Full Length GS Questions for UPSC ,BPSC,JPSC main Exam 2011

1.Critically examine India-US strategic relationship. Do you think that India necessarily should keep a healthy relationship with the US?

2.    Discuss India’s ties with the other developed countries of the world.

3.    Examine the recent development of India-Bangladesh boundary dispute. Will the dispute end forever or the recent solution to the dispute is just another beginning?

4.    China became Russia’s biggest trading partner in 2011. Will it have any impact on India-China bilateral trade targets?

5.    Comment on BRICS 2011 declaration. How do you foresee BRIC after becoming BRICS by adding South Africa to its member countries list?

6.    What are challenges before the Indian economy that threatened to lower the economic growth of India? What measures does the RBI suggest to deal with these challenges?

7.    Bring out the main features of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, Durban 2011.

8.    Discuss the progress of e-governance in India.

9.    Discuss the differences in the capacity and process of storing data among the data storage devices namely CD, floppy, pen drive and hard disc.

10.    What is All India Computer Saksharta Mission? How far is it successful in the practical field?

11.    Examine Fourth-Generation Communications System. What are its different objectives?

12.    Comment on the growing Human-computer Interaction.

Model Question Paper for JPSC,BPSC,GS Paper - I of the IAS Main Exam 2011

Time Allowed: Three Hours

Maximum Marks: 300

Candidates should attempt ALL questions strictly in accordance with the instructions given under each question.

1.    Answer the following (in about 250 words for each answer):   20x2= 40

(a)    What is the meaning of ethnicity? Which way has ethnicity affected the Indian polity?

(b)    Which measures would you suggest to make RTI effective and operative?

2.    Answer any TWO of the following in about 150 words each:    12x2= 24

(a)    Who established the Arya Samaj? What were its objectives?

(b)    Trace the different phases of peasant movements in India.

(c)    Analyse the growth of Indian Civil Services till the passing of the government of India Act 1919. Discuss the various aspects of the changes introduced to it by this Act.

3.    Answer any TWO of the following in about 150 words each:    12x2= 24

(a)    Describe the main characteristics of the tropical rain forests in India. How do they contribute to the ecosystem of India?

(b)    Comment on the current genetic diversity on the basis of the demographic history of India.

(c)    Identify the ecologically sensitive areas (ESAs) along the Western Ghats, and suggest how to manage them.

4.    Answer any TWO of the following in about 150 words each:    12x2= 24

(a)    Can the President of India overrule any of the provisions of the Indian Constitution? Explain the constitutional provisions in this regard.

(b)    Centre has absolute veto over states in India. Give sufficient reasons to support this statement.

(c)    Elaborate and comment on double jeopardy.

5.    Write brief but precise notes on any SIX of the Following. Your answer should not exceed 50 words in each case.  5x6= 30

(a)    Emissions of atmospheric compounds

(b)    Aborigines

(c)    Biodiversity

(d)    La Nina

(e)    International Date Line

(f)    Natural Vegetation of India

(g)    Nomadic Tribes

6.    Answer any THREE of the following in about 150 words each:  12x3=36

(a)    Bring out the powers and responsibilities attached to the Protem speakers.

(b)    Enlist the factors responsible for the disintegration of the Mughal Empire? Do you think that the Rajput policy of the Mughal Emperors contributed in the disintegration of the Empire?

(c)    Discuss the main dance forms of India.

(d)    Why was the Janani Shishu Suraksha yojana launched? Elaborate its scope.

7.    Answer any FIVE of the following in about 150 words each:  12x5= 60

(a)    How has the post-1991 liberalisation affected the financial relations between the centre and states?

(b)    What is meant by Fiscal Policy and Monetary policy? How are they used to control inflation?

(c)    Assess the significance of natural resources in the economic development of India.

(d)    What is disaster management? Discuss the pros and cons of the existing system of disaster management and suggest measures to improve the system to tackle natural disaster better.

(e)    Is National Literacy Mission successful in India?

(f)    How do you Calculate National Income? Discuss its different methods.

8.    Answer each of the following, briefly but precisely. Each answer should be less than 50 words. 5x6= 30

(a)    You arrive first at the scene where an ATM outlet had just undergone a robbery. What emergency measures should you immediately and safely adopt?

(b)    What ways do you suggest to lower down food inflation in India?

(c)    What is Carbon footprint? How is it measured?

(d)    What are the salient features of a Special Economic Zone (SEZ)?

(e)    Bring out the controversy of the Koodankulam Nuclear Power project. What is your opinion on the controversy?

(f)    What are the challenges before the Indian economy to maintain itself as the second fastest growing economy in the world?

9.    Write brief notes on each of the following, in about 20 words each: 2x8=16

(a)    NASA’s Kepler Mission

(b)    India’s Foreign Exchange Reserves

(c)    SABLA

(d)    Independent Evaluation Office

(e)    Sterlite Project

(f)    Prithvi – II

(g)    G-24

(h)    Nationwide come and play scheme

10.    Who are the following and why have they been in the news recently? (Each answer should not exceed 20 words) 2x8= 16

(a)    Helle Thorning-Schmidt

(b)    Justice Soumitra Sen

(c)    Dominique Strauss-Kahn

(d)    Lobsang Sangay

(e)    Mrinal Pande

(f)    Rajiv Takru

(g)    Dr S S Sidhu

(h)    Pauline Nyiramasuhuko

Former JPSC Governing Body Celeberates Diwali in Jail

This year several high profile people's of Jharkhand celleberated dewali behind bars.

The guest includes Former CM of Jharkhand Chaibasa MP Madhu Koda who is facing multi crore bribe charges ,former Chairman of JPSC Dilip Prasad, former members of JPSC Shanti Devi, Gopal Prasad Singh and Alice Usha Rani Singh, are the new inmates of the Ranchi jail who have been arrested by the State Vigilance Bureau on charges of corruption in the recruitment process of JPSC. 

"No special programme has been organised for inmates this time. The food menu will be same for the inmates. We have made some lighting arrangements, but it will not be a grand celebration," said Jail Superintendent of Birsa Munda Central Jail DK Pradhan. "Lakshmi Puja will be performed by jail staffs at the administrative side; besides that, there are no special arrangements," said Pradhan, adding that the inmates could also perform Puja inside their respective cells.

UPPSC cut off Marks for the Combined State/Upper Sub. Services (Pre.) Exam. 2010.

Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission(UPPSC) has revealed the Revised cut off  Marks of Last Selected Candidate (Category-Wise) for the Combined State/Upper Sub. Services (Pre.) Exam. 2010.

CATEGORY                                                             MARKS OF LAST SELECTED CANDIDATE
EXECUTIVE GROUP
General                                                                    334.47
SC                                                                           284.09
ST                                                                            214.12
OBC                                                                        334.50

HORIZONTAL CATEGORY

DEPENDENT OF FREEDOM FIGHTER                                  340.90
PHYSICALLY HANDICAPED IMPAIRED VISION (PH1)     273.50
IMPAIRED HEARING (PH2)                                                     209.76
LOCOMOTOR OR CEREBRAL PALSY (PH3)                        310.47
EX-SERVICE MAN                                                                   202.05
FEMALE                                                                                     303.37

HORTICULTURE GROUP

General                                                                   251.91
SC                                                                          247.44
OBC                                                                       251.91
HORIZONTAL CATEGORY
FEMALE                                                                183.43

UPPSC QUESTION PAPER GENERAL STUDIES-2011-SOLVED

1.  Which among the following is the largest software company in India ?

(a) Infosys

(b) TCS

(c) WIPRO

(d) HCL Tech

Ans: (b)

2. Which one of the following is different from the others from the point of view of ownership ?

(a) LIC Policy

(b) Bank Fixed Deposit

(c) Kisan Vikas Patra

(d) Debenture of a Company

Ans:

3. In the Union Budget 2011 - 12, the effective rate of interest for fanners on timely repayment of the bank loan is

(a) 7 percent

(b) 6 percent

(c) 4 percent

(d) 3 percent

Ans: (c)

4. 'Athapoo ' is associated with which of the following festivals ?

(a) Dol Yatra

(b) Onam

(c) Pongal

(d) Vishwakarma Puja

Ans: (b)

5. Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the code given below:

List - I                                          List - II 

A. Pandit Durgalal                       1. Instrumental Music 

B. Lalgudi Jayaraman                  2. Dance 

C. Bala Murali  Krishna                3. Painting 

D. Amrita Shergil                         4. Vocal Music

Code:

       A  B  C  D 

(a)  2  1  4   3 

(b)  1  2  4   3 

(c)  3  1   2  4

(d)  2  4   3  1 

Ans: (a)

6. South Indian festival of 'Onam' is associated with which of the following ?

(a) Ram's victory over Rawan

(b) Durga's killing of Mahishasur

(c) Shiva Shakti

(d) Mahabali

Ans: (d)

7. Which of the following crops are grown mainly in the irrigated areas during Zaid ?

(a) Arhar and Gram

(b) Moong and Urad

(c) Rice and Millets

(d) Maize and Groundnut

Ans:

8. The largest producer of Sugar in India is

(a) Bihar

(b) Karnataka

(c) Maharashtra

(d) Uttar Pradesh

Ans: (c)

9. Which of the following authority sanctions foreign exchange for the import of goods ?

(a) Any Nationalised Bank

(b) Exchange Bank

(c) Reserve Bank of India

(d) Ministry of Financer

Ans:

10. A letter of credit has to be produced by

(a) an exporter

(b) an importer

(c) custom authorities

(d) shipping company

Ans:

11. Which organisation promotes the foreign trade ?

(a) ECGC

(b) MMTC

(c) STC

(d) All of the above

Ans:

12. The main source of fund for the National Highway Authority of India is

(a) Cess

(b) Foreign assistance

(c) Market borrowings

(d) Budgetary support of Union Government

Ans:

13. Golden rice has the highest quantity of

(a) Vitamin A

(b) Vitamin B

(c) Vitamin C

(d) Vitamin K

Ans: (a)

14. Which one of the following is useful in the treatment of scurvy disease ?

(a) Mango

(b) Papaya

(c) Aonla

(d) Ber

Ans: (c)

15. MODVAT is related to

(a) Excise duty

(b) Value Added Tax (VAT)

(c) Wealth Tax

(d) Income Tax

Ans: (b)

16. More than one-third of the crude steel production of the world comes from

(a) China

(b) Japan

(c) Russia

(d) U.S.A.

Ans: (a)

17. The Sun City is located in

(a) Italy

(b) Japan

(c) Mexico

(d) South Africa

Ans: (d)

18. The correct descending order of the leading producers of milk is

(a) China, India, Russia, U.S.A.

(b) India, U.S.A., China, Russia

(c) U.S.A., India, China, Russia

(d) India, China, U.S.A., Russia

Ans: (b)

19. Match List - I and List - II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists: 

List - I                                                  List - II

(Iron-Steel Centre)                             (Country)

A. Hamilton                                        1. China

B. Birmingham                                   2. Canada 

C. Essen                                            3. U.K. 

D. Anshan                                          4. Germany

Code:                     

        A   B   C   D

(a)   4   3    1   2    

(b)   2   1    4   3

(c)   2   3    4   1

(d)   3   4    2   1

Ans: (c)

20. Import procedure begins with

(a) Indent

(b) Mate's receipt

(c) Marine insurance

(d) Shipping bill

Ans:

21. Private Sector Mutual Funds in india were permitted in

(a) 1964

(b) 1993

(c) 1994

(d) 2001

Ans: (b)

22. The State known as 'Garden of Spices' is

(a) Karnataka

(b) Kerala

(c) Maharashtra

(d) Tamil Nadu

Ans: (b)

23. In India two largest producers of coal (2008 -09) are

(a) Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh

(b) Chhattisgarh and Orissa

(c) Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand

(d) Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh

Ans:

24.  Which of the following towns lie in the National Capital Region ?

1. Ambala

2. Khurja

3. Karnal

4. Rohtak

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

Code:

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 3 and 4 only

(c) 1, 2 and 3 only

(d) 2, 3 and 4 only

Ans: (d)

25. Coolgardie lies in the Australian province of

(a) New South Wales

(b) Northern Territory

(c) Queensland

(d) Western Australia

Ans: (d)

26.  Match List - I and List - II and select the correct answer from the code given below: 

List - I (Lake)

A. Erie 

B. Michigan 

C. Ontario 

D. Superior

List - II (City) 

1. Duluth 

2. Detroit 

3. Gary 

4. Hamilton

Code:

       A   B    C   D

(a)   2    1   4   3

(b)   1    3   2   4

(c)   4    2    3   1

(d)   2    3   4   1

Ans:

27.  In India the State with the largest area under very dense forests is 

(a)  Arunachal Pradesh 

(b) Madhya Pradesh 

(c) Maharashtra 

(d) Orissa

Ans:

28.  Which one of the following does NOT lie in Maharashtra ?

(a) Balaghat Range

(b) Harishchandra Range

(c) Mandav Hills

(d) Satmala Hills

Ans:

29. Which one of the following is NOT the port town of Gujarat ?

(a) Jamnagar

(b) Okha

(c) Porbandar

(d) Veraval

Ans:

30.  Who among the following has been awarded the prestigious Abel Prize for the year 2011 ?

(a) Isadore M. Singer

(b) John Griggs Thompson

(c) John Willard Milnor

(d) Peter D. Lax

Ans: (c)

31. Assertion (A): Kerala stands first in terms of human development index.

Reason (R) : Its unemployment rate is the highest in the country.

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

Code:

(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A).

(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Ans:

32. Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?

(a) Koyali - Gujarat

(b) Nagapattinam- Andhra Pradesh

(c) Numaligarh - Assam

(d) Manali - Tamil Nadu 

Ans:

33. Arrange the following States of India in descending order of their forest-area and select the correct answer from the code given below:

1. Andhra Pradesh

2. Arunachal Pradesh

3. Chhattisgarh

4. Orissa

Code:

(a) 1, 3, 4, 2 

(b) 1, 2, 3, 4

(c) 4, 3, 1, 2 

(d) 2, 1, 4, 3

Ans:

34. According to the World Bank's Global Development Finance Report 2010 the correct descending order of the world's five most indebted countries is

(a) Russia, Brazil, China, Turkey, India

(b) Russia, China, Turkey, Brazil, India

(c) Russia, China, Brazil, India, Turkey

(d) Russia, Brazil, India, China,Turkey

Ans:

35. In February 2011 India International Youth Film Festival was held in

(a) Hyderabad

(b) Kolkata

(c) Mumbai

(d) New Delhi

Ans: (d)

36. At the 83rd Oscar Awards the best film award was won by

(a) Black Swan

(b) The Fighter

(c) The King's Speech

(d) The Social Network 

Ans: (c)

37. The foundation stone of the third Indian Research Centre in Antarctica was laid by the name of

(a) Sarswati

(b) Bharti

(c) Anweshan

(d) Yamnotri

Ans: (b)

38. The author of the book "The Emperor of All Maladies A Biography of Cancer", for which 2011 Pulitzer Prize has been awarded, is

(a) Farid Zakariya

(b) Geeta Anand

(c) Jhumpa Lahiri

(d) Siddhartha Mukherjee

Ans: (d)

39. Who among the following film actors was given Mother Teresa Award in March 2011 ?

(a) Prem Chopra

(b) Rajesh Khanna

(c) Shammi Kapoor

(d) Shatrughan Sinha

Ans: (a)

40. Which one of the following Indian States has recently signed a $220 million agreement with the World Bank ?

(a) Bihar

(b) Kerala

(c) Maharashtra

(d) Tamil Nadu

Ans: (a)

41. India has recently signed Comprehensive Economic Co-operation Agreement with

(a) Indonesia

(b) Malaysia

(c) Saudi Arabia

(d) Vietnam

Ans:

42. Which one of the following districts of Uttar Pradesh has the highest literacy rate as per the provisional figures of 2011 Census?

(a) Gautambuddh Nagar

(b) Ghaziabad

(c) Kanpur Nagar

(d) Lucknow

Ans: (b)

43. Thumri Singer Girija Devi belongs to

(a) Banaras Gharana

(b) Agra Gharana

(c) Kirana Gharana

(d) Lucknow Gharana

Ans: (a)

44. Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the code given below: 

List - I (District)              List - II (Headquarters)

A. Jalaun                        1. Akbarpur

B. Kanpur Dehat             2. Navgarh 

C. Sant Ravidas Nagar   3. Padrauna 

D. Kushinagar                4. Orai 

Code: 

       A      B      C      D 

(a)   4      1       2      3

(b)   4      3       2      1

(c)   2      1       3      4 

(d)   1      2       4      3

Ans: (a)

45. The first Woman General Secretary of SAARC, elected in January 2011, comes from

(a) Bangladesh

(b) Sri Lanka

(c) Maldives

(d) Bhutan

Ans: (c)

46. The 18th Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhawana Award has been given to

(a) Shabana Azmi

(b) Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

(c) Javed Akhtar

(d) None of the above

Ans: (b)

47. India in February 2011 signed Free Trade Agreement with

(a) Australia

(b) Indonesia

(c) Japan

(d) South Korea

Ans: (c)

48. Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the code given below :

List - I (City)     List - II (Aerodrome)

A. Lucknow     1. Babatpur

B. Varanasi     2. Kheria 

C. Kanpur        3. Amausi 

D. Agra           4. Chakeri 

Code: 

       A      B      C      D

(a)  4      3       1      2  

(b)  2      1       4      3 

(c)  3       2       1      4 

(d)  3      1       4      2

Ans: (d)

49. The official bird of Uttar Pradesh is

(a) Peacock

(b) Saras

(c) Parrot

(d) Cuckoo

Ans: (b)

50. The most popular religious magazine 'Kalyan' is published from

(a) Mathura

(b) Rishikesh

(c) Gorakhpur

(d) Varanasi

Ans: (c)

51. Which One of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

(a) Vrindavan Mandir - Mathura

(b) J.K. Temple - Lucknow

(c) Vishwanath Mandir - Varanasi

(d) Devipatan Mandir - Tulsipur

Ans: (b)

52. Which one of the following statements regarding uttar Pradesh, according to the provisional figures of 2011 Census is not correct?

(a) It accounts for 16.5 percent of the Country's population.

(b) It has the largest 'number of children in the country.

(c) Its decadal growth rate is 18.4%.

(d) Its Sex ratio is 908.

Ans: (c)

53. Famous Charkula dance is associated with

(a) Avadh

(b) Bundelkhand

(c) Brijbhumi

(d) Rohilkhand

Ans: (c)

54. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Agricultural University is located at

(a) Faizabad

(b) Meerut

(c) Kanpur

(d) Jhansi

Ans: (b)

55. The winner of All England Badminton championship.2011, Men's Singles Title, was

(a) Chen Jin

(b) Lee Chong Wei

(c) Lee Yong Dae

(d) Lin Dan

Ans: (b)

56. The Winner of Australian Open 2011, Men's Singles, was

(a) Andy Murray

(b) David Ferrer

(c) Novak Djkovic

(d) Roger Federer

Ans: (c)

57. The Captain of the Indian Hockey Team for Azlan Shah Cup Hockey Tournament, 2011, was

(a) Arjun Halappa

(b) Rajesh Kumar

(c) Rajpal Singh

(d) Shivendra Singh

Ans:

58. Farrukhabad is known for

(a) Carpet weaving

(b) Glassware

(c) Perfume Manufacture

(d) Hand Printing

Ans: (d)

59. In Which of the following crops Uttar Pradesh is not the largest producer in India?

(a) Polato

(b) Rice

(c) Sugarcane

(d) Wheat

Ans: (b)

60. In ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 the "man of the tournament" was

(a) Kumar Sangakarra

(b) Sachin Tendulkar

(c) Tilakratne Dilshan

(d) Yuvraj Singh

Ans: (d)

61. The "Leures World Sportsman Year" award for 2010 was given to

(a) Lionel Massi

(b) Rafael Nadal

(c) Ronaldo

(d) Sachin Tendulkar

Ans: (b)

62. 'Smash' is assosiated with which of the following sports?

(a) Boxing

(b) Wrestling

(c) Football

(d) Volleyball

Ans: (d)

63. Bula Chaudhary is well-known in which of the following sports?

(a) Swimming

(b) Hockey

(c) Football

(d) Archery

Ans: (a)

64. Tejaswani  Sawant is the first Indian woman to be crowned world championship in

(a) Athelatics

(b) Boxing

(c) Shooting

(d) Wrestling

Ans: (c)

65. The correct descending order of the four winners of the highest number of gold medals in the 34th National Games 2011 is

(a) Services, Manipur, Haryana, Maharashtra

(b) Services, Haryana, Manipur, Maharashtra

(c) Services, Manipur, Maharashtra, Haryana

(d) Services, Haryana, Maharashtra, Manipur

Ans: (a)

66. In the 34th National Games, 2011 which State. Won the team title in Badminton in Men's Section?

(a) Andhra Pradesh

(b) Kerala

(c) Maharashtra

(d) Tamil Nadu

Ans: (a)

67. "Stanley Cup' is associated with

(a) Badminton

(b) Basketball

(c) Golf

(d) Ice Hockey

Ans: (d)

68. If COMPUTER IS Coded as RFUYQNPC, the code for MEDICINE will be

(a) MFEDJJOE

(b) MFEJDJOE 

(c) EOJDEJFM

(d) EOJDJEFM

Ans: (d)

69. Introducing a girl Mohan said. "Her mother is the only daughter of my mother-in-law." How is Mohan related to that girl?

(a) Brother

(b) father

(c) Husband

(d) Uncle

Ans: (b)

70. The following series has a wrong number:

1 12 65 264 795 1590 1593

The wrong number is

(a) 65

(b) 264

(c) 795

(d) 1590

Ans: (d)

71. Govind is 3 years older than his wife Shyama and four times as old as his son Raghu. If Raghu becomes 15 years old after 3 years, what is the present age of Shyama ?

(a) 60 years

(b) 51 years

(c) 48 years

(d) 45 years

Ans: (d)

72. Ten years ago Ram's age was half of Moti's age. If the ratio of their present ages is 3 : 4, what is the total of their present ages?

(a) 25

(b) 28

(c) 32

(d) 35

Ans: (d)

73. Sonu bought a watch with 30 percent discount on the labelled price. He sold it With 20 percent profit on the labelled price. Approximately, what was his percentage of profit on the price he bought?

(a) 50

(b) 65

(c) 70

(d) 85

Ans: (c)

74. Which one of the following will come next in the series given below?

LXF MTJ NPN OLR

(a) PHV

(b) PPV

(c) PTV

(d) PJW

Ans: (a)

75. There are four prime numbers. The product of first three is 385 and the product of the last three is 1001. First and the last numbers are respectively:

(a) 5, 11

(b) 5, 13

(c) 7, 11

(d) 7, 13

Ans: (b)

76. If the number 1 X 5 X 01 is divisible by 11, then X is equal to

(a) 2

(b) 6

(c) 8

(d) 3

Ans: (c)

77. Avinash spent 2/5 of his income for a month on rent and 3/4th of the remainder on other expenses. The balance of Rs.180 he put in his savings account. How much was his income for the month?

(a) Rs. 1,200

(b) Rs. 1,400

(c) Rs. 1,600

(d) Rs. 1,800

Ans: (a)

78. The author of 'Green Development' is

(a) M.J. Bradshaw

(b) M. Nicolson

(c) R.H. Whittakar

(d) W.M. Adams

Ans: (d)

79. The missing number in the following series:

0, 4, 18, 48, ? 180 is

(a) 58

(b) 68

(c) 84

(d) 100

Ans: (d)

80. Man as started a business investing Rs. 42,000. After 7 months, Kamal joined him with a capital of Rs. 50,000. At the end of the year, the total profit was Rs. 30,160. What is Kamal's share in the profit?

(a) Rs. 10,000

(b) Rs. 20,160

(c) Rs. 10,160

(d) Rs. 8,000

Ans: (a)

81. The surface area of a cube is 384 m2 Its volume will be

(a) 512m3

(b) 516m3

(c) 1032m3

(d) 216m3

Ans: (a)

82. The World Water Conservation Day is observed on

(a) 28 February

(b) 22 March

(c) 5 June

(d) 11 July

Ans: (b)

83. The Periyar Game Sanctuary is renowned by

(a) Lions

(b) Spotted deers

(c) Tigers

(d) Wild Elephants

Ans: (c)

84. Which one of the following cities has the largest slum population?

(a) Bangalore

(b) Chennai

(c) Delhi

(d) Surat

Ans: (c)

85. Which one of the following is the most urbanized country of West Asia?

(a) Israel

(b) Kuwait

(c) Qatar

(d) Saudi Arabia

Ans:

86. Which of the following countries suffer from the acid rains?

1. Canada

2. France

3. Norway

4. Germany

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

Code:

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 1 and 3

(c) 2 and 3

(d) 3 and 4

Ans:

87. The World Tiger Summit 2010 was held at

(a) Bangkok

(b) Nairobi

(c) New Delhi

(d) Petersburg

Ans: (d)

88. The author of 'Nuclear, Reactor Time Bomb' is

(a) C.C. Park

(b) E. P. Odum

(c) S. Polasky

(d) Takashi Hirose

Ans: (d)

89. Which one of the following States India has recorded the maximum increase in literacy rate during 2001-2011?

(a) Bihar

(b) Gujarat

(c) Rajasthan

(d) Uttar Pradesh

Ans: (a)

90. As per the provisional figures of 2011 Census the second most populous State of India is

(a) Andhra Pradesh

(b) Bihar

(c) Maharashtra

(d) West Bengal 

Ans: (c)

91. Which of the following statements are correct according to the provisional figures of Census of India 2011? Use the code given below to select the correct answer:

1. The lowest population is found in Lakshadweep.

2. Chandigarh has the highest population density.

3. Arunachal Pradesh has the lowest population density.

4. Dadra and Nagar Haveli has the highest decadal growth of population.

Code:

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 1,2 and 3

(c) 2,3 and 4

(d) 1,3 and 4

Ans: (d)

92. According to the provisional figures of Census 2011 arrange the following districts of Uttar Pradesh In descending order of their population size and select the correct answer from the code given below:

1. Allahabad

2. Azamgarh

3. Ghaziabad

4. Lucknow

Code:

(a) 1,3,2,4

(b) 1,4,3,2

(c) 2,3,1,4

(d) 4,1,2,3

Ans: (a)

93. According to the provisional figures of 2011 Census the lowest sex ratio in India is found in

(a) Chandigarh

(b) Daman and Diu

(c) Dadra and Nagar Haveli

(d) Haryana

Ans: (b)

94. The first Gupta ruler who issued coins was

(a) Srigupta

(b) Chandragupta I

(c) Samudragupta

(d) Chandragupta II

Ans:

95. The Prince who was responsible for the death of his father was

(a) Ajatasatru

(b) Chandapradyota

(c) Prasenjit

(d) Udayana

Ans:

96. Who among the following was the earliest Sufi Saint to have settled at Ajmer?

(a) Sheikh Moinuddin Chisti

(b) Sheikh Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Qaki

(c) Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya

(d) Sheikh Salim Chisti

Ans:

97. With which Mughal General did Shivaji sign the famous 'Treaty of Purandhar in 1665 A.D?

(a) Jaswant Singh

(b) Jai Singh

(c) Shaishta Khan

(d) Diler Khan

Ans:

98. During the 13th and 14th Centuries A.D. the Indian peasants did not cultivate

(a) Wheat

(b) Barley

(c)  Rice

(d) Maize

Ans:

99. The writer of Mahabhasya 'Patanjali ' was a contemporary of

(a) Chandragupta Maurya

(b) Ashoka

(c) Pushyamitra Sunga

(d) Chandragupta I

Ans:

100. Gautama Buddha had attained Mahaparinibban in the State of

(a) Anga

(b) Magdha

(c) Malta

(d) Vatsa

Ans:

101. Buddha had delivered Maximum sermons at

(a) Vaishali

(b) Sravasti

(c) Kaushambi

(d) Rajgriha

Ans:

102. Consider the following statement and select the correct answer from the code given below:

1. Vikrarn Samvat began in 58 BC.

2. Saka Samvat began in 319 AD.

3. Gupta era began in 319 AD.

4. The era of Muslim rule in India began in 1192 AD.

Code:

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 3 and 4

(c) 1, 2 and 3

(d) 1,2, 3 and 4

Ans:

103. Which one of the following rulers established embassies in foreign countries on modern lines?

(a) Haider Ali

(b) Mir Qasim

(c) Shah Alam II

(d) Tipu Sultan

Ans:

104. Who among the following was the one to have escaped being hanged in the 'Kakori Conspiracy Case'?

(a) Ashfaqullah Khan

(b) Rajendra Lahiri

(c) Ram Prasad Bismil

(d) Chandra Shekhar Azad

Ans:

105. Who among the following attended all the three Round Table Conferences?

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru

(b) B.R. Ambedkar

(c) Vallabh Bhai Patel

(d) Rajendra Prasad

Ans:

106. Which Sultan of Delhi imposed Jaziya on the Brahmins also?

(a) Balban

(b) Firoz Tughlaq

(c) Allauddin Khilji

(d) Mohammad bin Tughlaq

Ans:

107. Who among the following was the founder of Agra?

(a) Balban

(b) Bahlol Lodhi

(c) Sikandar Lodhi

(d) Firoz Tughlaq 

Ans:

108. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

(a) Ajmer-Quuwal-al-Islam

(b) Jaunpur - Atala Mosque

(c) Malwa - Jahaz Mahal

(d) Gulbarga - Jama Masjid

Ans:

109.  Who among the following leaders of the Revolution of 1857 had the real name of Ram Chandra Pandurang ?

(a) Kunwar Singh

(b) Nana Saheb

(c) Tatiya Tope

(d) Mangal Pandey

Ans:

110. Who among the following led the agitation against the Partition of Bengal (1905) ?

(a) Surendranath Banerjee

(b) C. R. Das

(c) Ashutosh Mukherjee

(d) Rabindra Nath Tagore

Ans:

111. Who among the following leaders escaped from the prison and organized underground activities during the 'Quit India Movement' ?

(a) J.B. Kriplani

(b) Ram Manohar Lohia

(c) Achyut Patwardhan

(d) Jai Prakash Narayan

Ans:

112. Arrange the following In the chronological order and select the correct answer from the code given below:

1. The August Offer

2. The Cabinet Mission Plan

3. The Cripps Mission Plan

4. The Wavell Plan

Code:

(a) 1, 2, 4, 3

(b) 4, 3, 2, 1

(c) 1, 3, 4, 2

(d) 3, 4, 1, 2

Ans:

113. After returning from South Africa, Gandhiji launched his first successful Satyagraha in

(a) Champaran

(b) Chauri Chaura

(c) Bardoli

(d) Dandi

Ans:

114. The only session of the Indian National Congress addressed by Mahatma held at

(a) Amravati

(b) Belgaum

(c) Karachi

(d) Nagpur 

Ans:

115. Who among the following had moved the Non co-operation resolution in the Nagpur session of the Indian National Congress in 1920 ?

(a) C.R. Das

(b) Annie Besant

(c) B.C. Pal

(d) Madan Mohan Malviya

Ans:

116. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ?

(a) Durga Das : The Life of Mahatma Gandhi

(b) Louis Fischer: India From Curzon to Nehru and After

(c) Frank Moraes: Jawahar Lal Nehru - A Biography

(d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad : India Divided

Ans:

117. Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched ?

(a) James Watt: Steam Engine

(b) A. G. Bell : Telephone

(c) J. L. Baird : Television

(d) J. Perkins : Penicillin

Ans: (d)

118. Who among the following had started 'Mitra Mela' Association ?

(a) Shyamji Krishna Verma

(b) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

(c) Lala Hardayal

(d) Sohan Singh Bhakna

Ans: (b)

119. The statement "I am a socialist and a republican and am no believer Kings and Princes" is associated with

(a) Narendra Dev

(b) Achyut Patwardhan

(c) Jai Prakash Narayan

(d) Jawahar Lal Nehru 

Ans:

120. Who among the following had led the Swadeshi Movement in Delhi.

(a) Balgangadhar Tilak

(b) Ajit Singh

(c) Lala Lajpat Rai

(d) Syed Haider Raza

Ans:

121. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ? 

(a) Silver iodide - Horn Silver

(b) Silver chloride - Artificial rain

(c) Zinc phosphide - Rat poison

(d) Zinc sulphide - Philosopher's wool

Ans:

122. Which one of the following gases is essential for photosynthesis process ? 

(a) CO 

(b) Co2

(c) N2 

(d) O2

Ans: (b)

123.  Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the code given below: 

List - I                       List - II 

A. Morphine              1. Antiseptic 

B. Sodium                 2. Alloy 

C. Boric Acid             3. Analgesic 

D. German Silver      4. Kerosene oil

Code:

       A     B    C     D 

(a)  4     3     1     2 

(b)  2     4     3     1 

(c)  3      1     4     2 

(d)  3     4     1     2

Ans: (d)

124. Which one of the following human organs is most susceptible to harmful radiations ?

(a) Eyes

(b) Heart

(c) Brain

(d) Lungs

Ans:

125. The minimum height of a plane mirror to see the full size image of a person is equal to

(a) the height of the person

(b) half the height of the person

(c) one-fourth the height of the person

(d) double the height of the person

Ans: (b)

126. Helium is preferred to hydrogen in air balloons because it

(a) is cheaper

(b) is less dense

(c) has greater lifting power

(d) does not form an explosive mixture with air.

Ans: (d)

127.  Which one of the following is NOT formed in our body ?

(a) Vitamin A

(b) Protein

(c) Enzyme

(d) Hormone

Ans: (a)

128. Anosmia is

(a) loss of the sense of taste.

(b) loss of the sense of smell.

(c) loss of the sense of touch.

(d) loss of the sense of heat.

Ans: (b)

129.  Assertion (A) : If somebody stops taking green vegetables he will suffer from night blindness.

Reason (R) : He will suffer from Vitamin A deficiency.

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

Code:

(a)  Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

(b) Both (A) and (R) are true. but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A).

(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Ans: (d)

130. Insectivorous fish used for mosquito control is

(a) Hilsa

(b) Labeo

(c) Gambusia

(d) Mystus

Ans: (c)

131. With which of the physiological process Thrombin is associated ?

(a) Excretion

(b) Blood clotting

(c) Reproduction

(d) Growth

Ans: (b)

132. AIDS is caused by

(a) Bacteria

(b) Fungus

(c) Helminth

(d) Virus

Ans: (d)

133.  Which of the following is NOT the normal function of the human kidney ?

(a) Regulation of water level in the blood.

(b) Regulation of sugar level ill the blood. 

(c) filter out urea.

(d) Secretion of several hormones.

Ans: (d)

134. Retina of the eye is comparable to which of the following parts of a traditional camera ?

(a) Film

(b) Lens

(c) Shutter

(d) Cover

Ans: (a)

135. Which one of the following is used as a moderator in the nuclear reactor?

(a) Thorium

(b) Graphite

(c) Radium

(d) Ordinary water

Ans: (b)

136. Refrigeration helps in food preservation by

(a) killing the germs

(b) reducing the rate of biochemical reactions

(c) destroying enzyme action.

(d) sealing the food with a layer of ice.

Ans: (b)

137. Electric bulb filament is made of

(a) Copper

(b) Aluminium

(c) Lead

(d) Tungsten

Ans: (d)

138. Which mirror is used as a rear view mirror in the vehicles?

(a) Plane

(b) Convex

(c) Concave

(d) Inverted

Ans: (b)

139. Which one of the following is a part of Infotech Terminology?

(a) Protocol

(b) Login

(c) Archie

(d) All the above

Ans: (d)

140. Inventor and founder of www is

(a) Timbernrus

(b) N. Russel

(c) Lee N. Fiyong

(d) Bill Gates

Ans: (a)

141. Amniocentosis is a method used to determine the

(a) foetal sex

(b) kind of Amino acids

(c) sequence of Amino acids in protein

(d) type of hormones

Ans: (c)

142. BMD testing is done to diagnose

(a) Dengue

(b) Malaria

(c) Osteoporosis

(d) AIDS

Ans: (c)

143. The principle 'of 'Black hole' was enunciated by

(a) C.V. Raman

(b) H.J. Bhabha

(c) S. Chandrashekhar

(d) H. Khurana

Ans: (c)

144. Which one of the following has the right to address the Parliament?

(a) Attorney General of India

(b) Chief Election Commissioner of India

(c) Chief Justice of India

(d) National Security Advisor

Ans: (a)

145. Which one of the following statements about the Parliament of India is NOT correct?

(a) The Constitution provides for a Parliamentary form of Government.

(b) The foremost function of the Parliament is to provide a Cabinet.

(c) The membership of the Cabinet is restricted to the Lower House.

(d) The Cabinet has to enjoy the confidence of the majority in the popular Chamber.

Ans: (c)

146. Voting right by the youths at the age of 18 years was exercised for the first time in the General Election of

(a) 1987

(b) 1988

(c) 1989

(d) 1990

Ans: (c)

147. Under which one of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution, the Legislative Assembly is allowed to resolve for the creation of the Legislative Council?

(a) 168

(b) 169

(c) 170

(d) 171

Ans: (b)

148. Missile' Astra' is a

(a) land to land missile

(b) land to air missile

(c) air to air missile

(d) water to land missile

Ans: (c)

149. Indane gas is a mixture of

(a) butane and hydrogen

(b) butane and oxygen

(c) butane and propane

(d) methane and oxygen

Ans: (c)

150. Which one of the following States has granted Sanskrit language the status of the second 'official language of the State?

(a) Bihar

(b) Chhattisgarh

(c) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Uttarakhand

Ans: (d)