UPSC CIVILS MAIN 2011 GENERAL STUDIES PAPER - I

EXAM HELD ON 29-10-2011

UPSC CIVILS MAIN 2011 GENERAL STUDIES PAPER - II

EXAM HELD ON 29-10-2011

Punjab National Bank Clerk (First Shift) Exam., 2011

General English

(Held on 19-6-2011)

Directions–In Question Nos. 1 to 5, some of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and blacken the rectangle (■) corresponding to the appropriate letter (A), (B), (C). If a sentence is free from errors, blacken the rectangle corresponding (D) in the Answer sheet.
 

1. Neither Ramesh nor Rajendra (A) / has done (B) / their work properly. (C) No Error. (D)
Ans : (C)
 

2. The two sisters shouted (A) / at one another (B) / in public. (C) No Error. (D)
Ans : (B)
 

3. With a good line and length, (A) / the spinners were able (B) / to peg the batsmen down. (C) No Error. (D)
Ans : (D)
 

4. Gita doesn't usually (A) / wear jewellery but yesterday (B) / she wore ring. (C) No Error. (D)
Ans : (C)
 

5. The college (A) / is running a computer course (B) / since 2007. (C) No Error. (D)
Ans : (B)


Directions–In Question Nos. 6 to 10, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by blackening the -appropriate rectangle (■) in the Answer Sheet.
 

6. That week the dollar dropped ……………its lowest levels.
(A) to
(B) at
(C) towards
(D) by
Ans : (A)
 

7. I just……………that Peter is in Australia.
(A) am hearing
(B) hearing
(C) have heard
(D) heard
Ans : (D)
 

8. To write regularly ……………is what she wants to do now.
(A) in pleasure
(B) for the pleasure
(C) with the pleasure
(D) for pleasure
Ans : (D)
 

9. This is a good……………for the, school.
(A) sight
(B) cite
(C) site
(D) spot
Ans : (C)

10. I ……………rather die than join the gang of terrorists.
(A) could
(B) should
(C) would
(D) can
Ans : (B)

Directions–In Question Nos. 11 to 15, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word and mark it in the Answer Sheet.

11. diligent
(A) intelligent
(B) energetic
(C) modest
(D) industrious
Ans : (D)

12. familiar
(A) well-known
(B) familial
(C) relative
(D) common
Ans : (A)

13. dessert
(A) wasteland
(B) abandon
(C) sweet-dish
(D) broth
Ans : (C)

14. affiliate
(A) control
(B) associate
(C) copy
(D) discriminate
Ans : (B)

15. explicit
(A) clear
(B) obvious
(C) cautious
(D) exorbitant
Ans : (A)

Directions-In Question Nos. 16 to 20, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word and mark it in the Answer Sheet.

16. innovate
(A) sell
(B) buy
(C) choose
(D) copy
Ans : (D)

17. anxious
(A) crafty
(B) light
(C) carefree
(D) careless
Ans : (D)

18. hazy
(A) plain
(B) light
(C) clear
(D) dull
Ans : (C)

19. thrifty
(A) clean
(B) loyal
(C) wasteful
(D) reverent
Ans : (C)

20. fantastic
(A) old
(B) ordinary
(C) classic
(D) rational
Ans : (B)

Directions–In Question Nos. 21 to 25, four alternatives are given for the bold printed idiom/phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the given idiom/phrase and blacken the appropriate rectangle (■) in the Answer Sheet.

21. All his schemes to murder the king ended in smoke.
(A) fructified gradually
(B) came to nothing
(C) were discarded
(D) were partially carried out
Ans : (B)

22. This fashion of long flowing skirts will run its course.
(A) continue for a long time
(B) become very popular
(C) develop and then come to its usual end
(D) end very soon
Ans : (C)

23. The A. T.S. set the bait to arrest the terrorists.
(A) laid the trap
(B) announced the reward
(C) set the record
(D) put the bet
Ans : (A)

24. I have decided to give it a shot.
(A) click a picture
(B) try something
(C) pose for a picture
(D) injure someone
Ans : (B)

25. He turned a blind eye to his son's pranks.
(A) pretended not to notice
(B) paid special attention to
(C) covered up for
(D) punished severely
Ans : (A)

Directions–ln Question Nos. 26 to 30, a part of the sentence is Bold. Below are given alternatives to the Bold part at (A), (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement it needed your answer is (D).

26. As he was a braveheart, Rakeshj decided to join the army.
(A) Though he was a braveheart
(B) Although he was a braveheart
(C) While he was a bravehealt
(D) No improvement
Ans : (D)

27. She hurt her back while she worked yesterday.
(A) worked out
(B) had worked
(C) was working
(D) No improvement
Ans : (C)

28. Due to emergency conditions, the army was asked to stand up.
(A) stand out
(B) stand in
(C) stand by
(D) No improvement
Ans : (C)

29. He kept us all in suspension regarding his future plans.
(A) suspending
(B) suspense
(C) suspicion
(D) No improvement
Ans : (B)

30. He returned the book after he read it.
(A) was read
(B) reading
(C) had read
(D) No improvement
Ans : (C)

Directions– In Question Nos. 31 to 35, out of the four alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

31. Study of relations of organisms to one another and to their surroundings–
(A) Biology
(B) Ecology
(C) Psychology
(D) Physiology
Ans : (B)

32. Boundary of an area–
(A) Porch
(B) Periphery
(C) Balcony
(D) Verandah
Ans : (B)

33. A war of religions–
(A) Calligraphy
(B) Contraband
(C) Cavalry
(D) Crusade
Ans : (D)

34. The Government by the nobility–
(A) Bureaucracy
(B) Aristocracy
(C) Autocracy
(D) Oligarchy
Ans : (B)

35. To store and stock–
(A) Hail
(B) Hide
(C) Hoard
(D) Horde
Ans : (C)

Directions–In Question Nos. 36 to 40, groups of four words are given. In each group, one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.

36. (A) intern1itent
(B) intermittant
(C) intermittent
(D) intermitant
Ans : (C)

37. (A) acommodation
(B) accommodation
(C) accomodation
(D) accommodation
Ans : (B)

38. (A) sovereignty

(B) soveriegnty
(C) sovereignity
(D) soveriegnity
Ans : (A)

39. (A) greivance
(B) grievance
(C) griveance
(D) grieveance
Ans : (B)

40. (A) occassion
(B) occasion
(C) ocasion
(D) ocassion
Ans : (B)

Directions–In the following passage (Question Nos. 41 to 50), some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.

Ants go in groups in search of food. To do this, ...(41)... a few worker ants, ...(42)... scouts, go out of their nests to forage. ..(43). ..food. Once an ...(44)... source of food is ...(45)... by a scout ant, it ...(46)... to the nest with a sample. While ...(47) ...so, it ejects a chemical and ...(48) ...an invisible line from the ...(49)... of food to its nest. It then contacts other ants who also follow the. ..(50) ...procedure. More and more worker ants are brought in and the food is slowly taken back to the nest.

41. (A) primarily
(B) initially
(C) hastilly
(D) systematically
Ans : (B)

42. (A) called
(B) named
(C) identified
(D) depicted
Ans : (A)

43. (A) after
(B) by
(C) for
(D) upon
Ans : (C)

44. (A) unusual
(B) enriched
(C) excessive
(D) abundant
Ans : (D)

45. (A) found
(B) reached
(C) targeted
(D) recognised
Ans : (A)

46. (A) accesses
(B) returns
(C) goes
(D) climbs
Ans : (B)

47. (A) pulling
(B) crawling
(C) doing
(D) going
Ans : (C)

48. (A) draws
(B) files
(C) touches
(D) pushes
Ans : (A)

49. (A) place
(B) source
(C) house
(D) vessel
Ans : (B)

50. (A) same
(B) agreed
(C) matching
(D) parallel
Ans : (A)

L.I.C. Apprentice Development Officers Recruitment Exam., 2010

General Knowledge & Current Affairs 
 (Held on 13-6-2010)

1. Which of the following types of companies / organizations issue ‘ULIP’ ? (The ULIPs were recently in news)
(A) Insurance companies
(B) Banks
(C) NABARD
(D) RBI
(E) All of these
Ans : (A)

2. Insurance business in India is regulated by which of the following authorities ?
(A) NFCG
(B) IRDA
(C) CII
(D) FICCI
(E) All of these
Ans : (B)

3. Which amongst the following is NOT an insurance company functioning in India ?
(A) ICICI Prudential
(B) ING Vysya
(C) ICICI Lombard
(D) New India Assurance Company
(E) National Securities Depository Ltd.
Ans : (E)

4. Which of the following is the only Public Sector Company in the field of life insurance?
(A) General Insurance Company
(B) New India Assurance Company
(C) Oriental Insurance Company
(D) Sahara Life Insurance
(E) Life Insurance Corporation of India
Ans : (E)


5. As per the news in various financial newspapers, Larson & Toubro (L & T) is planning to enter the insurance business in India. Otherwise, what is the major business of L & T, which it is known for ?
(A) Newspaper Publications
(B) Media Entertainment
(C) Car & Automobile Production
(D) Textiles
(E) Heavy Engineering & Construction
Ans : (E)

6. “A contract that pledges payment on an agreed upon amount to the person (or his/her nominee) on the happening of an event covered against” is technically known as—
(A) Death coverage
(B) Life Insurance
(C) Savings for future
(D) Provident Fund
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

7. As per the news published in various news papers, Life Insurance policies may become paperless in the near future. This means—
(A) LIC will not insure any person hereafter as it has already reached its peak
(B) LIC will not ask for any documents from a person who wishes to purchase an insurance policy
(C) All policy related documents and policy certificates will henceforth be available in electronic form and not in their present physical form
(D) LIC henceforth will not entertain any claim or complaint in written form or on paper. Things should be in electronic mode only
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)

8. In Insurance policies, we always find a date which is “Date of Maturity”. What does it mean ?
(A) This is the date on which the policy was sold to the customer/person insured
(B) This is the date on which the policy holder will have to submit his/her claim seeking the amount of the policy. Otherwise the company will not make any payment to him/her
(C) This is the date on which the contract between the person and insurance company will come to an end
(D) The date on which the insurance company makes the final payment to the insured person which is normally fifteen days after the “Payment due date”
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

9. As we know, the Govt. is paying much attention to “Micro Finance” these days. Which of the following is one of the examples of Micro Finance ?
(A) Insurance for life
(B) Investment in Mutual Funds
(C) Self Help Groups
(D) Letter of Credit
(E) All of these
Ans : (C)

10. Which of the following insurance plans is NOT launched by the LIC ?
(A) Jeevan Chhaya
(B) Life Mahalife Gold Plan
(C) Child Career Plan
(D) Child Future Plan
(E) Jeevan Saral
Ans : (B)

11. Which of the following is/are the highlights of the Union Budget for 2010-11 ?
1. Rs. 3000 crores allotted for agriculture sector.
2. Fertilizer Subsidy to be reduced.
3. Hope to implement Direct Tax code from April 2011.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1, 2 & 3
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)

12. Who amongst the following is the author of the book “The White Tiger” ?
(A) Arundhati Roy
(B) V.S. Naipaul
(C) Kiran Desai
(D) Vikram Seth
(E) Aravind Adiga
Ans : (E)

13. Who amongst the following is the Man Booker Prize winner of 2009 for his/her life-time achievement ?
(A) Alice Munro
(B) Chetan Bhagat
(C) Shobha De
(D) Graham Swift
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

14. Which of the following is the best description of what insurance is ?
(Many times companies also communicate the same to the person interested in getting an
insurance policy)—
(A) Insurance = Collective bearing of risk
(B) Insurance = Paying for other’s mistake
(C) Insurance = Taking from ‘A’ to pay ‘B’
(D) Insurance = Paying for something which will never happen
(E) All of these
Ans : (A)

15. Who amongst the following won OSCAR Award for his/her contribution in a film in 2009 and also two Grammy Awards in 2010—
for his/her achievements in the field ?
(A) Aamir Khan
(B) Rituparno Ghosh
(C) Deepa Mehta
(D) Mani Ratnam
(E) A. R. Rahman
Ans : (E)

16. As per the announcements made in the Union Budget for 2010-11,
public sector banks will get around Rs. 16,500 crores from the Govt. of India. For what purpose are banks getting this amount ?
(A) To strengthen their capital base
(B) To provide retirement benefits to their employees
(C) To give the public sector banks an image make over
(D) All A, B & C given above
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

17. Who amongst the following Indian Players was one of the members of the team which won the Australian Open Lawn Tennis Tournament -2010 ?
(A) Leander Paes
(B) Mahesh Bhupati
(C) Sania Mirza
(D) Sunitha Rao
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

18. Which of the following organizations/agencies frame the Monetary and Credit Policy which is followed by all banks in India?
(A) Indian Bank’s Association
(B) Reserve Bank of India
(C) Securities & Exchange Board of India
(D) Govt. of India
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

19. Which of the following terms is used in the game of Cricket ?
(A) Penalty Stroke
(B) Knock out
(C) Bully
(D) Checkmate
(E) Silly point
Ans : (E)

20. Which of the following countries was the host of the SAARC Summit 2010 ?
(A) Bangladesh
(B) Nepal
(C) India
(D) Bhutan
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

21. Who amongst the following is not a winner of the “Padmashri Award” given away in 2010 ?
(A) Ulhas Kashalkar
(B) Saif Ali Khan
(C) Rekha
(D) Lalit Modi
(E) Raghunath Panigrahi
Ans : (D)

22. Which of the following terms is NOT used in the world of finance, banking and insurance ?
(A) Devaluation
(B) Amnesty
(C) Hard Currency
(D) Preference share
(E) Sinking fund
Ans : (B)

23. Who amongst the following is NOT amongst the winners of the 56th National Film Awards?
(A) Shreya Ghosal
(B) Priyanka Chopra
(C) Hariharan
(D) Shilpa Shetty
(E) Arjun Rampal
Ans : (D)

24. The Indira Gandhi Peace Prize for 2009 was given to the—
(A) President of Nepal
(B) Prime Minister of Nepal
(C) President of Afghanistan
(D) Prime Minister of Bangladesh
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

25. Which of the following awards is given for excellence in the field of Sports ?
(A) Gnanpith Award
(B) Bharat Ratna
(C) Arjuna Award
(D) Kalidas Samman
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)

L.I.C. Apprentice Development Officers Recruitment Exam., 2010

English Language

(Held on 13-6-2010)

Directions—(Q. 1 to 5) In each of the following sentences four words or phrases have been Bold printed. One bold printed part in each sentence is not acceptable in standard English. Pick up that part and mark its letter.

1. Being that (A) my car is getting its (B) annual check up. I will not (C) be able to pick you (D) up tomorrow morning.
Ans : (A)

2. We can’t hardly (A) believe that the situation is so serious as to (B) justify (C) such precautions as you have taken. (D)
Ans : (A)

3. No one except (A) he (B) knew which (C) questions were going (D) to be asked in this test.
Ans : (B)

4. Despite of (A) the pills which (B) are available, many people still (C) have trouble sleeping. (D)
Ans : (A)

5. He is not the kind of (A) a person (B) who takes (C) such a treatment (D) lying down.
Ans : (C)


Directions—(Q. 6 to 8) Fill in the blanks with appropriate words—

6. There is no culture in the world ………… absolutely pure.
(A) that which is
(B) that which
(C) that is
(D) that what is
Ans : (C)

7. He took up the letter from the table and ………… it to his friend.
(A) was reading
(B) has been reading
(C) had read
(D) read
Ans : (D)

8. He led me ………… the green laws to the palatial building.
(A) upon
(B) across
(C) along
(D) about
Ans : (B)

Directions—(Q. 9 to 11) In the following questions choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the given word—

9. MOTIVE
(A) Sorrow
(B) Design
(C) Desire
(D) Hunger
Ans : (B)

10. DILEMMA
(A) Fear
(B) Price
(C) Condition
(D) Fix
Ans : (D)

11. COARSE
(A) Dull
(B) Broad
(C) Rough
(D) Modest
Ans : (C)

Directions—(Q. 12 to 14) In the following questions, fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrase—

12. His boss………… an explanation of his conduct with his colleagues.
(A) called up
(B) called upon
(C) called for
(D) called off
Ans : (C)

13. He ………… his departure for a week as his mother was not well.
(A) put off
(B) put up
(C) put out
(D) put aside
Ans : (A)

14. His friends ………… to him for guidance in financial matters.
(A) look on
(B) look up
(C) look at
(D) look down
Ans : (B)

Directions—(Q. 15 to 17) In the following questions choose the alternative which is opposite in meaning to the given word—

15. MENIAL(A) Feminine
(B) Physical
(C) Dignified
(D) Artificial
Ans : (C)

16. PARDON
(A) Separate
(B) Blame
(C) Pursue
(D) Commit
Ans : (B)

17. HESITATE
(A) Dishearten
(B) Reprove
(C) Decide
(D) Stumble
Ans : (C)

18. Which of the following makes the correct use of verb ?
(A) It is who have done it
(B) It is they who is coming tomorrow
(C) He and I am leaving for Calcutta
(D) If he would have come, I would have helped him
Ans : (A)

19. Which of the following makes the correct use of article ?
(A) I have studied at an University
(B) Kalidas is the Shakespeare of India
(C) I have bought a Umbrella
(D) This is best which I have seen
Ans : (B)

20. Which of the following makes the correct use of article ?
(A) A little water in the glass has been drink by the child
(B) A book which was on the table has been stolen
(C) The little knowledge is the dangerous thing
(D) An apple a day keeps the doctor away
Ans : (D)

21. Which of the following makes the correct use of Preposition ?
(A) This is in conformity with the rules laid down by the Corporation
(B) The book is at the table
(C) The train is arriving on the platform
(D) Don’t look down at me
Ans : (A)

22. He said to me. “Please give me the book.” Which of the following is the correct indirect narration of the sentence ?
(A) He said to me to kindly give him the book
(B) He asked me to please give him the book
(C) He requested me to give the book
(D) He requested me to please give him the book
Ans : (C)

23. No country is the world is as rich as America. Which of the following is the correct superlative form of this sentence ?
(A) America is richer than the richest country in the world
(B) America is richer than other countries in the world
(C) No country in the world is richer than America
(D) America is the richest country in the world
Ans : (D)

24. ‘Every cloud has a silver lining’ means—
(A) there is a good side to every difficult situation
(B) there is no hope in a difficult situation
(C) clouds and lightning’s are seen together in the sky
(D) adversity is better than prosperity
Ans : (A)

25. ‘As you sow, so shall you reap’ means—
(A) Reaping is better than sowing
(B) You get the bad result of your bad deed
(C) You get the good result of your good deed
(D) You got the result, good or bad, depending on the nature of your deed
Ans : (D)

KPSC TYPIST GRADE-II QUESTION PAPER

1) ‘To address’ is typewritten on bottom left side of the
A) Business letter
B) Personal letter
C) Official letter
D) D.O Letter

2) Subject is typewritten in a letter
A) On the top of the letter
B) Before the reference
C) After the reference
D) Left bottom of the letter

3) Mainspring is situated in a machine
A) Inner Right side
B) Under the Universal Bar
C) Inner Left side
D) Middle of the Machine

4) Which defect results a Jerky Motion?
A) Low tension of the Carriage
B) High tension of the carriage
C) Bad condition of the ribbon
D) Poor quality of the paper

5) O.P represents in a court matter?
A) Out patient
B) Office proceedings
C) Original Petition
D) Outstanding performance

6) After a full stop leave
A) One space
B) Two space
C) Two Spaces
D) Any space

7) Mainspring and carriage is connected with
A) Draw Hand
B) Carriage Rack
C) Loose Dog
D) Pinion wheel

8) The part which is used to make words in typewriting?
A) Shift key
B) Back space key
C) Space Bar
D) Tabulator Bar

9) The salutation which is commonly used in Official Letter
A) Respected Sir
B) Sir
C) Dear sir
D) Dear with name

10) A statement is typewritten by leaving left and right margin as
A) 10 degree and 15degree
B) 5 degree and 10 degree
C) Equal margin
D) 10 degree and 5 degree

11) A part which is used to move the carriage towards the right side
A) Space bar
B) Key button
C) Back space key
D) Tabulator bar

12) How many line-space adjustments in the typewriter?
A) Three
B) Four
C) Two
D) Five

13) Which key is known as dead key in the Malayalam Typewriter?
A) Semi-Colon
B) Chandrakala
C) Hypen
D) Underscore

14) With reference to the letter__ above
A) Sited
B) Sighted
C) Sitted
D) Cited

15) To merge selected records, specify the conditions in the __ dialog box
A) Query options
B) View Merged Data
C) Insert Merge Filed
D) Data Form

16) A __ can store pre-defined text, page set-up Auto text entries, Styles etc
A) Document
B) Template
C) Wizards
D) Data Form

17) __ helps you to get a good idea about what you would get on printing the current document
A) Print preview
B) Print View
C) Print Layout
D) Page Layout

18) __ is a special text that is printed at the top of each page
A) Title
B) Header
C) Footer
D) Borders

19) The most useful functions of a spread sheet are
A) Lines and pictures
B) Formulas and graphs
C) Fonts and borders
D) Labels and envelops

20) Excel displays the address of the active cell in the
A) Formula bar
B) Status bar
C) Tool bar
D) Menu bar

21) To select non-adjacent columns key the __ key pressed while clicking the mouse on the column border
A) Ctrl
B) Shift
C) Alt
D) Tab

22) If you copy a cell containing=B6-B4 to the next column in the same row, the copied cell would contain
A) =C6-C4
B) =B7-B5
C) =B7-B4
D) =C5-C4

23) When you start word, it automatically creates a document and names it?
A) NONAME
B) DOCUMENT
C) DOCUMENTS
D) DOCUMENT 1


24) The $ sign before the row and column number indicates that the cell address is
A) Absolute
B) Relative
C) Reference
D) Mixed

25) __ function is used to calculate the maximum value in the specified field of a database based on specified criteria
A) DMAX
B) MAX
C) DCOUNT
D) DAVERAGE

ANSWERS:

1) D) D.O Letter
2) B) Before the reference
3) C) Inner Left side
4) B) High tension of the carriage
5) C) Original Petition
6) C) Two Spaces
7) A) Draw Hand
8) C) Space Bar
9) B) Sir
10) C) Equal margin
11) C) Back space key
12) D) Five
13) B) Chandrakala
14) D) Cited
15) B) View Merged Data
16) B) Template
17) A) Print preview
18) B) Header
19) B) Formulas and graphs
20) A) Formula bar
21) A) Ctrl
22) A) =C6-C4
23) D) DOCUMENT 1
24) C) Reference
25) A) DMAX

KPSC LDC 2011 QUESTIONS

1) Who was the first Woman Governor of India?

A) Annie Besent
B) Sarojini Naidu
C) Vijayalakshimi Pandit
D) Sujetha Kripalani

2) Which country implemented Value Added Tax (VAT) for the first time?

A) Britain
B) United States
C) France
D) India

3) The head quarters of Reserve Bank of India is at ?

A) Mumbai
B) Chennai
C) Delhi
D) Nasik

4) Election Commission of India was constituted in the year….?

A) 1935
B) 1950
C) 1965
D) 1960

5) Forward block was founded by __ ?

A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
C) Lala Lajpat Rai
D) Subhash Chandra Bose

6) Epigraphy is the study of __ ?

A) Laughter
B) Inscriptions
C) Metals
D) Brain

7) The founder of Fathepur Sikri was

A) Akbar
B) Shajahan
C) Humayun
D) Babur

8) Gandhiji’s Dandi march was on ?

A) 1920
B) 1922
C) 1919
D) 1930

9) Where is the headquarters of OPEC?

A) Geneva
B) New York
C) Vienna
D) Bern

10) Mettur Dam is situated on the river

A) Cauvery
B) Mahanadi
C) Krishna
D) Godhavari

11) Nilambur town is situated in which district of Kerala ?

A) Malappuram
B) Trivandrum
C) Palakkad
D) Malappuram

12) ‘Sarvodaya’ was the original idea of ……?

A) Bala Ganagadara Tilak
B) Mahathma Gandhi
C) Jawaharlal Nehru
D) Subash Sandra Bose

13) Commonwealth Games 2010 was inaugurated by

A) Manmohan Singh & Prince Charles
B) Prathibha Pattil and Prince Charles
C) Sonia Gandhi
D) Prathibha Pattil & Sonia Gandhi

14) India and __ signed on an important protocol to the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement recently?

A) United States
B) Britain
C) Switzerland
D) Australia

15) Bundestag is the parliament of ........... ?

A) Norway
B) Japan
C) Germany
D) Britain

ANSWERS:

1) B) Sarojini Naidu
2) C) France
3) A) Mumbai
4) B) 1950
5) D) Subhash Chandra Bose
6) B) Inscriptions
7) A) Akbar
8) D) 1930
9) C) Vienna
10) A) Cauvery
11) D) Malappuram
12) B) Mahathma Gandhi
13) B) Prathibha Pattil and Prince Charles
14) C) Switzerland
15) C) Germany

Kerala PSC SI Exam 2010 Solved Paper

1) Which of the following organization has Giant Panda as its symbol?

A) UNICEF
B) Greenpeace
C) World Bank
D) World Wide Fund for Nature

2) Name the inventor of Black Box fight recorder who died recently

A) David Warren
B) J.L. Baird
C) Thomas Alva Edison
D) Wilbur Wright

3) “What Congress and Ghandhi have done to the Untouchables” is a book written by

A) B.R. Ambedkar
B) V.D. Savarkar
C) Rajendra Prasad
D) S.C. Bose

4) Sri Shiva Shankar Menon holds the position of

A) Union Home Secretary
B) Planning Commission Chairman
C) Minister of State in Defense Ministry
D) National Security Advisor

5) Which famous Indian artist accepted Qatai citizenship in February 2010?

A) M.F. Hussain
B) Mallika Sarabhai
C) Zakir Hussain
D) None of above

6) Why was Jordan Romero in the news recently?

A) He is the youngest person to climb Mount Everest
B) He swam the English Channel in record time
C) He is the captain of the Mexican World Cup Football team
D) None of the above

7) Who among the following has been appointed New Chairman of the National Commission of Farmers?

A) Ajith Singh
B) K.C. Pant
C) Dr. M.S. Swaminathan
D) None of the above

8) Who has won the World Cup Football as a player and coach?

A) Lisa Raymond
B) Paulo Rossi Italy
C) George Best England
D) Franz Beckenbauer Germany

9) What is the name of the car recently launched in India by Nisan?

A) Polo
B) Figo
C) Beat
D) Micra

10) Who among the following launched education reform movement among the Muslims in India?

A) Sri Syed Ahmed Khan
B) W.W. Hunter
C) Shah Waliullah
D) Sakkir Hussain

11) Which of the following is equivalent of Accra, Baku and Apia?

A) Ghana
B) Bamako
C) Turkey
D) Tanzania

12) To which party does David Cameron the recently elected British Prime Minister belong to

A) Labour party
B) Conservative Party
C) Liberal Democrats Party
D) None of the above

13) Which of the following leaders died in the battle filed in the Revolt of 1857?

A) Tantia Tope
B) Bahadur Shah II
C) Nana Saheb
D) Rani Jhansi

14) Who among the following was known as the “Indian Gladstone”?

A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B) Gopala Krishna Gokhale
C) Dadabhai Naoroji
D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

15) Prabuddha Bharata was a paper published in English by

A) Louis Vivian Derozio
B) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
C) Swami Vivekananda
D) Swami Dayanand

16) The Radical Democratic Party was founded in 1940 by

A) N.D. Muzambar
B) S.C. Bose
C) B.R. Ambedkar
D) M.N. Roy

17) Based on the 1981-91 decennial growth rate of population, state with the highest and lowest growth rate are respectively

A) Arunachal Pradesh and Goa
B) Nagaland and Kerala
C) Arunachal Pradesh and kerala
D) Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu

18) Which one of the following incidents prompted Vinoba Bhave to initiate the Boothan Movement?

A) Nalgonda incident
B) Sri Kakulam incident
C) Naxalbari incident
D) Madhubani incident

19) The poorest state with 39.9% people living below poverty line is

A) Jharkand
B) Orissa
C) Bihar
D) Assam

20) Which of the following is the largest man made lake in India?

A) Didwan Lake
B) Vembanad Lake
C) Indira Sagar Lake
D) Chilka Lake

21) In India a special Ministry for women and social welfare was formed at the centre in the year

A) 1983
B) 1986
C) 1976
D) 1981

22) The Article in the Constitution of India which provides for the appointment of a special officer for scheduled Castes and Scheduled tribes by the President of India is

A) Article 164
B) Article 341
C) Article 342
D) Article 338

23) Who was the permanent chairman of the Constituent Assembly?

A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
D) Sardar Patel

24) The 42nd Amendment extended the term of the Lok Sabha is

A) 7 years
B) 6 years
C) 8 years
D) 9 years

25) The Sarkaria Commission was set up to review the relation between

A) Prime Minister and the President
B) Executive and Judiciary
C) Legislative and Executive
D) Centre and the State

26) One of the following members was not included in the drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution

A) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Shri N Madhava Rao
D) Shri KM Munshi

27) The provisions concerning the suspension of Fundamental rights by the President during emergencies was borrowed from the

A) Constitution of U.S.A.
B) Constitution of Canada
C) Constitution of Ireland
D) Weimar Constitution

28) Article 164 of the Constitution of India provides for separate Ministers of Tribal Welfare in

A) Rajasthan, Kerala and Nagaland
B) Orissa, Bihar and Meghalaya
C) Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa
D) Madhyapradesh, Assam and Orissa

29) Who appoints the Municipal Commissioner of the Municipalities?

A) State Government
B) Mayor
C) President
D) Governor

30) The historic INA trial commenced in

A) 1940
B) 1944
C) 1945
D) 1948

ANSWERS:

1) D) World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) (World Wide Fund for Nature was established in 1961 and its headquarters is in Gland, Switzerland)

2) A) David Warren (David Ronald de Mey Warren was a famous Australian scientist who invented and developed the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder (simply known as Black Boxes)

3) A) B.R. Ambedkar

4) D) National Security Advisor (NSA) (Born in Ottappalam, Kerala, Shivshankar Menon or Sivasankara Menon is the present National Security Advisor (NSA) to the Prime Minister of India.

5) A) M.F. Hussain (Maqbool Fida Husain was born in Pandharpur, Maharashtra. He was offered the citizenship of Qatar and he accepted it on January 2010. )

6) A) He is the youngest person to climb Mount Everest (Jordan Romero was 13 years 10 months 10 days old when he reached the summit. The previous champion was Temba Tsheri of Nepal.

7) C) Dr. M.S. Swaminathan
8) D) Franz Beckenbauer Germany
9) D) Micra
10) A) Sri Syed Ahmed Khan
11) B) Bamako

Explanation – Accra, Baku, and Apia are the capitals and largest cities of various countries. Bamako is the capital and largest city of Mali – hence Bamoko is the right answer. (Accra is the capital and largest city in Ghana. Baku is the capital and the largest city in Azerbaijan. Apia is the capital and the largest city of Samoa.)

12) B) Conservative Party
13) D) Rani Jhansi
14) C) Dadabhai Naoroji

15) C) Swami Vivekananda (Prabuddha Bharata or Prabuddha Barat is monthly magazine which started publication since July 1896).

16) D) M.N. Roy
17) B) Nagaland and Kerala
18) A) Nalgonda incident
19) B) Orissa
20) C) Indira Sagar Lake
21) B) 1986
22) D) Article 338
23) A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
24) B) 6 years
25) D) Centre and the State
26) B) Jawaharlal Nehru
27) D) Weimar Constitution
28) C) Bihar, Madhyapradesh and Orissa
29) A) State Government
30) B) 1944

Oriental Bank of Commerce PO Solved General Awareness Exam Paper

1. Which of the following crops cannot be called a Plantation Crop ?
(A) Wheat
(B) Oil Palm
(C) Rubber
(D) Coffee
(E) Coconut
2. Which of the following is the name of the spacecraft launched by India as a part of Mission to Moon ?
(A) Moon-1
(B) Chandrayaan-1
(C) Kalpana
(D) RADOM
(E) None of these
3. As per the reports published by the World Bank what percentage of Indian population lives below the new International Poverty Line ?
(A) 30%
(B) 62%
(C) 52%
(D) 42%
(E) 68%
4. Which of the following is not a ‘Social Sector Programme’ run by the Govt. of India ?
(A) National Rural Health Mission
(B) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
(C) Mid-Day Meal Scheme
(D) Integrated Child Development Services
(E) Bharat Nirman
5. In order to augment Credit flow to small and poor borrowers, commercial banks are required to provide how much percentage of their priority sector advances to weaker sections of the society ?
(A) 15%
(B) 20%
(C) 30%
(D) 25%
(E) 35%
6. As reported in some newspapers/magazines a large number of children/infants are falling sick because of the use of melamine contaminated dairy products in the world. Due to this many countries like Africa, Japan, Singapore, etc. have stopped import of these products. Which of the following countries was the main exporter of such products ?
(A) China
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Pakistan
(D) Iran
(E) None of these
7. Which of the following is the abbreviated name of the programme launched in India for the economic empowerment of persons with severe to profound disabilities ?
(A) ARUNIM
(B) NREGA
(C) GCMMF
(D) UNCTAD
(E) SCOPE
8. As per the recommendations of the 12th Finance Commission, what will be the share of the State Govts. in total shareable proceeds of Central taxes ?
(A) 15%
(B) 20·5%
(C) 22%
(D) 30·5%
(E) 35·5%
9. Which of the following is/are objective(s) of the ‘Rural Drinking water supply Programme’ launched by the Govt. of India ?
1. Supply safe drinking water to all villages.
2. Assisting local communities to maintain sources of safe drinking water in good condition.
3. Giving special attention for water supply to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1, 2 and 3
(E) None of these
10. Which of the following is not a Source of Tax Revenue collected by the Govt. of India ?
(A) Custom Duty
(B) Excise Duty
(C) Income Tax
(D) Service Tax
(E) Dividends and Profits
11. Asif Ali Zardari who has taken over as the new President of Pakistan is from which of the following political Parties ?
(A) Pakistan Muslim League
(B) Awami League
(C) Pakistan People’s Party
(D) Pakistan National Congress
(E) None of these
12. India is now out of the nuclear sanction imposed on it about 16 years back. This sanction was imposed by which of the following organisations ?
(A) Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)
(B) Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
(C) INTERPOL
(D) UN Security Council
(E) None of these
13. Very often we read in newspapers about the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Through Automatic Route. What is meant by Automatic Route ?
1. It is a process which allows foreign investors to trade shares of any Indian Company on day-to-day
basis openly in stock markets.
2. It is a process by which Indian Companies are allowed to issue shares to any foreign investor as a part
of their paid up Capital in the project in which they have made an investment.
3. It is a process in which all foreign investors are asked to make all their investments in Indian projects in
rupee currency only and that too in cash only. Technical knowhow or any other type of participation is not
allowed as a part of investment.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both 1 and 3
(E) All 1, 2 and 3
14. The Govt. of India is planning to introduce a ‘National Security Exception Act’ in the Parliament, which will work on the lines of Exxon-Florio provision prevalent in the USA. What is the purpose of the proposed Act ?
1. The Act is a part of Indo-US Nuclear Pact as this only will allow India to start building nuclear facilities
in the country.
2. The Act will empower the Govt. of India to stall any foreign Company from acquiring any local asset
(FDI) if it is found to be compromising with national security.
3. The Act will empower the Govt. of India to control terrorism in a better way as all e-services will be
under thorough scrutiny by security agencies.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both 1 and 3
(E) All 1, 2 and 3
15. Which of the following is not included in the list of UN Millennium Goals ?
(A) Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
(B) Develop a global partnership for development
(C) Promote Gender equality
(D) Reduce Child Mortality
(E) Make World Nuclear free
16. Which of the following agencies/bodies has asked all foreign funds to come forward and register itself as Foreign Institutional Investments (FIIs) prior to any investment in India ?
(A) RBI
(B) SEBI
(C) IBA
(D) Registrar of Companies
(E) None of these
17. Who amongst the following Indian players could not win any medal in Beijing Olympic 2008 ?
(A) Sushil Kumar
(B) Abhinav Bindra
(C) Anjali Bhagwat
(D) Jitendra Kumar
(E) Saina Nehwal
18. India recently signed an agreement in the field of hydrocarbon with which of the following countries for which Hernan Martinez Torres, Minister of Energy of that country was in India ?
(A) Zambia
(B) Ukraine
(C) Colombia
(D) Turkey
(E) None of these
19. Which of the following countries has asked India to scrap Kosi River Pact, the river which created a havoc in Bihar recently?
(A) Bangladesh
(B) Pakistan
(C) China
(D) Nepal
(E) Bhutan
20. Which of the following is the amount of the relief package announced by the Prime Minister of India for Flood-hit Bihar ?
(A) Rs. 1000 crore
(B) Rs. 1010 crore
(C) Rs. 1050 crore
(D) Rs. 1100 crore
(E) Rs. 1120 crore
21. As reported in the newspapers some people are of the opinion that India may not be able to achieve its export targets set for the year 2008-09. Which of the following is/are the reason(s) of their worry ?
1. There was a major flood in some parts of Bihar, Orissa, Gujarat and some other States recently, owing
to which fruit/horticultural crop has not reached export markets in sufficient quantity.
2. Rupee is frequently getting depreciated against US dollar.
3. Some major economies of the world are passing through the phase of economic recession. Hence
many export orders are cancelled.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both 1 and 3 only
(E) None of these
22. While talking to the Press/Media/Group of experts in Singapore the former Governor of RBI, Dr. Y. V. Reddy, said that the impact of global financial turmoil will be less on Asia. What in opinion of the people
like Dr. Reddy are the strengths of Asian Financial System which will help it to sustain the turmoil ?
(Pickup correct statement(s) as your answer.)
1. Banks in Asia are better capitalized and are not much exposed to sophisticated derivatives.
2. Asian economies were in a high growth mode and hence they have better ability to withstand the crisis.
3. Most of the Asian countries used to enjoy a strong fiscal position and current account surpluses in the
past. This has given them an ability to bail out a failing financial institution in case it appeared.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1, 2 and 3
(E) None of these
23. Subsequent to the RBI’s move of reducing the CRR, the industry Chambers in India are demanding for softened interest rates. How will this demand of softened interest rates help the industry?
1. It will give a push-up to new investments and augment the demand of new proposals for more credits.
2. The move will help in creation of many new employment opportunities.
3. It will strengthen the position of the Stock Markets in India.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) All 1, 2 and 3
(E) None of these
24. The recent decision of the RBI to cut Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) by 150 basis points (October 2008) will be able to infuse how much liquidity into the market ?
(A) Rs. 10,000 crore
(B) Rs. 30,000 crore
(C) Rs. 40,000 crore
(D) Rs. 50,000 crore
(E) None of these
25. As per the reports published in the newspapers recently Indian Rupee was on depreciation and there was a time when the depreciation was about 17% in six months. Which of the following was/were the main cause(s) of this continuous fall ?
1. Foreign fund flow was very low.
2. There was heavy demand for the US dollar in the local forex market.
3. RBI all of a sudden decided to lower the CRR.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 and 2 only
(D) Only 3
(E) All 1, 2 and 3
26. The issues related to the Land Acquisition for setting-up ‘Special Economic Zones (SEZs)’ is frequently seen in the newspapers these days. As per existing laws maximum how much area is allowed to be acquired for a SEZ ?
(A) 1000 hectares
(B) 2000 hectares
(C) 3000 hectares
(D) 5000 hectares
(E) None of these
27. Shibu Soren took over as the new Chief Minister of —
(A) Bihar
(B) Chhattisgarh
(C) Jharkhand
(D) Uttarakhand
(E) None of these
28. Which of the following was one of the major point of disagreement between various countries over which the talks at World Trade Organisation (WTO) got collapsed recently ?
(A) Subsidy to farmers
(B) Providing special status to India
(C) Drafting a new constitution for WTO
(D) Drafting a common Trade Policy for next 5 years
(E) None of these
29. Who amongst the following is the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 54th National Film Award Ceremony ?
(A) Dilip Kumar
(B) Shashi Kapoor
(C) Rekha
(D) Hema Malini
(E) Mrinal Sen
30. The support price of which of the following commodities was raised by 33%-40% recently to make it Rs. 2,500 per quintal ?
(A) Cotton
(B) Sugarcane
(C) Wheat
(D) Palm Oil
(E) None of these
31. Who amongst the following cricketers made a World Record of 12 Sixes in a One Day International Match recently ?
(A) Sachin Tendulkar
(B) Xavier Marshall
(C) Muttiah Muralitharan
(D) Mike Hussey
(E) None of these
32. Which of the following cities became the first 100% e-literate city of India ?
(A) Pune
(B) Hyderabad
(C) Kozhikode
(D) Jaipur
(E) Bangalore
33. As we all know India will continue to be a net importer of steel as the demand of the same is likely to increase by about 11% in days to come. What is the percentage growth in inland production of steel ?
(A) 3%
(B) 5%
(C) 7%
(D) 8%
(E) 10%
34. International Literacy Day is observed on which of the following days ?
(A) September 18
(B) September 8
(C) October 18
(D) October 8
(E) None of these
35. Which of the following teams won the Durand Cup Football played in New Delhi in September 2008 ?
(A) Tata Motors
(B) Indian Railways
(C) Churchill Brothers
(D) Mahindra United
(E) None of these
36. Which of the following is/are part of New National Biofuel Policy 2008 launched by the Govt. of India ?
1. Minimum Support Price with a provision of periodic revision.
2. No duties or taxes would be levied on Biodiesel.
3. Biodiesel production to be taken up from non-edible oil seeds in waste/marginal lands.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1, 2 and 3
(E) None of these
37. Who amongst the following was given the Mahatma Gandhi Award for Reconciliation and Peace 2008?
(A) Akio Ishii
(B) Bill Gates
(C) Nelson Mandela
(D) Prince Charles
(E) None of these
38. Which of the following is/are some of the recommendations of the Raghurajan Committee on financial sector reforms ?
1. Target inflation control rather than controlling money supply.
2. Open Corporate and Govt. Bond markets.
3. Provide liberal regulations for mergers and acquisitions.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1, 2 and 3
(E) None of these
39. Which of the following countries is passing through a crisis called as ‘Darfur Humanitarian Crisis’ ?
(A) `Uganda
(B) Somalia
(C) Sudan
(D) Sierra Leone
(E) None of these
40. Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘Inside Third World’ ?
(A) Amit Choudhury
(B) William Goldings
(C) V. Harrison
(D) Nana Palkiwala
(E) None of these
41. The ‘18th Safety Olympics’ was organised in—
(A) Seoul
(B) Berlin
(C) London
(D) Moscow
(E) New York
42. Mahendra Kapoor who died recently was a famous—
(A) Politician
(B) Social Worker
(C) Journalist
(D) Sportsman
(E) Playback Singer
43. The Prime Minister of India recently released the Economic Outlook for 2008-09. According to the document Indian economy will grow at what rate during the period of the review ?
(A) 7·7%
(B) 8%
(C) 8·33%
(D) 9·7%
(E) None of these
44. The 48th National Open Athletics Championship was held at—
(A) Kochi
(B) Delhi
(C) Jaipur
(D) Lucknow
(E) Panaji
45. Which of the following countries refused to ratify the ‘Lisbon Treaty’, a very crucial agreement for reforms in the constitution of the European Union ?
(A) Russia
(B) Poland
(C) Germany
(D) France
(E) Italy
46. Which of the following is not an Employment Generating Programme of the Govt. of India ?
(A) NREGA
(B) SGRY
(C) SGSY
(D) TRYSEM
(E) CAMELS
47. Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘The Other Side of Midnight’ ?
(A) Salman Rushdie
(B) Katherine Mayo
(C) Ernest Hamingway
(D) H. G. Wells
(E) Sydney Sheldon
48. China recently resolved its border dispute with which of the following countries ?
(As per agreement Yinlong island will be handed over to China.)
(A) Mongolia
(B) Japan
(C) India
(D) Taiwan
(E) Russia
49. Agha Khan Trophy is associated with the game of—
(A) Cricket
(B) Football
(C) Badminton
(D) Golf
(E) Hockey
50. Two new countries recently signed the protocols to become the member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO).
These countries are—
(A) Ukraine–Croatia
(B) Croatia–Albania
(C) Georgia–Russia
(D) Georgia–Croatia
(E) None of these

Answers:

1. (A) 2. (B) 3. (D) 4. (A) 5. (D) 6. (A) 7. (B) 8. (D) 9. (D) 10. (E) 11. (C) 12. (A) 13. (A) 14. (C) 15. (E) 16. (B) 17. (C) 18. (C) 19. (D) 20. (B) 21. (C) 22. (D) 23. (C) 24. (E) 25. (C) 26. (D) 27. (C) 28. (A) 29. (A) 30. (A) 31. (B) 32. (C) 33. (C) 34. (B) 35. (D) 36. (D) 37. (C) 38. (D) 39. (C) 40. (E) 41. (A) 42. (E) 43. (A) 44. (A) 45. (E) 46. (E) 47. (E) 48. (E) 49. (E) 50. (E)

Syndicate Bank PO Solved Question Paper 2010

General Awareness 
Exam Held on: 23.5.2010

1. What is the full form of' ULIP', the term which was in the news recently?
1) Universal Life & Investment Plan
2) Unit Loan & Insurance Plan
3) Universal Loan & Investment Plan
4) Uniformly Loaded Investment Plan
5) Unit Linked Insurance Plan

Ans: 1 (5)

2. In one of his speeches Pranab Mukherjee said that the
Govt had no plans to dilute the roles of market regulators. This means the role of which of the following will not be diluted?
1) Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
2) Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
3) Federation of Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI)
4) Bureau of Indian Standards
5) Securities & Exchange Board of' India (SEBI)

Ans: 2 (5)

3. As per the news published in some major financial news papers, the Maharashtra Govt is planning to introduce "Green Tax" on vehicles. What is the purpose of Green Tax?
1) It has been introduced with the aim of discouraging high consumption of petroleum products.
2) It is a tax levied by the Govt in place of VAT as VAT is not very profitable for State Govts.
3) It is just like a toll tax which will be charged from all the vehicles whenever they enter green areas of a city like hospitals, schools, and old-age homes.
4) This is a tax levied on big commercial vehicles only with the aim of prohibiting them from entering residential areas and non-commercial areas.
5) None of these

Ans: 3 (5)

4. Very often we read in newspapers about 3G or Third Generation Technology. This is a set of standards used by which of the following?'
1) To combat climatic changes
2) Production of nuclear energy
3) Film production
4) Mobile telecommunications
5) All of these

Ans: 4 (4)

5. Which of the following companies is NOT in the field of insurance business?
1) ICICI Prudential
2) Bajaj Allianz
3) Tata AIG
4) Aegon Religare
5) Royal Orchid

Ans: 5 (5)

6. Many times we read that a corporate entity is hi the process of raising its capital base. Why is a company required to raise money to strengthen its capital base?
(A) To finance its expansion plans
(B) To finance its diversification plans
(C) To repay its loans and borrowings
1) Only A
2) Only B
3) Only C
4) Only A & B
5) All A, B & C

Ans: 6 (1)

7. Many times we read in newspapers that a company is planning to bring a public issue. What does it mean?
(A) Shares of the company will be issued only through, public sector organisations like banks/Central financial institutions etc.
(B) Shares of the company will be issued to general public only through primary market.
(C) This means some stakeholders/promoters are willing to leave the company. Hence they wish to sell their stock to the general public.
1) Only A
2) Only B
3) Only C
4) AII A, B & C
5) None of these

Ans: 7 (2)

8. Whenever some people wish to enter into the business world, it is a must for them to approach a bank. What services do banks provide them in this regard?
(A) Banks act as payment agents by operating current accounts, paying cheques and receiving payments for them. 
(B) Maintaining account books for them for their day-to-day activities so that they are not required to appoint account/finance personnel on a regular basis.
(C)  Lending money by way of overdraft, instalment loan, credit or advance for business activities
1) Only A
2) Only B
3) Only C
4) Only A & C
5) All of these

Ans: 8 (4)

9. As we all have noticed, banks these days are giving more emphasis on "Branchless Banking". What does this really mean?
(A) Banks will not have many branches as used to be in the good old days. Instead, the number of branches will be restricted and will conduct only a specified core business.
(B) Banks will launch/operate many delivery channels like ATMs, Mobile Banking/Internet Banking etc. so that people are not required to visit a branch for their usual banking needs.
(C) This means banks will issue only debit or credit cards for all types of day-to-day financial transactions. Cheques/cash payments will not be allowed.

Ans: 9 (5)

10. As per the news published in various financial newspapers, Maruti Suzuki has no immediate plans to enter into "low-cost segment". This means
(A) Maruti-Suzuki will not reduce the price of its various products, as is being done by some other manufacturers.
(B) Maruti-Suzuki does not want to produce a 'Nano"- like low-cost car in the near future.
(C) Maruti-Suzuki wants to retain its existing position Of luxury car makers and will not enter into the area of makers of cars for the general public.
1) Only A
2) Only B
3) Only C
4) AII A, B & C
5) None of these

Ans: 10 (2)

11. Which of the following is NOT a function of a bank?
1)  Providing project finance
2) Selling Mutual Funds
3) Deciding policy rates like CRR, Repo Rate/SLR etc
4) Settlement of payments on behalf of the customers
5) All of these are functions of a bank

Ans: 11 (3)

12. Which of the following is a form of "Small Savings Bank" popular among the poor or children?
1) Core Banking
2) Credit Banking
3) Debit Card
4) Merchant Banking
5) Piggy Banking

Ans: 12 (5)

13. As published in various newspapers, India and European Union are trying to finalize a free trade pact. How will this help India and EU?
(A) Both the parties will be able to export-import goods without tariffs, quotas and preferences on most of the goods and services traded between them.
(B) The European Union will have to accept all payments in rupees only whereas India will accept all payments for its exports in euros only, The dollar will have no role in this business.
(C) Both parties will have to decide the total value of trade between them in advance and will be bound to obey the commitment made thus.
1) Only A
2) Only B
3) Only C
4) Ail A, B & C
5) None of these

Ans: 13 (1)

14. The G-20 Summit in June 2010 is scheduled to be held at which of the following places?
1) London
2) Washington
3) Tokyo
4) Paris
5) Toronto

Ans: 14 (5)

15. As we all know, the Govt of India has initiated several projects/schemes for revival and recharging of water bodies/lakes etc. What is meant by recharging of water
bodies?
(A) Recharge in fact is deep drainage of water bodies so that water starts moving downwards from the surface.
(B) Recharge is nothing but digging new wells and lakes so that more water is available for use.
(C) Recharging means levy of a tax on use of ground water for private purposes. This is done in addition to the usual tax that civic bodies collect on the usual water supply.
1) Only A
2) Only B
3) Only C
4) AIIA, B & C
5) None of these

Ans: 15 (2)

16. As per the news published in various newspapers, China had to face its first "Trade Deficit" in six years. This means China
1) did not earn as much from its exports as it had to pay for its imports.
2) earned much more than its expectations on its exports and, paid very less on imports.
3) has decided to stop imports and exports for the time being as it is producing just enough for-its consumption.
4) has failed to keep its commitment to supply (export) goods as promised to various countries. The result is it may have to devalue its currency (Yuan) as it has lost its credibility in the market.
5) None of these

Ans: 16 (1)

17. Several public sector organizations like ONGC, SAIL and NTPC received 'Scope Award.' The award is given for which of the following?
1) Earning the highest profit amongst all PSUs
2) Creating the maximum number of jobs in a year
3) Donating the maximum amount in Pradhan Mantri Rahat Kosh in a year
4) Cutting down expenditure by 50% or more in a year to wipe out losses made in the previous year
5) Best Corporate Governance

Ans: 17 (5)

18. Iron-ore is found in which of the following states in India?
1) Punjab
2) Rajasthan
3) Orissa
4) Jammu & Kashmir
5) Uttar Pradesh

Ans: 18 (3)

19. Which of the following countries is in a deep crisis these days and is struggling to finance its budget deficit and govt debt?
1) Russia
2) Greece
3) Britain
4) USA    
5) None of these

Ans: 19 (2)

20. As per the budget documents placed in the Parliament in February 2010, what are the challenges India is facing on its economic front?
(A) To quickly revert to the high GDP growth path of 9%
(B) Making development more inclusive
(C) To strengthen the governmental system and the process of governance at different levels
1) Only A
2) Only B
3) Only C
4) All A, B & C
5) None of these

Ans: 20 (4)

21. Prabha Rao was the. Governor of which of the following states immediately prior to her death?
1) Rajasthan
2) Himachal Pradesh
3) Maharashtra
4) Goa
5) None of these

Ans: 21 (1)

22. Who amongst the following is NOT a famous Lawn Tennis player?
1) Cara Black
2) Mike Bryan
3) Denis Ndiso
4) Serena Williams
5) Leander Paes

Ans: 22 (3)

23. Dr. K. Radhakrishnan, whose name was in the news recently, is the Chairman of
1) Indian Space Research Organisation
2) Atomic Energy Commission
3) Department of lnformation Technology
4) Unique Identification Authority of India
5) None of these

Ans: 23 (1)

24. Which of the following awards is given by the Govt of Madhya Pradesh?
1) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award
2) Jawaharlal Nehru Award
3) Shikhar Sarnman
4) Pravasi Bhartiya Samman
5) None of these

Ans: 24 (3)

25. Which of the following terms is NOT used in Cricket?
1) Ashes
2) Backfoot shot
3) Smash
4) Crease
5) All are used in cricket

Ans: 25 (3)

26. Which of the following cups /trophies is NOT given for excellence in the game of Badminton?
1) Uber Cup
2) Thomas Cup
3) Syed Modi Memorial Trophy
4) Aros Junior Cup
5) Merdeka Cup

Ans: 26 (5)

27. The Ministerial level meeting of the BASIC Group of countries was held in New Delhi in January 2010. Which of the following is NOT a member of the BASIC Group?
1) Brazil
2) South Africa
3) Russia
4) China
5) India

Ans: 27 (3)

28. Which of the following Bills recently approved in the Union Cabinet will help in better health services in the country?
1) Right to Better Health Services Bill
2) National Health Care Bill
3) Clinical Establishments (Registration & Regulation) Bill
4) Essential Services Bill
5) None of these

Ans: 28 (3)

29. Who amongst the following is a Padmashri Award winner recently?
1) Chanda Kochhar
2) Kumar Mangalam Birla
3) Saif Ali Khan
4) Harsh Pati Singhania
5) None of these

Ans: 29 (3)

30. Who amongst the following is NOT a famous author?
1) VS Naipaul
2) Leander Paes
3) Anita Desai
4) Kiran Desai
5) Chetan Bhagat

Ans: 30 (2)

31. Ivo Josipovic, whose name was in the news recently, is the
1) Prime Minister of Croatia
2) President of Croatia
3) President of Barbados
4) Prime Minister of Bolivia
5) None of these

Ans: 31 (2)

32. Priyanka Chopra was given a National Award at the 56th National Awards for her acting for which of the following films?
1) Love Story 2050
2) What's your Rashee
3) Kaminey
4) Fashion
5) None of these

Ans: 32 (4)

33. Roger Federer is a famous
1) Film actor
2) Author
3) Lawn Tennis Player
4) Cricketer
5) None of these

Ans: 33 (3)

34. Who amongst the following was awarded the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award recently?
1) VK Moorthy
2) Madhur Bhandarkar
3) Mahesh Bhatt
4) Rekha
5) Hema Malini

Ans: 34 (1)

35. Lee Myung-bak, who was the Chief Guest at the 61st Republic Day Function of India, is the
1) President of South Korea
2) Prime Minister of South Korea
3) President of Vietnam
4) Prime Minister of Vietnam
5) None of these

Ans: 35 (1)

36. The late Jyoti Basu was associated with which of the following political parties?
1) BJP
2) CPI (M)
3) Congress
4) Samajwadi Party
5) None of these

Ans: 36 (2)

37. Which of the following schemes launched by the Govt. of India is a scheme to improve the performance of the agricultural sector?
1) National Horticulture Mission
2) Pulse Polio Abhiyan
3) Old Age Pension Scheme
4) Bharat Nirman Yojana
5) None of these

Ans: 37 (1)

38. 'LBW' is a term related to the game of.
1) Badminton
2) Cricket
3) Hockey
4) Football
5) None of these

Ans: 38 (2)

39. "Saraswati Samman" is an award given for excellence in the field of
1) Sports
2) Social Service
3) Literature
4) Science & Technology
5) None of these

Ans: 39 (3)                                             

40. 'Heavy Water' is used in which of the following fields?
1) Thermal Power
2) Cement
3) Iron & Steel
4) Nuclear Power
5) None of these

Ans: 40 (4)

41. Which of the following is a Horticulture Crop?
1) Paddy
2) Wheat
3) Mango
4) Bajra
5) None of these

Ans: 41 (3)

42. Dr Amartya Sen is a famous
1) Physicist
2) Chemical Engineer
3) Psychologist
4) Economist
5) None of these

Ans: 42 (4)

43. Which of the following nations is considered the originator of the concept of Micro Finance?
1) India
2) Bangladesh
3) South Africa
4) USA
5) None of these

Ans: 43 (2)

44. India's first transgenic crop was
1) Potato
2) Brinjal
3) Sugarcane
4) Bt. cotton
5) None of these

Ans: 44 (4)

45. White Tiger is a book written by
1) RK Narayan
2) Shobhaa De
3) Khushwant Singh
4) Arundhati Roy
5) Aravind Adiga

Ans: 45 (5)

46. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award is given for excellence in the field of
1) Literature
2) Music
3) Sports
4) Science & Technology
5) None of these

Ans: 46 (4)

47. At present Dr. D Subbarao is the
1) Governor of Orissa
2) Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission
3) Chairman of the FICCI
4) India's Representative in lMF
5) None of these

Ans: 47 (5)

48. Banks borrow money from the RBI on which of the following rates?    
1) Bank rate
2) CRR
3) SLR
4) Reverse Repo Rate
5) Repo Rate

Ans: 48 (5)

49. Usain Bolt is a famous                             
1) Cricket player
2) Athlete                                                       
3) Badminton Player
4) Footballer 
5) None of these

Ans: 49 (2)

50. Govt normally does not announce the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of
1) Wheat
2) Paddy
3) Sugarcane
4) Jure
5) All of these

Ans: 50 (4)

WORLD GEOGRAPHY PRACTICE QUESTIONS

Question 1: Identify the climatic type which has cool summer (10 ° C to 15 ° C) and cold winter (0 ° C to 5 ° C) and rainfall throughout the year with no dry season

1. Df
2. Cw
3. Cs
4. Cf
5.

Correct Answer: 4.


Question 2: Which one of the following latitudes forms a Great Circle?

1. 0 degree
2. 23-1/2 degree
3. 66-1/2 degree
4. 90 degree
5.

Correct Answer: 1.


Question 3: Which of the following statements is/are correct? (1) The Russian platform is an extensive natural lowland. (2) The scandinavian Mountains were formed during the cambrian period. (3) Columbia-Snake plateau consists mainly of volcanic formations. (4) The Atlas Mountains are of Alpine orogeny.

1. 1, 2, 3, 4
2. 1, 2, 3
3. 1, 3, 4
4. 2, 3, 4
5.

Correct Answer: 3.


Question 4: Large areas in India are subjected to considerable rainfall variability. Rainfall variability is likely to be the greates in areas of

1. Very high rainfall
2. High rainfall
3. Medium rainfall
4. Very low rainfall
5.

Correct Answer: 3.


Question 5: Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?

1. Folkland Current - East coast of South America
2. Renell Current - Bay of Biscay
3. Irminger current - East coast of Greenland
4. Cayenne Current - East coast of Africa
5.

Correct Answer: 4.


Question 6: The Pacific Ocean was named so by

1. Bartholomew Diaz
2. Magellan
3. Vasco da Gama
4. Columbus
5.

Correct Answer: 3.


Question 7: Which type of forest belt supplies most of the world's requirement of news print?

1. Evergreen forest
2. Deciduous forest
3. Coniferous forest
4. Mediterranean forest
5.

Correct Answer: 2.


Question 8: Harvard Medical School is located in

1. Houston
2. Boston
3. New York
4. Texas
5.

Correct Answer: 2.


Question 9: The hunting and gathering economy can support only

1. 1 person per sq. km
2. 3 persons per sq. km
3. 5 persons per sq. km
4. 7 persons per sq. km
5.

Correct Answer: 4.


Question 10: The tropical cyclone of the Bay of Bengal are usually called

1. Hurricanes
2. Typhoons
3. Depression
4. Tornadoes
5.

Correct Answer: 3.


Question 11: Which one of the following is not a correct example of tropical cyclones?

1. Tornado
2. Typhoons
3. Hurricanes
4. Northwesters
5.

Correct Answer: 4.


Question 12: The first research project programme which focused on the El Nino – Southern Oscillation and its predictability was called

1. Climate Variability and Perdictability (CLIVAR)
2. Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX)
3. Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystem (GCTE)
4. Tropical Ocean and Global Atmosphere (TOGA)
5.

Correct Answer: 3.


Question 13: Where is the headquarters of WTO located

1. Hague
2. New Delhi
3. Geneva
4. New York
5.

Correct Answer: 3.


Question 14: The Suez Canal shortened the distance between India and Europe by:

1. 4000 km
2. 5000 km
3. 6000 km
4. 7000 km
5.

Correct Answer: 4.


Question 15: The shift of aluminium industry from the Dneiper region to Siberia was made possible because of

1. Exploration of new bauxite sources
2. Development of hydroelectricity
3. New favourable market location
4. Development of efficient transportation
5.

Correct Answer: 2.


Question 16: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

1. Szechwan Basin : Petroleum
2. Hainan region : Iron ore
3. Shansi region : Coal
4. Shensi region : Tin
5.

Correct Answer: 4.


Question 17: Which country ranks top in the mining of gold?

1. India
2. South Africa
3. U.S.A.
4. Canada
5.

Correct Answer: 2.


Question 18: The behavioural environment is meant by

1. Reality as it exists in nature
2. The decision based on reasoned thought
3. Man’s behaviour as a function of the environment
4. Reality as is perceived by individuals
5.

Correct Answer: 1.


Question 19: Which place in the world is called as "Land of mid-night Sun"?

1. Bangladesh
2. Norway
3. South Africa
4. Japan
5.

Correct Answer: 2.


Question 20: Which sea has been called the incubator of western civilization?

1. Black Sea
2. Mediterranean Sea
3. North Sea
4. Red Sea
5.

Correct Answer: 2.


Question 21: what is the largest ocean in the world?

1. Atlantic
2. pacific
3. Arctic
4. Indian ocean
5.

Correct Answer: 2.


Question 22: Mecca is located in

1. Saudi Arabia
2. Baharin
3. UAE
4. Qatar
5.

Correct Answer: 1.


Question 23: Which one of the following is included in the World List of Biosphere Reserves by UNESCO?

1. Kinnaur Region
2. Spiti Valley
3. Nallamalai Hills
4. Sundererbans
5.

Correct Answer: 4.


Question 24: Peru is the -------country in South America.

1. third largest
2. largest
3. 2nd largest
4. 4th largest
5.

Correct Answer: 1.


Question 25: Which one of the following statements is not correct about Netherlands?

1. It is the most densely populated country in Western Europe
2. It is an efficient dairy – producer in the European Community
3. It depends heavily on the imports of livestock feed
4. It is the largest exporter of butter in the world
5.

Correct Answer: 4.


Question 26: Which City is Known as "City of Canals"?

1. Mexico
2. Venece
3. Damascus
4. Detroit
5.

Correct Answer: 2.


Question 27: The layer of atmosphere which provides ideal flying conditions for largest jet aeroplane is

1. Troposphere
2. Stratosphere
3. Ionosphere
4. Exosphere
5.

Correct Answer: 2.


Question 28: Which city once known as "Forbidden City"?

1. Nippon
2. Greenland
3. Peking
4. Detroit
5.

Correct Answer: 3.


Question 29: Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?

1. Rotameter : used for measuring distances on maps
2. Planimeter : used for measuring areas on maps
3. Pantograph : used for reduction of maps
4. Ediograph : used for measuring volumes
5.

Correct Answer: 4.


Question 30: Who is the Managing Director IMF?

1. Rodrigo Rato
2. Dominique Strauss-Kahn
3. Daniel Vasella
4. Alberto Foutana
5.

Correct Answer: 2.


Question 31: What is the capital of Australia?

1. Sydney
2. Melbourne
3. Caneberra
4. Perth
5.

Correct Answer: 3.


Question 32: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List-I (Tribe) List-II (Country) A. Chukchi 1. Indonesia B. Dayak 2. Mexico C. Lacandon 3. Russia D. Lese 4. Zaire

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

Correct Answer: 3.


Question 33: Tarim Basin of Sinkiang experience strong heat wave causing discomfort during early spring. The wind is popularly known as

1. Karaburan
2. Katabatic
3. Chinook
4. Fohn
5.

Correct Answer: 1.


Question 34: who was the youngest president of USA

1. Bill Clinton
2. Theodore Roosewelt
3. Abraham Lincoln
4. Barak Obama
5.

Correct Answer: 2.


Question 35: George Mason University is located in

1. Virginia
2. Illinois
3. Texas
4. New York
5.

Correct Answer: 1.


Question 36: Who of the following revolutionaries set up the United India House in the USA?

1. Ramnath Puri and Vir Savarkar
2. Taraknath Das and G. D. Kumar
3. Lala Hardayal and Bhagat Singh
4. Harnam Singh and Bhagwan Singh
5.

Correct Answer: 2.


Question 37: Capital of Qatar is

1. Doha
2. Riyadh
3. Abu Dhabi
4. Tel Aviv
5.

Correct Answer: 1.


Question 38: Peru is the -------country in South America.

1. third largest
2. largest
3. 2nd largest
4. 4th largest
5.

Correct Answer: 1.


Question 39: Which one of the following natural regions is not correctly matched with its economic base?

1. Canadian Prairies : Spring wheat cultivation
2. Argentine Pampas : Beef cattle ranching
3. Australian Downs : Normadic herding
4. South African Veld : Maize growing
5.

Correct Answer: 3.


Question 40: Baylor College of Medicine is located in

1. Houston
2. Boston
3. Illinois
4. Texas
5.

Correct Answer: 1.


Question 41: On July 6, 2003, UNESCO designated ------ as "World Heritage Site"

1. Tel Aviv
2. Doha
3. Dubai
4. Abu Dhabi
5.

Correct Answer: 1.


Question 42: Who are Red Indians?

1. The old tribals of South India
2. Tribal inhabitants of Africa
3. Original inhabitants of America
4. None of these
5.

Correct Answer: 3.


Question 43: The maximum length of a day on the poles is?

1. 12 hours
2. 24 hours
3. 3 months
4. 6 months
5.

Correct Answer: 4.


Question 44: A place having an average annual temperature of 27 Degree centigrade and an annual rainfall of over 200 cms,could be

1. Moscow
2. Singapore
3. Nagpur
4. Teheran
5.

Correct Answer: 2.


Question 45: The transition zone between two Ecosystem is called

1. Biome
2. Biotope
3. Ecotone
4. Sere
5.

Correct Answer: 3.


Question 46: The climatic region with high temperature ,high relative humidity and low range of temperature is

1. Mediterranean
2. Monsoon
3. Savanna
4. Equatorial
5.

Correct Answer: 4.


Question 47: Which is the lowest waterbody on earth?

1. Black sea
2. Dead sea
3. Aral sea
4. Red sea
5.

Correct Answer: 2.


Question 48: Johns Hopkins University is located at

1. Baltimore
2. Texas
3. Illinois
4. Boston
5.

Correct Answer: 1.


Question 49: Match List I with List II and select the correct code given below: List- I List- II (Waterfall) (Mode of Formation) (A) Kaieteur Falls (1) Hanging Valley Fall: (B) Living stone Falls (2) Caprock Fall (C) Yosemite Falls (3) Plateau Fall (D) Victoria Falls (4) Fault Line Scarp Fall
Code A B C D

1. 4 1 2 3
2. 4 2 1 3
3. 3 2 1 4
4. 3 1 2 4
5.

Correct Answer: 4.


Question 50: Greenwich Mean Time is the local time of

1. 180 degree longitude
2. 80 degree west longitude
3. 0 degree longitude
4. 80 degree East longitude
5.

Correct Answer: 3.


Question 51: Ratzel’s work was based on the concept

1. There is a dichotomy between physical and cultural aspects of geography
2. Geography is a scientific discipline
3. Physical environment controlled human activities
4. Geography is necessarily descriptive
5.

Correct Answer: 3.


Question 52: Peru is a country located in

1. Western South America
2. Eastern South America
3. Southern South America
4. North part of South America
5.

Correct Answer: 1.


Question 53: For his model of industrial location, Weber makes use of

1. Isogons
2. Isophenes
3. Isodapanes
4. Isotachs
5.

Correct Answer: 3.


Question 54: The natural region which holds the Indian sub-continent is

1. Equatorial Climate Region
2. Mediterranean
3. Monsoon
4. Hot region
5.

Correct Answer: 3.


Question 55: Identify the correct sequence of the given processes regarding rainfall :

1. Unsaturated air, condensation, dew point, precipitation
2. Dew point, condensation, unsaturated air, precipitation
3. Unsaturated air, dew point, condensation, precipitation
4. Dew point, precipitation, condensation, unsaturated air
5.

Correct Answer: 3.


Question 56: Which is highest waterfall in the world?

1. Niagara
2. Angels
3. Jog FAlls
4. Thrimbika falls
5.

Correct Answer: 2.


Question 57: Which one of the following concepts is associated with Vidal de La Blache?

1. Determinism
2. Possibilism
3. Environmentalism
4. Probabilism
5.

Correct Answer: 2.


Question 58: Warm dry winds blowing down the east slopes of Rockies are known as

1. Fohn
2. Chinooh
3. Mistral
4. Northwesters
5.

Correct Answer: 2.


Question 59: Hawaiion islands are located in

1. North Altantic Ocean
2. South Atlantic Ocean
3. North Pacific Ocean
4. South Pacific Ocean
5.

Correct Answer: 1.


Question 60: Which country is an international leader in fishing, producing nearly 10 percent of the world's fish catch?

1. Peru
2. Holland
3. NewZealand
4. Australia
5.

Correct Answer: 1.


Question 61: An approach of reasoning from particular to general is known as

1. Positivist
2. Normative
3. Inductive
4. Deductive
5.

Correct Answer: 3.


Question 62: Which country's highest peak is Mt Ararat?

1. China
2. Turkey
3. Singapore
4. Italy
5.

Correct Answer: 2.


Question 63: Huntington is noted for describing

1. Man as a product of the earth’s surface
2. The evolution of landforms
3. The effects of climate on human life
4. The historical-ecological study of the cultural landscape
5.

Correct Answer: 3.


Question 64: The contrast in economic development between Israel and the other South-West Asian countries is due to

1. Desertic conditions of other countries
2. Mineral wealth of Israel
3. Irrigation facilities available in Israel
4. High-technology revolution in Israel
5.

Correct Answer: 1.


Question 65: Which one of the following sites of the Indus valley Civilization had an ancient dockyard?

1. Kalibangan
2. LothaI
3. Rangpur
4. Harappa
5.

Correct Answer: 2.


Question 66: Which one of the following creature did come to the earth first?

1. Man
2. Ape Man
3. Fish
4. Monkey
5.

Correct Answer: 3.


Question 67: Who reached the North Pole first ?
Who reached the North Pole first ?

1. captain Ronald Amundson
2. captain Ronald Amriego
3. Captain Rossario
4. None
5.

Correct Answer: 1.


Question 68: Which one is the largest island of world?

1. England
2. Australia
3. Japan
4. New Guinea
5.

Correct Answer: 4.


Question 69: Which one of the following statements explains that mining is “an increasing cost” economic activity?

1. Mine workers enhance their wages
2. Best and most easily available mineral deposits are mined first
3. Mining techniques becomes expensive
4. Mining royalties increase
5.

Correct Answer: 4.


Question 70: What man made construction on earth visible from the moon with naked eye?

1. China Wall
2. Egypt Pyramids
3. Statue of Liberty
4. Eifle Tower
5.

Correct Answer: 1.


Question 71: An early statement of Geography as Chorology was provided by

1. Kant
2. Humboldt
3. Ritter
4. Varenius
5.

Correct Answer: 2.


Question 72: Which one of the following scholars was the first to divide the world landmass into three continents : Europe, Asia and Libya (Africa)?

1. Anaximander
2. Hecataeus
3. Herodotus
4. Eratoshenes
5.

Correct Answer: 3.


Question 73: The exposed batholithic domes that have suffered intense fracture because of removal of the super incumbent load, resulting into massive joint are termed as-

1. Cuesta
2. Tors
3. Hogbacks
4. Mesa
5.

Correct Answer: 2.


Question 74: The correct sequence of the natural regions of Brazil from north to south is

1. Amazon Basin, Mato Grosso Plateau, Brazilian Highlands, Campos
2. Amazon Basin, Brazilian Highlands, Campos, Mato Grosso Plateau
3. Brazilian Highlands, Mato Grosso Plateau, Amazon Basin, Campos
4. Mato Grosso Plateau, Campos, Brazilian Highlands, Amazon Basin
5.

Correct Answer: 1.


Question 75: In the Northern hemisphere,the wind blowing from the Horse Latitudes to the Doldrums is called?

1. Westerly Wind
2. Trade Wind
3. Polar Easterly
4. Jet Stream
5.

Correct Answer: 2.


Question 76: Kathiawar Peninsula is an example of

1. Emerged shoreline
2. Submerged shoreline
3. Ria shoreline
4. Dalmatian shoreline
5.

Correct Answer: 1.


Question 77: Which one of the following is located in Russia?

1. Donetsk
2. Krivoirog
3. Zhitomir
4. Pechora
5.

Correct Answer: 4.


Question 78: How many hours of daylight does the equator experience on September equinox?

1. 8 hours
2. 9 hours
3. 10 hours
4. 12 hours
5.

Correct Answer: 4.


Question 79: The Mobility Transition Model of Migration was propounded by

1. Clark, W.A.V.
2. Lee, E.
3. Ravenstein, E. G.
4. Zelinsky, W.
5.

Correct Answer: 4.


Question 80: The percentage of radiant energy, reflected back by a surface is called

1. Albedo
2. Greenhouse effect
3. Insolation
4. Refraction
5.

Correct Answer: 1.


Question 81: Which was the last continent to be discovered by Europeans?

1. Antarctica
2. Greenland
3. Oceania/Australia
4. South America
5.

Correct Answer: 1.


Question 82: Which among the following is a land locked sea?

1. Timor sea
2. Arafura Sea
3. Greenland Sea
4. Aral Sea
5.

Correct Answer: 4.


Question 83: "The Inverse Distance Law" of migration of Population was propounded by:

1. D. J. Bouge.
2. S. Stouffer
3. G. K. Ziph
4. E. G. Ravenstein
5.

Correct Answer: 4.


Question 84: Which is the world’s smallest ocean?

1. Atlantic
2. Antarctic
3. Arctic
4. Indian
5.

Correct Answer: 3.


Question 85: In the Newling model on urban population density distribution, the term ‘Density Crater’ is applied to

1. Central Business District
2. High income residential area
3. Suburb
4. Zone in Transition
5.

Correct Answer: 1.


Question 86: In A.D.the eruption of which volcano destroyed Pompeii?

1. Mt Vesuvius
2. Mt Etna
3. Stramboli Island
4. Mt Kilimanjaro
5.

Correct Answer: 1.


Question 87: Lava cools down is fissures and solidifies to give

1. Locolith
2. Sill
3. Dyke
4. None of the above
5.

Correct Answer: 1.


Question 88: In which one of the following areas of South – East Asia, is there the largest concentration of peasant population ?

1. In areas of shifting cultivation
2. On island areas where grain farming is carried on
3. On highland areas where the climate is cooler and healthier
4. On cleared lowland forest areas
5.

Correct Answer: 2.


Question 89: The International Date line is located in the

1. Pacific Ocean
2. Atlantic Ocean
3. Indian Ocean
4. Arctic Ocean
5.

Correct Answer: 3.


Question 90: The layer of the water in the oceans that separates the warmer surface layer from the deeper cold layer is called.

1. Hypotherm
2. Thermocline
3. Epiliminion
4. Hypsotherm
5.

Correct Answer: 2.


Question 91: Which of the following deltas is the biggest in the world?

1. The delta of Missisipi river
2. The delta of Kaveri river
3. The Sundarbans
4. The Danuble Delta
5.

Correct Answer: 3.


Question 92: A person moving from Chile to Brazil along the coast has to cross

1. Bass Strait
2. Cook Strait
3. Magellan Strait
4. Torres strait
5.

Correct Answer: 3.


Question 93: The Colby hypothesis offers a dynamic explanation of

1. Urban development
2. Landuse development
3. Sustainable development
4. Rural development
5.

Correct Answer: 1.