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Ancient people belonging to Harappan civilisation used
copper, bronze and improvised stone tools.
The civilisation extended to an area bigger than present
day Pakistan. Majority of these are located in Kashmir,
Punjab, and Rajasthan (lndia).
Houses had many rooms and were well ventilated. They
were normaily arranged in a row '['he social, economical,
political and religious life ofpeople was ofthe highest order.
Seals having images of gods like Shiva, Pashupati, birds
and animals were also found.
After the decline of Harappan people, second took place
further east of the previous settlement in a place called
Sapta Sindhu during I 500 BC*I000 BC. (Sapta Sindhu means
seven rivers- Indus, Chenab, Jhelum, Ravi, Beas, Satluj
and Saraswati- which has dried up since).
These people are referred to as Indo Aryans, and some
tribes even moved beyond and went up to Ganga-Yamuna.
These Aryans

fiom the period 1000 BC-600 BC lived

as

various tribes in different provinces with agriculture as their

main occupation.

Iron was discovered and then development in social,

political, economical life took rapid strides, which is recorded
in Vedic texts like Sama, Yajur and Athrva Vedas.

Rig, Sama, Yajur and Atharva Veda along with the Purans,
the Ramayana and the Mahabharata give as details about

Aryans-their tribal way of Iife, conflicts, family,

occupations, faith in religion, rituals, etc., as the form of a

well-defined text.lt also gives us information on

Geographical Location, Social, Political and Economic life
of those people who lived in the period I 500 BC - 1000 BC.

Buddhist texts mention that sixteen such mahajanapadas

of which fourteen were very powerful and existed in the
whole ofNorth India from 600 BC to 400 BC.
These sixteen states constantly fought among themselves.
Later four states become prominent. These were Avanti
Vatsa, Magadha and Kosala.

MAHAJANPADS : AT A GLANCE
Mahaiannads

Places

Anga
Magadha

Bhagalpur and Monghyr in Bihar

Patna and Gaya in Bihar

Kashi
Koshala

Oudh in Uttar Pradesh

Banaras

vajji

North Bihar

Malla

Eastern U.P.

Chedi

Bundelkhand in Madhya Pradesh

Allahabad
Delhi and Meerut
Rohilkhand division in U.P.

Vatsa

Kuru
Panchala

Matsya
Surasena

Jaipur and Alwar

Mathura in U.P.

Assaka

GodavariValley

Avanti

Malwa and a part of Madhya Pradesh

Part of Afghanistan
Part of Kashmir and Afehanistan

Gandhara

Kamboi

Magadha was the cradle of most of the important and

powerfu I Indian empires.
Soon this kingdom lost to the \andas (361121BC) and
finally to the Mauryas, Mahapadma Nanda was the most
famous ruier of the Nanda Dynasty.
Chandragupta Maurya, the founder and the most powerful

king of the Mauryan dynasty overthrew the last Nanda

Religion by this time had taken a concrete shape. People

worshipped natural forces like Prithvi (earth), Agni (fire),
Vayu (wind), Surya (sun), Jal (water), Varun (sky) and Indra

ruler and established his own empire.

He was supported by an efficient minister Chanakya who
authored the Arthasastra (a political treatise) that formed
the basis of political agenda practiced by most Hindu

(rain).

sovereigns.

The Aryans were pastoralists and used polished tools for

agriculture.

Alexander of Greece (327 BC) entered North-West India

pursuing his chain of victories over Gandhara. He died on
his way back to Babylon, Iraq in 3238.C.
Greek writers belonging to the Mauryan times stated that
afterAlexander's death, Seleucus Nicator ruled the eastern
part ofAlexander's Empire.
Bindusara succeeded Chandragupta and further expanded

Tribalkings or Rajans got revenue or Bali from his tribes in

return for which he maintained and improved the army.
These janapadas were

continuously fighting with each other

and the ones who became powerful were known as the
Mahajanapadas (great states).

the empire.

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GENERALAWARENESS
Bindusara was succeeded by Ashoka and he was one

of
the greatest rulers of India. His records are well

Chandragupta II the son and successor ofSamudragupta,

was another powerful ruler of the the Gupta dynasty. He is
popularly known as Vikramaditya (or Sun of power) and is

documented, unlike previous empires.

'Ihe first major event inscribed
by Ashoka himself is about
Kalinga (modern Orissa) war. This was the first and last
banle fought by him.
He embraced Buddhism and adopted the policy ofAhimsa
or Non-Violence after Kalinga war.
In Ashoka's times, the king was the head of the state and
was assisted by 'mantriparishad,- council of ministers.
Pataliputra
the capital city was administered by the chiet
nagarika with the city council of 30 members, who in tum
had 6 boards, each board incharge ofvarious functions.All
cities were administered like Pataliputra.

often identified with Vikramaditya of Ujjain who patronised

the famous Nav Ratnas.
Chandragupta II was succeeded by Kumargupta. It was
during his reign that the Hunas, a barbaric nomadic tribe of
Central Asia, invaded India.
Their first invasion was repulsed by the brave Gupta king
Skandgupta. But soon after they conquered punjab and
Kashmir, their invasions shok the Gupta empire which soon

broke into pieces.

NEW EMPIRESAND KINGDOMS

After the fall of the Gupta empire chaos and disorder

prevailed everwhere. The Huna invasions created more
confusion. It all led to the emergence of small kingdoms.

Post-Mauryan India was a scene of struggle with one

dynasty vying with another for regional dominance.
Pushyamitra Shunga was the founder of Shungas Dynasty.

Pushyamitra's dominions extended up to Eastem punjab

and included Jalandhar and Sakala, Magadha in east with
Pataliputra as its capital and Kosala with Ayodhya as its
capital and central India with Vidisa as its capital.
Simuka was the founder of the Satavahan Dynasty.

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Thanesar, near Kurukshetra, was orie of them. It made great

progress under Prabhakarvardhana and his son Harsha,
Harshavardhana is regarded as the last greatrulerofancient
India.
The first task that Harsha accomplished after his accession
to the throne of Thanesar was to march towards Kannauj,
where first of all he saved his sister Rajyashri and then

united the two kingdoms of Thanesar and Kannauj.

The lronAge in South India laid the foundation stone for a

golden period which began in 300 BC and lasted till 300

AD. This period, popularly known as SANGAM ACE, is

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widely regarded as the golden age of the Tamils,

The literature collectively produced by the ancient Tamilian
poets is commonly known as the Sangam literature.
Sangam literature makes a mention of three kingdoms_
Chola, Chera and Pandiyan.

All

the three kingdoms had Victorious Expenditions in the

north and some of them had territories up to north India.

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The Sakas were a nomadic tribe of Central Asia who were

driven out of their land by another tribe, yeuh-Chi.

'lhey established many kingdoms of

which the most
important were those of Taxila, Mathura, Nasik and Ujjain.
Rudradaman of Ujjain was the most powerful Saka ruler
who assumed the title of ,Mahakshtrap'.

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Thereafter, he made Kannauj his capital.

According to Hieun Tsang, a Chinese pilgrim, Harsha spent
six years of his reign (606 A.D. ro 612 A.D.) in conquering
the Five Indies, i.e., Eastern Punjab, Kannauj, Bengal, Bihar
and Orissa and many other states.
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. Pulakesin I (543 - 567 A.D.) established

his own sovereign

state at Vatapi (or modern Badami in Bijapur diskict) as his

capital.

His successors also extended the Chalukya empire. But the

greatest ruler of this dynasty was pulakesin lI (60g 647
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A.D.).

In India, the Medieval period is considered to be the time

period between the 8th centuryA.D. and th'e lgth century
A.D.
This Medieval Period is sometimes divided into two parts.
The period from the 8th to the beginning ofthe l3th century

Under the Gupta kings, India made such a progress in

almost every field that it is regarded as the ,Golden Age,.
This dynasty ruled for a little more than two hundred years
(frorn 320A.D. to 540A.D.).
Chandragupta I was the first imporlant ruler ofthis dynasty.

is regarded as the Early Medieval period while the period

from the l3th century onward upto the l8th century is
regarded as the Later Medieval period.
The eighth century in India is definitely a century of change

Chandragupta I was succeeded by his illustrious son and

one ofthe noblest kings ofancient India, Samudragupta.
l{e covered a long distance of 3,000 miles through dense
forests with the same boldness as that of Alexander and
Napoleon.

economic fields, a great many changes were taking place.

Similarly, the break-up ofthe Mughal Empire and coming of
the British into power in about the middle of the l gth century
has generally been taken as the end ofthe Medieval period.
The Pratiharas ruled over Avanti and parts of Southern
Rajasthan in the beginning of the 8th century.
Mihir Bhoja or Raja Bhoja was the most powerful ruler of

The most authentic source

of information

about

Samudragupta is theAllahabad pillar in theAllahabad Fort.

It has an inscription composed by poet Harisena.

when everywhere, whether in the political, social or

this dynasty. He ruled fromA.D. 836 toA.D, 885. Under him,

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the Pratihara empire reached its greatest extent.

Mahmud of Chazni invaded Kanauj in A.D. l0l8-19. His
invasion gave a severe blow to this kingdom.

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The Palas ruled over Bengal and Bihar for almost four
Dharmapala and Devapala were great rulers of this dynasty,
Dharmapala (A.D. 780-815) was a great warrior. He fought
many successful wars with the neighboring states. He was

a Buddhist and founded the famous monastery of

Vikamashila which grew to be

great university later on.

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The Rashtrakutas belonged to the Deccan. They came to

power afterthe fall ofthe Chalukyas of Badami in the Deccan.

Dantivarman, also known as Dantidurga, was the founder of
this dynasty who rose to power in 753, in modem Maharashtra.

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Mahmud was the first Turkish invader to invade India from

the north-western side.
He was the ruler of Ghazni. During the course of 25 years
(1001 to 1025A.D.), he canied out 17 raids on India.

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He conquered the whole of Sri Lanka. It was made a province

of Chola empire

and named Mummadi Cholamandalam.

The period between A.D . 1206 and A.D. 1526 in the History
India is known as the Period of the Delhi Sultans.

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Chauhans
Prithviraj Chauhan

|75-1192

I175, he invaded Multan and captured it. Then he moved

towards Gujarat whose Rajput ruler, Bhimdev Solanki, fought
bravely, giving him a crushing defeat. In subsequent years,
Ghori conquered Peshawar, Sialkot and Punjab.
In A.D. 1191, Ghori attacked Prithviraj Chauhan the Rajput
ruler of Delhi and Aimer.
He defeated Chori in the First Battle of Tarain. Ghori escaped

Ghiyasuddin Balban
Khalji Dynasty 1290
Jalaluddin Khalji

1236-1240
1266-1287

Woman occupied a respectable positicin in the Rajput society.

She could choose her husband in Swayamvara. She was

perform Jauhar or mass sacrifice.

Agriculture was the main occupation of the people. Trade
and commerce flourished well.

Inflia exported silk, cotton and woollen clothes, spices,

precious stones, etc. and imported wine, dates and horses.
In the 4th century Chalukyas in Karnataka and Pallavas in
Andhra Pradesh ruled for about 400 years.

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Raziyya

A little later, he defeated Jai Chand of Kanauj but this is an

admitted fact that the defeat of Prithviraj marked the end of

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1 130- I 145

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1206-1210

honoured and protected by rnan. She was given higher

education. To save their honour and chastity, they would

Rajaraja I was a great builder. He constructed the beautiful

Brihadesvara Temple of Shiva at Tanjore.
Rajendra Chola (A.D. 1016 - 1044)
Rajendra succeeded his father Rajaraja I and carried on the
aggressive policy.

Shamsuddin Iltutmish

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the Rajput rule in Northern India.

South.

Towards the end ofthe l2th century Muhammad Ghori, ruler

of a small kingdom in Afghanistan, attacked India. In A.D.

but he did not lose heart, He came again with a larger army
and defeated Prithviraj in the Second Battle ofTarain, in A.D.

Under him, the Cholas became a paramout power in the

THE DELHI SULTAI\S

themselves in India in the 12th and 1 3th centuries A.D.

The Chola power started emerging in South India from around

8th centuryA.D. Vijayalya (846-871) established his rule in
the Tamil land with Tanjore as his capital in aboutA.D. 846. He
is regarded as the founder of imperial Cholas.
Rajaraja I (A.D. 985-1016) : With the accession of Rajaraja
I, the Chola empire witnessed a glorious period in its history.
He extended his empire both in the North and in the South.

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The first attempt of the Muslims to enter India through Sind

had failed miserably.

centuries.

-1320

Alauddin l$alji
Tughlaq Dynasty 1320 -1414
Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
Muhammad Tughluq
Firuz Shah Tughluq
Sayyed Dynasty

KhizrKhan

l4l4 - 1451,

1290-1296
1296-1316
1320-1324

1324-135t
1351

1388

1414-1421

Lodhi Dynasty 1451 -1526

Bahlul Lodhi
Sikander Lodhi
Ibrahim Lodhi

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1489

1488-1517

t5t7 -1526

Iltutmish introduced the Iqta system. Under this system, land

was assigned to nobles and others in lieu of salary. He also
introduced silver coins called tanka and copper coins called
jital. These coins were used throughout the Sultanate period.
lltutmish had nominated his daughter Razia as his successor
because he did not think any of his sons worthy of his throne.
Ghias-ud-din Balban, who earlier worked as Prime Minister,
ascended the throne in A.D. I 2 66 after the death of Nasir-ud-din.
Balban adopted a very stern policy which is generally known
as the policy of Blood and lron.
Jalal-ud-din was the founder of the Khalji dynasty.

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GENERALAWARENESS

During Ala-ud-din's reign, the Mongols invaded India five

times. But every time Ala-ud-din's generals repulsed their

Deccan vi. Khandesh (Farruqis), Ahmadnagar (Nizam

Shahs), Berar (Imad Shahs), Bijapur (Adil Shahs) and
Golconda (Qutab Shahs).
He build Buland Darwaza in Fatehpur Sikri in memory of
victory over Gujarat.
In 1585, he transfened his capital to Lahore in order to effect
a greater integration of the north west into the Mughal

attacks with heavy losses to them.

Ala-ud-din was the first Muslim ruler who tried to conquer
the Deccan. Malik Kafur was entrusted with this task.

Tlre Tughlaq Dynasty was one of the most important

dynasties of the Delhi Sultanat.

Ghias -ud-din Tughlaq (A.D. 1320 -25)

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revenue department
Head of the military department

Barlds

Intelligence officers

Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq was a learned man. He was a scholar

of mathematics, philosophy, astronomy, logic, medicine and

Waqia navis

physical sciences.
Among the many sources which provide information about
his reign, the account of a traveller from Morocco, lbn Batutah,

Qazi

Reporters
Charge of imperial household
Head of the iudicial department

needs special mention.

Akbar build an Ibadat Khana (House of Worship) at

He built a new city of Tughlakabad near Delhi.

Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq (A.D, l32S

empire,

Ghazi Malik, who assumed the title ofGhias-ud-din Tughlaq,

was the founder of this third dynasty of the Sultanate.
[{e reformed judiciary and police departments.

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According to Batutah, Muhammad Tughlaq was, in fact,

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Fatehpur Siki in 1575 to discuss religious matters of faith.
Akbar abolished the pilgrimage tax on Hindus in I 563. Akbar
abolished I izya in 1 57 9.
His liberalism is reflected again in the pronouncement of

great scholar but a strange man.

Bahlol Lodhi was the founder sfthe Lodhi dynasty.
Babur, the Mughal king of Afghanishtan, invaded lndia^ He
reached Panipat, near Delhi, inA.D, 1526.
There was a fierce battle between the forces of Babur and
Ibrahirn. Ibrahim was defeated and killed,
Thus, the Delhi Sultanate came to an end. Babur founded the
Mughal Empire in India,

Tauhid-i-Allahi or Din-i.Allahi, which propounded Sufi

divine monotheism. Din-i-Allahi was viewed more as an
order of people with a motto of peace with all (Suleh Kul)
ratherthan chosenreligion. Birbal,Abul Fazl and Faizi joined
Din-i-Allahi.
Ralph Fitch was the first Englishman to visitAkbar,s court
in 1585.

Babur was the founder of Mughal dynasty in India.

He was successful in his fifth expedition to India, when he
defeated Ibrahim Lodi in the First Battle of panipat on April

Abul Faizi wrote Akbarnama, the appendix of which was

called Aina-i-Akbari. This section deals with the laws and
revenue system during the reign ofAkbar.

21,1s26.

He wrote Tuzuk-i-Baburi or Baburnama in Turkish. It was

translated into Persian by Abdul-Rahim Khan-i-Khanan.
Humayan was the son of Babur and ascended the throne in

1530. His succession was challenged by his brothers

Kamran, Hindal & Askari alongwith the Afghans,
He fbught two battles againsr Sher Shah at.Chausa (1539)
and at KannaujilBilgram ( 1540) and was completely defeated

byhim.

His sister, Gulbadan Begum, wrote his biography

Humayunama.

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Akbar was l4 years old when he was crowned at Kalanaur

ln l)56.

Between 1556 -1560, Akbar ruled under the regency

of

Bairam Khan.

Akbar married Hira Kunwari, who was a Kachhwaha

princess. She took the name Jodha Bai and was the mother
of Prince Salim, who later became the Mughal emperor
Jahangir.

Akbar Sent Raja Man Singh of Amber to conffont Rana

Pratap Singh ofMewar in the historic Battle of Haldighati in
1576. In this battle Rana pratap Singh was defeated.

At the time ofAkbar, there were five leading States of the

Babur build two mosques, one at Kabulibagh in panipat

and the other at Sambhal in Rohilakhand.
Humayun's tomb was built by his widow Haji Begum.

Buland Darwaja (built after Gujarat victory), formed the main

entrance to Fatehpur Sikri.
Jahangir built Moti Masjid in Lahore and his mausoleum at
Shahdara (Lahore).
The Adhai-din- ka Jhopra at Ajmer has a beautiful prayer
hall, an exquisitely carved Mehrab of white marble and a
decorative arch screen,

Growth of MusicUnderthe Mughals

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Music is forbidden in Islam but the Mughal emperors, except

Aurangzeb, were great lovers of music.
Tansen was a court musician during Akbar,s reign.
Music developed in various forms like Thumri, Khayatand
Ghazal.
Sirajuddaula seiged the English factory at Kasimbazar. On
20th June, 1756, Fort William sunendered but Robert Clive
recovered Calcutta.
Battle of Plassy was fought on 23 June 1757. Owing to the
conspiracy, the Nawab was defeated.

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l'lre company was granted undisputed right to free trade in

Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. It received the zamindari of 24

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Raja Rammohan Roy did laudable work in the field of
improving the lot of women. First of all he focussed his
attention towards removing the evil practice of Sati. It was
because of his cooperation that inA.D. 1829 Lord William
Bentick could declare Sati as qnlawful. He himself saved
several widows from being burnt alive.

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Mir Qasim soon revolted as he was angry with the British

for misusingthe dastak (free dutypasses). However, having
been defeated by the British, he fled to Awadh, where he
formed a confederacy with Awadh ruler Shujauddaula and
Mughal emperor Shah Alam Il.
Battle of Buxar (1764): Mir Qasim, Shujauddaula & Shah
Alam II were defeated by Munro.
Dual Government of Bengal started in 1765.

'Ihe Company acquired both Diwani & Nizamat rights from

Nazmuddaula, the Nawab of Bengal. But the company did
not take over direct administration and revenue collection.
Warren Hastings ended the dual system of government in

Sir Sayed Ahmed Khan demanded a ban on the purdah

system and polygamy among the Muslims.

Ishwar chandra Vidyasagar opened a number of schools

for girls in Bengal and was closely associated with the
Hindu Kanya Vidyalaya founded by J.E.D. Bethune.

Swami Mvekananda was an active social reformer and an

impassioned contributor to the Renaissance of the l9th

1772.

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century Bengal.
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Vascode Gama was sent in 1498 from Lisbon to find the

direct Sea-route from Europe to India.

The Portuguese were able to establish their settlements

near the sea in Diu, Daman, Salsette, Bassein, Chaul and

Vivekananda inspired Sister Nivedita to settle in Calcutta

and work for the enlightenment ofpoor, downtrodden girls.

The Arya Samaj was founded in 1875 in Bombay, for the

general awakening of the Indian people by another
outstanding personality named Swami Dayananda

Bombay on the westem coast and San Thome near Madras

and Hoogly in Bengal,

[n l602,the Dutch East India Company was formed and the

Dutch Parliament by a charter, gave it powers to make wars.

In l8th century Dutch power in India began to decline and

finally collapsed with their defeat by English inthe baule of

Saraswati.

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As he was a Vedic scholar who believed that the Vedas

were infallible and that the wisdom inherent in the Vedas
could solve the social problems of the country.

Bedqra in 1759.
English East India Company was founded in 1600 A.D. by
the merchants of London, started trade with India.
Jahangir permitted the East India Company to establish
factories at several places in the empire. Gradually the
company established factories at Agra, Ahmedabad,

The second half of the l9th century witnessed the full

growth of an organised National Movement in India.
The history of the Indian Nationalist Movement can be
studied under three phases:

Baroda, Broach, Bombay, Surat, Madras, Masulipatnam, and

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different parts of Orissa, Bihar, Bengal.

The French East lndia Company was founded in

r664A.D.
The French factories established in Surat and Masulipatam
and also laid the foundation at Pondicherry.

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Soon after the establishment of the Company's rule over

Bengal, Bihar and Orissa as a result of the Treaty of

Allahabad signed in 1765 after the Battle of Buxar and till
the end of the Company's rule in 1857, there were many
revolts of the peasants in different parts of the country.

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It was led by the peasants accompanied by the Sanyasis

and fakirs who organised themselves into armed groups,
sometimes upto 50,000 and greatly harassed the British

Moderate phase or early nationalist phase (1885-1905)

Extemistphase(1905-1919)
Gandhianphase(1919-1947)
The Revolt of 1857 : At a Glance

Centre

Some cultivators, like the Lathials, armed themselves to

resist the cultivation of indigo. There was a strong

demonstration against the cultivation of indigo in
Champaran (Bihar) in

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Date

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Beginning Ending
Delhi

1857
Kanpur
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857

ll May,
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Leader

Suppressor

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1857

4 June,

British

lndian

Dec,

857

Nana Sahib

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Colin Campbell

his loyal
commander

Tantiya Tope

Lucknow

4 June,
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troops.

Date

Allahabad

857

1858

Mahal

4 June,

l8 June, RaniLaxmiBai HugeRose

1857

1858

5 June,

March,

857

Jagadishpur Aug.,

(Bihar)

2l Mar, BegumHazrat ColinCampbell

1857

Liyaoat

Ali

Colonel Neil

1858

Dec., Kunwar Singh William Taylor

1858 &Amar Singh & Vineet Eyre

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a

GENERALAWARENESS
The lndian National Union was fcrnned byA.O. Hume, an
Englishman and a retired civil servant, in association with
various national leaders who called for a conference in pune
in December 1885.

fhy Boycott and Swadeshi movement has its genesis in

the anti-partition movement which was started to oppose
the British decision to divide Bengal.
Morley-Minto Reforms were introduced in 1909 during the
period when Lord Minto was the Viceroy of India. The
reforms envisaged a separate electorate for Muslims besides
other constitutional measures. The government thereby
sought to create a rift within the Congress on the one hand
by rvinning the support of the moderates, and on the other,
to win favour of Muslims against Hindu.
Annie Besant, inspired by the lrish rebellion, started Home
Rule Movement in India in September, l9 16.
'Ihe movement spread rapidly and branches
of the Home
Rule League were established all over lndia. B.G. Tilak
wholeheartedly supported this movement. He joined forces
with Annie Besant and persuaded the Muslim League to
support this programrne.
6andhiji advocated the adoption ofthe policy ofSatyagraha
(literally persistence in truth), i.e., non-violent, noncooperation towards the government.
The Non-Cooperation movement which was the first mass
movement under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi was
launched to press three main demands:
(i) 'fhe Khilafat issue, (ii) The redressal of the punjab
wrongs and (iii) The attainment of Swaraj.
In the back-drop of the failure of cripps mission, imminent
Japanese threat, the British attitude towards Indians who
were left behind in Burma and the prevailing anger and
hostility to an alien and meaningless war, Quit India
resolution was passed on 8 August l94Z at Gowalia Tank,
Bombay. Gandhi told the British to quit and,,leave lndia in
God's hand". His message was 'Do or Die'.
The plan declared that power would be handed over by 15
August 1947 on the basis of Dominion Status to India and
Pakistan.
a

Boundary Commission was to be headed by Radcliffe.

Independence for Bengal and accession of Hyderabad to

Pakistan ruled out.
Mountbatten Plan was to divide India but retain maximum
unity.

WORLD FAMOUS REVOLUTIONS

Renaissance: It is a name given to the Revival of Learning, which started in Italy in the early l4th century and
slowly spread throughout Europe in the late l5th century.
lt was a cultural movement that affected areas, such as art,
literature, education and spread of science and technology.

The American Revolution: It is the name given to the

struggle by which England's l3 colonies in North America
declared their independence. The declaration oflndependence was issued on July 4, 1776,lts author was Thomas

Jefferson.
The French Revolution: It is the name given to the stmggle
which swept away the Old Regime in France, as well as the

fundamental changes which resulted from that struggle.

The immediate cause of the French Revolution was the
bankrupt condition ofthe French Treasury under Louis

XV

and Louis

XVl. On July 14,1789 the revolutionaries

stormed the Bastille, the state prison for political prisoners that symbolised the king's despotism. The

fall of the
Bastille marked the end of monarchy. The King was beheaded on the guillotine in 1793 on charges oftreason. A
new constitution was adopted in 1795.
Industrial Revolution: It donates a series of changes in
the economic conditions of England in the I 8th and I 9th
centuries brought about the invention ofvarious kinds of
machines that could be used for the industrial progress of
the country, such as steam engine, spinning and weaving
machines; the indushial revolution took place not only in
England but also in other West European countries and
the USA.

Russian Revolution: It was one of the most significant

events of the 20th century; main causes were:discontent
towards the autocratic rule of Nicholas II, the new Czar;
special privileges enjoyed by the upper class; and miserable conditions ofthe labourers and factory workers. The
Bolsheviks, led by Lenin, seized powers in Petrograd (now
Leningrad) on November 7,l9l7.Nicholas II was forced to
abdicate. In 1923, the Union ofSoviet Socialist Republics
(USSR) came into being.

History

Uxerci$s
l.
)

3.

Where is tfarappa situated, according to the present map?

pakistan

(a) India
(c) Afghanistan

(b)
(d)

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

China
When was Harappa discovered?
100 yrs back
80 yrs back
70 yrs back
20 yrs back
Whe n did cities of l{arappa and Mohenjodaro develop?
10,000 yrs back
4,700 yrs back
8,000 yrs back
None of these
What was the special tank of Mohenjodaro named?
(a) Water tank
Pattern tank
(c) Grcat Bath
All of these
Copper and bronze were used to make
(a) tools
weapons

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

(b)
(d)

(c)
6.

1,
8.
9.

(b)
(d)

ornaments

All of

them

16.

17.

22.
23.

(a)
(c)

Tapi
Narmada
Godavari
Sabarmati
The first metal to be used by man was

(b)
(d)

24.

bronze

(a)
(c)

copper& iron

copper
Bronze was made by mixing

copper & stone

(b)
(d)

iron

(b)
(d)

copper & zinc

stone

iron & stone

ll.

t5.

21.

4 parts
3 parts
2 parts
Beside which river is the city of Lothal situated?

(a)
(c)

(a) l9l8
(c) 1920

(b)
(d)

rere

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

Laxmi
Durga

Mother goddess
Saraswati

The Indus valley civilisation ended in

1000 BC
1200 BC
1500 BC
l300BC

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

The script oflndus valley has been

(a)
(c)

deciphered

(translate)

(b)
(d)

about to be deciphered
The Indus Valley civilization is
about five thousand years old

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

seven thousand years

not deciphered
difficult to be deciphere

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

(a)
(b)
(c)

certain animals, chimeras and their anthropic figures

mothergoddess

25.
26.

(d)

(b)
(d)

Turks

Hittites

Greeks

Huns
The people who migrated from the region of the Caspian sea wre

(a)
(c)

Dravidians
Euro Asians

(b)
(d)

Aryans
Africans

Aryans came to India in the year

1300 BC

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

l500BC

r400BC
r600BC

The first home ofthe Arvans was the

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

Punjab
Rajasthan

Gujarat

Modhya Pradesh

The first book of Aryans in praise of God was

(a) SamaVeda
(b) RigVeda
(c) YajurVeda
(d) Athara Veda
Kings in Vedic India ruled according to
(a) divine right theory
(b) absolutism
Arthashastra (Kautilya) (d) welfare rule
Agriculture was the main occupation of the
(a) Aryans
(b) Kushans
Guptas
(d) Kushanas

(c)

(c)

The earliest literate in India was in

(a)

(c)

writing
memorising

Sanskit-

(b)
(d)

it was leamt by

orally
singing

27,

Which of the following Vedas was the earliest composition?

(a) Atharvaveda
(b) Yajurveda

28.

How many numbers are of upanishads which also known

(c)

(d)

Samaveda

Rigveda
as

Vedanta?

29.
30.

(a) 96
(c) 108

(b)
(d)

r05
I

l0

Which books are called the Later Vedic?

(a)
(c)

(b)

Samaveda

Yajurveda

Atharvaveda
(d) All of them
Which of the following does the puranas contain?
Laws of Manu and the history on various dynasties
(b) Hymns in favour of the Gods
Thoughts on the mystery oflife and universe

(c)
(d)

old

(b)
(d)

(a)
(c)

(a)

eight thousand years old

ten thousand years old
The biggest building at Mohnejodaro was the
greatgranary
rectangularbuilding
great bath
assembly hall
The polity of the Indus Valley people was
Oligarchy (Merchants)
Secular federalism
Theocratic federalism
Theocratic unitary
The Indus religion included the worship of
trees and their spirits

(a)
(c)

According to the findings, the large letters ofthe Harappan script

were carved out of
(a) white stone
(b) black stone
(c) grey stone
(d) None of them
Iron was brought to many civilisation by the

called

(b)
(d)

re30
The people of Indus Valley civilisation worshipped the female
lbrm of

14.

20.

(a)
(c)

The Harappan civilisation was discovered at random in the year

13.

19.

Harappan cities were divided into

5 parts

10.

12,

18.

all ofthese

31.

Mythology

Match column

I with column II

and select the correct answer

using the code given below the list.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Column

Samaveda

Rigveda

Atharvaveda
Yajurveda

Codes

L
2.
3.
4.

Column

II

Charms and spells

Musical hymns
Hymns and prayers
Hymns and rituals

ABC
(a)t 2
(c)4 3

DABCD
4 (b)4 3 2
2 (d)2 3 t

t
4

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32,

With which of the following do we associate the Aryans?

Greeks
Latins
Hittites
Mesoptamions
(a) AII A, B, C and D
B, C and D

A.
C.

B.
D.
(b)
(d) A, B and D

(c) A, C and E
33. Which of the following is/are matched correctly?
A. Samaveda* melody
B. Atharvaveda - Mainly magical spells
C. Aranyakas - forest books
D. Srauta sutra - ceremonics of domestic Iife
(a) A, B and C
(b) B, C and D
(c) A, C and D
(d) A, B and D
34.

Which one of the following gives the correct chronological order

ofthe

vedas?

(a) Rigved4 SamavedaAtharvaveda,Yajurveda

(b) Rigveda.SamavedaYaiurveda,Atharvaveda
(c) Atharvaveda, Yajurveda. Samaveda, Rigveda
(d) Rigveda,Yajurveda,Sanraveda,Atharvaveda
35.

36.
37.

(a)
(c)
45.

46,

(c)

Yaiurveda
Samaveda

(b)
(d)

Rigveda

48.
49,

Rigveda

Upanishad

Ya.iurveda

(b) Ayurveda
(d) Samaveda

Which olthe following statements are true about the Rigveda?

Three important gods being praised in the Rigveda areAgni,
Shiva and Indra
lt contains more than a thousand hymns
(lll) lt was composed about 3500 years ago
(lV) Sages or rishis composed it
I and II are true
(b) I and III are true

(l)

51.

53.

(a)

(d)
38.

40.
41.

42.
43.
44.

54,

None of the options is true

Why rvere forts built?
(a) F'or protection
(b) For show - off of wealth of Kings

(c)
(d)

39.

II. III and IV are true

Both'a'and 'b'
None ofthem

What is name of the fornr of government which ruled Magadha?

Dictatorship
Democratic
Monarchical
Both'2' and'3'
What rvas the name of the minister of Ajatasatru?
(a) Vishwamitra
Buddha

(b)
(d)

(c)

(b)
(d)

Vassakara

Kammakara

Bimbisara and Ajatasatru were rulers of

.
(a) Ilarappa
Mohen-jo-daro
Magadha
Europe
Which of the following was the first monarch of Magadh kingdom
in the sixth century B. C.?
(a) Jarasandha
Ajatashatru
Bimbisara
Prasenjit
Prakrit spoken in Maghadha was known as

(b) --*-.
(d)

(c)

(a)

Maghadhi

(c) Sanskrit

(b) Pali
(d) Spanish

The modern location of some old states are given below. Which is/
are correctly matched?
Anga - Bhagalpur and Monghyr
Magadha - Patna and Gaya
Kasala - Avadh

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

Panchala- Badawn. Bareilly

Matsya - Allahabad

Vedvyas

(b)
(d) Chanakya

Tenali Ram

The capital of Chandragupta's ompire was

(a)
(c)

Patliputra
Mathura

(b)
(d)

(a)

Farmers

(b)
(d)

58.
59.

--,

Herders

All of the above

Craftsperson
Who was spnt to the court of Chandragupta Maurya by the Greek
ruler of West Asia named Seleucus Nicator?
(a) Alexander
(b) Hercules
(d) None ofthem
Megasthenes
What is the modern name of Patliputra?
(a) Patna
(b) Allahabad
Bhagalpur
Munger
is the ancient name of coastal Orissa.
(a) Kalinga
(b) Harappa
(d) Kutch
Mohen-jo-daro
Ashoka was inspired by the teachings of
Mahavira
Satyakama
(d) Pannini
Buddha

(c)

(d)

(c)

(a)
(c)

(b)

--.

Who were appointed by Ashoka as officials?

Dhamma Mahamatta (b) Mahatma

(a)

(d)

Both'a'and'b'

None of them

was a gateway to the no(h-west, including Central Asia.

(b)
(d)

Holland
Taxila

Greece

Mathura

Chanakaya was also known as

(a)
(c)
57.

Ayodhya

None of them
From whom did the emporor collected taxes?

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

(c)

(c)

(c)

56.

(a)
(c)

(b)
(c)
(d)

(c)
52.

(ll)

(c)

B, C, D and
What is meant by Janapadas?
(a) The land where thejana set its foot and settled down.
Thc land ofshudras
The land of historical monuments
Museums
Who was emperor Ashoka's grandfather?
(a) Bimbisara
(b) Chandragupta Maurya
(d) None of them
Satyakama
Name the wise man present in Chandragupta Mauraya's empire.
(a)
Birbal

(c)
50.

Which of the following is not a Veda?

(a)
(c)

GENERALAWARENESS
(b) A,B,CandD
(d) A,CandD

(c)

41,

Which of the tbllowing contains the Gayatri Mantra?

(a)

All, A, B, C, D and E

(b)
(d)

Chanda

Kautilya

Rama

All of

them

Chandra Gupta-I ruled over Magadh during

(a) 2nd century AD

(c) 4th century

(b) 3rd centuryAD

'
(d) 5th century AD

Which of the following languages was used in Ashoka's Edicts?

(a) Vasudpva
(c) Brahmi

After the Kalinga war, Ashoka

(a)
(b)

(b)
(d)

Pali

Sanskrit

restored all the kingdoms he had conquered

abandoned the policy of physical conquests

in favour of

cultural conquests.

(c)

renouncedhis kingdom and became asadhu

followed the policy of physical occupation more rigorously
Which of the following metals were mostly used for mintihg
coins during the Mauryan period?

(d)

60.

(a)
(c)

Bronzeandgold
Silverand copper

(b)
(d)

Cold and lead

Lead and silver

61. Megasthenese, the envoy of Selucas, was received

(a) Rudradaman-I
(b) Ashoka
(c) ChandraguptaVikramaditya
(d) Chandragupta Maurya

in the court of:

Ilistory

62.

>9

Which one of the follorving factors was not responsible for

76,

Chandragupta Maurya's success against the Nanda Kings?

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

63.

64.

65.

Chandragupta'sbrilliantgeneralship

Kautilya's astute diplomacy

Military assistance provided by Greek rulers

(a)
(b)
(c)

Empires need more resources than Kingdoms

(d)

All of them

Empires are larger than Kingdoms

Empires need more officials who collect more taxes than

Kingdoms

Syria

(ii)

(iii)

Greece

(a)
(c)

(iv)

only (i)
Only (iv)

(b)
(d)

Egypt
SriLanka

67.

68.
69.
70.
71.

(a)
(c)
(a)
(c)

(b)
correct (d)
(b)

Kunrara Devi

Lakshmi Bai
(d) None of them
Hazrat Mahal
Who rvas the frrst ruler to adopt the title of Maharaja-adhiraja?
(a) Ashoka
Chandragupta
Tipu Sultan
None of them
Who wrote the biography of Harshavardhana?
(a) Aryabhatta
Kalidasa

(c)

(b)
(d)

(c)

(b)
(d)

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

Shaka
Banabhatta
What was the name of Harshavardhana's biography?
Harshacharita
Harshamanglam
Harshamanas
None ofthem
Who wrote Abhijana Shakuntalam?

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

Tulsidasa
Tansen

The Kushanas ruled in

(b)
(d)

(c)

(b)
(d)

(a)
.(c)
74.

(b)
(d)

73.

Kabir

2nd century BC
5th century BC
Which of the following rulers did not belong to the Shunga dynasty ?
(a) Vasudeva
Pushyamitra
Devabhuti
Agnimitra
What was the capital of Chalukyas?
Kanchipuram
Aihole
Kanauj
Magadha
Whose court poet was Ravikriti?
(a) Kumara Devi
Harshavardhana
Pulakeshin II
Xuan Zang
What is the story ofAbhijana Shakuntalam?
It is the story of the love between a king named Dushyanta
and a young woman named Shakuntalam
It is the story about a fisherman named Kanu who lost his

(a)

(b)
(c)
(d)

79.

80.

81.

82.
83.

ring

It

is the story of

None of them

Lord Ram, Lord Laksman and Goddess Sita

Options I
Only option II

(b)
(d)

Options II and IV
All of the above

What is the meaning of Prashastis?

Bobks that tells us how rulers wanted to depict themselves
as valiant, victorious warriors
It is a well know dynasty ofsouth.
Story tales written by Brahmans
Books that tells us about old time taxes
Who is called cartographer?
One who rules over a kingdom
One who does trade by oceanic roots
One who makes maps
(d) None of these
Amir Khusru described Ma bari as language of
(a) TamilNadu
(b) AndhraPradesh
(d) Eastern Uttar Pradesh
Karnataka
Allora was built by
(b) Cllankyas
Pallavas
(d) None of these
Rastrakutas
At the time of Cholas the tax Vetti was levied in the form of
(a) cash
(b) forced labour
(c) foodgrain
(d) None of these
Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni's ruling period was
997 to 1030
l0l0to 1030

(a)

(a)
(b)
(c)

(c)

(a)
(c)

(a)
(c)

(b)

1000

to 1040

(d)

None of these

84. Kitab-ul-Hind was written by

(a) Al-Biruni
(b) Amir-khusru
(c) Firdausi
(d) Nonc of these
85. Prithviraja-Ill belongs to which dynasty ?
(a) Chauhan
(b) Chankyas
(c) Rastrakutas
(d) Palas
86. Muhammad Ghori defeated to Prithvi Raj-III in which year ?
(a) I l9l
(b) ttez
(c) I 195
(d) ttee
87. Who built town of Thanjavur?
(a) Vijayalaya
(b) Rajput
(c) RajendraChola
(d) None of these
88. Group of villages were known as
(a) Ur
(b) Nadu
(c) Taluka
(d) None of these
89. Tang dynasty was found in
(a) China
(b) India
(c) Iran
(d) None ofthese
90.

The term'Hindustan'was used by Minhaj-i-Siraj to refer

(a)
(b)

(b)
(d)

(c)

75.

Kalidasa

Vetti-forcedlabourtax

(b)
(c)
(d)

All of them

(D

(a) lst century AD

(c) 3rd century AD

72.

78.

only (ii) and (iii)

Which of the following was not one of the Ashoka's dhamma?

To teach the lesson of non violence through inscriptions;
like a father teaches his children
To resolve conflicts amongst people and families
(lll) To perform sacrifices in older to bring peace
(lV) To build roads, wells and inns for both humans and animals
I and III are corrcct
Only III is corect
III and IV are
lI and IV &re correct
Who was Samudragupta's rrrother?

(I)

(a)
(c)

Where did Ashoka send his messengers to spread ideas about

'dhamma'. Choose the correct answer from the code given below

(i)

(a)
(c)

(lI) Tax on thatching the house

(lII) Kadamai-land revenue
(IV) Tax on use of ladder to climb trees

Weakness ofNanda rulers

How are empires different from kingdoms?

(ll)

66.

77.

Who conquered the Ganas?

(b) Alexander
Pallavarulers
(d) Gupta rulers
Maurya rulers
Which of the following taxes were taken in Cholas period?

AreaofPunjab
Area of Haryana

(c) DoabaofGangaYamuna
(d) all ofthese
91.

Which changes did take place in early medieval period?

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Extensionofagriculture
Migration of forest dwellers
Emergenceofpeasants

All

the above

D-10

92.

GENERALAWARENESS
According to Sanskrit Prashasti the eastern limit of Ghiyasuddin
Balban's empire rvas
Assam
Punjab

(a)

(b)
(d)

It0.

Who was Nur Jahan?

(a) Wife of Jahangir

(c) An artist

Bengal

(c)
None of these
93. Match column I with column II and select the correct answer

1ll.

The Mother of Jahangir was daughter of

(a) Ruler ofAmber
(b) Ruler of Chittore
Ruler ofAgra
(d) None of these
Who was Todarmal?

using the code given below the columns.

Column I

Column

(a)
(c)

94.

.
.

95.
96.
97.

98.

II

(a) Andhra Pradesh

(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Karnataka
(d) TamilNadu
(b) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-l
(d) A-3, B-4, C-2, D-l

(A) Telangani
(B) Awadhi
(C) Dvarsarnudri
(D) Ma bari
A-1, B-2. C-3. D-4
A-2, B-3, C-4, D-l

Which is wrongly matched

King

Rastrakuta
Chauhan
Pal

At the tirne of lbmar dynasty

(b) luglaq dynasty

(c) Lodhi dynasty

(d)

None of these

Whcn did Raziya become sultan?

(a)
(c)

(b)

t236

(d)

I336

Which match is incorrect

Raziya

(a)
(b)
(c)

r r36
None of these

Delhi Sulianate
WarangallA.P)
Karnataka

Rudramadevi

Didda

What was lqta in sultanatc period?

(b)
(d)

(a)'lerritoriesofland

Atax

(c) A fonn of military

None ofthese
99. Who was Chcngez Khan'/
(a) l{e was a Mongol leader (b) He was a Turk leader
(c) [Ie was sultan of Delhi (d) None of these
100,

l0l.

Muharnmad Tuglaq Transfbrred his capital fiom Delhi to

Daulatabad
Sahibabad
F'irozabad
None of these
Which Sultan did plan to capture Mongol territory ?

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

(a) Muhammad'luglaq (b) Alauddin Khilji

(c) Qutubdin Aybak
(d) None of these

102. Which

(a)
(c)

103.

sultan frrst did campaign in South India?

Alauddin Khalji
Raziyya

(b)
(d)

Qutabdin Aibak
None of these
Which dynasty reighned fbr maxin.rum time span?

(a)
(c)

Tughlaq

104. Who

rvas the

(b)
(d)

Mughal

(a) Babur
(c) Akbar

105. Mughal

(a)

were descendants

of

(b)
(d)

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

108. Akbar

came emperor in age

13

(a) ,vears
(c) 22 years

Prince Salimwas nicknanre

Jahangir

(c)

Shah Jahan

of
(b)
(d)

8 years
None of these
I

of
(b)
(d)

Akbar
None of thesE

Prime Minister
None of these

(b)
(d)

None ofthese

(b)
(d)

None ofthese

Jahangir

Who built Fatehpur-Sikri

Jahangir

On whose orders, Qutub Minar was constructed?

(a) Ashoka
(b) Shah Jahan
I
(d) ,{kbar I
Qutbuddin Aybak
116. What cqloured marble was used in construction of Taj Mahal?
Black
Grey
Red
White
117. Bronze is an alloy. What is it made ofl
(a) Tin
Copper

(c)

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

(c)

(b)
(d)

(a) Mauryas
(c) Guptas

(b)
(d)

Brass
Bothoption'l'and'2'
Under whose rule, was Ajmer the capital?

ll8.
l19.

Chauhans
Pallavas

Which lake is inAjmer?

Chilka Lake
DullLake
Himsagar Lake
PushkarLake
120. Which was the most imporlant festival celebrated at Hampi?
Shivratri
Diwali
Mahanavami
Holi

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)
121. Surat has been called the gate to _
(a) SaudiArabia
(b) Kutch
(c) Mecca
(d) , Madina
122. What

were Surat textiles famous for?

(a) Gold lace borders (zari) (b)

(e) Trousers
(d)

123. What do you

(a)
(c)

124.

A form

Frills olcotton
Saris

mean by'trabeate,?

ofarchitecture

Aformofpainting

Match column I with column

(b) A form oldance

(d) Aformoflothing
II

and select the correct ansrver

using the code given below the columns.

Column

None of these

(b)
(d) None of these

1539

(b)
(d)
?

(a) Akbar
(c) ShahJahan

ll5.

(b) Humayun
(d) None of these

(c)

(a)

(a) ShahJahn
(c) Akbar

t14.

first Mughal emperor

(a)

109.

Revenue Minister
A Rajput ruler
Who built Red Fort in Delhi

ll3.

Khalji

ChengezKhan
Timur
both (a) and (b)
None of these
106. When did First War of Panipat take place?
1526
r556
1s66
1573
I07. When did WaL of Chausa occur?
1s26
1536

(c).

(a)
(c)

Gur.iara pratihara

When did Delhi first become capital of a kingdom?

(a)

(c)

ll2,

Dynasty

(a) Harischandara
(b) Danti-durg
(c) Prithiviraj III
(d) Vijayalaya

(b) A poeter
(d) None of these

125.

Column

II

A. Red Fort
(i) Amritsar
B. Taj Mahal
(ii) Delhi
C. Notre Dame
(iiD Aen
D. Golden Temple
(iv) Paris
(a) A(i),8(ii),C(iii),D(iv) (b) A(iv),8(iii),C(ii),A(i)
(c) A(i)"8(iiD,C(iv),D(ii) (d) A(ii).B(iii),C(iv),D(i)
Match column I with column II and select the correct answer
using the code given below the columns.

Column I
A.

Bhillasvamin

B.
C.

Madurai

D,

Tirupati

(a)

A(iii)" B (iv),

(b)
(c)
(d)

Somnath

C (i), D (ii)
A (i), B (iri), C (iii), D (iv)
A (iv), B (iii), C (ii), D (i)
None of them

(i)
(ii)

(iii)
(iv)

Column II
TamilNadu
Aadhra Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Gujarat

History

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126. Nadir

Shah was a ruler

(a) Iraq
(c) Pakistan

of_.

(b)
(d)

142.
Iran

128.

Singh
Singh

129. When did

(a)
(c)

130.

I3l.

(b)
(d)

(a) Poona
(c) Bombay

(b)
(d)

(b)
(d)

Who was the son of Nadir Shah?

(a) Ahmed

(c)

Tansil

Shah
Shah

(b)
(d)

t763
Jawahir Shah

Nawab Shah

(c)

Singh (b)
(d)
Nanak

(c) Wellesley

(b)
(d)

Warren Flastings

Dulhousie
13.1. Who was the frrst lndian to enter the lndian Civil Service?

(a) SatyendranathTagore
(b) R.C. Dutt
(c) Behari Lal Gupta
(d) SurendranathBanerjee

Most of the landlords did nqt tako interest in the

improvement of land
State was assured of a fixed income
(d) One-sixth of the produce was given to the Govt.
136. Who introduced 'Permanent Settlement' in Bengal?

(c)

(a)

LordBentinck

(b)
(d)

Lord Cornwallis
Lord Wellesley
Lord Hastings
137. Which of the following two Europeans were involved in thp battle
of Wandiwash in 1760

(c)
(a)
(c)

138.

(b)
British (d)

French and British

Dutch and British
Portuguese and
Portuguese and Spanish
The English East India Company's first presidency in India was at
Hooghly
Surat

(a)
(c)

(c)

l4l.

(a) Siraj-ud-Daula (b)

(c) Mir Qasim
(d)

Mir

Jafar

In which of the following year the did British annex punjab?

(a)
(c)

(d)

(a)
(c)

1856
1849

(b)
(d)

1848

tTee

Gangetic Valley, NorthWest Provinces, Punjab

Bengal and Bihar

I
t

2
2

The Marathas.,

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d) Asaf-ud-daula

Shuja-ud-daula

state ofHyderabad was founded by

(b) Chin-Quich-Khan
Zulfikar Khan
(d) MuzatTar Jung
Nazir Jung
147. The Battle of Wandiwash which ended the French power in India
was fought in

(a)
(c)

148.

(b)
(d)

l76l A.D.

(a)
(c)

1660

(b)
(d)

A.D.

49, In which

150.

r760A.D.

1765 A.D.
r756 A.D
In which year was the East India Company founded?
1600 A.D.
1760
1602

A.D.

year was the battle of Buxar fought

1757
1760
1764
1775
The real founder of the British Empire in India was
Chve
Warren Hastings

(a)
(c)
(a)
(c)

151. Who

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d) Dalhousie

Wellesley

espounded the theory of Economic Drain?

Raja Ram Mohan
Dadabhai Naoroji

R,C, Dutt

152. With whom

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

Roy (b)
(d)

SurendernathBanerjee
was the Ryotwari Settlement made?

(b) The Cultivaters

(d) The Muqaddars
153, Match column I with column Il and select the conect answer
The Zamindars
TheVillage communiries

using the code given below the columns.

Column I
Surveys

Column

II

Practiceofcategorizing

historical events for the

(b)
(d)

Madras
Masulipatnam
139. The battle ofPlassey(l757) was fought between
(a) Tipu Sultan and East India Company
(b) Haider Ali and East India Company
Siraj-ud-Daulah and East India Company
(d) Mir Qasim, Shiraj-ud-Daulah and East India Company
140. Which of the following was twice made the Nawab of Bengal by
the East India Company?
SahAlam II

Bombay Presidencies

The founder ofthe kingdom ofAwadh was

Safdarjang
SaddatKhan

146. The

Permanent Settlement Act?

Zamindars were made the legal proprietor of the land

(b)3
(d)2

(c) HaiderAli

145,

135. Which of the following statements was not a feature of the

(a)
(b)

.
3.

II

Parts of Madras and

143. The Supreme Court in British India was established under:

(a) The CharterAct of l8l3 (b) The CharterAct of 1833
(c) RegulatingActof 1773 (d) Pitt's IndiaAct of l784
144. The first Mysore war was won by
(a) East India company (b) NizamAli

(a) Clive

Settlement

ABCABC
(a) t 2 3
(c)3 2 I

t76t

Who were the founders of Awadh, Bengal and Hyderabad

respectively?
Saadat Khan, Murshid Quli Khan and Asaf Jah
(b)i Tipu Sultan, Burhan-ul-mulk and Begum Hazrat Mahal
Murshid Quli Khan, Laxshmi Bai and Asoka
(d) None of them
132. Under whose leadership did Khalsa rose in revolt against the
Mughal authority?
(a) Guru Gobind
BandaBahadur
Guru
Guru Teg Bahadur
133. Dual Administration was established in Bengal by

(c)

Settlement 2.

Mahalwari
Codes:

Nasik

(a)

Ryotwari

C.

Nagpur

Column

Permanent
Settlement

B.

the third battle of Panipat took place?

1760
1762

Column I

A.

established his capital at Lahore in 17992

Ranjit
Shivaji
Jai
Ajit Singh
What was the capital of Maratha kingdom?

II

and select the couect answer

using the code given below the columns.

Nepal

127. Who

(a)
(c)

Match column I with column

sake ofconvenient

II
III
ry

Personal diaries

underslanding

The first Governor Gei:eral

Present contrasting view

points of Indian citizens

ttom those published in
oflicial documents
British tool for eflective

& autobiographies
PEriodisation

Warren Hastings

oflndia

(a) I-C; II-A;III-D; IV-B

(b) II -A; II -B; III - C; IV - B
(c) I-D;II-C;III-A;IV-B
(d) I-DIII-C;III-B;lV-A

control and administration

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154.

GENERALAWARENESS
Which Portuguese explorer found the sea route to Indi4 and when?
Robert Clive, 165 I
Vasco da Gama, 1696
Robert Clive, 1498
(lV) VascodaGama,l4gS

(l)

(II)

(lll)
(a)

correct (b) Option II is correct

(d) Option Ill is correcl

Option IV is
Option I is correct
155. The founder of the Arya Samaj was
(a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

(c)

(a)

(c)

Idol

Upanishads
Brahman Supremacy

Saraswati established DAV schools where the

following sub.jects were compulsory

(a) Sanskrit
(c) Hindi& English
158.

(b)

Swami Dayanand Saraswati published an important book in 1g79.

was

(b)
(d)

Neel Darpan
SomPrakash
Rast Goftar
Translation of the Gita
159. Ra.ia Ram Mohan Roy founded the Brahmo Samaj in

(a)
(c)

160.

Ra.ia Ram Mohan Roy was

(a)
(c)
(d)
161.

(b)
(d)

1828

l83l

1830

le30

totally against

(b)

The Ramayana

The Mahabharata

(a)
(c)

(a)
(b)

162.

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

sati
widow exploitation
Mahadev Govind Ranade founded the
Arya Samaj
Brahmo Samaj
Prarthana Samaj
Theosophical society

r63. Jyotiba Phule was also known as

Mahatma Phule

(a)
(b) Leader ofthe oppressed classes
(c) Leader ofpoor
, (d) Leaderofdowntrodden

164.

165.

l86t
18 July, 1866
12January

166. January l2 has been

167.

(b) t4April, 1862

(d) 20 July, 1866
(b)
(d)

168. Thc Guru of

(a)
(c)

Hospitals

(b)
(d)

(b)
(d)

Delhi
Calcutta

(b)
(d)

Bombay
Madras

Alaska

(b)

Chicago

raised the slogan

" Go back to the Vedas"?

The founder of Ramakrishna mission was

Vivekanand

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

(a)
(c)

RamakishnaParamhansa
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
founded the Gurukul Kangri at Hardwar.
Dayanand
Vivekanand

(b)
(d)

Shardhanand
Virjanand
The founder of the Ahmediya movement was

183. Match column I with column II and select the corect

Ig

l7

answer

using the code given below the columns.

Column I

Raja RamMohan

Roy

II

Ishwarchandra

Vidyasagar

III

Swami Vivekanand was

Guru Nanak
Kabir
RamaKrishna Paramhans
Mira Bai
169. The Home Rule League was organised by
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
Dr. Annie Besant
(c) LalaLajpat Rai
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

(a)
(c)

179,

Rama Krishna Missions

170. The Hindu College was established in the year

places did Vivekananda attend the world's

(a) Vivekanand
(b) RamakrishnaParamhansa
(c) Ramayan
(d) Dayanand Saraswati

RamaKrishnaMissionday

Martyrs,day

Swarni Vivekanand established the

(a) Ashramas
(b)
(c) Charitable instirutes (d)

was

Kesari
none ofthese

(a) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (b) Malviya Chirag Ali

(c) Mirza Ghulam Ahmed (d) ShaukatAli
182. .--banned female infanticide in india.
(a) LordCzuuing
(b) Lord Ripon
(c) WilliamBentinck (d) LordDalhousie

decleard as

(a) Yourh day

(c) Pioneers'day

(b)
(d)

The Times of India

Bengal Gazette

Ahmed in 1888?

181.

yogjam

Srvarni Vivekanand was born on

.(a)
(c)

(b) Persian
(d) none ofthese

(a) MuslimLeague
(b) PatrioticAssociation
(c) Upper Indian Mohammedon Association
(d) NationalConference
177. The oppression of_
is portrayed in the play Nila Darpan.
(a) the artisans
(b) the weavers
(c) the common man
(d) the indigo planters

180.

Sree Narayan Guru organised the

Satya Shodhak Samaj

(a)
(b) Sree Narayan paripalana
(c) Arya Samaj
(d) Brahmo Samaj

(d)

The Indian Society

New York
(d) Washington
176. Which of the following institutions was founded by Sir Syed

_Raja Ram Mohan Roy favoured the banning of

(a) child maniages
caste system

(b)
(d)

following society in l7g9

Society (b)

175. Which ofthe following

178. Who

The Vedas, Upanishads, Brahmanas

The Brahamans

(c)

l8r l
r8l6

174. The first Indian newspaper to be printed

Persian

It

(c)

Jones founded the

TheAsiatic

Parliament ofReligion in 1893?

(d) Urdu

(a)

172. William

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

l8l0
l8l3

study of

(b)
(d)

worship

157. Sawmi Dayanand

(a)
(c)

(a) Urdu
(c) Ancient scripts

Saraswati was against the

Vedas

year for educaiton

The Bombay Society

Calcutta Society
173. James Princep deciphered the Ashokan inscription leading to the

(b) Swami Dayanand Saraswati

(c) Mahadev Cobind Ranade
(d) Jyotiba Phule

156. Swami Dayanand

171. The British rule allotted one lakh of rupees for education in the

lV

Jyotirao Phule

Swami

Dayanand

Saraswati

C
D

Column

II

Used the ancient texts to

suggest that widows coqld

remarry
Founded the reform
association called Arya
Samaj

Protested against the

practice of Sati and was able
to finally ban it
Founded the association
SatyashodhakSamaj to

(a) I - c; II - A; III - g, tv - StoPugate

(b) I -A; II -B; III - C; IV - D
(c) I-C; tt-A; III-D; lV-B
(d) I-D; II-C; III-B; IV-A

caste equality

I{istory

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184. Match column I with colurnn II and select the correct

answer

(a)

using the code given below the columns,

Column I

William Jones

II

'thomas Babington

III

Charles Wood

Rabindranath Tagore D

Column

Supported the English

education act
Reactedagainstthe
western educationsystem
Staned the concept of
Madrasa by the British
govemment
despatch to governor
general in India

1857 the Governor General

(a)
(c)

of

(b)
(d)

Dulhousie
LordCanning
I{ardings
186. The Wal oflndependence ofl857 began from
(a) Kanpur
Meerut
Lucknow
Agra
187. The name of Mangal Pandey is remembered in Indian History

(b)
(d)

I Ie was a greal

t88.

(a)
(c)

200.

189.

I90.

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

of I 857 thiled

'l.he revolution was not

because

well organised

It was not supported by public

There rvere differences olopinions

AII of these
'l'he revolt of 1857 broke out ln

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

Delhi
Calcutta
Bombay
Meerut
'Ihe revolt of 1857 broke out lbr
an immediate cause
a British intert'ered by introducing new social reforms like
widow remarriage act 1856
(b) banning sari and child rnarriage
Greasing of the cartridges in the new enlield rifle with the

19l.
I92.

(a) 1857
(c) 1859

The revolt

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

I93.

of 1857 failed

(b)
(d)

becar"rse

(a)
(c)

(a)
(b) Nehru's report
(c) Montagu Chelmsford Report
(d) Minto-Morley Refornrs

204.

1860

(a)
(c)

206.

lackofdisciplined soldiers

mini revolt where many kings and

207.

lack ol unity

of the revolt of 1857 was that it

brought British rule in a big way in India

T'he rnain efl'ect

(a)
(b)

(c)
(d)

ofunity to the Indian people

nrade the people realise that they should not depend on
kings, princes and zamindars

194. 'Ihe revolt of I 857

(a)

(c)

24 April
15 May

killing oflndians

began on

(b) 10 May
(d) 29 March

Mumbai
Kolkata

(b) Surat
(d) Lahore

Tilak
Dada Bhai Nauroji

(b) Gokhale
(d) Mahatma Gandhi

The way which Gandhi adopted for Non-co-operation movement

was

(a)
(b)
(c)

To inspire army to revoh against British Government

To provoke public for violence
To make people agree to surrender their titles and resign

(d)

To instruct the laaders to oppose the Government in

gave the legacy

resulted in brutal

(b)
(d)

'Swaraj is my brith right' said by

(a)
(c)

lack olarnrs

it was an ill organised

princes did nor join it

The Indian National Congress was founded by

SirA.O. Hume
Lokmanya Tilak
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Mahatma Gandhi
The Conference in which the congross was divided into two campsExtremist and Liberal was held ln

(a)
(c)

l8s8

of

Bipin Chandra

The leader of I 857 mutiny who was caught and hanged?

(b) Tantia Tope
Nana Saheb
(d) Kunwar singh
RaniLakshmi Bai
202. Bengal was divided during the Govenrner-Generalship.of
Lord Warren Hastings (b) Lord Canning
Lord Curzon
(d) Lord Hardings
203. The Government of India Act, I 919 was based on
Simon Commission

205.

Banning polygamy
Tlre revolt of 1857 ended in

(b)

(d) Tarachand
R.C. Manumdar
Which of the following is wrongly matched?
(a) Kunwar Singh Gorakhpur

(a)
(c)

(c)

fats ol'cows and pigs.

V.D. Savatkar

201.

(a)

(d)

Kunwar Singh

(b) Lakshman Rao -Jhansi

(c) BirjisQadir-Lucknow
(d) KhanBahadur-Barielly

He helped the Britishers in the time of lndian revolution

The War oflndependence

(b)

Zafar (d) Khan Bahadur

Independence' who said this for the first

time, regarding the revolt of 1857?

warrior

(c) He r.vas a great social-retbrmer of British period

(d) He provoked the army of revolt

none ofthese

led the 1857 revolt in Delhi?

Bakht Khan
Bahadur Shah

Azimullah

199. 'First War of Indian

because

(a)
(b)

(b)
(d)

198. Which of the following

India was

(c)

Dalhousie

(a) Birjis Quadir

(c) Tantia Tope

185. At the time of Indian Mutiny of

Wellesley

(b)
(d)

Canning

(c)

(c) l-D;ll-C;lll-AllV-B
(cl) I - D; II -C; III - B; IV -A

(a)
(c)

was the Governor General when the 1857 revolt broke out?

Hastings
Curzon
196. Which of the following was one of the major political causes of
the revolt of I 857?
(a) The withdrawl of the pension of Nana Sahib
(b) Lord Dalhousie's policy .of discriminate annexation and
Doctrine of Lapse
The absence ofsovereignship ofBritish rule in India
(d) After the defeat of thp Sikhs and annexation ofthe Punjab,
the properties ofthe Lahore, Durbar were auctioned and the
Kohinoor was sent to England
197. NanaSahib's commander-in.chiefwas

(c)

II

Sent an educational

(a) I-C;II-A: lll-D; IV-ll

(b) I -A;lI -B; III - C; IV - D

195. Who

from Government jobs with peaceful means

Parliament

208.

The movement which was launched by Mrs. Annie Besant was

known as

(a)
(c)

Quit India
Khilafat

(b)
(d)

Home rule
Non-co-operation

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GENERALAWARENESS

209. l'he Sati Pratha was declared illegal during the Governer

210.

Dalhousie
Canning
Cornwallis
The Civil Disobedience Movement was started with the action
that
(a) The people offered themselves to be sent tojail

(b)

(c)
(d)
211. l'he

212.

(b)
(d)

WilliamBentinck

The Government was cornpelled to call Round Table

Conference
The meeting was held against the Government
Gandhiii acted against SaltAct

215.

227.

SukhDev

India was introduced and India

231,

Congress met first at

(b)
(d)

Madras

232,
233.

and C.y. Chintamani

(b)
(d)

Egypt
Persia

Singh :

the

234.

tuabia
Turkey

235.
236.

Conference?
Dr. Ambedkar

221. When was tlie First Round Table

1933

1930

Annie Besant

was appointed by the British Governnent

(b)
(d)

237,
SirTejBahadurSapru
C.Y. Chintamani

Conference held?

(b)
(d)

le3l
1903

The moderate congress leaders demanded

no separation but representation
immpdiate end of British rule in India
end of racial discrimination

(a)
(b)

lntroductionofEnglisheducation

The first president of the Indian National Congress was

(a) A.O. Hume
WC. Bannerji
S.N. Bannerji
Dadabhai Naoroji
Bengal was partitioned in the year

(b)
(d)

(a)
(c)

1898
1905

(b)
(d)

le06
te07

The paper edited by Tilak was

(a) Kesari
Samvad Kaumudi
Rast Goftar
SomPrakash
The Boycott and Swadeshi Movement was started in the year

(b)
(d)

(a)
(c)

1902
1905

(b)
(d)

te04

teoT
The Kilafat Movement was organised by
(a) Mohd. Ali and Shaukat Ali
Mohd. Ali Jinnah
Sir SyedAhmed Khan
(d) None ofthe above
The Rowlatt Act was passed in

(b)
(c)

M.K. Gandhi

(b)

Hume

(c)

ChittagongArmoury Raid
220. Who among the following did not attend the First Round Table

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

(c)

219. - Which one of the following is incorectly matched?

(a) Bhagat
Merrut Conspiracy Case
(b) Ram Prasad Bismil
Kakori Conspiracy Case
Chandra Shekhar Azad: New Delhi Conspiracy Case

(a)
(c)

(a)
(c)

(c)
(d)

Bombay
Allahabad

injustice done to

Sen

(b)
(d)

(a) Chauri Chaura incident

(b) demolition of Kanpur Mosque
(c) Jalianwalla Bagh massacre
(d) Kakori train dacoity incident

The Indian States were merged.

Surya

(c)

to probe into

218. The Khilafat Movement was organised to protest against

(c)
(d)

(d)

230. Hunter Commission

The Swaraja Party was organised by

(a) Lala Lajpat Rai and Feroz Shah Mehta
Sarojini Naidu and Annie Besant
C. R. Das and Motilal Nehru

(a)
(c)

(c)

(a) Quit India Movemgnt

(b) Non-Cooperation Movement
(c) Khilafat agitation
(d) Civil Disobedience Movement

became a Sovereign Republic

Calcutta

LordLinlithgow

Lord Willingdon
Railway and telegraph systems were introduced in India by
(a) Lord Comwallis
(b) Lord Dalhousie
Lord Wellesley
Lord Bentinck
The interim Government formed in India in 1946 was headed by
(a) C. Rajagopalachari
Mahatma Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Who was the first Governor General ofthe new Indian Dominion?
RajendraPrasad
VallabhbhaiPatel
C. Rajagopalachari
Lord Mountabatten
Who among the following was associated with the Indian National
.

(d) W Wedderburn
Henry Cotton
228. The first woman President of the Indian National Congress was
(a) Annie Besant
(b) Sarojini Naidu
(c) SuchetaKripalani
(d) RajkumariAmritKaur
229, "Do or Die" was the slogan which Mahatma Gandhi gave during

26tl1Jan., 1950 is important in History of India because

(b)
(c)
(d) C. Rajagopalachari

(d)

the

(a) BhagatSingh
(b) SubhashChandraBose
(c) Maharaj Mahendra Pratap
(d) C. R. Dass

(a)
(c)

(b)

Sir George Stanley

(a) AI),

ChandraShekharAzad
The Azad Hind Fauz was organised by

216. l'he Indian National

Vallabhbhai Patel

1940, rejected by the congress was made

LordWavell

(c)

Which ofthe following names is wrongly mentioned among those

who were hanged during the time ofNational Movement?

(d)

M.K. Gandhi

Congress?

BhagatSingh

(a) Indiagotlndependence
(b) Mahatma Gandhi died
(c) New constitution ofFree

211,

224.

The Revolutionary who threw a bomb in the Assembly was

ChandraShekharAzad

(a) SardarBhagatSingh (b)

(c) Ashafakulla
(d)

214.

(a)

(c)

226.

(a)
(b)

(b)
(d)

by

(a) SubhashChandraBose
(b) C.R. Dass
(c) Bal Ganga Dhar Tilak
(d) Gopal Krishan Gokhale

(c) Ram Prasad Bismil

(d) Sukh Dev
213.

223, The'August Offer' of

225.

Forward Block was formed by

Who led the Bardoli Satyagraha in 1928?

(a) Morarji Desai

(c) Mahadev Desai

of

Generalship

(a)
(c)

222.

238.

(a)
(c)

t9t7

l9t9

(b)
(d)

1918

te20

The Salt Satyagraha began from

(a) SabarmatiAshram (b)

(c) Calcutta
(d)

Bardoli
Delhi

I-Iistory
239. 'Ihe l,ahore session ofthe Congress in

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

D-15

1929 decided to
launch civil disobedience rnovement
to struggle lbr tieedom

254. Match column

Column-I

attainmentofcornplete independence

none ofthese
Who tvas known as the Frontier Candhi?
(a) Maulana Azad
(b) Mohd. Ali
(c) Khan Abudal Ghallar Khan
(d) None of these
241. 'l'he Quit India Movement was organised on

l94l
July, 1943
June,

(b)
(d)

242. 'lhe Azad Hind Fauz was tbunded

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
243.

(b)
(d)
(b)
(d)

(b)
(d)

Calcutta
Madras

1948

Bardoli

in 1907 in
Allahabad
Surat

255,

(b)
(d)

te42

dominian status after Wrold War Il

completeindependence
promise for complete independence after the war
lndian National Army was tbrmed by

(a) Gandhrji
(c) Bal Cangadhar Tilak

(b)
(d)

Subhash ChandraBose
Lala Lajpat Rai

among the following Covernor-Generals was associated

rvith the partition of Bengal?
(a) LordCanning
Lord Dalhousie
(c) Lord Amherst
Lord Curzon
Who among the fbllowing belonged to the moderate group of the
Indian National Congress?
I-ala Lajpat
Bipan Chandra pal

(b)
(d)

252.

VL

Publicist

F,

Rai
Tilak

Bal Cangadhar

D.

(b)
(d)

256.

products

.:

(b)
(d)

Meerut

Unison ofCongress and

ths Muslim League to
rppresent the government
in the country
I - C; II - E; III - F; IV . B; V - D; VI -A
I - O; tt - E; III -At IV. F; V - B; VI - C

Which of the following leaders gave the statement'Freedom is my

birthright and i shall havo it'?

Pt,JawaharlalNehru
LaalaLajpatRai
Bat Gangavardhan Tilak
Bipin Chandra

I is comect
III is correct

II

is correct

IV

is correct

(I)
0I)

(III)
(lV)

community from being influenced by the Bengal politicians

To develop infrastructure in East and West Bengal separately
To exclude the non.revenue generating East Bengal from the
cash cow provinces in West Bengal

(a) Stataments I and II is correct

(b) Statement II is correct
(c) Statement III are conect
(d) All statements are correst

257. Match column I with column II and select the correct

answer

using the code given bplow the columns.

I.

Column I
Khilafat Movement

Column

II

Protest against salt law that

levied tax on salt, an
e$sential food ingredient

IL

of

Indians
The people's mahatma

B.

Serios of non-violent

protests demanding

253. l'he slogan 'lnquilab

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

(b)
(d)

What was the true motive of the British in dividing Bengal?

To eam more revenue out ofthe state ofBengal
To separate the Bengalis in order to avoid the non-Bengali

Lahore

Zindabad' was raised by

SubhashChandraBose
BhatgatSingh
Mahatma Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nohru

Peaceful protest against

the Act that restricted the
basic rights of expression

oflndians

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in the city ofl

(a) Agra
(c) Amritsar

meetings
Protest against British rule
by discarding British

(a)
(b)
(c) I -E; II- D; III-F; IV.A; V-C;VI-B
(d) I.B; II-E; III -C; IV.FlV-A;VI-D

(a)
(c)

t936

1942, Cripps came to India to grant

dominian status

(a)
(c)

E.

(lII)
(lV)

partition in

250. Who

251.

Knighthood

(l)
(ll)

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
249.

Champaran

Rajendra Prasad

1940

an ideaby circulating
information, writing
reports, speaking at

LucknowPact

t,

Column-II
Supported the separation
of Bengal
An honour granted by the
British Crown for
'exceptional personal
achievement or public
service
Someone who publicises

C.

in l917 in

Chittaranjan Das

1906

AlllndiaMuslim

1944

was started

Congress took place

G.S. Kharpade
'l-he Muslirn League
demanded

248" In

B.

July 1946

Who rvas oalled Deshbandhu'?

(a) Acharya Narendra Deva

(a)
(c)

Rowlatt Satyagrah

Subhash Chandra Bose

245. The first split in

247.

II.

by

ShahnawazKhan

(a) Ahmedabad
(c) Sabarmati

(b)
(c)
(d)

A.

8August, 1942

Dhillon

244. 'l'he firs1 experiment in satyagraha,

246.

Swadeshi Movement

Lrague

'l'he Cabinet Mission was

announced by the British Goyernment
in the year

(a)
(c)

I.

III.

Rash Bihari Bose

(a) 1942
(c) te46

and select the correct answer

using the code given below the columns.

240.

(a)
(c)

I with column II

freedom

IlL

oflndia during the

second world war

HindustanSocialist
Republican
Association

C.

Joint protest by Hindus &

Muslim against the harsh
British treaty on Turkish
Sultan

&

massacre

of

D-L6

GENERALAWARENESS

IV.

Purna Swaraj

D.

Jallianwala bagh
People's perception about

Illegalevictions

E.

Due to the Muslim league's

people

IU.

Potti Siriamulu

C. Father of Indian

Krishna Menon

D.

Gandhiji
demand for a separate

(a) I-C;II-A III-D;IV-B

(b) I -C; II -A; III - B; IV. D
(c) I-D;II-C;IIl-A;IV-B
(d) I'D; II -C; III -B; IV-A

nation for Muslims, India

was divided in two

countries; India and

Pakistan after
independence

VI.

262. Match Lishl (Leaders) with List-II (Areas under their control)

Quit India MovenrentF. Congress'resolution to

attain

VII.

Dandi

March

VIII. Indian National Army

and select the conect answer using the codes given below the lists:

full independence in

1929

G.

Forcible and unlawful

thlowing out of tenants
from thp land they rent

H.

lts members assassinated

Saunders who was a police

officer who ordered lalhi

charge that killed Laala

IX. Partition

I.

263,

Lajpat Rai
Neraji Subhash Chandra
Bose organized an army of
Indian rebels to fight off

Britishers

258.

(a) I'C;[-D;ilI-H;lV-BV-G;VI-B;V[.F;VIII-LIX-A
O) I-DII-C;IIl-F:IV-H;V-G;Vl-B;VII-A;VIII-I;IX-E
(c) I-C;ll-D;lll-H;IV-F;V-G;VI.B;VII-A;VII-LD(-E
(d) I - G; II - D; Ill - H; IV - F; V - G VI - B; VII -A; VIII, I D( - E
Retugees

(a)
(c)

Princely states
I and III are correct
Only Il is corect

(lll)
259.

(ll)

' (ll)

Education

(lV) Poverty

responsibility
List ofareas where state and central govemmsnt both would
have responsibility

l.
2.
3.
4.

(a)
(c)

Hazrat Mahal
Ahmadullah

(d)

A-4; B-t; C-3;D-2

First war oflndian independence

important revolutions had already taken place in India
it was not the first organised revolt
sepoy mutiny

I
RAmbedkar A.

II

Cotumn

Column

Deputy prime

minister

3jffiffi:t,ll#l*,,,

It favourpd

a fedoral systom

It rejected the systcm of Communal Electorate

It was against the setting up of a Supreme Court

IandlV
I, IIIandIV

(b) I and III

(d) I, II and III

Ind.ian people?

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

and select the correct answer

It favoured Dominion Status,

267. Which one of the following is considered the Magna Carra of the

using the code given below the columns.

,,

l. Faizabad
2. Bihar
3. Lucknow
4. Kanpur
(b) A-4;B-2; C-l; D-3

NanaSaheb

Codes:

(II)

Gangariver
(lV) Madhya Pradesh
Options and lll are correct
Options II and IV ile correct
Only option II is correct
Options II, III and IV are correcr

261. Match column I with column II

I.

List-II

Choose tho correct answer from the codes given below:

Where was the first dam built in India after independence?

Chambal river
Uttar Pradesh

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

List-I

KunwarSingh

correct?

(a) II and III are comect answers

(b) Only II is the correct answer
(c) I,II and III are correct answers
(d) All options are correct
(lll)

(b) I and 4
(d) 2and3

266, Which ofthe following statements regarding the Nehru REport are

0V) All of rhe above

(l)

(a) I and 2
(c) 2 and 4

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

responsibility

260.

2.
4.

A-2; B-4; C-3; D.l

A-2; B-4; C-l; D-3
Thp rsvolt of 1857 was tho

List of areas where state government would have

have

l.
3.

List-II

(d) A-3;B-2; C-l; D-+

Who among the leaders of the Revolt of 1857 managed to
escape to Nepal?
Kunwar Singh
NanaSahib
BegumofAwadh
Bakht Khan
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

(a)
(c)

(b) II, III and I are correct

(d) All are correct

(UI) List of areas where central government would

l. Delhi
2. Bihar
3. Bareily
4. Lucknow
(b) A-4;B-2: C-3; D-l

A.
B.
C.
D.

What do we mean by concurrent list in constitution?

(l)

List-I
A. I{azrat Mahal
B. KhanBahadur
C. KunwarSingh
D. Bakht Khan
(a) A-3; B-4; C-l; D-2
(c) A-4; B-3; C-2; D-l

Match List.l (Leaders) with List-II (Centres of revolt) and

select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

What amongst the following were the main problems of Indiajust

after independence?

(l)

constitution
Ledthelndiandelegation
to UN

268.

TheGovernmenr of IndiaAct, 1858

The llibert Bill
Indian Councils Act of a 1892
Queen Victoria's Proclamation

Aryabhatta and Varahamihira belong to which age?

Guptas
Cholas

(a)
(c) Mauryas

(b)
(d) Mughals

History
269. The Mansabdari

D'17
System introduced byAkbar was borrowed from

the system followed in:

(a) Afghanistan

(c)

270.

(b)
(d)

Mongolia

(a) Mandalay
(c) Midnapore

(b)
(d)

274.

(c)

276.

independence

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Kautilya
the

Jallianwala Bagh Messacre

Simpson

(b)
(d)

1775
1789

(b)
(d)

Cornwallis
O. Dwyer

286.

8l3

With which one of the following movements is the slogan "Do or

die" associated?
Swadeshi Movement
(b) Non-Cooperation Movement
Civil Disobedience Movement
(d) Quit India Movement
Consider the following staternents:

(a)

287.

(a) Only I
(c) Bothl&2

of
of

(d)

(d)

trial'
It curbed the trade union activities

He died after a fall from his horse while playing Chaugan

Description of Nature
Scoial life and the pattorn ofthe life ofpeople

(c) Wars
(d) Political

Tripuri Session ofcongress

Gandhi-Irwin Pact

ltcurtailed the freedom ofreligion

It suppressed the Indian traditional education
It authorized the government to imprison people without

He sustained injuries while basieging the fortress of Kalinjar

in Bundelkhand and sucsumbed to death later

Alexander's general
Seleucus Nicator and received the territories of Kabul and
Balochistan ?
(a) Bindusara
(b) Ashok the Great
Chandragupta Maurya (d) Dasharatha Maurya
In his autobiography, Babur has given less details about which of

(a)
(b)

Gaya Session ofCongress

290.

condition of India
In the context ofthe Indian freedom struggle, l6 October 1905 is
well known for which one of the following reasons?
(a) The formal proclamation of Swadeshi Movement was made
in Calcutta town hall

(b)
(c)

During the Indian Freedom.Struggle, why did Rowlatt Act arouse

popular indignation ?

(a)
(b)
(c)

He was killed in a battle with Taj-u-din Yildiz, the rular of

Ghazni who entered into a contest with him over the capture

thefollowing?

(a) Civil Disobedience Movement

(b) Non-Cooperation Movement
(c) Quit India Movement
(d) Swadeshi Movement
280.

He was treacherously stabled to death by one of his ambitious

(c)

289.

Simon Commission

During the freedom struggle, Aruna AsafAli was a major woman

organizer of underground activity in

Raghunath Rao

288. In 305 BC, which Maurya ruler defeated

happened earlist?

279.

(b)
(d)

ofPunjab

(c)

(b) Only 2
(d) Neither I nor 2

278. During indian freedom struggle, which one of the following

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Serbia

which of the following is 'Boston tea party' associated?

nobles

The Cholas defeated Pandya and Chera rulers and established

The Cholas sent an expedition against Sailendra empire

South EastAsia and conquered some of the areas, Which
these statements is/are correct?

Croatia

How did Sultan Qutb-ud-din Aibak die?

(b)

their domination over poninsular India in the early medieval

times.

2.

(b)
(d)

Daulat Rao Sindhia

How did Hiuen Tsang undertake joumey from and to India?
(a) He came by land route and also returned by land route
He came by land route but returned by sea route
He came by sea route and retumed by land route
(d) He came by sea route and also retumed by sea route

(a)

(c)

277.

Orthodoxy in Hinduism

(b)
(c)

r783
r

Cast

(a) Baji Rao II

(c) NanaPhadanvis

In which year did Britain recognize the independence ofAmerica?

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

Gloriousrevolution
French revolution
Russian revolution
American warof Independence
285. Historians are of the view that the British signed the Treaty of
Bassien (1802) with a'Cyphe/. Who was this'Cypher'?

Bindusara

in l919 to protest against

(b) Saltlaw

status

(a) Bulgaria
(c) Macedonia
284. With

Tegart

Religion
Women's

283. From which one of the following did Kosovo declare its

Iraq and Israel

The General who gave the frring order at Jallianwala Bag was

(a)

275.

started Satyagraha

Rowlatt Act
Act of 1909

(b) Cornwallis
Wellesley
(d) Dalhousie
Lord Hastings
Mention the most. important social issue taken up by Ghandhiji
for reforms .

(a)
(c)

Kuala Lumpur

of

(a) Mahapadmananda (b)

(d)
(a)
(c)
(d)

282.

Singapore

built the first great empire in India with

(c) Seleucus
273. Candhiii

Persia

between

Chandragupta Maurya

the help

(a)
(c)

Turkey

in 1943 in

(a) Iran and Iraq

(b)
(c) Iraq andAmerica
(d) Iraq,America&Alliedforces

272.

whose Govemor Generalship the Maratha confederacy

ended?

Azad Hind Fauj was founded

271. Gulf war was fought

281. During

PartitionofBengaltookeffect
Dadabhai Naoroji declared that the goal of Indian National
Congress was Swaraj

(d)
291.

Lokmanya Tilak started Swadeshi Movement in Poona

Panini, the first Grammarian of Sanskit language in India" lived
during the:
(a) 2nd Century B.
(b) 6th -sth Century B. C.

(c)

2nd Century A.

C.
D.

(d)

5th-6th Century A. D.

D-18

292.

GENERALAWARENESS
When was the first atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima?
(a) August 6,1945
August 8,1942
August9, 1945
August 9,1944
'lhe Turkish capture ofConstantinople
took place in

(b)
(d)

(c)

293.
294.

(a)
(c)

296.

298.

(b)
(d)

301.

303.

(a) I only
(c) Both t and 2
312.

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d) Ahmad Shah Durrani and the Maratha

(b)
ofpanipat (d)

314.

(a)
(c)

L Bimbisara

315.

(b)
(d)

(a)
(b)
(d)
316.

The Simon Commission was appointed in

306.

What was the real name of Chanakva?

307.

(a) 1927 (b) 1928 (c)

(a)
(c)

309.

(d)

le3o

(b)
(d)

Janpad
When did Vasco-da-Gama come to India

(a) 1492

(b)

l4e8

(c) l3e8

(d) ts42

Which one ofthe following began with the Dandi March

(a) Home Rule Movement
(b) Non-Cooperation Movement
Civil Disobedience Movement
(d) Quit lndia Movement

(c)

317.

4-3-2-t

3-t-4-2

Indus Valley Civilization was urban, while the Vedic

Civilization was rural.
"Pipal" tree was worshiped in Indus Valley Civilization,
while "Burgad" tree was worshiped in Vedic Qivilization.
The main emphasis in Indus Valley Civilization wa^s on trade
while in the VedicAge was on religion.
Indus Valley Civilization believed in non-violence while Vedic

Civilization had no hard and fest rules about violence.

What was the reason or ground for the British Empire to annex
Sambalpurin 1850?
(a) Lack ofproper governance
Death of its ruler without any heir
SubsidiaryAlliance
Its involvement in a conspiracy against British Rule
Which of the following is associated with Lord Wellesley, the
Governor General of India from I 798 to I 805?
Doctrine of Lapse
SubsidiaryAlliance
First Mysore
(d) Conquest of Rajputana
Which of the following was the court language during the reign of
Akbar?

(a)
(c)

318.

(b)
(d)

Kautilya
Bishnu Gupta
Ramtanu Mishra
None of these
What were the districts called in the Vijayanagar Empire
(a) Nadu
Khurram

(c) Kouam

308.

1929

(b)
(d)

(b)
(c)
(d)

DattaDharmodhikari

305.

Mahapadma Nanda
Skandagupta

What was the main difference between the Indus Valley Civilization
and Vedic Civilization?

(c)

The Sarvodaya Movement was started by Jayprakash Narayan

2.
4.

Kanishka I

(a) r-2-3- 4
(c) 2-3-4-l

(b)

(a) Mahatma Gandhi

(c) Vinoba Bhave

order in which the following

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

(a)
(b)
. (c)
(d) Allof these

304.

was built by Narasimhadeva L To

What is the correct chronological

kings ruled in India?

3.

(b) Beriner
(d) Manucci

The lndian ruler known as tho Napoleon of Indian was

Samudragupta
Ashoka
Chandragupta Maurya (d) None of the above
The Indus Valley Civilization was famous for
Well-plannedcities
Efficiertt civil organization
Development of Art and Architecture

(b) re48
(d) le50

le47
te49

(a) Somavamsi dynasty

(b) Imperial Ganga dynasty
(c) Suryavamsi Gajapati dynasty
(d) Bhoi dynasty

(b)
(d)

Fa-Hein

2 only
Neither I nor 2

which dynasty did he belong to?

Sakaera
Salivahanaera
The lbreign traveler who visited India during the rule of the Guptas
was

Hiuen Tsang

(b)
(d)

When did the Communists in China establish a Republic?

(a)
(c)

313. The Sun Temple of Konark

between Ahmad Shah Abdali and the

2nd battle ofPanipat

lst battle ofpanipat
3rd battle
the battle ofTarain
The era which is counted tiom 78 A.D. is the
Mkram era
Kollam era

(c)

1935.

The Government of India Act of 1935 provided for the

establishment of an All India Federation to be based on a
Union of the provinces of British India and the princely

Which of the statements given above islare correct

AnnexationofPunjab

(a)
(c)

of

States.

Ayodhya

Acceptance ofsubordinate position by rulers ofNorth India

The battle at Waihind in 1008-09 A.D was fought between
Mahmud of Ghazni and Jayapala
Mahmud of Ghazni and Anandapala
Muhammad Ghori and prithviraj
Muhammad Ghori and Jaichandra
The battle of Dharrnat was fought between
Muhammad Gori and Jai Chand
Babar and the Afghans
Aurangzeb and Dara Shikoh

(a)
302.

' 2.

Control over Western India

Control over Kashmir

(a)
(c)

300.

3ll. Consider the following statements

L The discussions in the Third Round Table Conference
eventually led to the passing ofthe Government of IndiaAct

What was the only permanent effect of hte invasions of Mahnrud

Ghaznavi?

299. The battle that was fought

Marathas in 176l was

Ryotwari Settlement
None of the above

(b)
(d)

Shahjahan

Vaishali
(c) Ujiain
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

297,

1448

t942

eutub Shah was the contemporary of -

Akbar

Which one of the following settlements comprised Zamindar as

middleman to collect the land revenue ?

(a) Mahalwari Settlement (b)

(c) Permanent Settlement (d)

Aurangzeb
Muhammad Shah
The ancient kingdom of"Avanti', had its capital at
(a)
Kausambi

(c)

295.

(b)
(d)

1498
1453

Sultan Muhammad Quli

(a)

310.

(a)
(c)
319.

War

Hindi

(b)

(b)
(d)

Urdu

Persian
Arabic
Which one ofthe following is correctly matched?
Second Battle ofPanlpat - Akbar and Ibrahim Lodi
Battle of Khanwa. Akbar and Rana Sanga
Battle of Chausa - Humayun and Sher Shah

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d) First battle of Tarian - Mahmud Ghaznavi

and prithviraj

Chauhan

320. Who compared the Dandi March to Napoleon's

March to paris

on his retum from Elba?

(a) DadabhaiNaoroji (b)

(c) Subhash ChandraBose (d)

LalaLajpatRai
B.G Tilak

History
321.

D-19

Who had demarcated the border-line between India and pakistan?

(a) McMohan
Lord Durand
Redcliffe
(d) None of these
Which of the following year is associated with the outbreak of
World War II?

(b)

(c)
322.

(a)
(c)
323,

(b) te37
(d) 1e3e

1935
1638

325.

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

George I
Edward VIII
Edward VII
George IV
The Tashkent declaration was signed in
1966
re56
1959
1e62

339.

340.

(b)
(d)

1805

l8l5

341.

342.

l8l4
1866

were known as 'Physiocrats' at the

time of French Revolution?
(a) The clergy
economists
the nobility
medicalprofessionals
328. The parleys between the Prime Ministers ZultikarAli Bhutto and
lndira Gandhi, so much referred to in world politics, were held at
Manali
Rawalpindi

329.
330.
331.
332.

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

(a)
(c) Germany

(b)
(d)

(a)
(c) Communisr,n

(b)
(d)

Shimla
Which of the following was strongly
disarmament
secularism
Fabian socialism emerged first in
India

Islamabad
advocated by Fascism?

334.
335.

346.

(d) lelT
(d) relT

The Gulf war of 1991 was precipitated by the Iraqi annexation

(a)

Bahrain

(c)

SaudiArabia

of

(b) Kuwait
(d) SouthYemen

(b)
(d)

New York

American War of Independence

French Revolution

EmperorCzarAlexander
ItalianRenaissance

Who among the following leaders said 'I have nothing to offer but
blood, toil, tears and sweat'?

(a)

Abraham

(c)

Subash

Lincoln

Mahatma Gandhi
Winston Churchill

renaissance artists

Portuguesenavigators
early socialists

activists in the American War of Independence

The Battle of Waterloo was fought in

(a) l8l5
(c) 1857

terrorism

(b)

ChandraBose (d)

Saint Simon, Charles Fourier and Robert Owen were

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

(d) t9l9

(b)
(d)

r866
1777

Which ofthe following battles was fought in quesrion of abolition

of slavery?

(a) Battle of Nations

(c) Battle of Waterloo

aid to African countries

337. No taxation without representation is a well-known

347.

349.

(a)
(b) British civilwar
(c) Indian National Movement
(d) American War of Independence

Voltaire

Philadelphia
34s. With which of the following iF the famous'Tennis Court Oath'

Fascism

associated with which of the following?

French revolution

(b) Stalin
(d) None of these

Lenin

(a) Washington DC
(c) Chicago

of the tbllowing?

(b)

Hitler

Independence oftheAmerican Colonies adopted by the Continental

Congress on July 4,1776?

348.

in West Asia

Napoleon

(c)

Which ofthe fbllowing was built between 3000 BC and l g00 BC?
(a) 'l'he tomb ofAlexander
(b) The Collosus ofRhodes
'l'he Palace of Diana
at Ephesis
(d) 'l'he Pyramids of Egypt
The Cairo Summit held in March 1996 rvas concerned with which
peace

(b)

Great (d)

At which of the following places was the Declaration of

American War of Independence took ptace in

(a)

Alexander the

344.

Russian revolution took place in

(c) oil crisis

(d) economic

DukeofWellington

Who among the following led the Russian revolution in 1917?

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

(c)

336.

none ofthose

Who among the following faced a devastating defeat in the battle

associated?

Great Britain
Russia
Which of the following is not associated with socialism?
Fabianism
Syndicalism

(a) 1776 (b) 1789 (c) l80r

French revolution

Who defined Liberalism as the philosophy of 'Live and let live'?

(a) Bertrand Russel
(b) Harold Laski
(d) Jeremy Bentham
IS Mill

federalism
war

(a) 1789 (b) 1776 (c) 1688

333. French Revolrrtion took place in
(a) 1789 (b) 1776 (c) 1688

(b)

Russian revolution

American War of Independence

343.

'

(c)

(a)
(c)
(d)

Muslims

Croats
The fall of the prison at Bastille is associated with which of the
following?

(a)
(c)

327. Who among the following

(b)
(d)

(b)
(d)

of Waterloo?

In Indian history who was Abdul Hamid Lahori?

(a) An important military commander duringAkbar's reign
(b) An oft'icial historian of the reign of Shah Jahan
An important noble and confident ofAurangzeb
(d) A chronicler and poet during the reign of Muhammad Shah
The Battle ofNations in which Napoleon faced a disastrous defeat
wa-s tbught in

(a)
(c)

(a) Serbs
(c) Jews

(a)
(c)

(c)
326.

Which one ofthe following is not related to the continuing turmoil

in Bosnia?

Who among the following princes abdicated the throne of England

to marry his beloved?

324.

338.

slogan

350.

(b)
(d)

Americancivil war
French Revolution

Who among the fol lowing Austrian bom - German d ictator played
avery significant role in the Second World War?
(a) Bismarck
(b) Mussolini

(c)

Adolf Hitler

(d)

GiueseppeGaribaldi

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GENERALAWARENESS

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(d)
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(c)
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(c)
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(b)
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(d)
(c)

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(a)
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(a)
(c)
(a)

167
168

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(c)
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(b)
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170

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103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110

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111

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161

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162

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57
58
59
60

6l
62
63

64
65
66
67
68
69
70

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116

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118
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123
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146

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148

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94
95
96
97
98
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301

302
303
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312
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ffi

fioogrilphy

The light from the moon takes 1.3 seconds to reach the
The Sun is at the centre of the solar system,
Hydrogen and Helium are the main gases present in

earth.

the '

a surface

temperature ofabout

6000'C.

'

Earth.

8.5 minutes to reach the Earth from the Sun,

There are eight planets in the Solar system.

Jupiter is the largest planet of the solar system.

named as Carla.

The sequence of planets according to their distance from

the Sun is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn,
Uranus, Neptune. The sequence of planets according to
their size (in discending order i.e,, from big to small) is Jupiter,
Saturn, Uranus, Neptune , Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury.

mettsenotmB A!.i,::,,.

.
.

.
.
.
.

i51i

;L.,,61

Saturn has bright concentric rings which are made up of ice

and ice'covered dust particles which revolve around it.

Neptune is very similar to Uranus and can be considered

its twin. Neptune is surrounded by methane rings at sub
zero temperature.

India is divided into 28 States and 7 Union Territories.

States and Union Territories of India

*fliirylljllffiffifi.1.j.

Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun.

Venus is like the Earth in size and mass and hence also
known as the (Earth's twin".
The Earth is 23%" tilted on its axis and thus makes 66Vz'
angle with the plane of its orbit
lt takes 365 days and 5 hours 45 minutes to revolve around

the Sun.
Earth is known as the ffwatery planet" or the .'blue planet"
due to presence ofa huge amount ofwater,
The earth has a protective blanket ofozone layer high up in
its atmosphere to save life from harmful ultraviolet radiations
coming from the sun,
l'acts About our Planet
the Earth

State

Capital

Andhra Pradesh

Hyderabad

Arunachal Pradesh
Assam

Dispur

Itanagar

Bihar

Patna

Chhattisgarh

Raipur

Goa

Panaji

Gujarat

Gandhi Nagar

Haryana
Himachal Pradesh

Chandigarh
Shimla

Jammu and Kashmir

Srinagar

Jharkhand

Ranchi

Karnataka

Bangalore

149,407,000kms.

Kerala

Tiruvanantapuram

l2753lsns.

Madhya Pradesh
Mahrashtra

Bhopal
Mumbai

Manipur

lmphal

Mehghalaya

Shillong

Mizoram
Nagaland

Kohima

Orissa

Bhubaneshwar

Punjab

Chandigarh

Rajasthan

Jaipur

Sikkim

Gangtok
Chennai

l27l0kms
40,066 krns.
23 hs. 56 mE. 4.09 sec, (24

hn.)

365 days 5 hours 48 mts and

45.5 1 seconds. (365% days)
5

10,100,500

sQ.

kms.

TheMoon:

.
.

Gravitational pull of Moon is one-sixth (l/6 th) that of the

Light (at the speed of300,000 km per second) takes about

A ninth planet has been recently discovered by NASA

(l/4 th) the size of the

Earth.

Sun.

It has

The size of the Moon is one-founh

The Moon is the only satellite of the earth,

It takes 27 days,7 hours and 43 minutes to rotate on its axis
(this period of about 27% days is called the sideral month)
and approximately the same period of tilne it takes to revolve

around the earth. The moon's period of revolution with

reference to the sun is about 29.53 days (29 days,12 hours,
44 mintues and 2.8 seconds). This period is called a synodic
monlh.

TamilNadu
Uttaranchal
Uttar Pradesh
Tripura
West Bengal

Aiza:utl

Dehradun

Lucknow
Agartala
Kolkata

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GENERALAWARENESS

UnionTerritory

Andaman and Nicobar islands are a group ofabout 324

islands.

Capitat

Islands protBlair

Andarnan and Nicobar

Chandigarh

Chandigarh

Dadra& NagarHaveli
DamanandDiu

Silvassa

They can be divided into two types:

(i) Tropical Pastures and (ii) Temperate pastures

Daman

Lakshadweep

Kavaratti
Puducherry
Delhi

Puducherry
National Capital

Tropical Pastures: They have different names in different

countries. Savanna inAfrica andAustalia, Campos in Brazil,

TerritorvofDelhi

Leanos inVenezuela and Colombia.

o
Lakshadweep is a group of 36 coiai iClana;

Temperate Pastures: They are known by the following

names-Prairies in USA and Canada, pampas in Argentina,
Veld in SouthAfrica, Downs inAustralia and New Zealand,
Steppes in Asia (Ukraine, Russia and Manchuria region of
China).

iffie Aidbi;

WTLDLIFE SANCTUARIES AND NATIONAL PARKS IN INDIA

Name

Important Species

lncation

Bandipur National Park

Mysore, Kamataka

2.

Balpakam Sanctuary

Garo Hills, Meghalaya

Tiger, elephant, bison

J.

Chandraprabha Sanctuary

Varanasi, UP

Asiatic lion, tiger, panther, Indian gazelle, sloth

4.

Corbett National Park

Nainital, Uttarakhand

Elephant, tiger, sloth beaq nilgai, panther, sambhar

5.

Dachigam Sanctuary

Jammu and Kashmir

Kashmir stag (t{angul)

6.

Dudhwa National Park

takhimpurKheri, UP

Tiger, panther, sambhar, nilgai

7.

Chana Bird Sanctuary

Bharatpur, Rajasthan

Siberian crane, spoonbill, heron teal, stork

8.

Gr National Park [Home ofthe

Asiatic Lion)

Junagarh, G.rjarat

9.

Hazaribagh National Park

Hazaribagh, Jharkhand

Tiger, leopard, sambhar, chital

10.

Jaldapara Sanctuary

Jalpaiguri,West Bengal

ll

Tiger, elephant, sambhar, deer, pigs

Kanha National Park

Mandla and Balaghat, Mp

12.

Kaziranga Natio

Tiger, leopard, sambhar, chital, panther, antalope,

barking dear, nilgai
Geat Indian one homed rhinoceros, wild butralo,

13.

Manas (Tiger Sancutary)

Barpeta, Assam

Tiger, elephant, panther, wild buffalo, one norrrea

rhinoceros

14.

Mudunralai Sanctuary

Nilgiri Hills, Tamil Nadu

Elephant, deer, pigp

15.

Nardapha Nationalpark

Tirap district, Arunachal

Tiger and elephant

16.

Palamau

lJaltonganj, Jharkhand

Tiger, elephant, panther, leopard

17.

Parkal

Warangal, AP

Tiger, panther, chital, nilgai

18.

Periyar

Idukki, Kerala

Elephant, tiger, panther, wild boar, gaui,,umbhu.

19.

Ranganthitu Bird Sancutary

Shivpuri National park

Mandya, Kamataka

Birds

Shivpuri, MP

Birds

lunderbans (Tiger Sanctuarv)

Vedanthan gal Bird Sanctuarv

West Bensal

Wild Ass Sanctuary

Little Rann of Kutch, G.rjarat

'

Elephant, tiger, bear, sambhar, panther

bear

20.

2t.
1a

)7

na

park

Asiatic lion, panther, sambhar, nitgai, crocodile,

rhinoceros

Jorhat, Assam

sambhar, tiger

Tiget wild

bear, crocodile. deer

Birds

Indian Council of Agriculrurat Research

OCAII

aivid;

Indian soils into eight groups : (a) Alluvial soil (b) Black
;
soil ; (c) Red soil ; (d) Laterites and Lateritic soil (e)
Arid
;
and Desert soil ; (D Saline andAlkaline soil (g) Forest
soil;
;

Wild ass, wolf, nilgai, chinkara

(h) Peaty and other organic soil.

However, Indian soils are generally divided into four broad
types : (l) Alluvial soils; (2) Regur soils; (3) Red soils and
(4) Laterite soils.

Geography

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It covers 40oZ of the land area. In fact the entire Northem
Plains are made up of these soils.
Crops Grown: Suitable for Kharif& Rabi crops like cereals,

cottons, oilseeds and sugarcane. The lower Ganga-

Mayurkashi Project
Kakrapara Project
Nizamsagar Project
Nagarjuna Sagar Project
Tungabhadra Project

On Mayurkashi in WB.
On Tapti in Gujarat.
On Manjra in AP.
On Krishna in AP.
On Tungabhadra in AP &

Shivasamudram Project

On Kavery in Karnataka. It is
the oldest river valley project

Brahmapuha Valley is useful for jute cultivation,

RpeflnonE i " ott p *,.*,.,);,',,r,,'.,,l,:il i*ifliiiiln]ilitliilfltilitltl

. They are ideal for growing cotton, they are also called cotton
.
.

soils, in addition to their normal nomenclature of Regur

soils.
'l'hey coverthe plateaus ofMaharashtra, Saurashtra, Malwa
and southem Madhya Pradesh and extends eastwards in
the south along the Godavari and Krishna Valleys.
Crops Grown : Cotton, Jowar, Wheat, Sugarcane, Linseed,

Karnataka

of India
Tata Hydel Scheme
Sharavathi Hydel Project
Kundah & Periyar Project
Farakka Project

Gram, Fruit and Vegetable,

.
.

These soils are developed on old crystallino rocks under

moderate to heavy rainfall conditions.
Red soils cover the eastern part ofthe peninsular region
comprising Chhotanagpur plateau, Orissa, eastern Madhya
Pradesh, Telangana, the Nilgiris and Tamil Nadu plateau.
Crops Grown: Wheat, Rice, Millets, Pulses.

.
&trERIfE
i are";l;ffi1;i,ni,,i
.;,,;;,: 5 i,i iii 3[##'*eilHil[ ilE
. Laterite soils
red in colour with a high content of ironoxides; poor in Nitrogen and Lime.

They are found along the edge of plateau in the east

covering small parts ofTamil Nadu, Orissa and a smallpart
of Chhotanagpur in the north and Meghalaya in the nonh-

Ukai Project
Mahi Project
Salal Project
Mata Tila Multipurpose
Project

Benva in UP & MP,

Ravi, Punjab.

Tehri Project

On
On
On
On

Sardar Sarovar Project

On Narmada, Guj aratlMP.

Thein Project
Pong Dam

Beas, Punjab.

Bhagirathi, Uttaranchal.

DiyirrqWt bffin
$!m,.&*.'i*,$$'ii,tillu,i ii !,,:.
. Iron: India has deposits of high grade iron ore. The mineral

east.

Crops Grown: Unsuitable for agriculture due to high content

On Bhima in Maharashtra
On Jog Falls in Karnataka
In TamilNadu
On Ganga in WB. Apart from
power and inigation it helps to
remove silt for easy navigation.
On Tapti in Gujarat.
On Mahi in Gujarat.
On Chenab in J & K.

is foundmainly in Jharkhand, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Madhya

Pradesh, Goa, Maharashtra and Karnataka.

Bauxlte: Major bauxite producing areas are Jharkhand,

Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat,

Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.
Jawaharlal Nehru as 'Temples of Modern India', present an

integrated system of controlling floods, generation of

hydroelectricity, inigation, development of fishery and
tourists spots, boating, navigation, and draining away extra
water. These projects aim at all round devolopment ofriver
valleys.

Blvnnrrf,@
Bhakra Nangal Project

Mandi Project
ChambalValley Project

J$ff'qlil,r;ffirfllgif11flff;;i;9frfr{ri,ff lr
On Sutlej in Punjab, Highest in
India. Ht 226 m. Reservoir is
called Gobind Sagar Lake.
On Beas in HP.
On Chambal in M.P. &
Rajasthan. 3 dams are there :
Gandhi Sagar Dam, Rana Pratap
Sagar Dam and Jawahar Sagar

Mica: Mica deposits mainly occur in Jharkhand, Bihar,

Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan. India is the largest producer
and exporter ofmica in the world.

Copper: It is mainly produced in Rajasthan, Madhya

Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
Manganere: India's manganese deposits lie in Maharashtra,
Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Karnataka and

Andhra Pradesh.
Llmestone: Major limestone producing states in India are
Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh,
Rajasthan, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu.
Gold: Kolar in Kamataka has deposits ofgold in India. These
mines are among the deepest in the world which makes
mining of this ore a very expensive process.
Salt: It is obtained from seas, lakes and rocks. India is one
ofthe world's leading producers and exporters of salt.

Dam.

Damodar Valley Project

On Damodar in Bihar. Based on

Tennessee Valley Project, USA

Hirakud Project
Rihand Project

On Mahanadi in

Orissa.
World's longest dam : 4801 m.
On Son in Mirzapur. Reservoir
is called Govind Vallabh Pant
reservoir.

Kosi Project

On Kosi in Bihar.

Sources ofenergy are categorised

conventional sources,

as

conventional and non-

Conventional sources are coal, petroleum, natural

gas and

electricity (both thermal and hydel).

Non-conventional sources are solar, wind, tidal, geothermal,
atomic energy and bio-gas.
Hydroelectricity : This is the most widely developed and
renewable resource.

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It

is the cheapest

fonn of power and a renewable source of

power. Hydroelectricity is generated by using the energy
of falling water to rotate the turbines.
Nuclear power :. It is based on the release of energy during
spontaneous disintegration of radioactive elements like

Different aropping

uranium or thorium.

.
.
.

dependent on agriculture.

provides food to the second biggest population

of

humans and the biggest population of cattle in the world.

Our agro-based industries are fully dependent on raw

material provided by agriculture.

'l'he combination of agriculture
and pastoral farming is called
mixed farming.

l'hese crops are major items of export,

Agri
Scri

+.

(.ulturc

of growth but warm climate during the germination oftheir

seeds and maturation. Sowing season is October-November
and harvesting season is March-April.
Important Rabi crops are wheat, barley, gram, linseed,
mustard, peas and potatoes.
Zaid: Crops which may be raised tkoughout the year due
to artificial irrigation, especially in summer. Important Zaid
crops are watermelon, toris, cucumber, leafy and other

Agriculturc

INpiT'.$S#ffi=j#jffi[#:ii$i'ffi,1i1tr${

l'he science and art ofcultivation on the

soil. raising crops and rearing lirestock.
It is llso callcd lhnning.

(lornrnsrcial rearing of silk wonns. It

nlry supplcnrent thc" inconrr" ol' the
i'arrner.

Piscicultura
Breeding offish in specially consfiucted

llorti

etc.

Rabi : Crops need relatively cool climate during the period

vegetables.

Sericulturc
Pisci

Kharif : Crops are sgwn at the begininning of the SouthWest Monsoon (June) and harvested at the end of the
South.West Monsoon (October). kpportant Kharif crops
arejowar, bajra, rice, maize, cotton,jute, groundnut, tobacco,

About 65-70% of the total population of the country is

It

seasons are:

GENERALAWARENESS
)Ih{wt,., ,*1., L ,," :,-',

tanks and ponds.

Viticulturc
Cultivation ofgiapes.
I

lorticultu re

Grorving vegetables, f'lorvers and fi.uits

lbr ocxnrnercial use.

tr ,,f-.,,,*ir,

=""i

The factors which come into play for the location of an

industry are - availability of raw materials, power supply,
labour, transport, capital investment, market and water
supply.
Some of the major industries

of the world are the iron

industry aircraft industry, railway equipment industry,
cotton textile industry and jute textile industry.
Due to its locational advantages, Ahmedabad today enjoys
the status of a premier industrial city in the production of

cotton textiles.
Bangalore has been evolving into a computer software
production centre since the late 1970's and has made
tremendous progress in the field of information technotogy.
So much so, that it has earned the reputation of being the
Silicon Valley of India.

txerc i$o
Celestial bodies are

(a)
(c)
2.

6.

(b) Moon
(d) AIlthe

Sun

Stars
above
F'ull rnoon appears horv many times in a month?
Once
Two
Three
Four

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

7.

Stars are

4.

5,

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

those celestial bodies which have their own light.

those bodies which are very big in shape and have high heat
Both (a) and (b)

(a)
(c)

Moon

(b)
(d)

9.

the above

light of stars (except sun) does not appear to

stars are very distantly located.

they emit very less amounr of light
stars don't have light and heat

(c)
(d) All the above are incorrect

(a)
(c)
10.

(b)
(d)

North

(b)
(d)

planet

West
The celestial bodies which don't have their own light and are lit by

light ofstars are called

us

of

3 stars
7 stars

Pole star is situated in which direction

properly because

(a)
(b)

(b)
(d)

5 stars
9 stars

(a) South
(c) East

Sun

All

Small bear or Saptarishi group consists

(a)
(c)

None of these
Which one is a star?

Earth
'['he heat and

Constellations are

(a) path traced by moon

(b) path traced by star
(c) various patterns formed by different group ofstars
(d) Allabove are incorect.

stars

satellites

The earth is a
star

(a)
(c) satellite

both (b) and (c)

(b) planet
(d) None of these

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1

l.

12.

13.

(a)
(c)

15.
16.
l7

'

18.
19.

20.

21.

Sun

(b)
(d)

25.

Choose the correct statement?

Galaxy is a system ofbillions ofstars dust and gas.
Solar System is part ofa galaxy.

26.

A meteor is :
(a) a rapidly moving star
(b) a piece of matter which has entered the earth's atmosphere
from outer space

Pole star

Mars

Moon is a satellite because

Solar system consists

(a) Sun
(b) Nine planets
(d)

of:

Satellites and asteroids

All the above

Sun is made of

(a) some heavy mass of solid

(b) liquid of enormous heat
(c) hotgases like helium and hydrogen
(d) All the above

27.

Which planet is nearest from the sun?

28.

(a) Earth
(c) Mercury

(b)
(d)

(a) Jupiter

(c) Uranus

(b)
(d)

The nearest planet to earth is

(a) Mercury
(c) Mars

(b)
(d)

Jupiter
4

3l

Jupiter

(b) Venus
(d) Neptune

32.

34.

35.

Choose the correct statement(s)?

Moon does not have life because it does not have atmosphere
Asteroids are those celestial bodies which arp found between

(a)
(b)

orbits of Mars and Jupiter

Meteoroits are pieces of rock which move around the sun
All the above are correct

(b)
(d)

(a)

(b) North
(d) West

East
South

Which of the following statements in regard to the galaxy is conect?

(a) Numerous tiny bodies that nrove around the sun are called

dust and gases

A galaxy does not have a sun

Which of the following planets is.known as the Earth's twin?
(a) Saturn
(b) Jupiter
(c) Venus
(d) Mercury
Which planets are known as the 'big four'?
(a) Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Mercury

(b)
(c)
(d)

using the code given below the columns:

Earth
Dwarf planet

A-(iv), B-(iii), C-(ii), D,(i)

A-(iii), B-(ii). C-(i), D.(iv)

Crescent

nine planets
six plants
Which one ofthe following direction is indicated by the pole star?

(d)

The shape ofearth is described as

(A)
(i)
(B) Pluto
(ii) Star
(C) Moon
(iii) Blue planet
(D) Sun
(iv) Satellite
(a) A-(iii), B-(i) C-(iv), D-(ii)
(b) A-(i), B-(ii), c-(iii), D"(iv)

(a)
(c) ten planet

Gibbous

galrudes

Poet

(a) spherical
(c) geoid

(b)
(d)

(b) Galaxy is found between tho orbits of Mars and Jupiter

(c) A galaxy is a huge system ofbillions ofstars and clouds of

Why is Aryabhatta famous?

(a) He was a writer

(c) He was an ancient mathematician and astronomer

(d) He was a famous artist

Venus

full moon to new moon,

In the Sun's family there are

eight planets

(c)
33.

Mars

less and less of the moon is

illuminated. Half ofthe moon faces the earth, and this position of
moon is said to be;

From

(a) Waning
(c) Waxing

3,2,4, t
Venus

(b)
(d)

(c) Satum

Satum

(a) Sun is center ofthe solzu.system

(b) Jupiter is the biggest planet in size
(c) Mercury is the smallest planet of solar system
(d) All the above

(c)
(d)

Venus

Jupiter (b)
(d)

(a) Jupiter
30

(b) circular
(d) paraboloid
23. Match column I with column ll and select the correct answcr

24.

(d)

In order of their distances from thp Sun, which of the following

natural satellites or moons?

Which statement is correct about solar system?

(c)
(d)

without a tail

Among the following, which planet takes maximum time for one
revolution around the Sun?
(b) Jupiter
Earth

29. Which one of the following planets has the largest number of

Mars

Whiclr planet is called earth's twin?

(a) Mercury
(c) Mars

ofa constellation

a aomet

(c)

Neptune

3,2, t,

pat1

(a)

Mars

from the sun

2,
4.
(b)
(d)

(c)
(d)

planets lie between Mars and Uranus?

Earth and
Jupiter and Saturn
Saturn and Earth
Saturn and Neptune

Venus

Anange the increasing order ofthese planets based on their distance

l. Mars
3. Earth
(a) r.2,3. 4
(c) 3.1,2,4

I
2
3 Our galaxy is Milky Way.
4 Milky Way is also called "Akash Ganga".
(a) I and 2
(b) l,2 and 3
(c) only 3
(d) al!1,2,3 and4

(a)
(c) Mars

Which planet is farthest from sun?

(b)

22.

Moon

(a) it revolves around sun

(b) it has its own light and heat
(c) it revolves around earth which is a planet
(d) All the above

(c)
14.

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Nearest star to earth is

36.

Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune end Uranus

Earth, Venus, Mars and Jupiter
Venus, Mercury, Mars and Satum
Asteroids revolve around the sun in the space between
(a) Jupiter and
(b) Uranus and Neptune
(d) Mercury and Venus
Mars and
Which of the following detinitions is incorrect?
(a) The elongated path on which the planets move around the
sun are called orbits.
(b) The word 'planet' comes from the English word "plantai"
which means "wanderers".
The small pieces of rock that move around the sun a-r; called

Saturn
Jupiter

(c)

37.

(c)

(d)

meteorites.

A galaxy is a huge system ofbillions ofstars, and clouds of

dust and gases.

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38,

GENERAL AWARENESS
What are the poles?
Poles are end points ofearth in north and south direction
(b) They are end points ofearth in east and west direction
'l'hey are inraginary lines
(d) Al[ the above are correct
Greenwich line passes through which country?

(a)

51.

codes given below the list.

(c)

39.
40.

4l
42.

(a)
(c)

India

(a)
(c)

political maps

(D)
'2 66:oN

None of these
Maps which shows natural features of the earth are called

A map is

(a)
(b)

a representation

a small part

or a drawing

of

it

drawn on a flat surface

according to a scale.
the earth's surlace.

None of these
Which one is the correct statcment 2
Equator is an irnaginary line running on the globe which
divides it into two equal parts
Earth has two poles - north pole and south pole
(3) No(hern hallof the earth is known as nofthern hemisphere
and southern hall'is knorvn as southern hemisphere

(l)

(a)
(c)

Only

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

of the earth,

the earth's surface or a part of

(h)
(d)

All l,2,3

only l,
All

52.

53.
54.

55.

(c)
45.

46.

47.

(c)

(b)
(d)

Manila

observer, he is located on tlre:

(b)
(d)

Tropic ofCancer
North pole

49.

Which olthe following statements is not correct?

(a) The real earth has a ueedle that passes through earth's centre
(b) Axis is an imaginary line
"l'he earth moves
around its axis.
(d) The north and south end ofthe earrh's axis are called north
and south pole respectively.
Which of the tbllowing statements in regard to the motion of the

50.

earth is correct?
The day and night are caused due to the earth's rotation.
'l'he earth takes about 365 days to
complete one rotation
The earth rotates from east to west
Rotation o[the earth causes seasons
Which of the tbllorving pairs is not correctly matched?

48.

56.

(c)

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(a)

line

(i)

(b)

An imaginary
that divides the earth
into two equal halvcs
These are neasured in (ii)

(c)

0o

perccntagc

longitude

) 66;2 oS

Equator

Parallels of latitudes and

longitudes
(iiD

Prime meridian

( iv.1

Antartic circle

(d

of India

(iD

Arctic Circle

(iii)

Equaror

(iv)

Tropic of Capricorn

A.(iii), B-(i), C.(iv), D-(ii)

A-(ii),B-(iiD, C.(iv), D-(i)
A. (iii), B - (ii), C. (i), D - (iv)
A-(iii), B -(i), C -(ii), D -(iv)

The movement of earth around the sun in a fixed path is called

spinning
revolution
(d) None of these
rotation
Which of the following is a planet with water cycle on it?

(a)
(c)

(b)

(a) Saturn
(c) Venus

(b)
(d)

Mars

Earth
Which of the following definitions is not correct?
Rotation is the movement of the earth on its axis.
(b) The movement of the earth around the sun in a fixed path or
orbit is called revolution.
The period ofrotation is called the universe day.
(d) The circle that dividps the day from night on the globe is
known as the circle of illumination.
The fact that only halfofthe earth gets light from the sun at a time
is due to the reason.
Spherical shape ofthe earth
Motion of the earth
Revolution ofthe earth
None ofthese
Which ofthe following statements in regard to the summer solstice

(a)

is false?

(b)
(d)

(a) Equator
(c) South Pole

Standard meridian

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Singapore

Which one of the tbllowing straits is nearest to the International

Date Line?
(a) Malacca Strait
Bering Strait
(c) Strait of Florida
Strait of Gibraltar
If the stars are seen to rise perpendicular to the horizon by an

ListII

(c)

are incorrect

Frigid Zones are very cold because

(a) They lie close to poles
(b) In these zones the sun does not rise much above the horizon
so its rays are always slanting and provide less heat
(a) and (b) both are correct
(d) All the above are incorrect
Which of the tbllorving cities is nearest to the equator?
(a) Colombo
Jakarta

(i)

Codes ;

physical maps
None of these

(2)

44.

some times flrom east, sometimes from west

natural maps

0" latitude

(C) 23;'S

(c)
(d)

(b)
(d)

List

(B) 88r'E

'[he direction of rotation of earth is

(a) lorm east to west
(b) from west to east

(c)
(d)
43.

(A)

(b) u.s.A
(d) China

England

Match list I with list II and select the correct answer using the

(a) It occurs on 2lst JunE

(b) Northern hemisphera faces the sun at this time
(c) Days are longer than the nights
(d) Nights are longerthan the days
57.

In which of the following

Australia?

(a) Spring
(c) Autumn
58.

seasons, Christmas

(b)
(d)

is celebrated in

Summer

Winter

On which of the following dates the days and nights are equal on
the earth?
2l June and 23 September
3 January and 4 June
2l March and 23 September
22 December and 20 March
The world's largest chain of mountains above sea level is:
The Andes.
The Alps

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

59

60.

(a)

(c)

(b)

The

Himalayas. (d) The Rockies

The earth is going oround the sun in an

(a)
(c)

circularorbit i
elliptical orbit

(b) rectangularorbil
(d) None of these

61. [Iow many countries share land boundaries with India?

(a) Five
(b) Six
(c) Seven
(d) Nine
62. Which is the largest and smallest state in terms of area in India?
(a) Goa; Bhopal
(b) Rajasthan; Goa
(c) Delhi;Gujarat
(d) Kerela; Goa

Geography

63.

D-n

Into how many parallel ranges is the Himalayan Mountain range

79

divided?

(a) 2

64.

(c)

(c)

66.

(d)

4
5

What do you mean by'alluvial deposits,?

(a) These are very fine soils, brought by rivers and deposited in
the river basin

(b)

65.

(b)

(d)

These are pebbles and stones scattered over a large piece

of

80.
8l

82.

None of them
Which is the world's largest delta?

(a) Sunderbans delta

(b)
(c) Beas-Chenab delta (d)

Ganga-Brahmaputradelta
Godavari delta
Why is there high concentration of population in the Northern

67

68.
69.
70.

Because they are generally flat and level

Because the river plains provide fertile land for

(a)
(c) Northem

72.
73

84,

(b)
(d)

(c)

(b)
(d)

Coral

Both'a'and'b'

(b)
(d)

85.

89degree45'E
(b) 75 degree 30'E
82degree30'E
(d) None of rhem
Which of the following is the largest state of lndia?
Bihar
Madhya

(b)
Pradesh (d)

75.

76

77.
78.

Mahanadi

(a)
(b)
(c)

game show

Yamuna
Tsunami is a
volcano

(b)
(d)

(a)

89.

Hawa

Moisture

90.

Stones

(b)
(d)

(a) Cactus
(c) Keekar

(b) Khair
(d) All of them

Where can the Mangrove forests survive?

In soft water
In saline water
In mud
In a desert

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

91.
of
92.

(b) Zoo
I (d) None ofthem

93,

Lion

Elephant
What is our national bird?

(c)

Toucan
Peacock

(b)
(d)

mountain

(b)
(d)

Tiger
Goat

(b)
(d)

Bulbul

Duck

From which animal is Shetoosh wool is obtained?

(a) Polar Bear
Yak
Tibetan
(d) None of them
In which regions do shrubs and scrubs grow?

(c)

Ganga

evergreen

What is our national animal?

(a)

Krishna

(b) Sand
(d) Leaves

(a)
(c)

(a)

What do the winds that blow from the fuabian Sea and Bay of
Bengal towards the land, carry with them?

(a)
(c)

Tropical rain forests

None of them
Where are Tropical Deciduous forpsts found?
MP and UP
Bihar
Orissa
All of them
Which ofthe following grow as thomy bushes in Rajasthan, punjab,
Haryana and Gujarat?

(c)

(b)
(d)

(c) Loo

interference or help
from human beings
Forosts
(d) None of them
Which of the following tree(s) grow in Tropical Rain Forests?
(b) Ebony
Mahogany
(d) All of them
Rosewood
Which are the monsoon forests?
Tropical evergreen forests
(b) Tropical deciduous forests

(c)

huge sea wave generated dup to an earthquake on the sea

floor.
(d) None of these
Which is the coldest inhabited place of the world?
(a) Kargil
Srinagar
Leh
Drass
What do you call the hot and dry winds?

(c)

(a) Smallplants
(b) Plants which grow on thpir own without

after which Sunderbans have been named

mangrove
deciduous

Bengal?

(a)
(c)

Lucknow
Delhi
(d) Mumbai
What do you mean by Natural Vegetation?

(a)

Rajasthan
None of these

The Sunderbans delta is characteristic ofthe

(a) Deccanplateau
(b) Himalayanmountains
Western Ghat
Ganga -Brahmaputra plains
Which of the following rivers does not drain into the Bay

(b)

Mawsynram

88.Sundariisawellknownspeciesoftreesin-forests

(a)
(c)

(c)
(d)
74

86.
87.

Maldives

None of them
Which longitude's local time has been taken as the Indian Standard
Time?

(a)
(c)

(a)
(c)

(c)
(d)

IndianOcean
None of them
Which of the following is/are east flowing river(s) and drain into
the Bay of Bengal?
(a) Mahanadi
Godavari
Krishna
All of them
Lakshadweep Islands are
Islands located in the

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

(a)

(b)
(d)

(a)
(c)

(a)

Western
Southem
Which ofthe following experience moderate climate?
Drass and Kargil
Jaisalmer and Bikaner
Mumbai and Kolkata
All of them
Which ofthe following receives the world's highest rainfall?

(a)
(c)

cultivation

Southern
Narmada and Tapti are west flowing rivers that drain into the
Arabian Sea
Bay ofBengal

Arabian Sea

7l

83.

Because all the rivers provide water

Allof them
ln which part of India does the Grsat Indian Desert lie?
Western
Eastern

(b)
(d)

(c)

Indian Plains?

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

(a) Eastern
(c) Northern

(c)

land

Both'a'and'b'

In which part ofAfrica is the Sahara desert situated?

Antelope

(b)

(a) Regionofheavyrain
(b) Region ofmoderate rain
(c) Region of less rain
(d) None of them

95.

From which wood are the finest cricket bats made?

Wood of Poplar trees
Wood of Willow trees
Wood of Teak
(d) None of them
Through which pass does the National Highway lA connect Leh
to Kashmir?
Rohtang pass
Baralachapass
Lungalachapass
Zojila pass
In Brazil, Tropical Grasslands are called

96.

Llanos
Tafilalet Oasis is found in

94.

(a)
(c)

trees

(a)
(c)

(a)
(c)

(b)

(b)
(d)

Savannalr

(a) Morocco
(c) Egypt

(b) Campos
(d) Pampas

(b) Libya
(d) Algeria

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97.

98.

99.

100.

l0

GENERALAWARENESS
What kind of vegetation is tbund in Tundra region?

(a)

(b)
shrubs (d)

Name one of the important rivers which flows through Ladakh?

Ganga
Yanruna

(b)
(d)

Brahmaputra

Indus

Tlrc main crop grown in the Ganga,Brahmaputra basin

(a)
(c)

(b)

(c)

(b)
(d)

(a)

.its
(b)
. (d)

is

iron

(d)

(a) Coal
(c) oil

(b)
(d)

has

II

l.

Palm
Neem, Teak, Shisham and

(c) A-(ii), B -(iv), C -(i), D' (iii)

(d) A-(i), B-(ii), c-(iii), D.(iv)

Match the type of Forest with the type of Climate and their
Location, Accordingly select thp correct alternative:

Column

Tropical Evergrecn
Forest
T'ropical Deciduous
Forest

C.'IemperateEvergreen

(C) Mediterranean

(D) Coniferous

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

SouthAmerica
8
5

(b)
(d)

lron Ore
None of them
and select the correct answer

(i)
(ii)
(iii)

Forest
Temperate Deciduous

Forest

Country /
Location
L Rainy W inter / (i) Italy
Dry summer
Cllmate

short summer

I12.
I

13.

14.

using the code given belorv the columns:

09.

(iv)

(B) Temperate Evergreen ll. Severe winter / (ii) Southern

Africa

translbrnred the Sahara desert?

108. Match column I with colurnn II

Thorn Forest

Canada

(iii\ Zaire
temperature /
rain in winter
and sDrins
(iv) South
IV, Heavy

III, Moderate

Rainfalland

(b)
(d)

107. Which mineral

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

(D)

abundant
Sunshine

is the worlcl's largest desert situated?

Asia

(a) l0
(c) ll

D.

Mahogany
Kikar, Babul, Date and

Aregionfullorflorvers

(c) Australia

B.

(iii)

(D

Sal

106. LIow many countries does the Sahara desert touch?

A.

(C)

(A) Tropical Evergreen

scarce rainfall

105. In which continent

(a)

(iD

Type of Forest

(a)
(b) Aregion fullofgreenplants
(c) A legion having cxremely low and high temperature and

II

Important Trees

(a) A-(iv), B -(iii), C-(ii), D.(i)

(b) A-(ii), B-(iii), C-(i), D -(iv)

tlooghly
Canga
Johannesburg is known tbr being the
capital of the world
Whereas, Kimberly is famous lor
mines
gold; diarnond
iron; gold
diamond;
None of them
What do you mean by desert?
An area covered with grasslands

Column

Pine, Deodar and

Spruce
Bamboo, Cinchona and

(B)

What are the main areas of the Ganga-Brahmaputra basin?

Types of Forest
Tropical Rain
Forest
Tropical Deciduous
Forest
Mountain Forest

(A)

(a) Plains of Ganga and the Brahmaputra

(b) The mountains and the fbothills of the Himalayas
(c) Sunderbans delta
(d) All of them
(a)
(c)

Match the two columns and select the correct alternative

Column

(b)
(c) It lies beside the Nile river
(d) None ofthem

(c)
104.

10.

Mosses
Lichens
Very small
All of them
Whele is the Ganga-Brahmaputra basin situated?
(a) It lies in the sub-tropical region
It lies in the nofth-temperate region

(c)

wheat
barley
paddy
(d) jute
102. On which rivel is Kolkata port situated?
(a) Betul
Tapti

103.

(iv)

Column

II

Birds like pheasants and

monals are found here
They comprise both hard
and soft wood trees
They are also called
tropical rainforest
They are the monsoon
forests found in a large
part of India, Northern
Australia and in Central
America

A-(i); B-(ii);C-(iii); D-(iv)

A-(iii); B-(iv); C-(ii); D-(i)
A-(ii); B-(i); C-(iv); D,(iii)
A-(iv): B-(iii); C.(i); D-(ii)
Which of the foilowing is celebrated
(a) First week of June
(b) First week of Docember
(c) First week of Novenrber
(d) First week of October

as the

wildtife week?

15.

16.

17.

ustralia

A-lV - iii, B-III' iv, C-1. i, D-II-ii

A-lV - i, B -lI'iv, C *lll " ii, D-I - iii
A-1. iii, B-lI- ii, C-lV- iv,D-lll- i
A:lll- iv, B-lV. i, Crl -iii, D-II- ii

Which of the following is used to save surface runoff ?

Foresf cover
Water harvesting
Both (a) and (b)
None ofthese
Which of the following types of irrigation is used in dry regions?
Canal irrigation
(b) Trickle irrigation

(a)
(c)

(a)
(b)

(b)
(d)

Wellinigation

(d)

Tankirrigation

Which of the following are the awareness programmes to save the

wild animals and forest wealth?
(a) Green Delhi, Clean Delhi
Vana Mohatasav
(d) Both (b) and (c)
Social forestry
Which of the following is the largest river basin in the world?
(a) Nilc basin
(b) Yamunabasin
(d) Hwang-l{o basin
Amazon basin
What is latitudinal extent of the Ganga- Brahmaputra basin?
l0.s to l0o N
(b) l0oNto30oN
20'S to 30'S
(d) 5o N to 5oS
Which of the following is known as the gold capital of the wirrld?

(c)
I

Eastern
A

(b)

(c)

(a)
(c)
(a)
(c)

Egypt
Kimberley
t 18, Merino is a species of

ll9.

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

SouthAfrica
Johannesburg

sheep
(b) elephant
(d) eow
tish
Which of the following pairs is not conectly matched?
Coniferous forests - Taiga
(b) Tropical Deciduous forests - Indian forests
Tropical Evergreen forests -Tropical rainforests
Tropical grasslands - Savannah

(a)
(c)
(d)

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120. How many layers

l2

122.
123.
124.
125.
126.

(a) 5 layers
(c) 2 layers

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does the earth have?
3 layers

(b)
(d) I layer

l'he uppermost layer of earth is called

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

crust

mantle
core
None of these
On the continental mass, to what extent is the crust expanded:
20 km
25 km
35 km
None of these
The continental masses are nrainly composed of
silica
alumina
(a) and (b) both
None of these
'Ihe oce anic crust is mainly composed of :
silica
magnesium
(a) and (b) both
None of these
Mantle extends up to a depth of :
1900 km
2900 km
3900 km
4900km
What are fossils?
'l'he remains of the dead plants and animals
Molten magma
Igneous rocks
All the above
Which one is an example of Sedimentary Rock?
Sandstone
Granite

(a)

(c)

(b)
(d)

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

(a)
(c)

139. Sedimentaryrocks

(a)
(c)

(d)

(b)
(d)

(a)
(c)

Marble
None ofthese
I 28. Petroleum and fuel oil is found in which type of Rock?
(a) lgneous
Sedimentary
(c) Metamorphic
(d) None of these
129. Tai Mahal is made from which type of rock?

(b)

(a)
(c)

130.

13 I

32.

133.

135.
136.

Metamorphic

(a)
(c)

None of these

(b)
(d)

fossils

crust
None of these
'l'he movement of earth plates occurs due to :
(a) molten magma
crust
(c) mantle
None of these
Which one does not fall under category ofendogenic forces?
core

(b)
(d)

(a)
(c)

l4l.

(a)
(b)
(c) Lithosphere plates move, causing

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

waterfall
flood plains
137. Thc radius of the earth

(a)
(c)

is

(b)
(d)

(b)
(d)

6000
6371
6800
7000
tgneous rocks are characterised by
full offossils and fauna

(a)
(b)

(c)
(d)

stratification
deposition of sediments
None of these

Clay

Slate

Limestone

Marble
Gneiss
Schist

Slate

Sandstone

(b)
(d)

rocks is used in the formation

Gneiss

Whitemarble

143. Avolcanoisa

(a)

vent in the earth's crust through which molten material erupts

suddenly.

(b)

opening in the earth's surface through which water comes

out.
force that works on the surface ofthe earth.
(d) Nonp of these
144. Which of the following lnstruments is used to measure an

(c)

earthquake

(a)

(c)

I45.

Barometer

(b)
(d)

Raingauge

None of these
Which of thp following is a cold desert ?

(a)
(c)

146. What

(a)
(c)

147. What

Seismograph

Thar
Ladakh

(b) Sahara
(d) None of these

does Khapa-Chan mean ?

Sandland
Water area

(b) Snowland
(d) All of these

do you mean by natural resources?

are resources

(a)
(b)

Any material that constitutes part of the Earth and is used

(c)
(d)

All man made materials ere resourges

All ofthe above

All things

and valued by human beings is called

resource,

148. What is'SedentaryAgriculture'?

(a)
(b)

Farming of land at different sites

Farming of land at a fixed location instead of moving from

(c)
(d)

one site to another

Farming of cereals and pulses
None of them

149. How would you define'Renewablp

(a)
(b)

Resources'?
Resources which are always available and do get exhausted
after some time

Resources which are always available and do not get

exhausted
Resources which are not always available
Allof them
Give one example ofNon-Renewable resource.
Fossiltuels
Wood

(c)
(d)

meanders

None of these
km.

(a)
(b)

(a)
(c)

None of these

(b)
(d)

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

ofTaj Mahal?

vibrate.

(a)
(c)

(c) Study ofdeep bores

(d) Study of seismic waves

142. Which ofthe following metamorphic

the earth's surface to

The scale which is used to measure earthquake is

Richter scale
Pitpher scale
Fitzer scale
None of these
When a river tumbles at steep angles over hard rocks, it forms:
waterfalls
meanders
flood plain
None of these
When a river enters in a plain, it twists and forms large bends
known as :

(d)

(c) Sandstone
(d) Shale

(b)
(d)

Earthquake
Voicano
Landslide
Glaciers
Earthquake occurs because
When magma inside earth comes out
High pressure wind blows

(a)
(c)

138.

Igneous

lime

(a) Occurenceofearthquakes
(b) Studyofoceanfloor

Petroleum and coal are made by

(d)
134.

(b)
(d)

Sedimentary

oarth's interior ?

(c)

127.

of

(b) clay
plants and animals
volcanic
140. Which of the following is helpful in obtaining knowledge of the

(b)
(d)

(a)
(b)

consists

150.

15 I

(a)

(c)

(b)

(d) Wind energy

Solarenergy
What do you mean by a 'reserve'?
It is that portion of the actual resource, which can be
developed profitably with the available technology
(b) This is a resource that cannot be developed further
It requiros a lot of time and energy of human beings
(d) None ofthem

(a)
(c)

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152. Respiratory diseases

due to

(a)
(c)
153.

154.

155.

water pollution

(b)
(d)

air pollution

sound pollution
None of these
What is soil erosion?
The removal ofthe fertile top soil is called soil erosion
The addition of humus to the soil is called soil erosion
The weathering ofrocks is cailed soil erosion

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d) None ofrhe above

Physical factors responsible for soil erosion is /are

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

166.

67,

l6E,

them
What are human factor(s) responsible for soil erosion?
Overgrazing ofgreen pastures

(a)
(b) Deforestation
(c) Over irrigation of lands
(d) All ofthe above

(c)
160.

igneous

Bauxite is an ore
(a) aluminum

(c)

of

gold

r6l.

._...-_

Mineral Oil
Metallic Ores

170. Match

the Crops with thc Soll required by them and accordingly

select the conect alternative:

(A)

Crop
Tea

Soil Required
Alluvial soil with clayey sub.

(D

(B) Millats
(ii)
(C) Rice
(iii)
(D) Coffep
(iv)
(a) A" iv, B - iii, C, i, D. ii
(b) A. il,B -iii,C- iv, D, I
(c) A.ii,B-iv,C. i,D-iii
(d) A' irB-ii, C.i, D,iii

soil
Welt drained loamy soil
Less fertile and sandy Soil
Uilt slopes with alluviat soit

iron
gopper

172. This is not a soil forming process.

Gleylng
Hydration
Weathering
Translocation
173. Which ofthfollowing is aman.made resource?
Drinking water
Trees
Air to breathe
Dclhi Metro
t74. Which-of the following $taremonts regarding railways is
not
conect?
Diesol and electric engines havc largely replaced the steam

(b)
(d)

Non- Metallis Ores

together

fueas having same kind of soil

Distinct groups of communities of plants, animals and soil
organisms in areas having similar climatic conditions
165. Atmospheric pressure depends on
Temperature

2.
4,

Moon's pult

In

In{t*

major wind farms to generate wind energy are set up at:

Hissar
(b) Lucknow (Uttar pradesh)

(Haryana)
(q) Patna(Bihar) (d)

6l

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

Nagercoil(TamitNadu)

(a)

Coal

(c)

l. Altitude
3. Efih rotation

(b) endangered
(d) marsupial

(b)
(d)

What is Geothermal Energy?

It is muscular energy
It is energy produced by human beings
It is the natural heat found in the interiors oftho earth
(d) None of them
What is meant by'biomes,?
(a) Group of animals living ln simi.lar climatic conditions
(b) Human beings having similar physical characteristics living

(c)
(d)

Non-Metallicmineral
Aluminium
Found in Malaysia
Best quality Iron Ore

t7t.

(a)
(b)

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Information related
to that mineral

ctay
None ofthe above

(b)
(c)
(d)

163.

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

What is meant by recycling of metals?

(a) Taking the metals cycle form one place to another
Using the discarded metals once again
Mixing the discarded metals with paper
Washing the metals and polishing them
t62. Peat, lignite, bituminous and anthracite are examples of which
product?

(a)
(c)

Heat energy

Recycling can help conserve,,,.,.,.,.,.,.... resources.

water
(b) air
soil
(d) None of these
Match the two columns and select the correct alternative

(a) extinct
(c) camivore

What is a mine?
A mine is a pit in the rock
A mine is an excavation in the ground for digging out minerals
A mine is a dense forest
None ofthe above
Gold and silver are found as orgs in
rocks.

(a) sedimentary

(b)
(d)

out from the earth's face by poaching and

other harmful activities is calted

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
159.

enerry

169. An animal being wiped

(c)

58.

Chemical

(A) Bauxirc
(i)
(B) Haematite
(ii)
(C) Mica
(iii)
(D) Tin
(iv)
(a) A-iv,B-iii,C.ii,D.i
(b) A. ii, B - iii, c, i, D - iv
(c) A.ii,B-iv, C.i,D.iii
(d) A. i, B- ii, c - iii, D. iv

velocity of wind blowing in thar area

All of

156.

(a)
(c)

Mlncral

ofthe land
intensityofrainfall

Why is earth called a,Blue planet'?

Colour of earth is blue
Earth is covered with the layer of blue air
TlYo of earth is covered with oceans, which appear blue
from above
(d) None of them
157. Why are dams made?
(a) To let water flow into the villages sothatthey are flooded
(b) To store water so that at the time of shortag, it c* be used
To purifr wator
(d) None ofthem

(b)
(d)

l,2

and 3
2and3
I and 2
l,2,3and4
Which types of energy ars stored in fossil fuels?
Solar energr
Electricalenergy

slope

(a)
(b)
(c)

GENERALAWARENESS

(a)
(c)

such as bronchitis and pnoumonia increase

(b)

engines.

The nilway network ls well developed in the plain areas.

Indian railways is the largest in the world.
railways network is wel developed.
Jndlan
175. Which of thc following pairs is not correctlymatched?
Ganga-Brahmaputra
India
Inland waterway
(b) Amazon Inland
Europe

(c)
(!l
(a)

waterway

(c) RivarNile waterwey

(d) Tho Great lakes

Africa
North America

t76. Which of tho following ir a non.metaltic mineral?

(a) Silver
(c) Gold

t71.

(b) Copper
(d) Petroleum

Which of the following are the world's largest producers of tin?

(a) India
(c) Brazil

0)
(d)

Bolivia
Both (b) and (c)

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78.

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India is the largest producer and exporter of

(a)

(c)

(b)
(d)

Bauxite

Limestone

in the world

190. What is Creen Revolution?

Mica

179. Match list I with list II and select the correct answer using

the

(i)
(ii)

(A) Gold
(B) Coal
(C) Petroleum
(D) Biogas

(iii)
(iv)

ListII
Buried sunshine

l9l.

Blackgold
Organip tuel

Kolarmines

92.

Codes:

(a) A-iii,B-iv,C-ii,D-i
(b) A-i, B-ii,c-iii, D-iv
(c) A-iuB-i.C-ii.D.iii
(d) A-iv,B-iii, C- ii, D- i

I8 I

194.

I-Iydrosphere

Which of the following is

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

Atmosphere
Biosphere

(b)
(d)

Nitrogen
Argon
Carbon dioxide
182, ln which ofthe following processes can groen plants produce
oxygen?
Sowing

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

Growing

Photosynthesis
None of these
183. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(a) 'l'hermometer
Measures the temperature
Raingauge
Measures amount of rainfall
Wind vane
Shows wind direction

(b)
(c)
(d) Allof these

184. Air presses us with a great lbrce on our bodies. Howevgr, we

don't even feel it. This is because the air presses us fronr all
directions and our body exerts a counter pressure". Which ofthe
following is discussed in this passage?

(a) Wind
(c) Air pressure

(b)
(d)

Cyclone
Climate

185. Which of

the following is used to measure the magnitude of the

caflhquake?
Barometer

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Richter scale or Mement magnitude scale,

Barograph
Windvane

186. Population composition

(a)
(b)

distribution of population

Maize

Wheat
Rice

is thp main variety of coffee produced in the world?

(b)
(d)

tuabica

Robusta

Persian
Hindutva
Which of these crops is a flbre crop?
Wheat
Jute
Rice
Millet

(b)
(d)

(a)
(c)

(a)
(c)

is glass made from?

Copper
SilicaSand

(b)
(d)

Iron
Sulphur

tea drinkers?

(b)
(d)

Japanese

Chinese

Indian
None of them
197. Which ofthe following is known as the Golden fibre?
(a) Cotton
Coffee
Silk
Jute
198. Industries, whose finished products are used as raw material for
other industries are called
Material based industries
Basic industries
Consumerindustries
None ofthese
I 99. Industry whose goods are directly used by consumers are called
(a) Basic industry
(b) Consumer based industry
Mineral based industry
(d) None of these
200. Which ofihe followingare factors influencing location of industries?
Capital and marketing facilities

(b)
(d)

(c)

(a)
(b)
(s)
(d)

(c)

(a)
(b) Transponation
(c) Workers
(d) All of the above

201. Which of

(a)
(c)
202.

structure of the population

Canada

is/are Commercial Farming

Argentina

(b) Russia
(d) Allof them

In India commercial farming of which important crop is practiced?

Maize
Rice

(a)
189.

(b)
(d)

Pulses

196. Who wero the earliest

refers to the

done?

(c)

(a)
(c)

these methods would be generally used for mining

limestone and iron ore?

187. In which of the following countries

188.

(b) Australia
(d)

U.S,A

India
Europe
Which crop is used both as foodgrain and as fodder?

(a)
(c)

(c) density of population

(d) sex-ratioofpopulation
(a)
(c)

(a)
(c)

195. What

greenhouse gas?

Oxygen

Both'a'and'b'

None of them
Which country/region is the major buyer of wheat?

(c)

us the air we breathe and protects us from the harmful effects of

the sun's rays".
Which of the tbllowing is discussed in the above given passage?

Lithosphere

(d)

(a)

on this earth depend on the atmosphere fbr the survival. It provides

(a)
(c)

(b)

193. What

180. "Our earth is surrounded by a huge blanket of air, All living beings

'

It is the increase in production by using high yielding varieties

of seeds, fertilizers and better methods of irrigation

It means increase in growth of flowers

(c)

codes given below the lists:

List I

(a)

Salt

Wheat

(b)
(d) Pulse

203.

(b)

Alluvial

(d)

Opencast
Where is silicon valley locatod?
West Central California
Eastem Europe

Underground
One of these

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Eastem Asia
Western and Central Europe
In which year and where was the first digital electronic computer
developed?
Japan in 1946
USAin 1946

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

USA in l94E
USAin 1949
204. "lt is the process in which metals are extracted from their ores by
heating beyond the melting poinf'. Which of the following pro-

Jute is obtained from

cesses is discussed above?

(a) theleavesofjutffi
(b) the roots ofjute plant
(c) the bark ofjute plant
(d) None of them

Quarrying
Pittsburgh is situated in

(a)
(c)

205.

Smolting

(a) Canada

(c) London

_.

(b)
(d)

Drilling
Mining

(b)
(d)

Brazil
USA

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206.
207.

(c)

(b)
(d)

(c) Patna

(b)
(d)

2O8. One ofthe

states through

(a)
(b)

Jammu and Kashmir

Himachal pradesh

(d)

Jharkhand

(c)
S9.

l.

Chandigarh

which the Tropic ofCancer passes is

222. Most rivers flowing west from

deltas because of

(b)
(d)

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

224.

The Himalayas
The

The Indo-Gangetic plain

The shiwaliks
The rocks in the Himalayan system are mainly

(b)
(d)

225.

igneous

dyke

212.. The Shiwaliks stretch between

(a) Indus and Sutlej

(b) Potwar Basin and Teesta
(c) Sutlej and Kali
(d) Sutlej and Teesta

226.

located

214.

215.
216.

217

9.

228,

Tamilnadu

Which of the following rivers flows through a rift valley?

(a) Ganga
(c) Brahmaputra

(b)
(d)

229.

Narmada

Krishna
What is the most important characteristic of the islands (Indian)
located in theArabian Sea?
(a) They are all very small in size

Theyareall ofcoral origin

'[hey have a very dry

climate
They are extended parts of the mainland.
Which area in India has an internal type of drainage ?
(a) Central Himalayas
(b) Tbmil Nadu
Chhota Nagpur plateau

(c)
(d)

230.

Western Rajasthan

islands?

220.

(b)
(d)

Eastem
Western
which ofthe forowing are believed to be order than the Himalayas
Ganga
Sutlej
i, ii and iii
ii, iii and iv
i, ii and iv
i, iii and iv

(c)

Southern

(i) Indus
(iii) Brahmapurra
(a)
(c)

221. Which
rivers

(ii)

Ghats

in north.western India are caused by

During the poriod ofthe south"west monsoon, ThmilNadu remains

dry because
(a) the winds do not reach this area

(b) there are no mountains in this area

(c) it lies in the rain,shadow area
(d) the temperature is too high to let the winds cool down
Rajasthan receives very little rain because

(a) it is roo hot

(b) there is no water available and thus the winds remain dry
(c) the monsoons fail to reach this area
(d) the winds do not come across any barrier to cause the
necessary uplift to cool the air
The

fuavallis fail to

cause orographic precipitation in Rajasthan

because

Which part of the islands in tho Arabian Sea is known

as Minicoy

(a) Northern

Which area in India gets tlre summer monsoon first?

The Himalayas
(b) The Eastern Chats
The Wpstern
(d) The Indo-Gangetic plains
In which ofthe following areas is maximum precipitation received
from the summer monsoon?
The coromandel coast

(a)
(c)

(a) westerlydepressions
(b) retreating monsoon
(c) trade winds
(d) south,westerly monsoons

(b)
(d)

(a)
(b)
(c) Chhattisgarh (d)

The Vindhyas
The Westem Ghats
The Thar Desert is believed to be expanding. The most suitable
way to check it would be by
afforestation

227. Winter rains

The territorial waters of India extend up to

l2 nautical miles
6 nautical miles
l5 nautical miles
l0 nautical mitas
Where is the Maikal Range situated ?
Rajasthan
Jammu and Kashmir

(b)
(c)
(d)

218.

Central Himalayas
Trans-Himalayas
KarakoramRange
Kumaun Himalayas

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

(a)
(b) The north-eastern hilly region
(c) The central Indian hills
(d) The western Himalayas

213. The highest peak in Indian territory is K2. In which range is it

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Where doos the Sabarmati originate

(a) The Satpuras

(c) Thetuavallis

(a)
(b) artificialrain
(c) canal inigation
(d) using the area for oattle,rearing

Aravallis

(a) sedimentary
(c) plutonic

the Western Ghats do not form

(a) lack of eroded material

(b) thehighgradient
(c) lackofvegetation-freearea
(d) low velocity

223.

One of the states not bisected by the Tropic of Cancer is

Orissa
Gujarat
West Bengal
Rajasthan
Which of the following has the oldest rocks in the country?

(c)

2l

(a) They have a great capacity for erosion

(b) They have a perennial flow
(c) They do not form gorges
(d) Many of them have their sources in the inner Himalayas.

Bihar

(a)

210.

GENERALAWARENESS

Which of the following is the Manchester of India?

(a) Mumbai
Kanpur
Delhi
Ahmedabad
Which of the following is the Silicon Valley of India?
(a) Kolkata
Bangalore

(iv)

(b)
(d)

one is not an important characteristic of the Himalayan

(a) they are nor sufficiently high

(b) the monsoons do not reach them
(c) they lie parallel to tho direction of the winds
(d) they do not support any vegetation

The monsoon starts retreating from India in

mid-March
late-October
232. When are temperatures the highest in southem India?
23

(a) mid.September
(c) mid.December

(b)
(d)

(a) June
(c) August

(b) April
(d) July
233, Most of the precipitation in India is
in nature.
(a) cyclonic
0) conr.rti-*at
(c) orographic
(d) frontal

234.

Which ofthe following favours the onset of south-west monsoon?

(a) ElNino
(c) Polar frontjet

(b) Subtropicalwesterlyjet
(d) Tropical easterlyjet

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235. What are the major causes

(i)
(ii)

(iii)
(iv)
(a)
(c)
236.

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of droughts in India?
Most of the rainfall occurs within a few months.
The absence of forests results in rapid run-off and thus

249.

droughts

Rainfall is highly variable

The amount of rainl'all is inadequate

i, iii and iv
ii. iii and iv
i, ii and iii
i, ii and iv
Which place receives the maximum solar energy in December?

(b)
(d)

(a) Kolkata
(c) Amritsar

(b)
(d)

Soil erosion due to running water can be checked by

afforestation
mulching
(iii) checkongrazing

(i)
(ii)

(iv)

teracedcultivation
i, ii and iii
(b) ii, iii and iv
i, ili and iv
(d) All of these
250, Which of the following are the major characteristics of intensive

(a)
(c)

farming?

Delhi

(D

Chennai

The westerly disturbances causing winter rains in northern India

originate in

(iD
(iii)

the Himalayas
Pakistan
theArabian Sea
the Mediterranean region
238. l'he amount and intensity of monsoon rains in tndia are affected

(a)
(c)

237.

(a)
(c)
by

(i)
(ii)

(iii)
(iv)

(a)
(c)
239.

251

241

242.
243.

tropicaldepressions
westerly disturbances

reliefconditions
i and

iii

ii

and

iv

(b)
(d)

252.

ii and iii
i and iv

The maxinrum daily range of temperature is likely be observed at

Chennai
Thiruvanantapuram

(a)

(b)
(d)

Delhi
Mumbai
What is the major cause of ,October heat,?
(a) High temperature associated with high humidity

(b)
(c)
(d)

Hot, dry weather

Very low velocity of winds
Low pressure systems ovgr the Indo-Gangetic plains
Which soil swells when wet and develops cracks when dry?

(a) Alluvial
(c) Black

(b)
(d)

253.
254.

255,

Red

256.

Which soil requires the least tilling ?

(a) Red
Black
(c) Laterite
Alluvial
Alluvial soils are usually
rich in nitrogen
(ii)i poor in humus

(b)
(d)

257.

(iii)r highlyfertile

(iv)

(a)
(c)
244.

easy to plough

iv

258.

(b)
(d)

i, ii and
ii, iii and iv
i, iii and iv
i, ii and iii
\Nhat kind ofsoit predominates
in the Sunderbans area
Laterite

(a) Red
(b)
(c) Black "
(d)
245. Mountain soil contains a lot of
(a) humus
(t )
(c) coarse material (d)
246.

(iii)
(iv)

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

ii, iii and iv

ii and iv
247. Soil erosion in India occurs in almost all the littoral states, but it is
i and

ii

most serious along the coast of

Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Orissa
Karnataka
248. One area in which peaty soil is found is
the Kashmir valley
Madhya Pradesh

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

(a)
(b)

(c)
(d)

Uttaranchal
Rajasthan

259.

Ailuviat

tefface cultivation
the creation of wind breaks
the removal of vegetation

inigation
i, ii and iv

(a)
(c)

Carbon
i and iv
i, iii and

(b)
(d)

i, ii and iv
i, ii and

iv

(ii)

Iron

. (iv) Nitrogen
(b) i, ii and iii
(d) All of these

(a) Rust
(c) Bunchy top

(b)
(d)

(a)
(c) cotton

(b)
(d)

Red rot

Smut
The disease called 'black arm' affects
bqira
suggarcane

The disease,'green ear', affects

coffee

(a)
(c)

rice

(b)
(d)

bajra

(b)
(d)

Wheat

wheat
rice
Which crop is affected by the diseaso called 'blast'?

(a)

Rice
Sugarcane

Bajra

Khaira is a plant disease caused due to deficiency of zinc. Which

crop is affected most seriously by it?
Rico
Sugarcane

(b) Wheat
(d) Cotton

Which crop is especially prone to the disease called smut?

(a)
(c)

Wheat

Bajra
What percontage
good breeds?

Aboul

15

About 50

(b)
(d)

Rice
Sugarcane

of ths iotal number of lndian cattle belong to

(b)
(d)

About 25
About 35

Cattle belonging to the famous Gir breed are found mainly in

(a) Haryana Punjab and Rajasthan

(b) Gujarat, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu
(c) Maharashtra, Punjab and Uttar pradesh
(d) Gujarat, Rajasthan and Maharashtra

260. fueas marked as C and D on Map 6 show

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

261.

iii

To which disease is sugarcane especially prone

(a)
(c)

clay
iron and aluminium salts
Wind erosion of soil can be controlled by

(i)
(ii)

Phosphorous

(a)
(c)

(i)

iii

ii, iii and iv

(i)

(c)

Laterite

Small size of holiday

Emphasis on machinery
i and

Name the macro plant nulrients

(iii)

wave byclones

(c)

240.

(iv)

(b)
(d)

Low capital
High density of population

the distribution

mangroves andthron forEst

sal forest and sandalwood forest

mangroves and southern temperate forest
monsoon forest and savanna

Which state is the leading producer of red chillies?

(b) AndhraPradesh
Karnataka
262. Which of the following are wrongly matched?
(i), Planet nearest to the earth - Mercury.
(ii). Planet farthest from the earth . Pluto

(a) Punjab
(c) Rojasthan

(iii).

(d)

Planet with the most elliptlcal orbit - Uranus

(iv). Planet with the slowest rotation - Neptune

(a) i, ii and iii
(b) i, iii and iv
(c) ii, iii and iv
(d) i, ii and iv

of

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263.

GENERALAWARENESS
Assumingthe directions similar to those on the earth, which planet/
planets will experience a surtrise in the west?
Mercury
Uranus

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(a)
(c)

Saturn
i and ii
i and iv

(iv)

(a)
(c)

December22

(b)
(d)

Venus
ii and iv
iii and iv
-the
minimum distance betwcen the sun and the earth occurs on

264.

265.
266.

(b)
(d)

June2l

September 22
January 3
On the day the sun is nearest to the earth, the earth is said to be in
aphelion
perihelion
apogee
perigee
The earth is at its ma"ximum distance from the sun on
July 4
January 30

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

(a)

(c)

(b)
(d)

(c)

(b)
(d)

September22
December22
267. The rate of rotation of the earth on its axis is highest on
(a) January 3
December22
July 4
It never changes
268. Which ofthe statements does not prove the spherical shape of the
earth?

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

If

the earth were flat one would come across some sharp

edges

The sunrise is not yisible from all places at the same time
The shadow ofthe earth at the time ofthe solar eclipse is
circular
The altitude of the stars lrom various points on the earth's
surface varies.

269.

270.

271.

What is the International Date Line?

It is thc equator.
tr is the 0. longitude.
It is the 90o east longitude,
It is the 180. longitude.
What is the relationship between solar day and sidereal day?
Both are equal
Solar day is longer than sidereal day
Solar day is shorter than sidereal day
(d) There is no relationship between the two
One Astronomical Unit is the average distance be-tween

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

(a)
(b)
(c)

(a) Earth and the Sun

(b) Earth and the Moon
(c) Jupiter and the Sun
(d) Pluto and the Sun

272. tlor

(a)
(c)

273.

278.

much of the surface of the moon is visible from the earth?

more than 7570
only about 407o

(b)
(d)

about59Vo
about 65%o
what is the unit of measurement of the distances of stars from the

274.

(b)
(d)

(a)
(b) mass remains constant and only the weight is lesser
(c) only the mass is lesser
(d) mass and weight both remain unchanged.

275. 'Light
276.
277

from the nearest star reaches the earth in

(a) 4.3 seconds
4.3 minures
43 minutes
4.3 y9ars
Which comet appears every 76 years?
Hailey's
Holme's
Donati's
Alpha Centauri
The moon's period of revolution with reference to the sun is
(a) equal to one solar month
(b) equal to one sidereal month
equal to one synodic month

(a)
(c)

first quarter of the moon

third qua(er of the moon
full moon
i, ii and iv
(b) ii, iii and iv

(d)

i and iv
ii and iii
What is a tidal bore?
a tidal wave resulting from soismic activity
a deposit ofsand in coastal areas
a formation of polyps just above high tide level
a high tidal wave moving upsffeam in the mouth of a river
281. Which of the following are wrongly matched?
Tropic of Cancer*23%o N latitude.
Tropic of Capricorn-{6%o N latitude.
(iii) Intemational Date Line-0o longitude
(iv) Antarctic Circle--46%o S latitude
i
ii and iii
i, ii and iv
none ofthese
282. Which of the following will never gpt the vertical rays of the sun?

280.

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

(i)
(ii)

283,
284.

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

(a) Srinagar
(c) Chennai

(b)
(d)

Mumbai
Thiruvananthapuram

The longest day in Australia will be on

September22

(a) June2l
(c) December 22

(b)
(d) March 23

The difference in the duration ofday and night increases as one moves from
to the

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

the

Equator, poles
Poles, equator

Tropic ofCancer, oquator

Tropic ofCancer, Tropic ofCapricorn
285, Which ofthe following is wrong?
(a) the sun never shines vertically beyond the tropics.
(b) at the poles there is light for half the year.
(c) the sun shines vertically over the Tropic of Cancer at the
time of the winter solstice.
(d) when the sun shines vertlcally over the equator, it is called
an equinox.

286.

Which ofthe following are wrongly matched?

Summer solstice-March 2l
(iD Wintersolstice-December22
(iii) Autumnal equinox-June 2l

(i)

(iv)

Vemal equinox-September 23
i, ii and iii
ii, iii and iv
i, iii and iv
i, iiand iv
Which place will experience sunlight for the longest period in
summer?

(a)
(s)

287.

(a)

288.

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

289.

(b)
(d)

Mumbai

(b)
(d)

Srinagar
Chennai
Kolkata
The South Pole experiences continuous light at the time of
winter solstice
summer solstice
vemal
autumnal equinox
A person planning to travel by the shortest rouie should follow

(c)

(b)
(d)

none ofthese

(i)
(ii)

(iii)
(iv)

(c)

(c)
(d)

it revolves on its axis in a direction opposite to that ofthe

earth.
it takes equal time for both revolution around the earth and
rotation on its own axis.
it rotates at the same speed as the earth around the sun.
On which days do the spring tides occur?
new moon

(d)

279.

fathoms
kilometres

On the surface of the moon, the

mass and weight become lesser

(a)
(b)

(c)

earth?

(a) lightyear
(c) nautical miles

We always see the same face of the moon because

it is smaller than the earth.

(a)

(c)

(a)
(c)

equinox

(b)
(d)

the winds
(b) the rivers
the latitudes
(d) thelongitudes
290. A day is added when one crosses
(a) The equator from north to south
1800 longitude from west to east
t800 longitude from east to west
(d) the equator from south to north.

(b)
(c)

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291

292.

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The order of the layers in the atmosphere, upwards from beloB is

stratosphere, troposphere, ionosphere and exosphere.
exosphere, ionosphere, troposphere and stratosphere,

(a)
(b)
(c) troposphere, stratosphere, ionosphere and exosphere.
(d) troposphere, magnetosphere, stratosphere

305.

Rotation of the sun

(a)
(c) tropopause

(a) ii, iil, i, iv

(c) ii,iii,iui

(a)

(c)

(b)
(d)

Ozone

297. Fall in air temperature with

(a)
(c)

G)
(d) Helium

increasing elevation is known as

anomaly (b) thermal reduction

temperature fall
(d) lapse rate

thermal

Where is the doldrums belt located?

Near the equator
Near the polar areas
On the Tropic of Cancer
On the Tropic of Capricorn
299. What is the name given to winds blowing from subtropical high
pressure regions, to the equator?
Westerlies
TropicaleasterllEs

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

(a)
(b)
(c) High latitude easterties (d) Doldrums

'Horse latitudes' is the term applied to the

(a) 0o - 5o Nand S latitudes

(b)
(c)
(d)

because

(a)
(b)

this layer is rich in ozone which reduces fuel consumption

the temperature is constant and ideal for aircraft engine efficiency
this layer is out ofthe ffring range ofanti.aircraft guns
(d) of the absence of clouds and other weather phenomena
302. Which factors do not affect the amount of insolation?
Solarconstant
Surfacetemperature
(iii) Length of day
(iv) Rotation of the earth

(c)

(i)
(ii)

(a)
(c)

iand iii
(b) iiand iv
iii and iv
(d) ii, iii and iv
303. The velocity of winds is governod by

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

(iii)

(v)
(a)
(c)
308.

pause?

Around the equator

Over the Arctic region
Near the Tropic of Capricom
Near the Tropic of Cancer

Mars

(b) iv, ii, iii, i

(d) iii, ii, i, iv

the sedimentary rocks,

Basalt
(iD Limestone
Shale
(iv) Granite
quartzite

(b)
(d)

iand ii
ii and v

ii and iii

iii and iv

Name the instrument used for measuring humidity.

(a)
(c)

barompter
(b) thermometer
(d) hydrometer
hygrometer
309. Which of the following ara not a planetary wind?
(a) Easterlies
(b) Westerlies
(d) Trade winds
Drainage winds
310. 'How much pressure is exerted by the atmosphere at sea level?
(b) one pound per sq. cm
one kg per sq.
(d) two kg per sq. cm
five kg per sq.
3l l, The water content in the atmosphere
is not dependent on tempsrature
increases as temperaturo lncrease

(c)

(a)
(c)

cm
cm

(a)
(b)
(c) rematns unchanged with change in temperature
(d) cannotbemeasured

312. What will happen if the temporature of water is lowered from 8

oc to 30c?

(a) Water will freeze

(b) Waterwill notchangein volume
(c) Tha volume will lirst lncrease, then decrease
(d) Thp volume will flrst decroase, then increase

3 13.

Which ls the shortest route from Moscow to San Francisco?

(a)
(c)

(b) Over land

Pole (d) Over the North pole

ViaCanada
Over the South
3 14. Which one of the following is

(a)
(c)

Tropic of

great circle?

Cancer (b)

Tropic of Capricorn
Equator
(d) fuctic circle
315. In which ragion can the phenomenon ofmidnight sun be observed?
In the tropical zone
In warm temperate rogions
In tha Arctic and Antarctic regions
(d) Anywhere at the tima of sotar eclipse
316. Fanol's Law is concemed with the
(a) direetion of winds
velooity of winds

(a)
(b)
(c)

(b)
(c) intensity of waves
(d) none ofthese.

pressure gradient

Fanel's Law
rotation ofthe oarth
temperature
Over which region is the temperatur the highest near thc tropo-

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

(D

polarcircles

30o - 40o Nand S latitudes

40o- 60q Nand S latitudes
301. The stratosphere is said to be idepl for flying jet aircraft. This is

(iv)

Satum

of

307. Identi!

winter

spring
outumn
Which gas in the atmosphere absorbs ultraviolet rays
(a) Methane
Nitrogen

(c)

(iii)

(b)
(d)

summer

(b)
(d)

iii
ii

ii and iii
i, ii and iv
Ananga the planets conectly in descending order in terms
number of their satellites,
(iD Jupiter
Uranus
i and
i and

(D

(c)

300

(iv)

(a)
(c)

nitrogen and methane

nitrogen and oxygen
oxygen and carbond.ioxide
hydrogen and nitrogen.
Most of the weather phenomena take place in tho
stratosphere
troposphere

ionosphere
Which layer of the atmosphere maintains an almost uniform horizontal temperature?
(a) Troposphere
Tropopause
Stratosphere
All of these
295. the thickness ofthe troposphere increases in'

298.

Rotation of the earth

Revolution of tha earth

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

294.

296.

(D
(ii)

(iD Inclination ofthe axis ofthe earth

and

exosphere.
The most prominent gases in the atmosphere, in terms of volume,

(b)
(d)

seasons on the earth's

surface.

are

293.

Identifr the factors responsible for change in

317. Blizzards are characteristic

(a)
(c)

318.

equatorial

of_ region.
(b) tropical
(d) temperate

antarctic
What is the importance of ozone in the atmosphere?
(a) It provides protection ageinst ultraviolet radiation.
(b) It provides condensation nuslei,
It croates thc greenhousc effecton earth.
(d) It helps scattcr blue light.

(c)

D-36
3

19.

GENERALAWARENESS
Wha t is a cyclone?

332.

(a)

A low pressure system with clockwise winds in the north-

(b)

ern hemisphere
A high pressure system
northern hemisphere

(c)
(d)

with anticlock-wise winds in the

A low

pressure system with anticlock-wise winds in the

northern hemisphere
A high pressure system with clockwise winds in the north-

333.

Which one is an anticyclone?

(a)

Low pressure system with clockwise winds in the northern

(b)

High pressure system with clockwise winds in the northern

(c)
(d)

hemisphere
hemisphere

Low pressure system with clockwise winds in southern

hemisphere

321. An

upper air wind system with very high velocities in certain

parts of the atmosphere is called

(a)
(c)
322.

cyclone

monsoon

(b) an anticyclone
(d) .iet stream

Which ones are wrongly matched?

Typhoons-China Sea
Hurricanes-lndian Ocean
(iii) Cyclone-Westlndies
(iv) Tornadoes-Australia

(i)
(ii)
(a)
(b)

ii, and iii

i, ii an<l iv
i.

(c)
(d)

328.

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

329.

(a)
(c)
330.

33

l.

percentage humidity

The presence ofvapour in air

humidity (b)
(d)

of

Specific
Relative humidity
Vapour pressure
Absolute humidity
Amount of water vapour (grams) in a given volume of air (cubic
metre) is known as
specific
relative humidity
mixing ratio
absolute humidity
The ternperature at which an air parcel will become saturated with
the present amount ofwater vapour is called
critical temperaturo
saturation point
dew point
condensation point

(a)
(c)

humidity (b)
(d)

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

(b)
(d)

known as the
(a) dry zone

(b)

desert area

(d) adiabatically dry area

rain'shadowarea
337. Dew is caused when
humid air condenses on cool surface
the air is colderthan the earth's surface
the sky is overcast et night
(d) the wind is too dryto cause rainfall
338. Anange parts of ocean floor according to increasing distance from
the coast.
contlnental slope, continental shele continental rise, deep
sea plain
continental shelf, continental riss, deep seaplain, continen-

(a)
(b)
(c)

(d)
339.
3a0.

tal slope
continental shelf continentat slope, continental rise, deep
sea

plain

continental rise, continental shelf, continental slope, deep

sea plain
Where is the famous Tuscarora Deep located?

(a)
(c)

(b)

NearUSA

342.

Off

Japan

O,ff Lakshadweep (d) Near the Australian coast

Which bompound is the most abundant in sea water?
(a) Calclumcarbonate
Potassiumchloride
Sodiumchloride
Magnesium sulphate
In which of the following areas is salinity likely to be the highest
Indian Ocean
Red Sea
(d) North Atlantic
North Pacific
What is Gulf Stream?
(a) A cold current in the Atlantio Ocean

(b)
(d)

(c)
341.
(e)
(c)
(b)
(c)
(d)

345.

(b)
(d)

Temperature
Humidity
Pressure
Wind velocity
What is stated in terms of grams of water vapour per kilogram
moist air?

(c)

of ice

(b)

AcoldcurentinthePapificOcean

A warm cunent in the Atlantic Ocean

A warm cunent in the Pacifrc Ocean
343. One of the warm aurrents in the Indian Ocean is the
(a) LabradorCunent (b) AgulhasCurrent
(c) Curoshio Current (d) Humboldt Current
344. What does the term 'lithospherp' refer to?
(a) Plants and animals (b) Interior of the earth
(c) Crust of the earth (d) None of these

absolute humidity

Barometricpressure
Pressure only due to vapour in the air
Pressuri in the clouds
What is measured by the sling psychrometer?

(a)

(c)

(c)

When humidity is expressed as a percentage, it is called

(c)
327.

of

(c)

ii, iii and iv

(b)
(d)

humidity (b)
humidity (d)

An altocumulus cloud

consists

(b)

(c)
(d)

relative
spdcific
What is the vapour pressure?

(b)
cloud (d)

A low stratus cloud

A cirro stratus

caused due to the presence of mountains in the way of

winds is called
(a) orographicrain
cyclonicrain
convectional rain
advectionalrain
336. The leeward side of a mountain which does not receive rain is

i, iii and iv

(c)

(a)

A cumulonimbus cloud

What ls fog?

(a)
(c)

(a)

What is a tornado?
(a) A very high pressure centre
(b) A very low pressure centre
A very high ocean wave
(d) A planetary wind
324. Snowfall occurs when
(a) water droplets freeze as they fall to the ground
(b) raindrops are carried up by updraughts in air
dew point ofair is below freezing point
air is highly moist and rises due to convection
325. The process ofchange ofstate ofwater from solid directly into
vapour is called
(a) condensation
snow fall
sublimation
precipitation

326.

Arain-bearingcloud
Ahail-bearingcloud

Ahighcloud

335. Rainfall

323.

(c)

(b)
(d)

Alowcloud

(a) granularice
(b) crystals
(c) water droplets
(d) masses of ice with concentric layers

hemisphere

High pressure system with clockwise winds in southern

(a)
(c)

334, Hail

ern hemisphere.

320.

What is meant by the term 'cirrus'?

The term

'nife' refers to

(a) earthquakes
(c) crust ofthe earth

346. The crustal layer ofthe

(a) siat
(c) moho

347.

March the following:

Anemometer

A.
B. Seismograph
C. Psychrometer
D. Barograph'
ABCI)
(a)l
3 2
(b)3 r 2
(c)3 I 4
(d)1 4 3

(b)
(d)

core

ofthe earth

ocean beds

earth is also called

sima

(b)
(d)

nife

l. Earthquakes
2. Pressure
3. Wind velocity
4, Humidity
4
4
2
2

Geography
348. The theory

D-37

suggesting that the continents

Africa were once joined together was the

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
349.
350.
351.
352.
353.

(c) Cape
flood plains

lacustrine plains
Plains formed in limestone regions are called
(a) karst plains
floods plains

(c)

(b)
(d)

(a)
(c)

(b)
plateaus (d)

(a)

(b)
(d)

(a)
(c)

takes are called

366.

peneplains
alluvialplains
Plateaus situated in between plains and mountains are called
intermontane plateaus
continental plateaus
piedmont
peninsular plateaus
The Red Sea is an example ofa

folded structure
faulted structure
lava structure
residual structure
Mctamorphic rocks originate from
igneous rocks .
(b) sedimentary rocks
both igneous and sedimentary rocks
(d) none ofrhese

(a)

Rocks formed deep inside the earth as a result

lava'are called

(a)
(c)

367.

355.

volcanic rocks
sedimentary rocks

(a) marble
(c) granite

(b)
(d)

coal
slate

(a) horizons

(b)
(d)

metainorphic rocks
Which is an organic rock?

356. 'lhe layers in soil are referred to as

368.

(a)
(c)

(c)

hard

pans

(b)
(d)

podzolisation
gleisation
laterisation
calcification
With what type of climate is the pedogenic regime of podzolisation

(c)
358.

associated?

(a) hot and dry

(c) equatorial
359.

(b)
(d)

humid temperate
cool and dry

What is peninsula?
(a) A narrow bit ofland
(b) A mountainous island
A piece ofland surrounded by water

(c)
(d)

is the Tropic of Capricorn in relation to the

Equator?

(a)

(c)
361.
362.

363.

North

East
Which is the largest ocean
Indian

(a)
(c) Atlantic

(b)

(d)

South
West

(b)

Pacific
(d) fuctic
What does a barometer indicate ?
Changes in atmospheric (air) pressure

(a)
(b) Changes in temperature
(c) 'l'he amount of rainfall
(d) The direction of the winds

What is the difference between a gulf and a bay ?

(a) A gulf is big and a bay i small
(b) A gulf is at a rivermouth and a bay is not
A bay is surrounded by cliffs. a gr,rlf by lowland
(d) Both are part of the sea that extend considerably into the
land, but a bay usually has a wider entrance than a gulf.

(c)

l.

Island

Melanesi4 Micronesia and Polynesia

Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia

Melanesia Polynesia and Micronesia
Micronesia, Polynesia and Melanesia
What is a typhoon called in the Atlanesia '!
(a) A typhoon
(b) Acyclone
(d) Atornado
A hunicane
What meridian is the International Date Line ?
(a) The l80o meridian (b) The 0o meridian
The 90o
(d) The l35o meridian
What is a nanow waterway separating two bits of land called

(c)

(c)

372.

meridian

(a) A bay
(c) A strait

(b)
(d)

Agulf

An isthmus
Which three continents have the largest areas of coniferous forest ?
Australia Europe and South America
(b) Asia North America and Europe
North America South America and Europe
Asia, Australia and South America
374. Outside the Meditenanean region, where else is a Mediteranean
climate found ?

373.

(a)

(c)
(d)
(a)
(b)

Arangeofhills

360. In which direction

(b)
(d)

Cape

Estuary
Delta
From &est to east, what are the three main island groups in the

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

hot, dry cli-

mates?

(b)

Pacific called ?

37

pedocals

357. Which of the pedogenic regimes is associated with

(a)

369.

370.

profile

June

(c)
(d)

ofsolidification of

(b)
(d)

plutonic rocks

Strait

(b) October
April
Early
(d) January
What is the name given to the widened rivermouth found at the
point a river enters the sea?
(a) Estuary
Bay
Gulf
(d) Delta
What is significant about the town of Greenwich ?
(a) The International Date Line passes through it
(b) The 0o(Zero) meridian passes through it and therefore the
world sets its time by it
It is at 180'longitude
It is a major horological research in Britain
What is the triangular landmass that forms at its mouth when a
river splits into several branchesjust before entering the sea ?
Late

(c)

(c)
354.

(d)

India ?

(b)
(d)

(c)

What do 1 ou call a narrow ne0k of land that connects two lalger

365. Approximately when does the South-West Monsoon begin in

filling up of

tillplains

364.

landmasses ?

continental drift theory

tetrahedral theory
Kant's theory
Riuer's theory

Plains formed due to the

delta plains

(a)
(c)

of South America and

The Japanese and Chinese coasts

The southern coast of Australia and parts of the wesrern

ofNorth and South America

The east coast of North America
The North Atlantic coast ofAfrica
375. What is a more precise geographical name for a tableland
(a) Ahill
(b) Aheadlafid
A plateau
(d) A mountain
376. ln which part of the world would you find the Veld ?

(c)
(d)

coast

(c)

(a)
(c)

377.

(b)
(d)

Australia

Central Europe
SouthAfrica
What do Mauna Loa, Krakatoa and Stromboli have in common
(a) All are
(b) All are mountains

(c)
378.

tugentina

volcanoes

All

are in Italy

(d)

Allare islands

What is the difference between a lake and a tank?

(a) A lake is small and a tank is big
(b) A lake has flowing water, a tank has still water
A lake is a geographical feature, a tank is not

(c)
(d)

Both are land-enclosed water bodies, but the latter is

manmade.

838

GENERALAWARENESS

(d)

5l

(a)

101

(c)

151

(a)

(a)

52

(b)

ta2

(c)

ls2

(b)

201
202

(c)

53

(d)

103

(a)

153

(a)

(b)

54

(c)

104

(c)

154

(d)

(a)

55

(a)

105

(b)

155

(c)

56

(c)

106

(c)

(d)

37

(b)

07

(b)

58

(c)

59

l0

(d)
(b)

ll

(c)

l2

(c)

t3

(d)

t4

l5

(c)
(c)

65

(d)

66

(b)
(b)

(c)

67

(a)

(b)

68

(a)

69

(d)

19

20

(b)
(d)

7$

(a)

21

(c)

7t

22

(c)

23

203

(c)
(a)
(b)

251

(c)

301

(d)

351

(c)

252

302

(b

352

(b)

253

(b)
(c)

204

(a)

30s

(a

353

(c)

254

(b)

304

354

(a)

255

(a)

30s

(b
(b

(d)

20s

156

(c)

206

(c)

157

(b)

2q7

(d)
(d)
(b)

J55

(b)

256

(a)

306

(a

356

(a)

257

(c)

307

357

(d)

2s8

(b)
(d)

308

(b
(c

08

(d)

t58

(b)

208

(a)

09

(b)

159

(c)

209

(d)
(a)

358

60

(e)

l0

(a)

160

(a)

210

(b)

2s9
260

(b)

309

(c

359

(c)

61

(c)

lt

(c)

t61

(b)

2tL

(a)

261

62

(b)

t2

(d)

t62

(b)

212

63

(c)

163

(c)

(a)

(b)
(b)

L64

(c)

t6s

(d)
(a)

213
214

262
263

64

l3
l4
l5
l6
l7
l8

(b)
(c)

(b)
(d)

166

(a)

t61

(a)

(a)

168

(c)

169

(b)

20

(b)
(b)

170

(a)

(c)

2l

(a)

t7l

(d)

221

72

(b)

122

(c)

172

(d)

(a)

13

(d)

t23

(c)

173

24

(d)

74

124

(c)

25

(d)

75

(c)
(c)

t25

(b)

26

(b)

76

(d)

21

(b)

77

(c

28

(b)

78

29

(a)

30

3l

(a)

310

(a

360

(b)

(b)
(b)
(b)

311

(b)

361

(b)

312

(d)

362

(a)

313

(d)

363

(d)
(b)

314

364

(d)
(b)

315

(c
(c

365

(c)

(a)

316

(a

366

(a)

(d)
(c)

317

(c

367

(b)

268

318

(a

368

(d)

219

(c)

269

(d)

319

(c

369

(a)

220

270

(b)

320

(b

310

(c)

271

(a)

321

(d

371

(a)

222

(d)
(c)
(b)

212

(c)

322

(d

312

(c)

(d)

223

(c)

273

(a)

323

(b)

373

(b)

t74

(c)

224

(a)

274

(b)

324

fc)

374

(b)

175

(b)

225

(o)

27s

(d)

325

(c)

375

(c)

126

(a)

176

(d)

226

(b)

276

(a)

326

(d)

(a)

171

(d)

221

(a)

277

(c)

327

(a)
(c)

376

127

377

(a)

(a

128

(b)

178

(b)

228

278

(c)

328

(b)

378

(d)

79

(c

129

(c)

179

(c)

229

(c)
(d)

279

329

(a)

(d)

80

(c

130

(a)

t80

(b)

230

(c)

280

(c)
(d)

330

(d)

(a)

8l

(a

131

(a)

181

(d)

231

(a)

281

(b)

331

(b)

32

(b)

82

(b

132

(d)

182

(c)

232

282

(a)

332

(c

33

(c)

83

(d

133

(c)

183

(d)

233

(b)
(c)

283

(e)

333

(b)

34

(c)

84

(b

(a)

184

(c)

234

(a)

334

(d)

(b)

85

(d

(a)

185

(b)

23s

(d)
(c)

284

35

t34
l3s

28s.

(a)

(c)

86

(d

136

186

286

336

(c

(b)

87

(b

287

(b)

337

(a)

38

(a)

88

(a

tJ7
t38

(b)
(d)

236

31

338

(c)

89

(b

139

189

238
,1(l

(a)

(a)

(c)
(c)

288

39

(b)

40

(b)

90

(q

140

(b)
(b)
(b)
(d)
(d)

(c)
(c)

33s

36

190

(a)

4t

(b)

9l

(c

t4t

(c)

191

(d)

42

(b)

92

(c

t42

(d)

192

(c)

43

(c)

93

(b)

143

(a)

1e3

44

(c)

94

(d)

144

(c)

45

95

(b)

145

46

(d)
(b)

96

(a)

47

(a)

97

48

(a)

49
50

187

188

(a)

264

215

(c)

2t6

(b)

265
266

217

(b)

267

218

(d)

237

(d)
(d)
(d)

289

(d)

339

240

(c)
(a)

29A

(c)

(c)

29t

(c)
(c)

340

24t

341

&)

(c)

242
243

(b)

292
293

194

(a)

244

(c)

tr95

(c)

245

146

(b)

196

(b)

246

(d)
(s)
(d)

(d)

147

(b)

197

(d)

98

(a

148

198

(b)

(a)

99

(d)

149

(b)
(b)

199

(b)

(b)

t00

(d)

50

(a)

200

(d)

(b)

342

(b)
(c)

(b)
(c)

343

(b)

344

(c)

295
296

(a)

345

(b)

(c)

346

(a)

247

(a'|

297

(a)

347

(c)

248

298

(a)

348

(a

249

(c)
(d)

299

(d)

(d)

300

(b)
(c)

349

250

350

(a)

294

,ffi
MAKING OF THE INDIAN CONSTMUTION

SOURCES OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION

The idea of constituent assembly for making the Constitution

was first mooted by M.N. Roy in 1934. Indian NationalCongress

officially demanded the fonnation of Constituent Assembly in

1935.

First meeting of Constituent Assembly was held on Dec 9,

t946.

Ivluslim League boycotted the Constituent Assembly.

Dr. Sachidanand Sinha, the senior most member of the
assembly, was elected as the temporary president of the

Country

Provisions Borrowed

Govemment

oflndiaAct,

Federal Scheme
Declaration of Emergency Powers
Administration atthe Centre and State level

1935

United Kingdom

Parliamentary System
Single Citizenship

Writ Jurisdiction of Courts

US.A

Fundamental Rights

assembly.

Supreme Court

Provisions relating to citizenship, elections, provisional

USSR

Fundamental Duties

parliament, and temporary provisions became effective fi.om

26th November, 1949.

lreland

Concept

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Flag Committee

J. B, Kriplani

Union Constitution

JawaharlalNehru

Provincial Constitution
Committee

Sardar Vallabh Bhai Parel

Union Powers Committee

Jawaharlal Nehru

Committee on Fundamental
Riehts and Minorities

Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel

State

Indian Constitution is both rigid and flexible. A written

constitution implies rigidity. parliamentary sovereignty

IMPORTANT COMMITTEES
COMMITTEE
CHAIRMAN
Drafting Committee

of Directive Principles of

Policy.

implies flexibility.

Preamble of the Constitution is not enforceable but serves

two purposes:
Indicates the source of Constitutional Authority
Statement of objects which the Constitution seeks to

1.
2.
.

establish
The word 'socialist' has been added to the preamble
by the 42nd Amendment Act.

sllA$sfi
0r
. There

Brs*!.t$.,,.,

are only 6 groups as Right to property has been

eliminated by the 44thAmendmentAct, lg7g

IANDMABI(iS INCoNS.gTt TII-On[af,-D&Vmfmfn{EXf

. lr

1773 centralization started

1784 direct control of British government
1833 centralization completed, GG of India
1853 executive separated frorn legislature, open
competition introduced
I 858

Secretary of State

1861

representative institutions, decentralization

18E2

indirect election principle, budget discussion

t909

separate electorate

l9l9

division ofsubjects in 2 lists, diarchy in provinces,

(a) Rightto Equaliry

: AMICLES 14-18
(b) Right to Freedom
: ARTICLES l9-22
(c) Right against Exploitation : ARTICLES23_24
(d) RighttoFreedomofReligion : ARTICLES25-28
(e) Cultural and Educational Righrs : ARI.ICLES2g-30
(0 Right to Constitutional Remedies : AMICLE 32
suspEB{$roNo"Ert.ffip BIgIrrs,i.,..,,,, ,,

bicameralism at centre, direct elections

1935 division of subjects in 3 lists, diarchy at centre,

:ir

arilcre
pioria.i tr,"iiilirir.r"ilrii'ernlrsency,
President under Article 352, fundamental freedoms
guaranteed by Article l9 are suspended and cannot be

revived during emergency. Things done during emergency

cannot be challenged even after it is over.

Under Article 358, rights conferred by Article l9 are

suspended. Suspension under Article 359 can only be by
an order

ofthe president

Parliament had the power to amend the Constitution rvithout

harming its Basic Structure. But as to what forms the basic
structure is not clear.

GENERALAWARENESS

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corrupt or illegal practices is entitled to vote (Art 326)

ELECTTON OFTHE PRESTDENT (ARTTCLES 54 & 55)

Aflicle 54 provides that President shall be elected by an

electoral college consisting of:.

(a)
(b)

Elected rnembers of both Houses of Parliament

Article 55 (3) states that the election ofthe President shall

be held in accordance with the system of proportional
representation by means of single transferable vote. Voting
is done through secret ballot.

Valu*: of vote nf an

MP:

Total No. of votes assigned

to allelected MLAs

After calculating tlre value of vote of MLAs and MPs, a

complex systeln of calculating the quota of individual
candidates is used which is based on the order ofpreference
of candidates.

l97l census data is being used now.

of
seats
has been freezed till2026 to maintain
The number
where
share
states
of
the rate of population growth is
the
declining,

SESSIONS OFTHE PARLIAMENT

TotalNos. of elected MPs

Delimitation of Constituencies is done after each Census

by law determines.

Fopulation of State
Elected members of the state
legislative Assembly x I 000

Its term Qan be extended beyond 5 years by the Parliament,

by A designated authority and in a manner as the Parliament

secure uniformity among States and Parity between the

Union and States follorving formula is adopted:-

MLA:

Article 71 provides that all disputes arising out ofthe election

of President cr Vice-President shall be 'inquired' into and
'decided' by the Supreme Court whose decision shall be

Parliament normally meets in three sessions in an year:-

o
o
o

Budget Session - February - May

Monsoon Session - July - August

Winter Session - November - December

Adjournments: During a session, there are daily sittings

separated by adjournments. These postpone the further
consideration of business for a specified time which may
extend for hours, days and even weeks.

CONTROLBYTHE PARLI,AMEMOVERTHE EXECUTIVE

First hour of every parliamentary

Question Hour

sitting

final.

.
.

Short Notice questions are asked

Oath of affinnation of President's offrce is administered by

the Chief Justice of India (Article 60) or by the senior most
judge of the Supreme Court,

giving less than l0 days notice

question hour

Any matter can be discussed

during the zero hour.
Calling Attention Motion

President is the Supreme Commander oftheArmed Forces ofthe

Adjournment Motion

& 365) which

is due to failure

Motion needs the support of 50

members for admission.

Rajya Sabha cannot move this

motion.

of

Constitutional Machinery in the State.

Financial Emergency (Ar1 360), Ifthe President is satisfied
that there is an economic situation in which the financial
stability or credit of India is threatened.

ELECTIONOFLOKSABHA
Members of Lok Sabha are directly elected by the People.

'fotal membership is fixed at 552 by the Constitution.

Every citizen of India above l8 and is not disqualified on
the grounds of non-residence, unsoundness mind, crime or

To drbw attention of Parliament

importance

National Emergency (Art 352) which arise out ofwar, extemal

aggression or armed rebellion,

President's Rule (Ar1 356

Moved to call the attention of a

minister to matters of public

to a matter of urgent public

Article 352 to 360 provides for Emergency Powers ofthe President.

Emergencies envisaged under the Constitution are of 3 tlpes:

importance

country.
EMERGENCYPOWERS

Starts immediately after the

Zero Hour

Impeachment is a quasi-judicial procedure mentioned in

Article 6 i . Impeachment charge against the President may
be initiated by either l{ouses of the Parliament,

MTLITARYPOWERS

987) has reduced the

Proclamation of Emergency ceases to operate.

Ib

Value of vote an

(I

This can be done during the Proclamation of Emergency

(Under Art 352). But this extgnsion can not be done for a
period exceeding one year at a time and such extension
cannot continue beyond a period of 6 months after

Elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the

States

Constitution 6 I st Amendment Act

Age of voting from 2l to l8 years

No Confidence Motion

Moved to prove the confidence

of Lok Sabha in the Council of
Ministers
No Confidence Motion needs the
support of 50 members to be
admitted
Can be moved only in Lok Sabha.

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PRIVILEGES OF PARLIAMENT.

ORDTNARYBILL

MONEY BILL

FINANCTAL BILL

CONSTITUTIONAL

Can be introduced in either

house of Parliament
Does not need President
recommendation for

Only in Lok Sabha

Only in Lok Sabha

in either house

need President
recommendation for

Does not need President

recommendation for introduction

A.MENDMENT BILL

need President recomm

en

dation

for introduction

introduction (except r:/A 3)

of,

Parliament

introduction

Passed by simple majority

Passed by simple majority

Passed by simple majority

Equal legislative jur isdiction

of both houses of Parliament

RS only recommendatory power

(14 days)

Equal legislative jurisdiction Equal legislative jurisdiction of

of both houses of Parliament both houses of Parliament

Joint session can be held

Joint session can not be held

Joint session can be held

Passed by special majority (by

hnfh hnrrcec ceneralelrr'\

Joint sesion can not be held

because

bill. it
President has three options:
Absolute veto, suspensive
veto, Pocket veto

of

President has three options:

withholding or giving assent to
Absolute veto, suspensive
the bill; But by convention he can veto, Pocket veto
not withhold the assent
President has choice

JOINT SESSION OF THE HOUSE

At a joint sitting of two Houses, the Speaker of the Lok

or if he is also absent, Deputy Chairman ofthe Council and
if he is also absent, such person as may be determined by

the members present in the sitting presides. Lok Sabha by

its numerical majority prevails over the joint sitting.

This provision does not apply to Money Bill, There cannot

joint sitting for Constitution Amendment Bills. Nor do

such Bills require previous sanction of President,

be

President cannot summon

by reason

joint siuing ifthe bill

ofa dissolution ofLok

has lapsed

Sabha.

ATTORNEY GENERALOF INDIA (ARTICLE 76)

Appointed by the President and trold office during the

pleasure ofPresident.

.
.

APPOINTMENTAND REMOVAL OF JUDGES

and High Courts as he may deem necessary [Article 124(2)]

Power of appointment is exercised by the President on the

advice of council of ministers.

There is no fixed period of office for SC judges. Once

appointed, they hold office till the age of65 years. He can
President.

He can be removed by an order of President only on the

grounds ofproved misbehavior or incapacity.
The Judges are'Public Servants'and can be prosecuted for

criminal misconduct
Seat of the SC is in New Delhi. However

it

can be shifted

.
.

Their no. of members varies between 60 and 500. However

certain States like Sikkim, Goa, Mizoram and Arunachal
Pradesh have less than 60 members.

CENTRE, STATE RELATIONS

The distribution of powers is an essential feature of

federalism. A federal constitution establishes the dual polity

SC has laid down that the senior most judge of Supreme

Court should be appointed as CJI.

In the appointment of other judges, the President shall

bill

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY MDHAN SABHA)

It is the popular House of the State. Members are chosen
by direct election on the basis of adult suffiage from
territorial constituencies (Arricle I 70).

The CJI is appointed by the President. In this matter, the

President shall consult such judges of the SC and the High

always consult the CJI. He 'may' consult other judges of SC

the

in India by CJI in consultation with the President

Courts as he may deem necessary. A 9 judge bench ofthe

comes to an end

President has to give assent to

elsewhore in India or more benches of SC can be established

He is the first Law officer of the Government of India.

He is the only person who is not a member of Parliament,

yet can take part in its proceedings (without a right to vote)

house rejects the

quit office earlier by submitting his resignation to the

Sabha and in his absence, the Deputy Speaker ofthe House,

ifone

.
.
.
.

with the union at the centre and the states at the periphery
each endowed with the sovereign powers to be exercised in
the field assigned to them respectively by the constitution.
The one is not subordinate to the other in its own field; the
authority of one is co-ordinate with the other.
In the Indian federal set-up the constitution divides powers
between centre and states as:-

Legislative
Administrative
Financial

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GENERALAWARENESS

t,EG ISLATTVE RELAI-IONS

Afticle 245(l) of the constitution of India provides that the
Parliament has power to make laws for the whole or any part
of teruitory of India. This includes not only the states but
also the UTs or any other area, for the time being included

IMPORTANT SUBJECTS IN VARIOUS LISTS

uMoNLrsT(LrSTr)

in the territory of India. It aiso porr.rr", the"power of

'Extra-Territorial Legislation' which no State Ligislature

'

6.

Atomic energy and mineral resources.

18.

45.

Extradition.
Banking.

47.

trnsurance.

possesses.

48.

Stock exchanges and futures markets.

In distributing the subject matters between centre and

49.

Patents, inventions and designs; copyright; trade-marks

and merchandise marks.

states, our constitution makers followed Canadian scheme.

69. Census.
85. Corporation tax.
97. Any other matter not enumerated in List II

Ilowever they added one rlore list to it, Concurrent List.

(Gol Act 1935 had 3 fold enumeration - Fe<leral, provincial
and Concurent)
l. Union List - 97 subjects 2. State List - 66 subjects

3.

Concurrent List -52

subjects

,
,
,

'

Distribution ofTaxes
Taxes Belonging to Union

Exclusivelv

l. Customs
2. Corporation

3. Taxes on Capital Values

of

STATE LIST(LISTIT)
Public order.
Local Govemment.
Public health and sanitation.
12. Libraries, museums and other similar institutions.

L
5.
6.

Subjects mentioned in the Union List are of national

importance and only parliament is competent to make laws
on these subjects.
Under Article 256, Parliament is empowered to make laws
w.r.t. all matters in the State list when there is failure of
constitutional machinery ofthe State underAfiicle 356.
In normal tirnes, there are constitutional provisions which
ensure the control ofthe union over the itates.
Under Article 258 (1), parliament with the consent of the
State government can entrust to it any matter falling with in
the executive powers of the Union.
State government has also the power to delegate its
functions to rhe Union and its ofhcers. Article iSS (e)
provides that Govenror of the State with the consent oi
Col, entrust to the Government, such functions to which
the executive power of State extends.
These relations are related to the distribution of taxes as
well as non-tax revenue and the power ofborowing, Grantin-aid forms an important part of centre_state relaiions.

'

assets

of Individuals and

Taxes Belonging to States

Exclusivelv

l.

Land Revenue.

2. Starnp dufy except in

documents included in the
Union List.
3. Succession duty, estate duty
and income tax on agricultural

Cos.

land.
4. Surcharge on Incorne Tax. 4. Taxes on Passengers
and
goods carried on inland
5. Fees in respect of matters 5. Taxes on lands and
in Union List.
build ines, mineral rishts
6. Taxes on animals and boats,
road vehicles, on

14.

CONCURRENT LIST (LIST

l.
2.
3.
5.
6.
7.

13.
14.

10. On matters in the State List.

I On profession, trade etc

(not exceeding Rs. 2,500 per

annum (List II)

III)

Criminallaw.

Crirninalprocedure,
Preventive detention.
Marriage and divorce.
Transfer ofproperfy other than agricultural land.
Contracts.
Civil procedure.

Contempt of court, but not including contempt of the

Supreme Court.
Prevention of crueltyto animals.

17.
20.

Economic and socialplanning.

40.

Archaeological sites.

26. Legal, medical and other professions.

38. Electricity.
ELECTIONCOMMISSION

.
.
.
.

It is a permanent and an independent body established by

the constitution of India directly to ensure free and fair
elections in the country.
Elections to Parliament, State legislatures, president and
Vice-President are vested in it.

Qualifications of Voters, preparation of electoral rolls,

delimitation of constituencies, allocation of seats in
parliament and state legislatures.

Not concerned with the elections to panchayats and

Municipalities in the states. For this, the constitution of
India (Art 243K and243 AZ) provides for a separate State

8. Sales tax.
9. Tolls.

Agriculture.

21. Fisheries.
25. Gas and gas-works.
28. Markets and fairs.
61. Captivation taxes.

advert isements, el ectric ity,

luxuries and amusements, etc.

7. Taxes on the entryofgoods,

or List III

including any tax no mentioned in either of those Lists.

'
.

Election Commission.

Election commission shall consist of Chief Election

Commissioner and such number of other Election

Commissioners, as the president from time to time fix.

Chief Election Commissioner and other Election

Commissioners have equal powers and receive equal salary,
allowances and other perquisites.

Term six years or until they attain the age of 65 years,

whichever is earlier.

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Powers and functions can be classified into three categories

Administrative, Advisory and Quasi-Judicial.

Register political parties for the purpose ofelections grant
them the status of National or State Parties on the basis of
their poll performance.
as

Superintendence, direction and control ofthe preparation

of electoral rolls and the conduct of all elections to the
Panchayats shall be vested in the State Election Commission
to be appointed by the Governor. His conditions of service
and tenure of office shall also be determined bv the
Govemor.

STAFF SELECT rON COM MTSSION (SSC)

.
.

SSC, Established
Responsible for:-

in

thanRs.l0,500.

Financial Emergency (Article 360).

There are three

o
o
o

8,3 59).

&

All India Services in India:

lndianAdministrativeService(IAS)
Indian Police Service (IPS)
Indian Forest Service QFS)

While IAS and IPS existed et the time of independence IFS

came into existence in 1966.

Administrative Control of different services is as under:

o IAS
o IPS
o IFS

less

All non-technical Group 'C' post for recruiting personnel to

middle and lower services of central govemrnent.
EMERGENCYFOWERS

1975 by executive resolution.

All Group 'B' posts having the maximum pay scale of

(3)

3 52,3 53,354,3

State Emergency/President's Rule (Article 355, 356

36s).

CIVILSERVICESINN\DIA

STATE ELECTION COMMISSION

)
@

National Emergency (Article

(I

'
-

Ministry of Personnel

MinistryofHome

Ministry of Environment

and

Forest

An

All India Service cnn be created by Parliament under

Article 312 on the basis of a resolution

passed by Rajyr

Ail lndia ServicE

can be create'l only by nn

Aot of Parliament and not by the resolution of Rajya Sabhg,
though such a resolution is must before enacting such en
Sabha, Thus an

The Constitution confers extraordinary powers on the

President to deal with the following 3 types of emergencies.

Act.

Hxerc i$o
1.

Nationalist demand for a Constituent Assembly was conceded by

the British through:

6.

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

(a) Cripps Proposals (b)

(c) Cabinet Mission Plan (d)

August Offer
Acr of 1935
Constituent Assembly which framed India's Constitutiou was
set up by:
(a) Indian Independencp Act
(b) Government of India Act, 1935
(c) Cabinet Mission Plan - 1946

7.

(c)

Provincial Assemblies
Nominated by the British Govemment
Constituent Assembly made decisions by:
(a) malority vote
(b) 213 majority
(c) Consensus
(d) Unanimously
Which items is wrongly matchpd?
December 9:
Coustituent
1947
Assembly's Firsl meeting
(b) November 26,
The people oflndia adopted,

(a)

(d)

enacted and gave to themselves

the Constitution
January 24
I 950
January 26,

1950:

R.

N. Kunzru

III and lV

(d) 'Only III

Important influence on drafting of the Indian Constitution was

exercised by the:

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

(d)

(c)

B. N, Rao
Gopalaswamy Ayyangar

Which statements is/are not correct about Objectives Resolution?

It was moved by Nehru in the Constituent Assembly
It called for just rights for minorities
IT forms the basis for the chapter on Fundamental Rights
It called for creation of a socialist and secular polity
(a) I and II
(b) II and III

(c)

8.

indirectly elected by

t949

SachchidanandSinha

L
IL
IIL
ry.

(d)

Queen'sProclamation
Members of the Constituent Assembly were:
(a) Directly elected by the people
(b) Nominated by lndian
National Congress and the Muslim League

Constitutional Adviser to Constituent Assembly was:

The Constitution was signed

by the members of the
Constituent Assembly
the date ofcommencement of

the Constitution

9.

US Constitution

BritishConstitution
Govt, of India Act, 1935
Concept of Liberty and Fraternity
Which features and source are WRONGLY matched?
(a) Judicial review
' British practice.
(b) Concunent [.ist
. Australian Constitution
(c) DirectivePrinciples . Irish Constitution

(d)
10. _

'

US Constitution
inspired concepts of rule of law, parliamentary system and
lawmaking procedure?

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Fundamental Rights

US Constitution

BritishConstitution
CanadianConstitution

All ofthe above

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I

l.

GENERALAWARENESS
Clonsider the

I.
III.

21.

fbllorving:

Socialist
Sovereign

II.
IV.

Democratic

matched?

(a) AndhraPradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Goa

Secular

Choose the response that gives the correct order in which these
words occur in the Preanrble.

12.

(a) III, l,lV,ll.

(c) lII,lv.ll,I

(b) III, IV, t. tl

(d) Iv, I,III, fi

22-

Constitution was adopted and enacted by the:

(a) Constituent Assembly (b) people of India
Indian Parliament (d) British parliamenr

14.

Preamble borrows the ideals of "liberty. equality and fraternity

lrom:

(a) Russian Revolution (b) lrish Revolution

(c) French Revolution (d) American Constitution
Prcamble enshrines ideals spelt out in:
Speech by Nehru on the banks of Ravi calling

(a)

23.

'

15"

IV.
,

Nehru Repon

.''1a;

Ideals rhat were to be achicved

System ol'government

Sourceol'authoriry
II. lll and IV

!,IIandIII
.li'(+
.Which

l6;-,
li!r

24.

Resolution adopted ar the Karachi session ofthe Congress

Party
(A)' Ob.iectives Resolution of the Constituenr Assembly
What facts emerges from rhc prcamble?

II.
lll.

17.

18.

26.

27.

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

States

Union Tcrritorics
AcquiredTerritories
I only
I and

Il

28.

29.

20.

What does not explain the reason forthe rights included in Part
of the Constitution being called 'fundamental'?

III

Fundamental Right to .., has been deleted by the ... Amendment

President's reconrmendation is necessary for intro-ducing

any Bill on redrawing the boundary of a State.
Piesident must have State's opinion before altering the name

(b)
(d)

I and II
I and lll

Mcntion the correct order of creation.

II. Nagaland
IV. Mizoram
(b) rr, r. tv, rrr
(d) I,IV,II,III

Formassociations;44th
Property;44th
againstexploitation;42nd
private property 42nd
Which statemenVs is/are not correct regarding the Fundamental

I.
IL
III.

Parl iament alters boundaries.

l. Assam
III. Coa
(a) I. II. Ill, lV
(c) I,II,lV,lll

one year
five years

Rights?

ll.

ofthe State.
(a) I only
(p-) l. III and lV

(b)
(d)

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

(b) Il only
(d) I. II and III

l.

lV.

_,

Act.

Which statement is correct?

TerritorS, of the constituents of the Indian federation may
be altered by the Parliament by a simple maiority.
Consent of the State Leg-islature is necessary before the

lll.

(a) six months

(c) three years

L They are available to both citizens and aliens

II. They are above ordinary law
IIL They are fundamental lo governance.
N. They are not absolute
(a) II and IV
(b) I, II and III
(c) I, III and IV
(d) III and IV

l"lindustan or Bharatavarsha
India or Llindustan
India or Bharat
Bharatadesh or India
'Union oflndia' includes :

[.
IL
IlL

pcrson's birth
To acquire citizenship by registration, a person must have been
resident in India for

the Constitntion

'lhe name of the Union given

in the Constitution is:

Citizenship Act, l95J

Schedule I ofthe Constitution
Various acts of the Parliament
Citizenship Act, 1955 was amended to confer citizenship by
birth on those who were born on or after January 26, 1950 but
before June 30, I 987. The cut-ofT date was included as:
(a) there were refugees from Sri Lankaand Bangladesh
(b) African nations were expelling Indian settlers
fake applications rvere being received
(d) Indians were migraling from Burma.
A person is a citizen oflndia pven ifborn outside India ifhis/her:
(a) Father is a citizen oflndia
(b) Mother is a citizen of India
Father is a citizen of India at the time of the person's birth
(d) Father or mother is a citizen of India at the time of the

(c)

statements about the Preamble are correct?

(a)
(c)
19.

25.

(b) I and ll
(d) l,II,IIIandIV

Preamble has been amended twice

All of the above

HillProvince
Acquisition and termination of citizenship are in:
(a) Part II of the Constitution

(c)

' (a), It is unenfbrceable by law

(b) Supreme Court has ruled that the preamble is not a part of
(c)
(d)

Old name of which state/ Union Territory is wrong?

Karnataka - Mysore
(b) Tamil Nadu - Madras
Lakshadweep-Laccadive,
Minicoy and Amindivi Islands
(d) Meghalaya - Eastern

(a)

(b)
(c)
(d)

for purna

Swara.j.

(b)
' (c)

- 1956
- 1960
- 1987
- 1987

(c)

(c)

13.

Which of the States and the year oftheir creation are WRONGLY

ry.

Forces
They cannot be amended
I and II

they are basic to the Constitution

II, III and IV
IandIV
I, II, III, and IV
Right to Constitutional Remedies are available to:

(a)
(c)
30.

Some of these rights are not available to Armed Forces

They are suspended if an emergency is imposed.
President alone can decide their application to the Armed

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

as

(b)
(d)

only citizens of India

all persons in case of infringement of a fundamental right
any person for enforcing a fundamental rights conferred on
all

anaggrievedindividualalone

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31. Which rvrit is called the bulwark of personal

(a)
(c)

32.

(b)

Mandamus

freedom?

Habeas corpus

(d) Prohibition
Quo warranto
Regarding equality betbre law, the lndian Constitution makes
exceptions in the case o1':
President or a Governor

(a)

(b) Foreign sovereigns

(c) President only
(d) None ofthe above

42.

(c)

(a) Prohibited by the Constitution

(b) judged by test ofreasonableness
(c) restriction on lieedom of the press mentioned in Article l9
(d) specified in Article 3l ol'the Constitution

43.

(a)
(b)
(c)

Irrecdom ofspeech and expres.sion are restricted by the Consti-

tution on grounds of:

L
ll.
Ill.
IV

(a)

(c)

defamalion

44.

Contempt of court
Protecting scheduled tribes
Friendly relations with foreign states

I. II and III
I and

lV

Proclamation of national emergency automatically suspends

(a) All fundamental rights
(b) right to freedom
right to constitutional remedies
(d) No fundamental right
Enforcement of Directive Principles depends on :
(a) Courts
(b) Effective opposition in the Parliament
Resources available to the Govemment
(d) Publiccooperation
If the State implements a Direstive Principle calling for equitable
distribution of material resources it:
is put in the Ninth Schedule
is not void even ifit violates the rights in Articles l4 and l9
can bp struck down by the Supreme Court on grounds of
violating Fundamental Rights
(d) is not void if it violates a fundamental right
Which statement does not indicate the difference between
Pundamental Rights and Directive Principles?
Directive Principles aim at promoting social welfare, while
Fundamental Rights protect individuals from State

(c)

only

33. Censorship ofthe press is

34.

4t.

(b) II, III and IV

(d) I, II and IV

encroachment

II.

Fundamental Rights put limitations on State action but

35.

Constitution permits preventive detention but stipulates that:

Directive Principles are positive instructions to the

Govemment to move towards a just socio-economic order
Fundamental Rightsweretheunexpitermayear sixmonths
at most the period till the date for presidential election is
notified included in tho original constitution, but Directive
Principles were added by the first Amendment
Fundamental Rights can be amended but Directive Principles

36.

no one should be detaincd beyond three months unless an

Advisory Board authorises I'urther detention,
(b) grounds for detention should be conveyed to the person
before arresting him
(c) the person must be produced before a magistrate within 24
hours of the arrest
(d) all ofthe above
Right against exploitation prohibits children below:

(a)

(a) l4 years tiom working in fbmily businesses

(b) lzl years olage fronr working in hazardous occupations
(c) l4 years liom working on tamily farms
(d)

37

. __

All ofthe

case.

(c)

39.

(d)

46.

47.

ll

I only

(b) II and III

(d) II onty

Fundamental Rights in Indian Constitution places limitations on

the powers of the:

l.
III.

(a)
(c)

Executive

Individuals
I only
I and Il

II.
(b)
(d)

Legislature

(b) I and III

(d) III only

Fundamental Duties of a citizen EXCLUDE:

Promoting comnrunal harmony
(b) Developing a scientific temper
safeguarding public property
(d) protecting children from hazardous work.
Which are among the Fundamental Duties in the Constitution?
To prescrve the heritage of our composite culture
To abide by the Constitution
To strive for excellence in scientific research
To render national service
(a) I, II and III
(b) I and II
(d) II, III and IV
I, II and IV
Indian system ofgovernment is based on
pattern.
(a) French
(b) American

(a)
(c)

48.

L
II.
III.
ry.

Parliament may authorise suspension ofall fundamentral rights

I and

Fundamental Duties were included in the Constitution to:

(a) Give more importance to the Fundamental Rights
Stop subversive and un'constitutional activities
Prevent abuse ofFundamental Rights
(d) Civp more power to tho executive
Fundamental Duties:
were introduced by the 44th Amendment
are incorporated in Part III- A

L
Il.
III. arenotjusticiable
(a) I and II
(c) II and III

Fundamental rights are automatically suspendod

Right to move a court tbr.enforcement of funda-mental right
is suspended

President nray order the suspension of any fundamental

right except Afticle 20-2 I

(b) ll and III

(d) I, II and III

(b)
(c)

IndianConstitution:
I. forbidsuntouchability
ll. Prescribes penalties tbr prac.tising untouchability
Ill. Defines untouchability as a vicious historical practice

(a)
(c)

40.

45.

of proclamation of Ernergency due to war or external

aggression:

(a)
(b)

pannot be amended

(a) I and II
(c) lll and IV

can impose reasonable restrictions on Fundamental Rights

(a) Supreme Court

(b) Parliament
(c) Prcsident on the advice of the Council of Ministers
(d) None ofthese as restrictions are provided in the Constitution
[n

ry.

above

of Indians?

3lt.

IlL

49.
50.

(c)

(c)

British

(d)

Swedish

Executive authority of the Union is vested by the Constitution in

thp:

II only
I, II and

Ill

(a) Prime Minister

(c) Cabinpt

(b) President
(d) Central Legislature

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5I

GENERALAWARENESS
Every Member of Parliament participating in presidential election
can cast as many votes as are obtained by dividing the total number
ofvotes of the Legislative Assemblies of all the States by the total

62.

days' notice signed by

(a)
(b)

number of elected members of the two Houses of pirliament

which ensures:

(a)

Parity between voting strengths of the States and the

(b) pariry among the States

(c) Uniformity of representation of the different States
(d) all ofthe above
'Ihe President takes
an oath before taking office in the presence of
ChiefJustice of India. Ifthe ChiefJustice is not available. hetakes
the oath in the presence ofthe:
(a) Vice-President
(b) senior-most judge of the Supreme Court
Attorney-General
(d) ElectionCommissioher
President holds oftice for a term offive years from the date:
(a) ofhis election
(b) ofhis entering the office
(c) specified in the Constitution
(d) notified by the Election Commission
Disputes about election ofthe president and Vice.prosident are
settled by the:
(a) Supreme Court
(b) ElectionCommission
Parliamentary Committee
(d) Combined bench of Supreme Court and High Courts
Where can impeachment proceedings against the president are
initiated?
(a) In Lok Sabha
(b) Joint sitting of the two Houses called for this purpose
In either House of parliament

54.

(c)
(d)

63.

57

64.

59.

President
Speaker

oflndia

65

60.
61.

66.

67.

member

of

India (b)

within

year of the vapancy

as soon as possible

after expiration ofthe term ifthe remaining period is less

than three months

Which statpment about the pardoning powers of the president is

INCORRECT?

(a)

(c)

He has the pardoning power after a court martial

He can grant reprieve and rospite in case ofpunishment for
an offence against any law
He alone can commute a sentence of death
His power of pardon is open to judicial review.

I and III
I and IV

(b)
(d)

II and III

IIandIV

Legislative powers of the President EXCLUDES the power to:

summon or prorogue the Houses of parliament

(a)

citizen oflndia

over 35 years ofage

hold no office ofprofit under the Government

(a) ChiefJustice oflndia (b) Speaker

(c) Vice-President
(d) Prime Minister
The Indian Constitution:
(a) is silent on President's re-election
(b) Allows re-election to the president's post
restricts a person to two terms
a person

only a single term

State Government

If there vacancy in the offices of both President and Vice-president.

who function as President?

III.
ry.
68.

allow

Local authority
(d) all ofthe above
An election to fill a vacancy in the office of Vice-president

I.
II.

ofthe Lok Sabha

has been amended to

person from being

(a) Chief Justice of India

(b) Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court.
(c) Any person appointed by parliament
(d) Allof the Above

(b) call ajoint sitting ofthe Houses to resolve

(c) nominate 12 membsrs to the Lok Sabha
(d) address either House at any time
69.

ofthe

(a) Prime Minister

(c) Parliament

70.

deadlocks

Executive power is vested in the president but is exercised on the

advice

Qualified to be a member of the Rajya Sabha

The President sends his resig-nation letter to:

(c)
(d)

Government of

(b)
(c)
(d)

he must be:
a

occurring due to death, resignation or removal, has to be held

(a) within six months of the vacancy

Candidate for vice-presidential election must possess the

qualifications prescribed for a presidential candidate except that

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

'office of profit' disqualifres

(a)
(c)

(c)

(c)
(d)

A-n

such an order

the Union or State Legislaturc does not include office held under

. --.-

58.

from the date on which the resolution is passed

(b) when the ChiefJustice oflndiapasses

(c) Notification in the Gazette of India
(d) onceanewincumbentisplected

In the Supreme Couil

to contest for the president?

Dr. S. Radhakrishnan (b) V.V Giri
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (d) Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
elects the Vice-president?
(a) Electoral college which elects the president
(b) Members of the Rajya Sabha
electoral college consisting ofmembers of parliament
(d) Members of Parliamont in a joint meeting
Vice-President's letter ofresignation is addressed to:
(a) Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha
(b) Chief Justice of India

Lok Sabha and 50 members of Rajya

Ifa resolution impeaching the Prpsident is passed, the president is

considered to have been re-moved;

(a)

56. Who resigned as Vice.president

(a)
(c)

at least 100 members of

of

Sabha

(c)

55.

of

not less than one-fourth of the total number of members

the House

(d)

(c)

53.

not less than 50 members of the House

not less than one-third of the total number of members
the House

(c)

Parliament

52.

A resolution for impeaching the President can be moved after l4

(b)

Council of Minisrers
None of these
An ordinance can be issued by the president:
(a) On any subject

(b)

(d)

subject to constitutional limitations about legislation by the

Parliament

(c)
(d)

it is his discretion and ilso on the advice oflthe Council of

Ministers
at any time

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71.

D47

An ordinance promulgated by the president :

Has an indefinite life
(b) effective only ifthe Lok Sabha is dissolved
must be laid before the Parliament when it meets.
(d) is a parallel power of legislation available to the president
even when Parliament is in session
Ilthe President returns a bill to tlre legislature for reconsideration:
(a) a re-passage of the bill by two-thirds majority forces hirn to
give his assent
(b) a re-passage of the bill by a majority will make him give an

(a)

82.

(a)
(b)

(c)
'12.

83

assent

(c) joint sitting ofthe parliament is needed to pass the bill.

(d) legislature must accept the amendments proposed by the
President

84.

73. Presitiv;;i of India has the power of

I. absolute veto
II. suspensive veto
lll. pocket veto
(a) II only
(b) lt and III

'75.

I and II
(d) I, II and III
In the nlatter of State legislation, the president may:
(a) Exercise only suspensive veto power
(b) Withhold assent to any bill sent for his consideration except

(c)
(d)

77.

(d)

Italy

86.

87.

Nerv Zealand

(a) Vice-ChancellorshipofUniversities
(b) Nothing is specified
(c) To assist the President during emergencies
(d) None ofthe above

of

88.

79.

Vice-President
Chairman ofRajya Sabha

President and what he was getting as Chairman of Rajya

89.

acting president, his

newly elected Chairman

Deputy Chairman
member of Ra.iya Sabha deputed by the Chairman
President may send the advice received from the Council of
Ministers back for reconsjderation. This power can be exercised
by hirn:
a

(a) Once
(c) Thrice

80.

(b) Twice
(d) Unlimited number

of times

President may the following except the:

(a)
(c)

Prime Minister
High Courl

(b)

judges (d)

90.

91.

Governor
Chairman of Rajya Sabha

Has been created bythe Parliament

[{as been created by the Constitution
is less powerful than that ofthe President

Council of Ministers has to resign if it loses the confidence of:

(b) either House of Parliament

(d) LokSabha
RajyaSabha
Ministers are individually responsible to the:
Parliament

(a)
(c)
(d)

(b) LokSabha
President
Prime Minister
House of which they are members
President appoints as Prime Minister:
the leader of the majority party in the Lok Sabha
anyone he thinks

fit

the person who can win the confidence of the majority in

Lok Sabha
Leader of the party with a majority in either Lok Sabha or
Rajya Sabha

Chairman of State Public Service Corimission on the advise

(b) I or III
(d) I,IIIoTIV

Prime Minister is;

Ministers can be chosen from:

LokSabha

L
IL
IlL

outside the Parliament

(a)
(c)

I only
I and II

RajyaSabha

(b) II only
(d) I, II and III

In case of resignation or death of the prime Minister:

Prime Minister holds his office during the pleasure of the president
but can continue ifhe enjoys the confidence ofthe:

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Governor ofa State

Council of Ministers
ofSupreme Court

UPSC

Post of the Prime Minister of India:

(a) Is based on conventions

(a) Council of Ministers is dissolved

(b) General elections are held
(c) Cabinet elects another leader
(d) LokSabhaisdissolved

81. President has the power to remove all EXCEpT:

(a) Attorney-Generat of India
(b)
(c)
(d)

Commission on Official Languages

ofall legislative control

President does NOT ,APPOINT the?
(a) Finance Commission
(b) PlanningCommission

(a) Elected by Lok Sabha

(b) Elected by the Parliament
(c) Appointed by the President
(d) Nominated by the party with a majority in the Lok Sabha

President

duties as a Chairnran are performed by:

Continues as Chairman

(c)
(d)

(c)
(d)

training and maintaining of armed forces

(a) I only
(c) IIIorlV

Sabha

(a)
(b)

President is independent

ry.

If the Vice-President acts as president he gets the emoluments

tlre:

78. If the Chairman of Rajya Sabha becomes

(d)

L
II.
IIL

What function is specifically assigned by the Constitution for the

Vice-President of India?

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

President needs the sanction of Parliament to approve

(a)
(c)

Withhold his assent to any bill sent to him.

disallow any bill which is anti-national

Position of the Vice-president ollndia matches that of the VicePresident of:
(a) IJSA
(b) Russia

(c)

76.

money bills

85

Supreme command of the armed forces

President's powerto declare warorpeace is subject to control
by the Parliament

(c)

(b)
(c)
(d)

(c)

74.

Military powers of the President EXCLUDES:

92.

Electorate

LokSabha
Party to which he belongs

Parliament

Salary and perks of the Prime Minister are decided by the:

(a) Constitution
(c) Parliament

(b)
{d)

Cabinet
President

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93. In parliamentary democracy

GENERATAWARENESS
the:

104, Term ofRajya Sabha was fixed by the:

(a) Executive controls the Legislature

(b) Executiveand Legislature are separate
(c) Judiciary controls both legislature and Executive
(d) Legislature controls the Executive

(a)
(c)

105. Deputy Chairman of

(a)
(b)

95.

96.

97.

98.

107.

Cabinet

I.
ll.
IIl.

Ministers

(a)
(c)

Prime Minister
Speaker

Article - 78

(b)
(d)

(d)

00.

l0l.

Statute

Sabha

of either House of parliament flom any political

party who is disqualified under the-,Mti-Defection Act
calUlot,.,tre appointed a minister during that term even if

II

II

0.

l.

of

(b)
(d) IIIandIV

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

directelection
indirectelection
nomination
all of the above means
103. One-third of the members of Rajya Sabha retire every

two years
six years

Duringnationalemergency
to pass a Constitutional Amendment
when financial matters/bill is rejected by the other house

I and III
I, II and III

(b)
(d)

II and III
None ofthe above

Amendments cannot be put up in either House to:

Annual Financial Statement

(a)

Appropriation Bill
Demand for grants
Any ofthe above
is CORRECT?

It can be introduced only in the Lok Sabha

It can be amended by rhe Bajya Sabha.
It can only be introduced agreement of the presidenl
I only
(b) IIandIV

II, III ond IV

(d) IIIandIV
113. Annual Financial Statement is put before both Houses of

ll4.

ofUnion Territo-ries in Lok Sabha are selected

(b)
(d)

(b) I and II
(d) III only

(a)
(b)
(c) At the invitation of the Houses
(d) During the first session every year

(a)
(e)

by:

(a) year
(c) three years

right to reply,

I only
II only

President jointly addresses both Houses of parliament:

Once an year
Commencement of each session

II.
III.
ry,

He is a member of the Cabi,net.

He can address either Houso of parliament and vote,
He must have qualification of a judge ofthe Supreme Court.
Salary of Attorney General is fixed by parliament,
II and IV
I, II and IV

Representatives

has the

112. Which satements about Financial Bill

L It is same as a money bill

Prime Minister

(a)
(c) III only

does not participate in the proceedings

has no right to vote

(a) Cannotbe introduced in the Rajya Sabha

(b) Has to be certified by the President
(c) Can be amended by the Council of States
(d) both (a) and (b)

(b)
(c)
(d)

President

Parliament
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Which is/are CORRECT about the office of Attorney,General
India?

tV.

resolution for rEmoval of Speaker is under consideration,

109. Money Bill:

elected again

Attorney-General of lndia holds offlce during the pleasure of the:

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

(a)
(c)

a member

all ofthe above are correct

The Prime Minister:
(a) is head of the govemrnent

L
II.
III.

102.

L
II.
IIL

Article - 75

(b) is the leader oflok Sabha

(c) can change the portfolios of Ministers
(d) all ofthe above
I

108. A joint sitting ofthe Parliament is called:

Secretary to the Govemment

Convention

When
he:

According to the Constitution;

(a) Prime minister allocates work amongst ministers based on
specific guidelines
(b) Number of ministers, including the prime mlnister should
not be more than I 570 of total number of members of Lok

(c)

99.

Ministers
Prime Minisrer

Prime Minister is a channel of communication between the

President and the Council of Ministers from:

(a)
(c)

Cabinet
rhe RBjya Sabha is:

(a) he is prosecuted andjailed

(b) he is fined Rs 500 per day of his sitting
(c) he may be imprisoned
(d) Nothing can be done

SpecialComrnittecs
Acts on behalfofthe President are countersigned by:

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Constitution

(c)

President

Prime Minister
Collective decision of the Council of Ministers
Individualchoice
Policy of the Government is shaped by:

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

(b)
(d)

Npminated by the Chairman

elected by the Parliament
Nominated by the President
(d) elected by the Rajya Sabha from its members
106. Ifan unqualified or disqualified person attends and votes in either
house of the Parliament:

94. Portfolios are allocated by the:

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

President
Parliament

Parliament by the:
President
(b) Speaker
Vice.President
(d) Finance Minister
Chargedexpenditureis;
(a) Expenditurc from the Consolidated Fund of India which is
non.votable
(b) Expanditure incuned for making payment
Expenditure that the Presldent incurs independently.
(d) money required to meet expenditure from the Consolidated

(a)
(c)

(c)
I

l5:

Fund

oflndia

Privileges of the members of parliampnt include:

Freedom from arrest in all cases
(b) Freedom ofattendance as witness ifpartiament is in session
Total freedom ofspeech

(a)

(c)
(d)

All ofthe above

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I 16. Parliament does not have the

(a)

D49

Comptroller and Auditor General

Supreme Court Judges
Chairman of UPSC
High Court Judges
income received by the Government are deposited in:
Consolidated Funds of India

(b)
(c)
(d)
I

17. All

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

18.

Public Accounts of India

Contingency Fund oflndia
Either (a) or (b)
Members of Raiya Sabha are not members of:
Public Accounts Committee
Estimates Committee
Committee on Public Undertakings

(a) I and 2
(c) 2 onlY

19.

(a)
(c)
120.

(c)

(d)

l2l.

Il.

I, II and III
II, III and IV

RajyaSabha
Vice-President

II and III
I, II, III and IV

members of Rajya Sabha are:

Elected indirectly

(a)
(b)

Allare nominated
Elected both directly and indirectly
Elected by members of State Legislative assemblies and

necessary in national interest

Speaker certifies the need
there is anational emergency
According to Art. 8l of the Constitution, as amended by the 87th
Amendment, the population figures to be considered for dividing
each state into territorial constituencies for Lok Sabha elections

(d)

of_
(a) t97t
(c) 2001
are

census:

lll.

124. Parliament controls

(a)
(b)

(c)
(d)

(b)
(d)

I only

the financial system NOT BY?

Authorizing collection of taxes

Money can be withdrawn from the Consolidated Fund of
India only if the Parliament sanctions it.
Through financial com-mittees that scrutinize Gov-ernment

(b)

(c)

ministers
no grounds are needed.

100 members' have to support it

always against the Prime Minister
Which factor can restrict the power of Parliament in India?
A written Constitution prescribing the scope of operation
Supreme Court can strike down unconstitutional laws passed

(d)
126.

I.
Il.

Ill.

by Parliament
Parliament is limited by the Fundamental Rights provided
by the Constitution

with slight modifications

Union Territories

States and

States except J

&K

(c)

I.
IIL

l3l.

(a)
(c)

II.

(b)
(d)

I and II
I only

I, II and III
I and

III

A Governor holds office:

(a) For five years

(b)
(c)
(d)

For a period specified by the Parliament

Duringthe pleasure ofthp Prosident

he has the confidence ofths Parliament
132. In appointing a Governor, the President consults the Chief
Minister of the State as this is:
(a) Constitutionally imperative
(b) A convention

till

"

(c) As Parliament has legislated

(d) A duty ofthe President

133.

Ordinanees issued by a Governor are subject to:

(a)

to the effect

Parllamentaryapproval

(b) State Legislature approval.

(c) President
(d) None ofthe above
34.

An ordinance issued by

Govemor remains in force for

maximum

period of:

(a)
(c)

(b) three months

(d) forever
six months
135. Governor does not appointl
(a) judges of the High Court
one year

(b) Chisf Minister of the State

(c) Chiirman ofthe State Public Service Commission
(d) Advocate-General ofthe State

expenditure

It causes the Budget to be laid before itself

125. A No-Confidence Motion:
(a) is expressed against an individual minister or council of

States

Chiefexecutive head ofa State is:

(a) Governor
(b) President
(d) Prime Minister
Chief Minister
130. A Governor must be:
a citizen oflndia
of 30 years
Not be a Member of Parliament or State Legislature

(a)
(c) lll only

States

29.

is provided tbr in the Constitution:

in case of any bill being rejected in the other House after

in the event ofthe Houses disagreeing overthe amend-ments

I and II
I, Il and III

In the same manner as that of a Supreme Court judgq

State Governments which is applicable to all:

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

(b) leer
(d) 2ott

being passed by one

General can be removed ftom their office:

In the same way as the President

128. Part VI of the Constitution lays down a uniform structure for

123. A.ioint sitting

III.

II only
None, as Parliament is sovpreign

(c) By the President on a report by the Supreme Court

(d) Noneoftheabove

Legislative Councils

A dissolution does not affect:

(a) a bill that originated in the Rajya Sabha and is with Lok
Sabha the President calls upon it to do so
(b) Rajya Sabha passes a resolution by simple majority that it is

(c)

122.

(a)
(b)

IV.
(b)
(d)

LokSabha

I, II and III
I and III

127. Cornptroller and Auditor

(b) 3
(d) I and 3

Parliament in India includes;

President

L
lll.

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

power to remove:

136.

Oath of o{Iice is administered to the Governor by:

(a) Chief Justice of India

(b) President
(c) Chief Justice of High Court
(d) Speaker of Legislative Assembly
137. Which ofthe following

l.
II.
IIL
(a)
(c)

is a discretionary powers of the Govemor?

Selecting a chief minister if no single party has a clear

majority.
Dismissing the ministry at any time.
Reserving abill forthe President.
(b) I and II
I and III
(d) I, II and III
III only

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138. Dual role of the Governor

(a)
(b)

GENERALAWARENESS
150. Maximum permissible period

means:

Constitutional and real executive

tlead of a state and head of government under certain

Belonging both to Central and State executive

Constitutional ruler and represents the Centre
139. Contirrgency Fund ofa State is operated by the:

(a) President
(c) Governor

40.

(b)
(d)

Chief Minister
Council of Ministers
Governor of which State has been vested with special powers for

5l

(a)
(c)

(a)

l4l

Arunachal

Pradesh (b)

l.
IL
IIL
N.

(a)
(c)

142. Ministers

(a)
(c)

be a member

47.

(b)
B

person:

the upper house ofState Legislature

Indirectly elected
subject to dissolrrtion

I.
II.
IIl.

can be abolished by the president on Governor,s

(a)

I only

recommendation

(b) II only

I and II
(d) lll only
148. Members of Legislative Council are appointed through:
Direct elections
Indirect elections
Nomination

I.
II.
lll.

149.

(b)
(d)

I and II
II and III
I, II and III
I and III
Chairman oflegislative Council is:

(a)
(b)
(c)
_ _
(d)

appointed by the Governor

the Governor
electedbythemembersoftheLegislativeCouncilfromamong
themselves

appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly

(b)
(d)

II and III
I, II and III

(b)
(d)

Governor

ChiefMinister

155. Limitations on authority of the Slate Legislature EXCLUDES:

(c)
(d)

must belong to the Legislative Assembly

(a)
(c)

Mizoram
Coa
I and

(a) President
(c) Speaker

unimportant ar State level

Legislative Council ofa State:
is not subject to dissolution
can be abolished by the State Legislative Assembly

(c)

Pondicherry

154. Money bills can be introduced in the State Legislature with the
prior consent ofthe:

(c)

(c)
(d)

(b)
(d)

(a)
ll
(c) Il only

must get membership of the State Legislature within six

months
cannot be less than 35 years old
(d) an expeft in some fie ld if he is not a member of the Legislature
145. A minister in a Stare is individually responsible to the:
(a) l-egislature
(b) Governor
(c) Chief Minister
(d) President
146. Vidhan Sabha is:

(a)
(b)

L
II.
lII.

(a)

of a State Council of Ministers,

Six months

has nothing to do wirh the bill

State Legislative Assembly participates in .the election of:
President
Vice President
Members of Legislative Council of the State
I, II and III
I,llandIV
I and II
I, II, III and IV
Membership of the Legislative Assembly varies between 60 and
500, but the exception is in:

I.
II.
IIL

(d)

I, II and III
salaries in a State get are determined by:

(b) Pariiament
(c) Governor
(d) I.egislativeAssembly
(a)
(b)

I53.

(t) I.lllandIV

the Constitution
(b) Parliament
State Legislature
(d) Governor
143. Council of Ministers in a State is to
(a) the Houses 0t, the State [,egislature

144. To

(b)
(d)

(a)
(c)

Determines the size of the Council of Ministers

Determines salaries of Council of ministers

II, III and IV

III only

year
months

(d)

152,

Assam
West Bengal

Chief Minister of a State:

is elected by the Legislative Assembly
appoints members of the Council of Ministers

one

three

indefinitely
For enactment of a law, the State Legishtive Council:
(a) has to pass the bill
(b) may delay it for a maximum of four months
(c) may disagree to, its provisions, if a joint sitting is called

schcduled tribes?

(c) Maharashtra (d)

two sessions of a State

Legislative Assembly is:

circumstances

(c)
(d)

between

Parliament's authority to make laws on subjects in the State

List during an Emergency
Parliament's authority to make laws on state sub.iects if
Rajya Sabha passes a resolution
Governor's discretionary power to dissolve the legislature
Governors power to roserve bills for consideration of the
President

156. J&K Constitution was framed

by:

(a) Constituent Assembly which framed India,s Constitution

(b) Constituent Assbmbly set up by the parliament
(c) Constituent Assembly set up by the State
(d) the State Legislature

157.

Residuary powers of legislation in case of J&K belong to the:

Parliament

(a)
(b)
(c)

State Legislature
Governor
(d) both (a) and (b)
158. An amendment to the Constitution of India extends to J&K:
(a) automatically
(b) only ifratified by State Legislature
by an order ofthe President under Article 370
(d) Canneverbeextended
159. Proclamation of emergency by the president:
(a) Cannot apply to I&K
(b) Is effective in J&K only rvith concurrence of the State

(c)

Legislature

(c) Apply to J&K after endorse-ment by the Governor

(d) Has to be separately issued
160. Three-tier

Panchayats are:

(a) uniformly applicable to all States

(b) applicable only to States with population above 50 lakh
(c) need not be strictly followed in S'tates with population below

(d)

l6l

20 lakh
has been replaced

with a four tier system

List of items reserved for the Panchayats are given in the:
(a) Eleventh Schedule (b) Twelfth Schedule
(c) SeventhSchedule (d) State List

Polity
162.

E,lections to Panchayats are held:

every four years

(a)
(c)
(d)
163. A

(b)

(c)
(d)
165.

--

years to stand in a panchayat election.

l8 years

(b)
(d) 30 years

in the same manner and grounds as a Judge of the Supreme

Court
only the President on the advice ofthe ChiefJustice ofthe
state

(a)

in the same manner as the Vice president of India

(c)

Electorate lbr a Panchayat is at:

Gram Sabha.
is

INCORRECT:
(a) It reviews financial status of Municipalities
lt recommends measures to augment Consolldated Fund of a
State to add to resources of the Municipalities
It makes recommendations about distribution between the

176. Union Tenitory with

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

(b)
(c)

State and Panchayats ofnet proceeds oftaxes

It recommends taxes, duties and tolls that may be assigned
to the Municipalities
167. There should be Ward Committees for municipalities with a

I77.

(b)
(d)

One lakh
Three lakh
Ten lakh
Twenty lakh
Regarding reservation of seats on Panchayats. and Municipalities,

178,

Seats are reserved

(c)
(d)

elections and are reserved for women

reservations for SC/ST are eft'ective till 2010
Unreserved seats cannot be contested by womon

for SC/S'[ in proportion to their number

At least l/3 of total number of seats are filled by direct

179.

(a)
(c)

in

180.

Parliament

Union Council of Ministers

Presidentthroughadminis-Trators
Prime Minister

PondicherryandDelhi
Pondicherry
Chandigarh

are the same as that

of Union Territories

are drawn up by the Parliament

are left to the neaxest State Government

by an act of Parliament

by the Constitution
under the Govemmont of India

Act,

1935

by a Presidential order

ChiefJusticeoflndia
ProsidentorVice.President
President or some person appointed by him
None ofthe above

To whom does a judge of the Supreme Court address his

resignation?

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

(c)

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

High Court is/are:

Judges of the Supreme Court take an oath or affirmation before

entering upon office conducted by

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

r69

Self-goveming institutions tbr ar-eas designated as urban area are:

NagarPalika
(b) NagarPanchayat
Ward Committee
(d) Municipal Council
170. Direct elections to all tiers ofthe Panchayat were held frrst after
the 73rd Amendment camo into force
?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Karnataka
(d) Madhya Pradosh
17l. 73rd and 74th Amendment Acts:
(a) Came into fbrce on being passed by the parlia.ment
(b) Both carne into fbrce in June, 1993
Had to be ratified by more than half the states
(d) Have not been ratitjed by the required number ofstates
172. Union Territories are admin-istered by the:

Delhi

Supreme Court was set up:

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

say:

(a)
(b)

III

III only

Provisions about administration of Acquired Temitories:

are given in Part VI of the Constitution

(b)
(c)
(d)

population of:

it wculd INCORRECT to

I and

(a)

(d)

168

(b)
(d)

I and II
I only

(a) may be altered by the Governor

(b) may be altered by Parliament with 2/3 majority
(c) can not be altered
(d) altered by the Parliament by ordinary legislation

and State

166. Which statement about the State Finance Commission

(a)
(c)

ofthe State Legislature

autonomous tribal areas:

175. Provisions about administration of SC/ST :

Legislature

(d)

according to Parliament's directions

on ths directions

I. maycollect land revenue

II, are independent of Statc Govemments
ru, must get their laws endorsed by the President
ry. have no law making power

only by the Governor

(a) Talukaboard
(b) alladultsof2l yearsandabove inavillage
(c) village and selected Members of Parliament

D-51
of a Union

independently of Council of Ministers

174. District Council in

State Election Commissioner can be removed from office:

(a)
(b)

(b)
(c)
(d)

at center's directive

person should be

a State is appointed administrator

Territory, he exercises his functions

(a) on advice of his Council of Ministers

every five years

when the State Government decides

(a) 2l years
(c) 25 years
164.

/'

173. If the Governor of

r81.

Chief Justice of India

Prime Minister
President

Union Law Minister

Power

ofjudicial review ensuresl

(a) Supremacy of the Supreme Court

(b) That Supreme Court can review its own judgments
(c) Constitutionality of laws
(d) Justice by subordinats courts

D-52

GENERALAWARENESS

&)

21

(a)

4l

(b)

(b)

(c)

)',

6l

'l

(d)

42

(c)

62

23
24

(b)

(c)
(c)

(a)

43
44

(b)
(a)

63
64

(c)
(a)

(a)

25

26
27

45
46

(b)
(c)

(d)
(d)

(c)

28

(a)

l0

(b)

29
30

ll

(a)

l2
l3
l4
I5

(c)
(c)
(d)
(d)

16

(c)

47

(b)
(d)
(d)

(b)
(b)

48
49

(c)
(c)

(c)

50

3l

(b)

5l

(b)
(d)

1,'

(a)

33
34
35

(b)
(d)

52
53
54

(b)
(b)

(a)

5S

(a)

36

(b)

56

ft)
ft)

l7
l8

(c)
(a)

37
38

rb)
(c)

s7

19

(d)
(c)

39

(c)

59

(c)
(c)
(d)

40

(a)

60

(c)

20

58

(a)

l0l

81

(c)

82

(d)

102

(c)
(a)

83

(b)

103

(b)

(c)

84

(c)

65
66

(c)
(a)

85
86

(d)

t04
l0s

(c)

(a)

67

(d)

68

(c)

69
70

7t
72
73
74
75

161

(a)

t42

(c)

162

(b)

143

163

(a)

164

(b)

145

(d)
(b)
(b)

t6s

(d)

(a)

146

(c)

166

127

(b)

147

(a)

128

(d)

148

ft)

167
168

(b)
(b)

109

(a)

129

(a)

149

(c)

169

It0
lll

&)

(d)

130

(d)

150

(b)

t70

(d)

131

(c)

l5t ft)

t7t

(c)

92

(c)

112

(c)

132

93

(d)
(b)
(d)
(d)

ll3
tt4

(a)

133

(b)
(b)

(a)

134

115

G)

r16

(c)

(d)

98

(b).

99
100

(d)

t23 (d)
t24 (d)
t25 (b)

106

G)

126

87

(b)

107

(d)

88

(d')

108

(d)

(b)
(b)

89
90

(d)
(a)

(c)
(b)
(d)
(b)

91

ft)

(a)

95
96
97

&)

77
78

(a)
(c)

79

(a)
(d)

t4t

(d)

(c)

76

80

t2t &)

94

G)

122

t44

l8l

(c)

(d)

ls2

(a)

(d)
(b)

112
173

(b)

(c)

153
154

174

(a)

135

(a)

155

(c)

l7s

(d)

136

(c)

176

(a)

tt7

(d)

137

(a)

156
157

(c)

(b)

t77

118

(c)

138

(d)

ls8

(c)

178

(d)

ll9

(a)

139

(b)

159

(b)

179

(b)
(b)
(c)

(a)

120

(a)

t40

(a)

160

(c)

180

(a)

(c)

Ilints & txplanations

89. (d)

Ministers can be chosen from Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and outside ofthe parliament. But ministers from outside parliament
must be Member of Parliament within 6 months of their Oath.

freneral Science

ffi+

MEASUREMENT

chosen but properly standardised reference standard called

unit (such as metre, kilogram, second, ampere, kelvin, mole

and candela). 1'he unils fbr the fundamental or base

quantities are called fundamental or base units.

Ifthe unit of a physical quantity is u and its numerical value

in this unit is n then.

n-I or
u

ffi

equal to one kilogram meter per second squared, so the

algebraic relationship is N = kgms-2. Curently th ere are 22
Sl derived units.
Measurements of large and small quantities are expressed
in multiplos and submultiples of units.
Angstroml An angstrom is a unit of length used to measure
small things such as the wavelengths of light, atoms and
molecules. Ten billion angstrorns equal I rneter A =lOlom.

Fermi: A unit of length used to measure nuclear distances

nu:constant

when n1, n, are magnitudes of the same physical quantity

in units u, and u, respectively.
can be expressed as a combination of the base units and are

called derived units. A complete set of units, both

fundamental and derived, is called a system of units,

quantity

l0-15 meter.

Some SI derived units :

(i) Velocity -+ m/s

(ii) Acceleration + m/s2
(iii) Force -+ kg m/s2 ftrewton)
(iv) Work -+ Nm (Joule)
(v) Power -+ Joule/s (watt)
ByNewton's law of motion.
Weight = Mass x Acceleration due to gravity
In space the acceleration due to gravity (g) is zero and hence,
the weight of the body is zero.
The degree ofhotness or coldness is called temperature.
Thermometer is the device to measure temperature.
Clinical thermometer is used to measure the temperature of a

SI units

Symbol

length

meter

MASS

kilogmm

kg

time

second

human body.

electric current

ampere

temperature

kelvin

amount of substance

mole

mol

luminous intensity

candela

cd

The standard unit of tirne is second. An early device for

measuring time was the sundial. You can see these sundials
at Jantar Mantar in Delhi and Jaipur" These were built by
Maharaja Jai Sing II Jaipur. The time indicated by sundials
is fairly correct. However, these cannot be used after sunset.

No

Base

ln addition there are two SI supplementary units the radian,

the SI unit of the quantity plane angle; and rhe steradian,
the SI unit of the quantity solid angle. Supplementary units
are as follows:
Name

Symbol

The SI unit of <lensity is kg/m3. The density of gases and

liquids varies with the change in temperature
Density of water = I gm/cm3 = 1000 kgm3.
Mercury: l3.6gm/cm3,
The relative density (R,D,) of a substance is defined as the
ratio of the density of the substance to the density of water.
temperature result in convection currents in liquids and

Sl Supplementary Units
No.

Supplementary

quantity

The variations in the density of gases and liqulds with

pl ane angle

raoran

rao

solid angle

steradian

ST

Other SI units, called Sl derived units, are defined

algebraically in terms of these fundamental units. For
example, the SI unit of force, the newton, is defined to be the
force that accelerates a mass ofone kilogram at the rate of
one meter per second per second. This means the newton is

gases.

WORKAI\IDENERGY
displaces the object in direction of force. Here all three terms

force, displacement and direction of force are important if

:0, W:0, if force is non zero but displacement is zero
(like pushing the wall) work is zero and if force is non zero,

Force

D-54

GENERALAWARENESS
displacement is non zero but no part offorce in the direction
of displacement work is zero. Hence, we define the work as

Product of the force and displacement in the direction of

applied force or Product of displacement and force in the
direction of displacement.

W:

Force x displacement
Unit of work : The SI unit of force is a newton and the unit
of length is a metre (m). So the SI unit of work is newtonmeter which is written as Nm. This unit (Nm) is also called

joule(J),i.e. I joule= I newton. I metre

Abbreviated, this

is I J: I Nm

When a force of I newton moves a body through a distance

of I metre in its own direction the work done is I Joule.
Energy : Anything which has the capacity to do work is
Said to possess energy. This implies that work can be done
only at the expense (cost) of energy i.e., to do work, we need
to spend energy, whatsoever be its form.
Unit of Energy : Same as that of work i.e., Joules(J)
Relation between kinetic energy and momentum :
A body of mass m is moving with velocity v, then the
momentum of the body, p: mv
The kinetic energy o[ the

body, K = ]

mu2

,, I r rn or -,
lm2v2
or K=-mv-"i
*=r:*.......,...(D

2m

or p = J2mk

..........,(il)

For same momentum

mass k ". ]

(ii) For same K-energy

Momentum varies directly as the square root of mass of the
p .c

hands are rubbed, the mechanical energy due to friction

changes into heat energy. When a knife is rubbed against
grinding stone, the mechanical energy changes to the heat,
light and sound energy.

motor, electrical energy is transformed into mechanical

energy. Electric motor is used to run electrical appliances
Iike water pump, washing machines, etc.
like electric iron, electric heater, geyser, oven, electrical energy
is transformed into heat energy.

is switched on, electrical energy gets conyerted into heat

and light energy. In an electric hgater, electric oven, electric
geyser, etc., the electrical energy changes into heat energy.

electrical energy is transformed into sound energy. The

when coal bums, its shemical energy gets converted into

heat energy which, in turn gets converted into mechanical
energy which runs the engine,
of petrol or diesel is transformed into mechanical energy to
run automobiles.
converls sound energy into electrical energy.
MORE ABOUT SOLID, LIQUIDAND GASES

\ffi-

Power : In several situations, it is not enough only to know

that how much work is done but it is also required that how
quickly it is done i.e, it is also important to know the rate of
work done by the force.
The time rate of doing work is defined as power (p). If equal
works are done in different times, power will be different.
More quickly work is done, power will be more.
power

is attracted by fewer molecules of the liquid (there is only

air on one side) then molecule deep inside. Therefore, the
molecule of the free surface has less attractive force than
the deeper one, and so it is energetically unfavaourable for
a liquid to have a surface, This properry of liquid surface is
called surface tension,
surface then forms a concave meniscus.

work

- -.tlme-

Unit of power : The unit ofpower

joule per second and

this is called the watt (W). When large amounts of power
are involved, a more convenient unit is the kilowatt (kW)
where I

dynamo at the bottom of the dam. Thus, in hydroelectric

generators the potential energy.of water is transformed to
kinetic energy and then to electrical energy. Similarly when

K-energy varies inversely as the

'm

body.

reservoirs of a dam has potential energy. When it falls, it

tends to lose its potential energy and gains kinetic energy
which helps rotate the turbine connected to generators or

sound energy in a microphone changes into electrical energy.

r=d
(r)

(Herem2v2:p2;

Examples:

is the

kW: 1000 W

I Megawan- 106watt
Power was also measured earlier in a unit called horse power.
Even these days, the unit of horse power is in common use.

I horse powei: 746watt

The unit kilowatt-hour means one kilowatt of power supplied
for one hour. It is, thercfore, the unit ofenergy.
I KWh=(1000J/s) x 60 x 60s:3.6 x lC6J

are attracted more strongly to other mercury molecules than

they are attracted to glass molecules. Here, the cohesive

force is stronger than adhesive force. That is why, when
mercury touches the glass surface, it ,rises down' the glass
forming a convex meniscus,

it

is transmitted equally to all parts of the fluid. This is

called Pascal's law.

immersed in it. This upward force is called Buoyant force

and this phenomenon is called Buoyancy.

!
General Science

D-55

to the weight of this displaced liquid. The buoyant force

exened by a liquid, therefore, depends on the volume ofthe

Amplitude : The maximum distance travelled by a pendulum

towards any one side is from its initial position.

object immersed on it,

there is apparent loss in weight of the body, which is equal
to the weight of the displaced liquid by the body.
called capillarity.

Narne

S.No

of

Symbol

the

for

scale

each
degree

Lower
Iixed
point
(LFP)

Upper
fixed

point
(uFP)

amplitude
Number ol
divisions
on
the scale

Celsius

oc

00c

100'c

100

Fahrenheit

oF

320F

2120F

180

Kelvin

273.15K

373.15 K

100

Specific heat capacity : The specific heat capacity ofa substance is the amount of energy (in joule) that is needed to
raise the temperature of
I kg of the substance by l"C.
Sp. heat of water = I cal /gm 'C: 4200 J/kg oC.
Sp. heat of ice = 0.5 cal /gm'C.
: 2 100 Jikg 'C.
Latent heat : The latent heat of a substance is that heat
which changes the physical state ofthe substance but does
not rise its temperature. Latenttreat is of two types :
l. Latent heat of melting 2. Latent heat of vaporisation
The amount of thermal energy required to change the state
of substance is given by the following formula :

Sound is emitted by vibrating source and is transmitted

through a material medium producing sensation of hearing
in our ears. The motion of a vibrating source sets up waves
in the surrounding medium.
Tlpes of waves : On the basis ofthe requirement of medium,
waves are of two types
(i) Mechanical waves (ii) Electromagnetic waves
(i) Mechanical waves : A mechanical wave is a periodic
disturbance which requires a material medium for its
propagation. The properties ofthese waves depend on the
medium so they are known as elastic waves, such as soundwaves, water waves, waves in stretched string. On the basis
of motion of particles the mechanical waves are classified
into two parts.
(a) Transverse wave (b) Longitudinal wave
(a) Transverse waye : As shown in figure, when the particles
of the medium vibrate in a direction perpendicular to the
direction of propagation of the wave, the wave is known as
the transverse wave. For example, waves produced in a
stretched string, waves on the surface. These waves travel
in form of crests and troughs. These waves can travel in
solids and liquids only.

Q:m*L
where, m = mass of the substance
L = Latent heat ofthe substance
The coefficient oflinear expansion ( a, ), superficial area
expansion and volume expansion (crr) are defined by the

relations,

ATAA^AV
T=cr7AT ; ;=FAf ;-=crrAT

where 47 and AV denote the change in length 7 and volume

V for a change of temperature AT. The relation between
them is

o(v=3a/;9=2at

body is proportional to the excess temperature ofthe body

over the surrounding.
SOT]ND

!
q

(b) Longitudinal wave : As shown in figure,

when the

paticles

of the medium vibrate along the direction of propagation of

the wave then the wave is known as the longitudinal wave.
For example sound wave in air, waves in a solid rod produced
by scrabbing.
These waves travel in the form of compressions and
rarefactions. These waves can travel in solids, liquids and
gases.

Amplitrde (A) is defined as the maximum displacement.

The frequency v of the wave is the reciprocal of its time

sensation ofhearing in our ears.

Frequency : The frequency of an oscillating particle is the

total number of oscillations made by the pendulum/particle

in one

t
J

second.

period T.

i.e..
.Tv = -

Wave velocity can be defined a the distance covered by a

wave in one time period. Therefore,

GENERALAWaneiTSS

D-56
Distance covered
Wave velocitu _

'

Time

taken

or V = l,lT

As

Wavelength

Time taken

........(D

.q. (i) connecting V and

T,

in terms of the

frequency v can be written as

V=

or

vl.

Wave velocity = Frequency x Wavelength

transverse or longitudinal waves.

Radar : In this instrument radio waves of very short

wavelength are used to locate the enemy aircraft or ship. A
concave transmitter mounted on rotating platform sends
radio waves in all directions. 'Ihe radiowaves on strikingthe
aircraft or ship are reflected back. The reflected radiowaves

are received by concave receiver, which is mounted at a

small angle with the transmitter. On receiving the radio
waves, the position of enemy air-craft can be located on a
monitor screen as a bright spot.
Applications of ultrasound : The ultrasound is commonly
used for medical diagnosis and therapy, and also as a surgical

tool. It is also used in a wide variety of industrial applications

and processes. Some creatures use ultrasound for

information exchange and forthe detection and location of
objects. Also some bats are found to use ultrasound for
navigation and to locate food in darkness or at a place where
there is inadequate light for vision (method of search is
called echolocation).

arc of the rainbow is in the direction opposite to that of the

sun, The rain, of course, is in the direction of the rainbow

i.e, rain drops must be ahead of you and the angle between
your line-of-sight and the sunlight will be 40" - 42'.
As we all know, total eclipse ofthe moonhappens when the
moon orbits into the shadow ofthe earth. Since the moon is
inside the shadow of the earth, how can the moon reflect
light and why is the light red in colour ? As a matter of fact,

this phenomenon is related to refraction. Solar radiation

will be refracted when passing through the earth's
atmosphere. Therefore part

ofthe sunlight can still reach

the shadow of the earth, Besides, the earth atmosphere

scatters most of the blue light , so there will be more red
light reaching the moon, The red light will be reflected back
to earth. That is the reason why you can see a red moon
rather than total darkness. It is hoped that you can see the
red moon in the next total lunar eclipse.

ELECTRICIY

life such as computers, lights and telephones involve

things. For a person to see any object, light energy must

enter the eye. This energy is converted into a 'picture' in a
very complex processt but a simplified version is as follows;
(a) light enters the eye through a 'hole' in the iris, called
the pupil,
O) the crystalline lens focusses the light to form a real,
inverted image on the retina,
(c) energy is collected by the rods and cones making up

(e)

Rainbows are generated through refraction and reflection

of light in small rain drops, The sun is always behind you

when you face a rainbow, and that the center ofthe circular

moving charges which we call electric curents,

LreHT

(O

is sunlight spread out into its spectrum of colors and

diverted to the eye of the observer by water droplets. The
"bow" part of the word describes the fact that the rainbow
is a group ofnearly circular arcs of color all having a common
center.

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Thus, the wave velocity is the product of frequency and

wavelength. It holds true for any periodic wave, both for
(6)

shows on earth i.e. rainbow, Indeed the traditional rainbow

the retina.

this energy is transmitted as electrical impulses via the

optic nerve to the brain,
the brain re-invefts the image and produces a 'picture'.

media such as air and glass, a part of light is turned back

into the same direction, This is called reflection of light.
Reflection -+ Specular reflection (on smooth surface)
Diffuse reflection (on rough surface)

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NN

the current, to be the net amount of positive charge passing

per unit time across eny section through the conductor in
the sense from the positive toward the negative terminal.

that ls,

lA ofcurrent

is equivalent to lC ofcharge passing

through the surface in I s, In practice, smaller units ofcurrent

are often used, such as the milliampere ( I mA = 1 0-3 A) and
the micioampere

(lpA= l0-{A)

a point in time t then the total charge passing through that

point will be Q = ne. Therefore the current

I=

(a)

E
t

where. e= 1.6 x 10-lgcoulomb.

Direct Current : The current whose magnitude and

direction does not vary with time is called direct current
(dc). The various sources are cells, battery dc dynamo
etc.
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(b) Alternating Current: The current whose magnitude
continuously changes with time and periodically

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changes its direction is called alternating current. It

has constant amplitude and has altemate positive and
negative halves. It is produced by ac dynamo. In India
AC supply is at 5OHz,

Examples are polyethylene (polyethene), polyester,

(polypropene).

These plastics can be moulded into toys, beads,

buckets, telephone and television cas'es.

Thermosetting Plastics can be heated only once and, when

set into a solid (a shape or a pattern), it is permanent, as
these cannot be remelted or recast. For example, bakelite
and teflon.

METAL&NON-METAL
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sin olt

Resistance : Opposition to electric current depends on the

type ofmaterial, its cross-sectional area, and its temperature.

It is technically known as resistance. (It

can be said that

conductors have low resistance and insulators have very
high resistance.)

Ammeter : Determines the value of current flowing in the

circuit. The resistance of ammeter is small and it is used in
series with the circuit.
Voltmeter : Determines the potential difference between
two points in the circuit. Its resistance is high and it is used

l.

All the materials found in the earth's crust

are made up of
chemical elements.
All these elements can be broadly divided into two classes:

Metals and Non-metals.

Note : Out of I 17 elements 83 are naturally occuring. Out of
total I 17 elements about 24 are non-metals and rest are
metals.

Physical Properties of Metals :

Metals, in their pure state, possess a shining surface
(metallic luste). Freshly cut metals have a bright metallic

in parallelwith the resistance wire.

Ohm's law : According to Ohm's law "The current passing

through aconductor is directly proportional to the potential

difference at its ends, provided the physical conditions of
the conductor remain unchanged."

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Val or

V=RI

where R is a constant which is called resistance.

Unitofresistance

R=Y= volt =ohm(o)

I ampere

point and low resistance. When the current exceeds the

allowed limit in the circuit, the fuse wire melts due to the
heating and the circuit gets disconnected, resulting into
zero current in the circuit. Because ofthis the possibility of
fire or accident is prevented.
Separate fuses are used for different circuits in the houses.
Fuse wire is always connected to the phase wire. Once the
fuse wire is damaged, it is replaced for normal flow of cunent.

FIBRES
L

They are hard at room temperature, become soft and

viscous on heating and again become rigid on cooling.

polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polypropylene

2.
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Thermoplastics are those plastics, which can be melted

and moulded into any desired shape without any change in
the chemical composition and mechanical properties.

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lustre.

Metals are solid at room temperature. Mercury is the

only metals that is liquid at room temperature.
Metals are generally hard and strong. But metals like
sodium and potassium are exceptionally very soft and
can be cut with a knife.
Metals have high melting and boiling points. Sodium,
potassium, gallium and mercuryhave lowmelting and
boiling points.
Metals are good conductors of heat. Silver, followed
by copper and aluminium, is the best conductor of
heat. These days, cooking vessels and other utensils
are made up of copper and aluminium.
Metals are also good conductors of electricity. Silver,
followed by copper, gold and aluminium, is the best
conductor of electricity. Copper and aluminium are
used formaking electrical wires.
Metals are sonorous, They make a ringing sound when
struck.

Metals are usually malleable. They can be hammered

into thin sheets and rolled into different shapes without
breaking. Gold and silver are the most malleable metals.
Metals are generally ductile, They can be easily drawn
into wires. Gold and silver are most ductile metals.
Copper wires are used for electrical purposes.
Metals have high tensile strength, i.e. they can hold
heavy loads without breaking.

Metals have high densities i.e. they are heavy in

nature. Sodium and potassium metals are exceptions

as they have low densities and float on water.
Corrosion is the process of slowly eating away of metal
due to attack ofatmospheric gases and water on the surfacd

of metal. The most common example of corrosion

rusting of iron.

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GENERALAWARENESS
Rusting is the corrosion of iron on exposure to atmosphere

2Fe(s)

;Oz(s)

+xHzO (Df-----, FerOr.xHrO(s)

i.e., rust is hydrated iron

5.

(lll)

oxide

constituent of atmosphere,

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6.
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Oxygen, nitrogen and noble gases are present in the air.

Non-metals are also present in large amounts in oceans.
Hydrogen and oxygen are present as water and chlorine
is present as chlorides in the oceans.

Oxygen, silicon, phosphorus and sulphur are present

in the earth's crust.
Physical Properties of Non-Metals :

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Every cell is surrounded by a plasma membrane that forms

cytoplasmic compartment. The plasma membrane serves
as a selective barrier befween the cell and its surrounding

Non-Metals are quite abundant in nature. They are main

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The cell theory states that organisms are composed of cells

and that all cells arise by division ofpre existing celtrs.

Non-metals are either solids or gases at room

temperature. Bromine is the only liquid non-metal at
room temperature, '
Non-metals are soft, Phosphorus is so soft that can be
cut with a knife. Diamond, an allotrope of carbon, is
the hardest known substance.
Non-metals have low tensile strength, i.e. they are not
strong and break easily.

environment.

Prokaryotic cells are bounded by a plasma membrane but

have little orno intemal membrane organization. Theyhave
a nuclear area rather than a membrane-bounded nucleus.
Prokaryotes typically have a cell wall and ribosomes and
may have propeller-like flagella.

Eukaryotic cells have a membrane-bounded nucleus and

cytoplasm, which is organized into organelles; the fluid
component of the cltoplasm is the cytosol.

Non-metals are non-lustrous and have a dull

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have shining lustrous surfaces.

Non-metals are non.malleable and non-ductile. They
cannot be hammered into sheets or drawn into wires.
These are brittle solids. When non-metals like sulphur,
are hammered or stretched, they break into pieces.
Non-metals are non-conductors or bad conductors of
heat and electricity. Gas carbon and graphite are good
conductors of heat and electricity.
Non-metals are non-sonorous i.e. do not make a ringing
sound when struck.
Non-metals usually have low densities,

reactions. A system of interacting membranes forms

the endomembrane system.

Peat

: This is a material in the first

formation.

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lt contains

stage

of coal

about 60% carbon and is

considered to be the lowest grade of coal.
Lignite: This variety of coal contains about 670/0
carbon. lt has poor heating power. It is brown in colour
but lustrous when dry.
Wituminous: It is a soft coal containing about gg%
carbon. It gives a large proportion ofgas when heated
and burns with a yellow, luminous flame.
Anthracite: It is a hard coal and contains aboutg6vo
carbon. It is lustrous. lt burns without smoke and gives
much heat and little ash.

The endoplasmlc reticulum (ER) is a network of folded

internal membranes in the cytosol.

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Rough ER is studded along its outer surface with

ribosomes that manufecture proteins.

Smooth ER

is the site

of lipid synthesis and detoxifying

enzymes.

The Golgi complex consists of stacks of flattened

of a single cell whereas humans

enzymes that break down both worn-out cell structures and

substances taken into celts,

Peroxisomes are membrane-bounded sacs containing

enzymes that catalyze a variety of reactions in which
hydrogen peroxide is formed as a byproduct.
Vacuoles are important in plant growth and development.
Many protists have food vacuoles and contractile vacuoles.

Mitochondria, the sites of aerobic respiration, are double

membraned organelles in which the inner membrane is
folded, forming cristae that increase the surface area ofthe
membrane.

'

The cell is the basic living unit of all organisms. The simplest

composed oftrillions of cells.

The nucleolus is a region in the nucleus that is the site

of ribosomal RNA synthesis and ribosome assembly.

Mitochondria contain DNA that codes for some of its

proteins.

CELLANDTISSUE
organisms consist

Lysosomes function in intrasellular digestion; they contain

Types : Coal comes in four main varieties.

The nucleus the control center ofthe cell, contains genetic

information coded in DNA.

membranous sacs called oistemae that process, sort, and

modiff proteins synthesized on the ER.

PETROLEUM ANp COl\0qI,lgT]toN

l.

MEmbranes divide the cell into membrane-bounded

eompartrnents; this allows cells to conduct specialized

activities within small areas of the cytoplasm,

concentrate molecules, and organize metabolic

appearance. Graphite, an allotrope ofcarbon and iodine

Plant cells differ from animal cells in that they have

rigid cell walls, plastids, and large vacuoles; cells of
most plants lack centrioles.

are

Cells of algae and plants contain plastids; chloroplasts, the

sites of photosynthesis, are double-membraned plastids.

Chlorophyll, the green pigment that rraps light energy

during photosynthesis, is found in the chloroplast.

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The cyoskeleton is a dynamic intemal framework made of
microtubules, microfi laments, and intennediate fi laments.
The cytoskeleton provides structural support and functions

in various types of cell movement, including transport of

materials in the cell.

Cilia and flagella function in cell movement. Each consists

of a 9 + 2 arrangement of microtubules.

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place in the mitochondria ofthe cell. There are two types of
respiration, with or without oxygen:

(a)

Aerobic respiration uses oxygen, and releases a large

amount of energy.

(b)

Anaerobic respiration does not use oxygen and

releases much less energy.

FUNCTIONSOFTHECELL:

Sensitivity : Sensitivity is an awareness of changes in the

(D

environment. Animals respond more quickly to stimuli such

as heat, light, touch and chemicals whereas plants appear

The cell is the smallest part to which an organism can be

reduced that still retains the characteristics

oflife.

(ir) Cells produce and secrete various molecules that provide

protection and support ofthe body.

(iit)
(iv)

(v)

All

the movements of the body occur because of molecules

absorption, transport, and metabolism.

CellS produce and receive chemical and electrical signals

that allow them to communicate with one another.

Nutrients are the chemicals taken into the body that provide

Each cell contains a copy of the genetic information ofthe

individual. Specialized cells are responsible fortransmitting
that genetic information to the next generation.

Carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids are the major organic

In plant cells a dead layer is also present outside the cell membrane
called as cell wall. It is secreted by the protoplasm ofthe cell and
is made up of cellulose.

It helps in maintaining/determining cell shape,

It provides support and mechanical strength to plants.

It prevents the cell membrane from bursting in

hypotonic

medium (i,e., resists water pressure).

form of simple diffusion called osmosis, which is influenced
by the concentration of dissolved substances inside and
outside the cell.

TISSUES:

o
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for new molecules.

nutrients and are broken down by enzymes into their

individual subunits during digestion. Vitamins, minerals,
and water are taken into the body without being broken
down. Some nutrients are required in fairly substantial
quantities, and others called trace elements, are required in
only minute amounts.

offspring, thus carrying on their genes and ensuring the

continuation of the species. Reproduction can be of two
types:

(l)

Sexual, involving two parents and the union of two

gametes,

A\

Asexual, where one pareut reproduces itself. Examples

of this are strawberry plants or spider plants producing

runners or offshoots.

Groups of cells having a common origin and performing

similar functions are called tissues.

Movement : Animals can move quickly and from place to

place in search offood, shelter and favourable conditions;

meristematic tissue is a group of similar cells that are in a

continuous state of division. These tissues are in general
called meristems.

plants on the other hand are rooted to a spot and move

much more slowly by growing and responding to external

The meristematic cells when lose their power of division

differentiates into permanent tissues. The cells of these

Growth : Growth is an ongoing increase in size of the

A.

tissues are either living or dead, thin walled or thick walled.

LIFE PROCESSES
Plants and animals both have important parts called organs that
enable them to live. Organs are complex structures that have a

specific function.

energy and building blocks

Reproduction : All animals and plants can reproduce. They

multiply in number by producing the next;qeneration of

Functions of the cell wall

(iir)

Nutrition :Nutrition is the process by which food is taken

into and used by the body, and it includes digestion,

located within specific q,ells such as muscle cells.

CELLWALL:

(,
(ii)

less sensitive and respond more slowly.

Respiration:
Energy contained in food is ,unlocked' or Eansferred to the
organism by the process ofrespiration. Respiration takes

stimuli, such as light.

organism - as in growing from young to adult animals or
from seedlings to mature plants,

Excretion ; Thousands of chemical reactions go on inside

body cells producing both useful and waste substances
which when allowed to accumulate can be harmful. It is
getting rid of metabolic waste, produced by the body, like
urine and carbon dioxide.

The food : Food provides energy for all body functions and
is also used to form new cells for the body.

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I.

GENERALAWARENESS
VI"IhMINSANDHEAITII
Vitamin

Function

Food sources

Growth. fertility, digestion,

Energy use

Pork, beans, peas, nuts,

Ribotlavin (vitamin
Folic acid

Manufacture of red blood

Deficiency symptoms

Water-Soluble Vitamins
Thiamine (vitamin

B,)
Br)

Leaf, vegetables,

Beriberi (neurological disorder)

Hypersensitivity of eyes to

dairy products

light

dark green vegetables

Anemia, cancer

Meat, organ meats,

Pernicious anemia

cells, metabolism
Cyanocobalamin

(vitamin B,r)
Ascorbic acid (vitamin C)

Manufacture of red blood

cell, growth, cell maintenance
growth, tissue repair, bone
and carti lage formation

F'at-Soluble Vitamins
Retinol (vitaminA)

Night vision, new cell

growth
Cholecalciferol (vitamin D) Bone formation
lbcopherol(vitamin E)
Prevents certain cornpounds
frorn being oxidized

VtaminK

Z.

3.

lllood clotting

fish, shellfish, milk

Citrus fruits, tomatoes,

Weakness, gum bleeding

strawberries

(scurvy)

Dairy products,
egg yolk, vegetables, fruit
Fish-liver oil, milk
Vegetable oil, nuts,
beans
Egg yolk, green
vegetables

Night blindness, rough dry skin

Mineral

Food sources

Calcium

Milk products, green leafo vegetables

Phosphorus
Sodium

Meat, fish, eggs, poultry, whole grains

Table salt, meat, fish, eggs, poultry milk

Functions in the human body

Bone and tooth structure, blood clotting, hormone
release, nerve transmission
Bone and tooth structure
Body fluid balance, nerye transmission, muscle contraction

TRACE MINERALS IMPORTANTTO HUMAN HEALTH

Mineral
Iuorine

Iodine
Iron

Zinc

Food sources

Functions in the human body

Water (in sorne aieas)

Seafood, iodized salt

Maintains dental health

Part of thyroid hormone
Transport and use ofoxygen (as part ofhaemoglobin and
myoglobin), part of certain enzymes.

Meat, fish, shellfish,

egg yolk, peas, beans,
dried fruit, whole grains
Meat, fish, egg yolk, milk, nuts,
some whole grains

PTIOTOSYNTHESIS:
Photosynthesis can be regarded as a process of converting the
radiant energy of the sun into chemical energy in plant tissues

Carbondioxide+water c:!'j:llllr rGlucose+oxygen

suntrghr (food)

Part of certain enzymes, nucleic acid synthesis

Characteristics of Viruses:

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MICROORGANISMS

Bleeding, liver problem

BULKMINERAI.SINTHETIUMANDIET

Skeletal deformation (rickets)

Anemia in premature infants

Microorganisms are very tiny organisms which are to be

seen under microscope. Some example of microorganisms
are bacteria, virus, protozoa and algae and fungi,
M icroorganisms range in size from 0.

0l 5 p to rnore than 100

micron.

VIRUSES
Viruses are minute microorganisms much smaller than bacteria
(size ranges from 0.015 - 0.2 micron) and can be seen only with
the help of an electron microscope.

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They are not free living.

They grow and multiply only inside other living cells.

Outside a living system, a virus is like a non-living

substance. It neither respires nor reproduces outside the
host,

They are a link between living and non-living things.

They can be stored like salt or sugar in bottle.
Antibiotics have no effect on viruses as they do not have a
metabolism of their own.
Viruses found in plants are knov.,n as plant viruses. Similarly
they are categorised as animal viruses or bacterial viruses
or bacteriophages.

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Disease causing viruses (Harmful Viruses):

Many human diseases like influenza, common cold, measles,

mumps, chicken pox, rabies, etc., are caused by viruses.

One of the most fatal disease caused by an HIV (Human
Immunodeficiency Virus) virus is AIDS (Acquired Immuno
Deficiency Syndrome). lt spreads through sexual contact
with an infected person.
BACTERIA

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MYCOPT"ASMA:
Simplest and smallest known microbes, next to virus, are the
Mycoplasmas.

They do not have any particular shape and grow as saprophytes

or parasites causing diseases in plants and animals.
Mycoplasmas are known to.cause pleuro-pneumoniq in
cattle and witche's broom in plants. They are something
between virus and bacteria.

PROTOZOA

Bacteria reproduce asexually by binary fission under

favourable conditions. The cell division is of simple type

called amitosis. During unfavourable conditions, bacteria

reproduce by Endospore formation.

P ar

Bacteria haveAutoffophic as well as Heterotrophic nutrition.

Saprophytic bacteria which obtain their food from organic

remains such as corpses; animal excreta, fallen leaves erc.
e.g. Pseudomoras. Symbiotic bacteriawhich form mutually
beneficial association with other organism s. E. g. Rh i zo b ium
forms association with different legumes. Escherichia coli

lives in human intestine and synthesises vitamin B and K,

Parasitic bacteria draw their nourishment from other living

typhi

Bacteria Rhizobium help in N, fixation in soil, they occur in

root nodules of leguminous plants.

l.

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as

Ammonia with the help

Representatives of this group are Anabqena, Oscillqtoriq,

Nostoc, Spirulina etc.
Bacteria are not only harmful to us or to plants but these are
very useful for human beings, animals and plant life.

and

Amoeba)

Protozoa help considerably in the treatment of waste and

sewage because they feed on fungi and bacteria which
decompose organic matter.
Being simplest animal they are used as laboratory animals
for research.
Entamoebalives in the large intesting of humans and feeds
on the lining and causes amoebic dysentery (pain in the
abdomen and repeated motions).
Trypanosoma which lives in the blood stream of human
beings, cattle and wild animals cause a disease known as
sleeping sickness.

FT.JNGI:

Antibiotics are prepared from bacteria like streptomycin is

prepared from Streptomyces grisiens. Chloromycin is
prepared from S. venezuelae. Terramycin is prepared from

nutrition. They may be saprophytes (growing on dead

organic mafter) or parasites (drawing food from living plants
and animals as their hosts) or a few are symbiotic (living
with co-host in symbiosis), as.in lichens.

nitrifling bacteria as they convert

nitrogen of ammonia (NH.) into nitrates.
Bacterium lactic acid are found in milk, which convert lactose
Some bacteria are called

sugar of

Asexual reproduction is by binary fission (e.g Amoeba,

Plasmodium

S, rimosus.
1

(b) Paramecium

Psrameclunt, Euglena) or by multiple fission (e.g

They are also known as blue green algae. They made the
of them fix atmospheric nitrogen
of structure called heterocyst.

(a) Amoeba

Some protozoans like Amoeba, Paramecium, Euglena etc

have contractile vacuoles for osmoregulation.

Useful effects of Protozoa:

etc.

earth's atmosphere oxygenic. They are autotrophs and many

P lqsmodium.

Bacteria show both aerobic and anaerobic respiration.

CYANOBACTERIA

amecium, Trypanos oma, Entamoeba and

Bacteria reproduces sexually by conjugation. It was first

discovered by Lederburg and Tatum in Escherichia coli.

organisms called hosts eg. Vibrio cholera, Salmonella

Protozoaare a group of single celled organisms which are

classified as animals. Some examples are : Amoeba

Most fungi reproduce both sexually and asexually by means

of spores. When a fungal spore lands in a suitable spot, it

milk into lactic acid because of which milk becomes

germinates.

sour.

4.

Bacteria are useful in vinegar industry. Vinegar is made from

sugar solution in the presence af Acetobqcter aceti,

reproduce asexually by forming conidia.

f,.

ln Gobar Gas plants cow-dung as well as other excreta are

collected and subjected to bacterial action. The bacterial

phototroph (an alga or cyanobacterium).

degradation of cellulose releases inflammable gases

consisting mainly of methane. The gas is used for domestic
cooking.

Economic importance of fungi

Muskooms and Morels are edible fungi used as delicious
vegetables all over the world.

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2. Some medicines are prepared
3.
4.
5.

are

GENERALAwARENESS
from fungi these medicines

penicillin, ergot, chaetomin and

which may be non-parasitic (e'g" deficiency of nutrients) or

may be parasitic (caused by viruses, bacteria, fungi, etc.).

griseofulvin.

Alcohol and alcoholic drinks are p-roduced by a process

Disease causing micro-organisms is known as pathogens.
called fermentation of cereals by yeast.
Yeast is used in making bread, cakes, idli and dosa, etc. VTIAMINMALNUTRITION:
Yeast is rich in Vitamine B.
Vitamin form very little part of diet but are very important ffom
They are helpful in decomposing organic waste. This helps
in recycling of nutrients in the biosphere.

AI]GAE

Green algae
C hl

: include

amydomonas,

Volv

chloroplast only, Examples are

ox,

Sp iro

g,,ra.

Blue green algae (Cyanobacteria) : include phycocyanin

(cyanin: blue) pigment in addition to chloroplast. Examples

are Nostoc, Anabena, Osci I I atoriq.

Red algae: include phycoerythrin (erythrin = red) pigment

in addition to chloroplast and phycocyanin.

Example

Polysiphonia,

Brown algae: include fucoxanthin, carotin and xanthophyll

functional point of view. Deficiency of one or more vitamin can

bo seen in form of clear symptoms.

(i)

(iii)
(iv)

(v)

Agar is obtained from red algae. This product is used in

(i)

e.g, Haemophillia, colour blindness.

noninfectious,

(a)

(b)

sightedness, hypertension, arthritis), hormonical imbalance

ofpersonal hygiene are Cleanliness, physical exercise, Rest,

sleep and Healthy habits.

physiological (functional) or psychological disturbance in

the body or body parts caused by some external agencies

are

present at birth nor spread form one person to another. The

diseases are caused due to some specific factors. They many
be caused to improper functioning of an organ (short

body and the immediate surroundings. The major aspects

Disease may also be defined as morphological (structural),

Non infectious/llon communicable diseases : They

diseases which remain confined to a person. They are neither

maintaining good health. lt requires caring of one's own

community."

Infectious/Communicable diseases : These diseases are

caused by pathogenes/infectious agents such as bacteria,
viruses, fungi, protozoans, worms, etc. These diseases can
spread from diseased person to healthy person by means of
air (droplet method), water, food, insects, physical contact,
etc. e.9,, tuberculosis, malaria, diarrhoea, etc.

Hygiene is defined as the science and practice of

Community and Personal health : Community health can

be defined as "all the personal health along with the
enviionmental services for the importance of health of

diseases develop after birth.

Acquired diseases are of two kinds, infectious and

HEAUI}I&HYGIENE

well being and not merely the absence of disease,

Congenital Diseases : Congenital diseases are caused due

to defective development of embryo or defective inheritance,

(iD Acquired Diseases : The

laboratory for various experiments.

According to World Health Organisation (WHO) health is

defined as "a state of complete physical, mental and social

Protein deficiency causes Kwashiorkar disease in children

in which body swells due inflammation. patient does not
feel hungy and becomes initated. Skin becomes yellow, dry
and fragile with black spots,

congenital (genetic) and acquired.

UsefulAlgae:
Algae are major source of food for organisms. A popular
vegetable of Japan is prepared from Laminsris, Chlorella
is an alga which contains more protein than the egg.

of

TYPESOFDISEASES:
Diseases are broadly classified into two categories,

microbes.

l.

Rickets (bending ofbone of legs, knees come qearer) is due

to deficiency of Calciferol,

protein in their diets and suffer from malnutrition.

iodine.

Unicellular algae may be oval, spherical or elongated in

shape and are microscopic in size, They are small and

Riboflavlnosis (Rapturing of skin around the mouth and

lips, memory loss) is due to deficiency of Riboflavin.
Scurvy (bleeding-gums, formation of spots on skin) is due
to deficiency of Ascorbic acid.

PROTEINMALNUTRITION:
Due to poverty, people can't include appropriate quantity

in addition to chlorophyll to give brown colour to the plants.

Examples are Fucus and Laminarla. Brown algae yields

Diatoms: includes a golden brown pigment called diatom in

addition to chlorophyll.

Night blindness is due to deficiency of Vitamin-A

(diabetes, dwarfism), allergy, cancer, inadequate diet

(anaemia, goitre), etc.

(i)
(a)

Communicable diseases may be transmitted from the source

of infection to susceptible individual in many difilerent ways:

DirectTransmission:
Dlrect contact : Infection may be transmitted by direct
contact from skin to skin, e.g.,diseases transmitted by direct
contact include leprosy, skin diseases and eye infections

(like conjunctivitis)

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Droplet infeclion : Direct project of a spray of droplets of

saliva during coughing, sneezing, speaking and spitting,
e.g., whooping, cough, tuberculosis, diphtheria, common
cold.

(ii)

Indirect Transmission

This embraces a variety of mechanisms including the

(a)

O)

(b)

biting of infected dog, cat, wolf,

monkey etc. High fever, intense headache, contraction of
throat and chest muscles with pain, excessive secretion of
saliva and restlessness are the primary symptoms of the
disease propagates by

traditional five F's - files, fingers, fomites, food and fluid.

Transmission of micro-organism tkough water and food
(vehicle-borne transmission), e.g., acute diarrhoea, typhoid,
cholera, polio, hepatitis A, food poisoning and intestinal
parasites all are transmitted by water and food.
Formites include soiled clothes, towels, handkerchiefs, cups,
spoons, toys. Diseases transmitted by fomites-diptheria,
eye and skin infection.

diseases. Since patient develops fear for water, the disease

(c)

(b)

(c)

Safe drinking water : Drinking water should be filtered to

remove suspended particles and boiled, ozonized and treated
with chlorine before drinking to avoid water borne diseases
like typhoid, cholera, hepatitis etc.
Proper disposal of waste ; Garbage should not be dumped
here and there rather it should be thrown in covered garbage
cans and bumt or buried for disposal. Sewage carrying
drains should be covered.

(O

by keeping surroundings clean, spraying insecticides,

(e)

IMMUNITY:

(D

Jaundice or hepatitis :
Hepatitis or liver inflammation is a disease related to liver.
The cause of this diseases is hepatitis virus, it propagate
through contaminated water, food or injected needle.

disease.

a highly infectious disease of children. It

propagates through indirect contact or tkough air. The cause

Measles : This is

Dengue : This is dangerous disease caused by Dengue

virus. It spreads by mosquito Aedse aeg,tpti.
Main symptoms are high fever, headache, soreness of eyes
and joints and pain in stomach due to convulsions. On
growing intensity of disease bleeding starts from nose,
mouth, and gums. Patient may vomit with or without blood.

DISEASES CAUSED BY BACTERIA :

(a) Tuberculosis (T.B.) :

Tuberculosis (T.B.) was flrst

discovered by Robert Koch in 1882, It is an infectious disease

which is communicated ftom one human being to anotler

directly or indirectly, Tuberoulosls may also be contracted

from animals.

It is caused by a bacterium-called

ltfycobacterium tuberculosis. The bacterium releases a toxin

called tuberculin. In T.B., the patient fells sick and weak.
There is a loss of appetite and weight. Typical fever pattern
and night sweats are also corrmon.
Child must be vaccinated for B,C.G. within few hours after
birth. Antituberculosis (ATT) and DOTS treatment methods
are available.

VIRALDISEASES:

(a)

ofthe

Patient gets sore throat due to cold. Red grains appear on

face after 4.5 days and after wards spread on entire body,
For prevention MMR vaccination should be done.

defence mechanisms.

O)

or poliomyelitis is a dangerous disease of children.

Child suffers paralysis due to damage of central nervous
system. Oral polio vaccine is the best prevention measure
of polio.
Chicken pox : The cause ofthis disease is aVirus, known as
Vqricella zoster. It propagates through contact with a patient

of this disease is Rubella yirus.

It involves circulatory system. lt ts the strongest of the body's

Natural immunity : Natural immunity can be acquired by
recovering from the attack ofa disease. Once the body has
suffered an infection and has learned to make antibodies
against it, the body retains this ability even though it ceases
making the antibodies. Thus when infection occurs again,
the body quickly resumes making antibodies against it.
Acquired immunity : Transmitting mild form of microbes of
a disease to a healthy person is vaccination. It gives an
artificially acquired form of aptive immunity. Vaccine acts as
antigen which stimulates the inoculated person to produce
antibodies which prevents healthy person from the disease
against which he has been inoculated. The ability to make
antibodies is retained for many years though not for life.
Children are regularly vaceinated against diptheria, tetanus,
whooping cough, polio and small pox. Vaccines for cold,
influenza, measles and rabies have been developed. All
vaccines whether they contain gerrns or their toxins are
antigens, there main purpose is to stimulate the body to
produce antibodies.

is

Pationt suffers fever, headache and loss ofappetite. Dark

red spots appear on back and chest, soon these spots hlled
up with water and convert into blisters. Blisters dry after
some days and scabbing started. This is the infectious stage

removing stagnant water from populated areas.

(a)

It

or scab.

Control of vectors : Growth and breeding of animals like

mosquitoes, rats, flies, cockroaches should be controlled

is also called as Hydrophobia.

Polio : The cause of this disease is a entero viras.

propagated tlrough contaminated food, milk and water. Polio

GENERALPREVENTIVE MEASURES

(a)

Hepatitis may be ofA, B, C, D, E or G type butA and B are

more infectious. Incubation period for this disease is 15 to
80 days. High fever, cold, headache, nausea, vomiting and
weakness are the symptoms. Dark yellow urine and light
yellow faeces are main symptoms of this disease.
Rabies : The cause of this disease is a rhabdo virus. This

O)

Tlphoid : Typhoi{ is caused by the bacteria Salmonella

typhoid commonly found in intestine of man. Human
infection is direct and the bacteria are spread through faecal
maffer by house flies, etc.

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(c)

GENERALAWARENESS

Symptom of this disease is continuous increase in body

temperature for a week. Second week temperature remains
constant. Meanwhile red grains appear on stomach. Body
temperature decreases during 3td and 4tl'weeks.

This virus destroys defence system of body, person becomes

victim ofdifferent infectious diseases one after other that results
in death of the patient. The causative organism of this disease.
"Human immune defieiency virus" is a' Retro virus' .

TAB-vaccination provides immunity for three years. Oral

Typhoid Vaccine (OTV) is also available, patient can take

Symptoms : Swollen lymph nodes, Decreased count of blood

platelets causing hemorrhage and fever, Severe damage to brain

antibiotics drugs on advice ofa doctor.

which may lead to loss of memory ability to speak and even

Tetanus : It is fatal disease caused by bacterium Clastridium

tetani. These bacteria grow on fertile soil, dung etc. and
enter human body through wounds or cuts on body. The
cause ofthe disease is a toxic secretion from bacteria known
as Tetano spogenine.

think.

which is toxic (poisonous) for other living organisms,

specially for the germs (Bacteria). In the year 1928, Sir
Alexander Fleming while studying bacteria in a culture being
prepared in his laboratory found that bacteria did not grow

Due to this craps starts on back, jaws and neck. ln intestine

condition entire body contracts in shape of a bow. In the
end patient can't respire due to craps in neck muscles and

around a green mould, Penicillium notqtum,which was also

present in the culture. This was the first antibiotic discovered

dies painfully.

and extracted and named as penicillin.

For prevention.D.P.T. vaccine dose is given to infants. To

save infants from infection mothers should be vaccinated

compulsorily.

DISEASE C,AUSED BY PROT O7.O A

noticed that milkmaids often contracted mild infection of

'cow pox' and also found that once a maid has suffered fiom
cowpox gets immune to cowpox and small pox. Jenner
collected cow-pox fluid from one patient and pushed it into
the blood of a healthy cowboy. The infected cowboy got ill

Malaria : Malaria is caused by a protozoan parasite plqsmadium.

This spreads through the bite of an insect vector-female anopheles
mosquito which fees on human blood. (male anopheles mosquito
feeds upon plant juices).

for2to3

healthy person is termed as vaccination. Resistance to

symptoms of malaria. Malaria may also secondarily cause

disease for the future is called immunisation.

enlargement of spleen and liver.

Larvivorous fishes like Gambusia, Minnows, Trouts should be

kept in large water bodies. These fishes feed on mosquito larvae
and help us. Mosquito repellents can also be used, patient can
be given drugs like quinine, chloroquine, primaquine, peludrine

pus formation in a wound is reduced or checked when it is

immediately cleaned with carbolic acid. He named carbolic
acid as antiseptic. He also introduced the system of boiling
and washing surgical instruments with carbolic acid and
cleaning hands with carbolic soap. This practice killed germs

etc. on advice ofa doctor.

AIDS:

and it was termed as 'sterilization'. Later alcohol, chlorination

Full name is Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome. Virus of

this disease transmitted from infected person to a healthy person.

and solution ofpotassium pennanganate also came into use

for sterilization.

txerc
Mass is the measure

of

(a) matter contained

(c) force

The mass is measured by

abeambalance

(a)
(c)

as vaccine (vacca

meaning cow in latin). The process of injecting vaccine in a

Headache, nausea, muscular pains and high fever are the main

t.

days only andhadbecome immuneto smallpox for

life. The fluid from cow-pox was termed

micro balance

(b)
(d)
(b)
(d)

chemistry

(c)

biology

(b)
(d)

(b)
(d)

A hydrometer is used to measure

weight

(a)

none ofthese

(c)

aspring balance

The SI unit of mass is

newton

(a)
(c)

none ofthese

The branch ofscience which deals about measurement

(a)

i$ o

physics
astronomy

6.

density
weight

newton/kg

(b)
(d)

mass

R.D.
kilogram
gram

Among the following the derived quantity is

(a)
(c)

mass

density

(b)
(d)

length

time

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7.

(a)
(c)

8.

(b)
(d)

OoC

32oF

(a)
(c) 42oC

(b)
(d)

The SI unit of length is

10.

centimetre
decimetre
The SI unit ofcurrent is

12.
13.

14.
15,
16.

loooc
l80oc

The normal temperature of the human body is

37"C
73"C

9.

ll.

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'l'he upper fixed point of Celsius thermorneter is

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

metre

ampere

(a)
(c) l0{

(b)
(d)

l0-em

'l'he SI unit of time is

(a) day
minute
The SI unit ofdensity

(c)

(a)

gram/metre3

(c) gram/cm3

31.

volt

32.
33.

(b)
(d)

hour

(b)
(d)

kilogram/metre3
kg/cm3

second

34.

(b)
(d)

metre

second
When a gas gets warm. it expands and becomes :
lighter
heavier
nochange
none ofthese
In the Celsius scale, the lower fixed point is

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

(c)

36

(d)

3.6 x

103

kilo joule

When a stone is thrown upward to a certain height, it possesses

potential energy
kineticenergy
sound energy
wind energy
kilowatt hour is the unit of

(b)
(d)

(a)
(c)

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

time

energy
A fast wind can turn the blades of
potential energy
chemical energy

power
force

windmill because it possesses

(b)
(d)

(a)
(c)

kineticenergy
heat energy

SplittingofUraniumnucleusreleases

(b) potential energy

kinetic energy
(d) chemical energy
nuclearenergy
A bullet fired from a gun possesses
(b) kineticenergy
(a) potential energy
(d) solarenergy
wind energy
Potential energy of your body is minimum when you
(a)
(c)

(c)

l0-2 m

Which of the following is not a fundamental unit?

(a) newton
kilogram

(c)

30.

kilometre

(b)
(d)

kelvin
newton
One rnicron equals to
l0-3 m

29.

35oc

(c)

(a)

28.

joule

35.

(a) are standing

(b) are sitting on a chair
(c) are sitting on the ground
(d) lie down on the ground
The door knob
lever

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

ofthe house is

an example

inclinedplane
wedge

wheelandaxlearrangement

The ultimate source of all energy is

(a)
(c)

of-

petroleum

sun
Solar cookers are used

(b)
(d)

coal

wind

(b) l00oc
36.
(d) 32"C
273"C
(a) to cook our food
17, I'he unit of .......... is a derived unit (b) in artificial satellites
(a) temperature
(b) length
(c) converting into electrical energy
(c) velocity
(d) luminous intensity
(d) in drying clothes and other materials.
18. Ttre SI unit of weight is
Work is defined as
37.
(a) kilogram
(b) newton
(a) Force per unit time
(b) Force over a distance
(c) newton metre
(d) kilo metre
(c) Force per unit distance
t9. When a substance is heated its density
(d) None ofthe above
(a) increases
(b) decreases
38.
The S.I. unit of energy is
(c) remains same
(d) none ofthese
(a) joule
(b) newton
20. Which of the following systems of units is not based on units of
(c) metre/second
(d) newton-metre
mass, length and time alone?
39.
A wound watch spring has .......... energy (a) SI
(b) MKS
(a) mechanical
(b) kinetic
(c) CGS
(d) FPS
(c) potential
(d) kinetic and potential
21. Which of the following is not a unit of time?
40.
What is the sign of the work performed on an object in uniform
(a) Solaryear
(b) Tropical year
circular motion?
(c) Leap year
(d) Lightyear
(a) Zero
22. In Sl units, candela is the unit of
(b) Positive
(a) current
(b) temperature
(c) Negative
(c) luminous intensity
(d) none ofthe above
(d) Depends on the particular situation
23. Practical unit ofheat is
41. What is the magnitude of the work done by a force acting on a
(a) Calorie
(b) Horse power
particle instantaneously?
(c) Joule
(d) Watt
(a) Zero
(b) Positive
24. If force and displacement of particle in direction of force are
(p)
(d) None of these
Negative
doubled. Work would be 42,
Energy is measured in the same units as
(a) Double
(b) 4 times
(b) Force
(a) Power
(c) Half
(d) l/4 times
(c)
(d) None ofthe above
Work
25. If velocity of a body is twice of previous velocity, then kinetic 43.
bird
in the sky has A
flying
will
energy
become (a) K.E. only
(b) P.E. only
(a) 2 times
(b) l/2 times
(c)
neither
K.E.
nor
P.E.(d)
both K.E. and P.E.
(c) 4 tirnes
(d) I times
44, Kinetic energy is
26. The unit of work is
(a) Ascalar
(b) Dimensionless
(a) newton
(b) joule
(c)
(d) Nonc ofthe above
Avector
(c) metre
(d) second
45. The units ofpower are defined as
27. I kilowatt hour is equal to (a) Joules
(b) Newtons
(a) I joule
(b) l00joule
(d) Watts
(c) Joules per meter
(a)
(c)

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46.

(c)

Joules per meter

(d)

GENERALAWARENESS

(d)

Watts

The potential energy is always the same for an ob.iect with the

63.

same

(a) Velocity
(c) Acceleration

47. The sum ofpotential

48.
49.

50.

(a)
(c)

52,
53.

and kinetic energy is always

Zero

Negative

(b)
(d)

(c)

(b)
(d)

(a) mc
(c) mgh

(b) msh
(d) gh

(c) Jtoor

(b)
(d)

(b)
(c)
(d)

(a)
(c)

will

t50o/o

66.

t75o/o

Two masses m and 9m are moving with equal kinetic energies. The
ratio of the magnitudes of the ir momenta is

(a) l:l
(c) 3: I

(b) l:3
(d) I :9

67.

v2

(b)
(d)

a
Work
In the gaseous state, molecules can move
(a) only in one direction
(b) only in a fixed direction
randomly in alf directions
upwards and downwards only
An exhaust pump can be used
(a) to inflate tyres
to remove air
as a room spray
none ofthese
When a gas is compressed, its pressure

68:

(c)
(d)

54:

55.
56.
57.
58.

(a)
(c)

60.
61.

62.

69.

increases

(b)
(d)

decreases

remains the same

none ofthese
If the weight of a body is more than the weight of
the liquid displaced by it, then the body may:
(a) float
(b) first floats and then sinks

(c)

(d)

(c)

(b)
(d)

sinks
neither floats nor sinks
The thrust is expressed in
(a) Newton
Pascals
N/m2
none ofthese
When pressure exertpd on an enclosed liquid or gas at rest, is
transmitted equally in all the directions, is in accordance with:
(a) Pascal's law
(b) Boyle's law

(c)
(d)

59.

(b)
(d)

(c)

70.

71.
72.
73,

Archimedes'principle

Principle of floatation
The force of attraption betwepn the molecules is maximum:
in sol ids
in liquids

(a)
(c)
(d)

in gases

(c)

alcohol

74,

(b)

75.

in all the three states of matter

The liquid used in a simple barometer is :
(a) mercury
water

A non-liquid barometer is

(a) Simple barometer

(c) Aneroid barometer

(b)
(d)

kerosene

(b)
(d)

none ofthese

Fortin's barometer

Surface tension is due to (a) Frictional forces between molecules

(b) Cohesive forces between molecules
(c) Adhesive forces between molecules

Surfacetension
(b) Less weight
Upthrust of liquid
(d) Noneoftheabove
Coatings uspd on raincoat are waterproofbecause
Water is absorbed by the coating
Cohesiveforcebecomesgreater
Water is not scattered away by the coating
(d) Angle ofcontact decreases
The volums of the certain mass of a gas, at constant
temperature is :

(a)
(b)
(c)

(a) directly proportional to pressure

(b) inversely proportional to pressure
(c) remains constant
(d) nonh ofthese

Kinetic energy is proportional to

(a)
(c)

is-

ttre K.E. of a body is increased by 300%, its momentum

increase by

64,

65.

If

l00o/o

determined by
Surface tension ofthe liquid
Density ol liquid
Viscosity of liquid
(d) Temperature ofair body
Soap helps in cleaning clothes, beiause
(a) Chemicals of soap change
In insreases the surfacp tension ofthe solution
It absorbs the dirt
It lowers the surface tension ofthe solution
A pin or a needle floats on the surface ofwater, the reason for this

(a)
(b)
(c)

Positive
None ofthe above
The surn ofthe change in kinetic and potential energy is always
(a) Zero
Positive
Negative
None ofthe above
The potential energy ofgravity is defined as

(a)
51.

(b) Speed
(d) Position

Gravitationalforces
When there is no external force, the shape of a liquid drop is

76,
77.

78.

On mixing the salt in water, the surface tension of water will

(a) Increase
(b) Decrease
(c) Remain unchanged
(d) None ofthe above

It

is easy to wash clothes in hot water because its

(a) surface tension is morp

(b) surface tension is less
(c) consumes less soap
(d) None of these

An ice block contains a glass ball when the ice melts within the
water containing vessel, the level ofwater
Rises
(b) Falls
Unchanged
(d) First rises and then falls
When the atmospheric pressure is low, the air moves
downwards
(b) upwards
along the surface
it can move any where
The kinetic energy ofthe particles is a measure of
orientation
(b) . shape
tempcrature
(d) none ofthe above
Which of the following has a fixed shape
solids
liquids

(a)
(c)

(a)
(c)

(d)

(a)
(c)
(a)

(c) gas

(b)
(d)

none ofthe above

The effest ofpressure is highest in

solids

(a)
(c) gas

(b) liquids
(d) none ofthe above

Heating ofwater and gases takes place due to

convection
conduction
radiation
none ofthe above
Atmospherlc pressure is measured by
(a) thermometer
barometer
speedometer
(d) (b) and (c)
Rooms are fitted with ventilators to let the air move around. The
phenomenon involved in this process is
(a) conduction
(b) convection
radiation
(d) diffi.rsion
Surfacetpnsion ofaliquid is dueto force ofmolecules ofthe liquid

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)
(b)

(c)

(c)

(a)

cohesive

(b)

adhesive

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79.

The S.l. unit ofheat energy is

80.
81.

82.

(a)
(c)

Joule

(a)

4.2

Kilo calorie
I calorieequalsto

(c)

Will not flow

(b) BtoA
(d) none of these

(a) increases
(b) decreases till 4.C
(c) remains the same
(d) first increases then decreases

84. Which of the following is the best heat insulator?

(a) air
(b) silver
(c) iron
(d) water
85. Freezing mixture is a mixture (a) rvhich solidifies warer
(b) freezes at OoC
(c) which produces very low temperature
(d) which is used in medicine

86. When salt is properly mixed with ice, the melting point of ice (a) is lowered
(b) is raised
(c) remains the same
(d) becomes infinite
87. What is conduction ?
(a)

The process by which heat is transferred from the hotter

end to the colder end ofan object is known as conduction.

(b) Rate ofcooling is conduction.

(c) It the process ofmaking non.metals transfer hpat.
(d) All of the above.

88. Sound is produced when objects

(a) vibrate
(b) accelerated
(c) displaced
(d) frictionised
89. The sound travels fastest in
(a) solids
(b) liquids
(c) gases
(d) none ofthese
90. The unit to measure intensity of sound,is
91.

decibel
candulla
Echo is a type of
reflected sound

(a)
(c) polarised sound

92. Sitar is a
(a)
(c)

(b) joule
(d) none ofthese

(b)
(d)

refracted sound
none ofthese

instrument (b) stringed instrument

(d) rped instrument
93.
(a) solids
(b) tiquids
(c) gases
(d) vacuum
94. In which of the following mediums the velocity of sound will be
wind

maximum-

95.

96.

G) Steel
(d) Air

The velocity of sound is largest in _

(a) water
air

(c)

metal
One hertz is equivalent to
one cycle per
one meter per

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

quality
velocity

is

(b)
(d)

metre/second

metre/second
none ofthese
Speed ofsound at constant temperature depends on
Pressure
Density of gas

hertz

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

as-

(a)

l0l.

102.

(b)
(d)

Transverse wave
Propagated waves
Ultrasonic waves have frequency

(c)

vrlcuum

second (b) one second

second (d) one second per meter

(a) below 20 Hz
(b) between 20 and 20,000 Hz
(c) only above 20,000 Hz
(d) only above 20,000 MHz

Longitudinal waves
None of these

To hear a distinct echo, the minimum distance ofa reflecting surface

should be

(a) l7 metres
(c) 68 metres

(b)
(d)

34 metres
340 metres
103, Which of the following is carried by the waves from one place to
another

(a) mass
(c) wavelength

(b)
(d)

velocity
energy

104. In a long spring which of the following type of waves can

generated

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

be

Longitudinalonly
Transverse only

Both longitudinal andtransverse

Electromagneticonly
105, Which onp of the following materials will reflect sound better ?
(a) Thermocole
(b) curtain made from cloth
steel
(d) paper
106. A sound wave travels from east to west in which direction do the
particles of air move ?
east'west
north-south
up and down
(d) none ofthese
107. The unit ofquantity on which loudness ofsound depends is

(c)

108.

(a)
(s)

(b)

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

metre
Hz
metre/second
second
The objects which emit light of their own are called

(a)

transparent objects
(b) translucentobjects
luminous objects
(d) non-luminousobject
109. The shadow ofan object is formod in the direction
same side ofthe object
(b) opposite side ofthe object
on the same place ofthe object.

(c)

percussion instrument
Sound cannot travel though

(a) Water
(c) Wood

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

direction perpendicular to the direction of wave motion is known

ofA is greater than that

When water is heated from 0oC, its volume

(a)
(c)

(a) pitch
(c) intensity

both (a) & (b)

None ofthe above
100. The waves in which the particles of the medium vibrate in

(c)
(d)

(c)

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Voice of a friend is recognised by its

98. The unit offrequency ofsound

99.

(a) AtoB

83.

none ofthese

I-leat capacity equal to

mass specific heat capacity
mass / specific heat capacity
specific heat capacity / mass
none ofthese
A and B are two bodies. The temperature
of B. The heat will flow

(a)
(b)

Calorie

(b) 0.42 J
(d) 4200 l

420

(b)
(d)

97

(a)

(c)
(d) none ofthese

110. Lightisaformof

lll.

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

energy

power

A solar eclipse can occur only on

(a)

(c)

112. The white light

(a)
(c)

113. Light

consisrs

no colours
three colours
is a

(b)
(d)

new moon day

no moon day

of

work
none ofthese

full moon day

none ofthese

(b) seven colours

(d) None of these

form of

(a) matter
(c) medium

(b)

energy

(d)

none ofthese

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GENERALAWARENESS

(c) medium
114. Light

(d)

(d)

none ofthese

both frequency and wavelength

129. The kind ofshadow depends on the

travels in a

(a) size ofthe source

(b) material ofthe source
(c) density ofthe source
(d) none ofthese

(a) straight line

(b) curved lincs
(c) neither straight nor curved
(d) none ofthese

l15.

130.

Which one of the following is the best reflector of light

(a) plastic plate
plane mirror
(c) wall
paper
ln a plane mirror the distance of an image is the
(a) same as that of the ob.iect
(b) greater as that ofthe object
(c) less as that ofthc object
(d) none ofthese
l'he mirror used in a pcriscope is :

(b)
(d)

ll6.

ll7.

(a)

concave mirror

(c)

plane mirror

118. A real, invened

(b)
(d)

13l.
132.

convexminor
none ofthese

and highly dirninished image is formed by a convex

lens when the object is placed at

(a) the focus

(c) 2F

(b)
(d)

(a)
(c)
120.

(b)
(d)

plane convex

infinity
none ofthese

134.

concave mirror
plane concave

tsa

12l.

(b)
(d)

concave lens

135.

convex lens

piano.convex lens
none ofthese
When light splits by a glass prism into seven
colours, the phenomenon is called
(a) reflection oflight
refractionoflight
(c) dispersion oflight
spectrum
Tbe type of lens present in humarr eye is

(a)
(c)
123. thc

convex lens
piano-lens convex

image tbrmed in a plane mirror is

(a)
(c)
124.

136.

(b)
(d)

real

larger

concave lens

piano-lensconcave

137.

virtual

convex lens

concavo-convexlens
convexo-concavelens
Which one of the following rnalerials cannot be uspd to make a

138.

lens?

(a)
(c)
126.

(h)
(d)

Water
Plastic

Glass

(a)

transparent media

(b)
(d)

128.

(a)
(b)
(c)

140.

l4I.

frequency
amplitude

a glass slab , red

light suffers a change

(b)
(d)

None
images of object of the same size are formed by
concave mirror
a convex mirror
a plane mirror
alltheabove

of

Which of the foltowing are used in a Kaleidoscope

(a) Plane mirrors

(c) convex mirrors

(b)
(d)

concave

(b)
(d)

reflection

all ofthe above

The splitting ofwhite light into several colours on passing through

(a)
(c)

142.

(b)
(d)

prism is due to
refraction

a glass

Lwo convex lens

wavelength

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

(c)

opaque

one concave lens

On passing through

(b)
(d)

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

(a)

luminous
non-luminous
127, For image magnification one needs at least (a) oneconvex lens
(b) one concave and one convex lpns

(c)
(d)

139. Virtual

Clay

Glass is a

(c)

Sun is cooler in the morning

Heat rays travel slowly is the moming
It is God sift
The sun's rays travel a longer distance through atmosphere
in the morning
Ifa real object is placed inside the focal point ofa concave mirror,
the image is
real and upright
real and inverted
virtual and upright
virtual and inverted
A person standing infront of a mirror finds his image smaller than
himself and erect. This implies the mirror is
plane
concave
None ofthe above
convex
A solar eclipse is caused when the
sun comes between the earth and the moon
moon comes between the sun and the earth
earth comes between the sun and the moon
none ofthese
A ray from air enters water, then through a thick layer ofglass
placed below water. After passing through glass, it again comes
out in air medium. Then final emergent ray willBend towards the normal
Bend away from the normal
Suffer lateral displacement
Have the same path as if it had not passed through glass and
water.
A lens produces a enlarged, virtual image. What kind of lens is it?
converging
diverging
It could be either diverging or converging.

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

none ofthese
'fhe type of lens used as a magnifying glass
concave lens

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
125.

(b)
(d)

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

lZ2.

(b)
(d)

infinite
zoro
finite
negative
Tick out the only wrong statements in the following
Light travels with a speed greater than that ofsound
Light cannot travel through v&cuum

(a)
(c)

The lens used in spectacles tbr the correction ofshort.sightedness

(a)
(c)

(a)
(c)

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

convex mirror

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Light travels in a straight line

Light has no weight
133. Morning sun is not so hot as the mid day sun because

119. A spherical mirror whose inner hollow surface is the reflecting

surface is a

length ofa concave mirror depends upon

radius of curvature of the miror
object distance from the mirror
image distance from the mirror
Both image and object distance
The radius of curvature of a plane mirror is The focal
The
The
The

interference
diffraction
Rainbow is formed due to.a combination of
Refraction and absorption
Dispersion and focussing
Refraction and scattering

(a)
(b)
(c)

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143. Ifangle of incidence is 60", then

(a)
(c)

30o

120"
144. Myopia is due to

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

the angle ofreflection

(b)
(d)

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No matter how far you stand from a mirror, your image appears
erect. The mirror is likely to be

will be

60o

(a) plane.
(c) convex.

90o

elongationofeyeball

160. Light

irregular change in focal length

shortening ofeye ball
olderage
145. Blue colour ofsky is due to phenomenon of(a) Reflection
Refraction
Scattering
Dispersion
146. The human eye can focus objects at different distances by adjusting
the focal length ofthe eye lens. This is due to
(a) presbyopia
accomrnodation

147.

(c)

(b)
(d)

(c)

(b)
(d)

near-sightedness
far-sightedness
The change in focal length of an eye lens is caused by the action
the

pupil
(c) ciliary muscles
(a)

148. The following

(a)
(c)

149.

150.

Yellow

(b)
(d)

Green
Rainbow is caused due to

iris

(b)
(d)

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

(a)
(c) Frequency only

(c)

(c)

161,

The image of near objects is formed in front of retina

The image of near objects is formed behind the retina
A concave lens should bs used for conection
A convex lens cannot be used for corection
Astigmatism can be conected by
Concave lenses

Ability ofthe eye to

(a)
(c)

Cylindrical lenses
Planoconvoxlenses

surface and thrown back into the same medium is called

t56. A man wearing

glasses

(b)
(d)

(a)
(c)

157.

158.

Ifhis vision

is

(b)
normal (d)

none ofthese

Ifhe is near sighted

In each oftheso cases

The image formed by convex lens in a simple microsoope

virtual and erect
real and inverted
equal in size with the object
none ofthese
The mirror used in motor vehicles near the driver's seat is a
concave mirror
convex mirror
plane minor
noneofthose

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

all distances is called

(b)
(d)

Myopia

see

Accommodation

rainbow ?
In primary rainbow red colour is on the outside and violet
colour is on the insido,
In primary rainbow, violet colour is on the outside and red
colour is on the insido;
Secondary rainbow is brighter than primary rainbow.
(d) In secondary rainbow, tiglrt wave suffers one total internal
reflection before coming out,
170. A piece ofcloth looks red in sun light, It is held in the blue portion
of a solar spectrum, it will appear
(a) red
(b) black
blue
(d) white
Professor Raman got Noblo prize for
(a) Laser
(b) Transistor
Nuclearenergy
Scatteringoflight

(a)

refraction

of focal length +lm cannot clearly

beyond one meter

Ifhe is far sighted

see objects at

Binocularvision
Hypermetropia

Which of the following statements is correct about

155. The phenomenon of light In whlch light that strikes to smooth

(a) reflection
(c) scattering

(a) infinite
(b) between center of curvature and focus
(c) between focus and pole
(d) none ofthe above
A cut diamond sparkles because ofits (a) Hardness
(b) High refractive index
(c) Emission of light by the diamond
(d) Absorqtion of light by the diamond
placed at

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

(b)
(d)

Splitting of white light into seven colours when it passes

through the prism
Bending oflight round corners ofobstacles and apertures
(d) Coming back of light from a bright smooth surface
The absolute refractive index ofa medium depends on
(a) nature of the medium only
(b) wavelength of light only
temperature of the medium only
(d) all oftheabove
166. A real image is formed by a convex mirror when the object is

Bifocal lenses

(b) Second
(d) First

Red

153. In case ofhypermetropia:

(a)
(c)

(b)

(c)

154.

of-

(b)
(d)

The term refraction of light is

The bending oflight rays when they enter from one medium
to another medium

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

(a)

sometimes real, sometimes virtual

sometimes erect, sometimes inverted
always real and inve(ed
always virtual and upright.
162, When light passes from into glass it experiences a change
Speed only
Wavelengh and speed

(a)

Blue
At the moment dew formation starts on a cool night, the air
Must loose all water vapour
Must remain unsaturated
Must get mixed up with some other vapour
Must become saturated
152. On entering a glass prism, sun rays are
Deviated but not dispersed
(b) Deviated and dispersed
Dispersed but not doviated
(d) Neither deviated nor dispersed.

l5l.

Require air oranothergastotravel through

Require an electric field to travel through
Require a magnetic field to travel through
Can travel through perfect vacuum
161. The image formed by a convex spherical mirror is

Blue

In the visible spectrum the colour having the shortest wavelength

(a) Green
(c) Violet

eitherplane or convex.

(a) Fourth
(c) Last

(a) Reflection ofsun light air

(b) Dispersion of sun light from water drops
(c) Refraction ofsun light from water drops
(d) Diffraction of sun rays from water drops
ls.-

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

concave.

frequency and speed

163. Anumber of images of a candle flame can be seen in a thick minor,
The brightest image is

retina

one is not a primary colour

Red

(b)
(d)

of

waves

(b)
(d)

(b)

(c)

l7l.

(c)

(c)

(d)

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(c)
172. At

(d)

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

188. The unit for specific redstance is -

(a)
(c)

At its actual position

(c)
174, In

optical centre

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
175.

(a)
(c)

the-

191.

none ofabove

le ngth of a wire is doubled and the radius is doubled. By what

factor does the resistance change-

(c)

The

(b)
(d)

unchanged

is the unit of difference

(c) electrical energy
l1'|. An electric bulb is filled with (a) hydrogen
(c) ammonia
178. The unit of resistivity is (a) ohm
(c) ohm'm

potential

179. lf a wire
will

twice as large
halfas large

nine times

electric power
charge

(b)
(d)
(b)
(d)

oxygen and hydrogen

nitrogenandargon

l8l.

(b)
(d)

length
material

ohm/m
mho

one-third
one-ninth

(a)
(c)

(a)

(c)

185.

alloyin tin and lead

toaster
press

of the foltowing terms does not represent electrical power

(b)
(d)

I2R

VI

Ampere-second stands for the unit of

(a)
(c)
186.

(b)
(d)

(b)
(d)

power

emf
Leclanchecell
Daniel cell

187. Coulomb

is equal to

(a) lamPt15t.

(d)

The reciprocal ofresistancp is

Conductance
Voltage

(a)
(c)

(a)
(c)
(a)

201.

charge

202.

energy

(b)
(d)

Dry cell

(b)

I amp/l

Simple voltaic cell

sec

oxygen

(b) 9:4: t
(d) 27 :6: t

(b)
(d)

Resistivity

(b)
(d)

(c)

(a)

electriccurrent
eloctricfield

(b)
(d)

(a)

voltmeter

(b)
(d)

positive

negative

none ofthese.
The flow ofelectrons (eloctric charge) is known as

electric potential
none ofthese
Electric cunent is measured by a device called

(c)
203.

(d)

neutral

(c)

v2lR

(b)

hydrogen

Infinite

is

None of the above

199. When same charged bodios aro brought nearer, these will show
(b) repulsion
attraction
no effect
none ofthese
200. When glass rod is rubbed with silk piece the charge acquired on
the glass rod is

IR2

The primary cell which is used in daily life is

(a)
(c)

(a) l:4:9
(c) I :2 t3

circuit?

(a)
(c)

ishigh

(d) plastic
silver
197. Masses of 3 wires of same motal are in the ratio I : 2 : 3 and their
lengths are in the ratio 3 ; 2 ; l. The electrical resistances are in
ratio
198.

copper

is not a device based on the heating effect of electricity

refrigerator

184, Which
in

(b)
(d)

heater

depends upon the metal of tha wire

(a)
(c)

areaofcross.section

cunent = resistanca x potential difference

182. Fuse wire is nrade ol aluminium

isequal

resistance of another wire

identical with the first excrpl having twice its diameter is
(a) 2R
(b) 0.25 R
(d) 0.5 R
4R
194. The resistance of a wire is R. If the length of the wire is doubled
by stretching, then the new reslstance will be
(b) 4R
2R
(d) R/4
R
195. The resistance of an ideal voltmeter is
(b) very low
zero

(c)
(d)

183. Which

is low

196. The good conductor ofeloctricity

platinum

Filled with nitrogen

vacuumbulbs

(a)
(c) verylarge

all the above three factors

Which of the following statements does not represent Ohm's law
(a) current/potential diflerence constant
(b) potential difference/currenl = constant
potential difference:current x resistance

(a)
(c)

(c)

180. The resistivity of a wire depends on -

(a)
(c)

193. A certain wire has a resistance R. Thp

(b)
(d)

three times

ohm x cm

coated from inside with a light blue colour

The resistance of a thin wire in comparison of a thick wire of the
Same material

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

is stretched to make its length three times, its resistance

become

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

ohm per second

(d)

192.

176. Kilowatt-hour

(a)

cm

(b)
(d)

ohm per cm

"

ohm/cm

The bulbs which emit a blulsh light, are

Filled with argon

(a)
(b)

pole of the concave mirror

4 tirnes as large

is

ohm

(a) Itsresistanceisnegligible
(b) It is cheaper
(c) Its melting point is high
(d) Filament is easily made

centre ofcurvature ofthe concave mirror

principal focus of the concave mirror

(a)
(c)

ohm

mho
190. The filament ofan electric bulb is oftungsten because

image point

the figure in previous question, the white screen is at

(b)
(d)

ohm x second

189. The unit for electric conductivity

Higher than it's actual position

None of these
173. The point where the rays from a point object meet
' after reflection through a lens is called the
(a) tbcus
centre ofgurvature

(b)
(d)

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(d) ljoule/l sec

(c) ljoulexlamp

Nuclear energy
Scatteringoflight
the time of sun set, the sun "seems to be Lower than it's actual position

arnmeter

none ofthese
When an electric current flows through a conductor, it produces
heat. This effect is called
(a) heatingeffectofcunent
magneticeffect
electroscope

(b)

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204. When an ebonite rod

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(a) and the cloth both acquire positive charge

(b) becomes positively charged while the cloth has negative
(c)
(d)

is rubbed

with

a piece

of cloth, the rod

221. A synthetic fibre obtained from renewable

222.

charge
and the cloth, both acquire negative charge

becomes negatively charged while the

cloth

223.

205. Which of the following cannot be charged easily by

friction

(a)
(c)

(b) a copper rod

a ball of wool
,(d) aninflatedballoon
206. When same charged bodies are brought nearer, these will show
(a) attraction
(b) repulsion
(c) no effect
(d) none ofthese
207. Which has no importance for fuse wire (a) Specific resistance ofwire
(b) Diameter of wire
(c) Length of wire
(d) Cunent passing through the wire
208. The specific resistance of a wire varies with its (a) Length
(b) 'Cross-section
(c) Mass
(d) Material
209. The unit ofspecific resistance is (a) ohm
(b) ohm-r
(c) ohm-metre
(d) ohm per metre
210. How many electrons constitute a current of one microampere (a) 6.25 x 106
(b) 6.25 " l0t2
(c) 6.25 x IOe
(d) 6.25 , l0r5
2ll. Good conductors have many loosely bound (a) atoms
(b) protoqs
(c) molecules
(d) electrons
212. The variable resistance is called (a) resistor
(b) rheostat
(c) open switch
(d) nono ofthese
rod

213. If the length of

a wire is doubled and its cross-section is also

doubled, then the resistance

increase eight times
become four times

(a)
(c)
214.

will

(b)
(d)

decrease four times

remain unchanged

(a) live wire

(c) earth wire
215.

224.

(b)
(d)

Gases are good conductors

(a)

(c)

high pressure

low temperature

(d)

217. The commonly

(a)
(c)

218.

227,

228.

229.
230.

nickel

(b)
(d)

lead

an alloy

oftin

Hideofanimals

and lead

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

can be spun into frbres to make cloth and carpets.

can be coloured and moulded into any desired shape.
(a), (b) and(c),

Glass fibres mainly consists

236.

Nylon

(a) Leather
(c) Nylon

239.
silkworm.
kashmiri goat,

(b)

(b)
(d)

Cotton

(a) ginningand weaving

(b) weaving and knitting
(c) weaving and spinning
(d) None of these

Which ofthe following is made from coconut fibres?

(a) Sweaters
(c) Mattresses

(b)
(d)

Jute fibre is obtained from the .,.

Shoes
Sarees

... ofjute plant.

(a) leaves
(c) roots

(b)
(d)

Natural fibres are

(a) Nylon and Rayon
Rayon silk

(b)
(d)

seeds

stem

Nylon only
None of these

(a) larva of silk worm

(b) sheep
(c) cotton plants ofgood quality
(d) All of these

these

(a) angoragoat.
(b)
(c) chorchoms oitorius. (d)

limestone.

Jute
The two main processes of making fabrics are

(c)

Jute, ramie and hemlr

Wool, silk and cotton

Allof

silicondioxide.

Which of the following are fire-resistant fibres:

(a) Asbestos
(b) Nomex
Kermel
(d) All of these
Synthetic fibres are obtained from
(a) plants
(b) animals
petroleum
(d) All of these
Which of these fabrics will you prefer on a hot and humid day?
(a)
Silk
Cotton
(d) Wool
Which of these is not a fibre?

238. Silkisobtainedfrom

The main source of cashmere is

of

(a) siliconoxide.
(b)
(c) sodiumcarbonate. (d)

Which of the followjng are synthetic fibres:

Orlon, polypropylene and nylon

(c)

(b) Lambs.
(d) All of these.

Plastics
arelight.

237.

(a)
(b)

Jute

(a) polyester and wool,

(b) cotton and wool.
(c) polyester and cotton.
(d) cotton and silk.

(c) Wool, silk and hemp

(d) Petroleum, coal and natural gas

(d)
220.

copper

235.

Sheep.

Goats.
Terrywool is obtained by mixing

(c)

234,

silver

(b)

Cotton

(c)

232.

glass

used safety fuse wire is made of

(a)

(c)

231,

high temperature

Which ofthe following are natural fibres:

(a) Nylon, polyester and spandex

(b)

219.

(b)
(d)

Dos
Which of the following is not a synthetic fibre:
(a) Angora
(b) Rayon
Nylon
(d) Polyester
Which ofthe following fibres is a good insulator:

(a)
(c)

2t6. The insulator from the following is

(a) mercury
(c) copper

(a)
(c)

live and neutral wires

ofelectricity at (b) low pressure

(b) yak
(d) Goat

Silk
(d) Polystyrene foam
225. The major raw materials for rayon is obtained from
wood.
(b) coal.
petroleum.
(d) both coal and petroleum.
226. Wool is obtained from

233.

neutral wire

Camel

resources is
Polyester.

Rayon.
Acrylic.
Which of the following animals does not yield wool

(c)

When main switch of the house circuit is put off, it disconnects

the

(a)

(b)
(d)

(c)

a glass

Nylon.

(c)

has a positive

charge

(a)
(c)

Removing the wool from a sheep is called

sericulture
(b) shearing
spuning
(d) gnning

(a)
(c)

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(c)

240.

(a)
(c)

241.
242.
243.

244.
245.

(a)
(c)
(a)
(c)

silkworm

Leaves
Stenr

(b)
(d)
(b)
(d)

Root
Both leaves and stem.

(b)
(d)

cotton, wool
cotton, flax
silk andjute
wool and silk
Which nationals were the first to cultivate cotton?
Chinese
Americans
lndians
Greeks
Wool is warm because
(a) it is fluff, ard retains air
it is hair rvhich is made up of protein
both options (a) and (b) are correct
(d) None olthese
Shadingofskin by caterpillars is called
(a) reeling
moulting
shearing
None ofthese
Twisting of silk is called

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

(b)
(c)

246.

(b)
(d)

(c)

247.

(a)

(c)
248.

throwing

250.

(a)

(b)
(d)

(a) Polyethylene terephthalate

(b) Polyethylene terephthalate
(c) Polyethylene terephthalate
(d) None of these
Synthetic fibres are also
(a) polymers

(c)
251.

(b) shedding
(d) None of these

shearing
Which materials were used for clothes in ancient times ?
Animal skins
Grass
Vines
All of these
Correctfull formofabbreviation PETE is

(c)
249.

259. Non'metallicoxideare

(a)

(c)

(b)
(d)

macromolecules

(a)
(c)

261.

(a)
(c)

262.
263.

(b)
(d)

(c)

(b)
(d)

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

(b)
",," (c)
(a)
(c)

(b)

264.

(b)
(d)

basic.
(a) and (c).

painting.

All of

these.

good conductors ofheat and electricity?

Oxygen

(a) malleable.
(c) None.

(b)
(d)

Nitrogen

(b)
(d)

ductile.
Both.

Metals can be obtained economicallv from

(a)

(b)
(d)

minerals.
earth's

crust

ores.

none.
Which ofthe following have low melting and boiling points:
Sodium
Phosphorus
(a) and (b)
Iron

(b)
(d)

(a)

(c)

265. Which of the following

metals burn with a white dazzing light,

with oxygen?

(a)
(c)

266,

Sodium

Magnesium
HzO (water) is
anacidicoxide.
aneutral oxide.

(a)
(c)

261, Zincis

(a)
(c)

268.
269.

non"malleable.

(b)
(d)
(b)
(d)

(b)

Potassium

Aluminium
a

basic oxide.

an amphoteric oxide.

brittle.

(d) (a) and (b).

ductile.
The only non-metal that has luster is
(b) Phosphorus
Sulphur
Silicon
Iodine
Which ofthe following is a liquid metal?
Mercury
Bromine

(a)
(c)
(a)
(c)

(d)

Water

(b)
(0

270.

Sodium
The property of metals to be hammered into their sheets is called

271.

malleability
tonsile strenglh
Select the metal that is soft

(a)
(c)
(a)

(c)

Aluminium
Sodium

(b)
(d)

ductility

(b)
(d)

Copper

sonorous nature

Lead

The process of protecting iron, from rusting, by coating with zinc

is called

(a) Rusting

(b)

Roasting

(c) Smelting
(d) Galvanizing
273. Graphite is a/an (a) alloy
(b) metal
(c) metalloid
(d) non metal
274, Tha white phosphorus is stored (a) inair
(b) under water
(c) underkerosene
(d) underCS,
275. The chief ore of aluminium is (a) bauxite
(b) cryolite
(c) alunite
(d) feldspar
276. Hydrocarbon burns to produce (a) CO2 + water vapour + Heat + light
(b) co2 + 02
(c) COz+ H2+ enorgy
(d) co

(b)
(d)

277.

(a)
(c)

(b)

278.

(a) gold.

(b)

silver.

galvanising.

Which ofttre following is

(a) Graphite
Chlorine
Metals are

(c)

272.

tram silk
crepe silk
thrown single
organizine
252. Which of the following synthetic fibre is good absorbent?
(a) Nylon
Rayon
Polyester
Acrylic
253. Which of the following is thermosetting plastics?
Polyvinyl chloride
Polyester
Polypropylene
Bakelite
' '1i4. Polycot is obtained by mixing
(a) . polyester and cotton
polyester and wool
cotton and wool
(d) None of these
255. Polyvinylchloride on burning give fumes of
HCI
ctz
(d) None of these
Hz
256. Which of the following is the best conductor of electricity:
(a) Gold
Silver
(c) Copper
Iron
257. Metal reacts with oxygen to form
neutraloxides.
basicoxides.
(d) None of these
acidic oxides.
258. 'l'he metal used to built bridges is

iron.

(b)
(d)

alloying.

(c)

monomers
None ofthese
Silk thread made by twisting individual threads ofthreads ofraw

silk

acidic.
neutral.

(d)

260. Rusting of iron can be prevented by

Two examples of animal fibres are

(a)
(c)

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(c) platinum.

(d)

spuning
ginning
Synthetic fibres are
Rayon
(b) Nylon and Polyster
Rayon, Nylon, and Polyster.
(d) Ncne of these
Cotton is obtained from
larva of
Hairs of sheep
bolls of flowers
patsun
Jute is obtained from which parl of patsun?

+ H2

Which type of coal which has highest percentage of carbon?

(a) Anthracite
Bituminous
(d) Lignite
Peat
Daily use candlos (paraffrn wax) contain
(a) higher saturated hydrocarbon
lower saturated hydrocarbon
higherunsaturatedhydrocarbon

(c)

(b)

(b)
(c)

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279. Coal gas is a mixture

CO

(a)
(c)

280.
281.
282.

283.

285.
286.

(a)
(c)

288.

(b)
(d)

(a)
(c)

The natural

(b)
(d)

Parafin wax

Coalgas

Kerosene is used as fuel because it is

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

Asphalt

302.

Kerosene

(a)

(b)
(d)

alkanes

(b)
(d)

oil by its

The order of appearance of thp following with rising temperature

307.

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

gas.

Natural gas is

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

(a)

LPG

(b)
(d)

$team

Kerosene

(b)
(d)

Peat

Anthracite

(b)
(d)

(d)

acetylene
methane

on heating releases

waterandcarbondioxide
carbonandhydrogen

carbondioxidoandhydrogen

water and carbon

Which of tha following cells do not have a nucleus

(a) Braincell
(c) Pamecium

(b)
(d)

(a)

(b)
(d)

Chloroplast
Endoplasmicreticulum

(b)
(d)

Au

Cardiac muscle fibres

Mature human RBC
Which cell organelle is known as the control centre of the cell

Nucleus

Mitochondria

Energy curengy ofthe sell

(a)
(c)

is-

AMP
ATP

Contractile vacuole in Anoebahelpsin(a) Digestion of food

Storageoffood
Controlling functionsof Amoeba

Osmoregulation
Who observed and coined the word cells for the first time?
(b) Robert brown
Robert cook
(d) Leeuwenhoek
Robert Hooke
Which ofthe following organelles are semiautonomous organe lle

(a)
(c)
(a)

Mitochondria

(a)
(c)

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

313.

(b)
(d)

Ribosomes
Both (a) and (c)

(d)

314.
Lignite
Bituminous

permeable
semipermeable

differentiallypermeable

irnpermeable
The golgi bodies are related to

(a)

(c)

02

GTP

(c)
(d)

coz

296. Which is the best variety of coal?

(a)
(c)

(a) ethane
(c) ethane

co+N2
co+N2+H2

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

oil

Wood
Hydrogen gas
Which one is the best fire extinguisher ?

(a) SOz
(c) NOz

Biogas

(a)
(c)

heat

more polluting.
pure form ofcarbon.
black rhick liquid.
lesspolluting,
Petrol and diesel are obtained from a natural resources called
sun
petroleum
coal tar
coal gas
Select the fuel with highest calorifip value ?

(c)
295.

(b)
(d)

None of these

(b)
CO + CO2
(d)
CO + H,
Main constituent of marsh gas is
(b)

(c)

Coal
LPG
Biogas
Natural gas
Coal tar is a
black, thick liquid.
dark, oily liquid,
tough, porous and black substance.

(b)
(d)

Chloroplast
Nuclous was discovered by
(b) Robert Hooke
Robert Brown
A.V.lppuwenhoek
Schwaan
309. In the mitochondrion energy is stored in the form of
adenosine triphosphate (ATp)
adenosine monophosphate (AMP)
citric acid
adenosine diphosphate (ADp)
310. Tho site ofprotein synthesis in planls is the
(b) Ribosomes
Chloroplast
(d) Mitochondria
Pyrenoids
311. Synthesis of any protein in a cell is determined by
(a) type of ribosomes
(b) mitochondria
sequence ofnucleotides in DNA
sugar and phosphate ofDNA
312, The plasma membrane is

308.

Which of these is not a fossil fuel ?

producergas
None of these

(a)
(c)

(b)
(c)
(d)
306.

(b)
(d)

Water gas is

(c)
304.
305.

aliphaticacids

fractionaldistillation
vacuumdistillation
steamdistillation
pyrolysis

(a) light
(c) electricity

294.

303.

aromatic compounds

Gasoline is obtained from crude petroleum

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Which is afossil fuel?

(a) Natural gas
Producergas

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

of

lessvolatile
more volatile
cheap
abundantlyavailable
Which of the following are produced from coal tar?
Synthetic dyes
Drugs
Perfumes
All the three
Kerosene is a mixture of

(a)
(c)

water gas
coalgas

301. Molten wax

291. Now a days coal gas is used as a source of

293.

299.
300.

Which ofthe following is not obtained on fractional distillation

petroleum?

is called

(c)

(a) saturated hydrocarbons

(b) cyclic saturated hydrocarbons
(c) compoundsofsulphur
(d) All of these

(a)
(b) diesel, gasoline, kerosene oil
(c) gasoline, diesel, kerosene oil
(d) gasoline, kerosoneoil, dieset

292.

298.

(b) co + 11rs
(d) co + 02
petroleum contains -

290.

(c)

CO, + Hr6
CO2 + H2

during the refining ofcrude oil is

kerosene oil, gasoline, diesel

289.

(a)

(b)
(d)

(c) alcohols
287.

297, A mixture of CO and H,

CH4 + H2 +
C4Hro + H2
C4Hlo + H2O
CrHu + Hz+ Oz
Which of the following has highest calorific value?
Petrol
Coke
Natural gas
Kerosene
Incomplete combustion of methane forms

(a)
(c)
284.

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of

Respiration
Secretion

(b) Excretion
(d) Circulation

The most abundant compound in cytoplasm is

(b) water
fat

(a)
(c)

protein

(d)

carbohydrates

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(c)

(d)

protein

315. Mitochondria usually occur

(a)
(b)

331.

317.

(b)
(d)

Ribosome
Peroxisome

A well-defined nucleus but no chloroplast,

Incipient nucleus and vesicles containing chlorophyll.
Incipient nucleus bul no chloroplast or pigment.
Which of the following cellular components can be used to
distinguish a prokaryotic cell from a eukaryotic cell?
(a) Nucleus
Plasmamembrane
DNA
Proteins
Active transpart through the plasma membrane occurs through
the action of
(a) diffusion
membrane proteins
DNA
water
The outermost boundary ofan animal cell is the
plasmamembrane
nucleus
cytoplasm
cytoskeleton
The energy necessary tbr dctive transport across cytoplasmic

321.

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

336.

(b)
(d)

Difhrsion
Kinetic energy
322. The cell membrane is composed primarily of
(a) Cellulose
(b) Chitin
(c) Lipids
(d) Lipids and proteins

323.
324.

The cell's "garbage disposals" are the

peroxisomes
lysosomes

(a)
(a)

(b)
(d)

337.

325.

338.
339.

mitochondria
vacuoles
What part ofthe cell is responsible for breaking down and digesting

(a)
(b)
(c) Endoplasnnicreticulum
(d) Vacuole

341.

342.

Mitochondria

326. Which of the following would you not find in a bacterial

cell

(a)
(c)

(b)

DNA

Cell membrane

(d) Ribosomes
Golgi apparatus
327. Which of thc following is found in plant cells, but not animal

343,

(a)
(c)

(b) Vacuole
Cettwall
(d) Endoplasmicreticulum
Mitochondria
328. What will happen to an aninral sell placed in a salt watpr solution?

329.

The
The
The
The

cell wlll shrink.

cell willexpand.

cell will burst.

will shrink and then expand and then shrink again.
Which ofthe following could be found in both the nucleus and the
cytoplasm?

330.

(b)
(d)

tissue

(b)

(b)
(d)

the above three

Xylem
Medullary ray

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

(d)

Water is largely absorbed in

Stsmach
Oesophagus
Small intpstine
Colon
The exchange of gases (O, and CO2) in a mammal takes place in
Trachea
Brochin

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

(a)
(b)
(s)
(d)

RBC per ml of blood

Haemoglobin per ml of blood
Oxygen per ml of blood
Nutrient per ml of blood
The first heart should is *
'Lubb' sound at the end ofsystole
'Dub' sound at the end ofsystole
'Lubb' sound at the beginning ofsystole
'Dub' sound at the beginning of systole
Nature ofvalves in the heart is
(a) Mpmbranous
(b) Muscular

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

(d)

Tendonous

Heart beat can be initiated by

Sinu-auricularnode

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

(a)
(c)

Pulmonary vein
Renal vein

346. Largestheartisfound

(a)
(c)

347,

Bronchiole
Alveoli
In anaerobic respiration
Oxygen is taken in
Carbon dioxide is taken in
Oxygen is given out
Carbon dioxide is given out
The blood returning to the heart ftom lungs via pulmonary vein

in-

Elephant
Crocodile
Heart beat originates from

(a)

Pacemaker

Ligamentous

Atrio-ventricularnode
Sodiumion
Purkinje'sfibres
345. Oxyganated blood is canied by

Ribosomes

Both RNA & ribosomes

The fibrous tissue which connects the two bone is
(a) Connective
Tendon

344.

cell

(a) Nucleolus
(c) RNA

All

The mesophyll ofa leafconsists of

Spongy parenchyma cells
Palisade parenchyma cells
Both spongy and palisade parenchyma cells
Pith cells
Which of the following elements is not required by plants for their
normal healthy growth?
(b) Magnesium
Calcium
Lead
Iron
The function oftongue is to -(a) Help in the act of swallowing
Help in mixing salive with the food
Help in speaking

(c)

cells?

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

(a) Phloem

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Golgi apparatus
Cell membrane

Endodermcells

Cells which takes part in secondary growth are named as

has more

What part of ihe cell serves as the intracellular highway?

Endoplasmicreticulum

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

(a) Ectodermcells (b)

(d)
(c) Mesoderm cells

(b)
(c)
(d) Allthe above

340.

things ?
Ribosomes
Lysosomes

(b) Liver
(d) Ear

(a)
(c)

membranes is believed to como from

(a) ATP
(c) Osmosis

(a) Skin
(c) Hoart

(c) Cambium
335.

(b)
(d)

(c)

320.

Muscular tissues are formed by

(b)
(d)

(c)

319.

333.
334.

Awell-defined nucleus and chloroplast.

(c)
(d)

318.

332,

Cyanobacteriahave-

(a)
(b)

Adipose tissue

(c)

Reproductive cells
Both vegetative and reproductive cells
(d) None of these
The smallest organelle in the cell is

(a) Lysosome
(c) Mitochondria

(d)

Ligament

Longest cell in human body may be

(a) Nerve cell
(b) Legmusclecell
(d) Heart muscle cell
Bone cell
Pigment tissus are present in

Vegetative cells

(c)

316.

(c)

carbohydrates

in

(b)
(d)

Pulmonary artery
Hepatic portal vein

(b)
(d)

Giraffe

(b)

Cardiac muscles

Lion

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348. The circulation olblood

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

349.
350.
351.
352.

D-75
was discovered by

JagdishChandraBose
Karl Landstiner
Watson and Crick

368.

WilliamHarvey

The medium of plasma is

(a)
(c)

Acidic

(b)
(d)

Liver

(b)
(d)

Kidneys

370.

Gall bladder
Spleen
The most advanced hearts have how many chambers?

(a) I
(c) 3

(b)
(d)

2
4

(a)
(c)

Arteries
Capillaries

(b)
(d)

Veins

None

354.

Arteries
Veins
Capillaries
None
What is the term used when vessels open and let more blood

(a)
(c)
(a)
(c)

Vasoconstriction

(b)
(d)

Vasodilatation
Increased Permeability
None of these
355. What are the offrcial terms for the sounds of your heart?
(a) Goo-oog
Wish.wash
(c) Lub-dup
Ugh.rug
356. Animals that only eat plant material for food are
(a) Carnivores
Herbivores
Omnivores
None ofthe above
357. Most of your faeces is made of
(a) Water
(b) Bacteria
Fiber
(d) None ofthese
Emulsification is
(a) the digestion of proteins in the stomach.
(b) the physical breakdown of lipids in the small intestine.
the digestion ofcarbohydrates in the mouth.
(d) the removal of undigested food from the rectum.
359. The stomach contains an enzymo called pepsin that holps in the
breakdown of what macromolecule?
(a) Lipids
Carbohydrates
Water
Proteins
360. Human red blood cells transport
(a) oxygen
dissolved food
(c) hormones
antibodies
361. The plasma is composod mainly of which chomical ?
(a) Alcohol
Water
Sodiumchloride
Hormonss
362, Leucocytes is the biological name given to
(a) platelets
white blood cells
redblood cells
lymph tubes
363. An enzyme that acts only in'acidic medium is
(a) pepsin
renin

(b)
(d)

(b)
(d)

(c)
(c)

(c)

(b)
(d)
(b)
(d)

(c)

(c)

(b)
(d)

(c)

(b)
(d)

(c)

trypsin

(b)
(d)

amylase

Bile juice is secreted by

intestine
pancreas
liver
salivarygland
Which is the first part of the small intestine ?
Ileum
Jejunum

(a)
(c)

(a)
(c) Duodenum

(b)
(d)
(b)
(d)

Caecum

During light reaction in photosynthesis the following are formed:

(a) AIP, Hydrogen and O, donor
(b) ATP, Hydrogen donor and O,
Hydrogen, O, and sugar
(d) AIP and sugar

(c)

372.

hydrolysis

The largest gland ofthe body is

liver

(a)
(c)

pancreas

(d)

glycolysis

(b)
(d)

parotidgland

(b)
(d)

ganglia

mandibulargland
Large intestine in man mainly carries out
(a) absorption
(b) assimilation
(d) digestionofcarbohydrates
digestion offats
The part ofthe digestive system where no digestion takes place is
(b) stomach
ileum
(d) oesophagus
mouth
In humans, gas exchange and gas transport occur as a result ofthe

(a)
(c)

functioning ofa system of

from tha body are called

(b)
(d)

through?

(a)
(c)

(c)

371.

Vessels that take blood away from the heart to the body are called

Vessels that takE blood to the heart

365.

369.

Neutral
None of these
In man, the urea is mainly produced in

(a)
(c)

Which of the following are chiefly digested in the stomach?

(b) Proteins
Carbohydrates
(d) Fats
Lipids
The process in which water is split during photosynthesis is
(a) plasmolysis
(b) photolysis

(c)

Basic

353.

364.

367.

(c)
373.

.phloem tubes
lungs and blood vessels
The exchange ofgases in the alveoli ofthe lungs take place by
(a) osmosis
(b) simple diffusion
passive transport
(d) active transport

(c)

374, A pacemaker

(a)

(c)
375.

is meant

transporting

for

liver

initiationofheartbeats

(b)
(d)

transplanting heart

regulationofbloodflow

Normal blood pressure (systolic/diastolic) is

120/80 mm of Hg
160/80mmofHg
120/60 mm of Hg
l80180mmofHg
376, Blood pressure is measured by an instrument called
(b) sphygmomanometer
barometer
photometer
(d) manometer
377, Blood bankofthe body is
(b) heart
spleen
(d) bone marrow
liver
378. Protists can move by
Whiplike Flagella
Cilia along their Surface
Pseudopods like an Amoeba
(d) All of the Above
We think lichens are cool because
(a) They are delicate and die in very cold climates.
(b) They are a combination of cyanobacteria and fungi.
Thoy are parasitic.
(d) None of the Above
380, Which is a member ofthe fungi kingdom?

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

(a)
(c)

(a)
(c)

(a)
(b)
(c)

(c)

(a)

(c)

Mushroom
Water

Mold

(b)'

(d)

Yeast

Allof

these

381. Abacteriaflagellum is-

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

A series oftubes inside the cell.

A tail-like structure for movement.
A long carbohydrate for connections.
None ofthese
3E2. You will never find a .......,",...... in a bacteria.
(a) CellWall
(b) Cell Membrane
(c) CellNucleus
(d) None ofthe above

3t3.
384,
385,

Which ofthpse is a fungus?

(a)
(c)

Mould
Truftle

(b)
(d)

Mushroom
All ofthe above

Mushrooms are
(b) Ascomycetes
Basidiomycetes
(d) None of these
Zygomycetes
The colour of llchen usually comes from the.*

(a)
(c)

(a)
(c)

Fungus

Cyanobacteria

(b)
(d)

Algae

None ofthe above

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(c)

386.

387.

(d)

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Mutually exclusive

403.

Parasitic

Mutually beneficial

None ofthe above

The term used to describe the intoraction of organisms in lichen is

(a) Parasitism
(c) Competition
388.
389.
390.

.
391.

392.
393.

Types oflichens include

(a)

(b)
(d)

(c)

(b)
(d)

(c)

(b)
(d)

404.

Mutualism
None ofthe above

406.
407.

(a) Helix (Coil)

(b) Icosahedral(Faceted)
(c) Hot Dog-shaped Tubes
(d) All of the Above

(b)
(d)

409.

Funguscellulose
In blue green algae, the structure specialised for nitrogen fixation

Heterocyst

(b) Harmogonia
(d) Endospore

The most ancient group ofogranisms ofthe earth is

Cyanobacteria
PPLO

(a) Eubacteria
(b)
(c) Archaebacteria (d)

genes

397.

(b)
(d)

Non-symbiotic nitrogen fixers are

(a) Azatobacter

413.

CO,

Thiosulphate

401.

415.
416.

(b) Meiosis
(d) None ofabove

(b)
(d)

Phycobiont
Basidiomycetes

and asexual methods,

They are the fungi which only show parasitic mode of

nutrition.

None ofthe above.

Who invented vaccine for small pox ?
Robert Koch
Robert Hooke
Edward
Louis Pasteur
Which of the following is a viral disease ?
Tetanus
Tuberculosis

(a)
(c)

Jener

(b)
(d)

(b)
(d)

Lockjaw

418.

Rabies

Polio
Chickenpox
Which of the following is not a communicable disease
(a) Typhoid
Malaria
AIDS
Goitre
Against which of the following does interferon act?
Bacteria
\4rus

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)
(b)
(d)

Fungi

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

(a)
(c)

(a)
(c)

(b)

Serum

is a/an
Endemic disease

(b)
(d)

Plasma

(b)
(d)

Epidermic disease
Sporadicdisease
Pandemic disease
Which one of the following pairs of disease can spread through
blood transfusion?
Cholera and hepatitis
Hepatitis and AIDS
Diabetes mellitus and malaria
Hay fever and AIDS
Which of the following diseases is caused by protozoa ?

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
419.

Snakevenom

Which of the following disease is a honnonal disorder

Anaemia
Cholera
Diabetes
Goitre
AIDS is caused by
Bloodcancer
HTLV-rrr
Bacterium
(d) rMV
Vaccines are prepared from immune
Vitamins
Blood

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

Conidia
Endospores
Zoospores
Gonidia
The movement is cyanobacteria are caused by
Whip-like structure called flagella.

(a)

Puccinia

What are'Fungi Imperfecti' ?

(a) They are fungi that reproduce only sexually.
They are the fungi that reproduce exclusively by vegetatives

417. AIDS

Thick walled, highly resistant spores produced within ths bacterial

cells are

(a)
(c)

402.

414,

Cell division in sexual reproduction ofbacteria is

(a) Mitosis
(c) Amitosis

(a) Mycobiont
(c) Symbiont

(c)

Bacterial photosynthesis does not utilize

(b) Blue green algae

(c) Soilfungi
(d) Pseudomonas
398. Mycoplasma differ from bacteria in *
(a) Not having a cell wall
(b) Flavingorganisednucleus
(c) Havingorganisedcellorganelles
(d) None ofthe above
399. Oxygenic photosynthesis evolved with (a) Bacteria
(b) PPLo
(c) Cyanobacteria
(d) Alsae
400.

Rhizopus

The fungal partner of lichens is known as

(a)
(c)

412.

Drug resistance

(a) Water
(c) Hrs

(b)
(d)

paralysis?

(a) Sexuality

(c) Mortality
(d) Sexualityanddrugresistance

396.

(a)
(b)
(c) tphoid
(d) ArDS
410. BCG stands for (a) Bacillus Carol Gram
(b) Bacillus Chalmette Guerin
(c) Bacteria Chalmette Gram
(d) None ofthe above
4ll. Which of the following diseases is also known as infantile

for

(b)

(b)
(d)

(a) Yeast
(c) Mushroom

(d)
408.

The structural material of bapterial wall is

Cellulose
Peptidoglycan

Thylakoid

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

(c)

Viruses can be in the following shapes

Protein

Secretion of mucilage by their cells.

Cyanobacteria do not show movcmenl
Fungi resembles human beings in
The nature offood reserve
Having heterotrophic mode of nutrition
The mode of respiration
All of these
Yeast differs from bacteria in being
(a) Multicellular
Prokaryotic
Eukaryotic
Unicellular
Pseudomycelium is formed in

(b)

395. The extra nuclear DNA in a bacterial cell contains

'

405.

(a) AIDS
(b) Measles
(c) Flesh eating bacteria
(d) Rabies

(a)
(c)

Hair-like structure cilia.

(c)

Crustose (flat)
Fruticose(spherical)
Foliose (leafr)
All ofthe above
The strands of fungus in the lichen are called
(a) Transport Vesicles
Hyphae
Trunks
None ofthe above
Which of these diseases is not caused by a virus?

is(a)
(c)
394.

(b)
(c)
(d)

Cyanobacteria
None ofthe above
One phrase that could describe the organisms in lishens is

(a) Chickenpox

(b)

Measles

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420. The term "antibiotic"

was coined by *

(a)
(c)

421.

Alexanderfleming
Louis Pasteur
Antibodies are produced by

(a)
(c)

Erythrocytes
Monocytes
422, B.C.G vaccine is used against

(a):

(c)

T.B.

Foodpoisoning
423. DPTvaccineis givenfor(a) Tetanus, polio, plague

436.

Tobacco smoke contains carbon monoxide which

(b)
(d)

Edward Jenner

(a)

Selman waksman

Causes gashic ulcers

(b)
(d)

Thrombocytes

(c)
(d)
437.

Lymphocytes

(b)
(d)

Leprosy

Diptheria, whooping cough and leprosy

Diptheria, pneumonia, tetanus
Diptheria, whooping cough, tetanus
424. Active immunity is obtained by
(a) Antibodies
Weakened germs infection
Natural resistance
(d) None of these
425. Which is an autoimmune disease?

(c)
(d)

(a)
(b)
(c)

421.

428.

430.
431.

Rheumatoidarthritis

442.

DNA

(d)

443.

Auto immunity

(b)
(d)

Cholera
Chotera is caused by

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

Typhoid

(b)
(d)

Virus
Fungi

Yellowfever
Dysentery
Bacteria
Protozoan

(a)
(c)

are spread by housefly

(b)
(d)

Leprosy
Typhoid

except-

Dysentery
Sleepingsickness

Kala azar used and transmitted respectively by

(a)
(b)

(c)
(d)

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Hepatities and typhoid

Polio and dengue
Rabies and tetanus
Measles and cholera

(b)
(d)

Malaria

(d) general
verygood
by was
immunity
discovered
Passive
(b) L. Pasteur
(a) Robert Koch
(d) EemilVonBehring
(c) EdwardJenner

Health is
Complete physicalwell being
Mentalwell being
Social well being

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

All

the above

Community health aims at

Better health and family planning
Botter hygiene and clean envitonment
Removingcommunicablediseases
All of the above
444.'Pathogens' were discovered by(b) WilliamHarvey
Edward
Robert Koch
445. Immune deficiency syndrome in human could develop asa

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

(a)
Jenner
(c) Pasteur
consequence

(a)
(b)

(d)

of-

AIDS virus infection

De&ctive liver
Defective thymus

(c)
(d) Weak immune system

446, A scientist associated with 'antibiotic'

Cancer is related to

Uncontrolled growth of tissues

Non-malignanttumor
Controlled division oftissues
None of these

WBC which invades bacteria

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

(c)

is

(b) Flemming
(a) Brown
(c) Leeuwenhoek
(d) Koch
447, l\\ antibody is (a) Molecule that specifically inactivates an antigen(b)

Trypanosoma and Glossina palpalis

from following-

Typhoid

Elephantitis
Dengu
The impaction human health is due change in environment, which
is caused by human interference, is
(b) good
fatal

(c) Secretion of mammalian

(d) Componentofblood

(a)

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

ofglycogen

Leishmaniaand Phlebotomus
Trypanosoma and sand fly
Leishmania and tse-tse fly

434. Fever in malaria is due to

Entry ofsporozoites into blood capillaries
(b) Entry of merozoites into liver cells
Release of merozoites from red blood cells
(d) Entry of cryptomerozoites into red blood cells
435.

a-

The malignant tefiian malaria is caused by

(a) Plasmodium vivax
(b) P lasmodium thlciparum
(d') P las nodium malariea
(c) Plasmodium ovale

432. All the diseases

433.

441.

Thejaundice is a physiological liver disease. It is caused by

(a) Bacterium
Virus
Protozoan
Helminth
Which of the disease is not transmitted by house flies?

(a)
(c)

Is over stimulated to secrete more bile

Accumulates excess of fats
Group ofviral borned disease is

(c)
440.

Asthma
Erythroblastosisfoetalis

(c)

429.

Stores excess

(a)
(p)

Abacteriophage
A virus with single strand RNA
A virus with single strand
A virus with double strand DNA
lf the body rejects its own cells, it is called
(a) Autografting
Hormonal deficiency
Immuno deficiency

(b)
(c)
(d)

(a)
(b)

(a)

Cancer

is caused by

Iscarcinogenic

439. Mosquito is not a vector for a disease

(b)
(c)

426. 'Polio'

Raises blood pressure

(d)

438.

(b)

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

(b)

In persons addicted to alcohol, the liver gets damaged because it

Has to detoxif the alcohol

(c)

None of these

Reducestheoxygen-carryingcapacityofblood

RBC

Full form ofAIDS is

Anti immune deflciency syndrome

Auto immune deficlency syndrome

Acquired immune deffciency syndrome
Acquired immune disease syndrome
449, The AIDS test is known as
(a) ELISA
(b) Aushalian antigen
(d) None of these
HIV test
450. Which ofthe following is a communicable disease?
(a) Phenylketoneuria
Cancer

(c)

(c)

Rabies

(b)
(d) Alkaptonuria

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451.

(d)

Rabies

GENERALAWARENESS
Alkaptonuria

person.

The biol<igical agents of disease include

Minerals, vitamins, proteins and carbohydratps (b)
Viruses,bacteria, fungi, helminths and other organisms
Heat, cold, humidity pressurc, radiations

(a)

462.

(c)
452.

(d)
Tuberculosis is caused by

(a)
(c)

454.
455.
456.
457.

(a) Bacterium
(c) Protozoan

453. 'Plague' is transmitted

by

House fly
Rat flea
'Black death' is related with .-

(a)
(c)

All

Plague

Tuberculosis
Cholera, leprosy and diptheria

(a) Bacteriadiseases
(c) Fungal diseases

463,

the above

(b)
(d)

Virus

(b)
(d)

Tse-tse fly

(b)
(d)
are (b)
(d)

Malnutrition

464.

(b)
(d)
(b)
(d)

Sleeping sickness
Whooping cough
Cancer can be caused-by tha use of
Tobacco

(a)
(c)

Cancer

459.

460.

by*

(a)
(b)

Dysentery

(c)

Jaundice

mucous

the immune system, we are protected from disease

membranes

All ofthe above

The flrst line ofdefense against body cells infected by viruses is

produced by
antibodies

(a)
(c)

naturalkillercells

Fevers

(b)
(d)

phagocytes
histamines

(a) decreaseinterferonproduction,
(b) decrpase the concentration ofiron in the blood.
(c) decrease the activity ofphagocy,tes.
(d) increase the reproduction rate ofinvading bacteria.
469. 'Small pox' (Variola) disease is caused by (a) Mrus
(b) Bacterium
(c) Protozoan
(d) Mosquito

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

470.

order to prevent spreading of a communicable disease like

Cholera it is necessary to
(a) Control the population of mosquitoes.
(b) Dry up all ponds in the neighborhood.
Educate people to drink boiled water and nof to eat exposed
food.
(d) Prevent others from coming in contact with the diseased

(c)

the skin

Ointments
Gambusiafish

(d)
467.

of

Tobacco and drug addiction

Which are intimately related?

(a)
(b)
(c) Typhoid, Dysentery, Tuberculosis
(d) Ringworm, Scuny, Vomiting

of

natural secretions such as acids, protein-digesting

enzymes, and antibiotics

Alcohol

Disease and health

Body and health
Body and mind
Body & spiritual values
The group ofdiseases spread by houseflies is
Malaria, Cholera, Scabies
Rabies, Rickets, Diarrhoea

can be used for biological control

(b)
(d)

466, ln addition to

468.

Tuberculosis is a disease causod by

(a) A type ofbacteria
(b) A virus
A protozoan
(d) Malnutrition

(a) oil
(c) DDT

Measles

Tobacco
Drug addiction

461. In

(a)
(b) Diabetes mellitus
(c) Beri-beri
(d) Dysentery

mosquitoes?

zugar and inflammation ofstomach are due to the consumption

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

(b)

465. Which of the following

Alcohol
Opium
LSD
458. Dilation of blood vessels, increasp in fat synthesis, low blood

(a)
(c)

(c)

Mosquito

Viral diseases
Functionaldiseases
Which disease is caused by a flagellate?

(a)
(c)

Virus causes the following dlsease in man

Influenza
Malaria
Cholera
(d) Dianhoea
Which ofthe following is a communicable disease?
Leucoderma (white patches on the skin)

Which of the following diseases is caused by virus in man?

(a)
(s)

(b) Dysentery
(d) None ofthe above
471. Pulse.Polio programme ls organised in our country (a) To cure polio
(b) To eradicate polio
(c) To spread polio
(d) None of these
472. The vector for causing sleeping sickness in man is (a) House fly
(b) Mosquito
(c) Tse-tse fly
(d) Butterfly
Tetanus

Typhoid

473. Which scientisr is credited with the

development of medical

vaccinations?

(a)
(c)

Robort Koch
Edward Jenner

(b)
(d)

Charles Darwin

William Harvey

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20.

(a)

21.

(d)

24.

(b)

25.

(c)

SI is based on seven fundamental units and two

explementry units,
Tropical year is the year in which there is total solar
eclipse. Light year represents distance,
Work: Force x Displacement
If force and displacement both are doubled then work
would be four times.

Kinetic energy:

lf velocity

i2 *r'

218.

(c)

219.

(a) Orlon, polypropylene

and nylon are prepared

synthetically by chemical methods thus they are

synthetic fibres,

221, (c)

%,

(a)

m.@)

,.. K.E. p v,

is doubled then kinetic energy

will become

230.

(d)

231.

(c)

232,

(c)

fourtimes.
50.

(a)

Let initialkinetic energy, E, = E

Final kinetic energy E, = E + 300% ofE

:4E

As

r= Dr
pccVL,=)-=
pr

:)
(d)

!E'

p2 = p, + 100%

i.e. momentum

@.

IE;

will

,ff= 2*pr=2p,
237.
238.

(a)
(d)
(a)

239.

(b)

2q,
242.

(c)
(c)

243.

(d)

233,

ofp,
increase by 100%.

Soap helps to lower the surface tension of solution,

thus soap get stick to the dust particles and grease
and these are removed by action of water,

68.
6e.

(a)

Soluble impurities inereases the surface tension.

(b) Surface tension ofwater decrease with rise in temperature.

e4. (b)
99. (d)

Velocity of sound is maximum in metals.

Speed of sound, doesn't depend on pressure and
density ofmedium.

100. (a)

In transverse waves medium particles vibrate

156. (a)

perpendicular to the direction ofpropagation ofwave.

Spectacle lens is convex lens. Henco the defect in vision is of hypermetropia, far sighted.

I *;.I
Ar'4

le3. (b) -R * -:

l%.

(b)

Hence

irm

During stretching cross.sectional area also changes,

volume remains constant,

2t4. (c)
245.

(a)

247.

(a)

248.

(d)

*=+=4
[v=A/]
A V L'
R

197.

(d) R=4 =d!l' ; n*4

Amm

R, :R, : R,

208.

(d)

Rayon as it is obained from cellulose

Angora wools is obtained &om angora goats, which
are found in hilly areas like Jammu and Kashmir.
Terr),wool is obtained by mixing polyester (synthetic
fibre) and wool (natural fibre)
Asbestos was used in fireproof suits. Nomex is a fire
resistant nylon. Kermel is another fibre used in heat
and flame protectivo clothing.
Nylon and polyester are synthetic fibres obtained from
plastic material we get mainly from petroleum.
Wool retains air between the fibres. That is why it is
fluQ. This enables it to retain body heat. Woolen
clsttres are therefore, good for wearing in cold weather.
Leather is obtained by tannlng from the skin ofanimals
None of the above is natural, all are synthetic fibros,
Silk is obtained from larvae of the silkworm. This is

known as sericulture,
Wool is obtained from the hair of animals like sheep,
camels and goats. Removing the wool from sheep is
called shearing
Rayon, Nylon and Polyster are synthesis fibres,
Jute is obtained from a plant called patsun, paat or
patua in Hindi. The plant is 6-12 feethigh. Fibres are
present in the outer part of the stem.
Wool is obtained from the hair of animals like sheep,
camels and goats. Removing the wool from sheep is
called shearing Silk is obtained from the cocoon tlat
the silkworm weayes around itself.
Indians were the first to cultivate coffon.
Wool retains air bef,ween the fibres. Thar is why it is
flu@. This enables it to retain body heat,
The raw silk prepared is rwisted to produce what is
knswn as tfuown silk, The process is called throwing
and the people who tluow the silk are called throwsters,
Plant material, animals fleece or hair were also twisted
together into long strands and were woven into fabrics.

All

/2 , If length is double resistance become 4 times.

[r=or,d=I.*JL*e=
v A(.

Wool, silk and hemp are natural fibres as they are

derived from plants and animals.

these materials were used for clothes at the ancient

times.
250.

(a)

Synthetic fibres are also salled polymers as they

contain macromolecules with large number of repeating

units.

tl
dl)

g:Z:! =27 :6tl

=9,1,1=
123
3

Specific resistance of a wire depends on material and

temperature.

2s2 O) Rayon have appreciable absorbent properties.

257. (b) Metals form basic oxides. For example oxide of calcium
being basic is used to neutralise the acidity ofsoil,
2s8. (d) Steel an alloy of iron and carbon is used.for
manufacturing bridges,

zse. (d) Non-metallic oxide could be acidic and neutral also.

For example carbon dioxide (COr) is acidic in nature
whereas carbon monoxide (CO) ii neutral in nature.

General Science
261. (a) Graphite is the only non-metal, which is a good
conductor ofheat and electricity.

24. @) Metals are both melleable and ductile.

Metals can be

drawn into thin sheets and wires.

2@. (d) Phosphorus is a non-metal and non-metals have low

267.
268.

(d)
(d)

melting and boiling points. Although, sodium is a metal,

it has low melting and boiling point.
Zinc metal is non-malleable and brittle in nature.
Usually the non-metals are dull in appearance but
iodine is an exception which has a luster,

269. (a) Mercury

336. (c) Lead are toxic even in smaller concentration.
337. (d) Tongue forms the floor of the oral cavity and it helps
in the act of swallowing, help in mixing saliva with the

food, help in speaking etc.

n-81,

3s8. O) Emulsification is the physical breakdown of large lipid

molecules into smaller lipid molecules in the small
intestine by the chemical bile.
(d)
The specific protease enzyme that is used to break
35e.
down the organic molecule protein is called pepsin.

360.

The function of red blood cells is to transport oxygen

to the cells of the body.
361. (b) Because the blood plasma is about 90%owater.
362. (b) Biological name leucocytes refers to a class of white
blood cells found in the body.
378. (d) Protists have been found to move in all of these ways.
A flagellum is a long tail-like structure that whips
around and helps the organism move. A species called
Euglena are good examples of protists that move that
way. Protists that have small hairs on their surface
(a)

338. (d) Water is mostly absorb in colon. Colon is a part of

large intestine.

3a7.

348.

@)

Cardiac impulse (Heart beat) riormally originate from

(d)

the pace maker (S.A. node).

William Harv ey, 157 8-1657 AD explained many aspects

of human physiology one of them was ciroulation of

blood. He is also considered as 'father of blood

include the Paramoecium.

37e. (b) Lichens are symbiotic/mutualistic organisms made of

cyanobacteria and fungi. Neither species can live on
its own. Theyneed each other. They survive verywell
in harsh climates. They often die in areas with
excessive pollution. They are not parasitic. They are
self.sustaining and slowly erode away both rocks and

circulation'.

O)

349.
350.

(a)

351.

(d)

pHofplasmais 7.4 which is slightlyalkaline.

Ornithine cycle is a cyclic process of urea formation
which operates in the mitochondria of.liver cells and
has been studied by Kreb's and Henseleit.
Mammalian hear-ts are very advanced and have four
chambers for circulating blood through the body. Two
of the chambers receive blood from the lungs and two

organic matter.

380, (d)

381. (b) A flagellum

is a tail-like structure used to help singlecelled organisms move. The tail is whipped in a circular
motion and the cell is able to move in one direction. It's

of the chambers pump blood.to the lungs. A fish heart

not the most efficient way of moving around, but it

only has two chambers,

352.

(a)

Arteries carry oxygen-filled blood to the vessels of

the body and lungs (away from the heart). Capillaries

gets the job done.

382. (c)

are the transition vessels. Veins carry blood back to

the heart.

353.

O)

354.

(b)

Veins carry blood back to the heart, Arteries carry

oxygen-filled blood to the vessels of the body and
lungs (away from the heart).
Vasodilatation is the term used to describe the opening
of vessels and capillaries, As the vessels open, more

blood flow can reach specific areas of the body-

355.

356.

357.

(c)
(b)

(a)

Vasoconstriction is a state whon the vessels contract

and limitblood flow.
Lub and dup are the official sounds ofthe human heart.
The heart valves open and close as the heart beats
and makes the sounds.
Carnivores are animals that eat meat. Omnivores eat
both meat and plant material, Herbivores eat plant
materials. You are an omnivore. Bears and raccoons
are omnivores. Cows and elephants are herbivores.
Tigers and dogs are carnivores.
While there is a great deal of both fiber and bacteria in
your feces, water makes up most of the weight of the
faeces from any animal.

choices are different types of fungi.

Mushrooms are classified as basidiomycetes. Yeasts
are ascomycetes, Water molds are oomycetes. Fungi
come in many different shapes and sizes. They are
also found almost anywhere in the world.

All of these

We will not find a nucleus in bacteria. Bacteria are

prokaryotic organisms. We may even find cell walls,
but they are a different structure than those found in
plants. Bacteria have cell membranes and cell walls.
Their cell walls are not like the cell walls of plants.
They are not made of cellulose.

383. (d) All ofthose organisms

are fungi. Truflles are found in

the forest.

38a.

(a)

Mush,rooms are olassified as basidiomycetes because

oftheir shape during development. The two basic parts
of a mushroom are the underground hyphae and

basidiocarp top.

38s. O) The color of lichen usually comes from the pigments

inside ofthe algae. There is
three basic lichen shapes.

wide variety of colors for

386. (c) Lichens have two organisms that have a mutually

beneficial relationship, Both organisms survive

ofthe other, The alga creats food and the

fungus offers protection and nutrients.

because

387. (b) Mutualism is the proper term to describe the

relationship of organisms in lichen. Both species
survive because of the help of the other. Usually the
two species could noJ livo on their own.

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388.

(d) All

GENERALAWARENESS
of those descriptions can be applied to lichens.

4M.

(c)

Yeast has well defined nucleus which bacteria does

not have.

405.

(a)

Yeast being unicellular form short, temporary

Lichens are classified by their body shape. They are

difficult to study because they are delicate and

vulnerable to pollution

389.

(b)

390.

(c)

391.

(d)

3n. @)
393.

The strands of fungus are called hyphae. The single

celled organisms live in-between those hlphae. It is
the hyphae that offer protection from dehydration.
Flesh eating b acleria is a bacterial infection. The other
choices were all caused by one type ofvirus or another.

Viruses can be found in all of those shapes. Even

though there are only a few shapes of virus, most are
specific to certain types of cells and organisms.
Cell wall ofbacteria is made up ofpeptidoglycan which
consists of polysaccharides and amino acids,

(c) Under aerobic conditions

cyanobacteria fix
Btmospheric N, as Ammonia by special cells called

,I

heterocysts.

3%. (c) Archaebacteria is a group of primitive prokaryotes,

which were the earliest organisms to have appeared
on the earth.

395.

(d)

Plasmids are additional rings of DNA which can

replicate independently. Some of them contain genes
for fertility and drug resistance.

3%. (a) Bacteria shows anoxygenic

CO, + 1{rg

397.

398.

(a)

(a)

-itr!!--}
energy

(c)

Cyanobacteria shows oxygenic photosynthesis

am. (c)

401.

is a group which includes those fungi

that reproduce exclusively by vegetative and asexual
methods, They are also known as deuteromycetes.

2108. (c)

GInD.

410. (b) BCG is vaccine for Tuberculosis and was given by

Chalmette Guerin.

all. (c)

ofan anticoagulant.
do not have flagella. They show a slow

gliding movement on the substratum caused by the

secretion of mucilage by their cells.

Both fungi and human beings are heterotrophic, show

aerobic respiration and their reserve food material is
glycogen.

Polio results in paralysis of limbs in infants.

412. (d) Goitre is caused due to deficiency of Iodine.

413, (b) The host cell invaded by a virus produces an antiviral

protein called interferon which prevents the viral
multiplication.

414. (c)

Diabetes is caused due to increased glucose level in

blood when insulin is not produced by pancreas in
required amount,

geographic area,

4le.

(d)

Sleeping sickness is caused by Trypanosoma.

427. (d) Autoimmunity is an immune disorder when immune

system

ofa person rejects its own body cells.

446, (b) Sir Alexander Flemming (1851-1955) of Britain

discovered the first antibiotic 'penicillin' in 1929, He
was awarded Nobel prize for the same in 1945

4s2.

(a)

Tuberculosis is a bacterial disease caused by

Mycobacterium tuberculosis,

457. (a)

adverse
environment conditions by endospore formation.
Endospores are resistant to both high and low
temperatures because of thick wall, low water content

(d)

Edward Jenner is known as father of lmmunology.

40e. (d) AIDS is caused by Human Immunodeficiency virus

(b) Certain bacteria reproduces during

aA. @) Cyanobacteria
403.

407, (b) Fungi imperfecti

sugars + oxygen

Bacteria reproduces asexually by binary fission in

which cell division is of simple fype ealled amitosis in
which spindle formation does not occur.

and presence

The fungal partner of Lichens is called a mycobiont

and algal partner is called a phycobiont.

417. (d) Pandemic disease is a disease effective over wide

Mycoplasma differs ftom bacteria in not having a cell

wall because of which mycoplasma can also change

snergy

(a)

$ugars + sulphur + water

Azatobacter is freo living nitrogen fixing bacteria,

capable of picking up tee nitrogen and fixing it in some
organic compounds like amino acids,

CO, + V731e1 tielt

4M,

photosynthesis

its shape.

399.

fi lamentous structure called Pseudomycelium.

Benzpyrene present in tobaeco smoke is carcinogenic.

About 95% victims of lung cancer are due to smoking.

Bidi smoking aause canoer oftongue, pharynx, larlmx,

tonsils and oesophagus. Tobacco chewing leads to
oral cancer.

a6l.

(c)

Cholera is an acute communicable disease which is

caused by a parasite, Vibro Comma. The parasite is

communicated through water and exposed food

especially cut-fruits.

473, (c) Edward

Jenner was the first person to vaccinate people

against disease,

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THEUNITEDNATIONS
The United Nations is an international organization founded in
1945 after the Second World War by 5l countries committed to
maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly
relations among nations and promoting social progress, beffer

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Secretariat:
The United Nations Secretariat is headed by ttre Secretary-General,

The first day approved by the UN General Assembly was

United Nations Day, 24 October (by resolution I 68 (II) of
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Based on

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The Secretariat is headed by tho Secretary-General, who acts as

the spokesperson and leader of the UN. The current Secretary,
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will

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Economic and Social Council: 54 members

The International Court of Justice (ICJ), located in The Hague,

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Established in 1945 by the United Nations Charter, the Court began

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under the terms of CharterArtiele 25. The decisions ofthe Council
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Membership: 192 Member States

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The first session was held on l0 January 1946 in the Westminster

Central Hall in London and included representatives of 5l nations.

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judges

The name "United Nations", coined by United States

President Franklin D, Roosevelt, was first used in the
"Declaration by Unitod Nations" of I January 1942, during
the Second World War, when representatives of 26 nations

pledged their governments to continue fighting together

against the Axis Powers,

General Assembly:
The General Assembly is the main deliberative assembly of the
United Nations. Composed of all United

Nations member states, the assembly meets in regular yearly

sessions under a president elected from among the member states.

work in 1946 as the successor to the Permanent Court of

Economic and Social Councll

The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) assists the General

Assembly in promoting international economic and social

cooperation and development. ECOSOC has 54 members, all of
which are elected by the GcnoralAssembly for a three-year term
ECOSOC's functions include information gathering, advising
member nations, and making reaommendations. In addition,
ECOSOC is well-positioned to provide policy coherence aRd
coordinate the overlapping functions of the UN's subsidiary
bodies and it is in these roles that it is most active.

Note: Ban Ki.moon South Korea

l-Jan{7

Incumbent

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Specialized Agencies of the United Nations
No.

Acronyms

Headquarters

Agency
Food and Agriculture

FAO

IAEA

ICAO

IFAD

LO

IMO

IMF

ITU

UNESCO

10

UNIDO

ll

UPU

Universal Postal Union

t2

WB

World Bank

l3

WFP

t4

wHo

15

WIPO

t6

wMo

l7

UNWTO

Organization
International Atomic Energl
Aoencv

International Civil Aviation

Oroanizntion

International Fund for

Aericultural Development
Intemational Labour

Montreal, Canada
Rome, Ital.y
Geneva,

Switzerland

International Maritime
Oroenizafion
International Monetary

London, United
Kinodom
Washington, D.C.,
USA

Fund

International
Telecommunication Union
United Nations Educational
Scientific and Cultural
Orsanization
United Nations Industrial
Development Organization

Diouf

t945

Yukiya Amano

1957

Jacques

Raymond

Beniamin
Kanayo F.
Nwanze
Juan Somavia

Efthimios E.
Mitroooulos
Dominique

Geneva,

Strauss-Kahn
Hamadoun

Switzerland

Tou16

Paris, France

Irina Bokova

Vienna, Austria

Established in

Kandeh

Yumkella

Bern, Switzerland Edouard Dayan

1947
1977

re46

(tetg)

1948

t94s (t944)
re47 (186s)
1946

1967

1947 (1874)

Washington, D.C,

Robert B.

USA

Zoellick

World Food Programme

Rome, Italy

Josette Sheeran

1963

World Health Organization

Geneva,
Switzerland

Margaret Chan

1948

Francis Guny

1974

Switzerland

Alexander
Bedritskv

le50 (r 873)

Madrid, Spain

Taleb Rifai

t974

World Intellectual Property

Geneva,

Orsanization
World Meteorological
Orsanization
World Tourism
Orsanization

Switzerland

Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the

International Development Association QDA), whereas the latter
incorporates these two in addition to three more: International
Finance Corporation (IFC), Multilateral Investment Guarantee
Agenf; (MIGA), and International Centre for Settlement of

(WHO)

Vienna, Austria

Orpanization

The World Bank is an international financial institution that

provides loans to developing countries for capital progranrmes.
The World Bank has a stated goal of reducing poverty.
The World Bank differs from the World Bank Group, in that the
World Bank comprises only two institutions: the International

lnvestrnent Disputes (ICSID).

The World Health Organization

Rome, Italy

Head

acts as a coordinating

authority on international public health. Established on April 7,

1948, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its
predecessor, the Health Organization, which was an agency ofthe
League of Nations.
The World Tourism Organization (UIttWTO)deals with questions
relating to tourism. It compiles the World Tourism rankings.

Geneva,

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World Thade Organization (WTO)

The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only global

international organization dealing with the rules oftrade between
nations. At its heart are the WTO agreements, negotiated and
signed by the bulk of the world's trading nations and ratified in
their parliaments. The goal is to help producers of goods and
seryices, exporters, and importers conduct their business.
TheCommonwealth
The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the

Commonwealth and previously known as the British

Commonwealttr, is an intergovemmental organisation of fifty-four
independent member states. All except two (Mozambique and
Rwanda) ofthese countries were formerly part ofthe British Empire.
The member states co-operate within a framework of common
values and goals as outlined in the Singapore Declaration. These

include the promotion of democracy, human rights, good

governance, the rule of law, individual liberty, egalitarianism, free
trade, multilateralism and world peace. The Commonwealth is not

Miscellaneous
a political union, but an intergovernmental organisation through

which countries with diverse social, political and economic

backgrounds are regarded as equal in status,
Its activities are carried out through the permanent Commonwealth

Secretariat, headed by the Secretary-General, and biennial

meetings between Commonwealth Heads of Govemment. The
symbol oftheir free association is the Head ofthe Commonwealth,
which is a ceremonial position cunently held by eueen Elizabeth
II.

Member countries span six continents and oceans from Africa

( l9) to Asia (8), theAmericas (2), the Caribbean (12), Europe (3)
and the South Pacific (10),
Timeline Facts :

1884: Lord Rosebery (later British pM) calls Empire

'Commonwealth of Nations' whilst visiting Australia.

1930: First Commonwealth Games held in Hamilton, Canada.
1949: Beginning of the Modern Commonwealth. lndia decides to
become arepublic. London Declaration allows republics to retain

membership, acknowledging King George

Vl

as Head of the

Commonwealth.

1953: Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II who becomes Head of

the Commonwealth.

I965: Commonwealth Secretariat set up to administer

Commonwealth economic and international affairs, .Arnold Smith
of Canada becomes the first Commonwealth Secretary.General.

1972: Pakistan withdraws from the Commonwealth over

impending recognition of Bangladesh.
1989: Pakistan rejoins the Commonwealth after an absence

l7

of

years.

2008: Kamalesh Sharma of India becomes fifth Commonwealth

Secretary-General.

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six countries in tt , tqSOr.
The Maastricht Treaty established the European Union under its
current name in I 993. The last amendment to the constitutional
basis ofthe EU, the Treaty of Lisbon, came into force in 2009.

SAARC
The SouthAsianAssociation for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
is an organization of South Asian nations, founded in 1985 and

dedicated to economic, technological, social, and cultural

development emphasizing collective self-reliance. Its seven
founding members are Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives,
Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Afghanistan joined the organization
in2007. Meetings ofheads of state are usually scheduled annually;
meetings of foreign secretaries, twice annually. Headquafiers are
in Kathmandu, Nepal.
The concept of SAARC was first adopted by Bangladesh
during 1977, under the administration of President Ziaur

Rahman.

Afghanistan was added to the regional grouping on

13

November2005.

On 2 August 2006 the foreign ministers of the SAARC

countries agreed in principle to grant observer status to
the US, South Korea end the European Union.
The SAARC Secretariat was established in Kathmandu
on 16 January 1986 and was inaugurated by Late King
Birendra Bir Bikram Shah ofNepal.
The SAARC Secretariat and Member States observe 8
December as the SAARC Charter Day 1.
Secretary General
Note : Sheel Kant Sharma March l, 2008 to present

SAARCsummits
Note:

Pakistan's suspension from Commonwealth councils lifted,

2009: Commonwealth celebrates 60th anniversary since the

No.

Location

Date

London Declaration was signed and the modern Commonwealth

l6th

Thimphu

28-29 April 2010

tTrh

Mald

November 201 I (Planned)

was born.

Following the decisions taken by the Commonwealth Ministerial

Action Group on 3l July 2009, FUi Islands was suspended from
membership ofthe Commonwealth on I September 2009.
Rwanda becomes the 54th member ofthe Commonwealth. Leaders
agreed to admit Rwanda as the 54th member on 28 November 2009
during their biennial summil in Trinidad and Tobago.
The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, abbreviated

to CHOGM, is a biennial summit meeting of the heads of

government from all Commonwealth nations. Every two years the
meeting is held in a different member state, and is chaired by that
nation's respective Prime Minister or president, who becomes the
Commonwealth Ch airperson-in"Offi co,

Note:

2011

28 October - 30

2013

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European Union
The European Union (EU) is an economic and political union of
27 member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU
traces its origins from tho European Coal and Steel Community
(ECSC) and the European Economic Community (EEC) formed by

2010 SAARC summit:

The sixteenth summit was held in Thimpu, Bhutan on 28-29 April
2010, Bhutan hssted the SAARC summit for the first time. This

was marked the silver jubilee celebrntion of SAARC that was

formed in Bangladesh in December l985.Climate change was the
central issue ofthe summit with $ummit's theme ',Towards a Green
and Happy South Asia".The SAARC nations also pledged to
plant l0 million trees over the next 5 years.
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization or NATO also called the
(North)AtlanticAlliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance
based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed cn 4 April
1949. The NATO headquarters are in Brussels, Belgium, and the
organization eonstitutes a system ofcollective defence whereby
its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack
by any external party,
On I April 2009, membership was enlarged to 28 with the entrance
ofAlbania and Croatia.
SEATO

Tho Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SPATO) was

an

international organization for collective defense *hich was signed

on September 8, 1954 in Manila, The formal institution of SEATO

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was established at a meeting of ffeaty partners in Bangkok in

February 1955. Itwas primarily created to block further communist
gains in Southeast Asia. The organization's headquarters were
located in Bangkok, Thailand. SEATO was dissolved on June 30,

closely on the World Bank, and has a similar weighted voting

system where votes are distributed in proportion with member's
capital subscriptions. At present, both USA and Japan hold
552,210 shares - the largestproportion ofshares at 12.756 percent

19',77.

each.

SEATO was planned to be a SoutheastAsian version ofthe North

Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), in which the military forces
of each member would be coordinated to provide for the collective
defense of the members'country.

ArabLeague
The Arab League is a regional organisation of Arab states in

INTERPOL
Interpol (the lnternational Criminal Police Organization) is an
organization facilitating international police cooperation. It was
established as the International Criminal Police Commission in
1923 and adopted its telegraphic address as its common name in
19s6.

Its membership of I 88 countries provides finance of around $59

million through annual contributions. The organization's

headquarters is in Lyon, France.
Its current Secretary-General is Ronald Noble, formerly of the
United States Treasury. Jackie Selebi, National Commissioner of
the South A1?ican Police Service, was president from 2004 but
resigned on l3 January 2008, later being charged in South Africa
on three counts ofcomrption and one ofdefeating the course of

North andNortheastAfrica, and SouthwestAsia. Itwas formed in

Catro on22March 1945 with six members: Erypt Iraq, Transjordan
(renamed Jordan aftet 1946),Lebanon, SaudiArabia, and Syria.
Yemen joined as a member on 5 May 1945. The Arab League
currently has 22 members and four observers. The main goal of
the league is to "draw closer the relations between member States
and co-ordinate collaboration between them, to safeguard their
independence and sovereignty, and to consider in a general way
the affairs and interests of the Arab countries.
ASEAN
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is a geo-political
and economic organization of l0 .countries located in Southeast
Asia, which was formed on 8 August 1967 by Indonesia, Malaysia,
the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Since then, membership
has expanded to include Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia,

The Group of Eight (G8, and formerly the G6 or Group of Six and
also the G7 or Group of Seven) is a forum, created by France in

Laos, and Vietnam. Its aims include the acceleration of economic

growth, social progress, cultural development among its members,
the protection of the peace and stability of the region, and to
provide opportunities formember countries to discuss dift.brences
peacefully.
ASEAN spans over an area of 4.46 million lrr,r?,3o/o of the total
land area of Earth, with a population of approximately 600 million
people, 8.8% ofthe world population. In 2010, its combined nominal
GDP had grown to USD $1.8 trillion. If ASEAN were a single
country it would rank as the 9th largest economy in the world and
the 3rd largest inAsia in terms of nominal GDP.
OPEC
The Organization ofthe Petroleum Exporting Countries is a cartel

1975, for governments of six countries in the world: France,

of twelve developing countries made up of Algeria, Angola,

justice. He was replaced by Arturo Herrera Verdugo, current

National Commissionerof Policfa de Investigaciones de Chile and
former vice president for the American Zone, who remained acting
president until the organization meeting in October2008, and was
subsequently replaced by Commissioner of Police Singapore Police
Force, Khoo Boon Hui.
In 2009 lnterpol's income was 59 million, ofwhich 82% comprised
statutory contributions by member countries and 14Yo income
from projects, private foundations and commercial enterprises.

Group of 8

Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
ln 197 6, Canada joined the group (thus creating the G7). ln 1997 ,

the group added Russia thus becoming the G8. In addition, the
European Union is represented within the G8, but cannot host or
chair. "G8" can refer to the member states or to the annual summit
meeting of the G8 heads of government. The former term, G6, is
now frequently applied to the six most populous countries within
the European Union. G8 ministers also meet throughout the year,
such as the G7l8 finance ministers (who meet four times ayear),
G8 foreign ministers, or G8 environment ministers.
2010 G8 Summit: The 36th G8 summit was held in Huntsville,
Ontario, from June 25 to June 26, 20 10. In this year's meeting, the
G8 leaders agreed in reaffirming the group's essential and

continuing role in international affairs. and "assefiions of newfound relevance."

Asian DevelopmentBank
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is a regional development
bank established on 22 August 1966 to facilitate economic
development of countries inAsia. The bank admits the members
ofthe UN Economic Commission forAsia and the Far East (now
UNESCAP) and nonregional developed nalions. From 3 I members
at its establishment, ADB now has 67 members - of which 48 are
from wittrin Asia and the Pacific and I 9 outside. ADB was modeled

Ecuador, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, SaudiArabia,

the UnitedArab Emirates, and Venezuela. OPEC has maintained
its headquarters in Vienna since 1965, and hosts regular meetings

among the oil ministers of its Member Countries. Indonesia

withdrew in 2008 after it became a net importer of oil, but stated it
would likely return if it became a net exporter in the world again.
APEC
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a forum for 2l Pacific

Rim countries (styled "Member Economies") that seeks to

promote free trade and economic cooperation throughout theAsiaPacific region. Established in 1989 in response to the growing

interdependence of Asia'Pacific economies and the advent of

regional economic blocs (such as the European Union and the
North American Free Trade Area) in other parts of the world,
APEC works to raise living standards and education levels through
sustainable economic growth and to foster a sense of community
and an appreciation of shared interests among Asia-Pacific
countries. Members account for approximately 40% ofthe world's
population, approximately 54Yo of world GDP and about 44Yo of
world trade.
OECD
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
is an international economic organisation

of34 countries founded

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Europe after World Vy'ar IL Later. its membership was extended to

in l96l to stimulate economic progress and world trade. It defines

itself as a forum of countries committed to democracy and the
market economy, providing a platl'orm to compare policy
experiences, seeking answers to common problems, iaeniitr ing
good practices, and co-ordinating domestic and internatilnai

non-European states. In 1961, it was reformed into the

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development by
the Convention on the Organisation for Economic Co-Lperation

and Development. Most OECD members are high-income

policies of its members.

The OECD originated in 1948 as the Organisation for European
Economic Co-operation (OEEC), led by Robert Marjolin of France,
to help administer the Marshall plan fo,r the reconstruction of
National Emblems of Different Countries

Country
A u s tralia

Emhlem

Country
Bangladesh

Water Lily

Barbados

Head of a Trident

Belgium

Lion

Canada

White Lily

Chile

Candor & Huemul

Denmark

Beach

Dominica

Sisserou Parrot

France

Lily

Germany

Corn Flower

Guyana

Canje Pheasant

Hong Kong

Bauhinia (Orchid Tree)

India

Lioned Capital

Iran

Rose

Ireland

Shamrock

Is

Italy

White Lily

Ivory Coast

Elephant

Japan

Chrysanthemum

Lebanon

Cedar Tree

Luxenbourg

Llon with Crown

Mongolia

Ihe Soyombo

Netherlands

Lion

New Zealand

Norway

Lion

Pakistan

Cres

Papua New Guinea

Bird of paradise

Spain

Eagle

Senegal

Bhobab Tree

Siera Leone

Lion

Sri Lanka

Lion

Sudan

Seoretary Bird

Sy ria

Eagle

Iurkey

Crescent & Star

U.K.

Rose

u.s.A.

Golden Rod

rael

Austria - National Assembly

Bangladesh - Jatiya Sangshad
Bhutan - Tsogdu
Brazil - National Congress
Britain - Parliament (House of Commons & House of Lords)

House of Commons and Assembly Senate

National people's Congress
Denmark - Folketing
Egypt - People's Assembly
France - National Assembly
Germany - Lower House and Upper House

China

India

Iran

Emblem

Kangaroo

List of Parliaments of Different Countries

Afghanistan - Shora
Argentina - National Congress
Australia - Federal parliament

Canada

economies with a hieh Human Development Index (HbI) and are

regarded as developed countries (Chile being the only OECD
membor which is also a member in the organisation of developing
countries, the Group of77).

Sansad

- Majlis

Japan - Diet

Maldives - Majlis
Nepal , Rashtriya panchayat
Netherlands - The Staten General
Oman - Manarchy
Pakistan - National Assembly & Senate

Candelabrum

Southem Cross, Kiwi, Fern

cent

- Duma & Federal Council

Spain - Cortes Generales
USA - Congress
Zambia . National Assembly
Russia

AdditionalFacts

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The longest river in the world'is the - Nile

The longest highway in the world is the _ Trans-Canada
The country that accounts for nearly one third ofthe total
teak production of the world is - Myanmar
The largest coffoe growing country in the world is _Brazil
fhr country also known is "country of Copper,, is _
Zanrbia
The name given to the border which separates pakistan

. Durand line
river Volga flows out into the - Caspian sea
Sr
1lr. coldest place on the earth is Verkoyansk in - Siberia
largest Island in the Mediterran.un ,ru is _ Sicily
The river Jordan flows out into the - Dead sea
The biggest delta in the world is the _ Sunderbans
The capital city that stands on the river Danube is _
and Afghanistan is

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The Japanese call their country as - Nippon
The world's oldest known cityis - Damascus

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INDIAN PANORAMA
Survey of Indian States and Union Territories

The country in which river Wangchu flows is - Myanmar

State or UT

The biggest island of the world is - Greenland

The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of

automobiles in the world is - Detroit, USA
The country which is the largest producer of manganese
in the world is - China & SouthAfrica

Administrative

Judiciary

aqnilcl

crnilnl

Blair

Year of
erfnhlishmenl

Kolkata

1956

Hyderabad

Hyderabad

1956

Andaman and
Nicohar Islands

Port

Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh

Itanagar

Guwahati

1972

The country which is the largest producer of rubber in the

world is - Malaysia

Assam

Dispur

Guwahati

t975

Bihar

Patna

Patna

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The country which is the largest producer of tin in the

world is - China

3handigarh

Chandigarh

Chandigarh

1966

lhattisearh

Raipur

Bilaspur

2000

The river which carries maximum quantity ofwater into the

Dadra and Nagar

Flevali

Silvassa

Mumbai

t94t

The city which was once called the 'Forbidden City' was Peking

Daman and Diu

Daman

Mumbai

1987

National Capital

Delhi

Delhi

1952

Mount Everest was named after Sir George - Everest

The volcano Vesuvius is located in - Italy

Goa

Panaji

Mumbai

1961

Gujarat

ljandhinagar

Ahmedabad

t970

The largest ocean of the world is the - Pacific ocean

Haryana

Chandigarh

Chandigarh

1966

The biggest stadium in the world is the. Strahov Stadium,

Himachal Pradesh

Shimla

Shimla

1948

Prague

Jammu and Kashmir

irinagar

1948

sea is the

- Mississippi

Srinagar (S)

. Jammu (W)

The world's largest diamond producing country is South Africa

Jharkhand

Ranchi

Ranchi

2000

Australia was discovered by - James Cook

Karnataka

Bengaluru

Bengaluru

t956

Dublin is situated

Kerala

lhiruvananthap

Ernakulam

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at the

mouth of river. Liffey

The earlier name of New York city was - New Amsterdam

The Eifel tower was built by . Alexander Eiffel
The Red Cross was founded by - Jean Henri Durant

ttam

Lakshadweep

Kavaraffi

Ernakulam

Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal

Jabalpur

956

Maharashtra

Mumbai

Mumbai

l8l8

The country which has the greatest population density is

- Monaco
Niagara Falls was discovered by - Louis Hennepin
The national flower of Italy

is. Lily

The national flower of China is - Narcissus

The permanent secretariat of the SAARC is located at -

Kathmandu
The gateway to the Gulf of Iran is Strait of . Hormuz
The first Industrial Revolution took place in - England
The first Republican President ofAmerica was - Abraham

Lincoln
The country famous for Samba dance is - Brazil
Singapore was founded by - Sir Thomas Stamford Raflles
The earliername of Sri Lankawas. Ceylon

. Nagpur (W)

960

Manipur

Imphal

Guwahat

947

Meghalaya

Shillong

Guwahat

974

Mizoram

Aizwal

Guwahat

1972

Nagaland

Kohima

Guwahal

1963

Orissa

Bhubaneswar

Cuttack

948

Pondicherry

Pondicherry

Chennai

954

Puniab

Chandigarh

Chandigarh

966

R.ajasthan

Jaipur

Jodhpur

948

Sikkim

Gangtok

Ganglok

975

famil Nadu

Chennai

Chennai

956

lripura

Agartala

Guwahati

956

Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow

{llahabad

937

Uttarakhand

Dehradun

Nainital

2000

The independence day ofSouth Korea is celebrated on l5th August

West Bengal

Kolkata

Kolkata

1947

The first Presidenr of Egypt was - Mohammed Nequib

l.

The first man to reach North Pole was - Rear Peary

The person who is called the father of modern Italy is GGaribaldi

The founder ofmoCern Germany is - Bismarck

The place known as the Roof of the world is - Tibet

The founder of the Chinese Republic was . San Yat Sen

The largest river in France is . Lore

Shillong was the joint capital of Meghalaya and Assam in

after Meghalaya split from Assam.
Chandigarh is tfte capital ofthe states ofPunjab and Haryana,
and is a Union'Territory separate from the two states.
Panaji was thg capital of Goa from 1843 when it was ruled by
the Portugugse.
Nagpur wasthe capital of Central Provinces and Berar which
was a provjhce from l86l until 1950. It became the major
constitue# of Madhya Pradesh, after it was formed in 1950.
Nagpur remained the capital ofthe new state. In 1956, Berar
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(Vidarbha) was separated from Madhya pradesh, and merged

with the Bombay State. Nagpur thus lost the status of a capital city. In 1960, under the Nagpur pact, Nagpur became the
second capital of Maharashtra.
'Mumbai (Bombay) was the capital of Bombay presidency
which was a province until 1950. After that it became the
capital of Bombay State, which was split into Gujarat and
Maharashtra in 1960.
In 1960, under the Nagpur pact, Nagpur became the second
capital of Maharashtra. Although an official notification to
this effect was only given in 1988, The India yearbook of the

government of India still does not mention Nagpur, being

either the second or winter capital of Maharashtra,
Gangtok has been the capital of Sikkim since 1890. Sikkim
joined the lndian Union in 1975 ,
Chennai (Madras) was the capital of the Madras presldency
since 1839, which was redrawn as Tamil Nadu in 1956.
Dehradun is the provisional capital of Uttaranchal.
10. The town of Gairsen is being built as ths state's new capital.
Orissa's previous name was Kalinga.
First in India - Male
First and Last Indian Governor General of Free India -

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First
First
First
First

British Govemor of India, Lord William Bentinck

British Viceroy of India - Lord Canning
Chairman of Prasar Bharti. Nikhil Chakravorty
Chairman ofRajyasabha - S,V, Krishnamurthy
ChiefElection Commissioner of India - Sukumar Sen
FirstDalitPresidentoflndia.K, RNarayanan
First Deputy Prime Minister. Vallabh Bhai patel
First Doctorto receive Nobel Prize in Medicine.
Dr.HargovindKhurana
First Education Minister - Abul Kal am Azad
First Ethnic Indian Prime Minister ofFiji,
Mahendra Chaudhury
First Field Marshal of lndia General. S.p.F.J. Manekshaw
First Foreigner to receive Bharat Ratna -

KhanAbdul GaffarKhan
First Governor General of free India - Lord Mountbatten
First Home Minister of India - Sardar Vallabh Bhai patel
First IndianAir chief Marshal . S. Mukherjee
First lndian Chess Grandmaster, S Vishwnathan
First Indian ChiefJustice Justice - HiralalJ Kania
*plrct Indian Commander-in.chief General - K. M, Kariappa
First lndian Cricketer to score tltee centuries in three matthes
successive on debut , Mohd, Azaharuddin

First Indian Cricketer to score Triple Century in Test Virendra Sehwag

First Indian Judge of International Court of Justice
Dr. Nagendra Singh

First Indian Member of the viceroy's executive council S.P.Sinha

EirstlndianNavalChiefViceAdmiral-R.

D, Katari

First Indian Pilot - JRD Tata

Indian to Cross English Channel - Mihir Sen
Indian to get an Oscar - Bhanu Athaiya

First
First
First
First
First
First

Indian to getAndersonAward - Ruskin Bond

Indian to go in space Squadron Ldr. - Rakesh Sharma
Indian to Join the ICS - Satyendra Nath Banerjee
Indian to reach Antarct ica - Lt. Ran Charan

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First Indian to reach in British Parliament - Dada Bhai Naoroji
First Indian to reach the deep sea floor in the Mid Atlantic P.S, Rao
First Indian to reach the south pole - Col. I K Bajaj
First Indian to Receive Bharat Ratna. Dr. Radha Krishnan
First Indian to receiveGyan Peeth award Sri Shankar Kurup
First Indian to receive MagsaysayAward - Vinoba Bhave
First Indian to receive Nobel Prize in Economics Dr. Amartya Sen

First Indian to receive Stalin Prize - Saifuddin Kichlu

First Indian to win Nobel Prize - Rabindra Nath Tagore

First Judge to face Impeachment proceedings in Loksabha Justice V Ramaswami
First Muslim President

oflndia, Dr. Jakir Hussein

First Muslim President of Indian National congress Badruddih Tayyabji

First person to reach Mount Everest without Oxygen - Sherpa

tugaDorji

First person to receive Paramvir Chakra

Major Somnath Sharma
First Person to resign from Central Cabinet
- Shyama Prasad Mukharjee
First President of Indian National Congress - W.C, Banerjee
First President of Indian Republic. Dr. Rajendra prasad
First president to die in Office . Dr. Jakir Hussain
First Prime Minister ofFree India, Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
First Prime Minister to resign without full term Morar Ji Desai
First Spoaker of Loksabha - Ganesh Vasudeva Mavalankar
First Vice President of India, Dr, S, Radhakrishnan
First in India - Female
First Indian Woman to Receive Lenin peaceAward
Aruna Asaf Ali
First Woman Vice-Chairperson ofRajyasabha

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First Woman Session Judge in India - Anna Chandi

First Wsman President of Students Union
Anju Sachdeva of Delhi University
First Indian Woman to Receive Norman BorlaugAward
Dr.AmrltaPatel
First Indian Wpman to Get International GrandmasterAward
in Chess - Bhagyasri Thipse
First Indian Woman IAS Ofiicer.Anna George
First Indian Woman to Reach in Olympic Games ShainiAbraham
First Woman President of India, pratibha Devisingh patil
First Woman Governor of Stata in India Mrs, Sarojini Naidu
First Woman Prime Minister of India - Mrs. Indira Gandhi
First Indian Woman to Swim Across English Channel Mrs. Aarti Saha
First Indian Woman to Swim Across Stait of Gibraltar Aarti Pradhan
First Muslim Woman to Sit on Tluone of Delhi Razia Sultan
First Woman President of Indian National Congress Annie Besant
The First Woman Chief Minister ofAn Indian State Mrs, Sucheta Kriplani ( Uttar pradesh)

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First Indian Woman to Climb The Mount Everest Bachhendri Pal
First WomanAmbassador - Mrs. Vijay Lakshmi pandit
First Woman to Climb Mount Everest Twice Santosh Yadav
First Woman Judge of Supreme Court Meera Sahib Fatima Biwi
First Woman ChiefJustice of High Court - Mrs. Leela Seth
First Indian Woman Pilot in IndianAir Force Haritakaur Dayal
First Woman Air Vice Marshal , p. Bandhopadhyaya
First Woman Lieutenant General - PuneetaArora
First Woman Chairman ofUpSC - Rose Millian Mathew
First Woman Chairperson of Indian Airlines Sushma Chawla
First Woman to Receive Gyan peeth Award Asha Purna Devi
First Woman to Receive Bharat Ratna - Mrs. lndira Gandhi
First Indian Woman to Receive Nobel prize -

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First Indian Paraffooper of IndianAir Force - Nita Ghose
First Woman Indian Railway Driver -Surekha Shankar Yadav
The First Indian Woman Cricketer to Get 100 Wickets DianaEduljee
First Indian Woman to Get MagsaysayAward -Kiran Bedi
First Woman Secretary Generai of Rajya Sabha V. S. Rama Devi

CULTURALPAIIORAMA
Classical Folkand Tribal Dances in India
Classical Dance of India
Dance
State
Bharat Natvam
TamilNadu
Bihu

Assam

Bhanera
Chhau

Puniab
Bihar, Orissa, W. Bengal and Jharkhand

Grhwali

Uttaranchal

C-arba

G'riarat
Kamataka

Hattari
Kathak
Kathakali

North India

Mother Teresa

Kutchioudi

Andhra Pradesh

First
First
First
First

Khantumm

laho

Mizoram
Madhva Pradesh
Meshalava

Mohiniattam
Mando

C-oa

Woman to Receive Ashok Chaka - Niraja Bhanot

Woman IPS Officer - Mrs. Kiran Bedi
Woman Doordarshan News Reader - pratima puri
Woman Finger Print Experts in India Sita Varthambal and Bhrangathambal ( Both Were Sisters)
First Indian Woman to Go in Space - Kalpana Chawla
FirstActress in the Indian Cinema Devika Rani
First lndian Woman to Become Miss World - Reita Faria
First Woman Speaker of the State Assembly -

Mrs. Shano Devi

First Indian Woman to ReceiveAnAsiad Gold Medal Kamalji Sandhu
First Indian Test Tube Baby - Harsha (1986)
First Woman Chairperson of National Woman Commission Mrs. Jayanti Patnayak
First Woman Chairman of Exim Bank - I'arzani Vakil
First Woman to GetArjunAward.N. Lumsden (1961)
First Woman to Win Miss Universe Title - Sushmita Sen
First Indian Woman President of UNO General Assembly
Vijay Lakshmi Pandit
First Woman Surgeon - Dr, Prema Mukherjee
First Indian Woman Banister - Cornotia Sorabji
First Indian WomanAdvocate - Regina Guha
First Chief Justice of Mumbai High Court Justice Sujaata B Manohar
First Woman President of Indian Science Congress Dr. Ashima Chatterjee
First Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India K, J. Udesi
First Woman SahityaAward Winner -Amrita pritam
First Woman Commercial Pilot,
Prem Mathur of DeccanAirways
First Woman Foreign Minister - Lakshmi N Menon
First Indian WomanAtAntarctica - Meher Moos In 1976
First Woman Chief Engineer - p. K, Tresia Nanguli
First Indian Woman to Complete Her MBBS .
Kadambini Ganguli Bose ln I 888

Karma

Kerala

Kerala

Manipuri

Manipur

Nati
Nat.Natin
Odissi
Rauf

Hirnachal Pradesh

Yakshasan

Bihar
Orissa
Iammu

& Kashmir
Kamataka

Famous Dancer
Bharatnatyam : Bala Saraswati, C, V. Chandrasekhar, Leela Samson,
Mrinalini Sarabhai, Padma Subramanyam, Rukrnini Devi, Sanyukta
Panigrah i, Sonal Mansingh, Yamini Krishnamurti
fattgtr iB!a1i Gupta, Birju Maharaj, Damayanti Joshi, Durga
Das, Gopi Krishna, Kumudini Lakhia, Sambhu Maharaj, Sitara Devi

Kuchipudi : Josyula Seetharamaiah, Vempathi Chinna Sthyam

Manipuri : Guru Bipin Sinha, Jhaveri Sisters, Nayana Jhaveri,

Nirmala Mehta, Savita Mehta Debaprasad Das, Dhirendra Nath

Pattnaik, Indrani Rahman, Kelucharan Mahapatra, priyambaba
Mohanty, Sonal Mansingh

Instrumentalists

Sarod
Ali Akbar Khan, Allaudin Khan, Amjad Ali Khan,
Buddhadev Dasgupta, Bahadur Khan, Sharan Rani, Zarin S.
Sharma

Tabla : Alla Rakha Khan, Kishan Maharaj, Nikhil

Hussain

Ghosh

, Zakir

Violin : Baluswamy Dikshitar, Gajanan Rao Joshi, Lalgudi G.

Jayaraman, M. S. Gopala kishnan, Mysore T. Chowdiatr, T, N,
Krishnan
Shehnai : Bismillah Khan

Sitar: Nikhil Banerjee, Ravi Shankar, VilayatKhan, Hara Shankar

Bhattacharya
Flute : Hari Prasad Chaurasia, panna\al Chose, T. R. Mahalingam
Veena : K. R. Kumaraswamy lyer, Doraiswami lyengar
Vocalists
Hindustani : Shubha Mudgal, Bheemsen Joshi, Madhup Mudgal,

Miscellaneous
Mukul Shivputr4 Pandit Jasraj, parveen Sultana, Naina Devi, Girija
Devi, Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan, Gangubai Hangal, Krishna
Hangal, V. Rajput, Kumar Gandh arva,F aiyyazKhan, Mallikarjun
Mansuq KishoriAmonkar, Ustad Rashid Khan.

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Commonwealth Gamm
The firct Commonwealtlr Games were held in 1930 at Hamilton,

Carnatic :M. S. Subbalakshmi, Balamuralikrishna, Bombay

Jaishree, H. K. Raghavendra, H. K. Venkataram, Sitarajam, Mani

Krishnaswamy,

Akhil Krishnan, M. L. Vasanthakumari, M, D.

Ramanathan, G. N. Balasubramaniam
Thumri : Ustad Bade GhulamAli Khan, Ustad MazharAli Khan,
Ustad ZawadAli Khan, Rita Ganguli, poornima Chaudhary, Shanti

Heerananda, Naina Devi

Quwwali : Ghulam Hasan Niyazi, Sultan Niyazi, Ghulam Farid

Nizami, Chand Nizami, Iqbal Hussain Khan Bandanawaji, Aslam
Sabari

Dhrupad : Ustad Rahim Fahimuddin Dagar, Zahiruddin Dagar,

Waslfuddin Dagar, Bundecha Bandhu, Uday Bhawalkar, pt. Abhay
Narayan Mallick, Pt. Ritwik Sanyal

SPORTSAI\DGAMES
Cups & TrophiesAssociated with Sports
International

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Colombo Cup : Football

Davis Cup : Lawn Tennis
Grand National : Horse Streple Chase Race
Merdeka Cup : Football
Thomas Cup : Badminton

UberCup:Badminton(Women)
Rothman's Trophy: Cricket
European Champions Cup : Football
Grand Prix:Table Tennis
Grand Prix : Lawn Tennis

National
Agha Khan Cup : Hockey

Beighton Cup: Hockey

Bombay Gold Cup : Hockey
Deodhar Trophy: Cricket
Durand Cup: Football
Dhyan Chand Trophy; Hockey
lrani Trophy: Cricket
Jaswant Singh Trophy : Best Services Sportsman

MCC Trophy: Hockey

Moinuddaula Gold Cup : Cricket
Murugappa Gold Cup ; Hockey
Modi Gold Cup : Hockey
Nehru Trophy: Hockey
Ranjit Trophy: Cricket
Rangaswami Cup : Hockey
Sheesh Mahal Trophy : Cricket
Number of Players in

Cauada,

The lOth Commonwealth Games were held at Ckistchurch,

NewZealand iri.1974 andthe 15ttr inVictoria(Canada) in 1994,
where about 3,350 athletes from a record 64 nations(including
South Afr ica, which j o ined the family of Commonwealth athletes after 36 years) participated.
Namibia also, which gained its independence in 1990, made
its debut while Hong Kong made its final appearance in the
Games before being ceded to China in 1997.
XVI Commonwealth Games were held in 1998 in Kuala Lumpur
(Malaysia) while XVII Commonwealth Games were hosted
by UK with Manchester as their Venue.
After the Olympics, Commonwealth Games are the s'cond
largest spofts event of the world, This event is organised in
between two Olympic games, which is also known as the

Olympic year.
India, for the first time, participated in the second Comrnonwealth games held in London in 1934.
Asian games

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The idea of the Asian Games was first conceived by Prof. G.D.
Sondhi,
The firstAsian Games began onMarch4, 1951 inNewDelhi.
The Asiau Games Association has choosen shining sun as
its symbol.
The AGF(Asian Games Federation) adopted 'Ever Onward',
given by Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, as the motto of the Asian
Games.

The emblem ofAsian Games is a'bright full rising sun,with

interlocking rings.
The Maharaja of Patiala presented the Torch and the flag for
the first Asian Games and since then they have been carried
ftom counffy to country,

The 2010 Asian Games (XVI Asiad) were held from

November 12 to November 27,2010 in Guangzhou,
Cuangdong Province, China,
DAYS

Important Days of the Year

9 January

l5 January
26Jawary

NRIDay
ArmyDay
Indian Republic Day
Jammu & KashmirDay

28 January
30 January
8

March

l3 March
l5 March
22March
23 March
24 March
31 March

lApril
13April

laApril
lSApril
22Apil
24April
25April

International Customs Day

Birth anniversary ofl,aia Lajpat Rai
Martyr's Day, Mahatma Gandhi's
International Women's Day
Mothers Day
No Smoking Day
World Consumer Rights Day,
World Water Day
World Meteorological Day

WorldTBDay
Financial Year Ending
Fools Day
Jallianwallah Bagh Massacre Day ( l9
B.R. Ambedkar Remembrance Day;
World Heritage Day
World Earth Day

l9)

World LabAnimals Day

National Administrative Professionals Day

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29April

World Intellectual Property Day

World Thalassaemia Day
National Resurgence Day
National Technology Day
lnternational Nurses Day,
World Hypertension Day
International Children's Day,

9 May

llMay
12May

June

8 September

Intemational Literacy Day (UNESCO)

14 September

Hindi Day, World First Aid Day

26 September

CSIRFoundation Day, Day ofthe Deaf

International Day forthe Elderly (JN)

World Literacy Day

I October
2 October

Gandhi Jayanti, Intemational Non-violence Day

Human Rights Protection Day
Prisoner's Day

WorldMilkDay
3 June
5 June
I 4 June

23 lune
2 Ju,ly
l1 July

26Iuly
6 August
8 August
12 August
15 August

26 August

29 August
5 September
7 September

World Naturist Day

World Environment Day
World Blood Donere Day
Intemational Olympic Day
World Sports Journalists Day
World Population Day
KargilMctory Day
HiroshimaDay
World Senior Citizen's Day
International Youth Day
Librarians Day
India's Independence Day
West Bengal Day
Women's Equali8 Day
NationalSports Day
Teacher's Day
Forgiveness Day

World Ostony Day

World Wide Life Week (2-8)
World Nature Day, World Habitat Day

October
6 October
8 October
3

WorldMldlifeDay
IndianAir force Day
RapidAction Force Raising Day

9,October
12 October
16 October
9

November

l0November
I I November

National Postal Week (9-14)

World Sight Day
World Anaesthesiologists Day
World Food Day
Legal Services Day
Pravasiya Bharatiya Divas/Legal Services Day
Uttaranchal State Formation Day
Forest Martyrs Day
Transport Day

ArmisticeDay
Education Day

ilxerc i$o
1.
2.

Codes:

Which of the following is not associated with the UNO?

(a) ILo
(c) ASEAN

ABCD
(a)3 2
(b)4 3
(c)3 I
(d)4 s

(b) wHo

All of the above

The chairmanship/presidency of the UN Security Council
(d)

rotates among the Council Mernbers

every 6
(b) every 3 months
every year
(d) every month
Which of the following is not a chief organ of the United

(a)
(c)

months

Nations Organisations

(a)
(b)

(c)

6.

Security Council

5.

Dhaka
Colombo

(b)
(d)

NewDelhi

8.

Kathmandu

A.
B.

List- II
(Headquarters)

International Mobile L Canada

Satellite Organisation
Inter:rational Labour 2. Geneva

9.

3.U.K.

Organisation

D. InternationalAir

4. Spain

Transport Association
5. France

(d') te47
1946
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Devolopment
([JNCTAD) is located at which ofthe following places?
Geneva
(b) Rome
(d) Vienna
Paris

(a)
(c)

When was European Trade Union Confederation

established

(a)
(c)

Organization.

C. WorldTourism

The year 1995 is the Golden Jubilee year of which of the

following intemational organisations?

(a)
(c)

Match the following:

List-I

In which year 'Human Rights resolution'was adopted by

theU.N.?
le48
(b) le45

International Court ofJustice

GeneralAssembly
Permanent Secretariat to coordinate the implementation of
SAARC programme is located at

(a)
(c)

(a) UNo
O) NAM
(c) GAIT(nowWTO) (d) ASEAN

Internationall-abourOrganisation

(d)

4.

4
2
4
2

10,

1974

t97t

The Halifax summit was that

G-7 countries

(a)

o)

(d)

le73
re78

of

O) Leaders oftho NAM

(c) countries in favour of a common curency for Europe
(d) Palestinian and Israeli leaders

,,

Miscellaneous

ll.

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Where is the headquarters of European Trade Union

The office ofthe UN GeneralAssembly is in

(b) NewYork
Vienna

(a)
(c)

L2,

many developing countries

14.

(b)
(d)

t4s

(d)

147

Which ofthe following countries is not a member of SAARC?

(b) Bangladesh
Nepal

Which UN body deals with population problem?

(b) IJNDP
UNFPA
(d) T.INESCO
UMCEF

(c)

lesl

(d)

27,

Organisation (WIPO) is located in

Paris
O) Madrid

(a)
(c)

17.

NewYork

(d)

Geneva

SAARC is observing a decade(1991-2000) of which of the

following?
(a) Girl child
(b) Literacy
Health services to rural poor

(c)
(d)
18

Shelterforall

29.

(a) Washington
(c) Madrid

(b)
(d)

30.

(a)
(c)

(b) Malaysia
(d) Bolivia

(d)

Advancement of Women
UN University, University for Peace

All the above

21. Which ofthe following describe conectlythe Group ofSeven

Countries (G-7)?

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
22.

They are holdingAtomic Bomb technology

They are countries who can launch their own satellites

Which of the following is used as the logo of the World

Wide Fund forNature (WWF)?
Which of the following oountries is not

(c) t2

(d)

O)
(c) Germany,China,USS&UKandUSA
31.

China,France,USS&UKandUSA

Whon was the South Asian Association for Regional Co.

operstien (SAARC) formed?

(a) leSs (b) le82 (c) le86 (d)

32.
33.

te87
When wag Inter Parllamentary Union (IPU) founded ?

(a) 1889

(b)

1876 (c) 1887 (d) 1888

The international township built near Pondicherry in India

in colorationwithUNESCO is called

(a)
(c)
34.

Elbaville
O) Auroville
(d) Broadway
Gayaville
Which of the following is a cultural organisation?

(a)

(c)

UNBsco

wHO

(b) r,o
(d) FAo

The non.permanent membors ofthe Security Council of the

UN elected by the Goneral Assembly for two years term at
present include (2-year term whioh begins on the January l,

2Oll)
Japan,India,Hungary,Venozuela
Morocco, Cape, Vorde, Belgium, Russia

Zimbabwe,VenQzuola, India" France

Colombia, Gonnany, India, Portugal, SouthAfrica
Which of tlro following pair is not correct?

(d)

(a) SAABC-NewDelhi
(b) ASEAN-Jakarto
(c) Intornational Committeo
(d) INTERPOL-Leon

ofthe Red Cross

-Geneva

37. The Economic and Social Commission forAsia and Pacifrc

8 group?

(a)
(c)

membor ofthe G.

O) l0

The five permanentmembers ofUN security council are

Japan, West Germany, USSR" UK and USA
Canada, China, France, USSR and USA

O)
(c)

(a) Deer (b) Panda (c) Camel (d) Lion

23.

How many former republles of USSR have become members

of the Commonwealth of Independent States?

(a)

They are developing countries

They are industrialised countries

Peacefulcoexistence

The International Human Rights Convention adopted by

the United Nations in 1990 relates to

(d)

Which are the autonomous institutions for training and

research within the UN :
(a) UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), UN
Institute for Disarmament Research (UNDIR)
O) UN Research Institute for Social Development, UN
International Research and Training Institute for the

(c)

Internalaffairs

(a)

Paris

Rome
Which ofthe following countries is not a member of Group
15 developing countries?
Brazil

(b)
(d)

(a) ll

The headquarters of Food and Agriculture Organisation is

Mexico

Regionalcooperation

Non-aligrity

28. When does World Health Organization organise 'WorldAids

Day'?
(b) 2ndDecember
(a) lst December
(c) l0th December (d) l5th December

ln-

19.

Myanmar

(a) disabled
O) stateless persons
(c) migrant workers (d) children

l95s

The headquarters of World Intellectual Property

16.

(d)

(a)
(c)

recognized as a specialized agency of the UN:

le56

Afghanistan
The main aim of SAARC is

G)

(a)
(c)

(a) less O)

Albania

(a)

The headquarters of the UNESCO is at

Rome
O) Geneva
(d) Paris
NewYork

(a)
(c)

In which year World Meteorological Organization was

15.

(a) Italy
O) Democratic Republio ofthe Congo
(c) Belgium

Zurich
In 2000, UN population fund provided assistance to how

(a) 142
(c) 148
13.

Confederation:

(d)

Paris

Germany

o)

Italy

(d) Spain

France

(ESCAP) is located at

(a)

Manila

G)

o)

Kualalumpur

(d) Bangkok

Singapore

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38.

Vietnam joined the U.N.O in the year

39,
40.

(a) 1e77 (b) le70 (c) te76 (d)

50.

ts74

organisation. Which organ of rhe united nations fully

The International Court of Justice is located at

(a)
(c)

Geneva
Amsterdam

O)

represents the fact?

The Economic and Social Council
The Security Council

(a)

Hague
Vienna

(d)

O)
(c)
(d)

Which is the Official Language of Islamic Development

Bank?

(a)

41.

Arabic

(c) French

(b) English
(d) All the above

51.

Which of the following pairs of country and the purpose for

whichU.N. Peace Keeping Force is maintainedis c-onectly

(b)
(c)

42.

(c)
(d)

Cyprus - to maintain peace between the two dominant

cthnic groups in the country

B,

D.

The Organisation ofAfrican Unity

The Arab League

establishment of nofworks of stations for the making

ofmeteorological observations as well as hydrologicai
or other geophysical observations

To promote standardization of meteorological and

52.

publication of obseryations and statistics

To promote activities in operational hydrology and to
further enhance co.operation betweenmeteoiologicat

45.

Vienna
Hague

(b)
(d)

B,
C,
D.

Which was the first country to withdraw from CENTO?

(a) Iraq
(b) Afghanistan
Turkey
(d) u.K,

47,

48.

(!)

(a) S. Radha Krishnan O) Gopalswamy Iyyengar

(c) V.K.KrishnaMenon (d) Vijayalakstrmii,anOii

United Nations adapted a Charter of-Eionomic Rights in the

year

(b) 1e74 (c) tss6 (d) ts&

49. Which organ of the United Nations has ceased to be
operational?
(a) Economic andSocial Council
O) International Court of Justice
(c) Trusteeship Couneil
(d) Secretariat

1969

4
5

List- I
UNEnvironment

l.

List-II
lc79)

Programme establish

Z,

UN InternationalDrug
Control Programme establish

IntemationalCriminal

t9t4

3. lyl}

Police Organisation oome

into existence :

InternationalMobile 4, gD
set.up 5.

ABCD
(a)3 2
(b)4 3
(c)3 I
(d)4 s

the

International Criminal Court?

(a) Genocide
War-crime
Crime against individual (d) All the above
India was elected as a president of GeneralAssembly ofthe
United Nations in 1953, Who occupied this office on behaf
of India?

(a) te6e

4,

Satellite Organisation
Codes:

(c)
(c)

Fund

Match the following:

A,

Paris
Geneva

46, On which subjocts, individuals get accused by

lg't9

(c)3 I 4
(d)4 s 2

in

(a)

3.

o)4 3 2

and the hydrological seryices

(d) All the above
The head quarters ofthe International Red cross is situated

(c)

l. l9t9
Z. t%

Fund

ABCD
(a)r 2 2

the

related observations and ensure the uniform

44,

II

Codes:

Organization:

(c)

List-

Intemational Labour
Organization established
ILO was brought
relationship with the UN
through a special agreement;
UN Children's
establish
UN Populaticln
establish

5. tnt

Amnesty International

(a) To facilitate worldwide co-operation in

I
into

C.

43. What are the functions of World Meteorological

(b)

TheGeneralAssembly
Match the following:

A.

Mozambique - To supervise a referendum

El Salvador - to deliver humanitarian aid
(d)' Lebanon - For supervising a 1,992 accord
Which of the following is Human Rights Organisation?
(a) The French community

(b)

The Secretariat

LisG

is conectly matched?

(a)

The United Nations is

GENERATAWARENESS
considered as a universal

53.

4
2
4
2

lg9.t

t
S

Match the following:

A.

List.I

List-

l.

1932

2,

1943

3.

lns

Trade 4.

tg64

5.

t91s

lnteraational
Telecommunication Satellite

B
C.

D.

Orgauisation founded

WorldTourism
Qrgani sation established

International Air

Transport

Association founded
World Federation of

Union founded

tI

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Codes:

54.

62,

ABCD
(a)3 2
(b)4 3
(c)3 I
(d)4 5

4
5
4
2

govemUNDevelopmentProgramme?

B.
C.
D.

63.

2,
3.
4,
5.

London

International Drug Control programme

(d)

1.

2.
57.

58.

68.

(a) 8thApril
(c) TthApril

O)

69.

70.

lothAprit

(d) gthApril

71.

Two (c) Three (d) Four

Which is the original ffust territory under the Trusteeship

Western

Samva

(b)
(d)

Minonesia

Rwanda-Urundi
Somaliland

Which UN body shall exercise all functions of the UN

relating to strategic areas, including the approval of the

In the subject of independence of which country, UN General

Assembly took initiative and secured independence from

In which year UN General Assembly established a ll_

member council for South, West Africa to administer the
l
territory till independence?

(b) l8th August

(d) 26th August

After efforts by the UN for Namibia's independence, which

was the data when Namibia became an independent countrS4

Which is not a correQt statement ?

Poacekeeping operations 'are established by the
Security Council,

(c)

World Bank
International Committee ofthe Red Cross
UN Peacekeeping forces

Which date is observed every year by the UN on the subject

(b)

4thNovember, l94B (b) l6thNovember,lg4g

l6thNovember, 1945 (d) l6thNovember,lg42
Which ofthe following awarded Noble peace prize forthree

times?
Human Rights Council

O) Ethiopia
(d) None of the above

(a)

When was the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural

(a) te67 (b) le6s (c) teil (d) le68

61. Which is the first specialised agency of the UN ?
(a) LTNCTAD
(b) tt o
(c) UNESCO
(d) INDP

UK

(a) ZlstMarch, 1990 (b) 28thMarch,1990

(c) 26thMarch,l990 (d) 29thfr{arch,l990

(a)

60.

(b)

(a) lSth August

(c) 25th August

1 nor 2
When is World Health Day observed every year?

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

(d) \8e

ofNamihia day ?

Organisation (UNESCO) constitution signed in London?

59.

Russian Federation and

All the above

(a) India
(c) Namibia

in Rome

(b) 2 only
(d) Neither

86

(c)

South Africa ?

(a) I only
(c) Both I and 2

83

(a) UNGeneralAssembly O) SecurityCouncil

(e) UN body
(d) Developedcountries

Neither I nor 2

Peter Benson founded Amnesty Intemational

Which of the statements given above is/are correct

O)

terms ofthe trusteeship agreements and also their alteration

or amendment?

The head-office of UN High Commissioner for

Refugees is

36

System?

Consider the following statements

(d)

How many vote does oaoh member of the Trusteeship

Council possess ?

(a)
(c)

Brazil

67.

(a)
(c) Both I and 2

US, China
France

(a) One
66.

headquarters is located in Vienna

Which of the statements given above is/are correct
I only
(b) 2 only

56.

O)
(c)

Mexico

3s

(c)

Who are the membersof the Trusteeship Council?

(n)

Canada

3e

WhichArticle ofthe UN Charter describe the\asic procedure

to make a member of the UN Trusteeship Cotrpcil?

(d)

2
t
Consider the following stetements :
UN agency associated with children's work is UNICEF

l.
2. UN

64,

65.

Intemational Civil

4
2
4
2

List- II
(Headquarters)
Washington

l.

Reconstruction and
Development
IntemationalFinance
Corporation"

ABCD
(a)3 2
(b)4 3
(c)3 I
(d)4 s

O)

(a) 84

PanAmerican Health
Organization
International Bank for

Aviation Organization
Codes:

55.

(a) 38

Match the following:

List- I

A.

How many members are there in the Executive Board which

(c)
(d)
72.

Peacokeepers are identified only by a United Nations

red helrnet.

UN has no military forces of its own.

Peacekeepers woar their country's uniform.

Who is the 'Chief Administrative Officer, of the UN

Secretariate ?
Special Secretery

(a)
(c)

(b)

Secretary-in-Charge

SecretaryGeneral (d) Dy.secretaryGeneral

73, In which year, International Civil Service Advisory Board
was established for the UN ?

(a) 1968 O) le67 (c) te49 (d)

74.

ts4s

When did the UN Ceneral Assembly adopt the statute

the International Civil Service Commission?

(a) December, 1974 (b) December,l976

(c) December,1979 (d) December,1978

of

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GENERALAWARENESS
What functions are performed by the UN Secretary General?
(a) The Secretary-General isthe chiefadministrative officer

85.

Declaration of Human Rights?

l5thDecember, 1948 (b) lOthDecember, 1948

(a)
(c) 30thDecember,

ofthe Organization.

(b)

The Secretary-General acts in the capacity ofthe chief

administrative officer ofthe organization in all meetings
of the General Assembly, the Security Council, The

86.

(a) lto25
(c) I to 3o

Council.

Secretary-General makes annual report to the UN

GeneralAssembly in the work ofthe Organization. The

87,

Secretary-General may bring to the notice ofttre Security

Council any matter which in his opinion threatens the

maintenance of international peace and securiry

88.

(d) All the above

76,

What is the general nature of the specialised agencies

Most ofthe states are the members ofthese specialized

agencies.

(c)
(d)

constitution, etc, of the organisation.

All the above

77, In 1919, International

Labour Organization became an

78,

79.
80.

(b) Developed Nations

(c) League of Nations (d) None of the above
UN

(c)

(c) 168 (d)

Nuclear weapon test explosion

Any other nuclear explosion anywhere in the world

(a)and(b)

What is the term ofthe SecretaryGeneral of the UN?

(a) 26

(b)

28

(a) 6 years
(c) 4 years

(c)

2s

(b)
(d)

developing nation?

What is the function of the UN Population Fund for

(a)

2005

What is the kind of state representation in the geueral

(b)

94,

Which is recently created UN institution as part of the

(d)

Columbia

Ending the gender discrimination and violence,

formulation of effective population policies

Reduoing tha spread of HIV/AIDS
(d) All the above
What are the main areas of work by the UN Population

(a)
O)
(c)

95.

(d)

Peru
Who is the Secretary General of the UN?

(a) KofiAnnan
(b) Ban Ki Moon
(c) PhilippeCouveour (d) None of the above

All the above

Where is the UN International Crime and Justice Research
Institute located?

(a)
(c)

Cuba

83. Which oftho following countries is not a member of G.l5?

(a) Jamaica
O) Indonesia

(c)

of

(d)

Which ofttre following is not an original member ofthe UN?

Pakistan
O) India
Poland

creasing the quality

health
Caring formthe environment
Sexual Health

(a)

(c)

in.

Fund?
To help and ensure universal access to reproductive

Human Rights Machinery?

High Commissioner for Human Rights
Commission on Human Rights

(a)
(b)
(c) HumanRightsCouncil
(d) Human Rights Institute

Special emphasis on

reproductive health service

(c)

(a) and(b)
None of the above

as

virually accomplished its object?

(a)
(c)

(d)

24

92. Which is principal organ of the United Nations that

(a)

(d)

(d)

5 years
3 years

(a) The Seourity Council

(b) TheGeneralAssemhly
(c) The International Court of Justice
(d) The Trusteeship Council

1998

t6e

91.

Which oftlre following supervised the entire eleotion process

that led to the independense of Nanribia?
United Nations
(b) European Union
(c) ASEAN
(d) CommonWealth
When UN Peacekeeping forces were awarded Noble prize?
93.
t978
(b) le88

(c)

84.

l.rPT

(d)

None of the above

How many numbers of organisations are under [IN?

(a)
(b)

t2,

o)

SAUI
CTBT

90.

assembly of the International Labour Organization?

Two representatives of the state govemment
One each representative ofthe workers and employees

81.

I to 35

What does Comprehensive NuclearTest BanTreaty (CTBT)

(d)

autonomous partner of which Organization ?

(a)

(d)

NATO
When UN General Assembly adopted 'Comprehensive
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty'on 26th March, 2002 how many
states had signed the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban

(a)
(b)

have been brought in

relationship with the UN through special agreemeuts.
Each specialised agency has a Constitution or Charter

of its own which describes the duties, functions,

(a)
(c)

prohibit

(b) All the specialised agencies

O) lto26

(a) l6s (b) 164

89.

25thDecember, 1948

Which one of the following is not related to disarmament?

Treaty

of

the tIN?

(a)

1948 (d)

Which articles of the UN Charter mention the Universal

Declaration ofHuman Rights

Economic and Social Council and of the Trusteeship

(c)

When did UN General Assembly adopt the Universal

96.

(b) Rome
NewDelhi
Turin
(d) None of the above
Which UN Organization is callod as the World Bank?

(a) International Bank for Reconstruction and

Development(IBRD)

(b) International Banking System

(s) International Banking Management
(d) Allthe above

System

Miscellaneous

97.

D-97

Which UN Organization provide facilities for conciliation

and arbitration of disputes between government and foreign
investor ?

(a)
(b)
(c)

Multilateral investment guarantee agency

Intemationalfinancecorporation
International centre for sefflement of investment

98.

None of the above

United Nations entities having primary role in providing

protection and assistance in humanitarian cribes :

(a) WorldFood
(c) UNICEF
99.

Programme (b) uNDp

(d) All the above
Which of the following UN organ can impose embargoes

and sanctions or authorize the use offorce?

(a)

GeneralAssembly
International Court of Justice

O)
(c)

Security Council

100. What

(a)

(c)

ofhcial language of INTERPOL?

English, Arabic
O) French
is the

(d) All the above

Spanish

status by the UN

General Assembly.?

(b) 15thOct,1998
(d) l5thoct 1999

l5th Oct, 1996

l5thOct,l997

102. Amnesty International is an organisation assosiated with

which ofthe following flrelds?

(a)
(b)

Protection of Cruelty to animals

Environmentprotection
Protection of human rights
Protection of historic monum(,nts
103. Which NAM (Non-Aligned Movement) summit was held in

(c)
(d)

India?

(a)

(c)

Sixth

(b)

Fifth

Fourth

(d)

Seventh

104. The year 2008 is designated by SAARC as the year of (a) Literacy
(b) Povertyalleviation

(c)

Good

Governanse (d)

participatory governance

105. Where is the headquarters of International Telecommun!

cation Satellite Organisation?

(a)

Washington

(c)

Geneva

D.C. O) London
(d)

Sweden

106. Where the University for peace is established?

(a) Kenya
(b) Fiji

(c)

Switzerland

(d)

Costa Rica

107. Match the following:

List-

s
2

4
2

of Intemational Road Federation?

(b) Spain
Netherlands
(d) Switzerland
France
109. Where is the headquarters of International Confederation
ofFreo Trade Union?
(b) Denmark
Belgium

(a)
(c)

is the headquarters

(a)

(c)

(d)

Zanrbia

Namibia

110. Which of the followiug is the headquarters of World Trade

Qrganisation (WTO)?
(a) NewYork
(b) Geneva
(c) Madrid
(d) Paris
offices of World Federation ofTrade

Unions?

I01. When did INTERPOL obtain observer

(a)
(c)

ll1. Where are the regional

SecretaryGeneral

(d)

ABCD
(a)3 2
o)4 3
(c)3 1
(d)4 5
108. Where

disputes

(d)

Codes:

List-II

(International organisation)

A. European Union
B. Asian Development Bank
C. Asean
D. Interpol

(Headquarters)

l.

Manila

2.

Lyons

3.

Brussels

4.

Jakarta

5.

London

(a)

(c)

New Delhi,

Havana (b)

Daka, Damascus

Moscow
(d) All the above
112. Which ofthe following is not a member of SAARC?
Bhutan
O) Bangladesh
(d) Maldives
Burma
ll3. Besides UI( USA, Germany and Japan the G-7 countries
includes

(a)
(c)

(a) Canada, France and Russia

(b) Canada, Italy and Netherlands
(c) France, Netherlands and Russia
(d) Canada, France and Italy

114. When was World Confederation of Labour founded?

(a) lno O) le?l

(c) te23 (d)

te24

115. Which ofthe following pair is not correct?

(a) World Conference against Racism

(b) World Summit for Sustainable -Durban
Development

Johannesburg
(c) World Food Summit Havana
(d) World Education Forum Dakar
116, Who was the first Indlan to be President of UN General
Assombly?

- *

(a)

Mrs. VijaylakshmiPandit

O) RameshBhandari
(c) Natwar Singh
(d) Krishna Menon
117. Which ofthe following pair is not correct?
(a) Human Development Report UNCTAD

(b)
(c)
(d)

WorldHealthReport*WHOWorld Development Report

World Bank

WorldEconomicOutlook-IMF
118. Which of the following international organisations has
started the scheme 'Partnership for Peace' for a group of
nations?

(a)
(b)

Organisation ofPefoleum Exporting Counries (OpEC)

Economic and Social Commission forAsia and pacific

(c)
(d)

(EscAP)
NorthAtlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
Organisations ofAfrican Unity (OAU)

D-98

GENERALAWARENESS

119. Who founded Inter Parliamentary Union?

(a)

(c)

Willian Randal Cremer

(b)

134. What is the main responsibility of the Organisation for the

Foredrick passy

(a)and(b)
(d) None of the above
120. When was International Atomic Energy Agency statute
approved by the UN?

(a)
(c)
l2l .

26thOctober,
26thOctober,

Switzerland
122. When was Organisation of the Islamic Conferenoe founded?

(a) 19&
(c) 1967

o)

le68
le6s

(d)

USA and

Canada (b)

USA, CanadaandMexico
USA and Mexico
124. Which of the following pair is not correct?
Statue of the International Court of Justice
70
Canada and

Mexico (d)

(a)

--

Articles

(b)
(c)
(d)

UNCharter: lllArricles

(a)
(b)

August, 1974
August, 1979

Original Members ofthe UN

(b)
(d)

August, 1978
August, 1975
126. Where is the headquarters ofthe Organisation ofthe Islamic
Conference?

127, Where is the headquarters of Islamic Development Bank

(0

1978

o)

Sweden

teTs

o)

1976

(d)

te7e
130. Which of the following pair is not cbrrect?

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

World Summit for Children

-New
WorldFoodSummit-Rome

Switzerland

Iran

Paris

133. l4thNon-aligned Summitwas organised in2006 as?

(a)

(c)

Jakarta
Kathmandu

O) Cairo
(d) Havana

SouthAfrica

2ndJanuary

1948 O)

lstJanuary,1995

l2thJanuary,1948 (d) l5thJanuary,l946

139. What is the number of member states in the World Trade

Organization ?

(a) t44 (b) 148

(c) 150 (d)

146

140. The first summit of SAARC was held at

(a) Kathmandu
(e) NewDelhi

(b)
(d)

Colombo
Dhaka

European Union, USA O) Japan

Canada
(d) All the above
142. When was International Criminal Court established by the
UN?

(a)

llthApril2002

O)

lSthJune- lgthAugust l99B

20thJuly-20th Osrober 1998

G)
(d)

None of the above

143. Where is the Intemational Criminal Court establish
(a) NewDelhi
(b) Rome

(c)

Paris

(d)

The Hague

144. Where is the headquarters of World Meteorological

Organization?

(c)

Geneva

London

(b) Paris
(d) NewDelhi

145. What are the ad-hoc bodles of the UN GeneralAssembly?

Special Committee on Peace Keeping Operation, Human

Rights Committee, Committee on the peaceful Use

of

Outer Space

(b)

Conciliation Commission forPalestine, Conference on

Disarmament, Intemational Law Commission, Scientific

Colombo

O) UK
(d) India

O)

Jamaica

Cuba
(d) India
138. When did World Trade Organization come into force?

(a)

132. Where is the headquartors of the Universal postal Union?

(a)
(c)

(c)

Geneva

World Summit for Soeial Development

Copenhagen
131. Where is the headquarters of World Intellectual property
Organization?

(b)
(d)

(a)

(a)

york

World Conferonce in Human Rights

(a) Geneva
(c) NewDelhi

Authorify?

(a)

1972
(d) te82
129. In which year did World Intellectual property Organization
become a UN SpecialisedAgency?
(a) te7s
te74

(c)

l6thNovember,1994 (b) 8thNovember,1994

lOthNovember,lgg{ (d) 6thNovember,1994
137. Where is the headquarters of International Seabed

(c)

None of the above

128. Pakistan which rejoined the Commonwealth, had pulled itself
out of it in the year?

(a)
(c)

NewDelhi

141. Who havo the largest share of world trade?

(b) SdudiArabla
(d) Niger

O)

Vienna

existence?

(s)

Artieles

(a) SaudiArabia
(c) Switzerland

(b)
(d)

136. When did International Seabed Authority come into

(a)

50

Universal Declaration ofHuman Rights

30 Articles
125. When was Islamic Devolopment Bank formed ?

(a) Morocco
(c) Kuwait

(a) Sydney
(c) Capetown

(a)
. (c)

123. The member countries of NAFTA are

(a)
(c)

None of the above

Agency?

(d)

U.S.A.

(a) and (b)

135. Where is the headquarters of International Atomic Energy

&) u.r.

Sweden

(c)

(d)

1956 (b) 26thOctober, 1955

1954 (d) 26thOctober, 1953

Where is the headquarters of Inter parliamentary Union?

(a)
(c)

Prohibition of Chemical Weapons?

(a) Maintain Chemical Weapons Warheads

O) Implementation ofthe Chemical Weapons Convention

(c)

Committee ontho effeets ofAtomic Radiation

Special Committeo on tho Implementation of the

Declaration on the Granting of Independent Countries

and Peoples Commission on International Trade Law
(d) All the above
146. When did Russian Federation take over the seat ofthe former
USSR as a pennanent member of the Security Council?
(a) Deoember,lggl
(b) December, 1992
December,1993
(d) December,l994

G)

Miscellaneous

147. What

(a)

G)

(c)

(d)

D-99

are the standing Committees

ofthe Security Council?

Organization?

(a)and(b)

(c)

None of the above

communications Union?
(a) Geneva

NewYork

(b) NewDelhi
(d) London
(b)

TNESCO

(c)

r.JNtDo

IMF
(d) None of thQ above
150. How many countries were in the UNESC0 when its
constitution was signed in London on l6th Novemb er, 1945?

37

(a)

I5I

(b) :s

(c)

32

(d)

35

Established by the General Assembly in 1966, UNIDO became

a UN specialised agency in :

(a) 1e80 (b) 1e85 (c) leeo (d) lees

t

52. What is the

(a)

main work regarding education by the UNESCO?

To provide basic education for all, expand access to

basic education
(b) Improve the quality of basic education
(c) Education forthe 2lst century
(d) All the above
153. Which of the following pair is not correct?

(a) IAEA-NewDelhi O) WTO*Geneva

(c) UPU-Beme
(d) IMF Washington

- ?
154. Where is the headquarters ofthe UNESCO
(a)
(c)

(b) London
(d) NewYork

NewDelhi
Paris

(c)
I

Montevideo,

56. How many member

(b) Nairobi,NewDelhi
Venice (d) All the above
countries are there in the Executive Board

ofUNESCO?

68

(a)

157. What

(a)
O)

O)

ss

(c)

28

(d)

88

UNESCO's focus areas in the cultural field ?

The link between culture and development
Action to conserve and protect the world cultural
are the

inheritance
By assisting member states in studying and preserving

(c)

both physical and the non-physical heritage oftheir

societies
All the above
158. When did UN General Assembly ostablish UN Industrial
Development Organization ?

(d)

(a) le68
(c) te67

(b) te6
(d) te6s

Organization?

Helps developing countries on the issue of fight

against marginalization and poverty

O) Helps developing countries

(c) Mobilizes knowledge, skills, information and
technology to promote productive employment, a
competitive economy and sound environment

(d) All the above

DC

(b) NewDelhi

(d) None of the above

Washington
161. When was the Universal Postal Union (UPU) establish?

(a)
(c)

o) 1874

1889

(d)

1886

Property Organization

(a)

l88s

Chinese

(b) English, French

Arabic,
Russian, Spanish (d) All the above
163. When did World Health Organization (WHO) come into

(e)

force?

(a)

(c)

6thApril,1948
l0thApril,1948

(b) 7thApril,1948
(d) 26thApril,1948

164. What are the functions of the World Health Organization?

(a) To assist government to strengthen their health
services

(b) To assist advance work to eradicate diseases

(c) To promote maternal and child health
(d) All the above
165. Whero is the headquarters of World Health Organization

(a) Geneva, Switzerland (b) London, UK

(c) NewDelhi,India (d) None of the above

166. The flrst summit of NAM was held at

(a)
(c)
(a)
(c)

(b) Lusaka
(d) NewDelhi

Cairo
Belgrade

DagHammarskjoeld (b) Trygvelie

(d)

U, Thant

Dr. KurtWaldheim

168. The number of Judges in the International Court of Justice

is

(a)

t2

(b)

15

(s)

169. The World Bank, also known

l8

as the

(d)

(a)
(c)

NewYork

(b)

Paris

Geneva

(d)

Washington

170. Mich Commonwealth summit

(a)

G)

A.

was hosted by India?

O)

24th

26th
171. Match the following:

International Bank for

Reconstruction and Development is located at

(d)

l8th
28th

ListI

List-tr

(Spocialised

(Headquarters)

Agenciesof UNO)
United

Nations

l.

Geneva

2.

Paris

3.

Berne

4.

Rome

5.

Vienna

Industrial Development
Organization

159. What are the aims of the UN Industrial Development

(a)

Vienna,Austria

167. The first Secretary-General of the United Nations was:

155. In which country UNESCO Science Co.operation Office has

been set-up ?
(a) Cairo, Jakarta

(a)

ofthe UN Industrial Development

162. What is the official language of the World Intellectual

149. Whose part is the International Bureau of Education

(a)

is the headquarters

The Committee of Experts on Rules of procedure

The Committee on the Admission of New Members

148. Where is the headquarters of the International Tele-

(c)

160. Where

B,

andAgricultural

Food
Organization

C. WorldHealth
D.

Organization
United

Nations

Educational, Scientifi c
and Cultural

Organization

D-100

GENERALAWARENESS

Codes:

ABCD
(a)3 4 2

o)s

(c)4
(d)5

2 4

3
4

2
t

Which of the statements given above is/are correct

(a) I only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both I and 2
(d) Neither I nor 2

t
3

183. In cricket the length of pitch between the two wickets is(a) 24yards
(b) 23 yards
(c) 22yards
(d) 2l yards
184. Merdeka Cup is associated with

s
2

172. Tbe l6th SAARC Summit was held in 20 I 0 at:

(a) Colombo
(c) Thimpu

(b)
(d)

(a)
(c)

Dhaka
Kathmandu

173. The 2010 BRIC Summitwas held in :

(a) Moscow
(b) NewDelhi

l.

Beijing
(d) Brasilia
174. The l4tlt G- I 5 Summit was held in 2010 ar:

(b)

Cairo

(d)

20t0?

(a)

Toronto

(b)

Canbena
Londons
176. Which of the following was the venue of the 2010 G-g

(d)

Rome

Summit?

(a)

Paris

(c) Huntsville
Cape Town

(b) Berlin
(d) Tokyo

(d)

3.

(c)

rights for cricket matches of the Indian Premier League (IPL)

2010 and 2019 for Rs 330 crore recently?
Entertainment and Sports Direct (ESD)
Satellite Information Services (SIS)

(a)

O)
(c)

Sao Paulo

Organisation was held in 2010 at:

Tashkent
Dushanbe
(d) Bishkek
Astana
179. What is Medecins Sans Frantieres (MSF) ?

(b)

O)

A non-governmental organization which specialized

in international humanitarian aid and emergency

sportspersons.

An organization to develop applications of

nanotechnology in medicine.
An organization of medical practioners funded by the
European Union which carries out research against

ofAlDS.

180. Which one of the following conuntries is not

a member

places?

(a)
(c)

Norway
(b) Denmark
Iceland
(d) UnitedKingdom
181. Where are the headquarters of the Organization
Islamic Conference (OIC) located?
(a) Dubai
O) Jeddah
Islamabad

(d)

of the

Ankara

182. Consider the following statements :

l. North Atlantic Co.operation Council (NACC) is the

NewDelhi

Kolkaa

O)

(d)

Mumbai
Guwahati

189. The Asian Garnes were held in Delhi for the first time in...

(a)
(c)

l9sl
l97l

o)

(d)

te63
le82

190. The C. K. Nayudu Trophy is related to the sport of

(a)
(c)

l9l.

(a)

(c)

2.

Swimming
(b) Boxing
Long Jump
(d) HighJump
188. ASEAN India Car Rally 2012, which was organised by the
Ministry of Extemal Affairs and CII and which started at
Yogyakarta in Indonesia, ended in which of the following

of

the Nordic Council ?

(c)

Fox Sports Intemational (FSI)

is the Val Barker Cup awarded in the Olympic

(a)
(c)

medical assistance.

spread

TriplecomMedia

Games?

An agency formed by the International Olympic

Committee (IOC) to check misuse of drugs by

(d)

(d)

187. For which sport

(a)

(c)

In July 2003, East Bengal Club won the L.G Asean Cup

2.

178. The annual summit meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation

(a)
(c)

Football
Hockey

of Indonesia at Jakarta.
Sandip Nandy of East Bengal Club was adjudged the
best goalkeeper of this tournament.
Baichung Bhutia of East Bengal Club was the highest
goal scorer ofthe tournament.
Which of these statements are correct?
(a) 2 and3
(b) l and3
(d) l,2,and3
I and2
186. Which of the following has acquired the theatrical telecast

177. The 4fi IBSA Summit was held in 2010 at :

(a) Brasilia
(b) NewDelhi

(c)

(b)
(d)

football tournament defeating Bec Tero Sasana Club

Havara
175. Which of the following hosted the fourth G-20 Summit in

(c)

Cricket
Ragbi

185. Consider the following statements:

(c)

(a) Tehran
(c) Jakarta

Cricket
(b) Hockey
Football
(d) Chess
Who among the following have been announced the man
and the woman ITF World Champions of20l2?
(a) Andy Munay and VictoriaAzarerka
O) Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams
(c) David Ferrer and Maria Sharapova

(d)

Rafael Nadal and Agnieszka Radwanska

192. Which of the folowing awards is the highest sports award

given by the Central Government of

name of the new organization which has replaced the

(a)

fujunaAward

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)

The United States ofAmerica and the United Kingdom

O)
G)

Rajiv GandhiKhel RatnaAward

Dhyan ChandAward

became the members of the

intheyew 1949.

NAIO when it was formed

(d)

India?

Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar

"

Miscellaneous
193.

D-101

on December 27, 2009, won the 38th senior

National men's handball championship, dethroning Services

in the final in Kolkata.
(b) State Bank of India
Railways
Jharkhand
(d) Chhattisgarh
194. 2A08 Olympic games were held in
(b) Grecce
China

(a)

(c)

(a)
(c)

ltaly
(d) France
195. World famous boxer Muhammad Ali won the light heavyweight boxing title in

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

1960RomeOlympics
1972 Munich Olympics
1976 Montreal Olympics
1984 LosAngeles Olympics
196. How many gold medals did P.T. Usha win in the 1986 Seoul
Asian Games?

(a) I

97. How

(b)

(c)

(d)

many times did Geet Sethi win the LBSF World Billiards

title?

(a) 2

(b)

(c)

(d)

198. In the 2010 Commonwealth Games being Hosted by New

Delhi, which Two new disciplines will be added?

developments?
The victory against Sri Lanka in third test of the 2009
series at Braboume Stadium in Mumbai was India's
100th test victory
India is the only gountry to have not lost a single Test
in2009
III. India's score of 726 fornine declared in the frst innings

I.
I.

ofthe third test oflndia.Sri Lanka series at Brabourne

Stadium, Mumbai is its highest total in Test cricket
I only
(b) I and II only
II and III only
(d) III and I only
200. In which Indian state did the game of polo originate?

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

Rajasthan
West Bengal
201. In which of the following Hindi films has actor Shahrukh
Kha.n played the role of a Hockey Coach?
(b) Chak De India
Guru
(d) Jab We Met
Om ShantiOm
202. In which year did Milkha Singh win the frst National title in

(a)
(c)

the 400 m race?

1955
1957

(b)
(d)

le56

(b)
(d)

re66
te74

reTo
203. India reached the final of the Davis Cup for the first time

(a)
(c)

19&
1970

204. Who was the first Indian

(a)
(c)

Paes

in-

to reach the semi final in Wimbledon

Tennis Championship?
Ramanathan Ifuishnan
Laender

206, India won

(b) Ramesh Krishnan

(d) Mahesh Bhupati

te32

(d)

le48

the World Cup Kabaddi Tcrurnament 2012 in the

Men's category defeating which ofthe followng countries?

(a)
(c)

Pakistan

(b)
(d)

Canada

Malaysia
Bangladesh
207" Jaspal Rana is the name associated with which

of

the

following games?

(a)
(c)

Boxing
Archery

(b) Shooting
(d) weieht lifting

208. Netaji Subhash National lnstitute of Sports is located at

(a)

Kolkata

(c)

Jhansi

(b) NewDelhi
(d) Patiala

209. World Professional Billiards Champion Pankaj Advani

accepted the Eklavya award, the highest recognition for a
sportsperson in which state recently?
(b) Karnataka
Delhi
(d) Kerala
TamilNadu
210. Saina Nehwal is related with which among the following
sports?

(a)
(c)

(a)

Chees

(b)
(d)

NewDelhi

(d)

Badrninton

(a)
(c)

statements about India's

perfurmance in Test Cricket are correct in light of recent

(a)
(c)

o)

te28
te36

(c)

of the following

(a) Meghalaya
(c) Manipur

(a)
(p)

Tennis
Table Tennis
211. The 19th Commonweaith Games wil be heid in 2010 in (b) Kolkata
Jaipur

(a) Billiards and Kabaddi

(b) Tennis and Archery
(c) Basketball and Volleyball
(d) Tennis and Billiards
199. Which

205. India won its first Olympic hockey gold in...?

Mumbai

212. The 'DronacharyaAward' is given to *

(a) Sportsmen
(c) Umpires

(b) Coaches
(d) Sports Editors

213. The Indian football team made its first appearance at

Olympics in

(a)
(c)
214. The

1e36

re52

o)

(d)

ie48
le56

maseot for the 34th Nationai Games held in Jharkhand

in 2008, is

(a)

Sheru

(c) Chauva
215. The

O)

Roopa

(d)

None of these
name Kunjarani Devi is associated with

(a) Weight Lifting

(p) Athletics

(b)

Target shooting

(d)

Swimming

216. The Olympic

(a)
(c)

games are normally held at an interval

(b) 3 years
2years

4 years

(d)

of

5 years

217. The term, L.B.W. is associated with which ofthe following

games?

(a) Cricket
(c) Football

(b)
(d)

Hockey

Polo
218. Wanlhede stadium is situated in?
(b) Bangalore
(d) Chennai

(a) Chandigarh
(c) Mumbai

219. How many gold medals have been won by India in the
Olympics so far?

(a)

(c)

4
8

o)6
(d)

10

220. WasimAkam of Pakistan is associated with

(a)

(c)

Politics
Nuclear tests

(b)
(d)

Martial law
Cricket

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221. When was Amateur Athletics Federation

of India

established?

(a) le36
(c) l9s6

O)
(d)

ts46
te66

(a)

(b)
(d)

Badminton

Chess
Squash

223 Which ofthe following awards is given for excellence

field of sports?

(a)

(c)

in the

match?

(a)

Kalidas Samman

(b) Dhyan"ghand Award

(c) ShramVirAward
(d) Shanti Swarup.BhatnagarAward

(c)

224. Which of the foliowing countries won the final of the

triangular cricket series held in durban in februarry 1997?
(a) India
(b) New zeaiand
South africa
(d) Zimbabwe
225. Which of the following is a Manipuri version of Hockey?
(a) Khong Kangiei
(b) Hiyang Tanaba

(c)

(c) Yubilakpi

226. Which

(a)

(d)

yubi.Lakpi

one ofthe following pairs is not correctly matched?

BarboraSpotakova: Javelinthrow
pamelaJetimo : Weightligting.
Sanya Richards : Sprint
(d) Yelena Isinbayeva : pole Vault
227. When Leander paes won the "rnixed doubles" at the US
Open in the year 2008, who of the following was his partner?
(a) Ana
(b) CaraHack

O)
(c)

Ivanovic

(c)

Dinara Safina
228. who among the fo[owing is
in India?

(a) Subash Agrawal

(c) Manoj Kothari

(d) JeienaJankovic
Nor associated with billiards
(b) Ashok Shandilya
(d) Mihir Sen

229. Who is the first Indian woman to win anAsian

Games gold

in400mnrn?

(a)

(c)

(b) P.T.Usha
Sandhu (d) K.Malleshwari

M.L,Valsamma

Kamaljit

230. Who ofthe following is a football player?

(a) Fernando Alonso O) Ximinaikkonen

(c) LewisHamilton
(d) NicolasAnelka

231. Who was the first Indian to win an individual medal in

Olympics?

(a) Milkha Singh

(b) P.T.Usha
(c) Karnam Malleshwari (d) K.D.yadav

232. Which well known former Olympic gold medallist is

Chairman of the London Organising iommittee for the
OlympicGames?

(a) Daley Thompson (b) Sebastian Coe

(c) Steve Overt
(d) Robin Cousins

233. Whose record

was broken when Muttiah Muralitharan took

his 709 Test wicket?

Shane Wame
Anil Kumbte

(a)
(c)

(b) Ponting
(d) None of these

234. which former Test cricketer of Australia is the chief

Executive Officer of the Federation of International
cricketers'Association (FICA) that looks after the interest

of cricketers of Test playing countries?

(a) Allan Sorder
(b) TimMay

(c)

Kim Hughes

GENERALAWARENESS

''(c)

222. Whiih game is Ian Thorpe associated with

(c) "Swimming

I,

235. .{}ro was the first Indian to win the WorldAmateur Billiards
'tl,!lq?
(a) Geet Sethi
(b) Wilson Jones
MichaelFeneira (d) Manoj Kothari
236. With which game is the Agha Khan Cup associated?
(a) Football
(b) Badminton
Basketball
(d) Hockey
237. Hgw many players are there on each side in a baseball

(d)

Tom Moody

'e

(b) z
(d) ll

238. Who is the only athlete to win the Olympic marathon title
twice in guccession?

(a)

Abebe Bikila
(b) Mark Spitz
(c) NadiaComaneci (d) Kipchoge Keinq

239. Before the target board was introduced archers at the

Olympies used to hir a
bird
(b) fish
ball
(d) cylinder
240. The Olympic Games were held in Asia for the first time in
le64
tqzo
le88
(d) 1es2
24 1. The Olympic Symbol comprises of five rings or circles linked
together to represent
sporting friendship of all people

(a)
(c)

(a)
(c)

ft)

(a)
O) five continents
(c) Both (a) & (b)
(d) None of these

242. Which county

has won the maximum number ofgold medals

since the inception ofthe Olympic Games?

(a)
(c)

Australia

Japan

France
(d) usA
243. Name the Indian Choss player who has broken the World
Record by finishing the game in first twelve moves?

(a) VishwanathanAnand (b) ChampaBose

(c) Sakunthala Devi (d) haveen Thipsey

244. ArjunaAward was introduced in

(a)
(c)

le61
1972

(b) te6e
(d) lee5

245. Which one of the following was the frst Asian city to host
a

Summerolympic Games?
Beijing

(a)

(c)

(b)

Bangkok

Seoul
(d) Tokyo
246. When did India host the Asian Games for the

(a) lesl
(c) lW6

o)
(0 Never

frst time?

re6l

247. Who wonthe Fl drivsrs title in 2006?

(a)

(c)

Raikkonen

Alonso

248. Mich

(d)

Schumacher

Hamilton
team won the constructors title in Fl championship

in2007?
Renault

(a)
(c)

O)

(b) Mclaren

Fenari
(d) Toyota
249. Which of the following is wrongly rnatched?

(a)

O)
(c)

(d)

Hockey: l00yards x 55 yards

Badminton(Single); 10ft x44ft.
LawnTonnis : 78 ft x 36 ft
Volleyball : 30 ft x 30 ft

Miscellaneous
250. Susi Susanti, held the Grand Slam title in which of the
following games?

(b)
(d)

(a) Spain
(c) Germany

Badminton
Table Tennis

to win the WorldAmateur Billiards

title?

(a)
(c)
252.

In which Olyrnpics Games did India

frst win a Gold Medal?

Monkeal
(b) Moscow(1980)
LowAngeles (1984) (d) Attanta(1996)
253. The 1988 World Olympics Game were held at
Montreal
O) Los Angeles
Tokyo
(d) Seoul
254. The first Asian Games were held at
(a) Manila
(b) Tokyo

(a)
(c)

(1976)

(a)
(c)

(c)

255.

(d)

Jakarta

The number ofplayers on each side in the case rugby football

(b) ls

(c) 11

(d)

256. In which sports is it illegal to play left-handod?

(a)
(c)

Discus Throw
O) Polo
Lacrosse
(d) Chess
257. Who is the first Indian batsman to score a triplo century in
Test Cricket?

(a)

(c)

V V S.l^a,xman
Sachin

O)

Ratrut Dravid

Tendulkar (d) Virendra

(a) Badminton
(c) Tennis

259, ln order to win

games?

(b) Archery
(d) Table Tennis

the Grand Slam in Tennis, a player must wrn

which one of the followings groups of tournements?

(9

Australian Open, U.S, Open, Wimbledon, FrenchOpen

(b) Wimbledon, French Open, U.S. Open
(c) Wimbledon, French Open, paegas Czech Open, U.S.
Open
(d) Davis Cup, Wimbledon, French Open
260. Starting with theAustralian Open Lawn Tennis Tournament,
which one ofthe following is the correct chronological order
of the other three major Lawn Tennis Tournaments?
(a) French Open -US Open - Wimbledon
(b) French Open - Wimbledon US Open

(c) Wimbledon - US Open - French Open

(d) Wimbledon - French Open - US Open

261. After Sachin Tendulkar's

50 centwies in Test matches, who

among these has scored most senturies?
(a) Jacques Kallis
(b) Mahela Jayawardene
(c) Ricky Ponting
(d) Rahul Dravtd
262. lndian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was offered
and accepted the honour ofbeing chosen to get an honorary
commission in which ofthe following?

(a) Indian Navy

(b) TenitorialArmy
(c) IndianAirForce (d) IndianparamilitaryForce

263. Which of the following Countries is the host for the 2016
OlympicGames?

(a) South Africa

(c) Brazil

(b) Notherlands
(d) Italy

Argentina

Final in the US Open Tennis Toumament ,2006?

MaxMirnyi
O) MartinDamm
Bob Bryan
(d) MikeBryan
266. Which among the following sports is NOT a part of the
LondonOlympics?
Triathlon
(b) Taekwondo

(0

(q)

Table Tennis
(d) Baseball
Jwala Gutta andAswini ponnappa play which among
the following sports?

267. India's

(a) Badminton
(c) LawTennis

(a)
(c)

(b) Table Tennis

(d) None ofthem

state did the game of polo originate?

(b)

Meghalaya

Rajasthan

Manipur
(d) West Bengal
269. Which one ofthe following cities has been the venue of the
Asian Games for the maximum number of times from the
year 195 I to the year 2006?

(a)

Delhi
(b) Bangkok
Tokyo
(d) Berjing
270. How many gold medals have been won by India in the
Olympics so far?

(c)

(a)

Sehwag

258. Dola Banerjee is related with which ofthe following

Brazil

265. Who was Leander paes's partner when he won Doubles

268. In which Indian

NewDelhi

IS

(a) t2

@)

(d)

(a)
(c)

(b) Wilson Jones

Ferreira (d) Manoj Kothari

Geet Sethi

Michael

host the 20th FIFA World Cup in

2014?

(a) Lawn Tennis

(c) Volleybaii
251. Who was the first Indian

D-1.03

264. Which of the following will

(b) 6
(d) l0

(c) I

271. Which popular British producer and artist has composed

the soundtrack for the London Olympics, 2012?
(a) Mark Ronson
(b) Chris Flegg

(c)

(d) Kalamuddin

Shakira

212. lfft.ieh of the following

is a pair names of the same game?

(a) Soccer - Football (b) Golf- polo

(c) Billiards'Canom (d) Volleyball * Squash

273. Which of the following countries will host the l2th edition
ofthe SouthAsian Games

(a) Pakistan
(c) India

in}}l??

(b) Srilanka
(d) Nepal

274, Which one of the following statements about WADA

(World Anti-Doping Agency) code is not correct?

(a)

The code is the csre document that provides the

framework for harmonized anti-doping policies, rules
and regulations within sport organizations and among

public authorities

(b) The code entered into force from January 1,ZOO4.

(c) Under the code, the use ofany prohibited substance
(d)

by an athlete for medical reasons is not possible

Under the sode, a sanction could be apptied in cases

where there is evidence that an anti-doping rule

violation has occurred, but where there is no positive
doping.control test,
275. Who among the following is the first man (after Bjorn Borg
in 1990) to win the French Open and Wimbledon Singlei
Title back to back?

(a)
(c)

RafaelNadal
John McEnroe

(b)
(d)

Roger Rederer
Daniel Nestor

GENERALAWARENESS

D-104

276. Who among the following bowlers have taken more than
500 wickets in Test Cricket?

L
3.

2.
4.

WasimAkram

NchardHadlee
Courtney Walsh
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) I and2only
(b) 3 and4 only
(c) l,2and3only
(d) 1,2, 3 and4
277, Match List I (Leading Woman Lawn Tennis Player) with
List II (Country) and select the corrept answer using the
code given below the lists :
List I
LISTII
Glen McGrath

(tmdingWoman Lawn

(Country)

Tennis Player)

A. Daniela Hantuchova
B. Patty Schnyder
C. NadiaPetrova
D. Amelie Mauresmo

L
?.
3.
4.

Russia
France

4
|
I
4

(d)

stands for

(b)
(d)

Neither I nor 2

Akind of supercomputer

Nuclear-poweredsubmarine

O)

ADR
sDR

(d)

TimBemers-Lee

(b)
(d)

is an international treaty drawn at

(b)

UN Conference on Environment and Development, No

deJanoiro,1992

(c)

World Summit on Sustainable Developoment,

UN Climage Change Conference, Copenhagen,2009

stands for:

(a)
(c)
(d)

Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle

GlobalSatellitelinkVehiclo
Geostationary Solar Light Vehicle

None of these

291, The world's highest ground based telescopic observatory

is located

Chile
China
as

the inventor

of

BillGates
VinodDham

processes is ttre term

CMYK

related ?

(b)
(d)

UnltedNation Conference on the Human Environemt,

O)

for-

Railwat'singalling
Offset printing

artificial cunency?

BothADRand SDR

in:

(a) Colombia
G) Nepal

(b) India
(d) Switzerland

292, An artificial satellite orbiting eround

Edward Kasner

as

GDR

290. Under Indian space programme, the abbreviation GSLV

284. To which one of the followlng

(c)

2 only

(a)

(d)

(a) Fire safety code is buildings

(b) Earthquake-resistantbuildingcode
(c) Barcode
(d) Against adulteration in eatables
(a)

(b)
(d)

Johannesburg, 2002

NSAT

282. Who among the following is considered

is adopted

rate of Rs. 300 per month per beneficiary.

Under the Scheme, States have been urged to give matching
amounts.
Which of the statements givon above is/are correct ?

Stockhokn,1972

BRIC countries?

Canada

the

The Central Assistance under this scheme is at the

289. The UNFCCC

?81. Which of the countries represent lefier 'C' in the catogory

283. UPC

2.

(s)

o) Iso

Cuba

of 60 years or above belonging to

households below poverfy line in rural areas are eligible.

(a)

organization related to Indian space programme?

(a)
(c)

288. Which ofthe following is/are trgated

280. Which amongst tho following Abbreviations stands for

the WWW

IGNOAPS_
All persons

(d)

(a) Straight Telephone Dial

(b) Switch Telephone Dial
(c) Subscriber Telephone Dialing
(d) Save Telephore Dialing

(a)
(c)

286. Conslder the following statements with reference to

O) Title of Moon Impact Probe

(c) Stock exchange

279. The acronyrn STD wriften on Telephone booth

ISRO

IARI

(d) NDRI

MCX-SX?

(a) Social Enlightenmsnt and Research Board

O) Scientific and Engineering Research Board
(c) Scientists' and Engineers' Research Board
(d) Science and Englneering Research Board

NASA

O)

287, ln the context of India news in recent times, what is

Swigerland

278. SERBstandsfor-

as

(a) CLRI
(c) NDDB

(a)

ABCD
(a)2
1
(b)3 4
(c)2
4
(d)3
I

known

award for Science and Technology (S & T) Innovations for

Rural Development, 2006 ?

(a) I only
(c) Both I and 2

Slovakia

Codes:

(a)
(c)

285. Which one of the following orgainisation won the CSIR

Navigation
Elecffonicvotingmaohine

the Earth does not

fall

down. This is so bocause the attroption of Earth

(a) does not exist at such dirtance
O) is neutralized by the attraction of the moon
(c) provides the nocessary speed for its steady motion
(d) provides the necessary accelpration for its motion
293. Tho liquid propulsion system centre (LPSC) of the Indian
space Research organisation (ISRO) is at?
(a) Mahendragiri (Tamil Nadu)
(b) Bangalore(Kamatake)
(c) Hyderabad (Andhra Pradash)

(d)

Ahmadabad(Gujra|

Miscellaneous

D-105

294. The National Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Troposphere

Radar Facility is located at

(a)
(c)

Bangalore

@) Thiruvananthapuram
(d) Tirupathi

Ahmedabad

295. Which is NOT the name of the missile developed by the

Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)?

(a)
(c)

(b) Pinaka
(d) Agni

Shaurya
Brahmos

296. The Pilotless target aircraft, fabricated at the Aeroneutical

Development Establishment, Bengaluru, is:
(a) r,akshya
(b) Cheetah

(c)

(d) Arjun

Nishant

and?

(c)

Chennai

303. An 'Applet'

is located at

@) Bhopal

(d) Hyderabad

is a kind of

(a) Sweet dish made from apples

O) A Java Program
(c) Marketing Strategy
(d) The new internet ready computer

fromApple

304. India's first heavy water plant was set up in

(a)

Talcher

G)

Baroda

1962 at

(b) Tuticorin
(d) Hazira
a

carbon'rich planet, named WASP-I2b, orbiting a distant star

Russia

first of a new class of exoplanets and throws open the

possible existence of diamond-szudded stars. The scientist
is located

at
Guhnarg

O)

Leh

(d) Manali

299. Sahyog-Kaijin-Xl

Siachin

is a:

(a) India-Japan Joint Coast Guard Exercise

O) India-Japan Joint Naval Exercise.
(c) India-Srilanka Joint Coast Guard Exerclse
(d) India-Srilanka JointNaval Exercise
300. The "Synthetic Aperture Rader" Technology is used in:

I.
3.

Mumbai

about 1200 light years away from the earth. This find is the

(b) Srilanka
(d) U.S,A

Bangladesh

298. HighAltitude Warfare School ofthe IndianArmy

(a)
(c)

(a)

305. An Indien scientist has announced the discovery of

291. Yajra prahar is a bilateral military exercise between India

(a)
(c)

302. Atomic Minerals Directorate

RISA}I
CARTOSAT

(a) I and4
(c) 2and3

2, zuSAT.2
4, KALPANA
(b) 3 anda
(d) I and2

301. Which metal is used for generation of Nuclear Enorgy by

Nuclear Power plants?

(a) Znc
(c) Uranium

o)

Platinum

(d) Nickel

is:

(a)
(c)

Nikku Madhusudhen (b) Rajactrhatr.palSingh

TerryD'Souza

(d) Madhu Manglik

306. The Baikonur Cosmodrome is the world's first and largest

operational space launch facility, In which country is it
located?

(a)
(c)

France
Uzbekistan

307, For which

(b)
(d)

Kazakhstan
Germany

one of the following, is Satara well known?

(a) Thermal Power Plant (b) Wind Energy Plant

(q) Hydro-elecfricPlant (d) NuclearPowerPlant
308. The first nuclear reactor in India is

(a)
(c)

Apsara

309. Indiat

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

Dhruva

Harsha
Vipula

space Rocket Launchlng sentre is in -

Wheeler

lsland

SriHarikota

(b) Hassan
(d) PortBlair

D-106

GENERALAWARENESS
(c)

(a)
(b)
(a)

(d)
(a)
(d)
(a)
(a)

(b)

(a)

32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39

(b)

40

(d)

10

(a)
(b)
(d)

41

2
3

4
5

11

12
13
14
15

(d)
(a)

16

(d)
(a)
(d)
(d)

17
18

19
2A
21

22
23

(c)

(a)
(b)

63

(c)

(d)

94
95

(a)

64

(c)

125
126

65
66

(a)

96

(a)

127

(c)

128

(b)

97
g8

(c)

67

(d)

(c)

(b)

68
69
70

(d)
(a)
(d)
(a)

187

(b)

,l88

(d)
(a)

(c)

156 t(b)
157 \(d)
158 (b)
159 (d)

190

(b)

160

(a)

19{

(c)

161

192

162

(b)
(d)

163

189

(a)
(b)

(d)

(a)

99
100
101

(a)

132

71

(b)

102

(c)

133

(a)
(a)
(d)

72
73

(c)

103

(d)

134

(c)

185

42

(a)
(d)

(b)
(d)
(a)

(d)

104

(c)

{66

(c)

43

(d)

74

(a)

(a)

107

44
45
46
47
48
49

(d)
(a)

75

(d)
(d)

105
108
107
108
109
110

168
169

(b)
(b)
(d)

(d)

135
136
137
138
139

170

(a)

199
200
201

(a)

{40

171

(d)

202

(c)
(b)
(c)

(b)

141

(c)

203

(b)

234

(d)

112

G)
(a)

144

(a)
(a)
(a)

235

143

(d)
(a)
(a)

2U

(c)

172
173
174

145

176

(c)

177

(a)
(a)
(b)
(d)
(b)
(b)

207
208

50
51

(b)

52
53

(d)

54

(d)
(d)
(b)

(d)

(c)

146

(b)
(a)
(d)

115
116
117

(a)
(a)

147

(c)

178

148

(c)

(c)

119

(b)

149
150

89

(b)

120

(a)

151

90

(d)

121

152

9l

(b)

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(a)

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Australian Open, U,S, Open, Wimbledon and French
Open. So a player has to win any of them to rvin grand
slam and if he wins all four its oalled ,,Golden drand

274.

(c)

The World Anti-Doing Agency is an independent

foundation created through a csllictive initiative led by
the International Olympic Committoe (OC), It was setui
on Nov 10, 1999. World Anti Doping sode wai
implernented in 2AA4 at the Olympic damis in Athens,

275.

291.

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292.

(d)

Slam,,,

the speed giVen to it is 30, 000 km/hr. The speed must be

great enough so gravity doesn't bring the satellite bick
to Earth, but not so great that the satellite escapes gravity

out into space, This means that the speed, which ii

provided by the rocket is the source of,the cenhifugal

Greece,

Roger Federer is a swiss tennis playor who held the ATp

no. I position for a record 237 consecutive weeks. Now
his rank is No. 3. Federer has won a men's record of 15
grand slain iitles. He is one of the seven male players to
capture career lrand slam,

(b) The world's highest ground based

observatory is located at Leh

An artificial satellite moving round the Earth in a eircular

orbit possesses an beceleration which is .,constant,, in
magnitude but ,.changing in direction". An artificial
satellite revolves round the earth under centripetal
acceleration. By the launch rocket, immediately bifore
the satellite is established in the predeterminid orbit,

2e5. (d)
298.

(a)

telescopic

in India.

foroe, and the attraction of the earth holds it from movilng

away from this centrifugal force.
Agrri is a surfaoe to surface missile developed in India
under Integrated Guided Missile programme.
The Hieh Altitude Warfare School (HAWS) is located at
Gulmarg (Jammu and Kashmir). It was set up in l94g by

the Indian Army to train its personnel high altitudi

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warfare, counter intelligence and survival.

Satora

it '.. 'l '

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Currert Affairs

ii:!:.t}l'l:
1.

Versace 19.69 Abbigliamento sportivo, the Italian luxuary

brand for clothing entered into india through its partnership
with which Indian apparel?

(a)
(c)

O)
(d)

Levis
Mango

11.

(a) Nokia
(c) Apple

Pepe jeans

Majgenta fashions

12.

20 I 3 ?

(a) Manpreet Kaur (b)

(c) AmarpreetKaur (d)

BinithaDevi

13.

SarlaMaheshwari

14.

(a) Steve Bucknor O)

(c) Rod Tucker
(d)

15.

Cargo quasar group

China

Where is the I

(a)
(c)
7.

O)
(d)

Nepal

lft

(d)

Bangalore

(b)
(d)

Hyderabad

17.

In which event Saina Nehwal got Bronze Medal in London

Olympics,20l2?

(a)

O)
(c)
(d)

Women's doubles Badminton

Women's single Badminton
Women's doubles Tennis
Women's single Tennis

18.

19.

10.

30,000crore

(d)

I l,000crore

None ofabove
In l2thFiveyearplan, the growthrate hasbeenpeggedat-

(a) 8%
(c) 9/,

(b)
(d)

(a)

IVAT

(c)

SAT

(b) GE-r
(d) vAT

Sashi

Who won the prize of the Tipperary International peace

pizefor2012'!

(a) Spain
(c) portugal
20.

Malaysia

(a)

7.2%

(c)

6.7%

o)

6.3%

(d) 6.e%

21.

O)
(d)

Italy
Germany

T.V. Mohandas pai is associated with which following

(a)
(c)

India

According to the world Economic outlook report. What is

the economic growth of Indiain20l2?

HillaryClinton

SoniaGandhi
Which country bagged the trophy of the European football

companies?

Indonesia

(b) Clark Kent

Tharoor (d) Gilc.hrist

PeterParker

(c)

(a)
(c)

(b)
(d)

8.5o

Who is the author of Pax Indica?

(a)

In which place was the 20th ASEAN summit held recently?

Combodia

(b)
(d)

championship 2012?

2G spectrum auction?

(b)

Kofi Annan

(a) Aung San Suu kyi (b)

(c) MalalaYousafzai (d)

How much money is announced by the union cabinet for

(a) l5,000crore
(c) 14,000crore

UnitedBankoflndia

None of these
Which ofthe following taxes is collectedbythe Goven:ment
on sale of goods and services in the country?

Bangladesh

NewDelhi

PunjabNationalBank

Who is currently the Secretary-General of the UN?

(a) ColinPozell
TonyBlair

(c)

Pakistan
energy efficient summit was conducted?

Pune

Which Indian PSU bank recently setup its security

O) CanaraBank
(c) State Bank of India

(b) Galaxyfilaments
Inflationary universe (d) None of above
Who isthe firstUmpireto deliverthe MCC Spiritofcricket
cowdrey lecture2Ol3?

(a)
(c)

Who won the 7th MV Pylee award?

(a)

universe?

SimonTaufel
SimonBowden
Which country India impose a ban on importing milk and
milkproducts?

;$

operation centre?

Which structure is discovered by the astronomer which is

considered to be the largest cosmic structure of the

(a)
(c)

(b) Samsung
(d) Microntax

(a) Dr.LaljiSingh (b) Dr.H.K.Ial

(c) Dr. Aniratya Ghoshd (d) Dr. Mo Yan

Which Indian woman won Maiden National Title in

weightlift ing championship

Which company became number one mobile company in

the world?

TCS

HCL

(b)
(d)

Mahindra & Mahindra

(b)
(d)

Kerala

Infosys
Which among the following was the first state in India to
constitute an institution of Lokayukta?

(a)
(c)

Karnataka
Rajasthan

Orissa

D-108

'22.

Which among the following city is not a venue for

ICC

35.

World Cup 2011?

(a)
(c)

23.

posthumously?

O)
(d)

Chittagong
Nagpur

(a) BirendraKumar O)
(c) NarendraKumar (d)

Kota
Kochi

How many states of India are covered under boarder Area

36"

Development Pro gramme?

(a)
(c)
24.

(a)
(c)
25.

(b)
Shashi Tharoor (d)
Shoaib Akhtar

Taslima Nasreen

37.

UAE

(b)
(d)

Sanjay Dutt

38.

27

Dinesh Yadav

(c)

Sachin singh

(b)
(d)

Pankaj Advani
Ramesh Singh

39.

Nanie the first women Chief Justice of Sri Lanka who was
remor.ed from her off,rce by the process of impeachment?

(a)

ChandrikaKumaratunga

4{t.

O) Shirani Dev
(c) ShiraniBandamayake
(d) SrimavoBandarnayake
28.

29.
30.

(b)
(d)
O)
(d)

Zimbawe

TourismAgreement

Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverfy Alleviation

Extemal Affairs

Jeet

Thayil

(b)
(d)

o)

(d)
as the

Bangalore
Kashnrir

P. Chidambaram

MohammadYusuf (b)
Shihab

Ghanem

SheikhQazi

(d)

GulamAzad

Which day world anti Leprosy Day was observed?

.Ianuary
February

(a)

30th

(c)

1st

O)
(d)

31st January

30th March

Who is the actor-director and co-producer of the film

46.

Kamal Haasan

O)
(d)

RamGopalVerma
Rajnikant

Sony
Samsung

(b)
(d)

Philips

Morphy

Which company regained the title of Top Selling Automaker

(a)

Hyundai

(c)

I oyota

(b)
(d)

Pranab Mukherjee is India's

o)

I lth

(d)

13th

BMw
Mercedes Benz

President?

t|tb
15th

Who is the brand ambassador of TVH

Who approved the confennent of 108 Padma Awards?

(b)
Manmohan Singh (d)

PranabMukherjee

SoniaGandhi
Supreme Court

Which Indian American origin astronaut took over the

t6

charge ofspace station on september 2012?

1l

(a)

Sharma (b)
(c) Sunitawilliams (d)

world's third best city to visil

47,

O)
(d)

Chiranjivi

Which electronic company sold Audio and Video Business

to Funai Elecfric?

(a)
(c)

NakBrowne

in20l3?

(a)
(c)

45.

SalmanRushlie

Broadband Network Pact is signed with how many states?

Which city was named

KamalNath

(d)

(a) Sachin Tenduikar

(b) M.S. Dhoni
(c) Vishwanathan Anand
(d) Milkha Singh

Tourism Ministry

Hamid Ansari

(b)

Kapil

(c)

(a)
(c)
44.

(a) t7
(c) ls
34.

43.

Business Agreement

HomeMinistry
Who is the author of the book 'Joseph Anton'?

(a)
(c)

Modi
sibel

Narendra

of the world?

UAE

ministry?

33.

42.

Former law Minister Salman Khurshid now moved to which

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

new ex-officio mernber ofplandng

(a)

(a)
(c)

1.6%

Which agreement was signed between India and pakistan

(a) VisitorAgreement (b)

(c) VisaAgreement (d)

32.

41.

3.to/o

on14thDec.2012?

31.

as the

Who became the first Arabian to receive India's Tagore

(a)
(c)

Malik Obama contested election from which counhy?

(a) Kenya
(c) USA

Mount comel Hospital

Vishwaroopam?

In what percentage, the FDI inflow in china dropped down

:ll'2012?

(a) 3.7%
(c) 2.8%

Safdarjang Hospital

Mount Elizabeth Hospital

Peace Prize?

29th october 2012?

(a)

O)

AIIMS

Who is appointed

(a)
(c)

China

USA
Saudi Arabia
Who won seventh world Billiards Championship title on

Vishnukant Jha

commission?

The Vth World Future Energy Summit, 201 2 was held in

(a)
(c)

26.

13

Who is the author of the book'controversially yours'?

Satish Singh

In which hospital Delhi gangrape victim was passed away?

(a)
(c)
(d)

(b) t7
(d) 2t

11

Who was honoured by

GENERALAWARENESS
Singham Bravery Award

Pune

Hyderbad

Rakesh

Kalpana Chawla

Tessy Thomas

Who is the chairman of l4th Finance Commission?

(a)
(c)

(b)
Dr. Y.V. Reddy (d)

Abhijit

Sen

Ms. Sushma Nath

Dr. Govinda Rao

Current Affairs

48.

(a)
(c)
(d)
49.

D-L09

Antyodaya Scheme is related to which community?

(b)

Parsis

Backward class

Who is the author of the book 'Beyond the lines : An auto

biography?

610.

(b)
(d)

(d)

Nasik
61.

52.

54.

Brave

DanieiDay
O,

Mars and Lens Imager

63.

Flurescence light microscope

Which day is celebrated as the National Girl Child Day?

(")

29January

(b)
(d)

26Jatuary

&.

30January

(a)
(c)
6.

Ani Bera

(b)
(d)

Susan Rice

67.

DurellLawrence

57. Recently, which of the following

states has made

Madhya

Pradesh (b)

Gujarat

(d)

RChandrashekar

KVKamath

(c) KrishnakumarNatarajan
(d) Srinivasan

INRSS-1A

(b) rRNSS-1B
(d) rNRSS-1B
(b)
(d)

Liver
Lung

Kuldip Singh

AnilChait

(b)
(d)

Himachal

Pradesh

Jharkhand

(b)
(d)

UrinaryBladder
Pancreas

VijayKumar Saxena
Sunil Singh

Odisha

Haryana

West Bengal
as

Labour and Employment statistics

Children in India statistics
Employment and Poverty statistics
Poverfy and Unemployment statistics

According latest research findings, juice extracted from

which of the following plant leaves helps to cure dengue
?

(u) Carica Papaya (b)

(c) Ashwagandha (d)

68.

Maharastra

Who among the following has been appointed

ofNASSCOM?

(a)
(b)

IRNSS-iA

fever

possession of Adhaar card is mandatory for teaching and

Non teaching staff to draw salaries?

(a)
(c)

Intel Brain

Which one ofthe following is the theme for "Statistics Day-

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Zuricb, Switzerland

National Security Advisor to the United States President?

TomDonilon

.AmazingBrain

2013'2

Tokyo, Japan

Recently, who among the following has been appointed as

(a)
(c)

BigBrain

first "Smoke Free" state in the country?

Olympics?

. 56.

(b)
(d)

3DBrain

Recently, which of the foilowing state has been declared as

Which of the following place is the venue for 2014 winter

(a) Sochi, Russia

(b)
(c) Canberra, Australia (d)

Demeter and Dionysus

Who among the following has been appointed as Director

General of the Corps of Army Air Defence?

(a)
(c)

On 25th January which day was celebrated?

(a) NationalVoter'sDay
(b) GirlChildDay
(c) NationallmmunizationDay
(d) None of above
55.

Kerberos and Styx

Cystitis is the infection of which of the following organ?

(a)
(c)

None of these
24January

Wrestling

Which one of the following is the India's first dedicated

Navigation satellite launched recently?

(a)
(c)

Light microscope

(a)

HighJump

Recently, a team of scientist have created world's first high-

(a)
(c)

Zero DarkThirty

What is the name of microscope that captured the images

of flower and snake like rock on Mars?

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

53.

(b)
(d)

O)
(d)

name of this human brain?

the 70th annual Golden Globe Awards?

Argo

Throw
Throw

definition 3D model of a complete human brain. What is the

Which movie won the best dramatic motion picture prize at

(a)
(c)

Javelin

O) Apollo and Artemis

(c) Hera and Heracles

J.J. Singh

Haridwar

Discus

Recently, the International Astronomical Union (IAU)

officially named the fourth and fifth moons of Pluto as ?

(a)

Klushwant Singh

Which city will host the next Kumbha Mela in 2015?

(a) Allahabad
(c) U!,in

51.

(b)
(d)

Vikas Gowda, who clinched India's first gold at Asian Meet

is associated with which of the following Athletic sports?

(a)
(c)

Poorest ofthe poor section ofthe society

(a) SharadPawar
(c) KuldipNayar
50.

59.

Minorities

69.

Tomato

Which of the following company recently unveiled the

World's first Firefox operating smartphone?

(a) Samsung
(c) Telefonica

President

Aloe Barbedensis

(b)
(d)

Micromax

Nokia

Which of the following country will host 2016 ICC World

T20 cricket cup tournament?

(a)
(c)

India
Pakistan

(b)
(d)

Australia

Srilanka

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70.

GENERAL AWARENESS

Recently, which one of the following country has been

granted the Associate membership of the Intemational
CricketCouncil?
(a) Holland

O)
(c)

France

(d)

Afghanistan

Which of the above statement is correct?

(a) Bothl&2
(c) Only2

81.

Canada

has been conferred the

prestigious "Indian Healthcare Visionary of the Decade,,
award?

(a) Only I
(c) Bothl&2
82.

DrMukeshHariawala

83.

Prithvi Missile developed by DRDO, under the Integrated

GuidedMissileProgramme is a
?

body?
(a) USA
O)
(c) Japan
(d)

75.

77.

80.

85.

Corona

June26

g1l.

nor 2

June28

on ?
(b) 1wrc22
(d) Jwrc24

Match the following

(b) Crusader
(d) Sunset

Worldlleritage sites
Altar Biosphere
Reserve

a$t.Z billion deal ?

Tagged
Linkedln

(a) LadyGaga
(b) Steven Spielberg
(c) OprahWinfrey
(d) Madonna

(b) Swift
(d) Ford

O)
(d)

Neither

Who among the following has been ranked top in the most
powerful celebrity list of Forbes?

Which ofthe following 'social Networking, Enterprise has

MySpace

(d)

Miniskyof Culture
MinistryofSocialWelfare
The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit
Trafficking is observed

86.

launched

(b)

(c)
(d)

been acquired by Microsoft by

(a)
(c)
79.

Russian Space agency

French space agency

IRIS

None of these

'T.Iirmal Gram Furaskar" award is related to which one of the

(a)
(c)

What is the name of the Sun observing satellite

by NASA recently?

(a)
(c)
78.

by_?

Virus
Nutrient deficiency

European space agency

Alto

(d)

followingministry?
(a) Ministry of Environment and Forest
(b) Ministry ofRural Development

Russia

NASA

Nano

Adly Mansour

Recently Telecom Commission of India approves the

enhancement of Foreign direct investment limit in
Telecom sector to I 00 percent.

(c) Bothl&2

Recently, which one of the following car entered the

Guinness World Records for driving on a longest journey?

(a)
(c)

ofEglpt:

(b)

Audi is a German car maker.

Which of the above statement is correct?
(a) Only I
an$2

France

Which of the following space agency is parhering ISRO's

Mars Orbiter Mission?

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
76.

Bacteria

(b)
(d)

Mohd Badie
Marsa Matrouh

Consider the following statements about World Food prize

1.

U.

Citrus greening is a deadty disease of citrus caused

Fungi

lnor2

2013:

Recently, which of the following country has given approval

to the world's first clinical trial using stems harvested from

(a)
(c)

Neither

2.

the patient's own

74.

(d)

Afterremoving MohdMorsy (Egyptian President) who has

(a)
(c)

(a) Surface-to -surface Missile

(b) Surface -to - air Missile
(c) Air-to-airMissile
(d) Surface -to- sea Missile
73.

O) onty2

taken over as the Interim President

O) DrDevi Shetty
(c) Dr Pratap Reddy
(d) Dr Sunil Chari
72.

Consider the following statements about river Nile:

1. Blue Nile & White Nile's joins in Khartoum, Sudan

2. Blue Nile's source is at Lake Tana in Ethiopia

Which of the above statement is correct?

71. Who among the following

(a)

O) Only I
(d) Neither I nor 2

Country
(a)

Italy

')

MediciMllas

(b)

Mexico

Human Papilloma Virus is related to which of the following

diseases?

J.

Carpatlian Mountains

(c)

Canada

(a)
(c)

4.

(d)

[Ikaine

Yarrrpr

Cancer (b)
Lymphatic Filariasis (d)
Prostate

Cervical Cancer
Leukemia

Consider the following statements NTCA:

1. National Tiger Conservation Authority is an

constitutional body.

2.

NTCAheadedbyPrimeMinister.

Red Bay Basque

whaline station

(a) l-ao2-b,3+,4-d
(b) l-b,2-a,3-d,4-c
(c) l-c,24,3-44-b
(d) l-d,2-c,3-b,4-a

Current Affairs

88.

(l)
@

89.

101.

Brazil will hostthe 2014 FIFA world Cup

Lula da silva is the president of Brazll.

(a)

Only I

(c)

Neither

nor 2

(b) only2
(d) Both I &2

ta.

The campaign named "Start Searching India" has been

launched by _?

(a)
(c)

90.

D-LL1

Consider the following statements

(b)
(d)

Google

Rediff

Who among the following has been honoured with ,.2013

Indian Business Leader of the Year"?

91.

103.

(c)
92.

13

Jwe22
June24

(b)
(d)

104.

on_?

June23
105.

England

(c)

O)

Australia

Srilanka
(d) West Indies
Who among the following is the author of the book
"Ambedkar Speaks (Trilogy)"?

(a)

(b)
(c) Sushil Tharoor (d)
RamachandraGuha

106.

Narendra Jadhav
Prathiba Ray

INDRA is a joint, bi-annual military exercise conducted by

India and _?

(a) USA
(c) Russia
96.

(b)
(d)

Srilanka
China

tu.

97.

(b)
(d)

Bengaluru
Hyderabad

Recently, Union Cabinet granted classical language status

to which of the following language?

(a)
(c)

98.

Ahmadabad

Hindi
Malayalam

(b)
(d)

109.

99.

Biom-l

(b) 2016
(d) 2018

IRSS

(b)
(d)

Former Indian cricket player who recently appointed

representative on the ICC cricket committee is ?

(a)
(b)

AnilKumble

G)

SunilGavaskar

(d)

LaxmanShivaramakrishnan

as

VVSLaxman

According recent study, an increase in mercury level is

PolarBear
Penguins

(b)
(d)

WildGoats
ArcticFox

Sun Impulse
Solar Impulse

O)
(d)

SkyFall

SkyDive

Why Edward Snowden is in news now a days ?

He leaked the secret information of National Security

(b) Snowden sworn in as the President of Kosovo.

(c) YoungestU.S. OpenChampion20l3
(d) None of these

France

100. Which among the foliowing is the only satellite of Ecuador

that collided with the Russian rocket debris recently?

(a)
(c)

None of these

Agency (USA).
Russia

Union govemment has set a target to achieve 80o/oliteracy

rate in the counky by the year?

(a) 201s
(c) nn

Mike Arthur

What is Tianhe-2?

(a)

concluded recently?

O)
(d)

BharatVasani

Who wonthe Women's andMen's Madridopentitle 2013?

(a)
(c)

In which of the following country, the 39th G-g summit

(a) llK
(c) USA

Ramadorai

108. Name the Solar power operated plane that completed its
first trial journey with an aim to cross US?

Gujarathi

Konkani

Which British became the first to win the U.S. Open in 43

(a)
(c)

at:.

Bhopal

'AirAsia India"?

leading to decline of which species?

India's first Yoga University was recently inaugurated

(a)
(c)

Who among the following has been appointed as new

(a) China's Anti Tank Missile

(b) China'sBiggestDam
(c) China's Fastest Super Computer
(d) None of these

By defeating which of the following team, India clinched

the ICC Champions Trophy20l3?

(a)

KeithWazz
None of these

(a) Serena Williams, Rafael Nadal

(b) Maria Sharapova, Novak Djokovic
(c) Roberta Vinci, Monte Carlo
(d) LiNa,RogerFederer

t6

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Srikanth Srinivasan

(a) Justin Rose

(b)
(c) JackNickelson (d)

Mukesh Ambani

International Olympic Day is observed

(a)
(c)

%.

(b)
(d)

(c)

(b)
(d)

years?

AnilAgarwal

What is lndia's present rank in the Renewable Energy Index?

(a) s
8

Vandana Lal

(a) Ratan Tata

(b)
(c) RVenkataRaman (d)

(a) SanjivGoeirka (b)

(c) AjimPraqji
(d)

(a)

Chairman of

Yahoo

MSN

Recently which Indian American become the first Judge in

the second most powerful court of country?

Pegasus

Kryasor

I 10.

Who among the following has been recently awarded

"ISRO Young Scientist Award -2013"?

(a)

Jenita Mery Nongkynrih

O)
(c)
(d)

Sunitha Jain

SathishKulkami
Sudarshan Chandra

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111. Recently which country unveils world's biggest container

119.

ship?

(a)
(c)

ll2.

Malaysia
Japan

(a)
(c)

Denmark
Panama

120.

The Chameli Devi Jain Award is given for an outstanding

woman _?

(a) Scientist
(c) Player

I 13.

(b)
(d)
(b)
(d)

Teacher
121.

(b)
(d)

Jabong

Flipkart

Amazon
Singapore

Saraswat (b)
Terry Thomas (d)
V.K.

Avinash Chander

Germany

O)
(c)

China

exercise ofthe navies oftwo countries?

(d)

A.rnerica

(a)
(c)

3.

differences over non-acceptance for her demand. What type

country

of organization is the NAC

It was the 9th edition of the annual Global Piece Index

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

(b)

Ornyt &2

(c)

On1y2&3

(d)

All of the above

Consider the following statements about French Open 201 3

124.

Legal
Party-based
Constituted by an Act of Parliament

Indian Navy has recently launched its new warship INS

Khaitan. It is

(women)

(a) anti-submarine

(b) anti-aircraft

Rafael Nadal clinch the men's 20 1 3 French Open Title

(c)

(d)

(a) Bothl&2
(b) only I
(c) Neither lr,or2
(d) only2

125.

126.

by the Akhilesh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh is

Noida land scam

Lucknow and Faizabad bomb blasts
Yamuna Express Way land acquisition scam

Courts?

Delhi
Karnataka

(b)
(d)

Haryana

Uttar Pradesh

To which country India has signed a new agreement to

extend the use ofhaining and exercise facilities in India by
that country's Army up to October 2017?

Thailand
Iran

(b) Turkey
(d) Singapore

nuclear capable

Thailand
Bhutan

of

(b) Myanmar
(d) Singapore

Who among the following was the captain Indian Women's

cricket team for the limited over series with Bangladesh in

(a) PoonamRaut
(b) Mithali Raj
(c) HarmanpreetKaur
(d) Anagha Deshpandey

Memorial scam

Judges at each district and Fast Track Courts, as Children's

anti-piracy

warfare corvette.

April this year?

associated with which of the following?

tt7. Which of the following state has recently decided to

designate all court of Sessions and Additional Sessions

Thein Sein, who was in news recently, is the President

which of the following countries?

(a)
(c)

The Nimesh Panel report which has recently been accepted

(a)
(c)

Constitutional

Maria Sharapova is the winner of French Open 2013

Which of the above statement is/are correct?

(a)
(c)

Japan

In the South Asia region Bhutan is the most peaceful

&3

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

China

Australia

Indiaranks 141 of 162 countriesinPeacelndex.

Only I

2.

O)
(d)

Vietnam

Civil rights activist Aruna Roy recently resigned from the

Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council (NAC) on

r23.

(")
1.

None of these

122. India is negotiating with which country for the first bilateral

Which of the above statement is/are correct?

18.

Pune

Dehradun

Russia

1"
2.

O)
(d)

(a)

Global Peace Index

I 16.

Bangalore

Who has taken over as the new chief of DRDO?

(a)
(c)

n4. Consider the following statements about recently listed

I 15.

Gurgaon

Which of the following e-commerce major has shut dowrt

its digital music store named 'Flfle' recently?

(a)
(c)

Reporter

Recently which country launched its fifth manned space

mission with three astronauts

India's first Defence University will be establish at

tn.

Who among the following has recently been conferred the

SangeetNatak Adademi Award for her/his contribution to
Indian theatre by the President of India?

(a)
(c)

(b)
Tripurari Sharma (d)

NirmalRishi

Sudha Shivpuri

Alakhnandan

128. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is considering

the inclusion of one of the eight removed sports from the

list of 25 core sports in the 2020 Olympics. Which of the
following is one of the removed sports?

(a)
(c)

Wrestling
Basketball

O)
(d)

Boxing

Archery

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129. Which of the following country has decided to extradite

the Indian fugitive Ravi Shankaran, one ofthe prime accused

139. Which day has been celebrated as the world Press Freedom
Day across the world with a theme 'safe to speak'?

(a)
(c)

for allegedly lealcing secret defence information, which is

under investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation
(CBD?

(a)
(c)
130. Who

12CI.

(b)
(d)

Britain

Italy

O)

B,LJoshi

(c) KamlaBeniwal (d)

131.

The Netherlands

(a)
(c)

Governor of Jammu and

(a)
(c)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Aleksei Balabanov

Navneet Kaur Dhillon

(c)

ZoyaAkoz

Nagpur
Bangalore

(d)

GnrhalaxmiScheme

14/'. Who has been recently appointed as Cyber Security Chief

(a)
(c)

brighter, 30% bigger

I3

Ireland

r47.

Geneva

(b) 21st May

(d) 24thMa1

Who has been awarded the 'Entrepreneur of the decade'

award by

(a)
(c)

All India Management Association in New Delhi?

Murti (b) Sunil Mitlal

Narayan

Mukesh

Ambani (d)

and Men's Madrid open titl e 2A 13?

Maria Sharapova, NovakDjokovic

O)
(c)

Roberta Vinci, Monte Carlo

(d)

LiNa,RogerFederer

SerenaWilliams,RafaelNadal

Ratan Tata

Prime Minister

President

1z+8.

(b)
(d)

HomeMinister
Defence Minister

Who amongst the following has been appointed the new

coach ofthe Indian Cricket team for a period oftwo years?

(a) Stuart Law

(c) GaryKirsten

Which of the following day was observed as the

22ndMay

Raghunath Rai

(a)

(a)
(c)

Intepational Day for Biological Diversity?

138.

(b) Naveen Chandra

(d) Mahesh Bhatt

GulshanRai

tM. Who among the following heads the "National Disaster

Management Authority (NDMA)"?

It was 50% bigger, 25o/obrighter

26thMay

India?

AmbedkarAwas Yojana

t45. Who won the Women'

(b)
(d)

qf the Govemment

oflndia?

Where was G8 Summit held this year?(20

(a)
(c)

A Night at the call centre

RajivA"wasYojana

Itwas 30% brighler, l4%bigger

Mongolia

Revolution20-20

O)
G)

ltwas 4lo/obigger, 2lo/obrighter

Holland

Two States

IndiraAwas Yojana

Rochelle Rao

l4o/o

West Bengal

is based on which novel of Chetan

Three Mistakes of My Life

(a)

Neha Hinge

Itwas

"Kai Po Che"

was launched with an objective of a slum free

On23rd June 2013, on the full moon day, thp moon had
turned out to be 'Sqper moon'. Why it w4s tellned 'super
moon' by the scientists?

(a)
(c)
137.

Hyderabad

(a)
(b)

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
136.

(b)
(d)

Jaipur

(d)

Gujarat

t43. Which among the following schemes

Arun Shourie

Who has been crowued the Femina Miss India 2013?

(d)
135.

Jaswant Singh

Which eity has received the award for most live able Indian
citybyIPSOS Bost Ci-ty Survey and Awards 2013?

(a)
(c)

tv.

(b)
K.Natwar Singh (d)

Pradesh (b) Maharastra

Bhagat?

YuriBykov

Hamid Ansari. Who has written the book?

133.

Madhya

142. The movie

Chidambaram

LunchBox

Non teaching staff to draw salaries?

past'has been released by the Vice President of India, Mr.

P.

(d)

Dabaang

TejinderKhanna

A book named 'walking with lions: Tales from a Diplomatic

(a)
(c)

Tomar (b) Burfi

possession of Adhaar card is mandatory for teaching and

is the director of the film?

132.

Paan Singh

t4t. Recently, which of the following states has made

or' won Golden Goblet for the year 20 I 3. Who

(a) AlexeiGuerman O)
(c) Sergei Gerasimov (d)

third SAARC Filrn Festival in Colombo?

at the

N.N.Vohra

At the l6th Shanghai International Film Festival, Russian

fi krl' The Maj

Which of the following film has bagged the Best Feature

Film award

Kashmir for second term in the state?

(a)

3rdMay2013

Thailand

has been reappointed as the

(b) 4thMay2013
(d) lst May 2013

5thMay2013

(b)
(d)

AllanBorder
Duncan Fletcher

Who is the author of the book Patrons of the Poor : Caste

Politics and Policy Making in India?

(a) Narayanlakshman (b) Greglindsay

(c) Khushwanf Singh (d) SalmanRushdie
149. Who is the author of the recently published b ook Durbar?

(a) Amitav Ghosh

O)
(c) AmitChaudhuri (d)

Tavleen Singh

Arundhati Roy

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150. Recently Apple Computers ofUSA has launched

which allows

a user

touchpad

to operate desktop computer with finger

gestures, eliminating the need for a mouse. What is the

name of the device?

(a) Mirror-imagepad (b)

(c) Fingertip trackpad (d)

l5l.

Virhralpad
Magic track pad

Which famous film personality has been presented with

the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award for life time
achievement for2013?

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

152. The railway budget 2013-14 has proposed to introduce a

new luxury class to be known as-

(a)
(c)

Anand
Anubhuti

(b)
(d)

Gor,'t. because of allegations by certain Islamic organization?

(a)
(c)

VishwaVidhata

(b)
(d)

Vishwaroopam

Vishwatna
Vishwanath
154. Which national award winning film director passed away
recently?

Pran

(a) Rituparno Sengupta (b)

(c) RitwikGhatak (d)

Manoj Kumar

Aaraam

153. Which film was banned under Sec 144 of IpC by Tamil Nadu

Dharmendra

Amitabh Bachchan

Apoorva

Rituparno Ghosh
GauramGhosh

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Ilints & Uxplanations

ls.

(d) Itis9.56Yo.

3s.

(c)

74. (c) Bacteria; Citrus greening or Huanglongbing is a

deadly disease of citnjs which greatly affects the
production of the fruits in several parts of India. It is
caused by motile bacteria, Candidatus Liberibacter.

Narendra kumar was the IPS officer who was killed by

the mining Mafia in Madhya pradesh with other

security personnel.

38.
44.

(c)
(c)

Shihab Ghanem is an Emirati poet and translator.

76.

(a)

TVH stands for True value Homes. TVH will be the

covering the entire country. The expedition was

accomplished in l0 days covering 10,2 I 8 km in a Tata
Nano from Kanyakumari in southern Tamil Nadu to
circumnavigate the country and return to Bangalore.

first south India company to be worked with world

chess champion.

s0. o)

ss.

(a)

Kumbh mela held in every 12 years. At Maha Kumbh

mela, nearly 100 millionpeople are expectedto attend
it inAllahabad.
Sochi, Russia ; The 2014 Winter Olympics are set to

The car entered the Guinness WorldRecords, breaking

the previous records of 8,046 l<rn.

u.

take place in February 2014 in Sochi, Russia.

60.

(a)

O)

61.'

(c)

Big Brain I Researchers have created the first high_

85.

(a)

enabling researchers to see features smaller than a

strand ofhair. The research team had to slice 7,400
sections from the brain of a deceased 65 year_old
woman, each half the thickness of a human hair. The
team then had to stain each slice to bring out the
anatomical details and scan them into the computer in
high definition.

62.

(a)

89.

(a)

90.

(a)

68.

(c)

Telefonica ; Spains Telefonica is offering the world,s

'first smartphone with the Firefox operating system.

72.

(a)

Surface-to-surface Missile ; prithvi is a tactical

surface-to-surface short range ballistic missile
developed by DRDO of India under the Integrated
Guided Missile Programme. prithvi was the first missile
to be developed under the progranrme. Recently DRDO
ChiefAvinash Chander said lndia is planning to replace
150 kmrange Prithvi ballistic missiles withthe newly

developed quick reaction prahar missiles, which are

more capable and more accuracy.

Assembly

Google; Google India has launched ,.Start Searching

Sanjiv Goenka; At the 2013 Global India Business

Meeting, currently being held at Belfast UK, Sanjiv
Goenka was honoured with the coveted 2013 Indian
Business Leader

of the year. This award is in

recognition ofthe success ofhis business enterprise

and to acknowledge his position as an outstanding
entrepreneur in India.
91.

O)

8; High entry-barriers for foreign investdrs and the

rising cost of financing have led to the country slipping

to a low eighth position on the renewable energy

Satellite Larmch Vehicle

from Satish Dhawan Space Research Centre in

Shriharikota, Andka Pradesh.

; The United Nation General

India" campaign. The objective is to help simpliffthe

web for Indian users.

IRNSS-IA ; India successfully launched its first

dedicated navigation satellite, IRNSS-1A using polar
@ SLV){22. IRNS S- I A (Indian
Regional Navigational Satellite System) was launched

June 26

declared 26 June as the Intemational Day against Drug

Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in the year 19g7.

resolution 3D digital model ofthe human brain, which

they have called "Big Brain',. The reconstruction

shows the brain's anatomy in microscopic details,

Ministry of Rural Development ; The Union ministry

of Rural Development had launched a incentive scheme
of Nirmal Gram Puraskar to encourage the panchayat
Raj institutions to take up the sanitation promotion to
achieve open defecation free status.

Kerberos and Styx ; The two smallest moons orbiting

Pluto were officially named by the International

Askonomical Union. The moon earlier known p4 has
been named Kerberos, after the three-headed dog of
Greekmythology. The second one p5, was named Styx.
After the mythology river that separates the world of
the living from the realm of the dead.

Nano ; Tata Motor's small car Nano entered Guinness

World Records for driving on a longest journey

country attractive index.

E2.

(a)

June 23; Intemational Olympic Day was celebrated

across the world on 23 June 2013. The day celebrated

for promotion of participation of people in the sports

all across the world, irrespective ofathletic, gender or
age

95.

(c)

ability.

Russial INDRA is a joint, bi-annual military exercise

conducted by India and Russia starting in 2003. The

exercise is tasked with boosting cooperation and

interoperability between the Russian and Indian

navies. INRA 2013 military exercise is scheduled to
take place in October 2013 at Mahajan field

of Rajasthan in India.

firing range

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%. (a)

Ahmadabad; Gujarat, Chiefl\{inisterNarendraModi

la0.

(a)

near Ahmadabad in May 20I3. The Yoga university is

including the Best Feature film, the Best Director and

Special Jury certificate of Recognition at the third

established by the Life Mission Trust of Gujarat.

SAARC filmfestival. Indian film'?aan Singh Thomar"

inaugurated counff-v's first private Yoga University

100.

(b)

Pegasus

won the best feature film award for it fascinating plot

I The nano-satellite, called Pegasus is the

Ecuador's first and only satellite in orbit. Expert said

Pegasus had coilided

with the debris from a Soviet

and strong direction.

141. (b) Maharastra; The state government of Maharastra

recently announced that possession of Adhaar card
is mandatory for teaching and Non teaching staff to

rocket but was still in orbit. Pegasus, a small cube

weighing just L2kg, has been orbiting the Earth at

height of 650km.

108.

10.

(c)
(a)

draw salaries.

t42.

(q)

directed by Abishek Kapoorbased on Chetan Bhagat's

aircraft project.

novel "The 3 Mistakes of My Life".

Jenita Mery Nongkynrih ; Jenita Mery Nongkynrih,

ltA.

(a)

tvas

currently working as a scientist at the North Eastem

Space Application Centre (NESAC), Umaim,

Nongkynrih
Reporter ; Alka Dhupkar, a journalist with Marathilanguage TV news channel IBN-Lokmat, has won the

Gulshan Rai; The union govemment has approved

the appointment of Gulshan Rai current head of
CERT.IN,

selected for ISRO Young Scientist Award 2013 . She is

(b)

Three Mistakes of My Life; Thdfilm Kai Po Che

Solar Impulse ; Solar Impulse is a swiss solar powered

A young woman scientist from Meghalaya

112.

Paan Singh Tomarl India fetched three top awards

as the

cyber security coordinator.

Williarns, R.afael Nadal

t45. (b)

Serena

146. (a)

Prime Minister; The National Disaster Management

Authority (NDMA) is headed by the Prime Minister of
India. It is the Apex Body forDisasterManagement in
India. The setting up of the NDMA and the creation

of

prestigious Chameli Devi Jain Award for an

an enabling environment for institutional mechanism

outstanding woman media person this year.

at the State and District levels is mandated by the

134.

(a)

NavneetkaurDhillon

135.

(b)

Itwas30%brighter, l|o/obigger.

136.

O)

The summit was held in Lough Eme in Northem Ireland

from l7thMayto lSthJune 2013.

Disaster Management Act 2005.

1s3. (b) Vishwaroopam. The film was directed and produced

byKamalaHasan.

1s4. (b) Rituparno Ghosh. He died on 30th May at the age of

49.