aharashtra Public Service Commission Question papers

Assistant Sale Tax Inspector Preliminary Exam Papers - 2009

1. 25% of a number equals 75, find the number. 1) 600 2) 300 3) 150 4) 450 2. Yousuf Raza Gilani,l the Prime Minister of Pakistan, is from which Political Party.? 1) Pakistan People's Party 2) Awami National Party 3) Muslim League 4) Jamat-E-Islami 3. Pellagra is caused due to the deficiency of : 1) Niacin 2) Thiamine 3) Retinal 4) Ascorbiic Acid 4. Five years planning programme started in India in the year _______. 1) 1947 2) 1948 3) 1950 4) 1951 5. __________ state has first implemented the Employment Guarantee Scheme, 1) Rajasthan 2) Gujarat 3) Uttar Pradesh 4) Maharashtra 6. Who had called 'Safety Valve' to Indian National Congress.? 1) Surendra Nath Banarji 2) Justice Ranade 3) Annie Besent 4) Allan Hume 7. Name the Indian Spacecraft launched in 2008 for scientific research of the moon. 1) Somayan I 2) Chandarayan I 3) Shashiyan I 4) Agni I 8. Who launched the Bharat Jodo Andolan of 1985.? 1) Ahilya Rangnekar 2) Anna Hazare 3) Baba Amte 4) Lal Krishna Advani 9. In 2008, on which issue did the Leftist Parties withdraw support to the UPA government at the center.? 1) Poverty 2) Indo US Civil Nuclear Treaty 3) Suicide of Farmers 4) Unemployment 10. If a point (4, a) is satisfying the equation 7x + 2y = 42, then find out value of 'a'. 1) 7 2) 9 3) 718 4) 6 11. Find out next one number in the following mathematical series. 24, 21, 18, 15, ________, 1) 12 2) 14 3) 9 4) 3 12. Who supervises the administration of the Gram Panchayats and guides them.? 1) Panchayat Samiti 2) Zilla Parishad 3) Gram Sabha 4) Standing Committee 13. Who is the highest Law Officer in India.? 1) Advocate General 2) Supreme Court Judge 3) Law Minister 4) Attorney General 14. Who appoints the Kotwal.? 1) Chief Minister 2) Sarpanch 3) Tahsildar 4) Block Development Officer 15. The Indian Standard Time (I.S.T.) is ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (G.M.T.) by ____ hours. 1) Two and half hours 2) Three hours 3) Four and half hours 4) Five and half hours 16. Who is the President of First World Marathi Sahitya Sammelan.? 1) Ram Shewalkar 2) D.M. Mirasdar 3) Gangadhar Pantavne 4) Narayan Surve 17. Hydra is classified in ___________ Phylum. 1) Protozoa 2) Coelenterata 3) Platyhelminthes 4) Anneliada 18. A number is added by its half gives123. The number is ________ 1) 72 2) 84 3) 82 4) 70 19. Thunderstorms tha occur in west Bengal are called as _________ 1) Mango Showers 2) Loo 3) Andhi 4) Kalbaisakhi 20. The law endorsing "Widow Remarriage" was brought into force by Rajarshi Shahu in his

province in the year __________. 1) 1916 AD 2) 1917 AD 3) 1918 AD 4) 1919 AD 21. Under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act : A) Minimum 100 days employment is provided in a year. B) ? rd of the beneficiaries are women. 1) Both A) and B) are correct 2) Only A) is correct 3) Only B) is correct 4) Both A) and B) are wrong 22. In human, there are __________ chromosomes. 1) 64 2) 46 3) 23 4) 44 23. An electric iron has a resistance of 20 ?. If 1A current is given to the iron, heat produced by it in 1 minute in joules is ________ 1) 1200 2) 285.7 3) 20 4) 120 24. The Act of Indian Citizenship was passed in ________ 1) 1960 2) 1955 3) 1949 4) 1950 25. The first chemical fertilizer in India was set up at ________ 1) Mumbai 2) Sindri 3) Hyderabad 4) Jaipur 26. The association of China, Brazil, India, Mexico and South Africa is known as : 1) G - 08 2) G - 05 3) G - 15 4) G 04 27. Write in decimal form : -13 = ________ 25 1) 0.52 2) 0.52 3) 0.25 4) -0.24 28. (0.6)2 + (0.3)2 + (0.6)2 = ? (0.6)2 + (0.3)2 1) 0.3 2) 0.9 3) 3 4) 9 29. Secretary General of the United Nations is ______. 1) Boutros Ghali 2) Shashi Tharoor 3) Ban Ki Moon 4) Kofi Annan 30. Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj was the Chhatrapati of __________ state. 1) Baroda 2) Kolhapur 3) Satara 4) Nagpur 31. Which of the following is the best quality of coal. ? 1) Anthracite 2) Peat 3) Bituminus 4) Lignite 32. At present, what is the status of the Right to Property.? 1) Legal Righ 2) Human Right 3) Fundamental Right 4) Natural Right 33. Which place is popular for making wooden toys.? 1) Vengurle 2) Malvan 3) Kankavali 4) Sawantwadi 34. Who is the story writer of the movie "Shwaas".? 1) Gauri Deshpande 2) Aruna Dhere 3) Madhavi Gharpure 4) Asha Bage 35. The acid-rain contains the acids of the gases __________. 1) CO2 and NO2 2) CO and CO2 3) Cl2 and SO4 4) SO4 and NO2 36. North east monsoon winds provide rainfall to the coastal regions of ________. 1) Tamilnadu 2) Maharashtra 3) Punjab 4) Goa 37. The second session of the Indian National Congress was held at ________. 1) Mumbai 2) Madras 3) Calcutta 4) Pune 38. Which region declared itself as an independent nation in February 2008. ? 1) Serbia 2) Georgia 3) Kosovo 4) Montenegro 39. In which of the following states "Koyana Hydro Electric Power Project is located.? 1) Madhya Pradesh 2) Maharashtra 3) Kerala 4) Orissa 40. The Head Quarters of World Trade Organisation is at _____. 1) Geneva 2) Paris 3) New York 4) Rome 41. v45 = ? 80 1) 42. Whom is the State Council of Ministers collectively responsible to .? 1) Rajya Sabha 2) Lok Sabha 3) Vidhan Sabha 4) Vidhan Parishad 43. If a = 9 , then a + b = ? b5a-b 1) 5 2) 14 3) 2 4) 7

9572 44. If, 5 (2y + 3) = 9 (3y - 21) then, y = ________ 1) 14 2) 10 3) 13 4) 12 45. For whom has Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh declared 'Vision Documents 2020? 1) Teachers 2) Urban development 3) Women 4) Development of North Eastern India 46. 'Women Indian Association" was founded by _______ 1) Annie Besent 2) Saraladevi Choudhari 3) Lady Tata 4) Kamala Nehru 47. Unit of intensity of sound ___________ 1) metre/sec. 2) watt 3) decibel (dB) 4) Hertz 48. In 1900 AD _______was established "Mitramela", a revolutionary organization. 1) V.D. Savarkar 2) Kanhere Brothers 3) Babaji Savarkar 4) Damodar Chaphekar 49. Which of the following number is between 8 & 9 ? 1) 25 2) 8 3) 25 4) 20 3347 50. Who wrote it that "Lord Curzon did the same act which Aurangzeb had done for Mughal Empire.? 1) Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak 2) Swatantryaveer Sawarkar 3) Lala Lajpat Rai 4) None of the above 51. How many Kilobytes make one Megabyte ? 1) 100 2) 10000 3) 1000 4) 500 52. In saturated hydrocarbon two carbon atom are linked by _______ 1) Single bond 2) Triple bond 3) Ionic Bond 4) Double bond 53. Which of the following Iron and Steel plant was not established during the second five year plan ? 1) Bhilai 2) Durgapur 3) Rourkela 4) Bokaro 54. Who had established the 'Balhatya Pratibandhak Griha'? 1) Dhondo Keshav Karve 2) Vitthal Ramaji Shinde 3) Mahatma Phule 4) Rajarshi Shahu 55. Mahatma Phule opened the first school at ______ to provided education to girls and the details.? 1) Aurangabad 2) Pune 3) Satara 4) Mumbai 56. Maharashtra has ______ k.m. of coast line. 1) 720 2) 880 3) 420 4) 220 57. Abhinav Bindra is a famous ___________ 1) Social Worker 2) Film Star 3) Sports Personality 4) Journalist 58. Name of the Deputy Chairperson of the Planning Commission is ______ 1) Dr. Ahluwalia 2) Pranab Mukharjee 3) P. Chidambaram 4) Dr. Manmohan Singh 59. The state which has the largest area in India (2001) is : 1) Madhya Pradesh 2) Uttar Pradesh 3) Bihar 4) Rajasthan 60. The first heart transplant operation was performed in : 1) America (U.S.A.) 2) Canada 3) South Africa 4) Britain 61. By recruiting Indian soldiers held captive by the Japanese ______ established the Indian National Army. 1) Subhash Chandra Bose 2) Rash Behari Bose 3) Dr. Lakshmi Swami Nathan 4) Lala Haradayal 62. Which of the following is not a source of revenue of Village Panchayat.? 1) Government Grant 2) Local Taxes on Land 3) Income Tax 4) House Tax 63. Which of the following provisions of the Constitution provides for imposition of President's rule in a state.? 1) Article 256 2) Article 286 3) Article 356 4) Article 370 64. Dr. Ambedkar started the Temple Entry Satyagraha at : 1) Mahad 2) Aurangabad 3) Nasik 4) Mumbai 65. Shau Maharaj transferred Rajaram College to _________-

1) Arya Samaj 2) Parthana Samaj 3) Brahmo Samaj 4) Theosophical Society 66. 64x2 + 16x + 1 = _________ 1) (8x + 4)2 2) (4x + 1 )2 3) (8x +1)2 4) (16x + 8)2 67. " Larn, organize and agitate " was the message of __________ to his Dalit youth. 1) Mahatma Phule 2 Maharshi Karve 3) G.G. Agarkar 4) Dr. Ambedkar 68. DNA stands for ________ 1) Devleloping Nucleic Acid 2) Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid 3) Deribo Nucleic Acid 4) Decreasing Nucleic Acid 69. A new port is developed at ________ for reducing burden of transportation on Mumbai port.? 1) Haldia 2) Nhava-Sheva 3) Kandla 4) Marmagoa 70. Who was the Chairperson of the 6th Pay Commission.? 1) Justice B.N. Shrikrishna 2) Justice C.G. Paramanand 3) Justice G.L. Ganeshan 4) Justice M.D. Kapegaonkar 71. In Cactus, plant food is prepared in : 1) Stem 2) Leaves 3) Branches 4) Roots 72. Solve, x + 2x x = 17 ; x = __________ 2 5 3 30 1) 1 2) -1 3) 1 4) 5 73. Himalaya mountain in India is ________ type of mountain. 1) Residual mountain 2) Block mountain 3) Folded mountain 4) Volcanic mountain 74. Green Vitriol is ________ 1) Copper Sulphate 2) Ferrous sulphate 3) Potassium sulphate 4) Aluminium sulphate 75. When 16 is subtracted from a number, the answer is equal to one-third of the number. 1) 12 2) 36 3) 24 4) 16 76. It is the duty of the _________ to give advice to the State Government on legal matters. 1) Chef Justice of High Court 2) Chief Justice of Supreme Court 3) Attorney General 4) Advocate General 77. Tata Iron and Steel Company is located at : 1) Bhubaneshwar 2) Durgapur 3) Bhilai 4) Jamshedpur 78. ' Vidhava Vivahottejak Mandal' is founded by ______ 1) Vitthal Shinde 2) Maharshi Karve 3) Agarkar 4) Mahatma Gandhi 79. Onion is ________ plant 1) Monocotyledon 2) Dicotyledon 3) Gymnosperm 4) Pteridophyta 80. Which book was written by Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar gven below.? 1) Budhism 2Budha and his Dhammas 3) Hindu and Buddha 4) Gautam Buddha 81. The governor of a State is appointed by the ______ 1) Chief Justice of India 2) President 3) Chief Minister of that State 4) Prime Minister 82. Secondary activities with dense population is having in ______ area. 1) Latur Osmanabad 2) Jalgaon Bhusawal 3) Pandharpur Solapur 4) Pimpari Chinchawad 83. 1985 AD Dr. Annie Besant established 'Homerule League' at ________ 1) Madras 2) Maharashtra 3) Orissa 4) Bengal 84. Who is the constitutional head of the state executive.? 1) Chief Minister 2) Governor 3) Cabinet Minister 4) Chief Secretary 85. The cause of Elephantiasis is ___________ 1) Virus 2) Protozoa 3) Metazoa 4) None of these 86. Vth five year plan got terminated in the year of : 1) 1977 2) 1975 3) 1978 4) 1980 87. Which was the aim of formation of All India National Congress.? 1) To lessen discontentment of Indian against British 2) To create a safety valve for the British

3) Both (1) and (2) 4) Neither of the above 88. _________ of Gholwad in Thane district are quite popular. 1) Mangoes 2) Chikoos 3) Grapes 4) Coconuts 89. The 'Transfer of Power Act' passed in ______. 1) 1857 AD 2) 1858 AD 3) 1859 AD 4) 1860 AD 90. Emergency was imposed in India during _________ five year plan. 1) 5th (Fifth) 2) 6th (Sixth) 3) 4th (Fourth) 4) None of these 91. If smallest five digit number is divided by smallest 3 digit number, then answer is : 1) 1000 2) 10000 3) 100 4) 10 92. A car left Pune at 4.00 p.m. and reached Dadar at 9.00 p.m. on the same day. If the speed of the car was 32.4 km/hr. What is the distance between Pune and Dadar.? 1) 262 km 2) 282 km 3) 162 km 4) 216 km 93. How many states and union territories are in the Indian Federation.? 1) 28 states and 7 union territories 2) 27 states and 5 union territories 3) 28 states and 8 union territories 4) 35 states and 7 union territories 94. An ambitious project "MIHAN" is taking shape at ________--1) Nasik 2) Nanded 3) Nagpur 4) Navi Mumbai 95. 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 = ___________ 5 50 500 96. Gandhiji established his Ashram Sabarmati in ________1) 1914 AD 2) 1915 AD 3) 1916 AD 4) 1917 AD 97. Sir A.O. Hume wrote a letter to the students of _________ 1) Bombay University 2) Calcutta University 3) Delhi University 4) Madras University 98. 65 / 62 = 6* ; * = ________ . 1) 3 2) 5 3) 7 4) 2 99. Which of the following city is located on the Mumbai Hyderabad highway ? 1) Nashik 2) Sangali 3) Solapur 4) Kolhapur 100. _________ was the founder of Indian National Congress. 1) A.O. Hume 2 Surendranath Banerji 3) Lord Dufferin 4) Lord Rippon 101. Who was the Chairman of the University Grants commission in 2008 ? 1) Dr. Arun Nigvekar 2) Dr. Narendra Jadhav 3) Dr. Sukhdeo Thorat 4) Dr. Vijay Khole 102. The Third Session of the Kisan Sabha was helf in ______ 1) 1936 A.D. 2) 1937 A.D. 3) 1938 A.D. 4) 1939 A.D. 103. Who started the first school for untouchables at Pune. ? 1) Rajarshi Shahu 2) Karmaveer Vitthal Ramji Shinde 3) Mahatma Jotirao Phule 4) Annabhau Sathe 104. Which of the following tree belongs to tropical evergreen forest.? 1) Anjan 2) Mahogany 3) Peepal 4) Palas 105. Right to Freedom is given in the Articles ______ of the Indian Constitution. 1) 14 to 18 2) 19 to 22 3) 25 to 28 4) 23 to 30 106. In which village of Satara District Gopal Ganesh Agarkar was born.? 1) Tembhurni 2) Tembhu 3) Jamgaon 4) jamb 107. The organization started by Dr. Ambedkar for the "rights of untouchables" : 1) Dalitodhar Sabha 2) Sarwajanik Satyadharma 3) Depressed Class Mission 4) Bahishkrit Hitakarini 108. Who is the Secretary of Gram Panchayat.? 1) Gramsevak 2) Sarpanch 3) Block Development Officer 4) Upsarpanch 109. The science which deals with the study of structure, chemical characteristics and functions of biomolecules in knowsn as ___________. 1) Palaeontology 2) Biometry 3) Cytology 4) Biochemistry 110. Shahu Maharaj declared fees free Primary Education on __________ 1) 25th July 1917 2) 21st November 1917 3) 2nd April 1894 4) 2nd July 1917

111. What percentage of reservation is being demanded for women in Parliament.? 1) 35 2) 45 3) 33 4) 30 112. There is provision for the formation of _________ in the Muncipal Council area with a population of more than three lakha. 1) Wards 2Panchayat Samitis 3 Mohalla Committees 4) Ward Samitis 113. Which of the following is not included as a fundamental duty in Indian Constitution.? 1) To respect national flag 2) To safeguard Public property 3) To serve in the armed forces 4) To preserve our culture 114. The first energy project of Marashtra is in the district of : 1) Nasik 2) Ratnagiri 3) Sindhudurg 4) Pune 115. Lord _______ the Viceroy of India partitioned Bengal in 1905 A.D. 1) Wellesley 2) Dalhousie 3) Curzan 4) Canning 116. Ethanol, which is blended with Petrol is made from which of the following in India.? 1) Grapes 2) Maize 3) Sugarcane 4) Diesel 117. Modern Periodic table consist of ________ Periods. 1) 7 2) 8 3) 1 4) 18 118. Which district has heighest ratio of land under forest in Maharashtra.? 1) Gadchiroli 2) Chandrapur 3) Bhandara 4) Kolhapur 119. In which of the following countries is the terrorist group LTTE operating.? 1) India 2) Pakistan 3) China 4) Sri Lanka 120. Focal length of a lens is 50 cm. What is the power of the lens in diopter.? 1) 0.2 2) -0.2 3) 2 4) -2 121. Where the Sugarcane Research Center is located in Maharashtra.? 1) Lonand 2) Sekhmirewadi 3) Padegaon 4) Kagal 122. Which system was stopped by the proclamation drawn by Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj on 25th June 1918. ? 1) Caswise Hostels 2) Maharvatan 3) Water facilitites for other than backward classes 4) Dowry System 123. Who was the British Prime Minister when India got its Independence.? 1) Harold Wilson 2) Winston Churchill 3) Anthony Eden 4) Clement Attlee 124. What are charge carriers in metallic conductors.? 1) Protons 2) electrons 3) Ions 4) Neutrons 125. Maximum area under forest in Maharashtra is in the district of __________ 1) Buldhana 2) Solapur 3) Chandrapur 4) Jalgaon 126. Who is the Chairman of the Planning Commission of India.? 1) Finance Minister 2) Prime Minister 3) President 4) Governor 127. Who was the Chairperson of the Prime Minister's High Level Committee for preparation of report on social, economic and educational status of the Muslim Community of India.? 1) Dr. Akhtar Majeed 2) Saiyid Hamid 3 Justice Rajindar Sacchar 4) Dr. Rakesh Basant 128. ____________ was known as 'Grand Old Man' of India. 1) M.K. Gandhi 2) Dadabhai Naoraji 3) Gopal Krishna Gokhale 4) Motilal Nehru 129. When and where was the school for girls first started by Mahatma Phul.? 1. 3rd July 1848 AD at Bhide's Wada 2. 3rd July 1848 AD at Dhankawadi 3. 3rd July 1848 AD at Phule's own house 4. 3rd July 1848 AD at Shardashram 130. Lokamanya Tilak started 'Maratha' and "Kesari' News Papers with the help of ______ 1. Gopal Ganesh Agarkar 2) Justice Ranade 3. Lokhitwadi 4) Gopal Krishna Gokhale 131. The author of Gulamgiri is ______ 1. Jyotiba Phule 2) Mahadeo Ranade 3) Vishnu Gokhale 4) Ramkrishna Bhanderkar 132. Write in fraction : 1.25 1. 1 2) 2 3) 1 4) 2 1/3 133 "Aga Khan Cup" is associated with the game of __________ 1. Football 2) Badminton 3) Hockey 4) Cricket 134. The Govt. of India Act 1935 granted ______--

1. Provincial Autonomy 2) Dominion states 3.Complete Independence 4) Independence 135. One horsepower is equal to _________ 1. 746 watt 2) 276 watt 3) 1000 watt 4) 1000 erg/s 136. Who appoints the members of Maharashtra Public Service Commission.? 1. President 2) Governor 3) Prime Minister 4) Cabinet Minister 137. The inner surface of a box solar cooker is painted with ________1. Red 2) yellow 3) White 4) Black 138. What is the total amount in a bundle of 10 rupees notes having serial numbers.? 1. 240 2) 250 3) 225 4) 220 139. The Bombay High Court Does not have a bench at which one of the following places.? 1. Nagpur 2) Panji 3) Pune 4) Aurangabad 140. Solve, v(X + y)2 = _________ 1. x y 2) x + y 3) (x + y )2 4) (x + y )2 141. Assertion (A) : The Sepoys at Meerat mutinied. Reason (B) : Mangal Pandey was hanged. 1) (A) is true but (B) is false. 2) (A) is false but (B) is true. 3) Both (A) and (B) is not correct explanation of (A) 4) Both (A) and (B) are true and (B) is the correct explanation of (A). 142. Who helped Gangaram Kamble of Maharwada in starting his own tea-stall.? 1. Dr. Ambedkar 2) mahatma Phule 3) Rajarshi Shahu 4) None of the above 143. In Maharashtra _________ receives maximum rainfall. 1) Toranmal 2) Amboli 3) Gadchiroli 4) Chikhaldara 144. The major harmful gas emitted by automobile vehicles is _______ 1) Carbon monoxide 2) Methane 3) Carbon dioxide 4) Ozone 145. Body mass index = _________ 1) weight2/height2 2) weight2/height 3) weight/height2 4) weight/height 146. Which events prior to independence roused public opinion against the British.? 1) The Indigo Revolt in 1859-60 AD 2) The Kuki Revolt in 1860-90 Ad 3) Peasant's Revolt of Pawana in 1872-73 AD 4) All the three. 147. Who wrote the book entitled "1857 che Swatantry Samar."? 1) Ganesh Damodar Sawarkar 2) Narayan Damodar Sawarkar 3) Vinayak Damodar Sawarkar 4) None of the above 148. In which year was Gopal Ganesh Agarkar born.? 1) 1855 AD 2) 1856 AD 3) 1857 AD 4) 1858 AD 149. Hepatitis B occurs because of __________ 1) HAV 2) HIV 3) Microbacterium lepri 4) HBV 150. ________ was called as the 'Martin Luther' of Maharashtra. 1) Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak 2) Lokhitwadi 3) Mahatma Phule 4) Justice Mahadeva Govind Ranade