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1. The expression of earliest volcanic activity in India is found in

Dalma Hill of Bihar (Now Jharkhand) North Western Deccan Plateau


Buldona District of Maharashtra Kumaon Hill Region


2. Which of the following regions has the highest variability of rainfall

Eastern U.P. Meghalaya


Gujarat Kerala Coast


3. The drainage of the eastern hills is of

Trellis type Radial type


Dendritic type None of the above


4. Which of the following cities in Gujarat is famous for Zari production

Surat Rajkot


Ahmedabad Dwarka


5. Which government agency is responsible for mapping and exploration of minerals in India

Survey of India School of Mines


Mineral Survey of India Geological Survey of India


6. Mixed farming, a practice used for restoring soil fertility, consists of

Sowing two or more crops in mixture in the same field


Different crops at regular succession on the same piece of land


Leaving the field without any crop


None of the above


7. Which State in India is more important for antimony

Jharkhand Maharashtra


Sikkim Punjab


8. Which crop is specially prone to the disease called smut

Rice Bajra


Barley Wheat


9. Which part of the Islands in the Arabian Sea is known as Minicoy Island

Eastern Southern


Western Northern


10. What is the ideal temperature for cultivation of wheat

15ºC to 20ºC 10ºC to 15ºC


20ºC to 30ºC 20ºC to 25ºC


11. Which Indian State is the largest producer of Soyabean

Rajasthan Gujarat


U.P. M.P.


12. Which State is known as India's Spice Garden

Kerala Karnataka


Bihar Mumbai


13. On which river bank is Goa located

Ganga Gomati


Mandovi Sabarmati


14. In which region is the 'Golden Triangle' situated

South East Asia South West Asia


South America Western Australia


15. Coffee and tea plantation are most expensive in

Eastern Africa Siberia


South Africa Australia


16. Dakshin Gangotri is

A place in Andhra Pradesh Hill Station in Tamil Nadu


Unmanned Station in Antarctica Origin of river Godavari


17. Which among the following is the world's largest gulf

Gulf of Panama Gulf of Darien


Gulf of Alaska Gulf of Mexico


18. First Tidal Power plant was built in

Russia France


U.S.A. Germany


19. Which volcanic eruption is known as the "Lighthouse of the Mediterranean"

Mt. Krakatoa Mt. Stramboli


Mt. Pelee Mt.Vesuvius


20. The total population divided by foodgrain area is referred to as

Agricultural Density Nutritional Density


Population Density None of the above


21. Which of the following burial practices of the Chalcolithic communities was characterised by burial within the precincts of the houses after chopping off the feet of the cadaver

Savalda Kyatha


Jonwe Malwa


22. The 'Karmakara' of Vedic Society were the

Slaves Artisans


Hired Labourers Sacrificial Performers


23. The first Saka king in India, Maues, established Saka power in

Taxila Gandhara


Mathura Sialkot


24. During the period of Harshavardhana, the fields were watered by the pots of the ghati-yantm. This is known from the writings of

Hiuen-Tsang Bana


Subandhu Dandin


25. The Qarachil Expedition is attributed to the reign of

Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq Ulugh Khan


Mohammad Bin Tughlaq Firaz Tughlaq


26. The Mughals adopted the Rupee from the currency developed by

Mohmmad Bin Tughlaq Sher Shah


Kablai Khan of China Firaz Tughlaq


27. Which of the following Jaina texts deals with the code of conduct which a Jaina monk is required to follow

Acharanga Sutta Bhagavati Sutta


Angas Purvas


28. The Mitaksara commentary on the Yajnavalkya Smriti, an important source of Hindu law, was written by

Apararka Kulluka


Vijnanesvara Visvarupa


29. Which of the following places in Tamil Nadu is identified with the cult of Shiva as the 'King of Dancers'

Tiruvannamalai Chidambaram


Dharamaphri Sririmgam


30. Pagal Panthis sect was founded by

Syed Ahmed of Rae Bareli Shah Waliullah


Karam Shah Haji Sahariatullah


31. Who amongst the following declared (in 1921) that it was religiously unlawful for the Muslims to continue in the British Army

Shaukat Ali Mohammad Ali


Asaf Ali HasratMohani


32. The Delhi Sultan who established ministry of agricultural development was

Balban Muhammad Tughlaq


Ala-ud-din Khilji Firoz Tughlaq


33. The earliest surviving building in India containing a true dome is the

Gol Gumbad Arhai Din ka Jhopra


Tomb of Sultan Garhi Alai Darwaza


34. The Widow Remarriage Act was passed during the Governor-Generalship of

Bentinck Dalhousie


Canning Lawerence


35. Diwan-i-Insha is related to

Religious Propagation Road construction


Education Correspondence


36. Which new currency was struck by Mohammad Tughlaq

Dinar Jeetal


Tanka Dokani


37. The first National News Agency of India was

The Indian Review The Free Press of India


The Hindustan Review The Associated Press of India


38. Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association was founded by

Mridula Sarabhai N.M. Joshi


V.V. Giri M.K. Gandhi


39. During whose tenure the resolution of Total Independence was passed

Lord Chelmsford Lord Wavell


Lord Irwin Lord Willington


40. Who proposed the Communal Award

Lord Minto Lord Atlee


Lord Macdonald Strafford Cripps


41. Who founded the All India Trade Union Congress

B.P. Wadia B.G. Tilak


S.M. Joshi G.K. Gokhale


42. When was the Indo-China Panchsheel Pact signed

1951 1952


1954 1957


43. Who prepared the draft of Basic Education

Gandhiji Shiksha Sammelan, Wardha


Zakir Hussain Committee Radha Krishnan Commission


44. The Barisal Conference set up by Abdul Rasool was related to

Swadeshi Movement Khilafat Movement


Moglah Revolt Aligarh Movement


45. Who among the following have the right to vote in the election to both-the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha

Elected members of the Lower House of Parliament


Elected members of the Upper House of Parliament


Elected members of the Upper House of State Legislature


Elected members of the Lower House of State Legislature


46. Which one of the following States for the first time established Panchayati Raj, inaugurated on 2nd Oct, 1959

Maharashtra Andhra Pradesh


Tamil Nadu Rajasthan


47. The Constitution of India recognises

only religious minorities only linguistic minorities


religious and linguistic minorities religious, linguistic and ethnic minorities


48. A British Citizen staying in India can not claim right to

Freedom of trade and profession Equality before law


Freedom of Religion Protection of life and personal liberty


49. Which of the following Committees was constituted by Union Govt. on reforming the criminal justice system of the country

Srikrishna Commission Madhava Menon Committee


Narasimhan Committee Raghuram Rajan Committee


50. Which one of the following duties is not performed by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India

To audit and report on all expenditure from the consolidated fund of India


To audit and report on all expenditure from the contingency fund of India and Public Account


To audit and report on all trading, manufacturing profit and loss accounts


To control the receipt and issue of public money and to ensure that the public revenue is lodged in the exchequer


51. Who was the head of the Commission set up in 1953 to examine the re-organisation of State on linguistic basis

Fazal Ali K.M. Panniker


H.N. Kunzru Potti Sriramulu


52. The expenditure which is included in the Constitution for which approval of Parliament is not necessary is known as

Allocated expenditure Accounted expenditure


Charged expenditure Incurred expenditure


53. State funding of elections takes place in

U.S.A. and Canada France and Italy


Britain and Switzerland Germany and Austria


54. Which political party was formed by Mrs. Maneka Gandhi

Shakti Dal Shakti Bal


Stree Dal Stree Bal


55. Located in India, it is Asia's largest residential University. It is

Banaras Hindu University Anna University


The Utkal University Jawahar Lal Nehru University


56. 'The Silent Valley' is in

Maharashtra Kashmir


Kerala Punjab


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57. The annual fair of Rajasthan famous for camel trading event is known as

Pushkar Mela Kumbha Mela


Suraj Kund Mela Sonepur Mela


58. The festival of Onam comes during

Aug-Sept Jun-July


Oct-Nov Jan-Feb


59. The fundamental right that aims at the abolition of social distinction is the right

to property against exploitation


to equality to freedom


60. Which one of the following is not a fundamental right

Right to Equality Right to Property


Right against Exploitation Right to freedom of Religion


61. The Fundamental Duties of Indian citizens were provided by

an amendment of the Constitution a judgement of the Supreme Court


an order issued by the President a legislation adopted by the Parliament


62. Which of the following Bills can't be introduced to Rajya Sabha first

Bill pertaining to removal of President by Impeachment


Bill bringing a State under President Rule


Bill pertaining to powers of Supreme Court


Money Bill


63. Constitution describes the Indian Union as

India i.e. Bharat India i.e. Hindustan


India i.e. Bharat Varsha India i.e. Union of India


64. White Paper is a

Government Statement on policy matter Government paper for printing


Paper used in currency notes Paper on which a judge gives death sentence


65. Who was the Prime Minister of U.K. at the time of India's independence

Lord Mountbatten Lord Attlee


Winston Churchill Harold Wilson


66. The Rowlatt Act was passed in

1917 1918


1919 1920


67. Who founded the Servants of Indian Society

Bal Gangadhar Tilak Malaviya


Basant Gokhale


68. The Simon Commission was concerned with

Higher Education Constitutional Reforms


Reforms in princely States Reforms for weaker sections of Society


69. 'Manu Smriti' deals with

Law Economics


Geography Music


70. Who gave the call 'Back to Vedas'

Vivekananda Dayananda


Ram Mohan Roy Shankarananda


71. Which 17th century ruler used a sword called 'Bhawani'

Prithvi Raj Chauhan Ashoka


Shivaji Puru


72. The 10th Guru of Sikh Khalsa was

Guru Nanak Guru Tegh Bahadur


Guru Hargobind Guru Gobind Singh


73. The Red Fort and Jama Masjid were built by

Akbar Humayun


Shahjahan Jehangir


74. Which one of the following is not a work of Kalidasa

Panchtantra Abhigiana Shakuntalam


Meghaduttam Kumar Sambhavam


75. Who is the author of 'Freedom at Midnight'

Jawahar Lal Nehru Larry Collins


Kuldip Nayyar Mahatma Gandhi


76. J K Legislative Assembly, on 9th Oct, 2010 passed a bill to tax the water for

Domestic purpose Industrial purpose


Charity purpose Power General purpose


77. Which one of the following is the task of Planning Commission of India

Preparation of Plan Implementation of Plan


Financing of Plan Both and


78. Which of the following is correct about Planning Commission of India
was set up in 1950 is a Constitutional body
is an advisory Body is a govt. department

and and


and only


79. The Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission is

Prime Minister Any Cabinet Minister


Planning Minister Economist of repute


80. H2O is the chemical formula of

Hydrogen Peroxide Ozone


Ammonia Water


81. The nucleus of an atom consists of

Electrons Neutrons


Protons and Neutrons Protons, Neutrons and Electrons


82. The third planet from the Sun is

Earth Mercury


Mars Venus


83. The green pigment found in plants that performs photosynthesis is

Chloroplast Chromatophore


Chlorophyll Melamin


84. A proton has what charge

ve ve


No charge Either ve or -ve


85. The largest organ in human body is

Heart Pancreas


Kidneys Liver


86. Ozone layer protects us from

Carbon Dioxide Ultraviolet Radiation


Gamma Radiation Temperature fluctuations


87. Which is the largest fresh water lake in India

Wulnar Lake Dal Lake


Powai Lake Chilika Lake


88. Which Indian State has most airports

Maharashtra Madhya Pradesh


Gujarat Kerala


89. In a certain code language BREAKFAST is coded as 30 and LUNCH as 18, then what is the code for BRUNCH in the same code language

15 19


21 23


90. In a certain language 'bird is blue' is written as 'abc xyz 'blue is color' is written as abc pqr' and 'color is natural' is written as 'pqr rst xyz'. Then which of the following stands for and respectively

'Natural' and 'colour' and 'Natural'


'Natural' and and



91. 16, 35, 109, 441, 2211,

15477 13273


12948 13283


92. Arun travels 6 km towards north by his car. Then he turns to his right and travels 5 km. Then he turns to his left and travels 7 km. Again he turns to his left and travels a while. In which direction is he travelling now

North-east West


East North



Directions for questions 93 to 97. Answer these questions based on the following information.
During a sports event, two teams comprising of only male and only female won a total of 100 medals. Total number of medals won by males were 8 less than the total number of medals won by females. There were only three types of medals distributed during the event i.e., gold, silver and bronze. A total of 28 gold medals were distributed. The number of silver medals won by males were 20 and number of bronze medals won by females was 22. Males have won 10 more bronze medals than the gold medals.
93. What is the number of silver medals won by females

12 20


28 18


94. What is the number of bronze medals won by males

24 16


18 20


95. What is the number of gold medals won by females

12 20


14 None of these


96. What is the total number of silver and bronze medals won by the two teams during the event

72 60


68 56


97. What is the sum of the number of silver medals won by females and the number of gold medals won by males

28 30


32 None of these


98. A is the mother of B. B´s father C has 3 children. Based on this information, state which of the following statements is definitely true

C has 3 daughters C has 3 sons


B is a male child A has 3 children


99. SEBI is a /an

Advisory Body Statutory Body


Constitutional Body Private Organisation


100. Corporate Tax is imposed by

State Govt. Local Govt.


Central Govt. Both Central and State Govt.


101. The official exchange rate of Indian Rupee is associated with

Pound Sterling Dollar


Special Drawing Rights A basked of selected currencies


102. Which rural sector is not included in 'Bharat Nirman Yojna'

Irrigation Education


Electricity Telephone


103. Country whose National Anthem has only music, not words is

India Bahrain


Germany Spain


104. The Fourth Asian Film Festival was held in

Mumbai Goa


Nagpur Pune


105. The next Common Wealth Games will be held in

Scotland Australia


Canada South Africa


106. How many countries participated in recent Common Wealth Games in Delhi

74 71


73 77


107. The Terminal 3 building of the Indira Gandhi International Airport that was inaugurated on July 2010 in New Delhi is

the second largest in the world the third largest in the world


the eighth largest in the world the tenth largest in the world


108. With which nation did India sign a deal about £ 700 million for Hawk pilot-trainer jets on July 28, 2010

Britain France


Germany North Korea


109. Milon Banerjee who died in July 2010 was two times

Chief Justice of India Army General of India


Attorney General of India None of the above


110. The Cabinet cleared the merger of a bank with SBI in July 2010. The name of that bank is

State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur State Bank of Travancore


State Bank of Patiala State Bank of Indore


111. Which of the following placed PSLVC-15 in the space in July 2010

The Indian Space Research Organisation


NASA


European Space Agency


None of the above


112. Who was sworn as Chief Justice of India in May 2010

Justice D. Dua Justice VRC Reddy


Justice Raghu Rai Justice S.H. Kapadia


113. Who among the following became the youngest Indian to climb Mt. Everest in May 2010

Manoj Vajpai Dubesh Mandloi


Arjun Vajpai Kiran Wadhwa


114. Which, out of the following, is the mascot of Olympic Games 2012

Shera Wenlock


Jumbo Mandeville


115. Who, among the following, became the President of G-15 Summit (2010)

Mohinda Rajapaksa S.M. Krishna


Hugo Chavez L. Hngkiang


116. What is the new name of Tata group company Tata Tea

Tata Global Corporation Tata Global Beverages Ltd.


Tata Tea corporation Tata and Company


117. Why was Tejaswini Sawant in news recently

First Indian woman shooter to win gold medal at the World Championships


First woman ambassador for Common Wealth Games


First Indian woman sports person to be awarded with Dronacharya Award


First Indian woman to win the Ramon Magsaysay Award


118. By surpassing Japan, which nation became the World's second largest economy

India North Korea


U.S.A. China


119. Which of the following States recently decided to levy environment tax on vehicles
Delhi Karnataka
U.P. Maharashtra
120. Sudarsan Patnaik is a known
Sand artist Social Worker
Environmentalist Musician

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