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General awareness1. Thefifth editionof theWorldFutureEnergy

Summitwasheldrecentlyin–– (a)AbuDhabi (b)NewDelhi (c) Tehran (d)Dhaka2. PlanningCommissionofIndiaonJanuary18,

2012 approved Rudrasagar developmentscheme.Theschemeisrelated––

(a) Tripura (b)Assam (c)Manipur (d)Sikkim3. The Board of Approval (BoA) under the

Commerce Ministry on January 24, 2012approvedtheproposalofthiscompanytosetupaSpecialEconomicZone (SEZ) at Indore inMadhyaPradesh.Identifythecompany––

(a)RelianceIndustries (b)TataConsultancyServices(TCS) (c)HeroMotors (d)Infosys4. Scientistsidentifiedanewgeneinmaizeplants

called–– (a)Meg1 (b)Meg2 (c)Meg3 (d)Meg45. Researchersdiscoverednewearthwormspecies

in PortBlair.What is the name of the newspecies?

(a)Moniligasterivaniosi (b)Annelida (c)Nematoda (d)Onychophora6. Scientists recently developed a newwireless

device to detect the presence of termites.Considerthefollowingstatements:

1. Whenthenewdevicedetectsthepresenceoftermites,itsendsanSMSoremailtoapestcontrolfirm.

2. Thedeviceismadeofa tinysensor,evensmallerthanafingernail.

Choosetherightoption: (a)Both1and2arecorrect (b)Only1iscorrect (c)Only2iscorrect

(d)Neither1nor2iscorrect7. AccordingtothedraftsportspolicyofthisState

Government released on January 11, 2012, aspeciallife-timeachievementaward,inmemoryofG.V.Raja,theFounder-PresidentoftheStateSportsCouncilistobeinstituted.WhichStateisbeingreferredto?

(a)Karnataka (b)Kerala (c) TamilNadu (d)AndhraPradesh8. WhichteamdefeatedUttarakhandinthemen’s

categorytowintheNationaltitleforthefourthtime, in the 60th SeniorNationalVolleyballChampionshipatRaipuronJanuary11,2012?

(a)Kerala (b)AndhraPradesh (c)WestBengal (d)TamilNadu9. Which team extended their hegemony by

defeatingKerala25-12,25-14,25-16inaonesidedfinalinthewomen’scategoryatthe60thSeniorNationalVolleyballChampionship?

(a) Punjab (b)MTNL (c)Railways (d)Delhi10. This footballerwas awarded the 2011 FIFA

Ballond’OronJanuary9,2012inZurich.Hewontheawardforthethirdconsecutiveyearfortheworld’soutstandingfootballer.Identifythefootballer.

(a)CristianoRonaldo (b)Xavi (c) SergioRamos (d)LionelMessi11. State-runNorthernCoalfields(NCL)agreedto

surrender land required tomine two blocksattachedtotheSasanultramegapowerplanttowhichof the following companies giving thecompanythebenefitofoverRs.6000croreoverthelifeoftheventure?

(a)ReliancePower (b)AdaniPower (c)BirlaPowerSolutions (d)DLFPower12. WhichcartookhomethecrownofIndianCar

oftheYear2012inJanuary2012? (a) ToyotaEtiosLiva

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(b)MarutiSuzukiSwift (c)HyundaiVerna (d)HyundaiEon13. AspertheWholesalePriceIndex,publishedby

thegovernmentonJanuary16,2012.ReducedfoodricescausedtheinflationtodiptoayearlowatwhatpercentinDecember2011?

(a) 7.47% (b)7.65% (c) 6.33% (d)5.41%14. MaldivesauthoritiesallowedMaleInternational

Airportoperatortocollectairportdevelopmentandinsurancechargesfrompassengers,nearlyamonthafteralocalcourtbarredtheBangalore-based company from doing so. Name theoperator.

(a)GMRInfrastructure (b)InternationalAir TransportAssociation

(IATA) (c) FraportAG (d)DIAL15. WhichFrenchconstructionmajorentered the

Indianmarketbybuyingout100percentstakein NAPC, a Chennai-based constructioncompany?

(a) SinopecEngineering (b)Uhde (c)Vinci (d)Snamprogetti16. India signed MoU (Memorandum of

Understanding) on tourismwithASEANonJanuary 12, 2012.The agreement took placein––

(a)Manado (b) Jakarta (c)Malaysia (d)Manila17. PravasiBhartiyaDivas-2012washeldinJaipur.

Jaipuristhecapitalofwhichoneofthefollowingstates?

(a)Rajasthan (b)Bihar (c)UP (d)MP18. IndiaandJapanonJanuary12,2012agreedto

enhancetheircooperationinthe..........sector. (a) Infrastructure (b)Tourism (c)RoadandTransport (d)CoalandMining19. HewasconferredthefirstS.K.SinghAwardfor

excellence in the Indian Foreign Service onJanuary6,2012.Identifythediplomat.

(a)RanjanMathai (b)ShivshankarMenon (c)D.BalaVenkateshVerma (d)K.Raghunath20. Nametheautomakingcompanywhichlaunched

threenewvariantsoftheEon-D––Liteplus,Eraplus andMagnaplus in the Indianmarket inJanuary2012.

(a) TataMotors (b)HyundaiMotorIndia (c)Volkswagen (d)MarutiSuzuki21. TheGovernment ofwhich of the following

countriesacquired1.09percentstake,currentlyworthaboutRs.2500crore,inMukeshAmbani-led Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL), thecompany’slatestshareholdingdatashow?

(a)Malaysia (b) Japan (c) Philippines (d)Singapore22. Who was presented the Mahatma Gandhi

InternationalAwardforPeaceandReconciliationonJanuary4,2011thefourthdayoftheten-dayKalachakrainitiations?

(a) Tibetanspiritualleader,theDalaiLama. (b)SouthAfricanleaderNelsonMandela (c) Tanzania’sJuliusNyerere (d)Burmesepro-democracy leaderAungSan

SuuKyi23. EuropeanUnion agreed in principle to ban

import of Iranian Crude oil. Consider thefollowingstatements:

1. TheEuropeanUnion(EU)isoneofIran’sbiggestmarketsforoil.

2. TheEUisapoliticalandeconomicalunionof27memberstates.

Choosetherightoption: (a)Both1and2arecorrect (b)Only1iscorrect (c)Only2iscorrect (d)Neither1nor2iscorrect24. TheIsrael-Palestinetalks, inthefirstweekof

January2012wereheldinAmman.Ammanisthecapitalof––

(a) Jordan (b)Syria (c) Iraq (d) Iran25. MaldivesonJanuary4,2012liftedbanonSpas

in the upmarket tourist destination.Considerthefollowingstatements:

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1. ThetourismindustryisanimportantforeignexchangeearnerintheMaldives.

2. Maldives in 2011 received more than850000tourists.

Choosetherightoption: (a)Both1and2arecorrect (b)Only1iscorrect (c)Only2iscorrect (d)Neither1nor2iscorrect26. Scientists for the first time producedmixed

embryo monkeys. Consider the followingstatements:

1. Scientistsproducedmonkeyscomposedofcellstakenfromseparateembryos.

2. Thecellsstaytogetherandworktogethertoformtissuesandorgans.

Choosetherightoption: (a)Both1and2arecorrect (b)Only1iscorrect (c)Only2iscorrect (d)Neither1nor2iscorrect27. Scientistsdiscoveredunknownspeciesoffthe

coast ofAntarctica. Consider the followingstatements––

1. Thetemperatureinthisregionrisesto380degreeCelsius.

2. Thereisplentyoflightinthisregion. Whichoftheabovestatementis/arecorrect? (a)Only1 (b)Only2 (c)Both1and2 (d)Neither1nor228. Theworld’sfirsthybridsharkswerediscovered

by the researchers inAustralianwaters.Thehybrid shark is the result of cross-breedingbetweenwhich one of the following sets ofsharkspecies?

(a)Common black tip Shark andAustralianblack-tipshark

(b)Indianblack-tipSharkandAustralianblack-tipShark

(c)BlueWhaleandCommonblack-tipShark (d)BlueWhaleandAustralianblack-tipShark29. Scientistsproducedartificialhumansemen to

help infertile men. Consider the followingstatements––

1. Thescientistsgrewthespermbyenvelopingthegermcellsinaspecialcompoundcalledagarjelly.

2. The artificial human semen could helpinfertilemenfathertheirownchildren.

Choosetherightoption: (a)Both1and2arecorrect (b)Only1iscorrect (c)Only2iscorrect (d)Neither1nor2iscorrect30. HealthAuthoritiesinAustraliarecentlydetected

DeadlyDisease,MurrayValleyEncephalitis.Thediseaseiscausedbythe––

(a) Flies (b)Mosquitoes (c)Birds (d)Dogs31. Uniongovernment raised theadvaloremduty

(exportduty)on ironoreexports towhatpercentfrom20percent?

(a) 30% (b)33% (c) 41% (d)43%32. AspertheCommerceMinistrydatareleasedon

January2,2012,India’sexportsrecordedtheirslowestpaceofgrowthintwoyearsinNovember2011.What was the percentage of growthrecorded?

(a) 4.2% (b)3.8% (c) 2.2% (d)0.94%33. UniongovernmentonJanuary3,2012approved

RelianceIndustries’(RIL)investmentplanfordevelopingfoursatellitefieldsintheflaggingKG-D6block.Whatwastheproposedsumtobeinvestedfordevelopingthesatellites?

(a) $1.500billion (b)$1.692billion (c) $1.529billion (d)$1.375billion34. CentreforMonitoringIndianEconomy(CMIE)

estimatedCorporate India’s sales to growbywhatpercentin2011-12?

(a) 21.6% (b)20.8% (c) 22% (d)23.7%35. ReserveBankof India (RBI) on January 24,

2012cuttheCashReserveRatio(CRR)by50basispoint.ThecurrentCRRstandsatwhatpercent?

(a) 5% (b)5.5% (c) 6% (d)6.5%36. People’s national party recently won

ParliamentaryelectionsinJamaica.WhatisthecapitalofJamaica?

(a)NewDelhi (b)Kingston (c) Paris (d)London

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37. USAandSaudiArabiahaverecentlyinkedanagreementworth...............USdollars.

(a) 29.4billion (b)20billion (c) 25billion (d)23billion38. India approved the acquisition of French

advancedmissile systems toarm theMirage-2000 fighter jets. Consider the followingstatements:

1. ThecabinetcommitteeonSecurityclearedthe contract for thefire and forgetMICAwithFrenchcompanyMBDA.

2. MICAare interceptiionandaerialcombatmissiles.

Choosetherightoption: (a)Both1and2arecorrect (b)Only1iscorrect (c)Only2iscorrect (d)Neither1nor2iscorrect39. AperadvanceestimatesofCSOfor theyear

2011-12, the GDP growth rate has beenestimatedat––

(a) 7.6% (b)6.9% (c) 6.4% (d)6.1%40. Theprimarysectorgrowthinadvanceestimate

for2011-12was2.5%whichwas........in2010-11.

(a) 5.4% (b)6.4% (c) 7.0% (d)7.3%41. ‘Sensitive Sector’ as defined by RBI

includes–– (a)CapitalMarket (b)RealEstate (c)Commodities (d)Alloftheabove42. PMEAChasreviseditsGDPgrowthestimates

for2011-12to7.1%andprojectedGDPgrowthfor2012-13at––

(a) 7.0%–7.4% (b)7.5%–8.0% (c) 8.1%–8.3% (d)8.5%43. The newly launchedCPI-based inflation for

January2012onpointtopointbasisis7.65%.Thisinflationhasthebaseyear––

(a) 2004 (b)2006 (c) 2008 (d)201044. The newChairman of FICCI (Federation of

IndianChambersofCommerceandIndustry)whotookchargeinJanuary2012is––

(a)HarshMariwala (b)R.V.Kanoria (c)NainaLalKidwai (d)SiddharthBirla

45. AsperadvanceestimatesofCSO,theestimatedgrowthrateintertiary(service)sectorfor2011-12is––

(a) 8.6% (b)9.0% (c) 9.4% (d)9.8%46. Whichofthefollowingsectorshowthenegative

growthintheadvanceestimatesofCSOfortheyear2011-12?

(a)MiningandQuarrying (b)AgricultureandFisheries (c)Manufacturing (d)Electricity,GasandWatersupply47. Whichorganisationismeanttoensureexports

fromIndia? (a) EXIMBank (b)ECGC (c)MinistryofCommerce (d)Noneoftheabove48. Whichof thefollowing isconsidered lending

forpromotionofexports? (a) PackingCredit (b)Overdraft (c)CashCreditAccount (d)BillDiscounting49. WhichofthemajorportinIndiacelebratedits

GoldenJubileeinJanuary2012? (a)Kolkata/HaldiaPort (b)ParadeepPort (c)VishakhapatnamPort (d)KandlaPort50. AsperIndiaStateofForestReport2011, the

Statehavingthemaximumforestareais–– (a)ArunachalPradesh (b)Rajasthan (c)MadhyaPradesh (d)UttarPradesh51. IndiaState ofForestReport 2011puts forest

areainthecountryat–– (a)Below25% (b)Between25%and27% (c)Between27%to30% (d)Above30%52. At theend-December2011, theteledensityin

thecountrystoodat–– (a) 72.38% (b)76.86% (c) 79.03% (d)80.76%53. As per the changed import duty structure on

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gold and silver, the import duty on gold andsilverwillbechargedat ............. respectivelyofthevalueoftheimportedmetal.

(a) 1.5%and5% (b)2.0%and6% (c) 1.5%and6% (d)2.5%and6%54. Asperthestatusofend-December2011,which

ofthefollowingcompanyholdsthemaximumshareintelephoneservices?

(a)Vodafone (b)BhartiAirtel (c)Reliance (d)BSNL55. Whichtypeofbankaccountcanbeopenedby

aNon-ResidentIndian(NRI)inIndia? (a)CurrentAccount (b)FixedDepositAccount (c) SavingsAccount (d)LockerAccount56. ‘HUNGAMA’ report ofNandiFoundation is

relatedto–– (a)HungerandMalnutrition (b)2-GSpectrumScam (c) Tax-evasion (d)BlackMoneydepositedinforeignbanks57. ‘Trust Card’ has been launched by an

organisationtomakeconsumer’spaymentmoreeasier.Theorganisationis––

(a)DelhiMetro (b) ICERT (c)BSNL (d)BhartiAirtel58. The SixthEconomicCensus of commercial

unitswas/willbedoneintheyear–– (a) 2011 (b)2012 (c) 2013 (d)201459. AspertheHUNGAMAreport,thepercentage

of underweight (malnourished) childrenyoungerthanfiveyearsinIndiais––

(a) 65% (b)54% (c) 42% (d)31%60. Asperthesecondadvancefoodgrainsestimates

for 2011-12, foodgrains production during2011-12isestimatedat––

(a) 246.46MT (b)250.42MT (c) 254.68MT (d)262.32MT61. Asperfinalestimates,wheatandriceproduction

in2010-11stoodat–– (a) 86.87MTand95.98MTrespectively (b)95.98MTand86.87MTrespectively (c) 88.31MTand102.75MTrespectively (d)86.87MTand102.75MTrespectively

62. TheFourthRailCoachManufacturingFactory(ThefirstinIndiatobebuiltonPPPmodel)isbeingmadein––

(a)AndhraPradesh (b)Kerala (c)Karnataka (d)TamilNadu63. Inwhichofthefollowingcurrencies,Indiahas

decidedtomakepaymenttobuycrudeoilfromIran?

(a)USDollar (b) IndianRupee (c) PoundSterling (d)Euro64. Who amongst the following established the

‘PrarthanaSamaj’inMaharashtra? (a)AtmaramPandurang (b)JyotibaPhule (c)M.G.Chandrakar (d)M.G.Ranade65. Whichoneofthefollowingisalsoknownasthe

‘laughinggas’? (a)Methane (b)NitricOxide (c)NitrousOxide (d)Ozone66. Thelengthofawordincomputersismeasured

by–– (a) bits (b)byte (c)millimetre (d)metre67. Which one of the following is the newest

substance being used in the production ofcomputerchips?

(a)Carbon (b)GalliumArsenide (c)GalliumSilicate (d)Silicon68. Which one of the following is used as an

antifreezefortheautomobileengines? (a) Ethanol (b)Ethyleneglycol (c)Methanol (d)Propylalcohol69. MatchList-IwithList-IIandselectthecorrect

answer from the codes given below the lists––

List -I List-II (A) Encephalitis 1. Bloodcells (B) Filaria 2. Brain (C) Leukaemia 3. Lymphnode (D) Malaria 4. Bonemarrow Codes : (A) (B) (C) (D) (a) 4 2 3 1 (b) 2 1 4 3 (c) 1 3 2 4 (d) 2 3 4 1

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70. Whichoneofthefollowingpolymersisusedinmakingabullet-proofsubstance?

(a) Polyamide (b)Polycarbonates (c) Polyethylene (d)Polyvinylchloride71. Whichoneof the followingpairs iscorrectly

matched? (a)VitaminB1–Retinol (b)VitaminB2–Riboflavin (c)VitaminB6–Niacin (d)VitaminC–Caliciferol72. Whichoneofthefollowingisnotaninsect? (a)Bedbug (b)Housefly (c)Mosquito (d)Spider73. Whichoneofthefollowingpairsisnotcorrectly

matched? (a)Niacin–Pellagra (b)Thiamine–Beri-beri (c)VitaminD–Rickets (d)VitaminK–Sterility74. ‘Satiety’ and ‘thirst’ centres in humans are

locatedinwhichofthefollowingpartsofthebrain?

(a) Fore-brain (b)Hypothalamus (c)Medulla (d)Opticlobe75. Which one of the following primates is the

closestrelativeofthemodernman? (a)Gibbon (b)Gorilla (c) Langoor (d)Orangutan76. Rh-factorderivesitsnamefromatypeof–– (a)Ape (b)Human (c)Monkey (d)Rat77. The body ofmouse used in computerswas

designedabout40yearsback.Thenitwasmadeof––

(a)Aluminium (b)Plastic (c) Steel (d)Wood78. The storage organofwhich of the following

plantsisnotastem? (a)Canesugar (b)Ginger (c) Potato (d)Sweetpotato79. Aregularpolygon,eachofwhoseanglesisof

156º,willhave–– (a) 10sides (b)12sides (c) 14sides (d)15sides80. BistwiceasoldasAbuttwiceyoungerthanF,

CishalftheageofAbuttwicetheageofD.

Whichtwopersonsfromthepairoftheoldestandtheyoungest?

(a) FandA (b)FandD (c) FandB (d)FandC81. If 15789 iswritten asXTZAL and 2346 as

NPSU,howwill23549bewritten? (a)NPTSL (b)PNTSL (c)NPTUL (d)NBTSL82. Whichoneofthefollowingdoesnotmatchwith

therest? (a)CHM (b)DIN (c) LPU (d)KOT83. Whatnumberwilloccurintheblankspaceat

theendofthefollowingseries? 2–3,4–6,7–10,11–15,16–21,22–...... (a) 25 (b)27 (c) 28 (d)2984. Whichoneofthefollowingisthenumberwhich

if dividedby13yields a remainder of 4 andwhendividedby17leavesaremainderof11?

(a) 578 (b)589 (c) 654 (d)76085. TheHindustanRepublicanAssociationwas

founedat–– (a)Allahabad (b)Kanpur (c) Lucknow (d)NewDelhi86. Considerthefollowingstatements–– Assertion (A) :MahatmaGandhi postponed

theNon-cooperationMovementin1922. Reason (R) :Thepostponementwasopposed

byC.R.DasandMotilalNehru. Selectthecorrectanswerfromthecodegiven

below: Codes : (a)Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the

correctexplanationof(A). (b)Both(A)and(R)aretrue,but(R)isnotthe

correctexplanationof(A). (c) (A)istrue,but(R)isfalse. (d)(A)isfalse,but(R)istrue.87. The new series for the Index of Industrial

Production (IPP), which was released byGovernment of India on June 10, 2011, haschangedthebaseyearfrom1993-94to––

(a) 2001-02 (b)2004-05 (c) 2008-09 (d)2009-10

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88. In the sequenceAGLPS ..... the next letter is––

(a)B (b)R (c) T (d)U89. AsumofRs.425tobedividedamongst4men,

5womenand6childrensothattheirratiois9:8:4.Thenamangets(Rs.)–

(a) 39.75 (b)38.25 (c) 35.75 (d)35.2590. Arunsaid,“Thisgirlisthewifeofthegrandson

ofmymother.”WhatistherelationshipofAruntothegirl?

(a)Grandfather (b)Husband (c) Father (d)Father-in-law91. Which one of the following is the correct

sequenceofStates/UTshavingthehighestsexratio (2011 census provisional figures) indescendingorder?

(a)Kerala, Poducherry,TamilNadu,AndhraPradesh

(b)Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu,Puducherry

(c) TamilNadu,AndhraPradesh,Puducherry,Kerala

(d)Puducherry,Kerala,AndhraPradesh,TamilNadu

92. According to census 2011 provisional datarelatingtopersonsaged7andabove,inwhichof the following states males out-numberfemales?

1. Bihar 2. Maharashtra 3. UttarPradesh 4. WestBengal Selectthecorrectanswerfromthecodesgiven

below: Codes : (a) 1and2only (b)1,2and3only (c) 2,3and4only (d)Allthefour93. Considerthefollowingstatements–– Assertion (A) : The literacy rate in Uttar

Pradeshhasbeenmakingsteadyprogress. Reason (R) :The rise in literacy rateamong

femaleshasnotkeptpacewiththeriseofrateamongmales.

Selectthecorrectanswerfromthecodesgivenbelow:

Codes : (a)Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the

correctexplanationof(A)

(b)Both(A)and(R)aretrue,but(R)isnotthecorrectexplanationof(A)

(c) (A)istrue,but(R)isfalse (d)(A)isfalse,but(R)istrue94. Considerthefollowingstatements–– Assertion (A) :UttarPradeshcontinuestobe

themostpopulousstateinthecountry(census2011ProvisionalData).

Reason (R) : Bihar, West Bengal andMaharashtra respectively are behind it indescendingorder.

Selectthecorrectanswerfromthecodesgivenbelow:

Codes : (a)Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the

correctexplanationof(A) (b)Both(A)and(R)aretrue,but(R)isnotthe

correctexplanationof(A) (c) (A)istrue,but(R)isfalse (d)(A)isfalse,but(R)istrue95. Whichofthefollowingstatements,according

to2011CensusProvisionalData,arecorrect?Usethecodesgivenbelowtoselectthecorrectanswer––

1. ThehighestliteracyrateamongmalesintheUTsisinLakshadweep.

2. ThehighestliteracyrateamongthemalesintheStatesisinMizoram.

3. The credit for highest literacy rate in thefemalesgoestoLakshadweepamongUTs.

4. TheState having the highest literacy rateamongfemalesisKerala.

Codes : (a) 1and2only (b)1,2and3only (c) 2,3and4only (d)Allthefour96. Arrange the following States of India in

descending order of their urban population(2011)andselect thecorrectanswerfromthecodesgivenbelow––

1. Maharashtra 2. TamilNadu 3. UttarPradesh 4. WestBengal Codes : (a) 1,3,2,4 (b)1,2,3,4 (c) 4,3,2,1 (d)2,1,4,397. Whichofthefollowingstatementsarecorrect?

Usethecodesgivenbelowtoselectthecorrectanswer:

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1. For thefirst time since Independence theabsoluteincreaseinpopulationismoreinurbanareasthaninruralareas.

2. Rural population in India is 67.84% andurbanpopulation32.16%(2011).

3. The level of urbanizationwas 27.81% in2001.

4. The percentage of rural populationwas71.19%in2001.

Codes : (a) 1and2only (b)2and3only (c) 3and4only (d)1and3only98. ArrangethefollowingUTsofIndiaindescending

orderoftheirlevelofurbanization(2011)andselectthecorrectanswerfromthecodesgivenbelow––

1. Chandigarh 2. DamanandDiu 3. Delhi 4. Lakshadweep Codes : (a) 2,1,4,3 (b)3,1,4,2 (c) 3,2,1,4 (d)4,3,1,299. Arrange the following States of India in

ascendingorderoftheirurbanpopulation(2011)and select the correct answer from the codesgivenbelow:

1. ArunachalPradesh 2. Mizoram 3. Nagaland 4. Sikkim Codes : (a) 1,4,2,3 (b)3,1,4,2 (c) 4,1,2,3 (d)4,3,1,2100.Accordingto2011Census,thetotalnumberof

CensusTownsinIndiais– (a) 3894 (b)4041 (c) 5161 (d)7935101.Whichoneof the following trees is not eco-

friendly? (a)Babul (b)Eucalyptus (c)Neem (d)Pipal102.Considerthefollowingstatements–– Assertion (A) :Ozone is essential for biotic

life. Reason (R) : The ozone layer protects the

earth’ssurfacefromhighenergyradiation. Selectthecorrectanswerfromthecodesgiven

below: Codes : (a)Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the

correctexplanationof(A).

(b)Both(A)and(R)aretrue,but(R)isnotthecorrectexplanationof(A).

(c) (A)istrue,but(R)isfalse. (d)(A)isfalse,but(R)istrue.103.ThelargesttigerhabitatinIndiaisin– (a)AndhraPradesh (b)Karnataka (c)MadhyaPradesh (d)TamilNadu104.The total number ofBio-geographic zone in

Indiais– (a) 7 (b)8 (c) 10 (d)13105.Thesourceofthe‘basicstructuretheoryofthe

Constitution’inIndiais– (a) TheConstitution (b)JudicialInterpretation (c)OpinionoftheJurists (d)ParliamentaryStatute106.WhichoneofthefollowingHousesispresided

overbyanon-Member? (a) LokSabha (b)StateLegislativeAssembly (c)RajyaSabha (d)Noneoftheabove107.Whoamongthefollowingoccupiedtheoffice

ofthePrimeMinisterofIndiamorethanoncewithgapsinbetweentheirpoliticalcareer?

1. JawaharLalNehru 2. LalBahadurShastri 3. GulzariLalNanda 4. IndiraGandhi 5. AtalBiharVajpayee Selectthecorrectanswerfromthecodesgiven

below: Codes : (a) 1,2and3only (b)1,3and4only (c) 3,4and5only (d)1,2,4and5only108.Which of the following statements about the

LokPalBill,2011is/arecorrect? 1. WasintroducedintheLokSabhaonAugust

4,2011. 2. Was introducedbyShriP.Chidambaram,

HomeMinister. 3. Has been referred to the Standing

Committee. 4. HasbeentermedbyCivilSocietymembers

as‘weak’. Selectthecorrectanswerfromthecodegiven

below:

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Codes : (a) 1and2only (b)1,2and3only (c) 2and4only (d)1,3and4only109.Whichoneof the following statements about

theChiefMinisterisnotcorrect? (a)HeisnormallyselectedbytheGovernor. (b)HeisformallyappointedbytheGovernor. (c)Heischosenbythemembersofthemajority

partyintheLegislativeAssembly. (d)His continuance in office depends upon

manyfactors.110.73rdand74thAmendmentsoftheConstitution

areresponsibleforthecreationofwhichofthefollowing?

1. StateElectionCommission 2. DistrictPlanningCommittee 3. StateFinanceCommission 4. StatePropertyTaxValuationBoard Selectthecorrectanswerfromthecodesgiven

below: Codes : (a) 1and2only (b)1,2and3only (c) 2,3and4only (d)Allthefour111.Indiaisthelargestproducerof–– (a)Coffee (b)Sugarcane (c)Oilseeds (d)Tobacco112.Whichoneofthefollowingschemeswasmeant

fortheremovalofpovertyinruralIndia? (a) I.R.D.P. (b) T.R.Y.S.E.M. (c) N.R.E.P. (d) Allofthese113.‘EqualPayforEqualWorkhasbeenenshrined

intheIndianConstitutionasoneofthe–– (a) FundamentalRights (b)EconomicRights (c) FundamentalDuties (d)DirectivePrinciplesofStatePolicy114.Whichoneof the following statements about

‘Globalization’isnotcorrect? (a) It has encouraged Indian industrialists to

seekforeigninvestments. (b)IthasmotivatedtopindustrialistsinIndiato

buylargeventuresinforeigncountries. (c) It has tempted foreign companies to buy

Indiancompanies. (d)Ithascreatedasenseofoptimismamong

smallentrepreneursinIndia.115.TheFirstIndustrialPolicyofthefreeIndiawas

announcedin––

(a) 1947 (b)1948 (c) 1950 (d)1956116.The substance responsible for breadmaking

qualityinwheatis–– (a)Glutin (b)Globulin (c)Glycin (d)Lycine117.Whichoneofthefollowingbankshasformed

‘farmersclubs’forapproachingfarmersmoreeasily?

(a)AllahabadBank (b)PunjabNationalBank (c)RegionalRuralBank (d)StateBankofIndia118.Infruitsandvegetables,waxemulsionisused

for–– (a) creatingshineonfruitsandvegetables (b)extensionofstoragelife (c) enhancingtheripeningprocess (d)Noneoftheabove119.‘Pegging’isausefulphenomenonin–– (a) Sugarcane (b)Sweetpotato (c)Groundnut (d)Tapioca120.Theweatherbasedcropinsuranceschemewas

firstimplementedin–– (a)Haryana (b)Karnataka (c) Punjab (d)TamilNadu121.TheIndianPulsesResearchInstituteislocated

at–– (a)Allahabad (b)Faizabad (c)Kanpur (d) Indore122.TheNationalAcademyofAgriculturalResearch

Management(NAARM)islocatedat–– (a)Bangaluru (b)Hyderabad (c)Kolkata (d)NewDelhi123.LocustsenterinIndiafrom–– (a)Bangladesh (b)Nepal (c) Pakistan (d)SriLanka124.Whichoneofthefollowingagriculturalproduct

fetches the largest foreign exchange for thecountryfromitsexport?

(a)Coffee (b)BasmatiRice (c)Rawcotton (d)Tea125.Whichoneof the followingpairs iscorrectly

matched? (a)Bhotia––Barabanki (b)Buksha––Bijnore (c)Rajee––Gorakhpur (d)Tharu––Banda

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