1. The only Indian Governor General was
C. Rajagopalachari
Pattabhi Sitaramayya
Rajendra Prasad
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
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2. Which plan became the basis for Indian independence
Cripps Plan
Wavell Plan
Mountbatten Plan
None of the above
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3. Which part of Indian Constitution has been described as the soul of the Constitution
Fundamental Rights
Directive Principle of State Policy
The Preamble
Right to Constitutional Remedies
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4. Name the Indian who attended all the Three Round Table Conferences—
B. R. Ambedkar
Mahatma Gandhi
Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Tej Bahadur Sapru
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5. Rabindranath Tagore relinquished his Nighthood as a measure of protest against
Partition of Bengal
Press Act of 1910
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
Salt Laws
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6. The 52nd amendment to the Constitution of India deals with
Defection
Reservation
Election
Protection of minorities
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7. The Panchayati Raj was recommended by
The Government of India Act, 1935
The Cripps Mission of 1942
The Indian Independence Act, 1947
Balwantrai Mehta Committee Report, 1957
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8. The President of India can nominate
10 members to Rajya Sabha
2 members to Rajya Sabha
15 members to Rajya Sabha
12 members to Rajya Sabha
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9. UNO has fixed the target for 'Education for All' till the year
2012
2013
2014
2015
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10. The subjects on which both the Centre and State Governments can legislate are contained in
The Union List
The State List
The Concurrent List
Residuary List
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11. Which State Legislative Assembly has the maximum strength (number of members)
Andhra Pradesh
West Bengal
Maharashtra
Uttar Pradesh
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12. The concept of 'Fundamental Rights' enshrined in the Indian Constitution was borrowed from which country's constitution
France
Britain
U.S.A.
Russia
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13. The maximum strength of Lok Sabha has been fixed at
540
545
552
555
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14. The Constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on
August 15, 1947
June 30, 1948
November 26, 1949
January 26, 1950
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15. In India the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee is appointed by
President of India
Prime Minister of India
Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
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16. Which one of the following statements is correct regarding the introduction of money bill
Money bill is introduced in Rajya Sabha
It can be introduced in either of the Houses of Parliament
It cannot be introduced in the Lok Sabha
It is introduced in the Lok Sabha
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17. Who is the Chairman of the Planning Commission
President
Prime Minister
Finance Minister
Governor of Reserve Bank
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18. The minimum age required for election to Rajya Sabha is
25 years
30 years
32 years
35 years
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19. Which one of the following taxes is levied and collected by the Union but distributed between Union and States
Corporation tax
Tax on income other than on agricultural income
Tax on railway fares and freights
Customs
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20. Sikkim became a new state by
30th Amendment
34th Amendment
35th Amendment
36th Amendment
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21. On which Indian river is the highest bridge of the world being constructed
Chenab
Satluj
Jhelum
Beas
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22. Match List-I (category) with List-II (54th National Film Award winners) and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists
List-I
Best Feature Film
Best Popular Film
Best Children Film
Best Hindi Film
List-II
1. Care of Footpath
2. Khosla ka Ghosla
3. Pullijaman
4. Lage Raho Munnabhai
Codes

1 3 2 4
3 4 1 2
3 2 4 1
4 2 1 3
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23. In which district of Uttar Pradesh has the first Police Museum of the country been established
Allahabad
Agra
Ghaziabad
Lucknow
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24. The Commercial Banks were Nationalised in
1947
1951
1969
1992
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25. Asia's first human DNA Bank has been set up in
New Delhi
Hyderabad
Lucknow
Mumbai
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26. The distribution of finances between centre and states is done on the recommendation of
Finance Ministry
Finance Commission
Reserve Bank of India
NABARD
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27. In which one of the following districts of Uttar Pradesh has the Indian Carpet Technology Institute been established
Agra
Mirzapur
Moradabad
Sant Ravi Das Nagar
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28. Which of the following Banks is first in establishing its branch in China
Bank of Baroda
Punjab National Bank
State Bank of India
UCO Bank
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29. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan covers
all children in the age group 3-10
all children in the age group 4-8
all children in the age group 5-15
all children in the age group 6-14
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30. Swavalamban Scheme is concerned with providing
employment to rural women folk
employment to urban women folk
employment to disabled persons
providing training and skills to women
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31. Mixed economy means
existence of both small and big industries
existence of both private and public sectors
existence of both primary and secondary sectors
none of the above
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32. How many IITs will be set up in the 11th Five Year Plan
6
7
8
9
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33. Among the following which country has the highest life expectancy at birth (in years)
Japan
Denmark
U.S.A.
Switzerland
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34. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists
List-I (Place)
Vishakhapatnam
Muri
Gurgaon
Panki
List-II (Industry)
1. Automobile
2. Ship-building
3. Fertiliser
4. Aluminium
Codes

2 3 4 1
2 4 1 3
1 2 3 4
2 4 3 1
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35. Which among the following is a public sector Commercial Bank
ICICI Bank
HDFC Bank
Indian Overseas Bank
UTI Bank
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36. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists
List-I (Mineral Production)
Mineral Oil
Gypsum
Gold
Bauxite
List-II (State)
1. Orissa
2. Karnataka
3. Gujarat
4. Rajasthan
Codes

1 2 3 4
2 1 4 3
4 3 1 2
3 4 2 1
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37. Consider the following statements
Assertion Atomic energy in India promises to meet the future energy demand of the country.
Reason Atomic minerals are ubiquitous in India.
Select the correct answer from the code given below
Both and are true and is the correct explanation of
Both and are true, but is not the correct explanation of
is true, but is false
is false, but is true
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38. Which of the following states has the longest coast line
Gujarat
Maharashtra
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
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39. Which of the following rock systems in India is the main source of coal deposits
Dharwar system
Gondwana system
Cudappa system
Vindhyan system
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40. Laterite soil is found in
Uttar Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
Punjab
Maharashtra
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41. Which one of the following is not correctly matched
Kirghiz — Central Asia
Masai — West Africa
Red Indians — North America
Eskimos — Greenland
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42. Chilka lake is situated in
West Bengal
Andhra Pradesh
Orissa
Tamil Nadu
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43. Damodar is a tributary of river
Ganga
Hugli
Padma
Suvarn Rekha
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44. Sangam Yojana is concerned with
provision for clean drinking water
provision for cleaning rivers
promoting communal harmony
helping the invalids
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45. National Dairy Development Board is located in
Anand
Gandhinagar
Vadodara
Valsad
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46. Economic Planning is included in the Constitution of India in
Union List
State List
Concurrent List
Special List
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47. Which one of the following is not correctly matched
Kimberley — Diamond
Havana — Meat packing
Milan — Silk
Sheffield — Cutlery
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48. Dudhawa National Park is situated in the district of
Lalitpur
Pilibhit
Lakhimpur Khiri
Sonbhadra
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49. The correct descending order of major states of India in terms of density of population (2001) is
Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar, Kerala
West Bengal, Kerala, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, West Bengal, Bihar
West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala
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50. The major coffee producing state in India is
Kerala
Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
West Bengal
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51. Which one of the following is the most urbanized states of India according to 2001 Census
Gujarat
West Bengal
Maharashtra
Kerala
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52. According to 2001 Census the least densely populated states of India in ascending order are
Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim
Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram and Sikkim
Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Sikkim and Nagaland
Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Nagaland
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53. Among the following which fruit is a rich source of iron
Jamun
Karonda
Loquat
Guava
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54. Vitamin which promotes wound healing is
Vitamin B
Vitamin C
Vitamin A
Vitamin D
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55. Bauxite is an ore of
Aluminium
Boron
Lead
Silver
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56. Which of the following methods is used to determine the age of the earth
Carbon dating
Germanium dating
Uranium dating
All the above
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57. Name the gas which under normal conditions produces pollution in the atmosphere
Carbon monoxide
Carbon dioxide
Nitrogen
Oxygen
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58. Electron-volt is the unit for
energy
charge of electron
potential difference
power
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59. An atom bomb is based on the principle of
nuclear fission
nuclear fusion
nuclear spallation
none of these
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60. Titan is the largest moon or satellite of
Mars
Venus
Jupiter
Saturn
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61. The most toxic metal pollutant of the automobile exhaust is
Copper
Lead
Cadmium
Mercury
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62. Which of the following disease is caused by a virus
Diphtheria
Malaria
Cholera
Hepatitis
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63. If the circumference of a circle is increased by then the area will be increased by
50%
100%
125%
225%
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64. The term 'Siamese Twins' is used for—
twins in which there is one male and one female
twins in which both are females
twins suffering from a common disease of siam
twins physically attached to each other
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65. Every solar eclipse takes place on—
full moon only
new moon only
both and
neither nor
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66. The headquarter of which of the following is correctly given
UNO — London
WTO — Geneva
ILO — New York
FAO — Chicago
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67. White bud of maize is caused due to deficiency of—
N
Zn
Cu
Mn
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68. A number is 20 more than its 20%. The number is—
20
25
50
80
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69. The train which was started on April 14, 2008 between Kolkata (India) and Dhaka (Bangladesh) has been named—
Sadbhavna Express
Shanti Express
Maitri Express
Aman Express
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70. Thailand's Ponsana Boonsak won the men's singles of the India open Grand Prix Badminton championship held in Hyderabad in April 2008. In the final he defeated—
Anand Pawar
Arvind Bhat
Chetan Anand
Zhendong Guo
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71. Indian Institute of Remote sensing is located at—
Ahmedabad
Dehradun
Shriharikota
None of the above
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72. The winner of the 62nd Santosh Trophy, held in June 2008, was—
Karnataka
West Bengal
Services
Punjab
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73. Who among the following was the Chief Guest on the occasion of Republic Day, 2008
British Prime Minister Gardon Brown
French President Nicolas Sarcozy
Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Russian President Vladimir Putin
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74. In April 2008 fourth convention of Nuclear safety was held in—
Vienna
London
Paris
Rome
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75. Who among the following received Padma Vibhushan Award of 2008
1. Madhuri Dixit
2. Ratan Tata
3. Sachin Tendulkar
4. Viswanathan Anand
Select the correct answer from the code given below—
2
3
4
4
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76. March 24 (2008) was observed as—
World AIDS Day
World Disabled Day
World Environment Day
World Tuberculosis Day
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77. Which one of the following pairs of Harappan sites and their locations is not correctly matched
Alamgirpur — Uttar Pradesh
Banawali — Haryana
Diamabad — Maharashtra
Rakhigarhi — Rajasthan
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78. Jivaka, the famous physician of the time of Gautama Buddha, was associated with the court of—
Bimbisara
Chanda Pradyota
Prasenajeta
Udayana
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79. After President's signature on the recommendation of Delimitation Commission, Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies with certain exemptions, will be redefined. Which of the following are exempted
1. Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur
2. Assam
3. Nagaland
4. Jharkhand
Select the correct answer from the code given below—
1 only
2 and 3
3 and 4
3 and 4
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80. The winner of French Open, 2008 (Ladies singles) was—
Dinara Safina
Ana Ivanovic
Jelena Jankovic
Svetlana Kuznetsova
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81. Who among the following was of the view that the Earth revolves round the Sun
Aryabhatta
Brahmagupta
Varahamihira
None of the above
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82. What is the difference (in years) between the Vikrama and Saka eras
57 years
78 years
135 years
320 years
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83. Who among the following rulers paid attention to the water resource management in Girnar region some centuries before the Christian era
1. Mahapadma Nanda
2. Chandragupta Maurya
3. Ashoka
4. Rudradaman
Select the correct answer from the code given below—
2
3
4
4
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84. Ptolemy Philadelphus with whom Ashoka had diplomatic relations was the ruler of—
Cyrene
Egypt
Macedonia
Syria
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85. The inscription belonging to which one of the following dynasties confirms the tradition that Lumbini was the birth place of Sakyamuni Buddha
Maurya
Sunga
Satavahana
Kushana
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86. Which literature had its classical age under Krishnadeva Raya, the famous Vijayanagara king
Konkani
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
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87. The city of Jaunpur was founded by—
Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Ibrahim Shah Sharqi
Sikandar Lodi
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88. The department of Public Works was established for the first time by—
Alauddin Khalji
Balban
Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Iltutmish
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89. Who were the 'Nayanars'
Saivites
Saktas
Vaishnavites
Sun worshippers
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90. Who among the following kings had strong leaning towards Jainism
Dasratha
Brihadratha
Kharavela
Huvishka
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91. Which one of the following rulers had granted Diwani to the East India Company
Farrukhsiyar
Shah Alam-I
Shah Alam-II
Shujaud Daula
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92. The transfer of capital of British India from Calcutta to Delhi was effected during the period of—
Lord Minto
Lord Hardinge
Lord Chelmsford
Lord Reading
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93. The Durand line demarcated India's border with—
Afghanistan
Burma
Nepal
Tibet
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94. What was the rate of exchange between the Copper Dam and Silver Rupaya under Sher Shah
16 1
32 1
40 1
64 1
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95. Arrange the following events of Akbar's reign in a chronological order
1. Abolition of Jazia
2. Construction of Ibadatkhana
3. Signing of Mahzar
4. Foundation of Din-i-Ilahi
Select the correct answer from the code given below—
4
1
4
2
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96. After the arrest of Gandhiji during the Salt Satyagraha, who took his place as leader of the movement
Abbas Tyabji
Abul Kalam Azad
Jawaharlal Nehru
Vallabhbhai Patel
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97. Which one of the following revolutionaries involved in Kakori case had escaped the trial
Sachindra Nath Bakshi
Mukundi Lal
Chandra Shekhar Azad
Manmath Nath Gupta
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98. Who changed the name of Hindustan Republic Association founded by Sachindra Sanyal to 'Hindustan Socialist Republic Association'
Ras Behari Bose
Batukeshwar Datt
Sardar Bhagat Singh
Chandra Shekhar Azad
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99. Which one of the following revolutionaries was executed in the Gorakhpur Jail
Ramprasad Bismil
Rajendra Lahiri
Roshan Singh
Ashfaqullah Khan
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100. Whose sustained efforts led to the establishment of the first women's university in Bombay
Dayaram Gidumal
D. K. Karve
Ramabai
Mahadev Govind Ranade
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