1.Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?
[A]Darjeeling - West Bengal
[B]Mount Abu - Rajasthan
[C]Kodaikanal - Tamil Nadu
[D]Simla - Uttar Pradesh
2. Chicken Pox is caused by
[A]DNA virus
[B]Variola virus
[C]Streptococcus
[D]Vibrio cholerae
3. Denatured alcohol is
[A]is a form of alcohol
[B]is unfit for drinking as it contains poisonous substances
[C]contains coloured impurities
[D]is sweet to taste
4. Spot the odd one from the following :
[A]Tsunami
[B]Earthquakes
[C]Windmills
[D]Cyclones
5. Which one of the following does not match?
[A]Hindu Marriage Act : 1955
[B]Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act : 1971
[C]Domestic Violence on Women Act : 1990
[D]Cruelty Against Women : 1995
6. Green Glands are associated with
[A]Reproduction
[B]Excretion
[C]Respiration
[D]Digestion
7. Of the following, which is the fastest ?
[A]CD-ROM
[B]RAM
[C]Registers
[D]Cache
8. The danger signals are red while the eye is more sensitive to yellow because
[A]absorption of red is less than yellow and hence red is visible from a distance
[B]scattering in yellow light is less than red
[C]the wavelength of red light is more than yellow light
[D]none of the above reasons
9. Which one of the following is an example for a non-economic good?
[A]Doctor's service
[B]Teacher's service
[C]Mother's service
[D]Banker's service
10. Who among the following was the First Viceroy of India?
[A]Lord Ripon
[B]Lord Curzon
[C]Lord Mountbatten
[D]Lord Canning
11. During respiration, the gases enter into the blood and leave the
same by the process of
[A]Active transport
[B]Diffusion
[C]Diffusion and active transport
[D]Osmosis
12. An alternate name for the completely interconnected network topology is
[A]Mesh
[B]Star
[C]Tree
[D]Ring
13. One of the following Chief Ministers received the Highest Civilian Award "Bharat Ratna"
[A]Lalu Prasad Yadav of Bihar
[B]Late M.G. Ramachandran of Tamil Nadu
[C]Jyothi Bosu of West Bengal
[D]Late N.T. Rama Rao of Andhra Pradesh
14. Which one of the following committee is associated with banking sector reforms in India?
[A]L.C.Gupta
[B]Narsimhan
[C]Chakravarty
[D]Kelkar
15. Prithvi Raj Chauhan was defeated in the Second Battle of Tarain by
[A]Mahmud Ghazni
[B]Muhammad Ghori
[C]Qutbuddin Aibak
[D]Yalduz
16. Heart is devoid of
[A]Cardiac muscle
[B]Involuntary muscle
[C]Voluntary muscle
[D]Smooth muscle
17. Amides can be converted to amines by the reaction named
[A]Perkin
[B]Claisen
[C]Hoffman
[D]Clemmesen
18. The first 'disabled athlete' to qualify for an able bodied event in the 2012
London Olympics in 400 metres race is
[A]Oscar Pistorius
[B]Walter Rallis
[C]Raymond Irchovich
[D]Gerald Hangovin
19. Which one of the following is not a qualitative credit control measure of the RBI?
[A]Fixing margin requirements
[B]Variable interest rates
[C]Open market operations
[D]Credit rationing
20. The original name of Nana Phadnavis was
[A]Mahadji Sindhia
[B]Tukoji Holkar
[C]Narayan Rao
[D]Balaji Janardan Bhanu
21. The soil salinity is measured by
[A]Conductivity meter
[B]Hygrometer
[C]Psychrometer
[D]Auxanometer
22. The base used as an antacid is
[A]Calcium hydroxide
[B]Barium hydroxide
[C]Magnesium hydroxide
[D]Silver hydroxide
23. Which one of the following film-actors has been conferred the Honorary
Doctorate in Arts and Culture by the Bedford University, London?
[A]Shahrukh Khan
[B]Amir Khan
[C]Saif Ali Khan
[D]Anil Kapoor
24. The 13th Five Year Plan (I believe it is a typo, wanted to ask about 12th
will be operative for the period
[A]2010-2015
[B]2011-2016
[C]2012-2017
[D]2013-2018
25. Who among the following first propounded the idea of Basic Education?
[A]Jawahar Lal Nehru
[B]Raja Ram Mohan Roy
[C]Mahatma Gandhi
[D]Dayananda Saraswati
26. Which of the following is a fungal disease?
[A]Leucoderma
[B]Eczema
[C]Ringworm
[D]Elephantiasis
27. The process which is not helpful in prevention of rusting of iron is
[A]annealing
[B]applying grease
[C]galvanising
[D]painting
28. The city of Prayag was named Allahabad- the city of Allah by
[A]Aurangzeb
[B]Akbar
[C]Shahjehan
[D]Bahadur Shah Zafar
29. The national income of a nation is the
[A]Government's annual revenue
[B]Sum total of factor incomes
[C]Surplus of public sector enterprises
[D]Exports minus imports
30. Arrange the following in chronological order :
I. Dandi March
II. Simon Commission
III. Poona Pact
IV. Gandhi Irwin Pact
[A]II, I, III, IV
[B]II, I, IV, III
[C]IV, III, I, II
[D]IV, III, II, I
31. The total population divided by available arable land area is referred to as
[A]Population density
[B]Nutritional density
[C]Agricultural density
[D]Industrial density
32. The hydraulic brake used in automobiles is a direct application of
[A]Archimedes' principle
[B]Torricellean Law
[C]Bernoulli's Theorum
[D]Pascal's law
33. The main factor which determines the balance of nature is
[A]human activities
[B]Rabit and habitat
[C]environmental conditions
[D]availability of food
34. Which one of the following though called a garden is infact, not a garden ?
[A]Vridanvan Garden of Mysore
[B]Hanging Garden of Mumbai
[C]Eden Garden of Kolkata
[D]Shalimar Garden of Kashmir
35. The Constitutional Amendment Act that has introduced safeguards
against the misuse of proclamation of national emergency is the
[A]42nd Amendment Act
[B]43rd Amendment Act
[C]44th Amendment Act
[D]45th Amendment Act
36. The earth is at its maximum distance from the Sun on
[A]January 30th
[B]December 22nd
[C]September 22nd
[D]July 4th
37. Instruments can be shielded from outside magnetic field effects by
surrounding them with
[A]Iron Shield
[B]Rubber Shield
[C]Brass Shield
[D]Glass Shield
38. Phenolics as pollutants can be removed from waste water by use of
[A]Ion exchange resin technique
[B]Electrolyte decomposition technique
[C]Reverse Osmosis
[D]Polymeric adsorbents
39. Who among the following has won the Pantaloon's Femina
Miss India World, 2012 Award ?
[A]Prachi Misra
[B]Vanya Misra
[C]Rochella Maria
[D]Sandhya Agarwal
40. The Fundamental Rights can be suspended by the
[A]Governor
[B]President
[C]Law Minister
[D]Prime Minister
41. Consider the following pairs :
Tributary Main River
1. Chambal : Yamuna
2. Sone : Narmada
3. Manas : Brahmaputra
Which one of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
[A]1, 2 and 3
[B]1 and 2 only
[C]2 and 3 only
[D]3 only
42. Find the odd one
[A]Marble
[B]Chalk
[C]Limestone
[D]Slaked lime
43. The stability of a pond ecosystem depends on
[A]microorganisms and fishes
[B]microorganisms and zoo planktons
[C]fishes and reptiles
[D]Producers and consumers
44. Which one of the following statements is not correct about India's
population as per the 2011 census?
[A]Literacy rate has gone up to 74% from 65%
[B]Kerela has the highest literacy rate
[C]Bihar has the lowest literacy rate
[D]Men outnumber women in growth of literates
45. The main reason for the growth of communalism in India is
[A]Educational and economic backwardness of minority groups
[B]Political consciousness
[C]Social inequalities
[D]Imposing ban on communal organisations
46. A form of condensation that reduces visibility and causes breathing problems is
[A]Dew
[B]Frost
[C]Smog
[D]Mist
47. The following is a pseudo-force :
[A]Centripetal force
[B]Centrifugal reaction force
[C]Centrifugal force
[D]Strong nuclear force
48. Supersonic air planes create a shock wave called
[A]Transition wave
[B]Ultrasound
[C]Transverse Wave
[D]Sonic Boom
49. Who advocated the adoption of 'PURA' model to eradicate rural poverty ?
[A]Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
[B]Sri Abhijit Sen
[C]Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
[D]Prof. A.M.Patha
50. A Retired Judge of a High Court is not permitted to practice as a lawyer in
[A]Supreme Court
[B]Any Court in India
[C]High Courts
[D]Except the High Court where he retired
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