Sample GS Pre mock test 2007

1. Consider the following statements:
1. Estate duty is also refer to as inheritance tax.
2. Capital gains tax is a tax on the gains from the
sale and Purchase of an asset.
3. The term Fiscal expenditure is also used to
refer to the costs incurred by the government
to collect taxes.
4. Congestion charges refer to fees charged
during the periods of peak,. usage of certain
facilities such as roads and parks to reduce
Congestion.
Of the above, the correct statements are
(a) 1, 2 (b) 1, 2, 3
(c) 2, 3 (d) 1, 2, 3, 4
2. Which one of the following Country has joined
united nation recently.
(a) Macedonia (b) Tuvalu
(c) Montenegro (d) Serbia
3. Pluto was discovered in 1930 by :
(a) Daniel defo (b) C. Young
(c) Clyde Tombaugh (d) Robert frost
4. Match list I with List II and Select the correct
answer using the code given below the list:-
List -I List-II
A. Laser 1. C14_ Isotope
B. Moderator 2. Write information
on compact disc
C. Radio Carbon 3. Super cooled liquid
dating
D. Glass 4. Reduces the speed
of neutrons
5. c12 - Isotope
Code:
A B C D
(a) 2 4 5 3
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 2 4 1 3
(d) 4 2 5 3
5. Consider the following statements:
1. Montenegro declared its independence in
June 2006.
2. Serbian language is spoken in Montenegro
and its Currency is Euro.
Which of the following statements given above
is/are Correct?
(a) 1 Only (b) 2 Only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) neither 1 nor 2
6. Choose the Correct Pair:
(a) Helium Nitrogen - Artificial respiration
gas Mixture for sea-divers
(b) Manganese - Air-Craft
bronze Building
(c) Thallium Bro- - Transmit Infrared
mide Crystals radiation
(d) Platinum - Dental Filling
7. Ellora Caves Contains the Rock-Cut Temples of
the following sects:
(a) Buddhist
(b) Buddhist and Jain
(c) Hindu and Buddhist
(d) Hindu, Buddhist and Jain
8. Choose the correct Pair:
Department Ruler
(a) Diwan-e-bandgan Firoj Shah Tughlag
(b) Diwan-e-mustakraj Balban
(c) Diwan-e-Kohi Alauddin Khilgi
(d) Diwan-e-Arz Muhmmad bin
Tughlaq
9. “Neel Darpan” Written by:
(a) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
(b) Ravindra nath Tagore
(c) Din bandhu Mitra
(d) None of these
10. Subhash Chandra Bose was Chairman of 1938
Congress Conference in which Indian Planning
Commission was formed who among the following
leaders headed the commission:
(a) Ram Manohar Lohia
(b) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(c) Subhash Chandra Bose
(d) Rajendra Prasad
11. Match List I with List II and select the correct
answers using the codes given below this list:
List-I List-II
(Books) (Author)
A. Sanjivani 1. Muhammed Ali
B. Socialist 2. Shyamji Krishna
Verma
C. Indian sociologist 3. Abul kalam Azad
D. Comrade 4. Krishna kumar
Mitra
5. S. AI Dange
Code:
A B C D
(a) 4 5 2 1
(b) 4 2 3 5
(c) 2 4 1 5
(d) 2 4 3 5
12. A bag Cantains 6 White and 4 black balls, two
balls are drawm at random. Find the probability
that they are one of the same colour:-
(a) 7/15 (b) 15/7
(c) 24/45 (d) 21/40
13. A Person travels from ‘A’ Point to “B” point at a
speed of 40 km/hr. and returns by increasing his
speed by 50% what is his average speed from
both the trips.
(a) 40 km/hr (b) 60 km/hr
(c) 48km/hr (d) 30 km/hr
14. A Person divides his journey into 3 equal parts
and decides to travel 3 parts with the speed 40,30
,15 km/hr respectively what is the average speed
of the journey
(a) 24 km/hr (b) 28.3 km/hr
(c) 40 km/hr (d) 20 km/hr
15. The First state in India to adopt disaster
Management Information network and Multi-
Hazand Disaster Mitigation Plan.
(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) orissa
(c) Gujrat (d) Maharashtra
16. When Plateau are enclosed by fold mountains
they are known as:
(a) Continental Blocks
(b) Dissected Plateau
(c) Intermontane Plateau
(d) Lava Plateau
17. Which among the following is a Cold ocean
Current :
(a) Kurishio Current
(b) Homboldt Current
(c) Agulhas current
(d) Gult Stream
18. An ordinance can be issued by the President:
(a) On any Subject.
(b) Subject to the same Constitutional
Limitations, as legislations by Parliament.
(c) In his individual Judgment as well as on the
advice of the Council of Ministers.
(d) At his will.
19. Consider the following statements:
1. The 9th Schedule was introduced into the
constitution by the former
Prime minister, Mrs. Indira Gandhi.
2. According to its provision any law included in
the schedule was not subject to judicial
review.
3. There are about 284 laws in the 9th schedule.
Choose the correct code:
(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2
20. Who among the following is not a recipient of the
Raman Magasaysay award:
(a) Vinoba Bhave
(b) Mother Teresa
(c) Verghese Kurien
(d) A.P.J Abdul Kalam
21. Consider the following lok Sabha benures:
1. First Lok Sabha (1952-57)
2. Ninth Lok Sabha (1989-91)
3. Eleventh Lok Sabha (1996-97)
4. Twelth Lok Sabha (1998-99)
Arrange the above in a correct sequence from
long tenure to short one:
Code:
(a) 1, 2, 4, 3 (b) 1, 2, 3, 4
(c) 1, 4, 2, 3 (d) 1, 4, 3, 2
22. Who among the following Lok Sabha speaker died
while in office:
1. G. V. Mavlankar
2. Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
3. A. S. Ayyangar
4. G. M. C. Balayogi
Code:
(a) 2, 3, 4 (b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 4 (d) 2 and 4
23. Consider the following statement.
1. Mrs. Tarja Holonen is first women president of
finland
2. Mrs. Angela Merkel chancellor of Germany is
most powerful woman of the world as per
forbes list 2006.
Codes:
(a) 1 is correct
(b) 2 is correct
(c) 1, 2 both are correct
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
24. Match the following:
List-I List-II
Separatists organisation Country
A. Zapatista army of 1. Mexico
National Liberation
B. Basque 2. Spain
C. Free Aceh 3. Myammar
D. Karen National 4. Indonesia
liberation army
Code:
A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 3
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 3 1 2 4
(d) 4 2 1 3
25. Match the following:-
List-I List-II
(Dam) (River)
A. Nagarjun sagar 1. Krishna
B. Ukai 2. Tapti
C. Hirakud 3. Mahanadi
D. Bhakra Nangal 4. Ravi
5. Satluj
Code:
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 3 4 2 5
(c) 1 2 3 5
(d) 3 5 1 4
26. Germany does not share Border with
(a) Holland (b) France
(c) Italy (d) Poland
27. Which of the following tree is known as “Axebreaker”
(a) Yerba Mate (b) Quebaracho
(c) Wattle trees (d) Parana pine
28. Match the following
List-I List-II
(Railway Zone) (H.Q.)
A. North Eastern 1. Hubli
B. South Central 2. Hajipur
C. East Central 3. Gorakhpur
D. South-Western 4. Secundrabad
Code:
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 3 4 2 1
(c) 2 3 1 4
(d) 3 4 1 2
29. Perforated states is/are is one:
(a) The state in which maximum people speak
“perfor dilect”.
(b) Performance oriented nations as recognised
by United Nations.
(c) A state whose territory is completely
surrounded by the other state.
(d) Permfrost region states of the poles.
30. Arrange the following cities from west to east
direction?
(a) Raipur, Puri, Porbandar, Nagpur
(b) Puri, Nagpur, Raipur, Porbgandar
(c) Porbandar, Nagpur, Raipur, Puri
(d) Porbandar, Raipur, Nagpur, Puri
31. Which of the following states have established
herbal parks in each district:
(a) Punjab (b) Kerala
(c) Uttarakhand (d) Haryana
32. Consider the following statement?
1. ‘Youth Sat’ is a joint satellite project of India
and USA.
2. ‘Glonass’ is a joint project of India and
Russia.
Code:
(a) 1 is correct
(b) 2 is correct
(c) 1, 2 both are correct
(d) Neither of the two is correct
33. The parliament of which of the following counties
have highest representation of women (in %
terms)
(a) USA (b) Rawanda
(c) South Africa (d) Nigeria
34. Consider the following statement
1. Ban-ki-moon is 1st Asian to become an UN
Secretary General.
2. He was defence minister of South Korea.
3. Asha Rose of Kenya is appointed as Dypty
Secretary Gereral of U.N.
Code:
(a) 1, 2
(b) 2, 3
(c) All the above
(d) None of the above
35. Consider the following statements:
1. Value added tax (VAT) is an advolarem tax
2. VAT was first introduced in USA
3. Central value added tax (CENVAT) is levied
at manufacturing stage.
Which of the above statement to is/are correct:
(a) 1, 2, 3 (b) 1, 2
(c) 1, 2 (d) 2, 3
36. Third world countries refer to :
(a) The capitalist courtiers.
(b) Countries neither in capitalist nor in socialist
block.
(c) Underdeveloped or least developed countries.
(d) Socialist countries.
37. Among the following which of the indicator is/are
similar in physical quality of life index and Human
development index:
1. Life expectancy
2. Infant mortality
3. Gender equality
4. Standard of living index
Code:
(a) 1 only (b) 1, 2
(c) 1, 2, 3 (d) 3 and 4
38. The top debtor country in the world is
(a) Russia (b) Brazil
(c) Mexico (d) China
39. Which one of the following statement is not
correct:
(a) Open market operations can be used to
support the bank rate policy.
(b) Open market operations can be used for
stablising the prices of government securities.
(c) S. L. R refers to that portion of total deposits
of commercial banks which is required to
keep with RBI in the form of liquied assets.
(d) C.R.R refers to the portion of total deposits of
commercial banks which it has to keep with
RBI in the form of cash.
40. Living cell is :-
(a) Structural unit.
(b) Functional unit.
(c) Both a and b.
(d) None of the above.
41. Which phloem element translocate food materials
from leaves to other parts of the plant
(a) Sieve tube
(b) companion cell
(c) Phloem parenchyma
(d) Phloem fibre
42. Bird flu research centre is located at
(a) Hyderabad (b) Bangaluru
(c) Bhopal (d) Ahemadabad
43. Vitamins cannot be synthesized by the cells of our
body and it must by supplied by food containing
specific vitamins which of the following vitamins is
being synthesized in our body.
(a) Vitamin B and Vitamins C
(b) Vitamin A and Vitamin D
(c) Vitamin D and Vitamin K
(d) Viamin E and Vitamin K
44. Which among the following plants are used as
“Green Manure”.
1. Sesbania aculeate
2. Dalbergia sisso
3. Crotolaria juncea
Code:
(a) 1, 2
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) All of the above
45. Consider the following:-
1. Chlorophyll II a and b are most common and
are found in all plants.
2. Plant cannot perform photosynthesis in
artificial light.
Code:
(a) Only 1 (b) only 2
(c) Both 1, 2 (d) Neither 1nor 2
46. Which one of the following statements is not
correct?
(a) Adult stem cells are found in some organs
after birth.
(b) Cryogenic technology used for preserving
stem cells.
(c) Embryonic stem cells taken from blastocyte.
(d) Embryonic stem cells have the potential to
cure diabetes only.
47. Consider the following statements :
1. ISRO was formed in 1969
2. INSAT system is one of the largest domestic
communication satellite system in the Asia
pacific region.
3. INSAT 2 A, INSAT - 2 E, INSAT-3A kalapana-
1 are in service now
Which of the following are correct :
(a) 1 alone (b) 1, 2
(c) 2, 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
48. Consider the following statement :
1. Total number of member of legislative council
cannot be more that 1/3rd that of legislative
assembly.
2. Six (6) states have legislative council.
3. 1/12th of the member of legislative council is
elected by the members of legislative
assembly.
4. Legislative council portray the federal
structure.
Choose the correct statement:
(a) 1, 2 (b) 1, 2, 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
49. Consider the following statement:
1. Right to information Act come into force in India
inOct. 2005.
2. 55 Nations already have this Act.
3. The Act makes it mandatory for the authorities
to provide information sought within 60 days of
the application
Which of the above statements given above are
correct
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
Direction : (Question 50 to 53) : study the following
information carefully and answer the question that
follow:
1. There are six friends A,B,C,D,E and F.
2. Each one is proficient in one of the games
namely Badminton, Volley-ball, Cricket, Hockey,
Tennis and Polo.
3. Each owns a different coloured car namely
Yellow, Green, Black, White, Blue and Red.
4. D plays Polo and owns a Yellow coloured car.
5. C does not play either Tennis or Hockey and
owns neither Blue nor Yellow coloured car.
6. E owns a White car and plays Badminton.
7. B does not play Tennis, he owns a red coloured
car.
8. A plays Cricket and owns Black car.
50. Which of the following combinations of colour of Car
and game played is not correct :
(a) Yellow - Polo
(b) Green - Tennis
(c) Red - Hockey
(d) None of these
51. Which coloured car is owned by F:
(a) Green
(b) Blue
(c) Black
(d) Either Green or Blue
52. Who plays Volley ball:
(a) B
(b) F
(c) C
(d) Data in adequate
Use the following set of figures to answer the
question:
7, 8,9,7,6,5,3,4,2,8,9,7,2,4,5,9,2,9,7,6,4,7
53. Hom many 7’s are proceded by 9 and followed by 6
(a) 3
(b) 2
(c) 4
(d) None of the above
54. Which figure have equal frequency?
(a) 2, 5, 3 (b) 3, 7, 5
(c) 2, 4, 5 (d) 8, 6, 5
55. Which figure has the highest frequency:-
(a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 7 (d) None of these
56. A rectangle has a perimeter of 50 meters. If its
length is 13 metres more than its breadth then its
area is:-
(a) 124m2 (b) 144m2
(c) 114m2 (d) 104m2
57. In the sequence of numbers 5, 8, 13, X, 34, 55,
89,....... The value of X is :-
(a) 20 (b) 21
(c) 23 (d) 29
58. In 1930, a person’s age was 8 times that of his son.
In 1938, the father’s age become four times that of
his son’s age in 1930, The age of the son and father
in 1940 were respectively :-
(a) 16 years, 58 years.
(b) 15 years, 50 years.
(c) 14 years, 42 years.
(d) 13 years, 34 years.
59. Consider the following statements :-
1. About 1/4th of the adult population has
HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe.
2. Zimbabwe has the highest rate of inflation in
world.
Which of the above statement is/are correct:-
(a) 1 is correct (b) 1 & 2 are correct
(c) 1 & 2 are incorrect (d) 2 is correct
60. Gangubai Hangal is associated with which Glaarana
:
(a) Jaipur (b) Atroli
(c) Banaras (d) Kirana
61. Which of the following pair is correctly matched :-
(a) Principle Scientific - Dr. R.
advisor of the Govt. Chidambaram
(b) Chairperson - Nafeesa Ali
Central Board of
Certification
(c) Chairman of Air - V. Tulsidas
India
(d) Chief managing - Vishvapati
Dir. of Indian Air- Trivedi
lines
Choose the correct code:-
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 4 (d) 2 and 3
62. Who among the following Indian has won “Booker
prize” for the first time :-
(a) Ravindaranath Tagore
(b) Kiran Desai
(c) Arundati Roy
(d) Nirmala Despanday
63. Who is the only unanimously elected U.S. President
from the following:-
(a) George Washington
(b) Abharam Lincoln
(c) John-f-Kennedy
(d) Thomas Jefferson
64. Match the following:
Part-I Part-II
A. Beijing 1. Khamer
B. Combodia 2. Kecho
C. Hanoi 3. Peking
D. Lesotho 4. Bosutoland
Code:
A B C D
(a) 3 1 2 4
(b) 3 2 4 1
(c) 3 2 1 4
(d) 4 3 1 2
65. First president of the Russian federation
(a) Joseph statin (b) Lenin
(c) Mikhail Gorbachev (d) Boris yeltsin
66. Megha Troeique is.
(a) Space craft of Russian
(b) Mission to moon by France
(c) Indo- french satellite programme.
(d) An unmanned satelite of France to study outer
atmosphere
67. First elected communist women in Asia.
(a) Ling-du (China)
(b) Gauri Amma (India)
(c) Brinda Karat (India)
(d) None of these
68. Largest chromosome (in terms of having no fo
genes) in Human is:
(a) X chromosome
(b) Y chromosome
(c) chromosome no-1
(d) chromosome no-3
69. Newly formed provinces were governed by whom
between 1947 to 1950
(a) Rajpramukh
(b) Constituent assembly
(c) Princess of the concerned province
(d) All the above
70. Wanchoo speaking people belong to
(a) Nagaland (b) Manipru
(c) Sikkim (d) Arunachal Pradesh
71. Match the following
Part-I Part-II
A. Valmiki National 1. Banglore
park
B. Kanger Ghati 2. Bihar
C. Namdhapa 3. Chattisgarh
D. Bangerghatta 4. Arrunachal
Pradesh
Code:
A B C D
(a) 2 3 4 1
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 2 4 3 1
(d) 1 4 3 2
72. Consider the following statement :
1. Blue mountain is the highest mountain peak
in Mizoram.
2. Mount saramati is the 2nd highest peak of
Nagaland.
Code:
(a) 1 is correct
(b) 2 is correct
(c) Both are correct
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
73. Match the following:
Part-I Part-II
(Books) (Author)
A. A prisoners scrap 1. Bill gates
book
B. A call to honour 2. StephenHowkins
C. Black hole and 3. L. K. Advani
the baby universe
D. Business at the 4. Jaswant singh
speed of thought
5. Chandrasekhar
Code:
A B C D
(a) 4 2 5 1
(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 1 2 5 3
74. Match the following:
Part-I Part-II
A. D.N.A. clonning 1. Mortagnier
B. C.T. scan 2. Boer andCohen
C. HIV 3. Hounsfield
D. Fibre optics 4. Kapany
Code:
A B C D
(a) 3 2 1 4
(b) 2 3 1 4
(c) 2 1 4 3
(d) 3 4 1 2
75. Match the following:
List-I List-II
(Peak) (Location)
A. Mt. Cumunism 1. Tazakistan
B. Acancayua 2. Arzentina
C. Catapoxi 3. Equador
D. Mt. Elbrus 4. Georgia
Code:
A B C D
(a) 1 3 2 4
(b) 2 1 4 3
(c) 1 2 3 4
(d) 2 4 3 1
76. An institute for the empowerment of women of
NAM countries is set up at :
(a) India (b) Cuba
(c) Singapore (d) Malasiya
77. About 10 thousand north korean believed dead or
missing due to :
(a) Ship disaster
(b) Flood
(c) Food crisis
(d) Ethnic violence
78. National fisheries development Board is set up :
(a) Kochin (b) Hyderabad
(c) Chennai (d) Kolkata
79. Consider the following statement
1. 1st NAM Summit was held at Belgrade in
1962
2. 7th NAM Summit was held in New Delhi
3. The theme of 14th NAM Summit was
“purpose and principles of NAM in the present
international jucuture”.
Choose the correct code:
(a) 1 is correct
(b) 2 and 3 are correct
(c) None of the above is correct
(d) All are correct
80. Consider the following statement
1. S.S. Tarapore committee was constituted by
finance ministry to set out the framework for
fuller captial account convertablity.
2. J.J. Irani committe was constituted by CII to
consider and give suggestions on the quota
issue in private sector.
Choose the correct code:
(a) 1 is correct
(b) 2 is corect
(c) 1, 2 both are correct
(d) Neither of the two are correct
81. Government share is highest in which of the
following companies
(a) BHEL (b) NALCO
(c) Neyveli lignite (d) ONGC
82. What is the correct sequence of medal tally in
15th Asian games 2006
(a) S. Korea, Japan Thailand, India
(b) Japan, S. Korea, India, Thailand
(c) S. Korea, Japan, India, Thailand
(d) S. Korea, India, Thailand, Japan
83. Consider the following statement:
1. The 34th national games will be held at
Hyderabad.
2. Karate was 1st time introduced in 33rd
national games at Gaudhati.
Mention the correct code:
(a) 1 alone (b) 2 alone
(c) both 1, 2 (d) Neither of two
84. Who among the following have recieved Bharat
Ratna posthumously:
(a) S. Radhakrishan
(b) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(c) Mother Teresa
(d) Dr. Rejendra Prasad
85. World’s biggest electronic solar power plant has
been set into service in which country?
(a) Sweeden (b) Denmark
(c) Germany (d) France
86. 2007. has been declared by the U.N. as year of :
(a) Planet earth
(b) Deseart and Desertification
(c) Dolphin
(d) Natural fibres
87. In sunfeast open tennis tournament held at
Kolkata, Matina Hingis won the singles title by
defeating :-
(a) Sania Mirza
(b) Zi Yan
(c) Olga Pouchkova
(d) Lisa Raymond
88. Which among the following is correctly matched :-
(a) Universal Postal - Berne
union
(b) International - Vienna
Telephone union
(c) W.T.O. - Vienna
(d) UNESCO - Geneva
89. Consider the following statement regarding
International Court of Justice :
1. It consists of 15 judge.
2. Judges are elected for 9 year terms.
3. H.Q of International Court is at Geneva.
Choose the correct code :
(a) All are correct.
(b) All are incorrect.
(c) A and C are correct.
(d) A and B are correct.
90. Which of the following script is written from Right
to left :
(a) Brahmi (b) Devnagri
(c) Sharda (d) Kharosthi
91. “Padampani” in Mahayana cult is also known as :
(a) Vajrapani
(b) Manjusri
(c) Bhoddisatta Avlokiteshwara
(d) Maitraya
92. Real founder and great ruler, of Pratihara dynasty:
(a) Bhoja
(b) Mahendrapala
(c) Mahipala
(d) Gopala
93. Who built Moti Masjid at Delhi :-
(a) Shahjahan (b) Akbar
(c) Aurangjeb (d) Jahangir
94. Arrange the Reign of Bengal Nawab
Chronologically :-
1. Mursid - Quli Khan
2. Suja - ud - din
3. Sarfaraj Khan
4. Alivardi Khan
of the above, the Correct statements one
(a) 4, 3, 2, 1 (b) 2, 3, 4, 1
(c) 1, 3, 4, 2 (d) 1, 2, 3, 4
95. Arrange the viceroy in Sequence according to
their office in British India.
1. Lord Irwin
2. Lord Wellington
3. Lord Linlithigo
4. Lord wave I
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b ) 4, 3, 2, 1
(c) 2, 3, 4, 1 (d) 1, 2, 4, 3
96. Chairman of Indian National Congress 1931 which
was held at Karanchi was :
(a) Moti Lal Nehru
(b) C. Rajgopala chari
(c) Vallabh bhai Patel
(d) None of these
97. Indian Labour Commission was constituted on the
recomondation of :-
(a) Whiteley Commission
(b) Macdownell Commission
(c) Layal Commission
(d) None of these
98. What was the Portfolio of Liyaqat Ali Khan in the
Interim government in 1946 :
(a) Foreign minister (b) Home minister
(c) Finance minister (d) Defence minister
99. When was the All India states peoples Conference
(AISPC) :
(a) June 1921 (b) May 1935
(c) Dec. 1927 (d) July 1925
100. First Cotton mill was established in which year and
where:
(a) 1854 Bombay (b) 1854 Kolkata
(c) 1875 Bombay (d) None of these
101. Who wrote Durgesh Nandini :-
(a) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
(b) Sarat Chandra Chattopadhya
(c) Satyajit Ray
(d) None of these
102. Which of the following Maratha ruler has started the
practice of assigning separate areas to maratha
Sardars?
(a) Shivaji
(b) Balaji Viswanath
(c) Baji Rao
(d) Sadashiv Rao
103. Who commented about the INC as “Microscopic
Mendicancy people” Party:
(a) Lord Curzon (b) B.G. Tilak
(c) Lord Dufferin (d) Lord Minto
104. Consider the following pairs :
1. Gopal Hari - Lokahitwadi
Deshmukh
2. Vishnu Shastri - Widow Remarriage
Pandit Association
3. Bal Shatri - Darpan
Jambekar
4. Jyotiba Phule - Prathana Samaj
5. Dadabhai -Parsi Law Association
Naoroji
Correct Codes :-
(a) 2, 4 (b) Only 4
(c) 1, 2, 5 (d) 3, 4
105. Arrange the following events in the correct
chronological order :-
1. Nadir Shah’s invasion to India.
2. Battle of Buxar.
3. 3rd battle of Panipat.
4. First Anglo mysore war.
Codes :-
(a) 1, 2, 4, 3 (b) 1, 2, 3, 4
(c) 1, 3, 4, 2 (d) 1, 3, 2, 4
106. Which connective tissue connects muscle to bone :-
(a) Tendon
(b) Ligament
(c) Yellow elastic fibre
(d) None of these
107. Match the following :-
List - I List - II
A. Exocrine gland 1. Erythrocyte
B. Dendrite 2. Mega Karyocyte
C. Blood platlet 3. Tear gland
D. Poly - cythemia 4. Nerve impulse
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 3 4 2 1
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 4 3 2 1
108. Which one of the following is a chemical change:-
1. Burning of candle
2. Freezing of water
3. Growth of plant
4. Evaporation of alcohal
Codes :-
(a) 1, 2, 3 (b) 2, 3
(c) 1, 3 (d) All four
109. Which one of the following is the unit of Luminous
intensity :
(a) Kelvin (b) Mole
(c) Candela (d) Lux
110. Which of the following are Kharif crops :
1. Sugarcane 2. Groundnut
3. Mustard 4. Barley
Codes :-
(a) 1, 2, 3 (b) 1, 2
(c) 1, 2, 4 (d) 2, 3, 4
111. Marginal land holdings indicate :-
(a) Area of land holding less than 10 hectare.
(b) Area of land holding less than 5 hectare.
(c) Area of land holding less than 1 hectare.
(d) None of these.
112. Consider the following statements :-
1. Orissa has more forest cover in terms of
percentage of its area than Chhattisgarh.
2. Keibul Lamjao, the only floating National Park
in the world is located in, Meghalaya.
Which of the above statement is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
113. Consider the following statements :
1. Africa is nine-times the size of India.
2. Africa belongs, to all four hemispheres.
3. tropic of capricorn does not pass through the
continent of Africa.
which one of the above statement is/are correct :-
(a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 2
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 2 and 3
114. In the rough outline map of a part of J & K shown
in the figure places marked A, B, C and D
represent respectively :-
(a) Anantnag, Baramula, Srinagar & Kargil
(b) Baramula, Srinagar, Kargil & Anantnag
(c) Baramula, Srinagar, Anantnag & Kargil
(d) Srinagar, Baramula, Margil & Anantnag
115. Among the following cities, which one is nearest
to the tropic of cancer :-
(a) Delhi (b) Kolkata
(c) Jodhpur (d) Nagpur



A B
D
C
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116. Consider the following statements :-
1. Basic lavas are the hottest lavas and are
highly fluid.
2. Basic lavas are poor in iron and magnesium
but rich in Silica.
3. Basic lavas usually a form of shield or dome
Volcono.
4. Volcanic bombs and Pyroclasts are not the
characteristic feature of a basic lava Volcano.
Which of these statement is/are correct :-
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (b) 1 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 4 (d) 1, 2 and 3
117. What is Simooms?
(a) Central Market places of oasis.
(b) Violent dust storms.
(c) The house of “Bindibu Tribes”.
(d) The house of Bushmen Tribes.
118. Consider the following paris (s) :-
1. Kolkata Part - Riverrine Port
2. Visakapatnam port - Deepest port
3. Chennai ports - Tidal port
Which of the pairls given above are correct:-
(a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 2
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 2 and 3
119. Match the following :-
List - I List - II
A. Multi commodity 1. Ahmedabad
Exchange (MCX)
B. National commodity 2. Indore
Derivatives Exchange
(NCDEX)
C. National Board of trade 3. Mumbai
D. National Multi Commo- 4. Delhi
dity Exchange (NMCE)
A B C D
(a) 3 2 1 4
(b) 3 3 2 1
(c) 2 3 3 4
(d) 2 1 4 3
120. Consider the following :-
1. China and India together account for about
40% of Global growth in terms of Purchasing
Power Parity (PPP).
2. India has higher current account deficit and
lower capital account balance.
Codes :-
(a) 1 is correct
(b) 2 is correct
(c) 1 and 2 both are correct
(d) Neither of the two are correct
121. Arrange the following city in descending order in
terms of FDI :-
(a) Mumbai, Bangaluru, Delhi, Channai
(b) Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bangaluru
(c) Delhi, Mumbai, Bangaluru, Chennai
(d) Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangaluru
122. Consider the following statements :-
1. India possesses the world largest reserves fo
Bamboo.
2. Central Institute of Horticulture is located at
Nagaland.
Codes :-
(a) 1 is correct
(b) 2 is correct
(c) Both 1 and 2 are correct
(d) Both incorrect
123. Highest traffic handling port in India is (in terms of
thousand tonnes :
(a) Mumbai (b) Kochi
(c) Visakapatnam (d) Chennai
124. Which among the following private companies
entered in Aviation sector in 2006.
1. Air India Express Airlines.
2. Go Air Airlines.
3. Indigo Airlines.
4. Spices jet Airlines.
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (b) 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 2 and 3
125. Grant in Aid for the development of STs, is given
under which article:-
(a) Article 338 (b) Article 275
(c) Article 343 (d) Article 278
126. Consider the following statement :-
1. FDI is higher then portfolio investment during
2005-06.
2. Ultra mega power project will be set upp at
Sasan and Mundra.
3. Accelerated power development
programme is being restructured to cover all
district H.Q and towns with a population of
more than 35,000.
Codes :-
(a) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2
(d) None of the above
127. Which of the following states has not implemented
VAT :-
1. Tamil Naidu 2. Puducherry
3. Uttar Pradesh 4. Uttarkhand
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 3 alone
(c) 2 and 3 (d) None of these
128. Under which Article of the constitution of India can
the Indian parliament can make laws under the
residuary power?
(a) Article 248 (b) Article 249
(c) Article 250 (d) Article 251
129. Freedom of the press in India:-
(a) Is specifically provided in Article 19 (1) (a) of
the constitution.
(b) Is implied the wider freedom of expression
guaranteed by Article 19 (1) (a) of the
constitution.
(c) Is guaranteed under the provisions of Art 361
(4) of the constitution.
(d) Emanates from the operation of the rule of
law in the country.
130. Which one of the following is part of the electoral
college for the election of the president of India
but does not form part of the corum for his
impeachment?
(a) Lok Sabha
(b) Rajya Sabha
(c) State Legislative Council
(d) State Legislative Assemblise.
131. The Concept of Public Interest Litigation
originated from :-
(a) The United kingdom (b) Australia
(c) The United State (d) Canada
132. Nagpur plan is linked with;-
(a) Higher yield of organes/hectare.
(b) Post - war Road development.
(c) Railway development.
(d) Government plan to put Nagpur at world map
in Industrial development.
133. Which among the following institution of world
bank is also known as "Soft loan window" :-
(a) IFC
(b) IDA
(c) IMF
(d) Indian development forum
134. The centrally sponsared Mega city scheme of
Infrastructure development was in operation in
1993-94 in five Mega cities which are :-
(a) Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hydrabad
(b) Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Ahmedabad
(c)Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad,
Banglore
(d)Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Banglore,
Ahmedabad
135. Which of the following countries are among the
world cup cricket - 2007 organising countries:-
1. Haiti
2. Jamaica
3. Antigua
4. Trinidad and Tobbago
Codes:-
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2
(c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) None of these
136. Which of the following is wrongly matched about
Sangeeta Natakak Academy Awards - 2006 :-
(a) Surendranath Jena-Odissi
(b) Munnalal Shukla - Kathak
(c) S. Narmada - Bharatnatyam
(d) Rekha Jain – Kathakali
137. Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International
Understanding 2006 is given to :
(a) Wangari Mathai (b) Maha-Chakri
(c) Lula-de-Silva (d) Desmond Tutu
138. Farm land tends to erode most rapidly when
palanted with :-
(a) Sorghum (b) Potata
(c) Wheat (d) Clove
139. Match the following:-
List - I List - II
A. Cotton 1. Madhya Pradesh
B. Gram 2. Gujrat
C. Black pepper 3. West Bengal
D. Pineapple 4. Kerala
A B C D
(a) 2 1 4 3
(b) 2 1 3 4
(c) 1 2 4 3
(d) 1 2 3 4
140. 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 /350 (d) 175/1000


170 185 180
85 78
120
175
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141. India has the largest length of boderline with:-
(a) Bangladesh (b) China
(c) Pakistan (d) Nepal
142. Consider the following statement :-
1. The ministry of home affairs is the nodal
ministry for tackling natural calamities.
2. The college of Combat is located at Deolali
(Nasik).
Codes :-
(a) 1 is correct (b) 2 is correct
(c) Both correct (d) Both Incorrect
143. Which of the following travellers visited vijaynagar
empire during krishna Deve Raya's reign:-
(a) Ibn Batuta (b) Barbosa
(c) Al-Biruni (d) Fa-Hein
144. Which of the following countries Border Caspian
Sea:-
(a) Uzbekistan, Iran, Kazakhistan, Russia
(b) Iran, Afghanistan, Kazakhistan, Russia
(c) Iraq, Iran, Kazakhistan, Russia
(d) Iran, Azerbaijan, Kazakhistan, Russia

Given below are two statements Questions from
(145-150) labeled as Assertion (A) and other
labeled as Reason (R). In the context of above two
statements which one of the following is correct;-
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct
explanation of A.
(b) Both are true and R is not correct
explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
145. Assertion (A) : Atomic radius decreases from left
to right in a given periodic table.
Reason (R) : Effective nuclear change increases
successively without any addition of a new orbital.
146. Assertion (A) : Thinkness of a Troposphere at
the equator is greatest than at the poles.
Reason (R) : Heat at Equator is transported to
great heights by strong convectional currents.
147. Assertion (A) : Art 14 extends to all persons i.e.
both citizens and Aliens, whereas Art 15 and 16
available only to citizens.
Reason (R) : Art 14 cannot be suspended during
the proclamation of Emergency under Article 352.
148. Assertion (A) : Labour participation in the Indian
nationalist upsurge of early 1930s was weak.
Reason (R) : The labour leaders considered the
Ideology of I.N. Cong as bourgeois and
reactionary.
149. Assertion (A) : The emergence of economic
globalisation does not imply the decline of
socialist ideology.
Reason (R) : The ideology of socialism believes
in universalism globalization.
150. Assertion (A): Artificial satellites are always
launched from the earth in the eastward direction.
Reason (R) : The earth rotates from west to east
and so the satellites attains the escape velocity.





Answer Key:
1. d
2. c
3. c
4. c
5. c
6. b
7. d
8. a
9. c
10. d
11. a
12. a
13. c
14. b
15. d
16. c
17. b
18. b
19. d
20. d
21. c
22. c
23. c
24. a
25. c
26. c
27. b
28. b
29. c
30. c
31. d
32. d
33. b
34. d
35. b
36. b
37. a
38. b
39. c
40. c
41. a
42. c
43. c
44. b
45. a
46. d
47. b
48. a
49. a
50. b
51. b
52. c
53. b
54. d
55. c
56. c
57. b
58. a
59. b
60. d
61. b
62. c
63. a
64. a
65. d
66. c
67. b
68. c
69. a
70. d
71. a
72. a
73. c
74. b
75. c
76. d
77. b
78. b
79. b
80. b
81. c
82. a
83. b
84. b
85. c
86. c
87. c
88. a
89. d
90. d
91. c
92. a
93. c
94. d
95. a
96. c
97. a
98. c
99. c
100. b
101. a
102. c
103. c
104. c
105. d
106. a
107. b
108. c
109. c
110. b
111. c
112. a
113. b
114. c
115. b
116. b
117. b
118. b
119. c
120. c
121. c
122. b
123. c
124. d
125. b
126. c
127. a
128. a
129. b
130. d
131. c
132. b
133. b
134. c
135. c
136. d
137. c
138. a
139. a
140. b
141. a
142. a
143. b
144. d
145. a
146. a
147. c
148. c
149. a
150. a