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1. The term „Computer. is derived from:-

Greek language

Latin language

German language

None of the above

2. Junk e-mail is also called:-

Spam

Spoof

Sniffer script

Spool

3. The first electronic computer was developed

J. V. Atans off

Bill Gates

Simur Cray

Winton Surf

4. An example of an optical storage device

Magnetic tapes

USB Disk

Floppy Disk

D.V.D.

5. Which of the following is an example of volatile memory?

ROM

Hard Disk

Compact Disk

RAM

6. Which of the following is not an input device?

Scanner

Plotter

Camera

Mouse

7. One nibble equals

1 bit

2 bits

4 bits

8 bits

8. The ninth Mandal of the Rigveda is dedicated

Soma

Varun

Agni

Indra

9. Which of the following wariyam looked after garden administration during the rule of the Chola Kings?

Pan wariyam

Aire wariyam

Tott wariyam

Samvatsar wariyam

10. Who was the author of the text „Dayabhaga.?

Madhva

Lakshmidhar

Hemadri

Jimutavahana

11. The „Nayavada. philosophy is associated with:-

Brahminism

Buddhism

Jainism

Ajivaka

12. Which of the following looked after the military department under the Mughals?

Diwan-i-Ala

Mir-i-Bakshi

Sadr-us -Sudur

Mir-i-Saman

13. Which of the following Mughal emperors gave Adil Shah the title of „Firjand. meaning „Son.?

Humayun

Akbar

Jahangir

Aurangzeb

14. The foreign minister under Shivaji was known

Pradhana

Amatya

Mantri

Sumanta

15. Who was the founder of the „Gadar Party.?

Lala Lajpat Rai

Lala Hardayal

Rai Durlabh

Muzaffar Ahmad

16. In which of the following places was the headquarter of the „Theosophical Society. established?

Calcutta

Adyar

Lucknow

Delhi

17. Who propounded the theory of „Economic Drain. during the colonial rule?

M. N. Roy

M. G. Ranade

Dada Bhai Naoroji

B. G. Tilak

18. „Rub al Khali. hot desert lies

Sudan

Iran

Iraq

Saudi Arabia

19. „Broken hills. famous for zinc and lead are located

Turkey

France

South Australia

California

20. „National Institute for Rural Development. (NIRD) lies

Chandigarh

Bhopal

Bengaluru

Hyderabad

21. Which of these „Islands. is a part of India?

Mauritius

Mafia

Minicoy

Malta

22. „Pennine. is world famous breed

Cow

Goat

Sheep

Horse

23. Which two states of India are getting benefitted by the „Mayurakshi Project.?

West Bengal and Bihar

Bihar and Uttar Pradesh

West Bengal and Assam

Bihar and Madhya Pradesh

24. Which of the following is the most important item in the list of Non-plan revenue expenditure?

Defence

Interest payment

Fertiliser subsidy

Loan to public enterprises

25. „Shifting cultivation. in Bangladesh is called

Jhum cultivation

Humka cultivation

Chena cultivation

Taungya cultivation

26. According to NEERI (National Environment Engineering Research Institute) is situated

New Delhi

Kanpur

Nagpur

Mumbai

27. „Three storey agriculture. is practiced in which of the following country:-

India

Pakistan

Bangladesh

Sri Lanka

28. „Euro-III. is related with:-

Soil pollution control

Marine pollution control

Indoor pollution control

Vehicular pollution control

29. To which of the following is „Kyoto Protocol. related?

Control of acid rain

Reduction in greenhouse gases

Control of desertification

Reduction in marine pollution

30. What is the logo of "World Wild Life Fund"?

One horned Rhinoceros

Giant Panda

Bengal Tiger

African Elephant

31. Which of the following is the chairman of the "National Disaster Management Authority"?

Rajnath Singh

Venkaiya Naidu

Narendra Modi

Dr Harsha Vardhan

32. Which of the following is not a water borne disease?

Cholera

Malaria

Diarrhoea

Dysentery

33. „Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. is located

Kolkata

Mumbai

New Delhi

Chennai

34. When water is converted into ice its volume:-

increases

decreases

first increases then decreases

No change

35. „Blue revolution. is concerned with:-

Milk production

Fish production

Silk production

Crop production

36. Which one of the following single stranded RNA virus can have prolonged latent phase in the host body and damages the immunity system?

HIV

Rhinovirus

Reovirus

Ebola virus

37. The main gland secreting Lymphocytes in human body

Thyroid

Thymus

Pituitary

Lymph

38. Plants get water through the roots because

Evaporation from leaves

Capillary action

Viscosity

None of the above

39. Atmospheric pressure is measured

Pyrometer

Sonometer

Altimeter

Barometer

40. Who was the first chairperson of „National Commission for Women.?

Girja Vyas

Jayanti Patnaik

Arundhati Bhattacharya

Jyoti Ghosh

41. Who has been awarded with International Children.s Peace Prize-2014?

Neha Gupta

Farda Mirinda

Malala Yusufzai

Kailash Satyarthi

42. Where the 18th SAARC summit was held?

Sri Lanka

Nepal

Bhutan

None of them

43. The name of the rocket launched by ISRO, on December 18, 2014 at Sriharikota is

GSLV Mark I

PSLV Mark I

GSLV Mark III

PSLV Mark III

44. Where were the 17th Asian Games held?

Seol

Incheon

Harare

New Delhi

45. Which state of North-East found place, for the first time, on the map of Indian Railways?

Mizoram

Tripura

Meghalaya

Nagaland

46. Where is the headquarters of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) located?

Geneva

Paris

Vienna

London

47. Who was awarded with World Food Prize-2014?

Geethu Anna Jose

Dr. Sanjaya Rajaram

Dr. C.N.R. Rao

Prof. Tom Joseph

48. Which of the following retired as chairman of Indian Space Research Organization on December 31, 2014?

K. Radhakrishnan

K. G. Gopalkrishnan

K. Sivaraman

G. Kasturirangan

49. Who has been awarded Jnanpith Award for the year 2014?

Namwar Singh

Naresh Mehta

Bhalchand Nemade

Sitakant Mahapatra

50. Which of these is not a fossil fuel?

Natural gas

Petrol

Coal

Uranium

51. Which soil is best for cotton cultivation?

Red soil

Black soil

Laterite soil

Alluvial soil

52. Wages are paid to the workers under MGNREGA:-

in the form of grains

in cash

through post office and saving bank account

in the form of shares

53. At what place, is the National Institute of Disaster Management, located?

Hyderabad

New Delhi

Nagpur

Dehradun

54. In which state is the „Chinki Major Irrigation Project.?

Maharashtra

Madhya Pradesh

Odisha

Haryana

55. The „Eklavya Model Residential Schools.

aimed at providing quality education to scheduled caste students.

directed at primary level education of below poverty line children.

set up by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.

vocational training schools in backward regions.

56. In what form has the „Swaranjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana. been restructured?

National Rural Livelihood Mission

Indira Awas Yojana

Rajeev Awas Yojana

MGNREGA

57. „Sustainable development. focuses more on the use

Renewable resources

Natural resources

Agricultural resources

Abiotic resources

58. Which of the following countries is better than India in terms of Human Development Index

Bangladesh

Sri Lanka

Nepal

Pakistan

59. Which of the following power is not enjoyed by the „National Human Rights Commission.?

Investigation

Recommendation

Prosecution

It enjoys all powers

60. Who was the first chairman of „National Human Rights Commission?

Justice J.S. Verma

Justice M.N. Venkatachaliah

Justice A.S. Anand

Justice Rangnath Mishra

61. In which election does the State Legislative Assembly take part?

Vice President

Lok Sabha Speaker

President

All the above

62. Which right has been deleted from fundamental right?

Right to religion

Right to equality

Right to trade and profession

Right to property

63. The president of India can be removed from his office

The Prime Minister

The Parliament

The Supreme Court

The Chief Election Commissioner

64. Which article of the Constitution of India discusses the village Panchayats?

Article 19

Article 40

Article 21

Article 246

65. Prime Minister and his Council of Ministers are collectively responsible

President

Vice President

Lok Sabha

Rajya Sabha

66. Who nominates the chairman of the „Public Accounts Committee. of Indian Parliament?

The Prime Minister

The President

The Speaker of Lok Sabha

The Chairman of Rajya Sabha

67. The guardianship of Indian constitution is vested

The president

The cabinet

The lok sabha

The supreme court

68. The Legislative Assembly of any Indian state must not have more than:-

400 Member

450 Member

475 Member

500 Member

69. What unit of storage is used to represent 109 bytes?

Kilobyte

Terabyte

Megabyte

Gigabyte

70. „A byte. consists

One bit

Two bits

Four bits

Eight bits

71. Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve was declared a World Heritage site by the UNESCO

1986 A.D.

1988 A.D.

1998 A.D.

2000 A.D.

72. Which of the following lakes is known as mysterious lake?

Naini lake

Sat tal

Roopkund

Taptkund

73. The State Planning Commission of Uttrakhand was established

9 November, 2000 A.D.

1 January, 2001 A.D.

28 February, 2001 A.D.

31 March, 2001 A.D.

74. Swami Ram Tirth arrived in Tehri Garhwal for the first time

1900 A.D.

1902 A.D.

1898 A.D.

1901 A.D.

75. Who was the first lady Vice-Chancellor of a University in Uttrakhand?

Shushila Dobhal

Maya Tamta

Leela Vaishnav

Sheela Jhun Jhunwala

76. Mola Ram was

Warrior

Painter

King of Parmar Dynasty

Dancer

77. The date of opening the portal (Kapad) of Badrinath Dham is decided

Basant Panchmi

Makar Sanskranti

On the eve of new year

On the day of closure of Kapad

78. How many districts of Kumaun division touch Garhwal division?

5

4

3

2

79. Koteshwar Dam is built on the river

Bhilangana

Alaknanda

Bhagirathi

Kali

80. At which place Integrated Industrial Estate is not located

Haridwar

Pantnagar

Sitarganj

Kashipur

81. Chaubatia is famous for

Flower Gardens

Temples

Horticulture and Fruit Research Centre

Forestry

82. Martyr „Kesheri Chand. was hanged by the Britishers on

3rd May, 1945

17th December, 1941

13th May, 1944

21st May, 1945

83. Name the fair that is organized every year on 20th May in Chamba (Tehri Garhwal)

Gabar Singh Fair

Srideo Suman Fair

Madho Singh Bhandari Fair

Chandra Singh Garhwali Fair

84. Who is the writer of „Hindus of the Himalayas.?

Jerald D. Barryman

E.T. Etkinson

William Vitekar

Ruskin Bond

85. Dola Palki movement was related

Weavers

Shepherds

Farmers

Craftsmen

86. The origin of Bhilangana River

Dudha Toli Glacier

Satopanth Glacier

Chorabari Glacier

Khatling Glacier

87. Dev Taal is situated

Pithoragarh district

Uttarkashi district

Chamoli district

Nainital district

88. Tiger Fall is situated

Mussorie region

Badrinath region

Chakrata region

Lohaghat region

89. Which of the following have boundaries with Uttarakhand:-

Bangladesh and Nepal

Nepal and Tibet

Nepal and Bhutan

Tibet and Bangladesh

90. Who discovered the Valley of Flowers?

David Bothan

Frank S. Smyth

Gardener

Eian Chapple

91. Assuming the statements as true:-

1. Some caps are cups.

2.Some cups are boxes.

3.Some boxes are tapes.

Which of the following conclusions are true?

I. Some cups are not caps.
II. No tape is a cap.
III. Some caps are not cups.
IV. Some boxes are not cups.

Only II and III

Only I and II

Only II and IV

Only III and IV

92. The present age of a girl is obtained by 3-times her age after three years, subtracted by 3-times her age before three years. Her present age

15 years

16 years

17 years

18 years

93.

If
STRONG 5
LUCKNOW 5
Then PROMOTION

4

5

6

9

91. Sudha is standing facing towards North-West direction. She rotates 135° in anti-clockwise direction and then 180° clockwise direction. In which direction Sudha is facing?

North

South

East

West

92. The sum of the following series will be

12 22 32 102

330

345

365

None of the above

93. If 3/16th part of a tank is filled in 15 minutes, the rest part of the tank can be filled

55 min

60 min

65 min

70 min

94. A man travels 1/4th part of a distance by a scooter, 3/8th by a car and rest, 48 km by a bus. The total distance covered by him

130 km

128 km

131 km

129 km

95. X and Y are brothers, P and Q are sisters. Son of X is brother of then Y is related to P

Brother

Uncle

Father

Grandfather

96. In the following sequence find out the next two letters:-

B C E H L

Y

N

W

P

97. Suresh was born on October 1999. Shashi was born 6 days before Suresh was born. That year Sunday was the Independence Day. On which day Shashi was born?

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Sunday

101. In the following equations, if ÷ and and 12 and 18 are interchanged, which one become the correct equation?

(90 x 18) 18 60

(18 ÷ 12 2

(72 ÷ 18) x 18 72

(12 x 18 36

102. In the following figure which number would be placed at question mark?
<img src='./qimages/3399-102.jpg'>
161

157

167

162

103. Ten years ago, a father was four times as old as his son. After 20 years, he will be twice as old as his son. The present ages of father and son

70 years and 25 years

71 years and 25 years

70 years and 26 years

70 years and 46 years

104. Which among the followings is the greatest?

<img src='./qimages/3399-104.jpg'>

All of the above are equal

105. If 879 625 1 and 586 9 then 785

6

7

8

9

106. How many triangles are there in the following figure?
<img src='./qimages/3399-106.jpg'>
9

11

13

15

107. In a certain code "RAIN" is written as "8 6" and "MORE" is written as "7 8 How would "REMAIN" be written in that code?

8 7 8 6

8 7 6

8 7 6

8 7 6

108. Given that

P pic Q means „P is father of Q.
P Q means „P is sister of Q.
(iii)P Q means „P is brother of Q.
P Q means „P is mother of Q. P Q means „P is son of Q.
P Q means „P is daughter of Q.

Which of the following means „Z. has two children:-

Z Y X

Z pic Y X

Z Y X

Z X Y

109. Which of the following does not fit in the series?

12, 27, 58, 121, 248

2

6

27

121

110. The natural numbers are written as

<img src='./qimages/3399-110.jpg'>

The sum of numbers in the 6th row

65

81

111

133

111. Find out the number of people who do not read any book?

<img src='./qimages/3399-111.jpg'>
195

135

175

75

112. Which letter will occur in the place of in the following:-

F I M P

T

R

S

U

113. If x y z then the value of

<img src='./qimages/3399-113.jpg'>

0



1

None of these

114. Rajesh is tenth from one end and ninth from the other end of a row of students. How many students are there in the row?

19

20

18

21

115. The milk given by a cow in a day fully fills up a cylindrical vessel. If the volume of a conical vessel is 0.20 litres, its radius and height are respectively half and one-fifth that of cylindrical vessel, then the quantity of milk given by the cow (in litres) in a day

10

12

15

18

116. Find the number which is nearest to 68624 and exactly divisible by

68679

68569

69156

67092

117. Out of a total of 120 musicians in a club, can play all the three instruments guitar, violin and flute. The number of musicians who can play any two and only two, of the instruments is 30. The number of musicians who can play the guitar alone is 40. What is the total number of those who can play violin alone or flute alone?

30

38

44

45

118. A man has a certain number of small boxes to pack into parcels. If he packs 5 or 6 in a parcel he is left with one over, if he packs 7 in a parcel, none is left over. What is the number of boxes, he may have to pack?

106

301

309

400
Study the following figure and answer the question numbers 119 and 120.

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119. How much more money per month is spent by the family on food as compared to rent?

Rs.650

Rs.700

Rs.750

Rs.800

120. If the family spends Rs.6,500 per month, how much are its annual taxes?

Rs.7,800

Rs.9,360

Rs.9,800

Rs.1,00,800 The idea of the first Earth Hour was inspired by a demonstration in Sydney, Australia on March 31, 2007 when more than 2.2 million Sydney residents and thousands of businesses switched off light and non-essential electrical appliances for one hour to make a powerful statement about the leading contributor to global warming: coal fired electricity. That single hour accounted for a 10.2 percent reduction in energy consumption across the city.

141. In the passage the word „inspired. could best be replaced

prompted

changed

created

built

142. Which of the following is opposite in meaning of the word „consumption.:-

Restoration

Expenditure

Utilization

Conservation

143. Which word is the synonym of the word „appliances.

Switches

Gadgets

Circuits

Connections



145. Fill in the blanks using correct preposition:- He must the contract.

by

with

on

at

146. Choose the correct option which conveys the idea of the underlined words in the following sentence:-
After his wife.s treachery, he became a hater of all women.

Misanthrope

Misogynist

Philanthropist

Philologist

147. Fill in the blanks using correct articles:- Yesterday one eyed man, who was European, called at my office.

an

an, an

an, a

a

148. The meaning of the phrase „to nip in the bud.

To idle away one.s time

To put an end to something in the beginning itself

To trace the cause of

None of the above

149. Choose the correct sentence:-

Study hard lest you would fail.

Study hard lest you should fail.

Study hard lest you might fail.

Study hard lest you may fail.

150. Give the correct noun form of the verb „fail.:-

Fell

Failing

Failure

Failed


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