1: Hawala transactions relate to payments
(a) received in rupees against overseas currencies and vice versa without going through the official channels
(b) received for sale/transfer of shares without going through the established stock exchanges
(c) received as commission for services rendered to overseas investors/buyers/ sellers in assisting them to get over the red tape
and/or in getting preferential treatment
(d) made to political parties or to individuals for meeting election expenses
Correct Answer: A
2: With reference to National Rural Health Mission, which of the following are the jobs of 'ASHA', a trained community health worker?
1. Accompanying women to the health facility for antenatal care checkup
2. Using pregnancy test kits for early detection of pregnancy
3. Providing information on nutrition and immunization
4. Conducting the delivery of baby
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3 Only
(b) 2 and 4 Only
(c) 1 and 3 Only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Correct Answer: A
3: Most of the desert plants bloom during night time because
(a) their blooming is controlled by low temperature
(b) they are sensitive to the phases of moon
(c) the desert insects eat away flowers during day time
(d) the desert insects are active during night time
Correct Answer: D
4: The Palghat gap providing easy access between the west and the east coasts of India lies between:
(a) The Nilgiris and the Cardamom Hills
(b) The Nilgiris and the Anamalai Hills
(c) The Anamalai Hills and the Cardamom Hills
(d) The Cardamom Hills and the Palni Hills
Correct Answer: B
5: If Amsterdam is X + 1, Montreal is X - 5, Tokyo is X + 9 and Lisbon is X, X denotes
(a) GMT
(b) The temperature as measured by the Kelvin scale to arrive at the temperature as measured by the Celsius s
(c) Base from which height and depth from the sea-level is measured
(d) The figure to be used for converting the Imperial System to the Metric System
Correct Answer: A
6: 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
7: Who among the following have been the Union Finance Ministers of India ?
1. V. P. Singh
2. R. Venkattaraman
3. Y. B. Chavan
4. Pranab Mukherjee
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 4 only
(c) 1, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Correct Answer: D
8: Which is the odd man out?
(a) POKI
(b) MIEA
(c) SOKG
(d) YUQM
Correct Answer: A
9: The Basque people who are frequently in the news for their separatist activity live in
(a) France
(b) Italy
(c) Portugal
(d) Spain
Correct Answer: D
10: Three communicable diseases prevalent in developing countries caused by unsafe drinking water and bad sanitation are
(a) acute diarrhoea, cancer and gout
(b) malaria, acute diarrhoea and schistosomiasis
(c) onchocerciasis, leukaemia and arthritis
(d) rheumatism, malaria and AIDS
Correct Answer: B
11: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists :
List I (Author)
A. Amartya Sen
B. Bimal Jalan
C. Arundhati Roy
D. Mani Shankar
List II (Book)
1. An Ordinary Persons Guide to Empire
2. The Argumentative Indian
3. The Future of India
4. Confessions of a Aiyar Secular Fundamental
(A) 3 2 4 1
(B) 3 2 1 4
(C) 2 3 1 4
(D) 2 3 4 1
Correct Answer: A
12: Which one of the following groups of items is included in India's foreign exchange reserves?
(a) Foreign-currency assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) and loans from foreign countries
(b) Foreign-currency assets, gold holdings of the RBI and SDRs
(c) Foreign-currency assets, loans from the World Bank and SDRs
(d) Foreign-currency assets, gold holdings of the RBI and loans from the World Bank
Correct Answer: B
13: Assertion (A)
Photosynthesis and vision are the phenomenon of visible light
Reason (R)
The visible light is absorbed by small particles containing chlorophylls as well as the retina of the eye
(a) if A and R both are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) if A and R both are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) if A is incorrect but R is correct
(d) if A is correct but R is incorrect
Correct Answer: A
14: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists :
List I List II
(Special Characteristic) (Name of Planet)
I. Farthest planet from the sun ------------ (A) Mercury
II. Largest planet of the solar system ---- (B) Venus
III. Planet second from the Sun in the solar system ------------ (C) Jupiter
IV. Planet nearest to the Sun -------------- (D) Pluto
------------------------------------- (E) Saturn
Codes:
(a) I-B, II-C, III-E, IV-A
(b) I-C, II-E, III-A, IV-B
(c) I-D, II-A, III-B, IV-C
(d) I-D, II-C, III-B, IV-A
Correct Answer: D
15: A rectangular piece of iron sheet measuring 50 cm by 100 cm is rolled into a cylinder of height 50 cm. If the cost of painting the cylinder is Rs. 50 per square metre, then what will be the cost of painting the outer surface of the cylinder ?
(a) Rs. 25.00
(b) Rs. 37.50
(c) Rs. 75.00
(d) Rs. 87.50
Correct Answer: A
16: Consider the following statements:
1. The National Housing Bank, the apex institution of housing finance in India, was set up as a wholly- owned subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of India.
2. The Small Industries Development Bank of India was established as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Industrial Development Bank of India.
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: C
17: Which one of the following genetic diseases is sex-linked ?
(a) Royal haemophilia
(b) Tay-Sachs disease
(c) Cystic fibrosis
(d) Hypertension
Correct Answer: A
18: The Dinesh Goswami Committee recommended
(a) the constitution of state-level election commissions
(b) List System of election to the Lok Sabha
(c) governmental funding of parliamentary elections
(d) a ban on the candidature of independent candidates in the parliamentary elections
Correct Answer: C
19: The India-Pakistan boundary line has reference to:
(a) McMohan Line
(b) Radcliffe Line
(c) Durand Line
(d) Maginot Line
Correct Answer: B
20: Match List I (Name of the Lady) with List II (Achievement) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List I List II
(Name of the lady) (Achievement)
A. Chinna Pillai 1. Winner of Neerja Bhanot Award
B. Kaveri Thakur Puraskar 2. Recipient of Stree Shakti
C. Mira Nair 3. Became the fastest swimmer in Asia at the age of 16 years
D. Yasoda Ekambaram 4. Recipient of the Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 3 2 1 4
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 3 2 4 1
(d) 2 3 1 4
Correct Answer: B