1: Among the following which planet takes maximum time for one revolution around the Sun?
(a) Earth
(b) Jupiter
(c) Mars
(d) Venus
Correct Answer: B
2: Consider the following statements:
1. Salt-water crocodile is found in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
2. Shrew and Tapir are found in the Western Ghats of the Malabar region.
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
Correct Answer: A
3: Arrange the following in descending order of their life spans
A. Elephant
B. Horse
C. Tiger
D. Wolf
(a) A, B, C, D
(b) A, C, B, D
(c) C, A, B, D
(d) D, A, B, C
Correct Answer: B
4: The initial design and construction of which massive temple took place during the reign of Suryavarman II?
(a) Kamakhya Temple
(b) Sri Mariamman Temple
(c) Batu Caves Temple
(d) Angkor Vat
Correct Answer: D
5: In a company 60% of the employees are men. Of these 40% are drawing more than Rs 50,000 per year. If 36% of the total employees of the company draw more than Rs 50,000 per year, what is the percentage among women who are drawing less than Rs 50,000 per year?
(a) 70
(b) 60
(c) 40
(d) 30
Correct Answer: A
6: Which of the following statements about the monsoon in India is incorrect?
(a) South-West monsoon are on-shore winds
(b) North-East monsoon are off-shore winds
(c) The monsoons retreat gradually
(d) The onset of the monsoon is from West Bengal only
Correct Answer: D
7: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists :
List I---------------- List II
(Industries)--------------- (Industrial Centres)
I. Pearl fishing--------- (A) Pune
II. Automobiles---------- (B) Tuticorin
III. Ship-building----------- (C) Pinjore
IV. Engineering goods---------- (D) Marmagao
Codes:
(a) I-B, II-A, III-D, IV-C
(b) I-B, II-A, III-C, IV-D
(c) I-A, II-B, III-D, IV-C
(d) I-A, II-B, III-C, IV-D
Correct Answer: A
8: Which one of the following statements regarding the office of the Speaker is correct ?
(a) He holds office during the pleasure of the President
(b) He need not be a member of the House at the time of his election but has to become a member of the House within six months from the date of his election
(c) He loses his office if the House is dissolved before the end of its normal tenure
(d) If he intends to resign, the letter of his resignation is to be addressed to the Deputy Speaker
Correct Answer: D
9: A man jumped at a speed of 5 metres per second from a stationary boat and the boat moved off with the speed of 0.5 metre per second. How many times is the mass of the boat greater than that of the man ?
(a) 5.5 times
(b) 4.5 times
(c) 2.5 times
(d) 10 times
Correct Answer: D
10: Ten per cent of twenty plus twenty per cent of ten equals
(a) 10 per cent of 20
(b) 20 per cent of 20
(c) 1 per cent of 200
(d) 2 per cent of 200
Correct Answer: D
11: It is often said that the key to the minds of the makers of our Constitution lies in:
(a) Preamble
(b) Fundamental Rights
(c) Fundamental Duties
(d) Directive Principles of State Policy
Correct Answer: A
12: Which one of the following pairs of cities has recently been connected through a 6-lane express way ?
(a) Ahmedabad : Vadodara
(b) Dhaka : Chittagong
(c) Islamabad : Lahore
(d) Mumbai : Pune
Correct Answer: A
13: Nehru Model of Development laid greater stress on:
(a) Collective use of land
(b) Using imported seeds
(c) Agricultural development
(d) Rapid industrialisation with particular emphasis on the development of basic and heavy industries
Correct Answer: D
14: According to the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, which of the following animals cannot be hunted by any person except under some provisions provided by law?
1. Gharial
2. Indian wild ass
3. Wild buffalo
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: D
15: Which country is known as the "Land of the Morning Calm"
(a) Japan
(b) Korea
(c) Taiwan
(d) Netherlands
Correct Answer: B
16: The January isotherm taken as a basis for dividing India into tropical and sub-tropical zones is
(a) 21°C
(b) 18°C
(c) 12°C
(d) 15°C
Correct Answer: C
17: Which one of the following countries is land locked?
(a) Bolivia
(b) Peru
(c) Suriname
(d) Uruguay
Correct Answer: A
18: In which one of the following countries did hundreds of people die in year 2004 as a result of flooding and mudslides triggered by Tropical Storm Jeanne?
(A) Ghana
(B) Haiti
(C) Colombia
(D) Sudan
Correct Answer: B
19: Who among the following was the first Bhakti saint to use Hindi for the propagation of his message ?
(a) Dadu
(b) Kabir
(c) Ramananda
(d) Tulsidas
Correct Answer: C
20: Which one of the following pairs of primitive tribes and places of their in-habitation is not correctly matched ?
(a) Buksa : Pauri-Garhwal
(b) Kol : Jabalpur
(c) Munda : Chhotanagpur
(d) Korba : Kodagu
Correct Answer: D