1. ?Abhinav Bharat? was organized by

(a) Bhai Parmanand

(b) Khudiram Bose

(c) Vir Savarkar

(d) None of these


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

(b) Moscow

(c) Madrid

(d) Chennai


3. High pressure subtropical calm belts known as ?Horse
Latitudes? lies between

(a) 00 and 150

(b) 200 and 250

(c) 300 and 350

(d) None of these


4. Zimbobwe was formerly known as

(a) Rhodesia

(b) Mali

(c) Namibia

(d) Zanzibar


5. Which of the following pairs is correct Bonn Danube

(b) Baghdad Tigris

(c) Rome Seice

(d) Paris Tiber


6. The canal joining Baltic Sea to North Sea is

(a) Kiel Canal

(b) Suez Canal

(c) Panama Canal

(d) None of these


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

(b) Mahanadi

(c) Godavari

(d) Tapti


8. Srinagar is situated on the bank of the river

(a) Ravi

(b) Sutlej

(c) Jhelum

(d) Chenab


9. The Shompens are the tribal people of

(a) Andaman

(b) Nicobar

(c) Lakshadweep

(d) 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

(a) I II III IV

(b) III I II IV

(c) II IV III I

(d) I III IV II


11. In India, Plan holiday was after

(a) China-India war of 1962

(b) Draught of 1966

(c) Pakistan war of 1971

(d) Pakistan war of 1965

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

(b) Mumbai

(c) Visakhapatnam

(d) Trivandrum

13. The least perfect square number which is divisible by 6 and 8 is

(a) 900

(b) 1600

(c) 2500

(d) 3600


12. A man has Rs. 480 in the denominations of one-rupee notes, five-rupee notes and ten-rupee notes. The number of notes are equal. What is the total number of notes 60

(b) 90

(c) 75

(d) 45


13. In an organization, 40% of the employees are matriculates, 50% of the remaining are graduates and remaining 180 are post-graduates. How many employees are graduates 360

(b) 240

(c) 180

(d) 300


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

(b) Mandamus

(c) Prohibition

(d) Certiorari


15. A common High Court for two or more States and/or Union Territories may be established by the President

(b) Parliament by making law

(c) Governor of State

(d) Chief Justice of India


16. Who among the following was the Constitutional adviser to the Constituent Assembly of India M. C. Setalvad

(b) K. M. Munshi

(c) Jawaharlal Nehru

(d) B. N. Rau


17. During the period of Renaissance, the new style of architecture first developed in

(a) Italy

(b) France

(c) England

(d) Germany


18. The Barr ah audacity was the first major venture of the revolutionary terrorists of the freedom movement in The Madras Presidency

(b) Punjab

(c) Bombay-Karnataka

(d) East Bengal

19. Who among the following were popularly known as Red Shirts Congress Socialists

(b) Members of Azad Hind Fauj

(c) Khudai Khidmatgars

(d) People led by Rani Gaidinliu


20. The State in India having dry season for only 3 to 4 months every year is

(a) West Bengal

(b) Kerala

(c) Mizoram

(d) Himachal Pradesh


21. Which of the following is correctly matched Gulbarga Karnataka

(b) Midnapur Gujarat

(c) Wardha Madhya Pradesh

(d) Cochin Tamil Nadu

22. U Th ant Award is given for

(a) Contribution to east-west understanding

(b) Community leadership

(c) Social service

(d) Journalism


23. Bishop Desmond Tutu is the native of

(a) South Africa

(b) Cuba

(c) Tanzania

(d) Zambia


24. The first electric railway was opened in

(a) 1853

(b) 1885

(c) 1905

(d) 1925


25. Machael Ferreira is associated with which of the following games Chess

(b) Snooker

(c) Golf

(d) None of these


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

(b) 9

(c) 11

(d) 12


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

(b) Meghalaya

(c) Nagaland

(d) Mizoram


28. Which of the following is the latest Tank Akash

(b) Prithvi

(c) Arjun

(d) Bhim


29. Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched Encephalitis Brain

(b) Colitis Colon

(c) Hepatitis Liver

(d) Jaundice Throat


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

(b) Terelyne

(c) Nylon

(d) Cotton


31. The function of haemoglobin in the body is

(a) Transport of oxygen

(b) Destruction of bacteria

(c) Prevention of anemia

(d) Utilization of iron


32. Which disease is more common among agricultural workers as compared to urban population Lung?s disease

(b) Cirrhasis of liver

(c) Hookworm infection

(d) Cancer


33. Biological fixation of nitrogen occurs most commonly in which of the following crops Pulses

(b) Rice

(c) Wheat

(d) None of these


34. Which one of the following grows under the tree Cabbage

(b) Bengal gram

(c) Peanuts

(d) Castor


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

(b) Peepal tree

(c) Eucalyptus tree

(d) Pine tree


36. Radioactive element which has been found to have large reserves in India is

(a) Uranium

(b) Thorium

(c) Radium

(d) Plutonium


37. The image formed on the retina of a human eye is

(a) Real and upright

(b) Real and inverted

(c) Imaginary and upright

(d) Imaginary and inverted


38. In increasing sequence, the major elements present in the human body are

(a) Calcium, iron, sodium, phosphorus

(b) Calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sulphur

(c) Calcium, iron, sodium, sulphur

(d) Calcium, potassium, phosphorus, iron


39. A light sensitive compound used in photography is

(a) Silver chloride

(b) Silver sulphide

(c) Silver bromide

(d) Silver oxide


40. Protective foods in our diet are

(a) Fats and vitamins

(b) Carbohydrates and minerals

(c) Vitamins and minerals

(d) Proteins and carbohydrates


41. The ancient name of Bengal was

(a) Kamrupa

(b) Vasta

(c) Gauda

(d) Vallabhi


42. Ahilyabai was the queen of

(a) Gwaliar

(b) Malwa

(c) Jaipur

(d) Bijapur


43. morish traveler, ibn batutah, came to india during the time of

(a) Ala-ud-din Khalji

(b) Firuz Shah Tughluq

(c) Balban

(d) Muhammed-bin-Tughluq


44. The relics of Indus Valley Civilisation indicates that the main occupation of the people was

(a) Agriculture

(b) Cattle rearing

(c) Commerce

(d) Hunting


45. The Mahabalipuram temples were built by the king of Dynasty

(a) Gupta

(b) Chola

(c) Pallava

(d) Kushana


46. The first telegraph line between Calcutta and Agra was opened in

(a) 1852

(b) 1853

(c) 1854

(d) 1855


47. The first discourse of Buddha in Sarnath is called

(a) Mahabhiniskraman

(b) Mahaparinirvana

(c) Mahamastakabhisheka

(d) Dharmachakrapravartan


48. The political and cultural center of the Pandyas was

(a) Vengi

(b) Madurai

(c) Kanchipuram

(d) Mahabalipuram


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

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

(a) 1

(b) 1

(c) 1

(d) 2


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

(b) Amoghvarsa

(c) Vijnaneswara

(d) Kumban


51. Gupta empire declined in the fifth century A.D. as a consequence of

(a) Chalukya raids

(b) Greek invasion

(c) Hun invasion

(d) Pallava raids


52. Who founded the Hindu Shahi dynasty of Punjab Vasumitra

(b) Kallar

(c) Jayapala

(d) Mahipala


53. The main external threat to the Sultanate of Delhi was posed by the

(a) Mughals

(b) Afghans

(c) Iranians

(d) None of these


54. Who among the following was a leading exponent of Gandhian thoughts J. L. Nehru

(b) M. N. Roy

(c) Vinoba Bhave

(d) Jayaprakash Narayan


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

(b) Pandyas

(c) Satvahanas

(d) Sungas


56. Both Mahavira and Buddha preached during the reign of

(a) Ajatashatru

(b) Bimbisara

(c) Nandivardhan

(d) Uday


57. Jahangiri Mahal is located in

(a) Delhi

(b) Fatehpur Sikri

(c) Agra Fort

(d) Sikandara


58. The percentage of glucose present in the normal urine is

(a) 0.1%

(b) 9.5%

(d) 0%


59. The magnetic effect of electric current was first
observed by

(a) Henry

(b) Oersted

(c) Faraday

(d) Volta


60. Of the total water on the earth, fresh water reserves constitute approximately

(a) 4.5%

(b) 2.7%

(c) 1.2%

(d) 5.8%


61. The black hole theory was discovered by

(a) S. Chandrasekhar

(b) Har Gobind Khorana

(c) C.V. Raman

(d) S. Ramanujan


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

(a) Systematic provincial administration

(b) A well planned revenue system

(c) A well organized central government

(d) An organized local self government

63. Who founded the philosophy of Pustimarga Chaitanya

(b) Nanak

(c) Surdas

(d) Ballabhacharya


64. Which of the following battles changed the destiny of a Mughal ruler of India Haldighati

(b) Panipat II

(c) Khanua

(d) Chausa


65. ?The Vedas contain all the truth? was interpreted by

(a) Swami Vivekanand

(b) Swami Dayanand

(c) Swami Shraddhanand

(d) S. Radhakrishnan


66. Babur entered India for the first time from the west through

(a) Kashmir

(b) Sind

(c) Punjab

(d) Rajasthan


67. Which was the first among the following Doctrine of Lapse

(b) Subsidiary Alliance

(c) Permanent Settlement

(d) Double Government

68. The name of Lord Cornwallis is associated with the

(a) Dual government

(b) Maratha wars

(c) System of subsidiary

(d) Permanent settlement


69. Sir Charles Wood?s Despatch of 1854 delat with

(a) Administrative reforms

(b) Social reforms

(c) Economic reforms

(d) Educational reforms


70. The sea route to India was discovered by the

(a) Dutch

(b) English

(c) Portuguese

(d) French


71. Which of the following pairs is correct Ashvaghosa Vikramaditya

(b) Banabhatta Harshvardhan

(c) Harisena Kanishka

(d) Kalidasa Samudragupta


72. 4th July, 1776 is important in world history because

(a) Battle of Plassey started

(b) Sea route to India was discovered

(c) English King Charles II was executed

(d) American Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence

73. Rowlatt Act was passed in the year

(a) 1917

(b) 1919

(c) 192

(d) 1923


74. Communal electorate in India was introduced through which of the following acts 1909

(b) 1919

(c) 1935

(d) None of these