1: With reference to the National Investment Fund to which the disinvestment proceeds are routed, consider the following statements:
1. The assets in the National Investment Fund are managed by the Union Ministry of Finance.
2. The National Investment Fund is to be maintained within the Consolidated Fund of India.
3. Certain Asset Management Companies are appointed as the fund managers.
4. A certain proportion of annual income is used for financing select social sectors.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 3 and 4
Correct Answer: D
2: Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Viruses lack enzymes necessary for the generation of energy.
2. Viruses can be cultured in any synthetic medium.
3. Viruses are transmitted from one organism to another by biological vectors only.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: A
3: A suitable site of a cement plant requires proximity to:
(a) Coal and iron
(b) Limestone and manganese
(c) Limestone and gypsum
(d) Coal and gypsum
Correct Answer: C
4: 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
5: The first to start a joint stock company to trade with India were the
(a) Portuguese
(b) Dutch
(c) French
(d) Danish
Correct Answer: B
6: What is/are the importance of the 'United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification'?
1. It aims to promote effective action through innovative national programs and supportive inter-national partnerships.
2. It has a special/particular focus on South Asia and North Africa regions, and its Secretariat facilitates the allocation of major portion of financial resources to these regions.
3. It is committed to bottom-up approach, encouraging the participation of local people in combating the desertification.
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: C
7: The contribution of India's small-scale sector to the gross turnover in the manufacturing sector since 1992 has been of the order of
(a) 40%
(b) 34%
(c) 30%
(d) 45%
Correct Answer: A
8: In India, during the last decade the total cultivated land for which one of the following crops has remained more or less stagnant ?
(a) Pulses
(b) Oilseeds
(c) Rice
(d) Sugarcane
Correct Answer: B
9: There has been a persistent deficit budget year after year. Which action/actions of the following can be taken by the Government to reduce the deficit?
1. Reducing revenue expenditure
2. Introducing new welfare schemes
3. Rationalizing subsidies
4. Reducing import duty
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, 3 and 4
Correct Answer: C
10: The "Interest Rate Policy" is a component of:
(a) Fiscal Policy
(b) Monetary Policy
(c) Trade Policy
(d) Direct Control
Correct Answer: B
11: Brominated flame retardants are used in many household products like mattresses and upholstery. Why is there some concern about their use?
1. They are highly resistant to degradation in the environment.
2. They are able to accumulate in humans and animals.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Correct Answer: C
12: Who is the first Indian to win the grand-master's title ?
(a) D. V. Prasad
(b) S. V. Natarajan
(c) Vishwanathan Anand
(d) Ravi Kumar
Correct Answer: C
13: One local and another express train were proceeding in the same direction on parallel tracks at 29 km/hour and 65 km/hour respectively. The driver of the former noticed that it took exactly 16 seconds for the faster train to pass by him. What is the length of the faster train?
(a) 60 m
(b) 120 m
(c) 160 m
(d) 240 m
Correct Answer: C
14: In the eye donation, which part of the eye is transplanted from the donor ?
(a) Cornea
(b) Lens
(c) Retina
(d) The whole eye
Correct Answer: A
15: Which of the following are associated with `Planning in India?
1. The Finance Commission
2. The National Development Council
3. The Union Ministry of Rural Development
4. The Union Ministry of Urban Development.
5. The Parliament
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1, 2 and 5 only
(b) 1, 3 and 4 only
(c) 2 and 5 only
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Correct Answer: C
16: "The original structure of the Indian Constitution cannot be changed". In which of the following cases, Supreme Court of India gave this verdict?
(a) The Golak Nath case
(b) The Minerva Mills case
(c) The Kesavananda Bharati case
(d) None of the above
Correct Answer: C
17: Which one of the following is INCORRECT in respect of Parliamentary Control over the Budget?
(a) Parliament has no say in the preparation of the budget
(b) Parliament has the power to increase expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund
(c) Parliament has no power to impose a tax without the President's recommendation
(d) Parliament has no power to increase a tax without the President's recommendation
Correct Answer: B
18: With reference to the human body consider the following statements:
1. The production of somatotropin goes up when a person exercises
2. Men's testes produce progesterone
3. Women's adrenal glands secrete testosterone
4. Stress causes the adrenals to release very less amount of cortisol than usual
Which of these statements are correct?
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 1 2 3
(c) 2 3 4
(d) 1 and 4
Correct Answer: D
19: With reference to the economic history of medieval India, the term 'Araghatta' refers to
(a) bonded labour
(b) land grants made to military officers
(c) waterwheel used in the irrigation of land
(d) wasteland converted to cultivated land
Correct Answer: C
20: Which of the following presents the most significant features of Indus Valley Civilisation?
(a) Buildings with perfect arches
(b) Use of burnt mud bricks
(c) Use of sun dried mud bricks
(d) None of these
Correct Answer: B