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Warren Buffelt


Kiran Mazumdar Shaw


Laxmi Miltal


Rajendra K. Misra


2. Basavasri Prashasti 2007 instituted by Chitradurga's Chinmuladri Bruhanmutt was presented to

Medha Patkar


Anna Hazare


Swami Agnivesh


Shabana Azmi


3. The youngest and first Indian­
American to become the governor of Louisiana

Raj Jindal


Amar Jindal


Bobby Jindal


Brady Bunch


4. Winner of Ferrari's World Crown 'Fonnula one'

Lawis Hamilton


Kimi Raikkonen


Fernando Alonso


Michael Schumacher

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Environment was given to

Sherama Gowda


Nagesh Hegde


Moolchand Nahar


P.K. Shetty


6. Liver Pool received an impetus for its
growth. Which of the following is
NOT relevant

It 15 the principal port


Home of ship owners


Mersey Estuary


Leningrad junction


7. Indian gregariolls plant

Rose wood


Teak


Pine


Oak
8. One of the architects of the Indus Valley civilization

Proto-Austroloids


Mangoloids


Nordics


Negritos


9. In which state is the Bailadila Iron-ore field located?

Maharastra


Orissa


Madhya Pradesh


W Bengal


10. which of the following center, India's mining machines manufactured

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Durgapur


Jemshedpur


Chotanagpur


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Cochin


Vishakapatnam


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Huwan


Tiangin Bezing


Shankshi Pavtov


Dhaking


13. Length of the Suez canal route
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152 km.


162 km.


182 k.m.


14. An angle between an imaginary line joining the north or south pole at a specific point

Azimuth


Axial Plane


Axis of fold


Axis


15. The plane of contact between a mass of warm water and a mass of cold water
in the ocean

Cold wave


Cold wall


Cold pole


Cold front


16. A zone of westerly winds that occur bet\'een the two trade vind belts in summer

Equatorial trough


Equatorial westerlies


Equatorial current


Equatorial climate


17. A period of at least 15 consecutive days when at least 0.25 mm of rainfalls on each day
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Rain spell


Rain wash


Rain drop


18. Map projection showing the entire earth's sOOace within an elliptical frame

Sinusoidal


Mollweide


Zenithal


Gnomonic


19. A volcano that reaches near extinction

Active


Extinct


Dormant


Salfatara


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Gravel


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Bronze age


Neolithic age


Megalithic age


22. The pottery of the Aryans was

Black and Red ware


Red ware


Painted Grey ware


Black ware


23. The spread of Jainism in Karnataka is attributed to

Ashoka


Mahavira


Chandragupta Maurya


Chavundaraya


24. Stratigraphy is associated with


Archaeology


Epigraphy


Numismatics


25. Gautama Buddha died at

Lumbinivana


Saranath


Rajgir


Kushinagar


20. The third tcmple of Badami
was excavated during: the reign of
c

Pulakeshi I


Mangalesha


Pulakeshi II


Kirthivarma II


27. Materialistic philosophy was expounded by

Manu


Kautilya


Charvaka


Sushrutha


28. Chennakeshava temple at Belur is a

Trikuta


Ekakuta


Dwikuta


Chatushkuta


29. Mansabdari system was introduced by

Babur


Aurangazeb


Akbar


Humayun


30 Golgumbaz was built during the reign of

Yusuf Khan


Ali Adil Shah


Ibrahim Adil Shah


Muhammad Adi] Shah


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Granth Sahib


Samhitas


Tripitakas


32. Shivaji's, council of ministers vere
known as

Panchapradhan


Ashtapradhan


Ashtadiggajas


Panchakarukas


33. Sericulture lil Karnataka was introduced by

Hyder Ali


Chikkadevaraja Wodeyar


Tippu Sultan


Krishnaraja Wodeyar


34. Raja Ravivanna was a famous

Architect


Musician


Painter


Wrestler


35. The system of Subsidiary Alliance was introduced by

Warren Hastings


Lord Cornwallis


Lord Wellesley


William Bentinck


36. The Wood's Dispatch is associated with

Industry


Trade


Education


irrigation


37. Muhammedan Anglo-Oriental College was founded by

Muhammad Iqbal


Sayyid Ahmad Khan


MA linnah


Bahadur Shah II


38. Satyashodhak Samaj was founded by

Dr. Ambedkar


Mahatma Gandhiji


Mahatma Phooley


Narayan Guru


39 The first Round Table Conference was held in

1929


1931


1932


1930


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Shivapura


Vidhurashwatha


Esuru


Kitturu




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Germany


France


South Africa


Denmark


42. In July 2005, China revalued its
currency, Yuan under the pressure of
Japan
US

Domestic Textile Lobby


Domestic supporters of Economic Liberalization


43. Which of the following countries took over the rotating residency of the EU on July pt, 2005
Germany
UK

France


Spain


44. Which of the following countries IS opposed to the International Whale Commission's ban on whale
hunting?
US

India


Japan


UK
45 The 2012 Olympics will be held at

Paris


London


Moscow


:'vfadrid


46. AIDWA refers to
All India Democratic Workers
Association
All India Democratic Women's
Association
All India Democratic Weavers
Association
All India Democratic Welders
Association
47. Expand NREGA

National Rural Employment Guarantee Act


National Rural Employment


Generating Agency

National Rural Empowerment Guarantee Act


National Rural Employment


Generati ng Act
48. The book Orientalism was written by
Edward Said
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Edward Schell


Edward Meyer


Edward Moxley




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National Geographical


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Non Government Organization


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50. Sachar Committee report is on

Indian Muslims


Tribes


SC/STs


Godhra incident


51. Which one of the following President was elected unopposed?

Dr Rajendra Prasad


Dr S. Radha Krishnan


Dr Neelam Sanjceva Reddy


None of the above


52. How many times Loksabha has been dissolved before the expiry of its
normal tenure?

3 times


4 times


5 times


6 times


53. Which of the following is the largest union territory of India

Chandigarh


Pondieherry


Lakshadweep


Daman and Diu


54, The term 'Office of Profit' has heen defined by

The Supreme Court


The Parliament


The Constitution


Kone of the above


55. How many persons have held the office of Deputy Prime Minister of India so
far?

5 3


7 8


56, Which of the following languages was added to the list of regional languages by the 2 I st Amendment?

Oriya


Kashmiri


Sindhi


Assamese


57. The Amendment procedure of Indian Constitution is modelled on that of
USA

South Africa


Canada


Ireland


58. Vhieh of the following states does not have a High Court of its own

Slkkim


Bihar


Himachal Pradesh


lanipur




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The State Legislature


Governor


Both and


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Lok Janata Party


Lok Janshakthi Party


Lok Nayak Jayaprakashnarayan


Lok Janata Parivar


61. The author of the book "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" is

Karl Marx


John Milton


Jane Auster


LK. Rowling


62. World ozone day is on

October 6


May 17


September 16


February 28


63. The inventor of X-ray is

James Harrison


W.V. Roentgon


William Hunt


James Watt


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Mathew Hyden


Yuvraj Singh


Mohamad Asif


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1757


1674


1818


1576


66. Common cold is caused by the virus

Rhino virus


Arbo virus


Varicella virus


None of these


67. The study of Cancer is called

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Konology


Criminology


Pomology


68. The minimum age limit to become the President of India is

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Neil Armstrong


Abraham Lincoln


Mahatma Gandhi


70 The first Indian lady to become "Miss World" is

Aishwarya Rai


Sushmitha Sen


Rita Faria


Priyanka Chopra


71. The Architect of 1991 Economic
reforms is

Shr; R. Chidambaram


Shri A.B. Vajapayee


Dr. Manmohan Singh


Shri P.V. Narasimha Rao


72. The 11'h Five year plan started on

January 2007


April 2007


April 2006


November 2007


73. The rice bowl of India is
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Tamilnadu

Andra Pradesh
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Government of India refers to

Calorie intake


Income


Savings


Household expenditure


Narasimham Conunittee Report relates to

Agricultural sector refomlS


Banking sector reforms


Industrial sectorreforms


Insurance sector reforms


76. Which of the following taxes contribute the largest share of Central
Government's Tax Revenue

Income Tax


Corporation Tax


Customs Duties


Excise Duties


77. Which of the following accounts for the largest share of revenue expenditure of Central Government?

Subsidies


Salaries


Interest payments


Defence


78. The objective of CHlPKO movement
is to

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Conservation of water


Prevent destruction of forests


Prevention of cruelty against


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Bank rate and open mar.ket operations


Cash Reserve ratio and open market operations


Statutory Liquidity Ratio and Cash Reserve Ratio


Bank Rate and Controls


80. The Government oflndia has devalued its currency after 1948 in the years

1949, 1966 and 1991


1949, 1965 and 1992


1966, 1991 and 1992


1965, 1966 and 1991


81. The recent super cyclone Sidr ripped through the coastline of

Indonesia Japan


Bangladesh Sri Lanka


82. The Indian Ambassador to the U.S. is

Ronen Sen


Dr. Sayeeda Hameed


'vir. KG. Balakrishnan


S.S. Nijjar


83. TheSachar CommitteeReport is on social, economic and educational status of

SC and ST's


Christians


Sikhs


'vluslims


84 The Chairman of Biodiesel Society of India is

V-. Balasubramanian


G. Padmanabhan


S. Ramanathan


Dr. M.S. Swaminathan



8). The mens singles 2007 Wimbledon Tennis Champ'ion is

Andy Roddick


Roger Federer


Rafael Nadal


Fernando Gonzalez


86. Which among the following is related to AIDS disease?
ABO
HIV
NOV
KFDV
87. The instrument which is used to measure blood pressure is called

Stethoscope


Spectrophotometer


Sphygmomanometer


Thygmometer


88. Pimpri is famous for

Computer factory


Penicillin factory


Paper factory


Sugarcane factory




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90. Foot and mouth disease of cattle is caused by
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91. Acute anaemia is caused by the deficiency of

Vitamin B12


Vitamin B1


Vitamin B2


Vitamin K


92. Corpus Iuteum is associated with

Liver Brain


Kidney Ovary


93. Goitre is caused by the deficiency of

Calcium


Iron


Phosphorous


Iodine


94. Steve Irwin who was kilied recently was a wei! known

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95. The Earth Day is observed on
February 28
April 22

May I


October 22


96 The Ozone layer in the upper part of
the atmos phere protects us from
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U.V rays


Cosmic rays


Citrasonic rays


97. Oxygen is transported to every ceil of the human body by

R.B.Cs W.B.Cs


Hormones Enzymes


98. Amoebic dysentery is caused by

Entamoeba histolytica


Salmonella typhi


E. coli


Bacillus subtilis


99 Global warming is mainly due to the
emission of
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Water and Salt is formed


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