1: Consider the following :
1. Rice fields
2.Coal mining
3. Domestic animals
4.Coal mining Wetlands
Which of the above are sources of methane, a major greenhouse gas?
(a) 1 and 4 only
(b) 1, 2 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Correct Answer: D
2: What does the 104th Constitution Amendment Bill relate to ?
(a) Abolition of Legislative Councils in certain States.
(b) Introduction of dual citizenship for persons of Indian origin living outside India.
(c) Providing quota to socially and educationally backward classes in private educational institutions.
(d) Providing quota for religious minorities in the services under the Central Government.
Correct Answer: C
3: What is basic to religion ?
(a) Idol worship
(b) Belief in the supernatural element
(c) Priesthood
(d) Life after death
Correct Answer: B
4: Where is the headquarters of Animal Welfare Board of India located?
(a) Kolkata
(b) Chennai
(c) Ahmedabad
(d) Hyderabad
Correct Answer: B
5: Who of the following scientists proved that the stars with mass less than 1.44 times the mass of the Sun end up as White Dwarfs when they die?
(a) Edwin Hubble
(b) S. Chandrashekhar
(c) Steven Weinberg
(d) Stephen Hawking
Correct Answer: B
6: Which of the following was the main reason of the downfall of Mauryan empire ?
(a) Weak successors of Ashoka who could not control the empire properly
(b) Religious policy of Ashoka
(c) Ashoka maintained friendly relations with his neighbours
(d) None of the above
Correct Answer: A
7: Match List-1 with List-II and select the correct, answer using the code given below the lists :
List-I
A. E.C.G. Sudarshan
B. V. Shanta
C. T.N. Krishnan
D. Mahesh Dattani
List-II
1. Theatre
2. Violin
3. Research in Physics
4. Cancer treatment
5. Water-harvesting
(A) 2 4 5 1
(B) 3 1 2 4
(C) 3 4 2 1
(D) 2 1 5 4
Correct Answer: A
8: Most guitarists are bearded males. If A represents all males, B represents bearded males and C represents all male guitarists, then the correct diagram for their relation (shaded portion) is
Correct Answer: A
9: which of the following pairs in respect of correct Power generation in India is/are correctly matched ?
(Rounded Figure)
1. Installed electricity generation capacity : 100000 MW
2. Electricity generation : 660 billion kWh
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: B
10: A car is running on a road at a uniform speed of 60 km/hr. The net resultant force on the car is:
(a) Driving force in the direction of car's motion
(b) Resistance force opposite to the direction of car's motion
(c) An inclined force
(d) Equal to zero
Correct Answer: D
11: The Upanishads are collectively known as
(a) Vedangas
(b) Vedanta
(c) Sruti
(d) Smriti
Correct Answer: C
12: People drinking water from a shallow hand pump are likely to suffer from all of the following diseases except
(a) Cholera
(b) Typhoid
(c) Jaundice
(d) Fluorosis
Correct Answer: D
13: In the area covered under the Panchayat (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996, what is the role/power of Gram Sabha?
1. Gram Sabha has the power to prevent alienation of land in the Scheduled Areas.
2. Gram Sabha has the ownership of minor forest produce.
3. Recommendation of Gram Sabha is required for granting prospecting licence or mining lease for any mineral in the Scheduled Area.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: B
14: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists :
List-I List-II
(Person) (Organization / Area of work)
A. Chandra 1. Advertising
B. Amrita Patel 2. Banking
C. Indra Nooyi 3. Dairy Development
D. Piysuh Pandey 4. Pepsi Co.
A B C D
(a) 2 1 4 3
(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 2 3 4 1
(d) 4 1 2 3
Correct Answer: C
15: Which of the following crops is a tropical monsoon crop?
(a) Rice
(b) Wheat
(c) Ragi
(d) Jowar
Correct Answer: A
16: The Indian patriot, who died in jail due to hunger strike, was:
(a) S. C. Bose
(b) Bhagat Singh
(c) Jatin Das
(d) Bipin Chandra Pal
Correct Answer: C
17: Virtual water trade is being looked at by experts as a solution the world's water crisis. What does virtual water (VW) imply?
(a) Volume of heavy water required to replace ordinary water.
(b) Volume of water required to produce a commodity or service.
(c) Volume of water saved by using rainwater harvesting
(d) Volume of water utilized by an effective flood control.
Correct Answer: B
18: Three ladies X, Y and Z marry three men A, B and C. X is married to A, Y is not married to an engineer, Z is not married to a doctor, C is not a doctor and A is a lawyer. Then which of the following statements is correct?
(a) Y is married to C who is an engineer
(b) Z is married to C who is a doctor
(c) X is married to a doctor
(d) None of these
Correct Answer: D
19: If the diameter of a cycle wheel is 3 ft, then the number of complete rotations that the wheel will make in covering a distance of 30 ft is:
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
Correct Answer: B
20: Consider the following statements:
1. The Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959 exempts several posts from disqualification on the grounds of Office of Profit.
2. The above-mentioned Act was amended five times.
3. The term Office of Profit is well-defined in the Constitution of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: A