) Jakarta List I List II
(b) 3 1 2 4 (c) Singapore (d) Kuala Lumpur (Countries) (Serial No.)
(c) 3 4 1 2 321. The concept of Autarvad is associated A. Kuwait 1
(d) 2 1 3 4 with B. Qatar 2
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C. United Arab 3 331. Who is the Chairman of the Lok Sabha? 336. The Government of India Act which
Emirates (a) The President gave separate representation to the
D. Oman 4 (b) The Minister of Parliamentary Muslims was the Act of
Codes: Affairs (a) 1909 (b) 1919
A B C D (c) The Speaker (c) 1935 (d) 1947
(a) 4 3 2 1 (d) The Prime Minister 337. Which one of the following pairs is not
(b) 4 3 1 2 332. What is the correct sequence of the correctly matched?
(c) 3 4 1 2 following events? (a) Herbicides—to kill weeds
(d) 3 4 2 1 A. The Nehru Report (b) Fungicides—used against fungal
328. The Constituent Assembly formed the B. The Dandi March infections
Drafting Committee of Indian Con- C. Declaration of Purna Swaraj (c) Insecticides—used against avians
stitution on D. Gandhi-Irwin Pact and ants
(a) 29 August 1947 Select the correct answer using the codes (d) Antibiotics—used against bacterial
(b) 30 August 1948 given below: plant pathogens
(c) 29 August 1949 Codes: 338. The area marked as ‘A’ (shaded) in the
(d) 29 August 1950 (a) A, C, D, B (b) C, A, D, B given rough map of India represents
329. Consider the following statements: (c) C, A, B, D (d) A, C, B, D which one of the following natural
Assertion (A): Human figure was the 333. Dioecious species are those which bear vegetation types?
pivot of the sculpture of the Gupta pe- (a) male and female flowers on the
riod. same plant
Reason (R): In the Gupta period, the (b) male and female flowers no separate
artists lost interest in nature. plants
Of the above two statements (c) perfect flowers on all plants
(d) perfect and imperfect flowers on
(a) both A and R are true and R is the
separate plants
correct explanation of A
(b) both A and R are true but R is not 334. The rough outline map given above
a correct explanation of A shows hill ranges marked 1 to 4 in the
(c) A is true but R is false Purvanchal region of India. Match List I
(d) A is false but R is true with List II to identify these hills and
select the correct answer using the codes (a) Tropical rain forest
330. In the rough outline map of India given
given below the lists: (b) Tropical evergreen forest
below, the four lines marked as 1, 2, 3,
and 4, refer to the dates of the onset and (c) Tropical deciduous forest
withdrawal of monsoons. Match List I (d) Tropical shrub forest
with List II and select the correct answer 339. Which one of the following Articles
using the codes given below the lists: empowers the President to appoint
Prime Minister of India?
(a) Article 74 (b) Article 75
(c) Article 76 (d) Article 77
List I List II 340. In 1857, the first shot from a rebel’s gun
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(Hill Ranges) (Serial No.) was fired in

A. Naga Hills 1 (a) Meerut (b) Ambala
B. Khasi-Jayantia 2 (c) Barrackpore (d) Delhi
Hills 341. Consider the following statements:
C. Lushai Hills 3 Assertion (A): CFC production is detri-
D. Patkoi Hills 4 mental to ozone layer.
List I List II Codes: Reason (R): Amount of CFC produced
(Dates) (Lines Serial A B C D in India in one year is approximately
No.) (a) 4 2 1 3 equivalent to that produced by the entire
(b) 3 4 2 1 world in a day or two.
A. December 1 1. 1–1
(c) 2 1 3 4 Of the above two statements
B. October 1 2. 2–2 (d) 3 1 2 4 (a) both A and R are true and R is the
C. July 1 3. 3–3 correct explanation of A
335. The name of the candidate for the office of
D. June 5 4. 4–4 President of India may be proposed by (b) both A and R are true but R is not
Codes: (a) any five citizens of India a correct explanation of A
A B C D (b) any one member of the Electoral (c) A is true but R is false
(a) 1 3 4 2 College (d) A is false but R is true
(b) 3 1 2 4 (c) any five members of the Parliament 342. Match List I with List II and select the
(c) 1 3 2 4 (d) any ten members of the Electoral correct answer using the codes given
(d) 3 1 2 4 College below the lists:
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List I List II 348. Primarily, which one of the following 353. Match List I (Type of Root) with List
(Iron ore (State) systems of the body is attacked by HIV? II (Plant) and select the correct answer
producing fields) (a) Cardiovascular using the codes given below the lists:
A. Dolimalai 1. Madhya Pradesh (b) Immune List I List II
B. Bonai 2. Orissa (c) Respiratory A. Prop root 1. Cuscuta
C. Bafladila 3. Jharkhand (d) Reproductive B. Stilt root 2. Sweet potato
D. Singhbhum 4. Karnataka 349. If the annual rainfall is reduced to one- C. Tuberous root 3. Banyan
tenth in eastern India, the worst affected D. Root haustoria 4. Pandanus
Codes: crop will be
A B C D Codes:
(a) Rice (b) Jute A B C D
(a) 4 2 1 3
(c) Tea (d) Sugarcane (a) 3 4 2 1
(b) 2 4 3 1
(c) 4 2 3 1 350. The shaded area in the given map shows (b) 4 3 2 1
(d) 2 4 1 3 the empire of (c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 4 3 1 2
343. The Supreme Court of India dispenses
justice putting its reliance on the Kabul 354. Match List I (Name of the Person) with
principles of List II (Associated with) and select the
n
(a) Rule of law uch
ista correct answer using the codes given
Bal
below the lists:
(b) Due process of law
(c) Procedural due process List I List II
(d) Procedure established by law  (Name of the (Associated
person) with)
344. In ancient and early medieval India
Agrahara denoted Golconda A Brijmoham 1. Biotechnology
Lal Mungal

al
Ara

(a) Jaina monastic establishment

ng
Bijapur
B. Kiran Karnik 2. Automobile
Be
bia

(b) Secular land grants of

nS

industry
y
Ba

(c) Tax free land gifted to temples

ea

(d) Tax free village possessed by Ceylon

C. Kiran 3. Software
Brahmanas Mazumdar industry
Shaw
345. Match List I with List II and select the (a) Ala-ud-din Khilji D. Sunil Mittal 4. Telecom
correct answer using the codes given (b) Mohammad Tughlaq Industry
below the lists: (c) Shahjahan 5. Film Industry
List I List II (d) Aurangzeb Codes:
(Joints) (Location) 351. Consider the following statements: A B C D
A. Ball and 1. Elbow Assertion (A): Classical Sanskrit (a) 4 1 5 2
socket literature reached the pinnacle of its (b) 4 3 1 2
B. Hinge 2. Shoulder glory during the time of Kalidas. (c) 2 3 1 4
C. Pivot 3. Neck (d) 2 1 5 4
D. Fixed 4. Skull Reason (R): The Gupta period is the
classical period of Sanskrit literature. 355. Development of directly autocatalytic
Codes: mechanisms fundamental to living
Of the above two statements
A B C D systems began with the evolution of
(a) both A and R are true and R is the

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(a) 1 2 3 4 families of
correct explanation of A
(b) 2 1 4 3 (b) both A and R are true and R is not (a) ATP like molecules that could act
(c) 2 1 3 4 a correct explanation of A as biological energy currency
(d) 1 2 4 3 (c) A is true but R is false (b) DNA molecules that could act as
346. Which one of the following sets of towns (d) A is false but R is true enzymes
is connected by the HBJ pipeline? (c) Protein molecules that could act as
352. Consider the following statements: Our enzymes
(a) Hazira, Bijapur, and Jagdishpur muscles ache after performing vigorous
(b) Hazira, Barauni, and Jaipur (d) RNA molecules that could catalyze
exercises because there is their own replication
(c) Hamirpur, Bijaigarh, and Jaipur A. a relative deficit of ATP in muscle
(d) Hyderabad, Bijapur, and Jaipur 356. The biologist who devised the binomial
tissue.
347. Consider the following Mughal rulers system of nomenclature for organism
B. total absence of ATP in muscle
after Aurangzeb: that is still in use is
tissue.
A. Alamgir II C. excessive accumulation of lactic (a) De Candolle (b) Gregor Mendal
B. Farrukh Siyar acid in the tissues. (c) Hugo de Vries (c)  Carl Linnaeus
C. Jahandar Shah D. ionic imbalance in the tissues. Directions (357–361) Each of these ques-
D. Shah Alam II Of these statements tions consists of two statements, one labelled
The correct chronological sequence of (a) A, C, and D are correct as ‘Assertion A’ and the other labelled as
these rulers is (b) B, C, and D are correct ‘Reason R’. You are to examine these two
(a) C, B, D, A (b) B, C, D, A (c) A and C are correct statements carefully and decide if the Asser-
(c) B, C, A, D (d) C, B, A, D (d) A, B, and D are correct tion (A) and the Reason (R) are individually
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true and if so, whether the Reason is a cor- C. Nagar Palika Bill (b) Madras Session, 1927
rect explanation of the Assertion. Select your D. Panchayati Raj System (c) Lahore Session, 1629
answers to these questions using the codes The chronological order in which these (d) Karachi Session, 1931
given below. were implemented is 374. The first spilt in the Indian National
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the (a) B, D, A, C (b) A, C, D, B Congress took place in the
correct explanation of A (c) B, A, C, D (c) D, B, A, C (a) Bombay Session
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not 365. At the time of Revolt of 1857, the
the correct explanation of A (b) Calcutta Session
Governor-General of India was (c) Nagpur Session
(c) A is true but R is false
(a) Canning (b) Clive (d) Surat Session
(d) A is false but R is true
(c) Dalhousie (c) Wellesley
357. Assertion (A): Factors influencing the 375. Which of the following pairs is not
366. Which of the following was not a seat of correctly matched?
rate of photosynthesis are CO2, light, learning in ancient India?
water, and temperature. (a) Bengal : Zamindari
(a) Avanti (b) Nalanda (b) Oudh : Talukdari
Reason (R): The rate of photosynthesis (c) Takshshila (d) Valabhi
decreases with increase in temperature (c) Cental : Ryotwari Provinces
367. Match List I (Period) with List II (d) Punjab : Gramwari
in the range from 30°C to 35°C. (Event) and select the correct answer
358. Assertion (A): Ala-ud-din-Khilji intro- using the codes given below the lists: 376. Match List I (Name of the building)
duced the policy of market control. List I List II with List II (Name of the ruler during
whose period it was built) and select
Reason (R): Ala-ud-din-Khilji was A. 1915 1. Nehru the correct answer using the codes given
determined to reduce the price of com- Committee below the lists:
modities for his soldiers. Report
359. Assertion (A): Mahatma Gandhi started B. 1916 2. Gandhi-Irwin List I List II
fast unto death after the announcement Pact A. Red Fort 1. Akbar
of the Communal Award. C. 1928 3. Round-Table (Agra)
Conference B. Tomb of 2. Jahangir
Reason (R): Mahatma Gandhi was D. 1931 4. Defence of India
totally against the provision for separate Itmad-ud-daula
Act (Agra)
electorate for the depressed 5. Lucknow Pact C. Red Fort 3. Shahjahan
360. Assertion (A): The Ibadat Khana Codes: (Delhi)
of Emperor Akbar was a building
A B C D D. Bibi Ka 4. Aurangzeb
where religious discussions would take
place. (a) 5 4 3 2 Makbara
(b) 4 5 1 2 (Aurangabad)
Reason (R): His aim was to lay the
(c) 5 4 1 3 A B C D
foundation of a new religion.
(d) 4 5 2 1 (a) 1 2 3 4
361. Assertion (A): The first Five-Year Plan in 368. Which of the following cities is known (b) 2 1 3 4
India was started in 1951 to 1952. as the first steel city of India? (c) 2 1 4 3
Reason (R): The main objective of the (a) Bhilai (b) Bokaro (d) 1 2 4 3
first Five-Year Plan was to increase the (c) Durgapur (d) Jamshedpur
industrial production. 377. Match List I (State) with List II (Year in
369. The Saka era began in
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which the State was formed) and select

362. The candidate for the Presidentship of (a) 58 bc (b) ad 78 the correct answer using the codes given
the Congress in the Tripura Session (c) ad 144 (d) ad 319 below the lists:
(1939) supported by the Mahatma
Gandhi against Subhas Chandra Bose 370. The French Revolution resulted in the
abolition of List I List II
was A. Andhra 1. 1953
(a) B. Pattabhi Sitaramayya (a) Serfdom (b) Mercantile groups
(c) Monarchy (d) Oligarchy Pradesh
(b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel B. Gujarat 2. 1960
(c) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad 371. Non-cooperation Movement was sus-
C. Haryana 3. 1963
(d) J. B. Kripalani pended when violence erupted in
D. Nagaland 4. 1966
363. Which one of the following texts (a) Calcutta (now Kolkata)
inspired Gandhi to propound the (b) Chapra Codes:
philosophy of Sarvodaya? (c) Champaran A B C D
(a) Rig Veda (c) Chauri Chaura (a) 1 2 3 4
(b) Gita 372. Rani Dugawati who fought against (b) 2 1 4 3
(c) Unto This Last Akbar in 1564, ruled over (c) 2 1 3 4
(d) His Great Expectations (a) Awadh (b) Gondwana (d) 1 2 4 3
364. Consider the following (c) Golconda (c) Malwa 378. The dotted areas in the given map of
A. Minimum Needs Programme 373. The Indian National Congress adopted the India show the places producing
B. Community Development Pro- resolution on Fundamental Rights in its (a) cotton (b) groundnut
gramme (a) Guwahati Session, 1926 (c) maize (d) sugarcane
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383. Consider the following statements about

3 79. Consider the following statements:
A. Sedimentary rocks contain fossils.
B. The most common Chemical mined
from sedimentary rock is limestone.
C. Coal is a biochemical sedimentary.
D. Gypsum is an evaporate.
Which of these statements are correct?
(a) A, B, and C (b) B, C, and D
(c) A, C, and D (c) A, B, C and D
380. In which one of the following types of
clouds, does the ‘halo’ of moon occur?
(a) Cirrus (b) Cumulus
(c) Nimbus (d) Stratus
381. Four places in the State of Jammu and
Kashmir namely,
A. Baramulla B. Kargil
C. Kishtwar D. Leh
are marked as 1, 2, 3 and 4
Match them using the codes given below:
the earthquake:
A. Earthquake usually originates from
the sudden adjustments in the crust
of the earth
B. It may be of tectonic or volcanic
origin
C. Most severe earthquakes are asso-
ciated with fault lines
Which of these statements are correct?
(a) A and B (b) B and C
(c) B only (d) A, B, and C (a) Canals (b) Wells
384. At which one of the following places is (c) Tanks (d) Tubewells and
the maximum sunlight received? tanks
(a) Allahabad (b) Kolkata 390. Consider the following statements re-
(b) Leh (c) Pune garding the anticyclone:
385. Which one of the following natural vegeta- 1. The barometric pressure is high
tions is found in the area shown as dotted towards the centre of the system.
portion in the given outline map of India? 2. Winds are light and variable,
blowing in a clockwise direction in
the southern hemisphere.
3. Weather remains usually dry and
the sky is clear.
Which of these statements are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 2 and 4 (c) 1 and 3
391. The ocean current given in the map is
(a) Dry tropical evergreen
(b) Moist tropical evergreen
(c) Dry tropical deciduous
(d) Moist tropical deciduous
386. Which one of the following parts are not
correctly matched?
(a) Rourkela : Orissa
(b) Durgapur : West Bengal
(c) Bokaro : Jharkhand
(d) Bhilai : Madhya Pradesh
387. Which of the following is a landlocked
country? (a) Benguela (b) Canary

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(a) Angola (c) Humboldt (c) Kurile
Codes:
A B C D (b) Mozambique 392. Which of the following States has the
(a) 1 2 3 4 (c) Namibia longest sea coast?
(b) 2 1 3 4 (d) Zambia (a) Gujarat (b) Kerala
(c) 2 1 4 3 388. Consider the following statements re- (c) Maharashtra (d) Tamil Nadu
(d) 2 3 1 4 garding the International Date Line: 393. Which one of the following characteristics is
382. Match List I (Towns) with List II A. The days and nights are of equal not associated with convectional rainfall?
(Rivers) and select the correct answer length along this line. (a) Torrential rain
using the codes given below the lists: B. A traveller from Japan to America (b) Rain accompanied by lightning and
List I List II gains 1 day. thunder
A. Manaus 1. Nile C. It follows almost 180° longitude. (c) Rain usually occurring in the forenoon
B. Khartoum 2. Amazon D. Two different dates are observed on (d) It is most common in equatorial regions
C. Kinshasa 3. Tigris either side of this line. 394. Match List I with List II and select the
D. Baghdad 4. Congo Which of these statements are correct? correct answer using the codes given
Codes: (a) A, B, and C below the lists:
A B C D (b) B, C, and D List I List II
(a) 2 1 3 4 (c) A, C, and D (Characteristic) (Particle)
(b) 1 2 4 3 (d) A, B, C, and D A. Zero mass 1. Positron
(c) 2 1 4 3 389. The shaded area in the given map of B. Fractional 2. Neutron
(d) 1 2 3 4 India is irrigated by charge
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C. Fractional 3. Quark (a) Aarthi Ramaswamy (a) frequency of the oscillation of the
spin (b) Koneru Hampy pendulum increases
D. Integral spin 4. Photon (c) S. Meenakshi (b) frequency of the oscillation of the
Codes: (d) S. Vijayalakshmi pendulum decreases
A B C D 400. Ustad Ahmad Ali Khan is an exponent (c) pendulum stops oscillating
(a) 2 3 1 4 of (d) time period of the oscillation
(b) 3 2 4 1 (a) Santoor (b) Sarod remains same but the amplitude
(c) 2 3 4 1 (c) Violin (d) Tabla increases
(d) 3 2 1 4 401. The Headquarters of South Asian As- 408. One gram of water at 100°C is converted
395. Match List I (Country ) with List II sociation for Regional Cooperation into steam at the same temperature. The
(Geo-graphical Surname) and select (SAARC) is in amount of heat required is nearest to
the correct answer using the codes given (a) Colombo (b) Dhaka (a) zero (b) 336 J
below the lists: (c) Kathmandu (d) New Delhi (c) 540 J (c) 2257 J
List I List II 402. Consider the following countries: 409. Consider the following statements:
A. Bhutan 1. Land of the The core of a transformer is laminated
A. Algeria B. Indonesia
Golden Fleece because it
C. Nigeria D. Venezuela
B. Korea 2. Land of A. prevents leakage of flux.
Thunderbolt Which of these are OPEC members? B. gives more secondary voltage.
C. Finland 3. Land of the (a) A and B (b) B, C, and D C. reduces eddy currents.
Morning Calm (c) A, B, C, and D (d) C and D Which of these statement(s) is/are
D. Australia 4. Land of the 403. An aluminium sphere is dipped into correct?
Thousand Lakes water at 10°C. If the water is now heated, (a) A alone (b) A and B
Codes: the force of buoyancy on the sphere (c) B and C (d) C alone
A B C D (a) will remain the same
(b) will increase 410. Two convex lenses of local lengths f 1
(a) 2 3 1 4 and f 2 are separated by a distance d.
(b) 3 2 4 1 (c) will decrease
The combination will work as a glass
(c) 3 2 1 4 (d) may increase or decrease depending
slab if
(d) 2 3 4 1 on the initial volume of the sphere
(a) d > f1 + f2 (b) d < f1 + f2
396. The shaded countries in the given map are 404. A car accelerates by 50 m/s2. It would at-
tain a speed of 100 km/h from rest in (c) d = f1 + f2 (d) d ≥ f1 + f2
(a) 0.28 s (b) 0.56 s 411. In the given circuit, an ideal diode
(c) 1.12 s (d) 2.00 s ‘D’ and a capacitor ‘C’ are fed with a
405. The sun is visible to us a little before the sinusoidal voltage V1 of amplitude 10 V.
actual sunrise and a little after the actual The output voltage V0
sunset. This is because of
(a) Diffraction (b) Reflection
(c) Refraction (d) Scattering
406. Match List I (Scientific work) with List II
(Scientist) and select the correct answer
using the codes given below the lists:
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(a) Albania and Croatia List I List II

(b) Croatia and Bosnia–Herzegovina A. Mass of the 1. Fraunhoffer
(c) Macedonia and Croatia white dwarfs (a) varies between 0 and –20 V

(d) Albania and Bosnia–Herzegovina B. Electron charge 2. Millikan (b) varies between 0 and + 20 V
397. Which among the following States has to mass ratio (c) varies between 10 V and –10 V
the highest population density as per C. Absolute value 3. Thomson (d) is similar to that produced by a half
Census 2001? of electron wave rectifier
(a) Kerala charge 412. A satellite, rotating around the earth,
(b) Madhya Pradesh D. Dark lines in 4. Chandrashekhar has water in a jar kept inside it. A cork is
(c) Uttar Pradesh solar spectrum pushed into the water in the jar and then
(d) West Bengal Codes: released. The cork will
398. Who among the following was Trinidad A B C D (a) rise up to the surface of the water
and Tobago’s first Prime Minister of (a) 4 3 2 1 (b) sink to the bottom of the jar
Indian origin? (b) 3 4 2 1 (c) remain stable at the pushed
(a) Basudeo Panday (c) 4 3 2 1 position
(b) Bharrat Jagdeo (d) 3 4 1 2 (d) stick to the wall of the jar
(c) Dr Navinchandra Ramgoolam 407. A simple pendulum hangs from the ceil- 413. Match List I (Physical phenomenon)
(d) S. R. Nathan ing of a stationary elevator and oscillates with List II (Scientists) and select the
399. Who among the following is the India’s with small amplitude. If the elevator correct answer using the codes given
first Women Grandmaster in Chess? accelerates upwards, the below the lists:
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List I List II List I List II Directions (424–428) Each to these ques-

A. Flow of the 1. Faraday A. Watt 1. Electric charge tions consists of two statements, one labelled
Current in a B. Tesla 2. Power as )‘Assertion (A)’ and the other labelled as
metal C. Coulomb 3. Luminous ‘Reason (R)’. You are to examine these two
B. Force acting 2. Lorentz intensity statements carefully and decide if the Asser-
on a moving D. Candela 4. Magnetic field tion (A) and the Reason (R) are individually
charge true and if so, whether the Reason is a cor-
A B C D
C. Magnetic 3. Ohm rect explanation of the Assertion. Select your
(a) 2 4 3 1
field around a answers to these questions using the codes
(b) 4 2 3 1
current carry- given below:
(c) 2 4 1 3
ing conductor (a) Both A and R are true and R is the
(d) 4 2 1 3
D. Electrolysis 4. Biot-Savart correct explanation of A
420. The three lowest frequencies for (b) Both A and B are true but R is not
Codes: standing waves on the wire of a musical
A B C D the correct explanation of A
instrument 9.88 m long and having (c) A is true but R is false
(a) 3 2 1 4 mass 0.107 kg, stretched under a tension
(b) 3 2 4 1 (d) A is false but R is true
of 236 N, are
(c) 3 2 4 1 424. Assertion (A): Ionization potential of
(a) 7.4 Hz, 14.8 Hz, 22.2 Hz an atom is smaller than its excitation
(d) 2 3 1 4 (b) 7.47 Hz, 14.94 Hz, 22.41 Hz
414. Just before striking the ground, a 50 kg potential.
(c) 5.98 Hz, 11.96 Hz, 17.94 Hz
body had a kinetic energy of 980 J. If (d) 6.81 Hz, 13.6 Hz, 25.3 Hz Reason (R): The ionization releases a
friction is ignored, from what height bound electron and sets it free.
421. Match List I (Physical Quantity) with
was the body dropped? List II (Dimensions) and select the 425. Assertion (A): The lens in human eye is
(a) 9.8 m (b) 5.0 m correct answer using the codes given convergent.
(c) 20.0 m (d) 24.5 m below the lists: Reason (R): Only a convergent lens can
415. If a force of 250 M acts on a body the mo- form real images.
mentum acquired is 125 kg/ms–1, what is the List I List II
426. Assertion (A): When the string of a sitar
period for which force acts on the body? A. Relative 1. M L2 T 3 is plucked, we hear a musical note.
density
(a) 0.5 s (b) 0.2 s Reason (R): Air transmits transverse
(c) 0.4 s (d) 0.25 s B. Potential energy 2. M L T –1
mechanical waves.
C. Viscosity 3. M 0 L 0 T 0
416. Straight horizontal conductor carries a steady 427. Assertion (A): X-rays are used to detect
D. Linear 4. M L–1 T –1
current from east to west. The direction of momentum cracks in bones.
5. M L2 T –2
the magnetic field due to this current, at a Reason (R): Velocity of X-rays is
point vertically above the conductor, is Codes:
different in different media.
(a) from east to west A B C D
(a) 3 5 2 1 428. Assertion (A): Sulphuric acid (H2SO4) is
(b) from south to north
(b) 5 3 1 2 dibasic.
(c) vertically upwards
(d) from north to south (c) 3 5 4 2 Reason (R): The number of ion-stable hy-
(d) 5 3 4 1 drogen in an acid represents its basicity.
417. All the bulbs shown in the given figure
marked as 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 are identical. 422. Three equal resistances connected in 429. Which one of the following contains
Which bulb(s) light (s) most brightly? series across a source of emf together maximum number of molecules?

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dissipate 10 w of power. What will be the (a) 36.0 g of water
power dissipated if the same resistances (b) 42.5 g of ammonia
are connected in parallel across the same (c) 44.0 g of carbon dioxide
source of emf? (d) 64.0 g of sulphur dioxide
(a) 3 W (b) 10 W 430. Consider the following laws:
(c) 30 W (c) 90 W A. Law of conservation of mass
423. Consider the following statements B. Law of definite proportions
regarding a particle executing simple C. Law of multiple proportions
harmonic motion: Which of these govern(s) the quantitative
(a) A only (b) B only A. The total energy of the particle is aspects of the chemical changes?
(c) C and D (d) A and E constant. (a) A only (b) B and C
418. When pressure on a piece of ice is in- B. The restoring force is minimum at (c) A and B (d) A, B and C
creased, its melting point the extreme position. 431. Acids generally react with alkalies to
(a) decreases C. The velocity of the particle is form salts and water. Which one of the
(b) increases minimum at the mean position. following bases, on reaction with acid,
(c) first increases and then decreases D. The restoring force is always di- does not produce water along with salt?
(d) remains unchanged rected towards the mean position (a) Ammonia
419. Match List I (Units) with List II (Physical Which of these statements are correct? (b) Sodium carbonate
Quantity) and select the correct answer using (a) A and B (b) A and D (c) Sodium hydroxide
the codes given below the lists: (c) B and C (c) C and D (d) Calcium hydroxide
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432. With reference to the chemical reaction (c) Frontal lobe of cerebrum (b) multiple proportion
K2Cr2O7 +14 HCl → 2KCl + 2CrCl3 + (d) Cerebellum (c) reciprocal proportion
3Cl2 + 7H2O. Consider the following 443. The process by which DNA gives rise to (d) Avogadro’s hypothesis
statements: RNA is known as 451. Permanent hardness of water can be
A. K2Cr2O7 acts as oxidizing agent (a) Transformation removed by adding
B. HCl is the reducing agent (b) Replication (a) washing soda
C. K2Cr2O7 is the oxidizing agent (c) Translocation (b) chlorine
D. HCl is the oxidizing agent (d) Transcription (c) bleaching powder
Which of these statements are correct? 444. Match List I (Type of Pollination) with (d) potassium permanganate
(a) A and B (b) B and C List II (Pollinator) and select the correct 452. When steam is passed through red hot
(c) A and D (d) B and D answer using the codes given in the lists: iron the gas produced is
433. One gram of a metal oxide on reduction (a) producer gas (b) water gas
List I List II
gives 0.68 g of metal. The equivalent (c) hydrogen (d) oxygen
weight of the metal is A. Anemophily 1. Birds
453. Oxygen is prepared on a large scale from
B. Ornithophily 2. Insects
(a) 17 (b) 32 (a) water
C. Entomophily 3. Wind
(c) 34 (d) 68 (b) calcium carbonate
D. Cheirop- 4. Water
434. Molecular weight of oxalic acid terophily 5. Bats (c) potassium permanganate
dehydrate is 126. Its equivalent weight Codes: (d) sodium peroxide
is A B C D 454. For extinguishing fire we use
(a) 36 (b) 63 (a) 1 3 4 5 (a) hydrogen
(c) 126 (d) 252 (b) 3 1 2 5 (b) carbon monoxide
435. Which one of the following sets of (c) 3 1 4 2 (c) carbon dioxide
chemical elements belong to the same (d) 1 3 2 4 (d) marsh gas
period? 445. Organisms which can degrade rock 455. Which one of the following gases is used
(a) He, Ne, Ar (b) Ni, Cu, Zn surface and set the stage for invasion by for refrigeration?
(c) Cl, Br, I (d) Na, Cu, Mg other organisms are (a) Sulphur dioxide
436. Generally glass is soluble in (a) lichens (b) mycorrihizae (b) Phosphine
(a) HCl (b) HNO3 (c) mushrooms (d) mosses (c) Ammonia
(c) HF (d) H2SO4 446. Match List I (Animals) with List II (De- (d) Chlorine
437. Which one of the following statements velopment of Heart) and select the correct 456. In which of the following ions the oxida-
is not correct? answer using the codes given below the lists: tion state of chlorine is +5?
(a) Ag­+ is a Lewis acid. List I List II (a) Cl2O–7 (b) ClO–3
(b) Br acts as a Lewis as well as a –
(c) ClO 4 (d) ClO–
A. Fish 1. Four chambers
Bronsted base. B. Snake 2. No heart 457. How many ml of 0.1 N NaOH will be
(c) [H3O]+ is a Bronsted acid. C. Crocodile 3. Three chambers required by 20 ml of 0.1 M H2SO4 for
(d) The acid strength of HF is greater D. Starfish 4. Two chambers complete neutralization?
than that of HI. A B C D (a) 20 (b) 10
438. Which one of the following pairs of ele- (a) 4 3 2 1 (c) 40 (d) 60
ments has the strongest bond? (b) 3 4 2 1
458. Diamond is an allotropic form of
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(a) F–Cl (b) Br–F (c) 4 3 1 2

(d) 3 4 1 2 (a) carbon (b) silicon
(c) Cl–Br (d) I–F
(c) sulphur (d) germanium
439. The correct oxidation states of nitrogen 447. Water decomposes calcium carbide with
in the molecule NH4NO3 are the liberation of 459. Type of glass used in making lenses and
(a) –3 and +5 (b) +3 and –5 (a) methane (b) ethane prisms is
(c) –3 and +5 (d) –5 and +5 (c) acetylene (d) ethylene (a) flint glass (b) pyrex glass
(c) soft glass (d) jena glass
440. Lead pencil consists of 448. Which one of the following is a non-
metal that remains liquid at ordinary 460. Neutron was discovered by
(a) clay and graphite
(b) graphite and lead temperature? (a) Rutherford (b) Chadwick
(c) lead and charcoal (a) Bromine (b) Chlorine (c) Mosley (d) Thomson
(d) wax and graphite (c) Phosphorus (d) Helium 461. In mammals the developing embryo is
441. Which one of the following elements has 449. Which one of the following symbols rep- connected with the placenta by
highest valency with respect to oxygen? resents a species containing 11 protons, (a) umbilical cord (b) uterus
(a) Chloride (b) Magnesium 12 neutrons, and 10 electrons? (c) allantois (d) amnion
(c) Sodium (d) Sulphur (a) 23Na+ (b) 23Na 462. In plants the growth substance involved
442. Which one of the following parts of the (c) 21Ne (d) 23Ne+ in the delaying of leaf senescene is
brain has centres for maintenance of 450. The molecular compositions of water (a) auxins (b) gibberellins
posture and equilibrium of the body? (H2O) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) (c) cytokinins (d) abscisic acid
(a) Hypothalamus illustrate the law of 463. Which of the following are aerial modi-
(b) Parietal lobe of cerebrum (a) definite proportion fications of stem?
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A. Phylloclade B. Phyllode (b) 2 5 1 4 (d) Development of education and

C. Cladode (c) 5 4 2 3 health services
Select the correct answer from the codes (d) 1 3 5 4 477. For internal financing of Five Year Plans
given below: 470. Match List I with List II and select the the government depends on
(a) A and C (b) A and B correct answer using the codes given (a) taxation and public borrowing
(c) B and C (d) A only below in the lists: (b) taxation, public borrowing, and
464. Which of the following process can List I List II deficit financing
take place only in living cells containing A. Centrosomes 1. Mitochondria (c) public borrowing and deficit
chlorophyll? B. Energy 2. Eucaryotic cells financing
(a) Oxidation (b) Photosynthesis generators (d) taxation only
(c) Respiration (d) Osmosis C. Polysomes 3. Lysosomes 478. Panchayati Raj provides for
465. Consider the following two statements: D. Hydrolytic 4. Animal cell (a) agricultural development of the
enzymes backward areas
Assertion (A): The main source of energy in
5. Plant cell (b) democratic administration at the
most of the Indian diets is carbohydrates.
Codes: local level
Reason (R): Carbohydrates provide more A B C D (c) proper collection of revenue at the
energy per gram than proteins and fats. (a) 4 2 3 1 village level
In the context of the above two statements (b) 5 1 4 3 (d) spread of education in rural areas
which one of the following is correct? (c) 3 4 5 2 479. Which of the following were not originally
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the (d) 4 1 2 3 included in the Preamble of the Constitu-
correct explanation of A 471. The valley of the Indus takes its rank tion of India but were added later?
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not with the valleys of
a correct explanation of A (a) Socialism and Equality
(a) The Tigris (b) Secularism and Democracy
(c) A is true but R is false (b) The Nile
(d) A is false but R is true (c) Liberty and Equality
(c) The Euphrates (d) Socialism and Secularism
466. The deficiency of Vitamin C in diet will (d) All of the above
lead to 480. Which one of the following statements
472. Kharavela ruled over is not correct in respect of the Gandhian
(a) night blindness(b) beribery (a) Magadha (b) Malwa concept of Satyagraha?
(c) scurvy (d) insomnia (c) Kalinga (d) Kandahara (a) Satyagraha is holding on to truth
467. Transfer of genetic information from 473. Who was the ruler of medieval India (b) Satyagraha is not passive, but active
one generation to the other is accom- who is credited with the building of the (c) Satyagraha cannot be applied
plished by Grand Trunk Road? against a near and dear one
(a) DNA (a) Babur (d) Satyagraha in reality is soul-force
(b) Messenger RNA (b) Sher Shah Suri 481. Who was the ruler of an Indian state
(c) Transfer RNA (c) Krishnadevaraya who allied himself with the French?
(d) Messenger and Transfer RNA (d) Jahangir (a) Nizan-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah
468. Which one of the following is the correct 474. Who is known as the father of Bengali (b) Alivardi Khan
group of diseases exclusively caused by prose? (c) Saadat Khan
virus? (d) Tipu Sultan
(a) Dwarkanath Tagore
(a) Measles, syphilis, rabies, cholera (b) Chandrasekhar Deb 482. Which one of the following is not true of

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(b) Poliomyelitis, syphilis, chicken-pox, (c) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
mumps the European renaissance?
(d) Henry Vivian Derozio (a) it was an intellectual movement
(c) Cholera, tuberculosis, meningitis,
syphilis 475. What is the chronological sequence of (b) it found expression in the revival of
(d) Measles, small-pox, mumps, rabies the following? the study of ancient Greco-Roman
A. Gandhi-Irwin Pact classics
469. Match List I with List II and select the (c) it developed interest in science and
B. Nehru Report
correct answer using the codes given fostered a spirit of adventure
C. Non-cooperation Movement
below in the lists: (d) it aimed at organising anti-Church
D. Quit India Resolution
List I List II Choose the correct answer from the movements
(Organisms) (Group to which codes given below: 483. Consider the two following statements:
they belong) (a) B, C, D, A (b) C, B, A, D Assertion (A): The Protestant Reforma-
A. Venus Fly 1. Insectivorous (c) C, D, A, B (d) B, C, A, D tion was a protest against certain prac-
Trap plant 476. Which one of the following gives devel- tices of the Church.
B. Sea Cucumber 2. Bryophyte opment through Five Year Plans? Reason (R): The Church had accumu-
C. Liverworts 3. Insect (a) Rise in national income and per lated fabulous wealth and the higher
D. Silverfish 4. Fish capita income clergy led lives of luxury.
5. Echinoderm (b) Development of railways and road- In the context of the above two statements
Codes: ways which one of the following is correct?
A B C D (c) Development of industrial towns (a) Both A and R are true and R is the
(a) 1 5 2 4 and industrial estates correct explanation of A
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(b) Both A and R are true are true but
R is not an explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
484. Which of the following are special agen-
cies of the UN?
A. WHO B. OPEC
C. IMF D. FAO
Choose the correct answer from the
codes given below:
(a) A and B (b) B and C
(c) A, C, and D (d) B, C, and D
485. Which of the following were objectives
for which the International Monetary
Fund was established?
A. Promoting Intentional Monetary
Cooperation
B. Expanding International Trade
C. Lessening disequilibrium of bal-
ances of payment
D. Avoiding competitive exchange
depreciations
Choose the correct answer from the
codes given below:
(a) A, B, and C (b) A, C, and D
(c) B and D (d) A, B, C, and D
486. Which one of the following is the task of
the Planning Commission?
(a) Financing of the Plan
(b) Implementation of the Plan
(c) Preparation of the Plan earth?
(d) Both preparation and implementa-
tion of the Plan
487. Consider the following two statements:
Assertion (A): India has set up the Af-
rica Fund.
Reason (R): India wants to establish joint
ventures in African countries.
In the context of the above two state-
ments which one of the following is
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correct?
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the
correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not
a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
488. Which of the following pairs of metals
are supposed to constitute the internal
core of the earth?
(a) Nickel and iron
(b) Iron and copper
(c) Magnesium and lead
(d) Iron and chromium
489. The longitude of Kolkata can be deter-
mined with reference to its distance
from
(a) Equator
(b) North Pole
(c) Tropic of Cancer
(d) Prime Meridian
490. In which of the following towns does the
LMT show the greatest deviation from
the IST?
(a) Kohima (b) Delhi
(c) Mumbai (d) Kochi
491. Which one of the following is related to
the origin of the earth?
(a) Drift Hypothesis
(b) Planetesimal Hypothesis
(c) Tetrahedral Hypothesis rectly defines the term transhumance?
(d) Thermal Convection Hypothesis
492. Which one of the following rocks is
transformed into marble?
(a) Limestone (b) Granite
(c) Peat (d) Shale
493. The main type of weathering in a region
of limestone topography is
(a) attrition
(b) chemical weathering
(c) exfoliation
(d) mechanical weathering
494. What causes earthquakes?
(a) Occurrence of underground water
(b) Volcanic eruptions
(c) Occurrence of cracks in rocks
(d) None of these
495. Which one of the following defines the
layer of the atmosphere which makes
radio communication possible on the
(a) Ionosphere (b) Troposphere
(c) Tropopause (d) Biosphere
496. In the earth’s atmosphere, the atmo-
spheric pressure
(a) remains constant with height
(b) increases with height
(c) decreases with height
(d) first increases and then decreases
with height
497. The chief characteristics of the Mediter-
ranean type of climate are
(a) very long and severe winters, shorts
and cool summers
(b) hot and rainy throughout the year
(c) mild rainy winters, warm and dry
summers
(d) cool summers, mild winters, rain-
fall all the year round
498. Which natural region is characterized by
the rainfall mainly in winter?
(a) Mediterranean region
(b) Tropical grassland
(c) Temperate grassland
(d) Monsoon region
499. Which one of the following places receives
rain from both the Arabian Sea and the
Bay of Bengal branches of the monsoon?
(a) Kolkata (b) Mumbai
(c) Delhi (d) Varanasi
500. Teak and Sal are the principal trees in
the forests known as
(a) tropical moist evergreen
(b) tropical moist deciduous
(c) dry deciduous
(d) dry evergreen
501. The occurrence of Mica is associated with
(a) Kolar (b) Koderma
(c) Khetri (d) Panna
502. Which one of the following statements cor-
(a) Practice of growing crops on higher
hill slopes in summer and foothills
in winter.
(b) Farming in which only one crop is
cultivated by clearing hill slopes.
(c) Economy that solely depends upon
animals.
(d) Seasonal migration of people with
their animals up and down the
mountains.
503. The first electric train of India (Deccan
Queen) was run between
(a) Mumbai and Surat
(b) Howrah and Delhi
(c) New Delhi and Chennai
(d) Kalyan and Pune
504. Consider the map given below
The rivers marked 1, 2, and 3 are respectively
(a) Narmada, Krishna, and Godavari
(b) Mahanadi, Godavari, and Krishna
(c) Tapti, Krishna, and Cauvery
(d) Narmada, Krishna, and Cauvery
505. Acharya Ramamurty Committee was
concerned with
(a) Centre-State relations
(b) Education
(c) Issues relating to environment
(d) Judicial reforms
506. Which one of the following statements
is correct?
(a) A nominated Member of Parliament
cannot be made a minister
(b) The leader of the largest party in
the Lok Sabha is necessarily the
head of the government
(c) A person appointed as a Minister
has to become a member of one of
the Houses of Parliament within 6
months, if he is not already one

(d) The President of India cannot hold
office for more than a term
507. What is the chronological sequence of the
following events in Indian Science scene?
A. Launching of Rohini 1 satellite
B. Pokhran nuclear test
C. Start of Indian Space Research
Organization
D. First unit of Kalpakkam nuclear
power station went critical
Choose the correct answer from the
codes given below
(a) A, B, D, C (b) B, C, D, A
(c) C, B, A, D (d) D, A, C, B
508. Which among the following countries
has the largest population?
(a) Indonesia
(b) Japan
(c) Pakistan
(d) Sudan
509. The Prasar Bharati Bill provides for
(a) privatization of the AIR and Door-
darshan
(b) autonomy of the AIR and Doordar-
shan
(c) independence of the AIR and
Doordarshan
(d) freedom of the mass media
510. Which one of the following countries
has switched over to the Presidential
system of Government?
(a) Brunei (b) Nepal
(c) United Kingdom (d) USSR
511. Nilgiri, Himgiri, and Beas are
(a) Oil Tankers of ONGC
(b) Nuclear submarines
(c) Frigates
(d) Aircraft carrier ships
512. Consider the following statements re-
garding Reserve Bank of India:
A. It is a banker to the Central Government
B. It formulates and administers mon-
etary policy
C. It acts as an agent of the Government
in respect of India’s membership of
IMF
D. It handles the borrowing programme
of Government of India
Which of these statements are correct?
(a) A and B (b) B, C, and D
(c) A, B, C, and D(d) C and D
513. All objects experience the same accel-
eration due to the gravity of the Earth.
This because the gravitational force is
proportional to
(a) volume (b) mass
(c) density (d) weight
514. An elastic spring has a force constant k.
It is cut into three equal parts. The force
constant of each part is
(a) 3 k (b) k/3
(c) k (d) k3
515. A vehicle covers the first half of the dis-
tance between two points at a speed of
30 km/h and the second half at a speed
of 20 km/h. The average speed (in km/h)
of the vehicle is
(a) 20 (b) 24
(c) 25 (d) 30
516. From the top of a tree ‘h’ metre high, a
body A is dropped and another body B
is projected horizontally with a velocity
of ‘u’ m/s. Then
(a) A falls vertically and B moves
horizontally and does not reach the
ground
(b) A reaches the ground u/g seconds
earlier than B
(c) A and B reach the ground at the
same time
(d) B reaches the ground u/g seconds
earlier than A
517. The resultant to two forces, each of mag-
nitude P, is also a force of magnitude P.
The angle between the two given force is
(a) 0° (b) 60°
(c) 90° (d) 120°
518. Which of the following are necessary for
a double-decker bus to have stability?
A. A broad base
B. More passengers at the lower deck
C. More passengers at the upper check
(a) A and C (b) A and B
(c) C only (d) B only
519. During its motion, the massive small
bob of the simple pendulum experiences
the tension (T) of the string as well
as gravitational pull (mg) downward.
When the string makes an angle q with
the vertical, which of the following state-
ments is true?
(a) T = mg cos 3 and mg sin 3 is the
restoring force
(b) T = mg sin 3 and cos 3 is the restor-
ing force
(c) T = mg restoring force
(d) T = 0 and mg is the restoring force
520. Which of the following is the correct
reason for using a single fixed pulley?
(a) To multiply the effort by a factor
greater than one
(b) To change the direction of applica-
tion of force
(c) To increase the distance travelled
by the effort
(d) To get more work than we put into it
521. The quantity of heat required to convert
2.5 kg of ice at 0°C to water at 20°C (as-
suming the latent heat of ice to be 80
cal/g) is
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(a) 200 kcal (b) 150 kcal
(c) 250 kcal (d) 225 kcal
522. Consider the following two statements:
Assertion (A): Velocity of sound in air is
independent of the pressure of air.
Reason (R): When pressure changes,
density of air changes in such a way that
the ratio of pressure and density remains
unchanged.
In the context of the above two statements
which one of the following is correct?
(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the
correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not
the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
523. The quality sounds differently even at
the same frequency of the different mu-
sical instruments. This is mainly due to
(a) different lengths of the vibrating
system
(b) different amount of air in the closed
region
(c) different intensities
(d) different amount of higher har-
monics
524. In which of the following experiments,
the quantum nature of light has to be
used to explain the observations?
(a) Newtons’s rings
(b) Polarimetry
(c) Diffraction grating
(d) Photoelectricity
525. A beam of monochromatic light is
passing from one medium into another.
Which one of the following quantities
does not change?
(a) Velocity (b) Frequency
(c) Wavelength (d) Amplitude
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526. In the process of magnetization of a bar
(a) only the outer layers of the bar get
magnetized
(b) only the surface of the bar gets
magnetized
(c) only the ends of the bar get magnetized
(d) the entire bulk of the bar gets mag-
netized
527. Two electric charges, +q and –q are situ-
ated at a distance apart from each other.
The electric field (E) and the potential
(V) at the midpoint between the charges
will be characterized
(a) E = 0, V = 0 (b) E0, V = 0,
(c) E = 0, V 0 (d) E0, V 0
528. The resistance of a certain length of wire
having a diameter of 6 mm is 5 ohm.
The wire is drawn such that the diam-
eter becomes 3 mm. The new resistance
will be
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(a) 5 ohms (b) 30 ohms (c) B and C

(c) 60 ohms (d) 80 ohms (d) A and C
529. The materials of negative electrode, posi- 537. Match List I with List II and then select
tive electrode, electrolyte, and depolarizer the correct answer using the codes given
of a dry cell are, respectively, below the lists:
(a) Zinc, carbon, ammonium chloride,
List I List II
and manganese dioxide
(Active volcano) (Country)
(b) Carbon, zinc, ammonium chloride,
and manganese dioxide A. Etna 1. Hawaii
(c) Zinc, carbon, manganese dioxide, B. Mauna Loa 2. Java
and ammonium chloride C. Fujiyama 3. Sicily
530. Two conducting parallel wires carry cur- D. Merapu 4. Japan
The city in question is
rent in opposite directions. They will A B C D
(a) Allahabad (b) Amritsar
(a) attract each other (a) 3 1 2 4
(c) Delhi (d) Jaipur
(b) repel each other (b) 1 3 2 4
(c) get rotated to be perpendicular to (c) 1 3 4 2 545. Match List I with List II and then select
one another (d) 3 1 4 2 the correct answer using the codes given
(d) experience no force between them below the lists:
538. Consider the following statements re-
531. Which one of the following is the reason garding the Vijayanagar empire: List I List II
for using fuses in household electrical A. It was named after the city of Vijay- (Chemical (Molecular
circuits? anagar compound) formula)
(a) To reduce the voltage and prevent B. Krishnadeva Raya was the greatest A. Plaster of 1. Ca(OH)2
shocks of all kings to rule the empire of Paris
(b) To reduce the rate of consumption Vijayanagar B. Slaked lime 2. CaCO3
of electrical energy C. Kings of Vijayanagar ruled on be-
(c) To break the circuit if the current is half of Shaivite deity Virupaksha C. Gypsum 3. 2CaSO4.H2O
too high D. Vijayanagar empire successfully D. Mohr salt 4. CaO
(d) To link different parallel circuits resisted the march of the Delhi 5. FeSO4.(NH4)
together Sultans to the South SO4.6H2O
532. In a 92U235 atom there are Which of these statements are correct? 6. CaSO4.2H2O
(a) 92 protons, 143 neutrons, and 143 (a) A and C (b) A, B, and D
electrons Codes:
(c) A, B, and C (d) B, C, and D
(b) 92 protons, 143 neutrons, and 92 A B C D E
539. ‘Mansar lake’ is located in
electrons (a) 6 2 3 4 1
(c) 143 protons, 92 neutrons, and 92 (a) Jammu and Kashmir (b) 1 2 3 4 5
electrons (b) Himachal Pradesh (c) 3 1 4 5 6
(d) 143 protons, 92 neurons, and 143 (c) Punjab (d) 3 1 6 5 4
electrons (d) Uttar Pradesh
546. Shyok is a tributary of
533. Molecular weight of heavy water used as 540. Who among the following Hindu reli- (a) Brahmaputra (b) Indus
a moderator in nuclear reactors is gious teachers was called to the Ibadat (c) Chenab (d) Sutlej
Khana of Emperor Akbar?
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(a) 22 (b) 16 547. Consider the following devices

(c) 18 (d) 20 (a) Hari Vijaya Suri
(b) Purushottama A. Moderator
534. The Earth rotates around an axis point- B. Control rod
(c) Banuchandra Upadhayya
ing towards C. Shield
(d) Vijaya Sen Suri
(a) the pole star (b) the moon D. Electrostatic precipitator
(c) the sun (d) the venus 541. The largest source of Foreign Direct Which of these devices are used in a
535. The total surface area of the earth is Investment in India is nuclear power reactor?
(a) 510 million km2 (a) Germany (b) Japan (a) A, B, and D (b) A, B, and C
(b) 610 million km2 (c) Mauritius (c) Italy (c) A and D (d) B, C, and D
(c) 710 million km2 542. The headquarters of World Trade Orga- 548. A girl is swinging on a swing in a sitting
(d) 810 million km2 nization are in position. How will the period of swings
536. Consider the following statements re- (a) Montreal (b) Seattle be affected if the girl stood up?
garding the Arab conquest of Sindh: (c) Geneva (d) The Hague (a) The period will decrease
A. It did not prove to be permanent. 543. Kishtwar town is situated on the (b) The period will increase
B. It was adequately supported by the banks of (c) The period will remain the same
Caliphs. (a) Beas (b) Chenab (d) The swinging will stop
C. It lasted for about three centuries. (c) Jhelum (d) Ravi 549. Which one of the following awards is
Which of these statements are correct? 544. The mean monthly temperature and given for Agricultural Research?
(a) A, B, and C rainfall of a city are plotted in the given (a) Dr Homi Bhabha Award
(b) A and C diagram (b) Borlaug Award
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(c) Ramon Magsaysay Award Codes: 561. Which one of the following statements
(d) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award A B C D is correct?
550. If the volume occupied by one mole of a (a) 4 3 2 1 (a) CO is an acidic oxide
gas at normal temperature and pressure is (b) 3 4 2 1 (b) NO is a neutral oxide
22.4 l, then the volume occupied by 5.6 g (c) 4 3 1 2 (c) N2O5 is a mixed oxide
of nitrogen (Atomic weight =14) at normal (d) 3 4 1 2 (d) PbO2 is a peroxide
temperature and pressure will be 556. The first Governor General of India was 562. The President of India can proclaim
(a) 2.24 l (b) 4.48 l appointed under the provisions of the National Emergency
(c) 11.2 l (d) 22.4 l Act of (a) on the advice of the Council of
551. The principle that distinguishes Jainism (a) 1773 (b) 1784 Ministers
from Buddhism is the (c) 1833 (d) 1858 (b) on the advice of the Prime Min-
(a) Practice of the eightfold path 557. Match List I with List II and select the ister
(b) Rejection of the infallibility of the correct answer using the codes given (c) on the advice of the leader of the
Vedas below the lists: ruling party or set of parties in
(c) Belief in rebirth List I List II power
(d) Attribution of a soul to all beings (d) at his own discretion
A. Chymotrypsin 1. Cellulose
and things B. Polysaccharide 2. Endrin 563. Which one of the following graphs
552. Uranium Corporation of India Limited C. Rodenticide 3. Enzyme correctly represents the distance–time
is situated in variation for a body released vertically
D. Dye 4. Fluorescein
(a) Maharashtra (b) West Bengal downward from the top of a building?
Codes:
(c) Jharkhand (d) Rajasthan
A B C D
553. The Indus Valley people were familiar (a) 3 1 2 4
with the use of (b) 1 3 2 4
(a) tin, copper, and iron (c) 1 3 4 2 (a)
(b) tin, lead, and copper (d) 3 1 4 2
(c) copper and lead
558. A bucket containing water is rotated in
(d) copper and alone
a vertical circle with high speed. At the
554. Match List I with List II and then select highest point, when the bucket is upside
the correct answer using the codes given down, the water will
below the lists: (a) spill out slowly
List I List II (b) spill out at once
A. Fridel Crafts 1. Acid chloride/ (c) not spill out (b)
ketone (d) be thrown out with high speed
B. Fermentation 2. Yeast/ethanol 559. Which one of the following Articles of
C. Sandmeyer’s 3. Aniline/ the Constitution of India makes special
reaction chlorobezene provision for the State of Jammu and
D. Saponification 4. Oil/soap Kashmir
Codes: (a) Article 356 (b) Article 360
A B C D (c) Article 368 (d) Article 370

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(a) 1 2 4 3 560. Match List I with List II and select the (c)
(b) 1 2 3 4 correct answer using the codes given
(c) 2 1 3 4 below the lists:
(d) 2 1 4 3 List I List II
555. Match List I with List II and select the A. ad 78 1. Sack of
correct answer using the codes given Somnath
below the lists: Temple
List I List II B. ad 476 2. Birth of the
A. Ho Chi Minh 1. Founder of astronomer (d)
demorcarcy Aryabhatta
movement in C. ad 1026 3. Commencement
Myanmar of the Saka Era
B. Sun Yat-sen 2. First PM of D. ad 647 4. Death of 564. The founder of the Pala dynasty of Ben-
Singapore Harsvardhana gal was
C. Suu Kyi Aung 3. Vietnam’s Codes: (a) Dharmapala (b) Gopala
San revolutionary A B C D (c) Devapala (d) Mahipala
leader (a) 2 3 4 1 565. ORT (Oral Rehydration Therapy) is as-
D. Lee Kuan Yew 4. First President (b) 2 3 1 4 sociated with the treatment of
of Republic of (c) 3 2 1 4 (a) anaemia (b) beriberi
China (d) 3 2 4 1 (c) cancer (d) diarrhoea
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566. In 1498, Vasco da Gama reached
(a) Trivandrum (b) Cochin
(c) Calicut (d) Ratnagiri
567. Which one of the following places ranks
second among the coldest places in the
world?
(a) Drass (Jammu and Kashmir)
(b) Kullu (Himachal Pradesh)
(c) Manali (Himachal Pradesh)
(d) Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh)
568. The correct chronological order in
which
A. V. P. Singh
B. Chandra Shekhar
C. Morarji Desai
D. Charan Singh occupied the office of
the Prime Minister of India is
(a) C, D, B, A (b) D, C, B, A
(c) C, D, A, B (d) D, C, A, B
569. The total sum of the goods and services
produced within a country in a year
minus depreciation is called the
(a) Gross National Product
(b) Net National Product
(c) Gross Domestic Product
(d) Net Domestic Product
570. Bacteria reproduce
(a) only sexually
(b) only asexually
(c) mostly sexually
(d) mostly asexually
571. Who among the following cricketers
had not had the distinction of being
the highest wicket taker at one time or
another in Test cricket?
(a) Dennis Lillee
(b) Imran Khan
(c) Richard Hadlee
(d) Courtney Walsh
572. While Venus is seen only for one to two
PART VIII
hours either after sunset or before sun-
rise, Jupiter is seen for the whole night
whenever its is visible in the sky. The
reason for this is that
(a) Venus is much smaller than Jupiter
(b) Venus is much closer to the earth
than Jupiter
(c) the orbit of Venus is inside the earth’s
orbit whereas the orbit of Jupiter lies
outside the orbit of the earth
(d) Venus reflects lesser amount of
sunlight than Jupiter
573. Harbivores, such as rabbits and cows, can
digest cellulose where as man cannot. The
most important reason for this is that
(a) they have very efficient grinding
teeth
(b) they possess an enlarged section
the gut containing bacteria which
breakdown the cellulose for them
(c) they produce the enzyme cellulose
with digests the cellulose; humans
do not make this enzyme
(d) humans do not need to digest cel-
lulose
574. Paraffin wax is obtained from
(a) petroleum (b) coal
(c) animal fat (d) vegetable oils
575. The details of Coronation ceremony are
narrated in the
(a) Vishnu Purana
(b) Kenopanishad
(c) Atharva Veda
(d) Aitareya Brahmana
Directions (576–585) These questions consist
of two statements, one labelled as ‘Assertion
(A)’ and the other labelled as ‘Reason (R)’.
Your are to examine these two statements
carefully and decide if the Assertion (A) and
the Reason (R) are Reason is a correct expla-
nation of the Assertion. Select your answers
to these items using the codes given below.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the
correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not
a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but F is true
576. Assertion (A): About 75 per cent of
the working population of the Aravalli
mountain region is engaged in agricul-
ture.
Reason (R): The greater parts of Araval-
lis receive scanty rainfall
577. Assertion (A): Sugarcane grows well in
the hot and humid climate.
Reason (R): Its yield per unit area is the
highest in Punjab.
578. Assertion (A): Melting point of basic
lava flowing out of a volcanic eruption
is very low.
Reason (R): Basic lava is found in liquid
form and flows through a large distance
before it solidifies.
579. Assertion (A): The density of the large
outer planets of the solar system is very
low.
Reason (R): The large outer planets con-
sist of substances like hydrogen, helium,
and hydrogen compounds.
580. Assertion (A): A radioactive element
on emitting a beta particle would form
a proton
Reason (R): A neutron has turned into a
proton in the process.
581. Assertion (A): When copper wire is
placed in a solution of silver nitrate, a
thin layer of silver is deposited on it.
Reason (R): Copper is more electronega-
tive than silver.
582. Assertion (A): Sulphanilic acid exists as
a zwitterion while p-amino benzoic acid
does not.
Reason (R): SO3H group is more acid-
ic than COOH group and is capable of
transferring its H+ ions to the weak NH2
group.
583. Assertion (A): Ala-ud-din Khilji im-
posed curbs on the power of the nobil-
ity.
Reason (R): Nobles were against Ala-ud-
din Khilji at the time of his struggle with
Jalaluddin
584. Assertion (A): Nearly one-half of the
population of the world is found near
the sea coasts up to a height of 100 m
above mean sea level (m.s.l).
Reason (R): In these areas the land is
levelled. Hence, occupations are easily
available.
585. Assertion (A): Gandhiji advocated set-
ting up of small-scale industries in vil-
lages.
Reason (R): Small-scale industries would
provide employment to rural popula-
tion.
586. ‘Dumping’ in the context of interna-
tional trade refers to
(a) exporting goods at prices below the
actual cost of production
(b) exporting goods without paying the
appropriate taxes in the receiving
country
(c) exporting goods of inferior qual-
ity
(d) exporting goods only to re-import
them at cheaper rates
587. Rainfall in the doldrums is of the
nature of
(a) orographic precipitation
(b) natural precipitation
(c) frontal precipitation
(d) convectional precipitation
588. Consider the following events
A. Siraj-ud-Daulah’s invasion of the
British factory at Kasimbazar
B. Black Hole Tragedy
C. Battle of Plassey
D. Treaty of Alinagar
The correct chronological sequence of
these events is
(a) A, B, C, D (b) A, B, D, C
(c) C, D, A, B (d) C, D, B, A
589. A ship met with an accident at 30° E and
35° N. The ship was sailing in the
(a) Baltic Sea
(b) Black Sea
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(c) Mediterranean Sea A. Foreign currency assets held by the B. A Brief 2. Stephen
(d) Red Sea RBI History of Hawking
590. Ad valorem means, according to B. Gold holdings of the RBI Time
(a) weight (b) number C. Special Drawing Rights C. The First 3. Carl Sagan
(c) value (d) volume Which of these statements are correct Three Minutes
(a) A and C (b) A and B D. Cosmos 4. Arthur C Clarke
591. The distance to which television signals
can reach is proportional to (h is the (c) B and C (d) A, B, and C Codes:
height of TV transmitting tower) 599. Which one of the following is the A B C D
(a) (b) characteristic vegetation of regions be- (a) 2 4 3 1
tween the snow line and about 3,000 m (b) 4 2 3 1
(c) h (d) h2
above mean sea level of the Himalayan (c) 4 2 1 3
592. Consider the following statements: (d) 2 4 1 3
region?
AIDS, the most dreaded disease of re-
(a) Thick forests of birch, fir, spruce, 603. The first Muslim ruler to introduce the
cent times, spreads through
and other trees system of price control was
A. blood transfusion
(b) Forests of oak, deodar, chestnut, (a) Balban
B. sharing the same toilets and rooms
and maple trees (b) Jalaluddin Khalji
C. social kissing
(c) A few dwarf shrubs (c) Ala-ud-din Khilji
D. sexual contact
(d) Forests of khair, sandalwood, palas, (d) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Which of the above statements are and other trees
correct? 604. Gandhiji believed that Satyagraha is a
600. Match List I with List II and select the weapon of
(a) B, C and D (b) A, C and D
correct answer using the codes given (a) the poor
(c) A, and D (d) A, B and D
below the lists: (b) the weak
593. Late Ustad Zia Mohuuddin Dagar (c) the untouchables
brought back the grandeur of List I List II
A. 1905 1. Transfer of (d) none of these
(a) Tanpura (b) Rudra Veena
capital from 605. Alberuni came to India along with
(c) Sur Bahar (d) Chalo
Calcutta to (a) Mahmud Ghazni
594. According to the 73rd Constitution Delhi (b) Muhammad bin Qasim
Amendment Act, in the event of dis- (c) Muhammad Ghouri
B. 1911 2. Rowlatt Act
solution of a panchayat, elections are to (d) Timur
be compulsorily held within C. 1918 3. Appointment of
Simon 606. If a wire of resistance 1 ohm is stretched
(a) 2 months (b) 4 months
Commission to double its length, its resistance will
(c) 6 months (d) 8 months
D. 1927 4. Partition of become
595. A dispute relating to the election of the Bengal (a) 1 ohm (b) 4 ohm
President of India is decided by the
Codes: (c) 3 ohm (d) 2 ohm
(a) Election Commission
(b) Chief Justice of India A B C D 607. In the year 1905, Gopal Krishan Gokhale
(c) Supreme Court (a) 4 1 3 2 founded the
(d) Parliament (b) 4 1 2 3 (a) Servants of India Society
(c) 1 4 3 2 (b) Asiatic Society
596. Match List I with List II and select the
(d) 1 4 2 3 (c) Brahmo Samaj
correct answer using the codes given
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PART VIII
below the lists: 601. Consider the following statements:
A. Most magmas are a combination of 608. The axis of rotation of the earth is tilt-
List I List II
liquid, solid and gas ed by 23.5° to the plane of revolution
A. Hangul 1. Kaziranga
B. Water vapour and carbon dioxide are the around the sun. The latitude of Mumbai
B. Tiger 2. Dachigam
principal gases dissolved in magma is less than 23.5°, whereas, the latitude of
C. Indian lion 3. Sunderbans
C. Basaltic magma is hotter than the Delhi is more than 23.5°. Which one of
D. Rhinoceros 4. Gir Forest
silicic magma the following statements in this regard is
Codes: D. The magma solidified between correct?
A B C D sedimentary rocks in a horizontal (a) The sun can come overhead at both
(a) 1 2 3 4 position is known as dike these places
(b) 2 3 4 1 Which of these statements are correct? (b) The sun will never come overhead
(c) 2 3 1 4 (a) A, B, and C (b) B, C, and D at either of these places
(d) 3 1 4 2 (c) A and D (d) A, B, and D (c) At Mumbai the sun can come
597. Which one of the following agencies has 602. Match List I with List II and then select overhead, but it will never do so at
the power to declare any industrial unit the correct answer using the codes given Delhi
as a potentially sick unit? (d) At Delhi, the sun can come over-
below the lists:
(a) BIFR (b) MRTPC head, but it will never do so at
(c) FICCI (d) IRBI List I List II Mumbai
598. Consider the following statements: The (Name of book) (Author) 609. In the context of exports, which one
foreign exchange reserves of India con- A. 3001: Final 1. Steven Weinberg of the following pairs is not correctly
sist of Odyssey matched?
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(a) Cape Town : Wool and wine D. Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana List I List II
(b) Adelaide : Wheat and wool Which of these were announced in the (District) (State)
(c) Perth : Rice and wine year 2000? A. Anantapur 1. Punjab
(d) San Franciso : Fruits and wine (a) A and B (b) B and D B. Bijapur 2. Rajasthan
610. Which one of the following pairs is cor- (c) C and D (d) A, B, and C C. Bharatpur 3. Karnataka
rectly matched? 617. The British Prime Minister who declared D. Ferozepur 4. Andhra Pradesh
(a) Zia-ud-din : Tarikh-I- his ‘Communal Award’ scheme to India Codes:
Mukammadi in 1932 was A B C D
(b) Shams-i-Siraj : Tarikh-i-Firoz (a) Winston Churchill (a) 4 3 2 1
Afif Shahi (b) Celment Attlee (b) 4 3 1 2
(c) Ibn Batuta : Fatwa-i- (c) Ramsay McDonald (c) 3 4 1 2
Jahandari (d) Neville Chamberlain (d) 3 4 2 1
(d) Amir Khusro : Tabqat-i-Nasiri 618. The shaded area in the given map of 624. The materials used for making vessels
611. India’s economic planning cannot be India shows the distribution of for cooking purposes should have
said to be (a) low specific heat and high thermal
(a) indicative (b) imperative conductivity
(c) limited (d) democratic (b) low specific heat and low thermal
612. The largest postal network in the world conductivity
is in (c) high specific heat and low thermal
(a) USA (b) China conductivity
(c) India (d) Brazil (d) high specific heat and high thermal
conductivity
613. Polyethylene bags are harmful to the
environment because they 625. Match List I with List II and then select
(a) cannot be disposed of by burning the correct answer using the codes given
(b) cannot be recycled below the lists:
(c) are water resistant List I List II
(d) are not biodegradable A. Pir Panjal 1. Arunachal
614. As per Indian Constitution, in the event Pradesh
of any conflict between the Union laws B. Dhauladhar 2. Uttar Pradesh
and State laws C. Nag Tibba 3. Jammu and
(a) the matter is referred to the Su- (a) coffee (b) coconut Kashmir
preme Court (c) groundnut (d) tobacco D. Mishimi Hills 4. Arthur C Clarke
(b) the State laws shall prevail 619. Consider the following seaports Codes:
(c) the Union laws shall prevail A. Chennai B. Machilipatnam A B C D
(d) the matter is referred to the Par- C. Negapattinam D. Tuticorin (a) 4 3 1 2
liamentary Committee specifically The correct sequence of these ports as (b) 3 4 2 1
constituted to resolve the dispute one moves from north to south is (c) 3 4 1 2
615. Match List I with List II and then select (a) A, B, D, C (b) B, A, C, D (d) 4 3 2 1
the correct answer using the codes given (c) A, C, B, D (d) B, A, D, C 626. In a colour television set, the pictures
below the lists:
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620. Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) is a of which one of the following sets of
List I List II standard criterion for colours is superimposed to generate true
(Disease) (Deficiency (a) measuring oxygen levels in ani- colour picture?
vitamins) mals (a) Red, green, and blue
(b) computing oxygen levels in forest (b) Yellow, green, and blue
A. Scurvy 1. Vitamin A
ecosystems (c) Red, yellow, and green
B. Rickets 2. Vitamin B
(c) pollution assay in aquatic systems (d) Blue, yellow, and red
C. Night 3. Vitamin C
blindness (d) measuring oxygen levels in blood 627. Match List I with List II and select the
D. Beriberi 4. Vitamin D 621. Santhal was associated with correct answer using the codes given
below the lists:
Codes: (a) tribal Rebellion
(b) non-corporation Movement List I List II
A B C D (Book) (Author)
(a) 4 3 1 2 (c) salt Satyagraha
(d) indigo Revolt A. The Struggle 1. Lech Walesa
(b) 3 4 2 1 in My Life
(c) 4 3 2 1 622. ‘Khamsin’ is a hot and dry local wind B. The Struggle 2. Nelson Mandela
(d) 3 4 1 2 experienced in and the
616. Consider the following scheme launched (a) Iran (b) Egypt Triumph
by the Union Government: (c) Nigeria (d) Saudi Arabia C. Friends 3. Leonid
A. Antyodaya Anna 623. Match List I with List II and then select and Foes Brezhnev
B. Gram Sadak Yojana the correct answer using the codes given D. Rebirth 4. Zulfikar Ali
C. Sarvapriya below the lists: Bhutto
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5. Sheikh Mujibur 632. Quarks are supposed to be particles that D. Sutlej–Ganga 4. Distance from
Rehman make up plain gets some sea
Codes: (a) light (b) sound rain in winter
A B C D (c) electrons (d) protons 5. Latitude
(a) 1 2 5 3 633. Which one of the following is most Codes:
(b) 2 1 5 3 prone to earthquakes? A B C D
(c) 1 2 3 4 (a) Coastal plains (a) 1 2 4 5
(d) 2 1 3 4 (b) Old shields (b) 4 5 1 3
628. To ensure the early completion of select- (c) Plateaus (c) 5 2 4 3
ed irrigation and multipurpose projects, (d) Young folded mountains (d) 5 1 3 4
the Government of India launched a 634. G-77 Summit is a forum for 639. The tendency of a liquid drop to contract
programme to provide Central loans to (a) north–south cooperation and occur in minimum area is due to
States. The programme in question is (b) east–west cooperation (a) surface tension (b) viscosity
(a) Command Area Development (c) south–south cooperation (c) density (d) vapour pressure
Project (d) north–north cooperation
(b) Catchment Area Benefit Pro- 640. Match List I with List II and select the
635. The shaded areas in the given map of correct answer:
gramme
India show the main concentration of
(c) National Irrigation Development List I List II
Project A. Butler 1. Jallianwala Bagh
(d) Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Pro- Committee massacre
gramme Report
629. The dots in the given map of India rep- B. Hurtog 2. Relationship
resent the location of Committee between the
Indian states
Parmount
power
C. Hunter 3. Working of
Inquiry dyarchy as laid
Committee down in the
Montague Chel-
msford reform
D. Muddiman 4. The growth of
Committee education in
(a) cotton and banana cultivation British India
(b) groundnut and arecanut cultiva- and report
tion potentialities of
(c) groundnut and cardamom cultivation its further
(d) cotton and cardamom cultivation progress
636. About 50 per cent of the world popula- Codes:
(a) bauxite deposits tion is concentrated between the lati- A B C D
(b) copper deposits tudes of (a) 3 2 1 4

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(c) lead deposits (a) 5° N and 20° N(b) 20° N and 40° N (b) 1 4 2 3
(d) manganese deposits (c) 40° N and 60° N(d) 20°S and 40° S (c) 2 1 3 4
630. ‘Indian Standard Meridian’ passes 637. After consolidating his power, Balban (d) 2 4 1 3
through the States of Uttar Pradesh, assumed the title of 641. Match List I with List II and select the
Madhya Pradesh, (a) Tute-i-Hind (b) Kaisr-i-Hind correct answer:
(a) Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka (c) Zil-i-llahi (d) Din-i-llahi List I List II
(b) Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu 638. Match List I with List II and select the A. Deccan Traps 1. Late cenozoic
(c) Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu correct answer: B. Western Ghats 2. Pre-cambrian
(d) Orissa, and Andhra Pradesh List I List II C. Arayalli 3. Cretaceous
631. Who among the following pairs of ar- (Climatic (Reasons) Eocene
tistes adapted Guitar and Saxophone for conditions) D. Narmada- 4. Cambrain
Hindustani music? Tapti alluvial
A. Chennai is 1. North–East
(a) Sheikh Chinna Maulana and deposits
warmer than Monsoon
Krishnan 5. Pleistocene
Kolkata
(b) Viswa Mohan Bhatt and Kadri Codes:
B. Snowfall in 2. Altitude A B C D
Gopal Nath Himalayas
(c) Umayalpuram K. Sivaram and (a) 3 5 1 4
C. Rainfall 3. Western (b) 3 1 2 5
Palghat Raghu decreases from depressions (c) 2 1 3 4
(d) Valayapatti Shanmuga Sundaram West Bengal to (d) 1 4 2 5
and T. K. Moorthy Punjab
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642. Which one of the following is the correct
sequence in increasing order of molecu-
lar weights of the hydrocarbons?
(a) Methane, ethane, propane and butane
(b) Propane, butane, ethane and methane
(c) Butane, ethane, propane and methane
(d) Butane, propane, ethane and methane
643. Oxygen transportation in human body
takes place through
A. blood B. lungs
C. tissue
The correct sequence of transportation is
(a) A, B, C (b) C, A, B
(c) B, A, C (d) A, C, B
644. The characteristic odour of garlic is due to
(a) a chloro compound
(b) a sulphur compound
(c) a fluorine compound
(d) acetic acid
645. The head of the military department un-
der the recognized central machinery of
administration during Akbar’s reign was
(a) Diwan (b) Mir Bakshi
(c) Mir Saman (d) Bakshi
646. The January isotherm taken as a basis
for dividing India into tropical and sub-
tropical zones is
(a) 21°C (b) 18°C
(c) 12°C (d) 15°C
647. “………. They are people of yellow com-
plexion, oblique eyes, high check bones,
sparse hair and medium height.” The
reference here is to
(a) Nordic Aryans(b) Austrics stitutes Broad Money in India?
(c) Negroids (d) Mongoloids
648. The tail of a comet is directed away from
the sun because
(a) as the comet rotates around the
sun, the lighter mass of the come is
pushed away due to the centrifugal
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force alone.
(b) as the comet rotates, the lighter mass
of the comet is attached by some star
situated in the direction of its tail.
(c) the radiation emitted by the sun ex-
erts a radiation pressure on the comet
throwing its tail away from the sun.
(d) the tail of the comet always exists in
the same orientation.
649. Corpus luteum is a mass of cells found in
(a) brain (b) ovary
(c) pancreas (d) spleen
650. Given below are two statements, one
labelled as Assertion (A) and the other
labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The sponsor and the most
prominent figure of the Chisti order of Su-
fis in India is Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti
Reason (R): The Chisti order takes its
name from a village Chisti in Ajmer
In the context of the above two statements, (a) Irrawaddy (b) Mekong
which one of the following is correct? (c) Chao Phraya (d) Slaween
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the 656. Which one of the following was not pro-
correct explanation of A posed by the constitutional amendment
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not in the area of Panchayati Raj?
he correct explanation of A (a) Thirty per cent seats in all elected
(c) A is true but R is false rural local bodies to be reserved for
(d) A is false but R is true women candidates at all levels
651. Match List I with List II and select the (b) The States will constitute their Finance
correct answer: Commissions to allocate resources to
Panchayati Raj Institutions
List I List II (c) The Panchayati Raj elected func-
(Minerals)   (Typical areas of tionaries will be qualified to hold
occurrence) their offices if they have more than
A. Coal 1. Bhandara two children
B. Gold 2. Karanpura
(d) The elections will be held in 6
C. Mica 3. Hutti months time if Panchayati Raj bod-
D. Manganese 4. Nellore
ies are superceded or dissolved by
Codes: the State Movement
A B C D 657. Which organelle in the cell, other than
(a) 1 3 2 4 nucleus, contains DNA?
(b) 2 3 4 1 (a) Centriole (b) Golgi apparatus
(c) 3 4 2 1 (c) Lysosome (d) Mitochondrion
(d) 2 1 4 3 658. The most reactive among the halogens is
652. In which one of the following countries (a) fluorine (b) chlorine
will the no confidence motion to bring (c) bromine (d) iodine
down the government passed by the leg-
659. Which one of the following organisms is
islative be valid only when the legislature
likely to show a highest concentration of
is able to find simultaneously a majority
DDT once it has been introduced to the
to elect successor government?
ecosystem?
(a) France (b) Germany
(a) Grasshopper (b) Toad
(c) Italy (d) Portugal
(c) Snake (d) Cattle
653. The sum of which of the following con-
660. Who among the following was associ-
ated with suppression of Thugs?
A. Currency with the public (a) General Henry Prendergast
B. Demand deposits with banks (b) Captain Sleeman
C. Time deposits with banks (c) Alexander Burnes
D. Other deposits with RBI (d) Captain Robert Pemberton
Choose the correct answer using the 661. The Alamatti dam is on the river
codes given below:
(a) Godavari (b) Cauvery
(a) A and B (b) A, B and C (c) Krishna (d) Mahanadi
(b) A, B, C and D (d) A, B and D
662. Which one of the following States of
654. Which one of the following is an active India has passed a legislation (in 1996)
component of oil of clove? making the maintenance of one’s parent
(a) Menthol (b) Eugenol mandatory?
(c) Methanol (d) Benzaldehyde
(a) Kerala
655. Consider the map given below: (b) West Bengal
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Himachal Pradesh
663. The Poona Pact which was signed
between the British Government and
Mahatma Gandhi in 1934 provided
for
(a) the creation of dominion for the
Muslims
(b) separated electorates for the Mus-
lims
(c) separated electorate for the Harijans
(d) joint electrorate with reservation
for Harijans
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664. Which one of the following was used as Codes: The places marked A, B, C, and D in the
a chemical weapon in the First World A B C D map are respectively
War? (a) 4 3 1 5 (a) Rift valley region, Chhattisgarh
(a) Carbon monoxide (b) 4 3 2 1 plain, Rain Shadow region, and
(b) Hydrogen cyanide (c) 2 5 4 1 Chhottanagpur plateau
(c) Mustard gas (d) 1 4 2 3 (b) Chhattisgarh plain, Chhottanagpur
(d) Water gas 671. Consider the map given below: plateau, Rift Valley region, and
665. Proportional representation is not neces- Rain shadow region
sary in a country where (c) Rift valley region, Chhattisgarh
(a) there are no reserved constituencies plain, Chhottanagpur plateau, and
(b) a two-party system has developed Rain shadow region
(c) the first-post system prevails (d) Chhattisgarh plain, Rain shadow
(d) there is a fusion of presidential and region, Chhotanagpur plateau, and
Parliamentary forms of government Rift Valley region
666. Match List I with List II and select the 677. Match List I and List II and select the
correct answer The predominant languages spoken in the ar- correct answer
eas marked A, B, C, and D are, respectively, List I List II
List I List II
(a) Brajbhasha, Bhojpuri, Maithili, and (Crops) (Geographical
(Committees) (Chaired by)
Awadhi conditions)
A. Disinvestment 1. Rajah Chelliah
(b) Avadhi, Maithili, Bhojpuri, and A. Barley 1. Hot and
of shares in
Brajbhasha dryclimate with
Public sector
(c) Brajbhasha, Awadhi, Bhojpuri, and poor soil
enterprises
Maithili B. Rice 2. Cool climate
B. Industrial 2. Onkar Goswami
(d) Maithili , Bhojpuri, Brajbhasha, and with poorer soil
sickness
Awadhi C. Millets 3. Warm and
C. Tax reforms 3. R. N. Malhotra
672. Hoysala monuments are found in moist climate
D. Reforms in 4. C. Rangarajan
(a) Hampi and Hospet with high
insurance
(b) Halebid and Belur attitude
sector
(c) Mysore and Bangalore D. Tea 4. Hot and moist
Codes:
(d) Sringeri and Dharwar climate with
A B C D
rich soil
(a) 1 4 2 3 673. The Prime Minister of which one of the Codes:
(b) 4 2 1 3 following countries is chosen by the ruling
(c) 4 1 2 3 A B C D
prince from a slate of three candidates put (a) 2 4 1 3
(d) 1 3 4 2 up to him by the President of France? (b) 3 4 1 2
667. Alpha-keratin is a protein present in (a) San Marius (b) Liechtenstein (c) 2 1 4 3
(a) blood (b) skin (c) Malta (d) Monaco (d) 3 2 4 1
(c) wool (d) eggs 674. Which one of the following pairs is cor- 678. The Basque separatist organisation is
668. Which one of the following is paramag- rectly matched? active in
netic in nature? (a) Teak : Jammu and (a) Russia (b) Cyprus
(a) Iron (b) Hydrogen Kashmir (c) Portugal (d) Spain

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(c) Oxygen (d) Nitrogen (b) Deodar : Madhya Pradesh 679. The planet mercury is revolving in an
669. Which one of the following factors is (c) Sandalwood : Kerala elliptical orbit around the sun as shown
responsible for the change in the regular (d) Sundari : West Bengal in the given figure. The kinetic energy of
direction of the ocean currents in the 675. Which one of the following is cultivated mercury is greatest at the point labelled
Indian Ocean? by transplanting seedings?
(a) Indian Ocean is half an ocean (a) Maize (b) Sorghum
(b) Indian Ocean has monsoon drift (c) Onion (d) Soyabean
(c) Indian Ocean is a land-locked ocean 676. Consider the map given below:
(d) Indian Ocean has greater variation

in salinity
670. Match List I with List II and select the (a) A (b) B
correct answer: (c) C (d) D
List I List II 680. The film The Making of the Mahatma has
A. Surat Split 1. 1929 been directed by
B. Communal 2. 1928 (a) Peter Ustinow
Award (b) Richard Attenborough
C. All Party 3. 1932 (c) Shyam Benegal
Convention (d) Mira Nair
D. Poorna Swaraj 4. 1907 681. ‘From Aceh in the far northwest to Tor-
E. Resolution 5. 1905 res Strait in the east is 5,000 mi, almost
 34  
as far as from London to Baghdad. The
archipelago has 14,000 islands, some mere
equatorial rocks, others some of the largest
in the world’. This description best fits
(a) West Indies (b) Japan
(c) Philippines (d) Indonesia
682. Human Development Index comprises
literacy rates, life expectancy at birth and
(a) Gross Domestic Product per head
in the US dollars
(b) Gross Domestic Product per head
at real purchasing power
(c) Gross National Product in US dollars
(d) National Income per head in US
dollars
683. Consider the following statements re-
garding the earthquakes:
A. The intensity of earthquake is mea-
sured on Mercalli Scale.
B. The magnitude of an earthquake is a
measure of energy released.
C. Earthquake magnitudes are based
on direct measurements of the am-
plitude of seismic waves.
D. On the Richter scale, each whole number
demonstrates a hundredfold increase in
the amount of energy released.
Which of these statements are correct?
(a) A, B, and D (b) B, C, and D
(c) A and D (d) A and C
684. Match List I with List II and select the
correct answer using the codes given
below the lists:
List I List II
(Achievement (Scientists)
in genetics)
A. Discovery of 1. Khurana
transduction
and conjugation
in bacteria
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B. Establishing 2. Kornberg
the sex-linked
inheritance
C. Isolation of 3. Lederberg
DNA polymerase
from E. Coli
D. Establishing 4. Morgan
the complete
genetic code
5. Ochoa (c) T finishes third
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 4 3 2 1
(b) 3 4 1 5
(c) 4 3 1 5
(d) 3 4 2 1
685. Which Article of the Constitution pro-
vides that it shall be the endeavour of
every state to provide adequate facility
for instruction in the mother tongue at
the primary stage of education?
(a) Article 349 (b) Article 350 they contest to women candidates with-
(c) Article 350A (d) Article 351 out any Constitutional amendment.
686. Which one of the following Pairs of In the context of the above two state-
composers in different languages and ments which one of the following is
their works on the Mahabharata theme correct?
is correctly matched? (a) Both A and R are true and R is the
(a) Sarladasa—Bengali correct explanation of A
(b) Kasirama—Oriya (b) Both A and R are true but R is not
(c) Tikkana—Marathi the correct explanation of A
(d) Pampa—Kannada (c) A is true but R is false
687. Match List I with List II and select the (d) A is false but R is true
correct answer: 693. Which one of the following dances in-
volves social performance?
List I List II
(Commodities (Countries of (a) Bharatanatyam
(b) Kuchipudi
exported from destination)
(c) Mohiniattam
India
(d) Odissi
A. Iron Ore 1. Russia
694. What is the correct chronological se-
B. Leather goods 2. USA
quence of the following?
C. Tea 3. Japan
D. Cotton fabrics 4. UK A. Wood’s Education Dispatch
B. Macauley’s minute on education
5. Canada
Codes: C. The Sargent Education Report
D. from Indian Education (Hunter
A B C D
(a) 5 1 2 3 Commission)
(a) B, A, D, C (b) B, A, C, D
(b) 3 1 4 2
(c) 1 5 4 3 (c) A, B, D, C (d) D, C, A, B
(d) 3 4 1 2 695. The group of small pieces of rock revolv-
688. The concept of Public Interest Litigation ing round the Sun between the orbits of
Mars and Jupiter are called
originated in
(a) the United Kingdom (a) meteors (b) comets
(c) meteorites (d) asteroids
(b) Australia
(c) the United States of America 696. Which one of the following is used as an
(d) Canada anti-freeze or the automobile engines?
689. ‘Athlete’s Foot’ is a disease caused by (a) Probyl alcohol (b) Ethanol
(a) bacteria (b) fungus (c) Methanol (d) Ethylene glycol
(c) protozoan (d) nematode 697. Seven persons P, Q, R, S, T, U, and V
690. M. C. Setalvad, B. N. Rao, and Alladi participate in and finish all the events
Krishnaswamy Iyer were distinguished of a series of swimming races. There are
members of the two ties at the finish of any of the events.
V always finishes somewhere ahead of
(a) Swaraj Party
P. P always finishes somewhere ahead of
(b) All India National Liberal Federa-
Q. Either R finishes first and T finishes
tion
last or S finishes first and U or Q finishes
(c) Madras of India Society
last. If in a particular race V finished
(d) Servants of India Society
fifth, then which one of the following
691. The tribal population in Andaman and would be true?
Nicobar Islands belongs to the
(a) S finishes firsts
(a) Australoid race (b) R finishes second
(b) Caucasoid race
(c) Mongoloid race (d) R finishes fourth
(d) Negroid race
698. Which one of the following scripts of
692. Given below are two statements, one ancient India was written from right to
labelled Assertion (A) and the other left?
labelled as Reason (R): (a) Brahmi (b) Nandnagari
Assertion (A): The reservation of 33 per (c) Sharada (d) Kharoshti
cent for women in Parliament and state 699. Which of the following techniques can
legislatures does not require Constitu- be used to establish the paternity of a
tional amendment. child?
Reason (R): Political parties contesting (a) Protein analysis
elections allocate 33 per cent of seats (b) Chromosome counting
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(c) Quantitative analysis of DNA (a) Chhandogyopanishad 714. In which one of the following countries
(d) DNA fingerprinting (b) Mundakopanishad are 75 per cent seats in both Houses of
700. In the earth’s direction of rotation is (c) Kathopanishad Parliament filled on the basis of first—
reversed, what would be the IST when it (d) Kenopanishad the Post system and 25 per cent on the
is noon at the International Date line? 709. Consider the geographical details given basis of Proportional Representation
(a) 6:30 h (b) 5:30 h in the following figure: system of elections?
(c) 18:30 h (d) 17:30 h (a) Germany (b) Italy
(c) France (d) Russia
701. In India, inflation is measured by the
(a) Wholesale Price Index number 715. Match List I with List II and select the
(b) Consumers Price Index for urban correct answer:
non-manual workers List I List II
(c) Consumers Price Index for agricul- A. Moplah revolt 1. Kerala
tural workers B. Pabna revolt 2. Bihar
(d) National Income Deflation C. Eka 3. Bengal
The point marked by A in the above
702. Which one of the following stars is near- figure indicates a country in Movement
est to the Earth? D. Birsa Munda 4. Awadh
(a) North America(b) South America
(a) Polaris (b) Alpha Centauri revolt
(c) Europe (d) Asia
(c) Sun (d) Sirius 710. Match List I with List II and select the Codes:
703. The medieval Indian writer who refers correct answers: A B C D
to the discovery of America is List I List II (a) 1 3 4 2
(a) Malik Muhammad Jayasi (Functionaries) (Oaths or (b) 2 3 4 1
(b) Amir Khusrau affirmations) (c) 1 2 3 4
(c) Raskhan (d) 3 4 1 2
A. Presidents of 1. S e c r e c y o f
(d) Abul Fazl 716. Recommended daily intake of proteins
India Information
704. Which one of the following conditions for a moderately active women is
B. Judges of 2. Faithful
is most relevant of the presence of life on (a) 30 g (b) 37 g
Supreme Court Discharge of
Mars? (c) 40 g (d) 46 g
Duties
(a) Atmospheric composition C. Members of 3. Faith and 717. Which one of the following edicts men-
(b) Thermal conditions Parliament Allegiance to tions the personal name of Asoka?
(c) Occurrence of ice caps and frozen the Constitution (a) Kalsi
water of India (b) Rummindei
(d) Occurrence of ozone D. Minister for 4. Upholding the (c) Special Kaliga Edict
705. Which of the following are/is stated in (d) Maski
the union Constitution
the Constitution of India? 718. Consider the map given below:
and the law
A. The President shall not be a mem- Codes:
ber of either House of Parlia-ment A B C D
B. The Parliament shall consist of the (a) 3 4 1 2
President and two Houses (b) 4 3 2 1
Choose the correct answer from the (c) 3 4 2 1

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codes given below: (d) 4 3 1 2
(a) Neither A nor B 711. In the map shown in the given figure, riv-
(b) Both A and B ers labelled as 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively,
(c) A alone Of the four shaded areas in the map,
(d) B alone that which is characterized by hot dry
706. The following are the major oilseeds summers, mild, and moist winter and
produced in India seasonal reversal of winds is the area
labelled
A. Sesamum B. Mustard (a) Kosi, Gomati, Ghaghara, and Gandak
C. Groundnut D. Soyabean (a) 1 (b) 2
(b) Kosi, Ganga, Gomati, and Ghaghara (c) 3 (d) 4
Which one of the following is the correct (c) Gandak, Ganga, Gomati, and Ghaghara
sequence of the descending order of the 719. Match List I and List II and select the
(d) Teesta, Gomat, Ghaghara, and Kosi
quantity of their production? correct answer
712. The major component of honey is List I List II
(a) A, B, C, D (b) C, B, D, A (a) glucose (b) sucrose
(c) B, D, C, A (d) C, D, B, A A. Rashtriya 1. Empowerment
(c) maltose (d) fructose Mahila Kosh of women
707. Which of the following deserts is famous 713. Arteries supplying blood to the heart are B. Mahila 2. Education for
for its deposits of nitrates called Samridhi Yojana women equality
(a) Atacama (b) Kalahari (a) carotid arteries C. Indira 3. Promotion of
(c) Gobi (d) Sahara (b) hepatic arteries Mahila Yojana savings among
708. The famous dialogue between Nachiketa (c) coronary arteries rural women
and Yama is mentioned in the (d) pulmonary arteries D. Mahila 4. Meeting credit
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Samakhya needs of the (a) rupaka (b) karshapana (d) a ban on the candidature of inde-
Programme poor women (c) dinara (d) pana pendent candidates of the parlia-
Codes: 725. Which one of the following countries is mentary elections
A B C D the largest producer of fuel wood in the 731. Which of the following come under
(a) 3 2 1 4 world? non-plan expenditure?
(b) 1 3 4 2 (a) Indonesia (b) Russia A. Subsidies
(c) 4 3 2 1 (c) India (d) China B. Interest payments
(d) 4 2 1 3 726. Given below are two statements, one C. Defence expenditure
720. The following map shows four of the labelled as Assertion (A) and the other D. Maintenance expenditure for the
sixteen mahajanapadas that existed in labelled as Reason (R): infrastructure created in the pre-
ancient India: Assertion (A): The emergence of eco- vious plans
nomic globalism does not imply the Choose the correct answer using the
decline of socialist ideology. codes given below:
Reason (R): The ideology of socialism (a) A and B (b) A and C
believes in universalism and globalism. (c) B and D (d) A, B, C, and D
In the context of the above two statements 732. Which one of the following was a corpo-
which one of the following is correct? ration of merchants in ancient India?
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the (a) Chaturvedimanagalam
correct explanation of A (b) Parishad
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not (c) Ashtadikgaja
the correct explanation of A (d) Manigrama
The places marked A, B, C, and D, re-
(c) A is true but R is false 733. Match List I with List II and select the
spectively, are
(d) A is false but R is true correct answer:
(a) Matsya, Chedi, Kosala, Anga
(b) Surasena, Avanti, Vatsa, Magadha 727. The working principle of a washing ma- List I List II
(c) Matsya, Avanti , Vatsa, Anga chine is based on A. Malaria 1. Bone marrow
(d) Surasena, Chedi, Kosala, Megadha (a) centrifugation B. Filaria 2. Brain
(b) dialysis C. Encephalitis 3. Muscle
721. In the Mahayana Buddhism, the Bod-hi-
(c) reverse osmosis D. Leukaemia 4. Lymphi node
satava Avalokitesvar was also known as
(d) diffusion 5. Blood cells
(a) Vajrapani (b) Manjusri
(c) Padmapani (d) Maitreya 728. Match List I with List II and select the Codes:
correct answer A B C D
722. Daily weather map showing isobars is an
List I List II (a) 5 3 2 1
example of
(Author) (Text) (b) 5 4 2 1
(a) Choropleth map
A. Varahamihira 1. Prabandha (c) 4 3 5 1
(b) Isopleth map
Chintamani (d) 5 4 1 2
(c) Chorochromatic map
B. Visakhadatta 2. Mrchchh- 734. National Income is the
(d) Choroschematic map
Katikam
723. Given below are two statements, one (a) Net National Product at market price
C. Sudraka 3. Brhat-Samhita
labelled as Assertion (A) and the other (b) Net National Product at factor cost
D. Bilhana 4. Devi-
labeled as Reason (R): (c) Net Domestic Product at market price
Chandraguptam
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Assertion (A): Wilful disobedience or 5. Vikramankadeva (d) Net Domestic Product at factor cost
non-compliance of court orders and -charita 735. According to ancient Indian cosmogonic
use of derogatory language about judi- Codes: ideas the sequential order of the cycle of
cial behaviour amount to Contempt of A B C D four aeons (yugas) is
Court. (a) 3 4 5 2 (a) Dvapara, Krita, Teta, and Kali
Reason (R): Judicial activism cannot be (b) 3 4 2 5 (b) Krita, Dvapara, Treta, and Kali
practised without coming the judiciary (c) 5 3 4 1 (c) Krita, Treta, Dvapara, and Kali
with punitive powers to punish con- (d) 1 3 5 2 (d) Treta, Dvapara, Kali, and Krita
tempt behaviour. 729. One will not have to pass through the Suez 736. Which one of the following rivers thrice
In the context of the above two state- Canal while going from Mumbai to forks into two streams and reunites a
ments which one of the following is (a) Alexandria (b) Suez few miles farther on, thus forming the
correct? (c) Port Said (d) Benghazi islands of Srirangappattanam, Sivasamu-
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the 730. The Dinesh Goswami Committee rec- dram, and Srirangam?
correct explanation A ommended (a) Cauvery (b) Tungabhadra
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not (a) the constitution of state level elec- (c) Krishana (d) Godavari
the correct explanation of A tion commission 737. Of the four landmarks in medical his-
(c) A is true but R is false (b) list system of election to the Lok tory given below, which one was the first
(d) A is false but R is true Sabha to take place?
724. The silver coins issued by the Guptas (c) governmental funding of parlia- (a) Organ transplant
were called mentary elections (b) Bypass surgery
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(c) Test tube baby 745. According to the World Health Organiza- (b) Eastern Himalayas
(d) Plastic surgery tion the disease which causes the death of (c) Western Ghats
738. If the number of seats allocated to a state the largest number of people today is (d) Eastern Ghats
in the Lok Sabha is 42, then the number (a) AIDS (b) tuberculosis 754. Which of the following were the aims
of seats reserved for the Scheduled (c) malaria (d) ebola behind the setting up of the World Trade
Castes in that state will be 746. Babur established Mughal rule in India Organization (WTO)?
(a) 21 (b) 14 through his victory in 1526, over A. Promotion of free trade and re-
(c) 7 (d) 6 (a) Rana Sanga source flows across countries
739. Which one of the following temple is (b) Ibrahim Lodi B. Protection of intellectual property
figured in regard to the institution of the (c) Daultat Khan Lodi rights
Devadasis? (d) Sikandar Lodi C. Managing of intellectual property
(a) Jagannath temple, Puri 747. The arabandi (no tax) campaign of 1922 rights
(b) Pasupatinath temple, Kathmandu was led by D. Promotion of trade between the
(c) Kandariyamahadev temple, (a) Bhagat Singh former East Bloc countries and the
Khajuraho (b) Chittaranjan Das western world.
(d) Chaunsathyogini temple, Bheraghat (c) Rajaguru Select the correct answer by using the
740. The power of the Supreme Court of (d) Vallabhbhai Patel codes given below codes:
India to decide disputes between the 748. Which one among the following lan- (a) A, B, C, and D
Centre and the States falls under its guages has largest number of speakers (b) A and C
(a) advisory jurisdiction in the world? (c) B and C
(b) appellate jurisdiction (a) Bengali (d) A and D
(c) original jurisdiction (b) French 755. A liquid is flowing in a streamlined
(d) constitutional jurisdiction (c) Japanese manner through cylindrical pipe. Along
741. Which one of the following is correct (d) Portuguese a section containing the axis of the pipe,
regarding stabilization and structural the flow profile will be
749. Which of the following were common to
adjustment as two components of the both Buddhism and Jainism?
new economic policy adopted in India? A. Avoidance of extremities of pen-
(a) Stabilization is a gradual, multi-step ance and enjoyment
process while structural adjustment (a)
B. Indifference to the authority of the
is a quick adaptation process Vedas
(b) Structural adjustment is a gradual C. Denial of efficacy of rituals
multi-step process, while stabiliza- D. Non-injury to animal life
tion is a quick adaptation process Select the answer using the codes given
(c) Stabilization and structural adjust- below.
ment are very similar and com-
Codes: (b)
plimentry policies. It is difficult to
(a) A, B, C, and D (b) B, C, and D
separate one from the other
(c) A, C, and D (d) A and B
(d) Stabilization mainly deals with a set
of policies which are to be imple- 750. Which one of the following layers of the
mented by the Central government atmosphere is responsible for the deflec-

PART VIII
while structural adjustment is to be tion of radio waves?
set in motion by the state govern- (a) Troposhere (b) Stratosphere
ments (c) Mesosphere (d) a and b (c)
742. When an air bubble at the bottom of 751. A truck, a car and a motor cycle have
lake rises to the top, it will equal kinetic energies. If equal stop-
(a) increase in size ping forces are applied and they stop
(b) decrease in size after travelling a distance of X, Y, and Z
(c) maintain its size respectively, then
(d) flatten into a dishlike shape (a) X > Y > Z
743. The river mentioned most in early Vedic (b) X < Y < Z
literature is (c) X = Y = Z (d)
(a) Sindhu (b) Sutudri (d) X = 4Y = 8Z
(c) Sarasvati (d) Ganga 752. Which one of the following countries
744. Of the four forms of political protests produces the largest amount of crude
mentioned below, which one is derived steel of the world? 756. In the context of ancient Indian society
from the name of the person who used (a) Japan (b) USA which one of the following terms does
it as a political weapon for the first (c) South Korea (d) China not belong to the category of the other
time? 753. Which one of the following regions of India three?
(a) Boycott (b) Gherao is now regarded as an ‘ecological hot spot’? (a) Kula (b) Vamsa
(c) Bandh (d) Hartal (a) Western Himalayas (c) Kosa (d) Gotra
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757. Which of the following statement is not
correct?
(a) The presence of NaCl increases the
rate of setting of Plaster of Paris
(b) Coypsum is added to cement to
slow its rate of setting
(c) An alkaline earth metal forms hy-
drate salt
(d) Barium and strontium are found
free in nature
758. In the eye donation, which part of the
eye is transplanted from the donor?
(a) Cornea (b) Lens
(c) Retina (d) The whole eye
759. Living organisms require at least 27 ele-
ments of which 15 are metals. Among
these, those required in major quantities
include
(a) potassium, manganese, molybde-
num, and calcium
(b) potassium, molybdenum, copper,
and calcium
(c) potassium, sodium, magnesium,
and calcium
(d) sodium, magnesium, copper, and
manganese
760. Which one of the following first mooted
the idea of a constituent assembly to
frame a constitution for India?
(a) Swaraj Party in 1934
(b) Congress Party in 1936
(c) Muslim League is 1942
(d) All Parties Conference in 1946
761. The variation of displacement (d) with
time (t) in the case of a particle falling
freely under gravity from rest is correctly
shown in
(a) (d) A is false but R is true
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(b) period?
(c) (d) North Andaman
(a) the writ jurisdiction of any of the
other judges of the High Court
(b) special control exercised by the
(d) Chief Justice of India
(c) discretionary powers by the Chief
Justice of India
(d) special powers provided to the
Chief Minister in this regard
769. Hawala transactions relate to payments
762. Nastaliq was
(a) received in rupees against overseas
(a) a Persian script used in medieval India currencies and vice versa without
(b) a raga composed by Tansen going through the official chan-
(c) a cess levied by the Mughal rulers
nels
(d) a manual of code of conduct for the
(b) received for sale/transfer of shares
Ulemas
without going through the estab-
763. High temperature and low pressure lished stock exchanges
over the Indian sub-continent during (c) received as commission for services
the summer season draws air from the rendered to overseas investor/buy-
Indian ocean leading to the in blowing ers/sellers in assisting them to get
of the over the red tape and/or in getting
(a) southeast monsoon preferential treatment.
(b) southwest monsoon (d) made to political parties or to
(c) trade winds individuals for meeting election
(d) westerlies expenses
764. Given below are two statements, one 770. Match List I (Ores) with List II (States
labelled as Assertion (A) and the other where they are mined) and select the
labelled as Reason (R): correct answer.
Assertion (A): The British sovereignty
List I List II
continued to exist in free India (a) Manganese 1. Madhya Pradesh
Reason (R): The British sovereign ap- (b) Nickel 2. Orissa
pointed the last Governor General of (c) Lead–Zinc 3. Rajasthan
free India. (d) Asbestos 4. Andhra Pradesh
In the context of the above two statements, Codes:
which one of the following is correct? A B C D
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the (a) 1 3 2 4
correct explanation of A (b) 4 3 2 1
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not (c) 1 2 3 4
a correct explanation of A (d) 4 2 3 1
(c) A is true but R is false 771. Which one of the following sculptures
invariably used green schist as the me-
765. Total internal reflection can take place dium?
when light travels from (a) Maurya sculptures
(a) diamond to glass (b) Mathura sculptures
(b) water to glass (c) Bharhut sculptures
(c) air to water (d) Gandhara sculptures
(d) air to glass 772. Which of the following pairs are cor-
766. Who among the following is known for rectly matched?
his work on medicine during the Gupta A. Iduki—Thermal power station
B. Sabarigiri—Hydro electric project
(a) Saumilla (b) Sudraka C. Ghatprabha—Irrigation project
(c) Shaunaka (c) Susrutha D. Ramganga—Multipurpose project
767. ‘Saddle peak’ the highest peak of Anda- (a) B, C, and D (b) A, B, C, and D
man and Nicobar Islands is located in (c) C and D (d) A and B
(a) Great Nicobar 773. Match List I with List II and select the
(b) Middle Andaman correct answer.
(c) Little Andaman List I List II
A. Vitamin 1. Pepsin
768. When the Chief Justice of a High Court B. Enzyme 2. Carotene
acts in an administrative capacity, he is C. Hormone 3. Keratin
subject to D. Protein 4. Progesterone

Codes:
A B C D (b) deviations from Vedic rituals
(a) 1 2 3 4 (c) early forms of some of the modern
(b) 2 1 4 3 Indian language
(c) 2 1 3 4
(d) 1 2 4 3
774. According to the Constitution of India
the term ‘district judge’ shall not in-
clude
(a) chief presidency magistrate
(b) session judge
(c) tribunal judge
(d) chief judge of a small cause court
775. The Badami rock inscription of Pulake-
sin I is dated in the Saka year 465. If
the same were to be dated in Vikrama
Smavat, the year would be?
(a) 601 (b) 300
(c) 330 (d) 407
776. Consider the following statements:
No one can be compelled to sing the
National Anthem since
A. it will be violative of the right to
freedom of speech and expression
B. it will be violative of the Right to
freedom of conscience and practise
and propagation of religion
C. there is no legal provision oblig-
ing any one to sing the National
Anthem
(a) A and B are correct
(b) B and C are correct
(c) A, B, and C are correct
(d) None is correct
777. In India, rural incomes are generally
lower than the urban incomes. Which of
the following reasons account for this?
A. A large number of farmers are
illiterate and know little about sci-
entific agriculture
B. Prices of primary products are
lower than those of manufactured
products
C. Investment in agriculture has been
low when compared to investment
in industry
Select the correct answer by using the
codes given below
(a) A, B, and C (b) A and B after due counselling by the Presi-
(c) A and C (d) B and C
778. Domestic electrical wiring is basically a
(a) series connection
(b) parallel connection
(c) combination of series and parallel
connection
(d) series connection within each room
and parallel connection elsewhere
779. The term ‘apabhramsa’ was used in me-
dieval Sanskrit text to denote
(a) outcastes among the Rajputs
(d) non-Sanskrit verse metres
780. Consider the following statements:
At the present level of technology avail-
able in India, solar energy can be conve-
niently used to
A. supply hot water to residential
buildings.
B. supply water for minor irrigation
projects.
C. provide street lighting.
D. electrify a cluster of villages and
small towns.
(a) A, B, C, and D are correct (a) Both A and R are true and R is the
(b) B and D are correct
(c) A and C are correct
(d) A, B, and C are correct
781. Match List I with List II and select the
correct answer:
List I List II
A. Visakhadatta 1. Medicine
B. Varahamihira 2. Drama
C. Charaka 3. Astronomy
D. Brahmagupta 4. Mathematics
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 1 3 4 2
(b) 2 1 3 4
(c) 2 3 1 4
(d) 3 4 1 2
782. A simple machine helps a person in do-
ing
(a) less work
(b) the same amount of work with
lesser force
(c) the same amount of work slowly
(d) the same amount of work much
faster
783. Which one of the following statements
is correct?
The Prime Minister of India
(a) is free to choose his minister only
from among those who are members
of either House of the Parliament
(b) can choose his cabinet colleagues
dent of India in this regard
(c) has full discretion in the choice of
persons who are to serve as minis-
ters in his cabinet
(d) has only limited powers in the
choice of his cabinet colleagues be-
cause of the discretionary powers
vested with the President of India
784. The offending substances in the liquor
tragedies leading to blindness etc., is
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(a) ethyl alcohol (b) amyl alcohol
(c) benzyl alcohol (d) methyl alcohol
785. Given below are two statements, one
labelled as Assertion (A) and the other
labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Though India’s national in-
come has gone up several fold since 1947,
there has been no marked improvement
in the per capita income level.
Reason (R): Sizeable proportion of the
population of India is still living below
the poverty line.
To the context of the above two state-
ments which one of the following is
correct?
correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is the
correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
786. Which one of the following was a Saiva
sect in ancient India?
(a) Ajivika
(b) Mattamayura
(c) Mayamata
(c) Isanasivagurudevapaddhati
787. Local supply of coal is not available to
(a) TISCO, Jamshedpur
(b) VSL, Bhadravati
(c) HSL, Durgapur
(d) HSL, Bhilai
788. Which one of the following elements is
alloyed with iron to produce steel which
can resist high temperatures and also have
high hardness and abrasion resistance?
(a) Aluminium (b) Chromium
(c) Nickel (d) Tungsten
789. Who among the following Indian rulers
PART VIII
established embassies in foreign coun-
tries on modern lines?
(a) Haider Ali (b) Mir Qasim
(c) Shah Alam II (d) Tipu Sultan
790. His ‘principal forte’ was social and reli-
gious reform. He relied upon legislation
to do away with social ills and worked
unceasingly for the eradication of child
marriage, the purdah system ………….
To encourage consideration of social
problems on a national scale, he inaugu-
rated the Indian National Social Confer-
ence, which for many years met for its
annual sessions alongside the Indian
National Congress.
The reference in this passage is to
(a) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(b) Behramji Merwanji Malabari
(c) Mahdev Govind Ranade
(d) B. R. Ambedkar
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791. A great landslide caused by an earth-
quake killed hundreds of people in
January 2001, near
(a) San Salvador (b) San Jose
(c) Managua (d) Guatemala City
792. Which one of the following has legalized
euthanasia?
(a) Texas in the USA
(b) Northern Territory in Australia
(c) Quebec in Canada
(d) Maharashtra in India
793. B. R. Ambedkar was elected to the Con-
stituent Assembly from
(a) West Bengal
(b) The Bombay Presidency
(c) The then Madhya Bharat
(d) Punjab
794. ‘You might see a few curious Danes
around, but that is because . . . used to
be Danish outpost. This quaint town
with its fort and a beautiful church,
the New Jerusalem, empty streets, and
deserted beachfront is a quaint gem.’
The place referred to in this quotation
lies on the
(a) Tamil Nadu coast
(b) Kerala coast
(c) Karnataka coast
(d) Goa coast
795. Consider the following statements:
A person in spaceship located halfway
between the earth and the sun will notice
that the
A. sky is jet black
B. stars do not twinkle
C. temperature outside the spaceship
is much higher than that on the
surface of the earth
(a) C alone is correct
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(b) A and B are correct
(c) A and C are correct
(d) A, B, and C are correct
796. Which one of the following texts of
ancient India allows divorce to a wife
deserted by her husband?
(a) Kamasutra
(b) Manavadharmashastra
(c) Sukra Nitisara
(d) Arthashastra
797. The Anarchical and Revolutionary
Crime Act (1919) was popularly known
as the
(a) Rowlatt Act
(b) Pitt’s India Act
(b) Indian Arms Act
(d) llbert Bill
798. Given below are two statements, one
labelled as Assertion (A) and the other
labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A):The word Minority is not
defined in the Constitution of India.
Reason (R):The minorities commission
is not a constitutional body.
In the context of the above two statements,
which one of the following is correct?
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the
correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is the
correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
799. Biologists have so far known, found and
identified a large number of species in
the plant and animal kingdom. In terms
of numbers, the largest found and iden-
tified so far is from the
(a) fungi (b) plants
(c) insects (d) bacteria
800. Which one of the following pairs is cor-
rectly matched
(a) Naqqual—Bihar
(b) Tamasha—Orissa
(c) Ankia Nat—Assam
(d) Baha—Punjab
801. The Palk Bay lies between
(a) Gulf of Kutch and Gulf of Khambhat
(b) Gulf of Mannar and Bay of Bengal
(c) Lakshadweep and Maldive Islands
(d) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
802. It is possible to produce seedless tomato
fruits by
(a) applying trace elements in tomato
fields
(b) spraying hormones solution on
plants
(c) spraying hormones on flowers
(d) applying fertilizers containing ra-
dioactive elements
803. Which one of the following countries
had more or less a two-party system?
(a) Sri Lanka (b) Bangladesh
(c) Pakistan (d) Myanmar
804. Diamond Ring is a phenomenon observed
(a) at the start of a total solar eclipse
(b) at the end of a total solar eclipse
(c) only along the peripheral regions of
the totality
(d) only in the central regions of the
totality trail
805. In medieval India, Mansabdari system
was introduced mainly for
(a) making recruitment to the army
(b) facilitating revenue collection
(c) ensuring religious harmony
(d) effecting clean administration
806. Which one of the following sets of com-
modities are exported to India by arid and
semi-arid countries in the Middle East?
(a) Raw wool and carpets
(b) Fruits and palm oil
(c) Precious stones and pearls
(d) Perfume and coffee
807. Most international agencies which fund
development programmes in India on
intergovernmental bilateral agreements,
mainly provide
A. technical assistance
B. soft loans which are required to be
paid back with interest
C. grants, not required to be paid back
D. food assistance to alleviate poverty
(a) B and D are correct
(b) A, B, and C are correct
(c) A, B, and D are correct
(d) C and D are correct
808. Which one of the following is a modern
tank?
(a) Bhim (b) Akash
(c) Arjun (d) Prithvi
809. Which one of the following pairs is cor-
rectly matched?
(a) Guru Amar Das—Miri and Piri
(b) Guru Arjun Dev—Adi Granth
(c) Guru Ram Das—Dal Khalsa
(d) Guru Gobind Singh—Manji
810. Which of the following are associated
with diabetes mellitus, a common dis-
ease in adults?
A. Higher sugar level in blood
B. Lower sugar level in blood
C. Lower insulin level in blood
D. Higher insulin level in blood
Select the correct answer by using the
codes given below.
(a) B and D (b) A and B
(c) B and C (d) A and C
811. Consider the following statements—
AIDS is transmitted
A. by sexual intercourse
B. by blood transfusion
C. by mosquitoes and other blood
sucking insects
D. across the placenta
(a) A, B, and C are correct
(b) A, B, and D are correct
(c) A, C, and D are correct
(d) A and C are correct
812. Which of the following would lead to
malnutrition?
A. Overnutrition
B. Undernutrition
C. Imbalanced nutrition
Select the correct answer by using the
codes given below:
(a) B alone (b) B and C
(c) A and C (d) A, B, and C
813. People drinking water from a shallow
handpump are likely to suffer from all
of the following diseases except
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(a) cholera (b) typhoid 819. Match List I (Physiological processes)

(c) jaundice (d) fluorosis with List II (Cell organelles) and select
A
814. Consider the following rivers: the correct answer
A. Kishenganga B. Ganga List I List II (d) C
C. Wainganga D. Penganga A. Photosyn- 1. Plasma
The correct sequence of these rivers when thesis membrane B
arranged in the north-south direction is B. Mineral 2. Chloroplast
(a) A, B, C, D (b) B, A, C, D uptake 822. Prem Vatika, poems on the life of Krish-
(c) B, A, D, C (d) A, B, D, C C. Respiration 3. Mitochondria na, was composed by
D. Protein 4. Ribosomes (a) Bihari (b) Surdas
815. The meeting of Indian and British po-
synthesis (c) Raskhan (d) Kabir
litical leaders during 1930 from 1932 in
London has often been referred to as the Codes: 823. Which of the following pairs of states
First, Second, and Third Round Table A B C D and their important crops are correctly
Conferences. It would be incorrect to (a) 1 2 3 4 matched?
refer to them as such because (b) 1 2 4 3 A. Kerala—Tapioca
(a) the Indian National Congress did (c) 2 1 3 4 B. Maharashtra—Cotton
not take part in two of them (d) 2 1 4 3 C. West Bengal—Jute
(b) Indian parties other than the Indian 820. Consider the following landmarks in D. Gujarat—Groundnut
National Congress participating in Indian education: (a) A, B, and C (b) A, B, and D
the Conference represented sectional A. Hindu College, Kolkata (c) A, C, and D (d)B, C, and D
interests and not the whole of India B. University of Calcutta 824. Fat present below the skin surface in our
(c) The British Labour Party had C. Adam’s Report body acts as a barrier against
withdrawn from the Conference D. Wood’s Despatch (a) loss of heat from the body
thereby making the proceeding of The correct chronological order of these (b) loss of essential body fluids
the Conference partisan landmarks is (c) loss of salts from the body
(d) it was an instance of a Conference (a) A, C, D, B (b) A, D, C, B (d) entry of harmful micro-organisms
held in three sessions and not that (c) C, A, D, B (d) C, B, D, A from the environment
of three separate conferences 825. In the given map, the black marks show
821. Most guitarists are bearded males. If
816. Examine the following statements: A represents all males, B represents the distribution of
A. George attends music classes on bearded males, and C represents all
Monday male guitarists, then the correct diagram
B. He attends mathematics classes on for their relation (shaded portion) is
Wednesday
C. His literature classes are not on A
Friday.
D. He attends history classes on the (a)
day following the day of his math- B C
ematics classes.
E. On Tuesday he attends his sports
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PART VIII
If he attends just one subject in a day and (a) asbestos (b) gypsum
his sunday is free, then he is also free on (c) limestone (d) mica
C
(a) Monday (b) Thursday 826. Match List I with List II and select the
(c) Saturday (d) Friday correct answer:
817. A redistribution of income in a country B List I List II
can be best brought about through (b) A. Surendranath 1. Hind Swaraj
(a) progressive taxation combined with A Bannerjee
progressive expenditure B. M. K. Gandhi 2. The Indian
(b) progressive taxation combined with Struggle
regressive expenditure C. Subhash 3. Autobio-
(c) regressive taxation combined with Chandra Bose graphical
regressive expenditure C
Writings
(d) regressive taxation combined with B D. Lajpat Rai 4. A Nation in
progressive expenditure Making
818. Who among the following was a prominent Codes:
leader of the Congress Socialist Party? A A B C D
(a) M. N. Roy (c) (a) 4 1 3 2
(b) Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi (b) 1 4 3 2
(c) Pattam Thanu Pillai (c) 4 1 2 3
(d) Acharya Narendra Dev (d) 1 4 2 3
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827. Consider the following statements about Award from

Jawaharlal Nehru White hall
A. He was the president of the Con- B. 1906 2. Formation of
gress Party in 1947 the All India
B. He presided over the Constituent State Peoples
Assembly Conference
C. He formed the first Congress min- C. 1927 3. Foundation of
istry in United Province before Muslim League
at Dacca
India’s independence of these state-
ments D. 1932 4. First session of Soil types
(a) A, B, and C are correct National A. red and yellow
(b) A and C are correct Conference at B. grey and brown
(c) A and B are correct Calcutta C. mixed red and black
(d) None is correct (now Kolkata) D. red loamy
Codes: A B C D
828. Which one of the following is not cor-
A B C D (a) 1 2 3 4
rect about the Cabinet Mission Plan?
(a) 4 3 1 2 (b) 2 1 4 3
(a) Provincial grouping (b) 3 4 1 2
(b) Interim Cabinet of Indians (c) 1 2 4 3
(c) 4 3 2 1 (d) 2 1 3 4
(c) Acceptance of Pakistan (d) 3 4 2 1
(d) Consitution framing right 837. The shaded areas in the given map rep-
832. Which one of the following is an impor- resent the
829. Two important characteristics of a hy- tant historical novel written during the
pothesis are that it should be testable latter half of the nineteenth century?
and that it should be stated in a manner
(a) Rast Goftar (b) Durgesh Nandini
that it can be refuted. Which one of the
(c) Maratha (d) Nibandhamala
following hypothesis fulfills these char-
acteristics? 833. Who among the following suggested
(a) Intelligent persons have good the winding up of the Indian National
memory Congress after India attained indepen-
(b) Some birds are animals dence
(c) Some businessmen are dishonest (a) C. Rajagopalachari
(d) All men are mortal (b) Acharya Kripalani
(c) Mahatma Gandhi (a) Dharwarian system
830. Distance–time graph in respect of a
(d) Jayprakash Narain (b) Gondwana system
race among four persons is shown in
834. Which one of the following is not an (c) Tertiary system
the given figure. Consider the following
essential micronutrient for plants? (d) Vindhyan system
statement to in this regard:
(a) Boron (b) Zinc 838. In the given map of the Deccan region of
(c) Sodium (d) Copper India, rivers Manjira, Godavari, Bhima,
835. The shaded area in the rough outline and Penganga have been labelled, respec-
map of India shows: tively, as
Time
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Distance

A. ‘A’ stood first in the race.
B. ‘C’ led all the way (a) 2, 3, 4, and 1 (b) 2, 3, 1, and 4
C. ‘D’ ran faster than others in the later (c) 3, 2, 1, and 4 (d) 3, 2, 4, and 1
part of the race of these statements 839. Match the areas labelled as 1, 2, 3, and
(a) Summer rainfall of 80–120 cm 4, in the given rough map of India, with
(a) A and C are false and B is true (b) Summer humidity of 80 to 90 per the following characteristics:
(b) A and B are false and C is true cent
(c) A and C are true and B is false (c) January pressure ranging between
(d) A is true and B and C are false 1016–1018 mb
831. Match List I with List II and select the (d) Winter rainfall of 5–10 cm
correct answer 836. Match type of soil distribution shown in
List I List II the rough outline map of India with the
(Period) (Event) region labelled 1, 2, 3, and 4 and select
A. 1882 1. Announcement the correct answer using the codes given
of Communal below:
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(a)
tropical dry deciduous forests (c) 4 2 1 3
(b)
mixed red and black soils (d) 2 4 3 1
(c)
hallikar cattle breed 846. The correct sequence of four railway
(d)
cultivated area more than 60 per stations (1, 2, 3, 4) shown in the map
cent of total between Delhi to Mumbai is
Select the correct answer using the codes Arabian Sea
Delhi
Bay of
given below: Bengal
A B C D INDIA 1
(a) 3 1 4 2
(b) 1 3 4 2 843. In the given map, the petrochemical 2

(c) 1 3 2 4 concentration, known as the ‘Golden Arabian 4

3

(d) 3 1 2 4 Corridor’ industrial area, is located at the Sea Mumbai

840. The dotted area marked on the given place marked

map represents (a) Jhansi, Itarsi, Jalgaon, Manmad
(b) Itarsi, Manmad, Jhansi, Jalgaon
(c) Itarsi, Jhansi, Manmad, Jalgaon
(d) Jhansi, Itarsi, Manmad, Jalgaon
847. In the given map of India, the shaded
area records mean July temperature
between

(a) humid sub-tropical climatic region
(b) tropical wet and dry climatic region
(c) semi-arid climatic region
(d) sub-tropical dry climatic region
841. Match the four types of soil area marked
as 1, 2, 3, and 4, in the given map, with
the following soil types
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4
844. In the given map, the shaded areas
represents a region of important forest
resource of our country. This is a
(a) 20°C–22.5°C (b) 25°C–27.5°C
(c) 27.5°C–29°C (d) 29°C–31°C
848. The dotted line in the map shows the

(a) tropical wet evergreen

(b) tropical wet deciduous

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(c) sub-tropical wet forest
(d) tropical dry deciduous
(a) red sandy soil 845. Match the four types of crop areas
(b) mixed red and black soil marked as 1, 2, 3, and 4 in the given map
(c) red loamy soil (a) average annual temperature divide
with the following crops (b) annual isohyet of 200–400 cm
(d) red and yellow soil
(c) all India water divide
Select the correct answer using the codes (d) contour of 300 m
given below:
849. In the given map of India the dots show
A B C D the location of the
(a) 3 1 4 2
(b) 3 1 2 4
(c) 1 3 2 4
(d) 1 3 4 2
842. The site of which of the following hydel A. tur B. maize
C. potato D. sugarcane
power stations is marked as ‘X’ in the
given map? Select the correct answer using the codes
(a) Koyna on Koyna river given below:
(b) Saravathi on Saravathi river A B C D
(c) Srisailam on Krishna river (a) 4 2 3 1
(d) Nagarjuna Sagar on Krishna river (b) 2 4 3 1
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(a) automobile industry The dots in the map show 857. Which of the following types of vegeta-
(b) cement industry (a) hydel power stations tion are characteristic of area shown in
(c) paper industry (b) cotton textile centres the map?
(d) silk industry (c) metropolitan cities
850. In the given map of Gujarat, the rivers from (d) location of the sugar industry
north to south, in sequential order are 854. The shaded area in the given rough out-
line map of India show
GUJARAT
STATE

(a) Sabarmati, Mahi, Narmada, and Tapi
(b) Tapi, Narmada, Mahi, and Sabarmati
(c) Narmada, Sabarmati, Tapi, and Mahi
(d) Mahi, Tapi, Sabarmati, and Narmada (a) rain forest
(b) forest and grassland
851. The part marked ‘Y’ on the map of India (c) desert and semi-desert
is the (d) Mediterranean
858. The area marked ‘X’ represents the strait
of

(a) coal deposits

(b) copper deposits
(c) manganese deposits
(d) mica deposits
855. The shaded circles in the given rough
(a) Gulf of Kutch outline map of India show the areas of
(b) Gulf of Khambhat
(a) bauxite deposits
(c) Gulf of Mannar
(b) coal deposits
(d) Gulf of Marafan
(c) iron-ore deposits
852. Consider the map of India given below. (d) manganese deposits
The shaded area in the above outline
map of India represents which one of
the following climatic types as proposed (a) Dover (b) Bab el Mandeb
by C. W. Thornthwaite? (c) Hormuz (d) Magellan
859. In the map of China the river ‘X’ repre-
sents the
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(a) CB'w (b) DB'd 856. The shaded area indicated below denotes CHINA

(c) EA'd (d) CA'w the cultural realm identified as

853. Consider the map of India given below:
(a) Hwang Ho (b) Sikiang
(c) Sungari (d) Yangtse-Kiang
860. The area marked ‘X’ in the sketch map of
‘Africa’ belongs to the tribe called

O
NG R
CO IVE
R
ZAIRE

X
(a) Africa (b) Dry
(c) Oriental (d) Occidental
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(a) Bushman (b) Pygmy (c) 4 5 3 1 (c) Mariana’s Trench

(c) Masai (d) Bedouin (d) 5 4 3 1 (d) Tonga-Karmadec Trench
861. The area marked ‘X’ in the given map 864. Consider the following crop regions of 867. In the given map showing the three ma-
represents an important region for the Sri Lanka jor types of natural vegetation of Brazil,
production of the areas labelled as
SRI LANKA
CROP REGIONS

X
1

2
3

1
5
3
2
4

(a) rubber (b) olives

(c) palm oil (d) tobacco
862. Which one of the dotted lines labelled as A. coconut region
1, 2, 3, and 4 on the map of China acts as B. corn and millet region (a) (1) and (2) are equatorial rain forest
a divide between tropical and temperate C. rubber region and monsoonal forest, respectively
crops? D. tea region (b) (2) and (3) are equatorial rain forest
and monsoonal forest, respectively.
Identify the location of the respective
(c) (3) is monsoonal forest and (2) is
CHINA regions on the map
tropical grassland
A B C D (d) (2) and (1) are tropical grassland
(a) 5 4 2 1 and monsoonal forest, respectively.
(b) 4 5 3 2 868. The given outline map of the world was
1
(c) 5 4 3 2 prepared by
2 (d) 4 5 2 1
4 3 865. In the given diagram, the spatial-spread
of a river basin of India has been shown.
Identify the river

(a) 1 (b) 2
(a) Hecataeus (b) Herodotus
(c) 3 (d) 4
(c) Ptolemy (d) Strabo
863. Consider the following capital cities of
869. According to ancient Indian geographers
Southern African countries
1, 2, 3, and 4 marked on the modern

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map, show respectively
SOUTHERN AFRICA
(a) Cauvery (b) Brahmani (a) Kraunca, Kusa, Salmali, and Plaska
5 (c) Godavari (d) Mahanadi Dwipas
866. The area marked ‘X’ in the given dia- (b) Plaska, Kusa, Kraunca, and Salmali
4
gram represents the Dwipas
(c) Plaska, Kusa, Salmali, and Kraunca
1
2
Dwipas
(d) Salmali, Plaska, Kusa, and Kraunca
3 Dwipas

4
X
(a) Harare (b) Maseru
1
(c) Lilongwe (d) Windhoek 2

Identify the location of the respective

capital cities in the map using the codes
given below: 3

A B C D
(a) 4 5 2 3 (a) Kurile Trench
(b) 5 4 2 3 (b) Mindanao Trench
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870. In the given map, the highest annual A B C D

range of temperature is recorded in the (a) 3 4 2 1
area labelled (b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 4 1 2 3
(d) 4 1 3 2
877. A rough map of southern portion of Af-
rica is shown in the figure. In this map,
(a) 4, 2, 3, and 1 (b) 2, 4, 3, and 1 Botswana, Mozambique, Zambia, and
(c) 2, 4, 1, and 3 (d) 4, 2, 1, and 3 Zimbabwe have been labelled respec-
tively as
874. In the given map of the Antarctic, Dak-
shin Gangotri has been labelled as
(a) 3 (b) 1

(c) 4 (d) 2
871. Match the sites marked as A, B, C, and
D in the given map with the following
cities

(a) 1 (b) 2 (a) 4, 1, 2, and 3 (b) 4, 1, 3, and 2
(c) 3 (d) 4 (c) 1, 4, 3, and 2 (d) 1, 4, 2, and 3
875. Places marked as 1, 2, 3, and 4 in the 878. In the map given below some of the
given map are noted for the following world shipping routes are labelled as (1),

industries: (2), (3), and (4). The correct sequence in
1. Gary 2. Detroit the decreasing order of volume of traffic
3. Kingston 4. Marquette on these routes is
Select the correct answer using the codes
gives below:
A B C D
(a) 4 1 3 2
(b) 3 1 2 4
(c) 3 2 1 4
(d) 4 1 2 3 (a) iron and steel (b) dairy products
(c) textile (d) wine (a) 1, 4, 3, 2 (b) 4, 1, 3, 2
872. Consider the following regions of major
(c) 4, 1, 2, 3 (d) 1, 4, 2, 3
economic activity in Australia Match the industry with the notation on
the map and select the correct answer 879. The shaded area in the given map repre-
using the codes given below: sents the distribution of
(a) wheat and sugarcane
Codes: (b) wheat and tobacco
A B C D
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(c) maize and tobacco

(a) 4 3 1 2 (d) maize and sugarcane
(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 3 4 2 1
(d) 3 4 1 2
A. commercial grain farming 876. Match the rivers labelled as A, B, C, and D in
B. hunting-gathering the given map with the following names
C. intensive commercial farming
D. ranching
Identify the location of the respective
regions on the map.
A B C D
(a) 4 3 1 2
(b) 3 4 5 1
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 4 3 5 1 880. In the given map, Ashkabad, Bishkek,
1. Rhone 2. Loire
873. In the given map of Europe, Liech- Dushanbe, and Tashkent, capitals of
3. Seine 4. Elbe
tenstein, Andorra, Luxembourg, and some of the Central Asian Republics
Monaco have been labelled, respec- Select the correct answer using the codes
have been labelled, respectively, as
tively, as given below

(a) 4, 1, 2, and 3 (b) 1, 4, 2, and 3
(c) 4, 1, 3, and 2 (d) 1, 4, 3, and 2
881. The railway stations marked (1), (2), (3)
on the given map in a sequential order,
from west to east, are
(a) Omsk, Irkutsk, Tomsk, Krasnoy-
arsh
(b) Omsk, Tomsk, Irkutsk, Krasnoy-
arsh
(c) Tomsk, Omsk, Irkutsk, Krasnoy-
arsh
(d) Omsk, Tomsk, Krasnoyarsh,
Irkutsk
882. In the given rough outline map of the
USA the cities labelled 1, 2, 3, and 4
stand respectively for
(a) Seattle, San Diego, Denver, and
Phoenix
(b) Seattle, San Diego, Phoenix, and
Denver
(c) San Diego, Seattle, Phoenix, and
Denver
(d) San Diego, Seattle, Denver, and
Phoenix
883. The shaded region in the map of China
represents the
(a) Tarim basin (b) Tsaidam basin
(c) Red basin (d) Dzungarian basin
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884. The shaded regions in the given map (a) E. A. Ackerman
represents (b) V. A. Anuchin
(c) J. N. L. Baker
(d) N. M. Fennerman
888. In the diagram of meaning biological
zones, ‘A’ represents the
(a) temperate grassland
(b) temperate deciduous forests
(c) tropical grasslands
(d) mixed deciduous forests
885. Budapest, Bucharest, Vienna, and Belg-
rade are the four cities located on or
near the River Danube. In the given (a) Epipelagic zone
map, these four cities have been labelled, (b) Abyssopelagic zone
respectively, as (c) Meropelagic zone
(d) Bathypelagic zone
889. Which reef type is shown by the ‘X’
mark on the diagram given below?
(a) 2, 4, 1, and 3 (b) 2, 4, 3, and 1
(c) 4, 2, 1, and 3 (d) 4, 2, 3, and 1
886. In the rough map outline below, the
shaded portion marked ‘X’ represents a
region of
(a) Fringing reef (b) Barrier reef
(c) Patch reef (d) Atoll
890. The given block diagram shows
X
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(a) tropical grassland climate
(b) sub-tropical semi-arid climate
(c) sub-tropical grassland climate
(d) humid sub-tropical climate
(a) soil creep (b) debris flow
887. The circumference of geography given in
(c) rock slide (d) slump
the diagram was propounded by
891. The kind of relationship that exists be-
tween the elements in the given system is
ai
(a) complex (b) feedback
(c) parallel (d) simple
892. A comparison of Polar Zenithal projec-
tions drawn on the same scale is shown
in this figure. Here, X and Y are, respec-
tively,
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895. Consider the Figures X and Y. Which of

the following statements is correct?
Y
A C
2 cm 2 cm

B D
R.F. 1 : 2,000 R.F. 1 : 1,000,000
Figure X Figure Y
X
(a) Figure X is small scale and the dis-
tance between A and B is 40 m
(a) Gnomonic and Orthographic (b) Figure Y is large scale and the dis-
projections tance between C and D is 4 km
(b) Orthographic and Gnomonic (c) Figure X is large scale and Figure Y
projections is small scale. The distance between
(c) Gnomonic and Zenithal Stereo- A and B and C and D are 40 m and
graphic projections 20 km, respectively.
(d) Orthographic and Zenithal Stereo- (d) A = C, B = D if Figure X and Y are
graphic projections common
893. Match List I and List II and select the 896. Consider the following labels in the given
correct answer diagram of a vertical air photograph
List I List II
A. 1.
(a) projected, composite, and super-
imposed profiles
(b) superimposed, projected, and com-
posite profiles
(c) composite, superimposed, and
projected profiles
(d) superimposed, composite, and
projected profiles
899. Match the monthly distribution of
temperature indicated as 1, 2, 3, and 4
in the given diagram with the following
towns:

B. 2.

C. 3. (1) negative plane
(2) nadir point
(3) camera axis
D. 4. (4) ground plane
Which of the above labels are correct? A. Shillong B. Delhi
A B C D (a) 1, 2, and 3 (b) 2, 3, and 4 C. Jodhpur D. Thiruvanthapuram
(a) 1 2 3 4 (c) 1, 3, and 4 (d) 1, 2, and 4 Select the correct answer using the codes
(b) 1 2 4 3 897. The birth rate (1) and death rate (2) are below.
(c) 2 1 4 3 marked on the graph given below illus- A B C D
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(d) 2 1 3 4 trating demographic transition. What (a) 2 4 3 1

894. The given graph of spatial point random does the third continuous line (3) on the (b) 2 4 1 3
sampling is graph shows? (c) 4 2 3 1
(a) simple (d) 4 2 1 3
(b) nested 900. The given diagram shows the river re-
(c) stratified gime of
(d) systematic (a) Cauvery (b) Godavari
(c) Ganga (d) Sutlej

(a) Fertility rate

(b) Growth rate
(c) Life expectancy
(d) Total population
898. The three profiles shown in diagram X,
Y, and Z, respectively, represent
901. The climate graph (showing mean
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monthly distribution of temperature and 904. Which of the following features is indi-
rainfall) in the figure depicts conditions cated in the curve of W. Penck’s cycle of
obtained at erosion, illustrated below?

A. Only upliftment in stage A
B. Rate of upliftment in stage A is
lower than that of B
(a) Bangalore (b) Nagpur C. Upliftment is more than erosion in (a) London (b) New York
(c) Chennai (d) Jodhpur stage B (c) Rome (d) Vancouver
902. Transportation cost–distance relation- D. Rate of erosion in stage E is higher 908. The dotted area in the given diagram
ship is shown in the following figures. than that of D shows
If a person wants to travel from A to B, Select the correct answer using the codes
then which one of the following rela- given below:
tionships will be beneficial to him? (a) A, B, and C
(b) C and D
(c) B and D
(d) A, B, and D
905. In the sketch of a tropical cyclone shown
(a) in the given figure, the area marked ‘X’
is characterized by

(b)

(a) rain (b) clear sky

(c) clouds (d) dirty sky (a) growth rate of population
(b) infant mortality rate of population
906. A line diagram of a vertical air photo- (c) natural growth rate of population
(c)
graph is shown in the figure. The scale (d) net reproductive rate of popula-
of this photograph is tion
909. The given diagram shows the tempera-

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ture regime (°C) of

(d)

903. In the given figure, ‘X’ represents

(a) 1 : 1,000
(b) 1 : 10,000 (a) Kolkata (b) Cherrapunji
(c) 1 : 100,000 (c) Kochi (d) Bhopal
(a) symmetrical fold (d) 1 : 1,000,000 910. Who among the following developed
(b) asymmetrical fold 907. The mean monthly temperature and the technique shown in the figure for
(c) isoclinal fold mean monthly rainfall plotted in the the measurement of the length of the
(d) recumbent fold above diagram pertain to equator?
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(c) recumbent fold
(d) symmetrical fold
914. The pie diagram indicates the propor-
tionate areas of the oceans. Identify the
oceans with the numbers, in decreasing
order of the areas?
2 917. Assertion (A): Gandhi stopped the Non-
1
(a) Anaximander (b) Eratosthenes
3
(c) Hipparchus (d) Ptolemy
911. In the given diagram, the portion of the 4 918. Assertion (A): During the reign of
river marked as ‘X’ is called
(a) 1. Atlantic, 2. Arctic, 3. Pacific,
4. Indian
(b) 1. Pacific, 2. Atlantic, 3. Indian,
4. Arctic
(c) 1. Indian, 2. Pacific, 3. Arctic,
4. Atlantic
(d) 1. Arctic, 2. Indian 3. Atlantic,
4. Pacific
915. The model of environmental perception
and behaviour shown in the given block
diagram was propounded by
(a) braided river
(b) distributary
(c) incised meander
(d) yazoo
912. Which one of the following patterns of
drainage does the given diagram represent?
(a) Boulding (b) Down
(c) Kirk (d) Porteous
916. Which one of the following statements
is not correct according to the diagram
of the given food web?
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(a) annular (b) dendritic
(c) radial (d) trellis
913. In the given diagram (1), (2), and (3)
represent the young, old, and oldest bed,
(a) the mouse is a secondary consumer
respectively. (b) the shrew is a tertiary consumer
The fold represented by diagram is (c) the grasshopper is a primary con-
sumer
(d) the owl is both a secondary and
quaternary consumer
Directions (917–1000)  These questions
consist of two statements, one labelled an
'Assertion (A)', and other labelled as 'Reason
(R)'. You are to examine these two statements
carefully and decide if the Assertion (A) and
the Reason (R) are individually true and if so,
whether the Reason is a correct explanation
(a) monoclinal fold
of the Assertion. Select your answers to these
(b) overfold
items using the codes given below and mark
your answer sheet accordingly.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the
correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT
a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Cooperation Movement in 1922.
Reason (R): Violence at Chauri Chaura
led him to stop the movement.
Shahjahan, Dara Sikoh was sent on an
expedition to Balkha, Badakshan, and
Kandahar.
Reason (R): The expedition sent by
Shahjahan to the Middle-East was a
marvellous success.
919. Assertion (A): The United State of
America had threatened to ask the
World Trade Organization (WTO)
to apply sanctions against developing
countries for non-observance of ILO
conventions.
Reason (R): The USA itself adopted and
implemented those ILO conventions.
920. Assertion (A): The Congress rejected the
Cripps proposals.
Reason (R): The Cripps Mission con-
sisted solely of whites.
921. Assertion (A): Metallic sodium is stored
under kerosene.
Reason (R): Metallic sodium melts when
exposed to air.
922. Assertion (A): The first ever bill to make
primary education compulsory in India
was rejected in 1911.
Reason (R): Discontent would have
increased if every cultivator could read.
923. Assertion (A): The partition of Bengal
in 1905, brought an end to the role of
moderates in the Indian freedom move-
ment.
Reason (R): The Surat session of the
Indian National Congress separated the
extremists from the moderates.
924. Assertion (A): Phenyl is used as a house-
hold germicide.
Reason (R): Phenyl is a phenol derivative
and phenol is an effective germicide.
925. Assertion (A): The Khilafat movement
brought the urban muslims into the fold
of the National Movement.
Reason (R): There was a predominant
element of anti-imperialism in both the
National and Khilafat movements.

926. Assertion (A): The temperature of a
metal wire rises when an electric current
is passed through it.
Reason (R): Collision of metal atoms
with each other releases heat energy.
927. Assertion (A): According to Ashoka’s
edicts, social harmony among the peo-
ple was more important than religious
devotion.
Reason (R): He spread ideas of equity
instead of promoting religion.
928. Assertion (A): At first the Turkish ad-
ministration in India was essentially
military.
Reason (R): The country was parcelled out as
Iqtas among leading military leaders.
929. Assertion (A): Formic acid is a stronger
acid than acetic acid
Reason (R): Formic acid is an organic
acid.
930. Assertion (A): The Gandhara School
of Art bears the mark of Hellenistic
influence.
Reason (R): The Hinayana form was
influenced by Hellenic art.
931. Assertion (A): The reservation of 33 per
cent of Parliament and State Legislature
seats for women does not require consti-
tutional amendment.
Reason (R): Political parties contesting
elections can allocate 33 per cent of
the seats they contest to women can-
didates, without any constitutional
amendment.
932. Assertion (A): Coal-based thermal
power stations contribute to acid-rain
Reason (R): Oxides of carbon are emit-
ted when the coal burns.
933. Assertion (A): The amount of moisture
in the atmosphere is related to latitude.
Reason (R): The capacity to hold mois-
ture in the form of water vapour is re-
lated to temperature.
934. Assertion (A): A man standing on a
completely frictionless surface can pro-
pel himself by whistling.
Reason (R): If no external force acts on a
system, its momentum cannot change.
935. Assertion (A): In a motion picture, usu-
ally 24 frames are projected every sec-
ond over the entire length of the film.
Reason (R): An image formed on the
retina of eye persists  for about 0.1 s after
the removal of the stimulus.
936. Assertion (A): Small glass beads fixed on
traffic signals glow brightly when light
falls upon them.
Reason (R): Light is totally reflected
when the angle of incidence exceeds a
certain critical value and light travelling
in a denser medium is reflected from a
rarer medium.
937. Assertion (A): Large cold storage plants
use ammonia as a refrigerant, while
domestic refrigerators use chlorofluor-
ocarbons.
Reason (R): Ammonia can be liquified at
ambient temperatures, at low pressures.
938. Assertion (A): In human beings, the
females play a major role in determining
the sex of the offspring.
Reason (R): Women have two ‘X’ chro-
mosomes.
939. Assertion (A): 'DNA' fingerprinting has
become a powerful tool to establish and
identify criminals in rape and assault
cases.
Reason (R): Trace evidences such as hair,
saliva, and dried semen are adequate for
DNA analysis.
940. Assertion (A): Soon after the resig-
nation of the Congress ministers in the
provinces, in 1939, the Muslim League
observed a ‘Deliverance Day’
Reason (R): Ambedker supported and
joined it.
941. Assertion (A): Jaisingh succeeded in per-
suading Shivaji to come to Aurangzeb’s
court and enter the imperial services.
Reason (R): The attempt at reconciliation
failed because Shivaji was dissatisfied
with the terms offered.
942. Assertion (A): Sulahkul, namely peace
with all, became the state policy of Ak-
bar.
Reason (R): He removed religious dis-
abilities of Hindus by abolishing pilgrim
taxes, Tiziyah and opening state services
to them.
943. Assertion (A): The Buland Darwaza at
Fatehpur Sikri was built by Akbar in 1602.
Reason (R): He wanted to commemorate
his conquest of Gujarat.
944. Assertion (A): The agrarian crisis began in
the later part of the seventeenth century.
Reason (R): Oppressed peasantry joined
the local rebel leaders and zamindars.
945. Assertion (A): The Bhakti saint Val-
labhacharya professed Suddhavaita
philosophy.
Reason (R): He completely identified
the individual soul with the Brahman
and did not subscribe to the distinction
between the two.
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946. Assertion (A): The Chola ruler Rajen-
dra’s atrocities during his conquest of Sri
Lanka have been highlighted in Maha-
vamsa.
Reason (R): The author had a strong
sympathy for Buddhism.
947. Assertion (A): Pushyamitra had sig-
nalled his success by performing the
Asva-medha.
Reason (R): Vasumitra has inflicted
defeat on the Yavanas.
948. Assertion (A): Anuloma marriages were
in vogue during the Gupta period.
Reason (R): The Gupta monarchs wanted
to absorb foreigners into the Hindu fold.
949. Assertion (A): Some Pallava grants pro-
hibited the entry of royal officers into
granted villages.
Reason (R): The granted villages were
directly administered by the king.
950. Assertion (A): The post-Gupta agrarian
structure is marked by a growing feudal
set up.
Reason (R): It saw a large scale emer-
gence of landed intermediaries and
subjected peasantry.
951. Assertion (A): The Kushanas carried on
sea trade through the Persian Gulf and
the Red Sea.
Reason (R): They maintained a well
organized navy.
952. Assertion (A): Patanjali attests that
during Mauryan times new cults and
superstitions were introduced for the
sake of money.
Reason (R): The treasury needed to be
adequately filled to meet any unforeseen
economic crisis in the kingdom.
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953. Assertion (A): The Bhagavata religion
spreaded to Western India and Northern
Deccan.
Reason (R): The Yadava–Satvata–Vrishi
people of Mathura migrated to different
regions.
954. Assertion (A): The Indo–Aryans came to
India from somewhere in central Asia,
possibly from the region south of the
Urals and east of the Caspian Sea.
Reason (R): They had been defeated by
their Indo-European neighbours.
955. Assertion (A): Hinayana and Mahayana
Buddhism were divided into four specu-
lative schools, Vaibhashika, Sautrantika,
Madhyamika, and Yoga-chara.
Reason (R): References to these four
schools are to be found in Brahmaical
works of philosophy.
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956. Assertion (A): Areas of dense popu-
lation in Asia lie between 10° N and 40°
N latitudes.
Reason (R): These areas have a common
monsoon climate.
957. Assertion (A): The atmosphere is said to
be conditionally unstable when the lapse
rate is between the dry adiabatic lapse
rate and the wet adiabatic lapse rate.
Reason (R): The wet adiabatic lapse rate
is always greater than the dry adiabatic
lapse rate.
958. Assertion (A): The population of the
world has experienced unprecedented
growth during the twentieth century.
Reason (R): Death rate fell significantly
during the twentieth century due to the
development of health services.
959. Assertion (A): Japan is one of the lead-
ing industrial countries of the world.
Reason (R): It has large mineral resources.
960. Assertion (A): Plantation agriculture is
highly developed in southeast Asia.
Reason (R): southeast Asia remained
under European colonial rule for a long
time.
961. Assertion (A): Assam grows the max-
imum tea in India.
Reason (R): A lot of cheap tribal labour
is available.
962. Assertion (A): Areas along the equator
record the highest temperature through-
out the year.
Reason (R): On the equator, days and
nights are equal for the largest part of
the year.
963. Assertion (A): Thunderstorm activity
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in India is characteristic of the pre- and
post-monsoon periods.
Reason (R): These are the periods of
transition between the seasonal circu-
lations.
964. Assertion (A): Cotton cultivation in
Egypt is largely concentrated in the up-
per Nile valley.
Reason (R): Cotton cultivation requires
fertile clayey soil, abundant sunshine,
frost-free weather, and cheap labour.
965. Assertion (A): The Great Dividing Range
of Australia is an example of a block
mountain.
Reason (R): It was uplifted by the Alpine
earth movements.
966. Assertion (A): The Mediterranean
regions of the northern hemisphere
specialize in horticulture.
Reason (R): The climatic conditions in
the Mediterranean regions are favour-
able.
967. Assertion (A): India has a tropical mon-
soon climate.
Reason (R): India is located within tropi-
cal latitudes.
968. Assertion (A): The eastern coast of India
is affected by tropical cyclones, more
than the western coast.
Reason (R): Tropical cyclones originate
only in the Bay of Bengal.
969. Assertion (A): The equatorial region is
called the ‘region of debilitation’.
Reason (R): The equatorial region has
uniformly unfavourable climatic condi-
tions.
970. Assertion (A): The Regur soil of the
Deccan Plateau is black in colour.
Reason (R): They contain a lot of humus
971. Assertion (A): Though five decades have
passed after independence, the number
of people below the poverty line has
increased.
Reason (R): Successive plans have failed
to achieve the targeted growth rate.
972. Assertion (A): Our agricultural growth
rate is small even after proper planning
and investment.
Reason (R): Land reforms have not been
carried out up to the mark.
973. Assertion (A): The 1857 Mutiny was
suppressed by the British.
Reason (R): Except for a few like Rani of
Jhansi and Tantia Tope, few feudal lords
participated in the Mutiny.
974. Assertion (A): Pal, Bal, Lal formed an
extremist group in the freedom struggle.
Reason (R): British apathy towards In-
dian grievances grew.
975. Assertion (A): The naval ratings carried out a
powerful mutiny against the British.
Reason (R): The naval ratings colluded
with the INA.
976. Assertion (A): In Kerala, the density of
human settlement decreases from south
to north, along the coast.
Reason (R): The width of the coastal
plain decreases from south to north.
977. Assertion (A): The level of urbanization
is the hallmark of development.
Reason (R): Increasing urbanization
means a phenomenal increase in the
concentration of human population in
a limited space.
978. Assertion (A): The one who led the de-
velopment of new geography in France
was Paul Vidal de la Blache.
Reason (R): He found his way into ge-
ography through his study of ancient
history and classical literature.
979. Assertion (A): The population of North
America has increased by more than six
times in the last 100 years.
Reason (R): North America has expe-
rienced industrialization and immi-
gration.
980. Assertion (A): Population is heavily
concentrated in some lowlands.
Reason (R): These lands could produce
large returns with minimum equip-
ment.
981. Assertion (A): The Gulf Coast of North
America experiences cool winters.
Reason (R): The Gulf Coast of North
America is situated at a high latitude.
982. Assertion (A): Irrigation is an essential
input to revitalize Indian agriculture.
Reason (R): Two-thirds of the farm
lands in India are located in semi-arid
regions.
983. Assertion (A): Fish export from India is
progressively increasing.
Reason (R): Internal consumption of fish
in India is decreasing.
984. Assertion (A): Off-shore fishing on the
Malabar coast is more developed than
the Coromandel coast.
Reason (R): The Malabar coast has bet-
ter facilities to export sea fish to African
markets.
985. Assertion (A): The Rihand power plant
is located where rainfall is limited and
seasonal.
Reason (R): Hydel power plants are
located on hills with heavy rainfall.
986. Assertion (A): The aluminium industry
is located near power sources.
Reason (R): Industries are usually locat-
ed close to the source of raw materials.
987. Assertion (A): Oceans are always shown
in blue on coloured maps.
Reason (R): It indicates the natural co-
lour of oceans.
988. Assertion (A): More cyclones hit the east-
ern coast of India than the western coast.
Reason (R): The eastern coast of India
lies in the path of the northeast trade
winds.
989. Assertion (A): In Africa, coastal low-
lands are few and small in extent.
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Reason (R): Africa is a plateau continent
as nearly all of the continent lies about
300 m elevation.
990. Assertion (A): Kenya’s birth rate rose
despite advances in education and child
survival.
Reason (R): Kenya’s place high cultural
value on high fertility.
991. Assertion (A): Assam has the largest area
under canal irrigation in India.
Reason (R): The Assam valley is flat and
the Brahmaputra carries an enormous
volume of water.
992. Assertion (A): The boundary marking
the termination of tree growth is known
as the timber line.
Reason (R): Its location is determined
by the amount of moisture, exposure,
evaporation, and depth of snow.
993. Assertion (A): Indian agriculture is no
longer a gamble dependent on mon-
soons.
Reason (R): There has been a recent
expansion in dry farming in India.
994. Assertion (A): The western disturbance
causes winter rain in northwest India.
Reason (R): The southwest monsoon
starts retreating from northwest India
during winter.
995. Assertion (A): Production of natural gas
in India has increased in recent years.
Reason (R): India has a high reserve of
natural gas.
996. Assertion (A): Manimegalai is a Bud-
dhist supplement to Silappadigaram.
Reason (R): Buddhism was the pre-
dominant religion of the Sangam age.
997. Assertion (A): Sivaga Sindamani was a
Reason (R): It was a great centre of cot-
ton trade during the Sangam age.
1001. The correct sequence of different layers
of the atmosphere from the surface of
the Earth upward is
(a) Troposphere, Stratosphere, Ionosphere,
Mesosphere
(b) Stratosphere, Troposphere, Ionosphere,
Mesophere
(c) Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere,
Ionosphere
(d) Stratosphere, Troposphere, Mesosphere,
Ionosphere
1002. If 15 pumps of equal capacity can fill a
tank in 7 days, then how many extra
pumps will be required to fill the tank
in 5 days?
(a) 6 (b) 7
(c) 14 (d) 21
1003. Which of the following pairs are cor-
rectly matched?
A. Lothal—Ancient dockyard
B. Sarnath—First Sermon of Buddha
C. Rajgir—Lion capital of Ashoka
D. Nalanda—Great seat of Buddhist
learning
Select the correct answer using the code
given below:
Codes:
(a) A, B, C, and D(b) C and D
(c) A, B, and D (d) A and B
1004. Which one of the following pairs of
cities has recently been connected
through a 6-lane express way?
(a) Ahmedabad—Vadodara
(b) Dhaka—Chittagong
(c) Islamabad—Lahore
(d) Mumbai—Pune
(c) essential vitamins
(d) more carbohydrates and proteins
1007. C onsider the following statements:
Ahadis were those troopers who
A. offered their services singly
B. did not attach themselves to any
chief
C. had the emperor as their immediate
colonel
D. attached themselves to Mirzas
Of these statements:
(a) A, C, and D are correct
(b) A, B, and C are correct
(c) B and C are correct
(d) A and D correct
1008. Out of the three annual examinations,
each with a total of 500 marks, a stu-
dent secured average marks of 45 per
cent and 55 per cent in the first and
second annual examinations. To have
an overall average of 60 per cent, how
many marks does the student need to
secure in the third annual examina-
tion?
(a) 450 (b) 400
(c) 350 (d) 300
1009. When the Indian Muslim League was
inducted into the interim government
in 1946, Liyaqat Ali Khan was assigned
the portfolio of
(a) Foreign affairs
(b) Home
(c) Finance
(d) Defence
1010. Which one of the following ancient
Indian records is the earliest royal order
to preserve food-grains to be utilized
during the crises in the country?
(a) Sohagaura Copper plate

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Brahmin work. 1005. Match List I with List II and select the (b) Rummindei pillar-edict of Ashoka
correct answer using the codes given (c) Prayaga-Prasasti
Reason (R):Its moral is that worldly below the lists: (d) Mehrauli Pillar inscription of
success alone does not make a person Chandra
happy. List I List II
1011. According to Meadows (1972), if the
998. Assertion (A): Silappadigaram is marked A. Ringgit 1. Indonesia present trends in world population, in-
by the predominance of the indigenous B. Bhat 2. South Korea dustrialization, pollution, food produc-
style. C. Rupiah 3. Thailand tion and resource depletion continue
Reason (R): Sivaga Sindamani shows D. Won 4. Malaysia unchanged, the ‘Limits to Growth’ on
the dominance of Sanskrit style over the Codes: our planet will be reached in the next.
indigenous style A B C D (a) 50 years (b) 100 years
999. Assertion (A): During the later part of (a) 1 3 4 2 (c) 150 years (d) 200 years
the Sangam age, the position of women (b) 4 3 1 2 1012. Human Poverty Index was introduced
started declining. (c) 1 2 4 3 in the Human Development of the
Reason (R): The practice of sati began to (d) 4 2 1 3 year
become more common during the later 1006. C onsumption of fish is considered to (a) 1994 (b) 1995
Sangam age. be healthy when compared to flesh of (c) 1996 (d) 1997
1000. Assertion (A): Uraiyur, besides hav- other animals because fish contains 1013. Match List I with List II and select the
ing political importance, had economic (a) polyunsaturated fatty acids correct answer using the codes given
importance as well. (b) saturated fatty acids below the lists:
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List I List II 1019. The Indian National Congress agreed of 9.8 m/s 2. With will be its velocity
(Disease) (Organism) in 1947 to the partition of the country after 3 s?
A. Malaria 1. Fungi mainly because (a) 9.8 m/s (b) 19.6 m/s
B. Poliomyelitis 2. Bacteria (a) the principle of Two-Nation theory (c) 29.4 m/s (d) 39.2 m/s
C. Tuberculosis 3. Virus was then acceptable to them 1025. Match List I with List II and select the
D. Ringworm 4. Protozoan (b) it was imposed by the British Gov- correct answer using the codes given
ernment and the Congress was below the lists:
Codes:
helpless in this regard List I List II
A B C D (c) they wanted to avoid large-scale
(a) 4 3 2 1 (Dancer) (Dance)
communal riots
(b) 4 3 1 2 (d) India would have otherwise lost the A. Kalamandalam 1. Kathakali
(c) 3 4 1 2 opportunity to attain freedom Kshemavaty
(d) 3 4 2 1 B. Kottakkal 2. Manipuri
1020. H aemophilia is a genetic disorder Sivaraman
1014. Consider the following which leads to
A. Tughlaquabad fort C. Lakshmi 3. Mohiniattam
(a) decrease in heaemoglobin level Viswanathan
B. Lodi garden (b) rheumatic heart disease
C. Qutub Minar D. N. Madhabi 4. Bharatanatyam
(c) decrease in WBC Devi
D. Fatehpur Sikri (d) non-clotting of blood
The correct chronological order in which Codes:
they were builts is 1021. Match List I with List II and select the A B C D
(a) C, A, D, B (b) C, A, B, D correct answer using the codes given (a) 1 3 2 4
(c) A, C, B, D (d) A, C, D, B below the lists: (b) 3 1 4 2
1015. Consider the following factors regard- List I List II (c) 1 3 4 2
ing an industry: (d) 3 1 2 4
A. 1556 1. Battle of Haldi
A. Capital investments Ghati 1026. O ne local and another express train
B. Business turnover B. 1600 2. Nadir Shah’s were proceeding in the same direc-
C. Labour force capture of Delhi tion on parallel tracks at 29 km/h and
D. Power consumption C. 1686 3. Death of Shivaji 65 km/h respectively. The driver of the
Which of these determine the nature D. 1739 4. Grant of Charter former noticed that it took exactly 16 s
and size of the industry? to East India for the faster train to pass by him. What
(a) A, C, and D (b) A, B, and D Company is the length of the faster train?
(c) B, C, and D (d) B and C 5. Accession of (a) 60 m (b) 120 m
Akbar (c) 160 m (d) 24 m
1016. The concept of eightfold plate forms the Codes:
theme of 1027. E stuaries possess distinct blooms of
A B C D
(a) Dipavamsa (a) 3 4 2 1 excessive growth of a pigmented dino-
(b) Divyavadana (b) 5 4 3 2 flagellates. These blooms are called
(c) Mahaparinibban Sutta (c) 5 2 1 4 (a) red tides (b) sea tides
(d) Dharma Chakara Pravartana Sutta (d) 1 5 3 2 (c) black tides (d) sea flowers
1017. Which of the following pairs is not cor- 1022. C onsider the following statements 1028. Consider the following climatic condi-
rectly matched? about acetylene: tions (northern hemisphere):
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(a) India’s first — Jhansi Ki Rani A. It is used in welding industry Temperature Rainfall
technicolour film B. It is a raw material for preparing °C cm
(b) India’s first — My Dear plastics J 3.9 4.7
3D film Kuttichathan C. It is easily obtained by mixing silicon F 4.4 5.7
(c) India’s first — Taal carbide and water M 8.3 8.2
insured film
Of these statements A 14.4 9.2
(d) India’s first — Meena Kumari
(a) A and B are correct M 20.0 9.2
actress to
(b) A and C are correct J 23.3 17.7
win the Bharat
(c) B and C are correct J 27.8 14.5
Ratna
(d) A, B, and C are correct A 27.8 14.0
1018. Which of the following pairs are cor- S 22.3 12.7
rectly matched? 1023. At the time of India’s Independence,
Mahatma Gandhi was O 18.3 7.0
A. Dow Jones—New York N 12.2 5.0
B. Hang Seng—Seoul (a) a member of Congress Working
D 6.7 3.5
C. FTSE-100—London Committee
(b) not a member of the Congress These are most likely to be found in the
Select the correct answer using the (c) the President of the Congress natural regions of
codes given below: (d) the General Secretary of the Con- (a) China types
Codes: gress (b) Equatorial type
(a) A, B, and C (b) B and C 1024. A ball is dropped from the top of a high (c) Hot desert type
(c) A and B (d) A and C building with a constant acceleration (d) Monsoon type
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1029. A , B, C, D, E, and F, not necessarily Codes: (c) 37, 27, and 13, respectively
in that order are sitting on six chairs A B C D (d) 39, 29, and 11, respectively
regularly placed around a round table. (a) 2 3 5 1 1040. Match the names of outstanding Indian
It is observed that A is between D and (b) 3 5 1 2 scientists given in List I with area of
F, C is opposite D, and D and E are not (c) 4 1 2 3 their specialized work given in List II
on neighbouring chairs. Which one of (d) 4 3 2 1 and select the correct answer using the
the following pairs must be sitting on 1034. In a family, a couple has a son and a codes given below the lists.
neighbouring chairs? daughter. The age of the father is three
(a) A and B (b) C and E times that of his daughter and the age List I List II
(c) B and F (d) A and C of the son is half of his mother. The A. Dr Raja 1. Plant Chemistry
wife is 9 years younger to her husband Ramanna
1030. A man whose blood group is not known
and the brother is 7 years older than his B. Dr M. S. 2. Nuclear Physics
meets with a serious accident needs
sister. What is the age of the mother? Swaminathan
blood transfusion immediately. Which
(a) 40 years (b) 45 years C. Prof. U. R. Rao 3. Thermody-
one of the blood groups mentioned be-
(c) 50 years (d) 60 years namics and
low and readily available in the hospital
1035. Cloudy nights are warmer compared to Astro-Physics
will be safe for transfusion?
clear cloudless nights, because clouds D. Prof. 4. Space research
(a) O’ Rh– (b) O’ Rh+ Meghnad Saha
(c) AB’ Rh– (d) AB’ Rh+ (a) prevent cold waves from the sky
5. Agricultural
from descending on earth
1031. Match List I with List II and select the (b) reflect black the heat given off by
sciences
correct answer using the codes given earth Codes:
below the lists: (c) produce heat and radiate it towards (a) A B C D
List I List II earth 3 5 2 1
(Bhakti saint) (Profession) (d) absorb heat from the atmosphere (b) A B C D
A. Namdev 1. Barber and send it towards earth 2 1 4 3
B. Kabir 2. Weaver 1036. What one of the following schedules of (c) A B C D
C. Ravidas 3. Tailor the Constitution of India contains pro- 2 5 4 3
D. Sena 4. Cobbler visions regarding anti-defection Act? (d) A B C D
(a) Second Schedule 3 1 4 2
Codes:
(b) Fifth Schedule 1041. The satellites of which one of the fol-
A B C D
(c) Eighth Schedule lowing countries have helped in the
(a) 2 3 1 4
(d) Tenth Schedule preparation of a detailed and complete
(b) 3 2 4 1
(c) 3 2 1 4 1037. Which one of the following types of map of Antarctica?
(d) 2 3 4 1 micro-organisms is most widely used (a) Canada (b) France
in industries? (c) Russia (d) USA
1032. When there is noon at IST meridian (a) Bacteria 1042. The Indian parliamentary system is dif-
people on another place of the earth are (b) Bacteria and fungi ferent from the British parliamentary
taking their 6 O’Clock morning tea. The (c) Bacteria and algae system is that India has
longitude of the place is (d) Bacteria, microalgae, and fungi (a) both a real and a nominal executive
(a) 17° 30’ E (b) 7° 30’ W
1038. Many of the Greeks, Kushanas, and, (b) a system of collective responsibility
(c) 172° 30’ E (d) 90° W

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Shakas embraced Buddhism rather (c) bicameral legislature
1033. Match List I with List II and select the than Hinduism because (d) the system of judicial review
correct answer by using the codes given (a) Buddhism was in the ascendant at 1043. Match List I with List II and select the
below the lists: that time correct answer using the codes given
List I List II (b) they had renounced the policy of below the lists:
(Special (Name of war and violence
characteristic) planet) (c) caste-ridden Hinduism did not at- List I List II
tract them A. Fruit 1. Ovule
A. Smallest 1. Mercury B. Seed 2. Leaf
planet of the (d) Buddhism provided easier access to
Indian society C. Wood 3. Stem
solar system D. Starch 4. Ovary
B. Largest planet 2. Venus 1 039.There are 50 students admitted to a
nursery class. Some students can speak Codes:
of the solar A B C D
only English and some can speak only
system Hindi. 10 students can speak both Eng- (a) 2 1 3 4
C. Planet second 3. Jupiter lish and Hindi. If the number of stu- (b) 4 1 3 2
from the Sun dents who can speak English is 21, then (c) 2 3 1 4
in the solar how many students can speak Hindi, (d) 4 3 1 2
system how many can speak only Hindi and 1044. The member of Shivaji’s Astha Pradhana
D. Planet nearest 4. Pluto how many can speak only English? who looked after foreign affairs was
to the Sun (a) 21, 11, and 29, respectively (a) Peshwa (b) Sachiv
5. Saturn (b) 28, 18, and 22, respectively (c) Pandit Rao (d) Sumant
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1045. Panchayati Raj was first introduced in 1051. What is the correct sequence of the fol- 1058. The Indian Muslims in general, were
India in October 1959 in lowing events? not attracted to the Extremist move-
(a) Rajasthan (b) Tamil Nadu A. Tilak’s Home Rule League ment because of the
(c) Kerala (d) Karnataka B. Kamagatamaru Incident (a) influence of Sir Sayyid Ahmed Khan
1046. Some people in Manipur live in houses C. Mahatma Gandhi’s arrival in India (b) anti-Muslim attitude of Extremist
Select the correct answer using the codes leaders
built on floating islands of weeds and
given below: (c) indifference shown to Muslim aspi-
decaying vegetation held together by
Codes: rations
suspended silt.
(a) A, B, C (b) C, B, A (d) Extremists’ policy of harping on
These islands are called: Hindu past
(c) B, A, C (d) B, C, A
(a) Tipis (b) Barkhans
1052. An accurate clock shows the time as 1059. Which one of the following statements
(c) Phoomdis (d) Izba
3.00. After hour hand has moved 135°, regarding starch and cellulose is not
1047. The Ashokan major rock edicts which correct?
the time would be
tell us about the Sangam Kingdom in- (a) Both of them are of plant origin
clude rock edicts (a) 7.30 (b) 6.30
(c) 8.00 (d) 9.30 (b) Both of them are polymers
(a) I and X (c) Both of them give colour with io-
(b) I and XI 1053. The loss of Kandahar was a big blow to the dine
(c) II and XII Mughal empire from the viewpoint of (d) Both of them are made up of glu-
(d) II and XIV (a) natural resources cose molecules
1048. Which one of the following east flow- (b) buffer territory 1 060. Examine the following statements
ing rivers of India has rift valley due to (c) communication
A. All members of Mohan’s family are
down warping? (d) strategic stronghold
honest.
(a) Damodar 1054. Which one of the following weather B. Some members of Mohan’s family are
(b) Mahanadi conditions is indicted by a sudden fall not employed.
(c) Son in barometer reading? C. Some employed persons are not honest.
(d) Yamuna (a) Stormy weather D. Some honest persons are not employed.
1049. In the above figure, ABCD is a cyclic (b) Calm weather Which one of the following inferences can
quadrilateral, AB = BC and BAC = 70°, (c) Cold and dry weather be drawn from the above statements?
then ADC is (d) Hot and sunny weather (a) All members of Mohan’s family are
1055.Which of the following pairs are cor- employed.
A
rectly matched? (b) The employed members of Mohan’s
70° A. Mrichchakatikam—Shudraka family are hone.
(c) The honest members of Mohan’s
B. Buddhacharita—Vasuvandhu
family are not employed.
B D C. Mudrarakshasha—Vishakhadatta (d) The employed members of Mohan’s
D. Harshacharita—Banabhatta family are not honest.
Select the correct answer using the codes
1061. The banks are required to maintain a
given below:
C certain ratio between their cash in hand
Codes: and total assets. This is called
(a) 40° (b) 80° (a) A, B, C, and D(b) A, C, and D (a) SBR (Statutory Bank Ratio)
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(c) 110° (d) 140° (c) A and D (d) B and C (b) SLR (Statutory Liquid Ratio)
1050. Match List I with List II and select the 1056.Simon Commission of 1927, was boy- (c) CBR (Central Bank Reserve)
correct answer using the codes given cotted because (d) CLR (Central Liquid Reserve)
bellow the lists: 1 062. Erogotism is due to consumption of
(a) there was no Indian Member in the
List I List II commission (a) contaminated grains
A. Theory of 1. Beadk and (b) it supported the Muslim League (b) rotting vegetables
Mutation Tatum (c) Congress felt that the people of (c) contaminated water
B. Theory of 2. Jacob and India are entitled to Swaraj (d) state cooked food
Evolution Monod (d) there were differences among the
C. One gene one 3. Darwin 1063. What is the correct chronological order
members in which the following appeared in
enzyme
hypothesis 1057. The current price index (base 1960) is India?
D. Operon 4. De Vries nearly 330. This means that A. Gold coins
concept (a) all items cost 3.3 times more than B. Punch-marked silver coins
Codes: what they did in 1960 C. Iron plough
A B C D (b) the price of certain selected items D. Urban culture
(a) 3 4 1 2 have gone up to 3.3 times Select the correct answer using the codes
(b) 4 3 1 2 (c) weighted mean of prices of certain given below:
(c) 4 3 2 1 items has increased 3.3 times Codes:
(d) 3 4 2 1 (d) gold price has gone up 3.3 times (a) C, D, A, B (b) C, D, B, A
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(c) D, C, A, B (d) D, C, B, A List I List II (c) October–September

1064. Match List I with List II and select the (Places) (Industries) (d) January–December
correct answer using the codes given A. Jamnagar 1. Aluminium 1075.The Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to
below the lists: B. Hospet 2. Woollen Textile have built biggest network of canals in
C. Korba 3. Fertilizers India was
List I List II
D. Haldia 4. Cement (a) Iltutmish
(Minerals) (Mining area)
5. Iron and Steel (b) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
A. Graphic 1. Bellary Codes: (c) Feroz Shah Tughalq
B. Lead 2. Didwana A B C D (d) Sikandar Lodhi
C. Salt 3. Rampa (a) 4 3 2 1
D. Silver 4. Zawar (b) 2 5 1 3 1076.The major chemical compound found
(c) 4 5 2 1 in human kidney stones its
Codes: (d) 2 1 4 3 (a) uric acid
A B C D (b) calcium carbonate
(a) 3 4 1 2 1071.The complete conversion of glucose in the
(c) calcium oxalate
presence of oxygen into carbon dioxide
(b) 1 4 2 3 (d) calcium sulphate
and water with release of energy is called
(c) 3 1 4 2 1077.Which of the following pairs are cor-
(a) aerobic respiration
(d) 2 3 1 4 (b) anaerobic respiration rectly matched?
1065. Which one of the following events was (c) glycolysis A. Theodore Beck—Mohammedan
characterized by Montague as ‘Pre- (d) hydrolysis Anglo-Oriental College, Aligarh
ventive Murder? B. Ilbert Bill—Ripon
1072.Which one of the following defines ex- C. Pherozeshah—Indian National
(a) Killing of INA activist
tremist ideology during the early phase Congress
(b) Massacre of Jallianwala Bagh
of Indian freedom movement? D. Badruddin—Tyabji Muslim League
(c) Shooting of the Mahatma
(d) Shooting of Curzon-Wythe (a) Stimulating the production of Select the correct answer using the codes
indigenous articles by giving them given below:
1 066. Fawazil in the Sultanate period meant preference over imported com-
(a) extra payment made to the nobles Codes:
modities
(b) revenue assigned in lieu of salary (a) A, B, C, and D (b) B and D
(b) Obtaining self-government by ag- (c) A, C, and D (d) A, B, and C
(c) excess amount paid to the exchequer gressive means in place of petitions
by the iqtadars and constitution ways 1078.Match List I with List II and select the
(d) illegal exactions extracted from the correct answer using the codes given
peasants (c) Providing national education ac-
below the lists:
cording to the requirements of the
1067. T he discovery of Oak flora in 1966, country List I List II
added a new chapter to the history of (Agricultural (Foremost
(d) Organizing coups against the Brit-
Indian Sericulture. Which one of the Products) Producer)
ish empire through military revolt
following states is the leading producer A. Cotton 1. Madhya Pradesh
of Oak tasar silk? 1 073.In the vicinity of Mumbai a number B. Gram 2. Gujarat
(a) Assam (b) Bihar of specialized towns have been devel- C. Black pepper 3. West Bengal
(c) Manipur (d) Orissa oped. D. Pineapple 4. Kerala
Match the list of specialization with

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1068. What is the correct sequences of the Codes:
towns and select the correct answer
following events? A B C D
using the codes given below the lists:
A. The August offer (a) 2 1 4 3
List I List II
B. The INA trial (b) 2 1 3 4
(Towns)   (Specialization)
C. The Quit India Movement (c) 1 2 4 3
D. The Royal Indian Naval Ratings Revolt A. Alibag 1. Fishing Centre (d) 1 2 3 4
Select the correct answer using the codes B. Balapur 2. Holiday resort
1079.Which one of the following is the cor-
given below: C. Nhava Sheva 3. Petrochemical
rect sequence of decreasing order of the
Codes: complex
given currencies in terms of their value
(a) A, C, B, D (b) C, A, B, D D. Ratnagiri 4. Port
in Indian Rupees?
(c) A, C, D, B (d) C, A, D, B Codes: (a) US dollar, Canadian dollar, New
1069. T he most appropriate measure of a A B C D Zealand dollar, Hong Kong dollar
country’s economic growth is its (a) 1 3 2 4 (b) US dollar, New Zealand dollar, Ca-
(a) Gross Domestic Product (b) 2 3 4 1 nadian dollar, Hong Kong dollar
(b) Net Domestic Product (c) 3 4 2 1 (c) US dollar, Hong Kong dollar, New
(c) Net National Product (d) 2 1 4 3 Zealand dollar, Canadian dollar
(d) Per Capita Real Income 1 074.The accounting year of the Reserve (d) US dollar, Hong Kong dollar, Cana-
1070. Match List I with List II and select the Bank of India is dian dollar, New Zealand dollar
correct answer using the codes given (a) April–March 1080. ‘Eco mark’ is given to the Indian prod-
below the lists: (b) July–June ucts that are
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(a) pure and unadulterated (b) Lala Hardayal C. Sealed tins sometimes do not con-
(b) rich in proteins (c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak tain processed meat
(c) environment friendly (d) V. D. Savarkar Which one of the following inferences can
(d) economically viable 1088. Which of the following Parties were not be drawn from the above statements?
1081. A, B, C, D, E, F, and G are members of a part of the United Front which was in (a) Sealed tins always contain per-
a family consisting of four adults and power during 1996 to 1997? ishable food
three children, two of whom, F and G A. Bahujana Samaj Party (b) Processed meat is sometimes not
are girls. A and D are brothers and A is B. Samata Party packed in sealed tins
a doctor. E is an engineer married to one C. Haryana Vikas Party (c) Processed meat is always packed in
of the brothers and has two children. B is D. Asom Gana Parishad sealed tins
married to D and G is their child. Who Select the correct answer using the codes (d) Non-perishable foods are never
is C? given below: packed in sealed tins
(a) G’s brother (b) F’s father 1094. What is the correct sequence of the fol-
(c) E’s daughter (d) A’s son Codes:
(a) A, B, C, and D lowing Indian states in descending order
1082. Capital Account Convertibility of the (b) A, B, and C of their length of surface roads per 100
Indian Rupee implies (c) C and D km2 of their area?
(a) that the Indian Rupee can be ex- (d) A and B A. Haryana B. Maharashtra
changed by the authorized dealers C. Punjab D. Tamil Nadu
for travel 1089. World Environment Conference to dis-
cuss global warming was held in 1997 in Select the correct answer using the codes
(b) that the Indian Rupee can be ex- given below:
changed for any major currency for (a) Stockholm (b) Rio de Janeiro
(c) Paris (d) Kyoto Codes:
the purpose of trade in goods and (a) D, C, B, A (b) D, C, A, B
services 1090. Match List I with List II and select the (c) C, D, A, B (d) C, D, A, B
(c) that the Indian Rupee can be ex- correct answer using the codes given
changed for any major currency for the below the lists: 1095. Match List I and List II and select the
purpose of trading financial assets correct answer using the codes given
(d) none of the above List I List II below the lists:
A. Blue vitriol 1. Sodium List I List II
1083. What are the official languages of the bicarbonate
UN? A. Potassium 1. Fertilizer
B. Epsom salt 2. Sodium bromide
(a) English, French, and Russian
hydroxide B. Potassium 2. Photography
(b) English, French, German, and Rus-
sian C. Baking soda 3. Magnesium nitrate
(c) English, French, Russian, Chinese, sulphate C. Potassium 3. Bakery
and Hindi D. Caustic soda 4. Copper sulphate sulphate
(d) English, French, Chinese, Russian, D. Monopotas- 4. Gunpowder
Codes:
Arabic, and Spanish sium
A B C D tartarate
1084. ‘The Congress is tottering to its fall (a) 3 4 2 1 Codes:
and one of my great ambitions while in (b) 4 3 2 1 A B C D
India, is to assist it to a peaceful demise’. (c) 3 4 1 2 (a) 2 4 1 3
This statement is attributed to (d) 4 3 1 2
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(b) 2 4 3 1
(a) Lord Dufferin 1091. The water pollution in river is measured (c) 4 2 3 1
(b) Lord Curzon by the dissolved amount of (d) 4 2 1 3
(c) Lord Lytton
(a) chlorine (b) ozone 1096. The Supreme Court of India tenders
(d) None of the above
(c) nitrogen (d) oxygen advice to the President on a matter of
1085. Economic Survey in India is published law or fact
1092. Some time back, the government of In-
officially, every year by the (a) on its own initiative
dia, decided to delicense ‘white goods’
(a) Reserve Bank of India industry. ‘White goods’ include (b) only if he seeks such advice
(b) Planning Commission of India (c) only if he matter relates to the Fun-
(a) stainless steel and aluminium utensils
(c) Ministry of Finance, Govt of India damental Rights of citizens
(b) milk and milk products
(d) Ministry of Industries, Govt of India (d) only if the issue poses a threat to the
(c) items purchased for conspicuous
1086. One astronomical unit is the average consumption unity and integrity of the country
distance between (d) soaps, detergents and other mass 1 097. Falun Gong is
(a) Earth and the Sun consumption goods (a) an ethnic minority in Eastern
(b) Earth and the Moon 1093. E xamine the following three state- China
(c) Jupiter and the Sun ments: (b) an insurgency outfit in Western
(d) Pluto and the Sun
A. Processed meat is a perishable China
1087. Who was the leader of the Ghaddar food (c) a pro-democracy movement in
Party? B. All perishable foods are packed in China
(a) Bhagat Singh sealed tins (d) a spiritual movement in China

1 098. ‘Metastasis’ is the process by which
(a) cells divide rapidly under the influ-
ence of drugs
(b) cancer cells spread through the
blood or lymphatic system to other
sites or organs
(c) the chromosomes in cell nuclei are
attached to the spindle before mov-
ing to the anaphase poles
(d) cancer cells are successfully inhib-
ited to divide any further
1099. Which one of the following elements is
essential for the construction of nuclear
reactors?
(a) Cobalt (b) Nickel
(c) Zirconium (d) Tungsten
1 100. The educated middle class in India
(a) opposed the revolt of 1857
(b) supported the revolt of 1857
(c) remained neutral to the revolt of
1857
(d) fought against native rulers
1 101. Which one of the following regions of
the world supplies the maximum of
our imported commodities (in terms of
rupee value)?
(a) Africa
(b) America
(c) Asia and Oceania
(d) Europe
1102. The Hunter Commission was appointed
after the
(a) Black-hole incident
(b) Jalianwalla Bag massacre
(c) Uprising of 1857
(d) Partition of Bengal
1103. Who is the scientist in whose honour
the ‘Chandra’ X-ray telescope has been
named?
(a) Chandersekhar Venkat Raman
(b) Jagdish Chandra Bose
(c) Parfulla Chandra Roy
(d) Subramanyan Chandrasekhar
1104. Consider the following statements re-
garding asteroids
A. Asteroids are rocky debris of varying
sizes orbiting the Sun.
B. Most of the asteroids are small but some
have diameter as large as 1,000 km.
C. The orbit of asteroids lies between the
orbits of Jupiter and Saturn.
Of these statements
(a) A, B, and C are correct
(b) B and C are correct
(c) A and B are correct
(d) A and C are correct
1105. ‘ MERCOSUR’ consists of group of
countries of
(a) Africa (b) Asia
(c) Latin America (d) southeast Asia
1106. Which one of the following countries
has replaced Italy as the major importer
of bauxite from India?
(a) Canada
(b) Greece
(c) Ukraine
(d) United Arab Emirates
1107. L ord Mountbatten came to India
as Viceroy along with specific instruc-
tion to
(a) balkanize the Indian sub-continent
(b) keep India united if possible
(c) accept Jinnah’s demand for Paki-
stan
(d) persuade the Congress to accept
partition
1 108. Consider the following statements:
The price of any currency in interna-
tional market is decided by the
A. World Bank
B. demand for goods/services provided
by the country concerned
C. stability of the government of the
concerned country
D. economic potential of the country in
question
Of these statements
(a) A, B, C, and D are correct
(b) B and C are correct
(c) C and D are correct
(d) A and B are correct
1 109. Consider the following statements:
Coke is one of the materials of the
charge added to blast furnace for the
production of steel/iron. Its function is
to
A. act as a reducing agent
B. remove silica associated with the iron
ore
C. function as fuel to supply heat
D. act as an oxidizing agent
Of these statements
(a) A and B are correct
(b) B and D are correct
(c) A and C are correct
(d) C and D are correct
1110. A consumer is said to be in equilibrium,
if
(a) he is able to fulfil his need with a
given level of income
(b) he is able to live in full comforts
with a given level of income
(c) he can fulfil his needs without con-
sumption of certain items
(d) he is able to local new sources of
income
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1111. Production of rice and wheat (in mil-
lion of tonnes)
Year Rice Wheat Wheat
to Rice
(%)
1950 to 1951 20.58 6.64 31.4
1960 to 1961 34.58 11.00 31.8
1970 to 1971 42.22 23.83 56.4
1980 to 1981 53.63 36.31 67.7
1990 to 1991 74.29 55.14 74.2
1994 to 1995 81.81 65.77 80.4
1995 to 1996 79.62 62.62 78.6
The above table indicates the perfor-
mance of India in rice and wheat pro-
duction from 1950 to 1951 to 1995 to
1996. Which of the following conclusion
arrived at from the above table would be
valid?
A. Record production of rice as well as
wheat has been in 1994 to 1995.
B. The ratio of wheat to rice production
seems to have steadily increased over
16 years
C. Wheat has not been popular among
the Indian population before 1980
D. India become self-sufficient in rice
and wheat only after 1990
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below:
Codes:
(a) A and B (b) A, B, C, and D
(c) C and D (d) None
1112. W hich one of the following sets of
states stands to benefit the most from
the Konkan Railway?
(a) Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra,
Kerala
(b) Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra,
Tamil Nadu, Kerala
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(c) Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa, Maha-
rashtra
(d) Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Tamil
Nadu
1113. The supply-side economics lays greater
emphasis on the point of view of
(a) producer (b) global economy
(c) consumer (d) middle-man
1114. Which one of the following languages
belongs to the Austric group?
(a) Marathi (b) Ladakhi
(c) Khasi (d) Tamil
1115. Which one of the following metals does
not form amalgams?
(a) Zinc (b) Copper
(c) Magnesium (d) Iron
1116. The mass of a body on earth is 100 kg
(acceleration due to gravity, ge = 10 m/
s2). If acceleration due to gravity on the
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moon is , then the mass of the body (d) It must have a very high resistance. Reason (R): The eastern coast receives
more rainfall than the western coast.
Directions The following ten questions
on the moon is consist of two statements, one labelled as ‘As- 1125. Assertion (A): The weight of a body
(a) 100 kg (b) 60 kg sertion A’ and the other labelled as ‘Reason decreases with the increase of latitude
6 R’. You are to examine these two statements on earth
(c) 100 kg (d) 600 kg carefully and decide if the Assertion A and Reason (R): The earth is not a perfect
1117. Who amongst the following was the first the Reason R are individually true and if so. sphere
to state that the earth was spherical? Whether the Reason is a correct explanation
of the Assertion. Select your answers to these 1126. Assertion (A): Areas lying within 5% to
(a) Aristotle (b) Copernicus
items using the codes given below and mark 8 per cent latitude on either side of the
(c) Ptolemy (d) Strabo
your answer sheet accordingly. equator receive rainfall throughout the
1118. Which of the following statements are year.
true about the Indian-born woman Codes:
(a) Both A and R are individually true Reason (R): High temperatures and
astronaut Kalpana Chawala? high humidity cause convectional rain
and R is the correct explanation of A
A. She was born in Karnal to fall mostly in the afternoons near the
(b) Both A and R are individually true but
B. She flew on board the shuttle flight equator.
R is NOT a correct explanation of A
STS-87
(c) A is true but R is false 1127. Assertion (A): The new EXIM Policy
C. She was trained at the Kennedy Space
(d) A is false but R is true is liberal, market oriented, and favours
Centre
D. She did a space-walk to retrieve the global trade.
1121. Assertion (A): Unsaturated fats are
Spartan Satellite more reactive compared with the satu- Reason (R): GATT has played a sig-
Select the correct answer using the codes rated fats. nificant role in the liberalization of
given below: economy.
Reason (R): Unsaturated fats have only
Codes: single bonds in their structure. 1 128. Assertion (A): Muhammad bin Tu-
(a) A and B (b) B and C ghlaq left Delhi, and for 2 years lived in
(c) A, B, and C (d) A, B, and D 1122. Assertion (A): In the periodic table of
a camp called Swargadwari.
chemical elements, electron affinity is
1119. A man purchases two clocks A and B at always found to increase from top to Reason (R): At that time, Delhi was
a total cost of Rs 650. He sells A with 20 bottom in a group ravaged by a form of plague and many
per cent profit and B at a loss of 25 per people died.
cent and gets the same selling price for Reason (R): In a group, the atomic radii
generally increases from top to bottom. 1129. A ssertion (A): The effect of labour
both the clocks. What are the purchas- participation in the Indian nationalist
ing prices of A and B respectively? 1123. Assertion (A): Unlike temperate forests, upsurge of the early 1930s was weak.
(a) Rs 225; Rs 425 the tropical rain forests, if cleared, can
(b) Rs 250; Rs 400 yield productive farm-land that can Reason (R): The labour leaders consid-
(c) Rs 275; Rs 375 support intensive agriculture for several ered the ideology of Indian National
(d) Rs 300; Rs 350 years even without chemical fertilizers. Congress as bourgeois and reaction-
ary.
1120. A fuse is used in mains electric supply as Reason (R): The primary productivity
a safety device. Which one of the follow- of the tropical rain forest is very high 1130. Assertion (A): 60°–65° latitudes in both
ing statements about the fuse is correct? when compared to that of the temper- the hemispheres have a low pressure
ate forests. belt instead of high pressure.
(a) It is connected in parallel with the
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main switch. 1124. Assertion (A): The eastern coast of Reason (R): The low pressure areas are
(b) It is made mainly from silver alloys. India produces more rice than the permanent over oceans rather than on
(c) It must have a low melting point. land.
western coast.

ANSWERS

1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (c) 6. (d) 7. (a) 8. (b) 9. (b) 10. (b)
11. (b) 12. (c) 13. (a) 14. (c) 15. (d) 16. (d) 17. (b) 18. (d) 19. (a) 20. (c)
21. (b) 22. (b) 23. (b) 24. (b) 25. (d) 26. (a) 27. (b) 28. (a) 29. (b) 30. (a)
31. (c) 32. (c) 33. (c) 34. (b) 35. (c) 36. (b) 37. (c) 38. (a) 39. (d) 40. (a)
41. (a) 42. (c) 43. (b) 44. (c) 45. (a) 46. (c) 47. (d) 48. (b) 49. (d) 50. (a)
51. (a) 52. (c) 53. (c) 54. (b) 55. (b) 56. (c) 57. (a) 58. (a) 59. (c) 60. (c)
61. (d) 62. (d) 63. (b) 64. (c) 65. (a) 66. (a) 67. (c) 68. (a) 69. (d) 70. (b)
71. (a) 72. (c) 73. (a) 74. (a) 75. (a) 76. (c) 77. (d) 78. (b) 79. (a) 80. (c)
81. (c) 82. (c) 83. (b) 84. (c) 85. (c) 86. (b) 87. (b) 88. (c) 89. (b) 90. (a)
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91. (a) 92. (b) 93. (c) 94. (d) 95. (d) 96. (b) 97. (a) 98. (b) 99. (a) 100. (a)
101. (d) 102. (d) 103. (b) 104. (d) 105. (c) 106. (b) 107. (c) 108. (c) 109. (b) 110. (d)
111. (d) 112. (d) 113. (c) 114. (d) 115. (a) 116. (d) 117. (b) 118. (b) 119. (a) 120. (d)
121. (b) 122. (d) 123. (d) 124. (d) 125. (c) 126. (d) 127. (b) 128. (b) 129. (a) 130. (c)
131. (c) 132. (c) 133. (c) 134. (a) 135. (c) 136. (c) 137. (b) 138. (b) 139. (c) 140. (d)
141. (a) 142. (a) 143. (d) 144. (b) 145. (d) 146. (b) 147. (a) 148. (b) 149. (a) 150. (d)
151. (c) 152. (b) 153. (b) 154. (a) 155. (a) 156. (c) 157. (d) 158. (d) 159. (b) 160. (c)
161. (c) 162. (d) 163. (c) 164. (c) 165. (d) 166. (d) 167. (c) 168. (d) 169. (c) 170. (d)
171. (b) 172. (d) 173. (a) 174. (d) 175. (c) 176. (a) 177. (b) 178. (b) 179. (d) 180. (b)
181. (a) 182. (c) 183. (a) 184. (b) 185. (b) 186. (a) 187. (c) 188. (d) 189. (d) 190. (a)
191. (a) 192. (c) 193. (c) 194. (b) 195. (b) 196. (c) 197. (b) 198. (b) 199. (d) 200. (b)
201. (d) 202. (c) 203. (a) 204. (c) 205. (d) 206. (c) 207. (d) 208. (b) 209. (b) 210. (b)
211. (d) 212. (b) 213. (a) 214. (c) 215. (b) 216. (d) 217. (a) 218. (a) 219. (b) 220. (d)
221. (a) 222. (d) 223. (c) 224. (d) 225. (a) 226. (c) 227. (b) 228. (d) 229. (b) 230. (d)
231. (c) 232. (c) 233. (b) 234. (c) 235. (a) 236. (a) 237. (d) 238. (b) 239. (a) 240. (a)
241. (b) 242. (a) 243. (b) 244. (c) 245. (c) 246. (a) 247. (c) 248. (b) 249. (a) 250. (a)
251. (a) 252. (b) 253. (d) 254. (b) 255. (c) 256. (d) 257. (a) 258. (b) 259. (a) 260. (a)
261. (a) 262. (c) 263. (c) 264. (c) 265. (c) 266. (c) 267. (b) 268. (d) 269. (c) 270. (a)
271. (b) 272. (d) 273. (a) 274. (a) 275. (c) 276. (b) 277. (c) 278. (a) 279. (c) 280. (a)
281. (c) 282. (d) 283. (a) 284. (b) 285. (d) 286. (a) 287. (b) 288. (d) 289. (b) 290. (c)
291. (d) 292. (a) 293. (a) 294. (c) 295. (d) 296. (d) 297. (c) 298. (a) 299. (d) 300. (b)
301. (c) 302. (b) 303. (c) 304. (a) 305. (c) 306. (b) 307. (c) 308. (c) 309. (a) 310. (b)
311. (b) 312. (b) 313. (b) 314. (b) 315. (b) 316. (b) 317. (b) 318. (d) 319. (d) 320. (c)
321. (d) 322. (b) 323. (d) 324. (d) 325. (a) 326. (a) 327. (a) 328. (a) 329. (c) 330. (a)
331. (c) 332. (d) 333. (a) 334. (c) 335. (d) 336. (c) 337. (d) 338. (b) 339. (a) 340. (c)
341. (b) 342. (a) 343. (d) 344. (d) 345. (c) 346. (a) 347. (b) 348. (b) 349. (b) 350. (c)
351. (a) 352. (c) 353. (a) 354. (c) 355. (b) 356. (a) 357. (b) 358. (c) 359. (a) 360. (c)
361. (c) 362. (c) 363. (c) 364. (a) 365. (a) 366. (c) 367. (b) 368. (d) 369. (b) 370. (c)
371. (d) 372. (b) 373. (d) 374. (d) 375. (d) 376. (a) 377. (d) 378. (b) 379. (d) 380. (a)
381. (d) 382. (c) 383. (d) 384. (d) 385. (c) 386. (d) 387. (d) 388. (b) 389. (b) 390. (d)

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391. (c) 392. (a) 393. (c) 394. (a) 395. (d) 396. (d) 397. (d) 398. (a) 399. (d) 400. (b)
401. (c) 402. (c) 403. (c) 404. (b) 405. (d) 406. (c) 407. (a) 408. (d) 409. (d) 410. (c)
411. (c) 412. (c) 413. (b) 414. (c) 415. (a) 416. (d) 417. (d) 418. (a) 419. (c) 420. (b)
421. (c) 422. (d) 423. (b) 424. (d) 425. (c) 426. (c) 427. (c) 428. (a) 429. (b) 430. (d)
431. (a) 432. (a) 433. (a) 434. (b) 435. (b) 436. (c) 437. (d) 438. (d) 439. (a) 440. (b)
441. (a) 442. (d) 443. (d) 444. (b) 445. (b) 446. (c) 447. (c) 448. (a) 449. (a) 450. (b)
451. (a) 452. (c) 453. (a) 454. (c) 455. (c) 456. (b) 457. (b) 458. (a) 459. (a) 460. (b)
461. (a) 462. (c) 463. (a) 464. (b) 465. (c) 466. (c) 467. (a) 468. (d) 469. (a) 470. (d)
471. (d) 472. (c) 473. (b) 474. (c) 475. (b) 476. (a) 477. (d) 478. (b) 479. (d) 480. (c)
481. (d) 482. (d) 483. (a) 484. (c) 485. (d) 486. (c) 487. (c) 488. (a) 489. (d) 490. (a)
491. (b) 492. (a) 493. (b) 494. (b) 495. (a) 496. (c) 497. (c) 498. (a) 499. (a) 500. (b)
501. (b) 502. (d) 503. (d) 504. (d) 505. (b) 506. (c) 507. (c) 508. (a) 509. (b) 510. (d)
511. (c) 512. (c) 513. (b) 514. (a) 515. (b) 516. (d) 517. (b) 518. (b) 519. (a) 520. (b)
521. (c) 522. (a) 523. (d) 524. (d) 525. (b) 526. (d) 527. (a) 528. (d) 529. (a) 530. (b)
531. (c) 532. (b) 533. (d) 534. (a) 535. (a) 536. (b) 537. (d) 538. (c) 539. (a) 540. (b)
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541. (c) 542. (b) 543. (c) 544. (b) 545. (d) 546. (b) 547. (a) 548. (a) 549. (b) 550. (b)
551. (d) 552. (c) 553. (b) 554. (b) 555. (d) 556. (a) 557. (a) 558. (c) 559. (d) 560. (c)
561. (b) 562. (c) 563. (a) 564. (b) 565. (d) 566. (c) 567. (a) 568. (c) 569. (d) 570. (d)
571. (b) 572. (b) 573. (c) 574. (a) 575. (c) 576. (a) 577. (c) 578. (d) 589. (d) 580. (a)
581. (a) 582. (a) 583. (c) 584. (a) 585. (a) 586. (a) 587. (d) 588. (b) 589. (c) 590. (c)
591. (b) 592. (c) 593. (b) 594. (c) 595. (c) 596. (b) 597. (a) 598. (d) 599. (a) 600. (b)
601. (a) 602. (b) 603. (c) 604. (d) 605. (a) 606. (d) 607. (a) 608. (c) 609. (c) 610. (b)
611. (b) 612. (b) 613. (d) 614. (c) 615. (d) 616. (a) 617. (c) 618. (b) 619. (b) 620. (c)
621. (a) 622. (b) 623. (a) 624. (a) 625. (b) 626. (d) 627. (b) 628. (d) 629. (c) 630. (d)
631. (b) 632. (c) 633. (a) 634. (c) 635. (d) 636. (b) 637. (c) 638. (c) 639. (a) 640. (d)
641. (b) 642. (a) 643. (b) 644. (b) 645. (c) 646. (b) 647. (d) 648. (a) 649. (b) 650. (c)
651. (b) 652. (b) 653. (c) 654. (a) 655. (d) 656. (c) 657. (d) 658. (a) 659. (d) 660. (b)
661. (c) 662. (d) 663. (c) 664. (b) 665. (b) 666. (b) 667. (c) 668. (c) 669. (b) 670. (b)
671. (c) 672. (b) 673. (d) 674. (c) 675. (c) 676. (c) 677. (a) 678. (d) 679. (a) 680. (b)
681. (c) 682. (d) 683. (a) 684. (b) 685. (c) 686. (b) 687. (d) 688. (b) 689. (b) 690. (a)
691. (c) 692. (d) 693. (d) 694. (a) 695. (a) 696. (d) 697. (d) 698. (a) 699. (d) 700. (c)
701. (c) 702. (a) 703. (c) 704. (d) 705. (c) 706. (b) 707. (a) 708. (a) 709. (c) 710. (c)
711. (c) 712. (a) 713. (d) 714. (d) 715. (c) 716. (c) 717. (d) 718. (d) 719. (a) 720. (c)
721. (c) 722. (c) 723. (c) 724. (b) 725. (a) 726. (b) 727. (c) 728. (a) 729. (b) 730. (b)
731. (c) 732. (d) 733. (d) 734. (b) 735. (b) 736. (a) 737. (d) 738. (d) 739. (d) 740. (a)
741. (c) 742. (b) 743. (a) 744. (c) 745. (a) 746. (b) 747. (d) 748. (a) 749. (d) 750. (b)
751. (b) 752. (d) 753. (b) 754. (a) 755. (b) 756. (d) 757. (b) 758. (a) 759. (c) 760. (a)
761. (c) 762. (a) 763. (a) 764. (a) 765. (d) 766. (d) 767. (a) 768. (d) 769. (b) 770. (c)
771. (a) 772. (c) 773. (c) 774. (a) 775. (c) 776. (d) 777. (c) 778. (a) 779. (b) 780. (a)
781. (c) 782. (d) 783. (c) 784. (b) 785. (b) 786. (a) 787. (b) 788. (d) 789. (b) 790. (c)
791. (a) 792. (a) 793. (b) 794. (b) 795. (b) 796. (d) 797. (b) 798. (c) 799. (c) 800. (a)
801. (b) 802. (c) 803. (b) 804. (c) 805. (b) 806. (a) 807. (b) 808. (c) 809. (b) 810. (b)
811. (b) 812. (d) 813. (d) 814. (b) 815. (d) 816. (c) 817. (a) 818. (d) 819. (c) 820. (a)
821. (a) 822. (c) 823. (d) 824. (a) 825. (c) 826. (d) 827. (d) 828. (c) 829. (b) 830. (b)
831. (c) 832. (b) 833. (c) 834. (c) 835. (a) 836. (a) 837. (a) 838. (d) 839. (d) 840. (c)
841. (c) 842. (d) 843. (c) 844. (b) 845. (c) 846. (a) 847. (b) 848. (c) 849. (b) 850. (a)
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851. (c) 852. (d) 853. (b) 854. (b) 855. (b) 856. (b) 857. (d) 858. (b) 859. (a) 860. (b)
861. (c) 862. (b) 863. (c) 864. (c) 865. (d) 866. (c) 867. (a) 868. (d) 869. (c) 870. (a)
871. (d) 872. (d) 873. (c) 874. (b) 875. (b) 876. (b) 877. (d) 878. (b) 879. (c) 880. (c)
881. (a) 882. (d) 883. (c) 884. (c) 885. (a) 886. (c) 887. (d) 888. (c) 889. (a) 890. (a)
891. (b) 892. (d) 893. (c) 894. (c) 895. (c) 896. (c) 897. (d) 898. (b) 899. (b) 900. (a)
901. (b) 902. (d) 903. (c) 904. (b) 905. (b) 906. (b) 907. (c) 908. (d) 909. (a) 910. (b)
911. (c) 912. (b) 913. (c) 914. (b) 915. (b) 916. (a) 917. (a) 918. (c) 919. (a) 920. (b)
921. (a) 922. (c) 923. (d) 924. (a) 925. (a) 926. (a) 927. (a) 928. (a) 929. (b) 930. (c)
931. (d) 932. (b) 933. (d) 934. (b) 935. (a) 936. (a) 937. (b) 938. (d) 939. (a) 940. (c)
941. (c) 942. (a) 943. (d) 944. (b) 945. (a) 946. (d) 947. (c) 948. (c) 949. (c) 950. (a)
951. (c) 952. (d) 953. (a) 954. (c) 955. (c) 956. (c) 957. (c) 958. (a) 959. (c) 960. (b)
961. (b) 962. (d) 963. (b) 964. (a) 965. (c) 966. (c) 967. (c) 968. (c) 969. (a) 970. (c)
971. (b) 972. (a) 973. (a) 974. (a) 975. (d) 976. (b) 977. (b) 978. (b) 979. (a) 980. (a)
981. (c) 982. (a) 983. (c) 984. (c) 985. (c) 986. (b) 987. (a) 988. (b) 989. (a) 990. (a)
991. (d) 992. (c) 993. (b) 994. (c) 995. (c) 996. (c) 997. (d) 998. (b) 999. (a) 1000. (a)
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1 001. (c) 1002. (a) 1003. (c) 1004. (d) 1005. (d) 1006. (a) 1007. (b) 1008. (b) 1009. (c) 1010. (a)
1011. (b) 1012. (d) 1013. (a) 1014. (b) 1015. (a) 1016. (c) 1017. (b) 1018. (d) 1019. (c) 1020. (d)
1021. (b) 1022. (a) 1023. (b) 1024. (c) 1025. (b) 1026. (c) 1027. (a) 1028. (a) 1029. (b) 1030. (a)
1031. (b) 1032. (b) 1033. (d) 1034. (d) 1035. (b) 1036. (d) 1037. (d) 1038. (d) 1039. (d) 1040. (c)
1041. (c) 1042. (d) 1043. (b) 1044. (d) 1045. (a) 1046. (c) 1047. (c) 1048. (b) 1049. (d) 1050. (b)
1051. (d) 1052. (a) 1053. (d) 1054. (a) 1055. (b) 1056. (a) 1057. (c) 1058. (d) 1059. (c) 1060. (b)
1061. (b) 1062. (a) 1063. (d) 1064. (b) 1065. (b) 1066. (c) 1067. (a) 1068. (a) 1069. (d) 1070. (b)
1071. (ac) 1072. (b) 1073. (b) 1074. (a) 1075. (c) 1076. (c) 1077. (d) 1078. (a) 1079. (a) 1080. (c)
1081. (d) 1082. (c) 1083. (d) 1084. (b) 1085. (c) 1086. (a) 1087. (b) 1088. (b) 1089. (d) 1090. (d)
1091. (d) 1092. (c) 1093. (b) 1094. (a) 1095. (a) 1096. (b) 1097. (b) 1098. (b) 1099. (c) 1100. (a)
1101. (b) 1102. (b) 1103. (d) 1104. (c) 1105. (c) 1106. (c) 1107. (b) 1108. (b) 1109. (c) 1110. (a)
1111. (a) 1112. (a) 1113. (a) 1114. (a) 1115. (d) 1116. (c) 1117. (a) 1118. (c) 1119. (b) 1120. (c)
1121. (c) 1122. (d) 1123. (d) 1124. (c) 1125. (d) 1126. (a) 1127. (c) 1128. (c) 1129. (a) 1130. (c)

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