Exam Details
Subject | general studies | |
Paper | ||
Exam / Course | ||
Department | ||
Organization | Uttarakhand Public Service Commission | |
Position | assistant engineer | |
Exam Date | 2013 | |
City, State | uttarakhand, |
Question Paper
1. A solar cell unit is basically a
A semiconductor Triode
A semiconductor Diode
A Junction between two good conductors
None of the above
2. If 109 electrones move out of a body to mother body every second how much time it requires to get a 1 coulomb charge on the other body?
[Given that 1yr ˜-3 x 107 sec]
About 2000 years
About 200 years
About 20 years
About 02 years
3. As per Einsteins theory, energy equivalent of 1 gm (One gram) substance will be
5.6 x 1026 Mev
9.09 x 1013 Mev
5.6 x 1029 Mev
5.6 x 1032 Mev
4. There is no atmosphere on the moon. It is because
There is no gravitational force
The gravitational force is comparitively small
Gravitational force is very high
Molecules of different gases repell one another on the moon
5. What is browser?
Software to browse a source code
Software to browse virus and malware
Software that enables internet users to view a web page
Software to provide operating system and security
6. Which coding scheme is used in computer to represent data internally?
Decimal
Integral
Binary
None of the above
7. Which is a multi user, time-sharing operating system?
DOS
UNIX
Ms-Office
Android
8. What is RAM
Volatile Memory
Non-Volatile Memory
Cache Memory
None of the above
9. A public switching telephone network (PSTN) uses which switching technique?
Packet
Message
Circuit
None of these
10. The memory management scheme that permits the physical address space of a process to non-contiguous space is called
Paging
Spooling
Swapping
None of the above
11. Which of the following is fastest memory?
Secondary Memory
Cache Memory
Auxiliary Memory
None of the above
12. Firewall application is used for
Trapping inbound or outbound packets
Scanning viruses
Encrypting Message
None of the above
13. CPU stands for
Central Protection Unit
Central Processing Unit
Central Power Unit
Central Prerogative Unit
14. Information is defined as
Processed Data
Unprocessed Data
Raw-facts
None of the above
15. G U I stands for
Graphic Utility Input
Graphical User Interface
Graphics Use Input
None of the above
16. Noise pollution is measured in
Fathoms
Decibel
Ton
Kilogram
17. In which state the land slides are major problem?
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
Chhattisgarh
Madhya Pradesh
18. Which of the following is identified as most backward tribe in Uttarakhand?
Jaunsari Tribe
Tharu Tribe
Van-Raji
Bhotia-Tribe
19. The name of the person who is the originator of 'Save Childhood Movement' and recipient of Nobel Prize for social work is
Malala Yousufzai
Arundhati Roy
Devendra Satyarthi
Kailash Satyarthi
20. Name the atmospheric layer that has following characteristics
I This layer extends to a height of about 440 km.
II In this layer, temperature rises dramatically reaching up to 1480°C.
III This is due the fact that the gas molecules in this layer absorb the X-rays and ultra violet radiation of the sun.
IV It protects Earth from meteors and satellites as its high temperature burns up nearly all the debris coming towards the earth.
Thermosphere
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Toposphere
21. Which produce was not cultivated under Harappan Civilization?
Barley
Sugarcane
Rice
Wheat
22. 'Harshacharita' was written by
Hsuan Tsang
Jayasi
Kalhan
Banabhatta
23. Who is known as 'Napolean of India'?
Akbar
Malik Ambar
Chandragupta Maurya
Samudragupta
24. The first Tirthankar of Jain religion was
Mahavir
Parshwanath
Rishabhdev
Neminath
25. The Ajanta Caves were built in
500 BCE to 1800 BCE
500 BCE to 1000 BCE
200 BCE to 700 CE
300 CE to 1000 CE
26. Which philosophy is associated with the Mahayana Buddhism:
Vaibhashika
Sautrantika
Shunyavada
Syad Vada
27. For which purpose 'Araghattaghati-Yantra' was used
For irrigation
For weaving cloth
For calculating time
For the construction of building
28. Which ruler completed the structure of Qutub Minar?
Qutbuddin Aibak
Balban
Razia Sultana
Iltutmish
29. Who was the author of the book 'Wonder that was India'?
Gulbadan Begum
R.C. Majumdar
A.L. Basham
Romila Thapar
30. The name of the guru of Kabir Das was
Tulsidas
Ramananda
Ramanujacharya
Vallabhacharya
31. The founder of Vijaynagar Kingdom were
Harihar and Dev Rai
Harihar and Bukka
Bukka and Achutdeva
Harihar and Sadashiv
32. The 'Treaty of Purandar' was signed between
Akbar and Rana Pratap
Jai Singh and Shivaji
Aurangzeb and Sahu
Jai Singh and Golkunda
33. Who founded in 1828 the Brahmo Sabha or Brahmo Samaj
Ram Mohan Roy
Dayananda
Vivekananda
Ram Krishna Paramhansa
34. The Revolt of 1857 was started in Meerut on
10 March, 1857
18 May, 1857
10 May, 1857
18 June, 1857
35. Moplah Rebellion brokeout in Kerala in
1905 CE
1921 CE
1928 CE
1933 CE
36. Who adopted the policy of 'Doctrine of Lapse'?
Clive
Curzon
Dalhousie
William Bentinck
37. 'Quit India Movement' was started in
August 1931
April 1921
August 1942
April 1932
38. 'Azad Hind Fauj' was formed by Captain Mohan Singh at
Tokyo
Beijing
Bangkok
Singapore
39. Which social reformer did not give importance to the existence of God and supernatural questions
Swami Dayanand
Keshava Chandra Sen
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Swami Vivekanand
40. 'Shulva Sutras' were related to
Rules of the society
Medicine
Military techniques
Measurements and construction of fire altars
41. Which bank has started the facility of cardless cash-withdrawal from ATM
SBI
Axis Bank
ICICI Bank
HDFC Bank
42. Which two international cricketers have been selected as Bradman Honourees-2014?
Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli and Steve Waugh
Shane Warne and Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar and Steve Waugh
43. The Planet which has largest number of satellites is
Mars
Jupiter
Venus
Saturn
44. 'Playing it my way' is the autobiography of which cricketer?
Sourav Ganguly
Rahul Dravid
Yuvraj Singh
Sachin Tendulkar
45. With which of the following countries was the 2014 edition of SIMBEX Naval exercise conducted by India?
China
Hong Kong
Singapore
Japan
46. In 2015, 'Bharat Ratna' was conferred post-humously, on
B. R. Ambedkar
J.L. Nehru
Madan Mohan Malviya
Nelson Mandela
47. On which route India plans to start its Bullet train
Delhi-Agra
Ahmedabad-Chennai
Mumbai-Delhi
Mumbai-Ahmedabad
48. Who wrote the book 'Little India at
Natwar Singh
Jaswant Singh
Arun Jaitley
Man Mohan Singh
49. Who is the present Attorney General of India?
Ranjit Kumar
Rajiv Mathur
Mukul Rohatgi
Suresh K. Reddy
50. Who is the National Security Advisor under the present BJP Government at centre?
Ajit Doval
Shivshankar Menon
Brajesh Mishra
Gen. V.K. Singh
51. Who was given the Pulitzer prize for poetry in the year 2014?
Arun Shourie
Vijay Seshadri
Arundhati Roy
Chitra Subramanyam
52. Date of creation of Uttarakhand state in Indian Republic was
1st January 2000
9th November 2000
1st January 2001
9th November 2004
53. Presently how many Articles and Schedules are there in the Indian Constitution?
410 Articles and 12 Schedules
412 Articles and 10 Schedules
423 Articles and 11 Schedules
395 Articles and 12 Schedules
54. Which Constitutional Amendment puts a legal check on defection?
51st Constitutional Amendment
52nd and 91st Constitutional Amendments
53rd Constitutional Amendment
55th Constitutional Amendment
55. Vice-President of India is elected by
Rajya Sabha
By the people
By the members of both the houses of Parliament
By Parliament and Legistative Assemblies of the states
56. The Preamble of the Constitution declares India as
Sovereign Democratic Republic
Sovereign Socialist Democratic Republic
Sovereign Republic
Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic
57. Which article of the Indian Constitution deals with the promotion of International Peace and Security?
Article 52
Article 65
Article 50
Article 51
58. How many seats are reserved for women in Panchayats by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment?
¼ Seats
Seats
20 Percent
No Reservation
59. The purpose of Adjournment Motion in Parliament is
Discussion on urgent matter of public importance.
Oppositions attempt to collect information from Ministers
To demand reduction in the amount of a grant
To demand check on the violent behaviour of some members
60. The power of the Supreme Court of India to decide disputes between the Centre and the State falls under which jurisdiction?
Advisory Jurisdiction
Appellate Jurisdiction
Original Jurisdiction
Writ Jurisdiction
61. President of India can be removed from office through
No-Confidence Motion
Impeachment
Judicial Process
None of these
62. In which of the following regions, is maximum amount of Insolation received?
Polar regions
Sub-Tropical region
Cold region
Temperate region
63. On which river is the Pong Dam constructed
Ganga
Tapti
Yamuna
Beas
64. Nanda Raj-Jat yatra starts from
Kansua
Nauti
Nand Prayag
Kurur
65. Match the List-I with the List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I(National park/wild life sanctuary) List-II Location
A. Bandipur National Park 1. Mysore
B. Chandraprabha Sanctuary 2. Varanasi
C. Dachigam Sanctuary 3. Jammu and Kashmir
D. Namdapha National Park 4. Arunachal Pradesh
Code
A B C D
(a) 341 2
3 2 4
2 3 1
2 3 4
66. Which temple of Uttarakhand is popularly known as 'Supreme Court'
Barahi Devi temple (Champawat)
Kalimath (Rudraprayag)
Chitai (Almora)
Dhari Devi (Pauri Garhwal)
67. Ozone layer is mainly made up of
Ozone gas
Carbon dioxide gas
Nitrogen gas
Hydrogen gas
68. What is the status of the Earth in the Solar System?
A Satellite
A Planet
A Star
A Comet
69. On which route of the Uttarakhand is Om Parvat situated
Roopkund -Gwaldam
Kedarnath-Kakbhusandi
Malpa-Mansarovar
Badrinath-Satopanth
70. Which seismic wave covers longest distance and is most violent and destructive
wave
wave
wave
wave
71. The Jet aircrafts fly very easily and smoothly in the lower stratosphere. What could be the correct explanation for this
1. There are no clouds or water vapour in the lower stratosphere.
2. There is no vertical wind in the lower stratosphere.
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
72. Consider the following statement and select the correct answer from the given code
Assertion A In Himalaya, different forest belts lie within a particular altitude.
Reason R The Himalaya has different types of forests due to climatic variations. Ans Code
A and R both are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
A and both are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
A is true but R is false.
A is false but R is true.
73. 'Make in India' Campaign started on
01 September 2014
25 September 2014
01 March 2015
25 March 2015
74. 'Clean India Mission' was inaugurated on
1st January 2015
2nd October 2013
2nd October 2014
1st January 2014
75. Prices of total commodities produced and services within a country in, a given year, is known as
GNP
GDP
Personal Income
Per Capita Income
76. Which of the following function is not related to RBI
Credit control
Issue of currency notes
Lending of money to public
Lender of the money to commercial banks as a last resort
77. If the impact and incidence of tax is imposed on one and the same person, then it is known
Direct Tax
Indirect Tax
Progressive Tax
Regressive Tax
78. When was "Special Economic Zone" introduced?
March 1991
April 1998
April 2000
April 2014
79. Data collected originally for an investigation is known as
Primary Data
Secondary Data
Source Data
None of the above
80. Who estimates the National Income data in India?
Planning Commission
Reserve Bank of India
Finance Ministry
Central Statistical Organization
81. Characteristics of a developing country are
Low per capita income
Increasing pressure of population on economy
Capital deficiency
All of the above
82. Disorder of which of the following organs, causes the disease-Diabetes in humans?
Liver
Kidney
Lungs
Pancreas
83. Typhoid fever is an extremely serious infection of the gastrointestinal tract. It is caused
Salmonella typhi
Vibrio Cholerae
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
Trypamosoma
84. Presence of which hormone in the urine is the basis for the common test for pregnancy?
Growth hormone
Testasterone
Human chorionic gonadotropin
Relaxin
85. Ebola Virus causes
Hepatitis
Hemorrhagic fever
Encephalitis
Spring Viremia
86. Tetanus is caused by
Bacteria
Virus
Fungi
Protozoa
87. Betadine is an antibacterial solution containing
Formaldehyde
Hydrogen Peroxide
Iiodine
Alcohol
88. Which plant group is commonly known as amphibians of plant kingdom?
Bryophytes
Pteridophytes
Algae
Gymnosperms
89. Who proposed natural system of plant's classification
Carolus Linnaeus
Bentham and Hooker
Engler and Prantl
Hutchinson
90. Which part is absent in Gymnosperm?
Embryo
Endosperm
Ovule
Ovary
91. Which fungus grows on a bread?
Aspergillus
Rhizopus
Yeast
Synchytrium
92. The class of hormones that stimulates cell division in plants is
Cytokinins
Abscisic Acid
Hydroxyindole acetic acid
Ethylene
93. National Botanical Research Institute is situated at
Lucknow
New Delhi
Kolkata
Mumbai
94. Acid rain is primarily due to
Presence of dust in air
Presence of water vapour in air
Carbon-di-oxide
Oxides of Sulphur and Nitrogen
95. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the given codes
List-I List-II
A. Flows between Satpura and 1. Mahanadi the Vindhyan
B. Forms a delta in Odisha 2. Narmada
C. Hemavati, Herangi and Amravati are its tributaries 3. Brahmaputra
D. River also known as Tsangpo 4. Cauvery
Code
A B C D
(a)214 3
(b)132 4
(c)423 1
(d)341 2
96. Which of the following is not a green house gas
Hydrogen
Carbon Dioxide
Methane
Chlorofluorocarbons
97. What is responsible for the Nitrogen fixation by legumes?
Mycorrhiza
Rhizospheric microflora
Rhizombia
Soil fungi
98. Stone cancer of Taj Mahal is primarily due to pollution from?
Emissions from Mathura refinery
Growing population of Agra
Change in climate s
Pollution from tanneries
99. Who is known as architect of Green Revolution in India?
Dr. Kurien
Dr. Swaminathan
Dr. Pachauri
None of the above
100. In the process of production of energy in Sun, it is
Conversion of hydrogen into oxygen
Conversion of carbon into hydrogen
Conversion of hydrogen into helium
Conversion of helium into hydrogen
A semiconductor Triode
A semiconductor Diode
A Junction between two good conductors
None of the above
2. If 109 electrones move out of a body to mother body every second how much time it requires to get a 1 coulomb charge on the other body?
[Given that 1yr ˜-3 x 107 sec]
About 2000 years
About 200 years
About 20 years
About 02 years
3. As per Einsteins theory, energy equivalent of 1 gm (One gram) substance will be
5.6 x 1026 Mev
9.09 x 1013 Mev
5.6 x 1029 Mev
5.6 x 1032 Mev
4. There is no atmosphere on the moon. It is because
There is no gravitational force
The gravitational force is comparitively small
Gravitational force is very high
Molecules of different gases repell one another on the moon
5. What is browser?
Software to browse a source code
Software to browse virus and malware
Software that enables internet users to view a web page
Software to provide operating system and security
6. Which coding scheme is used in computer to represent data internally?
Decimal
Integral
Binary
None of the above
7. Which is a multi user, time-sharing operating system?
DOS
UNIX
Ms-Office
Android
8. What is RAM
Volatile Memory
Non-Volatile Memory
Cache Memory
None of the above
9. A public switching telephone network (PSTN) uses which switching technique?
Packet
Message
Circuit
None of these
10. The memory management scheme that permits the physical address space of a process to non-contiguous space is called
Paging
Spooling
Swapping
None of the above
11. Which of the following is fastest memory?
Secondary Memory
Cache Memory
Auxiliary Memory
None of the above
12. Firewall application is used for
Trapping inbound or outbound packets
Scanning viruses
Encrypting Message
None of the above
13. CPU stands for
Central Protection Unit
Central Processing Unit
Central Power Unit
Central Prerogative Unit
14. Information is defined as
Processed Data
Unprocessed Data
Raw-facts
None of the above
15. G U I stands for
Graphic Utility Input
Graphical User Interface
Graphics Use Input
None of the above
16. Noise pollution is measured in
Fathoms
Decibel
Ton
Kilogram
17. In which state the land slides are major problem?
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
Chhattisgarh
Madhya Pradesh
18. Which of the following is identified as most backward tribe in Uttarakhand?
Jaunsari Tribe
Tharu Tribe
Van-Raji
Bhotia-Tribe
19. The name of the person who is the originator of 'Save Childhood Movement' and recipient of Nobel Prize for social work is
Malala Yousufzai
Arundhati Roy
Devendra Satyarthi
Kailash Satyarthi
20. Name the atmospheric layer that has following characteristics
I This layer extends to a height of about 440 km.
II In this layer, temperature rises dramatically reaching up to 1480°C.
III This is due the fact that the gas molecules in this layer absorb the X-rays and ultra violet radiation of the sun.
IV It protects Earth from meteors and satellites as its high temperature burns up nearly all the debris coming towards the earth.
Thermosphere
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Toposphere
21. Which produce was not cultivated under Harappan Civilization?
Barley
Sugarcane
Rice
Wheat
22. 'Harshacharita' was written by
Hsuan Tsang
Jayasi
Kalhan
Banabhatta
23. Who is known as 'Napolean of India'?
Akbar
Malik Ambar
Chandragupta Maurya
Samudragupta
24. The first Tirthankar of Jain religion was
Mahavir
Parshwanath
Rishabhdev
Neminath
25. The Ajanta Caves were built in
500 BCE to 1800 BCE
500 BCE to 1000 BCE
200 BCE to 700 CE
300 CE to 1000 CE
26. Which philosophy is associated with the Mahayana Buddhism:
Vaibhashika
Sautrantika
Shunyavada
Syad Vada
27. For which purpose 'Araghattaghati-Yantra' was used
For irrigation
For weaving cloth
For calculating time
For the construction of building
28. Which ruler completed the structure of Qutub Minar?
Qutbuddin Aibak
Balban
Razia Sultana
Iltutmish
29. Who was the author of the book 'Wonder that was India'?
Gulbadan Begum
R.C. Majumdar
A.L. Basham
Romila Thapar
30. The name of the guru of Kabir Das was
Tulsidas
Ramananda
Ramanujacharya
Vallabhacharya
31. The founder of Vijaynagar Kingdom were
Harihar and Dev Rai
Harihar and Bukka
Bukka and Achutdeva
Harihar and Sadashiv
32. The 'Treaty of Purandar' was signed between
Akbar and Rana Pratap
Jai Singh and Shivaji
Aurangzeb and Sahu
Jai Singh and Golkunda
33. Who founded in 1828 the Brahmo Sabha or Brahmo Samaj
Ram Mohan Roy
Dayananda
Vivekananda
Ram Krishna Paramhansa
34. The Revolt of 1857 was started in Meerut on
10 March, 1857
18 May, 1857
10 May, 1857
18 June, 1857
35. Moplah Rebellion brokeout in Kerala in
1905 CE
1921 CE
1928 CE
1933 CE
36. Who adopted the policy of 'Doctrine of Lapse'?
Clive
Curzon
Dalhousie
William Bentinck
37. 'Quit India Movement' was started in
August 1931
April 1921
August 1942
April 1932
38. 'Azad Hind Fauj' was formed by Captain Mohan Singh at
Tokyo
Beijing
Bangkok
Singapore
39. Which social reformer did not give importance to the existence of God and supernatural questions
Swami Dayanand
Keshava Chandra Sen
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Swami Vivekanand
40. 'Shulva Sutras' were related to
Rules of the society
Medicine
Military techniques
Measurements and construction of fire altars
41. Which bank has started the facility of cardless cash-withdrawal from ATM
SBI
Axis Bank
ICICI Bank
HDFC Bank
42. Which two international cricketers have been selected as Bradman Honourees-2014?
Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli and Steve Waugh
Shane Warne and Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar and Steve Waugh
43. The Planet which has largest number of satellites is
Mars
Jupiter
Venus
Saturn
44. 'Playing it my way' is the autobiography of which cricketer?
Sourav Ganguly
Rahul Dravid
Yuvraj Singh
Sachin Tendulkar
45. With which of the following countries was the 2014 edition of SIMBEX Naval exercise conducted by India?
China
Hong Kong
Singapore
Japan
46. In 2015, 'Bharat Ratna' was conferred post-humously, on
B. R. Ambedkar
J.L. Nehru
Madan Mohan Malviya
Nelson Mandela
47. On which route India plans to start its Bullet train
Delhi-Agra
Ahmedabad-Chennai
Mumbai-Delhi
Mumbai-Ahmedabad
48. Who wrote the book 'Little India at
Natwar Singh
Jaswant Singh
Arun Jaitley
Man Mohan Singh
49. Who is the present Attorney General of India?
Ranjit Kumar
Rajiv Mathur
Mukul Rohatgi
Suresh K. Reddy
50. Who is the National Security Advisor under the present BJP Government at centre?
Ajit Doval
Shivshankar Menon
Brajesh Mishra
Gen. V.K. Singh
51. Who was given the Pulitzer prize for poetry in the year 2014?
Arun Shourie
Vijay Seshadri
Arundhati Roy
Chitra Subramanyam
52. Date of creation of Uttarakhand state in Indian Republic was
1st January 2000
9th November 2000
1st January 2001
9th November 2004
53. Presently how many Articles and Schedules are there in the Indian Constitution?
410 Articles and 12 Schedules
412 Articles and 10 Schedules
423 Articles and 11 Schedules
395 Articles and 12 Schedules
54. Which Constitutional Amendment puts a legal check on defection?
51st Constitutional Amendment
52nd and 91st Constitutional Amendments
53rd Constitutional Amendment
55th Constitutional Amendment
55. Vice-President of India is elected by
Rajya Sabha
By the people
By the members of both the houses of Parliament
By Parliament and Legistative Assemblies of the states
56. The Preamble of the Constitution declares India as
Sovereign Democratic Republic
Sovereign Socialist Democratic Republic
Sovereign Republic
Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic
57. Which article of the Indian Constitution deals with the promotion of International Peace and Security?
Article 52
Article 65
Article 50
Article 51
58. How many seats are reserved for women in Panchayats by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment?
¼ Seats
Seats
20 Percent
No Reservation
59. The purpose of Adjournment Motion in Parliament is
Discussion on urgent matter of public importance.
Oppositions attempt to collect information from Ministers
To demand reduction in the amount of a grant
To demand check on the violent behaviour of some members
60. The power of the Supreme Court of India to decide disputes between the Centre and the State falls under which jurisdiction?
Advisory Jurisdiction
Appellate Jurisdiction
Original Jurisdiction
Writ Jurisdiction
61. President of India can be removed from office through
No-Confidence Motion
Impeachment
Judicial Process
None of these
62. In which of the following regions, is maximum amount of Insolation received?
Polar regions
Sub-Tropical region
Cold region
Temperate region
63. On which river is the Pong Dam constructed
Ganga
Tapti
Yamuna
Beas
64. Nanda Raj-Jat yatra starts from
Kansua
Nauti
Nand Prayag
Kurur
65. Match the List-I with the List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I(National park/wild life sanctuary) List-II Location
A. Bandipur National Park 1. Mysore
B. Chandraprabha Sanctuary 2. Varanasi
C. Dachigam Sanctuary 3. Jammu and Kashmir
D. Namdapha National Park 4. Arunachal Pradesh
Code
A B C D
(a) 341 2
3 2 4
2 3 1
2 3 4
66. Which temple of Uttarakhand is popularly known as 'Supreme Court'
Barahi Devi temple (Champawat)
Kalimath (Rudraprayag)
Chitai (Almora)
Dhari Devi (Pauri Garhwal)
67. Ozone layer is mainly made up of
Ozone gas
Carbon dioxide gas
Nitrogen gas
Hydrogen gas
68. What is the status of the Earth in the Solar System?
A Satellite
A Planet
A Star
A Comet
69. On which route of the Uttarakhand is Om Parvat situated
Roopkund -Gwaldam
Kedarnath-Kakbhusandi
Malpa-Mansarovar
Badrinath-Satopanth
70. Which seismic wave covers longest distance and is most violent and destructive
wave
wave
wave
wave
71. The Jet aircrafts fly very easily and smoothly in the lower stratosphere. What could be the correct explanation for this
1. There are no clouds or water vapour in the lower stratosphere.
2. There is no vertical wind in the lower stratosphere.
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
72. Consider the following statement and select the correct answer from the given code
Assertion A In Himalaya, different forest belts lie within a particular altitude.
Reason R The Himalaya has different types of forests due to climatic variations. Ans Code
A and R both are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
A and both are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
A is true but R is false.
A is false but R is true.
73. 'Make in India' Campaign started on
01 September 2014
25 September 2014
01 March 2015
25 March 2015
74. 'Clean India Mission' was inaugurated on
1st January 2015
2nd October 2013
2nd October 2014
1st January 2014
75. Prices of total commodities produced and services within a country in, a given year, is known as
GNP
GDP
Personal Income
Per Capita Income
76. Which of the following function is not related to RBI
Credit control
Issue of currency notes
Lending of money to public
Lender of the money to commercial banks as a last resort
77. If the impact and incidence of tax is imposed on one and the same person, then it is known
Direct Tax
Indirect Tax
Progressive Tax
Regressive Tax
78. When was "Special Economic Zone" introduced?
March 1991
April 1998
April 2000
April 2014
79. Data collected originally for an investigation is known as
Primary Data
Secondary Data
Source Data
None of the above
80. Who estimates the National Income data in India?
Planning Commission
Reserve Bank of India
Finance Ministry
Central Statistical Organization
81. Characteristics of a developing country are
Low per capita income
Increasing pressure of population on economy
Capital deficiency
All of the above
82. Disorder of which of the following organs, causes the disease-Diabetes in humans?
Liver
Kidney
Lungs
Pancreas
83. Typhoid fever is an extremely serious infection of the gastrointestinal tract. It is caused
Salmonella typhi
Vibrio Cholerae
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
Trypamosoma
84. Presence of which hormone in the urine is the basis for the common test for pregnancy?
Growth hormone
Testasterone
Human chorionic gonadotropin
Relaxin
85. Ebola Virus causes
Hepatitis
Hemorrhagic fever
Encephalitis
Spring Viremia
86. Tetanus is caused by
Bacteria
Virus
Fungi
Protozoa
87. Betadine is an antibacterial solution containing
Formaldehyde
Hydrogen Peroxide
Iiodine
Alcohol
88. Which plant group is commonly known as amphibians of plant kingdom?
Bryophytes
Pteridophytes
Algae
Gymnosperms
89. Who proposed natural system of plant's classification
Carolus Linnaeus
Bentham and Hooker
Engler and Prantl
Hutchinson
90. Which part is absent in Gymnosperm?
Embryo
Endosperm
Ovule
Ovary
91. Which fungus grows on a bread?
Aspergillus
Rhizopus
Yeast
Synchytrium
92. The class of hormones that stimulates cell division in plants is
Cytokinins
Abscisic Acid
Hydroxyindole acetic acid
Ethylene
93. National Botanical Research Institute is situated at
Lucknow
New Delhi
Kolkata
Mumbai
94. Acid rain is primarily due to
Presence of dust in air
Presence of water vapour in air
Carbon-di-oxide
Oxides of Sulphur and Nitrogen
95. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the given codes
List-I List-II
A. Flows between Satpura and 1. Mahanadi the Vindhyan
B. Forms a delta in Odisha 2. Narmada
C. Hemavati, Herangi and Amravati are its tributaries 3. Brahmaputra
D. River also known as Tsangpo 4. Cauvery
Code
A B C D
(a)214 3
(b)132 4
(c)423 1
(d)341 2
96. Which of the following is not a green house gas
Hydrogen
Carbon Dioxide
Methane
Chlorofluorocarbons
97. What is responsible for the Nitrogen fixation by legumes?
Mycorrhiza
Rhizospheric microflora
Rhizombia
Soil fungi
98. Stone cancer of Taj Mahal is primarily due to pollution from?
Emissions from Mathura refinery
Growing population of Agra
Change in climate s
Pollution from tanneries
99. Who is known as architect of Green Revolution in India?
Dr. Kurien
Dr. Swaminathan
Dr. Pachauri
None of the above
100. In the process of production of energy in Sun, it is
Conversion of hydrogen into oxygen
Conversion of carbon into hydrogen
Conversion of hydrogen into helium
Conversion of helium into hydrogen
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