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I The bestexpressionofnationalismis
a)FrenchRevolution
b)GermanUnification
c) GreekRevolution
d) Amen'canWar of tn<iependence
7. He wasa manof actionandtheknighfenanclof Italian
liberation.Namehirn.
a)Piedmont
b) Garibaldi
c)}v4:azzinr
d) Cavour
a
J.

'Swaraj

is ourbirth right' wasthemain sloganof

a)Home Rulemovement b) Khilafat Movement

c) Peasarrt
Movement
d) Tribal Movement
i

+.

8. Somepersonsandtheirworks arestatedbelcw:
A, S.C.Bose

L GaggingAct

ts.Gandhi

il. NationaiistPressof lldia

C. RalaRamMohanRoy IIl. ForwarclBloc

D. Lor<lCanning IV. Yotmgindia
Whichofthe follow.ingindicatesthecorect matching
ofthe above?
a)A-i
B-II C-III D- IV

b) A-irr
c)A-III
d)A -rv

B-ry c-II
B- I C-IV
B-rI c-r

D-I
D-It
D-Irr

Give thecorrectchronologicalorderofthe followng:

i. JallianwalaBashMassacre
lL RowlattAct
III. KhilafatMovement

9 . The orrewhich is not the method adoptedto fight

depression
of 192()'sis ?
a)Resorttoinflation
b) Refomrsin ba:rkmgsystem
c) Control securitiesa:rdcommoditiesmarket
d) Preferentialtarifii

a) lI, I, III
c) II, III, I

I 0. Matchthefollowilg:

b) I, n, lII
d) I, uI, il

5 . Some inventors/writersand their rn'orksare sLated

below:
A. EllyWhitely

I. David Copperfield

B. CharlesDickens

II. Vanity Fair

A. Poland

i. Karolyi

B"Hungary

II. Land of theVistula

C. Greece

III. RhineFederation

D. Gemrany

[V. PrinceOtto
C-UI

C. JamesHargreates Ill. Cotton gin

D. W.M. Thackeray IV' SpinningJermy

a) A-I

B-lI

b)A-rr

B-[r c-II

D_r

c) A-Il

d)A -rv

B- I

D-[II

Which ofthe following indicatesthecorrectmatching

ofthe above?
a) A-III
B-II
C-I
D- fv"

b)A-II

B-r

c-rv

D_rrr

c)A-III
d)A -rr

B- I C-ry
B-Irr c-I

D-II
D_IV

6 . Themovementstartedby the krdianNational Congress

in 1905,which add the momentumof expansicnof
Indianindustrieswas?
a) Swadeshimovement
b)TradeUnionMovement
c)LeftMovement
d)WorkingClassMor,,ement
7. Which ofthe following countriesis not associatedwith
Indo-China?
a)Thailand
b)Viekram
c) Laos
d) Cambodia

C-IV

B-rI c-r

D- ry

D_rrI

1i. Whichofthe foliowingoptionsis incorrect?

Resources
canbe classified....
a) onthebasisoforigin
b) on thebasisof shape
c) on thebasisofownership
d) on thebasisofexhaustibility
12. Maththefollowing:
A. Jute
I. krdianWildlifeProtectionAct
8.1972
II. SorrowofBengal
C. Damodar

IIl. MainRabi crop

D. Wheat

IV. GoldenFibre

a) A-III

B-IV

b)A-rv
c) A-III

d)A -rv

C-II

D- I

B-r

c-il

D-trr

B- I

C-IV

D-II

B-rr c-I

D_Irr

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13. Which one of the following describesa systernof
agriculhre wherea singlecropis grown on a largearea?
a) Shiftingagdculture
c) Plantationagriculhre

b) Horticulture
d) tntensiveagricuiture

14. Sourcesofenergythathasbeenin usesincea long

periodoftime arecalledas
a) Renewable
c) tl*on-conventioua;

b) Non-renervable
d) Conventional

a) N{eghalaya
c) i\agaland

b) Sikkim
d)Jammu&Kashmir

22. \\&at is the tenn usedto describetheuseofrelision as

a tool for dividingpeopie?
a)Ccmrnunalism
c)Commrurism

li) Diversity
d)Regionalisnl

23. Vi hich oneofthe foi iowing is not a nationaiparty l,

15.Bauxiteis anoreof
a)Ahrniniun
c) Copper

2l . \l&ich statein Indiahasits ou,nconstitution?

b) Manganese
d) iron

a) t3JP
c) NCP

b) RJD
c) BSP

24. Who is empoweredto rnakelawson Union List ?

16. Which one of the following doesnot contnbuteto
conservation
ofenergyresources
?
a) Usingpublic hanspoflsystem
b) Switchingelectricityrvhennot requireci
c) tJsingindividualvehicles
d) Usingpowersavingdevices
17. On thebasisof ownership,industriesarecategorised
a s. . .
a) Large-scaleandsmall-scaleindustries
b) PublicsectoEprivatesector,joint sectorand
corporatesector
c) Basicindustriesand Consumerindustries
d) Agro-basedandMineral-basedindustries
I 8. Which oneofthe following is themostimportantmode
oftransportationin India ?
a)Pipeline
b)Railways
c) Roadways
el)Airways
I 9. Which oneofthe follolvingis not a personalmeansof
communication?
a) Letters
b) Telephone
c) e-mail
d)Magazine
20. TheNorth-SouthCorridorlinks
a) Srinagarwlth Kanyakumari
b) Srinagarwith Tuticorin
c) Porbandarand Silchar
d) Delhi andCochin

a) Pr"esident
ci CentraiGovemment

b)PrimeMinister
d) Vice-President

25. Which of the fbllowingis not anessentialfeatureof

Democracy?
a) Freeandfair eiection
b) Centralizationofpower
c) UniversalAdult Franchise
d) Rule of lau' andrespectfbr rights
26. The ConstituentAssemlrly that wrote the India
Constitutionhad:
a)299 members
c) 388 members

b) 305 rnembcrs
d) 399 members

27. \\trat is factionalism?

a) Raisingvoiceagairrstthegovemment
b,1Creatingawarenessarnongthemasses
c) Raidingpeoplewith immenseu'ealth
d) Creatingpartywithin pafiy
28. Whichofthe following statemenrs
aboutJudiciary'is
false?
a) Everylaw passedbythe Parliamentneedsjudicial
approval
b) Judiciarycanstrikerlo.,ma law ifit goesagainstthe
spiritof IndianConstitritir:Lr
c) Judiciaryisindependent
{}fii1ccaecutive
d)Any citizencanapproachthe court ifhisiherrights
areviolated

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29. TheNationalHumanRightsCommissionis headexl
bythe:
b) Vice-President
a) President
d)PrimeMinister
c) ChiefJustice
30. When any of our rights get violated, we can seek
redressalunder :
a)Rightto information
b) Rightto freedom
c) Right to constitutionalremedies
d) None ofthe above
'
31. Which ofthe following is not a right providedto the
consumers?
a) Right to be heard
b) Rightto be informed
c) Right to consumers'education
d) Right to seekredressal
32. What doesISO standfor?
a) IntemationalOrganisationfor Security
b) Indian Organisationfor Standardisation
c) Indian Organisationfor Security
d) lrtemational Organisationfor Standardisation
33. Globalisationrefersto ?
a) diflerent economicreforms
b) theprocessofrapid integrationor interconnection
betweencountries.
c) the processof allowing private sectorsto setup
more industries
d) the processof removing hadebarriersby
government.
34. GDP is the total value of particularyear.
a)All
b)All
c)All
d)All

producedduring a

final goodsandservices.
goodsandservices.
intermediategoodsandservices
intermediateandfinal goodsandservices.

35. What is the main criterion for comparing the

developmentof different countries?
a) Population
c) Familybackgraound

b) Education
d) Income

36. Therelationamongu, v andf for amirroris

b) v:fu(u+fl
a)f:uv(u+v)
d) all ofthese
c) u: fv(f+t')
37. Ifthe raysconstitutingthebeamactuallymeetat apoint
or appearto meet at a point, then the beam is
b) convergent
a) divergent
parallel
d) equal
c)
38.What is thepowerofa concavelenswhosefocallength

is - 75.0cm ?
a) 1.33D
c) 13.3D

b)- r3.3D
d)- 1.33D

39. The image formed by a convex lenswhen the object

lies at the focusis
b) real and erect
a) virtual and erect
d) virtual and
c) real andinverted
inverted
40. ln the human eye,the opaquediaphragmbehind the
comeais calledthe
b) iris
a) choroids
d) lens
c) retina
41.A
eyecannotdistinctlyseetheobiectstha
aretoo near.
b) presbyopic
a)myopic
d)
heterophoria
c) hlpermetropic
to a 200 V mains supply
42. Anelectriciron is corurected
anddrawsa currentof4.0A. What is the powerrating
ofthe iron ?
b)s0w
a) 800 W
d ) 1 1 2W
c ) 1 0 6W
43. A voltmeteris usedfor measurine
b) resistance
a) electriccurrent
d)magneticfield
c) electricpower
44. According to Fleming's Left Hand Rule, the
pointsin thedirectionof themagneticfield.
b) forefinger
a)thumb
d)middlefinger.
c) secondfinger
45. A devicewhich convertsthe electricalenergyinto the
mechanicalenergyis called
b) electromagnet
a) dynamo
d) generator
c) electricmotor

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46. Thepercentageofmethaneinbiogasisapproximately
a)30%
b) 40%
c) 35%
d)6s%
47. Themain constituentof LPG is
a) butane
b)methane
c) propane
d) ethane
48. Sodiumcarbonateis alsocalled
a) baking soda
b) washingsoda
c) bleachingpowder
d) bread soda
49. What is the chemicalformulaofPlasterofParis ?
a) (CaSO), .H,O
b) (CaSO), . HrO
c) (CaSO) 2 . zHzO
d) (CaSOo). HrO
50. Of more than 114elementsknown so far.
aremetals.
a) 74
b) 64
c) 94
d) 84
51. About 88.6%of theuniverseis madeup of
a)helium
b)oxygen
c) nitrogen
d)hydrogen
52. Completethe chemicalreactionMg(s) + H2SO4(aq) -+ ?
a) MgSO, + H2O
b) MgSO + H2O + 02
c) MgSOo+ H,
d)noreaction
53. _
is the processin which there is loss of
electrons.
a)Oxidation
b)Reduction
c) Redox reaction
d) both (a) and (b)
54. Thereactionofan alcoholwith carboxylicacid is called
a) combustion
b) esterification
c) saponification
d) noneof these

57. There are

Thble.
a)7
c)9

_ periods in the Modern Periodic

b) 18
d)2

58. Organismscapableof synthesizingtheir own food are

called
a) heterotrophs
b) autotrophs
c) decomposers
d) parasites
59. The total volume ofblood in an adultbody is about
a) 6 to 7 litres
b) 4 to 5 litres
c) 5 to 6 litres
d) 7 to 8 litres
60. Whichofthefollowingenzymesispresentinsaliva?
a) Pepsin
b)Chymotrypsin
c)Tr1,psin
d)Ptlalin
61. The functionaljtmction betweentwo neuronsis called
a) synapse
b) axon
c) dendrites
d) noneofthese
62. Theanthercontains
a) sepals
c) carpel

b)owles
d)pollengrains

63. Which oneofthe followins is not a sexuallvtznsmitted

disease?
a) Gonorhoea
b) Syphilis
c)AIDS
d)Typhoid
64. Thebook'Origin of Species'waswrittenby
a)Darwin
b) Lamarck
c)Mendel
d) de Vries
65. The transmissionof traits from parentsto offspring
throughgametesiscalled
a)variation
b) heredity
c) both (a) and (b)
d) neither(a) nor (b)

55. An organiccompoundwhich containsa-OH ftnctional

goup is called
a) aldehyde
b) alcohol
c) carboxyl
d) ester

66. _are
alsocalledsaprophytes.
a) Producers
b) Consumers
c) Decomposers
d) Parasites

56. Which oneofthesegroupofelementsis alsocalledthe

halogenfamily?
a) Group t6
b) Group 18
c) Group 10
d) Group 17

67. Extensiveplanting of treesto increaseforestcover is

called
a) afforestation
b) agroforestry
d)plantation
c) deforestation

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68. A large ecosystemwith its associatedplants and
animalsiscalled
a)habitat
b)biome
c) biomass
d) biota
69. How many spinalnervesaretherein humanbody ?
a) 10pairs
b) 12pairs
c) 21 pairs
d) 31pairs
70. Accordingto theEinstein'smassenergyrelation,E : ?
a) mc
b) mc2
c) m2c
d) n1c'
71. A polynomialofdegree3 is called
a)Linearpolynomial
b)Quadraticpolynomial
c)Cubicpolynomial
d)Biquadraticpolyr:romial
72. Thedecimalexpansionof
a is
a) awholenumber
b)teminating
c) non-terminatingbut repeating
d) nonterminating but non-repeating

77. If the sum of the first n terms of an AP is siven bv

S, = lt I + 3r , thenthc firsttermoftheAP is
a)l
c)3

78.In aABC andaDEF, wehave49 = BC . Triangles

DH F'D
ABC andDEFwill besimiiarif
a) lA= lD

b) Zt:/F

cl zB=lE

d)ZB=lD

79. The distanceoforigin {icrn thepoint P(3,-2) is :

a,\J'
c) JiJ

b) VG

d).,,,TT

80. The coordinatesof a prointwhich is equidistantfrom

thethreeverticesA(0, 2y), O(0. 0) andB(2x, 0; of a
triaigleAOB are:
a) (x,y)

73. The sumofrational andinationalnumberis

a)Rational
b) In'ational
c)Zero
d) Integers

b)2
d)4

(x

r')
'r [z';J

b) (y,r)
y x)
d)/lr't)

74. A pair of equationsx:a and y=b gaphically

representlineswhich are
a) intersectingat (ab)
b) intersectingat (b,a)
c) parallel
d) coincident

- sin0)= fr, thenthevalueof&

81.If sec'e(l+ sinO)(1

75. Thequadraticequation
ax2+bx *c = 0 willhavereal
anddistinctrootsif

82. In a right angledtriangleABC, right angledat B, if

tanA: 1. thenthe valueof 2 sin A cosA is :

a)b'-4ac<o

b) b'-4ac>0

c) b2- 4ac = 0

d) all the above

t5.

a)0
c)1

a)2
c)-l

b)-1
d)2

b)1
d)0

is not true ?
83. Which ofthe following statements
76. Which ofthe following is not a quadraticequation?
a ) 2 ( x - l ) t = 4 x 2- 2 x + I
/

r l

b ) ( x -+ l ) = x - + 3 x + 9
")

( " ' + z x ) t = x o+ 3 + 4 x 3

d) xt + 9 =3x2 -5x

a) Thereis onlyonetangentat apoint ofthe circle

b) The lengthsoftangentsdrawnfrom the anexternal
point to circle areequal
c) Therecanbe many tangentsto a circle through a
point lying outsidethe circle
d) No tangentcanbe drawnto the circle from a point
insidethe circle

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84. A solid sphereof radiusx cm is melted and castinto
the shapeof a solid coneof heightx cm, theracliusof
thebaseof the coneis :
a) ,r cir]
b) ,lx cnr
c) 3;rcm
d) Zr cm
85. A coneis dividedinto two partsbyrlrawingaplane
throughthe mid-point of its axis parallelto its base.
Thenthe ratio of volumesofthe two partsis :
a)1:7
c) 7 : Z

b)2:7
dy3 : 2

88. The King, QueenandJackofclubs areremovedfrom

a deckof 52 cardsandthenwell shuffled.Onecardis
selectedfrom theremainingcards.Theprobabilifyof
gefiinga eluh is :
13
a) qg
3
") 49

b)

l0
49

-. I
d)
49

89. For theclass-intervals

0-10, 10-20,2A40,....which
ofthe following statements
is true?

86. Ifthe modeof the datais 45 andmeanis 2T,thenthe

medianis :
a) 36
b) 33
c) 30
d) 28
87. Which ofthe following is true?
a) Probability of an eventis alwaysgreaterthan 1.
b) Probabilityof an eventcanbe anypositivenumber
c) Probabilityofaneventcannotbenegative
d) Probabiliw of an eventcannotbe zero

a) 20 is includedin theclassl0-20
b) 20 includedin the class20-30
c) i 0 is not includedin anyclass
d) 20 is includedin both 10-20and20-30
90. The anglesof a triangle are in the ratio 1 : 5 : 3, the
smallestangleofthe triangleis :
a) 20"
c) 90o

Spacefor Rough Work

b) 60"
d) 100"

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