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subjecttochangeincomingtimes,whiletotallyrelevantandcurrenttoday.
Directions:Forthefollowingquestions,fiveoptionsaregiven.Choosethecorrectoption.
1. Anancientcavecontainingamuralof55panelsonthelifeofBuddhawasdiscoveredat
1. Sanchi
2. BodhGaya
3. Mustang(Nepal)
4. Lhasa(Tibet)
2. JhoolanGoswamiisassociatedwith
1. Football
2. Cricket
3. Badminton
4. Archery
3. WhereistheIndianInstituteofCorporateGovernanceproposedtobelocated?
1. Agra(UttarPradesh)
2. Hyderabad(AndhraPradesh)
3. Manesar(Haryana)
4. Ludhiana(Punjab)
4. WhichofthefollowingwasthefirstStateinIndiawhichhadawomanasChiefMinister?
1. Bihar
2. Punjab
3. TamilNadu
4. UttarPradesh
5. ThesupersonicBrahMoslandattackcruisemissile(LACM)inductedintheIndianArmyinJune,2007hasarangeof
1. 275km
2. 290km
3. 315km
4. 400km
6. TheShipraPathpolicestationthathasbeenadjudgedthebestintheworldisin
1. NewDelhi
2. Jaipur
3. Chandigarh
4. Mumbai
7. Whichofthefollowingmetalsisusedforcoating themetal surfaceofgalvanizedcorrugatedironsheetsingalvanized
corrugatedironsheets,duringgalvanization?
1. Tin
2. Chromium
3. Iron
4. Zinc

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8. TheTajMahalisaffecteddueto
1. Greenhousegases
2. Ozone
3. Excesshumidityinair
4. Acidrain
9. LiquidPetroleumGas(LPG)mainlycontains
1. Methane
2. Butane
3. Benzene
4. Amixtureofaromatichydrocarbons
10. Thesituationinwhichtotalrevenuesequalstotalcosts,isknowsas
1. MonopolisticCompetition
2. Equilibriumlevel
3. Breakevenpoint
4. PerfectCompetition
11. Rs.24isanewRussian
1. antiintercontinentalballisticmissile.
2. nuclearpoweredsubmarine.
3. intercontinentalballisticmissilethatcandefeatAmericasmissiledefiancesystem..
4. multiplelaunchrocketsystem.
12. TheauthorofthebooktitledTheFutureofIndiais
1. BimalJalan
2. DeepakChopra
3. AnuragMathur
4. AmitavGhosh
13. TheworldsfirstwomanPrimeMinisteris
1. IndiraGandhi.
2. MargaretThatcher.
3. SrimavoBandaranaike.
4. GoldaMeir.
14. Enzymesareagroupof
1. Aminoacids.
2. Polypeptides.
3. Proteins.
4. Carbohydrates.
15. Whichofthefollowingwoodsisusedinmakingcricketbats?
1. Cedruspuniferum
2. SalixPurpurea(Willow)
3. Tectonagrandis
4. Morusalba
16. ThenucleicacidfoundinHIVis
1. 2DNA.
2. 1DNA.
3. 2RNA.
4. 1RNA.
17. Inonion,theedibleswollenportionis
1. aerialstem.
2. internode.
3. root.
4. leafbase.

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18. Thediseasethatiscausedbyviralinfectionis
1. Typhoid.
2. Cholera.
3. Commoncold.
4. Tetanus.
19. Whichofthefollowingpairsisnotcorrect?
1. DeodharTrophy :
Cricket
2. SubrotoCup
:
Football
3. HeroHonda
:
Golf
Indianopen
4. HolkarTrophy
:
Golf
20. Whenaballoonfilledwithhydrogenisreleased,itexpandsasitrisesandmayevenburstafterrisinguptoaparticular
heightintheatmosphere.Thishappensbecause
1. thetemperatureincreaseswithheight.
2. thetemperaturedecreasewithheight.
3. theatmosphericpressureincreaseswithheight.
4. theatmosphericpressuredecreaseswithheight.
21. Whenmilkischurned,thecreamseparatesfromitdueto
1. Frictionalforce.
2. Centrifugalforce.
3. Gravitationalforce.
4. Viscousforce.
22. Inwhichofthefollowinggroups,doanimalsbearnoteeth?
1. Peacock,Ostrich,Tortoise
2. Turtle,Kiwi,Cow
3. Owl,Lion,Crow
4. Alligator,Turtle,Tortoise
23. The3rdCommonwealthYouthGameswereheldat
1. Pune.
2. Karachi.
3. Dhaka.
4. London.
24. WhocomposedthefamoussongSAREJAHANSEACHHA,HINDUSTANHAMARA?
1. MirzaGhalib
2. Mohd.Iqbal
3. NaqshLayalpuri
4. ShakeelBadayuni
25. TheMaitreeExpressTrainrunsbetween
1. AmritsarandLahore.
2. KolkataandDhaka.
3. DelhiandSrinagar.
4. LucknowandKathmandu.
26. QueenElizabethrecentlyconferredknighthoodon
1. ChetanBhagat
2. L.N.Mittal
3. SalmanRushdie
4. Noneofthese.
27. Sivasamudraisanislandformedbytheriver
1. Ganga
2. Godavari
3. Krishna
4. Cauvery

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28. ThefirstChiefElectionCommissionerofIndiawas
1. S.P.SenVerma
2. SukumarSen
3. Dr.NagendraSingh
4. K.V.K.Sundaram
29. Whoamongthefollowingwasthefirstheavyweightboxertogoundefeatedthroughouthiscareer?
1. RockeyMarciano
2. LeeEpperson
3. MarryHolmes
4. MichaelSpinks
30. AccordingtoanannouncementbyYahooIndia,inhowmanylanguageswilltheYahooMessengerbeavailablenow?
1. 5
2. 9
3. 15
4. 18
31. WherewastheAryaSamajsetupforthefirsttimein1875?
1. Amritsar
2. Lahore
3. Bombay
4. Delhi
32. WhobuiltthetempleofAngkorvat?
1. SuryaVarman
2. JayaVarman
3. VasoVarman
4. HariVarman
33. WhowasthefirstSufisaintinIndia?
1. ShaikhHamiduddin
2. ShaikhNizamuddinAuliya
3. ShaikhQutbuddingAuliya
4. KhwajaMoinuddinChishti
34. HowmanymembersparticipatedduringthefirstsessionoftheIndianNationalCongressin1885,atBombay?
1. 72
2. 172
3. 85
4. 124
35. InFaizabad,therevoltof1857wasledby
1. Ahmadullah
2. BakhtKhan
3. KhanBahadurKhan
4. NanaSahib
36. ThefirstrailwaylinerunningfromBombaytoThanewasopenedin
1. 1852A.D
2. 1853A.D
3. 1854A.D
4. 1855A.D
37. WhichoneofthefollowingnewspaperswaseditedbyGandhi?
1. Navjeevan
2. Kesari
3. Maratha
4. Gujarat

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38. How many member/members from the AngloIndian community can be nominated by the Governor to the State
Assembly?
1. One
2. Two
3. Three
4. Four
39. IndianCitizenshipActwaspassedin
1. 1950
2. 1952
3. 1955
4. 1960
40. TheChairmanoftheFinanceCommissionmustbe
1. apersonhavingspecialknowledgeoffinanceandaccounting.
2. aHighCourtjudgeoronequalifiedtobeappointedassuch.
3. apersonhavingexperienceinpublicaffairs.
4. Alloftheabove
41. HowmanyitemsarecontainedintheUnionList?
1. 66items
2. 96items
3. 97items
4. 67items
42. TheVicepresidentofIndiacanberemovedfromofficebythe
1. PresidentontheadviceoftheCouncilofMinisters.
2. LokSabhawiththeconsentofthePresident.
3. RajyaSabhawiththeconcurrenceoftheLokSabha.
4. RajyaSabhawiththeconcurrenceofthePresident.
43. ThenovelWhiteTiger,whichwontheManBookerPrize2008,wasauthoredby
1. ArundhatiRoy
2. V.S.Naipaul
3. KiranDesai
4. AravindAdiga
44. WhocomparedtheDandiMarchtoNapoleonsmarchtoParisonhisreturnfromElba?
1. DadabhaiNaoroji
2. LalaLajpatRai
3. SubhashChandraBose
4. BalGangadharTilak
45. AMoneyBillpassedbytheLokSabhahastobepassedandreturnedbyRajyaSabhawithin
1. 21days
2. 14days
3. 1month
4. 3month
46. Accordingtopurchasingpowerparity(ppp),Indiaisthe
1. tenthlargesteconomy
2. seventhlargesteconomy
3. sixthlargesteconomy
4. fourthlargesteconomy
47. TheschemeLadlilaunchedbytheGovernmentofIndiarelatestothewelfareof
1. mothersgivingbirthtobabygirl.
2. babygirl.
3. wholefamily.
4. girlsaftermarriage.

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48. TheroleofPriceMechanisminafreeeconomyistodetermine
1. whattoproduceandinwhatquantities.
2. whattechniquestobeusedfortheproductionofthesequantities.
3. howtheincomeshouldbedistributedbetweentheownersoftheresourcesandtheproducers.
4. Allofthese.
49. TheGrossNationalProductismeasuredbyallofthefollowingwellknownmethods,exceptthe
1. Productmethod.
2. Expendituremethod.
3. Valueaddedmethod.
4. Incomemethod.
50. The National Technical Research Organization (NTRO), a premium scientific agency, under the National Security
Advisor,inthePrimeMinistersOffice,islocatedin
1. Bangalore.
2. Chennai.
3. Delhi.
4. Mumbai.
51. ThefirstbranchofanyIndianbankinQatarwassetupby
1. CentralBankofIndia.
2. IndianOverseasBank.
3. ICICIBank.
4. PunjabNationalBank.
52. UTIbankhavingdecidedtorelinquishtheUTIbrandnamechosethenewbrandnameof
1. ExcelBank.
2. TradeBank.
3. AxisBank.
4. SuperBank.
53. InwhichyearwastheReserveBankofIndiaestablished?
1. 1935
2. 1948
3. 1950
4. 1952
54. AparallelcomputerdevelopedinIndiais
1. IBM360
2. PARAM
3. CRAY1
4. ILLIAC
55. Whatisthesourceofelectricenergyinanartificialsatellite?
1. Amininuclearreactor
2. Adynamo
3. Athermopile
4. Solarcells
56. Dr.ManmohanSinghrecentlydeclaredthisIndianriverasNATIONALRIVER.Thenameoftheriveris
1. Brahmaputra.
2. Mahanadi.
3. Ganga.
4. Kosi.
57. Theozonelayerofatmosphereabsorbs
1. visibleradiations.
2. ultravioletradiations.
3. radiowaves.
4. infraredradiations.

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58. Thediseasecausedbyeatingfishduetomercurypoisoningiscalled
1. MinaMata.
2. Diarrhea.
3. Dysentery.
4. Cholera.
59. Thematerialusedformakingcarrybagsforshoppingpurposeisapolymerof
1. Ethylene.
2. Acetylene.
3. VinylChloride.
4. Propylene.
60. Thepurificationofmuddywaterbyalumisdueto
1. Dialysis.
2. Coagulation.
3. Emulsification.
4. Filtration.
61. Airiscompletelyremovedfromanelectricbulbtoprevent
1. oxidationoftungstenfilament.
2. burstingofthebulb.
3. lossoflightduetoabsorption.
4. Noneofthese.
62. ThePashminavarietyofwoolisobtainedfrom
1. sheep.
2. camel.
3. rabbit.
4. goat.
63. ThemeetingpointoftheWesternGhatsandtheEasternGhatsis
1. CardamomHills.
2. PalniHills.
3. AnnamalaiHills.
4. NilgiriHills.
64. InternationalRiceResearchInstituteissituatedin
1. Philippines.
2. Indonesia.
3. Malaysia.
4. India.
65. WhichoneofthefollowingisthefinestnaturalharbourofIndia?
1. Marmagao
2. Mumbai
3. Mangalore
4. Kochi
66. WhoamongthefollowingTomarrulersiscreditedwithfoundingthecityofDelhi
1. Anangpal
2. Vajrata
3. Rudrane
4. Devaraja
67. WhereisthePublicSectorNepaNewsprintfactorylocated?
1. HimachalPradesh
2. MadhyaPradesh
3. TamilNadu
4. Maharashtra

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68. WhichcityiscalledtheBostonoftheEast?
1. Mumbai
2. Ahmedabad
3. Coimbatore
4. Madurai
69. Constellationsappeartochangetheirpositionsatdifferenttimesofthenightbecausethe
1. Earthrevolvesroundthesun.
2. Earthrotatesaboutitsaxis.
3. ConstellationsmovefasterthantheEarth.
4. Both(1)and(2)
70. Whichisthelargestriversystemofthepeninsularregion?
1. Godavari
2. Kaveri
3. Narmada
4. Mahanadi
SNAPSpecificquestions
71. SuryaShekharGangulyisaplayerof
1. Chess
2. Cricket
3. Golf
4. Noneoftheabove
72. ArmyDayisobservedon
1. 16thJanuary
2. 15thJanuary
3. 17thJanuary
4. 20thJanuary
73. NIAstandsfor
(1) NationalAeronauticsAgency
(2) NationalInvestigationAgency
(3) NationalArmamentAgency
(4) Noneofthese
74. W2Mis
(1) IndiasproposedmissiontoJupiter
(2) ThefirstSatellitebyISROforaforeigncustomer
(3) EuropeanUnionsmissiontoMars
(4) IndiaJapanjointmissiontoSpace
75. IBExis
(1) NASA'sProbe
(2) EU'sProbe
(3) EUNASAjointProbe
(4) Noneoftheabove
76. ITRstandsfor
(1) InternationalTariffRate
(2) IntegratedTrialRate
(3) IntegratedTrialRange
(4) IntegratedTestRange
77. RecentlyNationalRiverStatushasbeengrantedto
(1) Mahanadi
(2) Ganga
(3) Sindhu
(4) Brahmaputra

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78. Pt.BhimsenJoshiwhohasbeendeclared'BharatRatna'winnerwasbornin
(1) Gadag
(2) Palakkad
(3) Pune
(4) Mysore
79. UndertherevisedpayscaleofJudgesasapprovedbytheUnionCabinetonNovember27,2008,whichofthefollowing
pairs/matchesisnotcorrect?
(1) ChiefJusticeofIndiaRs.1lakhpermonth
(2) ChiefJusticeoftheHighCourtRs.90,000permonth
(3) JudgeoftheHighCourtRs.80,000permonth
(4) JudgeoftheSupremeCourtRs.85,000permonth
80. The Securityforces of India launched..... to flush out terrorists which wreaked havoc in Mumbai in the lastweek of
November2008.
(1) OperationLiberateMumbai
(2) OperationSeaStorm
(3) OperationBlackTornadoes
(4) OperationThunderStorm
IIFTspecificquestions
81. Whichoneofthefollowingpairsisnotcorrectlymatched?
Country Currency
(1) Brazil
Reais
(2) China Yuan
(3) Mexico Pesos
(4) Thailand Ringgit
82. MatchListIwithListIIandselectthecorrectanswerusingthecodegivenbelowthelists
ListI
ListII
(City)
(Stadium)
I. Bengaluru
(A)
SawaiMansingh
II. Chennai
(B)
SardarPatel
III. Motera
(C)
Chinnaswami
IV. Jaipur
(D)
Chidambaram
(1) I(A),II(B),III(C),IV(D)
(2) I(C),II(D),III(B),IV(A)
(3) I(A),II(C),III(B),IV(D)
(4) I(C),II(B),III(D),IV(A)
83. WhatisthecorrectchronologicalorderofconferringBharatRatnatothefollowing?
I. M.S.Subbalakshmi
II. ProfessorAmartyaSen
III. Dr.A.P.J.AbdulKalam
IV. SushriLataDinanathMangeshkar
Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodegivenbelow
(1) IIIIIIIV
(2) IIIIIIIV
(3) IIIIVIII
(4) IVIIIIII

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84. MatchListIwithListIIandselectthecorrectanswerusingthecodegivenbelowtheLists
ListI
ListII
(MedicinalProduct)
(Source)
I. Quinine
(A)
Poppyplant
II. Morphine
(B)
Bacterium
III. Penicillin
(C)
Cinchonabark
IV. Tetracycline
(D)
Fungus
(1) I(C),II(D),III(A),IV(B)
(2) I(B),II(C),III(A),IV(D)
(3) I(C),II(A),III(D),IV(B)
(4) I(B),II(A),III(C),IV(D)
85. Whichoneofthefollowingpairsisnotcorrectlymatched?
NobelLaureateof2008
Discipline
(1) MarttiAhtisaari
Peace
(2) YoichiroNambu
Physics
(3) JeanMarieGustaveLeClezio
Literature
(4) OsamuShimomura
Physiology
86. MatchListIwithListIIandselectthecorrectanswerusingcodegivenbelowtheLists
ListI
ListII
(Player)
(Sport)
I. GaganNarang
(A)
Archery
II. AkhilKumar
(B)
Swimming
III. MangalSinghChampia
(C)
Boxing
IV. VirdhawalKhade
(D)
RifileShooting
(1) ID,IIA,IIIC,IVB
(2) IB,IIC,IIIA,IVD
(3) ID,IIC,IIIA,IVB
(4) IB,IIA,IIIC,IVD
87. In which of the following years the Fundamental Duties have been added to the existentFundamental Rights inthe
ConstitutionofIndia?
(1) 1965
(2) 1976
(3) 1979
(4) 1982
88. MatchListIwithListIIandselectthecorrectanswerusingthecodegivenbelowtheLists
ListI
ListII
(ProvisionoftheConstitutionofIndia)
(Source)
I. Amendmentofthe
(A)
Constitutionof
Constitution
II. DirectivePrinciples
(B)
ConstitutionofCanda
III. EmergencyPowerof
(C)
ConstitutionofSouththePresidentAfrica
IV. TheUnionState
(D)
IrishConstitution
Relations
(1) IA,IIB,IIID,IVC
(2) IC,IID,IIIA,IVB
(3) IA,IID,IIIB,IVC
(4) IC,IIA,IIID,IVB

Germany

89. In which of the following yearswasGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade (GATT) absorbed into the WorldTrade
Organization(WTO)?
(1) 1991
(2) 1995
(3) 2000
(4) 2005

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90. MatchListIwithListIIandselectthecorrectanswerusingthecodegivenbelowtheLists.
ListI
ListII
(MultipurposeRiverProject)
(HydelPowerStation)
I. Rihand
(A)
Hirakud
II. Gandak
(B)
Balmikinagar
III. Chambal
(C)
Pipri
IV. Mahanadi
(D)
Kota
(1) IC,IID,IIIB,IVA
(2) IA,IIB,IIID,IVC
(3) IC,IIB,IIID,IVA
(4) IA,IID,IIIB,IVC
IRMAspecificquestions
91. Namethecompanythathaslaunchedasportsutilityvehicle(SUV),theChevroletForesterinIndia.
(1) MarutiUdyog
(2) Toyota
(3) MahindraandMahindra
(4) GeneralMotors
92. NameofthebankthathaslaunchedacobrandedcreditcardwithAmwayIndia.
(1) ICICI
(2) HDFCBank
(3) HSBCBank
(4) CitiBank
93. NametheIndianPresidentwhoheadedISRO.
(1) S.D.Sharma
(2) KRNarayanan
(3) R.Venkatraman
(4) A.P.J.AbdulKalam
94. PradeepChaudhariistheChairmanof
(1) ReserveBankofIndia
(2) StateBankofIndia
(3) BankofPunjab
(4) BankofIndia
95. HindustanMotorsmanufacturestheLancerinassociationwith
(1) Mitsubishi
(2) Toyota
(3) GeneralMotors
(4) Honda
TISSspecificquestions
96. WhichinstitutionpublishestheWorldInvestmentReporteveryyear?
(1) WorldTradeOrganization(WTO)
(2) InternationalMonetaryFund(IMF)
(3) UnitedNationsConferenceonTradeandDevelopment(UNCTAD)
(4) WorldBank
97. Which economist was awarded the 'Commander of the Order of the Southern Cross' for his pioneering work in
introducingVATinBrazil?
(1) ParthasarathiShome
(2) CRangarajan
(3) VijayKelkarZ
(4) AshokLahiri

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98. ZahiHawassisafamous.....
(1) Novelist
(2) Zoologist
(3) Archaeologist
(4) Journalist
99. Ofwhichcashcropis"Chandragiri",anewvarietythatwasintroducedinBangalore?
(1) Silk
(2) Coffee
(3) Pepper
(4) Rubber
100. WhatisthetrainplyingbetweenMunabaoinRajasthanandKokhraparinSindh,Pakistancalled?
(1) FriendshipExpress
(2) TharExpress
(3) SamjhautaExpress
(4) KutchExpress

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AnswerKey
Nottobeseenuntilallquestionsareattemptedhonestly
1.(3)
11.(3)
21.(2)
31.(3)
41.(3)
51.(3)
61.(2)
71.(1)
81.(4)
91.(4)

2.(2)
12.(1)
22.(1)
32.(1)
42.(3)
52.(3)
62.(4)
72.(2)
82.(2)
92.(1)

3.(3)
13.(3)
23.(1)
33.(4)
43.(4)
53.(1)
63.(4)
73.(2)
83.(2)
93.(4)

4.(4)
14.(3)
24.(2)
34.(1)
44.(3)
54.(2)
64.(1)
74.(2)
84.(3)
94.(2)

5.(2)
15.(2)
25.(2)
35.(1)
45.(2)
55.(4)
65.(4)
75.(1)
85.(4)
95.(1)

6.(2)
16.(1)
26.(3)
36.(2)
46.(4)
56.(3)
66.(1)
76.(4)
86.(3)
96.(3)

7.(4)
17.(1)
27.(4)
37.(1)
47.(2)
57.(2)
67.(2)
77.(2)
87.(2)
97.(3)

8.(4)
18.(3)
28.(2)
38.(2)
48.(4)
58.(1)
68.(2)
78.(1)
88.(2)
98.(3)

9.(2)
19.(4)
29.(1)
39.(3)
49.(3)
59.(1)
69.(4)
79.(4)
89.(3)
99.(2)

10.(3)
20.(4)
30.(2)
40.(4)
50.(3)
60.(4)
70.(1)
80.(3)
90.(3)
100.(2)

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