General Studies-1993

1. During 1992-93 there was a record bumper
in
a. rice
b. sugarcane
c. pulses
d. oil seeds
2. The term nishka which meant an ornament
in the Vedic period was used in later times
to denote a/an
a. Weapons
b. agricultural implement
c. script
d. coin
3. The working of the quartz crystal in the
watch is based on the
a. Photoelectric Effect
b. Johnson Effect
c. Piezo-electric Effect
d. Edison Effect
4. Which one of the following pairs of kings
of ancient and medieval periods of Indian
history and the works authored by them is
correctly matched?
a. Krishnadevaraya:
Samaranganasutradhra
b. Mahendravarman:
Mattavilasaprahasana
c. Bhojadeva : Manasollasa
d. Somcsvara : Amuktamalyada
5. The founder of Boy Scouts and Civil
Guides movement in India was
a. Charges Andrews
b. Robert Montgomery
c. Richard Temple
d. Baden Powell
6. Acid precipitation is now regarded as a
serious problem in some European and
Man countries. Its major cause or source
is
a. discharge of acidic effluents onto
neutral or slightly alkaline land where
the acidic components precipitate
b. emissions of sulphur oxides and
nitrogen oxides from thermal power
plants and burning of fossil fuels; these
oxides dissolve in atmospheric water
vapour and fall back on earth as acid
rain
c. natural carbondioxide released during
respiration of living organisms
dissolves in water, forming carbonic
acid which is the chief contributor to
acidity in rain water
d. chlorofluorocarbons readily react with
various chemicals near (be earth’s
surface, producing acidic intermediates
which cause acid precipitation
7. The growth rate of which one of the
following sectors has very low
employment elasticity?
a. Manufacturing
b. Construction
c. Financial services
d. Mixed farming
8. Which one of the following is considered
to be the world’s greatest iconographical
creations made by the sthapatis of south
India, particularly during the Chola
period?
a. Mahishasuramardini
b. Nataraja
c. Rama
d. Somaskanda
9. Which one of the following colloidal
systems is represented by fog?
a. Liquid in gas
b. Gas in liquid
c. Solid in gas
d. Liquid in liquid
10. The dispute regarding East Timor is
between
a. Japan and Russia
b. China and Philippines
c. Indonesia and Malaysia
d. Australia and Indonesia
11. If a mouse of over eight times its normal
size has been produced by introducing
human growth hormone gene, the
technique involved is called
a. Hybridization
b. Genetic engineering
c. Mutation Breeding
d. Hormonal feeding
12. Which one of the following provides the
correct sequence of occurrence of four
town/cities as one proceeds from west to
east?
a. Rajkot, Baroda, Kharagpur, Bilaspur
b. Bikaner, Aligarh, Darbhanga,
Nowgong
c. Indore, Raurkela, Agartala,
Jamshcdpur
d. Nasik, Aurangabad, Berhampur,
Nanded
13. Which of the following were the main
objectives of the Khalifat Movement?
1. To rouse anti-British feelings among
the Muslims of India.
2. To reform the Muslim society.
3. To demand separate electorates and
preserve the Khalifat.
4. To save the Ottoman empire and
preserve the Khalifat
Choose the correct answer from the codes
given below:
Codes :
a. 1 and 2
b. 2 and 3
c. 3 and 4
d. 1 and 4
14. The earnings of India from diamond
export is quite high. Which one of the
following factors has contributed to it?
a. Pre-independence stock-pilling of
diamondsin4hecountiy which are now
exported
b. Large production of industrial
diamonds in the country
c. Expertise available for cutting and
polishing of imported diamonds which
are then exported
d. As in the past, India produces huge
quantity of gem diamonds which are
exported
15. When the Couple Protection Rate is going
up
a. birth rate must necessarily fall
b. birth rate will fail only if couples are of
younger age
c. death rate must necessarily fall
d. infant mortality rate must be falling
16. The Swaran Singh committee considered
the question of
a. more autonomy to Punjab on the
model of Jammu and Kashmir
b. the suitability of the Presidential form
of government for India
c. the precedence of the Directive
Principles over Fundamental Rights
d. administrative reforms
17. Chanakya, was also known as
a. Bhattasvamin
b. Rajasckhara
c. Vishnugupta
d. Visakhadatta
18. Which one of the following is the
underground army of the African National
Congress?
a. Umkhonto
b. KwaZulu
c. Xhosa
d. Ulundi
19. Poison glands of snakes are homologous to
a. electric organs of fishes
b. stings of rays
c. sebaceous glands of mammals
d. salivary glands of vertebrates
20. Which one of the following is NOT an
astronomical object?
a. Pulsar
b. Brittle Star
c. Black hole
d. Quasar
21. ‘Match List I with List II and select the
correct answer using the codes given
below the lists:
List I
A. Grand Slam
B. Grand Prix
C. Grand Master
List II
1. Chess
2. Polo
3. Bridge
4. International race
Codes:
A B C
a. 1 2 3
b. 2 4 3
c. 3 4 1
d. 4 2 1
22. A zero rate of inflation obtains necessarily
in a year where the annual rate of inflation
a. in every week of the year is zero
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b. is falling in every week of the year
c. is both falling and rising in a year
d. is constant in every week of the year
23. A lot of details regarding the village
administration wider the Cholas is
provided by the inscriptions at
a. Thanjavur
b. Uraiyur
c. Kanchipuram
d. Uttaramerur
24. Match List I with List II and select the
correct answer using the codes given
below the lists:
List I (Characteristic)
A. Wingless insect
B. Flightless bird
C. Limbless reptile
D. Lungless animal
List II (Animal)
1. Kiwi
2. Silver fish
3. Turtle
4. Snake
5. Fish
A B C D
a. 1 3 2 5
b. 2 1 4 5
c. 2 1 3 4
d. 3 1 4 2
25. In Jainism ‘perfect knowledge’ is referred
to as
a. jina.
b. ratna
c. kaivalya
d. nirvana
26. There communicable diseases prevalent in
developing countries caused by unsafe
drinking water and bad sanitation are
a. acute diarrhoea, cancer and gout
b. malaria, acute diarrhoea and
schistosomiasis
c. onchocerciasis, leukaemia and arthritis
d. rheumatism, malaria and AIDS
27. Consider the Climograph given below:
The above Climograph relates to
a. North-western region of India
b. Southern region of India
c. Mid-central region of India
d. North-eastern region of India
28. The Employment Guarantee Scheme, a
rural work programme, was first started in
a. West Bengal
b. Punjab
c. Kerala
d. Maharashtra
29. Who among the following is NOT
associated with medicine in ancient India?
a. Dhanvantri
b. Bhaskaracharya
c. Charaka
d. Susruta
30. Which one of the following is used for
dating archaeological, specimens in wood,
bones and shells?
a. Uranium-238
b. Argon isotope
c. Carbon-14
d. Strontium-90
31. Which one of the following is a feature
common to both the Indian Federation and
the America. Federation?
a. A single citizenship
b. Three lists in the Constitution
c. Dual judiciary
d. A federal supreme court to interpret
the Constitution
32. In Mizoram the settlement pattern is
mostly of ‘linear type’ along the ridges
because
a. the valleys are cooler than the ridges
b. accessibility is easier on the ridge tops
c. the ridges are cooler than the valleys
d. the valleys are densely forested
33. In Mughal paintings one notices the
adoption of the principle of foreshortening
whereby near and distant people and
things could be placed in perspective. This
was due to the influence of the
a. British
b. Dutch
c. Portuguese
d. Danish
34. The Government of India has totally
banned the export or “Burnt cola” (Jhama)
because it contains recoverable amount of
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a metal/element used in transistors. Which
one of the following is that element?
a. Phosphorus
b. Germanium
c. Silicon
d. Tungsten
35. Which one of the following is in the
Concurrent List in the Constitution of
India?
a. Population control and family planning
b. Public health and sanitation
c. Capitation taxes
d. Treasure trove
36. Asokan inscriptions were first deciphered
by
a. Buhler
b. Robert Sewell
c. James Prinsep
d. Codrington
37. Which one of the folJowing sets of
economists strongly favoured a market
economy?
a. Adam Smith, Keynes, Hicks
b. Adam Smith, Marx, Strumlin
c. Adam Smith, Hayek, Friedman
d. Adam Smith, Ricardo, J. K. Galbraith
38. Which one of the following approaches
comes under the category of
biotechnology?
a. Use of living organisms or substances
obtained from them in industrial
processes
b. Modernizing the commercial industries
to produce products for use in
biological research
c. Use of modern technology to
investigate biological disorders
d. Use of industrial technology to
increase the biosphere
39. Which one of the following is correctly
matched
a. Dr. Kurien : Space Science
b. Dr. Malcom : Cooperative
Adiseshiah : Movement
c. Dr. Abdul : Development
Kalam : Economics
d. Dr. Pramod : Jaipur Foot
Fran Sethi
40. Which one of the following seeds can
benefit a patient of diabetes mellitus by
normalizing his blood sugar level?
a. Coriander seeds
b. Mustard seeds
c. Cumin seeds
d. Fenugreek seeds
41. Which of the following places have their
standard Limes that are the same as GMT?
1. Accra
2. Dublin
3. Madrid
4. Lisbon
Choose the correct answer from the codes
given below:’
a. 1, 2, and 3
b. 1, 3, and 4
c. 1, 2 and 4
d. 2, 3 and 4
42. Among the four works mentioned below
which one is en-cyclopaedic in nature?
a. Amarakosa
b. Siddhantasiromani
c. Brhat Samhita
d. Ashtangahrdaya
43. Consider the following passage:
“In the course of a career on the road
spanning almost thirty years, he crossed
the breadth of the Eastern hemisphere,
visited territories equivalent to about 44
modern countries, and put behind him a
total distance of approximately 73,000
miles.”
The world’s greatest traveler of premodern
times to whom the above passage
refers is
a. Megasthenes
b. Fa Hien
c. Marco Polo
d. Ibn Battuta
44. Which one of the following statements
regarding the office of the Speaker is
correct?
a. He holds office during the pleasure of
the President
b. He need not be a member of the House
at the time of his election but has to
become a member of the House within
six months from the date of his
election
c. He loses his office if the House is
dissolved before the end of its normal
tenure
d. If he intends to resign the letter of his
resignation is to be addressed to the
Deputy Speaker
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45. Scratching eases itching because
a. it removes the outer dust in the skin
b. it kills the germs
c. it stimulates certain nerves which
direct the brain to increase the
production of antihistaminic chemicals
d. it suppresses the production of
enzymes which cause itching
46. A rainy day as defined by the Indian
Meteorological department is a day when
the rainfall at a point received is
a. 0.5 mm to 1 mm in 24 hours
b. 1.1 mm to 1.5 mm in 24 hours
c. 1.6 mm to 2 mm in 24 hours
d. Above 2.5 mm in 24 hours
47. Which among the following pairs of places
have most marked difference in total
rainfall per annum even though located
approximately along the same latitude?
a. Bangalore and Madras
b. Boithay and Visakhapatanam
c. Ajmer and Shillong
d. Nagpur and Calcutta
48. Which one of the following pairs is
correctly matched?
a. Rationing : Fiscal control
b. Cash Reserve Ratio: Selective Credit
Control
c. Licensing : Comprehensive Control
d. Import Quota : Physical control
49. Who among the following introduced the
famous Persian festival of NAUROJ in
India?
a. Balban
b. Iltutmish
c. Firuz Tughlaq
d. Ala-ud-din Khilji
50. Though a few (gas-based) industries have
already been established good reserves of
natural gas in India remain unutilized. This
vast resource of natural gas can be used in
the production of
a. fertilizers
b. carbide
c. graphite
d. synthetic petroleum
51. Among the four political parties listed
below, which one was the last to be
formed?
a. The Conservative Party in Britain
b. The Democratic Party in U.S.A.
c. The Republican Party in U.S.A.
d. The Indian National Congress
52. Haemophilia is a hereditary disease carried
by
a. females and expressed by females
b. females and expressed by males
c. males and expressed by females
d. males and expressed by males
53. Soils of Western Rajasthan have a high
content o
a. Aluminum
b. Calcium
c. Nitrogen
d. Phosphorus
54. Which one of the following comes under
the jurisdiction of both the High Court and
the Supreme Court?
a. Disputes between the Centre and the
States
b. Disputes between the Stales inter se
c. Protection of the Fundamental Rights
d. Protection against the violation of the
Constitution
55. Most-Favoured-Nations (MFN) clause
under GATT implies
a. most favour to some countries
b. most favour to all countries
c. no favour to any country
d. no favour to some countries
56. The Anti-Defection Law was enacted as
early as 1979 in
a. Kerala
b. Jammu and Kashmir
c. West Bengal
d. Tamil Nadu
57. Which one of the following is
INCORRECT in respect of Parliamentary
control over the Budget?
a. Parliament has no say in the
preparation of the budged
b. Parliament has the OWCF to increase
expenditure charged on the
Consolidated Fund
c. Parliament has no power to impose a
tax without the President’s
recommendation
d. Parliament has no power to increase a
tax without the President’s
recommendation
58. The first political organization established
in India in 1838 was knows as
a. British India Society
b. Bengal British India Society
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c. Settlers Association
d. Zamindary Association
59. Euro dollars arc
a. a currency issued by European
Monetary Union
b. special currency issued by federal
government of U.S.A, Lobe issued
only Europe
c. U.S: dollars circulating in Europe
d. European currencies exchanged for the
U.S. dollar in U.S.
60. India cotton merchant; banker; Congress
man and a close associate of Mahatma
Gandhi. This description fits
a. G. D. Birla
b. M. R. Jayakar
c. Jamnalal Bajaj
d. V. S. Srinivasa Sastr
91. If ABRA-CADABRA is 1,2,9,1-
3,11,2,9,1, HOCUS-POCUS will be
a. 5,6,3,7,8-0,6,3,7,8
b. 8,16,5,21,19-16,15,5,21 ;19
c. 8,16,5,21,19-15,16,5,21,19
d. 5,6,3,7,8-6,5,3,8,7
92. Four persons Alok, Bhupesh, Chandu and
Dinesh have a total of Rs. 100/- among
themselves. Alok and Bhupcsh bctven
them have as much money as Chandu and
Dinesh between them but AIOIC has more
money Than Bhupesh, and Chandu has
only half the money that Dincsh has. Alok
has in fad Rs.5/- more than Dinesh. Who
has the most money?
a. Alok
b. Bhupesh
c. Chandu
d. Dinesh
93. Given below is the performance of two
learners A and B:
Which one of the following can be
deduced from the graph?
a. The learning task was difficult
b. The learning task was easy
c. B learned faster than A throughout the
task
d. A learned faster than B throughout the
task
94. Consider the Venn diagram given below:
The numbers in the Venn diagram are
persons reading the newspapers indicated.
The diagram is drawn after surveying 50
persons. In a population of 10,000 how
many can be expected to read at least two
newspapers?
Choose the correct answer from the codes
given below:
a. 5000
b. 6250
c. 6000
d. 5400
95. In an examination, every candidate took
physics or mathematics or both. 65.8%
took physics and 59.2% took mathematics.
The total number of candidates was 2000.
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How many took both mathematics and
physics?
a. 750
b. 700
c. 550
d. 500
96. A point is selected at random inside a
rectangle and perpendiculars are drawn on
each side from the point. The sum of these
perpendiculars is 24 cm. If the length of
the rectangles is 3 times the width, the
perimeter of the rectangle will be
a. 36cm.
b. 42cm.
c. 24cm.
d. 48 cm.
97. In a group of six women there are four
dancers, four vocal musicians, one actress
and three violinists. Girija and Vanaja are
among the violinists while Jalaja and
Shailaja do not know how to play on the
violin. Shailaja and Tanuja are among the
dancers. Jalaja, Vanaja, Shailaja and
Tanuja are all vocal musicians and two of
them are also violinists. If Pooja is an
actress who among the following is both a
dancer and a violinist?
a. Jalaja
b. Shailaja
c. Tanuja
d. Pooja
98. If you are the ninth person in the queue
starting from either end the number of
persons in the queue is
a. 10
b. 15
c. 17
d. 19
99. A father is now three times as old as his
son. Five years back, he was four times as
old as his son. The age of the son is
a. 12
b. 15
c. 18
d. 20
100. If the product of two numbers is 320 and
their ratio is 1:5, what is the difference
between the squares of these two
numbers?
a. 1024
b. 1356
c. 1536
d. 1635
101. Four equal circles are
described at the four corners of a square so
that each touches two of the others as
shown in the above figure. The area
enclosed by the circumferences of the
circles (shaded area in the figure) is l3
13 5
7
sq.cm. Find the radius of the circles
(Assume 22
7
ð = )
a. 4 cm.
b. 2.5 cm.
c. 7.5 cm.
d. 6 cm.
102. A rectangular sheet of aluminum foil
measuring 5 cm. by 10 cm. is rolled into a
cylinder of height 10cm. If the cost of
painting the cylinder is Rs. 2/- per sq.cm,
then he cost of painting the outer surface
of the cylinder will be
a. Rs. 400/-
b. Rs. 200/-
c. Rs. 150/-
d. Rs. 100/-
103. In a single throw of a pair of dice what is
the probability of getting a sum of 8?
a. 8
12
b. 1
36
c. 4
36
d. 5
36
104. A lottery system has ticket numbers with
eight digits. There are ten first prizes of
Rs. 1.00 lakh each, one hundred second
prizes of Rs. 10,000 each and one
thousand third prizes of Rs. 1,000 each. At
the draw of lots an eight digit number is
generated by choosing for each digit from
left to right a random number in the range
of 0 to 9. Any one who has a ticket with
the first two digits (from left to right)
matching the chosen number gets a first
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prize, and soon. One individual purchases
a large number of tickets at a discounted
price of Re. 0.75 each. For how much
money should he purchase tickets to
achieve a 10% chance of winning a third
prize?
a. Rs. 10,000
b. Rs. 75,000
c. Rs. 1,00,000
d. Rs. 17,500
105. The average salary of skilled employees in
a firm is Rs. 520 and that of the unskilled
employees is Rs. 420. If the average salary
of both groups of employees is Rs. 500,
then the percentage of skilled employees
in the firm is
a. 50
b. 20
c. 80
d. 70
106. Consider the following pie-charts:
The pie-charts given above depict the area
under cultivation of different cash crops,
for two years, 1985 and 990. Which one of
the following statements is FALSE?
a. In 1985, the area under jute cultivation
was less than that under rice
cultivation
b. More land was used for growing
vegetables in 1990 than in 1985
c. In 1990, the area under rice and wheat
cultivation taken together was less than
the total cultivated area.
d. The percentage area under jute
cultivation was less in 1985 than in
1990
107. The above graph
shows the annual sales of a company’s
products in—millions of rupees. Study the
trend and find out which of the ‘following
is/arc correct?
1. A deliberate attempt has been made to
distort the figures in one year.
2. Someone is interested in misleading
the management.
3. The kink in the graph is unexplained.
Choose the correct answer from the code
given below:
Codes:
a. 1 only.
b. 2 only
c. 3 only
d. 1 and 3
108. The following table shows the percentage
change-in the consumption of electricity
by live towns P,Q,R,S and T from 1989 to
1991.
What was the percentage by which the
total consumption of electricity by the five
cities changed between 1989 and 1991?
a. -4
b. -4.45
c. 4
d. Data given is insufficient to answer
109. Consider the charts given below:
The given charts depict the price variation
in a stock market during a year. Movement
of industry-wise average price is plotted
for the sectors of iron and steel and petroproducts.
Price movements of four
companies A,B (iron and steel), C and D
(petro- products) are also plotted. From the
curves a significant feature that can be
deduced is
a. Company C made a large profit around
June
b. All share prices will increase steadily
in the next year
c. Company B seems to be performing
better than the market average
d. Petro-products are performing better
than iron and steel
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110. The monthly incomes of Peter and Paul are
in the ratio of 4:3. Their expenses are in
the ratio of 3:2. If each saves Rs. 600 at
the end of the month, their monthly
incomes respectively are (in rupees)
a. 3200 and 2400
b. 2800 and 2100
c. 2400 and 1200
d. 2000 and 1500
111. According to the ancient Indian
geographical concept ‘Bharatavarsha’ was
a part of
a. Pushkaradweepa
b. Jambudweepa
c. Kraunchadweepa
d. Kushadweepa
112. Even though Pluto is usually the farthest
planet its path is highly elliptical, crossing
inside the path of some other planet. As a
result, for a period of twenty years from
1979 the farthest planet is not Pluto but
a. Jupiter
b. Saturn
c. Uranus
d. Neptune
113. The only instance when the President of
India exercised his power of veto related to
a. the Hindu Code Bill
b. the PEPSU Appropriation Bill
c. the Indian Post Office (Amendment)
Bill
d. the Dowry Prohibition Bill
114. When there is depletion of ozone in the
stratosphere the wavelength of radiation
striking the earth’s surface will be
a. 10-10m
b. 10-7m
c. 10-2m
d. 100m
115. Consider the map given below:
The countries marked 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the
map respectively represent
a. Libya, Somalia, Nigeria and Namibia
b. Egypt, Somalia, Congo and Namibia
c. Sudan, Ethiopia, Angola and Botswana
d. Algeria, Kenya, Ghana and Zambia
116. The title given by the British Government
to Mahatma Gandhi which he surrendered
during the Non-Cooperation Movement
was
a. Hind Kesari
b. Kaiser-c-Hind
c. Rai Bahadur
d. Rt. Honorable
117. ‘The Lifeline Express’ is
a. the world’s first hospital on rails
operation in India
b. an instrument used for watching the
fluctuations in the blood pressure of a
patient under general anaesthesia
c. a dc-addiction programme to save drug
addicts
d. a popular health magazine founded by
Ramnath Goenka
118. The solar eclipse achieves totality only in
limited geographical regions because
a. the size of the shadow of the moon on
the earth is small compared to the cross
section of the earth
b. the earth is not a smooth flat surface,
but has elevations and depressions
c. the trajectories of the earth around the
sun and the moon around the earth are
not prefect circles
d. sun rays can reach most of the
peripheral regions of the shadow of the
moon due to atmospheric refraction
119. The Chief Minister of a State in India is
NOT eligible to vote in the Presidential
election if
a. he himself is a candidate
b. he is yet to prove his majority on the
floor of the Lower House of the State
legislature
c. he is a member of the Upper House of
the State legislature
d. he is a caretaker Chief Minister
120. Given below is a diary of disasters
involving hazardous chemicals. Which one
of the following is correctly matched?
a. 1959, Minamata/Niigata, Japan:
Leakage at pesticide plant
b. 1976, Seveso, Italy : Mercury
discharged into waterways
c. 1984, Bhopal India : Leakage of dioxin
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d. 1987, Kotka, Finland :
Monochlorobenzene spill i
121. Among the four house types shown below,
which one represents
a.
b.
c.
d.
the house type of the Pygmies?
122. Which one of the following types of
borrowings from the IMF has the softest
servicing conditions?
a. Second trance loan
b. SAF
c. ESAF
d. Oil facility
123. The Buddhist sect Mahayana formally
came into existence during the reign of
a. Ajatashatru
b. Ashoka
c. Dharmapala
d. Kanishka
124. Which one of the diagrams given below
represents most closely
a.
b.
c.
d.
the path of geostationary satellite in space?
125. The book The Man—who knew Infinity
by Robert Kanigel published in 1991 and
extensively reviewed in newspapers in
India is the biography of
a. Vikram Sarabhai
b. Homi Bhabha
c. Sir C. V. Raman
d. Srinivasa- Ramanujan
126. Which one of the Following is correctly
matched?
a. Lebanon : For supervising a 1992
accord
b. El Saivadot : To deliver humanitarian
aid
c. Mozambique : To supervise a
referendum
d. Cypurs : To maintain peace between
the two dominant ethnic groups in the
country
127. In India the Public Sector is most
dominant in
a. steel production
b. organized term-lending financial
institutions
c. transport
d. commercial banking
128. The last in the succession of Jaina
Tirthankaras was
a. Parsvanatha
b. Rishabha
c. Mahavira
d. Manisubrata
129. Consider the figures of a metal ball and a
metal ring given below:
The metal ball can just pass through the
hole of a metal ring formed out of a strip.
When the ball is healed it gets stuck. But
when the metal ring is heated,
a. the ball can still pass through it
because the ring diameter expands on
heating
b. the ball gets stuck because the
diameter of the hole decreases on
expansion
c. the ball will still pass through because
the hole diameter does not change
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d. the ball will pass through because there
is no change in the ring
130. The abolition of the I.A.S. the I.P.S. has
been recommended by the
a. Dhebar Commission
b. Kalekar Commission
c. Kher Commission
d. Rajamannar Commission,
131. Which one of the following is the best
strategy for environment-friendly,
sustainable development in Indian
agriculture?
a. Expansion of cultivable land, increased
use of super phosphate, urea and
effective biocides
b. Wider popularization of high-yielding
crop varieties, better aiid more
frequent irrigation and increased
frequency of aerial spra of inorganic
fertilizers and pesticides
c. Mixed cropping, organic manures,
nitrogen-fixing plants and pest.
resistant crop varieties
d. Improved farm implements and
machinery, use of potent insecticides
to minimize post-harvest grain losses
and monoculture cropping practices
132. Consider the map given below
The mean annual rainfall in the shaded
parts of India varies from.
a. 100 to 150 cm
b. 150 to 200 cm
c. 200 to 250 cm
d. 250 to 300 cm
133. As on today, which one of the following
countries has the largest external debt?
a. India
b. Brazil
c. USA
d. Mexico
134. The earliest rock-cut caves in western
India arc those at
a. Nasik, Ellora and Ajanta
b. Junnar, Kalydn and Pitalkhora
c. Ajanta, Bhaja and Kondanc
d. Bhaja, Pitalkhora and Kondane
135. Consider a specific point on the surface of
the earth (say, the city of Delhi). The
temperature at a given time of day (say,
12.00 noon) will in general be higher in
summer than in winter. This is because V
a. the earth is closer to the sun in summer
than in winter.
b. sun-rays fall on the earth are inclined
more towards the surface of the earth
in winter
c. evaporation of water from atmospheric
precipitation occurring in winter alone
d. the axis of the earth is inclined more
towards the sun in winter
136. Among the four pairs given below which
one consists of a correct combination of
dignitaries who became Vice-Presidents
after having held diplomatic posts like
Ambassador and High Commissioners?
a. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan and,G. S. Pathak
b. Dr S. Radhakrishnan and V.V. Giri
c. Dr. Zakir Hussain and K. R.
Narayanan
d. B. D. Jatti and K. R. Narayanan
137. The theory of ‘jumping genes’ was
propounded by
a. Gregor Johann Mandel
b. Thomas Hunt Morgan
c. Barbara McClintock
d. Watson and Crick
138. Sucrose content in sugarcane decreases
a. if high rainfall occurs during the period
of growth of the plant
b. if frost occurs during the period of
ripening
c. if there is fluctuation in temperature
during the period of growth of the
plant
d. if there is high temperature during (he
time of ripening
139. Which one of the following statements is
correct?
a. Neither the Finance Commission nor
the Planning Commission is a
constitutional body
b. The scope of the Finance Commission
is limited to a review of the revenue
segment of the budget while the
Planning Commission takes an overall
15 of 15
review embracing both capital and
revenue requirements of the States
c. No one can be a member of both the
Finance Commission and the Planning
Commission at the same time
d. There is no overlapping of work and
responsibility of the Finance
Commission and those of the Planning
Commission
140. Given below arc two statements, one
labelled as Assertion (A) and the other
labelled as Reason (R)
Assertion (A): Babur wrote his memoirs in
Turki.
Reason (R): Turki was the official
language of the Mughal Court.
In the context the above two statements
which one of the following is correct?
a. Both A and R are true and R is the
correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true hut R is NOT a
correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
141. Which one of the following is a man
made” cereal NOT found in nature?
a. Dwarf wheat
b. Hybrid maize
c. Triticale
d. Soybean
142. The only land-locked country in Southeast
Asia is
a. Laos
b. Thailand
c. Malaysia
d. Kampuchea
143. Sugarcane, sugarbeet, sweetpea, chickpea,
pigeonpea and French bean belong to
a. two plant families
b. three plant families
c. four plant families
d. five plant families
144. The production’ of cultured pearls is an
important cottage industry of
a. Belgium
b. West India
c. New Zealand
d. Japan
145. When partial convertibility obtains, the
exchange rate is
a. a weighted average
b. a simple average
c. fully floating
d. fully administered
146. Which one of the following is a monument
constructed by Sher Shah?
a. Kila-i-Kuhna mosque at Delhi
b. Atala masjid at Jaunpur
c. Bara Sona masjid at Gaur
d. Quwwat-al-Islam mosque at Delhi
147. At the present state of our knowledge and
resource position, India will remain selfsufficient
for the next three decades in
a. Tin
b. Coking coal
c. Copper
d. Petroleum
148. Which one of the following shows the
descending order of the four metropolitan
cities in the Indian sub-continent in so far
as their population strength is concerned?
a. Bombay, Calcutta, Dhaka, New Delhi
b. Bombay, Calcutta, New Delhi, Karachi
c. Bombay, Calcutta Karachi, New Delhi
d. Calcutta, Bombay, Dhaka, Karachi
149. A fertile soil, suitable for growing
common crops is likely to have a pH value
of
a. three
b. four
c. six to seven
d. nine to ten
150. The New Population Bomb refers to
a. an increase in the population of the
aged in the Third World
b. rapidly growing urban population in
the Third World
c. large scale distress migration in the
Third World
d. deluge of Sovie