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equal pay for equal work for both menand women.

2. The constitution of India does notdefine backward classes.

Which of the statements given above is/arecorrect ?

a. 1 onlyb.

2 only

c. Both 1 and 2d. Neither 1 nor 2

9. What is the new administrative capitalproposed for Myanmar ?

a. Basseinb. Mandalayc. Myitkyinad. Pyinmana

10. Consider the following statements :1. Sikkim has the minimum area among

the 28 Indian States (Delhi andPondicherry not included).

2. Chandigarh has the highest literacyrate among Pondicherry, NCT of Delhiand other Union Territories.

3. Maharashtra has the highest populationafter Uttar Pradesh among the 28Indian States (Delhi and Pondicherrynot included).


a. 1 and 2b. 2 and 3c. 1 onlyd. 3 only

11. Match ListI with ListII and select thecorrect answer using the code given belowthe lists :

List I

(Centre of Handicrafts)

A. MonB. NalbariC. PasighatD. TuraList II

(State)

1. Arunachal Pradesh2. Assam3. Meghalaya4. NagalandCode:

A B C D

a. 4 2 1 3b. 4 3 2 1

c. 1 3 4 2d. 1 2 4 3

12. Which one of the following pairs iscorrectly matched ?

a. Vikramsila Monastery : Uttar Pradeshb. Hemkund Gurudwara : Himachal

Pradesh

c. Udayagiri Caves : Maharashtrad. Amaravati Buddhist Stupa : AndhraPradesh

13. Consider the following statements :1. The Rajya Sabha alone has the power

to declare that it would be in nationalinterest for the Parliament to legislatewith respect to a matter in the StateList.

2. Resolution approving the Proclamationof Emergency are passed only by theLok Sabha.


a. 1 onlyb. 2 onlyc. Both 1 and 2d. Neither 1 nor 2

14. What is the name of the vessel thatdelivers the nutrient rich blood from thestomach & small intestine to the liver?

a. Left hepatic arteryb. Hepatic veinc. Right hepatic arteryd. Hepatic portal vein

15. Consider the following statements withreference to human body :

1. The common bile duct release itscontents into stomach.

2. The pancreatic duct releases itscontents into duodenum.



16. Assertion (A): Balance of Paymentsrepresents a better picture of a countryseconomic transactions with the rest of theworld than the Balance of Trade.

Reason (R) : Balance of Payments takesinto account the exchange of both visibleand invisible items whereas Balance ofTrade does not.


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a. Both A and R are individually true andR is the correct explanation of A.

b. Both A and R are individually true butR is not the correct explanation of A

c. A is true but R is falsed. A is false but R is true

17. Assertion (A): In India, every state has aHigh Court in its territory.Reason (R) : The Constitution of Indiaprovides for a High Court in each state.




18. Assertion (A): To orbit around the Sun, theplanet Mars takes lesser time than the timetaken by the Earth.

Reason (R) : The diameter of the PlanetMars is less than that of the Earth.




19. Assertion (A): Cellulose is used in makingshatter proof glass.

Reason (R) : Polysaccharides are not

soluble in water.a. Both A and R are individually true and

R is the correct explanation of A.



20. Assertion (A): Muhammad bin Tughlaqissued a new gold coin which was calledDinar by Ibn Batutah.

Reason (R) : Muhammad bin Tughlaq

wanted to issue token currency in goldcoins to Promote trade with West Asianand North African countries.




21. Assertion (A): The percentage of net sownarea in the total area of Andhra Pradesh isless as compared to that of West Bengal.

Reason (R) : The soil of most of AndhraPradesh is laterite.


b.

Both A and R are individually true butR is not the correct explanation of A


22. Consider the following statements inrespect of welfare schemes launched bythe Ministry of Rural Development,Government of India

1. Drinking water for rural areas in one ofthe components of the Bharat NirmanPlan.

2. In the National Rural EmploymentGuarantee Act, 2005 there is aprovision that the statutory minimumwage applicable to agriculture workersin the State has to be paid to theworkers under the Act.



23. What does the 104th ConstitutionAmendment Bill relate to ?a. Abolition of Legislative Councils in

certain States

b. Introduction of dual citizenship forpersons of Indian origin living outsideIndia

c. Providing quota to socially andeducationally backward classes inprivate educational institutions.

d. Providing quota for religiousminorities in the services under theCentral Government.

24. Which one of the following statements iscorrect ?

Fiscal Responsibility and BudgetManagement Act (FRBMA) concerns

a. fiscal deficit onlyb. revenue deficit onlyc. both fiscal and revenue deficitd. neither fiscal deficit nor revenue

deficit.


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25. Consider the following statements :1. Petronet LNG Ltd. Is setting up

another LNG terminal at Mangalore.

2. The Head Office of the DredgingCorporation of India is atVisakhapatnam.

3. The Narwapahar Mine is operated bythe Uranium Corporation of IndianLimited.

Which of the statements given above arecorrect ?

a. 1, 2 and 3b. 1 and 2, onlyc. 2 and 3, onlyd. 1 and 3, only

26. In which one of the following oceans isDiamantina Trench situated ?

a. Pacific Oceanb. Atlantic Oceanc. Indian Oceand. Arctic Ocean

27. What is Indo Next which was launched inJanuary, 2005 ?

a. A new scheme to promote Indiantourism

b. A new scheme to promote export ofIndian handicrafts

c. An association of the Non-ResidentIndians to organize Pravasi BhartiyaDivas every year in India

d. An alternative trading platform beingpromoted by the Bombay StockExchange and Regional StockExchanges.

28. In which one of the following areas did theIndira Gandhi Center for Atomic Researchmake significant progress in the year2005?

a. Reprocessing the uranium-plutoniummixed carbide fuel of the Fast Breedertest Reactor.

b.

New applications of radioisotopes inmetallurgy

c. A new technology for production ofheavy water

d. A new technology for high levelnuclear waste management.

29. Zayed bin Sultan-al-Nahyan was a longserving President of which of thefollowing?

a. Omanb. Kuwait

c. United Arab Emiratesd. Saudi Arabia

30. Which one of the following Indian banksis not a nationalized bank ?

a. Corporation Bankb. Dena Bankc. Federal bankd. Vijaya Bank31. In which state is the Rajiv Gandhi NationalInstitute of Youth Development located ?

a. Tamil Nadub. Karnatakac. Himachal Pradeshd. Uttranchal

32. Who among the following is a Hindustaniclassical singer ?

a. Geeta Chandranb. Leela Samsonc. Gangubai Hangald. Swapnasundari

33. Other than India and China, which of thefollowing groups of countries borderMyanmar ?

a. Bangladesh, Thailand and Vietnamb. Cambodia, Laos and Malaysiac. Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysiad. Thailand, Laos and Bangladesh

34. Which one of the following pairs is notcorrectly matched ?

Well-known Place Country

a. Baikonour : Russiab. Kourou : French Guianac. Borobudar : Indonesiad. Cannes : France

35. Through which one of the followinggroups of countries does the Equator pass?

a. Brazil, Zambia and Malaysiab. Colombia, Kenya and Indonesiac. Brazil, Sudan and Malaysiad. Venezuela, Ethiopia and Indonesia

36. From north towards South, which one ofthe following is the correct sequence of thegiven rivers in India ?

a. Shyok - Spiti - Zaskar - Satlujb. Shyok - Zaskar - Spiti - Satlujc. Zaskar - Shyok - Satluj - Spitid. Zaskar - Satluj - Shyok - Spiti

37. What is the approximate mean velocitywith which the Earth moves round the Sunin its orbit ?

a. 20 km/s


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b. 30 km/sc. 40 km/sd. 50 km/s

38. Match List I with List II and select thecorrect answer using the code given belowthe lists :

List I

(Finding/Invention/ Calculation)A. Time Taken by the Earth to orbit the

Sun

B. Calculation of the value of (pi)C. Invention of the digit zeroD. The game of snakes and laddersList II

(Ancient Indian Scholar)

1. Aryabhatta2. Bhaskaracharya3. Budhayana4. GyandevCode:

A B C D

a. 2 4 1 3b. 2 3 1 4c. 1 3 2 4d. 1 4 2 3

39. Which of the following is not correctlymatched ?

Prominent Indian Writer : Language

a. Raja Rao : Telugub.

Gobind Trimbuk Deshpande : Marathic. Subramaniyam Bharati : Tamil

d. Tara Shankar Joshi : Gujarati40. What was the main reason for which Niger

was in the news in recent times?

a. Many deaths due to AIDSb. Fierce civil warc. Intense fighting with Algeriad. Famine and starvation

41. Consider the following statements :1. Meningococcal Meningitis is

transmitted from person to person bymosquito bites.

2. Vomiting and neck pain are two of thesymptoms of Meningococcalmeningitis.



42. Consider the following statements :1. In India, during the financial year

2004-2005 an increase of below 10%over the value of exports (in rupeeterms) in the financial year 2003-2004was reported.

2. According to the WTO, Indias sharein the world merchandise exports 2%in the year 2005.



43. Which one of the following countries isnot a member of the Commonwealth ofIndependence States (CIS) ?

a. Armeniab. Belarusc. Estoniad. Georgia

44. Match List I with List II and select thecorrect answer using the code given belowthe lists :

ListI

(Author)

A. Amartya SenB. Bimal JalanC. Arundhati RoyD. Mani ShankarListII

(Book)

1. An Ordinary Persons Guide to Empire2. The Argumentative Indian3. The Future of India4. Confessions of a Secular FundamentalCode:

A B C D

a. 3 2 1 4b. 3 2 4 1c. 2 3 1 4d. 2 3 4 1

45. A watch showed a time of fourteenminutes past nine (9 hrs and 14 minutes).The positions of the hour-hand and theminute-hand of the watch are exactlyinterchanged. The new time shown by thewatch is closes to which one of thefollowing ?

a. Twelve minutes to threeb. Thirteen minutes to three


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c. Fourteen minutes to threed. Fifteen minutes to three

46. Consider the following statements :1. The agreement on South Asian Free

Trade Area (SAFTA) came into effectfrom 1st December, 2005.

2. As per SAFTA agreement terms, India,Pakistan and Sri Lanka have todecrease their custom duties to thelevel of 0 to 5 percent by the year2013.




Recent Scientific Achievement : Country

a. Creating the Worlds first mouse :United Kingdom

b. Cloning a human embryo for the firsttime : Germany

c. Guiding a spacecraft for Collision witha comet : United States of America

d. Landing a spacecraft on an asteroid :Japan

48. Which one among the following is not agood source of nutritional calcium ?

a. Riceb. Ragic. Skimmed milkd. Egg

49. Which of the following pairs is/arecorrectly matched ?

Inventor Invention

1. Christopher Cockerell : Hovercraft2. David Bushnell : Submarine3. J.C. Perrier : SteamshipSelect the correct answer using the code

given below :a. 1, 2 and 3b. 1 and 2, onlyc. 2 and 3, onlyd. 1 and 3, only

50. Which one among the followingcommissions was set up in pursuance of adefinite provision under an Article of theConstitution of India ?

a. University Grants commissionb. National Human Rights Commission

c. Election Commissiond. Central Vigilance Commission

51. Who among the following wrote TheCommunist Manifesto along with KarlMarx ?

a. Emile Durkheimb. Friedrich Engelsc. Robert Owend. Max Weber

52. Which portfolio was held by Dr. RajendraPrasad in the Interim Government formedin the year 1946 ?

a. Defenceb. External Affairs and Commonwealthc. Food and Agricultured. None

53. Who among the following was presentedwith the Sangeet Natak Akadami RatnaAward, 2005 for her lifetime achievementin dance ?

a. Chandralekhab. Tanjavur Balasaraswatic. Uma Sharmad. Yamini Krishnamurthy

54. Which one of the following countries isthe first country in the world to propose acarbon tax for its people to the addressglobal warming ?

a. Australiab. Germanyc. Japand. New Zealand

55. Consider the following statements :1. A person who has held office as a

permanent as a permanent Judge of aHigh Court cannot plead or act in anycourt or before any authority in Indiaexcept the Supreme Court.

2. A person is not qualified forappointment as a Judge of a HighCourt in India unless he has for at least

five years held a judicial office in theterritory of India.



56.


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Each of 8 identical balls is to be placed inthe squares shown in the figure givenabove in a horizontal direction such thatone horizontal row contains 6 balls and theother horizontal row contains 2 balls. Inhow many maximum different ways canthis be done ?

a. 38b. 28c. 16d. 14


a. Slovenia : Bratislavab. Seychelles : Victoriac. Sierra Leone : Freetownd. Uzbekistan : Tashkent

58. Who is Wole Soyinka ?a. A well-known economistb. A well-known football playerc. A well-known industrialist owning

steel plants in many parts of the world.

d. A novel Prize winner for literature.59. Consider the following statements :

1. Length of a terrestrial mile is lesserthan that of a nautical mile.

2. Harmattan is a dusty land-wind of theEast African Coast.

3. Greece and Albania from a part of theIberian Peninsula.


a. 1, 2 and 3b. 2 and 3, onlyc. 3 onlyd. 1 only

60. In a tournament each of the participantswas to play one match against each of theother participants. 3 players fell ill aftereach of them had played three matches andhad to leave the tournament. What was thetotal number of participants at the

beginning, if the total number of matchesplayed was 75 ?

a. 8b. 10c. 12d. 15

61. P, Q, R, S and T reside in a 5-storeyed(Ground + 4) building, and each of themresides on a separate floor. Further,

1. T does not reside on the topmost floor.2. Q does not reside on the ground floor.3. S resides on one storey above that of4. P and one storey below that of R.To know as to which of the 5 personsresides on the ground floor which of theabove statements are sufficient/insufficient?

a. 1 and 3 are sufficientb. 2 and 3 are sufficientc. 1, 2 and 3 are sufficientd. 1, 2 & 3 are insufficient

62. A box contains 5 sets of balls while thereare 3 bails in each set. Each set of balls hasone colour which is different from everyother set. What is the least number of ballsthat must be removed from the box inorder to claim with certainty that a pair ofbails of the same colour has beenremoved?

a. 6b. 7c. 8d. 9

63. Which one of the following countries isnot a member of ASEAN?

a. Vietnamb. Brunel Darussalamc. Bangladehd. Myanmar

64. Consider the following statements inrespect of Indias advanced satellite

INSAT 4A :1. INSAT 4A was launched in

December, 2005 from New Mexico.

2. The European commercial launchservice provider Arianespace wasassociated with the launch of INSAT 4A.

3. Tata-Sky-a digital cable serviceprovider is associated with DTHtelevision broadcasting services fromINSAT-4A.


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Which of the statements given above arecorrect?


65. Consider the following statements:1. Appellate Tribunal for Electricity hasbeen established by each State

Government in India.

2. One of the components of theAccelerated Power Development andReforms Programme (APDRP) isupgradation of sub-transmission anddistribution system for electricity inIndia.

Which of the statements given above is/arecorrect?


66. Which one of the following pairs is notcorrectly matched?

Monastery State

a. Dhankar Monastery: Himachal Pradeshb. Rumtek Monastery: Sikkimc. Tabo Monastery : Himachal Pradeshd. Kye Monastery : Arunachal Pradesh

67. Match List-1 with List-II and select thecorrect answer using the code given belowthe lists :

List I

(Valley)

A. Markha ValleyB. Dzukou ValleyC. Sangla ValleyD. Yumthang ValleyList-II

(State)

1. Sikkim2. Himachal Pradesh3. Jammu and Kashmir4. NagalandCodes :

A B C D

a. 2 4 3 1b. 3 1 2 4c. 2 1 3 4d. 3 4 2 1

68. 3 digits are chosen at random from 1, 2, 3,4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 without repeating anydigit. What is the probability that theirproduct is odd?

a. 2/3b. 5/108c. 5/42d.

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18

36

64

18

36

64

18

X

9 18 25 1 9 1

(I) (II) (III) What is the value of X in figure III?

a. 4b. 16c. 25d. 36

70. Which one of the following statements innot correct?

a. Mahanadi River rises in Chattisgarhb. Godavari River rises in Maharashtrac. Cauvery River rises in Andhra Pradeshd. Tapti River rises in Madhya Pradesh.

71. Where is Bundala Bioshpere Reservewhich has been recently added to theUNESCOs Man and Biosphere (MAB)network, located?

a. Russiab. Indiac. Sri Lankad. Bangladesh

72. Consider the following statements :1. According to the Census 2001, Kerala

has the smallest gap in male andfemale literacy rates among the 28states of India (Delhi and Pondicherrynot included).

2. According to the Census 2001,Rajasthan has literacy rate above the

national average literacy rateWhich of the statements given above is/arecorrect?


73. Consider the following statements inrespect of the National Rural EmploymentGuarantee Act, 2005 :


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82. Indian Airlines (New name :Indian) haveredesigned their logo which is a graphicwheel. This logo has been inspired fromwhich one of the following?

a. Hampi Templesb. Mamallapuram Templesc. Sun Temple, Konarkd.

Khajuraho Temple

83. Match List-1 with List-II and select thecorrect, answer using the code given belowthe lists :

List-I

A. E.C.G. SudarshanB. V. ShantaC. T.N. KrishnanD. Mahesh DattaniList-II

1. Theatre2.

Violin3. Research in Physics

4. Cancer treatment5. Water-harvestingCode:

A B C D

a. 3 1 2 4b. 3 4 2 1c. 2 4 5 1d. 2 1 5 4

84. Where is Davos- the venue of the annualmeeting of World Economic Forum,located?

a. Franceb. Germanyc. Switzerlandd. Luxembourg

85. What is the Universal Product Code (UPC)adopted for?

a. Fire safely code in buildingsb. Earthquake-resistant buildings codec. Bar coded. Against adulteration eatables

86. What does the term Dolby B, or DolbyC printed on tape recorders and othersound system refer to?

a. Frequency modulated systemb. Amplitude Modulated systemc. Noise reduction circuitd. Both DC and AC power can be used

87. Consider the following statements :1. The Richter scale is a logarithmic scale

and so an increase of 1 magnitude unit

represents a factor of 10 times inamplitude.

2. Each integer reading of the Richterscale has an energy 100 times that ofthe previous integer reading.

Which of the statements given above is/arecorrect?

a.

1 onlyb. 2 onlyc. Both 1 and 2d. Neither 1 nor 2

88. For which sport is the Val Barker Cupawarded in the Olympic Games?

a. Swimmingb. Boxingc. Long Jumpd. High Jump


a. States Reorganization Act : AndhraPradesh

b. Treaty of Yandabu : Assamc. State of Bilaspur : Himachal Pradeshd. Year 1966 : Gujarat becomes a State

90. Consider the following statements:1. Assam shares a border with Bhutal and

Bangladesh.

2. West Bengal shares a border withBhutan and Nepal

3. Mizoram shares a border withBangladesh and Myanmar



91. Which one among the following was thefirst to legalize euthanasia?

a. Austriab. Switzerlandc. Netherlandsd. Canada

92. In a question paper, there are four multiplechoice questions. Each question has fivechoices with only one choice for its correctanswer. What is the total number of waysin which a candidate will not get all thefour answers correct?

a. 19b. 120c. 624


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d. 102493. Which one of the following is not a

Central University?

a. Pondicherry Universityb. Maulana Azad National Urdu

University, Hyderabad

c. Visva Bhati, Shanti Niketand. University of Madras, Chennai94. Consider the following statements :1. Free and compulsory education to the

children of 6-14 years age group by thestate was made a Fundamental Rightby the 76th Amendment to theConstitution of India.

2. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan seeks toprovide computer education even inrural areas.

3. Education was included in theConcurrent List by the 42nd

Amendment, 1976 to the Constitutionof India.



95. There are 8 equitant points A, B, C, D, E,F, G and H in the clockwise direction onthe periphery of a circle. In a time interval

t, a person reaches from A to C withuniform motion while another personreaches the point E from the point Bduring the same time interval with uniformmotion. Both the persons move in thesame direction along the circumference ofthe circle and start at the same instant.How much time after the start, will the twopersons meet each other?

a. 4tb. 7tc. 9td. Never

96. Each of the persons A, B, C, D and Epossesses Unequal number (


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c. Both 1 and 2d. Neither 1 nor 2

102. A mixed doubled tennis game is to beplayed between two teams (each teamconsists of one male and one female).There are 4 married couples. No team is toconsists of a husband and his wife.

What is the Maximum number of gamesthat can be played?

a. 12b. 21c. 36d. 42

103. In an office, the number of persons whotake tea is twice the number of personswho take only coffee. The number ofpersons who take coffee is twice thenumber of persons who take coffee istwice the number of persons who take only

tea.Consider the following statements :

1. The sum of the number of persons whotake either tea or coffee or both is fourtimes the number of persons who takeboth coffee and tea.

2. The sum of the number of persons whotake only coffee and those who takeonly tea is twice the number of personswho take both and coffee.

Which of the statements given above is/

are correct?a. 1 onlyb. 2 onlyc. Both 1 and 2d. Neither 1 nor 2

104. Match List-I with List-II and select thecorrect answer using the code given belowthe lists:

List-I

A. Harold PinterB. Jacques DioufC.

Jose Manuel BarrosoD. Raymond Lafitte

List-II

1. Director-General, Fao2. President, European Commission3. World Bank appointed expert for

Adjudicating on the Baglihar HydelProject

4. LitterateurCode:

A B C D

a. 4 3 2 1b. 4 3 2 1c. 2 1 4 3d. 2 3 4 1

105. Consider the following statements :1. Life Insurance Corporation of India is

the oldest insurance company is India.

2. National Insurance Company Limitedwas nationalized in the year 1972 andmade a subsidiary of GeneralInsurance Corporation of India.

3. Headquarters of United IndiaInsurance Company Limited arelocated at Chennai.




Railway Zone : Headquarters

a. North Eastern Railway: Gorakhpurb. South Eastern Railway: Bhudaneshwarc. Eastern Railway: Kolkatad. South East Central Railway: Bilaspur

107. Which one of the following is the correctstatements? Service tax is a/an

a. direct tax levied by the CentralGovernment.

b. indirect tax levied by the CentralGovernment

c. direct tax levied by the StateGovernment

d. indirect tax levied by the StateGovernment


a. Sigmund Freud : Psychoanalysisb. Anna Freud : Child psychiatryc. Milton Friedman : Economicd. Eric R. Kandel : Literature

109. Who is the President of the Council ofScientific and Industrial Research?

a. President of Indiab. Vice-President of Indiac. Prime Minister of Indiad. Union Minister of Science and

Technology

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procurement and supervision ofconstruction/commissioning in whicharea?

a. Pharmaceutical plantsb. Petroleum refineries and sugar

factories

c. Ship-building yardd.

Fertilizer and allied chemical plants

111. Where is the Central Water and PowerResearch Station located?

a. Khadakwasiab. Sileruc. Jamnagard. Srisailam

112. Which one of the following companies isassociated with the exploration andcommercial production of oil in Barmer-Sanchore basin of Rajasthan?

a. Cairn Energyb. Unocal Corporationc. Reliance Energy Venturesd. ONGC

113. Recently with Which countrysgovernment did ONGC-Mittal EnergyLimited (OMEL) sign a joint, venture dealof $6 billion dealing with infrastructure,refinery and power?

a. Colombiab. Venezuela2. Nigeria3. Saudi Arabia

114. Which one among the following asawarded the CSIR. Diamond JubileeTechnology Award 2004 in September,2005 by the Prime Minister of India?

a. Infosys Technologies Ltd.b. Midas Communication Technologiesc. Tata Consultancy Servicesd. Biocon India Ltd.

115. Who among the following directed thefilm chosen as Indias official entry for the

year 2006 Academy Awards?a. Adodor Gopalakrishnanb. Amol Palekarc. Sanjay Leela Bhansalid. Kunal Kohli

116. Recently Uttar Pradesh and MadhyaPradesh governments signed aMemorandum of Understanding for thelinking of two rivers as a link project.

Which are these two rivers?

a. Betwa and Chambal

b. Betwa and Kenc. Chambal and Sond. Ken and Narmada

117. Who among the following laid thefoundation of Rashtrakuta Empire?

a. Amoghavarsha Ib. Dantidurgac. Dhruvad. Krishna I

118. With reference to the Government ofIndias varius programmes, what is NirmalGram Puraskar?

a. It is an incentive scheme ofscholarships for the single girl child infamilies in villages.

b. It is an incentive scheme ofscholarships for female sportspersonsfrom villages who represent their statesin any game.

c. It is an incentive scheme for schools inthe villages for computer education.

d. It is an incentive scheme PanchayatiRaj institutions.

119. Which is the correct chronologicalsequence of the major events given below?

1. SLV-3 Launch2. Formation of Bagladesh3. Sikkim becomes 22nd State of the

Indian Union

4. Pokharan-I test.Select the correct answer using the codegiven below :

a. 2, 4, 3, 1b. 3, 1, 2, 4c. 2, 1, 3, 4d. 3, 4, 2, 1

120. Which of the following substances arefound in the beach sands of many parts ofKerala?

1. Ilmenite2. Zircon3. Silimanite4. TungstenSelect the correct answer using the codegiven below :

a. 1, 2, 3 and 4b. 1, 2 and 3c. 3 and 4 onlyd. 1 and 2 only

121. In which Olympics games did India lastwin a Gold Medal?

a. Montreal (1976)


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b. Moscow (1980)c. Los Angeles (1984)d. Atalanta (1996)

122. In which country is the committee whichselects winners for Nobel peace prizelocated?

a. Norwayb. Swedenc. Finlandd. Denmark

123. Match ListI (Indian Scientist/Scholar)with List-II (Area of work) and select thecorrect answer using the code given belowthe lists :

List I

A. C.N.R. RaoB. Jagdish BhagwatiC. G.N. RamchandranD.

AshokList II

1. Telecommunication2. Physics3. Economics4. Solid State Chemistry and Material

Science

Code :

A B C D

a. 4 3 2 1b. 2 1 4 3c. 4 1 2 3d. 2 3 4 1

124. Who was the Chief Justice of India whenpublic interest litigation (PIL) wasintroduced to the Indian Judicial System?

a. M. Hidaatullahb. A.M. Ahmadic. A.S. Anandd. P.N. Bhagwati

125. Match List-I with List-II and select thecorrect answer using the code given belowthe lists :

List I (Person)

A. Ela BhattB. Mahashweta DeviC. Ebrahim AlkaziD. Vijay GovindarajanList-II (Area of work)

1. Theatre training2. Womens labour sector3. Management teaching

4. Litterateur and Social Worker for thecountrys tribal communities

Codes:

A B C D

a. 3 1 4 2b. 2 4 1 3c. 3 4 1 2d. 2 1 4 3126. Consider the following statements :1. The Charter Act 1853 abolished East

India Companys monopoly of Indiantrade.

2. Under the Government of India Act,1858, the British Parliament abolishedthe East India company altogether andundertook the responsibility of rulingIndia directly.



127. When Raja Wodeyar founded the kingdomof Mysore, who was the ruler of theVijayanagar Empire ?

a. Sadasivab. Tirumalac. Ranga IId. Venkata II

128. Which are the materials generallyemployed as solder in soldering operationin elections.

a. Iron and tinb. Lead and tinc. Aluminum and leadd. Aluminum and iron

129. Between which of the following was theancient town of Takshasila located?

a. Indus and Jehelumb. Jhelum and Chenabc. Chenab and Ravid. Ravi and Beas

130. With reference to the invaders in ancientIndia, which one of the following is thecorrect chronological order ?

a. Greeks Sakas Kushansb. Greeks Kushans Sakasc. Sakas Greeks Kushansd. Sakas Kushans Greeks

131. Consider the following statements :


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1. The Ikshvaku rulers of southern Indiawere antagonistic towards Buddhism.

2. The Pala rulers of Eastern India werepatrons of Buddhism.



132. Which one of the following revolts wasmade famous by Bankim ChandraChatterjee in his noval Anand Math ?

a. Bhil uprisingb. Rangpur and Dinapur uprisingc. Bishnupur and Birbhum rebelliond. Sanyasi rebellion

133. In the year 1613, where was the EnglishEast India Company given permission toset up a factory (trading post) ?

a. Bangaloreb. Madrasc. Masulipattamd. Surat

134. With reference to the revolt of the year1857, who of the following was betrayedby a friend; captured and put to death bythe British ?

a. Nana Sahibb. Kunwar Singhc. Khan Bahadur Khand. Tantia Tope

135. Under whose presidency was the LahoreSession of the Indian National Congressheld in the year 1929 wherein a resolutionwas adopted to gain completeindependence from the British ?

a. Bal Gangadhar Tilakb. Gopal Krishna Gokhalec. Jawaharlal Nehrud. Motilal Nehru

136. How many numbers are there in all 6000to 6999 (Both 6000 and 6999 included)having at least one of their digits repeated?

a. 216b. 356c. 496d. 504

137. Each of 2 women and 3 men is to occupyone chair out of 8 chairs, each of which is

numbered from 1 to 8. First, women are tooccupy any two chairs from thosenumbered 1 to 4; and then 3 men wouldoccupy any three chairs out of theremaining 6 chairs. What is the maximumnumber of different ways in which this canbe done ?

a.

40b. 132c. 1440d. 3660

138. Lectures from Colombo to Almora isbased on the experiences of which one ofthe following ?

a. Veer Savarkarb. Annie Besantc. Ramkrishna Paramhansad. Swami Vivekanand

139. Match List I with List-II and select thecorrect answer using the code given belowthe lists :

List I

(Person)

A. Chandra KochharB. Amrita PatelC. Indra NooyiD. Piysuh PandeyList II

(Organization / Area of work)

1. Advertising2. Banking3. Dairy Development4. Pepsi Co.Code:

A B C D

a. 2 1 4 3b. 4 3 2 1c. 2 3 4 1d. 4 1 2 3

140. To which one of the following processes isterm CMYK related ?

a. Railway Signallingb. Navigationc. Offset printingd. Electronic voting machine

141. Consider the following statements :1. Kofi Annan the UN Secretary

General is from Nigeria.


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2. Kofi Annan is the first UN SecretaryGeneral to be appointed from the ranksof the United Nations staff.

3. Kofi Annan was appointed for asecond term to the office of the UNSecretary General.

Which of the statements given above are

correct ?a. 1, 2 and 3b. 1 and 2, onlyc. 2 and 3, onlyd. 1 and 3, only

142. Which one of the following countries isnot a participating team in the FootballWorld Cup-2006 to be held in Germany inJuly 2006 ?

a. Russiab. Togoc. Ivory Coastd. Switzerland

143. Consider the following statement :1. The Nobel Prize Awarding Ceremony

takes place on December 10 to everyyear.

2. The Nobel Prize for Literature wasadded later on to the other five area Physics, Chemistry, Physiology orMedicine, Peace and Economics.

Which of the statements given above is/are

correct ?a. 1 onlyb. 2 onlyc. Both 1 and 2d. Neither 1 nor 2

144. The Allahabad Pillar inscription isassociated with which one of thefollowing?

a. Mahapadma Nandab. Chandragupta Mauryac. Ashokad. Samudragupta

145. What is Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)?a. An agency formed by the International

Olympic Committee (IOC) to checkmisuse of drugs by sports persons

b. A non-governmental organizationwhich specialized in internationalhumanitarian aid and emergencymedical assistance.

c. An organization to developapplications of nanotechnology inmedicine

d. An organization of medicalpractitioners funded by the EuropeanUnion which carries out researchagainst spread of AIDS

146.

Bermuda triangle extends up to which ofthe following places ?

1. Southern Florida2. Puerto Rico3. Hawaii IslandsSelect the correct answer using the codegiven below :

a. 1, 2 and 3b. 1 and 2 onlyc. 2 and 3 onlyd. 1 and 3 only

147. Consider the following statements :1. FLISA test is employed as the first and

most basic test for an individual todetect cancer.

2. Almost 50% of human beings haveRh+ blood while the remaining haveRh- blood.



148. Which one of the following is printed on acommonly used fluorescent tube light?

a. 220 kb. 273 kc. 6500 kd. 9000 k

149. In which one of the following films did theNobel Laureate Pearl S. Buck Collaborate?

a. Shatranj Ke Khilarib. Guidec. Lawrence of Arabiad. Titanic

150. Which one of the following countries isnot a member of the Nordic Council?

a. Norwayb. Denmarkc. Icelandd. United Kingdom

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