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1. Alam Khan, one of those who invited Babar 5. Match List I (Organisation) with List II
to invade India was (Location) and select the
a) An uncle of Ibrahim Lodi and a pretender correct answer using the codes given below
to the throne of Delhi the list:
b) A cousin of Ibrahim Lodi who was List I
ill-treated and expelled form the country List II
c) The father of Dilawar Khan to whom cruel (Organisation)
treatment was meted out by Ibrahim Lodi (Location)
d) A high official in Punjab province who was A. National Sugar Institute
very much discontented with Ibrahim Lodi’s 1. Dehradun
treatment to his tribe. B. Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited
Ans: a) 2. Kamp tee
C. Institute of Military Law
2. The battle of Dharmat was fought between 3. Pune
a) Muhammad Gori and Jai Chand D. Institute of National Integration
b) Babar and the Afghans 4. Hyderabad
c) Aurangzeb and Dara Shikoh Codes:
d) Ahmad Shah Durrani and the Marathas ABCD
Ans: c) a) 3 1 4 2
b) 5 1 4 3
3. Which one among the following has the c) 3 4 5 2
largest shipyard in India? d) 5 4 2 3
a) Kolkata Ans: d)
b) Kochi
c) Mumbai 6. Tim Montgomery set a new world record at
d) Visakhapatnam the IAAF Grand Prix final in the year 2002 in
Ans: b) a) Long Jump
b) 110 m Hurdle Race
4. Three flags, each of different colour, are c) 100 m Dash
available for a military exercise. Using these d) High Jump
flags, different codes can be generated by Ans: c)
waving
i) Single flag of different colours, or 7. With reference to the work of human
ii) Any two flags in a different sequence of kidney, consider the following statements:
colours, or 1. After the waste is removed in the kidney,
iii) Three flags in a different sequence of the cleaner blood is sent back through renal
colour artery.
The maximum number of codes that can be 2. From Bowman’s capsule, the filtered liquid
generated is passes through tiny tubes where much of the
a) 6 glucose is reabsorbed and sent back to the
b) 9 blood in the renal vein.
c) 15 Which of these statements is/the correct?
d) 18 a) Only 1
Ans: c) b) Only 2
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d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: d) 12. Consider the following statements:
1. India launched its first full-fledged
8. A hydrogen inflated polythene balloon is meteorological satellite (METSAT) in
released from the surface of the earth. As the September 2002.
balloon rises to an altitude up in the 2. For the first time, the space vehicle PSLV-
atmosphere, it will C4 carried a payload of more than 1000 kg
a) Decrease in size into a geosynchronous orbit.
b) Flatten into a disc-like shape Which of these statements is/are correct?
c) Increase in size a) Only 1
d) Maintain the same size and shape b) Only 2
Ans: c) c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
9. The power to enlarge the jurisdiction of the Ans: c)
Supreme Court of India with respect to any
matter included in the Union List of 13. Nanda Devi peak forms a part of
Legislative Powers rests with a) Assam Himalayas
a) The President of India b) Kumaon Himalayas
b) The Chief Justice of India c) Nepal Himalayas
c) The Parliament d) Punjab Himalayas
d) The Union Ministry of Law, justice and Ans: b)
Company Affairs
Ans: c) 14. Consider the following statements
1. India is the original home of the cotton
10. Which one of the following High Courts plant.
has the Territorial Jurisdiction over Andaman 2. India is the first country in the world to
and Nicobar Islands? develop hybrid cotton variety leading to
a) Andhra Pradesh increased production.
b) Calcutta Which of these statements is/are correct?
c) Madras a) Only 1
d) Orissa b) Only 2
Ans: b) c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
11. Under which Article of the Indian Ans: c)
Constitution did the President make a
reference to the Supreme Court to seek the 15. Who is the author of book ‘New
Court’s opinion on the Constitutional validity Dimensions of India’s Foreign Policy’?
of the Election Commission’s decision on a) A B Vajpayee
deferring the Gujarat Assembly elections (in b) Jaswant Singh
the year 2002)? c) P C Alexander
a) Article 142 d) Yashwant Sinha
b) Article 143 Ans: a)
c) Article 144
d) Article 145 16. How did the Mughal Emperor Jahandar
Ans: b) Shah’s reign come to an early end?

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a) He was deposed by his wazir d) Rural Development

b) He died due to a slip while climbing down Ans: b)
steps
c) He was defeated by his nephew in a battle 20. As per Indian Protocol, who among the
d) He died of sickness due to too much following ranks highest in the order of
consumption of wine precedence?
Ans: c) a) Deputy Prime Minister
b) Former President
17. In India, among the following locations, c) Governor of a State within his state
the Dutch established their earliest factory at d) Speaker of Lok Sabha
a) Surat Ans: c)
b) Pullicat
c) Cochin 21. Among the following cities, which one is
d) Cassimbazar at the highest altitude above mean sea level?
Ans: b) a) Bangalore
b) Delhi
18. Consider the following statements: c) Jodhpur
1. While members of the Rajya Sabha are d) Nagpur
associated with Committees on Public Ans: a)
Accounts and Public Undertakings, Members
of Committee on Estimates are drawn 22. Consider the following statements:
entirely from Lok Sabha. 1. Steam at 100° C and boiling water at 100° C
2. The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs works contain same amount of heat.
under the overall direction of Cabinet 2. Latent heat of fusion of ice is equal to the
Committee on Parliamentary Affairs. latent heat of vaporization of water.
3. The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs 3. In an air-conditioned, heat is extracted
nominates members of Parliament on from the room air at the evaporator coils and
Committees, Councils, Boards and is rejected out at the condenser coils.
Commissions etc. set up by the Government Which of these statements is/are correct?
of India in the various ministries. a) 1 and 2
Which of these statements are correct? b) 2 and 3
a) 1 and 2 c) Only 2
b) 2 and 3 d) Only 3
c) 1 and 3 Ans: d)
d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: a) 23. Consider the following statements:
1. Molasses is a by-product of sugar
19. The Genetic Engineering Approval production process.
Committee, whose permission is required for 2. Bagasse obtained in the sugar mills is used
cultivation of any genetically modified crop as a fuel in the boilers to generate steam for
such as Bt-Cotton in India, is under the union the sugar factories.
minister of 3. Sugar can only be produced from
a) Agriculture sugarcane as the raw material.
b) Environment and Forests Which of these statements are correct?
c) Commerce and Industry a) 1 and 2

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b) 2 and 3 c) Portugal
c) 1 and 3 d) Spain
d) 1, 2 and 3 Ans: d)
Ans: a)
28. Match List I and (High Officials) with List II
24. Consider the following statements: (Organisation) select the correct answer
1. Longitude of Jabalpur’s location is using the codes given below the lists
between those of Indore and Bhopal List I List II
2. Latitude of Aurangabad’s location is (High officials) (Organisation)
between those of Vadodara and Pune A. C P Jain 1. Indian Airlines
3. Bangalore is situated more southward than B. S Ramadorai 2. NTPC
Chennai. C. Sunil Arora 3. TCS
Which of these statements is/are? D. Vivek Paul 4. Wipro
a) 1 and 3 Technologies
b) Only 2 Codes:
c) 2 and 3 ABCD
d) 1, 2 and 3 a) 4 1 3 2
Ans: c) b) 4 3 1 2
c) 2 3 1 4
25. Which one among the following States is d) 2 1 3 4
smallest in area? Ans: c)
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Gujarat 29. Which one of the following statements is
c) Karnataka correct?
d) Tamil Nadu a) Liquid Sodium is employed as a coolant in
Ans: d) nuclear reactors
b) Calcium carbonate is an ingredient of
26. Consider the following statements: A 4- toothpaste
wheel vehicle moving a sharp circular path at c) Bordeaux mixture consists of sodium
high speed will sulphate and lime
1. Overturn about its outer wheels d) Zinc amalgams are used as a dental filling
2. Overturn about its inner wheels Ans: a)
3. Skid outwards
4. Skid inwards 30. Consider the following statements:
Which of these statements are correct? 1. The Cholas defeated Pandya and Chera
a) 1 and 3 rulers and established their domination over
b) 2 and 4 peninsular India in early medieval times.
c) 2 and 3 2. The Cholas sent an expedition against
d) 1 and 4 Sailendra empire of South-east Asia and
Ans: c) conquered some of the areas.
Which of these statements is/are correct?
27. The Basque people who are frequently in a) Only 1
the news for their separatist activity live in b) Only 2
a) France c) Both 1 and 2
b) Italy d) Neither 1 nor 2

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Ans: c) 1. During Shimla Agreement, Indira Gandhi

and Zulfikar Bhutto agreed to maintain the
31. Diffusion of light in the atmosphere takes sanctity of LoC
place due to 2. Lahore Summit took place in the year 1997
a) Carbon dioxide 3. Islamabad Summit was held between Rajiv
b) Dust particles Gandhi and Nawaz Sharif
c) Helium Which of these statements is/are correct?
d) Water vapours a) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: b) b) 1 and 3
c) Only 2
32. In India, the first bank of limited liability d) Only 1
managed by Indians and founded in 1881 was Ans: d)
a) Hindustan Commercial Bank
b) Oudh Commercial Bank 36. During the year 2000-01, which one of the
c) Punjab National Bank following industries recorded highest growth
d) Punjab and Sind Bank rate in India?
Ans: a) a) Cement
b) Coal
33. Which one of the following statements is c) Electricity
correct? d) Steel
a) The Press Council of India is an Ans: d)
autonomous quasi-judicial body established
under an Act of Parliament. 37. An oil tanker is partially filled with oil and
b) The Press Information Bureau provides moves forward on a level road with uniform
accreditation to media persons so as to have acceleration. The free surface of oil then
easy access to information from government a) Remains horizontal
sources b) Is inclined to the horizontal with smaller
c) Among all the states of India, Maharashtra depth at the rear end
publishes the largest number of newspapers c) Is inclined to the horizontal with larger
d) Press Trust of India is the largest news depth at the rear end
agency in the country d) Assumes parabolic curve
Ans: c) Ans: c)

34. The government holding in BPCL is 38. In which one of the following countries is
a) More than 70% rupee its currency?
b) Between 60% and 70% a) Bhutan
c) Between 50% and 60% b) Malaysia
d) Less than 50% c) Maldives
Ans: b) d) Seychelles
Ans: d)
35. Consider the following statements
regarding the relations between India and 39. Which one of the following countries is
Pakistan: land locked?
a) Bolivia
b) Peru

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c) Suriname
d) Uruguay 44. A car travels the first one-third of a certain
Ans: a) distance with a speed of 10 km/hr, the next
one-third distance with a speed of 20
40. In December 2002, the Prime Minister of km/hr and the last one-third distance with a
India signed ‘Delhi Declaration’ with the speed of 60 km/hr. The average speed of the
a) President of Indonesia car for the whole journey is
b) President of Russia a) 18 km/hr
c) Prime Minister of Cambodia b) 24 km/hr
d) Prime Minister of Laos c) 30 km/hr
Ans: b) d) 36 km/hr
Ans: a)
41. Among the following cities, which one is
nearest to the Tropic of Cancer? 45. Consider the following statements The
a) Delhi purpose of adding sodium sulphate and
b) Kolkata sodium silicate to the detergent in a washing
c) Jodhpur powder is
d) Nagpur 1. To keep the washing powder dry
Ans: b) 2. To maintain the alkalinity of the powder
Which of these statements is/are correct?
42. ‘Mrichchhakatika’ an ancient Indian book a) Only 1
written by Shudraka deals with b) Only 2
a) The love affair of a rich merchant with the c) Both 1 and 2
daughter of a courtesan d) Neither 1 nor 2
b) The victory of Chandragupta II over the Ans: a)
Shaka Kshat-rapas of western India
c) The military expeditions and exploits of 46. Debenture holder of a company are its
Samudragupta a) Shareholders
d) The love affair between a Gupta King and a b) Creditors
princess of Kamarupa c) Debtors
Ans: a) d) Directors
Ans: b)
43. Consider the following statements
1. Vardhamana Mahavira’s mother was the 47. Which one of the following statements is
daughter of Lichchhavi chief Chetaka. correct?
2. Goutama Buddha’s mother was a princess a) The National Song Vande Mataram was
from the Kosha-lan dynasty. composed by Bankimchandra Chatterji
3. Parshvanatha, the 23rd Tirthankara, originally in Bengali
belonged to Banaras. b) The National Calendar of India based on
Which of these statements is/are correct? Saka era has its 1st Chaitra on 22nd March
a) Only 1 normally and 21st March in a leap year
b) Only 2 c) The design of the National Flag of India
c) 2 and 3 was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on
d) 1, 2 and 3 22nd July 1947
Ans: c)

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d) The song ‘Jana­gana­mana’, composed a) East Timor was a British colony for four
originally in Bengali by Rabindranath Tagore centuries
was adopted in its Hindi version by the b) The European colonial rulers handed over
Constituent Assembly on 24th January 1950 East Timor to Indonesia in 1975
as the National Anthem of India c) The United Nations took over East Timor in
Ans: a) 1999 to prepare it for independence
d) East Timor finally declared its
48. Which one of the following Articles of the independence in Dec. 2001
Indian Constitution provides that ‘It shall be Ans: c)
the duty of the Union to protect every State
against external aggression and internal 52. Match List I (Item in the Indian
disturbance’? Constitution) with List II (Country from which
a) Article 215 it was derived) and select the correct answer
b) Article 275 using the codes given below the list.
c) Article 325 List I List II
d) Article 355 (Item in the India Constitution)
Ans: d) (Country from which it was derived)
A. Directive Principles of State Policy
49. ‘A’ walks around a circular field at the rate 1. Australia
of one round per hour while ‘B’ runs around it B. Fundamental Rights
at the rate of six rounds per hour. They start 2. Canada
in the same direction from the same point at C. Concurrent List in Union-State Relations
7.30 a.m. They shall first cross each other at 3. Ireland
a) 8.30 a.m. D. India as a Union of States with greater
b) 8.10 a.m. powers to the Union 4. +United
c) 7.48 a.m. Kingdom
d) 7.42 a.m. 5. USA
Ans: d) Codes:
ABCD
50. Consider the following statements: In a) 5 4 1 2
India, stamp duties on financial transactions b) 3 5 2 1
are c) 5 4 2 1
1. levied and collected by the State d) 3 5 1 2
Government Ans: d)
2. appropriated by the Union Government.
Which of these statements is/are correct? 53. With reference to Indian defence, which
a) Only 1 one of the following statements is correct?
b) Only 2 a) With the induction of Prithvi II, the IAF is
c) Both 1 and 2 the only air force in the world with
d) Neither 1 nor 2 surface-to-surface ballistic missiles under its
Ans: d) command
b) Sukhoi-30 MKI jet fighters can launch air-
51. Which one of the following statements is to-air and air-to-surface precision missiles
correct? c) Trishul is a supersonic surface to-air
missile-vith a range of 30 km

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d) The indigenously built INS Prabal can 57. Four different candles, which can last for
launch surface-to-surface missiles 5 hours, 4 hours. 3 hours and 2 hours of
Ans: d) burning, respectively, are lit in a room at the
same instant and allowed to burn till such
54. The Indira Gandhi Peace Prize, 2002 was time that the three candles in the room get
awarded to extinguished. The cost of burning each one of
a) John Hume these candles is 75 paise per hour. The cost
b) Nelson Mandela involved is:
c) Norodom Sihanouk a) Rs. 2.75
d) Sadako Ogata b) Rs. 3.75
Ans: c) c) Rs. 9.75
d) Rs. 12.50
55. Match List I (Name of the Person) with List Ans: c)
II (Associated with) and select the correct
answer using the codes given below the lists: 58. Which one of the following statements is
List I List II correct with reference to FEMA in India?
(Name of the person) a) The Foreign Exchange Regulation Act
(Associated with) (FERA), was replaced by Foreign Exchange
A. Brijtnoham Lall Mungal 1. Biotechnology Management Act (FEMA) in the year 2001
B. Kiran Karnik 2. Automobile b) FERA was given a sunset clause of one year
industry till 31st May 2002 to enable Enforcement
C. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw 3. Software Directorate to complete the investigation of
industry pending issues
D. Sunil Mittal 4. Telecom c) Under FEMA, violation of foreign exchange
Industry rules has ceased to be a criminal offence
5. Film Industry d) As per the new dispensation, Enforcement
Codes: Directorate can arrest and prosecute the
ABCD people for the violation of foreign exchange
a) 4 1 5 2 rules
b) 4 3 1 2 Ans: c)
c) 2 3 1 4
d) 2 1 5 4 59. Consider the following statements
Ans: c) 1. India’s import of crude and petroleum
product during the year 2001-02 accounted
56. Whom did Mahesh Bhupati and Max for about 27% of India’s total imports.
Mirnyi beat in the US Open men’s doubles 2. During the year, 2001­02, India’s exports
tennis championship in the year 2002 to win had increased by 10% as compared to the
the title? previous year
a) Wayne Black and Kevin Ullyett Which of these statements is/are correct?
b) Mike Bryan and Bob Bryan a) Only 1
c) Jonas Bjorkman and Todd Woodbridge b) Only 2
d) Jiri Novak and Radek Stepanek c) Both 1 and 2
Ans: d) d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: a)

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60. Who among the following was selected 2. India ranks second in the world in the
for the 2001 Dada Saheb Phalke Award? export of tobacco.
a) Dev Anand Which of these statements is/are correct?
b) Lata Mangeshkar a) Only 1
c) Ramanand Sagar b) Only 2
d) Yash Chopra c) Both 1 and 2
Ans: d) d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: a)
61. Which one of the following statements is
correct? 65. Which one of the following statements
a) Milk contains none of the B-vitamins correct?
b) Vitamin A (retinal) deficiency leads to dry a) Alliance Air is a wholly owned subsidiary of
and scaly skin Indian Airlines
c) One of the symptoms of scurvy is pain in b) The Airports Authority of Indian manages
the joints seven of the country international airports
d) Vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency can lead c) The Airports Authority of India is the
to heart failure regulatory organisation for enforcing civil air
Ans: a) regulations in India
d) It is the function of Directorate General of
62. As per the Human Development Index Civil Aviation to plan and construct runways
given by UNDP, which one of the following and termination buildings and to provide air
sequences of South Asian countries is safety services
correct, in the order of higher to lower Ans: a)
development?
a) India—Sri Lanka—Pakistan—Maldives 66. Which one of the following Bills must be
b) Maldives—Sri Lanka—India—Pakistan passed by each House of the Indian
c) Sri Lanka—Maldives—India—Pakistan Parliament separately, by special majority?
d) Maldives—India—Pakistan—Sri Lanka a) Ordinary Bill
Ans: b) b) Money Bill
c) Finance Bill
63. Which one of the following statements is d) Constitution Amendment Bill
correct? Ans: d)
a) The velocity of sound in air increases with
the increase of temperature 67. Consider the following animals of India:
b) The velocity of sound in air is independent 1. Crocodile
of pressure 2. Elephant
c) The velocity of sound in air decreased as Which of these is/are endangered species?
the humidity increases a) Only 1
d) The velocity of sound in air is not affected b) Only 2
by the change in amplitude and frequency c) Both 1 and 2
Ans: c) d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c)
64. Consider the following statements:
1. India ranks first in the world in fruit
production.

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68. Which one among the following covers c) The promotion of literacy among the
the highest percentage of forest area in the people using English medium of language
world? d) The introduction of scientific research and
a) Temperate Coniferous forests rationalism in the traditional Indian
b) Temperate Deciduous forests education
c) Tropical Monsoon forests Ans: b)
d) Tropical Rain forests
Ans: a) 72. Who won the title in the finals of French
Open men’s singles tennis championship in
69. A two-member committee comprising of the year 2002?
one male and one female member is to be a) Albert Costa
constituted out of five males and three b) Juan Carlos Ferrero
females. Amongst the females. Ms. A refuses c) Andre Agassi
to be a member of the committee in which d) Pete Sampras
Mr. B is taken as the member. In how many Ans: a)
different ways can the committee be
constituted? 73. Consider the following statements: The
a) 11 function (S) of the Finance Commission is/are
b) 12 1. to allow the withdrawal of money out of
c) 13 the Consolidated Fund of India.
d) 14 2. to allocate between the States the shares
Ans: d) of proceeds of taxes.
3. to consider applications for grants-in-aid
70. Consider the following statements: from States.
1. The last Mauryan ruler, Brihadratha was 4. to supervise and report on whether the
assassinated by his commander-in-chief, Union and State governments are levying
Pushyamitra Sunga. taxes in accordance with the budgetary
2. The last Sunga king, Devabhuti was provisions.
assassinated by his Brahmana minister Which of these statements is/are correct?
Vasudeva Kanva who usurped the throne a) Only 1
3. The last ruler of the Kanva dynasty was b) 2 and 3
deposed by the Andhra’s. c) 3 and 4
Which of these statements is/are correct? d) 1, 2 and 4
a) 1 and 2 Ans: b)
b) Only 2
c) Only 3 74. Which one among the following State has
d) 1, 2 and 3 the highest female literacy rate as per the
Ans: d) Census 2001?
a) Chhattisgarh
71. The aim of education as stated by the b) Madhya Pradesh
Wood’s despatch of 1854 was c) Orissa
a) The creation of employment opportunities d) Rajasthan
for native Indians Ans: a)
b) The spread of western culture in India

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75. Which one among the following countries 80. With reference to the entry of European
has the lowest GDP per capita? powers into India, which one of the following
a) China statements is correct?
b) India a) The Portuguese captured Goa in 1499
c) Indonesia b) The English opened their first factory in
d) Sri Lanka South India at Masulipattam
Ans: b) c) In Eastern India, the English Company
opened its first factory in Orissa in 1633
76. Consider the following statements: d) Under the leadership of supleix, the French
1. In Macedonia, ethnic Albanians are a occupied Madras in 1746
minority Ans: a)
2. In Kosovo, Serbians are a majority
Which of these statements is/are correct? 81. With reference to Indian freedom struggle,
a) Only 1 which one of the following statements is
b) Only 2 correct?
c) Both 1 and 2 a) The Rowatt Act around a wave of popular
d) Neither 1 nor 2 indignation and red to the Jallianwala Bagh
Ans: c) massacre
b) Subhash Chandra Bose formed the
77. Israel has common borders with Forward Blood
a) Lebanon, Syria. Jordan and Egypt c) Bhagat Singh was one of the founders of
b) Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Jordan Hindustan Republican Socialist Association
c) Cyprus, Turkey, Jordan and Egypt d) In 1931, the Congress Session at Karachi
d) Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Yemen opposed Gandhi Irwin pact
Ans: a) Ans: d)

78. What is the correct sequence of the 82. Consider the following statements:
rivers—Godavari, Mahanadi, Narmada and 1. In the last five years, Indian software
Tapi in the descending order of their lengths? exports have increased at a compound
a) Godavari—Mahanadi—Narmada—Tapi annual growth rate of about 60%
b) Godavari—Narmada—Mahanadi—Tapi 2. The software and service industry in India
c) Narmada—Godavari—Tapi—Mahanadi registered an overall growth of about 28% in
d) Narmada—Tapi—Godavari—Mahanadi rupee terms during the year 2001-2002.
Ans: b) Which of these statements is/are correct?
a) Only 1
79. If the radius of the earth were shrunk by b) Only 2
one per cent, its mass remaining the same, c) Both 1 and 2
the value of ‘g’ on the earth’s surface would d) Neither 1 nor 2
a) increase by 0.5% Ans: d)
b) increase by 2%
c) decrease by 0.5% 83. Which one of the following statements is
d) decrease by 2% correct?
Ans: b) a) India is the second largest producer of
nitrogenous fertilisers in the world

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b) India is the ninth largest steel producing d) Mahadev Desai

county in the world Ans: a)
c) India is the second largest producer of silk
in the world 87. The Kelkar proposals which were in the
d) India ranks third in the world in coal news recently were the
production a) recommendations for reforms in the power
Ans: a) sector
b) recommendations for tax reforms
84. Which one of the following statements is c) guidelines for the privatisation
correct? d) guidelines for reducing vehicular pollution,
a) Only the Rajya Sabha and not the Lok and the promotion of CNG use
Sabha can have nominated members Ans: b)
b) There is a constitutional provision for
nominating two members belonging to the 88. Consider the following statements:
Anglo-Indian community to the Rajya Sabha 1. The joint sitting of the two houses of the
c) There is no constitutional bar for a Parliament in India is sanctioned under
nominated member to be appointed Union Article 108 of the Constitution
minister 2. The first joint sitting of Lok Sabha and
d) A nominated member can vote both in the Rajya Sabha was held in the year 1961
Presidential 3. The second joint sitting of the two Houses
Ans: c) of Indian Parliament was held to pass the
Banking Service Commission (Repeal) Bill
85. With reference to Government of India’s I Which of these statements are correct?
decisions regarding Foreign Direct a) 1 and 2
Investment (FDI) during the year 2001- 02, b) 2 and 3
consider the following statements: c) 1 and 3
1. Out of the 100% FDI allowed by India in tea d) 1, 2 and 3
sector, the foreign firm would have to Ans: d)
disinvest 33% of the equity in favour of an
Indian partner within four years. 89. Life expectancy is highest in the world in
2. Regarding the FDI in print media in India, a) Canada
the single largest Indian shareholder should b) Germany
have a holding higher than 26% c) Japan
Which of these statements is/are correct? d) Norway
a) Only 1 Ans: c)
b) Only 2
c) Both 1 and 2 90. During the colonial period in India, what
d) Neither 1 nor 2 was the purpose of the Whitley Commission?
Ans: b) a) To review the fitness of India for further
political reforms
86. The leader of the Bardoli Satyagraha b) To report on the existing conditions of
(1928) was labour and to make recommendations
a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel c) To draw up a plan for financial reforms for
b) Mahatma Gandhi India
c) Vithalbhai J Patel

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d) To develop a comprehensive scheme for a) litterateur

Civil Services in India b) musician
Ans: b) c) scientist
d) sports person
91. Octopus is Ans: a)
a) an arthropod
b) an echinoderm 96. Consider the following statements:
c) a hemichordate 1. The maximum limit of shareholding of
d) a mollusc Indian promoters in private sector banks in
Ans: d) India is 49 per cent of the paid up capital.
2. Foreign Direct Investment up to 49 per cent
92. Consider the following conditions of sick from all sources is permitted in private sector
human body banks in India under the automatic route.
1. Swollen lymph nodes Which to these statements is/are correct?
2. Sweating at night a) Only 1
3. Loss of memory b) Only 2
4. Loss of weight c) Both 1 and 2
Which of these are the symptoms of AIDS? d) Neither 1 nor 2
a) 1 and 2 Ans: d)
b) 2, 3 and 4
c) 1, 2 and 3 97. Match List I (Cricketer) with List II
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (country) and select the correct answer using
Ans: d) the codes given below the lists:
List I List II
93. Emperor Harsha’s southward march was (Cricketer) (Country)
stopped on the Narmada River by A. Barry Richards 1. England
a) Pulakesin-I B. Ted Dexter 2. West Indies
b) Pulakesin-II C. Alan Davidson 3. South Africa
c) Vikramaditya-I D. Charli Griffith 4. New Zealand
d) Vilcramaditya-II 5. Australia
Ans: b) Codes:
ABCD
94. Under which Article of the Indian a) 3 2 5 1
Constitution did the President give his assent b) 5 1 4 2
to the ordinance on electoral reforms when it c) 3 1 5 2
was sent back to him by the Union Cabinet d) 5 2 4 1
without making any changes (in the year Ans: c)
2002)?
a) Article 121 98. Regarding the atom of a chemical
b) Article 122 element, the magnetic quantum number
c) Article 123 refers to
d) Article 124 a) orientation
Ans: c) b) shape
c) size
95. Dilip Kaur Tiwana is well known as a d) spin

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Ans: d) a) Both A and R are individually true and R is

the correct explanation of A
99. Consider the following statements: b) Both A and R are individually true but R is
1. The common blue green algae Spirogyra NOT the correct explanation of A
and Ulothrix are found in both fresh water c) A is true but R is false
ponds and oceans. d) A is false but R is true
2. The chameleon can look ahead with one Ans: d)
eye, and at the same time look behind with
another. 103. Assertion (A): The eastern coast of India
Which of these statements is/are correct? produces more rice than the western coast.
a) Only 1 Reason (R): The eastern coast receives more
b) Only 2 rainfall than the western coast.
c) Both 1 and 2 a) Both A and R are individually true and R is
d) Neither 1 nor 2 the correct explanation of A
Ans: b) b) Both A and R are individually true but R is
NOT the correct explanation of A
100. Which among the following countries c) A is true but R is false
has the largest population? d) A is false but R is true
a) Indonesia Ans: c)
b) Japan
c) Pakistan 104. Assertion (A): The new EXIM Policy is
d) Sudan liberal, market oriented and favours global
Ans: a) trade.
Reason (R): GATT has played a significant role
101. Assertion (A): Emperor Akbar marched in the liberalisation of economy.
towards Afghanistan in 1581 with a huge a) Both A and R are individually true and R is
army. the correct explanation of A
Reason (R): He was on his way to reclaim his b) Both A and R are individually true but R is
ancestral country of Ferghana in Central Asia. NOT the correct explanation of A
a) Both A and R are individually true and R is c) A is true but R is false
the correct explanation of A d) A is false but R is true
b) Both A and R are individually true but R is Ans: b)
NOT the correct explanation of A
c) A is true but R is false 105. Assertion (A): In the periodic table of
d) A is false but R is true chemical elements, electron affinity is always
Ans: c) found to increase from top to bottom in a
group.
102. Assertion (A): During the year 2001 - 02, Reason (R): In a group, the atomic radial
the value of India’s total exports declined, generally increases from top to bottom.
registering a negative growth of 2.17%. a) Both A and R are individually true and R is
Reason (R): During the year 2001 - 02, the correct explanation of A
negative growth in exports was witnessed in b) Both A and R are individually true but R is
respect of iron and steel, coffee, textiles and NOT the correct explanation of A
marine products. c) A is true but R is false
d) A is false but R is true

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Ans: d) b) Both A and R are individually true but R is

NOT the correct explanation of A
106. Assertion (A): Coal based thermal power c) A is true but R is false
stations contribute to acid rain. d) A is false but R is true
Reason (R): Oxides of carbon are emitted Ans: a)
when the coal burns.
a) Both A and R are individually true and R is 110. Assertion (A): Unlike temperate forests,
the correct explanation of A the tropical rain forests, if cleared, can yield
b) Both A and R are individually true but R is productive farm-land that can support
NOT the correct explanation of A intensive agriculture for several years even
c) A is true but R is false without chemical fertilizers.
d) A is false but R is true Reason (R): The primary productivity of the
Ans: a) tropical rain forest is very high when
compared to that of the temperature forests.
107. Assertion (A): The weight of a body a) Both A and R are individually true and R is
decreases with the increase of latitude on the correct explanation of A
earth b) Both A and R are individually true but R is
Reason (R): The earth is not perfect sphere NOT the correct explanation of A
a) Both A and R are individually true and R is c) A is true but R is false
the correct explanation of A d) A is false but R is true
b) Both A and R are individually true but R is Ans: d)
NOT the correct explanation of A
c) A is true but R is false 111. Assertion (A): In 1916, Maulana
d) A is false but R is true Mohammad Ali and Abul Kalam Azad
Ans: d) resigned from the Legislative Council.
Reason (R): The Rowlatt Act was passed by
108. Assertion (A): Unsaturated fats are more the government in spite of being opposed by
reactive compared with the saturated fats. all Indian members of the Legislative Council.
Reason (R): Unsaturated fats have only single a) Both A and R are individually true and R is
bonds in their structure. the correct explanation of A
a) Both A and R are individually true and R is b) Both A and R are individually true but R is
the correct explanation of A NOT the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are individually true but R is c) A is true but R is false
NOT the correct explanation of A d) A is false but R is true
c) A is true but R is false Ans: d)
d) A is false but R is true
Ans: c) 112. Assertion (A): Shah Alam II spent the
initial years as an Emperor far away from his
109. Assertion (A): The amount of moisture in capital.
the atmosphere is related to latitude. Reason (R): There was always a lurking
Reason (R): The capacity to hold moisture in danger of foreign invasion from the
the form of water vapour is related to north-west frontier.
temperature. a) Both A and R are individually true and R is
a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
the correct explanation of A

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b) Both A and R are individually true but R is

NOT the correct explanation of A 116. Which one of the following countries
c) A is true but R is false does NOT border the Caspian Sea?
d) A is false but R is true a) Armenia
Ans: b) b) Azerbaijan
c) Kazakhstan
113. Assertion (A): Areas lying within five to d) Turkmenistan
eight degrees latitude on either side of the Ans: a)
equator receive rainfall throughout the year.
Reason (R): High temperatures and high 117. The sportsperson Soma Biswas is
humidity cause convectional rain to fall associated with
mostly in the afternoons near the equator. a) Sailing
a) Both A and R are individually true and R is b) Hockey
the correct explanation of A c) Golf
b) Both A and R are individually true but R is d) Athletics
NOT the correct explanation of A Ans: d)
c) A is true but R is false
d) A is false but R is true 118. Which one of following is produced
Ans: a) during the formation of photochemical
smog?
114. Assertion (A): Saluva Narasimha put an a) Hydrocarbons
end to the old dynasty and assumed the royal b) Nitrogen Oxides
title. c) Ozone
Reason (R): He wanted to save the kingdom d) Methane
from further degeneration and disintegration. Ans: c)
a) Both A and R are individually true and R is
the correct explanation of A 119. Consider the following statement:
b) Both A and R are individually true but R is 1. Kitab-I-Nauras, a collection of songs in
NOT the correct explanation of A praise of Hindu deities and Muslim saints,
c) A is true but R is false was written by Ibrahim Adil Shah II
d) A is false but R is true 2. Amir Khusrau was the originator in India of
Ans: a) the early form of the musical style known as
Qawwali.
115. Assertion (A): Marathas emerged as the Which of these statements is/are correct?
strongest native power in India after the a) Only 1
decline of Mughal empire. b) Only 2
Reason (R): Marathas were the first to have c) Both 1 and 2
clear concept of a united Indian nation. d) Neither 1 nor 2
a) Both A and R are individually true and R is Ans: c)
the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are individually true but R is 120. Three bells toll at intervals of 9, 12 and 15
NOT the correct explanation of A minutes respectively. All three begin to toll at
c) A is true but R is false 8 a.m. At what time will they first toll together
d) A is false but R is true again?
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b) 10.30 a.m.
c) 11.00 a.m. 123. Which one of the following statements is
d) 1.30 p.m. NOT correct?
Ans: c) a) Ali Mardan Khan introduced the i system of
revenue farming in Bengal
121. Match List I (Distinguished Lady) with List b) Maharaja Ranjit Singh set up modern
II (Organisation/Industry) and select the foundries to manufacture cannons at Lahore
correct answer using the codes given below c) Sawai Jai Singh of Amber had Euedil’s
the Lists: ‘Elements of Colometry’ translated into
List I Sanskrit
List II d) Sultan Tipu of Mysore gave money for the
(Distinguished lady) (Organisation/industry) construction of the idol of Goddess Sarda in
A. Amrita the Sringeri temple
1. National Dairy Development Board Ans: a)
B. Anu Aga
2. Park Hotels 124. Which of the following Constitutional
C. Mallika Srinivasan Amendments are related to raising the
3. Pfizer Limited number of Members of Lok Sabha to be:
D. Priya Paul elected from the States?
4. Thermax Limited a) 6th and 22nd
b) 13th and 38th
5. Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited c) 7th and 31st
Codes: d) 11th and 42nd
ABCD Ans: c)
a) 1 4 5 2
b) 2 4 1 5 125. How did Sultan Qutb-ud-din Aibak die?
c) 1 3 5 2 a) He was treacherously stabbed to death by
d) 2 3 1 5 one of his ambitious nobles
Ans: a) b) He was killed in a battle with Taj-u-din
Yildiz, the ruler of Ghazni who entered into a
122. Consider the following statements: In the contest with him over the capture of Punjab
electoral college for Presidential Election in c) He sustained injuries while besieging the
India. fortress of Kalinjar in Bundelkhand and
1. The value of the vote of an elected Member succumbed to death later
of Legislative Assembly equals d) He died after a fall from his horse while
2. The value of the vote of an elected Member playing Chaugan
of parliament equals Ans: d)
3. There were more than 5000 members in
the latest election 126. Among the following which planet takes
Which of these statements is/are correct? maximum time for one revolution around the
a) 1 and 2 Sun?
b) Only 2 a) Earth
c) 1 and 3 b) Jupiter
d) Only 3 c) Mars
Ans: b) d) Venus

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Ans: b) 131. Which among the following countries

was the earliest to give women the right to
127. Which one among the following vote?
languages has largest number of speakers in a) Iceland
the world? b) India
a) Bengali c) New Zealand
b) French d) USA
c) Japanese Ans: c)
d) Portuguese
Ans: a) 132. Total time taken by a person in going to
a place by walking and returning on cycle is 5
128. Which one of the following provisions hours 45 minutes. He would have gained 2
was NOT made in the Charter Act of 1833? hours by cycling both ways. The time taken
a) The trading activities of the East India by him to walk both ways is
Company were to be abolished a) 6 hours 45 minutes
b) The designation of the supreme authority b) 7 hours 45 minutes
was to be changed as the Governor General c) 8 hours 15 minutes
of India in Council d) 8 hours 30 minutes
c) All law-making powers to be conferred on Ans: b)
Governor General in Council
d) An Indian was to be appointed as a Law 133. Sandeep Pandey, the winner of Raman
Member in the Governor­ General’s Council Magsaysay Award, is mainly an activist in
Ans: d) a) prevention of child marriages
b) promotion of communal harmony
129. With reference to normal human beings c) environmental protection
consider the following statements: d) education and livelihood projects for Dalits
1. In response to the presence of HCL, Ans: d)
secretian is produced from the duodenum
2. Enterogastrone is produced in the small 134. What was the main reason for a great
intestine in response to the presence of fatty civil strife in Argentina recently?
acids a) Ethnic conflict between the native Red
Which of these statements is/are correct? Indian tribes and others
a) Only 1 b) Economic crisis due to huge public debt
b) Only 2 c) The issue of using native languages as
c) Both 1 and 2 medium of instruction in schools
d) Neither 1 nor 2 d) Clashes between government troops and
Ans: c) secessionist groups
Ans: b)
130. Survey of India is under the Ministry of
a) Defence 135. With reference to colonial rule in India,
b) Environment and forests what was sought by the Ilbert Bill in 1883?
c) Home Affairs a) To bring Indians and Europeans on par as
d) Science and Technology far as the criminal jurisdiction of courts was
Ans: d) concerned

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b) To impose severe restrictions on the Ans: c)

freedom of the native press as it was
perceived to be hostile to colonial rulers 139. Which one of the following schedules of
c) To encourage the native Indians to appear the Indian Constitution lists the names of
for civil service examinations by conduction states and specifies their territories?
them in India a) First
d) To allow native Indians to possess arms by b) Second
amending the Arms Act c) Third
Ans: a) d) Fourth
Ans: a)
136. An important aspect of the Cripps
Mission of 1942 was 140. In the year 2002, the President of India
a) that all Indian States should join the Indian presented the national award for excellence
Union as a condition to consider any degree in public administration and management
of autonomy for India sciences to
b) the creation of an Indian Union with a) Kumar Mangalam Birla
Dominion status very soon after the Second b) N R Namayana Murthy
World War c) Rahul Bajaj
c) the active participation and cooperation of d) Ratan Tata
the Indian people, communities and political Ans: b)
parties in the British war effort as a condition
for granting independence with full sovereign 141. ‘A’ and ‘B’ are two fixed points in a field.
status to India after war. A cyclist C moves such that ACB is always a
d) the framing of a constitution for the entire right angle. In this context, which one of the
Indian Union, with no separate constitution following statements is correct?
for any province, and a Union Constitution to a) The path followed by the cyclist is an
be accepted by all provinces ellipse
Ans: b) b) The path followed by the cyclist is a circle
c) The path followed by the cyclist is an
137. When Congress leaders condemned the exponential curve
Montagu-Chelmsford Report, many d) This type of motion is not possible
moderates left party to from the Ans: b)
a) Swarajya Party
b) Indian Freedom Party 142. The thermal power plant of Bokaro is
c) Independence Federation of India located in
d) Indian Liberal Federation a) Bihar
Ans: d) b) Chhattisgarh
c) Jharkhand
138. In the FIFA World Cup Football event in d) Orissa
the year 2002, the number of goals scored by Ans: c)
Ronaldo of Brazil was
a) 6 143. Among the following commodities
b) 7 imported by India during the year 2001-02,
c) 8 which one was the highest in terms of Rupee
d) 9 value?

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a) Edible oil a) Kerala

b) Fertilizers b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Organic and inorganic chemicals c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Pearls, precious and semi-precious stones d) West Bengal
Ans: d) Ans: d)

144. With reference to ionic compounds, 148. The Ninth Schedule to the Indian
consider the following statements: Constitution was added by
1. Ionic compounds are insoluble in alcohol. a) First Amendment
2. Ionic compounds in the solid state are b) Eighth Amendment
good conductors of electricity. c) Ninth Amendment
Which of these statements is/are correct? d) Forty second Amendment
a) Only 1 Ans: a)
b) Only 2
c) Both 1 and 2 149. Who headed the Interim Cabinet formed
d) Neither 1 nor 2 in the 1946?
Ans: a) a) Rajendra Prasad
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
145. Which one of the following statements is c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
correct? d) Rajagopalachari
a) The presence of NaCl increases the rate of Ans: b)
setting of Plaster of Paris
b) Gypsum is added to the cement to slow 150. The waterfall ‘Victoria’ is associated with
down its rate of setting the river
c) All alkaline earth metals form hydrated a) Amazon
salts b) Missouri
d) Barium and Strontium are found free in c) St Lawrence
nature d) Zambezi
Ans: d) Ans: d)

146. With reference to India, which one of the

following statements is not correct?
a) IPCL is India’s largest petro­chemical
company
b) RIL is the largest private sector company in
India
c) MTNL is listed on NYSE
d) NSNL is the first telecom service
organization in India to launch a nationwide
cellular service at one time
Ans: c)

147. Which amongst the following States has

the highest population density as per Census
2001?

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