COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION ‐ 2016  GFGC

DATE  SUBJECT  SUBJECT CODE  TIME 

COMPULSORY PAPER‐III
02‐03‐2016 
(GENERAL KNOWLEDGE) 
25  2.30 pm to 4.30 pm 
 

MAXIMUM MARKS  TOTAL DURATION MAXIMUM TIME FOR ANSWERING

 
100  150 Minutes 120 Minutes 
  MENTION YOUR REGISTER NUMBER  QUESTION BOOKLET DETAILS 
QUESTION BOOKLET SERIAL NO. & VERSION NO. 
         
 
DOs: 
1.  Check  whether  the  Register  No.  has  been  entered  and  shaded  in  the  respective  circles  on  the  OMR  answer 
sheet. 
2.  Check  whether  the  Centre  Code  has  been  entered  and  shaded  in  the  respective  circles  on  the  OMR  answer 
sheet. 
3.  Check whether the subject name has been written and the subject code has been entered and shaded in the 
respective circles on the OMR answer sheet. 
4.  This question booklet is issued to you by the invigilator after the 2nd bell i.e., after 2.25 pm. 
5.  The serial number of this question booklet should be entered on the OMR answer sheet. 
6.  The version number of this question booklet should be entered on the OMR answer sheet and the respective 
circles should also be shaded completely. 
7.  Compulsorily sign at the bottom portion of the OMR answer sheet in the space provided. 
DONTs: 
1.  The timing and mark’s printed on the OMR answer sheet should not be damaged / mutilated / spoiled. 
2.  The 3rd Bell rings at 2.30 pm, till then; 
  •  Do not remove the seal on the right hand side of this question booklet. 
  •  Do not look inside this question booklet. 
 
 
•  Do not start answering on the OMR answer sheet. 
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES 
 

1.  This question booklet contains 100 questions and each question will have one statement and four distracters 
(Four different options / choices.) 
2.  After the 3rd Bell is rung at 2.30 pm, remove the seal on the right hand side of this question booklet and check 
that this booklet does not have any unprinted or torn or missing pages or items etc., if so, get it replaced by 
complete test booklet. Read each item and start answering on the OMR answer sheet. 
3.  During the subsequent 120 minutes: 
  •  Read each question carefully, 
  •  Choose the correct answer from out of the four available distracters (options / choices) given under each 
question / statement. 
  •  Completely darken / shade the relevant circle with a blue or black ink ballpoint pen against the question 
 
 
number on the OMR answer sheet. 
Correct Method of shading the circle on the OMR answer sheet is as shown below: 
A B C D
 
4.  Please  note  that  even  a  minute  unintended  ink  dot  on  the  OMR  answer  sheet  will  also  be  recognized  and 
recorded by the scanner. Therefore, avoid multiple markings of any kind on the OMR answer sheet. 
5.  Use the space provided on the question booklet for Rough Work. Do not use the OMR answer sheet for the 
same. 
6.  After the last bell is rung at 4.30 pm, stop writing on the OMR answer sheet and affix your left hand thumb 
impression on the OMR answer sheet as per the instructions. 
7.  Hand over the OMR answer sheet to the room invigilator as it is. 
8.  After separating the top sheet, the invigilator will return the bottom sheet replica (candidate’s copy) to you to 
carry home for self evaluation. 
9.  Preserve the replica of the OMR answer sheet for a minimum period of ONE year. 
10.  In case of any discrepancy in the English and Kannada Versions, the English version will be taken as final in case 
of Compulsory Paper – III and Optional Papers, except the languages of optional paper. 

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1. The Ashokan inscriptions were engraved in which script ?
(A) Magadhi (B) Brahmi
(C) Pali (D) Devanagari
ƒ×ðëé’åÄå ×æÜÈåÄ嘵åâÿåê ²ìåìæÔå Ñ–ÇݲìåêÑ–Ó ’ð¼å¾Ñ昙Ôð ?
(A) Ôå꘵åÁ·™ (B) ÊæÐàÍ
(C) ÇÈæÑ– (D) ÁµðéÔåÄ昵岙

2. The ruins of Harappa were first noticed by

(A) Charles Mason (B) Dr. Sahni
(C) M. Wheeler (D) M.S. Vats
ßå²µåÇÈåÉÁµå ʷ嘵æÆÔå×ðéÚÈ嘵åâÿåÄåêÆ ÔðëÁµåÑê ˜µåê²µåê½ÜÝÁµåÔå²µåê
(A) ôæÑóÞ¤ ÔðêéÜÈåÄó (B) ´µæ. ÜÈæàÆ
(C) ŠÒ. ÕéѲµó (D) ŠÒ.ŠÜÈó. Ôæ¯óÞ

3. Akbarnama was completed by Abul Fazal in

(A) 7 years (B) 8 years
(C) 9 years (D) 10 years
ƒÊêÑó Ç·Èå¦Ñó, ƒ’å̲µóÄæÔåìæÔåÄåêÆ _____ ÔåÚÈ夘µåâÿåÑ–Ó ÇÈå˜µðëâ–ÜÝÁµåÄåê.
(A) 7 ÔåÚÈ夘µåâÿåê (B) 8 ÔåÚÈ夘µåâÿåê
(C) 9 ÔåÚÈ夘µåâÿåê (D) 10 ÔåÚÈ夘µåâÿåê

4. Both Buddhism and Jainism laid stress on

(A) Worship of God (B) Self-mortification
(C) Non-violence (D) None of these
ÊòÁµåÂà Ôåê¼åê¾ ¦ÿðñÄå Á·µåÔåꤘµåâÿð²µå´µåë _____ ˜µð §¼åê¾ Åé´™ÁµåÔåíú.
(A) ÁµðñÔå ÇÈåî¦ÿð (B) „¼åÍ ÜÈåÔåêÇÈ夹ð
(C) ƒàÒÜÈð (D) ²ìåìæÔåíúÁµåë ƒÑÓ

5. The founder of Portuguese power in India was

(A) Danes (B) Salsette
(C) Albuquerque (D) Vasco-da-Gama
Ê·æ²µå¼åÁµåÑ–Ó ÇÈðîéôåꤘ™éÜÈå²µå „â–Ö’ð ÜÈæÀÇÝÜÝÁµåÔåÄåê
(A) ´µðéÄóÞ (B) ÜÈæÑóÜÈð¯ó
(C) ƒÑóÊê’å’ó¤ (D) ÔæÜÈðë”鴵嘵æÔåê

6. What is the approximate equatorial circumference of the earth ?

(A) 30,000 km (B) 35,000 km
(C) 40,000 km (D) 45,000 km
Ê·åëÕê²ìåê ÜÈåÔåêʷ榒å Ôåï¼å¾Áµå ƒÒÁµæ¦ê ÇÈå²™Á·™ ŠÚÈåê± ?
(A) 30,000 “.Õêé. (B) 35,000 “.Õêé.
(C) 40,000 “.Õêé. (D) 45,000 “.Õêé.
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7. Corbett National Park is in
(A) Bihar (B) Assam
(C) Uttarakhand (D) Madhya Pradesh
’æ²µóÊðé¯ó ÄæÏÚÈåÄåÑó ÇÈæ’ó¤ _____ ÄåÑ–ÓÁµð.
(A) Ê–ßæ²µå (B) ƒÜÈæÞÒ
(C) ‡¼å¾²µæ•Ò´µå (D) ÔåêÁ·µåùÏÇÈåÐÁµðé×å

8. In which season is the frequency of tropical cyclones in the Bay of Bengal maximum ?
(A) During Monsoon (B) After Summer
(C) During Winter (D) During Autumn
ÊÒ˜µæâÿå ’ðëÑ–Ó²ìåêÑ–Ó, ¯æÐÇÝ’åÑó ÜÈðñ’ðëÓéÄó˜µåâÿåê „Ôåï½¾ (frequency) ²ìåìæÔå ’æÑÁµåÑ–Ó
ßðô梘™²µåê¼å¾Áµð ?
(A) ÔåìæÄóÜÈåëÄó ’æÑ (B) ÊðéÜݘµð²ìåê ÄåҼ岵å
(C) ôåâ–˜µæÑ (D) ×å²µå¼ó ’æÑ
9. Consider the following rivers :
(i) Barak (ii) Lohit (iii) Subansiri
Which of the above flows/flow through Arunachal Pradesh ?
(A) (i) only (B) (ii) and (iii) only
(C) (i) and (iii) only (D) (i), (ii) and (iii)
’ðâÿå’åÒ´µå ÄåÁ™˜µåâÿåÄåêÆ ÇÈå²™˜µåºÜÝ :
(i) Êæ²µå’ó (ii) Ñðëéà¼ó (iii) ÜÈåêÊæÄóÜݲ™
…Ôåíú˜µåâÿåÑ–Ó ²ìåìæÔå ÄåÁ™ / ÄåÁ™˜µåâÿåê ƒ²µåê¹æôåÑ ÇÈåÐÁµðé×åÁµå ÔåêëÑ’å ßå²™²ìåêê¼å¾Ôð ?
(A) (i) Ôåìæ¼åÐ (B) (ii) Ôåê¼åê¾ (iii) Ôåìæ¼åÐ
(C) (i) Ôåê¼åê¾ (iii) Ôåìæ¼åÐ (D) (i), (ii) Ôåê¼åê¾ (iii)

10. Apart from Tamil Nadu, Lignite is found in

(A) Gujarat (B) U.P.
(C) West Bengal (D) Orissa
¼åÕêâÿåêÄæ´µåê ßðë²µå¼åê ÇÈå´™ÜÝ _____ ÄåÑ–Ó Ñ–˜µðÆûñ¯ó Áµðë²µå’åê¼å¾Áµð.
(A) ˜µåꦲµæ¼ó (B) ‡¼å¾²µå ÇÈåÐÁµðé×å
(C) ÇÈåØ¢Ôåê ÊÒ˜µæâÿå (D) §²™ÜÈæÞ

11. Which of the following taxes is a progressive tax ?

(A) Customs Duty (B) Sales Tax
(C) Excise Duty (D) Income Tax
’ðâÿ嘵ð ’ðë°±²µåêÔå ¼ð²™˜µð˜µåâÿåÑ–Ó „²µðëéßå¸ (progressive) ¼ð²™˜µð ²ìåìæÔåíúÁµåê ?
(A) (’åÜÈå±ÔåìóÞ ´µåëÏ°) „ÔåêÁµåê-²µåÇ·Èåùíý¾ ÜÈåêÒ’å
(B) Ôåìæ²µæ® ¼ð²™˜µð
(C) ƒÊ’æ²™ ÜÈåêÒ’å
(D) „Áµæ²ìåê ¼ð²™˜µð
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12. The earlier name of WTO was
WTO Äå àÒÁ™Äå ßðÜÈå²µåê
(A) UNIDO (B) UNCTAD
(C) OECD (D) GATT

13. Chairman of the 13th Finance Commission is

(A) Vijay L. Kelkar (B) Millen Kumar Banerji
(C) C. Rangarajan (D) C.K. Jaffer Sheriff
13 Äðé ß帒æÜÝÄå „²ìðë阵åÁµå ƒÁ·µåùÏ’åÛ²µåê
(A) Õ¦²ìåìó ŠÑó. ’ðéÑ”²µó (B) ÕêÑðÄó ’åêÔåìæ²µó ÊæÏÄ娤
(C) ÜÝ. ²µåÒ˜µå²µæ¦Äó (D) ÜÝ.’ð. ¦ÿæÇ·Èå²µó ÚÈå²™éÇ·Èó

14. The existence of a parallel economy or Black Money :

(A) Makes the economy more competitive.
(B) Makes the monetary policies less effective.
(C) Ensures a better distribution of Income and Wealth.
(D) Ensures increasing productive investment.
ÜÈåÔåìæÄæÒ¼å²µå „Á¿·™¤’å¼ð (parallel economy) ƒÁ¿·µåÔå ’åÇÈåíþÉßå¸Áµå …²µåêÕ’ð
(A) „Á¿·™¤’å¼ð²ìåêÄåêÆ ßðôåê¢ ÜÈåÉÁ·µæ¤¼åÍ’åÔ昙ÜÈåê¼å¾Áµð.
(B) ß帒æÜÈåê Åé½²ìåêÄåêÆ ’å´™Ôðê ÇÈå²™¹æÔåê’æ²™²ìåì昙ÜÈåê¼å¾Áµð.
(C) „Áµæ²ìåê Ôåê¼åê¾ ÜÈåÒÇÈå½¾Äå ‡¼å¾Ôåê ßåÒ¡’ð²ìåêÄåêÆ •ÿæ½Ð˜µðëâ–ÜÈåê¼å¾Áµð.
(D) ‡¼æÉÁµå’å ßåë´µåêÕ’ð²ìåê ßðôå¢âÿåÔåÄåêÆ •ÿæ½Ð˜µðëâ–ÜÈåê¼å¾Áµð.

15. Dallal Street is situated at

(A) Paris (B) London
(C) Mumbai (D) New Delhi
ÁµåÑæÑó Üݱøé¯ó _____ ÄåÑ–ÓÁµð.
(A) ÇÈæϲ™ÜÈó (B) ÑÒ´µåÄó
(C) ÔåêêÒÊÎê (D) ÄåëÏ ´µðÑ–Ó

16. The method of proportional representation is adopted in the election of

(A) Prime Minister (B) President of India
(C) Chief Justice of India (D) Governor
ƒÄåêÇÈæ¼å ÇÈæнÅÁ·µåùÏ (proportional representation) ÕÁ·µæÄåÔåÄåêÆ _____ ôåêÄæÔå¹ð²ìåêÑ–Ó
ÊâÿåÜÈåÑ昵åê¼å¾Áµð.
(A) ÇÈåÐÁ·µæÄå ÔåêÒ½Ð
(B) Ê·æ²µå¼åÁµå ²µæÚÈå±øÇÈ彘µåâÿåê
(C) Ê·æ²µå¼åÁµå Ôåêê•Ï ÄæϲìåìæÁ·™é×å²µåê
(D) ²µæ¦ÏÇÈæѲµåê
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17. The Panchayati Raj Institutions in India are established as per constitutional directions of
(A) Federalism (B) Directive Principles
(C) Preamble (D) Fundamental Rights
Ê·æ²µå¼åÁµåÑ–Ó ÇÈåÒôæ²ìåê¼ó ²µæ¦ÿó ÜÈåÒÜÈðÀ˜µåâÿåÄåêÆ ÜÈåÒÕÁ·µæÄåÁµå _____ ÅÁµð¤é×åÄ嘵åâÿåÄåÖ²ìåê ÜÈæÀÇÝÜÈåÑ昙Áµð.
(A) Ç·Èð´µå²µåÑ–ÜÈåÒ (B) ÅÁµð¤é×å’å ¼å¼åÖ˜µåâÿåê
(C) ÇÝ鲿™’ð (Preamble) (D) ÔåêëÑÊ·åë¼å ßå’åꔘµåâÿåê

18. The first woman to become the Speaker of a State Assembly in India was
(A) Vijayalaxmi Pandit (B) Shanno Devi
(C) Sucheta Kripalani (D) Rajkumari Amrita Kaur
Ê·æ²µå¼åÁµå §ÒÁµåê ²µæ¦ÏÁµå ÕÁ·µæÄå ÜÈåÊ·ð²ìåê ÜÝÉé’å²µó „˜™ „²ìðꔲìåìæÁµå ÇÈåÐÁ¿·µåÔåê Ôåêàâÿð
(A) Õ¦²ìåêÑ“ÛûÍ ÇÈåÒ´™¼ó (B) ×åÄðëÆé ÁµðéÕ
(C) ÜÈåêôðé¼å ’åïÇÈåÑæÅ (D) ²µæ¦’åêÔåìæ²™ ƒÕêÐ¼å ’ò²µó

19. The Parliament has no power to get removal of

(A) Comptroller and Auditor General
(B) Supreme Court Judges
(C) Chairman of UPSC
(D) High Court Judges
ÇÈæÑ–¤ÔðêÒ¯ó˜µð _____ ²µåÄåêÆ Ôå¦ÿ昵ðëâ–ÜÈåÑê ƒÁ·™’æ²µå …²µåêÔåíúÁ™ÑÓ.
(A) ’åÒ¯ðëÐéѲµó ƒÒ´µó „´™®²µó ¦Äå²µåÑó
(B) ÜÈåÔðî¤éôå¥ ÄæϲìåìæѲìåêÁµå ÄæϲìåìæÁ·™é×å²µåê
(C) ²ìåêê.ÇÝ.ŠÜÈó.ÜÝ. ôðéÔåê¤Äó
(D) ‡ôå¥ ÄæϲìåìæѲìåêÁµå ÄæϲìåìæÁ·™é×å²µåê

20. What is the correct sequence of the given stages that a bill passes through before becoming
an Act ?
I. Getting published in the Official Gazette
II. Admitting Amendments
III Reference to a joint committee
IV. Presidential assent
(A) II, III, IV, I (B) I, III, II, IV
(C) I, II, III, IV (D) IV, III, II, I
§ÒÁµåê ÔåêÜÈåëÁµð ’æÎêÁµð „˜µåêÔå ÔðëÁµåÑê † ’ðâÿå’åÒ´µå ßåҼ嘵åâÿå ÔåêëÑ’å ²ìåìæÔå ÜÈå²™²ìåìæÁµå
ƒÄåê’åÐÔåêÁµåÑ–Ó ÜÈ昵åê¼å¾Áµð ?
I. ÜÈå’椲µåÁµå ²µæ¦ÏÇÈå¼åÐÁµåÑ–Ó (Official Gazette) ÄåÑ–Ó ÇÈåВ官µðëâ–ÜÈåêÔåíúÁµåê
II. ½ÁµåêÂÇÈå´™˜µåâÿåÄåêÆ §ÇÝÉ Ôåìæ´µåêÔåíúÁµåê
III ¦Ò° ÜÈåÕ꽘µð §ÇÝÉÜÈåêÔåíúÁµåê
IV. ²µæÚÈå±øÇÈ彘µåâÿå §ÇÝɘµð ÇÈå´µð²ìåêêÔåíúÁµåê
(A) II, III, IV, I (B) I, III, II, IV
(C) I, II, III, IV (D) IV, III, II, I

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21. Barium, in a suitable form is administered to patients before an X-ray examination of the
stomach, because
(A) Barium allows X-rays to pass through.
(B) Barium compound helps in cleaning the stomach before X-rays examination.
(C) Barium is a good absorber of X-rays and this helps the stomach to appear clearly
in contrast with other regions in the picture.
(D) Barium salts are white in colour which helps to create contrast picture.
ßðë¯ð±²ìåê Š’óÞ-²µðé ÇÈå²™é’ðÛ˜µð ÔðëÁµåÑê §ÊÌ ²µðë阙˜µð Êðé²™²ìåêÒ ƒÄåêÆ ÜÈåë’å¾ ²µåëÇÈåÁµåÑ–Ó
Åé´µåÑ昵åê¼å¾Áµð, ‹’ðÒÁµå²µð
(A) Êðé²™²ìåêÒ Š’óÞ-²µðé ƒÄåêÆ ßæÁµåê ßðë阵åÑê Ê–´µåê¼å¾Áµð.
(B) Š’óÞ-²µðé ÇÈå²™é’ðÛ˜µð ÔðëÁµåÑê ßðë¯ð±²ìåêÄåêÆ ×åêÁµåÂصðëâ–ÜÈåÑê Êðé²™²ìåêÒ ’æÒÇÈòÒ´µó
ÜÈåßæ²ìåê Ôåìæ´µåê¼å¾Áµð.
(C) Êðé²™²ìåêÒ, Š’óÞ-²µðé ƒÄåêÆ ‡¼å¾ÔåêÔ昙 àé²™’ðëâÿåêä¼å¾Áµð, „Áµå²™ÒÁµå ¡¼åÐÁµåÑ–ÓÄå …¼å²µð
ʷ昵嘵åâ–˜™Ò¼å ßðë¯ð±²ìåê ʷ昵å ÜÈåêÉîÔ昙 ’æ¸ê¼å¾Áµð.
(D) Êðé²™²ìåêÒ ÑÔ帘µåâÿåê Ê–â–²ìåê ʸ»Áµæ˜™Áµåê ÕÊ–·ÄåƼð ¼ðëé²µåêÔå ¡¼åÐ ÜÈåïÚݱÜÈåÑê
Äð²µåÔ昵åê¼å¾Áµð.
22. Which of the following waves can propogate in vacuum ?
(i) Radio waves (ii) Light waves
(iii) X-Rays (iv) Ultrasonic waves
(A) (i), (ii) & (iii) (B) (i), (ii), (iii) & (iv)
(C) (ii), (iii) & (iv) (D) (i) & (iv)
’ðâÿ嘙ÄåÔåíú˜µåâÿåÑ–Ó ²ìåìæÔåíúÔåíú ÅÔ椼åÁµåÑëÓ ÇÈåÐÔåàÜÈåÊÑÓÔåíú ?
(i) ²µðé´™²ìðëé ƒÑð˜µåâÿåê (ii) Êðâÿå“Äå ƒÑð˜µåâÿåê
(iii) Š’óÞ-²µð阵åâÿåê (iv) ×åÐÔå¹æ½é¼å ƒÑð˜µåâÿåê
(A) (i), (ii), & (iii) (B) (i), (ii), (iii) & (iv)
(C) (ii), (iii) & (iv) (D) (i) & (iv)

23. Among the following, which one is not an Ape ?

(A) Gibbon (B) Gorilla
(C) Langoor (D) Orangutan
’ðâÿ嘙ÄåÔåíú˜µåâÿåÑ–Ó ²ìåìæÔåíúÁµåê ÔæÄå²µå (Ape) ˜µåêÒÇݘµð ÜÈðé²™ÑÓ ?
(A) ˜™ÊÌÄó (B) ˜µðë²™ÑÓ
(C) ÑÒ˜µåë²µó (D) §²µæÒ˜µåê®Äó
24. The study of the relation between animals and plants to their surroundings is
(A) Ecology (B) Ethnology
(C) Genealogy (D) Entomology
ÇÈæк˜µåâÿåê Ôåê¼åê¾ ÜÈåÜÈåϘµåâÿåê ƒÔåíú˜µåâÿå ÇÈå²™ÜÈå²µåÁµðë´µåÄð ßðëÒÁ™²µåêÔå ÜÈåÒÊÒÁ·µå˜µåâÿå ƒÁ·µåùϲìåêÄåÔåíú
(A) ÇÈå²™ÜÈå²µå Õ¦ÿæöÄå (B) ¦ÄæÒ˜µå Õ¦ÿæöÄå
(C) ÔåÒ×æÔåâ– (D) “é® Õ¦ÿæöÄå
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25. Colour of flowers is due to
(A) Chlorophyll (B) Melanin
(C) Phytochromes (D) Anthocyanins
ßåëÔåíú˜µåâÿåÑ–Ó Ê¸»˜µåâÿåê _____ ²µå ’æ²µå¸Á™ÒÁµæ˜µåê¼å¾Ôð.
(A) ’ðëÓé²µðëéÇ·ÝÑó (B) ÔðêÑæÅÄó
(C) Ç·Èðñ¯ðëé’ðëÐéÔåìóÞ (D) „ÒÁ¿·µðëÜÈæÏÅÄóÞ

26. Which one of the following is a plant hormone ?

(A) Insulin (B) Thyroxin
(C) Gibberellin (D) Estrogen
’ðâÿ嘙ÄåÔåíú˜µåâÿåÑ–Ó ÜÈåÜÈåÏ ßæÔðë¤éÄó ²ìåìæÔåíúÁµåê ?
(A) …ÄåêÞÑ–Äó (B) Á¿·µðñ²µæ“ÞÄó
(C) ˜™Êð̲µåÑ–Äó (D) ŠÜÈðë±øé¦ÿðÄó

27. Viruses have

(A) DNA only (B) RNA only
(C) either DNA or RNA (D) both RNA and DNA
Ôðñ²µåÜÈó ˜µåâÿåê _____ ƒÄåêÆ ßðëÒÁ™Ôð.
(A) ´™.ŠÄó.Š. Ôåìæ¼åÐ (B) „²µó.ŠÄó.Š. Ôåìæ¼åÐ
(C) ´™.ŠÄó.Š. ƒÁ¿Ô åµ· å „²µó.ŠÄó.Š. (D) ´™.ŠÄó.Š. Ôåê¼åê¾ „²µó.ŠÄó.Š. Š²µå´µåë

28. Which one is a water soluble vitamin ?

(A) Vitamin A (B) Vitamin C
(C) Vitamin D (D) Vitamin E
Åé²™ÄåÑ–Ó ’岵嘵åêÔå Õ®ÕêÄó ²ìåìæÔåíúÁµåê ?
(A) Õ®ÕêÄó Š (B) Õ®ÕêÄó ÜÝ
(C) Õ®ÕêÄó ´™ (D) Õ®ÕêÄó …

29. Which one of the following is a Bleaching agent ?

(A) Potassium Chlorate (B) Hydrogen Peroxide
(C) Copper Sulphate (D) Silver Nitrate
’ðâÿ嘙ÄåÔåíú˜µåâÿåÑ–Ó Ê–Óé¡Ò˜µó ‹¦ÿðÒ¯ó ²ìåìæÔåíúÁµåê ?
(A) ÇÈðî¯æزìåêÒ ’ðëÓé²µðé¯ó (B) ßðñ´µðëÐé¦Äó ÇÈå²µæ’ðÞûñ´µó
(C) ’æÇÈå²µó ÜÈåÑðÉÃé¯ó (D) ÜÝÑÖ²µó Äðñ¯ðÐé¯ó
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30. Match the following and choose the correct option :
a. Hydrogen Peroxide 1. Etching of glass
b. Silver Bromide 2. Purification of air
c. Ozone 3. Bleaching agent
d. Hydrofluoric acid 4. Photography
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 3 4 2 1
(B) 3 1 2 4
(C) 2 4 1 3
(D) 1 2 3 4
’ðâÿ嘙ÄåÔåíú˜µåâÿåÄåêÆ ßðëÒÁ™ÜÝ ÜÈå²™²ìåìæÁµå ‡¼å¾²µåÔåÄåêÆ ÜÈåë¡ÜÝ.
a. ßðñ´µðëÐé¦Äó ÇÈð²µæ’ðÞûñ´µó 1. ˜µæ¨Äå ÔðêéÑð ’ðë²µð²ìåêêÔåíúÁµåê
b. ÜÝÑÖ²µó ÊðëÐéÔðêñ´µó 2. ˜µæâ–²ìåê ×åêÁ™ÂÃé’å²µå¸
c. õ¦ÿðëéÄó 3. Ê–Óé¡Ò˜µó ‹¦ÿðÒ¯ó
d. ßðñ´µðëÐéÇ·ÈðùîúÓé²™’ó „ÜÝ´µó 4. Ç·Èðùîé¯ðë阵åÐÇ·Ý
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 3 4 2 1
(B) 3 1 2 4
(C) 2 4 1 3
(D) 1 2 3 4

31. Famous Golf Player Vijay Singh is from which one of the following ?
(A) Fiji (B) Mauritius
(C) Malaysia (D) India
ÇÈåÐÜÝÁµåÂà ˜µæÑóÉà „®˜µæ²µå Õ¦²ìåêÜÝÒ˜µó, ’ðâÿ嘙Äå ²ìåìæÔå Áµðé×åÁµåÔå²µåê ?
(A) Ƿݨ (B) Ôåìæ²™ÚÈåÜÈó
(C) ÔåêÑðéزìåê (D) …Ò´™²ìåê
32. The term “Butterfly Stroke” is associated with
(A) Kabaddi (B) Wrestling
(C) Swimming (D) Boxing
“Ê®²µó Ç·Èðù Óüñ ÜÈðë±øé’ó” ŠÒÊêÁµåê _____ ˜µð ÜÈåÒÊÒÁ·™ÜÝÁµð.
(A) ’åÊ´™¶ (B) ’åêÜݾ
(C) †¦êÔåíúÁµåê (D) Êæ“ÞÒ˜µó
33. The player who won ‘mixed doubles’ in US Open 2015, with Martina Hingis is
(A) Rohan Bopanna (B) Leander Paes
(C) Somdev (D) Mahesh Bhupathi
²ìåêê.ŠÜÈó.õÇÈåÄó 2015 ²µå Õê’ðÞ´µó ´µåÊÑóÞÄåÑ–Ó ˜µðÁµå Ôåìæ°¤Äå àÒ˜™ÜÈó ƒÔå²µå ¦ÿðë¼ð-„®˜µæ²µå
(A) ²µðëéßåÄó ÊðëéÇÈ帻 (B) Ñ–²ìåìæÒ´µå²µó ÇÈðéÜÈó
(C) ÜÈðëéÔåêÁµðéÔó (D) Ôåêßðé×ó Ê·åëÇÈå½
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34. Which of the following is a good nuclear fuel ?
(A) Uranium-238 (B) Neptunium-239
(C) Thorium-236 (D) Plutonium-239
’ðâÿ嘙ÄåÔåíú˜µåâÿåÑ–Ó ²ìåìæÔåíúÁµåê ‡¼å¾Ôåê ¦ÿðñÕ’å …ÒÁ·µåÄå ?
(A) ²ìåêê²µðéŲìåêÒ-238 (B) ÄðÇÈåî±Å²ìåêÒ-239
(C) Á¿·µðëé²™²ìåêÒ-236 (D) ÇÈåíýÓ¯ðëéŲìåêÒ-239
35. A thermostat is a device used
(A) for automatically maintaining a steady temperature
(B) for measuring electricity
(C) to reduce voltage
(D) for producing heat
Á¿·µåÔðë¤éÜÈ汯ó ŠÒÊ ‡ÇÈå’å²µå¸ÔåÄåêÆ _____ ˜µæ˜™ ÊâÿåÜÈåÑ昵åê¼å¾Áµð.
(A) ÜÈåÖ²ìåêÒôæÑ–¼åÔ昙 ÜÝÀ²µå ‡ÚÈ廼ð²ìåêÄåêÆ ’æ²ìåêêÂ’ðëâÿåäÑê
(B) ÕÁµåêÏô奓¾²ìåêÄåêÆ ƒâÿð²ìåêÑê
(C) ÔðîéÑð±é¦ÿó ¼å˜™šÜÈåÑê
(D) ×æ•ÔåÄåêÆ ‡¼æÉÁ™ÜÈåÑê
36. Cryogenic engines find application in
(A) Rocket technology
(B) Frostfree refrigerators
(C) Submarine propulsion
(D) Researches in super-conductivity
’åвìðëé¨Å’ó ŠÒ¨Äó˜µåâÿåê _____ ÄåÑ–Ó Êâÿå’ð ßðëÒÁ™Ôð.
(A) ²µæ’ð¯ó ¼åÒ¼åЦÿæöÄå
(B) Ç·ÈæÐÜÈó±Ç·ÝùÐé ²µðÇ·ÝùЦ²µð鮲µóÞ
(C) ÜÈåÊóÔðê²™Äó ÇÈðîÐÇÈåÑó×åÄó
(D) ƒ½Ôæßå’å¼ð˜µð (Super Conductivity) ÜÈåÒÊÒÁ·™ÜÝÁµå ÜÈåÒ×ðëéÁ·µåÄð²ìåêÑ–Ó
37. Who among the following laid the foundation of nuclear science in India ?
(A) Vikram Sarabhai (B) Homi J. Bhabha
(C) M.G.K. Menon (D) Raja Ramanna
Ê·æ²µå¼åÁµåÑ–Ó Ê–é¦ÿæ¸ê Õ¦ÿæöÄåÁµå ¼åâÿåßåÁ™ ßæ“ ’ðë®±Ôå²µåê
(A) Õ’åÐÔåìó ÜÈæ²µæÊ·æÎê (B) ßðëéÕê. ¦ÿð. ÊæÊæ
(C) ŠÒ.¨.’ð. ÔðêÄåÄó (D) ²µæ¦ÿæ ²µæÔå긻
38. In a Barometer, Mercury is preferred over water, because
(A) Mercury is good conductor of heat.
(B) Mercury shines and its level can be read easily.
(C) Mercury has high density and low vapour pressure.
(D) Mercury is available in pure form.
ÊæϲµðëéÕê鮲µóÄåÑ–Ó Åé²™˜µð ÊÁµåÑ昙 ÇÈæÁµå²µåÜÈåÁµå Êâÿå’ð˜µð „Áµåϼð Åé´µåê¼å¾Áµð ‹’ðÒÁµå²µð
(A) ÇÈæÁµå²µåÜÈåÔåíú ‡¼å¾Ôåê ‡ÚÈå»Ôæßå’å
(B) ÇÈæÁµå²µåÜÈåÔåíú ßðëâÿð²ìåêêÔåíúÁµå²™ÒÁµå ƒÁµå²µå Ôåê®±ÔåÄåêÆ ÜÈåêÑÊ·åÔ昙 ˜µåê²µåê½ÜÈåÊßåêÁµåê
(C) ÇÈæÁµå²µåÜÈåÔåíú ßð¡¢Äå ÜÈæÒÁµåмð Ôåê¼åê¾ ’å´™Ôðê ÊæÚÝÉé²ìåê §¼å¾´µå ßðëÒÁ™Áµð
(D) ÇÈæÁµå²µåÜÈåÔåíú ×åêÁµåÂòµåëÇÈåÁµåÑ–Ó Áµðë²µð²ìåêê¼å¾Áµð

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39. A cup of hot tea on a metal table in a room looses heat by
(A) Conduction and convection
(B) Conduction, convection, radiation and evaporation
(C) Conduction and evaporation
(D) Conduction and radiation
§ÒÁµåê ’ð벿µå´™²ìåêÑ–Ó §ÒÁµåê ÑðëéßåÁµå Ôðêé¨Äå ÔðêéÑð …°±²µåêÔå ’åÇÝÉÄåÑ–Ó²µåêÔå Ê–ÜÝ ôåßå _____
²™ÒÁµæ˜™ ¼åÄåÆ ×æ• ’åâÿðÁµåê’ðëâÿåêä¼å¾Áµð.
(A) ‡ÚÈå»ÔåßåÄå Ôåê¼åê¾ ‡ÚÈå»Äå²ìåêÄå
(B) ‡ÚÈå»ÔåßåÄå, ‡ÚÈå»Äå²ìåêÄå, Õ“²µå¸¼ð Ôåê¼åê¾ ÊæÚÝÉéÊ·åÔåÄå
(C) ‡ÚÈå»ÔåßåÄå Ôåê¼åê¾ ÊæÚÝÉéÊ·åÔåÄå
(D) ‡ÚÈå»ÔåßåÄå Ôåê¼åê¾ Õ“²µå¸¼ð

40. A convex mirror makes a good rear-view mirror for a car because
(A) it does not form diminished images.
(B) it has no focal point.
(C) its images can be thrown on a screen.
(D) it forms erect, reduced images.
§ÒÁµåê ÇÝéÄå ÁµåÇÈ夸Ôåíú ’æ²™Äå ‡¼å¾Ôåê àÒÊÁ™ Äðëé´µåêÔå ÁµåÇÈ夸 (Rear-View Mirror) „˜µåê¼å¾Áµð.
‹’ðÒÁµå²µð
(A) ƒÁµåê ¡’å”ÁµæÁµå ÇÈåнʖÒʘµåâÿåÄåêÆ ‡Ò®ê Ôåìæ´µåêÔåíúÁ™ÑÓ.
(B) ƒÁµåê ÜÈåÒ˜µåÔåê Ê–ÒÁµåê ßðëÒÁ™²µåêÔåíúÁ™ÑÓ.
(C) …Áµå²µå ÇÈåнʖÒʘµåâÿåÄåêÆ §ÒÁµåê ÇÈå²µåÁµð²ìåê ÔðêéÑð ßæ’åÊßåêÁµåê.
(D) …Áµåê Ä𮱘™²µåêÔå ¡’å”ÁµæÁµå ÇÈåнʖÒʘµåâÿåÄåêÆ ²µåëÇÝÜÈåê¼å¾Áµð.
41. Super-conductivity results when matter is
(A) heated to very high temperature.
(B) compressed to very high pressure.
(C) subjected to very low pressure.
(D) cooled to very low temperature.
ÁµåÐÔåÏÔåÄåêÆ _____ Áµæ˜µå ƒ½Ôæßå’å¼åÖ ‡Ò¯æ˜µåê¼å¾Áµð.
(A) ƒ½ßðôåê¢ ‡ÚÈ廼ð˜µð ’æÎêÜÝÁµæ˜µå
(B) ƒ½ßðôåê¢ §¼å¾´µå’ð” ÜÈåÒÇÝé´µåÄå ˜µðëâ–ÜÝÁµæ˜µå
(C) ƒ½’å´™Ôðê §¼å¾´µå’ð” §âÿåÇÈå´™ÜÝÁµæ˜µå
(D) ƒ½’å´™Ôðê ‡ÚÈ廼ð˜µð ¼åÒÇÈåíú˜µðëâ–ÜÝÁµæ˜µå

42. An excel spread sheet has the extension :

§ÒÁµåê excel spread sheet _____ ÕÜÈå¾²µå¹ð²ìåêÄåêÆ ßðëÒÁ™Áµð.
(A) .doc (B) .xls
(C) .ppt (D) .exe

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43. How many kilobytes make a megabyte ?
§ÒÁµåê Ôð꘵æÊðñ¯ó˜µð ŠÚÈåê± “ÑðëéÊðñ¯ó˜µåâÿåê ?
(A) 128 (B) 1024
(C) 256 (D) 512

44. A set of instructions telling the computer what to do is called

(A) Mentor (B) Instructor
(C) Compiler (D) Programme
§ÒÁµåê ’åÒÇÈåîÏ®²µó˜µð, ²ìåìæÔå ’æ²ìåꤘµåâÿåÄåêÆ Ôåìæ´µåÊðé’ðÒÁµåê Åé´µåêÔå …ÄóޮВåÛÄóÞ ƒÄåêÆ _____
ŠÄåÆÑ昵åê¼å¾Áµð.
(A) ÔðêÒ®²µó (B) …ÄóÜÈå±ø’å±²µó
(C) ’åÒÇÈðñѲµó (D) ÇÈðîÐ阵æÐÒ

45. Most essential component of a Refrigerator is

(A) Motor (B) Cooling tubes
(C) Compressor (D) Refrigerant
§ÒÁµåê ²µðÇ·ÝùШ²µð鮲µóÄå ƒ½ ÇÈåÐÔåêê• Ê·æ˜µå
(A) Ôðëé¯æ²µó (B) ’åëÑ–Ò˜µó ®ëÏÊóÞ
(C) ’åÒÇÈðÐÜÈå²µó (D) ²µðÇ·ÝùЦ²µðÒ¯ó
46. Tomato is a natural source of which acid ?
(A) Tartaric acid (B) Oxalic acid
(C) Acetic acid (D) Citric acid
¯ðëÔåìæ¯ðëé ²ìåìæÔå „ÔåêÓÁµå ÄðñÜÈ嘙¤’å ÔåêëÑÔ昙Áµð ?
(A) ¯æ¯æ¤²™’ó „ÔåêÓ (B) „’æÞÑ–’ó „ÔåêÓ
(C) ƒÜÝ°’ó „ÔåêÓ (D) ÜÝ°Ð’ó „ÔåêÓ
47. A book-seller buys books at a commission of 20% on the marked price. If he sells the books
at the marked price, his gain will be
§ÊÌ ÇÈåíúÜÈå¾’å Ôåì沵殘µæ²µåÄåê, ÇÈåíúÜÈ徒嘵åâÿåÄåêÆ ƒÔåíú˜µåâÿå ÔåêëÑ ÊðÑð²ìåê ÔðêéÑð 20% ²µå
²™²ìåìæÎê½²ìåêÑ–Ó ’ðëâÿåêä¼æ¾Äð. ƒÔåíú˜µåâÿåÄåêÆ ƒÔåíú˜µåâÿå Ôåêê• (marked price) ÊðÑð˜µð Ôåìæ²™Áµå²µð ƒÔåÄå
ÑæÊ·å ŠÚÈ汘µåê¼å¾Áµð ?
(A) 20% (B) 25%
(C) 10% (D) 30%

48. Which one of the following is used in welding ?

(A) Methane (B) Ethane
(C) Acetylene (D) Benzene
ÊðÜÈå꘵ð ’æ²ìåê¤ÁµåÑ–Ó ’ðâÿå’åÒ´µå ²ìåìæÔåíúÁµåÄåêÆ ÊâÿåÜÈåÑ昵åê¼å¾Áµð ?
(A) ÕêéÁ¿·µðéÄó (B) †Á¿·µðéÄó
(C) ƒÜݮіéÄó (D) ÊðÄó¨éÄó
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49. Which of the following adds Carbon-dioxide to the carbon cycle on earth ?
1. Photosynthesis 2. Respiration
3. Decay of organic matter 4. Volcanic action
Codes :
(A) 1 and 4 only (B) 2 and 3 only
(C) 2, 3 and 4 only (D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Ê·åëÕê²ìåê …Ò˜µæÑ ôå’åÐ’ð” ’ðâÿ嘙Äå ²ìåìæÔå “Ð²ìð꘵åâÿåê …Ò˜µæÑÁµå ´µðñ „’ðÞûñ´µó ÜÈðé²™ÜÈåê¼å¾Ôð ?
1. ÁµåêϽ ÜÈåÒ×ðÓéÚÈå¹ð “вìðê
2. ‡Üݲµæ®
3. ÜÈæÔå²ìåêÔå ÔåÜÈå꾘µåâÿåê ’åÛ²ìå꘵ðëâÿåêäÔåíúÁµåê
4. ƒ˜™ÆÇÈåÔ夼嘵åâÿå “Ð²ìðê
Codes :
(A) 1 Ôåê¼åê¾ 4 Ôåìæ¼åÐ (B) 2 Ôåê¼åê¾ 3 Ôåìæ¼åÐ
(C) 2, 3 Ôåê¼åê¾ 4 Ôåìæ¼åÐ (D) 1, 2, 3 Ôåê¼åê¾ 4

50. ORT (Oral Rehydration Therapy) is associated with the treatment of

(A) Anaemia (B) Beri-beri
(C) Cancer (D) Diarrhoea
õ²µåÑó ²™ ßðñ´µðÐéÚÈåÄó Á¿·µð²µåÇÝ (ORT) _____ Äå ¡“¼ðÞ˜µð ÜÈåÒÊÒÁ·™ÜÝÁµð.
(A) ƒÅéÕê²ìåê (B) Êð²™ Êð²™
(C) ’æÏÄåÞ²µó (D) ƒ½ÜÈæ²µå
51. The plant dye ‘Henna’ imparts orange red colour to skin and hair due to its reaction with
which of the following ?
(A) Proteins and amino acids (B) Lipids
(C) Carbohydrates (D) Nucleic acid
’ðâÿ嘙Äå ²ìåìæÔåíúÁµå²µå ¦ÿðë¼ð˜™Äå “Ð²ìðêÎêÒÁµæ˜™, ÜÈåÜÈåϦÄåÏ Ê¸» ‘ßðÄæÆ’, ’åëÁµåÑê Ôåê¼åê¾ ôåÔåꤒ𔠓¼å¾âÿð
’ðÒÇÈåíú ʸ» Åé´µåê¼å¾Áµð ?
(A) ÇÈðîÐé°éÄó˜µåâÿåê Ôåê¼åê¾ ƒÔðêñÄðëé „ÔåêÓ˜µåâÿåê
(B) Ñ–ÇÝ´µó˜µåâÿåê
(C) ’æÊðë¤ßðñ´µðÐé¯óÞ
(D) ÄåëÏ“Ó’ó „ÜÝ´µó

52. The famous international company “De Beers” is engaged in the business of
(A) Lager Beer (B) Animal Skins
(C) Shares and Stocks (D) Diamonds
ÇÈåÐÜÝÁµåÂà ƒÒ¼å²µå²µæÚݱøé²ìåê ’åÒÇÈðÅ, ‘´™ Ê–é²µóÞ’ _____ ÔæÏÇÈæ²µåÁµåÑ–Ó ¼ð봵嘙Áµð.
(A) Ñ榲µó Ê–é²µó (B) ÇÈæк˜µåâÿå ôåÔåê¤
(C) ÚÈðé²µå꘵åâÿåê Ôåê¼åê¾ ÜÈæ±’ó˜µåâÿåê (D) Ôå¦Ð˜µåâÿåê
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53. Name the first Indian who found place in the cover story of Forbes Magazine.
(A) Anil Ambani (B) Dr. Reddy
(C) Azim Premji (D) Narayana Murthy
‘Ç·ÈðùîéÊóÞ¤’ ÔåìæϘµå¨éÄóÄåÑ–Ó Ôåêê•ÇÈåíú® Ñðé•ÄåÁµåÑ–Ó ’åÒ´µåê ÊÒÁµå ÔðëÁµåÑ Ê·æ²µå½é²ìåê _____.
(A) ƒÅÑó ƒÒÊæÅ (B) ´µæ. ²µð´™¶
(C) ƒ¨éÒ ÇÈðÐéÔåìó¨ (D) Äæ²µæ²ìåê¸ Ôåê뽤
54. Which of the following is the highest honour in India in the field of literature ?
(A) Vyas Samman (B) Kalidas Samman
(C) Jnanapith Award (D) Saraswathi Samman
ÜÈæà¼åÏ Õʷ昵åÁµåÑ–Ó Ê·æ²µå¼åÁµåÑ–Ó Åé´µåê½¾²µåêÔå ƒ¼åêÏÄåÆ¼å ˜µò²µåÔå _____
(A) ÔæÏÜÈó ÜÈåÔåìæÍÄó (B) ’æâ–ÁµæÜÈå ÜÈåÔåìæÍÄó
(C) ¦ÿæöÄåÇÝ鲿µå ÇÈåÐ×åÜݾ (D) ÜÈå²µåÜÈåÖ½ ÜÈåÔåìæÍÄó

55. The first recipient of Human Rights Award is

(A) Leach Walesa (B) Nelson Mandela
(C) Andrei Shakarov (D) Amnesty International
ÔåìæÄåÔå ßå’åꔘµåâÿå ÇÈåÐ×åÜݾ (Human Rights Award) ÇÈå´µðÁµå ÔðëÁµåÑÄð²ìåêÔå²µåê
(A) Ñð’ó ÔæÑðéÜÈå (B) ÄðÑÞÄó ÔåêÒ´µðéÑæ
(C) „Ò´™Ð ×å’å²µðëéÔó (D) „ÔðêÆÜݱ …Ò®²µóÄæÏÚÈåÄåÑó
56. Meganath Saha award is given for outstanding contribution in the field of
(A) Journalism (B) Science
(C) Social Service (D) Literature
‘Ôðêé›åÄæÁ¿·µó ÜÈåßæ’ ÇÈåÐ×åÜݾ²ìåêÄåêÆ _____ Õʷ昵åÁµå ÔåêßðëéÄåÆ¼å ’ðë´µå꘵ð˜µæ˜™ Åé´µåÑ昵åê¼å¾Áµð.
(A) ÇÈå½Ð’ðëéÁµåÏÔåê (B) Õ¦ÿæöÄå
(C) ÜÈåÔåìæ¦ ÜÈðéÔð (D) ÜÈæà¼åÏ
57. Which of the following are G4 nations that support for each other’s bid for permanent seat
in UN Security Council ?
(A) India, United States, Japan & Germany
(B) Germany, Great Britain, Japan, India
(C) India, Japan, Germany, Brazil
(D) India, Japan, France, Brazil
Õ×åÖ ÜÈåÒÜÈðÀ²ìåê Ê·åÁµåмæ ÔåêÒ´µåâ–²ìåêÑ–Ó •ÿæ²ìåêÒ ÜÈåÁµåÜÈåϼå֒攘™ ÇÈå²µåÜÈåɲµå²µåÄåêÆ ÊðÒÊÑ–ÜÈåê½¾²µåêÔå G4
²µæÚÈå±ø˜µåâÿåê ’ðâÿ嘙ÄåÔåíú˜µåâÿåÑ–Ó ²ìåìæÔåíúÔåíú ?
(A) Ê·æ²µå¼å, ƒÔðê²™’æ ÜÈåÒ²ìåêê’å¾ ÜÈåÒÜÈæÀÄå, ¦ÇÈæÄó Ôåê¼åê¾ ¦Ôåê¤Å
(B) ¦Ôåê¤Å, ˜µðÐé¯ó ʖЮÄó, ¦ÇÈæÄó, Ê·æ²µå¼å
(C) Ê·æ²µå¼å, ¦ÇÈæÄó, ¦Ôåê¤Å, ÊðШÑó
(D) Ê·æ²µå¼å, ¦ÇÈæÄó, Ç·ÈæÐÄóÞ, ÊðШÑó
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58. National Planning Commission has been replaced by
(A) Knowledge Commission (B) Finance Commission
(C) NITI Ayoga (D) Development Council
²µæÚݱøé²ìåê ²ìðëé¦Äå „²ìðë阵åÁµå ÊÁµåÑ–˜µð ÜÈæÀÇݼåÔ昙²µåêÔå ÜÈåÒÜÈðÀ _____
(A) ¦ÿæöÄå „²ìðë阵å (B) ß帒æÜÈåê „²ìðë阵å
(C) Åé½ „²ìðë阵å (D) ÇÈåИµå½ „²ìðë阵å
59. Which of the following banks changed its name as Axis Bank Ltd. ?
(A) HDFC Bank (B) Lord Krishna Bank
(C) Centurion Bank (D) UTI Bank
‘„“ÞÜÈó ÊæÏÒ’ó Ñ–Õê¯ð´µó’ ŠÒÁµåê ßðÜÈå²µåê ÊÁµåÑ–ÜÝ’ðëÒ´µå ÊæÏÒ’åê ²ìåìæÔåíúÁµåê ?
(A) ßðôó.´™.ŠÇ·Èó.ÜÝ. ÊæÏÒ’ó (B) Ñæ´µó¤ ’åïÚÈå» ÊæÏÒ’ó
(C) ÜÈðÒôåë²™²ìåêÄó ÊæÏÒ’ó (D) ²ìåêê.°.Œ. ÊæÏÒ’ó
60. Abhinav Bindra got gold medal in the Asian Championship 2015 in which of the following
events ?
(A) Archery (B) Boxing
(C) Shooting (D) Cycling
2015 ²µå ‹ÚݲìåêÄó ôæÒÇݲìåêÄóØÇÈóÞÄåÑ–Ó ’ðâÿå’åÒ´µå ²ìåìæÔå “Ðé´µð²ìåêÑ–Ó ƒÊ–·ÄåÔó Ê–ÒÁµæÐ ¡ÄåÆÁµå
ÇÈåÁµå’å ˜µåâ–ÜÝÁµå²µåê ?
(A) „ô夲™ (B) Êæ“ÞÒ˜µó
(C) ×åë°Ò˜µó (D) ÜÈðñ“ÓÒ˜µó
61. Lord Curzon made the partition of Bengal in the year
Ñæ´µó¤ ’å¦¤Äó ƒÔå²µåê ÊÒ˜µæâÿåÔåÄåêÆ _____ ÔåÚÈå¤ÁµåÑ–Ó ÕÊ·å¨ÜÝÁµå²µåê.
(A) 1918 (B) 1906
(C) 1908 (D) 1905

62. The recently announced ‘OROP’ is related to the retirement benefits of

(A) Military personnel (B) Railway employees
(C) Postal employees (D) Bank employees
…½¾éôð˜µð ÇÈåÐ’å°ÜÝÁµå ‘§.„²µó.§.ÇÝ.’ ²ìðëé¦Äð²ìåêê _____ ÅÔåï½¾ ÜÈòÑÊ·åùϘµåâ–˜µð ÜÈåÒÊÒÁ·™ÜÝÁµð.
(A) ÕêÑ–®²™ ÔåïÒÁµå (B) ²µðñÑðÖé ‡ÁµðëÏ阙˜µåâÿåê
(C) ƒÒôð Äò’岵岵åê (D) ÊæÏÒ’åê Äò’岵岵åê
63. Jute fibre is obtained from which part of the jute plant ?
(A) Root (B) Stem
(C) Leaf (D) Fruit
ÜÈð¸Ê–Äå ÜÈåÜÈåÏÁµå ²ìåìæÔå ʷ昵åÁ™ÒÁµå ÜÈð¸Ê–Äå Äæ²µåê ÇÈå´µð²ìåêÑ昵åê¼å¾Áµð ?
(A) Êðé²µåê (B) ’æÒ´µå
(C) ŠÑð (D) ßå¸ê»

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64. Which of the following states is not producer of Mica ?
(A) Bihar (B) Jharkhand
(C) Rajasthan (D) U.P.
’ðâÿ嘙Äå ²ìåìæÔå ²µæ¦Ï Ôðêñ’æ ƒÄåêÆ ‡¼æÉÁ™ÜÈåêÔåíúÁ™ÑÓ ?
(A) Ê–ßæ²µå (B) ¦ÿ敤Ҵµó
(C) ²µæ¦ÜÈæÀÄó (D) ‡¼å¾²µå ÇÈåÐÁµðé×å
65. Which of the following is a tropical monsoon crop ?
(A) Jowar (B) Chillies
(C) Paddy (D) Ragi
’ðâÿ嘙Äå ²ìåìæÔå Êðâÿð ‡ÚÈå»ÔåѲìåêÁµå ÔåìæÄóÜÈåëÄó (Tropical Monsoon) Êðâÿ𠄘™Áµð ?
(A) ¦ÿðëéâÿå (B) Ôðê¸ÜÝÄå ’æÎê
(C) Ê·å¼å¾ (D) ²µæ˜™
66. Which of the following sea-ports handle the largest volume of our foreign trade ?
(A) Kolkata (B) Mumbai
(C) Visakhapatnam (D) Cochin
ÄåÔåêÍ ÕÁµðéØ ÔæÏÇÈæ²µåÁµå ƒ½ ßðôåê¢ ÇÈåÐÔåìæ¸ ÅÔå¤àÜÈåêÔå ÊÒÁµå²µåê
(A) ’ðëÑ”¼å¾ (B) ÔåêêÒÊÎê
(C) Õ×æ•ÇÈå®±¸ (D) ’ðë¡Äó

67. Coal is an example of

(A) Igneous Rock (B) Sedimentary Rock
(C) Metamorphic Rock (D) None of the above
’åÑ–ÓÁµåÂÑê _____ ²µå §ÒÁµåê ‡Áµæßå²µå¹ð²ìåì昙Áµð.
(A) ƒ˜™Æ ØÑð (B) ¦Ñ¦ ØÑð
(C) ²µåëÇÈæҼ岵å ØÑð (D) ÔðêéÑ–Äå ²ìåìæÔåíúÔåî ƒÑÓ

68. The first Indian to be elected as a member of ‘British House of Commons’ was
(A) Dadabhai Naoroji (B) Surendranath Bannerji
(C) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (D) C.R. Das
ʖаÚÈó ßòÜÈó „Ç·Èó ’æÔåêÄóÞ ˜µð „²ìðꔲìåìæÁµå ÔðëÁµåÑ Ê·æ²µå½é²ìåê
(A) ÁµæÁµæÊæÎê ÄåÔå²µðëé¨ (B) ÜÈåê²µðéÒÁµåÐÄæÁ¿·µå ÊæÏÄ娤
(C) ´µæ. Ê–.„²µó. ƒÒÊð鴵唲µó (D) ÜÝ.„²µó. ÁµæÜÈó

69. Which of the following was not one of the techniques of ‘Satyagraha’ advocated by
Mahatma Gandhi ?
(A) Ahimsa (B) Fasting
(C) Civil Disobedience (D) Non-Co-operation
Ôåêßæ¼åÍ ˜µæÒÁ·™²ìåêÔå²µåê ƒÄåêÜÈå²™ÜÝÁµå ÜÈå¼æϘµåÐßå ¼åÒ¼åИµåâÿåÑ–Ó ’ðâÿ嘙Äå ²ìåìæÔåíúÁµåê ÜÈðé²™²µåÑ–ÑÓ ?
(A) ƒàÒÜÈð (B) ‡ÇÈåÔæÜÈå
(C) ÜÝÕÑó ´™ÜÈó§Ê–é´™²ìåêÄóÞ (D) ƒÜÈåßå’æ²µå
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70. Which of the following is not an ‘All India Service’ ?
(A) Indian Administrative Service (B) Indian Foreign Service
(C) Indian Police Service (D) Indian Forest Service
’ðâÿ嘙ÄåÔåíú˜µåâÿåÑ–Ó ²ìåìæÔåíúÁµåê ‘„Ñó …Ò´™²ìåìæ ÜÈðéÔð’ „˜™²µåêÔåíúÁ™ÑÓ ?
(A) …Ò´™²ìåêÄó ƒ´µåÕêÅÜÈð±øé°éÔó ÜÈåÕ¤ÜÈó
(B) …Ò´™²ìåêÄó Ç·Èæ²™Äó ÜÈåÕ¤ÜÈó
(C) …Ò´™²ìåêÄó ÇÈðîéÑ–éÜÈó ÜÈåÕ¤ÜÈó
(D) …Ò´™²ìåêÄó Ç·Èæ²µðÜÈó± ÜÈåÕ¤ÜÈó
71. The maximum amount of energy in the present day world is provided by
(A) Atomic energy
(B) Coal
(C) Hydroelectric Power resources
(D) Liquid fuel
…ÒÁ™Äå Õ×åÖÁµåÑ–Ó ƒ½ ßðôåê¢ ÇÈåÐÔåìæ¸ÁµåÑ–Ó ×哾 (Energy) §Áµå˜™ÜÈåê½¾²µåêÔåíúÁµåê
(A) ÇÈå²µåÔåìæ¸ê ×哾
(B) ’åÑ–ÓÁµåÂÑê
(C) ¦ÑÕÁµåêϼó ×哾 ÜÈåÒÇÈåÄåëÍјµåâÿåê
(D) ÁµåÐÔå …ÒÁ·µåÄå
72. To which of the following categories does an ordinance belong ?
(A) Executive instrument (B) Legislative device
(C) Judicial device (D) Fundamental duty
‘ÜÈåꘙÐéÔæ¦ÿðö’ ’ðâÿ嘙Äå ²ìåìæÔå ˜µåêÒÇݘµð ÜÈðé²µåê¼å¾Áµð ?
(A) ’æ²ìåìæ¤Ò˜µå ÜÈæÁ·µåÄå (Executive instrument)
(B) ×æÜÈå’æÒ˜µå ÜÈæÁ·µåÄå (Legislative device)
(C) ÄæϲìåìæÒ˜µå ÜÈæÁ·µåÄå
(D) ÔåêëÑÊ·åë¼å ’å¼å¤ÔåÏ
73. The author of the book titled “The Future of India” is
(A) Bimal Jalan (B) Deepak Chopra
(C) Anurag Mathur (D) Amitav Ghosh
“Á™ Ç·ÈåùîÏôå²µó „Ç·Èó …Ò´™²ìåìæ” ÇÈåíúÜÈå¾’åÁµå ’å¼å¤ï
(A) Ê–ÔåêÑó ¦ÑæÄó (B) Á™éÇÈå’ó £ðëéÇÈåÐ
(C) ƒÄå겵昵ó ÔåìæÁ¿·µåê²µó (D) ƒÕê¼æÔó ›ðëéÚÈó
74. Which is the birth place of Kannada writer B.M. Sri ?
(A) Tumkur (B) Gubbi
(C) Madhugiri (D) Sampige
’åÄåÆ´µåÁµå •ÿæϼå ÜÈæའʖ.ŠÒ.‚. ƒÔå²µåê ßåê°±Áµå ÜÈåÀâÿå ²ìåìæÔåíúÁµåê ?
(A) ¼åêÔåê’åë²µåê (B) ˜µåêÊ–Ì
(C) ÔåêÁ·µåꘙ²™ (D) ÜÈåÒÇݘµð
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75. Who is the Kannada writer who got latest Saraswathi Samman award of 2014 ?
(A) Chandra Shekar Kambar (B) Girish Karnad
(C) Veerappa Moily M. (D) Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa
2014 ²µå ‘ÜÈå²µåÜÈåÖ½ ÜÈåÔåìæÍÄó’ ÇÈåÐ×åÜݾ ÇÈå´µðÁµå ’åÄåÆ´µåÁµå Ñðé•’å²µåê ²ìåìæ²µåê ?
(A) ôåÒÁµåÐ×ð镲µå ’åÒÊæ²µå (B) ˜™²™é×ó ’æÄ椴µó
(C) Õé²µåÇÈåÉ ÔðëÎêÑ– ŠÒ. (D) ´µæ. ŠÜÈó.ŠÑó. Ê·ðñ²µåÇÈåÉ
76. Which of the following are ‘new payment Banks’ permitted by RBI ?
1. Vodafone 2. Airtel
3. Tech Mahindra 4. Indian Postal Department
(A) 1, 2 and 3 (B) 2 and 4
(C) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (D) None of the above
„²µó.Ê–.Œ. ÅÒÁµå ßðëÜÈåÁµæ˜™ ƒÄåêÔåê½ ÇÈå´µðÁµå “ÇÈðéÔðêÒ¯ó ÊæÏÒ’åꔘµåâÿåÄåêÆ ’ðâÿ嘵ð ’ðë°±²µåêÔåíúÁµå²µåÑ–Ó
˜µåê²µåê½ÜÝ.
1. Ôðî´µæÇ·ÈðùîéÄó 2. ‹²µó¯ðÑó
3. ¯ð’ó ÔåêßðéÒÁµåÐ 4. Ê·æ²µå½é²ìåê ƒÒôð …Ñæ•ÿð
(A) 1, 2 Ôåê¼åê¾ 3 (B) 2 Ôåê¼åê¾ 4
(C) 1, 2, 3 Ôåê¼åê¾ 4 (D) ÔðêéÑ–Äå ²ìåìæÔåíúÁµåë ƒÑÓ
77. Which is the next number in the series 5, 7, 11, 19, _____ ?
5, 7, 11, 19 ²µå ×ðÐ麲ìåêÑ–Ó ÔåêêÒÁ™Äå ÜÈåÒ•ÿðÏ ²ìåìæÔåíúÁµåê ?
(A) 27 (B) 23
(C) 37 (D) 35

78. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched ?

1. M.S. Subbalakshmi – Carnatic Vocalist
2. Ravi Shankar – Sitar
3. Birju Maharaj – Bharatanatyam
4. Allah Rakha – Tabla instrumentalist
Codes :
(A) 1, 2 and 3 (B) 2, 3 and 4
(C) 1, 2 and 4 (D) None of these
’ðâÿ嘵ð ’ðë°±²µåêÔå ²ìåìæÔå ¦ÿðëé´™˜µåâÿåê ÜÈå²™²ìåì昙 ßðëÒÁ™’ð Ôåìæ´µåÑ昙Ôð ?
1. ŠÒ.ŠÜÈó. ÜÈåêÊÌÑ“Û Í – ’åÄ椮’å ÜÈåÒ˜™é¼åÁµå ßæ´µå꘵沵岵åê
2. ²µåÕ×åÒ’å²µó – Üݼ沵ó
3. Ê–¦ê¤ Ôåêßæ²µæ¦ÿó – Ê·å²µå¼å Äæ®ÏÒ
4. ƒÑæÓ ²µå•ÿæ – ¼åÊÑ ÔæÁµå’å²µåê
Codes :
(A) 1, 2 Ôåê¼åê¾ 3 (B) 2, 3 Ôåê¼åê¾ 4
(C) 1, 2 Ôåê¼åê¾ 4 (D) …Ôåíú ²ìåìæÔåíúÁµåë ƒÑÓ
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79. Dr. M.S. Swaminathan distinguished himself in which of the following fields ?
(A) Nuclear Physics (B) Agriculture
(C) Astro Physics (D) Medicine
’ðâÿ嘙Äå ²ìåìæÔå ’ðÛé¼åÐÁµåÑ–Ó ´µæ. ŠÒ.ŠÜÈó. ÜÈæÖÕêÄæÁ¿·µåÄó ƒÔå²µåê ƒÜÈæÔåìæÄåϲµðÒÁµåê
˜µåê²µåê½ÜÈåÑÉ°±²µåêÔå²µåê ?
(A) Ê–é¦ÿæ¸ê Ê·ò¼å×æÜÈå¾ø (B) ’åïÚÝ
(C) •˜µðëéâÿå Ê·ò¼å Õ¦ÿæöÄå (D) ÔðñÁµåÏ“é²ìåê

80. The pie chart shows how 540 people travel from their home to office. The number who
travel by Bus is
540 ¦Äå ¼åÔåêÍ ÔåêÄðÎêÒÁµå ’å£ðé²™˜µð ßð阵ð ÇÈåвìåìæ¸ Ôåìæ´µåê¼æ¾²µðÒÁµåê ÇÈðñôæ¯ó¤ÄåÑ–Ó
¼ðëé²™ÜÈåÑ昙Áµð. ÊÜÈóÄåÑ–Ó ÇÈåвìåìæºÜÈåêÔåÔå²µå ÜÈåÒ•ÿðÏ _____ „˜™Áµð.

Bike Bus
ÊÜÈó
40° 120°
Cycle

60° Walk
Train
90°
50°

(A) 90 (B) 135

(C) 180 (D) 60

81. A Railway Station which is renamed after ‘Sangolli Rayanna’ is in

(A) Hubli (B) Raichur
(C) Bengaluru (D) Dharwar
ÜÈåÒ˜µðëâ–ä ²µæ²ìå긻Äå ßðÜÈå²™ÄåÑ–Ó ÇÈåíúÄåÄæ¤Ôåê’岵帘µðëÒ´™²µåêÔå ²µðñÑê ÅÑæ¸ _____ ÄåÑ–ÓÁµð.
(A) ßåêÊÌâ–ä (B) ²µæ²ìåêôåë²µåê
(C) ÊðÒ˜µåâÿåë²µåê (D) Áµæ²µåÔæ´µå

82. Where is the Headquarters of ONGC ?

(A) Mumbai (B) Dehradun
(C) Vadodara (D) Digboi
õ.ŠÄó.¨.ÜÝ. ²ìåê ’ðéÒÁµåÐ ’å£ðé²™ ŠÑ–ÓÁµð ?
(A) ÔåêêÒÊÎê (B) ´µðßæÐÁµåëÄó
(C) Ôå´µðëéÁµå²µå (D) Á™˜µæ̲ìåìó
83. Who among the following is not a dancer ?
(A) Geetha Chandran (B) Mamta Shankar
(C) Kishori Amonkar (D) Swapna Sundari
’ðâÿå’åÒ´µåÔå²µåÑ–Ó ²ìåìæ²µåê Äåï¼åÏ ÇÈå®ê „˜™²µåêÔåíúÁ™ÑÓ ?
(A) ˜™é¼æ ôåÒÁµåÐÄó (B) ÔåêÔåê¼æ ×åÒ’å²µó
(C) “×ðëé²™ ƒÔðëéÄó’å²µó (D) ÜÈåÖÇÈåÆ ÜÈåêÒÁµå²™
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84. Match the two lists :
Person Well known as
a. K.V. Kamath 1. Banker
b. G.M. Rao 2. Environmentalist
c. Rajendra Pachauri 3. Industrialist
Codes :
a b c
(A) 1 2 3
(B) 1 3 2
(C) 2 3 1
(D) 3 1 2
’ðâÿ嘙Äå ÇÈå°±˜µåâÿåÄåêÆ ÜÈåë’å¾Ô昙 ßðëÒÁ™ÜÝ.
ÔåÏ“¾²ìåê ßðÜÈå²µåê à阵ðÒÁµåê ÇÈåЕÿæϼ岵昙Áµæ²µð
a. ’ð.Õ.’æÔåê¼ó 1. ÊæÏÒ’å²µó
b. ¨.ŠÒ. ²µæÔó 2. ÇÈå²™ÜÈå²µåÔæÁ™
c. ²µæ¦ÿðéÒÁµåÐ ÇÈåôò²™ 3. ’ðñ˜µæ²™’ðëéÁµåÏÕê
Codes :
a b c
(A) 1 2 3
(B) 1 3 2
(C) 2 3 1
(D) 3 1 2

85. With which game is the term ‘Bishop’ associated ?

(A) Golf (B) Chess
(C) Billiards (D) Bridge
‘Ê–ÚÈåÇÈó’ ŠÒÊ ÇÈåÁµå ²ìåìæÔå “Ðé´µð˜µð ÜÈåÒÊÒÁ·™ÜÝÁµð ?
(A) ˜µæÑóÉà (B) ôðÜÈó
(C) Ê–Ñ–²ìåê´µóÞ¤ (D) ʖдµó©
86. Among the following persons, whose birth anniversary is celebrated as ‘Sadbhavana Divas’ ?
(A) Indira Gandhi (B) Rajiv Gandhi
(C) Mahatma Gandhi (D) Sanjay Gandhi
‘ÜÈåÁµæÌÃÔåÄå Á™ÔåÜÈå’ ÔåÄåêÆ ’ðâÿå’åÒ´µå ²ìåìæÔå ÔåÏ“¾²ìåê ¦ÄåÍ Á™Äæôå²µå¹ð²ìðêÒÁµåê „ôå²™ÜÈåÑ昵åê¼å¾Áµð ?
(A) …ÒÁ™²µæ ˜µæÒÁ·™ (B) ²µæ¨éÔó ˜µæÒÁ·™
(C) Ôåêßæ¼åÍ ˜µæÒÁ·™ (D) ÜÈåÒ¦²ìåê ˜µæÒÁ·™
87. Where is Firoz Shah Kotla cricket stadium located ?
(A) Delhi (B) Mumbai
(C) Hyderabad (D) Kolkata
Ƿݲµðëé¦ÿó ÚÈæ ’ðëé®Ó “Ð’ð¯ó “Ðé´µæÒ˜µå¸ ŠÑ–ÓÁµð ?
(A) ÁµðßåÑ– (B) ÔåêêÒÊÎê
(C) ßðñÁµå²µæÊæÁµó (D) ’ðëÑ”¼æ¾
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88. Which organ of UNO is considered as World Parliament ?
(A) General Assembly (B) Security Council
(C) International Court of Justice (D) Trusteeship Council
Õ×åÖÜÈåÒÜÈðÀ²ìåê ²ìåìæÔå ƒÒ˜µåÔåÄåêÆ ‘Õ×åÖ ÇÈæÑ–¤ÔðêÒ¯ó’ ŠÒÁµåê ÇÈå²™˜µåºÜÈåÑ昵åê¼å¾Áµð ?
(A) ¦Äå²µåÑó ƒÜÈðÒÊ–Ó (B) Ê·åÁµåмæ ÔåêÒ´µåâ–
(C) ƒÒ¼å²µæÚݱøé²ìåê ÄæϲìåìæѲìåê (D) ®ÐÜݱéØÇÈó ’òÅÞÑó
89. What is the title of APJ Abdul Kalam’s autobiography ?
(A) Me and Missile (B) My Memories
(C) Sky is the limit (D) Wings of Fire
Š.ÇÝ.¦ÿð. ƒÊêÂÑó ’åÑæÒ ƒÔå²µå „¼åÍ ôå²™¼ðвìåê ØéÚݤ’ð ‹Äåê ?
(A) Õê ƒÒ´µó ÕêÜÈðñÑó (B) Ôðêñ ÔðêÔðë²™éÜÈó
(C) ÜÈ唲ìåìó †ÜÈó Á™ Ñ–Õê¯ó (D) ÕÒ˜µóÞ „Ç·Èó Ç·Èðñ²µó
90. If R = 18, RAT = 39. According to same rule what is RAY = ?
R = 18 „Áµå²µð RAT = 39. …Áµðé ¼å¼åÖÁµåÒ¼ð RAY ƒÒÁµå²µð ŠÚÈåê± ?
(A) 28 (B) 29
(C) 44 (D) 41
91. Match the following :
Book Author
a. Autobiography of an Unknown Indian 1. Mulk Raj Anand
b. India : A Wounded Civilization 2. Nirad C. Chaudhuri
c. Confession of a Lover 3. R.K. Narayan
d. The English Teacher 4. V.S. Naipaul
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 4 1 3
(C) 1 4 2 3
(D) 2 3 1 4
’ðâÿ嘙ÄåÔåíú˜µåâÿåÄåêÆ ßðëÒÁ™ÜÝ.
ÇÈåíúÜÈå¾’å ’å¼å¤ï
a. „¯ðëéʲìåì昵åÐÇ·Ý „Ç·Èó ŠÄó ƒÄðëÆéÄó …Ò´™²ìåêÄó 1. ÔåêêÑó” ²µæ¦ÿó „ÄåÒÁµó
b. …Ò´™²ìåê Š ÔåîÒ´µð´µó ÜÝÕÑðñ¦ÿðéÚÈåÄó 2. ŲµåÁµó ÜÝ. ôòÁµå²™
c. ’åÄóÇ·ÈðÚÈåÄó „Ç·Èó Š ÑÔå²µó 3. „²µó.’ð. Äæ²µæ²ìåê¹ó
d. Á™ …Ò˜™ÓéÚÈó °éôå²µó 4. Õ.ŠÜÈó. ÄðñÇÈæÑó
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 4 1 3
(C) 1 4 2 3
(D) 2 3 1 4
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92. In the ‘62nd National Film Awards’ who was declared the ‘Best Director’ ?
(A) Raja Mouli (B) Ram Gopal Varma
(C) Srijit Mukherjee (D) Anoop Bhandari
62 Äðé ‘ÄæÏÚÈåÄåÑó Ç·ÝÑóÍ ƒÔæ´µóÞ¤’ ÄåÑ–Ó ²ìåìæ²µåÄåêÆ ‘ƒ¼åêϼå¾Ôåê ÅÁµð¤é×å’å’ ŠÒÁµåê ÇÈåíú²µåÜÈ唲™ÜÈå-
ÑæÎê¼åê ?
(A) ²µæ¦ Ôåìòâ– (B) ²µæÔåìó˜µðëéÇÈæÑó ÔåÔåê¤
(C) ‚¨¼ó Ôåêꕨ¤ (D) ƒÄåëÇÈó Ê·åÒ´µæ²™
93. Who among the following Indian origin immigrants has become the Governor of Louisiana
Province of the USA in 2007 ?
(A) Swaraj Paul (B) Laxmi Mittal
(C) Vikram Pandit (D) Bobby Jindal
2007 ²µåÑ–Ó ƒÔðê²™’å ÜÈåÒ²ìåêê’å¾ ÜÈåÒÜÈæÀÄåÁµå ÑëÎêÜݲìåìæÄå ÇÈæÐÒ¼åÁµå ˜µåÔåÄ夲µó „Áµå Ê·æ²µå½é²ìåê
ÔåêëÑÁµå ÔåÏ“¾ ²ìåìæ²µåê ?
(A) ÜÈåÖ²µæ¦ÿó ÇÈæÑó (B) Ñ“ÛûÍ Õê¼å¾Ñó
(C) Õ’åÐÔåìó ÇÈåÒ´™¼ó (D) ÊæÊ– ¨ÒÁµæÑó
94. Which two IPL teams have been suspended for two years, by Justice ‘Lodha Panel’ ?
(A) Chennai Superkings and Kings XI Punjab
(B) Chennai Superkings and Sunrisers Hyderabad
(C) Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab
(D) Chennai Superkings and Rajasthan Royals
¦ÜݱéÜÈó ÑðëéÁ·µæ ÇÈæÏÄåÑó ²ìåìæÔå Š²µå´µåê Œ.ÇÝ.ŠÑó. °éÒ ˜µåâÿåÄåêÆ 2 ÔåÚÈ夘µåâÿåÔå²µð˜µð ÅÑÒÊ–¼å-
˜µðëâ–Üݼåê ?
(A) ôðÄðÆûñ ÜÈåëÇÈå²µó “Ò˜µóÞ Ôåê¼åê¾ “Ò˜µóÞ …ÑðÔðÄó ÇÈåÒ¦ÿæÊó
(B) ôðÄðÆûñ ÜÈåëÇÈå²µó “Ò˜µóÞ Ôåê¼åê¾ ÜÈåÄó²µðñÜÈåÜÈó¤ ßðñÁµå²µæÊæÁµó
(C) ²µæ¦ÜÈæÀÄó ²µæ²ìåêÑóÞ Ôåê¼åê¾ “Ò˜µóÞ …ÑðÔðÄó ÇÈåÒ¦ÿæÊó
(D) ôðÄðÆûñ ÜÈåëÇÈå²µó “Ò˜µóÞ Ôåê¼åê¾ ²µæ¦ÜÈæÀÄó ²µæ²ìåêÑóÞ
95. ‘Best Picture Award’ in the 87th Academy awards was given to
(A) Still Alice (B) Bird Man
(C) Boyhood (D) The theory of everything
87 Äðé ƒ’æÏ´µåÕê ƒÔæ´µóÞ¤ÄåÑ–Ó ‘ƒ¼åêϼå¾Ôåê ¡¼åÐ’ ÇÈåÐ×åÜݾ _____ ˜µð Åé´µåÑæÎê¼åê.
(A) ÜݱÑó „Ñ–ÜÈó (B) Ê´µó¤ ÔåìæÏÄó
(C) Êæ²ìåìóßåê´µó (D) Á™ Á¿·™²ìåê²™ „Ç·Èó ŠÔð²™Á¿·™Ò˜µó
96. Which of the following countries is not a member of BRICS ?
(A) Brazil (B) Indonesia
(C) Russia (D) South Africa
’ðâÿ嘙Äå ²ìåìæÔå Áµðé×å BRICS Äå ÜÈåÁµåÜÈåÏ Áµðé×åÔ昙ÑÓ ?
(A) ÊðШÑó (B) …Ò´µðëéÄðéزìåê
(C) ²µåÚÈåÏ (D) Áµå“Û¸ „Ç·ÝùÐ’å
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(A) Dadabhai Naoroji
(B) Surendranath Bannerjee
(C) Gopala Krishna Gokhale
(D) Shankaran Nair
’ðâÿå’åÒ´µåÔå²µåÑ–Ó …Ò´™²ìåêÄó ÄæÏÚÈåÄåÑó ’æÒ˜µðÐÜÈóÄå ƒÁ·µåùÏ’åÛ²µæ˜™ Ôåêë²µåê Êæ²™ „²ìðꔲìåìæÁµåÔå²µåê
²ìåìæ²µåê ?
(A) ÁµæÁµæÊæÎê ÄåÔå²µðëé¨
(B) ÜÈåê²µðéÒÁµåÐÄæÁ¿·µå ÊæÏÄ娤
(C) ˜µðëéÇÈæÑ ’åïÚÈå» ˜µðëé•Ñð
(D) ×åÒ’å²µåÄó Äæ²ìåê²µó

98. Which of the following ‘assesses and acredits’ institutions of higher education in India ?
(A) NAAC (B) Universities
(C) State Government (D) UGC
Ê·æ²µå¼åÁµåÑ–Ó ‡ÄåƼå Ø’åÛ¸ ÜÈåÒÜÈðÀ˜µåâÿåÄåêÆ ÔåìòÑÏÔåìæÇÈåÄå Ôåìæ´™ ˜µåê¸Ôåê®± ÇÈåÐÔåìæºé’å²™ÜÈåêÔå ÜÈåÒÜÈðÀ
²ìåìæÔåíúÁµåê ?
(A) NAAC (ÄæÏ’ó) (B) Õ×åÖÕÁµæÏѲìå꘵åâÿåê
(C) ²µæ¦Ï ÜÈå’椲µå (D) ²ìåêê.¨.ÜÝ.

99. The State with lowest female literacy rate in India as per 2011 Census is
(A) Bihar (B) Jharkhand
(C) U.P. (D) Rajasthan
2011 ²µå Ê·æ²µå¼åÁµå ¦Ä嘵帽²ìåê ÇÈåÐ’æ²µå ²ìåìæÔå ²µæ¦ÏÁµåÑ–Ó ƒ½ ’å´™Ôðê Ôåêàâÿæ ÜÈæ’åÛ²µå¼æ ÇÈåÐÔåìæ¸
…Áµð ?
(A) Ê–ßæ²µå (B) ¦ÿ敤Ҵµó
(C) ‡¼å¾²µå ÇÈåÐÁµðé×å (D) ²µæ¦ÜÈæÀÄó

100. In the last decade, which of the following sectors attracted highest ‘foreign direct
investment’ into India ?
(A) Steel Production (B) Power Generation
(C) Transport (D) Telecommunication
’åâÿðÁµå ßå¼åê¾ 10 ÔåÚÈ夘µåâÿåÑ–Ó Ê·æ²µå¼åÁµå ’ðâÿå’åÒ´µå ²ìåìæÔå ÔåѲìåê ‘ƒ½ ßðôåê¢ ÕÁµðéØ Äðé²µå ÊÒ´µåÔæâÿå’
„’åÚݤÜÝÁµð ?
(A) ‡’åê” ‡¼æÉÁµåÄð (B) ÕÁµåêÏ¼ó ‡¼æÉÁµåÄð
(C) ÜÈæ²™˜µð (D) ¯ðÑ– ’åÔåêêÏÅ’ðéÚÈåÄó
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