1. Match List I (Country) with List II
(Capital) and select the correct answer using
the codes given below the Lists :
List I List II
(Country) (Capital)
A. Bulgaria 1. Prague
B. Austria 2. Bucharest
C. Romania 3. Vienna
D. Czech 4. Sofia
Republic
Codes :
(a) A B C D
l 2 3 4
(b) A B C D
4 2 3 l
g (c) A B C D
4 3 2 I
(d) A B C D
l 3 2 4
Answer.c
2. Consider the following statements :
1. Biogas contains about 65% methane
2. Lignite contains 38% carbon
3. The calorific value of hydrogen is
higher than that of kerosene
Which of these statements are correct?
(a) l,2and3
(b) 2and3
(c) I and 3
(d) l and 2
Answer.c
3. Consider the following statements :
I. The oldest steel plant of India is located
in Jamshedpur.
2. The steel project at Bhilai was started
during the second Five-Year plan.
3. The Mazagaon Dock Limited has the
capability of manufacturing the rigs
used in off-shore drilling.
4. Karnataka is the highest silk producer
State in India.
Which of these statements are correct?
(a) I, 2 and 3
(b) land 2
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer.a
4. A pump can lift 200 kg of water to a
storage tank at a height of 37.5 m in 50 s.
Assuming that g = 10 m/s², what is the
power of the pump?
(a) 750 Watt
(b) 1000 Watt
(c) I500 Watt
(d) 2000 Watt
Answer.c
5. In which one of the following countries
is the ethnic conflict between Hutus and
Tutsis led to a great violence in recent times?
(a) Nigeria
(b) Rwanda
(c) Sierra Leone
(d) South Africa
Answer.b
6. During the colonial period, the first
subsidiary alliance was concluded with
(a) Avadh
(b) Mysore
(c) Hyderabad
(d) Peshwa
Answer.a
7. Who of the following Gupta kings
granted permission to Meghaverman, the
ruler of Sri Lanka to build a Buddhist temple
at Gaya?
(a) Chandraguptal
(b) Samudragupta
(c) Chandragupta ll
(d) Skandagupta
Answer.b
8. With reference to Indian Constitution,
consider the following statements :
1 . The Chapter on the Directive Principles of State Policy in the
Indian Constitution seeks a uniform civil code for all Indians.
2, By 44th Amendment, the Janata Party
Government in l978-79 deleted the Fundamental Right to
Property.
3. Fundamental Duties were incorporated by the 42nd
Amendment and added to Chapter-IV.
Which of these statements is/ are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer.d
9. The expenditure which is charged on
the Consolidated Fund of India.
(a) is discussed and voted by the Parliament
(b) can be discussed but is not put to vote
before the Parliament
(c) can neither be discussed nor voted by
the Parliament
(d) is discussed and voted by the Lok Sabha
Only
Answer.b
10. Consider the following statements :
1 . Vapour pressure of a solution is always
less than the vapour pressure of the pure
solvent.
2. Osmotic pressure of a solution increases
if the number of solute molecules is
increased.
3. The temperature at which the liquid and
solid states of a substance have the same
vapour pressure is the freezing point.
4. Osmatic pressure of a solution is
inversely proportional to the elevation
of boiling point.
Which of these statements is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2 and 4
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1 only
Answer.a
11. Among the following chemical
elements, which one has the same oxidation
state in all of its compounds?
(a) Carbon
(b) Fluorine
(c) Hydrogen
(d) Oxygen
Answer.b
12. A rifle of mass 5 kg fires a bullet of
mass 0.05 kg. The bullet leaves the barrel
of the rifle at a velocity of 100 m/s. If the
bullet takes 0.005 seconds to move through
the barrel, what is the force experienced by
the rifle due to its recoil?
(a) -5O N
(b) -100 N
(c) -50O N
(d) -1000 N
Answer.d
13. At normal temperature, due to a puncture, the compressed
air inside the tube of a car wheel suddenly starts coming out.
Then the air inside the tube
(a) starts becoming hotter
(b) starts becoming cooler
(c) remains at the same temperature
(d) may become hotter or cooler depending on the amount of
water vapour present in the air.
Answer.b
14. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) China Sea : Typhoons
(b) Gulf of Mexico : Hurricanes
(c) N. W. Australia 1 Willy Willies
(d) Indian Ocean ; Tomatoes
Answer.d
15. Among the following States of India which one has the
lowest area under forest?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Haryana
(c) Punjab
(d) Rajasthan
Answer.c
16. The valency of an element of mass
number 39 which has 18 neutrons is
(a) 6
(b) 4
(c) 3
(d) 0
Answer.c
17. Match List I (Name of the animal) with
List II (Class in the Animal kingdom) and
select the correct answer using the codes
given below the Lists :
List I List II
(Name of the animal) (Class in the Animal kingdom)
A. Himalayan Salamander I. Amphibia
B. Indian Shark 2. Chondricthyes
C. Sea —horse) 3. Osteichthyes
D. Tortoise 4. Reptelia
Codes :
(a) A B C D
1 2 3 4
(b) A B C D
2 I 4 3
(c) A B C D
1 2 4 3
(d) A B C D
2 13 4
Answer.a
18. With reference to a normal human
being, which one of the following statements
is not correct?
(a) Human saliva is slightly alkaline
(b) An adult human may secrete 1 to 1.5
litres of saliva per day
(c) Saliva is secreted by six pairs of salivary
glands in human beings
(d) The salivary enzyme (ptyalin) breaks
down cooked starch into maltose
Answer.d
19. Which of the following is/are the latest
member(s) of World Trade Organisation?
(a) China only
(b) China and Taiwan
(c) East Timor only
(d) East Timor and Taiwan
Answer.a
20. The Indian Income Tax is
(a) direct and proportional
(b) indirect and proportional
(c) direct and progressive
(d) indirect and progressive
Answer.c
21. Consider the following :
1, Chakravarty Rangarajan
2, Gangubai Hangal
3. Kishori Amonkar
4. Soli Sorabjee
Who of these have been awarded Padma
Vibhushan?
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) I and 2
Answer.a
22. India’s largest island lake is located in
the state of
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Assam
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Orissa
Answer.d
24. During the Indian freedom struggle,
which one among the following was formed
earliest?
(a) Congress Socialist Party
(b) Communist Party of India
(c) Hindustan Republican Socialist Association
(d) All-India States People ’s Conference
Answer.c
25. Consider the following statements :
Attorney General of India can
1. take part in the proceedings of the Lok Sabha
2. be a member of a Committee of the Parliament
3. speak in the Lok Sabha
4. vote in the Lok Sabha
Which of these statements is/are correct?
(a) l only
(b) 2 and 4
(c) 1,2and3
(d) 1and3
Answer.d