51 God made the country and man made the town. This is a sentence.

multiple

complex

compound

simple

52 Kalidas was the best dramatist. The correct positive degree of this sentence is

No other dramatist was as best as Kalidas.

No other dramatist was better than Kalidas.

No other dramatist was as good as Kalidas.

Kalidas was not as good as people thought of him.

53 No other metal is as costly as Gold today. This sentence in its comparative degree will be

Gold is the most costly of all the metals.

Gold is costlier than any other metal.

Gold is the more costly metal.

Gold is the costliest of all the metals.

54 If I were a farmer, I would plant only potatoes in my field. This is sentence.

a negative

an affirmative

a conditional

an assertive

55 Generally beauty dwells in form. The word 'beauty' is noun.

a proper

a common

an abstract

a collective

56 The President of India arrived exactly at the stipulated time. This can be described as

she came in time

she came at timE

she came before time

she came on time

57 Choose, from the alternatives, the synonym of excuse

escape

pardon

forgo

forget

58 Choose from the following the noun form of brief

abbreviate

briefness

briefly

breach

59 Choose the correct meaning of the idiom "A cat-and-dog life" from the following alternatives

Constantly keeping animals

Constantly quarrelling

Constantly playing

Constantly making noise

60 He is the man whom we all respect. The subordinate clause in this sentence is

an adjective clause

an adverb clause

a noun clause

an adverb clause of place

61 It is a horrible night. The correct exclamatory sentence of the above statement is

How horrible is the night!

What a horrible night it is

How horrible the night!

What a horrible night is it

62 She said to me, "How many brothers have you' The indirect narration of this sentence is

She told me how many brothers I had.

She asked me about my brothers.

She inquired me about my brothers.

She asked me how many brothers I had.

63 Was the cricket team successful? Out of the 11 players, five played well. Choose the correct option from the options below to fill in the blank:

all

only

some

every

64 The plural of is

thiefs

thiefes

thieves

thiews

65 The past participle form of the verb is .

do

does

did

done

66 Do it before you forget. (Point out the adverb clause)

Do it

You forget

Before you forget

Do it before

67 Pick out the incorrect part of the following sentence. It is I which is responsible for the loss suffered by you.

It is I

which is

responsible for

the loss suffered by you

68 She ill since last Monday. Choose the right verb form from the options given:

is

has been

was

had been

69 The subject I like the most is English. Cboose the option to replace the underlined phrase:

My best subject

My worst subject

My favourite subject

My scoring subject

70 The creater of 'Shin a cartoon show in an accident. Choose the correct verb form from the options given:

has been murdered

died

was robbed

failed

71 Large quantities of tea from India. Choose the right verb form from the options below:

export

are exported

being exported

exported

72 She gave the child hp wanted. Fill in the blanks with the option below: 1.11 that what that which that what

73 If the crowd dops not the police will resort to lathi charge. Choose the appropriate verb to fill in the blank:

diverse

disperse

deviate

divert

74 She succeeded the job. Choose the appropriate verb form to fill in the blank

to get

getting

in gettmg

with getting

75 The house was locked. The owners gone out. Choose the COITPct verb form to fill in the blank:

must have

should

ought to have

have

76 Which one of the following alternatives is not an adjective

tall

few

ugly

fluently

77 She a bath when the telephone bell rang. Choose the correeL alternatIve to fin in the blank:

took

had taken

had been taken

was taking

78 Is not virtue its own reward Pick the correct meaning from the ones given below

Virtue is its own reward

Virtue is not its own reward

There is no reward for virtue

Virtue gets a reward for itself

79 Choose the correct antonym of

final

terminating

auspicious

blessed

80 Give the verb form of

classical

classify

classic

classes

81 An accident occurred the public meeting was going on. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct connector:

where

what

at

around

82 Please give me Choose the appropriate form

soaps

some soap

a few soap

a few soaps

83 Ram attended the wedding, Choose the question tag from the options:

isn't it

wasn't he

didn't he

wasn't it

84 If you her she would have come. Choose the appropriate option

call

called

had called

would call

85 1 saw yesterday. Choose the correct option much deer in the zoo many deers in zoo many deers in the zoo a lot of deer in the zoo

86 Choose the correct synonym for 'clever' from the following

honest

handsome

intelligent

horrible

87 Choose the correct sentence from the following:

The cattles were grazing in the field.

The cattle were grazing in the field.

The cattle was grazing in the field.

The cattle is grazing in the field.

88 shall buy the book if 1 like it.' The clause is an adverb clause of

reason

result

purpose

condition

89 'Take care of your health.' This sentence expresses mood.

imperative

subjunctive

indicative

interrogative

90 his only son is dead.' The above sentence is sentence. an interrogative an imperative an exclamatory a declarative Read the following passages and answer the questions based on them. Passage I (for questions from 91 When she came to my window for some time neither of us said anything. But when she moved on, I found myself leaving my seat and going to the carriage door. She noticed me at the door, and stood waiting on the platform, looking the other way. I walked across to the tea stall. A kettle was boiling over on a small fire, but the owner of the stall was busy serving tea somewhere on the train. The girl followed me behind the stall. you want to buy a basket she asked. 'They are very strong, made of the finest cane.' I said, don't want a basket.' We stood looking at each other for what seemed a very long time and then she said, 'Are you sure you don't want a basket 'All right, give me I said, and I took the one on top and gave her a rupee, hardly daring to touch her fingers. As she was about to speak, the guard blew his whistle; she said something, but it was lost in the clanging of the bell and the hissing of the engine. I had to run back to my compartment. The carriage shuddered and jolted forward. I watched her as the platform slipped away. She was alone on the platform and she did not move, but she was looking at me and smiling. I watched her till the signal box came in the way, and then the jungle hid the station but I could still see her standing there alone...

91 Where did the strangers meet?

In the city

On the platform

In a village

In the railway compartment

92 What was she doing there

She was selling tea

She was selling baskets

She was collecting rags

She was waiting for somebody

93 The person in the story purchased the basket because

he needed one.

it was cheap.

it was a beautiful basket.

the girl was very persuasive.

94 What did she do when the train was leaving the station

She followed him to the compartment.

She began to collect her baskets.

She kept looking at him and smiling.

She neglected him and went away.

95 This passage is about

selling of baskets on the platform.

strange things on the platform.

deep hatred between the strangers.

first-sight-love between the strangers. Passage II (for questions from 96 Most of us need blood but very few wish to donate. The reason is 'fear psychosis'. Most people believe that donation means loss of strength, workdays and prolonged listlessness. Whether it is an accident case, a heart bypass surgery, a hysterectomy or congenital anaemia like Thalassaemia. the family of the patient has to run from pillar to post for arranging blood. If the patient has compassionate and healthy family members and friends, it may not be difficult. But, in the event of or 'unwilling' donors, the patient's treatment invariably suffers. However large our requirement, it is estimated that if only one to two percent of the population starts donating blood voluntarily, the crisis can be overcome. Unfortunately, India has not been able to achieve this target. The fact is that our country doesn't have the culture of voluntary blood donation. Hence the perennial shortage.

96 The 'fear psychosis' behind donation is due to Fill in the blank with the correct alternative from the following:

belief in loss of strength, workdays, listlessness

psychology of fear

not having wish to donate

not having good health

97 To run from pillar to post means Choose the correct alternative from the following:

to go to the post office

to go to several places

to post

to run fast

98 According to the passage, how does a patient's treatment suffer?

There are no good doctors.

Patients don't go to doctors.

There are no good hospitals.

There are or 'unwilling' donors of blood.

99 The percentage of blood donors in India is Choose the correct alternative from the fOllowing to fill in the blank:

more than



only one to two percent

None of the above

100 There is shortage of blood because Choose the correct alternative from the following to complete the above statement:

we don't have the culture of voluntary blood donation

there are health problems

there are poor people

None of the above

101 Who became the first martyr in the revolt of 1857

Tatya Tope

Mangal Pande

Nanasaheb Peshwa

Bahadurshah Jafar

102 Who had played an important role in England to defend the Royal throne of Pratap Singh Maharaja of Satara

Balaji Pant Natu

Rango Bapuji Ciupte

Appasaheb Bhosale

Krishnaji Bhide

103 Mahatma Gandhiji was present for the first time in which National Congress Session?

Lahore (1900)

Calcutta (1901)

Banaras (1905)

Mumbai (1904)

104 Which one of the following was the important peasant movement in the Bengal after the revolt of 1857

Revolt of Indigo

Deccan riots

Faraji movement

Revolt of cotton

105 What is meant by commercialization of Agriculture?

Emphasis on cultivation of cash crops

Emphasis on cultivation of traditional crops

Emphasis on cultivation of cash crops traditional crops

None of these

106 was put to death by the school-girls Shanti Ghosh and Suniti Chaudhari.

Collector Stevens

Governor Hadson

Collector Mr. Aash

Governor General Hardinge

107 The Indian National Congress was founded in

December 1884

December 1885

January 1886

January 1887

108 Which one of the following attained martyrdom in a hunger strike in Jail

Chandrashekar Azad

Khudiram Bose

Jatindranath Das

Madanlal Dhingra

109 Who was the co-officer of Mr. Thomas Munro at the beginning of Ryotwari System in the province of Madras Martin Bird Capt. Davidson Capt. Read Elphinstone

110 Which one of the following persons was the co-founder of Sadharan Brahmo Samaj alongwith Mr. Anand Mohan Bose?

Devendranath Tagore

Keshavchandra Sen

Shivnath Shastri

Ganesh Joshi

111 Who wrote the book 'Gulamgiri'

Justice M.G. Ranade

Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj

Mahatma Jyotiba Phule

Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil

112 was the founder of'Mukti Sadan' at Kedgaon.

Annie Besant

Pandita Ramabai

Sarojini Naidu

Madam Cama

113 Who was appointed on Kshatrajagatgurupeeth by Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj?

Vishwanath Mandlik

Bhaskarrao J adhav

Keshavrao Javalkar

Benadikar Patil

114 Who started the newspaper 'Sudharak'

Gopal Hari Deshmukh

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Gopal Ganesh Agarkar

115 Who wrote the book 'Suvichar Smarni' during his stay behind bars?

Mahatma Gandhiji

Gopal Ganesh Agarkar

Saint Tukdoji Maharaj

None of these

116 In which year did Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj establish 'Satyashodhak Samaj' in Kolhapur?

1909

1910

1911

1912

117 Who wrote the book 'Ashaprushanchi Kaifiyat'

Vitthal Ramji Shinde

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar

Mahatma Gandhiji

Mahatma Phule

118 Which one of the following institutions was not founded by Ma.harshi Dhondo Keshav Karve?

Depressed Classes Mission

Anath Balikashram Mandali

Vidhava-Vivahottejak MandaI

Mahila Vidyapeeth

119 Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar started newspaper to create social political awareness among the Untouchable Society.

Muk Nayak

Harijan

Kesari

Maratha

120 Which one of the following was the main office of the "Scheduled Castes Federation" founded by Dr. Ambedkar

Mumbai

Nagpur

Pune

Kolhapur

121 is the highest peak in Aravali Mountain.

Dhupgarh

Gurushikhar



Dodabetta

122 mountain range is located in between Narmada and Tapi river.

Satpuda

Sahyadri

Vindhya

Aravali

123 state has the highest per hectare yield of sugarcane and sugar recovery from sugarcane.

Uttar Pradesh

Bihar

Maharashtra

Tamil Nadu

124 The coastal regions of state receive rain from the North-west Monsoon winds.

Goa

Punjab

Tamil Nadu

Maharashtra

125 The low-land area of coastal Arabian Sea is known as

Valati

Khalati

Estuary

Island ..

126 activity is mainly responsible to change the rural scenario of Maharashtra plateau.

Poultry

Dairy

Fishery

Hunting

127 "Narsi", the birthplace of Saint Namdeo which has become a most attractive religious tourist place, lies in district of Maharashtra.

Nanded

Parbhani

Hingoli

Latur

128 The area under wheat cultivation is largest in district of Maharashtra.

Nasik

Nagpur

Parbhani

Ahmednagar

129 The mountain peak "Astamba" is located in district of Mahar-ashtra.

Nashik

Pune

Nanclurbar

Satara

130 The first co-operative cotton textile mill of Maharashtra was set up at

Yeola

Kalyan

Madhavnagar

Ichalkaranji

131 Which rate has been rapidly declining in India, since 1947

Birth rate

Mortality rate

Fertility rate

None of the above

132 Which unemployment comprises the existence of seasonal unemployment and disguised unemployment?

Rural unemployment

Urban unemployment

Open unemployment

None of the above

133 Economic development means in real national income.

mcrease

decline

stability

All above

134 Who detennines the targets of production in Socialist economy?

Central Government

State Government

Private sector

Finance Commission

135 Trade and commerce comes under which sector of the economy?

Primary

Secondary

Tertiary

All above

136 What is the term for disinvestment of public sector?

Privatisation

Globalisation

Liberalisation

Socialisation

137 Who has the right of credit control

Reserve Bank

Central Government

State Government

State Bank

138 What is the term to trade beyond the boundaries of the country?

Internal trade

Foreign trade

Commerce

Service

139 Which of the following activities does not comes under Secondary sector?

Manufacturing

Construction

Mining (Coal, Petroleum)

Banking and Insurance

140 How many commercial banks were nationalis ed in 1980

6

14

8

5

141

142 WitAss

hout whose permission embly? Governor Deputy Chief Minister finance bill cannot be introduced in Legislative Chief Minister Finance Minister Advocate General of State is appointed by President

Governor

Chief Minister

Law Minister

143 Which Indian born writer has received the prestigious 'Best of Booker' Award of 2008

Vikram Seth

Salman Rushdi.e

V.S. Naipaul

Amitav Ghosh

144 Who takes the final decision whether there shall be a bicameral legislature or not?

Governor

Chief Minister

Parliament

Law Minister

145 The age of the candidate contesting the election of a Village Council (Grampanchayat) should be at least years.

25

30

21

18

146 What should be the minimum strength of Legislative Council according to the Constitution?

52

60

40

78

147 Which country by its Chandrayan-2 traced water resources upon Moon?

U.S.A.

India

Russia

China

148 Which University awarded D.Lit. Degree to famous actor Amitabh Bachchan

Delhi University

Rajasthan University

Pune University

Mumbai University

149 Under whose chairmanship did the Government of India appoint a committee to observe the Community Development Programme?

Jivaraj Mehta

Hiralal Mehta

Balwantrai Mehta

Harikrishna Mehta

150 Who is the author of the famous book "Kadwa Sach"

Manohar Joshi

Sharad Patil

Narendra Modi

Lalu Prasad Yadav

151 The Budget of Grampanchyat is prepared by

Sarpanch

Gramsabha

Gramsevak

Grampanchayat

152 is the legal advisor of the Governor for all legal matters of the State.

Lokpal

Auditor General

Advocate General

Cholef Justice of High Court

153 When did the Indian Government observe Russian Year?

2006

2007

2008

2009

154 What is the minimum and maximum strength of the members of Zilla Parishad

50to75

60to80

65to75

50to70

155 Maharashtra state is divided into administrative divisions.









156 Through which Indian territory has China started its aggressive movement?

Kashmir

Mizoram

Nagaland

Arunachal Pradesh

157 In Maharashtra is appointed to share workload with Collector, and he has been given the status of Additional District Magistrate.

Deputy Collector

Additional Collector

Residential Deputy Collector

Chief Executive Officer

158 When did United Nations Organisation observe World Social Day in India?

20 February 2008

24 February 2008

15 February 2008

12 February 2008

159 In 1987 India sent 'Shanti-sena' to restore peace in

Nepal

Bangladesh

Bhutan

Sri Lanka

160 Mumbai High Court consists of Judges.

61

47

54

45

161 When did the historical treaty between 'India and Sri Lanka' take place?

1988

1987

1986

1989

162 Commonwealth Youth Games 2008, were held at

Pune

Delhi

Mumbai

Bangalore

163 India was given the membership of Asian Regional Forum in

1967

1990

1992

1996

164 'From Peace to Prosperity' is the slogan of a scheme of the Government of Maharashtra.

Gadge Maharaj Gramswachchata Abhiyan

Nirmal Gram Abhiyan

Samarth Bharat Abhiyan

Mahatma Gandhi Tantamukta Gavmohim

165 SAARC consists of member states. seven twenty six one hundred and two fifteen

166 Who is the Ex-officio Secretary of the Social Welfare Committee of Zilla Parishad

Chairman of Zilla Parishad

Deputy Chairman of Zilla Parishad

Chief Executive Officer

Social Welfare Officer

167 When was the Budget of 2008 -2009 introduced in the Parliament?

28th February 2009

31st March 2009

16th July 2009

26th February 2009

168 scheme is started by Maharashtra for pregnant women in the state.

Sanjeevani Yojana

Matritva Anudan Yojana

Balsangopan Yojana

Kutumb Kallyan Yojana

169 When was Delhi-Lahore bus service introduced?

11 October 1998

11 October 1999

20 February 1998

20 February 1999

170 What is the retirement age of High Court's Judge?

60 years

62 years

58 years

65 years

171 Name the Indian Boxer who stood first in World Middleweight ranking.

Vijender Singh

Dinesh Kumar

Akhil Kumar

Jitender Kumar

172 Who is the founder of the core-periphery principle for the improvement in Indo-Pak relations?

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

P,V Narsimha Rav

Natwar Singh

Indrakumar Gujral

173 Who is the Chief Election Commissioner of India

M.S. Gill

J.M. Lyngdoh

T.N. Seshan

Navin Chav<,la

174 In 1991 the P,V Narsimha Rao government implemented the policy of for international relations.

Look East

Look West

Look North

Look Past

175 For which of the following schemes did Maharashtra receive first prize for three consecutive years from the Central Rural Development Ministry?

Nirmal Gram Yojana

Sant Gadgebaba Gram Swachchata Abhiyan

Tantamukta Gaon Mohim

Gharkul Yojana

176 Which of the following machines is used for lifting finger-prints, from scene of crime. where electric supply is not available?

Omni-1000

Poly-ray

Omni-100

Silver-ray

177 Which of the following is false in connection with finger-printing?

Finger-prints are individual

Finger-prints are persistent

Prints of two different fingers of the same person are identical

Finger-prints of an individual after death till decomposition of body do not change

178 Which of the following materials is used in the process of lifting foot-prints?

Plastic wax

Plaster of Paris

Glass plaster

Plastic bags

179 If an accused who has committed an offence liable for taking finger-prints refuses to give finger-prints then

He should be produced before JMFC 1st class

He should be produced before District Magistrate

No criminal can be forced to give finger-prints

Police can use force to take his finger-prints

180 How is the information about the commission of a crime in the jurisdiction of a Police Station communicated to M.O.B.

By form

By statement of the S.P. of the district

By 'Seven Integrated Forms'

By 'Special Report' to be sent to senior officers

181 Which is not a cause of death in unnatural death?

AIDS

Murder

Accident

Suicide

182 Under what circumstances is body odour relatively better retained?

Rainfall

Heat

Hard Surface

Soft and Thick surface

183 CCIS is an abbreviated form of

Crime Criminal Identification System

Crime Criminal Information System

Crime Criminal Investigation System

Crime Control Information System

184 Where is the office of Examiner of Questioned Documents, Govt. of India?

New Delhi

Shimla

Calcutta

Chennai

185 Which breed of the dog is not included in dog unit of Maharashtra Police?

Doberman

Labrador

German Shepherd

Bull Terrier

186 Under the IT Act 2000, what is the rank of an officer empowered to conduct investigation?

Police Inspector

Dy. Supdt. of Police/Asst. Commissioner of Police

Supdt. of PolicelDy. Commissioner of Police

Dy. Inspector General of Police

187 With which device is the concept oflMEI number related?

Computer

Laptop

T.V.

Moblie phone

188 What is meant by 'Hacking'

Stealing information from a computer by attaching a p,m-drive

Stealing information from a computer by using 'Blue-Tooth' device

Stealing information by stealing the 'Hard-disk' of a computer

Stealing information by unauthorisedly linking through 'Internet' media

189 The originality of electronic evidence can be proved by

Hash value

Cash value

Star value

Byte value

190 Under which law/act is an offence of 'Software Piracy' registered?

'Software Piracy' Protection Act

Indian Computer Protection Act

Copyright Act

Cyber Crime Act

191 Copper, Potassium, Strontium metallic salts are added to pyrotechniques to

Get various colours

Decrease sound intensity

Increase sound intensity

Safety

192 Detonator is used in

Making of bomb

DNA testing

Blood testing

Medicine preparation

193 Incorporation of taggant during manufacturing of e,xplosives helps

To identify source, constituents of explosives

To decrease pollution after explosion

To increase destroying power of explosive

To decrease destroying power of explosive

194 Which of the following chemicals is used for the testing of blood in case of a murder by sharp weapon?

Methanol

Acetone

Phenolphthalein

Sulphuric acid

195 A trained squad is useful to find hidd'en explosive (Bomb).

Monkey

Dog

Rabbit

Pigeon

196 Which of the following officers can investigate of Dowry Death

Police Officer

Chief Judicial Magistrate

Judicial Magistrate 1st class

District Magistrate

197 Which of the following is the surest method of identification of a person?

Photograph

Fingerprints

Dental examination

Height and weight

198 The aim of conducting Medicolegal Post Mortem Examination is to find out

The cause of death

Time since death

Manner of death

All of the above

199 Hanging is a common method of committing

Suicide

Accident

Homicide

None of the above

200 The most common suicidal poison is

Yellow phosphorus

Arsenic

Insecticide

Copper