1. Which were the earliest cereals grown

Wheat and Barley Rice and Millets


Millets and Maize None of the above


2. Which is the port town of Indus Valley Civilization

Lothal Kalibangan


Ropar Mohenjo-Daro


3. Upanishads are books on

Religion Yoga


Philosophy Law


4. The village community got a lot of power during the reign of

Cholas Mughals


British Palas


5. Mahabalipuram was established by

Pallavas Pandyas


Cholas Chalukyas


6. Which of the following is credited with the construction of first rock cut temples in South India

Pandyas Cheras


Cholas Pallavas


7. Which South Indian dynasty played an important role in TRIPARTITE struggle

Cholas Rashtrakutas


Yadarvas Pallavas


8. Samudragupta's achievements are mentioned in the

Kalinga Edict Hathigumpha edict


Indica Allahabad Prasasti


9. Who of the following is known for devising a method of locating geographical positions by means of latitude and longitude

Hipparchus Aristarchus


Hippocrates Eratosthenes


10. The remains of Vijay Nagar Empire can be found in

Bijapur Goleconda


Hampi Baroda


11. The IQTADARI system was introduced by

Balban Qutb-ud-din Aibak


Iltutmish Alaudin Khilji


12. Muslim scholar who accompanied Mohammad of Ghazani was

Ibn Batuta Alberuni


Amir-Khusro Firishta


13. Whose work is Bijak

Sardar Tulsidas


Ravidas Kabir Das


14. Firoz Shah founded many cities. Which one of the following was not built by him

Jaunpur Fatehpur Sikri


Hissar Fatehabad


15. Krishna Deva Raya was contemporary of

Akbar Firoz Tughlaq


Babur Allauddin Khilji


16. Which ruler of Magadha was a contemporary of Buddha

Chandragupta Maurya Ajat Shatru


Bimbisara Mahapedura Nande


17. Who was the advocate of the famous INATrial

Bhulabhai Desai Asaf Ali


Subhash Chandra Bose C. Rajagopalachari


18. What was the chief programme of Swaraj Party

Council Entry Satyagraha


Self Reliance Quit India Movement


19. Who is remembered as pioneer of economic nationalism

Bipin Chandra Pal Gokhale


R.C. Dutt Madan Mohan Malviya


20. Who was the Congress President when India became free

Mahatma Gandhi Jawahar Lal Nehru


J.B. Kriplani Sardar Patel


21. Formation of Interim government set up on September 1946 was first envisaged by

Cripps Mission Wavell Plan


Cabinet Mission Plan None of the above


22. Mahatma Gandhi first adopted the strategy of Satyagraha as a political method at

Durban Johannesburg


Pretoria Cape Town


23. Right Means and Right Ends as a twin policy of Ram Rajya was laid down by

B.R. Ambedkar M.M. Malviya


M.K. Gandhi Swami Vivekanand


24. Hunter Commission was appointed by British Government to probe into

Bardoli Satyagrah KhilafatAgitation


Jalianwala Bagh Tragedy Chauri Chaura incident


25. When did Muslim League adopt self Government as one of its objectives

1919 1911


1912 1920


26. King George V visited India during the Vice-Royalty of

Lord Ripon Lord Curzon


Lord Hardinge Lord Hastings


27. The minimum distance between the sun and the earth occurs on

December 22 June 21


September 22 January 3


28. On the day the sun is farthest to the earth, the earth is said to be in

Aphelion Perihelion


Apogee Perigee


29. One Astronomical unit is the average distance between

Earth and Sun Jupiter and Sun


Earth and Moon Pluto and Sun


30. On the surface of the moon, the

mass and weight become lesser


mass remains constant and only weight is lesser


only mass is lesser


mass and weight both remain unchanged


31. A tide in which the high water is lower and low water is higher than normal is

spring tide neap tide


moon tide none of the above


32. Which of the following will never get the vertical rays of sun

Srinagar Mumbai


Chennai Thiruvananthapuram


33. Where is the doldrum belt located

near equator near polar areas


on the Tropic of Cancer on the Tropic of Capricorn


34. Horse latitude is the term applied for

0-5 degree N S Latitude Polar circle


30-40 degree N S Latitude 40-60 degree N S Latitude


35. What is meant by the term "nimbus" regarding clouds

a low cloud rainimminent


drizzle expected a hail bearing cloud


36. What is Fog

a cumulonimbus cloud alow stratus cloud


a cirro stratus cloud an altocumulus cloud


37. Plain formed due to filling up of lakes are called

Delta plains Flood plains


Till plains Lacustrine plains


38. Isochrones are lines joining places with equal

Longitude Travelling time from a point


Rainfall Frost


39. The other name for contour lines is

Isopotential Isopleths


Isohyets Isohypse


40. Ritchie Archipelago, a collection of small islands is a part of

Andaman Nicobar Lakshadweep


Maldives Pondicherry


41. The Pacific Ring of fire is associated with

Forest fire Volcano Earthquake


Oil well fire Thermal Power Station


42. Which of the following has oldest rocks in the country

Himalayas Peninsular India


Indo Gangetic plain Shivalik


43. The Rocks in Himalayan system are mainly

Sedimentary Igneous


Plutonic Dyke


44. Which of the following rivers flows through the rift valley

Ganga Narmada


Brahmaputra Krishna


45. Which place receives maximum solar energy in December

Kolkata Delhi


Amritsar Chennai


46. Of which major River System, Teesta forms a part

Ganga Brahmaputra


Indus Godavari


47. The disease called "black arm" affects

Bajra Sugarcane


Cotton Rice


48. Where is sandalwood commonly found

Tropical Evergreen forest Tropical Scrubland areas


Alpine Tropical Deciduous forest


49. Where is Wild Ass Sanctuary

Assam Gujarat


Uttar Pradesh Rajasthan


50. Which of the following sanctuaries is known for Water Buffaloes

Manas Sanctuary in Assam Periyar Wild Life Sanctuary


Kanha National Park Corbett National Park


51. Which State is the leading producer of Coconut

Assam Kerala


Tamil Nadu Karnataka


52. What kind of soil is ideal for rice cultivation

clayey sandy


clayey loamy of deltas rich regur


53. is the name for high yielding variety for

Wheat Rice


Bajra Cotton


54. Where are Ambassador cars manufactured

Mumbai Delhi


Kolkata Bangalore


55. Which of the following is not a world heritage site in India

Kaziranga National Park Corbett National Park


Konark Sun Temple Valley of Flowers National Park


56. India borrowed the idea of Federal System with a strong Central System from

U.S.A. Canada


Australia New Zealand


57. The power to form new State or change boundaries of existing State rests with

President Parliament


Election Commission None of the above


58. Dr. Manmohan Singh, laid the foundation stone of India's first Defence University "Indian National Defence University" in the State of

Haryana Himachal Pradesh


J&K Punjab


59. In which of the following years, a separate National Commission for SCs came into existence

2000 2004


2002 2006


60. The Supreme Court consists of Chief Justice and

Seven Judges Twenty-five Judges


Eleven Judges Thirty Judges


61. A group of three students wins Rs. 1,800 as prize. They wish to share the money unequally such that the difference in the amounts is the same. If the minimum amount obtained happens to be twice the difference in the amounts, the maximum amount is

500 600


700 800


62. The capital of World's newest country the Republic of South Sudan is

Akobo Wan


Jubba (Juba) Malakal


63. Which Article of Constitution permits the Supreme Court to review its own judgement or order

Article 139 Article 137


Article 138 Article 142


64. The Supreme Court pronounced the theory of "Basic Structure" of Constitution in

A.K. Gopalan v. State of Madaras Golaknath's case


Keshavananda Bharti case Minerva Mill case


65. The maximum strength of elected members in a State Legislative Assembly can be

250 300


450 500


66. On what ground can the Judge of a High Court be removed

proved misbehaviour or incapacity insolvency


insanity all the above


67. The Constitution has vested Residuary Power in

Union Government The States


Union and State Government jointly None of the above


68. The 11th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity in October 2012 was held at

Chennai Kolkata


Hyderabad New Delhi


69. Golden Globe Awards 2013 for best Motion Pictures (Drama) went to

The help Money ball


Argo The descendent


70. Suresh, the son of Mahesh is married to Sia, whose sister Jia is married to Amar, the brother of Suresh. How is Jia related to Mahesh

Daughter in law Cousin


Sister in law Sister


71. Which of the following Constitutional Amendments has been described as a "Mini Revision of Constitution"

42nd 44th


52nd 39th


72. The State of Jammu and Kashmir was accorded special status under which article of the Constitution

Article 369 Article 370


Article 37 None of the above


73. The term "Fourth Estate" refers to

Parliament Press


Judiciary People


74. Which of the following is not provided under our Constitution

Election Commission Public Service Commission


Finance Commission Planning Commission


75. National Integration Council is chaired by

President


Prime Minister


Home Minister


Deputy Chairman Planning Commission


76. At the apex of Sub-Ordinate Criminal Courts stands the

Court of Session Judge Court of District Judge


High Court Judge None of the above


77. Consider the following
1.
Fringe Benefit Tax

2.
Interest Tax

3.
Securities Transaction Tax
Which of the above mentioned is/are direct tax/taxes




1 only 1and 3


2 and 3 2 and 3


78. Which of the following isn't a drug Pharma company

Chevron Nicholas Piramal


Pfizer Zydus Cadila


79. Suri takes 5 minutes 13 seconds to walk every full lap of a looping road. How long will he take to do 60 laps if he maintains average speed

349 minutes 5 hours 13 minutes


489 seconds 5 hours 6 minutes and 21 seconds


80. Other than Venezuela, which among the following from the South American countries is a member of OPEC

Argentina Brazil


Ecuador Bolivia


81. Which one of the following brings out the publication called "Energy Statistics" from time to time

Central Power Research Institute Planning Commission


Power Finance Corporation Limited Central Statistical Organisation


82. The purpose for which Deepak Parekh Committee was constituted

to study current socio-economic conditions of certain minority community


to suggest measures for financing the development of infrastructure


to frame a policy on the production of genetically modified organism


to suggest measures to reduce the fiscal deficit in the Union Budget


83. NAMA-11 group of countries frequently appear in the news in the context of affairs of which one of the following

Nuclear Suppliers Group World Bank


World Economic Forum World Trade Organisation


84. Which of the following are Public Sector undertakings of the government of India
1.
Balmer Lawrie Co. Ltd.

2.
Dredging Corporation of India

3.
Educational Consultant of India Ltd.
Codes




1 and 2 2 and 3


1 and 3 2 and 3


85. Which of the following schemes aims to provide training and skill to women to facilitate them obtain employment or self employment on a sustained basis

Swalamban Ujjawala


Swadhar Gender Budgeting Scheme


86. National Housing Bank was set up in India as a wholly owned subsidiary of which of the following

State Bank of India Reserve Bank of India


ICICI Bank Life Insurance Corporation


87. Participatory notes are associated with which of the following

Consolidated Fund of India Foreign Institutional Investors


UNDP Kyoto Protocol


88. Corporation tax is levied by the

State and appropriated by it


Union and collected and appropriated by the State


Union and shared by the Union and State


Union and belongs to it exclusively


89. Agricultural Income Tax is assigned to the State Government by

Finance Commission National Development Council


Inter State Council Constitution of India


90. The Dinesh Goswami Committee was concerned with

De-nationalisation of Banker


Electoral Reforms


Problem of Chakmar


Steps to put down insurgency in North-East


91. The first SEZ policy was announced by the Government of India in the year

2000 2001


2002 2004


92. Reserve Bank of India was set up on the basis of

Govt. of India Act 1935 Imperial Commission


Hilton Young Commission Khandelwal Committee


93. MERCOSUR consists of group of

Africa Asia


Latin America South East Asia


94. ECOMARK is given to Indian products that are

Pure and Unadulterated Rich in Protein


Environment Friendly Economically Viable


95. In India, the first Bank of Limited Liability managed by Indians and founded in 1881 was

Hindustan Commercial Bank Oudh Commercial Bank


Punjab National Bank Punjab and Sind Bank


96. Debenture holders of a company are its

Shareholders Creditors


Debtors Directors


97. The seat of a Member of Parliament who absents himself from sessions without permission for days can be declared vacant.

30 days 60 days


45 days 90 days


98. Which one of the following companies' initiatives is e-chaupal

ITC Dabur


Procter Gamble Hindustan Lever


99. Which of the following has highest energy

Blue Light Green Light


Red Light Yellow Light


100. Which of the following types of waves are used in a night vision equipment

Radio Waves Micro Waves


Infra Red Waves None of these


101. Which of the following is used as an explosive

Phosphorous Trichloride Mercuric Oxide


Graphite Nitroglycerine


102. The marine animal called Dugong which is vulnerable to extinction is a/an

Amphibian Bony Fish


Shark Mammal


103. In the context of Indian Wild Life, the FLYING FOX is

Bat Kite


Stark Vulture


104. Which of the following cricketers has smashed the fastest century ever in any format of cricket in April 2013

Chris Gayle Virat Kohli


Shane Watson M.S. Dhoni


105. The giant Panda belongs to the same family as that of

Cat Bear


Dog Rabbit


106. How much is one barrel of oil approximately equal to

131 Litres 159 Litres


257 Litres 321 Litres


107. Which of the following is a non metal that exists as a liquid at room temperature

Mercury Bromine


Gallium Rubidium


108. In an objective examination of 90 questions 5 marks are allotted for every correct answer and two marks are deducted for every wrong answer. After attempting all the 90 questions a student got a total of 387 marks. Find out the number of questions he attempted wrong
36 18

109. Among the following which one lays eggs and does not produce young ones directly

Echidna Kangaroo


Porcupine Whale


110. The release of which one of the following into ponds and wells helps in controlling Mosquitoes

Crab Dogfish


Gambusia Fish Snail


111. Among the following which is not an Ape

Gibbon Gorilla


Langoor Orang-utan


112. In which one of the following kind of organism is the phenomenon found wherein the female kills the male after copulation

Dragonfly Honeybee


Spider Pit Viper


113. Which one of the following parts of the pitcher Plant becomes modified into pitcher

Stem Leaf


Stipule Petiole


114. Which one of the following non-metals is not a poor conductor of electricity

Sulphur Selenium


Bromine Phosphorous


115. Which one of the following types of glass can cut off the UV rays

Soda Glass Pyrex Glass


Jena Glass Crookes Glass


116. Which one of the following does not contain silver

Horn Silver German Silver


Ruby Silver Lunar Caustic


117. Which number comes next in the series, 16, 49, 104,

115


161


118. Wi Max is related to

Bio Technology


Missile Technology


119. Find the odd one out

144


312


120. Who discovered HEAVYWATER

Heinrich Hertz


G. Mendel



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141


181


Space Technology


Communication Technology


289


625


H.C. Urey


Joseph Priestly


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