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1. The Dasavatara Temple at Deogarh is of

(a) Dvikuta type

(b) Trikuta type

(c) Ekayatana type

(d) Punchayatana type

2. According to Buddhist tradition, who was

transformed from a child devourer to a

protectress of children?

(a) Marichi

(b) Tara

(c) Hariti

(d) Pattini

3. In which dynasty’s coins is Shiva shown in

human form?

(a) Satavanhana

(b) Sunga

(c) Kushana

(d) Kadamba

4. Match List I with List II and select the

correct answer using the code given below

the lists:

List I List II (Officers) (Duties in Mauryan

Polity)

A) Samaharta 1) Treasurer and keeper of

stores

B) Sannidhata 2) Collector General

C) Nagarika 3) City Magistrate

D) Akshapatalik 4) Central

Accounts a Officer Codes

A B C D

(a) 2 1 3 4

(b) 2 3 1 4

(c) 4 3 1 2

(d) 4 1 3 2

5. Who among the following acted as the

Prime Minister of Sultan Iltutmish?

(a) Fakhrul Mulk Isami

(b) Malik Qutbuddin Hasan Ghauri

(c) Nizamul Mulk Muhammad Junaidi

(d) Saifuddin Hasan Qarligh

6. Whose court was adorned by Jayadeva, the

author of Gita Govind?

(a) Mihir Bhoja

(b) Amoghvarsha I

(c) Vijayasena

(d) Lakshmanasena

7. Which one of the following did not form a

part of the Chola army?

(a) Navy

(b) War-elephants

(c) Chariots

(d) Infantry

8. Who built the famous ‘Kailasanatha’

temple at Kanchi?

(a) Narasimha Varman II

(b) Nandi Varman II

(c) Krishna I

(d) Krishna II

9. Who among the following Chola rulers

cooperated with Sailendra Emperor

Marvijayottunga-Varman in building a

Buddhist vihara at Nagapatam?

(a) Vijayalaya

(b) Paranataka I

(c) Rajaraja I

(d) Rajendra I

10. The peruvalis of the Chola period

represented the

(a) Trunk roads

(b) Higher judiciary

(c) Agricultural land

(d) Village meadows



11. Babur’s wakil Nizamuddin hatched a

conspiracy to oust Humayun from succession

on the death of Babur. He wanted to place on

the throne

(a) Mahdi Khwaja

(b) Muhammad Sultan Mirza

(c) Muhammad Zaman Mirza

(d) Sultan Hasan Mirza

12. During Shershah Suri’s rule, the pargana

administration was looked upon by which of

the following officers?

(a) Subedar and Faujdar

(b) Shiqdar and Munsif

(c) Amin and Muqaddam

(d) Qanungo and Bitikchi

13. Double dome in a medieval building was

first introduced in the tomb of

(a) Iltutmish

(b) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

(c) Firuz Tughlaq

(d) Lilavati

14. Akbar constructed Buland Darwaza at

Fatehpur Sikri to commemorate his conquest

of

(a) Malwa

(b) Bengal

(c) Kashmir

(d) Gujarat

15. Which of the following Persian histories

was composed during the period of Emperor

Shah Jahan?

(a) Muntakhab-ut-Tawarikh

(b) Futuhat-i-Alamgiri

(c) Padshah-Namah

(d) Tarikh-i-Alfi

16. Consider the following Mughal nobles:

Afzal Khan

Mahabat Khan

Ali Mardan Khan

Asaf Khan

What is the correct chronological sequence of

the above nobles?

(a) 1-2-3-4

(b) 4-3-2-1

(c) 3-1-4-2

(d) 4-2-3-1

17. In 1660 A.D. who was deputed by

Aurangzeb to put down the rising power of

Shivaji?

(a) Khafi Khan

(b) Shaista Khan

(c) Dilir Khan

(d) Mubariz Khan

18. In the Maratha Cavalry the lowest unit of

twenty-five soldiers was under which one of

the following?

(a) Nayak

(b) Havaldar

(c) Sarnobat

(d) Jumladar

19. A compilation called Manasollasa or

Abhilasitarthacintamani which contains a

precious section on music and dance was

made by

(a) Kalidasa

(b) Sudraka

(c) Somesvara

(d) Bhavabhutti

20. Consider the following statements:

1. The Kailasa temple of Ellora has a Dravidian

style of architecture.

2. Two temple at Dilwara on Mount Abu are

crowned by Sikhara in the style of Khajuraho

temples.

Which of the statements given above is/are

correct?

(a) 1 only



(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

21. Among the following, which one

is appropriately attributed to Nimbarkacarya?

(a) Dvaitadvaita

(b) Dvaita

(c) Suddhadvaita Vedants

(d) Vissitadvaita

22. Con Consider the following statements:

1. Muhammad Nadir Samarqandi was a

painter in the court of Humayum.

2. Tuzuk-i-Baburi written by Babur in Turkish

was translated into Persian by Abdur Rahim

Khan-i-Khanan.


correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

23. Which among the following was not a

demand of the participants in the Royal

Indian Navy Uprising (1946)

(a) Equal pay for both Indian and white

sailors

(b) Release of INA and other political

prisoners

(c) Arrest of the British Prime Minister

(d) Indianization of the Navy

24. Consider the following statements:

1. From 1955, USSR gave full support to the

Indian position on Kashmir and from 1956

used or threatened to use its veto in the UN

Security Council to block resolutions

unfavourable to India on Kashmir

2. The US supported India in the UN on the

integration of Goa.


correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

25. Which of the following was the pen-name

of Mughal princess Jahanara?

(a) Bedil

(b) Dagh

(c) Makhft

(d) Nazir

26. Consider the following statements

regarding Muhammad Tughluq:

1. Isami and Ibn-i-Battuta testify to his having

private discussions with jogis.

2. There is an evidence about his participation

in the festival of Holi.


correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2


about Medieval Indian craftsmen:

1. The rural artisans like oil pressers, indigo

and saltpeter workers and sugar

manufacturers were only part-time artisans.

2. There were artisans’ villages which

specialized in producing cloth for export.


correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2



28. With references to the Government of

India Act, 1935, consider the following

statements:

1. As per the Act, in the Governors’ Provinces,

diarchy was abolished and Provincial

Autonomy introducted.

2. All the Provincial legislatures consisted of

only one chamber called Legislative Assembly.


correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

29. Consider the following :

At which of the following places has the

largest belt of painted rock-shelters of pre-

historic period been discovered?

1.Bhaja.

2.Bhimbetka

3.Jaora

4.Ajanta.

Select the correct answer using the code

given below:

(a) 1, 2 and 3 only

(b) 2, 3 and 4 only

(c) 2 and 3 only

(d) 3 and 4 only

30. The earliest trace of human occupation in

the Ganga Plain is found at

(a) Baor

(b) Kalpi

(c) Adamgarh

(d) Teris

31. Evidence of rice cultivation reported from

the Harappan site is from

(a) Mohenjodaro

(b) Harappa

(c) Rangpur

(d) Banawali

32. The Harappan Civilization’s terracotta

plough is found at

(a) Banawali

(b) Nageswar Cemetery

(c) Lothal

(d) Kot Diji

33. The worship of fire in the Indus Valley is

proved by the discovery of fire altar at

(a) Surkotada

(b) Alamgirpur

(c) Kalibangan

(d) Chanhudaro

34. The strati-graphical position of Black and

Red ware between OCP and PGW was first

recognized at

(a) Noh

(b) Ganeshwar

(c) Jodhpura

(d) Atranjikhera

35. Which hymns of the Rigveda are

considered to contain germs of Indian

Drama?

(a) Vivaha-sukta

(b) Apri-sukta

(c) Samvada-sukta

(d) Purusha-sukta

36. Which one of the following vedic rituals

was performed to admit persons living

outside the pale of Brahmanic fold?

(a) Agnistoma

(b) Aptoryama

(c) Vratyastoma

(d) Pancharatra





the lists:

List I

A) Purusha-sukta

B) Isopanishada

C) Gopatha

D) Vedanga

List II

1.Yaska’s Nirukta

2.A Brahmana text

3.An Aranyaka

4.A chapter of Yajurveda

5.A chapter of the Rigveda

Code:

A B C D

(a) 5 4 2 1

(b) 1 3 5 4

(c) 4 3 2 1

(d) 2 5 3 4

38. In which Upanishad is Devakiputra Krishna

referred to as the disciple of Ghora Angiras?

(a) Chandogya Upanishad

(b) Brihadaranyaka Upanishad

(c) Mundaka Upanishad

(d) Shvetashvatara Upanishad

39. Which one of the following is not

mentioned in the Vedic literature?

(a) Nishka

(b) Hiranyapinda

(c) Shatamana

(d) Karshapana

40. The capital of Chedi Janapada kingdom

was

(a) Sotthivatinagara

(b) Kosam

(c) Tripuri

(d) Kollaga

41. The Jain rock-cut caves at Udayagiri and

Khandagiri near Bhubaneshwar are

characterized by:

1. No congregation halls and tiny cells.

2. Upward slope of the floor.

3. Big congregation halls and the cells

excavated according to a plan

4. Plain interior of the cells.


given below:

(a) 2, 3 and 4

(b) 1, 2 and 4

(c) 1 and 2 only

(d) 1 and 4 only



the lists:

List I (Janapadas)

A) Kosala

B) Chedi

C) Vatsa

D) Matsya

List II

(Capitals)

1) Suktimati

2) Sravasti

3) Viratnagar

4) Kausambi

Code:

A B C D

(a) 3 1 4 2

(b) 3 4 1 2

(c) 2 4 1 3

(d) 2 1 4 3



43. Which one of the following speciments of

early Indian temples is built of bricks?

(a) Eran

(b) Gyaraspur

(c) Bhitargaon

(d) Nachna-Kuthara

44. The term “Dionysus” mentioned

by Megasthenes refers to

(a) Siva

(b) Vishnu

(c) Indra

(d) Brahma

45. Consider the following:

Which of the following features are related

the Kusanas:

1. They issued gold coins.

2. They came into conflict with the Chinese

rulers.

3. The Gandhara style of sculpture was

popularly adopted.

4. A Devakula was established in Mathura.


given below:

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1, 2 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

46. Consider the following:

Which of the following inscriptions mention

the measures against famine?

1. Shahbazagarhi inscription.

2. Maski inscription

3. sohgaura copper-plate

4. Mahasthan inscripition


given below:

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2, 3 and 4

(c) 3 and 4 only

(d) 1. 3 and 4

47. The Indian Buddhist monk Bodhidharma

(6th Century AD) who visited China, was a

staunch believer in the doctrine of

(a) Ekantavada

(b) Sarvastivada

(c) Sunyatavada

(d) Nekantavada

48. The well-known seated figure of fasting

Siddhartha of Gandhara School is depicted

with hands in

(a) Bumisparsa mudra

(b) Darmachakra mudra

(c) hyana mudra

(d) bhaya mudra

49. Which inscription refers to the worship of

Vrishni-viras among Bhagavata votaries?

(a) Nagavi inscription

(b) Besnagar inscription

(c) Mora Well inscription

(d) Mathura inscription of Chandra Gupta-II

50. Which of the following monuments does

not belong to Gupta period?

(a) Bagh Caves

(b) Sigriya rock-cut temples of Sri Lanka

(c) Mahabalipuram cave temples

(d) Sitannavasal temple

51. Which of the following is applicable to

Devi Chandraguptam of Vishakhadatta?

(a) A lyrical poem

(b) Political drama

(c) Scientific fiction

(d) Mythological description

52. The first dated memorial of a Sati is found

at



(a) maski

(b) Supiq

(c) Kanchi

(d) Eran

53. Who among the following was the

founder of the Mahanubhava sect?

(a) Ekanath

(b) Chakradhara

(c) Gnanesvar

(d) Tukaram

54. The Upanishads were rendered into

Perisan by Dara-shukoh under the title

(a) Sirr-i-Akbar

(b) Insha-i-Mahru

(c) Khulasat-us-Siyaq

(d) Amal-i-Salih

55. In the Mughal administration, the Sadr-us-

Sudur looked after which one of the following

departments?

(a) suyurghals

(b) Zabti

(c) Mansab

(d) Buyutat

56. Diwan-iKhalisa was responsible to look

after the

(a) Land under continuous cultivation

(b) Land under direct possession of the

state

(c) Revenue-free land granted as rewards

(d) Cultivate land but left fallow

57. Who among the following was the Marath

Senapati appointed by Baji Rao II in the third

Anglo-Maratha war?

(a) Bapu Gokhale

(b) Trimbakji Dengle

(c) Chintamnrao Patwardhan

(d) Yashvantrao Holkar

58. In medieval Indian warfare the earthen

mound built to reach the top of a besieged

fort was known as

(a) Paik

(b) Pasheb

(c) Qaba

(d) Qalbkari

59. Who was stationed by Dupleix at

Hyberabad after the First Carnastic War?

(a) Bourdonnais

(b) Lally

(c) Malcolm

(d) Bussy

60. Under whom did the English Army defeat

Haider Ali at Porto Novo?

(a) Eyre Coote

(b) Cornwallis

(c) Malcolm

(d) Elphinstone

61. In March 1947 at Nehru’s inititative an

Asian Relations Conference attended by more

than 20 countries was held in Delhi. Which of

the following non-Asian countries attended

this conference?

(a) Canada

(b) Australia

(c) Mexico

(d) Brazil

62. Which one of the following was not

actually part of the original Plan of the Non-

Cooperation Movement, but acquired great

popularity among the movement in many

parts of the country?

(a) Picketing of shops selling foreign cloth

(b) Boycott of Government schools and

colleges

(c) Picketing of toddy shops



(d) Boycott of public transport and

communication system

63. What was the 'privy purse' in the context

of the history of Modern India?

A. A purse given privately by one organization

to another

B. A purse given by the government of India

to dignitaries for service rendered

C. A grant given by the Government of India

to the erstwhile Princes of India

D. A gift given by an erstwhile Prince of India

to the Government of India

64. The term of Member of the Rajya Sabha

is:

A. 5 Yr.

B. 6 Yr

C. Same as that of the Lok Sabha

D. Two years

65. Finance commission in India are set up

from Time to time:

A. To lay down financial policies of Union

govt.

B. To evolve a satisfactory tax-structure for

economic development of the country

C. To promote foreign trade

D. For transfer of economic resources from

center to states

66. Who decides whether a bill is a Money Bill

or Not ?

A. President

B. Chairmen of Rajya Sabha

C. Speaker of Lok sabha

D. Minister of Parliamentary affairs

67. The concept lok Adalat is mainly to

expedite cases relating to:

1. Matrimonial dispute

2. murder

3. motor vehicle accidents

4. suits relating to banks

Which one of these statements are correct ?

A. 1,3 and 4

B. 3,4 and 2

C. 1,2 and 4

D. 1,3

68. Who among the following did not serve as

the Vice president before becoming president

of India ?

A. Dr. S Radhakrishnan

B. Dr. Zakir Hussain

C. Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy

D. R. Venkataraman

69. A federal structure of India was first put

forward by the

(A) Act of 1909

(B) Act of 1919

(C) Act of 1935

(D) Act of 1947

70. Which writ is issued by a High Court or the

Supreme Court to compel an authority to

perform a function that it was not performing

?

(A) Writ of Certiorari

(B) Writ of Habeas Corpus

(C) Writ of Mandamus

(D) Writ of Quo Warranto

71. The Chief Election Commissioner can be

removed from his office:



(A) By the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

(B) By the President

(C) On the basis of a resolution of the Cabinet

(D) On the basis of proved misbehaviour by

2/3rd majority of both Houses of Parliament

72. If the Speaker of the Lok Sabha intends to

vacate his office before the expiry of his term,

he sends his resignation to the:

(A) Chairman of the Rajya Sabha

(B) Leader of the House (Lok Sabha)

(C) Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha

(D) President of India

73. In which case did the Supreme Court of

India determine that the Parliament has

power to make amendment in fundamental

rights, but it cannot make any change in the

basic structure of the Constitution ?

(A) Golak Nath case

(B) Keshavanand Bharati case

(C) Both (A) and (B)

(D) Neither (A) nor (B)

74. First woman judge to be appointed to

Supreme Court was:

(A) Rani Jethmalani

(B) Anna George Malhotra

(C) M. Fathima Beevi

(D) Leila Seth

75. Which of the following political parties

was first de-recognized and later on again

recognized as a National Party by Election

Commission of India ?

(A) Communist Party of India

(B) Communist Party of India-Marxist

(C) Samajwadi Party

(D) Republican Party of India

76. Which one of the following pairs is not

correctly matched:

STATE or UT ----- Seat of High Court

A.. Uttarakhand -- Nainital

B. Daman and Diu -- Ahmedabad

C. Arunachal Pradesh - Guwahati

D. Chhattisgarh - Bilaspur

77. 34. Right to property according to

Constitution of India is a -

A. Fundamental Rights

B. Directive Principle

C. Legal Right

D. Social Right

78. Which of the following amendments in

the Constitution of India are related with the

institution of "Panchayat Raj"?

1. 106th

2. 100th

3. 73rd

4. 74th

A. Only 1

B. Only 2

C. Both 1 & 2

D. Both 3 & 4

79. The first Five-Year Plan in India was

launched in the year?

A. 1951

B. 1947

C. 1948

D. 1949

80.



The total of the ages of Amar, Akbar and

Anthony is 80 years. What was the total of

their ages three years ago ?

A. 71 years

B. 72 years

C. 74 years

D. 77 years

81.

Two bus tickets from city A to B and three

tickets from city A to C cost Rs. 77 but three

tickets from city A to B and two tickets from

city A to C cost Rs. 73. What are the fares for

cities B and C from A ?

A. Rs. 4, Rs. 23

B. Rs. 13, Rs. 17

C. Rs. 15, Rs. 14

D. Rs. 17, Rs. 13

82.

An institute organised a fete and 1/5 of the

girls and 1/8 of the boys participated in the

same. What fraction of the total number of

students took part in the fete ?

A. 2/13

B. 13/40

C. Data inadequate

D. None of these

83 pineapple costs Rs. 7 each. A watermelon

costs Rs. 5 each. X spends Rs. 38 on these

fruits. The number of pineapples purchased is

A. 2

B. 3

C. 4

D. Data inadequate

84.

A woman says, "If you reverse my own age,

the figures represent my husband's age. He is,

of course, senior to me and the difference

between our ages is one-eleventh of their

sum." The woman's age is

A. 23 years

B. 34 years

C. 45 years

D. None of these

85.

What is the product of all the numbers in the

dial of a telephone ?

A. 1,58,480

B. 1,59,450

C. 1,59,480

D. None of these

86.A is 3 years older to B and 3 years younger

to C, while B and D are twins. How many

years older is C to D?

A. 2 B. 3

C. 6 D. 12

87.

12 year old Manick is three times as old as his

brother Rahul. How old will Manick be when

he is twice as old as Rahul ?

A. 14 years

B. 16 years

C. 18 years

D. 20 years

88.

A tailor had a number of shirt pieces to cut

from a roll of fabric. He cut each roll of equal

length into 10 pieces. He cut at the rate of 45



cuts a minute. How many rolls would be cut

in 24 minutes ?

A. 32 rolls

B. 54 rolls

C. 108 rolls

D. 120 rolls

89.

There are deer and peacocks in a zoo. By

counting heads they are 80. The number of

their legs is 200. How many peacocks are

there ?

A. 20 B. 30

C. 50 D. 60

90.

A man wears socks of two colours - Black and

brown. He has altogether 20 black socks and

20 brown socks in a drawer. Supposing he has

to take out the socks in the dark, how many

must he take out to be sure that he has a

matching pair ?

A. 3

B. 20

C. 39

D. None of these

91.

A motorist knows four different routes from

Bristol to Birmingham. From Birmingham to

Sheffield he knows three different routes and

from Sheffield to Carlisle he knows two

different routes. How many routes does he

know from Bristol to Carlisle ?

A. 4 B. 8

C. 12 D. 24

92.

In a class, there are 18 boys who are over 160

cm tall. If these constitute three-fourths of

the boys and the total number of boys is two-

thirds of the total number of students in the

class, what is the number of girls in the class ?

A. 6 B. 12

C. 18 D. 24

93.

A father is now three times as old as his son.

Five years back, he was four times as old as

his son. The age of the son (in years) is

A. 12 B. 15

C. 18 D. 20

94.

A waiter's salary consists of his salary and

tips. During one week his tips were 5/4 of his

salary. What fraction of his income came

from tips ?

A. 4/9 B. 5/4

C. 5/8 D. 5/9

95.

If you write down all the numbers from 1 to

100, then how many times do you write 3 ?

A. 11 B. 18

C. 20 D. 21

96.

If 100 cats kill 100 mice in 100 days, then 4

cats would kill 4 mice in how many days ?

A. 1 day

B. 4 days

C. 40 days

D. 100 days



97. A farmer built a fence around his square

plot. He used 27 fence poles on each side of

the square. How many poles did he need

altogether ?

A. 100

B. 104

C. 108

D. None of these

98.

In a city, 40% of the adults are illiterate while

85% of the children are literate. If the ratio of

the adults to that of the children is 2 : 3, then

what percent of the population is literate ?

A. 20% B. 25%

C. 50% D. 75%

99. Five bells begin to toll together and toll

respectively at intervals of 6, 5, 7, 10 and 12

seconds. How many times will they toll

together in one hour excluding the one at the

start ?

A. 7 times

B. 8 times

C. 9 times

D. 11 times

100.A is three times as old as B. C was twice-

as old as A four years ago. In four years' time,

A will be 31. What are the present ages of B

and C ?

A. 9, 46

B. 9, 50

C. 10, 46

D. 10, 50

101.

Today is Varun's birthday. One year, from

today he will be twice as old as he was 12

years ago. How old is Varun today ?

A. 20 years

B. 22 years

C. 25 years

D. 27 years

102.

A bird shooter was askgd how many birds he

had in the bag. He replied that there were all

sparrows but six, all pigeons but six, and all

ducks but six. How many birds he had in the

bag in all?

A. 9 B. 18

C. 27 D. 36

103.

Mr. Johnson was to earn £ 300 and a free

holiday for seven weeks' work. He worked for

only 4 weeks and earned £ 30 and a free

holiday. What was the value of the holiday?

A. £ 300

B. £ 330

C. £ 360

D. £ 420

104.

What is the smallest number of ducks that

could swim in this formation - two ducks in

front of a duck, two ducks behind a duck and

a duck between two ducks ?

A. 3 B. 5

C. 7 D. 9



Q.105) Name the Union Minister who was

appointed as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

President of Maharashtra State?

A. Devendra Fadnavis

B. Raosaheb Patil Danve

C. Amit Shah

D. Sudhir Mungantiwar

Q.106) State Government of Bihar decided to

grant child care leave for women government

employees. The child care leave was granted

for how many days?

A. 600 days

B. 730 days

C. 800 days

D. 1000 days

Q.107) Bihar Government on 6 January 2015

increased the duration of maternity leave to

180 days from

A. 90 days

B. 120 days

C. 135 days

D. 150 days

Q.108) President Pranab Mukherjee signed

the ordinance to amend Citizenship

Act, 1955. Which of the statements in this

regard is/are right?

I. The ordinance exempts Person of Indian

Origin (PIO) from appearing before the local

police station on every visit

II. It replaced the clause that says foreigners

marrying Indians must continuously stay in

the country for a period of six months before

they get an Indian citizenship

A. I Only

B. II Only

C. Both I and II

D. Neither I nor II

Q.109) President Pranab Mukherjee signed an

ordinance to amend the Motor Vehicles Act

of

A. 1988

B. 1995

C. 2004

D. 2014

Q.110) Larry Page was named as the Business

person of the Year for 2014

by Fortune magazine. Who is he?

A. CEO of Google

B. CEO of Amazon

C. CEO of Yahoo

D. CEO of WhatsApp

Q.111) Name the French satirical weekly

magazine that was attacked by three masked

gunmen

on 7 January 2015?

A. Charivari

B. Nain jaune

C. Charlie Hebdo

D. Canard enchaine

Q.112) Name the company which bagged

Uganda’s largest ethanol plant

order from Kakira Sugars?

A. WNS (Holdings) Limited

B. Praj Industries

C. Hinduja Global Solutions

D. Cognizant Business Process Services



Q.113) Name the airline that was named as

the world’s safest airline by

AirlineRatings.com?

A. Lufthansa

B. Singapore Airlines

C. Emirates

D. Qantas

Q.114) National Youth Day was observed

across India on 12 January 2015. The day was

observed to commemorate the birth

anniversary of which famous Indian

personality?

A. Swami Dayanand Saraswati

B. Swami Vivekananda

C. Aurobindo Ghosh

D. Rabindranath Tagore

Q.115) Which country announced to host an

International Anti-terror Summit in the

month of February 2015?

A. The United Kingdom

B. The United States

C. France

D. India

Q.116) Name the National Park that was shut

down on 11 January 2014 for one week after

47 migratory birds were found dead in the

park?

A. Keoladeo National Park

B. Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary

C. Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary

D. Sultanpur National Park

Q.117) Name the person who on won the

men’s single of Chennai Open of Tennis?

A. Aljaz Bedene

B. Stanislas Wawrinka

C. Roger Federer

D. Novak Djokovic

Q.118) Jharkhand Assembly adopted a

resolution urging State government to send a

proposal to Union Government for setting up

a bench of the Jharkhand High Court in?

A. Dumka

B. Jamshedpur

C. Dhanbad

D. Bokaro

Q.119) Name the new class of antibiotic

capable of fighting infections which was

discovered in first week of January 2015 by

scientists from Northeastern University in

Boston, Massachusetts?

A. Zovirax

B. Teixobactin

C. Ampicillin

D. Penicillin

Q.119) India on 8 January 2015 decided to

provide 60 million US dollars Line of Credit

(LoC) to a country for its road infrastructure

projects and passenger ferry service. Name

the country.

A. Maldives

B. Guyana

C. Nigeria

D. Myanmar

Q.120) Indian Immunologicals Limited

launched India’s first vaccine to counter the



deadly bluetongue disease. Name the

vaccine?

A. Vibriovax

B. Ultravac Botulinum

C. Cattlevax LC

D. Raksha Blu

Q.121) Which Indian bank launched

contactless credit cards and debit cards?

A. HDFC Bank

B. ICICI Bank

C. Axis Bank

D. Citibank

Q.122) Pakistan government in the first week

of January 2015 decided to restrict the

PakistanIndia

Dosti bus service up to Wagah border. In this

context, consider the following statements.

I. For the first time the bus services on Delhi –

Lahore route was suspended in the aftermath

ofthe Indian Parliament attack in 2001

II. The bus service between Delhi and Lahore

was started in February 1999 by the then

Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee

and Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir

Bhutto.Which is/are correct?

A. I Only

B. II Only

C. Both I and II

D. Neither I nor II

Q.123) What is AMCA that was in news in the

first week of January 2015?

A. It is Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft

being built by India and Russia jointly

B. It is fifth generation fighter aircraft being

built by India indigenously

C. It is fifth generation nuclear submarine

being built by India and France jointly

D. Both (a) and (b)

Q.124) Name the space telescope that

discovered 1000th exoplanet in the

constellation Lyra.

A. Hubble Space Telescope

B. Chandrasekhar Space Telescope

C. Kepler Space Telescope

D. James Webb Space Telescope

Q.125) China announced to include which

vegetable as staple diet?

A. Tomato

B. Potato

C. Beans

D. Cabbage

Q.126) Who was sworn-in as the sixth

Governor of Uttarakhand ?

A. Rameshwar Thakur

B. V K Bisht

C. K K Paul

D. Aziz Qureshi

Q.127) Who was sworn-in as the President of

Sri Lanka?

A. Mahinda Deshapriya

B. Mahinda Rajapaksa

C. Gotabhaya Rajapaksa

D. Mithripala Sirisena

Q.128) Which Indian film was nominated for

2015 BAFTA Awards under non-English best

film category?



A. The Lunchbox

B. Two Days, One Night

C. Liar’s Dice

D. Timbuktu

Q.129) Governor Rule was imposed in Jammu

and Kashmir under

A. Article 356 of Indian Constitution

B. Section 92 of the J & K Constitution

C. Section 356 of the J & K Constitution

D. Article 370 of the Constitution

Q.130) Union Cabinet headed by Prime

Minister Narendra Modi on approved to set

up the India-based Neutrino Observatory

(INO) at

A. Pottipuram village, Tamil Nadu

B. Raval Village, Uttar Pradesh

C. Puttamraju Kandrika village, Andhra

Pradesh

D. Adamwal village, Punjab

Q.131) Who was appointed as MD & CEO of

AXIS Capital Limited on 5 January 2015?

A. Nilesh Shah

B. Albert A. Benchimol

C. Naba Mondal

D. Jignesh Shah

Q.132) Name the Indian industrialist on

whose 175th birth anniversary, Union

government launched the commemorative

stamp ?

A. G D Birla

B. T V Sundaram Iyengar

C. Kasturbhai Lalbhai

D. Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata

Q.133) Who won the 7th Chennai

International Open Grandmaster Chess title

on 6 January 2015?

A. Popov Ivan of Russia

B. Dzhumaev Marat of Uzbekistan

C. Mozharov Mikhail of Russia

D. Swapnil S Dhopade

134. A hammer weighing 3 kg, moving with a

velocity of 10 m/s, strikes against the head of

a spike and drives it into a block of wood. If

the hammer comes to rest in 0.025 s, the

impulse associated with the ball will be

(a) 30Ns

(b)-30Ns

(c) l5Ns

(d)-l5Ns

135. A force acts on an object which is free to

move. If we know the magnitude of the force

and the mass of the object, newton’s 2nd law

of motion enables us to determine the

object’s

(a) weight

(b) speed

(c) acceleration

(d) position

136. When a force of 1 newton acts on a mass

of 1 kg that is able to move freely, the object

moves with a/an

(a) speed of 1 ms-1

(b) acceleration of 1 ms-2

(c) speed of 1 kms-1

(d) acceleration of 10 ms-2

137. Newton used the phrase ‘quantity of

motion’ for



(a) momentum

(b) force

(c) acceleration due to gravity

(d) none of these

138. kg ms-1 is the SI unit of

(a) impulse

(b) force

(c) angular velocity

(d) none of these

139. The gravitational unit of force in the

metric system is

(a) g wt

(b) N

(c) kg wt

(d) none of these

140. Frictional force can’t be measured in

(a) kg wt

(b) newton

(c) dyne

(d) kg ms-1

141. Graphite powder is used in machines to

(a) enhance friction

(b) enhance profit

(c) reduce friction

(d) reduce efficiency

142. Friction is a/an

(a) self-adjusting force

(b) necessary evil

(c) important force in daily life

(d) all the above

143. A cannon after firing recoils due to

(a) conservation of energy

(b) backward thrust of gases produced

(c) Newton’s 1st law of motion

(d) Newton’s 3rd law of motion

144. You are marooned on a frictionless

horizontal surface and cannot exert any

horizontal force by pushing against the

surface. How can you get off?

(a) By jumping.

(b) By spitting or sneezing.

(c) By rolling your body on the surface.

(d) By running on the plane.

145. ‘Physical basis of living’ is—

(A) Cell

(B) Protoplasm

(C) Nucleus

(D) Protein

146. How many bones are there in a human

body?

(A) 206

(B) 205

(C) 150

(D) 300

147. Which of the following is a flightless

bird?

(A) Peacock

(B) Duck

(C) Emu

(D) Swan

148. Which of the following is the best source

of vitamin ‘A’ ?

(A) Apple

(C) Honey



(B) Carrot

(D) Peanut

149. The genetic unit of a cell is—

(A) Chromosome

(B) Ribonucleic acid

(C) Lisosome

(D) Genes

150. Who is called the Father of Genetics’ ?

(A) Fleming

(C) Lemark

(B) Darwin

(D) Mendal

151. House fly spreads—

(A) Filaria

(B) Jaundice

(C) Cholera

(D) T.B.

152. Number of eyes in Leech is—

(A) One pair

(B) Two pairs

(C) Three pairs

(D) Five pairs

153. The number of segments in leech is—

(A) 26

(B) 33

(C) 36

(D) 40

154. To make half a kilogram of honey, the

nectar from how many flowers is collected by

the honey bees?

(A) 10 lakhs

(B) 20 lakhs

(C) One thousand

(D) 5 thousands

155. National Sample Survey Organisation

(NSSO) was established in?

(A) 1950

(B) 1951

(C) 1952

(D) 1947

156. Which state stands first in the length of

roads in the country?

(A) U. P.

(B) M. P.

(C) Maharashtra

(D) Rajasthan

157. When was Focus Market Scheme

introduced?

(A) 2003-04

(B) 2004-05

(C) 2005-06

(D) 2006-07

158. The central banking functions in India

are performed by the?

I. Central Bank of India

II. Reserve Bank of India

III. State Bank of India

IV. Punjab National Bank

A. I, II

B. II

C. I

D. II, III

159. Gilt-edged market means

A. bullion market

B. market of government securities



C. market of guns

D. market of pure metals

160. In the last one decade, which one among

the following sectors has attracted the

highest foreign direct investment inflows into

India?

A. Chemicals other than fertilizers

B. Services sector

C. Food processing

D. Telecommunication

161. Devaluation of a currency means

A. Reduction in the value of a currency vis-a-

vis major internationally traded currencies

B. Permitting the currency to seek its worth in

the international market

C. Fixing the value of the currency in

conjunction with the movement in the value

of a basket of pre-determined currencies

D. Fixing the value of currency in multilateral

consultation with the IMF, the World Bank

and major trading partners

162. The chairman of the 13th Finance

Commission is

A. Vijay L.Kelkar

B. Millen Kuamr Banerjee

C. C.Rangarajan

D. C.K.Jaffer Sheriff

163. Decimal coinage was introduced in India

in the year

A. 1850

B. 1957

C. 1955

D. 1960

164. The Tenth Plan period was from

A. 1900–1995

B. 1992–1997

C. 2002–2007

D. 2007–2012

165. Which State has the largest coastline in

India?

(a) Gujarat

(b) Tamil Nadu

(c) Karnataka

(d) Andhra Pradesh

166. Which of the following latitudes passes

through India?

(a) Equator

(b) Arctic Circle

(c) Tropic of Capricorn

(d) Tropic of Cancer

167. India is the seventh largest country in

the world and it covers a total area of

approximately:

(a) 2700000 sq. km

(b) 3000000 sq. km

(c) 3200000 sq. km

(d) 3600000 sq. km

168. Which of the following is the correct

chronological order of the formation of the

following states in India?

1. Sikkim

2. Mizoram

3. Goa

4. Arunachal Pradesh

(a) 3, 1, 2, 4



(b) 1, 2, 3, 4

(c) 1, 2, 4, 3

(d) 1, 4, 2, 3

169. In which one of the following Islands of

India is an active volcano found?

(a) Car Nicobar Island

(b) Nancowry Island

(c) Barren Island

(d) Maya Bunder Island

170. Which one of the following longitudes

determines the Indian standard time?

(a) 85.5 E

(b) 86.5E

(c) 84.5 E

(d) 82.5E

171. Among the following Union Territories of

India, which one has the largest size?

(a) Pondicherry

(b) Lakshadweep

(c) Daman and Diu

(d) Chandigarh

172. Duncan Passage is situated between:

(a) Minicoy and Amindiv

(b) Minicoy and Maldives

(c) Little Andaman and Car Nicobar

(d) South Andaman and Little Andaman

173. ‘Indian Standard Meridian’ passes

through the states of UP, MP:

(a) AP and Karnataka

(b) AP and Tamil Nadu

(c) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

(d) Orissa and AP

174. Which foreign country is closest to

Andaman Islands?

(a) Sri Lanka

(b) Myanmar

(c) Indonesia

(d) Pakistan

175. Jharkhand does not share boundary

with:

(a) West Bengal

(b) Orissa

(c) Chhattisgarh

(d) Madhya Pradesh

176. The States which have common borders

with China are:

1. Jammu and Kashmir

2. Sikkim

3. Arunachal Pradesh

4. Himachal Pradesh

(a) 1, 3 and 4

(b) 1, 2 and 3

(c) 1 and 3

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4


1. The continental shelves of Lakshadweep

are originated due to coral reefs.

2. The continental shelves of western coast

are due to faulting and submergence.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are

correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2



178. Which state amongst the following has

the highest percentage of the Scheduled

Caste population of State’s population?

(a) Jharkhand

(b) Madhya Pradesh

(c) Punjab

(d) Uttar Pradesh

179. Among the following States of India,

which one has the oldest rock formations in

the country?

(a) Assam

(b) Bihar

(c) Karnataka

(d) Uttar Pradesh

180. Among the following States, which one

has the largest forest area?

(a) Gujarat

(b) Karnataka

(c) Orissa

(d) Tamil Nadu

181. Port Blair – the capital of Andaman and

Nicobar Islands, is located in which one of the

following islands?

(a) North Andaman

(b) Little Andaman

(c) Middle Andaman

(d) South Andaman

182. 28.38 N and 77.12 E are the respective

latitude and longitude of which one of the

following places?

(a) Jaipur

(b) Delhi

(c) Lucknow

(d) Allahabad

183. What is the correct order of occurrence

of the following places as one move from east

to west?

(1) Murshidabad

(2) Gorakhpur

(3) Bhopal

(4) Bhavnagar

(a) 2-4-3-1

(b) 1-3-4-2

(c) 1-2-3-4

(d) 4-3-2-1

Synonyms

184. GENIAL

(a) Generous

(b) Wonderful

(c) Liberal

(d) Friendly and· cheerful

185. REVAMP

(a) Retreat

(b) Reconstruct

(c) Retrial

(d) Retrace

186. RESCIND·

(a) Reunite

(b) Repeal

(c) Reserve

(d) Reproach

187. RESPLENDENT

(a) Wondetful

(b) Dazzling

(c) Beautiful

(d) Respectful



188. CORPULENT

(a) Fleshy

(b) Thin

(c) Stout

(d) Bony

189. ACRIMONY

(a) Disagreement

(b) Despondency

(c) Bitterness

(d) Difference

190.CANTANKEROUS

(a) Bad tempered

(b) Full of contempt

(c) Very sick

(d) Very envious

191. FELICITY

(a) Peace

(b) Comfort

(c) Faithfulness

(d) Great happiness

192. UNRUFFLED

(a) Simple

(b) Indifferent

(c) Sluggish

(d) Calm .

193. FELINE

(a) Feminine

(b) Cat-like

(c) Ferocious

(d) Ugly-and clumsy

Error Correction:

194. I look (a)/ forward to meet you (b)/ in

future (c)/. No error.(d)

195. If J was the king (a)/, J would change the

face (b)/ of my country (c)/. No error.(d)/

196. He admits that(a)/ he is not following

(b)/ the instructions (c)/. No error (d)/.

197. Life on board ship (a)/ was not as I

expected (b)/ it to be (c)/. No error (d).

198.He did not pass the examination (a)/

inspite of (b)/ his best efforts (c)/. No error

(d)/.

199. I tried to read your letter (a),/ but it was

so badly written (b)/ that I had to leave the

attempt.(c)/No error (d)/

200.I prefer (a)/my job (b)/to yours.(c)/No

error.(d)/

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