1. Abhinav Bharat? was organized by
Bhai Parmanand
Khudiram Bose
Vir Savarkar
None of these


2. On 22nd December, which of the following places has the largest day and shortest night Melbourne
Moscow
Madrid
Chennai


3. High pressure subtropical calm belts known as ?Horse Latitudes? lies between
00 and 150
200 and 250
300 and 350
None of these


4. Zimbobwe was formerly known as
Rhodesia
Mali
Namibia
Zanzibar

5. Which of the following pairs is correct Bonn Danube
Baghdad Tigris
Rome Seice
Paris Tiber

6. The canal joining Baltic Sea to North Sea is
Kiel Canal
Suez Canal
Panama Canal
None of these


7. Which of the following rivers does not form any delta at its mouth Cauvery
Mahanadi
Godavari
Tapti


8. Srinagar is situated on the bank of the river
Ravi
Sutlej
Jhelum
Chenab


9. The Shompens are the tribal people of
Andaman
Nicobar
Lakshadweep
None of these


10. Match the following
A. Manas I. Hangul
B. Dachigam II. Elephant
C. Mudumalai III. Tiger
D. Kaziranga IV. Rhinoceros

A B C D

I II III IV
III I II IV
II IV III I
I III IV II


11. In India, Plan holiday was after
China-India war of 1962
Draught of 1966
Pakistan war of 1971
Pakistan war of 1965


12. Which of the following is not a ?Free Trade Zone? Kandla
Mumbai
Visakhapatnam
Trivandrum


13. The least perfect square number which is divisible by 6 and 8 is
900
1600
2500
3600



14. Which of the following writs may be issued to enforce a Fundamental Right ?

Habeas Corpus
Mandamus
Prohibition
Certiorari


15. A common High Court for two or more States and/or Union Territories may be established by the
President
Parliament by making law
Governor of State
Chief Justice of India


16. Who among the following was the Constitutional adviser to the Constituent Assembly of India M. C. Setalvad
K. M. Munshi
Jawaharlal Nehru
B. N. Rau

17. During the period of Renaissance, the new style of architecture first developed in
Italy
France
England
Germany


18. The Barrah dacoity was the first major venture of the revolutionary terrorists of the freedom movement in
The Madras Presidency
Punjab
Bombay-Karnataka
East Bengal


19. Who among the following were popularly known as Red Shirts Congress Socialists
Members of Azad Hind Fauj
Khudai Khidmatgars
People led by Rani Gaidinliu


20. The State in India having dry season for only 3 to 4 months every year is
West Bengal
Kerala
Mizoram
Himachal Pradesh


21. Which of the following is correctly matched Gulbarga Karnataka
Midnapur Gujarat
Wardha Madhya Pradesh
Cochin Tamil Nadu


22. U Thant Award is given for
Contribution to east-west understanding
Community leadership
Social service
Journalism


23. Bishop Desmond Tutu is the native of
South Africa
Cuba
Tanzania
Zambia


24. The first electric railway was opened in
1853
1885
1905
1925


25. Machael Ferreira is associated with which of the following games Chess
Snooker
Golf
None of these


26. The Lord of Rings The Return of the King? won Oscar award in how many categories 10
9
11
12


27. As per Census 2001, which of the following States has the lowest density of population Manipur
Meghalaya
Nagaland
Mizoram


28. Which of the following is the latest Tank Akash
Prithvi
Arjun
Bhim


29. Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched Encephalitis Brain
Colitis Colon
Hepatitis Liver
Jaundice Throat


30. Which of the following type of clothes is manufactured by using petroleum products Rayan Silk
Terelyne
Nylon
Cotton


31. The function of haemoglobin in the body is
Transport of oxygen
Destruction of bacteria
Prevention of anemia
Utilization of iron


32. Which disease is more common among agricultural workers as compared to urban population Lung?s disease
Cirrhasis of liver
Hookworm infection
Cancer


33. Biological fixation of nitrogen occurs most commonly in which of the following crops Pulses
Rice
Wheat
None of these


34. Which one of the following grows under the tree Cabbage
Bengal gram
Peanuts
Castor


35. Which of the following is an example of a plant that bears seeds but not fruits Cotton Plant
Peepal tree
Eucalyptus tree
Pine tree


36. Radioactive element which has been found to have large reserves in India is
Uranium
Thorium
Radium
Plutonium


37. The image formed on the retina of a human eye is
Real and upright
Real and inverted
Imaginary and upright
Imaginary and inverted


38. In increasing sequence, the major elements present in the human body are
Calcium, iron, sodium, phosphorus
Calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sulphur
Calcium, iron, sodium, sulphur
Calcium, potassium, phosphorus, iron


39. A light sensitive compound used in photography is
Silver chloride
Silver sulphide
Silver bromide
Silver oxide


40. Protective foods in our diet are
Fats and vitamins
Carbohydrates and minerals
Vitamins and minerals
Proteins and carbohydrates

41. The ancient name of Bengal was
Kamrupa
Vasta
Gauda
Vallabhi


42. Ahilyabai was the queen of
Gwaliar
Malwa
Jaipur
Bijapur


43. Morish traveler, Ibn Batutah, came to India during the time of
Ala-ud-din Khalji
Firuz Shah Tughluq
Balban
Muhammed-bin-Tughluq


44. The relics of Indus Valley Civilisation indicates that the main occupation of the people was
Agriculture
Cattle rearing
Commerce
Hunting


45. The Mahabalipuram temples were built by the king of Dynasty
Gupta
Chola
Pallava
Kushana


46. The first telegraph line between Calcutta and Agra was opened in
1852
1853
1854
1855


47. The first discourse of Buddha in Sarnath is called
Mahabhiniskraman
Mahaparinirvana
Mahamastakabhisheka
Dharmachakrapravartan


48. The political and cultural center of the Pandyas was
Vengi
Madurai
Kanchipuram
Mahabalipuram


49. What is the correct chronological order of the dynasties in which they invaded India ?

1. Huns
2. Kushanas
3. Aryans
4. Greeks

1
1
1
2


50. Who wrote Mitakshara, a book on Hindu law Nayachandra
Amoghvarsa
Vijnaneswara
Kumban


51. Gupta empire declined in the fifth century A.D. as a consequence of
Chalukya raids
Greek invasion
Hun invasion
Pallava raids


52. Who founded the Hindu Shahi dynasty of Punjab Vasumitra
Kallar
Jayapala
Mahipala


53. The main external threat to the Sultanate of Delhi was posed by the
Mughals
Afghans
Iranians
None of these


54. Who among the following was a leading exponent of Gandhian thoughts J. L. Nehru
M. N. Roy
Vinoba Bhave
Jayaprakash Narayan


55. Who were the immediate successors of the Imperial Mauryas in Magadha ?

Kushanas
Pandyas
Satvahanas
Sungas


56. Both Mahavira and Buddha preached during the reign of
Ajatashatru
Bimbisara
Nandivardhan
Uday

57. Jahangiri Mahal is located in
Delhi
Fatehpur Sikri
Agra Fort
Sikandara


58. The percentage of glucose present in the normal urine is
0.1%
2%
9.5%
0%


59. The magnetic effect of electric current was first observed by
Henry
Oersted
Faraday
Volta


60. Of the total water on the earth, fresh water reserves constitute approximately
4.5%
2.7%
1.2%
5.8%

61. The black hole theory was discovered by
S. Chandrasekhar
Har Gobind Khorana
C.V. Raman
S. Ramanujan

62. The main contribution of the Chola dynasty in the field of administration lies in

Systematic provincial administration
A well planned revenue system
A well organized central government
An organized local self government


63. Who founded the philosophy of Pustimarga Chaitanya
Nanak
Surdas
Ballabhacharya


64. Which of the following battles changed the destiny of a Mughal ruler of India Haldighati
Panipat II
Khanua
Chausa


65. ?The Vedas contain all the truth? was interpreted by
Swami Vivekanand
Swami Dayanand
Swami Shraddhanand
S. Radhakrishnan


66. Babur entered India for the first time from the west through
Kashmir
Sind
Punjab
Rajasthan


67. Which was the first among the following Doctrine of Lapse
Subsidiary Alliance
Permanent Settlement
Double Government

68. The name of Lord Cornwallis is associated with the
Dual government
Maratha wars
System of subsidiary
Permanent settlement

69. Sir Charles Wood?s Despatch of 1854 delat with
Administrative reforms
Social reforms
Economic reforms
Educational reforms


70. The sea route to India was discovered by the
Dutch
English
Portuguese
French

71. Which of the following pairs is correct Ashvaghosa Vikramaditya
Banabhatta Harshvardhan
Harisena Kanishka
Kalidasa Samudragupta


72. 4th July, 1776 is important in world history because
Battle of Plassey started
Sea route to India was discovered
English King Charles II was executed
American Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence


73. Rowlatt Act was passed in the year
1917
1919
192
1923

74. Communal electorate in India was introduced through
which of the following acts 1909
1919
1935
None of these