General Studies CSE Preliminary

Examination (2004)
1.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Match List-I (Institute) with List II (located At) and select the
correct answer using the codes
given below the Lists:
List - I
(Institute)
Indian Institute of Geomagnetism
International Advanced Research
Centre for Powder Metallurgy and
New Materials
Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology
and Natural History
Tropical Forestry Research
Institute

List - II
(Located At)
1. Coimbatore
2. Mumbai
3. Jabalpur
4. Hyderabad
Codes:
(a) A
B
C
D
2
3
1
4
(b) A
B
C
D
1
4
2
3
(c) A
B
C
D
2
4
1
3
(d) A
B
C
D
1
3
2
4
2. Consider the following statements:
1. Indira Gandhi Centre for
Atomic Research uses fast
reactor technology.
2. Atomic Minerals Directorate
for Research and Exploration
is engaged in heavy water
production.
3. Indian Rare Earths Limited is
engaged in the manufacture of
Zircon for Indias Nuclear
Programme beside other rare
earth products.
Which of the statements given
above are correct?
(a)1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2
(c)1 and 3
(d) 2 and 3

3.

Which of the following pairs is not

correctly matched?

(a) Reinhold Messner

: Computer
Technology
(b) Harlow Shapley
: Astronomy
(c) Gregor Mendel
: Hereditary
Theory
(d) Godfrey Hounsfield : CT Scan

4.

5.

6.

7.

Consider
the
following
international languages:
1. Arabic
2. French
3. Spanish
The correct sequence of the
languages given above in the
decreasing order of the number of
their speakers is
(a) 3-1-2
(b) 1-3-2
(c) 3-2-1
(d) 1-2-3
Who among the following was
never the Lok Sabha Speaker?
(a) K.V.K. Sundaram
(b) G.S. Dhillon
(c) Baliram Bhagat
(d) Hukum Singh
Two cars X and Y start from two
places A and B respectively which
are 700 km apart at 9 a.m. Both the
cars run at an average speed of 60
km/hr. Car X stops at 10 a.m. and
again starts at 11 a.m. while the
other car Y continues to run
without stopping. When do the
two cars cross each other?
(a) 2 : 40 p.m.
(b) 3 : 20 p.m.
(c) 4 : 10 p.m
(d) 4 : 20 p.m.
In a question of a test paper, there
are five items each under List-A
and List-B. The examinees are
required to match each item under
List-A with its corresponding
correct item under List-B. Further,
it is given that
(i) no examinee has given the
correct answer
(ii) answers of no two examinees
are identical
What is the maximum number of
examinees who took this test?

(a) 24
(b) 26
(c) 119
(d) 129
The details given below relate to
the four items that follow:
Amit wishes to buy a magazine.
Four magazinesone each on
politics, sports, science and films
are available to choose from. They
are edited by Feroz, Gurbaksh,
Swami and Ila (not necessarily in
that order) and published by
Aryan, Bharat, Charan and Dev
Publishers (not necessarily in that
order). Further, it is given that
(i) Dev
Publishers
have
published the magazine edited
by Feroz
(ii) the magazine on politics is
published
by
Aryan
Publishers
(iii) the magazine on films is edited
by Swami and is not published
by Charan Publishers
(iv) the magazine on science is
edited by Ila
For the following four items, select
the correct answer:
8. The magazine on science is
published by
(a) Aryan Publisher
(b) Bharat Publishers
(c) Charan Publishers
(d) Dev Publishers
9. The magazine on sports is
(a) edited by Feroz
(b) edited by Gurbaksh
(c) published
by
Bharat
Publishers
(d) published by Charan
Publishers
10. The magazine on films is
(a) published by Dev Publishers
(b) published
by
Bharat
Publishers
(c) edited by Gurbaksh
(d) published by Charan
Publishers
11. The magazine on politics is
(a) edited by Ila
(b) edited by Gurbaksh

12.

13.

14.

15.

(c) published by Dev Publishers

(d) published by Charan
Publishers
Match List-I (Distinguished
Ladies) with List-II (Area of Work)
and select the correct answer using
the codes given below the Lists:
List-I
(Distinguished Ladies)
A. Jhumpa Lahiri
B. Sunita Narain
C. Naina Lal Kidwai
D. Ravina Raj Kohli
List-II
(Area of Work)
1. Science and environment
2. Novel-writing
3. Film industry
4. Banking
5. Television media
Codes:
(a) A
B
C
D
4
5
3
1
(b) A
B
C
D
2
1
4
5
(c) A
B
C
D
4
1
3
5
(d) A
B
C
D
2
5
4
1
Which one of the following does
not border Panama?
(a) Costa Rica
(b) Pacific Ocean
(c) Colombia
(d) Venezuela
A and B start from the same point
and in the same direction at 7 a.m.
to walk around a rectangular field
400 m 300 m. And B walk at the
rate of 3 km/hr and 2.5 km/hr
respectively. How many times shall
they cross each other if they
continue to walk till 12:30 p.m.?
(a) Not even once
(b) Once
(c) Twice
(d) Thrice
Match List-I (Beaches in India)
which List-II (States) and select the
correct answer using the codes
given below the Lists:
List-I
(Beaches in India)
A. Gopnath Beach
B. Lawsons Bay Beach
C. Devbagh Beach
D. Sinquerim Beach

List-II
(States)
1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Kerala
3. Gujarat
4. Goa
5. Karnataka
Codes:
(a) A
B
C
D
5
4
2
1
(b) A
B
C
D
3
1
5
4
(c) A
B
C
D
5
1
2
4
(d) A
B
C
D
3
4
5
1
16. A car is running on a road at
uniform speed of 60 km/hr. The net
resultant force on the car is
(a) driving force in the direction
of cars motion
(b) resistance force in the
direction of cars motion
(c) an inclined force
(d) equal to zero
17. Match List-I (Biosphere Reserves)
with List-II (States) and select the
correct answer using the codes
given below the Lists:
List-I
List-II
(Biosphere Reserves)
(States)
A. Similipal
1. Sikkim
B. Dehong Deband 2. Uttaranchal
C. Nokrek
3. Arunachal
Pradesh
D. Kanchenjunga 4. Orissa
5. Meghalya
Codes:
(a) A
B
C
D
1
3
5
4
(b) A
B
C
D
4
5
2
1
(c) A
B
C
D
1
5
2
4
(d) A
B
C
D
4
3
5
1
18. Amongst the following Indian
States which one has the minimum
total forest cover?
(a) Sikkim
(b) Goa
(c) Haryana
(d) Kerala
19. How many three-digit even
numbers are there such that 9
comes as a succeeding digit in any
number only when 7 is the
preceding digit and 7 is the
preceding digit only when 9 is the

succeeding digit?
(a) 120
(b) 210
(c) 365
(d) 405
20. Match List-I (Sports-person) with
List-II (Sport/Game) and select the
correct answer using the codes
given below the Lists:
List-I
List-II
(Sports-person)
(Sports/Game)
A. Shikha Tandon 1. Badminton
B. Ignace Tirkey
2. Swimming
C. Pankaj Advani 3. Lawn
Tennis
D. Rohan Bopanna 4. Snooker
5. Hockey
Codes:
(a) A
B
C
D
3
5
4
2
(b) A
B
C
D
2
4
1
3
(c) A
B
C
D
3
4
1
2
(d) A
B
C
D
2
5
4
3
21. The record for the highest score in
an innings in Test Cricket is now
being held by M. Hayden.
Immediately prior to him, the three
record holders were
(a) Don Bradman, Sunil Gavaskar
and Colin Cowdrey
(b) Len Huton, Peter May and
Vivian Richards
(c) Hanif Mohammed, Garfield
Sobers and Brian Lara
(d) Bob Cowper, Bill Lawry and
Brian Lara
22. In how many different ways can
six players be arranged in a line
such that two of them, Ajit and
Mukherjee, are never together?
(a) 120
(b) 240
(c) 360
(d) 480
23. Match List-I (State/Province/
Overseas Territory) with List-II
(Country) and select the correct
answer using the codes given
below the lists:
List-I
List-II
(State/Province/Overseas (Country)
Territory)
A. British Colombia 1. USA
B. Bavaria
2. UK
C. Gibraltar
3. Canada
D. Rhode Island 4.Germany
5. Denmark
Codes:
(a) A
B
C
D
1
2
5
3

(b) A
B
C
D
3
4
2
1
(c) A
B
C
D
1
4
2
3
(d) A
B
C
D
3
2
5
1
24. Consider the following statements:
1. Femur is the longest bone in
the human body.
2. Cholera is a disease caused by
bacteria.
3. Athletes foot is a disease
caused by virus.
Which of the statements given
above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
25. 50 men or 80 women can finish a
job in 50 days. A contractor
deploys 40 men and 48 women for
this work, but after every duration
of 10 days, 5 men and 8 women are
removed till the work is completed.
The work is completed in
(a) 45 days
(b) 50 days
(c) 54 days
(d) 62 days
26. Which one of the following pairs
is not correctly matched?
Unit of Indian Railway Location
(a) Railway Staff : Vadodra
College
(b) Central
: Varanasi
Organization
for Railway
Electrification :
(c) Wheel and
: Bangalore
Axle Plant
(d) Rail-coach
: Kapurthala
Factory
27. Consider the following statements:
1. Smart Card is a plastic card
with an embedded microchip.
2. Digital technology is primarily
used with new physical
communication medium such
as satellite and fibre optics
transmission.
3. A digitial library is a collection
of documents in an organized
electronic form available on
the Internet only.
Which of the statements given
above is /are correct?
(a) 3 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
28. Match List-I (New Names of the
Countries) with List-II (Old Names

of the Countries) and select the

correct answer using the codes
given below the Lists:
List-I
List-II
(New Names of
(Old Names of the
the Countries)
Countries)
A. Benin
1. Nyasaland
B. Belize
2. Basutoland
C. Botswana 3. Bechuanaland
D. Malawi
4. British Honduras
5. Dahomey
Codes:
(a) A
B
C
D
3
1
2
4
(b) A
B
C
D
5
4
3
1
(c) A
B
C
D
3
4
2
1
(d) A
B
C
D
5
1
3
4
29. Which one of the following is the
correct in the descending order of
precedence in the warrant of precedence?
(a) Attorney General of IndiaJudges of the Suprem CourtMembers of Parliament Deputy Chairman of Rajya
Sabha
(b) Judges of the Supreme CourtDeputy Chairman of Rajya
Sabha-Attorney General of
India-Members of Parliament
(c) Attorney General of IndiaDeputy Chairman of Rajya
Sabha-Judges of the Supreme
Court-Members of Parliament
(d) Judges of the Supreme CourtAttorney General of IndiaDeputy Chairman of Rajya
Sabha-Members of Parliament
30. Three students are picked at random from a school having a total
of 1000 students. The probability
that these three students will have
identical date and month of their
birth is
(a) 3/1000
(b) 3/365
(c) 1/(365)2
(d) 1/(365)3
31. Consider the following statements:
1. Montenegro and Serbia
agreed to a new structure for
the Yugoslav Federation.

2.

32.

33.

34.

35.

36.

37.

Croatia remained under the

Hungarian Administration
until the end of First World
War.
3. Claims to Macedonia Territory
have long been a source of
contention between Belgium
and Greece.
4. In 1991, Slovenia declared
independence
from
Czechoslovakia.
Which of the statements given
above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 2, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 3 and 4
Shirin Ebadi, who won the Nobel
Peace Price in 2003, is from
(a) Iraq
(b) Nigeria
(c) Iran
(d) Libya
A person stands at the middle
point of a wooden ladder which
starts slipping between a vertical
wall and the floor of a room, while
continuing to remain in a vertical
plane. The path traced by a person
standing at the middle point of the
slipping ladder is
(a) a straight line
(b) an elliptical path
(c) a circular path
(d) a parabolic path
The research work of Paul
Lauterbur and Peter Mansfield, the
Nobel Prize winners for Medicine
in 2003, relates to
(a) the control of AIDS
(b) magnetic resonance imaging
(c) respiratory diseases
(d) genetic engineering
In 2003, Alison Richard took over
as the first ever woman ViceChancellor of
(a) Oxford University
(b) Cambridge University
(c) Harvard University
(d) Purdue University
Nine different letters are to be
dropped in three different letter
boxes. In how many different ways
can this be done?
(a) 27
(b) 39
(c) 93
(d) 39 - 3
Goerge W. Bush, the President of
America, comes from which of the
following American States?
(a) California
(b) Texas

(c) Virginia
(d) Indiana
38. Which of the following pairs is
correctly matched?
Department
Ministry of
the Government
of India
1. Department of
: Ministry of
Women and Child Health and
Development
Family
Welfare
2. Department of
: Ministry of
Official Language
Human
Resource
Development
3. Department of
: Ministry of
Drinking Water
Water
Supply
Resources
Select the correct answer using the
codes given below:
Codes:
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) None
39. Match List-I (Agency) with List-II
(Headquarters) and select the
correct answer using the codes
given below the Lists:
List-I
List-II
(Agency)
(Headquarters)
A.United Nations
1. Nairobi
Development
Programme (UNDP)
B.United Nations
2. Vienna
Environment Programme
(UNEP)
C.United Nations Industrial 3. Berne
Development Organization
(UNIDO)
D. Universal Postal Union 4. New
(UPU)
York
Codes:
(a) A
B
C
D
2
3
4
1
(b) A
B
C
D
4
1
2
3
(c) A
B
C
D
2
1
4
3
(d) A
B
C
D
4
3
2
1
40. Which of the following authors
won the Booker Prizes twice?
(a) Margaret Atwood
(b) J.M. Coetzee
(c) Grahm Swift
(d) Ian McEwan
41. In the well-known Lawn Tennis
doubles team, Max Mirnyithe
partner of Mahesh Bhupati, comes

42.

43.

44.

45.

46.

from which of the following

countries?
(a) Italy
(b) Sweden
(c) Belarus
(d) Croatia
Which of the following cricketers
holds the record for the highest
score in a Cricket Test Match
innings by an Indian?
(a) Sunil Gavaskar
(b) Vinoo Mankad
(c) Sachin Tendulkar
(d) V.V.S. Laxman
INS Trishul acquired by the Indian
Navy in 2003 has been built by
(a) Israel
(b) USA
(c) Russia
(d) France
INSAT-3E, Indias communication
satellite, was launched in 2003 from
(a) French Guiana(b) Seychelles
(c) Mauritius
(d) Mauritania
Match List-I (Person) with List-II
(Position) and select the correct
answer using the codes given
below the Lists:
List-I
(Person)
A. Anil Kakodar
B. Raman Puri
C. M. Jagannatha Rao
D. G. Madhavan Nair
List-II
(Position)
1. Chief of the Integrated
Defence Staff
2. Chairman,
17 th
Law
Commission
3. Chairman, ISRO
4. Chairman, Atomic Energy
Commission
Codes:
(a) A
B
C
D
3
1
2
4
(b) A
B
C
D
4
2
1
3
(c) A
B
C
D
3
2
1
4
(d) A
B
C
D
4
1
2
3
Consider the following statements
about Sikh Gurus:
1. Banda Bahadur was appointed
as the military leader of the
Sikhs by Guru Tegh Bahadur.
2. Guru Arjan Dev became the
Sikh Guru after Guru Ram Das.
3. Guru Arjan Dev gave to Sikhs
their own scriptGurumukhi.

47.

48.

49.

50.

Which of the statements given

above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1 and 2
Consider the following Viceroys of
Indian during the British rule:
1. Lord Curzon
2. Lord Chelmsford
3. Lord Hardinge
4. Lord Irwin
Which one of the following is the
correct chronological order of their
tenure?
(a) 1-3-2-4
(b) 2-4-1-3
(c) 1-4-2-3
(d) 2-3-1-4
Consider the following events
during Indias freedom struggle:
1. Chauri-Chaura Outrage
2. Minto-Morley Reforms
3. Dandi March
4. M o n t a g u - C h e l m s f o r d
Reforms
Which one of the following is the
correct chronological order of the
events given above?
(a) 1-3-2-4
(b) 2-4-1-3
(c) 1-4-2-3
(d) 2-3-1-4
Consider the following events:
1. Fourth general elections in
India
2. Formation of Haryana State
3. Mysore named as Karnataka
State
4. Meghalaya and Tripura
become full States
Which one of the following is
correct chronological order of the
above?
(a) 2-1-4-3
(b) 4-3-2-1
(c) 2-3-4-1
(d) 4-1-2-3
Match List-I (Fuel Gases) with ListII (Major Constituents) and select
the correct answer using the codes
given below the Lists:
List-I
List-II
(Fuel Gases)(Major Constituents)
A. CNG
1. Carbon
monoxide,
Hydrogen
B. Coal gas
2. Butane,
Propane
C. LPG
3. Methane,
Ethane
D. Water gas 4. Hydrogen,
Methane,
Carbon

monoxide
Codes:
(a) A
B
C
D
2
1
3
4
(b) A
B
C
D
3
4
2
1
(c) A
B
C
D
2
4
3
1
(d) A
B
C
D
3
1
2
4
51. A spherical body moves with a
uniform angular velocity around
a circular path of radius r. Which
one of the following statements is
correct?
(a) The body has no acceleration
(b) The body has a radial
acceleration directed

directed towards the centre of

the path
(c) The body has a radial
acceleration

2
5

r directed

away from the centre of the

path
(d) The body has an acceleration
2

r tangential to its path

52. Which one of the following

statements is correct?
Deccan Odyssey is
(a) a book on Chatrapati Shivaji
(b) a warship recently acquired by
Indian Navy
(c) a recently started air service
between Mumbai and
Colombo
(d) a luxury train which travels
through Maharashtra and
includes Goa in its journey
53. Standard 18-carat gold sold in the
market contains
(a) 82 parts gold and 18 parts
other metals
(b) 18 parts gold and 82 parts
other metals
(c) 18 parts gold and 6 parts other
metals
(d) 9 parts gold and 15 parts other
metals
54. A weightless rubber balloon is filled
with 200 cc of water. Its weight in
water is equal to

(a)

9.8
5

(b)

9.8
10

9.8

N
(d) Zero
2
55. Salts of which of the following
elements provide colours to
fireworks?
(a) Zinc and sulphur
(b) Potassium and mercury
(c) Strontium and barium
(d) Chromium and nickel
56. Consider the following statements:
1. Reserve Bank of India was
nationalized on 26 January,
1950.
2. The borrowing programme of
the Government of India is
handled by the Department of
Expenditure, Ministry of
Finance.
Which of the statements given
above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
57. Which one of the following is the
correct decreasing sequence in
terms of the value (in rupees) of
the minerals produced in India in
the year 2002-03?
(a) Metallic
minerals-Fuel
minerals-Non-metallic
minerals
(b) Fuel
minerals-Metallic
minerals-Non-metallic
minerals
(c) Metallic minerals-Non-metallic
minerals-Fuel minerals
(d) Fuel minerals-Non-metallic
minerals-Metallic minerals

(c)

58. Which one of the following cities

(they were in the news in recent
times) is not correctly matched with
its country?
(a) Salamanca
: Spain
(b) Cannes
: Italy
(c) Cancun
: Mexico
(d) Bruges
: Belgium
59. Consider the following statements:
As per 2001 Census
1. the two States with the lowest

sex ratio are Haryana and

Punjab
2. the two States with the lowest
population per sq km of area
are Meghalaya and Mizoram
3. Kerala has both the highest
literacy rate and sex ratio
Which of the statements given
agove is / are correct?
(a) 3 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 2
(d) 1 and 3
60. Consider the following statements:
1. In the Third Battle of Panipat,
Ahmed Shah Abdali defeated
Ibrahim Lodhi
2. Tipu Sultan was killed in the
Third Anglo-Mysore War.
3. Mir Jafar entered in a
conspiracy with the English
for the defeat of Nawab Sirajud-daulah in the Battle of
Plassey.
Which of the statements given
above is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 3 only
(c) 2 and 3
(d) None
61. Which of the following is not a
recommendation of the task force
on direct taxes under the
chairmanship of Dr. Vijay L. Kelkar
in the year 2002?
(a) Abolition of Wealth Tax
(b) Increase in the exemption limit
of personal income to Rs.1.20
lakh for widows
(c) Elimination of standard
deduction
(d) Exemption from tax on
dividends and capital gains
from the listed equity
62. Match List-I (Books) with List-II
(Authors) and select the correct
answer using the codes given
below the Lists:
List-I
(Books)
A. My Presidential year
B. The Hindu View of Life
C. Voice of Conscience
D. Without Fear or Favour
List-II
(Authors)
1. S. Radhakrishnan
2. V. V. Giri
3. N. Sanjiva Reddy
4. R. Venkataraman
Codes:

63.

64.

65.

66.

67.

(a) A
B
C
D
2
1
4
3
(b) A
B
C
D
4
3
2
1
(c) A
B
C
D
2
3
4
1
(d) A
B
C
D
4
1
2
3
Consider the following statements:
1. Adam Osborne produced the
first portable computer.
2. Ian Wilmut created the first
cloned sheep.
Which of the statements given
above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
What was the reason for 5 lakh
people of Hong Kong to make a
demonstration around the middle
of 2003?
(a) They were demanding tax
relief
(b) They were against the Hong
Kong Governments plan to
impose an internal security
law
(c) They were the members of
Falun Gong group who were
demanding religious freedom
(d) They were demanding more
direct elections in Hong Kong
Consider the following statements:
1. National Thermal Power
Corporation has diversified
into hydropower sector.
2. Power Grid Corporation of
India has diversified into
telecom sector.
Which of the statements given
above is / are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
The Ramon Magsaysay Award
winner Shanta Sinha is known as
(a) a campaigner for urban
sanitation
(b) an anti-child labour activist
(c) an organizer of rain-water
harvesting schemes
(d) an activist for the welfare of
poor rural women
Consider the following statements:

1.

Damodar Valley Corporation is

the first multipurpose river
valley project of independent
India
2. Damodar Valley Corporation
includes thermal and gas
power stations.
Which of the statements given
above is /are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
68. Match List-I (Persons) with List-II
(Positions) and select the correct
answer using the codes given
below the Lists:
List-I
(Persons)
A. B.P. Mishra
B. Suresh Kalmadi
C. Praful Patel
D. V.S. Jain
List-II
(Positions)
1. Executive Director, IMF
2. Chairman, Steel Authority of
India Ltd.
3. President, Indian Olympic
Association
4. Vice-President, South Asian
Region, World Bank
Codes:
(a) A
B
C
D
4
2
1
3
(b) A
B
C
D
1
3
4
2
(c) A
B
C
D
4
3
1
2
(d) A
B
C
D
1
2
4
3
69. Who among the following is well
known as an exponent of flute?
(a) Debu Choudhuri
(b) Madhup Mudgal
(c) Ronu Mazumdar
(d) Shafaat Ahmad
70. Consider the following statements:
Among the Indian States
1. Andhra Pradesh has the
longest coastline
2. Gujarat has the highest
number of airports
Which of the statements given
above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only

71.

72.

73.

74.

(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Tarun Bharat Sangh, an
organization based in a village near
Alwar (Rajasthan), has become
famous because of
(a) cultivation of genetically
modified cotton
(b) rehabilitation of women
victims of AIDS
(c) livelihood projects for
destitute rural women
(d) rain-water harvesting
Consider the following statements:
1. The National Housing Bank,
the apex institution of
housing finance in India, was
set up as a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Reserve Bank
of India.
2. The Small Industries
Development Bank of India
was established as a wholly
owned subsidiary of the
Industrial Development Bank
of India.
Which of the statements given
above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Param Padma, which was in news
recently, is
(a) a new Civilian Award
instituted by the Government
of India
(b) the name of supercomputer
developed by India
(c) the name given to a proposed
network of canals linking
northern and southern rivers
of India
(d) a software programme to
facilitate e-governance in
Madhya Pradesh
Consider the following statements
1. The loans disbursed to
farmers under Kisan Credit
Card Scheme are covered
under Rashtriya Krishi Beema
Yojna of Life Insurance
Corporation of India.
2. The Kisan Credit Card
holders are provided personal
accident insurance of Rs.

75.

76.

77.

78.

50,000 for accidental death and

Rs.25,000 for permanent
disability.
Which of the statements given
above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Consider the following statements:
1. Regarding the procurement of
food grains, Government of
India follows a procurement
target rather than an openended procurement policy.
2. Government of India
announces minimum support
prices only for cereals.
3. For distribution under
Targeted Public Distribution
System (TPDS), wheat and rice
are issued by the Government
of India at uniform central
issue prices to the States/
Union Territories.
Which of the statements given
above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 3 only
Consider the following statements:
India continues to be dependent
on imports to meet the requirement
of oilseeds in the country because
1. farmers prefer to grow food
grains
with
highly
remunerative support prices
2. most of the cultivation of
oilseed crops continues to be
dependent on rainfall
3. oils from the seeds of tree
origin and rice bran have
remained unexploited
4. It is far cheper to import
oilseeds than to cultivate the
oilseed crops
Which of the statements given
above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Worlds longest ruling head of
government is from
(a) Switzerland
(b) Cuba
(c) Zimbabwe
(d) New Zealand
Liberia was in the international
news in the recent times for
(a) harbouring
terrorists

79.

80.

81.

82.

83.

associated with religious

fundamentalism
(b) supplying raw uranium to
North Korea
(c) its long-running civil war
killing or displacing thousands
of people
(d) cultivation of drug-yielding
crops and smuggling of drugs
Consider the following statements:
1. P.V. Narasimha Raos
government established
diplomatic relations between
India and Israel
2. Ariel Sharon is the second
Prime Minister of Israel to have
visited India
Which of the statements given
above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
The reason for Chechnya to be in
the news recently is
(a) discovery of huge reserves of
oil
(b) separatist rebellious activities
by the local people
(c) continuous conflict between
the government troops and
the narcotic mafia resulting in
the great loss of human life
(d) intense cold wave killing
hundreds of people
The Prime Minister of which one
of the following countries was
assassinated in the year 2003?
(a) Czech Republic
(b) Romania
(c) Serbia
(d) Slovenia
Conisder the following companies:
1. Voltas
2. Titan Industires
3. Rallis India
4. Indian Hotels
Which of the above companies are
in the Tata Group of industries?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
In which of the following countries,
did an ethnic violence between the
communities of Hema and Lendu
result in the death of hundreds of
people?
(a) Democratic Republic of Congo

(b) Indonesia
(c) Nigeria
(d) Zambia
84. More than 40 Heads of States /
Governments were invited by
Vladimir Putin in May, 2003 to
(a) discuss the issues related to
the rehabilitation of Iraq
(b) celebrate the tricentenary of
the city of St Petersburg
(c) convene a meeting of
European and CIS countries
to discuss the issues of missile
shield for European and CIS
countries
(d) develop the strategies for
containing global terrorism
85. Consider the following geological
phenomea:
1. Development of a fault
2. Movement along a fault
3. Impact produced by volcanic
eruption
4. Folding of rocks
Which of the above cause
earthquakes?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
86. Which Article of the Constitution
of India says, 'No child below the
age of fourteen years shall be
employed to work in any factory
or mine or engaged in any other
hazardous employment?
(a) Article 24
(b) Article 45
(c) Article 330
(d) Article 368
87. According to the National Human
Rights Commission Act, 1993, who
amongs the following can be its
Chairman?
(a) Any serving Judge of the
Supreme Court
(b) Any serving Judge of the High
Court
(c) Only a retired Chief Justice of
India
(d) Only a retired Chief Justice of
a High Court
88. Which one of the following pairs
is not correctly matched?
(a) Pitts India Act
: Warren
Hastings
(b) Doctrine of Lapse : Dalhousie
(c) Vernacular Press Act : Curzon
(d) Ilbert Bill
: Ripon
89. Who was the last ruler of the
Tughluq dynasty of the Delhi
Sultanate?

90.

91.

92.

93.

94.

(a) Firoz Shah Tughuq

(b) Ghiyas-ud-din Tughluq
Shah - II
(c) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud
(d) Nasrat Shah
The great Asian river Mekong
does not run through
(a) China
(b) Malaysia
(c) Combodia
(d) Laos
Which one of the following was
the largest IT software and
services exporter in India during the
year 2002-03?
(a) Birlasoft
(b) Infosys Technologies
(c) Tata Consultancy Services
(d) Wipro Technologies
Which one of the following
statements is not correct?
(a) The largest Buddhist
monastery in India is in Assam
(b) The language Konyak is
spoken in Nagaland
(c) The largest river island in the
world is in Assam
(d) Sikkin is the least-populated
State of the Indian Union
Consider the following statements:
1. The Oil Pool Account of
Government of India was
dismantled with effect from
1-4-2002.
2. Subsidies on PDS kerosene
and domestic LPG are borne
by Consolidated Fund of
India.
3. An expert Committee headed
by Dr. R. A. Mashelkar to
formulate a national auto fuel
policy recommended that
Bharat Stage-II Emission
Norms should be applied
throughout the country by
1 April, 2004.
Which of the statements given
above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
In the last one decade, which one
among the following sectors has
attracted the highest Foreign
Direct Investment inflows into
India?
(a) Chemicals other than
fertilizers
(b) Services sector
(c) Food processing
(d) Telecommunication

95. Consider the following statements:

1. The Chinese pilgrim Fa-Hien
attended the fourth Great
Buddhist Council held by
Kanishka.
2. The Chinese pilgrim HiuenTsang met Harsha and found
him to be antagonistic to
Buddhism.
Which of the statements given
above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
96. How did the dynasty of Nizam
Shahis of Ahmadnagar come to an
end?
(a) Ahmadnagar was annexed
into Mughal empire and
Husain Shah was consigned
to life imprisonment
(b) Mughal troops destroyed
Daulatabad fort and killed
Nizam-ul
Mulk
of
Ahmadnagar
(c) Fateh Khan usurped the
throne from Nizam-ul Mulk
(d) Malik Ambar was defeated in
a battle with Mughals in 1631
and the entire royal family was
killed by the Mughal troops
97. With reference to ancient Jainism,
which one of the following
statements is correct?
(a) Jainism was spread in South
India under the leadership of
Sthalabahu
(b) The Jainas who remained
under the leadership of
Bhadrabahu were called
Shvetambaras after the
Council held at Pataliputra
(c) Jainism enjoyed the patronage
of the Kalinga king Kharavela
in the first century BC
(d) In the initial stage of Jainism,
the Jainas worshipped images
unlike Buddhists
98. Which one of the following four
Vedas contains an account of
magical charms and spells?
(a) Rig-veda
(b) Yajur-veda
(c) Atharva-veda (d) Sama-veda
99. The Montagu-Chelmsford Report
formed the basis of
(a) the Indian Councils Act, 1909

(b) the Government of India Act,

1919
(c) the Government of India Act,
1935
(d) the Indian Independence Act,
1947
100. During the Indian Freedom
Struggle, who among the following
proposed that Swaraj should be
defined as complete independence
free from all foreign control?
(a) Mazharul Haque
(b) Maulana Hasrat Mohani
(c) Hakim Ajmal Khan
(d) Abul Kalam Azad
101. Which one of the following
sequences indicates the correct
chronological order?
(a) Shankaracharya-RamanujaChaitanya
(b) Ramanuja-ShankaracharyaChaitanya
(c) R a m a n u j a - C h a i t a n y a Shankaracharya
(d) Shankaracharya-ChaitanyaRamanuja
102. Consider the following Princely
States of the British rule in India:
1. Jhansi
2. Sambalpur
3. Satara
The correct chronological order in
which they were annexed by the
British is
(a) 1-2-3
(b) 1-3-2
(c) 3-2-1
(d) 3-1-2
103. The name of the famous persons
of India who returned the
Knighthood conferred on him by
the British Government as a token
of protest against the atrocities in
Punjab in 1919 was
(a) Tej Bahadur Sapru
(b) Ashutosh Mukherjee
(c) Rabindra Nath Tagore
(d) Syed Ahmed Khan
104. The resolution for removing the
Vice-President of India can be
moved in the
(a) Lok Sabha alone
(b) either House of Parliament
(c) Joint Sitting of Parliament
(d) Rajya Sabha alone
105. With reference to the Constitution
of India, which one of the following
paris is not correctly matched?

(a) Forests :
Concurrent List
(b) Stock Exchanges : Concurrent List
(c) Post Office Savings : Union List
Bank
(d) Public Health : State List
106. Consider the following tasks:
1. Superintendence, direction
and conduct of free and fair
elections
2. Preparation of electoral rolls
for all elections to the
Parliament, State Legislatures
and the Office of the President
and the Vice-President
3. Giving recognition to political
parties and allotting election
symbols to political parties
and individuals contesting the
election
4. Proclamation of final verdict in
the case of election disputes
Which of the above are the
functions of the Election
Commission of India?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 4
107. With reference to Indian Public
Finance, consider the following
statements:
1. Disbursements from Public
Accounts of India are subject
to the Vote of Parliament.
2. The Indian Constitution
provides for the establishment
of a Consolidated Fund, a
Public Account and a
Contingency Fund for each
State.
3. Appropriations
and
disbursements under the
Railway Budget are subject to
the
same
form
of
parliamentary control as other
appropriations
and
disbursements.
Which of the statements given
above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
108. Consider the following statements:
1. Narasimha Saluva ended the
Sangama dynasty and siezed
the throne for himself and
started the Saluva dynasty.
2. Vira Narasimha deposed the
last Saluva ruler and seized the
throne for himself.

3.

Vira Narashima was succeeded

by his younger brother,
Krishnadeva Raya.
4. Krishnadeva Raya was
succeeded by his half-brother,
Achyuta Raya.
Which of the statements given
above are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
109. Consider the following statements:
Some of the main features of the
Government of India Act, 1935 were
the
1. abolition of diarchy in the
Governors provinces
2. power of the Governors to
veto legislative action and to
legislate on their own
3. abolition of the principle
communal representation
Which of the statements given
above is / are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
110. Consider the following statements:
1. The First Session of the Indian
National Congress was held in
Calcutta
2. The Second Session of the
Indian National Congress was
held under the presidentship
of Dadabhai Naoroji
3. Both Indian National
Congress and Muslim League
held their sessions at Lucknow
in 1916 and concluded the
Lucknow Pact.
Which of the statements given
above is / are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 3 only
111. Which one of the following
statements is correct?
(a) The Constituent Assembly of
India was elected by the
Provincial Assemblies in the
year 1946
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru, M. A.
Jinnah and Sardar Vallabhbhai
Patel were members of the
Constituent Assembly of
India
(c) The First Session of the
Constituent Assembly of
India was held in January, 1947

(d) The Constitution of India was

adopted on 26th January, 1950
112. The Archaeological Survey of
India is an attached office of the
Department/Ministry of
(a) Culture
(b) Tourism
(c) Science and Technology
(d) Human Resource
Development
113. Consider the following statements:
1. The highest criminal court of
the district is the Court of
District and Session Judge.
2. The District Judges are
appointed by the Governor in
consultation with the High
Courts.
3. A person to be eligible for
appointment as a District
Judge should be an advocate
or a pleader of seven years
standing or more, or an officer
in judicial service of the Union
or the State.
4. When the Sessions Judge
awards death sentence, it must
be confirmed by the high Court
before it is carried out.
Which of the statements given
above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
114. Consider the following statements:
1. The Speaker of Lok Sabha has
the power to adjourn the
House sine die but, on
prorogation, it is only the
President who can summon
the House.
2. Unless sooner dissolved or
there is an extension of the
term, there is an automatic
dissolution of the Lok Sabha
by efflux of time, at the end of
the period of five years, even
if no formal order of
dissolution is issued by the
President.
3. The Speaker of Lok Sabha
continues in office even after
the dissolution of the House
and until immediately before
the first meeting of the House.
Which of the statements given
above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3

(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
115. Which one of the following
statements is not correct?
(a) Under the Targeted Public
Distribution System, the
families Below Poverty Line
are provided 50 kg of food
grains per month per family at
subsidised price.
(b) Under Annapurna Scheme,
indigent senior citizens of 65
years of age or above eligible
for National Old Age Pension
but not getting pension can
get 10 kg of food grains per
person per month free of cost
(c) Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment has scheme in
which indigent people living
in welfare institutions like
orphanages are given 15 kg of
food grains per person per
month at BPL rates
(d) Ministry of Human Resource
Development gives financial
support to Mid-day Meal
Scheme for the benefit of class
I to V students in Government
or Government aided Schools
116. Consider the following statements:
1. Non-function of lachrymal
gland is an important
symptom of deficiency of
Vitamin A.
2. Deficiency of Vitamin B1 can
lead to indigestion and heart
enlargement.
3. Vitamin C deficiency can lead
to pain in the muscles.
4. Deficiency of Vitamin D
causes increased loss of Ca++
in urine
Which of the statement given
above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
117. The hormone insulin is a
(a) Glycolipid
(b) Fatty acid
(c) Peptide
(d) Sterol
118. Consider the following statements:
1. Toothless mammals such as
pangolins are not found in
India.
2. Gibbon is the only ape found
in India.
Which of the statements given

above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
119. In which organ of the human body
are the lymphocyte cells formed?
(a) Liver
(b) Long bone
(c) Pancreas
(d) Spleen
120. In which one of the following
Union Territories, do the people of
the Onge tribe live?
(a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(b) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
(c) Daman and Diu
(d) Lakshadweep
121. Consider the following crops:
1. Cotton
2. Groundnut
3. Maize
4. Mustard
Which of the above are Kharif
crops?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
122. Which one of the following
statements is not correct?
(a) In Lok Sabha, a no-confidence
motion has to set out the
grounds on which it is based
(b) In the case of a no-confidence
motion in Lok Sabha, no
conditions of admissibility
have been laid down in the
Rules
(c) A motion of no-confidence,
once admitted, has to be taken
up within ten days of the leave
being granted
(d) Rajya Sabha is not empowered
to entertain a motion of noconfidence
123. Which one of the following
statements correctly describes the
Fourth Schedule of the
Constitution of India?
(a) It contains the scheme of the
distribution of powers
between the Union and the
States
(b) It contains the languages
listed in the Constitution
(c) It contains the provisions
regarding the administration
of tribal areas
(d) It allocates seats in the
Council of States

124. Consider the following statements:

1. Hema Malini is the
Chairperson of the Childrens
Film Society, India
2. Yash Chopra is the Chairman
of the Central Board of Film
Certification of India.
3. Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor and
Dev Anand have all been
recipients of Dada Saheb
Phalke Award.
Which of the statements given
above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 3
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 2 only
(d) 3 only
125. Famous Golf player Vijay Singh is
from which one of the following
countries?
(a) Fiji
(b) Mauritius
(c) Malaysia
(d) Kenya
126. Lativa does not share its borders
with which one of the following
countries?
(a) Russia
(b) Estonia
(c) Lithuania
(d) Poland
127. Consider the following statements:
1. The highest deciding body for
planning in India is the
Planning Commission of India
2. The Secretary of the Planning
Commission of India is also the
Secretary of National
Development Council.
3. The Constitution includes
economic and social planning
in the Concurrent List in the
Seventh Schedule of the
Constitution of India.
Which of the statements given
above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 2 only
(d) 3 only
128. Match List-I (Minerals) with ListII (Location) and select the correct
answer using the codes given
below the Lists:
List-I
List-II
(Minerals) (Location)
A. Coal
1. Giridih
B. Copper
2. Jayamkondam
C. Manganese 3. Alwar
D. Lignite
4. Dharwar
Codes:
(a) A
B
C
D
1
4
3
2
(b) A
B
C
D

2
3
4
1
(c) A
B
C
D
1
3
4
2
(d) A
B
C
D
2
4
3
1
129. Which among the following
National Highway routes is the
longest?
(a) Agra-Mumbai
(b) Chennai-Thane
(c) Kolkata-Hajira
(d) Pune-Machilipatnam
130. Which of the following institutes
have been recognized as the
Institutes of National Importance
(by an Act of Parliament)?
1. Dakshina Bharat Hindi
Prachar Sabha, Chennai
2. National
Institute
of
Pharmaceutical Education and
Research, Mohali
3. Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute
for Medical Services and
Technology,Thiruvananthapuram
4. Lakshmibai National Institute
of Physical Education, Gwalior
Select the correct answer using the
codes given below:
Codes:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
131. Consider the following statements:
1. Baking soda is used in fire extinguishers.
2. Quicklime is used in the manufacture of glass.
3. Gypsum is used in the manufacture of Plaster of Paris
Which of the statements given
above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
132. With reference to Indian Parliament,
which one of the following is not
correct?
(a) The Appropriation Bill must
be passed by both the Houses
of Parliament before it can be
enacted into law
(b) No money shall be withdrawn
from the Consolidated Fund of
India except under the appropriation made by the Appropriation Act
(c) Finance Bill is required for proposing new taxes but no another Bill/Act is required for
making changes in the rates

of taxes which are already under operation

(d) No Money Bill can be introduced except on the recommendation of the President
133. Match List-I (Sea) with List-II
(Country) and select the correct
answer using the codes given below the Lists:
List-I
List-II
(Sea)
(Country)
A. Black Sea
1. Bulgaria
B. Red Sea
2. China
C. Yellow Sea
3. Eritrea
D. Caspian Sea 4. Kazakhstan
Codes:
(a) A
B
C
D
1
4
2
3
(b) A
B
C
D
2
3
1
4
(c) A
B
C
D
1
3
2
4
(d) A
B
C
D
2
4
1
3
134. Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India
says that the executive power of
every State shall be so exercised
as not to impede or prejudice the
exercise of the executive power of
the Union?
(a) Article 257 (b) Article 258
(c) Article 355 (d) Article 356
135. Which of the following pairs are
correctly matched?
List-I
List-II
(Period)
(Wars)
1. AD 1767-69 : First Anglo-Maratha
War
2. AD 1790-92 : Third Mysore war
3. AD 1824-26 : First Anglo Burmese
War
4. AD 1845-46 : Second Sikh War
Select the correct answer using the
codes given below:
(a) 2 and 4
(b) 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 2
(d) 2 and 3
136. Consider the following:
1. Mahadeo Hills
2. Sahyadri Parvat
3. Satpura Range
What is the correct sequence of
the above from the north to the
south?
(a) 1-2-3
(b) 2-1-3
(c) 1-3-2
(d) 2-3-1
137. Lake Sambhar is nearest to which
one of the following cities of

Rajasthan?
(a) Bharatpur
(b) Jaipur
(c) Jodhpur
(d) Udaipur
138. Match List-I (Articles of the Constitution of India) with List-II (Provision) and select the correct answer using the codes given below
the Lists:
List-I
List-II
(Articles of the Consti(Provision)
tution of India)
A. Article 14 1. The State shall not
discriminate against
any citizen on
grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex,
place of birth or any
of them
B. Article 15 2. The State shall not
deny to any person
equality before the
law or the equal protection of laws
withing the territory
of India
C. Article 16 3. Untouchability is
abolished and its
practice in any form
is forbidden
D. Article 17 4. There shall be equality of opportunity
for all citizens in matters relating to employment or appointment to any office
under the State
Codes:
(a) A
B
C
D
2
4
1
3
(b) A
B
C
D
3
1
4
2
(c) A
B
C
D
2
1
4
3
(d) A
B
C
D
3
4
1
2
139. Which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) Cirrus clouds are composed of
ice crystals
(b) Cirrus clouds exhibit a flat
base and have the appearance
of rising domes
(c) Cumulus clouds are white and
thin, and form delicate
patches and give a fibrous and
feathery appearance

(d) Cumulus clouds are classified

as high clouds
140. Match List-I (National Park/Sanctuary) with List-II (State) and select the correct answer using the
codes given below the Lists:
List-I
List-II
(National Park/
(State)
Sanctuary)
A. Kanger Ghati 1. Chhattisgarh
National Park
B. Nagerhole
2. Haryana
National Park
C. Kugti Wildlife 3. Himachal
Sanctuary
Pradesh
D. Sultanpur Bird 4. Karnataka
Sanctuary
Codes:
(a) A
B
C
D
3
2
1
4
(b) A
B
C
D
1
4
3
2
(c) A
B
C
D
3
4
1
2
(d) A
B
C
D
1
2
3
4
141. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
(a) Gulfs with narrow fronts and
wider rears experience high
tides
(b) Tidal currents take place when
a gulf is connected with the
open sea by a narrow channel
(c) Tidal bore occurs when a tide
enters the narrow and shallow
estuary of a river
(d) The tidal nature of the mouth
of the river Hooggly is of crucial importance to Kolkata as
port
142. Consider the following statements:
1. The Islamic Calendar is twelve
days shorter than the
Gregorian Calender
2. The Islamic Calendar began in
AD 632.
3. The Gregorian Calendar is a
solar calendar.
Which of the statements given
above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 3 only
Directions:
The following 8 (eight) items consist of two Statements; one
lablelled as the Assertion(A) and
the other as Reason (R). You are

to examine these two statements

carefully and select the answers to
these items using the codes given
below:
Codes:
(a) Both A and R are individually
true and R is the corrrect explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually
true but R is not the correct
explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
143. Assertion (A) : Bangalore receives
much higher average annual rainfall than that of Mangalore.
Reason (R) : Bangalore has the
benefit of receiving rainfall both
from south-west and north-east
monsoons.
144. Assertion (A) : The Central Rural
Sanitation Programme was
launched in 1986 to improve the
quality of life of rural people in India.
Reason (R) : Rural sanitation is a
subject in the Concurrent List in
the Constitution of India
145. Assertion (A) : West-flowing rivers of Peninsular India have no
deltas.
Reason (R) : These rivers do not
carry any alluvial sediments.
146. Assertion (A) : The thickness of
the atmosphere is maximum over
the Equator.
Reason (R) : High insolation and
strong convection currents occur
over the Equator.
147. Assertion (A) : In our houses, the
current in AC electricity line
changes direction 60 times per second.
Reason (R) : The frequency of alternating voltage supplied is 60
hertz.
148. Assertion (A) : Fatty acids should
be a part of the balanced human diet.
Reason (R) : The cells of the human body cannot synthesize any
fatty acids.
149. Assertion (A): India does not export natural rubber
Reason (R) : About 97% of Indias
demands for natural rubber is met
from domestic production.
150. Assertion (A) : For the first time,
India had no trade deficit in the
year 2002-03.
Reason (R) : For the first time,
Indias exports crossed worth $50
billion in the year 2002-03.

Answers
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12. b

13.

14.

15. b

16.

17.

18. c

19.

20.

21. c

22.

23.

24. a

25.

26.

27. d

28.

29.

30. c

31.

32.

33. c

34.

35.

36. c

37.

38.

39. b

40.

41.

42. d

43.

44.

45. d

46.

47.

48. b

49.

50.

51. b

52.

53.

54. d

55.

56.

57. b

58.

59.

60. b

61.

62.

63. c

64.

65.

66. b

67.

68.

69. c

70.

71.

72. c

73.

74.

75. d

76.

77.

78. c

79.

80.

81. c

82.

83.

84. b

85.

86.

87. c

88.

89.

90. b

91.

92.

93. a

94.

95.

96. a

97.

98.

99. b

100.

101. a

102. c

103.

104. d

105. b

106.

107. b

108. d

109.

110. c

111. a

112.

113. d

114. d

115.

116. d

117. c

118.

119. b

120. a

121.

122. a

123. d

124.

125. a

126. d

127.

128. c

129. c

130.

131. d

132. a

133.

134. a

135. d

136.

137. b

138. c

139.

140. b

141. c

142.

143. d

144. c

145.

146. d

147. d

148.

149. b

150. d

Author: Professor Anand Shekhar

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