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1. Consider the following pairs
1. Proton -e6
2.
3.
Neutrons -No mass but definite charge

4.
Electrons -No charge and no mass Which ofthese are not correctly matched?



Iand2


Iand3


2,3and4


I,2,3and4


2. Energy of Sun arises out of

Thermo-nuclear reactions


Nuclear fission reactions


Radioactive decay


present in its atmosphere


3. Cholesterol is present in

Animal fats


Vegetable fats


Waxes


Drying oils


4. The combination which can not act as a Buffer solution is

Sodium acetate, HCI


Borax, Boric acid


Na2HP04, Na3P0


CH3C02H, CH3C0Na


4
2
5. The homolytic fission of a hydrocarbon results in the formation of

Carbanion


Free radicals


Carbonium ion


Carbenes


C
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6. Graphite is used in nuclear reactors

as a lubricant


as a fuel


for reducing the velocity of neutrons


for lining the inside of the reactor as an insulator


7. Galvanised iron is protected from rusting because, it has a coating of

Mercury


Tin


Zinc


Chromium


8. Many ionic crystals dissolve in water because

water is an amphiprotic solvent


water is high boiling liquid


the process is accompanied by a positive heat of solution


water decreases the interionic


. attraction in the crystal lattice due to its solution
9. The hydrogen gas produced during nitrogen fixation by Cyanobacteria can be used asa

Biofertilizer


Bioflocculant


Biofuel


Bioremediation agent


10. The cultivation in forest lands by felling and burning of trees and the vegetation for one or two years done by the tribal people is known as

Forest land cultivation


Shifting cultivation


Burning land cllltivation


Burning trees cultivation


B (eonld.)

16. Gerontology is the science dealing with the problem of

Aging


Social changes in a community


Health and sanitation


Public awareness


17. Gene therapy was first tested for the crippling symptoms of

Phenylketonurea


Retinoblastoma


Epiloia


Sickle-celled anemia


18. The maximum strength of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha respectively is

500 and 250


525 and 238


545 and 250


537 and 275


19. Two members to Lok Sabha belonging to Anglo-Indian Community are nominated in terms of the article

331


80


370


333


20. Which of the following has banned Floor crossing by the members elected on a party ticket to the Legislature

52nd Constitutional Amendment


Peoples Representation Act


National Security Act


Maintenance ofIntemal Security Act


(eonld.)
21. Chapter ill on Fundamental Rights contains Twenty Four articles from

Articles 12-35


Articles 14-37


Articles 10--33


Articles 16-19


22. The President can promulgate ordinance

when the Lok Sabha has been dissolved


when bill is passed by the Lok Sabha is not passed by the Rajya Sabha


when both the Houses of Parliament are not in Session


when-there is conflict between two houses regarding a particular bill


23. In which case did the Supreme Court declare that the preamble was not a part of the Constitution

Golak Nath Case


Keshavananda Bharti Case


Berubari Case


None of the above


24. The Ninth Schedule of the Constitution of India was

added by the 24th amendment


added by the lst amendment


added by the 42nd amendment


a part of the original Constitution


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25. Panchayat Raj was started in the country in
1957 1952 1959 1951
26. Who finally approves the draft of Five Years Plan? Parliament of India President ofIndia Parliament and State Legislatures National Development Council
27. Which of the following is not Statutory body? Election Commission Planning Commission Finance Commission Union Public Service Commission
28. The Fundamental Duties were incorporated in the Indian Constitution in 1971 1972 1975 1976
29. What is Zero hour? When the proposals of opposition are considered
Interval between morning and after­noon session
When the matters of utmost importance are raised in the legislature When money bill is introduced in the Lok Sabha
(Contd.)
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30. Indira Mahila Yojna for the empowennent of women was introduced in

September 1994


October 1996


August 1995


November 1993


31. 16th Commonwealth Games were held in

New Zealand


Canada


Malaysia


Australia


32. Palk Strait Separates India from

Pakistan


Maldives


Sri Lanka


Bangladesh


33. The first nuclear reactor of India is
Urvashi
•
Purnia
Kamani
Apsara
34. The first three recipient of Bharat Ratna Award were
Jawahar La! Nehru, Dr. Zakir Hussain and Moulana Abul Kalam Azad
. Dr. Radha Krishnan, Rajagopalachari and Dr. C.V. Raman
I Bhagwan Das, Makshagundam Visvesaraya and Dr. Bhim Rao Ramji Ambedkar Mrs. Indira Gandhi, Mother Teresa

and Nelson Mandela
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35. Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty came into force in

1968


1972


1970


1974


36. The most important type ofunemployment to be met in India is

frictional unemployment


cyclical unemployment


disguised unemployment


structural unemployment


37. Infant mortality rate refers to

the number of children dying before reaching the school going age


the number of children dying before reaching 3 years of age


the proportion of children dying within a year of their birth


none of the above


38. The largest share of savings in India accrues in

the household sector


the Government sector


the Corporate sector


the Government and the Corporate sector


39. Indian planning

is totalitarian in nature


is democratic in nature


is fully centralized


none of the above


(Contd.)
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40. The monetary policy as pursued by the Reserve Bank of India, can be aptly summed up in the phrase

controlled monetary expansion


cheap money


dear money


neutral money


41. Inflation in India in the recent years has been of the type of

demand pull inflation


cost push inflation


both demand pull and cost push inflation


none of the above


42. Small scale industries are immensely suited to India's economic 'environment, because these industries

lead to decentralisation of economic activities


make possible the use of latent resources


import-light and skill-light


all of the above


43. Kilowatt-hour is a unit of

power


energy


time


distance


44. In Einstein's special theory of relativity which of the following holds true

velocity oflight in vacuum is constant


velocity of light in air is constant


velocity of light in water is constant


velocity of light in ether is constant


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45. One can hear no sound on moon becausl

'moon has a low mass


moon has a low temperature


moon has no atmosphere


moon has low gravity


46. The pressure of an ideal gas in a box 01 fixed volume varies

directly with its temperature


directly as square root of its temperature


directly as the square of its temperature


inversely as its temperature


47. Electromagnetic waves have which of the following polarizations

longitudinal


transverse


both longitudinal and transverse no polarization


48. White light passing through a prism undergoes

refraction


diffraction


interference


dispersion


49. Earth's magnetic field lines are like those ofa

monopole


dipole


quadrupole


octopole


(Contd.)
50. "Atomic energy" in reactors is obtained by

splitting of atoms by neutrons


splitting of nuclei by electrons


splitting of nuclei by gamma rays


splitting of nuclei by neutrons


5l. King Kharavela belonged to which royal dynasty

Nanda


Maurya


Chedi


Satavahana


52. In which royal dynasty of early medieval Orissa we find the rule of the Queens?
Sailodbhava



iI
III

Bhaumakara


Somavamsa


Ganga


53. Who was the last independent ruler of
the medieval kingdom of Orissa
i
III


Kapilendradeva


Prataprudradeva


Govinda Vidyadhar


Mukundadeva


54. Who was the founder of Mahima Dharma?

Biswanath Baba


Mahima Gosain


Bhima Bhoi


Siddha Baba


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55. Who was the Editor of Utkal Dipika published in 1866

Fakir Mohan Senapati


Baikunth Nath De


Gouri Shankar Roy


Nilarnani Vidyaratna


56. When was Sambalpur united with Orissa

1901


1903


1909


)936


57. Being sentenced to death who became a martyr in Orissa during the Quit India Movement?

Baji Raut


Birsa Munda


Laxman Nayak


Raghu Dibakar


58. How many districts were first included in the separate Orissa Province

Six


Nine


Thirteen


Fifteen


59. Indian Standard Time is measured from one of the following meridians which is ahead of 5Y. hours of Greenwich Time:

80°30'


81°30'


82°30'


83°30'


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60. Earthquakes are thought to occur because of one of the following

When molten magma from interior escapes to the surface


When pressure is released suddenly along a fault


When there is a shift in the under­ground water table


When a heavy construction takes place over an extensive area


61. 'Hydrological cycle' refers to as one of the following

Draining off the rain water into the sea


Percolation of rain water in sub-soil


Precipitation and evaporation occurring in the form of rain and snow


The rain water over the surface of the earth in the form of run off


62. The lowest layer of the atmosphere in which most weather phenomenon takes place is

Mesosphere


Ionosphere


Stratosphere


Troposphere


63. Frost is most Jikely to occur in valleys on
. a night with one of the following atmospheric conditions

cool, clear and calm


cool, cloudy and calm


cool, clear and windy


cool, cloudy and windy


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64. Which one of the following is the deepest part of the ocean

Challenger deep


Juscarora deep


Puerto Rico deep


Murray deep


65. Water spouts are

Cloud bursts over the land surface


Temperate cyclones at sea


Small rivulets joining the main stream


Tornados at sea


66. The 'Ring of Fire' one of the prominent features of PaCific ocean floor is referred to as

Volcanic ridge


Volcanic cone


Volcanic chain


Volcanic eruption


67. The periodic warming of tropical waters along the coast of Ecuador-Peru in the Pacific ocean is named as

Callao Painter


EI Nino


La Nina


West wind Drift


68. Many of the wildlife speCies are becoming extinct because of a number of reasons. The most important reason is

Climatic change


Denudation of habitat


Environmental pollution


Excessive animal hunting


(Contd.)
69. Which one of the following statements describes correctly the birth and death rate trends in present day India

Birth rate is falling and death rate is rising


Birth rate is rising and death rate falling


Both birth and death rates are falling


Both birth and death rates are rising


70. An outstanding characteristic of Xerophytic vegetation is one of the following

Bears an abundant foliage


Small root system


Ability to withstand without water


Ability to gather, store water and resist against evaporation


71. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of rivers which make up the Punjab plains?

Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej


Ganga, Indus, Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej


Luni, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej


Yamuna, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej


72. A vertical section of surface soil arranged in distinct layers is referred to as one of the following

Fertility


Profile


Structure


Texture


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73. Sex-Ratio refers to the number offemales for how many males

500


1000


1500


2000


74. Which one of the following in Brazil is known as 'Coffee capital'

Brasilia


Rio de Janeiro


Sao Paulo


Santos


75. Which ofthe cartographic technique would
. appropriately show import-export proportions of a commodity on map

Histogram


Pie-diagram


Scatter diagram


Star diagram


76. The reservoir at Kotraguda which created a conflict between Orissa and Andhra Pradesh is on which river?

Bansadhara


Nagavali


Bahuda


Mahendratanaya


77. Which part of the cyclone remains cloud free?

Advancing front


Rear front


Spiraling Bands


Eye


(Contd.)
78. Flash flood is a phenomena with

Rivers of the coastal areas


Rivers of the hilly terrain


Both of these rivers


None of these rivers


79. Orchids are associates of which type of vegetation

Dry deciduous


Semi-evergreen


Dry shrubs


Cactus vegetation


80. Badampahar-famous for iron ore is located in which district

Sundargarh


Keonjhar


Mayurbhanj


Singhbhum


81. The layer ofrocks which hold groundwater is commonly known as

Water table


Water parting


Equifer


Equic1ude


82. in Khurda district is known for

Normal spring


Hot spring


Both of these


None of these


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83. A low pressure system with 33 to 48 knots! hr wind speed is known by the Indian Meteorological Dept. as

Depression


Stonn


Severe stonn


None of these


84. Both the Lord Buddha and Lord Mahavira were

Saints


Prophets


Philosophers


None of the above


85. Chandragupta Maurya ascended the throne around

321 B.C.


320 B.C.


221 B.C.


220 B.C.


86. Who adopted the title of 'the Son of Valour'

Chandragupta I


Samudragupta


Skandagupta


None of the above


87. Harshavardhan died in

545 A.D.


547 A.D.


645 A.D.


647 A.D.


(Conld.)
88. Which monument at Delhi is the precursor of the Taj Mahal

The Moti Masjid (Lal Quila)


Humayun tomb


Safdarjung tomb


None Of the above


89. The Iqtadari system was introduced by

Qutub-ud-din Aibek


Iltutmish


Balban


Alauddin Khalji


90. Who wrote "Tarik-i-Hind"

Arnir Khusrao


Ibn Batuta


Firishta


Alberuni


91. Guru Nanak preached
Sikhism as a religion


Unity among Sikhs


Militancy among Sikhs


None of the above


92. The Mughal culture greatly influenced the
Indian
. Architecture


Sculpture


Dance
Painting



93. "India has to unite and conquer the whole world once again with its might." Who said it

Swami Dayanand


Annie Besant


Swami Ramakrishna Paramhansa


None of the above


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The Indian Civil Service was introduced
94.
by


Dalhousie


Bentinck


Cornwallis


Ripon


95. The Colonial gov!. took first step for the spread of modem education in

1793


1813


1833


1835


96. Who was the President of the Indian
National Congress at the Surat session in 1907

Lala Lajpat Rai


Rash Behari Bose


Dadabhai Naoroji


Rash Behari Ghose


Who called M.A. Jinnah as an 'ambassador 97.
of Hindu-Muslim Unity'

B.G. Tilak


Annie Besant


Sarojini Naidu


Gandhi Who wrote the book, "A Nation in the


98.
Making"

Tilak


W.C. Bonnerjee


S.N. Banerjea


A.C. Banerjee


(Contd.)
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99. The Hunter Committee was appointed by the Colonial govt. to inquire into

The Bardoli Satyagraha


Jallianwala Bagh incident


Khilafat Agitation


Chauri-Chaura incident


100. "The defeat was more mine than his .... ." Gandhiji said it for

Sardar Patel


C. Rajagopalachari


Pattabhi Sitaramayya


Maulana Azad


101. Which State in India, among the following, had the lowest sex ratio as per 2001 census?

Haryana


Punjab


Andhra Pradesh


Kerala


102. The Union Budget 2006-07 has introduced some of the following changes
1.
MAT rate was increased

2.
SIT was increased

3.
One-by-six scheme was abolished

4.
Service tax rate was increased from


10 per cent of 12 per cent
Which of the above are correct


1 and 2


1and3


I,2and3


I,2,3and4


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103. The date set for national level Goods and Service Tax in India is

April 2008


April 2009


April 2010


April 2011


104. In the services sector, which one registered the highest growth rate in India during 2005-06

Construction


Trade, Hotels, Transport, Communi­cation etc.


Financing, Insurance, real estate and business services


Community, social and personal services


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105. Which of the following tax is expected to yield maximum revenue to the Centre during 2006-07

Union excise duties


Customs duty


Income tax


Corporation tax


106. In whiCh of the following year, growth rate in India exceeded 8 per cent

2001-02


2002-03


2004-05


2005-06


(Conld.)
107. The 12th Finance Commission has recommended that the share of states in the tOtal divisible pool ofgross tax revenue be fixed at

30·5 per cent


29·5 per cent


27·5 per cent


26·5 per cent


108. Agricultural Sector in Orissa provides employment directly or indirectly as per 200 I census to around

45%


30%


65%


80%
of the total work force.



109. The State of Orissa has more than 90% production in the following mineral

Coal


Iron ore


Bauxite


Chromite


1I0. The Revised Long Term Action Plan (RLTAP) has been introduced in Orissa to benefit the people of

Coastal districts


Tribal districts


KBK districts
. Western Orissa districts



Ill. the percentage share of resources estimated to be transferred from Central Government in the form of shared taxes and grants in Total estimated Revenue Receipts is nearly

60"10


50%


80%


40%


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112. The latest introduced Employment Generation Programme in the State is

Sampuma Gramin Rojgar Yojana


National Employment Guarantee Programme


Swarnajayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana


National Food for Work Programme


113. The tariff in power sector at present is determined by

Distribution agencies


Orissa Power Generation Corporation


Orissa Electricity Regulatory Commission


Orissa Hydro Power Corporation


114. Which of the following is in ascending order?
57 9

IT


g


IT


597
75 9
9 75
IT'
115. The least perfect square number which is divisible by 6 and 8 is

900


1200


2500


3600


38 (Coord.)
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116. At what rate per cent per annum will a sum of money double in 8 years
10%
1011.%
12%
12Vz%
117. A sUm of money becomes Rs. 6,690 after three years and Rs. 10,035 after six years on compound interest. The sum is

Rs. 4,400


Rs. 4,445


Rs. 4,460


Rs. 4,520


118. A bag contains 25 paise, 10 paise and 5 paise coins in the ratio 1 2 3. If their total value is Rs. 30, the number of 5 paise coins is

50


100


150


200


119. Two vessels A and B contain milk and water mixedin the ratio 5 :2and 8:5 respectively. What is the ratio in which these mixtures are to be mixed to get a new mixture containing milk and water in the ratio 9

7:2


6:3


3
5:2

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120.lf3 men or 4 women can construct a wall in 43 days, what is the number of days that 7 men arid 5 women take to construct it

12 days


18 days


24 days


30 days


121. One tap can fill a cistern in 2 hours and another can empty the cistern in 3 hours. How long will they take to fill the cistern if both the taps are opened

5 hours


6 hours


7 hours


. 8 hours


122. A train crosses a platfonn 100 metres long in 60 seconds at a speed of 45 krn per hour. The time taken by the train to cross an electric pole is

8 seconds


30 seconds


52 seconds


60 seconds


123. The perimeter of an isosceles triangle is equal to 14 em, the lateral side is to the base in the ratio 5 4. The area of the triangle is
2
i J2I cm
cm2
2

J2Icm


2J2Icm


2
(Cootd.)
124. Ten people are randomly seated at a round table. What is the probability that a particular couple will sit next to each other
1
9

2


9


4


9
3
9
125.1f boys and girls are born equally likely, what is the probability that in a family with three children, exactly one is a girl
1

8


3


5


7


8
8
8
126. For any three events B and consider the following two statements ofprobability
81 U 11

82 11 Then which of the following is correct



Only 81 is true


Only 82 is true


Both 81 and 82 are true


Both 81 and 82 are false


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127. Suppose that a person chooses a letter at random from the word 'CUTTACK' and then chooses one at random from 'CALCUTTA'. What is the probability that the same letter is chosen
9

56


10


56
11

56


None of these


128. 60% of the people of a town read neither 'INDIAN EXPRESS' nor 'HINDU'. 20% read INDIAN EXPRESS and 30% read HINDU. If one person from the town is chosen randomly, what is the probability that the person reads both news papers?

0·1


0·2


0·5


None of these


129. A pair of fair dice are rolled. What is the probability that the second die lands on a higher value than does the first

I


18


2
5

5
12
5
6
(Contd.)
130. IfA and B are mutually exclusive events, then·

P(A n .


P(A n 0


P(A n


P(A n I


131. If A and B are independent events, then

P(A I .


P(A I


P(A I


None of these


132. Let Q= with uniform probability and let A 2}. Then which of the following event is not independent of













133. A man has two children, one of whom is a girl. What is the probability that the other child is a boy

0


1
3



1

2


2


3
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134. Find out the one which does not belong to the group, from the words with their letters jumbled up

ITS


TIH


TIK


FIT


NITK


135. Find out which one does not belong to the group

One-rupee note


Five-rupee note


Ten-rupee note


Hundred-rupee note


136. Find out the number of squares that can be drawn by joining the centres of all the circles in the diagram

09


12


06


10


(Contd.)
137. Some capital letters are placed on one another. Examine the following figure
.carefully and find out the number letters (English Alphabets)

3


4



5


6


138. The following figures are different views of the cube, which has a letter engraved on each of its six faces. In the last figure, one letter is missing. Study carefully all the views and find the missing letter to fill the blank face.

D


C


A


F


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139. The year in which the British Crown took over the administration ofIndia from East India Company

1947


1858


1860


1857


140. In which session of the Congress, "the Socialistic Pattern of Society" was adopted?

Nagpur


Tirupati


Avadi


Bombay


141. From which Constitution, "Fundamental Rights" were adopted

American


British


Australian


Swiss


142. Who proposed the system of election to the President of India

Nehru


Ambedkar


Gandhi


Gopalaswamy Iyyengar


143. What was the commission appointed by Indira Gandhi to study Centre-State Relations?

Rajamannar


Sarkaria


Tyagi


A.R.C.


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144. Under which Article of the Indian Constitution, the Finance Commission came into existence

360


265


280


356


145. The present Local Government structures are based on the recommendations of

R.R. Diwakar Committee


Ashok Mehta Committee


Balwant Rai Mehta Committee


L.M. Singhvi Committee


146. Which one, of the foIlowing Amendment Acts of the Constitution of India, confers constitutional status on the village Panchayat?

75th Amendment Act


74th Amendment Act


73rd Amendment Act


42nd Amendment Act


147. Which one, of the foIlowing, is not a part of the three tier structure of the Panchayati Raj?

Zilla Parishad


Panchayat Samiti


Tehsil Board


Gram Panchayat


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148. The Municipal Corporation, in a State in India, is created by

The President of India


The Governor of the State


Act of the State-Legislature


Act of the Parliament


149. Which one, ofthe following, is not a source of revenue for the Municipality?

Grants from the State Government


Octroi


Taxon property, animals and vehicles


Tax on Agricultural Income


150. Which one, ofthe following parts of the Constitution oflndia, contains provisions on the structure and functions of Urban Local Self Government

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