1. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?
[A]Darjeeling – West Bengal
[B]Mount Abu – Rajasthan
[C]Kodaikanal – Tamil Nadu
[D]Simla – Uttar Pradesh
Simla – Uttar Pradesh
2. Chicken Pox is caused by___
[A]DNA virus
[B]Variola virus
[C]Streptococcus
[D]Vibrio cholerae
DNA virus
3. Denatured alcohol is
[A]is a form of alcohol
[B]is unfit for drinking as it contains poisonous substances
[C]contains coloured impurities
[D]is sweet to taste
is unfit for drinking as it contains poisonous substances
4. Spot the odd one from the following :
[A]Tsunami
[B]Earthquakes
[C]Windmills
[D]Cyclones
Windmills
5. Which one of the following does not match?
[A]Hindu Marriage Act : 1955
[B]Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act : 1971
[C]Domestic Violence on Women Act : 1990
[D]Cruelty Against Women : 1995
Domestic Violence on Women Act : 1990
6. Green Glands are associated with
[A]Reproduction
[B]Excretion
[C]Respiration
[D]Digestion
Excretion
7. Of the following, which is the fastest ?
[A]CD-ROM
[B]RAM
[C]Registers
[D]Cache
Register
Computer Memory Hierarchy
1. Processor Registers
2. Processor Cache
3. RAM
4. Flash, USB
5. Hard Drives
6. Table Backup
8. The danger signals are red while the eye is more sensitive to yellow because
[A]absorption of red is less than yellow and hence red is visible from a distance
[B]scattering in yellow light is less than red
[C]the wavelength of red light is more than yellow light
[D]none of the above reasons
absorption of red is less than yellow and hence red is visible from a distance
9. Which one of the following is an example for a non-economic good?
[A]Doctor’s service
[B]Teacher’s service
[C]Mother’s service
[D]Banker’s service
Mother’s service
10. Who among the following was the First Viceroy of India?
[A]Lord Ripon
[B]Lord Curzon
[C]Lord Mountbatten
[D]Lord Canning
Lord Canning
11. During respiration, the gases enter into the blood and leave the same by the process of
[A]Active transport
[B]Diffusion
[C]Diffusion and active transport
[D]Osmosis
B is correct answer.
Molecules of oxygen and carbon dioxide are passively exchanged, by diffusion, between the gaseous external environment and the blood. This exchange process occurs in the alveolar region of the lungs. There is little or no evidence for active transport in the respiratory system.
12. An alternate name for the completely interconnected network topology is
[A]Mesh
[B]Star
[C]Tree
[D]Ring
A mesh network whose nodes are all connected to each other is a fully connected network. It requires that all the terminals be connected to all the other terminals.
13. One of the following Chief Ministers received the Highest Civilian Award “Bharat Ratna”
[A]Lalu Prasad Yadav of Bihar
[B]Late M.G. Ramachandran of Tamil Nadu
[C]Jyothi Bosu of West Bengal
[D]Late N.T. Rama Rao of Andhra Pradesh
Late M.G. Ramachandran of Tamil Nadu
14. Which one of the following committee is associated with banking sector reforms in India?
[A]L.C.Gupta
[B]Narsimhan
[C]Chakravarty
[D]Kelkar
Narsimhan
15. Prithvi Raj Chauhan was defeated in the Second Battle of Tarain by
[A]Mahmud Ghazni
[B]Muhammad Ghori
[C]Qutbuddin Aibak
[D]Yalduz
Muhammad Ghori
16. Heart is devoid of
[A]Cardiac muscle
[B]Involuntary muscle
[C]Voluntary muscle
[D]Smooth muscle
Voluntary muscle
17. Amides can be converted to amines by the reaction named
[A]Perkin
[B]Claisen
[C]Hoffman
[D]Clemmesen
Hoffman
18. The first ‘disabled athlete’ to qualify for an able bodied event in the 2012 London Olympics in 400 metres race is
[A]Oscar Pistorius
[B]Walter Rallis
[C]Raymond Irchovich
[D]Gerald Hangovin
19. Which one of the following is not a qualitative credit control measure of the RBI?
[A]Fixing margin requirements
[B]Variable interest rates
[C]Open market operations
[D]Credit rationing
Open market operations,
It is Quantitative Method of Credit control , you all probably know it.
20. The original name of Nana Phadnavis was
[A]Mahadji Sindhia
[B]Tukoji Holkar
[C]Narayan Rao
[D]Balaji Janardan Bhanu
Balaji Janardan Bhanu
21. The soil salinity is measured by
[A]Conductivity meter
[B]Hygrometer
[C]Psychrometer
[D]Auxanometer
Conductivity meter
22. The base used as an antacid is
[A]Calcium hydroxide
[B]Barium hydroxide
[C]Magnesium hydroxide
[D]Silver hydroxide
Magnesium hydroxide
23. Which one of the following film-actors has been conferred the Honorary Doctorate in Arts and Culture by the Bedford University, London?
[A]Shahrukh Khan
[B]Amir Khan
[C]Saif Ali Khan
[D]Anil Kapoor
Shahrukh Khan
24. The 13th Five Year Plan (I believe it is a typo, wanted to ask about 12th) will be operative for the period____
[A]2010-2015
[B]2011-2016
[C]2012-2017
[D]2013-2018
2012-2017
25. Who among the following first propounded the idea of Basic Education?
[A]Jawahar Lal Nehru
[B]Raja Ram Mohan Roy
[C]Mahatma Gandhi
[D]Dayananda Saraswati
Mahatma Gandhi
26. Which of the following is a fungal disease?
[A]Leucoderma
[B]Eczema
[C]Ringworm
[D]Elephantiasis
Ringworm
27. The process which is not helpful in prevention of rusting of iron is
[A]annealing
[B]applying grease
[C]galvanising
[D]painting
annealing
28. The city of Prayag was named Allahabad- the city of Allah by
[A]Aurangzeb
[B]Akbar
[C]Shahjehan
[D]Bahadur Shah Zafar
Akbar
29. The national income of a nation is the
[A]Government’s annual revenue
[B]Sum total of factor incomes
[C]Surplus of public sector enterprises
[D]Exports minus imports
National income of a country is defined as the sum total of factor incomes accruing to the residents of that country from production activity within and outside of the territory.
30. Arrange the following in chronological order :
I. Dandi March
II. Simon Commission
III. Poona Pact
IV. Gandhi Irwin Pact
[A]II, I, III, IV
[B]II, I, IV, III
[C]IV, III, I, II
[D]IV, III, II, I
II, I, IV, III
31. The total population divided by available arable land area is referred to as
[A]Population density
[B]Nutritional density
[C]Agricultural density
[D]Industrial density
Agricultural Density is simply the number of agricultural people per unit of arable land. But this question is ambiguous. The total population divided by arable land area qualifies as Rural Population Density.
32. The hydraulic brake used in automobiles is a direct application of
[A]Archimedes’ principle
[B]Torricellean Law
[C]Bernoulli’s Theorum
[D]Pascal’s law
Pascal’s law
33. The main factor which determines the balance of nature is
[A]human activities
[B]Rabit and habitat
[C]environmental conditions
[D]availability of food
environmental conditions
34. Which one of the following though called a garden is infact, not a garden ?
[A]Vridanvan Garden of Mysore
[B]Hanging Garden of Mumbai
[C]Eden Garden of Kolkata
[D]Shalimar Garden of Kashmir
Eden Garden of Kolkata
35. The Constitutional Amendment Act that has introduced safeguards against the misuse of proclamation of national emergency is the
[A]42nd Amendment Act
[B]43rd Amendment Act
[C]44th Amendment Act
[D]45th Amendment Act
44th Amendment Act
36. The earth is at its maximum distance from the Sun on
[A]January 30th
[B]December 22nd
[C]September 22nd
[D]July 4th
July 4th
37. Instruments can be shielded from outside magnetic field effects by surrounding them with
[A]Iron Shield
[B]Rubber Shield
[C]Brass Shield
[D]Glass Shield
All commercially available magnetic shielding materials are ferromagnetic. Correct answer of this question is Iron Shield.
38. Phenolics as pollutants can be removed from waste water by use of
[A]Ion exchange resin technique
[B]Electrolyte decomposition technique
[C]Reverse Osmosis
[D]Polymeric adsorbents
Polymeric adsorbents
39. Who among the following has won the Pantaloon’s Femina Miss India World, 2012 Award ?
[A]Prachi Misra
[B]Vanya Misra
[C]Rochella Maria
[D]Sandhya Agarwal
Vanya Misra
40. The Fundamental Rights can be suspended by the
[A]Governor
[B]President
[C]Law Minister
[D]Prime Minister
President
41. Consider the following pairs :
Tributary Main River
1. Chambal : Yamuna
2. Sone : Narmada
3. Manas : Brahmaputra
Which one of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
[A]1, 2 and 3
[B]1 and 2 only
[C]2 and 3 only
[D]3 only
3 only
42. Find the odd one
[A]Marble
[B]Chalk
[C]Limestone
[D]Slaked lime
Slaked lime
43. The stability of a pond ecosystem depends on
[A]microorganisms and fishes
[B]microorganisms and zoo planktons
[C]fishes and reptiles
[D]Producers and consumers
Producers and consumers
44. Which one of the following statements is not correct about India’s population as per the 2011 census?
[A]Literacy rate has gone up to 74% from 65%
[B]Kerela has the highest literacy rate
[C]Bihar has the lowest literacy rate
[D]Men outnumber women in growth of literates
Men outnumber women in growth of literates
45. The main reason for the growth of communalism in India is
[A]Educational and economic backwardness of minority groups
[B]Political consciousness
[C]Social inequalities
[D]Imposing ban on communal organisations
Educational and economic backwardness of minority groups
46. A form of condensation that reduces visibility and causes breathing problems is
[A]Dew
[B]Frost
[C]Smog
[D]Mist
Smog
47. The following is a pseudo-force :
[A]Centripetal force
[B]Centrifugal reaction force
[C]Centrifugal force
[D]Strong nuclear force
Centrifugal force
48. Supersonic air planes create a shock wave called
[A]Transition wave
[B]Ultrasound
[C]Transverse Wave
[D]Sonic Boom
Sonic Boom
49. Who advocated the adoption of ‘PURA’ model to eradicate rural poverty ?
[A]Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
[B]Sri Abhijit Sen
[C]Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
[D]Prof. A.M.Patha
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
50. A Retired Judge of a High Court is not permitted to practice as a lawyer in ____
[A]Supreme Court
[B]Any Court in India
[C]High Courts
[D]Except the High Court where he retired
D is the correct answer.
Article 220 says that No person who, after the commencement of this Constitution, has held office as a permanent Judge of a High Court shall plead or act in any court or before any authority in India except the Supreme Court and the other High Courts. Originally, article 220 contained an important factor affecting the selection of High Court judges from the bar, that is the total prohibition on practice after their retirement from the bench. It was the 7th amendment act of the Constitution of India which proposed to revise the article so as to relax this complete ban and permit a retired judge to practise in the Supreme Court and in any High Court other than the one in the which he was a permanent judge.