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1. Which of the following is the 8. The drafting committee of the
winner of Miss Universe 2008 Indian Constitution was headed by :
(A) Riyo Mori (A) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
(B) Zhang Zilin (B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(C) Dayana Mendoza (C) N. Gopalaswamy
(D) Simaran Kaur Mundi (D) Jawahar Lal Nehru
2. The President of India can 9. The Union Cabinet is responsible to
nominate to the Rajya Sabha : :
(A) 6 members (A) The Rajya Sabha only
(B) 9 members (B) The Lok Sabha only
(C) 12 members (C) The Lok Sabha and the Rajya
(D) 15 members Sabha
3. The first General elections under (D) The President of India
the Indian constitution were held in : 10. Which of the following bodies has
(A) 1950 not been provided for by the Indian
(B) 1951 constitution ?
(C) 1952 (A) Election Commission
(D) 1953 (B) Planning Commission
4. The President of India is elected by (C) Finance Commission
: (D) Union Public Service Commission
(A) Parliament 11. The number of Anglo-Indians who
(B) State legislatures can be nominated by the President to
(C) by the people directly the Lok Sabha is :
(D) by an electrol college consisting (A) 2
of the elected members of the Lok (B) 3
Sabha, the Rajya Sabha and the (C) 4
State Legislative Assemblies. (D) 5
5. Which article of the Indian 12. The sanctioned strength of the
constitution empowers the President Judges of Supreme Court of India
of India to impose central rule on a including the Chief Justice is :
state? (A) 15
(A) Article 256 (B) 17
(B) Article 356 (C) 20
(C) Article 370 (D) 26
(D) Article 373 13. Who was the first President of
6. The time-gap between two India to be elected unopposed?
sessions of parliament must not (A) Dr. S. Radhakrishana
exceed : (B) N. Sanjiva Reddy
(A) 3 months (C) V. V. Giri
(B) 6 months (D) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(C) 9 months 14. The maximum strength of the Lok
(D) 12 months Sabha and the Rajya Sabha is :
7. The vacancy in the office of the (A) 525 and 250
President must be filled within : (B) 552 and 250
(A) 6 month
(C) 535 and 275 21. Which of the following rivers
(D) 500 and 250 flows through a rift valley?
15. If the Vice-president were to (A) Kaveri
submit his resignation, he would (B) Krishna
notify to : (C) Tapti
(A) The President of India (D) Godavari
(B) The Prime Minister 22. The Manas Wildlife Sanctuary is
(C) The Chief Justic of India located in the state of :
(D) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha (A) Assam
16. What is the minimum strength of (B) Uttar Pradesh
a State Legislative Assembly? (C) Rajasthan
(A) 40 (D) West Bengal
(B) 60 23. How many major ports are there
(C) 50 at present in India?
(D) 70 (A) 8
17. India is the third developing (B) 12
country to host the 2010 (C) 15
commonwealth Games. The other (D) 14
two are : 24. The earth revolves round the sun
(A) Malaysia and South Korea and its causes :
(B) Singapore and Jamaica (A) Differences in longitude and time
(C) Jamaica & China (B) Changes of seasons
(D) Malaysia & Jamaica (C) Deflection of winds and currents
18. The Comptroller and Auditor (D) Formation of day and night
General of India is appointed by the : 25. Latitude of a point on the earth is
(A) Prime Minister of India measured by the distance in :
(B) President of India (A) Kilometres from the Equator
(C) Finance Minister (B) Angles from the Equator
(D) Lok Sabha (C) Angles from the Poles
19. Article 370 of the Indian (D) None of the above
constitution deals with : 26. The earth is :
(A) The Emergency Powers of the (A) Spherical
President (B) Elliptical
(B) The special position of the state (C) Oblate Spheroid
of Jammu and Kashmir (D) Prolate Spheroid
(C) The power of the President to 27. Day and Night are equal at the :
seek the advisory opinion of the (A) Equator
Supreme Court on any matter of (B) Poles
public importance (C) Prime Meridian
(D) Distribution of taxes between the (D) Antarctic
Centre and the State 28. The heaviest planet revolving
20. The Supreme commander of the round the sun is :
Defence Forces of India is : (A) Moon
(A) The Defence Minister (B) Jupiter
(B) The Prime Minister (C) Neptune
(C) The Chief of the Army Staff (D) Pluto
(D) The President of India 29. The biggest Planet is :
(A) Venus
(B) Mars (C) Japan
(C) Mercury (D) Libya
(D) Jupiter 38. New Moore island is situated in
30. The International Date line the :
passes through : (A) Indian Ocean
(A) Exactly through 180° Longitude (B) Bay of Bengal
(B) Equator (C) Arabian Sea
(C) Approximately 180° east or west (D) China Sea
meridian 39. Which river in the world carries
(D) 0° Meridian the maximum volume of water?
31. The largest river of Asia is : (A) Amazon
(A) Yangtze (B) Nile
(B) Yenisei (C) Mississippi Missouri
(C) Indus (D) Ganga
(D) Mekong 40. Which of the following rivers
32. Which country is called the crosses the equator twice?
`Sugar Bowl’ of the world? (A) Amazon
(A) Cuba (B) Nile
(B) India (C) Congo
(C) Nepal (D) Orinoco
(D) Norway 41. The Indus Valley civilization is
33. Which of the following countries associated with :
has the largest area in the world? (A) Egyptians
(A) USA (B) Sumerians
(B) Russia (C) Chinese
(C) Canada (D) Mesopotamians
(D) China 42. The Indus Valley Civilization was
34. The world’s highest waterfall, the famous for :
Angel Falls is situated in : (A) Well planned cities
(A) Venezuela (B) Efficient civic organisation
(B) USA (C) Progress of art and architecture
(C) Guyana (D) All the above
(D) Australia 43. Who was mainly worshipped in
35. The universe is composed of : the Rig Vedic Period?
(A) Earth (A) Indra
(B) Earth and the Sun (B) Vishnu
(C) Mat (C) Sun
(D) None (D) Trimurti
36. The Temperate Grasslands of 44. Who is regarded as the great law-
South America are called : giver of ancient India?
(A) Pampas (A) Panini
(B) Steppes (B) Manu
(C) Savanna (C) Kautilya
(D) Evergreen grasslands (D) Dhruv
37. Rial is the currency of : 45. Which of the following is the
(A) Romania oldest Veda?
(B) Iran (A) Samaveda
(B) Rigveda
(C) Yajurveda (B) Chandragupta II
(D) Atharvaveda (C) Harsha
46. Who among the following was (D) Kanishka
called Light of Asia? 54. Which of the following temples
(A) Mahavira was built by the Cholas?
(B) Buddha (A) Shore Temple, Mahabali-puram
(C) Akbar (B) Brihadeeswara Temple, Tanjavur
(D) Ashoka (C) Sun Temple, Konark
47. Who was the founder of the (D) Meenakshi Temple, Madurai
Gupta dynasty? 55. Which dynasty was well-known
(A) Srigupta for excellent village administration?
(B) Chandragupta II (A) Pandyas
(C) Samudragupta (B) Pallavas
(D) Kumargupta (C) Cholas
48. The Upanishads are : (D) Chalukyas
(A) A source of Hindu philosophy 56. The Ajanta Caves were built
(B) Books of Ancient Hindu laws during the period of the :
(C) Books on social behaviour of man (A) Guptas
(D) Prayers to God (B) Kushanas
49. The biggest mosque of India was (C) Mauryas
built by : (D) Chaulkyas
(A) Aurangzeb 57. The eight-fold path was
(B) Shahjahan propounded by :
(C) Akbar (A) Kabirdas
(D) Jahangir (B) Buddha
50. The first Battle of Panipat was (C) Shankaracharya
fought between : (D) Mahavira
(A) Sher Shah Suri and Akbar 58. Who were the first to issue gold
(B) Humayun and Ibrahim Lodhi coins in India?
(C) Babar and Ibrahim Lodhi (A) Mauryas
(D) Babar and Ranasanga (B) Indo-Greeks
51. The Chinese pilgrim who visited (C) Guptas
India during the period of (D) Kushanas
Harshavardhana was : 59. `The Vedas contain all the truth’
(A) Fa-hien was interpreted by :
(B) Hiuen Tsang (A) Swami Vivekananda
(C) Itsing (B) Swami Dayananda
(D) Wang-sung (C) Raja Ram Mohan Rai
52. Who among the following (D) None of the above
belonged to the moderate group of 60. Sanchi portrays the art and
the Indian National Congress? sculpture of the :
(A) Lala Lajpat Rai (A) Jains
(B) Bipin Chandra Pal (B) Buddhists
(C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (C) Muslims
(D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (D) Christians
53. Fa-hien came to India during the 61. Which among the following is a
reign of : folk dance of India?
(A) Ashoka (A) Manipuri
(B) Garba (B) Punjab
(C) Kathakali (C) Maharashtra
(D) Mohiniattam (D) Bihar
62. Kathak is the principal classical 70. The Sangeet Natak Akademi
dance of : fosters the development of dance,
(A) South India drama and music in the country.
(B) Eastern India When was it established ?
(C) Northern India (A) 1951
(D) Western India (B) 1953
63. The classical dance of Andhra (C) 1954
Pradesh is : (D) 1956
(A) Kathakali 71. When was the Planning
(B) Kuchipudi Commission set up to prepare a blue
(C) Odissi print of development for the country?
(D) Bharatanatyam (A) 1948
64. The popular folk song of Uttar (B) 1949
Pradesh is known as : (C) 1950
(A) Maang (D) 1951
(B) Kajari 72. Who was the first Chairman of
(C) Baul the Planning Commission?
(D) Boli (A) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
65. The folk theatre of Bihar is (B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
calledÿ: (C) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(A) Rammat (D) Sardar Patel
(B) Nautanki 73. The National Development
(C) Bidesia Council was set up in :
(D) Manch (A) 1948
66. Which of the following classical (B) 1950
dance originated in Tamil Nadu ? (C) 1951
(A) Kathakali (D) 1962
(B) Kathak 74. The First Five-year plan covered
(C) Bharatanatyam the period :
(D) Odissi (A) 1947-52
67. The oldest form of composition of (B) 1950-55
the Hindustani vocal music is : (C) 1951-56
(A) Ghazal (D) 1952-57
(B) Dhrupad 75. Removal of poverty was the fore-
(C) Thumari most objective of which of the
(D) None of the above following five year plans?
68. Indian classical dance has been (A) Third
popularized abroad by : (B) Fourth
(A) Malaika Arora (C) Fifth
(B) Gopi Krishna (D) Sixth
(C) Uday Shankar 76. Planning Commission is :
(D) Yamini Krishnamurti (A) Advisory body
69. Tamasha is the famous folk form (B) Executive body
of musical theatre and belong to : (C) Government body
(A) Uttar Pradesh (D) Autonomous body
77. The Community Development 85. The Export-Import (EXIM) Bank
Programme was launched in : was set up in :
(A) 1950 (A) 1980
(B) 1952 (B) 1982
(C) 1956 (C) 1981
(D) 1960 (D) 1989
78. The highest body which approves 86. Which of the following is not a
the Five-Year Plan is the : chemical action?
(A) Finance Ministry (A) Burning of coal
(B) Lok Sabha (B) Conversion of water into steam
(C) Rajya Sabha (C) Digestion of food
(D) National Development Council (D) Burning of Paper
79. Which of the following 87. The chemical name of vitamin C
commodities earn maximum foreign is :
exchange for India? (A) Citric acid
(A) Jute (B) Ascorbic acid
(B) Iron and Steel (C) Oxalic acid
(C) Tea (D) Nitric acid
(D) Sugar 88. Permanent harness of water is
80. The one rupee note bears the due to the presence of :
signature of : (A) Calcium bicarbonate
(A) Secretary, Ministry of Finance (B) Magnesium bicarbonate
(B) Governor, Reserve Bank of India (C) Calcium sulphate
(C) Finance Minister (D) Sodium bicarbonate
(D) None of these 89. Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG)
81. How many banks were consist of :
nationalized in 1969? (A) Butane and propane
(A) 16 (B) Ethane and hexane
(B) 14 (C) Ethane and nonane
(C) 15 (D) None of these
(D) 20 90. Which of the following is present
82. The Reserve Bank of India was in hard water :
established in : (A) Calcium
(A) 1820 (B) Aluminium
(B) 1920 (C) Sodium
(C) 1935 (D) Chlorine
(D) 1940 91. Ecology deals with :
83. The first Indian Bank was : (A) Birds
(A) Traders Bank (B) Cell formation
(B) Imperial Bank (C) Tissues
(C) Presidency Bank of Calcutta (D) Relation between organisms and
(D) None their environment
84. The rupee coin was first minted in 92. Meteorology is the science of :
India in : (A) Weather
(A) 1542 (B) Meteors
(B) 1601 (C) Metals
(C) 1809 (D) Earthquakes
(D) 1677
93. Entomology deals with : 7. (A) 8. (A) 9. (B) 10. (B)
(A) Plants 11. (A) 12. (D) 13. (B) 14. (B) 15. (A)
(B) Animals 16. (B) 17. (D) 18. (B) 19. (B) 20.
(C) Insects (D) 21. (C) 22. (A) 23. (B) 24. (B) 25.
(D) Chemicals (B) 26. (C) 27. (A) 28. (B) 29. (D) 30.
94. Numismatics is the study of : (C)
(A) Coins 31. (A) 32. (A) 33. (B) 34. (A) 35. (C)
(B) Numbers 36. (A) 37. (B) 38. (B) 39. (A) 40. (A)
(C) Stamps 41. (B) 42. (D) 43. (A) 44. (B) 45. (B)
(D) Space 46. (B) 47. (A) 48. (A) 49. (B) 50. (C)
95. When ice melts in a beaker of 51. (B) 52. (C) 53. (B) 54. (B) 55. (C)
water, the level of water in the 56. (A) 57. (B) 58. (B) 59. (B) 60. (B)
beaker will : 61. (B) 62. (C) 63. (B) 64. (B) 65. (C)
(A) Increase 66. (C) 67. (B) 68. (C) 69. (C) 70. (B)
(B) Decrease 71. (C) 72. (C) 73. (C) 74. (C) 75. (D)
(C) Remain the same 76. (A) 77. (B) 78. (D) 79. (C) 80. (A)
(D) First increase and then decrease 81. (B) 82. (C) 83. (C) 84. (A) 85. (B)
96. Which of the following does not 86. (B) 87. (B) 88. (C) 89. (A) 90. (A)
admit any division? 91. (D) 92. (A) 93. (C) 94. (A) 95. (C)
(A) Atom 96. (A) 97. (C) 98. (D) 99. (B) 100. (B)
(B) Molecules
(C) Compounds
(D) All
97. What is the approximate velocity
of sound in air :
(A) 3 m/s
(B) 30 m/s
(C) 300 m/s
(D) 3000 m/s
98. Which of the following is not a
primary colour :
(A) Blue
(B) Green
(C) Red
(D) Black
99. Sound travels fastest through :
(A) Vacuum
(B) Steel
(C) Water
(D) Air
100. Who is the present Governor of
Bihar ?
(A) R.S.Gavai
(B) R.L.Bhatia
(C) Buta Singh
(D) Syed Sibti Razi
ANSWERS
1. (C) 2. (C) 3. (C) 4. (D) 5. (B) 6. (B)