1: A rectangle has a perimeter of 50 meters. If its length is 13 metres more than its breadth, then its area is
(a) 124 m2
(b) 144 m2
(c) 114 m2
(d) 104 m2
Correct Answer: B
2: Who among the following has the right to speak and otherwise take part in the proceedings of either House of the Parliament and to be a member of any Parliamentary Committee in India but is not entitled to vote?
(a) The Chief Election Commissioner
(b) The Comptroller and Auditor-General
(c) The Chairman of the Finance Commission
(d) The Attorney General
Correct Answer: D
3: Match the cities labelled as 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 in the given map with the names of the institutes located in these cities and select the correct answer using the codes given below the names of the institutes.
Names of Institutes
(A) Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
(B) Central Sheep Breeding Farm
(C) National Dairy Research Institute
(D) National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management
Codes:
(a) A-5, B-1, C-3, D-2
(b) A-5, B-2, C-1, D-4
(c) A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3
(d) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
Correct Answer: B
4: The Institute of Ombudsman was first established in:
(a) Norway
(b) Sweden
(c) Finland
(d) Denmark
Correct Answer: B
5: Match List-I (Indian Scientist/Scholar) with List-II (Area of work) and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists :
List I
A. C.N.R. Rao
B. Jagdish Bhagwati
C. G.N. Ramchandran
D. Ashok
List II
1. Telecommunication
2. Physics
3. Economics
4. Solid State Chemistry and Material Science
Codes :
A B C D
(a) 4 3 2 1
(b) 2 1 4 3
(c) 4 1 2 3
(d) 2 3 4 1
Correct Answer: A
6: Urea is prepared by the chemical reaction of:
(a) Ammonia and Carbon dioxide
(b) Ammonium sulphate and calcium chloride
(c) Acetamide and ethyl alcohol
(d) Chlorine and water
Correct Answer: A
7: Two cars X and Y start from two places A and B respectively which are 700 km apart at 9 a.m. Both the cars run at an average speed of 60 km/hr. Car X stops at 10 a.m. and again starts at 11 a.m. while the other-car Y continues to run without stopping. When do the two cars cross each other?
(a) 2 : 40 p.m.
(b) 3 : 20 p.m.
(c) 4 : 10 p.m.
(d) 4 : 20 p.m.
Correct Answer: B
8: The most important fishing grounds of the world are found in the regions where
(a) warm and cold atmospheric currents meet
(b) rivers drain out large amounts of fresh water into the sea
(c) warm and cold oceanic currents meet
(d) continental shelf is undulating
Correct Answer: C
9: Who among the following was a prominent leader of the Congress Socialist Party ?
(a) M. N. Roy
(b) Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi
(c) Pattam Thanu Pillai
(d) Acharya Narendra Dev
Correct Answer: D
10: The Government enacted the Panchayat Extension to Scheduled Areas (PESA) Act in 1996. Which one of the following is not identified as its objective?
(a) To provide self-governance
(b) To recognize traditional rights
(c) To create autonomous regions in tribal areas
(d) To free tribal people from exploitation
Correct Answer: C
11: If you want to see gharials in their natural habitat, which one of the following is the best place to visit?
(a) Bhitarkanika Mangroves
(b) Chambal River
(c) Pulicat Lake
(d) Deepor Beel
Correct Answer: B
12: A survey was conducted on a sample of 1000 persons with reference to their knowledge of English, French and German. The results of the survey are presented in the given Venn diagram. The ratio of the number of persons who do not know any of the three languages to those who know all the three languages is
(a) 1/27
(b) 1/25
(c) 7/550
(d) 175/1000
Correct Answer: B
13: Helium is used for respiration in deep water instead of nitrogen because:
(a) It is heavier than nitrogen
(b) It is lighter than nitrogen
(c) It mixes less in blood than nitrogen
(d) It helps oxygen burn more quickly
Correct Answer: C
14: Fat present below the skin surface in our body, acts as a barrier against
(a) loss of heat from the body
(b) loss of essential body fluids
(c) loss of salts from the body
(d) entry of harmful micro-organisms from the environment
Correct Answer: A
15: If 15 pumps of equal capacity can fill a tank in 7 days, then how many extra pumps will be required to fill the tank in 5 days?
(a) 6
(b) 7
(c) 14
(d) 21
Correct Answer: A
16: Which one of the following will take place when a watch based on oscillating spring is taken to a deep mine?
(a) It will become slow
(b) it will become fast
(c) It will indicate the same time as on earth
(d) It will stop working
Correct Answer: A
17: The plan of Sir Stafford Cripps envisaged that after the Second World War
(a) India should be granted complete independence
(b) India should be partitioned into two before granting independence
(c) India should be made a republic with the condition that she will join the Commonwealth
(d) India should be given Dominion status
Correct Answer: D
18: When the Chief Justice of a High Court acts in an administrative capacity, he is subject to
(a) the writ jurisdiction of any of the other judges of the High Court
(b) special control exercised by the Chief Justice of India
(c) discretionary powers of the Governor of the state
(d) special powers provided to the Chief Minister in this regard
Correct Answer: C
19: Assertion (A) :
Large cold storage plants use ammonia as refrigerant while domestic refrigerators use chlorofluorocarbons.
Reason (R) :
Ammonia can be liquefied at ambient temperatures at low pressures.
(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Correct Answer: A
20: In which one of the following areas does the State Government NOT have control over its local bodies ?
(a) Citizen's grievances
(b) Financial matters
(c) Legislation
(d) Personnel matters
Correct Answer: D