36 You know not what you are seeking. (Rewrite in modern English construction). Possible Answers:

You doesn't know what you are seeking.

You do not know what you are seeking.

You didn't know what you are seeking.

Does you know what you are seeking.

37 more they get, they want."
Choose the correct pair of words to fill in the blanks.

(1) The XX

A The

A A

The The

38 The following is NP (Noun Phrase) in which the order of premodifiers are scrambled.
Choose the correct Noun phrase.

Juicy peaches two ripe unsold the absolutely last.

The peaches absolutely last two ripe juicy unsold.

Absolutely the last two unsold ripe juicy peaches.

The last two unsold absolutely ripe juicy peaches.

39 She cried, my son is dead! (Make it indirect).

She exclaimed sorrowfully that her son was dead.

She exclaimed sorrowfully that her son is dead.

She exclaimed sorrowfully that her son had been dead.

None.

40 Pick out the correct pronoun to fill in the blank in the following sentence.
there? It's

Who I

me

me

I

41 Choose the correct synonym of "philomath".

a lover of language

a lover of philosophy

a lover of maths

a lover of learning

42 Which of the following will you use in the sentence
"When I entered the house, everything was due to fight."

at sixes and sevens

out of date

up to date

into the bargain

43 Give one word substitution:
A person who is interested in antiquities.
Possible Answers:

Antiquarian

Antiquarious

Equestrain

None

44 Which one of the following alternatives nearly the same in meaning as the, "pay the price of success".

avoidable suffering caused in any successful venture.

unavoidable suffering caused in any successful venture.

unavoidable suffering caused in any unsuccessful venture.

avoidable suffering caused in an unsuccessful venture.

45 Identify the odd sentence from the following:

We must eat to live but we should not live to eat.

Govern your passions or they will govern you.

There was one philosophere who chose to live in a tub.

The philosophere knew the rules and knew the regulations.

46 Choose the appropriate relative pronoun to fill in the gap in the following statement:
"The man drives the yellow car, hit a lamp post yesterday."

whose

who

which

whom

47 Rearrange the words to make a correct sentence.
A very sick man he was that day.

That day, a very sick man he was.

A very sick man he was that day.

A very sick man that day he was.

That day, he was a very sick man.

48 Give Antonym:
Acquiscence
Possible Answers:

Dissension

Acceptance

Assert

Denial

49 Select the correct plural form of "Thief.

Thiefs

Thiefes

Thievs

Thieves

50 Which is the correct meaning of the phrase 'fly high' used in sentence:

be brave

be ambitious

be courageous

be hopeful

51 What is the meaning of indistinguishable?

None

That can be disguised

That cannot be identified

That cannot be disguished

52 How painful is the preaching of the fortunate to the heart of the miserable. (Rewrite as an assertive sentence).
Possible Answers

A very painful business of preaching to the heart of the miserable by fortunate one.

Tremendous painful act to preach miserable people by fortunate people.

Miserable work is that to preach miserable heart by fortunate one.

The preaching of the fortunate to the heart of the miserable is very painful.

53 My father used to get transferred every year. (Rewrite using 'would)
Possible Answers

My father would like to get transferred every year.

My father would have get transferred every year.

My father is very habitual to get transferred.

My father would get transferred every year.

54 A person who hates mankind.
Possible Answers

Neurotic

Mercenary

Illiterate

Mis-anthropist

55 Use the appropriate word' to complete the sentence.
"Long story about brave actions and exciting events is called "

Ballad

Lyric

Ode

Epic

56 Give Antonym:
Effiminate
Possible Answers

Faminine

Manly

Philogynish

Misogynist

57 Fill the blank in the following sentence choosing the correct verb from those given below:
"He has been working several years to compile a dictionary."

off and on

on and off

in good part

to take exception to

58 "The leisure pursuits of a young man out a congenial occupational area for him".
Select the correct opposite meaning of congenial.

Insuitable

Dissuitable

Unsuitable

Resuitable

59 Mr. Bhagwat is not at home. He to visit his relatives.
Possible Answers:

had gone

went

has gone

gone

60 Identify the clause structure in terms of Predicate Subject Direct Object Indirect Object Complement and Adverbial of the following sentence:
"No doubt they will tell us the same old story tomorrow."

A S P Od Oi A

A S P Oi Od A

O S P C O A

C S P A O A

61 Find out the correct sentence of Future Perfect Continuous Tense.

By Christmas, I shall have been working in this office for ten years.

I shall have read seven plays of Shaw.

Will you be coming again, tomorrow?

You will have noticed from my lecture how complicated this UPSC Examination is.

62 There is a word spelt in four different ways. Out of them only one is correct. Which one is correct?

colloquialism

coloquialism

colloqualism

colloqialism

63 Fill in the blanks with correct alternative given in the brackets.
The Sun in the east.
Possible Answers:

rises

rose

in rising

rise

64 Today children watch TV instead of reading books.
(State the tense used. What does it express
Possible Answers:

The simple present tense is used expressing present action that extends into the past and the future.

It indicates the habitual past tense.

The prefect present tense is used.

The simple continuous tense is used for expressing the present condition.

65 Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct preposition.
"Democratic India had to cope a whole new set of problem".

with

off

for

to

Questions 66 to 70: Read the following passage and answer the questions given below

Long ago there was a King of Britain whose name was Lear. He was over eighty years of age. So, old and worn with cares of his kingdom, he decided that the time had come to give up his crown and his possessions and spend his few remaining years in peace.

But King Lear had no son to succeed him; he had only three daughters. The eldest of these was Goneril, wife of the Duke of Albany; the second was named Regan who was married to the Duke of Cornwall; and the youngest and most beautiful, Cordelia was still unmarried. The aged king determined to divide his kingdom among his three daughters; so he called them together to tell them of his purpose, saying that he would give the largest share to the one that loved him most.

Goneril, a selfish cold-hearted woman, pretended that she loved him more than her eye-sight, grace, health, beauty, honour -more than life itself. Regan, who was like her elder sister in character, protested that even the extravagant declaration of Goneril's love for her father was not strong enough for her. All her joy, she said, was in finding favour with her father.

Carried away by the loving words of these false, selfish women, the old king gave each a third of his kingdom; but when the kind-hearted Cordelia, who did truly love her father, would not exaggerate the terms of her love beyond those which a dutiful daughter should employ, Lear was enraged at her and gave her nothing, dividing her share of his kingdom between her two sisters.

66. The passage has an expression containing a word which means'deprived of self-control'. Identify the correct one.

protested

determined

enraged

exaggerate

67. Why does King Lear decide to give up his Crown and Possessions?

He wanted to give his kingdom to his elder daughter Goneril.

He wanted Cordelia as his successor.

He wanted to give his kingdom to his second daughter Regan.

He became old and worn with cares of his kingdom.

68. What does mean by 'Worn with Cares'

Very unhappy with cares

Very pathetic with cares

Very happy with cares

Very tired with cares

69. Why was King Lear angry with Cordelia?

Because she was false and selfish.

Because she was frank and honest.

Because she was disrespectful and disobedient.

Because she was selfish like her sisters.

70. Select out of the following one adjective as suit the character of King Lear:

wise

modest

foolish

kind

71 At present the forest cover in India is of the geographical area of the country.

18.39

20.50

15

19.39

72 Who has been awarded the 2007 Maharashtra Bhushan Purskar

Baba Amte

Dadasaheb Patil

Wasant Naike

Gurunath Naikewade

73 In Second Five Year Plan, more attention was paid to

Agriculture

Industry

Defence

None of above

74 Lakhina pattern is associated with:

Administrative Development

Educational Reform

Distribution of Water

Regional Imbalance

75 have not directly benefited from green revolution.

Poor peasant

Big farmers

Industrialist

None of the above

76 activities which are not supported by Trade cycles in E-eommerce are

Pre sale

Execution

Warranty

After sale

77 Dadoba Pandurang and Durgaram Mancharam established on 22nd June 1844 at Sural.

Paramhansa Sabha

Sarvajanik Sabha

Manavdharma Sabha

Rashtriya Sabha

78 On whose recommendations the Maharashtra Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti Act of 1961 was bas8d

Balavantrai Mehta Samiti

Vasantrao Naik Samiti

Justice Bongirwar Samiti

None of the above

79 By the end of 1882 the total number of colleges established in country was

59

66

72

81

80 Who among the following was the constitutional adviser to the Constituent Assembly of India?

Dr. B.N. Rao

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

M.e. Setalvad

K.M. Munshi

81 Laterite soil is found in district of Maharashtra.

Bid

Ratnagiri

Jalgaon

Amravati

82 established the organisation for encouraging the rewedding of widowed women.

Gopal Hari Deshmukh

Vishnubuwa Shastri

Mahatma Jyotiba Phule

Justice Mahadev Govind Ranade

83 In which field computer is useful?

Industry

Agriculture

Every field

None of the above

84 The length of the Konkan Railway from Mumbai to Mangalore is 843 kms. But what is the length of the Konkan Railway in the State of Maharashtra

420 kms.

387 kms.

382 kms.

390 kms.

85 Van-mahotsav is celebrated in India since the year

1950

1960

1970

1975

86 Name the Book which Inspired Mahatma Jyotiba Phule

Rights of man Thomas Paine

Das Kapital Marx

Social Contract Rousseau

Sukhadayak Prakarni Nibandh Vishnubuwa Brarnha Chari

87 Which of the following Directive Principles of State Policy has not been implemented so far?

Uniform civil code for the citizens.

Separation of Judiciary from the Executive.

Promotion of International peace and security.

Organisation of Village Panchayats.

88 proclaimed the principles of 'Panchshil'.

Mahatma Gandhi

Pandit Nehru

Vinoba Bhave

Indira Gandhi

89 was the first newspaper in India.

Bengal Gazette

Bombay Herald

India Gazette

Calcutta Gazette

90 Which of the following appointments is not made by the President of India

Speaker of the Lok Sabha

Chief Justice of India

Chief of the Army

Chief of the Election Commission of the Union Government.

91 Government of Maharashtra first introduced employment guarantee scheme in the year

1970 -71

1972 -73

1971 -72

1961 -62

92 The sex ratio of females per 1000 males as per 2001 census is the lowest in the State of

Haryana

Punjab

Delhi

Rajasthan

93 Name the committee which established Panchayat Raj on Indian National level

Ashok Mehta

Vasantrao Naik

Justice Bongirwar

Balavantrai Mehta

94 Who is the administrative head of Panchayat Samiti

Block Development Officer (B.D.O.)

Sabha Pati

Tahasildar

Gram Sevak

95 Royal Commission on Agriculture submitted its report in the year

1905

1929

1928

1935

96 Atmosphere consist of per cent carbondioxide.

20.94

0.93

0.02

0.03

97 To whom the Controller and Auditor General of India submit his audit report?

To the President of India

To the Finance Minister

To the Parliament

To the Finance Commission

98 Modulation and demodulation are the process of a

OSI

node

modem

connection device

99 According to 1988 National Forest Policy, forest cover of the country should not be less than of the total geographical area.

11

21

23

33

100 The Government of Maharashtra has launched for the rehabilitation of dowry affected women.

Maher Yojna

Kamdhenu Yojna

Annapurna Yojna

Dattak Yojna

101 In the year 2001-02 the contribution of Agriculture towards National Income was

30 per cent

50 per cent

60 per cent

24 per cent

102 is regarded as the founding father of the newspaper "Maharashtra Kesari" which was aimed at giving new thoughts to farmers.

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar

Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj

Panjabrao Deshmukh

Keshavrao Jedhe

103 Whose Famous biography is the book "My American Journey"

Gen. Collin Paul

Nani Palkhiwala

Pat Barker

Henry Kisinger

104 Which is the largest district of Maharashtra in area

Ahmednagar

Pune

Bid

Latur

105 Who is the President of xnth Finance Commission

C. Rangarajan

A.M. Khusrao

K.c. Pant

N.K.P. Salve

106 To whom does the Panchayat Samitees send their budget?

Zilla Parishad

State Government

Collector

Divisional Commissioner

107 Forest Research Center is located at

Bhopal

Dehradun

Surat

Mumbai

108 The number of assembly constituencies in Maharashtra State are

277

288

295

388

109 means buying and selling of products and services over the internet.

Traditional commerce

Marketing

E-market

E-commerce

110 As per third survey, there were 105.2 lakhs SSI units in 2001-02, out of which registered SSI units were per cent.

13

16

19

23

111 In a village a Primary Agricultural Credit Society may be started with atleast persons of the same village.

10

9 (Nine)

8 (Eight)

7 (Seven)

112 Tehari hydel power project is located in State of India.

Assam

W.Bengal

Kerala

Uttar Pradesh

113 'World Meteorological Organisation' is established for the purpose of

To establish International peace and security by means of Education, Science and Culture.

To consider problems of refugees.

To know about world climate.

To establish Financial Cooperation among countries

114 Consumer Protection Act of 1986 is applicable to following sector of Indian economy:

Private, Public and Cooperative sector

Private sector

Private and Public sector

Public sector

115 is the sum of all incomes actually received by all individuals or households during a given year.

National income

Personal income

Disposable income

Real income

116 During 1981 to 2001, India's population has almost doubled from 159 millions to 285 millions.

Rural

Urban

Semi urban

Total

117 Vinoba Bhave launched Bhoodan and Gramdan movements in the year

1952

1951

1948

1950

118 India is the largest producer of fish in the WorId largest in inland fisheries.

Third, Second

Fifth, Fourth

First, Second

Second, Third

119 In commerce individuals typically sell goods and services to other individuals without ever meeting face to face.

B to B

B to C

C to C

I to I

120 Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India?

Justice K.G. Balkrishanan

Justice Ajit Bharihok

Justice Y.K. Sabarwal

Justice A.N. Khare

121 Who continued the progress of Satya Shodhak Samaj after Chhatrapati Shahu

Mukundrao Patil

Yashavantrao Chavhan

Balasaheb Desai

Dr. Hedgewar

122 Income tax is a

Direct tax

Indirect tax

Corporate tax

Wealth tax

123 Under the guidance and planning of green revolution programme in India was started.

Dr. Swaminathan

Dr. V.K.R.V. Rao

Dr. Tyagi

Dr. M.K. Rao

124 Following website provides information related to agriculture.

http://icar.naarm.ernet.in

http://yahoo.co,in

http://hotmai1.com

http://rediffmai1.com

125 According to NSSO (1999-2000) of the total employment, organised sector in the country was contributing percent of employment.

4.3

7.1

9.3

10.3

126 Standard of living of countrymen depends on

National Income

Per Capita Income

Poverty

Unemployment

127 is the only National Park in Western Maharashtra.

Vasota

Pal-Yawal

Radhanagari

Boriwali

128 In the total global IT market of 1200 bn India's share is per cent.



2

4

8

129 aEEC is renamed on 30.9.1961.

UNCTAD

TRRB

OECD

SAFTA

130 types of forest found in these areas where rainfall is above 200 cms.

Evergreen

Deciduous

Tidal

Dry

131 In India about 70 per cent of farmers have less than hectares of land.

5

2

4

1

132 Panchayati Raj has received constitutional status by the Constitutional Amendment Act:

73rd Amendment

72nd Amendment

74th Amendment

75th Amendment

133 The economy in which private and public enterprises co-exist is termed as

capitalism

dual economy

mixed economy

socialism economy

134 The name of the revolutionary from Maharashtra was who was felicitated as lithe supreme sage brimmed with patriotism and lofty status like the Himalay", as, by the Amrit Bazar Patrika of Bengal.

Vasudev Balvant Phadake

Swatantrayaveer Savarkar

Damoder Chafekar

Babarao Savarkar

135 First Women literature conference was arranged in the following district?

Solapur

Raigad

Thane

Sindhudurg

136 Use of sprinkler irrigation can bring down about percent of saving in water use.

15-25

25-30

30-35

35-40

137 Environment (protection) Act passed in the year is the key legislation governing environment management in India.

1984

1986

1990

1995

138 Who is the conferred Swar Samradhi Lata Mangeshkar award in the year 2006 given by Maharashtra Government from the following

Jayamala Sheledar

Jayshree Gadkar

Asha Kale

Asha Bhosale

139 is not a part of facilliating marketing functions.

Grading

Standardization

Finance

Storage

140 What for R.D. Karve fought through out his life?

Women Education

Mere Sex Education

Social Health

Population Control

141 The satyagrah of entering in the Ram Temple was brought about at

Nasik

Pune

Mahad

Nagpur

142 Which of the following are not considered while computing full employment?

Wilful unemployed

Children

Old and very poor persons

All of the above

143 The 'Bombay High' is

A peak of Sahyadri near Bombay.

Highest building in Bombay.

The place of Natural Gas and Mineral Oil reservoirs in Arabian Sea.

A type of Tea.

144 Which of the following is not a part of the preamble to the Indian Constitution

Federalism

Secularism

Socialism

Democratic Republic

145 Which district has been formed on 1st May 1999

Nandurbar

Latur

Hingoli

Jalna

146 As per census of 2001, India's population was per cent of World's population.

20.7 per cent

14.7 per cent

16.7 per cent

13.6 per cent

147 Who is regarded as the pioneer of Non-Alignment Movement

Jawaharlal Nehru

Gamal Nasar

Sukarno

Marshall Tito

148 The resolution of Caste eradication was passed in the 1917 Congress who inspired by

M.K. Gandhi

B.G. Tilak

V.R. Shinde

B.R. Ambedkar

149 The term refers to the widespread use of mobile communication devices.

IT

Wireless revolution

PDA

RAM

150 Urban population reached the figure of per cent in total population in the year 2001.

27.8

25.7

23.3

19.9