GENERAL KNOWLEDGE BY YOGESH KUMAR YADUVANSHI

Madhya Pradesh PSC MPPSC 2010 Preliminary Question Paper with Answer

1. Where is the Indus Civilization city Lothal ?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Punjab
(D) Haryana
Ans : (A)

2. Mohenjo Daro is situated in—
(A) Sindh Province of Pakistan
(B) Gujarat
(C) Punjab
(D) Afghanistan
Ans : (A)

3. Which deity was not worshipped by the Vedic Aryans ?
(A) Indra
(B) Marut
(C) Varun
(D) Pashupati
Ans : (D)

4. The Vedanga consists of the—
(A) Kalp, Shiksha, Nirukta, Vyakaran, Chhanda, Jyotish
(B) Kalp, Shiksha, Brahman, Vyakaran, Chhanda, Jyotish
(C) Kalp, Shiksha, Nirukta, Aranyak, Chhanda, Jyotish
(D) Kalp, Upanishad, Nirukta, Vyakaran, Chhanda
Ans : (A)

5. The earliest available work of the Sangam Tamils is—
(A) Pattinappalai
(B) Tirumurugarruppadai
(C) Maduraikanchi
(D) Tolkappiyam
Ans : (D)

6. The Mahavir belonged to the clan—
(A) Kalams
(B) Bhaggas
(C) Lichhivis
(D) Bulis
Ans : (C)

7. The Jain text which contains the biographies of the Tirthankaras is known as—
(A) Bhagwatisutra
(B) Uvasagadasao
(C) Adi Purana
(D) Kalpasutra
Ans : (D)

8. The first Buddhist Sangeeti (conference) was held at—
(A) Vaishali
(B) Pataliputra
(C) Rajgriha
(D) Ujjain
Ans : (C)

9. The propounder of the Madhyamika Philosophy was—
(A) Bhadrabahu
(B) Parshwanath
(C) Sheelbhadra
(D) Nagarjuna
Ans : (D)

10. The rules of Buddhist monistic life are laid down, primarily, in—
(A) Tripitaka
(B) Vinayapitaka
(C) Abhidhammapitaka
(D) Suttapitaka
Ans : (B)

11. The battle between Alexander and Porus took place on the bank of river—
(A) Sutlej
(B) Ravi
(C) Jhelum
(D) Ganga
Ans : (C)

12. The first Persian ruler who occupied part of Indian Territory was—
(A) Cyrus
(B) Darius I
(C) Cambyses
(D) Xerxes
Ans : (B)

13. Alexander remained in India for—
(A) 29 months
(B) 39 months
(C) 19 months
(D) 10 months
Ans : (C)

14. Gedrosia corresponds to modern—
(A) Baluchistan
(B) Lahore
(C) Multan
(D) Peshawar
Ans : (A)

15. Which of the following statements is not true ?
(A) Formal accession of Asoka was very probably delayed
(B) The fifth rock edict proves the existence of Harems of Asoka’s brothers
(C) Asoka held the viceroyalty of Taxila and Ujjain in the reign of Bindusara
(D) Asoka was the younger brother of Bindusara
Ans : (D)

16. The nirvasita (excluded) and anirvasita (not excluded) Shudras have been referred to—
(A) in the Nirukta of Yaska
(B) in the Ashtadhyayi of Panini
(C) in the Arthashastra of Kautilya
(D) None of the above
Ans : (D)

17. The first translator of Mahabharata into Tamil was—
(A) Perundevanar
(B) Kamban
(C) Sundaramurthi
(D) Bharavi
Ans : (A)

18 Which one of the following inscriptions of Asoka refers to the grant of concession in land revenue to a village ?
(A) Lumbini Pillar edict
(B) Sarnath Pillar edict
(C) Girnar Rock edict
(D) Sanchi Pillar edict
Ans : (A)

19. Who of the following was not a patron of Jainism ?
(A) Bimbisara
(B) Kharvela
(C) Kanishka
(D) Chandragupta Maurya
Ans : (A)

20. Who was the ambassador in the Court of Bindusara ?
(A) Machiavelli
(B) Megasthenes
(C) Deimachus
(D) Antiochus I
Ans : (C)

21. To propagate his Dhamma, Asoka used the services of—
(A) Rajukas
(B) Pradeshikas
(C) Yuktas
(D) All of these
Ans : (D)

22. The last king of Mauryan empire was—
(A) Devavarman
(B) Brihadrath
(C) Kunala
(D) Shalishuk
Ans : (B)

23. The historian Kalhan was—
(A) Buddhist
(B) Brahmin
(C) Jain
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)

24 Founder of the Satvahana dynasty was—
(A) Shatkarni I
(B) Simuka
(C) Shatkarni II
(D) Rudradaman I
Ans : (B)

25. Yen-Kao-Chen is generally known as—
(A) Kadphises I
(B) Kadphises II
(C) Kanishka
(D) Vasishka
Ans : (B)

26. The writer of the ‘Kalpasutra’ was—
(A) Simuka
(B) Panini
(C) Bhadrabahu
(D) Patanjali
Ans : (C)

27. The writer of the ‘Brihatkatha’ was—
(A) Dattamitra
(B) Gudadhya
(C) Bhadrabahu
(D) Sarvavarman
Ans : (B)

28. According to tradition Kashyapa Matanga introduced Buddhism to—
(A) China
(B) Kashmir
(C) Ceylon
(D) Gandhar
Ans : (A)

29. Which one of the following indicates the correct chronological order of era in India ?
(A) Gupta—Harsha—Vikram—Shaka
(B) Vikram—Harsha—Gupta—Shaka
(C) Gupta—Shaka—Vikram—Harsha
(D) Vikram—Shaka—Gupta—Harsha
Ans : (D)

30. During Pre-Gupta period what was Kahapan ?
(A) An office
(B) A luxury item
(C) A coin
(D) A port
Ans : (C)

31. Which port was known to the author of “Periplus of the Erithrian Sea” as Padouke ?
(A) Tamralipti
(B) Arikmedu
(C) Broach
(D) Cochin
Ans : (B)

32 Chandragupta-II married his daughter Prabhavati to—
(A) Rudrasena-I
(B) Rudrasena-II
(C) Agnimitra
(D) Nagsena
Ans : (B)

33. Which of the following law givers of the post-Gupta period declared that Sudras were not slaves by nature ?
(A) Medhatithi
(B) Vigynaeshwar
(C) Narad
(D) Jimutwahan
Ans : (A)

34. Who was the founder of Gahadwala dynasty who made Kannauj the main centre of his power ?
(A) Jaichandra
(B) Vijaychandra
(C) Chandradev
(D) Govind
Ans : (C)

35. Which of the following Rashtrakut kings defeated the Pratihar ruler Nagabhatta I ?
(A) Indra II
(B) Krishna III
(C) Amoghvarsha I
(D) Govind III
Ans : (D)

36. Who among the following rulers patronized Jayadev, the composer of ‘Geetgovinda’ ?
(A) Laxman Sen
(B) Kharvel
(C) Kumarpala
(D) Shashank
Ans : (A)

37. Who out of the following ousted Jainism from Mysore ?
(A) Naynars
(B) Lingayats
(C) Alwars
(D) Shankaracharya
Ans : (D)

38. Which was the word used for the royal military troops of the Cholas ?
(A) Kattupaddi
(B) Kaikkolar
(C) Bhrtaka
(D) Kadgham
Ans : (B)

39. The Chola rulers undertook extensive land survey to ascertain—
(A) Right of ownership
(B) Government’s share of revenue
(C) Production of grains
(D) Limit of the sources of irrigation
Ans : (B)

40. Which of the following taxes of Chola period was for educational purpose ?
(A) Devadana
(B) Salabhoga
(C) Brahmadeva
(D) Sarvamanya
Ans : (A)

41. The writer of Tabqat-i-Nasiri was—
(A) Barani
(B) Nizamuddin
(C) Minhaj-us-Siraj
(D) Isami
Ans : (C)

42. The following works were written by Ziauddin Barani—
(A) Tarikh-i-Firozshahi and Qiranussadain
(B) Fatwa-i-Jahandari and Ashiqa
(C) Tarikh-i-Firozshahi and Fatwa-i-Jahandari
(D) Futuhus-salatin and Tarikhi-Firozshahi
Ans : (C)

43. Which of the following books were written by Amir Khusro ?
(A) Ashiqa, Qiranussadain, Khazain-ul-Futuh
(B) Qiranussadain, Ashiqa, Tarikh-i-Mubarakshahi
(C) Khazainul Futuh, Tarikh-i-Mubarakshahi, Ashiqa
(D) Tarikh-i-Mubarakshahi, Nuh-i-Siphr, Ashiqa
Ans : (A)

44. Who wrote ‘Qanun-i-Humayuni’ ?
(A) Gulbadan Begum
(B) Yahya
(C) Khwandmir
(D) Nizamuddin
Ans : (C)

45. Which of the following books was written by Ishwardas Nagar ?
(A) Futuhat-i-Alamgiri
(B) Bir Binod
(C) Chhatra Prakash
(D) Ahkam-i-Alamgiri
Ans : (A)

46. With whom of the following Muhammad Ghori aligned against Khusrau Shah ?
(A) King of Gujarat
(B) King of Multan
(C) King of Peshawar
(D) King of Jammu
Ans : (D)

47. At the time of Muhammad Ghori’s invasion against Prithviraj Chauhan who of the following ruled Kannauj ?
(A) The Chandellas
(B) The Pratihars
(C) The Palas
(D) The Gahadwalas
Ans : (D)

48. Who of the following contested with Qutubuddin Aibak for Punjab ?
(A) Ikhtiyaruddin
(B) Tajuddin Yaldauz
(C) Nasiruddin Qubacha
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)

49. Who were the Nav Musalmans of the following ?
(A) Descendants of Mongols who settled near Delhi and embraced Islam
(B) Hindu converts to Islam
(C) Khalji Sultans
(D) Ilbari Sultans
Ans : (A)

50. Who was appointed as ambassador to China during the time of Mohammad bin Tughlaq ?
(A) Barbosa
(B) Barani
(C) Ibn Batutah
(D) Abdur Razzak
Ans : (C)

51. Bahlul Lodi’s significant achievement was the successful war against the underwritten kingdom of—
(A) Mewat
(B) Jaunpur
(C) Chandwar
(D) Sambhal
Ans : (B)

52. Rulers of which kingdom built Atala Masjid and Lal Darwaza Masjid ?
(A) Bengal
(B) Khandesh
(C) Malwa
(D) Jaunpur
Ans : (D)

53. Rai Bharmal wrote on Muslim Literary traditions in the following language—
(A) Persian
(B) Sanskrit
(C) Arabic
(D) Turkish
Ans : (A)

54. ‘Chaitanya Charitamrita’ was authored by—
(A) Wasweshwara
(B) Madhav
(C) Ramanand
(D) Krishnadas Kaviraj
Ans : (D)

55. Who succeeded Nizamuddin Aulia ?
(A) Sheikh Farid
(B) Sheikh Nasiruddin Chiraghi-Delhi
(C) Sheikh Salim Chishti
(D) None of the above
Ans : (B)

56. Raidas, Sena and Kabir were the followers of—
(A) Namdeo
(B) Ramanuj
(C) Vallabhacharya
(D) Ramanand
Ans : (D)

57. When was Vijayanagar visited by Abdurrajjak ?
(A) 1443
(B) 1433
(C) 1423
(D) 1427
Ans : (A)

58. Tuluva dynasty was founded by—
(A) Narasa Nasyaka
(B) Immadi Narsimha
(C) Vir Narsimha
(D) None of these
Ans : (C)

59. Who founded the independent Bahamani kingdom in South India ?
(A) Abu Muzaffar Alauddin Bahmanshah
(B) Mujahid Shah
(C) Muhammad Shah I
(D) Adil Shah
Ans : (A)

60. Who founded the independent Muslim kingdom of Malwa ?
(A) Hoshangshah
(B) Mahmudshah
(C) Nasiruddin
(D) Dilawarkhan
Ans : (D)

61. Babur had three wives. Which one of the following was not his wife ?
(A) Maham
(B) Gulrus
(C) Gulbadan
(D) Dilbar
Ans : (C)

62. Who was Mehdi Khwaza ?
(A) Ruler of Bihar
(B) Prime Minister of Ibrahim Lodi
(C) Brother-in-law of Humayun
(D) Brother of Babur
Ans : (C)

63. Humayun ascended the throne at Agra on—
(A) 7th January 1530
(B) 29th December 1530
(C) 23rd September 1530
(D) 16th February 1530
Ans : (B)

64. Which of the following statements is true of the Sher Shah Suri ?
(A) He was a fanatic Muslim
(B) He was a staunch Muslim but not a fanatic
(C) He was a staunch Muslim and ill-treated Hindus
(D) He was intolerant towards other religions
Ans : (B)

65. Which out of the following was not one of the purposes of ‘Sarais’ built during Sher Shah ?
(A) Post-house
(B) For travellers
(C) For officers
(D) Warehouse for arms and ammunition
Ans : (D)

66. Who was not appointed as Vazir during Akbar’s reign ?
(A) Bahadurkhan Uzbeg
(B) Shamsuddin Atkakhan
(C) Todarmal
(D) Nizamuddin Khalifa
Ans : (A)

67. Which of the following pairs is incorrect ?
(A) Akbar—Ralph Fich
(B) Darashikoh—Manucci
(C) Jahangir—Sir Thomas Roe
(D) Shah Jahan—Jourdon
Ans : (D)

68. Which of the following statements is true of Akbar’s policy towards the Hindus ?
(A) He abolished the pilgrim tax but not the Jaziya
(B) He abolished the Jaziya, but not the pilgrim tax
(C) He abolished both the Jaziya and the pilgrim tax
(D) He neither abolished the pilgrim tax nor the Jaziya
Ans : (C)

69 Who was the author of ‘Nuskhai-Dilkusha’ ?
(A) Khafi Khan
(B) Murshidkuli Khan
(C) Abul Fazl
(D) Bhimsen Burhanpuri
Ans : (D)

70. Guru Govind Singh was killed in 1708 at—
(A) Amritsar
(B) Keeratpur
(C) Nanded
(D) Anandpur
Ans : (C)

71. Mir Sayyed Ali and Abdusamad were the court painter during the time of—
(A) Humayun, Akbar
(B) Akbar, Jahangir
(C) Jahangir, Shah Jahan
(D) Shah Jahan, Aurangzeb
Ans : (A)

72. Which of the following elements was not found in Akbar’s architecture ?
(A) Use of red sandstone
(B) Hindu elements
(C) Foliated arches
(D) Charbagh surrounding the tombs
Ans : (C)

73. Who composed ‘Ganga Lahri’ ?
(A) Tulsidas
(B) Surdas
(C) Panditraj Jagannath
(D) Haridasa
Ans : (C)

74. Which of the following was not a silver coin during Akbar ?
(A) Jalal
(B) Dam
(C) Darab
(D) Pandau
Ans : (B)

75. Which of the following revolts had agrarian causes at its root ?
(A) Rajput revolt
(B) Satnami and Jat revolt
(C) Sikh revolt
(D) Maratha revolt
Ans : (B)

76. From whom Shahji received the jagir of Poona ?
(A) Mughals
(B) Adilshah
(C) Nizamshahi
(D) Portuguese
Ans : (B)

77. What is ‘Mokasa’ ?
(A) Jagir
(B) Religious practice
(C) Cavalry
(D) Religious endowment
Ans : (A)

78. Who was not alive at the time of Shivaji’s Coronation ?
(A) Ganga Bhatt
(B) Tukaram
(C) Ramdas
(D) Dadaji Konddeva
Ans : (D)

79. Which of the following Peshwas is connected with the treaty of Sagola ?
(A) Balaji Bajirao
(B) Balaji Vishwanath
(C) Bajirao I
(D) Bajirao II
Ans : (A)

80. In which year Ahilyabai Holkar breathed her last ?
(A) 1792
(B) 1793
(C) 1794
(D) 1795
Ans : (D)

81. The French East India Company was formed in—
(A) 1664 AD
(B) 1660 AD
(C) 1656 AD
(D) 1680 AD
Ans : (A)

82. La Bourdonnais was the Governor of—
(A) Madras
(B) Pondicherry
(C) Mauritius
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)

83. Mir Kasim removed his court from Calcutta to—
(A) Patna
(B) Dacca
(C) Monghir
(D) Purnea
Ans : (C)

84. The battle of Wandiwash was fought between—
(A) English and the French
(B) English and the Marathas
(C) English and the Nawab of Carnatic
(D) English and Hyderali
Ans : (A)

85. At the battle of Biddera the English crushed the power of—
(A) French
(B) Dutch
(C) Portuguese
(D) Danes
Ans : (B)

86. The Treaty of Surat was concluded by the British with the following Maratha chief—
(A) Narayan Rao
(B) Madhav Rao
(C) Nana Phadnvis
(D) Raghoba
Ans : (D)

87. The triple alliance against Tipu was formed by Cornwallis consisted of the following—
(A) The English, Nizam and the Marathas
(B) The English, Nizam and Awadh
(C) The English, Nizam and Carnatic
(D) The English, Marathas and Carnatic
Ans : (A)

88. In the Second Sikh War the decisive battle was fought at—
(A) Chilianwala
(B) Peshawar
(C) Gujarat
(D) Multan
Ans : (C)

89. In the Third Maratha War, the English defeated Peshwa Bajirao II at—
(A) Mahidpur
(B) Sitabuldi
(C) Kirki
(D) Bassein
Ans : (D)

90. The Treaty of Shrirangpattam took place in—
(A) 1791
(B) 1792
(C) 1793
(D) 1794
Ans : (D)

91. Which of the following states was not annexed to British Empire by Dalhousie under the doctrine of Lapse ?
(A) Baghat
(B) Nagpur
(C) Sambalpur
(D) Benaras
Ans : (D)

92. Which one of the following rebellions is associated with Sidhu and Kanhu ?
(A) Munda Rebellion
(B) Kole Rebellion
(C) Santhal Rebellion
(D) Bhil Rebellion
Ans : (C)

93. The following officer was connected with the suppression of Thugee—
(A) Hastings
(B) Sleeman
(C) Bentinck
(D) Aukland
Ans : (C)

94. Which of the following British Officers was not in favour of annexation of Awadh ?
(A) Outram
(B) Napier
(C) Hugh Rose
(D) Sleeman
Ans : (D)

95. Charles Metcalf was the Governor General of India during—
(A) 1835-36
(B) 1839-40
(C) 1837-38
(D) 1832-33
Ans : (A)

96. Sindh was invaded during the following Governor General’s time—
(A) Lord Aukland
(B) Lord Ellenborough
(C) Lord Hardinge
(D) Lord Dalhousie
Ans : (B)

97. The Second Burmese War was fought in the year—
(A) 1849
(B) 1850
(C) 1851
(D) 1852
Ans : (B)

98. Which one of the following Acts abolished the trading rights of the East India Company ?
(A) Regulating Act of 1773
(B) Charter Act of 1813
(C) Charter Act of 1833
(D) Charter Act of 1853
Ans : (B)

99. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(A) Ryotwari Settlement : Madras
(B) Talukdari Settlement : Bombay
(C) Permanent Settlement : Bengal
(D) Mahalwari Settlement : North-Western Province
Ans : (B)

100. The gradual increase in rural indebtedness in India under the British rule was due to—
1. Fragmentation of Landholdings
2. Decline of cottage industries
3. Lack of development of irrigational facilities
4. Introduction of cash crops Which of these are correct ?
(A) 1, 2 and 3
(B) 2 and 4
(C) 1, 3 and 4
(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Ans : (D)

101. At Lucknow the revolt of 1857 broke out on—
(A) May 30, 1857
(B) June 4, 1857
(C) May 15, 1857
(D) June 15, 1857
Ans : (B)

102. The Asiatic Society of Bengal in Calcutta was founded by—
(A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(B) Sir Williams Jones
(C) Warren Hastings
(D) Keshabchandra Sen
Ans : (B)

103. The Theosophical Society allied itself to the—
(A) Christian revival movement
(B) Islamic revival movement
(C) Hindu revival movement
(D) All of these
Ans : (C)

104. Which of the following statements about the Ramakrishna Mission is wrong ?
(A) It held the pure Vedantic doctrine as its ideal
(B) It aimed at the development of the highest spirituality in man
(C) It prohibited the worship of images
(D) It recognised modern developments in Science and Technology
Ans : (C)

105. Fifth Session of the Indian National Congress was held in 1889 at—
(A) Calcutta
(B) Madras
(C) Bombay
(D) Dacca
Ans : (C)

106. The moderates and extremists were united in the Congress Session of—
(A) Lahore
(B) Bombay
(C) Allahabad
(D) Lucknow
Ans : (D)

107. Who among the following was not in Khilafat Committee ?
(A) Majhar ul Haq
(B) Hasrat Mohani
(C) Maulana Shauqat Ali
(D) Hakim Azmalkhan
Ans : (A)

108. Who among the following was the president of All India Trade Union Congress in 1929 ?
(A) M. N. Roy
(B) N. M. Joshi
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru
(D) Jayaprakash Narayan
Ans : (B)

109. Swaraj Party was formed by—
(A) C. R. Das
(B) Motilal Nehru
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru
(D) C. R. Das and Motilal Nehru
Ans : (D)

110. ‘Lucknow Pact’ was concluded between—
(A) Congress and the British Government
(B) Muslim League and the British Government
(C) Congress and the Muslim League
(D) Congress, the Muslim League and the British Government
Ans : (C)

111. An All Party Conference appointed a sub-committee with Ali Imam, Tejbahadur Sapru and Subhash Bose. Who was presiding this subcommittee ?
(A) Maulana Azad
(B) Vallabh Bhai Patel
(C) Madan Mohan Malviya
(D) Motilal Nehru
Ans : (D)

112. Who among the following participated in all the three Round Table Conferences ?
(A) Madan Mohan Malviya
(B) B. R. Ambedkar
(C) Sardar Patel
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)

113. Which of the following pairs is correct ?
(A) Ramprasad Bismil : Second Lahore Conspiracy Case
(B) Surya Sen : Chatgaon Case
(C) Bhagat Singh : Kakori Conspiracy Case
(D) Chandrashekhar Azad : Delhi Bomb Case
Ans : (B)

114. When were the Congress Governments formed in seven out of eleven provinces ?
(A) July 1935
(B) July 1936
(C) July 1937
(D) July 1938
Ans : (C)

115. Which of the following pairs is correct ?
(A) Chelmsford : Rowlatt Act
(B) Lord Reading : Delhi Darbar
(C) Lord Willington : Arriving of Prince of Wales in India
(D) Lord Hardinge : II Round Table Conference
Ans : (A)

116. Subhash Chandra Bose inaugurated the government of Free India at—
(A) Burma
(B) Japan
(C) Germany
(D) Singapore
Ans : (D)

117. In December 1931 two school girl students killed the District Judge in Komilla by shooting—
(A) Suniti Choudhary and Bina Das
(B) Shanti Ghosh and Suniti Choudhary
(C) Bina Das and Kalpana Datta
(D) Kalpana Datta and Shanti Ghosh
Ans : (B)

118. Which of the following pairs is correct ?
(A) Chuar Revolt : Orissa
(B) Sanyasi Revolt : Bihar
(C) Parlakhemundi Revolt : Orissa
(D) Rampa Revolt : Karnatak
Ans : (B)

119. The following countries undertook the responsibility of organising the Bandung Conference—
(A) Indonesia, Burma, Cambodia
(B) India, Burma, Indonesia
(C) Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Cambodia
(D) China, Japan, Thailand
Ans : (B)

120. Which of the following Articles of Indian Constitution declares it is a primary duty of the state to raise the level of nutrition and the standard of living of its people and the “Improvement of the Public Health” ?
(A) Article 46
(B) Article 47
(C) Article 48
(D) Article 49
Ans : (B)

2009

General Studies

1. India was part of an ancient super continent called Gondwanaland. It included present day—
(A) South America
(B) Africa
(C) Australia
(D) All of these
Ans : (D)

2. Which plateau lies between the Aravalli and the Vindhya ranges ?
(A) Malwa plateau
(B) Chhota Nagpur plateau
(C) Deccan plateau
(D) Peninsular plateau
Ans : (A)

3. Which state of India has borders with three countries namely Nepal, Bhutan and China ?
(A) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Meghalaya
(C) West Bengal
(D) Sikkim
Ans : (D)

4. The leading state in wheat production in India is—
(A) Punjab
(B) Haryana
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Madhya Pradesh
Ans : (C)

5. Which state is the largest producer of tobacco in India ?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Karnataka
(D) Madhya Pradesh
Ans : (B)

6. One horned rhinoceros is found in the following states—
(A) Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura
(B) West Bengal and Assam
(C) Arunachal Pradesh and Assam
(D) West Bengal and Tripura
Ans : (B)

7. Which of the following is different from the remaining three ?
(A) Haematite
(B) Magnetite
(C) Limonite
(D) Bauxite
Ans : (D)

8. States with the highest and lowest density of population in India are respectively—
(A) Uttar Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh
(B) West Bengal and Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Uttar Pradesh and Sikkim
(D) West Bengal and Sikkim
Ans : (B)

9. Match the following and select the correct answer from the codes given below—
(a) Hirakud Project
(b) Haldia Refinery
(c) Tarapur Nuclear Station
(d) Kudremukh Hills
1. West Bengal
2. Orissa
3. Karnataka
4. Maharashtra
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 1 3 4
(B) 1 2 4 3
(C) 2 1 4 3
(D) 1 2 3 4
Ans : (C)

10. Arrange the following in decreasing order of size and select the correct answer from the codes given below—
1. Jupiter
2. Uranus
3. Earth
4. Saturn
Codes :
(A) 1, 4, 3, 2
(B) 4, 1, 2, 3
(C) 1, 4, 2, 3
(D) 4, 1, 3, 2
Ans : (C)

11. Arrange the following from west to east and select the correct answer from the codes given below—
1. London
2. Lisbon
3. Frankfurt
4. Beirut
Codes :
(A) 1, 2, 3, 4
(B) 2, 1, 3, 4
(C) 2, 1, 4, 3
(D) 1, 2, 4, 3
Ans : (B)

12. Match the following and select the correct answer from the codes given below—
(a) Kenya
(b) Uganda
(c) Uzbekistan
(d) Ukraine
1. Tashkent
2. Nairobi
3. Kiev
4. Kampala
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 2 1 3
(B) 2 4 1 3
(C) 2 4 3 1
(D) 4 2 3 1
Ans : (B)

13. Maximum strength of Lok Sabha as stipulated in the Constitution of India is—
(A) 547
(B) 545
(C) 552
(D) None of these
Ans : (C)

14. Which of the following political parties is not a national party as recognized by the Election Commission of India ?
(A) Nationalist Congress Party
(B) Bahujan Samaj Party
(C) Communist Party of India
(D) Samajwadi Party
Ans : (D)

15. Consider the following statements with respect to qualification to become the member of Rajya Sabha and select the correct answer from the codes given below—
1. should be at least 30 years of age
2. should be registered as a voter on the list of voters in the state from which the candidate is to be elected
3. should not hold office of profit under the state
Codes :
(A) 1 and 2 are correct
(B) 1 and 3 are correct
(C) 2 and 3 are correct
(D) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
Ans : (*)

16. The 44th Amendment in the Constitution of India removed the following right from the category of Fundamental Right—
(A) Freedom of speech
(B) Constitutional remedies
(C) Property
(D) Freedom of religion
Ans : (C)

17. Which among the following sectors contributes most to the GDP of India ?
(A) Primary sector
(B) Secondary sector
(C) Tertiary sector
(D) All three contribute equally
Ans : (C)

18. Which is the final authority in India to approve Five Year Plans ?
(A) Union Council of Ministers
(B) Planning Commission
(C) Prime Minister
(D) None of these
Ans : (D)

19. Who is called the pioneer of liberalization of Indian Economy ?
(A) Dr. Manmohan Singh
(B) P.V. Narsimha Rao
(C) Dr. Bimal Jalan
(D) P. Chidambaram
Ans : (A)

20. Green Index has been developed by—
(A) World Bank’s environmentally and socially sustainable development division
(B) United Nations environment programme
(C) United Nations development programme
(D) Kyoto Protocol
Ans : (B)

21. Public Distribution System is aimed at—
(A) Providing food security to the poor
(B) To prevent hoarding and black-marketing
(C) To prevent overcharging by traders
(D) All of the above
Ans : (D)

22. Who among the following released “Citizens guide to fight corruption” ?
(A) Ministry of Family Welfare
(B) Consumer Co-operative Societies
(C) Central Vigilance Commission
(D) Transparency International
Ans : (D)

23. Which of the following is not included in Human Development Index ?
(A) Life Expectary
(B) Real per Capita Income
(C) Social Inequality
(D) Adult Literacy
Ans : (C)

24. Bharat Nirman includes (select the correct answer from the codes given below)—
1. Bring an additional one crore hectares under assured irrigation
2. To provide road connectivity to all villages that have a population of 2000
3. To give telephone connectivity to the remaining villages
Codes :
(A) 1 and 2 are correct
(B) 1 and 3 are correct
(C) 2 and 3 are correct
(D) None of the above
Ans : (B)

25. What is the size of the eleventh five year plan of India ?
(A) Rs. 3,64,471 crore
(B) Rs. 36,447 crore
(C) Rs. 36,44,718 crore
(D) Rs. 3,64,47,185 crore
Ans : (C)

26. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below—
1. In Beijing Olympics, Abhinav Bindra won gold medal in 10 metres rifle shooting.
2. In Beijing Olympics, Sushil Kumar won bronze medal in fly weight boxing.
Codes :
(A) 1 is correct
(B) 2 is correct
(C) Both are correct
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)

27. When did India last win a hockey gold medal at the Olympics ?
(A) 1964 Tokyo
(B) 1972 Munich
(C) 1976 Montreal
(D) 1980 Moscow
Ans : (D)

28. This great hockey player was the prolific goal scorer (24 goals approximately) in 1932 and 1936 Olympics. There was demand in the media to celebrate his birth centenary on 8th September 2008. He spent his later life in Gwalior. Identify him‚
(A) Dhyan Chand
(B) Captain Roop Singh
(C) Gurmeet Singh
(D) A.I.S. Dara
Ans : (A)

29. Virendra Sehwag scored his second triple century in the test cricket. He became only the third player in the history to do so. The other two are—
(A) Brian Lara and Gary Sobers
(B) Donald Bradman and Wally Hammond
(C) Gary Sobers and Wally Hammond
(D) Donald Bradman and Brian Lara
Ans : (D)

30. Who among the following won the Rajeev Gandhi Khel Ratna Award last year (2008) ?
(A) M.S. Dhoni
(B) Vishwanathan Anand
(C) Abhinav Bindra
(D) Sachin Tendulkar
Ans : (A)

31. Consider the following statements with reference to Beijing Olympics and select the correct answer from the codes given below—
1. Michael Phelps won eight gold medals.
2. Usain Bolt became the fastest man by winning 100 m and 200 m races.
3. Roger Federer won gold medal in Men’s Singles Tennis.
Codes :
(A) 1 and 2 are correct
(B) 1 and 3 are correct
(C) 2 and 3 are correct
(D) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
Ans : (A)

32. Who won the ONGC-IBSF World Billiards Championship in September 2008 at Bangaluru ?
(A) Pankaj Advani
(B) Geet Sethi
(C) Rupesh Shah
(D) Peter Gilchrist
Ans : (A)

33. Who won the mixed doubles at US Open 2008 ?
(A) Leander Paes—Cara Black
(B) Leander Paes—Lisa Raymond
(C) Mahesh Bhupathi—Martina Hingis
(D) Mahesh Bhupathi—Mary Pierce
Ans : (A)

34. Madhya Pradesh won record number of medals in the 33rd National Games at Guwahati in 2007. In which game did Madhya Pradesh win maximum gold medals ?
(A) Karate
(B) Wushu
(C) Shooting
(D) Athletics
Ans : (A)

35. Which among the following awards is given to sportspersons by the Government of Madhya Pradesh ?
(A) Arjun Award
(B) Vikram Award
(C) Dronacharya Award
(D) Khel Ratna Award
Ans : (B)

36. Which of the following is not a style of swimming ?
(A) Free-style
(B) Back stroke
(C) Front stroke
(D) Butterfly
Ans : (C)

37. Who won the AFC Challenge Cup Football Championship in August 2008 ?
(A) India
(B) Tajikistan
(C) Turkmenistan
(D) DPR Korea
Ans : (A)

38. Who is the first Indian woman chess player to cross 2600 ELO rating ?
(A) Koneru Humpy
(B) Tania Sachdev
(C) P. Harika
(D) S. Vijay Laxmi
Ans : (A)

39. Where was 2nd All Star Asian Athletics Championship organized in September 2008 ?
(A) Pune
(B) Bangaluru
(C) Indore
(D) Bhopal
Ans : (D)

40. Who among the following cricketers from Madhya Pradesh has not played for India in a test match ?
(A) Narendra Hirwani
(B) Amay Khurasiya
(C) Mushtaq Ali
(D) Rajesh Chauhan
Ans : (B)

41. Two new districts were formed in Madhya Pradesh in the year 2008. Identify—
(A) Alirajpur and Burhanpur
(B) Burhanpur and Anooppur
(C) Singrauli and Anooppur
(D) Singrauli and Alirajpur
Ans : (D)

42. Which of the following cities is closest to IST (Indian Standard Time) meridian ?
(A) Rewa
(B) Sagar
(C) Ujjain
(D) Hoshangabad
Ans : (A)

43. Which of the following national highways has the longest length in Madhya Pradesh ?
(A) NH-3 Agra-Gwalior-Dewas-Bombay (Mumbai)
(B) NH-7 Varanasi-Rewa-Jabalpur-Salem
(C) NH-12 Jabalpur-Bhopal-Jaipur
(D) NH-26 Jhansi-Sagar-Lakhnadon
Ans : (A)

44. Consider the time of sun rise in Sidhi and Jhabua, and choose the correct option—
(A) Sidhi will have sun rise 1 hour earlier
(B) Jhabua will have sun rise 1 hour earlier
(C) Sidhi will have sun rise ½ hour earlier
(D) Jhabua will have sun rise ½ hour earlier
Ans : (D)

45. Match the following and select the correct answer from the codes given below—
(a) Chhindwara
(b) Mandala
(c) Jhabua
(d) Shivpuri
1. Bhil
2. Bharia
3. Gond
4. Sahariya
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 4 1 3
(B) 1 3 2 4
(C) 2 3 1 4
(D) 1 4 2 3
Ans : (C)

46. Sanskrit University has been set up at—
(A) Gwalior
(B) Ujjain
(C) Rewa
(D) Jabalpur
Ans : (B)

47. Which of the following is not a world heritage site ?
(A) Khajuraho temples
(B) Bhimbetka caves
(C) Sanchi stupa
(D) Mandu palace
Ans : (D)

48. Match the following and select the correct answer from the codes given below—
(a) Bhoj
(b) Durgawati
(c) Samudragupta
(d) Ashok
1. Ujjain
2. Vidisha
3. Dhar
4. Gondwana
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 3 2 1
(B) 3 4 1 2
(C) 4 3 1 2
(D) 3 4 2 1
Ans : (D)

49. Which of the following rivers does not fall into river Yamuna ?
(A) Ken
(B) Betwa
(C) Son
(D) Chambal
Ans : (C)

50. Which of the following dams is not on Narmada river ?
(A) Bargi
(B) Omkareshwar
(C) Indira Sagar
(D) Ban Sagar
Ans : (D)

51. ‘Badhai’ is—
(A) Folk dance of Bundelkhand
(B) Folk dance of Malwa
(C) Festival celebrated in Bhopal on 2nd day after Diwali
(D) Folk music of Bundelkhand
Ans : (A)

52. Which among the following districts of Madhya Pradesh has a problem of soil erosion ?
(A) Jabalpur
(B) Bhopal
(C) Morena
(D) Khandwa
Ans : (C)

53. Match the following and select the correct answer from the codes given below—
(a) Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing (IIITDM)
(b) Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management (IIITM)
(c) Indian Institute of Management (IIM)
(d) Indian Institute of Science, Education and Research (IISER)
1. Indore
2. Bhopal
3. Jabalpur
4. Gwalior
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 4 2 1
(B) 3 4 1 2
(C) 4 3 1 2
(D) 4 3 2 1
Ans : (B)

54. Which National Park/Sanctuary has been selected to house Gir lions ?
(A) Pench
(B) Kanha
(C) Bandhavgarh
(D) Palpur Kuno
Ans : (D)

55. Match the following and select the correct answer from the codes given below—
(a) Zari Batua
(b) Bhairavagarh prints
(c) Handicrafts of Bagh
(d) Sarees of Chanderi
1. Ujjain
2. Dhar
3. Bhopal
4. Ashok Nagar
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 1 2 4
(B) 1 3 4 2
(C) 1 3 2 4
(D) 3 1 4 2
Ans : (A)

56. Who amongst the following has served longest as Chief Minister ?
(A) Pandit Ravishankar Shukla
(B) Arjun Singh
(C) Dr. Kailashnath Katju
(D) Digvijay Singh
Ans : (D)

57. Which party amongst the following is neither nationally recognised party nor a party recognized for the state of Madhya Pradesh ?
(A) Bahujan Samaj Party
(B) Samajwadi Party
(C) Gondwana Ganatantra Party
(D) Communist Party of India
Ans : (C)

58. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below—
In Madhya Pradesh :
1. Zila Panchayat Adhyaksha (President) is elected through indirect election.
2. 50% seats are reserved for women in Panchayati Raj.
3. Sarpanch is elected through direct election.
Codes :
(A) 1 and 2 are correct
(B) 1 and 3 are correct
(C) 2 and 3 are correct
(D) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
Ans : (D)

59. Where is the automobile industry cluster of Madhya Pradesh ?
(A) Pithampur
(B) Malanpur
(C) Mandideep
(D) Maneri
Ans : (A)

60. Of which crop is Madhya Pradesh the largest producer in the country ?
(A) Rice
(B) Wheat
(C) Jowar
(D) Soyabean
Ans : (D)

61. Arrange the following districts in decreasing order of per hectare fertilizer consumption and select the correct answer from the codes given below—
1. Indore
2. Dindori
3. Hoshangabad
4. Mandala
Codes :
(A) 1, 3, 4, 2
(B) 4, 2, 1, 3
(C) 4, 1, 3, 2
(D) 1, 2, 3, 4
Ans : (A)

62. Match the following and select the correct answer from the codes given below—
(a) Jamunapari
(b) Bhadawari
(c) Kadaknath
(d) Malwi
1. Cow
2. Goat
3. Buffalo
4. Poultry
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 3 4 1
(B) 2 1 4 3
(C) 4 1 2 3
(D) 4 3 2 1
Ans : (A)

63. Coal Bed Methane has been found in—
(A) Shahdol
(B) Sagar
(C) Jabalpur
(D) Ujjain
Ans : (A)

64. Madhya Pradesh is the largest producer of the following minerals in the country—
(A) Coal and Diamond
(B) Copper and Iron
(C) Coal and Copper
(D) Copper and Diamond
Ans : (D)

65. Which of the following sectors has been given the maximum allocation in the XI five year plan of Madhya Pradesh ?
(A) Health
(B) Education
(C) Power
(D) Irrigation
Ans : (C)

66. Which of the following places has 500 MW unit for electricity generation ?
(A) Birsinghpur
(B) Sarani
(C) Chachai
(D) Chhindwara
Ans : (A)

67. Which among the following districts has most adverse sex ratio ?
(A) Morena
(B) Balaghat
(C) Jhabua
(D) Rewa
Ans : (A)

68. Which among the following districts has the highest literacy rate ?
(A) Bhopal
(B) Narsinghpur
(C) Jabalpur
(D) Indore
Ans : (B)

69. How many districts of Madhya Pradesh are covered under NREGA ?
(A) All districts
(B) 18 districts
(C) 31 districts
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)

70. Which of the following cities is not covered under JNNURM ?
(A) Indore
(B) Jabalpur
(C) Gwalior
(D) Ujjain
Ans : (C)

71. In an open ground, Rakesh walks 20 metres towards north, takes a left turn and walks 40 metres; again takes a left turn and walks 50 metres. How far is he from the starting point ?
(A) 110 metres
(B) 70 metres
(C) 50 metres
(D) 40 metres
Ans : (C)

72. Fill up the blank—
5 7 74
11 8 185
…… 6 205
(A) 13
(B) 15
(C) 10
(D) 12
Ans : (A)

73. Fill in the blank—
McCain : Obama : : Palin :………
(A) Gore
(B) Rice
(C) Biden
(D) Clinton
Ans : (C)

74. Fill up the blank—
5 9 21 37 81 ……
(A) 163
(B) 153
(C) 183
(D) 203
Ans : (B)

75. Which diagram best represents the relationship of Doctors, Engineers and Professors ?

Ans : (D)

Directions—(Q. 76 to 78) : Consider the following data about marks obtained (out of 100) :
Marks Subjects
History Geography Economic
10–19
20–29
30–39
40–49
50–59
60–69
70–79
80–89
90–100 1
1
1
10
27
48
9
3
0 2
3
2
12
20
42
17
2
0 1
4
1
9
16
48
17
4
0

Pass marks is 40.
First division marks is 60.

76. Which subject has the highest pass percentage ?
(A) History
(B) Geography
(C) Economics
(D) All are equal
Ans : (A)

77. Which subject has most first divisioners ?
(A) History
(B) Geography
(C) Economics
(D) All are equal
Ans : (C)

78. In which subject is the average of marks scored maximum ?
(A) History
(B) Geography
(C) Economics
(D) All are equal
Ans : (C)

79. A school has 12 teachers. One of them retires at the age of 62 years and a new teacher replaces him. The change reduces the average age of the staff by 3 years. What is the age of the new teacher ?
(A) 22 years
(B) 24 years
(C) 26 years
(D) 28 years
Ans : (C)

80. A 50 metres long train passes over a bridge at a velocity of 30 km/hour. If it takes 36 seconds to cross the bridge, the length of the bridge is—
(A) 200 m
(B) 250 m
(C) 300 m
(D) 350 m
Ans : (B)

81. A football league has 12 teams. Tournament is to be played on double round robin followed by the two top teams playing the Final. Round robin means that each team plays every other team. How many matches will be played in the tournament ?
(A) 132
(B) 133
(C) 67
(D) 66
Ans : (A)

Directions—Based on the following information, answer the question 82 to 85 :
Sachin, Rahul, Virendra, Anil and Ishant are wearing Red, Blue, White, Black and Brown pants and caps (not in order). No one is wearing the cap and the pant of the same colour. All of them are wearing pants of different colours and caps of different colours. Every one of them is carrying one of the items namely Bat, Ball, Stumps, Gloves and Pads.
Further, it is given that :
(i) Sachin is wearing brown cap.
(ii) Ishant is not wearing a blue or red pant.
(iii) Gloves is being carried by the one who is wearing blue pant.
(iv) Rahul is wearing white cap.
(v) Virendra is wearing black pant.
(vi) Anil is wearing red cap and brown pant.
(vii) One who is wearing red pant is carrying pads.
(viii) One who is wearing brown pant is carrying bat.

82. What is the colour of Virendra’s cap ?
(A) Red
(B) White
(C) Blue
(D) Cannot be determined
Ans : (C)

83. What item is being carried by the person wearing white pant ?
(A) Stumps
(B) Ball
(C) Gloves
(D) Stumps or Ball
Ans : (D)

84. Who is wearing the blue pant ?
(A) Sachin
(B) Ishant
(C) Sachin or Rahul
(D) Rahul or Ishant
Ans : (C)

85. If Rahul is wearing red pant, what is the correct combination ?
(A) Sachin—Brown cap—Black pant
(B) Anil—Red cap—Blue pant
(C) Virendra—Blue cap—Brown pant
(D) Ishant—Black cap—White pant
Ans : (D)

86. Under National e-Governance Plan, SWAN is—
(A) State Wide Area Network
(B) Systems Wide Area Network
(C) State Wise Area Network
(D) Systems Wise Area Network
Ans : (A)

87. Under National e-Governance Plan, CSC is—
(A) Citizen Service Centre
(B) Common Service Centre
(C) Community Service Centre
(D) Computer Service Centre
Ans : (B)

88. Google company has launched a new browser in third quarter of 2008. It is—
(A) Chrome
(B) Lycos
(C) Alta-vista
(D) Mozilla Firefox
Ans : (A)

89. First fully computer literate district in the country is—
(A) Ernakulam
(B) Villupuram
(C) Thiruvallur
(D) Malappuram
Ans : (D)

90. Match the following and select the correct answer from the codes given below—
(a) Narayan Murthy
(b) Azim Premji
(c) Ramlingam Raju
(d) Ramadurai
1. Wipro
2. TCS
3. Infosys
4. Satyam Computers
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 1 4 3
(B) 3 1 4 2
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 2 4 1 3
Ans : (B)

91. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below—
1. . Net (Dot Net) Framework has been developed by Microsoft
2. Java is an open source technology developed by Sun Microsystems
Codes :
(A) Only 1 is correct
(B) Only 2 is correct
(C) Both 1 and 2 are correct
(D) None is correct
Ans : (C)

92. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below—
1. Proxy server provides TCP/IP address
2. Proxy server processes clients requests by forwarding the requests to other servers.
Codes :
(A) Only 1 is correct
(B) Only 2 is correct
(C) Both 1 and 2 are correct
(D) None is correct
Ans : (C)

93. An exclusively private network used by employees of a company in a single location will be classified as—
(A) Internet
(B) Local Area Network
(C) Wide Area Network
(D) ARPANET
Ans : (B)

94. In a database, field is—
(A) label
(B) table of information
(C) group of related records
(D) category of information
Ans : (D)

95. A million bytes is approximately—
(A) Gigabyte
(B) Kilobyte
(C) Megabyte
(D) Terabyte
Ans : (C)

96. To increase the length of a network without loss of signal strength, we would use—
(A) Repeater
(B) Router
(C) Gateway
(D) Switch
Ans : (A)

97. If a domain name ends with .edu.us, then it is—
(A) An international organization
(B) A non-profit organization
(C) An educational institute in Australia
(D) An educational institute in USA
Ans : (D)

98. Word Processors, Spread sheets are examples of—
(A) System Software
(B) Application Software
(C) Platform Software
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)

99. Which of the following is not an output device ?
(A) Drum pen plotter
(B) CRT monitor
(C) Earphones
(D) Digital camera
Ans : (D)

100. One of the first viruses to attract wide spread public attention was designed to infect MS-DOS on 6th March 1992. Name of the virus is—
(A) Brain
(B) Catch me if you can
(C) Michaelangelo
(D) Friday the thirteenth
Ans : (C)

Directions—(Q. 101 to 110) : The following ten questions consist of two statements; one labelled as the ‘Assertion (A)’ and the other as ‘Reason (R)’. You have to examine the two statements and select the answer to these questions using the code below—
(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 correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true.

101. Assertion (A) : In India, electricity distribution companies calculate the consumption of electricity in kWh.
Reason (R) : Electrical System in India works at a frequency of 60 Hz.
Ans : (C)

102. Assertion (A) : A plant which has nitrogen deficiency will show symptoms like stunted growth and pale green and yellow leaves.
Reason (R): Nitrogen is responsible for green leaf growth.
Ans : (A)

103. Assertion (A) : Gypsum is added to cooled clinkers of cement.
Reason (R) : Gypsum speeds up the setting time of cement.
Ans : (A)

104. Assertion (A) : People with AB blood groups are universal recipients.
Reason (R) : Red blood cell of blood group AB has no antigen and so agglutination does not occur with any other blood group.
Ans : (C)

105. Assertion (A) : Wind patterns are clockwise in southern hemisphere and anticlockwise in northern hemisphere.
Reason (R) : The directions of wind patterns in northern and southern hemisphere are governed by Coriolis effect.
Ans : (A)

106. Assertion (A) : Protest, led by Lala Lajpat Rai, was organized in Lahore in 1928 against Simon Commission.
Reason (R) : Simon Commission did not have a single Indian member in it.
Ans : (A)

107. Assertion (A) : Foodgrain production per capita in Madhya Pradesh is less than the national average.
Reason (R) : The productivity of foodgrains in Madhya Pradesh is less than the national average.
Ans : (A)

108. Assertion (A) : The Indian Constitution is basically federal in form.
Reason (R) : Article 352 has provisions in case of failure of constitutional machinery in states.
Ans : (B)

109. Assertion (A) : Lehman Brothers (an investment banking company of US) filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in September 2008.
Reason (R) : Subprime lending was one of the major causes of financial crisis.
Ans : (A)

110. Assertion (A) : CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) is the world’s largest particle Physics laboratory.
Reason (R) : CERN is French aeronym of the name of the provisional body founded 2 years before the organization came into existence.
Ans : (A)

111. Formation of Ozone hole is maximum over—
(A) India
(B) Africa
(C) Antarctica
(D) Europe
Ans : (C)

112. Steel is mainly an alloy of Iron and—
(A) Chromium
(B) Nickel
(C) Manganese
(D) Carbon
Ans : (D)

113. Aryabhatta was launched on—
(A) 19th April, 1975
(B) 6th December, 1957
(C) 31st January, 1958
(D) 2nd October, 1980
Ans : (A)

114. ‘Project Tiger’ in India was started in—
(A) 1970
(B) 1973
(C) 1981
(D) 1984
Ans : (B)

115. Gas released during Bhopal gas tragedy was—
(A) Methyl isothiocyanate
(B) Ethyl isothiocyanate
(C) Methyl isocyanate
(D) Ethyl isocyanate
Ans : (C)

116. Light year is the unit of—
(A) Time
(B) Distance
(C) Speed of light
(D) Speed with respect to speed of light
Ans : (B)

117. An ice cube is floating in a glass of water. What happens to the water level when the ice melts ?
It—
(A) rises
(B) falls
(C) remains the same
(D) first rises and then falls
Ans : (C)

118. Match the following and select the correct answer from the codes given below—
(a) Anaemia
(b) Goiter
(c) Night blindness
(d) Beri-beri
1. Vitamin B deficiency
2. Iron deficiency
3. Iodine deficiency
4. Vitamin A deficiency
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 1 3 4
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 1 2 3 4
(D) 2 3 4 1
Ans : (B)

119. Which of the following lens is used to minimize Myopia ?
(A) Convex lens
(B) Concave lens
(C) Cylindrical lens
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)

120. India’s first atomic power station is—
(A) BARC
(B) Tarapur Atomic Power Station
(C) Narora Atomic Power Station
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)

121. A fan produces feeling of comfort during hot weather because—
(A) Fan supplies cold air
(B) Our perspiration evaporates rapidly
(C) Out body radiates more heat
(D) Conductivity of air increases
Ans : (B)

122. Which among the following countries is not a member of Nuclear Suppliers Group ?
(A) China
(B) New Zealand
(C) Ireland
(D) Iran
Ans : (D)

123. Which river in Bihar changed its course in the year 2008 and caused calamity ?
(A) Ganga
(B) Gandak
(C) Kosi
(D) Ghaghra
Ans : (C)

124. United Nations declared the year 2008 as the International Year of—
(A) Sanitation
(B) Drinking water
(C) Literacy
(D) Reduction of infant mortality
Ans : (A)

125. Violence against Christians erupted in Orissa after the murder of Swami Lakshmanananda Saraswati in August 2008. Which district was the worst affected ?
(A) Keonjhar
(B) Bargarh
(C) Sambalpur
(D) Kandhamal
Ans : (D)

126. Which film received the best feature film award at the 54th National Film Awards ?
(A) Pulijanmam (Malayalam)
(B) Kabul Express
(C) Lage Raho Munna Bhai
(D) Podokkhep (Bengali)
Ans : (A)

127. According to the Article 82 of the Constitution of India, the allocation of seats in Lok Sabha to the states is on the basis of the ……… census.
(A) 1961
(B) 1971
(C) 1981
(D) 1991
Ans : (B)

128. Russia recognized independence of Georgia’s two territories in August 2008. The two territories are—
(A) Kosovo and Dushanbe
(B) Kosovo and South Ossetia
(C) Abkhazia and Dushanbe
(D) South Ossetia and Abkhazia
Ans : (D)

129. Which country was the first after the ban on India was lifted by the Nuclear Suppliers Group, to sign an agreement that would allow supply of civil nuclear technology to India ?
(A) USA
(B) Italy
(C) Russia
(D) France
Ans : (D)

130. What is the cut-off date for recognition of rights under “The Scheduled Tribes and other traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006” ?
(A) 13th September, 1976
(B) 13th December, 2006
(C) 13th September, 2005
(D) 13th December, 2005
Ans : (D)

131. Who amongst the following did not share Nobel Prize for Physics in 2008 ?
(A) Tohide Yasakawa
(B) Makoto Kabayashi
(C) Toshihide Maskawa
(D) Yoichiro Nambu
Ans : (A)

132. Name of the spacecraft for India’s mission moon is—
(A) Chandrayaan-I
(B) Chandrayaan-II
(C) Antariksha
(D) Change I
Ans : (A)

133. Who among the following was Secretary, Economic Affairs, Government of India and then became Governor, Reserve Bank of India in September 2008 ?
(A) Y.V. Reddy
(B) D. Rangarajan
(C) T.K. Nair
(D) D. Subbarao
Ans : (D)

134. To which place did Ratan Tata decide to move the Nano Project from Singur ?
(A) Pithampur
(B) Pune
(C) Sanand
(D) Gopalpur
Ans : (C)

135. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below—
1. Mohenjo Daro, Harappa, Ropar and Kalibangan are important places of Indus Valley Civilization
2. Harappan people developed planned cities with network of streets and drainage system
3. Harappan people did not know use of metals
Codes :
(A) 1 and 2 are correct
(B) 1 and 3 are correct
(C) 2 and 3 are correct
(D) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
Ans : (A)

136. Which Indian king defeated Seleucus, the administrator of Sindh and Afghanistan appointed by Alexander ?
(A) Samudragupta
(B) Ashok
(C) Bindusar
(D) Chandragupta
Ans : (D)

137. Which English Governor of East India Company in India was expelled by Aurangzeb ?
(A) Aungier
(B) Sir John Child
(C) Sir John Gayer
(D) Sir Nicholas Waite
Ans : (B)

138. First decisive military success of English East India Company in India is marked by—
(A) Battle of Buxar
(B) Battle of Plassey
(C) Battle of Panipat
(D) Battle of Haldighati
Ans : (A)

139. Bhils revolted against the British in—
(A) M.P. and Maharashtra
(B) M.P. and Bihar
(C) Bihar and Bengal
(D) Bengal and Maharashtra
Ans : (A)

140. The modern historian who called the revolt of 1857 as the first war of indepdence was—
(A) Dr. R.C. Majumdar
(B) Dr. S.N. Sen
(C) V.D. Savarkar
(D) Ashok Mehta
Ans : (C)

141. The newspaper brought out by Bal Gangadhar Tilak to promote nationalism was—
(A) Yugantar
(B) Deshbhakti
(C) Kesari
(D) Kranti
Ans : (C)

142. Why did Mahatma Gandhi withdraw Non-Cooperation Movement in 1922 ?
(A) Most of the leaders were arrested and were in prison
(B) British agreed to partly fulfil the demands
(C) Because of Chauri-Chaura violence
(D) He saw no chance of success of the movement
Ans : (C)

143. Arrange the following in chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below—
1. Dandi March
2. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
3. Quit India Movement
4. Swadeshi Movement
Codes :
(A) 2, 4, 1, 3
(B) 4, 2, 1, 3
(C) 2, 1, 4, 3
(D) 4, 2, 3, 1
Ans : (B)

144. Match the following and select the correct answer from the codes given below—
(a) Bipin Chandra Pal
(b) Aurobindo Ghosh
(c) Brahmobandhab Upadhyay
(d) Muhammad Ali
1. New India
2. Comrade
3. Vande Mataram
4. Sandhya
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 3 4 2
(B) 2 1 3 4
(C) 2 1 4 3
(D) 1 3 2 4
Ans : (A)

145. Match the following and select the correct answer from the codes given below—
(a) Doctrine of Lapse
(b) Partition of Bengal
(c) Dual government in Bengal
(d) Social Reforms
1. Curzon
2. Clive
3. Dalhousie
4. Bentinck
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 3 1 4
(B) 3 1 4 2
(C) 3 1 2 4
(D) 2 3 4 1
Ans : (C)

146. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below—
1. Subhash Chandra Bose formed the Forward Bloc
2. Bhagat Singh was one of the founders of Hindustan Republican Socialist Association
Codes :
(A) Only 1 is correct
(B) Only 2 is correct
(C) Both 1 and 2 are correct
(D) None of the above
Ans : (C)

147. Jammu and Kashmir became an integral part of India on—
(A) 26th October, 1948
(B) 26th November, 1948
(C) 26th October, 1947
(D) None of these
Ans : (C)

148. The first declared war between India and Pakistan was fought in the year—
(A) 1962
(B) 1965
(C) 1966
(D) 1971
Ans : (B)

149. Which important latitude divides India into two almost equal parts ?
(A) 23° 30′ South
(B) 33° 30′ North
(C) 0°
(D) 23° 30′ North
Ans : (D)

150. The westernmost point of India is—
(A) 68° 7′ W in Gujarat
(B) 68° 7′ W in Rajasthan
(C) 68° 7′ E in Gujarat
(D) 68° 7′ E in Rajasthan
Ans : (C)

General Awareness Question Papers with answer

Who amongst the following cricketers became the ninth Indian to claim 150 or more wickets?
(A) A. Kumble
(B) A. Agarkar
(C) S. Tendulkar
(D) Harbhajan
(E) None of these

Who amongst the following returned to earth after a long 195 days stay in space?
(A) Angie Brewer
(B) Mike Leinbach
(C) Shruti Vadera
(D) Sunita Williams
(E) None of these

Japan PM Shinzo Abe came to office last year with huge support in his favour. But since last few months he is facing problems in his political survival. Which of the following actions taken by him does/do not enjoy support of the people of Japan (Pick up the correct statements.) ?

Decision to postpone Parliamentary elections.

Failing to control inflation which has gone to the level of 12% an unusual phenomenon in the history of Japan.

Decision to alIow USA to make an Army Base in some of its islands where US will have its nuclear ‘war-heads.

(A) Only 2
(B) Only 1
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Only 3
(E) All 1, 2 and 3

‘European Leaders agree on treaty’ was the news in leading newspapers in recent past. Which of the following was the treaty on which leaders were of diverse views (Pick up the correct statements.) ?

The treaty was to make EURO Money a Universal currency for all financial! monetary transactions done by all the member countries w.e.f. April 2009.

Treaty was to replace the defunct constitution of the European Union by a new one.

Poland, one of the newest members of the Union was threatening to use its veto power if any change is done in the present set-up of the organization

(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both I and 2
(E) Both 2 and 3

“Rajapaksha threatens to dissolve Lanka Parliament” was the news in leading newspapers a few days back. Which of the following was the reason owing to which President Rajapaksha threatens to take such a drastic step? (Pick up the correct statements.)

A number of MPs from Sri Lanka Freedom Party are defecting to join another party launched by another group of politicians.

A group of politicians under the leadership of former President Chandrika Kumartunga is demanding the postponement of elections for the post of President due in the month of November 2007 so that Chandrika can come back from exile and contest for the same.

Rajapaksha wants general public and also MPs to support his formula on peace with LTTE which is not acceptable to most of the MPs.

(A) All 1,2 and 3
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both 1 and 2
(E) Only 1

Madhesi National Liberation Front (MNLF) is an organization active in which of the following countries? .
(A) Pakistan
(B) Myanmar
(C) Uganda
(D) Iran
(E) Nepal

As per the Economic Survey 2006-07 the food grain production may not touch the target fixed for the year. What is the target of the same set for the period?
(A) 100 million tonnes
(B) 220 million tonnes
(C) 175 million tonnes
(D) 250 million tonnes
(E) 320 million tonnes

Which of the following private sector banks brought its equity share (follow on public issue) for which the price was set as Rs. 940 per equity?
(A) ICICI Bank
(B) Karnataka Bank
(C) UTI Bank
(D) HDFC Bank
(E) None of these

Prime Minister of India recently unveiled an agricultural package during his visit to 53rd Meeting of the National Development Council. What is the size of the package?
(A) Rs. 10,000 crores
(B) Rs. 15,000 crores
(C) Rs. 20,000 crores
(D) Rs. 25,000 crores
(E) Rs. 30,000 crores

Which of the following States achieved 100% financial inclusion (Each and every family in the State has at least one bank account.) ?
(A) Delhi
(B) Maharashtra
(C) West Bengal
(D) Kerala
(E) None of these

Rafal Nadal won the French Open Men’s Singles Title -2007 after defeating who amongst the following?
(A) Mark Knowles
(B) Mahesh Bhupathi
(C) Daniel Nestor
(D) Pavel Vizner
(E) Roger Federer

Who amongst the following has taken over as the Chairman of the 18th Law Commission set-up recently?
(A) Justice A. R. Lakshmanan
(B) Justice Bhagwan Das Rana
(C) Justice T. L. Venkataraman Iyer
(D) Mrs. Suryakanta Patil
(E) None of these

Who amongst the following was honoured with the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding given away recently?
(A) Mr. Umaru Yar’ Adua
(B) Mr. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
(C) Mr. Vladimir Putin
(D) Mr. Felipe Calderon
(E) None of these

The Union Minister Mr. Mani Shankar Aiyar recently called a delegation from Thailand to visit Agartala, Guwahati and few other places in North-East to explore the possibilities to Thai investment there. Why was Mr. Mani Shankar involved in a meeting like this?
(A) He is the Minister for North-Eastern Region
(B) He is the Union Minister for Commerce and Industry
(C) He is the next Chief Minister of Assam as a caretaker government its functioning there till general election in January 2008
(D) Aiyar was asked to mediate the talks between Thai Delegation and Ministry of Commerce and Industry as a deadlock was developed between the two
(E) None of these

Who amongst the following actors won the ward for Best Actor in 8th International Indian Film Academy A wards Ceremony held recently?
(A) Saif Ali Khan
(B) Sanjay Dutt
(C) Arshad Warsi
(D) Abhishek Bachchan
(E) Hrithik Roshan

Mr. Sharad Pawar while talking to a group of Ministers (GOM) recently mentioned that “The Union and State Governments are preparing plans for the revival of sick mills”. He also mentioned that, “There is not a single mill which has not lost some money in last few years”. Mr. Sharad Pawar was talking about the revival of which of the following mills?
(A) Textile Mills
(B) Sugar Mills
(C) Jute Mills
(D) Public Sector Companies
(E) None of these

India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at which of the following rates during the year 2005-06 (Results were published in January 2007.) ?
(A) 7%
(B) 8%
(C) 9%
(D) 10%
(E) 6%

Which of the following rates is not decided by the Reserve Bank of India?
(A) Bank Rate
(B) Repo Rate
(C) Reverse Repo Rate
(D) Income Tax Rates
(E) All of these

Prices of Iron ore in Global market registered a substantial rise in last few months (24%). This is attributed to the huge demand of the same in Global Market. Which of the following is a major importer of the Iron ore?
(A) France
(B) South Africa
(C) Singapore
(D) Britain.
(E) China

‘Bharti Airtel’, the largest mobile company of India recently joined the elite club of companies earning profits of more than US $ I billion. What has been the net profit of the Company in the year 2006-07 (About) ?
(A) Rs. 3,500 crores
(B) Rs. 4,000 crores
(C) Rs. 4,250 crores
(D) Rs. 4,450 crores
(E) Rs. 4,500 crores

The World Islamic Economic Forum was held recently in
(A) Malaysia
(B) Kuwait
(C) Iran
(D) Brazil
(E) Indonesia

Which of the following African countries recently launched its communication satellite for the first time (The satellite was launched from China.) ?
(A) Nigeria
(B) Kenya
(C) Zimbabwe
(D) Mauritius
(E) None of these

‘SEBI’ bans some companies for their role in ‘F and a Scam’, was the news in some major newspapers. What is the full form of ‘F and O’ ?
(A) Fair and Optimum
(B) Free and Operational
(C) Future and Operations
(D) Future and Options
(E) None of these

The President of Brazil was recently on a visit to India where he signed several trade agreements. Which of the following has been the major area of trade relations between the two countries?
(A) Oil exploration
(B) Supply of agro products
(C) Production of nuclear fuel
(D) Import of electronic goods
(E) None of these

Which of the following countries has decided to build a road to the base camp of Mt. Everest?
(A) India
(B) China
(C) Nepal
(D) Myanmar
(E) None of these

Which of the following was the major issue of discussion in the G-8 Summit held recently in Germany?
(A) Subsidy to agro products
(B) Climate protection
(C) Financial Aid to Iraq
(D) Nuclear Technology and possibility of space war
(E) None of these

‘Dausa’ which has been in news recently is a town in
(A) Gujarat
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Bihar
(D) Uttar Pradesh
(E) Rajasthan

As per the reports published by the ‘Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)’ which of the following BRIC countries has generated maximum new jobs in the past few years?
(A) China
(B) Russia
(C) India
(D) Brazil
(E) None of these

In an important meeting of the National Development Council held in New Delhi the Prime Minister of India made a special mention of a particular sector of Indian economy which in his opinion was suffering from a ‘Technological Fatigue for lack of breakthrough in production.” He was talking of which of the following sector?
(A) Agriculture Sector
(B) Oil Sector
(C) Service Sector
(D) Defence Sector
(E) None of these

Mr. Digambar V. Kamat has taken over as which of the following a few months back?
(A) Governor of Goa
(B) Chief Minister of Goa
(C) Governor of Meghalaya
(D) Governor of Rajasthan
(E) None of these

Miss Riyo Mori who was crowned as Miss Universe 2007 belongs to which of the following countries?
(A) Japan
(B) U.S.A.
(C) China
(D) Singapore
(E) South Korea

Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘Shame’ published recently?
(A) Chandar S. Sundaram
(B) Namita Gokhale
(C) Jaswindar Sanghara
(D) Anita Desai
(E) None of these

Who amongst the following Indians was recently awarded King Charles II Medal by the UK ?
(A) Dr. Manmohan Singh
(B) Smt. Sonia Gandhi
(C) Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
(D) Smt. Vasundhara Raje
(E) None of these

As per Union Budget 2007-08 how much amount the Govt. of India has provided for Women Specific Schemes/Programmers for 2007-08 (Approximately) ?
(A) Rs. 7,700 crores
(B) Rs. 8,700 crores
(C) Rs. 9,300 crores
(D) Rs. 10,000 crores
(E) Rs. 10,500 crores

Which of the following countries has decided to offer knighthood to Salman Rushidie ?
(A) France
(B) Italy
(C) Germany
(D) U.K.
(E) None of these

Who amongst the following is the author of the famous classical book. “A Passage to India” ?
(A) Mark Twain
(B) Nayantara Sehgal
(C) Nirad C. Choudhuri
(D) E. M. Foster
(E) None of these

The Government of India has bought RBI’s entire stake in the State Bank of India in about Rs. 35,531 crores. What is the share of the RBI in total stake of the State Bank (About) ?
(A) 40%
(B) 48%
(C) 50%
(D) 52%
(E) 60%

How much amount approximately the Govt. of India is planning to provide for Mid Day Meal Scheme (As per Budget 2007-08)?
(A) Rs. 5,000 crores
(B) Rs. 6,000 crores
(C) Rs. 7,300 crores
(D) Rs. 8,000 crores
(E) Rs. 8,300 crores

As per the Economic Survey 2006-07 India’s share in World Export has been
(A) 0.5%
(B) 0.75%
(C) 1 %
(D) 1.25%
(E) 1.5%

As per the figures given in the newspapers what is the approximate investment in various ‘Special Economic Zones’ till date in India?
(A) Rs. 20,000 crores
(B) Rs. 25,000 crores
(C) Rs. 30,000 crores
(D) Rs. 35,000 crores
(E) Rs. 40,000 Crores

Answers
1. (C) 2. (D) 3. (C) 4. (B) 5. (A) 6.(E) 7. (B) 8. (A) 9. (D) 10. (D)
11. (E) 12. (A) 13. (B) 14. (A) 15. (E) 16. (B) 17. (C) 18. (D) 19. (E) 20. (C)
21. (A) 22. (A) 23. (D) 24. (A) 25. (B) 26. (B) 27. (E) 28. (C) 29. (A) 30. (B)
31. (A) 32. (E) 33. (C) 34. (B) 35.(D) 36.(D) 37.(E) 38.(C) 39.(E) 40.(B)

1. Author of hard times ?
A. ENDID BLYTON
B. RAJ RAO
C. CHARLE’S DICKEN’S
D. H G WELLS
2. Which is the language spoken by most people ?
A. ANSWER OF c & d
B. FRENCH
C. SPANISH
D. MANDRAIAN
3. The study (Art) of communication Ideas or thoughts by finger ?
A. DANOLOGY
B. CYTOLOGY
C. ETHICS
D. DACTYOLOGY

4. Who is inventor of computer
A. Blaz Pascal
B. shoiab
C. Challes Babbage
D. Henry jons
5. Branch of science deals with causes of diseases is-
A. gerontology
B. etiology
C. herpatology
D. limnology
6. Who built Eiffel tower
A. Louis Williams
B. Fedrick Augeste Batholdi
C. Brendon Louis Shephard
D. Qui Nan Mian
7. The longest inland waterways in the world is ?
A. Mississippi river system
B. The Great Lakes
C. St.Lawrence
D. River Rhine
8. which country invented the atom bomb?
A. U.S.A.
B. France
C. Germany
D. India
9. The software named SEAMONKEY is used in a computer to
A. Delete the virus infected files
B. Recover lost datas
C. Browse the internet
D. use as a media player
10. Which Jonas brother dated Taylor Swift?
A. Nick
B. Kevin
C. Jo
D. Frankie
11. Who are miley’s best friends in the hit TV series ‘Hannah Montana’?
A. amber and ashley
B. lilly and oliver
C. cooper and jake
D. ashley and oliver
12. Which medicine is used for the treatment of cough?
A. timozolomide
B. minoxidil
C. Levopromazine
D. ciprofloxacin
13. which is driest place in world?
A. sahara desert
B. atcama desert
C. both a&ampb
D. thar desert
14. Length of Thar Desert?
A. 2,59,000 meters
B. 2,59,000 kilometers
C. 2,59,200 mts
D. 20,59,000mts
15. Tagline ‘Empowering people’ is linked with which brand?
A. Wipro
B. HCL
C. Compaq
D. Acer

16. How do plants stand erect?
A. BOND
B. Cellwalls
C. Bone
D. Tissue
17. which Asian team will be out of the next Fifa world cup for the first time after a gap of 20 years
A. Saudi Arab
B. south Korea
C. Japan
D. Iran

18. who awarded the Indira Gandhi peace prize of the year 2010?
A. pratibha patil
B. PM Sheikh Hasina
C. obama
D. Sonia Gandhi
19. When does Mahatma Gandhi born?
A. October 2,1869
B. September 19,1919
C. January 30,1869
D. August 30,1870
20. who is called master blaster?
A. Ricky ponting
B. sachin Tendulkar
C. Santh jayasuriya
D. Sunil Gavaskar
21. which bowler throw a fastest bowl in ODI’s?
A. Brett Lee
B. Shaun Tait
C. Dail Stain
D. Shain Bond
22. When was first movie made in India?
A. 1957
B. 1921
C. 1963
D. 1913

23. Who was the first woman to walk in space?
A. Marina d’cruz
B. Masiana mishkaya
C. Swetlana savitskaya
D. Diana Miranda
24. Who hit a first Double century in One day International Cricket ?
a. Sachin Tendulkar
b. Sehwag
c. Yuraj singh
d. Dhoni
25. Where is Andrerieu playing next?
a. south africa
b. brazil
c. india
d. austria
26. who is invented Unix?
a. feynman
b. dennis ritchi
c. nicolar thomsan
d. hulat bakkardin
27. which women got the Oscar award in 2009
a. banu athaya
b. anju bobby george
c. bachendri pal
d. lakshmi bay
28. when a new galaxy found?
a. feb 5 of2009
b. jan 30 of2010
c. march 6 of2010
d. april 7 of 2007
29. What is the city code for Colombo ?
a. com
b. cmb
c. cbb
d. cbm
30. who hit 6 sixes in 20-20 cricket world cup ?
a. M.S Dhoni
b. Kumar Sangakara
c. Yuvraj Singh
d. Avishek Chakraborty
31. Sun city in rajasthan?
a. Jaipur
b. Jodhpur
c. Ajmer
d. Alwar
32. In which year did All India Radio begin broadcasting news?
a. 1921
b. 1927
c. 1935
d. 1942
33. which hokey player is known as magician of hockey?
a. dhanraj pillai
b. dhiyan chand
c. sandeep
d. rajesh
34. what is the abbreviation of Wipro
a. western Indian products
b. west India products
c. western Indian product
d. west Indian product
35. what is the abbreviation of NCR company?
a. North central region
b. National cash register
c. National capital region
d. North capital region
36. Who has written God of small thing?
a. Nirupama rao
b. Vikram seth
c. Aarundhati rai
d. Salman rushdi
37. Who established the “AJAD HIND FAUJ” ?
a. Subhash Chandra Bose
b. Ras Bihari Bose
c. V.D. Savarkar
d. Gyanendra Nath Bose
38. Who is called as Frontier Gandhi ?
a. Abdul Gaffar khan
b. Sir syaid Ahmed Khan
c. Aga khan
d. Salimullah
39. In which year the division of Bengal is happened?
a. 1904
b. 1905
c. 1914
d. 1916
40. In which year IBBNEBATUTA came in India?
a. 1000
b. 1111
c. 1222
d. 1333

41. In which year “Dandi Yatra’ was done by Mahatma Gandhi?
a. 1930
b. 1927
c. 1933
d. 1929
42. Who was the fourth Prime minister of India?
a. Chaudhary Charad Singh
b. MorarJi Desai
c. V.P.Singh
d. Chandrashekhar
43. Maximum possible no. of seats in Indian Lok sabha is?
a. 552
b. 545
c. 547
d. 541
44. World largest gravity dam is located in
a. Pakistan
b. Russia
c. India
d. US
45. who is the first women IPS officer in India
a. lathika charan
b. Thilagavati
c. kiran bedi

46. Which is the sugar bowl of world
a. Brazil
b. Japan
c. India
d. Cuba
47. Who is invented in penicillin ?
a. graham bhell
b. thomas alwa edison
c. alexander flemming
d. charles babbage
48. who invented radium
a. alexander flemming
b. madam curie
c. newton
d. g.t naidu
49. who invented the wrist watch ?
a. charls babbage
b. Patek Philippe
c. adam smith
d. none of these
50. who is the first women freedom fighter ?
a. vijayalakshmi pandit
b. Laxmi Bai ( Jhansi ki Rani )
c. sarojini naidu
d. none of these
51. what is the native place of mother Teresa?
a. england
b. cecozlovakia
c. denmark
d. calcutta
52. the last tale of Shakespeare ?
a. the tempest
b. hamlet
c. seven stages
53. how many legs did a butterfly had?
a. 2
b. 4
c. 6
d. 8
54. when the twin tower destroyed ?
a. dec.24 ,2001
b. sept.27 ,2000
c. aug 8,1968
d. sept. 11,2001

55. what is the capital of china
a. india
b. bejjing
c. sanghai
d. delhi
56. what is the capital of india?
a. kolkata
b. delhi
c. haryana
d. lucknow
57. who gave the slogan “YES WE CAN” during his presidential campaign??
a. pratibha patil
b. barak obama
c. george bush
d. hamid ansari
58. In absence of both the president and vice president who serves the office of the president of india??
a. Prime Minister of India
b. Speaker of Lok Sabha
c. Chief justice of india
d. Governer of any state
59. who is the general-secretary of united nations at present??
a. kofi annan
b. shiv shankar menon
c. kseniya sukhinova
d. Ban ki moon

60. who is the vice president of india ?
a. bhairo singh shekhawat
b. mohammad hamid ansari
c. shankar dayal sharma
d. narayan dutt tiwari
61. who is the ex-officio chairman of planning commission of india ?
a. President of india
b. Vice president of india
c. Prime Minister of India
d. Speaker of lok sabha
62. which city is known as empire city ?
a. New york
b. Ajmer
c. Jaipur
d. Rome
63. Where does the great slave lake is situated ?
a. United States of America
b. Canada
c. United Kingdom
d. Saudi Arbia
64. Which national highway is longest in India ?
a. NH-2
b. NH-24
c. NH-7
d. NH-8
65. who is the supreme commander of indian armed forces ?
a. Prime Minister of India
b. Defence Minister of India
c. Vice President of India
d. President of India

66. What is called the land of the Rising Sun ?
a. NEPAL
b. CHINA
c. JAPAN
d. INDIA
67. who wins the world chess championship in 2009
a. Vishvanathan Anand,India
b. Abhijeet Gupta,India
c. Alexander Grischuk,Russia
d. Ashwin Jayaram,India
68. Who is the first cricketer to hit 6 sixes in an over in ODI cricket ?
a. Sachin Tendulkar
b. Youraj Singh
c. Harslay Gibbs
d. M.S Dhoni
69. who won the T20 world cup in2010 in England?
a. Australia
b. Pakistan
c. England
d. Sri Lanka
70. what is the slogan for dell?
a. yours is here
b. what is here
c. empowering technology
d. power of tech
71. What is the Specialist of Matribhoomi Train?
a. 1 ladies special trains in the suburban sections of the four major metros.
b. 45 ladies special trains in the suburban sections of the four major metros.
c. 20 ladies special trains in the suburban sections of the four major metros.
d. 21 ladies special trains in the suburban sections of the four major metros.

72. What is difference between Indian Standard Time [IST] & Greenwich mean Time {GMT }
a. +5.30 hrs
b. -5.30 hrs
c. +3.30 hrs
d. – 4.30 hrs
73. Who won the first world cup?
a. australia
b. west indies
c. pakistan
d. india
74. who took first wicket in IPL-3
a. shane bond
b. zaheer khan
c. chaminda vaas
d. shaun tait
75. Who is Finance Minister of India in 2010 ?
a. manmohan singh
b. gurumit
c. amit kr. sharma
d. parnab mukhraji

76. In which state kalahasthi is situated?
a. tamil nadu
b. andhra pradesh
c. karnataka
d. kerala
77. when was French east India company was started?
a. 1664
b. 1661
c. 1665
d. 1668
78. what is india’s national flower
a. jasmine
b. lotus
c. sunflower
d. none of these
79. In which Plant called this potinical name’ HIBISCUS ROSANAS’
a. jasmine
b. SUNFLOWER
c. CHAMBARAUTHI
d. COTTON
80. which is the oldest and no.1 nationalized bank
a. indian bank
b. state bank of india
c. andhra bank
d. canara bank
81. Where is situated in BIRLA PLANITORIUM
a. chennai
b. mumbai
c. kanpur
d. delhi
82. what is mother name of SATHRAPATHI SIVAJI
a. NOORJAHAN
b. JEEJI BAI
c. PUTLI BAI
d. none of these
83. IN WHICH COUNTRY, HIGHEST POPULATION IN WORLD
a. india
b. CHINA
c. AMERICA
d. RUSSIA
84. what is the capital of kerala
a. cochin
b. palakkad
c. thiruvanathapuram
d. thirussur
85. presently,who is the election commissioner for tamilnadu
a. T.N.SHESHAN
b. VENKATEASAMI
c. GOVINDARAJAN
d. NARESH GUPTA

86. INDIA’S HOME MINISTER
a. PRANAB MUKARJEE
b. P.CHIDAMBARAM
c. LALU PRASAD YADHAV
d. MANMOHAN SINGH
87. which country is the most important member of the UN?
a. India
b. China
c. Russia
d. Arab
88. who got the booker prize for white tiger ?
a. maninder
b. amandeep
c. aravind adiga
d. jhon oram
89. Who discovered penicillin?
a. stephen hawkins
b. alexander fleming
c. robert hooke
d. albert einstein
90. Father of Computer
a. Charles Darwin
b. Tim Bernersly
c. Charles Babbage
d. Bill Gates
91. name the capital of iran
a. beijing
b. london
c. israel
d. tehran

92. Which is the land of “white lillies”?
a. Moscow
b. Canada
c. Iceland
d. India
93. Who are running for Fine Gael in the european elections for Ireland south?
a. Kay Dawson and Philomena Hannigan
b. Patrick O’Driscoll and Fanahan McSweeny
c. Colm Burke and Sean Kelly
d. Bertie Ahern and Mary Poppins
94. which country has more names to it?
a. U.S.
b. china
c. nepal
d. india

95. who are winners of Icc20-20 world cup 2007?
a. southafrica
b. australia
c. india
d. pakistan
96. Which Article in Constitution was given more wider meaning?
a. Article 14
b. Article 12
c. Article 32
d. Article 21

97. The Netherlands is also known as?
a. england
b. scotland
c. holland
d. none
98. ISRO is located in
a. Bangalore
b. Srihari kota
c. New delhi
d. jaipur
99. Who Invented Nylon?
a. William Makepeace
b. Andrew Pitt
c. Wallace Carrothers
d. Peter Caruana
100. What is the meant by waseef ?
a. The king
b. The lion
c. The leopard
d. The tiger