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October3,2014
Q1.Sometimeback,theGovernmentofIndia,decidedtodelicense
whitegoodsindustry.Whitegoodsinclude
(a)stainlesssteelandaluminiumutensils
(b)milkandmilkproducts
(c)itemspurchasedforconspicuousconsumption
(d)soaps,detergentsandothermassconsumptiongoods
Q2.Examinethefollowingthreestatements:
I.Processedmeatisaperishablefood.
II.Allperishablefoodsarepackedinsealedtins.
III.Sealedtinssometimesdonotcontainprocessedmeat.
Whichoneofthefollowinginferencescanbedrawnfromtheabove
statements?
(a)Sealedtinsalwayscontainperishablefood
(b)Processedmeatissometimesnotpackedinsealedtins
(c)Processedmeatisalwayspackedinsealedtins
(d)Nonperishablefoodsareneverpackedinsealedtins
Q3.WhatisthecorrectsequenceofthefollowingIndianstatesin
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descendingorderoftheirlengthofsurfaceroadsper100km2of
theirarea?
I.Haryana
II.Maharashtra
III.Punjab
IV.TamilNadu
Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodesgivenbelow:
Codes:
(a)IV,II,III,I
(b)IV,III,I,II
(c)III,IV,I,II
(d)III,IV,II,I
Q4.Thefourrailwayjunctionsshownbynumerals1,2,3,4onthe
roughoutlinemapofGujaratarerespectively
(a)Palanpur,Mahesana,AhmedabadandVadodara
(b)Mahesana,Surendranagar,RajkotandJunagarh
(c)Palanpur,Kanda,BhujandOkla
(d)Ahmedabad,Vadodara,BhavnagarandBroach
Q5.ThedamagetotheSpektrModuleoftheRussianSpaceStation
Mirwasdueto
(a)collisionwithaSoyuzcargoship
(b)faultymaterialdesignoftheSpektrModule
(c)explosioninsidethespacestation
(d)collisionwithanasteroid
Q6.hemeetingofG15countriesheldinMalayasiain1997was
attendedby
(a)14membercountries
(b)15membercountries
(c)16membercountries
(d)17membercountries
Q7.Olympics2000istobeheldin
(a)Johannesberg
(b)Capetown
(c)Rome
(d)Sydney
Q8.TheeducatedmiddleclassinIndia
(a)opposedtherevoltof1857
(b)supportedtherevoltof1857
(c)remainedneutraltotherevoltof1857
(d)foughtagainstnativerulers
Q9.Whichoneofthefollowingregionsoftheworldsuppliesthe
maximumofourimportedcommodities(intermsofrupeevalue)?
(a)Africa
(b)America
(c)AsiaandOceania
(d)Europe
Q10.ThecurrencyoftheproposedEuropeanMonetaryUnionwill
be
(a)Dollar
(b)Euro
(c)Guilder
(d)Mark
Q11.Whichoneofthefollowingwasthevenueforthepreliminary
talksbetweentheSriLankanGovernmentandrepresentativesof
TamilUnitedLiberationFrontandothermilitantgroups?
(a)NewDelhi
(b)Colombo
(c)Zirconiun
(d)Chennai
Q12.MERCOSURconsistsofgroupofcountriesof
(a)Africa
(b)Asia
(c)LatinAmerica
(d)SouthEastAsia
Q13.WhichoneofthefollowingcountrieshasreplacedItalyasthe
majorimporterofbauxitefromIndia?
(a)Canada
(b)Greece
(c)Ukraine
(d)UnitedArabEmirates
Q14.LordMountbattencametoIndiaasViceroyalongwithspecific
instructionsto
(a)balkanizetheIndiansubcontinent
(b)keepIndiaunitedifpossible
(c)acceptJinnahsdemandforPakistan
(d)persuadetheCongresstoacceptpartition
Q15.Whichoneofthefollowingisthecorrectsequenceofthe
states(labelled1,2,3and4)ofIndiashownonthemapin
descendingorderintermsoftheiravailablegroundwaterresources
forirrigation?
(a)3,4,1,2
(b)3,4,2,1
(c)4,3,1,2
(d)4,3,2,1
Q16.Considerthefollowingstatements:
Thepriceofanycurrencyininternationalmarketisdecidedbythe
I.WorldBank.
II.demandforgoods/servicesprovidedbythecountryconcerned.
III.stabilityofthegovernmentoftheconcernedcountry.
IV.economicpotentialofthecountryinQ.
Ofthesestatements:
(a)I,II,IIIandIVarecorrect
(b)IIandIIIarecorrect
(c)IIIandIVarecorrect
(d)IandIVarecorrect
Q17.Aconsumerissaidtobeinequilibrium,if
(a)heisabletofulfilhisneedwithagivenlevelofincome
(b)heisabletoliveinfullcomfortswithagivenlevelofincome
(c)hecanfulfilhisneedswithoutconsumptionofcertainitems
(d)heisabletolocatenewsourcesofincome
Q18.AmongtheIndianstatesshownlabelled1,2,3and4inthe
roughoutlinemapgiven,thecorrectsequenceofdescendingorder
ofpercentofscheduledtribepopulationtotheirtotalpopulationis:
(a)1,3,2,4
(b)3,1,2,4
(c)3,1,4,2
(d)1,3,4,2
Q19.Whichoneofthefollowingsetsofstatesstandstobenefitthe
mostfromtheKonkanRailway?
(a)Goa,Karnataka,Maharashtra,Kerala
(b)MadhyaPradesh,Maharashtra,TamilNadu,Kerala
(c)TamilNadu,Kerala,Goa,Maharashtra
(d)Gujarat,Maharashtra,Goa,TamilNadu
Q20.Thesupplysideeconomicslaysgreateremphasisonthepoint
ofviewof
(a)producer
(b)globaleconomy
(c)consumer
(d)middleman
Q21.WhichoneofthefollowinglanguagesbelongstotheAustric
group?
(a)Marathi
(b)Ladakhi
(c)Khasi
(d)Tamil
Q22.Indonesianforestfirein1997wascausedby
(a)greenhouseeffect
(b)depletionofozonelayer
(c)ElNinoeffect
(d)Noneoftheabove
Q23.MatchthefollowingresearchinstitutesA,B,CandDwiththeir
respectivelocationlabelledas1to6inthegivenroughoutlinemap
A.CentralDrugResearchInstitute
B.NationalAtlasandThematicMappingOrganisation
C.NationalInstituteofOceanTechnology
D.TemperateForestResearchCentre
Codes:
(a)A4,B3,C2,D6
(b)A4,B5,C1,D6
(c)A2,B3,C4,D5
(d)A1,B6,C2,D3
Q24.BharatRatnawasawardedin1997to
(a)Dr.HomiBhabha(Posthumous)
(b)FormerPresidentR.Venkataraman
(c)SatyajitRay(Posthumous)
(d)Dr.AbdulKalam
Q25.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaretrueabouttheIndian
bornwomanastronautKalpanaChawla?
I.ShewasborninKamal.
II.SheflewonboardtheshuttleflightSTS87.
III.ShewastrainedattheKennedySpaceCentre.
IV.ShedidaspacewalktoretrievetheSpartanSatellite.
Codes:
(a)IandII
(b)IIandIII
(c)I,IIandIII
(d)I,IIandIV
Q26.Assertion(A):
TheGandharaSchoolofartbearsthemarkofHellenisticinfluence.
Reason(R):
Hinayanaformwasinfluencedbythatart.
(a)BothAandRaretrue,andRisthecorrectexplanationofA
(b)BothAandRaretrue,butRisNOTacorrectexplanationofA
(c)Aistrue,butRisfalse
(d)Aisfalse,butRistrue
Q27.Assertion(A):
AtfirsttheTurkishadministrationinIndiawasessentiallymilitary.
Reason(R):
ThecountrywasparcelledoutasIqtasamongleadingmilitary
leaders.
Q28.Assertion(A):
AccordingtoAsokasedictssocialharmonyamongthepeoplewas
moreimportantthanreligiousdevotion.
Reason(R):
Hespreadideasofequityinsteadofpromotionofreligion.
Q29.Assertion(A):
TheKhilafatmovementdidbringtheurbanMuslimsintothefoldof
theNationalMovement.
Reason(R):
Therewasapredominantelementofantiimperialisminboththe
NationalandKhilafatMovements.
Q30.Assertion(A):
PartitionofBengalin1905broughttoanendtheModeratesrolein
theIndianfreedommovement.
Reason(R):
TheSuratsessionofIndianNationalCongressseparatedthe
ExtremistsfromtheModerates.
Q31.Assertion(A):
ThefirsteverBilltomakeprimaryeducationcompulsoryinIndia
wasrejectedin1911.
Reason(R):
Discontentwouldhaveincreasedifeverycultivatorcouldread.
Q32.Assertion(A):
TheCongressrejectedtheCrippsproposals.
Reason(R):
TheCrippsMissionconsistedsolelyofwhites.
Q33.Assertion(A):
TheUnitedStatesofAmericahasthreatenedtoasktheWorld
TradeOrganisation(WTO)toapplysanctionsagainstthe
developingcountriesforthenonobservanceofILOconventions.
Reason(R):
TheUnitedStatesofAmericaitselfhasadoptedandimplemented
thoseILOconventions.
Q34.Assertion(A):
DuringthereignofShahjahan,DaraSikohwassentonexpeditionto
Balkha,BadakhshanandQandahar.
Reason(R):
TheexpeditionsentbyShahjahantotheMiddleEastwasa
marvelloussuccess.
Q35.Assertion(A):
GandhistoppedtheNonCooperationMovementin1922.
Reason(R):
ViolenceatChauriChauraledhimtostopthemovement.
Q36.Whichofthefollowingpairsarecorrectlymatched?
I.Lothal:Ancientdockyard
II.Sarnath:FirstSermonofBuddha
III.Rajgir:LioncapitalofAsoka
IV.Nalanda:GreatseatofBuddhistlearning
Codes:
(a)I,II,IIIandIV
(b)IIIandIV
(c)I,IIandIV
(d)IandII
Q37.Whichoneofthefollowingpairsofcitieshasrecentlybeen
connectedthrougha6laneexpressway?
(a)Ahmedabad:Vadodara
(b)Dhaka:Chittagong
(c)Islamabad:Lahore
(d)Mumbai:Pune
Q38.MatchListIwithListIIandselectthecorrectanswerusingthe
codesgivenbelowthelists:
ListI ListII
I.Ringgit (A)Indonesia
II.Baht (B)SouthKorea
III.Rupiah (C)Thailand
IV.Won (D)Malayasia
Codes:
(a)IA,IIC,IIID,IVB
(b)ID,IIC,IIIA,IVB
(c)IA,IIB,IIID,IVC
(d)ID,IIB,IIIA,IVC
Ahadiswerethosetrooperswho
I.offeredtheirservicessingly.
II.didnotattachthemselvestoanychief.
III.hadtheemperorastheirimmediatecolonel.
IV.attachedthemselvestoMirzas.
Ofthesestatements:
(a)I,IIIandIVarecorrect
(b)I,IIandIIIarecorrect
(c)IIandIIIarecorrect
(d)IandIVarecorrect
Q40.WhentheIndianMuslimLeaguewasinductedintotheinterim
governmentin1946,LiyaqatAliKhanwasassignedtheportfolioof
(a)Foreignaffairs
(b)Home
(c)Finance
(d)Defence
Q41.WhichoneofthefollowingancientIndianrecordsisthe
earliestroyalordertopreservefoodgrainstobeutilisedduringthe
crisesinthecountry?
(a)SohagauraCopperplate
(b)RummindeipillaredictofAsoka
(c)PrayagaPrasasti
(d)MehrauliPillarinscriptionofChandra
Q42.AccordingtoMeadows(1972),ifthepresenttrendsinworld
population,industrialisation,pollution,foodproductionandresource
depletioncontinueunchanged,theLimitstoGrowthonourplanet
willbereachedinthenext
(a)50years
(b)100years
(c)150years
(d)200years
Q43.HumanPovertyIndexwasintroducedintheHuman
DevelopmentReportoftheyear
(a)1994
(b)1995
(c)1996
(d)1997
Q44.Considerthefollowing:
I.TughlaquabadFort.
II.LodiGarden.
III.QutubMinar.
IV.FatehpurSikri.
Thecorrectchronologicalorderinwhichtheywerebuiltis:
(a)III,I,IV,II
(b)III,I,II,IV
(c)I,III,II,IV
(d)I,III,IV,II
Q45.TheconceptofEightfoldpathformsthethemeof
(a)Dipavamsa
(b)Divyavadana
(c)MahaparinibbanSutta
(d)DharmaChakaraPravartanaSutta
Q46.TherecentLandMinesConferencetosignthehistorictreaty
washeldintheCapitalcityof
(a)Canada
(b)Japan
(c)Sweden
(d)Zimbabwe
I.DowJones:NewYork
II.HangSeng:Seoul
III.FTSE100:London
(a)I,IIandIII
(b)IIandIII
(c)IandII
(d)IandIII
Q48.TheIndianNationalCongressagreedin1947tothepartitionof
thecountrymainlybecause
(a)theprincipleoftwoNationtheorywasthenacceptabletothem
(b)itwasimposedbytheBritishGovernmentandtheCongresswas
helplessinthisregard
(c)theywantedtoavoidlargescalecommunalriots
(d)Indiawouldhaveotherwiselosttheopportunitytoattainfreedom
ListI ListII
I.1556 (A)BattleofHaldiGhati
II.1600 (B)NadirShahscaptureofDelhi
III.1686 (C)DeathofShivaji
IV.1739 (D)GrantofChartertoEastIndiaCompany
(E)AccessionofAkbar
Codes:
(a)IC,IID,IIIB,IVA
(b)IE,IID,IIIC,IVB
(c)IE,IIB,IIIA,IVD
(d)IA,IIE,IIIC,IVB
Q50.MatchriverslabelledA,B,CandDonthegivenmapwiththeir
namesgiveninthelistandselectthecorrectanswerusingthe
codesgivenbelowthelist:
1.St.Lawrence
2.Orinoco
3.Mackenzie
4.Amazon
5.Yukon
Codes:
(a)A4,B3,C2,D1
(b)A5,B3,C1,D2
(c)A5,B4,C1,D3
(d)A3,B1,C4,D2
Q51.AtthetimeofIndiasIndependence,MahatmaGandhiwas
(a)amemberofCongressWorkingCommittee
(b)notamemberoftheCongress
(c)thePresidentoftheCongress
(d)theGeneralSecretaryoftheCongress
Q52.TheeconomistwhowasassociatedwiththeWTOdraft
documentis
(a)A.K.Sen
(b)T.N.Srinivasan
(c)J.N.Bhagwati
(d)AvinashDixit
Q53.Inthegivenmap,theshadedpartrepresentsAkbarsempire
atacertainjuncture:AstandsforanindependentcountryandB
marksthesiteofacity.Whichoneofthefollowingalternativesgives
allcorrectinformation?
(a)Akbarin1557:(A)Golkunda(B)Lahore
(b)Akbarin1557:(A)Khandesh(B)Multan
(c)Akbarin1605:(A)Gondwana(B)Multan
(d)Akbarin1605:(A)Gondwana(B)Lahore
Q54.Estuariespossessdistinctbloomsofexcessivegrowthofa
pigmenteddinoflagellates.Thesebloomsarecalled
(a)redtides
(b)seatides
(c)blacktides
(d)seaflowers
Q55.Considerthefollowingclimaticconditions(northern
hemisphere):
Temperature Rainfall
C cm
January 3.9 4.7
February 4.4 5.7
March 8.3 8.2
April 14.4 9.2
May 20.0 9.2
June 23.3 17.7
July 27.8 14.5
August 27.8 14.0

September 22.3 12.7
October 18.3 7.0
November 12.2 5.0
December 6.7 3.5
Thesearemostlikelytobefoundinthenaturalregionsof
(a)Chinatype
(b)Equatorialtype
(c)Hotdeserttype
(d)Monsoontype
Q56.Thenumberofeconomicallyactivewomen(excludingstudents
andthosedoingdomesticdutiesintheirhomes)asapercentageof
allwomenofworkingage(generallythoseaged1564years)was
thehighestin1996in
(a)USA
(b)China
(c)Russia
(d)S.Korea
Q57.WhenthereisnoonatG.M.T.meridianpeopleonanother
placeoftheEartharetakingtheir6oclockmorningtea.The
longitudeoftheplaceis
(a)1730E
(b)730W
(c)17230E
(d)90W
Q58.Thegivenmaprelatesto
(a)Kaniskaatthetimeofhisdeath
(b)SamudraguptaafterthecloseofhisSouthIndiancampaign
(c)Asokatowardscloseofhisreign
(d)EmpireofThaneswarontheeveofHarshasaccession
Q59.WhichoneofthefollowingSchedulesoftheConstitutionof
IndiacontainsprovisionsregardingAntiDefectionAct?
(a)SecondSchedule
(b)FifthSchedule
(c)EighthSchedule
(d)TenthSchedule
Q60.ManyoftheGreeks,KushanasandShakasembraced
BuddhismratherthanHinduismbecause
(a)Buddhismwasintheascendantatthattime
(b)theyhadrenouncedthepolicyofwarandviolence
(c)casteriddenHinduismdidnotattractthem
(d)BuddhismprovidedeasieraccesstoIndiansociety
Q61.Thesatellitesofwhichoneofthefollowingcountrieshave
helpedinthepreparationofadetailedandcompletemapof
Antarctica?
(a)Canada
(b)France
(c)Russia
(d)USA
Q62.TheIndianparliamentarysystemisdifferentfromtheBritish
parliamentarysysteminthatIndiahas
(a)botharealandanominalexecutive
(b)asystemofcollectiveresponsibility
(c)bicamerallegislature
(d)thesystemofjudicialreview
Q63.ThememberofShivajisAsthaPradhanawholookedafter
foreignaffairswas
(a)Peshwa
(b)Sachiv
(c)PanditRao
(d)Sumant
Q64.PanchayatiRajwasfirstintroducedinIndiainOctober,1959in
(a)Rajasthan
(b)TamilNadu
(c)Kerala
(d)Karnataka
Q65.SomepeopleinManipurliveinhousesbuiltonfloatingislands
ofweedsanddecayingvegetationheldtogetherbysuspendedsilt.
Theseislandsarecalled
(a)Tipis
(b)Barkhans
(c)Phoomdis
(d)Izba
Q66.TheAsokanmajorrockedictswhichtellusabouttheSangam
Kingdomincluderockedicts
(a)IandX
(b)IandXI
(c)IIandXIII
(d)IIandXIV
Q67.WhichoneofthefollowingeastflowingriversofIndiahasrift
valleyduetodownwarping?
(a)Damodar
(b)Mahanadi
(c)Sone
(d)Yamuna
Q68.AccordingtotheWorldDevelopmentReport,lowincome
economiesarethoseforwhichthepercapitaGNPin1994was
(a)US$925orless
(b)US$825orless
(c)US$725orless
(d)US$525orless
Q69.Whatisthecorrectsequenceofthefollowingevents?
I.TilaksHomeRuleLeague
II.KamagatamaruIncident
III.MahatmaGandhisarrivalinIndia
Codes:
(a)I,II,III
(b)III,II,I
(c)II,I,III
(d)II,III,I
Q70.ThelossofQandharwasabigblowtotheMughalempirefrom
theviewpointof
(a)naturalresources
(b)bufferterritory
(c)communication
(d)strategicstronghold
I.MrichchakatikamShudraka
II.BuddhacharitaVasuvandhu
III.MudrarakshashaVishakhadatta
IV.HarshacharitaBanabhatta
Codes:
(a)I,II,IIIandIV
(b)I,IIIandIV
(c)IandIV
(d)IIandIII
Q72.Forestareashavebeenlabelledas1,2,3and4intherough
outlinemapgiven:
Amongthese,thosewhichwerethreatenedin1997byaserious
epidemicinclude
(a)teakforestsof3and4
(b)oaksforestsof1andsalforestsof2
(c)salforestsof3
(d)sandalwoodforestsof4
Q73.SimonCommissionof1927wasboycottedbecause
(a)therewasnoIndianMemberintheCommission
(b)itsupportedtheMuslimLeague
(c)CongressfeltthatthepeopleofIndiaareentitledtoSwaraj
(d)thereweredifferencesamongthemembers
Q74.TheIndianMuslims,ingeneral,werenotattractedtothe
Extremistmovementbecauseofthe
(a)influenceofSirSayyidAhmedKhan
(b)antiMuslimattitudeofextremistleaders
(c)indifferenceshowntoMuslimaspirations
(d)ExtremistspolicyofharpingonHindupast
Q75.Commercialproductionofmineraloilhasstartedrecentlyin
whichoneoftheareasofIndia,labelled1,2,3and4intherough
mapgivenbelow:
(a)1
(b)2
(c)3
(d)4
Q76.Thebanksarerequiredtomaintainacertainratiobetween
theircashinhandandtotalassets.Thisiscalled
(a)SBR(StatutoryBankRatio)
(b)SLR(StatutoryLiquidRatio)
(c)CBR(CentralBankReserve)
(d)CLR(CentralLiquidReserve)
Q77.Whatisthecorrectchronologicalorderinwhichthefollowing
appearedinIndia?
I.Goldcoins
II.Punchmarkedsilvercoins
III.Ironplough
IV.Urbanculture
Codes:
(a)III,IV,I,II
(b)III,IV,II,I
(c)IV,III,I,II
(d)IV,III,II,I
ListI ListII
(Minerals) (Miningarea)
I.Graphite (A)Bellary
II.Lead (B)Didwana
III.Salt (C)Rampa
IV.Silver (D)Zawar
Codes:
(a)IC,IID,IIIA,IVB
(b)IA,IID,IIIB,IVC
(c)IC,IIA,IIID,IVB
(d)IB,IIC,IIIA,IVD
Q79.Whichoneofthefollowingevents,wascharacterisedby
MontagueasPreventiveMurder?
(a)KillingofINAactivists
(b)MassacreofJallianwallaBagh
(c)ShootingoftheMahatma
(d)ShootingofCurzonWythe
Q80.FawazilintheSultanateperiodmeant
(a)extrapaymentmadetothenobles
(b)revenueassignedinlieuofsalary
(c)excessamountpaidtotheexchequerbytheiqtadars
(d)illegalexactionsextractedfromthepeasants
Q81.ThediscoveryofOakflorain1966addedanewchaptertothe
historyofIndianSericulture.Whichoneofthefollowingstatesisthe
leadingproducerofOaktasarsilk?
(a)Assam
(b)Bihar
(c)Manipur
(d)Orissa
Q82.Whatisthecorrectsequenceofthefollowingevents?
I.TheAugustOffer
II.TheI.N.A.trial
III.TheQuitIndiaMovement
IV.TheRoyalIndianNavalRatingsRevolt
Codes:
(a)I,III,II,IV
(b)III,I,II,IV
(c)I,III,IV,II
(d)III,I,IV,II
Q83.NobelPrizeinEconomicsfortheyear1997wasawardedfor
contributionintheareaof
(a)InternationalEconomics
(b)FinancialEconomics
(c)PublicEconomics
(d)DevelopmentEconomics
ListI ListII
(Places) (Industries)
I.Jamnagar (A)Aluminium
II.Hospet (B)WoollenTextile
III.Korba (C)Fertilizers
IV.Haldia (D)Cement
(E)IronandSteel
Codes:
(a)ID,IIC,IIIA,IVB
(b)IB,IIE,IIIA,IVC
(c)ID,IIE,IIIB,IVA
(d)IB,IIA,IIID,IVC
Q85.Whichoneofthefollowingdefinesextremistideologyduring
theearlyphaseofIndianfreedommovement?
(a)Stimulatingtheproductionofindigenousarticlesbygivingthem
preferenceoverimportedcommodities
(b)Obtainingselfgovernmentbyaggressivemeansinplaceof
petitionsandconstitutionalways
(c)Providingnationaleducationaccordingtotherequirementsofthe
country
(d)OrganisingcoupsagainsttheBritishempirethroughmilitary
revolt
Q86.InthevicinityofMumbai,anumberofspecialisedtownshave
beendeveloped.Matchthelistsofspecialisationwithtownsand
selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodesgivenbelowthelists:
ListI ListII
(Towns) (Specialisation)
I.Alibag (A)FishingCentre
II.Balapur (B)Holidayresort
III.NhavaSheva (C)Petrochemicalcomplex
IV.Ratnagiri (D)Port
Codes:
(a)IA,IIC,IIIB,IVD
(b)IB,IIC,IIID,IVA
(c)IC,IID,IIIB,IVA
(d)IB,IIA,IIID,IVC
Q87.TheaccountingyearoftheReserveBankofIndiais
(a)AprilMarch
(b)JulyJune
(c)OctoberSeptember
(d)JanuaryDecember
Q88.TheSultanofDelhiwhoisreputedtohavebuiltthebiggest
networkofcanalsinIndiawas
(a)Iltutmish
(b)GhiyasuddinTughlaq
(c)FerozShahTughlaq
(d)SikandarLodi
I.TheodoreBeck:MohammadanAngloOrientalCollege,Aligarh
II.IlbertBill:Ripon
III.Pherozesha:IndianNationalMehtaCongress
IV.BadruddinTyabji:MuslimLeague
Codes:
(a)I,II,IIIandIV
(b)IIandlV
(c)I,IIIandIV
(d)I,IIandIII
ListI ListII
(Agriculturalproducts) (Foremostproducer)
I.Cotton (A)MadhyaPradesh
II.Gram (B)Gujarat
III.Blackpepper (C)WestBengal
IV.Pineapple (D)Kerala
Codes:
(a)IB,IIA,IIID,IVC
(b)IB,IIA,IIIC,IVD
(c)IA,IIB,IIID,IVC
(d)IA,IIB,IIIC,IVD
Q91.Whichoneofthefollowingisthecorrectsequenceof
decreasingorderofthegivencurrenciesintermsoftheirvaluein
IndianRupees?
(a)USdollar,Canadiandollar,NewZealanddollar,HongKong
dollar
(b)USdollar,NewZealanddollar,Canadiandollar,HongKong
dollar
(c)USdollar,HongKongdollar,NewZealanddollar,Canadian
dollar
(d)USdollar,HongKongdollar,Canadiandollar,NewZealand
dollar
Q92.EcomarkisgiventotheIndianproductsthatare
(a)pureandunadulterated
(b)richinproteins
(c)environmentfriendly
(d)economicallyviable
Q93.CapitalAccountConvertibilityoftheIndianRupeeimplies
(a)thattheIndianRupeecanbeexchangedbytheauthorised
dealersfortravel
(b)thattheIndianRupeecanbeexchangedforanymajorcurrency
forthepurposeoftradeingoodsandservices
(c)thattheIndianRupeecanbeexchangedforanymajorcurrency
forthepurposeoftradingfinancialassets
(d)Noneoftheabove
Q94.WhataretheofficiallanguagesoftheU.N.O.?
(a)English,FrenchandRussian
(b)English,French,GermanandRussian
(c)English,French,Russian,ChineseandHindi
(d)English,French,Chinese,Russian,ArabianandSpanish
Q95.Theroughoutlinemapgivenshowscentresofcementindustry
labelled1,2,3and4.Matchthesecentreswiththefollowingsetsof
names:
Names
(A)Katni
(B)Tirunelveli
(C)Sikka
(D)Churk
Codes:
(a)A3,B4,C2,D1
(b)A2,B4,C1,D3
(c)A1,B2,C4,D3
(d)A2,B3.C1,D4
Q96.TheCongressistotteringtoitsfallandoneofmygreat
ambitionswhileinIndia,istoassistittoapeacefuldemise.This
statementisattributedto
(a)LordDufferin
(b)LordCurzon
(c)LordLytton
(d)Noneoftheabove
Q97.EconomicSurveyinIndiaispublishedofficially,everyyearby
the
(a)ReserveBankofIndia
(b)PlanningCommissionofIndia
(c)MinistryofFinance,GovernmentofIndia
(d)MinistryofIndustries,GovernmentofIndia
Q98.Whichoneofthefollowingportsshownontheroughoutline
mapofIndiaisariverineport?
(a)1
(b)2
(c)3
(d)4
Q99.WhowastheleaderoftheGhaddarParty?
(a)BhagatSingh
(b)LalaHardayal
(c)BalGangadharTilak
(d)V.D.Savarkar
Q100.WhichofthefollowingPartieswerenotapartoftheUnited
Frontwhichwasinpowerduring9697?
I.BahujanSamajParty
II.SamataParty
III.HaryanaVikasParty
IV.AsomGanaParishad
Codes:
(a)I,II,IIIandIV
(b)I,IIandIII
(c)IIIandIV
(d)IandII
Q101.WorldEnvironmentConferencetodiscussglobalwarming
washeldin1997in
(a)Stockholm
(b)Riodejaneiro
(c)Paris
(d)Kyoto
Q102.Thewaterpollutioninriverismeasuredbythedissolved
amountof
(a)Chlorine
(b)Ozone
(c)Nitrogen
(d)Oxygen
Q103.MatchListIwithListIIandselectthecorrectanswerusing
thecodesgivenbelowthelists:
ListI ListII
I.Potassiumbromide (A)Fertiliser
II.Potassiumnitrate (B)Photography
III.Potassiumsulphate (C)Bakery
IV.Monopotassiumtartarate (D)Gunpowder
Codes:
(a)IB,IID,IIIA,IVC
(b)IB,IID,IIIC,IVA
(c)ID,IIB,IIIC,IVA
(d)ID,IIB,IIIA,IVC
Q104.Whichoneofthefollowingelementsisessentialforthe
constructionofnuclearreactors?
(a)Cobalt
(b)Nickel
(c)Zirconium
(d)Tungsten
Q105.Considerthefollowingstatementsregardingasteroids:
I.AsteroidsarerockydebrisofvaryingsizesorbitingtheSun.
II.Mostoftheasteroidsaresmallbutsomehavediameteraslarge
as1000km.
III.TheorbitofasteroidsliesbetweentheorbitsofJupiterand
Saturn.
Ofthesestatements:
(a)I,IIandIIIarecorrect
(b)IIandIIIarecorrect
(c)IandIIarecorrect
(d)IandIIIarecorrect
Cokeisoneofthematerialsofthechargeaddedtoblastfurnacefor
theproductionofsteel/iron.Itsfunctionisto
I.actasareducingagent.
II.removesilicaassociatedwiththeironore.
III.functionasfuel,tosupplyheat.
IV.actasanoxidizingagent.
Ofthesestatements:
(a)IandIIarecorrect
(b)IIandIVarecorrect
(c)IandIIIarecorrect
(d)IIIandIVarecorrect
Q107.Whichoneofthefollowingmetalsdoesnotformamalgams?
(a)Zinc
(b)Copper
(c)Magnesium
(d)Iron
Q108.Afuseisusedinmainelectricsupplyasasafetydevice.
Whichoneofthefollowingstatementsaboutthefuseiscorrect?
(a)Itisconnectedinparallelwiththemainswitch
(b)Itismademainlyfromsilveralloys
(c)Itmusthavealowmeltingpoint
(d)Itmusthaveaveryhighresistance
Q109.Thecorrectsequenceofdifferentlayersoftheatmosphere
fromthesurfaceoftheEarthupwardsis
(a)Troposphere,Stratosphere,Ionosphere,Mesosphere
(b)Stratosphere,Troposphere,Ionosphere,Mesosphere
(c)Troposphere,Stratosphere,Mesosphere,Ionosphere
(d)Stratosphere,Troposphere,Mesosphere,Ionosphere
Q110.Consumptionoffishisconsideredtobehealthywhen
comparedtofleshofotheranimalsbecausefishcontains
(a)polyunsaturatedfattyacids
(b)saturatedfattyacids
(c)essentialvitamins
(d)morecarbohydratesandproteins
ListI ListII
(Disease) (Organism)
I.Malaria (A)Fungi
II.Poliomyelitis (B)Bacteria
III.Tuberculosis (C)Virus
IV.Ringworm (D)Protozoan
Codes:
(a)ID,IIC,IIIB,IVA
(b)ID,IIC,IIIA,IVB
(c)IC,IID,IIIA,IVB
(d)IC,IID,IIIB,IVA
Q112.Haemophiliaisageneticdisorderwhichleadsto
(a)decreaseinhaemoglobinlevel
(b)rheumaticheartdisease
(c)decreaseinWBC
(d)nonclottingofblood
Q113.Considerthefollowingstatementsaboutacetylene:
I.Itisusedinweldingindustry.
II.Itisrawmaterialforpreparingplastics.
III.Itiseasilyobtainedbymixingsiliconcarbideandwater.
Ofthesestatements:
(a)IandIIarecorrect
(b)IandIIIarecorrect
(c)IIandIIIarecorrect
(d)I,IIandIIIarecorrect
Q114.Aballisdroppedfromthetopofahighbuildingwitha
constantaccelerationof9.8m/s2.Whatwillbeitsvelocityafter3
seconds?
(a)9.8m/s
(b)19.6m/s
(c)29.4m/s
(d)39.2m/s
Q115.MatchListIwithListIIandselectthecorrectanswerbyusing
ListI ListII
(SpecialCharacteristic) (NameofPlanet)
I.Farthestplanetfromthesun (A)Mercury
II.Largestplanetofthesolarsystem (B)Venus
III.PlanetsecondfromtheSuninthesolarsystem (C)Jupiter
IV.PlanetnearesttotheSun (D)Pluto
(E)Saturn
Codes:
(a)IB,IIC,IIIE,IVA
(b)IC,IIE,IIIA,IVB
(c)ID,IIA,IIIB,IVC
(d)ID,IIC,IIIB,IVA
Q116.Whichoneofthefollowingtypesofmicroorganismsismost
widelyusedinindustries?
(a)Bacteria
(b)Bacteriaandfungi
(c)Bacteriaandalgae
(d)Bacteria,microalgaeandfungi
Q117.MatchthenamesofoutstandingIndianscientistsgiveninList
IwithareaoftheirspecialisedworkgiveninListIIandselectthe
correctanswerusingthecodesgivenbelowthelists:
ListI ListII
I.Dr.RajaRamanna (A)PlantChemistry
II.Dr.M.S.Swaminathan (B)NuclearPhysics
III.Prof.U.R.Rao (C)Thermodynamicsandastrophysics
IV.Prof.MeghnadSaha (D)Spaceresearch
(E)Agriculturalsciences
Codes:
(a)IC,IIE,IIIB,IVA
(b)IB,IIA,IIID,IVC
(c)IB,IIE,IIID,IVC
(d)IC,IIA,IIID,IVB
ListI ListII
I.Fruit (A)Ovule
II.Seed (B)Leaf
III.Wood (C)Stem
IV.Starch (D)Ovary
Codes:
(a)IB,IIA,IIIC,IVD
(b)ID,IIA,IIIC,IVB
(c)IB,IIC,IIIA,IVD
(d)ID,IIC,IIIA,IVB
ListI ListII
I.TheoryofMutation (A)BeadkandTatum
II.TheoryofEvolution (B)JacobandMonod
III.Onegeneoneenzymehypothesis (C)Darwin
IV.Operonconcept (D)DeVries
Codes:
(a)IC,IID,IIIA,IVB
(b)ID,IIC,IIIA,IVB
(c)ID,IIC,IIIB,IVA
(d)IC,IID,IIIB,IVA
Q120.AtreespeciesinMauritiusfailedtoreproducebecauseofthe
extinctionofafruiteatingbird.Whichoneofthefollowingwasthat
bird?
(a)Dove
(b)Dodo
(c)Condor
(d)Skua
Q121.Whichoneofthefollowingstatementsregardingstarchand
celluloseisnotcorrect?
(a)Bothofthemareofplantorigin
(b)Bothofthemarepolymers
(c)Bothofthemgivecolourwithiodine
(d)Bothofthemaremadeupofglucosemolecules
Q122.Ergotismisduetoconsumptionof
(a)contaminatedgrains
(b)rottingvegetables
(c)contaminatedwater
(d)stalecookedfood
Q123.ThecompleteconversionofglucoseInthepresenceof
oxygenintocarbondioxideandwaterwithreleaseofenergyis
called
(a)aerobicrespiration
(b)anaerobicrespiration
(c)glycolysis
(d)hydrolysis
Q124.Themajorchemicalcompoundfoundinhumankidneystones
is
(a)Uricacid
(b)Calciumcarbonate
(c)Calciumoxalate
(d)Calciumsulphate
Q125.OneAstronomicalUnitistheaveragedistancebetween
(a)EarthandtheSun
(b)EarthandtheMoon
(c)JupiterandtheSun
(d)PlutoandtheSun
ListI ListII
I.Bluevitriol (A)Sodiumbicarbonate
II.Epsomsalt (B)Sodiumhydroxide
III.Bakingsoda (C)Magnesiumsulphate
IV.Causticsoda (D)Coppersulphate
Codes:
(a)IC,IID,IIIB,IVA
(b)ID,IIC,IIIC,IVA
(c)IC,IID,IIIA,IVB
(d)ID,IIC,IIIA,IVB
Q127.Assertion(A):
Formicacidisastrongeracidthanaceticacid.
Reason(R):
Formicacidisahorganicacid.
Q128.Assertion(A):
Thetemperatureofametalwireriseswhenanelectriccurrentis
passedthroughit.
Reason(R):
Collisionofmetalatomswitheachotherreleasesheatenergy.
Q129.Assertion(A):
Phenylisusedasahouseholdgermicide.
Reason(R):
Phenylisaphenolderivativeandphenolisaneffectivegermicide.
Q130.Assertion(A):
Sodiummetalisstoredunderkerosene.
Reason(R):
Metallicsodiummeltswhenexposedtoair.
Q131.Themiseryindexisthesumofacountrysunemployment
andinflationrate.Thehighertheindex,themoremiserableisthe
countrytolivein.ThefiguregivenbelowistheMiseryIndexfor
variouscountriesinEurope:
Whichofthefollowingconclusionscanbedrawnfromthemisery
indexgivenabove?
I.Britainisthemostmiserablecountrytolivein.
II.TheinflationrateinSpainislessthanthatinBelgiumandBritain.
III.ItalyandFranceseemtohavealmostidenticalunemployment
rate.
IV.Thehigherthemiseryindex,thehighertheinflationrate.
Codes:
(a)Ialone
(b)IIandIII
(c)I,II,IIIandIV
(d)Noneoftheabove
Q132.
ProductionofRiceandWheat
(InmillionsofTonnes)
Year Rice Wheat PercentageofWheattoRice
195051 20.58 6.46 31.4
196061 34.58 11.00 31.8
197071 42.22 23.83 56.4

198081 53.63 36.31 67.7
199091 74.29 55.14 74.2
199495 81.81 65.77 80.4
199596 79.62 62.62 78.6
TheabovetableindicatestheperformanceofIndiainriceandwheat
productionfrom195051to199596.Whichofthefollowing
conclusionsarrivedatfromtheabovetablewouldbevalid?
I.Recordproductionofriceaswellaswheathasbeenin199495.
II.Theratioofwheattoriceproductionseemstohavesteadily
increasedover16years.
III.WheathasnotbeenpopularamongtheIndianpopulationbefore
1980.
IV.Indiabecameselfsufficientinriceandwheatonlyafter1990.
Codes:
(a)IandII
(b)I,II,IIIandIV
(c)IIIandIV
(d)Noneoftheabove
Q133.LMNOP,isasemicirclewithcentreatRanddiameterLP,
LSRandRQParealsosemicircleswithcentresatTandUand
diametersLR=RP=1/2LP.TheratioofperimetersofLMNOPand
LSRQPis
(a)0.75:1
(b)1:1
(c)1:0.75
(d)1.25:1
Q134.AmanpurchasestwoclocksAandBatatotalcostofRs.
650.HesellsAwith20%profitandBatalossof25%andgetsthe
samesellingpriceforboththeclocks.Whatarethepurchasing
pricesofAandBrespectively?
(a)Rs.225Rs.425
(b)Rs.250Rs.400
(c)Rs.275Rs.375
(d)Rs.300Rs.350
Q135.If15pumpsofequalcapacitycanfillatankin7days,then
howmanyextrapumpswillberequiredtofillthetankin5days?
(a)6
(b)7
(c)14
(d)21
Q131.Outofthethreeannualexaminations,eachwithatotalof500
marks,astudentsecuredaveragemarksof45%and55%inthefirst
andsecondannualexaminations.Tohaveanoverallaverageof
60%,howmanymarksdoesthestudentneedtosecureinthethird
annualexamination?
(a)450
(b)400
(c)350
(d)300
Q137.Whichoneofthefollowingsatisfiestherelationship
Dda:aDD::Rrb:?
(a)DDA
(b)RRR
(c)bRR
(d)BBr
Q138.Asquarepondhas2msidesandis1mdeep.Ifitistobe
enlarged,thedepthremainingthesame,intoacircularpondwith
thediagonalofthesquareasdiameterasshowninthefigure,then
whatwouldbethevolumeofearthtoberemoved?
(a)(2p4)m3
(b)(4p4)m3
(c)(4p2)m3
(d)(2p2)m3
Q139.Onelocalandanotherexpresstrainwereproceedinginthe
samedirectiononparalleltracksat29km/hourand65km/hour
respectively.Thedriveroftheformernoticedthatittookexactly16
secondsforthefastertraintopassbyhim.Whatisthelengthofthe
fastertrain?
(a)60m
(b)120m
(c)160m
(d)240m
Q140.A,B,C,D,EandF,notnecessarilyinthatorderaresittingon
sixchairsregularlyplacedaroundaroundtable.Itisobservedthat
AisbetweenDandF,
CisoppositeD,
andDandEarenotonneighbouringchairs.
Whichoneofthefollowingpairsmustbesittingonneighbouring
chairs?
(a)AandB
(b)CandE
(c)BandF
(d)AandC
Q141.IfinacertaincodeSANDisVDQGandBIRDisELUG,then
whatisthecodeforLOVE?
(a)PRYG
(b)ORTG
(c)NPUH
(d)ORYH
Q142.Inafamily,acouplehasasonandadaughter.Theageof
thefatheristhreetimesthatofhisdaughterandtheageoftheson
ishalfofhismother.Thewifeisnineyearsyoungertoherhusband
andthebrotherissevenyearsolderthanhissister.Whatistheage
ofthemother?
(a)40years
(b)45years
(c)50years
(d)60years
Q143.Themissingfractionintheseriesgivenbelowis:
a)17/40
b)19/42
c)20/45
d)29/5
Q144.Thereare50studentsadmittedtoanurseryclass.Some
studentscanspeakonlyEnglishandsomecanspeakonlyHindi.10
studentscanspeakbothEnglishandHindi.Ifthenumberof
studentswhocanspeakEnglishis21,thenhowmanystudentscan
speakHindi,howmanycanspeakonlyHindiandhowmanycan
speakonlyEnglish?
(a)21,11and29respectively
(b)28,18and22respectively
(c)37,27and13respectively
(d)39,29and11respectively
Q145.Anaccurateclockshowsthetimeas3.00.Afterhourhand
hasmoved135,thetimewouldbe
(a)7.30
(b)6.30
(c)8.00
(d)9.30
Q146.Thecurrentpriceindex(base1960)isnearly330.This
meansthat
(a)allitemscost3.3timesmorethanwhattheydidin1960
(b)thepricesofcertainselecteditemshavegoneupto3.3times
(c)weightedmeanofpricesofcertainitemshasincreased3.3times
(d)goldpricehasgoneup3.3times
Q147.
Inabovesetoffigures(I)to(IV),somepartsareshowntochange
theirpositioninaregulardirection.Followingthesamesequence,
whichoneofthefollowingwillappearatthefifthstage?
Q148.Examinethefollowingstatements:
I.AllmembersofMohansfamilyarehonest.
II.SomemembersofMohansfamilyarenotemployed.
III.Someemployedpersonsarenothonest.
IV.Somehonestpersonsarenotemployed.
Whichofthefollowinginferencescanbedrawnfromtheabove
statements?
(a)AllmembersofMohansfamilyareemployed
(b)TheemployedmembersofMohansfamilyarehonest
(c)ThehonestmembersofMohansfamilyarenotemployed
(d)TheemployedmembersofMohansfamilyarenothonest
Q149.Inadinnerpartybothfishandmeatwereserved.Sometook
onlyfishandsomeonlymeat.Thereweresomevegetarianswho
didnotaccepteither.Therestacceptedbothfishandmeat.Which
oneofthefollowinglogicdiagramscorrectlyreflectstheabove
situation?
Q150.A,B,C,D,E,FandGaremembersofafamilyconsistingof
4adultsand3children,twoofwhom,FandGaregirls,AandDare
brothersandAisadoctor.Eisanengineermarriedtooneofthe
brothersandhastwochildren.BismarriedtoDandGistheirchild.
WhoisC?
(a)Gsbrother
(b)Fsfather
(c)Esdaughter
(d)Asson
Answers1998UPSCCivilServices/IASPreliminaryGeneral
Studies
1.C 2.B 3.A 4.B 5.A 6.C 7.D 8.C 9.D 10.B
11.C 12.C 13.A 14.D 15.D 16.B 17.A 18.B 19.A 20.A
21.D 22.D 23.A 24.D 25.C 26.C 27.A 28.A 29.A 30.D
31.A 32.B 33.A 34.C 35.A 36.C 37.A 38.B 39.B 40.C
41.A 42.B 43.A 44.B 45.D 46.A 47.D 48.C 49.B 50.B
51.B 52.C 53.D 54.A 55.A 56.D 57.D 58.C 59.D 60.D
61.C 62.D 63.D 64.A 65.C 66.C 67.B 68.D 69.D 70.D
71.B 72.C 73.A 74.D 75.A 76.B 77.D 78.B 79.B 80.C
81.A 82.A 83.D 84.B 85.B 86.B 87.B 88.C 89.D 90.A
91.A 92.C 93.B 94.D 95.B 96.B 97.C 98.D 99.B 100.
B
101. 102. 103. 104. 105. 106. 107. 108. 109. 110.
D D A C C C D C C A
111. 112. 113. 114. 115. 116. 117. 118. 119. 120.
A D A C D D C B B B
121. 122. 123. 124. 125. 126. 127. 128. 129. 130.
C A A C A D B C A C
131. 132. 133. 134. 135. 136. 137. 138. 139. 140.
B A B B A B C A C B
141. 142. 143. 144. 145. 146. 147. 148. 149. 150.
D C B D A C C B A D
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