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Correct Answer is : (b) These increase
government earnings from tax
12. Non-legal tender money like cheques, bank
drafts, hundies, bills of exchange etc. are called
(a) optional money
(b) hot money
(c) cheap money
(d) highly liquid money
Correct Answer is : (a) optional money
13. Which one of the following is not included in
the high powered money in India?
(a) Currency in circulation
(b) Government borrowing from RBI
(c) Commercial bank deposit with RBI
(d) Other deposits with RBI
Correct Answer is : (a) Currency in circulation
14. In a floating exchange rate system
(a) the government intervenes to influence the
exchange rate
(b) the exchange rate should adjust to equate
the supply and demand of the currecny
(c) the balance of payments should always be
in surplus
(d) the balance of payments will always equal
the government budget
Wrong ! Correct Answer is : (b) the exchange
rate should adjust to equate the supply and
demand of the currecny
15. Which of the following statistics are taken for
calculating the Physical Quality of Life Index
1. Basic literacy rate
2. Per capita income
3. Infant mortality
4. GDP
5. Life expectancy at age one
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1, 3 and 5
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Correct Answer is : (b) 1, 3 and 5
16. Consider some of the indicators for calculating
Human DEvelopment Index by the UNDP
1. life expectancy
2. Literacy percentage
3. Combined entollment ratio
4. Adjusted real GDP per capita
Of the above
(a) 1, 2 and 4 are correct
(b) 1, 3 and 4 are correct
(c) 2, 3 and 4 are correct
(d) All are correct
(a) 5 to 10
(b) 10 to 15
(c) Nagaland
(c) 7 to 14
(d) Manipur
(d) 7 to 17
Correct Answer is : (d) 7 to 17
23. Kalakkad Mundanthurai sanctuary is related to
(a) lions
(b) rhinoceros
(c) birds
(d) tigers
Correct Answer is : (d) tigers
24. Which one of the folloiwng is correctly
matched?
(b) UK
(c) USA
(d) China
Correct Answer is : (d) China
31. Which of the following amino acids does not
contain sulphur?
(a) Histidine
(b) Methionine
(c) Cysteine
(d) None of the above
Correct Answer is : (a) Histidine
32. Protoplasm is a
(a) coloured substance
(b) colourless viscous substance
(c) blue colour substance
(d) colourless watery substance
Correct Answer is : (b) colourless viscous
substance
33. Which one of the following places is not related
to space research organization?
(a) Hasan
(b) Sri Harikota
(c) Thumba
(d) Nagpur
Correct Answer is : (d) Nagpur
34. Extraction of which of the following elements
from its ore involves reactions with dilute
potassium cyanide solution to form soluble
complex?
(a) Lead
(b) Diamond
(c) Gold
(d) Silver
Correct Answer is : (d) Silver
35. The instrument used to study the surface of
metals is known as
(a) opticl microscope
(b) electron microscope
(c) spectrometer
(d) polarimeter
Correct Answer is : (a) opticl microscope
36. Which one of the following organelles is
enclosed by a single membrane?
(a) Mitochondria
(b) Lysosomes
(c) Golgi bodies
(d) Endoplasmic reticulum
Correct Answer is : (b) Lysosomes
37. Coagulation of protein is called
(a) Dehydration
(b) Decomposition
(c) Deamination
(d) Denaturation
Answer is Correct
38. Father of modern botany is
(a) Aristotle
3. Periyar E. V. R
4. Dr. T. M. Nair
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 4
Correct Answer is : (d) 1, 2 and 4
42. Choose the correct chronological sequence of
the following national events
(a) Non-cooperation movement, Swadeshi
movement, Civil Disobedience movement,
Khilafat movement
(b) Khilafat movement, Non-cooperation
movement, Civil Disobedience movement,
Swadeshi movement
(c) Swadeshi movement, Khilafat movement,
Non-cooperation movement, Civil
Disobedience movement
(d) Civil Disobedience movement, Swadeshi
movement, Khilafat movement, Noncooperation movement
Correct Answer is : (c) Swadeshi movement,
Khilafat movement, Non-cooperation movement,
Civil Disobedience movement
43. Complete oxidation of a glucose molecule in
aerobic respiration results in the net gian of
(a) 12 ATP molecules
(b) 18 ATP molecules
(b) Hooker
(c) Bessey
(d) Linnaeus
Correct Answer is : (d) Linnaeus
39. The digestive and breathing passages cross in
the
(a) Pharynx
(b) Larynx
(c) Oesophagus
(d) Trachea
Correct Answer is : (a) Pharynx
40. The cracking industrial process is used in which
of the following industry?
(a) Rubber
(b) Petroleum
(c) Natural gas
(d) Edible oils
Correct Answer is : (b) Petroleum
41. Who of the following were the founders of the
Justice Party?
1. C. Natesa Mudaliar
2. Theagaroya Chetty
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Correct Answer is : (c) a memorial erected in
memory of warrior
47. Women of Sangam age
1. enjoyed respectable status in society
2. excelled in music, drama & education
3. held many responsibilities
4. had marriage in Aryan fashion
Which of the above are correct?
(a) 1, 3 and 4
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 4
Correct Answer is : (c) 1, 2 and 3
48. Regulation No. XXI of 1795 and Regulation
No. III of 1804 dealt with
(a) Patricide
(b) Infanticide
(c) Sati
(d) Widow remarriage
Correct Answer is : (b) Infanticide
49. Which one of the following is correctly
matched?
(a) Article 40 - Regeneration of Village
panchayats
(b) 73rd Amendment - Constitution of Nagar
Palika
(c) 74th Amendment - Three-tier Panchayat Raj
(d) Article 51 - Cultural rights
Correct Answer is : (a) Article 40 - Regeneration
of Village panchayats
50. In which year were the remains of Indus Valley
Civilization were first discovered?
(a) 1921
(b) 1923
(c) 1927
(d) 1931
Correct Answer is : (a) 1921
51. How does Ashok Mehta Committee differ from
Balwant Rai Mehta Committee?
1. Two-tier system of Panchayat Raj
2. Official participation of political parties in all
Panchayat elections
3. Zilla Parishad as executive body
4. Entrusting development functions to Zilla
Parishad
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Correct Answer is : (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
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(a) The death of the Peshwa Balaji Rao, and
the civil war between his son Madhav Rao and
his brother Raghunath Rao
(b) the emergence of British power in India
(c) Manusmriti
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Correct Answer is : (b) 2 only
76. Consider the following statements:
1. Biodiversity hotspots are located only in tropical
regions.
2. India has four biodiversity hotspots i.e., Eastern
Himalayas, Western Himalayas, Western Ghats and
Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(b) -15 C
(c) 4oC
(d) 0oC
Correct Answer is : (c) 4oC
72. Which one of the following planets has largest
number of natural satellites or moons?
(a) Jupiter
(b) Mars
(c) Saturn
(d) Venus
Correct Answer is : (a) Jupiter
73. In the structure of planet Earth, below the
mantle, the core is mainly made up of which one of
the following?
(a) Aluminium
(b) Chromium
(c) Iron
(d) Silicon
Correct Answer is : (c) Iron
74. Vivipary is exhibited in
(a) Epiphytes
(b) Ephemerals
(c) Halophytes
(b) 2, 3, 1, 4
(d) Succulents
(c) 4, 2, 1, 3
(d) 4, 2, 3, 1
Correct Answer is : (c) 4, 2, 1, 3
80. Which is correct with regard to the Central
Administrative Tribunal?
(a) It is a statutory body
(b) The members are appointed by the
President
(c) It was set up in 1985
(d) All of these
Correct Answer is : (d) All of these
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81. The part in which sperms are stored is
(a) Testis
(b) Epididimis
(c) Vas deferens
(d) Urethra
Correct Answer is : (b) Epididimis
82. Which of the following statements are correct
about the VAT?
1. VAT is imposed at each stage of production and
distribution
2. The entire burden of tax is ultimately borne by
the consumer
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Correct Answer is : (c) Both 1 and 2
83. Which of the following statements are correct?
1. The Earth's perihelion occurs around January 3
2. The Earth's aphelion occurs around July 4
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Correct Answer is : (c) Both 1 and 2
84. The horizontal transfer of heat within the
earths atmosphere is called
(a) Convection
(b) Radiation
(c) Advection
(d) Condensation
Correct Answer is : (c) Advection
85. Which of the following statements are correct
about the terrestrial planets?
1. A terrestrial planet, telluric planet or rocky planet
is a planet that is composed primarily of silicate
rocks or metals
2. Terrestrial planets are the inner planets closest to
the Sun
3. Earth's Solar System has three terrestrial planets:
Mercury, Venus and Earth.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer is : (c) 1 and 2
86. Parallels of latitude
(a) converge toward the poles
(b) increase in spacing from the equator
(a) Rice
(c) Leaf
(b) Beans
(d) Flower
(c) Barley
(d) Wheat
Correct Answer is : (a) Rice
93. The biggest Indoor Stadium in India is
(a) Netaji Stadium, Kolkata
(b) Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi
(c) Bharti Stadium, Cuttack
(d) None of the above
Correct Answer is : (b) Indira Gandhi Indoor
Stadium, New Delhi
94. Whose birthday is celebrated as Sadhbhavna
Divas ?
(a) Indira Gandhi
(b) Rajiv Gandhi
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Correct Answer is : (b) Rajiv Gandhi
95. Match the following
A. National Youth Day - 1. January 12
B. National Science Day - 2. February 28
C. National Vaccination Day - 3. March 16
D. National Maritime Day - 4. April 5
(a) A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
(b) A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2
(c) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
(d) A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
Correct Answer is : (c) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
96. The actual name of Anna Hazare is
(a) Kisana Babu Hazare
(b) Krishna Bapat Hazare
(c) Kisan Baburao Hazare
(d) Krishna Bhai Hazare 21.
Correct Answer is : (c) Kisan Baburao Hazare
97. One among the following is not included in
Panch Prayag
(a) Deo Prayag
(b) Rudraprayag
(c) Karnaprayag
(d) Sonprayag
Correct Answer is : (d) Sonprayag
98. From which part of the plants turmeric is
obtained ?
(a) Root
(b) Stem