1. Which of the following is the winner of Miss Universe 2008(A) Riyo Mori(B) Zhang Zilin(C) Dayana Mendoza(D) Simaran Kaur Mundi

2. The President of India can nominate to the Rajya Sabha :(A) 6 members(B) 9 members(C) 12 members(D) 15 members

3. The first General elections under the Indian constitution were held in :(A) 1950(B) 1951(C) 1952(D) 1953

4. The President of India is elected by :(A) Parliament(B) State legislatures(C) by the people directly(D) by an electrol college consisting of the elected members of the Lok Sabha, the Rajya Sabha and the State Legislative Assemblies.

5. Which article of the Indian constitution empowers the President of India to impose central rule on a state?(A) Article 256(B) Article 356(C) Article 370(D) Article 373

6. The time-gap between two sessions of parliament must not exceed :(A) 3 months(B) 6 months(C) 9 months(D) 12 months

7. The vacancy in the office of the President must be filled within :(A) 6 month(B) 9 month(C) 12 month(D) 3 month

8. The drafting committee of the Indian Constitution was headed by :(A) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar(B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

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(C) N. Gopalaswamy(D) Jawahar Lal Nehru

9. The Union Cabinet is responsible to :(A) The Rajya Sabha only(B) The Lok Sabha only(C) The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha(D) The President of India

10. Which of the following bodies has not been provided for by the Indian constitution ?(A) Election Commission(B) Planning Commission(C) Finance Commission(D) Union Public Service Commission

11. The number of Anglo-Indians who can be nominated by the President to the Lok Sabha is :(A) 2(B) 3(C) 4(D) 5

12. The sanctioned strength of the Judges of Supreme Court of India including the Chief Justice is :(A) 15(B) 17(C) 20(D) 26

13. Who was the first President of India to be elected unopposed?(A) Dr. S. Radhakrishana(B) N. Sanjiva Reddy(C) V. V. Giri(D) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

14. The maximum strength of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha is :(A) 525 and 250(B) 552 and 250(C) 535 and 275(D) 500 and 250

15. If the Vice-president were to submit his resignation, he would notify to :(A) The President of India(B) The Prime Minister(C) The Chief Justic of India(D) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha

16. What is the minimum strength of a State Legislative Assembly?(A) 40

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(B) 60(C) 50(D) 70

17. India is the third developing country to host the 2010 commonwealth Games. The other two are :(A) Malaysia and South Korea(B) Singapore and Jamaica(C) Jamaica & China(D) Malaysia & Jamaica

18. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India is appointed by the :(A) Prime Minister of India(B) President of India(C) Finance Minister(D) Lok Sabha

19. Article 370 of the Indian constitution deals with :(A) The Emergency Powers of the President(B) The special position of the state of Jammu and Kashmir(C) The power of the President to seek the advisory opinion of the Supreme Court on any matter of public importance(D) Distribution of taxes between the Centre and the State

20. The Supreme commander of the Defence Forces of India is :(A) The Defence Minister(B) The Prime Minister(C) The Chief of the Army Staff(D) The President of India

21. Which of the following rivers flows through a rift valley?(A) Kaveri(B) Krishna(C) Tapti(D) Godavari

22. The Manas Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the state of :(A) Assam(B) Uttar Pradesh(C) Rajasthan(D) West Bengal

23. How many major ports are there at present in India?(A) 8(B) 12(C) 15(D) 14

24. The earth revolves round the sun and its causes :

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(A) Differences in longitude and time(B) Changes of seasons(C) Deflection of winds and currents(D) Formation of day and night

25. Latitude of a point on the earth is measured by the distance in :(A) Kilometres from the Equator(B) Angles from the Equator(C) Angles from the Poles(D) None of the above

26. The earth is :(A) Spherical(B) Elliptical(C) Oblate Spheroid(D) Prolate Spheroid

27. Day and Night are equal at the :(A) Equator(B) Poles(C) Prime Meridian(D) Antarctic

28. The heaviest planet revolving round the sun is :(A) Moon(B) Jupiter(C) Neptune(D) Pluto

29. The biggest Planet is :(A) Venus(B) Mars(C) Mercury(D) Jupiter

30. The International Date line passes through :(A) Exactly through 180° Longitude(B) Equator(C) Approximately 180° east or west meridian(D) 0° Meridian

31. The largest river of Asia is :(A) Yangtze(B) Yenisei(C) Indus(D) Mekong

32. Which country is called the `Sugar Bowl' of the world?

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(A) Cuba(B) India(C) Nepal(D) Norway

33. Which of the following countries has the largest area in the world?(A) USA(B) Russia(C) Canada(D) China

34. The world's highest waterfall, the Angel Falls is situated in :(A) Venezuela(B) USA(C) Guyana(D) Australia

35. The universe is composed of :(A) Earth(B) Earth and the Sun(C) Mat(D) None

36. The Temperate Grasslands of South America are called :(A) Pampas(B) Steppes(C) Savanna(D) Evergreen grasslands

37. Rial is the currency of :(A) Romania(B) Iran(C) Japan(D) Libya

38. New Moore island is situated in the :(A) Indian Ocean(B) Bay of Bengal(C) Arabian Sea(D) China Sea

39. Which river in the world carries the maximum volume of water?(A) Amazon(B) Nile(C) Mississippi Missouri(D) Ganga

40. Which of the following rivers crosses the equator twice?

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(A) Amazon(B) Nile(C) Congo(D) Orinoco

41. The Indus Valley civilization is associated with :(A) Egyptians(B) Sumerians(C) Chinese(D) Mesopotamians

42. The Indus Valley Civilization was famous for :(A) Well planned cities(B) Efficient civic organisation(C) Progress of art and architecture(D) All the above

43. Who was mainly worshipped in the Rig Vedic Period?(A) Indra(B) Vishnu(C) Sun(D) Trimurti

44. Who is regarded as the great law-giver of ancient India?(A) Panini(B) Manu(C) Kautilya(D) Dhruv

45. Which of the following is the oldest Veda?(A) Samaveda(B) Rigveda(C) Yajurveda(D) Atharvaveda

46. Who among the following was called Light of Asia?(A) Mahavira(B) Buddha(C) Akbar(D) Ashoka

47. Who was the founder of the Gupta dynasty?(A) Srigupta(B) Chandragupta II(C) Samudragupta(D) Kumargupta

48. The Upanishads are :

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(A) A source of Hindu philosophy(B) Books of Ancient Hindu laws(C) Books on social behaviour of man(D) Prayers to God

49. The biggest mosque of India was built by :(A) Aurangzeb(B) Shahjahan(C) Akbar(D) Jahangir

50. The first Battle of Panipat was fought between :(A) Sher Shah Suri and Akbar(B) Humayun and Ibrahim Lodhi(C) Babar and Ibrahim Lodhi(D) Babar and Ranasanga

51. The Chinese pilgrim who visited India during the period of Harshavardhana was :(A) Fa-hien(B) Hiuen Tsang(C) Itsing(D) Wang-sung

52. Who among the following belonged to the moderate group of the Indian National Congress?(A) Lala Lajpat Rai(B) Bipin Chandra Pal(C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale(D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

53. Fa-hien came to India during the reign of :(A) Ashoka(B) Chandragupta II(C) Harsha(D) Kanishka

54. Which of the following temples was built by the Cholas?(A) Shore Temple, Mahabali-puram(B) Brihadeeswara Temple, Tanjavur(C) Sun Temple, Konark(D) Meenakshi Temple, Madurai

55. Which dynasty was well-known for excellent village administration?(A) Pandyas(B) Pallavas(C) Cholas(D) Chalukyas

56. The Ajanta Caves were built during the period of the :

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(A) Guptas(B) Kushanas(C) Mauryas(D) Chaulkyas

57. The eight-fold path was propounded by :(A) Kabirdas(B) Buddha(C) Shankaracharya(D) Mahavira

58. Who were the first to issue gold coins in India?(A) Mauryas(B) Indo-Greeks(C) Guptas(D) Kushanas

59. `The Vedas contain all the truth' was interpreted by :(A) Swami Vivekananda(B) Swami Dayananda(C) Raja Ram Mohan Rai(D) None of the above

60. Sanchi portrays the art and sculpture of the :(A) Jains(B) Buddhists(C) Muslims(D) Christians

61. Which among the following is a folk dance of India?(A) Manipuri(B) Garba(C) Kathakali(D) Mohiniattam

62. Kathak is the principal classical dance of :(A) South India(B) Eastern India(C) Northern India(D) Western India

63. The classical dance of Andhra Pradesh is :(A) Kathakali(B) Kuchipudi(C) Odissi(D) Bharatanatyam

64. The popular folk song of Uttar Pradesh is known as :

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(A) Maang(B) Kajari(C) Baul(D) Boli

65. The folk theatre of Bihar is calledÿ:(A) Rammat(B) Nautanki(C) Bidesia(D) Manch

66. Which of the following classical dance originated in Tamil Nadu ?(A) Kathakali(B) Kathak(C) Bharatanatyam(D) Odissi

67. The oldest form of composition of the Hindustani vocal music is :(A) Ghazal(B) Dhrupad(C) Thumari(D) None of the above

68. Indian classical dance has been popularized abroad by :(A) Malaika Arora(B) Gopi Krishna(C) Uday Shankar(D) Yamini Krishnamurti

69. Tamasha is the famous folk form of musical theatre and belong to :(A) Uttar Pradesh(B) Punjab(C) Maharashtra(D) Bihar

70. The Sangeet Natak Akademi fosters the development of dance, drama and music in the country. When was it established ?(A) 1951(B) 1953(C) 1954(D) 1956

71. When was the Planning Commission set up to prepare a blue print of development for the country?(A) 1948(B) 1949(C) 1950(D) 1951

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72. Who was the first Chairman of the Planning Commission?(A) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan(B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad(C) Jawahar Lal Nehru(D) Sardar Patel

73. The National Development Council was set up in :(A) 1948(B) 1950(C) 1951(D) 1962

74. The First Five-year plan covered the period :(A) 1947-52(B) 1950-55(C) 1951-56(D) 1952-57

75. Removal of poverty was the fore-most objective of which of the following five year plans?(A) Third(B) Fourth(C) Fifth(D) Sixth

76. Planning Commission is :(A) Advisory body(B) Executive body(C) Government body(D) Autonomous body

77. The Community Development Programme was launched in :(A) 1950(B) 1952(C) 1956(D) 1960

78. The highest body which approves the Five-Year Plan is the :(A) Finance Ministry(B) Lok Sabha(C) Rajya Sabha(D) National Development Council

79. Which of the following commodities earn maximum foreign exchange for India?(A) Jute(B) Iron and Steel(C) Tea(D) Sugar

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80. The one rupee note bears the signature of :(A) Secretary, Ministry of Finance(B) Governor, Reserve Bank of India(C) Finance Minister(D) None of these

81. How many banks were nationalized in 1969?(A) 16(B) 14(C) 15(D) 20

82. The Reserve Bank of India was established in :(A) 1820(B) 1920(C) 1935(D) 1940

83. The first Indian Bank was :(A) Traders Bank(B) Imperial Bank(C) Presidency Bank of Calcutta(D) None

84. The rupee coin was first minted in India in :(A) 1542(B) 1601(C) 1809(D) 1677

85. The Export-Import (EXIM) Bank was set up in :(A) 1980(B) 1982(C) 1981(D) 1989

86. Which of the following is not a chemical action?(A) Burning of coal(B) Conversion of water into steam(C) Digestion of food(D) Burning of Paper

87. The chemical name of vitamin C is :(A) Citric acid(B) Ascorbic acid(C) Oxalic acid(D) Nitric acid

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88. Permanent harness of water is due to the presence of :(A) Calcium bicarbonate(B) Magnesium bicarbonate(C) Calcium sulphate(D) Sodium bicarbonate

89. Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) consist of :(A) Butane and propane(B) Ethane and hexane(C) Ethane and nonane(D) None of these

90. Which of the following is present in hard water :(A) Calcium(B) Aluminium(C) Sodium(D) Chlorine

91. Ecology deals with :(A) Birds(B) Cell formation(C) Tissues(D) Relation between organisms and their environment

92. Meteorology is the science of :(A) Weather(B) Meteors(C) Metals(D) Earthquakes

93. Entomology deals with :(A) Plants(B) Animals(C) Insects(D) Chemicals

94. Numismatics is the study of :(A) Coins(B) Numbers(C) Stamps(D) Space

95. When ice melts in a beaker of water, the level of water in the beaker will :(A) Increase(B) Decrease(C) Remain the same(D) First increase and then decrease

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96. Which of the following does not admit any division?(A) Atom(B) Molecules(C) Compounds(D) All

97. What is the approximate velocity of sound in air :(A) 3 m/s(B) 30 m/s(C) 300 m/s(D) 3000 m/s

98. Which of the following is not a primary colour :(A) Blue(B) Green(C) Red(D) Black

99. Sound travels fastest through :(A) Vacuum(B) Steel(C) Water(D) Air

100. Who is the present Governor of Bihar ?(A) R.S.Gavai(B) R.L.Bhatia(C) Buta Singh(D) Syed Sibti Razi

ANSWERS1. (C) 2. (C) 3. (C) 4. (D) 5. (B) 6. (B) 7. (A) 8. (A) 9. (B) 10. (B)11. (A) 12. (D) 13. (B) 14. (B) 15. (A) 16. (B) 17. (D) 18. (B) 19. (B) 20.(D) 21. (C) 22. (A) 23. (B) 24. (B) 25. (B) 26. (C) 27. (A) 28. (B) 29. (D) 30. (C)31. (A) 32. (A) 33. (B) 34. (A) 35. (C) 36. (A) 37. (B) 38. (B) 39. (A) 40. (A)41. (B) 42. (D) 43. (A) 44. (B) 45. (B) 46. (B) 47. (A) 48. (A) 49. (B) 50. (C)51. (B) 52. (C) 53. (B) 54. (B) 55. (C) 56. (A) 57. (B) 58. (B) 59. (B) 60. (B)61. (B) 62. (C) 63. (B) 64. (B) 65. (C) 66. (C) 67. (B) 68. (C) 69. (C) 70. (B)71. (C) 72. (C) 73. (C) 74. (C) 75. (D) 76. (A) 77. (B) 78. (D) 79. (C) 80. (A)81. (B) 82. (C) 83. (C) 84. (A) 85. (B) 86. (B) 87. (B) 88. (C) 89. (A) 90. (A)91. (D) 92. (A) 93. (C) 94. (A) 95. (C) 96. (A) 97. (C) 98. (D) 99. (B) 100. (B)

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1. Mark the part of the sentence which has an error. If there is no error, mark 'e'.The dog let out (a)/ a blood chilling (b)/ howling when it was it was (c)/ given the injection (d)/ No error. (e)ANS (c)

2. Mark the part of the sentence which has an error. If there is no error, mark 'e'.It being an important (a)/ letter, the draft had to be (b)/ seen by the Governor (c)/ itself for approval. (d)/ No error. (e)ANS (d)

3. Mark the part of the sentence which has an error. If there is no error, mark 'e'.Asha could not defeat her (a)/ opponents contrary to their (b)/ good preparation and (c)/ long practice. (d)/ No error. (e)ANS (b)

4. Mark the part of the sentence which has an error. If there is no error, mark 'e'.Pratiksha expected good marks (a)/ in the examination (b)/ but she was very disappointed (c)/ when the results came. (d)/ No error. (e)ANS (e)

5. Mark the part of the sentence which has an error. If there is no error, mark 'e'.Irrespective of either (a)/ Vijay or Sanjay goes (b)/ the overdue payment (c)/ cannot be collected. (d)/ No error. (e)ANS (a)

6. Mark the part of the sentence which has an error. If there is no error, mark 'e'.Some people consider Kama (a)/ to be the valorous (b)/ hero of all the (c)/ characters in the Mahabharat. (d)/ No error. (e)ANS (b)

7. Mark the part of the sentence which has an error. If there is no error, mark 'e'.Victor, along with (a)/ a group of friends (b)/ was going on picnic (c)/ when the accident happen. (d)/ No error. (e)ANS (d)

8. Out of the four given responses, choose the one that can be a substitute for the sentence expression.

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A ruling body or class of rich men.(a) plutocracy (b) meritocracy (c) aristocracy (d) oligarchyANS (a)

9. Out of the four given responses, choose the one that can be a substitute for the sentence expression.One who works for the welfare of mankind(a) communist (b) socialist (c) philanthropist (d) egalitarianANS (c)

10. Out of the four given responses, choose the one that can be a substitute for the sentence expression.A person who attacks traditional or established beliefs, principles, ideas, institutions etc.(a) militant (b) anarchist (c) sceptic (d) iconoclastANS (d)

11. Out of the four given responses, choose the one that can be a substitute for the sentence expression.One who always hopes for the best in life.(a) pacifist (b) optimist (c) socialist (d) evangelistANS (b)

12. Out of the four given responses, choose the one that can be a substitute for the sentence expression.One who loves books(a) biographer (b) bibliographer (c) bibliophile (d) orthographerANS (c)

13. Out of the four choices given, choose the one that is the nearest in meaning to the idiom/phrase printed in bold.The poor boy found it difficult to make up his deficiency in English.(a) recover (b) correct (c) remove (d) improveANS (d)

14. Out of the four choices given, choose the one that is the nearest in meaning to the idiom/phrase printed in bold.A Prime Minister cannot ride roughshod over his ministerial colleagues for long.(a) deal unkindly with (b) take for granted (c) be ham handed with (d) exploit willfullyANS (a)

15. Out of the four choices given, choose the one that is the nearest in meaning to the idiom/phrase printed in bold.The Opposition charged the Government with playing havoc with the banking system.(a) disturbing (b) disorganizing (c) degrading (d) destroyingANS (d)

16. Out of the four choices given, choose the one that is the nearest in meaning to the idiom/phrase printed in bold.

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Very soon the election campaigns on the part of different political parties will be in full swing.(a) engaging (b) exciting (c) active (d) hecticANS (c)

17. Out of the four choices given, choose the one that is the nearest in meaning to the idiom/phrase printed in bold.Pain, anguish and shame come in the wake of the scandals in high places.(a) accompany (b) follow (c) characterise (d) signifyANS (b)

68. Choose the correctly spelt word in each of the sets given below:(a) Crescendo (b) Cresendo (c) Crecendo (d) CrascendoANS (a)

19. Choose the correctly spelt word in each of the sets given below:(a) Langor (b) Langour (c) Languour (d) LanguorANS (d)

20. Choose the correctly spelt word in each of the sets given below:(a) Reclammation (b) Reclaimation (c) Reclamation (d) ReclaimmationANS (c)

21. Choose the correctly spelt word in each of the sets given below:(a) Indispensible (b) Indispensable (c) Indispensale (d)IndespensabeANS (b)

22. Choose the correctly spelt word in each of the sets given below:(a) Consummation (b) Consummetion (c) Consumation (d) ConsumetionANS (a)

23. Choose the correctly spelt word in each of the sets given below:(a) Unparalelled (b) Unparalleled (c) Unparallelled (d) UnparaleledANS (b)

24. Choose the correctly spelt word in each of the sets given below:(a) Consience (b) Conscience (c) Concience (d) ConscienseANS (b)

25. Choose the correctly spelt word in each of the sets given below: (a) Manuvre (b) Manovre (c) Manoeuvre (d) Manouever ANS (c)

26. Choose the correctly spelt word in each of the sets given below: (a) Concupiscent (b) Concupisent (c) Concupicent (d) Concupescent ANS (a)

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27. Choose the correctly spelt word in each of the sets given below: (a) Bunglow (b) Bangalow (c) Banglow (d) Bungalow ANS (d)

28. Out of the four responses given, choose the one that is opposite in meaning to the word. Timid (a) awesome (b) eager (c) bold (d) critical ANS (c)

29. Out of the four responses given, choose the one that is opposite in meaning to the word. Prosecute (a) acquit (b) discharge (c) relieve (d) release ANS (a)

30. Out of the four responses given, choose the one that is opposite in meaning to the word. Amiable (a) careless (b) crude (c) crafty (d) cruel ANS (d)

31. Out of the four responses given, choose the one that is opposite in meaning to the word. Decent (a) conceited (b) wild (c) vulgar (d) ridiculous ANS (c)

32. Out of the four responses given, choose the one that is opposite in meaning to the word. Ancient (a) recent (b) urban (c) progressive (d) modern ANS (d)

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33. Choose the one that is the nearest in meaning to the word, from the four alternatives given. Wholesome (a) strong (b) healthy (c) handsome (d) valuable ANS (b)

34. Choose the one that is the nearest in meaning to the word, from the four alternatives given. Elucidate (a) express (b) expand (c) clarify (d) qualify ANS (c)

35. Choose the one that is the nearest in meaning to the word, from the four alternatives given. Inquisitive (a) curious (b) bold (c) adventurous (d) complex ANS (a)

36. Choose the one that is the nearest in meaning to the word, from the four alternatives given. Induce (a) direct (b) control (c) instruct (d) cause ANS (d)

37. Choose the one that is the nearest in meaning to the word, from the four alternatives given. Speculate (a) reflect (b) know (c) guess (d) forecast ANS (c)

38. Fill in the blanks selecting one out of the four choices provided in each case: Her ....... remark proved that she was really naive and unsophisticated (a) unparliamentary (b) uninhibited (c) ingenuous (d) indifferent ANS (c)

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39. Fill in the blanks selecting one out of the four choices provided in each case: He ....... devoted himself to the task of completing his book in time (a) ingeniously (b) assiduously (c) deliberately (d) exceptionally ANS (b)

40. Fill in the blanks selecting one out of the four choices provided in each case: Because he was a ........ he shunned human society. (a) misogynist (b) misfit (c) cynic (d) misanthrope ANS (d)

41. Fill in the blanks selecting one out of the four choices provided in each case: He was ...... in his colourful dress uniform. (a) attired (b) outfitted (c) resplendent (d) bedecked ANS (c)

42. Fill in the blanks selecting one out of the four choices provided in each case: He is not the man to permit anyone to encroach ....... his rights. (a) upon (b) in (c) into (d) against ANS (a)

43. Fill in the blanks selecting one out of the four choices provided in each case: The Govt. has in principle ..... the privatisation of power generation and its distribution in the country. (a) asserted (b) accepted (c) affirmed (d) confirmed ANS (d)

44. Fill in the blanks selecting one out of the four choices provided in each case: Candidates securing marks above seventy five percent are ..... for this scholarship. (a) worthy (b) competent (c) eligible (d) permissible ANS (c)

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45. Fill in the blanks selecting one out of the four choices provided in each case: The easier the job, the ..... you do it. (a) longer (b) later (c) faster (d) lazier ANS (c)

46. Fill in the blanks selecting one out of the four choices provided in each case: We need to take urgent action to control the ..... of the dreaded AIDS. (a) rise (b) spread (c) development (d) outbreak ANS (b)

47. Fill in the blanks selecting one out of the four choices provided in each case: I shall ..... from the bank tomorrow the money we need for our work. (a) withdraw (b) recover (c) receive (d) take ANS (a)

48. Mark the part of the sentence which has an error. If there is no error, mark 'd'. Many people are of the opinion (a)/ that the sudden outburst of the speaker (b)/ was surprising and unseemly, to say the least. (c) /No error (d) ANS (d)

49. Mark the part of the sentence which has an error. If there is no error, mark 'd'. Everything depends on him (a)/ putting the right amount of (b)/ hard at the right time, (c)/ ANS (a)

50. Mark the part of the sentence which has an error. If there is no error, mark 'd'. There is Mr. Hussain (a)/ whom they say (b)/ is the best painter in the town. (c)/ No error (d)

ANS (b)

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1. Magsaysay Award for public service for the year 2007 is- (a) Jovito R. Salonga (b) Mahabir Pun (c) Kim Sun Tai (d) Tan xhiyang Ans (c)

2. M.S. Swaminathan received (a) Magsaysay award (b) Padma Vibhushan (c) Padmabhushan award (d) all the above Ans (d)

3. Arjuna Award was introduced in (a) 1961 (b) 1969 (c) 1972 (d) 1995 Ans (a) Arjuna award is given to prominent sports persons in India.

4. Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2006 was awarded to - (a) C. Subramaniam (b) Shabana Azmi

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(c) Satish Dhawan (d) Word Health Organisation Ans (b)

5. Name the film which won Best Picture Oscars Award at the 80th Annual Academy Awards in 2008- (a) Mystic River (b) Cold Mountain (c) No Country for Old Men (d) Departed Ans (c)

6. U-Tant award is given for: (a) Contribution to east-west understanding (b) Community leadership (c) Social Service (d) Journalism Ans (c)

7. Who among the following has been awarded the Sydney peace Prize 2004 for her work in social campaigns and advocacy to non-violence? (a) Medha Padkar (b) Vandana Shiva (c) Arundharti Rai (d) Aparna Sen (e) None of these Ans (c)

8. Which film has won best Feature Film Award in the 53rd National Film Award in the year 2007? (a) Kaalpurush (b) Rang De Basanti (c) Fanna (d) Don Ans (a)

9. Doris Lessing , who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007, is from - (a) Iraq (b) Nigeria (c) United Kingdom (d) Libya Ans (c)

10. Which of the following authors won the Booker Prize for the year 2007 ? (a) Margaret Atwood (b) Anne Enright

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(c) Graham Swift (d) Ian Mc EwanAns (b)

11. The Nobel Prize winners for Medicine in 2007 is / are - (a) Mario Capecchi (b) Martin Evans (c) Oliver Smithies (d) All of the above Ans (b)

12. The Ramon Magsaysay Award winner Shanta Sinha known as (a) a campaigner for urban sanitation (b) an anti-child labour activist (c) an organiser of rain-water harvesting schemes (d) an activist for the welfare of poor rural women Ans (b)

13. The first recipient of Kalinga Prize was Ans : French physicist Louis de Broglie

14. Kalinga Prize, an International prize is awarded annually for the recognition of outstanding achievement in the interpretation and popularization of Ans : Science

15. Nehru Award is instituted for Ans : International understanding and peace

16. The scientist who was conferred with all the three national awards: Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan and Bharat Ratna Ans : Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

17. The first recipient of Gandhi Peace Prize was Ans : Dr. Julius N. Nyerera

18. In the following who was not a Miss World (a) Yuktha Mookhey (b) Aishwarya Rai (c) Priyanka Chopra (d) Sushmita Sen Ans (d)

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19. Oscar Award is associated with Ans : Cinema

20. The winner of the Jnanapeetam award for the first time Ans : G. Sankara Kurup

21. Booker prize is given to the field of Ans : Fiction writing

22. The Nobel Prizes were established by- Ans : Alfred Bernhard Nobel

23. The first Nobel Prizes were awarded in the year Ans : 1901

24. The first winner of Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology is Ans : Emil Adolph von Behring (Germany)

25.The first winner of Nobel Prize in Peace is Ans : Jean Henri Dunant (Switzerland) & Frederic Passy (France)

26. The first winner of Nobel Prize in Literature is Ans : Sully Prudhomme (France)

27. Nobel Prize award in Economics has been awarded from the year Ans : 1969

28. The first winner of Nobel Prize in Economic Science is Ans : Ragnar Frisch (Norway) & Jan Tinbergen (Netherlands)

29. The first winner of Nobel Prize in Chemistry is Ans : Jacobus H. van't Hoff (Netherlands)

30. The first winner of Nobel Prize in Physics is Ans : Wilhelm C. Roentgen (Germany)

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31. The founder of Nobel Prizes, Alfred Nobel belongs the country Ans : Sweden

32. Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar is given in which field Ans : Environment

33. Who was the second winner of ‘Jnanapeetam Award’ Ans : Tharasankar Banerjee

34. Rabindranath Tagore was the Nobel prize winner for literature in 1913. Who received the award in 1914 (a) Rudyard Kipling (c) Bernard Shaw (c) Romain Rolland (d) Nobody Ans (D)

35. The winner of Nobel Prize for literature for 2007 is Ans : Doris Lessing

36. The winner of Indira Gandhi Peace ,Integration and Disarmament Prize for 2007 is - Ans : The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

37. Kalinga Prize is awarded by (a) Indian Government (b) Orissa Government (c) SAARC (d) UNESCO Ans (d)

38. What is the highest peace time gallantry award in India (a) Bharat ratna (b) Param Vir Chakra (c) Ashok Chakra (d) Vir Chakra Ans (c)

39. The highest science award in India Ans ; S.S. Bhatnagar award

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40.Phalke award is given to persons of which field Ans : Film

41. Arjuna award is given for the excellence in Ans : Sports

42. Who was the first Indian lady actress to receive the Padma Shri Award Ans : Nargis Dutt

43. Dada Saheb Phalke award is for the contribution to Ans : Cinema

44. Who was the first Ramon Magsaysay Award winner from India Ans : Acharya Vinoba Bhave

45. The first woman to recipient of Bharat Ratna was Ans : Indira Gandhi

LIC AAO Exam Quantitative Aptitude (May 12, 2007)

1. In a division sum, the divisor is 10 times the quotient and 5 times the remainder. If the remainder is 46, the dividend is:

(1) 4236

(2) 4306

(3) 4336

(4) 5336

2. If 1.5 x= 0.04 y, then the value of (y-x) (y+x) is:

(1) 730/77

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(2) 73/77

(3) 7.3/77

(4) 703/77

3. An employee may claim Rs. 7.00 for each km when he travels by taxi and Rs. 6.00 for each km if he drives his own car. If in one week he claimed Rs. 595 for traveling km. How many kms did he travel by taxi?

(1) 55

(2) 65

(3) 62

(4) 70

4. The square root of 3 + √5 is :

(1) √3 /2 + 1/√2

(2) √3 /2 - 1/√2

(3) √5 /2 - 1/√2

(4) √(5/2) + √(1/2)

5. The mean temperature of Monday to Wednesday was 370C and of Tuesday to Thursday was 340C, if the temperature on Thursday was 4/5th that of Monday, then what was the temperature on Thursday?

(1) 36.50C

(2) 360C

(3) 35.50C

(4) 340C

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6. A certain number of two digits is three times the sum of its digits. If 45 be added to it, the digits are reversed. The number is:

(1) 72

(2) 32

(3) 27

(4) 23

7. Three years ago the average age of A and B was 18 years. While C joining them now, the average becomes 22 years. How old (in years) is C now?

(1) 24

(2) 27

(3) 28

(4) 30

8. If 2^(2x-1) = 8^(3-x), then the value of x is:

(1) -1

(2) -2

(3) 2

(4) 3

9. A man's basic pay for a 40 hours' week is Rs. 200. Overtimes is paid at 25% above the basic rate. In a certain week, he worked overtime and his total was Rs. 300. He therefore, worked for a total of (in hours):

(1) 52

(2) 56

(3) 58

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(4) 62

10. On a Rs. 10, 000 payment order, a person has choice between 3 successive discounts of 10%, 10% and 30% and 3 successive discounts of 40%, 5% and 5%. By choosing the better one he can save (in Rupees):

(1) 200

(2) 255

(3) 400

(4) 433

11. Rs. 600 are divided among A, B, C so that Rs. 40 more than 2/5 th of A's share, Rs. 20 more that 2/7 th of B's share and Rs. 10 more than 9/17 th of C's may all be equal. What is A's share (in Rupees)?

(1) 150

(2) 170

(3) 200

(4) 280

12. A, B, C started a business with their investment in the ratio 1 : 3 : 5. After 4 months, A invested the same amount as before and B as well as C withdrew half of their investments. The ratio of their profits at the end of the year was:

(1) 5 : 6 : 10

(2) 6 : 5 :10

(3) 10 : 5 : 6

(4) 4 : 3 : 5

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13. If 9 men working 71/2 hours a day can finish a piece of work in 20 days, then how many days will be taken by 12 men, working 6 hours a day to finish the work? It is being given that 2 men of latter type work as much as 3 men of the former type?

(1) 91/2

(2) 11

(3) 121/2

(4) 13

14. Three pipes A, B and C can fill a cistern in 6 hours. After working at it together for 2 hours, C is closed and A and B can fill the remaining part in 7 hours. The number of hours taken by C alone to fill the cistern is:

(1) 12

(2) 14

(3) 16

(4) 18

15. A train B speeding with 120 kmph crosses another train C running in the same direction, in 2 minutes. If the lengths of the trains B and C be 100 m and 200 m respectively, what is the speed (in kmph) of the train C?

(1) 111

(2) 123

(3) 127

(4) 129

16. River is running at 2 kmph. It took a man twice as long to row up as to row down the river. The rate (in km/hr) of the man in still water is:

(1) 8

(2) 10

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(3) 4

(4) 6

17. A merchant has 1000 kg of sugar, part of which he sells at 8% profit and the rest at 18% profit. He gains 14% on the whole. The quantity (in kg.) sold at 18% profit is:

(1) 560

(2) 600

(3) 400

(4) 640

18. A sum of money becomes Rs. 13, 380 after 3 years and Rs. 20, 070 after 6 years on compound interest. The sum (in Rupees) is:

(1) 8800

(2) 8890

(3) 8920

(4) 9040

19. A well with 14 m inside diameter is dug 10 m deep. Earth taken out of it, has been evenly spread all around it to a width of 21m to form an embankment. The height (in metres) of the embankment is:

(1) 1/2

(2) 2/3

(3) 3/4

(4) 3/5

20. A rectangular carpet has an area of 120 sq metres and a perimeter of 46 metres. The length of its diagonal (in metres) is:

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(1) 11

(2) 13

(3) 15

(4) 17

ANSWERS

1. (4), 2. (2), 3. (1), 4. (4), 5. (2)

6. (3), 7. (1), 8. (3), 9. (2), 10. (2)

11. (1), 12. (1), 13. (3), 14. (2), 15. (1)

16. (4), 17. (2), 18. (3), 19. (2), 20. (4)

First Woman in India

● Prime-Minister—Indira Gandhi● Woman (India and World) who crossed English Channel through Swimming—Arti Shah● Governor—Sarojini Naidu (U. P.)● I. P. S.—Kiran Bedi● President of National Congress—Anne Besant● Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission—Rose-William Baithu● Winner of Nobel Prize—Mother Teresa (for peace)● Awardee of Miss World—Reeta Farhia● Awardee of Miss Universe—Sushmita Sen● Mayer—Tara Charian (Madras-1957)● Minister in Central Cabinet—Rajkumari Amrit Kaur● Chief Minister—Sucheta Kriplani

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● Parliamentrian—Radhabai Subbarayan (1938)● Judge of Supreme Court—Justice Meera Sahaib Fatima Bibi● Chief Justice of High Court—Justice Leela Seth (Himachal Pradesh)● Session Judge of the Counting—Anna Chandi (Kerala)● Mountaineer who climbed (Conquered) the Mt. Everest—Bacchendri Pal● Awardee of Norman Barlog Prize—Dr. Amrita Patil● Literature who was awarded the Sahitya Akademi award—Amrita Pritam (1956)● Honoured with ‘Bharat Ratna’—Indira Gandhi● Awardee of Lenin peace award—Aruna Asaf Ali● Awardee of Jananpith Purshkar—Asha Purna Devi (1976)● Woman who reached ‘Antarctica’—Mahel Musa (1977)● Woman who reached the North Pole—Pritisu Gupta (1993)● Woman who travelled All round the world—Ujjawala Patil (1988) by Boat● Chief Engineer—P. K. Tresia Naguli● Pilot—Flying Officer Sushma Mukhopaddhyaya● Air Lines Pilot—Capt. Durga Banerjee● Commander of Boeing 737 Plane—Capt. Saudamini Deshmukh● Paratrooper of Indian Air Force—Geeta Ghosh● I. A. S.—Auna George Malhotra● First television news broadcaster—Pratima Puri● Participated in mustic programme of U.N.O.—M. S. Subbuluxmi (1966)● Woman participated in Olympic games—Meri Lila Row (1952)● Woman who won the medal in Olympic games—Malleshwari (weight lifting—Sydney)● Woman who won the Gold Medal in Asian games—Kamaljeet Sidhu (1970, 400 metre)● Woman who won the medal in Commonwealth games—Anil Ghiya and Kawal Thakur Singh (woman Doubles Badminton, 1978)● Medal winner in International Athletic Championship—Anju B. George (2003 Paris)● Grandmaster winner in Chess—Bhagiya Sri Thispey (1988)● One hundred wicket taker in International Cricket—Indulgi (1986)● Awardee of Arjun Purskar—N. Lamsden (Hockey, 1961)● Woman who made hat-trick in football—Youlandade-Suza (1978)● Awardee of Ashok Chakra—Neerja Bhanot (Posthumously)● Awardee of Sena Medal—Vimla Devi (1988)● Degree of graduation—Kadambni Ganguly (Bose) and Chandramukhi Bose (Kolkata University, 1883)● Awardee of B. E. degree—Ella-Majumdar (1951)● M.B.B.S. Degree awardee—Vidhumuti Bose and Virginia Mitter (Kolkata Medical College)● First Surgeon—Dr. Prema Mukherjee● Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank—K. J. Udesi (2003)● Chairman of NABARD—Ranjana Kumar● D. I. G. (Police)—Kanchan Chaudhry Bhattacharya● Lieutenant General—Punita Arora● Chairman of Indian Air lines—Shushma Chawla● Barrister—Cornonia Sorabji (Allahabad High Court-1923)

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● Advocate—Regina Guha● Ambassador—Vijayalaxmi Pandit (U.S.S.R.-1947)● Woman who crossed over Gibralter Strait by Swimming—Arati Pradhan● World Record in Powerlifting—Sumita Laha (1989)● Represented the nation in all three games (Cricket, Hockey and Basketball)—Shrin Khushro Kiyasa● First Commercial test Pilot of the world—Capt. Surun Darsi and Capt. Rose Lopar● Pilot of Indian Air Force—Harita Daoel● Twice scaled the Mt. Everest—Santosh Yadav● Ramon Magsaysay Prize awardee—Kiran Bedi● Heroin awarded Dada Sahaib Phalke Prize—Devika Rani Rorik● Youngest woman who scaled the Mt. Everest twice—Decky Dolma● Scientist who was awarded Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award—Ashima Chatterjee● Foreign Secretary—Chokila Ayyar● First Chief Secretary of the Country—Nirmla Buch● First Space traveller—Kalpana Chawla● Joint Director of C.B.I.—Archana Sunder Lingam● Winner of Murti Devi Prize—Pratibha Rai● Woman Contested the Presidential election—Capt. Laxmi Sahgal● Air Vice-Marshal and Air-Marshal in Indian Air Force—P. Bondyopaddhyay● Non-military Police Advisor in U.N.O.—Kiran Bedi● Revenue Secretary—Vinita Rai● Referee in Boxing—Rajia Sabnam● First woman of Indian origin who stayed for the longest time in space—Sunita William

First in India

● Census—1872● Regular Decadal Census—Since 1881● Warship Aircraft Carrier—I. N. S. Vikrant● National Nuclear Power Submarines—I. N. S. Chakra● Football Club—Mohan Bagan–1889● Hydro-electric Project—Shiv Samudram (1902)● Newspaper—Bengal Gazette (James Hikki)● Vernacular Daily—Samachar Darpan● Hindi Newspaper—Udant-Martand● Telegraph Line—Diamond Harbour to Kolkata (1853)● International Telephone Service—Mumbai to London (1851)● Television Centre—New Delhi (1959)● Colour Programme from T.V.—15th August, 1982● Silent Film—Raja Harish Chandra● Talky Film—Alam-ara● Satellite—Aryabhatta-19th April, 1975● Atomic underground test—Pokhran (18th May, 1974)● Test tube baby—1986 born baby Harsha● Country made missile—Prithvi (1988)● Antarctica mission—1982 under the leadership Dr. S. Z. Quasim

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First Person in India

Lord Lewis Mountbatten● First Governor-General of Independent India—Lord Lewis Mountbatten● Indian Governor-General of Independent India—Chakravarti Rajgopalachari● Chief of the Indian Armed Forces—General K. M. Carriappa● Field Marshall—General S. H. F. J. Manekshaw● President—Dr. Rajendra Prasad● Vice-President—Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan● Prime-Minister—Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru● Non-Congress Prime-Minister—Atal Behari Bajpai● British Governor-General of Bengal—Warren-Hastings● Space traveller—S. Leader-Rakesh Sharma● I. C. S.—Satendra Nath Tagore● Swimmer who crossed over the English channel by swimming—Mihir Sen● Raman-Magsaysay awardee—Acharya Vinoba Bhave● Novel prize winner—Rabindra Nath Tagore● President of National Congress—Vyomesh Chand Banerjee● Chairman of Lok Sabha—G. B. Mavlankar● Chief Election Commissioner—Sukumar Sen● Indian Chairman in International Court—Justice Dr. Nagendra Singh● Foreigner awardee of Bharat Ratna—Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan● Leader of the Indian Antarctica Mission—Dr. Syed Zahuv Quasim● Chief Justice of Supreme Court—Justice Hiralal J. Kaniya● Awarded with ‘Bharat Ratnas’—Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, Chakravarti Rajgopalachari, Sir C. B. Raman● Posthumally Bharat Ratna Awardee—Lal Bahadur Shastri● Person awarded Bhartiya-Gyan-Peeth Purskar—G. Shankar Kurup (Malayalam–1965)● Successful Surgeon who transplanted heart—Dr. P. Venugopal● Successful heart transplanted person—Devi Ram (1994)

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● President of National Human Rights Commission—Justice Rangnath Mishra● Hindi Literature person-awarded Bhartiya Gyan Peeth Purskar—Sumitra Nandan Pant (1968)● Indian who won the World Billiard award—Wilson Jans● Indian who won the Grammy award—Pt. Ravi Shankar● Person delivered the Lecture in Hindi in U.N.O.— Atal Behari Bajpai (1977)● Indian member in British House of Commons— Dada Bhai Naoroji (1892)● First President of Indian Science Congress—Sir Asutosh Mukherjee● Mountaineer who scaled Mount Everest 8 times—Sherpa-Augarita● Writer who was awarded ‘Vyas Samman’—Ramvilas Sharma● Indian Managing Director of World Bank—Gautam Kazi● Player awarded ‘Padam Bhusan’—C. K. Naidu● Indian players played Davis Cup—M. Salim and S. M. Jacob (Singles), A. A. Faiyaz and L. S. Dare (Doubles) (1921)● Indian player who played the test cricket—K. S. Ranjeet Single (from England)● Scientist elected for Lok Sabha—Dr. Meghnad Saha● Scientist awarded Ghanshyam Das Birla award—Prof. Ashish Datta (1991)● Literature who was awarded Murti Devi Purskar—C. K. Nagraj Rao (1993)● Person, who became High Commission in Great Britain—V. K. Krishna-Menon● Indian who was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize—Dr. Safuddin Kichlu (1952)● First Indian who contested the election for British Parliament—Lal Mohan Ghose● An Indian, appointed the judge of High Court, during the British period—Ram Prasad Ram● Indian member of Viceroy Executive Council—Sir. S. P. Sinha● Chairman of Finance Commission—K. C. Niogi● Indian member of American Congress—Deleep Singh● Bowler who made hat-trick in Test Cricket—Harbhajan Singh● Batsman who made 300 runs in test Cricket—Virendra Sehwag● First Marshal of Indian Air Force—Arjan Singh● First Indian who individually won the Gold medel in Olympic games—Abhinav Bindra● First Indian who won the Bronze medel in Boxing in Olympic games—Vijendra Kumar

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