1: Magasthenes visited the court of:
(a) Ashoka
(b) Harsha
(c) Chandragupta Maurya
(d) Vikramaditya
Correct Answer: C
2: Arrange the following in a chronological order:
(i) Surat Split
(ii) Formation of Muslim League
(iii) Partition of Bengal
(iv) Regulating Act
(a) (i). (ii), (iii), (iv)
(b) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
(c) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
(d) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
Correct Answer: B
3: Which of the following has/have shrunk immensely/dried up in the recent past due to human activities ?
1. Aral Sea
2. Black Sea
3. Lake Baikal
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 2 only
(d) I and 3
Correct Answer: D
4: Consider the following countries:
1. Switzerland
2. Malta
3. Bulgaria
Which of the above are members of European Union?
(a) 1 & 2
(b) 1 & 3
(c) 2 & 3
(d) 1, 2, 3
Correct Answer: C
5: Which Schedule of the Constitution of India contains special provisions for the administration and control of Scheduled Areas in several States?
(a) Third
(b) Fifth
(c) Seventh
(d) Ninth
Correct Answer: B
6: The following table shows the per cent change in the amount of sales (in rupees) at different retail stores in a given neighbourhood market in the period 1993 to 1995 :
If the sales at Anshu store amounted to Rs. 8 lakhs in 1993, then the amount of sales (in lakhs of rupees) at that store in 1995 was
(a) 7.92
(b) 8.00
(c) 8.80
(d) 9.68
Correct Answer: A
7: Who among the following was a revolutionary who later turned into a yogi and philosopher ?
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(b) Aurobindo Ghosh
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Agarkar
Correct Answer: B
8: Which of the following is not related to the Gandhara School of Art?
(a) Ellora
(b) Ajanta
(c) Khajuraho
(d) Elephanta
Correct Answer: C
9: Which one of the following does not contain silver?
(a) German silver
(b) Lunar caustic
(c) Horn Silver
(d) Ruby silver
Correct Answer: A
10: In the year 2008, which one of the following conducted a complex scientific experiment in which sub-atomic particles were accelerated to nearly the speed of light?
(a) European Space Agency
(b) European Organization for Nuclear Research
(c) International Atomic Energy Agency
(d) National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Correct Answer: B
11: Which one of the following is responsible for the preparation and presentation of Union Budget to the Parliament ?
(a) Department of Economic Affairs
(b) Department of Financial Services
(c) Department of Expenditure
(d) Department of Revenue
Correct Answer: A
12: The length, breadth and height of a room are 1, b and h respectively. The perimeter of the ceiling expressed as a percentage of the total area of the four walls is
(a) 100 h
(b) 100/h
(c) h
(d) h/100
Correct Answer: B
13: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists :
List I (Person)
A. Ela Bhatt
B. Mahashweta Devi
C. Ebrahim Alkazi
D. Vijay Govindarajan
List-II (Area of work)
1. Theatre training
2. Womens labour sector
3. Management teaching
4. Literrateur and Social Worker for the country's tribal communities
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 3 1 4 2
(b) 2 4 1 3
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 2 1 4 3
Correct Answer: B
14: The process by which metal surface is coated with thin layer of zinc is called:
(a) Vulcanising
(b) Galvanising
(c) Electroplating
(d) None of these
Correct Answer: B
15: Three of the following criteria have contributed to the recognition of western Ghats-Sri Lanka and Indo-Burma regions as hotspots of biodiversity:
1. Species richness
2. Vegetation density
3. Endemism.
4. Ethno-botanical importance
5. Threat perception
6. Adaptation of flora and fauna to warm arid humid conditions
Which three of the above are correct criteria in this context?
(a) 1, 3 and 5
(b) 3, 4 and 6
(c) 1, 2 and 6
(d) 2, 4 and 6
Correct Answer: A
16: A train completes a journey with a few stoppages in between at an average speed of 40 km per hour. If the train had not stopped anywhere, it would have completed the journey at an average speed of 60 km per hour. On an average, how many minutes per hour does the train stop during the journey?
(A) 18 minutes per hour
(B) 15 minutes per hour
(C) 20 minutes per hour
(D) 10 minutes per hour
Correct Answer: C
17: The time taken by the sun to revolve around the centre of our galaxy is
(a) 25 million years
(b) 100 million years
(c) 250 million years
(d) 500 million years
Correct Answer: C
18: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists :
List I------------------------List II
(Persons)----------------------(Journals)
I. Shyamji Krishna Varma------(A) Bande Mataram
II. Madame Bhikaji Cama-------(B) Indian Sociologist
III. Annie Besant--------------(C) The Talwar
IV. Aurobindo Ghosh-----------(D) Commonweal
Codes:
(a) I-B, II-C, III-D, IV-A
(b) I-C, II-B, III-A, IV-D
(c) I-B, II-C, III-A, IV-D
(d) I-C, II-B, III-D, IV-A
Correct Answer: A
19: Which of the following was mainly responsible for the transfer of power by the British to India on August 15, 1947 ?
(a) Cabinet Mission Plan
(b) Attlee Declaration
(c) Simon Commission Plan
(d) Mountbatten Declaration
Correct Answer: D
20: Which one of the following pairs of folk dance forms and states is not correctly matched ?
(a) Korku : Maharashtra
(b) Jhummar : Haryana
(c) Thali : Himachal Pradesh
(d) Mukna : Manipur
Correct Answer: A