1. Which of the following is a military alliance ?
(a) ASEAN (b) NAFTA
(c) NATO (d) EEC
2. Which of the following world organisations the year 1995 is the Golden Jubilee Year.
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(a) ASEAN (b) NAM
(c) UNO (d) WTO
3. Which of the following countries is not a member of U.N. ?
(a) South Africa (b) Switzerland
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(c) Israel (d) Cuba
4. When was SAARC founded ?
(a) 1982 AD (b) 1983-AD
(c) 1984 AD (d) 1985 AD
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5. The famous Rock Garden is located in-
(a) Jaipur (b) Chandigarh
(c) Lucknow (d) Simla
6. Rath Yatra is famous festival at-
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(a) Ayodhya (b) Mathura
(c) Dwarka (d) Puri
7. Kalarippayat is the marital art of the state of-
(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Mizoram
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(c) Nagaland (d) Kerala
8. Which amongst the following is not a classical dance?
(a) Bharatnatyam (b) Kathak
(c) Odissi . (d) Garba
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9. The currency of Sweden is-
(a) Mark (b) Franc
(c) Lira (d) Krona
10. Which country has developed world’s first seedless mango ?
(a) Sri Lanka (b) India
(c) Japan (d) Britain
11. Who started the first newspaper in India
(a) Dadabhai Nairoji (b) Sir Sayyed Ahmad Khan
(c) Rabindranath Tagore (d) James A. Hickery
12. The oldest monarchy in the world is-
(a) Nepal (b) Saudi Arabia
(c) Japan (d) U. K.
13. Badrinath is situated on the bank of river–
(a) Ganga (b) Yamuna
(c) Saraswati (d) Alaknanda
14. Suborto Cup is associated with-
(a) Badminton (b) Cricket
(c) Chess (d) Football
15. The term ‘Butterfly stroke’ is associated with- .
(a) Kabaddi (b) Wrestling (Air India
(c) Swimming (d) Boxing
16. Chandigarh was designed by-
(a) Le Corbusier (b) Edward Lutyens
(c) R. K. Sharma (d) B. Shastri
17. The celebrated novel ‘The Godfather’ was authored by-
(a) John Milton (b) Victor Hugo .
(c) Mario Puzo (d) Harold Robbins
18. Which book is entitled as Bible of communism ?
(a) Affluent Society (b) War and Peace
(c) Das Kapital (d) Gulag Archipelago
19. The Indian sub-continent was originally part of a huge landmass called-
(a) Gondwana continent (b) Indiana
(c) Jurassic landmass (d) Aryavarta
20. Which of the following is not a navigable river ?
(a) Narmada (b) Brahmaputra
(c) Chenab (d) Godavari
21. Which one of the following was earlier known as the Lushai Hills District ?
(a) Meghalaya (b) Tripura
(c) Nagaland (d) Mizoram
22. The Himalayas are formed by-
(a) orogenic forces (b) centrifugal forces
(c) tectonic forces (d) epirogenic forces
23. The area declared as a ‘Biosphere Reserve’ is-
(a) Nilgiris (b) Gulf of Mannar
(c) Nokrek (d) Manas
24. Which state has the largest length of roads-
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Maharashtra
(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Bihar
25. Which separates Daman and Diu ?
(a) Narmada river (b) Gulf of Khambat
(c) Gir Hills (d) Tapti river
26. Which of the following is an island drainage area ?
(a) Sambhar Area (b) Chilka region
(c) Mansarovar lake (d) Rann of Kutch
27. Arakan Yoma is the extension of the Himalayas located in-
(a) Kashmir (b) Nepal
(c) Baluchistan (d) Myanmar
28. Credit is a-
(a) Stock concept (b) flow concept
(c) A stock-flow concept (d) none of these
29. Liberal theory of a state says that state is-
(a) a state of victors (b) God’s gift
(c) Laissez faire region (d) Coercion of government
30. Development means economic growth plus-
(a) inflation (b) deflation
(c) price stability (d) social change
31. With what aspect of commerce are “Bull and Bear” associated ?
(a) Banking (b) Foreign Trade
(c) Stock Market (d) Internal trade
32. Saving is a function of-
(a) investment (b) income
(c) export (d) improvement in productivity
33. The family planning programme was adopted by the government of India in-
(a) 1952 (b) 1953
(c) 1962 (d) 1965
34. Economic Planning is an essential feature of-
(a) Dual Economy (b) Mixed Economy
(c) Capitalist Economy (d) Social Economy
35. The place where bankers meet and settle their mutual claims and accounts is known as-
(a) Treasury (b) Clearing House
(c) Collection centre (d) Dumping ground
36. The words social, secular and the unity and integrity of the nation have been added to the Indian constitution by which amendment ?
(a) 38th (b) 40th
(c) 42nd (d) 48th
37. The first Law Commission was set up in-
(a) 1955 (b) 1975
(c) 1965 (d) 1947
38. Who among the following has the power to form a new state within the Union of India ?
(a) President (b) Prime Minister
(c) Supreme Court (d) Speaker of Lok Sabha
39. Chief Minister of a state is responsible to-
(a) Governor (b) Legislative Assembly
(c) Prime Minister (d) Rajya Sabha
40. The best specimen of the Mauryan art is represented in-
(a) Cave architecture (b) Pillars
(c) Stupas (d) Chaityas
41. Which of the following is the oldest monument ?
(a) Ajanta (b) Qutub Minar
(c) Taj Mahal (d) Khajuraho
42. Identify the first ruler of Vijaynagar who captured Goa from Bahmonides-
(a) Harihara I (b) Harihara II
(c) Bukka I (d) Devaraya II
43. The organs which are morphologically different but perform the same function are called-
(a) Homologous organs (b) Analogous organs
(c) Vestigial organs (d) None of these
44. Which of the following helps in intracellur digestion ?
(a) Golgi apparatus (b) Endoplasmic reticulum
(c) Lysosomes (d) Plasma membrane
45. In which one of the following types of cell divisions does crossing over of chromosomes take place ?
(a) Mitosis (b) Meiosis
(c) Amitosis (d) Cytokinesis
46. The group of metals Fe, Co, Ni may be best called as-
(a) aikali metals (b) rare metals (IFS ’88)
(c) main group metals (d) transition metals
47. What is the wavelength of visible spectrum?
(a) 1300 A-3000 A (b) 3900 A-7600 A
(c) 7800 A-8000 A (d) 8500 A-9800 A
48. Radioactive disintegration of uranium ultimately results in formation of-
(a) radium (b) thorium
(c) poloniurfi (d) lead
49. Where is Elysee Palace ?
(a) Italy (b) Germany
(c) France (d) England
50. ‘Bagh’ is a village in Gwalior famous for-
(a) Cave painting (b) Architecture
(c) Sculpture (d) All of the above
Answers
1. (c) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (d) 5. (b)
6. (d) 7. (d) 8. (d) 9. (a) 10. (c)
11. (d) 12. (d) 13. (d) 14. (d) 15. (c)
16. (a) 17. (c) 18. (c) 19. (a) 20. (c)
21. (d) 22. (c) 23. (a) 24. (b) 25. (b)
26. (d) 27. (d) 28. (c) 29. (c) 30. (d)
31. (c) 32. (b) 33. (a) 34. (d) 35. (b)
36. (c) 37. (a) 38. (a) 39. (b) 40. (b)
41. (a) 42. (c) 43. (b) 44. (c) 45. (b)
46. (d) 47. (c) 48. (d) 49. (c) 50. (a)