Deputy Collector

1. Name of the Egyptian President against whom people of Egypt revolted in 2011:
A. Hosni Mubarak B. Pervez Musharra C. Omar Suleiman D. Ahmed Shafeeque
Answer: A
2. Name the person who commissioned theVallarpadam International Container Transshipment
Terminal
A. Vayalar Ravi B. Dr. Man Mohan Singh C. A. K. Antony D. G K Vasan
Answer: B
3. The Malayalam literature who received Jnan pith Award in 2007 :
A. Sugatha Kumari B. Vijayalakshmi C. O.N.V Kurup D. Balachandran Chullikkad
Answer: C
4. In which of the following cities was the Indian Biodiversity Congress(2010) held?
A. Chennai B. Chandigarh C. Mumbai D. Thiruvananthapuram
Answer: D
5. _____________ sector has established itself as the biggest contributor to the State’s GDP as per
Kerala State’s Economic Review ( February 2011)
A. Secondary Sector B. Primary Sector C. Tertiary Sector D. None of these
Answer:
6. Name the most significant characteristic of National Integration:
A. Social homogeneity B. Unity C. Economic identity D. National loyalty
Answer:
7. “The principle of respect for all life and the practice of non-injury to living thing’s is known in
India as :
A. Ahimsa B. Tolerance C. Patience D. None of These
Answer: A
8. NCW means :
A. National Commission For Women B. National Commission For Workers
C. National Council For Workers D. None of these
Answer:
9.The Servants of India Society (1905) was formed to train people to serve the country by
A. Tilak B. Gandhiji C. Raja Ram Mohan Roy D. Gopalakrishna Gokhale
Answer:
10. Who is popularly called “Vaikkom Hero” ?
A. R. K. Dhadabai B. E V Ramaswami C. C.N. Annadurai D. Mannath Padmanabhan
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11. Who founded the Indian National Congress?
A. Motilal Nehru B. A.O. Hume C. Lajpat Rai D. Gokhale
Answer:B
12. Zionisn is a world movement of :
A. Hindus B. Buddhists C. Christians D. Jews
Answer:D
13. Jallianwalla agh is situated in :
A. Delhi B. Mysore C. Amritsar D. Lahore
Answer:C
14. The first war of Indian independendance started at :
A. Mumbai B. Chennai C. Delhi D. Meerut
Answer:D
15. “Life Divine” was written by :
A. Gandhiji B. Tilak C. Vivekananda D. Aurobindo Ghosh
Answer:D
16. Name the “Land of the Morning Calm” :
A. Norway B. Japan C. Korea D. Thailand
Answer:C
17. Sahyadri ranges refer to :
A. Eastern ghats B. Western ghats C. Saptura ranges D. Siwaliks
Answer:B
18. The line beyond which snow never melts is
A. Latitude B. Longitude C. Snow line D. Meridian
Answer:
19. Gir Forest is in :
A. Karnataka B. Bihar C. Gujarat D. Himachal Pradesh
Answer:
20. A fountain of hot water issuing from a hole which extends deep into earth’s crust is called :
A. Delta B. Canyon C. Volcano D. Geyser
Answer:
21. Universal Adult Franchise creates :
A. economic equality B. social equality C. political equality D. cultural equality
Answer:
22. Who is the guardian of Fundamental rights in India ?
A. Judiciary B. Legislature C. Executive D. Political parties
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Answer:A
23 The year in which Panchayati Raj was introduced in India :
A.1960 B.1959 C. 1961 D. 1949
Answer:
24. Which article of the constitution provides for the formation of the Finance Commission ?
A. Article 300 B. Article 280 C. Article 250 D. Article 290
Answer:
25. The Gevernor can nominate to the Legislative Council of his state one member from this
community :
A. Jewish B. Muslim C. Anglo-Indian D. Parsi
Answer:C
26. Right to Information Act (RTI) became effective in India on 15th June :
A. 2001 B. 2003 C.2004 D.2005
Answer:D
27. Universal Declaration of human rights was passed by the U.N. General Assembly on :
A. 10.12.1948 B. 13.11.1947 C. 9.12.1948 D. 12.12.1946
Answer:
28. The proclamation of emergency brings automatic suspension of the right to :
A. Freedom speech B. Constitutional remedies C. Freedom of religion C. All of these
Answer:
29. The concept of Fundamental right has it’s basis in the :
A. Constitution of the USA B. Constitution of Russia C. Irish Constitution D. Canadian
Constitution
Answer:
30. The chairman of the UPSC is appointed by the :
A. Cabinet B. President C. Supreme Court D. Prime Minister
Answer:
31. Kerala is the first state in India to launch a Pension Scheme for farmers namely :
A. Kissan Abhiman B. Farmer’s Pension C. Agricultural Pension D. Pension to
Agricultural Labourer
Answer:D
32. According to 2001 census, the state having highest urban population is :
A. Tamil Nadu B. Kerala C. Maharashtra D. Uttar Pradesh
Answer:
33.The district in Kerala which has got the highest density of popular as per 2001 census:
A. Ernakulam B. Alappuzha C. Thrissur D. Idukki
Answer:
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34. The Union Territory in India with the highest population :
A. Puducherry B. Delhi C. Chandigarh D. Daman and Diu
Answer:B
35. IRDP means :
A. Indian Rural Development Programme B. Indian Regional Development Programme
C. Integrated Rural Development Programme
D. International Rural Development Project
Answer:C
36. Third World Countries are :
A. Developed countries B. Developing countries C. African countries D. None of these
Answer:
37. The definition of the “Urban Poor” according to the Planning Commission in India in terms of
the colorie intake with respect to daily consumption is :
A. less than 2100 calories B. less than 2000 calories C. less than 2200 calories
D. None of these
Answer:
38. The fraction of all families (or all individuals) that fall below the poverty line is called :
A. Poverty rate B. Absolute poverty C. Relative poverty D. None of These
Answer:
39. Economic development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of
future generations to meet their own need is:
A. Human Development B. Economic progress C. Sustainable development
D. Static development
Answer:
40. The state where the largest number of people living below the poverty line is found in India
A. Rajasthan B. Delhi C. Madhya Pradesh D. Bihar
Answer:
41. Earth Day is celebrated in :
A. 22nd April B. 22nd May C. 23rd April D. 22nd March
Answer:A
42. The kyoto protocol is an international agreement linked to the United Nations Framework
Convention on :
A.Climate change B. International trade C. Global investment D. Education
Answer:
43. Pearl fishing is done extensively in :
A. Gulf of Munnar B. Konkan Coast C. Malabar Coast D. Coromandel Coast
Answer:
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44. Which ocean’s name means “Peaceful”?
A. Artic Ocean B. Antartic Ocean C. Pacific Ocean D. Indian Ocean
Answer:
45. The district in Kerala where black soil is seen most:
A. Wayanad B. Kannur C. Kasargod D. Palakkad
Answer:
46. The genetic material of a cell is in :
A. DNA B. Protoplasm C. Cytoplasm D . Ribosome
Answer:
47. who was the first to perform the surgery of human heart transplant?
A. David Baltimore B. Dr.Christian Bernard C. Dr. James D. Watson
D. Dr. Mathew Philip
Answer:B
48. The organ which is primarly concerned with immunity :
A. Kidney B. Liver C. Lymphatic tissue D. Thyroid
Answer:
49. Which branch of medicine was Rabindranath Tagore good at ?
A. Ayurveda B. Homeopathy C. Allopathy D. None of these
Answer:
50. The alloy of steel used in making automobile parts is :
A. stainless steel B. nickel steel C. tungsten steel D. chromium steel
Answer:
51.Either the Prime Minister or his ministers ………. blamed for the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Scam. (to be)
A. is B. are C. has been D. have been
Answer:
52. Nepalese climber Min Bahadur Sherchan is the oldest man to scale Mt. Everest.(Comparative
degree)
A. Nobody is older than Min Bahadur Sherchan to scale Mt. Everest
B. No climber is as old as Min Bahadur Sherchan to scale Mt. Everest.
C. The Nepalese climber Min Bahadur Sherchan is older than any other climber to scale Mt.
Everest
D. Mt.Everest is as old as Min Bahadur Sherchan who climbed it
Answer:
53. I am the messenger of India’s ancient thoughts world over, …………? (Question tag)
A. Aren’t I? B. amn’t I? C.isn’t I ? D. am I?
Answer:A
54 . India will be the largest economy ……… 2050 ……….. china and the U. S. (Preposition)
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A.by, after B. after, with C. in, after D. from, with
Answer:A
55.By age four, Varsha won ………. brown belt, …………… first degree in Karate.(articles)
A.the, the B. a, the C. an, the D. the, a
Answer:
56. The minister sought to introduce an amendment to the Bill. (Passive)
A.The Bill sought to introduce an amendment by the minister
B. An amendment to the Bill was sought to be introduced by the minister
C. The minister introduced an amendment to the Bill
D. An amendment to the Bill is being introduced by the minister
Answer:
57. Anamika said, “God spared our lives because he wants us to do something meaningful’.
(Reported Speech)
A. Anamika said that God had spared their lives because he wanted them to do something
meaningful
B.Anamika said that God spares their lives because he wants them to do something meaning
ful
C. Anamika said that God spared their lives because he had wanted them to do something
meaningful
D. Anamika said that God spares our lives because he wants us to do something meaningful
Answer:
58.My aunt gave the baby a beautiful rattle. (Mark the D.O. and Indir. O)
A. baby, rattle B. rattle, baby C. aunt, baby D. baby, beautiful
Answer:
59. If I had won the lottery, ………. a millionaire. (Conditional)
A. I will become B. I had become C. I would have become D. I would become
Answer:
60.I was happy ………. the appointment. (infinitive of ‘accept’)
A. to accept B. to be accepting C. to have accepted D. accepting
Answer:
61. I met J.K. Rowling ………… they say is the richest person in the world. (relative clause)
A. who B. whose C. whom D.which
Answer:
62. The student leader expalined why he had to leave the panel discussion forum. (adverbial of
‘anger’)
A.The student leader explained why he had to leave angrily the panel discussion forum
B.The student leader explained why he had to leave the panel discussion forum angrily
C. The student leader explained angrily why he had to leave the panel discussion forum
D. The student leader explained why he had angrily to leave the panel discussion forum
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63. She _____________ tomorrow to attend the wedding.(modal verb)
A. will come B. comes C. seems to come D. just comes
Answer:
64. I have never met Osama bin Laden___________do I want to.(neg. conjunction)
A. nor B. neither C. or D. either
Answer:
65. It was not difficult to park the car infront of the theatre.(gerund)
A. There was no difficulty in parking the car in front of the theatre
B. It was not difficult to do the parking in front of the theatre
C. To park the car in front of the theatre was not difficult
D. Parking in front of the theatre the car was not difficult
Answer:
66. Give the Plural form: Sheep
A. Sheeps B. Sheepes C. sheep D. sheepz
Answer:
67. Change the Gender: Goose
A. geese B. geeses C. gander D. gossen
Answer:
68. Use of Prefix and Suffix: Forget
A. unforgettable B. unforgetting C. disforgetting D. misforgettable
Answer:
69. Give the Synonym: Predict
A. premonition B. foretell C. aver D. pronounce
Answer:
70. Give the Antonym: Hereditary
A. acquired B. ancestral C. bequeathed D. possessed
Answer:
71. Meaning of two confusable words : Premier/Premiere
A. Prime Minister /1st performance B. Minister/ Reality show
C. Diplomat/Cricket D. Male/Female
Answer:
72.Use of Collective noun : Fish
A. school of fishes B. Flock of fishes C. herd of fishes D. pool of fishes
Answer:
73. Use of Homonyms: Bald
A. bawled B. bold C. balled D. bohld
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74. Phrasal Verb : To shrung one’s shoulders
A. to show disapproval B. to approve C. to wash one’s hands D. to deny
Answer:
75. Meaning of these foreign words : Modulus operandi
A.operation B. treatment C. way to doing things D. means and end
Answer:C
76. In a family, Reshma is elder sister of Ragini. Soni is Reshma’s daughter and Saloni is Soni’s
cousin. Ragini’s mother is Rajini. Ramani is the sister in law of Reshma. who is soni’s grand
mother?
A. Ramani B. Rajini C. Reshma D. Saloni
Answer:
77.Find the odd one out in the sequence of numbers : 2,5,10,17,26,37,50,64
A.50 B.26 C.37 D. 64
Answer:D
78. If ‘+’ is denoted as ‘x’,'-’ as ‘/’, ‘x’ as ‘-’ and ‘/’ as ‘+’. What is the value of 10+5-3/1×7=
A.12 B. -6 C. 13 D. zero
Answer:A
79. Find the next letter in the sequence: A,D,I, P……
A. H B. Y C.W D. X
Answer:B
80. If A=2, M=26 and Z=52, then BET=
A. 44 B. 54 C. 64 D. 72
Answer:B
81. Find the value of the following
x(x-a)(x-b)(x-c)…..(x-z)
A.xn -(a+b+…..+z) B.x2+ax3+bx4+….. C.zero D. cannot be determined
Answer:C
82. Poles are arranged in straight line with 1 metre gap between them. How many poles will be
there in a straight line of 30 metres?
A.31 B.30 C.32 D.29
Answer:A
83.A man walks 30 metres towards South. Then, turning to his right, he walks 30 metres. Then
turning to his left, he walks 20 metres, again he turns to his left and walks 30 metres. How far is he
from his initial position?
A. 20 metres B. 30 metres C. 60 metres D. none of these
Answer:D
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84. Find the odd one out in the sequence of numbers: 25,27.30,35,42,53,65
A.30 B. 42 C. 53 D.65
Answer:D
85. Fill up the next letter in the particular series: B,C,E,G,K,M,……
A.V B.W C..Q D..R
Answer:
86. ELFA,GLHA,ILJA,……..,MLNA
A)OLPA B)KLMA C)LLMA D)KLLA
Answer:
87.There are 3 friends, A, B, and C. Each of them is wearing another person’s hat and riding cycle
of the third person. (i.e.None of them is using their own hat and cycle) If A is wearing B’s hat and
riding C’s cycle, who is riding A’s cycle?
A)A B)B C)C D) can’t be determined
Answer:
88. A 1 km long train passes through a tunnel of 1 km length at a speed of 1 km per minute. How
much time will it take to pass through it completely?
A. 1 min B. 2 min C. 5 min D. 0.5 min
Answer:B
89. In a particular language GREET is coded as FQDDS, how is FORD coded in that language?
A. FQSD B. ENQC C. ENRC D. FNRC
Answer:B
90. P,Q,R and S are playing a game of carom. P,R and S,Q are partners. S is to the right of R. If R is
facing west, then Q is facing?
A. North B. South C. East D. West
Answer:A
91. What is the angle between the minute hand and hour hand of a clock at half past two
A. 105 degree B. 103 degree C. 110 degree D. 90 degree
Answer:A
92. A is two years older than B, who is twiceas old as C. If total ages of A, B and C be 27, how old
is B.
A. 5 B. 8 C. 10 D. 12
Answer:C
93. A vendor bought 3 chocolates for 1 rupee. For how much chocolate should he sell, to gain a
profitof 50%?
A. 50 ps B. 75 ps C1 Re D. 1.50 Rs
Answer:A
94. If a/3=b/4=c/7, then (a+b+c)/c=:
A. 7 B. 2. C. 1/2 D. 1/7
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95. A student multiplied a number by 3/5 instead of 5/3. What is the percentage error?
A. 45% B. 86% C. 36% D. 64%
Answer:D
96. A number of marble slabs of size 20 cm x 20 cm required to pave the floor of a square room of
side 3 meter is:
A. 100 B. 150 C. 225 D. 250
Answer:C
97. 75% of a number is added to 75, then the result is the number itself. What is the number?
A. 50 B. 60 C. 300 D. 400
Answer : C
98. The prices of a scooter and TV are in ratio 7:5. If scooter costs Rs 8000/- more than TV set, then
the price of TV set is :
A. Rs 20000 B. Rs 24000 C. Rs 28000 D. Rs 32000
Answer:A
99. A and B can do a work in 12 days. B and C together can do it in 15 days and C and A together in
20 days. If A,B,C work together, they will complete the work in:
A. 5 days B. 10 days C. 12 days D. 47/3 days.
Answer:
100. At what rate percent of simple interest will a sum of money double itself in 12 years?
A.33/4% B.25/3% C. 17/2% D.19/2%

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1.Who is the Finance minister in the Achutanandan ministry?
Dr.Thomas Issac
2.Who is the 2nd Indo-Anierican astronaut selected by American Space agency NASA for a space mission?
Sunita Williams
3.The famous Lucknow pact between the Congress and the Muslim League was concluded in:
1916
4.Who was the chairman of the two commissions appointed by the British Govt. for Partition of the provinces of Bengal and Punjab in 1947?
Cyril Radcliff
5.Who is the Vice chairman of Kerala State Planning Board?
Dr. Prabhat Patnaik
6. Who is the Malayalam Film Director recently selected for Dada Saheb Falke award?
Adoor Gopalakrjshnan
7.In which state is the first synagogue built in India?
Kerala
8.Operation Flood deals with:
Production of milk
9.Who produced the first automobile?Carl Benz10.Who is the president of Afghanistan?Hamid Karzai
11.Angela Markel is the first woman Chancellor of:
Germany
12.Rousseaus theories greatly contributed to which one of the following?
French revolution
13.Who is the Malayalam poet recently selected for ‘Saraswathy Saman?
K. Ayyappa Paniker
14.Dengue fever is caused by:
Virus
15.Hormones are normally absent in:
Bacteria
16.Which is the largest living bird?
Ostrich
17.Milk tastes sour when kept in the open for sometime due to the formation of:
Lactic acid
18.Which river feeds Tehri dam?Bhagirithi
19.Who was the founder of Servants of India Society?
G.K. Gokhale
20.Who was the first Indian to become a member of the British parliament?
Dadabhai Naoroji

1. Who started the State Transport service in Travanore ?
   Ans : C.P.RamaSwamy Iyer
2. Who wrote Viswadarshanam”
   Ans : G.Shankara Kurup
3. Forest Industries Travancore is situated in
   Ans : Aluva
   Q.Which is the firstMalayalam Novel ?
   Ans : Kundhalatha by Appu Nedungadi
   Q..Who was the founder of Nair Service Society (N.S.S) ?
   Ans : Mannath Padmanabhan
   Q.Who is known as Kerala Valmiki ?
   Ans : Vallathol Narayana Menon
4. The First President of Kerala Sahithya Academy
   Ans : Sardar K.M.Panicker
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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SBI BANK Clerk Solved Exam Paper
1. Which of the following has been selected for best parliamentarian of the year award 2007 ?
a) Priya Ranjan Das Munshi
b) Mani Shankar Aiyyar
c) P.Chidambaram
d) Sushama Swaraj
ANS : a
2. Fernando Lugo’s name was in news recently as he has taken over as the president of
a) Paraguay
b) Sudan
c) Afghanistan
d) Pakistan
ANS : a
3. ISRO has launched successfully ten satellites through PSLV-C9 on –
A. 15th March,2008
B. 30th March,2008
C. 28th April,2008
D. 4th May,2008
ANS : c
4. The newly constituted National Knowledge Commission is headed by
a) C. Rangarajan
b)Prof. R. S. Sharma
c) Sam Pitroda
d) Ms. Girija Vyas
ANS : c
5. India enacted an important event of Indian National Movement celebrating the seventy- fifth anniversary. Which was it?
a) Quit India Movement
b) Delhi Chalo Movement
c) Civil Disobedience Movement
d) Non – Cooperation Movement
ANS :c
6. Pope Benedict XVI belongs to which country?
a) Italy
b) Germany
c) France
d) Poland
ANS : b
7. The media campaign “ The World Is Waiting” is related to which of the following companies?
a) Lufthansa
b) Qatar Airways
c) Indian Airlines
d) British Airways
ANS : d
8. Who among the following has been elected as President of the International Council of Science Union?
a) E. Sreedharan
b) N. Ram
c) M. G. K. Menon
d) Goverdhan Mehta
ANS : d
9. Which of the following countries launched the smallest combat aircraft in the world?
a) Germany
b) India
c) Russia
d) USA
ANS : b
10. Who among the following British Governor- Generals shifted India’s capital from Calcutta to Delhi in 1911?
a) Lord Louis Mountbatten
b) Lord Canning
c) Lord Hardinge
d) Warren Hastings
ANS : c
11. “Golden Handshake” is the term associated with
a) Share market
b) Retirement benefits
c) Voluntary retirement benefits
d) Smuggling
ANS : c
12. Which of the following is the first surface- to- surface missile in India?
a) Prithvi
b) Trishul
c) Agni
d) Naag
ANS : a
13. Which country will be host 15th SAARC Summit in 2008 ?
a) Maldives
b) Sri Lanka
c) India
d) Pakistan
ANS : b
14. Mist is caused by
a) Dry ice
b) Ice at low temperature
c) Water vapours at low temperature
d) Carbon- monoxide in solid form
ANS : c
15. Who among the following has been chosen the Miss India Universe for the year 2008 ?
a) Parvathy Omanakuttan
b) Simaran Kaur Mundi
c) Amrita Thapar
d) Tanvi Vyas
ANS : b
16. Who among the following was the author of “Rajtarangini”, commonly regarded as the first genuine history of India written by an Indian?
a) Banbhatta
b) Ravikirti
c) Pushpadanta
d) Kalhana
ANS : d
17. Who among the following advocated Scientific Socialism?
a) Robert Owen
b) Proudhon Pierre Joseph
c) Karl Marx
d) Saint Simon Henri Claude
ANS : c
18. Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution deal with the Directive Principles of State Policy?
a) 26 to 41
b) 31 to 56
c) 36 to 51
d) 41 to 66
ANS: c
19) Which one of the following travelers is not associated with the description of the glories of Vijayanagar kingdom?
a) Abdur Razzaq
b) Paes
c) Ibn Batutah
d) Nuniz
ANS : c :
Abdur Razzaq- Deva Raya II
Paes- Krishna Deva Raya
Ibn Batutah- Harihara I
Nuziz- Achyut Deva Raya
20. The Chinese pilgrim Fa – Hien visited India during the reign of
a) Kanishka
b) Chandragupta I
c) Chandragupta II
d) Harshavardhana
ANS : c
21. Which of the following is the economic growth percentage projected in the 11th Five Year Plan draft that was approved by the Planning Commission in November 2007?
a) 8%
b) 9%
c) 9.5%
d) 10%
ANS : b
22. The Indian Navy’s only sailing ship, which returned to Kochi after a 10- month voyage around the globe is,
a) INS Vibhuti
b) INS Tarangini
c) INS Prabhat
d) INS Viraat
ANS : b
23) Who among the following is the Director General of International Monetary Fund (IMF) ?
a) Thaksin Shinawatra
b) Liang Guanglie
c) Dominique Strauss Kahn
d) Paul Wolfowitz
ANS : c
24) Who is the author of the book “Super Star India : From Incredible to Unstopable”?
a) Shobha De
b) Hillory Clinton
c) Dalai Lama
d) Imran Khan
ANS : a
25) What does CECA stand for?
a) Community Enabled Cooperative Arrangement
b) Comprehensive Ecological Cooperation Agreement
c) Comprehensive Ecological Cooperation Arrangement
d) Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement
ANS : d
26) John wheeler was associated with -
a) Physics
b) Chemistry
c) Botany
d) History
Ans : a

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Current General Knowledge
Objective Questions 2009
1. The Rs. 12,400 crore manned space mission of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is scheduled for launch by—
(A) 2020
(B) 2015
(C) 2030
(D) 2012
Ans : (B)
2. India plans a manned mission to the moon by—
(A) 2020
(B) 2025
(C) 2030
(D) 2012
Ans : (A)
3. A Judge (of a High Court) may be removed from his office by the President in the manner provided in clause (4) of ……… for the removal of a judge of the Supreme Court.
(A) Article 125
(B) Article 124
(C) Article 126
(D) Article 127
Ans : (B)
4. In order to remove judges of the Supreme Court or High Court through impeachment proceedings a motion is addressed to the President signed by at least—
(A) 100 members of Lok Sabha or 50 members of Rajya Sabha
(B) 50 members of Rajya Sabha or 150 members of Lok Sabha
(C) 80 members of Lok Sabha or 30 members of Rajya Sabha
(D) 60 members of Lok Sabha or 70 members of Rajya Sabha
Ans : (A)
5. Recently India and US have signed a pact on—
(A) petroleum
(B) biofuels
(C) atomic energy
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)
6. According to the UNICEF’s flagship report, ‘State of the World’s Children’ (2009) the number of women dying every year in India in Child Births is—
(A) 75000
(B) 77000
(C) 70000
(D) 78000
Ans : (D)
7. The Planning Commission has approved an ambitious scheme known as the Van Panchayat Yojna aiming at achieving the target of covering …………… of India’s geographical area with trees.
(A) 35%
(B) 40%
(C) 33%
(D) 28%
Ans : (C)
8. The Latest Forest Survey of India says that only ………… of the country’s land was covered with trees.
(A) 30%
(B) 22%
(C) 23%
(D) 20%
Ans : (C)
9. India has recently signed a pact for supply of reactors with—
(A) Areva
(B) U.S.A.
(C) Russia
(D) Japan
Ans : (A)
10. The last U.S.A. military base in Central Asia which was voted out by Kyrgyzstan’s Parliament was situated at—
(A) Manas
(B) Astana
(C) Bishkek
(D) Tashkant
Ans : (A)
11. Currently the Prime Minister of Iceland is—
(A) Geir Haarde
(B) Hugo Chavez
(C) Johanna Sigurdardottir
(D) None of the above
Ans : (C)
12. ……… Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) was organised by The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI) in New Delhi recently—Fill in the blank with—
(A) Tenth
(B) Ninth
(C) Eleventh
(D) Eighth
Ans : (B)
13. BDR stands for—
(A) Border Development Force
(B) Border District Development
(C) Bangladesh Rifles
(D) Bangladesh Development Rifles
Ans : (C)
14. Zillur Rahman is the new President of—
(A) Malaysia
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Maldives
(D) Kazakhstan
Ans : (B)
15. Slumdog Millionaire won the Oscar Awards in—
(A) Eight categories
(B) Seven categories
(C) Six categories
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)
16. The Oscar Award for Best Actress has been bagged by—
(A) Dustin Lance Black
(B) Kate Winslet
(C) Vicky Christina
(D) None of the above
Ans : (B)
17. Sean Penn has got the Oscar Award 2009 for—
(A) Best Actor
(B) Best Director
(C) Adapted Screenplay
(D) Original Song
Ans : (A)
18. According to a recent report the percentage of all immigrant founded companies in last ten years founded by Indian immigrant is—
(A) 26%
(B) 30%
(C) 35%
(D) 40%
Ans : (A)
19. STPF stands for—
(A) Special Task Protection Force
(B) Special Tiger Protection Force
(C) Special Tiger Police Force
(D) None of the above
Ans : (B)
20. According to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) report the country which tops the World Hunger Chart is—
(A) Sierra Leone
(B) India
(C) Somalia
(D) Pakistan
Ans : (B)
21. ‘Daughters of Shame’ is a book written by—
(A) Jasvinder Sanghera
(B) Mehar Fatima Hussain
(C) Kermit Roosevelt
(D) Shazia Aziz
Ans : (A)
22. Earth Day is observed on—
(A) April 22
(B) April 17
(C) April 30
(D) April 24
Ans : (A)
23. The winner of Chappell-Hadlee Trophy is—
(A) New Zealand
(B) Australia
(C) India
(D) West Indies
Ans : (B)
24. NPs Aulakh has been appointed as the new Chief of—
(A) National Security Guard
(B) Research and Analysis Wing
(C) Central Bureau of Investigation
(D) National Investigation Agency
Ans : (A)
25. According to recent estimates of Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) during 2008-09 India’s national income will grow at—
(A) 8·8%
(B) 10%
(C) 7·1%
(D) 8·5%
Ans : (C)
26. The winner of Australian Open Tennis Women’s Singles Title is—
(A) Dinara Safin
(B) Serena Williams
(C) Sania Mirza
(D) Venus Williams
Ans : (B)
27. Navin Chawla has been appointed as the new—
(A) Director General of Border Security Force
(B) National Security Guards Chief
(C) Central Bureau of Investigation Chief
(D) Chief Election Commissioner
Ans : (D)
28. The winner of Australian Open Tennis Men’s Singles Title is—
(A) Roger Federer
(B) Mahesh Bhupati
(C) Andy Murray
(D) Rafael Nadal
Ans : (D)
29. Indian Cricket team is the number …………… team in the latest ICC’s One Day ranking.
(A) Two
(B) Three
(C) Four
(D) Five
Ans : (B)
30. G-20 Finance Ministers meeting recently took place in—
(A) London
(B) Paris
(C) New Delhi
(D) Horsham
Ans : (D)
31. Who among the following personalities recently visited India ?
(A) Hillary Clinton
(B) Bill Clinton
(C) Martin Luther King III
(D) Martin Luther King IV
Ans : (C)
32. The World Wide Web (WWW) on March 13, 2009 marked its—
(A) 25th anniversary
(B) 30th anniversary
(C) 20th anniversary
(D) 35th anniversary
Ans : (C)
33. Luther L. Terry Award has been given to—
(A) K. Srinath Reddy
(B) K. Vishwanath
(C) Ronald M. Davis
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)
34. Who has recently overtaken Warren Buffet as world’s richest man ?
(A) Mukesh Ambani
(B) Anil Ambani
(C) Bill Gates
(D) Ratan Tata
Ans : (C)
35. The President of which of the following countries visited India in March 2009—
(A) Yugoslavia
(B) Benin
(C) Macedonia
(D) Turkey
Ans : (B)
36. According to Economist Intelligence Unit recent Survey the world’s costliest city is—
(A) New York
(B) Mumbai
(C) Washington
(D) Tokyo
Ans : (D)
37. The former Israeli President who has been charged with rape is—
(A) Benjamin Nitinyahu
(B) Shimon Peres
(C) Moshe Katsav
(D) Ariel Sharon
Ans : (C)
38. According to Tobacco Atlas in India roughly the number of people who are consuming tobacco is—
(A) 250 million
(B) 230 million
(C) 220 million
(D) 225 million
Ans : (B)
39. INS Viraat—the sole aircraft carrier in the Indian Ocean of the Indian Navy will celebrate its ………… in November 2009.
(A) Golden Jubilee
(B) Silver Jubilee
(C) Diamond Jubilee
(D) Platinum Jubilee
Ans : (A)
40. India recently launched Interceptor Missile on March 6, 2009 for—
(A) the fourth time
(B) the fifth time
(C) the third time
(D) the second time
Ans : (C)
41. The Chief Guest on 60th Republic Day of India was—
(A) Kazakhstan’s President
(B) Uzbekistan’s President
(C) Tajikistan’s President
(D) Kyrgyzstan’s President
Ans : (A)
42. The number of members of Global Advisory Council constituted by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh is—
(A) 20
(B) 25
(C) 27
(D) 30
Ans : (A)
43. This year Pravasi Bhartiya Divas was celebrated in—
(A) Mumbai
(B) Madras
(C) Chennai
(D) Kolkata
Ans : (C)
44. Which of the following recently celebrated its Platinum Jubilee ?
(A) Indian Space Research Organisation
(B) Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
(C) Indian National Science Academy
(D) None of the above
Ans : (C)
45. The new Research and Analysis wing Chief is—
(A) Radha Vinod Raju
(B) M. N. Prasad
(C) J. K. Sodhi
(D) K. C. Verma
Ans : (D)
46. Which of the following Indian cricketers has not been inducted in ICC’s Hall of Fame ?
(A) Sachin Tendulkar
(B) Sunil Gavaskar
(C) Kapil Dev
(D) Bishen Singh Bedi
Ans : (A)
47. According to a recently published report, the State/Union Territory which has occupied top spot in Education index is—
(A) Lakshdeep
(B) Kerala
(C) Puducherry
(D) Karnataka
Ans : (C)
48. The runner-up in Australian Open 2009 (Men’s Singles) is—
(A) Rafael Nadal
(B) Mahesh Bhupati
(C) Roger Federer
(D) Andy Murray
Ans : (C)
49. The runner-up in Australian Open (Women’s Singles) 2009 is—
(A) Dinara Safin
(B) Venus William
(C) Serena William
(D) Sania Mirza
Ans : (A)
50. The winner of Parsvanath International Open Chess Tournament is—
(A) Mikhail Ulibin
(B) Surya Shekhar Ganguly
(C) Samresh Jung
(D) O. Sullevan
Ans : (B)
51. The Chairman of Anti Doping Panel constituted by the Government is—
(A) Jasmeet Singh
(B) Dinesh Dayal
(C) Dr. Vikas Ahluwalia
(D) Dinesh Khanna
Ans : (B)
52. This year National Games have been held in—
(A) Sikkim
(B) Assam
(C) Kerala
(D) Jharkhand
Ans : (D)
53. Which of the following was not the base of LTTE before being captured by Sri Lankan forces ?
(A) Muridke
(B) Elephant Pass
(C) Kilinochchi
(D) Mullaithivu
Ans : (A)
54. DRDO came into existence in—
(A) 1960
(B) 1958
(C) 1962
(D) 1965
Ans : (B)
55. This year Pankaj Advani has been given—
(A) Padma Vibhushan
(B) Padma Bhushan
(C) Padma Shri
(D) None of these
Ans : (C)
56. Who among the following has not been honoured with Padma Vibhushan ?
(A) Dr. Gurdip Singh Randhawa
(B) D. P. Chattopadhyay
(C) Govind Narain
(D) Chandrika Prasad Srivastava
Ans : (A)
57. ‘India and China—A Thousand Years of Cultural Relations’ is the book written by—
(A) Probodh Chandra Bagchi
(B) K. Bikram Singh
(C) Romila Thapar
(D) None of the above
Ans : (A)
58. World Consumer Rights Day is observed on—
(A) March 12
(B) March 15
(C) March 23
(D) March 24
Ans : (B)
59. The Government of India has declared……as the National Day for the Girl Child.
(A) February 25
(B) January 27
(C) March 22
(D) January 24
Ans : (D)
60. In 2007-08, Enrolment rate for Muslim children increased to—
(A) 8·41%
(B) 10·49%
(C) 9·39%
(D) 7·25%
Ans : (B)
61. The 75th edition of Ranji Trophy was won by—
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Railways
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Mumbai
Ans : (D)
62. Recently, the scientist who came into news is—
(A) Albert Einstein
(B) Charles Darwin
(C) Newton
(D) Vikram Sarabhai
Ans : (B)
63. In the Interim Budget 2009-10 the Government of India has allocated for its flagship programmes, the amount of—
(A) Rs. 112,571 crore
(B) Rs. 122, 841 crore
(C) Rs. 131,317 crore
(D) Rs. 451,311 crore
Ans : (C)
64. The new Prime Minister of Zimbabwe is—
(A) Robert Mugabe
(B) Morgan Tsvangirai
(C) Thabo Mbeki
(D) None of the above
Ans : (B)
65. In recently held elections in Israel, the political party which emerged largest in terms of number of seats is—
(A) Likud Party
(B) Kadima Party
(C) Labour Party
(D) Yisrael Beiteinu
Ans : (A)
66. 35th National Games will be held in—
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Karnataka
(C) Gujarat
(D) Kerala
Ans : (D)
67. Prashant Prakash and Kalki Koechlin are the winners of—
(A) Padma Shree
(B) Metro Plus Playwright Award
(C) Assam Ratna
(D) None of the above
Ans : (B)
68. The winner of Duleep Trophy is—
(A) East Zone
(B) South Zone
(C) West Zone
(D) North Zone
Ans : (C)
69. The Punjab Gold Cup has been won by—
(A) Poland
(B) The Netherlands
(C) England
(D) Norway
Ans : (B)
70. World Social Forum meeting was recently held in—
(A) Paris
(B) Belem
(C) Davos
(D) Moscow
Ans : (B)
71. The controversial Pakistani scientist who was recently in news is—
(A) Abdul Jamal
(B) Shah Mahmood Qureshi
(C) Kazi Hussain
(D) Abdul Qadir Khan
Ans : (D)
72. The new Chairman of Satyam Computer Services is—
(A) Kiran Karnik
(B) Prem Chand Gupta
(C) Habil Khorkiwala
(D) R. N. Mittal
Ans : (A)
73. In Iraqi Parliamentary elections Prime Minister Nouri-Al-Maliki’s candidates have won in—
(A) 14 provinces
(B) 9 provinces
(C) 8 provinces
(D) 7 provinces
Ans : (B)
74. In the latest ICC ODI (Team) ranking, India has occupied—
(A) No. 2 position
(B) No. 3 position
(C) No. 4 position
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)
75. The Sustainable Leadership Award has been given to—
(A) R. K. Pachauri
(B) Bill Gates
(C) Ban Ki-Moon
(D) Arundhati Roy
Ans : (C)
76. ‘QUARK 2009’ is—
(A) An exhibition on peaceful uses of Nuclear Energy
(B) India’s ambitious project to Mars
(C) India-Russia joint noval exercise
(D) Annual-National level technical festival of BITs Pilani
Ans : (D)
77. ‘Best Executive 2008’ by Asia-money magazine has been given to—
(A) S. M. Natrajan
(B) O. P. Bhatt
(C) Ravinder Zutshi
(D) C. B. Bhav
Ans : (B)
78. Twelve new frog species have been found in—
(A) Konkan region
(B) Malwa
(C) Eastern Ghats
(D) Western Ghats
Ans : (D)
79. Sheik Sharif Ahmed is the new President of—
(A) Uganda
(B) Rawanda
(C) Somalia
(D) Morocco
Ans : (C)
80. India’s Moon Impact Probe (MIP) landed on Moon’s Surface on—
(A) November 10, 2008
(B) November 11, 2008
(C) November 14, 2008
(D) November 15, 2008
Ans : (C)
81. Stolt Valor which was recently hijacked by sea-pirates belongs to—
(A) Germany
(B) Japan
(C) U.S.A.
(D) Saudi Arabia
Ans : (B)
82. During the Egyptian President’s visit to India in November 2008 five pacts were signed with Egypt. Which of the following was not signed ?
(A) Pact in the field of health and medicine
(B) Agreement on purchasing petrol at cheaper rate
(C) An extradition treaty
(D) Agreement on abolition of visa for specific categories
Ans : (B)
83. Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian President who recently visited India, has been the President of his country since—
(A) 1971
(B) 1981
(C) 1961
(D) 1990
Ans : (B)
84. On November 12, 2008 India testfired successfully Shourya missile. It is a—
(A) Air to air missile
(B) Air to surface missile
(C) Surface to surface missile
(D) Surface to sea missile
Ans : (C)
85. ITR stands for—
(A) International Tariff Rate
(B) Integrated Trial Rate
(C) Integrated Trial Range
(D) Integrated Test Range
Ans : (D)
86. Recently National River Status has been granted to—
(A) Mahanadi
(B) Ganga
(C) Sindhu
(D) Brahmaputra
Ans : (B)
87. Pt. Bhimsen Joshi who has been declared ‘Bharat Ratna’ winner was born in—
(A) Gadag
(B) Palakkad
(C) Pune
(D) Mysore
Ans : (A)
88. Under the revised pay scale of Judges as approved by the Union Cabinet on November 27, 2008, which of the following pairs/matches is not correct ?
(A) Chief Justice of India—Rs. 1 lakh per month
(B) Chief Justice of the High Court—Rs. 90,000 per month
(C) Judge of the High Court—Rs. 80,000 per month
(D) Judge of the Supreme Court—Rs. 85,000 per month
Ans : (D)
89. The Security forces of India launched……to flush out terrorists which wreaked havoc in Mumbai in the last week of November 2008.
(A) Operation Liberate Mumbai
(B) Operation Sea Storm
(C) Operation Black Tornadoes
(D) Operation Thunder storm
Ans : (C)
90. The highest number of electoral college votes during U.S.A. Presidential Election belongs to—
(A) California
(B) Florida
(C) Connecticut
(D) Virginia
Ans : (A)
91. In U.S.A. Presidential election, 2008 Barack Obama got—
(A) 371 electoral college votes
(B) 320 electoral college votes
(C) 364 electoral college votes
(D) 360 electoral college votes
Ans : (C)
92. The author of which of the following is not Barack Obama ?
(A) Dream from My Father
(B) Thoughts on Reclaiming Dream
(C) It Takes a Nation : How Strangers Became Family
(D) My Great America
Ans : (D)
93. European Union-Russia summit was held recently at—
(A) Nice
(B) Bonn
(C) St. Petersburgh
(D) London
Ans : (A)
94. Abu Dhabi was recently in news for hosting—
(A) Arab Women’s Conference
(B) OPEC Summit
(C) APEC Summit
(D) Arab League Summit
Ans : (A)
95. By an agreement between Iraq and the U.S.A., the latter has committed to withdraw its troops from Iraq by—
(A) 2010
(B) 2011
(C) 2009
(D) 2012
Ans : (B)
96. BIMSTEC is—
(A) Seven-member nation organisation
(B) Eight-member nation organisation
(C) Nine-member organisation
(D) Six-member nation organisation
Ans : (A)
97. Recently BIMSTEC held its—
(A) Third Summit
(B) Fourth Summit
(C) Second Summit
(D) Fifth Summit
Ans : (C)
98. Which of the following countries leads space launch tally ?
(A) U.S.A.
(B) Russia
(C) Japan
(D) E.U.
Ans : (B)
99. The headquarters of APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) is situated at—
(A) Kuala Lumpur
(B) Singapore
(C) Lima
(D) Santiago
Ans : (B)
100. Who has recently been made the first ambassador to the Geneva based Global fund to fight Aids, tuberculosis and malaria ?
(A) Amitabh Bachchan
(B) Britney Spears
(C) Carla Bruni
(D) Zinedine Zidane
Ans : (C)
101. Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2008 has been conferred on—
(A) Dr. Mohammad El Bardei
(B) Hosni Mubarak
(C) Shabana Azmi
(D) Nelson Mandela
Ans : (A)
102. The prestigious Jnanpith award winner for 2005 is—
(A) Abdul Rahman Rahi
(B) Kunwar Narayan
(C) Ravindra Kelekar
(D) Satyavarat Shastri
Ans : (B)
103. ‘The Bikini Murders’ is a book by—
(A) Erez Mandela
(B) J. V. Braun
(C) Farukh Dhondy
(D) Martin Dupuls
Ans : (C)
104. LTTE’s administrative headquarters is situated at—
(A) Batticaola
(B) Kilinochchi
(C) Puthumu Rippu
(D) Ariviyal Nakar
Ans : (B)
105. UNO recently banned Pakistan based terrorist organisation—
(A) JKLF
(B) United Taliban Front
(C) Al-Humijat
(D) Jamat-ud-Dawa
Ans : (D)
106. The six important inscriptions which have recently come to light in Tamil Nadu’s 1200 year old Shiva Temple reveal—
(A) Early Chola history
(B) Early Kushans history
(C) Early Mauryan history
(D) Early Sangam history
Ans : (A)
107. LITE is the proposed Maiden Moon Mission of—
(A) Germany
(B) France
(C) Britain
(D) Japan
Ans : (C)
108. The 2008 World Snooker Champion is—
(A) Pankaj Advani
(B) Colm Gilcreest
(C) Thepchai Un-Nooh
(D) None of the above
Ans : (C)
109. The male sports man chosen as Athlete of the Year 2008 is—
(A) Usain Bolt
(B) Dayron Robles
(C) Angelo Taylor
(D) Henry Rono
Ans : (A)
110. The Champion of 2008 Formula one Races is—
(A) Kim Raikkonen
(B) Lewis Hamilton
(C) Felipe Massa
(D) Robert Kubica
Ans : (B)
111. According to Forbes latest list, the fourth richest Indian is—
(A) Anil Ambani
(B) Kushal Pal Singh
(C) Sunil Mittal
(D) Lakshmi Mittal
Ans : (C)
112. India ranks………..on Global Gender-Gap Index.
(A) 115th
(B) 113th
(C) 110th
(D) 111th
Ans : (B)
113. IBEx is—
(A) NASA’s Probe
(B) EU’s Probe
(C) EU NASA joint Probe
(D) None of the above
Ans : (A)
114. According to Forbes Magazine the richest lady of India is—
(A) Indira Nooyi
(B) Sonia Gandhi
(C) Savitri Jindal
(D) Teena Ambani
Ans : (C)
115. National Women Excellence Award 2008 has been given to—
(A) Pritika Kalra Gandhi
(B) Sheila Dixit
(C) Sharmila Tagore
(D) Shabana Azmi
Ans : (A)
116. The female Athlete of the Year Award has been conferred on—
(A) Yelena Isinbayeva
(B) Tirunesh Dibaba
(C) Pamela Jelimo
(D) Anne Frazer
Ans : (A)
117. World Junior Badminton Championship (Woman’s title) has been won by—
(A) Sayaka Sato
(B) Fu Mingtian
(C) Saina Nehwal
(D) Xie Jing
Ans : (C)
118. India’s first 3G Technology-based mobile phone service of MTNL was launched on—
(A) December 15, 2008
(B) December 11, 2008
(C) December 10, 2008
(D) December 8, 2008
Ans : (B)
119. The new Chief Minister of Mizoram is—
(A) P. A. Sangma
(B) Mr. Lalthanhawla
(C) R. Lalzirliana
(D) H. Liansailova
Ans : (B)
120. According to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) the number of farmers who committed suicides during 2007 is—
(A) 16,632
(B) 4,238
(C) 11,026
(D) 1,21,617
Ans : (A)
121. India–U.S. Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement was signed on—
(A) October 11, 2008
(B) October 20, 2008
(C) October 15, 2008
(D) October 5, 2008
Ans : (A)
122. The IIM Review Committee which recommended higher government control on IIMs is headed by—
(A) M. K. Prasad
(B) R.C. Bhargava
(C) Ravi Kumar
(D) C. Rangrajan
Ans : (B)
123. India launched its first Moon Mission Chandrayaan-1 on—
(A) October 10, 2008
(B) October 15, 2008
(C) October 20, 2008
(D) October 22, 2008
Ans : (D)
124. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle which put Chandrayaan-1 into its orbit is—
(A) PSLV-C-9
(B) PSLV-C-8
(C) PSLV-C-11
(D) PSLV-C-7
Ans : (C)
125. India is the ……country to send Moon Mission.
(A) Fifth
(B) Fourth
(C) Sixth
(D) Seventh
Ans : (B)
126. The number of instruments which the spacecraft Chandrayaan carried is—
(A) 15
(B) 20
(C)11
(D) 9
Ans : (C)
127. Union Cabinet has cleared Right to Education Bill which is the enabling legislation to notify—
(A) The 91th Constitutional Amendment
(B) The 86th Constitutional Amendment
(C) The 95th Constitutional Amendment
(D) The 93rd Constitutional Amendment
Ans : (B)
128. On October 15, 2008 the……IBSA Summit concluded in New Delhi.
(A) Third
(B) Fourth
(C) Fifth
(D) Sixth
Ans : (A)
129. The IBSA Dialogue Forum was formalised through the adoption of the Brasilia Declaration in—
(A) 2004
(B) 2003
(C) 2005
(D) 2006
Ans : (B)
130. ACD stands for—
(A) Asian Cooperative Dialogue
(B) Asia Cooperation Dialogue
(C) Asia China Dialogue Forum
(D) Asian-Chinese Dialogue
Ans : (B)
131. The number of member countries who participated in Asia-Europe Meeting Summit held on October 24-25, 2008 was—
(A) 45
(B) 40
(C) 35
(D) 30
Ans : (A)
132. The new-President of Maldives is—
(A) Abdul Gayoom
(B) Mohammad Anni Nasheed
(C) Mohammad Irshad
(D) Abdul Qadir
Ans : (B)
133. Which of the following states has topped in Governments’ Primary Education Development Index ?
(A) Delhi
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Kerala
(D) Tamil Nadu
Ans : (C)
134. EDI stands for—
(A) Enforcement Directorate Index
(B) Education Development Infrastructure
(C) Education and Development Identity
(D) Education Development Index
Ans : (D)
135. Which one of the following is not the winner of 2008 Nobel Prize in Medicine ?
(A) Professor Herald Zur Hausen
(B) Martin Chalfi
(C) Prof. Luc Montagnier
(D) Francoise Barre-Sinoussi
Ans : (B)
136. Which one of the following is not the winner of 2008 Nobel Prize in Physics ?
(A) Jean Marie Gustave Le Clezio
(B) Makoto Kobayashi
(C) Toshihide Maskawa
(D) Yoichiro Nambu
Ans : (A)
137. Which one of the following has not won the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry ?
(A) Martin Chalfi
(B) Roger Y. Tsien
(C) Osamu Shimomura
(D) Franco Basse Sinoussi
Ans : (D)
138. Traditionally, the first of Nobel Prizes awarded each year in the category of—
(A) Physics
(B) Chemistry
(C) Medicine
(D) Literature
Ans : (C)
139. The Alternative Nobel Prizes are—
(A) Magsaysay Awards
(B) Right to Livelihood Awards
(C) Global Energy Awards
(D) Grammy Awards
Ans : (B)
140. National Consumer Rights Day is observed on—
(A) December 4
(B) December 7
(C) December 24
(D) December 10
Ans : (C)

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2. Which of the following pairs as the same relationship between its two elements as between Thirst : Water?

A. Appetite : Meal B. Sun : Energy

C. Poison : Death D. Ice : Cold E. Food : Hunger

3. Find the odd- man out:

A. Fear B. Love C. Liking D. Discipline E. hate

4. Find out the missing number from the following numbers given below

21, 22, 24, 27, 31, 36 …………

A. 41 B. 72 C. 42 D. 44 E. 75

5. Fill in the blank::

Vaccination is to which is unlike with others _____

6. Select the one which is unlike with others :

A. Comedy B. Tragedy C. Buffoonery D. Farce E. Drollery

7. What is the meaning of the word “Canard” ?

A. Rumour B. Alarm C. Hoax D. Warning E. False

8. Fill in the blanks :

‘Painting’ is to ‘art’ as ‘twist’ is to ____

9.If 8*4 = 42; 6+6 = 33; 2*2 = 11; 4*8 = 24; then 2*6 = ?

10. Fill in the blanks :

Tree is to Branches as river is to ______

11. Three – fifth of one – fourth of a number is 18. What is the number?

A. 140 B. 120 C. 160 D. 90 E. None of these

12. Prabhat is as much heavier than Jatin as he lighter than Umesh .If the total weight of Umesh and Jatin is 140 kgs. What is weight of Prabhat ?

A. 80 kgs B. 60 kgs C. 75 kgs D. Cannot be determined

E None of these

13. In a fort, there is provision of feed for 150 men for 45 days. After 10 days 25 men left the fort. The remaining feed will last for :

A. 42 days B. 54 days C. 48 days D. 50 days E. 52 days

14. Find the odd-man out :

A. Robin B. Penguin C. Swallow D. Sparrow E. Python

15. Fill in the blank from the choices given below :

PINDY : QMEX : : JRSF : ?

A. KQRE B. KSTE C. KSRED. KQTEE. KTQE

16. Fill in the blank :

1, 3, 7, 15, ___, 63

17. A train running at a speed of 84 km. per hour crosses a man running a speed 6 km. per hour in the opposite direction in 4 seconds. What is the length of the train in meters.

A.75 B. 180 C. 200 D. 150 E. None of these

18. Among five friends A is heavier then B, C is lighter than D but beavier

than E. Who among them is the heaviest.

A. B B. C C. A. D. D E. Date Inadequate

19. Three- fourth of a number is fifteen less than the original number, What is number.?

A. 40 B. 90 C. 50 D. 60 E. None of these.

20. The least number by which 450 must be multiplied in order to make in it perfect square?

A 4 B. 3 C. 2 D. 1 E. 5

21. Four the five are alike in certain way, which one is not like the other form?

A. Short B. Medium C. Long D. Infinity E. Very long

22. The average weight of 5 men is 67.5 kg, the average weight is diminished by 7.5 kg. when the weight of a boy is included; What is weight of the boy?

A. 22.5 kg B. 30 kg C. 25 kg D. 20 kg E. None of these

23. How many paving stones each measuring 2 ½ meters 2 meters are required to pave a rectangular count yard 60 meters long and 16 ½ meters broad?

A. 190 B. 200 C. 198 D. 175 E. None of these

24. Indicate the group of letters which is different from the rest ?

A. BFDC B. VZXWC. KPMLD. QUSRE. None of these

25. If ‘cold drinks’ were oceans, then ‘ice- cubes’ will be

A. Coast lines B. Glaciers C. Ice- bergs D. Islands E. None of these

ANSWERS

1. D. Except Sailor all others are tradesman

2. A. Appetite : Meal 3. D. Discipline

4. C. 42. The serious follows the rule +1, +2, +3, +4, +5, +6………

5. Agriculture. Vaccination prevents the body from diseases in the same way pesticides protects a agriculture from pest.

6. B. Except Tragedy all others have the same meaning.

7. E. Rumour 8. Dance

9. A. 13 10. Distributaries

11. B. Let the number x, then 3/5* 1/4x = 18 ═> x = 120

12. E. P – J = U – P ═> 2P = U + J P = 140/2 = 70

13. A. the required = 150 * 45 – 10 * 510 = 42 days

125

14. E. Python . Except Python all others are birds

15. D. KQTE

16. The series in *2 + 1, *2 + 1, *2 + 1, *2 + 1, *2 + 1

17. Length of the train = (84 + 6) 5/8 * 4 = 100m

18. E. A>B, D>C, D>B>E. from the given in formations we cannot determine who among them is the heaviest.

19. D. x – ¾ x = 15 ═> x = 60

20. C. 450 * 2 = 30

21. D. Infinite

22. A. Weight of the boy = 60 * 6 – 67.5 * 5 = 22.5 kg

23. C. The required number 60 * 16.5 = 198

2.5 * 2

24. C. KPML 25. C. Ice – bergs

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Sub inspector police

1. Pick out one word which is out of place with others :

Infant Baby Child Girl Youth Adult

2. Fill in blank :

Squint is related to vision as stammering is to ___

3. Identify the one activity which does not match with the rest :

Walk Run Sleep Swim Cycle

4. Applying the rule used in (a) below, find out the missing number in (b) below:

A. 3 7 15 31 63 B. 5 11 23 – 95

5. Fill in the blank :

Kidney is to nephrology as heart is to ___

6. Select the one word which is the unlike others:

Table Chair Cot Shelf Stool

7. Which of the following words has the same meaning as ‘genuine’?

A. Spurious B. Authentic C. Probable D. Possible E. None of these

8. Fill in the blank :

Stable is to horse as kennel is to ____

9. A motor can round a curve at 30 km/hr. If it rounds the curve at 60 km/hr, its tendency to topple over will be :

A. halved B. doubled C. tripledD. quadrupled E. None of these

10. Fill in the blank :

Clock is to time as thermometer is to ____

11. By putting at the zero at the end of a number its value is increased by 749475. The number is :

A. 86315 B. 85192C. 84273D. 83275E. None of these

12. The statement that the minute hand gains 330⁰ on the hour hand of a clock is

A. foolish B. true C. incorrect D. true at times E. None of these

13. A father is 3 times as old as his son now. After 25 years the farther will be only double the age of the son. What is the age of father now?

A. 30 years B. 36 years C. 45 years D. 51 years E. None of these

14. Choose the word which does not belong to the group as the other do:

A. Nylon B. CottonC. Silk D. Jute E. Polyester

15. Supply the appropriate letters to continue the series :

ABC EFG JKL PQR _______

16. Supply the appropriate figures to continue the series :

6, 13, 21, 30, 40, 51, 63, ____

17. A and B are traveling from one point from different trains in opposite directions. The speed of A’s train is 40 km/hr. and that o B’s train is 30 km/hr. How far away will A be from B after 3 hours?

18. Four different coloured counters are placed in a row. The re counter is near the green counter, but not near the blue. The blue counter is not near the Yellow. Which counter is next to Yellow.

19. The sixth part of a number exceeds the seventh part by 2. The number is :

A. 42 B. 84 C. 96 D. 105 E. None of these

20. The digit added to the right of the number 2304 so as it make the resulting number divisible by 9 is

A 1 B. 2 C. 9 D. 3 E. None of these

21. Which of the following items is not like the others from a group

A. Butter B. Curd C. Juice D. Cheese E. Milk

22. The average age of a class of 39 boys is 10 years. By admission of one boy A the average age us raised to 10 years and one month. What is age of A?

A. 13 years and 4 months B. 13 ½ years

C. 14 years D. 14years and 4 months E. None of these

23. The length and breadth of room are in ratio 5 : 3 . The cost of white washing the walls at the rate of 10 paise per sq meter is Rs 16.00. If the height of the wall is 5m the length and breadth are:

A. 3m * 2m B. 10 m * 6m C. 15m * 6m

D. 15m* 9m E. None of these

24. Identify the group of letters which is different from the rest.

ACE HJL OQT UWY

25. If rain is called “pink”, pink is called “could”, cloud is called “water”, is called “breeze” and breeze is called “moon” what do you wash your hands?

A. Water B. Rain C. Breeze D. Moon E. None of these

ANSWERS

1. Girl 2. Speech 3. Sleep

4. 47 5. Cardiology 6. Shelf

7. B. Authentic 8. Dog 9. D. quadrupled

10. Temperature 11. D. 832750 – 83275 = 749475

12. B. true 13. C. 45 years 14. Jute

15. WXY 16. 76. The series +7, +8, +9, +10, +11, +12, ……

17. The required distance = (40 + 30) 3 = 210 km

18. The sequence is Yellow , Red , Green, Blue

19. B. 84 20. E. None of these. 2304 is divisible by 9.

21. C. Juice 22. A. 13 years and 4 months

23. B. 10 m * 6m 24. OQT

25. C. Breeze. We wash our hands in water, ie in Breeze

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Sub inspector police

Directions 1 – 4: The words given below have certain relationship. Trick the choice similar relationship.

1. Exit : Enter

A. Notorious : Famous B. Go : Depart C. Peace : Nation

D. Money : Buy E. None of these

2. Guava : Mango

A. Juice : Squash B. Bhils : Nagas

C. Badminton : Shuttlecock D. Book : Red E. None of these

3. Select the pair which is different from others:

A. Hard work and success B. Treatment and Disease

C. Coward and Fear D. Extravagant and Bankruptcy

E. None of these

4. Below a lead word has been followed by four alternatives. One of theses alternatives has some relationship with the word which is different from the other three. Mark this alternative.

SPECULATION

A. SPECIAL B. TOPIC C. NATION D. CAUTION E. None of these

Directions 5 – 10: Find the odd-man out:

5. A. Stadium B. Stage C. Rink D. Court E. None of these

6. A. Love B. Infatuation C. Affectation D. Attachment

E. None of these

7. If Singh is taller than Hamid but shorter than John who is shorter than Chandra but taller than Karunakaran then the tallest person is :

A. Chandra B. Karunakaran C. Singh D. John E. None of these

8. The sum of two numbers is 35 and their difference is 13.Find the greater number.

A. 23 B. 24 C. 20 D. 25 E. None of these

9. Two students fought a college election. The winning student got 60% of the total votes and won the election by 144 votes only. What was the total number of votes polled?

A. 720 B. 480 C. 360 D. 240 E. None of these

10. When there is an increase of 30% in the price of TV sets and decrease of 20% in the number of sets sold, then what is percentage effect on total sales?

A. 4% loss B. 8% loss C. 4% gain D. 8% gain E. None of these

Directions 11 – 15: Find the missing numbering the series given below:

11. 2, 5, 9, 14, 20, 27,____

12. 3, 7, 10, 17, 27, 44____

13. 5, 9, 4, 11, 7, 17, 10,___, 6,

14. A number exceeds its one – fifth by 20, what is the number?

A. 100 B. 25 C. 5 D. 20 E. None of these

15. John purchased 4 pens and 3 pencils of Rs. 46. Aslam purchased 3 pens and 8 pencils from the same trader at the same rate for the same account. What is the price of 1 pencil?

A. Rs.2.00 B. Rs.4.00 C. Rs.1.50 D. Rs.3 E. None of these

ANSWERS

1. A. Notorious : Famous

2. B. Guava & Mango are the names of fruits ,in the same Bhils and Nagas are the same of Tribes.

3. Treatment and Disease 4. D. CAUTION

5. B. Except stage all others are connected with games(Rink is ice hockey ground)

6. C. Affectation

7. A. Chandra>John>Sighn>Hamid, John>Karunakaran. From the above two relations Chandra is tallest person.

8. B. Let x be the larger number and y be the smaller number.

Then x+y = 35___(1) x-y = 13 ____(2) (1) + (2) ═> 2x = 48 x = 24. There for the larger number is 24.

9. A. 720 10. C.

11. 35. The given series follows the rule +3, +4, +5, +6, +7, +8.

12. 71. Here and the two preceeding numbers to get the next number

13. 16

14. B. 25

15. A. Let the price of one pen is Rs . x and that of pencil is Rs y.

Then 4x + 3y = 46 and 3x + 8y = 46. On solving we get y = Rs.2.

Ie the price of one pencil = Rs. 2.00

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