General Studies-2002

1. Consider the following financial institution
of India:
1. Industrial Finance Corporation of India
(IFCI).
2. Industrial Credit and Investment
Corporation of India (ICICI).
3. Industrial Development Bank of India
(IDBI).
4. National Bank for Agriculture and
Rural Development (NABARD).
The correct chronological sequence of the
establishment of these institutions is
a. 1, 2, 3, 4
b. 2, 3, 4, 1
c. 3, 4, 1, 2
d. 4, 1, 2, 3 123.
2. During the Indian freedom struggle, the
Khudai Khidmatgars, also known as Red
Shirts, called for
a. the Union of Pashtun tribal areas in
north-west with the Afghanistan
b. the adoption of terrorist tactics and
methods for terrorizing and finally
ousting the colonial rulers
c. the adoption of communist
revolutionary Ideology for political
and social reform
d. the Pathan regional nationalist unity
and a struggle against colonialism
3. Match List I (Commission) with List II
(Matter of enquiry) and select the correct
answer using the codes given below the
lists:
List I
(Commission)
A. Wadhwa Commission
B. Liberhan Commission
C. Sri Krishna Commission
D. Jain Commission
List II
(Matter of Enquiry)
1. The assistance of Rajiv Gandhi
2. Killing of Graham Staines
3. Demolition of a religious structure At
Ayodhya
4. Riots in Mumbai in 1993
Code:
A B C D
a. 3 2 4 1
b. 2 3 4 1
c. 3 2 1 4
d. 2 3 1 4
4. Consider the following statements:
1. In equatorial regions, the year is
divided into four main seasons.
2. In Mediterranean region, summer
receives more rain.
3. In China type climate, rainfall occurs
throughout the year.
4. Tropical highlands exhibit vertical
zonation of different climates.
Which of these statements are correct?
a. 1, 2, 3 and 4
b. 1, 2 and 3
c. 1, 2 and 4
d. 3 and 4
5. A World Summit with representation from
all the countries will be held in
Johannesburg in September 2002 on the
subject of
a. AIDS control
b. Global terrorism
c. Human Rights
d. Sustainable development
6. Which one of the following statements is
not correct?
a. All echinoderms are viviparous
b. Roundworm has no circulatory system
c. In bony fishes, swim bladder is usually
present
d. In cartilaginous fishes, fertilization is
internal
7. Assume that the moon takes exactly 30
days to complete the cycle and also
assume that it rises in the East exactly at
6.48 p.m. on the first day. ON the fourth
day, at what time will it rise?
a. 8.24 p.m.
b. 9.12 p.m.
c. 10.00 p.m.
d. 11.48 p.m.
8. Match List I (Scientists) with List II
(Achievement) and select the correct
answer using the codes given below the
lists:
List I
(Scientists)
A. Arber and Smith
B. Feldman
C. Mullis
D. Temin and Baltimore
List II
Achievement)
1. Developed Transgenic Plants with
Agrobacterium T-DNA
2. Discovered endonucleases
3. Discovered reverse transcriptase
4. Discovered polymerase Chain reaction
Codes:
A B C D
a. 2 1 4 3
b. 1 2 4 3
c. 2 1 3 4
d. 1 2 3 4
9. Berber speaking community, frequently in
the news, lives in
a. Afghanistan
b. Algeria
c. Argentina
d. Australia
10. In the case of election to the Lok Sabha,
the amount of Security deposited for
general category candidates and SC/ST
category candidates respectively is
a. Rs. 5,000 and Rs. 2,500
b. Rs. 10,000 and Rs. 2,500
c. Rs. 10,000 and Rs. 5,000
d. Rs. 15,000 and Rs. 7,500
11. With reference to Power Sector in India,
consider the following statements:
1. Rural electrification has been treated as
a Basic Minimum Service under the
Prime Minister’s Gramodaya Yojna.
2. 100 percent Foreign Direct Investment
in power is allowed without upper
limit.
3. The Union Ministry of Power has
signed a Memoranda of Understanding
with 14 States.
Which of these statements is/are correct?
a. 1 only
b. 1 and 2
c. 2 and 3
d. 3 only
12. A country is said to be in debt trap if
a. it has to abide by the conditionalities
imposed by the International Monetary
Fund
b. it has to borrow to make interest
payments on outstanding loans
c. it has been refused loans or aid by
creditors abroad
d. the World Bank charges a very high
rate of interest on outstanding as well
as new loans
13. Which one of the following statements is
correct?
a. Prions are the smallest tree-living cells
b. The cell wall of Mycoplasmas is made
up of amino sugars
c. Viroids consist of a single-stranded
RNA molecule
d. Rickettsias lack cell wall
14. Match List I (Country) with List II
(President) and select the correct answer
using the codes given below the lists:
List I (Country)
A. Congo
B. Nigeria
C. Uganda
D. Zambia
List II (President)
1. Levy Mwanawasa
2. Joseph Kabila
3. Olusegum Obasanjo
4. Yoweri Museveni
Codes:
A B C D
a. 2 3 4 1
b. 3 2 1 4
c. 2 3 1 4
d. 3 2 4 1
15. Consider the following ecosystems:
1. Taiga
2. Tropical evergreen
3. Tropical deciduous
4. Tundra
The correct sequence in decreasing order
of the albedo values of these ecosystems is
a. 1, 4, 3, 2
b. 4, 1, 2, 3
c. 4, 1, 3, 2
d. 1, 4, 2, 3

16. Consider the following statements Full
convertibility of the rupee may mean
1. its free float with other international
currencies.
2. its direct exchange with any other
international currency at any
prescribed place inside and outside the
country.
3. it acts just like another international
currency.
Which of these statements are correct?
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a. 1 and 2
b. 1 and 3
c. 2 and 3
d. 1, 2 and 3
17. The sea coast of which one of the
following states has become famous as a
nesting place for the giant Olive Ridley
turtles from South America?
a. Goa
b. Gujarat
c. Orissa
d. Tamil Nadu
18. With reference to Indian satellites and
their launchers, consider the following
statements
1. All the INSAT-series of satellites were
launched abroad.
2. PSLVs were used to launch IRS-series
of satellites.
3. India used the indigenously built
cryogenic engines for the first time for
powering the third stage of SLV.
4. GSAT, launched in the year 2001, has
payloads to demonstrate digital
broadcasts and internet services.
Which of these statements are correct?
a. 1, 2, 3 and 4
b. 2, 3 and 4
c. 1, 2 and 4
d. 1 and 3
19. The 93rd Constitutional Amendment Bill
deals with the
a. Continuation of reservation for
backward classes in government
employment.
b. Free and compulsory education for all
children between the age of 6 and 14
years
c. Reservation of 30 percent posts for
women in government recruitments
d. Allocation of more number of
parliamentary seats for recently created
States.
20. Assertion (A): Drinking of whisky
increases the frequency of urination
Reason (R): Alcohol intake speeds up the
secretion of vasopressin in the body.
a. Both A and R are individually true and
R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are individually true but
R is not a correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
21. Assertion (A): Muhammad bin Tughlaq
left Delhi, and, for two years lived in a
camp called Swarga-dwari.
Reason (R): At that time, Delhi was
ravaged by a form of plague and many
people died.
a. Both A and R are individually true and
R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are individually true but
R is not a correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
22. Assertion (A): With the increase of
temperature, the viscosity of glycerine
increases.
Reason (R): Rise of temperature increases
kinetic energy of molecules.
a. Both A and R are individually true and
R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are individually true but
R is not a correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
23. Assertion (A): The effect of labour
participation in the Indian nationalist
upsurge of the early 1930s was weak.
Reason (R): The labour leaders considered
the ideology of Indian National Congress
as bourgeois and reactionary.
a. Both A and R are individually true and
R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are individually true but
R is not a correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
24. Assertion (A): Synthetic detergents can
lather well in hard water.
Reason (R): Synthetic detergents form
soluble calcium and magnesium salts with
hard water.
a. Both A and R are individually true and
R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are individually true but
R is not a correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
25. Assertion (A): 600-650 latitudes in both the
hemispheres have a low pressure belt
instead of high pressure.
Reason (R): The low-pressure areas are
permanent over oceans rather than on land.
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a. Both A and R are individually true and
R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are individually true but
R is not a correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
26. Assertion (A): Artificial satellites are
always launched from the earth in the
eastward direction.
Reason (R): The earth rotates from west to
east and so the satellite attains the escape
velocity.
a. Both A and R are individually true and
R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are individually true but
R is not a correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
27. Assertion (A): Human diet should
compulsorily contain Glycrine, Serine and
Tyrosin.
Reason (R): Essential amino acids cannot
be synthesized in the human body.
a. Both A and R are individually true and
R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are individually true but
R is not a correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
28. Assertion (A): The surface winds spiral
inwards upon the center of the cyclone.
Reason (R): Air descends in the center of
the cyclone.
a. Both A and R are individually true and
R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are individually true but
R is not a correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
29. Assertion (A): An iron ball floats on
mercury but gets immersed in water.
Reason (R): The specific gravity of iron is
more than that of mercury.
a. Both A and R are individually true and
R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are individually true but
R is not a correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
30. A complete cycle of a traffic light takes 60
seconds. During each cycle the light is
green for 25 seconds, yellow for 5
seconds, and red for 30 seconds. At a
randomly chosen time, the probability that
the light will not be green is:
a. 1/3
b. 1/4
c. 5/12
d. 7/12 2
31. The last opportunity to avoid the partition
of India was lost with the rejection of
a. Cripps Mission
b. Rajagopalachari Formula
c. Cabinet Mission
d. Wavell Plan
32. With reference to India, which one of the
following statements is not correct?
a. About one-third of the area of the
country records more than 750
millimeters of annual rainfall
b. The dominant source of irrigation in
the country is wells
c. Alluvial soil is the predominant type of
soil in the northern plains of the
country
d. The mountain areas account for about
thirty percent of the surface area of the
country
33. A solid cube just gets completely
immersed in water when a 0.2 kg mass is
placed on it. If the mass is removed, the
cube is 2 cm above the water level. What
is the length of each side of the cube?
a. 12 cm
b. 10 cm
c. 8 cm
d. 6 cm
34. The historian Barani refused to consider
the state in India under Delhi Sultans as
truly Islamic because
a. the majority of the population did not
follow Islam
b. the Muslims theologists were often
disregarded
c. the Sultan supplemented the Muslim
law by framing his own regulations
d. religious freedom was accorded to
non-Muslims
35. Who among the following won the men’s
singles title at the World Badminton
Championship in the year 2001?
a. Gopichand
b. Hendrawn
c. Ji Xin Peng
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d. Peter Gade
36. With reference to the latest development in
stem cell research, consider the following
statements:
1. The only source of human stem cells
are the embryos at blastocyst stage.
2. The stem cells can be derived without
causing destruction to blastocysts.
3. The stem cells can regenerate
themselves in vitro virtually forever.
4. Indian research centers also created a
few cell lines which can be developed
into many types of tissues. Which of
these statements are correct?
a. 1, 2, 3 and 4
b. 1, 2 and 3
c. 1, 2 and 4
d. 3 and 4
37. In the year 2001, NASA launched a
spacecraft to Mars named
a. Mars Climate Oribter
b. Mars Global Surveyer
c. Mars Odyssey
d. Mars Pollar Lander
38. Consider the following climatic and
geographical phenomena:
1. Condensation
2. High temperature and humidity
3. Orography
4. Vertical wind Thunder Cloud
development is due to which of these
phenomena?
a. 1 and 2
b. 2, 3 and 4
c. 1, 3 and 4
d. 1, 2, 3 and 4
39. A trader fixed the price of an article in
such a way that by giving a rebate of 10%
on the price fixed he made a profit of 15%.
If the cost of the article is Rs. 72, the price
fixed on it is
a. Rs. 82.80
b. Rs. 90.00
c. Rs. 92.00
d. Rs. 97.80
40. Among living organisms, which one of the
following is the most responsible factor for
bringing about the origin of a new species?
a. Isolation
b. Mutation
c. Natural Selection
d. Sexual Reproduction
41. For short-term climate predictions, which
one of the following events, detected in the
last decade, is associated with occasional
weak monsoon rains in the Indian
subcontinent?
a. La Nina
b. Movement of Jet Streams
c. El Nino and Southern Oscillations
d. Greenhouse effect on global level
42. In the map given below, four islands of
Indian Ocean region i.e.
A. Seychelles
B. Chagos
C. Mauritius and
D. Socotra
are marked as 1, 2, 3 and 4. Match them
and select the correct answer from the
codes given below
Codes:
A B C D
a. 1 3 4 2
b. 3 1 2 4
c. 1 3 2 4
d. 3 1 4 2
43. World Development Report” is an annual
publication of
a. United Nations Development
Programme
b. International Bank of Reconstruction
and Development
c. World Trade Organisation
d. International Monetary Fund
44. Match List I (Ancient site) with List II
(Archaeological finding) and select the
correct answer sing the codes given below
the lists:
List I (Ancient site)
A. Lothal
B. Kalibangan
C. Dholavira
D. Banawali
List II
(Archaeological finding)
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1. Ploughed field
2. Dockyard
3. Terracotta Replica of a Plough
4. An inscription Comprising ten Large
sized signs of the Harappan Script
Codes:
A B C D
a. 1 2 3 4
b. 2 1 4 3
c. 1 2 4 3
d. 2 1 3 4
45. Which one of the following statements is
not correct?
a. The statue of Gomateshwara at
Sravanabelagola represents the last
Tirthankara of Jains
b. India’s largest Buddhist monastery is
in Arunachal Prades
c. The Khajuraho temples were built
under Chandela Kings
d. The Hoyasalesvara temple is dedicated
to Siva

46. Open stunted forests with bushes and
small trees having long roots and sharp
thorns or spines are commonly found in
a. Eastern Orissa
b. North-Eastern Tamil Nadu
c. Siwaliks and Terai region
d. Western Andhra Pradesh
47. Match List I (Article of Indian
Constitution) with List II (Provisions) and
select the correct answer using the codes
given below the lists:
List I (Article of Indian Constitution)
A. Article 16(2)
B. Article 29(2)
C. Article 30(1)
D. Article 31(1)
List II (Provisions)
1. No person shall be deprived of His
property Save by the Authority of law
2. No person can be discriminated against
in the matter of public appointment on
the ground of race, religion or caste
3. All minorities whether based on
religion or language shall have the
fundamental right to establish and
administer educational institutions of
their choice
4. No citizen shall be denied admission
into any educational institution
maintained by the State, or receiving
State aid, on grounds of religion, race,
caste, language or any of them.
Codes:
A B C D
a. 2 4 3 1
b. 3 1 2 4
c. 2 1 3 4
d. 3 4 2 1
48. In ancient Indian Buddhist monasteries, a
ceremony called Pavarana used to be held.
It was the
a. occasion to elect the Sanghaparinayaka
and two speakers one on Dhamma and
the other on Vinaya
b. confession by monks of their offences
committed during their stay in the
monasteries during the rainy season
c. ceremony of initiation of new person
into the Buddhist Sangha in which the
head is shaved and when yellow robes
are offered
d. gathering of Buddhist monks on the
next day to the full moon day of
Ashdha when they take up affixed
abode for the next four months or rainy
season
49. Consider the volumes of the following:
1. A parallelepiped of length 5 cm and
length 3 cm and height 4 cm
2. A cube of each side 4 cm
3. A cylinder of radius 3 cm and length 3
cm
4. A sphere of radius 3 cm
The volumes of these in the decreasing
order is
a. 1, 3, 2, 4
b. 4, 2, 3, 1
c. 1, 2, 3, 4
d. 4, 3, 2, 1
50. Consider the following statements: The
Draft Electricity Bill, 2001 seeks to
replace
1. Indian Electricity Act, 1910
2. Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948
3. Electricity Regulatory Commission
Act, 1998
4. State Electricity Boards
Which of these statements are correct?
a. 1, 2 and 3
b. 2, 3 and 4
c. 1, 2 and 4
d. 1, 3 and 4
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51. Consider the following statements:
1. The world Intellectual Property
Organisation (WIPO) is a specialized
agency of United Nations System of
Organisation.
2. WIPO has its headquarters at Rome.
3. The Trade Related Aspects of
Intellectual property Rights (TRIPS)
Agreement is binding on all WTO
members?
4. Least developed country members of
WTO are not required to apply the
provisions of TRIPS Agreements for a
period of 20 years from the general
date of application of the Agreement.
Which of these statements are correct?
a. 1, 2, 3 and 4
b. 2, 3 and 4
c. 1, 2 and 4
d. 1 and 3
52. India has the maximum volume of foreign
trade with
a. USA
b. Japan
c. Germany
d. UAE
53. Which one of the following is not a
lagoon?
a. Ashtamudi lake
b. Chilka lake
c. Periyar lake
d. Pulicat lake
54. Ticks and mites are actually
a. Arachnids
b. Crustaceans
c. Insects
d. Myriapods
55. With reference to the blood in a normal
person, which one of the following
statements is correct?
a. Compared to arteries, veins are less
numerous and hold less of the body’s
blood at any given time
b. Blood cells constitute about 70 percent
of the total volume of the blood
c. White Blood Cells (WBC) are made by
lymph nodes only
d. The blood has more platelets than
WBC
56. Which one of the following statements if
correct with reference to our solar system?
a. The Earth is the densest of all the
planets in our solar system
b. The predominant element in the
composition of Earth is silicon
c. The Sun contains 75 percent of the
mass of the solar system
d. The diameter of the Sun is 190 times
that of the Earth
57. Which one of the following statements if
not correct?
a. The boiling point of an aqueous
solution is higher than that of pure
water
b. Addition of solutes to a solution causes
an increase in its water potential
c. The vapour pressure of the water in a
solution is lower than that of pure
water
d. When a solution is separated from
water by a semi-permeable membrane,
water movement can be prevented by
applying pressure to the solution
58. With reference to Indian agriculture,
which one of the following statements is
correct?
a. About 90 percent of the area under
pulses in India is rainfed.
b. The share of pulses in the gross
cropped area at the national level has
doubled in the last two decades
c. India accounts for about 15 percent of
the total area under rice in the world
d. Rice occupies about 34 percent of the
gross cropped area of India
59. With reference to Sufism in Indian history
consider the following statements:
1. Shaikh Ahmad Sarhandi was a
contemporary of Ibrahim Lodi
2. Shaikh nasiruddin Chirg-Dehlavi was a
disciple of Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya
3. Aurangzeb was a contemporary of
Shaikh Salim Chisti
4. The Qadiri order of Sufis was first
introduced in India by Shaikh
Niamtullah and Makhdum Muhammad
Jilani
Which of these statements are correct?
a. 1 and 2
b. 1 and 3
c. 2 and 3
d. 2 and 4
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60. The salaries and allowances of the Judges
of the High Court are charged to the
a. Consolidated Fund of India
b. Consolidated Fund of the State
c. Contingency Fund of India
d. Contingency Fund of the State
61. Consider the following plants:
1. Bougainvillea
2. Carnations
3. Cocoa
4. Grapes
Which of these plants are propagated by
stem cuttings?
a. 1 and 2
b. 2, 3 and 4
c. 1, 3 and 4
d. 1, 2, 3 and 4
62. The members of the Constituent Assembly
which drafted the Constitution of India
were
a. nominated by the British parliament
b. nominated by the Governor General
c. elected by the Legislative Assemblies
of various provinces
d. elected by the Indian national Congress
and Muslim League
63. A train of length 150 meters, moving at a
speed of 90 km/hr can cross a 200 metre
bridge in
a. 8 seconds
b. 14 seconds
c. 6 seconds
d. 15 seconds
64. The ancient Indian play Mudrarakshasa of
Vishkhadutt has its subject on
a. a conflict between Gods and Demons
of ancient Hindu lore
b. a romantic story of an Aryan prince
and a tribal woman
c. the story of the power struggle
between two Aryan tribes
d. the court intrigues at the time of
Chandragupta Maurya
65. India’s external debt increased from US $
98,158 million as at the end of March 2000
to US $ 100,225 million as at the end of
March 2001 due to increase in
a. multilateral and bilateral debt
b. rupee debt
c. commercial borrowings and NRI
deposits
d. borrowings from International
Monetary Fund
66. Which reference to the Indian economy
consider the following activities
1. Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
2. Manufacturing
3. Trade, Hotels, Transport and
Communication
4. Financing, Insurance, Real Estate and
Business services
The decreasing order of the contribution of
these sectors to the Gross Domestic
Product (GDP) at factor cost at constant
prices (2000-01) is
a. 3, 1, 2, 4
b. 1, 3, 4, 2
c. 3, 4, 1, 2
d. 1, 3, 2, 4
67. Who among the following set a new
national record in the women’s Pole-vault
event in the 7th edition of Senior
Federation Cup held in Karnataka in the
year 2001?
a. G. G. Pramila
b. Jyothna Deka
c. Karamjeet Kaur
d. Manisha Dey
68. The main reason for unrest and violence in
Zimbabwe in recent years is due to
a. conflict between different native ethnic
groups
b. prolonged crisis over land reforms
c. economic crisis due to continuous
drought and famine
d. power struggle between political
groups of white European settlers and
native black community
69. Match List I (Artist) with List II (Art) and
select the correct answer using the codes
given below the lists:
List I (Artist)
A. Hiren Bhattacharya
B. Malini Rajurkar
C. Pratibha Prahlad
D. Vempati Chinna
List II (Art)
1. Bharatanatyam dance
2. Hindustani Vocal music
3. Kuchipudi Dance
4. Puppetry Satyam
Codes:
A B C D
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a. 4 2 1 3
b. 3 1 2 4
c. 4 1 2 3
d. 3 2 1 4
70. Consider the following natural
phenomena:
1. Terrestrial heating
2. Reflection of light
3. Refraction of light
4. Diffraction of light
Due to which of these phenomena is
mirage formed?
a. 1 and 2
b. 2, 3 and 4
c. 1 and 3
d. 4 only
71. HINDALCO, an aluminium factory
located at Renukut owes its site basically
to
a. proximity of raw materials
b. abundant supply of power
c. efficient transport network
d. proximity to the market
72. In the context of organic evolution, the
loss of limbs of snakes is explained by the
phenomenon of
a. use and disuse of organs
b. adaptation to living in burrows
c. natural selection
d. inheritance of acquired characters
73. The purpose of the inclusion of Directive
Principles of State Policy in the Indian
Constitution is to establish
a. political democracy
b. social democracy
c. Gandhian democracy
d. Social and economic democracy
74. Consider the following statements: The
objectives of the National Renewal Fund
set up in February 1992 were
1. to give training and counseling for
workers affected by retrechment or
VRS.
2. redeployment of workers.
Which of these statements is/are correct?
a. Neither 1 nor 2
b. Both 1 and 2
c. 1 only
d. 2 only
75. Consider the following statements:
1. Ocean currents are the slow surface
movement of water in the ocean
2. Ocean currents assist in maintaining
the Earth’s heat balance
3. Ocean currents are set in motion
primarily by prevailing winds
4. Ocean currents are affected by the
configuration of the ocean
Which of these statements are correct?
a. 1 and 2
b. 2, 3 and 4
c. 1, 3 and 4
d. 1, 2, 3 and 4

76. Which country among the following has
been involved in two ties in Test cricket?
a. Australia
b. India
c. West Indies
d. England
77. Match List I (Organisation) with List II
(Headquarters) and select the correct
answer using the codes given below the
lists:
List I (Organisation)
A. International Atomic Energy Agency
B. International Telecommuni- Cation
Union
C. Council of the European Union
D. Organisation For Economic
Cooperation and Development
List II (Headquarters)
1. Brussels
2. Geneva
3. Paris
4. Vienna
Codes:
A B C D
a. 1 2 4 3
b. 4 3 1 2
c. 1 3 4 2
d. 4 2 1 3


78. With reference to the Public Sector
Undertaking in India, consider the
following statements:
1. Minerals and Metals Trading
Corporation of India Limited is the
largest non-oil importer of the country.
2. Project and Equipment Corporation of
India Limited is under the Ministry of
Industry.
3. One of the objectives of Export Credit
Guarantee Corporation of India
Limited is to enforce quality control
and compulsory pre-shipment
inspection of various exportable
commodities.
Which of these statements is/are correct?
a. 1 only
b. 1 and 2
c. 2 and 3
d. 3 only
79. Match List I (Book) with List II (Author)
and select the correct answer using the
codes given below the lists:
List I
(Book)
A. Autobiography of an Unknown Indian
B. India: A Wounded Civilization
C. Confessions of a Lover
D. The English Teacher
List II
(Author)
1. Mulk Raj Anand
2. Nirad C. Chaudhuri
3. R. K. Narayan
4. V. S. Naipaul
Codes:
A B C D
a. 1 3 2 4
b. 2 4 1 3
c. 1 4 2 3
d. 2 3 1 4
80. With reference to the Indian Public
Finance, consider the following
statements:
1. External liabilities reported in the
Union Budget are based on historical
exchange rates.
2. The continued high barrowing has kept
the real interest rates high in the
economy.
3. The upward trend in the ratio of Fiscal
Deficit to GDP in recent years has an
adverse effect to private investments.
4. Interest payments is the single largest
component of the non-plan revenue
expenditure of the Union Government.
Which of these statements are correct?
a. 1, 2 and 3
b. 1 and 4
c. 2, 3 and 4
d. 1, 2, 3 and 4
81. With reference to Indian Polity, which one
of the following statements is correct?
a. Planning Commission is accountable
to Parliament
b. President can make ordinance only
when either of the two Houses of
Parliament is not in session
c. The minimum age prescribed for
appointment as a Judge of the Supreme
Court is 40 years
d. National Development Council is
constituted of Union Finance Minister
and the Chief Ministers of all the
States
82. The correct sequence of the eastward
flowing rivers of the peninsular India from
north to south is
a. Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Godavari,
Krishna, Pennar, Cauvery and Vagai
b. Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Krishna,
Godavari, Cauvery, Vagai and Pennar
c. Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Godavari,
Krishna, Cauvery, Pennar and Vagai
d. Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Krishna,
Godavari, Cauvery, Vagai and Pennar
83. The world’s highest ground based
telescopic observatory is located in
a. Colombia
b. India
c. Nepal
d. Switzerland
84. Two ladies simultaneously leave cities. A
and B connected by a straight road and
travel towards each other. The first lady
travels 2km/hr faster than the second lady
and reaches B one hour before the second
lady reaches A. The two cities A and B are
24 km apart. How many kilometers does
each lady travel in one hour?
a. 5 km, 3 km
b. 7 km, 5 km
c. 8 km, 6 km
d. 16 km, 14 km
85. Consider the following names:
1. Arehibiship Desmond Tutu
2. Lech Walesa
3. Shimon Peres
4. Yasser Arafat
Who among these won the Nobel Peace
Prize?
a. 1 and 2
b. 1, 3 and 4
c. 2, 3 and 4
d. 1, 2, 3 and 4
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86. With which one of the following mountain
tribes did the British first come into
contact with after the grant of Diwani in
the year 1765?
a. Garos
b. Khasis
c. Kukis
d. Tipperahs
87. With reference to Indian transport systems,
consider the following statements:
1. Indian railways system is the largest in
the world.
2. National Highways cater to 45 percent
of the total road transport demand
3. Among the states, Kerala has the
highest density of surface road.
4. National Highway No. 7 is the longest
in the country.
Which of these statements are correct?
a. 1 and 2
b. 1 and 3
c. 2 and 3
d. 2 and 4
88. Match List I (Name of the Lady) with List
II (Achievement) and select the correct
answer using the codes given below the
lists:
List I (Name of the Lady)
A. Chinna Pillai
B. Kaveri Thakur
C. Mira Nair
D. Yasoda Ekambaram
List II
(Achievement)
1. Winner of Neerja Bhanot Award
2. Recipient of Stree Shakti Puraskar
3. Became the fastest swimmer in Asia at
the age of 16 years
4. Recipient of the Golden Lion at Venice
Film Festival
Codes:
A B C D
a. 3 2 1 4
b. 2 3 4 1
c. 3 2 4 1
d. 2 3 1 4
89. Which reference to the government’s
welfare schemes, consider the following
statements:
1. Under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana,
the food grains are available to the
poorest of the poor families at Rs. 2
per kg for wheat and Rs. 3 per kg for
rice.
2. Under the National Old Age Pension
Scheme, the old and destitute are
provided Rs. 75 per month as Central
pension, in addition to the amount
provided by most State Governments.
3. Government of India has allocated 25
kg food grains per Below Poverty Line
family per month, at less than half the
economic cost.
Which of these statements are correct?
a. 1 and 2
b. 1 and 3
c. 2 and 3
d. 1, 2 and 3
90. Consider the following countries:
1. Brazil
2. Indonesia
3. Japan
4. Russia
What is the descending order of the size of
the following countries population-wise?
a. 1, 2, 4, 3
b. 2, 3, 1, 4
c. 2, 1, 4, 3
d. 1, 2, 3, 4
91. Consider the following countries:
1. Angola
2. Colombia
3. Congo
4. Sudan
Which of these countries has/have been
suffering from civil war?
a. 1 only
b. 2 and 3
c. 4 only
d. 1, 2, 3 and 4
92. Who among the following was the first
Bhakti saint to use Hindi for the
propagation of his message?
a. Dadu
b. Kabir
c. Ramananda
d. Tulsidas
93. In a bisexual flower, if androecium and
gynaecium mature at different times, the
phenomenon is known as
a. Dichogamy
b. Herkogamy
c. Heterogamy
d. Monogamy
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94. The average annual temperature of a
meteorological station is 260C, its average
annual rainfall is 63 cm and the annual
range of temperature is 90C. The station in
question is
a. Allahabad
b. Chennai
c. Cherrapunji
d. Kolkata
95. With reference to the period of extremist
nationalist movement in India with its
spirit of Swadeshi, which one of the
following statements is not correct?
a. Laikat Hossain led the Muslim
peasants of Barisal in their agitations
b. In 1989, the scheme of national
education was formulated by Satish
Chandra Mukherjee
c. The Bengal National College was
founded in 1906 with Aurobindo as the
Principal
d. Tagore preached the cult of Atmasakti,
the main plank of which was social and
economic regeneration of the villages
96. In the Indian Constitution, the Right to
Equality is granted by Five Articles, They
are
a. Article 16 to Article 20
b. Article 15 to Article 19
c. Article 14 to Article 18
d. Article 13 to Article 17
97. Amit started a business by investing Rs.
30,000. Rahul joined the business after
some time and invested Rs. 20,000. At the
end of the year, profit was divided in the
ratio of 2:1. After how many months did
Rahul join the business?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
98. When the time in the wall-clock is 3.25
p.m. the acute angle between the hourshand
and the minutes-hand is
a. 60°
b. 52° ½
c. 47° ½
d. 42°
99. Which one of the following amendments
to the Indian Constitution empowers the
President to send back any matter for
reconsideration by the Council of
Ministers?
a. 39th
b. 40th
c. 42nd
d. 44th
100. Recently, several hundred South African
soldiers were sent to Burundi
a. to side with the Tutsi tribe in the
country’s civil war
b. to side with the Hutu tribe in the
ongoing ethnic conflict
c. as a part of United Nations special
force to keep control on the ethnic
groups revolting against the
government
d. as South Africa’s protection force to
help mediate and agreement between
warring groups of civil war
101. Chapehar Kut is a festival celebrated in the
state of
a. Arunachal Pradesh
b. Assam
c. Mizoram
d. Sikkim
102. Consider the following statements:
1. NTPC is the largest power utility in
India.
2. ONGC accounts for half of the LPG
production India.
3. Indian Oil Corporation operates all the
oil refineries in India.
4. The Indian Ordinance Factory is the
largest departmentally run industrial
undertaking in the country.
Which of these statements is/are correct?
a. 1 only
b. 2 and 3
c. 2, 3 and 4
d. 1 and 4
103. Match List I with List II and select the
correct answer:
List I
(Oxidation Number)
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 6
List II
(The element)
1. Oxidation number of Mn in MnO2
2. Oxidation number of S in H2S2O7
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3. Oxidation number of Ca in CaO2
4. Oxidation number of Al in NaAIH4
Codes:
A B C D
a. 3 4 1 2
b. 4 3 1 2
c. 3 4 2 1
d. 4 3 2 1
104. With reference to the Indian freedom
struggle, which one of the following
statements if not correct?
a. Hakim Ajmal Khan was one of the
leaders to start a nationalist and
militant Ahrar movement
b. When the Indian National Congress
was formed, Sayyid Ahmad Khan
opposed it
c. The all-India Muslim League which
was formed in 1906 vehemently
opposed the partition of Bengal and
separate electorates
d. Maulana Barkataullah and Maulana
Obeidullah Sindhi were among those
who formed a Provisional Government
of India in Kabul
105. The Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation
Forum was held in the year 2001 in
a. Bangkok
b. Hongkong
c. Jakarta
d. Shanghai

106. Match List I with List II and select the
correct answer:
List I (Ethnic Community)
A. Apatani
B. Dayak
C. Dinka
D. Uighur
List II (Country)
1. China
2. India
3. Indonesia
4. Sudan
Codes:
A B C D
a. 2 3 4 1
b. 3 2 4 1
c. 3 2 4 1
d. 3 2 1 4
107. The term of the Lok Sabha
a. cannot be extended under any
circumstances
b. can be extended by six months at a
time
c. can be extended by one year at a time
during the proclamation of emergency
d. can be extended for two years at a time
during proclamation of emergency
108. In the year 2001, Germany approved a $
32 million credit to India
a. to promote primary education in
selected states
b. for Tehri dam project
c. to assist in the development of nuclear
power generation projects
d. for oceanographic research
109. Consider the following
1. Currency with the public
2. deposits with banks
3. Time deposits with banks
Which of these are included in Broad
Money (M3) in India?
a. 1 and 2
b. 1 and 3
c. 2 and 3
d. 1, 2 and 3
110. Who among the following won six gold
medals in the 9th FINA World Swimming
Championship held in Fukuoka, Japan in
the year 2001?
a. Grant Hackett
b. Ian Thorpe
c. Michael Phelps
d. Roman Sloudnov
111. Foot-and-mouth disease in animals, a
current epidemic in some parts of the
world is caused by
a. Bacterium
b. Fungus
c. Protozoan
d. Virus
112. In the year 2001, India offered a grant of
five million dollars to Tajikistan to
a. tackle the drought situation
b. set up a Software Technology Park
c. promote mineral exploration
d. procure defence equipment
113. Consider the following countries:
1. Albania
2. Bosnia Herzegovina
3. Croatia
4. Macedonia
Which of these countries has/have Adriatic
Sea as a boundary?
a. 1 and 2
b. 1, 2 and 3
c. 4 only
d. 3 and 4
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114. A hollow sphere of radius R, a hollow
cube of side R and a thin circular plate of
radius R, made up of the same material,
are all heated to 200C above room
temperature. When left to cool in the
room, which of them will reach the room
temperature first?
a. Circular plate
b. Cube
c. Sphere
d. All of them will reach the room
temperature at the same time
115. Which one of the following committees
recommended the abolition of reservation
of items for the small scale sector in
industry?
a. Abid Hussain Committee
b. Narashimhan Committee
c. Nayak Committee
d. Rakesh Mohan Committee
116. Indian’s population growth during the 20th
century can be classified into four distinct
phases. Match List I with List II and select
the correct answer:
List I
Period
A. 1901-1921
B. 1921-1951
C. 1951-1981
D. 1981-2001
List II
Phase
1. Steady growth
2. Rapid high growth
3. Stagnant growth
4. High growth with definite signs of
slowdown
Codes:
A B C D
a. 3 1 4 2
b. 1 3 2 4
c. 3 1 2 4
d. 1 3 4 2
117. Who was the first Indian lady actress to
receive the Padma Shri Award?
a. Smita Patil
b. Nargis Dutta
c. Meena Kumari
d. Madhubala
118. With reference to medieval Indian rulers,
which one of the following statements is
correct?
a. Alauddin Khalji first set up a separate
ariz’s department
b. Balban introduced the branding system
of horses of his military
c. Muhammad bin Tughlaq was
succeeded by his uncle to the Delhi
throne
d. Firuz Tughlaq set up a separate
department of slaves
119. Match List I with List II and select the
correct answer:
List I (Indian Wildlife Species)
A. Asiatic Wild Ass
B. Barasingha
C. Chinkara
D. Nilgai
List II (Scientific names)
1. Boselaphus Tragocamelus
2. Cervus Duvauceli
3. Equus hemionus
4. Gazella gazella
Codes:
A B C D
a. 2 3 1 4
b. 3 2 4 1
c. 2 3 4 1
d. 3 2 1 4
120. The motive behind Shah Jahan’s Balkh
campaign was to
a. secure a friendly ruler in Balkh and
Badakshan which bordered Kabul
b. conquer Samarquand and Farghana,
the Mughal homelands
c. fix the Mughal frontier on the
‘scientific line’ the Amu Daria
d. expand the Mughal Emprie beyond the
sub-continent

121. Consider the following high yielding
varieties of crops in India:
1. Arjun
2. Jaya
3. Padma
4. Sonalika
Which of these are wheat?
a. 1 and 2
b. 2 and 3
c. 1 and 4
d. 3 and 4
122. Which one of the following submitted in
1875 a petition to the House of Commons
demanding India’s direct representation in
the British Parliament?
a. The Deccan Asociation
b. The Indian Association
c. The Madras Mahajan Sabha
d. The Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
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123. The real intention of the British to include
the princely states in the Federal Union
proposed by the India Act of 1935 was to
a. exercise more and direct political and
administrative control over the
princely states
b. involve the princes actively in the
administration of the colony
c. finally effect the complete political and
administrative take-over of all the
princely states by the British
d. use the princes to counter-balance the
anti-imperialist doctrines of the
nationalist leaders
124. When one gene controls two or more
different characters simultaneously, the
phenomenon is called
a. Apomixis
b. Pleiotropy
c. Polyploidy
d. Polyteny
125. Sun’s halo is produced by the refraction of
light in
a. Water vapour in Stratus clouds
b. Ice crystals in Cirro-Cumulus clouds
c. Ice crystals in Cirrus clouds
d. Dust particles in Stratus clouds
126. Which one of the following Articles of the
Directive Principles of State Policy deals
with the promotion of international peace
and security?
a. 51
b. 48A
c. 43A
d. 41
127. Which one of the following rights was
described by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar as the
heart and soul of the Constitution?
a. Right to freedom of religion
b. Right to property
c. Right to equality
d. Right to Constitutional remedies
128. Which reference to the Wholesale Price
Index (WPI), consider the following
statements:
1. The new WPI series with base 1993-
94=100 became effective from April
1998
2. In the new WPI series, became
effective from 1 April 2000. Statement
2 and 3 and correct.
3. The weight for electricity has increased
in the new WPI series.
Which of these statements are correct?
a. 1, 2 and 3
b. 2 and 3
c. 1 and 3
d. 1 and 2
129. Match List I with List II and select the
correct answer:
List I
(Acts of Colonial Government of India)
A. Charter Act, 1813
B. Regulating Act
C. Act of 1858
D. Pitt’s India Act
List II
(Provisions)
1. Set up a Board Of Control in Britain to
fully regulate the East I India
Company’s Affairs in India
2. Company’s Trade monopoly in India
was ended
3. The power to govern was transferred
from the East India Company to the
British Crown
4. The Company’s directors were asked
to present to the British government all
correspondence and documents
pertaining to the administration of the
company
Codes:
A B C D
a. 2 4 3 1
b. 1 3 4 2
c. 2 3 4 1
d. 1 4 3 2
130. Match List I with List II and select the
correct answer:
List I
(Mangrove)
A. Achra Ratnagiri
B. Coondapur
C. Pichavaram
D. Vembanad
List II
(State)
1. Karnataka
2. Kerala
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Maharashtra
5. Tamil Nadu
Codes:
A B C D
a. 2 1 5 4
b. 4 5 3 2
c. 2 5 3 4
d. 4 1 5 2
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131. Which one of the following Acts of British
India strengthened the Viceroy’s authority
over his executive council by substituting
“portfolio” or departmental system for
corporate functioning?
a. Indian Council Act, 1861
b. Government of India Act, 1858
c. Indian Council Act, 1892
d. Indian Council Act, 1909
132. The age of a man is three times the sum of
the ages of his two sons. Five years hence,
his age will be doubled of the sum of the
ages of his sons. The father’s present age
is
a. 40 years
b. 45 years
c. 50 years
d. 55 years
133. The length of the longest pole that can be
placed in a room 12m long and 9m wide
and 8m high is
a. 12 m
b. 14 m
c. 17 m
d. 21 m
134. With reference to the human body,
consider the following statements:
1. The production of somatotropin goes
up when a person exercises.
2. Men’s testes produce progesterone.
3. Women’s adrenal glands secrete
testosterone.
4. Stress causes the adrenals to release
very less amount of cortisol than usual.
Which of these statements are correct?
a. 1, 2, 3 and 4
b. 1, 2 and 3
c. 2, 3 and 4
d. 1 and 4
135. In the year 2001, the Prime Minister
announced a five-year excise duty holiday
for industries in
a. cyclone prone coastal Andhra Pradesh
b. border states of North-East
c. earthquake ravaged Kutch district
d. recently formed states of Chhattisgarh
and Jharkhand

136. Consider the following statements with
reference to India:
1. The Chief Election Commissioner and
other Election Commissioners enjoy
equal powers but receive unequal
salaries.
2. The Chief Election Commissioner is
entitled to the same salary as is
provided to a judge of the Supreme
Court.
3. The Chief Election Commissioner
shall not be removed from his office
except in like manner and on like
grounds as a judge of the Supreme
Court.
4. The term of office of the Election
Commissioner is five years from the
date he assumes his office or till the
day he attains the age of 62 years,
whichever is earlier.
Which of these statements are correct?
a. 1 and 2
b. 2 and 3
c. 1 and 4
d. 2 and 4
137. In a company 60% of the employees are
men. Of these 40% are drawing more than
Rs. 50,000 per year. If 36% of the total
employees of the company draw more than
Rs. 50,000 per year, what is the percentage
among women who are drawing less than
Rs. 50,000 per year?
a. 70
b. 60
c. 40
d. 30
138. Consider the following statements:
1. Light of longer wavelength is scattered
much more than the light of shorter
wavelength.
2. The speed of visible light in water is
0.95 times and speed in vacuum.
3. Radio waves are produced by rapidly
oscillating electrical currents.
4. To detect the overspeeding vehicles,
police use the Doppler effect of
reflected short radio waves.
Which of these statements are correct?
a. 1 and 2
b. 1 and 3
c. 2 and 4
d. 3 and 4
139. Global capital-flows to developing
countries increased significantly during the
nineties. In view of the East Asian
financial crisis and Latin American
experience, which type of inflow is good
for the host country?
a. Commercial loans
b. Foreign Direct Investment
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c. Foreign Portfolio Investment
d. External Commercial Borrowings
140. In terms of value, which one of the
following commodities accounted for the
largest agricultural exports by India during
the three year period from 1997-98 to
1999-2000?
a. Cereals
b. Marine products
c. Spices
d. Tea
141. In the year 2001, in which one of the
following events of Women’s Singles did
Venus Williams defeat Serena Williams to
win the title?
a. Australian Open 2001
b. French Open 2001
c. Wimbledon 2001
d. US Open 2001
142. The Consultative Committee of Members
of Parliament for Railway Zones is
constituted by the
a. President of India
b. Ministry of Railways
c. Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
d. Ministry of Transport
143. Which one of the following is
monogamous?
a. Wolf
b. Walrus
c. Seal
d. Deer
144. Five Year Plan in India is finally approved
by
a. Union Cabinet
b. President on the advice of Prime
Minister
c. Planning Commission
d. National Development Council
145. Consider the following countries of South
Asia:
1. Bangladesh
2. India
3. Pakistan
4. Sri Lanka
The descending order of literacy status of
these countries is
a. 4, 2, 1, 3
b. 2, 4, 3, 1
c. 4, 2, 3, 1
d. 2, 4, 1, 3
146. Among the following major stock
exchanges of India, the exchange which
recorded highest turnover during the year
2001-01 is
a. Bombay Stock Exchange
b. Calcutta Stock Exchange
c. Delhi Stock Exchange
d. National Stock Exchange
147. A bus is moving with a speed of 30 km/hr
ahead of a car with a speed of 50 km/hr.
How many kilometers apart are they if it
takes 15 minutes for the car to catch up
with the bus?
a. 5 km
b. 7.5 km
c. 12.5 km
d. 15 km
148. The President of India National Congress
at the time of partition of India was
a. C. Rajagopalachari
b. J. B. Kripalani
c. Jawaharlal Nehru
d. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
149. Which one of the following authorities
recommends the principles governing the
grants-in-aid of the revenues to the states
out of the Consolidated Fund of India?
a. Finance Commission
b. Inter-State Council
c. Union Ministry of Finance
d. Public Accounts Committee
150. With reference to colonial period of Indian
history, match List I with List II and select
the correct answer:
List I
Person
A. Macdonald
B. Linlithgo
C. Dalhousie
D. Chelmsford
List II
(Event)
1. Doctrine of Lapse
2. Communal Award
3. August Offer
4. Dyarchy
Codes:
A B C D
a. 3 2 1 4
b. 3 2 4 1
c. 2 3 1 4
d. 2 3 4 1