1. Judicial review in the Indian Constitution is based on
(A) Rule of Law
(B) Due process of Law
(C) Procedure established by Law
(D) Precedents and Conventions
2. The Drafting of the Constitution was completed on
(A) 26th January 1950
(B) 26th December 1949
(C) 26th November 1949
(D) 30th November 1949
3. Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly?
(A) Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
(B) Sardar Patel
(C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(D) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
4. Which innovative discussion process is introduced by the Indian Parliament to the World Parliamentary systems?
(A) Question hour (B) Zero hour
(C) Resolutions
(D) Presidential speech
5. The Judges of the Supreme Court retire at the age of
(A) 60 years (B) 65 years
(C) 62 years (D) 58 years
6. When there is an official change in the exchange rate of domestic currency, then it is called
(A) Appreciation (B) Depreciation
(C) Revaluation (D) Deflation
7. Inflation redistributes income and wealth in favour of
(A) Pensioners (B) Poor
(C) Middle class (D) Rich
8. The fringe benefit tax was introduced in the budget of
(A) 2003-04 (B) 2004-05
(C) 2005-06 (D) 2006-07
9. In the Budget estimates for 2011-12, and allocation of Rs. 400 crore had been made to bring in a green revolution in the East in the cropping system of
(A)Wheat (B) Rice
(C) Jowar (D) Pulses
10. As announced by the Finance Minister in his budget speech on 28-2-2011, the income tax exemption limit for individuals other than senior citizen and women has been raised to
(A) Rs. 1,80,000 (B) Rs. 1,90,000
(C) Rs. 2,00,000 (D) Rs. 2,50,000
11. Who among the following British persons admitted the Revolt of 1857 as a national revolt?
(A) Lord Dalhousie (B) Lord Canning
(C) Lord Ellenborough
(D) Disraeli
12. The Greek ambassador sent to Chandragupta Maurya's court was
(A) Kautilya (B) Selecus Nicator
(C) Megasthenes (D) Justin
13. Identify the European power from whom Shivaji obtained cannons and ammunition.
(A) The French (B) The Portuguese
(C) The Dutch (D) The English
14. The call of "Back to the Vedas" was given by
(A) Swami Vivekananda
(B) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
(C) Aurobindo Ghosh
(D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
15. Simon Commission was boycotted by the nationalist leaders of India because
(A) they felt that it was only an eyewash
(B) all the numbers of the Commission were english
(C) the members of the Commission were biased against India
(D) it did not meet the demands of the Indians
16. The lowest layer of the atmosphere is
(A) Stratosphere (B) Thermosphere
(C) Troposphere (D) Mesosphere
17. The Konkan Railway connects
(A) Goa—Mangalore
(B) Roha—Mangalore
(C) Kanyakumari—Mangalore
(D) Kanyakumari—Mumbai
18. Bark of this tree is used as a condiment—
(A) Cinnamon (B) Clove
(C) Neem (D) Palm
19. How much of the Earth's land surface is desert?
(A) 1/10th (B) 1/5th
(C) 1/3rd (D) 1/6th
20. Which of the following is called the 'shrimp capital of India'?
(A) Mangalore (B) Nagapatnam
(C) Kochi (D) Nellore
21. River Indus originates from
(A) Hindukush range
(B) Himalayan range
(C) Karakoram range
(D) Kailash range
22. The atmospheric air is held to the Earth by
(A) gravity (B) winds
(C) clouds
(D) rotation of the Earth
23. The function of ball bearings in a wheel is
(A) to increase friction
(B) to convert kinetic friction into rolling friction
(C) to convert static friction into kinetic friction
(D) just for convenience
24. 'Shock-absorbers' are usually made of steel as it
(A) is not brittle
(B) has lower elasticity
(C) has higher elasticity
(D) has no ductile property
25. The first computer made available for commercial use was
(A) MANIAC (B) ENIAC
(C) UNIVAC (D) EDSAC
26. A communication network which is used by large organizations over regional, national or global area is called
(A) LAN (B) WAN
(C) MAN (D) VAN
27. Who was the architect of North and South Blocks of the Central Secretariat in Delhi?
(A) Sir Edward Lutyens
(B) Hebert Baker
(C) Robert Tor Russell
(D) Antonin Raymond
28. Saliva helps in the digestion of
(A) Fats (B) Starch
(C) Proteins (D) Vitamins
29. The longest bone in the human body is
(A) Ulna (B) Humerus
(C) Femur (D) Tibia
30. Red data book gives information about species which are
(a) extinct (b) endangered
(c) dangerous (d) rare
31. Which of the following is the smallest bird?
(A) Pigeon (B) Parrot
(C) Humming bird (D) House sparrow
32. The time period of a pendulum when taken to the Moon would.
(A) remain the same (B) decrease
(C) become zero (D) increase
33. Indian Army's Operation 'Saiyam' was related to
(A) Kashmir
(B) Indo-China Border in the Central Region
(C) North-East
(D) Indo-Pak Border in Punjab and Rajasthan
34. Which of the following could be used as fuel in propellant or rockets?
(A) Liquid Hydrogen + Liquid Nitrogen
(B) Liquid Oxygen + Liquid Argon
(C) Liquid Nitrogen + Liquid Oxygen
(D) Liquid Hydrogen + Liquid Oxygen
35. The addition of gypsum to Portland cement helps in
(A) increasing the strength of cement
(B) rapid setting of cement
(C) preventing rapid setting of cement
(D) reduction in the cost of cement
36. White lung disease is prevalent among the workers of
(A) Paper industry
(B) Cement industry
(C) Cotton industry
(D) Pesticide industry
37. Indoform is used as an
(A) antipyretic (B) analgesic
(C) antiseptic (D) anaesthetic
38. An artificial ecosystem is represented by
(A) pisciculture tank(B) agricultural land
(C) zoo (D) aquarium
39. The constituents of automobile exhaust that can cause cancer is/are
(A) Oxides of nitrogen
(B) Carbon monoxide
(C) Polycyclic hydrocarbons
(D) Lead
40. The optimum dissolved oxygen level (in mg/litre) required for survival of aquatic organisms is
(A) 4-6 (B) 2-4
(C) 8-10 (D) 12-16
41. The word's only floating national park is situated in
(A) Manipur
(B) Kula Lumpur
(C) Bilaspur
(D) Dispur
42. According to the latest 'Education Development Index' based on a series of surveys conducted by the National University of Education, Planning and Administration and released in February, 2011, the state with the highest Development Index is
(A) Tamil Nadu (B) Kerala
(C) Punjab (D) Gujarat
43. The 'Project Snow Leopard' to conserve the endangered species, launched by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests covers the states of
(A) Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh only
(B) Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand only
(C) Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Arunachal Pradesh only
(D) Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim
44. In the Railway Budget for 2011-12, an outlay of Rs. 57,630 crore has been announced for adding new lines with length of
(A) 1000 km (B) 1200 km
(C) 1300 km (D) 1500 km
45. The strong earthquake-cum-tsunami which has moved Japan's main island by a few feet and has caused the Earth's axis to wobble is expected to lead to the shortening of the day by
(A) 1.6 microseconds
(B) 2.3 microseconds
(C) 3.1 microseconds
(D) 3.4 microseconds
46. Which of the following folk/tribal dances is associated with Uttar Pradesh?
(A) Veedhi (B) Thora
(C) Tamasha (D) Rauf
47. Which of the following books has been written by Atiq Rahimi?
(A) Earth and Ashes (B) This Savage Rite
(C) The Red Devil (D) Witness the Night
48. Who is the recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award 2010 in Hindi Literature category?
(A) Uday Prakash (B) Laxman Dubey
(C) Nanjil Nanda (D) Mangat Badal
49. The 2010 FIFA World Cup Final was held at
(A) Paris (B) Berlin
(C) Johannesburg (D) London
50.Who of the following received Sangeet Natak Akademi's Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puruskar for 2009 in 'Hindustani Vocal Music'?
(A) Omkar Shrikant Dadarkar
(B) Ragini Chander Shekar
(C) Abanti Chakravorty and Sukracharya Radha
(D) K. Nellai Manikandan
(A) Rule of Law
(B) Due process of Law
(C) Procedure established by Law
(D) Precedents and Conventions
2. The Drafting of the Constitution was completed on
(A) 26th January 1950
(B) 26th December 1949
(C) 26th November 1949
(D) 30th November 1949
3. Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly?
(A) Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
(B) Sardar Patel
(C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(D) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
4. Which innovative discussion process is introduced by the Indian Parliament to the World Parliamentary systems?
(A) Question hour (B) Zero hour
(C) Resolutions
(D) Presidential speech
5. The Judges of the Supreme Court retire at the age of
(A) 60 years (B) 65 years
(C) 62 years (D) 58 years
6. When there is an official change in the exchange rate of domestic currency, then it is called
(A) Appreciation (B) Depreciation
(C) Revaluation (D) Deflation
7. Inflation redistributes income and wealth in favour of
(A) Pensioners (B) Poor
(C) Middle class (D) Rich
8. The fringe benefit tax was introduced in the budget of
(A) 2003-04 (B) 2004-05
(C) 2005-06 (D) 2006-07
9. In the Budget estimates for 2011-12, and allocation of Rs. 400 crore had been made to bring in a green revolution in the East in the cropping system of
(A)Wheat (B) Rice
(C) Jowar (D) Pulses
10. As announced by the Finance Minister in his budget speech on 28-2-2011, the income tax exemption limit for individuals other than senior citizen and women has been raised to
(A) Rs. 1,80,000 (B) Rs. 1,90,000
(C) Rs. 2,00,000 (D) Rs. 2,50,000
11. Who among the following British persons admitted the Revolt of 1857 as a national revolt?
(A) Lord Dalhousie (B) Lord Canning
(C) Lord Ellenborough
(D) Disraeli
12. The Greek ambassador sent to Chandragupta Maurya's court was
(A) Kautilya (B) Selecus Nicator
(C) Megasthenes (D) Justin
13. Identify the European power from whom Shivaji obtained cannons and ammunition.
(A) The French (B) The Portuguese
(C) The Dutch (D) The English
14. The call of "Back to the Vedas" was given by
(A) Swami Vivekananda
(B) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
(C) Aurobindo Ghosh
(D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
15. Simon Commission was boycotted by the nationalist leaders of India because
(A) they felt that it was only an eyewash
(B) all the numbers of the Commission were english
(C) the members of the Commission were biased against India
(D) it did not meet the demands of the Indians
16. The lowest layer of the atmosphere is
(A) Stratosphere (B) Thermosphere
(C) Troposphere (D) Mesosphere
17. The Konkan Railway connects
(A) Goa—Mangalore
(B) Roha—Mangalore
(C) Kanyakumari—Mangalore
(D) Kanyakumari—Mumbai
18. Bark of this tree is used as a condiment—
(A) Cinnamon (B) Clove
(C) Neem (D) Palm
19. How much of the Earth's land surface is desert?
(A) 1/10th (B) 1/5th
(C) 1/3rd (D) 1/6th
20. Which of the following is called the 'shrimp capital of India'?
(A) Mangalore (B) Nagapatnam
(C) Kochi (D) Nellore
21. River Indus originates from
(A) Hindukush range
(B) Himalayan range
(C) Karakoram range
(D) Kailash range
22. The atmospheric air is held to the Earth by
(A) gravity (B) winds
(C) clouds
(D) rotation of the Earth
23. The function of ball bearings in a wheel is
(A) to increase friction
(B) to convert kinetic friction into rolling friction
(C) to convert static friction into kinetic friction
(D) just for convenience
24. 'Shock-absorbers' are usually made of steel as it
(A) is not brittle
(B) has lower elasticity
(C) has higher elasticity
(D) has no ductile property
25. The first computer made available for commercial use was
(A) MANIAC (B) ENIAC
(C) UNIVAC (D) EDSAC
26. A communication network which is used by large organizations over regional, national or global area is called
(A) LAN (B) WAN
(C) MAN (D) VAN
27. Who was the architect of North and South Blocks of the Central Secretariat in Delhi?
(A) Sir Edward Lutyens
(B) Hebert Baker
(C) Robert Tor Russell
(D) Antonin Raymond
28. Saliva helps in the digestion of
(A) Fats (B) Starch
(C) Proteins (D) Vitamins
29. The longest bone in the human body is
(A) Ulna (B) Humerus
(C) Femur (D) Tibia
30. Red data book gives information about species which are
(a) extinct (b) endangered
(c) dangerous (d) rare
31. Which of the following is the smallest bird?
(A) Pigeon (B) Parrot
(C) Humming bird (D) House sparrow
32. The time period of a pendulum when taken to the Moon would.
(A) remain the same (B) decrease
(C) become zero (D) increase
33. Indian Army's Operation 'Saiyam' was related to
(A) Kashmir
(B) Indo-China Border in the Central Region
(C) North-East
(D) Indo-Pak Border in Punjab and Rajasthan
34. Which of the following could be used as fuel in propellant or rockets?
(A) Liquid Hydrogen + Liquid Nitrogen
(B) Liquid Oxygen + Liquid Argon
(C) Liquid Nitrogen + Liquid Oxygen
(D) Liquid Hydrogen + Liquid Oxygen
35. The addition of gypsum to Portland cement helps in
(A) increasing the strength of cement
(B) rapid setting of cement
(C) preventing rapid setting of cement
(D) reduction in the cost of cement
36. White lung disease is prevalent among the workers of
(A) Paper industry
(B) Cement industry
(C) Cotton industry
(D) Pesticide industry
37. Indoform is used as an
(A) antipyretic (B) analgesic
(C) antiseptic (D) anaesthetic
38. An artificial ecosystem is represented by
(A) pisciculture tank(B) agricultural land
(C) zoo (D) aquarium
39. The constituents of automobile exhaust that can cause cancer is/are
(A) Oxides of nitrogen
(B) Carbon monoxide
(C) Polycyclic hydrocarbons
(D) Lead
40. The optimum dissolved oxygen level (in mg/litre) required for survival of aquatic organisms is
(A) 4-6 (B) 2-4
(C) 8-10 (D) 12-16
41. The word's only floating national park is situated in
(A) Manipur
(B) Kula Lumpur
(C) Bilaspur
(D) Dispur
42. According to the latest 'Education Development Index' based on a series of surveys conducted by the National University of Education, Planning and Administration and released in February, 2011, the state with the highest Development Index is
(A) Tamil Nadu (B) Kerala
(C) Punjab (D) Gujarat
43. The 'Project Snow Leopard' to conserve the endangered species, launched by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests covers the states of
(A) Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh only
(B) Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand only
(C) Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Arunachal Pradesh only
(D) Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim
44. In the Railway Budget for 2011-12, an outlay of Rs. 57,630 crore has been announced for adding new lines with length of
(A) 1000 km (B) 1200 km
(C) 1300 km (D) 1500 km
45. The strong earthquake-cum-tsunami which has moved Japan's main island by a few feet and has caused the Earth's axis to wobble is expected to lead to the shortening of the day by
(A) 1.6 microseconds
(B) 2.3 microseconds
(C) 3.1 microseconds
(D) 3.4 microseconds
46. Which of the following folk/tribal dances is associated with Uttar Pradesh?
(A) Veedhi (B) Thora
(C) Tamasha (D) Rauf
47. Which of the following books has been written by Atiq Rahimi?
(A) Earth and Ashes (B) This Savage Rite
(C) The Red Devil (D) Witness the Night
48. Who is the recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award 2010 in Hindi Literature category?
(A) Uday Prakash (B) Laxman Dubey
(C) Nanjil Nanda (D) Mangat Badal
49. The 2010 FIFA World Cup Final was held at
(A) Paris (B) Berlin
(C) Johannesburg (D) London
50.Who of the following received Sangeet Natak Akademi's Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puruskar for 2009 in 'Hindustani Vocal Music'?
(A) Omkar Shrikant Dadarkar
(B) Ragini Chander Shekar
(C) Abanti Chakravorty and Sukracharya Radha
(D) K. Nellai Manikandan
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