1. Constitution of India came into force in–(A) 1956 (B) 1950(C) 1949 (D) 1951Ans : (B)2. Cold War refers to–(A) ideological rivalry between Capitalist and Communist world (B) tension between Superpowers(C) tension between East and West (D) All of the aboveAns : (D)3. Select the High Yielding Varietiesof seed-crops developed under Green Revolution in India–(A) Maize, Black-gram, Jowar, Coffee and Tea(B) Rice, Wheat, Jowar, Bajra and Maize(C) Wheat, Rice, Sugarcane, Pulses and Maize(D) Rice, Wheat, Pulses, Oil seeds and SugarcaneAns : (B)4. In which year did Amartya Kumar Sen receive the Nobel Prize in Economics?(A) 1995 (B) 2000(C) 1990 (D) 1998Ans : (D)5. The worldwide Great Depressiontook place in–(A) 1929 (B) 1928(C) 1930 (D) 1936Ans : (C)6. India is the largest producer andconsumer of–(A) Tea (B) Coffee(C) Sugar (D) PaddyAns : (A)7. A camera in the hands of a professional photographer is a……….good.(A) Intermediary (B) Consumer(C) Capital (D) FreeAns : (C)8. Which among the following movements was not led by Mahatma Gandhi ?(A) Swadeshi Movement (B) Non-Cooperation Movement(C) Civil Disobedience Movement (D) Quit India MovementAns : (A)9. Name the Commander of the Arab army who conquered Sindh–(A) Qutbuddin Aibak (B) Allauddin Khilji(C) Muhammad bin Qasim (D) Al HazzazAns : (C)10. Who was the chairperson of the Chinese Communist Party at the time of liberation of China ?(A) Deng Xiaoping (B) Mao Zedong(C) Liu Shaoqi (D) Zhou En-laiAns : (B)11. Who was regarded by Gandhiji as his political Guru ?(A) Bipin Chandra Pal (B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak(C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (D) Lala Lajpat RaiAns : (C)12. Which one of the following is not an All India Service ?(A) Indian Forest Service (B) IndianAdministrative Service(C) Indian Police Service (D) Indian Foreign ServiceAns : (D)13. In which session of the Indian National Congress was the “Poorna Swaraj” resolution adopted ?(A) Belgaum Session in 1924 (B) Lahore Session in 1929(C) Karachi Session in 1931 (D) Lucknow Session in 1916Ans : (B)14. The school of arts developed during the Kushan Period with the mixture of Indian and Greek style is known as–(A) Persian art (B) Gandhara art(C) Mughal art (D) Kushan artAns : (B)15. Where was Christopher Columbus from ?(A) Genoa (B) Spain(C) Portugal (D) VeniceAns : (A)16. Which of the following micro-organisms is used in milk curdling?(A) Leuconostoc (B) Bacillus(C) Lactobacillus (D) AcetobacterAns : (C)17. Which of the following is present in Chlorophyll molecule ?(A) Mg (B) Fe(C) K (D) MnAns : (A)18. The busiest rail section in respect to goods transportation is–(A) Kolkata – Chennai section (B) Delhi– Mumbai section(C) Mumbai – Chennai section (D) Delhi – Kolkata sectionAns : (D)19. The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through–(A) Nepal (B) Bangladesh(C) China (D) MyanmarAns : (A)20. The country in East Asia which is most conspicuous for its decreasing population growth since 1981 is–(A) Thailand (B) China(C) Japan (D) South KoreaAns : (B)21. The Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project (SSCP) is supposed to reduce the distance between Chennai and Tuticorin by………. nautical miles.(A) 434 (B) 243(C) 305 (D) 361Ans : (A)22. Cities with population from oneto five million are called–(A) Million City (B) Metropolitan(C) Cosmopolitan (D) ConurbationAns : (B)23. Master copy of genetic information is–(A) r-RNA (B) m-RNA(C) DNA (D) NucleusAns : (C)24. Contraceptive pills in the market contain–(A) Herbicides (B) Antibiotics(C) Steroid-hormones (D) InorganiccompoundsAns : (C)25. Nematocysts are present in–(A) Ascaris (B) Centipede(C) Sea anemone (D) StarfishAns : (C)26. Which one out of the following helps in burning ?(A) Carbon monoxide (B) Nitrogen(C) Carbon dioxide (D) OxygenAns : (D)27. In organic compounds, nitrogen is estimated by–(A) Vietor-Meyer’s method (B) Liebig’s method(C) Dumas’ method (D) Carius methodAns : (C)28. When a body falls from an aeroplane, there is increase in its–(A) Mass (B) Acceleration(C) Potential energy (D) Kinetic energyAns : (D)29. What does ‘Ozone Layer’ absorb?(A) Ultraviolet rays (B) X-rays(C) y-rays (D) Infrared raysAns : (A)30. In a water lifting electric pump,we convert–(A) Kinetic energy into Electrical energy (B) Kinetic energy into Potential energy(C) Electrical energy into Kinetic energy (D) Electrical energy into Potential energyAns : (C)31. The type of mirror used in automobiles to see the traffic on the rear side is–(A) Plano-Convex (B) Plane(C) Convex (D) ConcaveAns : (C)32. In MS- Excel, ……….. provide a visual representation of the values in a worksheet.(A) Formulae (B) Templates(C) Views (D) ChartsAns : (D)33. Speed of processor chip is measured in–(A) MHz (B) Bits/second(C) Bytes/second (D) MbpsAns : (A)34. Which command is not used to switch off the computer ?(A) Log off (B) Shut Down(C) Hibernate (D) Turn offAns : (A)35. ‘Kyoto Protocol’, an agreement signed by various countries, is associated with–(A) Building common food stock tosave human beings from any natural disaster(B) International Trade(C) Deep Sea Oil and Mineral Exploration(D) Clean Environment and ClimateChangeAns : (D)36. Why was Justice Dalveer Bhandari in the news recently–(A) He became Secretary-General of SAARC(B) He became a member of U.N. Human Rights Council(C) He was elected to the International Court of Justice(D) He became Director-General ofWorld Trade OrganisationAns : (C)37. The hottest part of the gas flame is known as–(A) non-luminous zone (B) luminous zone(C) dark zone (D) blue zoneAns : (A)38. Which of the following radiations has the least wavelength?(A) α-rays (B) γ-rays(C) β-rays (D) X-raysAns : (B)39. The earth is a–(A) non-absorber of heat (B) good absorber and good radiator of heat(C) bad absorber and bad radiator of heat (D) good reflector of heatAns : (C)40. BCG vaccination is given at the age of–(A) 10 years (B) Newborn(C) Within 15 days (D) 2-3 yearsAns : (B)41. The International Year of Biodiversity was–(A) 1999(B) 2006(C) 2010 (D) 1996Ans : (C)42. Which of the following atmospheric gases constitute greenhouse gases?1. Carbon dioxide 2. Nitrogen3. Nitrous oxide 4. Water vapourSelect the correct answer using thecodes given below–(A) 1 and 4 (B) 1 and 3(C) 1, 2 and 4 (D) 1, 3 and 4Ans : (D)43. Which sportsperson announced recently that he would not contest charges of doping against US Anti-Doping Agency ?(A) Bradley Wiggins (B) Carl Lewis(C) Lance Armstrong (D) George HincapieAns : (C)44. Who is the winner of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award (2011) ?(A) Saina Nehwal (B) Sachin Tendulkar(C) M. S. Dhoni (D) Gagan NarangAns : (D)45. ‘White Revolution’ is related to–(A) Milk production (B) Flood control(C) Fish production (D) Wheat productionAns : (A)46. Who proposed the adage “Survival of the fittest”?(A) William (B) Huxley(C) Lamarck (D) DarwinAns : (D)47. Who is the author of the book ‘Beyond the Lines : An Autobiography’ ?(A) General J. J. Singh (B) Kuldip Nayar(C) Ray Bradbury (D) Khushwant SinghAns : (B)48. Which of the following Indian States has the largest concentration of Scheduled Tribes population ?(A) Assam (B) Bihar(C) Odisha (D) Madhya PradeshAns : (D)49. Sanjukta Panigrahi was famousfor the dance–(A) Kathak (B) Manipuri(C) Odissi (D) BharatnatyamAns : (C)50. Which Indian batsman announced his retirement from International Cricket on August 18, 2012 ?(A) Saurav Ganguly (B) Sachin Tendulkar(C) V.V.S. Laxman (D) Virat KohliAns : (C)
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