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 PART-A
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directions : In Question Nos. 1 to 10, four 5. He amassed his wealth through
alternatives are given for the underlined or given practices.
idiom/phrase. Choose the alternative which best
(A) dishonest means
expresses the meaning of the underlined or given
idiom/phrase and blacken the appropriate 0B) illegal means
rectangle [_] in the Answer Sheet.
(C) intelligent decisions

1. The bus had a close shave as _its, driver (D) quick decisions
swerved ~o'the right a s]?lit second before
the on-coming truck could run into it. 6. He is not in the good books of his boss.
. -

(A) serious accident _~ a lover of good books

(B) close collision (B) in favour with

Je) narrow escape (C) not of the same opinion as

(D) deep dent (D) as good as

2. Fits and starts 7. The officer is fed up with the complaints

made against the clerk.
(A) slowly
~) annoyed
(B) not regularly
_,~ disgusted
~) continuously
(C) pleased
- (D) quickly
(D) satisfied
3. When the Inspector entered the class some
of the students shook in tfieir shoes. 8. A white elephant,
(A) stamped the ground with their shoes JA) a rare species of elephants
(B) showed signs of anger (B) an expensive gift

~) trembled with fear (C) a costly but useless possession

(D) stood up to salute (D) a worthless thing

4. In high spirits 9. Ins and outs

,Y) full of hope and enthusiasm ~) entry and exit points
(B) under tremendous stress (B) full details

(C) under the influence of liquor (C) tactical moves

(D) mentally deranged (D) complexity of character

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 10. All his ventures went to the winds. 15. To have a very high opini on of oneself
(A) dissipated (A) exaggeration
~) spread allover ~) adulation
(C) got speed of the winds (C) abundance

(D) became well-known (D) conceited

Directions: In Question Nos. 11 to 20, out of the 16. One who believes in giving equal oppor-
four alternatives, choose the one which can be tunity to women in all fields
substituted for the given words/sentence and (A) Fanatic
blacken the appropriate rectangle in the Answer
Sheet. (B) Misogynist
(C) Philanderer
11. Government by a ruler who has unlimited
JD) Feminist
power.
(A) Despotism 17. Inability to sleep
"

(B) Autocracy (A) hysteria r; l i l \

(R.-\ s ,..-l<I \•
~ Monarchy' ~ J insomnia -
(D) Anarchy (C) aphasia
\

(D) amnesia ~ y-1

'12. An occasion of great importance
(A) exemplary 18. One who is given to pleasures of the flesh
.....(B) momentous (A) terrestrian
(C) herculean (B) epicurean

(D) grandiose (C) celestial

~) pedestrian
13. A person who is always hopeful and looks
upon the brighter side of things I? A tank where fish or water plants are kept
(A) florist ~ Aquarium
(B) artist (B) Sanatorium
(C) theist (C) Nursery
~optimist
.
(D) Aviary

14. Place of burial 20. A.person who never takes alcoholic drinks
..)A) cave ,/'
rL\~J teetotaller ~ ~
..\'
(B) church (B) alcoholic
(C) synagogue (C) addict
(D) cemetry (D) bagpiper

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Directions : In Question Nos. 21 to 25, four
words are given in each question, out of which
only one word is wrongly spelt. Find the word
and indicate it in the Answer Sheet by blackening
the appropriate rectangle.
21. (A) poignant
(B) relevent
Directions : In Question Nos. 26 to 35, a part
of the sentence is underlined. Below are given
alternatives to the underlined part at A, B and C
which may improve the sentence. Choose the
correct alternative. In case no improvement is
needed, your answer is 'D'. Blacken the appro-
priate rectangle in the Answer Sheet.
26. He was weary of failure, Didn't he ?
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(A) Isn't he ?
..)QJ prevalent (B) Wasn't he ?
(D) malignant (C) Doesn't he?
/W) No improvement
22. (A) seize ~ yL-'
27. What you have been doing since the work-'
(B) achieve shop last month ?
---
(A) have you done
.JQ) wierd
(B) you have done
(D) leisure ~ have yo~ been doing
(D) No improvement
23~ repent
28. Keats says the idea very well in his poems.
~) serpent (A) speaks

(C) flagrent ~) describes

(C) expresses
(D) reverent
(D) No improvement

24. ) dining 29. The enemy soldiers went back hastily.

- .
(B) shining
JA1 returned
(B) retreated
(C) determining (C) retrenched

~) begining (D) No improvement

30. No sooner had the teacher entered the room

25.j)tJ vendetta and the boys rushed to their seats.

(B) verisimilitude (A) when

·~than
(C) vicarious
(C) but
(D) vociferrate (D) No improvement

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31. We have already disposed our old house. Directions : In Question Nos. 36 to 40, a
sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice.
(A) disposed off Out of the four alternatives suggested below,
(B) disposed out select the one which best expresses the same
sentence in Passive/ Active Voice.
j91 disposed of
36. The cat is running after !he rat.
) No improvement
(A) The rat was being run after by the cat
32. We can buy anything in this shop, Can we ? (B) The rat is being run after by the cat
~ Isn't it ? (C) The rat is run after, by the cat
(B) Can't we ? ) The cat is being run after by the rat

(C) Don't we ?
37. English is spoken allover the world.
CD) No improvement --(A) All over the world English speaks

English speaks allover the world

33. If I had followed your advice, I would not
regret today. (C) The whole world speaks English

(A) will not regret CD) People speak English allover the world

(B) had not regretted 38. The boys elected Mohan captain.

jPlJ would not have regretted (A) The boys were elected captain by
Mohan
CD) No improvement
Mohan is elected captain by the boys
34. Somebody must be made to answer for the Mohan was elected captain by the boys
securities scam.
Mohan and the boys elected the captain
JXJ to
39. They threw away the Rubbish.
(B) after
(A) The Rubbish will be thrown away
(C) upon
(B) The Rubbish was being thrown away
(D) No improvement
..J!?) The Rubbish was thrown away

CD) The Rubbish thrown away

35. Corruption is the most serious problem in
India. .
40. Let him see the picture.
(A) the more serious
(A) Let the picture be seen by him
(B) the seriouser ~ The picture is seen by him
Je) serious (C) Let him the picture be seen

CD) No improvement CD) The picture is seen by him

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Directions: In Question Nos. 41 to 50, the first 43. 1. Ferdinand rose up to receive the
and the last parts of the sentence are numbered messenger
1 and 6. T~e rest of the sentence is split into four
parts and named P, Q, Rand S. These four parts P. At the end of his account he was
are not given in their proper order. Read the parts moved to tears
and find out which of the four combinations Q. He fell on his knees and thanked him
is correct. Then find the correct answer and
blacken the appropriate rectangle in the Answer R. He made him sit on a level with
Sheet. himself

41. 1. S. He listened to the circumstantial

The~e was a lamp hanging on the wall
account of his voyage
{3 P. Then he picked a lot of jewels off the
trees in the garden 6. It was a great conquest the Almighty
gave to a sovereign.
(l) Q. lie put the lamp inside his shirt
"6)R. (A) R P S Q
He put them in his pockets

CD S. Aladdin climbed a ladder and took y~RSPQ

down the lamp
(C) Q P R S
6. Then he put more jewels inside his
shirt on top of the lamp. (D)PRSQ

(A) P R Q S
44. 1. In order to judge the inside of others,
(B) R S P Q study your own
~) SQPR P. and though one has one prevailing
\

(D) Q S R P passion

Q. for, men, ill general are very much

42. 1. Gopal and Sheela felt very bored one alike -
evening
•
R. yet their operations are very much the
P. Gopal wanted to stay on for the next
same
show

'0 Q. So they decided to go to the cinema S. and another has another

6)R. They reached the theatre in time for the 6. and whatever engages or disgusts,
interval pleases or offends you in others, will
engage, disgust, please or offend others
~S. On the way there was a traffic jam
in you.
6. But Sheela wanted to return home.
(A) Q P S R
(A) P S Q R
(B) p.Q R S
(B) SQPR

~ QSRP ~) RQPS

(D) S Q R P CD) P R Q S
 45. 1. Paucity of funds 48. 1. Thirty
- .
years from now
P. universities cannot make P. and industry will be scarce

Q. essentials like books Q. almost half of the people

R. sufficient expenditure on R. that water for drinking, farming

S. ordains that the S.

. .
then living may find

·6. journals and equipment. 6. according to a study by Dr. S. Posten.

)QPRS (A) S ~ Q R

) S P R Q (B) S R P Q

(C) P Q R S QSRP
(D) Q S P R
(D) Q S R P

46. 1. The symptoms- of 49. 1. A good cry can be a

P. bring relief from anxiety
P. and certai~ other changes
Q. prevent a headache or
Q. what is popularly
, , ,
called
R. and it might even
R. serious forgetfulness, confusion
S.· "serility" include
S. healthy way to 1S)
6. other physical consequence
6. in personality behaviour.
(A) S R Q P
/) QSRP
, (B) S R P Q
(B) P Q R S
~)SPRQ
(C) S R Q P
(D) S P Q R
(D) Q P S R
50. 1. Long, long, time ago
47. 1. When they heard the bell
P. who lived with his three wives
P. out of his clothes
Q. in a country called Kosala@
/Q. as quickly
R. there ruled a noble king '0)
R. every boy scrambled - .
S. and four sons
S. and got into bed
6. beautiful, graceful and well versed in
6. as possible. all shastras.
~) QRPS (A) P Q R S
(B) P S Q R (B) S P Q R
(C) R Q S P AC) R Q P S
(D)RPSQ (D) Q R S P

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Directions : In the following passage (Question 54..;::! processor
Nos. 51 to 60), some of the words have been left
. (B) electronic system
out. First read the passage over and try to
understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks ,ftC) circuit
with the help of the alternatives given. Mark your
(D) brain
answer in the Answer Sheet.

Cloze Passage
55. (A) computer
(B) monitor
Scientists have developed an electronic circuit
that ...1L the wiring of the human brain in ~ system
some ways - an achievement that ~ revolu-
~) circuit
tionalise computer,
science, and --53 ' under-
standing of how nature's most powerful 54. silicon
5~A)
works. The ~ built on a ~ chip the size
(B) minute
of a finger nail, is .-XL from the thinking
machines of science-fiction. For one thing it (C) big
cannot ~, the way the 59 can. But
(D) brown
researchers say it could ....2!L in better speech
and object recognition by computers. 57. (A) for
(B) above
51:Yf imitates
(C) beyond
(B) mimics
...)f» far
(C) limits
58. (A) equate
(D) expands (B) teach
.(C) learn
52. (A) shall
.)B) recognise
(B) ought
59:. (A) computer
~ could
~) processor
(D) have (C) chip

53p exceed
vA:D) brain

60. (A) yield

(B) improve
fl) give
JI4 impair (C) respond

(D) develop (D) result

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Directions: In Question Nos. 61 to 70, you have 63. According to the passage, where do we
two brief passages with five questions following draw inspiration from ?
each passage. Read the passages carefully and }

choose the best answer to each question out of the

four alternatives and blacken the appropriate ~) Society
rectangle in the Answer Sheet.

(B) Society and nation

PASSAGE - I

For any activity, discipline is the key word. (C) Environment

It should begin with the self, then be extended to
the family, neighbouis, environment, workplace;
society and the nation at large. It is from society (D) Nothing in particular
that inspiration is drawn. Systems and institutions
should provide the inspiration to society through
performance which in turn will provide leaders,
capable of rebuilding and restructuring society 64. According to the passage, a good leader
into a strong nation, The nationalists' spirit then should be capable of
becomes infectious.
(A) rebuilding a nation the way hel she
likes
61. What is the key word for Activity according
to the passage ?
(B~ebuilding and. restructuring society
(A) Active Discipline '/. into a strong nation

(B) Key Discipline

(C) building a national consensus

(C) Self Discipline

(D) rebuilding and structuring a nation
Discipline
~
65. What is the meaning of the word
62. According to the passage Discipline should "infectious" in the passage?
begin

A with the self .j<A) dangerous

(B) with the self, family and neighbours (B) spreading to everyone

(C) with the self, family, neighbours and

environment "J-C) spreading to everyone by germs

(D) with the self, family, workplace, society (D) give disease

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 PASSAGE - II 68. The mother stopped coming home for lunch
because
A 23-year-old British woman was yesterday
sentenced to six months in jail for leaving her
two-year-old daughter home alone eight-hours-a- (A) her house was far away from the office
day, five days a week for a year while she went to
work. The young mother from the central town of (B). she was not able to control her angry
,,/ baby
Warwick initially hired a babysitter, when she
landed a job in a travel agency but eventually
reached the point when she could no longer ~ (C) she had to work extra hours to earn

-
the facility, prosecutors said. The woman then
started leaving the child home by herself,.,
providing it with food and toys and removing all
more

(D) she was not interested in looking after

potentially dangerous objects from its reac~. At the baby
first the mother came home at lunch time but had
to stop because her daughter threw tantrums
every time she left to go back to work. 69. The sentence "If I had money, I would not
have done it" means
The mother, who was not identified, told the
court, "If I had money I would not have done it. (A) I had money and so I did not leave the
It was a case of that or not keeping my job and baby alone
living on benefit".
The judge, Mr. Harrison Hall, however said (B) I had money and so I left the baby
"Having had a child, the absolute priority is to alone
look after it. There must be an alternative to
leaving a child alone all day, a thing you would (C) had no money and so I left the baby
not do even to a dog". , alone

66. The young mother had to work in the office (D) I had no money and so I did not
leave the baby alone

r
A'A) 40 hours a week

8 hours ·a week 70. Which one of the following statements about

the judge Mr. Harrison Hall is correct?
(C) 48 hours a week

(D) all the seven days a week ) He can tolerate cruelty to children but
not to animals
67. The word 'Facility' in sentence refers to
(B) He can tolerate cruelty to animals but
(A) her job in the travel agency not to children

7;,) living in a well furnished apartment (C) He can tolerate cruelty both to children
and animals
(C) getting adequate salary

.,..)f» employing someone to look after the (D) He can tolerate cruelty neither to
child children nor to animals

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Directions : In Question Nos. 71 to 80, some of When my sister was ill /
75.
the sentences have errors and some have none. (A)
Find out which part of a sentence has an error and
I went to the hospital /
blacken the rectangle. [ _] corresponding to the
appropriate letter (A, B, C). If there is no error, (B)
blacken the rectangle] _] corresponding to (D) on alternative days. I No error.
in the Answer Sheet. . (C) (D)

. The beautiful
7£,. /
(A)
71. A moment delay /
(A) surrounding of the place /
(B)
./would have proved tos~ly / enchanted m~. / No error.
(B) (C) (D)
in the situation. No error.
-----/-~- No Porter being available /
(C) (D) 77.
(A).'
he carried / all his luggages himself. /
(B) (C)
Ram disappointed his mother /
72.
<./' ~ (A) No error.
(D)
as he did not write to her very often.
/ /
(B) (C) He will not be able
78. /
No error. (A)
(D) to cope up with /
(B)
the pressure of work. / No error.
73. After you will ret~ / from Chennai / (C) (D)
(A) (B)
I will come and see you. No error. Lasers are / indispensable tools /
79.
/'" (C) / (D) (A) . (B)
for the delicate eyes surgery. No error.
/
(C) (D)
• I

74. Scenes from the film / 80. I take great pleasure j

(A) (A)
had to be censured / to welcome you to this institution.
------"- / /
(B) (B) (C)
before it was released. No error. No error.
---~--O-~-/
(C) (D) (D)

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Directions: In Question Nos. 81 to 85, out of the
four alternatives, choose the one which expresses
the right meaning of the given word and blacken
the appropriate rectangle [_] in the Answer
Sheet.
Directions : In Question Nos. 86 to 90, choose
the word opposite in meaning to the given word
and blacken the appropriate rectangle [ _ ] in the
. Answer Sheet.

86. APPARENT
81. Indignation

(A) hatred (B) anger (A) illegible .....$) Hidden

,~ disapproval CD) contempt (C) Mysterious . CD) Remote

82. Acronym
87. ALIEN
(A) A word with two or more meanings
Af!S Native (B) Domiciled
~) A word of new coinage
(C) Natural CD) Resident
(C) A word formed by the initial letters of .
words
88. FUTILE
CD) A word of picturesque effect

(A) upright (B) costly

83. Meticulous

viA) interfere (B) courage

(C) eminent --to) worthy

(C) agreement CD) careful

89. AUDACIOUS

84. Rescind
(A) meek (B) cowardly

(A) change (B) revoke

~) mild . CD) gentle
(C) repeat ~ reconsider

90. ARROGANT
85. Antipathy

(A) simple (B) timid

dishonesty (B) disturbance

(C) demonstration CD) dislike J-) civilized CD) modest

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Directions: In Question Nos. 91 to 100, sentences 96. He drove the car very fast _
are given with blanks to be filled in with an
appropriate and suitable word. Four alternatives
(A) Did he? (B) Does he?
are suggested for each question. Choose the
correct alternative out of the four and blacken the
appropriate rectangle [ _ ] in the Answer Sheet. (C) Didn't he? (D) Was he?

91. The food that an average Indian eats has

been found to be deficient 97. He wants to succeed in life must
vitamins and proteins. ' be prepared to work hard.

(A) of ~from
(A) whoever (B) whom
(C) with (D) in
(C) who (D) whose
92. The patient is of stomachache.

~suffering (B) experiencing 98. It is time you home.

(C) complaining (D) afflicting

(A) go (B) went

93. A good teacher should responses

from the students. (C) come (D) reach

(A) elicit • (B) provoke

99. a walk in the morning will
) command (D) infer improve your health.

94. Had he taken his degree five years ago he (A) Going to (B) Go to
, got a promotion by now. .

/A) might (B) would have (C) Go for (D) Going for

(C) will be (D) was

100. Government must the nse In
95. There will be a rush for seats when the prices.
train _
(A) cheque (B) check
(A) will arrive ) arrived

(C) is arnvmg (D) amves (C) cease (D) seize

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 PART-B
GENERAL AWARENESS
101. Which is the Greek classic that Gandhi 105. The First Viceroy & Governor-General of
translated into Gujarati ? British India was

(A) Plato's Republic

(A) Lord Dalhousie
(B) Dialogues of Plato
(B) Sir John Lawrence
(C) Aristotle's Politics

(D) Aristotle's Nicomachian Ethics (C) Warren Hastings

.102. To be a regional party, the minimum (D) Lord Canning

percentage of votes, that a party needs to
secure in any election is
106. The split between the 'Extremists' and
(A) 2% 'Moderates' came up in the open at the
Surat Congress Session in the year
(B) 3%

(C) 4% (A) 1905

(D) 5% (B) 1906

103. How many Fundamental Duties are in the (C) 1907

Indian Constitution?

(A) Eleven (D) 1910

(B) Nine
107. Bhulabhai Desai's most memorable achieve-
(C) Twenty ment was his defence of the Indian National
Army (LN.A) personnel at the Red Fort
(D) Twelve Trial towards the end of

104. Indian Penal Code carne into operation in (A) 1943

(A) 1858
(B) 1944
(B) 1860
(C) 1945
(C) 1859

(D) 1862 (D) 1946

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101. ~ ~ Ck'IlrnCfl m-m ~ ~ ~ 105. ~T ~ CflT ~ q l~tF(I~ aW ~
~ ;r ~\iRlffi ~ ~ ~ ? ~~

(A) ~ CflT 'f<l1MCfl' •

(C) ~ CflT 'qiR-lRocm'

)D) ~ <fiT 'PtCflj~fctit('1 ~'

102. ~TCf) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ CflT ~ %fI<f ~

l1cIT Cfif ~ ~ ~Kf mr ~ ~
~? 106. 'iRif~' aW ';:ro:r ~' ~ ~ ~ CliTmr
(A) 2%
~ WCf ammR ~ ~ ~ 3fTlIT "IT~
~q1f
(B) 3%
(A) 1905 ~
(C) 4%

.-(1) 5% JB) 1906 ~

103.~~~~~~~? (C) 1907 ~

.(A) nrrw (D) 1910 ~

(B)
«: <ft-
(C) efrn 107. ~ ~ cfiT trGffi ~(On~ ~ 3ffillG
~ m (~.~.~)~~ CflT ~ ~
(D) ~ ~~ii~~~"IT~fcmT~

104.~~~~~m (A) 1943 ~ ala ~

(A) 1858 ~
(B) 1944 ~ ala ~
(B) 1860 ~

)C) 1859 ~
4'(C) 1945 ~ ara- ~

(D) 1862 ~ (D) 1946 ~ ala ~

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108. St. Thomas is said to have come to India 112. Who is the author of the autobiography,
to propagate Christianity during the reign of The Indian Struggle ?
the
(A) Annie Beasant
(A) Cheras
(B) Subhas Chandra Bose
(B) Parthians
(C) Chittaranjan Das

(C) Pandyas (D) Sardar VallabhbhaiPatel

(D) Cholas
113. Mahatma Gandhi's remark, "A post-dated
cheque on a crumbling bank" is regarding
109. The First Viceroy of the Portuguese in the' the proposals of
East was'
(A) Simon Commission .
(A) Albuquerque
(B) Cripps Mission
(B) Joa de Castro
(C) Cabinet Mission
(C) Francisco de' Almedia
(D) Wavel Plan

(D) Nuno da Cunha

114. Under whose leadership was the Congress
Socialist Party founded in 1934 ?
110. When was the All India Women's Con-
ference founded ? (A) Jawaharlal Nehru and Mahatma
Gandhi
(A) 1924
(l3) Acharya Narendra Dev and Jai Prakash
(B) 1925 Narayan

(C) 1926 (C) Subhas Chandra Bose and P. C. Joshi

(D) Saifuddin Kitchlew and Rajendra

(D) 1927
Prasad

111. The .Kuka movement started in mid-

115. The people of the Indus Valley Civilization
Nineteenth century in
usually built their houses of

(A) Western Punjab (A) Pucca bricks

(B) Maharashtra (B) Stone

(C) Bengal (C) Wood

(D) Madhya Bharat (D) All of the above

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108. ~ ~ ~ fcfi itc ~ Wt t:1lf <fiT ~
m ~~ mm ~~ I~~ ~fRf<1C~ll('1
~~~~?
,.fA)' ~

(B) ~

(C) ~

(D)~ 113. ~ m cfr R:uruft "e~ m w ~ <fiT

~ R.tifihCl ~" ~ ~ ~ ~ if
~?
(A) 61~Cfict (A) ~mFf

(B) ~~~ (B) MMFf

(C) 9lirn«hl ~ 61~~£l1 )C) ~MFf

---
(D)~~

110. ~ mm ~ eUlW1 cfr ~ ~ 114. 1934 ~ Cfiimr m~~ tfTif cfr ~ ~

~~? ~if~~?

/(A) 1924 (A) \il4IQ«('II('I ~ am: ~ m

(B) 1925 (B) arr<rr<f~ ~ am: \iflf ~T '11(1£1 01

(C) 1926 (C) ~ ~ am: ~. m. ~fT

(D) 1927 (D) ~ ~ am: ~ 9"tfIG

111. 19 cff ~~ ~ lfC"lI" if ~ ~ ~ 115. ~ W ~ ~ ~ m: ar:R If<fiFf

~~ ~~

(A) m~~if ....(A) ~~~

(B) ~QRI~ if )B) ~~

(C) ~~

(D) ~~~

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 116. Which one of the following pairs of places 120. River erosion is at its greatest where the
does the National Highway number 2 join? river's '

(A) Delhi - Amritsar (A) depth is more

(B) Delhi - Mumbai (B) breadth is more

(C) Delhi - Kolkata (C) flow is fast

(D) Delhi - Ahmedabad (D) gradient is more

121. Nallamala hills are located In the state

117. Watermelons grow best in
of
(A) Alluvial soil
(A) Orissa

(B) Sandy soil (B) Meghalaya

(C) Black soil (C) Andhra Pradesh

(D) Laterite soil (D) Gujarat

118. In which state IS the Maikala range . 122. Excluding the East European countries and
situated? Russia, the country with the largest area
under forest, is
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(A) USA
I (B) Rajasthan
(B) Canada
(C) Bihar
(C) Australia
(D) Chhatisgarh
(D) Brazil

119. The latitude passing through the northern 123. In which of the following IS the Great
most part of India is Barrier Reef located?

(A) 350 N (A) Coral Sea

(B) 36 N
0
(B) Solomon Sea

(C) Bismarck Sea

(D) Arafura Sea

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116. ~ <I\ifiil.f ~ 2 HA~Rc4C1 it it ~ 120. <M q)f ~ ~ arfuCfl ~ ~~
~~~~~~?
/A) ~ cf;T ~ arfuCfl ~
(A) ~-3l1fRR
(B) ~ cf;T ~ ,arfuCfl m
(B) ~-~
(C) ~q)f~~m

CD) <M cf;T ~ arfuCfl m

117. ~ cf;T ~ ~ mar ~ (A) ~

A) ~~it AB)~

/ (B) ~~it (C) amr ~T

(C) qm;ft ~ it (D)~

122. ~ ~ ~ ~iT CM ~ ~~, CA" ~

afa<fu ~ ~ cm;rr ~~T ~

(A) ~ lW ~

(B) ~
B)~

(C) ~

123. 'w; ~ m' f.1A~RlC1 it it ~ @rcr

~?
r )A)~~

(B) m<1lii'1 ~

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124. Where is the Headquarter of Zoological 128. Which one of the following wavelengths
Survey of India located ? of light is most effective in photosynthesis?

(A) Mumbai (A) Blue

(B) Delhi (B) Green

(C) Kolkata (C) Orange

(D) Chennai (D) Yellow

125. The South West monsoon engulfs the entire 129. Human cloning is permitted in Britain for
India by the purpose of
(A) 5th June
(A) Reproduction
(B) 15th June
(B) Research
(C) 1st July
(C) Therapeutics
(D) 15th July
(D) Genetics

126. Where was the first iron and steel industry

of India established? 130. Pick out the viral disease among the
following
(A) Bhadravati
(A) Hepatitis
(B) Bhilai
(B) Meningitis
(C) Jamshedpur
(C) Arthritis
(D) Burnpur
(D) Nephritis

127. Which one of the following is incorrectly

matched ? 131. Dolly, the World's First cloned animal was a

(A) Columbus - 1492

(A) sheep

(B) Vasco de Gama - 1498 (B) cow

(C) Magellan - 1520 (C) goat

(D) Balboa - 1530 (ID) pig

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 128. ~T <tiT Ptk1~RCld if it CfJi;r-m d;(41~u:r
~T-m~~~~~~~?
(A) ~
rA);fR;rr
(B) ~
(B) ~ .
)C) cfMICflldl
,AC) <ffim
(D)ffl
(D) tfu;rr
125. ~ m~~ ~ C1cfi m=t ~ if ~
\ifffiT ~ ? 129. ~ if fcfitr ~<1 ~ ~ lfRCf Cf<111W41 cfiT
~~?
(A) 5 ¥
(A) \iJ.R
B) 15 ¥"
(B)~
(C) 1 ~
"(C) M fCtlctmTm"
(D) 15 ~

126. ~<tiT~~-~~~~
M-1i1.fT m ? 130. Ptk1~RCld if it ~ ~ ~
(A) ~ ,.-fA) ~Wl (~qIGI~R~)

~) ~ (B) ~Pt"ilI~R:~

(C) ~~ (C) mmWl (~)

. (D) ~ "(D) ~Wl (~9"lI~R:~)

J(A) ChI~<SI~ - 1492 ) ~

(B) crrm re mm - ~98 (B) lfTll

(C) ~ - 1520 (C) ~

(D) ~ - 1530 (D) ~

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132. The large amount of sugar present in human 136. Bee keeping is known as
blood is
(A) Sericulture
(A) sucrose
(B) Apiculture
(B) glucose
(C) Aquaculture
(C) fructose

(D) Agriculture
(D) lactose

137. HYV refers to

133. Which one of the following is a viral disease
in man?
(A) Hybrid yielding variety
(A) Mumps
(B) Human yellow virus
(B) Plague
(C) High yielding variety
(C) Cholera
(D) Human yellow vaccine
(D) Syphilis

138. Pick the odd one out based on crop season

134. The major constituent of gobar gas is
(A) Rice
(A) Carbon dioxide
(B) Wheat
(B) Methane
(C), Maize
(C) Butane

(D) Cotton
(D) lsobutane

135. The expansion for AIDS is 139. The residue left after extracting juice from
sugarbeet and sugarcane is called
(A) Active Immuno Deficiency Syndrome
(A) molasses ~

(D) Acquired Immuno Disease Syndrome (D) biomass

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132. lfR<f ~ it ~ ~"f"Ckr cRt ~ llm 136. ~ tflWf ch1~ ~
mm~· -,/(A) ~f<Cfl~{
(A)~
(B) ~fqCfl~{
,r-CB) ~

(C) ~

(D)~

133. 3fl"G1fT it Hk1Rt~d it it ~-m ~ Wr 137. HYVCfiT TJ" ~ ~

~? f+A) Hybrid yielding variety

(A) ~(~)
(B) Human yellow virus
...{B) ~.
,)C) High yielding variety
(C) ~ .'"
,fB) Human yellow vac~ine
(D) ~T

134. ~ mr CfiT ~ ~ ~
(A) ~
(A)~~

(B) ~
(C) +rfqiT ~ l-\ \\

e)~
(D) Cfi11Ttf II )f

135. AIDS CfiT TJ" ~ ~

139. ~ am: ~ it w ~ -AA.~ ~ ~
~~ch1~~
(A) Active Immuno Deficiency Syndrome
(A) ~fRr
(B) Acquired Individual Disease Syndrome

~(C) Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syn-

drome

(D) Acquired Immuno Disease Syndrome (D) J\qJi I~I

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 I •

140. The isotope of Uranium used in atomic 144. The weakest of all fundamental forces IS
reactors is
(A) Gravitational force
(A) U235
(B) Electrostatic force
(B) U236
(C) Magnetic force
(C) U237
(D) Nuclear force
(D) U232
145. Among the defects of eye, the shortsighted-
- 141. In the process of magnetisation of a bar ness is called

(A) The entire bulk: of the bar gets magne- (A) coma
tised
(B) hypermetropia
(B) Only the surface of the bar gets magne-
tised (C) myopia

(C) Only the ends of the bar get magne- (D) astigmatism
tised

(D) Only some .parts of the outer layers of 146. Which one of the following is not a radio-
the bar get magnetised active element?

(A) Uranium
142. A falling drop of rainwater acquires the
spherical shape due to
- (B) Thorium
(A) Viscosity
(C) Radium
(B) Surface Tension
(D) Cadmium
(C) Atmospheric pressure

(D) Gravitational force 147. Velocity of sound in air does not change
with the change of

143. Which is the coldest among the following? (A) Temperature of air
(A) Mars
(B) Pressure of air
(B) Earth
(C) Moisture content in air
(C) Pluto
(D) Wind in the direction of propagation
(D) Mercury- of sound

t (
C - SOAE-2008/1 24
140. ~ R~Cf20(1~ 91!ffi q?:MlIil CfiT 3j1~*tj21q
~

(A) U235
/'
(B) U236

(C) U237
(D)~~
(D) U232

145. afficr ~ 00 ~ Ffcg ~ ~ ~ ~

141. fctim ~ ~ ~ eft ~ ~
(A) ~
(A) ~ CfiT ~ 3WRA" mm ~
"i~fCtla

(B) ~ CfiT ~ re- "i~fCtla mm ~

5) illlll Marr .
.)C) ~ ~ ~ fm: "i~ fCtla ~ ~
(D) ~@~~R:'fil
(D) ~eft~~~~¥9~m
"i~ fCtla ~ ~
146. MkiRlf@a ~ ~ cWr-m ~ {~1I1~f.ilq
~~?
142. em \if(1eft fiwtT ~ ¥ eft ~ ~
WaT~ . (A) q?:MlIil

(B) ~lRlIil ~

(C)~

(C) ClI~~:sJ\lI ~ ~ CfiRUT

(D) 1<i«(\1I ~ ~ CfiRUT

147. ~ ~ ecWr CfiT ~ ~ QRClc1'1 ~ 'ffi'.i
143. MkiRlf@a ~ ~ ~ i:sT cWr-m ~ ? qRCikfa ~ mm?
(A) ~ 1

(B) ~ CfiT ~

~~~eftlfm .-

(D) ~ (D) ecWr ~ ~ eft mTT ~ 11cR •

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148. The greenhouse effect is caused by the 152. Who discovered X-rays?
higher level of which gas in the
atmosphere ? (A) Goldstein

(A) Carbon monoxide (B) Thomson

(B) Carbon dioxide (C) Rontgen

(C) Nitrous oxide (D) Wien

CD) Sulphur dioxide 153. The density of a gas is maximum at

(A) Low temperature, low pressure

149. Candle is a mixture of

(B) Low temperature, high pressure

(A) Paraffin wax and stearic acid
(C) High temperature, low pressure
(B) Bees wax and stearic acid
(D) High temperature, high pressure
(C) Higher fatty acids and stearic acid

154. The important ore of aluminium is

CD) Bees wax and paraffin wax

(A) bauxite
150. Ethanol containing 5% water is known as
(B) cryolite
(A) rectified spirit
(C) fluorspar
.(B) denatured spirit
(D) haematite
(C) methylated alcohol
155. Aqua regia is a 1 : 3 mixture, by volume, of
(D) power alcohol
(A) cone. nitric acid and cone. hydrochloric
acid
151. Brass is an alloy of copper and

(B) cone. hydrochloric acid and conc.nitric

(A) tin
acid

(B) zinc (C) cone, nitric acid and cone. sulphuric

acid
(C) iron
(D) cone. sulphuric. acid and conc. nitric
(D) nickel acid

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148. ffi;; ~ 9'mCf cWi~:S&l if ~ ~ CfiT ~
~u~mcrr~?

(B) ~

(B) CfiTGf.i ~
~ (j•.
6J1'1

(D)~

(D)~~

(A) q~JRh'1 llllf 3fR ~RCfl ~CfiT

(C) ~ dIQ+iI'1, cpr GTGr tR
(B) ~ llllf 3fR w:~RCfl ~ CfiT - -,

(D) ~ dIQ+iI'1, ~ GTGr tR

(C) 3Tfu ~ ~ 3fR w:~RCfl ~ CfiT

~) ~ ~ ~ Q(IM'1 llllf CfiT

150. 5% \if&!"~ ~ <it ~ ~

(A) tlfuTtfucrfi:qfu:
(C) Cfu i(fq I(

(B) M'!ial'!id wrn:z

/(C) ~~lQ&I

(D) tfTCR ~~lQ&I

(A) W '11~~Cfl ~ 3fR W QI~~crJlRCfl
~CfiT

~W QI~ilCf(11RCfl.~ 3fR W '11~~Cfl

(A) am 3fR fZ'1- CfiT ()" ~CfiT .

..•..•..••
~B) am 3fR m CfiT (C) W '11~~Cfl ~ 3fR W *1&1~(Cfl
~CfiT
(C) am ~ ~ CfiT
(D) ~ *1&1q~r(Cfl~ 3fR W '11~~Cfl
(D) am ~ ~ CfiT ~CfiT .
s~~4-' t\_~).
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156. The maximum number of goals scored by 160. Which one of the following states of India
India in the history of international hockey records the highest sex-ratio?
tournaments were in 1932 Olympics in
Los Angeles when it beat USA by (A) Kerala

(A) 26-0 (B) Kamataka

(B) 24-1 (C) Meghalaya

(C) 22-0 (D) Tamilnadu

(D) 20-0
161. Major fishing grounds are found in

157. When was the Jawahar Rozgar Yojna (A) Northern Hemisphere
launched ?
(B) Southern Hemisphere
(A) 1985
(C) Eastern Hemisphere
(B) 1987

(D) Western Hemisphere

(C) 1989

(D) 1991
162. When was the first National Forest Policy
issued by the Government of India ?
158. The cause for the Tsunami, as deduced by
the. seismologists, is (A) 1952
•
(A) gravitational pull of the moon (B) 1940

(B) low pressure trough in the ocean

(C) 1942
(C) deformation of sea floor and vertical
displacement of water (D) 1999

(D) sudden change in the monsoon wind

163. Which one of the following is not a HYV of
wheat? .
159. Eden Garden (Kolkata) is associated with
(A) Sonalika
(A) Basket Ball
(B) Ratna
(B) Football

(C) Cricket (C) Kalyan Sona

(D) Hockey (D) Girija

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156. aiadi;lll ~ ~'1f~'t'i it ~Rt~lij ~ 'ifRC1" GRT 160. 'ifRC1"it MkiFJiRta ~ ~ ~ ~ fWr
~ ~ mm-c€t ~ ~ ~ ~~ij ~~r~?
if 1932 a?iFJiMiffi ~ ~ ~ ~ 7{ ~ 1Z CfiT
(A) ~
q(IMa ~

(A) 26-0 ~

,,(B) 24-1 ~ )R)~

~ 22-0~ (D) afil(1'1I~

(D) 20-0 ~
161. ~~ ~qiQ;~~

157. ~ ()wrn: ~ qjGf ~ c€t ~ ~ ? (A) ~ iffi;mf ~

(A) 1985 ~ ~ ~ iffi;mf if
(B) 1987 if (C) ~~~
.....{C) 1989 ~
(D)m~~~
(D) 1991 if
162. 'ifRC1" tr(Cfil( ~ ~ ~ CR ;ftfcf q)Gf W
158. '1cilqM*1IMl()' GRT qm ~ lf7.IT ~ q:;r c€t ~?
CfiRUf ~
(A) 1952
(A) :qlG q:;r 1~6=ll11~
(B) 1940 -
~) ~~ml~l( if ~ ~ m
~) 1942
(C) UFR it ~f q:;r f4€,qol am:: \jf(1 q:;r

3;b~ fCt fq Iq'1 (D) 1999

163.' M~FJiRCla if ~-m ~ iT( c€t HYV;rtf

~?
159. ~ ~ (Chl(1CfiIdI) ~ ~

(A) ~ Gffi'f ~

(B) WIT
(B) ¥ Gffi'f ~

C) ~~ (C) ~BRr

(D) ~~

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164. What is the maximum Water Vapour content 168. Who declared as his ultimate aim the wiping
in the atmosphere ? of every tear from every eye ?

(A) 2 to 3 per cent (A) Jawaharlal Nehru

(13) 3 to 4 per cent (B) Gandhiji

(C) 4 to 5 per cent (C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(D) 5 to 6 per cent (D) Sardar Patel

165. Who is the first Asian to become the Head

169. Japan's Parliament is known as
of the prestigious .Trinity College of
Cambridge University?
(A) Diet·
(A) Amartya Sen
(B) Dail
(B) Mahendra Chaudhury
(C) Yuan
(C) Nirod C. Chaudhury
(D) Shora
(D) Ketaki Mushari Dyson

170. The convention that "once a speaker always

166. Who gave the concept of 'Total Revolu- a speaker" is followed in
tion' ?
(A) UK
(A) Jayaprakash Narayan
(B) USA
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) France
(C) Karl Marx
(D) India
(D) Lenin

167. The first mid-term elections for Lok Sabha 171. The Headquarters of the Food and
were held in Agricultural Organisation (FAO) is at

(A) 1962 (A) New York

(B) 1971 (B) Paris

(C) 1977 (C) Geneva

(D) 1980 (D) Rome

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, I
164. crr<J~ if \iA" ~ ~ ~ lff?lT W 168. 3PRT affim ~ '~ 3lRcr ~ ~ ~ tffi9~' ,
~? ~~~~?

) 2U3~Kf

(B) 3 U4 ~Kf (B)~

(C) 4 U5 ~Kf (C)~~~

(D) 5 U 6~Kf
,A)~~

165. ~ mer f4~1('14 ~ 9fMea ~ ~

CfiT ~ ~'cm;rr ~ ~l<n{ ~ ~?
" , " ,l (A) ~

(A) ~iR
(B) ~

~~~ (C) ~

(C) <iRGm. ~ ) ~Tro

(D) ~~OO~
. 170. "~GfR~~~" ~~~

~~

(A) 1{~ if

(B) 1{~ ~ if
(B) ~mm
(C) CfiR lfffif
(D) ~if
(D)~

171.'~ am: ~ Wro.1 (~~ aft) Cflf ~€41('14

167. ~~~~~~~ir @:rcr~ p.f.>.' I'

1 1962 if (A) ~~if

(B) 1971 if (B) qfur it
(C) 1977 if (C) ~ it
(D) 1980 if .~1 ~it
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172. Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, the former Indian 176. Indira Gandhi Cup is associated with
President, received the prestigious Bharat
Ratna award in the year . (A) Basketball

(A) 1992 (B) Football

(B) 1995 (C) Boxing

(C) 1997 (D) Cricket

(D) 1998
177. Who is the author of the novel 'DEVDAS' ?

173. The Indian actor who played a prominent (A) Rabindranath Tagore
. role in the Hollywood production: "The
Ghost and The Darkness" is (B) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

(A) Om Puri (C) Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay

. (B) Naseeruddin Shah

(D) Munshi Premchand

(C) Amitabh Bachchan

178. Nano technology deals with objects with
(D) Anil Kapoor dimensions in the range of

174. Reserve Bank of India was nationalised in (A) 10-3 m

(A) 1947 (B) 10-6 m

(B) 1948 (C) 10-9 m

(C) 1949
(D) 10-12 m
(D) 1951
179. The moon is showing its same face to the
175. PSLV stands for earth because

(A) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (A) It is not rotating about its own axis

(B) Its rotation and revolution are opposite

(B) Polish Satellite Launch Vehicle

(C) . Its periods of rotation and revolution

(C) Perfect Satellite Launching Verifier are the same

(D) ~eparatory Satellite Launching Vehicle (D) Its rotation is faster than its revolution

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172. ~~¥,(I~qrn~. ~. tIT.~. ~~ 176. ~ W q;tf CliTm ~
CfiT 9rnrnd ~ ~ CliT~ ~ ~ Cflf
(A) ~am;r~~
(A) 1992 it ~¥ am;r ~ m"?l
~
(B) 1995 it (C) ~%tSll;ffi~ m"?l
~) 1997 it (D) ~~ m"?l
~) 1998 it

173. ~lkt~;S eft ~ "({ ~ ~ ({ ;Sl<t~{l" it

~.~ ~ CffifT ~ ~ ~
(B)~~~
...JA) aWr ~
~RCJ:~~
(B) '1m~~'1~~ (D) +j~fT~
(C) aWrcrM~
178. % lCA1J1"11 ~ ~ ~ ticsifud ~ ~
(D) 3lffi ~ ~~

(A) 10-3 lIT (fCfi

(B) 1O~ lIT (fCfi

(A) 1947 it
~) 10-9 lIT (fCfi
) 1948 it
(D) 10-12 lIT (fCfi
(C) 1949 it
A 1951 it 179. ~ ~ :qk CliT~ m<f ~ ~ ~ <tlIT ~

(A) ~3fCA"~~~.~~~
175. PSLV CliT~ ~ ~
(B) ~ ~ ~ qRSfl¥1ol ~ ~ ~
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle ~~ -
\

(B) Polish Satellite Launch Vehicle (C) ~ ~ atR qRSfl¥1ol eft arcmr ~ ~
~
(C) Perfect Satellite Launching Verifier

(D) Preparatory Satellite Launching Vehicle

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180. Devaluation of currency leads to 183. Where is the Indian Institute of Foreign
Trade located ?

(A) expansion of export trade I

(A) New Delhi

(B) contraction of import trade
(B) Hyderabad
(C) expansion of import substitution
(C) Mumbai
(D) All of theabove

(D) Ahmedabad
181. Open market operations of RBI refer to
buying and selling of
184. The Centre for Agricultural Marketing is
located at
(A) Commercial bills

(A) Jaipur
(B) Foreign exchange

(C) Gold (B) New Delhi

(D) Government bonds (C) Nagpur

(D) Hyderabad
182. Which is not the objective of Public
Procurement and Distribution system
followed by Indian Government?
185. Per capita income is obtained by dividing
National Income by
(A) Maintain price stability through
creation of buffer stocks
(A) Total population of the country
,
(B) Protect the interests of both consumers
and poor farmers
(B) Total working population

I (C) Control the production of food grains

(C) Area of the country

(D) Reduce personal and regional in-

equality in the distribution (D) Volume of capital used

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 (B) ~G(latIG

181. ~f&cf~cfiT~~~CfiT~
~ Sfi1l attt ~

(A) ~if
(B) ~fT ~ CfiT

182. Ptk1ffi~C1 if ~ ~-m ~ WCfiR IDU

~ ~ ~ ~ attt WRur ~ CfiT
~"lf ~~.?
185. 9"fu amn 3{T"lf PtChIt1~ ~ ~ ~ 3{T"lf ~

'm7T ~ \ifTC1T ~

(B) ~ attt ~ GFIT~ f%aT

fctl~tI<1'i
cfiTWT~

,)P-) WRur if ~ afk ~TCfi oHiii 1'1C11~

Cfi1l CfiVIT

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186. The currency of Thailand is 190. The Narasimham Committee (1991) on
financial reforms proposed for establish-
(A) Bhat ment of a

(B) Rupiah (A) Four tier hierarchy of the Banking

structure
.(C) Yuan
(B) Three tier hierarchy of the Banking
structure
(D) Yen
(C) Two tier hierarchy of the Banking
187. World Bank helps countries with loans for structure
the purpose of
(D) Unified control by the apex institutions

(A) reconstruction and development

191. The Planning Commission of India was
(B) stimulating private investment constituted in the year

(C) tackling foreign exchange crisis (A) 1942

(B) 1947
(D) meeting deficits in government budget
(C) 1950
188. In Indian agriculture, the period from July to
(D) 1955
October-November is called

(A) Rabi season 192. Who is the guardian of Fundamental Rights

enumerated in Indian Constitution ?
(B) Kharif season
(A) Supreme Court
(C) Pre-kharif season
(B) Parliament

(D) Slack season (C) Constitution

(D) President
189. Token privatisation or deficit privatisation
of public sector units occur when the
government sells 193. The Sarkaria Commission was appointed to
review the question of
(A) 5% of shares
(A) centre! state relations
(B) 10% of shares
(B) Legislative problems

(C) 15% of shares (C) Union territories' problems

(D) 20% of shares (D) Tribal areas

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186. ~ cfiT lj?J ~ 190. fcrffi<;r wrro·lR '1~Rt~ii ~ (1991) ~
~~CfiTWWf~~
(A) ma
.Jt<5 ~ ~ CfiT:;rn: ~ ~
(B) ~
(B) ~~CfiTaFr~~
..JIlf~
(C) ~~CfiT~~~
(D)7.R
(D) ~M~ IDU t%1'!id ~
187. mCf~ ~ ~"l1 ~ ~ ~rr cit ~ ~
~ *1~llldl ~ ~ ? 191. ~ ~ ~ 3fT'Iit<T CfiTlTO'1" ~ crt f%<:rr
~~?
(A) 'i'1f.f'ifol afu:Wmr
(A) 1942
(B) ~ ~T cit $llffilf%d ~
(B) 1947
,J.e) ~fT ~ ~ WR: ~ HQ?O'11
e
) 1950
(D) *1~CflI,(l~ ~ ~ cfiT ~
(D) 1955
188. ~ ~ ~ ~«3T¥-~ crq; cfiT
3lCffu cit ~ ~ 192. ~'~\3RlWld~~CfiTm:~
Cfit.f ~ ?
(A) W CfiT+ffiFr

v{B) ~ CfiT+ffiFr
(B) mrG
(C) ~- Tf +ffiFr
(C)~
(D) ~ CfiT+ffiFr

189. *1lcf\ilHCfl ~ ~ ~ CfiT 9C11CflI~'iCfl

Pt\illCfl~OI 1IT ~ CfiTPt\illCfl~OI ~ ~ ~ ~ 193. *1(Cfllf<1I1 3fT'Iit<T cfiT ~ ~ ~., cfiT
~ifq~ umm~~cfiT~~?
(A) 5% WR (A) ~/~~

(B) 10% WR

~ 15%WR (C) ~ ~ cfiT *1iitlll~

(D) 20% WR (D) "1'1"11C1111~

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194. The Judges of the High Court hold office 198. In ends and means relationship, Gandhiji
believed
(A) during the pleasure of the Chief Justice
of India"
(A) Means become good if they serve the
end .
(B) till they have attained 62 years of age

(C) till they have attained 65 years of age (B) Means and ends are watertight com-
partments
(D) as long as they desire

(C) Means determine the end

195. The United Nations officially came into
existence on
(D) End is everything, no matter what or
(A) January 1, 1942 how the means are

(B) October 3, 1944

199. The 'Speaker's vote' in the Lok Sabha is
(C) October 24, 1945 called

(D) June 26, 1945

(A) casting vote

196. The English Crown is an example of

(B) sound vote
(A) Real executive
(C) direct vote
(B) Quasi-real executive

(C) Nominal executive (D) indirect vote

(D) Nominated executive

200. Which part of the Indian Constitution deals
with 'Fundamental Rights' ?
197. The annual report of the UPSC is submitted
to
(A) Part I
(A) The President

(B) Part II
(B) The Supreme Court

(C) The Prime Minister (C) Part ill

(D) The Chairman of the Union Public

Service Commission (D) Part IV

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194. \Rr '41£41(>1£4~ ~T ~ 1R ~ ~ ~ 198. ma<f am: mm ~ ~ ~ ~ fucrnr
~~
A) ~ CfCfi ~ <fiT~ ~T ~

(B) 62 eN cfiT ~ ~ ~ CfCfi

(A) ma<f ~ GR \ifffi ~ lfR ~ me:<i q;r ~
~~
(C) 65 eN cfiT ~ ~ ~ CfCfi

(D) \ifaT(fqi ~ ~

195. '~~' ~ ~ U~ ~ 3fflIT

~

(A) 1 \iRCfU 1942

,
q;r /(D) mezr m ~.~~, ~ ma<f ~ m
,/ am:titmm
(B) 3 ~ 1944 q;r
) 24 ~ 1945 q;r
(D) 26 ~ 1945 q;r

(B) ~crRIf(f

(D) ~ If(f

200.~ ~ ~ ~-U moT ~ ~

~~;:rqfcRt~~?
197. tfq ~·Ucrr awWr cfiT ~ ftq)t ~
~cRt~~?
A) ~I

(B) ''mlT II

(C) m:TR;f;fr q;r (C) 'mlT ill

c-: (D) tfq ~ Ucrr awWr ~ ~ q;r (D) ~ IV

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