1. The common tree species in Nilgiri hills is
(A) Sal (B) Pine
(C) Eucalyptus (D) Teah
2. Which of the following statements on Railway Budget for 2011-12 is correct?
(A) There would be 10% increase in fares for long distance train travel both by air conditioned and non-air-conditioned classes.
(B) There would be 15% increase in freight rates on all goods other than food grains.
(C) There would be 15% increase in passenger fares for all classes for long distance travel as well as in freights.
(D) There would be no increase in fares for both suburban and long distance train travel.
3. The nuclear reactors which were damaged heavily due to a strong Earthquake-cum- Tsunami that hit Japan on March 11, 2011 causing radiation leakage were at
(A) Fukushima (B) Kyoto
(C) Tokyo (D) None of above
4. The maximum limit on poll expenditure for Assembly Constituencies has been raised in February, 2011 to
(A) 16 lakhs (B) 18 lakhs
(C) 20 lakhs (D) 25 lakhs
5. First Indian Prime Minister to visit Siachen has been
(A) Rajiv Gandhi
(B) Inder Kumar Gujaral
(C) Man Mohan Singh
(D) None of the above
6. Which of the following books has been written by Kishwar Desai?
(A) The Red Devil (B) Witness the Night
(C) Tonight This Savage Rite
(D) Earth and Ashes
7. Which of the following folk/tribal dances is associated with Karnataka?
(A) Yakshagana (B) Veedhi
(C) Jatra (D) Jhora
8. Who of the following received Sangeet Natak Akademi's Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for 2009 in Theatre?
(A) Omkar Shrikant Dadarkar
(B) Ragini Chander Sarkar
(C) Abanti Chakravorty & Sukracharya Rabha
(D) K. Nellai Manikandan
9. Which of the following countries did not win any of the "FIFA World Cup" in 2002, 2006 & 2010?
(A) Brazil (B) Argentina
(C) Spain (D) South Africa
10. Who invented vaccination for 'Small Pox'?
(A) Sir Fredric Grant Banting
(B) Sir Alexander Fleming
(C) Edward Jenner
(D) Louis Pasteur
11. Who was the first Indian to become member of British Parliament?
(A) Bankim Chander Chatterjee
(B) W.C. Bannerjee
(C) Dadabhai Naroji
(D) None of the above
12. The purchase of shares and bonks of Indian companies by Foreign Industrial Investors is called
(A) Foreign Direct Investment
(B) Portfolio Investment
(C) NRI Investment
(D) Foreign Indirect Investment
13. BT seed is associated with
(A) Rice (B) Wheat
(C) Cotton (D) Oil seeds
14. The Headquarters of International Atomic Energy Agency is in
(A) Geneva (B) Paris
(C) Vienna (D) Washington
15. In the Budget Estimates for 2011-12, an allocation of Rs. 400 crore has been made to bring in a green revolution in the East in the rice-based cropping system of
(A) Assam & West Bengal only
(B) Assam, West Bengal, Orissa & Bihar only
(C) Assam, West Bengal, Orissa, Bihar & Jharkhand only
(D) Assam, West Bengal, Orissa, Bihar, Jharkhand, Eastern Uttar Pradesh & Chhattisgarh
16. In the Budget for 2011-12 presented by the Finance Minister on 28-2-2011, the incometax exemption limit for senior citizens (60 years to less than 80 years) has been
increased to
(A) Rs. 2.50 lakh (B) Rs. 2.60 lakh
(C) Rs. 2.80 lakh (D) Rs. 3.00 lakh
17. In the Anglo-Indian community does not get adequate representation in the Lok Sabha, two members of the community can be nominated by the
(A) Prime Minister (B) President
(C) Speaker
(D) President in consultation with the Parliament
18. For the election of President of India, a citizen should have completed the age of
(A) 25 years (B) 30 years
(C) 35 years (D) 18 years
19. Who said, "A good citizen makes a good State and bad citizen makes a bad State?
(A) Plato (B) Rousseau
(C) Aristotle (D) Laski
20. A member of Parliament will lose his membership of Parliament if he is continuously absent from Sessions for
(A) 45 days (B) 60 days
(C) 90 days (D) 365 days
21. In India, the Residuary Powers are vested with
(A) Union Government
(B) State Government
(C) Both the Union Government and the State Government
(D) Local Government
22. Mention the place where Buddha attained enlightenment
(A) Sarnath (B) Bodh Gaya
(C) Kapilavastu (D) Rajgriha
23. Coronation of Shivaji took place in
(A) 1627 A.D. (B) 1674 A.D.
(C) 1680 A.D. (D) 1670 A.D.
24. The System of Dyarchy was introduced in India in
(A) 1909 (B) 1935
(C) 1919 (D) 1945
25. The Editor of 'Young India' and 'Harijan' was
(A) Nehru (B) Ambedkar
(C) Mahatma Gandhi
(D) Subash Chandra Bose
26. Who of the following attended all the There Round Table Conferences?
(A) B.R. Ambedkar (B) M.M. Malavia
(C) Vallabhbhai Patel
(D) Gandhiji
27. Which is the largest living, bird on Earth?
(A) Emu (B) Ostrich
(C) Albatross (D) Siberian Crane
28. Rihand Dam Project provides irrigation to
(A) Gujarat and Maharashtra
(B) Orissa and West Bengal
(C) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
(D) Kerala and Karnataka
29. The Headquarters of MCF (Master Control Facility) — the nerve centre of the entire space craft operations in India is at
(A) Hyderabad—Andhra Pradesh
(B) Thumba — Kerala
(C) Sriharikota — Andhra Pradesh
(D) Hassan — Karnataka
30. Which is the longest irrigation canal in India?
(A) Sirhind Canal (B) Yamuna Cana
(C) Indira Gandhi Canal
(D) East Kosi Canal
31. Which one of the following minerals is found is Monazite sand?
(A) Potassium (B) Uranium
(C) Thorium (D) Sodium
32. In coriander, the useful parts are
(A) root & leaves (B) leaves & flowers
(C) leaves & dried fruits
(D) flowers & dried fruits
33. Which plants is called 'Herbal Indian Doctor'?
(A) Amla (B) Mango
(C) Neem (D) Tulsi
34. The pH of human blood is
(A) 7.2 (B) 7.8
(C) 6.6 (D) 7.4
35. Which amongst the following is largest endocrine gland in the body?
(A) Thyroid (B) Parathyroid
(C) Adrenal (D) Pituitary
36. Which amongst the following is the largest mammal?
(A) Elephant (B) Whale
(C) Dinosaur (D) Rhinoceros
37. Which part becomes modified as the tusk of elephant?
(A) Canine (B) Premolar
(C) Second incisor (D) Molar
38. Optical fibres are based on the phenomenon of
(A) Interference (B) Dispersion
(C) Diffraction
(D) Total Internal Reflection
39. Now-a-days yellow lamps are frequently used as street lights. Which of the following gases is used in these lamps?
(A) Sodium (B) Neon
(C) Hydrogen (D) Nitrogen
40. 'Mirage' is an example of
(A) refraction of light only
(B) total internal reflection of light only
(C) refraction and total internal reflection of light
(D) dispersion of light only
41. The phenomenon of light associated with the appearance of blue color of the sky is
(A) Interference (B) Reflection
(C) Refraction (D) Scattering
42. In which of the following areas, a spreadsheet software is more useful?
(A) Psychology (B) Publishing
(C) Statistics (D) Message sending
43. A Group Ware is a
(A) Hardware (B) Network
(C) Software (D) Firmware
44. Lens is made up of
(A) Pyrex glass (B) Flint glass
(C) Ordinary glass (D) Cobalt glass
45. The element which is used for vulcanizing rubber
(A) Sulphur (B) Bromine
(C) Silicon (D) Phosphorus
46. Which of the following is responsible for the extra strength of pyrex glass?
(A) Potassium Carbonate
(B) Lead Oxide (C) Borax
(D) Ferric Oxide
47. The noble gas used for the treatment of cancer is
(A) Helium (B) Argon
(C) Krypton (D) Radon
48. Vasundhara Summit was held in
(A) USA (B) UK
(C) Brazil (D) Australia
49. 'Loktak' is a
(A) Valley (B) Lake
(C) River (D) Mountain Range
50.Which city receives the highest cosmic radiation amongst the following?
(A) Chennai (B) Mumbai
(C) Kolkata (D) Delhi
Answers :
1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (a) 5. (c) 6. (b) 7. (a) 8. (a) 9. (d) 10. (c)
11. (c) 12. (a) 13. (c) 14. (c) 15. (d) 16. (a) 17. (b) 18. (c) 19. (a) 20. (b)
21. (a) 22. (b) 23. (b) 24. (c) 25. (c) 26. (a) 27. (b) 28. (c) 29. (d) 30. (c)
31. (c) 32. (c) 33. (c) 34. (d) 35. (a) 36. (b) 37. (c) 38. (d) 39. (a) 40. (a)
41. (d) 42. (c) 43. (c) 44. (b) 45. (a) 46. (c) 47. (d) 48. (a) 49. (a) 50. (d)
(A) Sal (B) Pine
(C) Eucalyptus (D) Teah
2. Which of the following statements on Railway Budget for 2011-12 is correct?
(A) There would be 10% increase in fares for long distance train travel both by air conditioned and non-air-conditioned classes.
(B) There would be 15% increase in freight rates on all goods other than food grains.
(C) There would be 15% increase in passenger fares for all classes for long distance travel as well as in freights.
(D) There would be no increase in fares for both suburban and long distance train travel.
3. The nuclear reactors which were damaged heavily due to a strong Earthquake-cum- Tsunami that hit Japan on March 11, 2011 causing radiation leakage were at
(A) Fukushima (B) Kyoto
(C) Tokyo (D) None of above
4. The maximum limit on poll expenditure for Assembly Constituencies has been raised in February, 2011 to
(A) 16 lakhs (B) 18 lakhs
(C) 20 lakhs (D) 25 lakhs
5. First Indian Prime Minister to visit Siachen has been
(A) Rajiv Gandhi
(B) Inder Kumar Gujaral
(C) Man Mohan Singh
(D) None of the above
6. Which of the following books has been written by Kishwar Desai?
(A) The Red Devil (B) Witness the Night
(C) Tonight This Savage Rite
(D) Earth and Ashes
7. Which of the following folk/tribal dances is associated with Karnataka?
(A) Yakshagana (B) Veedhi
(C) Jatra (D) Jhora
8. Who of the following received Sangeet Natak Akademi's Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for 2009 in Theatre?
(A) Omkar Shrikant Dadarkar
(B) Ragini Chander Sarkar
(C) Abanti Chakravorty & Sukracharya Rabha
(D) K. Nellai Manikandan
9. Which of the following countries did not win any of the "FIFA World Cup" in 2002, 2006 & 2010?
(A) Brazil (B) Argentina
(C) Spain (D) South Africa
10. Who invented vaccination for 'Small Pox'?
(A) Sir Fredric Grant Banting
(B) Sir Alexander Fleming
(C) Edward Jenner
(D) Louis Pasteur
11. Who was the first Indian to become member of British Parliament?
(A) Bankim Chander Chatterjee
(B) W.C. Bannerjee
(C) Dadabhai Naroji
(D) None of the above
12. The purchase of shares and bonks of Indian companies by Foreign Industrial Investors is called
(A) Foreign Direct Investment
(B) Portfolio Investment
(C) NRI Investment
(D) Foreign Indirect Investment
13. BT seed is associated with
(A) Rice (B) Wheat
(C) Cotton (D) Oil seeds
14. The Headquarters of International Atomic Energy Agency is in
(A) Geneva (B) Paris
(C) Vienna (D) Washington
15. In the Budget Estimates for 2011-12, an allocation of Rs. 400 crore has been made to bring in a green revolution in the East in the rice-based cropping system of
(A) Assam & West Bengal only
(B) Assam, West Bengal, Orissa & Bihar only
(C) Assam, West Bengal, Orissa, Bihar & Jharkhand only
(D) Assam, West Bengal, Orissa, Bihar, Jharkhand, Eastern Uttar Pradesh & Chhattisgarh
16. In the Budget for 2011-12 presented by the Finance Minister on 28-2-2011, the incometax exemption limit for senior citizens (60 years to less than 80 years) has been
increased to
(A) Rs. 2.50 lakh (B) Rs. 2.60 lakh
(C) Rs. 2.80 lakh (D) Rs. 3.00 lakh
17. In the Anglo-Indian community does not get adequate representation in the Lok Sabha, two members of the community can be nominated by the
(A) Prime Minister (B) President
(C) Speaker
(D) President in consultation with the Parliament
18. For the election of President of India, a citizen should have completed the age of
(A) 25 years (B) 30 years
(C) 35 years (D) 18 years
19. Who said, "A good citizen makes a good State and bad citizen makes a bad State?
(A) Plato (B) Rousseau
(C) Aristotle (D) Laski
20. A member of Parliament will lose his membership of Parliament if he is continuously absent from Sessions for
(A) 45 days (B) 60 days
(C) 90 days (D) 365 days
21. In India, the Residuary Powers are vested with
(A) Union Government
(B) State Government
(C) Both the Union Government and the State Government
(D) Local Government
22. Mention the place where Buddha attained enlightenment
(A) Sarnath (B) Bodh Gaya
(C) Kapilavastu (D) Rajgriha
23. Coronation of Shivaji took place in
(A) 1627 A.D. (B) 1674 A.D.
(C) 1680 A.D. (D) 1670 A.D.
24. The System of Dyarchy was introduced in India in
(A) 1909 (B) 1935
(C) 1919 (D) 1945
25. The Editor of 'Young India' and 'Harijan' was
(A) Nehru (B) Ambedkar
(C) Mahatma Gandhi
(D) Subash Chandra Bose
26. Who of the following attended all the There Round Table Conferences?
(A) B.R. Ambedkar (B) M.M. Malavia
(C) Vallabhbhai Patel
(D) Gandhiji
27. Which is the largest living, bird on Earth?
(A) Emu (B) Ostrich
(C) Albatross (D) Siberian Crane
28. Rihand Dam Project provides irrigation to
(A) Gujarat and Maharashtra
(B) Orissa and West Bengal
(C) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
(D) Kerala and Karnataka
29. The Headquarters of MCF (Master Control Facility) — the nerve centre of the entire space craft operations in India is at
(A) Hyderabad—Andhra Pradesh
(B) Thumba — Kerala
(C) Sriharikota — Andhra Pradesh
(D) Hassan — Karnataka
30. Which is the longest irrigation canal in India?
(A) Sirhind Canal (B) Yamuna Cana
(C) Indira Gandhi Canal
(D) East Kosi Canal
31. Which one of the following minerals is found is Monazite sand?
(A) Potassium (B) Uranium
(C) Thorium (D) Sodium
32. In coriander, the useful parts are
(A) root & leaves (B) leaves & flowers
(C) leaves & dried fruits
(D) flowers & dried fruits
33. Which plants is called 'Herbal Indian Doctor'?
(A) Amla (B) Mango
(C) Neem (D) Tulsi
34. The pH of human blood is
(A) 7.2 (B) 7.8
(C) 6.6 (D) 7.4
35. Which amongst the following is largest endocrine gland in the body?
(A) Thyroid (B) Parathyroid
(C) Adrenal (D) Pituitary
36. Which amongst the following is the largest mammal?
(A) Elephant (B) Whale
(C) Dinosaur (D) Rhinoceros
37. Which part becomes modified as the tusk of elephant?
(A) Canine (B) Premolar
(C) Second incisor (D) Molar
38. Optical fibres are based on the phenomenon of
(A) Interference (B) Dispersion
(C) Diffraction
(D) Total Internal Reflection
39. Now-a-days yellow lamps are frequently used as street lights. Which of the following gases is used in these lamps?
(A) Sodium (B) Neon
(C) Hydrogen (D) Nitrogen
40. 'Mirage' is an example of
(A) refraction of light only
(B) total internal reflection of light only
(C) refraction and total internal reflection of light
(D) dispersion of light only
41. The phenomenon of light associated with the appearance of blue color of the sky is
(A) Interference (B) Reflection
(C) Refraction (D) Scattering
42. In which of the following areas, a spreadsheet software is more useful?
(A) Psychology (B) Publishing
(C) Statistics (D) Message sending
43. A Group Ware is a
(A) Hardware (B) Network
(C) Software (D) Firmware
44. Lens is made up of
(A) Pyrex glass (B) Flint glass
(C) Ordinary glass (D) Cobalt glass
45. The element which is used for vulcanizing rubber
(A) Sulphur (B) Bromine
(C) Silicon (D) Phosphorus
46. Which of the following is responsible for the extra strength of pyrex glass?
(A) Potassium Carbonate
(B) Lead Oxide (C) Borax
(D) Ferric Oxide
47. The noble gas used for the treatment of cancer is
(A) Helium (B) Argon
(C) Krypton (D) Radon
48. Vasundhara Summit was held in
(A) USA (B) UK
(C) Brazil (D) Australia
49. 'Loktak' is a
(A) Valley (B) Lake
(C) River (D) Mountain Range
50.Which city receives the highest cosmic radiation amongst the following?
(A) Chennai (B) Mumbai
(C) Kolkata (D) Delhi
Answers :
1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (a) 5. (c) 6. (b) 7. (a) 8. (a) 9. (d) 10. (c)
11. (c) 12. (a) 13. (c) 14. (c) 15. (d) 16. (a) 17. (b) 18. (c) 19. (a) 20. (b)
21. (a) 22. (b) 23. (b) 24. (c) 25. (c) 26. (a) 27. (b) 28. (c) 29. (d) 30. (c)
31. (c) 32. (c) 33. (c) 34. (d) 35. (a) 36. (b) 37. (c) 38. (d) 39. (a) 40. (a)
41. (d) 42. (c) 43. (c) 44. (b) 45. (a) 46. (c) 47. (d) 48. (a) 49. (a) 50. (d)
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